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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
BABY DROWNED IN POOL NEAR HOME AT THANE Albert Jackson, Two Years And Half Old, Meets
 Tragic Death. SOUND GENERAL ALARM Cannery Workers Find Body On Rocks Near Beach
 After Hours Hunt.
SOUND GENERAL ALARM

Albert Jackson, TWO and a half year old son of Mr and Mrs. Ole Jackson, was drowned yesterday af ternoon at the beach near his home on the Thane road. His body was found at six o'clock last night.
 A bruise across the right eye and the position of the body indicated that he had slipped while playing in n shallow pool, had probably hit his head on a rock and was drowned while unconscious from the blows The child was last seen playing in the cannery of the American Pack ing Company, where his father a is employed. About two o'clock he was laughing and playing with William Garster in the company's office. Twenty minutes later his sixteen year old sister came into Mir. Gar ster's office in alarm to explain that she had called the baby's name re- peatedly but was unable to get an answer
 Search Is Started
 With Mir Garster, she made hur- ried search of the vicinity and when this failed to develop trace of the child the entire cannery joined the hunt
 man was sent along the road to Thane, another to Juneau and others searched the hills.
 Mrs Jackson who was in Juneau. was found and told of her baby's disappearance.
 At 5:30 the baby had not been found though the country around had been secured by the searchers MT. Garster then came to Juneau and secured hooks with which to drag the Channel He left word for them to watch the beach when low tide came at ten o'clock
 Body Is Discovered
 But before he could return the little body was discovered, not thirty yards from the cannery bunkhouse where the search had started
 Employees of the, American Pack ing Company are deeply grieved over the accident, for Albert, they say, was the life of the cannery, a favorite of them all
 The funeral will take place from the c. w. Young chapel tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
Trotsky's Headquarters Set
 Up Behind Bolshevik Front

WARSAW. Aug. 19.-(By the. As sociated Press )-Leon Trotskey, Russian Bolshevik Minister of War, has arrived at Bialystok, just behind the Soviet front, and has set up headquarters there. according to news reaching here. Speaking in Wilma, capital of Lithuana recently, he announced Soviet Russia has been officially recognized by the Western Powers. and that M kras- sin and M. Kameneff, heads of the Bolsheviki commercial mission to Great Britain had been received at London with the ceremonies usually accorded foreign ambassadors. He asserted that Bolshevism was more powerful than ever and would soon spread to other countries. Nt
 "Tn a year" he continued, "aii Europe will be Bolsheviki."
 Warsaw newspapers publish inter views with soldiers who declare the Bolsheviki claim they have come to exterminate the Bourgeoisie, and dis tribute the land among peasants
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
ANTI-SUFFRACE
 FORCES STILL
 HOLDING H0 PIE
Tennessee House May Recon sider Action Ratifying
 Suffrage Amendment. SPEAKER FORCES ISSUE
Changes Vote to Aye Opening Way to Calling
 Up Measure Again.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Secre- tary of States Bainbridge Colby to- day announced that he would issue q proclamation declaring the National Woman Suffrage Amendment part of the Constitution of the United States as soon as officially informed of Tennessees ratification.
 Ratification by Tennessee, the last state needed to complete the neces- sary three-fOurths majority, was eff fected yesterday afternoon when the lower house of the Tennessee Legis- lature adopted the joint resolution providing ratification by a vote of 49 to AT. The Senate had taken similar action last week
 Possibility that the measure would come up in the House for re- consideration still offered a hope for -Suffragists. however. Speaker Wallace, in an attempt to bring the measure up again, changed his vote to Aye" after the roll call had in dicated adoption, and moved that such action be taken. By this move he became privileged to call up the resolution at any time within two days. The final vote for ratification stood 50 to 46.
 The Democrats cast 35 Ayes" and 34 Noes" while the Republicans voted l5 Ayes ano 12 Noes"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
ALASKA AIR MAIL
 URGED BY STREET
New York to Nome Flyer Convinced of Practicabil-
 ity of Service For North.

That the people of Alaska should insist upon having their mail car ried through the air is the convic ton of Capt Sinclair Street, com. mander of the New York to Nome aeroplane fleet which passed over Juneau this week
 Mayor k. F. Robertson. of Juneau who saw and talked with Capt Street at Wrangell, quotes the fliei is saying that aviation in Alaska is not only practicable but that fl would be the most practicable and econmical way to deliver mail here from the South, and across Alaska from the Coast to the Interior.
 Capt. Street says the hydroplane should be used along the Alaskan coast so that the air machines could land in the water. The inland wat ers of Alaska furnish ideal landing places, he said.
 Mayor Robertson, accompanied by Charles D. Garfield, Territorial Fish Commissioner, and J. F. Barragar made a trip to Wrangell and way points on combined business and pleasure trip with Capt. William Dickinson on the latter's gasboat, Santa Rita They arrived at Wran- eell Monday after the departure of three of the airplanes for the North, but Capt Street, who had an accident to his propeller in hop ping off and had to stay behind until he could repair it, was still there
 The party killed one deer and caught some good strings of fish while absent from Juneau. They reached this city yesterday after noon
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
News Print Production
 Shows Healthy Increase

WASHINGTON, Aug 19-Total news print production of ninety leading mills of the country for the first six months of 1920 was 759.624 tons. according to report by the Federal Trade Commission. During a similar period last year "A mills produced GIL ,141 tons, the report said Of this years production 697,- 290 tons was standard news print.
 Stocks of standard print on hand at the mills June 30, amounted to 20.976 tons, as compared with 20,- 023 last year.
 The average price of contracts de- liveries from domestic mills to pub fishers in carload lots for standard news print during June was $4.752 per 100 pounds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
Fairbanks Banker Still
 Held on Contempt Charge

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19-R. C Wood. President of the First Ma tlonal Bank of Fairbanks, was still in jail here today facing, removal to Alaska to answer charge of con tempt of court despite the fact that he has complied with a Federal Court order directing him 10 deed over real estate and personal prop erty to P. C. Moves, receiver of the defnnct Washington Alaska Bank
 Moves refused to accept the deed declaring that the court order had not been fully carried out. inasmucf that it provided that the deed be signed before Judge Charles F. Bun nell of the Alaska Federal District Court
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
M'NARY SEEKING
 GASOLINE PROBE
Oregon Senator to Demand Congressional Inquiry
 of Coal Shortage.

SALEM, Ore. Aug. 19.-Congress ional investigation of the gasoline shortage on the Pacific Coast will be asked by Charles F. McNary ol Oregon, he announced here follow ing receipt of a telegram from the Federal Trade Commission at Wash ingtOn, stating that gasoline shortage on the Pacific Coast during the first six months of this year was about 331A per cent higher than for the first six months in 1919.
 "In view of the limited production of gasoline in California" said Sen. McNary, ''and the great demand for commercial and pleasure pur- poses. believe Congress should give serious consideration to the en- actment Of legislation placing em- bargo on the sale and shipment of crude oils and gasoline to foreign countries.
 When Congress recOnYene5, l in tend to present the matter to some appropriate committee for inyestiga- tion and inquiry into the propriety of legislation corrective of present conditions"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
COOLING OF J. s. l FRIENDSHIP FOR 1 JAPAN IS HOPED Japanese Scent Deep Motive In Koreans Alleged Plot
 To Hold Legislators. HOOVER SCORES LAPS Former Food Administrator
 Declares in Favor of
 Oriental Exclusion.
HOOVER SCORES LAPS

TOXIC, Aug. 19.-A widespread plot to seize and hold the party of American Congressmen now visiting the Far East is reported in dispat. ches received here today from Seoul, Korea.
 Japanese newspapers declare the alleged plot is a shreWd move de- signed to disturb friendly relations now existing between the ur;ted State and Japan.
 
 PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 9.-Her- bert c, Hoover, former Federal Food Administrator and defeated candidate for the Republican nomination for President, today declared himself in favor of strict laws against all Ori. ental immigration into the United States.
 He said the Oriental races, Japan ese as well as Chinese, cannot be absorbed by the white race and that the latter cannot compete with the yellow man because of the difference in standards of living.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
Heir Apparent Renounces
 Right to Turkish Throne

CONSTANTlNOPLE, Aug. 19-By the Associated Press )-Prince Abdul Medjid Effendi, heir apparent to the Turkish throne, after conferring with many high officials, has sent the Sul- tan a letter. renouneing his right to the sultanate. Prince Abdul said that as the right of the Caliphate had been undermined and rendered empty by the treaty, he does not want to be the heir to the throne which is deprived of all its power and robbed of territory rightfully be- longing to it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
U, s. DESERTERS
 IN APACHE LAIR
American Authorities Hunt 1900 Desperados Through
 Underworld of Paris.

PARIS, Aug. 19.-Deserters from France still number 1,500 in the Par is district. according to report made by the Paris police to Capt. J A. Warden, who is supervising appre hension of the deserters. in addition to Investigating bills still being pre- sented against the American Expe ditionary Forces.
 As all deserters have the reputa. tion among the French police as carrying guns, and being bad men generally, the police simply notify the American authorities of their presence in some particular place but do not attempt to arrest them.
 In some weeks arrests have aver aged as high as 10. The men not only carried guns but were armed with remarkable sets of personal papers including forged army dis charges and forged army orders Often the men are Americans of foreign birth
 The lairs of the deserters are most ly in MOntmartre, in secret under ground passages, which the Apaches of Paris have used.
 The number of deserters In Paris is steadily decreasing As soon as all alarms have died down, the mill tary police swoop down again on suspected places and usually the next day a convoy starts for Coblenz where courts martial sit almost con tinually
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
Irish Republicans to Start
 New Offensive on Invaders

CORK. Aug. 19.-(By the Associ- ated Press Military authorities claim to have received information of the intention of the Republicans to inaugurate within three months war against the invaders" on a much larger scale.
 This information is declared to in- dicate the recruiting for the "Repub- lican Brotherhood" has resulted in the enrolment of large numbers. The leaders are expected to create such a state of affairs as to bring about international intervention.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
Swedish Refugees Reach
 Stockholm From Russia

STOCKHOLM, Aug 19.-One hun dred and forty eight Swedes. includ ing 30 women and children have ar rived here by steamship from Russia.
 Workmen in the party are unani- nous in saying that it is impossible to exist in Soviet Russia. Despite the extravagantly high wages paid they said they were insufficient to purchase necessary food and cloth ing. The arrivals included number of Swedish bolshevist metal workers. who some months ago, set out for Russia amidst the cheers of their friends. Some of their cOuntrymen, they said, had been detained in Russia against their will.
 The only food ration now dstrib- uted. the men said, is half a pound of bread. Fish. horse meat. sugar, butter tea and other foods. can only he obtained, they said, through file gitimate trading at incredible prices. A daily income of a thousand rubles, one returned worker declared would not be sufficient to avert hunger. Most industries have practically ceased. it was said. the great Putting low works having closed months ago after vain attempts 10 keep it going.
 Chancellor Oscar Lundberg. semi official representative of Sweden. said all foreign legations have been raided and footed and look like stables" after having been in pos session of Bolshevist soldiers or sailors. All of the members of the party said they were ill as the re- suit of the prlyations they had ex, perienced.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
Plot to Seize American Congressmen In
 Far East Uncovered in Korea, Says T0kiC
Republicans Playing
 Shell Game"

BUTTE, Mont, Aug 19.--- The Republicans are playing a shell game on the American people" declared Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic nominee for Vice President, in a speech here yesterday denouncing the stand taken by the Republi- cans in opposition to the League of Nations covenant.
 Mir. Roosevelt who is tour ing the West in connection with the Democratic campaign is scheduled to speak in Spo- kane. Washington tonight and in both Seattle and Tacoma to- morrow. Saturday he will speak in Portland and from there go to San Francisco.
 His tour will close in In- dianapolis August 31.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
London Papers Alarmed Over Recognition of Gen. Wrangel

LONDON. Aug. 19-(By the Asso. ciated Press Great Britain has been officially notified of the recog- milton by France of the government of Gen. Baron Peter Wrangel. IS the defacto government of South Russia and the question is being dis cussed between the two governments.
 Something akin to consternation is eyinced by the newspapers over the French action, which is charac- terlzed as contrary 10 British ideas and menace to Entente relations.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 19.-At torney Gerenal Palmer has beer asked by Frank M. Silva and Rob ert O'Connor, United States Attor neys for the Northern and Southern districts of California to send spec ial investigators 10 this state to de termine if the explanations of oil companies for recent increases in tho price of gasoline are correct. accord ing to reports published here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
Pure Gasoline Spouted
 By Oklahoma Water Well

TULSA, Okla. Aug. 19-A water well in the industrial section of Tulsa is giving up sixty gravity gaso- line. For several days negro tenants pumped the product from the well and emptied it into the gutter. think ing kerosene had been poured into the well. Officials of a local oil company pronounced the fluid gaso- line but were unable to give an ex- planation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
REDS DISCLAIM ALL PURPOSE OF WRECKINC STATE Russ Peace Envoys Ordered To Recognize Poland's
 Nationality, Claim. QUOTE DELEGATES HEAD Says Soviet Not Planning
 To Interfere Tn Poles
 Domestic Affairs.

LONDON, Aug, 19-Russian Bol- sheviki delegates to the peace con ference at Minsk have been instruct ed to recognize fully the National existence of Poland as an independ- ent state and not to lay down terms conflicting with her status as such, according to a despatch from Minsk quoting the head of the Russian delegation.
 The Russian peace commissions also have been told not to attempt in any way to interfere with the do- nestle affairs of Poland, the mes sage states.
 WARSAW, Aug. 19.-A delega- ton from the Hungarian Parliament is here renewing Hungarian pro- posals for military aid of Poland In her fight against the Russian Bol- sheviki The delegation offers to supply 50,000 soldiers, stores, arms and ammunition and large supplies of wheat.
 Further Polish successes in the fighting around Warsaw was report ed today by the Polish War Office. Much speculation is being made as to how the Polish counter offensive and the lessening of Warsaw's dan ger of capture by the Bolsheviki will affect the peace negotiations at Minsk
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
Cruiser Sunk at Ostend
 ReAoated, Port Opened

LONDON. Aug. 19-The British cruiser Vindictive. sunk in the on trance 10 Ostend Harbor in 1918 10 bottle mp the German submarine bas there has been rcflOa.e1 anG the rort is again open to cOar.eIce. the Admiralty announced today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
Latest Bulletins : By Special Gable

CLEVELAND. O., Aug. 19.-The joint scale eomittee of the bitumin- ous coal operators and miners ad- iourned sine die today without reaching an agreement. Operators predict that a strike will follow.
 WASHINGTON. Aug. 19.-Secre- tary of State Bainbridge Colby this afternoon declared that the Ameri- can Government will support Polish independence to the full extent of the Constitutional power invested in the chief executive.
 VANCOUVER. B. C.. Aug. 19.- Hilbert B. Brenton. former Major in the British air forces, was drowned today when his airplane dropped into English bay after falling in flames.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-19
I5l Convictions Secured in
 Drive Against Profteers

WASHINGTON. Aug. 19.-A total of 151 convictions have been obtain ed in the campaign of the Depart ment of Justice on profiteering. of. ficials announced. Since the cam paign was instituted. 1854 arrests have been made and l.499 indict- ments returned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-06
SWEEPSTAKES co TO HAL
MAHON ON FAST TRACK

TOLEDO, o., Aug. GA. P)--
Hal Hahon won the sweepstakes for
2.05 PAGERS after losing the first heat
to John Henry. Whyte's great Brit
ton won the Toledo Times 2:14 trot,
for s-year olds, features on yesterdays
Grand Circuit racing card. Best times
were 2:O5 pace, 2:02 Ia 2:14 trot,
2:0T1-4. The track was fast.
Arion Mckinney won his first race
of the season on the Grand Circuit
when he took the 2;12 trot, but four
heats were necessary as Letanna 5.
took the second heat and Walnut
Frisco the third. The heat winners
then raced it off and Arion Mckinney
led all the way. The best time was
2:05 ga.
Louie Grafton won over the faVor-
ite. Goldie Todd. in the 2:03 pace. in
straight heats. The last quarter of the
second heat was paced in 90 seconds.
The best time was 2;0S.
Great Britton equalled the marx
made by Daystar at Kalamazoo ana
now is tied for the fastest mile for j.
wear olds this year, when he stepped
both heats of the 2:14 trot in 2:O1 Ia
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-06
.619 HAVE COMPLETED
SUMMER SCHOOL WORK

OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE Aug. Establishing a new
high record mark for summer session
attendance at the o. A. c. summer ses-
sion. the 1920 term closed July 81,
having registered 619 students. The
heaviest registration in summer ses-
sion history up to this time was 3S5
in 1919.
The work in physical education, de-
signed to help fit teachers for the
physical training of oregon girls and
boys in accordance with the new edu-
cational laws and regulations, attract
ed the greatest amount of interest.
This was most noticeable among ru-
raj and small town teachers, where no
iphysica! trainer is employed and the
teachers must do the work them
selves. The summer work showed
them how some of the most import
ant duties in keeping the body and
mind of the child in healthy, .active
condition. can be performed by the
teacher.
The largest single class of the ses-
sion was. that in tailoring conducted
by Edmund Gurney. a Portland spec
ialst.
Several summer students were so
we'll pleased with their first taste of
college work that they are planning
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-06
CHESSMAN AND RICE
ON ALUMNI BALLOTS

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu-
gene, Aug. 5.-Ballots listing fourteen
alumni. from which numner five are To
be chosen as members of the Alumni
Council of the University are being
sent to all members of the University
of Oregon Alumni Association by Miss
Charlie Fenton, secretary. David H
Graham, of Eugene, graduate of the
University has been appointed alumni
member of the athletic council i'm place
of Basil Williams, who has decided to
remain in school for another year.
The fourteen candidates include;
G. Homer Billings. '06, Of Ashland'
Ruth Merrick Garfield, ~, of oregon
city; Edith Kerns Chambers, '95. OF
Eugene: Ben r. Chandler, '1s. of
Marshfield: Merle r. Chessman. 'os,
of Astoria: Homer Jamison, l2, OF
Baker: Roy Woodruff Jenkins, II, of
Eugene; Clarence w Keeue. 80. OF
SiIverton: Fred Kiddle, II, Of Island
city: william n. Burgard, 'l6. of Port
land. Robert b. Kuyl<endall. 1S, Of
Portland: Lyman G. Rice, II, OF Pen
dieton; Reuben Steelquist, 'o9. Of Al
bany; and Anne Roberts stephenson,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-06
ICE CREAM SOCIAL FOR
CHURCH WILL Be GIVEN
tEaat oregonlan special,

t1dHL OTtStHldH soptclai'J
ECHO, Aug. 6.---At a meeting OF the
Ladies Aid society on "Wednesday aft
ernoon, it was decided to have an Ice
cream social and program next We'd
nesday evening. August II, on the
Iawn at the home of Mrs. c. A. Koonta.
the proceeds will be used for work on
the church.
Mr.. and Mrs Lee Savely returned
on Wednesday evening from Seaside.
Oregon where they had motored 10
spend their vacation. They report
having had very pleasant trip.
Mrs. Earl Wiglesworth was an Echo
visitor from her home on Butter Greek
Thursday.
Mrs. J. o. Davis is spending few
days in Hood River on pleasure trip.
Her son, Donald Davis is there also.
sloan Thompson. prominent Butter
Crock farmer. was hero Thursday.
Mrs. ]. Frank Spinning entertained
the ladies' OF the Needlecraft at her
home, Thursday afternoon, with good
crowd in attendance.
Mrs. william Jones spent Wednes-
day In Pendleton.
Mrs. o. l.. Palmer expects her
daughters. the Misses Kathryn and
opal home from Seattle Friday. The
Misses Palmer have been visiting
friends and relatives in Seattle for the
past two months.
Lee Savely was an Echo visitor from
Butter Creek. THURSDAY. Mr.. SaVely
expects to cut his second crop of al
falfa hay within a few DAYS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-06

Frances NJ Reebe, Of Portland has
been elected to the poscition OF Home
Economics and Physical Training for
girls in the Boardman high school.
She fills the vacancy caused recently
by the resignation Of MISS Maude Lam
son Of Cottage Grove who has an ops
portunity 10 teach in her home town
TINS year. It now seems that all
teachers except for manual training
are signed although there have been
rumors that one or two teachers wish
ed to be released to accept positions
elsewhere. However. nothing official
has been received by the school board.
Kingsley & Co, of Hermiston, have
established a grocery store In the new
concrete Murchie building. They are.
also. taking over the feed business Of
Phelps-Voyen.