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THE ONLY SMALL DAILY IN AMERIGY CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM TIIE ASSOCIATED PRESS. UNITED PRESS AND THE L N. Bi DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION Te set press run of yesterday's Dally 3,194 .. This mm la a member of end audited by the Audit Bureau of Cinulatioaa. Tha Eaat OregoxiaB Easters Ore goo's greatest acwipaaer aad a a sell ing fore gives to th sdTertiser over twice tha guaranteed average paid etr ealattoB in Pendleton and Umatilla couaty of any other Bcwapapar. COUNTY OFFICIAL FAFES COUNTY OFFICIAL JAPES VOL. 34 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN. PENDLETON. OREGON. TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 19?' NO. 1T,133 FT? EliM (MifeouiiM j is: i , JWtO' ? VICTORY FOR CHANG W& M BAHLE YESTERDAY 1 -: -? : - C - .V" JAPANESE GUN POINTERS WON : " -.- HARDING OUTLINED mm. solution 6F C0AL8ITUATI0N Plan Provides for Employment of .Fewer Men Continuously . and Storage' of Surplus. EXTRA SUPPLY TO BE - STORED IN BIG CITIES Additional Details To Be .Worked Out With Hoover Within a , Few Weeks. -. WASHINGTON, May 2. (U. P.) President Harding today outlined a .partial solution of the coal industry situation to Beveral members of con gress. He bases it on this funda mental principler That the coal in dustry be made less seasonable, Pro duction must go ahead at a steady rate; throughout the'' year thus af fording fewer men employment but assuring Bteady work fo those re- . malnlng. . Dlstrlb'utlon must be kept at even flow,' To accomplish this the government rjtust direct that surplus coal mined In, Xhe summer must be stored In industrial centers to await winter demands, Working, out addi tional detalls-wlth Secretary Hoover is expected to be complete' within a few' weeks. ' t i - Lower TttgH Bates. 'WASHINGTOX. May 1!. (I. N. H.) n-lTnless thOi coal strike Is amicably, .settled wlthla.the next juonth, Hird- ing, backed by alU the powers of? the government, will act to end the now month-old controversy, it was loarned authoritatively. ... " , 1 The plan.' doesn't ' involvo harsh measures; rather, it .contemplates of fering Inducements by the- govern ment to encourage greater production of coal as the best-mcanB of stabiliz ing the ndustry. ' ' It would furnish greater storage fa- cillties through government loans and the lowering of freightrates on coal during the summer months. . PANVILLE 111., May 2. (V. P.) All clues to finding. the murderer of Gertrude 'Hanna found dead in a parsonage it Hoopston, failed today when an itinerant doctor who had admitted o Sheriff Knox that a man approached him with the proposition to perform" an illegal operation on his daughter Gertrude, and calling j himself, "John 'P. Hanna." He de- " clared It was neither Wy man or the girl's father who had made the pro- n nMi :. The dead girl's father today forgave Wyman, for betraying his hi, "W muBt forgive . "our v enemies, John," said Hanna. " n h.r. . for . HOODStOn Hanna invited .Wyman, a widower . and unmarried, tc) make "use of his ... ahiff Vnnv said every bit v.f evidence disclosed since the find inn, f the eirls body on the haso- . ment lodire had been sifted without ' o .,i,ihu resutt. : "We are up against a stone wall,"- said Knox. lilil Mil CLEVELAND. May 2. (A. T.) The coroner i expected to exhume the body of a man to examine for traces of poison which is found a e-pec.eo to result In prosecution of a woman for a serlea of murders for eleven thousand dollars insurance. The woman recently acquired the sixth 'husband". Three died in mysterious circumstances, also two children from the first marriage from what was de clared accidental poisoning.. ITt RASHINOTON. May 2.- (A .P.) A tequest for a special appropriation of five hundred thousand Jo be used jn prosecuting war fraud cases was sent, to .the house today by President PGISONiNG HUSBANDS Harding, i ne tuna wouia oe uswi iw, bpfor( ,aklnp un,, Beneral action, fur investigating or prosecuting all cases, ,ner ,han that thp -IttV?g of tne dn civil or criminal, growing out of the rttuwd veterans of the. late war will war. , , "EQUAL RACING RtGHTS" NEW GOAL OF BRITISH WOMEN V Pit x - J A ()I XTKKS LONDON. May 2. (By NEA Ron ce.) Now that Prltish women have the ballot, seats In Parliament and rii.v number of magistracies, they're out for equal rights along another line -in the horse-racing field! They're invading the last ditch hold exclusively by mere man. Women always have been Interested in the races ob spectators. But now they're appearing as owners of racing stables. They're iraiiiln? their own horses. They're hir'.ng Jockeys and 'putting thetu In their own colors. Take the Countess of Wilton, for instance. She has her own extensive sta ble of racers. Her jockeys are clothed iii an attractive mauve with slhver braid and sliver cap, " . -. : . Other prominent women racing enthusiasts are Ijidy James Douglas,, Lady Nelson. Lady Nunburnholme,' Lady Cunliffe-Owen, Mrs. Hugh Peel and Mrs. Arthur James. UNION PACIFIC WILL ; - GET ROUTE DIRECTLY r TO SEATTLE, REPORT ' That the Union Pacific Sys-.; tern plans to have a direct line into Seattle and that, this plnn will be realized by the construe- tlon of a cross-country branch of tho Oregon-Washington Itnll- road and Xavlgatlon Co. from Thorn ' Hollow ,to :' ' Wnllula, Washington, is a rumor that has gained credence locally. . ' : A surveying crew has been at work for several weeks on the proposed route' to the. branch and several theories hnve been advanced as to the purpose of the survey.," ' ' ; , - According to Information re- ceived by The East Oregoiflan, the branch which the railroad now has In mind to biilld will . connect with the O.W, H. and .. N. at Wallula and run over the present line between WalluTJi and -Yakima. From there on In to Seattle tho C. M. and St. P. linp will be used ( j , ' Verification of- the report could not be secured, but it is known that a large silm has been (let nslde for construction work In Eastern Oregon. . SE . S. W. V An offer of the services of h mem bers of Pendleton Post N- 23, Ameri can Legion,' to the local camp of the Spanish War .Veterans dftrlng the state convention to be held hpre in June was authorized last night at the meeting of the Legion membership. Delegates and alternates to the Le gion department convention at The Dalles In July were elected. Accord ing to the election, Jim Rowler, Charles Vinier and Harold Warner were selected. The alternates are Tom Murphy, Leslie Gibbs and Cyril Proeb. stel. -.' '-:.;..''. ' '. , The Legion men, who for the past two years hnve taken the initiative In Decoration Day activities, voted to ap proneh the Grand Army veterans and , the HpanBh.Amerran Var veterans be decorated. .1C.J 'ate, J OF AYirTON IN DECLAMATORY CALLS FOR CHANGE OF Contestant in County Affair Number 1 ? ; Contests to be Held Here Friday Night, There is so much Competition In tho ranks of both the grade schools and the high schools of the cdunty - for honjus- In the sectional declamatory contest which will be held here Frl- duy evening, May 6, that" the decision has been made to divide the list of speakers and have the contests held In two buildings.. The high school contest will be conducted in Jhe Meth odist church and the grade declama- ory will be. held In ,th auditorium of he high school building., Under the scheme of division vhereby the schools aro divided Into five sections, . plants for 20 speakers ire dented, and. 19 of these places lave been filled. - . V ., Special music, for both gatherings 'isve been arranged. , The ' UmaOla irehestra wfll play at itnervals for the ?rade school program and the Pendle on high school orchestra will play for he high school division. A one-room tchool near Athena will demonstrate physical culture work in a one-room school for one number of the pro sxam. The city schools of Athena will turn hi iHU'Sitn m a nptfittu imntit;. The Judges for the declamatory con- 'est n-III come frftnWhitmap colleice. Tickets -for the declamatory contests and the county field and tract will ,be douhle. and the price of t'eket which will entitle the purchas. er ko attend both will, cost 50 cents. ine iicsei sale ts in cnargo 01 rrea Schmidt. .' , Following Is the list of speakers and their subjects: ' " -': ' " Section 1.' division A Vindication from Dis honor. Philip Fordyee, Pendleton. Division B (Hiawatha) The Fam ine. 'Esther Motanic. Pendleton. Division C Uncle Daniel's First Sight of a Hteamhout, Robert Bishop, Pendleton - Division: I In'l'he Morning. ' 'Bvelyn Powell, Pendleton. (Continued on page .) f TAFT SUGGESTED i HEAD OF;RUSSIAN : DEBT TRIBUNAL; Oil Agreement Between Soviet and Shell Interests Was ' Rumored at Conference. RATIFICATION OF . -ALLIED NOTE TODAY If Russia Refuses Proposal All Negotiations Expected Suspended for Some Time. GENOA. May 2. (LA P.) The al lies met today for final ratification of their note to RUBsla. With a single reservation, on Belr glum's behalf, members of tne Ueuou conference political sub-committee agreed upon the terms of theT mem orandum to the soviet. Chief JuiHict Tuft, United States supreme court is sugKested as the man to be named president of the mixed tribunal to fl.i the amount Russia may pay her cred itors. Other couimltteo ineml:i:,4 wll he a delegate of the soviet and repre sentative of holders of UuxhU'H ', ends OH MonnMriy Denied. GENOA, May 2. (U. P.) Leon: d Krussln, leader of the Russian delea t'on to'the Genoa conference, today denied categorically tliat any form of oil agreement had been coiriulete l iiv Russia - with the Great P.riUin Shell oil Interests. Despite thlR denialj au thoritative sources cnnflrmd tho re port' that the soviet had glwn 'he Sht'H lnleres( a five yeafyCincesMlun on Russian nil exierts. w GENOA, May 2. (A. F.)--Pritlh representatives announced todnv That a memorandum to be handed the Rus sians "embodies the muxlmmn which the powers are willing to g tbr Ruxslan government and the mialnmm tvhlch the powers will -iccept fion Russia, If the soviet delegates do not accept R is. certain that nil 'negotia tions, with Russia will be suspend.:;' for some time, probnbly until nnother government arises In Russia," ', the Genoa cprrespondent of the London Evening News today reported official denial that agreement had been made between the .Shell oil group and the Russian government for an oil monop oly. . :-'. ' Pendleton to Cooperate With . Baker on Fourth Pendleton will not hold a Fourth of July celebration this year but instead will cooperate with Buker In the big Oregon Trail pageant to be held In that city. This was voted by tho man agers of the Commercial association yesterday afternoon following a rec ommendation on the subject by the merchant's committee. Raker desires that some Indlnns be taken over to participate In the pageant and the club managers endorsed this move as one that may be most fitly handled by the Round-Up association. On the evening of May 19, primary day the association will give a big dinner for tho membership. After the Club progrsm has ' been, concluded primary election returns will he an nounced and news may also he recelv-' d by radio, . ' ; 'Juvenile Review To Be Given at " Alta on May 20 Twenty-nine Pendleton school chil dren will appear In a "Juvenile Re view," (to be presented at the Alta Theatre May 20, under the auspices of the 'Umatilla Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, for the benefit of Armenian scholarship. Miss Ijiuia Johnson, one of the Washington school teachers, who has won . prulse for her clever work In directing Juvenile presentations. Is in ""etjeharge and rehearsals are now being held. There will be singing . and dancing In costume, and a costume play adapted by Miss Johnson from James Whltcomb Riley's poem,. "Raggedy Ann," In this Thelmn Morris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest .Morris, will Star. There will be solo dances' as well as two millets, uw r rairj duiiui and the "French Doll HaMet," PORTLAND, . Msy (A. P.)- I Kineet Crump, who ha sheen working i ait terminal Xinnhr f several days, ' a attuckoxl Ihl .murntng by six eitht m-n and beaten about the head, He was taken UiTh emergency hos pltal. His assailants escaped. .i GWINN FOR CONGRESS" CLUB WILL BE FORMED THURSDAY, JUDGE J. A. FEE ISSUES CALL A call for a meeting at the court house Thursday evening to form a Owinn-for-Oongress club was Issued today by Judge Jamea A. Fee of this city. As announced, the meeting will be open to all citliens of I'matilla county, without reference to partisanship, factions or other organisations of any ichuracter. Women voters are especially Invited to attend the gathering. The inspiration for Thursday's meeting arises from the fact a strong local desire exists for securing more satisfactory representation In congress from this district. , It Is felt that during the past 10 years while Mr. Sinnott has be nin the house Eastern Oregon's affairs have been neglected and that Umatilla county's Interests have frequently -been grossly overlooked. It Is pointed out that Idaho, Washington, 'Wyoming and other states have been securing the reclamation nppro . prlutlons while Oregon has been given alibis and excuses Instead of money for development purposes, ( ... v- Several good speakers will address the meeting Thursday and a county wide organisation, will be perfected to get out a landslide vote for James H. Gwinn at the primary election May 19. i PROTESTANT HOSPITAL BUYS . FOUR ACRE TRACT OF JUDD; INSTITUTION NON SECTARIAN The Protestant Hospital Association was oocaslonod by the aove mention- has purchased from F. K. Jndd a tract of four and a half acres lying lust west of W'utters Mill on 'the upper side of the rond leading to tho Eastern Oregon State Hospital. This was an nounced today by tho association in the following written announcement iy the committee; ; "The Protestant Hospital Associa tion of Umatilla county offers the fol owlng statement: "The mte whore the 1200,000 Proi astant Hospital will be built Is on the west side, of Pendleton, on tho slope Just beyond Walter's mill, on the right ide of the, road leading toward the Hate Itospitul. The property consists of 414 acres, the deed to which has been made out to tho Protestant H'o itl Assoclhtioit by F. BLiudd, ?hj- former - owner"' of the property, i the donsideratlon b'elng $2"00 cash. id "It should bei distlpctly understood that this hospital Is a Umatilla Coun ty hospital, and not merely a Pondlo ,ton institution.' It is not to be a stock corporation, by which dividends or profits come to any one, but a purely haritublo Institution. Also; It Is not a church or sectarian establishment, 'nit is 'humanitarian In tho broadert wise. Although Protestant In name tnd control, the Cahtolics will be glv en opportunity to contribute on tho same ground ns Protestants have con tributed toward the Catholic hospital. , Mnjr Mnko Changes - "The preliminary plans previously submitted are stihject to change In or der to meet conditions desired by th-.1. people of this county. Suggestions by any one In regard to this matter will he' given careful consideration. "A temporary suspense In procedure iTf Prices Range From 30 Cents to! ., - . - I 30 uents a round ; sneanng is Now One-third Finished. About one-half, or possibly a little less thaii one-half of the Wool clip of Eastern Oregon has been sold, ac cording to Information from various sources. The prices suit the growers very well, according to the sentiment ex pressed by several who have already dlaposert of their clips, The range In price Is generally between 30 rents and IW cents.'' The lower price pre vails for the coarse and half-blood wool, and the highest price Is that received by the Alfred Smith Co. for a high quality fine wool. , The. K. O, Warner clip has been sold for 25 1-2 cents, and the Iavn Mlchellold clip at Enterprise brought I . 1. -l Th. In. eunha fill1 Is uiideMtoodl to have sold for about 3 cents. - Shearing Is probably one-third done l In Eastern Oregon, local sheep men say. The quality of the wool Is bet- ter this year than last year, .but taken on the whole, the fleeces are not mo heovy as In normal years, i Fiock owners are breathing more easily now over shearing conditions. Ten days ago. a strike was attempted j en . ays ago n. u " by shearers, but the Oregon Wool , . ,,, ..-. Growers' association promptly start ed a search for shearers with the j result that the work went ahead on j tha basis of 10 rents the.head. There, Is now a- ggrtitor supply 'or shearers than fan I used, It Is said. . ,; COAL IN T KHTIO ATIOX PLAXNKn. WASHINGTON, May 2. (A. P.) 'The Confinerce department Is expedlt- or Ipg tho coal Industry with a view to se j curing data for the use of the admin - ' istratton to pton for reorgantsdng thi ntire Industry, t-d negotiations.. Rut now since this is definitely determined, !a city-wldo solicitation for fundfi, Involving par ticularly the resident sections, will bo gin on 'Wednesday of this eek. The city has been, districted under 13 cap tains who, with their helpers, , will enter at once upon their work, . "So far, the response from the var. loua business Interests of Pendleton has been wry 'encouraging to the com mittee who have as yet called upon only it .portion of the business houses. From most of the firms ollcite4,', tho donations' range from $250 to 91000. Thus far the banks have not been asked for any donation. ' ; ' -.i, .' KiulnruM 1W rtuH' , 'I. i'Wlth -the MdoriieSijiil,..uyTthoio- OastFCNiibtfattoB,- .tomUwr with tKe strong" desire ' for' several year for a Protestant' hospital, the required funds are expected to bo se cured In due time, , It should be clearly understood that this movement by no means rests on religious pre judice, but Is based upon a long-felt, determined desire growing out of a deep-felt need for such nn Institution. If the Catholics should desire another hospital of their own, they should be; conceded tne right to tuive It. Like wise, if 'the Protestants desire d hos pltal, they loo should be granted such right. And with a .hospital, as With anything else, where the desire Is deep enough, as Is the esse with this hos pital, the funds will be forthcpmlng." Will Meet Tuniftht It 'Is announced by the committee that all captains and their helpers who ai'o to solicit funds for the Protestant 1 nospuui are urgea io uuona a unai l preliminary, meeting tonlsht at 8 o'clock. FOLK DANCING TEAMS WILL COMPETE HERE ON COURT HOUSE LAWN , When teams from various schools of Umatilla county meet here this week end to vie with each other fur championships In dccla mutton nnd track and field events, the folk dance, which was Introduced lust year, will also be an event over .Which teams will contend. At present Indications are that five teams will participate In the folk dances. A change In plans has been made and this year the teams will stage their dances on the courthouse lawn. This part of the program will be held at 10:20 o'clock Saturday morn. Ing and will be free to the pub lic. ' - --. y The list of dances from which the teams may choose their of- ,ferlng Is as follows: Irish Lilt, Oxen Dance, Highland Fling, Irish Jig, Dutch dnnee, Psllor's Hornpipe, Russian dance, Swed ish Polka, Stuyvesant dance, and Tarantella (Italian.) AUTO TURNED Oe ON ; 4 INJ Slow driving saved J. D. Brown, his daughter, Miss Ada Rrown, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Olcott from certain death Inst evening when Mr. Brown's machine, driven by Miss Brown, plunged off an embankment on the I "' " " niiiu d-lrv tn 'eKav nmd near the Tunis dairy to the creek bed 40 feet below. The car turned completely, over, horl'tie yr. Hrown clear of the. car. breaking five of his ribs and slashing his ear. Miss Brown, also thrown i from the car, and Mr. and Mrs. Olcott.) pinned beneath It. suffered cuts andj bruises. Tho mochine Itself was badly damaged. , ... IHTTI'Tl MARKET VXRETTI.FD ItfUITI vn fn V-A Pt ho Livestock and eggs steady, butter un seltled. over mm. Of IIS TROOPS iledjim Four Attacks 'Launched on Long Battle Front Today; Japs Turn Defeat io Victory. SUPERIOR ARTILLERY . FIRE REASON OF DEFEAT Peking Will Not be Attacked by Central Forces; Ships! Bring up New' Brigade. SVUNXIHAI. 'May 2 (U. P.) Over a thousand soldiers of General Wu'e forces fell ' yesterday In buttls with general Chang's northern forces, according to a Vu communique. ' Chang won a decisive victory. Fonrj attacks along the t long hattlofroht i were launched' today. , , Superior artillery fire was jiveil in , the communique s a reason for tle v victory of Chang over Wlv .The Jap- anese gun pointers assist Chanv's f Manchurlan army, according to t Wn ' statement, accounting for the super iority of the northern artillery, whiah -turned apparent victory into a costly ' check. . i ' DlA TTV.. nt1 r,l... ..... t . i-i r u, viiinut way s, ti" ' N. S.I Althouah tha nrmlns nt ttfu i Pli Fu ;are within fifteen miles f; Peking, no attack on the capital clty Is planned by central China's greal .' twdr lord, Wu's forces are engaged In 1 two. great Htrateglo. eamiiaigns. The , first is complete domtniitron fit tho Peklng-Tlen Tsln railroad. A strong mass attack Is In, progress midway be tween Peking and Tien Hn with the ; view of wresting control of this Im- portunt railroad from the forces 'of Chang Tho XAn. Chang's forces r-"' treated ten miles today without resist " ance. . .. , . ." -. v .... v Five cruisers are proceeding from ' ' Shanghai carrying a full army nrtdags : to be-landed five miles fro mihe Tlon Tsln Murden ; railroad. Tho purpose , of this move Is to encircle Chang's reai cut off his tetreat to Manchuria ' and prevent supplies and munitions being rushed up to him." Havy fight ing In expected when the .Brigade-, lands, Tht Red Cross hospital ! be -lug prepared to core for the wounded. At a meeting of Umatilla rapids project, workors yesterday afternoon. It was voted to use a small fund nn hand to the publication of a good fold er setting forth some of the main fucis relating to the project. Much dlsciiMon-was also given to the general subject of boosting for the project and the arranging of a meet Ing In Portland to enlist the support of the metropolis -for th enterprise. Secretary Darr la to communicate with Portland to see as ttf a date for such a meet Inj. . . r 1 - . TO APPROVE BONUS C1L WASHINGTON', May 2. (A. P. President Harding la to bs'MkeJ 1 the senate finance com.mlss'n rpr- jl'cnns to approve the soldiers' bonus bill differing from the house measure only in minor essentials. . Reported by Major Ie Jijoorhouse, weather observer. ' Maximum, H.. i '. ' ' Minimum, 48. ; " i's"H nyi Barometer, 29.85.' ; , wtPj TCDAY'3 FCICAST Tonight ajid Wednesday fair; cooler tonight." ' - ! THE WEATHER 1