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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-10
Mrs 7 r Wes, anter,airo,

Mrs. ]. T. West entertained the
members Of the Baptist Aid at dinner
Wednesday at her home on the west
side.
A public dance was given last even.
ing in the Hermiston Mercantile hall
by the management.
Mrs II. d. Newell was the hostess
of luncheon Tuesday In honor OF
Mrs. Thos. Hawthorne, who is the
house guest of Mrs NJ. d. scroggs.
J. NJ. Scarborough returned Thurs
day from a short business trip east
and a visit in California with rela-
tives
Mrs. D. w. Hornlng, who has been
living on her ranch at the southwest
OF town, left this morning for her
home in Minneapolis, where she will
spend the winter. returning here
early in the spring.
Mrs. Earl Phelps and mother Of
Jefferson, are visiting Mrs. Phelps
sister, Mrs. Henry Hit.
Mr.. H. Kittery attended the U. and
/. dance in Pendleton Friday evening.
Rev Faucet of Stanfield, was a
business visitor in town yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hit are the
proud possessors Of fine baby boy
born last Saturday.
A number of young people played
cards at the home Of Mrs. Thos,
Campbell Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Edwin Knowles who has been
visiting his aunt, Mrs M. E. Pearl
leaves the first OF the week for San
Ia Barbara.
w. J Warner and daughter Jane
spent Friday in Pendleton where Mrs.
Warner has undergone an operation
at st. Anthony's hospital. The op'
Grafton was successful and Mrs War
ner is steadily improving.
Mrs. F. w. Fulton was visitor'
from stanfield Thursday.
Thos. Campbell has been In PEN
dleton this week where he was calico
for jury service
Miss Barbara OF Pendleton Is the
weekend guest of Mrs. Laura Head
ngton.
Miss Mary Harris Of Portland spent
he weekend with her sister, Miss
Harriet Harris.
F. NJ. Smith is a Hood River visitor
his week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-10
WAR ZONE GEOGRAPHY.

Dender Rivera stream that rls-
es in two branches on the Belgian
French frontier and flows north into
the Scheldt near Termonde, at a point
about half way between Antwerp and
Ghent. II is, in a general way. the
eastern border Of Flanders.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-10

DenaiD--A town OF northern France
eight miles southwest Of Valencien-
mes by steam tramway, near the scene
Of the decisive victory gained in 17i2
by Marshal Vlllars over the allies
commanded by Prince Eugene. It has
about 10000 inhabitants, mainly en-
gagged IN nearby coal mines and iron
smelling works The town also pos
sesses breweries and manufactures Of
machinery, sugar and glass.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-10
PARENT-TEACHERS
DISCUSS PROBLEMS
At PROJECT CITY
FIRST MEETING OF ASSOCIATION
AT HERMISTON LARGELY
ATTENDED.
Many Subjects Are Considered and
Plans Are Made for Future Meet
Ings-Enthuslasm Is Made Manifest
on All sides and outlook for Future
Accomplishments Bright.

Ings-Enthusiasm Is Made Manifest
on All sides and outlook for Future
Accomplishments Bright.
Especial Correspondence)
HERMISON, Ore, oct. 1O.-The
first meeting Of the Parent-Teacher
association. this year was held FRI
day afternoon in the assembly room
Of the high school with the largest
attendance ever present at business
meeting, nearly eighty parents at
tending.
A program full of interest concern
ing the work accomplished in the past
and Of plans for the future.
Much enthusiasm was shown by
both parents and teachers and It IL
not doubtful but what the association
will accomplish more work this year
than last.
Miss Clara Bryant was appointed
secretary In place OF Miss Beulah
Reed. the annual election being held
in January
The topic Of the meeting was
what is expected OF the parents dur
ing the school year?
The program included the follow
ing talks:
Some things parents can do for the
child before he enters school, Miss
Taylor.
The parents part during the inter-
mediate and grammer grade period
Of the school life. A. L. Bensei.
What the high school teacher has
a right 10 expect from the parents OF
high school students, H. VI. Gum.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-10

FOR DRINK HABIT

So uniformly successful has ORRINE
been in restoring the victims of the
Drink Habit" into sober and useful
citizens, and so strong is our confidence
its curative powers, that we want to
emphasize the fact that oRRINE is sold
under this positive guarantee. If, after
trial, you get no benefit, your money
will be refunded ORRINE costs only
$1.00 per box. Ask for Free Booklet.
TABLMAN & COMPANY
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-10
FT'IlsCHITIUN RATS
A song or LABOR

. 4 cong Of the builders Of beau
The rearers Of temple and
gpire;
y A song Of the strong men Of :
duty Z
Who shape the worlds future
In fire. =
y Sing. sing TO the women. the =
mothers. =
y The weavers OF life and Of =
fate; =
y The sisters who toll for the =
brothers =
. And open 70 hope the white =
gate. =
y A song TO the brain that de- .
vises =
. And bends natures will into .
q law.
. 4 song 70 the brain that suf- .
. It's purpose from many to y
y draw. y
y Sing. sing 70 the thinkers and .
hewers-
y To brothers Of brain and OF y
o Drawn:
. A song 20 the worlds mighty y
doors
. Who work for a Fastening .
dawn.
. Horace Spencer Fiske in Life =
. and Labor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-10
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II report from southern oregon
So true DR. Withycombe Is resorting 10
plain deception in
Campaigning hopes Of making
With votes He II quot
Double Tongue" ed BY a Portland
paper as having
said al Medford he endorsed the d.
rect primary and was in the fullest
sympathy and accord with that law.
II DR.. withyoombe made that state
ment he made a false statement. He
Is not in sympathy and accord with
the direct primary law and abundant
proof Of the fact Is at hand.
-Four years ago Dr. withycombe
went before the state assembly TO seek
an Enforcement FOR the nomination
for governor. He said az the time
and he has said many times since that
ne did 10 because he believed in the
assembly He has upheld assembly
irm in public and In private talks
during this campaign and assembly
i'm n adopted means death TO the
direct primary Assemblyism would
take the very heart out Of the prim-
AIRY law and leave nothing but an
empty shell No man who supports
assemblyinm is In sDymathy and ac'
cord with the direct primary and II
Or withycombe talked as he Is cred /
tied with having talked at Medford he
IS campaigning with double !
tongue"
II Dr. withycombe's advisors"
persuaded him 10 make that Med
ford statement they have blundered
again. They cannot hope 10 get away /
with such double dealing as that.
Nothing can wipe out the withycombe
record Of approval for assemblyism
and in talking as he did at Medford
the candidate merely sacrificed his
reputation for veracity
After attempting a two faced atti-
tude on this important subject how
can people have confidence in any
declaration DR. withycombe may
make?
Assuming 100000 men in arms
yV,,.. Cuvot recently ertlrnated the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-10

rft'NttA@N a ANNRaAA faA "AAft"AA N'nt-
Ing them one-tenth Of all their gar
nered wealth Of centuries: and neu-
tral nations a sum smaller but coA-
siderable. Upon such a showing a long
war seems impossible.
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Most people understand the bene-
fits of good breathing but few people
make anything like an
\ Pathway intelligent effort towards
To Health. practising the simple
rules upon the subject
II they did they would enjoy better
health for nothing Is more essential
10 health than good air in abundant
quantities
Here are some very good rules for
the development Of breathing powers:
/. stand erect IN open air or before
open window and without construct
Ing clothing on chest or abdomen or
shoulders Extend arms straight for
ward and take deep. slow breath
through nose. keeping mouth closed. I
At the same time throw the arms and /
head as far back as you can. draw in (
the stomach and throw out the chest. /
Do it with a vim. Stretch yourself.
2. Relax. Arms at sides. Empty /
chest Inhale deeply while drawing 1
in your stomach and throwing out
your chest after the fashion Of the .
strong man in the physical culture
books.
3. Erect. Deep breath. drawing in
stomach Raise arms high as pos
sible. then bend forward while hold
Ing the breath. and try to touch floor
with hands without bending knees.
4. Lie on back with knees doubled
up. Place right palm on abdomen.
Take slow. steady inspiration, trying
TO see how high you can lift the hand
by expanding the abdomen. This is
training. Let out the
breath gradually and without jerky
effect Repeat several times till
nearly tired.
5. SIT at rest for several minutes.
Take watch in hand. Draw a mod
srate inspiration, not forcibly. Hold
he breath as long as you can. Norm
lily the breath can be held thirty
I've or forty seconds. II far short Of
his. your heart is weak or you suf-
er from acidosis.
6 stand erect Squeeze all the air
.ou can out Of chest. Bend forward.
contract the shoulders. hips. face
muscles strain hard. Squeeze out the
asst cubic inch Of air. Then take a
ig inspiration and see how sore
ouIl feel.
II these exercises are persisted In
ally for month they will bring re-
ewed vitality and health to anybody.
70. is particularly beneficial for
be purpose mentioned.
~~~~S@~s~ \
Wherever he may be II is a sure bet
nat Jack Keefe heard Of that ball
anne yesterday.
s~eSS%~S$
What the county judgeship requires
business ability; It is the most i'm =,
ortant business office in the county. a
~SSSOSS-SS q
II must be unpleasant In Antwerp o
lese days; 80 trying not TO know a
neither you viii be killed from above y
: below.
SSS~O~SS$ 4,
They'll be paying more for wheat a
ter Europe gets an empty stomach
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-10
@SS@OSss~

Assuming 100000 men in arms,
yves Guyot recently estimated the
cost OF the war. upon
The Cost Balkan experience Of
of the War. $3.50 a day per man,
at $4,000. 900 day
save New York paper. An earlier
ana less detailed estimate fixed the
cost az $50 .0o0. 600 day
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-10

such estimates as ". GGyots fail
20 cover loss By crop waste. BY de-
struction Of property. BY mobilization
before the war and in neutral coun-
tries. Material damage in Belgium
has already reached $500. 200. 900. in
France perhaps twice as much. What
70 has been In Galleia, Poland and
East Prussia. and may be later. who
knows?
One year Of the war upon a daily
estimated midway between u. Guy
OTIS and the highest say at ;ss. .O00.-
900 a day. would cost more than
eleven billions. Material damage and
indirect loss would reach half as
much; u Is already gigantic.
The entire estimated wealth Of the
eight European nations at war j.
t2sLO00.0OO,O0O. The war could not
continue a second year without cost
Ing them one-tenth Of all their gar
nered wealth Of centuries: and neu-
tral nations a sum smaller but Goa
siderable. Upon such a showing a long
war seems impossible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-10

Republican
Ticket
The Republican party has the
reputation, upheld and sustain
ed by the records. Of living up to
its campaign pledges and plat
forms. Each and every man on
the ticket Ii pledged TO an eco
nomlcai. tax-redncing. efficient
administration. They are each
and every one men OF ability,
honesty and Integrity. well quaii-
fled 10 administer the affairs OF
the offices 20 which they aspire.
and II elected their individual
reputation and standing Is
guarantee that they will do 80.
This ticket Is submitted 10 the
voters with the greatest conf
dence. with pride and the firm
conviction that they will find Il
measuring up 10 every expecta-
ton and requirement. II Is a
ticket well worthy OF the un-
animous support OF every con-
sclcntious man and woman In
the State Of oregon. The mum.
bers opposite each name are
the same as will appear on the
official ballot Consider II care
fully.
n y. J. sINNoTT.
Representative in Con
gress.
rs II. 4. BOOTH,
United States Senator.
s5 JAMES wITHYCoMBE,
For Governor.
90 THos. B. KAY,
state treasurer.
20 HENRY J. BEAN,
80 HENRY T.. BENSON.
81 LAWRENCE r. HARRIS.
30 THOMAS II. MCBRIDE.
Justices of the Supreme
Court.
(Four to be elected)
~ GEORGE VI. BROWN.
Attorney General.
I6 J. 4. CHURCHILL.
Superintendent Of Public
Instruction.
IS JOHN II. LEWIS,
State Engineer.
30 o. p. HoFF,
Commissioner Of Labor
Statistics and Inspector
Of Factories and Work
Shops.
SO FRANK J. MILLER,
Commissioner of the Rail
road Commission Of
Oregon.
81 GEO. T. COCHRAN.
Superintendent of Water
Division No. ..
So c. 4. BARRETT,
Senator 10Th Senatorial |
District.
(Umatllla. Union and
Morrow Counuer)
5S J. n. BURGESS.
Senator Goth Senatorial !
District.
(Umatilla County.)
90 ROBERT n. STANFIELD. 1
Representative 22nd Dis. !
trict.
tUmatilla County. Nor
row County,
81 J. T. MNKLE,
81 ROY W. RITNER,
Representatives 23rd Dis.
trict.
(Umatilla County.)
65 II. p. GILLILAND,
County Judge.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-19
BY MARY BOYLE O'REILLY.
''Iurpinite,

Pariss-"Turpinite, the worlds
worst explosive, Frances death
dealing secret is a myth" said His
Excellency, Mons. Millerand, the
French minister of war, and raised
his handsome gray head to glance at
the war map of La Patrie, along
whose northern frontier a line of tiny
tTicolors blocked an invading line of
small, black flags.
To see Mons. Millerand is to rec
ognize him as a strong man in the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-19
Mons. MiIIerand.

patriotic cabinet of enemies who have
forgotten all differences in their de-
termination to save France. Over and
over again at the tense times when
foreign strife seemed inevitable Mons.
MiIIerand has been recalled to the
ministry of war. In the prime of life,
still a poor man, always ready to
fall from power for principle, he has
long been an upholder of compulsory
military service for Frenchmen.
His ExceIency. received me at the
ministry at o'clock in the evening.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-19

A M Iii!
He had reached his desk twelve hours
earlier. His dinner tray, covered with
simple food, still waited on a side
table. Soldiers, in service-stained
uniform, came and went. One sub
mitted the latest communication
from the front.
Mon Dieu, this is awful. Think Of
the poor women" sighed the minis
ter of war, and courteously handed
me the paper. A grim dispatch an
nounced the humiliation of PTus-
sian corps de guarde only 100 men
remaining.
''Win Your ExceIIency be good
enough to speak of turpinite, until
lately frances great military Sc
cret?" ..
The tired minister smiled,
'''Turpinite, the worlds worst eX-
plosive,' Frances death-dealing Sc
cret, is a myth. Mons. Turpin, the
inventor of melinite and Iyddite, did
invent turpinite in 1912. He and his
assistants are said to have worked
under lock and key in a factory near
Paris, where they assembled the parts
of tuTpinite bombs manufactured in
different workshops. This is possible.
MANY unique men are OVer-sus-
ceptible, prone to nurse grievances
and to become suspicious. Enough.
1t is claimed that the death-deaIing
fumes generated by the explosion Of
a 56-poUnd shell paraIyze certain or
gans of the body and cause instan-
taneous and painless death to every
living thing within a radius of four
hundred square yards.
whole regiments of German in
fanTy are said to have been found :
petrified by this lethal gas, still ;
standing in their trenches, dead
hands grasping their rifles, glazed
eyes still at the sights. Were these!
claims tTIIe the aDDaJIinp new eYnIO- !,
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-01-26
HIGH CARNIVAL REGNEO
 SATURDAY NIGHT

f,"r name M,dc her subjects rejoice nEd make merry asthoMt-- After the proclamation by the her. nid the queen. preceded by her pages c,d ladies in waiting entered the throne room. the reth ure trod be- in. atrewn with roses by the pages Of the court
 Surrounded by her ladies and her cturt her majesty Ascendsd the an- cient throne of Akssia and the nnsrri. ment began.
 The beautiful queen of Aksafa. sAAt' ed on her throne. wearing her royal robes and jewels md surrounded ny the people of her court made a stage picture worthy of Ralasco.
 After the program arranged in hon. n- of her majcsty's accession had he~n carried out the queen graciousiy c"n- scntcd to open tho state hall, and his grace the Duck dc Jones. member Of tho house of lords. lend the dhiniY queen forth for the first dance.
 In this connection 1t might he stat .d that her mapesty's court was a" ,rttnt upon the festivities that. one
 rd all. the members # tho royal l,.rschoid deserted their queen and ,m gallant action of the duke in com inc to the rescue of her majesty en- tides him to the grand cross of in" lccislature. l. q. legion of honor From the moment the queen step ed onto the dancing floor and the wild i:eiouin chief of the desert HRdJi liass.,n Dean. began to proclaim in tL.. accents of the wild tribes of the Sehara the great wonders of the syspy fortune tciicrs. fun and merri- m. mt rcigncd supreme.
 spanish girls sold tamahles. GS'psie1 [. hI fortunes pretty maids rnticed rawary anglers to dip ini" the "'n'' of fortune .as pretty maids have ever done. and inc good old farmers iron, tnt tGttu uN' Wt.'' '"N : q, ui,l tn make up for the lack of th" real thing.
 The dancing floor was well hlle'. all evening and after it was all over everyone had had a good time and the committee In charge deserved credit fer making the occasion as successful as possible.
 The following commottees were in charge of the very successful lai+ ALsala carnival.
 General committee-D. D. Cochran | chairman: Carl |. I-omen. vice chair
 man: Ward Estey. secretary Treas . : uver; George James. !. \. Isachcldcr Judge l. H Tucker. D. F., Crowley. z, JE Jordan. Dr. j IT. Mustard, A. \
 ,Contiucd on page four)
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-01-26
Putting Jkem over
 GY MARCO JUSTICE "The case of the Mexican Coffee"

inE out. Each animal londed up with two big sacks of coffee. There didn't seem to be any hitch about getting the stuff out, but upon Inquiry foun that 1t all belonged to the rival of the company that had complained.
 Tt did not take me long to locate thu trouble. once l reached my destin- etion. and managed to unwind my stiffensde legs from that fool hurro. "Ths coffee that was coming out was being picked. packed aud shipped by a regiment of insurrecto soldiers, commanded by a general and they were attending to their job like heros. Say. but you ought to have seen the red-headed Irishman in command of the next plantation though. ] man. aged to get hack aboard my steed and ride over to his place after spending half Il day watching the glorious hand of ins,,rrcctos saving their country hy picking coffee. And you'll see lat CT that that Is not SO much of a joke either.
 Hut the Irishman! The mnddest white man I have ever seen. There was his coffee. some of 1t picked and not in sncks. and more of 1t not even ris kNi. and he didn't have n blooming fr,. .U.,t. Qas .Iyyn.. hn a one legged old fellow who c"oked for him. Mad! Well guess, and he didn't mind expressing himself either.
 "It seems that the revolutionary gt neral now engaged in the lauda ble task of shipping coffee from the next plantation had run of all the Irish mans nigGers. Conscriptcd them for hi. army. and while not dean of his own stun could be moved. the red headed man had to sit by and see his own people get out his rivars cron. Oh. he was mad all right. and he knew just how Il had happened. ioo.
 "Ssome time before there had arriv ed at the headquarters "f the insur- recto general a certain smooth indi- vidual from New York. and he bore in his saddle bags certain letters from his principals. Also there was slowed underneath the usual travellers outfit sundry bags of Tinted States gold. Hut 1t was the letters as much ns the prospect of pay that had induced the general to turn his army from the pursuit of glory and loot to the gen tier art of picking coffee.
 "Thc letters were written and sign cd by the brother of man so high ur in nur government that ! would moi dare to mention him even to you. and they guaranteed with the full au- tl..rity of thc official mentionc that there would he no intervention by the I nited States as long as the interests of the officials big brother were fully protected. his coffee shipped and his mines worked.
 Those revolutionary generals were not fools. They knew that as soon as the United States troops came Into the country the profits in rcvolutinE md any other footing would he cut about one hundred per cent. So when the New York man blew in with his letters they cut out the fighting long enough to harvest that crop of coffee and get what ore there was out of tho mines.
 ''Thc Irishman had this pretty straight and tho next day I had 1t confirmed by the general command inc inc coffee brigade,
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-01-26

All day Saturday the carnival spirit wug uhr.n.d in the land of Nome but t was not until the evening when Ter ma jesty Queen Katherine. nscend- eli the throne in her royal city oi AksaIa that the merriment reached it's heighth.
 Promptly at eight o'clock in the confines of Eagle hall chist ol ths carnival police James naart,alod the "nnest" of Aksala and cleared the great square in front of the royal palace.
 Her majesty had been crowned in the great cathedral and proceeded from there to the royal palace in the ntate carriage
 Shortly after the twelve stalwart soldiers of the royal body guard had taken their places at the foot If the throne and having receiv I'd the crown before great concourac of the mo- bles and people of her realm tn. queen ertercd her royni painc".
 Her Majcsty's entrance into thu throne room was proceeded by tn" Marquis de Mcclure the royal hcrald who proclaimed the new queen and In
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-01-26

And believe me, ] was sure up against 1t. If reported the trut!. atout the case my official head wasn' worth two cents. but of course ! could not duck a report of some kind. "l figured the thing over all one night. Then I held R council "f war with the general and the Iri',,man ! put up a mighty big hIufr with that greaser general. Told him that rep sented the same man for whom he was working nt present. That we had bnrchased the next plantation and that if he really wanted tO keep the gringo soldiers out of Mexico he't have ia turn {" and harvest inc Irish mans crop.
 "Hr put up Il Imd sized kick. hut started work on the "tlIer plantation at once I'd send for I'ncle Sams sol CTS and then good bye to the loot Well. finally. he consented and I stay cd down there until the coffee began tc go out of the valley on the strings of foolish looking little jackasses-- then beat 1t for Washington and reported that everything was now al right in the coffee case.
 T think" added the secret service ,s.rt "that this Is the only time ir ray career In the government servic. that over held back any of the facts frcm my chief But what was th, use" wasn't engaged in makinl , anipa,En material for either party