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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-07-24
A Professional
Episode
BY DONALD CHAMBEIaLlN

While the Spanish-American war
was being fought very pretty girl
came into my consulting room-l am
an oculist-wlth a very sad face and
surprised me by asking me TO take
out one OF her eyes. My first supposi-
ton was that IL had been injured and
she dreaded that II would affect the
sight OF the other one. but upon study
ing her face for a time ! saw lndica'
tlons OF an unbalanced mind. So
simply asked her for her reasons.
II am engaged 10 u soldier boy now
In Cuba" she said. "and he has writ
ten me that Spanish bullet took out
one of his eyes. He says that he will
never permit me 10 sacrifice myself
for him. II | have the same distg-
urement he can't talk So"
II seemed likely that the girl had
broOdcd over her lovers misfortune
aud the danger OF losing him Till her
mind had become affected. But ! did
not believe that her trouble was per
mnnent. tried 10 persuade her TO do
something TO divert her mind from her
trouble, but finally, realizing the fulfil
ity OF reasoning with one suffering
from mental depression and fearing
that she might do herself bodily in
Jury, said To her:
"Yery well. II by this day week
you still feel as you do come here at
3 o'clock In the afternoon and | will
perform the operation"
was so busy during the next week
that / never once thought OF the girl
till on the afternoon | had appointed
she came In promptly at the hour
named. II seemed 10 me that the
shortest, the easiest and the safest
way 10 get rid of her would be 10 pre-
tend TO do what she asked. So told
her that II l took out her eye she
would have 10 wear bandage over II
till the wound healed, otherwise she
would lose the sight Of her other eye
and become totally blind. I would not
operate without her promise not TO re-
move the bandage herself or permit
any one else except me 20 do so. She
gave the required promise.
! made the same preparations as In
l We're about 10 perform a real opera
ton. putting on my rubber apron
making myself look like a butcher
then called In an assistant. 10 whom l
had explained what ! proposed to do.
and. placing the girl In an operating
chair. directed my assistant TO apply
an anaesthetic. AS soon as the pa
tient had lost consciousness | placed "A
pad over the eye In question and held
II In position by means OF bandages.
To complete the deception ! showed
her an eye In spirits. She wished to
pay me for the operation. but | told
her. that being unprofessional, would
not take pay. Moreover. ! warned her
to tell no one what had done, for II
she did ! would probably be eliminat-
ed from my profession. She promised
TO confide only In me and went away,
The girl was % come 10 see me at
my request once week since | wish
ed 70 keep track Of ber and " sh@
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-07-24

try, homeseekers coming into tho
country, the sage brush land before
and after the arrival OF the home
seeker and generally give n truthful
picture OF the opportunities and pos
sibilIties of Central oregon.
Louis w. Hill Is one OF the fore
most OF Northwest developers and be-
lleves In the motion picture to give
widespread publicity 10 what oregon
has TO offer To newcomers.
The Pathe people have also secured
n reel showing the scenery OF the Des.
chutes canyon whore the Hill lines
expended an enormous sum OF money
to build the Oregon Trunk railroad
Into the Central part OF the state. Tho
pictures secured by the Pathe people
are the first OF the kind ever taken In
oregon and will be shown In the lead
Ing motion picture theaters oil over
the world.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-07-24

man was taken to Burns, In Harney
county. by automobile n distance OF
$50 miles. For week the Pathe re-
preventative toured Harney county
covering more than 1000 miles by au.
tomobile to secure films that will
show to the world the openings for
homeseekers on the free government
lands Of oregon.
While n visitor on the Double o
ranch, owned by Hanloy, more than
1000 head OF cattle were rounded up
for the pictures. Motion picture pano-
ramas will show the extent OF the
great valleys OF Central Oregon and
tho Bitten canal, Just completed by
Hanley through the Bitten valley.
This big irrigation ditch, formed by
tho waters OF the Bitten river, drains
more than 100000 acres OF land and
IL forty miles long. The pictures
will show the hog and sheep indus
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-07-24

Oregon will be set in motion all
over the world as result OF visit
to the state by Ralph II. Earle, repre-.
senting Pathe's weekly, a motion pic
ture record of events which is seen
each week In picture houses through.
out the United States and European
countries by moro than 20,OOO,00O
people.
II was with the cooperation OF Louis
w. Hill. chairman OF the board OF
directors OF the Great Northern rail-
way and william Hanley. OF Burns,
Oregon. that the motion picture man
was enabled TO secure some very re-
markable views OF Central oregon
agricultural and Industrial scenes.
Making the trip into Bend over the
Oregon Trunk railroad. the Hill line
that has opened up the great Central
Oregon country, the motion picture
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-07-24
Sharpening q Pencil.

An expert manual training man talk
ed with the writer about 30 simple a
thing as sharpening Il lead pencil. In
the first place. he says. the knife should
not be oversharp. but should be a
little dull. as II too sharp II will cut
quickly through the wood and cut
away the Iced Then. again. he says.
II is best 10 hold the pencil In the left
hand with the end TO be sharpened
pointing away from you and 10 cut
away with a pushing cut rather than
toward you with a drawing cut as
then the point Of the pencil Is rested
against the side OF the thumb and Is
by draw cut stroke Of the
knife blade Scientific American.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-07-24
Always on the Job

Ii you have job of hauling you
waut done, large or small, you can
alwsvs depend on John Laudiugham
being ready for you. Call him at tn,
Moore Hotel.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-07-24

UNlTEDPREsBYrERIAN CHURCH
Rev. Rob't j. Davidson d D Pas
tor. Services at IL 100 m and Z 80
pm Sabbath school at 1000 a. m
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-07-24

CATHOLIC CHURCH
Mass at 8 A NJ on 1st and Bird Sunday
of each month. On all other Sundays
at 10 AM.
II. A. Campo, Rector
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-07-24
Congregational Church Notice

Sunday Services,
Sunday School 10 a m
Preaching Services IL q m
O E Meeting 7 pm
Preaching Services y p m
Midweek Lectures every Wednesday
evenings o'clock
Philip KoeDig, Pastor.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-07-24
ADVENTIST.

ADVENTIST.
Every Saturday
Sabbath Scbool-l0.30 a m
Bible Study-1l:3 80 a m
Young peoples meeting 80 . m
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-07-24
MethOdlStS.

Sunday Sehool-10 A M
Preaching Service-11 A nj
Junior League--3 Pm
Epworth League $3.50 p NJ
Preaching Service-73:0 z M
Thomas Johns, PASTOR.
Evening star., 1913-11-23

ing 1t up for an indefinite period So he
bethought himself Of q scheme to put a
stop to this practice and shame the man.
He sent word out to his own best friends
that If they would gather there at noon
on certain day they could see him put
this unsatisfied eater of lunches in the
class with a whipped child
At the appointed hour the friends We're
away with both hands, stuf1ing his sys-
tenn with highly spiced and vtnegary Ger
man cooking. He seemed to get more
satisfaction than ever on this day.
AS he left the lunch counter and headed
for the door the long-suffering strategist
Of proprietor tapped him on the
shoulder:
my friend" he said, while the crowd
waited to see him display his coup de
grace as we would say in France, Il
have noticed that you take the record
as long-distance free lunch borrower
Therefore I would suggest that you wait
You have overlooked something today. II
you will stay here a moment the chef
will present you with a fine strawberry
shortcake'
The proprietor had the sarcasm heavily
veiled, but 1t did not fool that shrewd
free lunch operator. He looked Mr.
Proprietor squarely in the eye, cold
glittering penetrating look which meant
that the weapons had clashed and thai
the fight was on. His face betrayed not
one CULVER of excitement or of embar-
rassment as he spoke in a loud tone:
'Give 1T to that gang Of loafers behind
you. / never eat DESSERT
Evening star., 1913-11-23
CUP TO LIEUT.. SHEPHERD
Becomes Owner of Beresford
Trophy by Winning 1t Twice.
His Mount Marshal Ney.

lieut.. William H. Shepherd of the Sd
Field Artillery, stationed at Fort Myer,
came into permanent possession of the
beautiful Beresford cup last week by
winning 1t for the second time at the
national horse show at Madison Square
Garden, New York.
The horse with which Lieut.. Shepherd
won the cup this year was Marshal Ney,
the same mount with which he captured
the trophy a year ago in the same event.
Marshall Ney is known In the vicinity of
Washington. having previously captured
many blue ribbons.
The class in which Marshall Ney was
the winner was one for horses of the
United States Army. Lieut.. w. c. Pot
ter's Receiver was awarded the red rib
bon In the event. Lieut.. l.. p. Collins
Bristol was given the yellow ribbon. and
Capt. L. r. Balls Connie was given the
white ribbon.
Evening star., 1913-11-23

Thomas R. Shipp. the executive secre-
tary Of the National Conservation Con-
gress. called on President Wilson one
bright morning in September to ask the
President to deliver an address at the
convention of the congress. While they
were talking. bell tinkled somewhere.
and the President picked up the telephone
receiver. No one wished to talk to him.
however.
II wonder what that was?'' remarked
President Wilson.
Mr. Shipp. whose face showed signs OF
embarrassment, pulled out remarkable
looking watch. 1t had devices of all sorts
on it.
II think it was this said Mr. Shipp.
1T is watch that Col White OF the
executive committee of the conservation
congress brought to me from Switzer-
Evening star., 1913-11-23
Diplomat Who Vanished.
from the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
OF disappearance most mysterious was
the case of Benjamin Bathurst, who van
ished November %, 1909, while engaged
on a secret mission for the foreign Office.
Vienna was the young diplomatists OBJ
jective, and. with his friend and valet, in
a post chaise. Perleberg, a small post
ing town in North Germany, had been
reached. Here Bathurst upped and
slept. awaiting the arrival of fresh horses.
Waking, he asked were the horses ready
and passed out of the inn door to make
inquiries. Eight people saw him go out.
hut none ever set eyes on him again.
Various theories were set afoot; Napo-
Icons spies, robbers. Illness About three
wears ago. in the forest, near Perleberg.
a skeleton was discovered. with a hole In
the skull. as from heavy blunt instru-
ment. Was II that Of "the English lord.
as Perleberg people surmised?
Evening star., 1913-11-23
Steamer Wrecked in Hay Field.

From the Wide World Magazine.
The remains Of an excursion steamer
may be seen In bayfield, 800 feet above
the Lake of toen, in Norway. This
oddly placed wreck is the sole relic Of q
terrible landslip which took place in 1905,
when the whole side of mountain sud-
denly slipped into the lake, raising a
great wave over 800 feet high, which
drowned everybody living along the
shores. over sixty people perishing. The
steamer. which was moored on the lake
at the time, was carried on the crest Of
the wave over a perpendicular cliff and
deposited. as already stated. more than
300 feet above the normal level Of the
water, over q quarter of a mile away
from its anchorage. 1t Is q torn and bat
tered wreck, every bit of woodwork has
been wrenched Off and the twisted steel
work testifies to the force OF the wave
which cast 1t ashore.
Evening star., 1913-11-23
HEARD AND SEEN HERE AND THERE.
By Earl Goodwin.

provender provided by q certain free
lunch counter Said clerk would prong
about a dollars worth OF cheese and
wienerwurst, salad. brown bread and all
the other stuff that I am reliably inform
ed goes to make up the food attractions
at tavern bars. He would do this twice
day. once at noon and again at night
and therefore. having spent two nickels
for the very good beer offered by the
proprietor. he could very we'll figure that
he had lived sumptuously that day for
almost nothing.
He did this for several months. Finally
the long-suffering proprietor recognized
the fact that the government clerk was
about the only man in the place who was
getting something for nothing and keep
Evening star., 1913-11-23

land. 1t has phosphorescent hands, which
may be seen in the dark. 1t has device
to ring the time of day or night at nve-
minute intervals: it has the sun. moon
and stars. rising and setting: calendar
and an almanac. 1t also has an alarm.
You see. had this engagement with you
at 10 o'clock, and set the alarm for that
time. But | was ushered in bit early.
The bell went Off promptly, you see
Seeing that is only a watch, l do not
object" said the President. with smile.
1T might have been some republican
sounding the alarm
Here's a cop for you. He stands at the
Washington end of the Aqueduct bridge
and directs that mess of traffic there
It's a mesS-and any one, even his gra-
cious majesty. Dick Sylvester. will admit
it. The cop has one of those umbrellas
with a lantern strung to 1t at night. the
umbrella to mark the spot around which
traffic must swing, and also protect the
officer of the law from the burning sun
by day.
Well, Arthur Dunn, one of our leading
writer's, and Oliver Newman, president OF
the board Of Commissioners, were coming
home from the Washington Country Club
Evening star., 1913-11-23

to be in the locality where the noted
outlaw was killed. just at the time that
historic event happened.
lie dressed himself with rare precision
and presented himself to the morgue
keeper:
Sir" he said, would you do me a
great favor. Would you permit me to
see all that remains of the Hon. Jesse
James"
Sure" said the morgue keeper. but
WHY do YOU call him 'honorable'?'
Because" responded the timid one,
Il was not certain he was dead"
In the days when the free lunch in
this city was in its prime, when tavern
keepers prided themselves on having an
array of thirst-provoking delicacies
which rivaled the menus of the finest
hotels. a government clerk who had an
eye on the very first nickel he ever earn
ed used to subsist almost entirely on the
Evening star., 1913-11-23

various kinds Of preparations which seemed
70 only make IL worse. saw the advertise
meut OF Cuticura Soap and Ointment and
sent 20 my druggist for three cakes Of Cuti-
cura Soap and box Of Cuticura Ointment
i washed my scalp With warm water strong
With tho Cuticura Soap and dried. after
wards applying the Cuticura Ointment.
working it In the scalp slowly with my
fingers. After using them for several days
my hair began to stop coming out. The
dandrun all disappeared and in less than
four weeks . cure was accomplished per-
naansnsly." (Sisnod) Miss Lucy May. Nov.
Q. 1919.
Cutacura Soap and Ointment do 50 much
for pamples. blackheads. red. rough skins.
itchins. scaly scalps, dandruf1. dry. thin and
falling hair. chapped hands and shapeless
malls. that 1t is almost criminal not to use
them- Sold everywhere. Liberal sample Of
each mailed free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Ad-
dreas postcard Cuticura. Dept T. Boston :
~Men who shave and shampoo with Gu
ucws sosp win nnd 1t best for skin and SCALP.
Evening star., 1913-11-23
Italians Visit Battleships.

NAPLES. November PA number OF
italian naval and military surgeons visit
ed the United States battleships Arkansas
and Florida today and inspected the hos
pital arrangements aboard. This was In
the way of a return visit for that paid BY
the American naval surgeons TO the mill
tary hospital at Naples yesterday.
Evening star., 1913-11-23
To Subscribers:

Subscribers to The Star
who are served by the route
boys will confer a favor by
promptly reporting to The
Star Office, either in person,
by telephone or by mail, any
negligence on the part of the
route boys.
Evening star., 1913-11-23
Washington News.

There is perhaps no better
way to keep out-of-town
friends informed as to Wash
ington news than to mail TO
them from time to time a copy
of The Star after you have
finished with IL. sometimes
marking an article of special
interest.
The out-of-town postage of
today's Star Is cents.
Better yet, you might send
some one out-of-town a sub
scription to receive The Even
ing Star every day at the rate
of 40 cents month or The
Evening and Sunday Star at
90 cents a month.
Evening star., 1913-11-23

District to be handled in the same man
ner as sand, sewer tile and cement are
now distributed to the contractor. end
there should be provided at the earliest
date possible unloading and storage facii-
tiles at various points where wharves
can be secured 50 that brick and stone
can be unloaded at points indicated with
a view OF having the least possible ex-
pense in delivering material from the
wharves to the points where same is to
be used"
Evening star., 1913-11-23
MAY TRY FOR SENATE
Clifford Pinchot Possible Can.
didate against Penrose
in Pennsylvania.

Reports were current I'm progressive
party circles here yesterday that Clifford
Pinchot. who was head of the forestry
service under the Roosevelt admnistra-
ton and part of the Taft admnistra-
ton. will enter the senatorial race In
Pennsylvania, where the bull moose con-
servationist retains voting residence.
Friends of Mr.. Pinchot say he is serious
ly considering the advisability OF run
ming in opposition to Senator Boies Pen
rose and will soon reach a decision.
II have nothing to say" was the only
comment Mr.. Pinchot would make when
asked by a reporter for The Star last
night whether he would be a candidate.
Evening star., 1913-11-23
The Postal Service.
1II.-The Future Parcel Post.
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

As was pointed out in yesterdays ar
ticie. when Congress came to create a
parcel post service 1t thought it better
to create a service limited In its nature
rather than in the extent of the territory
covered. and SO framed the law making
the system nation wide but of limited
scope. vesting in the Postmaster General
the power to extend the character of the
service as he might see fit. with the ap-
proval of the interstate commerce COM
mission. It gave him practically un-
limited control over it, as to rates. zones
and nature of the service rendered, sub
ject only to the veto power Of the inter-
state commerce commission. thus making
him practically legislator and administra-
tor all in one
When Albert S. Burleson became Post
master General he already had the idea
that he ought to make the most OF the
power vested in him with respect to the
parcel post, and interpreted the law as
intending that he should develop it just
as far as was consistent with safe meth
DDS and just as rapidly as this could be
done
With that view of the law. the Post
master General is proceeding with its
wants him to limit his activities only by
the needs of the people and the stipuia-
ton that tho parcel post system be self
supporting, he intends to feel his way
forward step by step in his efforts to
make the service as wide and as useful
as this stipulation will permit. And in that
he Is certain to have the cooperation
Of the interstate commerce commission.
That body takes the same view of the
law. feeling that IL Congress intended to
impose any other restrictions upon the
extension of the service it either would
have laid down the limit in terms or
else would have reserved the right of
providing these extensions.
Nor is it likely that the interests of
any other transportation agency will
be con-
express Companies Must ST idered
Look Out for Themselves. III ne
If 1t develops that a parcel post limit
OF hundred pounds can be worked In
. way that will make it self-supporting,
| the fact that 1t might put the express
companies out of business is not likely
to keep the interstate commerce commits
| sion from giving its assent to the propo-
sition II the Postmaster General thinks
conditions ripe for such an extension OF
| the service. AS a matter OF fact, some
| of the officials of that body believe that
such an extension will be Forthcoming
| in due time, and one of them unofficially
| expressed the opinion that 1t would prac-
tically drive the express companies out
| of the retail freight-carrying field. II
| was his belief that the express companies
would not live in the face of such
competition unless they could find some
new world of transportation to conquer
And that there is such a world for
| them was his opinion. Il believe" said
| he, that this new field will be the field
| of city delivery. Here in Washington
for example, we have an interminable
duplication of delivery services. The
department stores. the grocers, the dairy
| men, every class of business people. have
| their own transportation facilities. Now
| If you were to eliminate all these but
Evening star., 1913-11-23
Urges Increased Funds.

Mr. Whitaker urges an increase in the
amount of money that HERETOFORE has been
allowed for non-support cases. This fund
should be not less than $1,000. he states.
THE time is soon coming when the
institution will be self-supporting,' he
says, land / believe an appropriation
should be provided whereby the depend
ent families Of the inmates, whether they
be sent us for non-support or other viola
ton of the statutes. should be paid
sufficient sum during their confinement
to provide in a comfortable manner for
their dependent families.
If such a system were inaugurated the
financial benefit received by the family
would only be a secondary consideration;
the greater benefit would be the lasting
impression made on the individual while
at the institution. developing in him in
dustrial habits and self-confidence which
would help him to become a self-support-
ing citizen and be able to care for his
family after his release. This certainly
would be true in more than 90 per cent
of the cases IL there can be brought about
change in the penal code of the District.
having the inmates committed on an In
determinate sentence rather than on short
fixed sentences as are now being given
Evening star., 1913-11-23
Prisoners Received.

The report shows that 1885 white and
2.565 colored male prisoners between the
ages of sixteen and seventy years were
received at the workhouse last year
There were III white and OIL colored
female prisoners received. The ages OF
the latter ranged from sixteen to seven
ty-two years
Discipline in the female department
among both officers and inmates has been
exceptionally good. according to the re-
port.
We have constructed at this depart
ment." states Mr.. Whitaker, "a new din
ing room where tables are provided to
accommodate six people each. During
the meal hour the inmates are permitted
to converse with each other and conduct
themselves in as nearly a natural man.
ner as possible. and l believe this will
prove very beneficial from the stand
point of discipline and reformation.
The only recommendation l have to
make with reference to this department
is that we should have the indefinite
sentence with the right to parole. When
the law provides for this. more religious
training and educational features should
be provided
Evening star., 1913-11-23

few nights ago, and their automobile
ran around on the wrong side Of the cop
and his lighted umbrella. Did it make
any difference who was In that car? Not
bit Up went his brawny hand. and
back, back. back went the car. 1t had to
get on the wrong side and go around on
the correct side.
Now the question is, did that policeman
know Commissioner Newman was in that
car? And if he did, would he have made
him obey the law? What do you guess:
If you handed a conductor two dimes
and a nickel, what would be the infer
ence?
They say that Representative Carin of
Virginia got on a street car en- route to