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i f iui n iini i iih i . i in iaiiiiiiilI lilt ,iiku i mir iiriri ii ,i n iv nr, iir.ri in i .1 nil i i n r. .-v-m ii t r.i i r ii r - mi i r.i i mv i viiiu xiiu , J, L J L...-i -?. ' J- 1 " "'I DAILY EDITION i.'..'. J .-. .. ' . rr.,11 j '.' H'v'.fa'-TTarTy." The East Oregonlan la litfl Ori con's greatest newspaper aad a Sell ing force, r'vee m the advertiser oyer,, twire the guaranteed nld elrculstlos ' In Pendleton ami Umatilla eoustp of any other newspaper. . , . DAILY EDITION The net press fun of yesterday's Psllr 3.S35 This papr 1 member or and audited by tb Audit Bureau of Circulation!. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPE2 VOL. 33 NO. 0803 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, . TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1921. m. me mm by jury after half hours delibe .OVER m J 1 RATION GOLDEN FPUS IE!! LOSES OUT Ifl FIGHT FOR LIFE Career Started in Naples in 1894; Came to America in 1903, Winning High Fame. EARLY EARNINGS GIVEN FOR PAY TO INSTRUCTOR Father of World's Greatest Tenor Did Not Like Music But Consented to Study. NAPLES, Italy, Alls. I. (IT. P.) Enrico Caruao la dead. The great tenor failed to recover from a pleurixy operation sustained in New York lout winter. A dlaphragmal abscess devel oped and another operation was per formed, which left Caruso weak and he Bank rapidly, ate wag kept alive for hours through Injection of camphor. The death of the tenor, although ex pected following the second operation, U considered surprising In view of the fact that he had but recently recovered big voice and seemed In perfect health. Caruso wan horn in 1S73. He begun Ringing at the aire of 11. Father Hated Music NEW YORK, Aug. 2. (A. P.) Enrico Caruao, for more than 25 yeara a celebrity In the world of gong, the wnor wim -iae imneii voire laoiizea by millions In America, and abroad, had an artlatlc career aa well known a that of any famous statesman of military leader. He wag born in Na ples, Italy, February 23, 1873, the aon of Marcelliua Caruao, a mechanic, who defeated music but waa peraunded to permit ht aon. when 11 yeara old. to atng In the churchea of his native city. An -unpromising pupil, for three yeara he studied under C.uglelma Verglne. pledging hla tencher that when ready for a professional enreer he ahnuld pay him one- quarter of hla earnings for the following five years. He made hla debut In "L' Amlco Francesco" at the Nuovo Theater, Na ples, In 1KIM, Inter toured Italy and Sicilly and was engaged for four sea Mine at La Scaln, Milan. Subsequently he sang In 81. Peteraburg, Moscow, Warsaw, Home, IJehon, Paris, London and leading cities of Germany. When he came to the Metropolitan Opera House In New York on November 2S, 190S, the critics did not go into ecsta cleg over him. One of them wrote, on the opening night: "Slgnor Caruso (as the Duke In 'Rlgoletto') has many of the tiresome Italian vocal affecta tions and when he neglects to cover hi tones, as he always does when he becomes strenuous, his voice becomes pallid." Offered f 700 a Month It Is Interesting to observe that when Caruso made his Naples debut he sang the title role four times for which he received 110 francs, a pair of stage shoes, a suit of fleshings and a necker chief. Some years later Maurice Gran, tho Impresario, negotiated with him to sing in America for $70(1 a month but though the salary excesssive and the deal fell through. Orau was ;nick to perceive the opportunity he haii lost nrul finally engagcd.Caruso for 50 per formances at $1,000 a night. But Mr. Orau became III and Caruso, when singing In Lisbon, received word that again he must abandon his hope of dinging In America. Helnrlch Connra mho followed Mr. Gran at the Metro. politan, however, cabled Caruso an of fer to cross the Atlantic, and hla am bition at last was realled. Although no official statement of his earnings wag ever made public, It is known that Caruso, at the height of hls Metropolitan career, was receiving nn average of IS, (ton for each Pr - formance. On special occasions, aucn as hla 1920 season In Havana, ho was paid 10,000 a bight. An' rntlrinff Ringer The list of Italian and French ope ras In which the noted tenor's name figures since he first sang In New York revealed an nmaalng versatility. In it yeara he sang no less than 549 times In one season, 1907-08 making 51 ap pearances, a. great test of endurance for any voice. He was unsparing, if not reckless, of his vocal powers. No grand opera tenor in America, from the days of Brignoll, Campanlnl, Tta velll, Tamagno and Jean De Besike, it is recorded, ever reigned so long in popular favor. , Caruso, after his strenuous opera reasons, sometimes had trouble with hla throat, which he usually overcome with a little rest and care and nt cer tain Intervals, rumors that "Caruso will never sing again" were frequently nrlnted. In the winter of 1920, how ever, he suffered a serious affliction Continued on pit I.) VOlCZ OF CARUSO STILLED BY DEATH IN ENGLAND DROPS PLAN FOR PRELIMINARY TALK ABOUT PACIFIC ISSUE POLICE GAZETTE BELT NOW BEING MOUNTED BY HAMLEY AND COMPANY The trnpplngs for the fancy Police Oazetie belt, the championship trophy awarded every year to the champion, at the Jtound-l'p, was received this morning at the office of the secretary. The belt will be mounted by JKnmley & Co. and will then be on display. Iteservations of tickets Ig going on npuce, requests from fur distant points being made every day. The reserva tion list IS growing more rapidly this year than ever before, and this is tak. en ag an Indication of a big attend ance. COO Itl'VKHS IV PORTLAXD. PUuTLAND, Aug. 2. .'IT. P. over 600 buyers are gathered here to ct;enl Portland's ninth annual buyers week. This is the largest attendance . far ever enjoyed. TO BE WAITING ONLY Fi L I Dublin Report Says Sinn J Fein Have Decided to Takei Proposal by Lloyd George " DUBLIN, "Aug. 1. aV P. 1 Settle ment of the Irish question awaits on ly formal announcement, according to authoritative Information. De Va lera and his cabinet. It Is reported, have accepted the enlarged Great Brit, aln offer, making Ireland a republic In everything except the name. Ul ster's position will probably maintain separata parliament, until other terms can be arranged. Before a for mal peace announcement is made, all Irish parliament members of the Dull Eirann will be released to ratify the cabinet's decision. Details of the peace are withheld, but It Is believed jrclund will have dominion powers greater than Canada's. De Valera l returning to lxmdon the latter part ot the week. SHEEP liOWER TODAY. POltTI.AND. Aug. 2. (A. P.) Cattle and hogs are steady and un changed; sheep are 50 cents lower, east of the mountains lambs ti to M.50, and the best valley j to $5. M; butter Is two cents higher. INESE I HANKOW, China, Aug. 2. (IT. P.) Further skirmishes between the Chinese forces, campaigning for the possession of Peking, ate occurring, according to reports. The commander of the North China forces has been ordered to abandon the campaign against the bolshevik! In Mongolia, in fear Wu Pel Fu would seize control ot the additional territory during Commander Chang's absence. FAR WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. (U. P.) ,IIIMI1 nntiiim ntiutiiD. ,,,,n-, I , .,--,. ,i,i n, iint sen. lohn Skclton Williams. 1lP Jn(j house agricultural committee that the. federal reserve board dis criminated against agricultural Inter eus in favor of eastern manufactur ers. William esserted the board had discounted a much greater percentage of paper for eastern banks than In the farming sections. OF LABOR DELEGATES WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (A. P.) Wllmot Chilton, delegate from the Honolulu central labor council, testi fying before the house immigration committee, said the Japanese in Hon olulu contributed 15fl to pay the ex penses of himself and another labor leader to protest against a resolution to permit the Chinese collies to enter Hawaii temporarily to relieve the la bor shortage. LONDON, Aug. 2. (A. P.) Great P.ritoln has dropped her proposal foi a preliminary conference on the Pa cific questions, It has been official)) announced. Great Hrltnin also agrees to No vember 11 as the date and will enter without any reservations as to tho program. Allies Will Consult. LONDON, Aug. 2. (I. N. S.) The Inter-allied supreme council, during the meeting In Parts next week, will probably discuss President Harding's far eastern conference with a view to reaching a unanimous decision on the policy Jhe European allied powers will pursue at Washington, according to a report the Central News circulat ed. V. S. IMsapprovetf Plan WASHINGTON, Aug.' 2. (I. N. S.) In the face of pronounced American disapproval, all suggestions for the preliminary conference to precede the International disarmament conference here in the autumn, have melted away. It has been stated officially.- Appar ently none of the invited powers have cared for a preliminary meeting enough to push it in the face of Ameri can disapproval. SKPARATR 8ALim:H mHF.AU WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. (I. N. S.) The senate adopted the conference report on the Smoot -Sweet bill for the creation of n separate federal veterans' bureau to handle the soldiers' aid. CLAIM Sm UNDER ARREST AT EL PASO EL PASO, Aug. 2 (A. P.) Detec tive headquarters here announced the errest of Warren C. Sptirgm, the miss ing defaulting president of the Michi gan Avenue Trust Company, of Chica go on the American side of the border near Marfa. The officers are reported awaiting the assurance of a reward, but the announcement lacks official confirmation. REVENGE MATEWAN", W. Va., Aug. 2. (V. P.) The feud spirit'was rekindled in the breasts of the gaunt mountain folk as the pine coffins containing the bodies of Sid Hatfield and Ed Cham bers, slain heroes In the pistol duel at Welch yesterday, reached here. A great throng milled around the cof fins and muttered oats and threatj arose from the men and women whose faces wore ugly looks. The two men were the Idols of the war-torn mining region. Their deaths were not taken lightly and, a smothered revenge flame rages and may burst out. ATTACKS MF.1X)X PL A V. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. ()'. P.) Representative Bacharach, of New Jersey, denounced Secretary M!!on'a proposal to plai tax levies on auto tnc! les and bank cheeks and Increas ed postage. EVADED LAW THIRTEEN YEARS: RETURNS TO FIND HIMSELF NEVER ACCUSED PARIS, Mo., Aug. 2. (t. N. S.) After being declared legally dead and living thirteen years under an assumed name in constant terror of arrest. Rube Hall has come home. He laughed today as he told a weird story of hav ing Joked at the Idea of having been formally listed as among the dead. Hall left Paris In 190. After seven years of absence his aunt went into court, had him declared dead and at tempted to collect insurance money. The case was pending in a high court when word was received from Denver that Hall was a resident there. "I have dodged the law for thirteen years," Hall declared, "firmly believ ing I had killed John Williamson in Western Kansas, l won heavily in a rrnp game, Williamson picked a scrap with me and I knocked him off a train. "Imagine my relief when I met Wil liamson face to face in Denver two months ago. T grabbed his hand and cried 'Say, are yon really John Wil liamson?' He replied, 'Yep'. This Is John.' Ho laughed and said he was bruised up a bit when I told him I thought I'd killed him." Hall, who has been living under the name of Henry K, Thomas, will return to Denver to spend the remainder or Ms life with his wife and slxtean-year old daughter. KINKY SAYS 15 MILLIONS ARE JN PERIL Former Russian Premier is Anxious for American Aid 10 SaVe Starving POpUlaCC RUSSIA'S PLIGHT IS WORST IN HISTORY Moscow Dispatch ' Asserts Outside Reports of Food Shortage Are Overplayed. PARIS, Aug. 2. (U. P.) Alexand er Kerensky told the United Press 15,000,000 person would perish of hunger and disease this year if aid was not extended to Russia. ''Never be fore has sue! a calamity confronted a r- lion and never was such a mass ot ,;eople left without provisions and ex posed to diseaje, famine and plague," declared Kerensky. "The F.. eat famines of India and China did not compare wiih this one. A mini-tiii-m of 1 1,000. 00 tons of wheat ore necessary to save Russia.." The former Russian premier- re turntd today from Prague, where he rted C7echo-Slovakians 'o aid the Ruians. He believes the Russian hilqi.t'on means the elimination of M meow's radical leaders and a reor t:niil,mtl(.n of the government. Keren :kv, describing the great "death niirch" across the Russian steppes, dec ared over 10,000,000 persons join ed I'ne great' caravans searching for foo 1. It is worse than the invasion of tl e vandal hordes in the 12th century. only this time the marchers are dying men. women and children, Instead of conquering warriors. Say l!ciirts OvordiHiP. PERI. IN, Aug. 2. (I. N. S.) A M'.scow d spatch said reports of Rus sia s illplress from plaftue and tamme nrw 'icing circulated in foreign coun tries is exaggerated. t-ovlcl Itc&iiiMMit Miir'iieos. PERUX. Aug. 2. I. N. S.I The rnvlynwslii regiment of the Russian soviet crmy mutinied in a protest gainst reduced 'rat.'ons. a Petrograd dispatch Mated. Loyal communis) troops lelled the mutineers and slim the I'liif leaders. Anirr'tuns to (iive Aid. I.ilNDi N. ' Aug. 2. American relict has f taiii'd Into Russia, with 'Waltr I.yninn Prown directing the work tin- I't'r Secretary Hoover s orders. Fifteen Americans on the staff will probnul) go it Rnsna immedately. WOULD EXTEND LOANS TO FEDERAL PROJECTS WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. (A. r.) Senator Borah has introduced an amendment to the agricultural credit bill to extend the federal loan account to government reclamation projects which the present laws prohibit. SHIP IIHOKK AM1DS1IIP. VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 2. The Canadian freighter, Canadian Export er, aground at the mouth of Willapa harbor, was broken aniidship and will be a total loss, according to a report received here. T A still outfit for the manufacture o( liipmr, two barrels of nuish, a big col lection of bottles and jars for use In containing the liquor after tit was turned out of the plant were secured this morning in a daylight raid that was made oh on Cayuse. The ouif.t was just getting under way, the au thorities beUeve. Tile seizure was made by ChJef of Police W. R. Taylor, Bob Sinclair, state officer, and two federal officers, and followed a careful watch that has bee made fur several nights. Two men were near the outfit, but they effected their escape from the of ficers. One of them was Curley Jor don, now out on bail, who has been ab sent from Pendleton for some time, the police say. With him was anoth er man whose identity whs not discov ered The tjff.cers secured Jordnn's coat which he left bftiiml in Ills haste 10 escape, EARTHQUAKES IN TERROR WHEN CRUSHING Many Killed at Bari Where'TWENTY THREE YEAR OLD ' ,.. GIRL ATTORNEY BLAMES post utiice Building wasi Destroyed During Tremor. MILAN", Au 2. (A. P. Wide spread earthquakes are terrorizing I Leghorn and Lucca In the northwest. and at Bari in the southeast, where serious damage resulted when a big building collapsed and others were partially wrecked. The tremors at Bari claimed num bers of victims. Provincial and city officers are searching the debris to as certain the number of dead. Leghorn felt the first shock during the after noon with a panic resulting. Thou sands of people left the city for the onen country. Several villages in the Lun gtana district are reported to be 8erioi:sly damaged. Post OffU-e Collapsitl. LOME, Aug. 2. (A. P.) The pfwt office building at Earl, southeastern Italy, collapsed as the result of in ciirth'ii'.ake. Eiht bodies have be?n leroveied and otbers reported to ha-".' been !!lled and 'nany injured. HEAT DRIVES HORSE TO SUICIDE H A R Rl SON VI LLE, Mo., July 2. (I. N. S.) Two horses, hitched to a cultivator on the farm of Alfred Dodd. who resides near Austin, became craz ed with heat and plunged into a river. One of the animals drowned before Dodd. who had been resting in the shade, could make a rescue. T PORTLAND, Maine,, Aug. 2. (A. P.) President Harding left for Lan caster. New Hampshire today, making the tripby automobile. An informal reception was held when the sparty landed from an Eagle boat after an overnight trip from Plymouth on the Mayflower. The president made a brief address from the steps of -the municipal building. E NEW YORK, Aug. 2. (t. P.) Trading In the New York stock ex change was delayed until noon today when a fire broke out behind the enunclator board from crossed wires. iDense smoke filled the trading room The wooden platforms were burned before the fire was extinguished. Fire men are guarding the building care fully. WILL P.EDl'CE SALARIED CHICAGO, Aug. 2. (A. P. ) Salary I leductions for ten executive officers of the United States Craln Growers, incorporated, totalling $29,700 has! been announced. Salaries of other of- j f Ida Is have been reduced and the pav of the directors cut. This action fol lowed the request of the officials themselves for retrenchment. DISMISS INTERVIEW INCIDENT LONDON, Aug. 2. tU. P.) The N'orihcliffe papers dismissed the inter view incident, in which Northcliffe is quoted as repeating an alleged inter view between King George and Lloyd George, with a statement that the so called mystery is now. clear. "YASSUir TIMES PORTLAND, BUT IT Pendleton is likely to prove very un popular with the Knights of the Koud in the future, because this morning the city authorities put into effect a poPcv that will call for the presentation of a meal ticket on the part of .the strang ers if they want to stay. Twenty-one were haled before Mag istrate Thomas FitxGerald this morn-j ing. The cases of four were dismissed, and the others were given their free-' doni on condition that they leave town ' far behind them and show speed in the effort. The arrests were made by the city authorities, starting in shortly after midnight. I Of the IT whose sentences were sus- ' pended on condition that they get out I quickly, all had very little money and a burning desire to get to some other i section fif the country where they ex- ' neeted to find work. None of them had worked very much anywhere, though.' according to the eloquent stor'es that were poured Into the ear of the court. ' ITALY CAUSE BUILDINGS FALL MANY IN THE RUINS MEN FOR MOST DIVORCES SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 2. (I. N. S. ) .Men because they are "Inconsiderate and impatient" are more to blame for the wrecking of matrimonial ships than women. At least that is the opinion of Jfiss Esther V. Johnson. Miss Johnson is only twenty- three years old. It Is true, hut she is better qualified to Judge than most women, for she has Just been appointed divorce proctor for King County, follow- ing 3 successful service as assist- 4 ant prosecuting attorney. She is a graduate of the University of Washington law school. "Of course, there are many women who are wholly to blame," she said, discussing di- vorce cases which she had handled, "but the average man, T believe, is apt to he inconsider- ate and impatient." FOR GRANT CO. TRIP All Invited, But Those Wish to Make Junket , Asked to Notify - Who Barrj Plans are rapidly going forward for the trip covering the southern part of Umatilla county and Grant county which will be made by the federated commercial organizations of the coun ty beginning next Sunday morning. Delegations from Pilot Rock, Helix nrd Pendleton have already been lined up, and other towns In the county are preparing to have at least one delegate present on the trip which is made on invitation of the county court of Grant county. Hermlston. Echo, Ptanfield. Athena, Weston and Milton-Freewater are expected to have men along. The start will he made from Pendle ton Sunday morning at 9 o'clock. The f!rst day s trip will he as far as Rltter. word has neen received mat a party "eats" at Ritter. Those who have indicated a desire to go from Pendleton are L. C. Sehorpf representing the American National Rank; Carl Cooley, .of Alexander's; Fred Earl, of The People's Warehouse; Peorge Hartman. First National Bank; Robert Simpson, of the S"mpson Auto Co.; Mac K!oke, Cnnnineham Sheep Co.; J. H. Sturgis. Sturgis and Storie; E. B. Aldrich, East Oregonian; Dave Nelson and Ernest CVockatt, Eastern Oregon Auto Club; C- I. Barr. secre tary Pendleton Commercial Associa tion, and executive secretary of the federated clubs; Bert Whitman. Pen dleton Meat Co.; and C. H. Marsh. All the members of the county court. Judge I. M. Sohannep, and Commis. sioners R. E. Bean, and tr. L. Dunning and Roadmaster L. J. Shannon will make the trip. The request that the other towns make km wn the number of men that will he sent by them, and Pendleton men who want to go should get their names, in. Everyone Is welcome, but the number to go must be known not later than Thursday. Those who can gi are asked to notify Secretary Barr. The present population of Brazil is one-fourth that of the United States. MUST BE HARD IN MAY BF CAUTION That conditions . at Portland are such as to make It very difficult for a poor man. to get aio"g was the opinion of one colored prisoner who told the. judge he was bound for Walla Walla. "Got any money' was asked. this wanderer "Nope. I "ain't, Jodsc. Fact is. ain't many people In Portland do have much these days. Awful hard sleddin' there now. Why Judge, jest to show you, the price of moonshine In that town is (lily tl a pint. ' When it sells lit that price, you kin know ihcy 'ain't much money floatln" round." Tl'is was om1 of the four whose cases were dismissed: That th'e town will be systematically searched periodically is the decision that has been reached by the city au thorities. Toti many men who want to "panhandle" and too few who reully want fit work is th reason for the thinning of the ranks. NAPLES IFATHER'S WORK , CREDITED Willi WIIillG JURY " Circumstantial Evidence by State Not Acceptable to Men Who Gave Verdict, BLOODY COAT THREW ; . SUSPICION QN ANOTHER, Victory for Defense Caused No Surprise in View kof Developments During Trial, PORTLAND, Aug. 2. (U. P.) Mrs. Anne Louwe Ag-eo was acquitted of the charge of murdering her husband on the night of June 11, The jury de. liberated for half an hour. The verdict was not unexpected, considering the strong case the defense worked up and the weak chain of . circumstantial evidence backing the prosecu tion. The , evidence given prerlir. fnr tho aoniiltfnl" ' M4 rnnairlororT tn ha tVio: VilnnrW coat, knife and a' music Bheet the. father, Sf the woman, D. Jjr bwmg, saia ne discovered in a vacant lot near the house, indi eating an other murderer than the man's wife. SMALL CLAIMS THAT KANKAKEE, Ills., Aug. (U. P.) Governor l.en Small, indicted unrien charges of juggling state funds white acting as Illinois treasurer. Implored, the people of the state not to misjudge him before he nas an opportunity to; demonstrate his innocence before th law. Sma)l to)d the United Press that; there is not one lota of evtdenc ligainst him. He claims h-'s efforts to, unearth property worth billions to the statevin taxes so maddened his poeti cal foes they seek to "get him." . Tie g vernor Is still touring the state inv specting highways while Sheriff ijneier vi.its patiently for the, governor to.re fin to Spr.ngfield. ' ,- !. .1 t 4 EY I EL) NO TON, W. Va., Aug.i 2. ;Karl A. Pick el, U. p. Staff Corre spondent.) Thomns Edison, Henry Ford and H. S. Firestone, members of the mc st famous camping party in the country, sat around camp, discusje toe vomii.t, disarmament conferenee and save their opinions regnrdUn mcsns ;.f preventing future wars, 'keep nations or the world from ob t&ln iig money to prepare for the next war. If this is done America has tile power to do It President' Harding will succeed in the disarmament lim itation conference." Such was tha answer to the problem as agreed prfc on by the famous three. .' , Reported by Major Lee lloorhotise, weather observer. Maximum, S'J. Minimum. 5S. Barometer. :8.i0. TODAY'S FORECAST Tonight and Wed. fair. THE WEATHER , . ... ;.! j " ti 0?