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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
NO. 9815
VOL. S3
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON. OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 24, 1921.
GERMANY PROMISES FRANCE TO CLOSE UPPER SILESI1 FRONTIER A! DISARM
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BID
IS JEERED
AND HOOTED IN
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French Premier Declared Ger
many Had Shown Good Faith
in Meeting Allied Demands.
CHAMBER SCENE WAS
STORMIEST IN HISTORY
Briand, Voice Drowned
in
Wave After Wave of Jeering
Shouts Stood His Ground.
PARIS. May ti. (Webb Miller, L
P. ; Staff Correspondent.) Premier
Briand wan Jerred and hooted In the
chamber of deputlea when he declared
Germany had shown good faith In
meeting the allied demand. The scene
In the chamber was one of the atorm
leat In Ita history.
Premier Drland. voire drowned In
wave after wave of jeering shouts,
mood hla ground and declared that
"Prance will go no further except
under Imperloua necessity." Amid the
Jeeia and shouts, could be heard euch
Phrases as '.'When do we occupy the
Ruhr?", "When will you put your
hand to Germany a throat?"
. As the noise subsided, Hrland, voire
hoarse from the atraln, hla hntr dls
heaveled, hla flata clenched, declared
that Lloyd -Georges speech un the
Silesian situation which canned auch
bitter comment In France had been
mlalnterpretcd In thin country. There
wo another deslve outburst. "There
la .nnihiua- u-ih frent alt nation tit
warrant the belief that the entente Is
endangered,'' Rrlnnd asserted vigor
otuly. Members started an uproar.
"Why did you order inoblliMtion?",
several voices demanded.
WAI.KTR APPOINTF.D RECEIVER
SKATTLE. Wash, May Si. tA. I'.)
.Federal Judge Jeremiah Neterer to
day named George 11. Walker or Ke
otle receiver for the sloan Shipyard
corporation, the Capital City Iron
Works and the Anacortes Nhipbulld
tng company, the firms Involved In a
suit for ID. 300,000 against the I'nlted
States government to recover losses
sold to have been sustained thm"h
cancellation of wartime shipbuilding
contracts. The receiver's bond
fixed at ISO, 000. Petition for the ap
pointment of a receiver was filed hy
I'nited States District Atorney Robert
C. Saunders, representing the ship
ping board.
DECISION ON INCREASE
Kate of Pay on Some Offices
Has Not Been Increased for
25 Years, Records Show.
Whether salaries for county offi
cials that were established a hoot i,
yenrs ago shall be revised upward, en
tailing an expenditure of ,.u .....
$3,700 a year to the tuxpnyera of I'tna
tilla. county Is onu of the questions
that la to be decided June 7 at the
special election when a bill passed by
(Continued on puna 5.)
ROBBERS LEAVE NOTES
VALUED AT $15,000 IN
EFFORT TO GET MONEY
One of tbe nentest safe jobs
done In Pendleton In many a day
was performed last nlithl when
the safe In the otTice of (luy H.
Johnson was "tumblered", all
' the strong boxes were pried
open, note file examined unci
cash boxes broken. Not one cent
was secured by the cracksmen.
Discovery of the Job was made
' this mnrnln when the safe was
Opened at 11 o'clock. No "aoup"
was uaed to (ret the safe open,
but drills und wedre were used
on the Inner doors. Iletween
114,000 and 115.000 -worth of
v uuiina.de note were left un
touched as were thrift stamps.
Mr. Johnson had deposited
little lesn than l,noii late Mon
day afternoon, and he Is con
irratiilatlnir himself for the
"hunch" that prompted him to
tret rid of the money
Deputy
Sheriff K. P.. F. Rldgway made
n examination of the safe and :
office as soon aa the discovery of I
the robbery was made, but he
could find no clues lo the robber
or robbers.
Clin
ODAY
WHEAT
MANY IRISH VOTERS
STABBED AND BEATEN
DURING ELECTION RIOTS
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Disturbances Broke Out in
Shipyard District; is Filled
With Labor Agitators.
I! ICI. FAST, liny 24. (V. P.)
Seventeen voters were stabbed and
benten In election day riots. The riot
broke out In the Rallycarol shipyard
district, which la filled with labor uet
Intora and Sinn Fein sympathizers.
Despite the police and military guards
about tho Sounders street booths, the
anll-ulsterites taunted the voters who
approached the place. From stone
throwing, the disturbance grew Into a
hand-to-hand conflict. In which clubs
and knives were freely used.
FIRE SWEEPS OUT ENTIRE DOWNTOWN
BLOCK OF BUSINESS HOUSES
TlAl T AC T17VAC 17
lyiiuuiw, X Ll'inj,
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
DESIRES CAST OFF CLOTHES!
444'4, 4i
FOR ARMENIAN SUFFERERS!
The ministerial association
asks the good people of Pendle
ton to look up ail the soiled
clothing they have pack tt In a
sack sew It up. and leave It at
the Baptist Church basement
not Inter than noon Wednesday
so that it can catch the steamer
out of Seattle on Sunday next.
She Will be in Gala Attire
and Her Friends and Neigh
bors Will Be Guests.
When Miss Pendleton holds her
comln-out party at Happy Canyon
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, after
noon and evenings, she will he dress
ed In t-ala attire and all her friends
and neighbors will be expected to be
her guests and enjoy the attractions
that have been prepared without
spending; a cent. That is the spirit
that prevails for the first Merchants'
and Manufacturers' Carnival which
will open at 2:30 o'clock Thursday
afternoon.
Not only will the whole attraction
be absolutely free, hut at such an
event, It is the polite thing to do to
have a little something to eat. and
there are a number of demonstrations
that will provide "refreshments'' for
those who want to get "snmples. '
Coffee, Ice cream, candy and waffles
re some of the good things that will
e made In various booths, and these
will I distributed In limited quan
tities fo those who are present.
The entertainment that has been
planned calls for specialties that will
be pleasing for the whole family from
Hen-pecked Father to the youngest
hahy. The wedding will be held Fri
day afternoon. The Identity of the
participants remains n deep mystery.
Work on the booths is being pushed
feverishly, now, and with only a few
hours until time for the opening of the
carnival, no stone Is being left tin.
turned that will make Ihe event sue.
cessful. .
Pooths that were expected to be
completed hy quitting time this even
ing include Economy Drug Co., Alex
anders, Koeppen's Drug Co., Thomas
Shop, Sawtelle's. Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph Co., Empire Meat Co.,
I'matlUa Flour and fSrnlii Co., Ilopfs
I'pstnlrs Shop, the East Oregonian
Publishing Co. and the Worklngmen's
clothing Co.
RF.MC.IOrS PAPFIt t'AII
CHICAGO, May 24. (A. P.) Pub
lication of a dally newspaper hy the
religious element' of the community In
Its own Interests Is doomed to failure,
because It is an effort to go Into the
business game without helng willing
to abide by the rules of business and
because the public Is not In a Sunday
mood when It buys the daily paper,
Rev. D. 11. Prnniniltt, edtlor of the
Fpwnrth lh raid, told Chicago's Meth
odist ministers today. He referred to
the recent suspension of a religions
dally In Chicago na proof of his asser-lun.
MARKET
Pricks and Stones Thrown
BELFAST, May 24. (A. P.) Elcc
the home rule hill were held through
out Ireland today, but only ' In the
north of Ireland were ballots cast, as
nominations fur1 the southern Irish
parliament were made without con
test.
Rival actions here hurled brick
and stones and a few shots were fired,
tlnns for parliaments In Ireland tinder
Itattlixl l ive Honrs,
PI'HLIX, .May 24. ( I'. P.) Nine
teen police and 30 Sinn Peltiers but
tled for five hours near Newport
County Mayo, has been announced at
Dublin castle. The Sinn Felners were
driven off when the police reinforce
ments outflanked them. One con
stable was killed and u district In
spector and Heverul republicans were
wounded.
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Aj11Jj1 11UO 1.
Blaze Starts in Furniture Store,
250 Automobiles Destroyed;
None Seriously Injured.
DALLAS. Texas. May 24. (V. P.)
An entire downtown block" of business I
houses v.as swept by fire. The loss Is jsitdS, .May 24. (A. P.) A dis
estimated at half a million. The f re pRtl.h froln Cairo ,eports a slight re
rtarted In a furniture store. Two hun- , cm.ni f .i.e trouble at Altxandria
dred ond fifty automobiles were de- an , ,llIlt denionstriit inn has begun in
strnyed when the Marwooit-Pacific tnM (JI.ov i,,ces
Storage company building was gulled, j .
Two hotels were wiped out. None I
were seriously Injured.
SKATTLK MKX TAKRTIilP
SEATTLE, May 21. (A. P.) One j
hundred and twenty five Seattle busi
ness men left here this morning on a
trade relations tour of Southwestern
Washington and Columbia liiver
I points, planning to return home Fri
day night. A special train will curry
the travelers and a boat has been
chartered lor the Columbia Kiver trip.
The first stop will be at Tacoma to
dnand the last stop at Chehalis Fri
day nifibt.
MAX V NEW CITIZENS IX V. 8.
WASHINGTON, May 24 (A. P.)
In April 12.l)74 aliens were granted
final citizenship papers, it was an
nounced today at the department of
labor. Final papers were asked for by
18.615 aliens, while 25,915 others de
clared their intention of becoming citizens.
IS UP SIX CENTS
OFFICIALS THINK i
RIOTS IN EGYPT
ARE 'ANTI-GREEK
a.
Native Movement is Consider
ed More Anti-Greek Than
Against Europeans Generally;
ENFORCE CURFEW TO CURB
ANTI-BRITISH UPRISING
Large Forces of Soldiers Pa
trolled Quiet Streets; No
British Soldiers Killed.
Alexandria. May 2,.-(A. p.-!
'The casualties In the rioting were
ficially reported, 12 Europeans, 36
natives killed and 191 persons
Z'n-1
I wouliiled. Official consider me
llive movement more anti-rireek
IUKainst the Europeans generally.
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ALKXANDrtlA. Ktfypt. May
r. V.) Machine guns will be turned
on the houses here where there Is
sniping, the, British commander de
clared In his proclamation. To curl)
the antl-Krittsh uprising, the curfew
was enforced last night and large forc
es of soldieis patrolled the quiet
streets. It Is officially announced
thut of the 23 killed In riots, none
were iiciliah aulditrs... iiom Brjti:.h
ur ', ,he I30 wounded.
REPUBLICANS LEAD
IN NUMBERS FOR 64
COUNTY PRECINCTS
A final check of the registra-
tlon cards of the 64 preciniita f
I'niatillu made by atiaches nf j
the county clerk's office showa
that Itepubficuns lead numer-
ically over other politicial par
ties. The standing of the par
lies are as follows:
ISepublicans, male, 4412; fe
male, 2 r f. 4 .
Democrats, male, 2365; female
1356.
Prohibitionists, males, 51; fe
males 51.
Socialists; male 105; female,
29.
Miscellaneous, Male 196; female,
9S.
Tho total registration of the
county according to the present
check Is 11.117.
DYNAMITE.
BULLS GROW RAMPANT ..
OVER REPORTS THAT
CROP IS ENDANGERED
fonltiiuinc the tendency of the pust southwest was soon forgotten aftep the
several days, the fhlcairo Oialn Mur- dip early In the day. Bullish sentl
ket shows a sharp advance today over, mem was rampant mid the trade gave
yesterday's market. .May wheat clos- more attention to the report of crop
In? at J1.72 1-2 to 11.73 3-4 and July ' deterioration coming from Kansas
at $1.34 1-4 to 1.,14 3-4. Yesterday's than to any other news. The fact
prices were May. $1.67 3-4 ond July that the crop elsewhere Is in good
,,.
h'ollowinj? are the
quotations re
ceived by Overbeck & Cooke, local
brokers.
Wheat
High Low
$1,74 4 $1.61
1.35 1.2'4
Corn
.62 .58
.64 H .61
Close
$1.73
1.34
.61
.B4,
Open
$1.6S'i
1.27'4
.58 'i
.614
May
July
Mav
July-
Wheat It was a big broad market
and prediction of showers for the
PROCEEDINGS IN
A rWFr. flR ANH
NIGHT; MOONEY
Thatcher Testifies That Star
witness Against Mooney-
Not Present During Bombing
SAN FHANCISCO, May 24. Altor-
ney Milton T. l"tten, representing the
pruaeruJoii, prepared to take up thei
iirgitments against a new trial for
Tlwimas Mooney -when the court
opened. Mooney, after spending last
night at the San Quentin penitentiary,
where he Is serving a life sentence for
alleged complicity hi the San Fran
cisco preparedness day bombing of
1916. is in court again today. The
proceedings in Mooney's case reached
ihe grand jury last night when Earl
Thatcher of Woodland, Cal., testified
that Frank Oxman, an Oregon cattle
man, who was a star witness against !
.Mooney, was not In San Francisco un-
til three hours after the bombing oc-I
cut-red.
Compelled to Oppose- Atioti. '
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24. (A. T.)
l"l!en said the district attorney was
compelled to oppose the present ac- '
lion on Mooney's behalf on tbej
grounds that if a common law writ
was granted it could be evoked suc
cessfully by every criminal.
ItrX KIX F.S INVITATION
SPOKANK. .May 24. (A. P.)
Members of the mining bureau of the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce today
voted to ask Governor Louis F. Hart
to attend the American Mining Con- I
gress In
Chicago and give an address i d,p,nn women's organizations includ
inlng resources of Washington I 'n.'he Woman's Club. Current Litera- ,
on ine mining resources ot Washing
and Alaska.
TOD A Y
condition apparently meant nothing
as the idea seems to prevail that a
period of hiuh temperatures will be
followed by reports for the crop going
back the same as in Kansas. This Is
'entirely of course theoretical and
I leaves the situation dependent upon
i weather conditions. The Immediate
I supply and demand situation looks
more bearish than for months. In that
it Is now much easier to buy wheat in
the country than to Bell It for export
shipmeM or for a domestic use.
MOONEY'S
a j-i ,
LiASliij
TTTRY A a A T IV T AST:
IN COURT TODAY
!GERMAN WAR CRIMINAL
CONVICTS HIMSELF BY
CHILDISH EXPLANATIONS
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LEIPBIO. Germany. May 24.
(V. P. I The first of Germany's
war criminals to lie tried, con-
vlcted himself. It Is believed to-
day. It was predicted that Ser-
geant Hinen, the first . of the
"little list" to lie tried, would be
sentenced to not less than two
years imprisonment, for brutal
treatment of war prisoners.
Hinen. according to the British
view, was given every chance to
offer a favorable testimony, but
turned the court against him by
his childish explanations.
Women Leaders Also Ask for
Lower Meat Prices in City;
Pendleton Co. is in Clear. I
At a session held yesterday after
noon executive heads of several Pen-
turp cluh and Thursday Afternoon !
; Hun look action protesting against j
! the use of tubercular cnttle for beet
purposes and also urging lower retail j
prices for meat in Pendleton. 1 ha
ipatherin was attended hy Mrs. Edith
' (i. Van Dousen, home demonstration
iigent. who was requested to take the
's-utvieet up with the city council.
A explained ry one of the ladies
j today the action was prompted by re
ports to the effect stiite inspectors in
; condemning tubercular dairy cows ad
j vU-ed that thev he sold to butchers.
I These reports from apparently reliable
j source? aroused the indignation of the
wnnim and they want action to stop
such practices,
j IJcfnsod OmuVinmi. Tattle
j Flrrt Whitman, manaser of the Peru
dleton Meat Co, says that the Pendle
j ton Meat Co. does nit accept tubercu
j lrr cattle and has had none of the beef
'complained against. Mr. Whitman
says offers of such cattle have been
j made to the company but have been
onstently refused out of fairness to
the consumer. The practice in some
j pacld? houses, according: to Mr.
I Whitman, is to take condemned cattle
jnd have federal inspertor say what
pan shall be u.ed and what thrown
away. However the local packing
'"oripanv h is not done this and Is en
' t'rely in the clear, according to Mr.
j Whitman.
:W0ULD INVITE FOREIGN
! NATIONS TO TAKE PART
! IN PORTLAND EXPOSITION
I WASlllVrJTuX. May M. l
' p i That President Harding be
, authorized to invite tho foreign
r nations to take part In the ex-
I position at Portland in 12, to
, celebrate the completion of the
t 4 transcontinental highways wan -
J in a resolution favorably report-
! etl to the senate by the foreign
if relnf'nns committee.
GERMANS WILL
DISSOLVE FORCES
FIGHTING POLES
Promise Sent in Response to
French. Ultimatum Threaten
ing Penalties if Untaken.
GERMANY'S ANSWER SENT
WITH UNUSUAL SPEED
Silesian Situation Was Given
First Place When Chamber
of Deputies Convened.
PARIS, May 24. (U. P.)
n ; J .Ina. ftin
uci many iiiuiiuacu viunt tut-
Upper Silesian frontier, disarm
and dissolve the regular forces
i cant trt nnmhat fh Pnlpa This
the French ultimatum threaten
I incr npnnlrips if the action is not
t.kn. The German answer
j tttlllC " III! UIIJ1 CVCUCIIICU
i speed, the French demand hav
' ing been submitted to the gov-
ernment here only last night.
! PAR Jiner. v.
; P. Staff Correspondent.) A resolu.
lion calling for the immediate French,
occupation of Ruhr valley waa prepar
ed for the chamber of deputies. Dep
uty Calli announced he would present
ihe resolution us a )enalty for Ger
many's failure to prevent volunteer
from entering Upper Silesia. When
the chamber convened today, the Si
lesian situation took precedence over
the debate on Premier Brtand's pol
icies. Calli a resolution is expected to
!resuit a fn discussion of the recent
correspondence between Germany and
Tra nee.
SAN FRA-NC'ISCO, May 24. (A. P.
Roy Gardner denied any connection
with the mail robbery Friday in which
51 sacks were ripped open, ancf tha
mail clerk robbed.
ITcnrh OffhinlN Oittimisttc
j PARIS, May 24. (A. P.) Germany
replied today to the French com.
i munication of yesterday on the Sile
j sian question, the reply declaring; In
! effect that Germany had taken the
' most vigorous measures towards clos
I in? its frontier with I nner Silesia and
to ohlige the volunteer corps to dis
band. After Ambassador Mayer's call
the French officials "were optimistlu
regarding the Upper Silesian situation.
Fire Also Damaged Rear of
Roesch Bottling Works ;
Was of Unknown Origin.
The Auto Clearing House on 72$
Thompson street, of which Mike KliR
mun is proprietor was almost totaHy
destroyed and the rear of the Uoesch
Bottling; Works were da mused hy
fire or unknown origin which brok
out thin afternoon at 2:15.
Tho blaze, coming from the Inter
ior of the rear of the shop, stubbornly
resister efforts of the fire department
members who were on the spot Im
mediately after the first Mpn of flame
wu wfTi. The building is the old
Methodist church property and it
owned by the Koesch interests.
THE WEATHER
Reported by Major l.ee MonrhotiH,
official wei.ther observer.
Maximum, ti.
Minimum, 4
Itarometer, 29.50.
TODAY'S
FORECAST
Tonight ami
H'edHWBrtjjy
fair.
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