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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-13
ADJUSTMENTS
HUNT FOR REALLY
FUNNY CLOWNS NOT CON
FINED TO TILE L. s, SOLELY

| Lord, the clowns were rotten"
/ Now and then one hears this said Of
the circus, and there Is nothing more
damaging that can be said of the big
show. That's the big reason why
Howe's Great London Circus and Van
Amburg's Trained Wild Animals, the
combined show coming to Pcndlcton
Monday. May 16, has contracted this
year every celebrated American clown
and the best that the tight little Isle
of England has to offer From tho
London Hppodrome, the Olympia and
the music halls the Howc-Van Amburg
circus secured fourteen producing
joeys.' as the white faced romps are
termed in circus slang. These boys are
excellent pantomimists and 1t took
them only day or so to got used to
putting their stuff across in the great
main tent.
The English clowns are musicians
too. and that's one Of the reasons why
the big shows clown band makes such
a hit in the twomile parade. The
American clowns are, all great jazz ex-
pcrts. and it is an art that the boys
from London were not one whit behind
in, for jazz is as common across the
pond as It is right here in our city.
Seventy animal cut-ups aid the Merry
Andrews in their drolleries
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-13

Wheat Tendency
taVorS the Bears.

CHICAGO. May 13-CA.P0-Wheat
prices showed a downward tendenc,
yesterday owing largely to the fact
that crop reports appeared less unfa.
vorable than has been the rule of late
The market closed nervous, 81 to
S-i net lower with May 1.4S to 1.4S
IA and July lie to Lie s-4. Corn
lost Ia to SIS. oats 3-S to S-i and
provisions 5 to 20.
Besides having an advantage as TO
crop advices, the bears in wheat were
able to put stress on higher rates for
money and heaviness in the stock
market as well as upon slowness of ex-
port demand and upon talk that Ar
gentine shipping troubles would soon
he settled. Passage of the emergency
taritt bill in the senate gave values a
little support early. but the effect of
the senate action seemed mostly to
have been discounted in advance. In
dlcations of frost last night were also
without much influence in favor Of
the bulls. on the other hand. reports
of strained industrial conditions in
Great Britain attracted some unfavor-
able notice, domestic rural offerings
were small and lack of outside specu-
lative interest was a subject of COM
ment.
Corn and oats were easier with
wheat although steadied more or less
by a fairly good domestic shipping
call for corn and by signs of falling
off in receipts.
Provisions reflected the weakness Of
grain despite higher quotations on
hogs and notwithstanding gossip of a
better export demand.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-13
stock Market Has
Fourth Setback OF Week.

NEW YORK. May 13.-(A P.)-
The stock market yesterday expert
enced its fourth setback this week,
further liquidation and professional
selling in fairly large volume being
accompanied by decidedly firmer mon
ey tendencies.
Heavy Withdrawals of funds from
local institutions to meet demands of
the federal government doubtless oc.
casiOned the higher rate for call mon
ey. which opened at seven per cent
and remained there. Time money was
unchanged.
Foreign exchange made further sub
stantial response to the German rep
.arations settlement. Demand bills on
London touched 81, their best quota
ton since April of last year and equal
or greater strength was shown by all
other remittances. German marks
shared in the rise and an advance OF
ga of a cent was shown in the Greek
rate.
Industrial shares comprising the
steel, equipment and motor groups,
registered extreme declines Of one to
three points. Some rails were under
pressure.
Representative oils were less resil-
lent than at any recent period.
Tobaccos and several utilities espe-
cially gas stocks, featured the few
stable issues. Sales $4,000 shares.
international bonds held firm on
the better tone of the exchange mar
ket but domestic issues were irregular
although liberty bonds showed net
gains for the most part. Total sales,
par value, s1O.575, 900.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-13
Railroad Earnings
Sln. .0On. 600 Short.

WASHINGTON, May ia. PD-
Net railroad operating income for
March was s3O,S9f ,oG5, according to
a tabulation prepared by the associa-
tion of railway executives from reports
made to the interstate commerce com
mission This represents return Of
229 per cent of the tentative valuation
fixed under the transportation act
and shortage Of $J0,0OO.OO0 from
the net revenue contemplated by that
act, the association said In a state
mcnt.
The western district carriers came
nearest earning in March a return of
Is per cent, their compiled reports
showing net earnings of 2.6G per cent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-13
Fruit Exporters
To Form Corporation


YAKIMA, Wash, May 13.--(A. PD
Apple exporters of the northwest.
meeting here yesterday, decided to or
EaniZe corporation to handle all fruit
shipped abroad. II. F. Davidson, Hood
River, Ore, was made chairman of the
organization committee which in
cIudes r. w. Kelly, Hood River; 3. A.
Perham, Yakima; w. +. Gwin, j. G..
Porter and J. MacPhee Ferguson. Mr.
Davidson will formulate plan which
will be presented to the committee in
Seattle June ], when Pacific Coast in
terests meet there to arrange guar
antes of tonnage for water transpOrta-
tion. The meeting decided that the
organization should work through cs-
Ia ablishcd channels. Firms represent
ed in the meeting were the II. F.
Davidson company. and Kelly broth
ers. Hood River: Oregon Growers Co
operative association: Wells and Wade,
Wenatchee: Earl Fruit company, Spo-
kane: Northwestern Fruit Exchange,
Seattle; Thompson Fruit company,
Hickey and Gilbert, J. ". Perry and
company Perham Fruit company,
Yakima Fruit Growers assOciat tion
and J. MacPhee Ferguson, Yakima.
4 committee of exporters will be
chosen to attend the Seattle meeting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-13

only a small run for Thursday wa
shown in the cattle allaNs at Nortl
Portland In this line early deman,
was good and former prices wer,
generally continued.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-13

unfeelinG spectator remarked. Serves
him right for not trying 1t ON before
he bought It,"
Mrs. Lydia Southard, Of Los An
gcles. accused of killing five husbands
by poisoning with arsenic. should be
heard. No doubt Lyd If guilty had
provocation and we picture her as a
brave woman, who undismayed by fail
urc. was willing totry the Great Lot
terry even until the fifth time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-13

Pondering on the presence of one
Mr.. Swan rs the lone male at the
State z. T. a. convention, the Office
Cat thinks that birds of feather
flock together but how can that lonely
bird flock by himself? The o. C. de-
.cides that the Swan must feel more
like the extinct dodo than any other
member Of thd feathered kingdom.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-13

A hcavy-sct man with perspiring
visdge was trying, with great enthu
siasm and srnall success, to squeeze
himself under the steering wheel of a
widely known. medium priced car
The gloss of the car indicated it was
newly purchased and efforts of the fat
person began to attract the attention
of pedestrians. The incumbent was
about to abondon his efforts when an
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-13

Aud now we have the woman dental
hygienist. She docs not pull nor fill
teeth and consequently IL not a terror
70 children. Instead. she limits her
work TO cleaning and polishing the
teeth above the gums. The L. s.
Public Health Service says that this
is most helpful In making the gums
healthy and in preventing decay.
Twelve states have already legalized
such practice by women.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-13
Wool Prices Stiffen.
Iinc Ecing In Lend.

LONDON, May 13.-(A. P.)-The
wool auction sales closed today with
offerings Of $50 bales. Prices were
firm and at the highest. During the
series Merino gained 10 to 20. fine
crossbreds ). other crossbreds Is and
Cape OF Good Hope and Natal to
10 per cent. During the sales the
home trade brought $4,000 bales, the
continent $4,000 and America 1000,
while 5000 were held over.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-13
DAILY MARKET NEWS, LOCAL AND GENERAL
Including PeudetOn Prices and Associated Press Reports
STEADY Prices
Iluie ~ Portland.

(lerom tho Portland Journal)
While thcrc were IA loads OF i've
atock reported in the North Portland
alleys THURSDAY very little stock, aside
from sheep Ras available for the mar,
Vet Prices IN general were consid-
cred about steady.
a top price OF SS.25 was quoted on
prime lambs. but no sales were made
az that figure as no fancy lambs ar
lived. Eight dollars was the highes'
figure IN the DAYS sales although buy
crs stood ready TO pay SS.25 for fancy
lambs.
Out Of the 6S6 head Of swine report
cd IN the ALLEYS THURSDAY So head,
or 8 loads. came direct from South
Dakota to killers. while most Of the
small remaining lot went TO killers on
contract. Actual offering OF hogs on
the open market was nominal and
prices were considered steady
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-13

used the material on hand and made
fools Of themselves.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-13

Quite fair stocks of sheep and lambs
entered the North Portland marke:
Thursday. Demand continued favor
able and no change was made in the
price.
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
It's a Very Quiet Week
 Among the Oil Fans

Nothing is going on, in the oil de- velopmetnt line this week locally. After the strong water flow interfer- ed with the test last week the six inch casing was pulled and the flow mudded off Messrs Boyle and Stout who are interested in the company left for Texas Tuesday night and in structed the crew to wait until word came to them as to farther opera tions F. F. Roberts is in Hot Springs. No word has been received here so far as can be learned. There is noth- ing definitely known here as to what their future plans will be. Just en- ough of the sand below the rock was drilled to identify it as oil sand. The gas flow is thought to be 100 feet above The artesian water is $50 feet from the top. To bring in the gas under these conditions would be an extremely difficult proposition.
 Nothing new has developed from the Steele we'll. This we'll has been shut down for several weeks and the crew laid off. MT. Steele has been out of the city and the public has no information as to when work will be resumed.
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
ORGANIZATION 70 MAR.
 KET PRODUCE NEXT YEAR
Large Acreage Will Be Grown, in This Section of the COunty.-Shfp-
 ping Point Here.

The formation of a truck and fruit growers association with headquart- CTS at Ashdown has been announced The organization will be known as the Ashdown Fruit and Truck Grow CTS Association and will be in the nature of a copartnership composed of D. A. Cobb of near Arden and R. D Golf of Richmond. MT. Golf is a merchant and MT. Cobb is a well known and prominent farmer. The gentlemen state that some three hun- dred acres have been promised and that this will be increased.
 Contracts will be made with the growers, which will provide for the growing and harvesting of the crops. The association will market the pro- duce for a stated commission. and will build warehouses for storage purposes on the railroad tracks. TheV will employ an experienced grader and marketer and every effort will be made to market the crops at the very best possible advantage. The con- tracts will run for term of five years. Everyting will be done in a business like way, and the reliability of the promoters will go far toward guaranteeing the success of the und- ertaking.
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
Anyhow This Man Knows
 Somebody Shot Him

E. l.. Kasar, who lives just north of Ogden, came to town Thursday morn- ing and had warrant sworn out against neighbor, Gene Cox, charg- ing him with assault to kill and dis trrbing the peace. Kasar exhibited a flesh wound, not more than scratch, and a hole in the seat of his pants as proof Constable J. R. Furlow arrest ed Cox, who made bond. Cox said that he did not shoot at Kasar. He said that Kasar came to his house while he was away and made threats against Cox Cox said later he saw Kasar on the railroad and the two engaged in a rock fight and cussing match in which TO one was injured. The fight was interrupted by Kasar's team leav- ing and him following it. A witness says he heard or saw no shooting. The court will have to account for the wound and the hole in MT. Kasar's s pants someway.
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
ALLEENE PUBLIC SCHOOL
Has Enrolment of A Pupils and Ex-
 cellent Average Attendance.

Allene, Sept. 15.-(Special.)- School is progressing very nicely. We have completed the organization of all classes in all the grades, including the first and second years in high school. We have adopted the same course of study that Ashdown has, so that our high school work will har- monize. We have an enrolment of "A pupils and an average daily attend ance of 96 per cent, and only one case of tardiness in two weeks. A class in music is being organized this week and will begin work next week. Our pupils are doing more home read ing and study than heretofore, which is counting very much in their favor.
 The boys and girls are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their new bas- ket ball, and all expect to get. great enjoyment from the game.
 Miss Norwood visited the school Tuesday and was with the boys and girls at their club meeting, which was very interesting.
 The school elected Miss Lillian Young reporter for the school and they expect some great things done in editorial columns.
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
Connie POrterfield Es=
 capes From County Jail

Connie Porterfield, arrested a short time ago at the Jones Fair on charge of selling whiskey, escaped from the county jail Wednesday night. He made his way though the hole in the roof through which two prisoners a short time ago escaped. No one was at home but Mrs. J. R. Pierce, the wife of the sheriff. She heard the noise and getting gun went into the yard. She saw Porterfield up in tree and told him to go back into the jail the way he came. He insisted that he couldn't She finally allowed him to come down the tree expecting to march him back to jail. Connie lit a running and Mrs Pierce found that she didn't know how to shoot the gun. She called Deputy Sheriff Bob Johnston, but Porterield had made good his escape.
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
Will Add Domestic Science.

The committees from the Ashdown Improvement Club, the Chamber of Commerce and school board held a meeting Tuesday afternoon to make plans and to provide way for teach CT of Domestic Science in the AshdOwn Public Schools. It was decided to take subscriptions to help finance the proposition as the funds of the school district areI not sufficient for the work. After subscriptions have been raised it then will be decided what steps will ba taken in the teachers work. If 9 sufficient amount can be raised work viii De carried on in large way. The school needs Domestic Science teach CT. and it is hoped tht the proposition will be established soon.
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
NUMBER n.
Foreman Public School
 Opens for Years Work

Foreman, Sept. 15.-(Special.)- )-The Foreman High School opened Mon day with bright prospects for suc- cessful years work.
 For the first time in the history of the opening of the school there was a full attendance of the directors, three of whom made very interesting talks. Encouraging and instructive talks we've also made by Rev. w. A. Steel, County Supt IL. F. Wheelis, Prof. Byron Goodson and D. w. Bailey.
 The faculty for the term now is as follows;
 Prof. Byron GQodson, Supt., Mrs. Byron Goodson, High School; L. H. Brannon, High School; Miss Lorene Hogrefe, Miss Beatrice Hooper, Miss Ludie Buchanan, Mrs Frank Morris. Mrs. Jas Patterson, Miss Ethel Need ham, Mrs. o. B. Pullen, and Miss Win nie Perry.
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
CROP IN POOR CONDITION
Little or No Improvement Is Reported
 in Bulletin for Week.

Washington, Sept 14 -stCotton showed little or no improvement dur ing the week, and continues mostly in very poor to poor condition, "ac- cording to the weekly review of crop conditions contained today in the Ma tional Weather and Crop Bulletin.
 Unreasonable weather continued in the cotton belt, rainfall being unprec- dentedly heavy in some central and southwestern counties of Texas, where great damage was done. Plants were somewhat revived by rainfall, how ever, in other sections of the state, the report said.
 Bolls were said to be opening fast generally with picking and ginning progressing rapidly in most central and eastern districts, but harvesting was considerably interrupted in many western sections by rain.
 Rain also delayed harvesting of rice in the lower Mississippi valley, but the late crop was benefited and harvest of a good crop" was begun in Arkansas.
 While corn was reported mostly be- yond frost danger, generally late corn was in need of moisture in many southeastern and middle Atlantic sections.
 Sugar beets made good growth un- der favorable weather conditions, the report said. Sugar cane continued a slump growth in the lower M1ssis- sippi Valley.
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
W0man's MissiOnary COn=
 ference to Come Here

The Woman's Missionary Confer ence of the Methodist church, Texar- kama District, will convene in this city September 27to 29-The opening sermon will be preached by Rev. z. D.
 Lindsay, pastor of the Ashdown church, Tuesday evening. The pre- liminary services begin at 8 o'clock
 Mrs. F. M. Williams, president of the Little Rock Conference Societies, will be here and will lecture to the young people on Wednesday evening. The program in full will be published in next weeks paper. Everyone is 1n- yited to attend these services. A special invitation is extended to the ladies of the other church sociaties
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
Winthrop School Opens Monday.

Winthrop, Sept. 15.-(Special)- The school at Winthrop will open Monday Sept, 19, with the following faculty: Principal, D. I. Clarke; Miss Cassie Hill, Mrs. Willie Faulkner, and Miss Louise Pride. It is earnestly desired that all pupils who expect to enter the term of 1921-22 be present Monday and that as many of the par ents as can will come Monday morn ing and give encouragement to the faculty, by showing hearty co-opera- tion on the part of the parents.
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
UNITED OIL MILLS TO BE
 SOLD HERE OCTOBER IS
Circuit Clerk J. H. Williams Is Com- missi0ner-Trustee Sale to Sat-
isfy Debt of $627,OOO.

All the property of the United Oil Mills in this state and Oklahoma will go under the hammer in a commis7 sioner's sale in this city on the 10th day of October to satisfy an indebted ness of something like $627,O00. The plaintiffs are Arthur Temple as trust ee and others. The judgment creditor is T. L. l.. Temple, as trusteeI
 The United Oil Mills owns four mills one at Ashdown, one at Hope, one at Philadelphia and large interest Ill one at Idabel, Oklahoma. It also owns something like eighteen gins scattered throughout southwest Arkansas as well as seed houses and great deal of real estate and mill supplies of va rious kinds. It is one of the largest oil mill properties operating in the state. and was organized by home capital a number of years ago and lat CT consolidated into the present com pany.
 It is understood that T. l.. l.. Temple the judgment creditor, will purchase the property at the commissioner sale. provided other large bidders do not bid it in. Mir. Temple was one of the officials of the company belonging to the board which indorsed the notes to borrow money on which to operate last season. As is known last season was a very bad one for cotton seed oil mills and instead of profits, huge losses were taken When the notes fell due MT. Temple took them up and himself became the creditor. The property is being sold under an order of the chancery court to satisfy thls indebetedness. It is also understood that immediately on the completion or this sale the company will be newly organized. It has been rumored un- officially that minority stockholders ln the old company would be allowed to come into the new company by buying stock on basis of what it brought at the sale.
 The operation of the company IS not heinz effected by this sale, which has been managed in a way that does not effect the credit of the operating com pany.
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
BrOugh Expected Home.

Little Rock, Sept. 15.-Former Gov ernor Charles H. Brough concluded his Chautauqua engagement at Uni versity City, Mo-, last Tuesday. He had delivered AS lectures and had met with so much success that he has a number of most attractive offers for next year. Yesterday he attended a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Gerard Educational Fund of the Tribe of Ben Hur, of which he is a member at Charlottesville, , Indiana, and is expected home soon.
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
Officers Capture Two
 Stills and Four Men

Deputy Sheriff Bob Johnston with Lucious Simmons and Ross Johns- ton Tuesday night raided and captur- ed two stills on the Temple farm east of Ogden in Red River bottom. The stills were in operation. They cap tured the stills and quantity of whis- key and two negroes who were oper- ating them. Some of the negroes es- caped but the officers went back We'd nesday and captured another one of them, and Friday morning still an- other It is believed that more ar rests will be made. The negroes cap tured were, Ben Gaines, Bill Foster, Jack Finn and Will Holland.
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
1884 ANIMALS SOLD
Average Price at Camp Pike Sales
 $76.O1-Motorcycles Up Today.

Little Rock, Sept 14.-A partial re- suit of the auction sale held last week of horses, mules, wagons and harness was made known yesterday. The av- craze price of 1884 animals was $76.Ol which is a total of $147, ,OO334. The proceeds of the sales of wagons and harness have not been totaled.
 A sale of 32 condemned Harley Davidson motorcycles will be held at 9 o'clock this morning at Twenty fistr street and South Boulevard. Three of the machines are solos and 29 are equipped with side cars. The sale i'll he for cash to the highest bidder.
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
MAY BE FATALLY BURNED
Fort Smith Child Falls Into Tub of
 Boiling Water.

Fort Smith, Sept. 14.-Falling backward into a tub of boiling water Lucille, 4-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. F. Early, S2O South Seventh street, was so severely burned that attending physicians hold little hope for her recovery The accident occurred at o'clock this afternoon, shortly after the to visit playmate. Her back, arms and face were terribly burned, it was said.
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
Doing Street Work.

Jim Sanderson is busy this week doing some repair work on several Ashdown streets. West Commerce street is being graded and put in good shape. West Fourth street is also be- ing graded and will be graveled. It is understood that the citizens living on this street will furnish the gravel and pay for the work
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
IS THE MOTHER OF P
Omaha Woman, Married at Age Of
 IA, Has Large Progeny.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 14.-Mrs. Earl M. Rowray, Al, gave birth to her twenty-second child yesterday. Mrs. Rowray became a bride at IA, and a mother at IF. She has been mar ried twice! By her first husband she had 20 children. Four years ago he died and she married a man 20 year her junior and since then two children have been born.
The Little River news., 1921-09-17
WILL STUD IN SOON
Driller of Test Near HOratiO to Start
 Operations This Week.

/ Horatio, Sept. 14.-At a meeting Of landowners and others assurances were given by Mr. Erickson, owner of the rig. that the well in section 13, near Horatio, would be spudded in this week. The rig has been on the ground for some time, but opera tions have been held up pending lease negotiations.