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THE ONLY SMALL DAILY IN AMERICA CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM HIE ASSOCIATED PRESS, UNITED PRESS AND THE I. N. ; DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION. Tli Bast Oregonlan la Eastern fw- - ..Mininir fend a Mil Int totem gives to tha adverttwt or This pipM It a tnemtrer or and audited by the Audit , Bureau of Circulation. In Pendleton and Umatilla eouaiy ot anr other newspaper, - fc. f COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER NO. 9941 ; 'A t . , VOL. S3 DH.OCRATS ARE lllIARIFTfiAfMF uivwu. IV nuiiLL II TREATY o;j CE Senators Denied That Wilson , Was Organizing Senate Bat tle Against Ratification. SECOND CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD NEXT THURSDAY Ex-president Admitted He Thought Republicans Having .Troubles of Their Own. WASHINGTON. Sept. 27. (U. I) Democratic senator are unable to acre on their opposition to the Ger man treaty, today denied that ex- rresiaent tvitson wan ursauiBuiK senate battle against the pact' ratifi cation. A sharp division of opinion among the democrats aa the beat course to pursue In blocking: the treaty ratifica tion was evident, following the con ference today. When the Partlt-nn were unable to agree. Leader Under wood said he would hold a second con ference Thursday. Wilson-, pressed for his stand on the treaty, said he preferred not to take a stand regard ing the pact as It would solidify the republican action agnlnst himself. He admitted the republicans are "having troubles of their own." HERMISTON COMMERCIAL CLUB SENDS INVITATION TO ATTEND DAIRY SHOW s r An official Invitation for Pendleton pwple to 'omii to tha JlttrntUton Ha and Dairy "BhoiTli'aa been extended by r. V. Prime, secretary of the Com mercial Club at Hermlston tn a letter which has been received at te nfrW of the Pendleton Commercial Associ ation. Saturday, October 8 has been desig nated as "Pendleton Day," and a spe cial Invitation; both to Pendleton peo ple and to the (Commercial Associa tion, Is extended by the west end people. A delegation of local association members will attend the show in a body, according to a statement of Secretary C. I. Barr this morning. Plans looking toward such a visit were launched La. ore the Ilound-L'p. ieatSSop in DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1921. RAILROAD EMPLOYES REFUSE TO ACCEPT RECENT CUT IN WAGES ? DOVER STATES ITOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT DOES NOT EXCEED 3,500,000 t- Previous Figures Were Given at 5,375,000; Unemployment Conference Has New Hope. WASHINGTON Sept. 27. (U. P.) The department of commerce report afforded the delegates to tha unem ployment conference new hope toaay when It was announced that the total imnmnlovment throughout the coun try does not exceed three and one half millions. Secretary Hoover compiled the report from data furnished by the mayors of cltiei of lU.WU population and over throughout h cjuntry. Pre vious flgurei veto i:ivcn at five and three quarter millions. Unemployed to Illainc. it. if. Phfllns of the Massachusetts labor department, blamed the work ers themselves ror unemployment conditions when the unemployment conference continued Its sessions to day. He charged their rerusai to ac cept reduced wp.ges the chief cause of unemoloyment and refusal to take Jobs which they dislike. Departments May Clash. The department of commerce report on unemployment figures for the na tion may cause a clash In that depart ment with th rtcnartment of labor, which gathered data from 1700 Indus trial centers showing nearly e,uuo," without Jobs. The labor reports show a reduction of 25 pef cent of the working forces as comparea wun normal times. Secretary Hoover nhnritrterizes the labor reports as In accurate because of the numbers of women employed during the war wno are not working now. Also there are many others not now working who held Jobs during the war penoa. BRITiSH DELEGATES TO MEET SINN FEIN HEADS " THURSDAY, SEPT. 29 VETERANS AND WIDOWS ENTITLED TO LESS TAX PAYMENTS UNDER LAW FOR SOUTHARD'S An act, passed at tlio recent session of the Oregon legislature provides that veterans of the Civil, Mexican or Indian wars, or their widows, If they have not remarried, are entitled to tax exemption to the extent of $1000 on property owned by them. The chief difficulty In veter ans, or veterans' widows secur ing this exemption in Umatilla county is that they have failed to report that they are eligible for the exemption, according to County Assessor It. O. Hawks. "If a report is not, made to this office within a very short time. It will be Impossible for us lo allow this exemption," Mr. Hinrlu said todav. "We don't know who Is entitled to the ex TRIAL DELAYED Neighborliness Among Twin Falls Citizens May Seriously Prevent Jury Selection. FEMININE BLUEBEARD MAY STAND TRIAL IN MONTANA Will Ask Lydia's Return to Billings to Be Tried for Death of Third Husband. Rather Than Accept Cut They Will Desert Posts of Duty High Officials Believe. CHICAGO, Kept. 27. (U. P.) Ruitrnari wnrkera of the nation will re fuse to accept the wage reduction hich the United States Railroad La bor Board recently ordered. Rather than do so they will desert their posts of duty, high officials of the Brother hood of Railway trainmen, gathered here for official canvass that the un ions strike vote, believed today. The v.nion will tolerate no unautho rized walkouts, however. All the men must remain on the Job until the union issues a strike call. They will com plete the tabulation of the tralnmens ballots Monday, the officials declared, but intimated that the votes so far counted recorded an overwhelming dislike of the boards ruling. TWIN FAUJ?, Sept. 27. (U. P.) Neighborliness among Twin Falls c t isens may seriously prevent selection . m j.. .,, mi,,. n Interminable w.w ,. U I M JUIV aim - ........ emptlon, and the only way we delay to the tr al of Mrs. Lydia Boutn can aicertain who should have accused of murdering her fourth It for them to report to us." , husband. Practically every, prospec Speedy action will be neces- Uive Juror so far summoned admits sary in order to secure the bene- : having had dealings with one or more fit of the law this year, due to 0f the defense lawyers and be!ng on the' fact that the time limit for business or social terms with "Billy" clerical corrections Is short, the jTrueblood, Mrs. Southird's father, and T a prominent i "owi old. ar, planrlng to adopt l?r n"" .t." ."r Tv during the 65th annual encampment HUNGARIANS AND CZECHO SL0VAK1ANS HAVE FIGHT assessor declares. .tijii pvirtimcfi. 'wnen toe ewnu uj !of the tr'al opened, only one Juror jhad.been passed, while 11 others oe- tu'tv vki.isi Irta. Kent. 27. (U. P.)Th? selection of a Jury for the Sone, trial of Mrs. I'dia Southard was fur ther Jeopardized with the announce ment bv E. E. Collins, prosecuting at- jfbrney, from Billings, Mont., that he . it v ri I Intended to arrest Mrs. Southard for BERLIN, .Sept. 27. (I. S- ; Ulrn to Biuina to stand trial on the Fighting has broken out between the ',., h iWrA hus. Hungarians and the ' Czechoslovak a j " - irregular on the Hunsarian-zecno- i .' ,mfn nnIvl1l. Tenn . rora the parents of William G. ". McHaffte, Mrs. Southard's Second husband, that they intend to demand . her trial In connection with his mysterious death. These arrests depend upon whether Mrs. Southard is acquitted of the pres ent charge of murder ng Edward Mey er, her fourth husband. MEMBERS OF G. A. R. TO ADOPT 'LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT' FOR ORDER INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 27. (A. P.) Members of the Grand Army of the Republic, realising the organization is now being held here, a "last will and testament of the G. A. R." providing for the dlsiwsition of the property of the order when the last members are' WILL ATTEND PENNEY , STORE CONVENTION IN PORTLAND THIS WEEK Clovakian frontier, according to a V enna dispatch. It said several sklr- imlahetutd occurred: : V ' Thl Is tha first time the Czecho slovaks have clashed with the Hun garians since tho peace treaty was signed. CHICAGO MARKET TODAY September. December and May wheat shows a decided decrease In pries today. September grain closing at 11.1 1-2, December at J1.23 1-4 and May at 11.27 , J-4. Yesterday's closing prices were September $1.21 3-4. December 11.24 1-2 and 'May 11.21 1-2. Following are the quotations re ceived from the Chicago Grain Mar ket by Overbeck & Cooke, local brok ers: , ; . . 1 Wheat. . High Low tl.20:14 1.24 Vi 1.2 Com. . .61H .5 V4 OaW. ' .37 94 .4! '.4 Beattlo'cash ' market Hard Lloyd George's Note Goes For ward Tomorrow and Will be Made Public Thursday. IiONDON, Sept 27. (U. P.) Bar ring a possible dissension among the members of the British caDinci. me rnnrorp.ncn between the British and Sinn Fein representatives will be held next Thursday, nas Deen an nounced here today. Premier Llovd-George s note re questing D Valera to send a delesa iinn mM fnrwsrd tomorrow and will be made public Thursday, according to j present plans. Will Never ttlvc In. 1IOHOKEN. Sept. 27. (U. IMF-rank P. Walsh, the Sinn Fein leader In America, arriving today on the liner George Washington from Ireland, de clared Ireland will never give in mini Knglsnd grants her full independence. "Lloyd George Is a scheming trick ster," Walsh said, "and alRo the world's greatest politician. But he Is playing a game of -death when he tries English politics on Ireland. A second Vienna dispatch said Hun gary had finally accepted the allied ultimatum and will evacuate west Hungary. If Vienna's Information is correct the threat of a new war on the Danube Is removed. SMALL CHILD KILLED BY AUTO NEAR FREEWATER PENDLETON MERCHANTS ' TO HOLD DOLLAR DAY ON OCTOBER SEVENTH Kvery kind of merchandise included In the- stocks of merchants of Pendle ton will be represented in the big Dol lar Day sales which will be held here October 7, a statement today by . . , .. ... ,hn in pr. unanes Dumi. ..,.....-.. . "-y ... ff ,h chants' committee of the commercial nuie Lrmimnis t, " . Association Indicates. rear ot tne trues ana -.-.. .ho have not car that was pasjing. The car was no tie lb. i in 'i FRKl-rVATRP.. Sept. 27. Ruth Crimmins. eight year old daughter of Mr., and Mrs. J. F. Crimmins of Free fatallv Injured yesterday afternoon when she was. run over on tha lilsrhwav between Milton and Free water. At the time of the accident the little girl with other school children was riding on a truck. It is said the linn wnrlfPit nilt vet by the commit' t but the move has been endorsed, ami further plans will be evolved at later meetings. . . The Polish alphabet contains forty five letters. from Medford and driven by a man named Coleman. The child was taken to a hospital In Walla Walla but died a few minutes after reaching there. The Crimmins family formerly lived at Hermlston. Mr. Crimmins is a barber. ' J. C. Akey and I. H. Rembolt, man- acrn a n .1 naaiatnTlt miUUKF reSDCCt- ivaiv nt th infill J. C Penney store will leave Thursday for Portland tp attend one of a series ot secujnai con ventions of managers of this great chair of busy department stores. More than a hundred men from inu. in r.aiifnrnin Orpeon and Wash inptnn iwiii attpnri this conference in the Rose City on September 20th and October 1st. The first of these conventions was held in St. Louis on September 16th and 17th, the second was held In St. Paul on Seotember 23rd and 24th. and another one will follow in Salt Lake City on October 7th and 8th. In discussing conditions as they are irenorallv minnnsed to exist Mr. Akey said this afternoon that the financial report of this nation-wide institution -A nnt Toflont n Hull Ktntp. of trade. For the first eight months of this year the gross receipts were X4,iuu,i3&.6 in excess of the figures for the same period of last year. Pruirient V. I1 Kama whn will ho in Pnrflmil nttrthtitns this IncrpaNP large ly to the fact that the public nowa dava is shnDoine around and buying mercnanaise or quality ai tne tuwesi possible price. The purchasing power of such a tremendous organization as the J. C. Penney Company naturally makes possible the buying of selected merchandise of high quality so as to retail It at a low price. BATTLEFIELDWERE SURGICAL LABORATORIES NOTED " PHYSICIAN SAYS PORTLAND, Ore., gept 27. (I. N. 8.) Terrible as the World i War was, It was not without vast benefits, according to Dr. Frana- lin H. Martin, secretary-general of the American College of Sur- "geons, who attended the con s' gress of the Oregon section of the college here. One of those benefits, he said, was the advancement of surgery.. "Surgery learned some valu-. able lessons in the war," Dr. Martin asserted. "The battle s' fields furnished a great labora- tory, In which new and import s' ant secrets of the human body were learned. '' "Ten years ago no surgeon dared to operate on the lungs el s' cept In a pneumatic cabinet, with all the air pressure so ad . Justed that it balanced that of the lnngs. The-war taught us that this was unnecessary and lung operations are performed every day now in standard ope- rating rooms with absolute safe- tv. V "Wo leameA that a man could lose one-third of a lung and still recover. We learned that the removal of brain tissue Itself could be made In many cases. Our whole technique of dperat- 4 Ing was vastly Improved. in fact, through these discoveries, It would not be going much too far to say that the war. through the surgical lessons tt taught, will save almost as many lives In the long run as It cost." , Dr. Martin stated that as a re- suit of their work during the war American Burgeons are now recognized as the. best in the world. 4 4 TESTIMONY IN ARBUCKLE i HEARING PROMISES TO BE EXTRENIELY EXCITING Semnacher . Says . Arbuckle's Attorney Must -Eetract the Charges Made Against Him. SOiAiIEiR-6 1 8IIll!i;SII PEDRO HARBOR . . ,. Divers Are Searching for Bod- , ies of Two Sailors Who Are' Believed to Be Drowned. 18 MEMBERS OF CREW J HAVE MIRACULOUS ESCAPE Crew Poured From Conning Tower Single File, Although'?. -Two Men Failed to Get OutV 8AX PEDRO, Calif., Bept. 27. c p.) Two men, R. Grlffen and. Vincent Spaulsberg, seamen, lot their. ltv when the Submarine R- (sank, wa . officially announced today. The thlrtf ,' man, missing early today, has been ao. Counted for. ' ' ,. ' .' LOS ANGELES, Sept 27. (U. P.i. Divers are searching for the bodies of two sailors believed to have been,,- drowned when the submarine R- j sank in the San Pedrq harbor last niirni Riehteen members of the crew had miraculous escapes. .,TH9 entire , ( crew was on board arranging tr- i pedoes for today's practice when tn ' , , craft suddenly settled1. , The 'ere ; poured from the conning tower v single file, although two mert falle. ; to get out. Floating cranes are belngt: brought to rescue the craft, .-Jhmi, chance that the two men missing Wilt , be found alive Is considered sllm.' un-' leas they manared to close tho airtight compartment. . ' u'kon tha craft started to settle, if. v.nnamed sailor cut the hawser moor- j ing the R- to a sister craft, thus pr , venting a serious aocldent to all tha submarines moored together. "War craft In the hrxbor.was, gnlvanlxed Into action bv the shouts, turned the!? pow- erfuTHBearchliehts upon me .sinums vessel ahd sent-iboata to the rescue. ... Following the escape of It men from , the conning tower, a gas exploslomoic curred, probably shutting in the two missing sailors and preventing- thslriH r.Aiu KaIIpva ttiA rear tor- - emrjeu. vinvwa ,J - w i..-, pedo tube failed under the seas pre core and gave -way before the rush of water. The submarine was a nonana type, built In 1919. The missing men. are Andrew Spaulsberg . electrician,; i t l-kft-in man m ft n '" TWO SAILORS MISSIXG. : LOS ANGELES. Sept. 27. (C. Pit ; One drowned, one missing, another al-; sd helieved to. be drowned composed, the authentic casualty list which Rear Admiral Stickney,, commander oi tne Pacific .fleet train, gave to Jhe United a complete cneca.oi PLENTY OF ROPE, BUT Sept Dee. Hay Doc May Dec. May Open ;$!.! 1.24 4 -1.2 V4 ' .flK .41 S1.19U 1.22V4 lONE DEAD AND SEVERAL Si WOIINDFD IN BATTLE l.U 1.2794 .SU ' .Dl .05 .66 . .37 .27 .41 .4114 white. t tA. mnti whllo tt 1A u-hlla rlllh. 11.10; hard winter - 11.11: northern Moro band ana seerat tuivit.a Rnnt. 27. (A. P.) A fight between the Philippine constab ulary and a band ot iMoros at i arsuB on the island of Jolo, resulted In the Hnath of a Filipino lieutenant of con stabulary and two members of the wounum on spring, 11.10; red Wallla Walla, 21 07. both sides. COMPLAINTS OF OVERCHARGING DURING ROUND-UP WANTED; AN INVESTIGATION WILL BE MADE (Si- Stories in Circulation Say Gouging Practised by Some Eating Places; Facts Needed. That: the subject ot alleged profi teering" on the part of eating place owners during the Jtound-Up will be Investigated In a thorough manner was announced today. Members of the Round-t'p board and Commercial Association officials have received complaints to such an extent that it Is pructlred on the part of anyone. Such complaints may bo addressed to the Round-Up organisation, to any mem ber of the board or to the Commercial association. The investigators say they propose to get the facts, fairly and Impartially, and then to act ac cordingly.. It Is not desired to em brace any establishment that has striven In good faith to nerve the pub lic without extortion but undue charg ing and grafting will bo put firmly under the ban. According to stories In circulation some local eating vlaces and hotels charged their regular rates or a slight advance to cover extra expense wnue in other Instances visitors were gre- ocnevea iu suujvvb ouvu.u - j ...... into fully. Accordingly the matter -We go to great trouble to give a will be taken tip at the annual stock-1 good show and to bring people here, holders meeting or sooner. Meanwhile said one Round-Up officer this mom complaints In writing are desired from ' Ing, "and I feel It Is not necessary for local people or visitors who know of us to tolerate any overcharging of Instances where overcharging was ' visitors," SAN FRANCISCO. r Sept. 27i (U. r rAn,in1,ans.a et t Vi o Arhlicltle VUIU.I1UOIIVC V... " I (1LU1V I " . . - neartng proiinsvu mcwuma' -. i rresa lonowing a vv - . . ... . 1 onHAAt.n. V. n Ahlaf ! ., . . !.(.. I.at nlffllt tit uemana uy At ociiiiia-. i" ; inv mystenuua oiunu'B "" witness for the state, that Frank Do- the R.g at San Pedro. 'R.' Dreffen'f mtnguez, Arbuckle's . chief attorney, j bo(jy was Shot from the conning tower cit her prove or retract the charges he j by WBter rushing into, the submarine' mide yesterday that he, Semnacher, ; trough a torpedo tube. .Vincent took Miss Rappe's torn clothing for j Spaulsberg is missing. . ' (.' the purpose of blackmailing Arbuckle. j Dreffen Could Not Swim. 'i Semnacher Is highly indignant, fcem- Dreffen unable to swim, was panic nacher said hs found tne- lingerie, m ;stricken and he fougntjOti nis w(. i Arbuckle's waste basket. Mrs. Del- ;be rescuers. He -went, down In ths mont, Arbuckle's ch ef accuser," was' suction which followed the subma,-. the first witness to take the stand, 'fine's last dive. Admiral Btlckney Arbuckle's attorney's brought all thel,- Spaulsberg. if he had been able' force to Lear upon her cross examina- 0 snut. the watertight doors of the tion. compartment, might live 4 hours r ..... u , fl."t t.. the supply ot air in the compartment' Following her declaration that she Admlral sticknev discounted the re had seen Arbuckle ptaoe Ice on Miss' pe(,ro tnat ten othe Rappe, Miss Pyvron wrote an answer are mlssing following the to tne qiiesuon wnere. on a pieco accldent He expressed confidence. of paper, the court clerk passing it to, ' would be accounted , fori; the attorney. Then she subnutttea to- ..it.t ,.horU is made. i stern cross examination. She de- i . ' 1 , nied having discussed the case, after Arbuckles arrest, with Miss Alice Blake, another show girl. ' She said' she was . not drinking. When Miss Rappe "sort of skipped toward the bathroom," Arbucklo followed her in, Mia Pyrvon testified. She herself went into the room where Mis" Kl', md IjOwcII Sherman were. She did .. . . 1 . ..1 1.1,. 1 , V. n Hny. It M'H lir.ll "lUUMlIC VMS UVUI ta L " ' was fully, an hour, she said., .before PORTLAND, Sept. 27. (A. P.) Arbuckle came, out, in response to Mrs. Wrt Minor, prominent lawyer of tha Delmont's repeated hammerings on firm of Teal, Minor and Wlnfree, drop tlie door. His pajamas were wet. He ped dead In his office. Apoplexy aJj wore Miss Rappe's hat. -Miss Rannej the cause. , ,,'. ,. wn ,.l,,thAH wh,n sha nnit Mrs lVf.I - ' . ' ' mont went Into the room,. Miss .l'yvl ron testified. Previous accounts said (r Miss Kappe was nude. Miss Pyvron Testifies SA.V FRANCISCO, -'ept. 27 (f. P.) Miss Zey Pji-ron, Hhowgirl. one of Arbuckle' nartv auests. caused a sensation at the 'hearing when she tes tified she saw Arbuckle place ice On Miss Hippe and say "that-will bcini her to." , LAND ATTORNEY DROPS DEAD IN OFFICE; IERICANSKI THE WEATHER II Reported by Major Lee Moorhousoj weather observer. . , , .'. f . , ' Maximum 78. r 4 . , ; Minimum 40. , , Barometer 2S.G0. , ' BY MEXICAN BANDITS WASHINGTON. Sept. 27. IV. P. Two Americana P. Smith, of n.nit. nkiu an.l R R. Kilsinahurv. fof Los Angeles. were killed by bandits near Dolores. Mexico, the state depart ment announced. The two men work ed for the Lolorea Mining -Company. Mexican authorities ordered ruralea tn pursuit ot the bandits. aAj orecas! I is i i-1