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THE ONLY SMALL DAILY IN AMERICA CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, UNITED PRESS AND TIIE I. DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION Tli EmI Oregoelaa la Baiter Or yon's greatest newspaper and tll IOC fore gives to the dTrtUr twice the guaranteed paid circulation -In Pendleton and Umatilla count tt say other newspaper, , The net pru run of yesterday's Daily - 3,283 This paper II tneminr ot and audited bjr the Audit Bureau of Circulations. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEE COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER -T", VOL 33 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1921. NO. 9944 ' , . . . - , r- ' " 1 ' 1 " " : ' ALL COAL Ml in -WMl Mm IDLE President and Vice-President of . Miner's Union Begin Serving Six Months' Jail Sentence. t r icAn pi Arm in prison FOR CALLING STRIKES Howat and Dorchy Had Choice of Jail or Giving Bonds They Would Call No More Strikes. PITTSBURGH, Kans., Sept. 30. (A. P.) All the coal mlnos In Kansas were Idle today , when Alexander Howat and August Dorchy, printout and vice president of the Kansas Mi ners' union,, began serving a fix months' Jail ' sentence for calling a strike last Febrruary, Ilowa'. ."1 Dorchy had their choice of go'ng to jail or giving a bond tha'. they would call no more strikes in the Kansas field. THREATENING LETTERS Tl BAN" FRANCISCO, Bept. SO. (IT. p.) Police Judge Lasarus, who held Arbiickle on a manslaughter charge nn tha nolice over a dosen letttrs threatening his honor with personal violence as the result of the decision. Some of the authors of Ihe letters thought Arbuckle guilty of murder. ' mfUAf Viwr9 nil cicnc a,- . aajaedlan waa.B.oLset free. -f,, , nr' -RA1X mHbAYS C.OI&T ' PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30. (A. P.) Today's New York and Philadel phia American league game was called off because of a rainstorm. The game will be played In a double hinder ut New York tomorrow. The Yanks only need to win but one game to clinch the Pennant INE' By DI KE N. PAItllY International News Service Staff Correspondent. TOKIO, Sept. 0. Isolated far out In the Pacific ocean, between Japan i proper and the Honln Island group, raising nothing but sweet potatoes and rice, the Inhabitants of Hachlpo ' Jlma are doing their best to make Ja pan's first attempt at prohibition a failure. , Mr. Dcko Ota, headman of a littlo village on the island that Is i.botit twenty one miles long and seven miles wide, accompanied by a delegation of his fellow villagers, was In Toklo re cently to petition the government here to remove the ban on the manufac ture of sake, Jajan's native drink. Because the natives of the Inland of ' Hachlpoplma lived almost exclusively! On sweet potatoes and sake tho tax on liquor did not apply to this place ' for many years. Mr. 8. Yamarffc., how- ever, saw his chanco to obtain a mo nopoly and a fortune and got tho en tire manufacture of alcoholic drinks In the Island In his hands. It was then that the government in Toklo spoke. Tho old tax was not put back, but Instead there came an executive order entirely forbidding the sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquors. ,' 8ln,oe then, so M.. Ota says, in his appeal to Tokio, moat of the Inlanders have squandered their scanty Incomes ' bn drink and they are faced with eno rmoua .ruin. They have pawned or mdrtgaged tTie;r unrertal estates to ob. tain imported sake, or "moonshine" .shochu, which is a. atrong 'spirit brew , b& at, sweet potatoes. . Their inoralH have deteriorated, ho says, and thev are even scoffing at tho ancient tradi tion that Hachijojima Is the home of sirens, for, they elaim, if such Is the case, why do not tho sirens come to their aid,, now that they aro In dlro need T MODERN -'COXEY'S ARMY WILL BE PARADED BEFORE UNEMPLOYMENT MEETING WASHINGTON. Sept. 30. U. P.) 'Fifty ex-service men from New York, "miman docu menu," to be paraded before tha unemployment conference by Urbaln Ledoux In an effort to show the unemployment dis tress, reached Washington to day. This modern "Coxey's army' 'traveled In motor trucks. Ledoux dented he would "pick et the conference." SECRETARY HUGHES AND WIFE AT HOME iJCURL 1. ; " f x -' !. 1 . J,. -,'' 1 i f f ' Ei . ,W, Cr-ii' , The latest photogiaph of Secretary snapped a few days ago at Greystone, Park, Washington. Hughes reads the HOBOES STEAL TRAIN TO JOURNEY FROM Fi Railroads Face Serious Problem Protecting1 Their Property; Three Lives Lost in 24 Hours RAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30. (IT. P.) The railroads are facing a serious problem of protecting their property as the result of hordes of hoboes and men without work, flocking into Cali fornia from the eastern industrial centers, seeking a warmer climate dur ing tho coming winter. During the lust 24 hours three llveH have been lORt In a Iwttle between the guards frus trating the hoboes attempt to steal trains and otlwr rail property. Seventy five hoboes were arrested in Los Angeles last night when they ar rived from Hakersfield with a train they had "stolen." The hoboes run the train on fast schedule the entire inn miles, forcing dispatchers to s'detrack regular trnins and allowing the pas sage of the "weary special." muKG axi!hkixg kxpf.xsivk rmoAOO. Sent. 30. (I. X. S.) R costs 100 to "hire and fire" an office clerk, according to figures made public by the National Kinployment Hoarrd. It was iilso shivli that employers lose 60 by discharging a common In borer, ranging from a trucker to a muchino hand. ; These figures were guthered in n survey which Included cost of time spent In Interviewing, selecting, ex amining, training and watching the losses the company must bear until ho learns his duties. ' El Wheat dropped In price .main to- day, September grain closing at l.l. liei-emi'cr hi. ,.-v,-t .. Jl.sr.X, while yesterday's closing prlces were tl-23 and l.J, a, respectively. i Following ae the quotations receiv ed by overbook, & Cooke, Ijicul brok ers; " ' . Wheat Open' High Low Close Sept. S1.17V4 J1.1S14 $!.' Dec. 1.22 1.22 1.2.0 1.2" May 1.27 4 1.27 1.2514 '.2'4 tirit I Iec. .r,0H .B0V4 ,49s ."Sii! May ,DB r,6,'i Oats Doc. .36 .36 .36 Vt .38 May , .40 .41 .40 .40 ' Ohu Markets Seat'e Port'd Hard White 11.10 SI. 10 Soft White 1.09 109 White Club .' 1.09 1.09 Hard Winter 1.10 1.11 Northern Spring 1.1, 1.10 I Red Walla oe 1.00 of State Hughes and Mrs. Hughes, treir home' overlooking' Rock Creek V. P. disarmament delegation. CITY RECORDER RECEIVES TWO LETTER TODAY THAT i ' STARTS . HIM 'SEARCHING Ordinarily, the atmosphere of I A ,t.. . r.ff :a nt Ihn fit v reennler 4 of Pendleton Is one of unruffled rfilm and urbanity, no difference how rushing or how slack busi- pess may be or what trials or tribulations may be tne tot of the dignificj official who occu- pies the place.. But this morn- inir a couple of straws were wafted in at the front door by one of Uncle Sam's mail car- rrs In the guise of letters which have Thomas Fitx Ger- aid guessing. When was Alwleda Shephard born7 " ' What was the make, capacity. cost, size of the rear tires, etc., of a big truck which was here five yeurs ago? A relative in St. Louis wan'.s to know about the birth of the woman. "The questioner fails to Indicate even t approximately when Alwieda was born, but in- formed the city recorder that ulic flt sure the doctor had the date. The Judge has it doped out that the dr.ctor may prob- ably-keep tha date. ' The information . about the truck is desired by a man in York, Ncbr., fur the purpose of settling a wager, according to his letter. Both querists inclosed stamps for replies. B. OF R. T. CHICAGO, Sept, SO. (U brotherhood of railway I'd - The trainmen considering il n ;slrll;e. grievance , committee is Uiie advisability ot going Their decision is exnevtod- to be In the hands ot President William Lil with in ten. days, wheu.lt w'll be plucj.l be fore' the 'Brotherhoods highest .'tribu nal; the executive; committers. Thev bolii've the committee will . tvor -u walkout. , ' ; '.. . ,. , ..- ; , MANY HI0l.r FOR IX I-NTIGATIOX 8N ANTONIO. Sept. SO. (U. P.) v ive civiunns, lour nieu, ' one lur- mpr army nurse, and ten soldiers, in- eluding the quartermaster corps cap tain, are being held as the result of the uncovering of alleged wholesale thefts ot motor transport corps prop erty from the Camp Travis govern ment warehouses, valued at $"0,000. COUNTRY NUMBER G9 WASHINGTON, Sept. SO. (I P.) Secretary Davis announced that the number of strikes now current throuohout the country are now great er than nt any t'me s'nee the war. The walkouts now total 60. The highest previous record was 80, during the war. HANGED WITH SONG ONHIS LIPS Was Convicted of Murder of ..... . . ! wue, unoorn Baoe and Hag- ged Stranger in Fake Holdup OFFICIALS DECLARE HIM ' BRAVEST MAN EVER HUNG Trap Was Sprung at 7:21 End ing One of the Nation's Most Famous Murder Cases. CHICAGO, Sept. 30. (L. P.) Carl Wanderer, convicted of the murder of his w.fe and unborn baby and a ragged stranger whom he had employ ed to stage a fake holdup, died on the scaffold today with a song upon his lips. Clearly, without a shake in his voice, Wanderer sang; "Old Pal, Why Don't You Answer Me" as the noose was fixed about h i neck. A dead still ness hung over the crowd during the song. Officials of the Cook County Jail declare him to be the gamest man ever hung there. Wanderer Is believ ed to have been singing to his wf-j whom he murdered. Wanderer practiced the song at var ied intervals during the night before he was hung at dawn. He read the bible and also rend from a pamphlet entitled "Hell." He laughed and Jok ed with tho guards. As the hood was adjusted, he repeated the prayers in toned by the clergyman, in voice very clear. He made no statement of re pentance. The trap was sprung at 7:21, ending one of the nation's most famous murder cases. Li BE ENT Twenty Have Already Declared Intention of Going; Dollar Day Set Forward One Week. Next Friday, October 7, has been unofficially designated as a sort of holiday for Pendleton folk because on that day there will be an exodus to Hermiston where "Pendleton Day will be observed at the Hermiston Hog and Dairy Show. . Originally, Sittlrday had been des ignated as the day when rendletonlan? were specially nvlted, but following a meeting, of the merchants' committee )f the Commercial Association yesier. day afternoon, arrangements wero m ti Ae h.1,K tha .oaf .nil nhnw In lt',Vn! ..,..!, .,.. the day shifted. A much larger crowd of merchants and business mer will be able to get away on Friday than could have gone for the closing day, it is thought. It is expected that the local do'w.- tion will number between 50 and .-. business men when the list Is fna!lv completed, and then a large number of farmers are expected to go. Those who have already indicated a decision to make the trip are u '.. Scharpf, American National Panic. Charles Bond. Bond Bros.; W. B. Brock, Taylor Hardware Co.; R. D. Sayres. the Peoples Warehouse; Bert Whitman, Pendleton Packing riant; Carl Cooley, Alexanders; J. H. Pturgis. Sturgis and Storey; Roy Kuley, Raley, Raley & Steiwer; E. B. Aldiich, Kst Oregon'an; G. A. Hartman, First Na tional Bank; Robert S'mpson, Simp son Auto Co.: W. H. Bennett, Inland Bank; Harry Kuek, The Tribune; C. I. Barn, Pendleton Commercial Associa tion; Joe Tallman, Tallman Drug Co.; John Murray, Pacific Telephone Co.; Philo Rounds. Sawtelle's; T. F. O'frlen, O, W, R. & N.; Dr. M. S. Kern, and J. K. Thompson, Pendleton Drug CO. : The families of many business men ...til - . I.,. ,..., ,1.A ,.4un, Dn,l I, . ,.,.,,, ,h, ," ,,.,, ' u u ' ,. ., h ,rlr nnn Tl.e work of completing the list of lhi.se who wish to go will be carried on by Secretary Barr during the coming week. The date for Pendleton's dollar day sale originally set for October 7 was moved forward just one week on ac count of the conflict with the west end show. A movement was also launched, at yesterday's meeting to make 8 o'clock In the mornm the hour for opening of business of all kinds. Grocers are opening earlier now. and a survey is to be made, and piMMihly a meeting of the grocers will be held to discuss this matter. BEX K KIT C.AUK P1-AYI.D NEW YORK, Sept. 30. (U. P.) Old timers, consisting of a team pick ed from the cast .veterans of he New York Club, defeated the Giants two to nnthlnir In a benefit mme nlaved for J Christy Mathewson. FORD WILL NOT STOP PROTESTING AGAINST NEWBERRY IN SENATE MATRON TO CENSOR ALL PUBLIC DANCES MAY BE COUNCIL APPOINTED BY The employing of an inspector who will be held responsible for. censoring dances is a probntiilliw in the not far distant future if sentiment expressed by members of the municipal government crystalizes Into action. The question of dance regula tion in the city was brought up Wednesday night at council meeting, andcouncil members had some critical remarks to make. Since the meeting. City Attorney H. J. Warner has look ed up the present ordinance covering dancing, and he has given it as his opin'on that the measure is sufficiently compre hensive to take care of the situa tion. Mayor G. A. Hartman has in formally expressed tho belief that an Inspector, representing the city and paid for by the hall managements, should censor dancing In Pendleton. His idea is t" (secure a matron for this wo' It is probable that the maUer will receive further con sideration at the hands of the city council next week. I PRESIDENT ASKS ENTIRE NATION TO PAUSE IN SILENT PRAYER NOV. 11 WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. (V. P.) 11 ' procla- President Harding Issued a mation urging the entire nation to pause In silent prayer for two minutes on November 11, Armistice Day. UNEMPLOYMENT MEET WOULD SLASH PRICES AND REDUCE H. C. OF L. WASHINGTON, Sept 30. (U. V. The national unemployment confer ence Is considering the emergency recommendation providing for a sla-h in price? of many commodities in an effort to stimulate Business and bring down the cost of living. The admin istration is planning the conference a means for forcing down many piics which are reluctant to forJ ik J war levels 10NAL NEW YORK, Sept. 30. (A. P.) The New York Giants won the nati onal league championship through the double defeat of Pittsburgh yesterday bv St. Louis. The onlv chance the fjew York Yankees have of losing the American leacue championship Is by' tneir ioslng the remaining three games . ... , . , , , , ann lne v levciana inouins winning thlp thrf. reiiiftlnmt- jrnmon : ATHIjETIC CLUB ROBBER. CHICAGO, Sept. SO. (I. N. S.l Robbers invaded the lobby of the Illi nois Athletic clui early today, terror ized two empires and robbod tliem of $367, the day's receipts, and es caped. . BERLIN, Sept 30. (A. P.) Hati- ficatioti of the peace treaty with the Cnited States was completed by the Reichttig today. WIIOl.KXAI.K ftKOCKKS SCORKP, WASHINGTON. Sept. 30. ( L". P.) The Department of .lust Ice. through solicitor Galloway, scored the southern wholesale grocers association. Gallo way said; "I have never before heard of private citizens, either members of the Kti Klux Klan or southern whole sale grocers association, coining in to tell the government how to do itsi ' hnntt.pua " Tho northern i-rorers sought to block any modification of the Palmer decree, which restricts the activities of big packers to the meat industry. JOB AFTER SICK SPELL PKILADKLI'HIA. Sep. SO. (C. P.) With Pabe Ruth back on the Job sfterjner may be in the vicinity. Certainty a short spell of sickness. New York !Ss ttdded to Gardner s presence in Ray prepared to win the game which! means the pennant. Carl Mays faces ,mond following the discovery of the the Athletics today with the Yanks In j tablet on which he wrote later to the fine fettle. The Giants cinched the San Francisco Bulletin, recounting the National league pennant yesterday while Idle, Pittsburg being defeated iwo games by St. louls. Will Carry Issue sto People in f Every State Whose Senators' Vote to Whitewash Newberry DETROIT, Sept. 30. (C. P.) Henry Ford told the United Press he would not "atop protesting against the illegal use of money In elections as long as Truman H. Newberry utays in the senate. ."1 will carry the issue to the people In every state whoae sena tors vote to whitewash Senator New- berry," " Ford said. Newberry defea ted Ford in a race for the senatorship from. JUichlgan in 1918. "I do not) want publlo office for myself," Ford said. "I would refuse to go to the senate. But I will not rest as long as Newberry, or any other senators, who used large sums of .money to get their nomination and election, sit there." ... . McPHERSON, Kans., Sept. 30, (U. P.) While pursuing an intruder Col- one! Fred Ellis, head of the Kansas National .Guard, accidentally shot and killed himself in his home, i VILL ACCEPT INVITATION'. WASHINGTON, Sept. SO. (LT. P.) ' Senator Pomerene of Ohio; declared i congress will probably accept the Invi tation to Investigate ' the KQ Klux Klan, which Colonel William Simmons , h. "imnpriai Wizard'" wired to Wash- the "Imperial Wizard"1 wired to Wash ington today. Pomereiie sold that considering the past occurrences, an investigation was apparently neces sary. Senators are generally believed as favoring -such an investigation. They Are Based om Principle L ' That Unemployment is Prob lem for Community Solution. WASHINGTON, Sept. 80. (A, P.) Recommendations for providing work for the nations jobless, estimated at 4,000,000 were completed today by the steering committee of the nation- al conference of unemployment. They REJffiiM.AT.ONS OF ARE COMPLETED TODAY were based on the principle that un-jin employment in the main is the prob- lem for solution by Individual com- mutinies, the federal and state gov - ernments aiding as much as possible jThe recommendations included: 1. Establishment of emergency com- j mittees to coordinate in the work of !th h no OInile(1 oc& efforts are.' :...!,.... n,A.l. fn. Vi .1 InvnlimUrv 1,11a'- - ..... i""""6 j i ana lor reilsiruuun Ul-uie UHCmytui-f. ed. Publication of the number of un empioen. r.siaoiisiimeni 01 jiuru iiuic wwm by manufacturers. ' ' Operation of factories and mills in maKing.sioca w.iere po.u.e. Continuation of repair and similar work on a normal scale. , . Doing repair and alterations by of. rice ouimmg, noei ana nome owners ; aunng ine wimer iiiMieiiii vi wuunig i until spring. Expansion of municipal work. E.-tablishment of rart time work by municipalities. . , Construction by the federal govern- ment of buildings and other work for which appropriations Hre available, Hastening road building and other work by the state and local authori- ties. An action of congress oh road con struction legislation.- An enactment of congress of rail way funding bill, with expenditures conditioned on increase of employ .ncnt. . HT TO BE NEAR PORTLAND VANCOPVER. Wash., Sept. 30. l. P.) With an automobile thought stolen by Roy Gardner from George H. Peoples of Raymbnd, Washington. found ditched near here, the hunt for ? escaped bandit shifted to the vl- ity of Portland. A man answering 'the bandit's description stole the car! la week ago. It has been four days In the ditcl hcrfe- the police think. Card-I stiry of his escape. The letter was air so mailed in Raymond, according to Ithe department of justice officials. SOUTH DAKOTA SEHATOR BLOCKS ACTION ON TREATY : - - : . Sterling Objects to Discussion' of Treaty Unless Promised ; Action on Anti-Beer Measure f UNDERWOOD AND LODGED ' AGREED TO yOTE OCT. 15 " Agreement Included Parallel;, ing Tax Bill and Treaty 0isi-. cussion for Next 2 Weeks WASHINGTON', Sept. SO. L". P.) - Senator Sterling of South Dakota, .objecting to any discussion of the Ger- t man treaty unless the leaders promise! him the anti-beer measure will get sni action before congress adjourns, hanf i probably blocked the road to senate! . agreement to vote October 15. on; the'..". German treaty. The , agreement tp ! vote at that time was reached belwsu. ' j Senators Underwood and Lodge, and" (was expected to ge action in the senate today.. The agreement included pas. V' ralleling the tax bill and the treaty. discussions for the next two week. IRISH 'PRESIDENT' : v ACCEPTS INWfo DUBLIN, Sept. 30. (U. ; P. De' Valera,' on behalf of the "Irieh re" public,- accepted Premier Lloyd-'. George's Invitation . to the London peace conference October II. ''.;"Our-' respective positions have been stated; and Is now understood," De Valera invi formed the British premier. . The ICdjY session of correspondence Ov'tt thS I' Irish peace are now brought 'to an "Vial' with. a splendid change for peat, ac-'- coramg to ootn siaes. , . t ; v.' ,- . OVER EASTERN STATES NEW YORK, Sept JO. (C P.) Ait Revere wind and rainstorm swept thei . Atlantic coast, coming from he wsti i interfering with .wire communication) 'and' doing other damage. The. .or -ti passed through Ohio, Pennsylvania I and New York hitiing New York 'rttvl the middle of the afternoon, Troy, reported Just before the wires went' - 1 down that a cyclone had gripped 'the. ,city. , ' .- ., i . , .i' coxmnoxs ftoon in coLtrMBVS i r-nr.TTMm'R Dhln Sent 10. Al.: netnar made to bring about lower rent-.. als, a number of real estate men, opr. jerating as agents in renting ron-eSw j 00m single resioences ana ayariuiemv. are voluntarily lowering rents. Columbus real that. In v";ew of I homes here and estate 1 men. bbtlns seriouj short of the assertion thrrt. ! rentals on Columbus residential tmIH Lrty prior t0 the World XVar wer, tlreJ too , the ,oca, t - favorable. ' v Whie from m ( J30 up to $109 ' ' month are asked for rer.U-J houses l i Columbus, the average renml ft liO for both single residence and apart ments. , Hope that further reductions .to rentals will be forthcoming (rt the next few months Is found In the taut that many apartments aie vacan here and that Columbus this summer es perienced a normal grow."h in home building. About 10P0 n-.-w homes wilf have' been completed before, : Waitt sets in. - Vacant apartments are" i trlbuted largely to newly-wed! movtnl in with their parents. In ; s-nr-o 'In stances three families llvo in the same' house or home. . ' THE WEATHER Reported by Major Lee Moorhouse, weather observer. , , Maximum, "4. . t Minimum. 44. Barometer, 29.32. raVrfrO TODAY'S FORECAST j k": I TonlgBsV n4 Saturday fair,, " i ii " I . i