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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
TWENTY PER CENT
INCREASE IN RATES
EFFECTIVE AUG. 26
Rise on Freight Not to Cause
Great Boost in Cost of Liv-
ing But Passenger Fares
Strike Family Pocketbook.

The increase of 20 per cent in rail-
road passenger fare, so per cent in
Pullman fare and 20 per cent in
freight rates will be effective at 1901
d. m. Thursday. August 2e. according
to announcement made today by the
o-W. r. & N. and N. P. offices.
O-W. r. & n. railroad fare includ-
ing war tax to Portland will be $40,
and seat in the Pullman will cost
s1.S9. Standard lower berths will
cost s4.O5 and upper 1929. The fare
to Spokane will be s7.S2. and the
price for berths from waIla wala to
Spokane will be the same as from
here to Portland. The fare to Seat
tie will be $3.50.
Round Trip Double.
n. P. fares to Pasco will be $2.13.
to, Seattle s11,77 and to Spokane s7S2.
The fare to Ritzville will be $3.50. N.
P. and O-W. fares to eastern cities
have not yet been announced. Round
trip fares to any point are simply
double the one way fare and there is
no saving on such a ticket.
Freight officials state that the in
crease in freight rates should not
cause more than a per cent increase
in the cost of living Upon. most of.
the articles of common daily con-
sumption the transport charge is so
small that an increase in rates has no
appreciable effect on the family bud
get. On bulky articles like coal. where
transportation is a large part of the
process of production and distribution,
the increase necessarily boosts prices
Passenger Rates Felt.
The passenger rates. however. strike
more directly at the family pocket
book 1t is estimated that travel ex-
penses will be increased to about SO
per capita a year. The s per cent
government tax on travel will be felt
more than ever because this percent
age increase is taken on the new rate
after the 20 per cent increase has been
added.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
blockade Poland.

BERLIN, Aug. 23.-CU. P.)-Ger-
man workmen in Danzig have pro-
claimed a soviet according to reports
today The soviet Immediately an
nounced a BLOCKADE of Poland and
refused to permit the French cruiser
Gueydon to dock.
The British commissioner declared
he would not be responsible for results
if the cruiser attempted to unload its
cargo and munitions intended for the
Polish army.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
MEMORIAL FUND GETS
ADDITIONAL S151 IN
MONDAY SUBSCRIPTION
Dollars Come From Adrian,
Mich, Del Rio, Texas, and
Other Out of Town Points in
Generous Numbers.

One hundred and fifty one dollars
is the total reported turned in to Til
Taylor Memorial Association head
quarters today up to press time. OF
this amount $5S was subscribed by
employees of the East Oregonian.
Subscriptions from far and near
were included in the list. From Ad-
rian, Mich, came a 81 subscription
from E. P. Hoeft. From Alfalfa,
Wash. came a subscription for IS
from ]. A Garrett. The list of donors
today was widely representative.
Money Comes From Texas
Among subscriptions reported today
was a money order for s5 sent from
Del Rio, Texas, on the Rio Grande
river. by William B. Byrne, a member
of the veterinary detachment. 18th.
cavalry. [. 5. army. Mr.. Byrne said
in his brief letter accompanying the
subscription:
KINDLY accept my bit for the me-
mortal to Til Taylor. He was one of
the bravest men and finest gentlemen
it has ever been my privilege to know
salem Is Organized
Salem has effected an enthusiastic
organization to aid in the memorial
appeal, a letter received today from
Governor Ben W. Olcott said. C. p.
Bishop is chairman of the Salem body
and the. governor and DR.. W. II. Lytle
state veterinarian, are working with
him. The governor sent assurance of
his heartiest favor and support.
4 letter from Mayor George l.
Baker. Of Portland. likewise assured
hearty support on his part and com
plete accord with the plain of the local
committee on organization.
Suggestion was made by the govern,
or in his letter that at the Roundup
uins be placed at convenient places
where visitors who remembered the
late sheriff and Roundup president
and desired To give small amounts e
the memorial fund might deposit theii
bits. This suggestion was made by tn,
Salem committee and will be giver
consideration by the local members
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
H|TzS|MMONS SIGNS
TO MEET LEONARD

NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.-Eddie Fitz-
simmons will box Benny Leonard.
lightweight champion at Madison
Square Garden. September II, 1t is an
nouneed today. This bout will mark
the resumption of boxing in New York
state under the new law.
Fitzsimmons was selected because OF
his recent victory over Lew Tender
in philadelphia He agreed TO accept
$4,000 and Leonard will get $4,000.
The fight is to go Is rounds to de-
cision. ~.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
FOUR MAIDS NAMED
IN QUEEN CONTEST

Miss Eva Lundell. Miss Margery
swaxgart. Miss Winnie Moore and Miss
katherine snyder are the four an
nounoed candidates for queen OF the
labor parade to be held in Baker
sentember 6, Labor Day. Miss Swag-
90, loads with 500 votes. Miss Moore
ana Miss Lundeil each have 900 ana
Miss snyder has 100.
Votes and names Of new candidates
80 received by sandy McLain. the
xotas costing one cent each. The East
oreronian will print the standing OF
the candidates each day. MI McLaan
saws that much interest is shown In the
event.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23

Pendleton schools will open next
Monday with a full corps of teachers,
says III. u. Inflow. city school superin-
tendent. The position OF principal
of the Hawthorne school. left vacant
through the resignation Of A. c.
Thompson. Is as yet untitled but Mr..
Inflow expects TO secure a principal be-
fore the opening OF school.
The new teachers at the Pendleton
high school number nine. and the
principal. Austin Landreth. is also a
new member OF the faculty. In the
grade schools, three of the teachers
are new.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
Everybody in United States of
Note Including Presidential
Candidates, Strayed From
Front Porch, are on List.
JAMES M. cox TO BE
HERE IN SEPTEMBER
Roundup Association Draws
Up Tentative Invitation
Schedule, Urge Presence of
Nominee and Irwin S. Cobb.

Everybody in the United states of
hote. from presidential candidates who
stray from their front porches, to erst-
while newspaper reporters now max
ing more per annum than presidential
chair holders. is on the tentative in
vitation list which the Pendleton
Round Up association today drew up.
Regardless of what happens, the 1920
show Will be favored with the greatest
array of luminaries in history.
James NJ. Cox, governor of Ohio, and
standard bearer for the democratic
party, is going to speak in Pendleton
in September. That music is assured.
At present it appears as If his timer
AIRY will put him in the Roundup
city about September 20. This, of
course. is tentative. and officials of
the Round Up, reinforced by all the
prominent democrats of the city, are
hard at work today trying to fix mat
ters for Mr.. Cox to come here during
one of the three days of the show.
VIII Invite Cobb at Train.
irwin S. Cobb. famous journalist, is
also to be invited 10 be among those
lpresent. The man who recently told
the public few things about what
lnewspapers are not. is coming through
here on August 81 on No. II, bound
for Bend on a hunting trip. He will
be waited on by large gathering and
impressed with the necessity of his
c.,lI ing to the Roundup.
Another Cobb. also a journalist. is
certain to be here. He is Calvin Cobb
publisher of the Boise Statesman and
millionaire mberman of the Idaho
ca pital. He and his family, including
his son, Lyon Cobo. and Mrs. Cobb,
have requested, as is their annual GUS
tom. furnished house for the Round
Up season. They also want a box re-
served for three days. The Cobbs
bring their retinue of servants and
live as comfortably for three or four
days as at home. Eastern friends will
be guests of the Cobb party, they no.
titled the Roundup.
Orders Come from Seattle.
From Seattle today came request for |
a box and six reserved grandstand
seats from Benjamin E. Boone. of
Boone & Co., brokers. Mr.. Boone al |
so asked that a supply of Roundup |
posters be sent him for distribution
and hanging in conspicuous places. Mr.. |
Boone is an annual visitor here with
a party.
George c. Baer. manager of ticket |
sales, announced today that mail or
ders were to be filled absolutely in the |
order of their receipt and that in or |
der to be insured against sidetracking |
money must accompany all orders |
Both mail and local seat orders will |
be filled beginning Monday, Septem-
her 6.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23

under Bishop w. O. Shepard and with
A. L, Howalth, another area secre-
tary. will do the work formerly handi-
ed by four men.
Family VIII Go East
Mrs Gornall and two daughters
NJ 50 Lois Gornall and Bernice Cor
nall. will leave on Wednesday for
Chicago. where they will spend the
winter, and where Miss Lois will enter
the American Conservatory of Music.
They Will visit friends in Nebraska
and will be Joined in Omaha by Rev.
Gornall who will leave here next
Monday. He will return in time to
attend the Puget Sound conference
September Is.
The new pastor for the local church
will be chosen at the annual confer
ence in Moscow. Idaho, September /,
and a committee consisting of A. w.
Rugg, Mrs. q. w. Rugg. Roland OIL
yer, l.. l.. Mann and A. ]. Owen Will
be present when the choice is made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
PENDLE7 ON SCHOOLS WILL
OPEN ON MONDAY WITH
FULL CORPS OF TEACHERS

Mr.. Inflow advises pupils to secure
text books at once to prevent confu-
sion on the opening day of school. He
expects an increase in enrolment and
states that 225 students have already
registered at the high school. Last
year the total enrolment in grade and
high schools was 13.049.
Only few OF the teachers have ar
rived in the city. Mr.. Inflow is max
ing arrangements to house the teach
crs and reports that rooms are more
plentiful than formerly, but that it is
still difficult to secure board.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
THUGS ROB DEMOTT OF
$40 AT POINT OF GUN

George DeMott, cigar store owner,
was held up, robbed and gagged in his
room in rear of his place of business
about o'clock Sunday morning by
two men who made good their escape.
The officers have not made any ar
rests and report that they have no hot
clues.
Mr.. Demott was confronted with the
barrels of two pistols when awakened.
He was forced to submit to the bind
ing and gagging by his assailants, who
made away with about $7O in cash.
Meager descriptions of the hold-ups
were all that were available.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23

Much regret is expressed by local
people at the departure of Rev. Cor
nall. At a recent meeting of the
church board resolutions urging the
bishop and cabinet TO return the pas
tor for fifth year was passed Besides
the accepted offer. Rev. Gornall has
received several splendid offers, but
because his family will be in Chicago
he chose the secretaryship. He re-
Gently declined an offer to become
educational secretary at Puget Sound
University.
Since coming to Pendleton from
GrangeviIle, Idaho. Rev. and Mrs. Cor
nall and Children have been extreme
ly popular in this city. Rev. Gornall
is president of the Pendleton Minis
terial Association. and has been active
in civic affairs. while Mrs. Gornall is
also prominent. Miss Lois Gornall Is
a talented Young pianist and was
awarded half scholarship at the
conservatory where she will study
this winter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23

On the south front. the red cavalry
has begun an encircling movement OF
T.amherr reaching the junction of the
Dneister and Stryj rivers. Directly
east OF I,emberg the bolsheviki are re-
norted 10 be approaching the envir-
ons ana fall of the city Is expected
~ polish evacuation has not already
occurred.
In the Danzig corridor region the
bolsheviki are said to have driven Tor
ward again, approaching within IL
miles OF Graudenz Ind causing foreign
diplomtic officials. including the Am
erIcan consul, to withdraw to Danzig'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
BAY CITY IS BESE|GED
BY 1000 TRAFFIC COPS

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2S.-CU.
iPO-One thousand traffic men rep
resenting all the big police depart
ments of the country paraded today
while the San Francisco traffic squad
kept the crowds at distance. at the
opening of the national traffic ofti-
GERS convention. The Officers will see
that uniform motor vehicle law Will
be adopted in every state and in Ca
NADIA.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
POLAND CAUTIONED TO
REMEMBER BOUNDARY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-(A. P)
Poland has been cautioned by the
American government not to permit
her armies in the present counter Of
fensive against the Russian bolshevikt
to advance beyond the ethnographic
of Poland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
Reds Gnln at Wings.

LONDON, Aug. 23.-tBy WeHU
Miller. u. p. staff Correspondent
The POLES are continuing their ad-
vances on a wide front in the center
while the Russians are still gaining az
the extreme right and left OF bov
mile battle line, according to iates.
advices. General PilsudskPs smasn
northeast OF Warsaw is said to nave
been further imperiiied 10000 reds
north of the capital. and rendered
their withdrawal practically impos-
sibie.
Advance detachments of the Polish
forces have reached ostroff, czyzef
and Briansk.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
IoHNsoN nAcKs TrcKrrr.

MARION. Aug. 23.-(P. P)-FIi-
ram Johnson and his entire pre-con-
vention organization. is zone hundred
per cent solid'' behind the Harding
Coolidge ticket. according to Judge
Goodcen of California, one of his for
mer campaign managers. who has
been here comforting with Harding.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
F,NDoRsE INTERNATONALE

PITTSBURGH. Aug. 23.-(A. P.)-
Endorsement of the third information
ale with certain reservations. by the
socialist party of the United States. is
announced by the executive commit
tee as an outcome of the referendum
ordered last may.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
SUGAR DEALERS CHARGED

SALT LAKE. Aug. sS.-(A. P)-
Indictments charging the Utah-Idaho
Sugar Company. its officers and
and prominent salt Lake and Ogden
business men with having made eN-
orhitant profits in the sale Of sugar.
were returned by special United
States grand jury.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
SYRIAN PREMIER KILLED.

HAIFA, Syria, Aug. 23.-(A- P.)--
Droubi Pasha. the Syrian premier.
and Abderhaman, member of his cab
met, were killed Friday when bandits
attacked their train en- route here
from Damascus. Several passengers
We're killed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
REV. R. E. GORNALL WILL LEAVE LOCAL PULPIT
TOBECOME SECRET ETARY FOR PORTLAND AREA

Rev. r. f. Cor.
nall, for the last four
years pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal
church and one of
the most prominent
ministers of this city.
is resigning his posi-
ton here to become
secretary for the
Portland area of the
Methodist church,
according to an
nouncement made
by Rev. Gornall to-
day.
Rev. Gornall will
have his headquar-
ters in Portland I'm
the Artisans Build
ing but he will be in
the field two thirds
of the time. his terri
tory including Ore
gon, Washington,
Northern ] d a h ..
Alaska and part OF
California The con-
ferences implied are
tho Colombia River,
oregon. Puget Sound.
German. Swedish,
Norwegian and Dam
ish, and one foreign
speaking conference
in California. Rev.
Cornall will work
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23

WARSAW, Aug. 2ss--tA. P.)--Poi-
ish forces sunday were endeavoring 70
cut off the retreat OF four Russiap So
Wet armies or force them into Ger
man territory. On the extreme Polish
left the soviet cavalry was defeated
ana driven out of Soldau and the re-
sions occupied by Russians In the
north yistula area between Thorn ana
Piock.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
RADIO CIRCLEs WORLD.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2S.-tA,
P0-Interception by navy radio
station at Yerba. Buena Island in San
Francisco bay of message Saturday
from Lafayette station. Bordeaux.
France. indicated success of a world
wide radio broadcast from one sta
tion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
Red Armies Out or.

PARIS. Aug. 2s.--Three bolshevik
armies operating in Poland are COM
pletely cut off from each other, It Is
stated today. Warsaw advices to the
French foreign office declare that the
number OF prisoners taken by the
poles up TO Saturday. $4,000 is believ-
ed now to double that. Two hundred
pieces OF red artillery have been seiz-
ed.
The entente missions report SAYS
the Polish victory is Increasing hour
iy."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
Process Of Rottling up Russian
Forces on North Front is
Completed and Victory is De-
clared on Hourly Increase.
OLSHEVlKI PRESS
TOWARD LEMBERG
Soyiets are Driven Toward Ger
man Line and Cavalry Bat
ting at Extreme Left is
Swept From Field.

WARSAW, Aug. 23.-(A. PD-The
process of bottiing up the Russian So
vIet fores on the northern front be-
tween Prussia and the vistuia river
has been completed. according TO an
official statement issued at midnight
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
..>,,cI1 SERGEANT is SHOT

BELFAST. Aug. 2s.-tA. P)-fo-
n.a ssr~eant Thomas Cradock was
sho. dead in King street Saturday
niSht This was the third killing of a
policeman on Saturday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
Loveland Looks Like winner

ANTWERP, Aug. z3-(A, P-1--
Final unofficial scores give America
210 points. Finland 1a5; sweden ~
and England 80.
Although not officially announced
it is understood captain Helge Love-
land. of the Norwegian army. has been
confirmed as winner of the decathlon,
with Brutus X. Hamilton, OF the Uni
versity of Missouri, second.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
MOSCOW Admits Retirement.

LONDON, Aug. 23.-(A- P.)-He-
.irement OF Russian forces from the
ct,v of Brest- t-Iitovsk is officially ad-
un,t.ed in a statement received today
by wireless from Moscow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
SIX DIE IN TRAIN CRAsH

/ CAMDEN, N. J..Aug, 23.-(A. P.1
"A Pennsylvania railroad electric
train struck an automobile bus con-
tanning Is persons. here last night,
killing six occupants and iniuring four
others.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
GERMAN WORKERS
IN DANz|G SET UP
RULE OF SOV|ETS
Seize Piers and Refuse all
Landing of Supplies for Po-
land, French Cruiser Arrives,
Helpless, Near Port.

PARIS. Aug. ga. P.)-German
workers in Danzig have established So
viets and seized piers, preventing the
of any supplies for Poland.
according to report from Danzig to-
day
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23

ANTWERP, Aug. 23.-tBy Henry
Farrell, U. p. staff Correspondent)-
England today won the 1900 meter
relay race. The American team finish
ing. fourth South Africa finished
second. France. third; Sweden fifth
and Belgium sixth. Finland won the
final 10000 meter cross country run.
while England was second. Sweden
third and America fourth.
Duke Kahanomoku broke his own
worlds record in the 100 meter dash
swimming preliminary With the time
of 1:e1 As. His previous record was
1:02 2-5.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
WNeaather


Reported by Major Lee SIoorhouse.
weather observer.
Maximum, 90. ~
Minimum. SO.
Barometer. 1855.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23

MOSCOW, Aug. 2s.--tU. p y
Russian troops have evacuated Brest-
IAtovsk. a boisheviki official COM
muiaue announced today. N
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23

weather. probably thundcrs.orins n
the mountains. Continued uartn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23

December wheat closed today at
s2.2SA, continuing Its DOWNWARD
trend after opening at $2.31 y. For
March. the market opened at $2.S2 a
and closed at $2.2S.
Following are the quotations from
Overlook & Cooke Co.. local brokers:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
Americans ELIMINATED

In the plain diving heats all Ameri-
cans were eliminated.
In the middleweight boxing. Gold
borg, of America, beat Schammong. OF
Denmark: Prudhomme OF Canada,
defeated Mason of Belgium and Her
xovitch. of Canada. beat hunting OF
Holland. OF the featherweights.
White Graham of Canada. knocked out
Richard of France
The American 400-meter relay team
set a new worlds record of AZ Is Sec
onds. Paddock, Scholz. Murchison
and Kirsey ran for the United States.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
Finland Finishes Second With
95 and England is Third
With 80; Australia Trails
List With Single Point.
NORWEGIAN CAPTAIN
BELIEVED HIGH MAN
Brutus K. Hamilton of uniyer-
sity of Missouri, is Under
stood to be Second of Deca-
thIon Contestants.

ANTwERP, Aug. 2s.-GU. P.)
The official score of the Oiyrn- I
piad at conclusion of today's
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23

EOreI2n E1NVIIuTNV
(From Overlook & Cooke Co')
London s60k.
Paris I'll.
Italy 467.
Belgium 767.
Germany 1872.
Austria as.
(From Overlook & Cooke Co)
CHICAGO. Aug. 23.-Wheat was
under pressure from the start with
only occasionally rallies brought about
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23

Continued on page So
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-08-23
EnEE Of DAILY c NEWs AND IRE UN

The East oregonian IL Eastern Ore
Ron's greatest newspaper and -
selling force gives 70 the Rdverunef
over twice the guaranteed peid oircG~
tation In Pendleton and Umatiile coaA-
" OF any other newepaDer.