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Evening star., 1923-10-15
GREEK RELIEF BODY
is ORGANIZED HERE
Prof. Capps, Princeton, Heads So
ciety to Aid 1,25O,0Oo Refugees
Forced to Return.

An organization for the relief of
100000 Greek refugees forced to re-
turn from Asia Minor and Thrace to
their motherland under the terms of
the Lausanne treaty was formed to-
day at a meeting of a number of ma
tionally prominent Americans at the
Southern building.
The organization is to be known as
"The American Friends of Greece"
The president of the organization is
Prof. Edward Capps of Princeton
University, former United States min
lister to Greece, former Red Cross
commissioner to Greece and chairman
of the board of managers of the
American School at Athens. Other
officers and officials are: Vice chair
man, DR.. John H. Finley, vice chair
man of the Near East Relief; Charles
w. Eliot, president emeritus of Har-
ward University; Henry j. Allen, for
mer Governor OF Kansas; DR.. Mitch
ell Carroll, editor of Art and Arch
eology, secretary, and Milton E.
Allies, president of Riggs Bank, treas
urer.
The following telegram was re-
ceived by DIR. Carroll from Queen
fLil6dDell VI 1ISeCe anu Iedu u the
organization at the Cosmos Club yes
terday:
Despite valuable assistance until
recently given by the American Red
Cross and Near East Relief to the
destitute refugees and their families
so cruelty expelled from Asia Minor,
thousands will die this winter for
lack of food, shelter, clothing and
medicines unless there is relief.
Knowing philanthropic feeling OF
American people, l would be per-
sonally grateful and so would the
Greek people for any help you may
be able to give us in this tragic hour
of our history
Evening star., 1923-10-15
RECORD OKLAHOMA
FLOOD PREDICTED
Water Four to Six Feet
Higher in Capital Than Last
Spring Due Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, October
IA food menace increased here
today with an announcement by ]. r
Slaughter. chief of the United States
weather bureau. that the North Cana
dian river would reach stage of
twenty to twenty-five feet between
midnight tonight and noon tomor-
row. This is four to six feet higher
than the record flood of last spring
Oklahoma City's fifth flood of the
year already has inundated virtually
the same territory covered last June
by the North Canadian river. The
stream now is from one-half mile TO
seven miles wide
Work 20 Strengthen Dam.
Ten miles west of the capital sixty
men using fifteen teams have been
Sardbagging the embankmentS of the
city water works dam since Saturday.
More men were to be sent there today
to wall up the embankments at either
end Of the dam and to reinforce a by
pass into the huge lake
The lake is expected to hold nine
feet more water, a major part of the
Tuesday flood crest. according TO G. L.
Bretz. water works superintendent.
Scores of acres of the Walnut Grove
section are under water and the river
for several hundred yards flows across
three main traffic streets to Capitol
Hill and Packingtown, suburbs, where
more than six thousand persons live.
Westward from Oklahoma City river
points from % to $50 miles distant re-
port the most serious flood damage in
their history.
Evening star., 1923-10-15
VIRGINIA ASSEMBLY
MAPS HEAVY WORK
Nearly 100 Proposed Amend
ments to Constitution Sim
pliyying Government.
Special DISPATCH TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, October 15.-Bills
for the consideration of the next
Legislature and amendments to the
constitution to the number of nearly
one hundred have been prepared by
| the legislative reference bureau. The
amendments to the constitution are
on recommendations of the commits
l sion on simpliflcation of government,
the most important of which is that
affecting the fiscal and appropriation
years, making them conform. This
will involve change in the opera
| tions of the county systems, 1t is un
derstood, and they will have to adjust
their business operations to meet that
of the state.
One of the matters being discussed
is that of collection of taxes. At this
time there are four tickets for every
taxpayer who owns real estate. There
is the state real and personal tax
tickets. the county or city real and
personal property taxes. These are
payable at different times.
Payments Overlooked.
There are four tickets, and 1t has
happened several times that some of
the tickets are unpaid, overlooked or
forgotten. Then there comes the
delinquent collector, who adds a
penalty for failure to pay. and so
long as the tickets are unpaid there
is the fear of litigation and a cloud
on titles to property. 1t is suggested
that all taxes be placed on one ticket,
and If so desired to allow the tax
payer to pay half at one time and
the second half later on.
1t is contended that this would in
sure the payment of all taxes. save
the making out of four tax tickets
and the collectors could easily sepa-
rate the same and make their remit
tances accordingly. 1t would save
taxpayers lots of worry and the time
required to make two to four trips
to settle dues to the state and city
or county and certainly save litiga-
tion.
Evening star., 1923-10-15
WIFE SUES OTHER WOMAN
Lura M. Baker Says Bertha Corn
Alienated Husband.

Women as well as men should paw
according to Mrs. Lura NJ. Baker
who today filed suit in the District
Supreme Court for $4,000 heart balm
from Bertha Il. Corn, whom she
charges with inducing her husband
Charles L. Baker, to desert her.
Through Attorneys Bertram Emer-
son. jr.. and Raymond Neudecker, the
plaintiff says she married Baker Oc-
tober %, 1907, and was happy with
him until the defendant exerted great
influence over him, causing him to
divorce her.
Evening star., 1923-10-15
PASTOR RECOMMENDED.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG Va, October
15.-The special committee appointed
to secure a new pastor for the Pres
byterfan Church has recommended
DIR. r. B. Eggleston. pastor of a Pres
byterian Church at Suffolk, Va, who
has indicated his willingness to ac-
cept call to Fredericksburg. DR..
Eggleston was pastor of the Third
Presbyterian Church of Richmond for
a number of years, and also at Co
lumbus, Miss. He has been at Suf-
folk for the past seven years.
Evening star., 1923-10-15
COPELAND TO BE TRIED
FOR SLAYING OCT. 20

Herbert L. Copeland, colored, will
be placed on trial October 20 to an
swer an indictment for murder in the
first degree in connection with the
killing of Police Lieut.. David Duni-
gan. The Staying occurred about five
years ago and Copeland escaped from
Jail while awaiting trial. He was To-
Gated last July at Akron, Ohio.
The two lawyers recently designat-
ed by the court as counsel for the
prisoner have withdrawn from the
case and Copeland will be defended
by Attorney Henry Lincoln Johnson,
former recorder of deeds. Assistant
United States Attorney Emerson will
conduct the prosecution.
Evening star., 1923-10-15
CITES NEED Of NEW
RECLAMATION PLAN
Work Informs FaCt-Finding
Body Present System Is
Near-FaiIure.

Present condition of reclamation
projects is endangering the entire
work. Secretary of the interior Work
said today when opening the meeting
of the factfnding committee appoint
ed by him to formulate a new recla-
nation policy. Radical reforms and
improvements must be effected. he
said. if the settlers on reclamation
projects were to be protected from
loss and the interests of the govern
ment safeguarded.
The committee includes Julius
Barnes, president of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States. Oscar
E. Bradfute. president of the Amer
lean Farm Bureau Federation; James
F. Garfield. a former Interior Secre-
tary; Gov. T. f. Campbell of Arizona,
and DIR. John f. Widtsoe of Salt Lake
City. u. W. Davis, the present com
missioner of reclamation, also was a
member. but withdrew on the ground
that HRS official position might en-
barraSS the work.
Received Many Complaints.
Soon after he assumed office, Sec
retary-Work told the committee. ccm-
plants from various groups interested
in the development of the arid iands
began to reach him, the complaints
covering almost every phase Of ac-
tivity.
The complaints included charges
he said, that In many of the projects
the original estimates under which
settlers were induced to go upon the
projects were from so to 100 per
cent too low and that the actual cost
has been so great that It is lmpoSsl
BILE for the farmers to pay out within
the time and manner fixed by law, or
even at all: that mistakes. engineer
ing and otherwise, had been made
which added materially to the cost
of constructed projects; that others
had been undertaken that should
never have been started; that over
head costs of the service and many
of constructed projects; that the over
by water users, were burdenscme and
excessive.
Under the system used in the
reclamation service l have been un-
able to get figures that appear to be
dependable as to the cost of individ-
ual projects or the total money ex-
pended on all projects.
1T is represented, taken from the
records of the bureau, that the gov
ernment's total investment to June
80, 1923, in round numbers is $751;
100000 and it's total receipts about
S46 100000 leaving a balance invested
and unpaid of $135,000.000.
The reclamation service, for which
this department is responsible, appar-
emily requires reorganization. Annual
reports on some projects indicate
their insolvency and pending failure.
Out of the twenty eight projects only
one has met its obligations as they
fell due.
Reclamation of arid lands by
irrigation from government funds. as
heretofore practiced, is falling on a
majority Of projects as business
procedure.
Government reclamation has ac-
complished much. There is a great
field for it's future. Reclamation in
the west by private enterprise was
begun thirty years before the govern
ment began this work and has largely
redeemed the west. Government
reclamation should make a compar-
able showing. relieved as it is, from
interest charges
Evening star., 1923-10-15
WEST TEXAS FLOODED.
Bridge Over Red River Reported
Damaged by Water.

DALLAS, Tex, October 15.-Reports
from west Texas indicated that the
rain which has been flooding that sec
ton for forty-eight hours unin-
terruptedly was general from Ell Paso
over the Pan Handle and down to the
border.
The Kansas City, Mexico and Orient
railroad bridge on the Red river is
reported damaged by flood waters and
damage on other lines is feared. The
Fort Worth and Denver railroad got
its first train in over a week across
the Canadian River bridge yesterday
afternoon.
Evening star., 1923-10-15
GIRL GUIDE SAVES
II CHARGES ON HIKE

OTTAWA, October 15.-The presence
of mind of Eunice Parker, girl guide
leader, saved the lives of seventeen
of her charges who were hiking on a
high bridge over the Ryda river
Saturday night, when she ordered
them to throw themselves fiat on the
outer ties to escape death beneath
an onrushing Canadian Pacific loco
motive.
The nineteenth member of the party,
however. Mrs. A. Campbell failed to
hear the command. Her body was
found among the rocks forty feet
below the bridge.
Evening star., 1923-10-15
MRS. MILDRED IVES DIES.

Mrs. Mildred E. Ives, widow cf Maj.
Francis, J. Ives, U. S. A, died Satur-
day at ST. Francis Hospital, FItts-
burgh, Pa. Requiem mass was cele-
brated at st. Matthew's Church this
morning at 1890 O'Clock. The in
terment was in Arlington national
cemetery. Mrs. Ives was well known
in official and social circles while her
husband was stationed in Washing
Evening star., 1923-10-15
PLEADS INCOMPETENCE.
Alleged Church Thief's Act Laid to
Mental Weakness.

Charles Hearn, indicted last week
for robbing the school fund box at
st. GabriePs Catholic Church, at Sth
and Varnum streets northwest last
August, is mentally incompetent, ac-
cording to the plea made for him to-
day before Justice Bailey in Criminal
Division 1 by his lawyer, Charles
L. Carson.
Justice Bailey directed a report on
the mental condition of the accused.
Evening star., 1923-10-15
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.

WATERFOWL. N. Y, October 10
Mrs. William Ober, forty-three, was
shot and killed yesterday at her home,
near Pottsdam, when a rife hung
over the door was dislodged as she
entered, and discharged. The weapon
had been hung over the door by
a son, one of nine children, on his
return from a hunting trip.
Evening star., 1923-10-15
TWO KILLED IN RIOTS.
Reichswehr Called to Aid Police in
Meiningen.

BERLIN, October 1.-two civil
ians are reported to have been killed
and several others injured near
Meiningen Saturday night when the
reichswehr was called upon to help
the police clear the streets of rioters
Three persons were injured in
food riot at Frankfort -am-Main on
Saturday.
Evening star., 1923-10-15
GREEK MINISTERS QUIT.

LONDON, October 15.-The Greek
ministers of the interior, war. JUS
ticehand public instruction submitted
their designations, says a Central
News dispatch from Athens. Premier
Gontas requested them to retain their
portfolios for another week, when
he will accept their resignations
Evening star., 1923-10-15
$500, 900 BRIDGE DOWN.
Rock Island Structure Washed Out
by High Water.

MUSKOGEE. Okla, October IS
The half-miliion- dollar Rock Island
bridge over the South Canadian river
near Calvin was washed out by high
water last night and service over the
road is discontinued. according to
word received here.
Evening star., 1923-10-15
MAN REPORTED MISSING.
Rains Demolish 1000 Feet of New
Railroad.

WICHITA FALLS. Tex, October IS.
One man is missing and approxi-
mately 1900 feet of the Wichita VAL
ley railroad bridge, recently COM
pleted, has been washed out, as a re-
suit of the high waters of the Red
river, according to reports received
here.
WEST TExAs ET.ooDED
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CHRISTIAN
+ T N6sl.l-1Y a

CHRISTIAN
Ernest I. Mitchell. pastor.
Sunday school with lively vital
study OF the Book of the ages. Sermon
and Worship at II. subject: ssThe Re-
freshing Stream of Salvation"
Evangelistic sermon at 8 y. M
''The Delivered Faith"
Everybody welcome.
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the past week left Tuesday Tor spo-
kane to visit relatives before return
ing to her home.
w. R. Crawford attended mee'i'is
in Wenatchee this week as delegate
from the Commercial club In the M
+erests of the proposed Wenatchee
Southern railroad.
Mrs. E. A. Miller, assisted by MIS-
w. S. Walters, was hostess to the W.
z. Ladies' Aid society "Wednesday at
the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Tuttle had as
week end guests Mr.. Tuttle's sister
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. henry
Sheltonsof Goldendale.
Ralph Brown of Toppenish spent
Sunday with the home folks.
Mrs. Guy Davis, who has been SICK
for the last two months, suffered a
relapse Sunday and was taken to the
Pasco hospital where she will probably
have to undergo another operation.
The girls of the neighborhood met
Wednesday afternoon at the w. >.
Dickinson home to organize a sewing
club. Miss Ruth Dickinson Will be
local leader for the summer
Miss Hattie Blair came back from
Kahlotus Tuesday to visit her sister,
Mrs. C. E. Hunt.
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ro,1oR HAS MANY TROUBLES
!. The Necessity o.
ing ~ ;,Iess knowledge

THE troubles of an edl'v tbe difficulty
.own are many. Besides naner salts
FOWL arant in making up has pap IN to q
inherenl ~ 10 often has to live up = For
factorl n.y. ~ for limitless knowledge = tbe
many persons he is an ola1 Queries" or
no,umn headed '.Notes anu S.autbpiece.
somatb;ng similar, is his lnoa anmuni-
somea atarn naper received a eoln mat.
A weste,n nring nertinently on TINS una
ter. II ran as follows Kindly in
70 anear Editor: viii you SIN humber
. Len ne by return mail what g NUM- - -.
TORN ora contained in % " -
OF seeu n,,mnkin as / wish to settle a.
: naralle, to this request ..S o. who
,nhappy experience of an eu,.U from
u ana1 morning received two letters IONS
QUE ln The first, an ANXIOUS
s.,ar wrote TO find out the pest VIZ W.
- bring up his twin babies ~ sarm.
and happiness, while the otner, Moth.
:. wanted TO know the quickest lne
~ Of gettiug rid of grasshoppers
rho editor hesitated; then OUT ol .na
fullness of his knowledge, he wro'. ~" I,
letters in reply. But in the ,las'e che
business he put the letters li'''
wrong envelopes. 90 the
The next morning the father u an
,wins received this interesting a'-
swer: LII, straw
.Cover them carefully Win ~
and set fire to 1t. After Jumping ~ ans
aames a few moments the little pesls
will speedily be done for" a.,
And the man who was troubled VIZ"
prasshoppers was hidden to give cas-,
tor.oil regularly in moderate doses ano
rub their gums with bone.-rh'ia
delphia Public Ledger.
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LOCATED THE GUILTY PARTY
lrate Passenger Discovered why ru"-
man Porter Was Unable to Hear
Sleep Disturber.

The Panama Limited was speeding
on its way and most of the passengers
peacefully slumbering. Suddenly above
the click of the rails rose the sonorous
sound of a prolonged snore.
Occupant of berth No. 8 moved
restlessly.
The snore seemed to generate vol
ume as it continued.
There was an impatient move In
berth No. 8, and bell buzzed angrily.
From the rear porter hurried to
berth No. 8.
An irate masculine voice exclaimed:
Porter, tell that snoring person to
shut up. / can't sleep with all that
racket"
The porter listened respectfully.
II don't hear no snoring. boss, hut
III listen"
The porter retired to the rear Of the
car. After few moments OF silence,
again there rose that resonant snore,
more voluminous. more defiant. more
prolonged.
Passenger in berth No. 8 trembled
with indignant rage. Hastily DON
ming his dressing gown. he rose and
sleuthfully crept down the aisle, de-
termined to locate the midnight dis
turber. He quickened his pace and
confronted the porter seated on a camp
stool. mouth agape. contentedly snor
ing.-New Orleans Times-Picayune.
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HEDGES NEWS

<
*$+$+++++h+++++*+ +
, Mrs. Purdy received news from her
son Arthur S. Purdy of his marriage
with Miss bona Barton at Vancouver
on July IL. They will live at PEN
dleton where he has work.
Peter Stollard Of Candy, Oregon,
was here last week with a prospective
purchaser for his ranch.
|, G. j. Turner left for Portland Mon
day and will bring back his wife and
family to reside on the ranch recent
ly purchased from j. G. Johnson.
Mrs. Howard and family returned
from Missouri Saturday after two
months vacation. She is, much better
for her rest and change.
Mrs. VIM. Hoppy left last week for
Louisiana to join her husband who is
working for the Missouri Valley Co.
Mr.. McAlvane returned to his home
with Mrs. Ryerson Monday from Yak
ina where he had been visiting his
daughter and other friends
Mrs. D. Broughton and little Billy
Jane spent last Wednesday, at tho
F.. I. Mitchell home.
Mrs. Rothwell and children visited
visited at Mrs. Volland's Tuesday af
ternoon.
Mrs. E. /. Mitchell and niece Lorna
White spent the day with Mrs. D..
Broughton Friday. Rev. Mitchell
joined the family for dinner in the
evening.
Mrs. Piert and children were visit
ors at Mrs. Volland's Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. McKelvy were Wis
itors on the Highlands Sunday.
The attendance was larger Sunday
at Sunday school. Miss Helen Rick
man very ably rendered a solo at the
close of school. We hope to see a
larger number next Sunday.
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Rev. John A. Shaw F;rs+ p
pastor. has been granted four 49,,
vacation by his church h ,..
Tuesday for Seattle to eniov a. 81
tivities of president and fleet rs IS
and to visit his SON who is at+.na: a.
the University. i'u'iig
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Martin and p.
daughters left this morning for , ~
attic where they will see pras;s oe.
Harding and the fleet. uent
Ronald Warnock left tho Az.
the week for Seattle where - Q,
seek employment. " VIII
r. p. Pratt left last week e..
katchewan, Canada, where bo Gas
tenslve land holdings. He w;, n ex-
gone about two weeks. WI De
Mr.. and Mrs. Ingwall sn.;.
returned from two weeks, n; nave
relatives and friends at Moscow M ya
A. F. Brown and SON IN ND
turned the first of the weel- mas re-
automobile fishing and camn;a ION an
thru Oregon. They motored a. "TRIP
Desehutes and Klamath Falls Ills : a Inc
tricts, visited Crater Lake ans dis-
in the sights at some of the a1 n,a LOOK
beaches. e oregon
MISS Marlan Cone left NJ.
kane. IA opo.
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NEW WHEAT

Hill ranchers report that wheat
harvest is progressing satisfactorily
and in most fields winter seeding =
yielding between 20 and Is bushels
to the acre. G. D. Shoemaker, man
ager OF the Kennewick Flour Mills
says that the new wheat which has
been delivered to the mill is Of No. i
test for weight and quality. The mill
has purchased one or two small lots
at IS and 80 cents.
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Lucky Gold Strikes.

A Sonora (Calif.) man, taking al,
early stroll one Sunday morning In
1851, accidentally stubbed his toe With
great violence against large stone.
IN MS wrath and pain he was apostro-
pnlzing the stone in language not al
all appropriate to the Sabbath, when
ne noticed on the spot bruised by the
impact Of his boot the familiar and
ever-weicome CLEAN Of yellow. His
now OF profanity came to an abrupt
stop. He picked up the stone and
carried it home affectionately in his
arms II brought him several thousand
dollars.
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THE BAPTIST CHURCH

John A. Shaw, Pastor
Bible school at 9:45 a. m. Wor-
ship and sermon HOO a. m. Young
Peoples meeting at z p. m. Rev.
Younce will preach in the morning,
no sermon in the evening. The public
cordially invited.
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
A. H. F. Watkins. Pastor
Church school 10 a. m. Evening
service 8 p. m. Everybody invited.
Services through August a. m. un.
less otherwise announced.
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EAST KENNEw1cK
.%++++%++++++%+a

Mrs. Lee NJ. Lampson and sons
returned Sunday after weeks visit
at Prosser.
S. F. Weiggands and j. S. Hartle
motored to Helix, Oregon Sunday and
back.
Miss Elsie Drummer of Spokane
spent the week end with Miss Julia
Lynn.
Mrs. Lena Neel of Pullman, who has
been a guest at the B. F. Neel home
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BRETHREN LUTHERAN CHURCH

H. C. Messerli, Pastor
Sunday school at $3.50 a. M, con-
fessional at 1915 a. M, communion
service at 1O:45 a. M, evening SER
vice at 7:45 p. m. All wishing to
partake of Holy Communion will
kindly see the pastor on the Saturday
before.
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AT THE CHURCHES
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FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERNs

Rev. Paul FOSSIL, Pastor
No Sunday school. Morning ser
vice HOO o'clock, Theme, Christian
Prudence. Services at Pasco 8 p. m.
You are welcome to these services.
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WATER RUNS AGAIN
Water which was tnrr.a -.

Water which was turned out Of the
Golnmbis irripaticn canal Mona.r
evenine was turned back in TODAY and
by tomorrow will be thru to the end
OF the system. The Temporary shrt
down has cleared the main cana, owl
Ilaterals of moss and water wead
growth which was seriously imned
ing the flow of water. e'-