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THE ONLY SMALL DAILY IN AMERICA CARRYING REGULAR WIRE RLrORTS FR03I TIIE ASSOCIATED PRESS. UNITED PRESS AND THELN.S. DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION The at ftrtu run ot ytrdri Dally 3,251 Tale paper la mfnM or an audited hy the Audit Buruu ,o( Circulation. Te Cut OrtronUa la Eastara Ore gon's greatest wsppr and aa a aeil ins fore to th advertiser otot twice tha guaranteed avar rlr cuUtloa Id Pradletoa and Umatilla county of any other twipjr. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPES COUNTY OmCIAL PAPES .-i-...:: VOL. 34 TWO ARE KILLED IN EXPLOSION A( THE NIAGARA FALLS POWER COMPANY'S PLANT DISAPPOINMNT .EXPRESSED OVER 0. S. REFUSAL Refusal of U. S. to Enter the Genoa Economic Conference Was Not Surprise to Some. GREAT BRITAIN'S PLANS HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED Russia Holds Out Great Hope For the Future as Result of Economic Conference. LONDON, March 9. (I. N. S.) 'Keen disappointment was expressed in official circles over the refusal of the United States to participate active, ly in the international cinference at Genoa next month. The attitude of the United States is not completely unexpected. - The officials, however, expressed surprise over the reasons given by the American state depart ment for not participating In the con ference. . They declared the confer ence was called to adjust conditions of which the United States com plained. i , . ; WASHINGTON, March 9. (A. P.) The refusal of the United States to participate in the Genoa economic rehabilitation of.BVron said a high official of the American government. It should not be regarded, he said, as an indication of tha United States' de sire to hold aloof from the grave problems confronting Europe. ' LONDON, March .9. (A. P.) Great Britain's plans for the Genoa conference were not affected by the United States' refusal to attend. The British believe the other nations invit ed will participate. MOSCOW, March 9. (IT. P.) All classes in Russia except the great mass of ignorant peasantry, look forward to the Genoa conference as the first Btep: towards a reunion with the out side world. Merchants, college pro fessors, nrmy and newspaper men all see in the approaching conclave a re-lea.- c-jfrom the Isolation imposed on Russia since 1917. They regard better times as approaching, according to a Russian dispatch today to the United Press from Edwin Hullinger, Moscow correspondent. ' WASHINGTON, March 9. (I. X. S.) The Genoa economic conference may be postponed or called off alto gether as a result of the somewhat curt refusal of the United. States to parttclnate.vaccording to views ex pressed privately In official and diplo matic circles. . While they expected the United States would refuse to take part, there was no expectation that the American nolo would throw so much cold water on the whole proposition. " PERSHING DECLARES PEOPLE WILL SUFFER WASHINGTON, March 9. (U. P.) General Pershing told the house - military affairs committee today the country would be without on armed force large enough to handle even do ' mestic emergencies, "let alone possible foreign trouble or invasion" If con gress cuts the arrtiy to a hundred and fifteen thousand enlisted men. "Well, nil I can say is the people will suffer," Pershing . declared when chairman Kahn told him the nrmy appropria tion bill would recommend drastic cuts. THE WEATHER Maximum 62. Minimum SO. Barometer !9.u. Falling and winds and rain predicted by Major Moorhouse. TODAY'S FORECAST Tonight and Friday rain; warmer to night. . Irate Husbands Storm for Wives , in Mixed Jury ST. PAUL. Minn.. March 9. Club women raised a protest ing voice today against mixed jurors following several irate husbands storming the county Jail where their wives were locked in as members of an au tomobile theft jury. Seven women were locked up two nights with five men. The law says the jurors shall be locked up together, but the law was pussed before fcequul suffrage came. There has been' no change. The campaigners want a separate room for the wom en. They Ask That Ottoman Em pire be Restored and the Re establishment of Sultan LONDON, March 9. (U. P.) The house of commons adjourned today at tho start of debate on the Indian gov ernment recommendations relating to Turkejr and the revision of the Sevret' treaty. Edwin Montague secretary ot state for India, resigned as a result of these recommendations. Tho Indian government urged: British evacuate Constantinople, establishment of the sultan's subzernlnty over tho holy places,' restoration of the Thrftce Ot toman empire, Including Adrlanopli and Smyrna. The object of these recommenda tions, contained in a dispatch from Lord Reading, viceroy of India, 'to Ed win Montagu, aimed to mollify Mo humedan feeling in the Near East on the eve of the allied Near East confer ence called for Paris March 22. It will tend to embarrass Great. Britain as she prepares to go to that confer ence. The demands are regarded here as sensational. The message adds that tho Moslems In India believe Great Britain had broken the promise to the Turkish sultan and that India's war services entitle that country to claim to the utmost "her Just and equitable aspirations," which in this case, Im plies rehabilitation of the sultan's power and Moslem faith. RIG MICHIGAN FIRE. CHEBOYGAN, Michc, March 9. U. P.) The city's business section Is a mass of charred wood and bricks following the half million dollar fire which destroyed four business blocks and took the lives of three persons. WASHINGTON, March 9. (A. P.) A mission empowered by the Phil ippine legislature to negotiate for the islands' independence will leave Ma nila In April for the United States, according to the Philippine press bu reau. The mission will voice opposi tion to the recent Wood-Forb-s import which held the Filipinos ware '."t ready for self government and wil' seek nn extension of the application of coastwise shipping laws to the Phil ippines. FARMER KILLED BV BLAST. DAYTON, Or., March 9. Frank Stephens, 65 years old, a farmer living near Hopewell, nine miles from Day ton, was killed this afternoon while blasting stumps. With his hired helper he had gone to Investigate the delayed explosion of a powder charge. As they approached the explosion oc curred. Mr. Stephens died 10 minutes later. The hired man was not Injured. Mr. Stephens had lived In the Hope well district since a young man. He is survived by his widow, a son and a brother. OREGON UNIVERSITY GETS THE DEBATE CHAMPIONSHIP SEATTLE, March 9. (V. P.) The Oregon University has been awarded tha dhqln phamnlnnnhln flVer . the University of Washington and Stan- ford University as a result of the fin- als in the three state series. Washing- ton beat Stanford in Seattle and lost r .k... rw-nn won the title from Stanford at Palo Alto. STEAMKIt IXU XDF.RS AMSTERDAM, March .(!. N. S.) Eleven lives were lost when a Dutch steamer foundered in the Zuyder Zee. 4 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 9, 1922. soli BONUS RUNS AGIST Controller ' of Currency Has Made Statement That Plan Provided Poor Credits. 'THE WORST KIND OF FROZEN CREDIT' He Declared That tie Would Advise Banks Against the Acceptance of Certificates. WASHINGTON, March 9. (A. P.) Controller of Currency Crissinger announced today that in event of the passage vt the bonus legislation pro viding for payment of ex-soldiers by the adjusted service certificates he would advise the national banks to de cline to accept certificates ns security for the loans. Crissinger described the proposed plan of ex-service men In placing certificates as oollateral for loans to eighty per cent of their fnce value as the "worst kind of frozen credit," and declared that while he could not order thcnallonnl banks to accept, the certificates as security he would strongly advise against accept ance. .,' . WEQVKST IS fiU.VNTKD. WASHINGTON, March 9. (U. P.) The unique request of John .Mi1 Henry that he be allowed a week's stay of execution In order to "prepare to meet his maker" was granted today. He was to have hung tomorrow for killing a merchant and then fatally wounding the detective who tried to arrest him. " E IS NOT. Total List Belfast Reached of Victims in The Disorders Has Twelve Killed. LIMERICK March 9. (I. N. S.) The city remains quiet and, hops is growing that the clash between the loyal troops of the Irish republican orrny and the revolting Limerick and Tlpperary battalions will be averted. Parleys between representatives of both sides continue. BELFAST, March 9. (I. N. S.) The list of victims in the disorders preval ent here since last Saturday was brought to twelve when a man died from wounds received Tuesday, I! RAGING IN SENATE WASHINGTON, March 9. (U. P.) Demanding an amendment of the four power Pacific treaty, Senator Robinson, democrat, of Arkansas, de clared In a speech today: That the treaty Is an alliance based on force; that it Imposes on the I'nited S'.ntcs the same obligation to help other na tions contained in article ten of the league, of nations. HARDINGHS TAKING VACATION IN FLORIDA SAVANNAH, Ga., March 9. (V. P.) President Harding Is slipping away to Florida ulmost unheralded along. the route. x Anxious for a com plete rest, the President Is keeping his itinerary secret. No welcoming dele gations are gathering at the stations along the way. He will cruise along the Florida coast from St. Augustine j to Peach. ,,.., f ,-rri i.- iv u l1r, ,', u I J;-N"8 f1 'ar P ) battle breeders tn the. A. - - I9.(U. C'hubut district have just disposed of nearly j half a million head of "novillos," oj native class of three year old steers, (after holding them on a dead market Ifor many months. The average price jran to ten Argentine paper pesos per head (worth at present ubout $3.50 U. S. currency.) ANOTHER SNA FIRST WOMAN 1 V - ' eL Nv" . v rt;v"' Llv.iA i4r'...gLly. Viscountess Ithnndiln Is tho first, woman to be seated In the British House of Lords. That, lifter u recent contest. Mic won by right ot having succeeded to her father's title. . , WILL BE PREPARED 1 I Engineer Zeidlach Says Paper Work About Done; City Keeps Ahead of Budget up to March 10 Plans and specifications ; for the septic tank. to be constructed for the city of Pendleton will he ready not later than April t, according to an an nouncement milde to the city council last night by Felix Zeldlarh, engineer representing Parr and Cunningham. All of the plans are on paper now, the engineer declined, but they urn not in final shape. , Tho findings of their engineer Into soil and rot k con ditions have mude necessary some changes In the plans for the tank. The changes will not add to the ex pense of the Mtructirp, Zeidlach said. The foundations for the bitf Inverted pyramid 'will be buttressed into the solid rock to Insure stability. The work of securing a le?ul des cription of tho Dohorty tract Is pro ce'edlng, Mayor (1. A. . Hnrimun told the council and the deal is expected to be formally made within u Khort time. That the city has actually kept a little ahead of Its budget is the finan cial condition of the municipality up until March 1, according to a report made by Ertwn A. Winter, accountants The street department Is most heuvlly 'n arrears, the report disclosed, and the council evinced a disposition last night to continue Its policy of doing ,no street work of uny knd not abso- Mitely necessary in an fiiori to eep the expenses of this department down as low us possible. . ; . ; . A petition, whs presented to the council signed by all owners of abut ting property on South Main street,, a distance nf 200 feet south of High street, asking that paving be done. The petition was adopted und referred to the street -committee.. An "amendment to the present box 'n.g and wrestling ordinance was adopted, a new sign ordinance which provides new specifications for com mercial signs was tabled for further consideration at the next meeting. An amendment to the license code which would provide an annual license fl p and inspection of signs which are nvung across the sidewalks was also tabled. John Miller, who last yeor was cus todian of the municipal ' camping irounds, hus applied for the . job of doscatcher. for the city. His applica tion was accepted Inst night, und next Monday morning the various dogs of Pendleton whose owners have notj provided them with license tags ur'j likely to find themselves caught In the dogcatcher's net. Councilman Manuel Frledly called the nttentlon of the council to com plaints that have been made that boys are coasting down the Matlock street hill In home-made 'conveyances which have resulted .n several run aways of teams. The matter was re ferred to the police department for settlement. ' ' . - ' Councilman Dick 'Lawrence again called the attention of h's colleagues to the condition- of the railroad crons- (Continued on tge t.) IN HOUSE OF LORDS RAIL REPRESENTATIVE CLAIMS REDUCTION OF WAGES IS NECESSARY , . .- ' t,.--r- . . CHICAGO, March 9. (IV P.) James W'albor, representing Eastern lines, in support of the roads' appli cation to reduce wages, claimed tho railroads, because of high wages, were able to maintain equipment for Imme diate requirements only and will have un accumulation of locomotives, cars and locomotives out of order when business resumes, which must be plac ed In serviceable condition, TO TRUMP CARD IN STRIKE Secretary of Labor is Urging Operators and Miners to Join in a ... Conference. 1 V AS H I NGTO X, March 9. (V. P.) Should the Illinois district operators reach an agreement with the miners Kecretary Davis believes that at least 75 per cent of the miners throughout the competitive coal, fields will be will ing to slu'n a separate district agree ments if the Illinois experiment proves mceessful. Illinois, it Is believed, holds' the, trump" card 5ii averting the strike April 1. That section may split with the international union, Frank Farrlngtoii, Illinois chief, feared to day, . ' POItTLAND, March 9. (A. P.) Six concerns suffered a loss of nearly $L'2,00 In a fire early today when the building at' 112 First street burned. The principal loss whs to the Pacific Const Leather and Shoe Finding Sup ply Co. ! SEED BILL TO BE PRESENTED AGAIIN WASHINGTON, March 9. (U. P.) Knpuhltcnn Lender Mondell said he would make a second attempt to pass the bill authorizing expenditure of 8 million dollars to provide seed grain for "hard up" farmers in the crop failure section of the northwest. The bill recently lost by four votes when called under the suspension of rules, requiring a two thirds vote. , PKEACIIKIt l STIUKK . BLACKPOOL, Eng., March 9. (U. P.) Biv. Adam - Hamilton, pastor of the Alexander-road , Congregatlonu! Church, went on strike for a fortnight. In a letter to parishioners he. com plained of empty pews at services. "There Is something J wrong either with me or the congregation," he said. "I shall wait a fortnight for the parish to decide which." ' ! V If f Ex-service Men Receiving Only Poor Treatment WASHINGTON. March .(!. N. S.) Disabled ex-service men, being treated In contract hosplt- nls are receiving only "negligible medical treatment' and their condition Is becoming worse, Hnnford Mac.Nlder, national commander of the American legion, declared before the house committee today. MacNIder appeared to urge the passage of the bill appro- printing 116,000.000 for the t cumpieunn or tne nospual oulld- Ing program of the veterans bureau. v IS SCHEDULED FOR In Affair is Being City Boxing Handled by Commission Be Thriller. and Should Bassanta Singh, the. Hindu, and Charlie Olson, middleweight wrestling champion of Canada, will meet in their second match here . tomorrow night at the Alta theatre. The contest Is being handled by the City Boxing commission. All profits derived from the contest will go toward a city In digent fund, according to members of the eommlntiiun, ' Pendleton ( considered lucky In having the opportunity of seeing these two wrestlers in action again as their services are In grat tlemrtiid. ' Offer's have been received by both for bouts tn La Grande, Wulla Walla and other cities. Singh Is scheduled to . meet Oscar Butler, Portland middleweight wrestler, next Tuesday night In Port land. Singh and Butler recently wrestled two hours to a draw. This Is significant as Butler has never been defeated by a middleweight wrestler,' OlHn, who won tho last match here last Friday night, Is considered one of the best In his class. Both' men are fnst and aggressive and a good match Is promised. : . . The commission are arranging four good preliminaries. ' They hope to make the card entirely wrestling- hut may have one or two matches of box ing In ense they are unable to find good wrestling material. " , The City Commission, who have been vanlly looking for a reliable pro moter for the last week, are handling this affair themselves. jThey gain nothing for themselves but hopo to make the sport stronger In Pendleton. TO ;t CAMP GROUNDS FRIDAY Pendleton will soon start work in preparing Its tourists campground'' for the season of 1922 If a sugges tion mnde by Councilman :. William Dunn, chairman of the park com mittee, to the city council last night Is carried out. "It seems to me that we should get busy and make up our minds what work Is necessary for us to do on the rumpgrotinds before -the season opens," he told the munici pal governing body. ; "Our old cis tern hus caved In und should either be cleuned out and repaired or filled in, the roof of the old pumping building needs repulrlng, and the fence Is down In places." The council us a body designated Friday morning at 10 o'clock as a suitable time for an Inspection, trip over the grounds. Charges will he mude this summer for uccominoda tions, us a result of I'ne agreement recently reached at the conference of municipalities ut Spokane, und sev eral Importunt Improvements are nlanned for the grounds In tho east end of the city. AIR ROUTE FROM ' LONDON TO BELFAST LONDON. March 9. (LU, P.) British nlr experts are planning estab lishment of air routes between Ireland nd England, Co-Incident with the; establishment of the Free State gov ernment, plans will he ready for Im mediate operation of ' passenger and parcels services between English air ports nnd Queens town, ' Dublin and Belfast. , . , . Owing to the ratl-hoat-ahd-ruil route between London and Queea's town, and on some routes -between Iyndon and Belfast, it now takes IS to 14 hours to truverse the 450 miles between London and Belfast. Air mail planes, even ot the moderate average speed of eighty miles an hour will cut seven or eight hours from the Belfast trip, NO. 10078 I.1 BY MISTS PICKJS CAUSE Two Explosions From the Same Cause Occur Within Twenty- Four Hours of Each Other. DYNAMITE FAILED TO EXPLODE WHEN INTENDED Twenty Six Are Injured When Powder Tunnel Explodes at the in the Falis. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., March . (U. P.) One man was . klllod and sixteen Injured In an explosion in the Niagara Falls power company's tun nel today the second within Si hours. In the first explosion, one was killed and ten Injured. Dynamite tailing to explode caused both blasts, being struok, by a workman's plok. LI When Spokane business men oome to Pendleton tomorrow morning to be here for tho forum luncheon of the Pendleton Commercial Association at noon at the Quelle restaurant they wlll bring with them a message re-", garding the construction of the Co lumbia Bnsln Irrigation project They will arrive early tomorrow morning. Walla Walla will be visited In the evening and a delegation of local men k consisting of & R. Thompson, Will H. , j Bennett, James Hartman ' Sturgis, U ' j. ocnarpr, - jester wamiey. u I. ' Roger hnd James S. Johns Will drive to Walla Wnlla with the visitors and ' will remain the; 9 for the dinner to be given by the Walla Walla, or&atilntlon. The forum luncheon here will be presided over by Fred Stclwor, The luncheon will begin sharply 'at : 13 o'clock In order to accommodate all of the speakers on a full program. r , KMR.VKGO KKPEAL STANDS . : WASHINGTON, D. C, March .--The Amerlcnn government will not re-establish at this time the embargo on tlio exportation of arms or muni-, tions from the United States to Mexi co, which wus terminated by the Joint resolution of congress approved Janu ary 81, 1923, It was announced toddy at the state department. -J ... Department officials declared that repeal of the embargo had met with no. opposition from the Mexlcun gov . eminent, and that President Obregon had expressed his satisfaction with the , presenjt situation.'. , .. ... C . . .-. The embargo was established by President W..son on July J2,1 1919, under authority of Joint resolution of - vunsress spproyea Marcn n, nil. A shnrp decline In wheat prices le noticeable today, Muy grain closing It $1.39 and July at 1.17Vi. Yesterday's closing prices were May $1.48 1-J and July 11.20 1-4. - . . . , Following are the quotations receiv ed by Overbeck ft Cooke, local brok ers; May' $1.42H $ 143 tl.3i $1.S 1 July 1.21 1.2114 1.UK WHEAT THIEVES IN KANSAS i WASHINGTON, D. C, March .- Increased moisture has Improved the condition of winter wheat in Kansas, while a lack of It has resulted In a poor condition of the crop In Nebras ka, Colorado and New Mexico, the de partment of agriculture reported to day in Its crop review for the last half oi r eoruary, The report; noted Indication of a general tendency toward Increased acreage of cotton, with land being pre pared for planting In Oklahoma and Texas and some planting already done In southern Texas and Florida. Prospects for this season's : fruit crop were said to be generally favor able, although some injury was report ed.. ' " ''ii':s."" .-.;.v: RKPRETAUY RESIGNS ' " LONDON, March 9.(A. P.)-Ed. win Montague, secretary for India; re signed, , , -,.,. DYIIA iITt STRUCK