East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-08

equipment and It would be good sense
for this government to know at all
times where and how il can secure
such material on short notice.
Yet after all our best reliance for
safety lies in following policy OF
fairness and justice TO all While we
do that Il is inconceivable that any
nation will want to attack this coun-
try. This country itself should never
enter a war OF aggression against an
ether country. There is no excuse
whatever for any hysterical campaign
for military preparation such as Rep
resentative Gardner would like TO see
pulled off. such a campaign would
b1 soft snap for battleship building
, concerns and others who would profit
by such expense, but il might do more
harm than good from the standpoint
OF national security. II We had [
big army and navy we would be crazy
TO use II on someone and sooner or
later we would be plunged into war.
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Hydrophobia is a dread disease be- I
cause when it is allowed to develop 1
it is invariably fatal.
Beware the Therefore the prevail
Coyote. ence Of rabies among $
the coyotes OF eastern r
Oregon is properly a subject for
alarm. The coyotes may easily COM
municate rabies to dogs or other do h
mestic animals and such animals may
in turn attack people and thus en- S
danger their lives 8,
1t is true that thus far no cases oil $,
hydrophobia have occurred in eastern
oregon. Let it be hoped there win be
no cases The danger may not be as
great as appears, but certainly there
is sufficient danger that people should ST
be thoroughly on guard. W
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After four months of war the rec
ord shows that 80 per cent Of the
German commerce has W
The Worlds been driven from the
Commerce. seas. The record shows .,
that 1921 German ships m
have been captured, destroyed, de-
aimed by neutrals or bottled up in
nome ports. During that same time ~,
1875 English ships have been similar ed
y affected.
German commerce is off the sea lis
treat Britain still retains the mas ~
cry OF the ocean. But England is not
Exporting as formerly Fast English co
lners have been taken for war pur- ad
,oses Raw materials essential to life
re not being sold but are being
Ioarded for war purposes. as is shown thi
y the wool embargo. MS
These facts throw light on why ,,'
american imports have fallen off and sb
,hy the war tax became necessary.
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, chicago Woman's Club maintains tn,
free employment bureau for women
and at the present
time there are hun ne
dreds of office girls
eeking employment through that bu- "o
eau. At the same time hundreds of
'hicago housewives are beseecling
he bureau to supply them with girls tar
o do housework What is true in ~ ~
'hicago is true in proportion all over he
he country. It shows a poor adjust laz
ient but Of course this trouble is due
D social rather than economic causes nl
ma
That Portlander who is so anxious
o get into prison is certainly en- for
tiled to accommodations at Salem.
- wit
The Atlantic is having another tre- OF
lendous gale; but our northwest plv
Gather is mild and pleasant
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Congress will have a short session
Mess the fllibusterers become nui- 10
nee once more. wi,
"SF-'-'~ the
Now take care Of the "Belgians" at say
ONE.
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Shop early and avoid the stampede qua
SSSOS-S-s~ go
Beware the nut" coyote. ~
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