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r THE ONLY SMALL DAILY IN AMERICA CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, UNITED PRESS 'AND THE I. N. S. DAILY EDITION Tea nat preaa run of yesterday' Dally 3,290 This paper la a member of and audited by tba Audit Bureau of Circulations. COURT? ornciAL PAPES VOL. S3 rz ' ESS rem DAILY EDITION The East Oregon in Is Eastern Ore gon's greatest newspaper and aa a sell ing force fives to the advrrtiaer over twice the guaranteed paid circulation In Pendleton and Umatilla county of any other newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPES DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 29, 1921. NO. 9967 CLOUDBUFT WIPES OUT TOWN OF BRITTANIA ON BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST; DEATH RATE ESTIMATED AT TWENTY independents are Leading i?4 recall UPTOfiOONTODAY Practically All Independent Sections Have Been Tabu lated Show 83,000 Votes. ACTION ON IRISH PEACE WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL AFTER MONDAY'S MEET 0LC0TT DENIES HE WILL RESIGN SO AS TO TAKE NEW PLACE INDEPENDENTS NOW CLAIM VICTORY BY 5000 MAJORITY Non-partisan Headquarters are Equally Insistent That Their ; Majority Reaches 7000. FARGO, Oct 89. (U. P.) Unless a much heavier vote la returned than the indications now make probable, the lndcpenoents will win the election by approximately 25,000. Huge non partisan gains will he needed to over come the lead, with the returns from the non-partisan districts falling to show the percentages of leads which would result In a Frazler victory, FARGO, Oct. 29. (U. P.) With 105.' precincts tabulated at noon, a vote for Frazler, the Incumbent non partisan showed 56.000 and Nestes, the Independent, 83,000. Practically all the independent Bections have been tabulated.' The Non-Partisan results are Just beginning to come in. , The gains showed by the Indepen ont In eastern, counties,, compared wltl la years election, showed al most a tie VOte. ine jnuepeuuema ao claiming a recall victory by 6,000 ma torltv. The Non-partisan headquart ers are equally Insistent that their majority reaches 7,000. . Rural Votes doming Fargo N. D., Oct. 29. (IT. P.) .The rural. vote, filtering in. today, ma terially cut down the majority the In dependents had accumulated In the state recall election. Independent candidate for state offices made slight gains In the cities as compared with a year ago, but with half the vote still uncounted the result is yet in doubt. The Independents initiated the rer call election in an effort to unseat high state 'officials owning; allegiance to the hon-Parttcan party, In control of the. state politics tor the last five yeurs. The Independents claim the final vote vote will give them a ma jority of 6,000 to 10,000, while the non partisans claimed the present office Incumbents would be re-elected by a .000 majority. Early returns show- ad tha IndeDendents leading by 27,000, with the opposition strongholds still unheard from. . . PREMIUMS TOTALING $500 ARE OFFERED FOR MILTON'S APPLE SHOW SALEM. Oct. 29. Persistent rumors to the effect that Gover- nor Olcott was contemplating resignation of his position to ac- cept a federal plum has again brought forth a denial from the executive office. "I regret to see1 rumors persist to the effect that I am contem- plating resigning as governor to accept some federal position," declared the governor Friday in a statement to the press. "I have no such intention In mind. In fact, I publicly denied the rumor emphatically when it first was printed some weeks at'o, and the denial was published in some of the papers at least. Re- gardless of that fact the rumor persists. Once and for all I de- sire to say there Is no basis for such a. rumor and there never has been." Sinn Fein Demand That Ulster Either Unite With Ireland or Accept Plebiscite. LONDON, Oct. 29. (U. P.) The Sinn Fein reply to Premier Lloyd ;George'a latest Irish peace question j naire stressed the demand that I'lster either unite with Ireland or accept a plebiscite to tlx me new oounuaries according to authoritative Informa tion. The plebiscite suggestion is to force I'lster to allow the secession of Ker manangh and Tyronne counties. This reply will probably delay the decisive action on the entire situation until Tuesday at least. It was said. Pre mier Lloyd George is scheduled to carry the fight for his policy to the floor of the house of commons Mon day, probably insuring a parliamentary action before Tuesday's meeting. ROAD EXECUTIVES CONTINUE TO ASK FOR ICE CUTS Despite Circumstances Under Which Unions Decided to Re cind Strike Order Cut Asked. ASK LITTLE ENTENTE TO PRESIDENT CONSIDERS RELEASE OF OVER 100 POLITICAL PRISONERS Council Undecided What They Will do With Former Emper : or Karl and Ex-empress Zita WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. (lT. P.) President Harding is considering the 'cases of nearly 100 political prisoners I for release after the formnl peace with Germany, but has reached no de cision regarding them. Eugene Debs Is the chief one among these. The former socialist presidential aspirant j will probably get favorable action along with the others. The peace pro clamation is expected within ten days, after which the president; will make public" decision, regarding the' prisoners. UNION LEADERS ARE NOT DISTURBED BY ACTION FIVE YEAR TERM FOR AMANN DSCREES JUDGE PHELPS; NO PAROLE si- Leaders Prepare to Demand Additional 10 Per Cent But Board Will Postpone Action. CHICAGO, Oct. 29. (U. P.) The railroad executives continued their de termined request for immediute wage reductions, despite the circumstances under which the unions decided to res cind the strike order. The executives are preparing to demand an additional 10 percent, but the board expects to postpone the consideration of the peti tion for a yenr, according to an under standing the board recently Rave the unions. Union leaders are undisturbed by the executives action. PARIS, Oct. 29. (U. P.) The Am. bassadors council today decided to send a note to the little entente, warn ing them to cease their warlike pre parations against Hungary. The am bassadors are undecided what they will do with Ex-emperor Karl and ex empress Zlta. The little entente want Hurl and are willing to start a war to get him. The council are intending to prevent such a course. JAPANESE STATESMAN NEVER DREAMED OF WAR WITH U. S. HE SAYS VICTORIA, B. C, Oct. 29. (A. P.) The desirability of peaceful coopera tion with the United States was the fundamental point made by Prince To kugawa In an Interview with the Asso ciated Press .during his voyage from Japan. He dwelt on the urgency of the removal of all misunderstandings between the nations, because he believ ed that, If such misunderstandings were permitted to continue iney migiu lead to unfortunate circumstances, even to war. We ndded: "But personally, I have hever dreamed of a possibility of a war w.th the United States." SPOKANE, Oct. 29. (U. p.)Fac ed with a growing blindness, 8. H. Kenniston, a 08 year old Insurance agent, shot himself through the head with a rifle. SPOKANE, Oct. 29, (U. P.) Teased Into a frenzy by an older girl companion, Frances Smith, 15, threw herself Into the Spokane river, several persons witnessing the tragedy. Hoard Iji'tl Mown Rules CHICAGO, Oct. 29. (A. J'.) The United States railroad labor board to day In an effect forbade the railroad unions Rtiiking without the board's permission, declaring the strikers who violated the order would be classud us outlaws ond' removing from protection under the transportation act. The findings on the hearing Wed nesday were: First Disputes must lie referred to the board before action. Second Any interruption to traffic would be a bio alined at the pence, prosperity and safety of the entire na tion. Third Any union striking will for feit its rights In all existing contracts and lose nil benefits under the trans portation act. Karl O. Amann must serve five years in the state penitentiary for forging endorsements to county checks during his position as clerk in the county roadmaster's office. Mr. Imnnn b.ii uu.i, ..n...l !.., ......... I ... ... , 10 o'clock before a good sized crowd I at the court house by Circuit Judge,. vinurii w. i-iirijis. in giving a iignt sentence for the 2 to 20 year penalty, which the law provides for the crime, Judge Phelps gave consideration to a petition which Mr. Annum presented to the court. ' Through his utlorney J. II. Rnley, Amann brought to the court a peti tion asking for a conditional parole with the understanding thut he make restitution to the county for the short age In funds which he hud appropri ated. He iitrropd In rniH I'Tillll witliln u few days and to borrow the remain der of the shortage from friends and relatives. Judge Phelps while giving consideration to the petition, denied the parole and Imposed the light sen tence of five years. Colonel ttalcy as attorney for Amann declared that the shortage re ported to be nearly $10,0(10, was great ly In excess of what Mr. Amann wos really accountable for, and wished to have the books gone Into again mid the actual shortage discovered and the shortuge made good. The petition was signed by more than forty prominent business men of Pendleton and many well known I'matllla county farmers. Amann will be taken to the penitentiary at Salem either Sunday night or Monday morn lug. In addition to the petition, the court was presented with a letter from County Commissioner Q. L. Dunning In which Mr. Dunning stated that on account of Amann's .family: , ho would prefer that the latter be uilowfl ro make restitution to tha county rather than serve a penitentiary senlonct FRENCH GENERAL CALLS ON PRESIDENT HARDING AT WHITE HOUSE TODAY ACCKPT DKBTS CONDITIONALLY RIGA, Oct. 29. (A. P.) Official confirmation that tho Russian Soviet government has agreed, under certain conditions, to recognize Ihe foreign debts of the Imperial Russian govern ment were received here today. c S WA A SI II NO TON, Oct. 29. (U. P.) Marshal Foch, with his staff and Ambasasdor Jus serand, reached the White House for the first call on President Harding. Hundreds of people lined up around the White House, greeted the war hero us he entered and lie smil ingly waved to the crowd. Former President Wilson was unable to see Foch . when the general called. It Is understood Wilson's physician advled against the meeting on the grounds that the former presi dent's war emotions might be aroused and his condition endangered. Affidavits to Establish Exist ence of Conspiracy Between Union Miners and Owners. INDIANAPOLIS, Oct,' 29. iA. Vf) Affidavits dcsignul to establish the existence of an unlawful conspiracy be tween the union coal miners and the operators wore Introduced today In the federal court hearing on the applica tion for a temporary Injunction to re strain tho United Mino Workers In their efforts to organize tho West Vir ginia coal fields In Mingo county. The Korderland Coal Corpirratlun are seeking tho Injunction. LA PEER, Mich., Oct. 29. (U, P.) Tho Sheriff's posses are seeking tho train wreckers who tore up the Grand FTrunk track rails near here, ditching No. 5, the lines crack passen ger train, causing several injuries. TAX REVISION BILL T LIVESTOCK MARKET ITNCHANGKI) PORTLAND, Oct. 29. (A. P.) Livestock Is unchanged. Eggs are firm and butter is steady. DISCUSSED MUNICIPAL BOND ISSUE AT 1 Before a large crowd of Pendleton voters, the municipal Dona issues to be. voted on November 21st, and good roads, were discussed at the Men s Forum at the Presbyterian church last venlng. Mayor George Hartman discussed the septic tank, the proposed city levy, ahd other contemplated tmprove- ated a condition which gives rise to much complaint. The report of the engineers calls for the reconstruction of the sewer out fall, which Is now at too low an ele vation to permit of proper treatment. They also recommend the immediate construction of an Imhoff sediment tank, having a capacity of 146, !T ments; Senator Roy w. miner sposejooo gallons or sufficient to serve a on good roads, Judge O. W. Phelps on population. This tank Is expected to city Improvement plan and Council- jremove all of the floating Bolids and man Richard Lawrence and Dr. W. D. brine about a d'stlnct Improvement in nlng to Hack up. AUTOMOBILE BROUGHT 100,000 PEOPLE HERE DURING THIS SEASON Milton's Apple Show, to be held No vemher 11 In the new plant of the Growers' Storage and Supply Ce-., will Affair, sava Fred Bennlon, county agent, who visited the east end of the county yesterday. Premiums for the show will total SS00 and will be not only for apples, but for peaches, pears, prunes, plums, aauanrt. numnkln. canned fruits, Jams, Jellies, and vegetables. There will be prizes for apple packing and box mak in. ' , The use of the Growers Storage and Supply Co. Plant will give visitors a chanoe to ae a fruit, plant In opera tion. ' Mr; Bennlon is arranging for aft educational exhibit, showing the ap ples from Jlreea on which the fruit was thlnoed at various distances. The ap--ples have been picked and will be graded. -Mr! 'Bennlon says that Milton and Freewater fruit grower are much pleased with the removal of the atrike threat, as some orders lor apples naa , ,,,.,. ,h. different nhas- ,h- raBi.in f h. pwen uhlrh is been canceled and the fruit was begin- hM,i of the nat- i,.m,.i , h- fli.rh.,i m-n the I rn u, in. ji -- - I ..'.I ... i j ... - n atoritrm. river. The sedimentation tank Is to he To fill the vacancy Occasioned Dy aupplemented by filter beds which will the resignation of A. M. Chrystall bKng about further purification and who moved to Portland, Roy turner completely eliminate all objections to was elected as president of the Forum, turning the sewage Into the Umatilla Perry Idleman was elected secretary- 'river. treasurer. Since Mr. Chrystall's de-1 Tne engineers state that "The pres partiire. Dr. D. B. Hill has been act- ,ent demand. in the case of Pendleton Is lng president. for a reasonably clear and inoffensive In discussing the natatorium, Coun- sewage, from which floating solids cilman Lawrence brought out the fact have been removed before discharge the heating of the natatorium would into the river. The additional re- Increase the revenue to such an extern quiroment Is that the plant be of such that the bonds voted for this purose type as may be operated at minimum might be paid off In a period of four annual coRt. by men of average skill. years. The plan provides tor aosoium gome of the more elaborate, tnougn purification of the water. effective methods of sewage treatment. Mayor Hartman'a speech In part Is require expensive machinery and skill- as follows: ed chemical batcrlologlcal control Acting under the Instructions of the which llm ts their use to large cities. IPendlcton city council, the firm ot v'here careful supervision Is likely to ;Baar and Cunningham, consulting .en- be neglected these processes may be IvinAon nf Portland. Oreron. has rec- gnm hnrrian rthpr thn n hpnpfit." PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 29. (U. P.) The authorities announced that rob bery was unresponsible for the death of Miss Louise Doyle and John New man, whose bodies workmen found In a deserted house. Miss Doyle's Jew- ely was untouched. The police be lieve thut Miss Doyle's less fortunate suitors, angered at her Intimacy with a married man, killed tlierin both. PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, Oct. 29. (U. P.) Miss Louise Doyle, 19 year old Sunday school teacher and John Newman, 2l years of age, married, who have been missing over a week, were found murdered when farm hands discovered their bodies in a de serted cottage on the George Davis farm. Newman had been shot through the forehead and the girl through the heart. The bodies were found In tl if rernt rooms. There Is no clew to the murderer. WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (A. P.) The republican Senate leaders con eluded today thut there Is no possibll Ity passing the tax revision bill this week. There is little prospect of main taining a quorum for the night session if tho senate tonluht. EMPLOYES ORDERED TO OBTAIN GUNS AND USE THEM IF NECESSARY NEW YORK, Oct. 29. (U. P.) Postal authorities ordered their em ployes to obtain guns and use them if necessary, following a receipt of un anonymous letter warning against more holdups following the lust Dig Hroadwuy million dollar robbery. Dig cities throughout the country havo ulso been warned to tuke care fill precautions ugalnst mall thieves. This letter said tho next "Hlg Four' robbery would strike Philadelphia. I'he lotter ulso claimed that the low er Broadway holdup netted the thieves r.IHMI,000 unl not $l,Min,000 aa the postal officials claimed. FLOOD FOLLOWS WORST STORM IN COAST'S HISTORY Reports State Houses and De bris Piled High on Beaches; Torrent Raging Through City DOCTORS AND NURSES ARE RUSHED TO DANGER ZONE Boats are Rescuing Marooned Farmers; Train Traffic is Indefinitely Tied Up. VAN COUVER, Oct. 29. (U. P.') Thirty five are dead In tho Brlttanla flood. Twenty bodies havo been re-. covered. VANCOUVER, B. C, Oct, 29. (IT.' P.) A cloudburst wiped out a portion, of tho mining town of Rrlttunia, 18 miles from here, with the death rate estimated at 20. The disaster follow'-'' ed the worst week of flood and high water tho British Columbia coast has ever known. Reports, drifting through slated house and debris are piled high on the beaches, with the torrent raging in two sections through the town, Two doctors and eight nurses have been rushed from here to the; scene, V Tmln StTVliTi'RiiKpWKlett A seVore floocf damage is reported till along tho Canadian Pacific rail way and Is probably sufficient to pre vent train movement for five days. The Canadian Nutionul Is also temporarily suspending service. Boats are rescu ing numerous marooned farmers. Hotel in Destroyed Half the port of Conquftlum Is un der Water. Torrential rain floods de stroyed tho Myrtle hotel, several shops nnd swept away the massive Canadian Paciric steel and concrete railway bridge. The hlg railroad yard at Co- i qultlitm Is a vsrltable lake, covered with dobrls, No Uvea have been, re ported lost thore. MEXICAI.I, Lower California, Oct. 29. (U. P.) Unofficial reports to day stated that four soldiers had been secretly executed In the Mcxleall gar rison within the last 3(1 hours for spreading Cunlu propaganda. Canto was deposed recently as governor. General Rodriguez, the garrison commandant, left secretly for Tla .lunna. The officers refused to dis cuss the reports. IN FROM I DALLES DEDHAM, Mass., Oct. 29. (IT. P- The state constabulary officers, de puty sheriffs and tha local police formed a cordon around the Norfolk country court house today to prevent demonstration during arguments for a new trial for Nlcolal Sacco and Bar tolomo Vun Zettl, tho convicted mur derers and radicals. . 1H)RTI,AND W1IFAT PRICKS. PORTLAND, Oct. 29 (AA. P.) Wheat Is 98 cents to . , ADMIRAL BEATTY'S ARRIVAL That 100,000 visitors reached Pendleton by motor car during the travel season this year Is es timated by tha caretaker at the auto eamp grounds and by the Fastern Oregon Auto Club. A total of 4500 cars were parked In the camp ground here during the reason, and It la known .hat thousands of cars reaching the city did not go to the camp ground. The estimate of 100, 000 visitors during the season Is based 'A service station reports and "tjT'acla that are known witr 7 rence to travel ordinary !(,mmended a plan for disposing of the por l'endleton conditions, da" "7 well as during the city sewage. This sewage is now being eers recommend first, sed (discharged Into the Umatilla river, op-j the engl inientation :. V - , if7 V (Continued un page S.) A'liiiiiul heutty u:id his Airieixun w le, t It.- former Wind Held or I n.cngo, snapped as they rode through the streets of New York on their arrival from England. The Pendleton football team re turned home this morning from The Dalles where they defeated tho Was co county grldders by a score of 21 to 0. Carl llopf of Pendleton, who acted as time keeper at the game, huIiI the Pendleton teum was much superior to their opponents In every department of the game. Other l'en dleton men who suw tho game were i Hex Ellis and William Cury who act-1 ed us linesmen. i ! Erom the reports received today,! The Dalles were luck to get awuy with us small a defeat as they did, us I several times the l'endleton team had ' Ihe ball worked down to within n I foot of The Dalles goal only to be held for downs. Couch Hunley complained . I hut the Pendleton teum failed to use their heads In not using un off tackle play hero to make the required yard age. All of Pendleton's scores were mode in the first half of the game. At one period the Pendleton team pushed the ball over the goal and the referee de clared it a toiichlown but the ball went to The Dalles on their 20 yard jline when the umpire ruled agalnHt the referee. The locals did not raise any fuss over the decision. The Dalles were crippled by the loss of their quarterback, Bob Saun ders who was in the hospital and sev eral men who were out on account of being Ineligible-on account of low grades. At that they put up a spirit ed contest. The Pendleton line held better than at any time this season ;and the hack Held worked niceiy. Captain Bill Kramer was again the star of the game. Several of the squad went on to Portland today to see the W. S. C California game. SEATTLE, Oct. 29. (U. P.) Three bandits hold up ten men In the Milwaukee ruilroad yards and relieved them of their money and valuables, whllo two deputy sheriffs with sawed off shotguns stood a hundred yards away looking for the desperadoea. THE WEATHER Reported by Major Loo Moorhouse, local weather observer. Maximum, G6. Minimum, 37. Barometer, 29. 8K. Rainfall, .02. m FORECAST ffi T-r rata -.v. I V J7t Tonight and 11 v Bunday taW. 1 J 7 ajposite toe suit nospitai, ana nat cre-