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VOL 34
, . v DAILY EAST OREGOKlAN, PENDLETON. OEEGON. TUESDAY EVENING, MAECH 21, 1922. NO. 10083
I3l TROOPS TO IL1D TO SUPPRESS CIVIL Wi
I
ffl
Ml
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SIDES ARE
FOR CIVIL
IS
Serious Massacres Are Feared
: Should Any " Outbursts
Occur Along the Frontier.
CARTERS STRIKE BECAUSE
0F LACK OF PROTECTION
Bombs Thrown at Several
Points, Bridges Blown Up
and Motor Cars Seized.
BOTH
EAGER
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LONDON, March 21. (U.. P.)
Should civil war along the Ulster
.border assume a graver turn, troops
will be dispatched to restore order, a
higjh British' official admitted today.
The situation there is reported-'more
,' ' serious daily. Armed L'lstermen and
Irishmen face each ethor at many
, points. - The boundary disputes is be
lieved to be the cause. ,.''; v .
' Any outburst along the frontier or
any outrages In Belfast would,' ;it Is
feared, precipitate serious massacres
and throw the whole country back in
to a general civil war. . Last night
found brisk skirmishing which showed,
both sides ready and eager for battle,
although' no general engagement
along the "Ulster front," has occurred.
, Patrols moved about In each other's
' lines. Bombs were thrown at scat
tered points, bridges blown' "up an
motor ears seized. Skirmishing ended
'"'.wiut.. 4jhCTOrHifiUBbm-,intpWig
continued, Where' forces were in rifle
shot of each other.' .The London of
fice is keeping In constant touch with
j the situation, fearing an emergency,
yet ready to act!-' . : ; :
;, Carters Strike. .
BELFAST, March 21. (A. P.)
, Gunmen killed a man In Harding
street last night. Military forces sent
to the scene met a fusilade of revol
ver, shots under the cover of which
the assassins escaped.,. Carters struck
:'. today in protest 'against Ihe lack of
protection from the snipers. :
, Wave of Violence, 3 v '
BELFAST, March 21. (I. N. S.)
;, Another wave of violence has rolled
along the Ulster frontier. ; Armed or
angemen end Sinn Feiners clashed at
numerous points.
' A wave of incendiarism has swept
. ' Belfast, i ' " "
LONDON, Marclt 21. (IT.. P.)
,,' Sentiment for an election of a gov
ernment favorable to the Irish free
state appears to be sweeping Ireland
; today, despite the vigorous efforts by
the De Valerltesr to swing votes away
from the free state proponents and
continue the fight for a republic.
The date for the election has not yet
been fixed, but' "t the understanding
f was that the vote would come three
months from February first, when
tho Call Eireann adjourned. The
rampoalgn is being pushed by both
sides as vigorously, however, as) if
the vote comes tomorrow. : De Valer
ites are charged with an attempt to
intimidate certain sections and to ia
ttmldate voters. The free state-provisional'
government Is preparing to
' police the polls to Insure all citizens
, voting, to effect an impartial elec
. tion. : . .i, ;. .: . ... .
CHARGES AGAINST
JAPAN NOT DENIED
' TOKIO. March 21. TU. P.I jipsn
will not make' a fowrtas denl.il of the
charges by representatives of ths Chi
na government that Marshal Joffrey,
while visiting Japan,.,-negotiated a
Franco-Japanese agreement regarding
Siberia. High, Japanese officials said,
today the ' government feels the
charges too ridiculous to be dignified
with a denial. . "
MAY APPOINT A NEW-
'JAPANESE AMBASSADOR
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V TOfelO; March 21. (U.. P.) The
probability of the appointment now of
an ambassador to the United States as
a result of the illness of Ambassador
Rhidetura, was discussed here today
with Masanao Hanihara, delegate to'
the arms conference, and former con
sul-general at Ban- Franclsep, proml
nently mentioned for the post. . .
BUSINESS IS STOPPED
. IN DENMARK BY LOCKOUT
COPENHAGEN, March 21. (I. N,
-P.)Bu9ineis Is almost at a standstill
throughoat iDenmark as a result of
' the general abor lockout There have
. been Blight outbreak of violence' in
Jutland. Troops are on guard. The
troubles btfin in February when the
employers began to cut wages. ,
First Of fic'ial
r Day of Spring :'
Is Like January
CHICAGO," Mareh 21. (I. N. S.)
The first official day of spring found
many sections of the Middle West af
flicted with snow; floods and temper
ature veiy reminiscent of January.
Sections of Minnesota and Wiscon
sin are the hardest hit. - . kSnow and
sleet storms crippled the wire service
throughout that territory and 4 ham
pered transportation. . - i
In southern , Indiana the Wabash
river and other streams topped their
banks and inundated large areas- of
farm lands, according to reports re
ceived here. Heavy rains caused the
overflow. -,. ' . I ,
Heavy rains caused streams to rise
to flood stage in many sections of Illi
nois, damaging farmers crops '. and
menacing several towns and cities. "
E IS WEEK
Park Will be Ready to Receive
Tourists by April 1 is Plan
of Councilman ' Win.- Dunn.
,' Pendleton's camping grounds are
being given a thorough rejuvenation
In preparation for the season of ser
vice which is expected to be more
rushing In 1922 than ever before. .?
A. force of six jnqn with a truck
worked all day yesterday, and three
men are busily engaged in the task
of moving trash and rubbish today.
The work is being done under the di
rection of Chairman William Dunn or
the park committee. It will probablv
ronuire the remainder of the week to
get the place Into condition to recelv
It Miimmi. vlnltnrn Mr. Dunn hel1tva.
, .The grounds have been mtere - lfc4
quite a lot of material , belonging to
the city water commission, machinery
and piping making up the bulk of the
equipment. This la all being moved
outside of the park proper, and the
old hook and ladder trucks have also
been removed. . ; '.
Some of the suggestions of Prof. A.
L. Peck,' who was here last week, are
being carried lnto'effect in arranging
the, place this season. . It has been
found to be impossible to have gas in i
stalled for cooking this year, and the
problem of what arrangements shall
yhe made for providing accommoda
tions for preparing meals Is. one that
still has he park committee guessing.
. The pliins will be so drawn thnt the
parking space on the grounds will, be
materially Increased over what it was
last year. The old. cistern is filled al
most to the top, and a part of this!
week's work will Tie to cover the top
of the site with fresh soil, j .-
The work Is being done with , thd
idea In mind of having the park open
ed by. April 1, Mr. Dunn says. :
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SERVICE THEY SAY
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19 Women and 12 Men Drawn
For Jury Duty; During
April Term of Court.
Of the nineteen , Umatilla county
women drawn today for Jury duty at
the April term of court, three of them,
Mrs. Horace Mann of Pendleton, Mrs.
Rose Eklund of Pendleton, and Mrs,
George Strand, ot Helix, stated that
they, would ask to be released from
duty. Besides Mrs. Mann, other Pen
dleton women are Margaret . Lawsnn.
and Grace Turner. They were not
available today and no statement n
to whether or not they will serve could
be secured. '
Thirty-two ' names were , drawn.
there being in addition to the 18 wom
en, 14 good men and true, giving the
latter, an opportunity for a strictly
male jury if aH the women refuse. The
complete venire of Jurors, including
the mere men, Is a follows:
James Kramer, Pilot hock; urtna
K. -Sevy, Milton; J. A. Foster. Sunny-
side; Herman Roehlk, Pendleton;
warry Bsllow. Ferndale; Thomas
Reeves, Albee: Gn Johnson, Pcndle
ton; John Fisher, Nolin; Martha Blx-
by, Ferndale; Blanche Rothrock,' Ad
ams; Lily Wallace, Sunyside; Hattle
Cooper, Pilot Rock; Mary Roberts,
t'kiah: Fleva. Hamm,. Pilot Rock.
Reta E. Bailey, Milton; Mrs. George
Strand. Helix; Mrs. . Rose Eklund.
Pendleton, Jennie Evans. Freewater;
Frances Blinn, - Helix; Mrs. Omer
Stephens, Athena; Mrs. Susie Records,
Lmaplne. Grace Turner, Pendle'nn.
Parrls, Athena: Fred Brown, Pendle
ton; Frank Garrett, He'ix; Vniirn
IJeunllen, Adams; Alta May Thomp
son, Gibbon; -Edith Fraker, Holdman;
Margaret Lnwson, Pendleton, and Mrs.
Horace Mann, Pendloton.
ORDER TO BE SEMT OUT TODAY FOR COAL
STRIKE FOR APRIL 1, ACCORDING TO
FROM MIME WORKERS HEADQUARTERS;
MEN ARE EXPECTED TO II III
CONVICT SHOT AT, SALEM
CONVICTED OF MURDER
OF TWO PENDLETON MEN
8.VLE.V, March 21. (A. P.) John
Ogle, convicted of shooting two men
at Clareanont Tavern in Portland In
1919, was shot and killed today by a
penitentiary guard. .
John Ogle, tne convict shot this
morning was the man responsible for
thedeath at Portland of J. N. Burgess
and George 12. Perrlnger, prominent
Pendleton men. The murder of the
men came about as the result of a
holdup in' which four men participat
ed. Ogle and the other three, were
all sentenced to life imprisonhient,
and t)gle afterwards confessed thut he
had shot the pair.. r t ,
E, I. Murshall, Pendleton man, was
with Burgess , and Perrlnger at the
time, but he eeBped without Injury.
Burge8s.wns formerly owner of the
big sheep holdings now owned by the
Cunningham Sheep Co. of which Fred
W. Falconer Is president and ' pro
prietor. He was also a hanker and
Was one of tho most prominent busi
ness men. Jn the county, ,
The capture of the four men was
effected by a poBse ot wtyctr Sheriff
TU Taylor, who was then aL Portland,
- aJUS, -
The murder of Burgess and Perrlnr
ger was in reality responsible for the
enactment of tho capital punishment
law In the state which is now In the
courts it was state locally- after news
of the death of Ogie became known.
The men declared that if . they had
known that they might he hanged for
killing the two Pendletoninns. they
would have not fired the shots.
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During the coming year the Pen
dleton Commercial Association will
make an effiwt to secure lower fire
insurance ' rates because of the im
provements in the iity;s fire enuH'
ment. The club will also exercise a
strict censorship of drives and has
already, voted riot 'to aendolse ' any
drive, for Armenian relief.
At a meeting yesterday afternoon
the following committees were ap
pointed to swerve during the coming
year: t. v : (.- . ' . ' ',;
Slnmliug Consnllters.
. County affairs L, 1 Rogers, chair- J
man;, R. Alexander, David H. Nelson,
Fred Stelwer, Geo. C. Bncr, Rev. Geo.
Clark, Will Peterson.
. Civic James S. Johns,' chairman;
J. H. Estes. Rev. Alfred Lockwood, J.
Jacobson. Dr. f. lT. Temple. ...
, Publicity and convention W. H.
Bennett, chairman; Ed " Averlll, Fred
Bennlon, J, H. Sturgts. J. A, Munay.
Merchants Chas. E. Bond, chalr
man; Carl Cooler, P. H. Rounds, C. S.
Hampton, Joo Cox, R, t. Sayres, i W.;1
Brock,
Highways and transportation E
B. Aldrlch, chairman; R, W. Rltner,
G. M. Rice, Robert Simpson, Jim Hill,
J. C. Clemens, C. II. Marsh.
. Legislation and taxation Roy Rn.
ley, chairman Dr. M. S. Kern, A.. C.
Funk, Dr. F. W. Vincent, N. Berkeley;
Knrl Oillanders. R. I. Kestor. '' -
Industrial Fred Earl, chairman;
Chaunoey Bishop, J. W. Maloney, 3. .1.
Hamley, J. Woodworth.t ' , .
,i Membership Lester Hamley, chair
man; Hugh Bell. Dr. David B. " Hill
Carl E, Hopf, Bert Jerard, "Thomas
Murphy, Leslie Oibhs. , ;
Library G. A. Hartman, chnirnian
E W. Marshall, Fred W. Lampkin
. Social 8. R. Thompson, chairman
but members have not been selected.
The first day of Spring shows a
marked decrease; In the price, of
tvfceni lav frmin elnsln- nt ftl 91 7.
j aM j,lK. t i The clo)llnif pri1lg
j ,-csterday were May H-Z and July
$1.21. . . ' i ; ;.
Following are the quotations receiv
ed by Overbeck & Cooke, local brok
ers: ; ' ' ' f ' : '.. ;; . "
Open Tirh IxjW Close
'Muy $1.30 Jl.JISi 91.34
, July 1.10 1.20 1.17T4 1.1
SPRING OPENS M
uiiiriT Tmiiin i oiiimin
Oregon Hanging "
Law Upheld in
Supreme Court
SALEM, Oro.,'March 21. The -slate
supreme court today-upheld the con-.
stltutlonality of the Oregon hanging
law, in a decision growing out of the
case ot John Rathie and Elvle Klrby
convicted murderers of Till Taylor,
Umatilla county, Oregon, sheriff, over
a year ago. . ' '" '
C Kirby had appealed to the supreme
court after the circuit court of Marlon
county had denied a writ of habeas
corpus. He attacked the hanging law
as a violation o the ancient bill of
lights. , Other convicted murderers
granted a reprieve by the governor un
til July 7 pending the outcome of the
Kirby ease, were affected by the de
cision. Richard M. Brumfleld, Rose
burg murderer, with appeal pending
in his owii right, Is one of these. ; ..
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KNTO
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The Pendleton Rod mid Gun club
last 'night unanimously voted Its en
dorsement of the Oregon Sportsmen's
association. The action followed , a
report by D. C. Bowman; of the orr
Sanitation meeting recently held' In
Portland which he attended ns a rep
resentative of the Pendletoc. club. ,
The plan now Is to form a county
organization, and a committee consist
ing Of D. tj. Bowmun, J. L, Vaughan,
.1.' H. Estes, V. D. Humphrey and Sol
liaum was appointed to havs charge
of this work. Bowman sold .today
that the plan Is to call on sportsmen
In each community and have a county
organization formed. He anticipates
excellent results from such action. ,
, Some details concerning the big
shoot to be held her In May were dis
.uwed, ami the following committees
vere named: "s 1 " "' : ' .'"'''
Governor, J: H. Estes, alternates,
F V. Lampkin and George C, Baer.
f Program committee, O.-G. Matlock,
J. R. Raley and D. ,C. Buwman, '
Grounds, field captain Finis Kirk'
pntrlck and field captain . Guy ; B.
WyrtclC, - ' " . r
House, J. II. Estes, T. C. Bowman,
Finis Klrkpatrick, U C. Srharpf, John
McNurlln. '- ' ,.. . , ' , ' - -.
Finance, ,.L. C. Schnrpf," F.' W..
Lempkin, V. A. Rhodes. Sol Bnum,
C. G. Matlock, Mark Bathel. - .
Lunrb, Fred Earl, H. H. Hannvan.
Earl Klrkpatrick, Bod Rudd and 3.
R. Cooley., ' . :- ': "''' -
Transportation, George C. Baer,, J.
U Vaughan, J. M. Hamley, F- Li In
eram. J. B. Cooley. ' i '
.Ammun!tlon, C. G. , Matlock, Sol
Paum. George C. Baer, J. K. Allen. W.
E. Brock and W, J. Clarke..
, Accommodations, Dean Tatom, D.
B. Pwea'ringen and W. A. Rhodes. ',.
SHOTS FIRED AT
;''. t- ':.,
PARIS. March !1. fl". P.) - Four
shots wereflred at Chinwj VlitlHtcr
Tchenglod by a Chinese irtud.-nt rodiiy,
who when arrestccl, declared Ihe mln
Inter was a traitor. Minister win un
hurt but the bullets struck Tu.ni tloi,
Chinese railway system official. ,
i First War Time
Interest Will ,
Be Paid in Fall
'Ovtra, March SI. fl. N. S.)
Britain' will 'pay ,half a years Interest
on her debt to the United States in
autumn, wus officially announced In
the House of Commons. This an
nouncement fo-a received with cheers.
So far, none of the allied natloni.
which borrowed from the ' rnlted
Slates during the wnr time has paid
either interest or principal. ;.
CHINESE MINISTER
REPORT
CEIIERAL STRIKE
6000 of Nations 7500 Mines
Will Be Closed When Oper
ators and Miners Clash.
REFUSAL OF OPERATORS
FOR CONFERENCE CAUSE
600,000' Men Will be Idle
if ' Strike is Not Called
Off Before April' First.
NEW YORK, March II. (U. P.)-j-Order
; for both 'bituminous and an
thricite miners to suspend work April
first will be sent out by officials of
the United Mine , Workers here today,
according to announcement by Phillip
Murray, organization Vice president.
According to a poll report from the
miners headquarters in Indianapolis,
the 'miners voted overwhelmingly for
cessation of work April first to farce
the operators in to a wage conference.
Anthrlcite non union miners will
Join the union men in the strike, ac
cording to union headquarters predic
tion, -making a total of 600,000 men
Idle after April 1, Six thousand of
the nation 1,500 mines, will close
when' the miners and operators clash,
which was precipitated flrsby opera
tor iwiufal tn,.pegot4litM!- :rw-waice
scale to replace "that, expiring Mttinh
.11, but also Involves the six hour day
and five day week, und the operators
demand for lower wages In all fields.
This order was independent of the
strike vote . decision, the , vote . not
having' been completely tabulated,
ulthough It is reported. to bo ,' over
whelmingly In favor 'of the strike. It
is reported to be an high us nine to
one In favor of BUKpcnslon of oper
ations as a weapon to force the mine
operators Into "an interstate . wage
conference.'- . . ' -J i:..'.
FUNERAL OF HERM1ST0N
(East Oregonlan Special) " '
HE11MI8T0N, MarcU 21, The fu
neral of F. A, Phelps, pioneer citi
zen and merchant of Hcrmiston wai
held here yesterday afternoon.- Mr.
Phelps pussed away Friday evening,
boavt disease being the cause.
' F. A. Phelps ww 64 years of age
and 'had lived here IS years. ., He
served several termH as city trensur-
i'er and was in the commission and
grocery Business several years, lie is
sui-vlved by his wife,' a daughter Mrs,
Carl Voyen, and a on Merle Phelps.
He Jl a brother of Judge ' Q. . W.
I'hulps of, Pendleton who van ill In
Portland and unable to attend the
funeral. He also has a brother at
Slanfield, T. H. Phelps. .-
The funeral service were held ,at
the home, Rev. Harry A. Wann of
the Methodist church officiating.
large procession of ftutos followed the J""' l"tvf' y n t0T"l.
remains to the Hcrmiston cemetery Iciark. Captain George Stockes and
where final ceremonies were held by r "ennlon, H," ! -rh.'Vni.i,t.
r Pwhi.. r , -,t,iK vi. The status of the public schools
Phelps was a member, , Stores wore
closed during the; services. .
CHICAGO GRAND OPERA "
: COMPANY ARRIVED IN
WEST THIS MORNING
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' PORTLAXD. March Jl. (t' P.)
Spring was hernlded here this morn -
Ing by the arrival of the vanguard 'of
the Chicago Opera compuny, ' Mary
Ciarden, director,, arrives Wednesday
morning. 'Monna Vanna,"-the ' first
perfurmance .opens Wednesday nlgliL
. ' . hi i m
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
UKION, March SI. (U. V.) Ac
corumg to art announcement y aus
ten Chamberlain In the house of cnm
non today, Lloyd George on April
will ask the - commons whether . he
shall attend the Genoa ' conference.
Should the - commons vote , to scndi
T .1 Cl 1.-4 (lOAMA .It II- i H wauh a .nln i,t
PREMIER TO ASK FOR
w' " ., .wi, ,". ")tuii cooperuuoii wnween in", lurm
confidence in his governmnt, and rv burea uunrt businessmen and 'sug
fdsal to sanction the trip writ mean i tested that differences may often be
lack of confidence. . Refusal I'i sane judjusted by frankness on both sides,
tlon his attendance wi:i prohnbiv 'iej Dr. Rons Wlmcr was also a guest
followed by tho premier's resignation, jof the club today. .
20th Century
Blockade Used
By Dry Forces
WASHINGTON, March !1.
Prohibition Commissioner Roy.
Haynes is planinng.a, twentieth
Century Blockade" against for
eign rum by the following
means: The use of airplanes on
the Florida and Texas borders;
highly trained forces of smuggler-chasers
for New York and
Jersey coast, fleet of nine sub
chasers in south Atlantic waters;
wireless signal systems along
Michigan-Canadian border, with
extensions planned all along the
border. Haynes has already Ini
tiated most of these modern
methods and is planning more.
STATE INCOME TAX WAS
I
PORTLAND TAX MEETING
Delegates ' Accused ot an
Attack on the ' Oregon
Agricultural Coll e g e.
'PORTLAND, March 21. (A. r.)
A. heated debate over the .mllla'ge tax
for the state university, the ' Oregon
agricultural college and the state nor
mal marked today's session at the
Oregon tax reduction league, a major
ity committee report recommended Its
repeal, and a minority favored the
law.- Dean Walker of Lane county at
tempted to prevent J. B, Zlgler, dole
gate at large, from speaking, charg
ing Zlgler had made derogatory re
marks regarding the conduct of stu
dents hi the war. Zlgler denied it and
finally obtained the floor.
PORTLAND, March. S1.(a; P.)-.-r
Indorse u-p.j of a state Inonais- tax
was the singly accomplishment of the
tax reduction league convention at its
meeting In the central library yester
day., , t'"'!."v '.,' ' . .-y
Not without opposition wns the
principle of un Income tax . carried
and it precipitated a debate which
waged back and' forth all afternoon
while parliamentary procedure was
thrown to the winds. Tho flnnT vote
stood (? for the income tax and 20
against, but when the vote was taken
scores of delegates had left the hall. '
. Walter M.. Pierce uttered the gen
eral accusation that ' the delegates
were striking at the Oregon AgrlciiU
tnra! college. ': He called for an ex
presHlon of Bentlment on the soldier
bonus, the elementary ; educational
mllluge, the market-roads und other
and found 'few If any. onjejotlnns to
these. He Justified the salaries paid
AND FARM BUREAU ARE
Notable Talks Made Today
Before Progressive Club
at its Weekly Luncheon
" Members of the Progresslv Busi
ness club '.at luncheon today heard
. three notable talks on subjects of ex-
,called attention to the ,fact Oregon
now sianas t tmru in me nuiion in
the small proportion of Illiteracy. He
urged that this distinction ,U main
tained and that while the tax subT
Ject is under conslrlenitlon no move
b Uilurated that will check the elli-
jrleney of the free public school svs-
item, The, speaker was strongly ap
platided.
j , In s. dramatic talk on fire" preven-
tion Captain Stokes told of many oc-
icasions during his life as a fireman
lie had the duty of helping Carry out
people who had lost, their lives In
, the flames. vHe recited two recent
Instances where women were burned
jto death while polishing stoves with
la stove polish containing gasoline.
I It Is Black Silk polish and quite pro-
jperjy used.' The captain poured aj
isnoonful of the nolish Into a nan
and Ignited It to show it combustible
qualities, . "1'se dynamite to polish
stoves with he -urged."' It Is safer."
he advised. Fire Chief Rlngold also
made, a brief appeul for fire preven-
tUn .' .mLtindl.tm, thnt ft ta ,i nnt
- mere,Jf ft lnfc,ter of dollttr, but thttt
- ,'humttn )lfe often , at ,,take,
S) Vr(,,i n-nnlon told of the erowth
of the farm bureau organizations In
the I'nlted States and of some of Its
prposes and problems, . He Urged
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SECRET TREVH
Declared Ridiculous That te
Government Would, be An-
tagonistic to the Japsncss. :
HUGHES SENT LETTER
: TO SENATE TODAY
Secretary Hoped to See no
Further.' Attack on Xr.i
U. S. Delegates Vera:lty.
WASHINGTON. March 21. (A. P.)
The American government entered
Into no understanding during the arras .
conference not embodied In treaty :
form and made public the white house
stated today, ' The charge of a secret
agreement was described as outra
geous and unthinkable.. It was de
clared further that It was Inconceiv
able the government should Invite J- v
pan to a conference and then maxe
secret agreement antagonistic to her. '
" IiMMV Is BcML" - ' : .'
WASHINGTON, March 81. (A. P.)
Presentation In the senate today of
a letter., from Secretary Hughoa deny- -Ing
any secret agreement existed for
future' British-American enoneratiou.
as charged yesterday " , fl led
today to another effort by op- nti
of the four, power Jtref-r tl', '
back to th committee,
y tt ,
g a
warm debate.. - . iwt"-f.-
Hughes stated In the letter thot h'
hbff?a td see'tio' tU'.'. ."1 .
upon the veracity and honor" of the
American delegates. f t -, .
Senator Borah sought to dlsctuw
the Hughes dental, but Senator Edg
of New Jersey, who had the floor
for a sot speech refused td give way. .
If - the league of nations covenant.
with its guarantee to preserve exist- ;
ing territorial possessions,, was .not -conducive-to
war, then there Is, nn
danger In thq four party , trey,". d- ; ,
clared Edge.; Edge favored our en-,
try Into thei fgur ' power ..eovoant .
"becattse the t'nltcd States mit-t In-,
fluence the recognition of those pol- ,
lolcs and traditions to- which we- al
ways- have subscribed." - Kdge also
favored ou; attendance at the Genoa.
economic conference, "because soon -
er or later we must In our own in- .
terest assist in adjusting the world
oconomlR difficulties." ,
WOMAN GIVES HER
LIFE FC3 CY
B E R K ELE x"i Calif., March 21. (U.
P.) Mrs. Anna Wilson, widow., jrnro
hor llf for a canary bird today.. Her
home caught fire from an oil stove
and she plunged into the fiery Inter
ior, gmsped the bird cage and carried
tho bird to safety, but died from the
bums caused when hei" clothes caught
fir; r : , .
RUSSIA FEARS ATTACK4
on western Fr.cr.Tiin,
JHOA, Mrirch 21 (I. N. 8.) The'r
soviet war commissar has moMllaet
three additional classes of troops. It in
reported from Moscow, -The oxplana
tlon given is thnt Russja fears an at-.'
tack on the western frontier. -.
KEPI-H-MCANI VTV.
Al'O USTA,: Maine.,' March tt.-(I.
V. . ) The special third congression
al' district election resulted- In- the
eleoilen ot a repulttloan, John V. Nel-
oh, who l-ceolvcfl 18.CJS, to iS.SSJ for
Ernest McLean, democrat,
WEATHER ,
Maximum, su
Minimum, 11.
Barometer, 29.70.
Major Moorhouse
predicts fair
weather. .
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