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l",c> !" Check Liquor wnLdrs~n,.

N ASIiINiTON, Nov. I2-Stcps 10
combat customs frauds by bootleg
gers were taken today By prohih!-
ton Comm iss ioucr Haynes who or
Tered all Withdrawals OF liquor for
export storpca unless permits are
aprrovco by the. Federal director of
thn cXiortecs LfStatc. "a systematic
effort" Nr. Haynes said appears to
he under way 10 procure alcohol TO
ec used for hootlcrEing purposes hS
ira uNNlcnt cNportation cleAranccs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-13
ATTEMPT Is MADE ON
LIFE OF RED MINISTER
Three Thousand Arrests Follow IN
fort to .isSnssinRte VI.
thitcherIn.
[By Assocluted press. I

RIGA, LETNlA, ..ov. l2.--News
was received here today from Mos
COW that an attempt had been made
on the life OF VI. Chitcherin, Russian
Soviet Foreign Minister. The Mt
tempt was ,unsucoessful, according
TO the dispatch. which added that
5000 arrests had been made.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-13

BELFAST, Nov. l2.-John Milne
Barbour, one OF the Ulster delegates
IN London. Who returned to Belfast
ills morning, assured the people here
~ nj the Northern Cabinet was as de-
tCrmincd as ever that If Sim F-ins
allegiance TO Great Britain was to
b" purchased, the price paid should
not consist OF the sacrifice of amy
rights. territorial or administrative.
recently conferred upon The Northern
Parliament"
ut is perfectly clear" he declared,
That If the position Of the powers
n present reserved TO the imperial
Parliament are to he altered ii can
ha done only 10y Il transfer OF sim
IIr powers 10 the Northern Parlia-
mcnt. The expression. dominion gov
ernment must always be construed
II the light OF listers remaining Il
d distinct unit i'm the free nations com
posing the British empire. The only
concession Ulster could make would
be tn accept dominion homo rule for
herself. but as separate and dis
tinct unit"
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which sprayed u cold mist over them.
did not deter the crowds who locked
to tho scene from approaching the
blaze ny near US they dared.
Origin OF the fire. which was dis
covered at 1850 o'clock by Policeman
W. X. Rnwman. OF the First District.
is unknown. The policeman observed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-13

smoke Issuing from the basement OF
tho building on the Cary street side.
Engine Companies Nos. l. 2 and 3
were the first on the scoUe.
establishment Closed at 2.
The clerical force left the building
shortly after the noon hour yester-
day. the establishment observing the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-13
FIFTEEN Sim FEINERS
FLEE JAIL IN GUN FIGHT
Escape From Mountjoy Pris.
on at Night After
Battle.
LISTER pETEnmINEp ON STAND
John Milne barbour Returns To Hell
fast From London mud Tells of
Only CONCESSION Northern Cabinet
VIII Make.
Try Assnciatcd Press. l

DUBLIN. Nov. -. ~ Fifteen Sim
Fcin, under sentence. escaped from
Nountioy Prison tonight. The men
got away after a fight, In which re-
volvcrs were used.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
HARDING FACES FOUR BILLION
COST IN FEDERAL. EXPENSES
Special Despatch to THE New York Hu.ArD.

W DEL HEEAtp
York
D. c.
became to-day the House began consideration the
last of the regular appropriation the Notifications BILL
that the incoming Republican Administration will able
eve the heavy Democratic heritage
1922 The principal for this that appropriations for the
coming handle that under Demo-
cratic control and dispensing Democratic for eight
will be slightly in of those for the is es
mated that these appropriations will raised
under the present tax laws.
1t also probable that the yield of the
will be reduced compared with the the
thus aordng another obstacle big reduction Of
This situation however will revision
nate Objectionable features and this the Republican
for the extra session which to be called by President Harding
The amount to be raised under the revised
about much as the present rates would yield.
On the basis of the appropriation bills
that the expenditures during the year
ding Administration will be close 100000 nearly
the This takes into consideration
the charges 100000 be paid
the public debt and does not that the
promise be extravagant than
such amounts due the railroads
claims, account for large
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
BRITAIN NTOPAYU.S,
INTEREST ON DEBT
Chancellor Tells Trade Dele
cation Everything Must Be
Done to Meet Obligations.
NO HOPE FOR CUT IN TAX
Plea That Industry Is Fight
ing for Life" Fails to Delay
Government Plans.
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON. Feb. 16.-Great Britain
must during the course of the next
financial year make provision to pay
the interest on the American debt.
This announcement was made to-day
by Austen Chamberlain, Chancellor Of
the Exchequer. TO trade deputation
which called on him.
The deputation. which represented
the Federation OF British Industries
urged that owing to the burdens OF
trade and the existing slump an at
tempt should be made to reduce taxa
ton. Sir William Rylands. president
Of the federation. painted the business
outlook as exceedingly bad and be-
coming worse. He declared that Con-
tinental prices were absolutely defying
British competition In all markets,
especially In the iron and steel in
dustry. Moreover. under the COL
lapsed exchanges, business was break
ing down completely.
sir William also alleged that some OF
the European countries were deliberately
pursuing policy OF initiation because II
gave them a commercial advantage. He
asserted that industry was fighting for
its life and urged the Chancellor to post
pone the debt redemption until the ne-
ton was better able to afford II and so
give the country the benefit OF reduced
taxation.
Mr.. Chamberlain pointed out that none
Of tho matters referred TO was under the
direct control OF the Government. He
explained tho impossibiiity Of reducing
the income tax and expatiated on the ne
cessity Of doing everything possible 20
redeem the national debt. In order as
far as II could be done to tighten he
burden of the community. He concluded
with the announcement that the interest
on the American debt must be paid.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
6 STRIKE LEADERS
GET YEAR IN JAIL
"Invincible" Howat and Asso-
ciates Guilty Of Violating
Kansas Industrial Law.
IGNORED AN INJUNCTION
Ordered Miners to Quit After
Court Made Permanent Pro-
hibition Against Act.

Specdi Despatch TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
PITrsBURo, Kan, Feb. l6.-Aiexandcr
Howat, president of District II, United
Mine Workers OF America, was sem
fenced to one year In Jail to-day by
Judge Andrew ]. Curran. Five other
members of the executive board re-
ceived similar sentences.
Howat and his associates were found
guilty of violating a permanent in
junction issued last fall by Judge
Curran prohibiting the union officials
from calling strike in the coal fields
Of Kansas. The court ruled that the
order to strike given TO the miners
Of tho Mackie Fuel Company con-
stituted violation Of the injunction.
These officials were sentenced BY
Judge Curran: Alexander Howat. presi-
dent: August Dorchy, vicc-president;
James McIiwrath, John Fleming, Earl
Maxwell and Willard Titus, members
of the board.
The same crowd of miners who packed
the small court room yesterday saw the
"invncible" HoNat. the man who once
ruled the coal district as car. stand
and with rish; hand appraised hear
Judge Curran pronounce tho sentence:
Defendant Howat, you shall be con-
fined In the jail OF Crawford county
for one year and pay the cost of this
case
"I thank YOU" Howa, said. and sat
In his chair.
There was a general nnurmuring
among the miners and their wives. The
mur1nur rose until II was a tumble of
laughter, shouting. whistllng and cat
calls. Sheriff Gould. aided by his dep
uties. pounded on tables with gsvels
until the noise ceased.
Each OF the other board members
stood to receive Judge Currans sem
tence. Then the court said:
Gentlemen. you are all remanded TO
the custody OF the court officers
Judge Curran In giving his judgment
in the case said: "The court finds tho
defendants guilty OF violating the in
junction. The court finds further that
the defendants wiifuily violated the in
tents and purposes OF the Kansas In
dustriai Court law"
Motion for a new trial was overruled.
Then notices of appeal were filed and
accepted.
Permission was granted to Howat and
bis associates TO sign recognizance bonds
for appearance tomorrow 10 furnish
the appeal bonds. BY this procedure
Howat and his men escaped a night in
fail
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
BANDITS ENTER HOTEL
AND SHOOT TWO MEN
One Victim, Killed and Other
Morfoily Wounded.

JAcxsoNv1Lig. Fla. Feb. i6.--Eeorse
Alexander Goodrich. 81. an Atlanta con-
tractor. was shot to death here tonight
and walter II. Burden. so, 2 wealthy
business man. rortally wounded by two
masked men who attempted 10 rob them
as they sat around card table In the
parlor OF small family hotel.
Mira Burden and her daughter. Flor
rie. 10, we're the other members OF the
party. The bandits made their escape
In an automobile.
Goodrich and Burden thought tho az
faIr a joko perpetratcd by fellow guests
and began 60 jest with the two men. who
had stepped quietly In with drawn re-
volvers. Suddenly one reached over and
made a grab FOR diamond pin that
Burden wore IN his scarf Burden and
Goodrich then realized that Il was no
Joke and both leaped TO their feet. The
bandits fired. Goodrich being hit three
times. Ho died instantly. Burden re-
ceived two bullet wounds In tho abdo-
men. Physicians say his case is hope
lcsc
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
ROBS COMMONS OF
VOICE IN MANDATE
Bonar Law Refuses to Lay
Mesopotamia OH Table
for Open Debate.
GOES DIRECT TO LEAGUE
Opposition to Britain Accept
ing Job Expressed by This
Government.
GOES DIRECT TO LEAGUE

LONDON, Feb. 16.-Anti-G Government
members Of Parliament. who have
been insistently proclaiming the right
OF the House of Commons to pass
judgment on the Mesopotamian man
date before II was submitted to the
League of Nations. received shock
this afternoon when Andrew Bonar
Law. the Government leader, declined
to lay the mandate on the table and
give the House a chance to approve
1t before it was turned over to the
league.
SO violent were protests from every
part Of the House ct the refusal or
Bonar Law to permit discussion of the
mandate and the manifestation was SO
strong and universal that the Govern
ment leader ultimately agreed to recon-
slider the matter.
Mr.. Bonar Law explained that the
peace treaty provided that mandates
were first TO be submitted to the league,
and the Government intended to carry
out the provisions OF the treaty. An
swering a question as to whether the
Government was going to commit the
House to great expenditure without an
opportunity OF discussing II. Mr.. Bonar
Law said that the House was already
committed to possible expenditure by
Great Britain's accepting the mandate.
Mr.. Bonar Law added that IL every
Parliament interested was TO enter into
q discussion before a matter was SUBJ
al IN La ha Ia
might as we'll be closed.
Strong opposition to Great Britain
becoming the mandatory for Mesopo-
tamia developed in England months ago.
The opposition to Premier Lloyd
Georges agreement to accept a mandate
was based on the charge that the cx-
penses In connection with establishing
peace in Mesopotamia and In develop
Ing that country's resources. which con-
sist chiefly OF oil, would be far in ex-
cess of the returns. This opposition was
led by Lord Northcliffe. He declared
that IL the English people were to de-
eide whether there would be British
mandate for Mcsopotamia there would
be none.
The opposition has asserted that the
British Cabinet was endeavoring to sad
die the taxpayers with huge financial re-
sponsibility in the middle East without
the sanction of Parliament.
On the other hand. Premier Lloyd
George has defended the mandate, de-
claring that Great Britain would derive
great benefit from II and at the same
time materially advance the Mesopotam-
Ian population.
The British Mesopotamian mandate
has evoked protests from the United
States, France and the Arabs. officials
in Washington have shown undisguised
irritation over H. II was asserted that
American interests were not taken into
account when the mandate was issued.
IL was tho subject of an official note by
the United States Government TO Great
Britain. America demanding an open
door" policy IN Mesopotamia In conncc-
tion with petroleum development work
there.
The charge was made In the French
Chamber OF Deputies that Premier Cle-
menceau traded" Mesopotamia to Eng
land and lost In the trade.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
PACIFIC ISLES HAIL
JAPAN'S ANNIVERSARY
Corolines and MorshoIis
Honor Mikado's Dynasty.

PoSArE. Caroline Islands. Feb. II
fdeiayed) ALL the principal islands OF
this Pacific group OF which Japan has
become mandatory under the League
OF Nations. Joined In a celebration to-
day OF the anniversary OF the founda-
tion of the Japanese dynasty. Tho ex-
ercises closed with the singing of the
Japanese national anthem. everyone
joining. including the native children.
who had been taught the words and
music In tho Japanese schools.
Word comes from the Marshall ISL
ands. also under Japan's mandate. that
twelve native chiefs attended the an
nual assembly at Jaiuit, the scat Of Gov
ernment of the Marshall group. The
most important question considered by
the assembly was the number OF cocoa
nut trees each native must plant an
nually in addition 10 paying a poll tax
After the assembly adjourned the ma
tives and chiefs remained to celebrate
tho birthday OF the Japanese dynasty.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
PHANTOM BRIGADE IN
MEXICAN PAY 3 YEARS
Commander Pocketed Money
Amounting to Millions.

MExfco CIrr, Feb. 1e.--A phantom
brigade OF a thousand men. whose COM
mander for three years had pocketed
all the money advanced by the Govern
ment for It's pay and upkeep. has been
discovered by the War Department In It's
Investigations into military ring which
Is said TO have cheated the Government
out of millions OF pesos.
While the War Office did not disclose
the name OF the officer who proflted by
the fictitious organization. II was said
that he had drawn pay for a thousand
soldiers and scores OF officers from 1915
20 1918 inclusive.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
BIG BLIZZARD CUTS OFF
CANADIAN NORTHWEST
Winnipeg SnoWed In as Storm
Travels South.

WINNIPEG, Man, Feb. 1S.--The Cana
dian Northwest is virtually cut off from
wire and railroad communication with
the rest OF the world tonight as the re-
suit Of heavy blizzard sweeping over
the territory.
peg has been suspended and tele-
graph companies are tied UP because OF
hundreds OF poles being blown down or
broken by the weight of snow and Ice.
Train service Il badly disorganised
throughout the prairie region.
The storm which passed over here to-
day seems to be travelling south with
great intensity. Winnipeg is trying to
dig itself out Of one of the worst storms
OF the season.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
Trunk of Gems Found
In Hungary's Treasury

BUDAPEST, Hungary, FEB. IA
(delayed) Finance Minister
Hegedus has discovered secret
store of precious stones in an old
iron trunk deposited unknown
years ago in the Treasury Build
ing. The Minister was searching
the Treasury in the hope of find
ing relief for the Treasury's en-
barrassed state and saw the
trunk, which he had believed to
contain papers. When it was
broken open thousands of opals
and other precious stones ap-
peared, the value of which is esti-
mated at 00,000,000 crowns.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
TICKET SPECULATOR
BILLS GO TO MILLER
Each House of Legislature
Passes Measures.
Specidi Despatch 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
tlbany. Feb 10.

New York Herald Bureau,
Albany. Feb. t6.
Both of the walton-Smith ticket spec
ulator bills are in the hands OF Gov.
Miller. The bill requiring a 500 license
for all persons or firms in the theatre
ticket selling business and making II a
msdemcanor 10 charge more than fifty
cents above the box office price passed
the Senate to-day. There was no oppo-
sition. The small ticket dealers who
were expected TO confer with senator
Walton yesterday failed to appear. They
had objected 10 this bill on the ground
that those with only one office had to
pay the same license fee as the big
concerns with dozen or more branch
offices.
The bill driving the unlicensed specu-
iators off the street and Railways and
corridors leading 10 the street in front
of theatre went to the Governor early
this week.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
New York in Lead
for Sleeping Sickness

SINCE January cases of sleep
ing sickness and deaths from,
that strange naIady in cities of
the United States have been re-
ported as follows:
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
sir Philip Proceeds.

From then on. save for sporadic out
bursts from the fat man. who was Inn
movable even by cops, Sir Philip was
able 20 proceed fairly connectedly. lie
never did tell what the doctor said. how
ever.
And every so often a gentle looking
woman sitting In tho orchestra taking
copious notes INDUCED In shrll appeals
TO SIR Philip 20 tell "all the truth"
Occasionally she demanded facts about
Egypt.
sir Philip looked bit bored. but
finally said:
III you don't mind. all OF you, shall
be glad TO answer any questions ] can
after I have finished"
That didn't suit tho orchestra woman
but aroused the friendly majority TO
cheers cop stood beside the fat
man. club poised. and the wedged In
ono was quiet. But after u was all
over and sir Philip had said that who
ever was giving voice TO the opinion
that there was danger Of war between
The New York herald., 1921-02-17

Deerfoot Farni Sausage Now.
Try them and you'i see tho difference.
Famous for flavor and quality. Have some
for breakfast to-morrow.-Adv.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17

Continued on sirth rage.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
Recognizes Hts Fri-ud.

Scott was at Caruso'e bedside for
long periods since 6 o'clock yesterday
morning Two or three times the teno-
smiled at his friend. recognizing him.
but he was unable to speak.
At $40 O'Clock last night close
friend OF the family said that he had
found Caruso resting comfortably. Mrs
Caruso wac at hts bedside then. Now
and then their daughter. Gloria. who "
The New York herald., 1921-02-17

Continued on Second Page.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17


THE Y LA "a
Dinner dances from Z 80 o'clock
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
senator walkers Assertion.

You've made more soap box orators
than anybody else" shouted back Sem
ator Walker. 'Aii this is window Dress
Ing and csmoufage. How do VIC know
the bills will reach the right peopie7 I
dare say that you could now pass the
bill by thirty-flve votes but II tho men
right here In this circle read II and
acted on their convictions II would not
be passed.
".rhe men in the Senate here are the
Continued or Second Page.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17

Continued on s,rth Pooe.
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
WEATHER FORECAST.

Cloudy and colder to-day; tomorrow,
and much colder.
Highest temperature yesterday, 63; lowest
Detailed weather reports win be found EDITORIAL
The New York herald., 1921-02-17
THE BEST IN ITS HISTORY.

The New York Herald, With all that Waa
best of The Sun intertwined with it, and
the whole revitalized, is bigger and better
and sounder newspaper than ever before.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-16
FOOD CONDITIONS IN
CHINA ARE ALARMING

NEW YORK. Feb. 16.-Father
and mothers in some Of the famine
stricken districts OF China are com.
hitting suicide rather than watcF
their children starve TO death, says q
report received at the headquarters Of
the Methodist Board of Foreign Mis-
sions here from Dr. Ralph A. Ward
one Of its missionaries in China.
"Multitudes flee from the foodles
districts only TO die Of exposure and
hunger in distant cities where rice
lines are insufficient wrote DR.. Ward
Able bodied men. old women and
the streets in the rush for a copper
flung by passerby. Children are Of
ten crushed at stations of food distri-
button"
DR. Ward repeats the assertion pre-
viously published that 1000 persons
are dying daily in. the famine-strieken
district and adds: More people face
starvation in China this winter than
perisheA on the battlefields Of the
great war"
The Rev. Henry S. Leitzel. Metho-
dist missionary at Saintu, Shantung.
wrote Of visiting many villages where
there was no signs Of fuel or grain Of
any kind. There was nothing but
desolation" he went on. The people
We're sitting around hopeless. discour-
aged and nstless. They know there is
to do but starye and end the
AT lqsse 10000 Chinese ChrisSqhs
are among the famine sufferers. ne
Rey. Lyman 4. Hale, reported In let
ter. IN many cases, he said, whole
church memberships have been hope
lessly scattered.
Officials of the missionary board
fear that tho famine will greatly re-
tard the work Of missionaries in some |
areas where they have gained foot |
hold only by years of effort.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-16
BLAZING COAL UNDER
CITY OF SCRANTON, PA.

SCRANTON, Pa. Feb. 16.-(U. P.)
"A red-hot coal. ten feet in thick
ness and at least SEQ feet in length, is
blazing 400 feet under Scranton.
The fire is located in the abandoned
workings of the old Central mine, West
Scranton. and is steadily creeping east
ward, consuming in its course thous-
ands Of tons of anthracite. All efforts
of 200 fire fighters to extinguish the
fire, or even to check its progress,
have up to the present, been of no
avail Seven streams Of water have
for weeks been pouring upon the burn
ing coal with no apparent result, the
water causing fantastic vapors in the
white heat which servc only 10 hamper
the work of the fire fighters, already
hampered enough By the heat and
poisonous gases issuing from the burn
ing coal.
The fircmen enter the mine through
a shaft two miles away They are un,
able, on account of the terrible heat, to
venture any nearer the fire than SOC
feet. A perpendicular airshaft, locat-
ed directly above the fire and COM
municatine with the open air 400 feet
above affords draft greater than THAI
Of the most towering smokcstach
Grave danger confronts the men fight
ing the flames, as a sudden depression
in the atmospheric conditions above
might send the sulphurous gases back
ward.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-16
CIRCULATION RECORD
BROKEN IN JANUARY

January, 1921, had the largest book
circulation in the history OF the COM
~ library, The total being 9,205, ac-
cording to the months report. The
largest previous report was in March.
1920, when 1873 books were circulated
in Umatilla county homes.
The total Pendleton circulation
was 5,S25, and Of this 2,221 were adult
readers and 1909 Juvenile. The branch
circulation was 5,o07, 1881 being adult
and 1880 Juvenile while the rural
school circulation was 373. Circu-
lation of branch libraries was as fol-
lows: Milton, $50: Athena, S16 Her
miston, S1l; Weston. SIS; Echo, 5sT.
Freewater, SAG: Ferndale. S11; Una
tilla. 25s: Helix. So; Pilot Rock, Sc:
Umapine. 19 and Ukiah, 10.
The registration of readers totaled
315, the number being divided as fol-
lows: Central librarN adults 7S and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-16

River and The Dalles on the columbia
River highway. which is closed for a
few days. Mr.. and Mrs. Mann and
children, Miss Faye Mann ana Layton
Mann. left Long Beach a week ago
Saturday in their auto, shipped over
the sisklyous and drove as far as
Portland, arriving there last Sunday.
Mr.. Mann LEFT his machine In Port
land and Will drive. II here when the
road Is opened again. The Manns
have been in Southern California since
November, being numbered among a
colony of Umatilla county folk at
Long Beach. They report very en-
joyable wiAter season.
Col J. II. Raley, Of the law firm Of
Raley, Raley 4 steiwer. LEFT this NOR
ming by train for Dayton, Wash,
where he was called on legal business.
NJ. u. Mayberry. merchant from Adj
ans, was among the visitors in PEN
1leton today from the wheat growing
community nearby.