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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
CHURCHES UNITE IN
OPEN-A|R SERVICES

Union open-air services will be held
Sundays at p. m. during July and
August by the Protestant churches of
Pendleton, whose pastors have chosen
the North Side park and the court
house lawn for the meeting places.
Following is the schedule:
July 11-Speaker to be supplied by
the Presbyterian church, North Side
park.
July 1S-Rev. r. e. Gornall of the
Methodist church, court house lawn.
July 25-Rev. w. H. Cox, of the
Baptist church. North Side park.
August Rev. Alfred Lockwood. of
the Episcopal church, Court house
lawn.
August S-Rev. r, L. Bussa barger
of the Christian church. North Side
park.
August 15--Rev. George LC lark,
of the Presbyterian church, court
house lawn.
An inter-church committee OF lay
men will be in charge of property ar
rangements for the services. to which
the public is invited.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
COAL FAMINE RUMOR
DENIED BY DIRECTOR

WASHINGTON. July 9.--Assurance
of am adequate supply of coal TO meet
all domestic requirements during the
coming months, was given yesterday
by George Fl. Cushing managing d.
rector of the American Wholesale
Coal association. who declared in a
statement that reports OF an impend-
ing coal shortage were unfounded- The
public. he said, is panic-stricksn
without reason or excuse.
There is no shortage Of COAL" Mr.
Gushing stated, There is no danger
of any such shortage. Therefore
there is a reason. but no excuse, fer
the current high prices in the open
market. The reason issthat we have
had too much goverRmentaI agitation
of the danger of q famine.''
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
CHOICE OF NAME PRESENTS Il
I ONLY aar%'ARENT HITCH
FORMATION OF Y <fARTY
INTERNATIONAL POLICE
GUST RUSSIAN CREWS
(By United Press. /,

SHANGHAI. July s.--International
police today ousted the crews of three
Russian volunteer fleet vessels upon
demand of the Romonoff Consul Cen
erai Crosse. When given the alter
native of freedom or internment in a
refuge camp the sailors positively
cnose internment.
Crosse contends that he has right
to demand police aid In seizing the
ships. no other government havins
been recognized since that of Romo-
noff. Major Johnson. British COM
mander OF the police, acceded. The
sailors refused to accept the authority
Of the Romonoff directorate whose
headquarters are in Constantinople.
They adhere 10 the Vladivostok provi-
sionai government.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
MAN WHO MURDERED
AUTO COMPANION IS
EXECUTED AT PRISON
Victim Advertises for Fellow
Traveller Who Shoots Him in
Back and Then Uses Name
to Cover Up His Crime.

SANTA rF. July 9.-Elbert w.
Planchett. convicted of the murder Of
clyde Armour, hanged in. jair- here
this morning. The crime was COM
mitted on October 23, 1915.
Armour, who lived at Sioux City
Iowa, left his home September 20.
1916. accompanied By his mother and
sister. en- route to California in an
automobile. On arriving at Clarks.
Nebr.. the sister was taken I'll and
when recovered sufficiently 10 travel
she and her mother proceeded to their
destination, Fresno. Cal. by train.
Clyde Armour continued the trip by
auto. He arrived at Denver, October
10. %
He asked the ". n. c. A. at Denver
to find companion who desired to
travel by auto TO the coast. The ''Y'
being unable to find such a man,
Armour inserted a want ad in one of
the Denver papers. which was answer
ed by Blanchett, an agreement was
reached and they started westward.
Never Reaches Santa Fe
Armour never reached Santa F'e,
but a man representing himself to be
Armour arrived here October %. reg
istering at local hotel When he did
so he committed the first indiscretion
which led to his arrest later on. as.
when he started to Write &c. ID. Ar
mour1 the first letter he made was
"Ef This he changed. making a. c.
over the letter sIE.e which heshad first
written.
Although diligent search was
ma6e in the mountains east of here,
Armorrs body was not found until
January a when a dog belonging to
Sandovaly Griego walked into
the house carrying a part of a human
leg bone, on which shoe still remain
ed. AT an autopsy held later on six
shots were taken from the base of the
skull. indicar;ng that the fatal shot /
was fred from behind. severing ar
.eries and inflicting a wound from
which the victim Quickly bled to
1eath. j
Blanchett was placed on trial in the /
Santa Fe county district court April I
10, 1917. The jury returned a verdict I
If guilty of murder in the first degree, /
April "a Blanchett when placed on |
he witness stand admitted shooting Z
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
OVERBECK { COOKE TO
OPEN GRAIN BROKERAGE

Overlook & Cooke. long estab-
lished brokerage bushes with head
quarters in Portland. has taken Off
ces in the Judd building. formerly oc-
cupied by w. c. E. Pruitt. and viii
open a brokerage business here by
July Is. The concern will not buy
grain here. it is understood.
Quotations on the various grain
markets and other data for a general
brokerage business will be handled
here. The company will also open an
office in Walla Walla. Both will be
the first of their kind in the respect
i've cities.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
HARDING SCHEDULES
C. 0. P. CONFERENCES

MARION. July "a number of
conferences were scheduled wlren
Senator Harding, republican presiden-
tial candidate reached his office today.
Among those to call were Henry L.
Stoddard. of New York. who attended
the recent dinner in New York of the
prorninent progressive leaders at
which a resolution endorsing Harding
and Coolidge was adopted.
The senator also planned to continue
writing his speech accepting the NOM
ination. thes work on which is pro-
crossing rapidly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09

WASHINGTON. July "a number
of Mexican officers formerly on the
staff OF General Pablo Gonzales, for
mer presidential candidate, have been
Imprisoned for plotting against the
present authorities, according to un-
confirmed reports reaching the state
department through the American em-
bassy In Mexico city today. Tine
state OF chipaA is in open rebellion
against the new Mexican government
according to these advices.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09

- 4 t<A ftL<<AJ. 0f44fAI
Omitted Press stair C0rrespondentl
SPA. july s.The German delegn-
ton today agreed to meet the terms
OF the allied ultimatufh demanding
that the nation disarHi its forces inn.
mediately. 81.
The Germans. however. in signing
the ultimatum. protested against the
poposition that allied forces occupy
the German territory on the Rnhr
river. unless the German army is re-
duced to I50.ooo Officers ana men by
October 1geiaffning mat tins derna4sss
is rfolafiofs Of the treaty OF ver-
Must Give Up Arms
The Germans agreed to the follow
ing terms:
3 Disarmament of.alI German forces.
including security police which must
begin fmmediafeiy.
Germany must publish a proclaina-
tion ordering immediate surrender OF
all arms held by German civilians.
All arms. ammunition. gums and
cannons In excess of the treaty terms
mnst be delivered to the allies i'm
sN ~
Germany must abolish compulsory
service.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
BRYAN AS DELIBERATE
AS WAS CONVENTION
CBy United Press)

PORTLAND, July 9.-It took the
democratic national convention long
time. to select the presidential candi-
date, so William Jennings Bryan in
tends to deliberate a long time before
deciding whether he will support the
nominee, he said here today. Bryan
who is enroute from San Francisco to
Eastern Oregon to deliver chautau-
qua addresses. added that his heart
was still in the grave with his cause"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09

sorhe school is making excellent pro-
Sreas and the spirit among the stnd-'
ents a splendid" said ]: H. Alderman.
president Of the state Normal school,
after visiting the summer normal in
Pendleton today. -
president Ackerman said that It
would be impossible to state at present
whether or not the summer school viii
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
PRESIDENT ACKERMAN OF STATE NORMAL
SCHOOL SAYS BRANCH MAY Be PERMANENT

be q permanent feature. The matter
will be taken up by the regents of the
state normal, and President Ackerman
feels that he can report favorably on
the progress of the local school.
He spoke to the students today on
The Teachers Ideals of Life, as APP
piled to the Schoolroom." President
Ackerman will return this evening" TO
Monmouth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
FIVE FRErGHTERs HELD UP

HONOLULU, T. H., July 9.-Five
large American freighters were tied
up here together recently for lack of
fuel oil with which to continue their
voyages. After a weeks delay which.
according to waterfront authorities.
cost the ships owners many thous-
ands of dollars, the vessels finally OBJ
tanned their fuel. when an oil tanker
arrived from the mainland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
FIVE GENERALS TAKE
UP ARMS IN REVOLT

MExxrCo CITY. July s.-Five gen.
erals have taken up arms against the
New Mexican government. provisional
president De Ia. Huerta told the for
eign correspondents last night. but he
declared they did not constitute mill
tary menace. since they had but few
followers. He estimated that not more
than 500 men had been involved III
recent outbreaks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
LEGISLATION MAY limit
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES

ST. LOUIS. July "a nationwide
primary law, drawn To end large cam
paign expenditures. Will be recon-
mended by the senate committee IN
vestiEatins the presidential primary
campaign expenses Chairman Kenyon
intimated TODAY. Kenyon and other
members of the committee are here to
open hearings into expenditures of At
torney General Paler. and his alleged
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
FHTEEN STEAMERS som.

NNF @NsSVSIatEU FTtsaJ
TOXIC. July 9.-Fffteen steamers.
each with a tonnage exceeding 1000
tons. were sold TO foreign countries
by Japanese concerns during the last
four months. with permits issued IN
accordance with the far time shipping
control law. The buyers were Brit
ish, Norwegian. Italian. Belgian.
Dutch, Spanish and Chinese meFch-
ants. The tonnage of the vessels to-
tailed over sS.S95 tonc
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
GERMANS AT ELEVENTH HOUR SIGN Terms OF ULT|MATUN
RUSH OF BOLSHEVIKI THREATENS TO
CUT PATH TO GERMAN EXTREMISTS
PROSPECTS FOR 1920
WHEAT CROP BOUND
IN MONTH OF JUNE

? WASHINGTON. July s.-The I
: 1920 wheat crop will total sos. Z
; 900. 900 bushels, the department
: of agriculture estimated, Dasing
; the forecast on the conditions
F prevailing July /. An estimate
: based on conditions June j was 4
for a crop of $4,000, 600 bushels. 4
: showing that during June wheat 4
PROSPECTS were increased by 29.-
100000 bushels. 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
Talks with White House
,By United Press-)

WASHINGTON. July s.-cox has
held two long distance telephonic con-
versations with the white house since
his nomination, it was learned today.
1t was stated at the white house that
the president. and Cox will hold a con-
ference soon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
PRESIDENT WILL SOON
CALL LEAGUE SESSION
(By United Press.l

WASHINGTON. July s.-wilson
will issue a call for the first meeting
of the assembly of the Leageu of Ma
tions in a few days. the state depart
ment announced
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
Protest is Entered Against Pro-
position That Allies Occupy
Territory on Ruhr Unless
Army is Cut to 10000 by
October.
REPRESENTATIVES R GIVE
= IN AT l1:45 G'cL L0ck
Civilians Must Surrender All
Arms, Excess Equipment
Must be Turned Over and
Training Checked.
(By Associated Pressl

SPA. July s.~t1ermany's delegates
signed at f1:45 this morning. an en-
gagement accepting the teFms of the
allied note of eIative disarmament
which was presented yesterday. TfIs
action was taken under protest byAkhe
German representatives. e.
The allied nate demanded that the
Germans accept the terms presented
by noon to-day. and stipulated that IL
the Germans failed 10 carry out the
provisions of the demands. allied for
ces would occupy part OF Germany.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
GREEK TROOPS GUST
TURKS FROM BRUSSA
tBy United Press.)

ATHENS. July 9.-Greek troops
have captured Brussa. in Asia Minor.
defeating the Turkish nationalists
who have been holding the city. il is
officially announced today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
ARMIES PUSHING TO
BORDER WHERE RED
,SYMPATH|zERS WAIT
Jolish Peasants Flee in TERROR
as 500 Mile Front is Shat
tered and Premier Pleads for
Help at Spa.

LONDON. July -9.-BoIshevik for
ces are moving forward on a 500 mile
front, advancing over 200 miles since
the capture OF Kieff from the Poles.
according to Moscow dispatches to-
day. One dispatch said a ',rhost de-
cisive moment has arrived"
Premier Grabski has gone to Spa,
seeking allied intervention. This is
taken to indicate that the Poles con-
sider the situation desperate. War
saw advices said volunteers are rush,
ing TO the colors. Practically all
Polish universities and technical
schools are closed, their students
joining the army.
The Bolshevikf advance is continu-.
ng on the North front. gain of $40
miles would bring the red troops to
the German, border. cutting off Pol
and from the Baltic states. This
would create a corridor enabling the
Soviet forces to be Joined by the Ger
man extremists. who it is believed are
ready to join the reds.
Polish peasants fled before the
Bolshevik advance in panic. Thous-
lnds were bivouacked in the woods
between Rovno and Kovel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
Entire Committee 10 Meet
(By United Press.)

DAYTON. o.. July 9.-The first big
political pow-wow of the democratic
campaign win be held here July 20
when the democratic national commit
tee will meet with the party's nominee,
James NJ. Cox. This was agreed to by
Cox and Chairman Cummings of the
national committee, after an exchange
of kilograms and long-distance tele-
phone conversations.
Cummings wired from San Fran
cisco that the full committee will meet
here instead of a sub-committee as
was originally planned. a definite de-
cision is expected at the conference
whether Cox shall carry out his wishes
or stump the country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
National Committee Will Con-
fer With lanes NJ. Cox in
First Big Political Meeting
of Campaign.
STUMP OF COUNTRY is
UP FOR SETTLEMENT
Nominee Holds Long Distance
Telephone Con versationS
With White House and Con-
ference is Scheduled.
lRy Assoclated Press. !

DAYTON. July s--The first import
ant conference to arrange the demo-
cratic party campaign plans will be
held here July 20th. according to a
telegram received today by Governor
Cox from Homer S. Cummings, chair
man OF the national democratic COM
mittee. Cummings said that he had
called a meeting of the entire national
committee to meet with Governor Cox
on that date.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
Executive Committee of Natl
onal Labor Band Meets to
Decide Whether to Cast For
tunes With Political Move
ment.
HENRY FORD MENTIONED
AS CHOICE OF GROUP
Committee of 40, BIPARTISAN
League, Single Tax Advo-
Gates, Triple Alliance and
National Service Party Me-
gotiate.
(By United Press.)

CHICAGO. July s.-,rhe executive
Committee OF the national labor party
IN meeting here today to decide wheth-
er or not 10 caste Its fortunes with the
new political movement. II Is propos-
cd that the labor party join with the
committee OF as. the non partisan lea
que. the single tax party. the triple al
lance and the national service party
of South Dakota In launching third
political party. The only hitch ap-
parent IN the proposed amalgabation
is the question OF the name OF the new
party. Labor leaders unanimously
favor a union OF all liberal organiza-
tion but want the new party called
national labor party" The commit
tee OF. 4s hope to convince the labor
ties party with that little would not
prove popular.
Henry Ford's name was brought
forth as possible presidential nomi-
nee of the third party. Charles Hoff-
man said he talked with Ford yester-
day. "apd while he said he was not
candidate. he assured me that II the
convention saw fit TO nominate him.
he could think of no legitimate reason
for declining" Hoffman said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
(By Associated Pressl

WARSAW. July 9.-The foreign Of
flee today announced that the Polish
government had forwarded a note to
he Spa conference recIaring that Po-
and now. just as before and always. is
ready and willing to make peace based
On self determination of nations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09

LONDON. July 9. a Berlin dis
patch said reports to German news
papers indicated that the Polish gov
erpment is prepared to leave Warsaw.
Social democrats in the Polish pariia-
ment APPEALED to the government to
open the peace negotiations imrnedi-
Ately. reports said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09

CHICAGO, July s.--Full bull moose
support for Harding was denied by
National Chairman Hopkins OF the
committee of IS today. Hopkins him
self was formerly connected with the
bull moose movement and he said the
committee has former progressives at
work for It in practically every site.
I'VE are assured by correspondence
from every part of the country" Hop
kins said, ''that those who left the re-
publican party in 1912 were even more
discouraged this year with the reac-
tionary candidate and platform put
over by the old guard. Bosses are
.whistiing to keep up their courage.
They know that the platforms and
nominees of the two old parties afA
fronted the people and are afraid that
popular revolt may sweep them into
discard
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09
seek Irlsh plank

h 90 IHF 4tSHUIEHNFu HFSH"sJ
CHICAGO, July a.--Efforts to se-
cure @ndorsement by the committee of
4s for q plank favoring American aid
toward the Irish Independence will be
contiued despite the adverse result OF
the mail vote. 1t was learned today.
Frank p. Walsh, who led the unsuc-
cessfuI fight before the republican and
democratic conventions for such a
plank. Is bringing 1t for presentation
to the convention here tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-07-09

The East orssonisn y hsstern ore
selling force gives TO the ADVERTISER
over twice the guaranteed paid ctrcN~ =
iAtlon In Pendleton and Umatlii1 eoNa-
~ OF any other nswspaper.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-23

tificaic OF exemption from the cnun-
~ tax collector before The firsl day
ol February. 1890.
Female voters who will reach The
age of - years after The first day
of February and before the LAY OF
the following primary election or
dominating convention, aud w1p
possess all Of the other qualifications
~ voter shall be- entitled 10 yutC
~ such election. " she has obtain
I'D u certificate of exemption rom
the county collector before tho first
day of February, which shalt specify
the day when she viii he - years
old and contain all the other re-
quisitcs Of a certificate of exemption.
Before the certificate of exemption
shali issue. ia applicant thr"i1r shall
make written affidavit 81 h'r arc
10 he administered and c"r,iii'd ia
by the county collector who .hall Tile
and preserve the same The sam"
rules as To residence nov required oi
male voters To obtain iaN receipt
shall apply as 10 exemption for both
male and female voters,
mo poll tax Is lcyird on women
and the payment of pl'' :gNrs hy
women cannot ue enforced, MT ia'
payment Is only prerequisite "a
he right of women tn vote ~ piim'
afy clect-,ns or To tuAc r1r. 10 u,m
mating conventions
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-23
Woman's Forum
ou IMPLICATIONS FOR
WOMEN VOTERS AiiE IN.
PLANNED IN DETAIL

\ womau's qualifications Tor vo,-
nr In the July primaries are set
forth In the following letter from Az
iornoy General CUrcton to John W.
Ilornshy, county attorney at Austin,
Texas.
Answering YOUR inquiry, with
reference TO what Is necessary 20
nualify women tn vote in the prim-
nry elections aud to participate ~
the nominating conventions, helo
under the laws OF this state during
the year 1899. YOU are advised
Every woman who desires TO vote
IN any primary ClcNlon or who dc
ines to participate IN any nominal
ng coavenlion. shall first vt all
possess al OF the qualifications nee
cssary OF an clcctor such a. twelve
months residence IN the state, siN
months residence In the county, and
must vote IN the precinct IN when
she lives
I'm addition To- possessing the quas-
ifications of an Cloctor she must
have paid the same poll taxes tn,
are now required of male voters anu
must have paid said taxes ana Oh
tanned rcccopt therefor prior &"
The l.. day OF FcHaury, 1899. The
torn of receipt now used for male
voters shall be used Tor temair
voters
"ln addition tn The above rc.
anircmcuts. the female voter must
have paid, not only the state AMI
county poll tax Of si,55 but II sh"
resides In u city which lcVics a poll
tax upon male voters, she must paN
Tho city POLL tan In other words
she must pay the same poll taxes --
state. county and city-which are &c.
luircd of male voters.
And further such female voters
must pay said poll taxes In the man
ncr required of male voters. that T.
to say. II she resides In u city Of TO-
o0O inhabitants aud over. she must
appear In person before the tax col
hector AVID pay her taxes u she
resides outside Ut city at 10000
inhabitants. she may pay her poll
taxes az h. required ot male voters.
either IN person ur by written order
to an arcnt authorizing said agent T.
ray her poll taxes ia providing th,
necessary funds with which said pol
taNes are ~ be- paid and IN Which
event the iuN receipt should ID
mailed hy the iuN collector tc tn
lcmal, p.rson paving same and shal
not hr delivered iu her agent tn
forms Tor paving poll taxes by trcni
nov applicable to male voters shall
likewise he applicable To- female W
tcrs
~, male votVrs. more than -
Yrrrs of arr. or thnsc who att blind
draf and dumh. ~ permanently al,
ahlcd. or have lost on, hand or foot
shall be- entitled to vote without m
ine required to pay the poll taN, hu
such female voter. IL she resides Ia
city of lo.uoo inhabitants u, over
shalt he required ~ obtain her Get
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-23
CITY BAPTIST Young PEOPLES
Union To M ORGANIZED

IN idea which has been cOntem-
plated for some time by the youn.;
people OF the Baptist churches of
Amarillo. Is about 10 be- worked out.
on tn, sday evening. January 9Th,
a JOINT meeting of all the Baptist
Young Peoples Unions In the city.
will he held NJ the First Baptist
church. with view to pcrfcciing
the Organization Of a city u. Y. T.
L. Officers will be elected NJ this
meeting. and definite plans drawn
mp for the future Of the organization.
\ splendid program has been ar
ranged Tor the occasion following
the rendition Of which u delightful
social hour will he INDUCED In.
These meetings are sOclals In be-
held once a month at the various
churches represented In the organi'
'atiun.