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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-17
oUTSTAYS HIS WELCOME

M + Dr. Bernard DernOurg is
getting on the nerves of
even the most patient ad-
ministration that has sat at
Washington since Lincoln's
time, discretion ought to ad-
monish him to make a quick
and voluntary departure before
our unusually comprehensive
department laws are invoked.
He is one of those who have
from the first deliberately set
out to mislead German-Ameri-
can sentiment in this country.
There has been just enough
plausibility in his statements
to make them credible to those
willing to think the best of the
German attitude and the worst
of the American attitude, and
just enough mystery about his
mission in this country to invest
what he said with some weight
in authority.
Where he can go to when he
leaves the asylum of this coun-
try is, of course, a problem. If
he crosses to Canada he will be
arrested. If he tries to return
to Germany via the Mediter-
ranean route or via most of the
North Sea routes he risks cap
ture by the allies unless he can
show credentials establishing
his diplomatic character.
But his gross abuse of ma
tional hospitality leaves little
concern as to where he goes, if
he only gets out. Present as a
tolerated guest in a house of
mourning, he mocked at the
cause of our sorrow. While
grief over the death of our re-
preventative men, our accom-
plished women and our helpless
children lost on the Lusitania
was fresh he glorified the act
by which they were destroyed.
He threatened other tragic
blows. He insisted that con-
ditions under which Americans
might travel in safety on the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-17

TEN MILLIONS A DAY

IN LLOYD GEORGE, British
~ chancellor of the excheq-
uer, has publicly stated
that the war is costing Great
Britain S10,500,000 a day.
Coming from that source the
figures may be considered as
authentic and it is possible to
get a close line on the financial
burden England is assuming
because of the strife.
Quite evidently modern war
fare is expensive. 1t is some
thing to make the prudent
minded pause and think. Yet
strange to say the element of
the American press most con-
servative politically has been
the most radical in comment
ink upon this country's differ
enceS with Germany. In other
words those newspapers that
usually crab the most about
governmental expenses and
taxes when used for construc-
tive purposes are the most will
ling to pile up monumental
debts for the sake of destruc-
ton.
Why such inconsistency?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-17

tors if there was anything / could
take to help me and they said there
was nothing that they knew of. l am
thankful for such a good medicine and
will always give it the highest praise. F"
Mrs. c. H. GRIFFITH, 1868 Constant
St, Cleveland, Ohio.
Hanover, Pal suffered from fe-
male trouble and the pains were so bad
at times that | could not sit down. The
doctor advised a severe operation but
my husband got me Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and l experienced
great relief in short time. Now l feel
like a new person and can do hard
days work and not mind it. What Joy
and happiness it is to be well once more.
/ am always ready and willing to speak
a good word for the Compound. Mrs.
ADA Wilt, 3O3 WalnutSt., Hanover, Pa.
II there are any complications you
do not understand write to Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfldentiaD
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman and
held in strict confidence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-17

the importance of building
roads to the Columbia river so
as to obtain the full benefits
from reduced freight rates.
The real good roads day in
Umatilla county will fall on the
day people vote bonds for
building trunk roads some of
which viii connect with the
river.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-17
PERMANENT ROADS ARE
THE BEST

~ GOD Roads Day May 20
VI will be most beneficial if
aside from doing some
volunteer work people take
time to think about the need of
permanent trunk roads and the
economic saving that can be
brought about by such work.
Volunteer work is fine and
often such work can accom-
plish vast good, but of course
permanent roads cannot be
built by such methods. To build
highways that will stand the
traffic and be good at all sea-
sons of the year requires engi-
neering ability and a consider
able expenditure per mile.
No state or county has ever
been able to secure good roads
free of cost. If they could
there would be nothing to the
road problem. The better a
road is built the better is the
service it renders and the
cheaper the maintenance cost.
The cheap road becomes ex-
pensive through the fact it goes
to pieces when needed most
and because it requires con-
slant work to keep it in shape.
When the road problem was
up in Multnomah county re-
Gently Governor Withycombe,
who has set May 20 as Good
Roads Day, wrote a statement
for Portland publication in
which he said
"To my mind, a fundamental
necessity in the upbuilding of
any community is good roads
not merely passable roads, but
the best highways that can be
had. While the initial expense
may seem large at times, ex-
perience has shown that sub
stantial hard surfaced high
ways are infinitely preferable
in well settled districts, to ma
cadam or other roads, which
at best are little more than
temporary. The initial cost is
higher but the annual upkeep
is infinitely lower; while of
course there is no comparison
in the efficiency Of the two.
Any farmer hauling his
products to market or return
ing supplies from that market
to his farm; any businessman
delivering his products or haul
ing raw materials; any labor
ing man who is obliged to use
a highway between his home
and his place of employment
and any automobilist to whom
roads are all important realizes
fully that the daily economy of
a good permanent hard sur
faced road in time, in money
and in convenience repays him
many fold for his slight share
of the cost of that community |
road. Also those who consider
themselves not directly benefit |
ed by the good road reap indi-
rect benefits in the added I
prosperity and efficiency of
their community and their road /
using neighbors."
The governor has also urged ,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-17

expected to have to
undergo an opera
ton, but the first
bottle / took Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's 5
ia BILE Com
pound relieved me Of
the pains in my side
and l continued its
use until / became
regular and free
from pains. / had
asked several doc
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-17

THE LAND OF HOPE.

. would not give much for the
. way at all
. II il did not lead some time
. To the dear little beautiful land
. Of hope
= In the wales OF the sunshine
. cline;
. A land where the fairies still
. come at night
= To dance in the moonbeams
= clear.
. And love goes by with her lips
= Of light
= And her little songs so dear! 4
. / would not give much for the 4
= things We gain
= BY our toll and daily care
. If it We're not the beautiful land 4
= of hope
. Is calling and leading US there; =
. A land where the sorrows that =
. weigh Us down.
. And the shadows above us flee =
. And we wander in dreams from I
. the roaring town 4
. To the dreams Of the things 4
. Boston Post. 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-17

high seas would be dictated by
Germany. He declared that
the American flag and Ameri-
can registry would afford no
protection. Anybody can
commit suicide" he said flip
PANTY.
Here's your hat, doctor.-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-17
HOW WOMEN
AVOID
OPERATIONS
By Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Cleveland, Ohio =" "My left side
panied me so for several years that /
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-17

Result Of the great Yale University Sheffield Scientific School Test
" the forty automobiles tested at the famous Sheffield Scientific School
laboratory the Maxwell stands economy of Gasoline consumption
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-11

appear that there had been a general recognition of the soundness of the suggestion. Last years wheat pro- duction was a bumper crop raised un- der favorable conditions and without the anticipation of any unusual de- mand, but with increased attention and the sowing of more wheat it is evil dent according to the indications that not only will the feature of an extra good season be overcome, but from eight to ten million more bushels will be raised.
 This does not mean that the United States will by any means be able to supply all the demands abroad for there will be big calls made upon the other wheat producing countries which are equally alive to the opportunity existing in this direction.
 There are increased demands each year in our own country and a large proportion of the yield will be required for home consumption, leaving a third or possibly more for the export trade. The prediction furnishes good reason for the farmers in the wheat belt to believe that the prosperity as the re- suit of the war is not yet at an end
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-11
STATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC.

Among the questions in which every state is interested is that of the safe ty on highways. This has become ap- parent in each passing year with the betterment of the roads and the in crease in the number of automobiles The necessity of uniform law which will give the user of a highway in any part of the state some degree of assurance has been recognized in the state of New Jersey and because of the demand for it there has been passed and put into operation a new traffic law which sets forth the rules which govern every user thereof. This is not confined to the auto alone. but to every user, horse drawn vehicles, pedestrians, eques- trians and animals which are being led or driven so that those who go through an entire state know what to expect on the highway wherever they may be- It even takes precedence over local ordinances with proper regard paid, however, to the thickly settled com munities in comparison with the coun- try highways.
 It is a law filled with much detail intended as it is to correct many abuses which exist at the present time but drawn with the intention of giv- ing everybody a fair show and elim- mating the great objection to restrie- tions which are maintained in one To- cality and not in another. which are in a great many cases unfair to high way users who are desirous of obey ing the law.
 That New Jersey has made a move to solve this problem means that it is going to be carefully watched in the task of maintenance. The success of it will to a large extent depend upon the manner in which it is enforced. If it gets no more respect than some other efforts to regulate highway traffic it will prove to be no improve ment over past conditions.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-11

Trent-PrincipaI among the claims of Italy upon Astria is that one deal ing with the town and country of Trent, which area forms the subject of the following war-geoErap phy state ment of the National Geographic So- ciety:
 The country of Trent is a fascinat-r ing bit of Italy nestliAg in the south ern hills and mountains of Tyrol lin gually, culturally and geogra phically at one with Italy over the border. The county embraces about 500 square miles, region rare in it's scenic beau ties, and one, within whose smiling Valleys-often nearly mountain-locked more than 100000 people house. "A large part of this population, about 25,00o, is concentrated in the capitol city, Trent, a place that sup ports itself more by it's relics and the charm of its surroundings than by it's commerce or industry. The city stands on the Adige River, on the Brenner railway, 57 miles north of Verona and 35 miles south of Botzen. It is 7S miles northwest of Venice, whose sol- diers, during the late Middle Ages, tried time and again in vain to bring it under subjection to the Venetian State. The Venetian attacks were finally repulsed in 14S7.
 Trent, the city, is powerfully for tifed. Some sos feet above it's streets, the modern redoubt, Des Trento, looks cut over the clIy. Ine OCh6r de- lenses command the approaches to the town. There are a number of fns palaces in Trent and many Ssubstan- tial houses. The city is a center of tourist pilgrimage and the tolls that it collects in this way are large. I'm portant among it's more work-a-day industries, is it's manufacture of sal ami, a spicy, strongly individual saul sage, than which even the GermanS cannot produce anything. more tempt ing in the sausage genre.
 F'The city and the villages show an entirely Italian character. Trent is the Italia Irredenta of the Italians, the Italy that still remains to be re- deemed from bondage. The Italians of these southern Tyrol valleys, how ever, are not so warm patriots az their brothers over the border; they love their own mountains and valleys first, and are apparently content with Austrian dominion. They are sim pie, superstitious, intensely local in their sympathies anr intensely relig- ious. The country was almost beyond the influence of the outside world from the 11th century to the beginning of the 18th, during which time 1t was under the rule of it's bishops. In 1903. Austria assumed control, and Trent was formally annexed to Tyrol in 1914"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-11
eERMANYs ATTITUDE,

Germany is not waging war upon neutral shipping and commerce" says an official associated with the kaiser $ government in this country. If it isn't, it is time that there was an explana- tion of the large loss of American life and an assurance that nothing of the kind would happen in the future, as the direct result of the policy which Germany is carrying out.
 It is impossible to consider the loss on the Lusitania separately. It is so closely connected with the other at tacks upon American property and life that they must be considered together for while the greatest indignation has been aroused by the sinking of that ship, it is not to be forgotten that it was preceded by an aerial attack upon the Cushing and the torpedoing of the Gulfight by which latter attack three lives were lost. and in these two in stances the vessels were of American registry and flying the American flag. That would appear to furnish substan- tial grounds for believing that, con- trary to what a representative of the kaiser's government may say, Ger many is making war upon neutral shipping and commerce, and in this respect this country is not the only neutral which has suffered.
 In deprecating wild talk about war at this hour, the Springfield Repubn- can believes that f'in the Lusitanias case one must concede to Germany, after all, the fact that there was no desire whatever to destroy American lives on the British ship" The one admission which can be made in con- nection with the brutal affair is that no effort whatever was made to save American lives. The fact is that there was no regard whatever for life. There was a mad desire to carry out hell ish naval policy and nothing was al- lowed to stand in the way of it. Hu- manity got no consideration, regard less of the nationality, and the worst of it is that there was absolutely no need of any such colossal crime.
 The one thing that can be conceded in connection with the affair is that Germany displays no disposition to respect our protest. If that is final decision it is time to know it.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-11

cal, mental and material condition in August and the autumn of 1915 or 191s from what they were in 1914. Should epidemics then arise, they are ticu1ar armies first stricken, nor will the civil population in the devasted areas escape.
 Scarcity of food, it is further indi- cated will play it's part in reducing the disease-resisting power of the population. The combination of var, flood and famine will favor the spread of epidemics. Indeed, says Profes- sor Simpson, "the terrible taint in the air that already characterizes the in undated area on the Yser tells its own tale. Under this flood lie a hun dred thousand corpses."
 The Yser is not much farther from London than New York is from Phila- delphia- London, therefore, must take strict measures to protect her such vital importance" comments Professor Simpson, i've cannot afford to overlook any precaution. The eff feet upon hours of labor alone would be immense if an epidemic should arise; the effect of alcoholic excess would be quite insignificant in com parison.
 Various measures of protection are now in force.' Everyone who has crossed the Channel recently knows that a medical examination is carried out at F'olkestone before passengers are permitted to land. This meas ure should be more vigorously applied as the summer advances.
 Tt has been recently suggested that inoculation against typhoid should be carried out among the civil population of England. There is much to be said in favor of this idea. England is at present full of camps in which large numbers of people are crowded to- gcther. These camps are models of good management, nevertheless there are certain dangers which are un- avoidAbie. The typhoid carrier is one of them; he is not himself i'll, but he carries the germ of the disease and infects other people.
 The question of fly destruction has already been dealt with. The best way to avoid flies is to keep scrupu- lonsiy clean premises and to leave nothing of an edible character un- covered"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-11
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society
courIand, Livonia and Esthonia,

CourIand, Livonia and Esthonia, the three Russian governments fold ing themselves around the eastern elbow of the Baltic Sea, deeply brok- en in coastline, swept by an air crisp with cool in summer and biting in winter. form the Baltic Provinces. supporting 2.S0O,00O inhabitants, of whom the great majority are Let's and Esths, the first-mentioned akin to the Iithuanians, the latter Fin nish people. The natives are the lab orers and the peasants, the Russians are the military and administrative officials, while, until the outbreak Of the war, the Germans were the trad CTS and manufacturers of these provinces.
 "A lesser stream of German migra- ton has, at various times, flowed north by way of the Baltic, many of it's elements settling on these coastal lands that stretch almost from the Prussian border to Petrograd. A light strip of the Russian government of Koyno touches the sea near Memel, thus dividing East Prussia from the Baltic Province. Germans have founded many families in this terri tory, and many of the nobles and townsmen of the Baltic lands are of German ancestry. The German des- CenQeQ pOpuldClOn or Lne three SON- ernments constitutes about per cent of the whole, considerably out numbering the Russian.
 German characteristics far more than Russian are found throughout the provinces, which, until within the man schools, German newspapers and German societies. The Russians, however, a few years before the pres ent war began, turned their attention to the Russianizing of the Baltic Provinces after the same thorough on their campaigns for the assimila- tion of the Poles. The German schools language, press and organizations were prescribed.
 The Order of the Swordbearers and, later, the Teutonic Knights made the vinces the object of Christian cru sades. They carried their religion to the Let's and Esths by the sword, and after them came German settlers, who appropriated the land, crushing the native population to a position of serf- dom- These northern crusaders car ried on their operations during the 18th century. Besides. their religion, the knights brought the seeds of Ger man civilization with them, and the culture development of this region was, therefore, early far superior to that of the surrounding country.
 With the exception of CourtIand, the Baltic Provinces once belonged to Sweden Courtland was a dependency of Poland. Peter the Great took pos- session of the Swedish provinces in the beginning of the 18th century, and Courland was obtained in 1795. For long time, the provinces were allowed a large measure of guidance, but, in 1880, the movement began for their assimilation with the rest of the Elm pire. The movement developed more especial emphasis some or years ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-11
HOME RULE FOR CITIES.

During all the time that it has been agitated the move in behalf of home rule for cities has received generous support from all sections of the state It has been looked upon as a right to which every municipality is entitled within reasonable bounds.
 This is the view which has been taken of the matter by the commit tee on cities and boroughs in the home rule bill which has been reported to the legislature. Upon favorable action this will give to the cities the right to remake their charters as occasions demand and what is far more import ant it places such authority. in the hands of those people who know what they are doing, who are thoroughly acquainted with the conditions and understand where and why remedies should be applied. It is the people who are directly concerned who have the most interest in such matters and who are likely to give the best thought thereto. By the provisions of the bill the matter of charter changes can be brought before meeting of the people upon the petition of ten per cent. of the voters, and with favorable action by the governing power it will be sub mitted to the people to name com mission for the proposed alterations and when such revision as is deemed advisable is made it must be ap- proved by & majority of 60 per cent of the voters.
 This will do away with the unsat- isfactory method of carrying such matters to the legislature, overcome needless delays and eliminate the unsatisfactory method of trying to convince the legislators of the merits or denerits of a question with which they are not acquainted and have lit tie or no interest
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-11

Maude (scrambling to her seat ten minutes after the raising of the cur tain, causing great disgust in two irate, fattish ladies, who are propping up on their scarcely distinguishable laps various handbags, hats and opera glasses)-"Oh, please excuse mel Pm so sorry to be so late, but I simply couldn't get here any sooner. I wait ed and waited for Pauline and she never did come-why, Pauline, you old thing youi Girls, hold me, don't let me get away from you! I'm going to kill heri Don't let me struggle from your grasp! I waited twenty per- fectly good minutes for that-that. can feel 1t coming on.
 Why, of course, I'm going to sit down as soon as you take your things off my seat Hold my huff while I get my coat off. Oh, dear, there goes my bag!
 Why, under the seat of course. No, no, not that seat The one that fat mans sitting in.
 Well, he is fat! I'm sure I'm not responsible for it. I didn't mean to to matinees they'll just have to make up their minds that people will know about 1t.
 Thank you ever so much! Now, I wonder what I did with my handker- chief? Hand me my coat, please.
 V there for?
 Thank you ever so much!
 Why, of course, I'm going to take my hat off just as soon as
 ''No. indeed. I don't want @ choco- late now. I want to find out why that Pauline didn't wait for me. I'm too mad to eat.
 T thought of course you'd be late you know you always are. And so l waited five minutes. We'd planned to do that, yuu know. And when I'd waited five I thought I'd better wait ten and so I waited twenty and here you were sitting just Stuffing your self with chocolates!
 'I don't suppose you do consider it your fault, but if you'd only even left word at the box office.
 Why, no. didn't ask there. Why should I? I only said you had
 "Oh. well, please don't let's talk talk about it any more. Civ me a programme!
 is that man the hero? Kind of funny looking. But then the girls nothing to go crazy about.
 Do give me a chocolate! I'm famishing and I can't seem to get my mind on the play, anyway. Maybe a chocolate will settle me.
 "Oh, my goodness! What did you give me the squashy one for? T.
 Why, of course, it did! All over pose I'll have to have my dress and my gloves cleaned and they just came back day before
 My dear, never said you meant to do it. Of course, it was an accident,