Sherman County observer., July 30, 1920, Image 1

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| ESCAPING PRISONERS SOVIET GOVERNMENT
Drs Morgan & Wilkie K ill OREGON SHERIFF AGREES TO ARMISTICE
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D E N T IS T S
OREGON
Dr. C. E. Gard
Pendleton. Or.— T. D. Taylor, sheriff
of Um atilla county, was shot through
the breast an d-fatally wounded Sun­
day afternoon when six of seveq pris­
oners confined In the « u n ty >11 made
their escape. Sheriff Taylor died f^ur
hours later.
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tiation With Poles.
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London. — The Russian soviet gov­
ernment has accepted Poland s pro­
posal for an armistice and has order­
’d all bolshevik commanders in the
field to arrange ipr negotiations to
•hat end Immediately, a wireless dis­
patch from Moscow stated.
- The prisoners In the Jail-break were.
Nell Hart, Indian, aged 12. held In Jail
Russia’s reply to Poland’s applies'
after a duel wltTf Tayl<jr»*nd Deputy Ion for armistice negotiations brings
Sheriff Marin In the hills neat Keith in sight a possible solution of ouo of
!ast week, and who faced charges of he most serious crises which Europe
grand larceny and attempt to kill; has had to face since the conclusion of
Office in the Bank of Moro build-
Jim Owens, Indian, aged 29, caught the armistice with the Germans In
in#. upstairs.
with Hart; Jack Kathle, 22 years old. November, 1918. *
held on robbery charge; Albert Lind­
The official world of allied Europe
OREGON gren. alleged check raiser; Richard has been stirred to Its depths and un-
MORO,
Patterson and Lewis Anderson, held on lIsguiBedly alarmed over the sweep of
bad-check charges. All of them were the soviet armies through territory
awaiting grand Jury action.
held by the Poles to the very borders
The prisoners first overptyvered jf Poland proper, with a menace to
DR. W ALTER W. HART
Jake Marin, a deputy sheriff, who had Warsaw and the virtual wiping out of
enured a cell to-bring the prisoners Poland as a nation looming up to the
their dinner, and then led by Hart, tba allies as possibilities If measures were
Indian, they made their way to the not taken to head them off by giving
Vogt Bid#.
sheriffs office and began a search for ifflcient and speedy aid to the War-
»aw government.
T H E D A L L E S , - O R E G O N guns and ammunition.
Hart evidently obtained a rifle
which he loaded and, accompanied by
two of the other prisoners, left Tay­
lor’s office.
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Taylor and Guy Wyrick, a friend,
were Just entering the sheriff's office
when they saw Owens and Patterson
PhysicianJand Surgeon.
rummaging the drawers In the search
Seattle.—The problem of Japanese
for ammunition. They rushed the
Immigration was discussed from half
prisoners and Taylor threw Owens
a dozen angles by witnesses called to
Moro, Oregon.
down. Wyrick overpowered Patter
»on. Then Hart entered the office testify at the.hearing here by the
Office in residence... , with the loaded rifle and shot Taylor. bouse of representatives’ committee
Immediately after they obtained the on Immigration and haturallzatlon.
guns the prisoners fled from the Five members of the committee, head­
building. They then made their way ed by Representative Albert Johnson
Residence phone M 72
to the O. W. R. ft N. railway tracks of Washington, chairman, were pres­
where they boarded an eastbound ent.
Office phone 463
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Governor Hart, the first witness
freight train.
The fugitives rode the train Tor called, testified that heads of the va­
(our miles, getting off at Mission sta rious state departments were Instruct­
tlon. Prom there they fled into, the ed by him a year or more ago to pre­
pare data regarding Japanese entry
timber.
One of the escaped men. Ainen Into all lines of business, the schools
Lindgren, alleged check raiser, was and commercial enterprises of the
captured
near Cayuse Monday morn­ state.
Office opp. Hotel Sherman
“I trust the next legislature will
ing He was asleep when the posse-
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O R E G O N men descended on him and put up no enact some legislation with teeth In
fight-.-
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„ It to prevent property holding by
Lindgren la believed to have ban no aliens,” the governor Btated.
Judge Thomas Uurke of Seattle, ex­
Phone
Hours by Appointment band in the actual killing, although he
told officers that the plot was hatched counsel for the Great Northern rail­
several days ago. The fact that he road, was of the opinion that a limit
left the others and played a lone hand, should be placed on the number of
clean, at least, of killing. Is felt to be Japanese allowed In this country.
the sole reason why he come back to
Japanese control approximated 20
per cent of the retail grocery business
Pendleton alive.
of Seattle, according to E. S. GUI, ex-
credlt manager of the Seattle Produce
MORO, ORE.
association, who presented statistics
gathered during his own investigation.
Lumber reduced 30 per cent.
New price list just started.
May advance soon,, due to fall demand.
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today’s Prosperity into Such Seeded Buildings
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Manager W. K-. Johnson of the Tum-A-Lum Lum ­
ber Company Moro office states he is now working on list
num her 12 which is the third and latest decline in lum ber
prices this yeer.
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Ho further says much building is being
action is taken and building plans are not left till the last
m inute as is usually the case.
Local carpenters and contractors are now already
DEARING HELD ON
JAPANESE QUESTION
busy and in many cases have much work ahead.
Almost
certain advances in lum ber prices and scarcity of labor
will make the “last m inpte” builder wish he had planned
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and started I earlier.
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“Size up your crop” and plan “after harvest build­
ings now, is Manager Johnson’s advice.
The Tum-A-Lum
l’lan D epartm ent furnishes in 48 hours when required a
plan and« estimate of cost of buildings for Homes and
Farms.
J. Carlos Choralej, ID .
No obligation to buy.
Manager Johnson has the
Tum-A-Lum plan books of homes, pictures of interiors
and farm buildings which h$ will be glad to explain.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
DR. C. H. JOHNS
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talked of this year, but th at shortage of cars and workmen
may delay iall building u n til bad weather unless early
D E N T IS T .
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D r ; C . L . P o le y
Lower Prices Lumber
High Prices Crops
I . 0 . Taylor of Umatilla, Coun­ Bolshevik Commanders Order­
ty Lotos Life in Fight
ed to Arrange for Nego­
With Fugitives
Office on First street.
Phone Main 83
MORO.
F rid a y .
Orn,„ 5 o c
Read this offer
backed by
Tum-A-Lum Capital
of One Million Dollars
We furnish Complete Plans for Homes and Farm
Buildings. Our G uaranteed Price for ALL
m aterial covers every th in g needed in our line.
NO Extras. H aul back th e m aterial left aver
and receive credit.
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No mail order bouse ever made a sim ilar offer.
Chiropractor
OSc. « R-ide.ce.
I ROBBER HOLDS UP
CALIFORNIA STAGES
J a m e s s te w a r t
Railroad Officers and Union Labor
Leaders to Testify.
Chicago—Sixty-four railroad officers
and union leaders were subpenaed to
appear before the federal grand jury
in connection with a probe of the un­
authorized walkcut of railroad workers
here in April.
Anicng those for whom subpenas
were issued were John Grunau, presi­
dent of the Chicago Yardmen’s asso­
ciation, and H. E. Hadding, head of
the United Enginemen’s association.
These two organizations were formed
at the time of the April walkouts. .
Others included were R. J. Brooks,
Portland. Or.; Ira E. Thomas. Salt
Lake City, and C. S. Christopher, su­
perintendent of terminals of the Chi­
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road.
I rate on wheat desired
Earthquake Shock Wakes Los Angeles
Los Angeles—A sharp eartliqunke
shock woke Los Angeles at 4:12 Mon-
iajmnorping. Reports to the telephone
and telegrnph companies and to fire
and police departments indicated it ap­
parent
felt chiefly at Los
Angeles and in a lesser degree at Ingle­
wood and Relondo beach, the former
about twenty-two miles distant, both In
a southwesterly direction.
Immediately following the first
shock there was a wild jtxodus from
hotels and dwelling».
TheO.Beletski, D.V.S.
Move to Bring Montana Crop to the
Pacific Coast Started.
Olympia Wash. — Recommendation
haa been made to the Interstate com
nercc ocmmlsslon by O. O. Calderhead.
-ate expert of the Washington public
■ervlce commission, for establishment
of an export rate for shipment of the
Inters tai« Stocl inspector
Montana wheat crop to Pacific coast
Examiner of stallions for License
•jerts, It became known here.
Establishment of an export rate
VASCO,
O R E G O N proportionate to the rate to the At
Telephone Main 502
lantlc coast would tend to divert cara
io the west and assist In relieving the
»resent car shortage, it was said.
VETERINJARIAN
D r . S anders
Ole Hanson In Court Clash.
. M oro, Oregon
Chicago.—The
taking of testimony
n 361
I In the trial of 20 members of the com
•uunlat party ended in flares of feeling
From attorneys and witnesses. At oue
To'My Patron«: If you cannot get me nolnt Ole Hanson, ex-mayor of Seattle,
direct by phone at Moro, please call Foaa Wash., was led from the courtroom to
Co.'« garage, who will promptly notify and a controversy between him and
me when I return to town.
Clarence Darrow, of counsel for the
lefense.
VETERINARIAN
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Caaketa and Robes always on
«Mud; special supplies and caskets
ordered at any time
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Sam Briibine, Moro, Oregon.
L U M B E R CO.
JURY PROBES RAIL STRIKE
Fresno. Cal. — Four autoraofllle
stages en route to the Yosemite valley
filled with passengers were held up
and the passengers In two of them
robbed of money by a lone out­
law at a point on the mountain high
SHERMAN COUNTY
way about a mile and a half from
Miami lodge In Mariposa county. As
near as could be estimated, the robber
Address: MORO, ORE.
obtained aboout >350. The robber es­
caped In the brush and a posse under
DEPUTIES
3herlff Al Turner of Mariposa county
was searching the mountain country.
L . Schadewita,
D( Jo« Sounder«,V.S
The robber had thrown a log across
Kent Ore
Moro. O re.
the Toad arfd when the first stage
W . H . Meyer, W m ? o ,
reached it he suddenly appeared from
the underbrush on the mountain side
_ - | above the road and commanded the
passengers to remain Ini their seat«.
He was armed with a rifle and had a
flour sack over his head.
STOCK AND DDiND INSPECTOR
T Ü M -A -L Ü M
rhlbltlo^Cuta San Francisco Arreata
San Francisco. — Arreata In San
vanciaco have been cut nearly In two
luring tlx» first year of prohibition.
Navy Department Commandeers Oil.
San Francisco, Cal.—The navy car­
ried out its threat to seize fyel oil
from four California oil companies
which had refused to sell at tpe price
of >1.72 a barrel fixed by tho navy.
Six destroyera, with a total capacity
of about 500,000 gallons, wero loaded
st the Associated Oil company plant
here under protest, after naval cffle
lals had declared tholr right to take
the fuel,
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Greek« Take Adrianople,
tendon.—The Greeks have occupied
Adrianople, Recording to an announce
went made In-the Athens newspaper»,
and forwarded to the Exchange Tele­
graph company.
MORO,
OREGON
« Materials and Plans for Homes and Farm Buildings ”
REBUKED FROM THE PULPIT
Hog Valued at >40,000 Is Dead.
that a surcharge of 50 per cent be
Kansas City, Mo.—’’The Yankee,” a
made on Pullman fares; that excess Poland China boar owned by E. L.
MRS. T. G. WINTER
baggage rates be Increased 20 per cent Ellsworth and son» of Ooldfleld, la.,
and that milk tariffs be Increased to and purchased for >40,000, died sud­
the same level as freight rates.
denly. according to word received here.
Should the full Increases proposed
and those previously asked for be
THE MARKETS
granted, existing freight rates would
be advanced 36.9 per cent and the na
Portland.
lion’s freight bill would bo Increased
Wheat—Hard white, >2.50; »oft
by >1,355.370,675.
white, >2-48; white club, >2.45; hard
The total which would bo added to winter, >2.48; red winter, >2.40; north­
the passenger revenue under the rail­ ern spring, >2.50; red Walla Walla,
way executives’ plan would be >233,-
>2.43.
827,982 annually. Pullman charges
Oats— No. 3 white feed, >65 per ton.
would go up >43,639,344 a year; the
Corn—Whole. >77078; cracked, >79
revenue on milk would be Increased
080. .
>8,662,089 and excess baggage charges
Hay—Willamette . valley timothy,
would be advanced by >1,420.995.
>29 0 30 per ton.
Tho plnn advanced by the railroad
Butter Fat—68c.
executives disclosed that they had esti­
Egg»—Ranch, 46c per dozen.
mated the wage award at approximate­
Poultry—Hena, 18 0 26c.
ly >626,000,000 instead of the >600,000,-
Cattle—Best steers. >10.60010.90,-:
000 figured by the labor board.
good to choice. >100 10.50; medium to>
good, >9010,
Mra. Thomai G. Winter of Minneap­
ACT ACCEPTED Hoga—Prime mixed, >17017.50; me
olis, who waa choeen president of the FEDERAL
dlum mixed. >16 60 0 17; pigs. >120
Federation of Women’» Club».
Vocational Rehabilitation Acceptance 15.50.
Proclaimed by Governor.
Sheep— Eaat of mountain lambs. >11
Salem, Or.—Governor Olcott, in a 011.50; valley lamb». >9.25010.25.
proclamation, accepted on behalf of the
state the federal -act approved June
Seattle.
Wheat—Hard white, No. 2 hanf
2, 1920, providing for the promotion of
vocational rehabilitation of persons white, aoft white, white club, norther»
disabled in Industries or otherwise and spring, hard winter and red winter.
Washington.—To provide an addl
>2 50; red Walla Walla, >2.45.
their return to civil life.
tional revenufi necessary to meet the
Uay_Eaatern Washington timothy,
ilnder the governor’s proclamation
$6X10,000,000 Increase In wages awarded the state treasurer 1« appointed cue- ,>86 0 37 per ton; alfalfa, >32.
by tho railway labor board, the rail toifian of all federal appropriation»,
Butter Fat—58 0 60c.
ways of th$ country proposed to the and shall receive and provide for the
Egga— Ranch, 42047«.
interstate commerce commission that proper custody and disbursement of
Hog»— Prime, >17.35017.85; medi­
lUaaenger rate» be advanced 20 per all money paid to the state from the um t o ‘ ohoica, I 1 6 .I I 0 1 U I ; PH»r
cent and freight rate», 9.13 per cent,
ADVANCE IN RAIL
RATES REQUESTED
in addition to the
#14 per
cent pre-
federal appropriation.
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Pastoral Admonition, Gently Convaye ,
Should Have Been Enough fo r ,
Even Choir Boya.
The pastor of a «mall parish In »
New Jersey town waa known fa r an
wide about the countryside for hla
quaint way« and eccentric habltn. I ! •
had a small choir which he augmented
on special occasion» with hoy» from
the neighborhood. These recruits were
sometimes unruly and he did not al­
ways find It easy to hold them within
the proper bounds.
In the course of a Chrlatma» morn­
ing sermon aeveral choir boy. began i to
eat peanuts surreptltlouely and the
crackling of the a h .ll.w a » plainly
audible to the congregation. A t « « t
the rector paid no attention to toem.
but finally they got on hla
Pausing after an lmpaaaionate out-
or oratory, he fixed hla gaze
b v > t t of
.»w .jly upon
them and thus addreaaea
aternly
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them In reproving tone«:
•*Boy»—you choir boya, I mean. ”
you must eat peanut» to
£ " ¡3
oh, please, do not crunch the eheua.
then turning again to the congregation,
he resumed hla discourse.
-H a lle * Old W olf Call.
The old wolf hunter’s call w__
In France first and afterward to Eng­
land, but there are no wolves to
land now qnd the bugle call haa
forgotten to both countries, therefore
we “paint It green and can IT our
own.” French waa spoken to English
court circle^ so the titled wolf
used the French cry of ”hab la toup
or ”a’ Ion loop” (loup being
nounced loo), the cry being ”a la loo;
the English put on the
and m adelt
halloo, and we made It hell-«, which
la an American expression.aa
taiaphops girls luww,— Boys Lire.
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