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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.
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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 9, 1922.
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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.
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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
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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." ' !
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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
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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
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