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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
By GARRETT P. sERvIss.

A LADY writes me that she
"A narrowly escaped being
struck by lightning some
years ago, and now she is in NOR
tai terror every time the season
for thunderstorms approaches,
and she wishes to know what pre-
cautions one ought to take in or
der to avoid danger from this
source.
At the same time "a man writes
that he and his family like TO
spend the hot months in the coun-
try near a small body of water,
but, having heard that water at
tracts lightning, they are nervous
about Il. and much of their sum
mer pleasure is destroyed by fear
Of thunderstorms-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
Ebert Hubbard.
Writes on
Tailor to the King

The Retail Clothing Bust
ness, He Says, Was the
First to Adopt the One-Price
System. This Means Truth
in Business. Quality and Fit
Were Guaranteed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
The Idols in Our Midst
By JACOB ]. LEIBsoN.

~WILIZATION is proud She
boasts among>her couquests
the overthrow of superstition
the passing of darkness from
the mind and idolatry ,from the
heart. We walk erect IN the
knowledge that we no longer seek
favor from fetiches or grace from
cargoyles The idols are. indeed,
broke in the Temples Of Baal"
Astarte and Moloch are de-
stroyed. Chemosh is no more.
And now. do we not worship a
living Cod The very thought of
idols repels us. and the horror of
idol-worship. with its unspeakable
outrages. arouses adherence and
pity.
When the last OF their temples
were destroyed and their priests
put 10 the sword there was much
rejoicing among the righteous,
who believed they saw the death
Of heathenism. But alas, Baal
though unhoused. lived. on. and
Astarte lived on CheWosh still
lived and MoloCh as well-in the
hearts Of men. Il was there they
had their origin. From Cruelty
they spraug and Vice nurturCi
them. And there they continue
to live. To-day their spirits st.u
walk boldly abroad iu the land
unmo,ested. for We are they that
have ewes but see not
une ol y1es, -ubst-ts ou human
sfeed. Wise idol, lie has never
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15

wanted for devotees. Greater
than an the rest is he now, more
powerful. more eNacting. His
temples are many of wood and
stone, of metals fine and marble.
many cubits high. His priests
are in the high places, surfeited
with luxury and CARRIED like
princes. His acolytcs swing their
ccnseus of dross and raise their
voices i'm his praise. And most
uropitiously he pours into their
laps GOLD.
cruel as of OLD. he still demands
on his affairs the immolation of
human beings. the lives of chill
dren. And what is so cheap as
the life of "a childe Ask this
grinuing idol MOLOCH. We call
him CHILD LABOR.
The shameful sacrifice goes ON.
Thousands of his votaries suffer
little children 20 come unto MIN.
but not as in the days of "a Semi
Tie heathcuism. For they send
not their own children. but the
children OF others. the children Of
the poor BLESSED ARE THE
POOR.
So Moioch -Huve- to our shame.
an fHrEstful of his days of dam
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15

How can any but brute and ignoramus
deny that this woman, the mother of children has
a right to share in the making of laws?
1t is not favor that woman asks when she
demands the vote
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
From House to Earth.

The small discharge from an
electrical machine will burn par
ticles of dust. or demolish minute
objects. II viii also produce a
severe shock i'm the human body.
But the gigantic discharge from
thunder cloud viii instantly kin
men and larger animals. tear of
the branches. or rtnd the trunks
of great trees. huTI down chin
neys and towers. destroy roofs.
melt iron rods and chains. and set
fire To buildings and haystacks.
II was not uutn Franklin in
vented the lightning rod that men
knew any way to ward off the
strokes OF lightning. The light
ming rod does its work by provid-
ing an easy road for the electric
discharge. When properly con-
structed 10 may even prevent too
great an accumulation OF poten-
tial i'm the clouds above by grad
usliy drawing Off their electric
charge
According ro Professor q. r.
BARKER. am effective way ro pro-
Rect an ordinary house from light
ming is t1 gun galvanized iron
telegraph wire -ur aH the cor
rrr~. along all Tho ridges and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15

TINE fallacies connected with
the business Of merchant
tailoring are exactly on a
par with the fakes of alchemy,
astrology, theology and medicine.
All minister to the vanity of
the individual who thinks he is
different, peculiar, unique and re-
quires a special ministration.
So with the theological and
medical faker went the sartorial
faker, and we spoke feelingly and
with pride Of my tailor" We
made excuses for not attending
this or that meeting because we
had an engagement with my
tailor"
can we'll remember how my
heart was filled with pride when
l stood on a PLATFORM kind Of
improvised throne-and a tailor
took off his coat and made ready
for a great and serious opera
tion.
With a tape measure around
his neck and an adviser standing
by. he went at me. And way
back in the dim recesses OF the
store at a desk sat a man with
pencil in hand.
Taking His Measure.
The call was given. "All right"
and then the tape measure was
put over my manly anatomy. II
was pleasing to my sense Of APP
probation to be thus ministered
to. The man measuring me and
the man looking on consulted
from time to time,
They called off the measure
ments thus: Thirty two and a
half; twenty-one and three
quarters; sixteen and a half"
Then the tape measure was again
applied the second time, and the
call was given, Make that six
teen and seven eighths." and the
man in the dark recesses OF the
store echoed back the numbers.
These were repeated 10 see that
they were all down correctly.
was told to call in a week,
and I did, and tried on the par
TALLY completed garments.
Grave Consultations.
There were consultations. the
tape measure was applied again,
chalk was freely used, pins came
into service. diagrams were made
and further consultations held.
/ was padded up here, hol-
lowed there. hunched, punched,
smoothed out and sent away with
the request that l would call the
second day. 1t was like being
treated for this, that and the 9TH
er by a specialist with pointed
whiskers.
It took time to get a suit of
clothes. But was l not getting
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
Bv EBERT HUBBARD
Coppyright 1918. international News Service.

a suit made to measure. and was
not this man my tailor?"
All. yes! I didn't know it, but
was dating back to a day when
only royalty had its tailor. Tailor
to the King!" l was being min.
istered to by a speoialist-ths
man who had studied my osaa
and understood it. / was TO shin.
in society.
1t was long years before knew
/ was a part of unconscious fax
cry. Certainly, the tailor was
not a hypocrite. Perhaps he was
a little of Jesuit and figured It
out that the end 5ustines tn.
means.
Observed Of Observers.
But l am quite sure of this,
that my tightly-ftting suit nsv-
er quite adapted itself to my
anatomy. l was so well dressed
that was conspicuous. Ny
bumps, hollows and imperfectiuns
were obvious. Instead Of having
me clothed so we'll that I did
not attract attention / was the
observed OF the observers. ] held
the center of the stage.
We work from the complex to
the simple, and the obvious is the
last thing we know.
1t is only within recent times
that the discovery was made that
men, in their bodily measure
ments. fall into four or five class
es; that clothes properly made
for one man will fit any other
man in the same class. Easy,
smooth, well-fitting clothes that
do not exaggerate any Of the
minor physical peculiarities that
a man may possess.
The old-time custom tailor in
the country town was like a man
learning to ride a bicycle: he ran
into the very thing that he sought
to avoid, and the peculiarties
that he tried to conceal he
brought out.
First to Adopt System.
At that time. any man who
wore "hand-me- down" clothing
was socially taboo. The ready
made clothing business was in
the hands OF the bashi- bazooks
Haggle and barter were supreme
and the methods Of booth and ba-
zasr reigned.
Behold, however, when things
get bad enough they cure them
selves!
The retail clothing business was
the first to adopt the one-price
system. This means truth in
business. Quality and ut were
guaranteed.
And, behold, now, clothes ready
to wear represent, in a business
way, the very acme of honesty,
directness. simplicity and right
intent.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15

SHE SIMPLY ASKS HER RIGHT. She
ought to have it and she WILL have it. Shame
on the man who thinks his mother unfit to
vote.
(SEE EDITORIAL)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15

Everybody knows phople who
are almost paralyzed by terror
whenever a thunderstorm is rag
ing about them, and since the sea-
son of such storms is not far of,
and there is no way known to
science of preventing their occur
renee, it is worth while to recall
some of the facts that have been
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
Clouds Act as Conductor.

\ flash. "a bolt of lightning is
simply discharge Of electricity,
resembling tina, which may be
produced, on small scale. by ac-
cumulating "a charge on the con
duCtor of an electric machine.
and then bringing some object
near. 10 which the electricity will
leap like "a cracking thread of
flame
In The case of lightning the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
Precaution Against Lightning
Indoor Safest PaceShun Trees Umbrellas and Wire Fences
(SEE EDITORIAL.)

tablish an efficient connection
with the ground
These wires should terminate
above in sharp points. elevated
several feet. The object Of all
this is to furnish ready ways for
the electricity to travel between
the clouds and the earth. Travel
it will, somehow, if it takes fan
cy to go in that direction, and If
the way is not open it will open
il by force. But it will usually
follow an iron wire. if il has no
sharp turns, as obediently as a
led child.
There is danger. however. in
being near a lightning rod when
a discharge takes place through
il. because the human body is a
fairly good conductor, and an
overflow current from the wire
would be apt 10 leap 10 il.
As TO personal protection, with
out regard to lightning rods. the
safest place in a thunderstorm is
in "A house. Keep the doors and
windows closed Avoid the neigh
borhood of stoves. chimneys and
freplaces, especially if a fire is
burning in them. Remain in the
center of the room. Do not car
ry large metallic objects in the
hands and keep away from such
objects in room.
Franklin. who knew as much
about lightning as any man that
ever lived, advised sitting in a
chair. i'm the middle Of the room,
and putting the feet up in anoth-
er chair. But the best protec-
tion Of all, according to him, is
To have "a hammock. or swing
ing bed, suspended by silk cords,
equally distant from the walls on
every side, and from the ceiling
and floor"
Some Things to Shun.
If YOU are caught in a thunder
storm i'm the open. do not carry
an umbrella. and do not take shell
tel under a lonely tree. or a
small group Of trees. Keep away
from wire fences. Many cattle
have been killed by lightning
striking or following. such fences.
There is more danger near a
BODY of water than in the midst
of dry land. but by keeping in
doors one may feel secure even
ON the shore of lake or river.
Statistics In aIl countries show
that the number of men killed by
iigh timing rs far greater than the
number of women and the reason
undoubtedly Dr. that the latter are
less aut To be caught out OF
doors hy storm.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
Was YOUR MOTHER Unfit to
Vote? If She Was, We Are
Sorry for You.

But That Is No Reason for Your Trying to Keep the Vote
Away from Women Better Than Your Own Mother Hap
pened to Have Been. Pity the Man Who Despise. Women
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-01-08
SOME INTERESTING
EXAMPLES OF HORSE SENSE

The following about horses Is taken
from the current issue of Farm and
Fireside:
Now this is no argument that
horse knows more than man, but
"A farmer sent his hired man to
town with a load of hay. The hired
man was provided with nose-bags to
feed oats to his team. One of the
bags had straps so short that when
the man fastened them the horses
nose was showed to deep down into the
bag, and the horse without check
rein, thank goodness) deliberately
hooked the end of the wagon tongue
into the mouth of the bag, and tore
the bag loose from his head, and ate
the oats from the ground
"The straps on the second nose
bag were so long that the hungry
horse could not get at the oats at all,
so he kept tossing his head, thus
throwing the oats into his own mouth.
Here are two horses which knew
more than their driver
"A man was plowing. He had fast
ened the reins across his shoulders in
the usual fashion, leaving both hands
free to guide the plow. But the reins
we're all skew-gee on his shoulders,
T. and kept pulling his horses gee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-01-08

whilst he yelled 'haw'-and this man
reported to the owner of the horses.
Them horses are DUN fools,
"All right!
when a collar hurts, the average
horse winces upon being asked to
throw his weight into the collar
Later, he becomes what we foolishly
call balky. perhaps and finally he
fights like an army mule when some-
one tries to put collar on him. That's
knowing something!
81 am personally acquainted with a
horse which simply hates certain
blacksmith who once upon a time
nailed a bad-fitting pair of shoes to
his feet and inflicted sore foot upon
this horse for all time to come.
There are men in this world or
ours cruel enough TO fasten a horse
with heavy rope in q stall and then
beat the horse with a chain. But
such men have bad luck for for
ever afterward If the horse which has
received this sort OF discipline hears
a chain rattle he will bolt in terror,
whenever hitched to 4 moving ma
chine, carriage with children in il
or heavy wagon loaded with pro-
duce. This is either horse sense or
horse revenge"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-01-08

ed. The first vessels to be built are
two cruisers of $500 tons each; four
destroyers of from 500 to 900 tons
and two or four submersibles.
Agents Of American shipyards are
already busy examining the plans
with view to submitting bids against
their only competitors, the British
The latter firms, it is learned, are so
crowded with work that their figures
are not expected to be as low as they
might be under other circumstances,
though the 100000 to be spent on
these ships will be an inducement to
some Of the smaller yards.
The Portuguese navy department
has not yet decided what class OF lar
ger ships It will build, cruisers or
battleships, but has decided that s4o,-
000, 900 will be spent on them. 1t Is
possible that 1t will ask contractors
to submit plans for certain classes OF
ships and accept what are considered
the best.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-01-08
THE SPANISH DUKE HIJAR
DONS THE KINGS CLOTHES
His Ancestor once Saved the Ruler
from Death, Hence This Unusual
Privilege.

His Ancestor once Saved the Ruler
from Death, Hence This Unusual
Privilege.
Madrid.-Life at the Spanish court
is one elaborate ritual and many are
the strange customs, some of them
dating from the mists of antiquity
that are religiously observed by the
Spanish royalty and nobility.
One of the most curious Is that by
virtue of which the Duke Hijar done,
every Epiphany Sunday, the kings
clothes. This custom dates from the
time of war in the Middle Rges-
probably against the Moors. The
kings life was in danger and, to save
him, the ancestor of the Duke Hijar
changed clothes with his royal mast
er Thanks to the disguise, the king
escaped, but the duke, being mistaken
for the king, was killed. To COM
memorate this act of devotion, every
Epiphany Sunday for centuries past
Duke Hijar has worn the kings
clothes.
The Duke of Alba also has an ex-
traordinary and unique privilege. On
account of services rendered by one
of his ancestors to Saint Theresa, the
duke has the right to enter the clois-
ters of the Carmelite nuns-to which
no other man has access. He may
talk with the nuns as much as he
pleases on condition that he does not
touch them. Another of the Spanish
dukes, who is grand master of the
- TnY n
the members of his household In the
style of armor that was the fashion
for knights in the days of Charles V.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-01-08
LOCALS

I. e. Snyder, chimneysweep. r. 1912
French oysters, crabs and crawfish
at the st. George Grill.
Just received. one carload of cedar
posts at ]. A. Borie Lumber Co.
For bottled sodas and beers, phone
John Gagen, Main 1T.
Waitress at Hotel Pen
dleton. Apply at Once.
Haines' Orchestra for best music.
Grand Hotel. Phone Main rs.
Have your wood sawed by the gas
oline wood saw. Phone Main 13.
Notwithstanding. $40 Jane
street Phone Black 2211.
For dry wood and Rock Spring
coal, phone Main 43S, or Black 1922.
Wanted-Good, clean rags at the
East Oregonian office.
Ladies' wanting hair work done.
call on Mrs. Cornwell, 617 Cosbie.
If you want dry slab wood. phone
Main 8.
wanted--Good men to sell grocer
les by sample to consumers. Address
Box eel. Portland. Oregon.
Try Hohbach's buttermilk bread
and you will use no other.
For sale-Small house, good order.
beside high school; two lots. chicken
house Red 2471.
For rent--Furnished rooms, every
thing perfectly new. Inquire 612
Willow street.
For sale-Brood sows and pigs. D,
Nelson, Pendleton, Oregon. Phone
Farmer Is.
For Sale-1 solid walnut bedroom
suite OF furniture; also walnut child's
bed. 315 Garden.
For rent-Modern six room house
Corner High and Garden streets. In
quire DR.. Whitaker's dental office.
Try Hohbach's hot lunches and hot
drinks, served from 1880 a. m. to IL
p. m. In a class by themselves.
For sale-3O0 tons alfalfa hay. viii
trade hay for horses. ]. A. Weidert
Pendleton. Ore.
For sale cheap. Thirty horsepower
Buick automobile in first class con
dition. Inquire this office.
Lost-Suit case on road between
Pendleton and Pilot Rock. Initials
r. B. on same. Finder kindly leave
at French Restaurant.
For rent-Five and six room
apartments; nicely furnished, mod
ern. Also good barn. 224 Soutf
Thompson St, opp. new high school
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-01-08

CONTINUED from page one.)
band along to furnish music on the
trip.
Though not yet definitely decided
upon, the excursion is more than a
possibility and promises to figure
prominently in the summer calcula-
tions of local people.
Delegates to Irrigation Congress.
At the meeting last evening, Presi-
dent Robinson announced that PEN
dleton is entitled to five delegates to
the Irrigation Congress which con-
venes tomorrow in Portland and he
named Clarence Bishop. w. NJ. Peter
son, r. r Johnson, r. j. Slater and
]. f. Montgomery to act. Mr.. Bish-
op is already in Portland and will be
notified of his commission.
Special Good Roads Meeting.
Following the report of DR.. F. w.
Vincent on the good roads meeting
held at Umatilla Monday, the report
of which was given in yesterdays
East Oregonian, a motion was carried
to hold n special meeting of the asso-
citation as soon as a copy of the $780,
900 bonding bill, which will be intro
duced in the legislature by Senator c,
A. Barrett, can be secured. 1t Is the
intention to have the bill read and
discussed at the meeting and en-
dorsed II favored.
A committee consisting of DR.. Vim
cent, DR.. NJ. s. Kern and c. p. A. Lon
ergan was named to provide dinner
for the general county committee, APP
pointed at the meeting Monday
which will meet in Pendleton in the
near future
Report is Read.
The report. OF w. ]. Clark, Pendle.
ton representative at the recent Oper
River meeting, was read last evening
to the club. Such action as was taker
at the meeting was chronicled in this
paper upon Mr.. Clarke's return. In.
asmuch as there is to be an Oper
River meeting in Pendleton in April
President Robinson stated that 6
committee should be appointed to pre-
pare for 1t, but he preferred to leav,
the naming OF the committee to hi,
successor who will be chosen in Feb
ruary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-01-08
10000 STAMPS A MINUTE.
New Machine Will save United States
Government Millions OF Dollars.

New Machine viii Save United States
Government Millions OF Dollars.
Washington.-Milli of dollars
will be saved by the government by
the use OF newly devised stamp
printing machine. The apparatus Is
scheduled to turn out mile Of post
age stamps every five minutes. IL
was designed by Benjamin r. Stick
ney. There will be a saving OF 81
per cent In the production cost OF
stamps.
This new machine. which prints.
buns, dies, perforates and either cuts
into sheets, or winds into rolls 10000
stamps In one minute. will save the
government several million dollars in
the cost of stamps alone In the
course OF few years. The bureau
Of engraving and printing now turns
out 10000. 900 stamps daily but with
the use of the new machine, and be-
cause of the Increased demand, Il
will be able to manufacture many
moro millions daily.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-01-08
IN BANKRUPTCY.

IN the DisCr1cJ court OF the United
States, for the District OF Oregon.
In the Matter OF Charles z. Wells,
a bankrupt.
To the creditors of Charles f..
Wells of Echo. in the County of UNA
tilla and District aforesaid, Bank
rupt.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
on the 11th day of December, A. D.
1912, the said Charles f. Wells was
duly adjudicated a bankrupt and
that the first meeting of his creditors
will be held at the office of the un-
dersigned Referee in Bankruptcy, at
Pendleton, oregon, on the goth day
of January, A. d. 1913. at 10 o'clock
a. m. of said day. at which time and
place the creditors may attend. prove
and file their claims, appoint a Trus-
tee, and transact such other business
as may properly come before such
meeting.
Dated at Pendleton, Oregon, this
9Th day Of January, 1918.
THOS. FTTZ GERALD,
Referee IN Bankruptcy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-01-08
AMENDMENT
INTRODUCED IN NEW YORK

Albany. N. Y. Jan. S.-Obedient to
the platform pledge of the republican
party. Minority Leader Hinman, of
the Assembly. introduced a woman
suffrage amendment to the constitu-
ton. The resolution provides that
foreign-born women who become citi-
zens merely by marriage. must be
naturalized in the same way as men.
before permitted to enjoy the suf-
frage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-01-08
AMERICA MAY BUILD
PORTUGUESE SHIPS
Bids Are Being submitted for Several
Additional Warships.

Lisbon, Portugal.-Portugal has
now turned its attention to building
up its navy, and some of the money
so expended is pretty sure to go to
America.
American and British shipbuilders
have been asked to submit bids for
a number of small vessels, the build
ing of which is to be followed by the
construction of some larger ships. the
plans for which are now being prepar-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-01-08
CORPORATION WILL
CONTROL CREANIERIES

Portland, Ore. Jan. S.--A company
capitalized at four hundred thousand
dollars, has been formed to take over
the five leading creameries of the
city. w. ]. Patterson. a prominent
dairyman, heads the concern.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-01-08
Is SENTENCED BY SIGNS.
Silent Wife-Slayer Told of Jail Sem
tence on Fingers.

VVIiCt OH F1HgtrS.
Minneapolis.--A silent quarrel end
ed in a killing some time ago anS
Martin Baryick, a dearmute, was in
a silent manner given an indetermin-
ate sentence in the state prison.
Garvick confessed that he had shot
his wife. also mute, and pleaded
guilty to a charge of manslaughter.
Witnesses asserted that the only noise
Of the fatal quarrel was the report of
Garvick's revolver
The wife-slayer stood in court
while his sentence was transmitted to
him by means OF the sign language.
The minimum sentence is five years.