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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-07

BERLIN, via. London, oct IA
supplement- to the German official
statement says that the French losses
IN killed, wounded and prisoners in
recent fighting were at least 1870. .OO0
and those Of the British $4,000. while
uhe German losses were not one-fifth
of this number.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-07
School Exhibits Tomorrow.

Tomorrow evening IN the Lincoln
school an exhibition of the articles
made during the summer by the pu.
pills engaged in industrial work will.
be held and the public Is invited to
attend Considering the short no
tice served upon these pupils. they
accomplished remarkable results.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-07

A marriage license day is the
record which the clerks office has
been making for more than
month. The license today was grant,
ed to Willie Roy Harrington and
Miss Eva Mays, both OF Mckay
creek.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-07

pleting unfinished educatlons Of
Americans forced to leave school
early; S-Technical education, in
cluding mechanical trades for men
and domestic science for girls.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-07
Dutch Steamer Sunk.

LONDON, Oct THE Dutch
steamer Texelstroom was sunk by a
German submarine. Twenty survi-
yors are reported to have landed
This is the first vessel in days re.
ported the victim of a German sub
marine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-07

WASHINGTON, Oct Rear Ad
miral Caperton advised the navy de.
partment that Haitian rebels are
turning in their arms with gratifying
rapidly and that the entire situation
appears bright.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-07
Report Body Found AT Covo.e

A report reached Pendleton this
morning that workers ON the Coyote
Echo cutoff had dug up the remains
OF human body near Coyote that
mad evidently been buried two years
or more The report has not been
authenticated
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-07
To Send Note to ENGLAND.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Officials
Of the state department admitted
that a strong note of protest regard
ing seizure of American meat car
goes would be sent Great Britain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-07
KlplIng's Son .lNLIssInr ),

LONDON, Oct. 7.-Rudyard Kip.
ling's only son, John Is years old
Is believed dead in the trenches on
the western front. An official re.
Port said he was missing and be-
leYed to have been killed"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-07
King Has Narrow Escnno

PARIS, Oct. king Victor EN-
manuel of Italy was unhurt. though
a piece Of shrapnel struck the horse
ne was riding on recent tour OF the
lsonzo front, dispatches reported.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-07
NeWSy Notes of Pendleton


SUIT % UOIIcCt.
G, w Harrison has filed a suit in
the circuit court against J. A.
schmidt to collect on two notes for
a hundred dollars each. Carter a
Smythe are attorneys for the plain
tiff.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-07

Little Bessie Madden. the Hermis.
ION glrl who was kicked in the head
oy horse a few days ago, is reported
to be improving steadily at the hos
pital
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-10-07

trouble and is, in consequence.
strong booster for the car. He made
an average of IL miles on gallon
of gasoline.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25
A REORGANIZED NEWSPAPER.

John Fields, one Of the present
owners Of The Times, will not be- con.
nected with the paper editOraily for
some weeks In the meantime the
paper will be under the direction ot
Frank ID, Northup and win continue
to make progress.
Changes and improvements will be
made us fast as possible under the
new management and II Is hoped To
make The Times the best newspaper
Ia the state. A considerable improve
ment will be noticed today and others
are to be added As 1t has been In
the past, The Times will continue to
I've clean newspaper such us may
he read In any home carrying all the
news OF the city as well ps the news
OF the world
improvements Ia the telegraph and
local news service have been made
and The Times has the best facilities
for gathering the important news Of
the day The readers ~ the paper
will appreciate these improvements as
they are added, and already such ap
probation Is being shown.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25
MIMIC ORANGE GROVE
FOR HEN DEBUT BALL

wAshington, Jan. 2S.--Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs, Richardson Glover,
who are Californians, last night gave
a wonderful orange ball for their de
butants daughter, Miss Beatrice
Glover.
Mrs. Glover and her daughter re-
osived In bower arranged to
represent an orange grove. Ripe
fruit was hanging from the trees
in one portion ofthe room, in an
other the trees we're fragrant with
the wide blown blossoms Miss
Helen DrApet OF Boston and Miss
Kate Cropper OF San Francioco
who are house guests Of the
Clovers' assisted.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25
LAW AND IT'S ENFORCEMENT.

Some Of the leading men OF Dhc
country are cuntendiug with much
'ehemence that the existing laws OF
the country should be enforced. no
matter what the, may be- The doc
trine is very good one aud has been
recognized as good one for thous.
unds Of years
As far back as the palmy days NJ
the Greeks this theory held To the
hest. But at present the trouble seems
TO be the multiplicity Of laws that
must be obeyed There are about
fifteen thousand laws passed every
year aud one may very well wonder
how II IL possible for the inhabitants
VI u state, where say Il thousand new
laws are passed In the state legislature
and great number In the national
congress, adding every year TO the
enormous pile to he able 10 keep
them
II Is impossible to enforce laws that
are not baked by public opinion or held
to be reasonable by the majority NJ
people. That is the practical outcome
Of excess n legislation Everyone
should be law abiding, We should be
governed by laws In accordance with
the famous statement OF the Massachu.
setts constitution, In which It is said
that It was adopted because the in.
hsbitants of that state would have a
government " laws and not uf men
But there ls limit
All men will admit that aII laws
should be obeyed, but It is utterly i'm.
possible for them to know what all
the laws are They ie4rn of them only
when they get into court, or when n
case In which they are interested
reaches the supreme court where the
constitutlonality Of an act passed by
the legislature Is finally decided.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25
THE MEXICAN PRESIDENT.

Mexico has new president, but II
has become such Il common occurrence
that II attracts little or no attention
The latest to have the presidency
wished uTOn him ls General Rogue
GOzales Cara His last name is nj
most as common IN Mexico as the
name OF the Smith family IN the Unit
ed States.
President GsTEs was member Of
the villa following and before that he
was Madsrist His enemies describe
him rs an inyeterAte failure and Ac.
cuse him Of being the beneficiary OF
corrupt intlmates
About all that Ia interesting IN the
elevation Of Cara to tho presidency
Of Mexico Is the manner ot II. indi
eating new and downward step Ia
the degeneracy of governmental ma.
Chinery In the past the heads NJ the
nation have retained some OF the old
constitutional forms They have been
presumed 10 be the real chiefs Of the
nrtlou and have surrounded them.
selves with shadowy cabinet Officers
who have pretended to establish an
orderly operation of their depart
ments.
This is all al an end ~ far as Pres.
ident Cara Is concerned, lie has no
use for cabinet, but win remain the
creature Of the convention that elected
him and which reserves TO itself all
the rights Of government aud Of sover-
eighty.
II Is difficult to see that Mexico has
been benefited In any way II merely
has puppet despot, subject to the
orders OF puppet convention. which
In turn takes Its orders from q bandit
chief.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25

merely round metallic ring and that
none OF them had pronEs or triggers.
The mines used by the navy, It was
said. were very much like these used
by the army IN appearance.
The spot where the mine is said
TO be adrift lies in the pathway
travelled by all transatlantic vessels
leaving and entering New York hAr~
bor
The possibility that the mine had
been set adT1ft In the belief that IL
might eventually find lodgmsnt
aaglnst the side OF wsrship caused
some speculation. The only warships
seen recently near New York harbor
have flown the British flag. For
some time British warships patrollsd
the doorway to the harbor, passing
and TepAssing the spot where Cap
tain Davies said the mine was sdrift.
A recent report that a mine had
been lost by or was missing from the
Brooklyn navy yard was denied this
afternoon at the commandments office
there
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25
PLENTY OF COTTON.

The bureau Of crop estimates Of the
United States department VI agrlrul.
ture estimates the l0l cotton crop AT
IL. .O08. 900 bales. Of this. Oklahoma
produced 100000 bales ana Texas 4
100000 The average price per pound
on December l was 0S cents In Okla
homa. II was SO cents The price In
oklahoma December /, 1913. was III
cents per pound The total crop In
1913 was 14,l56. lS8 bales
Under normal conditions NJ the
market there would he considerable
surplus Of cotton II is too much Ia
expect an Improvement In price n a
large crop ls produced In 1913 TIA"
best way ~ reducing the cotton arrr.
age Is to plant other things And the
-ufe starting point is 10 plan To make
the mrm feed the family aud the
stock insofar ns II ig possible tu do
sn Those who expect to switch from
cotton tu some other cash crop nr"
taking long chances.
Already inquiries are coming. for
example from farmers In eastern uh
ldhoma who are thinking Of 'cuttng
out cotton and growing hroomrorn
They would do well to take trip to
northwestern oklahoma tu see now
wealthy HE broomrurn growers
have become
/ Then We have weI.mrauug hut mis-
guided commercial organizations
which have figured It all ont that
truck farming IL Just the thing all he
cause some canning club girl sold
500 worth of tomatoes last year from
"a little patch In the back yard Nu
mrrous und sundry other plans Of
speedy aud immediate relief are being
urged II isu't surprising that rea
farmers bow their necks aud say
on shucks" The nearer we stitch
L., the fundamental necessity Of MAX
Ting the fams feed the folks. the bet
Ter We will get along
with one COW. one ,ow. ana a duzcl
Ihrns, and the ability and disposition
to feed aud curc Tor them, the urcc-.I
ties " life at least are assured uI
the farm Sudden wealth will no
come neither viii hunger aud the di,
Icouragcmeul which goes with It rhos,
who assume personally to direct th
activities or farmers would do we'll {,
tart with these and to devote a few
seasons work to a real effort to maxi
the farms feed the folks. with food
producing animals and feed for then
on every farm, farming viii be estob
lished ON a business basis.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25
FROM OTHER NEWSPAPERS
Lodge,s .tPartIsan" ProposaI.

because Senator Lodge has seen tit
to tell some unpleasant truths about
the rouutrys mllimy mpreparedness
and the responsibility of congress for
the Democratic new spaprrs have rails
ed the cry that the proposal he makes
is partisan, What Senator Lodge pro
poses Is thorough aud comprehensive
investigation into defense conditions
by commission tu consist OF three
persons selected 10y the president, n
Democrat three members Of the Unit
ed States senate, to be selected by the
vice president, Democrat; three
members Of the house OF representa-
tlyes, To be- selected by the speaker
of the house, Democrat. Were Sena-
tor Lodge n member " the Democratic
party the suggestion that his proposal
.mucked " partisanship might per
haps have some weight But Senator
Lodge Is Republican.--New Yoru
Herald
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25
NAME OF HOGAN CLEAN,
FAMILY MUST KEEP II

Boston Jan, 25.--As a name, Ho-
gan stands unsullled and may keep
its honored place with Hsrrisan.
Probate Judge George yesterday
denied the petition Of Back Bay
Hogan family to change its name to
Homan.
Some Of the reasons OF Mrs Hogan
FOR wishing change were;
An alley celebrated In song and
stroy was called Hogan.
A woman from whom she sought to
hire an apartment objected TO Ho-
gan nameplate on the door.
Servants declined to enter her en-.
ploy upon hearing her name.
Her oldest daughter was barred
from a literary club because OF her
name.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25
NO WHEAT FAMINE.

1t may be that the price Of wheat
has been put mp somewhat through
speculation, hut not much Of II can be
due 10 that cause. The returns show
that with the wheat carried over
thcre was about 06OOOO OOO bushels In
the country last fall
TNklng out the quantity necessary
for seed and home consumption, we
are left with about S20,0OO,OOO to sell,
and reports indicate the export thus
far IL the form of wheat or flour, Of
abont l76OOO, 900 bushels, and con
tracts for nearly lOO,OOOOOO more. and
that stlll leaves comfortable mar.
gin to carry the country until new
wheat begins to come in May
me policy of the administra ton il
In its way amusing, for only last sum
mer the department Of agriculture
warned farmers TO hank ON to their
wheat, for good price and many are
still hanging on TO It on account OF
that advice for since II was given,
wheat has advanced about IN per cent
In price.
Now there IL an effort on the part
OF the same administration to go out
and zee II somebody cannot be found
to be punished because OF the price Of
the cereal
In any event there is no ground
for fear Of a famiue In wheat, for the
quantity still left Is regarded az suffi
cient for the next three or four months
or until new grain comes forward.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25

apparent to the traveller that II is hest
to contribute the tip and have hts hur
gage handled In a safe way.
The hotel porter works on the the
ory that every person arriving ON n
train must necessarily 90 TO II hosiery.
That leads him 10 yell at the top ~
his voice In the hope OF attracting
the attention Of the new arrivals
There being n number II porters lined
M at the depot, or as close 10 1t as
the city ordinances will permit, the
din they make is dcafening and an.
uoyIng.
Perhaps the hotel men are not 10
blame for this, hut II has grown into
a habit that Is distinctly American
and also u nuisance The hotel keep.
er sends his porter to the railroad
station to conduct to the hotel such
travellers as may be induced to stop
at his hostery. The porter finds th"
others there yelling yocifcrousy ond
II he would make himself hcnr above
the din he must raise his voice even
higher. The result is that every per.
son arriving in city of any size IA
greeted by his spectacle aud In many
places must run the gauntlet " the
porters, standing In a line at the curb
and ready to seize all who come their
way.
There should be some way VI rcdur
ing the hotel porters to quietness ana
while their competition cannot he
stopped there should be uu end put
to their voraciOusness
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25
TREASURE TROVE
FOUND ON COAST
Half Barred Of Nickeis and silver
Coins Received Old Spanish
Money In Lot

Los Angeles, Jan. 2b,---Wild excite
ment prevailed In the hsrbor when
rumors that Il treasure trove had been
discovered at the bottom OF the chan
mel in front OF the scene OF the re-
cent fire in East San Pedro and
several hundred men engaged In
searching for coin, which WAS brought
up by steam dredger
Within few minutes after the
first collection OF coins were sent out
through the dredger tube everybody
who was not actually NJ work went
to East San Pedro In hopes Of OBJ
tanning fortune. Altogether nearly
"a half barrel OF nickels and small sill
depths, and for the rest OF the day
business along Front street was
booming
Among the coins recovered were
several Spanish silver pieces Of tho
year 1908 and a NioarSguan gold
piece valued at about i2.bO. Where
the coins came from could not be as
certained, but legends Of the older
harbOr men intimate that a smnE-
Cling vessel was sunk at this point
while attempting to evads the reve-
nue. cutters employed by the old
Spanish governors to enforce the col
kagtinn NJ "dsrsphog "
/ All Of the money brought 10 the
surface bore the marks OF having
been In the water for many years
and the coins were all badly cor
roded
In addition to the coins brought
out Of the water. the dred-er dis
lodged a number OF iron crosses. sup
posedly used for burial purposes.
The crosses we're almost falling 20
pieces from rust, and II Is thought
that they we're brought 70 this hRr-
Dor many years ago to supply the
mission stations.
while no one believes that Ter
mlna island viii prove another
treasure island, much interest has
been aroused by the money sucked
out Of the muddy depths and plans
are being made 10 make a syste
matte search In case gold or other
valuables may he reposing on the
bottom OF the harbor.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25
4 Parade Not Needed.

The Panama canal must he formal,
" opened In style, but there are mn
Hons " Americans who wish II need
not be thought necessary to open II
hv procession " warshlps Of course
we have too few merchant vessels 10
make on imposing ppace parade and
are obliged 10 resort 10 the war kind
IN order to make respectable show
Ing There IL enough " the trNpDings
NJ battle on the other side NJ the
ocean Ia excuse any neglect of II here.
Buffalo Evening News
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25
NINE OFF NEW YORK
or Different Design From That Used
by United States, Says Captain OF
British Ship,

New York, Jan, 25,---A mine with
five contact points extending from It
is afloat six miles west OF Fire Island
Light. according to Captain Davies OF
the steamship Etonian, In today from
London Captain Davies said he
passed the mine about 10 o'clock this
mornlnE. while his ship was bound
IT,
The mine was OF q different de-
sign than thehadopted by the United
States army, hence the theory that
II might be a dummy which escaped
from Fort Hancock was discarded.
At Fort Hancock n was said that
the mines used In connection with the
work Of the fort, II adrift, would show
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25
Il, Was Perfectly Neutral.

Il say, waiter" remarked resolute
looking American, as he seated himself
at table, you may bring me some
Russian caviar, German frsnkfirters
with Vienna rolls, Brussels spriuts,
Hungarian goulash, French artichokes
and English plum pudding"
That's the nuttiest order ever
heard one give commented the polite
waiter.
"Nutty nothing r. was the retort.
aim trying to follow the presidents :
Rdmoniton as to neutrality, that's
all"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25

A school for suffrage workers has
been organized by New Jersey won
en-.
Suffruglsts In Pennsylvania are
rnising Il fund Of 100000 as cam.
paign fund to win the ballot.
Indiana women are organizing for
an active campaign for suffrage
10 the state constitution.
~ the eighteen congressman whom
the suffrage women hnckisted q In
the recent elections every one was re
elected
Women now have equal political
rights IN eleven states aud have the
right to vote for certain officers and
un pertain questions IN twenty-five
other states.
The Messenger IL the title Of the
newest accession to the suffrage
newspapers 1t is the official state
paper Of the Oklahoma Woman Suf.
fragc Association, aud is published
In Shawnee
A report of the treasurer " the
Congressional Union for Women Suf.
frage shows that the union raised
and expended more than S37 900 dur.
ing 1911 IN It's work In behalf of the
Brlstow Mondell resolution In con
gress
Texas suffrHgists expect the pres
ent Legislature 10 submit the question
Of suffrage to the voters Of the state
They are particularly anxious that
Texas should have the distinction OF
being the first southern state to grant
the ballot 10 women
San Franclsco's mayor, who wa.
once an anti-suffragist, SAYS the won
rn there have put polite In politics
that they have refused graft, ant
that since they have voted better
standard Of morals In all politics ha,
been an established fact.
The National Association Oppose,
10 Woman Suffrage has decided /,
wage active campaigns In Massachu
sets, Pennsylvania tew Jersey anC
New York-four states In which con
stltutional amendments providing fol
equal suffrage may he submitted I,
the voters during 1918.
Defeat Of the Mondell women suf
frage resolution in the house OF repre-
sentatlves by n vote Of 20I against {,
ia for was keen disappointment :,
the champions ~ the amendment
who, while not expecting to have I
adopted by the required twO-third
vote, had looked Tor at least a ma
jority In its favor. The opposition
to the resolution was largely based ol
the allegation that the subject Is on
for stah action and not for nAtiona
legislation
In decliBg for the sixth time sine
he entered the White House TO len,
his support TO q constitutional amend
ment for woman suffrage Presiden
Wilson said II am tied 10 a convi,
ton which | have had all my III
that changes Of this sort should b
brought about state by state. II
were not matter OF woman suffrage
II II were matter Of any other thin
connected with suffrsse, woul
hold the same opinion. II Is a lon
standing and deeply matured cOnvi,
tion on my part and therefore
would be without excuse 70 my ow
constitutional principles n l lent IN
support TO this very important NOV,
ment for au amendment to the col
stituton Of the United States
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25
Is No, Given Away

PA, ~ said Johnny, who Is a persist.
ent knowledge seeker, what IL a law.
giyerf"
There ain't any such thing
Johnny" replied the old gentleman,
who had been involved in considerable
litigation In his time.
But this book says that nobody
was a great lawgiver," persisted the
youngster
Then It's mistake reioined the
father law Is never given. It's re
tailed In mikhty small quantities 81
mighty high figures"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-25
NO USE FOR THE PoRTERs.

Travelling men and others through.
cut the country viii make deter.
mined appeal to hotel keepers aud de.
pot Officials to take away the hotel
porters or "funners" who meet every
train and who have become an annoy
ancs 10 travellers.
0ne reason for the request Ia that
~ pOrtsrs dsmsnd sxorbitant tips
and snforoe them In one way and
apeftPv ~ roughly handling the bag
~ ! fsv times the pOrter make II