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The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18
Tornadoes Sweep Over Ohio

Chicago, April ia loss Of near
ly so lives is attributed to tornadoes
which had passed over Ohio after
sweeping Illinois and Indiana yester-
day, leaving much destruction. The
damage to property will mount into
millions of dollars, it is believed.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18
Meeting of Guild

There will be a very important
meeting of the Guild of the Episcopal
church Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock at the Parish House.
Every member is urged to be pres
ent. Mrs. F. H. Garner,
President.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18
Train Hits Automobile;
Killing One, Injuring Two

Norfolk, April 18.-Mrs. G. C. So
rey was killed, her husband and adopt
ed son seriously injured as result of
the Norfolk Southern train hitting
their automobile near London Bridge
today.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18
Fire Does Great Damage

Pocomoke City, Md, April 18.-Re-
vised estimates of yesterdays fire
which devastated the business section
destroying approximately so homes,
placed the loss at nearly a million
dollars. The fire destroyed banks, no.
tells, theaters and business structures.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18
Still Captured

Thos. Mcdaniel, V. f. Lawson, J. G.
Faucet and J. C. Greer destroyed one
large still and two barrels of beer
and arrested Gist Gist on the place
of Mrs. j. P. McKissick, known as the
Jonas Swink place on April 18th.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18
Preparation for Funding
Foreign Debt Complete

Washington, April 1s.-Prepara-
tions for funding the eleven billion
dollar foreign debt to this country was
completed with the organization of
the allied debt commission today.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18
Decide to Pass Bonus Bill

Washington, April ia decision
to pass the bonus bill this session and
proceed to the consideration Of the
tariff Thursday has reached the SEN
ate Republicans.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18
Disorders Continue in Belfast

Belfast, April 18.-Disorders have
continued in Marrowbound district
north of Belfast. Scores of casual
ties from shooting were reported to
the military authorities.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18
Editor of Free Press
Tarred and Fe altered

Oakland, Cal, April 18.-Philip Ri
ley, editor of the Free Press, was seiz-
ed and take into the hills, tarred and
feathered.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18
Mother and Children
Burned to Death

New York, N. Y, April 18.-Mrs.
Laurence Helms and two children
were burned to death in fire in the
Washington Heights section.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18
Brother Of Pasha Shot

Berlin, April ia man who was
shot dead here is reported to be the
brother of Talaat Pasha, former Turk
ish grand vizier. ~
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18

Miss Lora Clement arrived on the
Carolina Special today and is at the
home Of her mother, Mrs. Sara Glenn
ent, on South Mountain street.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18
OLD MISSISSIPPI
CONTINUES TO RISE

Natchez, Miss, April 17.-Alf pre-
vious high water records of the Mis-
sissippi river at Natchez have been
broken. Tonight the local gauge
stands at $50 feet and the river is
rising at the rate of three -tenths of
a foot in "a hours.
AT the Botany bay levee in Ten
sas parish, Louisiana, force of 225
men is engaged in topping the en-
bankments in anticipation of max
imum stages forecast. A government
barge has been sent there with ma
terial to aid in building up the en-
hankment.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18

5 Memphis, April 17.-A telephone
message from Arkansas City, Ark,
early this afternoon stated that the
lsloughing ia the Mississippi river
15yeernez srcssf Sf1ttysE4u
been checked and the situation was
believed to be under control for the
time being at least.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18

Miss Bobbie Owens, who has been
visiting friends in Union, returned to
her home in Lancaster this morning.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18

been informed regarding the occur
rences at Genoa since Saturday and
still is ignorant with regard to the
treaty, the announcement of which
surprised even newspaper circles as
no action in this direction had been
expected while the economic confer
ence was in progress.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18

T. ID. Daniels, of Gaffney, is in
Union today on business.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18

Sam Dunlap, of Spartanburg, is
visiting friends in Union this week.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18

the eovsrnhmshs i%h securities and cur
rency outstanding."
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18
WILL DISCUSS
MUSCLE SHOALS

Washington, April 17.-Members of
the house military committee con .
cluded today their first exchange of
individual opinions on the four pri-
vate proposals for developing the
governments projects at Muscle
Shoals, Ala, and adjourned unit!
Wednesday. At that time, it was an
nounced by Chairman Khan, the COM
mittee will begin boiling down test-
mony heard during the investigation
Of the offers to reach a constructive
program, the outstanding features of
each proposal to be considered as a
part of the report to be drafted for
the house.
Sentiment among the committee
men, it was said, had not yet reached
the stage where any of the existing
proposals had received preferential
consideration.
While hopeful that the final en-
deavor of the committee to reach a
constructive program for develop
ment of Muscle Shoals would receive
the full approval of the 81 members
of the committee, Chairman Kahn
said he was unable to predict what
the final decision would be or which
of the existing offers now under con-
sideration would be recommended in
whole or in part
Members who attended the execu-
tive committee sessions while the eX.
change of the opinions was in pro-
.gress said today the indications were
that important notifications in the
existing offers probably would be in
sisted upon, By5 Che committee before
It, submitted q Ieports tra ths house.
Nsne of the prop sails II was ex-
planned, swass sntirely acceptable to
'tke comnaitfes n The dopiHions already
Voiced BE the entbgts could be acr
Eseptea as sfiec ng die satti titade Of
the al psembe bers, A strong Subsistence
lprsgail letS among S.sthes ttsemsn
that ths proposal of Ford
Should De mod difad 10 { as tb ate
{ x9pf
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-18

Vicksburg, Miss, April 1.-THE
gauge on the Mississippi river here
tonight showed a stage of 53.5 feet
rise of one-tenth in "a hours. High
water records have been passed al
Rosedale, Miss.
The Office of the chief engineer of
the third Mississippi river district to-
day issued bulletin stating that all
levees were in good condition and
that there are no present prospects
OF any dangerous situation arising
which can not be readily controlled
Seepage is normal throughout the dis
trict.
The bulletin covers the stretch of
river from Australia Landing, Miss,
to Ried, Bedford Bend, Louisiana.
Memphis, April 17.-Sloughing in
the levees near Arkansas City, Ark,
and several other points which was re-
ported during the day has been con-
trolled, engineers say, and they an
ticipate no further trouble at these
places until there is further rise
in the river. A large force of con-
victs was put to work on the embank-
ments near Arkansas City and re-
pairs were completed tonight.
With the exception Of these points
where engineers say that trouble had
been expected, the embankments be-
twen Cairo and Greenville are holding
safely.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-22
WESTON MT. COMMUNITY
CLUB MET ON SATURDAY
lEast Oregoninn speclall


WESTON MOUNTAIN, March 90.
Weston Mountain Community Club
had q very interesting meeting Sat-
urday, March is. The annual meet
ing of the election of officers was
held and the following elected: Mrs.
Roy Hyatt was reelected PRESIDENT
II. T.. Tucker, vice president; w.
Bowers, ecretary-treasurer; Mrs. j..
w. Bowers, chairman social commit
tee; Mrs. r. Il. English, chairman
womans business committee, viii
Hall on the mems. After the elec-
ton very entertaining program was
given. Flag drill by the school chill
dren, song by Mrs. Hyatt. Marching
Thro' Georgia, Flag of the Free, by
school: Mrs. Robert Hopkins, reci-
tation; Geo. Lindeken, accordian
solo; Paul Hopkins, two vocal solos,
accompanied BY guitar; male quar-
tette, Vernie Man, George Linde-
kin. j. w. Bowers, Paul Hopkins;
chorus, Mrs. vernie Man, Paul Hop
kins. J. w. bowers and Mrs. Bow
ers, George Lindeken, Marjorie Bow
ers, recitation; Virginia Bowers
recitation; Harry May, recitation;
Jacunita Man, recitation; vaudeville
sketch, j. W. Bowers and Geo. Lin
deken. After the program cake and
Ice cream were served.
Prof. Hyslop and County Agricul-
ture Agent Fred Bennion will be OF
the hill about April s or 10 to in.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-22

spect the potatoes and will give a
talk for the club at their regular
meeting. :. t2
J. c. Hopkins has quite severe
cold.
Little Ruby Ellen Hall has bad
case of bronchitis for a month.
Arthur Gould and Roy Hart left
for Alberta Thursday.
Walter Fuller and Wayne Comp
ton are slowly recovering from pneu-
monia. The nurse, Mrs. Ruth Stub
blefield CT Pilot Rock left for her
home this week.
Dorsey Sans and family returned
home Saturday from weeks visit
with Mrs, Sans mother Mrs. Clara
Hart in Weston.
VIII Beathes family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gcttlngs are .convalescing after
severe siege with the flu.
Ralph Lannsdale received word
that his uncle John Neal of Pendlc-
ton had a horse to fall on him and
break his shoulder during the ice
tbaw.
Noryal Ferguson left for Pendleton
and is working eight miles below
there.
Willard Forth is moving from the
Anna Ferguson farm to the w. l..
Rayborn farm into the old lie Grow
house. Mr.. Forth will leave for
Pendleton Wednesday to >plow two
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-22
HARDING MAY VETO
PENDING ARMY BILL

WASHINGTON, March 21.-U. N.
S)--Preeident Harding may veto the
pending army bill was Indicated at the
white house, If congress passes 1t with
directions as to how the oversea AM
erican troops shall be distributed. The
bill cuts the Hawaii and Philippine
gar risons to mere skeleton organiza-
tons.
The president considers. 1t was
stated officially, that congress has
nothing to say as to where the troops
of the United States shall be stationed:
that such power only is vested in the
president as commander in chief Of
the army and macy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-22
WOMEES CIVIC CLUB
IS ORGANIZED At ECHO
Cast oregonian Specially

ECHO, March 2i.-Twenty- eight
ladies met at the city hall. Monday
afternoon for the purpose OF organiz-
ing a Civic Club to beautify the town
and to create more friendly and
democratic spirit anon gthe people.
The meeting was called to order at
245 p. m. with Mrs. Fred T. George
acting as temporary chairman and
Miss yeda Wattenburger acting as
secretary protein.
A most interesting talk on civic
club work was given by Mrs. II. II.
crary. and another Interesting discus
sion on Identification of the home
was given by Mrs. Jay Pelmuider.
Several other suggestions such as
planting trees on either side of the
highway in the city limits. and build
Ing a tennis court. were offered by
various ones of those present.
The following Civic Club officers
were elected: President. Mrs. T. NJ.
Johnston: vice president. Mrs. jay
Pilmulder: secretary, Miss Eleanor
Spike: assistant secretary, Mrs. Ray
T. Johnson; treasure :, Miss Veda
Wattenburger.
Several different committees were
appointed by the pr ~ldent to help
in getting the club wei organized and
into immediate and active work.
The next meeting of the club will be
Thursday afternoon at $3.50 in the
city hall
Mr.. and Mrs. Marlin Gardner and
small son were here from the lower
Meadows Monday.
c. r. Bowman of Santa Monica,
who has been here nearly
III winter has sold his fnrfii on Butter
Creek to John Kilkenny
]. G. Wattenburger of Portland left
for Burns, Oregon to erect a
plant where he will shear
ifter he has finished the sheep shear
ng here. Mr.. Wattenbul ger has been
IN Echo since the middle of the week.
A hiking club was organized by the
high school girls, Monday afternoon.
Miss Bessie Andrews, one of the high
school, teachers was elected leader,
md Nell Walker assistant leader, and
Ruth Gobbell was elected secretary
and treasurer. The girls promise
themselves many an enjoyable hike
in the future.
VIII Howard of Butter Creek re-
turned home from Portland. Monday.
where he was called by the illness of
lis mother.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-22
WIZARD SEES FIRST GAME

SANTA ROSA, Cal, March 2a.-(U.
PD--Luther Burbank, plant wizard,
experienced "the thrill that comes
once in a lifetime here recently.
He saw his first baseball game.
Burbank was invited to-witness the
game between the Santa Rosa team
and the San Francisco Seals, and ac-.
cepted. He deserted his bs-cyed
plants for whole afternoon, and del
clared that he enjoyed it immensely. |
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-22

tion at the next business meeting.
They are. IT, e. Fell, Y. Judd. ]. S.
Mcleod George Shutrum. w. II.
Jones, w. f. Matlock, John f. Adams
John Fagen, Louis F. Cook, F. II.
Mellis
Nathan Pierce and his son, Henry
creation Wednesday to make prepa-
rations for the spring plowing and
sowing. Mr.. Pierce says he does not
farm 1000 or 5000 acres, as has been
commonly reported all over the state.
The extent of the landed domain over
which he rules is about 1000 acres.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-22
2S YEARS AGO

tFrom the Daily East Oregonian,
March %, 1S94.)
Mr.. and Mrs. William Carnine will
return from their bridal tour on Sat
urday next.
Ten new members will be added to
the roll of the Commercial Associa-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-22

During heated session of the tax reduction league in Port
land yesterday the six delegates from Umala county voted
the question of trying repeal the mage tax for the state
university the agricultural college and the normal school, The
East Oegonan congratuates representatives upon their
stand The tax subject be handled without putting the
knife to the public school system To claim otherwise is to
ert that Oregon incapable of performing the duties of state
hood
In various parts of the country it being advised that
part punishment booegegr be required drink the stuff they
sell; there is much justice in the suggestion.
>~s~~%~-s~~~~N>>~
certainly looks like to have coal strike the brgh
cloudip the situation is that summer at hand
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-22
sEasf @Ie8onIaO
AN INDEPENDENT NEwsPApnR

Rubiishsd Daily and ssmf-wsekiy. Al
Penelston. Oregon by the
EAsr oREGoNIAN PUR. CO.
nntsred ~ the post office at Pendie-
to1s oregon. As second class mall maf-
ON SALE m OTHER CITIES
Empsrisl Hotel News Stand. Portland.
ONE FILE AT
221cago Bureau. sos Security Building,
WeshiIg gton, z. C.. Bureau sol Four
teenth Street New York.
menbes 81 the Assseiated Press. 1
The Associated Press is exclusively
D1titled 10 the use for repu blica tion ef
AL news dispatches credited 10 II or
eot stherwise credited In this paper and
sAss the local news published herein.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-22
HOW LITTLE WE KNOW

1Dbw little we know. you and I,
How little we know OF what's
known.
suppose all our people should die
And we should be left here alone.
And new race should spring into
birth,
Could we teach them the ways of this
earth?
We cculdNtell them OF marvellous
things,
or ahips that have flown in the air.
OF the wireless which every day brings
Its message of joy or despair,
We could tell we had motors to run,
But notthow these marvels were done.
We could say men went down in the
sea
And talked with the mon on the
land
wc could tell them of what used to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-22
THE INTERIOR SIMPLY ASKS FOR FAIR PLAY

@ ONE days ago the Portland oregonian IN an editorial
~ gave forth vouminous views to the shortcomings Of
now before the Interstate commerce commission The posi-
non q he Portland paper faulty that j. A. Ford
Fast Oregonan to make reply
The following from Mr. Ford covers the ground quite
with reference to oonn. In the first place
the S % s n ~ the oposton to epeiye rail
tasonsous M AS matter Of fact right
ronssrned @ every citizen u the intermounan
the coast viii benefit BY the propose put
.sy .sen no % the ns anS %
- @ down the editorial In the oreeonan that the
the the competition since water com
os oppp nsw Extremely active their own arguments work against their
hs entirely unfair construction The nmounta people have
always maintained that there was justification for such
ton However up TO eyear the
determinations view policy Of the In
upon opportunity
feed when
now no and upon the arguments the coast
commission there
we did admit the right make the determinations
that particular We simply seized oppouny
but never for once rseaed from our stand that we have always taken
crmnaon think
when We point 70 the fact that the coast has the advantage Of tho water
~ % we are @ % mnai @ s tact hd the interior % has 1.-THE the aa
TRANSPORTATION superior to water and Is quicker aud more efficient and to
they have already the advantage Of water transportation unfair
justify It,
advantages rail transportation with shorter haul shah
keeping thttn.
Thc oregonan that the Interior would nothing
traffic viii all viii
the world
about? they all the traffic
going have ship from the VIII, should they be fumng
W interesting notice the plea that tho makes
The grain srowes and the wool growers the latter part Of their editorial
o
growers2
his Portland and back through rndoh Boston and vet thu
forests and fighting with the tcFounan cities and The nermed
intermediate
II
this furnish something in The OF
tho Portland oregonaL
Sincerely
M EAnn gunrnInr
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-22

A light with the touch Of hand,
We could boast of the marvels Of
now,
But what II they questioned u.
''how?r
We know that the phonograph sings:
We know. for it's common today,
Whenever the telephone rings
That people will hear what we say;
But If we were left here alone,
Could we tell them the how Of the
phone?
Our civilization Is not
Stored deep In the brains of the
few,
by the toll Of the many it's wrought,
II is all men have learned how to
do,
And only the many could save
This age from oblivioE's grave.
W Edgar A. Gucst.)
The New York herald., 1922-12-21
TROOPS WILL STOP
MEETING OF KHAN
Rushed to Gathering Called
for Denunciation of Gov.
Parker.
MYSTERY IN MOVEMENTS
Residents of Louisiana Town
Demand Klux Prevent Dredg-
ing for Bodies.
MYSTERY IN MOVEMENTS

Special Dispatch TO THE NEw York HERALD
New ORLEANS, Dec, 20.-Twenty-five
of the soldiers stationed at Mer Rouge
under orders of Gov. John NJ. Parker.
left there suddenly tonight for a desti-
nation which even Capt. Cooper. in their
charge. did not Know. 1t was said they
were to be used between Mer Rouge and
Bostrop to break up meeting OF the
Ku KluX Klan called to denounce Gov
Parker.
News that Gov. Parker had ordered
out the soldiers spread with great rapid
ity to the Smackover oil fields and other
centers lately the scenes of outbreaks OF
the Klan. 1t was learned unofficially
that Gov. Parker had ordered out the
troops because he feared another out
break
The announcement OF Gov. Parker
that he intended to dredge Cooper and
Lafourche Lakes and look for the bodies
of Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards
angered several citizens OF Mer Rouge
and theA surrounding section who have
called on the Klan to stop the dredging
1t is said the bodies are in either
Cooper or LaFourche Lake. tied to n
wagon wheel. This story has been told
all over the State and never denied
and it is said the people of Mer Rouge.
breaks in which men were beaten and
women driven from town. have not been
able to discount the report.
Gov. Parker would not say anything
tonight, except that since every one
knew the troops were ~st Mer Rouge,
"'They must be there for some good
reason"
The New York herald., 1922-12-21
CITY WARDS SHOW
THEIR HANDIWORK
Welfare Department Gives
Exhibition and Sale at
Women's City Club.

An exhibition and sale of the handi-
work Of several thousand men. women
and children who live in city insti-
tutions. conducted by the Department
of Public Welfare, opened yesterday at
the headquarters of the Women's City
Club, % Park avenue This is the first
time in the history of the department
that the craftswork done by the patients
has assumed such significant propor-
tions that a large show room was
necessary for its display.
In conjunction with Bellevue and
on behalf of the Department OF Public
Welfare, Commissioner Bird S. Coler
accepted the invitation of the Wo-
mems City Club to use two Of their
ground floor rooms for the exhibition.
Under the auspices of Victor S. Dod-
worth OF the Department of Public We'll
fare the sale win continue until Fri
day night. Mr.. Dodworth is assisted
in the conduct of the booth by Mrs.
Isaac Kubie and Mrs. Elizabeth r..
Struck.
The institutions whose patients have
contributed their handwork to the ex-
hibition include Sea View Farm Colony,
Staten Island; Kings County Hospital
BROOKLYN, New York City Children's s
Hospital on Randals Island. Central
and Neurological Hospital on Welfare
Island and the New York City Home
for the Aged and Infirm on Welfare
Island In each of these institutions
the young and the aged are awaiting
eagerly the result of the sales, for in
the majority of cases these unfor-
tunates have no other way of earning
spending money at Christmas time.
All money realized above the actual
cost of materials is Immediately handed
over to the patients who make the
articles In time for them to spend some
of it for their Christmas needs. The
articles on sale include rugs, woven and
hooked; raffia and reed baskets. toys,
beaded articles and clothing and fine
examples of beautiful handwork in linen
and lace.
The New York herald., 1922-12-21
ATTEMPTED BRIBERY
BY OFFICER CHARGED
Sullivan Caught Speeding
Sands viii Appear.

Edward S. Sands, a motorcycle police
man Of the Kingsbridge station, In The
Bronx, is charged with attempting to
collect bribe of $50 in a complaint
filed in the City Court in Yonkers yes
terday. The charges were made by
Lawrence Donahue. a junk dealer of 50
Cliff avenue, Yonkers, through his at
torney, Joseph A. Corbalis.
Donahue and his son, Lawrence. the
latter driving their automobile, were
pursued by Sands over the New York
city line into Yonkers on the night of
December 13, it is alleged. and the
young man was served with a summons
charging speeding after his father had
refused to pay $25 to adjust the matter
Young Donahue appeared In court in
New York next day. but hearing on the
summons was continued. After 1t had
been postponed again yesterday the
young mans father caused the COM
plaint to be made against the police
man,