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THE ONLY SMALL DAILY IN AMERICA CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. UNITED PRESS AND THE L If. DAILY EDITION , Tfc a.at Bru rua of resterdara Dally ' 3,263 DAILY EDITION Th Eut Oregonlaa ta Eutm Ora fon t rrttt Bewspr aed aa a anil ine fore gives to the advert larr mr twice the t"arnted average paid cir culation In Prndl.Vjn and Umatilla eouaty of aay other aewapapar. H TaJs mm la a MnM or ax alta4 mr U Audit Bura of Clrculatloaa. CCT7NTY OFFICIAL PAPEB COUNTY OmCUL PAfZS VOL. 34 DAILY EAST OREG0KIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1922. NO. 10077 DM OF 601 EXPLOSIONS WERE Mill DURING NIGHT Oh Killed and Many Wounded in Fresh Disorders Which Broke Out Early Today. FREE STATE TROOPS . HAVE UPPER HAND Youthful Rebellion Commander Seemed Determined to Force His Ultimatum on Limerick. UELFAST, March 8. (I. N. S.) Fresh disorder In which one man was killed and several wounded broke out shortly after daybreak. Bomb explo sions were frequent during the night. A restaurant was wrecked and several civilians were wounded in the streets Clash Feared. LIMERICK, March 8. (IT. 1M Troops loyal to tlifr provisional Free State held the tipper hand today. About a thousand Free Slate troops, well armed and officered, arrived overnight from "County Clare, appar ently checkmating the ferocity of the rebellious troopB. ' The youthful re bellion commander seemed determined to force his ultimatum on the Limer ick garrison, and danger of a clash is not believed-averted yet. , U. S. WILLK0T--ENTER THE GENOA ECONOMIC MEET! Harding May Send Unofficial V Observer to Conference; j Russia to Send Delegates. WASHINGTON, March 8. IV. P.) President Hnrdlng and Secretary of State Hughes are working on a note to announce to the world within 24 hours that the United States govern ment will not participate in the Ge noa economic conference, in reply to Italy'B invitation. The United States may agree to send un unofficial "observer" but will not participate actively the United Press learned to day. ; ' i Russia Accepts. MOSCOW. March 8. (tr. P.) So-. vlet Russia wtn scna a -delegate to the Genoa conference with the fot- lowing proposals und demands: An international loan ot a halt billion to Russia, ,'KUssla to supply raw ma. teriuls In exchange for foreign cred its, during the European reconstruc tion that Germany be permitted to co-operate freely", with Russia; tho allies must not force the league of nations on Russia or the central em- THREE WILDCATS BAGGED i ' WITH 0NL)r ONE SHOT ' PITTSBURG, Mass., March 8. '(I. N. 8.) Martin J. Race, of Gmt Har rington, lias been awarded il'i for Killing uireu wuucuis wiin one ai.ui. : Race was hunting on P.etivlowjj Mountain, when. He1 came aer.iss three cats figlitthg over the rem-ilns of :i dead partridge. : He fired etc shot, and all three of the animals dropi.cd. lie later filed a bounty' claim for $5 on each o the cafe: - ' ' - -' ( A- THE WEATHER "v Reported by' Major Lee Moor house, weather obserVer. ' : ; . Maximun 61. . . ' . Minimum 32. " ' . ' ' Barometer 80:10. " . . ' ", Rainfall .30 of an inch. TODAY'S FORECAST Tonight and ',, Thmsday gen erally fair. .iiilillliillllii'l'B IIIIH FARMERS ANTICIPATE LOWER WHEAT COSTS DURING I9g2 AND HIGHER SELLING PRICE Hew much wll It cost the bushel to proilwct wheat in Umatilla county In 1922 . Thnt question Is one In which prac tlcully till men In the county are In terested because wheat,or the money derived from the production and sale of wheat, provides tffe foundation dol lar on which business Is operated. There are many opinions as to produc tion costs, but the opinion has been expressed unanimously by farmers. bankers, and others In a position to '. know, that the 1922 crop will cost less than any crop for Several years. This doesn't mean that farmers are expecting to receive any less for this year's crop than they have been com pelled to take for their wheat during the past two years. As a matter of fact, the opinion that seems to prevail with a majority of men Is to the ef fect that wheat prices' will be better this full than they' were In 1921. Front Is Needed. That Is what fanliers want, because j lower production costs and higher soil U-Tell-Em's Ex Owner Says He Quits Round-Up Bell Jory, well known In con- nectlon with the Pendleton Round-Up, and who sold the famous bucker, U-Tell-Em, to the Round-Up, Is forsaking the Wild West show, business for farming by taking charge of the Ellis-Schiller Co. ranch south of Hermiston. . ' The ranch, recently purchased hv tlev Kill, nnd Edwin Rchll- ler, members or tjic firm,., has ! 83 acres and is devoted to hay and stock raising. Mr. Jiiry .will bo In complete charge. ' ;, " '' Maid Played Jazz Tunes While Men Get Rare Whiskey CHICAGO, March. 8. (I. N. S.)--While a maid, under the compulsion of a menacing revolver, played . a jazz tune on the piano, six men blasted open the door of the vault In the basement of the home of Jo seph Wolf, retired president of the James E. Pepper distilling company and looted the vault of $25,000 worth of rare whiskey, imported cham pagne. : Another maid was 'forced to light the way to the basement store house for the. burglars. , JAP CRISIS POSTPONED , . BY BUDGET ACCEPTANCE TOKIO, March 8.-MU. P.) The ovorthrow of the Takahashl cabinel seemed to be temporarily averted to duy following the hours peers passage of the budget demanded by the pre mier. The passage of the bill Is re garded as having merely postponed the government crisis, however. M M VROM SUGAR. MEETS .BERLIN, March 8. (U. P ) Since tho heavy taxes have been Introduced for wine,- many housefathers have rneercd at the tax, collector and made their wine nt home. A decree has been circulated that, the homemade wine 'must be taxed. , , SAN DIEGO. March y8. (U. P.) Here's the latest profession . for the dishonest man selling Bibles to-dead peoph;!,i. The "promoter," clipped the death notices from all tho papers! Then he sen Bibles to all the persons men tioned in the ' column, accompanied withia lette rthanking the person for his or her kind order, and expressing j the nope that he orsshe would be per fectly satisfied. ' ' Whon the Bible arrived, the hus band, wife or child, or other relatives ot the deceased open the letter, and probably thought "Wasn't that nice the last thing he or she did on earth was to buy a fine leather-bound El- Die. ... , I In practically all cases, the rela - tlves sent the money to the promoter to "keep faith" with the deceased's order. -- ' ; The department of Justice ran the. promoter down, and here was the Im- rpudont answer .received : .."You can't touch me. because you i The Karl calls his troupe 'The f'a can't prove that an order was given ' naries." "I am the leading come for the Bibles. The only way yoUidian," He. says. "My "flapper" parts could prove it was on the word of the jsuit me nicely. , I person himself and he's dead." j "Society in the neighborhood dis I And he. legally speaking, had the approves of me; In fact, they laugh ."drop" on the department of justice, at me. But iny work amuses tb iTlie department, however, ran him out audiitnce, it amuses the company and" of tho district on a threat of "rag-lit mus nn. Jj (tiny hitu." . AT ing prices are the two things neces sary before the farmer In the wheat belt can hope to realize o rrofit his labor and f rm Inn operations. And a profif Is what they desire now more than anything that could be mention- ed. For two years production costs have been so high and the selling price of wheat, has been so low that the wheat producer has been Indulg ing in the practice of receiving money for his crops with his right hand, pay. inf labor, notes. Interest taxes and other expenses "with his left hand tin-1 , , rr am rTni til it is empty and then wondering if WILL LEAVE NO STONE ne misnt borrow enough lo pel along I until the next harvest. This year he hopea to have a little left over in his right hand after his left hand has disbursed for nil the debts a nil expenses. If he can realize that ambition, he will be willing to smile again, and he will feel good to have a little money that ho can call his very own.. ,To Lower Cox.". A part of the record, In fact the J greater pnl-t of the record of costs has uireauy oeen entered in tne dooks tor Ihe 1922 crops. The plowing, summer working and seeding have, all been done, except In cases where spring seeding Is followed, and the next labor cost, aside from what hand weedinj (Continued on page a.) ES Operators Failure to Respond . to." Harding's Invitation to , Conference Means Strike. WASHINGTON, March 8. (U. P.) The nationwide coal strike set for April first will not he averted, govern - I ment circles believed today, the ope rators failed to respond to President 'Harding invitation that they meet with the miners. Secretary Davis claimed progress In effecting a con ference, but admitted the situation bad. Alliance Punned, INDIANAPOLIS, March 8. (U. P.) A rail-miner defensive . alliance formed on the eve of the threatened coal strike April 1, was ratified today by tho International executive bourd of the United Mine Workers. President John L. Curtis of the United ' Mine Workers, 'n a statement written for the United Press, today A'olarcd his organization would confer with the. operators of the several competitive fields If Secretary of Labor Davis calls such a conference. lH 5 IN MEXICO WASHINGTON, March 8. (I. N. S.) Arthur Matherne. an American, was murdered by an unknown assassin at Losnuranjose, State of Vera Cruse, Mexico, March D, according to a dis patch to the 'state department, from American Consul Hickorson, at Tuni pico: ; ; ' : ' SAN ANTONIO. March 8. (A. P.) f-The assassination of several Ameri cans In the Tampieo on region a reported In a dispatch to f punish language newspaper Laprensa. It re-i ported thai the Americans were killed by rebels. ' The Mexican governmcnt ordered the gunboat Brava to Turn Pico. ' i. Earl Astounds ; England With Musical Troupe '. LONDON Wresstd In Maroh 8 (I. N. limiting costume. S.) with big top boots and pink-tailed coat, Algernon Oeorge de Vere Capell, eighth Karl of Kssex, sits at bis type writer and writes u'tage directions for his own troop of village Pierrots. Booked up every night until the end of April, the Karl thinks that his company Is the finest In Britain. All come from the tiny village vt IBoclcnham, In Herefordshire. Some are farmers' daughters, iionie farm hands. The leading ysnor, Ronnie Meek, Is, however, leaving the com i any. He has just been, fired from ,his job as a hired man oit a farm '.nearby. 1 ,-"' ' i -So why should I worry?" in o i r i WILSON ENTERS FIGHT AGIST 4-MRTOOT Letter Addressed to Senator Borah Says Treaty is an AUiance of Four Powers. - - 1 i UNTURNEd IN FIGHT Advocates Say Limitation of Navy Failure Unless Treaty is Ratified by Senate. WASHINGTON, March S. (l.-k. S.) Woodrow Wflson und S: nntor Boruh have Joined furecs to defeat the ratification j of, tho four-power Pacific treaty, l'oth believe the trea ty is un alllanc of four powers, and as such Is dangerous to the Interests of the United States. Both will leave no stone unturned to prevent the senate acceptance From his quiet home here, where he has silently observed the course of events' for thf last year. Wilson has written a letter to the Idaho Irrecon cilable, outlining his reasons for be lieving the treaty an "iniquitous" al liance of the strong. The letter was not made public but tts existence Is known to Senator Lodge, republican leader, and Under wood, democratic leader, who so far I has been able to line uif only a hand ful of democrats lu support the pact. . "Main 1urHi.'' WASHINGTON. March 8. (A. P.) Termination of the Anglo-Japanese alliance and a substitution of a politi cal rystetn actuated by . peace In the Pacific was described by Senator Lodge in tho senate uddress us the "main purpose" . of the four power treaty. "The Anglo-Japanese, ar rangement." said Lodge, was regarded by the American arms conference delegation as the1 nioxt dangerous ele ment in this government's" far eastern relations. He asserted thut if the foul power pact with Its clause abrogating the alliance failed, the naval limita tion agreement also would be endan gered, resulting in the ("failure of the conference." Iottor Den til. WASHINGTON, March 8. (U, P.) Senator: Borah today denied the re port carried by a press association other than tho United Press that he had received a letter frtfm Woodrqw Wilson outlining objections the for mer president Is credited with holding ugalnst the four power treuty. WASHINGTON, March 8,(A. P.) The Lanslng-Ishll agreement has been completely superseded by tho nine-power treaty concerning (tylna now before the senate, President Harding Informed the senate today In response to the , recently adopted Borah resolution. Tho executive added that the four-power treaty did not concern China und does not directly bear upon tho I,ansing-Ishtl notes, .. . T Ti Camp Lewis and South Tacoma Severely Jarred When Gela tine Mixing House Explodes TACOMA. March : sV (A ' .) Th.ree men were killed today when the gelatine mixing house of K. I. DuPont Y Nemours Company plant a Du Pont. near Camp Lewis, exploded. The dead are Fred Paulson, 39, Dan Marl's, S7, and Alvln A. Larson, t'i, all single. Camp Lewis and South Taco ina were severely Jarred. KILL INCURABLE INSANE PATIENTS, SAYS PASTOR WORCESTER, Mass.,' Mjrch J. -(I.'N. 8.) Kill the hopelessly insane to make room for curable piii'iins ins public Institutions, Is the proposal .f Ros-. R. S. Winn,, a member ' In- House Committee' un Public Institu tions, that has shocked many , li, have ehard it. Winn cluclarei hii;nelf In favor of mercifully endlnr Hi! (iiif ferings of the more violently and hopelessly Insane. lie has also attracted con dilna'-ie notice by h'.s arraignment o' ! inelii).-. wh'ch he says, is responsl'ilf) for th" pres-nee of many -of the yowi wnn en now confined to inxtiturms 'or ,n oerculosn Jiatlenls, AVERTED 17 Year Old Girl Winner of Contest Shuns Hollywood Her mother couldn't go with, her, so Cecilia Correll, 17, nf Johnstown, I'a., passed up a trip to Hollywood und a chanee to get Into the muyles, which she had won In a popularity contest. . NIGHT ROE Mi Citizens. Armed With Shotguns - Issue Announcement That They Would Shoot Riders. I'AKiytSFIKLD, Cullf,, March 8. (U. Pf) Open warfare was declared between the citizens of Maricopa Who organized a shotgun squad, and the hooded night riders It was learned to day with the Marlcopans announce ment that they would shoot any hood ed fl&nres seen after dark. . Armed to Tooth TAFT, CUil March 8. (U. P.) Citizens armed to tho teeth, are pa ruding the streets today waiting for something to hubpen. The town, without pollec'protectlon, is seething j with night rider i excitement. Chief Porter Is reported gone to Los Angeles, Chief Deputy Hlggins Is missing and Deputy Munshul Arnold Is on a vaca tion. Tho oilfield work Is crippled. ' POHTLAVU M.4KKKT PORTLAND; "Tureh i; (A. I.vestock Is steady, eggs two lower, buying price 17 to so butter steady, P.) cents cents; OKLAHOMA CITY, Match 8. U. P.) The Welkin Hales State Bunk, tho largest Institution of Its kind In the state, closed Its doors today. Thn bunk was capitalized at $2U0,00ii and had deposits amounting to 1,01)0,000. No reson for the fullure was given, . SKABCH W'AUUANT l'OH 1IAIIL DEXTER, !.. Aiarc.h 8, ( I. N-. S.) -localise she had a spat with her husbsnd ajid he hid her hair, Con stuble Thomas K. Wood was called on by the angry frou and asked to conn to her home, and find the hair. -.At tho woman had no search wan ant. Officer Wood was Unable to' comply with her request for aid In reoiivenni; the missing adornment. '. Cow or Wife?, See if You Are Able to Guess SACItAMENTO, Cnl' Murch . (U, U.) -Bronte Renyolds, editor of thy state department of agriculture, must decide whether a Yolo county rancher, who hits written to the department, wants his cew or his wife Inspected, Here Is tho baffling epistle: "You know that when you were over here this spring you looked at my cow she has gotten no better and I have gotten up five or six Wore, and as my wife Is going away I desire 10 send her along If she hasn't tuberculosis, but If she has I wish to kill her miw. I will thank you to come and give her the test a!6ng with the others. She Is going aw.-iV abrfnt the 20th, Cannot you ceme before! this time. ' ' ' ;a OTTAWA, Xuitarlo. March" 8, (I. P.) The tptal catch of fish on both cousts of j Canada during the month was 65SC036 cwts., valued -at 1,SU,2B; compared with 471,716 cwts.;' valued 11 1 SoiM.14 during Be? cember, T i - Vliililllll s5Vf5R blAlW rA ilSM OF PRESIDENT IS QUESTIONED WASHINGTON, March 8. (U. P.) Just what President, Harding meant when he said that he "stands pat" on th Mies: tax as a means of financing the bonus is sought by house repub licans before further action is accorded the bill introduced yes- tcrday. Nicholas Longworth attempted to allay the fears by declaring that as the bill calls for no immediate financing, ow-. . ing to its certificate features, the sales tax may yet fornUite' . method of raising money. Longworth is considered as colifi- . dential with the president as any member of either house. He believes the president's championing of the sales tax does, not ; imply opposition to the present bill.- . i " w-' .. . -v; WASHINGTON, March 8. (A.- P.) Republican leiri are olanninar to nut the bonus bill through the houM undtit - Ruspention of rule which would aeoaio to rorty mmuiet. unaer mi ruie a iwo-uiira yma m. necessary, but leaders believed this majority it possible.,: Moo- dy, March 20, i the next rule 2100 Gallons of , - Whiskey Taken by ; ' Liquor Robbers KItEDKltICK, Md March 8, (Av P,) Overpowering three guards and smashing down doors, a gnng ot about SO liquor robbers today escaped with tlOO gnilons. ot whiskey from the dls tlllery Warehouse at Burkotts- vllle, near here. ' ' ..... '.-. Charley Aplin i Badly Imitates -Fammrnjdian ? LOS ANOELUS, March' 8. (U. P.) -Charlie Chaplin Is tho plaintiff In "4 superior court sAit filed today request ing nn Injunction prohibiting the West ern Features Production's fhoin relea Ing two comedies it Iioh completed and ten, more It Is reported to huijo under way, on the grounds1 that the aotof who starred, bndly Imitates the Chnp' lln mannerisms and famous costume nd Is billed us-Chrlle Aplin". Chaplin claims that Aplin does him "Irrepara ble Injury" by uctlng )n a "crude und Inartistic manner." ENGLISH CRITIC SAYS . NOVEL IS PROPAGANDA SAN FRANCISCO, March 8. (U. P.) "Main Street" has been the wnvtit orfimifFfinrln. nr nilbllrltv Which the United States hiis received In years in the opinion of Jonn cowper rowys, the English' critic, . , ', " 'Main Street,' " said Powys, "In the worst possible American novel to get Into foreign hands, because, instead of doing tho United States and the peo ple of the United States justice, it confirms precisely the kind of ' idea that foreigners already have of your country." Tho failure of "Main Street," ac cording to I'owys, lies in the fact that It only tells half the story, und fulls to show the humanity and kindness, and good sense of small town llfu, us well us the meanness which "exists there as In every other section of hu man society. V RELIEF TO AGRICULTURE 1 WASHINGTON, March 8,-r-(U. P.) -Thn millions of dollars loanud by the government to hard pressed farm ers are bringing about noticeable re lief In the lu'rrlc.ulturnl Industrls President Hurdjng claimed In a letter to Kugcnc Meyer,- war . finance cor poration director, today. ' The presi dent urged Meyer to extend his finan cial relations with cooperative market ing organizations. ' " , , romantTc diamond is PURCHASED BY CHINESE U 'NDON", March 8. I. K. ' ;.)--The massive diamond, whkh olco ! dazzlud the eyes of admirers of Oa'i.v I LV-slys, has passed Into the hands or a I Wealthy Chinese, uccordlng to : (liiir I patches received here from Hhaniihi'.t !-, ;The famous stone, which wet-,rlis 1 102.63 carats and is over an Inch In I width has a romantic hlssory. turles old. the stone Is said to liiiv glimmered as the eye of an J!ayptn goddess In un ancient temple uiW to have been a motive In some or tne smaller wars of world history. Mm I recently It bus glittered In the tur I bans of court beauties. ' Recently tho Jewel wus taken from , Palis to China, where It wus shown to 1 a select group, and eventually pur chased for approximately S60,(iuo,hy 'a wculthy Chinese.'. ,.. bonus. shut out amendment and lmit ' iftpcniion day. SPOKE'TIREEJli'iS : :, nTllEQlT Reclamation is Topid of , tv tjitti nrni m i .iu n . ... i m : Emith-MoNawr ; Bill . . - , - '' , , , ' --.'.,.'-. , ' 1 - upliUttrrnN.' ore.. MtK-H 8.- I'tlonliimiitliin.' xm the. toulu feutUrell . by Qovernor t. W. twvis of Idaho In his three talks In Hormlston ycrtet- dayr tir Ihe-wf tnoj. .J ApoK 6 , tit Commercial olub un 1&? ittnnf visit ors front other .-west end towns pu.( ogrleultural - reclamation artd in the ovehing' lycoum talk hi topic was, "Reclamation of the, American Home." ' ' . , v7 ' The ' governor 'jlwlloves the Hmlili ireViirf hin win mis. at the orcseut, session of congress, he told ,the bOsl-' nes men In the afternoon. ' Thw optn-! . i,,n 1. thA result of recent conference , with leaders in Washlngtori, Icluding , President trardlng. . Ha uiscusscu , some of the projects in Idaho and In-.-slsted lhat reclamatlun is a'nutional, ; not u local question, as tne manu-: racturlng In the ast depend for Ills murxct lurccly upon the farmer. .0 A the- reclaimed lands of the west,' He urged business men on Irrigation , nriut n use thnlv Influence with. the eastern manufacturers from whom , they buy to the end tnai eastern, sens,-, tors and congressmen may be brought to the view of voting for western fe- nlnnintton I,. hl their OWI1 dlstriCtS, This he maintained would do a great' dul to create favorable Votes In the sections at present luke.'Worm toward , 1 i..u..- ... . , ? .'.',..... " ' in wmion. .. , , 1 At 3 P. m. the visiting executive- was taken to th public ' school BulMln where ho Kpoke for ha(f an hour t the students. , In thespyenlng her pre .,,i.,.i 1 hi, tuik on homfi reclamation to a crowded house at the. Piny Houso theater, lie was introduced by j. r, McNatight who declared that in mn In the west had done more for reoliy miction. ' '' ,.. V. .. ,; . After devoting some time to the ex. i.,. ,...,.,.- nf tha, war oerlod. - the governor devoted most of his address.. to he old fashioned virtues wnicn m declared! are far less practiced tHAd tltey should be today. He dcclarid stronaly.or fewer laws, but for rigid , enforevment of these now , on . thx books. Applause greeted hi condem. nation of the prevailing laxity in re- tMi to the enforcement of probU HTne speaker" "insisted, that' . motion pictures which teach-the young hiiw to commit crime are. ah intole4bl vl),' but declared he saw almost nnm- less possibilities tot in- nnn,wn. " ndustry. ' He laid a W share pf th l.lume tor: present JuVcmif. tfcynqn-no?: upon parent,v who' he sajd, ,aro. nU irivliie Proper attentloii "to thi rarln of their children. ; ts - M Governor Davis proved nimseii very foreerul epeaser anu mm close attention of the big audiences which greeted him on eacn occasion, tr- little humor except uneoas Ciounly when refering to freak laws or to the follies of war time extraatrauec. WIFET22, IS MOTHER , : of seven cmLyntw , ELYRIA, OJiio, March .(!. W. -tuhninh not vet tventy-two years of "uge, Mrs. Frank Uhlcr. wifc of 4 local butcher, Is. the motner 01 sei children. ' Mr. and Mrs, LBltr bb. been married six years. The first throe children, all born singly, are healthy. Then came tnin both girls, about a year -ago. The twins, however died. A few da5"s agu another set of twins, boy, alTlVed. They ure in robust heall h. lXNDON. March 8.--" P.) Radium mining is to be resumcl nt the Tolgnrrlek Mioe In Cornwall. -..