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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 DAILY EDITION The set ra m t yesterday Daily 326 TbU ppt s mentor er eu audited 7 the Audit Bureau of Circuiatioaa, Ths Eaat Oregonlm la Esstora Of ton a greatest newspaper and aa a aelU in (ore rea to the advertiser orttr twice the guaranteed averac paid cir culation in Pendleton and Umatilla county of an? other newapipw. 5 COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPES COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPES J. VOL. 33 - - DAVTOREGOinAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1922 - ' ' "T"- - - - - r ! I 5000 AiAll TROOPS ARE ON MEXICAN BORDER Rebels Are Gathering Near Chihuahua City Preparing to March ' on Jauarez. CANTU SAID TO BE LEADER K4 Uf nuMUntlJ K OF RUMORED REVOLUTION ft, ' American Forces Have - Been Ordered Particularly to - Watch for Arms Smuggling EL PASO, Feb. 17. (U. P.) Five thousand American troops are on the alert along the border following per sistent rumors of revolutions prepar ing in Mexico. The rebels are gather ing near Chihuahua City preparing to march on Juarei, who is federal com manding general. Mendel, has refus ed to Join them. Brigadier General Howze commands American border forces. Seeks Financial Backing EL PASO, Feb. 17. (U. P.) Este , ban Cantu, former governor Of Lower California, 1b said to be one of the loaders of the rumored revolution, it - not its principal leader. Dispatches or other word received from the Interior of Mexico quoted Mexican officials, including General Callcs, the Obregon minister of state, as declaring that American interests were behind the trouble. Cantu was last heard of In New York seeking financial backing for the Mexican revolt. American t n rnu ho- h.nn nvAayaA ru rttfii In rl V to watch for arms smuggling opera tions, f I ' ,' Onlorwi to Take Precaution.' .J WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. (U, P.), " American troop border foros hnvu ' .Uoni'"' prelect ' - America citizens "'."against injury In possible federal-rev-olutlonary Mexican, clashes,, the war department stuted today. 1 J COUNTY POTATO ACREAGE TO BE LARGE THIS YEAR , The 1922 potato acreage in Umatil- ' ' la county will oe muun larger man in the past, predicts Fred Bennlon, coun ty agent, who states that wheat farm ers will plant tubers on part of their summer fallow and farmers in the Irrigated district In the west end of the county will also grow potato crops. The planting season Is now at hand, Farmers .of Stanfleld, H'ermlston and Bonrdman, on the Umatilla pro Ject, with lowered hay prices now realize the benefits to be derived from rotated crops, says Mr. Bennlon. The land, Mr. Bcnnion states. Is most fav orably located for early potatoes and the crop can anticipate the Yakima crop by ten days or two weeks. Wheat ' r win stow "Maine Corp" or Nettea "Gems." i,it one aimcuity. Air. uennion re , ports. Is to get seed potatoes. Most growers do not save seed from "Earll . est of AU' and "Irish Cobblers," as the early market prices are always attrac tive, A carload Is to be shipped here hu xfin 1 hnwuvpr from Snokane ...... .. ., and from Portland. To meet the de mand for seed, Weston Mountain growers will plant early varieties this- year and will sell to UnmtlHa and Morrow county growers. Two thirds of the Weston Mountain crop has teen ifltodld by two-year contracts to Yakima growers who are anxious to get certi fied seed. RAWSON SUCCEEDS KENTON DES MOINES, Feb. 17. (A. P.) . Charles A. Rawson, chairman of the state republican committee, has been named by Governor Kendall as pen- ,ator from Iowa succeeding Kenyon. ' T : THE WEATHER Reported by Major' Lee Moorhousc, weather observer. ' ' , Maximum 80. ' 1 Minimum 52. Barometer 29.60. Fair weather predicted. " u J TODAY'S . FORECAST lO " c ' "', Toni8ht and I i I Saturday rain. i t- j UNLESS PRESF ,V WAGE Scale is untinued miners will walk out Strike Vote to be Taken; Fac tions Watch National Capital for Signs of Intervention. INDIAN APOLTS, Feb. 17. (U. P.) Unless the operator agree to con tinue the present wage scale, miners will walk out April first, union leaders declared today. A strike vote will be taken within the next six weeks. Ev ery indication is that the operators will not agree to the existing scale and will not consent to negotiating Inter - state agreements with the union. Meanwhile both factions watch the national capital for signs of Interven tion. A definite announcement of his in tention to run for the office of gover nor of Oregon has been made by Sena tor Charles M. Hall of Marshfleld. The following telegram from the Marshfleld man was received this morning by the East Oregonlan: "I am a candidate for the republi can nomination for governor of Ore gon. I shall submit to the voters with in 10 days a summary of the princi ples on which my candidacy is based." . Senator Hall was here several weeks ago. At that time he spoke before the Pendleton Commercial Association at one of the forum luncheons. DEMOCRATS SEEK REV ENCE. WARHINfiTniJ PAh 17 fTI PI. Democratic Senators seek re ,. f-r the killing of the League of Nations covenant. The Hitchcock resolutirn has already passed and they now "ck the administration leaders nPnlMioi that the four power Pacific tro-i'.y wil involve tR,-irnlted States In the sama International obligation as article 10 of the league covenant , , i SELMA CITY OFF RELOII. SEATTLa Feb. 17. (I. N. S.)- Selma City, the Isthmian line freighter ' which went aground on Edise Hook, three miles from Port Angeles shortly I after midnight, reported to the Seattle harbor department by wireless , that ! she was off the beach, headed for Port Angelej, under her own power. I TO FOR LIFE" SERVES YE Johnson Given Freedom by Got. Blaine, Who is Con vinced Prisoner is Innocent. MADISON, Wis., Feb. 17. (A. P.) John A. Johnson was released from the state prison today after serving 10 years and tlx months of a life sentence for the murder here in 1911 of seven year old Anna Lemberger, , a crime which Governor Blaine Is convinced Johnson did not commit. Johnson pleaded guilty but , told the governor he did so through fear he would be mobbed. 1 The girl's father was charg ed with manslaughter last year, ac cused of killing the girt with a beer bottle. The case was dismissed, under statute limitations. UNEMPLOYMENT (HUTS ALASKA SEATTLE, Feb. 17 (U. P.) Early recruiting for the coming Alaskan fishing season has developed that un employment has spread to .that terri tory. Practically all the men needed for this year are being found without recourse to the outside as has been the case heretofore. , . HARVEY CHURCH MAY DIE ' AND CHEAT GALLOWS CHICAGO, Feb. 17. (IT. P.) Har vey Church, the convicted brutal slay er of two automobile salesmen, who was yesterday granted a stay of execu tion until March third pending an in sanity hearing, may die and cheat the gallows. He has starved himself for jyear j better than ever, according to a month and his condition Is serious , requests which have been received at despite forcible feeding. A fever has;tne bureau's headquarters. -developed and he is now unconscious.! one hundrd thousand maps of Ore Many Jail attaches believe Church is'gn roads are to be distributed as one dying from fright. They base their. opinion on tne Delict tnat . nurcn s physique would prevent a hunger strike causing his death. GETS LIFE IMPRISONMENT MOUNT IDA, Ark., Feb. 17. (A. P.) Rev. Harding Hugh ex. superan nuated minister, charged with murder in connection with the death of Mrs. Anna MeKennon last May, was found guilty . ny tne jury today. He was sentenced to, life Imprisonment.' FIRM OF CLEMENS & Tl Incorporation of the firm of Clem ens A Trombley, dealers In. Interna tional Harvesting Machinery and Hud ron and Essex automobiles. Is an nounced today by Mr. Clemens, the In corporators being A. C. Clemens and B. P. Trombley. - Mr. Clemens, who recently purchas- J e4 the interest of A. C. Ebert, is well known here as a member of the for mer firm of Clemens & Ebert. Mr. Trombley was until 1913 the pioneer denier in Bulck automobiles In Uma tilla county and for many years sold more machines of this make than did any other dealer outside of Portland. In lJlg he sold the OreRon Motor! Garage and since that time has been engaged In farming, which interest he will continue in addition to the new enterprise. The flrni will have Its headquarters at COS East Court street. The busi ness is to be enlarged and extended, the Incorporators announce. l'IFI.O AGENTS ROUNDED VV CHICAGO, Feb. 17. (U. P.) A roundup of field agents of Raymond Plschnff and Leslie Harrington, the Chicago "Ponds' started today. Au - thoritles hope to find some of the J6, 000,000 drained from residents of "Little Poland" . In possession of the two alleged swindlers aids folliwing the arrest and discovery of $12,000 on the person of Peter Yankant, a Har rington agent, , CATTLfl MARKET STEADY. PORTLAND, Feb. 17. (A. P.) Cattle are steady. Hogs are 60 cents ' prmre iigni n.oo 10 i" anil bl,tler are steiw,y- $11.75 LO SANGKLES, Feb. 17. Mack Sennett left today on business for Ne v York. With Mabel Normand he had Bone over again with District Atomey Woo! wine nil possible details of the Taylor murder for a clue to th? Insti gators. Before leaving he isnuod i Diuit.m-lll. letcuiiliK 111(3 Higne i ir gard for, though little knowled(.-.j -of. Director Taylor. He voiced the kf en est surprise that a man as unl""if r.tly admired as was Taylor should luve uti enemy vicious enough to, reso t to murder. He predicted Miss Nor mand's connection with the cuso b.it admitted, as she was the l.W to vee Taylor, her connection In Its InvcMlgn ttons was unavoidable. TO QUIZ ALLEGED DOPE KING SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. U. P.) Charles Maddox. whom federal officials believe to be the leader of a I ring of Pacific coast liquor smugglers, will be given a preliminary hearlnK before Commissioner Hayden tomor row. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET SHOWS DECLINE TODAY yesterday's decline, May at $1.87 1-2 today- and Continulng wheat closed July at $1.20 8-4. Yesterday's closing prices were May $1.38 5-8 and July $1.21 7-8. Following are the qultatlons recelv ed by Overbeck & Cooke, loeak brok- : , . , Wheat Open High Low Close ' May $1.39 $1.39 $1.37 I1.37H July 1.22 1.22 1.204 . 1.20 , ExclianflW. Sterling, 435 1-2. ' France, 871 1-2. . . , Italy, 48. ' ' Holland, 3748. Marks, 60 1-8. Austria, 8. ' , OUTLOOK FOR TOURIST TRAFFIC IS GOOD SAYS i ' SYDNEY B. VINCENT ydney B. Vincent, manager of the Oregon tourist and Information bu reau, who was In Pendelton yesterday stated that the outlook for tourist traffic Into Oregon for the coining o tne activities of the organization, I'endelton will be designated as a branch office for Information by the state board and the local board , of managers have voted lo cooperate with the state bureau. During the Middle Ages nnd In the iienalibutnce period orides wore cr.m son lo the exclusion of all other colorif. two billion dollars annually from the '' r , , I American public's pockets, 'a, New Tigers are said to suffer more from.york stock exchange officlnl esllmat seasickness than any other animal. ed for the United Press today. nniiifw-r v-i . t i ; . . - MUDDLED OVER T ! SOLDIER BONUS ir-MMm Body is Torn Between Legali zing Sales Tax or Substitut ing Paid up Insurance. NO DISPOSITION TO DELAY LEGISLATIVE ACTION House Ways and Means Com mittee Meeting During Day, May Find Possible Solution. WASHIXOTO.V, Feb. 17.-(1'. P.) Congress is badly muddled over the bonus and Is torn between legalising a sales tax or dropping the cash bonus altogether and substituting a paid tip Insurance, agreeable to the American Legion, or land grants. There Is no disposition to nostnnne legislative action as President Hard ing suggeshd. The sales tax, Hard ing's alternate suggestion, will havv hard sledding. The house ways ai:d means committee, meeting during the Iday may rind a possible solution. I'fcvor Four Fold Plan. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. (U. P.) The American Legion spokesman to day refused to accept President Hnrd lng's veiled suggestion in yesterday's letter that the cash bonus be dropped from the adjusted compensation bill. The legion still favors the four-fold plan; option of cash, paid iip Insur ance, home or farm aid. or vocational ! training. the spokesmen told the house ways and means committee. "Republican House Will Pass It ' WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. (A. P. The o1dler honns bill wMI be ronnrted to the republican caucus within 10 i'hvm pd the "republican house will pass it," Chairman ' Fordney of . the ways and means committee, declared In thie house today during a discussion uttn- ino manner or framing. OKEXm.AIV Tltl.U; POSTPONED LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17. (IT? P.) Illni'ss of several Jurors, counsel and witnesses today caused postponement of the Obenohaln murder trial, until Monday. Influenza is given as the malady. .' Timi'E STl DENTS KILLED DURHAM. N. C Feb, 17. (U. P.) Three students of the University of N'oith Carolina were killed and three others probably fatally Injured when the Southern Railway train struck their automobile. u:s. OCCUR FREQUENTLY 111 Feeling Between Nicaragu ans and American Troops Cajise Several .Deaths. SAN DIEGO, Feb. 17. (U. P.)- 8v"ra' l"ited .8,ate8 ' ' "T"'. W,r """f recent fighting In Nicaragua? due to Ml fpellnr between the natives and the Urilled .States troops, according 'lo word the - naval transport Nltro brought here today. ! Marines on the Nitrb reported that clashes had been frequent for the'past two months, the first occurring on De. cember eighth. Nicaraguan authori ties finally took drastic steps to pre vent, further outbursts. " , LAKEIIOPACTO.'G, N. Y, Feb. 17. (A., P.) Two .,men were killed today . when the dynamite pucklng house of the Atlas Powder wqrks at landing,, N. J were destroyed by an explosion. The two men killed were reported to be the only men In the building at the time of the explosion. ' NEW YORK, Feb. 37. (U.S P.) .tH,lk,H. .. .. Bucket sfiop brokers, hiuck saienrnen steal rrom Tne flail to I V :i M 1 . M f I t -Wil tX This photograph of Mabel Normand and Mack Bennett, wlio wore called as witnesses In the Taylor murder mystery, was taken when Miss Normand signed her lust contract with the producer. She Is reported to have been paid $1, r.00.000 under its terms for a series of pictures, the first of which was "Molly O." . - , . .. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO CONSIDER FORMER GERMAN CABLES CALLED FOR NEXT WEEK 2,000 RUBLES NEEDED INCdNf IPTTFB LI I Lit NEWARK, N.. J.,ebi'l7. A regis tered letter from Russia, bearing enough stamps to have bought an au tomoblle at pre-war exchange; was re ceived at the Newark post office today, There were 600 stamps attached to the back of the envelope and held to gether In strips by, metal fasteners. Each stamp was worth four rubles, making the t'otal value of the stamps 2000 rubles. At the normal rate of ex- cnange, at .wnicn each ruble; - was worth flfty-ohe and- halt cents, the stamps on the le(ter were worth over $1000.. i . . A registered letter may be sent from the United States to Russia for fifteen cents. ,. Vl kOVICH IIAXGEI) TODAY - , MIRSOITLA, Mont.; Feb 17. (A. P.) Joe Vukovirh, .convicted of the murder of Mrs. Jerry Shea here On February 12, 1921,. was hanged this ornliig. ' He went to the gallows with., ft firm step and stoutly 'maintained his Innocence.' ' , . , , T CHICAGO, Feb. IT. (tV P,)-r- Representatlve agrarian leaders of the nation, here today, worked to ef fect a national farm organization of avowedly political purposes, , with the congressional 'farm bloc' as a neu- clus, to go Into the next election with a solid conservative l.irm force U obtain through politic what tliej have been unable to cblaln In "other ways, Benjamin C. M'irrfh, managing director of the farmers natloiiul council, who called conference, do. clared today.- The conference today and tomorrow Is a preli'iiinar to tha farmer-labor meeting Monday when a political coalition will bo .dls-'ufs-oi. . , KLYE LONG APPOINTED7 AGENT FOR CADILLAC AND BUICK AUTOMOBILES Kyle iMtiK, pioneer automobile man of Pendleton who has been In the business since 1908, now holds the agency Tor Bulck and Cadillac cars, according to announcement made to day. - ,' ., ; , . ,, ,,.' Headquarters for the agency will be at the Western Auto Co., 200 Wa ter street. ' Mr. Long is now In Port land on business connected with the new enterprise. J. E. Allen will Join hlrq today and the two will drive a new Cadillac and Bulck to Pendle ton, from Tho I Hides. Mr. Ixing Is well known In auto mobile' row and formerly had 1 the Ktudebaker; 'agency here. : , i , There are 'In all Canada' 898.36D farms, according to latest- returns of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics. Only '3n per cent of Rpaln's popu lation arc able to read or wrlto. ' ' IMP iy uivmu uiu. l MABEL AND MACK ' IK H Representatives Will Deter mine Disposition of , Lines iTaken Oyer UriderVersaijles , WASHINGTON, Feb, 17, (A. P.) An International conference to con sider avocation of former, Oilman cables In the Atlantic will be etllid In wasnmgton next week, FpMie,V.3 Uvea from France, England, itilv, Ju pan and the United States will lit ask ed to meet otid determine the fllsj-oil-tlon of three cable lines takoa over under the provisions of the Vers.i'llej treaty. Ti AS 'PERFECT CRIME' Failing Clues and Almost Total Lack of Evidence Marks Murder of Movie Director. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17. (U. P.) Falling; clues and almost n total luck of tangible' evidence, has caused District Attorney Woolwlne to con fess 'today' that the Taylor'murdor mystery Is no further along than when' the investigatioiv began, .. Many detectives suy the case will go down In criminal annals' as it ' "perfect crime." The only hope lies In find ing Sands. 1 , ' " Police headquarters had no state ment to make,, but It is obvious they did not regard the situation Its hope ful. The sheriff's office said oper atives were too busy with field work to have time to make discouraging predictions regarding the case. They admitted the clues they followed Were, minor . ones, however, , NEW YORK IN GRIP OF NEW YORK,' Feb. 17.WU. 1'.) The coldest weather of Hhe winter, two below zero, hit New-York today on the heels' of storms and gnles which swept the Atlantic coast yes terday. . IJQl'OH IS ICELAND.!' WA8HINOTON, Feb. 17. (U. P.) If Senator Jones, republican, Wash ington has his way, the senate will "hear with profound regret" (hat Ice. land may go wet. A resolution intro duced by : Jones his face beaming over a bright '' red necktie deplored the reports that Bpain ha attempted to Influence the Icelanders to take up booze. ' " '- ' " ': , Since the United State Is now phatnplon of dry countries, the resolu. tlon read, It should stand for the right of a smaller nation to self-determination of home policies-Mind hence re gret to Its greatest ability that Spain should attempt to induce Iceland to take a drink. FREE STATE ACT PASSED BY COhi'IS today Vote Was 302 to 62; Passage of This Measure Considered Victory for Lloyd George. SETTLEMENT PROSPECTS , BRIGHTER THAN EVER Fierce. Sectarian Warfar Which Swept City for Week Burned Out Today; 35 Dead in!00 Peh N- 8 -Th. Irish free state act, conferring tho Pwn of the Anglo-Irish treaty upon the provisional government at Dublin passed by the common 802 to 12 The Passage of the bill I, a bi victory for Premier Lloyd George. . " DUBLIN, rob. 17.-(I. jT b.)- Ll.lP.eC,,v'or n Irl8h octtlement ta brighter than at anw time ain, tn" Ulster ixirdcr raids. Michael Collins, the outstanding fimi in i- , ZSa LZ,!Vnt- ecl'. conn. d the British govewment is coopc ratlong with the Dublin government nd giving all possible assistance In . "' """"w oi tne troubles. - ;, ' lmage Is 19,000,000 ,."S f BELFAST. Feb. 1T.(U. P.)The fhr?,.Hefar"ln ""-e which swopt he city for a week burned out. today, living 86 dead,. 160 wounde aai l a damage bill of $3,000,000. . : " i.',"onfcrt" Arc Holes srd A ; "KUi'AST, Feb. 17-(A. T. Forty two Ulster unionists kidnaped recently across the border have been released , t IUMj IS APPIIOVED. I-ONDON. Feb, 17,-U. P.)-Th second reading of a bin estahllshln, on Irish free; state was approved ta tne house of common today"." It to i.ovr rererrea to a committee of the whole. The bill will go to the hous, cf lords after Us third rending. ''.'' i. it ',".'''-!." JEWETT TO SPEAX AT FARM BUREAU HUTS George R Jewett. for the Northwest Wheat . Orowers' Association, who hi to Afternoon, at , the Umatilla county Farm Bureau meeting In the. lihrurv will give those who attend an oppor tunity io near some ot the point which he will use In a debate which wlll.be held March 4 Jn , Lexington, Nebraska, - .' ;: , , Mr. Jewett will have the affirmative side, the question being,. ."Resolved, that speculation, commonly called gambling, to a menace to, marketing groin." The negative will Do iup sported by J. Ralph Plckeii, editor ot the Chicago "Round-Up." ' , Other speakers tomorrow -'wtU.fc Hoy w. Rltner, state senator who will give an address, "The Ifatlonal Agrl. cultural Conference:" W. 1 Thome. son, vice president f the First Na tional Bank of Portland and president of the American National Bank ot this city, who win speak on "The Farmers' Future Finances;" end F. L. Ballard. assistant county agent leader, who will speak on "Eastern Farm Bureaus end' County Agent." ''';,! STRVCHXIXK lit "SAlrS," CHBIIAUS, Wash Feb. 17. (U. P.) The ppsslbllltiee : of , tindlng strychnine In the "salt" which caused, the death of the five children of Mrs. Kd Rhodes last week, grew today. They seek arrests In connection with placing the polsoil In the salt's punk age. ; ! ..,....; - ... WANT HETTER EXPLANATION1 WASHINGTON, Feb. IT. (U, P.) -A strong sentiment for A clearer oxplanutlon of the provision for non-fortification of the Pocuio Is lands caused the. senate foreign r latlons committee In , meeting today to delay immediate action, on 'tb four power Pacific treaty", tintli,' this Information 1 obtained.; ,.',. i ,' MEANS OF LOiMRiufi TAXES ARE DISCUSSED Discussion of mean of lowering the taxes of Umatilla county Is the' alio, of the meeting of the Umatilla County Tax Payer League at the courthouse this afternoon, according to announce ment made by Judge James A Fee wlwn the session opened this after noon." - . . :, " .The circuit court room Is halt-filled. A report was made stating that tne League filed It objections made it the county court regarding the budget Dr. I, U. Temple and Dr. F. W. Vin cent will b speakers later In the aft ernoon. . " . . " .' '