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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-23

Three Kentuckians were in a'fight
over a dog. The dog is alive because
he ran away and hid. All of which
proves that brains will triumph in the
end.-Johnston Democrat.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-06-23

The sympathy of the world goes out
The fool-killer., 1920-02-01

You will read in one column of your
daily paper that Russia amt got any
money, and that her credit is no good,
aad that she 10 right up against it
all around. And then right kefdab
over in the next column YOU will read
about how the thousands Of pald Boil
shevik agents in the Ualted States
are a~bundantly supplied wish Ras-
sian money, and they are going to
buy the whole United States with it.
Now the question / want answered is
this: If the Russian home govern
ment is financially busted, where in
the name of Peet does 1t get so much
money to supply its paid agents in
this country? One statement or the
other must be a slight deviation from
the truth.
The fool-killer., 1920-02-01

body punished for what the guilty
soul did?
O. Doh, the soul was punished
too.
H. T.-How was it punished ?
0. DIT died.
H. T.-But I thought you claimed
that the soul was immortal and
couldn't die.
Q. Do. it didn't die litterally-it
just died spiritually.
H. T.-What do you mean by dye
ing spiritually?
O. D.--I mean-I-mean-well, I
can't explain it, but it died somehow.
H. T.-And yet it remained alive?
0. Dyes.
H. T.-What was the soul made out
of?
o. DIT wasn't made, exactly. It
was just a part of God.
H. T.-Can a part Of God die spirit
ually? Will God send part of Him.
self to hell to torment forever?
O. Dill - dunno. - I hadn't
thought of that.
H. Tiff the soul was the con-
scious and responsible part of Adam
the part that sinned-it ought to have
borne all the penalty. If the body
was not responsible part and had
nothing to do with the sin, why did
the body have to die too? Was there
two separate penalties passed upon
Adam, or was there just one?
O.. d. reckon chere was just
one.
H. T.-An right. And does the
Bible anywhere describe that penalty
in plain words SO that we can know
exactly what It consists Of?
9. d. don't know as it does. ]
don't remember any place.
II. Ibid you ever read Genesis
3:1e9 There God Is going into de-
tails and telling Adam exactly what
kind of . death He means. In Gene
sig 2:l7 God tells Adam that tf be
dliisstebleeYy.all: be be must It dties pbat. God does
not sppeecnfyy at- that place Just ust what VIA
the death consists Of. But II Genesis
8:19 He does. I guess God mpst have
been talking to the soul Of Adam If
that was the part that did the sin
ning-and He says, "For dust THOU
art, and unto dust shalt THOU re-
turn" Then the immaterial immortal
soul that Ia a part Of God and can't
die, and yet does die, must have been
made. out of DUST, wasn't it?
O, D.-Excuss mel just now re-
member an engagement that I have
to meet. Goodbye.
The fool-killer., 1920-02-01
DEBATE
Between Ortho Dox and Henry Tick

Oftho Dox-YeS.
Fl. TIFF Adam had not sinned
would he eve have died?
O. D.-No.
FL. T.-Then he would have been
immortal, wouldn't he?
O. Dyes.
FL. T.-But it turned out that he
did sin, and as a result of that sin he
died. That proves that he was mortal,
don't it?
o. Dyes I reckon it does.
Fl. T.-Well, now, you have declar-
ed that Adam was immortal, and you
have admitted that he was mortal.
Which is correct? Was Adam Great
ed mortal Or immortal?
O. D.-Both.
Fl. T.-How is that?
0. D.-Why, his soul was immortal.
md his body was mortal.
p. T.-How do you know that his
4rpul was immortal?
O. D.-Why, I just know it.
II. T.-Yes, but HOW do you know
~
O. Doh. can't explain. but I just
know it. Everybody knows that the
soul Of man is immortal.
81. T.-How did everybody find it
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The fool-killer., 1920-02-01

Any one of the numerous seditior
bills that have been before Congress
would have suppressed the circulation
of the Holy Bible.
The fool-killer., 1920-02-01

Postmaster General Burleson could
not go to the Jack-Ass-O nion Dinner,
and so he sent a letter. But his postal
service was so rotten that the letter
didn't get there. either.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
Continues Search
For Second Trunk
In Murder Mystery

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. July 3O,-City
detectives. aided by Lieut.. John p.
Smith, chief of the Detroit homicide
squad. today continued their efforts to
find a second trunk in the belief that
its contents would disclose additional
evidence bearing upon the Detroit New
York murder mystery Location of this
trunk. they said. would end their search
for vital organs missing from the body
of the young woman found in trunk
in New York and might furnish some
Leroy, the alleged murdered.
avenue, who told the police yesterday
that trunk similar to the one for
which they are looking was delivered
to her home about June Is, assisted In
a search for two negroes, who, she
said. had brought the baggage TO her
home She was positive the trunk bore
no name. that It had been previously
sent to Fort Myer, Va, and that II was
addressed to her house Search of the
depots of the American Railway EN-
press company and of several other
freight carriers revealed nothing early
today Lieut.. Smith intended to leave
yesterday for Sturgis. Miss, the girl
hood home of Katherine Jackson. al
legged victim of the trunk murder, but
he said this morning he might re-
main here for several days In the hope
Of finding another trunk
From Sturgis Lieut.. Smith plans to
visit Nashville in his efforts to trace
the movements Of the Jackson woman
prior to her arrival in Detroit.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
RIDDICK WILL HEAD
NEW RIVER LINE PLAN

river and navigation committee. Mr.
Hunt said Friday they were business
men who were arranging preliminarles
for each town and landing along the
proposed route to guarantee its pro
rata of freight and tonnage They are
keeping in touch with the big Memphis
$1,000, 900 project.
A telegram from New Albany, Ind,
says:
Representatives of new company
which has been organized at Mem
phis to operate a line OF steamboats,
been visiting points along the Ohio
river below New Albany in an investi-
CATION of conditions.
They are visiting places dependent
entirely on the river for transporta
ton to ascertain the probable tonnage
CT freight that could be expected from
such points. At Tobacco Landing,
is an extensive shipping point for farm
products, a thorough investigation was
made.
The proposed new boat line is stir
ring New Albany commercial organiza
tions in the promotion Of the improve
ment of river shipping facilities, and 1t
is expected that a warehouse and tram
way will be constructed this summer"
Chairman Hunt upon reading this
telegram said:
THAT'S fine business, but I am not
advised OF the identity of these repre-
sentatiyes.'
Advices from Florence, Ala. in the
Memphis territory, state that the Flor
cnca Chamber of Commerce, business
men and planters began this week to
form a 100000 corporation to buy,
build and operate line of barges and
steamboats, on that end of the Ten
nessee river.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
NO SHELBY COUNTY
LAWS FOR ACTION
Call for Extra Session Not
to Include Any
Measures.

No measure affecting the city OF
Memphis or Shelby county will be in
cluded in the call for an extraordinary
session of the legislature to be issued
by Gov. Roberts some time between
now and August .. This has been de-
cided by Mayor Paine after consultation
with friends of the administration and
the other commissioners.
Mayor Paine said he had thought
that something should he done about
the attack on the juvinile court but
he has decided that even that can wait
until the January term and let the
new members from Shelby decide what
is best to be done in the matter.
Mayor Paine added that he did not
care to encourage an effort that seems
TO be going on to get another ticket
in the field against the candidates
nominated by the Democratic eXecu-
tive committee end indorsed by the
citizens committee. He is OF the opin-
ion that II the city should ask some
special legislation on the part OF the
opposition would make an effort to
eXaggerate 1t and seek to array SEN
timent against anything that might be
attempted.
The city has quite an ambitious pro-
gram to offer to the regular session and
to he acted upon by an entirely new
body. w. p. Armstrong, Judge Il. Il.
klewer and the city commissioners are
busy looking over amendments to the
city charter and investigating the pro-
posed legislation originating with other
sources. There has been some dispo-
sition to reorganize the city board Of
education but II is understood that the
city administration takes no stock In
the program
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
DAYTON REJO|CES
OVER NOMINATION
OF GOV. ]. N. COX
Holiday Declared for Home
Coming CeIebration-FuII
Program Of Festivities Will
Continue Until Late Hour.

DAYTON, O., July 30.--Choice OF
their fellow citizens. Gov, James M.
Cox, as the Democratic presidential
nominee, was acclaimed today by res
idents of Dayton, and other portions
of the Miami valley, They Joined her
by thousands IN nonpartisan home
coming demonstration for their dis
tlnguished native son
A civic parade at 2:3o o'clock today
was the main feature OF the celebra-
ton. Hours before the parade crowds
lined the court OF honor flanked with
high. white, decorated pillars, and Gov.
CoXs reviewing stand in front Of the
courthouse.
Speeches were hanished from the pro-
gram and the crowds turned out in re-
sponse to requests for laying aside of
all partisan feeling and rejoicing over
the selection of one of their friends
and neighbors as the Democratic stand
ard bearer.
For the tribute to the governor. to-
day, was a half holiday throughout vir-
tually all Dayton. Stores, factories,
banks and public offices we're ordered
closed at noon and Dayton homes
poured out more crowds, From middle
town, Hamilton, and other Miami val
ley regions. where Gov. Cox lived part
OF his life, others came.
Elaborate floats were features OF the
parade, together with the renowned
Rainbow DIVISION" and Meteor bands.
The latter, from Piqua. Ohio, became
prominent at the San Francisco con-
vention. About SO floats. representing
various civic organizations some de-
picting the career of Gov. Cox, were
In the parade
Assigned a prominent parading place
was the Cox boosters club, which made
the trip to San Francisco. The boosters
had vivid uniforms for the occasion.
Fraternal organizations, some OF which
boast Gov. Cox's membership, and la
bor bodies also had positions In the
line,
SO that newspaper employees could
march, Gov. Cox's plant Issued only an
early edition.
Lavish decorations blazed throughout
the city, and flags and banners be-
Cox, although the likeness of Senator
Harding. his Republican opponent, also
beamed on the festivities.
Daylight and night fireworks were
other features of today's program with
band concerts in several places. The
streets were festooned with electric
lights for evening illumination, the cell
ebration was the only break scheduled
today in the governors preparation OF
his speech OF acceptance, which was
interrupted briefly late yesterday by
a visit with Senator Walsh. OF Massa-
chusetts, who has been prominent in
| Democratic senator's advocacy of res
| ervations TO the league of nations. The
| subject. however. was not discussed
with the governor, according to Sen-
| ator Walsh. who promised his unre-
served aid In the Cox campaign.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30

T. K. Riddick, well known lawyer,
will probably be the chairman of the
river and navigation committee of the
Chamber of Commerce with George
Morris, E. r. Leech and G. p. j.
Mooney editors of the daily newspapers,
as vice -chairmen. The special nomi-
mating committee of the whole COM
.mittee, composed of NJ II. Hunt, l., X.
Salisbury, Jack w Gates. W. r.
Prescott and F. N, Fisher, was to rec
ommend the names of Riddick, Morris.
designated, at a special meeting Fri
day afternoon at O'Clock in the Cham
Der of Commerce. The committee will
most probably thereupon vote to con-
firm the selection unanimously.
The selection of Mr.. Riddick was
made necessary by the inability of w.
w. Mallory to serve as chairman and
and his notification that he could not
accept the post the special nominating
committee was appointed to select
another man.
The task confronting the new chair
man and his aides viii be to raise
a total of $l,50OO00 toward financ-
ing river steamer lines out of Mem
phis both north and south The chair
man and his aides will also plan for
the expenditure of this sum, securing
steamers, arranging for dockage facii-
tiles, and incidental matters. The to-
tai sum sought will not be asked for
at one time however, and present
plans of the committee call for the
raising of the total sum in four in
stallments.
Promoters Of a new boat line from
Memphis up White river as far as
Newport, Ark, have already conferred
with. NJ, II. Hunt, chairman of the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30

furnishing and cqupping. The total,
exclusive of the property price, has
been estimated at $65, 900
Architects say the building will be
much more complete than the usual
hospital, having two gymnasiums, five
examination rooms, a large laboratory,
an X-ray room, two waiting rooms, a
restroom, thr ae ms SSage rooms. "a large
modern plaster room. for fitting plas-
ter casts. two large dressing rooms, and
several showers, There will also he "A
suite of offices in the front Of the
building.
There will be two runways for pa
tients who have to be moved in wheel
chairs. DR.. Campbell says that the to-
tai will be about 40 rooms Of all sizes.
He says that one OF the greatest eX-
pehses connected with his specially is
the machinery necessary, Many times
1t is necessas# to make artificial bones
of all sizes, shapes and descriptions.
This requires a regular machine shop,
with expert workmen, who are as at
home with metal as with wood. one Of
the features OF the hospital will be its
dental department
Dr. Campbell has been in Memphis
fer II years. moving here in June Of
1905. He has made for himself a name
and a reputation. He was the moving
spirit in the conception and erection OF
the Cripple Childrens Hospital school,
which is partly a charitable institution
for deformed children. and which has
been doing such wonderful work for
the year and half II has been In op-
Grafton. Or. Campbell gives many
hours day OF his time absolutely free,
to the children being treated there.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
Big Times Certain
For Guests During
Merchants Session

The program for entertaining guests
Of the Cotton States Merchants asso.
citation during their convention. August
10. II and l2. Is now complete. accord
ing TO Information given out Friday BY
c. II. Albright chairman Of the enter
tainment committee.
Commencing on the Monday night be-
fore convention opens the guests who
are In the city at that time viii be
provided with tickets for prize fight
and battle royal which will be given un-
der the auspices OF the Southern Ath-
letlc club at their club, Main and
Winchester streets. The bouts will
commence at S:30 pm. and while defi-
mite information of the events can not
yet be given out. 1t is assured there
will be a good program,
For entertainment Tuesday afternoon,
theater tickets good at the four prin-
ciple moving picture houses will be
furnished
Tuesday night the guests will be ta-
ken for a boat ride on the Mississippi
river. the steamers Idlewild and Prin-
cess having been chartered for this
purpose. The boats will leave the
wharf, foot OF Monroe avenue, at S
pm, returning about l0:30 pm. There
will be plenty OF music and dancing
on the boats and upon their return to
the city the guests viii be given the
privileges OF the Alaskan roof garden
Wednesday afternoon, the yearly fea-
ture ~ the Cotton States Merchants
convention, which has been so success
full since the beginning Of the organiza-
tion, the annual barbecue served in old
fashioned Southern style. will be given
at Overton park. Fast Trezevant ave-
nue. entrance. Even street car tickets
will be furnished to go out and return
and the barbecue will be accompanied
by band concert, community singing
and Opcn-air dancing.
The guests are urged TO go to over
ton park early in the afternoon, espc-
cally those who have not before Wis
tied II as a splendid surprise is in
store. After the barbecue the guests
are again invited TO finish their eve
ming at the Alaskan roof.
Thursday afternoon. August l2, after
the business session, which VIII close
at | o'clock all guests will he furnished
with tickets for the Southern league
baseball game at Russwood park. Mem
phis playing against New Orleans. The
game commences at 4 o'clock. The
Alaskan roof garden is open free for
guests Thursday night
The opening session OF the convention
Tuesday. August TO- will be accom-
band and during the Wednesday and
Thursday sessions there Will be inter
spersed vocal selections by the best
singing talent available in Memphis.
Every event incident to the Cotton
States Merchants convention is free to
guests among whom Il ~ expected
there viii be merchants, bankers and
other business men Of all lines from
all sections OF the South.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
.SOV|ETS PREDICT
BLOODY CIVIL WAR
Proletariat Triumph Will
Throw U. S. and England
Into Revolution.

LONDON, July 30.-That the triumph
of the proletarlat involves bloody
revolution, that to achieve 1t in Great
Britain the workers must prepare Tor
civil war, and that the day is coming
when communism, sweeping through
Europe and enlisting the Eastern ma
tions in the movement would meet
Great Britain and America in mortal
conflict, are outstanding points in a
long communication to the British in
dependent labor party from the Third
internationalc at Moscow quoted by
the London Times.
The communication was made in re-
ply to ~ questions sent to the Moscow
internationale by the Independent labor
party one of these questions was:
How does communism differ from 9TH
er forms OF socialism, To this the
no other forms. There Is only COM
munism. Whatever else goes under
the name Of SOCIALISM is either wilful
deception by the lackeys OF the bour-
geoisie or self -delusion by persons who
hesitate to choose between the prole-
tariat and the bourgeoisie."
Another answer reads in part:
1T is most unlikely the bourgeoisie
will surrender its power without a
struggle. Therefore the workers OF
Great Britain should prepare. not for
an easy parliamentary victory, but for
victory by a heavy civil war
"Civil war" world revolution" and
profound distrust of parliamentary ac-
tion appear in several Of the answers
The concluding part OF the document
as quoted by the Times. says
at Is probable that when throwing
off the chains Of the capitalist gov.
crnmcnts, the revolutionary proletariat
OF Europe will meet the resistance o
Anglo Saxon capital In the persons ot
British and American capitalists who
viii attempt to blockade it, II is ther
possibe the revolutionary proletarlat o
Europe will arise in union with tn.
peoples Of the East and commence
revolutionary struggle. the scene o
which will be the entire world. to dea
the final blow at British and American
capitalists
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
Pleasure Riding
On Main Street
VIII Be Barred

Keep traffic on Main street moving
every minute were orders given traf-
fic men Friday by Lieut.. Vince Lucarini
In inaugurating campaign against
people who pleasure ride up and down
the main stem afternoon and night.
Twenty five men, some Of them prom
inent business people, were to face
City Judge Barker Friday afternoon on
various auto charges, the majority being
Main street infringements Of traffic
ordinances.
The 25 were brought in Thursday aft
ernoon in roundup by Sergt. Herring
ton, the officer who gained fame by
arresting Commissioner of Police Ed
gar and Police Chief Joe Burney for
having no license. tags on their autos.
The charges most are for turning on
Main street, but a good many are
for stopping inside safety zones.
According to Lucarini numbers OF
autoists have habit Of proceeding
slowly from one end of Main street to
the other. turning around and pleasure
riding back. The trip Is made any
number of times and this Is going TO
be stopped, he said.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-30
LIQUOR~AGENTS
SEIZE VESSEL
Authorities Charge Importa-
tion of Whisky From Cuba.

NEW ORLEANS. La. July 30.--Fed-
eral prohibition agents today seized the
American Sugar Refining company's S
steam tanker Dulcino, on which it was
alleged 48 cases of whisky were re-
Gently discovered. The vessel is being
held in $1,000. 900 bonds.
l.. T. Powell, captain of the Dulcino,
and ]. l.. Jensen, a steward, were held
under $4,000 bond each. The libel,
filed by the United States district at
torney, is the first Of its kind here
under the Volstead provision which
renders a ship subject to seizure when
used 20 violate federal prohibition
laws "4
The vessel came to New Orleans
from Cuba several days ago with a
cargo Of bulk molasses consigned to
the Chalmette refinery. She was
boarded 20 miles below New Orleans
by prohibition agents.
Scattered in various parts of the ves-
sci from the Dilge to the forecastle, 1t
was alleged, were found 48 dozen quart
hotties Of whisky. No one aboard would
admit ownership.
The Dulcino Is q 1851 ton tanker
yalued at $3.50 900