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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-18

HT<E county of Umala county going place signs
the points where the main highways enter the county
1t work that should be commended for such signs will
provide information that travellers desire
Even the point would be adequate road signs the
big highways and the various lesser roads All Oregon
complaint about lack of road signs and Umaa county
gd the worst sinners this respect Because of
the of outside travel this situation works great ncon
venence There local people who often become confused
roads when they off the main tnooughfare Then
how expect strangers to find their about? There
should be signs all roads and they should be placed
with view guiding those who familiar with the
country but instead should be arranged with to giving in
tgent and needed information people who utterly g
rorant of territory and of the roads
II looks like Secretary Hughes going bring Japan
showdown on so-caed Pacific question Japan should
that subject and discuss openly with the whole world
is world question for carries with the possibility of VII
if troubles are not adjusted. .
That reported rush gold this country with consequent
essennE the financial strain wonderful thing to have at
crop moving time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-18

because occasiosaly we hear of shut,
outs.
Il know that III lively ball has been
a subject of deepkt concern to owners
of ball clubs ana that they have dis
cussed it seriouSt IN the last few
weeks. Most of aien are convinced
that the man in me grandstand is fed
up on hitting. &
Depreciatng the Value of Ruth.
Z, heard stotvna long ago which
l don't believe, btt1ll-pass 1t along
to you for whatait i worth, Certain
club owners. it issad. pointed last
winter TO Ruth az s;ai example of how
home runs couldfbs commercializcd
and insisted thatEths ball be made
livelier, so that tierA would be a doz-
en- Ruths instead of,one
IF these men thdthis they are gull
ty of gross stupidity Ruth's value lies
in his ability TO hstl bali farther than
iany other man. fhA value of a home
run lies in its OCCASIONAL delivery. In
other days they SIRE rare enough to
deserve special distinction. 1t was a
real to see a MI knocked over
the fence. But npE when everybody
is doing it. the glaI.or is fading away
from Ruth's accomplishments. He
still may be able tplit ball farther
than the others. bu the others are
hit ng them over the fence, and
Babes long walloisao longer thrill
1.-The bugs as thev onc3did.
So much for the heory that horne
runs can sustain intrest.
Another drawha& this season is
the lack of great iems. In the NJ
ltional League Pittkhtg seems to OUT
class the field Thef are no really
greet teams in tho .fnerican league.
Al the most there ae no moro than
;hrec teams in each lague capable Of
running to championship form.
The others are .jHstdraggins along.
No wcnder businesssk bad. Why, |
read only the othet tay where the
management of t9F' Paillies permitted
one pitcher to reiIRin in the box for
nine inning though he was slammed
for 20 hits, Perh3ps another pitcher
would have faredsAo better. but a
switch might havetoIyinced the fans
that the management was at least try
| ing
| The Angle d Publicity.
Now I'll ment.of something that
may surprise You The big right
baseball news on tle sporting pages
| for a month or six weeks. and that was
reflected in the attndance.
1T was the firsttifne in several
years that we have hid Such a domoh,
stration Of the powsr of publicity in
sporting events Publicity made the
fight and lack Of ithurt baseball.
During the periqt when Dempsey
and Carpenter werg int training the
newspapers devoted,rolumns to them
and much of the spahe was then taken
away from .baseballaF1'hen. too, the
feature writer's whoIhave helped to
popularize baseball tere turned loose
on the fight.
There is nothing Fr9bg with base
ball. Probably tta IN owners will
ban the lively all onFspnove some of
the restrictions on pih,hng.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-18
IS COMING
BACK IN POPULARITY
AFTER SUMMER SLUMP
Lack of Publicity for Game
During Recent Fight Cause
of Falling off in Attendance.
(written by Sid Mercer for Interna-
tional News Seryice.)

(written by Sid Mercer for Interna-
tional News Service)
NEW YORK, July 1S.-"What is
the matter with baseball?"
They tell us that baseball attend
ance is falling off. that the ball is to-
lively, home runs too scarce and games
too long.
So we started out to secure some re-
liable testimony on the decline of a
season that opened with indications of
prosperity on every side.
over exploitation of hitting and
the Dempsey Carpenter fight" he an
swered without hesitation.
And then he unfolded his theories.
Baseball touched the high water
mark last season" he said. There
were several reasons why ali clubs
made money One was the raise in
prices. To my way of thinking
though, the Babe Ruth ballyhoo was
the greatest contributing factor. Ruth
alone drew hundreds of thousands
through the gates in 'the American
league. He made countless new base.
ball fans and all other leagues profit.
ed by the renewal of interest in the
game.
The industrial depression had not
begun to be felt acutely when the
baseball season opened last spring. But
il is apparent now in baseball, which
was the last of our amusements to feel
it.
Lively Ball or just Bad Pitching?
In the early part of the season the
ascendancy of the batter was explained
by the backwardness of spring pitch
ing. But when the weather turned
warm and the heavy hitting continued,
with its attendant evils of large scores.
long games and professions of pitch
ers, the public began to tire.
Personally do not believe the live
ly ball is altogether to blame. OF
course, ! think the ball is faster now
You can tell that by the way ordi-
nary hitters drive it past infielders and
the distances they. get on slame to the
outfield.
1T is my impression. however. that
this is the poorest season we have ever
had for pitching Possibly the pass
ing of the spitball is partly responsible.
l have seen 4 lot of games in both
leagues this season and only once did
] see first class pitching on both sfdes.
The good pitchers do exist though,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-18

tFrcm the Daily East Oregonian!
July IS, 1899
w. II. Daughtry recently made pur-
chase in the John Day country of l50
beef cattle and they are now on the
way to Pendleton. About the goth
inst. Mr.. Daughtry will ship 300 heaft
TO Wilbur for the Pacific Meat com
pany.
W. NJ. Scott, the Helix farmer. is in
the city. He says that 1t Is evident
that grain is damaged to some extert
in that locality, but there will be fair
crop.
Dr. and Mrs. F. II. Gwynne returned
last evening to Portland, accompanied
BY their daughter, MrsNH. L. Talking
ton, who will visit them during the
summer.
Harry Oakes and wife have returned
from a pleasant sojourn at Lehman
Springs.
G. d. Brooks, well-known as n good
school teacher is now an occupant of
the county clerks office. having been
engaged as deputy
Miss Ella DeGraff, assistant princi-
pal of the Weston School is visiting
friends in this city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-18
2S YEARS AGO

tFrcm the Daily East oregOnian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-18
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-18
THE rtAP pY MAN

II is good to know life needs us. it ia
good to walk with care,
/, is good .to toll for dresses for our
little ones to wear,
And though we pirate Of resting when
the gold we crave is won.
The saddest men around us are those
whose work is done.
There is no sweet contentment in being
! free from care,
/ The stout hearts are the gladdest b.
the burdens they must bear:
And though we dream of resting wher
all our tasks are through,
When that day comes. wen envy tn,
! man with work to do.
by Edgar A. Guest.>
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-18

Roam the whole world over and search
IT through and through,
And the only happy man you'll find IS
the man with work to, do;
The man with cares TO battle. the man
with dreams 10 win,
Is the one who wakes to gladness when
the dawn comes streaking in.
Tou NAV dream your dreams of lei
sure. you may envy idle men.
BDt it hurts to know that duty will
never cali again,
And the DAYS grow long and dreary,
though the skies above are blue,
TO the man who knows no burden and
has no tasks 10 do,
NCopyright. 1921
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-18

The cost of producing ton Of hard
coal is from two and half to three
times as great as for mining ton Of
bituminous coal because the beds are
deeper. thinner and generally inclined
at sleeper angles than those. Of the soft
coal
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-01

proud over having enjoyed the conf
dcncc of these people and congratulate
them on their foresight. now that sue
cess IL assured and the company Is
likely to lie on II dividend paying basis
within few months. All of the money
received for stock has been devoted to
legitimate expenses the company never
having maintained costly officers nor
paid funcy salaries to Its officers, who
now assure shareholders that prosper
ity will not make them reckless. but
tlnt they will look after the cOmpany's
finances as carefully In future as in
the past.
One measure of economy the com
pnny has decided upon is to discon-
tinue the issuance of special bulletins
to stockholders. II will carry an nd-
vcrtiscmcnt In each issue of the Oil
Shnlc Outlook, in which any news Of
interest to shareholders will be print
ed
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-01
the Denver Post (:

the Denver Post:
Two new finds of prehistoric ruins
in Colorado both SubStantintcd. have
been reported to Prof. Jean 4: Jcancon.
field man of the United States bureau
of cthnology who is now In Colorado
ON important work regarding the anti
uutics of the state.
james Lofts a rnnclman. whose post
office address is Youghnl. II small set
Element in the northwestern corner In
Colorado, cnmc to Denver Tuesday
with II detailed description of canon
of ciiT dwellings just west of the juno
lion of the Yampa or Bear and Green
rivers. These dwellings have just been
discovered as n result of curiosity on
the part of Lofts and two other home
stcadcrs who have taken up land In
this wild part Of the Western Slope.
"I had been reading In the Denver
Post of the finds made by Professor
.Icancon in the southwestern part Of
the state and this set me to thinking"
said Lofts. .
Where the Yampn and the Green
come together there is an inaccessible
canon wall to tho west. This side the
wall is not so steep. Trailing cattle
last summer on the rear side of the
river. | noticed near the top Of tho
practically sheer wall appeared to be
long deep opening resembling great
pair Of lips with flat stone -cOlorcd
teeth I asked some of tho settlers I'm
that country what it was but no one
knew. -.
"Aftcr my work for the winter was
done, | went up the Yampa md cross
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-01

Second. because ut the rate the
choice oil shale lands are being Sc
cured by the great oil companies there
will lie little to he had at any price
year from now and the holdings Of this
company will have at least doubled in
value
Third. because no other oil company
In this section hns plant on Its prop
erty which hns proven commercial
success and the stock Of the Cont
mental. by reason Of Its great accom-
plisiments. large land holdings and
ablc management. should soon he read
lily snlablc at not less than double its
pur value.
Fourth. because the men who are
best posted on the oil situation In the
country and on the prospects Of the
shalc oil industry. are freely predicting
that 1921 will see wonderful boom in
shnIe lands and the shares Of the well
managed shalc companies. Many Of
them say 1t will be the greatest indus
trinl boom this country has ever cX-
pcrienced.
The stock of the Continental has
never been listed OH any Of the stock
exchanges Of the country. to he the
plaything Of spectators. 1t is in the
hnnds Of the people scattered NIL over
North America and there are some
shareholders in foreign lands. Not
five per cent Of them have ever voiced
desire to sell and the est seem to
have invested with the purpose of
hanging on until the last hope Of profit
was gone.
The officials of the company are
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-01
MctIlodist Church News

Why not start the New Year right
and go to church every Sunday in the
IN the year Start next Sunday. New
Year sermon at II o'clock. In the
evening II sermon that will interest
YOU on the Tree of knowledge and of
Good and Evil' If God is all power
ful why does lie not kill the devil said
II little boy who was tempted. Can you
answer that Come over 10 the Home
like Church Sunday evening.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-01
Are We Well or?

Well. should say we are. We have
plenty of meat, flour and potatoes. ana
cheap coal to keep us warm. That $
more tinn lots of people in the big
cities have. And the outlook for the
future Is bright
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-01
HAPPY NEW YEAR
ARE YOU AsBOOsTER5

Has occurred anyone living Meeker what the average
prospective buyer thinks Of the and citizens? OF
opinions Of these classes Of people differ The
here purely for pleasure and long he finds the Of
pleasure he looking for he perhaps
his departure few complimentary comments beautiful valley
or upon the hospitality people Any tourists
well will tell you that Of them the thing about
place they Meeer the only beautiful spot
although that appeal particularly someohers fail
appreciate them.
other class Of people pofuse in their ae1y
At their Their opinions represent what
they really think locality They with idea OF investing
money settling the These the people
should encourage and Do you yourself wish
Meeker grow? the stands Of finished
product? you belong the fathers and mothers who raising
children to succeed world you believe giving
now Meeker has every advantage locality offer
and think lacks something place strive get it,
Perhaps might many citizens know what
the impression outsider prospective investor
oMeeker and gives country thorough Inspection nvar
ably much marvel He banks and other
places which far ahead population and
of place without railroad He all this because he
can't avoid bu with few exceptions he cannot find booster
Everyone ceneed his her particular occupation,
and they themselves have something SELL the goes
away without anyone askng HIM remain and consider locating
Last summer representatives Of big Investment
Meeker and Rio Banco the role Of tourists
They tourists and their big object invest Did
they discover places inves? they very
many enough boost for their
mun. That the impression they gained beautiful CITY,
beautiful and resoucefu countrybu sleeping population
These facts straight from the shoulder and hits home
There people who bigger and greater
together and all be boosters Boosting put California the and
it can put Meeker there the way.
It's up to YOU Show the good AND HANG ON
TO the Investor.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-01
James Lofts Of fOugflal Discovers
Caves Which Contain Relics Of
Early Age At Junction OfYampa
And Green Rivers

Tint Moffat county lnny be the
means of throwing much light on the
origin and habits of prehistoric races
which inhabited the United States
centuries ago is thought probable by
the discovery of James LOFTS, Youghal
rnnchman, Mr. Lofts discovery of
cliff dwellings in the canon near YOU
ghnI is told In the following article of
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-01

Among Rio Blnnco county people
who have done n lot of good work In
drawing attention to our oil shnlc pos
sibilitics Is NJ. ID. Hopkins. former
county surveyor. Mr.. Hopkins located
ind surveyed most Of the lands In the
Ticcnncc region.
-, Kirk Shaw. the f,rusent 1punty
surveyor. IL another live wire In pro-
noting the oil shnlc industry. Like Mr..
Hopkins. he is thoroughly reliable.
j. L. Taylor of Chicago. represents
n bunch of Chicago monied men. who
have valuable an extensive holdings of
oil shnlc lands in the vicinity of Four
iccnmilc Creek, in the Rio Blnnco re-
gion.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-01
st, James Church

Second Sunday after Christmas.
HOLY Communion 1.3O am.
Church School 9.45 am.
Morning Service 1l.D am
Evening Service 80 p. Ill.
Rev Il. Alan Russell.
Priest i'm Charge
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-01

\ Dollar Bill will buy many useful
own and will give an exhibition of his
strength at the SimmsMoulton Store
next week.
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-01
FIRST SUCCESSFUL
OIL SHALE PLANT
Eastern Capitalists Undertake II
Finance Refinery and Extensive
Additions and improvements

After u year Of hard work In expert
menting with its plant and process for
extracting oil and by-products from oil
shnle, the lalOrs of the Continental oil
Shnlc Mining 4 Refining Co. have been
crowded with success.
This fnct was clearly demonstrated
when n party OF delegates to the Inde
pendent OIL Mems convention, held last
fall In Denver, visited the cOmpany's
plant at Rio Blanco. Colo, md witness
cd trial run of the perfected plant.
The entire party was we'll satisfied
with the results obtained and two Of
Its members. who arc stockholders In
the Continental Company. have since
written President Krtsliilic expressing
their pleasure at what they saw and
declaring that every statement made
In the company's literature and letters
was proven true.
After this demonstration the plant
was shut down for the winter and the
entire force Of workmen at once began
doing the annual assessment work OH
the cOmpany's immense holdings OF
rich oil shnlc land. This work Is near
ly completed. thus assuring the valid
ity OF the cOmpany's title and the So
curing Of government patents for the
lands In due course.
Thoroughly satisfied with the work
of the plant, President Krushnic Mt
once began arranging to finance the er-
cction Of additions to tho plant which
will increase It's capacity to five hun
dred tons daily. He has secured the
active cooperation OF eastern capital
lists In this work and tho labor Of ell
lnrgemcnt will he commenced ns early
as possible next spring and pushed to
completion ms fast as mon and money
can do It,
1t should Ike stated here TINT while
the -tbmpleted- Plant can ne opefafc,l
to full capacity every dny In the year.
the work Of erecting the necessary
buildings and tanks and installation of
machinery cannot he done with econ
omy during the severe winter weather
which prevails In this high altitude.
The plans Of the company include In
addition to enlargement Of the plant to
n capacity of 800 tons OF shalc daily.
installation of tanks Mt the plant and
at the nearest railroad station and the
erection Of refinery on the railrond
with line of large trucks to convey
the oil to the refinery until such time
l;,,, to, Lot NJ tn,
the refinery.
As n matter of fact, the work of en-
largcmcnt will not he delayed npprec-
iably by the weather. As soon rs the
money is ready, the full equipment for
the enlargement on the plant will be
ordered and by the time 1t is ready to
ship the weather will have moderated
so that movement from the railroad to
the plant can begin and there will not
he n moment Of unnecessary delay In
starting the work of construction.
While the company can make no
promises. it is hoped and expected to
have the enlarged plant In full opera
tion early in 1921. II this is possible
the company can then begin eariny
dividends for its stockholders and lay
Ing aside surplus for further enlar-
cement Of this plant. rs its immense
holdings of rich oil shalc land will
justify the erection of ten thousand
ton plant.
The officers Of the company realize
that the stockholders have been very
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-01

Father Stern held services at the
Holy Family Church Christmas Day
The Meeker herald., 1921-01-01

OF the vast bodies Of oil shalc In
this county. one of the finest Is that
owned by II. ]. Hay. +. E Scott, Ed
i. Wilson, Melvin Tolcs, Verne Harris.
T.. A. Wilson and others. 1t is located
in what may he called the canon of
lower Piccuncc Creek. Here Is II noun
tain of shalc rising from the water
icyci and can he rnsi'" worked.
Another fine property is located in
Hay gulch and Is of similar formation
to that above described. II Is also cas-
lily workable. The owners are Claude
j. Wilson. ID. Kirk Shaw, DIR. Farthing.
Herbert Gordon. !. w. c. Shepherd.
T.. a. Wilson. Il. G. Graham and II. A.
Wildhnck.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-06
Three Hurt, Horse Killed
At Lakes Inauguration

HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. 5.-Two
policemen were injured, trooper was
hurt and a horse was killed as the re-
suit of q runaway which formed a
feature of the inauguration parade of
Governor Everett j. Lake here to-day.
The horse was ridden by member
of Troop B, Connecticut Nstional Guard,
and threw its rider, then dashed
behind the police detail of Governor
Lakes escort. The animal knocked
down and injured Policemen Peter j.
Doran and Andrew Kusner and, dis
persing the police detail, dashed up
Main Street and ran into q tree
breaking its neck The parade was
only slightly delayed.
In his inaugural message, which was
read in the House Chamber, the new
Governor outlined an administration
Of strict economy, retrenchment, re-
organization of the civil administrativ
code, introduction of better business
methods in handling state moneys
sharp scrutiny of state appropriations
to private objects and Institutions. 6
new and efficient military force and
strict enforcement Of the prohibition
law
New-York tribune., 1921-01-06
Banks Unite i'm Protest
Against Deposits Tax
From The Tribunes Washington Bureau

From The Trbunes Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-An avalanche
of protests from the representative
of practically every large and small
banker in the United States, which
poured in upon the House Ways and
Means Committee to-day at it's hear
ing on the Treadway bill, placing n
tax of one-fourth of ] per cent on
bank deposits has done much to snow
under that measure.
=. Against the defense of Henry B.
Sawyer, treasurer of the Stone & Web
ster Company, Of Boston, original pro
ponent Of the tax, witnesses piled
testimony showing the disastrous effect
the bill would have on the financial
structure of the country
James +. Burke, former member
Of the House Committee on Banking
and Currency. and general counsel for
the Pittsburgh Clearing House, one Of
the principal witnesses to-day, de-
nounced the Treadway measure as the
worst freak bill'' he had seen.
He said its effect would be to drive
the dollar out Of finance and business.
ut would become AS useless to society
as recluse buried in the woods" said
Mr.. Burke.
"Thirty days after you pass this bill
we would have a curiosity in the busi-
ness world,' he continued. Checks
with twenty or more Endorsements that
had never been deposited would be
ri ron AZ ir,r ;,