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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02
FOrdney Emergency Tariff Act
Faces Certain Failure.
Republicans Fail to. Invoke
ClOture Rule in Senate.
WAS FINAL STRENGTH TEST
Harrison FiIibuster Lasted Over
Two Weeks-Is Record.
Vote on Other Appropriation
Bills Also Held Up.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The Republ-
can attempt to enforce cloture for
consideration of the emergency tariff
bill was defeated today in the senate.
ture to 35 against. far less than the
necessary two-thirds majority.
Republicans voting against the clo-
ture rule were: Senators Borah, Colt,
Gronna, johnson, Calf, Keyes. La
Toilette and Townsend-seven.
Democrats voting for the cloture rule
were: Ashurst, Henderson, Johnson,
South Dakota: Jones New Mexico;
Kendrick. Myers, Ransdell, Sheppard
and Smith, Georgia-nine.
Was Final Test of Strength.
The vote on the cloture rule was
regarded as the final tesr in the senate
of the strength of the Fordney bill.
Had the supporters of the emergency
tariff act been able to muster the nee &.
essary two-thirds majority, they would
have been certain of passing the bill.
The rule which the Republicans
sought to invoke would have limited
each senator to one hours debate on
the act and its amendments and Vice
President Marshall would have been
each senator would have been allowed
to divide his time allowed, as he
pleased.
Bill Talked to Death.
The adoption of the cloture rule
would have insured the passage of
the tariff act within the next ninety
six hours. The failure of the attempt
by the Republican supporters of the
bill to get the desired majority. now
practically dooms the measure to de-
feat as it is assured that the Harrison
filibuster cannot be broken unless the
time limit rule on debate is invoked
Even the supporters of the bill now
admit that the act will be talked tc
death and there is every prospect OF
its being abandoned by it's supporters
at this session.
Senator Harrison and his hackers
are now strongly entrenched and able
| to prevent a vote being taken in the
| senate on this or any other appropria-
ton bills which have been involved ir
the struggle that has now lasted ovel
two weeks and established a record fol
| such a campaign against any measure
ever brought before the highest body
| Of congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02
TO RETAIN SAME DISTRICTS?
All Worry Over Congressional Reap
portionment May Be in Vain.

All the worry and fear regarding
congressional reapportionment at this
session of the legislature may be in
vain. Information received from
Washington today, indicates that the
senate may not pass an apportionment
bill this year.
Numerous plans have been submit
ted for a reapportionment of the state
under the bill in the national house.
The bill reduced the Kansas represen-
tation in congress from eight to seven
members. Now there is a probability
that the move to redistrict the state
may not come to an issue this year
and may be deferred until the next
regular session of congress.
While no official action has been
taken regarding the delay, prospect of
delay comes from authoritative
sources in Washington. Persons in in
innate touch with conditions are of the
opinion that acton will be deferred at
least until after the present session of
the state legislature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02
BATTLE WITH REDS
BOIsheviki Attack British Ont.
posts in Persia.
Advancing Soviet Troops Pre-
pared for Heavy Drive.

Teheran, Feb. 2.-British soldiers
and Bolsheviki met in battle Sunday,
according to military advices here to-
day.
British outposts on the northwestern
frontier of Persia were attacked by
Bolsheviki advance guards. The Brit
ish vigorously counter attacked, kill
ing twelve and capturing twenty-seven.
There were no British casualties.
The British government announced
last month it intended to withdraw its
forces from northern Persia. Women
and children accompanying the troops
were ordered sent home.
The Persian government was re-
ported at the time to fear an thrush
of Bolsheviki and to be ready to re-
move the capital if allied support was
removed.
The Bolsheviki filtered down to the
Persian frontier thru Armenia and
Azerbaijan, and were reported prepar-
ing heavily for a summer campaign
which would strengthen their grip on
Asia, and prepared for the invasion Of
India
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02
GERMANY LAUGHS
Reichstag Jeered in Derision
When Allied Terms Read.
Entente Now Faces Absolute
Refusal of Demands.

Paris, Feb. 2-Germany today was
laughing in the faces of the allies,
laughing in derision at the demand for
an indemnity of s55,000. 100000
The allies were faced with the posi-
bility of a flat refusal to pay the huge
sum-
In that event, seizure of German
ports and forcible collection of Gus
toms was contemplated. This. it was
admitted. might lead to armed clashes.
Declare Reichstag Laughed.
Dispatches from Berlin, which were
eagerly scanned at the foreign office
here, said that derisive laughter swept
the reichstag when Foreign Minister
Won Simons addressed that body and
made known the nature of the allies
demands Won Simons made it pretty
clear that Germany will reply that
she cannot pay any such sums.
The next move on the part of Ger
many probably will be reorganization
of the cabinet to demonstrate to the
allies that all parties are united in
their attitude against paying the big
indemnity.
Conference is Postponed.
According to information in official
circles here, the Germans expect the
moral support of America in this stand
and are much interested in the re-
ported intention of Senator France to
introduce a resolution limiting the
indemnity to what they regard "a rea-
sonable figure"
The Germans also are taking conn.,
fort from the statements of economists
in all the allied nations to the effect
that she cannot afford to pay $55, ,o00.-
100000.
France is Prepared.
France, according to officials, would
like to occupy German ports, place
garrisons in important German cities
and enforce payments, but It is hardly
believed likely that Britain would sup
port such a move.
1t was learned today that the eco
nomic conference of German and al
lied experts, scheduled for February
/. in Brussels, for discussion Of rep
arations, had been postponed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02
A QUIET SESSION
Twenty New Bills Offered in the
House Today.
Six Measures Passed on Third
Reading.

House members spent a quiet, or
derly morning in anticipation of the
fire of oratory which was to descend
this afternoon in the industrial court
fight. Introduction of twenty new
measures and completion of the rou-
tine order of the day was the morning
offering. There wasn't ruffled feel
ing, an unkind word or an evidence
of discord during the proceedings.
Pass Six Bills.
For the first time during the session
an omnibus was called and six bills
passed on third reading. Three of
them were thru in the bulk roll call.
Two public welfare bills went to the
mill during the morning introduction
of bills. Barrier of Greenwood Of
fered bill creating a department of
public welfare for the various counties
of Kansas. Brown of Atchison pre-
sented bill creating a department of
child research at the state university.
1t calls for study of child problems
by the state school.
Introduce Full Crew Bill.
For the first time in several years
the full crew bill came back for visit
to the state legislature. In the good
old happy days a Kansas legislature
never got beyond the first week of the
session without a full crew bill. Now
Chandler of Wyandotte has restored
the policy of legislation regarding the
number of employees on a switch en-
gine or freight train. He. sent two
full crew bills to the house reading
clerk at the morning session.
Murray of Cowley offered bill re-
garding taxation of bank securities.
Hawley introduced a public ware
house bill and Miller of Cherokee is
author of a bill creating a state mine
examining board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02
PRICE OF GASOLINE DECLINES
Reduction of 1.S Cents Per Gallon
Become; Effective Today.

A decline of 1.8 cents per gallon in
the price of gasoline became effective
in Topeka Tuesday and today. The
Capital City Oil company and the
Long Oil company reduced the price
ceived the notice and made the price
effective today, as did the Crew
Leyick and other companies.
This makes the present price of
high test gas at the service stations
28.2 cents per gallon. Low test sells
for PAS The Standard and Crew
Levick companies. which handle only
one grade of gasoline, are selling for
24.6 at the service stations and 23-6
on the tank wagons Kerosene is now
selling for 13.1 at the service stations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02
TREE TAPPED GAVE BOOZE
Crawford County Sheriff Uncovers
New Way to Evadc Dry Laws.

Pittsburg, Kan, Feb. "A big
hedge tree near the home of Robert
Westray of Mccormick coal camp,
north of Pittsburg. looked innocent
enough yesterday when Sheriff Milt
Gould led a raiding party to the West
ray place.
But closer investigation than an
ordinary look revealed a piece of wood
plugged into a hole in the tree and
the Interested officers curiosity led
them to pull out the plug There was
disclosed a tube. Following the tube,
the officers found that it ran down.
ward thru the tree trunk and came
out of the tree in the ground on the
opposite side
A few feet further it made connec-
ton with an eight-gallon cask of
moonshfne whisky. The fluid was be-
ing pumped out thru the tree when
a customer appeared, Sheriff Gould
said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02
THIS GANDER is NO GOOSE
Leads Blind OK to Water and Back to
Its Pasture Again.

Greensboro. Ala. Feb> "A queer
tale of the extraordinary friendship
existing between a gander and blind
OK on the farm of Braxton Holcroft,
in the southern end of the county,
was brought here today.
Each day. SO the story goes. a state
ly gander, with his breast full of SYM
pathy and his head full of RESPONSE
bility, leads an aged and totally blind
OK to a nearby pond for water.
The gander, walking just in front.
quacks now and then in order that
the sightless OK may follow. and when
the pond is reached, the gander
stands guard while his protege drinks
his fill. When the OK has finished
drinking the gander leads him back
to the field
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02
ToDAY's TEMPERATURES.

Altho the ground hogs shadow
haunts him today. S d. Flora, state
m meteorologist, guarantees that at least
ono dav will be clipped from the pro-
verbal six weeks of winter weather
The sun is due to shine all day today
and at least a part of tomorrow. This
is the first really clear day Topeka has
seen since January 8. No rain or
snow is in sight at present, and mod
crate temperatures are forecast
Tho skies were clear all over Kan
sas today, except around Wichita. The
clear weather extended thru Colorado,
Utah. Nebraska, Wyoming, part of
Montana and all the southwest. 1t is
cloudy from st. Louis to New York
and it is not likely that the ground
hog will see his shadow in that part
of the country. 1t is showing lightly
U,outtnuen on Page Two.I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02
Finish FORD VOTE RECOUNT
Newberry Majority Over Auto Maker
Cut From 1857 to 4,334.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The recount
of ballots in the Michigan senatorial
election of 1918 finished today by the
senate elections committee left Sena-
tor Newberry, Republican, with a p1u-
rality of 4.334 over Henry Ford. Mr..
Ford made a net gain of 3.233 votes
in the recount. but Senator Newberry's
original plurality was 1851.
The official state count of the vote
gave Ford 212.4S7. and Newberry.
220,o54, making Newberry's plurality
1857.
During the senate recount, Ford
actually gained only 264 votes, but
Newberry lost 1859. making a net
gain for Ford of 3,233.
The report of the recount will be
made formally to the senate commit
tee on privileges and elections within
a day or two. The committee will then
determine whether to go further with
the investigation of the election or not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02
Pres. Wilson Needs Pardon

Atlanta, Ca, Feb AT hope
President Wilson sleeps as peace
fully and with as clear a conscience
in the White House as 1 do in the
penitentiary." Eugene V. Debs de-
clared in commenting on Wilson's
not I. who needs a pardon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02
HiUDer FHUed;
He Uses Dynamite

Hazelhurst. Miss. Feb. 2.-Becom-
ing discouraged with his efforts to tow
an empty car of a popular make be-
hind his more pretentious touring car,
Ed Myers of Crystal Springs placed
seven sticks of dynamite under the
'flivver' and touched them off near
here today.
The explosion alarmed the residents
for miles around and many gathered
to view the few fragments of the car
left hanging in nearby trees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02
BRIDE OVERSIGHT HERSELF.
New york Woman Asleep Four Weeks
declares Wedding Only POSTPONED.

New York, Feb. 2.-Awakened from
four weeks sleep one day after she
was to have been married, Miss Yetta
Lehman, 81, today said she felt no i'll
effects and would be wed in : a week
or two.
Attending physicians said she had
not been suffering from sleeping sick
ness and that they were unable to
diagnose the nalady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02

FAIR WEATHER IN SIGHT
AItho Ground Hog Saw His Shadow,
Moderate Temperatures Promised.

The shippers forecast advises pro-
tecting of thirty-six hour shipments
north and west against temperature
Temperature of % degrees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02
TO HEAR PHONE CASE FEB. II
Hearing on Motion to Reopen Topeka
Rate Controversy To Be Held.

Whether or not the court of indus
trial relations will reconsider its re-
cent order increasing telephone rates
in Topeka will be the. question before
the court February IL in a further
hearing on the motion to reopen the
case. w. G.. Read, assistant engineer
of the court. who made the valuation
of the Topeka Telephone company'S
property, will appear as a witness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02

Boston = Lawrence Herold. druggist.
asked the police to locate the boy he hired
to clean his cellar The boy sold him 100
bottles shortly after taking the job. They
were Herold's own bottles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02
Standard Oil Plants Accept 10
Per Cent Reduction.
BayOnne, N. Y, Employees Slash
III. C. L. Bonus i'm Two.
SINCLAIR CUT IS Per CENT
Announcement Closely Follows
Gasoline Reduction.
Some Subsidiaries of Standard
Are Laying Men OFF.

New York, Feb. 2-Employes of all
the refineries of the Standard Oil COM
pany of New Jersey have voluntarily
accepted a reduction of one-half of
their cost of living bonus. effective
February Is, it was announced here
today at the general offices of the
company.
Reports circulated in this city that
the Standard Oil company was plan
ming a 10 per cent wage reduction, af-
fecting its employees in all parts of the
United States, were given added cur
rency today by news of cuts made by
Standard Oil subsidiaries in widely
separated fieds-New Jersey and West
Virginia.
Workers Accept Slash.
Employees of the Bayonne and Bayh-
way (Elizabeth) plants of the Stand
ard Oil company of New Jersey con-
sidered the proposed reduction. at
meetings last night, while reports came
from Warrington, W. Va, that em-
ployes of the Eureka Pipe Line COM
pany a Standard Oil subsidiary. had
been notified of similar reduction.
In the West Virginia field a num-
Der of employees of the South Penn Oil
company. also a Standard subsidiary,
have been laid off.
Cut Fl. c. L. Bonus in Two.
The proposed reduction in pay, ac
cording to employees, who have been
notified of the plan, will take the form
of suspension of a 10 per cent wage
bonus granted by the Standard Oil
company during the war to offset the
pressure of high living costs.
At the time the bonus vas made ef-
fective, the company announced that
it reserved the right to suspend it
when living costs returned toward nor
NAL
The Standard Oil company of New
York, reduced the price of. kerosene
from 19 to is cents a gallon by tank
wagon, motor gasoline from 81 to so
cents in steel barrels and varnish
makers and painters naphtha 80 to-
20 cents, effective today. .EE
Sinclair Cuts IS Per Cent.
Tulsa, Okla, Feb. 2.-The Sinclair
Oil company here today announced
general reduction of Is per cent in all
wages paid its employees.
The Oklahoma Iron Works, employ
ing several hundred men. announced
a 10 per cent wage reduction. The
reductions are effective Immediately
No Wage Cut Here.
No advice OF the reduction in wages
has been received by the local offices
of the Standard or the Sinclair COM
panies, it was said here today.
1t was declared that the Sinclair
company had given its employees as
would be no reduction in present
wages, altho requirements would be
made at lower figure.
The Standard has about thirty-five
employees and the Sinclair company
about six in Topeka at the present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02

millions Now Living VIII Never
DIE" Sunday p. m. 52l Quincy,
second floor.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02
Liberian President at Madrid.

Madrid, Feb. &C. D. B. King,
president of the republic of Liberia.
has arrived at Cadiz and is coming to
Madrid for a call on King Alfonso.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-02

New York-Even head walters, accustom-
ed to prin..ely gratuities, gasped when John
d. Rockefeller. jr., left S99.95 on tray
1t was his donation to the Y. W. C.. A
cafeteria
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-04
Terry New Salesman.

l.. J. Terry, Of La Grande, has ac-
cepted a position as travellng'salesman
for Sylvan G. Cohn, wholesale dealer
in mems furnishings and will have ~
his territory the Yakima valley and
the Wallowa country, including La
Grande. MIR. Terry succeeds Frank
Garsch, formerly Of the j. c. Penney
store, and recently employed by Mr.
Cohn. Mr. Garsch left yesterday for
New Yorkto remain permanently. His
parents reside in that city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-04
Holding oratoricnI Contests

At the lincoln school oratorical con-
tests are belEg held by the various
grades from the third to the eighth to
select contestants for the building con-
test 10 be he'd soon at which winners
will lic chosen to represent the school
in the city contest 70 be held about the
middle Of April. The winners in the
contests this forenoon at Lincoln
school were third grade. Prudence
Gray, Amy Elizabeth Aldrich and
Emily lsaaos; fourth grades, Fred
Bennion. Ralph Penland, and Dorothy
Fortier: seventh grade. James Hills
Dean Erwin and Mildred Ebrel. The
contests for the other grades at Lin
coin are being held this afternoon,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-04
BETTER THAN CALOMEL
Thousands Have Discovered
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets
Are a Harmless Substitute

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are the
result OF DR.. Edwards determination
not to treat liver and bowel complaints
with calomel. For IL years he used
these tablets "a vegetable compound
mixed with olive oiD in his private
practice with great success.
They do all the good that calomel
does but have no bad after effects. No
pains, no gripping, no injury to the
gums or danger from acid foods-yet
thev stimulate the liver and bowels.
Take DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets
when you feel "logy" and fheavy.
Note how they clear elouded brain and
perk up the spirits. 15c and 30c . box.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-04
CInscs TO Be Conducted

Mrs. Edith g. Van Deusen, home
demonstration agent. will conduct a
dressmaking school in Stanfield Tues
day and Wednesday to teach how to
make gingham dresses. She will also
teach how to make fireless cookers
and the owner will become home
demonstration leader in the commun-
ity. on Thursday, Mrs. VanDeusep
will conduct hat and dress making
school in Columbia. Plans are also
being made for the child welfare con-
ference in May.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-04
Fred Bcnnion Departs.

Fred Bennion, county agriculture
agent, left Saturday night for Chicago
to represent the Farm Bureau at the
national convention of the united farm
organizations of America. when plans
will be adopted for cooperative mar
keting of wheat. The meeting is to
be held April 6 and is to be attended
by representatives from all over the
United States. Umatila county far
mers have given no real endorsement
of the cooperative plan as outlined by
the famous Committee of Seventeen,
but many growers have expressed
themselves in favor of it. S. j. Gull
ley and S. r. Thompson, who attended
the district meeting in Spokane, be.
lieve that the plan is feasible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-04
II. Alexander Injured

r. Alexander. retired Pendleton
businessman who has been spending
the winter in Portland, was the victim
Of a painful but not serious accident
recently. While stepping from his
apartment he fell and broke the fourth
finger of his left hand. Mr.. Alexander
was intending 10 come to Pendleton
but the accident has delayed his visit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-04
Ne7QS Notes of Pendleton

celyed news this morning Of his APP
pointment to the state board Of dental
examiners by Governor Ben w. Oh
colt. The appointment Is for -four
years other dentists appointed are
Dr. II. r.. Schmitt, DIR. w. B. Mcmillan,
Or. y. II. HOLSTER. all Of Portland, DR..
James H. Miller Of Eugene and Or.
w. W. Walker OF Grants Pass.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-04
school az Ashlnnd AIsn

Superintendent H. f. Inflow who re-
,urned this morning from a normal
school conference at Salem says action
was taken Saturday by the State nor
NAL school authorities to hold sum-
mer extension session at Ashland this
summer The course at Ashland will
be similar to the course to be held in
pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-04
Guard Rails to be PLACED

Guard rails are to be placed at vari-
Gus places on the highway from Echo
to Pendleton, from Pendleton to Cab
hage Hill and from Pendleton to Pilot
Rock, according to word received from
X. II, Baldock, division engineer. Vim
ton Robinson, Of the state highway de-
partment. has been ordered to make
estimates regarding the work so that
the state highway department can
award the contracts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-04
. &4 H% 800 . = =
, CALENDAR OF EVENTS

April Z to 15--Annual Clean
Up week.
May County school Orato-
} rlcal and Declamatory Contest,
, at high school auditorium.
May County school track
, and field meet at Roundup
Park.
May 81, June /. and s--state
! Teacher Association convention.
May 81. June and 2-state .
convention Of Oregon Federation
, OF Women's clubs.
September 22. 23. 24-@Annual
Pendleton Round-Up.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-04
SNOW Changcs Basehnn Game

Owing to the fact snow was two
inches deep at Helix yesterday the an
ticipated game between Helix and
Alfalfa was played at Alfalfa instead of
the former place. The game was
originally scheduled for Helix but a
snow storm intervened.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-04

A new carpet and rug cleaning es-
tablishment to be known as the Elec-
trio Carpet Cleaning Co., has been
founded in Pendleton by w. j.. Gran
shaw. at 416 Ann street. The plant
will be open for business tomorrow.
Mr.. Cranshaw claims for his estab-
lishment the latest device in rug
cleaning.