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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. S3
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON. THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1922.
NO. 10048
1 irEwtolAioiilail
TWENTY THREE MINERS ENTOMBED WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURES I
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FINAL PLENARY
SESSION OF AR
FORD'S PROPOSAL FOR MUSCLE j
SHOALS PROJECT SUBMITTED TO
CONGRESS BY SECRETARY WEEKS
PHESDENI
MAY
PARIxY SATURDAY
Following Open Session Rele
gates Will Attach Signa
tures to Various Treaties.
GROUND WORK FOR NEW .
WORLD PEACE IS LAID
Solemn Ceremony of Confer
ence Delegates Will be Held
at State Dept. on Monday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (U. P.)
The final plenary session of the arms
conference Is planned for Saturday
and following that, on Monday, with a
Holemn ceremony at the state depart
ment the conference delegates will at
tach their signatures to the variouR
treaties arising from the parley and
treaties to bring peace In the far east
and lay the ground work for- general
world peace. ,
Secretary of War Points Out
Advantages in Not Accepting
Offer of Auto Manufacturer.
MELLON SAYS SOLDIER
BONUS BILL SHOULD BE
PAID BY SPECIAL TAXES
' WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.r-(A. P.)
The soldier bonus should be paid from
special taxes, such as increased first
and second class pontage and tobacco
levies, wcrnrary jnwion ucciurcu iu
day before the house ways and means
committee. .
Cannot Depend on Foreign Debt
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. (A. P.)
- Secretary Mellon rreltcrated It Is lm
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. (A. P.)
Henry Ford's proposal for the
government projects lit Muscle
Shoals, Alabama, wus submitted to
congress toduy by Secretary Weeks.
Weeks pointed out In 'the event the
proposal was accepted the !govern
ment must make new appropriations
from' 40 to 60 millions of which
Ford will have the benefit for ap
proximately 100 years at four per
cent." If the offer is rejected Weeks
said the government by finishing the
Wilson dam could undertake to sell
the power to advantage, in -which
case . the government's 'investment
would be IS to 25 million less.
Want Prompt Ratification.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. (U. P.)
Secretary Weeks, sending Ford's
Muscle Shoals offer with considerable
data, to congress today, suggested
Lmodifioation of Ford's offer, "to. safe
guard government interests" by . re
ducing the lease period from 100
years, to' 60.
The farm, bloc is preparing to ftgUtJ
for a prompt ratification and appro
val of Ford's proposition.
The modification of Ford's offer
suggested by Weeks are: The cost ac
quiring lands and flowago rights for
a dam. No. 3 of which should be
included in the Bum of which Ford
will pay four percent interest; Ford
should be compelled to sell all power
generated by the plant; would 'limit
practicable t6 depend upon the foreign
debt for financing the bonus, because
i the revenue of that source is prob
t lem'atical. ' " ,
LIVESTOCK MARKET STEADY
PORTLAND, Feb. 2. (A. P.) The
livestock market is' steady. Eggs are
. unsettled.. Butter is three cents lower,
extra cubes 34 cents.
I
HE
Packing . Manager Estimates
Loss at Minimum of $5000;
Rivoli and Store Get Smoke.
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fOURlIClNTS .
BROUGHT BY GRAND
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Portland's 'Society Burglar'
and Buddy Two Included in
List; Three Not True Bills.
Four true bills and three not true
bills were returned by the grand jury
in circuit court Wednesday afternoon
CONCLAVE TO SELECT
SUCCESSOR TO LATE POPE
BENEDICT OPENS TODAY
HOME, Feb. 2. (I P.) The con
clave to elect a pope is gathering to
day. It will probably take its first
vote Friday.
Two cardinal parties, the trrecon
cilables, headed by Merry Iel Vul, a
Spanish cardinal, and the "peaec
party," of Cardinal Gaspnrl. an
Italian, probably will agree on a
compromise' candidate. sentiment
here predicted. Few cardinals are
missing as the conclave opened to
day, only the Americans being among
the missing. ,
1 , Oak Barrier Drawn.
IIOME, Feb. 2. A'. 1'.) A '-conclave
of the sacred college to choose
a pope began today when 62 cardi
nals went into seclusion when the
great oak barrier at the entrance of
courtyard of St. Daninzo was closed.
They will be isolated until the task
is rinlshed. J The first ballot will
probably not be taken until Friday.
Balloting is not expected to consume
over two days. The next pope is
expected to come, front the moderate
section of the sacred college.
$,i.noo.of)o from Sunk
TELLUK1DK, Colo., Feb. 2. U.
P.) 'The Liberty- Hell .gold mine
which recently suspended operations
near here, netted 'its owners a profit
of $3,000,000 during Its 23 yehrs of
operation, according to officials of the
company owning the mine. During
that time, nearly two and one half
million tons of ore were taken from
the mine. The gross value of the ore
mined was $19,000,000.
PRIVATE OPERATION OF
GOVERNMENTAL CONTROL
ISSUE CALL FOR
fl
HOUSING
SESSION
1
A SILENT CONVERT ,
Republican Leaders Sound Out
Public Opinion, if Response
Favorable Call to be Sent.
Wm. McAdoo Told Senate In
terstate Commerce Commit
tee Cost Increased 32 Per Ct
' WASHINGTON, Feb: 2. flT. P.)
Private operation of railroads since
the federal control is costing the peo-
HARDING OBJECTS TO FEW
PROVISIONS OF MEASURE
Fordney Says Action on For
eign Debt Funding BilT to be
Deferred Until Consultation.
WASHINGTON, Keb. 2. U. P.)
A cull for a national housing con
ference may be Issued as soon as the
arms parley is concluded, wus learn
ed here today. Republican leaders
are sounding out public opinion and
if the response is favorable, Presi
dent Harding will Sssue the call.
Harding Is now considering the pro
position, but is waiting for the coun
try to say what It wants before act
ing. Senator Calder 1 of New York,
himself a big builder,, told the I'nl
ted Proas such a conference would
go fur toward solving the many acute
problems now at hand. ,
Action to be Deferred.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.A. F.)
President Hurdlng objects to sonio of
the; provisions of the allied debt re
funding bill',jts;ipa"j by the .senate",
according to information given -today
by the house ways and means
committee. Chairman Fordney .suid
action will be deferred until he could
consult Harding.
Plans Being Formed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.(A. P.)
The department of Justice Is working
out plans to cope with the threaten
ed coal miners strike to -end next
month. , .
.Tones Introduces Hill,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. (A. P.)
A revision of all legislation for this
appropriation of rivers and barbers,
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i'9 CRUSHED BODIES
RECOVERED FROM
ilE EXPLOSfOri
Fire of an origin which has not been
definitely decided damaged tbe build
Inn occupied by the Empire Meat
Market on Main street early this
morning for an ineflnite total of be
tween 46000 and $8000, according to
an estimate made by the management
of the Pendleton Packing and i'ro
vision Co.
. The alarm was sounded at 2 o'clock
this morning, and the fire department
responded and had water playing on
the conflagration Within a Very short
time. Tho fight lasted for one hour
and 40 minutes before the blaze was
finally extinguished. It .'s thought to
have originated in the basement.
Fire Chief W. E, Ringold and
George Singer, manager of the pack
ing company, were both unable to de
termine the origin of the fire, but the
latter gave it as his rpinion that elec
trical wlro troubles were responsible.
the senate
more than the governmental opera- commerce commnxee, v nnirman
Hon during the war, William O. Mc- Jones announced in the senate in
Adoo, former director general, told connection with a bill he Introduced
the senate Interstate commerce com-! providing for authorizations not ex-
m'ttee today. , ' '
McAdoo charged the railroad execu
tives during the first six months after
federal control were guaranteed
against losses, and made' unprecedent
ed and excessive expenditures to im
prove their property at the expense of
the federal treusury. He presented
figures to show the private operation
of roads expressed In actual monetary
cost to the American people is $657.
20ft. 7"2. more nnnunlly than the cost
under federal control. He expressed
In terms the actual cost of operations
and increased cost of private operation
Is $1, 167, 220,622, McAdoo said.
feeding $11,000,000
at 5 o'clock following its work of one ! pie of the United States 32 per eentjwl" bt) undertaken by
day under tho legal guidance of Dis
trict Attorney R. I. Keator on the rou
tine criminal business of tho county.
The men against whom true bills
were brought Jniclude S. M. Alloway,
It- B. Pierce, ' Fred Macmmber, Matt
Allen, Ray Boyce and H. M. Berry. '
Alloway was Indicted on a charge
of receiving money under false pre
tenses. He is said to have written a
check, without funds to cover it.
Pierce, Macumber and .Allen
were indicted for larceny, it be'.ng
claimed that they stole a number of
inner tubes and tires. Paul Kessler is
the person from whom the thefts are
said to have been made,
H. M. Berry, Portland's "society
burglar" and Ray Boyce were Indicted
on two separate counts. It is claimed
that they stole goods from the homes
of H. G. Thompson, 811 West Court
street, and W. M, Barclay, 106 Mat
lock street.
The grand Jury's labors for the pres
ent have been concluded, according to
a statement todav by Keator. The
body will hold over until , the April
term, of cout. -The
threti'meh in whose cases not
true bills were1 made by the body .n
yearly,
-r
Chief Charles
.Not a word was spoken when General Hugh T- Scott met
MacDrnuld (n Washington the other day. They used the sign language which
General Scott learned )n his Indian campaign nays. Oklahoma Indians are in
Washington on tribal business,
SA!D TO ' ..
E TERRORIZED COMMUNITY FORMS
SUNDAY WHILE RESISTING ARRE;
;t
Authoritative Accounts Said
Twenty-three Persons Were
in Mine at Time of Accident
SEARCHING PARTIES DIG '
WAY TO ENTOMBED MINERS
Mine Workers are 250 Feet
Under Ground, Good Dist
ance From Main Shafts.
BROWNSVILLE, " Fob.1 2. Nino
crushed bodies have been brought to
the surface at noon today. . Authorita
tive accpunts said 23 persons were in
the mine at the time of the explosion.
Bay tttuft Not On Duty, j
BROWNSVILLE, Penh., Feb. f :
(U. P.) Six bodies ura reportod to
hav-e been recovered from the explo
sion in the wrecked mine of the U. CV
Frlck Coal Company at Gates, Penn.,
early today. Searching parties . ura
digging their way toward the 20 men
believed to be entombed. Only a few
men, fortunately, vera In the mine at
the tkme of the explosion, th day shift
not having reported. . ....,
The mine workings where 20 men
W belloved to be entombed, are 250
feet underground, and s good distance
from the,'inalh shafts of the mine.
None-of the. entrances wcr IJnnmgod,
lending i&e iuVleajt 'mine workers to
believe the explosion occurred near
the center of the mine. Extensive re
lief preparations for taking care of the
entombed men are under way. ,
PROMINENT MOTION v '
PICTURE DIRECTOR
FOUND DEAD TODAY
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2. (IT. P.)
Wllliam I). Taylor, prominent motion'
picture director, was found dead with,
a bullet through his back on the floOi'
of his luxurious home today." He uttf.
parently had been, murdered. He wtfs', ,;a,foti,
a ii'iimng uirecior oi me f amous-Pluyers-Lusky
corporation. No gun
was near the body. Robbery 'was ap
parently not. the murderer's Intention,
as nothing was disturbed.
Taylor wai engaged in directing the
"Green Temptation," starring Betty
Compson. ut the t'ime of his death,
Probably the most famous play ever
.made during his Career was the adap
tion of Mark Twain's Huckleberry
Finn, ; i '
I Special to tho East Oregorilan.) V
OUR DANE, ) Ore., Fob. 2. Archie
McCampbell, government strapper,
shot and Instantly killed the "Wild
Man" of Little Butter Creek six miles
west of here yesterday when he re
united arrest by a posse consisting of
j'mires McDcvltt, J. C, Whlttlngton,
Lritnche.i'H, and McCampbell, who had
trTred'-the tnrtn from the Joe Haves
y uleet -Vnmp after his theft of a gun
Decision to Make Bequest Was
Made at Meeting of Farm
Bureau Wheat Committee.
TO BE HELD IN WEST
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Feb. 2
elude R. W. Camp, H. E. Lovell nd Kumas City will have the honor of
r T Wilson. staging me ursi ieni. i
exposi-
T'nited S'.ites
(Continued nn page K.)
MR. GROUND-HOG CLOSES
DOOR OF HIS BURROW AND
TAKES UP LIFE ON OUTSIDE
the first
Hon ever held In the
WILL FEUCMJT CABLK.. this spring.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. (A. p.). The txpomtljt will be of an .
The government expected to permit, catlonal nature and will bo condtict
the Western Union to land the Bnrba- ed by the Oil Men's flub of Kansas
doe. cable at Miami. "t,r tn Convention Hnll . April 4 to
- j 7. The area floor of the immense
; hall will be devoted exclusively to
J exhibits by ihe larger refining coni-;a month. Tractor operators will r;
'panies. ' ' "'."".' 'eclve a maximum of $80 a month.
i Several of the largo refining com-1 The .committeemen, who In the
panies, surn as tne mnciair jienning .past ravoreo hiiiiipiiik in gasonne uira
and the Indiahoma Itefining have distillate from outdde because of the
nntlfipd v.. C. Winters, chairman of 'lower nrlccs. decided to natronlae
jthe.elub, that they will participate injloca companies if foreign prices can
the show. be met
EQUIPAGE
WILL BE LEFT TO WOMEN
Umatilla county wheat growers
will ask the Public Service Com
mission to provide a grain inspectol
j for this county to inspect for u smull
fee all curs on track and all wheal
In warehouses, telling the grower Just
what his wheat grades according to
the federal schedule. The decision to
make the request was made at 4
meeting of Farm Bureau wheat com
mitteemen held hore yesterday.
The farmers assembled decided to
cut wages for spring work about 2G
per cent. The wage scale was set at
$40 a month and board. . A man and
his wife will receive from $65 to $76
ITALIAN CABIN KT 1MSIGXS
ROME, Feb. 2. (U. P.) The
Italian cabinet tendered its resigna
tion this afternoon, .
B0UNDRY SITUATION - "
SERIOUS BETWEEN NORTH
IRELAND AND ULSTER
"
DUBLIN, Feb. 2.i-(A. T.)A eri-
ous situation hag arisen over tho boun
dary of lister and South Ireland, It is
officially stated as the result of a con-:,
ference today between Sir James-'
Craig, Ulster premier; find, Michael '
Collins, head of the new Irish provlt'
sionul government. , , ,
. It was dawn in Pendleton.
February 2, '1922. The Ground
Hog stepped cautiously onto the
front porch of his burrow, paus
ed and looked around with an
apprehensive eye. Not so much
as the shadow of a shadow ap
peared. "Me for the upper
earth.' chortled the esteemed G.
W. acuttllnir forth after care
fully bolting the door behind'
him'
CHICAGO,- Feb. 1. (I. X- 8.)
What qualifications should a woman
nolice officer have?
Should she carry a gun or puis
Should she wear a blue , uniform
with brass buttons or civilian clothes?
Should she show extraordinary
physical prowess?
These and many . other auctions
puzzled members of the polico com
mission when they took up the ques
tion of framing a test to provide two
police-women whose appointments
were authorized by the council.
The board finally voted to leave
i
Wheat shows a dec ided Increase to
day over yesterday's market report.
May' wheat closed at $1.23 1,-S, and
July at $1.07 1-4, yesterday's closing
prices having been May 11.1S K-N and
July $1.04 5-S. . ' . i
Following are the quotations receiv
ed by Ovcrbeck & Cooke, local brok
ers: - WlKHti '
High Low
$I.M:H. $1.20
1.07 .1.0$
'Kxt'lmngcs,
Sterling. 429 3-4. .
Marks. 49 1-4. : v
Paris, 839. ,
Austria, 4.
Holland, 3715.
The man, who has been In the locality-,
for, ti past three yours, when
finally, found y tho posse, took refuge
behind a tree and pointed the stolen 1
rifle, loaded and cocked, at his pur
suers. McCampbell, to save the posse,
fired, the bullet passing between the
man's face and tho tree and throwing
out bark that caused him to lose his
aim. We then turned tho rifle upon
McCampbell but before he could shoot
received a bullet from McCanipbell'B
gun In his forehead. .
The repeated pilfering of camps by
Ihe "Wild Man" led McDcvltt arid
Whlttlngton to seek the man some
days ago. They captured him but
while McDcvltt wns getting a rig to
tnko the man to Ileppner, the fugitive
Lattucked Whlttlngton and escaped.
The posse, acting under orders from
Sheriff McDuffeo of Morrow county,
renewed the chase yesterday.
Dressed In non-descrlpt clothing,
speaking broken. English and coming
Into the haunts of men only lnfre
(juently, the "Wild Man" had been a
mystery and something of a terror to
residents of this district. He had no
camp of his own, but lived In deserted
cabins or camped In the Open, Tha
body was taken to Heppner for Identi
fication.. " 1
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II
Fire Prevention is Greatest
Objective , Declares J. C
Kuhns, Forest ; Supervisor.
May
July
Open.
$1.20
1.06
Close
1-23 ,nBnt
J.u 'A Wlth a
TIIVK THROAVS GAItDNKIt
'PORTLAND, Feb. 2, (V. . P.)
Ted Thyc, middleweight champion,
threw "Pink" Gardner, of Schenec
tady. N. Y., two out of three falls last
Gardner got the first full
toe hold, '
Much valuable Information relating
to forestry work and particularly to
the Umatilla national forest was given '
today by J, C, Kuhns; supervisor of
tho Umatilla National forest who' was
the chief speaker at the weekly forum
luncheon by the Commercial associa
tion. . . ,".;'-'.
There are approximately ' 1,230,000
acres In the forest which covers it
'.counties In the two states of Oregon.
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uiui n usiiinstuu, A lumi vi. ii,"u
sheep graze upon the reserve, and 22,
000 head of cattle and horses. The
forest has 4111 miles of telephone line.
508 miles of trail, 100 miles of forest
roads and 26 ranger stations. Eight
rangers are regularly employed and
during the summer season 20 extra
:"!0EAF MUTES WEAR BANDS: 5H.Au.G.H1ES,sl' 5". .CF.
IU touAft AUIU i LniL dieseafTly 'this 'morning
Thw earlv morning medita-
Hons of the Ground Hog may
seem of small import to the tin- the matter to the women.
initiated. , But to those' who
know the temperamental animal
his reassurance at not seeing
his shadow has but one jnean-
Ing, namely that the blustering
days of Winter will cease and
that 8pring will soon return.
COMMITTEE TO MEFT
-INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2. (A- P.)
The United Mine Workers scale com
mlttee which will formulate demands
to replace the agreement expiring next
mor.th, will meet here next Wednes
day. - - - ." ' -"
LONDON, Feb. 2. a. N. R.l A
novel method to ensure rafety for the
deaf In the streets has been found by
WASHINGTON, Feb, J. (U.
P.) Second Assistant Pnst-
master General Bhniighnessy, a
victim of the Knickerbocker
the Berne (Switzerland! Association i theatro disaster, died early to
for the deaf, which has distributed !
among its members a kind of cockade j
as large ns a two-lnch circle. It Is,
yellow, with black spots, and can bvj
worn on the arm or breast. !
day. , -'. . ' ' ;
Bhaiighnesi-y made a
flsht but his injuries proved too
severe. lilood transfusions tak
en from strong young solfllers
GREAT RAIL STRIKE IN
EFFECT ON ALL ROADS
(Continued on page I.)
THE WEATHER
UErU.IN, Feb.: 2. (U, P.) A
great rail strike, spreading over the
entire country, Ms in effect: on all
German railways today. The strike
game ilg orderly, ': The Wirth government
is
The ngttociatfnn has notified the po-1 ma'e h'ni ra1', ffir a t'm, but
lice and motor sis of the mining of;
the badge and asked for consideration
to tho wearers., The system will short-
ly be extended to all Swiss towns. - '
a fractured pelvis proved so
critical the sacrifices were In
vain.
Ilo'ler Insurance to the amount of
$10,000 was authorized to bo tasen
out by the city council on the equip
ment in the city hall at the meeting
last night. The action follows a sug
gestion made several weeks since by
Mayer fl. A. Hartman, who iiointed
out the advisability of having the in
spection protection which such Insur
ance affords. , i
The hid of Dr. SI.- S. Kern for par
and, accrued Interest on the Iniprove-
. Reported by Major Lee Moorhouse,,
Maximum, 32.
Minimum, 18. ' ', ' v '"..
Barometer, 80.10. '
organizing an emergency service. ! nient bonds on Aura street was accept
.. '., i mi, I WO ..rtiuunil VI u Ul nui Inl II K utlHUE
'' v' ' ' ' " ' j for the Improvemcn. work that ha
PltFMItH ItOXOMI ItESIGNS 1 been done on TbomPson nt Mare
HOME, Feb. 2. (A. P. ) Prcmlffi streets were passed.
Ponoml announced his reslmuVion , The bond of W. It. .Taylor to the
from the cabinet In the chamber of , amount of $i.r00 us city marshall was
deputies today. accepted by the council.
TODAY'S
FORECAST
Tonlghli
Friday raj'
snow, wrf