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THE EAST OREGONIAN IS THE ONLY INLAND EMPIRE NEWSPAPER GIVTNG ITS READERS THE BENEFIT OF DAILY TELEGRAPHIC NEWS REPORTS FROM BOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AN0 UKITCU MlRS DAILY EDITION 1)AILY -EDITION l '" The Esst Orgonln ' Elrn Ore gon's greatest nwppr nd !! Tng tore give lo the dvrtlr ever twice the gurntd psid circulation In Pendleton nd U'maiill. count of ny other newspaper. Tin net pre run of yterday' Dully 3,240 - Thl paper I . meimi.r or mid audited by the Audit Hureau of Circulation. rive' u uyvuu u COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER l COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER ti ! VOL. 33 NO. 9847 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1921. SOLDIERS AID MEAS'RE CARRIES IN STATE BY VOTE OF NEARLY THREE TO , : jCiDJy V WOMEN TO SERVE AS JURORS; VETO HEASUfODOPTED Marriage Examination Bill Rejected But Substantial , Vote is Cast for Measure. BONUS BILL HAS 35,000 MARGIN IN 29 COUNTIES Sixty Day Legislative Bill ' Lost Out by 10,000 Margin on Returns Now Available. PORTLAND, June 8. (A. 1'.) -Returns from 29 counts including: Multnomah complete computed this afternoon gave: 'Legislative. 26.140 yes; 36, 047 no. 'Bonus, 53,720 yes; 18,452 no. Emergency veto, 37,010 yes; 2,201 no. Marriage examination, 31, 333 yes; 38,656 no. Women jurors, 35,018 yes; 30,034 no. PORTLAND, June . ,A. P.) Oregon voter overwhelmingly approv ed the bonu hill t the election yes terday. They also approved the menu lire enabling the governor to veto cer tain provision In bills declaring emer gencies without -nffeetlng .ether pro vision. They defeated the hill re-; quiring a physical eauuitaMlon -. brt botn partlefhecking a marriage li cense, and bill lengthening the leg iHlnllvt session from 40 la 80 days. Tho women' Jury bill vote wa close on tho eurly return. Soldier to Crk-hnHP. PORTLAND, June . (V. P I TH vote on the noldler' bonu contin ue to grow. The American Legion pnt here bought out the Helllg the. otre show tonight to celebrate. The count o far Include 27 of the Male' it cottntle. Other measures are hold ing firmly, the Indication being they wilt win according to the early return. The vole In the majority for or against the varlou measure contin ue to ahow substantial majorities. Voting In the whole state wa very light. The bonu bill elicited the greatest enthusiasm, with the road bond Issue second. In all nine coun ties Interested the road bond are car rying. The port amendment Is car rylng by the slightest majority of nil. There wrb keen voting on the Mount Hood Loop project. It will probably arry two to one. , , Coventor OntvOTMnlnte Glllwrt. BALEM, June 8. (A. P.) Oregon I to be congratulated upon the mag nificent showing In Indicating some share of her appreciation for what her service men did during the great war," said Governor Olcott today In a letter to William 8. Gilbert of Astoria, state rommander of the American le gion. 'The landslide In favor of the measure show unequivocally that the people have not forgoftcn and will not forget the service Oregon' young manhood rendered the nation. The splendid work which has been done by the American Legion since Its organ ization no doubt had much to do with the tremendous majority given the sol diers' aid bill." ' The highest and lowest point of land In the United States ore hut nine ty' miles apart. Mount Whitney, the highest point, 1 H.r.01 feet above the level of the sea and a depression In Death valley lie two hundred and seventy-six feet helow sea level. Hot h are In California, MANY 'WEINIES' AND . MUCH ICE CREAM WAS DESTROYED AT PICNIC Suppll of Veinles", Ice cream and soda water were much depleted at ningham yesterday when nearly 2H0 local boy between the age of HI and 15 were entertained by members of the Rotary flub and other friend who assisted In giving the boys it good time. Twenty rve cars took the hid to Rlng- ham and many willing volunteer worker assisted In glv'ng them a lunch that wa eagerly de- vnured. one helper reports he went "black In the face" butter " lug hlsrtilta for sandwiches and ll I aald the boys fully mea- surad un to expectations In thn mutter of consuming capacity. Next to the feed the chief pas . time of the day wna swimming and the tnnk afone time con. lalned everv boy In tho party. ms NEW SCOUT CRUISER LAUNCHED. I i fr-i . Ja.. ,J...,.f ,T.., (fimit 0, The scout cruiser Cincinnati Is I n le Hani's newest. It v.-as built at Ta coma1. Wash. The ship was christened by .Mra. Charles Kdward Tudor, wlft of the public ssfety director of Cincinnati. A bottle of Ohio river water wai broken over It and afterward a bottle of champagne. SOL01ER AID MEASURE CARRIED IN UMATILLA ' CO:' BY 2 TO 1 VOTE Returns from Pendleton com plete.' Measure Yes No Legislative regulation 389 ihi Soldiers' bonus ".in aix emergency vote 17 4 312 Marriage examination .192 !" Woman Juror 410 40 County salaries ..... . 422 4SK County ITtflmis Returns from jr, of the SI precincts of the county outside of Pendleton: Measure Yes No Legislative regulation 5R U' Soldiers' bonus 1171 672 Emergency veto .... "l3 8KU Hygenc measure ... 724 J!4 Woman Jurors 6H 1 nr. I County salaries 3fil 144 City and County Combined vote of city and county, 4 precincts out of 64. Measure Yes No Legislative regulation K77 1692 Soldiers' bonus 1912 Dti4 Emergency veto . . 1177 Hygenlc measure .. . 1116 1569 Woman Jurors 1078 1511 County salaries 78.1 1937 The World War Veterans' Aid bill, passed by the legislature, was ratified by the voter of fmfitilla county In tho slecl:.l election yesterday when tho constitutional amendment was adopted by a Vote of about 2 to 1 on the face of returns from 48 of the 64 precincts In the county. The hill to In- . mnr uir mini ip ..-..i... ........... . . i.. was uiriirii hmwii u? ti. v n"iii i 1-2 to I. The greatest Interest locally centered In these two measures. was All if the nthr moiisores were nlso de- tented, the Incomplete returns Indicate but In the case of the third item on tho ballot, the emetKcncv clause veto, the vote Is so close that is may be reversed hv the voter yet to be received. The hallotlng was vry light. In only a few precincts was 25 per cent of the registered vote cast. In many pre- clncts, It ran much below this fleiire. TWELVE SHIP LOADS OF fWirVilGRANTS LIE IN NEW YORK, Juno 8 (Pnul II. Mallon, l P. Staff Correspondent) Twelve ships with their holds Jammed full of Immigrants, penned In like cat tle are lying lit the New York harbor, restrained by the new Immigration law. They are defenseless against dlseifse. Keehlf women or Italy, half linked children from Ciecho-Slova'kla, , central European hunger stricken re- fugees, Ill-kept, wllhofll bathing facl- lilies are packed until the port Imnil Ignition receive Washington Instmc- ,tlon as how to proceed under the new jlaw. HITS ICEBERG OFF i t-t For different parts of the county, there Is a difference noted In the way the voters balloted. In few precincts ihu bonus amendment was defeated but in a big majority, the measure canted overA helmlngly. In the 13 precincts of Pendleton, the soldiers' aid bill carried by 739 for and 232 against, or better than 3 to 1 ratio. The county officers' salary Increiisf bill received its kindliest consideration-In Pendleton the final vote being 422 voting In favor of the in crease with 4SS opposed. As soon as It lierame known that Pendleton had gone against the Increase, it was evi dent that the bill had no chance be cause the rural districts slashed everything that sounded like added taxation except the bonus measure. i!P ME KCHO, Ore., June 8.-e(Specinl)-The more conservative element of the population of Kcho is not unduly ex cited over the repotted strike of gold and silver In paying Quantities on a boniest cad about 12 niilesv west of here.' A good many claims huve been sluked, but so far as could be learned here, today, no one has seen the mine from which specimens of ore were taken where the rich strike is sup- posed to have been made It Is rumored that one of the prln- clmls in the present rush figured In an etlsode of the same kind a few year ago when on" the strength of samples taken he secured unite a sum of money for development purnoses. The mine never showed any profit. An experienced mining man has expressed the belief that the samples shown here haw not been taken from the same locality. He base his opinion on the dissimilarity of composition " of the vnrhw is sample. IE R Commissioner Wallls has appealed to Washington for Immediate assist ance. He requests the congressional passage, of an amendment to the new immigration law, providing means for caring for the helpless imnilgrnnts. The ship companies are racing to New York to beat the new law which caused the congestion. More ships are arriving. ' The law l only five days olil and threo hatlonnlilii s are already over the three percent I quota. BRITISH STEAMER L HUGE ICE BLOCK Vessel Was 300 Miles Off Coast When Accident Occurred; Was Damaged' But is Safe. FOREFOOT IS BROKEN AS SHE RAMMED BIG BERG Steamer, Enroute From Mon treal to Dublin is 3,000 Ton Steamship British Operated. NEW YORK, June 8. UT, P.) The j British steamer Sea pool Is believed to j he sinking, according to a message toj the Royal Mall Steam Packet com pany. Captain Taylor of the liner fir-1 duna, sent the message. The Orduna is standing by to offer assistance, though she i 750 mile from the Sea pool's position. A later message conflict with the earlier advices savhiE the Seanool I wasihleto proceed. Nothing has been heard from the Seapool direct since the first message. The Orduna heard nothing from the Ill-fated steamer. The Orduna left Hamburg last week. ' ; , . " NEW TOP. K'. June t. ft'. P.) The Hrltish .eumer Seapool. Is re ported to have struck an Iceberg off the New Fondland coast. The vessel wa damaged but is safe, according to the naval radio station here. The ship messaged: 'We are proceeding on our morse with forepeak full or water."' The location of the steamer was 30(1 miles off the coast Boston reports a Halifax message declaring the steamer is proceeding slowly to St. Johns, X. P. Her forefoot was broken where she ra mined ythe big berg. Thought to he ltocliam'x'nM. NEW YORK. June 8- (U. P.)- The vowel first messaged: "Struck an iceberg. Komobody stand by." Tne Charleston navy yard radio station In tercepted the message. The steamer was then identified and no position given. . A radio taken at Otter Cliffs. Maine, said tHe vessel wa sinking, giving the position but not the name. The Keaponl, en route from Montreal to Dublin, sailing June second, was a Sftna ton steamship, lOnglish owned and operated. Due to lack of Identi fication of the vessel, experts believed at first It was the Flench liner Roch ambeau, and also possibly the Cunant liner Carmania. The .Seapool's posi tion cnuscd the Identification.. TRAIN HITS STALLED F.CGENE, June 8. When L. Price and family heard the northbound Shasta Limited whistle on a curve near Creswelt Monday night at 1 1 o'clock they Jumped out of their machine In a hurry.. The car was stalled In the mlddlo of the railroad cm a crossing. No one vas hurt, but the machine was smashed to bits by the train. METHODISTS AND BAPTISTS' SEAPOO STRIKES IN TWII IHHT I FAfillF HAVFithe commission which is expected to ... ! b secondary in volume and import POioixtrn D a CCD n I I rUMCiaooe Only to the work that is done by OrlnllCU UHOLUHLL UttlUt- It's not so much fun to talk to a crowd If they have the privi lege of "sasslng'1 back! . That's an experience that Rev. John Secor. pastor uf the Meth odist church had yesterday even ing when he was the official um pire In the game of ball that was played between the Methodists and the Rnptists In the Twilight League. The Methodists won the game by a score nf'12 to 4, but the llaptlsts are talking some of protesting the contest on the ground that tho downtrodden .Methodist team had "help" and to' this Insinuation the Metho dlsts reply that the Rnptists are poor sports. The "limps", wasn't rattled In the least by thn "rag ging" he got from the sidelines. He made his decision and then stuck. .' Members of boih teams admit ted, however, that the plate was the widi st one tin y had ever sern. NEW FOUNDLAND A. D. LASKER AGREES TO BECOME CHAIRMAN OF SHIPPING BOARD I ! I Other Members Will be Admiral Benson, Present Chairman, r- ' i rL. L I and CX-SenatOr Chamberlain ' ' WASHINGTON, June . (IT. P.) It has been definitely learned that A. O. I.isker has a'-'reed to become chair man of tho shipping board. Other members will be Admiral Benson, the prevent chairman. Frederick I. Thomp son of Mobile, Meyer Ls.iner of Lox IN FEW DAYS OREGON 0. A. R. WILL MEET JN PENDLETON FOR FINAL REUNION HERE: Pendleton will he host next week to the Oregon members of (the O. A. R. and three auxiliary organizations, the Woman's Relief Corps, the Ladies of. the fi. A. R. and the Daughters of Vet eran. Requests for reservations are rn ing wiin e ery mail and how to handle all the visitors is proving a I problem for the committee and Sec-1 relarv C. I. Parr, of the Commercial I Association. Many rooms have been listed but more are needed and It isjThe line of march will be from the especially desired to secure as many I court home to Pioneer Park. , The closemj-ouin-a jj"sBitite th ft. -A. I ft. ineiiSrant to be located as closely as possible to their meet ng place, the county lfhyary auditorium. A price of tl ner nerson has been fixed for rooms in private homes. The veterans will camp fire session In the Horary. Dr. eat their meals at downtown eating Fred A .Lieuallen will be the chief places.- ...... speaker at this gathering. At the re- The O. A. R. convention will be quest of the veterans all evening meet held at the. library auditorium and Ings will be made brief. opens on Tuesday -forenoon. Thel council ot administration meets at o'clock- and the credentials commit-. tee later In the. day. The first busi- I ness session will be neld at 1:30 p. m. ' H. K. Neil, of this city, has been ap pointed as officer of the guard. (iCE AS"C0MMISS!0NER IS Former Captain in Army Boost ed as Fifth Member of Body : to Save Charge of Loans. Lyman ft. llice, assistant cashier of the First National Hank, and formerly a captain in the 348th Field Artillery, has been unanimously endorsed by the I'fiidletun Post No. 23 American Legion for appointment by the governor to the commission ot five members who will have charge of en forcing the provisions of the bill which will provide rid for veterans of the late war. ! According to the law, the commis sion will consist of five men, three of whom must be the governor, the adjutant-general of the state and the attorney-general. The other two. one of whom must be an ex-service man. are to be appointed by the governor. Pendleton rx-service men feel that Rlce is fine of the strongest men from - the rank of the veterans who could fforded for the position. Mis perience as a banker win sianu mm good stand In handling the business oi the state highway commission. He is a man of strong personality. land his ability is indicated by tne iai i that lie was the youngest captain to be commissioned from the second of ficers' training camp at Camp Presijlio, Calif. He had nine months service in France and Germany and participated In the Meuse-Aigonne. Three months of bis foreign service Was spent with the Army of Occupation In Germany. Rice was graduated from the state unlvers'ty In 1914, and his acquaint ance among the younger business men is state wide. He Is prominent in fraternal circles tn the slate, and he Is treasurer of the local post of the b-giim, as well as being a charter mi mber. Wn served one year a trea surer of the state bankers' association. The latest development In commer- rial aviation Is the transporting i v 'fresh fruit bv airplane. A .Scottish peer recently demonstrated the possi- bllity of the flying fruit express by de- j In Rlue Ijike. :'.".. ouu for Seaside and llverlng fresh strawberries in his Kent i vicinity, for Tillamook and vlcln gardens to President Millerant's cheflty. liir.,000 fir Randon and Port dr ill Paris. Jford. and 4','H) for Ten-Mile lake. lAngeles, T. V. O'Conner of Buffalo. I Ex-Senator Oorge Chamberlain of j v,"0" "Zt K- pl2mrJ!X: j .n hi lie. i nr "imp """n,j ... ---- ;B7Zn o ughim. a former newspaperman, now an official in the I .Yew York export company, haa been appointed assistant chairman of the ; board. Looker announced, following 1 the confirmation of this appointment ! as chairman by the while house. President Harding appointed Losker for a full term of six years, O'Conner for five years, Chamberlain for four years, piummer for two yeers. and Lissner and Benson for a term of one year each. On Tuesray evening a reception will be tendered the visitors at which time they will be formally welcomed in an address by .Mayor Hartman. Ne gotiations are now underway looking to combining this reception with the annual Elks Flag Day program. At 10 a. m. Wednesday the parade i will be held and this promises to be the most noteworthy feature of the convention from the public standpoint Anierinra; l-egin, iimies. Command Perry Irtieinan. will handle the parade, On Weiinesilaivewtiinit There will he an open a.r banquet and band con- cert at Pioneer park, followed by a The Woman's Relief Corps will hold j us sessions in mo mks lodge room, me Lad es of the O. A. R. in the Odd Fel- lows lodge room and the Daughters of; Veterans in the library club room. The daughters hold their session on Mon day, June 13. - VILL HAVE PICNIC ON Out of 200 Boys Total of '800' at' Bingham Were Fed on Weinies and Ice Cream. There wtll be a basket picnic on Cabbage hill on the evening of Wed nesday. June 22 for members of the Rotary Club, their families and sweet hearts. This was decided upon at the' club luncheon at noon today and preparations for the event are to be made at once with a view to having a pleasant excursion over the scenic highway and a feed at the end of the trip. . At the luncheon today a' report was made on the boys' picnic at Ringham yesterday. S. R, Thompson, president gave figures showing that nearly 200 boys were present ami that 801) of them were fed on , "wieners". Ice cream and other provender. General praise was expressed f.n the picnic nnri tm, R,.taiians were enthused over j maklng the event an annual affair. ex-,T(,e 0y complaint recorded yester ,iay was trom a lad who refused to eat I EIly svieners." saying "My father makes them." The Rotary club pledged aid In pro viding antos for the ti. A, R. next week and for assisting the big trap- shooting tournament at Collins park on Sunday. 1,000.000 BABY TROUT PLANTED BY LANDLOCKED LAKES PORTLAND. Juno s. Almnst 1 ftrto.ono hnhy trout of the Knstern brook variety have bort plant wt In thft Ih uHlockfil lakt's of th I'onst tiijutrict in the" laHt two wei'ks. according tn report made hyT. J. 0-:ur, Urputy mm if nrdon. to Captain A. K. Hnrsh duf, state game warden. Th trom are heln placed In thr cojtstul ,l;tkp ht an rffort to mak , state. Four loads of trout flngerlings i ere taken Into the coast country bv Crai a in the fish car Rainbow. Of ihese shipments. J2r.iii were placed PUEBLO STARTS TO REM! TO ItORHAL STATE City Settles Down to Task of Cleaning Up Debris Which . Will Take Several Months. RELIEF TRAINS BRING . SUPPLIES TO REFUGEES Railroads Repai, Levees to Protect Newly Laid Tracks; Electricity Works. Pl'EBLO, June 8 (Sam Freed. U P. Htaff Correspondent.) The city la settling down to the task of cleaning, which will take month. The elec tricity and ga is working and relief trains are getting through applies. Motor lorries and fifty wagorui are ex- 7 j pecieu itmay irom r on aam Houston to aid in tne work. The railroad are repairing the levee to protect the newly laid tracks Livestock which was drowned lu the flood la being burned. Simple funerals for the flood victims have started. The dead total 4S In the Pueblo morgues and 27 ad ditional in the valley towns. The transfer of refugees to the concentra tion camp which the national guards jiwn erected ha begun E.LBASHORfFORIliQ MAN, PURCHASES DELTA K. R. Rashor. of Portland, for 11 years assistant manager of the Hazel wood stores In Portland and at Mult nomah Falls, and for the past two years in charge of the Rroadwav Haelwood has purchased The Delta confectionary and restaurant from George W. Gray, according to an nouncement made today. The consid eration has not been made public. Mr. Rashor has had experience both in restaurant and confectionary man agement and with Ills wife, who wa for several eara in charge of the Hazclwood candy sales, will manage the store. . Mr Rashor i an ex-service man having seen service during the world war- Besides Delta candies, Mr. Rashor expects to handle Hazelwood candies and pastries and will give local pat rons the advantage of Hazelwood ser vice. Mr. Gray i at present undecided as to his future plan. Mr. and Mrs. Gray und little daughters. Prudence and Georgiana. expect to leave soon for an extended motor trip. 4 BROTHER, 5: AT PLAY El'OENE, June . James Knight, R-year-old son of Mr. and Mra. J. Knight of Springfield, was shot In the stomach by hia 4-year-old brother Tuesday while the two were playing In an empty house. The gun used was a ..22 calibre rifle and Was not thought to he loaded. The lad I very low. say Springfield hospital authori ties, and It Is not known whether he will recover. . WALSH'S RILL IS PASSFD. WASHINGTON, June . (A. P.) Senator Walsh's bill to provide . an additional federal district judge 'for Montana was passed today by the sen ate and sent to the house. - THE WEATHER Reported by Major Lee Moorhou.se, weather observer. Maximum, sn. Minimum. 411. Hniimietur, ;.. TODAY'S FORECAST Bhnwera to night and ed er; '.V'dnely fair. 1