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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-06-12
BIDS WANTED.
and SANTA FE RY.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Sealed bids will be received and
opened July 6, 1915, for the wharf and
the ferry privileges pertaining to the
Town of Bayou Sara, for the year June
Is, 1915, to June Is, 1915. Right is
reserved to reject any and all bids.
]. H. LOGAN, Mayor.
mo. M. BELL, Secretary.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-06-12

Atlantic City is to introduce three.
cent jitneys, put we join the Philadel-
phia Ledger in asking how is that pos
sible when a jitney is five cents?- New
Orleans States.
No more queer than the EIGHT mile
Marathon pulled off annually at New
Orleans.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-06-12

Sanders could referee a dog fight
and attract larger crowd than over
two-thirds of the gang now bounding
him-Florida Parishes.
Yes? But come to think of it, what
does draw bigger crowd than a dog
fight, even minus Sanders?
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-06-12

FOR SALE-Brood mare and young
colt. P. o. Box rs,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-04
Can The Bucks Beat
Those Greedy Pebbles?
PENDLETON HAS LAST CHANCE
TO DEFEAT PILOT ROCK IN
THIS CITY ON SUNDAY,

Can it be done? Az that is the
question.
Can the Pilot Rock Pebbles be lick
ed by the Pendleton Bucks? or will
they add another victory to their un-
broken string? Will they go through
their whole schedule without once
tasting the quinine of defeat? Will
Crooked Arm Darling emerge from
the season with a clean record Of vic
tories to his credit?
These and similar questions curve
their backs and stare in the face the
Pendleton fan as he contemplates the
game Sunday in this city between the
Pebbles and the Bucks. The Pebbles
have not been here since the opening
game Of the season but twice in their
home town they took the measure OF
the Bucks. This will be the last
clash between the two teams and.
from bat packer to manager, the
Bucks will go out after that game.
Strengthened as they are with the
new yet old material in the lineup
the locals feel that they have not
carved out for themselves an impos-
sible task. The old lineup was able
to make the Pebbles hustle and the
new one should do even better.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-04
IRRIGATIONISTS NEED
GOOD ROADS

II F as Mr.. Hodgen says the
farmers in his section OF
the east end are favorable
to bonding for permanent roads
it will not be surprising. The
people in an irrigated section
are usually progressive mind
ed. This may account for the
sentiment spoken of by Mr..
Hodgen. A still more potent
reason is the fact that no
farmer needs good all-the-
year roads more than does the
irrigationist.
In an able article on the sub
ject of Good Roads for Irri-
gated Regions" in the May is
sue Of the Reclamation Record,
Mr.. Logan w. Page, director,
Office of Public Roads for the
U. S. government says:
Good roads are especially important
to the welfare and fullest develop
ment of an irrigated region. Most ir-
rigated districts are, or soon become.
thickly populated. Cultivation of the
land is intensive and the crop yield
per acre high. This at once places a
heavy demand on the roads. Every
argument in favor of the need Of
good roads in the great farming areas
Of the humid regions holds with equal
or greater force in the irrigated sec
tions.
AS to how to make good
roads Mr.. Page, who by reason
of his position, is evidently
something Of an authority, does
not share the view held by
some of our local people that
the split log drag is the pana-
cea for all road troubles. In
his advice to irrigationists he
says: "The split log drag, so
useful on the clay and heavy
soil roads of the humid regions,
finds a much more restricted
field in the dry regions. The
light, volcanic and very sandy
soils in this climate are seldom
benefited by dragging. IE
general the less these soils are
disturbed the better"
The class of soil described
above is identical with that be-
tween here and the Columbia
river. A hard surface road is
the only class of road that will
maintain heavy traffic such as
will go to the open river if
steamers and barges hauling
at low rates are operated on
the Columbia, as is anticipated
will be done.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-04
CURRENT THINKING
sELF-DEFENsE AGAINST MULE

sELF-DEFENsE AGAINST MULE
(From The Philadelphia North Ame-
erican.)
Christopher Hargraves, a Bucks
county farmer, pleaded self-defense
when charged with beating an "onery'
mule with an Ak handle and escaped
a fine. His novel defense was enter
ed yesterday when he was srraigned
before Magistrate Tomlinson, at Lang
horne on a charge Of chuelty to ami
mails
"Thate mules got a bad streak "
Hargraves told the magistrate, and
when he's 'onery' he's got kick like
a 40-centermeter gun. The last
time didn't have a whip handy. SO
/ used the ak handle. 1t was purely
a case Of self-defense.
The agent of the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty TO Animals wac
arrested Hargraves said he would
withdraw the charge on that plea, and
Magistrate Tomlinson dismissed the
case.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-04
WHEAT AND SHIPS

NNAHY has the price Of
W wheat been declining
day by day until quo
tations now are not greatly diff
ferent from normal prices at
this time of the year?
There must be a scarcity of
wheat because the European
crop has been neglected and
there is unusual demand be-
cause of the war. There is no
prospect for peace in the near
future because the war is plain
ly far from ended. The strug-
gle is constantly growing deep
er and more bitter.
What force then is operat-
ing to depress the wheat mar
ket when conditions logically
call for soaring prices? There
is but one answer apparent at
this time and it is found in ex-
orbitant shipping charges.
Under the latest figures at
which ships have been char.
tered it will cost SO cents per
bushel to transport wheat from
Portland to Liverpool. This is
exclusive of the war insurance,
hence the high charges are not
due to the dangers of the block
ade. The high rates are due
to the fact the international
shipping combine has a glori-
GUS chance to make big money
and is proceeding to do so at
the expense of the American
producer and the European
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-04

consumer Tt may be fairly as
sumed that the price of wheat
in the northwest would now be
higher TO the extent of 40 or
SO cents per bushel could the
brokers secure ships at normal
prices.
Yet when the administrati-
on's ship purchase bill was be-
fore the senate some north
west papers were very vehem-
ent in criticising it as social
istic and one Washington sena-
tor participated prominently in
the filibuster that kept the bill
from passing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-04

pends more money each year
than any other organization in
the county save the county
court. Financially speaking
the school board is a more inn
portant body than the cit-
council because it costs more
to conduct the schools than to
conduct the regular city gov
ernment. The schools are a
big asset to Pendleton and
they should be conducted in a
strong manner along modern,
efficient lines.
In order to secure the best
results it is necessary to have
upon the board men who will
give hard study to the prob
lens before them and who will
be free in every way to do their
duty as they see it. Mr.. Strains
record as assessor of this coun-
ty and as a member of the city
council shows him to be of that
calibre. He is fit in every way
for the position his friends de.
sire him to have.
e1sn
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-04

Tyrone Kelly, one Of the best known
newspaper men Of the east and mid
die west, has become prosperity week
booster. He Is hard at work on the
plans of the Society for Electrical De-
velopment TO make the week Of Nov.
20 to Dec. 4, remembered in the his
/ tory Of the country. He succeeded az
| publicity manager in the east for the
Panama-Pacific International expos1'
ton in making that undertaking pref
ty well known.
The Society for Electrical Develop
ment is incorporated under the diree-
ton Of James w. Wakeman. one OF
Americas foremost electrical men.
The vast electrical industries of the
nation support the society. The
week of Nov. 29-Dec 4, will close a
national trade movement, probably
without parallel in Americas business
history. Mr.. Kelly will handle one
Of the branches Of the national cam
paign
Very much Of the knowledge that
eastern people have gained In TIE
last year Of the west and its possible
ties is due to the progressive publicity
method adopted more than year
ago by Mr.. Kelly. While his appeal
has been largely directed to women
and children, the exposition's public
lty chief centered his readers on the
lessons Of the west they first aD-
..t.a Fro~. tbafr grhpoI booka He
created in their minds the incentive
10 go west. where the opportunity Is
present. Under the writer's name Of
Gilbert K. Harrison, the stories Of
the west. and what California and the
Pacific coast and the exposition offer
to the traveller in education and
scenery, hsve been widely read in
newspapers and magazine pages OF
the country
Mr. Kelly was a star reporter on
the n. Z. Evening World and devel-
oped in Park Row offices along with
Irwin s. cobb, Barton w. currie, Mar
tin Green, Raymond G. Carroll and
other newspapermen, conspicuous I'M
various fields Of newspaper and mag
azlne work.
Before Joining the World, Mr.. Kelly
was sporting editor Of the Buffalo
Courier. st. Louis Republican, and
Washington Post His column 'I'he
Wide World Of Sport" gained for
him national repute as an authority
on sports.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-04
THIS MAY ENTERTAIN
INCoNSIDERATE.

DR.. Gordon OF the Old South
church, Boston. probably has as large
circle Of admirers as any minister
in that city. He always breaches to
large congregations, who are attracted
not only by his personality, but by
his intellectual and sometimes hu-
morous sermons.
On a recent sunday he made sane
timonious, psalm-singing, professed
Christians who have no real religion
in their makeup a target for his wit.
A little boy who heard him remarked
after he returned home.
Mother, I shouldn't have thought
DR.. Gordon would have spoken that
way about Christians this morning
There might have been some of them
in church,"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-04
WELL FITTED FOR THE
PLACE

n ROM the standpoint of
III ability and experience
Mr.. Strain is a big man
and the biggest men we have
are none too big for service on
the Pendleton school board.
Therefore it is fortunate he
will run for director.
The local school board ex-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-04

When fool hen takes a notion to
sit she doesn't care a rap whether
there are any eggs in the nest or not
Lazy men are built on the same plan
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-04
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
IN AUTANCEi
FROM ..TEwkEsBuRY ROAD


, Il Is coed to be out on the road. I
and going one knows not
where, I
Going through meadow and
village one knows not
whittier nor why;
Through the grey light drift OF
the dust, in the keen cool
rush Of the air. 4
Under the flying clouds. and
the broad blue lift Of the I
sky. 4
And to halt at the chattering Z
brook in the tall green Z
fern at the brink -
Where the harebell grows, and =
the gorse, and the fox =
glove purple and white: .
Where the shy-eyed delicate =
deer come down in a =
troop to drink =
When the stars are mellow =
and large at the coming =
on Of the night. =
John Masefield. .
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-21
Must r trace
Steps. s;.!S,'ays !! Taft
FORMER PRESIDENT DELIVERS
.st 4 ADDRESS iATSiNDlANAsii q
UNIVERSITY.

! tBy Associated 4, Press, 7

q. 81 2 alBS Associated sPress) ~ -
5 BLooNiNGToN Ind. Jan: 2l:-De.
,elaring the country was halting in
business and progress. and learning
the unwise step that had been taken
and needed TO be retracsd, William
II. Taft, former president, said here
today that the people should go, back
to the line Of Justice, equity and mod.
Grafton. 5gl;s
! Prof. Taft was the guest of Indiana,
university and delivered the principal
adress at the Founders Day exercises
which celebrated the s5th! anniversary
of the university. 4
I've need mot go back to the ,condi.,
,tions that lead to the great reform
and we. shall mot do SO. e said, MraTaft.
Corporations have bean driven out
of politics and while Of course cor.
ruption is never absent, the danger.
Of plutoeracyl has disappeared and the
publication Of politics has eonsti.
tuted aireal reform for which all good
citizens must be grateful. ...ss, ! =. 8
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Rep Re publlica ans I,
Pledge Aid 10
The Go uer,1or
CAUCUS LAST EVENING WAS ZEN.
THuslAsTicl AND IHAR.
HATFIELD ADDRESSES MEETING
HIS! PROGRAM TO BE
CARRIED OUT.

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Jan. 21.-
What was termed as probably the.
most enthusiastic and harmonious
caucus ever held by a majority party
in the legislature was that Of last eve.
ming. when Republican members OF,
the House Of Delegates gathered IN,
the governors reception room Of the
capitol and organized to carry out, the
Legislative platform outlined and
recommended by Governor HATFIELD.
The governor addressed the caucus
at length, urging the members to
carry out all pledges and promises
made in the Republican platform,
adopted at Huntington and Charleston
conventions. After the chief execu.
tive had concluded. in rousing de-
monstration the caucus unanimously
pledged its support to the administra.
tion. gs
a Republican House Organization.
was effected by electing NJ X Duty,
delegate from Richie county, and
chairman of the judiciary committee,
as floor leader and chairman Of the
steering committee, and members Of
the committee were selected, one
from each congressional district and
one at large as follows:
First district, Jesse Block, OF Ohio.
county; Second district, @. G. Pierce,
Of Preston; Third district, w. w.
Wertz, Of kanawha; Fourth district,
i'll. Wolfe. Of Lincoln; Fifth district,
v. E. Sullivan. Of Raleigh; State at
large. w. w. Hughes, Of Mcdowell.
The caucus was called to order at
s o'clock BY Speaker Vernon johnson,
Of the House, and was organized by
electing Delegate Duty as chairman
and clerk Of the House, John c.
Prichard, as secretary. Governor
Hatfield addressed the caucus for al.
most an hour. dealing at considerable
length upon proposed measures out:
lined as principles in the party plat.
form. He discussed / the Virginia debt
suit and declared iti as his opinion, that
West Virginia will receive credit fo.j
between FIVE and six millions OF dol
lars, to which, he declared, this state
Is entitled.
|. Meetings viii be held, from stimerto
time by the Republican members to
consider party measures.
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.;M[slayF.E Ma i: Fore i :Ex1t & x1tra: !: !.
Session Of Congress- i S

Il 4 sNyAsHlNGToN Jan. q: After
three days Of continuous assault ON the
government ship esbill; Senator
Burton Of Ohio ed$thes floor iin!the
Senate to Senator Weeks sMassachu.
,setts, who. continued the fight. In the
meantime Democratic. leaders, WHORE
gard the Republican opposition as an
open: :fiibruster, determined to keep the
measure constantly before the Senate,
despite appropriation bills. aI.- 1. ,;s 4
Last5night the Democrats held an.
other caucus TO perfecttthe bill: \ X
III probable that nc; Democrat viii
speak on the measure IN; the Senate for
many days the leaders hoping thus TO
wear down the opposition: But Republi.
can Senators are arming for !. a pro
tracted fight. Senators Weeks, Lodge
and Jones brought to their desks plies
ofbooks and documents, and remained
on guard ready to take up the debate
when Senator Burton tired. otherswho
are preparing to talk are Senators
Root Sutherland, Smoot; Brandegee,
Gallinger.and Nelson. e;
After an Informal epubIican confer.
ences 1t was announced that when
speeches on the pending bfllihad Sbeen
exhausted, substitute would be offer;
ed upon which to- base further argu:
ments. The Democrats then planned TO
recess instead OF iad diourning from day
today, in iorder5tos keep the debate In
one Legislative day, and handicap the
minority orators under the rule that
no. senator can speak more than twice
on one subject in the same legislative
day. Republican senators expect to
meet this by introducing from time to
time amendments or substitutes to In.
ject new subjects of discussion:
Some Republ blicans pred dicted that the
bill would be abandoned for this ses-
sionIif3 no progress! was apparent after
two osweeks OF debate Administration
sensators, however. denied that there
would be any weakening and said II
necessary appropriation bills could be
taken up in an extra session; the re-
sponsibtlity for which would be; on the
heads of the Republ blicans.
Senator Burton talked for more than
SIX hours continuously on the third day
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Ends Life After
Murd Wife


MeNoNGAHELA. Pa, Jan. a.
James McC cCleary, aged Sc. formerly a
telegraph operator on the Mononga.
shela Division OF the Pennsylvania
railroad, shot and Killed his wife in
the yard Of their home, 103 sLoomis
alley, yesterday. and .then fired a bull.
let into his own head. dying instant.
1y. The cause given for his act Is
said to be the failure OF an effort to
effect a econciliation with his wife.
from whom he had been separated
several weeks.
Mccleary is:alleged to have attempt.
ed 70 lsill his wife, who was as Years
old, three times before today.s
tragedy. HeThad Just been released
from the Washington county jaii yes.
terday, where he had been confined
on charge OF non.support preferred
by his wife. The charge of non-sup.
port was made BY his wife to protect
her life, as II Is alleged he had at
tempted TO kill her two weeks ago.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE
REPORT FAVORABLE
Large Number Of Bills Were
introduced Today-Sen-
ate Adjourns till Friday

(Special to the The West yirgininn)
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 81, =
Both branches Of the legislature are
showing a disposition to give commit.
tees an opportunity to consider the
great number OF bills referred to them.
The Senate while late convening this
morning adjourned before noon until
tomorrow while the House after being
in session but a short time recessed
until two o'clock this afternoon. Dur.
ing the short time however, twenty.
one more bills were offered in the sen.
ate and nineteen Tn the House. The
Housed Judiciary Committee reported
favorable on passage Of woman's suff.
rage resolution and st was advanced
to second reading. Petitions were filed
by representatives from Wetzel, Pleas.
ant and Monongalia counties. Dele-
gate scherr offered the Darst blue sky
law; Wertz to change bureau of mines
to department of mines and other
amendments, Samson bill to abolish
board Of equalization. Sinsel bill Great
ing state department OF health, and
Atkins bill, the railroad experience bill.
Bills were offered in the Senate to
relieve husbands of common law slam
der by wife, appointment and election
OF United States senator's to I'LL vacan.
cies, requiring banks to report un-
claimed balances. Senator Fox, demo.
crat, resolution to increase democrat
ic membership of certain committees
was rejected by vote of Z to II. The
judiciary committee reported favora-
BILE on ten bills. The education on flve,
and finance, one.
The judiciary committee reported
unfavorably on the bill to make It a
misdemeanor to gamble in private, but
in the House compromise measure
has been reported favorable by the ju-
dietary committee.
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Delivers an Address Before
Annual Commerce
Convention.
Observation-Disclosures
TMEETINe WILL CONSIDER REou.
LATIoN IoElFoREloN EXCHANGE
RYzu. 8. GOVERNMENT.

VI 50 l5fltbyIArfoClhkfu frrctt .|" .|
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Jan. 2i.-Seyeral
hundred delegates representing the
leading commercial organizations of
the United States attended the open.
ing session ofsthe Second National
Foreign trade convention which met
here today. After preliminary address
es Of welcome BY Mayor Kiel, of St.
Louis and Samuel capen. president Of
the St Louis Business Mems League,
an address was delivered by Secretary
Of Commerce Redfeld. Secretary Red.
field reviewed the work Of the Depart.
ment Of Commerce In promoting for
eign trade. He said that since May,
1914, the Department. had stationed
eight Commercial attaches abroad,
though then, there were none. that one
was about to go to Petrograd and an
other to Melbourne. Permanent OF.
ganization then was effected and the
convention began the consideration OF
problems of International law as they
effect American commerce during tho
present European war. The principal
addresses on this topic was made by
Prof. John Bassett Moore. former
Councillor of the state department.
After a discussion OF the points
raised In Mr.. Moore.s address the con.
yention heard an address by John ].
Arnold OF Chicago. on foreign bank
ing, loans and credits. The afternoon
session was to be devoted to a consid-
Grafton OF the government regulation
Of comrnerce as Il effects foreign trade
and lto; the problem Of the small manu-.
facturer who desires foreign trade.
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$500Rooste Eats
Sl25 Diamond

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-walter A.
Keifer was pointing out the. good quail.
tiles OF $500 prize-winning rooster
in "a coup at the poultry and pigeon
show when a s125 diamond dropped
from his ring into the pen. The
rooster gobbled it.
your rooster has swallowed my
s125 diamond" Refer told William A.
Grove, the ROSTERS owner.
y cannot afford to Kill a $500 cock.
erel to recover SIPS diamond" Mr..
Grove answered.
And the question Of what shall be
done is not yet settled. 4.
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OfHcialIW News.

tBy Associated Press)
BERLIN, wireless 10 London. Jan.
21.-Although spirited fighting ia IN
progress along the western battle
front the official statement from the
German war office today shows that
the engagements are merely Of To-
cal character. The French made re-
peated attacks near Arras and south
Of st: hiihiel, but were repulsed. The
Germans captured trenches near Ber-
ry.au:Bac and Font-a-Mousson bu.
lost ground In the neighborhood Of
Notre de Lorette.
ASdefeat Of the Russians in small
engagement in East Prussia Is also
announced. ~
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Go 4sh be-
Ofk,t g, k,teiilCEll |: /. |. / l!la1!ge1.
HAS WRITTEN LETTER TO JUDGE,
DAYTON ASKING fFoR: AN 4!
INVESTIGATION. u (,

ts-7
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. al
Governor Hatfield yesterday address:
ed the following letter 10 Judge A. G
Dayton, of the Federal court of the
northern district oflWest Virginia, re,
questing that an immediate iinvestiga,
tiony be made before 1.-THE special
master recently appointed in that
court. to take ,evide as to the ale,
CATION of "a 1 Leo We'll, that, the order
of the public service commission in
the rate case of the Manufacturers
Light q Heat Company was dictated
by the governors: !.
Hon. "a. q. Dayton, Judge of the
United States district court, 8Phillippi,
W. va, e /. :
Dear. Sir-My attention has been
called to the vicious and untruthful
sensation made against me by one, x.
Leo. Wei, Sin a proceeding pending In
your court sof the Manufacturers
Light & Heat Company, and othera
against the public! service commission
OF West virginia. =
lam informed that this case has
en1referred by ssyou:to a special mas:
ter tolheart evidence and report as TO
the truth Sof these charges of. counsel
for the Splaintitf operations: si A
.Inasmuch as this step has been
81 ,.a,ss fo,. :, :,