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Section Two
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Section Two
Pages 7 to 10
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 26, 1919.
ENGLAND OVERJOYED' AT RESCUE OF HAWKER
1 DAILY MAIL GIVES $25,000 TO TWO FAMILIES
GREATEST CROP IN
HISTORY ANTICIPATED
LONDON PEOPLE HAD
GllfENJJPjlt HOPE
"I Knew He Would Come Back"
Said Wife of Aviator; Dan
ish Ship Made Rescue.
LONDON', May 26. Uko nowa
from beyond Iho gruve cams the re
port today thnt (Villain Hurry U.
liuwker and Lieutenant Commandor
MacKenKio Urlove niid hoen picked uji
at eu. by a. Dun lull hl.
The glad tldlnKH ikircad thrnueh
the city like wildfire and were grant
ed with trumendouM demonstration
f Jy everywhere. The groutimt dem
onstration took uiuce In Iho village of
rmrbUun. where ilctwkcr has hU
home.
Hawker's wife wae overjoyed at
the announcomont uf her hunband'e
rescue
"I knew he would come bark."
he wild at her cottage. "I had a
tTeoentiment that he wan nut dead
all the time. Oh! 1 am the happiest
woman In the world. Harry can try
to fly acroae the Atlanlio again any
time he wants to. I am sure his good
luck will continue.
All Havc-d, It MuHHujtc.
Kpeclal thanksgiving service were
held in Kttrblton churcheN lust night.
The report of Hawker's rexcue was
received at Lloyda In a- wireless mm
uiga from the JOanish steamship
Wary, rrluyed ly the station at the
lliilt Ivewls In the Hebrides.
The ship's niesMago reud:
"Have saved all hr.nds Hopwith alr
' "Is It Hawker?"
The station signalled out the In
quiry. "Yes," was the reply from the ship.
The Mary left Norfolk on May for
Alherg. Ienmark.
The admiralty wireless is making
on effort to get in communication
wild tho captain of the Mary to on-
certain the condition of Hawker and
(Jrlevo and whero they wore picked
up.
The hclluf Is that the filers munt
havn been picked up somewhere to
ward mid-Atlantic, as this would ex
plain the deluy in reporting their
safety.
KiMrlanfl list lloim.
ijondun had abHolutoly given up
nope for tho safety or the aviators.
Tho matter hfid been taken up In
parliament and the government had
been severely criticized for sending
two gallant gentlemen to thelp graves
by Its railing to take any measures to
secure their safety.
Hawker and Grieve started from
St. Johns. N. F, on their long-defer,
red attempt to -fly acroHS tho Atlantic
at 8 o'clock last Sunday evening.
Tho Kopwlth plane carried a wire
less outfit but steamers believed to
have been along the course followed
hy the piano reported that they heard
no signals although two reported sec
ing u llRht overhead which was sup
posnd to have been that of tho Hop
with plane.
l-rizo Went to Widow.
Monday afternoon and evening
London was stirred by a series of
bulletins announcing Hawker's ap
proach to the Irish coast and the ad
miralty was Induced to ills patch sev
eral destroyers to search for the plane
which was supposed to have fallen
Into the sea off the estuary of the
Shannon. When no trace was found
up to tho end of the following day
it was taken for granted that both
men had perlshwd.
Accordingly, Ixird Northcliffe. pro.
rrlctor of the Iwlly Mall, which hurt
offered a prlw of fSu.oufl to the flrxt
aviator to make the trans-Atlantic
flight, directed that the prize money
be divided between tho families of
Hawker and Orlove
In view of the rescue of tho ovia. j
tors, Lord Northcllffe's order
for a division of the Dally Mall prize
of fso.nno between the fumlllea of
Hawker and t.rleve new becomes
void, but the Mali announces that a
connolatlon prize of 125,000 will be
divided betveen tho two men who
rnnoo sum a gallant Attempt to ac
complish the feat and secure the hon
or of the first trans-Atlantic crossing
for lirltaln.
CENTRAL TEAM WON
FROM ADAMS SUNDAY
In a in to 5 Sttino at A damn yester
day the Central team added another
victory to their lint for the Hoaaon.
They had previously won from Hteth
hut had loHt to tho Indian. last Sun
day. A feature of th (tamo yenterda
wtw a home run hy Kd ImvIm of tho
Adams team. For Adurntt tho players
were I'arr, Jo; Htoll, bk; McKenzle, j
3b; O. IJeuallcn, p; It. Lleuallen, c;
KrehM. If; ftavln, 2b; It. J. I'arr, cf ; :
and liuU Friedo, rf.
The Central team, which Ih rc
crultcd from younic rancher north
of town, had Iho following pkiyent In
the cami;: Kelson, lb: Hill Holm
Rren, 31; John Htolnifrren, p; Alvln
Benedict, p; Hob Mack, p: Harry
Stain ir, c; Halph Klder, rf; Jesse.
Vaughan, cf; Klmer Heiw, as.
Jhman Delnliift oerved as umpire.
DRY WEATHER HURT
LIGHT LAND WHEAT
Northwest Wheat Outlook
Bright, Acreage is
Heavier.
1'OKTLAN'IJ, May if,. The itreatesl
urntn cr.m vr urnurn in the HtHleH of
Crop Prospects Excellent in!"re""' washinmon und Idaho i
1 n , it rj i-ressaiied for 1919.
uebl I' arming oeC- Kxperts bane their prediction of a
tionS. record-breaking yield upon the rcpsent
condition of the planting and the fact
fry weather, hall, frost and other ,hc 'n thrce Bt"tfc
vacarles of nature have not conspired ;ai'romi.-,y ,,,,., t,, w.-
llait.'u Hi y.j.t .'.uuu vu:iin 111 iiio, unu
j increase of Ji'iS.OOO acres.
Keports received from all parts of
the J'aclHc Northwest asrree that the
'Gee, It's Lonesome Here"
Says Yankee, Invalided
Away From Shock Troops
sufficiently thus far to cause L'maMMa
county's horn of plenty to balance It- j
nelf at the apex. Judging from crop l
nutlmutAi tit iorci I I'fii I n 1 fu 1 .ra Tlio .
wail and the cry of the fc- has been lW tor wheat production was
rw.rv.hi.,! i. turw.fnt i. (never so good at this period of tlie
cause the majority of wheat growers
are sitting by and looking on In pleas-
(Hy United Presa.)
CAMP L.BWJ8, May 26. Private
William Hrown Is a typical Vank when
It comes to describing- how he was
ant contemplation. The majority has
no complaint to make, for conditions
today are 5" per cent better than
they were at this time last year.
Dry weather has meant a drawback
to farmers in the llcht soil sections.
West and south of Pendleton there has
been complaint since the recent hot
days, because moisture Is retained only
a short time in those regions. Where
plenty of soil Ih found, however, the
alternation spells of dry weather and
rain have brought about just the pro
per condition, deeper rooting of the
grain and then a modest moistening of
the ground.
Frost left its murk In nearly every
field In the county, but In most Instan
wounded and how ho happened to be CC8 it Is predicted that the grain will
"Oh, I Just brought In e
Kicn, and the Frenchmen
. few Frit
thought it
was great, and guve me the croix de
guerre.
"You know, now. It really was funny
Here whn this little town of Vaux, that
was held hy the (Sermans with about
00 mnrhineguns
"Well, you know, our artillery just
wiped Hint town out, and then we
finished tho Job. The whole town as
full of dug-outs and tunnels, hut the ,
the lower lands front has hit hard a
number of times and a 100 per cent
yield cannot be expected. Generally
however, the frost damage Is said to
be normal.
One good hall storm is all that far
mers have had to contend with and at
this stage. It makes little or no differ
ence, they point out.
Prolonged drbught last year reduc
ed the crop at least one third below
normal, while In 1317 It was at least
liidoi semen
ts
The State Federation of Labor r"
The Central Labor Council of Portland.
The City Commissioners of Fortland
through its Commissioners.
The Portland Kiwanis Club. "
The Portland Ad. Club. " r
The Portland Rotary Club'. '
The State Chamber of Commerce.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce.
The Men's Club of the First Congrega
tional Church.
The Hotel Men's Association.
The Oregon Motor Dealers Association.
Seventy-six papers in the State, y
Portland Tapers.
Fifteen Granges throughout the State
of Oregon.
Also 1000 letters from prominent men
of all walks of life throughout the
x State of Oregon.
Vote 310 X Yes
Special State Election June 3rd
Roosevelt Military Coast Highway
"Oregon's Road to Prosperity
(Paid advertisement)
people In the town had secretly made j one fourth below. The 1916 season is
maps of them and smuggled them outjthe last In which the outlook was as
to j bright as this season's. The yield
"Ro each squad had its designated j three years ago was close to 100 per
dug-out to take when the attack was ; cent, and the 1919 outlook is for as
much or mre as then.
With wheat guaranteed at $2.26 a
bunhel and possible an Increase due to
bidding, farmers are naturally solici
tious regarding their yield. The high
price of last year was fn a measure
offset by the partial failure and they
are anxious to recoup.
made. Vell, you know, I lost my
fwjuad, or rather, my sjuad lost me.
Well, anyway, Iwent and threw a
hand grenade into tho first dug-out
! flaw. After the smoke cleared away
i out came the Fritxies with their hands
up and they kept a coming and a
: coming until I thought I had captured
the whole Herman army.
"There were 20 of them altogether,
'and I called out gun levelled you
'know 'Anyone In this bunch speak
: Knglifth? and one fellow said. 'Sure,
i I'm from Mirwakkee nnd I said, 'Well
tell your friends to keep their hands
tip and march, and do it damned
rjulnk and they marched, you know,
and I took them to camp, and that's
all I did.
'Aod the funniest thing the poor
necks were half starved, and one of
them had a loaf of tho worst black
bread 1 ever saw, and he held on to
it hands up until we got to camp.
Thought we were beusts and starved
our prisoners. Wasn't he a fool? And
that's how I won my croix de guerre.
"Wounded you ask?
'Oh, yes, a bit of shrapnel in the
shoulder laid me up for 10 days, but
I didn't miss any of the big fights.
Was at Chateau-Thierry, Soissons,
Champagne and In the St Mihlel
drive. Our division was used for stock
troops, and we lost all of, the men In
our company hut 29.
And after all that the flu got me,
season as it is this year, and a wheat
I yield o 85.00,(io bushels in thy three
(-.tales Is confidently expected unless
something unforeseen occurs,
i There has been a decreased planting
of barley and oats but the rye acreage
is greater than it was in litis. The
barley area is 4 75,000 acres, compare!
with 592,000 a year ago; oats 80,000
compared to 1.04O.0OU and rye 72,000,
compared avith 55,000.
Barley crop conditions, however, are
so good that the yield may prove to
be every bft as good as In 1918. It
is too early to estimate the production
of oats.
An increased area of corn is expect
ed in the Northwest this yeur.
Or? - ft c'-'v rrw
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t'IUMI.L, 40. KPKXPS
HALF OF IJFE IV JAII
OMAHA, May 26. "Stretch" Ftird.
arrested in Omaha charged with im
plication in the robbery of a garage
and theft of a dozen high-priced auto
mobile tires, has had an eventful crim
inal career. Ho is 40 years old anq
has spent, more than one-half of hi
life in prison.
"And it was worse than wasted."
Hird said, "for all the robberies I
have committed that brought this half
life-time imprisonment yielded me less
than $100 actual money. My bitter
experience is proof that it doesn't pay
to do wrong."
Bird, whose full name Is Charles
Edward Bird, has been convicted three
times In Council Bluffs for thefts and
robberies.
Yank Tears Up Own
Death Certificate
CRy ITnlted Press.)
8FOKANK, Wash., May 26. After
being officially listed by the govern
ment as "killed In action" and after
his name had appeared here for some
time on an honor roll of boys who haa
given their lives for their country,
Private John W. Histau came home
most unexpectedly and rose to re
mark: "I don't want any monuments erect
ed to my memory.
Whereupon he tore up the death
certificate which had been in posses
sion of his father.
STAT FT KTH KH Alt MY TIU'OKS
FOli V'KK IV HOAI ItllLMNti
SALEM. May 2fi. Eighty-eight
trucks, originally purchased by the
federal government for army use. will
be sent to Oregon for use on roads re-
nnd then I had pneumonia and then ;relving federal aid, according to word
empyema and was Invalided home,
and these last seven months have been
harder to stand than all the fighting-.
'Oee, but it is lonesome here."
Twin Soldiers Puzzle,
One Must Grow Mustache
J GMS(!OW, May 2R. -One of the
; greatest war problems of the london
Scottish regiment was how to distin
guish Italph Brown now dead, from
his brother Lindsey. They here the
twin sons of G.T. Brown of Bowes
Park.
The twins were Inseparable and
strikingly alike In every way.
Karly In their military training theii
! officers were ho puzzled that an off
icial order was sent to Italph com
manding him to grow a mustache to
distinguish htm from Lindsay. After
passing through all the grades of non-
icirnimissloncd rank
received by tho state highway depart
mcnt Thursday. Valued at $2500 each !
these trucks represent a total value of ,
$220,000.
There trucks were turned over to the
department of agriculture by tho war j
department and have been turned over
to the state permanently for use on
fores and state roads. It is understood 1
that other road-making equipment
will also le provided the state by the
federal government In the near fiiturw. ;
The trucks are now in Chicago and
will probably be shipped to Oregon
within a few days.
Gasoline Explodes,
Nine are Injured
BAYO.VXE, N. J., May 26. Nine
persons were burned and seriously In
jured In a gasoline explosion at the
.Standard Oil plant here. The explo
sion, of unknown origin, occ tired in
tank of partially refined gasoline. The
biasing gasoline shot in all directions,
igniting two other tanks.
" ajT' jj
You Need Me Here
I am ready in emergency cases as well as for every-day work.'
When you want me in a hurry, I am there waiting to be used. .When
called I answer, serving until no longer needed. In the sick-room
I am the nurse's first lieutenant. I have taken the place of the
old kerosene lamp who so often becomes ill himself and you know,
in emergency cases, there must be no weaklings or laggards. I am
the electric light and am supported by
Western Electric -
Power and Light'
Now when you consider the vast, amount of care given to the
oil lamps week after week and the poor service you get as compared
with bright, safe electric light, it is no wonder that so many of
our Western Electric outfits are being installed for farm service.
These lighting plants not only give light for all the house and out
buildings, but supply power as well it runs your churn, separator,
washing machine, etc., etc '
For all these reasons we know you will be doing yourself a good
turn by seeing this plant in action. . ,
Charles Milne
' I-JIcfrtrlc Contractor '-
Iendlvtom Ore.
Amsrlcaa
National Bank
Pendleton.
Bulldlm
Kye Scientifically
xamlnod.
Qla-wra ground to fll
Optometrist aid ODtloUa
Merchants Parcel Delivery
and Messenger Service
I.Y AM) NKJIIT SKItVK'E
10 CVnt and up.
212 W. Webb.
Pbono 1 .2
V.. SIIOItT :
vi:inixo CKISKMONY
WAS Al.li IV
Mcdonald music
studio
Slimmer term nn
MAY 19 TO JULY 13
510 W. Webb. I'lionc CI.-.-W
PHONE GOO
815 MAIN ST.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Having purchased the Oregon Market, we hope1
to be favored with the continued patronage of all
the old customers of the market as well as lots of
new ones. I am sure you will like our meats, as
we handle only the best grades. We are putting in
a line of lunch meats this week, such as Boiled
Ham, Dried Beef, Summer Sausage, Canvas Back
Bologna, Minced Loaf, etc. Also Genuine Wiscon-.
sin Brick Cheese. We will be glad to open SO day
accounts with responsible people, and will always
do our best to make trading with us both pleasant
and satisfactory. Yours truly,
Oregon Market
4 II. O. FAWCETT.
PHONE G00 813 MAIN ST.
c wnirixr.
CHICAGO, May 6. To Fnrmor
Waukpftan's marry in justice, who,
for letter or for tho divorce court,
bus hitched some 1.37R banhful, back
ward but hound-to-be-it couples in hta
the brothers had; time, believes that he tied the stnuiff-
tho distinction of beinar Promoted to est bean knot of them nil yeMerda
commissioned ranks together In their j when be married Hyninn Hernstcin.
famous corps. 1 35 years old, of Salt Iake City, and
In all their courses of training equal ! Charlotte M. Taylor, 31, of Chicago
attainment marked them. Out of
school of 500 officers they were tw
of four officers specially recommend
ed to tho war office for merit.
FAT! IKK -T OI T AS
SON OWERS SAVINGS
EVANSTOX, III., May 26. When
Harold Oorskl, twelve years of ae,
entered Judge lioycr's court recently
ho sounded like a walking savhiRs
band. Pennies, nickles and dimes
jingled merrily in his pocket. Harold
bjiI led up to JudKC Hoyer:
"My daddy has been arrested," he
nobbed. "1 don't want you to do anything-
to him. Here are my Havings.
F lease let him ro."
Harold then dumped the contents
of his pockets on Judno Hoyer's desk.
It tt. tied !.S7.
'I won't tell on you," Harold whls-
stronpest because everything in t tie
ceremony was written. The contract
ing parties were mutes.
niiK iii:irTiov am)vki
rll YKTKltAVS MKKTIXG
f;.VrdM, May 26. A fare of one and
one third for the round trip h:is been
Kranted for the annual euampnient of
Spanish American war veterans In
Salem, July 2. 3, and 4. nocordinjf to
n, letter received Wednesday hy state
Commander Harvey Wells, from the j
United States railway administration.
This rate, however will only be Krant
ed to members of the order auxiliary
orders and members of the families of
veterans.
HAIL!
FIRE!
Are Your Crops In
sured ?
If not, have them cover
ed at once for there is
liable to be a more se
vere hail storm than the
one we just had.
It costs no more to in
sure now and be on the
safe side.
See
Umatilla Flour Cs
Grain Co.
lilt V "mrt.
1'li.mr 101 I
in
"The Salvation Army's work
the War."
All are invited to hear the free 7 t&
lecture by ' r
Dr. Wheeler
nuKWFniKs srr.K.n rr
pered as JudKe Hoyer seriously r- SAY FHANCISfO, My 2. Kivw
mlnded him of the 'jfraveness of at- eric hero have started day ami nlslit
tempting to bribe the court. 'shirts mnnliijr onimcity hi the produc
Joseph (lor-skf, Harold's father, was ffm of 2.75 cr evut Ihmt folhmimt
charged with violating a health or- ( l-Vdicral tliidso Mayer's Injunction rrs
dinance. He was released on rroba- training: federal Interference with the
Uoo, mamtfacinre ot that typo of bevorag-e.
Dr. David Bennett Hill
DENTISTRY
Pendleton, Oregon.
of New York City.
Renowned cvanpelistie worker just returned from
two years in the trenches. . t y
Wednesday, May 28th
at 8:00 o'clock p. in.
Methodist Church
iii-,)mii.iffiiWrwrir.a