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MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIV
SECTION ONE
LA GRANDE. OREGON. . SATURDAY, MAY 21; 1921
SIX PAGES
NUMBER 196
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CREST OF
VALLEY IS
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CHEERFUL REPORTS COMK FROM
FLOOD-STRICKEN AREA
TODAY.
HEAVY RAINS HAVEN'T
AGGRAVATED GREATLY
Water Level at Gauge Above Union
Took a Considerable Drop During
j Night Drainage of District Would
Be An Easy Matter, Says Man Who
Made Surveys Several Years Ago.
S
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The water jgauge at the E. H. Miles
place above Union this morning was
down to 4.8, having reached only 5
i1 feet yesterday and, although it rained
steadily all night, the cooler weather
had the effect of continuing the fav
orable condition at the time the report
was made.
; C. J. Black, who has a ranch onthe
, east Bide of Catherine Creek, reported
that he had received word from thero
. that (he water level wis going down.
! Rhea Luper, state drainage engin-
i ecr, who is in La Grande for several
days t?nd Who made the surveys for
..' V -the drainage district several years
ago, in discussing the high water sit
nation today, said that he believed
that the proposed drainage district
, could be put through at little more
than the damage done by the flood
. , this year.
Mr. Luper said that he believed that
'v by building proper levees along the
,; flood way and keeping the channel
w . clear of trees and brush and other
:A debris, the problem of draining the
district and guarding against a recur
... rence of floods is comparatively sim
,vv pie. "The channel of Catherine creek
. ; ; 1 in the lower end winds around in the
v phape of. a clover 'leaf-in places and!
is covered with brush which is acting
as an impediment to the water. Some
of the levees now in use could be used.
. believe, in constructing a 'permanent
i v 8'ifcguard." .
It would not take a great deal of
, . land to flo this work, he said.
Ed Miller, of Union, who has a
ranch between Union and Union
v Junction, was in town this afternoon
nnd said that the water had gotten on
ii some spots on his place but not ser
ious damage was being done there.
, W. I), (jrandy stated today thit
there is considerable water on the
giound and that although the ground
had soaked up about as much a. it
could stand, the water wasn't n.-;ing
r.ow. The heavy ruins caused the
ccek level to swell some during the
afternoon yesterday, hut the chamre
in temperature at night made it go
down some again.
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ROME, May 21. Three are dead
and two dying, aAd many wounded as
the result of a pitched battb between
the comrauni.-ts and the extreme na
tionalists at Chusi, Tuscany, where
Cie post-election disorders con-:nue.
PORTLAND MARKET.'
' PORTLAND. May 21. All of the
loopl markets w-pre slendy tndiv..
ELECTION
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Art Exhibit Of Schools
Show Pupils Cood Work
To the extent that parents tik? rnii Besides tile usual penmanf4ip.
interest .in their children was the at- drawing and map-makin.;, there Is on
tendance yesterday at the o'lblir I . ... . .
. ,j "exhibition remarkab e ovc, of bas-
schocl buildings of a'Jults to viw the-
art exhibits which teachers and p".pi!a j1' V'IT. W'"A blot JTiming. toy
have been working on for ft lor? time m-'k'ng. spron manufacture and many
in order that the.ceneral nublie may Jother thinjra tlt have "racted ili
navp a true ronceptionof wbat is be- fjrhoolp from the beat-y paths fcjf
ing done in Ui schools. 'year ago.
I a (,ramlc-Hn take credit Jor nuite
n
Ihe mirk and explain the different
k-ur..O,f tctioin
T Mp to
N fair percentage the p!nii at- the mtntt pleased nd most in."reted,
tending 0'iurj;g his sfternwt, ,nd whrthert ! teacher or pui but it ii
the teachers, t well ts tho oipil"-, 'phfn 'h the eombinslior.oof ptvt
were abundanSv Dleasel-to vhil it "f ith Tave prwluceil (he spii-ndi,?, o
FLOOD IN WILLAMETTE
BELIEVED TO BE NEAR
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AMERICAN GOLF TEAM
:-X WINS AMATEUR CONTEST
HOY LAKE, England. May 21.
Tha American golf team which Jfe
rK is here to contest the British
iK amateur - championship, today 8?
made a clean sweep in the f our-
somes aranged as part of the &
preliminary matches with . the
K British players today. . 5K
;H Cyrie Tolley, iBritish amateur
':!: champion, defeated Charles W, :i
w (Chick) Evans, American ama- v
tcur champion, in their individual i'e
r match this afternoon.
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WALLOWA, May 21 The Wal
lowa County Fire Patrol Associa
tion held a directors' 'meeting last
Saturday with George E. Hayden.
W. C. Jackson, H. McKlnnls and J.
II. Mimnaugh present. The as
sessments for ' the present '.ear
were placed' at two tents wr, ac,re
for timber and one cent, por acre
for cut-over land, which Is one
half cent less than last year. Wal
lowa county has been very fortu
nate in having very few Hies last
season, having very efficient flro
wardens, and hence the finances of
the association .are in good con
dition. .
Rev. E. .J, Huston, of CLtt Grande,
will address the members of the
commencement class on Thursday,
May 26. Those graduating are:
Helen F. Brown, Wilma E. Bright,
Llllio F. Fln'ley, Halbort E. Hull,
Beula E. Keoler. Ronald B. Mc
Klnnls, Margaret 0. McClaran,
Thomas. T. Mackonjlo and LeOra
Fae Thompson.
Donald McDaniol returned Sun.
day from Baker county, where ho
located a 640-acre homestead on
Burnt river. He will return In a
week or two to erect a house and
establish his resldouce on his now
holdings. , ' .
. Alex Caiincion celebrated his 89th
birthday . Sunday.' Mr. ; Cameron Is
tine of the pioneers of Walla Walla
valley and Wallowa county. His
two daughters, Mrs, Hector Mc-,!
Donald and Mis. C. 15. Hood and
son. George Cameron, now .reside
In Wallowa, and Mr. Cameron
makes his home hero to bo with
hla childr.cn.
ueorgo k. riannary died 'I liurs-
day night, May .12. of typhoid fe -
aim puuuiuuma. no UBS llVeil.
in
a,ii vuuuiy me past id
years and loaves a widow, six
I children, three brothers and two
sisters to mourn his loss. Funeral
services were held Friday.
DANIEL COLL PASSES
AWAY AT HOSPITAL
Daniel Coll, for some time employed
on the bridge gang of the O.-W., died
yesterday. Mr. Coll was a widower
pital. Mr. Coll was a widower and is
and is survived by a daughter in Los
.gelcs. He was 52 years of age n!
me time ot nis death.
The body will be shipped to Is
Angeles. He was 62 year3 of age at
CHIEF JUSTICE T
WHITE IS LAID
TO REST TODAY
WASHINGTON, May 2l.With a
simple but impressive service, Chief
Justice Edward White was buried to
dav. t .
! Iris quite difficult to determine
work, which falk-rj-s the adult nii',1 !
itno ,IRllRrauot-i cauwa T i.i-K-r -,1111
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WILLAMETTE
If SOON BE
OT IT in II mil .
I ft 1 1 U ff H H 1 ENGINEERS
FLOOD IS CAUSED BY THE BACK
WATER FROM THE RISING
COLUMBIA RIVER.
RIVER FALLS A LITTLE ,
- AT LEWISTON, IDAHO
Forecaster Wells of (he Weather Bur
eau Says Further 'Rise Will Result
If the Heavy Snows in the Moun
tains Continue Melting Waljowa
County Streams High.
PORTLAND. May 21. The pos
sibility that the crest of the flood
is near is indicated by the weather
bureau. Prediction that the Willani
tte, which is flooded by the backwater
from the Columbia, will be nearly-stationary
Tuesday following the predict
ed stage here of feet on monday,
The Wilsmetta today is 19 3, a rise of
1.1 feet from yesterday. The rivers
have continued rising, exec"t at
Lewiston, 18.D feet; at Umatilla, 21,1
was reported. At Wenatchee Si feet
was reported, a rise of 1.4 feet; at
tewiston, 18.5 feet; at Umatilla, 21.1
feet, a rise of 1.2 feet, and at the
Dalles, U4.1 feet, a rise of 1.7 feet.
Forecaster Wels' said that while the
river will be nearly stationary on
Tuesday, a further rise may result if
the heavy snow in the mountains con
tinues melting.
Wallowa Stream Raging.
WALLOWA, May 21. Bear crec'.
is on the rampage now. The water is
higher than it his been any time this
spring and is still rising. The wirm
Bins are melting the snow in the high
mountains very fast the past week.
BUFFALO, N. Y., May 21. Twen-
,ty masked men held up the New York
Ct.ntrHi frei(,ht tl.ain n(.ar T(1,ont;
funuiia aurlv Ir.rlwu fMvnrmfr tit,
envrnntf
crew and railroAd dptoctivps wilh
weapons, while silkH, shoes, clothing.
Hiitomobilc tires, and other c'ood.t
worth $70,000 were loaded onto six
motortrucks. The bandits headed fur
Buffalo with the loot.
BANDITS THY
FREIGHT TRAINS
7 gpfil M y HIGH SCHOOL
' v'- x "f SERMON SUNDAY
' LIFE M Me "ViV ' JJ '
. .-155 choot L-V, ?k3S ' .
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LONE BANDIT RIPS
OPEN 51 MAIL SACKS
SAN FRANCISCO. May 21
Tho description of the robber
- who last night ripped onen fifty
i- one sacks after holding up a mail &
t clerk on the Southern Pacific
train thirty miles northeast of
here, caused the officers today to
-,- send circulars askinsr the arrest
V of Roy Gardner, who escaped at !fi
rortland a year ago, wlulo en-
S route to McNeil's Island, to serve
a sentence for a $87,000 mail rob-
bery near San Diego. ,5K
ARE
HEIST CUTS
A litter was received this week
from G. M. Smith, wrlttoii from
Cleveland, Ohio, in which ho onclos
ed a clipping taken from the Clcve
land Plain Dealer, tolling of the tri
ennial convention of Locomotive En
gineers. The Plain Dealer has the
following to Bay:
'The triennial convention of the
Brotherhood, of Locomotive Engin
eers declared yesterday for no wage
reduction and no change In working
conditions. .
'Delegates to the convention took
the resolution piopared for the for
mal convention expression by exe
cutive committeemen of the brother
hood and with little debate, pased
t. unanimously in the half-day scs-
u'on .yesterday ntternoortn In the En-!
clneers' auditorium, St. Claire Ave.
ind Ontario tsreel.
The resolution, follows; .
"Uosolved: That It Is the sense of
this grand body, representing all of
tho locomotive engineers In tbq Uni
ted mates and cu.Qida., (hut e
unalterably and positively wppoaed to
any reliction in compensation or aiiy
change In working condition, and tho;
urand officers are hereby instructed
to use the full force of the organiza
tion to put Into effect this, resolu
tion." , '
"Leaders of the railway f(ibor or
ganization considered an eight-hour
run, twelve and one-half mile? being
the standard for an hour's compen
sation, and overtime In figured on
this liasls. In view of the fact that
few engineers confine thorimelves to
ii 100-mile run In an actual (lay over
time Is an important consideration.
"The eluuiie In the resolution ad
opted yesterday giving the brother
hood officers blanket power to put
the resolution Into effect, wuu said
by IcaderB last night as an 'eiiinhatlr
way to stale tho brotherhood stand '
point.' It Is not, they assert, a
threat or a challenge. At the same
time, It Is mlmlltrcl that the state
ment of the brotherhood standpoint
Is for him who runs.
There Is no thought In the minds
of the lirotherbood. the spokesmen
for the organization declared last
night, ot any threat toward the new
ftnpubli'can administration, but they
hold the resolution
lo -he an un-
eiiuivlral answer .to tlw Indications
on the part of a score of railroads."
Laddie Boy
HiiW7UsimyNWU,MiHsMI1MsMMa
Lachlle Boy. the president's pet AirMsle', .t up on a flojt, with Miss !
mat parade in Vsshlngton. conducted by the Humane Society. .
Sees Great Benefit From
Spreading Catherine
Karl J. Stackland. tho well known
fruit grower and shipper of Covo,
came over to" La Grande Friday even
ing with seasoned observations about
the flood situation in the middle
Grande Rondo valley. Ho thinks that
some land owners upon whom tho
flood waters advanced, have given out
panicky reports as to tho extent of tho
dumago ao far wrought by tho flood.
And in the interest of what ho consid
ers the best and safest valley on earth
he has seen most of Europe as well
i most of the United, Slates he
wants to corrsct dmneging aner-Mng.
gerated reports. ..
"Up td last night," said.Mr. Stack-
lund, "In the middle Grand Rondo val
ley, the broad area between Cove and
La Grande, in my opinion not to ex
ceed 1000 acres of tiriblc land has
been inundated. And of. this much is
hay and grass land, which is benefit,
ted rather than damaged by coming
under water. The silt deposited by
the flood waters becomes fertilizer,
better than any commercial fertilizer.
It renews the soil, and, since this gen
eral Inundation hns not occurred for
CHICAGO, May 21. Kleptomania
caused by Injuries received from an
automobile accident, ale held respon
sible by relatives for the acts of
Mrs, Joseph I). Ileil wife of a wenltby
broker, who confessed that for over
a year she had rubbed the Iioiiich of
wealthy families by posing as a maid.
The loot taken by her during this
lime is said to total over $25,000. .
mmwm
GOES AS I D
on Parade
1 nv
nbout 27 years, it may be that it is
due now. In my opinion we are snfe
in being consoled with the thought
that the general prosperity will be en
hanced and even the income of the In
dividuals affected by the flood may be
increased this veVy year and for years
to come on account of this flood.
"For two days, water in Cutherinc
and Mill crooks, the wutcrcourses that
are leaving tholr banks more than tho
Grande Rondo river, have stood sta
tionary,. Of course, much moro rio
in these creeks will spread over a
ffl"riit'?tial Wore country, as, for aov
oral. mites near their. confluence with
the Grnndo Rondo rlvei 'here 'Is a
wide urea of neurly hjvel country, v
"The flood would do much grantor
damage if it worn not for the Grande
Rondo Relief Ditch, which, for about
lit) yours, has relieved tho flood pres
sure along the Grande Rondu river lie-
low the mouth of Culherino and Mill
creeks, and which, at a timo llko this,
proves Its value. Ko Tar in this emer
gency the ditch tins relieved tho low
lands along tho Grunde Rotule liver
for ten miles." '
i ne neavy rains ot tins week aro
the rauiio of the basahair Riimo bo-1
Iwneu Iniblcr and l.a Giundn.
NO BASEBALL -
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which wau scheduled lo bo played j earned thereby. Those receiving nied-'
at Iniblcr tomorrow afternoon bo-!als in the first patrol were Walter
Ing cancelled. Ilulli, Leo McCorklo and Jack Dcn-
Hovni-nl other cliaiiEos lr tholn'", for the tenderfoot test, nnd Ed
nohodiilo have ohio been made. May
2!l tho local leuin goeB o linker
to piny tho Bailor team. On Mon
day, May 30, liororatlon Day, s
special khiiio will bo played hero
wllh Union.' Tinker eninns hero on
Juno ft ami tlie l2lh of Juno Imli
lor cenicii beru.
Rev. K. J. Huston of the First Mcth-
odfst Church will piench the bacca
laureate sermon to the graduating
i b:n of the l a Grande high school
tomorrow eveninc?nt eiglit o'clock in
Mgli,i'slto!iTiruditnrliiiii.
The invocition will be by Rev. J,
A. Kmith, of the f're .bytei ian rhiireh.
A quartet of high arhool students wi
sing Revel al seierlions, and Rev. A.
R. Kitton of Ihe Baptist chuich will
give the scripture reading."
Following Rev. Mr. Ilustn's ser
mon .the boys' and girls' glee clulft
will join in M'nrt's anthem, "Gloria.'
l)"iirdhtion by J. L. Cnimi-r, secre
tary of tbe'Y. M. OA., will cle.se the
Services.
BENEFITS FROM
RK(,AWATION
! WASIfc'NCTON. My Hlo- Possil.;!.
jit.es f .nefft . the country from
the im re,,y..,l f, d.-r:.J aid fr nth-1 "ow t0"'- o
,'nutioii wa pi0ent9 to the sennte Thj) only other examination an-
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TAKE FIFTEEN
PERCENT CUT
MODIFICATIONS AS TO WORKING
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO SAID
TO BE INCLUDED.
CONFERENCES ARE HELD
WITH REPRESENTATIVES
Rsdio Operators and Sesmen Are Said
To Be Favoring the Same Terms;
Secretary Davis and the Represen
tatives of tha Engineers Are Going
to New York. '
WASHINGTON, May 21
Acceptance of a fifteen per cent
wage reduction for the marine
engineers, but with modilica.
tioim as to working conditions,
is understood to be included
in the agreement reached to
day at the conferences - be
tween Secretary Davis and
Chairman Benson of the ship
ping board, and representa
tives of the marine workers'
beneficial association.
Changes in the worklnir conditions
and over-time would bring an actus!
reuuction in wages lo somewhat less
than fiftoen per cent. The radio od-
orators and the seamen" would agree
to tho snmo terms, Secretary of Labor
lavl believes. Davla and the repre
sentatives pf tho engineers are going
to New York in an effort to have the
Anioricau stcunialilp owners associa
tion agree to tho terms,- -,
Strikebreakers Hit. " V
' PORTLAND, May 21.-Tba polica . ,
wore called today when two strike
breakers were hit by lock thrown by
strike sympathizers near the Broad
way bridge, .
SCOUTS RECEIV
THEIR IDA
At the regular meeting of the local
troop of Boy Scouts Thursday even
ing, the members having passed the
enderfoot and second class scout tests
wero presented with tho medals they
Fit.gerald for the tenderfoot and sec
ond class tests.
In the scrond patrol Howard Bestty,
Sheldon llrownloii, Francis Robinson,
Wesley llrownton, David McCauhey
and Mac llyrkit, received tho tender
foot insignia, and Bernard Theison
the tenderfoot and second class.
In the third patrol Arthur Lsrsen,
Wnymund ficott, John Larison, Robert
.Smith, llouglas Mo'e, Sam Cochran,
Paul Meyers and Wilson Thurston
passed the tenderfoot tests, and In
the fourth patrol Fern Kelly, Owen
Price, Willie Watkin.4, (ilen Patten
ond Leland Crosscn passed the tender
foot test.
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WASH1MUTOM, I
Announcement has j5
the. postontce d)i , rg
civil sorvlce exanilii('65 ,
held soon to oloct i.()
for Portlaitd. Oregon.
The dato for the exi
will be set by tho clll sevK.
mission, In jltie time to allov.
plbants to lilo and pnfure tl.
solves "for the tests Insofar '
proparaailons mnj o require.!. '. 0
This annoiinc?meut makes It
clen tliot all pitnmsters now hold-,
ing oto.o by reason of previous
civil rvlceo examinations,,-' but
whoso nomination have not been
j'ho"
"""nrmed
will have to undergo a
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