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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
Fourlh Sow surrounded.

PARIS, Aug. 24.-(U. P.)-The
Poles today completely surrounded ths
bolshevik fourth army and and the
third cavalry corps, according to adj
vices to the French foreign office.
The Polish army south of Warsaw
completely crushed the bolsheyiki fif-
teenth army and occupied Przasnyx.
The number of prisoners is in-
creasing, Polish Eighteenth infantry
alone having taken 50O0." the state
ment said. President Pilsudskf has
crossed the Narve river south of Biel-
ostok. Pomeranian troops have re-
captured Coldau- The French analas y
sador has returned to Warsaw.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
COX WILL BEGIN TOUR
OF WEST SEPTEMBER !

NEW YORK. Aug. 24,-oU, P)-
The following speaking dates for Gov
ernor Coxs western tour We're an
nouuced today by the democratic ma
tional committee: Fargo, \. d, Sep
tember 7;. Billings, Mont. September
s; Butte and Helena, September 9;
Missoula aud Spokane. September 10;
Tacoma and Seattle, September II.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
QUEEN CONTEST LEADER
HAS 1000 VOTES TODAY

Miss Winnie Moore. with LOCO votes
QUEEN
is leading in Labor Day queen contest
today. Miss Marjorie Boyle, with Sal
votes. is second. Miss Eva t.undell
has 400 votes and Miss Katherine
Schneider has 100
Sandy Mclean. of the local labor
council who is in charge of the con
test, says that it is not too late to en-
ter new candidates, as the contest does
not close until August IS. The queen
will be honored at the Labor Day cele-
bration in Baker September 6. Votes
cost one cent each.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
.EICHT BOLSHEV|K DIVISIONS ARE
BELIEVED COMPLETELY WIPED OUT
and SHATTERED REMNANTS fade
PROPOSED MEASURE
BARS iLITERATE FROM
OBTAINING LICENSE

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. ETA P.)
Licenses for pawnbroker shops, bill
lard and pool rooms, employment
agencies and junk shops will hereafter
he refused applicants who cannot
read. write and speak the English
language, if an ordinance introduced
in the city council yesterday becomes
IA law. Councilman Philip TindalI,
author of the ordinance, has led a
fight in the city council to refuse city
licenses to Japanese aliens.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
WHEAT ADVANCES ON CHICAGO EXCHANGE,
MARKET CLOSING TODAY AT $685.

Wheat advanced today according
to quotations from the Chicaeo mar
lSet. December wheat closed at S2.32as
after opening at S2.2S while March
wheat closed at Sa.S1 after opening at
S2.27h. Following are the quotations
received by Overlook & Cooke Co,
local brokers:
Wheat
open Hich Low CLOSE
Dec. S2.2S S2,33 $22G se324
March 2.e7x 2sia e.2l 2.s1
Corn
sept 1f2 t.46 l4e 14s
Dec. 1.tS@ f2I LIS 1903
MAY LII l.l9 t.16ss iI9
sept e5A .67% .s5% e67s
Dec. s57s 81 SIS, .s67s
May 6S .69ss .6S .69ss
Sept 1.Siis i.Ssii 1So% l.S5A.
Barley
Sept. I.01ta los l0t los
Pork
Sept 24.4o 24.4o s42s 1880
oct. s5.s5 $3.50 25.lO $3.50
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
NATIONALIST PROPERTY
IS FIRED BY LOYALISTS

LISBURNE. ireland. Aug. 24.-(A.
P.)-Burning of nationalist property
here continued until after midnight
last night. Among buildings destroy
ed was the Catholic parochial hall.
Virtually all natonalists have left
town In the face OF loyalist reprisals
for tho murder OF Police Inspector
Sweeney Sunday
Isiotlng IN Belfast
BELFAST. Aug. 24.--(A- PO-Ri-
oting was renewed here last night. the
most menacing disorder being col
lision between unIonsts and Sim Fein-
ers. Shooting and stone throwing
took place.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24

LONDON, Aug. 24.-(U- P-)-The
Russian defeat in Poland is so COM
plete and overwhelming that there is
no possibility of the bolshevih re-
forming their shattered armies, ON
Polish territory. press dispatches to-
say 6sriared. fredfettrA - made that
all red troops will be rejected from
occupied areas before the end of the
week Bolshevild prisoners taken to
date total more than 10000. according
to unofficial advices.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
MUNICIPAL SUMMER
CAMP AT RAINIER is
SEATTLE SUGGESTION

SEATTLE. Wash. Aug. 24.-(A- P)
Establishment of a municipal sum
mer camp in Rainier National Park to
enable Seattle residents to spend
their vacation there is recommended by
Mayor Hugh NJ Caldwell in a letter to
the board of park commissioners to-
day. Mayor Caldwell proposed the
camp be operated by the board, the
city to pay all expenses and collecting
the cost of operation from campers
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
TRIBUTE. DOLLARS SENT IN
MEMORY OF SHERIFF SWELL
FUND TO CLOSE TO $1,000

liam f. Lorenzen, So: J. NJ. Dunning,
SIS; E. Z. Baer. 81; George Mas, 81;
Ray Jay, s7 d. c. Brown, $40; Dick
Richardson. 81: Harold Wissler. ST.;
+. LEROY Baker. So: A. l.. Meader.
81; Anna f. Jerzyk. 81; Carl Guiott,
81 Harold Hatton, 81; John PAIL, 81;
Claire Raley, 50; Leona Bowman, 81;
Fl. Sherman Mitchell. $40; Frank A.
Glaze, So; Elsie Fitzmaurice, 81; Les
lie Gibbs, IS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
Eight divisions Lost

PARIS, Aug. 24.-tU. P)-E Eight
bolsheviki divisions have been com
pletely annihilated and eight others
reduced by half. according to unoffi-
cial advices from Warsaw today. The
Polish victory is growing. Prisoners
already counted total more than 40
thousand and more than zoo guns
have been captured Only the Fourth
and Fourteenth Russian armies are
still able to afford real resistance. It ID
now reported.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24

LONDON. Aug. 24.-(By Webb Mil
Ter. U. p. Staff Correspondent)- The
bolsheviki are now retreating along
the entire 500 mile battle front in Pos
land. according to unofficial dispatch
es from Warsaw this afternoon. GEN
eral Budenny, whose cavalry has
threatened Lemberg for more than
week, has Joined the general red with
drawal. it is said. Only seven partially
effective bolshevik divisions remain
within ethnographic Poland. Six en-
tire bolshevik divisions have been de-
stroyed and eight others are greatly
shattered. The Russian debacle APP
pears complete.
President Pilsudskfs army contin-
ued rapid progress northeast of War
saw today
In addition to great numbers of
prisoners and huge stores of materials
taken, the Poles forced 10000 bolshe-
Wiki to take refuge in east Prussia.
where they will be interned. The Pol
ish general staff. describing the Rus
sian defeat before Warsaw, asserted
that 12o, 900 Poles were opposed by
10000 Russians and that third of
the latter have been taken prisoners.
Frantic efforts of tha bolsheviki to
eNtricate themselves from the trap
north of Warsaw resulted in disor-
derby retreat, unofficial adviccs said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
CALIFORNIA CITY GROWS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-(U. P)
Tho census bureau announced today
that the population of bakersfield,
is 1865. an increase of 5,911 or 46.4
per cent
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
tTREs MENACE HoNEsTEADs.

WINNIPEG, Aug. IA score OF
more of homesteads in the Inwood
district of Manitoba are in danger of
being wiped out by brush fire which
is sweeping northward about three
miles from Inwood, according to in
formation received tonight. Strong
winds are hindering fire fighters.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
Vienna Report, Unconfirmed,
Says Soviet Messenger Has
Been despatched to Arrange
for CapituIation.
NINETY THOUSAND SAID
TO HAVE FALLEN CAPTIVE
Only Fourth and Fourteenth
Armies Held to be Fit for
Battle and Sweep From Pol
iSh Soil Seems Imminent.

LONDON. Aug. 24.-(U. P.)--The
Russian northern army has opened
negotiations for surrender. according
to report from Vienna today A dis
patch. unconfirmed, said the bolshe-
Wiki had sent a messenger to General
Sidorski to arrange terms of captiula-
ton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
CFRTIFlCATION OF TENNESSEE'S
RATIFICATION Of SUFFD,.'. - IS
MADE TO SECRETARY COLBY
FOUR PLANES SWO0P
DOWN ON NOME AFTER
55 HOURS IN AIR

NOME. Aug. 24,--(A. P)--
Four United States army planes, :
flying from Mineola. Long ISL :
and. to Nome, arrived here yes I
terday evening. The actual fly 4
ing tine from New York was 55 4
hours. The return will be start 4
ed in a few days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24

NASHVILLE. Aug. 24.--tA. P.)-
Chief Justice Lansden of the state su,
preme court agreed today to review
proceedings in the Chancery court
which issued a temporary Injunction
preventing certificatlon to Washing
ton OF ratification BY the legislature of
the federal suffrage amendment. The
announcement was made after Justice
Lansden had granted writs of certior-
ari and supersedas, virtually taking in
junction proceedings out of the hands
OF the county chancery court.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
Russians Retake city.

BERLIN. Aug. 24.-Unconfirmed
reports received here from Polish
sources that the independent city of
Bjelstok has been recaptured by the
Russians.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
Taken from lower Courts.

NASHVILLE. Aug. 24.-(U. P.)-
Governor Roberts has certified to the
state department at Washington that
Tennessee has ratified tho federal suf-
frage amendment, senate leaders de-
clared today. Roberts. according TO
Representative Miller and Attorney
General Thompson. mailed the certifi-
cation to the secretary of state. This
followed the granting Of writs of GER
tlorari and supersede as in the state
supreme court by Chief Justice Lans-
den. These writs, it is held, took in
junction proceedings from the lower
court and enabled the governor and
other state officials to act.
The certificates were sent Secretary
Colby in registered letter shortly be-
fore noon. II is stated Similar certifi-
cations wsrs sent 90 President wiise,
Vice President Marshall and to the
speaker of the house of congress.
Miss Charl Williams. leader OF the
Tennessee women, who have been
working in behalf of suffrage, sent a
telegram to Secretary Colby notifying
him the certificates had been mailed,
shc said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
HAPPY CANYON TO
DON NEW SCENERY
FOR 1920 PAGEANT
No Old Bucks, of Paper Varie-
ty, Will Get BY in Frontier
Town; War Tax to Be Added
to Price of Show Tickets.

War tax is to be added to the price
Of tickets to Happy Canyon this year
after having been taken out of the
proceeds for the past few years. Pc
rusal of the law in effect shows il nee
essary to print upon the tickets the
amountof war tax being paid and 1t
being impossible to collect an even
dollar. anyway. the directors last
night decided upon $1.10 as the price
of reserved seat and tax. Bleacher
seats will be 55 cents, tax paid.
New scenery is being made for Hap
py Canyon but no one in the good siz-
ed committee which sat for the first
time in the new quarters OF the Pen
dleton Commercial Association last
night was able to offer suggestions for
the improvement of the show. New
ideas are brooding in the minds of
some who have charge OF the night
show and probably some novelties
heretofore unseen win be given life
later.
Rex Ellis Given Dances.
l.. s. Spence" Bentley, manager of
the dance last year, asked to be re-
lieved of the whole responsibility this
year and his resignation was accepted.
Rex Ellis was given the position and
accepted upon receiving Mr.. Bentley's
promise of all the assistance he can
find time to give. l.. W. Dayton was
chosen manager of the gambling
games. over which w. II. Morrison
last year had supervision.
Bucks that will be distinctive are to
be the means of exchange at Happy
Canyon this year. Youngsters who
have saved up the paper money from
years past in hopes of passing it for
the current currency may as well burn
their savings. and their hopes. No
old bucks, Of the paper KIND, will get
by, the directors declared. Happy
Canyon, it is not to be misunderstood.
is open to "old bucks and young
ones, too, however.
May Get SPECIAL Music.
Music for the dance is still to be OBJ
tained and L. d. Drake. who has ham
died that feature in the past, is ex-
pected here soon. He and others fa-
miliar with Happy Canyon, are boost
ing the Dreamland orchestra from AS
torla. which, legion men who attend
cd the convention there say is the
best dance music orchestra in Oregon.
II this music comes. IL will have to he
brought here for wednesday night.
ahead of the special train from the
lower Columbia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
6s.ooo Are Counted.

LONDON. Aug. 24.-(A. P.)-Ofn-
cial dispatches from Warsaw say the
Poles have captured $1,000 prisoners.
200 guns and 1000 machine guns.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
Think Harding innocent

DAYTON, Aug. 24.--tBy Herbert
Walker. U. p. Staff Correspondent.)- =
Governor Cox declared today he would
prove charges that the republicans are
seeking campaign fund of $4,000
900 when he speaks at Pittsburgh
Thursday night. In a sharp statement
Cox referring 10 denial of the Hard
ing campaign fund allegation. said he
believed the republican candidate
knows nothing of lot of things go-
ing on around him
The governor then promised that at
Pittsburg he would ''advise the coun-
try as to matters of which the sena-
tor claims to be ignorant
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
Democratic Nominee Affirms
Intention to Advise Country
as to Matters on Which Sen
ator Claims to be Ignorant.
REVELATION is PROMISED
IN SPEECH AT PlTTSBURG
Ohio Governor Says He Believes
Rival Does Not Know of
Things Going on Around
Him; Denial Statement Made

DAYTON, Aug. PA. P.)-Goy-
ernor Cox today gave out statement
declaring he would prove his eharg-
es regarding the magnitude of the re-
publican campaign funds. ~He stated
he would present his information in
an address Thursday night in Pitts
burgh.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24

Tonight and Wednesday unsettled
weather. probably thunderstormu In
mountains, .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
Continued on page 81
WMsssathex

Reported by Major Lee Sfoorhouse.
weather observer.
Maximum, 81.
Minimum. So. ~
Barometer, 29.t0. -
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
Governor Roberts and State Of
ficiaIS Mail Declaration of
Action Following Ruling by
Chief Justice LanSden.
INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS
TAKEN FROM LOWER COURT
Similar Announcements Are
Mailed to President Wilson,
Vice President Marshall and
to Speaker of House.

NASHVILLE. Aug. 24.-tA. P)-
Frank M. Thompson, attorney general
of Tennessee. announced today that
Governor Roberts this morning GER
titled Tennessee's ratification OF the
suffrage amendment, sending the GER
tiffcaton to Secretary OF State Colby.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24

CHICAGO, Aug. 24.--CU. P.)-Gov-
ernor Cox may be forced TO appear
before the senate committee on cam
paign expenditures to tell what he
knows of the alleged republican cam
paign fund. party leaders today indi-
Gated.
Congressman Fess. chairman of the
republican congressional committee.
in a statement today urged the com
mittee to insist that Cox appear.
Gives Statement on Total
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-(U. PD-
The total Of republican national cam
paign funds raised since the nomina-
tion of Senator Harding is SEA-
S53.s2, according to a statement issued
by National Treasurer Upham today,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24

CONTINUED on page 81
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-24
DAILY EDITION

The East OreRonian r. Eastern ofe-
CONS greatest newnpaper and aa =
selling force gives 10 the ndvertinoF
over twice the guaranteed paid otrcu-
lation In Pendietor and UmaftliA coun~
~ OF any other Newspaper.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-12-30

that tribunal decided that the amend
ment and the volstead enforcement
act were constitutional.
Big increases In rates we're granted
the railroads OF the country by the
interstate commerce commission July
81 to enable the roads to meet in
creased wages. Passenger rates were
Increased 20 per cent, with Pullman
surcharge of 80 per cent for the rail-
roads. Freight rates were increased
from rs to 40 per cent In different Sec
lions Of the country.
The trial of the Communist Labor
party leaders in Chicago. in progress
for several months, ended August 2
with the conviction Of 90, who were
given jail sentences.
The five Socialist assemblymen ex-
PEELED from the New York legislature
In the spring, having been reelected,
were again unseated when the legis-
lature met In special session Septem-
Der FL.
Sharp drops in the prices of cotton.
wheat and other farm products
brought appeals for assistance from
the farmers of the country during the
latter part Of the year. Night riders
appeared In southern states In an ef-
fort to force the growers to hold their
cotton for higher price and move
ment was started to secure the holding
OF wheat from the market.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-12-30
DISASTERS


The world was comparatively free
from disasters causing great loss OF
life during 1920. Tornadoes in the
United States and earthquakes In Italy
and Mexico. caused the greatest de-
struction.
Several thousand people were report
ed killed by violent earth shock In
central Mexico January 8. the dam
age being particularly heavy In the
western part Of Vera Cruz.
More than 100 persons were killed,
many were injured and heavy property
damage was caused by tornadoes which
swept Georgia, Alabama, Indiana, Ohio
and Illinois, March g.
Three hundred persons were killed
by an explosion Of munitions dump
at Rothenstein. East Prussia, April IL.
Another tornado caused heavy dam
age in Alabama, Tennessee and Mis-
sissippi, April 90 More than $50 per-
sons were killed and property valued
at 100000 was destroyed.
Fifty-nine persons were killed by q
tornado in Cherokee county, Okla,
May 2.
Great floods were reported in Japan
August 10, with heavy loss Of life.
A severe earthquake in the district
north of Florence, in Italy, ON Septem-
Der I, destroyed 100 towns and killed
about 400 persons.
Disastrous earthquakes occurred In
Chile and Central America Deem
Der g. and later in the month.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-12-30
SPORTS

The revival of interest in sporting
events of all kinds which was appar-
ent in 1919, following almost a COM
plete suspension of athletic activities
during the war, was even more marked
in 1920
The first of five races between Sir
Thomas Lipton's Shamrock ", chal-
defender, Resolute, was held off New
York July 10. The Shamrock won the
first and second races, but the Resolute
took the next three, winning the cup
on July 81.
Charles Evans. Jr of Chicago, won
the western amateur golf championship
July II, and Jock Hutchinson won the
western open golf championship Au-
gust 5. Edward Ray of England won
the American open golf championship,
August ID. Charles Evans, Jr., won
the national amateur golf champion
ship, September II.
The United States, for the seventh
consecutive time, made the biggest
score in the Olympic games at Ant
werp, Belgium, with 212 points. Fin
land was second with 105 and Sweden
third with 50.
Jack Dempsey retained the heavy
weight championship Of the world by
knocking out Bill Miske in the third
round at Benton Harbor, Mich, Sep
tember 6. Georges Carpenter Of
France, knocked out Battling Levinsky.
October IL. and became light heavy
weight champion of the world.
A sensation was caused in the base
ball world just before the close OF
the season by the exposure Of q con-
spiracy by which the worlds series Of
1919 was thrown" By tho Chicago
American league team to the Cncin-
natl National league team. Seven
members Of the Chicago toan. incisd-
Ing several stars. and enc former mem-
her were accused Of accepting bribes.
and they later were indicted ~ Chi
eass grand jury. Cleveland wen the
American league pennant - October
and raet the Brooklyn club. Natlsnal
league pennant winner. il the weird
series on October 5. Cleveland wen
the series by taking tho seventh game
from Brooklyn. October Is.
a base I'll war was threatened By :
ronflic cen clubs Of the American
ans for reorganization
peace was is.sdsres
s.nsl,er l3 and ne
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-12-30
NATIONAL LEGISLATION

Lie continued sIlSIJ over tile rdtlHCd-
ton Of the treaty of Versailles, with
the League of Nations covenant, re-
sulting in rejection of the treaty for
the second time. occupied the atten-
ton of the United States senate during
the early months of 1920 and monop-
olized the attention of the public, so
far as congressional action was con-
cerned. The Cummins- Esch bill, nm
der which the railroads Of the country
operated after their return to private
control and the army reorganization
bill were the principal pieces of legis-
lation enacted before tie first regular
session of the Sixty-sixth congress
ended June 5.
On January TO- the mouse. by vote
of 32S TO 6, for the second time re-
fused to seat yhtor Berger, Socialist.
who had been r-eleeted to congress
from d Miiwssgks district after he
had been once h,dred BE- the house
because of his alleged disloya. dur
ing the war.
The Water Power Development bill.
which had long been pending in con-
gress, was passed by the senate Janu-
airy Is. A similar bill had been adopt
ed by the house in July, 1919.
Another long congressional fight.
for the adoption of the Oil Land Leas-
ing bill, was ended when the confer
ence report was adopted by the house
on February 10 and the senate two
days later.
The senate then turned its attention
to the peace treaty. The original
Lodge reservations were again adopt
ed, with some amendments. The
treaty, with the reservations, came to
vote on March 10, and for the second
time failed to secure the requisite two
thirds majority, the vote being 40 to
35. The following day the rejected
treaty was sent back to the President.
With no prospect of the early adcp-
ton of the treaty, resolutions declar,
ing the war at an end were introduced
In both the house and the senate. Both
houses adopted the Knox senate res
olution. President Wilson vetoed this
resolution, however, on May 81.
A few days earlier, on MAY "a. Pres
ident Wilson asked the senate for au-
thority to accept the mandate for
Armenia that had been offered by the
supreme council. On June / the SEN
ate respectfully declined" to give the
President the authority requested.
on June 3. the house voted. 343 to
3, the repeal of all war laws except the
Lever act and the enemy trading act,
the measure already having passed the
senate but President Wilson withheld
his signature from the act and il died.
with several other important meas
ures, with the adjournment of con
gress. On the day before adjourn.
ment. President Wilson vetoed the
budget bill which had been passed by
both hcuees.
Congress reconvened on December G
for the short session President vii
son in his message, which was read
the following day recommended that
the Philippines be given their indie
pendence.