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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 30, 1921.
' ASP L i X
JU' D
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lit 1W I H f II
ALL POLITICAL :
mm m
BE PARDONED
If This Action is Decided
Upon it Will Probably Include
Case of Eugene V. i Debs.
DAUGHERTY WOULD CONFER
WITH MEMBERS OF SENATE
It is Possible Any Action
May Be Withheld Until
Congress Gives Opinion.
WASHINGTON. March M.tV. P.)
AlloKriey General Haimherty Is con
sidering tho recommendation nil the
question of a general amnesty tor all
political prisoners, he said. If lie de
cides on such an action the rase of
Eugene In-li proljjlily will lo 1n
rlu.li'il with (hp othtTH ami not treat
ed (rpurutely us wan the original In
tention. ImuRhorty mdd his rioolmnn
would not he mn!vntll h hntl hud
tune to ronfe-r with mmnlmni of the
fii'llatf udlclnry coiiiiD.ltife, whtrli I"
roiiKltlttrlnic the ri'Molutlon for a j:?n
"rul unme.ity. It in poxslbli) h umy
withhold any Hilton until ronifrnKK
him roifiti!ied list opinion on this
incnHnrc
DENMD
TO BE J. N
PAN FRANCISCO, March 30. (C.
P.) The body of tha man who fc
tvrday uii'iilft In the office of It. A.
t'rothprg, puhllHher of tho Pun Finn -i-lwo
llulletln, tiftcr ilfiiianiilni.' t5..
11(10 at the point of a Kun, today wjih
idcntlflfd as J. N. Murray, the son of
Mm. William Murray, of Johnstown.
l'u the police announrcd. It is mM
the Idciitlflcation was r.iado hy panics
who came to Kun Francisco fro.ii to
adle on the tame steamer with him.
PANTAGES OFFERS BIG
SUM TO STAGE DEMPSEY
CARPENTIER MATCH
NEW YORK, March 80. (I". P )
Alexander Pantnfres, the westorn
vandeyille maKOate, offered $50.t)iMi
for the rieht to staKe the IVnipe -("Hi-pentler
flRht- on July 4, Jack
Kcarns, Dcmimey'a manager, itald,
RAT DECIDES TO ENO ;
LIFE RATHER THAN MEET
V DEATH BY STARVATION
SAN FIJAXCISOO, March 31.
MontRorhfry street financiers
are froraipinit today over the
sensational caH of a rat who sui
cided rather tha starve to dea'h.
A week ago, the rm. a fiie, sleek
specimen, fell dowfta liBht well
and Was Imprisoned sn the glass
rcof of a ventilator at a popular
lunch place on the edge of the
financial d strict. Each fsy tms
inesa men looked up and dis-
euKsed tho fate the rodent "wis
faelnp. Last nlsht, gnunt and
sturved, It walked to the edito
of th ventilator s jieered down
on file m;irtle floor below, poised
a moment and then deliberate-
ly leaped to Us death.
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THE WEATHER
Reported by Major Lee Moorhousp,
weather reporter.
Maximum, S". . '
Minimum, 30.
Barometer, 2a. SO. !
TODAY'S
FORECAST
Tonight nml
Thursday fair,
.heavy frosts In
early mornltirr.
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PRINCIPALS IN SENSATIONAL DIVORCE Above,
. Mrs. Florence II. Leeds, who i named in the J. A.
Slillman divorce suit ns an enamoiata of trj; New York
banker; below, Sirs. J. A. Stillman nguinat whom charges
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ANACONDA COPPER MINE
ILL BE CLOSED DOWN
riUTTK, March 30. TT. P.) The
Anaconda copper mine, one of the
largest producers of the United States,
faces a complete shutdown by to
:lght, according to the official state
ment of John 1, Ryan, chairman of
the board of directors. Other mines
und smelters of Butte, Anaconda,
Urvat Fulls and possibly Helena are
affected. It is estimated that 15,000
men will be out of employment..
I PLANT, IS FOIHT.U TO LAND.
P WASHINGTON. March 0. (t.
T5' t'o,jr marine corps aviators
who yesierduy started a flight to the
,lt'Klu Islands were lorcod to land at
j 1 :n'iiiai,'iul, n., and spent tho niirl.t
(there. Ono of the pianos developed a
ij water leak after jeaviiig Washington,
DOUGHBOYS SOON RESTORE
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STILLMAN
'BOX CAR SPECIAL' WILL
CARRY 50 MEMBERS OF
LEGION TO CONVENTION
Kl'OK.VNR, Wash., March 30,
f,. P.) Plans for a "box car
special to carry about 50 mem-
hers of the Ppokane post of the
American Legion to the fourth
Annual state convention at Ho-
pilam, Wash., July 1 to 4, are
being formulated, according to
Crt! Wylder, managing st-ere-
taiy i f the local post.
"Railroads have offered cheap
rates on a box ear and I believe
that the trip from ppoknnc to
Hoouiam and return can be
made for less than a cost of S 1 6
to each member," wild Mr. Wyl-
dor. "It would 1e necessary for
going. to outfit the Car with llv-
tng accrmmodatton!'-. Wo won'd
have it coupled to the rear of a
pa..'nsir train."
ASTER CALLS FOR HELP;
JAPAN ARMING
Oil VAST SCALE
Veteran Royal Flying Corps
Expects Clash With Japs
Within Five Year Period.
CAPTAIN ROBERTS GIVEN
FAMOUS VICTORIA CROSS
Californian Who Served .With
British and Polish Forces
Here to Restore His Health.
Japan Is making military prepara
tions on a scale not well understood
in this country, says Oiptnin K. M.
Itolverts, late of the Koyal Flylmt
Corps, who is in Pendleton on the ad
vice of physicians who say this is a
Kood rea-ion for a man who U recov
ering from the effects of Has. The
ra main served four years In the Brit
ish air service and later was a colonel
In tnc Polish army. He received sev
eral RUnshot wounds and was passed.
He has the Victoria cross, a croix de
Rticrrc w.th a palm and a Polish dec
oration. Keturninir to America from Poland, j
Captatn Itoberts, who is a Californian j
hy birth, came via the orient. In Ja
ptm lie observed conditions at first
hand ami is impress! with the, mili
tary work heme done in that country.
i Japan's lurnest new dreadnaueht
ll carry 20 inch puns, lie says. That
(country has also been very busy with
i
(Submarine building and in the pur
j chasms; of airplanes. In the last
'four months the number of Jap sub-
marines has been, more than dou-
bled. They are buying airplanes from
jnnglnnd, Italy and other nations.
These planes are not armed at pres
j ent but they are built for carrying
j Kims and bombs and may be readily
fitted up If needed.
I "Do you think the Japanese will
choose war If they are strictly barred
from th's country or if antt alien land
laws are generally passed in this coun.
try." the visitor was asked.
"If the majority of Japanese thought
jlhey had any chance even of an Ini
tial victory on the sea or on land I
j believe they would fight." was the re
j ply. Tho captain looks for war with
in five years and says there has been
I an apparent Increase In Japanese mil
jllary work since Harding was upheld
by the people In opposition to loinine
the I.eijrue of Nations
Captain Koberts was in Japan for
three months end he rjso passed a
month in China while en route home.
At the outbreak of the blg war the
c plain loinfd the British forces at
CalKHiT. While with the Royal Fly
ing Corps he was credited with bring
ing down 15 enemy planes and while
two jears with the Polish array he
downed six enemy plai-es. He has a
I total of five citations und is one out
or seme 25 men in the Royal Flying
Corns to get a Victoria Cross.
Captain Roberts says he intends to
t.iy here until after the Round-Cp
SPOKANE STREET CAR
COMPANY MAY PETiTEON
FOR TEN CENT RATE
City Announced They Will Turn
Jitneys Loose of Commission
Grants Request of Company.
SPOKANE, March SO, U. P.)
Threats by the street car companies to
Ih.vtitl.in ft n r ,1 , t.. tt 1, nl...
tollows Ha announced policy of un-
leaching jitneys, marked todays hear-
, Jing of the companies demand for the
eight cent fare, before the public ser
vice commission. , The city timiouncrd
it will turn the Jits loose if the commis
sioii grants tho request
GERMAN POLICE DRIVE
COMMUNISTS' ARMY
i-rtni r-iinis i.mmsn'
r flUiil LLUlMA VVUnrXO
BERLIN,' March 30. (IT. P.) The;
German police drove 2. oofl communists I
in m the big Lptina works near Essen.
l-ll!iiiir a number of rei1a,nd taking
jioon prisoner. Minister of Safety,
' Severin-;, said the ecmmuivst "army",
lh'ch had been drilling behind the
I'aj torv wnll, ifffid little rebalance,
j Severing declared the. communist up -
t rising Is crushed. '
SAYS
SOLDIER
EXPLOSION IN CHICAGO
WAS CAUSED BY FIRM
STORING FIRE WORKS
CHICAGO, March 3ft. t
J'.) Outlaw firework causea n
Must that hurled elKiu persona
to death and serioubly injured
rd, the preliminary investiga
tions showed. Ttie blame for
yesterday's explosion in the tene
ment district in "Utile Italy"
is placed aquarety on the firm of
HinKer & chaffer. William
Sinner and Nathan Schaffer.
the partners, are heme nought
by the police. They disappear
ed Immediately after the blast.
The firm, the police said, had
been repeatedly warned against
making: fireworks on the prem
;ses. COVINCTON, Ky.. March 30. (U.
P.) A Klu Klux Klan conspiracy to
arouse the hatred between the whites
and blacks was frustrated when a
white boy bared the entire plot to the
authorities, it Js believed today. The
unnamed youth is carefully guarded
in the county jail and officials fear
ed violence from the intense feeling in
certain quarters because of the sup
posed confession. Baring of the plot
added further evidence in the prosecu
tion of John H. Williams, the alleged
king of the "murder plantation," who
is suspected of the murder of 1 1 ne-
groes. The story implicated Williams'
sons, Julius, H u land and Marvin, IV is
said;
The wheat market showed a gener- Emperor Charles from reentering ,ne -"moa emmumat upnMnff at Dresden
al slump today, March options closing country from St'einmanger. was sl'l'";'1- Ninety two commun
al 11.54 1-2 at Chicago, May at 11.40 ! I !SJS- ,nc,''?m 14 w"m'"n wcre
and July at $1.21 1-4 a drop of three
and four and three-fourths cents since
yesterday.
The following are the Overbock &
Cooke Co. quotations:
Wheat 8
Open High Low Close
1.584 1.58V4 1.54 1.54 14
1.42V4 1.42 1.39 1.40
L25V, 1.2514 1.21 1.21
Corn
..S3 .63 .61 i .6114
.66 .66 . .64 .64
Outs
.4014 40"4 .38'.. 384
.41 .41 .4014 .4014
Mar.
May
July
May
July
May
July
(By Overbeck & Cooke Co.)
Wheat Practically all crop advices
received from the country today dissi
pated fears of damage due to the re
cent freeze, and this had much to do
with the days weakness. Another
depressing factor was the sluggishness
of the cash demand in all markets,
which found reflection in reduced
premiums. Considerable of the selltn?
of futures here was credited to Min
neapolis Interests where cash wheat
was quoted 5 cents lower than yester
day. It seems that all sections of the
country are finding more wheat in
first hands than any one believed pos
sible a month ago, and that the imlk
of It will he pressing on the market
because of the favorable outlook for
the new crop1. Early messages from
'he seaboard reported the foreign de
mand at a standstill and that they had
1 ought wheat in the Argentine market
at four cents less than our prices. The
market la badly in need of something
constructive to stimulate confidence in
valuea and until such appears lowe
prices are apt to be recorded.
APAKTMEXT ItKlH'CES KENT
MEMPHIS. March 30. (A. P.)-
The Carter Apartments, one of ths
most fashionable announced a $15 re-
duqtion In rentals, the first rental re.
duoJJon in this city for several years.
PENDLETON BANKS TO
HONOR ANKENY MEMORY
Pendleton's banks will honor the
mrmory of Levi Ankeny tomorrow,
The First National Bank, will be clos-
ed all day and the American National
tnd the Inland Empire bank will close
at noon out of respect for the late,
unancier wno nan Been connected "wiin
,the banking business here since 18S2.
!. M. Rice vice president and excen -
live head of the First National Bank,
G. A. Hartmnn, cashier. Lyman V
I Rico, assistant cashier, J. T, Lambirth
jam! perhaps others will go to Walla
VA alia tomorrow to attend the funeral
j which Is to be held at g p. m. from the
nmily home.
j
1
i Mr.
Had Itoniantlo Unrcvr
Ankeny was a native of Mis-
HIE HMD ARE KILLED El
COAST UPEG; I!0 RED
PRISONERS ORAiITED DTY
OVIR REPORT THAT EX-
EMPEROR IS IN COUNTRY
Frontier Guards Strengthen
ed to Discourage Any Possi
ble Monarchist Uprising.
VIENNA, March 30. (17. P.)
Hungary lu seethed with - excitement
over the report that ex-empcror Karl
is m the country. Karl's audacious
return Jias provoked much alarm
among the ofifcials, who were quick
to order him in retirement at Steina
manager. Extra guards were called
out and tho frontier guards were
strengthened to discourage a possible j
monarchist uprising.
Would Again Isss Throne
BUDAPEST. March 30. I A. JM
Former Emperor Charles of Austria
Hungary made a visit here Monday
with the idea of taking possess on of
the Hungarian throne, but was un-
.'ible to induce the Hungarian govern
ment to fall in line with hi plan. It;
was learned from excellent sources.
Admiral Horthy, a regent, after set -
ting forth the constitutional and
lineal objections induced the ex-mon.
arch to promise to return to gwilser
land. Charles is reported now to be at
riteinamangf r, In West Hungary, near
the Austrian frontier.
i
Hk Not Ueflre Ilin ltcturn.
VIENNA. March 30. (A. P.) The
Austrian government is taking every
possible precaution to prevent former
FIRM FOUND GUILTY '
OF MISGRAD1 GRAIN
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 330.
Investigations of the practiee of the
i-'amuel Hastings Co., Cairo, 111., by the
Pureau of Markets, United States De
partment of Agriculture, discloses
eleven violations of Section 5 of the
United-States Grain Standards Act as
ano. (n tha Hinantl. . 1 hi iol. tt ?ir,.l-
intra nf Ih. Q.n.e,.ri. ,f AdHcmII'IM I I
Publication of findings is tho only I
penalty provided under the law for
violations of Section 5.
In three cases, the licensed inspec
tor's certificates forwarded to the con
signees had been altered to show a dif
ferent grade of oats than that deter-j
mined hy the inspector, and in the re
maining eight cases, the oats were, hy
means of incoives sent to the con-j
signees, represented to be of the qual-
Ity stipulated in the contracts, whereas
in each case the licensed inspector had
found them to be of lower quality and
had so stated on his certificates.
MACHINE PLUNGES
THROUGH CONCRETE
STREET ABUTTMENT
PORTLAND, March 30. (U, P.)
Concrete street abutiments meant
nothing to a party of Joyriders whose
machine at 2 a. m. plowed through the
concrete wall at the end of East
Seventh street, hurled a 100 feet
through the air and landed In a tan
gled wreck at the bottom of Sullivans
gulch. The emergency hospital said
the joyriders were more scared than
: hurt. They were R. C. Miles. H. j.
Hesse and Miss Catherine Bee man.
sourl, born in 1841. At the age of six
years he started with ' his parents
across the plains to the northwest,
His father who was named D'Art and
was of French Kngenot blood died on
the trip. After reaching Oregon the
wmmv was marriea to otpiain Aiex- i
. ander I', Ankeny, a prominent (h-egon
1 "Pioneer, and the lad adopted the name
of his step parent
I Friends and business associates m
Senator Ankeny are stronsr tu praise!
of many admirable qualities he p -
seased. It is said that during the hard
times of 1893 he was extremely lenient
with those In his debt and that many
now ouceesBftil farmer owe their es
cape from bankruptcy larircly to aid
provided by Mr. Ankenoy at that time.
ORDER
Government Prepared to1 End
Revolt With Formation of
Courts to Try' Prisoners.
RIOTERS BREAK INTO
BUILDINGS, R03 BANKS
Some Success Attended Efforts
to Start Strike at Jena Glass
M a n u f a during District.'
BERLIN. March 30. (A. P.)
Three hundred were killed In the com
munim uprising, it is unofficially estl-
l mated. The. German government is
prepared to end the revolt with tha
formation of special court's to try the.
thousands of prisoners. It Is official
ly staled that no red prisoner will t
granted amnesty. The despatches In
dicated that the American army of
occupation was called on to do soma
poiice work in connection with the re
volt. The Kunromaster of Wirgcn, In
the American district, called for help
when the communists threatened the
. town. The American doughboys went
po-lioer and iuickly restored order,
j -VpriKing at lrrslen Kuntuiwn'
I ti.VftOX; March J., (A. V )
! i-r w,.rf. t ,,i,s , v-f ver.iuv'a
fighting at Getfelsberg in Westphalia.
while the police were fighting the com
munists, says a Berlin message. At
Mannheim the police were attacked
and returned the fire, killing threo
persons and wounding five others. The
j there. The communist activity in the
, ..nit c ivsi' mi 19 ,111. i trttmre, b T-
pcrt from Duess-eldorf. Some of tho
mines were seized by the workers. At
Jem' the glass manufacturing district,
some success attended the efforts t
I start a general strike. , f
Cologne OinipM il hjr British
COLOGNE, March 39. (A. F. i
Efforts by the communists to cause
general strike at Solingen failed, says
a telegram from that city, which Is '
occupied by British troops. The riot
ers brolte into the publie buildings in
the rural districts ana robbed some
banks, but were routed by the police.
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NDIANS VILL COME
TOPROSSER TO RSH
IN YAKIMA RiVER
Original Ancient Salmon Fish
ing Eights Were Granted by
Former Governor Stevens.
PROSSER, Wash.. March $8. Up
wards of BOO Indians are expected to
assemble here in May and remain well
into June to avail themselves of their
ancient salmon fishing rights at Pros
ser Falls, on the Yakima river. This
privilege originally granted the In
dians by treaty agreement with Gov
ernor Stevens about 65 years ago wu
restored to them by the last Washlnf
ton state legislature over the veto of
Governor Iouis F. Hart.
Jack Tolles, Carlisle graduate, tor
mer football star and business man la
! h"e "'"king preliminary arrange
ments for what the Indians hope will
be record catch. The salmon, a
they come up the river to spawn are
caught by the Indiana who Use the
common gaff hook method. Much
skill is required to gaff salmon and
the tr.sk requires much patience aa
the fisherman must! wait until the fish
make a jump for the fall and then
thrust his Raff. The fish the Indiana
bug are then carefully dried, ea!t4
down and preserved for future use.
Salmon will start running up tbs
river soon, Steelhe'ud salmon are the
first to start hack to fresh water from
the ocean. They begin t appear early
in the spring and then the filnook
comes. Indians hold their sprln
feast when the first salmon appear.
The squaw ure sent to gather root
I and the younger Indians go Into Ihe
j nioiuitiiins for deer, bear anil Inio the
J tuw.H streams for fh.
The chief of the tribe
make the
banquet In
opening speech at toe
which he states that God made tki
earth, then covered the mountain
with snow to furnish frenh wafer, put
f she In the stream, put forest on
the lower mountain area ami filled
them with game.