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THE EAST OREGONIAN IS THE ONLY INLAND EMPIRE NEWSPAPER GIVING ITS READERS THE BENEFIT OF DAILY TELEGRAPHIC NEWS REPORTS FROM BOTH THE ASSOCIATES PRESS M L'MTED H DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION The Eant Oregonlsn t Eastern Ora ffon's greatest nnwiimprr And aa a lug fore gives to tha advrtlr of twice lha guaranteed p:.l circulation in Pendleton and I mliil county of any other newpapr. Tha net press run of Saturday's dally ' . 3,385 This piper i t member of nd audited py Hit Audit uursau or Ulrcma COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEX CITY OFFICIAL PAFE3 VOL. DAILY EAST OEEGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1021. NO. 0780 j, .. r- : ..Kt,v$, - nn'PfiOTnnTmi! 1 1 , ... y n i m bi i i 1 m m . ,v Illfliiftiil I II LI I II 111 Ar'A J 14 1 lilliVIIUIIIVftl ' Vv WILES LABOR . ill Packers and Employes Go Be fore Commission of Cabinet .Officers to Lay Foundation. IT IS CLAIMED PACKERS , VIOLATED AGREEMENT Was to Last During War Period, is Still In Force Because War is Not Technically Ended. WASHINGTON', March 21. (U. P.) Th Harding administration, tinkled It first big labor dispute, one between tha big packers and employes. The packer and employe. went before a commission of three cabinet officer to lay the foundation for opposing the claim. Secretary of Labor Davis, See- reutry of Agriculture Wallace and Sec. retary of Commerce Hoover com pone the commission. The employees claim the packers, by giving notice of a wage cut, violated an agreement which was to last during the war period, and which Is still in force because the war la not technically ended. , Conference In Mention WAHIISNaTO.V, March 41. A. P.) Spokesman for the packer employe presented their side of the dispute over wages and' working' conditions at a conference early today with 8ecretar of Labor Davis. This preceded a Joint conference at which secretaries HoovJ er, of commerce, and Wallace of agri culture ai with the labor secretary. KRUPP GUN WORKS CITY ' BERLIN', March 21. (IT. P.) Oc cupatlon of Eesen, the home of the great Krupp gun works Is tha next ob jective of the allied advance Into Ger many, according to belief expressed In army circles. A a result of extending their lines along the Dulsberg-Essen railway, the entente troops have ap proached within three miles of the lat ter city and are IS piile east of the Ithlne. Among the towns entered are Mulholm, Oberhauaen, We.dau and fcpeldorf. British warships are an chored In several German ports, caus ing serious apprehension In the rWch tag. COURT DECLINES TO RELIEVE CASES OF I. W. W. EVADERS WASHINGTON'. March 21. (U. P.) Conviction of 40 I. W. W, who were rounded up in northern California on charvei of violating the espionage and selective service acts, were sustained by the supreme court when It declined to review the cases. The original trials were held In Nucrumentn. EASTER DAY WILL BE OBSERVED IN VARIOUS PENDLETON CHURCHES Next Rundny Is Hastcr Ttgy, one of the festivals of tho Christian church es, and will be appropriately cele brated In the churches of Pendleton. Itesldea tha ftunduy services, spectul Holy Week services have been plan ned and the various denominations of the city have united In the "Noon Day" services which will be held each day at the Arcade theatre. The ser- Reported by Major Leo Moorhotise observer. , - . Maximum, SO. Minimum, 44. Barometer, 2 MO. TODAY'S FORECAST Tonight and Tuesday snuwuru. r -i THE WEATHER u GERMANY WINS BIG VICTORY IN PLEBISCITE IN UPPER SELESIA TO DETERMINE FUTURE STATUS FRANK BRANCH RILEY WHO WILL SPEAK AT DINNER TUESDAY EVE ..,,.,!,,,,..,. ,. .,., ,,i.,i,i n .,- m i : 5 I V'"X -. ' " :. . i ' .. I. t 4--. KING CONSTANTINE OF GREECE CALLS THREE . CLASSES TO COLORS Turkey Has Again Refused to Accept Proposals of Recent Conference Held in London. LONDON', March Jl. (A. I'.) The culling by King Constanllne of Oraece of three classes to the colors is announced In Athena and portends a Greek offensive against the Turkish nationalists, sard ,M. Uounaris the fircek minister of war. here today. The decree is In consequence of the attitude of Turkey who has again refused to accept the proposal o the l-omln eonfeicnoe, unci Is o-nii it-jliri anil Smyrna, said Ootumrls. " WILL TRY TO SECURE RETRIAL FORJVIOONEY PAN' F'H AN CISCO. March 21. (1. P.) A new effort to secure a rctrl.il for Thomas J. Mooney, now serving a life sentence in Rm Quentln for tile San rrnnc'.sco preparedness parade bombing, came to light when II, t'. Purker, said to represent Mooney, filej the power of attorney with the locai courts, empowering him to act In Mooney' behalf. He snld the exact plan under which he hopes to bring Money' case before the courts Is a novel one, but It will not be revealed for several days. ItOTKIt lUlM.UXS STEADY POHTIA.VT, March 21. tA. P.) Cattle are firm; choice steers 8.00(8 $.5(l; hops 25 cents higher; -prime light 12.IWi J12.25: sheep'are weak, eggs nre demoralized, tho buying price Is 2c; hulter Is steady. vices br'gin primptiy at 12: 1 a. m. and end at 12:80. Kor Easter Sunday, the ' Methodist' church Sunday school will present an Rister program nt lO a. m. The Church servire at 11 a. in. will be marked by special music and In the evening the choir will give an Easter cantata, ''The Easter Angel. ' Services for CciitmuttKlrry, At the Church of the Redeemer, 8 a. m. services will be helJ followed by the 1 1 o'clock Easter sermon. At 8 p. m. Rev. Alfred Lockwood, pastor, will proach tho sermon at the Com mandry service of the Knights Tern plus, nn annual Easter event. A special children's service ' will take place at 4:8ft p. m., when baptism will be held. There will he speeiul mnsic-nt all the services. Special Easter music will he a fea ture also of the services at tho Rap tlst church. The Sunday school Will huvt u special program at 10 u. in., and the other services will bo at If a. m. and 7:30 p. m. . , Reception of Moniliers. Tho 11 a. m. service at the Preshy terlun church will be marked by communion and the reception of members. Thero will he Easter mu sic at this service ns well as et the ieveninff ornlMA servicA nf 7-3C, 11 m The special Easter service at tho Christian church will be for the bene fit of the various benevolences nf tho Church. The Sunday school and church will combine for the services which will begin at 8:43 a. m and close nt noon. A nexeciienl musical program has been planned. f' Vote Was Conducted in Surpris ing Quiet Manner After Past Weeks Turmoil and Violence. BERLIN', .March 21. (A. P.) Germany won an (overwhelming vic tory in the plebiscite In t'ppcl Silesia yesterday to determine the future na tional statu of that region, accord ing to official returns. Two districts are still missing this morning but the count showed 76,WI0 votes for 5cr many and 3'J8," for ; Poland., The plebiscite generally was without un toward Incidents. Germany Makes Claim. RERUN. March 21. U. P.) Germany today claimed great majori ties in the L'pper Silesia plebiscite. The vote was counted In a surprising quiet manner after weeks of turmoil and violence. The German officials are ready to claim possession of a 5000 square mile province, whose rich mineral deposits will have an Import ant bearing on her future commerce. STILLMAN MAY RESIGN POSITION AS PRESIDENT NATIONAL CITY BANK NEW YORK, March 21. tC. P.) Attorneys for James A. Stillman are reported to have oVituined a stay of proceeding In Mrs. "Fifl' Potter Still- man's motion for Increased ellmony and consol fees, pending th trial of the multimillionaire 'bankers divorce suit. The Impression appeared to be urowing In financial circles today that fttlllman Koon would be forced to re sign as president of the National City l)nk, one of the most powerful insti tutions In the world. The position carries a salary of llOO.OOft per year. MANY WILL ATTEND tlne hundred end twenty five reser j.'rtnw Iavo. already been, inadu for (ho Commercial As-HCUition banquet Tuesday evening and aa there will e room for but 151 guests those not yet provided for are urged to communicate with the secrctrjy office thia evening. Ticket for the dinner are being dis tributed today by J. V. Tallman, chair man of the social committee. It Is explained that the personal attendance of members is what is desired and peo ple are asked to refrain from buying tickets unless they expect to be pres ent. Frank Branch Riley, who Is to he the chief speaker Tuesday night, is classed as a very fortunate choice for that part of the program. RESIGNATION OF WiLSON WASHINGTON, March 21. (C. P.) Resignation of William Wilson, for mer secretary of lubor, from the In ternational high" commission, has reached the president and will be ac cepted. Is announced at ine white house. Obadiah Gardner, a demo crat, who resigned from the. commis sion to mako room for Wilson, will probably be reappointed because of his familiarity with the work. IKH..1CK ARK AMBI SIUCI). WBIJN. March 21. (IT. P.) 'Two more police constables were killed in ambush, according to official reports. Patrols were ambushed in Falcarrngh, Donegal and Mulllnliome. MARCH WHEAT SHOWS March wheat closed at tl.CS 1-2 to day, a fourth of a cent higher than Saturday's closing. May wheat closed at J1.41 3-4 which is lower than Sat urday's closing of $1.4 2, Following are the quotations from (Jverbeck & Cooke, local brokers: Wheat. Open. High. Low. Close. Mnrcli 1.53 l.sV 4 I.S2 May 1.42 1.4W 1.41 H 1.4-1 H WILL 1K "RED" AMIIASS.1K)R ASTORIA,- March 21. (I. P.) - According to advices from Helslng fors, Finland, the next ambassador toJ the t utted Stales from soviet Kussia Is Santori Nourteva, former editor Astoria Toverl, Nourteva was here from 1 1 1 to 1914. Ho later went to Canada, where hd was deported to Finland. RICH RANCHER FOUND DEAD; SEARCH IS BEING MADE FOR HIRED MAN WtXlDLAWN, Wash., March 21. pastor awoke, after 14 hours, surprised (IT. P.) Authorities are searching forjlo fine) his bedroom filled with flow a hired hand employed by M. P. Whal-iers disconsolate relations and friends, en, a rich rancher, who was found dean ! Ho said weakly. "My call has not vet in bed yesterday with his skull crushen with an iron bar. Whnlen was years of age and lived alone. 7 CH,NA?W i Thi map Phawn the IT. 8. nnvul bases and fetation of the Pacific which . : Mta iho errant Kitltr .f I Ho Ir a n-.i'ir itxt r t III W U III 1 1 1 In! I il 1 1.' 1 1 gitalin i-f ii3 toe ships In the Atlantic. It is reported that l.'ncle fiam and John Bull have reached an un.IemanuinK oy wn.cn ir.- juo iratr,M coon nas ciuiisoro me in HrlliKh will police the Atlantic and the U. navy the I'aciflc. Eelow, the U. 8. S. New Mexico, flacship Jt the dictma-nt against Fred Morris, founder Atlantic fleet and Admiral Henrv H. Wilson how command.ng the Atlantic fleet, who Is-slated to be new commander .of the defunct bond house of Morris of the greatly enlarged Pacific fleet. Plans under consideration call for malting Oahu, where tne reari narnor D.ise is located, the "Gibraltar of the Pacific." Guam would become a great submarine base. Coaling stations and bases including the Philippines. Midway and Wake Islands, Samoa and the west coast polnls shown on the map would be strenxlhened and enlarged. ' ' Di To Wounded Men With Whom They Talked They Extend Hospitality of White House. WASHINGTON. March 21. U. P.) President Harding combined an er rand of mercy with a study of an ad ministrative problem today by Hpenil mrf luci-v; .thin "two hours among wounded soldiers at Valter Reed hos pilnl. Accompanied by Mrs. Harding and by Dr. C. R. Sawyer his physician, the president Rreeted scores, of the! patlents and asked them what could be done to make them more comfort able. In a short talk hel,told patients and nurses that he wanted to see a gov ernment policy that should fully rec omiize what the soldiers gave to their country, and in another speech he praised services of the women in win ning the war. The question of proper hospital fa- cilit.es fr wounded soldiers is one which has been much in Mr. Harding's mind and yesterday he asked about many details of hospital administra tion. . Among other things he studied the Vocational training system for the ! examined with the ft friend wounded, and Mrs. Harding bi ought t ly .te? , ... , 1U away a a souvenir a hammered silver f jewel case made and presented to her by Private Joseph yurkunski. j To wounded men with whom they talked the Hnrdings extended the hos pitality of the white house. m In one of his talks. Mr. Harding re called the, example of a civil war vet eran he had known, who despite the loss of loth arms and one leg always kept talking cheerfully of the future. "I offer to you men." he continued, "that same compensation. 1 am sor ry .the burden has come so hard to you, but you may be sure the govern ment never will be unmindful of you." In h.'s second speech tho president declared the work of women ranked as the greatest service ever rendered by the $ex to humanity. "The greatest thing woman has done won -the fulfillment of her part In the winning of the war for civilisation. 1 know It is the tribute that has been in the hearts of the men in the armed forces who felt you ministered unlo them as only angels of God Almighty couhl minister,'-' he said. CHAMBERLAIN WILL BE LEADER OF UNIONISTS SUCCEEDING A. B. LAW LONDON", March 21. (lT. P.) Austin Chamberlain was unanimously elected leader of the Unionist party, succeeding Andrew Ronar Low, who l-esigned. t HEART STOPS BEATING FOR FOURTEEN HOURS 1 THEN RESUMES WORK ' i GENEVA, March 21. (A. P. A j case of a man's heart ceasing to beat i 14 hours and then resuming is re-i ported from Perne. where the Rev. ! Pandenbacher. aged 50, after being rfleiltr Huelura ,lnrl m.Mnnlv - . ....... ...j awoke. ! Ho has been suffering from heart j trouble and fell senseless Friday. His j 1'ii.vai. imm isk.uvu n mc-mii ..viiii imp, j larrangenient were mane lor the funer al and his eulogies published. The come, The funeral has been postponed In- jdef nuely, HOW U. S. NAVY PLANS TO MASS FT p Ac pre - OCEAN WAKCI3. GUAM SAMOA r " "t- ai. REVISION OF RAILROAD LAW WILL BE FORCED ONTO NEW CONGRESS WASHINGTON, March 21. t7. P. A "revision of the rale-making pro visions of the Esch-Ctimmings railroad law will probably be forced on to the new congress, railroad experts bellev- n T... .1 wa.'taiH Wilt Ha Atk- pends on the decision of the supreme court in the case brought by Wiscon-. sin and 42 other states, which attacks the constitutionality of rate provisions under the present law. WILL BE COURTESY ONE PARIS. March 21. (A. P.) The Petit Parisien declared today the mls- s'on of former Premier Vlviani to the tT. S. must be purely a matter of cour tesy as no expert accompanied him. It forecasts the, line he will take if President Harding should question him concerning the League, of Na tions. . "He will set forth that France can not conceive of any future agreement that does not take the Versailles trea ty as its bate and the patt of the league of nation, which Is lneparnsnns League of Nations, which is insepar able from it," the paper asserts. "If the U. S. desires to modify the pact in accordance with President Hard ing's ideas, its proposals will natur- " mure .eg.c.ma.e ...... ,hat America should keep aloof f.r "r'"B' " " IWUIIIIK CO cyoie Hi our diuis, oiia ymti do it only by ratifying, with the res ervations she Judges necessary, the treaty of Versailles with the pact of the League of Nations. INVESTIGATION OF EXPLOSION OF GRAIN ELEVATOR HAS BEGUN CHICAGO, March 21. (IT. P.) The state began a thorough investi gation of the explosion of the Armour srain elevator at South Chicago, which is known to have cost the lives of two persons, and possibly four more. The blast, caused by spontane ous combustion, shattered windows within a radius of B0 miles. The grain loss is estimated at a million. N BECOMES WIDESPREAD , LONDON". March 1. tlT. P.l Cas ualties in a wirespread Sinn Fein of fensive on the crown forces Saturda reached a total of 2 dead and one missing, it was announced. Eleven soldiers and 15 Sinn FViners were killed. Fifteen soldiers and seven re publicans were wounded. srPKRVlSORS I NDKIt NEW CODE NAMED OLTMPLV. Wash., March 21. F. K raPe, state fire warden, has been appointed supervisor of forestry hy O Scott, director of the department rnservation and development tin- id(.r 1ne administrative code. Marvin'. ... . . , - nasc, scale nyiiinuio.- engineer, win he supervisor of hydraulics. Fred Ad- Bms. supervisor of the Columbia basin purvey, and Dr. Solon Shedd, stipervis- op qj geology. S YANKS Mi l ED IN WRECK IV GERMANY PARIS. March Jl. Three soldiers of the American army of occupation were killed near Welssen Thnrrnt Oer niany, when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a train according to a dispatch from AUyonce. IN PACIFIC SM (TB-'ttClSCi a'MPCORCTa. HAWAIIA 7 1 a t ,A. are to he enlarged and strengthened. The Pi fi t IP lfrivinff OI.IV a feW fighting 1 - - - ORIGIN DAMAGE THE LOU PiNSON HOME J House Was . , - an' Wrecked and All Furniture and Household Goods Destroyed by Fire. The home of J. E. Lou Pinson. 109 West High street, was wrecked and all their furniture and household goods destroyed by a fire of unknown origin wh'ch broke out yesterday morning a; 8:30. The loss is estimated at $S,000 and uras partially covered by insur ance. .Mrs. Pinson was in the dining room of her home when she heard a small explosion. Rushing to the back of the house, she discovered it in flames which were spreading rapidly. By the time the fire department, summoned by a phone call from Mrs. Pinson. could reach the spot, the building was in a blaie and it was Impossible to sa either house or contents. The struc ture still stands but is a complete loss. Hardwood floors and new electric fix tures had been added to the house a few weeks ago. How the fire started is a mystery There was no gasoline or other explo sive in the house, yet Mrs. Pinson dis tinctly heard aji explosion. . It is thought that the fire may have started from spontaneous combustion. T - WILLIAMSON, W" Va., March 21. (A. P.) The jury today acquitted the sixteen Mateawan residents tried for the killing of Albert C. Felts, a pri vate Vetective. In the street battle at Mateawan lat May. The m-n were charged with the murder of Albert Fells. The jury re turned the verdict at 11:20. after he ing out ance 5 p. m. Saturday. The deferdants received the news without any emotion. The courtroom had previously been cleared of spectators to prevent any possible demonstration when the Jury's decision was rendered. The triul grew out of the shooting of seven detectives assigned to the dis trict during the mine strike troubles. STAGE CRASHES INTO REAR END OF TRUCK; IS HURLED 15 FEET SEATTLE, March 21. (f. P.V Crashing into the rear end of a tuck near Tuirkwllla late last night, a ercwded Tac-oma stage was hurled 1 5 feet across the Tacoma highway, in juring ixti-en, but not fatally. WEATHER ON FIRST DAY OF SPRING IN NORTHWEST IS VARIED PCRTI-AND. Marc h I. ( I". P.) The firt clay of spring was greeted in . nO northwest with varied weather. Portland. Tacoma and Seattle report ed balmy sunshine. Spokane a light snow and Eugene cloudy and coo!. Other sections of the country greet ed the spring's debut as follows: ltenver Mild temperature and sunny skies. St. I .outs Blustering wind and rain. Kunsus City Chilliest wuather In month. St. Ian! Clear and cold. 1 lulls ns polls Ruining. San Francisco Cold wave. mwsm IIIDICTIIEIII ACAimnonRis Was Charged With Making False Affidavits on Citizen ship Application of Etheridge ENGLISHMAN BY BIRTH HEAD OF BONDING HOUSE Now Faces Trial Charged With Absconding Money Before Fij-m Went to Wall in Smash. POliTLANO. March 21, l'. P.) , . t t. i Brothers, charged with making falsa affidavits on the citizenship applica tion of John U Etheridge. Etheridge, an Englishman by birth, after obtain ing his papers, became president of the Morris Brothers. He now faces trial charged with absconding with $100,OUO Just before his firm went to the wall In a sensational smash affecf ing 3S00 investors throughout the northwest. V- TRAMNO IX tt lll'AT IlKlsK I)I UIfi LAST WI'.KK J.V THE DAI.I.KS THE DALLES. March . 21. After holding their wheat through a winter 1 " " l' L i v , liu,iiii5 HQ, j u miner brisk last week, and several carload lwere ""Us""' y independent buyer for Knnrt thrmirrh Portland at nrtea I netting the growers on the average jl. 18 a bushel. the millers, and all the transaction reported recently have been In export grades of wheat. POLICE MAKE SEARCH FOR MISSING DOCTOR PORTLAND, March 21. (U. P.) The police are searching for Dr. Jef ferson M. Fenton, a leading Portland ptjysician and a member of a pioneer family, reported today by associates as missing for a week. Foul play or an accident is feared. FIRE DESTROYS ILL; NO LIVES WERE LOST XEYV WESTMINSTER, B. C. U. P.) Property worth a million and a half was wiped out by firs which de stroyed the concentration mill of the Home Sound Mining company at Brit annia Beach. No live were lost. The fire broke out Saturday night and burned all day Sunday. WANDERER I.OTIU:P.EI I$V WIFE'S GIIOeiT CHICAGO, March 21. His wife's "ghost" is worrying Cart Wanderer. The heretofore imierturbable convict ed slayesr puces up and down his cell in "murderer's row" in a highly ner vous manner. Now and then he stops and listens for the ghost. The gho.it has almost become an obsession with him." WELL KNOWN PIONEER HI :-.;!TrKi Mrs. Robert Lulng, resident of this county for 36 years and well beloved, by a host of friends, died today at 1 a. m. at the home of her daughter, Mi-A. J. M. Hartnett. 03 Thompson street. Mrs. Laing had heen ailing for several months and for several weeks had been bedfast. The funeral s to be held at i p. in. Tuesday from the family home at R2t Thompson street and the service will be conduct, ed by Rev. g. L. Clark of the Preaby. tcrian churc h. Mrs. Laing was born In Kelso, Scot land May 2a, 184 7 and wa the daugh ter of Donald uud Agne McDonald. At tho age of 1 she moved with her family to New Kcalund where in 1SH she was married to Mr. Laing. In lNSrt the family moved to Kansas and In DIM they came to I'mutllla county to reside. Mr. Laing was for many venrs a prominent farmer of thia see tion and died In July 1919. . Ten children were born to Mr. ftn Mrs. Lulng and 14 grand children. tf tha children seven were 4or In New Zealand and thre In the I'nited flutes. All the surviving children are here lu day, called by the death of the mother. They are Mrs. J. M. Hartnett, Alfred Laing, J. T. Lulng, Arthur Laing. U'. R. laing and Mr. O. D. Roe of Port-land.