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Vwn The only small daily in ameriorts from the associated press, united press asp -the I. n. aoVOVRRllNG regular VIRE JIER DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION lit East Orafonlaa l Batter on' greatest nwpapr and a a Mil "n forca give to cha adrtler of twice the guarantee paid circulate In Pendleton and Uraatlli couaif et or otutr nawtpapar. Th 't pr run of yesterday' Dally .-. .. . 3,228; .. , : tM paper it nrnrrreer r,r ana audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulitlon. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER NO. 9874 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 0, 1921. VOL. 33 MADE OF STATE Attorney General Orders Inqui ry Into Affairs of Illinois Treasurer's Office for 1920. PRESENT GOVERNOR WAS INCUMBENT OF OFFICE Loan of $10,000,000 to Two Chicago Packing Firms In eluded in Investigations. "srniNG field; hi., juiy 9. (U. r.) Stale grafting- stories. Involving $10,000,000 ha rocked the atr,t poli tical circle, following Attorney Oen ernl lirundage't ordered Inquiry In to the affaire of the stal treasurer' office during the Inrumbiincy of Len Small the present governor, and Fred Sterling; the lieutenant governor. An drew Iluasell Is the auditor. Heporta of a loan of 10.000,000 to two Chicago packing flrmB are includ ed In the investigation, ulso a diver sion of state fund for private use of treasury officials during the past ix years. Treasurer .Miller declared the state received no Interest on Its money during the lftt five month of J20. The grand Jury l also Investi gating charges of .bribery of legisla tor to return votes favoring the ad ministration hill and attempted bri bery by Oovernor Small' appointee. NEW TORS, July. .-A. r.) Colorado' legation to" . the,,, world Convention of Christian En deavor societies today led a parade of 20,000 endeavorers here. The position of honor wa given to the Westerner because they furnished the largest state delegation In proportion to en rolled member. Endenvorers from all parts of the world were in line sinning martial hymn In the great Christian citizenship parade. ' MOONEY CASE WILL NOT BE GIVEN REHEARING SAN FRANCISCO, July . (t P.) The grand Jury refused to reopen the case of Tom Mooney, serving u life sentence at San Quentln. GRArTI G STORIES DELIVER COTTON SEED CAKE FOR USE IN Cotton seed cake for use In feeding sheep and cattle will be delivered to I'matllla county and other Eastern Oregon livestock men at a cost of about $38 or $40 a ton this year If a proposition made yesterday by Stanley 11. Pratt. Loa Angeles man, is worked out to the satisfaction of both seller and buyer. Pratt represents ft cotton seed pro ducts company of Los Angeles, and his visit here -wa for the purpose of Interesting Oregon wool growers in buying the cake in a larae quant lt this year. He was .'n conference with Mao Hoke, secretary of the Oregon Wool Grower' association. . Pratt' plan calls for 'purchase of the concentrated feed In hulk lots, nnd THE WEATHER Reported by Major Ie Moorhouse, official weather observer. Mnxlmu 82. Minimum 41. Baromater 29.70. TODAY'S FORECAST Tonight and Sunduy fair; warmer Him-dny. "' -I . , EVERYW&Z1S READY FOR $-MNG SESSION Of fA CHAUTAUQUA OREGON JOURNAL SPECIAL WILL AGAIN BE FEATURE AF ANNUAL ROUND-UP The Oregon Journal Speciul, with It 400 nound-L'p fan, will again he u feature of Pcn- dletnn' annus! Round-Up, for Dorsey B. Smith, of the Journal travel bureau( I already making arrangement for a special train which will arrive the rooming of September 23 and remain until the nlsht of September 24 of the 4 big 121 how. Mr. Smith, in a letter to the Ronnd-l'p Asene'atinn, ask that a section In the grandstand and three boxe be reserved, a well a a section for the Happy Can- yon show. These tickets are to be gold In Portland through the Journal. "Everything point to an Ideul excursion," say Mr. Smith, who states that all who made the trip last year fame home Tlound-l'p enthusiasts. PRICES uFWHEATTAKE Wheat 'suffered a decline today, closing at $1.18 M for July grain, the same figure for September grain and $1.21 for December grain. Yesterday the clnsting prices were 11.22 Vi for July, $1.21 for September nnd $1.24 ij for December. Following are the quotation receiv ed by Overbook and Cooke, local brokers: Wheat npen High Low Close $1.18li 1.1 V, 1.51 July Sept. Dec. July $1,204 $1.22V 1.1H 1.204 1.214 1.1814 1.21 !.82i l.!44 Corn en .81 .60 T, Sept, Dee. .f.Vt .6H Wheat The trade placed a bearish construction on the government report especially the estimate in' the farfners reserve, which was taken to mean n carry over of near 100,000,000 bushels, With early los fully recovered abnm midsession but toward the dose the market again turned weak influenced by the decline In local cash premiums, I and prediction of rather large receipts next Monday. News pertaining to inr crop was without important. chan. further odvlces from Canada claiming the appearance of black rust In man' localities, but no damage done as yet. The seaboard estimated 701,000 bush els sold for export late yesterday, and while foreigner are not following th" advances there Is every evidence that they will be buyers in an important way on all break. If such should prove the case, the buying side of the future market during weak points should bring best results. TO he want to pell what will be needed by the wool associations of Washing ton. Oregon and Idaho. He has al ready been in touch with the Wash ington authorities and they are ex pecting to use S.OOO ton, he says. His idea Is to charter a boat from Lo An geles, deliver to Portland by water, and from there to delivery point by rail. In this way. he expects to cut freight rate to the bone. The rail rate at present is $15.80 a ton. The enmblnotlon water and rail yrate Is $12.90 and another tariff goes into ef fect on water rate September 1 which will be lower. If a sufficient quantity of the cake can he gold to Justify the chartering of a steamer, Pratt thinks he run deliver to Pendleton nnd .enst ern Oregon point at a fre'ght cost of $10 the ton. If thl sort of a deal can be ar ranged, the cost of the product laid down will be from $38 to $40 a ton on September and November delivery. The content of the cake will be 40 per cent protein and 7 per cent fat. Wallowa county is the heaviest user of this cake In this part of the state, the growers there using the concen trated food as a supplementary ration for stock run on winter range. Its light hulk in proportion to It feeding value make It the Ideal feed for use on the winter range on account of th lessening of transportation charges to the feeding grounds. Other sections using quite a lot of the, cake are thr I Heppner and ll-Vho districts. Some Is ' used by men whose headquarter are In Pendleton, but this district does nn require as large an amount as the other section. Wallowa county usu ally requires about 500 ton. If there in sufficient demand from stockmen .'n thl part of the state, Mr. Hoke asld thl morning that later an order might be placed. The selling company guarantee to protect the buyer against any decrease in price. Today is Last Day to Purchase Season Tickets and Final Campaign is Launched. The equipment for the 1921 Pendle ton Chautauqua which opens here to morrow night at the open-air Ilappv Canyon pavilion arrived in the city to t'ay and 1 being put in place. A stage Is being erected and special devices In stalled to Improve the acoustics. Today 1 the last day upon which season tickets will be sold and a final campaign la being waged today. Yes terday three workers sold 100 tickets In three hours. The reserve season tickets are on sale at Tallmnn' Drug Store. The first Chautauqua speaker Is Burnell Ford, electrical scientist and inventor, who will give hi lecture '"The Magic of Electricity," tomorrow even ing at 8 p. m. He will discharge 3, 000,000 volts of electricity on the plat form and will transform small boy Into "human lamp post." He Invent-' ed the wireless control torpedo and during the war was In Washington, D. C. where he served a a dollar a year man in aiding the coast wide defense. He presents scientific facts in a way which appeals to the general public. No small part of the Chautauqua Is the Junior Chautauqua. Mis Ttohe hud Ijine, Cnlvers'ty of California student, arrived today to take charge of the Juniors during the Pendleton engagement. She Is an accomplished young woman and one of the best teachers on the circuit. The Juniors will meet each morning and the hour will be decided later. (Continued on page .) T EI "GENE, July 9 (1. N. S.) Mix Dorothy Pi key, Junior at; the.. I'nl verslty of Oregon, ,eem to have a high aim in life, and so far she has befall successful In the accomplish ment of her desires. She is to he .a forest fire lookout on Horse Pasturr Mountain. ,000 feet above sea level again this season following her com petent observation work at the same post last year. ' From July 10 until some time in September depending upon the start of the fall rains Miss Dickey will oc cupy one of the two major lookout post In the McKenxie river district, located about eighty-five miles from Eugene, In order to reach her place of employment she must travel fifteen miies of the distance on foot, with a packhorse to carry her belongings. East summer the university girl was the first observer to locate sixteen for est. fire. "I ran hardly wait till it's time to go again," Miss DieVey said when asked if she liked her work. "It Un't lone some up there. We have visitors al most every day. Ijvst year four days was the longest time we were with- out a caller. My mother nnd sister stay with me, and we have a good time. Of the forty-eight state constituting the I'nited States, forty have adopted the Mothers' Pension law In some form. to jjP II ted ljpl K S FATHER. DfClDE, '"lV ' VACATION AX TARIFF MEASURE IS FLOOR OF HOUSE Democrats Start Debate of Bill With Republican. Opposition Apparently Quieted.! SENATE MUST STOP BONUS : BILL IF IT IS STOPPED Republicans Favoring Meas ure Must Repeat Despite Request it be Delayed. WASHINGTON, July 9. (' P.I Democrat began fie tariff attack on the floor of the house, with the repub lican opposition to the bill apparently quieted. The navy department will probably feel the pinch, being broke since Ju'.y first, due to the delay of the passage of the naval appropriation bill. Repre.entative Kelly, in charge of the house naval bill, declared the civilian employee In the navy yards thoughout the country would not re ceive their pay todaj-, as the result of the absence of appropriations. Senators Are Warned WASHINGTON, July . (U C. Martin. I'. P. ftaff Corresponding) The soldici's bonus bill, if stopped at all, the senate must stop it, house lead ers warned the senators. Republican congressmen voting favoring the bonus last year must do so aaain despite President Harding's request that the hni be delayed. A canvass of the sit uation discloses: 40 republicans sup porting President Htirding's non bonus, recess plan; 17 opposing some feature or nbsent; six democrats pledg to recommitment of the bonus; three against recommitment; 29 democrats unpledged. doubtful or absent. The CITY VOTES BONDS TO PAY RACE RiOT CLAIMS EA.T ST. I.OLHS, July 9 (I'. P.) Thi city is preparing to pay the riot judgments incurred on July 1, 1917, 1 when the race riots tore up the city A recent bond issue was passed giving the city $450,000 to pay the riot claims, paying the holders in full. TORRID WAVE UNABATED; NEW YORK. July 9. C. P.) There were a score of heat prostrations and the torrid wave remains unabated. One death occurred due directly to the heat. Thousands slept, in the parks and on the beaches. The fire depart ment flushed many streets. ABOUT THIS TIME 0' YEAR ATTACKED BOBBED HAIR, LOW NECKS KNEE LENGTH SKIRTS AND ROLLED SOCKS TABOOED NEW YORK. July 9 (Harold D. Jacobs. U. P. Staff Crre- spondent. ) Many of the big i employers have started a war against bobbed hair, extempo- raneous blonde, transparent waist, low necks, knee length skirts, rolled down stockl and drug store complexions. Alice Leary, head of the employ menl agency, passing upon the fitness of a thousand girls an- , nually, has reported. The cam- ' nnign I nationwide. "Dozen t,t I office manager ask girl to re- ! move their hat when asking for employment and if they have bobbed hair, of peroxide light- iiess they give them the gate. Vamp costumes are taboo. Clirls sitting around wearing trans- . parencies, low neck and rolled down stockings, impairs the men's efficiency and keeps the masculine mind and eye off his work. HELENA,. Mont., July 9. (A. P. George W. Huffaker, sheriff of l.ewif and Clark county, was instantly killed early today when his automo bile overturned on a teep hill in the Blackfoot country. Three nurses whom Huffaker was bringing home from their summer camp, escaped with minor injuries. All four were pinned beneath the overturned auto bile, but one of the nurses managed to dig her way out and .walked five miles through the darkness and sum moned help. , GREENWICH, Conn.. S.) In the carnival July ' of ' 9. (I. Green- IN :wich Post, American legion, just jelosed. it has heen announced that, the winner of the Ford sedan automobile was William G. Rockefeller, son of William Rockefeller. It was the thir teenth number drawn which had Mr. Rockefeller's name on the card. The car cost him about $15. By a pecu liar coincidence Mrs. Benjamin Strong daughter of the late E. C. Converse, another prominent resident was the winner of the Ford commercial car given at the Venetian -fete on the es tate of the late Commodore E. C. Itenedict. Mr. Rockefeller is out of town, hut the car has heen taken to his garage. Just what he will do with his new Henry will not be known until his re turn. '-LEATHERNECKS' ARE REQUESTING DISCHARGE . FROM U. S. ARMY v ' FORT HARRISON, July 9. (H. P.) "Ijeathernecks" are leaving the army. Over half the enlisted meri from this post requested their dis i haiae under the provision of the army impropriation bill, according to the post adjutant. Rookies are not anxioua to leave. Men with 15 to 2(1 years ser vice are becoming tired of the army because of the conditions existing. IRELAND IS ENJOYING HER FIRST PEACE IN YEARS - BLACK AND TAfIS FRATERNIZE WITH SINN FEINERS i UMATILLA LEADS STATE IN There i a probability the next state 4-oiiveiition of the Oregon bee keeper a-s-ciuti"li nlll be , I'cM in Pendleton, in December. The last session was held at Sa leiii ami it is desired to hold the next meeting in Eastern Oregon as commercial honey raising Is confined more to this section than to Western Oregon.. The se lection of the meeting place rests with the officers, A. .1. Sanford of Redmond, being president and If. A. Stillen, secretary-treasurer. Mr Sctillen thinks Pendleton will be chosen for the. meeting place. There will be about 100' growers In attendance. At the. present time this comity ship about 20 cars of honey annually. Not only does I'matllla county rank first in Oregon in the production of wheat, but it ranks first also in the production of honey. So says H. A. Scullen, O. A. C. bee specialist who was In Pendleton this morning on his way to Freewater to hold bee culture demonstrations. Other Oregon counties m.iy have more bees than has Umatilla county. Mr. Scullen states, but bi-e keeper of this county are good business men and the actual amount of honey produced Is greater than in any other part of the state. Most of the bees in this county are in the east and west ends and deieni mostly on alfalfa blooms for their food. Early In the spring they feed upon willow and maple, later on dan delions, other wild flowers and fruit blossoms, and still later on alfalfa blooms. This bloom- Is most essential and may make or ruin a honey crop, Mr. Scullen states. There Is a com plete failure in the Ontario arid Cald well resrlon because weevils have de- i stroyed the alfalfa crop, the specialist j ays. Mr. Scullen was accompanied to FYeewater today by Fred Bennion, county agent. The two will visit Her .miston apiaries on Tuesday. On Mon day, Mr. Scullen will visit Heppner beekeepers. SUGGESTS AUTO PLATES FOR ADVERTISING CITY Do Pendleton people want metal plates with the town name thereon for use on their cars, thus advertising the city, a3 numerous northwest towns are now being advertised? If so the op portunity to secure the plates 1 open through a visit here by A. F. Marsh, secretary of the Ellensburg Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Milrsh is placing orders for the plates, which are very attractive In nnnenriinee nnd desires some local or ganization to take the matter up. The ' publicity committee of the Commer cial Association has approved the proposition hut has suggirted that the matter be handled through the Auto Club. The plates sell at $1.50 a pair and there is a profit in the sales for the prsanlzutinn handling them. According to Mr. Marsh, the auto plate .ciea originated .at Ellensburg and he is now on a two months leave of absence while working on the sub ject. The matter of obtaining the plates for Pendleton will.be Investigated by the Auto Club. I.AXD MINE KXPI.ODES. Driil.IN, July . -(I. N. S.) Two'; civilians were killed and 12 were ser- ' iously Injured in an explosion while thw were laving a land mine near Duliga rven. County of Cork. CHAUTAUQUA TICKET SALE NOT AS HEAVY AS HAD BEEN HOPED A report at noon today from the committee in charge of the sale of tickets for the Chautau qua Is to the effect that the pur chases have not reached the number expected due to tMe fact that people are delaying about buying. Tickets purchased at the doors do not apply on the lo cal guarantors' liability for 7'M tickets. To protect these suar antors it is necessary that season tickets be purchased this after noon or this evening. The churches of the city will dismiss their regular services Sunday evening so that their Congregations may attend the Chautauqua. A member of the East Oregon Ian staff recently visited In Twin Falls Idaho where the same at tractions that are to be offered here by Ellison-White were en joyed, and Twin Fulls people are enthusiastic about the program. They declare that It was far and away the best program that has ever been offered by Ellison- White e . i Armored Motor Cars Remain 'Stabled,;' British Soldiers Stay in Their Barracks. BRITISH-IRISH PEACE TO ', BE EFFECTIVE MONDAY Sinn Feiners Forego Demands of Absolute Independence; Government May be Formed. DL'BUNV July 9 (U. P.) Ireland enjoy her first peace in years. Th? black-and-tans are fraternizing with the Sinn Feiners. Armored motor car remain "stabled" and British soldier remain in their barrack. Although the British-Irish peace ia not effective until Monday, commanders of both side ordered censalion of hostilities. The people s spirit appears concilia tory. They cheered General Macrea dle, commander of the British forces, when he arrived to discuss the truce terms with De Valera, who now make preparations for the Lloyd-George conference, where both sijes will en ter into the spirit of conciliation. The Sinn Feiners are prepared to forego their demand of absolute Independ ence, which will probably result In the form of dominion - government now used in Canada and Australia. " King Oorge In Still Advisor ,,: LONDON, July i (KM L Keen. V. P. Staff Correspondent) Kjng George continue to guide the British-Irish . attempt for peace, conferring with. Lord Middleton, the Irish-unionist, leader, who gave the king a full ac count of the Dublin conference when an armistice between the British and Sinn Fein force was signed. Middle- win vuuien?( uuyn- :im, . Vernier smm. preliml- nary to opening the formal peace treaty parley next week. The high British government official intend trt I spenu me weea-ena at cnequers. Lloyd-George's country place, to di-" cuss the approaching conference. London is jubilant with the restilt of the peace negotiations and I con fident that an end to the bitter strug gle will be attained. .Smuts will prob ably preside at the approaching con-" ference. since he hold the confidence of both Lloyd-George and De Valera. Uoytl-Uiorge Accepts Invitation ' LONDON, July 8 (A. P.) Premier Lloyd-George will accept De Valera' ' proposal and meet the Republican leader probably next week to discuss the basis for a formal conference. The Irish office stated De Valera is sued instructions to his supporters to cea'se aJl attacks upon civilians nnd discontinue all military maneuvers af ter Monday noon. Optimism pervad ed in official circles where the belief is freely voiced that bloodshed in Ire land Is nearing an end. The wbole country is seething with talk of peace n Ireland Wood-lied at Cork CORK, July 8 tl. K. S.) Despite a truce virtually reigning in the Irish capital, fresh bloodshed broke out here toddy. John Melonej-, a former soldier in the employ of the govern' ment, was taken from hi home by masked men and shot to death. Al most simultaneously an attack was made on the government barracks at Kmly and one house was burned. Quiet in Dublin Dl'BLIN, July 9 (I. N. S.) Though Cork dispatches Indicated that therar- jrangements for an armistice have, not ! stopped the bitter warfare between. he Sinn Fein and government forces, the truce which will be effective officially Monday noon, was virtually in force here. Over the greater part of Erin, for- the first time In year. ! the streets of ihe capital were not pa I trolled by government troops, Th lty was permeated with the atmos phere f friendliness, and peace such been unknown to the present j as has i generation, reigned. So wondrous I the 'change in the population's temper ithut Sinn Feiners were seen openly j fraternizing with the British soldier. instead of the soldier being jeered at by ths hostile crowds. XTRA SEATTLE. July 9 (A. P.) Fire this afternoon. In the main dock of the east waterway dock and wure housa company properly on the south water front, spread rapidly and menaced other docks and warehouses. Alt the down town apparatus wa j rushed to the scene. A large quantity of vegetale oil which was stored In Ithe dock was soon ablaze. Shin moored In the vicinity cast loose ant headed down the enst waterway to avoid the flame. To show their contempt for burr lar insurance, burglar in New York City recently tore Into bit the pnllcv of the man they were robbing ami scattered the piece around tli ' room. l i.-'-'-i'Mjtf