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HIE ONLY SMALL DAILY EDITION The act arts run of restcrday'a 3,292 Daily This paper l a member of and audited ky ths Audi l Bureau of CircuUlivoa, . cotjstt omcuL papf4 j. VOL. 34 r BLOOD? i IT EXPECTED aV . OVERFLOWING RIVERS IN m MI1WST n Ii Worst Flood in History is;: Reported . at ; Beardstown ; East Peoria is Threatened. LIVESTOCK DROWNED ' x And crops destroyed Men at Naples ; Lose Fight ; Against? Flood; 200 Fami lies Forced; to : Uplands. CHICAGO, 'Apry MWl!,:: P.): Following, five week of dully mln the Tlvere In the- Mississippi. Ohio and; Jlliifouti basins urc overflowing today, causing millions of dollars of damage. Intense Buffering and sweep ing a path of. disaster through the east ct.ntral section.,.: Livestock has 'been drowned, farmers, frustrated in .crop planting, railroads disabled, and whole towns inundated rendering the economic situation gravu- from tlioir homes. v l'"ttrmcrs fere suf-t ' fcrlrtg th' heaviest. .'osH 'through ! drowning of livestock and lateness of f planting duo to the (0119 siege of f rainy weuthcr,. 1 Damage is the most oVehr along the Illinois rlvdr where the levees are giving wuy before, the hoavy water prostuire which tallowed thousiinda of acres of valnaple land to become flooded. Beardstown, III., population 8000; accustomed to floofls foi- ears, reports , the highest water in hiiitory. The levee protecting East l'eorla also is threatened. Lowlands alonir the Jndlun rivers are. flooded with heavy loss of livestock nd win ter wheat. The Wisconslir river le veed .irr being guardud against the banl;V..U stream, . llains continue unabated. -; -,u ,".: ,r -: 1 ' IevtM! Br'kljig. ' fF.OHIA, ' April 16. if. T.)) Flood .waters sweeping; down the Illi nois river, havo made thousands homeless and caused $5,000,000 dam age. - The -weakened levees are Irckingr everywhere, valuable' lands inundated, railroad lines crippled and th'usands fleeing from the worst fl'iod since J91S. . - '", - 1 ; , liiver Tliree Iih'Ius Iliglier; ' (, j 11E4RDSTOWN, 111., .; April 15. (A. P.)---Th Illinois river was three more1 lnchos , higher li . the . streets here today, . Many citizens declurcd thoy . Would stay to the last. . V . I 0,000 Acres Inumlatccti. CAIRO. (I1J.. Aiirfl 15. (A.:. P.)V ' A break, occurred, in the levee . at Grand Tower .today, and the swollen Mississippi ' spread r over. 5,000 acres of cultivated land, it wus 11 feet f Continued on page I.) 000 RIOT "FUNNY WHAT A DIFFERENCE A Tracing backto the day of . the Civil War girl. She wore an Easter boncnt with wide crown swathed In ostrich feathers. "A few flowers peep- ostrich plumes cascaded down over a gray silk and trimmed with shy pink sailor bonnet with pert, crown and d through on a irim of black Utffeta brim Just wide enough to cast "a sha- roses. This gave a youthful look and wiuc brim. Ostrich feathers droop above and white silk underneath, ' dow 'over the brow. ' '- apepaled to the'youth.of that day. . .. ed far down over the side, '..." '.'. ..." ."---'.'-".. ..,-,.. .. , ., , ; '-----. DAILY IN AFRICA 1 1 mSkmmi) - " -"-'"--' hrtj - . . . C r EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THEj OREGON LA U N D R EY MEN "S ASSN. PENDLETON GUESTS " Members of the executive board of the Oregon Laundry- men's Association are Pendleton visitors today and held a meet- Ing this" afternoon after visiting me Domestic and Troy Launary plants this morning. Plans - rURCES ARE . HHIi MrU.rMtna? tiUoyd George Launched Drive and 13, were made. Ijtundrymen who are here are E,' L. Wieder, of Albany, president;' S. AV. Lawrence, of Portland, vice-president; V. A. Bpeer, of Portlnnd, secretary; R. J. Gilbert, of The Dalles,' treas urer; Lloyd Scriber, of La Grande, Jurtics 'Welch of Pen dleton and Itnlph Meyers, of Portland, other members of the board. John Tate, of Antorlni one of the' most prominent laundrymen In the state and an ex-president of the association, with Jack PiH'lson and Ed Moore, laundry machinery salesmen,' are other visitors. Mr. Snclson Entertain ed for the laundrymen at break fast this morning at Hotel Pen dleton, and this evening the par ty will be guests for dinner ut the home of Mrs. J. F. Itobln snn, when Mr. Welch and Don ah lioblnson will be hosts, ;i . . 4 '.''. ' j ! I- . f A I t ' I . i I, SOLICIT CONDEMNED 4 .,.'S'J: BY rniiMiY pfiiiMPii i UUU Ml I UUUMU.L' yc Glen Dudley' Elected President ' e"f",to"nil",tb!a t0,! Jhllt I!1'ssla . . ,c""s",l will fully recognise all debts contract pf Organization - Of Legion ; ed previous to the war by the old Rus ... to ' ' Hhin reiiinie, thus satisfying I France; i onr roBis nepresenxea. froIU .thiH bus)s tmnsacUona for offset- , ' ' );f- ! ting Russia's debts, with her claims ' Jt decision to cooperate In exaniln. 1 against the allies would be carried on. Ing;, candldutes for- naturalization, j Russia maintains these claims are for condemnation of the practice' of al-' damage Incurred In the. various antl leged members of the' American Le- bolshevik campaign would more than glon in soliciting funds from residents offset claims against her.' The British and the launching of plans whereby j were concerned today lest the. wide- the Beven posts of the" cdunty may work together In securing work for worthy members were some of the ac tiong taken last night by the county council of the American Legion. The officers elected last night by tho four posts which were represent ed at the meeting are: President, Glen Dudley, Athena-tVeston post; vice-president, H J. Klngslcy, Hermls- ton post; secretary-treasuror, Cyril Proebstel, adjutant of the Pendleton ,pusi. ine represenuiuves in auena-i ance and the posts they , represented were as follows: Athena-Weston post. Glen ludley. Dr. C- H. Smith, Arnold Koeppke and C. L. McFadden; JEcho post, I. M. Peterson and C. S. Mudge; Hermiston post, E. J. Kings ley and C M. Voycn; Pendleton post, Dr. F. A. Llcuullen, Cyril Proebstel, Tom Keating, Tom Murphy and Joe' Harvey.1 . , 1 Men who claim to ' he ex-soldiers who solicit financial assistance came j in for heated condemnation from the delegates last night, and 'during the' uiBcunsion mat ensued several glaring 1 .1 . . vrnntlnued ,on page I.) . , s gaucy, to, say the least, was the be feathered -bonnet worn by fair Easter paraders a half century ago. ' White ' ' ' Miss 1872 MUs 1802 " ' . , Mis 1892 Miss 1902 " ' Miss'1912 ' ijMiss 1922 . " : V y J ' lxvx 'x CARRYING REGULAR DAILr EAST 0KEG0N1AN. PENDLETON. OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 15, 1922. RUSSIA AGREES TO ASSUME DEBTS OF OLD REGIME j " Fflr AflPPPmPIlt for ArmV' . w.. ...... , Holiday' in FlirOIlP ' LUI UJG. , BRITISH DELEGATION DENIES, DEADLOCK 'We Are - Building a Bridge Across But : 3 TUrbUlent -Stream ! there will be ' at Wast two candl . . 'dates for the' Job of county trenKUr r App "ProOrGSSinQ ' i 'n ne 'cpubllcan party. Charles K. ; . . ' a ('ramrton, present, iiu'imibont,.. filed (1EJ.-OA, April 10. (U, P.) Allied and Russian delegates to the econom lc conference this afternoon reached a , ant und served as. deputy wliile Miss complete agreeJilerit on the llquidtt- j atnOraco 'A. Gilliam' os treasurer. Ha tion of Russia's old debts, soviet. dele- iwas appointed to succeed Miss Ollli gates agreeing' to recognize the valid-' am when she" resigned. . .' tly of all Russia's debts contracted Mr. 'I)e Hart is also an .accountant previous to the War. . This is regarded jnnd is at present .employed by the as a victory for Lloyd George, who Pendleton Cash Market.'- He ' has hopes to-make a successful conclusion resided In I'mntiUa .county during the of the debts tninsactions previous to past, four years. He desires to have tljo recogh'.tion df Russia, and finally,! o ruVUS'l'llO)!' 01 uuonMi, iiu Ainu,,., , ) 1 1 ah creemept..w htfroViyrocaii IJ iittons 4)l''dge7lhems?lves ; from at-J 1 icking each , other for u term of ten 1 fo ah reeinent..-w l!troV.y,. E.UlWSfln The basis of the compromise agree ment Lloyd-liporife hjus to effect his 'spread reports of a deadlock In unof ficial negotiations here would defeat Lloyd George's aim and prevont hlmi from returning to London with an other triumph to use against foes seeking his downfall. Lloyd George In an authorized statement today said: 4"We are building fl bridge across a lur- bulcnt stream. It is. a difficult job. but we are' making headway."' The British say the situation confronting the conference as a result of confl'ct- ing Russian and French claims on debts is ".Very dollcato" but - deny a deadlock. ' ' '',:.- , "Army Holiday'' Plan OEXPA. April 15.-rtT. P.) Pre mier Lloyd George today launched a drive for agreement under which Eu ropean nations would pledge .them selves, to refrain from attacking each other for a period of tn years. The plun whereby the rest ' of Europe, would be able to resume relations wjth Kussia Is first preliminary to this aim. ' ' , 1 '"""o1 "B ween picuim iiieoi dent of the Raymond Rotary club and j Claude House is secretary."; " ': i. i ; her Quaker gown, and bonnet would the Miss of 182: Soft straw covered wilh WIRE REPORTS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, UNITED PRESS AND TIIE L Kl - .x -a i n mr v - i n IN IRELfli 01 EASTER; ILLINOIS Buying Power of Western Farmers Greatly Increased WASHINGTON, .April 15. ( S.) Agricultural conditions In the western- and middle western states t have improved a hundred percent during the wat,iriv months. Eugene .Meyer, managing director of the war ifonowing hu, t trom. 1M Mcr reported th fanncrH ftmt I greater buying 1 power, were produc- m c,'l,a cheaper and that prospects for ug crol8 was good. Ijtbor is eheap and bunks U good condition. T FILE FOR TREASURER his petition for nomination this mor ning, and shortly after noon Herman H. He Hart also a republican, filed. Mr. Crunstbn is ah expert aucount- printed on'. the fjullot opposite his J,"1,.!V"' TPPv tejJKla. Koul wwd. LIU1I VO UUI.V. iO UIMU , - CliVUlUIL r 10 outfldo fateiHjWts." Fl Ti DIED AT John T. Van Orsdall. aged 00, a former .Pendleton resident- who left here In 1907, us found dead In his. bod yesterday morning nt the home - of his daughter, Mrs. William A. Hem nielgaru," at the White. , Oak .arm a few miles north of Rldgeflcld, Wash ii'.(!ton. , it Is believed cerebral hem orrhage was ;the cause of his1 death, llu was In goud health apparently the night previous to his death, tie yftts born in Ohio April a, 1862. -V- . V. Bi Van brsdall fed made his home at the 'White Ouk .farm since last June. Ho came to Oregon 38 -years ago und for some time HYcd in Pen dleton. ' He was the husband ofIr. C. C. Van Orsdall, rnnd guardian of the Neighbors of Woodcraft, whji has been an Invalid for some time at the White Oak farm. He was a member of Harmony lodge Xo. 1 A. BJ and I A. M.. thirty-second decree, Scottish Rite, of Portland, and Woodman, and Rallies Jodg.es of Pendleton, .. j , . Funeral arrangenivnt have not been completed, but services will be under auspices of the Masonic lodge of Portland and interment will be In Rose City Pnrk cemetery. Mr. Van Orsilall is survived by his ldow, 'a 'duughtor,' Mrs, 'William A. Hnmmelgarn, both of Rldgeflcld, two brothers. .George Van Orsdall and Perry Van Oi'sdall. both of Pendleton, and several gtnn1ehlldre.n!. ;!; 1 FEW; YEARS MAKE" - - - - Iiitroduosng the last word In chlc neK and dash. It prevailed just 30 years ago on Easter morn. 'Twos a POSITIONS AND SBZ1KG continue msiNGmmmit, IS THIRD DISASTER AT PILOT ROCK Bucket Brigade, FormetL in Effort to. Combat Flames That Destroyed Elevators. BELIEVE FIRE TO BE ' OF INCENDIARY ORIGIN All Losses Were Covered by Insurance and Some Grain Being ..Salvage. IS A $10,000 lose In wheal, warehouse building and equipment owned by Henry W. Collins and a $15,000 loss In wheat, hay und warehouse owned by the Pacific Coast Elevator Co.. was sustained when a fire of unknown or igin, the third large one to occur within the past three months, broke out ut 2 a. m. today at Pilot Hock, burning In addition to the warehouses 1D0 tons of coal owned by tho .Pilot Rock Lumber Co., about Ji.'OO worth byalw, Cunningham Kheeu Co.. and six box ears and a field" F ' gondola, the property of the 0. vy. R. 4- K. -One end. of the Farmers' Mu tual warehouse wus tlahiagcd also. . t , 4, Will Itcbiilld. . ; ( All fosses were covered by Insur ance, dnd some of the Paclflo Coast ElovatorlCompany'a grain ' Is , "being salvaged. Roth firms announce that they will rebuilt In the same location, - A bucket brigade, made up of Pilot Rock "people, fought the blaze. Their efforts 'saved the Furmers' Mutual warehouse. .The Pendleton fire de partment rushed 600 feet of hose to the neighboring city bat efforts to save tho two warehouses were unavailing. ' Pilot Itock people believe that the firo was of Incendiary origin and sus pect that 'a flro fiend Is responsible. The two other1 fires which took place during, the past three months, one de stroying store buildings and the other a warehouse, occurred ut close to the tamo hour In the morning. , GIANTS SCORE 11 RUNS IN FIRST INNING TODAY NEW YORK, April 15. (T. X. K.) -Tho Olants fell upon threo llrook lyn pitchers in the first Inning of the game here, scoring 1 1 runs,' The feature of the bombardment Was a triple by Ross Young with the bases full. ; ',. .", ' .".-; .' i-OKTIiAK if MARRKT. PORTLAND, April 15. (A. P.) Livestock, eggs, steady, butter firm. Work has begun on th new water Works reservoir at Walla Walla, which the pacific Coast Paving company is to construct at ft cost of $176,000, Like the headgear of proud cava- Hers was the hat which the early wentleth century glrb, wore on Easter mom. There was a wide brim of flower embroidered silk and a droop ing ostfjeb. feather; at the aide, S25.00O OPPOSING REGISTRATION BOOKS TO BE CLOSED APRIL . 18 AT FIVE O'CLOCK Voters in Vmatilla cuunty who are at present unregistered or who have moved since the latest election should call at the office of County Clerk.lt. T. Brown and register If they want to vote. j The books will be closed Tues- j day rvoning, April 18, at five o'clock. " l No one can lie registered who j Is less than Jl years of age. ! ltesidence of six months In the state Is necessary, and any i change from one 'precinct to an- other of residence entails . tho ; necessity of a new registration. ) The registration is nominal,'! according to Mr.. Brown. PROTESTANT HOSPITAL COMMITTEE IN CHARGE Enthusiastic Response is '. Reported From - -Those ' 'Thus Par. . .Solicited. Tho request .for fuuds . 'for 'the Protestant , Hospital to be?erected in l'ent)leloh is mooting with) an enthu siastic response, .From; a score or more of tn.cn thus fur sollciteill' there have been practically no refusals, Sume'')f "tlioeMvho"iftve:; tib.wrtui'd' nay tliey will double thclf sufiscrlj)- tions or more if necessary. ' The -committee. Is 'positive the moe wlU'sue otcd and that the hospital will be' Uuilti The ' committee Wilt femain steadfastly at. work until' this is ac complished." ;' ; ' The foregoing statement was Issued at noon today in behulf of the orr gunlzatlon work for tho tnew hos". pltul. .t : ft' ', .;;;f C .,::'.':".;-. ", The following is a-copy of the let ter of endorsement glyen' by the Commercial Association to the com mittee on arrangements, for the pro- posed hospital to he built und under the manugt.ment of , the . 'Frotestant Hospital Association! ; "To Whom It May Concern: ', "This Is to certify that the request oftho General Committee represent ing tho Protestant Hospital Associa tion of 'Pendleton,' Oregon, for the endorsement of the Pendleton Com merclal Association to solicit donati ons for a new hospital lias been fa- t vorauly. acted uiion by the Hoard or Munagers' of this oi ganlxallon and this letter Is issued so that accredit ed committees rilfcy go among mem bers of this ' Association soliciting1 their support, "Yours very truly, .' "(Hlgncdl C. I. UARR. , . . . ' "Secretary," MEXICO 8EXT XOTK. WASHINGTON, -, April 15. Secre tary of Stato Hughes sent a note to Mexico In an attempt to settle differ ences betweon that country and the United BtiUea. The note's whole tenor portends an early" agreement tietwecn tho two nations and America's recog nition of tho Obrcgon government. - IN EASTER BONNETS Only ten years ago yet Miss 1912 peeps ut us from a bonnet that would "pp,ear ""Z " y- largo with parasol brim of flowered Milk and gracefuLostrlch leathers cov- erlng thj brim. J i," DAILY EDITION The East Oregoniaa Is Euteru Ort roe's greatest newspaper and a soll lC force gives to the adertT over twice the guaranteed averags paid cir culatioa in Pendleton and Umatilla county of any other newspaper. . 00TJITT7 OmCUI. PJLPZ2 , NO. 10,110 " "i rr x ; ' . BUItB:;:EB auih Arthur Griffith Determined to i .-:'- ' 1 . ' ,. ' Hold His Fro-Treaty Meet ing at '. SI igo" Tomorrow; FIVE KILLED SINCE , THURSDAY. BY , SNIPERS Two British Warships Stand. ing Off biear Ireland , as a Precautionary Itaurc. Dt ltLlN. April 15. (C... ,P.) With four" courts, one o( .tho; prln vlpal pubiio bulldlnvs,'' in the Irlsli . rebels hands, 'a; bloody 'dash' betwetu pe X'alera and the free state .taction Is ' feared ' wlietl ' Arthur "" tfrlfntU speaks at SMgo on Easter Sunfluv, & Hllgo,' the ' free slate .troop .,are-. .In possession ,'of the Juil,- wnlle -uriuea republicans Hold tho .town i-ull, the ovurt. .Jtouse. nd.. oLoer bulldihya, Me spit this readiness for, battle, Orlf- fltli iiiFlsts upon iroing thrmiRlr with liln"plaiiH. vX bloody clualil Is .feared, ' " Dewiopmeirts AwWtMl. LONDON; April 15. 1. P.)Dc velophients 'luf Irebmit 'over ' Ksrtrr oa'o awahtaid aijsiutwiy J- L - 'h repubHftittii, -selilT of f'ir cooi ,s ill Dublin und1 Arthur Uri'U-hs' ootor mlnatton to oid his1 pro-frcaty meet ing In- Sllgo; tomorrow oVei:, the de cree, of the looal Irish republican commander. .''R will be a surprise If Sunday passea -" In 1 Kllgo ' without trouble. ' ''y -yV ' ; , i Ituildings ftciiflj., i -BEl'AST, Apill 15.i(A. X'.) In surgent lrlsh republican forces. - are strengthening their hold'; un.fillgo. Republicans followed up timtr scinuro yesterday of the post oftlce.; towa hall, guild hall und barrufta . until now they control vjituully every po sition .of vnntaso. . V ' " t Warships Arrived, r BKLFAST, Apill 15. (A. V. Two Urltlsh ' war hips ., iiri'lvsd , at Lough tiwllly, northwest of London dorry, aa a precautionary unasuio, . , ,rrv.' "."':: v- B13LF.VHT, April 15. (I. 1' Five are dead since Thursday from , snipers' bullets. , Fighting between tile (!uthollc und I'rotestant ferflons conllnjicd throughout tho night. t "Irt'laiul AniMil tamps. LONDON, April 15. (. N. 8.) Dublin, Hllgo and Helfust sre armed camps while the whole country views with the deepest alarm the approach of Faster Sunday, which tf believed to bo the dute set for. a.' coup against tho ' Irish proNtsloiml .: government. Kastertlde is the anniversary- of the Dublin uprising of 1816. Uut six years ego the Jrlsh' were united against the Urltlsh. ,,To-: day they are arrayed aguinst each other,- : ;.. .' ... . . ..- ... ' (Continued on page J.I i ; Here we are, up to date! . Ostrich feathers after a run of 60 years, have W"-' And Milady the nee- BteP iorth ta nn,Ue 1j0, : f of woven straw with eluvium vt cvlur ?ll!t m& ft " ' - oirin I!) uu