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No. 135.
VOLUME LXI.
THE DALLES, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE, 8, 1921.
S.S.
ML
HITS ICEBERG:
ASKS FOR AID
BRITISH FREIGHTER BELIEVED
TO BE SINKING OFF EAST
COAST.
MESSAGES CONFLICT
FIRST REPORTS CAUSED FEAI
THAT GREAT LINERS WERE
IN TROUBLE.
By United Press
.NEW YORK, June 8. The B.Mlls
steamer (Seapool is believed lo be
sinking, according to a message ti
the Royal Mail Steam Packet com
pany. Captain Taylor of the line
lOrduna sent the message stating tha
the Orduna was standing by to offe
assistance, although 750 miles fron
the Seapool's position.
A later message conflicts with earl
ier advices, saying that the Seaport
was able to proceed.
Nothing has been heard from th
vessel since, nor has the Ordtin
heard anything from the HI fate
steamer. The Orduna left Hanibun
last week.
BOSTON. Mass., .lun S. "Wo hav
struck an iceberg. Somebody pleas
stand by."
This radio message was intercep
ed at the Charlestown navy, yard tc
day from an unidentified steamer. Th
message did not give tho steamer's pr
sitlon.
One radio message intercepted a
Otter Cliffs, Maine, read:
"Wie. have struck an Iceberg. Pos
tlon 48.30 W. longitude. Somebod
please stand by. Believe we are sln!
ing."
The name of the steamer was no
given.
The location given would bo nbou
300 miles off the coast ot WewfoHiT(T
land.
NEW YORK, June 8. Tho Brills'
steamer Seapool, enroute from Mop
treal to Dublin, was believed toda.
to have struck an iceberg, accordini
to the naval radio here.
The naval radio said it was prar
tically certain the French liner He
chambeau, mentioned In rumors hen
as in trouble, was not the vesse
which wirelessed she had struck
berg and asked for someono to stan
by.
"Radio experts said the call for hel1
was sent out over a British Marcon
set, entirely different from the IU
chambeau's wireless outfit.
The Seapool Is a 2,799-lon steam
ship. It left Montreal on Juno 2 fo
Dublin.
The steamer is owned by the Too
Shipping company of 'England and It
operated by Sir R. Ropner & com
pany.
The naval radio's information re
gardlng the Seapool was indefinite
her partial identification being large
ly on her location.
Rumors also mentioned the Ctinari
liner Carmanla as a possible victim.
She left Liverpool for New York or
Juno 2, and was due :n Halifax at :
o'clock this afternoon, according tt
a wireless last night. Tho Carmanlt
is a vessel of 9,982 tons.
At the Cunard offices here it wf
said that no fear was felt for the safe
ty of the vessel and that Information
received there indicated the possible
victim of an iceberg was tho Se:i
pool.
NEW YORK, June 8. Tho Brltlsl
steamer Seapool, which upuarenth
struck an iceberg off the Newfound
land coaBt, was dnmaged but is sale
according to a wireless received by
the naval radio station here today.
(Continued on Pose 6.)
JACK DEMPSEY IS
CALLED "BIG BUM"
CONGRESSMAN INTRODUCES BILL
TO POSTPONE CHAMPION
SHIP FIGHT.
My United Preaa
WASHINGTON. June 8. Branding
Jack Dempsey as "the big bum who
dodged the draft," Representative Gal
livan of 'Massachusetts today Introduc
ed a resolution In the house providing
that preparation for the Carpentler-
Dempsey fight on July 2. be postponed
until congress grants n bonus to
those who fought In tho world war.
The resolution prohibits champion
ship bouts in any .state until the world
war fighters have been rewarded. The
resolution also says that Curpentier
wu alow to jola the colors of his
PUEBLO DEATH LIFT
NOW REPORTED
AT 45
CITY SETTLES TO TASK OF
CLEANING UP AFTER
FLOOD.
By Sam I. Freed
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
PUEBLO, June 8 This city today
lettlud down to a long and hard
.Kill to get from under the mud and
nisery lull in the wake of the mad
Vikansiis river.
The harvest of dead stood at 45
odles In local morgues and reports
if 27 other dead in volley towns.
Work of dunning up 'Pueblo will
ake months, It was said.
Railroads have started filling In
jreaehes In the levees which will
tervo to protect the new tracks be
ng laid.
Two relief trains arrived from
Jenver today and one left for the
itrlcken cities of the north. Five
nuid red Puebloans cheered the first
rain to reach the station.
Two motor lorries and fifty wr.gons
ero to entrain today from Fort
5am Houston, Texas, for Pueblo to
lulp restore order and dig the city
nit.
Moro than a hundred horses
irowned in the flood were binned in
,reat pyres on tha outside of tho
ity.
The comforts oT civilization, wiped
mt for several days, are quite gen
Tally restored today with electric
iglit, water and telephone service
.nd a minimum amount of domestic
;as available.
Transfer of refugees to the con
:entration camp built by tho nation
1 guardsmen began last nlghl with
'.he removal of many men from the
ioitrt house and schools to the tent
:ity on the south side.
The camp will be enlarged grad
ually to relieve nil public instltu
ions as their presence in schools,
ourt houses, municipal and city
niildings has seriously upset official
online.
IU PRESIDENT
OBREGON WILLING TO NEGOTI
ATE ALONG LINES SUGGEST
ED BY UNITED STATES.
By A. L. Bradford
(Unite.' Press Stuff CJrreauondunt)
WASHINGTON, June 8. Presiden
)bregon of Mevco will strive td ob
aln American recognition before any
'ctual signing of a treaty between the
Jnited States and Mexico, such as
'ias been proposed by .Secretary
Hughes, it was believed hero today.
The Mexican president will take
'ills course in order not to menace
'lis position with the 'Mexican people
!n coming to nn agreement with the
United States government which will
Ulow tho extension of American ice
sgnltlon.
To this end, It was predicted that
Obregon may state in his next commu
nication to tho Washington govern
ment that he Is willing to negotiate a
treaty with the United States along
the lines suggested by Hughes, pro
vided recognition bo extended his
government.
'Negotialions are now going on In
Mexico City between Obregon ami
George T. Summerllii, charge of the
American embassy.
IRELAND FACES
ULSTER ACCEPTS HOME RULE;
WHAT WILL SOUTH DO, OF
FICIALS ASK.
By A, E, Johnson
(United News Staff Ciirrespomlent)
(Copyright 1921, by United .News.)
LONDON, Juno 8, Ireland stands
at the crossroads of her destiny. On
the one hand lies peace through honm
rule and union, on Iho other lies an
Internecine strugglo of order ngalnai
vlolenco and insurrection, and divi
sion.
This, In a measure sums up Iho vie 1
of Sir Hamar Greenwood, secrcturv
for Ireland, as expressed to me In
an exclusive Interview, as tho I'Islei
parliament was organizing In Belfast
In summoning this parliament, Ul
ster has accepted whole-heartedly
Great Britain's effort toward soluilon
of a century old problem. Southern
Ireland Is hesitating on Iho threshold,
Hwayed between the moderates and
conservatives, who are desirous of
peace, and a determined minority,
characterized by their opposition aB
assassins and irreconcilables.
Fourteen addlllonu! days of trace
have been granted after Juno 22, whon
King George will open the formal buh
WANTS RECOGNITION
HER 1 IE
(Continued on iaf .)
RIVER CONTINUES TOW YIELD OF
RISE SLOWLY!
NOW 41?
BASEMENTS ARE FILLING WITH
WATER; SNAKE IS FALL
INCS. Despite predictions by t lie United
States weather bureau that the Co
lumbia river would have reached a
stage of 43 leel by today, the stream
today showed every inclination to
start going down Instead of making
further rises.
At 8 o'clock this morning the gov-
rnmenl reading for The Dalles show
ed the water at 41.2 feet, an advanc
of only .4 of a foot during the last
24 hours. Reports received here todav
state thai (he Snake and upper Co
lumbla rivers are now going down,
.vhlch is taken lo mean I'.tal danger ol
my very serious Hood In The Dalles
is now precluded.
Water has risen lo about two feel In
the basement of the Blade and Whlti
restaurant and I- coming up corres.
ponding!)' with oilier stores alons;
Second street. Several store.i wit I
high basements, such as the .1, C. Pen
.ley company and tho Corson musk
oin pany have not been hit by the
Hood.
WASTE OF FUNDS FOR
WOUNDED, IS CHARGE
$8,000,000,000 SPENT ON MEN IN
APRIL; $5,000,000 SALARIES
PAID.
By United rroah
WASHINGTON, June 8. Uepresnu
tative Robinson, republican, of Kan
sas, today charged that federal fund
wro being wasted by "tho shove'
fill," through tho federal board of edr
cation and rehabilitation.
He adds that If the present policy o
the government continues, the, govern
ment could give every disabled sol
dler $10,000 and then more soldiers
would get money llian have been re
habilitated by tho present board.
Continuation of present practices
will mean that the rehabilitation bill
will exceed 3.1,205,000,000. Only 2.000
men have been rehabilitated so far.
with an expenso average of ?4.r,000
to a man. During April, $8,000,000
was spent on wounded men and $3,-
000,000 on salaries.
CANADIAN BRIDGE TAKEN
OUT BY HIGH WATER
Uy United Press
ENID, Okla., June S A 000-foot
bridge over the Canadian river lie-
tween Fay and .Thomas on the rail
road, has gone out before the heavy
flood waters.
AMERICAN PROPERTY IS
DESTROYED BY CHINESE
By United Prrrs
SHANGHAI, June 8 One hundred
persona were killed uy luminous
Chinese troops pillaging Ictiang, ac-rm-dlnir
to reliable reports. Prop
erly dainago exceeds $1,000,000. The
plant of the Standard Oil company
wa wrecked. Nunieioiis other for
eign firms were pillaged.
TABULATED
a a
To ;
4 m
Yes
Precinct 1
Precinct 2
Precinct 3
Precinct 4
Precinct 5
Precinct C
Precinct 7
Precinct 8
Precinct 9
Precinct 10
Piecinct 11.,
East Dalles
West Dulles
South Dalles
Thompson Prec.
Antelope
Bake Oven
Boyd
Celllo...
Criterion
Columbia
Deschutes
East Dufur
West Dufur
Eight Mile
Friend
Jersey
Klngsley
Muupln
Mosler
Mountidii
Nanseno
Ramsey
Slmnlko
Shorer ..
tygh Valley
Wamlc.
Waplnltla
While Hlvpr
ioiui..
WHEAT EXCELS
CROP OF I'M
GOVERNMENT REPORT FORE
CASTS TOTAL OF 829,000,000
BUSHELS.
ACREAGE 1 1-2 GREATER
CONDITION WINTER WHEAT JUNE
1, 77.9 PERCENT; WAR 78.2
IN 1920.
Hv Untied Pre.sa
WASHINGTON, June S. Depart
ment of agriculture expirts lorecmt
that tho country's total wheal crop
for 1921 will he 829,000,000 bushels,
as compared to 787.000,00(1 In 1920.
Included In the 1921 total Is over
r.UO.llOO.OOO bushels or winter
and 250,000.000 bushels of
wheat, as against 209,000,000
wheat
spring
bushels
of spring wheat last year.
The acreage In winter wheat N two
mil one half times greater than tha'
of last j ear. Condition of wlutei
.vhcat on June 1 was estimated at
77.9 percent,-, as compared to 78.2
oercenl at the same lime last year
Other crops, excepting oats anil rye.
.ire In excellent condition.
FOUR AMERICANS HELD
BY MEXICAN BANDITS
By United Ires
MEXICO CITY. June 8 Reports
sredited U the Mexican war depart
ment today said four unarmed Atuer
cans had been captured between
Parral and Santa Rosalia, presum
ibly by bandits.
Tho office of the Ameilcan charge
I'affalres had no Information on the
rported incident.
3TORK BRINGS" THREE BABES
TO PUEBLO COURTHOUSE
8
By United Nevn
Pueblo, Colo., June S. The stork
has left three -packages at the refu
gees' emergency hospital in the court
house since the Hood. The wise old
bird is expected to make four more
visitations tills week. Mothers and
babes are doing flue, thank you.
Two other women were brought 'n
the hospital wlth Infants a day old,
Tho "Mot heir.'" loom In the most
popular vislliug place for the hun
dreds of women and girls housed In
the magnificent courthouse.
PREPARE FOR A. F. OF L.
CONVENTION IN DENVER
By United News
DIvNVER, Colo., Juno S. -Samuel
Gonipers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, other national of
ficers' of that organisation and 200
delegates arrived in Denver this af
ternoon to attend Hie list annual con
vention of the fedeiatlon which opcivi
here next '.Monday.
'Preliminary sessions will get under
way tomorrow when the delegates- of
the building trades department will
meet lo outline a ret of lcsolutious
to be placed before the convention.
COUNT ON MEASURES IN WASCO
a
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.
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Yes No
n
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Yes No
2 a
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Yea No
No
40 f..1 101 21 f.S 42 CO f.2 1 fif fil
81 70 141 21 X'S HO 90 79 71 91
20 27 08 14 1 -III 20 42 10 28 , 27
91 89 ir.Il 29 19 22 90 7.r. I 07 i 'till
G2 22 02 18 49 , 17 57 22 42 20
70 51 118 25 7.'j , 20 01 71 4"2 , 87
53 43 74 27 50 29 72 22 38 00
21 51 51 24 31 37 41 38 27 51
5C 51) 95 28 55, 10 fi 53 52 01
75 H9 140 72 101' 85 120 !)0 103 105 !
77" "90 f 1 3 38 08! 52 1 80 " 05' 8 J I 08,
11 12 10 8 111 11 II 10 10 111
02 81 10C 50 7.1 07 81 71 73 80
20 47 3t 32 29 I 39 41 32 32! 30 j
33 40 51 30 40, 21 57 20 III 30
45"" 102 " 112 " i'J "49' 85" 07 84 " 12 101 i
8 20 10 20 8! 18 II 10 0 1 21
IB 53 39 32 20 43 38 31 33 35 j
9 01 9 0 811 0 2 7 3
14 30 1 31 10 21, 21 20 22 19 20 1
25' 3S!'30 31 22 j 37' 12 27 18 49
7 15 1 15 8 10 11 II 9 8 15
40 SO 121 15 47 1 II 82 71 71 75
14 49 87 23 53' 25 01 43 II II
5 21 10 20 II, Hi 11 21 10 19
' 24 59 35 52 38' 37"" "52 30 II 19
5 CI 8 3 9 1 51 0 0 1 5
11 39 I 30 23 12: 31 19 1 22 11 1 10
05 77 1 1 17 33 81 18 91 03 1 57 81
82 99 151 17 101' 01 100 9l118 09
12"" 33 14 1 33 12 30 20 20 20 j 21
9 20 II I II 8 j 17 I 17 12 8 1 21
27 30 40 35 39 18 45 31 45 j 32
31 47 ! 50 ! 26 31 ' 48 1 35 47 37 I 43
1 17 ; 7 1 12 1 7i 10 C 11 9 10
37 49 48 38 40 38 1 51 -10 1 33 45
20 58 61 1 27 42 30 32 63 37 13
47 79 02 C9' 18 70 05 72 00 72
7 18- 181 9 111 12' 9 18 1 21
Vm im 2460 ,il21 ,102a ,1243 ,1910 ,I030 ,1C30 ,1815
DEAF AND DUMB WAIF WASCO COW'S 800.000 BOND
LEFT FRIENDLESS
IN CITY
C-YEAR-OLD BOY FOUND AT STA
TION BY PATROLMAN
McCLASKEY.
A little deaf and dumb hoy, appar
ency about six years old, got off tin
train at The Dalles last night a in
stood waiting on the dt pot plnti'.'re
for some friend or relative win va
evidently supposed lo meet him
Nobndj came and tinally I'atiolmai
MeClaskey sought to tiud out s-iim
thing about where the lad was Roln.
and wheie his home was. lie colli,
carry on a conversation wlili hi:
lingers in the deaf and dumb nig
language, but could not speak a vvonl
McClankey learned rrom the trai.
crew that the boy wa.-i from Vaucoi:
ver, Wash. Tho boy spent the plgii
at MeClaskcy's home.
Up until late today, no trace ol'JIi
persons supposed lo have met the 111
tie fellow had been found. The ho
Is now In the custody of .luveni!" Of
fleer A. B. Skelly.
DODGE CARS DROP $30J
By United I'resH
DETROIT, June 8 Dodge brothers
oars were reduced $200 by the fac
lory tcday.
GRIEF TOO MUCH
FOR BASEBALL HEAD
YAKIMA TEAM IN QUARREL WITH
TACOMA BASEBALL
CLUB.
By United I'roKS
TACOMA. June 8. -Dr. J. W. VanM
sas today resigned as president o
the Tacoina club in the Pacific In
tornatlonal league, giving as h'u ion.
?on that there was "too much grle.
in minor league baseball."
Ills resignation follows the refusal
of the Yakima dun to play a series
here, protesting I he action of Presl
dent Burnett of the league In exon
crating Manager lilankenshlp of th1
Victoria club for his pari in a recent
fight on the playing field at Yakima
DUFUR ROOTERS TO BE
HERE IN FORCE SUNDAY
A huge delegation Dufiirltcs are
reported as preparing lo invade this
city Sunday, when the Da!,,r base
ball team will tangle wilh The Dalles
nine, Dufur has a snappy ( "aril this
year, and has been winning a large
majority of the games played, with
the result that Dufur fans are com
ing here confident that their team
will emerge from the struggle with
victory perched upon Its shoulders.
The Dalles- players, on the other
hand, are confident thai Dufur will
not have a walk away, and are pre
paling lo put up the battle of their
lives.
The game will slait promptly at
2:20. on the old ball field, with Wool
si y and Hoffman acting nil Iho bat
tery for the locals.
COUNTY
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Yes I No
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11
95 1
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09 I
51 '
20 i
47
67 1
71
21
62
10
48
30
17 j
51
18
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42
90
42
"00
18
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77
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27
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172 I
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03 1121
1311 98
100 ' 59
05
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72
20
33
8
10
9
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4
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51
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1
9
05
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102
19
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20
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170 ' 1 1
111, 8
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7 1 22
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16
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93
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1291
1720 ;2'j 3 1299
i r
SSUE CARRIES
1,234 VOTES;
S
ILL OVER STATE
HAS PASSED, 3 TO 1; WOMAN
JURORS MEASURE
ALSO LAW.
Uy IJnlli'd I'ri'si
(PORTLAND, June S The vote
'iivorint; the soldier Ik.ihis bill con
limed to siow today, a lolal ol more
.ban 31,000 votes fa vol ins the mens
ire.
The Portland post of th? Anier
can
leilit;
Lej;tou has bo.Uiht out the
theater show lor lulilsbt lo
elclirate.
The c.iunt so far includes 27 of
he stale's 20 counties. Other meas
ires are bold hit; firmly to the early
ndlcalliiini of whether they vvoluil
.via or lose, votes for or against the
iiajority of stale measures contln
linj; to .show substantial majorities
it her one way or another.
The bonus bill caused the i;reat
'st enthusiasm, wilh road bond is
aies second.
All nine counties Inleiested in
road bond reports thesu meai.ures
carrying. The Portland Port amend
ment Is carrying by the slightest
minority of all.
BABE RUTH SENTENCED
TO SERVE DAY IN JAIL
Uv United Press
NEW YORK, June 8 Habo Ruth
was today sentenced to serve one
il.'iy in Jail and pay a fine of $100
'or speeding. Habo did not ;o to
lull, however, but stayed In the
trnl lit court all day.
LEAVES FOR TRIAL
MRS. SOUTHARD ATTENDS THE
ATER ON LAST DAY IN SAN
FRANCISCO.
Uy United Tress
i3 A N' FRANCISCO, Juno S. ..Mrs.
Lydl:1. 'Southard, alleged feminine
"llliiebeard," left Sail Francisco today
for Twin Falls, Idaho, to face trial
uflon a charge of poisoning hei
fourth husband. She arrived here yes
.erday from Honolulu.
Sho attended a tlnater last nluhl
and laughed heaitlly. Deputy Sherifl
and Mrs. Onnsby accompanied the
woman. The sheriff's wife declares
that, the woman Is a model prisoner.
4
NEW MAYOR IS ELECTED
UY LOS ANGELES VOTERS
Uy Ulilleil ProfiH
I.OS AN'iELES, June 8 (leorg.-
E. Cryer was today deded mayor
ol this city ny a majority oi u.unu
voles over th" present incumbent,
M. P. Snyder, necordliiK lo early re
llllli.i. The i.llleiai count lias noi
yd been announced The voters al-
-in (Ideated a pr.ihlbll loll ;-nlolce-
inent oiilllianr.' extending Hi" I'O.'IH
if : eizure lo local aillhoiiUei
GEORGE CHAMBERLAIN NAMED
FOR 1 YEARS; LASKER IS
CHAIRMAN.
Hy IJdllul VniHH
WASHINCTON, Juno 8. A. D
Dusker has agreed lo become chair
mm ol Hut H i III) lit: IIKiril. II With
definitely learned today.
Other members will ho Admiral
Ilenson, present chairman; Ft filer
Ick I. Thompson. Mobile; Meyci
l.lsmier, Los Angeles; T. V. O'Cou
nor. lliiffulo; Ex-Senator Chamb r
.iln. Oickoii. and E. ('. Pliiminer.
Math, Maine.
John Callun O'l.oiighlln. lormet
newsnaner man and an ollldai ol
ihn New York export company. hu
been appointed as annlHtant chair
man of the board. Lasker itiiuouuccd
Following conliriiiatloii of Hie ap
poliitiuent of the chairman, tin
piowldcnt appolitjci! I .anker to a fall
ifi-in of six veai: Chamberlain four
vein. Pliiminer two years. Tlminp
oii two ami LUmier uiid llaiihiin
one each.
WASHINCTON. June 8 The sen
ate in open session today coiulnued
the uomimiiloit of (!eu;e iv chum
berlalii of Oregon a-, a member ol
the shipping board riminli.'i'lain
Bened a- t.eimti r until M "ch 1
R f S
HEW IPK
B S NAMED
8 PLURALITY OF
HI! ASSURED
MEASURE WINS DESPITE HEAVY
OPPOSITION IN MOSIUR AND
ANTELOPE.
LEAD ON RELIEP MEASURE AL
MOST AS LARGE AS FOR
BONDS.
By a majority of 1234 cotes, Wacco
county voters at the polls yesterday
carried The Dallos-Californla high
way hondlnr; measure providing au
$800,000 issue for the construction or
a state maintained road running from
this city lo the southern border of
the rontiiy.
Victory for the bond issue was un
questioned from the time the first
returns began lo come In. At 8:20,
less than half an hour after clonln:;
the polling places, the election board
at Seul'ort's cannery, for East Dalles
precinct, called Tho Chronlclo and
gave the count complete.
This precinct envo tho measure 15
for and 0 against.
The total continued to mount until
the last precinct was received this
afternoon with the reporting of the
count al Celilo.
Antelope and Mosler, as expected
and forecasted In The Chronicle, re
jected the bond Issue by large total::.
Mosler gave Iho bond l3sue 15 votes
for and 193 against, while Antelope
gave It four votes for and 168 against
Ity an almost euiiully large major
ity, the loan and bonus measure for
ex-service men carried ovor tho coun
ty. Hake-oven, Eight Mllo, Frlijnd,
Shearer and Waplnltla turned Mt
down, but the final count shows it
went through 2450 lo 1124.
livery other product,- -executing -Nan'seiie,
whero tho vote was tied,
carried the ineasuro woll.
Legislative sessions of 00 days was
defeated by 1300 to 19,24.
I'he single Item emergency veto
intendment carried, 1523 to 1343. Tho
hygienic marrlngo bill passed 1910 to
1025
Women jurors was defeated, 1630 to
1845.
Wasco county officials will not rn
elv'e Ihelr salary Increases. The pro
posal was rejected, 1294 to 1730 and
by an nniiost Identical inujurlty, the
plan lo adjust tho income of tho Jua-
ice of the peace was dofeatod.
llakeovrn. Hoyd, Jersey, Mountain,
Shnniko, West D.illoa and boutti
Dalles all outvoted tho highway
bonds. In Columbia precinct the niea-v
mo was tied In tho voting.
County Judge J. T. Adklsson said
morning that the tilute highway com
mission was prepared to begin con-
Irudlon of the highway at once. Ho
ailed the highway commissioners and
folldlnted them upon Iho victory.
THREE MEN IN SMALL
BOAT TO CIRCLE GLOBE
Uy United Press
YORK, Juno 8 A modern
ol "Three Men In a Host"
pi .'hi nted by Captain Mimor
and two companions, who
NEW
version
will he
I'oiuiiu;
Will leave
thl.i month lor a voyage
wot Id
II Ml ml lie
The trip will be made In an open
llfebo.it. equipped with a sail. I lie
uiily shdl.-r will be a canvass cover
tnr the bunli'i. The boat will carry
1 1 weeks' provisions. t
I'he route will be New York, Eng
land, liihialiar. Sue. Canal, Sumatra,
Philippine Islands, 'Hawaii, Califor
nia. Panama ( anal and back lo New
Voik. The) believe the voyngl will
I'eipine l 10 1 IIIOIIIIIS.
Toiiium''! compiiulous are Otther
pel ' - i li and Hdge ('Sterling. All
i. ii lulu i ni the Norwu.ian .NUsiers
and M ill .e oi'latlon
AFTER PROFITEERS
10 MEMBERS FROM BOTH SENATE
AND HOUSE TO CONDUCT
INQUIRY
lly United Prim
WASHINGTON, June 8 -The Unit
nt Stales Iii.h taken up the hunt for
the ugrliiiittiiral products profiteer,
through a Joint Inquiry cuininlsslon
creuted by (lie l.tmroot resolution.
The cuminU.sloii ban 10 meiubfirs and
Is expected lo develop causes of thu
present aKileulluriil conditions ami
the difference In prices between thoso
paid producers .and thoae charged con
sumers. Member:' ol Hit commission will bu
selected from the house uud senate,
flvy peioiiUH from each body. A sub
i i ijiii.inie will bo appointed to help
ut tn iiivuxtlgation.
NEW COMMISSION IS
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