East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, January 01, 1921, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1 .1,11 r r 'mm' f . f , . . , ,i , f r f . r e ' ' ' c ' y r 1 4 t t 4 " 4 4 ii , ' vl' "i i. y y 1 w :, DAILY EDITION 1!- ,.L , , i ' 1 tar. 11 WPrnr'' VnZt: " COUNTY OFFICIAL PAP1R ' ' VOL. 82 STUBB01 BLAZE CONSUMES UPPER m OF HOUSE Tongues of Flame Leap From Aaron Cole Residence in Early Morning and Occu pants Scurry to Safety. ' PASSERBY GIVES ALARM FROM BOX 14, NEARBY Department Finds Hardest Job Since Troy Laundry Burned and Chief Blames Faulty Construction for Delay. Flamei that defied Pendlolon'n fir department for an hour thti morrilnn consumed the upper portion of Aaron Cole's dwelling at Kuxt Alia anil Thompnon utreeta and brought occu pant vcurryinK from warm b?1a with barely time to aave a few articles of clothing. Klther a faulty aos stove or Kasollne heater Is believed by f'hlef W. Tl liinifold to have been respon sible, for the blaze. The alarm was turned In at :u& a. m. from box II, on the opposite cor ner. A man passing by saw flames leaping from the roof and windows on the south side of the dwelling and turned in aa alarm. The department, with only two blorks to go, was on the scene a moment later. Water was being played on the rag ing blase within two minutes. The old structure burned like linear and the flro "fighters were unable to set the demon fire under control for fully 45 minutes. More than an hour elapsed before, the last (park was extinguished. OonstrucUon IKMinji'd Faulty. "Every time we sent a stream of wa ter through an opening In the exterior It struck a wirll," Chief Itlngold sal. I after the fire , "The old house hns been altered and rebuilt so many times that It was a puzxle to locate an opening- where the water could reach the heart of the fire. Hud the place leen " build along any common plan the fire would not have been so stubborn t combat." The house, beside being used as a residence by the owner. Is divided In to apartments. Occupants of these barely had time to put on clothing and leave the building arter the blaze was found. It was thought for a time that not all persons In the building had made a safe exit until a man for whom soma were looking reported to the t firemen that ha was safe. Worst Since Troy l-aundry rHrx. "It was the hardest fire to combat since the Troy Laundry burned In September, 1918," the fire chief said. "It probably will be the most costly one since that time, ton, although 1 cannot make an estimate of the loss. Mr. Cole left the place after the fire and I have not had a chance to con fer with him." The house is an old one and once before suffered from flreand was re built. It has been owned by the pres ent proprietor for about two years. LEWIS AND MOGRIDGE GO IN PAYMENT FOR B. ROTH NEW YOUfC, Jan. 1. tA. P.) Hobby R.oth, Washington American league outfielder, hns been traded to the New York American league club In return for Duffy I-ewls. left fielder, oud George Mogrldge, southpaw pitch er. Colonel Huston, part owner of the Yankees, announced last night. No cash consideration was Involved, he said. DICKSON BROTHERS" GIVEN CUP FOR WINNER IN NEW YEAR DAY GOLF TOURNEY A trophy cup, offered by John and Brooke Dickson for the win ner of thf. annual New Year's day golf tournament at the rendle ton Golf Club, is being competed for for the first time on the club course today. The brothers, both of them gnlfln enthusiasts, an nounced the offer of a cup on Friday afternoon. The person winning the cup for three years, not necessarily in succession, will obtain permanent possession of It. The play today Is over an 18-hole course with the Players handicapped. It Is the hope of the club to have fair weather each New Year's day for the play. RETIRING FROM OFFICE ASSESSOR TELLS OF. TAX CONDITION IN COUNTY Pendleton, Ore., Pec. 31. Kdltor East Oregonlun: The chungcs that have come In the soctu.1 conditions of l.'matillu county und in the cost of Its government al tir ing my stay as an officer at the court house constitute a bit of history Unit may be of Interest to your readers. Ju 1903 there were no high schools In the county outside of 1'endleton, us I remember It. There was not a yard of paved streets In the county. There were less than a dozen automobiles then. The streets of I'endleton and of the smaller towns were loblollies of mud during wet weather. Most of the smaller towns of the county were not yet Incorporated. Ilerniixton and Ftunfield hud not then been thought of. Athena, Wes ton, and I'endleton were the only towns thut had blinks. Hut saloons In those days flourished nearly every, where. There was at one time about thirty In I'endleton. Gambling ua wide open and many games of chance were going on constantly during the business hours of the saloons. A por tion of the city of I'endleton was oc cupied by scarlet women who paid monthly fines In lieu of licenses. In one of the smaller towns I once saw drunken nun sleeping .luring ine, day In the front yard of scarlet house. Hut for the altered conditions of to lay we have paid a big price In money. The following table tells the story: Co. and state. 19(i, $l"7.6So.o; 1 9 2, fl9t.OVO.tiO; Increase ,!. p r cent. Rpeclul school. 1903. f2H.24fi.IM; 192. f49S, 1M4.H0; Increase 1?4 per cent. City tax. 1903, fll,0S.; 1920. 642.(10; Increuse, I2T.0 per cent. Total. 1903, f 21,S2.0ii; 1920. tl.SSA.84t.no: Increase 703 per cent. vvi.,.tf.-r elue ilieHe furores lnutcalef they are proof that we have enjoyed prosperity. People do not go on trom vear lo year piling up tuxes higher nnd-lilBher unless they are able to pay them. These catapulting levies have been a source of considerable concern to me. however. The duties of the assessor's office seem to create in the assessor's mind a sympathy for the ,ta payer and a feeling that some- i nnw II la ! lu tiiw ti-w.v;v. iu ....... ,inwn m,i,llc expenses for the' tax payers benefit. To me, tneretore, ex- Istlng taxes seem to get higher than we can afford under the normal price level now approaching. 1 am retiring from the office with desire to be useful as a citizen to the people whose official I have been, and as a parting word would like to suggest that In my opinion one of the greatest causes of the tremendous in crease In the cost of public schools is the lack of normal schools In Oregon. During the days when normal schools were plentiful, many bright girls took the normal course, and of ten taught where they could stay at home. There was a plentiful supply of teachers, not nil normal graduates, but many of them were. The rise In special school levies from f28.!4,00 in 1903 to $498,104. 00 In 1920, does not tell the full story. There Is included In the county and state tax of 1920 nearly f95,0O0.00 that was raised by, the elementary 2 mill tax and this money remains in the county and goes into the school fund which In reality brings the spe cial levies up to fB9S.000.000 for this year, which Is nil Increase of about 2100 per cent over 190S. It is my view that there should be a normal school In Portland big enough to accommodate all the stu dents in that great city who could live at home and acquire a normal edu cation. And there should be one both In Eastern Oregon and In South ern Oregon. I would llko to aid In a state wid campaign for submitting this matter once more to the people of Oregon. In the meantime much saving coulc tie effected In many localities by com solldatlon of schools. There are Atlie na and Weston and Echo and Stan field, for Instance, each maintaining e high school when two schools would bV ample for the four towns. Athena nnd Weston arc onlyhree miles u part and Echo nnd Stanfield about the same distance. By con solidation either of these two towns could eliminate nn entire faculty of learners and the maintenance of one 'Hilldlng while the only added cost would be transporting the students of one town a short distance to the I'-r. Pome grade school districts are too weak to maintain successful scnoois anil these should so far as possible '.mile with adjoining districts. , C. r. STRAIN. DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY LEAP YEAR PROVES MORE INDUCEMENT TO WED THAN DID 1919 Lean yer proved mope of an inducement to wed than did Its predecessor, l&la, according to records of marriage licenses ls 4 sued during the year Just ended by It. T. lirown, county clerk, Ten more couples were given transportation of the good ship that sails the Hea of Matrimony during Leap Year than in 1 S 1 . The flrures were 245 againnt 235. Likewise the connubial felicity of the county's citizens was en- hanccd by a year more remote from the ravages of unrest, due to the war. Ninety-six couples were rent asunder during, 1 9 1 U, as nearly as the records could lie ascertained. Nineteen twenty showed that 61 couples, or 35 ft'wer, managed to obtain their divorce by decree of the circuit Judge. The number of divorce complaints pending, however, 4) would make up a large part of this deficit, Judge (i. W. I'llclps declares. I.IVIVTOCK It ATI Mt'ST NT A M) KANSAS CITY. Jan. I. A. I'.) A tu.rm unant tti 4 n not inn wait vrnnlo'i ri her. Frl.l-v re. straining the secretary of agriculture froin enforcing his order restoring the war-time commission rate for hsndl'ns livestock. .!no Van Valltenburch charactnrlreo Secretary Meredith's ac tion as arbitrary. OREGON FARM LOANS RAt.KM. Jan. 1. (A. P.) Plate Treasurer Iloff has made available 1 75.0HO for loans to Oregon farmers at six per cent interest by substituting common school money invested In school district bonds with money of the accident fund. TEXAS COLLEGE MEETS CENTER COLLEGE TODAY FORT WOHTK, Texas, Jan. 1. (A. P I Texas Christian university Is con fident flf making a gn.nl showing today atamst Charley Mora-i s machine from Center College. Kentucky, despite the reputation of the Colonels. Moran said said last tiight that hi team was m I the rt condition of the year. HALF HUNDRED M I H CRASH Viaduct Over Excavation for San Francisco Building Col lapses While Filled With Re velers on New Year's Eve. ico personsTlunged IN PIT, SOME HIT BRICKS Ambulances Rush Victims to Emergency Hospital Where Cots Improvised on Floor Accommodate Sufferers. SAN FltANCISCO, Jan. 1. (U, P.) Fifty persons were painfully and seme severely injured shortly after midnluht when a viaduct over the ex cavation for a building under con Ht ruction collapsed while it was filled with New Year's revelers. A number sustained broken hones. Every po lice and hospital ambulance In the! vicinity rushed to the scene, and men! In full dress carried daintily gowneo i women from the wreckage to waiting behicles. The collapse of the viaduct precipit ated more than loo persons into a 2n foot pit, which wag being dug heneatn the sidewalk. Those most seriously injured fell In a pile of bricks. Many Sere saved from seriously hurts by iliKh:;,,ij; tin a sana pile. The emergency hospital was unable u accommodate all those brought In. I and many less seriously1 hurt were car jed for as they lay on improvised cots I made of coats, or blankets on the hns , pital floor. The viaduct was at trie r.ew Mate 1 heatre building at market and Taylor streets. I ! An ! PORTLAND. Jan. 1. (A. P. HERRV AKERS H ..-, .5 iwuvu in ivnerai court nere nouse instead of a carriage, the tvpe yesterday forbidding City Treasurer i of conveyance used bv everv president Parnhouse. of Edmonton. Alberta, ; with the exception of Andrew Jackson, from. removing, from the Jurisdiction of since the inauguration of Thomas Jef the court $1,700,000 worth of Edmon- j ferson. ton bonds held In a bank here. The j President Jackson rode horjeback Injunction was asked by received W. j The Cleveland Greys, a national guard D. Wlthcomb of the defunct .Morris ( company, will eonstitu' President Brothers to prevent Harnhouse from Hardinir's nersnn.il n.ni removing the bonds which Barnhouse ! .. jm be torfeited unless paid I '" ' Friday. DRUNK (?) IN THE NEW YEAR! NEW COMMISSIONERS HAVE GOOD RECORDS AS PUBLIC SERVANTS 93 PER CENT OF LOCAL HOMES REGULARLY GET THE EAST OREGONIAN Ninety three per cent of the homes of I'endleton receive the Bast Oresonian regularly through carrier delivery. It haB been revealed by a ceneus of the non-subscribers taken by the Kast Oregonlan carrier force un- der the supervision of John Dun- ning, circulation manager. This circulation is exclusive of streets saleswhich are often heavy, and mail subscribers or semt-week- ly subscribers. Mr. Dunning es- timutes that not less than 95 per cent of local people are regular readers of the East Oregonlan. There are 12 local carrier routes and an accurate list of non subscribers is kept on file. The fcnsns Just taken shows that on none of the routes are there, more than a handful of people who are not subscribers. On some of the routes it was found that there are as few as three families not on the carrier list. The seven per cent not taking the paper are composed chiefly of people not residing regularly In the city or who may not be in financial position to take a daily newspaper. When population la considered the East Oregonian leads all Oregon newspapers in per capita circulation. Second place seems to rest with either the Med ford Mail Tribune or the Cons Bay Times. HARDING WILL RIDE TO CAPITOL IN AUTOMOBILE WASHINGTON. Jan. 1. (A. P.) Tradition will give way to progress next March 4, when Warren G. Hard ing as the new president of the Cnited States, heads the Inaugural parade up Pennsylvania avenue. Announcement 1 was made today that Senator Harriimr had decided to use an automobile fori'whlch are 'et uncompleted and to pay his ride from the canitnl to th while i particular attention to making of Troop A. first Ohio cavalry also of Cleveland, was designated several divs aK( ,he personal cavalry escort.' ' 1, 1921 -9 Administration of affairs in t'ma tilH county today passes Into the hands of a new county commission. Two members of the old court. Judge Charb.s II. March (.nd Commissioner I . h, Andeison. of Pendleton, step cut. In their placer come I. M. Sch annep, of Pilot Rock, as Judge, and! U. E. 1'oan, of I'nmpine, as commlx- si"ner. G. L Icwi.ilng. of Stanfield, who has been a member of the com mission, holds over. All three men have long records for public set vice. Mr. .Schannen la a lawyer, and has had many respon sible positions 3s a public servant. Mr. Beun is a fu.-nic- with. many years of experience In buriness and In rail roading Mr. liunnina is also a farm er and among his ether activities is president of the Cmatiila County Farm Hureau, a thriving organization uf the fi.rrners if this countv. r,.L , . , . J he complex,.,, of the county court it tills time vill be unamimouslv re pul liran. All three members repre sent widely sepas&ted parts of the county. I'endleton, for the first time in many years is 'without a repre- -cntanvc. All three members, how ever, have pledged themselves to work for the upbuilding of Umatilla 1 county as a whole, without special favor :o any locality. Itnads Are Ca vorcd The comprehensive road progarm hich has been under way In the county for the past two years and highway building in conjunction with ihe State Highway Commission, will be carried on and expanded. If poss- ble, members of the new commission hnve indicated In their statements. With the exception of Judge Schan- nep. all have 'had long residence in Umatilla county. , All claim a good working knowledge of the county, its needs, possibilities and conditions un der which progress can best be at tained. "I am committed to no fixed policy in county affairs." Judge Schannep said to the East Oregonlan. "My slo gan during the campaign was 'Econ omy and a square deal for all parts of the county." "It is my Idea, however, to help rush to early completion the roads designated in the bonding proceedings aiarket roads so as to carry out the spirit and Intention of the market roads law. IloX"s for Irrigation (lode "I hope that the promised irriga tion code will receive favorable at tention at the hands of the coming legislature." In the matter of avowed policy, the Judge's new colleague, Mr. Bean, also appears in accord. HV says he will insist that a full day's work is rendered for a full day's pay. He would see that the permanent roads of the county now built are kpt permanent by timely repairs, and al so give needed attention to lateral roads, reduce the sixe of the various road districts and urge that they have proper supervision. "I Intend to encourage cooperation with the farmers In getting road work done, and see that culverts are kept in good condition. I will do any thing possible to further the various irrigation systems of the county and shall expect that the laws in regard to keeping irrigation water out of the county roads are enforced. Wants ITople's Suggrstioiis "At all times it shall be my policy as a commissioner to invite sugges tions from the people and treat' all with consideration. I shall of course ask the cooperation of the other mem bers of the court in all matters and work In harmony with them. but above all 1 shall try to do my part to further the interests of Cmatilla 'county as economically and efficent- ly ns possible." Commissioner Dunning, with hu characteristic modesty, asked that he be excused from making any state, ments or furnishing any personel re cord. His colleagues explain it by saying that his record as a member of the commission has been so goof, as to speak for ltjelf. When he is not devoting his time to the interests of the county or the farmers of the county, Mr. Dunning raises alfalfa hay and pure bred hogs on his ranch at Stanfield. one of the model farms In the county. Xew Judge An Attorney In private life the new Judge Is ani attorney. He has practiced In Pilot I Hock since January, 1918. Ire was the I first man ever to attempt the prac tice of law In that community and It was, in his own words. " a pioneer ing proposition," Immediately upon establishing himself there, however, he took an active part. In Us public life and beside being V . S. commis sioner, bv appointment of federal Judge Charles K. Wolvertnn. has been a member of both school district No.l "I" aflfnff force r1v to ih dvrttiwr ovr twice th ffuarnti paid rirei Jatton fn Pnrflton anrt 1 7m tilt eoun ty of any other nwpapr. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER NO. 9714 VEAR 1921 COMES TO CITY HOPEFUL OF GOOD FUTiE Pendleton Sits Up to Greet New Year and Shouts of Joy Her-' aid it as Hand of Time Cross . es Magic Hour, 12. - RIOT IN CALIFORNIA'S METROPOLIS MARS DAY, Homeless and Unemployed in Nation's Largest City are Tenants of Fashionable Church Through Night. A year of fond hones and brlghlj 1 -- .-! wtricrutriru OF i'nlf-' ton at 12 o'clock Inst night with varied welcomes extended by a populace that awaited the New Years comin. Watch services In homes and churches and dancing parties entertained bun. dreds until the first one discovered lhat the hand of time had crossed 1! on the dial and ushered in the year 1321 Pendleton was happy and orderly. It was a Volsteadian New Year ob servance and the new year was wel comed with a sober and genuine greet ing. Most of Pendleton realized the I possibilities of the future and made 1 evoiuuons to make the most of them. Today the city was quiet. With nearly all business habed In observ ance ortfl horidSy, There Iras little of interest apparent. Many left the city for other points to enjoy the double holiday. SO Homeless. In Church XETlV YORK. Jan. 1. (A. P.). Eight hundred homeless, and unem ployed men slept in the pews of St. Marks Church, one of New York's-- most historic churches, last night. A crowd of more than 100 met In the hail on the bowery and planned to break. into the church lor a night's lodging if admittance was refused. When the approached the church they found It lighted and the rector waiting for them , with an Invitation to come inside. los Angeles Has Riot. LOS ANGELES, Jan. I. (A. P.)" The arrest of two civilians fighting on" a downtown street last night caused a -riot by a mob of l00 said to b com-" posed mostly of sailors. Some snouted "mob the police." Before quiet was restored several persons were injured, three automo biles were overturned and several plate glass windows were broken. Fifty sailors were arrested. London Is Car LONDON. Jan. I. (A. P. The prosperous section of London today hailed the New Year with a noisy palely surpassing anything seen since January I, 1914. Ri MOST SHIVERS AND 11EST First Month of 1920 Blew In'' With Coldest Weather, Even ' to Day, But August Mercury Hit Top With 103 Degrees:"' January was Pendleton's coldest month In 1920 and July the warmest. according to the monthly reports of the weather, kept by Major I.ee Moor house, local official weather observ. er. The mean of temperature for the first month of the yeur was 3I. de grees, while the meun for the Warms, est month was 7S. degrees. , January had the coldest day. along with the lowest mean, but July lucked by one degree of also holding the in dividual hot day" record. August had one day with 103. while the best July could strike was 102. April Was Rainy. April ran true to form by being the rainiest month of the year, although i-epieniDer, month of Itound-t'p and harvests, ran It a close race ror the distinction. April precipitation wa-S 3.5b Inches with a trace of snow In. eluded. September developed s. inches of rain. ' Thero was snow at som tlms dur. Ing four months of the year In quan tities sufficient to be noted. January had a four Inch fall. Kebruarr pro duced LIS inches, March 1.00 (net, and December 11 Inches. Kebrua rv showed the least rainfall of alt the months, having .S3, or less than a iCouttnued uu page 5.) (Continued on pc t.)