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The Washington herald., 1921-12-13
Belt Clasp Saves
Man From Bullet
Missile Flattens and Drops to
Pavement, Inflicting
Mere Scratch.

James Giles Cuffe. 81 years old
302i2 Bryant street northwest, owes
his life to his belt buckle which
changed the course of revolver
bullet fired yesterday at Fifteenth
and p streets northwest.
The buckle was pierced, a clean
cut hole being made. The bullet,
fattened like coin, was found on
the pavement. but Cuffe sustained
only a slight scratch.
The shot was fired. police saw.
by Gordon Plummer. 60 years old
proprietoro ia billiard room at 1904
Seventh street northwest. Plummer
was arrested by the Second pre-
cinct police charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon.
According to police Cuffe was
leaving the parlor after a quarrel
when the proprietor fired the shot.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-13
Leaders Form Federation
To Foster National
Amateur Sports.
WILL BE MEMORIAL
TO WAR VETERANS
Each State Will Be Asked
To Contribute to the
Needed Fund.

Washington is practically as
sured a s3,OOO.0o0 athletic stadium
"a national memorial to world war
veterans-in which national anna
teur sporting events. including
possibly the Olympic games. will
be staged, through organization
last night of the National Athletic
Federation, at meeting in wilson
Normal School.
The federation elected Julian 3.
Carr, national commander of the
Confederate Veterans. president. In
addition to erecting the huge sta
dium to foster amateur sports. the
organization aims to promote phys
icsl education, unity amateur atm
letics and direct championship
events. 1t is an outgrowth of
desire expressed by Secretary of
War Weeks for national amateur
athletic organization.
Plans to Seat 100000.
The proposed stadium, which the
federation hopes to erect in Poto-
mac Park, will seat 100000 people.
The federation plans To raise S5,-
100000 through national cam
paign in which each State will be
asked to subscribe.
Control Is vested in a board OF
governors, including twenty men.
fourteen to be elected by constitu-
ent organizations and six by the
board.
The fourteen members of the
board elected last night include:
President Julian S. Carr, retired
North Carolina banker; First Vice
President William F. GUIDE, Wash
ington florist; Second Vice President
Herbert T. shannon. Washington
realty dealer; Third Vice President
Hanford MacNider, national com
mander of the American Legion;
Fourth Vice President d. ]. Gala
han, general manager of the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat
Company: Fifth Vice President Mrs.
Susie Root Rhodes. director of Dis
trict Fairgrounds; Secretary Ben
Jamln Summerhays, Washington;
Treasurer George W. White, presi-
dent of the National METROPOLITAN
Bank; Finance officer b. A. Bowles,
cashier of the Potomac Savings
Bank; Legal Counsel Ala G. Thur
man, Washington attorney; Lieut..
Col Waite c. johnson. director OF
army athletic activities; Mrs James
W. WadswoTth. jr.; Rev. Father I
Carroll Moore. former army chan
laln' and John E. Haas. vice chair
man organization committee.
Organized by Com mittee.
The organization committee in
cluded William F. GUIDE, chairman.
John E. Haas, Benjamin J. Sum-
merhays. B. A. Bowles, Represent
ative Israel NJ. Foster, DR.. Abram
simon, Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes
Kew. J. Carroll Moore. William
knowles Cooper. DR.. Morris s.
Shefferman. Ralph Sherline, Lieut..
Col Waite.C. Johnson. r. ]. Leimer.
Lucy r. Swanton, c. H. Hites,
Charles II. Storms, Allen G. Thur
man and Rudolph Rice. Last nights
meeting was presided over by
George II. Winslow, of the Rail-
road Y. NJ. c. A
The Washington herald., 1921-12-13
JAPAN TO MAINTAIN
VLADIVOSTOK FORCE

TOKYO, Dec. 12.-Japan is disap-
pointed at the failure of the confer
ence with the Far Eastern Republic
at Dairen on the Siberian problem
and so has notified the powers that
it is replacing the Eleventh Division
with the Eighth for the VladivostolO
garrison.
The Eleventh Division has been in
Vladivostok more than two years and
the enlistment Of many OF the men
expired recently, but they were held in
hope that Chita would reach an agree
ment permitting withdrawal Of troops.
(Copyrisht, lszl.)
The Washington herald., 1921-12-13

U.S.CabLe Rights
Protected Under
NeO Agreement
America Consents to To-
kyO' Rule in Mandated
Islands of Pacific.

Points of agreement between tho
United States and Japan on the
status of the Island of Yap. Off
ciaily announced yesterday. are a;
follows:
!. 1t Is agreed that the
United States shall have free
access to the Island Of Yap on
the footing of entire equality
with Japan or any other nation.
In all that relates to the land
ing and operation of the ex-
fsting Yap-Guam cable or of
any cable which may hereafter
be laid by the United States or
Its nationals.
2. 1t is also agreed that the
United states and its nationals
are to be accorded the same
rights and privileges with re-
spect to radio-teleEraphic serv-
ice as with regard to cables. IT
is provided that so long as the
Japanese government shall
maintain on the Island OF Yap
an adequate radio-telegraphic
station, cooperating effectively
with the cables and with other
radio stations on ships and
shore. without discriminatory
exactions or preferences, the
The Washington herald., 1921-12-13
OHIO DELEGATION
FAVORS WAR BONUS

The Ohio delegation in Congress
adopted a resolution yesterday, ad-
vocating passage of a soldiers at-
justed compensation act during this
term.
Many members OF the House in
discussing the reclassification bill
spoke for the soldiers bonus. These
remarks received considerable ap-
plause.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-13
YAP w ILL BE DRY"
UNDER NEW TREATY

Natives in the Pacific islands
north of the equator are due for
a long dry spell
They'll have an Eighteenth
amendment imposed on them, and
they won't even have a chance to
vote on it.
It's all because of the zap treaty
negotiated between Japan and the
United states.
This treaty says: The supply of
Intoxicating spirits and beverages
to the natives shall be prohibited"
The clause is one of several as
result of which the United States
assents to Japanese control of the
islands.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-13
Aldershot Ordered to Be
Ready for Soldiers Be
fore Christmas.
ENGLISH CERTAIN
OF RATIFICATION
Honor Is Not Involved in
Pact, Says De Valera.
Craig Bitter.

DUBLIN. Dec. $50 sure is the
British government Of ratification
OF the Anglo-Irish peace treaty that
" Is fastening preparations for mill
itary evacuation of ireland. Dub
lin Castle has warned Aldershot, the
English military center. to prepare
TO receive British troops now in
ireland which may arrive before
Christmas.
There are 100000 fighting men
now in Ireland. including troops.
speciaI police, auxiliary and Black
and Tans The old Royal Irish Con-
stabulary will remain and either
be taken over or pensioned by the
Irish Free State.
After ratification Dali Eireann
will go out Of existence and will
reassemble as a provisional parlIa-
ment. dropping one or two Ulster
members and taking in four Univer-
sity members who have not Joined
the Republican parliament. The new
parliament will elect ministers who
will walk into Dublin Castle, taking
over departments from British
chiefs. retaining administrative
STATS pending reorganization.
The Irish will take over the bar
racks as the British troops move
out Irish tailors are feverishly
making uniforms for the new Irish
troops.
De valer. Explains.
Eanonn de Valera and Arthur
Griffith conferred with their follow
ers today. Michael Collins was alb
sent Mr.. de Valera issued the fol-
lowing statement:
7 have been asked whether the
honor Of Ireland Is not involved In
the ratification agreement arrived
IT The honor of Ireland Is not
involved The pienipotentiaries
~ers sent with the distinct under
standing that any agreement they
made was subject to ratification by
Dali Eireann or BY the country. The
people of Great Britain will on their
side consider the agreement solely
on its merits. II the British Par
ffanent desires. il can reject, and
20 can the British people The rat
tficstion then is no more than an
empty formality. The United
States has refused to ratify a treaty
signed even by It's President. The
honor of the nation is not involved
unless and until the treaty has been
ratified"
The Irish Free State may adopt
any constitution il pleases. II can
have a one-chamber. two-chamber
or siX-chamber parliament, or a
Soviet IL IT likes. No Englishman
can determine Ireland's internal or
ganization-
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The Washington herald., 1921-12-13
Troops,of Chile
and Peru Clash;
Border Guarded
Works from,
IraUaLcO RiUer Bone

SANTIAGO, Dec. 12.-Dispatches
from africa state a skirmish has
taken place between Chilean and
Peruvian troops. Chilean reinforce
ments have been rushed to the from
tier. Chilean officials at Tacna re-
port the Peruvians have twice
since December l destroyed the ir-
rigation intake from Iravalco River.
Chilean troops sent to make re-
pairs allege they were fired upon
by Peruvians and returned the hre'
The Peruvians then retired. Regu-
lar Chilean troops are now patrol
ing the irrigation works.
Copyright, iszl.)
The Washington herald., 1921-12-13
HATFIELD MURDER
TRIAL is BEGU N

WEIGH. W. Va, Dec. 12.-The
cases against C. E. Lively, Buster
Pence and William Salters. charged
with the murder of Sid Hatfield and
Ed Chambers on August / last. was
called by Judge James French
Strother today.
Work of selecting a jury was be-
gun. Prosecuting Attorney Counts
said today he expects the jury will
be completed Tuesday morning.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-13
PROMISE ACTION
ON VETERANS BILL

The adjusted compensation bill
for veterans of the world war will
be passed within the next ninety
days, Hanford MacNider, command
er of the American Legion. was in
formed yesterday by Senator Nc
Cumber and Representative Joseph
Fordney.
The measure will become effec-
tive in July, 1922. as originally pro-
vded for, Commander MacNider
was further assured.
Commander MacNider had a con-
ference with President Harding yes
terday and was entertained at
luncheon by the Iowa delegation in
Congress.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-13
PACKERS STRIKE
SPREADS TO EAST

NEW YORK, Dec l2.-Meat
workers of New York. who walked
out today in sympathy with West
ern strikers, violated their agree
ment which does not expire untn
May 16, plant managers declared.
The strike was confined to the
big five" packers and subsidiaries.
Union officials said 5000 had quit:
admitted 5000.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-13
TWO MEN KILLED
IN BLAST ON SHIP

HAVANA, Dec. 1.-Two men were
killed and several injured in an ex-
plosion on the steamship Cristobal
Colon at Nueva Corona, Isle of
Pines. today.
Many had narrow escapes from
flying debris and scalding water.
The mayor of Neuva GeronA was
badly burned.
The Cristobal Colon was the only
ship plying between the Isle of
Pines and Cuba.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-13
Admiral Parks Retires.

Retirement OF Rear Admiral Charles
W Parks. chief of the Bureau OF
fatds and Docks. was announced yes
terday Secretary DENLY said. Capt
Luther x. Gregory. Of the Boston
Navy Yard. would succeed Parks.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-13
Craig Reveal. bitterness.

LONDON, Dec. IL. - In a speech
bristlinE with resentment against
the British government and antago-
nism to the treaty, Sir James Craig.
premier Of Ulster. has revealed how
bitter was the disappointment of his
fnal conference with Lloyd George.
But beyond showing hostility,
which may retard the prospect OF a
" tied ireland. Craig's speech can
have little political effect upon the
treaty. It will in no way present
an obstacle to ratification by the
British Parliament.
Craig's speech revealed his failure
Go wrest further concessions from
LLOYD George. and the governments
determination To put into effect the
clauses under which listers bound
aries will be fixed by a commission
and her finances be governed from
Dublin II she fails to joint the
Free State.
Charged Bad Faith.
The principal reaction. therefore.
60 listers stand will be psychology
cal. It will serve TO perpetuate the
batreds of Ulster and Sim Fein,
and will arouse listers i'll win to-
ward Britain. Craig practically ac-
ruses Lloyd George OF a breach of
faith.
The treaty does not fulftll solemn
pledges made to Ulster" Craig de-
cIared. softenlng his words with the
statement that Ulster must not de-
part from its pledge to remain part
and parcel of the British Empire"
and that whatever steps are taken
hnust be constitutional.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-13
Wants Navy Equal 90 France.

Italy will press for e. navy equal
to that of France. Tho spokesman
Of the delegation made this plain
yesterday. lie said Italy soon viii
have a merchant marine OF greater
strength than that OF France. and
this. together with her great coast
line. is why she viii in siet that
there be no discrim aa;i"r. -rrr
the two countries.
strength Of the two Us D.. =
fellows:
The Washington herald., 1921-12-13

Continued on Page Two.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-31

unauestoned interest to voters of the state who at the
special election of Tuesday June T. will decide the fate
World War Veterans State Aid Fund is the follow
ing taken from the in favor of the bill which
is published in handbook issued by the secretary of
state The report bears signatures Senators Norbad of
Catsop county Eberhard of this district and Representa-
tves Leonard johnson and Hammond 1t is as follows:
he legislative assembly at the last regular session passed
the providing that each veteran OF the world bo
row from the 600 in the hereinafter
planned may cash bonus of SIS month for each
month total of $780, In the lower house the
In the senate there but two dissent
ing To provide funds for carrying the act into effect
the legislature adopt and submit to the
people their approval this constitutional amendment The
orabe Oco of the state of Oregon be-
effective only this constitutional amendment is adopted
by the Otherwise there will be available for
paying the bonuses the service
1.-THE legislative act must constantly be borne IN mind IN
connection constitutional amendment One point
particular material While the constitutional amendment
thorzes amounts to $4,000 the act
passed by the legislature fixes the maximum loan at $4,000
Therefore will be the largest amount that service
man borrow from the state.
"o qualified to loan bonus necessary that
the resident the state of Oregon at the time
he went the United States he must have been
in military naval service of the United States between the
date on which United States entered the April 1917
and of the amistce, November H. 1918 Further
more at least sixty days. Conscientious OBJ
jecors those who served only students training
are Approximately $4,000 went from the state of
Oregon dead in France Others for different
will be unable to avail themselves of this state aid but
many thousands anxous awaiting the decision OF the
people state whether they will be the
tnty to industrial and financial handicap they
suffered as the result of their patriotism.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-31
PROTECTING CHILDHOOD

legal standards adopted by the states protect
children from the hazards of too early employment are
shown by recently issued by the u S. department
of labor through the childrens bureau.
except states the minimum for work at least
in factories many other empoymen placed as
high as years have minimum of Is
Exemptions exist in most of these states but they
apply many children employed outside school hours
during vacations.
Tweny-nine states have recognized the egh-hour day
standard children under 6 by prohibiting them from work
ing longer certain occupations by extending this
hbtion all ganful employments usually however, exempt
ing housewor Of the other states nearly
half working hours in the regulated occupations to 81
or less week The 11-hour day still exists in two states with
weekly maximum hours Forty onestates have
hbion night work applying to children under 16 and of
prohibit such work without exemptions except in some
cases for agricultural pursuits and domestic service
Eighteen states including of the principal industrial
states require child under B to have physicians certificate
physical fitness before he obtain employment cer
cate others permit the certicae-ssung officer to i'm
pose this requirement in his discretion.
For work mines the general minimum standard is 16
still permit the employment of boys Ia of
and six have minimum age for such work
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-31

"unmarrying' is expensive in England
the cheapest "undefended" suit cost
ing over fifty pounds. IN the case Of
very poor people, certificate may be
obtained enabling them to plead. In
forma pauberis' for about fifteen
pounds.
rhe fact that there were oyer 2000
cases in the last term list proved very
disturbing to the clergy and social
workers, and it has been alleged that
such q system makes divorces too easy
ON the other hand, very strong
body o. public opinion insists that
British divorce laws are too compli-
Gated and distinctly unfair to the
wife. divorce IS far from being easy
for a wife to obtain, it being neces-
sary to prove cruelty, and, or deser-
ton, as well as misconduct while
misconduct alone is sufficient ground
for the male petitioner,
After the decree nisi'' has been
pronounced, there must be an inter-
val Of six months, during which peri
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-31
STERLING FATHERS |
EDUCATIONAL MEASURE
IN UPPER HOUSE
Senator Sterling of South
Dakota is to Push Bill in
S cial Sc essi on

WASHINGTON, May 81. (Snpltal
/ News Sorvice) The Department or
| Education bill Is now before the sem
ate, the measure having been intro
duced by Senator Sterling. of South
Dakota Thus. both houses of con-
gress now have formally before them
the question Of whether the sdepart-
Fment OF education measure shnll pre-
vail, or substitute i'm the form OF
department OF public welfare measure
such MS Is now before the senate SEN
ator Kenyon, of Iowa, sponsored the
latter bin.
Conferences looking to the har-
imonizing of differences between the
supporters Of the two measures in the
hope that a compromise bill may he
lagreed to are continuing. Should
such a bill not be finally agreed to-
both will be pushed. and time only
will tell which shall be adopted.
Since the Introduction of the educa-
Ition measure in the senate impetus
seems to have been given to the ma
tion wide movement back OF It, and
petitions calling for its support are
rollne. In to members.
In the lower house, Representative
Towner of Iowa. the 'author, seems
TO have such strong backing for his
bill as to indicate it's approval by
that body, Hearings on 1t before the
house committee on education, pre-
liminary to formal favorable re-
port are expected soon. This commit-
tee reported out the bill during the
last session. favorably. The argu-
ments set forth as justifying the re-
port II is said, have gone far to po-
pularize. the measure.
According TO information received
by labor leaders, Secretary Of labor
Davis will oppose the placing d la
Dor welfare activities, such as the
employment service and the children's
and women's bureau. under a depart
ment of public welfare. This is pro-
posed In the Kenyon senate bill
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-31
ONE JUDGE GRANTED
1888 DIVORCES IN
JUST ONE MINUTE
London Courts swamped as
Result of Shattered Ro-
nance of the World War.

LONDON. May 31.-tAfred ]. West
L. p. staff Correspondentl- America
has so long been regarded as the home
of quick and easy divorce that 1t has
come as a distinct shock to staid
Britishets to learn that the divorce
courts In London are churning out de-
crees at the rate OF one ever seven and
q half minutes Of working time.
Further. there is o waiting list Of
some 1900 persons seeking divorces
when the judges have time To spare
The British divorce court is part IF
the high court OF justice, headquarter-
ed in London. and THE Probate. Di-
yorce and Admiralty Division" as it is
called. is run by Sir Henry Duke.
preident Of the division, and two high
court Judges. One Of these is always
required for admiralty or probate
Cwills) cases, so that hitherto there
has hardly ever been more than two
courts working at the same time. Brit
ish high courts sit from 10 to 4-p m.
week-days except Saturday, and the
intervals between the various law
terms are lengthy. So tremendous
has become the congestion that siren
uous measures have had to be adopt
ed. Wherever possible spare judges
have been loaned from the Kings
bench court, the lord chief justice and
even the lord chancellor have lent a
hand, working on Saturdays as well.
Lord Birkenhead was the first lord
chancellor to tackle divorce cases
Lord Mersey. the retired octogen-
arian law lord, and one Of England's
greatest divorce Judges. also came out
Of his retirement and volunteered to
lend hand, disposing of cases with
astonishing speed. Now as many as
six or seven courts are grinding out
divorces at an unprecedented rate.
Justice Hill recently groke all records
by ''unmarrying" 1873 couples in one
minute. He accomplished this by TAX
ing his entire list Of decree nisis'
(the final divorce decree after the sta
tutory period of six months from the
trial, when the divorce is pronounced
absolute and one bunch after the
clerk had read out the names.S
The divorce courts have never
worked very rapidly, and were usu-
ally in arrears in pre-war days but
the enormous increase OF petitions for
dissolution Of marriage is attributed
to the fading Of war-romances the
huge proportion Of undefended"
cases, proving the failure Of many
hasty war wedding. The process Of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-31
ASTORIA REMAINS CAIN

ASTORIA, on, May 31.--(U. P.)-
At time when other cities In the CO.
lumbia and Willamette valleys are
suffering from spring freshets ana
floods. Astoria, for all its reputation
for rain, lives calmly beside the CO.
lumbia river aud wonders what the
talks all about.
Despite the great precipitation in
its locality and the proximity to the
Columbia, Astoria, the Oldest English
settlement west Of the Mississippi, has
never known a flood. Though tribu-
taries of the columbia become swollen
and furious with heavy rains and melt
ing SHOWS. no influence of freshet or
flood is ever felt close to the mouth OF
the river.
The enormous width of the stream,
which varies from minimum OF
three and a half miles to q maximum
OF over 25- miles In the vicinity of As.
Dtoria, couples with it's depth and As
toria's proximity to the sea, prevent
any danger to crops or shipping by
carrying off flood wpters Immediately.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-31
2S YEARS AGO

(From the Daily East oregonian,
May 81, 1S9S.J
Or. and Mrs. C. J. Smith have re-
turned from the East They visited
the Chicago Exposition.
Mrs A. NJ Roley and daughter
cozzie viii return tonight from visit
to Weston and Athena.
Ernest Hartman and Glenn Bushee
broke the record I'm squirrel hunting,
on Tuesday. They killed So OF the
''Nnfminis.
Invitations have been issued FOR an
afternoon card party Tor next Thurs
dav By Mrs. r. 6 Thompson and Mrs.
n. l.. Moorhouse at the Thompson
home
Poles have heen distributed 6e far
As pilot Rock for the Canyon CITY
,elspnnae nna and larce is now en-
saeed h pstfsnr them-vp.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-31
AND HOLDNAN
TO HAVE BALL GAME
Cast oregonian Specially

HOLDMAN. May 31.-The Central
ball team will play H9ldman next sun
day at Holdman.
Will Campbell is back at Jesse Goff s
again after spending few days in
Pendleton.
Mrs. Boucher of Strands ranch viii
leave for California in few DAYS.
Childrens day will be observed here
as a program is being planned.
Mrs. charley Fancher of Nolin visit
ed at Harvey cutters last week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-31
UNION DAY CELEBRATION.

CAPETOWN, May 3t.-J, P)--
nth anniversary OF the granting of
self government to South Africa, In
cluding the former Bocr reptiles of
trs TransvaaI and Orange Free State.
is being celebrated throughout South
Africa today. Prince Arthur of Con-
naught. Governor General and the
Premier General Jan. c. Smutz held
official receptions, and at the big CEN
ters military parades were held The
day is observed as national holiday.