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: THE ONL Y SMALL DAILY IN AMERICA CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. UNITED PRESS AND THE L N. 9L ;'J daily edition 1 ' ' ' :. v....: . DAILY EDITION ' ' J,iyU I B I If fl 771 1 I -"V J f l Kl I I J I I 11a 2 HJJ ll lliltLJiil III I wlc 'ne "'aranteed average ,ald olr- This paper ta a u.mor or ana audited I I MAslI KSTX if fVAIIV WTT . U Wifn w' U UUJU U oulatlon In Pendleton and Umatilla j to Audit Bureau of ClMui.tlooa. J ' Xltf -" " L-i ' i 'n .T) ..'n county of any other newapapw. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPElT " "- COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEB , :'; If.-'": ) t, i "0;-. 1 VOL. 34 THREE BRITISH OEFIOERS HAN Four Courts Captured by Free Staters After Explosion Blew Up the Buildings. THIRTY KILLED IN '"r, TWO DAYS' FIGHTING Report Says Financial Help is Received From Moscow; Claim American is Leader. DUBLIN, June 30. (U. U.) The Free. State government is sued the following manifesto to the Irish people following the fall of Four Courts: "You are facing- a conspiracy to destroy the treaty and bring about hopeless and unnecessary war with Great Britain. The Insurgents say they are fighting for the republic, when in real--tty they are fighting to bring the Brlt'sh back." . . , BELFAST, June 30. The bodies of three British officers- kidnapped re cently at Macroom, were found dang ling to trees there today. DUBLIN, June 30. (U. P.) Free Staters captured Four Courts this morning. Hory O'Connor abandoned the buildings to seisso other strong holds when an explosion blew up some of the Four Courts hnikllngs and set others afire. Many rebels were captured. Thirty were killed and fifty Injured during- the two days' f'ghtlng at Four Courts. . Eamonn De Vftlerft, former "president" of thy Tr'ut reptib lc, aiwMiiffn npnc, toi rrfen'.i or the" rebel troops this morning Indicating a general civil war throughout Ire land.. , .Bkirmishers wore . reported from, several points. Insurgents am bushed three lorries full of British sol--dlers atBlack Rock. Fierce fighting in Dublin streets, with heavy cannon ading and sniping. Three rebels were killed and four, teen wounded In the engagement re sulting in Four Courts rapture. Com--mandant Barry nnd thirty-three otli. era- were arrested. Barry was seized while escaping disguised as a nurse. The engagement today was the fierc-1 est In the three days of fighting. ; TOT3LIN'. June 30. (U. P.) An of- ficial bulletin, here this eveping an-1 notmced the unconditional surrender j of Four Courts, rebel stronghold, in-1 elud---? General Hory O'Connor. Lieu-I tenant Colonel O'Connefl, Free Stater, held 'In Four Courts as hostage, was released. Two terrific explosions, which shook the city, sending flames high Into the nir and killing thirty Free State soldiers, preceded the sur render. Eighty persons were killed nnd Injured when the first explosion shook the, city. Fierce fighting has broken out In Donegal, but general be lief was that with the surrender of Four Courts and the canture of -O'Con- fnnr. the rebellion's back nns been broken. . Get Help from Soviet. LONDON, June 30. (A. P.) The commtuvsts are reported aiding the republicans at Dublin, led by a mem ber of the Industrial Workers of the World from America. They are said to be receiving financial help . from Moscow. PITCHER'S SPEED CAUSES v BONES IN ARM TO SNAP . TTRBANA,' Ohio, June SO. While throwing the last ball of a game be tween two schools. In which he pitch ed no-hit ball. Fred Cressman put so much energy Into the throw that hl. arm snapped. Doctors discovered a week after ward that a small bone In his rVt. forearna had" broken. Ixcal fans as sert that such cases are extremely rare. Reported by Major Iee Moorhouse, obsen-er. - Maximum 19. Minimum, 59. Ilarometer !.. TODAY'S FORECAST Toeislu anl Saiuiduir fir. n REBELS m f ' 11 . I THE WEATHER ! - - . I Wests' Largest ; Bank Merger Was Announced Today Over30 Banks in 24 Calif or t ma Los Cities Merged. Under Angeles Institutions.! LOS ANGELES, June 30. .(U. 1.) I The largest bank merger in the west's history was announced here to day. Over thirty banks in twenty four California cities merged under the headship of the First National Bank of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Trust and Havings F.ank, and the Los An-I Seles First Securities Company. The' merger is effective at the clows of I business tonight. Assets of approxi mately f 200,000,000 aro involved. TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE Inspection by Board Results in Commendation for ServiGe Given; to Plant Shrubs. , Schoo) buildings in Pendleton are1 In better condition rltrht now thani they have been for a number of years, j That is the opinion expressed by niom-J bers of the board of education follow ing the annual inspection of build-! Ings which was made yesterday. i Comparatively little repair work' win be necessary this year, accord- i ing to Supt. H1. B. Inlow. AVTiat does, have to be done is of a minor nature, j Parkings which have already been started on some of the school grounds, j will be. developed more fully, the: board has decided. ! Tho surfacing of the grade grounds will be worked over with the. idea in 1 mind of maklnij the surface finer, it '. is stated. Some shrubs will 'be plant-j ed at the hlph school gron nds. , This Is In line with recommendations put ! forward by Professor A. L. Peek, of O. : A, C .who made an inspection of partjjj Tlygr'tinds nn, .'grolinds here la1ft1'wIineK ute - "One. of the most apparent facts no- money because he was afraid he would tlced by the members of the board ! spend it, registered at a hotel arid then was the cleanliness of the various) "anie back to Portland the nevt morn buildings," G. M.eRice, president of j loc. the board stated today. "Other mcm-.j ' bers of the board called attention to ' the better service in taking care of the THREE DRUNK STUDENTS on the Inspection. Wo have not al ways had janitor service of this kind, j and we were pleased to note the bijl improvement of conditions now over what they were three or four years : ago." I i Ti WASHINGTON, June 30. (A. P.) Clark Griffith, president of the Washington American Club, today criticised remarks by Judge Landis In I r. a recent lecture to New York and ' Boston American teams, declaring that he considered Landis' remarks ! that "ball players must not gam!ile, ' bootleg or carouse," a direct Insult to 98 per cent of the ball players. i SUCCESSlDftTH I WILL ATTEND TRIP NOME, Alaska, June 30. (IT. p.) Success of death will attend Amund pen's attempt to fly across the top of the world. In the opinion of Hlmcr Ftillerron, Canadian; member of thej Royal Air Force, who will pilot! Amundsen's monoplane in the flight ! over the pole from Point Borrow to i Spltzenberg. Fullerton said the planed would carry fuel and stores necessary I for a twenty Your hour non-stop flight. ' USE OF ROD WILL CURE FLAPPERITIS, IS CLAIM j DETROIT. Mich.. June 30. Flap- ! peritis and other Ills afflicting the ris- . , ing generation can be effectively rem- j jedied only by "vigorous application of the rod," according to Judge Alfred T. j jTalley. of the rourt of spec'al seasiona, ' (New York city, who nt one time re- . -eeived national attention by virtue off this preachment, 'Siare the rod audi j spoil the child. Judge Talb-y so!;f ' jto an aud'ew of eeveral totlsnn?, i men and youth of Detroi. THocsai. . Minion of the Holy Nam Society nt -' ford Field. BRITISHlAYER ' "! : DEFEATED l LEN6LEN T. p. Kaihleor ltcane, one f lirttam" t- in the WimMfdon ta nnic champi' r.'h ipn. wrnl (ion 10 drfat tw-forr Suzanne lVntrif n, C-ro-, pi-nn thani(ont -l, T-i. t DAJVST EAST OREGONIAN, TELLS Youth Claims He Shot in Self Defense After Victim J-iad Shot Wildly at Him. - . L ' " , ' BOWKER WANTED TO DOUBLE CROSS 'BOB' Hecker Told Tense Court Room of Signals Agreed Upon With the Bootlegger. Oregon CITY, Ore., June 30. (I?. P.) Russell Hecker, accused of first degree murder of Frank- Bowker, on the stand today testified that he kill ed Howker tn self defense, after the latter had fired at hiin during the cli max of a bootleggers Quarrel. In a dramatic recital Hecker told the tenne court room how ho and Bowker started for the liquor cache, of the signals agreed upon with "Bob" the bootlegger, and how Bowker con fessed he had money enough to buy only fifteen of the thirty cases avail able, of How Bowker then attempted to persuade IJecker to agree to. rob "Bob" of his .Whiskey and pay him nothing. '.Hecker said he refused to double cross Bob, and Bowker started calling him names. They quarreled heatedly, according to Hecker's testi mony, and . Hecker started back to ward Portland. Then Howker seined bin own revolver, and fired at Hecker, the shot going wild, and then Hecker fired his Own . automatic, ' killing Bowker. He then wrapped the body in a hop sack they had in the car lor transporting the liquor and drove to Albany where he weighted the body with stones and threw it in tint- Cla poolaltlver". " Hp dls'p'oWff 'f (he SEIMTX0ME FROM SCHOOL MOCNT CLEMENS. Mich.-, June 30. Three boys, the oldest twelve,' p-i-plls at the Wilson School, came to theip elo.ss rooms so hopelessly drunk they had to be carried to their homes. The boys claim to have found -and drank a bottle of dandelion wino dur ing the dinner recess perled near the railroad trucks.' Police are investlgat- j ijiH niui ) nfi uiip ui ini- m..vj on in I ed liquor something with a stronger 1 kick than dandelion w-tne Jn his home. .The appearance of the boys In their classrooms caused a great com i mot'nn nmonir the other pupils. IT'S ENCOURAGING j was Bu-uTafT; I ppesioenTor SOMelrN3. k . OF MURDER I ir vv hi n i I i:r r ! u LlliliiU HllltfU Lll! ! ! AT NOME ABROAD , xvirf: f PENDLETON, OREGON. . FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 30, 1922. Americans Released by Bandits Today WASHINGTON-, June 3(i. f.Lr. P.) The state department announced that General Gej-ozave, -Mexican ban dit chief, had released the eighty-five persons, including six Americana held ror ransom ui the coronauo oil i aniu at Tamplco. The ransom of ten thousand pesos was not paid, however, Resolution Made WASHINGTON, June SO. (U. IVI Representative Connolly, uemocrni, of Texas, introduced a resolution today j canning oh the house and senate to j appoint a committee of three members I each-to .begin a probe of (he bandit raids and kidnappings in Mexican oil ' field?. . - - DISABLED VETS El WASHINGTON, -Organ. 'nation of Juno 30. (IT. P.) a national employ-i nionL bureau for 'disabled, veterans -(if the world war was announced today bv Dr. L. B. Rogers acting director the veterans' bureau. Major W. Hunt, New York, will head the f nV ployment service. '' ALL WHEAT PRICES . WERE STEADY TODAY Wheat prices vary but 'slightly- to day in comparison with, yesterdap s prices. The closings today were July 1. 11-3-8, September $1.15 7-8 and December $1.18 7-8. Yesterday's clos ings were July $l.H5i, $1.15 and $1.1 S 5-8, respectively. ' The quotations, as received by Over beck ir Cooke, are as follows: Open High Low Close July $t.15,i, $l.ir.4 $1.14i,i $1.14 Sept, . 1.16 1.17'A LIB"., 1.57 IVo. 1.18 1.1 ' 1.18' v1.18 Seattle Cash Market , ' Hard white, $1.16: soft white, $1.16: while club, $1.16; hard winter,. kl.1T; noithern spring, $1.16; lied Walla. ? i . i ... '; :'"N.. cash. m:t rltet at Portland todj.y. ""vTnat 'atnrl'ed "Wetier" on "the " firm f.lvcrpool cables and advanced further on buying influenced by the publica tion of numerous reports of -black rust in the be.-:t section of spring wheat belt. These reports, however, were rather vague and not fullyy confirmed, I'lilch fact en used selling late in the day. Conditions northwest todate I have been perfect and not conducive i to the spread of black rust, but fnr ! t her rains followed by high tempera tures would undoubtedly rHtlt In n (prions scare of nit actual damage. Private" reports on winter, whe-it show reductions of 33.000,000 to 52, 000. ono b'inhels from the government report of June flint All cash markets were strong. Premiums In some In stances being one to three cents high er. The latter at Minneapolis. Ex port news was discouraging, advices claiming more offers to resell than fresh orders. It looks very much ns though this situation will hove to ch-inge and out side buying lumden J materially if the bulges are to he j maintained. s i TO CALL ON THE NEIGH30RS IN MONARCHISfS PLOT JN BERLIN i I ' I DnAminAnl fihl Members : n uiiiiiiciu Vciuiuci Were Marked in Wholesale Assassinations Planned. PLOT DISCOVERED AGAINST THE JEWS Helferrich, Von Jagow and Ludendorff Implicated in Letter Found by Police. BERLIN, June 30. (IT. p.lNtnf ty per.sons were arrested here as the result of the discovery cf a widespread plot by monarchists to overthrow the Wlrth government, ."Wholesale assas filiations of government heads was planned, according to the police dis covery. - - Prominent cabinet 'members were marked' for assassination similar to llathcnau's fate. Lieutenant Guen ther, former secretary of Lundendorff, Was amonj,. thos.i arrested, police find ing papers lit his rooms indicating a series of communication with Helfer li'i h, Von Jagow, Lundendorff and other nationalists concerning the ctm splracy. Guenther is suspected u be ing Implicated In the Rathenau mur der. Authorities expres.-.ed the hope that Ihey have stamped out tho spark of the monoarchlst uprising, lu;t Inti mate further sensational arrests may follow. .' - . ' ; . Jews Are Marked HAMrilTRG, June 30. -(I. N; B.) A plot for the wholesale assassination of Jews In Germany beginnlns with Dr.' Walter Rathenau, late foreign secretary vas unearthed by the arrest of na,val commander Warnccke, It, was -learned. - " Tne pallerS Sald'lo Iiace'tieefi ' fftriticr In Wnrneck's posse.sion showing him in he a member of th? nationwide or ganlsatlon known as the "Murder Ex ploding Detachment." The documents showed the lives of twelve prominent .lews was marked. ', t Stownway ti'lls Story IIOROKRN. N. J-, June 30. (IT. P.) --Max Peterson who arrived here to day, as a stowaway aboard the steam er President Taft from Hremen, Ger many, was one of the band of con spirators who plotted the death . of Wnlter Itathemtu. he told the shin's officers. 'Officers Bnd that Peterson,! 28. told them -of the plt that resulted in the Assassination of the German foreign minister last Saturday, I. VXD fH VICKS SAVED WASHINGTON,. June 3D. (A, P.) A number of federal land offices, ordered closed' at mldhlgltt 'tonight, would continue under a bill finally passed today by the senate and sent to the president." OCCASIONALLY. Lynn Frazier Has Taken the Lead Over McCumber Non-Partisan Candidate Has 67,541 to 65,890 for Head of Senate Finance Body. FARGO. N. IX. June 30. (A. P.V The defeat of Senator McCumber, I ehalrmnn of the senate finance com mittee, is Indicated. Returns at noon today on the republican nomination for senate from 1500 precincts gave McCumber 65,890, while Lynn J- Fra zier, non-partisan candidate, and for mer governor has 6 7,541. KEEP PRESENT SEED IF IT IS GOOD IS ADVICE OF HYSLOP , A. 0. Crop Specialist Urges County Wheat Growers Not to Change Seed Wheat. -. .. ;..!.. In a letter to W. E. Potts, wheat farmer of near Helix, Prof. George R. Hyslop, farm crops specialist, advises Mr. Potts not to change seed wheat providing his own strain is pure nnd free of disease and weed seed. This question of whether t ) change seed is constantly being asked by farmers, and the letter written by Prof. Hyslop Is published. 1: follows: "In. reply to yours of June 28, If yum have good Hybrid No. 12S, -and It Is clean and free from mixture ' and weed seed, I strongly advise that yon keep your own seed. - "There Is absolutely no object In using seed of the same variety from any other section If the seed of that variety that you already have is free from, mixture. apd objectionable. weeds and disease. ,. - ' "The danger In going outside for seed that you do not know about Is that In many cases It contains objec tionable mixtures of other varieties that grade and aln down;, or It may .ninny is.. F. Grabel, head of the muln contftln wiied-iwSds or. lisiit.h,JW i t''l;i '..'of way. union, which' also or thnt when one has good "seed ho I dcred a strlkp for 10 o'clock atvirda should Vcep It. ' ' . . t mortilng; . - ; ; .- v ' . T. .. : ( "We have had an experiment at the I On toll Kail 'of the railroad alleged Moro Station for a number of years, 'to have violated tho board's ruling by In which the seed is exchanged by three experiment stations annually, and all three kinds of seed are grown at. each' eqperlment station each year.' Thus far. In this experiment which lias run through quite a number of years, there. Is absolutely of any sort that It pays seed." no evidence to change OF MINE IR HEARD TODAY CHAR LESTOWN, W. Vn., June JO. (IT. P.) Rumblings of another mine war were heard as two com panies of guardsmen were rushed Into Cabin and Paint creek coal fields. A rannsi A twm-n nni lnr-rrnn c-n 1.1 tha miners were gathering on Paint Creek for a march against the alleged ( pen shop mine on cainti I'reeK. Attack l'eared ' DO NO HA, Pa., June 30, (IT. P.) State police and sheriffs are patrolling j the roads leading to Donora to head off 200 miners marching on wagon mines here. Strikers are reported en route In seven stolen trucks. OF T TOKIO. June SO. (IT. P.) The ! privy council met today to complete .ratification of the treaties and agree ments made at the Washington arms : "or board today, pending announce conference. A messenger will be dis- "lent of the railroads whether they patched to Washington within twoiwoino. i.y ui i-""ub w " weeks to file notice of Japan's acce pt. a nee. 'OHIO KIWANIANS INVENT NEW 'VOLSTEAD CONFETTP i MARTINS FKIIIIY, Ohio. June In. 1 Volstead confetti is something new". This "confetti" cons'sts of bottle J (caps, without bottles, serving ns re I minders of a dry nation. The caps, made by a local tinplnte plant, bearing the name "Martins Kerry." were taken by local delegates , twtn ir end S0 will be in l'eudle to the international Klwsnls Clubs-'ton .eptemlT ti to see tho Pndle conventlon at Toronto, Ont. t t.n Ro-ind-1'p and the Happy CVn: on When trawil upon persons, known as "Volstead confetti." i : PORTLAND WIVES ASK F POltTl-AND, June JO (A. P.) Application for a reduction from eight to five cents for carfare in Port land was marie today to the atate pub lic service ccmmisiMOn by the House wives council of Portland. 10,172 ISTRIKE CALLED FOR 10 O'CLOCK Shopmen in Eastern Oregon Prepared to Walk Out at Scheduled Time Saturday JEWELL SUBPOENAED BY RAILROAD BOARD Claims That Conference Could . Only Cause Confusion and , Might Result in Riots. Inkling?; of trouble In Eastern Oregon have already bejfun to bn heard In Pendleton. Reports have it that tho shop men. at Itieth liave prepared to . walk out to nmrruw jiuirning. A call eamo to the slieiiffs of fice this iiiornliig front La Grande asking lilin if it wonUl bo possible ' for Id in to furnish six special -" deputies to assist lu any work the . ofllclals may be oalKM ; on to o while prcservlnif order there, U " Is not probable that any men wilt be sent to l, Grande, It was in- dilated. s ...... ...... f ... . ! -,' . ! ........I'-i.-. .,, ' .... , , Jewell Xot at Meeting. f ; Cli ICAG , June a 0. iV'. I'.h-J?ert M. Jewell, head of the ; sbopcraft union, scheduled to strike at" ten o'clock Saturday, nmrinB, defied the labor board today and;' refused 16 ap pear at the hoard conference. ' Tha board promptly . subpoenaed ' htm. Many other labor leaders scheduled to appear before tho board in a. oon(eri euoe. fulled to appear, ma nyjbelng . re ported to have left Chicago. Some of the union hends were preeent, partlc- fanning out shop work, executives ap. penred willing to stand by the board's ruling In this respect, thus, rpparent ly removing one cause or the threat ened strike. Unless Jewell appears and agrees to delay, tho shop crafts will strike tomorrow1 as ordered.- ' In refusing to appear, Jewell Issued a statement prior to Issuing of : the subpoena li which he said the confer ence could only cause confusion whieJv might result in dlnturbances and rl- ! ots when the men walked out.' Jewell Insisted that a conference such as sug gested and which tho board , is at tempting to hold today could not pre vent the strike voted for almost unan imously by the members of his or ganization. He also asserted the labor board had exceeded Its authority In clt.'ng leaders of shop craft organiza tions to appear before 1t. Whether I Jewell can be found and served with Z n lil i "V"!!?!! "a" Phlem" l: j1" wn ,n ch,pato thls 0"-n"on. JlnrHii to Fight Tnton. WASHINGTON, Jnne 30. (U. T. Harding will back up with the full force of the federal government the railroad board's decision nffect'ne both railroads and railroad workers, It was made Plain at tho White House" today on the eve of 1 the railroad strige called for tomorrow at 1 o'clock. ' The president. It was learn ed, considers the railroad board's de-' clslons are govennment decisions, and it in deteHrslnod tho government shall be supreme. What measures the pres ident contemplates were not revested, ' Will lelsy CHICAGO, June 30. (I. P.) The strike of the maintenance of the way employes will be delayed nntll niter July third, ITesident K. P. OrnWe in- ' formed the t'nlted Wales railroad la- abolish the f oniraci system on mop aim maintenance oi way won. nirpriinrn inruTf m rHjOL 1UU nULM 0 U BE HERE FOR ROUND-UP Traveling passenger amenta of Am erican railroads tn the nuuiltr of be- NO. the 1 KhoW that nivht, according to informa I lion that has been received friitn the traveling asents association. An -ednrstlonal trip will be (!a for ttre asi-nts and their fsmiliea The Itinerary will include a trip from S a,t tie, Wednesday, September 20 - to Chicago. S'ptemher ;j. Belds Pen dleton and the P.ound-l'P, e.mie of the olher noltrts of Interest which will he iwi ln the Northwest will Include ScsflWy Taeoma. 1'ortlsed. M"ltnomah Fnlls. Heed Iliver and the ColumHa cor?e. PORTIAVn MIKKI1 vTt"nV . pOftTI-A.V'l). June 5. V l'.t l.ifKK, e-jen and f -ft-r :