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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16

months to have even the Jersey fans hear of it.
 Irish Jimmie Dwyer. who claims the bantam title of Ireland, and who is down the cards to meet Kid Kaplan of Meriden at Hartford on the 21st, gave Joe Currie of New Haven, a boxing lesson the other night at Ho1yoke. According to re- ports Dwyer took every round.
 Phil McGovern, brother of the fla nous Terry, will meet Phil Fran chini, a Brooklyn bantam at New York on the 22nd. McGovern and the white lights are too friendly for Terry's brother to equal the latter's rrecord. r
 Robbie Reiner of Hartford, is show ing a. knockout punch up Boston way. He stopped George Gardner of Lowell in the third round, the latter was 4 to 1 favorite over Reimer. Reimer must have slipped something into his gloves, as he had our Larry Williams looking like a knockout artist.
 Jack Twin Sullivan, the old timer who has been doing very good against youngsters lately, has signed to ap- pear with @ musical comedy in Bos- ton, beginning Feb. 21. The title is Fun in a Gymnasiun,'' an athletic
  who does three rounds Of boxing.
 Johnny Wilson, rniddleweight champ, who knocked out Navy Ros- tan, the other night in Wisconsin in the second round, is sending out pub- Hc5ty trying to prove that the West ern chap was no setup, which cry was raised by Eastern fans when hearing of the result. Wilson claims that Rostan is considered one of the best middleweights in the West and has a fifteen round decision over Kayo Loughlin and he dropped Bry- an Downey twice in a bout recently.
 Two more boxers are seeking new managers The latest to sever con nections are Benny VaIgar and Joe Jacobs and Frank Bagley and Johnny Murray.
 Va1gar is matched to meet Geo. Chaney at the Garden, March 1, and Ritchie Mitchell at Milwaukee, March 1, showing that he has ad- tmitted himself to legitimate light weight.
 Fired 'tY oung' Fulton, a New Yorker, and not Fred the lanky plasterer, will meet Bobby Gardner at New York tonight, as reports stated.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16
NET DEBT FROM INDIA

New York.-F'ormaI challenges for the Davis Cup frolm the Al-India Tennis Association was received at the office of the United States Lawn Ten his Association h'ere yesterday It was filed through London by S. M. Jacobs as the result of cable instruc- tfons from Secretary Gupta. of the AM-India Association
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16
WILLARD QUITS FARM
 FOR OIL AND RING

Lawrence, Kan.-Jes Willard for mer world champion heavyweight pugilist, announced here to-day that he had decided to quite farIning The oil business a1t1 the prize ring will claim his attention henceforth He said.
 Willard said he would soon estab- fish his home in Los Angeles, Cal fT am through with farming,' Will lard said, from now on I am an oil man and a prize-fghter. I am going to California. to traino
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16
leLsOn, lStnr Runner, Entrunt In A1nlOYu Gnmes
INDOOR SPORTS
Hitting The Sport Trail
With Geo. E. FirstbroOk

sporting have fsseen Bob A. F. andB A A ne y1ng Frenchrnan." -As crack runners on Saturday night ENH oI Martin in his CSRV vent l2 ana the bout in metropolitan E=G=3 Ians asking N M n cracked up to De?? Is he? Sz4Sza. I5S515 nwinha punch ln his
  nas been o3~ltng Dixie Dout h feat believed A. Brennan it will give him 1reiee bout betreen TI sng woulS be better drawing against Dempsey ofw
 euNoH Martin Demp @ Nho be;e e ao ood npn there those stacker charges are likely to be renewed
 
 in
  . & M t ] would try bout ever comes to it hsould be hummer
 
 In Guilenot the neetfooed He wonth Antwerp and Finished second to Nur the Finn the 10000 In the Garden Guienot special % nde @ Joie Isav nd the Guilemot the running correspon- nbut ideally the forward of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16
MICHELSON TO COMPETE
 IN GAMES

One of the latest athletes to enter the A. A. U. athletic meet is John Nicholson, winner of the 15-mile run at Seaside Park last summer. Mi chelson is Sihe State fve-nli1e cham pion. The local boy has began train ing and is confident of copping off his share of the prizes.
 Billy Liebold, State jumping cham pion. will appear in the jumps, un- attached. Iiebo1d is one af the stars at the American Chain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16
SIECER WINS
 DRAW WITH
 BILL DeFOE

New York.-Sammy Sieger, liar lem featherweight, who recently stepped from amateur ranks to the professional ring is looked upon as 8 promising contender for the title today following his 15 round draw with Billy De Foe, the crafty St Paul pupil of Mike Gibbons.
 When the bout ended the judges disagreed on decision and Referee Johnny Hokof sided with one of them in calling the bout a draw.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16
NEW SIMON PURE
 CHAMP

C1evelanb.-Charles Heddon of De- wag1ac, Mich, is the champion ma uonal amateur 1S.2 ba.fkline billiard player. He won the title last night When he defeated Percy Collins of Chicago 300 to PAT in the closing game of the tournament.
 Heddon's victory sent Collins into a three cornered tie for second place with Edgar and Francis Appleby each having four victories and two defeats.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16
FIRST GRID CONTEST
 AT STORRS OCTOBER ]

Storrs.-F'ootball dates on the schedule of the Connecticut sAgricul- tura1 College, announced today, in clude these: October 1, Massa chu- setts Aggies, at Amherst: 22d. Lowell Textile. at Lowell; 29th, Worcester Tech, at StorrS; November f. St Lawrence University, at Storrs; 12th. Pennsylvania Military College, at Chester, Pa; 18th, Rhode Island State, at Kingston, R. I.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16
O'BRIEN IS VICTOR
 IN DUCKPIN FRAY

South Manch chester-ttFIdo'" OBrien won six out of ten duckpin games against Andy Mccarthy here las, night. O'Brien for the ten strings totaled LIDS, while Mccarthy totaled l 1,069-The scores:
 O'Brien- 126 93 121 es 1o1 e6 116 124 126 112-11Os.
 McCarthy-97 105 9S 100 1o4 III 1o7 11S 11S 111-1O69
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16

k Bob Martin, who established an en- viable war record in France with the
 American ExpeditionarY Forces, and
 Who was complimentedS by General Rershing for his deeds, will make his Eastern debut in Madison Square Gar Hen when he meets biII Brennan in a a15-round botu to a decision. It will be rem en1bered that it was Brennan
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16
YALE BOXERS WILL MEET
 CANADIANS

New Haven--Yale boxers will fest their skill and strength with ring stars of Queens College, Kingston, Canada, next Saturday. The matches are 175, 15S. 145, 135. 125 and 115 pounds.
 The meet will be the first ever held here in which Hil1e opponents are from a college outside the country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16
MACK AFTER
 FRANCHISE
 IN NEWARK

Newark-It became known today that Connie Mack is Dave Dr1scolPs rival in bidding for a local 1nterna- tlonal League franchise. Mack IS bidding through his son, Roy. If Suc- cessfu1 he will use the old Federal League park in Harrison and utilize the local club as a farm" for the devefpment his long string of year lingA.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16
WRESTLERS
 TO MEET BROWN

New Haven-Yale's home wrestlins season will open tonight when the Ellis will meet Browns grapp1ers in series of contests.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16
BRIDGEPORT POLO
 TEAM WILL MAKE
 DEBUT THURSDAY
Eddie Fitzpatrick Corrals Cream of Amateurs for State League Outfit Speedy Benz
 Brothers to Be In Lineup
By GEORGE E. F1Rs1BRooK

Polo fans roller sport again. has
 
 night in Humphreys Haven. pre- he The o at o'clock. ~ e~S Fitzpatrick he of inc polo ranks for the be Federa1s a he Crasho team respectively. ~S ~ IIanley, former of Mcclure. goal ENLARGE
 The league consists of Meriden. Wa1ngford. and New Britain; in Waterbury. if suitable playing basis which proposition  erlk
 
 Britain, which Wat bury be unable to enter Stamford over.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16
CHARTER OAK $1O,OOO RAGE STAKE RENEWED

Hartford.-The Charter Oak Stake of s10,O00 will be renewed for the 1921 grand circuit at Charter Oak Park track by vote of the Fair ASSo- ciation, yesterday. The class, as well as other stake events, will be an nounced later.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16
BRENNAN LANDS K. O.
 ON McFADDEN BOUT
Ho~Shnrc

HarriSburg.-Bm1 Brennan knocked out Spike McFadden of Philadelphia in the third round of their bout here last night
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16

New York-Thirteen pitchers and a quartet of catcherS answered Andy Conkley's first call for battery can didates at Columbia yesterday after noon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16

 week. in  In the I7rdgeport n in eferring a
  will be:
 b and goal
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16
Boxing News And Gossip
By G. O. Hawnan

Emergency Red Allen of Brooklyn, will meet Louie Bogash at Paterson, N. J., Friday night Allen has been beaten enough times in the past few months to have even the Jersey fans hear of it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16

The Western League at it's meeting in Des Moines yesterday went on record against the draft system.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16

William T. Tf1den 2nd, national singles tennis champion, and Will liam M. Johnston, former champion,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-16

Phil McGovern, brother of the fa- nous Terry, will meet Phil Fran chini, a Brooklyn bantam at New York on the 22nd. McG Govern and the white lights are too friendly for Terry's brother to equal the 1atter's rrecord. r
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-19
CANADIAN MENNON|TES
WILL co TO MEXICO TO
ESCAPE PERSECUTION
Passengers, LiEestOcla Farm
Equipment, Household Goods
Make Up Special Trains.

Sr. paul, May i9.-(U. PIPE
tween $1,000 and 10000 Mennonites
will begin an exodus from Canada TO
Mexico within three weeks. They viii
spend more than 100000 in fares.
Negotiations for their transportation
closed this week. Members OF the or
der. who claim they have been perse-
cuted by the Canadian government,
will seek asylum in Mexico. their
agents said. Passengers. livestock,
farm equipment and household goods
viii make up the special trains to
move across the country from the
north to the south.
Not since the days OF the flight
the Mormons from Nauvoo. Ills. to
Jaah has there been such a massed
movement OF a religious order on the
American continent. They will settle
at West Durango. Mexico. The Mexi-
can government will give free trans
portation from the Mexican border.
Rev. J. f. Wiebe of Saskatoon is here
arranging for the transportation Of
hundreds from various parts of cam
ada.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-19
ORDINANCES TO Be
CHANGED So CIRCUS
MUST PAY LICENSE
City Council Wants Some of the
Revenue; Driving Autos Over
Sidewalks be Made Illegal.

The next time circus comes TO
Pendleten and shows just outside OF
the city limits to evade the special liz
cense fee charged by the municipality
for such events, il will have to pay a
fee of $50 for its street parade ana
unloading permit, discussion by the
city council last night disclosed. Un-
der the present ordinance. the city
receives no remuneration unless the
circus is staged within the city limits.
all the revenue going to the county.
An amendment to the present ordin-
ance was authorized.
The city attorney was also instructed
to amend a city ordinance which
makes it illegal for COW. horse oT
mule to be driven over the city side
walks, but makes no provisions cover
ing the same action with an automo-
bile. The amendment will include the
the cows and horses.
r. ". Crossings Bad
That repairs should be made on the
railroad crossings on Main and Court
streets was an opinion expressed by
Councilman Willard Bond. During
the discussion that followed the re-
port, members of the council declared
that in some cases, people were driving
over the sidewalk in preference TO
humping over the crossings. The
matter of securing an improvement of
the crossings will be taken up with the
railroad officials.
Pool halls. soft drink places cigar
stores and places where card games
are played will probably have to pay
license fee of S. a year into the
municipal strongboX- The city attor-
ney was instructed TO draw an ordin-
ance providing for such payment. Not
the small sum that will accrue TO the
city, hut means of regulating places OF
which complaint may he made was the
reason of the action. council members
declared.
The bid of $4iS submitted by Guy
Connerly for the painting of the nata.
torium was the lowest of five bids
made, and the contract was awarded
to him. The resolution for the paving
of parts of Perkins, Grant and Lincoln
streets was read and approved on sec.
ond reading. The Income Tax and
Audit Co. submitted a bid of $3.50 foI
the installation of new set of books,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-19
GOOD MUSIC PROMISED
FOR COMING CARNIVAL

That the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' arrival to be held in Happy
Canyon will not lack igor god music is
a fact that has been assured by the
hearty brand of cooperation that has
been accorded by musical circles of
Pendleton. The band proffered ifs
services free of charge for one even
ing, announcement of this being made
yesterday.
The entertainment committee has
been further assisted by the action of
Principal A. Landreth of the high
school who has given assurance that
the high school orchestra viii donate
its services during one afternoon. The
organization is under the direction of
Bert Mcdonald and the addition of IFS
services 10 the program that is being
planned by the entertainment commit
tee makes It certainty that there will
be no dun mlnues during the time the
carnival is open.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-19
OZARK FOLK JOURNEY
TO TOWN TO LISTEN
TO BRIDE s STORY
13 Year Old Letta Parson Will
Be Tried for Murder of Her
Six Year Old Step Child.

FARMTNGToN. No. May 1s.-(U.
p. Folks in the Ozarks hooked up
their mules and drive into town to
hear Letta Parsons story in court.
For 1 3 years Letta was nobody's child.
just running around the Pennington
countryside without a father or moth
er. She never learned to read or
write. Letta is just ''pe white" Then
shortly after her 18th birthday, John
Parson, a woodchopper, married her
and brought her home to mother his
two children.
Claims Shot Was Accident
Letta is being tried for the alleged
murder of one of the children Eve
days after she was married she bieN
the top OF six-year-old Lily Parsons
head off with shotgun. The child
bride--she did not look it today, with
her skinny pigtails and scared eyes
says she did not make OUT to kill
Lily She says she was playing onathe
floor with the children and did not
know the gun was loaded. But john
ny Parson, her other step-child, says
she killed his sister because she acted
up when Letta was trying to comb her
hair. Then there are folks who say
Letta is not such a child as her IS
years indicate. They say she was
getting even" with John Parson be-
cause he ;rapsied around with another
woman right after he married Letta.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-19
HEAVY RAINS AND SNOW
FROM FOOTHILLS CAUSE
RIVER TO RISE RAPIDLY
Thousands of Acres of Alfalfa,
Hay and Grain Lands Are
Flooded in Union County.

PORTLAND. May ia P)-
The Columbia and Willamette and
other streams in the Columbia basin
continued rising today due to rains
and the melting snow in the foothills.
Reports from La Grande say that l. p
600 acres of hay, grain. alfalfa aud
pasture land are flooded near Union.
Thousands Of dollars damage is done.
The lower dock levels are flooded
here with the Willimette u feet.
At The Dalles the Columbia is sos
today. The flood stage there is 40
indicate the flood stage will probably
be reached Sunday.
1t is predicted the Willamette will
be 10.9 here Sunday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-19

r. A. Allen, president of the Walla
Walla Commercial Club and II. J..
Warner, city attorney were the speak
ers at the Forum luncheon held at the
Quelle today. Mr. Allen spoke on the
relations of commercial organiza
ton to the town and Mr., Warner pre-
scented in behalf of the American Le-
gion an explanation of the soldiers aid
measure to he voted on in oregon in
June. AT the conclusion of the dis
cussion of the soldier bill n motion by
j. V. Tallman that the measure be en-
dorsed was passed without a dissent
ing vote.
That the home loan provision of the
act will be taken advantage of by at
least two thirds Of the soldiers was
claimed by Mr.. Warner who based his
figures on estimates being made in
various parts of the state. on this
basis he said 400 men in Pendleton
alone would have an opportunity to
secure long time $4,000 loans for home
buying purposes This would make
81, 200, 900 available in new money
here and would therefore result in
widespread benefit to the business aud
industrial life of the city. The loans
will be repayahle over a period of 2S
wears at four per cent interest. The
cash payment provision OF the act is So
hedged about with safeguards, accord
ing 20 the speaker. that most soldiers
viii find the loan plan preferable. No
action from the association was re-
quested by the speaker.
club Work supported
In his address Mr. Allen made an
able argument in support OF CONNER
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-19
Matter Pertaining to DispOsiti-
on Of Boundary Line Be-
tween Panama-Cos Rica.

PANAMA, May l9.--(U. PJ-Pan-
anna has appealed to the South Amer
ican nations to intervene in her con-
troversy with the United States over
the disposition of strip OF Central
America claimed by both Panama and
Costa Rica. The government has sent
envoys to Peru. Argentina, Brazil and
Chile asking those countries to de-
mand that the final disposition Of the
disputed province be left TO a commis-
sion from the Latin-American nations
time. the secretary of foreign affairs.
Garay, sailed for Washington, presu-
mably with an answer to the Hughes
ultimatum directing Panama to vacate
the disputed territory.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-19
CHOICE Of SUCCESSOR
TO JUSTICE WHITE IS
NOW WIDELY DISCUSSED
Speculation Centered Chiefly
About Name of Former Pres.
ident William H. Taft.

WASHINGTON, May l9.--(A. P)
Choice OF n successor to Chief Jus
tioe White was widely discussed today.
Although speculation centered chiefly
about the name of former President
TAFT, there We're indications that
President Harding was far from a de-
cision and might find the selection
difficult, Another name mentioned
was that of Secretary of State Hughes
though his prominence i'm the pending
diplomatic exchanges was suggested
as barrier Some suggestions were
made that Justice Day, Of Ohio. or
Justice Holmes of Massachusetts.
might be promoted
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-19
MACHINES REPORTED
nFFECTIVE.

CHICAGO, May 19,-tA pc. O.
Eversole. chief complainant present
ed to the committee investigating
charges of inefficiency in the air mail
service a telegram from William II.
Jones. air mail pilot and former di-
rector of the Pacific Coast Aero Club,
supporting Eversole's charges Jones
said the accidents are due to defective
parts In the machines.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-19
F|LIPPO, THOUGHT TO
Be DRIVER Of DEATH
WAGON, IS ARRESTED
Warrant Charges Prisoner With
Attempting to Destroy Uni
ted States Public Building.

NEW YORK. May l9.-CU. PA
warrant for the arrest of Giuseppe de
Filippo. suspected of completely in the
wall street explosion on September l6,
was issued by United States commits
sioner, Samuel Hitchcock. The war;
rant charges Filippo with attempting
to destroy United States public
building-assay office in Wall street
by exploding n bomb in front of ii.
Flippo is under arrest at Bayonne. n.
j. Hhe warrant was sworn out by
Charles Scully. head of the bomb
squad, in the department OF justice.
Scully said he had been told by wit
nesses that Filippo was the driver of
the rickety wagon containing the
bomb which killed 35 persons in the
noon day crowd.
FflippO Is Identified.
BAYONNE. y. j.. May 19.-CU. P1
The police announced three persons
identified Giuseppi de Filippi. a Bay
onne truckman. arrested yesterday, as
the man seen in Wall street few
hours before the explosion last Sep
tember
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-19
BRAND REITERATED ySTATENEN' II SATURDAY
FINGNC Do IN CAUNE 10 GREAT BRITAIN,
POLISH LEADER URGES PEOPLE TO SURRENDER
LOCAL PEOPLE STUNG BY
. = F%% @% %@%%%
OUTSIDE AGENTS SELLING
%%+% %4%@
CLOTH ON CITY STREETS

= That Pendleton people are be- .
= Ing hoodwinked into buying I
cheap suit cloth under the inn .
= preston that IL IL imported fab 4
' ric was statement made last I
' night by August Noreen. presi-
y dent OF the Pendleton merchant 1
= tailors organization, when he ap-
= peared before the city council 4
= and asked for aid from the 4
= municipality in suppresslng the
= practice. 4
Commenting on the report. 4
= Councilman Bond declared that 4
= the report of Mr. Noreen was in 4
= no wise exaggerated. One deal 4
= er sold $4,000 worth OF goods in 4
. pendleton in a short time, dur I
= ing the past week, Mr. Bond 4
. said. 4
= Customers are led to believe =
= they are getting bargains be- =
. cause agents pose as sailors on =
= leave. and the suggestion liz left =
. that the goods have been SNUG
= gled into this country from =
> Europe. The prices charged are =
> very high, the dealers declare. =
= and the quality of the goods .
, poor. The matter was not acted =
= on last night. the city attorney =
: being given time to examine city =
: ordinances having bearing OF =
, the subject. .
. Z q . . 4 . - . q 4 q
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-19
Freqchman Says He Stands on
What He Said After Reading
Lloyd Georges Warning.
INSISTS ON EXECUTION
OF VERSAILLES TREATY
Nothing in Treaty Says Ger
mans Shall Get Rich Mining
District Of Upper SiIesia.

PARIS. May ls.-(webb Miller, U.
r. Staff Correspondent.)- premier
BRAND Of France reiterated the state.
ment OF saturday, fiinging down the
gauntlet 10 Great Britain. Il stand
on what said saturday" he declared
after reading Lloyd-Ceorge's warning
OF yesterday. There Is nothing In the
Versailles treaty saying the Germans
shall get the rich mining district OF
Upper Silesia, while the Poles get the
remainder"
France Insists on Treaty
PARIS, May ls.--(A. P.l--Premiei
BRAND told correspondents tina;
France insists upon the execution OF
the Versailles treaty In drawing a line
between Germany and Poland in Up
per .silesia.
France Ignores England
PARIS. May is.--(U. P)-Ignoring
Great Britain'ln the Upper Silesia con-
troversy. the French government sent
a note 10 Berlin protesting against the
entrance OF unorgani2ed German
bands into sIlesia. The note lntimated
that Germany should close her 'front.'
iers
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-19
MOVEMENT TO ENFORCE
BLUE LAWS STARTS AT
PRESBYTERIAN MEETING

wINoNo LAKE. Ind. May 1s,-(<.
PA concerted drive for sunday
blue laws, a move to check the wide
open Sabbath agitation, was started
here. Church members of all creeds
and faiths were asked to fight the
million dollar propaganda against
our Christian Sabbath and urge the
civil authorities 10 prohibit Sunday
amusements. The blue law question
was thrown before the Presbyterian
general assembly when its sessions op-
end today.