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;. THE EAST OREGONIAN IS JHE ONLY INLAND EMPIRE NEWSPAPER GIVING ITS READERS THE BENEFIT OF DAILY TELEGRAPHIC NEWS REPORTS FROM B OTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNITED m 1 w DAILY EDITION Tn East Orgonltt la ETn Oro ob i (rmlMI nwpnpr and inn fores give to tin ad-rtle twins the guaranteed pint elrculstlosi In Pendleton and Umatilla eouaiy ( any otbsr aswsptpar. DAILY EDITION Th net proia run or yesterday's Dally , 3,278 This paper l a iiiftni.or or and aurtlli-d by ths Audit lluretu of Circulations COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPES COUNTY OrnClAL l , J ' I : . tfCJfcnnifcuiiFj ',- rrz-mmi . .. .. .........l ... ' VOL. 33 Dniicii nrnifjiii ruuoiruLii'iai STRIFE FEARED Of SILESIA Minor Engagements With Nik . mcrous Dead, Many Wound- cd, Have Already Occurred. RETIREMENT OF POLES : CAN PREVENT OFFENSIVE Italian Forces Interested in Maintaining Peace, Fought Poles Held Germans Back. Oppclln, Upper Silesia, May II. (Carl 1. oroat. L P. Htaff Corres pondenl.) A PoHsh-Oorruen war Im pended today In Silesia. Minor en gagements with numeroua dead have occurred already. . Bach aide la claim ing this rich mining district. Heavier lighting that mlcbt mean a start of a new European confiscation, I expect ed hour to hour. "Only the voluntary retirement of the poles can prevent the. Oermana from attempting; a big counter offensive," General Marlnis, commander of the Italian plebiscite troops declared to the United Tress. Marlnia said ht had heard the Ger mans had organized in aelf defense a league ot 10,000 men at Kreuseburg and elsewhere In Silesia. "It Is a ques tion of how long they can be held back," ho declared. The Italian gent-rat said hla forcea were Interested In maintaining peace. "they have fought the roles." he said, "but they have held (lie Germans back also." Ask Anicrk-a'a Support WASHINGTON, May II. U'. P.) 1 Ifl.HQ I1IU. (Kill ft lumwi w American Government aaklng Its sup port In the Sllesian question, Hecro tary of state Hughes has replied re fusing such support, it was learned to day. ! WAS POOR POLISH GIRL NEW YORK, May II. In Iter tumble-down laloratory In the out SKlrts of Paris a young Polish woman discovered a new mineral. It glowud In the dark, so she called It "radium." The womau was Mme. Curio, who w In Anasrlca to receive 15 grains tf the precious subsiance slid disco 'o-ed. Th' costs $100,000. which ha beei contributed by Americans, nioxtlv wo men. . Mme. 'Curie's story la 'oM In (he Mar number of The .Mentor M.ga sine. WHEAT PRICES TAKE J I! Wheat rose lu price today. May vs...l rloslmr at II. II 1-2. two cell.! hlKhcr than yesterday's closing, wmle July wheat cloned at 11.11 1-4, also two cenU higher than the July closing yesterday. . Following are the quotations re eelved bv Overbeck A Cooko, local broken: Wheat Open. High. bow. Close. May 1.. tl.4 l.4iK l.484 July 1.15 , 1.184 l.lttt 1.18W , Corn. May .0 .69 H .58 .f.9V4 July .80 .! ,S0tt MS Oata. May July ,J7 . .31 ,ST '37 .58 U .39 .11 : .39 Wheat It Was a strong market throughout the session with greater disposition to. rocogiilse the strong situation that would . aurcly develop should anything happen to the grow ! oroD. The reports today from Itansas and Nebraska were very un favorable. Tho cash demand was guod at hiah prices and country offorlngs to arrive reported aa moderate From a supply and demand standpoint the situation can bo anything out oearisn. There la but one argument against i.rlce stability at tho moment that of LriinivA intnrfnreiire with the mar tvtli'g conditions which would result in tightening up of loans against pur chases In the country without a hedg' ins market and would undoubtedly soell lower prices. Financial condi tions not noticeably Improved, are a least on the road to recovery, and tnt. situation has been the dominant fac tor for a period of ten months. It only reasonable to suppose that the re luxation will bo accompanied by b strong market, Meattlu OimIi Market. I lied Winter. 11.30; 1 Hard Whllo. f 1.13; 1 Soft While II. IS; 1 White Club, 11.31; t Hard Winter, $1.80: 1 Nor. Kprlng. $1.10; 1 Red Walla Wal la. $1.30; Wn Bend. 11.31. Portland 'ah Market. 1 Hard W hite, 11.40: I Sort White, tl.tt: 1 Whit Club, t.1.11; 1 Hard Winter, 11.11; 1 Nor Spring. l.J!; J Rod Walla Walla, $1.30. ram of mum . & H aa. a, a a at as i A- Jpjr SLACKER iTORNEY CITED Fui CONTEMPT BY HOUSE COMMITTEE ALLIED REPARATION TERMS ARE HANDED TO GERMANY TODAY HKltl.lN, May 18. (U. P.) Germany inuut illHarm hy June 1G according to the allied Utiiih handed to the German govern ment. The demands, presented by M. Nollct, the French rep rcseutatlve, were: A reduction of the army to 100.000 by June 15. The u r render of aU surplus war materials by June 30. The delivery of all arms hy the civil population by June 1. The dissolution of self protec tion by June 3. The police force for the entire nation to le hold under 150,000. Albert M. Dcspain Succumbs , to Sudden Attack of Heart Disease at Country Home. ' Coming aa a shock to his relative and friends. Albert M. Despaln, well known Pendleton man, died last night at 10 o'clock as the result of a sudden attack of heart disease. While Mr. Despaln had not been feeling well for several days, his condition was nut considered serious and his death, which occurred at the Despaln ranch, Hawthorne, waa most unexpected. Mr. Despaln was S3 years of age and waa born on Birch Creek, bolng a member of a prominent pioneer family or tilts county. He spent the greater part of his life In Pendleton but during the past, it years has 'mined at Haw thorne, on McKay creek, Mr. Despaln waa unmarried and is survived by his mother. Mrs. Nancy E. Despaln, and four sisters, Mrs. Nor lorne Berkeley and Mrs. Constance Isaacs, of Pendleton, Mrs. f. C. Berke ley, of Hay Creek, and Mrs. Henry Zander ot Portland. funeral services will bo held to. morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Methodist church, with Rev, John Secor officiating. Mr. Despain was a member of the Masonic order and the Masons will be In charge of the services. UNITED STATES NAVY DEPARTMENT WOULD JOIN ATLANTIC ND PACIFIC FLEETS IN ONE AMERICAN ARMANDA (S RITNER TELLS WHY FARMERS WERE WARY ABOUT OREGON PLAN Hoy W. Ritner, local farmer. and uresident of tho state senate, discussed the recent grain grow ers meeting at The Dalles In a tulk before the Rotary club to day. Mr. Ritner said the local men who attended tho meeting lacked confidence In the propos ed state organization and that this was partly due to tho fact some of the men In charge are not wheatgrowers and have not been ndlable for success In any class of farming. Another factor In the cane, he said, was the fact many men who had signed up on the 100 per cent pooling plan are men who had lost money In elevators and had been promlncd that If they would Join the new organisation It would tako the elevators off their hands. Senator Ritner said that he spoke only for him self but that personally he would prefer to handle his wheat as In tho past rather than sign up for six years to do his marketing through an organisation In which he lacked confidence. Leon Cohen was a special guest at the luncheon today and made a brief talk expressing his pride In Pendleton and his pica sure at being buck in his old own home ngaln. SEVEN YEAR OLD BOY HACItAMENTO, May 18. (f. P.) Charles Howard, 7 yesr old lad died In a local hospital as the result of be ing bitten by a dog suffering from ra bies. Several others were also bitten. The health department took tha mat- tar In hand. C Y EAST OEEGONIAN, PENDLETON. OREGON, Weinberger Refuses to Reveal How Much Money He Had;Lloyd George Reiterated His Obtained From Bergdoll Case WASHINGTON, May II. (U. P.) The house committee, -Investigating the escape of (.rover C-'levclund Hcrgdoll, cited for contempt Harry Weinberger, of Now York, the slacker's attorney. He will be brought before the bar of the house for trial. Attorney for Many The contempt citation waa made by the committee after Weinberger refus ed to reveal how much money he had obtained from the Hcrgdoll cose. He declared he would not present his books to the committee. Weinberger was attorney for many alleged radi cals, Including Emma Goldman and Alex Berkman. Weinberger refused to reveal his fees in the bergdoll case or what communications passed between him and Bergdoll and D. Clarence Gib boney of Philadelphia, another attor ney In the cos. Representative John son declared he would press for the houso to vote a prison sentence for Weinberger, The Committee Is also confronted with a possibility of contempt proceed ings against Mrs. Emma Hcrgdoll, the slacker's mother. .Joseph McDevltt. of the department of Justice, Informed the committee she refused to permit an examination of her books and check stubs. The committee desired to learn what amounts were paid for counxel fees, or to aid In Bergdoll's escape. Mrs, Bergdoll said she had spent $30,00(1 but would not allow an examination of her accounts. PROPERTY OWNERS ARE URGED BY CRABTREETO DO AWAY WITH WEEDS C. A. Cralitree, street commissioner, is hot on the trail of offending weeds, and he declares that he is going to keep after property owners who have failed to clean up until Pendleton is Cleat ot Die noxious pests. Three 'n spwtions were made recently In wkicn Pire Chief W. E. Hingold and Mr. Oabf ce Joined, and those Inspections showed that tho city Is in better con dition from a sanitary point of view than It has been for a long time. "Kite a lot more has to be done," he wild. "Some of our lending citixens are not showing the willingness to co operate that one would naturally ex pect from them. Take Happy Can- .vol, and the Kound-Up grounds. They ure not kept clean, and until some bortv shows the real Pendleton spirit and sees that these places are cleaned tin 44e44444 Question of Brinaina Fleets Together is Understood to be Before Harding and Denby WASHINGTON, May 18. (A. L. Bradford, U. P. Staff Correspondent.) The Atlantic and Pacific floets are to be Joined In one American armada If present navy department plans are carried out. it has been learned au thoritatively. Tho question of bringing the two fleets together Is understood to be now before President Harding and Secre tary Denby. Naval officers believe the new fleet should first he assigned to the Pacific. Though It is denied that this would be evidence, of un friendliness to Japan, the officers think tho International sltuutlon Is such that It would bo better that the main- American fleet bo stationed In the Pacific. LANTZ B!LL PASSES STATE SENATE TODAY SPRI.VGFIlil-D, Ills.. May 18. (IT. P.) State senate the LuiUs hill plac ing the Chicago board of trade under control of the stale agriculture depart ment. Members of the board say this means abolition of the Chicago cx chance. LLOYD GEORGE DENIES HE ARRANGED MEETING WITH IRISH PRESIDENT LONDON, May 18. tC. p. Lloyd George denied he had attempted pri vately to arrange a meeting with "President" Da Valcra of Ireland. The official denial said the only advances ha had made were statoments In par. Itament where he expressed his will ingness to meet any one qualified as a representative of the Irish people. BRITISH PREMIER MAKES CRITICISM OF FRENCH PRESS Statement Regarding Handl ing oi upper sncsia. DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISTORTED REPORTS Children of Treaty Cannot be Allowed to Break Crockery in Europe With Impunity. LONDON. May 18. (Ed. U Keen. IT. P. Stuff Correspondent. Lloyd George in a statement today declared that the "Impertinence of the French newspapers toward anyone disagreeins with them would be "fatal to the en tente." He reiterated his statement In the commons regarding the hand ling of upper Silesia. "I am not re sponsible for distorted reports In the French newspapers," he said. He de clared the British, American and Ital ian press had approved his statements with "unprecedented unanimity." Council Must Decide. LONDON, May 18. (A. P. Lloyd George Issued a statement reiterating the British attitude toward the upper Silcslan question expressed by him in a recent speech, and disclaiming re sponsibility for the "distorted reports" in the French newspapers. "The fate of Upper Silesia must be decided by the supreme council and not by Korfanty," he said. "Children of the treaty cannot be allowed to break crockery In Europe with Im-j punity. Somebody must place , a rc-l straining hand upon them." j Japanese Conference Now in Session Favors Leaving Army in Amur, Sagholion. TOKIO, May 18. (Henry W.' Kin ney, L. P. Correspondent.) The with drawal of Japanese troops from Vladivostok region, but not from Amur or Sagballon. Is understood fa vored at a conference of the Japanese govvrnlnent representatives to Asia. now In session here. All members or the cabinet, governors of Korea and Shantung, the Japanese minister to Peking and other hlKO, officials sta tioned on the Asiatic continent are at tending the conference. WARNING SKNT P1U-IIMCXT. MEXICO CITY, May 18. (A. P.) "Beware of the fate of Francisco Ma dero. who failed to heed solicitations to channe his policy and fell," was a warning sent to President obrcgon b liberal constitutionalist members of the chamber of deputies and the sen ate. Kadlcals attempted to force their way into the chamber of deputies last night to attack the liberal constitution alists who were' holding a caucus. SOCIETY HONORS MARY GARDEN Chicago's Four Hundred was so elated over the success of Mary Garden's tour of the country with her opera company, that It honored her with a re ception. Miss Muriel McCormick, daughter of Harold Fowler MeCurmlek, Chicago millionaire, Is shown seated beside the prima donna-director. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1921. SPEAKERS OLD AND YOIJVG PRAISE WORK OF LEON COHEN IN BEHALF OF CITY; NOTABLE BANQUET HELD "Gentlemen, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you." Leon Cohen's voice choked with emotion so that he con Id not trust himself to say moro when he responded to a toast at a banquet last night held at the French restaurant when 110 members of the Pendleton Commercial Association gathered to honor him for the work ho has done and the burdens he has borne during the 37 years he has been Identified with Pendleton's business and civic activities. Homage such as Is rarely accorded a citizen by his fellow townsmen was paid the founder of The Peoples Ware house In the series of talks given fol lowing the banq.uet when his efforts toward the upbuilding of the city and community were partially revived. . Steady Wheel Horse Mr. Cohen was referred to as a steady dependable wheel horse in the talk by Will M. Peterson, who was the first speaker to be Introduced by Presi dent James H. Sturgls who presided at the meeting. "I have always felt a desire to be a wheel horse, and I want to see the time when every man around this table will be a wheel horse. A race horse is good to look at. but the loads are pulled by those unflinching men who know the use of a collar. Leon Cohen ,has never been a radical or an extrem ist. He has been conservative, and If every good deed he has done were rep resented by a rose, tonight he could lie down In a wilderness of flowers." l-iiMt Days Itcn-allcd In talks by Dr. F. W. Vincent and Joe Tallman, the early days of Com mercial Association activities In Pen dleton were revived. Dr. Vincent who was the first president of the organi sation told of the work that was done by that body of men. The association was formed in 1893 with nine men as the nucleus and they in turn got busy and increased this number to 1. The original Initiation fee was i-'l and the dues were J." a month. The first meeting was held in what was until recently the Carter and Smythe law office. Later the head quarters were ghlfted to the rooms re cently occupied by the Tri State Ter minal and afterwards to permanent quarters in rooms over the Pendleton Drug Co. owned by the late Tom Ma larkV. " Dr.Vincent told of the improvement "bugs" that different members had In cluding roads and a water system. He described the old tw o-inch water main system and recalled that the charge for water at that time was a cent and a half per thousand gallons. That Mr. Cohen encouraged the others in these different projects was the speaker's declaration. President Two Years For two years, in 1902 and in 1906 U. S. AND JAPAN WAR WOULD GO HARD ON JAPS, SAYS GLEASON Yap, Corea, China and Califor ' nia Question Would Not Fur nish Remotest Cause for War CHICAGO. May IS. (A. !'.) A fight to the finish between the I'niteil States und Japan would result In Ja pan being wiped off the map, George Gleason. international Y. M. C. A. Secretary, wno lias just returned from the Orient, declared In addressing the r LF.OX COHEN Mr. Tallman said Mr. Cohen was presi dent. Charles H. Carter drew up the first by-laws that were adopted by the association. The appropriating of $100 for improvement of Wild Horse road was one of the early ventures of the body, and later the sum was In creased to 800 with strict Instruc tions to the contractor that under no conditions' should he exceed this amount. The streets were mud puddles In the wet season, Mr. Tallman said. To keep traffic possible was a real task during the winter months. The first board of directors had on Its membership T. F. Roorke. T. C. Taylor, Sam Srturgis, Ed Boyd, Sam Jackson and Leon Cohen. A number of the youncer men were called on for impromptu talks, Koy Buchanon declaring in his speech that the homage paid Mr. Cohen by the speakers was all too brief. Roy Ualey, last year's president of the association declared that he thought Mr. Cohen should be classed as a thoroughbred rather than a wheel horse. Other I speakers were Judge J. W. Maloney, Mayor George A. Hartman ana Dr. . D. McNary. The large crowd was well cared for by the management of the restaurant, and conditions made the work of serv ing difficult owing to the extra people who arrived late. At the conclusion of the banquet those present joined in giving three cheers and a tiger for the .honor guests. James 8. Johns serving as cheer leader. . international disarmament congress. He declared.' however, "that only those living in the kindergarten of in ternational affairs could picture the possibility of war between this country and Japan. The Yap, Korea. China and the Cnl'fornia question would not furnish the remotest cause for a war." PENDLETON BAND WILL DONATE SERVICES FOR ONE DAY AT CARNIVAL The extent of cooperation that Is beinpr practiced by the business inter ests of Pendleton in preparing for the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Car nival which will be held here May 26 and 27 Is shown in the fact that the Pendleton band, through its leader A. W. Ltinilcll. has offered to donate its servk'cs free during one evening of the show. This information has lecii received by Philo Rounds, chairman of the en- jtei'tainment committee. Music will he Must us essential as any of the fea tures that are counted on to make the event a success, and the spirit u -spiay-ed by the band has met with a warm response from the merchants. Prospective brides and grooms are still being sought, the committee de clares. Two couples has already sig nified iheir willingness to he married during the carnival. Pciiland Bros, had no display to make at the carnival, but that lias not prevented them from taking a part. They have volunteered their services In hauling exhibits free of charge. to Ha y Canyon 10 i LONDON, May H. ( I. P. I With 1 ! 24.ntm.lioi) working days lost, the I itritish lenders returned to the task of ending the coal strike. Thu mine-j owners are prepared to offer a plan of great consolidations to reduce the production cost without lowering wa ges greatly. The plan is sponsored by the Marquis of Londonderry and sub mitted to his fellow mlneowner. . NO. 8830 FRANKLIN LANE DIES AT EARLY wiGira Former Secretary of Interior Succumbs Following Opera ' tion at Mayo Bros. Institution HAD SHOWN IMPROVEMENT; DEATH WAS UNEXPECTED Mrs. Lane,-His Wife and Geo. Lane HiSr Brother- Were - in ..Attendance at His Bedside. ROCHESTER, MinD- May 18. (U. P.) Franklin K. Lane, former secre tary of the interior, died at St. Mary's) hospital today. He cam here several weeks ago for treatment by the famous) Mayo brothers, surgeons. A steady Improvement was noted since Lan underwent the operation. He gained In strength and was apparently well on the road to recovery. At an early hour today, the attending nurso noted the weakening of his heart and called the physician, Mrs, Lane bis wife, and George Lane his brother., -Lane weak ened rapidly and passed away at I a. m. He was born In Charlotts Town Canada, In, 1164. He was a graduate of the University of California. , - Served Seven Years In Cabinet It was often said of Franklin K. Lane that if he had been born In the United States instead of Canada, h would have been presidential timber. After serving seven years In President Wilson's cabinet as Secretary of the Interior, he resigned his 111,000 a year post in expensive Washington early in 1920 "in justice to his family to become vice president and legal ad viser of the .Mexican petroleum com panics controlled by Edward L. Doheny. -f Follow cd Newspaper Work '. Upon leaving college he engaged In newspaper work, becoming part owner ar.d editor of the Tacoma, Wash., Dally News. In 188 he was admitted to the bar of California and from HIT until 1002 served aa Corporation Counsel of San Francisco. IA the latter year he was the Democratic candidate tor . . governor of California bat was not elected. He received the party vote ot the State legislature In 1103 for United States senator. Appointed a memos! of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion by President Roosevelt In 1101. . later becoming chairman, Mr. Lane was serving in that capacity when ha was made Secretary of tho Interior. I'avorcd League of Nations Secretary Lane was a keen supporter of the League of Nations covenant and advocated ratification of the peace treaty of Versailles: - '. Family- Sarvlv Him " - Mr. Lane married in 1811 Miss Annf Wlntermute of Tacoma, Wash. Two ehildrewr-tweee bnrn.-t- thew, Mrev Nancy Lane Kauffman of Washington and Lieutenant Kranklin K. Lane, Jr.,. U. S. A. of Los Angeles, Cay. ; Lane was nominated democratic candidate for governor of California In 1902. He received hla, party vote In the legislature for the United States scant or in 13. He waa a member of the Interstate commerce commission from 1905 to 1!)1S. He was appointed secretary of Interior in tho Wilson cabinet In 1913. , ' His death was caused by angina pec- . toris. a disease of the heart from, which he had been suffering for two -years. Hr-ohltiit Sends Message. WASHINGTON, May 11. U. P.l "Kranklin K. Lane was an outstand ing American," President Harding said in a message of condolence to , Mi. Lane. The message follows: . .. "I have just learned of the death of your distinguished husband. I am wiring to express my very great shock and my exceedingly dep sorrow over , bis untimely passing. He was an out-, standing American who rendered most distinguished service t his country , and found an abiding place in the of fectlon of all who knew him well. Mrs. Harding joins ma lu an expres sion of most sympathetic condolence." THE WEATHER Reported by Major J.ee Moorhouse, weather observer. , Maximum. 74. Minimum. H. I lUirometer, i'S.Uu. TODAY'S FORECAST Tonight and Thursday fair, oolder toalchL