MEDFORD MATL TRITE, MEDEfflfb, (fnEClOy, 'fgURSIlAY, MAY 21, 1925
r SIX
E. OREGON -TOWN THIRSTY HORDE
BY CLOUD BURS
Wall of Water Rushes Down
Canyon and Sweeps Over
Lexington, Morrow Co
Damage Estimated at $40,
000 Trains Held Up.
PENDLETON. Ore., Aluy 21. Dam
ne estimated at $40,000 wu dune at
LexfriKton, Morrow county, yetaorday
afternoon between two and three
o'clock when a torrent of water torn
down Waik Home canyon aft-r a
cloudburst and Inundated the IjuhI
neas and residential nection of the
town. No Ions of life wits reported and
pei-Honal injuries suffered are mild to
have been alight.
The water that raced down the can.
yon and throuh the town ranged In
do-pth from four to nix fH, unl Hh
force was Hufflclent to lift building"
from their foundatlonH and rnuve them
cotiHlderablo distancea. The office
building of the Pacific Telephone and
Telejcraph company was carried sixty
feet on the crest of the flood waters
and set down next to a bunk building-
The heaviest Individual loss Is said
to havo been suffered by the . R
Harnett general merchandise store.
DanniKO done to tho buildings and
stock by mud and water was placed at
$16,000. Tho A. I Iteach store's dam
ago wits placed at $000. A harneHK
shop, the postofflce building and
other smal building" were moved
from their foundations and damaged.
Trains were delayed last night and
communication wires were out of com
nilMsnlon following the flood. The
losses by reason of washouts of
bridges andv stretches of rond could
not bo ascertained. The highway be
tween Hoppncr nnd Lexington, a dis
tance of nine miles, was almoHt filled
with earth and stones that had washed
down the hillsides. Home of the stones
weighed several hundred pounds. The
highway was not closed.
The flood subsided quickly when
the water from Muck Horse' canyon
dralti'ed into Willow Creek, but a trail
of mud and waste was left behind. One
residence In town had a foot of slit on
Its floors after, the waters subsided.
Tho water system Is not thought to
have been damaged, and a compara
tively short time will enable residents
nnd business houses to hnve their
places back In condition. Rome dam
age to farm houses wnS dono up the
canyon.
IS WASHED OUT CROSSES LINE TO
T
She Ghallenges
Pastor to Bout
SWALLOW BEER
Ontario Flooded By Americans
As Beer Sales Open in Can
ada Hotels Overflow
Seats Selling at Premium
Kick Admitted.
NAflAUA FALLS, Ont., May 21.
((Four-point-four" beer went on sale
here this morning and thirsty Amer
icans flocked across the International
bridges In hundreds to sample It. So
many American automobiles came
over that parking cpace 'was at a
premium within several blocks of the
hotels where the beer was being sold.
Inside the beer parlors chairs were
all too few to accommodate the
thirsty.
Under the law drinkers must sit at
tables and In some instances Amer
icans offered to buy seats from the
Canadians who had arrived earlier to
sample the four-point-four.
The city, in gala attire, had the np
pearunce of a holiday. Flags were
flying everywhere and some of the
hotels were decorated with bunting.
Heavy Mains In Stale.
EUGHN10. Ore., May 21. -Rainfall
an far this month totals 2.(1 Inches, ac
cording to reportp this morning of the
local weather observer. The uveruge
rainfall for the entire month of May
over a period of nix years Is 1.1K
niches. The Wlllamotto river rose J.'
feet this morning due to ruins In the
upper valley areas.
RORKHURQ. Ore., May 21. Rift
ing clouds and great patches of open
fiky this morning gave promise of a
fine dny for the opening of th Rose
hurg Htrawberry carnival. Weather
for the pant week has been rainy nnd
cold hut Indications today wero that
the storm had passed and that n mild
clear day could be anticipated.
PENDLKTON. Ore.. May 21. Rain
that started falling about five o'clock
ycatorday ufternoon continued thru
out the night, yielding a heavy precipi
tation, Tho fall . wns general over
Umatilla county and will prove Inval
uable to tho range hinds nnd to the
t area's widespread wheat lands. Par
ticularly valuable at this time. Is the
heavy precipitation In the west end
of tho county, where. In the lighter
noils, the t'OHccdcd wheat was already
Buffering from drought. Tho rain was
lint heavy enough In this county to do
nny dnrnngo ns far as can he ascer
tained this morning and the crops ns
far as Is known are not damaged.
OTTAWA, May 21 (Ry Associated
Press.) Kight hundred resorts thru
out tho province of Outarla, arid
since wnr days, wero invaded today by
parched residents, Including thou
sands of Americans, for "four-by-four"
beer, which became a legalized
article of commerce. From various
pojnts nlong the International boun
dary line came reports of a thriving
business among both Americans and
Canadians from the hour the bever
age legally went on sale, seven
o'clock, throughout the day.
The border hotels announced they
had lung since sold out reservations
for tonight's business with a majority
of reservutlon-purchascrs Americans.
Kurly reports from thirsty A mer
ioans said the new beverage was not
only "wet and drinkable," but that it
was "all that could possibly be wished
for."
The only note of pessimism from a
wet viewpoint was uttered by Wayne
R. Wheeler, general counsel of the
Anti-Saloon League of America, who
'Is In Buffalo.
He poohooed all wet optimistic re
ports and said that "Uncle Sam will
I observe tho experiment with his
tongue again t his cheek and continue
tut speed up dw law, enforcement."
Niagara Falls, Out., reported that
("American invasion Is on," announc
ing that seven hotels with selling per
mits had their bunds and their
drinking rooms full in remedying
the American drought that streamed
aci'OHS tho International border afoot
and by - motor, Americans, In many
I Instances, were offering to buy seats
from foresiKhtcd Canadians as the
. law provides that the beer must be
sold only to those seated at tables.
indsor, Ont. J dispatches said the
early mad rush via ferry from De
troit hud not been realized but the
beer dispensers were certain that the
Dotrolters would crowd tho boats long
before nightfall. Similar reports
I came from Fort Hrle across tho line
from Ruffalo. International Falls,
Minn., announced a "great American
'invasion," into Fort Francis, Out., the
I thirsty ones arriving not only by mo
llor car, horse and buggy and afoot
but even aboard a "beer special," of
the Duluih, Winnipeg and Pacific
railway.
Parking space for motors was re
ported scarce and selling' at a prem
ium because of the automohlltais' rush
for the ' grand opening." ,
When Mrs. Rcna Elrod, mem
ber of Illinois house of repre
sentatives, voted for a bill legal
izing boxing, the Rev. Thomas
R. Qunyle of Oswego, 111., called
her, she was told, a "political
Sappliira, the female counterpart
of Ananias," in discussing her
stand. Now, -she avers, she
wants to engage in a boxing bout
with him and make hiia eat his
words.
ELECTED LEADER
' PRESBYTERIANS
COLU.MRPS, Ohio, May 21 Dr.
Charles R. Erdman of Princeton this
afternoon waa elected moderator of
the general assembly, of the Presby
terian church of the United States
of America. He was one of three
candidates nominated.
Dr. Kfdman was elected on the
second ballot. His election is re
garded as a victory for the conserva
tives. Dr. Erdman received 470 votes on
the second ballot, it took 454 to
elect. j
Dr. Iapsley A. McAfee of Berkeley,
Cul.. received 420 votes on the sec
ond ballot and Dr. Harry C. Rogers
of Kansas City, 10. .
Dr. Erdman was given an ova
tion, the Commissioners rising In
their seats and applauding and
shouting as tho result of his victory
was announced. Dr. Erdman sought
the office us a candidate of the
"peace party pledged to restore har
mony In the lresbyterian church by
quiet, orderly methods." He is a
professor of . practical theology at
IMineeton university. - "
Mrs. Johanna, Buchko
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KLAMATH FALL8, Ore., May 21
After thlrty-slx hours of the heaviest
rallfall recorded In Klnmalh county In
more than a decade, the storm passed
late last night and a warm sun greeted
residents today. Local forecasts point
to continued fair weather.
U. S. TRADE COM.
WASHINGTON. May 21. (A. P.)
Will in m E. II u m ) i rey, n ewest
member of the federal trade commis
sion.' In questioning the right of the
senate to direct It to gather infor
mation for the senate, has drawn
from Senator Borah the statement
that the commission should be abol
ished. Indications are that efforts
to that end will be made at the next
congress.
The senator, comment Ing on an
address by Mr. Humphrey before the
convention of the I'nlted States
chamber of commerce yesterday, said
"It is perfectly apparent" tha't the
commission, "is not Koing to be of
any service to t he country."
Mr. Humphrey had derlareil the
commission had received from the
senate several resolutions request- j
Ing investigations not directly relat-
Ing to alleged anti-trust law viola
tions, with which he said tho com
niinsion is primarily concerned.
Mentioning resolutions by Sena
tors Shlpstead, LaKullette and Nor
rls, he said:
"It Is dearly" npparent that the
primal motive In all of them is poli
tical; to advance the personal for
tunes of 'some person, party or class."
,lf the commission must respond to
every resolution of either house of
oongres. he declared, "then it would
be entirely within the authority of
either house to use the commission
absolutely as a publicity bureau to
spread such propaganda as the whim
of the hour might dictate."
"In the Interest of economy and
peace in the business world," Senator
Borah said. "It would be bettor to
abolish" tho commisrison. "After a
commlssKion of this kind comes under
the influence of politics and political
pressure from the outside. It can be
of no possible pervlce to the people."
lie. declared the commi.sslon is no
longer a protection to the nmll busi
ness Interests, "and tho purpose of
its creation can not under existing con
ditions be realized."
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j Rl ALTO !
NEW YOKK. May 21. Christened,
with a bottle of spring water by
"Snow Pnby." the daughter of the
late Hear Admiral Peary, the Mac
Mlllan alrnlano carrier. Peary, was
FEZ. French Morocco, May 21 (By
the Associated Press.) It wns ad
mitted in military circles here today
that the meuaco of the lilffians under
Abd-El-Krlm, who recently invaded
PORTLAND, Ore., May 21. (lly the
Associated Press.) It, F. Josselyn.
former president of the Porllaud
Klcctrlc company, who for some time
has been a Christian Sclenco practi
tioner, dropped dead this afternoon at
the home of a patient he was treating.
Josselyn, who wns i7 years of age.
had climbed a flight of stairs to
enter the apartment of the patient,
nnd expired Just nfter entering the
room. Josselyn had engaged In va
rious political campaigns in Port
land In recent yea rs. He ran for city
commissioner and for mayor but was
defeated. He was born In Hnyworth.
III., Februnry 1. 18.18. Ho came to
Oregon In 1907. He married Miss
Ida M. Conrtiight at Chicago in 1X8F.
Hhe and two daughters survive.
.... . . . i. nim-iii-n 1 1111,
stontnuiK iow..ra noaion immy nn .u PrB,.ch jiorocro .., lho Snnnlsll
first 1PB of Ita trip to IHp Arotle. ,R m()r0 B.nve th(m ha(, ,,,..
M.-8. Murlc AbnlKlto I envy "'"'"Uomilv been stilted. Kvory possible
foril wielded lho bottlo to namo tlio ,,. to ,Uml with the situation nt
ship for hor fiithor. nitiiliiiiim cost of life and mutiny Is
Tho christening wns witnessed by being taken,
n dlsiliiKiilshert roup of nnvy offi- Tho rninimlBn owilnst the Rlfflnns
eors. ofthers of the National fleo- u,out to enter upon a new phase.
Kiaphle soi-lety. Commander .. Oonnld General lli-eusch. Marshal hyniitey's
II. .Miie.Mlllan and friends of tho chief of staff, announced that tho re
I'eary family. , Inforcoments thus far received will
suffice to cover tho whole front, per-
TAMPRlt WITH JCItfc.
(Continued from page ie.)
that the story which he told in his
mother. Mrs Anna Koch of YVuuke
trnn to the effect that the ease auiiMt
Shepherd was u frame up was alis.i
Juti'ly true.
"While also In a sworn statcni'Mil
ndmlls he never sii'q Shepherd at Kal
ninn'a school and that there never
Was any live typhoid norms In that In
stitution." Mtvwart ictd O'firlen self they would
jiot be surprA-d If Kalimin sent word
that he wanted to talk with them.
WASHINGTON. May 21. (A. P.) mittiiiK the troops, to pass from a
1 The first comprehensive exploru- passive to nn active defense and en
lion of llaffln island, the "land of aiding tho French to throw back the
many lands." which lies sprawled Invaders.
out for looo miles with points and I French military works nre nenrlnR
promontories and ureal lakes north completion. They include vast has
of ljilnador and southwest of flreen- tlona and ciirtnins. proteclliiK a. not
, land across from la vis strait la one work of highways and railroads.
of the alms of the Mac.Mltlnn-navy
arctic plane expedition this summer. ,! key Is lnjnivd.
Discovered 3411 years ago ny sir iam n.i.r.. ivy., .nay n. w.
Marlln Prohischer. the IhiKllsh navl- P.) Karl Pool, pockey. riding Afrls
gator, scarcely anything moro Is In Ibe Hrst lace nt Churchill Downs
known of It titan In that day. says this afternoon, sustained three
a statement Issued by Ihe National broken rllis In n bad spill In which
tleographlc society which Is one of two other Jockeys were Injured. It.
ho ,,,,i r tiio exnrdltlon. I Zucchini and 11. Pinko, tho other
A vast virgin field there awaits Jockeys were severely bruised, but
the expedition's cumera. not hurt seriously.
I " "Uaffin Island," Ihe statement do-' ' -
jclaied "is the third largest Island
in the' world. Australia and (licetl
liiii'l sni i;islni,- II.
1 "r.afl'lu Island has resisted thor
ough exploration l,y virtue of Its
ivaslness. It Is larger than any statej
of Ihe I'nlted Stales except Texas,
nnd would make ulniosl four New
England!." I
TONIGHT THEN GONE!
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In a modern story that
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The Attention of City Water Users Is Called
to the Following Section of Ordinance Now
y , ; in Effect
Scc.';i. , Each 5000 square foot o.r loss with house having one kitchen and oc- ,
- cupied by one family, with or without bath, toilet and sink......$1.75
Each additional family or kitchen : 1.00
Sec. 6. All extra area of either lawn or garden in excess of 5000 square feet
' adjoining or used in conjunction with any residence shall he charged
at the rate of ten (10) cents per hundred square feet or fraction'"
thereof, which charge shall be payable .Tune 1st of eacli year.
If said amount is not paid it shall .become delinquent as other '
water charges become delinquent, and in case it is not paid the water
for the balance of the year shall be shut off, not only upon the area
in excess of 5000 square feet, but also upon the residence to which it
is adjacent or appurtenant. ..
Sec. 10. On the failure of any owner or' consumer to comply with the rules
and regulations hereby established as a condition to the use of city .
water, or to' pay the rates hereby established on or before fifteen ',
(15) days after the same becomes due, the water supply to any
owner or consumer SILVLL be shut off by said city without notice
until such time as payment is made of the amount due, together with
the sum of one dollar (-f 1.00) additional as penalty for the expense of
turning the same off... , .. ..
Sec 17.' Water will not be furnished, except through meter, to any premises
where there are defective or leaking pipes, faucets, closets, or other
fixtures, or where there are water closets, or urinals without self
closing valves, and when such leakage or other defects are discovered
the water shall lie turned off by the city until repairs are made.
All tanks are required to have self-action float valves.
Sec IS. Consumers shall keer all pipes ftnd. faucets on their respective
premises in repair at their own expense and will be held liable for
any leakage and all damage which may result from their ftiiluro to
do so.