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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 31
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1919
NO. 4915
FRANCIS JACKSON AfNG THOSE LOST WHEN TANKER CHANSLOR WAS WRECKED
STREAMS TORRENTS: ROADS DELUGED
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nsejeeaUaUB wmmmtamta&tifir ty "y nw,p"-
ADAMS AND WEST PENDLETON
ARE FLOODED; FAMILY MAROONED
ON BANKS OF TUTUILLA CREEK
JUDGE WEAKENS A
TRIFLE BUT EVEN
O'LEARY MUST PAY
COMMITTEE GIVES
Telephone and Power Lines Down; City's Lighting System En
dangered; Railroad Trestle is Overflowed; Train is Turn
. . ed Back; Umatilla, is Thundering River of Mud.
Six persons witc m;i r "ih-(1. roads,
streets and basements flooded and rail
road service lwt ween Pendleton it d
Wullu Walla was temporarily sonpen !
d.-d today uh the result of Wild
Mors.. and Tutullla creek uerflowlru;
their banks. Adams and the west end '
of Pendleton were covered with sYater
varying In depth from one to four feet.
Mm. Put Poherty and children, re- j
siding went of the city limits oti the
flat which l traversed by Tuluill.i l
creek, found thcmselvcH In their home;
surrounded by water, and dry land
hp vera I hundred yardH distant. A big
dray belonging to 1 'en land Bret hofS
waa dispatched to rescue then i
take them to safety. Honei baulefl
the wagon and lta refugees thru-ih
water up to the horses shoulder.
The K. H. KorHhaw residence, In
West Pendelton may fall an a result
of the flood from Tutullla creek, ac
cording to Air. KorHhaw, who says that
one of the concrete walls of the hasc
ment has been completely anjupfces1
away by the force of the .stream. Thn
basement 1h flooded and t be water
around the house has reached stub a
depth that It is impossible to bring
furniture from the house. Added to
the damage that of the house. In the
washing away of 1000 rosebushes
mown by Mr. Korahaw. who is a lo
cat florist. The water baa reached
the greenhouses but Mr. KorHhaw
doe not think it will do much dam
age to the plants Nearly all hia car
nations vru destroyed by the cold
a nap.
WfJM Bnd Rtosenshens Cako
West Pendleton reaembles a lake a
half mile wide. I in the ueuau
peaceful little creek haa ba k'-d up
the flood waters from the bills of th
south reservation. The volume ?.f wa
ter roiiilnif down Tutullla is the larg
est known in years.
Three and four feet of water cover
ihe road at Adam where Wild Horse
creek flows through the town. Qreoja
wood creek, which fbws Into Wild
Horse above the town, Is a torren and
the little at renin haa risen out or its
chnnnel and spread oxer the SUITOUnd
Ing country. Basements in Adams are
filling with water carried down bv the
Hi reanta.
Telephone and power lines at Adama
have come down but have not broken.
Fear was expressed that poles further
down the Wild Horse cany m would
be washed out and lov. Pendleton
without lights tnnluht. The loCAl tele
phone offli e was advised 1" its SQOUtl
this morning to get its battery equip
ment in shape foT emerge n'-y use nt
it waa believed certain the power line
would break before night.
Bridge UaWaaflp fot Train?
The ra (Jvond trestle below Ada ins.
nenr Ihe l L, Rogers home place, was
over f 1 0 wed this morning and was la
such n weakened condition that no
trains were allowed to pass over It.
Train No. 1, from Walla Walla, had
to be turned back and went through
to Portland by way of Wallula an
Umatilla. Train No. S, for Wa.la
Walla and Spokane, after being lulu
at Pendleton for two hours, wan rout
ed by the way of I'matllla nnd Wallula
Section crews have been at Work iff
tug to aave the bridge nnd nt the 0.
W. li. & S. station it was sild that N
7 do, from Spokane and Walla Wall;
at 4:55 thia afterno 'ti. would be rot
ed bv wa of Adntns and that No.
for eu-si end points and Walla alia
would also go over Its regular route.
Water covered portions of the high
way in Wild Horse canyon, it was re
ported today. The torrent is washing
out. the eon dirt hanks of the' stream
and other points along the railroad
may he undermined if the chlnook
eontlnuea. Wild Horse la throwing In
great quantities of mud to the UW'
tllla.
RtYCr RJaing Mko Surf
The Umaiilla, froeen nearly eolld
latt week, today la a thundering river
of mud. The water which dashed
over the fall beiOW Main s; reet bHdC
today with a roar like thnt of a surf
was of the color nnd consistency of
dlOOOlate syrup. Hundreds of persons
lined Ul bridge to watch the mass
of leo and driftwood lelng carried
down hv the aaroflan atream. Amid
the fti tsim In the river was a railroad
tie on which a rooster floated d- vn ; HAN
i novs f
st ream.
Kears that the county sj steel nriiige
across the I'matllla below Klein would
be carried out by the ice flow were
dispelled about 1 0 o'clock when
ice lam waa broken and it reliev
pressure agalnnl the pier
Iff, a. y Leery faced Thomai Fit
Gerald, polite Judge, thU morning
harged with being drunk. The
ludge felt the bond of sympathy
drengthcnlng as the prisoner ut
tered a name ao dear to Dr)n men.
O'i-eary sounded welcome to hla
honor.
Hut the judge looked up and gaz
ed into 0Learye face. pel ice
Chief nobeita, who atood by, at
incriminat tng wit nem against t he
prisoner, BUggeeted to the judge
t hat t he "gentle ma n's name may
bo Hilary, but I think he'a a
Hwede."
"Ten dollars or five days." said
j the Judge.
LIKENESS OF PORTLAND
CHILDREN MODELED BY
A. PHIMISTER PROCTOR
FAVORABLE REPLV
Measure Calling for Declara
tion of Peace With Germany
Labeled in Affirmative by
Foreign Relations Body.
OF 11 SUITES WILL
BE CALLED FOR SOON
7-3 VOTE IS TAKEN ON
STRICTLY PARTY LINES
PENLAND BROTHERS
MOVE TODAY TO NEW
ALTA STREET OFFICES
, I Penland Brother! today moved their
J offices from the second story of the
Security Loan and Investment Thompson estate buikting to their ro w
- - .. - quartern on Alta street, in rear of the
Co. Expects to Advertise for Taiiman Drug pompany, after having
Contracts for Modern Build- occupied the old Quarters since their
, esTafiiisntnent in mminess. xjw new
( building was built by tho Thompson
I estate especially for the transfer com
, pany.
I Kooms raeated by the concern will
(be remodeled later for offices, C. K.
IN-nlund said today. No tenants hav- !
One of the late works of A.
Phlmister Proctor, famous sculp
tor who formerly lived In Pen
dleton while studying Indian and
bin-karoo types, is a likeness of
William Daingerfleld Wilcox and
Virginia Wilcox, the two chil
dren of Mr. and M rs. K a ni o n d
Wilcox of Portland. The place
has been completed and Is ready
to be- cast In bronze.
Mr. Proctor visited Portland
recently and la now on his way
to New York where he will com
plete his latest big work, "On
The Warpath," which will ap
pear In heroic size in the civic
center at Oenver, as a compan
ion piece to "The Huckaroo."
which Ja well known to Pendle
ton people, nil! Hidings of this
city, was the model for "The
liuckaroo."
Mrs. Proctor and the children
are spending the winter in Palo
Alto, California.
SON Of C. S. JACKSON ACTING
I AS ASSISTANT ENGINEER DID
. NOT QUIT SHIP IN LIFEBOAT
a
SPECIAL SERIES IN
CITY'S CHURCHES WILL
ing Within Four Weeks.
TICKETS FOR WRESTLING
MATCH STOLEN FROM
POCKET OF PROMOTER
Contracts for an u part men t huird
Ing of 27 suites likely will be adver
tised for by the Sge)ttTlty Loan In
vestment Co., within the next four
weeka, a member of Its building com
mit le( announced today. Doyle A
Hecso architects who designed the
Bike1 temple have submitted several
tentative plans and sketches and act
ual plans will soon be Worked out.
Owing to the realization that the
estimated COSt of construction was at
first placed too low, the plans have
been cut down from 30 to 27 a part-
fnenta. The building will be of vir
tually the same size as Suggested and
the apartments will be of the 2 and 3
room varieties.
Sliding MgesXeJ gsjejla.
Kentais will exceed slightly those at
first supposed, because the total in
vestment appears to be getweeu $90.'
;00 and gi,000 Including the build
ing site. Structure a:id furnishings.
The apartments will be rented on a
'sliding scale of rentals, however, de
pend I nu upon t he number of roomJ
gild the desirability of the location In i
the building.
Conveniences nnd materials which,
it In estimated, would cost the house
holder $0 or more a month will be
furnished and included In the rental
cost, according to the plans announc-!
ed today. All tenants Will be fur- ;
nished with steam mat. circulating '
hot and cold water, water rent paid.
Refrigerators, telephone, garbage ser- j
vice, laundry facilities, Including a
clothes drier, gas ranges. ironing
boards, light fixtures, beds, springs
and mattreeaee, window screens and
basement storage space. Tenants win
I be metered for gas and light.
Suites Modern
gjftl h apartmnt will bo equipped
jwlth an alcove entrance, kitchen,
bathroom and good-sized dressing
room, dumb Welter and other modern
) conveniences. Suggest ions of the
building committee are now In tht
hands of the architects and every- i
t hlng possible for modernity will be '
t incorporated in t he plans, t ho build- 1
erg declare.
i The apartment building will be lo-
tented on West Court and Willow;
streets, west of the Klks temple, nnd'
the hope now is t hat const ruction
mnv be begun early in the OORttng
; spring.
S)een sought as ret The corner office
in the same building will be occupied
by Bmll Beck, tailor, now in the Hotel
Pendleton building. -
ALARMING SHORTAGE
OF LA30R CITED IN
DEFENSE OF SCHEME
KA "It A M KNTi . I tec. 1 1 eclar
Ing there has been a shortage of 100,
ttOO farm laborers in coast atatea in
J9lt( and i-haf tfsB-Hbortarr "wti r"rH
a milllo nln 1 930, Secretary of State
Jordan -issued u. statement supporting
his plan to introduce Chinese coolies
for farm labor. "Karmers tn Califor
nia, t breon and Washington cannot
obtain surrteiebt while labor to till the
land," he said.
BELLINCHAM ONLY CITY
VISITED BY STORM ON
SECOND "DANGER" DAY
Hitchcock Declares Senate Will
Never Give Sanction; Partial
Ratification Sentiment is
Growing.
wAHHIXUTi N, Dee. 2fi. The
senate foreign relations committee by
a vote of 7-3 ordered a favorable re
port on the Knox resolution declar
ing peace between tho United States
and Herman y. The Vute was strictly
on party lines.
Senator Lodge immediately took It
the senate.
WASHINGTON", Dec. 20. The sen-;
ate foreign relations committee Is to- j
day considering the Knox's resolutions
pro posing to effect peace between the
I'nited gtstOB and Germany.
Senator Iodge and other members
't the committee predicted It will
favorably report the resolution-declar-Ing
that a state of peace exists. Tho
"ther resolution provides for ratifica
tion of all portions of the Versailles
treaty except those relating ro the
league of nations.
Senator Hitclieock said the repub
lican majority will have no trouble
, reporting the resolutions, adding that
neither has the slight. est chance of xhfM Htoien tickets be reported to htm
adaption by the senate. t 8?4.J at 31ft w"et Court street.
The prcaj s as 1 to rati r the t reat y -
without the league covenant fs grow-
tng U favor among senators wanting PYTHIANS OF COUNTY'S
.early acipin cn some oasis. jm co
'there regard it as a last resort, and
would not vote for it now-. They are i
n udy to a'-ipport it If all efforts to
adopt a compromise fall.
I-Vawls .fat-kson, native of Persrfle
lon and gMegt son of Mr. and Mrs. t.
fin Jsr-STTWj is helieved to luivc pcrlah
d last lltght ute n the tanker i ha -slor
struck a r(K-k T the flaiulou
r-tat while cnriMite from Portland li
Sa n Prafuism.
Voting .la ksn. who was a mrchu;il
a I genius, bad rrlicvcxl 11m seoonI
assistant cngj iu'r of the i lian-lor and
nsS making the trip to San lanci-cti
with tho hl gst for exricrlOTiCT1.
Very slight hoM f r thr niwrry
of tin Oregon Journul publi-ln r - son
Entertainments and Trees Be
. , , . ., , lis hclil. A wire from Maohrbdd by
ing Arranged for Children; tho l nitfHi rW, ttiday lbat rilMl
Methodist Kiddies Forego
Treat to Aid Armenians.
Pendleton churches are planning to
observe the Christmas season by spe
cial services and entertainments, ac
companied by special music and ap
propriate decorations.
A Christmas tree with a small gift
for each child will be the feature of
Twenty-five tickets to the Hownrd
McT'arrolI wrestling match, scheduled
for Tuesdnv niifht . wre utolen l:it
evrninir from an overcoat belonging S PrKram " BPtit church on
to K. Ireland, promoter of the . Cnrlstn,ilB Eve- Tne Sunday follow-
match, according to his statement this!1" Christmas, the children will bring
wi'iuiiiuiis in me . rni enians to ine
church.
A I'hristmas sermon will be preach
ni mlngr. The tickets were numbered
from 75 to lnO and Ireland declares
that no one presenting any of the lost j
tickets will be admitted.
In a warning Issued to wrestling
fane today. Ireland says that tickets
will be sold only by himself and by the
Cosy hUliard parlor Anyone who buys
from u scalper i taking chances of
getting one of the stolen cardboards,
he says.
Attempts are being made to locate
the guilty party and Ireland requests
that anyone found trying to dispose of
tain saw r of the hanslor, who is
in a hospital there Htiffering from
pneumonia, says lie it sure that Jack
; son was not ummig tltosc who cmhark
: eel In the one life boot that left tho
ship.
Iranels .Jakson was about '.W years
of age ami was educated In the puldio
sclioobt of l"endloton. later on attend
ing O. A. C after the family moicd
to Portland.
Phillip Jackson, tho younger son,
recently rotunied from ovenseais wherej
he was a captain In tho motor trans
port eortw. lie Is a graduate Off Prliio
ton and Harvard and is serving Sgj
businos manager of the .Journal.
First news of the fact- that Francis
Jackson was aboard the Chonslor was
contained In a wire to Ir. F. W. Vin
cent who was asked to inform Miss
Ida lioyd who is the young man's
aunt.
TRAIN'S ARRIVAL BEFORE
SCHEDULE SAVED LIFE
OF IRISH COMMANDER
ed by Rev. R. a Oomall at the Metho
dist church tomorrow. His Topic will
be "Christmas, Its Knjoyed Obliga
tion. The annual Christmas enter
tainment will be held in the evening
at 7:30 o'clock. Methodist Sunday
school children are showing the true Tlie Ship's Officers.
Christmas spirit by foregoing their i SAN- FRANCISCO. Dec. 20. Offi
Christmas treat in favor of the suffer- rerM of the chanslor were: Captain. A.
ing Armenians. i A. Sawyer; First Officer. W. H. Ree-:
A Christmas topic. "No Room in the Second Officer. Ed Norton: Third of
Inn, " ma chosen by Rev. R. u Bussa-jficer, E. Rose; Chief Engineer, Thom
barger fin- his swmon miwimiw at ! M Sej mme--First Assistant Kni
the Christiai church. The church neer. Ed Hawcliffe: Second Assistant
-hoir under the direction of Joe Scott, ! Engineer, J: Tibbetrw. and TtiirI As-
will Kins' npvpl-il solecl it inj. jt mirfinriii tn ; uigtnnt t.-o-i wi . t- W InrHhgv
SEVEN LODGES TO MEET I The Church of The Redeemer willjbetts and it is presumed the latter
HPRC UAUnAY FVPIM I Mf5 i hoId special Christmas services on j was not on the ship.
CRD IVIUIVUHI CCrfln1UChrlBtmM morning, at 10:30 o'clock.
- The Christmas tree and carol singing
Pvthir,n nf ntrntfll eoi.ntv' e en will be en Wednesday at 4:15 p. m.
DtTBL
SAX KHANCISCO, Dec. :'!.
The Pacific coast is still free
1 from the "worst storm in his
j tory' although reports from Bet
I Unghaurit Wash., showed the be-
SW ginning of S bad storm there to-
day. This is the second da' of
! professor Porta's "worst storm"
' period to result from the align
! menl tf six plattets, with the
earth cm the "near side" of the
i sun.
I e e e 4
)ec. 20. The attack
yesterday n ord French, otul-t.-ry
commander of Ireland, failed
because his train was two minutes
ahead of schedule when It reach
ed Ashtown station it Is learned
today. The attackers, who fired
on his automobile from ambush,
planned to blockade the road so
the automobile would have to be
Stopped. The plan -was frustrated
by bis being ahead of schedule.
There i-1 persistent rumor that
Lord French was wounded but It
has not been verified.
lodges will assemble here Monday
evening in Kagle- Woodman hall for
their semi-annual district convention.
Members from Hermiston. Helix. Ad
ams, Athena, Weston, Milton and Pen
dleton will be present and a h time
Is in store.
The convention will be featured by
decree work- and a class of more than
SO pages will he Initiated. Bach lodge
will present its quota of neophytes.
Bt vera members of the grand lodge
of Oregon have accepted invitations
to attend.
FAIiC.O. N. P. Judge Monson has
been called on to decide whether 11.
K. Wheeler, one-armed, might be
granted a license to operate a taxirab.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
The Christmas entertainment for
children at the Presbyterian church
will be held Tuesday evening. An of
fering will be collected for the bene
fit of the Armenian children. Tomor
row the services will be marked by
special Christmas music, including
"The Birthday of a King," by Noid
linger. St. Mary's Catholis church will hold
Its annual midnight mass at midnight,
Christmas eve, and will have special
Servteee on Christmas day.
HARVARD ELEVEN STARTS
FOR PASADENA TODAY
CAMBRIDGE. Dec. 20. The Har
vard football team left today for
Pasadent. where it will meet the Ore
gon eleven on New Year's day.
Ship Struck Rock.
BAN DON, Ore., Dec. 20. The oil
I tanker Chanslor is on the rocks near
; Cape Blanco with only three of Ihe
crew of 39 known to have been saved.
Captain Sawyer Is in a hospital here
in a serious condition. One of the
others saved Is Merkle, the quarter
master. A third is said to be named
Dooley. One Is cared for in a private
home here, the other at the Cupe
Blanco lighthouse.
Whether a,ny of the others Is safe
is not known. The ship apparently
struck a rock. Only the bridge ia
showing above the sea. Only one life
boat left the ship after she struck. It
carried ten men. Two others were
picked up from the sea. one was dead
the other died from exposure. The
lifeboat capsized when an attempt
was made to reach shore near Ban
don. Captain Sawyer and the two
others were washed ashore, also three
dead bodies not yet identified.
(Continued on page 5.)
VILLA. WITH BANDIT
FORCES, IS PURSUED
MKXICO CITY, Dec. 20. Panclio
Villa and his bandit forces arc ap- ,
preaching the Rio tlrandc with Meat-J
can federal troops In cb se pursuit , 1
Minister of War Barrage n announced J
today.
FLIRT MURDER' SUSPECT
IS HELD WITHOUT BAIL
FRANCISCO, Dec. 10. Altor
r Mrs. Kdffar Woodcock wilt
sec nd fight toda tO wive bail
for the central figure in the "Flirt
murdi-r" case following acquittal of j
tm, h r husband on th charge of murder- I
thn .ing i.uwaio ini-io, rwww mmm, ,
Tons of
Ice. trees and aUCKa had become lOOg
ed against t lw bridu-e and the wate
I.. '. .1 , ii I'll I UM W'Tlliiri "it i
U'limii'in'k shot Kellv after, he al
leges. Kelly tipped his hat to Mrs
I Ke
Shortly after a verdict of acquittal
waa ret umed about midnight last
niifht. Judge Ward refused to release.
. i. it
.... i .... i mi l.i :i 1 1 i n " . i i i i lie L'llt I'M' m"fi.u" "
behind the natural dam. Nothing
was damaged when the mass was re-i
leased.
Snow on the mil sou in ot rvaamun
iContlnued on Pugo three.)
Woodcock and said good evening.
Tho defense w as tempora ry InSS ntty.
The woman is also charged with mur.
dec.
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you ustti to Buy auk X
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mv" a t 5 Pookas r. jmb
SECOND LARGEST GARAGE IN STATE
WILL BE BUILT ON COFFEY CORNER
Br UMATILLA MOTOR SALES CORP.
Having purchased the quarter garage will be heated and will pro-
block belonging to t he Coffey estate
and located at the corner of Kast
Court and College streets the I'matll
la Motor Sales Corporation announced
today that it will erect on the proper
ty the la rgest ga r;nru in t h 0 CO u n t y
and the second largest garage in the
; state. The total investment will he in
the neighborhood of $30,000.
. The property purchased has a
frontage of 100 feet on Court street
(and 150 feet on College. The garage
will cover the entire site and will be
la one story concrete buifding. The
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Maximum
Minimum
Baramete
Pvecipitat
Today's Weather
n, tt.
vkn storage room tor gg cars.
"We will ask for bids on the Work
at once and will start building tut
quickly as the weather permits." says
O. K. Holdman, president of the cor
poration. It is hoped to have the
building ready for use by May 15.
The new garage will be modern in
all respects and will have but three
posts, only one of them being visibb-.
There will be a ahow room 45 b 10
feet and a work shop 30 by M feet in
slae. The location of the Siege Will
be such that it will be the first plat S
( reached by traffic into the city from
I the main farming diatrict of the
( county.
The I'matllla Motor Sales CgsTBor
grtgeaj handles the Paige and Oakland
tears and the new garage will jafgaM
, of further development of their busi
ness. Frank Holdman is secretary of
;the corporation and Ora Holdman is
j ice president and treasurer.
Section Two. '
Pendleton marfcete, Bvorett True. . 16
Want ads. class! ted directory and
Doings of the Duffs i
Sunday In Pendleton Churches 13
peeial News of I'matllla county. . 12
n m hi lest oners report 1 1
At the Ifovlee today and Sunday. . 10
Uate news of city 9
Section One
Soeial and personal SI
County official news '
'Kditotial page: oerseaS diary 4
NeWS notes of Pendleton t
Live news of city, state and nation 1
M WEATHER
FORECAST
T"nlght and
Sunday rain :
warmer to
night.