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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
CHIEF RINGOLD KNOCKS ON WOOD
AS NOVEMBER PASSES FIRETFSS

November passed without fire or
fire alarm being turned in i'm PEN
dleton, Fire Chief W, F. Ringold re-
ported today The fireless November
| is believed to hang mp a record for
many years and is attributed to the
increased attention given to fire pre-
vention instruction.
The last time the department was
called out for blaze was on October
"a, so the period of abstinence from
fires today reached 81 days For this
time of year this, too, is believed to
near n record. The mildness of the
season, which has made extremely hot
fires in homes unnecessary. is given
credit for keeping down the fire haz-
ard.
Chief Ringold knocked on wood to.
day when he told Of the 81 fireless
DAYS, With Christmas coming on, the
department is taking on a more vigil
amt attitude, Rather than have to re-
spond to alarms, however. the chief is
busy visiting merchants, giving advice
about decorating windows and placing
of wires and inflammable decorations
Members Of the department fre,
quently make inspection tours OF al
.leys and open spaces in rear of stores
in the business district 10 see that rub
bish is kept from accommodating. These
precautions. together with care in
placing electric wires aud tihsel or
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
PendIetOn Dealers Announce
New Declines Bringing
Building Material Mark A.
most so Per Cent Under High
DROP OF PAST FORTNIGHT
GAINS IN ACCELERATlOM
Cement and Brick Only Slight
Iy Cut But Paints and SINH
lar Requirements of Con-
Struction Join Movement.

Declines in the prices Of lumber.
shingles and lath. which in some in
stances almost cut in half the figures
that prevailed when peak prices were
in effect. We're announced today BY
Pendleton dealers in building mate
rails. Shingles and lath took hard
er drop from grace than did ordinary
building lumber.
During the past fortnight there have
been steady decreases in lumber. the
dealers report. The trend downward
has been in effect several weeks. gain
ing in acceleration. coincident with
this decline came announcement that
few mills on the coast are operating
at present.
Cement Largely Used.
Cement and brick, which never took
the advances which characterized
number. are slightly off but win not
show marked decreases, one dealer
said. Both Washington and California
have used large quantities Of cement
in highway construction during The
year with the result that there is n
shortage of this material on the mar
ket. Brick in the market were made
with high priced labor and as there
has been no surplus, the price win not
drop rapidly nor at once.
Paints and some other materials
which 80 into the makeup of build
ing, are also showing tendency to
come down. No stimulation to build
ing has resulted. however as labor
has not taken the same action. Credit
has bcen hard 70 obtain, TOO and,
prospective builders have not only
SHE'D at prices but have lacked the
FUNDS were prices correct.
Many inquiries are received con-
stantly BY local dealers in building
regarding costs of houses |
The shortage Of dwellings in PendJe- |
on has grown apace with 1920. for
hardly a half dozen have braved the
,osts OF materials to build. With bet !
.er ontlooks promised for the new
iear and sharp declines in the cost of
materials. an impetus is expected to /
result which will. in a measure, afle
'iate the crowded condition OF the eli
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
COMMISSION TO MAKE
TEMPORARY PAYMENT

Maintenance of state highways In
Umatilla county will be paid for tenn
porarily by the State Highway Com
mission and the county's half billed
next spring when the tax money comes
In, under an arrangement effected
with the commission at its meeting in
Portland on Monday. Owing to the
exhaustion Of funds in the county's
general road fund. a reverse of the ar
rangement formerly in use was found
necessary.
The county and state have beer
sharing the cost of maintenance of
state highways. the county furnishing
the labor and paying the bills, then
billing the highway commission for Its
half. Some counties selected the re-
verse plan. OF allowing the commission
to do the work, pay the bills and then
bill the county for its half This plan
was found necessary in this county for
the time being on account of the lack
OF funds. There Is no money loaned
or apportioned by the commission to
,the county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
ESTIMATES FOR MARKET
ROAD READY IN MONTH

Surveys and estimates for the Cold
Springs market road will be ready for
advertising at the January 4 meeting
OF the State Highway Commission. r,
Il. Baldock, district highway engineer.
with headquarters at La Grande, TODAY
notified the county commissioners.
This will enable the letting Of the con-
tract at the February meeting.
The road. about 80 miles long, will
extend from Pendleton to Cold Spring
landing on the Columbia. II has been
designated a market road and there
are at Present s1S5,O0O in market
toad funds available TO start work on
il The county has been trying for
nearly nine months tn get this road
started with the help of the highway
commissions engineers and state funds
which are desired.
The one-mill tax on the 1920 roll
for market roads purposes will raise
approximately $1,000. In addition to
this the state has apportioned Ematil-
Ia county s62,465.43 and its share OF
the surplus of Multtnomah county's
fund. Mnltnomah county is entitled
10 only 10 per cent of the state total,
but raises more than that amount.
The surplus is pro rated to the coun-
lies which levy similar tax.
With nearly $4,000 more avail
able for market road purposes in 1921,
there will be more tnan 100000 in /
his fund. Quite a large amount will
1e expended on the Cold Spring pro-
Get. il is believed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
CAPTORS OF OWENS AND
HART ANXIOUS FOR PAY

Captors of Neil Hart and Jim Owens
who reside in Union county, are get
ting nervous over the failure of the
officials of Umatilla county and the
City of Pendleton 10 divide the $4,000
reward, according 10 a story which
appeared in the La Grande observer
last evening. Claimants for a share
of the reward were to have left for
this city last night, the story said, but
none had appeared before the county
court this afternoon.
After two preliminary hearings, the
city and county decided to do the mat.
ter up properly by having a hearing
before the circuit court at the pres
ent term of court. Most of the re-
wards are contested and in order to
prevent against possible lawsuits and
other trouble, the officials decided to
leave the matter in the hands of the
district and city attorneys.
Officials here today, when question,
ed about the trial for the reward di-
vision, were unable to say at just what
time final disposition will be made of
the remaining $4,000. of which S25O0
is for the Hart anw owens captors
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
ON LADDER
. Of BUSINESS SEEMS
ON UPWARD TREND
Indications of Eastern Barome-
ter Are That Low Ebb in FL
nancial Centers is About
Reached; Better Times Near

Progress on the ladder of business
and finance will be upward and not
downward after the first OF the coming
year. men In financial and busless
circles in Pendleton today said. The
tenseness which has pervaded the at
mosphere for several months Is vanish
Ing somewhat and feeling is that bet
ter things are to come with the new
calendar.
The barometer for conditions is In
the east and Il Is there that the tone
OF optimism Is beginning to be noticed.
say local men interviewed. While at
the present conditions are far from
being satisfactory, the Indications are
that the low ebb in the financial CEN
tcrs is about reached. II will be some
time before this ebb liz overcome by
rising tide in the west, Just as the de-
preston was well under way In the
east before II hit this section.
Demands upon the federal reserve
banks of New York and the New Eng
land district are not as great now as
Df late, telegraphic reports indicate.
rhe country banks OF the west and
middle west are the hardest pressed
because OF the failure Of crops to move
IS of normal times When the crops
IRE disposed of and liquidation has
leen accomplished. the upward trend
n business is predicted.
Bonds have held their own for the
,ast few weeks. with slight variations.
"a ma. "a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
DRAINAGE
DISTRICTS NOT FOR
COUNTY IS DECREE
Owner of Canal or Other Arti-
ficial Waterway Bound to
Build and Repair Crossings,
Commissioners are Informed

Umatilla county is not responsible
for the cost of building and maintain
ing bridges across irrigation and drain
age districts within the county, an
opinion furnished the county commits
sioners today by Willis S. Moore. as
sistant state attorney general, says,
The opinion was rendered upon re-
guest Of the present court, through r.
!. Keator, district attorney.
The owner or owners Of a canal or
other artificial waterway are bound
at common law to build and keep in
repair suitable bridges where such
waterways cross a public highway
the law is quoted This is a statute
which has been on the books in Ore
gon for several years and is referred
to because of a variance of opinion
between the county and irrigating dis
tricts in the county regarding main
tenance obligations.
The commissioners met today for
theid final meeting of the year 1920
ard transacted several matters of bus
iness. The appointment of H.. E. In
low, city superintendent of schools,
as a member of the county library
board. succeeding F. P. Austin. was af-
firmed. The budget for 1921 was Of
ficially signed. also. but will be fin
ally fixed only after the assessed valu-
alton of public utilities property in the
county is received from the state tax
board
A resolution was allowed for a road
running one and a quarter miles east
from Stanfield. This road will con-
meet with the road now leading up
state Gulch but will supplant the road
n the gulch, which suffered by wash
outs with the recent winter floods.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
four HUNDRED PRISONERS ARE
HERDED into JAIL IN British
REPRISAL ROUNDUP IN IRELAND
Black and Tan Police Raid Houses Killing Two Men in Ardee
Victims Are Dragged From Homes and RiddIed; Bodies
Left Nearby; HatchetS in Play at kiImichae.

DUBLIN, Dec. 1f.-U. P.J-Guer-
lila warfare with the Sim Fein con-
tinued in Southern ireland today, with
reports OF conflicts in Cork and Ardee
reaching officials here. The Black
and Tans are reported to have raided
several houses and killed two men in
Ardee. The victims are said to have
been dragged from their homes in the
darkness, and their riddIed bodies left
nearby. In Cork there was coutinned
disturbance with occasional. fires
breaking forth. An official report said
the bodies OF is Black and Tan police
killed near KilmichaeI had been hack
ed with hatchets after death.
Ten days OF searching for leaders OF
the Sinn Fein have netted 400 prison-
ers. Varying from distinguished. we'll
clad men to uncouth peasants. the
prisoners are being herded in tempo
rary quarters until newly-planned
prison camps have been completed.
Strict watch is being kept.
Dublin was quiet last night, except
for one minor raid which resulted in
the arrest of the editor of Young
Ireland" Papers in his office were
Police patrols returning 10
carried with them many
rifles, revolvers and bombs found in
the streets.
Apparently these had been aban-
doned in fear Of detection. Harsh
punishment was promised those dis
covered in possession Of dangerous
weapons.
The situation at Macroom. near
which place 16 Black and Tans were
murdered Sunday. is vague. Reports
'eaehed here that reprisals continued
md that the countryside is terror
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
TESTIMONY IN CASE OF
KERRY AND RATHIE WILL
NEAR 175,000 WORDS

. Probably 175,OOO words will I
> be contained in tho completed I
!" transcript Of testimony in the 4
case of the State Of oregon VS.. 4
= Elvie d. Kerby and John L. 4
= Rathle, which is nearing COM 4
pletion by John S. Beckwith, 4
' court stenographer and reporter. 4
Ihe transcript Is being made I'm =
> order that the appeal Of the two 4
: may be CARED TO the supreme =
= court. 4
FIVE hundred and seventy 4
, pages, each bearing an average =
: Of 300 words. constitutes the tes- =
: timony. The cost Of preparing >
, mis- material is estimated by Mr.. +
= Beckwith at $3.50. Whether this +
, expense shall be borne by the =
? county or whether there is money .
IN the fund raised for the appeal +
OF the two condemned men re- =
mains TO be threshed out in court. +
Attorneys for the defendants =
nave filed affidavits saying that =
: they have no funds for meeting 4
this expense and pray that the =
court charge the county for the =
testimony and transcript. +
= 80 80 80 .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
ARMY AND NAVY SALES
CO. WILL OPEN STORE

The Army & Navy Sales Co. will
oil Saturday open permanent store
IN Pendleton. with a $4,000 stock.
store quarters at 5i6 Main street are
new being made ready for occupancy
by the firm.
Tie Sales Co. operates stores in
Waiia Walla, Pasco, Kennewick. and
Dayton. Stock consists Of army ana
navy goods, including blankets. leg
gins, shoes. roast beef. bacon, corued
beef. etc. Other stock will be added
later.
H. s Root, who has been in charge
ol 'ne Walia Walla store win manage
the fendleton branch. lie states that
ne VIII employ small store force 70
assist h,m.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
STATE WOOL GROWERS
WILL CONVENE HERE

Pendleton will be host on December
Il and Is to the wool growers OF ore
gon when the State Wool Growers
Association meets here in annual con-
vention. Some growers from wash
ington and Idaho are expected 10 at
tend.
Dr. 5. W. Mcclure. formerly man.
ager Of the Cunningham sheen Z
Land Co., and secretary Of the Ma
tional Wool Growers Association az
salt Lake prior to becoming manager
oers, will be one Of the principal
speakers. r. \. Stanfield. U. S. sen-
ator-elect from this state. and one OF
the country's principal wool men. is
also on the program as are a number
q marketing experts and authorities
on the political aspect OF the wool
business.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
INDIANS COMB REACn

SEATTLE. Dec. l.-tU. PD-QuiI-
laNu;e Indians continue today to comb
the ocean beach in the vicinity of
James Island and Giants Graveyard in
search of ,! unrecovered bodies from
the Inflated barge Pirrie, according to
a message received here today. E.ght
bodies have been found.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
SCHOOLS PAY
ND RESULTS OF
,OD, REPORT SAYS
Big Percentage of Pupils is
Found in High Schools of
District and Factors Com
bine to Get Best Teachers.

\ Grade teachers in Umatilla county's
schools are receiving on an average
1 $3.50 for their annual salaries and
nearly all are on the l2-months' basis
the anual report Of County School
Superintendent w. w. Green, just
compiled, shows. Principals of schoolA
having three or more rooms are re-
ceiving on an average s2l00 a year and
high school teachers receive an aver
age annual stipend OF $3.50.
The high school enrolment in UNA
tilla county is high, the report shows.
! 1871 of the total enrolment Of the
schools being in grades above the
eighth. There are IL high schools in
the Jurisdiction and every one has
been certified to as standard. Only
two weeks ago an inspection OF high
school Equipment was held with w. NJ.
Smith, assistant state superintendent
of public instruction in charge, and
the two remaining schools not already
certified as standard were awarded
certificates following the inspection.
Three Union High Schools
At the present time there are three
union high schools, two Of which were
formed within the last two years.
These districts range In assessed valu-
alton from s2,500,000 TO $7,50O,000.
One district has a building cosdns
$40, 900 and bond issue for 100000
has been voted to build in another.
The union district at Milton -Freewater
employees ~ teachers. No transporta-
tion to school children is furnished by
these districts
Thirteen percent of all pupils IN the
county attend one-roOm schools, Nine
and three-tenths percent are educated
In two-room schools while "a percent
attend three rural schools. VII
lage and city schools have 1853 per-
cent Of the total enrolment.
During the past two years the
assessed valuation of the county has
increased about $4,000 and is now
approximately s5S. 900. The in
crease of special tax levies for school
purposes is estimated at 100000 and
is about 100000 This is equivalent
TO little less than a seven-mill conn
~ tax levy. The two-mill elementary
Hcnool ttiN VIII aiu ihhNu ia ~ hANtN
equitable distribution Of taxes as on
the latest valuation wiiI amount 70 an
estimated 5000 per elementary grade
teacher, the report says. This situa-f
ton will lead to consolidation Of dis
tricts wherever possible.
Work for Consolidation 4
This county has an excellent sys-
tenn OF roads" the report reads. "Al-
eady about SO miles of hard surface
$ laid in the county, over 10 miles in
he cities and IS miles OF eraveleh
roads. Seventy seven percent of the
school population is in districts that
ave school buildings on this highway
md IS per cent is less than five miles
rom the same highway. This condi'
ion also tends toward consolidation.
"The work OF the schools has been
through the use of
monthly outlines based on the state
course Of study. These furnish sug'
eestions and standards for pupils and
eachers and aid in supervision. Close
has been made in many
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
CHRISTIANS ARE TORTURED

TOXIC. Dec. 1.-(U., P. P.)-Charges
of vicious atrocities against Christians
at Chen Tao, Korea, were made by
missionaries today. They reclared
japanese troops have engaged in a sys.
tematic campaign of burning the
homes, schools and churches of Chris
tians, killing many without examina-
ton or trial.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
Meakker,

Renorted by Major Lee Moorhouse.
official observer:
Maximum. 50.
Minimum. 80.
Barometer, 292S.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
BATTLES TOOK HATfEN TOLL

PORT AU PRINCE. Dee. ia.
P.)-The naval court of inquiry just
concluded developed that l142 Hatiens
have been killed since the beginning
OF an intensive campaign against BAN
dts OF the island two yeags ago. Out
side OF 10 deaths charged to two Am
erican marines, all the dead are ac-
counted for in 2es battles that occur
re. according to testimony.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01

liner decorative inflammabies near
.leo.ric wires, are expected to keep
the December record as clean.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
GRAIN LEAPS TO $1.62 IA
ON CHICAGO EXCHANGE

Rye.
Dec. 14O% 1.45 l.4O% Las
May 1.2sM 1872 1,2s% 1S2
Barley
Dec. .s5M &c
May .7lh .7OA
Foreign Exchange.
London, S49 rs.
Paris, .0610.
Berlin, .0146.
Vienna, .O033.
Athena, .0S45.
Belgium. .0649.
(l'rom Overlook & Cooke Coz
Wheat advanced during the first
hour on buying influenced by reports
of damage in the Argentine due to
heavy rains, declined later on a con-
radictory cable and again gained
strength toward the close when lead
ing shorts endeavored to cover their
contracts and found offerings light
Aside from reports of q good export
demand with sales for the daY place
d at 1000, 600. the news in aeners
was not particularly bullish. The
National City Bank in its review of
he worlds wheat situation "uggcs ed
decreased requirements by Importing
Europe this year and reported that
the outturn OF Australia and India
would assure a substantial surplus in
place of scarcity as believed iniSh
develop. In addition a Paris cable
told of larger yields tnan previously
estimated. While stocks IN Chicago
ara uoht thia stfuation mivht anailN |
TO relieved by Northwestern wheat.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01

Wheat made jump today, Decem-
ber wheat closing at $l.62 Ia after
opening at si.be. while March wheat
closed at s1.55 IA after opening at
S1.51. Yesterday December closed
at tl.56 IA while March closed at
S1.50 IA.
Following are the quotations. re-
celved from the Chicago grain market
by Overlook 4 Cooke. local brokers:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
Offer 10 Join Wilson.
crNrIrNyA rlac ia PA Lei

GENEVA. Dec. LA. PA let
ter TO President Wilson, accepting his
offer to act as mediator In Armenia
being drafted today by the council OF
the League OF Nations. announces that
Spain and Brazil have offered TO join
President Wilson in the role OF Ar
mehian mediator. News Of President
wilson's acceptance gave the assem-
bly, great relief as the Armenian. ques-
ton had become the bugbear OF the
assembly.
Poor old Europe will feel less
abandonment" said a member OF the
French delegation today The coun-
Gil will leave It TO President Wilson TO
decide whether or not he needs the as
sistance Of Spain and Brazil.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
Unanimous Ballot Taken by
League of Nations Commits
sion for Admission Of New
States Favors Former Foe.
SPAIN AND BRAZIL OFFER
TO JOIN IN MEDIATION
Nations will Aid Wilson in Ar
menian Task If He Desires;
Acceptance Of Role by U. S.
President Relief to Europe.

GENEVA, Dec. LA. P)-Aus-
tria was today unanimously voted a
member OF the League Of Nations by
the commission for admission of new
states II Is expected the assembly OF
the league viii ratify the decision.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01

IAtile Opposition Likely
GENEVA, Dec. i.-(By Henry
Wood u. Z. Staff Correspondent -
The commission on membership to-
day voted 10 recommend the admis-
sion OF Austria TO the League OF Ma
tlons. A debate II looked for when
the proposal reaches the assembly
floor. but the fact that the vote in the
commission was unanimous made Il
appear there would be little oppose
tIon TO the new member.
Interpretation OF the penalty clause
Of the league covenant was agreed
upon by commission headed by Lord
Cecil. ....
Aresolutiop adopted today provided
that all members OF the league must
shreak off diplomatic relations with a
state blockaded due. to infractions OF
the covenant.
1t. was also agreed 10 propose that
inhabitants OF. member states break
off all relations with the penalized
state.
President Wilson's acceptance Of
arbitration In Armenia was received
with great enthusiasm in the assembly.
A note OF thanks was ordered pre-
pared and dispatched g. Washington
Immediately
The probable attitude Of the United
States toward the Italian project OF
the league control all raw materials
was responsible for defeat OF the pro-
posal in the second commission. The
commissions report on economic mat
ters favored adoption OF the Belgian
proposal for International action to
strengthen exchanges and do away
with violent fluctuation in values.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
Work for Consolidation

frontinnea IN rnge e.,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-01
DAILY EDITION

The East Oregonian r. Eastern Ore
CONS greatest newspaper and a. q
selling force gives 20 the adyartisef
over twice the guaranteed paid rircu-
lation in Pendleton and Umntilla coun~
ty Of any other newspaper.