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THE ONLY SMALL DAILY IN AMERICA CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM TIIE ASSOCIATED PRESS, UNITED PRESS AND THE I. II IT DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION ' Th Bait Orrvonlan I tflsttern TVee- ' on' greatest wspr a a a in Korea ( to Oi advertiser evr twle th guaranteed paid elreulatfo la Pendleton and Umatilla eouaif of lay other papr. , Th Bet press run of trdr' Otllr 7 : . 3,2G0 Thl paper 11 memtisr or and audited by tb Audit Bureau of Circulation. ) .COUNTY CrriClAL PAPER county official pap: 7 VOL, S3 DAILY EAST OEEGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, RIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1S21. NO. 9932 j AY COIIIFR HOLDING PLE fffFTlfJlfiYll " i Ifab BIW BVaVIIB ft aW . fl a 7 1 TO SOUIID OUT SBITIrlBJT TOR ' ROAD BOXG County t, , Federation i Adopts Scheme to Ascertain - What People Think of , Proposal. NO MORE MARKET ROAD MONEY FOR BIG PROJECTS Senators Will be Asked to Come Here - for Conference Regarding McKay Project. , The policy of th county eourt In th, future in spending money Mr road building- will be to use market road money for market roa'ds, and we are opposed tothe tine of this fund for etat highways and the main roads. In other worda, we want to use the money where It belong. That'wlll leave . the big roads unprovided for under the .scheme,, and unless more 'money la "secured from some' other source. It Is an assured fact that our main roads still unimproved art going ' to have to wait" a number of years be fore w can gel to them." This statement wa made last night hy County Commissioner R. K. Bean ; nt a. meeting of the county federation of commercial organisation fyr sev era! representatives of th Various or ganisations had Just told of lh needs of their eommtinltle in the way of TW rQUUH. i ; , -Ajiin,iiH.:ilM lit -i"'ti ,if"w This slatemeut by the county com'. fnlsHioner met with hearty approval from the men who attended the meeting-; their statements showed, but wheri it became evident that to faeild roads which are even now being clnm- r ored tor by different communities, moretnoney than th small sum socur ed by taxation must be secured, The question of th advisability of seeking to float a bond Issue was raised. No attempt definitely to authorise such s move was made by the federa tion Itself, but statements mad by u majority of the delegates in attend ant indicated ' that they thought a bond lesue conld be put over. Finally a motion was made which authorised each towns organlratlon, to take up th matter of the advisability of launching such a move. 1 The next meeting of the federation will be held Yor the purpose of hearing report from- every community in the county na .to the advisability of seeking to float new Issue. Rupee Some State AM That Umatilla, county could expect llp fromthe etat If a bond Issue Is floated was the opinion expressed by ' 1. . K Nelson, one f the most en thusiastic boosters for good roads In this section .of the state. , The high way commission has shown right along tht,who1 a country spends money on blf program the commission will do the same thing. Mr. Nelson said. He expressed a1 belief thnt the Columbia Klvep 'Highway- from Pendleton west may h rmvd within a comparatively shortftlme bythe state, and'that rhcre is good prospect of the wnoie ure a-nn Trail beln paved netor i-j.a if the connty maintains Its Interest' in rond building. : The sum of tl27,0o which approxi mately represents "the amount of money available for road work receiv pd In th county from taxation Is bare- . ly enougn o jaiso i-n? wi ut....... of the roads, Mr. Nelson' explained. He gave It, as his opinion that a bond Issue would carry four to one. I A' statement from R. E. Bean show- . ed that fhe road program laid out two year go when th first bond Issue -was floated has been practically com pleted. Home'wgrk remains to be done On the Pilot Rock-Nye road, but here ; (Continue nsre S.l 1 Iteported. by Major Lee Moorhouse, ; weather ebserver. V Maximum, 11. . , ; ' ' ., Minimum, 3 ..Jlarometer, 29.5(1 TODAY'S FORECAST r. Tonight and Saturday fair. TiWEATIIER', t - ijr 7 George Drumheller Who f f ! 4. is , 1 George Druinheller, of Walla VVnllii, is H veteran of the 'llound-l'p racfirick and will brine a string of fas: relay horses to lh' Pendleton show next week. Mb Is .tocri drtfd w th bavins the fines stables in the Northwest and is in the game not from n professional sianilpoini put 'from a ppre love of the sirt. One of his horses won tho Derby recently in Ohiahu and his horses nun honors also at taws in l.ouUmina. H s sou, Allen Piviinlieller, is a, fa mous Round-l p rller. . ' ' BAND OF BANK ROBBERS RPOKAN1C Sept. 16. (A. -P. Following a battle three miles east o here early today between the police and a band of bank rohhers In which Patrolman Allison was wounded, RO otflcers ore scouring the country in search of the bandits wh a few hours earlier made an unsuccessful attempt to tobthe Reardon National Bank at Keardon. Wash. After the robbers were routed by the ringing of the fire hetl the police were called and met them on the highway. The robbers opened' fire but fled after" the police returned the fire. . MENCHKIt ASKS tXMt TRANSFER. WASHINOTON, Sept. 16. (A. P.) Major Oerujral Mencher, chief of the army air service, asked Secretary Weeks for a release from that office and a transfer to command troops In the field: Rumors have been preval ent that either General Menc.lirr or Brigadier General' Mitchell, nssstsnl chief of the air rervlce, would resign as the result of friction which culml- inated Inst spring In Mencher asking relief of Mitchell. ; TWO OTHERS ENTOMBED SCRANTON, Pa., Sept. 1 .!. N. 8.) Two of the miners ' who . have been entombed for 24 hours In the Coal Brook mine at Cnrbondae have been rescued alive. The other two miners nre still entomhed behind a wall of rock and coal. Two hundred men, working In relays, have been un able to reach them. NEW TORK. Sept. 16. tU. P.) A hhge liquor manufacturing organlui tlon, employing hundreds and operat ing illicit wholesale drugstores,, hns been discovered by the federal ptoli'b -tion officers here, it was learned to- LIQUOR MOM ORGANIZATION FOUND Will be Here for Round-Up With Famous Relay String. L i 7"-.,r TijV M f 0m S - 4 j t i -I' III 9 t Willi , UAHIiilUUt IN WAMSER FOUND IN WELL The rumor tl'n. Matt .Tepxon. whose hotly was found in the shallow well on his ranc h i n Government mountain several wieks ago, committed suicide by shooting himself and then falling Intojhe well was proved to be unfounded today when deputy .sheriffs and O. . 'Ran- dall, deputy district attorney, went to the plnoe and bailed the Water from the well. ' The rifle which was the, pro;) - 4 eriy rf the aged ma.) ws found In the bottom of the well. An un- exploded cartridge whs found In i the chnmbcr of the piece, and this is taken as an Indication that Jepson was not shot, Sher- .iff Houser said this afternoon.-; Investigation of the ense is being made now by the grand Jury. " Kred Patterson is in jail "Bs'a suspect In the case. WASHINGTON, I The republican senate leaders are I being Informed through the returtilns congressmen that people all ovjf the country want the high fist of living reduced and business . revived with speed. The people's legislative pro gram, according to the coll -emsus ol opinion anion;? leti tutors letimiing from onstitmivb;, is: prompt tax re vision; tariff protect Lin from German products 'anil a fivlirht rate reduction. EXPERT WOODSMEN GIVE UP HOPE OF FINDING ' BANDIT AND RETURN-HOME; nrnmrufAMT no pmt i rtum-ifiMiii niun uuoi !p-.n.ll:l.Tnn' Sent. 16. (P. P.) , McNEIL ISlAN-D, Kept. 16. (A. P. I Koy Gardner has made his escape from1 the island or 's hiding in the home of some res f iilent. according to four expert woodsmen who have len on the ' bandit s trail. They- quit the chase today and left for home, glvliu; up the hope of finding the fugitive. A- 4 ' ... .JT. i 51 it 3 , '.', . , . . . TOklO Sep . K..-(A IM-luna docl.n.s Japan Wopo-ula regarding turning Shantung back j to fhiim. nently reasons hie. Japan may refuse to discuss the SF:aiituiig question at the Washington conference. r It is be- ilieved that .the immigration qunstion will be kept off the program, though a section of the Japanese public opin- (ion favors raising the general ques- rtlon of racial equality. 1 ",- LIX.AI, rN 1ER YOISTED ACT ( WASHINGTON. Sept. lti.- U'. P.) l Restrictive regulations limiting the I use -of sacramental wines, scheduled to become effect. ve today has been postponed indefinitely by Commissi- loner of Internal Revenue Blair. Post- 'nonement followed the receipt of a de- 1 luge of requests from all . over the I country tor permits to manufacture ,'200 gnllons of wine annually for per sonal use. This Vlght .Is" pow held le. igal under the preterit interpretations of the Volstead act. BERLIN, Sept. 16. U. .N. .)! ne flat charge that Pavoria Is giving as s stance and haven to men. who are phiit.ng the downfall of the repuhll v ' "o-ernnieTif has been made by Chancellor W'Srth, addressing the lloiclvtn-r supervisory committee. It was the bitterest tirade against the 'avaran! th.u t-a? yet come from" a member of the federal government. PAO MEN KILLED WHEN TRAIN IS DERAILED I'El.LF. PLAIN, Iowa. Sept. J6. (I. N. S.l Two men were killed and two were seriously Injured early today when the fax! Chicago-Northwestern nger was part ally derailed near p,i here. Klremnn Johnson and a man wl ved to have heen a tramn were kilted The wreck was rause.1 bv a truck washout, cue to tne heavy raina. : ' ,' - " : AliBUCKLE FACES , CHARGE OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER Brady Determined to Pass Up Manslaughter Charge; Pro secute on Murder Complaint. COMEDIAN HOLDS LONG i CONFERENCE WITH LAWYER ! Fatty's Atorneys Announce Determination tO Rule Out1 I Pennsylvania said: "Under no clr- , Hearsay Evidence at Trial. ;j"mf,Uinreian wf hT?blLpurT ' the course the railroad board dict- . j tales." The, situation is resrarded a jcrltlral. . SAN FRANCISCO, Sept.) oppose od sioP. , 16. (U. P.) Arbuckle must Two Breat lrulus,ries- "ak ng a AfA Uiait tu v. rong offensive againn the closed ",,u,w" "'c l"ttiKCB,shop, with a strong counter offenaiv - Ot lirst degree murder. fre-Jin liminary examination has been postponed .until next Thursday. ,..i.... u ion ... ' HAS KIlASnW'O, .Sent. 14 ,(! P.j Uistriot Attorney Bradv an. nounced at noonj his decision to prose cute Arbuckie on charges of first1 de gree murder. He did not specify Iwhethfr he might change his decision j following the preliminary hearing, now under way, has been completed. He makes certain Arbuckle must i (undergo the entire formality of a pre liminary hearing and also dashes tho ; comedian's hail hopes. The charge imay be re-luced to manslaughter fol lonine- the enmnletinn of the nrf-hmi . 1 ' i nary bearing, intense interest is be ing ' betrayed. . The courtroom 1? ! crowded, the corridors are full and (throngs of people are around tho i cour house. j Film Star Released. '. I 1.08 ANGELES, Sent. I .. .P.) j A quiet cleaning of house is going ,on throughout the Hollywood eolonv j here. Little attention is being paid to Ithe efforts of the morals committee to make investigations, but movie p--jple are watching Pan Francisco d. i velopments carefully. Lowell Pi-or-jman, one of the Arbuckle party, h in been released from contract. 0 er releases may follow. A warning has : been, sent out by producing company of ficia's. Movie Colony Ip (Julct. The movie colony is strangelv quiet. The Arbuckle case is the only topic of discusfion. A few members of the colony talk for publication. There is little chance to obtain a complete lis' of those already released from con- Itracts and warned to pursue quieter Tne,.e ,s fn hprp thqat . jmSnil8 comniiKsion may stPm, in a ,,, th. , , t ..,.. 'ties," but that lean alter the "inside' life of the col- ony. The rttfris'm moot nmA f . u.l.v within, is the opinion expressed. SAN FRNCISCO. Sept. 1. (I P- "Fatty" Arbuckle faces charges of first decree murder when his case opens today. District Attorney Brady seems determined to pass up the man slaughter charge and prosecute on the murder complaint. Arbuckle's attor ney, after a long conference with the comedian, announced his determina tion to rule out the hearsay evidence which enlivened the coroner's hearing. Prady is eqt'ally as determined to get th's evidence !nto the court records. A crowded court room Is expected to witness the first tilts following Ar bncMe'a alleged assault and killing of beautiful Mias irglnia Rappe. , Attempt to S:rrc5s Statement The defense Is making a v'gorous fight to prevent Miss Rappe's death bed statement, in which she is alleged to have accused Arbuckle of causing hev death. The statements were mafle to the nurse st the Wakefield - Sani tarium where the girl died. The de fense holds them as hearsay, as Ar buckle was not present when the girl uttered tt-em and therefore Inadmis sible to the records. ij0S ANGKLES. Calif.. Sept. 16 MV: ,hs, niar,; of!'Jeve.opi,,g opposition to the Harding (T. N. P.I high proof and very expensive liquor ; treaty with Germany. Many was consumed by Fatty Arbuckle and'(ve the pact entangles the United his meats at the San Francisco na-rtvi'cs in which resulted in the death of Virginia Rappe, according to the admission here of Fred Fishback, who was pres - enfat the tragic affair.. v Will Ask Indictments SAN' FRANCISCO, Sept. 16. (1. ; Roliert McCormiek, siec'al as- !-taut attornev general, announced he a 111 ask Indictments from the -nd .i-iry Tuesday In connection with he Arbuckle liquor party Which pre- ceded Miss Rappe's death. It will be sought under the prohibition laws. TH.DKN WINS WAY TO FINALS PHILADEUMIIA. Sept. 16. (P. P.J William Tilden. the world's lnrle- tennis champion, won liW wav ! ' the finals when be defeated IVIIlls I'nvls or San rrnncisco, niree straiiriit sets. Ho will meet the winner of the Jelinson-Anden on match In the finals tomorrow. - R 'Under no Circumstances Can We Pursue Course Board;,' . , '' Dictate," Say8 , President. Geoiflrt Ttl Cafl- . ClftOAClO. Sept. !. r. P.) The country's railroads are planning: to defy the rallrcad labor board, and put the "open shop" plan into effect, it Is believed here today. The railroad board prepared a rul ing refusing the Pennsylvania ' rail road's petition that it be allowed to trerit directly with the employees in stead of with outside union represen tatives. Should the hoard refuse the petition, it would not affect the roads, a-t no penalty is provided for Kllsha I.ee, vice president of the a. ..v,.is viiviw.v Its favor, marked today's labor .de - . - veiopments. Despite the rail labor I D';ar,i w Pennsyiva- ln! railroad to treat directly with its employes, it is believed the ra I com - ipanies are 'making strenuous efforts ! Panies are maKing strenuous etrorts Jto oust union officials from the work- mg negotiations. Packers have al- ready made their move, 'with the union officials non-committal. Attempt to (let Kmge Increase. Textile worfiers of America, w th the Federation of Labor backing. . are launching a pampa'gn to organize the j mills in the southern territory.; They; Intend to cancel the already effective wage reductions and make An effort I' "btain Wage increases. P.) . f"Tt 1 f f a - . a a . . . Transition 'of the racker planW into the "open shops" is proceeding quiet ly. Xo trotble has been reported at 'the yards. The officials of the inter national butchers union announced no j plan of action. DAUNTLESS CARRYING BODIES OF VICTIMS OF xZR-2 DISASTER ARRIVES t NEW YORK, Sept. ' The British cruiser Dauntless, carry- lng the hodi :es-of lo Americans who i lost their lives in the ZR-2 disaster, arrived todas.. CO JNTY PASSES AWAYi , . , ae-ed 7a Civil war Frederick Noble, veteran and a . , . resident of this county for 43 years, died here yesterday aft- ... . . , Illinois i.o.w aiiu ill xai WWKWU 111(5 UaillS. j ,o. .) j ifl-. .w : PIONEER OF UMATiLLA !. - t itv.?(ii.:ii3c, tit jiciuou. x no . firman After spending some time at SaBipre, , aligned as though renewed rrancsco. ne eeuiea ror a time m tne) hostilities are certalnlv. The Daily Puget Sound .region, coming to Ore-:rhrnni,. . tflt i-ta Vuiera hv hi. goi in 1877 business In He engaged in the sheep ,! pe-gigtence, has precipitated a th.s county- In 178 and!cril5i!, The riallv Hemld said? "Tr later in farming. Of recent years he was ensaeed in farming with his son, J. W. Noble. He is survived by the following chil dren: Frank Noble, J. W. Noble and Steve Noble, all of Pendleton; Miss Bthel Noble and Mrs. John Cole, of Walla Walla. Mrs. Noble died feur years ago. - Funeral services for Mt. Noble will he held tomorrow at in a. m. from the Folsom chapel. Pall bearers will be John Pradburn David F'elds, William Bogert. John Taylor. Henry son and I'lyssus G. Rudd. Thomp- GERMAN PEACE TREATY tricurvnTAv cAn itf . tt o The republican senatorial ranks are European ariairs aimosr- as ;much as the league of Nations cov-j I'nant. tYiticism is almost universal ;b"t is not expressed publicly, The Senators have been studying the treaty for several weeks. Most of j them agree that the treaty ties thej 1'nited States to the Versailles treaty j as surely as though the senate had ratified that instrument, . No republl-1 can senator, of whatever moderation I of progress' veness. Is willing to state! his opposition publicly. Democratic 'Opposition to the ratification is ex pected as a manter of course. MIKDFR CHARGE KILHD DKNVKR. Colo.. Sept. 1. (I". P.) Murder charges were filed . today 'a-rulnst Drs. K. L. Willis and N. J. , i-neian, rouowing exnuimng- ot me body of Miss Mary Park. The pbyslcl- ans are cnargeu w-un performing an UCa nrtio 'i-,!Ml C. I BRITISH CAr.?eELLSco;;i;:o iiERiiss m iny uuiiicicutC Ull VtiiUC iii Bombshell to' Irish Pecpfe.4 DOOR FOR PARLEY ON OTHER GROUNDS IS LEFT OPEN Many Preparations for War Are Visible Throughout Ireland; , Situation Regarded as Crayj 0t.-BI.IX, Sept. it. (tV- P.)--P Valera summoned the Sinn Fein cabi net to consider the situation arising . v.,, ;t tenner oeorCK caziceii- ling the proposed Inverness confer- from ;Premier Lloyd- Georges, cthcell- ence. ' The premier's telegram' fame as a bomb shell to th Sik h. !r-h.l tereH r t.n n, if 1 . wvL- t ,. i. j been maintained througout the whqle. (country. It is believed the. country, it is believed the , Sinn- jFein cabinet meeting today would con. aider a plebiscite. White Lloyd ; George's telegram flatly .refused that the Irish treat on the basis of an In dependent state, it still left th door open for further parleys on slightly. different grounds. The situation Is no: hopeless. . ' ... v .,.; "Pail RecogitUeS ko-O?; Manr nrenarations fnr war o.m'4.1 ible throughout Ireland ; today. at. cording to . reports reaching- het. 'Every effort is belnc made to.sisWln an optimistlCBplrit throughout the is- land. The Irish press insisted that th masses of the people both In Britain- and Ireland, demanded peace and re- Iterated the belief that mntual Mates. r tnam-hip would avert -war. Whll the; situation is regarded as grave, the Dall- cabinet recognizes no crisis, j ; ",- Lloyd Geonav Is III. -LONDON'. Sept. !. (A. P.) Pre mier Lloyd George, front" Whotft next move in tthe Irish negotiation J 'looked for Is ilf at Galrloch - wltfi lhi!! anA n.,..iaf, ht v,i. j,,,... imnroveH tortor nH v. .,a return to lndon soon to consult feni the situation resulting from the can- jcellatlon of the proposed conference J with the Irish delegates. -; Public opln.v (ion is solidly supporting the premies !In his contention that all Jvanced possible . toward -peafe" 'have been made by Great Britain. The govern- nient may. call an election to obtain Ian endorsement of its policy by th j people. The Dail Eireann may also tgo to the Irish people to determine ;... - j , ? pieiHjH-oe wnai ine people aw !sjre. t - . -t PRESS MAKES COMMENTS. Pilil; 1 LONDON, Sept. 16. (C. P.) Eng ,n land sets the possibilities of renewed IS. ' v, ..;: : : , i . . j m.. r . i .v. i t i the fight begins, th labors whole sympathy must be with our sister peo. pie struggling- agalrtst the naked and shameless imperialism." t TRANSPORTATION CHARGE TO ROUND-UP GROUNDS - MUST BE REASONABLE Drivers of any sort of taxi vehicles who try to profiteer on charge thla year in carrying patrons to and from the Round-Up grounds are likely to have an uncomfortable time. This was assured this morning when In spe cial session the city council adopted on amendment to the vehicle license law. The new meas ure provides that the fee shall be $25 a Vear, or fractional part thereof, and It also provides that the maximum fee for trips within the Bna" nm BIlweo . I T"" '''""" Z 'n' " " k, .dded The oneofTLVleft to th. ,. . . ' . uct iriiiiii vi ill, viij iruiiuci. The members of the fir commute were authorized to sign a contract for the purchase or the fir hoe from the lT. 8. Rubber Co. whose bid wae' ac cepted Wednesday night. ' MILLS IN GRAYS HARBOR DISTRICT ARE OPENED AllERDEEN. Wash.. Hept, 1I.--4T. P.) Ixyul Legion of Loa-gr d Lumbermen aiinouncl ever- tab men have lieen employ! In ' Orlt Harbor district, operating It lumber mill ana J logging riitipn. f)uV two mills are Idle.