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THE ONLY SMALL DAILY IN AMERICA CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, UNITED PRESS AND THE I. N. S. DAILY EDITION The net press run of yesterday's Dally 3.357 DAILY EDITION The East Oregonlaa la Eastrra Ore-, iron's greatest newspaper and as a all- -Ins torve gives to the adevrttser over : twice t!i guaranteed paid circulation in Pendleton and Umatilla county of any other newspaper. j Thla paper U a member of and audited bv Hit Audit FturMii At fi-iil-r l-.. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL FAPE2- VOL. 33 AILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1922. NO. 10025. DE VALERAmESlGNS AS IRISH PRESIDENT & WHEN MIL MEMBERS REJECT HIS POLICY mm IJ AT f Lloyd George Says One Group of Assassins is as Good as Another in His View. MOMENTOUS EVENTS WAIT ON CANNES DELIBERATION Soviet Leaders if They do Come ' Will be Asked to Recognize Foreign Debts. CANNES, France, Jan. 6. (I. N. S.) -Recognition of 0 soviet government by the allies was urged by Premier Lloyd George in & speech before th inter-allied supreme council. In emphasizing the necessity of recognizing the Moscow re gime, the British premier de clared the allies "cannot deal with one group of assassins in the Near East and refuse to deal with another." CANNES, France, Jan. 6. (U. 1'.) The most Important European con ference since Versailles began here today, with members of the allied u pronio council assembled to determine Europe's economic status, Pessimism Is rife due to widely divergent views hold by the English and French. The Importance to America Is that If the conference succeeds In establishing a strong allied policy towards European reconstruction, it is believed the Unit ed States will be certain to partici pate in the work. An Invitation to Russia to partici pate in the international conference j at Prague probably will result from the discussion begun today. This it was said, would not necessarily imply recognition of the Soviet regime, nlso the 'V.'et leaders would be required tp recognize Russia's foreign debts be fore attending. To Meet in fnoa. The supreme council votes to meet at Genoa early next March inviting the United 8tates, Germany, Austria. Bulgaria and also Hussla on a guar antee of payment of Russian debts. PYoposal I Adopted. CANNES, Jan. 6. U. P.) Pre mier . Lloyd George's proposal for in ternational economic action to reha bilitate Europe was unanimously ad opted Hi principle by tho supremo al lied council today. The Ilritish pre mier's resolution includes negotiations with Hussla. . "Dangers worse than bolsheflsm would result from pushing Germany too far towards bankruptcy," Lloyd George declared in a speech lntro during the resolution. "We must make peace sometime,'' he said, re ferring to Hussla. "How are we go ing to do this unless we deal with all the established governments?" . PRIZE FOR MODEL LIMA. Peru, Jan. 6. The city of , Trujlllo, Peru, offers a prize of $5,000 for the best small model of a monu ment to Liberty, sixty feet high, to be erected in the principal square as a memorial signalizing the centen ary of. the Declaration of Peruvian Independence. Reported by Major Lee Moorhousc, local weather observer. Maximum, 28. Minimum, 25. Barometer, 29.T2. Snowfall last night, 2 inches. TODAY'S FORECAST Tonight an1 Saturday Un settled prob ably rain or snow. RUSSIA COB THE WEATHER I- BRITAIN AIDS JAPAN IN RESISTING CHINA'S PLEA ABOUT 21 POINTS WASHINGTON'. Jan. . U. P.) The British delegation to the arms con ference Is unalterably opposed to dragging in Japun's 21 demands upon Chi na for conference consideration. They claim this subject is not a part of the conference agenda, and therefore unlnterest'ng to the British. "We ennnot go back and recreate history," the Dritish spokesman said. "Vt o are Inter ested in obtaining th best possible safeguards for China In Its transition from an Imperial to a republican form of government." Sulenarlncs As Pirates. WASHINGTON", Jan. 6. (A. 1'.) Consideration of the submarine ques tions was concluded today by the five power naval committee with the adop tion of the final Hoot resolution declaring submarine commanders who with or without orders violate the existing International law of submarine warfare will be guilty of piracy. The American delegation through Hoot thereupon brought forth a new proposal to prohibit the use of poison gas in future wars. It was received favorably but the decision went over until tomorrow. The piracy resolution vas widened to include commanders of ull naval vessels violating the recog nized rules. Naval Treaty Completed. WASHINGTON", Jan. 6. (U. P.) A new naval treaty, binding the five great sea powers to limitation of naval armament and expressing hope that the smaller nations will live up to Its spirit, was virtually completed by tho arms "conference drafting experts today. This document, the first of Its kind In the world's history, will probably be given to the world conference at a plenary session next week. Reject China's IU-qucsts. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. The Japanese delegates rejected the Chinese ul timatum for Immediate settlement of the Kalo Chow railway question and only the mediation of Secretary Hughes and' Sir Arthur Pulfour cun prevent a per manent break. Italy Accepts Plan. The Italian delegation accepted the Hoot resolution abolishing poison gas In warfare. The other delegations will discuss the matter further at tomor row's meeting. , PIS, Subject, of Naval Strength Will be Discussed; Debates Will be Held Tuesday. Pendleton high school debate teams wU, mept y..Mn hlgh cnool dc baters In dual debate next Tuesday night, one debate being scheduled for Pendleton and the other for Walla Walla. The affirmative team, consisting of Rex Cramer. Byron Warnor and Mark Evans, will debate in Walla Walla, with tho Walla Walla negative team, I which is made up of Marie Hamburg, j Ronald Palmer and Lyman Lynn, j Mlns Amanda Zabel, debato coach for tho local high school, will accompany tho team to the neighboring city. The Pendleton negative team, con sisting of Walter Cole, George Rtgby and Philllpp Fordycc, will debate here with tho Walla Walla affirmative team, consisting of Tudey McCoy, Stephen Penrose and Omcr Kent. Miss Edith Mac Islcy, a member of the Pendleton faculty, will be In charge of tho debate here. Tho question for the two debates is: "Resolved, that the United States should maintain a navy equal in size to that of any nation In the world." ' The debates are not conference meets, as the local debaters are mem bers of the Oregon league and the Walla Wallans of the Wash. League. Later In the season the Pendleton de bate teams will begin Its regular schedule to determine the county championship. Austin Landreth, prin cipal of the Pendleton high school, and head of the Umatilla debate dis trict, expects to receive announcement of the schedule within the next few days. TO JtEET DAVE SILVDK. NEW YORK, Jan. 6. (A. P.) Welterweight Champion Jack Rritton will defend his title against Dave Shade at Madison Square Garden Jan uary 81. The contract for a 15 round decision bout has been signed. I T! May wheat closed at $1.11 V, today. a decrease of three quarters of a cent ; over yesterday's market, while July j wheat closed at S1.00 1-4, yesterday's; closing having been $1.01 a-S. I Following are questions received ! by Overbeck ft Cooke, local brokers, j Opening High Low Close i May 11.12 $1.12 $1.11 H $1.11 M, j July 1.01'i 1.02 1.004 -1.00 ARBTCKLE TRIAL DKLAVKD. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. . (U. P.) ! Arbuckle's second trial for alleged manslaughter following the death of Miss 'Virginia llappe cannot begin Monnny. jiiage uouaernacK, vrymg me cas, told the attorneys. HAVt DIFFICULT Lilti BERLIN, Jan. 6. (I. N. R One of the mbinor post-war tragedies in Europe Is the problem of the middle class boy who cannot find a Job suit able to his attainments and soeial sta tion. Usually over-educated for the common- type of manual labor, he finds 'himself constrained to an In definite period of idleness or to ac cept a. clerical position at a small waste. Owing to the rigidity of class dis t'nctlonr, the liberal professions and genteel occupations were much over crowded even in the days before the war. NCREASE IN M THE HAGCJSL Jan. 6. (I. N. S.) German princes will not be eligible to the throne of Holland under the new draft of the new constitution which has been passed by parliament. Hith erto all members of the Houso of Or ange having William the Silent as their ancestor had a right to ascend the throne. An increase in salary of 100,000 florins Is accorded to tho queen. Mi IN BERLIN DKKLIN. Jan. 6. (I. N. S.) After wireless telephones, the train tele phone. The day train between Berlin and Hamburg is now equipped with apparatus enabling the traveller to ring up any one he pleases within a runi;e area. i The phone Is a combination of wire les and wire telephone. The traveler speaks through an ordinary mouth piece, but on top of the car is a wire less set with the regulation antennae. The wireless talk is picked up by the telephone wires running alongside the railway trunk, and the speaker is thus connected with an exchange which gives him the right number. fo successful has been Ihe service that its extension all Is regarded as merely time. over German) a matter of MKXICO OITV. Jan. . (V, A form it Phlladelphlan and P.)-Amer- tj have been killed and mutilated by bandies at his ranch 18 miles from ,the capital Wednesday evening. Jum,.w Plley. his partner through hie employes' aid. escaned ID BY AFTER INQUIRY Clean Bill of Health Given Special Prohibition Law Enforcer by Formal Report. RUMORS CLASSED AS' UNFAIR TO OFFICIAL Grand Jurors Believe Reports Were Circulated With Aim of Interfering With Work. A clean bill of health was given E. F. I!, llidgway, stato special prohibi tion enforcement agent, in the report of the grand Jury which was issued Thursday afternoon following a ses sion during this week. Charges against Hidgwuy's Integrity are said to have been the cause of the investigation, and In tho conduct of the case, every available witness was seemed for examination. The reports circulated against HidK way, who has been one of the most successful officers in running down booze offenders In tlie comity,' ur-j characterized us "vicious" by the re port of the grand Jury. Following Is a Verbatim copy of the report as filed by the grand jury;- v "We, thu grand Jury empannclled for the April term, 1921, submit the following report: "We have been culled In session u! two different times since the April term; that during the September ses sion we visited the poor farm and found that Al Horn, who Is now super. Intendent of the said poor farm, is handling tho same in a very systema tic and satisfactory manner. "That on the 3rd day of January, 1922, we reconvened and have been in session since the tsald date; that dur ing this secslon we have made a thorough investigation of the rnmore circulating around this vlclnty wth re ference to thtt offenses of E, II. U. Rldgway and find that the said rumors so circulated around this vlclifty with reference to the offenses of the s.ild E. F. H. Rldgway are of a vicious na ture and, thut from the evidence pro duced before us, wo ure convinced that they have been circulated without any foundation and for the sole pur- j poso of Injuring the reputation of the said official. "Having completed ull of our wsrk which is now before us we usk this honorable court that we be dlschurg ed from all further duty." - The report bears the signatures of Charles H. Conroy, foreman; C. G l'rncher and Fred Hascall, both of Pilot Rock; John L. Barker, of Men L'tiani; U. f. Steele, Pendleton; S. J Campbell Frecwater, und Ilert War-1 rcn, of Helix IIIGGKST JUVNNILK ST. CLAIRHV1LLE, Ohio, Jun. . (I. N. 8.) The largest "Juvenile" in the history of Ilelmont County's Juve. nile Court Is Charles Washington, seventeen, negro, who was taken to the Lancaster Industrial h'chnol the day before Christmas. He is six feet four inches tall. PORTLAND WHEAT PltK'KM PORTLAND, Jan. . (A. P.) Whcut is (1 to ft. (Hi. VIOLENT DEATH OF BILLY PROCTOR, POINTER PUP, CAUSES CRABTREE GRIEF C. A. Crabtree doesn't feel vary happy today. The reason is that there was a death In his family this morning, und the' shock was so much harder to bear because the death was one of violence. limy rrocior is oeau. nuiy t( Is. or rather, he was an English pointer. He boasted a pedigree, 4 j and among his family are some n1 the best known pointers on the Pacific coast. He came from the Proctor kennels at Portland. The death of the dog occurred when he was struck by a car on Alta street In front of the city hall. The dng, little more than one year old, was playing with an old glove In the street, and he ailed to evade the car. No blame existed on the part of the driver, Ihe street commissioner. declares. Crabtree had been of- fered and had refused $100 for Billy. . The dog during his first season of work lost on'y one re- trteve. s i RIDGWAY P GRAND JURY ANOTHER ROYAL MARRIAGE f.ngagements seem to bo the rngo In the royal family of Englund. ' Tho Karl of Tit ham, eldest son of the Marquis of Cambridge, Is to marry Dorothy Westeiira. The young earl, a soldier, is a nephew of Queen Mury (if England. S KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 6. (I. N. S. ) Kansas City will certainly lie on the "map" In 1H22, so far us conven tions are concerned. More than one hundred lurge con ventions have accepted the Invita tions of the conventions' committee, according to 7.. T. Urlggs, vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce, In charge of convention arrangements. Approximately 8,000 delegates are expected to attend ten conventions to be held here In January. COLUMBUS. Ohio, Jan. 6. (I. N. S.) "They'll have to widen the side wulks, or tho girls must buckle up their goloshos," declares Officer North, campus policeman' ut , Ohio State University. 5 It seems that alt co-eds' ut Ohio State are. wearing ' guloshes, 1 with buckles and tops flapping, : Officer North declared that when ever two co-eds walk along together buckles become entangled, discomfort und trouble ensuing, involving a blockage of traffic. 'S LONDON. Jun. 6. (I. N. H.)The' Prltish army totals for ne.it year will run below i';5)00 men, according to u statement by the War office The estimates for the current " - nanclal year gave the number of Brit- Ish troops to be on the establishment of the Army, exclusive of India as. mmieo.oooSw MFFT WTH PRFS n NT Colonial and native Indian troops, IIILLI MUM MlLUiUUU which were shown in the estimates at, ! 84,200 have been reduced by about ( one-nalf. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. (f. P.) - ;A group of congressional leaders will MVWTOCK MAKKl'T RTKAHV. "jnteet at the white house Saturday PORTLAND. Jan. . (A.j P.)! night to frame u legislative program The livestock market Is steady. Eggs ure weak und butter Is steady. Id DEVISE NEW PLAN PORTLAND, Jan. . (A. P.)- The state-wide exposition executive com ImlUee adopted resolutions yesterday 'declaring for, the exposition, but to wipe out the legislative action and start a new plan, which will he for- mulaled. .The governor yesterday ve toed the election bill. Closed Season Exists for Great! Number Birds, Animals and Fish in This Section of Ore. In great part tho guns and rods and reels of sportsmen of Umatilla county have been put uway In their restinif places, encased in covers and thin routs of oil us protection ugnlnst mois ture In theso humid duys of winter. This is not true of nil rods and reels nor of all the firearms, however, De putise there, are some exceptions. The reason for this hibernation of rportsmen's equipment right' now Is that this Is-the . closed . season for practically all kinds of fish, game and birds, and beyond making plans for tho season of 1922 It) trapshootlng, local nlmrods are doing .little. There Is n little xhootlng that Is permissuble now, even In this season, himself for . re-election standing on Coyotes are still fair targets for thit))0 principle of 1HS. Ho said he old guns, und the Jack rabbit family Is suffering from the Inroads of pels-1 on, dog uttueks and gunshots. There isn't much doing in the angl ing sport right now, either. Steelhead salmon- me tho only members of the finny tribe which may legally be canirht, and fhero are some followers of Isaac Walton who forget personal comforts and hie themselves to the quiet places to try their luok, even In these duys of such coolness W. I). "Razberry" Humphrey be- the Doll today, withdrew It upon coli lon;vs to tho courageous crew, tie has riltlon the Ba" votes on the proposed been down on tho Umatilla' river a British peace treaty tomorrow. 'vt?o time or two recently, and he cot a jVulera's resignation speech was" dra couple of nice specimens on hjs latest I nmtlc as he declared his Intention to trip. Between Hermlston and Until-! fight British , sovereignty. -.."I . will tilbt is said to be the favored strotch never become a British subject," he for this sort of fishing. jexclulmed, 'declaring his ' beliefs that . itho Irish-Ilritish pact would J be ,0011000 I ThlTif' Tfl I 1 I h Al Ihll II UUI'UllLOJ LuiULIiy IU f under President Harding's guidance. iHurding agreed' tho soldiers' bonus :l'lll iust be passed soon, but the iway to raise the money must be 'found, i The president again asked I prompt action on the foreign re funding debt. The agricultural bloc ulso wilt be discussed. .Ml I K I KED OX SCREEN LONDON,' Jan. .(!. N". S.) ; novel use for cow's milk was found when the manager of the Royal Ope ru House, Covent Uarnen, gave me screen a prolonged lactic buth, Alto-, get her fifty gallons of milk were used. ' The screen was used for the ex hibition of "The Three Musketeers." und it was found that the milk bath had Improved th effect.; ' ' , IRISH CABINET HEI ALSO Sinn Fein Parliament Would Not Accept Offer Made for an Alternative Proposal. CIVIL STRIFE FEARED V,;: AS RESULT OF FRICTION ' ' ' Vv -V Final Vote on Acceptance". Of Treaty With , England to be .Taken Tomorrow, r HAVE ffli DUBLIN, Jan. 6. (A. P.) : An official announcement Was made this afternoon .that' E monn de Valera had resigned " the presidency of the Irish public. De Valera opened the afternoon session of the DaU by ; saying the split over the treaty j was fundamental and irrevo- cable. De Valera in announc--, ing his own resignation to. the Dail said the cabinet also hatt, ; . resigned. . Before the . itftef-v,; noon session onaned. Li&jh : Jfco- islte, of Cork, said the kituain. -was extremely critical and be k : feared civil strife might etistiel from a division of the country: on the treaty. The committee ; which sought to bring about an agreement failed. '; !' DUBLIN, Jan. 6. (U. P.) DeVfcl- era's resignation terminates his term of office as "president of the Irish tt- '-, public" Do Valera took this action to day when the last efforts at a compro mise on the treaty fight failed.' v iDeValcra's action followed '; th ' Dall's rejection of his proposal tor-ian alternative treaty to replae -'thl!-signed by the Irish nd British dW gatcs of London. . The Sinn Fein par liament decided it murt voto upon tns;, original treaty before considering any . alternative proposals. They probably will vote tomorrow despite DValer'i action, i The Dall's prlvaU session, at which this decision came, ' broke DP today, tho members confessing Jt had failed to reach even a semblance of an agreement. , ; . . i : Would fleck ItecleoOon. . ' - ' DUBLIN, Jan. (A. P,) De Vi lera told tho Dail ho would Offe must have a cabinet supporting him, and would .demand, that fill the -resources be given him to defend the republic Ho lator said he was e)ek at heart and Intended to retire , to private life. " He spoke with tears In his eyes, '"; ..: " :;.'; ''j Won't Bow to England V': "'', " , DUBLIN, Jan. I. U. P.) De Vi. lera. after presenting his reslgnatlpti as resident ef the Irish ' republic to :slghod. ' ., .', BANK CASllfCn MKWn '.. . ST. LOUIS, Jan. (A. p:--Ths day and night bank, with deposits at three million, did not open today, the state bank commissioner announced they found a shortage of over tlQ0, ). A. I. Melninger. the cashier,' ha not apepared at tho bang since Wed neSday, It as old..,., , .. . .' ';. MAN HELD 1 MURDER IOrf ANGELES, Jan. . (U. P.) Arthur Burch, on trial for alleged A complicity with Madalynn Obenehalu. for the murder of Jonn Jvcnneay, si- tempted suicide yesterday, according to information leaking from the sher iffs office today. Burch wronchtd himself free from the' guards end Htarted to leap head first from th jail balcony to the concrete floor be low when another guard caught hltu. Kit attorneys say be Is Insane. 3a (