-''A . THE ONLY SMALL DAILY IN AMERICA CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, UNITED PRESS AND THE I. N. & DAILY EDITION The net press run of yesterday' Duly 3,224 Thta paper Is a menmer or ana audited by .the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The Kast Oregontan la Eastern Or iron's great eat newspaper and aa a nil ins force gives to the advertiser ots twice the guaranteed average paid cir culation In Pendleton and Umatilla county of any other newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEE COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPE3 sVVy EAST OREGONIAtf: PENDLETON. OREGON SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1922. VOL. 34 NO. 10,233 DAILY EDITION - i i , i. l ; L r 18 HARDING S 18 EXTREMEIY GRAVE Dr. Mayo Summoned to Wash ington; Belief Expressed Operation Was , Necessary. SIMILAR ATTACK IN . 1916 ALMOST FATAL Temperature Rose During Day; Doctors Experience Diffi culty Combatting Poisons. WASHINGTON, Sept. (I. (U. P.) An official bulletin at nine o'clock to day says Mrs. Harding, whose condi tion caused grave concern lust night, passed ft' fairly good night with her condition as favorable as can be ex pected at this time. The president has cancelled all the today's engagements and an order was Issued closing the white house gates to visitors. Mrs. Harding's malady was origin- allv an infection of the kidneys. This was complicated by a cold. The sum moning of Dr. Mayo, of Rochester gave rise to the bellot that an opera tion was necessary to save her life, Four physicians remained at her bed; Bide until three o'clock this morning administering opiates to relieve the pain. Attorney General Daugherty after remaining all nisht at the white house said when leavinu' early this morning that Mrs. Harding's condi tion was extremely grave. News that the life of Mrs. Harding was endan gered startled Washington. (rnveftt Anvloty Secretary Christian said there was "the gravest anxiety'' because of the ,Unilx recurrence. 'Of flj-m plications ' during-the carry morning -nonrs ami before noon. Ir. Ocorge T. Harding, the president's brother arrived this morning and Is also In attendance. A similar attack in mill almost prov ed fatal. Friends fear the handicap 'of the six additional years. Mrs. Harding is over 60. The president is ministering to his wife as much us thi doctors would allow. lfer temperature rose with the day -ml the1 doctors experienced difficulty !n combatting the poisons. General f lawyer came from the sick chamber at 12:35 p. m. and said there was no change in her condition. There will he no further official bulletin until 5 p. m. T)r. Mayo arrives at 7:40 Sunday- morning. DIVORCE INVALID DUE TO UNETHICAL LAWYER V-17-TTr VfinL- (l Althnltfrh erican consmate at Buenos Ayres, ob tained what lie believed to be a legal interlocutory decree of divorce In the supreme court at While Plains in 1920 he finds the Judgment was worthless because his attorney, Her bert F. Milyler, known as "the divorce nil! lawyer," had no right to practice in this state. AS GREEKS FLEE ATfTE.VS, Sept. 9. M. P.) Th? Turkish cavalry penetrated the sub urbs of Smyrna today. The allied con suls have assumed authority as, Greek civil and military authorities were pre paring to flee. Dispatches tiere state American, British and Italian marines .Hid bluejackets were landed to pre serve order and protect the consulates. There are insufficient ships to convey the hundreds of thousands of refugees to Greece anil food supplies at Asia Minor ports are exha :ted. 1 THE WEATHER nporict by Major 1 Monrhoiis Maximum 72. Minimum TODArs FORECAST Tonirht fafr. Pund.iy fair ani 4arm'r. CONDITION ,f f. 4 - I SE .i ILL I -L . f --- ill - is. rHT -i -1 rViie,"Wh.i House 3ri MINISTER IS INJURED BAPTIZING CHINAMAN PHU A1 " KL.PH I A , Sojit. O.Hev. Georffe K. Nicholas, of the. Kiist liap tist church of this oily, is in 1 1 1 o hoHpltu as the result of 1fnuxin?; several riiiJie.so rnemborH of his con firepration. The Iluptist ceremony of total ini- mersion in water wan beinir oer- formed without the aid of an inter- preter. The largest of the Chinese, not quite understanding" what was required o ; him, became fritrhtened as Or. Nichols ranpod him to put him into the Mater and collap.sed, grabbing at the clergyman. In savins the frightened man from a bad fall. Dr. Nichols tore a liaa ment in his back. . 1N0I SEEK ELECTION AGAIN Mayor Definitely States Deci sion Not to Be Candidate; Dunn, McMonies Decline. When voters of Pendlton cast their ballots for city officials in the No vember election they will vote on at least two men for council who are, not now serving on that body, and they will have to vote for some one . else other Ulan O. A. Hartman fori mayor. These facts became assured ' today by reason of statements made - by two of the city councllmen whose terms expire this year una by u statement from Mayor Hurtnian. K. J. McMonU'S und William Jninti are the two votincilnif n who defi nitely stated that they will not run to succeed theiiiHf Ives. .Munuc-t Medley declared that he Is not In a jiosltioif to Ray yet whether he will be a candidate again or not. fie will know within a f-w days, he stated, after he has had time tu think the matter over, ("oiiiu llman Joe Kll, the fourth member who.se - term expires could not be located over the telephone today to mure Ids attitude on the queHtion. 'l have definitely and umitiiilil'it Un decided that I will not he a candidate to succeed melf for. another term," Mayor Hartman stated this morning. "I did not seek the office two ye:r apo, but I permitted my name to be voted on because I believe ft is every man's duty to devote noioe time to public work. I have spent a pre.it deal of tfine during- the past two years on city work, and now I am ready to relinquish the reins to someone else. " "One of the planks bf" my platform was economy, and this rul In M' expenditure of the city's money has been followed, even to the point ui parsimony. In-fact, I think we hae practiced a false economy In som" resperts, but the administration had no other alternative after the v iters expresef their will that the hudy t i be not increased. This pre.-ent ad 1 ministration still has the ta-k nn its hands of working out an adequate ! budget under which the uece-dini; j ad mini? ration mny operate. ThW JwhI he a real job. ! Coun ilman WiUiam Iimn jaskei! If he wouldrun a?afn to sue- ceed himself. I "Absolutely no." he r pil-l, phatlcally. "Four years ts an pant puffirieney to erve on tl.e rtt council. I'm done when ruj tt-nn expti-es. i "otirtcitma n McMonis ws alvo emphatic In hts Matement ( hi de cision not to run. The muncilmen who hold over fr another two years are a fllom-s: Holtert Simpson, first ward; WtllaM lUnd. second ward; R. 2wrenee, thirl wrd; and K. Tenland. f ourt h a rd . The ofOre of th rlty rrir1-r and that of r hnf of polk-e a a thet of the fire rhf are all srpnlnlive. I .i -xx-vCstpe.JW, T T AVhcnt Pitces nhow only a slight change today, Septemler wheat clo- g t $1.0IH, Decomher at $1.02 3-S itnd liny at $1.07 .3. The closing prices yesteraay were ?i.uo T-s, 'tt.ni'i and $t.0T 5-8. Following are the i intalions received by Overlx ek & CooKe, local brol.ers: Open High Low Clie Sept. fi.no $1,111 $i.no $1.01 y, rei l.0li . 1.02 '4 1.01 1.02 Miy l.nTV J.07 1.07 1.07 ti Wheat The government report is sued yestei-d.qy influenced some sell- j 'ng ami n slightly lower opening, pres i ffire was far from h'-avy, - and the t 1 inarlt (Iisp4nved an undercurrent of ('-Irrnuth, despite the fuel Ihut there was no nVuvs to eneourage haying. In j fact, there was no news of nnv sort In "if-iilnllon that could really he con sidered inl'Hieneial. Messages frun the seahoard rejiorted the export de niand slow, with little if any bitsines. done. Foreigners undouhledly hold the key to the situation and although their reluctuanee lo liny at - presen! luier-s is rather iliseoitraging. it i just possible they are going to over stay the market, and will he compell ed to hid up prices when they begin to boy in an important way, it is no ! nolYv to take the aggress've -position on the buying side of futures, hut thli- 1 v' nr mriv pi-uv i an eceptinn for tin reason that bearish fm'tors have been o fd h adv.'rtlseii that they have l-eeu discounted. 1 Uvnse and drag Austria down, there Foes and f'ne collected by the city i fore Cox suggested Hoover for the of Kcigene during the pionth of AuguM amounted to fTun.sS. it . - 1 ' ' : A - ; ; ' f l 1 M(W. ' I f-V T Bis rUv' A II li If yv'V I ENTOMBED MEN NO T DEAD SAYS CHEMICAL EXPERT There is Good Drinking Water on Lower- Levels of Ar gonaut Mine is Report. ! s PFRnuTFWnFWT flh 1 MINE ISSUED, REPORT Rescue Workers Delayed by Soft Silt on 3900 Level; Rescue a Week Away. JACKSON. Calif, Sept. 9. (!'. 1'.) The town was wild with excitement today because of the a-nnouncement of : 'Dr. U H. Duscak, consulting chemical ji'iigineer, that chemical tests uelow the 2."U0 le'el of tile Argonaut mine -showed no s gns of putrefaction. Hi. ; declared tests would jyveal th signs I of existing, death. Thi" mine officials ! offered a reward of $','i000 to the rcs i iu' party first breaking into the Ar- j gonuut workings. I Tlie result of Duscak's test wav ' ri'ii'.'Wed life by rescue worlier. t"o;ir jsix hour shifts of men -uv -urk.lug to I day with renewed enthusiasm. A eov iering of soft silt on tilt .11100 level re i turds the work. The nurses huva re turned tc- San I-'rancisco, h,.'i'c iht.y bold themselves lii readiness. Several mine officials have left fo.- suor: trips, itrengthening the conviction, that ihe rescue is probably a. ,v.: 'k away. An official statement of the exe;ti. the committee Jirgues that tiierc are (Continued on page ii.) Europe Will be , , Glad to Follow , ' America Cox NEW YOilIv, Kept. . (V P.)' ;;- lovernor James M. Ci x, returning I'rom Kurope today, says that Anierl- a holds the key to the lEiuropean re parations, problem.. Although Cox rc .urns after Interviewing practically an the active heads of ICuropean govern ments to advocate American entry In the League of Nations, he dec'am hat. can wait, liuropean rehabilita Liun, debts, feeding hungry people. :vvall the speedy settlement of the re unratlons dispute. France Is unwlll- ng to accept the British-German dic tation and if a settlement .Is nol lulckly reached Germany will col- Ireparations commission Kurope will I gladly follow American leadership HAVING A HARD TIME TO GET IT LIT. i. i Rr-. ??ff. ?M(Z I I Women in Umatilla Back Gracefully Off From Jury Service i lTinatilla county women don't I line jury service. 1 This conclusion has been reached by Deputy Sheriff Jake Marin, following several days of serving summons on women drawn In the list of prospective jurors recently. This is the see- oud time the sheriff's office has been called on to sumauon both men and women for jury service, and the experience, this fnll in the same kind that was met last spring. Women generally are averse to serving on a jury, and since the law gives them the privilege of serving or not, ac- I cording to their own convenience, a big majority vary gracefully back out of .the ohl gation. Among those on the list re- eently drawn who have definite- j ly refused to serve are the fol- lowing: Metta Klgin, Pcndle- ton; Anna V. Hickman, Sunny- side. Nora M. Matt, Athena; Mary M. Jerard, I'endleton; I.y- dia H. Albee, Helix; Evelyn (1. Hamsey, FeVndale; and Florence Uerkeley Pendleton. Two wo. men are undecided whether they want to be, Jurors. They are Mrs. a. C. fchlegel, Pilot ltocU; mid Itoberta IT. Wright, Freewater. y E Spokane Is backing Pendleton's coming Round-lip to the last man and 200 of her citizens will be here Satur day for the big show, say Henry Col lins," president of the association, and Jim Sturgis, who returned this morn ing after attending the Interstate Fair in the Washington city. Thaddens S. ljuie, director of the Inland Empire Hound-Up speclul, showed Mr. Collins and Mr. Sturgis every courtesy and gave t-vidonce of the Spokane men's entnusintjii by-.the fact Ihut I2S have already signed up for the trii. There will bo at least 76 ' others who will be on the special or come hero by motor. .Among prominent people who will lie here are Mr. Lane, L. M. Daven port, who recently placed In the Ho tel Davenport lobby a hand-colored panoramic picture of the- Hound-Up: Frank McCullough, Harry Phillips. John Dorun, Henry Kloph, Ben Holt, Greenough Brothers, Dr. Gallagher. J. D. Itiggs, I)r, Htunley Titus and many others. Mr. Collins and Mr. Sturgis slate that the fair was excellent, mention ing In particular the livestock nd machinery exhibits. The races 'were nteresting,. slate the local men, espec ially the derby, which was won by "Audrey K." Karl Shepherd of Waterloo, em ploye of the forest service, was shot ice dentally while working on a gov- ernment trail near Cnseudia. The ball entered the arm, shattering the bone. NJUNCTION ISSUED PREVENTING FEDERAL AUTHORITIES BREAKING UP MEETING OF R. R. Order Issued by Judge Bailey Does Not Nullify Daugherty Injunction; Electrical Workers Have Right to Con. tinue Plea for Injunction After Monday Says Judge. LA FOLLETTE FOR PRESIDENT BOOM STARTED AT MEETING OF FEDERATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Conferences Held Between Jewell and Railroad Executives to Prepare Settlement for Meeting of. the; Shopmen's Policy Committee; Individual Agreements Expected. hHINOTO., Sep. 9. (I!. P.) Judge Palley, in Issuing- an injunction restricting federal authorities from Interfering with union meetings, unless the meetings clr-lnte the Daugherty Injunction, did not pass on the vnlldltv of the Chicago order specifically. , It was stated that the electrical workers who pleaded for" the vacation of the Daugherty injunction, eoulci renew' their Plea any time after Monday whet. Daugherty will try i Chicago to make his injunction pennanent. The pica will not bo prejudiced 'bv the present order It was emphatically stated. The counter Injunction merelv the ' . . . , from breaking up union meetings i.mcuiiKs nave oeen tnreatened. ', - The electrical w.u kcrs asked the court to, Issue a counter injunction to biillily the Daugneriy order. Judge Falley refused to sanction tlils'pleo. The court held, however, that the Daugherty Injunction did not Invoke the break t.p of union meetings unless they were Interfering with interstate commerce JAPS-SOVIETS DRIFTING APART AT, CONFERENCE TOMOv Sept. . (U. P.) Japanese and ltussian iw legutes at the. Chang uniin conierence are drifting apart. the Soviet delegation wishes to In 'iti(',e Aganda matters not centering en the Orient. Japan will discuss only mr eastern questions. An agreement secu s difficult. - 4 :' - ! 5,915 Boys and Girls Study in Umatilla County, W. W. Green's Report Indicates. There were 7,645 children of school age In I'matilla county during the lohnol year of 1 921-1 22 which closed last June, according to the annual re. port of W. W. (Ireeu, county S'tperln tmdent of schools, which has Just Seen completed. Of this number ol "hildren between the nges of fhur and In, a total of fi,915 were enrolled in he schools. There are mure boys than girls in he school enrollments, the reporl (hows. This state of affairs holds rood both In the grades as well a in he high school. There were '.MS oys enrolled In the grade schools, as igulnst 2.200 girls. In Ihe high schools the boys numbered tun to 837 for the girls. 1 The si;greate of days of attendance was RU3.7S9, of wbjch number 651, 34.1 were In the grades and 152,444 In the high schools. This is a gain of 10,000 days' attendance over the pre- J ceding year. k- A total of 2C6 certificates to teach- I ""rs V'cre registered In the cnmitv ilnr. ing Ihe year. The percentage of attendance In the rrade wns sIlKhlly above 4 percent, iml for Ihe hijih schools Ihe attend. moo hfached more than 95 per cent, j he report shows. The average length j 'f the term Inst year was 17S days. which is an Increase of five days over he year before. Palnrics for men teachers which In- ltides teachers, principal and super ;ntendenls, - 'averaged flM.SO th mouth, while women teachers earn d in average salarv of $147. km. There are five private schools In (he county which have the services of t.1 teachers, fciur of whom are men and 11 women. Thww schoob: were j itlendcd'lunt year by 10 boys and 2lt K i ir. The total expenditures for schools n the county during the year werr i07.O73. The balance on hand at fh end of the schfMd year was It'll, -22.14. Tlere ere 1 s.'hool districts 'n the ewtntv. J.-i eniy-i-i ro.,ms sr- 1 devoted to th le-ichilig of hitfh e-hsl j cedents and 1. In rrwd- work. I The nurals-r of cho.ls which have anopicfi in- lM-tiM.ntn term is itrart 1 ' 1 1 V incr.-a"ing, , th r-prt Indicates, n 33 wrhM.! Ihe l'-nth of Ihe lerm Is finif iii.fu.tin. Mini p, 1-III-.I. iia.-j t.ii eiinnnisrn i.l .ll-d the I.n...nlh term. This uli1t WAS SUKPRISE-U; a train f.r the lo-vr lerni ovr th I enr Iw-for., accrdlnr lo Mr. ire. , I.IIIMXH K lltk1T STRVOV. I l'ltTI-AM. Hept. . (A. P.) I livestock stead.v. butler, eegs, ver' I flnn. The Foes I-1 nay t lie null stage has befn In oerailon only two months. lo1ng whUh time It has carried more jtrwn leel pouiuls of mail 61ii . ...... 1 UNIONS : f - ... wiih V 4 lt(U( ff(JUl 9 until Monday. - Union leaders say their OrtateN Cltt-ton Act.' .' r -CHICAGO, Sept. . The . i shop men's chlefH today asked the' federal court to dissolve the DauEherly; In junction on the Ri-ounds that the relief asked for the railroads violates the Clayton act. The relief i for VH tu torlor motive, is unlawful and unoon stitutionul; the Injunction was obtain ed through misrepresentation. ' ; v' Ia rulletut for President. ; ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 9.-U. P.) The xecu live, eouifc.) . jat. the jfA. -. oration of Labor convened toflft'tside olde what ucthm it would lake legara-liig- the Daugherty Injunction Ciomp. srs made a guarded referenda to Ji toilette," Indicating that the agltatto.i in the council wus in favor of boom inn i.n toilette for the presldcntlm nomination. , , '.. ( ' . . luillvidual 8ltleineuts. :u' - CHICAtlO, Sept. 9. IV. I'.l-.Infos. inal conferences between railrcml ex. eouuves unci union leaders are under way today. Union leaders lire ijoiind. ' iittf out the sentiment of the excy-ittye' !..... inn mreunr oi thd , ilMey , I'omnuttee here Monday. ' I'rosliient- Jewell has modified bis orl'ulilsl i.t ' tude for national-wide s.?ttIomett and will recommend the accopt ineo ,if In dividual settlements with tti'i 'Haiti, rnoro & Ohio, Mllwauko-j and other, roads conferring. . Truck Istd of (Xlilonce , : ; CHICAOO, Hept. 9.(f. Dc. partment of Justice agents arrived to. day to uncover a plot alleged to dei. stroy the country's rsilroads. ' Assist ant Attorney (general EHterlln . wjth :I6 special agents and Oliver Iarun, Indictment expert, brought u truckload of evidence against the striking shop, men and plan to present It at the' hearing Monday. The papers purport to show a nationwide campaign of sabotage against the transportation system according to officers. Bert Jewell, John Kcott, president and vice president of the striking shopmen will be the first witnesses coiled Monday. Ol.YXH-rA. Hc.pl. 9. (IT. .) While King county bloodhounds lost the trail of the fiendish attacker of Mrs. O'llara and her daughter, th county Is patrolled by healy armed farmers and officers. If the posse overtake the man he will probably be shot or' hanged Immediately, It Is eperted that all the victims will recover except Mrs. O'llara for whom tlier Is little hope. 20YEAR OLD BOY WINS NATIONAL GOLF TITLE HltonKl.lXK. Mass., Kept. 9. (1 P. Jw Kweetser. 20 year old Met ropolitan champion, won th nstloual amittelir golf chnmp onshlp by defeat ing 4'hlck Kvana today. JUST $500 WORTH N'KW ToltK. Sept. 9. When Raul l.ilrf-rnisn. wh Uvea upstairs and rubs a Mattonerr Hon downstair at, N'a. 7 Prospect vaiM, Hronx. wen to open bis stor recently be found a noi pinned on be front door. r-a4jng: "Vorj'll be snririM.'' And he vtt on epentnx h dor he found tbnl bortjiiji-s s.1 lwld (Continued on pate & ne tao points. it pure f worth ef n rtiv:. t ;