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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-01

Ject and TO do so were willing not
merely to betray the interests OF PEN
dleton but to besmirch the records or
honest men. This paper has known
the insidious ways by which the oppo- /
sition has worked and has understood
the cause Of that activity.
The report of the council bears out
the contention made BY this paper in
November that the only real crime o.
the water board has consisted in
faithful advocacy of gravity water
system for Pendleton. The only Of
fence of which that board has been
guilty has been the offence of striving
honestly and energetically to secure
good water for this city and thereby
provide for the city's growth and the
welfare of the people. They have
been guilty of doing this in defiance of
the wishes of a small reactionary ele-
ment and in defiance of the desires
OF tae Pacific Power Il Light Co.
which concern is to lose its pumping
privileges and is resentful because the
Thorn Hollow project will bring a
municipal electric plant within reach
OF the people.
II is because the four members OF
the water board have served the peo-
, pie faithfully and courageously that
they have been assailed and maligned.
For their fidelity and good work they
have been rewarded with gross SIAN
} der and abuse and insult. 1t has been
shame and a travesty on civil gov
ernment in Pendleton. 1t is stu
alton that should never be allowed to
, occur again. The people must be on
guard against such jobbery and deceit.
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News stories telling Of the awarding
OF the work for designing the inter-
) state bridge between
The Trouble Portland and Van
With Kelsey. couver state the en-
gineers. Messrs. Wad-
|, dell & Harrington, will be given COM
} mission of five per cent on their work,
1t will mean the sum of sS7,500 for
planning the bridge. Five per cent OF
4 the cost of construction is invariably
their charge and they were paid such
commission for building the Haw-
thorne avenue bridge for the city OF
Portland and the same commission for
: designing the new steel bridge in
E Portland for the O.-W. R. & Co.
For planning the gravity water sys.
; tenn for Pendleton Mr.. Kelsey has beer
: given a commission of four per cent
by the water board and the payment
of that amount has brought forth
most bitter cries of anguish from thu
I "sntis." 1t illustrates the peril of the
: engineer who in finding desirabi'
T " ater supply for a community ais
discovers the possibility Of munici
pal electric plant In connection will
such a system. Had Mr.. Kelsey
plans in no way encroached on th'
o sacred preserves Of the Pacific Powe
&. Light Co. all would have been lovel,
= and he would be an angel instead o
the deep dyed villain he has beef
y painted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-01
The Warren Music House Will
Hereafter Represent Eilers Music
House in This Territory.

In order effect this change will be necessary close every
stored Pnand Bros warehouse Pndeton also the
Huet stock of pianos at La Crande.
Read word Read how 800 player for
al
No shing
terofp stand in the way of their
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-01

Now that the council has found af-
ter thorough inquiry that the four
water commissioners
Let Them are free from just
Finish the Job. criticism the natur-
al and logical couse
will be for those men to remain in
charge of the work and see that the
project is completed. Councilman
Montgomery was right in his conten-
ton and It will be surprising If that
suggestion is not carried out.
In filing their acceptances last
evening after the council report han
been given Messrs Jack and Brown
took patriotic action. There is too
much at stake to take chances on an
unfriendly water board. There is
good evidence OF a clever design to
hamper the project and such designs
might succeed should the board fall
into unfriendly hands.
The welfare OF Pendleton demands
that the water board be kept In the
hands of men who have been tried
and found true. Two members have
already offered TO serve and as they
begin on new terms required no ap-
pointments. Messrs Moore and La
dow should likewise be retained II they
will serve. Their records have been
found clear and It is up to them to stay
with the Job. II they refuse to serve
there will be need OF care in the Be.
lection OF their successors.
Pendleton cannot afford to have It's
gravity water project subjected to
any further jobbery.
Old Nineteen Thirteen treated Pen
dleton very well and there are indi-
cations the new year may do fully as
we'll IL not better by this city
Truth crushed to earth shall rise
again." and the ascension occurred at
the council meeting last night.
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To swear off bad habit shows good
intentions: to keep your resolutions
shows stamina
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The COuntersign.
The maneuvers Of the Swiss army
were at their height.
A dark figure stole out Of the
shadow OF a cheese bush.
who goes there asked the SEN
tinel.
"A friend" came the answer.
"Step forward and give the coun-
tersign."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-01

Any man under a cloud naturally
appears In a bad light.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-01

stranger passed within the lines
The stiffness of the grave settled
over the Alps.-New York Sun.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-09-20
Gamma Alpha Meets.

The graduate fraternity, Gamma
Alpha, held an informal social
meeting Saturday night.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-09-20
CARING FOR CRIMINALS.

The establishment of a huge farm
on which criminals and derelicts can
be scientifically treated is planned by
the American Association of Critical
Surgeons, who met in convention in
Chicago recently. Steps are being
taken to raise one million dollars. the
amount required for the venture.
This is a most practical suggestion
for the treatment of the criminal. For
the criminal, whether the product of
heredity or environment, or both, is
only a sick man. Sometimes he is
durable; sometimes the disease of
crime cannot be entirely uprooted.
The hopeless criminals who come
to the farm could be confined on the
farm for life. Many with criminal ten
denotes would yield to the treatment.
Hereditary criminal stains would be
wiped out; the cramping influence of
bad environment would give way to
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-09-20
THE CONSTITUTION.

Victor Murdock advocates the hold
ing of a national convention in 1920
to be repeated every thirty years
thereafter, that the federal constitu-
tion "may be made the mobile, SER
viceable and responsible document
that the fundamental law of a demo-
cratic nation ideally should be-" He
believes that the constitution would
respond readily to the unforeseen
needs of a new day and new condi-
tions, if the people could get a whack
at it now and then.
It's a rather good old constitution,
all in all, but it is little out of date,
in paragraphs here and there, and
Victor Murdock probably is right
when he suggests this plan of taking
the historic, Old document off the
shelf, blowing the dust off it, and ad-
ding a few patches where they're
needed
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-09-20
THE WAR AND FASHIONS.

Paris and London sartorial crea'
tions are here for the last season fol
long time, if the war keeps on. Ther
domestic styles and fabrics will be,
gin to come to the front.
Anyway, isn't it about time that we
made a declaration of independence
of styles by and for the women of the
United States? Aren't American wo-
men as creative as French women
and Frenchmen?
A habit is a binding chain. 1t is the
hardest thing in the world to change.
Stylish Americans have had the habit
Of wearing such colors, such shapes,
such styles as Paris and London de-
cree.
Now comes the war. If it lasts
long enough Americans will be forced
to break this habit. Once the habit
is broken, it will be for them to de-
sign their own styles, to pick the
colors which they will wear.
American manufacturers are ready
to make the clothes as they are de-
manded. They would like to have the
chance. If necessity breaks the habit
of wearing foreign-designed clothes,
Americans will show the world that
Ia creative genius they do not have
to follow the dictates of Paris and
london.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-09-20

well as the diaphanous evening gown
are made of 'em.
AS to rolling collars it is sad Il
relate but true that fair femininit.
is going to get it in the neck agaiI
this season. In plain words the higi
choker collar has already many {
fashionable throat in its vise-lik'
clutch and is shown on all the chit
plain tailored blouses for the fall anC
winter
Along with the high, tight collar
I is returned the high lace shoe. With
her coats, blouses, skirts and sleeves
so lavishly garnished with buttons "a
la Militaire" it probably is relief
for a much buttoned maiden to feel
that at least her feet are buttonless.
But to return to the starting or
fiaring points. The really most fla
grant flares of all are found on the
coats and wraps. For street wear
the suit line but the separate coats
are all cut like a Cossack's, and the
most stunning are finished around
the bottom, cuffs and collars with
wide bands of fur-skunk, monkey,
or sable preferred.
The Cossack co1t for evening wear
has almost the same cut as the street
coat for day wear but is developed in
brilliant hues of chiffon velvet, one
exquisite model is of yellow velvet
the shade of a California poppy. A
long loose vast line is indicated by
a wide band of dull gold galloon and
the wide collar, deep suffs like two
muffs, and broad banding around the
flaring skirt is of sable. The lining is
of old gold chiffon. long loose capes
flaring out about the heels and ban
ded with fur are also lovely for even
ing wraps and are made of velvet al
so. An adorable one of magenta vel |
yet with a broad band of chinchilla |
around the foot has a quaint Capu-
,hine in lieu of a collar.
Carrying out the ever popular |
lack and white effect, a white velvet 4
ape is trimmed in monkey fur, its
,Ointed hood finished with long Jet
assels and a gorgeous salmon vel
'et coat or rather wrap shows a
leeve on one side with a deep skunk
uff. On the other side it wraps around
he figure like a cape. A dull silver
rnament of mentalized embroidery
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-09-20

Comes now Sir Cecil Spring-Rice
British ambassador, to the State De-
partment in Washington to apologize
for Sir Lionel Garden, British min
lister to Mexico, for criticizing the
United States for Withdrawing troops
from Vera Cruz. 1t hasn't been sc
long ago that President Woodrow
Wilson summarily recalled an ambas-
sador from Mexico. The Mexican eli
mate seems to irritate ambassadors
into doing and saying things which
they shouldn't.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-09-20

fresh air, to sunshine and to the care
of criminal experts.
These unfortunate men-the crimi-
nals-woul6 be turned back to the
Nation good citizens, if the proper
scientific treatment was given them.
And the expenses of courts, prisons,
reform schools and other institutions
for the capture, trial and punishment
of men and women who can't conform
to the laws would be materially re-
duced after time.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-09-20

fastens the cape side over to the
sleeve side and a wide band of skunk
finishes the bottom and the neck.
Almost all of the wraps are made
of plain unfigured velvet, but so
brilliant are the colors and so rich
the combination with the fur band
ings that the effects obtained are pos
itively dazzling to the naked eye.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-09-20

Isn't it just like fashion to deere,
flaring coats and skirts for the win.
ter season when chill blasts FIND
getting under bares the easiest thing
they know?
It's a great little chance though for
lovely woman to get back into her
Old stride for she can actually get
there now with a long, swinging gait
in the new full skirts. Some are
frankly gathered or shirred on the
waist bands while in other models
all over pleats offer complete eman-
clpatlon to neither limbs. OF course
this summer many pleats of filmy
materials were tried out either as un-
der skirts beneath long tunics of lace
or chiffon or the tunics themselves
were pleated over scant and plain
Now, however, there are
pleats a plenty-sun, box, and ac-
cordion-and the entire skirts of the
tailor suit and frocks as
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-09-20

"Film developer jumped FROM $1.4O
to $40 a pound says a headline.
Here's an item to be entered in the
expense account sent home to- father
that will now cover large sums of
money
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-09-20
Hebrews to Celebrate New Year.

The Jewish New Year will be cele-
brated by the Hebrews of Columbia
with services at the residence of Vic
tor Victor, 4O4 Matthews street. on
Sunday evening, September 20, at
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-09-20

1880 o'clock. Students as well as
others who are interested in Jewish
New Year are invited.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-09-20
WOMEN'S STYLES
FOR THIS WINTER
BY MARGARET MASON
Written for the United Press }

The hat upon Belinda's hair
Tips up with just little flare;
Her collar bares, her Russian coat
Flares out decidedly you'll note;
And in a manned quite discrete
Her full skirt flares above her feet.
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In fact most everything she'll wear
Flares up and out a bit somewhere.
But don't care bit, do you.
Unless her temper flares up too.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-04-05

joritg of cases. To do this two things are
ie0uisite- knowledge and power
To the knowledge Of what is necessary to
Ae done must be added the power to compel
compliucc
1be charity worker finds on every hand con-
ti')n5 which unless removed or remeded
render utterly ineffective and imperative any
attempt TO put an end to the applicants de.
pcpdency Moral suasion. the only weapon
ayaiiable. is generally useless to bring about
such results II threats are made or the
courts appealed TO- charity loses IT'S beauty
and significance, ana becomes hateful TO its
beneficiary.
Herein lies the great advantage Of Mothers
Pensions. administered by the courts. which
pos sass both the ability 70 acquire and knowl.
edge of the facts and also the power TO On.
force its directions
Because OF ITS limitations in this regard
charity, no matter how fully organized, can
never be- more than a temporary expedency
in the treatment of poverty. a life5eIt to sus-
tain the man who cannot swim until q life
boat rescues him
Nor us il desirable that charity should aim
i1 DO more than this ongcontnued charity
paupesi2Cs and demorai2es. Morphine, to
temporarily relieve pain, is valuable but as
H' lty diet it Us not 10 be recommended
Ctary should, therefore. he voluntary and
-r0u'1peOus when the need IS presented Or
ulei CLARITY which becomes professional
urt only rF.. bcuegolouce of its ohiefost charm
aW suggests 10 thc recipient "a false and de.
"u" .ls hope OF permanent assistance.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-04-05
q Ca5yIonian Seal Representing Noah in His Ark
Supported by the Gods

from myths and legends and heroic epics, as
e., Glsamesh, the nero OF Jae famous Gill
gamcsh epic; DumuH. the unfortunate lover Of
the goddess lshtar ltana who under the
wings OF an eagle, made a caring ascent to
heaven etc. Moreover remarkably long reigns
are assigned to the first kings Of the lists.
Eiana 6. r. is said 10 have ruled C25 years;
another king called the scorpion" $40 years,
and I.ugaloanda Of Erak 1890 years But very
soon the lists becam eentirci5 historical; the
Kings rule only 30. 20 OF years. etc.
The long regns assigned 10 the earlier
kings involve Of course, that a very loag dt-
ration must BIZ assumed for the whole period
from the deluse TO tine tine when the tablets
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-04-05

sesses small fragment Of thirteen partially
preserved lines which was published by Prof
Hilprecht some years ago. Our new text
however. is an entirely different account. as
will be seen from the fact that the hero bears
a name different from that found in the other
deuge stories But what makes the new ac-
count especially important is that it is not,
like the other versions, written in the Semitic
Babylonian language but in Sumerian-that
is the old tongue of the non-Semitc race
sway over Babylon.
"As will be seen from some Of the quota
tiOns, the text is a kind of pOetIcal composition,
and as such was originally nov intended to be
merely an historical record, but served some
practical ritualistc or other purpose For
various reasons il seems to me mat our tablet
was written about the time of King Hammu-
rabi ,t211T2075l, thus being the oldest Baby
lOnian record we have at the present time. Of
the creation as well as the deluge The text
itself however, may go back to even a much
earlier time
Judging by the color Of the clay the shape
Of the tablet and the script our text belongs
with another tablet that contains a list of
kings. 1t even seems to me that there we're
three tablets OF about equal size, measuring
about SIC by 7 inches on which an histori-
caly interested scribe wrote the worlds his
tory. or al least its outlines The first of these
tablets ! believe, contained the Babylonian
theoeony and then related the famous fight
between the younger generation OF the gods
and the deity of the primeNal chaos, which
ultimately resulted in the creation of heaven
and earth ont of the two parts of Chaos.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-04-05
Oldest Story of the Creation and the Deuge Yet Found
Discovery OF an Ancient Tablet from
Babylonia, Which Gives an Entirely
New Chronology to the World,
Makes Its Creator a Goddess, and
Relates New Version of the Flood


nVe clues are named after hVe other great
UVlhlues, Hummldau bad-lgar' Larak' VINO
gave his power to Pabilhareg; Shippar, VINO
gave power TO Shaha' the suneod' ana LIST
onufrupak
The poem goes on to tell how priests were
set over the cities canals. rivers and streams
created, and the land Watered so that gram
might grow.
once more the top of the column is missing
and we come upon only these scattered words
"The-place the people a rainstorm. ....
THEIR. they made" indicating that the
wrath OF the gods was hndled against men
for some impousness and the narrative con
unues substantially as follows:
At that time Nintu walled like woman in
travail. The holy lshtar walled on account OF
the people Enki. who was the god of wisdom
whom the two great regnant gods consulted on
all occasions and who seems to have been
sort of Ulysses. held counsel with Anu Enkil
and Nintu over the proposed destruction Of
mankind. At that time Ziugidda was king and
high priest OF Shuraprak. meaning city of the
last day OF the flood and he made obeisance
to the gods and prayed, prostrating himself in
humility and daily and personally he was in
contact with them by means of dreams and
con9ured them daily by the name CT heaven
and earth. o.,
The ensuing is very comDlicated poetry full
of parallelism like that of the Hebrew Psalms
but the meaning or it all is that EnN desired
to save Nintu's creatures and ordered Ziu-
gidda to stand by wall and listen and he
told him by our command rainstorm will
be sent to destroy the seed of mankind This
in the decision of the assembly of the gods"
Unfortunately much OF the rest of this ac-
count is lost as 1t appears on the reverse side
of the tablet, but we learn that Ziugidda
standing by the wall, heard the story and un
derstood that the destruction of mankind by
food was at hand. Thus said the god
Enki, TO destroy the seed OF mankind is the
decision Of the gods ETC. and what is missing
apparently is an injunction to King Ziugidda
to escape.
The account begins again with description
Of windstorms which possess great power, the
ralnstorms in their entirety went with them
and the storms were terrible After seven
days the rainstorm had stormed over the land
and carried away the huge boat Then the
sun god came forth shedding light over heaven
and earth Ziugidda opened the (rooD of his
ship and the light of the sun god was let into
the interior Of the huge boat
After the storm and the waters had disap-
peared, Ziugidda prayed to the gods of heaven
with loud voice and sacrificed an OK, sheep
and something with great horn" the name
OF which is missing. Evidently the prayer
answered and it would appear that EnM and
Nintu persuaded the gods not to continue their
wrath further As in all Oriental tales, when
an erring one is forgiven he is loaded with
new honors and presents. SO in this case the
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Atlanta Georgian., 1914-04-05

ST-F HE case of Mrs Maggie Ustch, Of Chi
cago calls attention strikingly to the
manner in which America punishes
mothers for the fault of losing their husbands
or Of being deserted by them.
We have alleviated this kind Of hardship to
considerable degree in Chicago by the
Mothers Pension law but for certain reasons
this remedy was not permitted to be used in
this case
Mrs Ustieh. whose husband is in the insane
asylum, vas taken in charge by the United
Charities OF Chicago. together with her five
n!dren For nearly two years now she has
been the recipient of this scientific trea.
ment, but IS still helpegs]y dependent.
During this time the following organizations
individuals and machinery were set In motion
81 MOSQUE this family
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-02
IN THE MOVIES

A reporter always wears straw
hat with bow in the back and wins
a girl. And he is always an eye-wit-
ness to the big items.
1t is really a wonder that villains
robbing safe do not wear gloves.
They ought to know by this time that
they leave finger prints that can be
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-02

detected by the first sleuth who
comes along armed with a pocket
magnifying glass.
1t is no trick at all for preacher
to perform a wedding ceremony
standing behind the couple.
Every artist has model, always
gets in trouble with the model, and
never paints.
About one-thirdrway through roll
licking comedy somebody belts some
body else with barrel stave, which
results in fun galore.
A mans valet, always NEEDLES
with his employers liquors and
cigars, which, enlightens US common
people as to what a valet is for.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-02

halted when attorneys for state failed
to get answers from witnesses who
remembered nothing.
New York.-DougIas |. Mckay, po-
lice commissioner of N. Y. City, ten
dered resignation to Mayor Mitchell.
Understood will be, accepted.
Neutrality-suspicious. passed Key
bill pensioning widows and dependent
children of soldiers who served in
Spanish-American war.
New York.-ConVersion of whole
arena of Madison Square Garden into
worlds largest swimming pool where
city's poor may battle free all sum-
mer possibility.
Berne.-Youth, 10, admitted to In
terlaken Hospital suffering from
stomach disorders, found to possess
two stomachs.
Dover, Eng.-Spanish steamship
Jose Dearamburu~ collided with uni
Identified French vessel during heavy
fog. French vessel reported to have
gone down.