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Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-21
Vigorous
Dry Drive
Is Planned
City, County, State and Fed.
cral Agents to Cooperate
In Campaign Against
Violators of Law.
1000 Bootleggers Here

FOR the first time in the local his
tory OF the Nolstead act, city
county, state and federal agents me
to plan a vigorous "dry" law ne
iorcement program. There are 2,OOt
bootleggers IN Omaha, Chief of Pc.
lice Dempsey estimates.
The powwow was held yesterday
afternoon in the office of ]. c. Kins-
Ter, new United States district attor.
ney, on call Of U. S. Rohrer, new fed
eral prohibition enforcement chief
for Nebraska.
Around the council table was a
bakers dozen, including, beside the
aforementioned two, Gus Hyers,
chief state sheriff; Robert H. Ander-
son, group chief; Ben Lynch, inves-
tigator and {. S. Elgutter, attorney,
Tor the federal prohibition enforce
lnent department; Henry w. Dnnn,
police commissioner; Michael P.
Dempsey, chief of police; Henry
Beal, deputy county attorney; Frank
Dlneen. city prosecutor; Lloyd A..
Magney and Frank A. Peterson,
assistant United States district at
torney, and E. w. Byrn, jr., special
agent for the Department OF Justice.
Function As One Body.
The conference was behind closed
doors and lasted an hour and one
hall.
I'VE decided to function as one
body, working under one boss"
Lloyd A. Magney, spokesman, an
nounced at the end of the meeting.
\ fine spirit OF cooperation was
evidenced, he said, throughout the
conference, during which all the pre-
Nious difficulties in obtaining prose-
cutions were aired.
Every one present promised to
cooperate in obtaining evidence, the
principal difficulty in running down
and prosecuting violators,' said Gus
Hyers.
f. w. Byrn, Department of Justice
agent, was assigned cases involving
rum running in automobiles. Byrn
already has charge of the interstate
car thefts. Most OF the liquor
brought in from the Canadian bor-
der and otherwise is generally carried
in stolen cars.
To Watch Drug Stores.
Rohrer himself will superintend
prosecution of all prohibition viola
tors.
He plans an immediate campaign
against drug store violators. special
announcement Of his stand on which
lie will make to newspapers this
morning he said.
Chief OF Police Dempsey empha-
sized the necessity for big staff Of
additional rum sleuths to carry out
the plans outlined.
I'D guess there were 1000 boot
leggers in Omaha, judging by the
number of arrests we make" he said.
There might be repeaters boosting
up the figures, but at any rate, that's
my guess"
So far as known three o. four
federal agents who will be trans
ferred to Nebraska shortly from the
late Minneapolis headquarters for
dry enforcement in this district are
the only additions to the liquor
sleuths expected.
"We are going to enforce the let
ter Of the law" United States District
Attorney Kinsler announced.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-21
League Cannot
Get Injunction in Nebraska

Lincoln, July U.-(SpeciaI. z I he
Nonpartisan- league of~Nebraska can
not bring suit for an injunction
against. the $4,000 Fort Crook road
appropriation because it is not tax
payer or resident in the state. ac-
cording to a ruling today by Judge
w. NJ. Morning in the Lancaster
county district court.
With the elimination. OF the league
from the suit the brunt of the fight
must be carried by the five execu-
tive officers who signed it.
The ruling today was merely a
preliminary to, the actual hearing on
the application for an injunction.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-21
Liquor Thieves Steal
evidence" From )ail

Walla Walla, Wash. July 20
Thieves last night cut the bars OF an
outer widow in the county jail and
removed all the bonded and moon
shine whisky which had been ac-
cumulated in several months raiding
activities against i. the bootleggers,
with the exception of gallon jug
partly filled with low quality of
liquor. Charles J. Springer, the
sheriff, has sought the aid of the
state penitentiary finger print ex-
pert in obtaining clews to the thieves.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-21
Two Distinct Probes to Be
Made of Prison Disorders

Pittsburgh. Pa. July 2O.-Two in
vestigations into the fire and riot at
the Western penitentiary here Mon
day, during which eight convicts
were wounded and damage done, es-
timated at 100000, will proceed at
ONCE, according to Col. c. A. Rock,
secretary Of the board of inspectors.
The inspectors investigation
would begin after Warden Francis
had completed his inquiry as to the
cause of the trouble, Colonel Rook
said :,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-21
Shortage Of Embezzler Is
Officially Filed at 81, 900

Austin. Mimi, July 20-The actual
shortage in the accounts of R. ].
Thomson. former comptroller for
George A. HORNED & Co., local
packers, is $l,l8o,000. according to
official figures received here today
from Chicago, where creditors OF the
concern are in conference.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-21
One Third of Duncombe
Is DESTROYED by Fire

Duncombe, Ia. July 20.-Six
buildings. comprising approximately
one-third of the business section of
Duncombe, were burned in an early
morning fire starting in the yards
of the Wisconsin Lumber company.
The loss is placed at $lS0.0O0. One
third of the loss was covered BY in
surance. The origin of the fire is
unknown.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-21
Pearl White. Movie Star.
Granted Divorce Decree

Providence, R. l.. July 20-Pearl
White, motion picture actress, has
been granted a divorce from Wal
lace McCutcheon by the superior
court here on the ground OF neglect
to provide. The petition was filed
under her real name. Pearl Nc
Cutcheon. Divorce was granted
without alimony
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-21
Mexican Secretary of War
Probes Revolt in Tampict

Mexico City, July 20.-The arrival
in Tampico of Secretary of War
Estrada for the purpose of investi-
eating a recent revolt headed by
Gen. Martinez Herrera, is reported
IN dispatches received hsre today.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-21
The Weather .

- Forecast.
Nebraska - Fair and warmer
Thursday; possibly becoming unset
tied Friday, with cooler in west por-
ton.
Iowa-Fair and warmer Thursday;
Friday, fair in east; unsettled in west
portion.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-21
BLUFFS residents
will be particularly interested

u 4
in the frontispiece of The Bee
Rotogravure section for next Sun
day, July "a. 1t is an excellent
full page reproduction of the
Dodge memorial fountain in Fair
view cemetery.
Other Bee readers also will ap-
preciate the page as one of the
most beautiful and striking of Bee
Rotogravure offerings. 1t repre-
sents a pleasing combination OF
the highest standards Of the art
Of photographer and engraver.
The Dodge memorial, the work
OF Daniel Chester French, noted
New York sculptor, has been pro-
nounced by critics the finest ex-
ample of artistic work in bronze
in the middle west.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-21
Mclaughlin Has Guest

Washington. July 20-(Speciai
Telegram.)-Capt, l., Nj. Operstreet.
formerly Of York. Neb.. now on
duty at the war college here, pre-
sented his respects to Congressman
McLaughlin. a.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-21
Mark Ord Streets

Ord, Neb., July 20.-(Special.) J.
The marking of the streets for park
ing began this week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09
.ONLY HUMOR CAN SAVE
WICKED NEW WORKERS
ZION ZEALOTS REPORT
Want overseer to Send Humor-
ist Who Can Stand the Gaff,
Man Proposed Was Saved
From Terrible Death by
Black Cat.

ZION CITY. Ills. Feb. 9.--(U. P.)--
Only a person with a sense of humor
will be able to save New York from
sin. Deaconesses Helen Buhmann and
Belle Schellor. whom Overseer Voliva
recently sent to New York as the ad-
vance guard of evangelists, who were
to rescue that city from the devil, be-
lieve this and have written Voliva.
asking him to send an evangelist who
has funny bone" The overseer is
planning to send Theodore Dreyer,
noted for Joke cracking in the face
of rebuffs. "He has such a pronouhc-
ed streak of humor he would no
doubt make good in New York as dis
couragements would not hurt him
any," the deaconnesses wrote Voliva
Dreyer. according to headquarters
here. has been member of Voliva
church for several years. He Joined
after a miraculous rescue from death
by black cat. According to the story
Dreyer dropped exhausted one day on
a railroad track. The black cat came
up and purred against his face. II
awoke him Just as a flyer was APP
preaching at mile a minute and en-
abled him to jump to safety. He still
has the cat.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09
MOST UNDERPAID MEN
GET NO SALARY LIFTS
IF SENATE BILL GOES
Roar of Protest Arises From
Friends of Assessor and Su-
perintendent at Action by
Legislative Delegation.

Gross unfairness against two under
raid county officials is being charged
against the Umatilla county salary
raising bill introduced in the state sem
ate yesterday by the umatilla county
delegation. The two aggrieved Off
cials are Assessor Hawkes. and County
School Superintendent Green. Friends
of these men assert they are the most
underpaid men in the court house,
when their duties are considered, and
resentment is shown at the fact the
salary raising bill includes no advances
for these men. The measure Introduce
ed yesterday raises the judges salary
to $2400; sheriff to $4,000; treasurer
to $4,000; clerk to $1,000 and the re-
corder to $4,000. The assessors sal
airy is left at $500 year and tht
school superintendent at $500. The
school superintendent is one of the
lowest paid schoolmen in the county
and draws smaller salary than th'
principal at Meacham. The assessor
| .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09
FIERCE FIRE AT ADAMS THIS
MORNING DESTROYED GARAGE

ADAMS, Ore, Feo. 9.-Through a
fire that broke out at 1880 this morn
ing and burned quickly and furiously
the Adams Garage with all its contents
was destroyed in less than half an
hour. The garage was owned by
Bunch Bros. who operated it. 1t was
fun of cars at the time and SO fiercely
did the flames rage that none of the
care could be taken out.
The first started through the igni'
tion in some manner of a can of oil
near one Of the cars inside the garage.
Reports brought here by persons
who saW the fire are that seven OF
eight cars kept in the garage were re-
moved safely. ]. l.. shannon, county
iroadmaster, and other men assisting
drove the cars out the report said
The blacksmith shop, adjoining tbs
garage and owned by Bunch Broth
ors. was saved, according to phon'
message from Lawrence Liou1llcn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OFFERS TO TAKE BONDS

+ Seven thousand dollars worth
= Of the city's proposed fire equip
+ ment bonds will be purchased at
= 80 cents on the dollar by the
= First National Bank of this city
= IL the other banks will take
+ like amount at similar terms.
= Willingness to take half of the
+ Si4 coo issue at several points
= higher than was bid by out of
= town firms was expressed today
: by C. NJ, Rice, vice president of
= the bank.
Pendleton stands to lose
great deal more by fire loss
= from Inadequate equipment than
+ by selling the fire bonds at the
figure bid. an Mr.. Rice's opin-
ion. The possibility of an in
r crease IN insurance rates here
, looms also as a far bigger fac
tor than the few hundred dollars
+ the city win lose ON the sale of
: bonds at go. The bids opened
last Wednesday night averaged
= about SS.
= The sS000 in park bonds it is
, understood, need not he sold at
= once but may he taken care Of
= out Of the general fund II neces-
: sary. Action on the bond mat
: ter is due TO come before the
, council tonight
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09
FEMININE KNTCK-KNACKSIN
AMERICA MORE EXPENSIVE
THAN IT, S. OCEAN DEFENSE

to make American women more beau-
tiful and attractive. The government
collects something like $4,000. 900 a
year in a 10 percent tax on most Of
the things American women use.
u. $. biggest Candy User
America is the only country in the
world where the candy consumption
runs into millions. During 1920, the
American candy bill was in the neiga>
borhood of S0,O00.0OO. Approx
mately $15,000,OOO worth of chewing
gum was bought in the United States
last year. Diamonds are coming into
this country at the rate Of $Si, ,00O,0
year and perfumes at s5,400, ,000
Feathers for hats and fans last yeai
bought abroad cost 100000 :
hundred millions were spent on furs
SiS9.60O.O00 on iewelrv and $4,000,
900 on toilet soaps and powders.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9,-(By Ralph
f. Couch, U. 2. Staff Correspondent9
American women are spending for
beautifiers and candy enough to pay
the entire cost of the nations naval
program, including construction of
,ew ships. Feminine knick-knacks dur
ng 1921, cost approximately $500, ,oo0,-
900, government records show. The
cost of the navy for 1921 will be $S4S,-
600 600 unless present appropriations
are Increased. The l'ttle habit of
milady America of powdering her nose
last year cost about S50,000,000 oil
,nough to build giant dreadnaught
md leave fifteen millions besides.
Arllfices From Everywhere
| Perfumes. cosmetics, scented soaps
iowelry, diamonds, and ostrich feath
,rs are now pouring into the unite'
States from every country in the work
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09
STATE BONUS PLAN WOULD COST $653650 DECLARES WHITE
WHY USE A SACRED FUND TO
BUY SOMETHING THE CITY
ITSELF SHOULD BUY?

made houghess Of very
e @ when wa @ raised and be used to buy piece of land for the city There
Of that have
Is the suggestion aproper in
spirit which all talk much and proud?
Til Taylor,
and in this territory and finally killed in the
line Of duty The first subscriptions to that fund came to the East oreeGan
Chicago umata Those donations all prompted by
$4,000 raised given with this idea The idea
good and be surpassed because provides direct Of keep
vision Til Taylor before and his record worthy
ration in this manner
The Of piece instead Of statue immature
vide TAYLOR park and 20eas hence people viii not know whether that park
thermore ty suspicion having
a dum?
ready and willing this They voted three buy the
purchased
land in its right that land the
able Dedicate block Of control
CRITICISED
criticised falling
think II announced had decided
A,e.loI'al tand ror practical purposes
sufficient hand there
and donations continue arrive There
uons than see the fund misused
To the Taylor
business II would be unfair the hamecsy
1T is TIME FOR THE FRIENDS OF TIL TAYLOR TO RISE
JECT.
LEGION MEN MAKE DENIAL
NGTEndgnant denas made
Legion that the legion has asked the
upon ~ Taylor park reported by morning
utant the local legion
e asked Tor cannon to be used suitable
taken no official action regarding the Til Taylor
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09
HOUSE DISAPPROVES
IMMIGRATION MEASURE

WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.--tA. P.l-
The house immigration bill which
would virtually stop immigration for
a year was disapproved today by the
senate immigration committee TO 4.
The committee agreed to adopt a sub
stitute tomorrow restraining immigra-
tion on a percentage basis. II would
provide that the number of aliens Of
any nationality who may be admitted
in any year shall be limited to 5 pei
cent of the number OF persons OF such
nationality in the United States. Il
would become effective April ist.
Wont Include Everybody.
Japanese. Chinese. Canadians. Gu
bans, MeNieans and the citizens Of
south and central America would not
be included in the operation OF the
proposed substitute OF the immigra-
tion bill
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09
WOMAN KILLS FIANCEE,
AND ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

Los ANGELES. Feb. 9.-(U. Pl-
Il couldn't live without him. l could
not get along with him." Mrs. Edith
Lundberg -, widow, is reported To
have gasped as a motive for the alleg-
ed killing of l. f. Worden. Jr,. sales
man and for attempting afterward TO
commit suicide. She lies at the point
of death in the hospital. The shooting
occurred last night in front OF her
home after she had Quarreled with
Worden. her fiancee. il was reported
She shot Worden twice then turned
the gun on herself. Mrs. I4undberg
was stenographer at the hall OF rec
ords here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09
RUSSIAN TRADE WOULD
REDUCE BREAD COSTS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.--(u. P1--
Resumption of trade with Russia VIII
reduce bread prices In the United
States and Argentina, but resumption
soon is possible only by America OK
tending large credits, Arthur Bullard'
chief of the Russian division of the
state department, told the house for
.eign relations committee. Bullard ex'
planned that Russia, II revived by this
trade, can, as before the war, supply
western Europe with two-thirds o
her breadstuffs and relieve the Euro
nean demand upon Argentine and Am
erican wheat.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09
LOCAL RAIN CRIPPLES
TRANSPORTATION AND
SWELLS NEARBY CREEKS
Wild Horse Stream Flooded on
Walla Waila Branch, Oregon
Wash. Highway Covered
With Mud Foot Deep in
Places.

Twenty hundredths of an inch rain
fall last night swelled the creeks in
this vicinity. causing several to over
flow their banks, and cripple trans
portation temporarily. Cessation of
the rainfall this morning lowered the
streams and returned conditions to
normal
Wild Horse creek flooded the rail-
road tracks on the Walla Walla branch
last evening and softened most Of the
bridge approaches between Adams
and here. In places the Oregon
Washington highway was covered
with water and mud is foot deep in
places today along the road. 1t was
not damaged by the high water, how
ever County Commissioner r. +
Bean declared today.
High water in Tutuilla creek again
] caused a flood in the west end of Pen.
dleton, The county bridge across the
CONTINUED on page e.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09
Executive Committee of Newly
Formed Association Called
by Chairman for Meeting in
PendIetOn on Saturday.
WORKERS WILL SEEK
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
information Received Shows
Minimum Power at UmatiIla
Rapids More Than Sufficient
for Entire 0-W. R. & N.

To take further action towards urg-
ing the development Of hydro electric
power at Umatilla rapids the executive
committee OF the power site associa-
tion has been called TO meet at the
Commercial Association rooms in Pen
dleton at 1880 saturday IL was an
nounced today by Judge @. w. Phelps
chairman.
The object OF the executive commit
tee meeting will be TO discuss plans
for enlarging the organization. talk
over legislation and take steps in con-
nection with the meeting TO be held
In walla walla February ~. The en-
tire personnel OF the executive COM
mittee has not yet been named by
Judge Phelps who is taking great care
70 secure representative. working
organization.
Almost daiin conference Of leaders
in the move have been held during the
week. The resolutions adopted last
Saturday are being forwarded to
Washington and TO the various state
officials in Oregon and Washington.
Memorials have been prepared for
adoption by the legislatures Of the two
states and there has been much discus
sion OF desired legislation creating a
state hydro electric commission that
can deal with the federal water power
board.
II Is the plan of the association "a
send one or more men to Portland ana
Salem to lay the wishes Of the organi'
zatlon before legislators. Fred stei-
wer. chairman Of the legislation COM
mittee, will leave for western oregon
the latter part OF the week and It Is
possible Judge Phelps and others may
70 10 the scene in person.
Gould Operate o. W. II. & \. co.
Since the meeting last Saturday ad-
ditional information throwing more
light on the need Of power develop
ment on the Columbia has been re-
ceIved here. A pamphlet on Water
Power issued by the Harris Trust q
Savings Bank OF Chicago gives much
cata and among other things declares
that all the railroads OF the western
states may be electrified and yet
scarcely touch the total hydro electric
mower available in this region. II Is
stated In the phamphlet that 5000
horse power will suffice for the ope-
ration OF 100 miles Of single track rail-
road. on such basis the minimum
continuous power at Umatllla rapids
could operate the entire @. w. X. "
N. system with abundant power ief'
for other needs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09

penorted by Major Lee Moorhouse
weather observer.
Maximum, So,
Minimum, A.
barometer, 29.S2'
Rainfall, 30 of anNinch'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09
Rainfall is 20 Of Inch.

Rain last night and early this NOR
ming. totaled 20 of an inch, accord
ing to the report of Major Lee Moor
house. official weather observer. The
Maximum today is SO and the mini
mum A., while the barometer regis
ters 29.S2, giving indication of clearer
weather.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09
DowN IMMIGRATION Bill

WASHINGTON, Feb 9,-tU. Pl--
The senate immigration committee
voted an unfavorable report on the
Johnson bill suspending immigration
for q year. The committee will meet
tomorrow to frame substitute legisla.
tion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09
Recommend Drastic Anti-Jap Bill

OLYMPIA, Feb. 9.-CU. P.D-Pas-
sage of a drastic anti-Japanese land
J,tw bill unanimously was recommend
ed to the Washington legislature by
the house committee on immigration.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09
TRADE APPROACHING NORMAL

NEW YORK. Feb IA. P1--lte-
trail trade conditions are rapidly ap-
preaching normal and are daily Inn
proving. salmon r.. Hall, president of
the national retail drygoods nsaoeia-
tion told convention Of that orEani-
zetion. -. -. ... -. -. -. ..ss.s
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-09
ANGLO-AMERiCAN WAR
CLOUD NEWS CREATES
SENSATION IN LONDON
Statement of High Official Was
Carefully Considered Speech
Approved by Government,
Not Meant in Alarmist Way.

LONDON, Feb. 9.-(U. P.)--Warn-
ing by the official of the British for
eign office that Rritain and America
might drift into war has caused a
great sensation in England as in the
United States. There's been drift
we cannot afford to ignore" the Dali
" News declared.
This newspaper has published ex-
tracts from the foreign office spokes-
mans statement, as cabled back to
England from America, where the
warning was first printed. 1t is
learned the statement was a carefully
considered speech which had been ap-
proved by high government officials
1t was reiterated today TO the United
Press that the phrase 'Anglo-Amer-
lean relations are more strained than
appears on the surface summarizes
the situation adequately, but not in
an alarmist way.
Cannot ignore Drift.
There has been a drift we cannot
ignore" said the News. ''The points
in controversy over oil. naval rivalry
cables and Anglo-Japanese alliance
need no seeking. but there is not one
of them that ought seriously to com.
promise the good understanding that
has traditionally existed between thC
two nations"
Americans here are mystified at the
meaning of the warning. Insistance oi
the government official that there wa:
/ a divergence of American and Brit
ish views that was creating tension
was nnzzling to them.
| LONDON, Feb. ia. P)-Th
foreien office denied respensibilit,
for the statement on Anglo-Americai
I relations made to the American cor
respondent by one of the highest Brit
ish officials engaRed in Anglo-Amer
/ ICON affairs. The foreisn office an
nouncement, however, did not den
the statement made, mostly declniu
] to acceot responsibility for it.