davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The border vidette., 1915-05-01
OUR 100000, ,ooo COUNTRY.

Statisticians agree that this country has now more than 100, GOO, ,OOO inhabitants, not includ- ing the little brown brothers 5 Geographer Sloan of the cen sus bureau allows that we pass ed the round figure yesterday (Friday, April p at f p. m. Actuary Mccoy of the treasury calculated that there were 100, O16,OOO persons here by Feb ruary 1.
 A 1OO,OOO,OOO country-11O,- GOO, 900 counting the islands-is populous enough so that we may inquire,more anxiously into qual- ity than quantity. New York World.
The border vidette., 1915-05-01

across the Santa Cruz. They want an amount sufficient to put bridges over the smaller steams in the county and rebuild roads that were washed out during the floods of the last winter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
lIN AnEAMCEl
or JOY AND SORROW.

a.
. JOY Of life is with US, JOY stays
D not long;
. But in the after-silence comes
. the sweetest song;
, Joy still is restless. plumed with
. piniOns fleet,
. But in a Place Of Silence Sor-
. row-time is sweet.
. II.
; We drink from living fountains,
. hright-shining through the Z
. years,
. But in the silence Of still stars
comes Sorrows cup Of
. tears;
. Joyume the bright time, but in
. a calm retreat
B A life-loyed Place Of silence,
. Sorrow-time is sweet.
D Frank l. Stanton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12
SELF DEFENSE REQUIRES 1T

I'm an editorial, reproduced
j here today, the Journal
points out the favorable
position Walla Walla will oc-
cupy when it builds its hard
surface road to Wallula and
refers incidentally to the
plight in which Pendleton will
be placed if it does not take
similar action.
The case is plain and the
facts apply as well to other
towns of this county as to Pen
dleton. In self defense the
towns of Umatilla county must
bestir themselves and secure
connection with the open river.
Happily the matter is some
thing in which the country and
the towns may cooperate. The
open river means more to far
mers than it does to town peO-
pie and this is particularly
true of the wheatgrowers.
S-S-S-SSS-SSN
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12
MR.. TAFT ON AMERICAN TRADE
RIGHTS.
lChlcago NeWal

Throughout his term as president
Mr.. Taft proved himself the steadfast
friend Of international peace. He has
given his support to the pacific policy
Of President Wilson and in general
has had no part in any provocative
agitation resulting from incidents
growing out of the war. Entirely con-
sistent with this attitude are the
words Of Mr.. Taft, spoken to the WIS
consin legislature on Thursday, against
the efforts to induce the government
to suppress the American trade in
munitions with foreign nations.
1--WE have been criticized" said Mr.
Taft. "for the sale Of arms and am
munition permitted under the interna-I
tlonal rules. The rule has always
been that neutrals could furnish
arms and foodstuffs. As a nation wei
should not place ourselves at a disad-
vantage and take an opposite view OF
this question. We are always unpre-
pared for war. We must always ex-
pect aid from neutrals in case Of war.
1t would be an unwise policy, In my
judgment. for Us to change this rule. -
There is no sufficient answer to this
simple statement Of the case.
Mr.. Taft does well to mention the
trade in foodstuffs along with the
trade In arms and ammunition. Brit
ain has adopted a most injurious pol
icy Of interfering with the American
trade In foodstuffs consigned TO Ger
many or Austria or even to neutral
countries bordering on those empires.
For example the peculiar injustice
which marks the attitude Of the Brit
ish authorities toward the numerousl
cargoes Of American packing house
products now held IN British ports
though bound for neutral countries,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12
DAY Est OREGOAN PEDLEToN OREGON WEDNEsDAY

ideuce on Normal Heights saturday
May s.
Mr. and Mrs, John Patburg ami
children motored up from Morrow
county and are spending a few days
with Mrs. Patburg's parents. Mr. and
Mrs, R. A, Lieuanen in Weston,
Mr.. J. F. slower of Milton, was in
Weston during the week on business.
Edwin Mabie of Pendleton was in
Weston Monday on business.
F. E, Gould Of Milton visited with
his brother VIM, Gould in Weston
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Dupuis of Ad-
ans motored over to Weston Satur-
day and visited at the j. F. Dupuis
residence In Weston.
Rev. N. d, Wood returned Sunday
from a couple of weeks at his ranch
at Redmond, Oregon.
Roy Read of this city spent Sunday
at the Wyrick residence in Pendleton,
Dr.. R. f. Farnsworth came up from
Pendleton Saturday to attend Weston
Lodge No, 65, A. F. & A. NJ.
Mrs, Iva Nolte was in Pendleton
visiting friends during the week.
Joe Wood left Tuesday morning for
Redmond, Ore, where he will remain
during the summer months
Henry DOwd and wife went back to
Washtucna after having spent week
with friends and relatives in Weston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Kilgore Of Wes-
ton are spending this week at the Ed
Simpson farm south OF Weston.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12
DANGER IN EASY FRENCH.

Rumors of a steamer on fire sixty
miles off Sandy Hook caused excite
ment in shipping circles yesterday.
The French line cargo vessel Cham
plain, inbound from Bordeaux, sent a
wireless to the company's office, stat
ing that she was passing the Fire Is
land lightship.
"Lightship" in French, the langu-
age in which the message was sent
is "bateau-feu, meaning literally
ship of fire. Someone whose know
ledge of French was attained in six
easy lessons got hold of the marconi-
gram and translated it to mean that
the Champlain was passing a ship on
fire"
The m stake was rectified before
the Champlain reached her pier.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12
SUCH BRAVISHNESS!

OTTER libeling the position
u taken by the president in
regard to the Lusitania in
cident the Oregonian has vail
emily announced its view of af-
fairs. 1t is to the effect this
country should demand instant
satisfaction from the kaiser and
get it even if we have to stand
the German empire on its head
and whip the tar out of them.
Such valor, and how painful
that it must be wasted on the
desert air! How pitiful that a
newspaper of such heroic mold
must spend its time defending
a crooked midnight resolution
when it would dearly love to
be eating cannon balls.
Nor is this the only time this
winter the Oregonian has been
thwarted in its thirst for gore.
1t wanted a strong policy"
toward Mexico and almost had
the rabies because of our
watchful waiting policy. With
the president remaining calm
and patient in the present crisis
the situation must be CALLING
indeed for the Oregonian.
1t is strange, extremely
strange, that the ships bound
for the war zone have not car
ried at least one more Ameri-
can to the scene of carnage.
How can such a tempestuous
spirit endure the shelter when
the storm rageth for all who
desire to partake thereof.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12
THIS MAY ENTERTAIN
TEACHING JIMMIE.

Now" said Mr.. Jones. energeti.
cally, Il think It's high time, jim.
mie, that you began to learn some
thing, and am going teach you. We
will begin by counting the people in
our family. "Yeth, thir,' said Jim
mie. Now, mother is one. and l am
one, so that makes two, doesn't it?n
"Yeth, thir." said Jimmie. And
now, grandma is one more, and she
makes how many?" Jimmie looked
interested, but doubtful. Three, isn't
it?" prompted father. "Yeth thir +"
said Jimmie And now, there's
grandpa. He makes-how many?
Four, isn't it?" "Yeth thir," said
Jimmie. And then there's Aunt Ell
len, She makes-how many? Five,
isn't it," "Yeth, thir," said Jimmie,
And then, there's Uncle stephen. He
makes - But. daddy" eXclaim-
ed Jimmie, "do they all make hom-
iny?"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12
CURRENT THINKING
wALLA wALLA's PROJECT.
(From the Journal.l

(From the Journal.)
Walla Walla is already raising mon
ey for a hard surface road to connect
with Columbia river steamboats, at
Wallula.
The distance is "a miles. Money is
already available for 20 miles of the
stretch. The Cello celebration at
Wanula last week was turned into a
good roads booster meeting.
Walla Walla is in the Spokane zone.
Equally with Spokane, it can demand
distributive and railroad terminal
rates. Every fact that applies to the
Spokane contention, applies with
equal weight to Walla Walla.
But, with a hard surface road for
cheap haul to connection with Co
lumbia river steamboats,, Walla Wal
las position will be further strength
ened. The vast wheat output of Wal
la county can be moved to tidewater
via auto truck and steamer at a much
lower rate than by rail. BY busi-
ness that will give the boats and
trucks inbound traffic, the river sys-
TEN can lower rates still further, and
Walla Walla takes a position in which
she is, in effect, a beneficiary Of Pan
anna canal competition and water ter
minal rates. 1t would give Walla
walla an even stronger position be-
fore the interstate commerce commits
sion than is held by Spokane.
-. Taf
la Walla plan OF a hard surface road
10 Wallula is the most important pro-
iect that city could undertake. Such
q transportation system would be in
finitely more effective as a rate reg
ulator than is any railroad commits
sion. Meanwhile, if Walla Walla car
ries the plan through. Pendleton win
have to do the same thing or lose
business to Walla Walla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12
A MISSOURI MISFORTUNE

q OMEBODY has stolen an
- umbrella from a Missouri
e newspaper, which jour
nal originally acquired the
aforesaid article from a minis
ter of the gospel, by methods
not stated.
In exposing the bold theft
the paper said:
Possibly II has been borrowed by
somebody outside the office, some
casual visitor, stranger. perhaps,
who has honored US with an intimacy
which takes something for grnted.
BE that as It may, we are duly flatter-
ed with the role Of Samaritan thrust
upon US. and proud 10 affirm that we
were never a mere fair-weatheT friend
10 anybody.
None the less we repine the In
fraction Of morality The loss Of the
umbrella itself, even with Its spiritual
and sentimental associations, could be
repaired handily when occasion pre-
sented, but the principle Of meum
and tumm suffers irreparably-an in
jury which society at large must bear.
However motiveless the crime, It
tends to undermine that respect for
property upon which all morality Is
bottomed.
Outside of that it may be
considered that everything is
alright and that in this instance
of trouble at least no blame can
be attached to the national ad-
ministration.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12

country church, Professor VIII
liam b. Bailey. Of Yale, told
the conJocation of clergymen
in session here today that Con-
nechcut is overchurched. He
said that too many houses OF
worship were started from
spite and that more commun-
ity churches and not so many
sectarian churches were need
ed.
He advocated more ball
teams and places where dances
and plays could be given un-
der proper supervision.
Professor Bailey is one of
the best known sociologists in
the country, and has made a
study of the rural church prob.
lem, which he declares is get
ting to be a serious one in Con.
necticut."
Evidently the Pendleton
churches are getting in touch
with advanced methods and
they will be the more popular
and more useful for the same,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12

Note-Mr. Bogynska is the man
who recently astonished the police
court by making motion that his
case be taken to the supreme court
and there tried before jury.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12
ss Vessels in War Zone.

NEW YORK, May 12.-Eighty-
eight vessels bound from or to Ameri-
can ports were within the German
war zone or due to pass through it on
their voyages
Thirteen of them carry passengers
and one, the Cameronia left New
York May 3 for Halifax, presumably
to take Canadian troops to England.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12
FORMER WESTON MAN
is DEAD AT PORTLAND
W. J. MORRISON PASSES AWAY
sUDDENLY-WAsM MANAGER
ROSE CITY PHARMACY.
fspecIal correspondence.l }

WESTON, ore, May 12.-Word has
been received at Weston Of the sud-
den death of w. j. Morrison, former
Weston druggist. Mr.. Morrison and
wife lived in Weston for several years
and moved to Portland last spring
where he has been running the Rose
CITY Pharmacy. His death occurred
Friday. May 7, and an autopsy was
performed as It ls thought he COM
mitted suicide.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Andy Barnett at the Barnett res
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12

cannot De lightly passed over by Am-
orleans,
This neutral nation is not getting
its rights on the seas. Its flag, its
citizens and its commerce have been
subjected to outrage The American
public looks TO the government at
Washington TO take measures 10 CONF
pei just treatment for Americans and
their interests.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12
AN AMAZING CASE.

Is there anything special in the
case?" asked the reporter Of the bank
president whose cash er had stolen
S17.
Yes" mused the president. you
may say that we did not trust him
implicitly, Philadelphia Public Led
ger.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12
FROM THE PEOPLE
CHARGES UNJUST ARREST.

PendletOn, Ore, May IL, 1915.
Editor East Oregonian
1 have a number of suggestions
which should be of interest to every
reader of the East Oregonian.
Today a gentleman came to me
who had served in the civil war Cor
period of four years. Mr.. william
Marshall, while on his way to Santa
Monica, Cal, was arrested and detain-
ed by the police of Pendleton on the
l1th without sufficient proof of his
being guilty.
Now, Pendleton is a beautiful and
prosperous town but if the officers OF
this city wish to perpetuate themselves
by arresting innocent people while at
tending to their business they have
taken the wrong step.
The same instance occurred Fri
day, the 7th, when I was arrested at
7 p. m. and suffered in the city jail
until about 10 a, m. Saturday, the
sth.
AS to my varacity to what has been
alleged are the records of this city.
JOHN BOGYNSKA.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12
AN ECONOMICAL WIFE.

rs your wife so very econom, cal,
them"
"Oh. yes, very. Why. my wife can
take an old worn-out hat. spend SIS
on it and make it look almost as good
as new Puck.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-12
BASEBALL AND RELIGION

NANITH Pendleton churches
~ with their twilight
league going in strong
for baseball it is interesting to
note a recent dispatch to the
New York Herald from New
Haven. The report was as fol
lows:
In an address urging a rur-
al survey. with the idea of
wedding out the struggling
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17
ACT WAS NOT TO HIS LIKING
American Soldier Properly Resented
Fiipinos Insult to a Spanish
Officer.

The story is told by an English ma
val officer who witnessed the occur
renee in Manila "As / was crossing
one of the numerous bridges across
the Pasig river, saw native Fill
pino spit in the face of a Spanish
officer, and then run for protection to
the American sentinel, who was pac-
ing the bridge. 1t was some time be-
fore the Filipino could make himself
understood, but when the sentry COM
pretended his action was very prompt
indeed. He handed his gun to the
Spanish officer, caught the native by
the nape of the neck and the seat of
his trousers, and pitched him off the
bridge into the Pasig river. Then he
calmly took his gun from the officer,
and began pacing his beat, as if moth
ing had happened. "-Unidentified.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17
TREATIES WITH
MANY CHANGED
RELATIONS WITH TWENTY-ONE
NATIONS ALTERED BY SEA
MANS LAW.
NOTICES HAVE BEEN SENT
" Provisions Of Law Are Not Accep-
table to Foreign Governments
Entirely New Treaties Must
Be Made.

Washington-Twenty-one of the
principal nations of the world have
been notified by the United States
that it intends to terminate provisions
Of existing treaties with those coun-
tries which are in conflict with the
seamen's act passed by the last con-
gress.
II was learned Friday that this no.
tice was given as required by the law
through the American embassies and
legations, Just within the prescribed
limit of 80 days from March 4, last,
when the act was approved.
1t remains to be seen whether the
excision of certain articles to meet
the provisions of the seamen's act II
they will not consent to this then the
state department is under obligation
to cancel all of the treaties.
Such a proceeding would result in
destroying provisions between the
United States and all these nations
for the settlement of estates. the
transfer Of property, the exercise OF
consular functions, diplomatic immuni-
ties, customs and port and lighthouse
dues, and a hundred other subjects
which have formed the basis Of treaty
regulations and stipUlations between
civilized powers.
Then it would become necessary for
the state department Immediately to
begin negotiations for new treaties
to prevent the infiiction of serious in.
jury upon the business and diplomatic
relations of the United States.
Objection already has been made
TO the seamens act by Spain, Italy,
Austra-Hurgary, the Netherlands, and
Great Britain and it is known that
other European governments are pre-
pared to adopt a similar course.
Generally speaking, these objec.
tons are based upon the provisions
of the act which permit a foreign
sailor in an American port to claim
half his wages at pleasure; to the
sections prohibiting the advance OF
wages to sailors and limiting the allot.
ments which they may make; requir-
ing a majority Of the crews of foreign
vessels to be able TO commissioned Of
ficer; prescribing the proportion OF
veteran sailors to man each lifeboat,
and exempting foreign sailors from
arrest for desertion.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17
SAVE WILLIAM PENN'S CHAIRS
National Heirlooms, About 10 Fall
Apart, Have Been Repaired
by Blind Women.

Two quaint and graceful chairs that
once belonged to William Penn have
just been repaired by two women who
have never seen the chairs, says the
Philadelphia Ledger. The two women
are inmates of the Pennsylvania In
dustrial Home for Blind Women. The
chairs are preserved in the east room
Of independence hall, on the second
floor. Year by year the cane bottoms
Of the famous old relics have been
gradually cracking and falling out
The committee In charge decided that
unless the cane was replaced the
woodwork might soon collapse. But
they did not dare to let the chairs
be taken out of Congress hall.
So they sent for Miss Ira Frost, mis-
tress of handicraft at the Industrial
Home for Blind Women, and she
brought with her to the room two of
the blind women who understood chair
repairing. The work was peculiarly
difficult, for II was impossible to erect
in Congress hall the Gaming table need
ed to hold the chairs firmly in place,
and, moreover, their woodwork was
soft with age. But the def seeing
fingers of the bling women did the
work in spite of all the difficulties, and
now the precious William Penn chairs
are safe.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17
Cram Rlouses Modlsh.

Cream is the modish tone for the
spring blouse-not pink. Rarely love
ly as the pink blouse is in delicate
flesh or shell tones, its day has passed,
and these blouses are offered for sale
on the bargain tables, while cream and
sand-colored models have the r1aces of
honor among exclusive new spring
wearables.
Hemstitched blouses of sand
colored khaki-kool for sport wear have
buttoned down pockets and plaits at
front and back. Cream net and lace
blouses meet the requirements of
formal spring tailleurs, and there are
good looking blouses of tan shantung,
cream-tinted Georgette crepe and ecru
pussy-willow silk, all with the long
sleeve and collar high at the back,
whatever the cut may be at the front.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17

tors If there was anything l could
take to help me and they said there
was nothing that they knew of. / am
thankful for such a good medicine and
will always give it the highest praise. "
Mrs. c. H. GRIFFITH, 1868 Constant
St., Cleveland, Ohio.
Hanover, Pal suffered from fe-
male trouble and the pains were 30 bad
at times that could not sit down. The
doctor advised a severe operation bit
my husband got me Lydia E. PinlGham's
Vegetable Compound and i experienced
great relief in short time. Now feel
like a new person and can do hard
days work and not mind it. What joy
and happiness it is TO be well once more.
am always ready and willing TO speak
q good word for the Compound. Mrs.
ADA Wilt, 800 Walnut St, Hanover, Pa.
II there are any complications you
do not understand write to Lydia i.
Plnkham Medicine Co. (cOnfldentiaD
Lynn,Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman and
held in strict confidence.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17

Shopping bags and purses seem to
10 dwindling somewhat in size, but are
still so constructed that they carry
about all the requisites for the shop
ping tour. And no matter how few
their fittings, the small but very good
little mirror is never absent. In the
newest bags 1t is either inserted In
the flap or fastened to the bag with
narrow ribbon OF tape. In many
of these bags the small coin purse is
fastened to the frame with a long,
slender chain, so that 1t cannot be
lost.
A variety of shapes is shown In the
group of bags pictured here. Seal.
pin-seal and morocco are the most
fashionable feathers. Innings In fiow-
cred silks showing small blossoms on
a light ground are the most dainty
and the most popular.
Some of these small bags carry a
mirror, a tiny comb, powder box, a
small fiat hat brush, and diminutive
scent bottle, besides. of course. the
ever-present mirror, the small coin
purse, amt sometimes card case.
Every one Of the articles Is found to
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17
Government Wins oil Case.

Los Angeles. Cal.-Ten sections OF
California oil lands near the town OF
McKittrick, Kern county, valued at
$4,000, 900. were declared to have
been fraudulently patented by the
Southern Pacific railroad company in
a decision by Judge Robert S. Bean
of the United States district court OF
Oregon, filed here Friday.
The land, part of a large arena
which was alleged to have been
claimed illegally by the railroad com.
pany, was ordered restored to the gov.
eminent.
1t lies in the Elk Hills district OF
Kern county, and would, it is esti
mated supply the navy with petroleum
for 20 years.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-06-17

A group Of new breakfast or bou-
doir caps causes one to wonder where
their makers find so many ideas by
which to furnish the variety needed.
There are two distinctly new and one
entirely original design among these.
They are all very simple and easy TO
make.
At the left is a cap Of silver lace
and narrow satin ribbon, which may
be in any color desired. 1t is made of
circular piece OF lace about fourteen
inches in diameter, edged with mes
saline ribbon, machine stitched to it
in two rows of stitching. These are far
enough apart to form a casing for a
small elastic cord. This is run in and
the lace fulled on 1t TO form the cap
and ruffle.
A fan or petal of lace is made over
wire support. The narrow ribbon
is stitched to the edge of the fan, as
for the cap. But instead of elastic
cord, a fine wire is run in the casing
The fan should be placed on the cap
before the ruffled edge is stitched on,
as the ribbon covers its raw edge.
At the right pretty cap is made of
strips of ribbon, shadow lace and net.
These form the crown. A band of rib
bon covered with lace extends about
the face, and frill of lace falls in
little cape at the back. For decora-
ton a narrow band of bead passemen-
terie is sewed TO the band, and ribbon
rosettes are set at each side at the end
of the cape.
The third cap is simply a puff of