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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04
Band Concert
Citizens Band Tomorrow Night at
Lee And Wilkes t-cets

Lee And Wilkes trcetS
The Citizens Band will give 'the
second of its series of free concerts
Tomorrow, Friday evening. ait eight
o'clock. on Windmill Hill" corner
of Lee and Wilkes streets.
This location has been opened as
= play ground for the children end
is under the supervision of the Sal
vation Army who have a representa-
tive in charge.
A large and appreciptive crowd
was in attendance at the concert OF
two we4i:s ago. and the band Is
much gr%t.fied that so much cnthu-
siasm waS manifested and apprecla-
ton shown their efforts ito give to
the public these evenings of music.
\ most excellent program was r"nd-
cred at the Friends Playground, and
an equally ENJOYABLE program has
been arranged for tomorrow even
ing which will be published IN the
Gazette Of that day. The band ey-
Eel.ds a cordial invitation to al citi-
zens who play any band instrument
TO join their organization. as they
are anxious to enlarge the number
of musicians in the band. and the,
receive a hearty welcome at the bant
hall, and full benefit of the -chear
sails. 1lnder the musical director
which are held every Friday cvanin!
beginning at O'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04
Struck By Car
William w. Burroughs Shstains
Ugly Scalp Wound

William Webster Burroughs, 80
years old, carpenter, who lives at
North Braddock, was struck by a
northbound electric train shortly be-
fore 9 O'Clock last night whi'a eros
sing the railroad track near North
Braddock station. Burroughs sus-
ta:ned an ugly scalp wound and was
rendered unconscious. The cur was
stopped and Motorman l.. Neville
hailed an automobile and had
Burroughs conveyed to the .AlexGn-
dria Hospital where his injuries
were coming in opposite directions at
IT was reported that two cars
ever coming in opposite direction at
the time Burrough was struck, he
having stopped from behind the
southbound car when struck by ne
ncrih bound car.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04
S292,672 Tax Suit Lost By
Rockefeller.

New York. Aug. 1.-The Govern
ment won its suit in the United
States District Court here today to
collect S292.672 from John D. Rock
efeller, alleged to be due in income
tax on oil company shares.
Judge Learned Hand ruled that
these shares of stock had not come
into the possession of the defendant
as dividends as claimed, but were
income and teherfore, properly tax
able.
The court also dismissed n suit
started by the William L. Hark~
ness estate to recover S43,587 income
taxes paid on stock of the same
companies involved in the Rookie
feller action.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04
Charles Reported Again In
Austria To Strike for
Throne This Month.

Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. Il
UnconfirmeG reports still persist
that the former Emperor Charles
of Austria. has lef5 Hertenssein Sc
cretly and now is in Hungary await
ing an opportunity to launch coupe
d'etat.
1T is said that Captain Werr:man,
private secretary to Charles. end
several OF the former monarch's Ter-
warts already have left for Buda-
pest. 1t is stated in usually we'll in
formed circles that Charles will
make an attempt to regain his
throna this month. in spite of the
warnings of the Allies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04
Removal of Grass
Attention Directed TO Ordinance
Providing For It's Removal

Attention of all persons IS called
to the lax requiring the remova! of
grass frcm cutters. sidewalks, and
alleys, which is set forth in Section
2. of an ordinance entitled IN
Ordinance for the preservation OF
the health of the city" and which
reads as fellows:
1T shall not be lawful for any
person to permit grass to remain
growing in any gutter. alley Of side
walk in front Of opposite to or gehind
ing or his premises, and shoul& any
person fail TO remove such %1assS
after three days notice 50 as TO do
he shall be fired not exceeding IKE
dollars"
The Mayor has instructed :he po-
lice to notify all persons to haze the
grass removed from cutters, side
walks aid alleys binding on their
premises; N accordance with, md
under the renalty, m case Of negicc:
o. the ABOVE quoted Jaw.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04
Bury War Hero.
Corporal Shirley p. pullin's Bcdy
Rests in Arlington

The deceased was twenty eight
years old and a son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. j. C. Pullia, of tn : city.
On September 81. 1917, he went
with Company G., this city. TO Annls
ton. Ala. and in June. 1918. Went
overseas and was wounded October
s 1918, ana died November 8. 1918.
He served with the Alexandria
Light Inf antry on the Mexican o3r-
der. The deceased is survived by
two brothers and two sisters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04
Plan Regatta

O. D. Oarsmen To Stage Affair Au-
gust 13-
A we'll attended meeting was held
at the club house of the Old Dolain-
ion Boat Club last night. Il was
decided to hold local regatta the
afternoon of August Is. AS there
is considerable rivalry among the
different crews. an interesting con-
test is expected. Besides the reg7l-
lar races. canoes will figure Il great
deal in the program. There will be
anoe singles, doubles, and fonrs.
Caroe tiltirg contests will also be
a great attraction. Swimming con-
tests will also be staged. In short,
a Regular aquatic carnival win be
celd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04
Putting Foot On Rail In Ice
Cream Parlor Illegal In
Wisconsin.

Madison, Wis, Aug. 4:-Consu-
mers of Misunderstanding drinks in
Wisconsin must stand far. enough
away from the bar to leb unable to
place foot on the rail or to set
glass on The counter to keep from
violating the new State prohibition
law, according to an opinion by j.
E. Messerchmidt, assistant attor-
ney general.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04
England Is Willing To Take
Date Set By Z. S.

The assembling OF the disarma-
ment and Far Eastern conference in
Washington on Armistice Day, No
vember II. the date first suggested by
President Harding and later official
ly proposed to the world powers, be-
came virtually assured today when
Great Britain notified the United
States that any date agreeable to
Washington is agreeable to London.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04
Eighth District.

Tucker Carries District By Only
About 97S
Latest reports from the Eighth
Congressioua! District show hat
fucker, for governor, carried the
Eighth District by approximately
97S majority. :, ,o-
fuckers majority in this "ity 1917
In the counties his majorit!es were
Culpepcr, 124; Orange, %; louisa.
a35: Loudoun. SO: Fauquier, 3I3.
Prince William. %. The vote in
Prince William was Tucker, $50;
1rink!e. 22S
For Trinkle maiorities, Arlington
county majority. 10: Fairfax coun-
ty. 100; Stafford, 100; King George.
approximately 30.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04
DeVaiera Calls Dali Eireann
To Review Terms.

Dublin, Aug. 4.-Eamonn lie Va
lera today summoned Dali Eireann
to debate the Sim Fein cabinets
decision upon Premier Lloyd
Georges peace offer to Ireland.
The date of the meeting of the Sim
Fein parliament will rot be announ-
ceG until tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04
Veterans Of the Foreign
War.

Russell Mitchell Post, meets to-
night at p. m, at Dreadnaughts'
Hall. Request all members to be
present. Lots Of work TO be done.
All applicants mus bring tfeir dis
charges. We have class initiation
Of 20 candidates, let's all turn out to
"i,c the?n their share.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04
Official Vote
Canvasscd Today BY Commissioners
OF Election

The official vote cast in Tuesdays
primary today was canvassed 3y the
commissioners of election In the Of
fee of the clerk of the corporation
court and it follows: For govern
-Trinkle, S73; Tucker, no; Tor
lieutenant governor-GllpIn. '42'
West, sos; Gum, 3oo; uSh'
14t; state corporation comihi2slT!'- ;; ;T,.-
Adams, incumbent, ia; ,'olkeS'
loci: state observation-disclosures 4.
Smith, 1925: E. w. Jordan; '39;;
Commemorative AttorneE-Howatd
". Smith, 1431; William S. Snow
$50: civil and police justice-Freder-
ici G. Duvall, 9S7; Frank Stuart,
55s; Aylett B. Nicol, 537; fot clerk
Of gas-Frederick w. Ebhardt,. i24Z;
Carter H. Smith. 502; Frederick II.
Schneider, 275.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04

Harrisonbnrg, Va.-Development
If two cases Of infantile PARALYSIS
in Rockingham county has led City
Health Officer Dr.. Howard Arm
strrng to issue statement warning
all citizens to "take every precau-
tior to prevent a recurrence of the
cridemic such as visited this section
five years ago"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04

Newport News, Va.-The air sta
ion at Camp Morrison is to be
abandoned and the force and equip
mtnt moved to Langley Field under
the army consolidation plan. No
definite announcement of this has
been Elaie by the War Depart nent,
bat plans have ben made AMI ap-
proved for such merger.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04

Miss Fannie Carter. superintend
ent of the Alexandria Hospital
leaves this afternoon for Shirley
Va, wher. she will spend her vaca
tion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04

Petersburg, Va.-One of two ne
nroes captured ait McKenny last
night as slayer of Tingley Eimorc,
postmaster at Tobacco, Va, Mon
dav, was taken frcm brunswick
ctrnty Jail at LawrencevilIe early
today and lgnched by a mob. The
otlier negro was left in Jail unmolest
.l
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04
Coal Pile On Fire.
Spontaneous Combustion Caase of
Blaze

INUUIIIIIlTUUS N<R'F'N Vf
Blaze
Spontaneous combustion Is thought
to have been responsible for fire in q
coal pile in the yard Of the plant Of
the Alexandria County Lighting Co.,
at 9:3O O'Clock last nigght. The FIRE
department responded and subdued
the fire. There were 1900 tons Of
coal in the pile. The coal was
moved today fer fear the fire
night still be smouldering N the
bottom of the pile.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04

Lynchbure, Va.-An official re
port here brings information tnat
the Southern Railway is to qulcIer
Che time Of some Of its passenger
trains frnm Washington to the
South, and that the change will be
made in a new schedule to be rut
nto effect August 21.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04

!,ynchLurg, Va.--One hundred
gallons OF liquor, stored in police
leaaquarterS here and which the de-
partlnent has been collecting from
unwilling donors over peri,d Of
rra'ly three years, is to he DIS
POSED of shortly. Either Chief
Smith will pour the liquor into a
sewer or il will be given to the mu-
nicipal welfare department to be
used ct the city hospital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04

Blacksburg. Va.-The State Agri-
cultural College at Blacksbnrg Is
distributing to farmers in Virginia
200 bushels of certified V. ?. l.
No. 131 wheat and 300 bushels Of
certified V, P. I. No. oats. Y.
P. I. No. 131 wheat is variety
originated by the experiment station
For three years this wheat has out
welded ali the standard varieties
grcwn in the state, making four
bushels more per acre than an aver
| age of the three best varieties. 1t
| has been tested at numerous points
throughout the state and has proven
uniformly better adapted and higher
!, ielding than other wheats.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04

COMMISSIONER Of Internal Revenue
Blair has no intention of making war
on 'hhnme brewing" Despite the fact
that the Commissioner feels that the
manufacture of the home product
:shich contains more than one-half
of one per cent. alcohol might be
death with under the provisions Of the
Volstcad Act. he has issued no in
structions to his agents throughout
the country to put a stop to this
practice, now literally indulged in by
good part of the American public.
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-04

Danville. Va.-The Danville To-
bacco Association will hold a meet
ing at the end of this week to deter
rhine the date of opening the local
warehouse this fall. At the meeting
will be presented the revised rules
and regulations of the Danville man
ket which, it is understood, include
some radical changes. A special
committee has been poundering over
the quest: on for some months with
view to bringing them up 70 date.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-19

Earl Wroe cashier OF the Bank CT
Freewater, was in the city yesterday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-19
THIS PAINTER COULD
HARDLY HOLD HIS lob
Portland Man Was About
Ready to Give Up-Works
Better Now Than in Years.

II give Tanlac the credit for keep
| ing me on the job, for / was about
ready to give up when 1 began taking
it." said L. w. Fields, well-known
painter Of 2S6 North Eighteenth st.,
Portland, Ore.
"My trouble started with lead pois-
oning, which seemed to throw my
whole system out Of gear. and for two
years / was in wretched health. My
stomach was badly out Of order, lost
my appetite and at times the very
sight of food made me sick. MY ner-
YES got all upset, ! didn't get enough
sleep at night and IN the morning felt
worse than when I went to bed
had such terrible headaches at times
they would drive fne almost wild. /
became despondent, as it seemed to
me was about on my last legs.
"TanIac took hold Of me at once and
Il wasn't long before was feeling like
q different man. eat anything
want. sleep sound at night and when
do get up ] feel fine. / can do
bigger days work than in years. in
fact it's just great to feel as do now
Tanlac is sold in Pendleton by
Thompsons Drug Store and by lead
ing druggists everywhere.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-19

owns the only movie show in town.
This show is under the jurisdiction Of
the library board which is appointed
by the city council.
BY following this plan It is possible
for the board to have whatever kind
Of films IT desires. and quite often an
educational film that would be too ex-
pensive to be shown as a commercial
proposition can be shown by the
board as an educational measure. w.
H.: Crary, publisher of the Echo News,
is on this board, and he says that the
plan has worked out very nicely.
Take Care OF Tourists.
A natural park. consisting Of or
acres. shaded by large trees in the
bottom lands along the Umatlla &"
used by the city to provide a place for
the entertainment of tourists who
stop here The park is maintained by
the Commercial Club.
The Commercial Club consists of
members. F. G. George is president
and w. II. Crary is secretary
we have some difficulty getting as
many out to meetings as we should
Mr.. George admitted, and the burden
falls pretty heavily on a few who act
as wheel horses ef the organization.
Put We always hold on and keep
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-19

fighting for what. we want and what
seems to be for the best interests OF
Echo. We need more wheel horses,
though"
Joe Cunha, Leader.
It is impossible to talk to very many
people in or near here without hear
ing the name Of Joe Cunha repeated
about every five minutes. After SOM
ing to this country about 81 years ago
with a four-bit piece in his pocket,
staying and work, ng, using the good
business Judgment that mas developed
during the years today Joe Cunha is
rated as one Of the wealthiest men in
the county. He owns several thou
sand acres Of land many sheep, and
he has other investments.
He is the owner Of the flour min
here. a modernly equipped mill
which is managed by his Oldest son.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-19
SPEED MCKAY
CONTINUED from page ~

son for the lack of dairy cows in any
/ great number is the same here that
one finds at Stanfield: A lack Of wa
ter to make 1t possible to grew cheap,
dependable pasture for summer feed
| ing.
| Farmers do not find much profit in
dry-lot feeding of dairy cows, accord
ing to the reports we received. There
is not a sufficient quantity of water to
make it possible to have good pas
ture during the length Of the sum-
mer, so farmers do not take kindly to
"bossies'' and cream checks. A lot Of
them wish they could. and whenever
water becomes available in sufficient
quantities, this country probably will
become big da ry center.
Have Fine Bank Building.
One of the finest buildings in Echo
is the structure that serves as home
for the Rank of Echo. This structure
was only recently built and it is about
the "niftiest" bank home in Umatila
county. Ralph Stanfield showed us
over the place. including the vaults,
which are enclosed by 20-inch walls of
concrete and reinforced steel The
vault is also protected by the most
modern locking devices.
I'VE don't spend much time worry
ing about the safety of our vaults he
said.
The officers Of the bank are ]. 7
Saylor. president; Joseph Cunha, vice
president; Il. b. Stanfield. cashier;
and G. J. Mitchell, assistant cashier
The capital stock is $25,O0O and de-
posts are better than a quarter of a
million.
Frank Spike. better known as
Governor" is mayor of the town. The
population is SOL. according to the re-
cent census. Public improvements in
clude about 25 blocks of sidewalks
The streets are all of macadam too,
and formerly they were regularly oil
ed during the summer. This practice
was discontinued during war times.
Municipality Owned Moves.
They work one plan here that is
new to Umatilla county so far as my
goes. The municipality
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-19
WHEAT PRICEs STEADY.
SELLS FLOTO CIRCUS
WILL Be HERE SEPT. /

Good news, hddies. Sells Floto cir
Gus the second largest outdoor attrac-
ticn in the world is coming to Pendle-
ton for matinee and evening perform.
ances on Thursday September 1.
The big show opened in March and
+ played three weeks to capacity busi-
ness at the Chicago Colosseum where
the ma gnitude and speed of the per-
formance brought forth special praise
from the Chicogo newspaper critics.
Seventy five feature acts, five herds
Of performing elephants. fifty seven
clowns and the greatest riding act in
the world today The Riding Hanne-
fords, with Poodles the bareback rid
ing clown, will all be here.
Poodles Hanneford is the great rid
er about whom a New York critic
said. this fellow Poodles has very
quickly put the old bromide, all cir
cuses are alike into the discard" In
a district like this, where good horses
and horsemanship is understood and
appreciated Poodles will be a revela-
tion. 1t is the highest paid act in the
circus world and the only one which
gets REGULAR encore.
Mr.. William B. Naylor general press
agent for the big show was in town
today and invited the East Oregonian
newsbnys and carriers to the big
show.
The Sells F'loto circus are now the
largest show giving a street parade
which is practically two miles long
and il is to be noted that all the wild
animal cages are open to view. The
parade will leave the circus grounds
about ten thirty. The show goes from
lere to Walla Walla and then to the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-19

Other sheep men who operate near
here are Ed Nefl, Earl Wigglesworth,
the Pendleton Sheep Co., and Antoine
vey and Joe Monese. The latter two
are also interested in cattle. They run
their stock on the lower ranges during
the winter months. and during the
summer. they have both cattle ana
sheep back in the Ukiah district.
There are a good many men busiiy
engaged in the work of producing al
falfa here. but some Of the larger pp-
orators are Fred Andrews, J. b. say
lor, Mrs o. F. Thompson, McCarty
Bros. and Heiston Moore. Some of
the WHEAT growers are Rhode Bros,
-. W. Reese, Georse Copplnger and
Emil Meyers. NAA
Prospects are that a great many
sheep will be fed here again this win
ter
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-19
win FINISH IInproycments.

improvements to the Masonic lodge
rooms in the Masonic building on the
corner Of Main and Webb streets are
well under way. The floor, which is
of maple is now being laid and the
improvements will be finished in
about a week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-19

The First Christian Church OF this
city Is planning a revival meeting to be
held during november. j. Il. Hen
shaw Of Newton, Kansas, has been Sc
cured as the evangelist. The song and
music feature Of the meeting will be
in charge Of G. +. Curtis and wife of
Vancouver, Wash.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-19
People Here and There

i MN Vale left yesterday for Port
land where he will remain several
days. He expects to go to Los Angeles
where he will be until in September on
his vacation. He is a waiter at the
Hotel Pendleton.
l.. B. Nickel business representa-
tive Of the United Press with head
quarters in San Francisco is in PEN
dleton today. Mr. Nickel is successor
to Dan Beebe, as coast chief for the
u. p. Mr., Beebe having resigned to
go into the newspaper business for
himself at Modesto, California.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-19
DRAFT EVADER HAS U. S.
PASSPORT AND is SAFE
FROM BEING EXTRADITEL

+ GENEVA, Aug. 19.-.(A. PD 4
T. Grover Cleveland Bergdoll is 1
+ reported at hotel IN Constance 4
; He has an American passport Z
+ and is safe from extradition. 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-19
NEWS NOTES
OF PENDLETON

The Hotel Pendleton is being paint
ed. The work began yesterday and
painters are engaged in giving the
building several coats Of white paint.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-19
'FOSSE HAS PITCHED
BATTLE WITH 'i0BOES'

Los ANGELES. Aug. 19.--(U. P)
Heavily armed posses engaged In a
pitched battle with so hoboes who
stole freight train and sped toward
Los Angeles. The posse stopped the
train outside the city and fought the
hoboes, capturing "a of them. Twen-
ty-six escaped. Numerous injuries
were sustained as the authorities
rounded up the trains "kidnappers. "
A hot July sun focused its rays
through a flaw in the window pane
upon the bed on which seven month
oil child was sleeping in Benwool,
West Virginia. The bed was set afire
and the baby burned to death.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-19
OREGON ELKS ARRIVE IN
MARSHF|ELD IN DROVES

MARsHFIELD, Aug. 19.--CU. D.
Oregon I1lks are herding here in
drovcs. 4 barbecue and other activi-
ties feature the great program. Three
destroycrs. the Bailey, Thornton and
Morris. are anchored in the harbor
and 400 officers and sailors are join
ng the festivities The three day
convention closes on Saturday night.
WHEAT PRICES STEADY.
PORTLAND. Aug. ia. P.)--
Wheat prices are unchanged.