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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-13
TOTAL ECLIPSE Of SUN
SEEN FROM S. SEA ISLE

WASHINGTON, Jan. fS.--CU, PD-
Christmas Island. in the Indian Ocean.
one of the several bits of land that
lonely voyagers have come upon in
the holiday season and have named ac
cordingly, may play an mportant part
in the further checking up of the
Einsten theory, according to reports
from London.
The Royal Observatory at Green
wich is planning to send to the tiny
island shortly after the first of the
year an expedition equipped with
goodslZed telescopes to observe next
Septembers total eclipse of the sun.
A Dutch astronomical party may also
install its Instruments there
christmas Island has been de-
scribcd by travellers as at once one of
the loneliest and loveliest spots in the
world. And its possession of tree
climbing crabs and superscented tree
gives it right to be classed as one
of the queerest.
Java, its nearest neighbor to the
north, is $50 miles away, the little So
Gus iSluiluS lie IlitIt lIdIl Ouu Hillto
to the west, Australia is 1000 miles
to the southeastward while to the
south the waters of the Oregon ocean
are unbroken by even the smallest is
lands until the lands around the South
Pole are reached at a distance of near
ly 1000 miles. The island, twelve
miles long by nine broad, is in real
II. e
a huge mountain peak.
Z The island is believed to be unique
in that it is probably the only tropi-
cal island capable of sustaining Il
considerable population which had
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-13

never been pcopled until after its dis
covery by Europeans. CocoanutS and
sago palms as we'll as many other
tropical trees grow in profusion.
But one pestilerous creature is o1n-
ni-present-a wicker looking red crab.
Some of these creatures attain 4 size
Of nine inches across the back. They
do not confine themselves to the shore
but range all over the island, and al
ways in groups. They even CLIMB
the trees and feast on the nipa palms
AS an offset to the crabs the island is
lmosquitoless.
For one of its features Christmas
Island may be said to be infamous
rather than famous. 1t is tree which
is described by one dsgusted visitor
to the island as emitting "the most
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-13

dsagreeable odor in the world" With
a trunk as sturdy as en- oak ana
leaves as graceful as those of an as
pen. it give to the eye no indication
of its true character. But its scent
permeates the air for hundreds of feet
in every direction; and if one is unfor-
.tunate enough to do so much as touch
its bark or leaves. nothing short of re-
,peated scrubbings with strong car
bolic soap will make him again fit for
human society.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Small furnished house
close in.-Phone 207-R.
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USED CAR EXCHANGE
AND FOUND

>---E------
LOST-One bay horse mule coming
three wears old. branded quarter cir
Gle II. on right shoulder. SO reward
for return or information leading to
recovery of same.-Geo. c. Hill, PEN
dletOn, oregon. =.
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NEW TODAY

FOR RENT-MOdern room house
Furniture for Sale-Phone 972-R.
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DON'T FORGET Funk & Mclean in
sure anything, 500 Main st. Phone SO
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FOR SEAL, REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE-Good w..ea land at
prices that are surprisingly low
terms-Call or write w. II. Morrison.
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For Sale

Houses in all parts of the city. Come
and see our list. Wheat and alfalfa
ranch.
GEO. w. ELDER G. son
SIS Main st. Phone 993
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WANTED-Furuished > or room
houSe.-lnquire "lS' this office.
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MISCELLANEOUS

MRS. GEO. LEAF, Piano Lessons
al Aura. Phone 323-R.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-13

The newest thing in a negiigee,
Cor the figmS youthful enough 70
take it, is a straight garment when
is lust a width of silken materiai
with an opening clipped in for the
neck and two slits for the arms
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-13

RESPONSIBLE girl will care for chill
dren day or night.-PhOne 24S-M.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-13

FOR STEAM pleating, dress forms,
beading, and braidlng. - Phone
1O2S-J, 100 Lee st.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-13

SATURDAY is the last day of the big
Wall Paper Sale at Mchtee's-get
your spring supply now while you can
save 20 per cent.
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HANDY BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF FPENDLETON AND VICINITY

Directory is sescsr handy
addrrso respnd}leb buS Sn ep
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WANTED

WANTED To RENT - Furnished
apt. or small house.-Phope 81.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-13

EXPERIENCED woman wants work
by hour. Phone $50. rarkview Apis.
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FOR SALE-Hulless. heardless spring
barley at &c per lb. Address St
Andrews School, Il. f. d. /, Box So,
Pendleton. Ore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-13

c. $. WHEELER, photographer, IS
back at his old location. All work
will receive his personal supervision.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-13

FOR RENT room furnished house,
can be. divided into three 3-room
apts., has beds, also coal, wood and
gas range.-Call at sos w. Alta be-
tween a. m. and j. m. or Phone
916.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-13

LOST-Pmse containing $65-Finder
return to 401 T.. Webb or Phone
49S-M and receive reward.
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WANTED to rent furnished or partly
furnished Observation-Disclosures -
care this office.
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ONE HOLT rs Cat with new track,
drive chains and babbit throughout,
$2500 cash--will take good horses or
mules in part trade.-Glenn f. Scott,
Helix, ore.
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WANTED To RENT-Furnished 4 or
roorl modern house, by reliable
party.-Phone 241.
The New York herald., 1922-02-02
LOOKING INTO BOSCH
ORDER FOR $500, 900
Seek Trail Of Magnetos Gou-
ernn,ent Neuer Got.

In continuing in this city the investi-
cation into the affairs of the American
Bosch Magnetic Company, the creation
os that company and the sale of the old
Bosch Magnetic Company to Martin T..
Kern of Allentown, Pa, the Department
OF Justice is looking into war contract
Involving the sale of airplane magnetos
valued at about 100000.
The contract for the delivery of these
magnetos TO the Government was made,
II Is understood. while the company was
still in the hands of it's old owners, but
delivery was not made prior to the sale
of the company by Alien Property Gus
todian Palmer late In 1918. After the
sale the company passed under the Kern
management and the allegation Is made
that the magnetos never were delivered
through failure Of the new company TO
carry out the contract entered into by
the old concern. II is understood that
some payments had been made by the
Government on tho contract, but the
amount Is not divulged.
John L. Joyce, Assistant United States
Attorney. who returned from Boston yes
terday. said that the work of investi-
eating would be carried on in the i'm
mediate future here in New York. al
though the work being done by United
States Attorney Harris I'm Boston neces-
sariiy would not cease.
Mr. Joyce brought with him from
Boston much OF the material that had
been turned over 20 Mr.. Harris there
by Alien Property Custodian Miller. The
line OF investigation will embrace the
business done by the new company as
well as the sale By Mr.. Palmer.
The New York herald., 1922-02-02
10 INDICTMENTS HIT
TRUCK THEFT BAND
Two Drivers and Eight Mer-
chants Held in $4,000 Rob
berries in Six Months.

Thefts of $4,000 worth of merchan-
disc by truck loads in the last six
months resulted yesterday in the return
by the Additional Grand Jury of ten in
dictments against merchants and chauf-
feurs for grand larceny and the receiv-
ing of stolen goods.
The indictments are the first move
to break UP the wholesale robbing of
merchandise in this city, said Richard G.
Murphy. Assistant District Attorney.
who presented the evidence to the Grand
Jury. Arthur C. McKeever, president OF
the Ajax Trucking Company and an Of
ficial of the Merchant Truckmen's Bu-
reau Is Park Row, said the men in
dicted are responsible for 80 per cent.
of the truck thefts in the last six
months.
Two Of the men are indicted both for
grand larceny and for receiving stolen
goods They are Edward O'Connor. "a,
of 507 Eighth avenue and John Hag-
gins. 25, of 542 West, Thirty-seventh
street. The other eight were indicted
for receiving stolen goods. They are
Harry Goldberg, AS. of 54S West 164th
street; Benjamin Waller, 36. of sc First
street, suit and cloak dealers: Abraham
Schulman. Artie Schulman and Harry
Schulman. merchants. OF 320 Fifth ave-
nue.; Solomon Sudit. 81, of 2S5 East Sec
ond street. Brooklyn, dealer in crayons
at 315 East Eighth street, Brooklyn; !;
John Herskowitz. 22, and his father.
Louis HerskowitZ, So, of 1917 Gleason
avenue, the Bronx, cloak and suit dealer.
The arrests of the merchants grew
out of the arrest OF Haggins on Janu-
ary 20 at Fifth avenue and Thirteenth
street. He was driving a truck load of
woolens, valued at $780, alleged to
have been stolen. James Frost. a driver
for the Ajax Trucking Company. recog-
nized Haggins as stranger and sum-
moned traffic policeman.
According to Mr.. Murphy. the two
drivers were in league with the mer-
chants and drove the stolen goods to
lofts, where they received payment.
Later, he said. the goods were parceled
out among the eight defendants and
sold.
The New York herald., 1922-02-02
LOBSTER A FLIVYER
ON CRUSOE'S ISLAND
Riddles Ride Them When
They Are Not Engaged in
Towing Vessels.

Alexander SelllirlS and his prototype
in fiction. Robinson Crusoe, did not
write anything about the mammoth lob
sters that fringe the shores and navi-
gate the inlets of the boy adored Island
Of Juan Fernandez; but the purser Of
the Pacific liner Ebro, In yesterday,
after a visit to the island, had few re-
marks to make to the ultramarine re-
rorters on the remarkable crustaceans.
The Ebro made a special excursion to
the island. which is 800 miles off the
Chilean coast, taking ESQ persons from
Valparaiso. some of whom had gone all
the way across the Andes from Buenos
Ayres to make the unusual trip.
The Ebro left Valparaiso January 5
and on the way Purser II. T. Browne
arranged a ball and dinner which netted
for the little children Of the island about
$1,000. They had lobster at the dinner
imported in schooners to Valparaiso
from Juan Fernandez, cooked in all
known ways, and this may have had
something to do with the purser's
visions. Some of the Holsters were
boiled and were more than two feet long
and folks who had been at the island
said these two footers were mere pyg-
mics compared with what the ships
company was going to see later.
Soon the high peaks that Sandy Sell
kirk got weary of looking at came In
view and then it was noted the surf at
the base was dotted with red, the color
of boiled lobster. Coming nearer the
claws of the giant creatures were plainly
visible. Some were clambering ashore
and others climbing trees near the
beach.
Look ct the children In fivvers,"
said passenger.
"FIivvers !" said the purser. "They
are not fiivvers. but trained Holsters.
Don't you recall in Alexander SellSirl's
narrative how he made tour of the
island on a colossal lobster?"
The passenger said he had not read
anything except South Sea Island tales,
end after that he could believe anything
These Holsters" continued the purser,
"are more intellectual than even the
Boston variety. Presently You will see
them come out and tow the ship in, and
later a cavalcade of them, all red. will
escort our tourists to the chief village"
Whether that happened 1t is not for
a guileless ultramarinc to record, but
all the excursionists reached the island
and some OF them said the Holsters were
the biggest ever. but that they were not
red. as the purser had asserted, until
after they ceased to be able to do
stunts that would make a boiled lobster
turn crimson.
About 900 persons are living on Juan
Fernandez. which is about thirty miles
in circumference. The vegetation is
rank and tropical ani kept alive by a
rainlike dew that falls every night.
There is also mountain dew to be
had and was had. The tourists visited
the cave of Alexander SeilxirlS and the
wireless station which Robinson Crusoe
did not use in calling for help. There
are no traffic cops, despite the alleged
use OF Holsters as f,,vvers.
The Ebro is the first large steamship
to visit the island In forty-two years
and natives were wonderstruck by her
appearance and sacrificed many lob
sters to her.
The New York herald., 1922-02-02
TWO MORE HELD
IN BRONX HOLDUP
Alleged Members Of Sextet in
$4,000 Theft Here Found
in Chicago.

Detective Michael Hagney of the
Simpson street station. The Bronx, ar
rived yesterday from Chicago with Sly
sic Darlin and Stephen Lang. who were
alleged to have been members Of party
of six that stole $4,000 in cash and
jewelry in a holdup at Louis Young's
restaurant, 9s6 Westchester avenue, on
November last. They were questioned
before being arraigned and, according
to Assistant District Attorney Cohen.
confessed They were held in $4,000
bail each by Judge Welsh in Bronx
County Court
Three other men have been arrested
in connection with the holdup. Max
Schweic, who pleaded guilty and is
awaiting sentence. and Anthony Canci-
iaro and Louis Lobinger. who pleaded
not guilty and are vnler $4,000 bail
for trial.
Mrs. Mary Dellasandro, A. of 245 Null
berry street was arrested yesterday on
charge of burglary. after four rolls
of wooden cloth, valued at $500, were
found in her home. 1t was alleged the
cloth was part of a lot stolen from
Adolph Shore at Sc Prince street last
Saturday. She denied the charge, and
was held in s2,500 bail in Essex Market
Court.
Representative Warren I. Lee confined
a report yesterday that his home at 214
Parkside avenue, Brooklyn. was entered
Tuesday afternoon. and watch, stick
pin and other articles taken. He said
he had not reported to the police because
the loss was trivial. but he regretted
the loss of the watch. which had been
presented to him when he was Deputy
State Comptroller. Mr.. Lee said he was
also robbed last Saturday when return
ing from Washington on a sleeper.
When he started to get dressed he found
his hat. overcoat and gloves missing.
Joseph Seppi of 1877 Prospect street.
Brooklyn, was arrested and was said
TO have admitted committing robberies
at the haberdashery of Ignatz Fried
man, 223 Sands street. and at a James
Butler shop at $40 Myrtle avenue.
Brooklyn. He was taken to Manhattan
to be questioned by detectives.
A series of roberies in Flushing and
Corona. Queens, was believed to have
been solved in the arrest of Anthony
Tromutolo, III Kingsiand avenue. Co
roma: John Purdosky. eos Burling ave-
nue., and Joseph Mckinley, ~ North
Prince street. Flushing. The first two
were held in $4,000 bail each and Nc
Kinley In $4,000 bali. which was fur
nished by his aunt The men are charged
with the theft of an automobile from the
Commonwealth Fuel Company of Brook
lyn: automobile parts from gasoline
station at Queens avenue and Rocky Hill
road. Flushing, and the robbery of $3.50
in cash and some jewelry from William
Rodgers OF 53S East Eighty-fifth street.
Manhattan. who was overcome by an at
tack of faintlng in a Queens subway
station.
The New York herald., 1922-02-02
STOKES CAPTURED
BY TEARS, HESAYS
Married Helen ElwOod When
She Threatened Suicide,
He Testifies.

II was to save Helen Elwood from
suicide and because she virtually asked
him to that he married her, it was tes-
titled by W. L. d. Stokes yesterday as
part of the defence to the suit of Mrs
Stokes to have set aside a deed by which
he conveyed most of his property to a
corporation controlled by himself, there
by cutting off her dover right.
In starting her action Mrs. Stokes,
who receives $4,000 a year alimony by
a decree of separation granted to her
last year, has alleged that when she
waived her dover she was unaware of
the nature of the paper she signed. On
the stand Stokes stated she agreed be-
fore the marriage that $500 a month was
all she would ever have.
After explaining how he had first met
her while she was living in the Ansonia
Hotel. which he owned, Stokes related
conversation which he said occurred
one night when he encountered her in
a corridor. She was in low spirits ana
on his inquiring the cause said that
she had received a letter from her STEP
father cutting off her allowance.
"She began to cry" said Stokes. land
talked of suicide. She said that she
miss me very much. as was the pleas
antest person she had met here.
II said to her: You are pretty. You
are an attractive woman. Why don't
you get married and have a home Of
your own? Don't you know any one
whom you love? If / were a younger
man / would propose myself. Has no
man ever proposed to your
Miss Elwood colored deeply" con-
tinued Stokes, "and replied that there
was one man, she loved. Only one
she said, whom love and could marry.
but he has never proposed to me- So I
asked her who he could be and she
blushed more deeply than ever and con-
fided that l was the man."
Stokes, as he ran on with his story
admitted that he was flattered, but ex-
planned that he told her then and there
or within day or two, anyway
that all he could ever allow her would
be $500 a month, because of arrange
ments which had been made following
his first marriage and divorce and which
left him less than full control of all the
property he was reputed to have. She
replied, he said. that $500 month was
more than adequate, that all she wanted
was a home and protector and that
for the rest of his days she would take
care of him.
Stokes was the last witness of the
day and was not interrupted as he told
his story on direct examination, but
Samuel UntermNer, who Is counsel for
Mrs. Stokes, will cross-examine him to-
day before Justice Cohalan in the Su-
premc Court.
The New York herald., 1922-02-02
TWO JURORS OFFER TO HIRE
BOY CONVICTED OF THEFT
Hat Passed for Frank Leslie Returns with $36.25-
Another Youth Gets Job From One of Panel
That Acquits Him.

The jurors who offered to help out
the lad with a job were Harvey Ander-
son of West F'orty-fifth street and
Harry Low of A Broad street. broker.
Leslie was placed in care of Mrs. Hay
den until arrangements can be made
for him to accept the offer of the
Jurors.
Harold Gordon of South Thirteenth
street. Newark. said that he was not
guilty when he was arraigned before
Judge Flanagan, there charged with
trying TO steal an automobile. The
fury was so impressed with his denial
that a verdict OF acquittal was returned
in twelve minutes after it received the
case.
Before Gordon could leave the court
Edward Handler, a fur manufacturer
and member of the jury, offered him
job in his factory. which was ac-
cepted.
The New York herald., 1922-02-02

Two Jurors sitting in the case of
Frank Leslie. IS. of 10 Lenox avenue,
charged with petty larceny. were so
touched by the threadbare appearance
of the boy that they offered him a job
when he received a suspended sentence
yesterday from Justice Wasservogel in
the Supreme Court. A hat also was
passed, as was done in another case
within the last two weeks. and sS6.25
was obtained.
The boy was charged originally with
grand larceny on complaint of Dennis
Taub of 112 Lenox avenue. who said
he stole two overcoats from him. When
Mrs. Margery Hayden. probation Of
ficer of the Catholic Probation Society,
told the court the boy was unfortunate
rather than a criminal. Justice Wasser-
vogel ordered the charge reduced to
petty larceny. She said the boy had
been an orphan since he was seven.
The New York herald., 1922-02-02
DOCTOR KNOCKED OUT
AND ROBBED OF S77, 800
Bandits Enter Hartford Office
and Attack Morgan.

HAnrFJRD, Conn. Feb. 1.-Dr. Ely
Morgan reported TO the police here to-
night that he had been held UP and
robbed OF $4,000 in cash and mining
and oil stocks worth $4,000 by two
wen VINO entered his office In 2e5 Trum-
bull street about 10 O'Clock.
DIR. Morgan said the men came In
and asked for treatment and that he
left them In his house while he went TO
n drug store for medicine They at
tackled him when he returned he said.
and after knocking him unconscious
with blackjack took the cash from his
pockets and the bonds from n drawer
IN bis desk They escaped in an auto
mobile.
The New York herald., 1922-02-02
Application for Deposit Box
Compared With Other
Writing by Bandit.
PHOTOGRAPH SEEN HERE
Young Women Pick Out One
Picture From the Police
ROgues' Gallery.

\ Two clews led the authorities of
Rockland county to declare positively
yesterday that they know the identity
Of the bandit who killed two men and
wounded another on December %
while attempting to rob the First Ma
tional Bank at Pearl River
When the wounded bandit crossed
the snow to the automobile which was
waiting for him a short distance from
the bank he left behind only two
things which the authorities believed
would be useful in catching him. One
was a rubber overshoe. which had
slipped Off in the fight with the bank
employees. and the other was the
handwriting left by the bandit a month
before, when he appeared at the bank
and hired safe deposit box.
Morton Lexow. District Attorney of
Rockland. said rubber overshoe. which
had been found. was beyond doubt the
mate to the one worn by the bandit.
Handwriting corresponding to that in
the application for the safe deposit
box also has been found. Both clues,
1t was said. pointed to the same indi-
vdual.
Robber Footprints In Snow.
Footprints left by the bandit in the
snow showed plainly that one shoe
was covered with rubber overshoe
and the other was not. 1t also was
learned that he escaped in Ford auto
mobile toward Westwood. six miles be-
low Pearl River, but at Westwood the
trail was lost.
working at Westwood at various times
since the shooting. He would not ad-
init, however that the rubber overshoe
had been found at Westwood or that
the handwriting had been found in
house there. He said:
"'To all appearances the writing is that
of the man who under the name of
George w. Richards acquired the box a
month before the shootings and the at
tempted holdup. However, it has not
yet been passed on by the official ex-
perts 1 will not say where the writing
was found, but we have those leads and
several others as well and are pressing
the investigation"
New York Picture Identified.
Sheriff Brown of Rockland county re-
forred all questions TO Mr.. Lexow. Alex
ander Merritt, who was Sheriff until
January i, is Ill at MS nome IN Spring
Valley and declined TO answer ques-
fions.
1t was learned that few days ago
detectives accompanied Dorothy How
land and Julia Allen, employees of the
bank. and A. w. Blackwell. postmaster
of Pearl River. to Police Headquarters
in this city, where they agreed on one
picture as that OF the man who took out
the safe deposit box and thereafter made
several mysterious visits to Pearl River.
In the fight at the bank James B.
Moore, paying teller. and Sigfried Butz,
bookkeeper. were killed and Otto Miller,
a railroad employee. who was standing
Just outside the bank. was wounded in
the hip. Miller has recovered.
The New York herald., 1922-02-02
Motors Kill 20 in State,
46 in City, in January

TT HE National Highway Pro-
tective Society, so Maiden
lane. issued a report yes
terday showing that seventy per-
sons We're killed by automobiles in
New York State during January.
Forty-six of these accidents oc-
Cured in New York city. Trolley
cars here killed only two persons
during the month. The society's
report also records one death as
the result of an accident at a rail-
road grade crossing.