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THE ONLY SMALL DAILY IN AMERICA CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM THE ASSOCLVTED PRESS. UNITED PRESS AND THE I. ICS. I DAILY EDITION ' K j 1 "' "' . iFQl? vp.. " : -DAILY EDmQN j j ni ptpr la menlMr or B adlM I J4J SliXj7 DAILY XUriU flSw U UUVkJUU eutaUoa la Pesdletoa and CmtUllk 7 U. Audit Buresa of CircuUUoM. dJmrf lWJ (Li (7) J of T olttr wit.W COUNTY OrnOAL PAPEB . ph'. " "' COTOTT OTTICllL FAPE2 ; V '', - . " ' "" " " " ' VOL. S3 DAILY EAST OREG0N1AN, PENDLETON, OREGON. THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1922. 10054 NO. DISTRICT AnORIiEY WOOLWINE RECALLED FROM VACATION TO DIRECT i INVESTIGATION British Counsel Office Follow Mysterious Trail it Will Not Reveal at Present Time. MISS NORMAND'S LETTERS DISCOVERED BY POLICE Charges That High Prices Are Paid to Insure Silence Flood District Attorney's : Office. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9. U. P.) Four agencies followed the labyrinth Ino of clues In the Taylor mystery to day. District Attorney Woolwine, re called' from a vacation, directed the investigation into the alleged oriental cult of love mysticism, with which Taylor might have been connected, whose fantlo teachings centered in Hollywood, and in which Woolwine bcllcved might be unearthed a clue to j Taylor's real murderer. The British counsels office followed I a mysterious trail it would not reveal; I the police Continued to hunt for a woman who did or hired the deed) done;' detectives and sheriffs sought former valet Sands, whom Taylor Is alleged to have threatened. Mean while the movie colony talkers .shut up like claims, rebefflng all atlempta to unearth clues and gather evidence. The colony Is "behaving itself" for the first time in months. . ., ' . . . Normand letters Found -Mabel Normand's letters to Taylor have been , discovered by tho police -with that the lady completely collaps ed. The substance of Miss Normand's letters have not been made pnbllo, al though tho United Press learned yes terday that they and certain telegrams, were Written while' Miss Normand was filmlng 'THc Slim Princess" here and Taylor "was directing Miss Mlnter In "Anne of Green Oables" in the New England states. They are said-also to involve a certain producer at the head of one of the largest companies here.; Following the meeting of picture mag nates at Miss Mnter's houso last night, the police charge some subtle influ ence has conspired to defeat all ends of justice in pursuing the collecting of evidence aimed to Identify Taylor's murderer. , Charges that the police have been bribed, that former sources of information rebuff questioning, and that high prices have been paid to In sure silence among Taylor's former associates are flooding tho district at torn?"' office. - Fearsome of the br'srht,,,ll?ht which beats upon Holly wood, husbands and wives, who flaunted their marital difficulties be fore the public recently now are seen In each others companyfor the first time In a long season, ptars and lcad- Onntlnn on fumta ft.t HE A LOSSES CA USED 1 3Y RISING OF WATERS V LOBsejl that will run Into several thousands of dollars are faced by Umatilla county, municipal corpora tlpnsf farmers and other individuals as ,k result of damage that has been incurred during, the past 24 hours by noods in water courses in the valley of the Umatilla. .No definite, state ment l of loss couid be ascertained, but the county alone will have heavy damages to repair, and' prlvo- loss es will Increase this appreciably, ' ;6tanfield has probably been caused as much Inconvenience as any town )n the county, , according to reports that reached here this morning. A big part of the town was under two feet of water i on the level between .the.' hours of eight o'clock last night Itcp'orttcd by Major Lee Moorhousc local-weather obscrvur. ; -. Maximum, 44. . . . Minimum, It. '- , v Barometer, 20.48. Barometer very low. More Precipitation yesterday .40. , Tlli WEATHER fi r&rh TODAY'S T I ' FORECAST jlsl Tonight and 0 '-', I -'ti'i iic'ii Friday rain or I ''I snow. I II 31 OF TAYLOR Portland Jurist Will Deal With . Problem of Delinquency as He Finds it From Bench. Just what one of the most promi nent . judges in the state of Oregon thinks about the ever-growing prob lem of Juvenile delinquency will form the chief attraction Friday night at the meeting of the Parent-Teacher council of Pendleton when Judge Ja cob Rangier of Portland will be the chief speaker. "Parental Responsibility for Juve nile Delinquency" Is the subject of the jurist's speech, and he will draw from his extensive experience and study of that subject which he has gained as Judge in the court of do- mesne relations. The meeting will be hold in tho county library audi- tortum at 8 o'clock, Hesidos his work on -the ' bench, Judgo-Kansler is well known In the state on account of his reputation for effectiveness as an attorney. He was la major during the late war and is a member of the reservo corps now. Other special numbers have been secured to add to the profit of thosi who attend the meeting. Mayor Q. A. Hartmoawlll speak as a repre sentative of the city, Supt. H. E. In- low will speak from the point of view of the school authority. The Mc- Elroy Trio will open the. program, secured.' Judge Phelps will Introduce Judge Kansler. - . i . . "It seems to me that the coming of such a prominent man as Judge Kansler should not fail to secure- a wide arid Interested hearing of what he has lean.cd about this vital ques tion of parental responsibility for) juvenile delinquency," Supt. Inlow I said today. "Parents devote a lot of serious thinking to this subject. and. by hearing Judge Kansler, thy have the opportunity to consider ;.he problem from a new angle." JURY Hi SF.I ECTF.'l). LOS ANGELES, Feb. . (U. TVi - The selection of a Jury to try Modal ynn Obcnchain for alleged conspiracy!! in causing the denl.h of Helton hen nedy, vas completed at noon today Nine men and three women compwe It. 1 CONFERENCE NOT TO UK ABANDON ED. ; SALEM, Feb. ttf. P. A con templated conference of state execu tives of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California on the narcotic evil witl not be abandoned,- Governor Olcc'lt stated today. ' ' and two o'clock this morning and heavy losses were incurred both by business concerns and private indi viduals. The office of the Echo News was one of the plants that was dam aged by water. ; ' Railroad Traffic Delayed. " ; Railroad traffic, as "well as traffic over the ' highways was seriously handicapped by the floods.- The Pas co branch of the Northern Paf Iclc has been closed to traffic for about 24 hours on account of a washout about three miles outside of the lim its of Pendleton, and the trains on the main line of the O.-W. R. & N. have been late on account Of flood conditions. :' ' .-''-'-, The warm winds, some sunshine, and a warm rain .which- have, melted several inches of snow and ice with in the past three' or four days.-both here, and 1n the mountains, have caused the flood waters in the gul lies and in the usual water courses. Freeze Retards Flow. The crest of the run-off seems to have been reached late Wednesday afternoon or Thursday evening, and since that time, all streams in this district have been gradually receding. The rise Of the waters, once it be came noticeable, was very rapid, and MURDER 'OF iJEGTOF ZLER HERE! "''"Ithe recession was equally abrupt The lallvht fwa whlfh mi Aviftpnt hf'rC J I this morning checked the run-off' from the hills, and the rain which ! fell intermittently here became snow i in the hills, the white covering be- ir.g visible from the heights here this j morning. ' The stages were held up for one , trip. The stages to Walla Walla couid j not operate yesterday afternoon, but i , they made their regular trips this' j morning, and the Weston stage, also; held up yesterday, made its trip to-! day. The X. P. was opened to traffic this afternoon late. Conductor Gun Bertholet took a work tram and ' a crew of men out this morning and (Continued on page f.; 19 MEMBERS OF CREW OF BURNED VESSEL NORTHERN PACIFIC REPORTED MISSING NORFOLK. Va., Feb. . (IT. P.) Nineteen members of .the crew of the burned steamer Northern Pacific ire missing, according to Captain Oeutl, who landed hero today with 1 offi cers and men. Five more are known to be aboard the tanker Wylle. The four draftsmen, previously reported saved, are also missing. Cmr Accouutcd Pur. NORFOLK. Feb. . (A. P.)- The entire crew of the burned Northern Pacific is now accounted for except the four draughtsmen, believed burned to death In their bunks. ( ' FORD TOVd'oN u7s. BATTLESHIPS WHICH ARE, TO BE SCRAPPED WASUIN'OTON". Feb. . l P.) Henry Ftrd will le given an oppor tunity to. bid for the American battle rb'ps to '. scrapped, the navy depart ment Intimated todny. Ford recently announced his willingness to bid on the scrapping. E 73 APPLYF0R PAPERS Trouble Between U. S. and Ja pan Cannot be Averted Un less Immigrants Excluded. WASHINGTON, Fob. 9.(U. P.) Trouble between America and Japan cannot be permanently averted unless the Japanese Immigrants are excluded from California, V. 3. McClatchey de clared that 20,000 American bomi Japanese ' are claiming American citizenship rights and only 73 applied for citizenship papers. MANY, APPLY FOR POSITION GKNBVA, Feb. .- (A. 1'.) Among 1.100 applicants fur' the. position. of woman secretary npverttsed for by an American wife of a (ieneva banker, ttt a salary of 300 -Swiss francs month- ly, -were three princesses, nine baron ewes and 30 countesses, of Oertyunv and AuHtria. . ! " UNIONTOWN, Pa., Feb. .(!. N. S. Ten thousand persons, about half the population of Unlontown, are III with Influenza, according to the city henlth officer and the situation ,he said is alarming. He declared unless orotic measures were ittsen 10 enecs tho spread of tho disease, the whole city would be rttrlcken with the mai ad. i-. '" :se 1 1 11 : ' ' ,. : : " ) ,; THE QUESTION OF THE DAY. . ' I CLEAR AS WATeR 10 HIM.I WaNDC?. ( .- ) ? -., ? I fi "(Kt, vwaT The pear mah w : ; V '.'.';:;-;.' t 4 - vv TROOPS lASSED TO E: ER Ulster Made Extensive Prepa rations to Repel Extremist Sinn Fein RaiderS in North. SITUATION REGARDED AS VIOLATION IRISH TRUCE Additional Kidnapings Occur; 4 Class B. Constables Kid naped in Rosslea District. PELFAST, Feb. 8. (U. P.) Ulster made extensive preparations today to repel the extremist Sinn Fein mlders Into the northern territory 1 Troops were massed on the frontier, with the situation regarded by Ulster ond Eng land as a grave violation of the Irish truce, ' ., . . . . Sonir Itt'turn Homo ttKLFAST, Feb. Jj (A. P.) Addi tional kidnapings occurred today In the county of Fermanagh, one of the counties 1n which yesterday's raid oc curred. Four class II special consta bles were kidnaped lit the Rosslea, dis trict nnd tuken in the district of Bally bay, where It Is believed other -prls in tra are -being kept. : Borne captured yesterday ur reported to have return ed homo today. ,- I TO BE ': ' ." .. '? , . .That, sentiment In "'business and farming circles -of Hakpr coincide with the ideas on road development held In this county is the gist of in formation received at the office of the ..Pendleton, Commercial Associa tion from the Baker Chamber of Commerce In a letter. linker, is interested In seeing the Old Oregon Trail opened and adver tised in order that tourists may be brought Into Oregon over this high way. The Baker organization has also taken the stand that no more roads should be placed on tho map until the present program is more nearly completed. The. annual meeting of the Baker chamber will be held February 23, and an lnvltution to Pendleton to have a delegation there has been, ex tended. That a number of Pcndle- tomans will undoubtedly accept the invitation was the statement today of Secretary C. I. Barr. . FRO STABLISH ORD , YeS, MY DEAR- MV HUSBAND IS A DEEP"lriif:eR World PouIcs.Th.'.: Disarmament conference, & . ecoNoMic cdnoiTIom op eoBoPe , wTEPNAlibMAL LAW ARE ALL AS , WATeR 10 HIM-lWaNDC?. The pear ma Thinking of no 5AV.5TELLA - "Do Voii Think The COAL WILL HOLD 'TlLWAJ? weather? v .. i&imL A I 'ill . GOMPERS PLEDGES SUPPORT OF AMERICAN FEDERAX f OF LABOR TO MINERS mWT OF STRIKE Behooves Union Labor V'od PUPILS IN HIGH isk J? ... . That Railroading to ' Proper Functioning, nctioh WASHINGTON, Feb. . (U. P.) -In an interview with the United imhi fin m itakl Crm nM t1w1 rrtki Vi a 'support of the American Federation !of Labor to the coal miners in the event of a national strike. The American Federation of 1-abor holds too that it behooves union la bor to me that railroading and min ing are restored to their proper functioning and properly serving the people of the country. k.., A Cure fur the present squabble in the railroad and mine Industries is held tn he .i rHirn to tc.int neffotla. i tlons nnd agreements between labor and operators and not Intermediary steps like the ' railroad labor board, which he regards as an unfair institu tion, In its dealings: with labor. , . . . .... SURVIVORS OF ILLFATED VESSEL SAY FIRE WAS Some of Crew Started Report Blaze on Northern Pacific Was Result of ; Foul Play. XEWPOKT NEWS, . Va., Feb. . A. P.) The survivors of the North ern Pacific which burned at sea yes terday, with the loss of, four lives, is now convinced the fire was wholly ac cidental, Home of the crew had stat ed the belief that the fire was tho re sult of foul- play. 1 ?. lilVKSTOCK IS STEADY PORTLAND; Feb. 9.--A. P.) The livestock market ts steady. Eggs rn irregular, buying price 25 to 30 cents. Butter Is-, three cents . higher, ' eitro. oubea 87. cents." '' '. '. V'.'",:' . '' U. IXTHODITED IX HOUSE : LONDON, Feb. . (U. P.) A Mil enacting articles of a treaty establish ing an Irish free state was Introduced In the house of commons today by Austin Chamberlain. . , CHARLESTON, W, Va Feb. . (A. P..) The nayal ordnance plunt of South Charleston is under orders to day from Secretary Denby to close and luy off without pay until June 30 all employes except thos? neces- fnry for mainwOuhcc ond protection of the plant. OUT j I " JLU KE OF 'A' IN SEMESTER Two of Total Number Carry 5 Subjects ; Landreth Asks That Parents Co-operate. With the passing of the first se mester of the work of the publis schools In Pendleton, one-half of the school year of 1921-191'! has become V. (.,. 1 .W. ... t. ...41.. "". " 'year place has been marked by ths Issuance of the honor roll which In- eludes the list of names of pupils In the high school who havo been suc cessful in making a grade of "A" In two or more subjects. ' Two pupils have reached this high standard of scholarship in five sub jects, eight in four subjects, is in thres subjects, and 38 In two subjects. The cards showing tho results of the se mester's work were Issued Monday. Principal Austin Landreth In- a statement today' declared that (feat good could be done In the way of co operation In the high school if parents will study carefully the records made' by their children. The mark,' "A", means that a grade of between 00 and 100 has been made by the pulpl. The list follows; i Five A's -Allen Boyden, Shirley Ilew...,. V . !' i Four A's Leon Berry,' Horace Hoy den, Willtnm Crulkshnnk, 'Lulu Earn hart, Wythle FlUpatrlolt, Joseph Hoi aday, Agnes Little, Valeria Swan. , Three A's Marguerite Akev,. Ina Tlulloek, Jane Cheney, Hilda Ouer rant, Duncan Holaday, Hope Inlow, Laura Johnson, Rex Kramer, Lorane King, Vera. Kearns, Marguerite Le inerl, Albert McCormmack, Thomks Montgomoty, ' George Rlgby, , Ivan j lllchardson. - ; . , two as Tneima AKy, vuma Arteburn, Clayton 'Hickcrdlke, Jessie Bryson. Ooldlo Jlcllkle, Sylvia Chrtato fifcar FlorlB Case, Fnye Clark, Fas Cofnlsh, "Mark Evahs, "Barbara : monds, Richurd Earn hart, , Kuton -Cray, Truman Gadwai Helen Hosklns, Edith Hosklns Laura Hlllman, Evelyn Hall, Phea Hawks, Vern ?lng, Ruth Kellum, Oden LaHue, Edna Murphy,. Layton Mann, Seville Marty,' Koso Matthews, . Louis McCook, Katherlne McNary, Dala Nell, Lovelle Perry, Frieda Pahl, Alvln , Ross, Kenneth Rcw, Ellis BlmpBon,.. Chas. ' Snyder, Paul out, Beatrice Scott, May Fan Vurplllat. ' - , PUF-KinKNT SIGNS UIUi WASHINOTON, Feb, . (A. P.) The president signed a bill creatlnr ft commission and otherwise, making provision for the conversion of the eleven billion dollar debt owned by the allied powers. , , ASK FOK niX-KIVKRHHIP WIUHINOTON, Del., Feb. . (A. P.) An .application for receivership of the Columbia Oraphaphone Manu faeturlng company, was madd in the federal court today. WOOLGROWERS OF STATE CONVENE HERE FRIDA Y Dinner and Smoker Honoring ..'.. ... . : . .. , i Visitors, Will be Given at 6:30; Smythe, Toastmaster. What Is considered the best .array of speakers ever scheduled for a conven. tldn of the Oregon State Wool Grow ere' association will - appear . on 'the program when the twenty-fifth annual ! convention opens hero tomorrow at the Commercial Association roorts n' the Elks building for. a two-day sea slon. , .' . ',' . ', ' Jay H. Dobbin, of Enterprise,'; presi dent of the association-and known as a prominent , wool grower, ; will pre side, and will make his.annual address ! at tomorrow morning' session,' which. opens at 10 a. m. Other numbers on the morning program will be an ad dress of welcome by Mayor ' Oeorge Hartman, response by Frank Sloan, Stanfleld sheepman, and reports by Mac Hoke, eccretary of the associa tion. - ' ExcUue to SPvuk. ' J, C. Kxellne, federal sheep Inspec tor. for the Northwestern states, will speak In the afternoon on "Scab Con trol." F. R. Marshall, national eo retary, will have for Ills topic "Sheep men's Organizations, and Fred , w. Falconer w:j speak on "Eastern am pressions. , .,' Other , Friday, afternoon speakers wilt be: 'Conducting a ' Woolgrowers' State Organisation,'' K. A. Balch, Spokane, Wash. ... ' ' - -: 1: ':' "Sheep and Woolgrowlng In Aus tralia and New Zealand," 0. Tt Bon son, commissioner Immigration, Northern Pacific Railway company, St. Paul. Minn. .' V ', "The Government Hunter System of Predatory Animal Control," Stanley Jewett, Portland. club mm PROVES liOTADLE FOR EjlTjlOSLfi 'Rebuild Happy Canyon'; Say ' Members of Association Without Dissenting Yo. LOUIS SCHARPF IS NEW ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Fred Earl Elected as Vice President; Nine iVew Board . Members Chosen by Ballot NEW COM.MKltCI.VL ASSOOCLlTION ' . ' pFMCTOlS ' '( Presklont, Louis c. K(4iarpf. ' ' . Vice Pru-ldrnt, IeI Earl. ' Board of Managers, a. A. Hart man,' Win - 1L Dennett, , K . AMrMi, fSiariea Bond, JasMit Hanilcy, Jame S. Johns, L. I,, ltogers, J. n. lUk-f, K K. TbompNon. k . r j . . . ; y , s "Progress with Perdlton" ha been' the- slogan of Pendletuii during the past year and waa uppermost at th annual meeting and banquet hold ltt evening in the Elks lodge room, tbs place being packed to capacity for tlx ' function. The retiring otricer wrs officially thanked for their 'service, during the past year and new officers " chosen for the coining war aa show -r.bov. Those present listened to soma excellent, talks Including 4n In form l address by Senator Charles . Hall el -Marahfleld and. One by Senator Roy W. Rltner who. has Just rerurned from tils . agrtoidtural conference at WashliU-too.-''; - - ",v:: ' f. ''" -' V, 'Von- cm i ' i - ''At the'-annual election 4 total of ldl. votes were cast for the prc,ldcincy. Lojtls C. Bcharpf. received lis votes ; wMll(.,A-M, Peterson teas glvifir , vote by parties who wrote- la htt narns . and B. 11. Aldrtch was given li vote Irt the. same manner, ,- Bath Peterson ' and Aldrioh hnd publicity add private-, ly refused to run and asked that their ' names be not used ' , ; In the raee lor vlco president Fred,. Rnrl polled lit vote to 08 for A. H. Cos. ' The detailed vote on the race for membership on the board of man agers was not announced . - -.., i To lUbuUd Canyon . f , Tue dinner waa one marked by en , thuslasm and good spirit for the as-! noolatlon and the advancement of the city. '.. President James Sturgla offl dated as toastmaster and made what J he termed his last address sa pri-. , dent, One of the important topics up for discussion was the rebuilding of ; Happy ,Canyon. Tlie presiding off 1- , cer asked for expression on the gUtA ,' , Ject and they were froely given. Every ' speakor urged that tho pavilion be re built without foil and a motion to that effect was unanimously adopted. The Continued nn pass M .V . ,':" Maris to Speak. -. What' the extension department of O.'A. C. can do for tho wool row will he the theme for a talk by Paul V. ; Mari. director of the college' 4onln tuinrlr A nrnrtlcal talk. Oil ' "Maruinir tjimlw" will he jriven M A. J. Xnollln. manager of the Woolgrotr ere Commission Co. of ' Chicago, . lit "The Pacific co-operative Woolgrow. era' Association" is to bo discussed by It- Ai 'Ward of Portland. , ' 1 i: W. J. Kerr," president of 0. 1A. C.,; will glvo an addres at .11 a. jm. , 1 iu pfcal, . Iat,r in the moni- and la.. V. Kavanagn ,01 me icrcsi Ine on "The' Forest Reserve and. U Woolgwiwer.'V , ,',, , n , r.iitit W. . ; 'S i Roy VT. Rltner,' wlio 'rcprcfentcd Oregcn wooUnen as iwell'aa tlie tFTfceJ ern. Oregon. irm. Bureaus atfaocfit, agricultural conference In -Washington. D.' Cv will apeak Saturday after noon. , " ' Jw. ii. Ljtle, state veterinarian, will speak on the control of tuberculosis. , Robert" Wlthycombo, , Bupcrltnendent , of the Union experiment station, will . speak on "Lamb Feedlne.'". Buslnen sessions and election of of. . fleers will conclude the afternoon. ; Banquet fat Evening. - , Tomorrow evenintr at Ji80 a dinner and smoker will be served In honor of. the woolgrower by the Pendleton Commercial association. The oinner will be held In the lodge room or tn Elk club and a feature of the menu v wtll be roast ler of mutton. - Dan P. Smythe will be the toastmaster for the occasion and fitting musical and fun making features are being arranged for. There will b room at the banquet for a limited number of local people but it will be Impos sible to tell Just bow many until the convention start tomorrow, reveal-, truj how many woolgrowers art loading. j.- i . '