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E3 lt OGOM 13 THg ONLY INLAND wm NltfAPM GIVINQ ITS READERS TH BSNGFJtOF DAlLf TELEGRAPHIC NEWS REPORTS FROM BOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS L'::n H f .. ' : I 1 A , ... TV--- DAILY EDITION 1 DAILY EDITION ffumbtt of eopie jtrtnud of j-eiterdar't The East Orogonlsn I ICtie fre nra trtilMi hwpr"f ana a a 3,317 nin fore live to the adti. IThlj opf ti fnrfn&w ni ar.A audltrd br the Audit Bureau of circulations. " , ".,.-a I COUNTY OPnCIAL PAPER over twice the (ruarnntt pt elrmi lation In Pnd1ton and Umatilla eoua tjr of any other aewspaper. CITY OFTICIAL PAPE3 VOL. 82 DAILY EAST 0REO0NIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 1920. Np. 0666 VOTERS QF NATION ARE SWARMING TO POLLS - r- .A:.0"' . l " s- j ijrJ y ujf daily wyu yuvju u J L,(l !rgl... ".ID - AMERICAN PEOPLE BY MILLIONS ANl tfOTE, NEVER EQUALLED, NEW YOHK. Nov. Z. (A. I'.) Men and women volcrB In 4S mutes went la the IIh toiiuy to mleot tlio new iirtsldenl. Kofure duwn of ahother riuy tne country In nil likelihood will know whether Warren O. Harding or Jamea 11. Cox hna been elected. A retold vote ' of between 0 and 30 million la expected. NEW TOTtK. Nov, I. (V. I.) American people went to the oIIm by million! today to deliver their vorilict on the Imura of the U'-'O camfm'Kn. Karly Indications In the cant were that an unprecedented vote would be polled. At a. in. when New York polling placca opened, knota of voters war waiting at the doors of many of them. Many women were among the first .In fine. . Italn la .threatened and thero was a chance that rain might keep down the total vote which seemed likely to break all rccorda. Tammany Hall was the eccne of trealastetlvlty early, toddy, .much of It being devoted to getting out a vole for Hmilh, the democratic candidate for' governor. democratic ' leuUm-N hore said Oovernor Vox In sincerely confident of winning. They have' been In freiient communication with the candidate during the f lonlnif tiouin ur the Campaign, and uid" he -believed the result would be a surprise. The Whits House Is also bald to bo quite confident. Republican headquarters, on the other hand, reflected the alti tude of Harding which ha described . as being one of completo "compla cence." ;Nsw York Is planning an old-faih. lonad election night celebration. This Is the first -national- dry" eJnc Hon In history, but It Is reported there will, be. enough "hip" goods to enliven the crowds which will -pack I'ark How, Broadway, and forty-second stieet to cheer the victory tonlkt. ". "' '' " " f" ". ' ' - i Hlft MU Vote Kxprctd. POKTLANO. Nov. i,(V. p.) With favorable weather reported gen erally throuont frpon. U iii.il, eated that an unprecedented vole would b polled today. The early voting here was- heavy. . Wmm Pull Big ntr, NEW YORK. Nov. i (U. I The heaviest vote ever raat In a. na tional election Is being polled today, according ot all reports reaching the I'nlted rress. Kor the first time In American history, every woman citi zen ha chance to vol for preM dent. U oris showed nearly- a many women aa men were In the early llnenps at the polla. Weather condi tions throughout the I'nlted Htatea are unsettled. In the eat there was a threat of rain; in the mlddlo west there was rain and some snow: on the pacific court It waa clear and the south reported generally fair weather with some rain. . Kcatllff 'itr llir. 8KATTl,K, Nov. !. (U. P.)liie of tho heaviest rotea In this city's history was predicted today. Voters were standing 10 deop In line, waiting to cast their ballots, when the polls opened. NO-SHORE-LEAVE ORDER NEW ORLEANS, Nov. I. t.V. P.) Eleven Chinese, members of the crew of the Rrltlsh steamship Klmleaf were wounded when guards today resorted In pistol fire to quail a mutiny aboard the vessel, Ttenty four Chinese par ticipated In the riot, caused by an an nouncement that under government regulation no shore leave would be allowed. EARLY VOTES CAST IN KANSAS ; : SHOW LEAD FOR SEN HARDING Kansas for Hiu-diiuj. K.VN8A8 CITY, Nov. I!. A. P.) Sixty-nine Widely scattered prccinoU In Ksnsaw at o'clock this afternoon gave Hardirg S83, Cox 1804. , t'Mahunin fur Cox. ML'SKOGKK, Okla, Nov. i. (A. P,1 Innomplole returns from eleven out of nineteen precincts give Cox 1V6 Harding 367. ' Ikwvjr Cx lAd. OKLAHOMA ClTY.Nev. 8. (A. P Thrte precincts give Cox 2 i 2, Har.1 Ing 87. KHy Vote for Hawing TOI'kiKA, Nov. a. (U. P.) Kleven out of 38 Topeka precincts on the first returns from tho tabulators today gave Harding 854 and Cox 407. ; V.H Vote for Cox." TOPKICA. Nov. S. (I. P.I Out pf the first 411 votes cast In one Topeka precinct 17 were for Cox and three for Harding, according to the first an nouncement. Railroad employes' voles predominate In this precinct. Harding In Lred. UQSTON, Nov, J. iA, P.i-Voi r XdS IS 1920 PROSPECT .Motion pictures of the 1918 Jim I ill 9 Itound-l'ps will be exhibited to the Oil) boys uitcndlng the Northern Oregon Uldcr Doys Conference of tho Y. M. C. A. In Fondlvton, opening Krlday evening. The pictures will be thrown on the screen of the Euxtcrn uregon Mate Hospital auditorium ax a part of the Saturday afternoon rc creulionul feature. lienideH the screen reproduction of Pendleton's famous show, the vlnttlng boys will be taken through the big in stitution Huturduy afternoon us a part of the recreutlon program. The two feu t u res were announced today by Cosh Wood, county Y. M. C. A. secretary, who Is In charge of ar rangements here. Ki'KlHtrmtlixi Cards ( online, Itcglntration cards from boys In this county who are coming to the conference are already being received and among them are six cards from Weston. Kreewptcr sent In a request yesterday for a large number of cards saying that a big bunch of youths would come from there. Her-, miston has a big delegation assured as Hupcrlntrndent A. C Voclker will bring his boys band here together with the other dclegutcs from the west end city. " Mr. Wood is axktng the younger Y. ,M. C. A. lads in the city to volunteer to act as guides during the confer ence and thc4ir w'll-..j to snhlxt are asked to report to"l:i office tomor row after school for Instructions. They will meet the trains, show the delegates to their rooms and make themselves generally useful In any other way. People AM In Kiitcrtaliiinnit. Good responses hnve been made by the various church people of the city to the request for rooms for the visit Ing boys, but so far there have not been an equally large number will ing to provide meulK, Mr. Wood suld today. It was the hoie of the enter tainment committee that persons of fering rooms also see that tho dele gates get meals. All speakers for the banquet on Saturday night have now been ob tained and the addrews of welcome will be delivered by J. W. Maloney. Dr. David II. Hill is to act as toast master. CHICAGO, Nov. 2. (tr. P.) Mrs. Inclement Weather, the most Influen tial woman In politics toduy, rolled the voting situation us balloting be gan In the' Mlddlo West. Rains, w'nds and snows are prcvall ent In this section and are ONpocted to keep many feminine voters at home: Intcrfcrecncc with farmers is expected to a considerable extent. Karly reports from centers of popu lation, however. Indicated large turn outs, with women equally prominent In the long queqties that formed bo fore sun-up at the polling places and continued to hngthen during the morning. Tho country vote, claimed by all political parlies, was excep tionally light In early vot'ng. well, Wi Plymouth county, today gave for presldunt. Cox 48, and Hardin's 0; for governor. Cox, republican, 40E and Walsh, democrat, 30. .Maslv pe, on Cape Cod, gave for president, Cox 4, and Harding 43; for governor, "ox" 4 4 and Walsh 2. Iliudiiig :Vi Cox '22. PARSON'S. Kuns. Nov. 2. (A. P.) First returns today in Parsons were: Harding 32. Cox 12. Harding Una lx-ad, WICHITA, Kans., Nov. 2. (A. P.) Th'i first 250 ballots counted here In six precincts today give Harding I6S and Cox 90; Allen, republican for gov- ernor, 132, and Davis, democratic, 10s. i Irou.iiis Tt'ia'ka, TOPEKA .Kaa., Nov. 2. Four pre cincts out of 36 In Topeka gave Hard ing 109 and Cox 09." Under the' dou ble election system the count began at 10 a. m. At SaUna, Kansas. SAUNA, Kana., Nov. 2. (A. P.) First returns here were: Harding 63; Cox JO. (Continued on page 6.) typist NKW YORK General John J. Pershing will become a most picturesque homes on the North Shore mar Roslyn. more that the general is about to The Island gossips want to know. QUIET AND ORDER ACCOMPANY VOTING CO DUTY IN ELECTIONS THROUGHOUT CITY TODAY Many Get Sworn In During First Hours of Polling; Wo men Outnumber Men in Some Precincts in Morning. j QQuiet and pe EFHiiWORDIEDTO led the easting vote in Pendleton In the general electnn. A canvass of fcev;rhl i.r'-c'.ncts throughout the c'.tv aficr lunch today disclosed that a gootf i percriitase of the registered voters: have nlreadv appeared and an utiusu- i ally large number have been swi rn in. j At the city ball, precinct 36, there had been 70 votes cast at 1:30 and of! VIH'BC ID lltlll I'CVII ; More than one-third of the billots nmrked in be'n from preeinct 4U likewlso liud J arsons sw orn In. Poth ' 1 .lie demoerat c mid republican off'.c e on court street eie busied all throusb ' tho morning getting unregistered pt -r-. ons to hf'r voting vlaccs and t.,,.'; plied w tli frechhlders to swear for , them. The heaviest vote reported up to early this afternoon was in precinct No. 3.1. One hundred twenty five per ilous had cast their ballot at the court house nl 1 o'clock. This Is nenHv 50 per rent of tlifc registered' void hi that ;,recir.cl. There had been id votes at the city hall. 35 In precinct No. 4 0, Rl In precinct No. 39 75 In precinct No. t l Hnd fi2 in precinct No. 3i. polling place in precinct No. 38 was clo.e-l fur iuni'h between 1 and 2. as were the liinh school and I oot ilH. : leaders of both parties were active today In getting out a big vote and with women voting for the f rst Heie in the presidential election the Indlca-j Hons here po'nted to a record count. , In some precinct there had been more women than men to voto.wheu thet ctnvass was made. No crowding was found at. any of tho voting places, bo-, cause of extra precautions taken by 1 officials lo proviiio uililitiotial booths. , No indication us lo the tieud of the; volo here t. day could l e obtain, d. W- -a use counting of tho ballots docs'liot take place until lifter the closing of tho polls ul 8 o'clock tonight. All who marched to the booths ,vlth nallot and penci' ill hand toduy d'd so us If t he wore ballot'ng oil a solemn referend um, ar aiked by president Wilson. ATLANTA. C.u.. Nov. 2. (A, P Chief Interest In the -election today In Georgia centers on whether the wom en will be allowed to vote. A' state law provides that votem must regis ter six months before an election and since the federal suffrage amendment was ratified less than six months ago the women have not been registered. Many leaders among the 'women have announced that they will go to the polls and demand a vote. PERSHING TAKES NEW HOME, REVIVING MARRIAGE RUMORS. H 1 ' v, A' rnarr. "What v Insert is General uld a lone man do wlin Pershing. gv- IT'S COX ALL RIGHT; SNOW DRIFTS LEFT ON MOUNTAIN SAY SO DEW Kit. Nov. :. (P. P.) -It's Cox all right, l'p cn a mountain near LeadviHe, the snow has melted with the ex ception of one,hUffe drift. This -drift wi-cHs Cfn'P'aUily in tin snow If was reported be today. Democratic leaders ttt the Hale house are Jubilant because of the good omen. Republicans suy the drifts liigiilficance is that Cox is to be snowed under. LOCK OUT DEMOCRATS NKW YORK, Nov. 2. (l P.l- i effort was made to "'lock out" p i -' ' "" .."..-w"-." "'". according to a statement the ....... ...it,., a 1. .,!.. l.vi.B.I TI,A GlulA. ,r 1 -" 'H nl ft;lm "lal r'u "',u " e" "' n'"' .Tho Merchants and Manu- .aciuiers .nxcnaiiBc ".n ih" "": v-Kimm o..c, to stop the ent re machinery of the democratic national committee by losns l-s doors tiiis morniiig," tho statement said. "Thi hlsh-l-anded outrage is utterly without excuse id wairanl. The. rent was paid to No vember 1, as our lease provides anil this morning IlOtH, the monthly .runt ta provided in the lease was tendered to 1 the (irand Central Paiace. They re- fused It." It was stated that the doors noiWv-re actually locked against the com- hc.ttce fur 15 minute. SCUFFLE OVER BALLOT BRINGS FATAL SHlOT1v SANATONlO. Nov. -tl P.) i . aliened scuffle .over Ik'S: , f biiliot. . at ..Postitoes, 2? . .,, 11, hnu i..i,v 1 j rumn. .,1K lim kn,,,(, - T.'-sitm-t . ,..wiji i,i.,, t,i-ihn m,IU vwis 'arre'sleiX n coimcotli.h with the slioot- Hi ami brought here.' at; pile. .A NT A, Nov! 2. (I.-.. P.) He Instructions Issued by ordinary Jeffries, of Fulton county to prevent women from voting In Uiday's election In Georgia, women voted m the sixth ward here. White woman appeure 1 at the polls In small numbers. Negro women llpj'rally flocked to -the polls. All were turned away except In the sixth ward. Jeffries announced that the vote in the ward would be thrown out. Hhis order barring women from Voting was based on Georgia's laws requiring registration six months before an election. NMtRASKA 28. Kl TGURS 0. NKW YORK. Nov. 2. (A. P.) Final score, Nebraska 28, Rutgers 0. ft 1 t -i. r K ixng Island resioem soon. He has taken one of the The announcement has net rumors running once 1 4 raoms even ir nc is a general : - .' i PILOT ROCK GATE POST . . j v j ji Handiercfiier Used by Middle Aged Stranger in Ending , Life, Presumably Last Wight ' at'- Entrance to Michael Ranch. ' (Special to the East Oregoilian.) PILOT ROCK, Or.. Nov. 2. The dead body of an unidentified man. middle aged and fairly well dressed was- found hanging this morning at 111:30 from the gate of the Frank Michael ranch near this city. Dealh had he en efiected by means of a hand kerchief fo.- a noose ai.d the gate for a gallows. The man had culled at the Michael ranch Monday morning and after mak ing s-fiiis tl at he was oeaf and dumb, wrote on a piece of paper that his home was at Valley City near Port laud, and tha he had been In ti e Rlue Mountains camping. He said he had lost his team and wagon and he appeared much depressed. The pile ut the Michael piece Is some dis'anee from the bouse and the iiody was not discovered until today. It is thought tbut the man hange I himself yesterday evening. He wore nr.iy Mil and owrco.it. .. J. T. Brown coroner, went to Pilot l!ock today to bring tho body to Pell dlcton. Rin i kx op mm; is issi r.. .ATllKN'S. Nov. 2. (A. P.) Pre nrcr' Yenizelos declared ul a public meeting yesterday that he was wil ling that the return of King Con- to the throne of Oreeco be one of the Issues for the Greek people to decide in the coming elec tions. MRS. COX VOTES, NOT . AS' POLITICIAN, BUT AS ' WIFE OF GOVERNOR DAYTON. Nov. 2. (IT. P.) "I'm not a politician: I'm s niply the gov ernor's wfe. But I do -consider It a privilige to vote for the national ticket for tbc firs' time in this election." That w.i.i all Mrs. James M. Cox would say today when asked for. un election duy statement. BODY OF UNiOENTSFlEO MAN FOUND HUNG FROM to the difference in time. The republican organisation will .'0!i.K, Nov.. 2. U. P.I Rrltlsb fiuih election returns on the screen soldiers forced entrance Into the homo in the Arcade theatre and the denio of Tvrrence MacSwiney last night and U-ratie central committee will receive searcneu tno lormer mayor s two sta ters and two brothers. It is reported they went through the entire house In search ot records. ri'BLIC DKIVT RKIH CF.n WASHINGTON. Nov. 2. (A. P.) tne public debt waa reduced $24.-' S4M5S In October It was announced ' here today. COX VOTES AT CROSS ROADS STORE, HARDING SPENDS DAY AT LINKS DAYTON, Nov. 2 (A. P.) Governor Cox Is back from To- ledo where ho closed hi speech last night with the words "Peace on earth, good will to men." "These were words sung by angels at Hethlehem," he sa'd, "and would come true as a re- suit of America's entering the league." He voted at a cross roads store on the way home and planned to remain at his farm home until tonlcht when he will go to his newspaper office for the re- turiiH. (Harding Kays Uir. MA WON. Nov. 2. (A. P.) Sena tor Harding today put politics aside and e'evotfd mutt of the day to golf. I He arranged to ao to the noils early jin the afternoon. TonlKht he will get returns at his home where republican i leaders have planned a red fire cele Itrmk'ii. He wore an air of smiling confidence today. T DAYTON. Nov. 2. (I. P.) Gov ernor and Mrs. Cox stood in line 20 minutes In a little polling place here today In order to cast their votes. With women voting for the president In Ohio for the first time, the door- Way of the little store where thr j democratic candidate voted waa jam jmed with two lines of men and wom en when Ire . arrived. The polling place was a sma?l department store I of the Dayton suburbs, being a one- man barbership and prlnt'ng place as well as offering soft drinks, candies and cigars. Hunting Pntcrtaiiis Voters. - MARION, Nov. . (I. P.) Mrs. Harding accompanied the republican pres'dential candidate to their polling place to vote today. There were thlr tecH'"Voters In line when they arrived. Election officials offered to let the senator vote Immediately, but he de- I cinini iu u H'leuo ui ifiune tola iik. WMlfl ,he nom(llPe WHM wMng t0 ,!,nto tne boo,h- camera men cranked 1 away. Harding kept .up a humoroui ! line of talk, Imitating the photogra- iph.!? .. ,h , , , u A, "That the best one yet. Harding I would say, or "We've got to keep thi; I scenario 'going right." A large crowd cheered the candidate as he entered the booth and agan as he came out. Mrs. Harding d'd not take her first experience In casting the presidential ballot so nonchalantly. "Good graci ous," she gasped when the Judge handed her the various ballots re quired under the Ohio laws. "Do I have to vote all of these?" s I OMAHA, Nov. 2. (A. P.) A Isiorm with snow and high winds that ' rearhed htizmrd urnnortlona In narts of the state yesterday was last night moving eastward, the local -cather bureau reported. The forecast for election djy was generally fair, with rising temperatures. ' O'NeMl reported one of Jthe .wecst. storms for this time of the year caus ing suffering to stock still on the ranges. Practically' all telephone and tele graph lines in Holt county were re ported down. Aliance reported a dosen hunters marooned near there,' and that a heavy fall of snow had made roads impassable, promising to reduce the number of votes. ELECTION RETURNS WILL BE FL ASHED ON STREET TONIGHT REPORT STARTING AT 7 P. M. There will be ubunaant opportu.i ity for Pendleton cit liens to learn of the election news this evening. Re ports will bo received by the Last I Oregoilian from the Associated Prets. I'nited Press and the Western I nion. This news will be flushed on the street, ut the corner of Main and Webb, starting at 7 o'clock. Reports from the city and county voting will be flashed but the locul count will not start until after 8 o'clock when the polls close. Eastern reports will be received at an earlier hour owing the We-stern I'nlon report al their heudumirters on Court street. I.1VKSTOCK MARKKT bLAUV VORTI-AND. Nov. 2 (A. P.) Livestock today are steady; eggs are flrm nd butter weak. GARRISON RISES III MUTINY AT MOSCOW RULE Troops Are Ordered Rushed to City to Quell Revolt of Sol diers Against Bolshevik Au thority in Russia. COMMUNICATION WITH PETR0GRAD CUT OFF Reports Filter Through Border Cities That Armed Men and Factory Workers Rebel and Red Regime Totters. LONDON. Nov. P.) The Moscow garrison is In revolt, accord- ng to Russian agency messages from Hclsingfora today. Dispatches said Flrtii'eh communist troope are-hurry ing to Petrogrhd and Moscow to sup press the revolt. Communication with' f'etra;?rad is said to be suspended. Reports of serious difficulties In Itusc.i have filtered through border , cities. . These have included revolts . by armed forces and factory workers. Polish sources reported the condition ' if soviet fighters as desperate with hances that bolshevtsts could hardly urvive a severe winter but bolshe- - v.ki authorities have denied all such reports. , . J , VANCOUVER BARRACKS - VISITED BY FLAMES Fire cestro: cd the commissary and of fice building of Vancouver barracks arly today. The loss "121,000. 1HICAG0 GRILL ilAN GIVEN 33 MONTHS AND $20,000 FINE FOR B00ZE CHICAGO, Nov. 2. (A. P.) That man apparently Is determined , not to go dry." commented Federal t Judge K. M. Landis yesterday as he imposed a sentence of thirty months in the federal penitentiary at Leaven- ' worth and a fine of 120,000 upon Chas. M. Fommers, ' owner of the Utrchmont Hotel and of the EL Jame grill. Summers and his cousin, William Sommers, who was sentenced to 90 days In the county jail and fined ; $10,000. pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws and for selling liquor. "I, for one. will do my duty In such -matters," said Judge Landis. MILLIGRAM OF RADIUM LOST, WORKMEN BEGIN WIDESPREAD SEARCH fj-K .. I. -. ITICA. N. Y- Nov. 2 (A. 1'.) in an effort to locate a milligram of ra dium valued at 313,000 carelessly dropped by a woman patient in the Faxton hospital yesterday, workmen began to dig up the sewers near tho hospital. , - The mineral was the property of 1'r. George M. Fisher and was used on the woman's breast in the hope of curing cancer. f Weatfier Today s weather report by Major Lee Moorhouse, oUiclal weainer ob server. Maximum, 50. Minimum. 31. liuropie'er 2".8t'.. FORECAST Tonight an M'l n s d m ) fair: wrmsr tonight. 9 . 1 1 t I ?!