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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 ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNITED PRESS DAILY EDITION JDAILY EDITION The Kt OrpRonfnn In Oattrn Or tfnn'a grtatfPt ncwp pr nmt ft U Tng firc givf to tti n..vrt ir ovr In Fenllctfio and I msUlHft county of any other bwimpwt. Th net prcsi mi "eitcrday'i Daily 3,240 Thl paper I n.uibr or and nudltrd by th. .Audit Bureau o( Clrculatlon COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 33 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1921. NO. 0803 CHICAGO HAS WORST STORM IN CITTS HISTORY; TERRIFIC WIND ACCOMPANIES RAIN WHICH IS LIKE CLOUDBURST -a L iLmMi -yyUnA sem i-weekly uVn5 Lm Sy t . . . . STRIKING COAL : I-IK WILL CONTINUE STRIKE Deserted by Allies ' in Triple Alliance Striking Coal Min ers Determined to Carry On. CONFERENCE TO MAKE DECISION TO BE HELD Secretary of Miners Says Work Will Not be Resumed Until Conference Decides Course LONDON', April ICd L Keen, U. I. Btaff Correspondent.) The milk ing coal mlneni, deserted liy their al lies In tht "triple alliance," are deter mined to carry on pending the gen eral conference of representative of all sections next Friday, the an nouncement made by Frank Hodges, ccretary of trio minors' federation, following a meeting of the executive council, lie said work would not he resumed anywhere until next week's conference hud decided the course of action. CORVALLIS LAD IS FREED OF CHARGE BY CORONER'S JURY CORVALI.IM. Ore., April 16. (I'. P.) liny Stratum, aged 12, who shot and killed Dick Loiison. was freed of all charKe by the coroners Jury. The lad wan exonerated After It ia shown that Logfton had attacked Kay's crlp 1 led father and beaten him into in senslhlllly. NOT YET RECEIVED I Lindsay Refused to Reveal In formation on Murder Case Confided to Him by Child. DKNVEK, April 18. (I. I'.) Fur ther legal steps In tho criminal court delayed the flnul execution of sentence on Juvenile Judge Llndscy, who was ordered to pay a KiftO fine or nerve a year In Jail, for contempt of court. Undsey refused to reveal the :lcgcd Information on a murder case which was confided to him by the son of the woman Involved. Judge, Mnkrw Slntcniciit J!y Judge Hen H. Undsey, (written for the United Press) Isn't it a beau tiful thing that children are willing to confide In someone whom they trust? I know of no greater compli ment to our court than that perhaps one half of tho children we deal with dome voluntarily. Po you think this would 'be the case unless they hart faith and confidence In Its administra tion of justice? It is a tribute to the power of understanding, and of sym pathy wisely used with firmness which commands respect and obedience. The public would scarcely believe It but over !ftO children Jiace enmn to me ' within the past year with their private troubles and esses that Involve deli cate offenses which ordinarily arc difficult to learn or correct. Keported by Major Lee MoorhoUse, weather observer. Mnmlntum 64. Minimum 21. Barometer 29.72. TODAY'S FORECAST Tonight and Sunday ft,!,-; heavy frost In morning. T ' r-r THE WEATHER j ... , , - ;ij WEALTHY SOCIETY LEADER MISSING. U rf us ..?ZT'-ktx(r t- '! 1 'elective are scouring the the eatt and K. K.-iukine. uiilomotule for trn's of Mrs. Annelte axor.l'. Spe dismissed her slice. Above, Mrs. lianliiiie. Ii low body. 'MOVIE' STAR SERVES TEN DAYS SENTENCE IN JAIL FOR SPEEDING SANTA ANA, Calif., April 16. Hebe Daniels, a motion pic ture star is comfortably settled In the Orange county jail, serving a Ifl day sentence Imposed on her for speeding. Plans for the fish hatchery near Hingham Springs are being made by Captain A. K. Ibirghduff, state gann warden, who with CTeorgc Tonkin, former district game warden now V. S. game warden, Is in Pendleton today. The plan for I he hatchery Includes the bringing of eyed cfcgs to llingliam where they would be cared for in troughs until they reach the fingerllng stage after which the streams of this county would be stocked with the young irout. Captain lturghduff and .Mr. Tonkin attended the Sportsmen's and. Tour ists' h'alr al Spokane tills week and Mr. Tonkin believes that Pendleton could put on .lust such a show. The fair, which had exhibits from Molila lia, Oregon, Idaho and Washington, was attended by thoUNcnds of people. Wallowa county was t lie only Oregon county whic h showed an exhibit. Cap tain liuruhiliill, Mr. Tonkin, t'. S. Oamp Warden Kit el, of I'orr.am;, ;. H. Game Warden Itaiisom. of Spokahe. I'. S. Oame Warden Miisi libeek of Hillings, and Otto M. Joins, Idaho state game warden, were In cliaree of a apeeial booth. Captain PPiKhduif made a tall: al a hnmiiict held last night In con- oeeiiun wiin oiii lair turn gave assur ance of the co-ope.rution ot Oregon with other states in matters of Inter est to sportsmen. Mr. Tonkin Is interested in the re cent crow and magpie shoot held here and i:i investigating the results with n view toward advocating them in other parts of the state. I ' I'KNVKU, April IS. (A, P.) llocky mountain sections are slowly rocoering from the worst storm of the winter, which yesterday covered the district with snow 11 to 14 Inches deep, which blockaded the railroads and puralyned the wires. . ernor Hart. .LIKOUM HOY WINS PORTLAND. April HI. (A. P.) CCMMtMCATIOV I'Alt ALYZI.H. Dave Shade. California, welterweight.! ( HlCAilo, April 1. (A. li won a ID-round decision from Harry Telegraphic communication !n tho Schiimnn, Denver, last night, Schumau ; west and souih are practically para! was groggy many times. je. as the result of storms. drngising the Kast Itiver. New- York multimillionaire wid nv and .,-ie -1 on Afril 1 and has not been ' re,-h pon e K-i:r. !iinK the Kast liiver for her I Union Labor Does Not Act From Selfish Motives, Works in Interest of ll Workers. I That union iuhnr does not act from selfish motives but do Its work in the interest of all workers and that the la bors of the organic. t( branches react? to the benefit of nil nun and women who work was a statement made last light at a meeting hi 1,1 In Cnion hull I which was attended by a large crow.', j The special speakers of the evening I were '. It. Ilaiiwis. 'presidem cf the ; Oregon State Feder.it ion or ljilior anil I C. M. Kynerson, editor of the Oregon Labor Press. ! The nieeting'last ninht was the third one ot a series Unit Is being held in Pendleton by labor organizations, and the aprarance here o." the Portland men who are prominent in the work over the state w. s only one of many such meetings they ale attending in educational work which they are do ing in a totir of the state, other meet ings in the immediate future are plan ned for liuntingtcii, Paker and La (lnlp.de and other points in this section of the state. Relation;! between employers and employes are cordial now, the speakers declared, and an exc ellent spirit tend ing to niulce for lienor tmderstundiiu joi mutual pioblems exists. The recent SMtlenVent ot the contention between 'contractors and the builders' trades at j Portland' was uscii as all example of jthis spirit. In commenting on tien- eral conditions on the cost Mr. Hart- wig, among other things, said: "The city ot Portland, our largest industrial center, lies t?uring the per iod of adjustment following "the war l-0"n recotrnirrd as me best town m. the cesat. Hr.-.tness conditions have been better, and '.locsnplnyuiiuit h's not been so gre il as In other coast "ties. This condition, wc believe, d'rect result of the Ot-to-gethcr' spirit which existed with employers and employes during the Irving times of tho u-.ir Th. ,.i...nt t, ImI mini f ttW: the building trades dispute in Port k i land, is a splendid cxnmnlc of ti.e " ; methods we have adopted.' I NOIXKS XOT rFimiTTKH. OLYM PI A. April Hi. (T, P.) Coal or woodbiirning engines will pot bo perm'lted in the Olympic 7.0110 i f West Clallam and Jefferson counties, from April to October, according to f're prevention rules promulgated for the tonvido-ridden territory by Gov- PRESIDENT HLLS RAILWAY LABOR BOARD ' VACANGfES McMenimen Represents Labor! Group, Higgens Management jt Group, Hooper the Public.it M0 N DELL THINKS SALES TAX LAW WILL NOT PASS Voicing Opposition to Sales Tax! Republican Leader Doubts ' 1 Law Passing This Session, I WASHINGTON', April 18. (A. if .!ury Anderson was nominated 'bj the president as director of the worn nn's bureau of the department of la bor. F. Foster l?a.'n of California, was nominated director of the bureau of mines. The senaie confirmed the nomina tion of George Harvey as ambassador to Great Hritain and Myron T. Her rick as ambassador to France. Three vacancies on the railway la bor board were filled by the president nominating Walter 1 McMenlmen of Massachusetts, representing the labor croon' S:. him,. I mucins of New York tepivscnL'nR the management group, and Hen W. Hooper former governor I of Tennenyee to renresent the nubile I I'a- us of U.w l)o.,b.ful. lvf'j f, ' ,', i WASHINGTON. April 16 (A. P.I ing an opposition to the sates epresenttaivp Mondell, the re - i.niiejiii i.-:o icr iire.liecen mat ni law ....... ,i... ..i.i ..... ih- ,., WAKHINGTON, April 16.- I A. J'.) ai. .... ...,.! ,i, tariff and the anti dumping bill Iate't Hock road Is being graveled ai , yesterday the leaders planned to re- l ''abbage Hill on the Old Oregon j oort n Ihe in. mieriilioii restrict on bIl next week. . ' '.Master Shurtnon Is pleased with the l'i:i:XC AMI! S.SAJOlt ACCKPTK') I outlook for roads this season in I'ma PAIUS, April 16. (A. P.) Premier tilla county. . - r.rlc.nd despatched a messaxe to Hard- Weekly Iloml Itcisirt l'jst-ni Oregon ing, acceiiting the aiipointment of M. I Auto Clnh. T. Herrick as ambassador to France, i'' Pendleton. Ore.. April 16. 1921. ! He expressed his gratification at Her- ricks return to the Pacis embassy. A sharp advance in the price of. May and July wheat is .ipparent in the Chic;. go grain markcfT May wheat closed at $1.'JS today, a conKiil-(yaiia Walla to Columbia highway crable advance over yesterday's price , viu Hepiuierl --Walla Walla to Pen--r $1.L'L' 3-1. while July wheat closed i t1(,ton im., except six mile, take at 1 .08 an advance over yesKr- j highway. Pendleton to Pilct Hock day's elosirg of ?1. mi 1-4. . ! first nart g.xid, re.-.t rough but dry. Following are the quotations eeived by Overbed; x: Couki j brokers: ! Wheat Open High l.tiw May Jl.i'4 l.SS'.-j ?1.'.'4 July LOS l.if 1 .OS Corn May .Sfi 'a .57"; July .fill's .Hi's .6tl Oats May .Si; .37 .36 j July - .37'-i ..SS'a '.37 l!jc local Close 1 .OS " ' 'Vi : ''' ! 3" .:iS May 1.17 V. 1.23 V, LOO 14 Poivig r, 3 ! l ISO,'. ros. 1 '.xebange Sterlin; Marks. Acting Under Orders From Navy Department Call for Bids to mm ml Wi I BE OPENEO AT ONCEi . - ... ... ironi all pans ri loaao aie in coui- Dnll 22 Wells Were Issued. ,,,,. ilt ., itcrschniastic. track and field meet to't e held here May 1 i and I I'll under the auspices or the I'niver WASIIIXCITON". April Hi. (P. P.) sty of Idaho. Medals and cups will Secretary of the Navy Dcnby an-,1, awarded the winners, nounced tlio iii'Mil oil reserve Ian Is j of California would lie opened Miimed lately for drilling by private interests. Hlils Arc Cnllcil Lor SAN" FHANC1SCO. April IS. (P. P. I Acting under orders .frcm the cavy department, the heaihmarters of the 1-th nscal district called for bids jnst took a chance." they explained, minister Abbey has been announced for the drilling of 22 oil wells in the "tit hers are doing It and getting away by the police. The material consist navy oil reserves near Taft. in Kern'cith it." They gave their names as led of gasoline ard paraffin soaked county. ; Will Avery and H. I Sloan. . tigs and aticks of wood. LOCAL FARMERS WANT MORE DETAILS ABOUT, CO-OPERATIVE PLANS FISHERMAN IS DASHED 7"1 he takc" b'I'n to nriTii ni nnntsr itl l''ounty wheat prowers relative to en 10 DEATH ON ROCKS IN Iterlm? the Oregon Wheat Growers' as- EFF0RT TO GAIN SHORE HOQCIAM, April 16. (l IM J. (lander, a fisherman, was dashed to death on the rocks when he attempted to swim ashore from a crippled launch off Gruys Harbor and F. Carsey is missln?. John Kanciec was saved in the launches dory. The launch, which left Portland Tuesday, is adrift at sea. . ', MOST ROADS OF THIS SECTION FAVORABLY Elimination of . Detours is Sign of . Better Travel; Dry Weather Prevails. Many of the roaiij In this 'section ace in their bet condition at the pres. ent time uccording to the central of fice of the Kastern Oregon Auto Club in this city, which Is making weekly reports on roads for the information of all automobillsts. Ruins of tho ' past week have only helped the dirt . roads which were getting dusty In places. Only in the mountains is ! there still trbuble from muddy roads. Travel the main highway mttiom ' detours seems to be the order of the ! day at the good roads t !ui oince as 'all Olivers are rouieu ovei inc oik.i- i cv.ivs. Much construction work is le- 'ng done by ire state ana couni.v i.i Ithls Immediate section. Pendleton- l rail. orainiis "i"""- illx and some In the west end of the ! county at Hermiston. County Koart Columbia Highway (Pendleton to Portland) Pendleton to Deschutes river good' gravel and macadam, ex cellent, good, fair. Deschutes, river ' to The Dalles rough. Hepa:r work. ;The Dalles to Mosier better, rough gravel. Mosier to Hood Itiver good. Haliince i lived. L old Oregon Trail (Pendleton to L 1 Huntington) Pendleton to La Grande ', over Hlue mountains now- passible, .ill 1 cars going .through. La Qrar.de io Haker Talr. linker to Huntgton . good except at Durkec where road 1 construction is on. Oregon - Washington Highway. Pilot Hock io Heppner coo.I road. Heppner, lone to Willows ir on Columbia Highway good. Pendleton to Spokane Pendleton to Walla Walla paved. Wa'.la Walla to Snokane. All roads :;ood. soino ex- j cellent.' Houte either by i Ferry or Lyons Ferry. Lest Central by Cen- inil Kerry. Hingham Springs Hoad (Pendleton to Hingham) Pendleton to Ca use good. Temporary bridge now in luc.r Thornhollow allowing traffic. Thorn- 1, linlluw to C.ibbon bad. Oiobon to ningjiani:;coil. Pendleton to Cold-' Springs H.v Mlol.lniiin or south ''aid Springs road ; :;ocd. i 'lVnilleton' to Helix. Ten miles I paved, ('(it off Io Helix from Highway Mn good condition. Part under PM-':etion. con- Highway (Pen-'good ndleton to Pilot Nnrth and South 'dleton io Hiirns) I' Hock lair. Pilot Hock to Albee fair. 1 Albee to Pkiah bad. mpa;sbli- io iHiiriis over mountains. Fishermen may get up .McKay creek rond to the Postoi'l'lcc tomorrow if tl.ey are prciared for rough ing. 1IH.I1 SCHOOL STl HKNTS TO CDJII'I II- MOSCOW Idaho. April Hi (A. 1 - "'k'' hool track and field athletes V 1H I S AUK ( AITI Iil l) TK1MDAD. Colo.. April IS. 1 1'. IM An hour after they had entered the State Hank of Agmlar. and robbed 1 it of $oiO. tile two automobile bandits discovery of a nuantiiy of iiiflam were captured by-the posse. "We mable iuateri.il in cloisters in West- socistion or lining up with the I'nlted States Grain Corporation until the na tional body works out in detail its measures of procedure and the whole situation ha lime to crystallise, ac cotding to sentiment expressed at u meeting of many prominent grain farmers held at the rooms of the Commercial Association last plght wncn Fred Kennion made a repdVt of the activities of the convention he at tended at Chicago recently. Compulsory pooling, optional pool ing or sale on consignment were some of the bones of mild contention that I were picked dry in the discussion that i followed .Mr. Iiennion's talk last night, and the motion to remain "neutral" for the present resulted from this dU 'cusslon. I The attitude expressed by Lho meet ' ing was of particular Interest due io the expressed detire that was voiced last night on ihe part of the Oregon state association through A. 11. Shum way, president of the state board of directors, 'that his organization ex pected to begin an educational cam paign in this county during the first part of May to secure members. , Would M Division. The opinions expressed last night Bhow that I'matilla farmers are anxi ous that there be no division, among wheat growers as to which otganlzi tion shall be adopted here, but the sentiment seemed to be strongly favor able to co-operative marketing under .ome plan. The decifion to pass up at present any alignment with the Oregon rtute orginization is due to the fact chat the Northwest Wheat Growers' Asso- Ration is committed to the one hun- i i' o-,u e.,,,,,,,,, , .imi; ,.,.. j 'or a period of five years under the .terms of the contracts already enter-. 'ed Into, the discussion disclosed. The ; national organization, on the other , m c crop may be marketed, optional pool- rConiinued on page ) w , , ... . . Twelve Year Old Miss Put- Up Desperate Struggle and Suc ceeded in Making Escape. (Kast Oregonian Special.) ECHO. Ore.. April 16. A twelve- year-old schocd g.rl was assaulted an an unknown' tramp Thursday-evening while walking to her home, which is about a mile and a half out of Echo. -The girl put up a desparate strug gle and succeeded in escaping from htm. News of the attack was brought to the Echo flour- mills and a search ing party was formed immediately. The hills were -scoured by the .party but no trace of the man could be found. The man is described as being :ii) years old. dark complexioned. ta'J and about two weeks growth of beard and long unkempt hair. I is completely destroyed. Leaves on CREEKS BETTER THAN it,:e ",er riti: "f hP "'n'""'s ,nl" DIWCD mn CIOUIKir '"r burnel black. The villages of nlVtri rUn NorilNu llK.lph and Blevins are practically de- IS ANGLERS' REPORT js,r, vei1' t Wire C'oni'iiiiii cation ( rippled. Anglers who are going out to catch i '"'TLI-: HoCK. AriJ.. April 1. the elusive trout should go to ihcM1' ' Thirty five are reported creeks in preference to Irving .hel kiIle1 '" the i'orn, ihv s"theast rtver. and better success will probably i wn p:,rt of rkansaa. according to result from using bait rather than ! reports. Coninmnleation with flies. This was the experience of the storm swept country is paralyzed, many fishermen yesterday on the: Kclicf Is Sent. - lopening day of (he season.' i Many parties were out. and several i catches were ivportcd. -Tlie wa- j ter is still a little murky, however. . and the streams are a little high for eastern Texas and southwestern Ar thejn'st of link yet. kansas. ttuy Matlock. Jim Kstrs and Sol, Town MmiI Out. Iiaiim got i." as a result ot tticir jaunt on tiie Lower Hireli yesterday. The driv- jcatcb represented members of the fin 1 ny triblc that ranged in length from six inches io twelve inches. I A nartv headed by Dr. K. L. Ingrain i caught the limit on Kast Dirch. Otto , Nelson iai:glft L'L' good ones along the ) jl'pper McKav. A party eonsi-ting of s 1 Leslie Oihhs. I'orrest Haker ind John 1 Dunning uot a nice string on their jaunt. Many other parties were out lalong the streams, many of .hem : getting good ;-trnc.;s. i INFLAMMABLE MATERIAL j IS FOUND IN CLOISTERS . OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY LONDON. April lfi (C. P.) The SEVERE STORM HIT OMR PHUT J 0. S. Heavy Death Toll, Many People Injured, Property Damaged Result of Storm in South. WILL TAKE 3 WEEKS TO CLEAR ARKANSAS ROADS All Vegetation Completely De stroyed; Leaves on Outer Edge of Tornado's Path CHICAGO. April 16. (T. P.) Fifty were killed and property was damaged to the extent of millions in the bliz zards and tornadoes which cov ered the entire central west. Crops were levelled, buildings destroyed, trees blown down, railroads blocked by snow end sleet, wires were forced to the ground and - fruit trees and early' gardens were damaged. - The windstorm did the most damage in the southwest where many lives were lost. The tr. r- nrAo left a wake of death . (Jeg(;ruction in Texas and Ar- kansas. The storm centered over nii noiss, sweeping toward--the great lakes region. The wind , . . v(,loritv of 70 milp-i , reacnea a VejOCliy OI IV miien Ian hour. ! H. J. Cox, who is in charge j of the weather bureau here, i said it was Chicago's worst j storm. A heavy wind accom jpanied the rain, which v' nearly a cloudburst. I LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 16. (A. P.) A rapidly mounting death list Uhat may exceed 50. and downs of j persons injured and property damage as yet unestimated are the results of a tornado that cut a wide swath acres' Larts of M.1Ier an(J Hempsted coun- , t:es, In Arkansas ancPCass county. In j Teas. Apparently the heaviest hiss" I of life and property was In the two Ar'arisa3 counties. In the rural sec tions of upper Miller county, near 1 Texarkam IS persons are known to 'have been killed and a largo number ; injured. Near Hope in Hempsted j county, 15 to 20 men were killed and scores Injured, say the press dispatch es. Villiv:i lractinlly IHMtroml. HOF'B. Ark., Apr 1 Is. (DMil a. in.) Thirty seven are dead and fit) In jured in Heninstead county alone, as the result of a tornado which swept the southwestern part of Arkansas, uc cordlns.to test 'available reports ut this honr. It will take three weeks to clear the highways in the storm's path. It Is estimated. All vegetation TKXAKK ANA. Tex.. April IS. (IT. l .i Ph'stc!ans. nurses, citizens and tther relief is being rushed to the storm stricken communities in north- HIIt.MINliH AM. Ala.. Anril Hi. V. P.) The towns cf Kaiph In Tusealoo- s. county, and Sulligent In Limar county, are reported wiped out In u cyclone early today. Woman r Killed in Tornado. HATTlESl.l Hli. Miss. April 14 (A. P.) Ono woman was killed an 1 twelve persons were injured in u tor. nado which struck Som.ig. Ten houses were wrecked. In Wake of Tcrrif .Morm. In wake of storm In Arkansas Forty are killed crops nr levelled, honi"s me (leslroM'd and Die loss l estimated t hundreds of ihoiisaiHis. In' Texas 12 are lulled mid four coun ties are damaged to an extent of a mil lion dollars. In Wisconsin transput tation lines are paralyzed by mini, sleet and wind. In Illinois a 70 tulle gale and a heavy rainfall iUmm;eil trees, frame buildings, leleffrsuh and railroad lines. In M ihmoii f i Two ii lagea were hit by a eye Ion. In loa n (Continued on p( .).