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TIIE ONLY SMALL DAILY L AMERICA- CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, UNITED PRESS AND THELN.5. .7 DAILY EDITION Tbe et press run of yesterday's Daily 3,270 This pafx-rjs member of and audited by the Audit Bureau ot Circulations. COUHTY OmCIlL PAPES VOL. 34 sy : o daily vj&j " (nr " y DAILY EDITION Th Ewt Oregon iaa la Eastra Ore gon' gTrmttsl bewspuper and ft a sell ing force Kivta lo th? advertiser over twice the guaranteed averge paid cir culation in Fend W ton a nd L mat t li i county ot any other newspaper. C0U3TTY OmCUL P1PI3 DAILY FVV JLEGOriAN. PENDLETON, OREGOH. FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1922 NO. 10097 sty BOTH SIDES AR IMPORTED TO BE VERY OPTIMISTIC L GET 'N STEP, GEbRGIE, GET 'N STEP. Cabinet Today Discussed Plan for Meeting of Operators and the' Coal Miners. MAY TRY-TO HAVE r WALKOUT SUSPENDED Coal Operators Plan to KeepJ Mines in Operation After Strike Takes ' Effect. (By the Associated Press) Suspen sion ot work by the nation's union coal miners scheduled . tonight with the mlneowners confident of ultimate victory In the fight over wages and working conditions, and the miners equally optimistic with the exception of the Illinois branch, larger Indus tries are prepared to withstand a complete cessation of coal production from 60 to ISO days. Reports from Pennsylvania and Illinois today suld some men already had quit. Jnn L. Lewis, International . president of tke miners, predicted at Indianapolis 20 states and that 100,000 non-union employes "would, poln the union .for ces in the strike. Many operators are planning to continue production without the union workers. Union leaders have Issued orders against Vi olence. J'',-' ' . Order Men to Work. WASHINGTON, March 31. V- ?) Thn cabinet today discussed plans for meeuiiR i"v vvn - " Secretary Davis said "we are going 10 sit tight." In Kansas the Industrial court has ordered the union mon within its jurisdiction' to remain at work. ' " 'v '. " ' .-. ' Advocates Peace Call. WASHINGTON, March Il.-rflT- T tltenresentatives X pshaw of neorsia. and London of New York besought the house labor committee to rush through a resolution urging President Harding to call a conier once to ask the miners to suspend the walkout. Hoover will arrive be fore Monday .to lake charge of tho government work from a commerelul standpoint.' Hoover, It, Is believed iivnmtea a peace call by President Harding. ' V. . - Plan to Reopen Minos. ,' KANSAS CITY, Mo., March SL OT. P.) Coal operators In the Truns Mlsslsslppt district plan to reopen the in nin mm-i mines immeuiiueiy wuii ivw quit tonight at midnight. zt-ptsr&Jji, il-W? E?ipQ A .510 BE i - , . inuuiu DISCREDIT PACT i i i i n 1 1 ii i . ,;; i3 JAMES H. GWINN ANNOUNCES , CANDIDACY FOR CONGRESS : TO RUN AGAINST SINNOTT .. Tney sturt 'em voting In India. Prince George and Princess .Mary drill wllh the Gwallor First Infunirv and the princess gives Georgle a duty look bevuuro he ouXn step, i -, s ..' Irish Free State Treaty Was Officially Signed by King; George for7 Royal Assent. TUG WAS SEIZED BUT ' RECAPTURED BY BRITISH Republicans Threaten to Cap ture the City Hall - and Provisional Headquarters. I. C. C. CONDEMNED THE RAILROADS FOR PAYING EXCESSIVE SHOP BILLS OVER LONG-DISTANCE . TELEPHONE BOYD TALKS TO ST. LOUIS FOLKS To hear -the voices of . his brother and several other rein- r tlves orcjf a long-distance, tele-, plump ft as the experience early . - this mui ning. of Joe Uo d. , He '(.received a call over his tele- U. S. IS READY FOR Action . is "Taken as Complete Victory for Rail ' Labor c Unions Say Union -Leaders. ,WAsiilNGTO.V March St.-4(UP.) The ,lntcrs(ato cotXnerce commis sion today condemned the New. Ydrk Centiiil and Pennsylvania rallrt'id: for paying excessive, costs and equipment ropairs in other than their own shops. Condemnation of the railroads was a victory for the labor unioni ' who contended the railroads have hen closing their shops and subletliim' re pair work at an Increased cosl. Tliey also charged that some roads gave the work to companlesln which the rail roads were .Interested at excessive costs during t'ii guaranty period. The rnmmisalon's decision vote of six to five did not Indicate graft but that the situation was due to gross ; ineffi ciency. '.. ,i Matthew Woll, vice president of the American Federation of labor dp-1 clared "tho decision is complete proof of the railroad labor union's-charges." President Gompers said the railroads attempt to sublet the work proved the determination to exploit the ruilro-.u workers. ,,' . A '" j( V-.; , -'.; ,r 4 VPK RK.VOtr TO EVACIMTK ; TOKIO, March 31. (U. P.) 'He ports received here today from Peking say thai negotiations to return : the Shantung railway have been success fully concluded. It is expected the withdrawal of all the Japanese troops on the Shantung peninsula will be completed ty the end of April; ; Kvac uation plans have been ready' jor i considerable time.. , ' '.. . phone1 seven minutes before midnight from the - Pendleton long distance operator imd was asked If he would like to talk to St. Louis. Joe said he certainly would, and at 12:0J he started a conversation with H. A. Keitel, his brotherjn-law, from whose home the call was made He and Mrs. Boyd In turn talked to seven members of Ws " family. Among those who were he'ard by the local people was WJUiani . Boyd, a brother of Joe F.Oyd. The brothers have not Been each other for 20 years. , . , "Their voices were as clear as a bell," Mr. iPoyd suld' this DUBLIN, March 3. (U. P.) Many i armed outbreaks tfiday In Belfast and LiuLiitn wy ine exu eiiuL ivKuiiiuis i discredit the peace agreement Signed in LondoniThursduy ! by , Sir James t'ralg and Michael Collins. The con Htubulary were attacked In .' Belfast. There were Incendiary fires and fire men were bombed. Tho republicans thrcnten to capture the city hall und headquarters of the provisional gov emi.ient )n Publln. ' . . ' " . f j Tug is SelM-d. , IJl'EliNSTOW.N. Irelund, March 31. ((.'. P.) Hcpuhlicans today seised i' tui an siaymed off, Thei';' .were brought hack .bjr a British destroyer, ' Hill rWwmn a Ijnv. .'LONDON,. March. 31-(A. P.) The Irltdi. Free state bill because a law to day, when the king signed the meas ure. The house of lords decided not to Insist uon the amendments It had adopted. i 1 '-(' . King Gavi-Koja) Aswiit. V ,'-J, LONDON, . -March 81. (U. P.) Following tho house ot lords approval of the commons ratification of i the liiuh peace treaty King George' todav gave the bill royul assent and the Irish Free State was formally estab lished.' v ; . . JiuiKw it. Ciwiim , James H. Gwlnn, well known Pen- dletonlan and president of the Pen-, dleton Abstract company, today an nounced his cundldacy for the repub lican nomination for congress from this district.. He will make the race ! Official against Congressman N. J. Slnnott, It , being assumed Mr. Slnnott will seek to sucoeed himself. ' For some time past friends of Mr. Gwlnn have been urging him to run for congress and he has nad the mat ter under advisement. However, he did not definitely decide the matter until today. In announcing his can didacy ho Issued no platform but will probubly do so soon. Mr. Gwlnn is one of the most wide ly known moW In the district and has a host of frleqwi In various counties of Eastern Oregon. He served a term as grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythl.ui and made such a record he was chosen as one of the supreme upresentatlves from this -state, the Mg'.iost honor In the gift of the order. MIS QUIETLY PREPARING TO DROP TOOLS (Continued on page 6.) MANY STOP TO LOOK AT BEES WHOSE LABORS CAN BE SEEN THROUGH GLASS Another one ot the operations which Is a mystery to most peo ple Is being advertised so all the world may . see just how It Is dorie. . The operation is the mnk, lug of honey, and the place Is a displuy window of the Pcndle-' ton Cash Market on F.nst Court street. : It Is ttructlng much aU tentlorf. " ' -v "' ' ' " A glass hive -which contains colony of live Italian besHuakes plain to the observor every: ac tion of the nutty workers. It shows them tuklng nectur from the lower part of the hive and placing It In, the combs In the super above. , After the cells are filled, one, can see the bees Keuling with wax the rewptlele which holds tne delicious fooci. E ON Ti CITY COMMERCIAL BALL PE Government View Blames Operators for Failure To ' Fulfill Obligations. ANTHRACITE CONFERENCE TEMPORARILY ADJOURNED; Union Leaders Predict -, That , Strike Tonight ; Will t2. 100 Percent Effective. The bees are the property ot, EL ' WASHINGTON, March 31. (A. P. . The readiness of the United Stales to exchange ratifications of the arms conference treaties, the final appro val of which the sepate gave yesterday Is expressed In notes sent from the state department today to the eight nations participating In the confer ence., - . .. ; ' ,B. daughter were guests here laxt summer, and they asked to be remembered to the many friends they made during their visit. "" ' BE Easter Season . - Is Incentive For Churches , The approach of the Christian f'-s-' tlval of Easter is proving an incentive to local churches which are' making plahs for the fitting commemoration of the day.. i.'V "r'; ..- The Methodist hurch will have si-r-vires In the morning, Bev, John H. Se cpr, pastor, .having, announced his topic a "The Kuster Mom." In the evening, the Ebster cantata. "The Dawn of the Kingdom," by Walcott, will be presented. . ' , Dr. John Griswold, Helix Man, Compelled to Cease Labor for Benefit of His Health THE WEATHER An opportunity to make the Peiv dleton area one in which cows are I free from tuberculosis Is offered uy Maximum, 44, Minimum, 38. arometer, 29,72. ' Rainfall. .25 of an Inch. TODAY'S FORECAST (the Bureau of Animul Industry which is completing a ' campaign ' in . the west end of the county, and which will begin' one In the east end .April 17. Fred Tiennlon, county agent, whoi in ascertaining the sentiment of dal rytucK and milk users of this sec tion .regarding the freeing of herd from!, the scourge of tuberculosis. hope that Idea will prove populr. Of 114 herds examined, In the Her- miston region, seven cows .were found to be infected. Five herds, owned by Henry Ott, frank Wauge man, Henry Sommerer, J. H. Held iind A. W. Agnew, were accredited clter passing three tests. In La fj.aiirte. half of one herd wu found itn he infected, and a Jersey cow. re puted to give 'special milk for ba bies" was found to be tubercular. While there Is a state law requir ing that .cows be tested. It has not been' put Into effect here because no city ordinance requires it', ) Laptlsht of Infants and reception of new members' Will mark, the services at the Presbyterian church on Ka.ste morn.- Rev. George L.: Clark will oc- eupy the pulpit and there will be fpectiil music, In the evening, the cantata :"The Triumphant Life," by Ferris, will be sung by i'ft voices. For the children, special Bunduv school services will be held at 10 o'clock. ; Dr. John (jruwold and Mrs. Oris wold of Helix are taking a vacation. ' They were here -this morning and Jeft for Portland on, Nu, 17. Their vacation, however, Is an enforced one, end Is caused by the poor health of the venerable physician, and their 'caving today ; was the source of sad i.ess to many of their friends, For more than two mouths Dr. flris- vold's health has been seriously Im Barred.. He has stuck to his practice end his friends at Helix until today ,-ilid on the advice of u fellow physl cian he Went ' to Portland where he will undergo a thorough examination fit the hands of. the heat physicians end surgeons of-the metropolis. Before No. 17 pulled out this after noon, Dr. and Mrs. Griswold were the laiests of honor nt'an Infernal 're eeption" which was tendered them liv- their many friends who heard of their Diouoscd trip and dropped Into (Continued on psgeB.I F. Bkovlio, Ilermlston apiarist, and -will be kept here over Bun,-.,, day. - Mr. Hkovbo Is vice-president of the Oregon organisation of beemen and wus a delegate; to the meeting In January of i this year of (he National Honey Producers' league at Salt Lake. City. Robert Barney, salesman ut th market. Is informed on the habits of the honey-bee and he spends quite a lot of his time telling customers what he knows about the busy.workcis. ,, a Estate of Twins Cause Questions Regarding Son CHICAGO,, March 31. (I'. 1 P-) Doctors disagree whether oniy one of the dead Blazek mumese iwins can be the mother of. Frantic UlazeK. The ouestlon to be decided Ml pro bate court will necioe me uiniiudilium of tho : fin.0,00O., OHtate left by ; the twins. ', ' " " i ' T)r. Ureawstone declares the twins must be considered us different enti tles and that Hosa only Is the mother of l-'rantz. - Dr. W. C. K. Brlggs con tends ' the boy Is the offspring of both sisters who cannot be consider ed as two complete persons. If the court decides Frantz Is .the son of Rosa he, Inherits tf0,000. Josefa'S share going to the' family ill Czccho- Hlovakla. If Frantst Is hem son both twins he Inherits the en $100,000. Several Concerns Have Indicat ed Interest In Securing Lo ; 'cal BaU Games for Spring. . A City commercial baseball league! 1 .Thut'l) the latest, dope that i cir culating In Pendleton, and efforts are being made now to form a league made up of teams frcMi various' busi ness establishments In tho city. ' Rex Ellis and Ed'plson. of the Ellis. Schiller company , are ; boosting the proposed organisation, and other out fits are failing In line, . Several places where thcra are sufficient employes to make out a team have signified their willingness to get Into the game. Sunday morning at nine-thirty the teum from the Peoples , Warehouse and the Ellis-Schiller nine will clash at -Round-Up park. Alls Indications are this will be a grudge game as the members of each team have been "baiting" their opponents all , during the week. . - v (-' " i Hamley & Co. will havs a team in the field during the early part of the summer when the horseshoe pitchers are not.bUHy. Penland Bros, can fur nlsh a rattling good .team, . and the Pendleton Auto CO. has been itching to'piny the best team In the city, The East, Oregonlan fans have no desire to break up the league before It gets started, but If It won't cbubc the rest .of the teams to back out, the 'chances are that Manager L. Emmett Olbbs will have a team In the field 'that will automatically force all the t then In places from second on down, Olbbs Is putting out feelers, and if he finds that the other teams will stand for the East Oregonlan gang getting Into the Hold he will Issue a call for pi act Ice before many- move rains have fallen. . i , , ' , BRITISH GOLFERS ARE -- COMING TO AMERICA INDIANAPOLIS. March St. (U. P.) President Lewis says the strike -will, close 6,000 of tha 7,000 mines In tho United States. 1 Union leaders are optimistic and confident.-- Reports from various coat fields say tho min ers are quietly preparing to drop their tools.. The state police In West, Vir ginia are enroute to posts to quell dls- ' turbances if necessary. , ' ! . ' Operators to Illanie v : : . , WASIUNUTOX, March 31, (f. P.1 In a statement accepted here as the official government vkW Becrc- . tary Davis says the operator are blamed for the strike by failing to fulfill the obligations ef,. the et-tracl " to, meet the mlrierf in a wago comur cnee. .' v, ... " ; 1 ; . (MilriuH Kxplres Tonight i WILtfKSBARRlO, March 1.-(U. P.)--Work In the Pennsylvania, anth raclte fields slackened today, though the .wage contract expires at midnight tonight, mining ceased aboul; noop.y -i . i, ConfercnOe Adjourned ; ' NEW YORK, March 81. U. P.) The conference of the anthracite ope rators und miners has temporarily adjourned. The miners delegates re- . turaed to their: district to supervise,- the' suspension of worlt bx 150,000. hard coal workers, Union leaders de-, dure the anthruclto strike will bo 100 percent," ; , W" ': '"'(', 'i- ,' ';.; '.V j " -Break (:i Minora IkiUy ; J. v. F.VAXtfVILLK, lnd -March IV. P.) A break Jn tha miner ull oarlty whs seen today when -Loihimh Jackson, President of tho sch,1h com-, mltte of this district ordered ,0uu union miners to remain at work. . - j Hope la AlMtiiUuued - - i, WA8HINOTON, March gl.fU. P. The chief hope o tho.e leading tho apimrently fruitless effort to post pone the coal strike wa the congres sional gesture to have the president summon the-opposing faction In a conference to suspend the strike call for 80 days. All aide admitted that belated efforle ut mediation Was use1 less. f Hope was practically abandoned I hut tho miners be kept at work. , , 8 Months, Itcscrre . . ' INDtANAPOLIS, March l.-t.l f; 8.) Tonight's nationwide strike of tho coal miners will he 100 percent effective, according to President Lewis, of the fnlted Mint Worker," Ap-; proximately 650,004 minr will quit. Two hundred thousand' non-union j inliicrs tnay Join them, v ," ,. I The country, has a reserve supply of i coal to lust three months, '; - ; I ." ", LONDON. March 81. -(A. P.) The persistent, e'odns of leading Hrltlsb golfers to the United States continue to , receive, emphasis in the - local h Tonight and Saturday rain. poirriAXD M.vp.Krrr - PORTLAND, March 81. tA. V. Uv-Rstock la steady, eggs, and butter ij unsettled. til. Mary's Catholic church Is plan ning special services and music' which will t-u'jnlnate the Holy Week serv ice held before Easter day. ; -' Ec fly morning service will be hel l iat the Church T the Redeemer, wllh I Rev. Alfred Lockwood.V paxtw, off iciating. This will be followed by the regular morning service., and there will bo service In the evening ' also.; Special music will be a feature. The church will hold Its usual Holy Week services.'. '."'.',.,"-,''' , '. The morning sunlight of Easter will I greeted by the annual "Kunrise Service' 'at the Christian church, Re' W. A. Gressman. pastor, announced. Tbe regular morning and evening ser vices will be held .and there will be special music. ' . Plans for Easter services are belli made by the. Baptist church. Dr. 8. J. Iteid of Portland will occupy the pul pit and there will he a pelaslng musi cal program. . ' Walter M. Pierce Will Be Out for ; State Governor DODD FLATLY AGAINST ureu. . A Hiwrlal corresoondont b'i " writing on the subject states: "It would seem ,to be n deliberate attempt j to make u corner In the world's golf ing talent ' : ' ' "" ":' ' ,: : lieferring to Hutchlsoh und Barnes as two lli-ltlsh-horn players, acknowl edged musters, who huve migrated to the Pnltcd Sljites, he reviews the list of other which is "not only a formtd 'I'ble but a startling one.' ' ', ! Apurt from hundreds of renowned t ' Urtisans from the Scottish nurseries, ' ' I he finds the names of Wilfred Held, he East I of llanstcad Downs; Jnttie Hepburn. Walter M. Pierce of La Orundc, fnrinr state senator from Union county, member of the tax In- Investigating committee, and stockman, will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination tor governor at the coming prl- mary election. '',.' ''.'. ... !enator Pierce, In a telegram sent from La Crande to Dr. C. J. Hinlth. Democratic state chair- man. makes announcement of his intention to enter the prl- mary content, In his campaign. he stiUes, he will stand for tax -reduction and an. ' equallmt'ion , of the burdens of state govern- ment , He will announce hit full uliiiforni fat a later date, . I l,i i nlirme Interview with lnr,.nntnn inrtnv K. P. Dodd of Her- of Home Purk, Surblton; Laurence miston, aspirant for ' the repuuncan nomination for Joint representative, declared he Is absolutely opposed to any effort at county , division, " Mr. Dodd declared there is no excuse for agitation on this subject. He oppose such a. move on the ground H would Increase taxes, would Interfere wllh the road prograon, would cripple ef forts In behalf of the I'mutillu rapids project and the McKay project and l-recd HI feeling over the question of I a county seat In the event a new coun ty should be established, '. Furthermore IWdd declared he would much prefer to -be a part of a big county with Its prestige and power 'than be In a small county with little , Influence in stute affairs. ivton, of St. Andrews and Rye; Phil ip , Taylor, of Fulwell; J. Mason, of Montrose; R. H. Crtiikshank, of Edln burg; Ralph Pmlth, of West Mlddlo ex; the lute Douglas Edgar, of New. castltf; Charles Mayo, of Burhill! Tom Vnrdon, j of Jersey; .Tame Scott Worthington, of Suunlngdule and Mlitr Clirrey;' Ftobnrt Andrek, of Prestwlck; Philip Oaudln, of Jersey; W. H. Horns of Chertsey, and Alan Oow, of Ban- stesd Downs. - "Hamuli ftutiire being what it Is." he continues, "there Is nothing; strange or unnatural In thri craftsmen selling his skill In the most lucrative market Only a pare altruistio mind could pos slblv dictate and other coursr. Un fortunately, we llvo In a matcrUillsUc i age." : . ' SPORTSMEN OF COUIITY TO ORGANIZE THUD.Y '?, P , ,. :' ' -' ' A delegation of local sportsmeu wui visit tuwns of rmotllla county next week1 to assist local sportsmen to or ganize and to plan for the Umatilla county sportsmen's protective assocla- t Uon. This organization will, be aflil-. tated with the etute organisation. :Tho committee will visit Pilot Rock, Nfonday evening; Hermlton, Stanfield und Echo, Tuesday and MIIton-Free-water, Wednesday. The county , or-, ganlzutlon will b perfeete-i ipg of delegates from the local fiismi z&ttons In Pendleton, Unursuay ttvou ing. ' '' ' . " "-' ' The committee that will help in the organisation Is D. C, Bowman, chatr man, John Vankln, William Humph rey, Sol Buum and Jim Esto. L. C. Scharpf will probably substitute for Jim Estes, : ' ' ' . - .1 ; i - ! APPOINTM EXTS WERE SLU-ii BALEM, March 81. A. P.) -lov-ernor Olcott today reappointed W. 13. Barrett Of Hcppncr to the state high way commission. F. W. Holllster of Portland, and W. W. Walker, of Orants Pass, wero reappointed to tuv ttat" board of dental exinnlneis.