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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-05-28

A big reduction on trimmed hats
until all are sold. Mrs. Malerich.
A. H. Nau is local agent for the
Lewiston Marble works. See him
for tonlbstones.
AS the blossoms fall you will
need to spray. We have lime and
sulphur in dry form which is most
economical and practical. See our
line of spray pumps and utensils.
Hoene's.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-05-28

Cottonwood Patent -four, for
delicious, savory, wheaty flavor.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-05-28
Big Crops and Prosperity

Big crops mean more prosperity, more
money with which to buy the necessaries
and Injuries of life. The automobile or new
house you have SO long coveted and for
which you and your wife have laid so many
plans may now become reality.
Between the two which will you choose
an investment in Happiness, or, an invest
ment in an incumbrance that has been a
stumbling block Of many a mans success?
If you can afford both, your wife, your
babies will pat you on the back and say
God bless Daddy" If you can't afford but
the one, which shall it be?
We can assist you in the selection of home
that will give you joy and comfort for 365 days
of the year and will prove an asset, an invest
ment, paying dividends in better living better
health and lasting satisfaction
Drop in the next time you're in town and
let's talk it over
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FROM AIR AN URGENT NEED

and then back again as needed.
Aerial fleets will be maintained as
one of the most valuable adjuncts OF
IN army in the field.
There is no doubt hat the men
of the army and navy are competent,
I o work u the problems thai are
necessary to upbuilding our national
defences. They can give the country
as good an army and navy as h
country wants. and they can pay for
II just whatever the people want them
to pay. Probably il would he "A good
thing to shear of some of the regu-
latiOns which encompass Government
and department affairs. 1t would
have the effect of giving the men Of
the army and navy more latitude
in their new operations. When the
Government planned tn build h Pan
ANA Canal II detailed one nan to do
it-and he did II. If he had not been
able To do IL the Government could
have recalled him and put another
man in his place who would have
done it. If the Government hasn't
the man To do n specific thing it has
plenty OF others who can slip into the
vacated places.
New ideas will he brought out 10y
such n board. Interest in our manu-
featuring establishments, i'm the max
ing of those things which contribute
to the upkeep of the Government in
times of stress. will he stimulated. In
every way the welfare OF the entire
country will he served by the proc
esses now being evolved.
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Boys n Marine Corps:

that small men are quicker more ac-
tive inc more enduring than tall men.
French troops. which are the best
marchers In Europe. average NJ least
two inches loss in stature than Eng
lish and American troops. The Jap
anese are pygmies compare with the
Russians. yet how superior their mill
itary efficiency.
In former days a certain spectacu-
lar effect was expected of the uni
formed fighting man. Taking condi-
tons as they were then. n can
understand the pride felt by Frederick
the Great in his regiment of giants
at Potsdam. To recruit II, he searched
the whole Of Europe, pressing some Of
THE men into the service by force.
while in other Instances he paid large
sums to gain possession OF Individuals
ri exceptional stature. He reviewed
The regiment numbering 2.l00) every
day, and i; was said-though such a
statement is a manifest absurdity-
that no soldier in the front rank was
less than seven feet tall.
To be acceptable for service n VOL
unteer offering himself for enlistment
would have to have a chest girth OF
not less than 80 inches when his
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no matter how healthy. would be in
oculated against typhoid. Most of the
mortality during the Spanish war was
from camp typhoid.
Reenlistment of deserters-a COM
mon occurrence during the civil war
would he impossible. a classified sys-
TEN of finger prints would make GER
tain the identification Of every in
dividual soldier. wen though the vol
unteer army should eventually num-
Der millions. This system would sup
plement the records OF physical meas
urements and incidental memoranda
relating to each fighting mantle lat
ter including such details as the exact
color f his eyes. our War Depart
ment rates eyes as Of twelve tints-
eight blues and four browns. II the
applicant for enlistment has light
eyes. the examining surgeon takes a
strip of cardboard on which are
printed eight eyes of the various
shades of blue. and matches the eyes
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his e would be in question. IL he
proposed himself for enlistment in
the navy he would have to exhibit at
least twenty sound teeth as a total,
with a certain proportion of molars.
Fat men would not be wanted. They
lack the essential qualities Of strength.
endurance and activity. Furthermore.
overfatness is a symptom Of physical
degeneracy and Is likely to signify
weakness of the heart. Bow legged
and knock kneed men would he thrown
out: they do not look we'll in the
ranks. and straight legged soldiers
may he expected. other things being
equal. to prove more efficient.
Applicants for enlistment who have
swollen tonsils would have to hlve
them cut out II they We're 10 stand a
chance of acceptance. In " out 81
three such cases the difficulty IS &C
companied by adenoids. which. be-
cause they interfere with breathing.
must be removed. Every volunteer.
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England $4,000 men are working to
full capacity. but unable to supply the
British forces with the aeroplanes they
need. Sir John French has 1.500 aero
planes and aviators under his conf
mand. but needs more, and in n recent
official communication asked that nc
efforts be spared to increase their
number and perfect their equipment.
This is not painting a dark picture;
II is a statement of the truth. In a re-
cent letter to Secretary Of War Gar
rison ! submitted that this il an un-
natural and shocking condition, and
as a citizen and taxpayer as well as
the president Of "A representative or
ga~nization I deem it my duty to urge
that steps be taken Immediately to
provide aeroplanes for the defence OF
our country"
The board Of governors OF the Aero
Club of America Is very naturally
gratifed with the expressed intention
Of Secretary Daniels and the Navy
Department to form an air fleet OF
200 aeroplanes. We have learned also
that at a meeting of the advisory
board Of the navy they decided t. buy
Immediately twenty hydroaeroplanes
and flying boats. Twenty machines
would constitute a good start. They
are needed at once. But three hydro
aeroplanes are available for use to-day
at Pensacola and a dozen or more off,
GERS walt daily on the Pensacola beach
for an opportunity to get a few min
utes training.
Probably the most imperative need
is for additional aviation centres to
guard against the possibility OF the
entire aeronautical equipment OF the
navy being destroyed by fire. storm or
other causes, as might happen II the
entire equipment IS kept In one place,
as II is at present.
1t is our belief that the country at
large realizes the necessity and value
Of a substantial aeronautical organiza-
ton and favors prompt action. The
board of governors feels certain that
the extension OF this branch OF the
NATURAL service will meet with wide
spread approval; In fact, that the
country will only feel relic we'd when
assured tina aeronautics Ii to be given
more attention.
The Aero Club OF America has two
plans to foster in the hope OF inter-
esting the youth Of the country, First,
1t will offer prizes to every military
educational institution, a medal to he
awarded each student for the best
showing in aeronautlcs. The second
plan IL to offer prizes TO the young
members Of model aero clubs and other
junior aeronautical organizations rec
cgnized by the War Department to
whom the medals could be offered. We
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the next few years than have been
seen In the continental conflict.
one Of the effects If the organ "a
ton of a new civilian advisory board
to aid the heads of the Government
will he TO bring out new inventions and
scientific creations which have been
known to a few men, but not the
world at large. Possibly European
Powers have adopted some American
ideas. but American genius will as
seit Itself again. as 1t has always.
Take the dirigible balloon. ! do not
believe the ultimate has been reached
in the type of balloon they are
now using in Europe. The German
machine Is clumsy. too unwieldy and
too slow. The dir!gible will be valu-
able as an adjunct to military craft
only when 1t is so perfected that II
can attain a speed of 90 or 90 miles
an hour, Dirigibles to-day are not
speedy enough.
II is my belief that the dirigible will
be perfected in the United States.
There can he no doubt but that the
dirigible has a proper place in the
scheme OF military equipment. There
is soITt ububl dS " It J.
Of the dirigible to-day. but you viii.
see In a few years a new American
dirigible that can travel a mile and a
half a minute. transport troops and
maintain itself against the fleets Of
small fast aerop.anes by which it is
now outClassed.
Aeroplanes have been proved in
valuable. They are invaluable first
In spying out an enemy's position and
the location and size of the opposing
forces. In modern warfare 1t Is i'm
possible for m army 10 conceal itself
from an opposing army.
But 1 believe that the %aeroplane
performs an equally. II o more. I'm
portant function in passing over the
lines OF the enemy n harassing the
rear. Bombs which destroy bridges
and wipe out ammunition trains and
commissary supplies perform as valu-
able a service as n frontal attack by
armed men afoot or on horses.
One Of the chief advantages of the
aeroplanes Ii the ow cost Of opera
! ton, which Is only one-eighth of the
1 transportation cost by land or water.
The a~eroplane will be perfected to a
greater degree. The chief problem
now is to develop a new motor for
aircraft. The engineering brains of
the country are at work on the prob
lem and It will be assured,
The %aeroplnne Is being utilized to-
day chiefly for scouting purposes, but
after n while. with machines carrying
three 10 Ave or more men, whole ar
mics can be transported quickly from
one part Of a battle line to another
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likely, IL he escapes blindness In early
years, to enjoy the blessing Of good
sight than the young man born on
Fifth avenue.
Surprising war comes no volunteer
would be accepted who is deaf in
either ear. Flat feet. IL they signify
a fallen arch. would he cause for re-
lection. Likewise a bunion. or even
corns. one OF the chief duties OF the
fighting man is to march, and how can
ne 10 1t IL his feet are not in good
condition?
IL 1t he true hat an army travels
on its stomach" the individual fight
ing man liz seriously handicapped by
any trouble that may affect his diges-
ton. Here Is where the teeth count.
II they are not good, digestion suffers.
Hence .he army requirement that
there shall be at least six molar teeth,
so opposed as to serve the purpose
Of effective mastication. The volun-
teer offering himself for enlistment
would be examined on this point ex.
actly as II he were a horse-save that
his chewing capabilities rather the
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have secured n list of the military
school and will 20 ahead with the
plan.
III. ,uos,,or NJ oors,rnc,in, a sat.
;s,an,orn ma,nr tor aornn,or.s 10 tho
90 ,h,ro nhioh rom,irs IN IN. ,c-
nnn,iishca 49, ,ha .arorl,ra 10 mi,
,,nn -. nrana. ,aa,i,n ne miII,ary
sao,nr A. y n.san, ,in,, ,bara ,r.
ahon, ,,ir,, AN In ,~haI .n,,od states
,ha, 90 h,,udinm nr n~Ia,ring ., hn,ld
aaranan,ioai Tha ..ro cinh
-, An,arica h,s hoo, cordrc,i,g a
s,.o 400 III -, T., has 80
'aIn,oa o., ,ho. naaa onatraars ara
49, ,ut,,.rs ~ 100, aamand
nna ,ha aa,,ainnor aaro r,n,ors
- vnans,ra mrooass
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lungs are empticd. He could not
weigh more than 100 pounds. IL he
offered himself for the cavalry or field
artillery his weight could not exceed
165 pounds. IN case he were to serve
in the mountain artillery he could not
be less thar s feet 8 inches tall.
His vision would have to be good.
Keen sight nowadays is more neces-
sary for a soldier than ever before, in
asmuch as the enemy is usually dis
tant and hidden. and the %inconsplcu-
u color OF his uniform. blending with
the background, makes him a difficult
target.
\ fact worth mentioning in this
connection is hat the physical SUI
7eriori.y ~ the ui,ner social class
does not extend to eyesight. on the
contrary. the vision grows more i'm
perfect $50 the military az
aminers declare) as the social scale Ia
assembled. The Stun born youth, for
all the ~alimentary and sanitary dis
advantages to which he has been SUBJ
jected from babyhood Is much more
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Rife practice at targets representing men lying down. kneelng m standing.

Of the volunteer with the eye Of cor
responding shade on the card. Then
he notes down the eyes as Blue No.
4" or whatever the number may be.
IL the volunteers eyes are dark,
the surgeon does the same thing with
n strip Of cardboard on which four
brown eyes of different shades are
printed. There are no such things as
black eyes in nature; those called by
that name are merely very dark
brown. Gray eyes are merely a light
shade Of blue. But u very dark blue
eye may have a green effect.
In the event Of war men would be
required for the navy OF course as
well as for the army. The service
ought to he more attractive IL only
because the pay is much better. An
ordinary seaman gets $1,000 a month;
an able seaman $3.50. The latter. If
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navy proudly boosted that 1t had the
first aviation section in the ~cr,..
To-day we stand probably at the bot
tom of the list. why. even our laval
aviators who hold aviators' ceriAsAtes
have had no opportunity to reoOn-
noitre for experience. They have
never deployed with a fleet and have
no idea what submarines look like
from the air.
Probably the trouble in America
has been that no inducement has been
held out to amateur aviators. Our
ain
day turning out %acroplane orders for
the warning Governments. hut our
W Government is making no effort
10 STIR up interest in aeronautics
among the men If the country.
This apathy is very marked. While
the National Guard and the Naval
Militia have had no experience with
aeroplanes, efforts have been made
To inspire interest in flying among
the National Guardsmen. In this we
have had little success. Only a few
weeks ago the Nero club made an
offer to the National Guard of Penn
49, w Ii'N w dtTO-
planes and Il skilled aviator. who
would give instruction at the camp
without any charge. The offer was
declined,
There is hope Of ~relief-it NAV he
called relief-in the recent
ment from Washington that the War
II Navy Departments are planning
Tor the organization of fifteen ayia-
ton ~squadrons for the National
Guard of the States and twenty-five
Spuddruns for the Naval Militia. The
Aero club of America has twenty-five
aero clubs affiliated with il. and they
all stand ready to do their share in
the organization Of a volunteer aero
nautical fleet TO be held in reserve
always In the event of any future
occurrence which might involve our
country In war.
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intelligent and well conducted, easily
obtains advancement to the rank OF
petty officer at sli to s55. Chief petty
officers draw wages up to 81 and
warrant officers tgunners and machin-
ists) 81 800 TO $500 a year.
There are drummer boys and trum-
peters OF adolescent age in the regu-
lar army OF the. United States to-day;
likewise in the Marine Corps. In both
cases they are attached To the bands.
Whether or not, in the event of war,
boys would he enlisted in such capaci-
ties nobody can say. IT not. it would
he an enormous disappointment To- the
patriotic American nursery.
our soldiers are the tallcst in the
world. The average native born Amori-
can measures nearly . feet ) inches in
his bare feet. NorweGians come next,
then the swedes. and after them the
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The military centres have no aero
planes; the troop. have never bean
manpuvred with aeroplanes, and the
men behind the coast defence runs
nave no aerial eyes to give them
their accurate range.
Only recently the Atlantic fleet
fnanruvrcd without a single aero
plane. on the day that President Wiz
sons first note was transmitted to
Germany the nav had only three
aeroplanes in commission, and the
army barely twice as many Only
half a dozen of the licensed aviators
q the United States have made flights
Of more than fifty miles. and none
Knew even the rudiments Of military
a'r"nautical requirements. Our army,
navy, National Guard and Naval
Militia have had no experience in han
o!lng aircraft or operating with them.
Attacks upon European cities by
aeroplane fleets which make long jour
neys from their bases compel us 10
look our own situation squarely in the
face. 1t Is apparent. therefore, that
aerial attacks could be made upon New
York or any large Eastern seaport by
Leroplanes starting from ships fifty Or
100 miles u at sea, and large guns
delivering tons of metal at IA range,
say, OF 10000 yards. and aided by
aeroplanes. would quickly reduce any
coast defence not adequately pro-
tected.
our present equipment would prob
ably not he sufficient to meet contin-
eencies which have in the past three
years depleted the air service so that
II never was possible to train IA new
class fast enough to be added to the
preceding class. Instead each new
class usually only replaced the pre-
ce:!ag class-the members OF which
were usually transferred to other
branches OF the navy or got married
Or we're taken away by other causes.
As a result after four years less
Personnel and equipment Is available
than is required to form a single
squadron. There doesn't seem much
prospect Of relief within the next year,
al least until Congress can again con-
Veno. 1t IL possible, however, that the
next Congress will ignore our aero
nautical needs as II did during the last
session. when only $500 900 was ap-
propriated for the army and navr--
less than enough to equip a single
~aeronautical centre.
There liz nc necessity for proving the
value Of the aeroplane In the general
discussion of national preparedness
now going OF In every section of the
country. It's value In now universally
Recognized. This ueed NJ tina a%eronlana
" the gist Of the situation. Over In
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Irish. The English. Hungarians. Ger
mans, Swiss. French and Poles follow
in order-all of them over 5 feet 5
inches. Italians and Austrisns average
under that mark.
During the civil war the tallest
volunteers on the Union side came
from Kentucky. Close behind was
Kansas, with Minnesota, Missouri,
California and Nevada following in
the order given. The men from all
these states averaged over 5 feet 8
inches. Massachusetts and Connect
cut were at the DOT of tbs list. volun-
teers from the latter State averaging
only ) feet Gig inches. The ideal
stature for n fighting man. however,
in the opinion of military experts, Is
> feet 10l2 inches this being the
height at which the most perfect
physical development is attained.
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CIVILIANS WILL
OFFER DEVICES
Perfection of Inventions
Promised by New Adj
yisOry Board.
PETER COOPER HEWITT.

A MERICA is now turning attent on
~ to the making of new engines
OF warfare: European war has
had the effect Of stimulating ideas and
bringing out the latent powers of the
country. Here in the United States
scientists viii. give greater things In
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applicants for money to be spent upon
aeronautics will no longer be fashion
able In ths halls of Congress.
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AMATEURS MUST
FORM AIR CORPS
Little lnducemcnt Thus
Take Up Flying.
by HENRY

NsI"b.r % Roard a. b,r.c,ors ~ Aero o5pb
p iMsr1c1 0Hd kdi'Or a. t,roHlH.
hcdi Magazine fInuo"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-14
THICK, GLOSSY HAIR
FREE FROM DANDRUFF
GIRLS! BEAUTIEY YoUR HArRi
MAKE IT SOFT. FLUFFY
AND LUXURIANT.

Try as you will. after an appllca.
tion OF Danderine. YOU cannot find
single trace Of dandruff or falling
hair and your scalp will not itch but
what will please you most. WIFI DO
after a few weeks use. when you SEQ
rev hair. fine and downy' nc first
yes-but really new halr-growlng
all over the scalp
A little Danderine Immediately
doubles the beauty Of your hair No
difference how dun. faded. brittle
and scraggy, Just moisten cloth
with Danderine and carefully draw
IL through your hair. taking one small
strand at a time. The effect Is Inn
mediate and amazing hair will
be light, fluffy and wavy. and havo
an appearance Of abundance: an in
comparable lustre. softness and lux
uriance. the beauty and simmer OF
true hair health
Get 25 cent bottle OF Knowlton's
Danderine from any drug store or
toilet counter. and prove that your
hair Is as pretty and soft as any
that II has been neglected or Injured
by careless treatment-that's all.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-14
Roundup in Rhyme is Feature
Among Events of the Year 1914

And name the prizes that we're won
AT this great carnival.
With eighteen thousand on the street
Upon the final day,
And cheering loudly as they passed
In all their bright array.
Those winning championship OF world
Are down upon the list,
And all the prizes given there
Not one OF them been missed.
Fred Spain won In bulldogging games
And yet came forth alive,
and took the prize In dollars named.
one hundred nfty-lye.
And Sammy Garrett mentioned next.
Was given second prize
Forty-five In cash and hat,
OF western shape and size.
And in the cowboy relay race.
z. A. Armstrong won
Prize the first, and silver cup.
That making his third one.
Allen Drumheller second won,
One hundred fifty cash.
Knapp Lynch one hundred dollars
got
Third prize. in race most rash.
And in steer roping contest. too.
Tom Grimes won prize the first.
A good four hundred all In CASH
His luck was not the worst.
Case Preston won the second prize.
A very tidy sum
OF just one hundred fifty cash,
That was most sure to come.
Jack Fritz the third. a cowboy brave.
Won fifty dollars, too.
For doing well the daring deeds,
That he set out to do.
In cowgirls' bucking contest. too,
First, Bertha Blancett won
One hundred twenty-five in cash.
And saddle-a fine one.
And Fanny sperry Steele. also
Won seVenty-five that day.
And Minnie Thompson fifty got
Third prize, TO take away.
And may these feats be long observed !
With all the best OF luck.
And now We will shake hands With |
all.
Good bye, and let 'er buck"