East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, September 17, 1919, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EVEHIHB EDITION Number ooptea printed of yesterday Daily (Edition, 2,827 . Thin paper ta a. araw ana audited V tba Audit Burrau of Circulations. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL.81 ROUND-UPYlLE WELCOMES M'ADOO AS OPENING OF ANNUAL DRAMA DRAWS NEAR "WWW IN GREETING "Great Stuff, Boys, It's Just Right," Says Distinguished Guest; Prize Saddle, Bron cho, Big Sombrero Waiting. OLD COACH TAKES LADIES TO COW CAMP SPREAD Pendleton Only. Western City Now to be Visited by Mc- Adoo Party Who Will be Guests Until Saturday Eve. 'Great atuff, boys. It's Just right I'm your, for anything and everything jrou ay." Thua did William a. McAdoo ex press hla sentiment following the rousing welcome to Round-Upvllle given blm this noon by 100 cowboys and cowgirls, a half hundred Indians and 1000 townspeople who swarmed to the station. Mrs. McAdoo was equally pleased with the real western welcome. . As the train pulled In, hundreds of hata went high In the air and the "ylp-yipa" of the buckarooa vied win the music of the Round-Up band and a score of Itinerant slxshooters. The distinguished guests alighted all In smiles and walked down a lane form ed by the throng of spectators, to be welcomed ..officially by .JPreeMerit Tt Taylor, H. V7. Collins and 8. R. Thompson of the Round-Up Associa tion. I Ahorse, saddled with the 400 prise saddle for the broncho busting championship, was provided Mr. Mo Adoo and he had no more than got on the horse when Clark Nelson pro vided him with a beaver sombrero. Mrs. McAdoo, Miss Sally McAdoo and her companion, Miss Valorle Vernam were given seats In the first stage coach, but when offered the chance to ride on top, qtilokly clambered up to the dlaxy heights. They enjoyed the experience immensely. Through Main street and to the Round-up park the procession, with the former secretary of the treasury at its head, moved. There were the eowboys and cowgirls and then the Indians, followed by two stagecoach es and a dosen automobile. At 1 o'clock the party sat down to a real cow camp spread, prepared by Sena tor Roy W. Rltner and R. E. Chlou- pek. Ilnre Until Saturday. Mr. McAdoo announced that Pen- j dleton Is the only western city they will visit on this trip and set their leaving time for the east at. 6 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile he will endeavor to do anything and everything the Round-Up association may ask or suggest, to amuse crowds or members of the Immediate party. This afternoon the merJIbers of the party were shown the entire workings of the big Round-Up camp and wit nessed the tryouts of bucking horses and the workouts of the relay riders and other performers. Late this aft ernoon they were taken to the Hotel Pendleton, where they will be domi ciled, and tonight they will ( all be honor guests at the first performance at Happy Canyon. I MoMnrray Bring Car. ;The private car belonging to W 11am McMurray, general passenger agent for the O.-W. R. A N. Co., was brought here this morning and offer . ed to the McAdoo party. It was ac cented this afternoon for meals only and the chef will provide meals for them daring thsir stay here. They will have a suite at the hotel, how ever. Besides Mr. and Mrs. McAdoo, the party which arrived today Included Miss Sally McAdoo and her compan ion. Miss Valerie Vernam; Robert n. McAdoo. C. C. Verman and K. B. Con ger, federal manager of the Hudson Manhattan Railroad of New Tork. : The reception for the McAdeoa was arranged by James H. Sturgts and he i with William McMurray, met Ka n at Minion and accompanied the via Itora Into Pendleton. -i - ALLEGED MURDERER ADDICTED TO DRUGS ; MARTINEZ, Calif., Sept. 17. Har ry Elliott was today charged with the murder of Joseph Minettl, Pittsburg saloonkeeper, who was found dead at the steering wheel of his auto a week ago. Police say that Elliott was ad dicted to the drug habit and admitted killing Elliott with a motive of rob- BANDS WIH -a j fl DISTINGUISHED VISITOR i i JOYOUS COWBOY RECEPTION THIS MORNING &. V A is - :k i 1 ft : A The above pfrtrrrn of Mr. and Mr ago while .Mr.-McAd.,. wM -er.tary of the",. Tr MclTa in l. C. S. Jackson, a ,.e,.,al Jr.er.d of the former secretary, But Mr. Jack son was So celled with the n.crtainment of President Wilson that he had ' ii'iu nuiruin?. LITTLE TENT CITY IS RISING ALONG BANK OF UMATILLA RIVER Walter ' Bowman,- Pendleton photographer, and active adver tiser of the show. Is aiding in solving the problem of housing out of town visitors to the Round-up by preparing for use as camp grounds the lots at the rear of the liowmun building on Main street. The spot Is Ideal for camping as the site is along the Umatilla river and to add to the attrac tions Mr. llowimin has InHtalled electric lights for the tent village All that is necessary is for camp ers to bring their camping outfits. Mr. llowman has told prospec tive visistors. Two families have already tuken advantage of the offer and more are expected to arrive from Portland, Hood Riv er and Prosser. During a recent autom trip through Oregon and Wa Ington and one a year ago as south as California,' Mr. Bowma distributed hundreds of ptcturi which he has taken of Pendletc and the Round-Up as a means i advertising the big show. NEW YORK. Sept. 17. At' least three mngaslnos of nation-wide circu lation will suspend publication In New York and move to other cities to avoid the demands of the union printers here, according to Secretary Thayer of the New York publishers' association. He said today that 152 other perlodl- a fai"V cats are ready to suspend if wage in- Ington women. A week from now the creases and other demanda of the division will consist only of 25 regu printers are Insisted upon. , lars, ' Ml LY EAST OREGONIAN, AND WIFE WHO MET m.u MRS. ANNA EGGERTH IS CALLED BY DEATH Mrs. Anna Eggerth, aged St. died last night after ,an-Illness of several weeks. She has been In poor health for some time. Mrs. Eggerth Is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Chester Kay of Pen dleton, and Mrs. Hoy Norman of Buhl, lkiho, both' of whom were at their mother's bedside. ' Coming to Pendleton from her birthplace In Germany, Mrs. Eggerth has been a resident of this city for the past 40 years. Her husband died a few years" ago. She was a member' of the Christian church and the Rev. Robert Le eBuss abarger. pastor of the local church, will Officiate at the services tomor- a. m. from the Folsom cha- , Eggert member of Neighbors of Woodcraft and it lodge will attend the WASHINGTON'. Sept. 17. General Persh'ng today led and then reviewed the rear guard of the A. G. F the First division the Inst of 29 combat divisions to leave Europe. -Carrying full equipment with its tanks, artillery, and horses, the First division tramped through its last march' up Pennsylvania avenue over path 'strewn with flowers by Wash H"';'"jfy. PENDLETON, OREGON, DEATH LIST PUT AT 250 AFTER GALE Report of Tidal Wave's Toll , Vary as Bodies Are Recover ed From Shores of Gulf; Re fugees' Condition Pitiful. ' RELIEF TRAINS ARRIVING, FINANCIAL AID IS NEEDED Temporary Morgue Full; Live stock Drowned; Property Damage Estimated Over 10 Millions; Baby Rescued. SALEM, Sept. 17. Governor Olcott today Issued an appeal to Oreeonlans to rally to the relief of stricken- Tex ans. He appointed Mayor W. B. Ayer and Max Houser of Portland to take charge of the relief work. SIXTON, Texas, . Sept. 17. More than 250 are dead as a result of Sun days gulf storm, and tidal wave. Mayor Sparks estimated today. The mayor's figures Include the dead at Corpus Christ! and the north shore of Nueces bay. Aransas Pass and .the vicinity. All unidentified bodies are mutilated beyond recognition. ' A lief train from Houston arrived this morning and proceeded to Corpus Christ!.. Part of the workers detrain ed and went to the north shores of Neuces bay. : - Financial Aid Needed "Financial aid la needed Immediat ely. We need the aid of all who can help." Former Mayor-Brown, chair man of the relief committee, made this appeal through the United Press to day. Damage Is Huge -CORPUS CHRISTI. Sept. 17. The death list from the hurricane tidal wave here Sunday fa 197 according to reports today and property damage Is estimated from ten to fifteen millions, In five devastated counties. The bod ies of 27 additional dead are reported held at two ranch houses in the vici nity. Refuges are housed In tents, and are being supplied with clothing, the first relief train having arrived last night. Many refugees are In a pitiful con dition from exposure. Soldiers are aiding in relieving un sanitary conditions. They have buried scores of head of livestock which washed ashore. Soldiers patrol the devastated area while laborers have vwii uruusm in irom couon iieios to near away me aeons. A temporary morgue In the court house is crowded with frantic relatives endeavoring to Indentify missing members of their families. liaby saved from Guir CORPUS CHRISTI. Sept. 17. Ap parently uninjured as the result of a voyage over the storm swept bay In a small wooden box a baby was res cued here today, a relief party saw s box floating to the shore, and waded out and rescued the child. It is being cared for here until It can be identi fied. Rain Adds to Surfr-ring. CORPUS CHRISTI, Sept. 17. A chilling. Intermittent rainfall added to the sufferings of thousands of re fugees in devastated Texas coast counties. Now and then a little pro cession bearing a black, bruised body makes it way to the temporary morgue in the court house. Groups of women, many with crying children tugging at their skirts, wander aim lessly about the morgue, trying in vain to identify the bodies of loved ones. Wardens Missing. Patrol boats of the Texas fish, game and oyster department are mis- sing and It Is feared some of the war dens may have been drowned. Joe Williams and Harry Raymond, war dens of Aransas Pass, have not been crowds are certain to tax the capacity of the city and any offers of beds will e gladly received at the accommoda tion headquarters up to the last min ute. Phone 132 or 133. Virtually every vacant piece of (Continued from page S THE WEATHER FORECAST Tonight fair anl cooler; Thursday fair and warmer. 6oinito WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1919. NOTED INDIAN BUCKAR00 AND SCULPTORS MODEL, JACKSON SUNDOWN, COMES Jackson Sundown, noted In dian buckaroo. is in Pendleton with his family for the Round Up. Sundown arrived from Lup wal, Idaho, his home, today and is here to be a spectator, not a performer, as before. Sundown once won the bucking championship of the world at the Round-Up and has often ridden bronks here in competition. H w other claim to fame lies In his having posed for A. i'hiiiiitr Proctor, the sculptor, for a num ber of statues. THOMAS J. TWEEDY. POSTMASTER, IS DEAD AFTER LONG ILLNESS Prominent Pioneer of County and War Veteran Died at 10:30 Last Night in Port land; Had Been HI 3 Months. I Thomas J. Tweedy, for the past five Kyears Pendleton postmaster, and well-known pioneer of this county, died at 10 30 last night In Portland of uremic poisoning, from which he had suffered for the past three months. His wife and daughter, Mrs Dell Brown, who survive him, were at his bedside. Mr. Tweedy, who was born in Ill inois, would have been 70 years old In December. He served In the Union Army during the Civil War and was sent into New Mexico at that time be cause of Indian uprisings. Later he went to Texas and thence to Califor- n'a. He settled in Pilot Rock 40 years ago and later married Miss Laura Evans, of Pilot Rock. Mr. Tweedy engaged in the sawmill business, also in farming and sheep raising and was for a time postmaster at Pilot Rock. He also engaged in farming on th reservation ' but moved to Pendleton afterwards to make hia home and to be associated in business with Ross Carney In the Central Meat Market. Five years ago last July he becam postmaster in this city. Mr. Tweedy was prominent In civic affairs. He was a member of the Masons lodge, the Commandery and the Shrine, and of the I. O. O. F. He was a member of the Presbyterian church. The body is expected to ar rive tonight on No. 4 and funeral ser vices will be at the Presbyterian church at 10:30 a. m. tomorrow with the Rev. J. E. Snyder, formerly pas tor of the local church, now of Cor vallis, officiating. The Masonic lodgw will have charge of the services. Pallbearers for the funeral will be Will H. Peterson. H. J. Taylor, J. W. Maloney, Lester Crcn'n, Charles H Carter E J Murphy, Dr. I. U. Tem ple, and Q. M. Rice. L. B. CRONIN IN CHARGE DF LOCAL POST OFFICE The death of T. J. Tweedy last night leaves L. B, Cronin, for the past 14 years an emyloye In the Pendleton post office and assistant post master for the past seven years, in charge of the local postoffice. The Civil Service Commission -will fill the vacancy, according to announ cement made by Mr. Cronin today, and if It is filled according1 to prece dent In similar cases, Mr. Cronin will be made postmaster by virtue of his experience and priority. in filling vacancies, the Commission counts ex perience 80 per cent. CIGARETTES IN STATE SALEM. Sept 17. Barring the sale, use or possession of cigarettes in Ore gon is the purpose of initiative peti tions prepared by D. E. Frost of Ore gon City, filed with the secretary of state today. If a proper number of signatures la received, voters of the state will ballot on the bill. In No vember, 1920. The measure provides that any dealer or person selling ci garettes be fined not to exceed (100 "or the first offense, up to (5000 with a jail sentence of 30 days for the sec ond offense. "t rwnke Horn. Fred Drake of San Francisco, Caiiiurnla. Is n Pendleton for th Rounil-Up and is the guest of his bro ther, Lee Drake and his father, J. A. Drake. The out-of-town visitor is a real estate man. ASTORIANS ARRIVE AT 6:45 Ti If you hear people thalking to morrow about "The greatest fresh water harbor in the world' and about a port dock with wa ter so deep about It that Uncle 8am can drive his biggest dread naughts up to the same and tie them without even using a tug ui may know that the Astoria party hav arrived. The As tMi'a special is due to arrive at 6 .15 tomorrow and a fitting wel come f r the visitors Is being planned. David H- Nelson Is chairman of the committee plan ning arrangements and the band will be out. It Is the Intention to Btage a parade but the exact time for the same was not known today. , The Astoria party will be headed by the mayor of the city and president of the Astoria Chamber of Commerce. Claude I. Barr, former city ticket agent for the O.-W. R. & X. Co., in Pendleton, is secretary of the Astoria chamber and has handl ed the details of the trip. PENOLETON ASKED TO BUY TICKETS TODAY Pendletbn people are asked to pur chase What tickets they desire for Happy Canyon today and leave the tickets to be placed" on sale tomorrow and the rest of this week for out of town visitors. Advance sales to local buyers have been so heavy so far thai only a few seats, kept off the mar ket, are available for visitors.. Any Vcke'ts remaining from those now on sale will be available for all three , days, but tomorrow only those tickets for Thursday night will be of fered from the reserve supply. On Friday, Friday's supply will be sold and Saturday all tickets will be offer- d without discrimination. Tickets will be sold at the Happy Canyon tent up to 5 o'clock each day. following which they will be sold at the Happy Canyon offices. Roors open at 7 each evening, when the nnreserv- ed seats will be thrown open. SECRET AGENTS LOOK FOR LOCAL GRAFTING Because of extra expense due to additional help, at high wages,- and extra equipment needed, local eating houses are permitted to charge . a small advance over the regular prices. The caterers have agreed with the Commercial Club, however, to make their charges reasonable and it Is said their agreements will be kept in good faith by all the larger places. Should any local establishment charge extortionate rates for eating or sleeping accommodations trouble may ensue, not only from local officials but from federal government agents who are looking for profiteering in low places as well as in high places. There are' numerous detectives in the city and it is said they will be on the look out for those . who go too far In boosting the cost of living during Round-Up time. SAN FRANCISCO HOST TO PRESIDENT TODAY SAX FRAXCISCO. Sept. 17. Wel comed by the noise of cheers, steam whistles, and sirens, President Wilson arrived here today to carry on the fight for ratification of the treaty. President Wilson contracted a slight cold Dr. Grayson announced today and he will rest this afternoon, under Grayson's orders, cancelling his sche duled trip down the peninsula. "The president la only threatened with a slight cold." said Grayson, "but the trip down the peninsula was called off because It Is feared the roads would be dusty and that this might In. jure the president's voice." SOUVENIR EDITIONS OF EAST OREGONIAN WILL APPEAR DURING ROUND-UP Special editions of the East Oregon, niun. contulnlmr all the news of the biw show and five sections of feature will appear tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. You will want your friendr to see them. All three editions will be wrapped, ready to mail and on sale from stands on the street at S6 cents for tho three days. Orders may be taken at the stands or at the East Oregon ian office. DAILY EVENING EDITION The East Oregonlsn la Raster Ore. ton's greetcs newspaper and a a selling force give to Ita advertiser oyer twice the circulation In Penaile ton and VmaUlla county of any othar newspaper. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER NO. 9839 CITY TENSE LET TR BUCK SPIRIT IN AIR J; Streets Crowded With Jostling Good Natured Souls, Every one Restless on Eve of Day, as Pendleton Greets Throngs HAPPY CANYON STAGES FIRST PROGRAM TONIGHT Lodge Buildings Hold "Open House," Homes Respond to Appeal for Accommodations and Camp Grounds Ready. Happy Canyon doors open to- night and for the rest of the week at 7 o'clock ; show starts at at 8. - Round-Up gates open at IS noon Thursday, Friday and Bat urday; performances start at 1:30 sharp. Reserved seat tickets for each on sale from booths at Main and Alta streets. Rest rooms In all lodge halls, public schools, churches and public buildings. . All for hire cars for Round- park load on Alta street be- tween Main and Garden. Accommodation headquarters phones ltl and 133. . . Round-Up headquarters phone 714. . Police headquarters phone ft. Fire department phone 171. Symbolic of tba spirit which con quered mountains, subdued savages and gave to the world the wonderful West, the tenth annual Round-Up, Pendleton 8 own. will be opened to morrow. Thousands who have heard but have not seen, are here now and thousands more will arrive tonight and Thursday. All Pendleton Is ready for them with a genuine glad welcome. , Streets crowded with jostling, good natured souls, cowboys rubbing el bows with the well groomed gentle folk of the cities, bear evidence that festivities are near. There la that tense feeling of something about to happen in the air and everyone is rest less but rarin' to go. Everyone has that "Let 'er buck" expression creep ing over his features. Happy Canyon Opens Ton) grit Happy Canyon, first of the real Round-Up features to be opened, will have Its first performance this even ing. Every night from now until tbe nal event of Saturday night, Happy Canyon will stage its program. Doors open tonight at 7 o'clock for Happy Canyon and, following the program the gambling games and the dance hall will be thrown wide open. Gates at the Round-Up park wilt swing wide at high, noon Thursday and at noon each day thereafter. First events on the program begin at 1:S . sharp. Ticket offices for bleacher seats, at the Round-Up park, will be open at 9 each morning as usual. Several hundred good seats In the east and west sections of the grandstand w:il be thrown on sale tomorrow morning, having been reserved for the latecomers. A small army of high school cadeta 90 in all. have charge of ushering and ticket tak'ing at the grandstand ind will direct the thousands of spec "ators to their seats. All local schools will be dismissed tomorrow and Fri day and school children will be guests of the Round-Up Thursday afternoon in bleacher seats. Rest Rooms Are Plentiful For the convenience of visitors, alt lodge buildings in Pendleton will hold "open house" In their halls for rest rooms. There are also rest rooms ,f of women In the basement of the city hall, the schools and In the other pub lie bu tidings. Hundreds of "hot-dog" stsnds have ' -pened in every part of the city to eed the thousands of hungry vlsitork.f Local restaurants have put on double , Tews and added equipment so as to ' Tlve a mux'mum of service. Prices '. have been kept to a fair level by ; isireement between caterers and the ' r,endleton Commercial Association nd the Association, as well as the Hound-Up directorate, requests per im to report any cases of rank pro Iteering. Great numbers of guests who wrote r wired for accomodations have a! -eady been assigned by the accomoda tions committee and those who. are arriving by every train are belbg ' -ap'dly as possible. The response ef rooms has been excellent buttne , (Continued on Page 7.)