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.m ONLY SMALL DAILY. IN AMERICA CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, UNITED PRESS AND TIIE L R 3 DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION The not proa run of ycatcrdoy'a Dally 3,218 This paper la 11 niemtjor or and audited by tli Audit Bureau of -Circulation. The Eaat Oregon ln ta Entm f"r. ("ii gi,mi-i. 11r.tnn.p1r am) aril, ina; forca giv to the advrtieroer twice ihf a.imrnted pmil circulation In Pd.dl.-tnn mirl Cmalllla vounty ef my other nnpnp-r. 1 COUNTY OrFICIAL PAPER VOL. 33 DAILY EAST QREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1921. 0894 I llfCC i 0 ID it) III)) . yjJMPTKDlHI V 1LA - XP- ' . ; COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER NO "lal IA17 AA1DI TA I cr -"-t ., BLAUii oUA IU if nr AATIIAlirt 1 K UilKAlM .totV- FROH BASEBALL It. -Hi. 3 ' , 1921? RS' OFF FOR IDAHO. HARDING ASKS Regardless Accused, of Acquittal of P'faycrs Landis Says They Are Not Wanted COMISKY REPEATS THAT CiCOTTE HAD CONFESSED Til Have Nothing to do With Them,' Says Manager Following Trial Outcome. CHICAGO. Auk. 3. (L N. 8.) The "Hluck Box", despite their acquittal by the Jury lust night 011 charge of consplrucy to throw. the His world's series will never iituy in organised baseball again. .Judge Landis, the baseball high commissioner, made thU emphatically clear In a statement la iued today, lib declared no players who nssoohtte with a "bunch of crooked: gamblers' are wanted in the uatlunal pastime. "Just keep l( In mind that regardless of the verdict of juries, baseball is en. tlrely competent to protect Itself r. gainst crooks both Inside and outside tho game." the statement Ueclared. Charles Comiskcy, owner of tho White Sox said. "Clcotto confessed to roe ho helped to throw the world's series In Ills and also implicated the other seven players. Cntil such a lime us Clootie can explain to me that con. fesMlop. 1 will have nothing to do with him, or them.' Celebrate Tlveir Acqu'tlal. 'CHICAGO. Aug. 3A. P.) The seven White Box ball players who with others were acquitted last night of the charge'of throwing the 1H) world series games, Joined the Jurors In a celebration at a re-Hsu runt lasting un til sunrise. Three of the players con fessed to the grand Jury last, fall but tho confessions were; stolen tiom the court records:"""'" v 1 ' . IJ. ft FOR DELAY ON k"r ' J ' X . . Jin." i LY.l ' -Hi. V..T1... f :Bc':.-li. IRISH REVOLUTIONARY ARMY HAS DISBANDED TOLLS MEASURE SPENT $5 FOR FARE FROM NEW YORK CITY ON CROSS NATION TRIP j President Bill to Shipping Borah's Opposes Exempt ' From Payments "S-'v ,d Ho pio. in the expedition. They'll set,.; T I.uT f fan""eS WITH AX; THEN FLEES BREMr;ilTOX. Wash., Aug. 3. Charles Kaufman, a logger, struck his brother Em met t over tho head and shoulders, with an axe. Kmmctt Is re ported to be dying. Charles is bur rlcaded in a cabin near Clifton, defy ing u.iyonc to come ond get him. Km Inett Is reported to have started an orgy of fighting Saturday night, which reached a climax Monday night, when Charles uted the axe.. Nippon Wishes to Avoid All Specific" Subjc Would Consider Them All MOTORIST RUNS DOWN BOY PAPER CARRIER AND SPEEDS ON WAY it. Tl NEW, TOItlC. Aug-. 3. (U. P.) Caruso's place Is declared unfilled. Many famous tonors, all good, are mentioned for his place, but tho Unit ed Press Is Informed that Caruso was regarded In professional circles as a marvel. Giovanni Martlnclli, mention ad for the place is a splendid lyric tenor, but Is not classed with the mira culous Caruso. Caruso's will, drawn In America in 11) 19, leaves a fortune of approximate ly thirty million lire, or about a mil lion and a quarter dollars at the pres ent rate of exchange, among relatives. ' SAN PUANCI8CO. Aug. 3. (A. P.) The Standard Oil Company has re tluced the price of gasoline two cents a gallon effective immediately yin ail Pacific coast states. Crude oil was cut 25 cents a barrel. Uasoline is now S3 cents in San Francisco. ICE SALEM. Aug. 3. (A. P.) The Salem post of tho American Legion has telegraphed Senators Mc.Vary and Stanficld expressing resentment at the senators action in voting to recommit the federal aid measure as repudiation of their pledges. V. H. E11T S3 I1IJJ.IOXS. WASHINGTON'. Aug. (A. P The national debt was reduced two hundred and five million in July. It Is pow n,T71,000,00. Young Jerome Stelner, 210 Cosby street. IH walking with a limp today as the result of an accident Tuesday evening , in which he was Inn over bv an unidentified nutoist. The acci dent happened on .East Court wlreel. . Jerooie. wb.. i ...... ..e Specific SubjCctspHV4heSjt--' ,-fi .East AirMHiiluh's street" I " "-. was cotmt. across the. ! st pent when"'., rur uhl..i. u.. '- - - -.Hi. nrr nita directly behind, hacked otit-f the parkway. His rlxht foot was run over, and the car knocked the lad down. Kystanders de clare that the driver of the car, who carried an Oregon license! never stopped after the accident, made haste to get away. The lad was picked up, and Charlie, Dallas brought him to the ICast Oresonian office and then took him home. His foot is not seriously Injured, it is thought, and Jerome is congrat ulating himseir ii the fact that he Is no, in the hopsltal today. Also, he would like very much to know the Identity of the-drlver who ran him dmvn and then 're fuse,! even to stop to help him. LONDON', Aug. S. it". P.) Austen Chamberlain, replying to a question in the house of commons denied that liritain Is urging postponement of the Washington disarmament conference Tile question Is the same as tho result of reports that llriluln Is attempting to delay negotiations. Washington re ports Indicate the negotiation be tween the Cnited States, Great Britain and Japan regarding the agenda, of the owning conference, consider the agen da outlining the general scope of the Pacific and Far Eastern micstions In th-j Washington parley one of Hie must , important pieces of work by the whole conference. Japan is understood to unalt-ial ly oppose tho injection of Shantung and other delicate affairs. -Secretary Hughes believes there should ' be the freest opportunity in conference "' to discuss all subjects now a basis for j controversy, or which .may become ! i i.. i.. ..... ... .... ' ouu uiimn .-ii nit. luiure. jiugnes wants to discuss Shantung In (be con ference if Hie question Is not Fettled by that time. America Is understood desirous to have the conference start Novcmlor 11 the anniversary of ar mistice day. i .' I , ! i i: ! WOULD AVOID CHANCE OF BRITISH DISPUTE Senate Today Adops Move by Harrison for Extension of Financial Aid to Farmers. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. (A. p.) Senate republican leaders have been Informed by the president of his oppo sition to early action on Borah's bill respiring free tolls at the Panama canal to American coastwise vessels. The president is said to desire to avoid a possible dispute with liritain and other, nations until after the disarm ament conference. He prefers a dip lomatic settlement to legislation. IJorah Is disposed to press his bill shortly. Adopt Harrison Amendment WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. (L . p. The senate began voting on amend ments to the farmer relief bill. And The railroad fare from Poiigh keeps' e, X. Y., to Portland is ..quite a few sheckles, but Mr. and Mrs. Frank P.obarge left Pen dleton today, and the total of their fares so far has been kept down to t:,. They are on a hike from New York City to Port land and from there they will go to Bend. Mr. Itobarae is an ex-service man, and before entering the service, he had proved up on a hmnesteud claim near I'em Oregon. After receiving his dis charge from the service, he re ceived vocational training. That completed, he and his w f e de cided to "hike" across the con tinent. , They started July and 1 he end of their journey is in siisht. They carry light packs and have received quite a few "lifts" from tourists along theWay. While here they called on P. L. Idle man, post commander of the Pendleton Legion post. A part M their expenses are made by selling post cards. ' LONDON, Aug. 3. L". P.) The Irish republican army has virtually disbanded, it is learned here. This Is considered as further indication that Peace terms between the Sinn Fein and the British government have been practically agreed upon secretly and a formal announcement Is the next mrfve. Officials are still keeping the Brit ish parliament in the dark regarding the peace terms, the cabinet refusing to divulge the terms even In secret ses sion. It is expected the Sinn Fein 4 I parliament will approve any terms sat- jiM-uur io ue taiera and other lead- ICI-J. - HUN WDMT STOP BUILDING NORE I'ARCRAfT : - CONGRESS FEARFUL TO Battleship Construction to be Continued; No Menace - Against U. S. is Claim. OUTLET FOR JAPANESE : v POPULATION IS PROBLEM I WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. (U. P.V Secretary Meilon's estimate that the V.IVdPnman .....,-l.t ........ .1 kllll j c -... .....En. niruiu HHltU 1UUI U1I1IUII, j six hundred million during the present fiscal year must be reduced eleven . hundred million, republican members of the house ways and means commit tee have decided, jr. is considered ab solutely imperative to prevent an in crease in the present federal taxes. The republicans will probably kill the S10.00p.0uo automobile tax, the two cent bank check tax. and the three cent postage increase proposal. If a way is found to make the needed bud get reduction. (November 11 Is Set as DatjG for Convening" of World Disarmament Conference. I'LAIIKItTV HB-ELECTED SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3. (A. P.) James A. Flaherty was unanimdus- I ly re-elected supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus. adopted an amendment by Senator! NAPLES, Aug. 3. (C P.) Thou Harrlson of Mississippi, authorizing 'sands thronged the streets outside the the war finance corporation to buy hotel where the body of Caruso lay In $100,000,000 worth of farm loan bonds I state'and hundreds of others passed this year and an equal amount next I slowly by the bier. Messages of con year, aimed to extend two hundred j doler.ee are reaching the widow, for nnilion credit through the federal l.n rl- Miss Dorothy Benjamin, of 'New larm loan banks. ' ! York, from all over the world. I To Attack Senator France Caruso's used mother via unable to WASHINGTON, Aug. ;i. (C. P.) i believe the news when she heard that Senator King, of L'tah. irreconcilable I hei lamnus son was dead. She threw roe of the Soviets, intends to assail I herself across the body, weeping and. Senator France of Maryland, for his j shriekfng, "He is not dead." Caruso ! reported verbal attack on Colonel in .loath. looked exceedingly lifelike.' ; M ss Kathleen Booth, officer of the Kan, a Ited (Toss officer, accusing I lngi t.re at half mast throughout , paeifir d.vMon of the . meHcan Red Ityan of inciting the Kronstadt revolt. 1 Italy ami many buildings are draped vl l,k J? , I., j " ..j ii.autjuaiirio at dull x-iaii- .... riKKII U-ill h ucbol tn h. In T-n.n.tl1,. King called attention n. France's pro .t'Osal Jjt bian tw. .billions to the So viets and Intends to score Maryland for upholding Lenine and Trv'zky. , PI!i:.sll)I XT IS SIXXI DLD ' LAXCASTKR, Aug. 3. (A. I'.) President and Mrs. Harding began a ' quiet vacation to last until the end of the week. There are no public roads j to Week's country home and.the near, j est telephone is four miles. LONDON. Aug. S.(t N. S.) Britain is determined to continue her policy of constructing big battleships. it was announced in commons, but it ' wa denied iUnje iauAoaUiing in 4t British naval program that could be . construed as a. challenge to America. or Japan. The announcement-, waa, made by L'nder Secretary of the Ad miralty .Amery, when the debate op-i' ened on the naval estimates. , , Jap Population Grows. .,V -LONDON, Au. 3. (U. P.) Dlspoe- ' al of Japan's surplus population is the . most serious problem confronting the) Washington disarmament conference,. Frank Yanderlip, American financier, told the United Press. Only . one eighth of the Japanese land la arable, the Japanese cultivating the tiniest bill pockets, patches no larger than room, sow wheat like peas and .do everything by hand. The population is increasing 700,000 " annually and must have an outlet. To .Meet Nov. II, WASHINGTON.. Auu. 3. (I. N. 8.) . The United Slates bas officially pro posed Nov. 11 as the date on which to-' assemble the international disarm inent conference, it has been announc ed. - C : W j. r E P(NE TREE LODGE' IS CHICAGO, Aug. 3. IV. p.L-War-en C. Spurgin. fugitive president of the .Miehlgan Avenue Trust Company, the failed hanking house, is reported captured in Mexico, where he was trailed across the tinnier. He got a passport under the name of Seutt He was recognized when he left the train al Mai fa. Texas. A stage driver recog nized the fleeing banker and reported Mm. The report of the bank examiner Minworl Siinrgin obtained over a mil lion and a half. Plans for reorganiz ing the. bank to assure depositors full lomrn of their money are abandoned, the other officers declaring themselves Sept. 1 uc. Sept. Dec. Open 1.29 Low S1.23'i'. 1.2BV, .5!' Cloe $1.23 H ' 1.36 j -58 i .59 II - (East Oregonlan Special.) HOY SCOCT CAMP, Aug. 1. "All ready, now. Nine rahs for the ltota rlans: Rah, rah, rah, rah. rah, rah, rah, rah, rah, Rotniians! Thus the cell teittler Tlllslselt l.oepll lt-.l off I around the camp fire al the Poy Scout ' ,'"'lhle to make up the deficit camp Just made at Immigrant Springs) near .weacuaiu, nugusi i. roe oosi thus showed their apprclatlon to the! Rotarlaus for taking them to t he i camp. j Most of the day was Invested In pie- , paring thu camp and policing the I place, l'nder the direction of the! scout masters a detail of four bovs prepared a fine supper fi r twenty-two ' hungry boys most of whom returned . for seconds. The boys had used saiuf-1 tt iches for noon till the camp kitchen was finished, but for supper the menu was potatoes fried with and without onions, pork and beans, friend bacon, bread, cocoa and raw onions. Around the cam a fire at night much business was transacted. The cump was called "Pine Tree Ijodge." Some hikes were arrangeit, then many stories and Jokes Were told by the boys. Tho colors were saluted and the scout oath repeated as all retired to their tents at 8 p. m. Lights were out at NKW YORK, Aug, 3. (A. r, Supreme Justice William P. Burr bus. lalned a demurrer filed by the New York World In the libel suit brought by a m in whose name appeared in tin list of deserters furnished 'by the war department. The court held the list privileged as a matter of law. PORTLAND, Aug. 3. (C. P.) Witnesses testifying before the tele phone hearing today declared the automobile or street ear beats the tele. clared. stitute for the Norris ' ' -fVflllfl; for financing the exportation of Am A slight drop in toe Chicago market I el 'can agricultural products. occurred today. September options closing at SI. 23 1-2. Following are the prices received here by Overbeck j & Cooke Co. ' Wheat. , High $ I . -'-' 1.211 Corn .63 14 .till Wheat There was very little pres sure on the market curly in the ses sion but Hie buying power gave out and prices weakened under the influ ence of bearish news concerning the immediate supply and demand situa tion which temporarily balances the future outlook. All advices from the sou board were to tin; effect that the export demand bas fallen flat, which on the other bund country offerings to arrive were reported somewhat larger. A mixed situation prevailed in the various cash markets on the country in Kansas City and Omaha the tone was weak and prices one to five cents lower. In St. Louis and Min neapolis the demand was fairly good at about yesterday's prices. Local spot premiums were a shade higher on spring grades but disenunts -on winter were about half rent lower For the time being we believe it 'will lie ad visable to confine purchases to good breads. county during the first part of Octo i ber at the time when the annual roll L can will oe netu. 1'lans looking t'l ' this event were made yesterday tlier ' regular monthly meeting, of the locjl I chapter. I ' The condition of the Cmatilla couu-! j ty chapter is excellent, the report ofi . JP. L. Idleman, auditor, shows. The - . Itotal receipts, including the balance WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.-U. N. S.)on hand of $3,467.13, amounted to President Harding was accused of j $13.21 i.fin. nncfxpenditures were S7, tbe "slaughter of legislation" and re- 933.35. The audit covers the year end publican senators are charged with : jnff jrne aO. submitting to the negative dictation of! 'norma- th month nf JoK- ia 'the executive by Senator Hitchcock in.er i-andled bv tho local chapter, an a speech in the senate In opposition ; inei ease over June. Of thtse cases I to the amended administration sub- tin wtr ex-service 05 hi., f- bill providing ; families. Ther r. is rivllun ou i handled. 20 of which were for families, j Thineen trips to branch chapters were made during July, and 3t miles I were covered on the trip. Three com Ipcnsnlion claims were secured. Cases jnandled in the office amounted to 17. j Cash paid out during the month am- SPOSTMISTRESSADMITS- - SHE STOLE $32,000 phone. Ceneral taxes cost $4S year- was in charge of all foreign work dur oiiutcd to SlOi.S.24. leaving u balance on hand of $4.40'j.2l. Hal old Warner left today for Seat He where he will i.ttend a meet ing of Red Cross chairmen of North west chapters which will be held Fri day, W. Fiank Persons, vue chirr man of the executive committee, who MIAMI, Flo., Aug;. 3. (I. f. 8.) j Miss Lena Clarke, the West ' Paint' ' Beach postmistress, who Is held with- ' cut bail for the murder of W. M. Milt- ' more, a restaurant proprietor, confess- i' ed she Is responsible for the loss of ' $32,000 in currency alleged stolen from '., her posloffice last wee. according to J a message received here. ATHENA, WILL RECOVER' As a result of being struck by an O. W. R. it N. passenger train, due lu Athena at 3:50 p. m.. John W. Luua den, a resident of Weston, la at St. An thony's hospital suffering with a brok en arm. cuts and bruises that were lu m.. 1 ...1 ... .. . . . .. Iv. teleohone costs 139. one vitness ,le. iL- H:. r. will In, . the . ..rinchml J V"""" "Ve" ,ne lrucK " ariVing rert K...l.-.e n. In. n.e,i ,ir was aemOUShKr 1 WALTER PIERCE IN TALK BEFORE ROTARY CLUB Rt - AUT0 THIEVES MUST I ' WORK ROADS OR GO 1 I Senator Walter M. Pierce of La iliande and . Melving G. Winstock, I'ortiiuid theatrical man, were the TH PHIIRrU (IMF YPAR speakers at the Rotary Club luncheon IU UnUnUI Ullt ItMn tw);(V senator Pierce attended the um -uiviTtv X- , . .. !mue(ing in company with County "ili.IJ..'., ,UI til vun'iinn, !l AUKI-r IS I'XCILVXGED. PORTLAND. Aug. 3 (A. P.) Cat tle, hogs and sheep are steudy'aud Uiichaiiged. REVOLUTION IN 1 PORTUGAL IS ON! vunvU-tod of toaliiiK mitomoMlos wet'e psiven tho choice of working- the coun jty ritiiiis for one enr or attending j church regularly fur the sumo period. E 20 t EXTS IV POP.TLAM). PORTLAND. Aug. 3. (U. P.) Gasoline prices ut nil - coast , points have dropped two cents a gallon. The price here now Is 28 cents retail and twenty-four cents wholesale. Fuel oil Is down 25 cents a barrel. l.arge stocks are reported on hand with the market weak. KA I.AM A, Wash.. Aug. S.-(A. p.) Frank Dalton. charged 'with the murder last March of M. p. Whalon a wealthy rancher of the w 11,.,, .1 ai. trlet. has been cultured in i.,-.fui'.. ) according to a cablegram received bv Mioiilf J. U. Hoggalt. The crime was the most mysterious and baffling In I the history of the country. 1aXDO.. Aug. 3. (I. N. S.i A rumor c irrent at Vigo, oil the Spanish-Port tiguese frontier, is that a revolution has broken out at Lisbon. According to a Madrid dispatch the Portuguese army Is repotted to have occu pied the strategic points of the cap'tal. Troops are being called to Lisbon from all parts of the province. The regular troops in L'sbon are suspected of dissatis laeilou of being confined to barracks. Agent. Fred Uennhin and made an elo quent appeal In regard to the experi- 1 mental station work being carried on 'throughout the state. The agr.'cultur- j al College regents visited the station jiu Hermiston this morning and the' I speaker told of plans providing for an enlarged and more effective station on J 'new land when the McKay project Is 'carried out. In his address Senator Pierce said ;the demand over the state is unmls-1 takubly for economy slid tax reduction i ' but he urged that tn rry'ng out such f ; wishes no harm bt done the station' i.i.-M.i.,ni.. "K- a. -'i. r-.i work as it is proving new methods A thorough probe into the workings,.,, arw t Inestimable value to Ore-I of the internal revenue bureau, in-jgon. He said the surest wsv to meet I eluding the prohibition units is sched-jthe ,ll!t l)rill,iem is t liKng new binds. uieu ior uie next lew nays, aeconnng 1.,,,, SMrflWr uTterBOonr- He will recover. - , . . , . ' .' , The accident occurred yesterday aft ernoon Just north , of Athena at the blind crossing. The road bed of the railroad is In a slough, and Lu linden had come down a steep hill on the 1 highway. He says that he did not j know of the presence of the approach ing train until he was struck.' The car wua a complete wreck, uiid j Lumsden "was carried between 30 and leei oy uie lorce 01 me collision. . .. He was returning; home after having secured supplies of oil for the thresh ing rig of Woods and Lumsden by whom he was employed us roustabout man. when tho accident happened. The train was' stopped as quickly an possible, and medical aid was called immediately by the trainmen. Later, he wasTirought to Pendleton. THE WEATHER Iteported by Major Lec Moorpjouse, official weather observer. Maximum, 8. 1 , Minimum, 5. V , t Parometer, 2K.S5. I certain serious charges to Commissioner lilalr. P.luir have cultivation or Into a higher stage satu cultivation. been ' i... y K novti,.,, . i,. oiesi.lenl of made against the conduct of the bu- : ,iR 0U. ,.,. t,lav In the absence charges , ,lf preSi,i..iit S. 11 Thomoson. reau's affairs, many such emanating from within the bureau, t'hargt.s that the income tax business is not conducted according to law fcwlil be made the subject of a sweeping In vestigation, lllair dec;rii. The probe will be made In executive ses- .W.1T 1 1 Kl'l'Jt APPUOV-Ui. DCPLIN. Aug. 3. A. P.) The sole reason for the delay of the Sinn Feins" reply to the peace proposals, it is nuthorltuiively staled, is an attempt slon, but the results will be published in secure the udliesion of Ulster to the j plan uelore resuming negotiations. Dlulr declared. 1 TODAY'S FORECAST Tonight and Thursday fair.