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VOL. 33
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OEECON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 1 0, 192 1 .
NO. 771
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'tUUKl H ANN A A I MHT VF SHOW OHhNS
TODAY A HAPPY CANYON AND WILL CONTINUE THREE DAYS
SMITH
III'S TRIAL
STARTED TODAY
Girl Charged With Murder of
Jake Hamon Was Nervous as
Judge Called Court to Order.
WIDOW HOLDS FEAR THAT
' PRISONER WILL GO FREE
Mrs. Hamon Says She Feels
She Should Have Taken
Action Number of Years Ago.
ARDMORE, Okla., March
10. The Clara Smith Hamons
trial for the murder of the man
she loved has opened. The girl
twitched nervously as Judge
Champion called court to or
der and announced that her
. trial for the murder of Jake L.
Hamon was under way. Both;
the defense and prosecuption
announced they were ready
and W .R. Coole, the jury bail
iff, at once pulled out the
names of twelve of 157 venire
men and they took their places
in the jury box.
Mr Jake L. Hammon old today
her greatest fear wtia that the defend
ant would go free. S-'lie said ahe fell
to a Ki'Blr extent than ever thut
years ism when her huidand and the
ytuy woman flrst'became acquainted
' Khe.'hoii') ,ntv take torn- action.
In thut ahe was deterred, however, she
declared, by the fact that alio was u
Christian woman and could do nothing
of violence against the then MJsa Clara
JJarton Smith. ' .
Mra. IlHnion, as teara welled Into her
eyes, wild that time and again ahe had
contemplated some action to break up
tha associations of hi r huaitaml ano
Miss Smith, but could not bring herself
to that point.
'Oh,' If I only had." auld alio.
might have had him and thesj eh:
dren might have hnd their father," -
Mra. Hamon spoke in bitter terms
of Mra. Clara Smith Hamon, referring
to her Ra a "vampire'1 who repeatedly
had refused to consider Mr. HammVa
expressed wishes to end their assocln
Hon.. Mra. Hamon aald that on one
vlalt to the rooms In a local hotel oc
cupied by Mr. Hamon and Cbini Smith,
ahe had pa zed In amusement upon the
fine clothea there and that alio had
taken away a pistol she found .on
Clara's dresser.
On the alreet Mra. Clam Hamon la
well dressed, apparently somewhat
more frail than when she surrendered
laat December at Kl l'aw. -"hc drives
ula.iit In a motor car and nods as she
recognises acquaintances. MVS, Juke
U Hamon today took up her Ardmore.
residence In a Pew' bungalow recently
purchased.
Court attaches today rearranged
seats In the courtroom to ucconunoduu
vs many people as possible.
"Itlnchlrd Trail" V.mU In Wrier .
ADMOHE, Okhi., March in. (I.
p.V The romance of uii "Umpire
builder" , and a ahupgr! which ended
with the death of the former and
wherein tho hitter found little uthur
than Borrow at the end of her "Hlue
bird trull," was to be unfolded In the
trial of Clara Btnltfc. Hamon which
began hero today.
Oars. Bmlth Hamon. known publicly
oa secretary for Hkmun, and divorced
vifo of hla nephew. Ih nllemut to have
f.tally wounded the multi-millionaire
and Republican National Commlttne
man from Oklahoma, during a quarrel
(Continued on page Z.l ,
THE WEATHER
' Reported by Major Leo Mooihouse,
weather observer.
Maximum, 50. . '. ,
Minimum, 3i. .
Iiarometer, 29.60.
TODAY'S
FORECAST
Tonig!(t and
Friday ruin or
snow.
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PRINCIPALS
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rho'iJ, j T0ti0S u the t0 f,rouP a.re of Clara Smith Hamon who is on trial for
com 3tS J$f ?am0n? 0klah.illa miHonaire 0il man and republican national
miSSifSS A Wf IUT l)lcturbelow of Mrs. Jake Hamon, widow of the
yrajnM.ju cut shows the late Jake Hamon. ,
DIGNITY OF LABOR
EXTOLLED
SESSION
An open meeting of tho (Vutiul Iji
bor Council of i'cnillclon was held
lust evening in I'nion Hull and "was
followed by a buitVt hiipiht and u
dunce thut was much enjoyed , by a
large number present.
The open session was intended as
a get together ineeliuR of labor union
men and the public. II. C. Houseman
served us t-lmirtnun of the meeting
unci the chief speakers on the program
were I . P. Strum and Rev. John SI.
V;t Huombren, of St. laiy's Citholic
church. Air. Strain cevotcd his ad
dress chiefly to economic subjocts.
Father Van Hoonilsscn, In a lengthy
talk, strongly emphasised the dignity
of luhor, pointing out that labor Was
tho normal condition of man and thnt
only through labor could a limn reach
bis highest mental and physical de
velopment, and bis greatest happl
nesa and usefulness to society. It v?is
for this reason that the Pon of God
hose to be bora and to live as a la
borer; and it was His example und
caching thnt finally brought about
the liberation of labor t' Jin the con
dition of slavery.
Father' Van 1 looitilssen then laid it
down as an established Christian prin
ciple Ihat neither capital nor labor,
neither cmploer uor employed, have
an absolute right to property or to the
use and fruit thereof, but that man
has dominion over and the, use of ma
terial things merely as God's steward
and that therefore In the disposition
of them he muft take into account
IN FAMOUS HAMON
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AT OPEN
OF COUNCIL
both the material and the si iritual
welfare of his neighbor. -
fie went on to conclude, that unless
the two foregoing principles the dig
iiily of labor and the proper ue of
material thing! were' taken into ac
count, there never could bo any Veal !
solution to labor questions or any real I
peace upon varth.
Me strongly defended labor unions, j
niruv no ocprecaieu me utilise that
many labor leaders nindo of the power!
and cuutidencc placed in tliem. Hv'
rhid thut the right to organize was a'
fundamental right founded In the very
nature of society that In. the present
condition of the world it was absolu
tely necessary to organize that If -i
labor unions were destroyed labor
would revert to a state paramount to
'slavery within fifteen years. Ho sub
stantiated the statements hv oootetl
ons from the highest church and In.
bor authorities.
Finally, ho showed that the cam
paign for the open shop, as under
stood and interpreted by the industri
al kings, would, if successful,
bring
about the destruction of all .labor
unions und therefore the consequent
I'esra-datiort of the millions of Amer
ican laborers. In a word, the common
people of America. It is thenofore a
campuign which Is thoroughly un
christian and itn-Aineriian.
On the other hand laltor unions
must christianize their methods and
elevate their standards If they
to avoid this cufustrophe.
wish
MURDER TRIAL
U. S. IS REGARDED AS
PIVOTAL NATION IN
SETTLNG REPARATION
Italian Minister Thinks Harding
Will Become Final Factor in
Sct'.l3:r.ent German Affairs.
t-thVim-N, March 11. (i:d Keen,
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Shi tf Correspondent. ) The
tate is regarded as the pivotal
nation In the sot'.iin-r of the 'derma n
teparailons problem was revealed here
when Count Sforscu, the Italian foreign
ni'ii'ster. Informed bis delegation that
i 11 si ding will become tho decisive fac
' tor In ilie final settlement and gave
1 as his reasons; . .
Coblenx probably will remain u di
rect contact to Germany,
The allies will not take the chance
of establishing a customs line along the
ti mum side of the American area.
Therefore, Germany could route ear
goes from Coblenz to the neutral ports
il'M't r the .American Hair, ilno en'-i.
Hon, Sl'orza said, would fie the with-
u-u i-i i lie .ioeiicmi iroois, ouij
that, would have an adverse effect on'
loth the allies and Gernmny. Another'
solution, hi; said, would he the opening
' T iho Ai'l'-ricail bridgehead to the al
l'e,l customs line. Anierlea, will prob
ably he. iiskcd to cooperate fully with
Hi alpc-s in using compulsory meus-
ores along the Khiiie. In a note which
!'s beiiif drafted by the British foreign I
i office. '
MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL WERE
URGED TO USE STRICT ECONOxMY
IN HANDLING AFFAIRS OF CITY
Wavnr RtatArl That in TVtpnrlprl
nayor atatea xnat an hxtendea.
Improvement Program for
City This Year Not Probable.
Strict economy In handling tho nf
'alrs of the city; careful scrutiny of its
rills and the lopping off of needle
?xnpndltures were again urged upon
nembers of the city council laat night
y Mayor Hartman in presenting his
budget for the year. Mayor Hartman
isked the aldermen to .make sure
hat nothing gets by them when ap
irovlng hills and fo take care of the
Mty's money with even more diligence
than they would their own.
The possibilities of an extended Im
irovement program for the city thia
vear is not likely stated the mayor
last night "The estimated income
Department. 1919 1920 . 1921
(Estimated)
l ollce and licciwc $7 877.89 $ 7.745.93 $ S.OfO.ftO
reet 12,217.04 . 12 290.40 13,000.00
Pewer E 373.78 3,310.(18 4.000.00
Klre and house ... 11.2S6.10 13.352 51 13.000.00
Plnnnces and ordinances 11,591.82 15,493.20 H, 000.00
Claims and lteht 6,713.73 6.920.78 7,000.00
I'arks and cemetery -. 4.36S.50 4,962.80 ' 7,500.00
ntatorlum and levee 7,274.32 167.00 1.000.00
Recorder . , 1,637.31 1.836.98 2,000.00
H'-alth , 2,515.39 3.4ST.25 . 3,000.00
Surveyor , 1,244.99 1,645.99 "2,000.00
Irf-gal ; 1.164.70 1 206. nfl 2.000.00
Wa'er 3.300.00 - 3,6ftO.0 3.600.00
Industrial ina.. elections 335.79 . 824.80 900.00
Sinking fund 2,187.50 2,187.50 2.187.50
Total $79,086.86 v$79,0f1.9t $85,187.60 J
I.evenue . . ., . $74,370.93 ' $82,837.4ff $84,000.00
iiuiuuci ui Aiupui taut Auaikurs
Were Disposed of at Meeting
of City Council Last Night.
The resignation of Joe KM as a
member of the fire and houso com
mittees to take effect at once was re
ceived by the council hist night. The
resignation was accepted. Alderman
Ell recently resigned as chairman of
the committee. He was not present
at last night's meeting.
The appointment of Edwin Winters
as city bookkeeper was approved last
night and a number of building per
mits. Including one for $45,000 or the
t"ii!d'ng to replace the Smythe-Loner-gan
plant recently destroyed by fire.
Kd Stonsborry appeared before the
aldermen last night to complain about
a cow which is being kept too close
to his home. Mr. Stansberry declar-
ed last night that the cow was In a ! bid of the Warren Construction com
shed within 20 feet of his door ana I pany for the paving of Lincoln street
he wished the council to havo the
nuisance abated. He suited also that
a miniature round-up was held every
Sunday just at the rear of, his prop
ertx and thnt the residents af thnt
section were not in favor of It. It
seems the spectators run over his and
o'hem property and destroy the peace !
of the day. The council placed the!
matter in the hands of the street com-
C -M. tiriswoui, contractor, who has
a carpenter shop In the building own-1
ed v the city on Cottonwood street,
will be asked to vacate by the first of j
April. The city is in need of the space j
to place equipment which the arrival
of the new fire truck will replace. The
city attorney was instructed to draw
up tile order.
Alderman Friedly brought up the
matter of cleaning up the city again
last night and declared It a disgrace
the way some residents of the city
take care of their premises. He laid
particular stress upon the condition
in the rear of several business houses.
Mayor Hartman again declared ac
tion would have to be taken to insist
these, places clean up.
E
Wheat fell In price lodiiy, , May
wheat closing at $l.i 1-2, while July
wheut closed at $1.57 1-2. Yesterday
May closed at $l.fis an4 July at $1.6".
Fallowing are the limitations from
Overbock & Cooke, local brokers:
Wheat.
' Open. High. Low. Closce.
March 1.S7V 1.69 l.H lfiS
.May
1.58 l.Siu; l.SiH l.&Tti
Corn.
May
July
.7IS .7 1 A .70
.73V .73 .724
Outs.
.47. .4.-.S ' .44H
.46", .4 .45 li
' l!jo
7 j
72"S
May
July
.44
.434 1
May
July
.43
1 42H
124U
1.2J
,6
May
Uai'Ky.
tnr 1921 wilt b S.0'1 n1 the eHt-
mated exr((,ndjturei( ,., ,5.is7.50.
"Theae expenditures Include only
Itenja necessary to the welfare of the
city and I can not see' how any Im
provement program out of the ordl
nury can be done," said the mayor.
The Income of the city may be less
than) 'estimated this year, .according
to members of the council present last
niRht. I-ast year there were some
tTOO or $700 in delinquent taxes and
there will probably be several tlmea
that amount this year, It was said.
Mayor Ifartman has been spending
eorat.lerable time of late In prepar
ing his budget. Figures for 11 and
120 have been gone over and the es
timate for this year was taken from
past records.
The budget, which includes expen
ditures for 1913 and 1920, is as fol
lows: BE MADE ON NUMBER
OF LOCAL STREETS
Council Last Night Accepted
Bid for Paving of Lincoln
Street From Ealey to Mark.
The council last night accepted and
approved plans for the improvement
of Thompson street hill submitted i
K. H. Hayes, city engineer. The plan
call for the expenditure of $13,345.
Residents of the Thompson street hill
have been before the council recently
asking that improvements be made.
Ora street from Court to Alta will
be paved this year as the result of
council reporting favorably upon b
petition of residentaf that street.
The report of City Engineer Hayes
on the Arc street srwer waa uppl overt
and the council authorized the city re
corder to advertise for bids for the
work.
The council last night accepted the
from Ruley to Mark. The bid is $3398
which includes all pipe laying. . The
council also authorized the signing of
contracts with the company for tbe
work on Washington from Madison to
Main; Jefferson from Jackson to
Washington: Madison from Raley to
Jackson and Clay from Court to Alta
'ALL COMMENTS ON
HAVE BEEN WITHHELD
. '
Impression Given is
That In
itiative in Such Develop
ment Bests With France.
WASHINGTON-, March 10. (A. P.)
Tho administration ffieia!(-i with
held any comment on the French
statement regarding the League of
Nations negotiations. The Impressior
given, however, is that the initiative
in any such development rested en
tirely with France and that the mat
ter had not reached the stage of ne
gotiations. Secretary Hughes refused
to discuss the matter. It becami
known, however, that he had a half
hour talk Tuesday with the French
ambassador, Juserrand."
' llariUiig's Anroal Is .sk.c(i,
1'AIMS. March 10. (A. 1 - It wai
stated at the foreign office that nego
t'at'ons were under way between the
Fremh embassy at Washington and
the slate department in an effort t'
induce ITesklent Harding to favor the
acceptance of a modified U-ugue of
Nations. The French position Is con
ciliatory. ' -
PAX AM V ,VII, XT Ut KIT
WAPHINiri'ON. March 10 (A. P.)
Panama refuses to accept the arBI-
tratlon award made by Justice V hit
of the Cniteil states supreme court a
a basis of peace with Costa Rica. II
iriormea me cnitea nates (uverti-
rfient In a note made public by the
stats repartment.
AUTO EXHIBITS :
TIHS YEAR" ARE
BEST IN HISTORY
Building is Filled With Big
Shining Cars, Huge Trucks
and Crowds of Busy People.
EVERY BOOTH HAS BEEN
CAREFULLY DECORATED
Shaded Lamps, Wicker Furni
ture and Potted Plants Add
to Attractiveness of Show.
Sparkling lights, fluttering festoons.
myriads of tiny flower blossoms.
feathery ferns and'Valms, music from
a six piece orchestra, colorful paint
ings of scenery which beckons Ore
gon ' motorists and everywhere tha
big shining cars and huge trucks
that Is the Pendleton Automotive
Show which opened this afternoon at
Happy Canyon for a three day, afler, '
noon and evening, showing. "
Twenty firms, including dealers in'
cars and trucks, firms handling acces
sories, owners of repair shops, eta,
are represented and the show is her-"
aided as the biggest and best in the
four years of the auto show's history.
, Cars Are UworaHve.
The cars and other exhibits are' a '
decorative feature themselves, for the
firms have psed much care Id pre
senting the displays. Shaded Ianip
and wicker furniture add roueJ to tl.e '
attractiveness of the individual spaces.
A coupe and sedan, each upholster
ed in soft gray tapestry, form a par
of the Simpson Auto Co. display. The
eomnany snows also a snow-white
Fordson tractor, ornamented with giit
. .uippetf with solid rubber tires.
A roustabout, truck and touring car
are unowrt also, as well as a cutaway
motor w hich graphically shows "what
makes the wheels go 'round." .
Paige Is 8!ion.
-A Paige 68, In a smart sport mode!
similar to that which won fame at the
races at Dayton, la one of the offer- '
lugs of the O. K. Holdman Auto Co.
The machine Is taupe color with red
leather upholstery,.) The company
shows also a four passenger sport mod
el, and an Oakland coupe with ve- '..
lour upholstery. .
11. M. Tannlef i showing a Master
Junloi one and a half ton truck,
-qu'ppfd with pneumatic tires. "'
An example of what can be dona in '
the renovation of a car la shown In "
the exhibit under the auspices of
Ham'.ey & Co. and Clyde Mci&V. A
big Marmon car, owned by Gib Mor
rison, is displayed. It Is resplendent
in a new coat of paint, the work of
Mr. McKay's firm, while the substan
tial top of black with gipsy curtains,
was made by Hamley A Co.
Working iKxliiblt tShoit.
How running water may ,'ie brought
to tKP country or suburban home ia ex
hibited by Sturgis & Htorle. In their
H'ace is a Durro pump, fully equipped
ind showing how one turn of the fau.
et will automatically start the pump,
while the turn of a second faucet
jives 50 pounds of pressure.
A Lalley light system is shown al
o, with a line shaft of a half horse;
ower motor which permits the oper
itlon of a cream separator, washing i
machine and emory wheel. How the
Lalley light provides electricity for
ieciric toasters. Irons, etc., la shown
liattcrie On Display.
W. E. Chase, electric service station,
has a gdod showing of storage bat ter
es. The Pendleton storage battery
onipany is showing Willard batteries,
and a pictorial display of the use of
he equipment. Burns Machine
Works show an Interesting lot of Be
Luxe light weight gray iron piston
-ings. Bosch Magnetos form another
lisplay, being shown by the Pendie
:uu Auto Co.
Auto accessories ure shown by the
Mlen-Knlght C"., as well as Spring
field Cord tires. Kolly Springfield and
federal tires. The exhibit ia very at
tractive and In placed In a setttng of
ruiiant red riowera which form a
background for two statues, repre
senting "Work" and "Speed."
Tiro StvIiv lpUiy.
Firestone tires are a part of the
Simpson Tiro .Service Display. The
xiill.lt ia at the left 'or the Auto Hho
ommlttee desk, which will tie haad
piarters Jor the Kastitrn Oregon Ao
omobile Association. Mlse Anna
Soddard will be In charge of the dank.
A big White truck is shown by A. A.
Fventzel. The truck Is attracting con
iideiuble tnteiest,
A red anil blue sport model Chalm
ers, with wire wheels, is a feature of
he X. P. McLeun exhibit. Also ia
shown a Premier, seven paMengrr
tNPe. This car has the dutiincti' e
electric gear shift.
OIiImiviIMI, SImiwr.
An (itdsmoblle coupe, of delft
blue color and upholstered In gray e-
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