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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-11
HEINoUS BUSINESS

1T was a heinous thing, the
sinking of the Lusitania
with hundreds of innocent
men, women and children
aboard.
But the Germans think it is
heinous for the allies to forbid
foodstuffs shipped to the non
combatants of the Fatherland.
They brand it as a blow not
merely at the army but at the
old men, the women and chill
dren of Germany. 1t is an eff
fort to starve the babes and
mothers Of a nation.
The American people
thought it a Growing out
rage" when in the war of 1912
the British captured and burn
ed the city of Washington, the
white house included.
The people of the south
thought Sherman's march to
the sea was fiendish; Sherman
thought so himself when he
said that war was hell.
War is based on brutality;
not humanity. The war god
knows no law but the law of
might. Anything will do that
helps toward victory.
We too have followed the
sword and if fate should some
time ordain that the United
States must fight, the people
will not falter. This is not a
peace at any price" nation.
But our country is big enough
to be tolerant and patient,
particularly when it is plain
that no offence toward this
country has been intended by
Germany.
Let peace be the word. We
will fight when we have to and
if war never darkens the land
our glory win be the greater.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-11

question. The files of this
newspaper show that long be-
fore the local securing mill was
established here this paper
under Mr.. Jackson was point
ing out the advantages of
securing wool in the west SO as
to avoid paying freight on dirt
and grease to Boston.
The people know the part
this paper played in helping
the original woolen mill and in
aiding its rehabilitation six
years ago. If it had not been
fer that hard campaign, in
which the East Oregonian was
the newspaper champion, and
in which $4,000 was raised,
Pendleton would have no wool
en- mill today.
This discussion could be car
ried much farther. AS a mat
ter of fact the paper has a long
record of service to this COM
munity and state and if our
jealous contemporary should
see sour grapes in every achie-
vement by the East Oregonian
under Mr., JackSon's regime
and since his departure it
would find a bitter road to Tip.
perary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-11
SOUR GRAPES GALORE

~ HERE has been consider
W able comment ever the
fact the East Oregonian
is credited with being the first
Oregon newspaper to advocate
the building Of the Cello ca
nal. AS is well known Mr..
Jackson was owner and pub
Usher Of the paper in those
days. He is no longer the own
er but the spirit in which he
served Pendleton and eastern
Oregon is still the spirit Of the
paper and its pride-if you
want TO know it.
The open river was not the
only good cause this paper es-
poused in its earlier days.
When Oregon was a political
jungle the East Oregonian was
the first publication to urge the
adoption of the Australian bal
lot in this state. The enact
ment of that reform was Ore
gon's first step in its escape
from the black hole Of machine
politics.
Only yesterday a forestry Of.
fetal was here from Ogden and
he asked: why is it that there
is SO much wool securing and
manufacturing at this poinf
when there is practically M
business Of that sort in Utai
where wool is also raised?"
The businessmen Of Pendle
ton know the answer to that
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-11
MOVIE HOUSES KEEP
PEOPLE IN THE CITY
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BY BEAU RIALTo.

By BEAU IlAl1lO.
(Written for the United Press.)
NEW YORK, May 11.-Broadway
theater goers who usually desert the
Great White Way for the cooling sea-
side with the first flash Of hot wea-
ther are still to be seen in the neigh
borhood of Forty Second street and
Broadway This class Of Manhattan's
theatrical population. which in former
years has always neglected the bright
lights at this time Of the season
are still lingering And here's the Sc
cret-the motion picture theaters are
the magnet.
And it Is not alone the money that
keeps these thousands Of people in
the heart Of the city these scorching
afternoons, although In many cases
this consideration looms up mighty
big, for the war has made 1t neces-
sary for almost everyone to econo-
mize. But the real explanation Of the
great crowds seen in Broadway in the
hot weather is that the movie" hous-
es are often many degrees cooler than
the streets. They are also nearer
than the seashore and at the same
time entertaining.
This has been made possible by the
installation of huge electric fans
which though they make considerable
noise afford the audience cooling
breezes the same as if they we're cit
ting on the sands at Coney Island
This is possible Of course. in movie"
house where it would not be feasible
in regular theatre. for noise does
not detraet from the motion pictures.
The electric fans make enough noise
to drown out the normal speaking
voice but as speaking movies are not
part Of Broadways diet there is not
Objectionable features to the latest
device Of the Broadway managers to
intice spectators.
And besides the movie houses In
the regular theaters, may Of the roof
gardens afford New Workers, and its
thousands Of daily visitors, a cool spot
where they can be both comfortable
and entertained Managers Of these
amusement places say there seems no
limit to the movie fans appetite and
although comedy is their favorite al
most any kind Of a film, as long as
Il Is full Of action, goes"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-11
RATHER A FOOL QUESTION.

The inquisitiye stranger saw a
hearse start away from a house at the
head of funeral procession.
Who's dead ?" he inquired of the
corner storekeeper. who was standing
near his door, gazing at the convey
ance.
"Chon Schmidt"
John Smith" exclaimed the cub,
You don't mean to say John
Smith is dead"
we'll, by himmel,' said the grocer,
'vot you dink dey doing init him
practicing2"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-11

all the North. Between 500 and 1000
vessels call here through the brief
season. The total value Of imports
and exports Of Archangel amounts to
about $5,OOO,OO0, and, this year un-
der war conditions, should amount to
much more. The chief articles Of
traffic in peace times are fish, skins
furs, timber, wax, iron, tallow. brist'
les and caviar.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-11
A MAx-PowER RAILROAD.

The railroad that pays the biggest
dividends on the capital invested IS,
according to the Technical World Ma
gazlne, the Grand Island railroad. It
is In northern Alberta, Canada, 200
miles from any trunk line or feed. II
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-11
JAPAN'S RAID UPON CHINA

NANHAT Japan exacts of
" China is the surrender
of its sovereignty. ia
pan asks more of China than
Austria asked of Serbia last
July.
The demands made upon
China by Japan contemplated
the political, commercial, fl
nancial and social conquest of
a nation of 400,000,000 by a
nation of perhaps 7O,OOO,000.
What Japan demands of Chi
ma is that it be permitted to
build, own and manage some of
China's most important rail-
roads; that it have a virtual
monopoly of mining, agricul-
ture and manufacturing in i'm
p0rtant districts; that it be ac-
corded control of Chinese gov
ernmental and military affairs;
that no other power shall ever
be given, by cession or lease,
any territory in China, and that
China shall be bound forever
to purchase one-half or more
of its munitions of war from
Japan.
In the war now raging in Eu-
rope, Japan is ostensibly an al
ly of Great Britain. With true
Oriental cleverness, it sub
scribed to the high ideals pro-
fessedly upheld in London. 1t
was outraged by the oppress-
ion of Serbia. 10 was shocked |
by the wantonness Of the Ger
man invasion of Belgium. Yet
what it is doing now, and what
it has been doing ever since it
in the strife, is to
make scraps of paper of trea-
ties and other engagements
quite as important as that
which was torn up by the Ger
man war party at Liege.
Japan is taking advantage of
the situation, much as some
Christian nations similarly |
placed might do. In the quar-
rels of Christondom it finds its
To the aggres-
sion and bad faith of Western
civilization it appeals for ex-
ample and instruction. A
nominal ally, it assumes in its
own case to make sure of the |
5poils Of victory long in ad-
of victory or peace, not
yet in sight so far as its breth-
ren in arms are concerned.
Much IS to be SAID IN favor |
Of japanese influence in the
Far East, wisely and justly ex-
erted, but there can be no de-
fense of Japanese arrogance
and greed. Japan's policy in
China is an affront not only to |
its allies but to the United |
States. It is in violation of
solemn obligations. In due
time it must ultimately be re-
viewed and corrected by a
world that cannot always be
mad.-New York World.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-11

COMMONPLACE LIVES.

. "A commonplace life" we say,
. and we sigh,
. But why should We sigh as
. we say2
. The commonplace sun in the
, commonplace sky
, Makes up the commonplace
, day.
, The moon and the stars are
. commonplace things.
, And the flower that blooms,
, and the bird that sings;
, And dark were the world, and
sad our lot
, II the flowers should fail, and
, the sun shine not.
And God who studies each sep
arate soul.
Out of commonplace lives
makes his beautiful
whole.
Susan 9Coolidge.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-21
TROUBLE MAY LEAD TO NATION
WIDE TELEGRAPHERS' STRIKE

WIDE TELEGRAPHERS' STRIKE
The germ of trouble that may
evolve into a nationwide strike of
the Commercial Telegraphers' union
against the Western Union Telegraph
Co. has been sown in st. Louis. The
situation is calm, but in Chicago, ma
tional headquarters for the union, it
is admitted to be grave.
In March forty telegraphers of the
st. Louis Office were discharged.
Commissioner Blackman of the U. S.
dept of labor conducted an investiga-
ton, during which it was denied that
the cause of the discharge was that
the men carried union cards. Union
men told Com. Blackman that I'M
less the matter was settled at once
there would be a walkout April 2.
The company then agreed to take
back the men, beginning April 8,
without discrimination, as soon as
places could be provided. The union
says the agreement has not been
kept.
In a letter to Newcomb Carlton,
president OF the Western Union, S. j.
Konenkamp, Chicago, International
president of the union, has some very
pertinent paragraphs.
when the dirty work was exposed
to the public" said Konenkamp to
Carlton, your local officials SIAN
dered honest men, trying to cover up
the real cause of these discharges
They accused men of having been
drunk who never taste liquor; others
who did not gamble were accused of
stealing racehorse information.
Eight men were hired in one day
while five of the union men were dis
charged on account of reduction in
force
''The men were told that none of
them would be reinstated unless they
surrendered their cards, refrained
from visiting union Headquarters and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-21

cit was years of abuse, low wages,
long hours and refusal to adjust
grievances by the Western Union that
brought on the strike of 1907, and
history will prove that this policy has
never changed, except when the tele-
graphers forced a change. This
breach of faith at st. Louis is going
to bring on another strike unless rem
edied without further delay. If cor
poration such as the Western Union
is differed by men who will not keep
faith, by what right do they dare
question the responsibility of any
other individual or organization? 1
prefer peaceful methods, but there
can be no peace so long as your COM
pany follows the policy outlined by
you at Chicago"
The department of labor and the
commission on industrial relations
has been notified of the company's
actions in st. Louis. Some interest
ing evidence as to the methods the
w. U. uses to crush unionism may
result if hearings are held.
A few days before the discharge an
officer of the st. Louis union found
his pockets thad been rifled of union
correspondence. The men say infor-
nation for the discharge was gained
from this correspondence.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-21
PAWN YOUR DIAMONDS" SAID
THE JUDGE, "AND EAT"

i TIE JOOOE-y ANU GH
Pawn some of your diamonds if
you are hungry" was Judge Wells
advice to Mrs. Sidney Sthalman, who
had her husband in court of domestic
relations on a nonsupport charge.
Mrs. Sthalman, 1892 w. 18th, said
her husband earned $50 week as
vaudeville manager. He said he had
given her diamonds worth 81 800 and
$500 in money.
Judge Wells discharged Sthalman,
who lives at 1882 S. Peoria. and adj
monished the wife that the mission
of the court was to assist wives who
were hungry and in need.
Oak Park village board approved
special election for July to o. K
bonds for municipal lighting plant,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-02
new RIVER OPENS
HEART OF ALASKA
TO WATER CRAFTS

WASHINGTON, April with
the government committed to the con.
struction of a $S5.00O,O0G railroad in
Alaska land whose wonderful re,
sources are just beginning to be ap.
preciatei by the nation which &C.
auired it-there is unusual interest in
the announcement from the depart
ment Of commerce of the discovery
sea into the mouth of kuskowim ri.
yer, which opens to commerce the
second greatest stream in Alaska.
Secretary Redfield makes the Off.
cial announcement that practical
navigable channel from the Boring
sea into the mouth OF Kuskowwim RI
yer has been discovered by Captain
Lukens of the coast and geodetric sur
vey. More than fourteen thousand
Soundings were taken in the charter
ing of this stream and the Official bull
letin issued by the department of COM
merce is human interest story of the
work accomplished and what it seems
to the commerce of the extreme north
west of the United States.
The Kuskokwim is the second
greatest river in Alaska" says the an.
nouncement of the department of
commerce. 1T is nine miles wide at
Its mouth and navigable for 600 miles
inland. The great submerged flats of
the delta of this river extend 100
miles out to sea, and it was through
this unchartered delta that the sur
veying steamer Yukon made the dis
covery of the channel which means so
much to the commerce of that sec
ton of Alaska.
THE Kuskokwin is one Of the three
great Alaskan rivers emptying into the
Dering sea which has been opened to
commerce as result Of the charting
separations of the coast and geode-
trio survey. The mouth of the Yukon
was surveyed in 1898 and that river
soon became one Of the greatest COM
mercial arteries of Alaska.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-02
How French People t.
Cure Stomach Trouble

A household remedy Of the French
peasantry, consisting of pure vegeta-
BILE oil, and said to possess wonderful
merit in the treatment of stomach,
liver and intestinal troubles, has been
introduced in this country by George
H. Mayr. who for twenty years has
been one of the leading downtown
druggists of Chicago and who him.
self was cured by it's use So quick
and effective is its action that single
dose is usually enough to bring pro-
nounced relief in the most stubborn
cases, and many people who have
tried it declare they never heard of
anything to produce such remark
able results in so short time. It Is
known as Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
and can now be had at all leading
drug stores. 1t is sold with a post.
tive understanding that your money
will be refunded without question or
bubble OF ONE bottle fails to give
YOU absolute satisfaction-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-02
HUNT FOR RELATIVES
TO CLAIM PROPERTY
Missouri Attorneys Ask
About Immediate Family Of
Smith .. Woods.

Relatives Of Smith d. Woods who
was born In Wayne county in 1927.
have q piece of property In Kansas
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-02
WEALTHY SISTERS
REFUSE TO SPEAK
over TELEPHONES
Possessors of Millions Never
Rode in Auto, Wore Jewel
ny or Attended Theatre in
Lives. ..!

NEW YORK, April New York is
never tired of discussing the mystery
of the Wendels. No one has ever sug-
gested an even probable explanation
of the strangest family in America.
The four Wendell sisters have $780,
100000.
Three unmarried sisters live on
Fifth avenue in an antique $4,000
house on lot assessed at 1887 90.
The fourth (married) lives on Central
Park West.
The four sisters have been enor-
mously wealthy from birth.
They have never ridden in an auto.
They have never been on a yacht.
They have never attended a theatre
They have not been in church for
twenty years. g..
They never wear any article of
jewelry.
They have never used a telephone.
They have never used an elevator.
They never give social entertain
ment or receive callers.
So far as known, they have never
given money to charity
Like little grey mice in an aband-
oned church, the three Wendell sisters
fit about their strikingly ugly big
house just opposite the Union League
club. A great department store has
reared itself across the street on one
side. A tall office building overlooks
another side. The magnificent new
New York public library is one block
away. Their home lies midway be-
tween the imposing Grand Central and
Pennsylvania terminals. The subway
half circles them, being one block
away on the east. They dwell In what
has become the heart of the fashion
able. shopping section. Before their
door streams the most magnificent
procession Of private vehicles to be
seen anywhere in the Western Hemis-
phere, II not in the world. What is
behind these doors?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-02
STRAWBERRIES CALL
FORTH BIG DEMAND

There has been little change in the
prices or variety of offerings which
local produce dealers have on display
for tomorrow's market. The majority
of the material is still from the south
ern growers, but the quality is bet
ter than a month.ago and there is a
demand for the green vegetables that
is steadily growing.
There has been an unusual demand
for strawberries on the local market
this year, due probably to the fact
that the quality is far better than is
usual at this season. The Florida
fruit has been very fine and of un-
usual size and flavor The price of
40 cents a quart has been prohibitive
for the majority of housewives, but
several large crates are used in Rich
mond each week.
The offerings this week include
green beans and peas, asparagus, rhu-
barb. radishes, onions, beets, lettuce,
cauliflower, new cabbage and potatoes,
Brussels sprouts. carrots and endive.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-02
PIONEER Tells
BEGINNING Of
COUNTY STORY
s. B. Huddleston, Author and
Historian, Describes Be
ginning of Journalism and
Churches in Wayne.
az s. 8. HuDDLEsToN.

Joseph Cope. in an interview we
had with him not long before his
death told us that he and his mother
Ann Cope, and three older halt
brothers. Daniel. John and Owen r
Stratten, Samuel Hoshour and family
Samuel Scivey and family, Addison
Weeks and wife. all inter-related. came
together from Newmarket, Virginia, in
1923. and stopped at Centerville
Indiana.
Mr.. Hoshour married Lucinda
Savage. Mr. Scivey married Syrena
Savage, Mr.. Weeks married Jane
Savage all before they came to In
diana and shortly after they came
Joseph Cope married Eliza A. Savage
These women were daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Savage who had come
here shortly before.
Samuel scivey bought small farm
on the south side Of the road joining
Dublin on the west. where they raised
their family and died in old age All
the others were well-known people al
Cambridge City, CentervilN and Rich
mond in an early day. Mr.. Cope lived
at Cambridge City and Dublin to real
old age.
Lived in centerviIIe.
He had lived in Centerville few
years after he came to Indiana, and
was intimately associated with the
Mortons, Raridens, Samuel Booker
Cyrus Finch. DR.. Pugh, DR.. Sackett
Philip Civil, Levi Antrum, Patrick
Hart, William Summer, Peter Ringo
widow Neal and her sons, jesse
James and Nelson. Jobe Huddleston
~I 4%h ${voo {o11 III
that had bonded the building of the
court house in Centerville.,
The first Wayne county newspaper
Mr.. Cope remembered was the West.
ern Emporium. published by John
operated a tannery on the grounds
that afterwarc became the Jacob Jul
ian residence property Peter Ringo
was a wheelwright. and Jesse Will.
Jams was the first saddler in Center.
Vile.
Among the lawyers he knew were
James Rariden, Oliver H. Smith. Judge
Perry, John Test and Daniel Wallace
The first justice of the peace was
Jacob Booker, the first township
trustee was Richard Lesson.
Methodists Start Church.
The Methodists had the first church
in Centerville which was organized in
1923. The Quakers had meeting
house in the country northwest of
town.
Court convened twice a year, and
on court week men came with ginger
bread and cigars from other villages
and sold their goods from wagons in
the street. One man., after he had
been there nearly week with an in
ferior stock and had sold almost moth
ing, boys and rude men scattered his
goods and his wagon in pieces all over
the town.
Twenty-Five men and boys were
brought before the court for their mis-
demeanor and Rariden agreed that he
would clear all of them for two dol
lars each, and he got fifty dollars for
the finished job.
Mr. Cope died in Dublin. June Is,
1899, and his wife died August 20,
1905. She was over IS years. Her
bachelor son Eugene. was very atten-
tive and cared we'll for his mother
through the last years Of her old age
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-02
men GET JOBS
IN MILLS At GARY

CHICAGO. April ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
was made today that six new open
hearth furnaces and one additional
blast furnace were in operation in the
Illinois Steel company's plant in Gary,
Ind. giving employment to an add.
tional 1000 men.
Work for many more men was SUP
piled employees of the Pullman com.
pany today when the construction Of
478 new ail-steel cars for use In the
New York subway was started. This
order totalled more than $500. 900.
The International Harvester plants
were working today with their forces
nearly doubled. Two hundred add.
tional men went to work in the Aetna
Powder companys mills at Miller.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-02

rheumatism Yields Quickly to Sloan's
You can't prevent an attack of Rheu.
matism from coming on, but you can
stop it almost Immediately. Sloans
Liniment gently applied to the sore
joint or muscle penetrates in a few
minutes to the inflamed spot that
causes the pain 1t soothes the hot,
tender, swollen feeling, and in very
short time brings a relief that is al.
most unbelievable until you experience
it. Get bottle of Sloan's Liniment
Csc of any druggist and have it in
the house-asainst Colds, Sore and
Swollen Joints, Lumbago, Sciatica and
like ailments. Your money back if not
satisfied, but 1t does give almost in.
slant relief.-adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-02
ADMITS BEGGING.

John Smith, colored, admitted beg
ging in city court this morning, but
said he only wanted the money to
leave town. An officer then testified
that he entered North Sixth street
home yesterday and the housewife had
to drive him out and lock the doors.
He drew IS and costs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-02

Smith Woods had four brothers.
Andrew. Samuel, Joseph and James
and two sisters, Mary and Eliza. The
attorney understood Samuel was at
one time a prominent business man
in Richmond. The county citizens
directory of 1865 gives James G.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-02

Woods. teacher at Hagerstown and
Joseph Woods, farmer Of Franklin
township. who are believed to have
been two Of the brothers.
Smith D. Woods left the county
when young man and went west.
He became q prominent business man