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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-02-14
RY CLARENCE prEosE

written for The United Press
TOKYO, Jan. : (By Maill.-Cpon a
silk cushion on the mating floor the
BO-san sat cro~ss-legged. his toes fold
ed under him. He clapped his hands
and the amah brought more tea and
cigarettes. The paper walls OF the
Bo-san's house were faint protection
against the cold Of the snowstorm out
side. He hustled another habaehi.
and We huddled over the charcoal bra
ziers' puny glow and talked. through
an interpreter. OF everything on earth
except the business at hand-wh.ch
was that | wanted to rent the Bo-san's
house.
Bo-san mean honorable Bhuddist
priest, and this one was especially
honorable. with scores of strange tenn
pies and extensive Bhuddist properties
under his jurisdiction. He was a keen
little middle-aged man. stepped in
mystical lore. Schools of sacred writ
ings he had been studying were strewn
about him. The low booming of pa
gan bells sounded across the temple
! grounds and the ghosts of old Japan
seemed TO cluster about the ancient
place.
The Bo-san was intensely interested
In this strange. newspaper creature
from a strange land who wished 10 be-
come his tenant. He adjusted his pic
turesque gold-splashed robes aud set
tied himself comfortably on his heels.
prepared for a nice, long pow-wow.
He asked of Washington and the con-
ference. He asked whether shoes are
worn in New York. He was curious to
know my paternal grandfathers' real
name and why. He asked more ques-
tons than the registration boards or
passport officers during the war.
The Bo-san then produced a parch-
ment containing Ten Articles OF
Agreement, written in Chinese charae-
ters, which | must accept if | secured
the house.
The interpreter read the Ten Points
| would not punch holes in the shoji
or paper walls, and if | did | would
replace them with new paper walls. !
would not wear savage shoes or west
ern uncivilization on those soft and
undefiled tatami. or mating floors.
would not drive nails in the wooden
work. | would not, in some freak OF
fantastic foreign humor or craving for
excitement, set thu house on fire. ]
solemnly made all these ald a variety
of other commitments which grossly
violated the Bill Ct Rights and remov-
ed many cherished p~rivlleges | had al
ways regarded rs iEviolable. But. you
see, Tokyo a pissed the house
Shorta0e stase. II has a house fam
inc. The public parks are pretty cold
for bunking. so 7 signed on the dotted
line, and we uraEk more honorable
tea and smoked more d'shonorable
cigarettes and tried to thaw our
shivering hands over the hihachi.
Then n grave and serious expression
crossed the BO-san's face. Plainly he
was perplexed and sorely troubled,
and my heart sank as he turned q gaze
Of renewed uncertainty upon me. ]
felt that some new and unexpected
objection had suggested itself to my
heather occupation OF his Bhuddis:
house and that once more I would ioin
the weary ranks of the million or 50
persons who seem to be looking for
houses here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-02-14
LIVING 100 YEARS

Ohm SMITH, Ga-nah-gewn-wonce who died at Cass Lake,
MINI, Tuesday, was called 1877 years old, but the date of
his birth could only be Appropriated. From his memory
of long past events in the history of the Chippewas the Indian
Bureau rated him the oldest person in the world.
Scientists are reluctant to credit reports of unusual age at
They do not go as far as some laymen have done in denying the
possibility of centenarianSm. Chevreul the famous French
chemist, dying in 1889 at an age of 1902 years, set that doubt at
rest forever.
The classic case of reported centenarianism is that of cold
Parr the Shropshire peasant, who in boyish exuberance remar-
ried at the supposed age of 1872 and lived thirty years longer
The date of PARIS death is known; an autopsy disclosed his or
gans in good condition. His birth is less certain, but he was no
doubt long past 100 years when he died.
Many cases of supposed centenaraniSm, perhaps most such.
cases. are dubious. There used to be many old negroes about
who had seed Mas'r Washington 100 years earlier. Probably
they believed it, as George ". of England believed he had been
at Waterloo. But where such proof of the date of birth as is ac-
as well established as any other fact.
The age of animals varies roughly with their bulk. Monk
eys, who are most like man. live from eight to thirty wears, ac-l
cording to size. The United States Life Tables give the expecta-I
ton of human life at age 99100 at 1856 years. With modern
methods of fighting and preventing disease and the diffusion of
hygenic knowledge there is no reason why in a population of
more than ~100,0000O0 people instances of people living past 100
years need not be fairly numerous-New York World,
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The Chinese in this country seem to have as much trouble
among themselves as does China with Japan in the orient.
Il
The East Oregonian still thinks these California murders are
becoming commonplace and besides they are not real western
stuff"
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Uncle Joe' Cannon is not going to run again is it old age
or does he consider the political barometer mfavorable?
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Some day we want a good office building erected by the
knights of Pythias or the Odd Fellows. I
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-02-14
LOCK OF AP'S HAIR
HOME, 50 SOUL RESTS

SEATTLE, Feb. III. n. S.)-
Although the body of Jitsujiro Sano,
japanese sailor, is buried in alien soil,
his soul will rest forever in peace in
his native land because a lock of his
hair is being taken back to Nippon on
the Alabama Maru. the vessel on
which Sano was accidentally killed
while in port at Victoria. b. C.
According to sailors of the Ala
hama Maru the lock of hair will be
buried in Japan and will bring peace
to Sano's soul forever.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-02-14
CLINCIIING THE BOLT

II needed inst an extra turn to make The difference twxt good and bad is
tbs holt secure. not 81 very much.
A few more minutes on the job and A few more minutes at The task, IN
then the work was sure: extra turn II touch,
Put he begrudged the extra turn and A final test that all is right-and yet
nor the task was through, the lei arc few
The a was back for more repairs in Who cen to think ii worth then
Just a day or two. while these extra I'M 10 10
Two men there ire in every place, and The poor "a knows Is well as does
n is only fair. the good man how to work,
n other gives the extra turn to every But ne takes pride in every task, the
bolt that's there: other likes to shirki
ono mar is sip-shod in his work and With just rs little rs he an, me seeks
eager to be quilt hsp "a TO earn.
Tho other never leaves q tak nhh The Doc man AWAY gives TN Doll
he's sure of II. that cinching, exrat turn.
Copyright. 1922, by Edgar A. Gues)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-02-14
ABOUT USING THE COLUMBIA

THE East Oregonian has received a very interesting letter
from S. H. Boardman bearing on the subject of river CON-
petition to reduce freight rates. MIR. Boardman gives
some figures that show clearly what river competition does
when it can be made effective.
/ have been watching your controversy with Portland ovr rail rates. 1t
seems to ne that n of the biggest factors or clubs ove rairates is over
lookcd-that of the open river. We have a open river but 10 Goats o it.
Let me sight you the effect of water competition OF rail rates.:
Wool The Danes to Portland ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1h ents per cwt
Wool Umatia to The Dales ..... -. ....t.....s. .6Tis cents per cwt
Hay (car) The Daies to Portland ...........,......10A cents per cwt
Hay (car), Umatlla to The Danes -. .......,.,....17 cents per cwt
Wheat (car). The Danes to Portland -. ...,..,........ 10fa cents per cwt
Why is not the river used? Because the stern wheel boat or the placid wa
tiers Of the lower river is lot adaptable to the swift waters of the upper river
The solution is in a light draft power boat that viii handle from W to three
barges II 500 ton capacity each. They lave such boats in Alaska. When we
had boats we 500 turned to the railroad and for this reason: Our freight was
left hee and there and at any old time. River freight must be handled on
the same lines $ the railroad. The solution is the forming of local ports Fa-
cnhes for handling and storing the traffic.
AS this paper sees the subject river navigation on the Column
bia must wait on one of two developments, the devsing of a
power boat that will permit barge navigation on the river as it
now exists; secondly, the canalzation of the river through de-
velopment of power at Cascade Locks, Cello and Umatila ra-
pids. 1t is entirely possible that a boat may be constructed so
as to make the present river navigable on a continuous and prof
liable basis. 1t has not yet been done, however, and thus far the
expensive work at Cello is wasted.
The true solution for the problem lies in canaization. That is
one reason why the Umatilla rapids project seems so desirable.
BY damming the river for power purposes the swift water is
eliminated and the river becomes virtually a mill pond for many
miles above the dam. 1t is estimated that the Umatila rapids
dam would do away with all swift waters from Umatlla rapids
of water between Cello and Umatilla and power development
at Bonneville would eliminate the swift water just below Gas.
cade Locks.
When the Columbia is harnessed and made to produce the
hydro electric energy it is capable of producing the Transports
ton problem will also be solved to such an extent that it may
even be possible for ocean ships of certain draft to take wheat
direct from the upper river.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-02-14

j. W. Kimball has left for Tacoma.
+. N. North is in the city from Ba-
ker City.
F. H. Coffin came down from Wes-
ton Tuesday. 3r
Mrs. Frank Sailing is visiting with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs S, l.. Morse.
Frank Buckner is in from his Pilot
Rock ranches today buying supplies,
Thomas Mendenhall, the staunch
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The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-20
At Buff alo Methodist
Church Sunday

Children's day will be observed al
the Buffalo Methodist church Sunday
June 25. Beginning promptly at II
o'clock. Immediately after the ren,
dering of the children's program
there will be an address to the chl.
dren by visiting pastor.
Also in the afternoon, beginning al
2 p. M, there will be singing by the
several choirs of the surrounding
community, and the church is giving
out this notice as an invitation to all
who will like to come and worship
with us. We especially urge all those
who have been members Of this church
in the past to spend the day with us
at Buffalo. Entertainment will be
provided for all who will come. The
public is most cordially invited. Come
and find out something about the hos
pitality of the good people Of Buffalo
The Committee.
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Youth Goes Free

Jacksonville, Fla, June 10.-Her-
man Rawls, 16 year old boy &c Co
lumbus, Ga, slayer of George c.
Smith, member of the city fire de-
partment, was ordered released from
custody by Circuit Judge d. A. Sim
mons, who heard habeas corpus pro-
ceedings in behalf of the boy this af-
ternoon.
Judge Simmons, after hearing ar
guments and testimony, declared NJ
jury would convict the youngster.
Smiths bullet torn body was found
in the railroad yards here last We'd
nesday morning. Rawls, a visitor
here from Columbus, where he is en-
ployed by the Central Of Georgia rail
road, surrendered Saturday and said
he shot Smith with his own gun Tues
day night when the latter attempted
to hold him up.
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GEORGIA MAN
STAYS WOMEN

Statesboro, Ga, June 19.-Mrs. M
b. Dixon, 38, and her daughter, Mrs.
Elliott Padrick, 1S, were found shot
to death in an automobile near Clyo
Ga, early tonight.
The younger woman's husband, from
whom she had been separated for
several months, was arrested tonight
and deputies placed him in an auto
mobile and started towards Savannah
to place him in Jail for safe keeping
The two women met Padrick today
at the railroad station at Clyo and
started with him for their home at
Dover in an automobile, officers said.
Shortly after the machine returned to
Clyo, where gasoline was purchased
and another start was made. At dusk
another automobilist discovered the
bodies of the two women in the ma
chine near Clyo. The car was placed
so to block the road and the switch
key had been removed. Padrick was
arrested shortly afterwards near Syl-
vania.
Padrick said he planned trip to
Dover, with his wife and mother-in
law. He was driving their sedan, his
wife being seated at his side and his
mother-in-law in the rear seat. On
reaching the Ogeechee river bridge,
Padrich says, his jealousy over his
wife's alleged attentions TO other men
got the best of him. He stopped the
car, pulled out pistol and shot them
both to death before they had a chance
to move in their seats, he said Pad
rick said that he thought first of
throwing the bodies into the river,
but reconsidered this and left then n
the tonneau of the car. The boz. es
were discovered in short while by
some one passing, and the news was
quickly carried to Dover.
Padrick walked to Dover and re-
quested Doris Carswell to drive him
to Statesboro. Before they reached
here, however, the crime had been dis
covered and county police met Pad
rick and carried him directly to the
Richmond county Jail in Augusta.
Padrick's wife wis alive when pas
sersbgy discovered the car containing
the two women. She is said to have
accused her husband of the shooting
before falling back dead.
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CLERKS TO TAKE
STRIKE BALLOT

Cincinnati, June 10 (By the Asso-
c!ated Press Railway clerks in va
rlous parts of the country today were
seeking official sanction to take a
strike ballot against recent wage re-
auctions of the railroad labor board,
according to the statement tonight of
l.. II. Fitzgerald, president of the
Brotherhood of Steamship Clerks.
Freight Handlers, Express and Sta.
tion Employees.
Mr.. Fitzgerald stated the matter of
taking general strike vote is up to
the committee Of the roads and that
officials of the union can sanction no
strike until the men by ballot have
asked for such action. He said that
general committee on four large roads
today asked the brotherhood officials
for sanction to send out strike bal
lot. He declined to give the names OF
the roads.
On a number of roads where the
union has contracts agreeing to abide
by the decisions of the labor board
in the matter of wages, Mr.. FitZger-
aid explained that these contracts
have clause providing that if 80
days notice is given at the end of that
time the general committee may take
a strike vote. He asserted that on
many of these roads such notice has
been given the railroad executives.
In his statement Mr.. Fitzgerald
said that the clerks will be called out
on strike if they vote to give their
officials authority for such action. He
said it was impossible to say when a
decision on strike will be reached
by members of his organization but
added that lit can be definitely ar
nounced that the officials are pre-
pared to issue a strike call if the
membership vote for such action"
All agenda for the conference
tomorrow between miners and rail
way workers looking to cooperative
cction was discussed today at a meet
ing of John l.. Lewis, president of tf c
miners, and B. NJ. Jewell, president Of
the railway employees department Of
the federation. No statement of
what is proposed was Forthcoming.
Cleveland, June ia strike rot
of railway clerks and freight handle, s
employed by the New York Central
railroad has been authorized, it was
earned here tonight. Strike ballots
will be sent out tomorrow morning, il
was announced. .---- --------..-,s-,.
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Today's Cotton Market

Little Miss Margaret Granger
from Greenvile is spending this week
With her grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. c. Bishop, near Joresvile.
Miss Louise Bishop left Saturd Y
for Charleston, where she will visit
friends for two weeks.
Miss Mason Blankenship left today
for a visit to relatives at Fort Mil
and Rock Hill and attend the mar
riages of Miss Frances Blankenshir
and Warren B. Ferguson, and Brice
Windell and Miss John Crook on the
21st and 9th.
Laurens Betsill is at Camp McClel-
Ian training camp for some weeks.
Miss Susan Stewart of Ridgeland is
visiting in Union county this week.
Misses Theo Young and Leni Bro
sius are the guests of Mrs. S. M. Nc.
Neel, in York.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-06-20
Blackwood Decides
Not to Enter Race

Solicitor Ibra c. Blackwood, of the
seventh judicial circuit, announced
yesterday that he will not be candi-
date for governor.
For some time friends of Mr..
Blackwood have been urging him to
become candidate, and Mr. Black
wood had been considering the matter
seriously. Saturday he went to Co
lumbia, friends said, for the purpose
Of deciding definitely whether he
would make the race. Yesterday he
decided in the Notwithstanding
Journal.
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TARIFF ACTION
COMES FIRST

Washington, June l9-1hc compro-
mise program of Republican leaders
to defer action on the soldiers bonus
bill until after the tariff measure has
been disposed of was approved today
at conference of majority senators.
The vote was - to IL. At the same
time the conference went on record as
favoring final action on the bonus be-
fore any recess or adjournment of
congress.
Before adopting resolution on thi,
program the conference rejected, 80
to ., at motion by Senator McCum-
ber (Republican) of North Dakota to
lay aside the tariff for action on the
bonus. Mr.. McCumbcr, who has
charge of both pieces of legislation.
then offered the compromise resolu-
tion.
Despite the conference action there
will be an open fight in the senate to
get the bonus bill up before the sem
ate returns to consideration of the
tariff measure, laid aside last week
for the naval appropriation bill. Sew
eral senator's on both the Republican
and Democratic sides were prepared
TO offer motion tomorrow that the
bonus be taken up Immediately but
Republican leaders appeared confident
that such motion would be defeated.
Should the majority'S compromise
program be put through, final senate
action on the bonus probably would
not come before September Esti-
mates today were that the tariff bill
could not be brought to a vote before
August l at the earliest, and more
likely not before August Is. With
senators on both sides prepared to
make determined fight on the bonus.
1t is figured that it will take from "A
month to six weeks to put that meas
ure through.
Some senators favorable to the
bonus fear iilibus'cr if the bill goes
until after action on the tariff. This
Is understood to be one of the ele-
ments in their determination to put
the senate on record now on the ques-
tion of whether there is to be further
delay.
Under the resolution adopted by the
| majority conference the bonus would
| he made the unfinished business of the
senate Immediately after final action
on the tariff and it would be kept con-
:inuously before the body except
| when temporarily laid aside for mat
| ters of immediate exigency." The
| resolution also declared that both the
tariff and the bonus should be pressed
to their final disposition "as expedi-
tiously as possible" and that there
should be mo final adjournment of
| this congress or any recess over until
both these proposed measures are
finally disposed Of"
There was 4 sharp controversy in
| the conference over the language of
| the resolution which number of sen
atOrS construed as bndin" them 10
vote for the bonus. Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts was said to have as
| Surcd senators that this was not the
case. Thoe voting againt the rcso-
| luton are counted rs opponents Of
| the bonus. \ number of opponent :
| abSented themselves from, the confer
erce as did several proponents who
| i"Sire immediate action ON the bill.
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Blackberrier Are Safe

The boil weevil has been accused of
many mean, despicable things besides
eating up our cotton, but the authori-
ties say there is one thing he will not
do, and that is eat blackberries.
Many people have been alarmed
over a hug that attacked the black
berries and were afraid to eat them
but the "bug doctor" states that this
is not boh weevil, but the same lit
tie bug that has always been here and
is not harmful.
1t is great to know that our black
berries will not be eaten up by bugs
bill weevils or what-nots.
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Henry Ford's
Offer Being Dissected

Washington, June 20. - Henry
Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals was "a
tackled today in the report Of thy
house prepared by Representa- tive
Kearns, the Republican, and signed b!
several other Republican members OF
the committee. The report dccl;r' ,
'ssatisfaction with the opinions al
ready presented by the other members
of the committee and announced that
the s.gnCrs were determined to tel
tn people the real facts about Mus.
Gle Shoals and socallrd Ford offer"