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THE EAST 0REG0N1AN IS THE ONLY INLAND EMPIRE NEWSPAPER GIVING ITS READERS THE BENEFIT OF DAILY TELEGRAPHIC MEWS REPORTS FROM BOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNITED F:i i 1 DAILY EDITION East Oregonlan la Eastern Or. rron' greatest newpPr and a ll nir fore give to th advertiser over twice tha guaranteed paid cir.-uUtloiJ In Pendleton and Umatilla county at any other newspaper. The not prcu run. of Saturday's dully 3,337, Thl paper III tnetn!i.jr 'or and niUlrd ir the Audit Bureau of Circulation. COUNTY OFFICIAL FAPZ3 COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER NO. 0845 VOL. S3 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1921. EPIDEMIC OF SANITATIOhJACIUTlES AND DAMAGES CITY WATER SYSTEM I DAILY EDITION , J U . .. ,..,, . D" ,ri'"JWM - ' ".. E KE AN Ml RIVERS PAIITIHIir th Dior WillUlUL 1 U IllOL Flood Waters Inundated Valu able Garden Tract at Hood River Causing $4000 Loss. TWENTY FIVE FOOT STAGE WILL REACH FRONT STREET Largest Garden in Mid-Columbia Owned by J. H. Koberg, Dikes Have Foot Lcaway. PORTLAND. June . (A. P.) Flood waters last night Inundated a valuable garden tract at Hood "River, causing $4,000 loss, the water ocp In; through gopher hole. The flooo la threatening other tracta In that re Klon. The weather bureau forecaat the stage of twenty-four and seven tenths here on Thursday. Today, the rise la 21 8-11. Upper Columbia polnta reported a aharp rise. Wenutchce report a rla of a fool and two tenth. The Snake river la up a foot and two tenth at Lewlaton. A twenty five foot atage will bring tha water to Front street here. Harrr Kunemato'a tract at Hood River waa flooded, destroying the crops.- J. H. Koherg, nt hone garden la the largest In mid-Columbia, a mile east of Nunc, junto, aaya hia dike still have a font JOHN KING IS CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF UMATILLA : PIONEER ASSOCIATION John King, prominent Wuaton mun, waa choaen president of tho I'matlllii County Pioneer Association at the annual election In Weston Saturday, which followed the twenty-ninth an nunl picnic, Mr. King la successor to R. Alexander of thll city. Other officer choaen ar Tom Oil llland, of pilot Jlock. vice-president; Him Harnes. of Weaton, aecrctury and 8am Price, of Weaton treasurer. The crowd at tho picnic, say those who attended, broke all rerorda, Siit urday'a attendance was large and It I catlmated that 2,000 people at tended during the two happy day. (East Oregonlun; Special.) MILTON, June . Milton la to have a new poatmostor, Bruce Bhangle, postmaster for the last tlx Tars, has resigned and V.'ctuf M. Cockburn, son ot Mao Cockburn, former county com missioner, received tKe t appointment tbla week. Cockburn will take charge a soon a business matter can be ar ranged. Shangle will devote hhi time for the future a sccretary-managrr t the Farmers' Brokerage company. During hi term, of alx years he ha een a steady Increase In tho receipt and Importance of tho M.iton postof flco. A. city delivery aorvice lias also been established. . ( ' , i i 1 " 1 ' lUMiMTK IS KrW IX'RI.T.VRV PORTLAND. June . (A. P.) W. C. RUegnlU of Portland was eloetoil executive secretary to the IynfLeplon of. Loggers, and Lumbermen, effective Juno IGth. . . ., -IH1UPSEV FORdOD TO MOOT ATLANTA CITY, June 6. U. p.) Jack Dempsoy, suffering a reoponcd cut on hla left eye. 1 resting. He Is forced to tie Idle uutl tho wound heals. The cut which I reopened, was done a " week. ago whan Larry Williams, his sparring partner, butted Jack In the head. - ' iiltnTITI-TIi! FOR HORAII UH.L WASHINGTON, Juno . (A. P.) A a substitute for tho Boratt ms. armament amendment to the naval ap. nroiirlation bill, tbo house- foreign af fairs committee reported a Joint reso lution concurring In "the neciareu purpose" of President Harding to call an International, conference to limit armaments. . IIOATH ARRIVE FOR r'UKTIVAfc PORTLAND, June 6. (C P The armored cruiser Frederick and itlx destroyers, arrived In Portland, to participate In tho lose festival. Rear Admiral Fields Is commanding. Word has been received that the Canadian cruiser, Aurora, and the destroyer Patrician, art to proceed, hero alo. D UPPER REQUEST OF OREGON BAR ASSOCIATION TO RETRY ALBERS REFUSED Portland Miller Was Sentenced to Prison and fined by Lower Courts on German Charges. WASHINGTON, Juno 6. (IT. P.) The auprema court refused tho re quest of the Oregon bar association for reconaidvrutioii of the alleged c plottage charge In tho case of Henry Albcra, Portland iniiior. The attor- ney general, recently con fensed an er ror result Ins In tho supreme court tak ing It usual formal action In revers ing the caao. Albera waa sentenced to prison and fined by the lower courta for alleged German utterances. Many protests Including the Oregon bar as sociation were mado. The associa lion eought leave to Intervene the re consideration, of the case Following tho protcHts the depart Cent of Jus tice sulil a new trlul for Allers would he asked. The court said the leg'il procedure In the previous case wo faulty. POLLS WILL OPEN AT 80'CLOCKTOMORROW ' FOR SPECIAL ELECTION Everything is in Readiness for Umatilla County Voters to Decide Six Measures. Everything Is In rcndlncs for the special election tomorrow when six question will be voted on In Umatilla county. The polls will open at I o'clock In tho morning aui will close at 8 o'clock In the evening. The bal lot boxes have been distributed by Sheriff Zoenth Ilouser. The following Is a list of the voting places In Pendle ton which ha been prepared by Dep uty Clerk Cyril Procbstel: Precinct No. 12 People living south of East Court, east of Mill and Vin cent vote at 901 East Railroad street. Precinct No. II People living north of East Court and east of Mill vote at Washington achool." Precinct No. 31 People living aoiilh of K. Railroad, west of Vincent and east of Main vote at Pendleton hlgl achool. Precinct No. J 5 People living north of 15. Railroad, west of Mill and cast of Johnson vote at, county court house. ' Proclnct No. 38 People living north of K. Railroad, west of Johnson and east of Main vote at city hall , Precinct No. S7 People living north of W. Webb street, west of Main and east of Cosble, vote at Hotel Pendle ton sample room No. i. Precinct No. 28 People living eolith of W. Webb, west of Main and Eaat of Cosble, vote at tho Field school. J'roclnct No. 89 People living south of W. Alta, west of CosNe and east of Ann voto at 810 West Webb.. Precinct No. 40 People living north of W. Alia, west of Willow and east of Ann street vote at Mra. Finch real dence, 708 Aura street. - Precinct No. 41 People living north of W. Alta, west of Ann, vote nt Nax arene church, corner of Matlock and W. Court street. - Precinct No. 4"2 South of W. Alta and west of Ann street vote at Haw thorne school. Precinct No. 43 North of river and cast of Perkins avenue vote at Unia tllla county library. ' Precinct No. 44 North of river and west ot Perkins vote at Lincoln school. NAVAL BASK IXHl ASTORIA , ASTOIUA. Or., June (U. P.) (n the saute spot where. Lewis and Clark landed from their canoes on their trip down the Columbia to the Pacific 116 years ago. the ceremonies were held which transferred from the people of Clatsop county to the United StiiteB government the title to the his toric land and a vast area of adjoining short and water, to he used as the Bite for Tongue Point naval base. Formal transfer' of tho ( territory was necompatned by a ceremony In which representatives of the city of Astoria. Clatsop county, tho Astoria Chamber of commerc, Port of As toria, and other organizations Instru mental In securing the site for the gQv eminent participated. The naval de partment waa represented by Com mander W. B. Allison, of the U. S. Eaitle boat 67. From a flagpole near where Captain William Clark carved hia name and (he date, Dec. J, 1806, on a tree, the Stars and Stripes floated. The Tongue Point base, whose construction Is to be started Immediately, will first be a submarine and air station. It will be enlarged na rapidly a necessity per mils. The water In the channel bor dorlng th Blt, n some places i aaid t0 , nl0ra than 100 feet deep. ELKS WILL CELEBRATE FLAG DAY JUNE 14TH June 14 I the date set for the an nual Flag Day exercises of Pendle ton lodge of Klks, coiitinoiiioruling the birth of the American flag. The exercise will be held at 7:30 In the Klks temple, and a general Ivltation fa extended to tho public by the II. P. O B. Following is me program: Mimic, "War Siuinglcd Manner" .-. Me.Donald-Fransecn Introductory Exercise Exalted Ruler and Officers Pendleton Lodge 288 II. I'. O. Trio of K. Prayer Chaplain Song. "Columbia the Gem of the Ocean." Flag Record Rex Gray Altar Service Hong. Selected Oswald Olscn Klk' Tribute to the Flog. Stars and Stripe Forever McDonuld-Franseen Trio "Americanism" U. Col. Chaa. W. Furling Song. 'Aiiicriua" Audience (Standing) Members of the committee In charge are Charles Vinier. Lymun Rice. Perry Idlcinan, Fred Lleuallen and Leslie Glbbs. PRESIDENT ADDRESSES ' STUDENTS OF LINCOLN UNIVERSITY TODAY OXFORD, Fa June P.W Education Is the solution of the race problem." President Harding told the negro students of Lincoln University. 'Ood grant there will never be another such spectacle In this country," he said, referring to the Tulsa riots. The president stopped en mule from Valley Forge to Washington. September Wheat closed at $1.18 3-4 today, three fourths of a cent higher than Saturduy'a closing. Fur July, the closing price was $1.30 1-4. a cent lower than Saturday's closing. Following are the quotations receiv ed by Overbcck & Cooke, local brok ers: WlMWt. Open. High. Low Close. $ 1.30 VI 11.32 V $1.24 $1,311 1.14', 1.1 7 Vi l.U"4 1.164 Own. ,84 ..65M. .64 v .65 .6 .65 .66 Oats. July Sept. July Sept. July .S'.i'.i .41V, .40 .41 .33 Vs .39', .41 .1 1 Vi. SepL Wheat Buying power during the forenoon was wholly Inadequate and the market displayed practically no rallying tendency until shortly before the close, when some buying was en couraged by reports that some export buying had been done, contradicting In a way the earlier advices to tje ef fect that foreigners were trying to re sell. Tho decrease of 800,000 bushels In tho visible supply was a larger re duction than generally expected, and brought the total down to only 8,334 000 bushuls against 39,254,000 last in sleeves inut ao noi come aown to year. Crop advices are better than the middle of the forearm, or In last week although some complaints I blouses that "expose, or partially ex came from Nebraska and Ohio. These j pose, the neck and shoulders a greater messages. however were largely off- set by the publication of a report by the Kansas agriculture bureau show ing nearly one million acres more than previously reported and suggesting a total yield of about 25 million bushel greater. The situations appears to have reversed Itself temporarily and a somewhat further recession Is like ly, especially If cash premiums contln. ue to weaken a they did today. Seattle cli Markou 1 Hard White, 11.35; 1 Soft White, $1.36; 1 White Club $1.33; 1 Hard Winter. $1.30; 1 Northern Spring, $1.30; 1 Red Walla Walla, $1.30; Big Bend, $1.36; IN inland ("ash Market. 1 Hard White. $1.36; 1 Soft White, $1.32; 1 White Club, $1.30. PI'ARPORT LEAVHS PORT PORTLAND. June 6 (A. P.I The steamer Ilearport departed today, the ninth to leave with a non-union crew since the strike started. Judge Wolverton th's afternoon Is hearing tho marine picketing Injunction case. WTTF.R IS STEADY lt.tRTI.AND, June 6. (A. P.l Cattle are 20 to 50 centa higher; choice steer $8.00 Jj.5: hogs are steady, prime light $9.00i9.2G: sheep are steady, egg are firm and butter Is steady. IE CONFRONTED BY BLI Federal Government Has Drop ped Anti-Trust Suit Against American Can Company. CASE IS GOVERNMENT'S TRUST BUSTING' SUIT Government Failed to Secure Decision in Lower Courts; . .Asked Court Dismiss Appeal. WASHINGTON, June . (U. P.) The federal government In the au- prcme court has dropped the anti-trust suit against the American Can com- puny. The case Is one of (he govern ment's big "trust busting" suit. The government failed to secure a decls'on In tho lower courts, bo asked tho au preme court to dismiss the appeal, 'lue motion was Immediately granted. WASHINGTON. June 6. (U. P.) Important cases before the supreme court Include arguments of the consti tutionality of prohibitive tax on child labor products. This Js congress' sec ond attempt to prevent child labor. Tbe case has been pending for two years. Anti-trust proceedings against die United Shoe Machinery company; Wyoming and Colorado disputes on Ir rigation waters, the validity of the antl-picketing Injunction of the Am erican alpel foundar.es company of Uranlte Cit IHavaraiseeklejr against labor organization. Tho court ruled that executors of estate can deduct the amounts paid the federal estate tuxes from Income tax returns. Government losses In this decision, affecting every estate, the net amount of which'exceeds 150,000, thus making It taxable. Large amounts ot tuxes will be refunded as the result of the decision. SLEEVESOF DRESSES City Fathers Overlook Fact That Dresses Have" Tendency to Shorten at Both Ends. XION. 111., June (A. P.) The City fathers of the City or Zion evi dently overlooked tho fact that dresses would have a tendoncj- to shorten nt both ends. They rovercd the tops with an ordinance, but neglected the bot toms. W. Hurd Clendlnen, Mayor of Zion, has had his attention called to this palpabl neglect on the part of the Civic powers. He was thunderstruck when he saw how weak the ordinance was and how helpless the law waa to act iti eases where women had paraded in short skirts. The present ordinance Imposes fine of from to two hundred dollars. or from five days to six months in the city bastlle for appearing In public In "peekaboo" or mosiiulto-net stockings. Distance man a mira part irom me neck to the tip of the shoulders.1' The wearing of such attire is deemed "lm modust, vulgar. Indecent' and sugaes tlve of low and vicious morals, tending to debauch Innocence end purity and degrade the best interests of society." I tut the lengths ot the skirts are not mentioned. SE.VTI f., June 6.--d ' I l.alph GrolY. n former soldier, ,ind Mrs. P. I". Ciltner are held In Cie otiimty ;nl" pending Investlgatl iq; of ci'Unterfeitlr.g charges. Thirty five counterfeit half dollars and 4ti winds of metal for the spurious .-oi a i Mi' a eviclenre No mou..u ne found. Orolf was arrested ru i lu st reet with hia suit rase full of coun terfeiting alloy. Groff claims Mrs. Gilmer learned the way to make the bad coins when a girl. Thev have been working together for some tiPie, the police believe. Groff did the ac- jtuat passing of the coins, .iwiwtlv-M Captain Foster states. Mra. Gilmer Is , said also to be a writer of songs and foems, jtiaJjfc; COURT MANY R EfiS BEACH BEAUTY ' - I i' It whs worth while competing In the annual beach beauty revue at Gal veston, Tex. Diamond rings were the prizes. Miss Katherlne Ue Weese. above, ot one of them. VALUABLE TROPHIES WILL AT COLLINS PARK NEXT SUNDAY; ' WILL BE REGISTERED. SCORES PUBLISHED The shoot to be held at Collins Park riextSunduyJiy the Pendleton Rod & Gun Club under the auspices of the American Trapshooting Association Is composed of -150 registered " targets and averages made will be official and will appear In the. American Trap shooting Association's Annual Review and Official Registered Tournament Trapshooting Averages. From present indications many shooters from all ov er the Northwest will be here to par ticipate In the shoot, which is said by expert trapshooters to be the biggest one-day shoot ever held in the North west. One hundred fifty dollurs in lidded money and $S50 In merchandise trophies will be competed for during the day. 1,1st of Kvents. Events 1 Targets Entrance Addfr No. J v. 15 $1.5 $ 15.oe Xo. 2 ...15 1.95 15.00 No. 3 ,.1.15 1.95 15.1"' No. 4 15 195 IS.Oti .to. S : 20 ''' 2.6 20. No. 6 . ; 20 2.60 20.00 No. 7 25 3.25 ' 25.00 No. 8 25 3.25 25.00 Total .....150 $19.50 . $150.00 : Fifty cents will be . charged each shooter. This amount lioltig to the American Trapshooting Association. The Pendleton Introductory. Events 1 to 4. 60 targets, fmu events of 15 lursete eacsi. Four tro phies in this event us follows: Class - The American National Eauk Trophy. Pendleton Woolen Mills, Bath Robe and Indian Robe. Class B The Cosy Billiard Parlors, trophy. Complete smokers set. Class O The Greulich & Matlock theatres trophy, lllino s wutoh. Vlass D The Humley & Co.'s tro phy. Solid leather suit case. The l imitilbi lutplds Overture. ' Events 0 and 6, 40 targets, two events of 20 targets each. Four tro phies in this event as follows: . Class A The Hotel Pendleton tro phy. Solid leather gun case. Class 'B Geo. C. Baer Co.'s tro phy. Twelve gauge model 1912 Win chester shotgun. Muss C The Alexanders trophy wardrobe trunk. l;;S!j i, The Allen & Knight trophy. AtiKlcts' outfit complete. TIh? HiMUul-l'p SHH-ial. Kv..nts 7 and 8. 50 targets, two events of 25 targets each. Four tro phies in this event as follows: CUis: A. Tallman & Co.'s trophy Anson camera. I Class B The Peoples Warehouse trophy. Pcautlful traveling case. Class 11 The First National Hank troi hy. Pendleton Woolen Mills Bed li'unktt and lml'an Roba. ('Lw D The W. J. Clarke Co. tro phy. Auto calipers outfit complete. IVtHlh-IMil ISihI it Gun 4'lub tXm-sola tlim Handicap. Twonlv-flve targets, one trophy in this event. For shooters who have not won a trophy dur'.ng this shoot. Con lest a ills will be handicapped accord lug to their known averages. The 'Sturgl . At Storie trophy. Illinois watch. 1 High amateur average on the 150 WINS SPARKLER . ,1. ' - BE AT STAKE tarsets. Sol Baum. Sporting Ouodb tore. 1 ropny, suver cup. High professional average on the 150 tariets. Bond Bros, trophy, Mor roco leather hand bag. . Ltir.B run on the isn targets. The Sawtelle Inc. trophy. Men's Waltham v.t st watch. Low average on the 150 targets. J. Tj. Vaughan's electrical store trophy.J Electric percolator, sugar, creamer anu tray. El HAS NO PROPOSITI T This Announcement by Lloyd- Gebrge Fell Like Bomb Shell n wno, nffiorn. 1U Vamp V VTAA.WW.W LONDON. June 6. (A. P.) Prem ier Llyd Geoige's statement that the government has no further proposition to make to the miners, coupled with the announcement that the offer of a grant of 10,000,ooo pounds to aid the coal industry will not remain open longer than a fortnight If a settlement is not reached, fell like a bomb shell in the camp of the miners' executives. Its effect is indicated by the deci sion of the executives to adjourn until Monday, In order, as one minor ex pressed, that "we may sleep on it and be in a better frame of mind to decide what action to take." ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION IN SCHOOL ; DISTRICT IS POSTPONED The annual meeting and election in school districts which heretofore has been held June 20 must be postponed this year, according to a report that has been received at 'the office of W. W. Green, county superintendent of schools, frcm the office of the state superintendent of public instruction. The meetings have already been ad vertised in many of the districts, but un opinion recently rendered by At torney General I. H. Van Winkle on the. new budget law, passed by the re cent legislature, will reoulre that the meeting be postponed. Following Is a part of the statement from the state office: "This new budget law repeals many of the provisions of the old budget law and introduces several other re quirements whrch school boards must meet betoro levying any school tax. "It will not be possible for any school district In Oregon to vote a tax at the annual school meeting. All dis tricts must await the new forms, a supply ot which will be sent you at an early date. The new law may be found under Chapter US, General Laws ot Oregon for 1921." I1IL LAW IS Hinmnicn ni liHUHUuLU III FLOOD DISTRICT Little Looting, is Reported; Restoration of Water System Will Receive First Attention. RAIL TRANSPORTATION -HAS BEEN SUSPENDED , Hundreds of Miles of Santa Fe : Tracks Are Under Water Be- tween Pueblo-Kansas Line. PUEBLO. June . (V. P.) -Tha . flood danger In this city appears over. giving way to the sinister possibility .. - : . . r nb.H. frnm IhA wholesale reversion to primitive ran- itation. Colonel Hamroch Is calling ' out additional militia, in an effort to meet the disease by concentrating the , refugees In camps. ' Pick and shovel -squads ar attacking the debris and CoIon.el Hamroch Is threatening to put ' a shovel In the hand of every able , bod ed man not otherwise employed. Though the list of dead i not grow- i . v. .,kni4tli,i ... w tha manv 1UB, HIS ftUUIWLIMW v .. . - bodies have been washed down stream. This is the only way to explain the small number of bodies round, water is more plentiful as the wells are op- feited and motor lorries are relieving' the food situation. COLORADO SPRINGS, June (C. P.t Governor' Snoop told tho United Press that "martial law In Pueblo -would be maintained lndefin itely until the situation Is controlled. Little looting is reported. Restora- ; tion ot the water system Is the first . thing.' There is no apparent shortage of food. Refugees of the flood district are well-cared for." Kansas Plains Flooded TOPEKA, Kahs., June 6. (U. P.); The Colorado flood is sweeping the Western Kansas plain, according t raiiroad reports. No trains are being operated from Dodge Ctry. California passengers are routed via Amarllla, Texas. Hundreds of miles of Santa e iracKS are unuer noiui , . uv-..w and the Kansas line. Water Is Slilpped In Milk Ciw PUEBLO, June 6. (U. P.) The -s:!ip jo 3iuappl .wau v jo jiad threatens Pueblo. The flood has sus-. iionHafi iinltntion facilities and caused . ! damage to the cltrs water system, so people were not able to wash their hands. The health board Ib Insisting that everyone ' "boil water" and ef forts are being made to reintroduce the most primitive means of sanita- tuno Despit the quantfties of water. Pueblo is a "great unwashed city. The only available water Ib shipped from Colorado Springs in milk can. Lime and other powerful disinfectants are scarce. The Red Cress Is guard ing an outbreak of typhoid. Pueblo was treated last night to a booming frog chorus. Thirty one bodies of flood victims were counted at the four morgues, 29 of which were from Pueblo. IUvct Has tiotie Mad The river has gone mad and is hold ing Pueblo In constant terror. Durlnj the rise on Sunday night when the Beaver dam gave way, the water ap proached Friday's high mark. . Troops raced with death warning the people to get to high ground. Engines raced up and down the valley and sirens were wailing, giving warning of tha new danger. The third wave to strike the city (Continued on page 6.) THE WEATHER Reported by Major Lee Moorhouse, weather observer. Maximum, 92. Minimum, 55. Barometer 29.4 5. II ' fat ' FTT! TODAY'S LH FORECAST k $ Tonight sod "' Tuesday fair.