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fife EAST OREGOMAN IS THE ONLY INLAND EMPIRE NEWSPAPER GIVING ITS READERS THE BENEFIT OF DAILY TELEGRAPHIC NEWS REPORTS FROM BOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNITED FF.fU DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION Tha Eat Orrgnnlan la Fatr Or. fOR'f greatest nwpitr and a a equ ina; ft-rea lva to ilia advrtlr over twica the guaranteed paid circulation In TendlFton and Umatilla, county of, any other newspaper. , Tha lint pro rim of yesterday' Dully 3,263 Thl paper is a m miner of and audited by tha .Audit Bureau of circulation COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPE2 CITY OFFICIAL PAPE2 VOL. 33 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 1921. NO. 0700 t temp 1 ar'-. STEAMER GOVERNOR SINKS WHEN STRUCK moTiv mi i ABDICATES III FAVOR OF KARL Former Emperor is Expected to Reach Budapest Tonight With Monarchist Troops. ALLIES WARN HUNGARY NOT TO RESTORE THRONE Ex-ruler Says He Will Leave Country if Permitted to Issue Proclamation Stating Reason PAIUS. April I. IV. P.) Admiral Horthy, regent of Hungary, abdicated In favor of former Emperor Carl, ac cording to a Budapest dispatch. Carl la reported advancing on Budapest with the monarchist troopa under len ral Lehar. He la expected to reach Budapest tonight. The garrison 1a re purled ready to no over without any assistance. Count Juliua Andressy, a former premier, la aald to have been named preaident of the council of mlnlHjera to conduct the government until Carl formally reaumea hla throne. Departure Would IU Cond Ironed. STEIN AM ANGKR, April 1. (A. I.) ill . m.) Former Empevor Charlea deela-ced lhl morning that hla departure from Hungary would be .conditioned upon the permission to laaue A proclamation explaining the "unfavorable circumstances compell ing hla withdrawal," and saying that he, aa king, had temporarily confirm ed the regency of Admiral Horthy. Iter Hied Moving With Trow BUDAPEST. April 1. The alart lihg reporta that Churle waa moving with troopa toward Budapcat has been officially denied. Rrlmkma Are Sont PAI11R, April 1. (A. 1'.) Iteaolu tlona proteallng agalnat the reatoratlon of former Emperor Charlea In Hun gary and a warning to the Hungarian government that the coiiae iiicnct-a of atirh an event Would be diantitroim, waa adopted by the council of .unban factors ird!iy. Hungary lliwlicn Waniliur. PAI1I8, April 1. (IT. lMThe nl llea warned Hunaary lh.it "dianatroua conacqiienceK" will result If former Kmperor Carl la reatored to the throne. The warning waa diapatched by a council 'Of allied ambniaadora. TVParlure Mutlcr of Hour. PAKI8, April J. (U. P.) Former Emperor ( url hoa agreed to leave Hunioiry, according to the newnpn f.'T Bon Kolr. Hla departure la only a matter of houra. the paper aald. It declared Carl and the government repraenttuivea hod reached an agree ment at Sielnamanger. lYancip Will Alst. PARIS, April 1. (U. P.) France haa formally awiured the nations of the "Little Entente" that ane will aupirt the necefanry :nilitary movene.ua ngalnat Vlungary if the emperor la not renounced, It la reported here. At '.he Cxecho-Plovak legation It waa atnied that ft three-dny ultimatum will be Rent to the Hungarian government for Cnrl'i dismlsaal. AIKPIAXE8 AKFrRir.HKI. WASHINGTON, April 1. (A. P.) The war department haa ordered 235 new airplanes for the ormj nir service. THE WEATHER .' Reported by Major Leo Moorhouse, f-thf reporter. ...axiimim. 72, Minimum, 40. Barometer, 29.60. TODAY'S FORECAST Tonight Snturday and cooler. and fair BXJZREIGHTER; MANY LIVES ARE LOST - & y - y taft tells William H. Tar, who n.ned to run Harding for the purpose Taft JoMnuly explained, of "telling Harding how to lose the coumry. Harding enjojed the "lesson" inimni'-C'l.v. ,.Af:er a long chat they posed for (hla .picture outside the While lloute. NEW WATER RATES ARE NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD Members of the city water commis sion Ray thut reporta1 received allow there la cotiKiderable niiaundcratandins regarding the Increase In ratea mad'! thia wprlng. Sonie property owner have believed a genet al 60 per cent increase waa made in rates. On tho contrary the only charge , made wan an increase of fitr cents a month 111 the minimum rate and a reduction of the consumption aianriard from Sunt) gal lons to ar.no gallons. V'nder the new schedule the con sumer in merely charted 6ft cents a month more than formerly. If it Is a big home however and uses FtOGU gal- t Ions Instead of the 3500 the extr.i charge will lie 17 centa more. "No matter how much water a man may be using no one can possibly pay more than ST cents a month above the rate In vogue In the past" said a mem ber of the board today. There are people who do not understand this and I coder ii false Impression have ,boen considering letting their lawna or parking go without wutering this sum mer. It la pointed out that from a Williams is Charged With Slay ing Three Negroes Whose Bodies Were Found in River. COVINGTON, Ga April 1. (C. P.) -Two moro negroes, making a total I0 "ro murdered on Jasper coun- 'ty's famous "death farm," according ito additional disclosures alleged to have been nuule before the stale offi- -'nl. w-Vw. , tin., Iha mm According to a statement of a negro workman on the "death farm," his two fellows were killed under orders of Hnlnnd Williams, a sou of John .Williams, owner of "dentil farm," who is himself accused of onleilng the execution of 11 negroes, said to have been held on his farm as peons. The elder Williams will go on trial for his life In the Newton county superior court Tuesday, dun-god with slaying! three negroes whose bodies were found 111 the Yellow river recently. lU TTI.lt IS STICADV. POHTLAMi. April 1. (C. P.) Cattle are slow anil hogs are Wcuk, sheep are r.5 to 75c lower and east ot' the mountain lambs seven to eight. w ell toilav but w ill be. laid up sev- ed a knockout Whitman was unin L'ggs uic tiiui and buitcr Is steady, j crul weeks while the Injured le heals. JureJ. 1 - him How. ... .. $ these 1'n. led S'aiea. called on Preaident I t -act ieal riamlpoint the charge for Ir rigntinn -will not lie different from in tho past. People with lawns use more than ,ri"00 gallons during the Irrigat liiK season and as they must pay the . cents a month Increase anyway there will In reality bu no Increased i ha ae for irrigating. The advance in rates Is explained by the cnminiiitMiiiera as necessary in erder t put the water system on a sound financial bas s. It has been necessary for the board to spend much money placing new mains under rtieetu that are being paved and addi tional expenditures have also been ncceamry for the development of a larger water supply. In addition it is necessary to take care of interest payments on the bonds, retire the serial bonds as they inrne due and provide money for the sinking funds to care, for the other bom's. If the full facts In the matter are undeistood there will be no complaint over the water rates here it is contend ed. w. East Orcgonian Manager Was Hurt While Helping Push' Eig Car Out of Road Rut. rid n. mrnpkin. ousmess mn - nger of the Kast Oregonlan. is at 6t. Anthony's hospital today suffering j froma broken leg received in n mis-1 hap on a reservation road last night. iWltll II party f local people Mr. LamnUn had bee nnttendine a "hard i times'' party at. the George La Fon taine ranch. On the return home the J. K. E1 klns car, a big closed machine, was stuck in a rut on a road that had been washed out. Wilh other men Mr. I.dimpkiu had been attending a "hard oringo help It out of the rut. As the car started forward with Mrs. Klklna driving, he fell and the big car lurch ing Ime'iwnnls. ran over his left leg below the knee, poth hones were pressure of emergency. Whitman rolicn. I'irsi nid sollnis were applied foiuid the key to his dilemma In the by Mr. and Mrs. Clem MrCov. who 'cigar whvh he had in his mouth, were wilh the party, i nd the injured ,lfe puffed like an overloaded freight man was rushed to St. Anthony's . engine and soon had a smoke screen ho.ipli.il where the leg w;is set by Ir. ! about him worthy of a superdread II. II. Il.it'erv. Mr. l-1miikin is rest-i naught. The bees, half awake, suffer. Pf!T flRJfJK STILLMAH $7,500 MONTH Temporary Allimony, Counsel Fees and Expenses Allowed in Senational Divorce Case. DIVORCE SUIT MAY RESULT IN DEADLOCK Principle Charge Made is That Guy is Son of French Cana dian Guide, Fred Beauvas. POIT.HKEKPSIE. V. Y.. April 1. The Sllllman divorce suit will result in .i deadlock if both sides prove the charges they have brought against each other. Justice llorschauser de clared. This statement waa made in ruling by which the court Increased Mrs. "Flfl" Potter tillman's tempo rary alimony fiom J5000 to $7500 a month, granted her 135,000 counsel .'eee and I 2,500 in obtaining witness es. The principal charge made bv James ... Stillinan, president of the National City bank, is that the two year old Ouy Stlllman, the youngest of his wife's four children, la the son of Fred lieauvaa. a French-Canadian guide. Mra. Miilhian bases a counter charge on the allegation that Stlllman is the father of Jay Leeds, the two-year-old son of Mrs. Florence Leeds, a former chcrua girl. l.etiers Ruled Out POPGHKKEPSIK, N. Y., April 1. (A. P.) Mrs. Anne I'. Stillman was granted temporary alimony of $7,500 a month, $35,000 counsel fees, and $12,000 for expenses, in the divorce suit instituted by James A. Stlllman, the banker. The judge ruled out let ters relating to Mrs. Stillman's son, Ouy. CRESCENT WILL OPEN IIS DOORS The Crescent. Pendleton's newest jstore, will open Its doors tomorrow in the old Sayres location on the corner of Main and Alta streets. The new enterprise Is under the management of Hoy E. Morse, presi dent of the corporation of which the other members are Charles Bond and Willard Hond. Mr. Morse is a man of great experience in the merchan dise business, having been in this line for many years. The store will handle dry goods, and children's and adults reudy-to-wec.r. The featlre stock Is new and "was pur. chased by Mr. Morse on a recent trip Kual. The store has been completely renovated and the floor space and balcony enlarged. Seven clerks will be employed. The Crescent will sell for cash onlv, the policy ot the store being unal terably opposed to credit sales. Mr. Morse believes that with a cash sys tem he can give the liublic u serviet needed in Pendleton. PRACTICAL USE FOR CIGAR DISCOVERED BY OWNER OF BEES ASTC-RIA, Or., April 1. Orrln T hii 1 dealer, swears by "rolled cabbage leaser. I During the winter months i man, who lives on his ranch Whlit. who YM ranch severaI miles i-om this ciity, has been in the habit of tapping on his bee hives as lie P:,B!ied out each morning, to see If the " h,ut survived the frigid rains " sepnyrs. nen reassured ny a warning num ne would pass on in a comfortable frame of mind. Several das ago, however, the lo cal merchant received a shock which will probably cause elimination of his practice. Following the morning routine Whitman walked up to his largest hive and gently tapped on It. He re ceived the warning hum and with-it a flock of bees, which settled in a huge brown swarm about his body, Train work'' followed under a high ALLIED AMBASSADORS ALLIED AMBASSADORS INSTRUCTED TO FORM PLANS FOR PENALTIES MOTOR FIRE TRUCK Pill I inre IsITU CTDrrT UULLIULO Wild OlnLLI PAR' TWfl lUIFN HIIRTIhe inflicted on Germany the ambas- Wtlll) V ( a w 1)I1TUND, April I. it'. P.) Two firemen are in the hos pital as a result of a collision that wrecked a motor fire truck, damaged a street car and broke a telephone pole. William In glesby, hoaemun, may die and H. Deveral was badly hurt. Itoth the atreet tar and the truck were traveling at a high rate of speed. Was Convicted of ' Murder of Three Seattle Policemen on January Twenty First. WALLA WALLA, April 1. (IT. P.) John Schmitt, the murderer, was hanged at sunrise m the prison yar He maintained his nonchalance to the last, clicking his heels in military style and saluting as the black cap waa adjusted. The smile never left hiru. &chmitt Waa convicted of the murder of three Seattle policemen on January 21. He also confessed to the murder of another man in Tacoma previously. " QUELLE RESTAURANT Robert A. Rudd of Rleth, and Frank H. Chatas, of this city, last night pur chased from W. A. (Dusty) Rhodes the Quelle restaurant and Senate rooms on Main street. The actual price was not announced but is esti mated at $12,000, in a cash transac tion. . Mr. Rhodes, who has owned the business for tho past five years, re linquishes through the deal the fur niture in the restaurant and rooms, all equipment and stork. The build ing is owned by Mrs. Gus Iji Fon taine, who has given the new owners a five year lease. The rooming house, which consists or 3" rooms, will be renovated, ac cording to a statement made by Cra tus. He Is well known here and ha. been employed at the Quelle. Mrs. Rudd will assist her husband and Mr. Chatas in the management of the Quelle. Mr. Rhodes stated today that his plans are as yet indefinite but that he and Mrs. Rhodes expect to remain in Pendleton, but will leave soon for a visit In the Kast. MOXKY OXI.Y TO GIVE AWAY DRXVKI1, Colo., April 1. (IT. P.) There's one big-hearted man in Colo rado. He Is Harry Popst. Popst startled court officials here when he told them ho didn't want money and that he gave it to needy persons as fast aa he made it. Popst, ragged and unkept, was pick ed up half-starved by a policeman here. When brought into court as a vagrant he answered, in reply to a question of what he did with hi. money: "I came to Denver to have a gooo time. I had It by giving my money to those more needlv than I in the eyes of the law I'm vagrant. In my own heart I m a gentleman, gad to enjoy Ordinarily this should have been suf God's blessings without craving for fu-ient to bring about a substantial man s supremo creation money." j rally, but the temper of the trade was Discharged.- said the Judge. such lhat Ihis factor was almost com- ipleitfiy ignored. Local crop ai'thori AM I'IMC.W'S AI5K. ACXTSF.n jties estimated the condition of winter Hl'NTLN'GTON, U. C. April 1. (A. j wheat at from S1.7 to 92.8 indicating a P.) Complaint hns been lodged with the police here by John Jarbek, Co lumbia Valley, that he was held up by an armed force of men, who, he said, were Americans, and robbed of ten cases of whisky. tHher complaints ot "inilar character have been made here, the police said. IN CITY JAII-r-TKMI'OKAKII.Y. SI'OKANK. April 1. (A. P.) An other group of women, numbering 4 Inmate of the woman's home al Medical 1-ake, arrived In Spokane late today and are temporarily housed In the city jail. VAIPI.OVI'.KS KKM.MF. WOIIK j WASIUNOTON. April 1. Senator SPOKANF, April 1. (A, p.) OneiMcNary has promised to aid Ihe ap hundred fifty employes of the North- Ipointment of J. IL Looney, of Maaaa. ern Pacific repair shops ut Parkwa- jchuaetts as member of the federal ter near here, laid off today but will .labor hoard. His support was solicited resume work to morrow morning, nc- Jbv B. J. Vanearman in behalf of Rose cording to J. I- lKforce, superin-jCity lodge No. n, Portland, Order ol Undent. , Railway Expressmen. I taris, APni i.-(r. p.-The at l",'d "'"basaadors are Instructed to I prepare plunj for further penalties to sudors communique said. The penal- . ; ties uro to lie drafted by the anilmsBa- . 'dors and their exiierta and will lie j submitted tomorrow. BUYS HALF INTEREST RE Charles Flitzpatrlck has purchased a half interest in the Baker furniture store from John Baker and the es tablishment will hereafter be known as the Baker Furniture Company. The new partner will be actively en gaged In the business and arrived this morning to enter upon his work. Mr. Fitzpatrick was with Mr. Ba ker for a year and left here three years ago to accept a position with the Perry Bros, furniture store In Pasco. He has been in Pasco since that lime and came over this morning- on the Northern Pacific. BOWLING TOURNAMENT 0 BUFFALO, X. Y.. April 1. (A. P.) The largest tournament In the his tory of the American bowling congress closed yesterday. Otto Kallupch and Archie Schieman of Rochester, with 1314, won the two-man champion- ship, taking $500 and gold medals. Schieman also carried off the all- events title with 1909 pins. The prize was $125. The individual champion ship goes to Fred Smith of Detroit with i total of 702 pins, winning a prize of $300. There were 940 teams in the five man competition, 2133 pairs in the two-man and 4229 performers iii the singles. Low scores to win prizes were 2689 in the five-man events, 1121 in the doubles, 575 In the singles and for all-events. RAL CENTS; JULYS1.14 1-2 A decline occurred In today's wheat market. May wheat having closed at $1.34 1-2 dnd July at $1.14 1-2. March wheal disappeared from the board to oay. Following are the quotations from Overbeck 6l Cooke, local brokers: hitit. Open. High.. Low. Close. May - 1.34 1.40 1.34 1.34 July.. 1.19i 1.21 U 1.14 1.14 4 Corn. May.. .60?i .61 .:,9Vi July.. .C I .6414 -63(, Oats. May.. .31 .3!t li .37 July . .40 .4. .3Si .594 .62 i j .37- ! -3s 14 Wheat Started higher on over night confirmation of good sized ex port sale yesterday, but outside buy ing failed to follow the advance and renewed liquidation carried prices to new low levels. About midday the seaboard reported ail active demand roin foreign points and intimated (hat sales for the day might brina the I total. as much as three million bushels, crop of from S30.000.000 to 640.000.- I passed through an ordeal. An Inves 000, based on an average of abandon- tigatlon to determine the cause of the ed acreage but added that the aban-', collision Is already under way. launch doited acreage this year will be ma-'ed by the I'nited States district attori terially below normal and the crop in' ney, Saunders, and Chief J. F. Ulc general larger. Cash prices in all Auley of the bureau of Investigation, m irkels were sharply lower with j McCormiok Know, counsel for th Minenapolis reporting some grades as shipping board. Is expected tonight mnch as 10 cen's decline. Countrj ' from Portland to conduct tha federal selling is on the increase, stimulated in all probability by the wonderful crop prospects. With domestic af fairs exerting a fnr greater influence than the exports. MeXVKISV lit MISTS I.OONFY WFST IIARTI M iilui linuiLniii STRUCK VESSEL Ill HEAVY FOG Accident Occurred Little After Twelve O'clock and Governor Sank About One Hour Later. PASSENGERS TRANSFERRED AND BROUGHT TO SEATTLE Freighter Gives Up Search and Headed for Port; Launches Continue Gruesome Task. SEATTLE, April 1. (A. P. Seven passengers and three' members of the crew of the steamer Governor of the Ad miral line, which sank off Port Wilson early today, after being rammed by the steamer, West Hrtiand, are missing, ac cording to a wireless message from the West Hartland, which took the survivors aboard and started for Seattle. The missing are Mrs. W. N. Washburn, Sadie Washburn, Olene Washburn, J. Clancy, F, Sheek, V. Brulsena, Alfred Kisean, passengers, and C. Christensen, C. E. Aubutton, H. Bebster, members of the crew. The Governor was bound from San Pedro and San Fran- cisco for Seattle and was struck , . TI , . , uy me v est, naruanu in a iug just after leaving Port Town send The Hartland's bows were stove in 12 to 15 feet but she did not leak. The Gover nor's boilers exploded and the vessel went down in deep water at 1 :15 a. m. about an hour aft er being struck. The Governor carried 172 passengers and a crew of 124. Some members of the crew were injured. The passengers were transferred to the West Hartland by boats from both vessels. The West Hartland is operated by the Pacific Steam ship company, which also oper ates the Admiral line. The West Hartland was en route fro:n Victoria to Bombay. Search for Mb-xlng Continued SKATTLE, April l.(V. P.) A bl I ole was torn hi the veHwln'side when :he prow of the West Hartland struck. Water quickly filled the pasaenger ves el. Four hours after the accident, tha West Hartland gave 'op' the search of the waters s irf.ice .and headed for Seattle at half speed. Tho search was continued by persona In launches. !i!iliter Was Portland Vow! PORTLAND, April 1. (tf. P.) The West Hartland Is a. Portland: freighter. It was built at the Colum-. bia River Shpibulding plant here. The ship was of Sxuo ton capacity and' was registered at thia port. Invest'entlon Has Ooiiiniewe!. SEATTLE, April 1. Family re unions were hysterical in their Inten sity when the West Hartland docked with the survivors. Miss Susan Crane. (of Los Angeles..who was seriously hurt in the crash, was rushed to the Seattle general hospital. The West Hartland, as she moved slowly to the dock, bore visible algna of the collision. The passengers, sont clad only in blankets, swarmed th decks, giving indication that they had probe. r rt orriwiii iirport. SEATTI.K. April 1. The first offi cial report of the wreck wna rclv ed by Captain K. I MtNoble, 1ort captain of ihe foreign department ef the Pacific Mtramsnip company kt o'clock this morning. Th rapori read: "The Oovernor wna struck at 1! 4 ami sunk at 1:K, Tha vel ftonled one hour and eleven miruia. Tb purser, Meyer Holier, who 1 with lha (.Continued from pa 1.)