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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-26
HELPING HAND EXTENDED
TO WORTHY FAMILY HERE
BY CHARITABLE RESIDENTS
WIFE III AND HUSBAND II
FORCED TO QUIT JOB TO
NURSE HER.

On this Thanksgiving day there u
one family In Pendleton that has lit
tie for which to be thankful and yet
is thankful for a great deal. With
the mother very III with typhoid fever.
the father forced TO quit his wage.
earning Job to act as nurse, the two
little children deprived thus OF pa
rental care. with poverty all about
there is charity that Is ready to help
them in their misfortune. The fam
lily Is that Of Mr. and Mrs. II. p.
Walker and they live In a little house
in Byers' Grove.
For a long time nof. the mother
has been very Ill with typhoid fever
and the father has hardly left her
bedside Their little store OF money
was soon exhausted and starvation
threatened them. John HALEY. ju-
venile court officer, discovered their
plight. reported It to the county court
as we'll as to friends and the result
has been that the unfortunate family
has been supplied with groceries and
warmer clothing. One lady even sent
a bedstead and bed yesterday and
another a dozen Jars OF canned fruit.
Today Mr. HALEY intends having the
sick woman removed to ST. Anthony's
hospital II the physician will permit
and he believes that under the treat
ment there she will soon recover. The
children are aged two and four.
This is not the only case OF poverty
that Mr.. HALEY has discovered and
in which he has interested himself
There are several other families al
most as bad off and he has succeed
ed in securing much TO aid them dur
ing the winter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-26
LAST FOOTBALL GAME OF
SEASON IS THIS AFTERNOON

This afternoon commencing at 3
o'clock the last football game of the
season in Pendleton will be played.
The combatants WIN be the high
school eleven and the all star team
and the championship OF the city
hinges upon the contest Once be-
fore, early in the season, the two
teams fought draw, the score being
6 to g.
The All-stars have the weight and
individual ability but they lack the
unity which the season has given the
high school squad and the latter,
though much lighter, expects to win
over the has-beens In the lineup of
the all-star team will be such former
stars as Duff. Bowler, Finnell. Peter
son. Augustus, Mcdonald, Kiskpat-
rick, Rugg, Thompson. Hnderman
and Shredder.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-26
Butte Miners in Prison

DEER LODGE, Mont, Nov. "a
"Muckle" Mcdonald and Joe Brad
fey, ex-president and ex-vicepresident
OF the Butte Mine Workers Union,
were brought to the state prison here
by Sheriff Manning, of jefferson
county. to serve sentences Of three
and five years, respectively, passed
upon them by Judge Clark at Boul-
dor upon their conviction on the
charge of kidnapping and deporting
miners from Butte last August.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-26
FOUR BIG FOOTBALL GAMES
ARE SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
WE'LL KNOWN COLLEGE GRID
IRON WARRIORS WILL TEST
THEIR STRENGTH.

NEW YORK. Nov. 26.-Many col
lege students will have an additional
cause for thanks this afternoon II
their favOrite teams win. Numerous
games Of purely local interest are
scheduled for many parts OF the
country
The larger games which will be
played are the following
Cornell VS.. Pennsylvania at ithaca.
Carlisle VS.. Brown at Providence.
Syracuse vs.. Notre Dame at Syra-
cuse.
University OF Pittsburg VS.. Penn
State at Pittsburgh.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-26
Damage Cases Against West,

; BAKER, Nov. 26.-Two OF
} the most interesting cases as
} we'll as the most important
, damage actions tried for some
, years in the local circuit court
, will be tried next month. They
, are the damage suit brought by
William Wiegand against Gov
, ernor West and that of Steward
, and Warner, in which the gov
ernor is also the defendant.
The suits grew out OF the raid
} by the militia at Copperfield
last January and the confisca-
, ton OF the saloon stock and
fixtures of the plaintiffs. The
damages sought in the two ac-
} tions is approximately $4,000.
, which damage the plaintiffs al
lege they suffered in being de-
, prived OF their means of lveli-
, hood and confiscation OF prop
erty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-26
CHILEAN WARSHIPS TO SEE
THAT NEUTRALITY IS KEPT
nESTROYERS ARE SENT UNDER
SEALED ORDERS TO ISLAND
POSSESSIONS.

VALPARAISO, Chile, Nov. 26.-In
pursuance OF its announced Intention
OF inforcing strict neutrality, the Chill
can government dispatched two des-
troyers Captain Merino, Tarpa and
Captain O'Brlen to the Juan Fernan-
des Islands. Chilean possessions 400
miles off the coast. The warships
sailed under sealed orders.
The authorities at the port OF An
tofagasta removed vital parts Of the
engine OF the German steamer Kar-
mack Notwithstanding the promise Of
the German minister that German
steamers would not leave Chilean
ports.
An official statement OF the Chilean
maritime authorities yesterday said 1t
had been proved that German war
ships had violated the neutrality Of
Chile by staying for several days in
the Juan Fernandez Islands.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-26

At a meeting of the new Roundup
board last evening the annual cleo
ton OF officers was held with the re-
suit President T. d. Taylor was re-
elected and all the old officers retain
ed in their positions. Aside from the
president the officers are r. w. Rit-
ner, business manager c. H. Marsh
secretary, and Jack Watson, treasur-
er
Claude Penland, new member of the
board. is made parade manager. while
Fred Earl, former parade manager,
is now chairman OF the committee on
non-cempetitive events, II. w. Col
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-26
NEWS SUMMARY
Q General.

Retreat OF Germans from Russian
Poland develops into route.
Ex-Tammany chief will wed In
dian maid.
Dlxmudc said TO have been rctaken
by French marines.
Russians arrive on Servlan soil to
help In campaign against the Aus
trlans.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-26
Local.

Council grants new saloon licenses
Curfew law and antl-cigarctte law
10 be enforced.
school children contribute TO Boys
and Girls Aid Society.
Sheriff Taylor again heads Round
up board.
Last football game of season this
II. NJ.
Wool brings big price in Boston.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-26
.EX-TAMMANY CHIEF
AND INDIAN GIRL
WILL Be MARRIED
Bride ofRichardW. Crokeris DauCh.
ter Of Cherokee Princess-Rom-
ance Was kept Secret.
GROOM IS rs YEARS OF ACE

Girl Is 23-Arrangements for We'd
ding Kept Secret-Young Woman
and Her F1ance show Remarkable
Ability I'm Keeping Details OF tho
Affair Quiet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-26
D|XMUDE REPORTER
CAPTURED AFTERA
VIGOROUS ASSAULT
French Marines Drive Germans Out
Of Trenches, Enter City and Mount
Guns to Hold Place.
GERMANS QUIT COAST POINTS
Kalser's Forces Said TO Have Retreat
ed Inland Out OF Range OF British
War Vessels-Zeebrugge Badly
Damaged by Bombardment-
French Shell Arna villa.

LONDON, Nov. 26.-The allies were
reported to have recaptured Dixi-
nude. The Daily Mail published a
story to this effect on what was said
to be trustworthy, information.
Twice. It was said. the Germans
were driven from the trenches before
the town and twice they retook them
but on Tuesday night, it was declar-
ed, a detachment Of French marines
gained the defenses for the third
time and held them after desperate
fighting.
1t was said that the marines then
occupied Diximude itself and mounted
guns.
The kaiser's forces were said to
have been driven from the trenches
along the coast in the vicinity Of Dix
nude and were falling back to the
defenses too far inland to be reached
by the British shells.
Zeebrugge was reported to have
been badly damaged by the British
bombardment but naval officers ex-
pressed doubt Of the story that six
German submarines had been de-
stroyed there.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-26
EIGHT LICENSES FOR SALOONS
ARE GRANTED BY CITY COUNCIL

Seven of the present holders Of sa-
loon licenses in Pendleton were
granted new licenses for the year
1915 last night by the city council
and one new firm was granted a Ii
cense. Three other applications were
held up temporarily. pending further
investigation.
Those granted licenses last evening
were George Darveau, Breeding &
Hansen. Herman Peters. w. G. Bo-
gert. william Hoch, Latourelle &
Hauswirth, Antoine Kraft and Russell.
Hays & Sullivan. The last named
firm is a new one and is composed OF
John Russell, former police officer,
and at present employed at the Co.
lumbla saloon, and Ed Hayes and
Frank G. Sullivan, well known bar
tenders at present employed at the
Sideboard saloon. They will open
their saloon in the building at the
corner OF Court and Cottonwood
streets formerly occupied by the La
Dow sporting goods house. and plan
to make their bar a modern one in
every particular.
a license to sell Wholesale malt IL.
quors was granted to the Pendleton
Ice and Cold Storage Co. Peters &
sutton were granted a saloon license
week ago, leaving five more licenses
to be granted to bring the number up
to IL. the number provided for under
the new amendment to the liquor or
dinance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-26

PARIS, Nov. 26.-The French con
tinued their bombardment of Arns
Villa, 10 miles from Metz, today and
what was believed TO be a Gallo in
itiative in developing an offensiv,
movement in Lorraine was under way
From Verdun in the north to Net
in the south, the German line ex-
tends in the form of a wedge into
the French Verdun and Toul line OF
defenses. The Arna Villa movement
was taken to represent the Tightening
OF the circle which the French are
trying to draw about st. Mihiel.
The Germans are continuing a
vigorous bombardment of Arras,'" de-
clared an official statement this after
noon from the Bordeaux war office.
In Belgium. it was said, the can
nonading had diminished in violence
and there and elsewhere along the
line comparative calm was reported.
At various points, especially in the
Nosges, it was stated that operations
were being delayed because Of heavy
snow falls.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-26
Levy Not Made.

Contrary TO expectations the tax
levy for the coming year was not
made last night but an adjourned
meeting will be held Friday evening
for this purpose. The budget had
not been fully prepared by last ev-
cning.
Considerable time at the meeting
last evening was taken In discussing
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-26
TO ADVERTISERS

The East 0regC nlan has the largest paid
circulation OF any paper In Oregon, east OF
Portland and ovel twice the circulation II
Pendleton Of any other newspaper
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07
GOOD IN GARDEN MOVEMENT
City of Duluth Has Demonstrated
That u Is Of Value In Many
Different Ways.

In the summer OF 1918. the Duluth
cant lots In different parts OF the
city and put man In charge OF the
three tracts. He conducted demon
STATION gardening through the sea
son; was always available to help puz
zled gardeners; guided the school chill
dren in their work. and otherwise
stimulated the garden movement In
the city
From an importer OF garden prod
ucts. Duluth became at least a pro
Queer of its own supplies. Duluth's
hinterland is developing agricultural
ly. but the garden movement In the
city has lost none of its significance
IL has promoted the ownership OF
many homes; II has drawn children
from the street and made them gar
den enthusiasts; II has induced great
err efficiency among wage-earners
through contentment and more health
full surroundings. and II has made Du-
luth a city OF gardens beautiful 10 be-
hold.
or greater value to Duluth is the
moral effect on the city. The rising
generation is one OF gardeners. Fac
tory workers and office employees not
only raise their own vegetables. but
they have developed their bodies by
the exercise. The demand for saloons.
gambling houses and similar resorts
Is dying out.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07
camphor Irees for Streets.

A trade journal quotes Texas nur-
seryman as saying that the camphor
tree 10 very popular for street planting
In the southern part OF that state;
that It is never troubled by insect
pests and that mosquitoes Will avoid
it.
No tree Is exempt from insect pests.
and camphor trees may be found with
such a thick incrustation OF the red
scale OF the orange that bark on twigs
may scarcely be seen. Mosquitoes
avoid camphor and it's fumes and
therefore will not literally 'roost"
upon the tree. but they do not avoid
the general territory In which II
grows. The camphor tree Is a prime
favorite in southern California and
we do not allow fear OF insect pests
to deter us from planting It wherever
and whenever opportunity presents
Los Angeles Times.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07
GETTING INTO THE COUNTRY
Exodus From Cities Is Powerful Rea-
son for Making the Suburban
Towns More Attractive.

This Is the day of the suburb-more
and more are the people OF moderate
means moving out OF town" 1t used
to be that only the wealthy could en-
Joy green trees. grass and flowers.
Now all this is changed because OF
the Improvement In car service Thirty
years ago the man OF means took the
train to his suburban station - was
met there and driven TO his home
Now even those living on small in
comes may enjoy the quiet. the sweet
air. the wholesome environ ment OF the
near" country life without its former
expenses. and drawbacks. The cleo
trio cars. linking all large cities with
a perfect circle OF outlying settle
ments have made this possible Even
the workingman has been thought Of
during the last decade and many com
Portable houses within reach OF his
pocketbook can be found There are
no longer the old obstacles OF no
stores. no churches. no schools These
and all the other advantages OF city
nave llucb ltluSs
woods and streams are the play
grounds God meant for the children
not city pavements. The city Is not
too distant for amusements. shopping.
culture and work The country not too
far for walks and picnics. health and
happiness. Give the children some
seeds and let them dig In the good.
brown earth. Encourage them TO climb
trees. to swim, to notice the birds
and flowers. You will not need to
save so hard for summer vacations.
vacation at home will be a Joy.
healthgiying and restful. You will have
good friends among your neighbors.
plenty OF wholesome amusement near
at hand Not only the children, but
the other boys and girls will be health
ier-and safer The spring Is calling
every bird and grass blade and
swelling bud. by all means. let US an
swer. "Yes."-Exchange
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07
announcement OF Thrift.

In Chicago there has been started
an association for the encouragement
Of thrift Farseeing men are behind
the movement. confronted with the
enormous waste In time. opportunity.
and material which has been a natural
inheritance from a generation that
found everything to spare at hand
This condition no longer exists. A
changed economic condition calls for
changed methods OF living. to which
the people must be educated. As the
lasting and formative Influences are
those belonging to childhood. the
school garden may be counted upon
TO play no small part In bringing about
better understanding OF the elements
OF living. all the way from the mar
ket basket onward TO the best that
goes to make happy and prosperous
homes
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07
TAKING sac COUNT.

A doctor In an Jo~a town had been
very busy for several days, and was
worn out and sleepy when he got to
bed one morning about two o'clock.
Just ne he dropped on a summons
came from a house half a mile away.
The lady OF the house, the call said.
was dying OF a heart difficulty.
The sleepy doctor got into his
clothes somehow and went to the
house, where the patient-a very stout
woman-was in bed. breathing stem
toriously.
The doctor could ind nothing spe-
cially wrong. but the woman was
panicky.
Cough" he ordered She could not.
Then he put his ear over her heart
and said: Count slowly"
Next thing he knew he woke to hear
the woman counting family:
Ten thousand and forty.seven-ten
thousand and forty -eight.-'-Sstur.
day Evening Post
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07
WILL DEVELOP CHILD MIND
otner Reasons for School Gardens
Than Simple Idea Of Creating
Spots Of Beauty.

II was Sam Jones who said he didn't
care much for theology and botany.
but that he believed In religion and
loved flowers. This was getting back
to nature and God In the only right
way And II the children OF Wash
ington can touch FIRST principles by
means OF school gardens. they will
have acquired a kind Of knowledge
that all the text books In the world
could not impart
Already the teachers OF the district
schools are preparing to repeat the
experiences OF previous years by hav-
Ing the pupils cultivate individual gar
den plots. In which will be grown the
vegetables and other sass" indigen-
Gus to this region. Little spaces will
be wrested from back yards aud the
edges OF the walks around the home
and converted into squares and rect
angles OF utility and beauty The
growth of the tender plants will merge
with the development OF the child
mind. A deeper interest in the won
ders Of nature will be stimulated The
sense of being engaged in something
which furnishes its own daily proof
Of usefulness will make the little ones
feel that they are an essential part
OF the general scheme The lessons
Of life will find lodgment in manifold
ways
Theory and practise go together.
and each is necessary to the other.
The Squeefsian system was not with
out its fins points. albeit II empha-
sized the concrete at the expense OF
the IDEAL The school garden fur
nishes both 1t has been the expert
ence OF teachers in the past that the
dull pupil often finds in such pursuits
as these the link that binds his mat
tentive mind to his books At last he
is able to understand the reason why
Calyx. stamen. pistil, corplla. all mean
ingless words before. become vital and
significant. He finds that books tell
about plants. and in the plants learns
things that send him 10 his books
again
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07

sufY,cient TO provide for an open space
100 feet by $50 around the little build
ing Thus. at one stroke. the old
house where the first American nag
was made would be protected against
Are. and a breathing space would be
added In a part Of the city where II
will be increasingly needed and In
cressingly hard to get
There is a hint here for other com.
munities confronted By the Same prob
lem
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07
MOVE TO ABOLISH FENCES
Pittsburgh Newspaper Regards Idea
With Favor. but Has Doubt OF tie
Praetie ability.

Baltimore comes forward with q
community back yard idea, already the
subject OF practical experiment In
that city. remarks the Pittsburgh Dis
patch. II aims to abolish the insight
ly back yard and its rubbish hiding
fences. and to create instead a neigh
borhood open space or park and play
ground that would keep the chill
dren on the streets and offer residents
instead OF a little cooped-up and prac-
tcally useless piece OF private domain
a chance to stretch themselves and en-
Joy freedom OF movement to be had
In no other way.
A correspondent who directs atten
ton to the scheme suggests that It
might be expanded into q factor In
reducing the cost OF living IL the com
munity would devote part OF the
open space to growing fruit or garden
truck.
Admirable as the idea may seem In
the abstract. It may be questioned
whether neighborhood human nature
has arrived at the perfection neces-
sary to Its success. II is not difficult
to imagine q refractory resident an
gered by some neighbor spelling the
whole plan by restoring his fences.
II may be doubted. too. whether this
could be avoided by any binding agree
ment being secured In advance. Then.
also. there is always the possibility OF
an untidy neighbor mussing up the
community back yard, OF clothesline
fights and dogs and chickens and all
the numerous troubles that add spice
IL not sweetness to neighborhood ex-
istence.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07

Furniture Dealer-Here's a folding
article you might like, sir-a comfor-
table settee in the daytime and bed
at night.
Customer-No use to me; do night
work. Show me something that |
can use as a settee at night and bed
In the daytime.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07
Betsy Ross House In a PARK.

Sentiment is strikingly combined
with utility In the suggestion that the
Betsy Ross house In Philadelphia be-
made the center OF a park by tearing
down neighboring structures. which
closely surround II.
One OF the promoters OF the project
has found that within two years there
have been 500 FIRE alarms within q
radius OF two squares OF the house.
IL IA estimated hal uQ0. 900 would be
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07
The SurIy Passenger.

Why did you put that little ticket
in my hatT" asked Mr.. Growcher
ITO assist me in keeping track Of
fares"
Well. I suppose I'll have to let II
stay. But II does seem to me that
after paying the full rate ought not TO
be called on to help the company keep
its books"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07
When Monen Rule

The newly elected presidentress was
talking TO one OF her henchewomen
Now. Gertie. how would you Ike
to be amhassadress to China They
may bestow the peacock feather upon
you there"
"a don't know about that Where
do they bestow District plumes -
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07

"One OF our prominent musical com.
edy producers declares that he will
not require any actress to wear q cos
tune which could not appear In q
drawing room"
Dame Fashion ought to return the
compliment and not require any 80
ciety woman to wear a costume which
would not be allowed on the stag"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07
Impudence Of Wealth.

Good gracious. what a sight you
are What have you been DOING"
The barber had just lathered me
when some one came in and told him
he had won the big prize In lottery.
and he retired at once"-Fliegende
Blaetter
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07
One Reason for Hloh Prices.

One Reason for High Prices.
What's the matter with this coal
bill?" demanded the indignant con.
sumner Why have you raised the
price a dollar a tom"
Why. haven't you hesrd'" asked
the coal man.
Heard WHAT" asked the consumer.
"A government expert announces
that our supply OF coal will not last
more than FIVE thousand years" re-
piled the coal man.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07
SERMON ETTES

A true life is at once interpreter
and proof of the gospel 49, Whittier.
The wonderful thing about man
is his power to become.-E Bosworth
The past and the future are shadows
The present is ours for aye.
To US II is given to build our heaven
In the kingdom OF today
Anon
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07
BY the BerIitx Method

Aunty-Wouldn't you like to study
languages. Bobby
Bobby can talk two languages
now. aunty.
You cam What are they"
English and baseball."-New York
Weekly.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07

An across thelake book dealer says
that business is poor. The wives are
probably depending on their husbands
letters for their fiction.-New Orleans
Ptcayune
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07
Just Part.

When was on the ocean and saw
It's boundless extent. I said to myself:
sic transit gloria mundi,' Didn't you
feel the insignifcance OF life that
way"
No; never got beyond the sick
transit"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-05-07
Winnina His Way.

There's a young man who deserves
a great deal OF credit"
For Why"
Notwithstanding the fact that his
father Is a millionaire steel manufac.
turer he entered the shops at the bot.
tom and spent three weeks working
his way 20 the top Courier Journal.