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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON. OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 4, 1021.
EIGHT PAGES
lHKSTOFFICE PERSONNEL ARMED
BY ORDER OF HAYS BECAUSE OF
Postal Inspectors' Force Puz
zled by Elusivcness and Dar
ing of Youthful Mail Bandit.
howi'Vi'f. dni warwlv iireiiured to aci
lilm become rt "gcnoial," in the sensi
of one who commands n larsu body o!
11 mini ami disciplined men.
MAIL ROBBERY EPIDEMIC IN U. S.Sr:?l Z
j. .though Mr. Hays had done- tltitt very
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tvinisTnia alike have admitted pretty Is lij comimml of a greater nnmlwr m
i armed men than C.inrxo WiwhliiKloii
freely ;!i.it Will II. Hays displays rare; i 1Kicr him during the greater
Mailt irs it lendoriOilp In ni:iih,iltni I part of the Revolutionary War. As.
Uii' host of the C ll. I". la tlu- polls, 1 scmblod In imp place, tleneral" Hays'
end a meat majority of Ms own party forces would make l'ani'lio Villa's
OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE
i;V IIAUIIY I- P.';KKS
( lull I -national News Service
CorniiomliMit. i
washinctox. it. i" .tiiiy
Sine.. November 2 Krpublh ant and
i at h i st seems agreed that ho merits
Waff tlio tltlo of rostmnsler-C.cnrrnl with
which l'rcs. lr.mlinK sees fit to re
ward him. Rven tlie nuis'. ardent ad
mirers of the little Cabinet officer,
THE OLD HOWE TOWN
By Stanley
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OUT OF THE HUMMING TODAY-
BIRD BOOK
This lank Iihv rrrrntly m lrd from flic pifss a
I nik'i't niiiiuil Illltll.S " conra'n ng a huihIht oT ri
luiiits ui' mlwrtiNfiiM n'.s puhlNlu l n the 1kuI news
t u"T TIk-'1 l::iokl'ts proviik- csiollent read ns
for Uiom." w ho love birds or are interested ill ouid.ior
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The AmericanNational Bank
Pendleton. Oregon.
'Strongest SanJc in Gas tern Oregon
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most x:euive cohorts look liko a
kitelien-policc detail, and would sur
pass Imth In numbers and equipment
the standing armies of most of the
Uitiu American rcpuhlirs.
The rostoffiee IVimitment nas up-
proximately SOQ.Otfii imployes. An
order Issued liy Posllliaster-tieni-ral
Hays recently diieetcd that every ea
scntiul employe of th postal service
lo armed with a pistol or shotgun am!
instructed in Us use. Within a week
thousands of repeatinR "riot K"ns,
more than I'O.OUl) automatic pl:tois
and a million rounds of ammunition
were Issued to mail collectors, ines
c.erifery, ilMtiffeui s, watrlimen and
i.-.ilway mail clerks throiiKhoiit the
country, and these men were Riven
Instructions to "shoot to kill."
"We simply have to ro l ack to the
old 'Veils Farso daa and shoot to
kill, and we are oiii3 to du I'.," twiid
"ilencral" Hays in commenting upo.n
the order. "1 have been aftnuiidcd iit
the fact which I have discovered rela
tive to the mail robberies, with a
known loss of $6,i!0 1.Ono and with a
known recovery of $3,1130,000."
ltecord tTimo Year
Many of the postal employe are ex-
service men who have teted their
sHIl In the use of firearms on the bat
tlefields of France, and they are eaot
til have a chanco to meit the mall
robbers half way., A number of these
men are beins used tc Instruct other
employes of less experience in the
handling of weapons, and it la expected
that a regular course of instruction
such as is provided by many cities for
their policemen will be worked out.
The Postmaster-General ha the ut
most confidence in the Inspectors'
Corps of the Postoffice Department
the regular organization for the ap
prehension of those guilty of crimes
anainst the L'nited States malls. Hie
believes It to lie one of the most
efficient bodies of its kind In the
world. He Is convinced, however,
that the present situation is an un
isiial one -which must be met with
unusual methods.
For eighteen months It has been ap
parent that a sreat crime wave k
luvecplng over the whole world and
that the I'nited States has been par
ticularly subject to the epidemic. Ex
perts appearing before Congressional 1
committees have testified that the
year just passed was the greatest
crime year since 1897.
This crime wave, which has main;
itself felt all over the United States
and has hit banks, transportation
companies, business establishments ol
all kinds, has been particularly strone
in the Wt.it and Middle West. Tht
attack has been made by armor
criminals upon both mail trains am
postoffices, often by young and inex
perienced men who were all the uiorf
dangerous because of their reckless
ncfit.
These criminals have fre'pienlly op
erated In broad daylight, enlerint
postoffices, holding up trains, and
even robbing mes-.scn&ers betweci
postoffices and railway stations. Dur
lug the past two years the lives of
many po.stal employes have been pu;
in jeopardy by these reckless bandits,
and In the past four months Hire
pi Mtal employes have been killed in
the performance of their duties.
IX'siH'iatc Youth Dangerous
In two of- these cases the perpe
trators of the crimes have been
brought to justice, and in the third
case the untiring efforts of the post-
office inspectors are expected soon to
m crowned with success.
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J. C Penney Co.. A Nation-Wide Institution
service, was at work in his mail car j-
ui me 1 an way yaius wncil inu ruimei
stealthily entered the car, crept up
behind the clerk and fractured his
skull with an iron bar. The clerk had
no chance whatever to defend himself
and never gained consciousness.
Tim third murder also occurred in
a railway mail car, but the robbery
was perpetrated while the train was In
motion. This attack, which was one
j of the most daring in. the hisrory of
the PoMlofffen nonnrlml.nl nlu i,p.
enrred In February. A lone' bandit
boarded a Northern Pacific train at
Ht. Cloud, Minn., Introduced himself
to the mail celrks as an employe of
the Postoffice Department mid pre
sented forged credentials. Without
any upparcnt reason the bandit who
was a mere youth, shot one of the
clerks and compelled another to bind
and gag the other occupants of the
ear. The. robber then took tho reg
istered mall lings and left the train
at the next stop. Among his loot were
some 1500,000 in Liberty bonds. The
young bandit remained nt lar?e only
1 few days, however, being npprc
lended in a Far Western .State by
postoffice inspectors. The greater
imrt of the loot was recovered,
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Hold I p Men Kltisive
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Postoffice Inspectors divide the
criminal attacks upon the, mails and
the postal service Into two general
claases bilrglarles and hold-ups. The
records of the department show that
In the pant burglaries have been more
frequent, than hold-ups, though with
the present unusual situation due to
the crime epidemic the two classes of
offenses are now found with practical
ly the Kime frequency.
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The first of the murders occurred in
the Jackson street branch of tho post-
01 iice ai uaiiOK, Xexas.
armed bandits entered
late in the afternoon and forced the
way into the registry room, shooting
promiscuously at the male and female
employes as they entered. One old
and faithful clerk was shot and almost
Instantly killed and another was
severely wounded. The bandits then
seized several sacks of registered mail
and escaped in a waiting automobile.
While speeding to escape pursuit,
however, the machine turned over.'
killing one of the outlaws and serious
ly Injuring another. The remaining
meiiioers of the gang escaped, but
were captured a few days later.
The second of the trio of murders
occurred at Pittsburch, Pa., In Feb
ruary of this year. J. K. McCullouch,
mail clerk of many years
It is particularly against the clas
of young hold-up criminals that Post
master-General Hays' new poliey h.
aimed. . When it was a question ol
matching skill against skill, the post
office inspectors were more than a
mutch for the professional criminal.
But now it has become a matter ot
Five heavily-1 """cuing iorco wnn lorce. A Mirr-
the buildinc ""noes 111 vwisningion, .M'W
n a- 1 .lllt.,n.0 13 1IO Jil UieU-
tiou against a desperate young crim
inal in ft. Cloud, Minn., who is deter
mined to take a registered mail ba;
from an .unprotected clerk or die I.
the attempt.
KIMIXKSS WIN'S 1'OKTCNK.
- ItO.MK, CI a. (I. S.f S.) Kimlnrs
to a blind man has led Alli;on Urave
ly, ten year old youth, to a fortune
Ed Cousins, tho blind man, cut ofi
dozens of relatives In his will anil
when he died the boy Inherited 110,
000. The boy was adopted by Cous
ins, but a contest over the will prob
ably will be made. The youth led
Cousins about Koine for several years.
Tho Hall of l a inc.
There have been so many drunks on
Judge Thomas Fita Gerald's blotter of
bile that we think It might be called
tho Who's Hootch. .
Love may bo the greatest thing In
tho world for all anybody known, but
one wh.i has had a lot of worldly ex
perience will tell you a comfortable
income isn't such a bad thing at that,
lilncs to n IScar Scot Driver.
Now to ride is a joy
Put it peeves us, my boy.
Just as soon as we've fairly begun it.
fWlien our wifey, so sweet, '
'From the auto's rear seat.
Tries to tell us Just how we should
run It.
So we'll sell our old bun
If she don't stop this fuss
(If we're lucky enough to survive It)
And we'll buy a 'mobile
With 11 rear steering wheel
So Friend Wifey can help us to drive
it. .
P.i f. J. M. f 'ornelison, after con-!
lurliiig a Itoy Scout hike Saturday,
ri.ses to wtatc that no real boy Is ex
pected to be an angel and ho never
disappoints you by being one.
A pessimist, we think,
boil on his soul.
Is a guy with
u.Ncoi.N T.viiiiKT invi:ij.i:d.
Ltlli.MINGIIAM, July 4. (If, P.)
Illriniiigliani celebrated Independence
Day today by unveil ng In the art gal
lory a memorial tablet of, Abraham
Lincoln, presumed to tho city by the
iulgrave Institution of America, in
memory of Lincoln's frlendshin for
John TIright.
VENTI LATINO
Porch Shades
THE PORCH SHADE OF GREATEST SERVICE,
M ECONOMY AND COMFORT
Eg Quality Porch Shades are an investment In comfort not a luxury gj
This year, of all times le careful of the porch -equipment you buy. j
f You want shades which will not only look well while new but which 2
3 will stand up under the strain of this sears uc, next years and the
E5 years Income. Sui h are the AliliOLL'X Shades and we heartily recom-E
3 men l them.
jp Besides durability there is more genuine satisfaction in AEIiOLUX r
jS5 than any other porch shade we know of.
13 Willi the "Jiang Eai-y" attachment anyone can install them in less
than five minutes' time.
S3 Splints uniform In width and uniformity woven form a scientifically 3
3 correct fabric which gives absolutely uniform ventilation from top to
E3 bottom and ample protection against the weather there are no loosely s
S3 woven sictions nor uneven spaces where sun ond rain might enter.
2 Adjustable "No Whips." found only on Aerolux, hold the shades se-
3 curely In place and prevent them from whipping and flapping in the
3 wind.
3 Solid Coppcre Cord Clldes. Instead f sticking pulleys or rusting
Fi steel glides give a permanently smooth, clean surface for the raising S3
f curds reducing wear and friction to tho minimum. S3
jjrl They are smoothly finished they are permanently stained In at- 3
ErJ tractive, summery colors there are sizes to fit every porch opening 3
n-t md they are reasonably priced.
? A limiitlete line of I'orch and hummer I"uriiiliings anaiU your In-3
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peoUou.
We Gut the Cost of '
Harvesting
Everything you buy at a long price in the
harvesting of your grain adds a little to the
cost of every hushel of your crop. Buying the
things you need in this store for cash, puts ex
tra profit directly into your pocket. Com
pare our quality and prices1 with those avail
able anywhere.
HARVEST QUILTS $2.25, $2.98
Small size stitched quilts covered with olive
drab khaki, just the thing for camping or
bunk houses, each $2.25
Same general style as the quilt above but
larger, better filling and covering, blue or
olive drab colors, each $2.98
COTTON SHEET BLANKETS $1.69
, Small size sheet blankets, medium ..Weight
cotton, gray only, striped borders, pair $1.69
LARGE CAMP BLANKETS $2.98
A heavy duty blanket made for hard use,
dark brown color with wide banded end,
each . $2.98
U. S. NAVY BLANKETS $4.98
An extra heavy blanket of good generous
size, weighs more than five pounds, absolute
ly all wool, gray-only, each $4.98
CANVAS BED SHEETS
6x12-8 oz. $2.98
6x14-8 oz. $3.49
6x14 10'oz. $4.50
6xl4K12 oz $5.50
Men's Khaki pants, good weight, belt loops,
cuff bottom $1.98
Men's heavy khaki pants, cuff bottom, belt
loops, pair $2.49
Men's heavy khaki Riding Breeches, lace knee
double seat, pair $3.49
Pay Day and Underbill, union made bib over
alls, heavy blue denim, pair $1.19
Four U Bib Overalls, fine tightly woven Mas
sachusetts denim, the best overall that ever
came to Pendleton. Compare it with any
overall at any price you can buy anywhere,
pair . $1.39
Shanhouse Motor Suits, extra heavy khaki
colored material, liberal size, all pockets re
inforced, suit , . . . $2.98
Good quality blue chambray Work Shirts,
each . 59c
Blue or gray chambray Work Shirts, sizes
121-2 to i8, each ...69c
Boys' or Men's Canvas or Jersey Gloves, the
pair . 10c, 15c, 19c
Leather Faced Gloves, gauntlet or wrist
length, pair '. 23c
Boys' Overals, sizes 3 to 10, pair 89c
11 to 17 98c
Paris Garters, asorted colors, pair. . 29c
Men's Rockford Work Sox, 2 for ... 25c
Men's light work or dress sox, pair 10c
.Carpenters Heavy Overalls, pair A ..... $1.49
Men's Muleskin harvest shoes, all sizes,
pair $2.49
High too muleskin harvest shoe, pair. . . $2.98
Men's elk harvest shoes, better than ever,
pair $2.98
High top harvest shoes, select stock, nailed
and sewed oak tanned sole, pair $4.50
Boys' muleskin "Scout" shoes, pair $1.98, $2.25
Boys' elk "Scout" shoes, service without ex
pense, pair $2.39, $2.69
II. LU-AIUIILI 3IUHU
Remember Pendleton Chautauqua
July 10th to 16th.
J. C. Penney Co.. A Nation-Wide Institution
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Cruikshank & Hampton
"QuHly Count."
124-28 E. Webb Phone 548
Vonr old I iiniltore Taken In Ku'l"iure as Pat Payment on New
lUcliisHe Agx-nt In Pendleton for Aerolux (No Whip) I'orch
Sltades.
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Quality PRINTING at Reasonable Prices
East Oregonian Printing Department
The btrong Dealer
Remains to Serve
The put-chase of an automobile involves dealer
responsibility and service for a period of years the
entire life of the car. ,
You are not through with the dealer when you
have accepted the car." You need him henceforth
and thereafter. . ...
Included in the price of the car ia the value of hia
permanent responsibility for the car's behavior for
your satisfaction. '
For these reasons wc arc putting: the foundations
of our business down to the bed rock of this commu
nity. We are here to stay and serve.
BUICK
Oregon Motor Garage
Distributor Y
BUICK, CADILLAC AND CHEVROLET
Phone 468
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