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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
TARIFF BILL
WILL BE PUT THROUGH
AT SPECIAL SESSION
If Plan Meets Approval of
President win be Passed
as Vetoed by Ex- President.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-IA- P.1
The Fordney emergency tariff bill.
as vetoed by former President Wilson,
Viii be rushed through congress in
the extra session.
Acceding to the request of President
Harding for passage of a measure de-
signed to help farmers, asking for pro-
lection against foreign competition.
republican members of the house ways
and means committee turned about
and. voted TO. revive the Fordney bill
after agreeing week ago not to con-
slider any emergency legislation ahead
Of permanent tariff and revenue re-
vision.
Senators Penrose. Smoot and Nc
Cumber of the senate finance commit
tee agreed to the new program. which
it was explained. meets approval of
the president. Senator Penrose ex-
pressed the belief that the emergency
measure would be in the hands of Mr..
Harding within 10 days after the con-
vening of the special session in April.
"The Fordney bill,n said Chairman
Penrose, ''wili be put through con-
gress without the crossing of ''t'' or
tigtting of an 81 The president
stepped into the fight when he tele-
phoned Mr. Fordney suggesting an
emergency agricultural measure be en-
acted in advance of tariff or revenue
legislation. The proposal took the
committee off its feet. There were
rumhlings Of discomfort. especially
among western members who objected
to the idea of going before congress u
second time this year to ask for a
special bill.
The cabinet had expected to take up
the tariff revenue tangle tomorrow but
in view Of the sudden agreement, the
question may not be discussed. When
the house meets April Ii there win be
three bills awaiting aetion--emeFgen
cy tariff. anti-dumping and American
| valuation. How soon thereafter the
permanent measure might be ready
members declined to say.
In some quarters there was a belief
that an attempt might be made In tho
senate to hold up the FordHey bill but
revenue trainers said this possibility
did not exist, since the measure had
| the presidents endorement.
Z
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
EDITORIAL,
YOUR INFLUENCE Is
NEEDED.

A commercial club or chamber of
Z a commerce is the watch tower of
the Community. When a community
wishes to speak, it does SO through its
commercial organization. No city Of
any size or consequence in the United
States or Canadasis without CONNER
cial organization. No city can afford
to be without such an organization.
Its the biggest asset to any community,
The stronger Il is and the more active.
the greater asset it is. Cities and Com.
munities are judged by the visitor aft
er getting in touch with their Com
mereial organization. Its the first
place a visitor goes and If he finds the
organization inactive and poorly sup
ported, he is not well impressed with
the city and loses interest in what the
city has to offer. On the other hand.
if he finds an active up to date Com
mercial Club. he knows quickly that
the city is progressive and the spirit Of
the community is reflected favorably
through its community building or
ganization.
II is just as easy to support and
maintain an active and well financed
organization as it is tho other kind, il
every business man, professional man
and farmer will do his part both NOR
ally and nnapeiaIfy. 4 The sconllaerciai
association is YOURS just as much as
Your neighbors. It's just exactly what
you make it. Yon get out of it just
what you put in, nothing more. You
owe it 10 yourself and TO the commnn
ity to support it. It's not fair for you
to expect your neighbor to carry your
burden as well as his own and that's
what YOU are asking, If you fail to take
cut membership in your association
and afterwards take part in its activi-
ties To be good citizen, one must
take part in community activities and
development and this can only be done
through your commercial association.
SO to do your part you must become
member.
Your association is now in the pro.
cess of reorganization. Its officers
and board of managers hope to make
it one of the strongest and most active
organizations in the State of Oregon.
citation of such value to this city and
community that you take much pride
in the holding of your membership
in the association. AS soon as the
membership campaign is over. pro-
gram of work for the coming year will
be formulated. Many new features
having to do with the building up of
the association are under consideration
and will be announced later.
Beginning "Wednesday morning, a
membership drive will be put on and
it is hoped that the membership
roster will show 500 at the completion.
II you would help the membership
committee, call at the association
rooms and sign up membership APP
plication right now
An objectionable Sin
To live in town
To make living off of it--and out of
it,
To educate your children in it,
To get everything YOU possibly can out
of it,
And put absolutely nothing into it,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
fi-XEAR-O -OID GIRL is
HELD CAPTIVE FOR
YEAR BY HER UNCLE

NCRFoRK. Ya.S March 2s,-Four-
teen-year-old Mary Katherine Liew-
ellyn is on her way back TO her home
in Athens county. ohio, today. after a
search for her that lasted a year and
Extended into many states, The girl
was found living with her uncle, Frank
Reeves, on a farm in Nasemond eoun-
ty Virginia.
Reeves is alleged to have kidnapped
the girl to square an old grudge he IS
isaid to have had against the child's
father, Wben found the girl was tie
hand and foot, to make escape impos-
s9ele. she communicated her where
abopts 20 her mother on the back OF
an old paper bag and brihed a Negro
farm hand to mail the letter, for her
Reeves has been taken back to Ohio te
stand trial,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
MAN WHO MADE EAST TAKE NOTICE OF OREGON
WILL BE THE CHIEF SPEAKER AT $50 BANQUET

Some inkling as g Why Frank
Branch Riley has been able 10 break
into very exclusive organizations IN
the East and tell millionaire bank
presidents and habitual world travel
lers the story Of oregon and the
Northwest was given TO a local group
at luncheon at the Eiks club today
Mr.. Riley spoke briefly but in an eN-
tremely entertaining manner Of his
work in the East and its possibilities,
He is speaker Of rare charm and
tact and holds his listeners spell
bound.
MIR. Riley will be the chief speaker
at the Commercial Association ban
quet this evening for which 150 res
ervations have already been made
The dinner starts at 6 80. J. r. Ra-
ley viii be the toastmaster and some
excellent musical numbers VIII fea-
ture the program
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
DREADNAUGHT
COLORADO WILL Be
LAUNCHED TODAY
4 FHENdNE1E8H Ii fk49FEN5 4
viii Rank With Sister Ship
Maryland as Most Powerful
of American Battleships.

WASHINGTON. March 22.-{A. P)
Tho super -dreadnaught Colorado,
which will rank with her sister ship,
he Maryland. as the most powerful of
American battleships, will be launch
I'd today at the New York Shipbnild-
ing company yards at Camden, n. j.,
he fourth capital ship of the 1916
program to leave the ways
The navy department announced
asst night that Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt would witness the launching
as the representative of the depart
nent and that Mrs Max Melville, of
Denver. Colo, daughter of Senator
Nicholson. would act as sponsor
In addition to her main armament
of eight 16-inch guns. the Colorado,
which is GA feet long and has dis
placement Of 81 500 tons. is rendered
more formidable as a fighting ma
chine. the announcement said, by the
Incorporation of special features of
protection against, submarine attack.
These features, based on lessons of the
werld war, We're said to render the
ship "as,nearly immune from torpedo
attack as any ship afloat.H
The Colorado is equipped with cleo
ric drive mechanism that has been
adopted for all battleships of the new
program, consisting of two main gem
,rators Of the turbine tyne driving four
lropelling motors and designed to de-
elop total of 29,OD0 horsepower.
Besides The MARYLAND, other sister
hips Of the Colorado type which was
aid down in May, 1919. are the Wash
ngton and West Virginia. neither oi
which has been launched
CAMDEN, y. j., March ETA. p
-Christened with flask of carbon
| ated water from Colorado Springs, tn,
dreadnaught Colorado was launched
at the wards Of the yards Of the New
York shipbuilding company while 20,
coo people cheered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
PENDLETON BOY SCOUTS
HAVE FORMED PATROL
BUT ARE LEADERLESS

= Thirty-two Pendleton boys
= who have formed a Boy Scout
= patrol are leaderless. The boys,
+ anxious to follow the example Of
+ the % youths who formed Scout
8 Patrol No. i, which is under the
= direction Of Rev. ]. NJ. Cornell
+ son, have organized Patrol No 2
+ but no Pendleton man has re- I
8 sponded to their appeal for
+ scout master.
= Rev. Cornelison has procured
= the necessary instruction books
+ for the new troop but fears that
I unless the boys are encouraged
= by a leader, they will lose inter- :
: est and become disorganized. His I
+ plan is to secure a scout master .
= which with Rev. Cornelison
+ would take charge OF the two 9
: patrols.
& = = > = %+ > : > + : = I
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
FLIES FROM LONDON
TO ATHENS TO SEE
MOTHER WHO is ILL

PARIS, March 22.-tU. Fila,
love triumnhed oyer filial obedience
when William Leeds resumed his air
plans flight from Nice to Athens 10 see
his mother. Princess Anastasia, who is
i'll Despite her telegraphic command
not to attempt the flight, Leeds don
ned his aviators costume yesterda.
and accomplished the first jump from
London to Nice He hoped to arrive
at Athens Wednesday night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
TUMULTY FORMS LAW
PARTNERSHIP WITH
REPUBLICAN FRIEND

WASHINGTON, March 12,-An-
nouncement is made by Joseph p.
Tumulty, former secretary to Presi-
dent Wilson, that he has formed a law
partnership with Randolph Perkins
fer the practice of the profession in
Jersey City, y. }.
Perkins is Republican, hat an ola
friend of Tumulty, with whom he sat
in the New JERSEY legislature some
Years ago. He is representative of tha
sixth district of New Jersey.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
STILLMAN RESIGNS AS
PRESIDENT Of BANK

NEW YORK, March 29.--(U. P.1--l
James A. Stillman has rendered his
resignation as President of the Ma.
tional City Bank. The board of diree-
tors unanimously refused to accent his
resignation. Rumor of Stillman's
resignation has been circulated since
ii became known that he and his wife
are suing each other for divorce,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
CITY Of EUGENE HAS
ANNUAL DRESS UP DAY

EUGENE, Ore. March 9.-tA. P1
The first day of spring was marked
In Eugene with big celebration Of
the opening of "dress-up week. AN
annual occurrence in this city The
business streets We're deliberately dec
orated, parade was held and thou-
sands of people viewed the window
displays of the merchants. The
weather was a mixture of sunshine
and showers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
HARDING CALLS
|. CONGRESS FOR
SPECIAL SESSION
Proclamation for Converting
Was Issued Today to Discuss
Many important Subjects.
NO PARTICULAR SUBJECT
WAS MENTIONED IN CALL
Should Convene to Receive
Such Communications as
May be Made by Executive.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-tA. P.)
"A proclamation convening congress
in a special session at noon April II
was issued today BY President Hard
ing. The tariff and tax revision viii
be the principal subjects before the
new congress, but many other import
ant subjects. including the transporta-
ton problem and the regulation Of the
packing and coal industries and immi-
grafton restriction are expected to be
taken up. None Of the subjects to be
considered was mentioned in the pres
ident's call, which said the public in
terests require that congress be cdn-
vened ITO receive such 'communica-
tions as may be made by the execu-
tive
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
France Believes Plans Include
Military Offensive Against
the Weak European Nations.
AID is SENT TO POLAND
DESPITE PEACE TREATY
Declare Soviets Are Gathering
Huge Troop Concentrations
Preparing for Great Drive.

LONDON, March a. Ed l.. Keen,
u. r. staff Correspondent)- --Russia
has laid her plans to become a world
power and the French believing the
plans include military offensive
against the weak European nations,
Eurriediy sent General Weygand to
aid Poland in preparing defenses
despite the peace treaty signed last
week. The French declare the sovie,s
ore piling UP huge troop concentra-
tions preparatory 70 n great drive on
Poland. France also declared there
was proof Of the soviet intention TO 90
through with the former Russian plan
OF extensive campaign to take the Red
armies through Rumanla. Hungary.
czecho Slovakl and Serbia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
JEWELS BELIEVED TO
BELONG TO RUSSIAN
CAR FOUND IN ROME

ROME. March 22.--(G. P.l--Jewels
and other finery believed TO have been
the properly of the Czar Of Russia and
seauesterated by the italian govern
ment were taken from the Trunks Of
the new soviet representative here
despite protests that as 4 diplomat his
baggage was pot subject 20 search.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
SCANTY ATTIRE IN PUBLIC
Is BANNED BY CITY MEASURE

IEANENWORTH, Ind, March %.
The wearing of scanty attire in pub
lie has been prohibited in this ohio
river VILLAGE hy an ordinance adopted
by the town board.
Any person more than IA years of
age who appears on the street attirei
In garnet which exposes the arms,
shoulders or legs, is to be fined, under
the terms of the ordinance, from IS to
SIS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
FORMER SUPERIOR JUDGE
OF SEATTLE WEEDS HIS
BRIDE IN AN AlRPLANE

+ Los ANGELES, March ga 4
: tU. PIN a nice quiet spot in !
{ the open sky over Hollywood. f. =
: y. Reiter, a former superior (
: judge of Seattle and Miss Matte 9
: Brown of Los Angeles are to be Z
Z married this afternoon. Lieu .
: tenant Leonard Thomas will Z
pilot The plane. 4
I : 4 , = = = = = = + = = = 1
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
PROHIBITION AGENTS ARE
KILLED WHILE HUNTING
FOR LIQUOR ON RANCH

Ell. .PAS0, Tex, March ETA. P.l
Federal prohibition' agents S. f.
Beckett and Arch Woods were shot
to death early today when the prohi-
.hition agents hunted fer liquor ON the
ranch owned BY Neil t. sherman, near
here,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
INTERNATIONAL PEACE
ASSOCIATION FORMED

TOXIC, March 22-tU. P9-siN
hundred statesmen. journalists ane
tusinessmen meeting here announces
an organizatip of an internationa
peace association for the purpose o.
dispelling prejudice against Japan ant
particularly TO promote friendship
with China and the United Statcs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
nANorET IS MEMORIAL SERVICE

SYRACUSE, n. T.. March 22.-tV.
P.)--The freshman banquet at syra
cuse today became memorial service
for James A. Gafney, instead OF the
usual jolliciation. Gafney, aged 90,
was drowned In canal ut Oswego last
night while trying to capture three
sophomore officers who were TO 10
taken to the yearing banquet as hos
tages. The canal was drained today
to recover his body,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
LIGGETT TURNS OVER
WESTERN DEPARTMENT
or UNITED STATES ARMY

SAN FRANCESCA March 22.-tU.
pl-Major General Hunter Liggett
turned over to Brlgadier General Rich
ard NJ. Blatchford the command Of the
western department Of the United
csatas pr-.,v. Isv~n't "a4'~-a -f~e@~
the age limit. Blatchford arrived yes~
tstday from Camp Lewis.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
GERMANS REPLY TO
ENTENTE DEMAND WILL
Be IN THE NEGATIVE
Has Been Asked to Pay Billion
Marks in Gold to Apply on
Her Reparation Obligations,

berlin, March 22.--(A. PD--Ger-I
many's reply to the entente demand
100000, 600 marks in gold to apply on
her reparatlon oglibation, win be in
the negative, it was unofficially stat
ed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
BULLET SHOT IN 1868
WHICH BLINDED MAN
WAS C0UGHED UP TODAY

WEST POINT, Ga, March 22.--A
bullet which blinded W, V. Meadows
July t. 1853, whom he was wounded in
tho hattle of Vicksburg, and which
surgeons were unable to locate, was
coughed .up by Meadows today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
sTENNER KEroRTEp AsmORE

SAN FRANCISCO. March 2s.-tC,
Pl-The Pacific mail steamer Point
Bonita which left san Francisco for
baltimore. is reported aground At
Cardo Island, of fthe coast of Costa
Riea- The ship apparently is undam-
aged,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
Germany; Germany N7E VICTORY Will lose RICH COAL DISTRICT IN UPPER SESA
PORTLANDCITYCOUNCIL
ASKS FOR REHEARING IN
TELEPHONE RATE CASE

PORTLAND, March 22-(A. P)--The Portland city coun-
Gil late yesterday asked the to instruct the attorney
general to take steps for eheang the telephone rate case ana
invited other cities to join Portland in the fight Oregon MOTEL
decided tender payment for service at the old rates and
fight through the any attempt of the to cut
off the service until the final settlement before the public service
commission They adopted resolution asking the commission
for rehearing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
WHEAT DROPPED
10 Cents TODAY

With a closing price Of SLAP 3-4 for
March grain and N.5s for May grain.
the Chicago market today showed a
decline over yesterdays market when
March wheat closed at s1.52 Ia and
May at sI.41 "a. Following are the
quotations received by Overlook &
Cooke, local brokers;
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
nUTTER REMAINS STEADY,

PORTLAND. March 22.-(A. P.l--
Cattle are steady hogs firm. sheep a
uoilar lower. east or the mountain
lambs, $3.50 to ss.25; eggs are demor-
allied and butter is steady.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
100000 LIBEL SUIT
is QUASHED BY COURT

PORTLAND. March s2.-(U. PO-
\ motion q0ashing a 100000 libel
suit between Clement Scott, former
Vancouver, Wash. mayoralty candt-
date, against the Portland News. was
granted by the United states District
Court of Tacoma. according TO an an
nouneement by the defendant news
paper.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
COUNTRY WILL
BE PARTIONED
With REGION
Poland Will Receive Greatest
Asset When Division Of
Territory is Adjusted.
GERMANY REMAINS QUIET
DESPITE GREAT VICTORY
Warned That Poland Would
Probably Ask Allies to Use
Their Perogative in Division.

PARIS, March 22.--Germany. de-
spite her victory in the plebiscite, will
lose the rich coal district Of Upper
silesia, is Indicated on the adjourn
ment Of the allied council Of ambassa-
dors. who stated unofficialiy that Up
per SiIesia will be partitioned with the
coal region. the districts greatest as
set. going TO Poland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
Mining Dlstrlct May BE Lost.

BERLIN. March z2.-tU. P.)-Un-
der the advice Of government officials
Germany was quiet today despite her
overwhelming victory In the Upper
Sllesian plebiscite. The figuresan-
neunced by Foreign Minister Won
simons said the rich territory went to
Germany by a vote Of 1Is, 900 to 400.
000
The Germans were warned that Po-
land will probably ask the allies to use
thefr perogative Of dividing the terri
tory despite tlfe vote. 1t is feared the
great mining district may be lost aft
er all
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
THE WEATHER

Reported BY Major Lee Moorhouse
observer.
Maximum, 60.
Minimum, 80,
Barometer, $3.50.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
DENIAL IS MADE THAT
JAPAN IS MOB!LE|NG
FOR WAR IN PACIFIC
Reports That She is -Fortify-
ing Her Mandate Islands is
Branded as 'Pernicious

WASHINGTON March 22.--tA l.
bradford, L. p. staff Corresponden1
"A denial that Japan is "mobilizing
for war" In the Pacific by fortifyins
her Mandate islands, was made By
Baron Shldehara, the japanese ambasf
sador. In statement to the United
Press. Insistent reports that Japan
IL fortifyinR these islands Is branded
as 'Pernicious By Shidehafa. Secre-
tary of War Weeks denied that the
army forces Of Hawaii are being dou-
bled, because OF the agitation o. Japan
over the California alien land law, lie
also denied that the Panama canal
zone forces was greatly increased,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
Sc,l,I Trxons tn Hawall.

WASHINGTON. March 22.-(u. P9
Secretary OF War Weeks said that
reinforcement OF 1000 troops are be-
ing sent to Hawaii. The statement
followed closely the denial by Weeks
that the. Hawaiian forces are being
doubled in strength because Of the
agitation OF Japan against the United
States. He said he had Just learned
Of the sending OF the additional troops
and reiterated that he had nothing TO
do with the Japanese situation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22
DAILY EDITION

The East Oreg0nian IL Eastern oFe@
CONS greatest newspaper and Ne a self
Ing force gives to tho advertiser oyer
twice the guaranteed paid circulation
III Pendleton and Umatilla county ef
any other newspaper.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22

rhis paper IL a member OF ana audited
BY the Audit Bureau OF Calculations
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-22

The net press run OF yesterdays Daily
3,273
The Colorado statesman., 1921-11-05
Solomon Hood Will
Be .Liberian
Minister

Washington, Oct. 14.-Dr. Solomon
Hood. prominent clergyman, educator
etc. of Trenton, is to be appointed
minister to Liberia, one of the to dip
Iomatic posts usually held by American
Negroes, the place as minister to Hay
Ii being the other.
Senator Frelinghuysen was yester-
day assured by President Harding
and Secretary Hughes that the ap-
pointment will certainly be made The
nomination will probably be sent to
the Senate in the next two or three
days.
There were colored men from every
state competing with DIR. Hood for
this place, the biggest to go to a mem
ber of their race, but the combined in
fluence of Senators Frelinghuysen ana
Edge was sufficient to land the job
for Solomon.