THE EAST OREGONIANJS THE ONLY INLAND EMPIRE NEWSPAPER GIVING ITS READERS THE BENEFIT OF DAILY TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
REPORTS FROM BOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNITED PRESS
JDAILEDITION
Nuabr of eopie, ermud of yUrday
Unlly
3,309
Thl pper U mmber of and audited
fT ln Audit JUureu of Circulation.
DAILY EDITION
Tha Sunt fronlnn ta Raafera Ore
gon' ralet nww,pitpc .and aa
nlllnn fore ! to tha fltir
over twice thft iruaranteert pnut orci
latinn In Pendleton and f matlil aoua
ty of any other sawayaper.
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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
CITY OFFICIAL PAPEH
VOL. 32
Ill
CAPITA! -I ARHR
Olin i mmin i orVW COMMERCIAL
SHOWDOWN L C. SCHARPF
111 WAGE 4E!
i
Lines Begin 'to Tighten as Uni
on Rail Leaders Face Re
. quest of Owners to Abro
gate National Agreement and
Take Wage Cut.
A. F. OF L. PREPARES
ANSWER FOR U. S. BOARD
Belief Held by Laborites That
if Reduction is Granted Re
sult Will be Followed by De-
' crease in Other Union Crafts.
CHICACiO, Feb. J. (f. p.) Mottle
Jlnea between capital and union labor
'are drawn tight hert today. Faced by
the requeat of railroad ownem for tha
abrogation of na(lona) agreements nnd
wage reduclona, union roll leader are
putting the ftnlahing toiirhen to the
annwer "they will present tomorrow
before the United State railroad labor
board.
Though the matter at Htake la onlv
between railroad ownera nnd employee
Indication are that thl will be a "bis
ahowdown" between capital and labor. ,
Should the railroade aucceed In forc
ing a reduction, it U believed It will be
followed by reductJoni) in nearly ever
craft. Should the railroad employe
iiialtaln a aucceaaful aland, ' other
union are expected to aland flat
against d cut In wage.
HOREMANS BEATS CULTER
IN CHAMPION BILLIARDS
NEW YlirtK, Feb. 2. Edonard
1 foreman. Belgian billiard champion,
led Albert Ciller o'. New Tork, 0 lo
J75. last night at the end of the firm
day' play of a 3.400 point match at
11.2 balk line, billiard.
Horemana won the afternoon blnon.
400 te 111, and averaged 21 8-14 to
Cutler' 24 t-lS. The Ilelgian had
high run of ICS and 7 and Cutler 44
and SS. The foreigner ran out the! planned to place mo Itt till locally,
evening block In ten Inning. 400 toll he Commercial Association by vole
114. Cutler' average via 18 4-10. endorsed the how and urged people of
High run:
H. 24.
Hnremana 67, 80: Culler
CIXJTmB MOVK Kill 8
WASHIXOTON. Feb. 2. (V. P.)
Attempt to halt the aenate debate on
the Fordney emergency tariff bill
through the cloture rule fulled, 86-35.
To pass the eloture needed
two-
third vote.
A. B. C AUDIT SHOWS EAST
OREGONIAN'S CIRCULATION,
ROOKS ARF flPFU TO All
vvvihs
Complete Circulation Data Always Available to Advertisers;
Auditor's Report Based on Average Figures for One Year;
Circulation is Growing and Now Higher Than When Last
Audit Was Made.
Iitate of Oregon, '
Umatilla County
. 1, J. M. Dunning, beln? first duly
sworn, say: that 1 am n,ov, nnd alme
June lt. 18J0, have been the Circula
tion Manager- of "Kast Oregnnlan"
newspaper, published In Pendleton,
Oregon, and have been connected with
that newspaper In It circulation de
partment, for about three and one half
jears. I know that the average total
dally distribution of the said Knst ore
finnian newspaper for, the lost four
month, via: October, November and
December, 1820, and January 1921.
ha been 8187 and the gross average
rteported by Major Moorhouae
offltf'al observer.
Maximum, 52.
Minimum, 83.
Hnrometer, 29.60..
THE
WEATHER
FORECAST
Tonight and
Thursday luio
i.r hiiow.
MANDS FOR
I;. H. STURG1S NEW PRESIDENT
Jnmca IT. Blurgla, prominent loenl
bulniKH man und farmer will be the
new prealdent nf the I'cndlelon Com
mercial Aaanrlutlon, taking office the
first of March. L, C. Scharpf. oiiahler
of the American National Hank, win!
oe vice premnenu isutn tnese men
were elected by accllamatlon lax! even
ing Rt a largely mended and cnthuaia
tlc meeting of the club. Hy motion the
cluh requested the new president to
neect tho board of manager for the
lemming year.
Ovation for Ithlcy
Trior to the election of Mown- Stur
gin and Hcharpf nil ovation wan tender
ed Iho retiring prin.dcnt, J. It. Iiuley
who wa offered a reelection, hi
nomination oeing made hy Put l,oner-
una. Mr. Hale announced however
that he could not accept for another
lei m.
Wheat Hill In I-'jiilorwil
One of the Important nctiona taken
l.iMt evening wa lb endorefcincnt of
the eenale bill, Introduced by Senator
Hoy V. Hltner providing for the Port-
lnd exfiort grading wyalem on wheat
instead of the federal grade now In
line. It wa explained by i. It. Thomp.
i:on that great Injustic e i now working
on Or-gon farmei who rale wheat
that I aold for export. For export a
teat of M pound per bushel prevail
on No. 1 wheal wherea under the fed
eral grade a 60 pound test Is provid
ed. Thl meana that oft club wheal
which rarely test 0 pounds I xold on
un unfair basis- The farmer must take
a dockage under tho federal test
wherea the exporter profit by the
arrangement since he can sell a lower
grade of wheat a No. 1 In the export
market,. At the present time wheat
testing less than 60 pound is docked
three cent per bushel and the purpose
of the bill before the legislature I to
correct thl by providing a slidln
scale so that wheat may be wild on a
basia of II true value.
t.VlOO for e.raln Show
The statu of the Northwest Oram
and Hay exhibit t ho held here an
nually during Hound-l'p week was ex
plained by .lames H. Sturgis and Freo
Hennlon. The report Indicate, the
show will be handled upon n big scale
and with a single exception will be thr
one big grain and hay show of the
country. A stock subscription of I50OO
to start the show is desired and It M I
thl county to aid In providing the
financial backing.
About (liarlluble Siiliwriptlona
Varlon charatlbl subscriptions In
voked attention from the association.
A communication from tho Astoria
Chamber of Commerce called atten
tion' to duplication In orphanages In
Portland ami the burden on generous
people In being asked .repeatedly to
nni. uil.ii iu nuL
dally press run for tho soma period
has heen 335S.
J. M. Dl'N.N'lNG.
Subscribed nnd sworn to before m
this 2nd, day of February, 1!I21.
('HAS. H. CAUTKIt.
Notary Public for Oregon. My cum
mlaalnn expire Oct. 7, 1923.
In view f tho fact an attempt ha
been mado hy a competitor to question
tho accuracy of the East Oregonian
Irculution figure the detailed alien
or's report by the Audit Bureau of
Circulations for the year ending Sep-
emln r 8", 1K20 la published below,
i'hls Information is given by the East
Vegonian in accord with it policy ot
vbsoliite frankness on the subject of
Ircitlatfon,
Clrcnlallon Is Incrfasing
Attention Is hereby called to Cie
act rfi it the auditor's report, shown
clow, glvrs average figure for the 12
ni nths ending October 1. Hence the
"eport does not show the full present I
lay circulation und press run a the
irciilatlon has been steadily Increas
ng. The overage total destrlbutlon
'or the year ending October 1 Is listeo
n the A. H. C. report sit 3(H)6 whereas
it that time the figure were mntcrlal
V higher. The snmo Is true now a
hown hy the press run figures for
Monday-S.SriH.
A compilation made today by the
circulation department shows that duv-
'ht the past four months the average
dally destrlbntion has heen 3187 copies.
Audit Very i:nctlng
An will he een by a glance at the A.
C. statement the bureau is very e--t'lnir
In Its rules. The bureau does
i HM hk net cash paid subscribers
my short t'me s'lbscrier In arrears,
-V ulis. rit eis In arrears over six
iCuiiuuued vn pas (.)
DAILY EAST OBEGONIAN,
$55,000,00
ASSOCIATION;
VICE PRESIDENT
Kii(fi5i-t.'il that tho loRlslaturo ho aken
to lnvcntiK,ito the alluution and to pro
vino male aid for guch work. The plan
wag endorsed here hint evening.
A report wa made hv Dr. vr. v.. rtn:
den and H. J. Warner regarding a new
Plan for handling local rharltv v,..l
mriiiit-n the office of the itrd CroM.
J. N. Bcott, Armenian relief chair-.
n an for the county, brought up the
HUbject of further Armenian relief and
Chlneae relief. The volmtary contribu
tion of money for them pmpowK w.ik
en iorai'd but all nuem lona nei inir.ln-..
lo drivca or. quotas wax referral tn
nit n-w uuniiniHiraiiog.
An chalrmHn of a committee, ni
! pointed lo invextlKale the local expruss
sirvlro I'nt Ixmcrgan asked to he given
further time and Ihla wax grained.
The uxMOclatiun voted to allow a
boya' club, the formation of which li
pr'tpoKed by the Community Service
organization, to have the une of two
I billiard tablet, owned by ,the association
and now In Morage,
$
i
Charles Hascall and Emos Adeff
Indulge in Two Battles Over
Limits of Their v Respective
Grazing Grounds, One Re
covering. Charb' Hascall l In St. Anthoii'0
hoepitul and Ktnos Adeff is In the
county jail, today, .m the result of an
argument over the boundary of "their
respective hccp ranges, followed bv
Iwo fights. Tti.Ilay. Adeff was r
usted on-a charge of assault Willi -
deadly weapoi with Intent to kill and
l to oe taku'i lo Pilot Hock for ar
raignment In II. e justice ; court. In
cp i-v at tho 1 ospltal Ihis nHei-nor;r-
d'sc loscd that I'.iscull is
reoi enni-
from bis wou'ids.
Deputy Sheriff E. F. 11. HidRcway,
who arrested Adeff at the John Hoss
ranch on Hutjcn- Creek Inst evening,
iiald today that it has not been proved
whether either man used any weapon
in their two rounds of battle. Adeff,
he says, maintains that he broke Ibis
call' nose and Injured his eye merelv
by blows from his fist. Other re
ports, the deputy says, arc that the
men picked up whatever Implements
at blind that were convenient und
would serve the purpose.
One of the combatants herds' sheep
for K. C3. Warner and the other for
.lohn Hoss. An argument Is alleged to
hav ensued over the boundaries of
the respective ranges, which led to a
f;ght. Hascall, the story goes, was
worsted in (he firt encounter, which
was slopped by Mr. Warner, ljiter,
the deputy says, Hascall returned to
lettlo account with Adeff with the
result that he was In need of hospilal
treatment when the contestants were
:ie pa rated.
In petting to the scene of the frncas
last evening the deputy sheriff lost a
part of the engine from his auto and
va obliged to walk .throe miles to the
Warner home ranch where another
machine' was commandeered for Oie I
remainder of the trip to the Hoss
ranch. The country covered is to the
south and west of Pilot Hock and the
officer was delayed several hours by
llls accident.
WILL ASK WILSON FOR
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. (T IM
The house appropriations committee
reported favorably on a resolution of
Representative Gould, calling upon
Wilson for a complete detailed state
ment of expenditure of, the two na
tional defense funds of a hundred mit-
PUTS ONE IN JAIL AND
Hons and fifty millions allowed hiin yet been completed but speakers al
vluring the war. The president's pre- ready arranged for include John H.
vlous statements, the committee said, j Lew is of Portland. Vice President
ire incomplete, lEurltng of the Milwaukee road; Col.
TO COMBAT U. S. TARIFF
HUKNOS AIliES, Feb. 2. .(U. IM
Argentine has taken the first step
against tho proposed American re
strictive tariff bill. Simultaneously,
Uepuly Saccone forecast what may be
In effect a world-wide tariff war.
Saccnne's measure, which could be In-
troiUicrd Immediately upon rvnponln
tho Argentine congress May 1, uhottld
tho Fordney tariff lull n pi?nod In iiw
Tnited StnUs, provide s n 40 per cent
t.triff on Importiit'mis of koihIh from
all count, le- which have increased or,,.,, whllrnwn UUlWt rrmlU rumiK
.ieai.-u uuuva on niSvNunv
. ,
PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1921?
0,000 ID
CIVILIZATION OR
WARS MUST END,
MVS PFRSHINfl
- 1
General Before Naval Commit
tee Declares Governments
May Have Two Choices, Dis-
.. armament or Destruction ol
World's Advance.
AGREEMENT MUST FIRST
BE REACHED BY POWERS
Scoffs at Idea That Germany
Has Hidden Strength and
Maintains That War Be
tween U. S. and Britain In
conceivable. WASHIXOTON. Feb. 2 (f. P.)
Fnless progress can be made toward
ending world wars, we've reached a
point where civilization may destroy
Itself, General Pershing told the houtse
naval affairs committee.
Pendilng added, however, "Until an
agreement ha been reached among
all the great power, the United States
must continue its mnal and army pro
gram." Fershing favored efforts to
bring about a meeting of the great
power to disarmament and said
he has high hope that such a meeting
will be successful. If Harding calls a
disarmament conference, all powers
will respond, he added.
Pershing made light of reports that
Germany ha heavy hidden strength,
and raid it is unlikely she could start
another war aoon. "War between the
United States and England is hardlv
conceivable," he Slid. "With that les
son before us, the armament reduc
tion meeting of nation ought to be en
tered into very hopefully."
War Appropriation Continue.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, (V. P.)
Appropriations of ninety millions to
continue the building of naval dread
naughls ami other armament during
the next fiscal year was recommended
In the naval appropriation hill, report
ed to the house. The total carried by
tho bill is more than 1385,000.000.
Compared with appropriations of the
preeent year, it Is a decrease of nearly
$38,000,000 and is 82S4.000.000 less
than navy officials requested .
Haltlcfbip Program Included.
Appropriation for the . continuance
of battleship construction were in
cluded despite the fact that resolu
tions for disarmament, conferences
and naval construction holidays are
pending in both houses. Construction
appropriation is to continue the build
ing program of 1816, callig for 158
vessels, which, when completed, are
expected to make the American navv
equal to any in the world.
Wi
Big Power Meeting Saturday
Will Draw Many Notables to
City, Judge Phelps To' Be
Chairman of Day.
P.y. action of tho Pendleton Com
mercial Association last evening a
luncheon will be tendareA to outside
people attending the Umatilla ruplds
power site meeting here Saturday.
Pat l.oncnran is in charge of nils part
of the program. It is the intentlon.tr.
hold the luncheon "in the Elks dining
room. The power association is to
hold its meeting in tho Elks lodgi
room.
At tho meeting SatunUry the session
will be called to order by I). C. Hrow
niil, temporary chairman. Judge O.
W. Phelps is plated as chairman of the
day. The detailed program has not
Cavanuugh of the 1 . S. Engineer de
partment, Portland; Senator Gcorg
W. Joseph. Portland; Judge S. A
l.oweil of Pendleton, and W. 1. Hen
nelt, former stale hank superintend,
out and now vice president of the In
land Empire Hank of Pendleton.
Practically every railroad- in the
west is to have officials at Iho meet
ing. Though not operating In this im
mediate section .the Chicago, Milwau
kee St. Paul road I
officials to the meeting.
Indications point to a large attend
I a nee at the meeting.
wiTunu wv Mgroit rr.miiTs
WASHlXfiTt N. Feb. 2. if. V.)
All permits lo deal in liquor ln
wholesale uiiantitles, except those held '
hv manufactui era and drueulstR mnsi 1
, ( ,it,01ey general Ixaucd at re-
.nueoi ui Dcviviaij .jiousioh.
EfllTV CAUSES MIRTH IB IlCf
. .
a. . I
H 111! MAiiHIAGE TO AID RUMANIA .
ST Ei, 1 I
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S ' r J J
The marriage of Princess Marin of
whose engagement la just announced, will increase Rumanian influence in the
l'alkans. This Picture shows the newiv mra.i ... .,,!, .
royal Kuman'an mirriase I set for .May 6, when Princess Elizabeth, Queen
fcarle' eldeat daughter, is to wed Crown Prince Oorte of Greece.
BRITISH AND BOLSHEVEKl
SOLDIERS MEET IN BATTLE,
TWELVE RUSSIANS KILLED
TEH'EHAN, Persia, Feb. 2. Brit
ish and the bolshevik! met In a bat
tle Sunday, according to military ad
vices received here. The Hritipli out
posts on the northwestern Irontier of
Persia were attacked by the bolshevl
ki advance guards. . The llritish then
counter-attacked, killing 12 and cap
turing 27. There were no British
casualties.
WHEAT MARKET CLOSES
AT HIGHER PRICE TODAY
Wheat closed at a higher figure to
day than thai apparent yesterday, the
March grain closing ut 1.57 and the
May at 1.46 J5-S. Yesterday the May
closed at $1.55 and the March at
$1.42 3-t.
Following; are the quotations receiv
ed by Overbeck & Cooke, local brokers:
Wheat.
! Open. Hitih. Low. Close.
'March 1.57 1.53 1.55 1.S7
May 1.45 1.49 1.45 1.46
Corn.
May .44 .66 .64 .5H
July ,tiVi .67 ' .CG V .67
f Hits.
May .41 .41-4 .4 It ,4l-H
July .41, .41$, .4SH
Uyc.
May 1.30 1.34 V .1.30 'i 1.32
July l.U ' 1.14M. 1.11 l.Elii
iiirloy
May .GO
Foreign l'.c!iaii!
3.S5.
London
Paris, .0710.
Berlin, .0101.
Hnme. .0367.
Vienna, .0031
N, Y. money
9.
Canada, 11
-S discount.
"(From Ovcrheck & Cooke Co.)
Wheat: As Indicated early, there
was a market change in seniment
oerniKht and in consequence buying
met less opposition. The buying,
however, appeared lo be maip.ly for
short account and as there was noth
ing constructti e in the general news,
the advance brought out renewed
selling pressure and the market clos
ed with a weak lone. There was some
talk of nn export demand but no bus
iness confirmed and tho decline of 3c
in gulf wheat premiums did not tud5
v:tte an urgent inquiry. The otreme
high point today was reached on-buying
induced by the publication hy
Hroomliail of the Argentine duties,
which the trade construed as mean
ing a miper tax of about 14c a bushel,
hiit whicli turned out to be the regu
lar duty charged from month to
month ami was really 3-4c tower than
the Janmry tax,
Shortly before the close, rumors from
the seaboard had that the ArKentme
sending two (government would probably not im
1 pose a super tax on wheat exports for
the time being. Should this prove
ttue, tho market will. In all probabil
ity soek a lower level to meet Argen
tine competition.
KIIIX AI'I'KISS SENTKXClTl.
I.OS ANGKl.K'S. Kcb; 2. (IT. p.)
Calmly, w iih arms folded. Floyd and
Aithnr purr fmr.n,i l-i.i...'...n
Mr!t, r.ladys Witherell, faced J.,dKe
W
ood and were sentenced to terms of
ten years to lilu in Sail yuentm.
Pun,n,io r- ...
Another important
7 CENT TABLE" SUGAR
POSSIBILITY RESULTING
FROM WHOLESALE CUTS I
4"
NEW TOnK, Feb. (U. -P.l
Seven cent susar for the ta
ble is a possibility, wholesale
dealers here declared. The ap
proach to pre-war prices has
followed the wholesale reduc
tions announced hy the Federal
company, American Sagar He
fining Co., Pennsylvania. Sjiear
Refining Co.. Revere and Na
tional companies. The- prices
range from $6.85 set by the Fed
eral to $7.25 announced by the
Pennsylvania. The causes for
the reductions, the sugar men
said, was the same that reduced
prices in other lines liquida
tion to meet indebtedness, com
petition, surplus ar.,1 lack of
buying poweri
TOpVI GLiRDANE BY USE
OF LEFT HOOK TO JAW
mi
Ex-City Marshal Foils Bandit
by "Putting Up His Dukes" j
in Manner Totally Unexpect-! l
ed by Assailant.
An attempt to hold up Tom Gurdane,
former city marshal, was foiled by a
left hook to the jaw of the would-be
tick-up man at 6:30 last evening,
-ielivered by Mr. Gurdane. He took Ui
his heels and made for the light, leav
in his victim lyin on the ground In !
rar of tho l-urroughs coal sheds in
the railroad yards.
Two men lurking in the darkness
were seen by Mr. Gurdane as he took
a cut across the lt to make a grocery
delivery. (,no wt'tit behind some box
cars but; the other walked directly in
front of Mr. Hurdane and thrusting a
Pistol at his face ordered him to "put
ip yer dukes." Mr. Gurdane. think
ing he was the victim of a joker, was
-'low to comply. The man, small In
sbUure. but rather gruff of voire, shov
ed tho gun. almost to the tip of Mr.
' lUrdnno'a nose and repeated the or-
b?r with an oath.
Quick as a flash, Mr, Gurdane, "put
ap his dukes." One struck the bad
man on the jaw and stunned him and
the other lowered thn gun. Mr. Gur
dane then turned and double timed to
the light. The supposed accomplice
did mt come to h;s pal's assistance.
FINDINGS OF INQUIRY I
ON BALLOON FLIGHT !
TO BE MADE PUBLIC,
tVASUlNCTOX. Keb. I.-rteaolo.
WASHIXHTOX. Fe'i. I. (A. IM Jtlon for an inveilii:atlon of Amerl
The report of the court of inquiry or- ean n. tlviile In Mllwriu. Ilultl anil
dered by Seoreiary Daniels to Inveati-. Santo Iximinao were ordered favor
sale the 'albon flltht of l ieutenant ably reported by the aenata foreljsn af.
Farrell, lieutenants Hinton and Kloor faira comnilllee,
from Uoekawav, X. Y.. to Moose Par-j
tory, out., has been received at the, lMtiiM'y- illard Heht 1'w.lptNml
navv de T'liient. Thn findings ar. , l.tiH AXtiKI.KH, Feb. 2. (A. It.
row In the hands of Judge Advocate. .The fifteen round biMit hetweon Jack
Oeneral Clark and Secretary laniei IVnioscv nmi i..m. u- &f
s,id they would oroi.abiy be made oub.
jlic within a few t'aya.
NO. 0740
GERMANS LAUGH
IN DERISION AT
ALLIES' DEflD
Scorn Sweeps Reichstag When
Foreign Minister Von Sim-
' mons Goes Before Body to
Explain Nature of Decree.
FLAT REFUSALT0 PAY
VAST SUM IS IMMINENT
Declare a Forcible Collection of
Customs Might Lead to Arm
ed Clashes, if Such a Course
is Contemplated by Allies.
PARIS. Feb. 2. -(By John DeGanf.
U. P. Staff Correspondent.) Germany
i laughing In the face of the allies
jiaughinj la dervislon at the demand"
for Indemnity of 155.000.000,000. The
.! "re faCed W"h TrtutaX ,0
!th"' huKe um. In that event, aeixure
of German port and forcibly collected
customs are contemplated. Thl la ad
mitted, might lead to armed clashes.
Berlin dispatches atiid derisive
laughter swept the Reichstag when
Foreign Minister Von Simon address
ed that body and made known the na
ture of the allies' demands. Von Sim
' n made it pretty clear that Germany
will reply that she cannot pay nj
such sum.
France, according to officials, wotiM
like to occupy German fort and place
garrisons in important German cltie
to enforce payment, but It is elievedj
Britain would hardly support such a.
move. . t
1TEREST GROWS l '
i;
ORE. THEATRE MFETINBS
. Meeting In Oregon theatre are
t , growing In interest and aftendance. ,
4, Evangelist Harding Bpoke last even-
j ing to a well filled house on "Xo Man,
4, i Cared for My Soul" It wa to ay th
,! least a very stirring and Inspiring dia-
course that would be of profit to every
I Christian. i '
, Evangelist Fleming will speak to
4 ' night with special ainging by Prof.
Shank and wife.
Through the courtesy., of 8. F.
Bowman of the Warren Music House
4 the evangelists are providing a special
musical treat for the audience eaoh
evening while the crowds are 'gather
in:! In. Mr. Bowman has donated a
I new Edison for the use of the con
j mittee in this meeting and some ppe-
eial selections- will be rendered on it
each evening.
J "These services are free to all, and
j are for the spiritual betterment of our
j city, says Rev. J. T. La Rose, pastor of .
tho Nazarene church.
IIOSTOX NATIONALS PLAY .
GALVESTON. Teva..Feb. (A. '
I- The Boston National will play
16 games on Galveston island durin
i'heir training here, it was announced
"
r
RATES ARE INCREASED
Water users are asking th why of
Increaiei1 rates on their February bills
result of a misunderstanding
which crept Into the stories In Pen
dleton papers last month regarding"
the date of change in water rates here.
The story as given to the Kast Orego
nian by a commission director and the
engineer, was underuod to have fix
ed the date of change at March I.
The commission, however. Is billing
the new rates on account now being
collected.
Trior to today, no one connected
with tho water commission notified
the East Oregonian of any error In
the report. The additional 50 cent
charge for users of the minimum haa
tieen added to all bills now payable,
however, and clerks In the water office
are required to do more than ft little
explaining.
TO INVESTIGATE U. S. .
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Itostponed Dcmpary announced todny.