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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 33
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON,
SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1921.
NO. 9939
WES TWARD HO PARADE WAS PICTURE OF DA YSOF OLD WEST
cannon on ImiMtrnmssfm wins cowboy pony race
CAPACITY
OF GRA
BLEACHERS
TAXED BY
1NG
Life of Old West is Portrayed
in Arena at Round-Up
Grounds on Closing Day.
CROWD IS ESTIMATED AT
27,000 BY DIRECTOR BAER
Governor Olcott Occupies Pro
minent Seat at Performance
Appeared in Grand Parade
Before a crowd which taxed the ca
pacity of grandstand and bleachers
there was enacted thin afternoon in
the arena nt the Round-Up grounds
the third day's program of the por
trayal of the life of the old went. All
of the elements which go to make the
epic a success were In evidence, ideal
sunshine weather, keen competition
between contestants, and a vast audi
ence keyed to the highest point of ex
pectancy. The bleachers to the south were full
of people at one o'clock, and there
was very little space left In the north
block, and before the time of opening
nt 1:30, every seat was taken, and
there were others demanding standing
room. The grandstand filled rapidly.
The track was firmly packed down
and was In fast condition for the
races, and fresh sawdust brightened
the ground In the arena where the
bucking? championship of the world Is
to be Soclocd berore"ffie flKy's-itmie.""
Director George C. Bner estima.ed
the crowd at 27.000, an Increase of
10,000 over the good crowd of Friday's
Khow.
Promptly at 1:30 o'clock the pro
gram started with the appearance in
the arena of the ponies and mules, the
riding of which Is the first number.
Ono of the noted guests of the big
show was Governor Hen Ollcott. He
was seated with Dr. W. D.- McXary
and party In the McXary box next to
the Judge's stand, and later appeared
In tho parade. Governor Olcott is one
of the most enthusiastic boosters for
tho Round-Up In the state.
Darrell Cannon won the cowboys'
pony race. The race was neck and
neck and Cannon won by a nose. ,
In the Indian squaw race there were
two spills, one girl falling the first
time around, and another being spilled
on the next lap. Neither one was In
jured, and the crowd gave them a
round of applause ns they jumped up
following; their falls. The riderless
steeds kept In the rnce.
Stage (loach Itaco.
Joe Cantrell driving for Minthorn,
duplicated hln success of Friday In this
spirited event and took tho honors
from Jim Roach who was the winner
Thursday. There was a spill when the
off wheel horse on the Roach team
fell, but there was no damage result
ing and the horse finished the race.
Time 1:20 4-6.
Cowgirls' Relay Itaw.
Interest In this event was partlcu
' Inrly keen. Mabel Strickland had the
best total time for the two previous
days with 7:55 8-5; Lorena Trlckey
was second with 7:57 3-5; Kitty Ca
nutt had time of 8:22 2-5 for her two
ATTEND
NDSTAND
Ai
CROWDS
FINAL
Traces run Thursday and Friday and
l was third.
At the start Trlckey got tho lead by
her maneuvers, t'anutt was second and
Mabel Strlikland thrld. In the second
lap, however, Strickland crawled up
and after the first mange got ahead
of Trlckey but lost her lead by a
length. Trlckey regained her lead
axaln. After the last change Malwl
Strickland's horse went through the
fence around the arena, and the popu
lur favorite loft her race after a hurj
ride. ,
Indian Tta.
There was another spill in this event.
but the rider jumped to his feet Im
mediately, unhurt
Steer IliilldoggiiiR
Mike Hastings failed to throw his
steer within the required limit.
Yakima Canntt made his catch
right in front of the Judge's stand and
threw quickly.
Ray MeCarrnll had a tough steer
and he had failed to throw lilm when
Jhe pistol shot announced the limit of
his. time. v
FILLED LAST EVENING
Audience Responded to Offer
ings of Actors and Contest
ants; Indians Appreciated.
Sea's and standing room and every
available niche and corner of Happy
Canyon were sold out Inst night long
before the time for the show to start,
and Judging by the way the audience
responded to the offerings of the act
ors and contestants, the program was
hugely enjoyed.
The regular features of the show
were accorded hearty applause, and
when Charley Irwin and Horace I
Rnslgn appeared on the mountain and
sang the song, "Alfalfa Hay." which
the jolly composer has made famous,
the crowd was In an uproar.
Mr. Ensign scored another hit when
he Rang solos, and Miss Harriet
loach's offerings and encores brought
forth an enthusiastic reception from
the packed stands.
Especially attractive, to visitors were
the performances of the Indians in
their richly decorated costumes.
In the bucking events, the riders
were spilled with regularity. The fin
ale of tho show was the appearance of
a huge electrical sign with "Portland,
1925, blazoned on It. The Elks also
and drum corps of Walla Walla also
made a hit. This popular organiza
tion has been much In evidence since
Friday morning.
The dnncing and gambling halls
were run until a late hour. This even
ing the doors will be opened at 7
o'clock, and the show will start at
7:45. Gambling and dancing will be
discontinued sharply at midnight.
PERFORMANCE
CROWD SCENE IN "THE BIGGEST
ilF BORAH FAILS IN FIGHT
AGAINST TREATY HE WILL
TAKE PROTEST TO PEOPLE
! WASHINGTON', Sept. 24.
! U. P.) Senator Borah told
! the United Prtss today if he
failed In his fight against the
treaty on the floor Of the senate
he would take his protest to the
people. The fight over the trea
ty Is slated for today, with Sen-
ntor Borah facing defeat.
SOVIET GOVERNMENT TO
IB
Head of Moscow Soviet De
clared Russia is on Eve of
Sweeping Reorganization.
MOSCOW, Sept. 24. (U. P.) M.I
Kainaneff, head of the Moscow Soviet
and a member of the bolshe.ih cabl
I net, told the United States the soviet
had deeded to return all inJustries
! throughout Russia to private capital,
J save four railways, metallurgical, tex
; tile and fuel sources. Kamnneff de
1 clared Russia Is on the eve of a
i sweeping reorganization, including re
: installation of largo part of capitalist
! machinery which was abolished in the
i 1917 revolution.
STATE HEALTH BOARD .
WANTS MEAT PRICES CUT
An effort will be made by the State
Hoard of Health of Oregon to secure
: lowr retail prices on fresh meat, ac
tion tal:en by the body at Its meeting
here yesterday Indicates. Resolutions
directing the attention of the public
to the spread that exists between the
price tho livestock men receive for
their stock on the hoof and the prices
the public pay for the dressed pro
duct were adopted by the board.
A statement by a member of the
board this morning was that the ac
tion was taken in the interest of pub
lic health.
"To be properly nourished, people
must have a certain amount of meat,"
he said, "and the board believes that
the present prices being charged will
1 prohibit many people from gettina
meat. If the present prices are main
tained, it means that we will have
many underfed people, and that mean',
that an increase of sickness may be
expected. The conditions will be
presented to various civic bodies in
lonler that 'the public may be enlight
ened In the matter."
I Yesterday's meeting was held at the
j Ka stern Oregon Hospital for the In
I sane, anil it followed an Inspection of
that institution. Those present at the
I meeting Included the following phy-
slcians: C. H. Morris, Portland, pres
ident; C. J. Smith, Portland, vice
president; Frederick 1). Strieker,
Portland, state health officer; Dr.
Houck, Ro'ieburg; K. M. Brooks. Port
bind; J. H. Rosenberg. Prinevllle. Dr.
Aclnw C. Smith of Portland was the
only mombcr of the board who was
I not present.
CHICAGO BRINGS LIBEL
CASE FOR $10,000,000
AGAINST "TRIBUNE"
SAX FRANCISCO, Sept. 24. (L.
P.) Al Semnncher took the stand
again today In the Arbuckle hearing.
Miss Rappe's former manager's testi
mony yesterday regarding Arbuckle's
alleged use of ice to torture Miss
Rappe, thus perhaps contributing to
her death was given with reluctance.
It was a severe blow to the state's case,
as the officials admit. The defense is
still silent.
s
WASHIXGTOX, Sept. 24 (I. X.
S.) Members of the executive com
mittee and council of the Xatioual
Woman's Party met here today to
pass upon the final draft of the pro
posed constitutional amendment de
signed to remove all legal Inequalities
of women. The resolution for the am
endment is to be introduced in the Ben
ate by Senator Curtis, of Kansas, and
In the house by Representative Fess,
of Ohio. It has been in course of pre
paration by officers of the woman's
party for,, several months and. in, its
present form has received the en
dorsement of constitutional lawyers.
At Its meeting today members of
the council also prepared plans for
the formal dedication of its new head
quarters opposite the Capitol. The
headquarters were purchased for the
party by Mrs. Oliver H. P. lielmonl
and are to be dedicated on Xovein
ber 3.
Gua Peret, who goes gunning hi
Alaska occasionally and comes homo
with a bunch of bears and other wild
annuals, 'is in the grandstand. Ho
represents the Peters Shell Co.
' i
Governor Ben W. Olcott, ho char,
ncterizes the Pendleton Round-Up as
the greatest show of its kind, in tho
world, arrived here early last evening,
accompanied by Mrs. Olcott, their son,
and Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Goodin. Mr.
Gondii) is .-tecretiiry of the Board oi
Control. The pcrty motored to Pen
dleton and are the guests of Dr. and
Mrs. W. I. McXary, ns is Sam Kozer,
secretary of state who arrived here
this morning. '
j The snap with which events take
place nt the Round-Up Is a marvel to
I the , audience. "Something doing
I every minute" is indeed the slogan of
the big show. One of the directors
who plays a big part in speeding up
I the program is Fred Earl, director of
TOWN OF ITS SIZE IN
LOCAL SIDELIGHTS
L
Newspaper Printed That City
Was Broke; City Held That
'Stories Harmed City'S Credit
CHrCAGOSept. 24. (U. P.) At
torney Weymouth Kirkland, defending
the Chicago Tribune in the 110,000,000
libel case brought by the city of Chi
cago, told the court a precedent for
muzzling the press would be estab-'
llished If the city won the suit. Kirk
jland appeared In the defense demur-
I r f'tla1 ),v HiA Trihiino If thn rip.
murrer is overruled the only libel su;t
of its kind ever filed in the United
States will go to trial. Mayor William
Hale Thompson filed suit for the city
following the Tribune publishing that
Chicago was broke. The city held I
that printing such stories harmed the
c.ty's credit and made bond selling
impossible.
E
DUNDEE. Scotland, Sept. 24. (A
P.) Winston Siiencer Churchill, Min
ister for the colonies, speaking here,
said the P.ritish Government had gone j
to the utmost limit possible in her off- j
er to the Sinn Fein, and that if reject- j
ed the government had nothing else !
to give.
COAST STORM DUE.
SAX FRANCISCO, Sept. 24. (A.
P.) A severe storm is moving rapidly
southeast from the north Pacific tow
ard Oregon, the weather bureau an
nounced. There will be a strong
I southeasterly and shifting to routh
westerly gales this afternoon, tonight
and Sunday.
non-competitive events. Mr. Earl is
behind the scenes, but it is he who
lines up the performers for track and
arena. He sees that cowboys, cowgirls
and Indians are ready to enter the
arena at just the right moment.
Many of the beaded trappings worn
In the parades are from the private
collection of Major Lee Moorhouse,
formerly superintendent of the Uma
tilla Indian reservation. Major Moor
house has an extensive collection
which ranks among the largest in the
Northwest.
One of the busiest people at the
Round-Up is Miss Mary Joerger, as
sistant to Judge Charles H. Marsh,
! secretary of the Association. Miss
Joerger bandied publicity before the
show and during the performances
keeps the record of the winners. She
Is most efficient and her work has won
her praise from the Round-Up associ- I
ation. I
I
THE WORLD" ON A
LEWIS AND HOWAT
HAVE DEBATE AT
HERS HG
Lewis Charged Howat Harmed
Unionism by Calling 'Wild
Cat' Strikes in Kansas.
HEAD OF KANSAS MINERS
RESENTS LEWIS' CHARGE
Declared He Called Strikes Be
, cause They Were Necssary;
Gompers and Lewis Confer.
IXDIAXAPOI.IS, Sept. 24. (U. P.)
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, inter
rupted the factional fights in the
miners convention here long enough
to make a vigorous plea for unity of
action among the labor organizations.
The tilt lost night on the floor of
the convention between John Lewis,
president, and Alexander Howat, head
of the Kansas miners resulted In a
bitter debate. Lewis charged Howat
harmed unionism by calling "wild
cat" strikes. Howat resented this,
shouting: 'The Kansas . industrial
court can go to hell. I called strikes
because they were necessary." It is
understood Gompers and Lewis, also
conferred regarding a suit which the
Borderland Coal corporation filed
asainst the United Mine Workers of 1
America to prevent unions from in
terfering with employes in the
Tbacker and Williamson coal fields in
Mingo county, Wert Virginia, and
Pike county, Kentucky.
PflNAnA' PflPIII ATlflW
UHUHUH O rUI UIHIIUII
EXPECTED TO SHOW .
onnnnnn in pfmxIIv
9,UUU,UUU III! ltltlOUO
:
EDMOXTOX Sept 34 (I X S)
"Iglle G xylockeeo "
"Eh? 'come again!? said the Scar-
let Rider.
"Iglie Glxylockeeo,"! repeated the
solemn-faced Eskimo.'
"Oogeo Pgustxockmug," chimed in
another. i
The mounted police officer labor
iously recorded the strange sounds in
his census sheet. They represented
typical names of the hundreds being
gathered bv the mounted police ln
taking federal census among the Es-
j.jmo .
' ..,-i.'t,f i, .), e r.i,im
vJclv...t
names is an unsung art, '. said one
"mounty," Just back from the north
country. "When you are able to dash
off Chinese script, read the tales of
Egyptian prayer rugs and" translate
Yiddish into algebra then, and only
then, are you qualified to babble Es
kimo names."
The Eskimo census is but a very
small part of Canada's federal census
task now in progress.
The census will show Canada to
have a population of at least 9,000,
000, it is estimated, a 300 per cent in
crease since the confederation of the
provinces jnsty fifty-four years ago.
" "( ,J'"" "
vat.on, with an area of BJ.O.o.OOO
acres, according to latest figures. Of
these farms 15,517,000 cattle, horses
and swine.
BUSY DAY.
STREETS THRONGED
TO VIEW BRILLIANT
Plainsmen, Cowboys, Cowgirls
Pioneers and Indians Pass in
Convalcade Down Streets.
INDIAN TRAPPINGS LEND
COLOR TO GAY THRONG
Jinks Taylor Carried Great
Flag at Head of Parade; With
Him Were Standard Bearers
Like a picture from the days of tha
Old 'West they came, plainsmen, cow
boys, cowgirls, pioneers and Indiana,
pa3ing In cavalcade down the throne
lined streets of Pendleton this morn
ing in the Westward Ho parade. -
The sunlight gleamed 'on brilliant
shirts, fuzzy chaps and Indian trap
pings, and the air was filled with the
sound of horses' feet and the martial
music of the band, mingled with the
tinkle of tiny bells which ornamented
saddles and brides. .
Jinks Taylor carried the great flag
at the head of the cavalcade, 'and
with him came the standard bearers,
Herbert Thompson, Fay ''LegTOK:
Richard , Thompson, Buck McCune,
George Strand and Marion , Hansell.
The arrival of the parade .was an
nounced by the sound of tho- bugle.
blown by Bob Fletcher. . "J
Directors in Parafie. : ' ,
Mounted on a white horse and at
tended by her four maids on ' black
mounts, Miss Helen Tbompsonqneen
of the Round-Up, In cowgirl costume.
received much applause., MIssThomp.
HOn m-oved herself a .killed fcnra.
I woman yesterday by riding in tho
c DOya ana cowB,rls rusn toward
the grandstand and was an attractive
I figure in today's parade. Her attend-
ant3. M. Leslie Gibbs, Miss Thelma
(Thompson, Miss Elsie FItzmaurlce and
M.isa i Katherine Thompson, jvore Wild
West regalia also.
Henry W. Collins, president ' of the
Round-Dp, and the directors, rod
next, and preceded the mounted cow
boy band, which with the Eugene
State and La Grande bands, furnished
tho music.
Pack Horses In Parade. '
Pack horses and burros, stag
t-.
d atmosphere reminiscent of days
Igono by. Cowboys and cowgirl rode
ths coaches, one of which was th
i j ii i .
.chariot for Wllllnm MWVtntrov n.r.
a I passenger agent of the O. W. R. A
X., who was resplendent In a turquoise
blue silk shirt. ;
Beads In every color, scintillating
and flashing in an irridescence as va
ried as that of a humming blrd"i
throat, fashioned in intricate design of '
strung in sparkling splendor, glittered
,jang
SInvln Is Unique.
1 Among their ornaments were elk
.teeth, furs, shells, fringe and the In
evitable feathers, all used to bring out
an effect of 'brilliancy for which the
red skins of squaws and bucks were .
foil. Some of the younger braves ap.
yearcd wearing nnly a breech
and Innumerable ornaments, and
(Continued on page 5.)
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