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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 33
WORST RAIN F If L
HEAVY TOLL JF
COUNTY BUDGET
UNDECIDED WITH
I STUDY!
Sentiment Saturday Strong
for Retaining County;
Agent and Demonstrator.
BELIEF PREVAILS THAT
. COURT WILL STAND FAST
Argument is Made That Cut
in Library Budget Yould
Invalidate Two Contracts.
Today miarked the second day of
consideration (by the county court of
the budget for the county taxes for
1922, the only difference In today's
(session and that of Saturday being
that the latter was a public meetilng.
Final action on the budget had not
been taken at a late hour this after
noon, and members of the county
court indicated that it might he Tues
day or Wednesday before they will
make a decision.
A great deal of the time today has
been taken up by the court In consid
ering petitions nnd letters which were
presented by taxpayers at the meet
ing Saturday. Another matter which
received consideration was the state
taxes. The county's share of state
taxes to bcimU wilt be $,'!. 1)00 more
this coming year than during 1921, It
was stated.
That uny cut to be made will he
only what might be required to onnko
tho state and county levies make even
mills was indicated by a member of
the court this morning. The 'budget
will be reviewed In detail again, and
if, in the light of the requests made
by citizens Saturday, It seems pos
sible and advisable to make any cuts,
some further reductions might be at
tempted, It was indicated, but in view
of the general tenor of the speeches
made Saturday, the common view held
Is that the budget will bo practically
unchanged from It spresent form when
It Is finally adopted by tho county
court.
Molntyre delated Difficult ics.
Amnm those who discussed the
'pro'ih ni of the budget during the aft
ernoon was A. ('. Metntyro of Helix,
ono of the six men who sat on the
budget committee and framed the
budget which has been proposed.
"When T was notified of my ap
pointment as a member of the budget
committee, I immediately said that I
would do my part to see that taxes are
sent downward." Mr. Melntyro said
In his talk. "I came down here with
that idea in mind. I'.ut before we hud
gone very far in our consideration. I
knew that it was Impossible to lower
taxes very much without crippling the
work of the county which needs to be
done. Vo cut every Item we thought
would bear cutting, and I don't see
bow we can huve a budget much lower
than the one we have now."
ltalcy lvpi'sses Confidence.
Itoy Haley appealed for a moment
at the hearing, and when asked for
his expression on the budget, he de
clared that ha had
OR
N
confidence in theiwlll listen to what Is said.
ability of the county court to pass
Judgment on the mutter in a manner
that would be satisfactory and just.
James Hill appeared and spoke a
few words In favor of retaining the
office of the county agent. A similar
plea was made hy Mis. C. II. Marsh in
behalf of the work being done "by Mrs.
Kdilh G. Van Dciiaen. Mrs. Marsh
placed the work of the home demon
stration agent In the same category
as home missions and declared that
(Continued on Dane I.)
THE WEATHER
Reported hy Major
weather observer.
Maximum, 70.
Minimum, 41.
B.iitmieter,, 20. '
Lee Mooihouse,
TODAY'S
FORECAST
Tonight and
Tuesday rain.
wry.
DAILY IN AMERICA
n
One of tlio nKt important con
ventions ever held Pemllfton will
nspt-mhlp ht'ie Thursday when tho Oiv
yon Irripition Ciit?res holds tl first
session it has ever helu In any city out
side of Portland. Tho congress is to
he in session for throe ouys and uppi'o
tniato entertiiinnnMH features are he-
iiiK provided .through the auspices of
i the ('onimerciat Association.
On Friday the convention visitors i
will he taken on an antn trip to the
west end of the county, the itinerary
including a stop at St an field where h
buffet luncheon will 1e given hy the
people of that town .
On Saturday evening the congress
will close with a banquet by local pen
pie in honor or the lrriKatioiusts. 'J his I
affair as well as all the convention
The Hawthorne Hoys' basketball
team and the Lincoln gills' basketball
team are the winners of the grade
school championships this season, fol
lowing several hnrd-fiauiht games
which were played during the past few
weeks,
Hawthorne boys won three out of
tho four games played, Washington
boys won two out of the four and Un
ruln toe out f llv. four. Lincoln y.'rls
won three out of 4, Washington girls
Wallula Road Fight Believed
Lost by Portland, Action
Must be by Unanimous Vote.
If sentiment which Senator Uoy W.
Ritner discovered among legislators in
I'ortland Saturday is a fair index to
the feeling of all lawmakers it looks
likf there may be hard sledding ahead
for the I'ortland fair measure when
the special session starts on Decern In r
18. According to Senator Kitner the
men whom he met in Portland Satur
day were with one exception opposed
to the Idea of u general .property lux
for , the fair. However, quite a few
legislators are favorable to Ihe idea
of an Income tax for the fair and
Speaker llean of the house is prepar
ing a measure to that effect. Kven
in the Multnomah delegation there is
opposition to the property tax meas
ure. Senator Hitner has not publicly de
clared what his'own position will be
regarding the fair measutA, merely
stating that as presiding officer of the
'.senate he will have an open mind and
j No Wallula Cutoff.
As to the Wallula cutoff fight the !
I most important recent development is j
1 the discovery of the fact a law passed '
I by the IS 17 legislature provides that
When a primary road is designated by :
the state highway commission the!
vote in the commission must be una-
inimous. Therefore it is accepted for j
granted the present commission will j
not put tne vvaiiuia roan on the map i
as Commissioner liarrett is strongly
opposed to the cutoff anil Chairman
tooth is reported by Portland men as'
.having taken the same position in a
conference with them. Commissioner I
I Yeon might be favorable to the Val- (
llula road but the best advice available
lis that should he take such a position
j lie will lie in the minority.
This morning Senator Minor was
(called by phone by Secretary Hcther-
ton of the Portland chamber of com
merce in regard to the meeting lied
uled with the Portland chamber for
Hecember 1ii. Mr. Kitner informed
the I'ortland man that inasmuch as
the I'ortland chamber has a!i"a!
decided upon its attitude it would oe
; useless for a delegation to meet with
.them. The plan of the local cominit
Itee is to address any further rooom
imendations to the state highway omi
; mission, ignoring the Portland eliam-
her because
of t iie unfaiines
i nd
discoiir
shown ty the body
j mousi; to i cr, rn iif.i;s.
WASHINGTON. Iiec. 12 - (F. P.)
I The department of just -.- annoiinc
ed that the government w-ll Pure
,1'harles Morse, ihe .,.,v York ship
ibuilder h.-re t '-nioi rev.- lo face cl.-i--
cs in connection with his wartime
shipbuilding activities.
rr"'f"'n' , ., .M M
HAWTHORNE BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM AND
LINCOLN GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM ARE ;
WINNERS OF GRADE SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS'
CARRYING REGULAR
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN. PENDLETON, OKEGON, MONDAY
IN HISTORY OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST TAKES
LIVES, INJURIES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE
I
Mi
pi ssious 'will lie in the Klkslml
The louvf nt ions euniiniUec
e roittn. ,
of the
handling
compos-
Commereial Association
isft'airs and a sun committee
ed of Will iVnnetl, James .1
ae.d iny Miitloek has leen n
arrange the enterTainnieiu
hns J v. i
1:1 met) to j
features i
been an- j
s chair-
The tnastmastei has not yet
n on need. Hubert Simpson
man of the committee 'ariaii'4ins for
1 the auto iriii to the west end of the
LulI)tv
There will he many notable people
here for the sessions of the congress, !
including some federal reclamation j
men, members of tin legislature and
prominent inij;;'li"n men of the stale.)
This together with the fact many
il
subjects will tie discussed make
umiuitf
terest.
one out of four and Hawthorne
out of four.
The high school girls' inter-class
games will close afler a game on Fri
day evening between tho freshman and
sophomore g!rls. who will compete for
tho championship. ISneh learn has
won two out of the three games play
ed. The Juniors ami s"nlnrs, who have
o:ieh pii.yed three games, heve won
one out of each groan of thr
game!
2000 EMPLOYES OF BIG
KEI
Strikers Left Wagon Loads of
Perishable Beef Standing in
Front of Company Plants.
X K " Y
Two I noun
'His
Hid
, I ice. 12. (A. P. I
employes of 111'" I!ig
I Five paokc
j suddenly t
gon loads
s ill Now York quit work
day. The strikers left wi
f perishable heel' in front
of the company
ed report of ai
plan's. An nnl'onod
imniinent pay cut is
given as the cause of the walkout by
packer officials.
FOR
s the I
libeling a source of touch in-1
JRVE PACKERS QUIT
WIRE REPORTS FROM THE ASSOCIATED
FEARED FOLLOWING
Former Mayor Meade of Cork
Killed in Office by Two Arm
ed Men; One Was Arrested.
SFORADIC SHOOTING IS
REPORTED IN BELFAST
Ulster Premier Craig Charac
terized Situation as Serious;
is Violation of Promises.
lU'l'I.IN. Pec. 12. l". A
reign of terror by the opponents of the
Ml peace treaty. Is (eared (inlay ioi-
lowing tile assassination if former.
Mayor Me.ule i f Cork, and oilier up
risings. Sporadic sbootin:; was report
ed in I'.ell'asl. I 1st or Premier Ciaig
characterized the situation as very se
rious, calling the pact a violation of
the solemn promises made to I'l.aer.
I'l'nis, while declaring- I'lsler would
ma sworve from its ideals, oonsellod
prudence until ai'ler the ilciale in the
llril-sh parliament.
I'a mai d Prisoners' Kolcuso
lU'llLIN, I ice. r.- l r.i For
mer Mavor .baile of ol'rk, was assas
sinated -n his oi'I'iee by two anoed,
mashed men, one oC whom va ui -
i rented. . The nth. r lihh dovelopun i.u
'included:, J-'lil',t dashes' of armed
men with Ihe anger of spreading- a
(civil war; t'lsler I 'i emier t'ralg Is piv
! paring to niaUo a slalnaienl pi the t'l-
ster parliament today 'oa, Ihe Ir'sh
pe n treaty: union st labor is de-maiidiii",-
dial the pro'esliinis .'niprU
oned in connection with the Irish fight
in.; lie freed; I'lsler representatives
ate eonferirii,'- with the Sinn Fein re
garding; the possibility of I'lster Join
, iny; Hie Irsh free elate; lie Yalera is
; showing signs of abandoning his op-
position to the new peace pact, pro
; venting a complete loss of his prestige
j by starting to swing- in line wilh the
i majority lavoring- the pact,
! Katiiicaiinn of tlie new pact by ro-
land will cause the format ion of a per
. maiient. opposition party, which w;ll
continue fighlin:', for a greater mea-sut-e
of Irish liberty. Should the Sinn
rein parliament fail 1o ratify the umv
paol. then Ihey would suhmit .the
questdn to the people ill a. plebiscite.
PKI.IWST. I . 12. (A. P.I The
I'lsler p:.riy nieeiing becalm- sloriny
when I'remiiv S'i .lames t'raig repoii
eoot conversations he maintained an
unvielding altitude toward I'lster.
mmm
GOODNESS SAKE, THROW THE ROPE.
EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1921.
PLAYS WITH ARTACORD
-Myrtle 1,1ml supports Art Aeord I
"Winners of the West." a movie ver
sion of tile pioneer days of the west.
Mob of 2000 Women Storm
Mine No. 17 of Jaokson Wal
ker Co. Early This Morning.
ITITSIH'IMi, Kans.
I'.) A moli i j r 'J. nun
and relalives of th"
Hoc. 12. (A.
women, wives
striking Ilowat
mine number 1 7
coal miners, stormed
"i nif jaei.son winner company,
shortly ,i ft cr live o'clock this mornlm.
i and pn.'
mod the miners employed at
from i-ciiiriiing to work.
ho mini
mux wis il it l i i;i,.
TnPKKA, Kan., I )ee. ( f, X.
S.) - "lliraui, bring- in another scuttle,
of corn," doesn't mean another bum
per of corn whiskey. In this part of
I Kansas this winter. There- was a
bump, r corn crop this fall and I'arni-
' ineinseives Wltn all
oer supply nini a poor market. Alany
have a.inouncid llnir liilcnlmn of
burning their coin for fuel this wln-
iei. I! is eoeaper timn
fariu-u-s sa.
oul, the
fir. I!
i : sV
in' - i 'v. ,
i 5 nv;i i
i i t 'k l1
PRESS, UNITED PRESS "AND THE I. N. S.
FIFTH WEEK OF
E
Session Promises to be Most
Notable Period so Far; Im
portant Actions Imminent.
SETTLEMENT OF NAVAL
RATIO QUESTION EXPECTED
Signing of Convention by Unit
ed States and Canada to End
Yap Controversy Certain.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. (I!. P.)
The fifth week of Ihe disarmament
conference, starting today, promises
to he the most notable period so far,
The following actions are kniminent:
Settlement of the naval ratio
question; an agreement on the prin
cipal points of Secretary Hughes' iu(
va limitation program; lion fortifi
cation' of the Pacific Isles agreement ;
signing of the convention 'by the Fnll-
1 ed States and Canada to end tho Yap
I coin roversy. the Far k'uslern com
mittee's completion of the Chinese
problems; mediation settlement of the
'Shantung problom and tho ratified
Ition of the quadruple agreement by
the powers Involved, with the iidmiin
lislnitlou planning; to quash uny semi--
torlal opposition to the official I'nited
Stales ratification. '
Intends lo Com luce Senators,
WASHINGTON, hoc. 12. (F. P.)
President Harding Intends to con
vince Hie senators oppos'ng- the new
(quadruple Pnclfio agreement that the
situation demanded either allowing
the Anglo-Japanese alliance to contin
ue, which endangered Ihe I'nlled
States and prevented our disarming,
or the riiliflcathin of the quadruple
agreement, making it safe to d sarin.
Viii ( onlrovei'sy Seidell
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. (A. P'.)
The controversy between Japan and
the Flitted Slates over the Island of
Yap has been settled. Secretary
Hughes announced. Tho United States
gets certain definite rights In Yap, In
cluding cubic rights and an agreement
In l real y form which Includes all In
lands over which Japan has a man
dale in addllioii to Yap. The Japan
ese delegates announced their wllllng
r.ess to withdraw Japanese postofflces
from China January 1, 1U2;i.
. The llrltish delegates arranged to
leave for home December III.
Premier Vlvlnnl, bead of the French
delegation, and several of his delegates
plan to sail Wednesday.
The lirainatic Order of Knights of
Khorussan are getting u lot of fun out
of living right now In t'matilla coun
ty. Tile convention of the Knights of
Pythian for Ihe district of I'limlllla
county will be held here this evening,
and tomorrow evening the ''Dokkles"
will stage a big ceremonial.
The meeiiiiK tonight will open at
7:11(1 o'clock with Oeoige Root, district
depute grand ohiineollnr. In the chair. I
An address of welcome will be given
by K.lward J. Clark of Damon Lodge
No. 4, and l(u
response will be mad
..111 1 ... ...... I..
by otto Sapper .
quire rank will
ean.pilaten, and
of Hernilston. The es-
be conferred on two
following this, Waller
il. tJleuHon, grand keeper of records
and seals, will make an address. An
election of officers will be the final
I business of tin. formal session. Fol
Mowing this .meeting, the convention
j will go to Jolly's Inn where a banquet
j w ill lie served.
I The ceremonial tomorrow will af-ifol-il
1'elldleti.ll people the first op
Iporliinity they have enjoyed of seeing
Ihe special singe setting In the scene
J which is staged as a part of the pro
gram. The nt;i.re setting comes from
La lii amle where last spring It was
seen by several thousand people. The
I Woniliiiari-Faale ball where the cere
'lliniilal is lo be helfl will be open to
I both men and women from 4.110
lock in the afternoon until (i o'clock.
There will be a street parade at r:3ii
lock.
iwivik; vnov iu-:im; mif.
SAN FI!ANCIS'0, i,.c. 12. (I.'. 1.)
7hf reported saling of the Yap ca
ble l,y unknown authority, "probably j
Japan." is being IllvesCgnted today by
Ihe navy deparuio nt.
The origin of Free Masonry, or
even the names, cannot be tinted with
certainty.
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any other newspaper.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
NO. 10,003
People Flee From Homes in
Seattle District Following
Heavy Slides at Medico.
BRIDGES WASHED OUT
BY SWOLLEN STREAMS
All Available Pieces of Fire Ap
paratus Pressed Into Service
to Sluice Slides for Bodies.
KKATTLK, ,Iec. 12. (XI. P.) The
worst rainstorm in the history of this
section of the state continued Its silent
destruction today after three dayH of ,
steiidy downpour. Slides throughout
the city look a heavy toll of lives nnd
Injuries. Houses wero crushed, bury
ing wholo families under the slimy
ooze of mud. 1'eoplo nre fleeing from
their homes on Luke WanhJnKton
Heights following the slides at Medina.
Joseph Hoi'un Is known to be dead,
one whole family Is milling In Ihe
slide and two others are missing In
the (Ircat Northern train 27 wreck at
Skyl'iomlsh, when tho fast mall plung
ed through the gap into Miller river.
Hrldges are washed out by the swollen
streams all through the section.
Throughout the city firemen reported
narrow escapes when the housM they
were working oil were carried awny, '
Kvery available piece of fire appara
tus In the city has been pressed into
service to sluice out slides for tho bod
ies. .... - .
I loth slides Take Toll
A It KM DF.KN, Wush., Dec. 12. (A.
I'. ) Two men, ono woman and it baby
are dead and threo nre Injured as the
result of two slides on the demon's
logging company's railroad near Mel
bourne Inst night. The first slide car
fled the logging train engine and n
number of cars 2d0 feet down nn em
bankment, killing Engineer Oerahl
Willis, his wife nnd two year old baby
and Injured two brakemen. The sec
ond slide, half nn hour Inter, killed
lOrnest Olson, a member of the rnll
road construction camp rescue party
which had hurried to the scene, Injur
ed another and left u third unaccount
ed for. r
I'lriiiiM-ii ISnirlod by Slldei.
SKATTLE, Dec. 12. (U. P.) The
dead III the storm are: Joseph Horan,
bank night watchminn, who was
crushed when the slide demolished his
.home. Ills wife was not Injured. The
I missing are Mrs. Samuel Andrews nnd
her two small children, who wera
carried away when tho slide at Medina
struck their home; Samuel Hileman, a
mall clerk; (leorge Irving, A fireman.
Is believed to 'be dead In the Oreat
Northern wreck. The Injured number
la seme.
Tho Hiilnler valley nnd portions of
Millard and Yonngstown nre reported
to ho flooded, with the Durwumish,
Idreen, White, lllnek and I'uyullup
rivers flooded. The high line rond
between Seattle and Tacoma was
washed out In a dozen places and
strewn with alilKiioblle wrecks. Au.
tomoblle stuges were forced to stop
operations due to the slides and wash
outs on practically all the roads radi
ating from Seattle. Farmers every-
(Contlnned on page .)
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: I n I . WMtb iikWhlfUV
INJURY AT BASE OF BRAIN
THAT MAY PROVE FATAL
Maude Craig, young Indian
girl, received an Injury nt the
base of the brain which may
prove futal, Louise Martin, also
an Indian girl, was badly cut
and bruised and John Craig,
brother of Maude, received cuts
and minor bruises this morning
when a cur. In which the three
were driving to Pendleton from
the reservation, swerved and up-
'set on the road near the Ilittner
ranch. The machine is -a total
wreck.
Miss Martin was driving the
ear and in her haste to arrive In
Pendleton so that she and Mlsi
Craig would not he tardy at high
school, was driving nt a rapid
rate. Miss Craig was thrown nn-
der the machine and the basilar
fracturo resulted, while a wheel
passed over Miss Martin's body.
A gash was cut in her hand and
her head was bruised. Toting
Craig was not seriously Injured.
Mrs. V. A. Mumford brought
the three to Pendleton. Both
girls are at St. Anthony's hon-
pitnl nnd Miss Craig's condition
is critical.
HOUSES CRUSHED
BUI FAMILIES
UNDER SLIMY OOZE