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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-20
SOG1eCy

The Thursday Afternoon Club spent
an interesting afternoon yesterday at
the home of Mrs Charles F. Coleswor-
thy on the south hill with Mrs. Coles
worthy and Mrs. Mary ]. Lane as
hostesses. The subject for the session
was "The Hebrides," and the papers
were listened to with delight. Mrs.
T. NJ. Henderson explained the geog-
raphy of the islands and was follow
ed by Mrs. Edwin p Marshall with
a brief history and discussion of the
government 1.-The Druids" was the
subject OF an interesting paper by
Mrs. Roy T. Bishop and paper by
Mrs. James A. Fee dwelt upon lola,
the Sacred Isle" The closing num-
Der was a review OF THE Lord of the
Isles by Mrs. Adolph Schaefer. Vo-
cal numbers that were much appro-
priated were contributed by Mrs John
Ross Dickson and Miss Jennie Perry,
while Miss Margaret Colesworthy ia
vored the guests with piano selec-
ton. The rooms of the Colesworthy
home were very prettily decorated in
carnations of pink and white, the
club colors.
About seventy-five members OF the
Degree of Honor and twenty-five In
day afternoon in the I. o. o. F. hall
by the members of Team No. 2, led
by Mrs. ]. G. Finney captain. It was
"Washington's Birthday" affair and
the decorations were significant OF
the motive-idea. A large picture Of
'the father of his country was
draped with an American flag while
upon a table stood a cherry tree thai
called to mind the hatchet story oil
the first president. The afternoon
was very pleasantly spent with needle.
work and in playing Five Hundred.
About forty young people of the
high school set enjoyed an informa
| dancing party last evening in the as
sembly room of the Eastern Oregon
State Hospital, the use of that audi
| torium having been extended to then
By Supt. W. d. McNary. The beau
| tiful decorations put up for the bal
given there last week were still fr
place. The young people spent very
| happy evening.
Miss Anne Shannon Monroe. the
we'll known novelist who made many
| friends here during the Roundup
he
show a great tribute in an article ir
/ the Sunday Oregonian, left Portland
| a few days ago for Burns to complete
! her new novel amid the scenes where
it is laid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rechlin of La
| Grande, are guests at the home OF
Mrs. Rechlin's sister Mrs. Frank L
| Fairbanks. Mr.. Rechlin, who is q
railroad engineer, is temporarily TAX
ing Engineer Hansen's place out OF
| this city.
Miss Katherine Campbell returned
this morning from visit to th'
Strand ranch at Vansycle.
Mrs. Alex Montgomery of Helix
joined Mr.. Montgomery here thi:
morning
Miss Grace Bean. daughter of Su
preme Judge Henry ]. Bean, and
graduate of the local high school, hal
re-entered the University OF Oregon
The Current Literature Club Is en-
joying its annual this afternoon a
the home of Mrs. Lee Moorhouse OF
Water street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-20
Brush Cover.

The newest way of ornamenting
brushes on the dressing table If they
are not silver or ebony is to cover
them with crocade, chintz or ere
tonne, says the Chicago Journal.
Wash the brush first. and dry. Then
sandpaper the wood so that it will
hold mucilage. Cut the material the
exact size of the back of the brush.
paste 1t on smoothly and after the
mucilage is quite tdry affix a narrow
edging of gold braid in the same
manner. The color scheme of the
room may be given the brushes IL de-
sired.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-20

Minnesota Editors Meet.
MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 20-Uplift of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
THE WAR IN EUROPE.

The greatest powers of the yOTld
are now engaged in deadly combat.
None of these countries are poor, and
all of them have been making thor
ough preparation for such an event
as now exists ever since 1872 and now
have hundreds of thousands of men,
soldiers and sailors, millions of mon.
ey invested in the latest designs OF
military equipment, and now they pro.
pose to fight it out. There has been
advance and progress in pretty much
of everything under the sun, and
since the reason for going into battle
is to kill as many as possible on the
other side, war is now more dangerous
and deadly than ever before.
During our Civil war, of which there
are in this country many survivors,
what was then the latest war appara.
tus was brought into use, but the very
best then would have no chance at all
against the modern machinery Even
the guns of the infantry shoot much
farther. and have far greater penetra-
ton. The artillery covers miles, the
submarine and the aeroplane or dir
igible balloon have been brought into
use with great success In the Euro
pean struggle now going on so fierce
ly.
The science Of war has advanced
Just as much in the matter of appli.
ances and devices with which to &C
complish it's purpose. The mortality
in proportion to the number engaged
is far greater than in previous COM
bats. and probably no man can tell
within tens of thousands how many
have lost their lives in Europe since
the first of last August. Certain it is
that the death roll is already tremen-
dously long and will be very much
longer before any peace will be in
prospect. That it will be one of the
deadliest wars history has even known
is obvious at a glance and fighting will
be continued until one side or the
other fails from utter exhaustion and
loss of life, and the whole world will
be subjected to extreme hardship on
account of it. What becomes of all
our boasting relative to civilization,
culture, growth in grace and all that
sort of thing in the face of such
catastrophe as now overshadows
Europe?
There is no sense or reason that
can be- given for the present struggle
which comes anywhere near being
ADEQUATE. The occupant of the throne
in Austria is an old man, too old to be
effective and efficient as a statesman
and is Influenced perhaps by people
none too high minded. The car occu.
pies his position as the ruler Of all
the Russians because he was born
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
that way rather than for any special
ftnass Of qualifications The German

that way rather than for any special
fitness of qualifications. The German
emperor is especially brilliant and am
bilious, and the question now is for
him to settle whether he has been
looking farther than he can reach.
One thing is certain, that this war
means the destruction of hundreds of
thousands of lives, the loss of mil
lions upon millions of money, which
must be taken from the poor tax pay.
er of the several countries engaged
the stoppage of commerce and indus
try and general setback to every
nation involved from which it will not
recover in several decades. The pres.
ent situation arose, not from temper
airy conflicts of interests or diplomat.
ic complications, but rather is the re-
suit of i'll will that has existed for
years among these empires now en-.
gagged. Americans every day will read
with sorry interest the news as given
in our dailies and be thankful that
they live in country where floats the
Stars and Stripes, emblematic OF
peace, unity and plenty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03

of fertilizing achieved the amazing re-
suit that Germany's soil, although Gull
tivated for almost two thousand years,
is today more productive than the
virgin soil of the United States and
Canada Deserted farms like those
of the New England states and the
state of New York are unknown in the
German empire. Chemistry Is not
only educating the farmer in scientific
fertilizing but producing the requisite
artificial fertilizers-Hugo Schweitzer
in The Popular Science Monthly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
HORSES KICK FATAL
TO IOWA FARMER

Centerville, Dec. Samuel Sites,
well known Wells township farmer,
lost his life in peculiar manner
While driving up the horses from tho
pasture one of them, always consider.
ed gentle and trustworthy, more in
play than in viciousness, kicked up its
heels, striking him in the stomach. He
was brought to the Centerville hospit-
al and died from the effects of the in.
Jury. He leaves a wife and eight chill
dren. The funeral will be Friday
awaiting the arrival of some rela-
tives at a distance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
LAST CALL FOR AID.

The Iowa Belgian Relief association
has extended for a few days, the time
in which contributions to the fund
that is to succor the starving Belgians
may be made The appeal of the asso-
citation has been generously met and
Iowa has not proven laggard in ris-
ing to the call of humanity. Many
people have given freely and thou
sands of lives will doubtless be saved
as result. Nevertheless there are
many who have not added their mite
to the fund and in the few days that
remain before the association con-
cludes it's work, these should give
what little they can. Every little bit
helps.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03

that matter. The passers-by will
shower blessings on the head of the
man who has been SO thoughtful and
considerable as to keep the road in
good condition along the sides Of his
thought, If not said, about the farmer
who neglected such an easy proven
tion of abominable roads and such an
inexpensive insurance against them.
What if you don't get any pay for it?
What if some county trustee has been
paid for this work? Make him do it,;
but if he doesn't do it, do it yourself.
A farm in the corn belt, worth from
one hundred to two hundred dollars
an acre, should not be disgraced the
whole winter long by it's owner allow
ing the road to freeze up rough,
In the southern part of our territory
there is yet time to insure smooth
roads during the winter. We have
pointed out time and again how easily
they can be kept smooth, with nothing
to interfere with comfortable travel
all winter except snow, or, in the ex-
treme south, mud. But when roads
are in mud.shape any time of the
year, they can be smoothed down by
the use of the drag.
Farmers in the corn belt are very
slow to learn how valuable this simple
tool is. We noticed in our travels
that the eastern states are adopting
it; and it is not half as we'll adapted
for use there as it is here, on account
of the stones. When we learn to use
the drag in the fall of the year, again
at the first thaw in January or Feb,
ruary, and again in the spring as soon
as the ground begins to thaw, we will
have gone farther to solve the problem
of good roads than all the engineers
and good roads boosters from Maine
to California.
While we are on this subject, permit
us to say word about macadamized
roads where the material is limestone
as it must be in the corn belt. They
are a fraud, delusion and a snare. In
travelling over a road in Pennsylvania
we asked friend, man of great in
telligence, what he thought of the
macadamized road. He said it was an
utter and inexcusable failure, and de-
scribed it something in this way: An
automobile would pick up one stone
not bigger than the end of your thumb
The next one that comes along will
pick up another, and each succeeding
one will pick up more stones and
throw them out Then there will be
holes and gullies, just like this, max
ing automobiling anything but plea
sure.
We were in New England, where
they have trap rock or some other
rock. Where they have gumption
enough to use sand and clay, it is pos
sible to make hard roads that serve
a good purpose. We get provoked
when we hear men in the corn belt re
fusing to use the drag, and yet talk
ing about macadamized roads made
out of limestone. For very many
years, nine-tenths of the roads in the
corn belt must be dirt roads. These
nine-tenths are the roads that lead tc
the schools and to the churches. BY
the diligent and intelligent use of the
road drag, they can be made better
than the macadamiZed road, and al
one-tenth of the expense necessary tt
maintain macadamized road even al
ter it has been built at an expense o
from five to ten thousand dollars
mile,-WallaceS Farmer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
THE TARIFF FAILURE.

Twelve months of Underwood tariff
spell increased imports of merchan-
disc, increased exports of gold and in
creased expenditures of the govern
ment, while decreases are shown IN
customs receipts, exports of merchan-
disc, our balance of trade, and our
total trade or international commerce,
! imports of gold and the treasury sur
plus.
Free imports have increased $780,
682,729 as result of placing wool,
cattle, meats, eggs, potatoes, corn,
oats and various farm products on the
free list
| Dutiable imports under protection
amounted to $S28,85O,78S while under
free trade they amounted to $721 ,827,-
1923, or falling off of $107,O23, $50.
This decrease is chiefly in manufactur-
ed goods.
The total import trade free and duti-
able shows an increase OF $62,559,07O
] Our export trade amounted to 81
516,615, $50 under protection, while I'M
der free trade we sent abroad $2,2l8,-
49S,254, or falling off of $29S,1l7,-
4O6 for the first year under the tariff
of 1913.
The balance of trade, excess of ex-
ports over imports, under protection
amounted to $704052,261. Under free
trade it amounted to $343,375, 7S5, a
disastrous falling off of $360,676,476 in
one year.
Our total or international trade
imports and exports) amounted to
$4,329, IFS, O59 under protection. Under
free trade it amounted to $4092,620,.
1923, or a falling off of 1926, 55S,336.
Foreigners sent us $73,958,587 OF
gold under protection, while under
free trade they sent us $57,457,69O.
The excess of our exports of gold
over imports of the same precious
metal amounted to $3,817,260 under
protection and $117,91S,419 under free
trade, or an increase of $114,101,159. +.
AS revenue producer the demo-
cratic law is dismal failure. For the
| first twelve months of its existence
customs receipts amounted to $780,
|119,218 or a falling off Of 51,742,265,
from the amount received for similar
period of protection, which was $317,-
861 ,4S3.
The European war which began
about August 1 was blamed by the
democrats for the shortage in revenue,
yet customs receipts for the first ten
months from October, 1913, to July,
1914, inclusive Of the Underwood
tariff showed a falling off of $3O,66O,-
| O70, clearly proving that the European
/ war had nothing to do with that much,
at any rate, of the deficit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
MINERALITE BALL
ARRIVES AT Y. M. C. A.

The mineralite bowling ball, which
is being sent out by the Brunswick
Balke-C ollender Co., is now at the Y.
M. c. A. alleys and will be there for
three days. Every member may bowl
three games, and the one making the
highest score will have his record sent
in to the company which will award a
handsome trophy to the person roll
ing the highest score with this ball,
during it's trip. The ball came to Of
tumwa from Lincoln, Neb., and will 60
from here to Davenport.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
THE LAST DRAGGING OF YEAR.

Every year since We have cham
pioned the road drag, we have urged
our readers to drag their roads just
before the ground freezes up for the
winter. No one knows when that will
be, and the only way to be certain
that the road freezes up smooth is to
drag it after every rain, so as to keep
1t smooth. In good many sections,
our readers have not followed this
suggestion, and by the time this
reaches them. there will have been a
heavy rain, then travel, and then
freezing, so that the road is a mass
of humps and bumps. The travelling
public will have to smooth these
down if they are to take any comfort
at ALL This smoothing will be done,
not by the drag, the use of which
about twice after the last rain would
have made the roads smooth, but by
tires. to the great waste of team la
Dor, the great physical discomfort OF
the men, and the torture of the women
who are obliged to go to church or
town over roads so inexcusably bad.
The automobile will have to be put
I'D for the winter, or until heavy wag.
ons have smoothed down a track
which it can follow, except when it
has to turn out for team.
Come to think Of it, how easy it is
to have smooth roads all winter long
when the roads are frozen, but not
covered with snow; and what heavy
penalty we have to pay for neglecting
to use a tool so admirably adapted
10 the purpose. We hope those who
have allowed their roads to freeze up
rough will think this over and deter
mine that never again while they live
will they fail to drag the road in front
of the farm, pay or no pay, every time
it is liable to dry of rough in the fall.
or any other time in the year, for
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
MAXIMUM PRODUCTIVITY.

The cultivation Of potatoes, which
were originally introduced into Ger
many from the United States, has
been brought to such wonderful
stage of development that two distinct
classes of potatoes are raised, the one
rich in carbohydrates but poor in
heterogeneous matter for the fermenta-
ton industry, and the other rich in
introgenous matter for eating purposes.
Curiously enough, seed potatoes are
now imported into the United States
from Germany because our people al
lowed this vegetable to degenerate to
such degree that it has substantially
lost all value for seeding. The science
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03

sure the sight of Dean Stanley sur
rounded by groups of children, telling
them stories of the great people who
were buried there and of the kings
and queens who had been crowned
within the walls of the sacred edifce.
The mind of the sanity scholar was
filled with the lore of the historic
shrine. and he took much joy in pour
ing out his knowledge for the benefit
|of eager listeners. Thus he illustrated
the common method of transmitting
intelligence in the olden time, when
books were few and people had
|enough leisure to hear what wise men
had to say.
Though writings which one may
read even while he Is running have
largely displaced the spoken message
Iof the bard and the seer for our busy
age, yet no literature holds our atten-
warm breath of the author "A good
book" wrote John Milton, lis the
precious life-blood Of master-spirit,
!embalmed and treasured up on pur-
pose to life beyond life" We know
full well that literature which is not
|surcharged with human energy can
not survive. The mortality Of books
is enormous. The vast majority of
them die in infancy
Yet the birth rate Of books steadily
Advances. The reader stands over
whelmed by the multitude of volumes
which clamor for his attention. In
the face Of such an embarrassment
the question has been asked, What
would be the result if some mighty
car of the world would issue an edict
that no new books should be written
for, say. the term of hundred years 7"
Many things would result. some of
which are not desirable, but one inevi-
!+~t'c consequence would be the turn
ing back of many minds to those i'm
y. II pieces OF literature which are
now neglected in the rush of our
modern life. 1t would require an or
binary lifetime merely to scan the
surface of the great books already
produced. Readers who talk about
keeping up with the times have usual
ly started in without reckoning the
past as of any consequence. They
are like those rude people who try
to force themselves out of turn into
la long line of waiting depositors at
the bank.
He would be unwise who should to-
tally ignore the literature OF the day
and confine his reading to the master
pieces Of a remote age. We must not
drop out of comradeship with our own
generation. But it is indispensable
to the largest profit from our acquain-
lance with literature that we should
make careful choice out of the avail
able mass of books. In his journal
John Foster wrote: Few have been
sufficiently sensible Of the Importance
of that economy in reading which Sc
lects, almost exclusively, the very
first order of books. Why should
man, except from some special rea
son, read very inferior book at the
very time that he might be reading
one OF the highest order?"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03

Every foot of the new 3,400 mile
Lincoln highway transcontinental
road was covered by automobiles Fri
day between o'clock in the morning
and 6 in the evening. The Lincoln
highway consul at each important
point drove to the next point west and
return. The record-breaking run was
promoted by lincoln highway officials
to verify the announcement that the
coast to coast road is now ready for
automobile traffic.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03

Cedar Rapids Republican: Those
who are urging a complete census OF
Iowa next year, which is near at hand,
are urging a good thing. If the cen.
sus had been taken rightly the last
time Iowa would not have shown a
falling off in population. 1t was care
1essness in counting that placed us
before the country in that decline.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03

Don't forget that Iowa can use the
advertising that would come to it II
each of it's residenters pointed out its
superiorities when residents of other
states are, telling about their advan-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03

1t is reported that a German battle
ship has been blown up by mine.
1t is fact that several British ships
have met that fate. There is some
difference between rumor and fact
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03

"Sin-the violation of the law OF
organism-always lessons life, re-
duces power and tends to dissolution"
GLADDEN..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03

when a man begins to lie, it is
easy to keep on each lie is seed
from which other lies spring. His
love of truth is weakened and gradual,
ly disappears" -Washington GLADDEN..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-03
Press Comment

Kansas City Journal: The Red
Cross is supposed to be entirely neut-
raj, yet it has given 100000 cigar
cites to the allies. In the opinion of
many good people, this is contributing
material aid to the German cause.
Cedar Rapids Republican,: The
wise man no longer boasts of how
much he ate, but of how well, and
wellness in eating always means eat
ing not as much as you can, but what
you need to sustain life, BEAUTIFULLY.
Burlington Gazette: Four more
people were dashed to death when a
train hit an automobile in Illinois yes
1~1~-' It ir too late for these peo-
pie to heed the warning, but the live
..--s should profit by the sad expert
ence.
Waterloo Courier: Fifteen million
dollars worth of vehicle harness and
equipment ordered by the British gov
eminent of South Bend firm, 500
automobile trucks from Kenosha, TO-
900 automobiles from Jackson, Mich,
and 100000 one-pound tins of corned
beef from Chicago ought to help some
in breaking up the ice of business de-
preston.
Davenport Times: Much has been
said recently about the burden that
would be placed on the consumers II
the railways are given an advance in
freight rates. There is no need to dis
pute the figures. They may or may
not be correct
But if the advance will increase
business prosperity and give more men
Jobs, there is no need of worrying
whether as whole the people happen
to be paying higher freight rates. 1t
is usually the rule that man has to
spend money in order to make more
money. A community, or state, or ma
ton, may have to do the same thing.
Christian Advocate: "The first
library was a human BRAIN" said
President Charles j. Little in a no
table address many years ago, "a
brain in whose alcoves were stored
away the traditions Of other times, the
wisdom of sages, the songs of bards.
A Moses learned in the wisdom of the
Egyptians; a Homer behind whose
sightless eyes famed the splendor of
heroic Greece; a Scion to the wise
music of whose rhythmic speech
Athens sprang up to glory and to
power. were the libraries of their
people. Before books were, men
were. and the first great books were
thinking minds"
Visitors of a former generation to
Westminster, Abbey recall with plea