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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-01

The United States steel corporation
only recently announced 1t would not
reduce the number OF
They Need employees in its vari-
The Workers. Gus plants as it had
been contemplating
The action was construed by many
newspapers as meaning that the steel
trust was humanitarian enough to
keep men at work even II they were
not needed. so as to provide them
with employment. Some such motive
may have contributed to the action
taken and in that case the steel trust
would be showing no more kindness
than do many other corporations and
many private individuals There are
circumstances however. that make II
appear the steel Industry has full
need OF all its employees and that no
one need be given work out OF SYM
pathy. Charles NJ schwab's optimis-
tic claim that this country is securing
from Europe orders for war munit-
ons amounting to three hundred mil
lion dollars may have a bearing on the
new announcement by the steel cor
poration. Then the five per cent rate
advance allowed the eastern rail-
roads should give the steel industry
a lift as one of the chief arguments
made in favor OF the raise in rates
vas that it would permit the railroad
companies to do new construction
work.
If the outlook is as bright as many
veil informed men say it is it will not
De many months until the wheels Of
industry and business will be whirling
With unusual speed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-01

Daintily. promptly. in all the
proper styles of box, knife and
accordion pleating; hemstitching,
picoting. braiding and embroider-
ing.
EASTERN NOVELTY co.
IS 1-2 Fifth St.. next to Lumber
mems Bank, Portland. Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-01
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~As THE BLESSINGS FALL.

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= In counting UP the blessings the 4
nggers run so high
y The angels read the record in
y the Providential sky.
= And as for all the troubles
. please God. l let 'em go;
. The blessings keep me busy. and I
. need the blessings sol I
. love TO run 'em over in some Z
. sweet, quiet place
= And think I see the Future a Z
= smilin' in Life's face: Z
. The Past-it comes before you. Z
= and II there be a sigh
, II has a sort o music-with the =
. blessings marching by. =
, So. eOuntin' up the blessings. =
you find your Joy O. life, .
, The rest-place by the roadside =
, the peace-song in the =
, strife. =
, And sometimes I'm a-thinkin' .
, the record runs SO high .
The angels lean and read it from .
the Providential sky. .
Prank l. Stanton. .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-01

a Handsomely decorated tree was in
stalled In the library for the benefit
OF Miss Cothran on Christmas eve,
and the little mistress Of the execu-
tive mansion compelled the chief ex-
ecutive TO forget the cares OF state
and spend several hours with her. in
spectlng the various toys and other
presents as well as the many mover
decorations on the tree.
, 1915-09-08
~TELEGRAMS
ST. GROIN STATION.
(Contjnucd from Ist pages

(C0ntiHUCd from Ist pages
New York, Sept. 4th-Sir Robert Borden,
Premier of the Dominion of Canada, and
Major-General Hughes, Minister Of Militia,
huye arrived here on the steamship "Adri-
attic, the former IN the course of Il statement
said: "The purpose of my visit and that of
the Minister of Militia to Europe has been
very fully accomplished. In addition to the
organization Of the military forces, other
matters OF great Importance are under con
sideration, among them being the provision
of adequate transportation on both oceans,
with special consideration regarding the pro
vision Of transportation fol the magnificent
corps we are now harvesting, and | feel con
yiuced that the arrangements will prove
efficient and satisfactory. The Canadians at
the trout are III splendid physical condition
and in high spirits, and their indomitable
courage, wonderful t~enacity and resource,
fulness in every engagement have elected
everywhere the highest praise. Those sta
toned at Shornclffe and elsewhere, awaiting
orders to proceed to the front, will I'M
doubedly perform tneir duty with equal dis
%tinction. At many hospitals and GONZALES
cent home it has been my privilege to visit
Canadians wounded in the hercest battles
of the war, who in patience, courage and
fortItude everywhere show the same M
dauuted spirit. The same spirit Of deter
, 1915-09-08

minotion anlmates bo'h the British and the
French, and everywhere it is felt that the
gallant Russian armies, handicapped through
lack Of the enormous preparations Of Ger
many and Austria Hungary, are making the
most splendid ana heroc resistance. The
same lack Of preparation on so tremendous a
scale has hitherto fettered the efforts Of our
Empire, but considering the preparations
now under way, the response by the United
Kingdom and every part Of the Empire and
the numerous and resources of the Allied
nations, the highest confidence is felt IN the
final outcome. More than ever the people
of the United Kingdom are convinced the
Struggle involves the continued existence of
the Empire, but there is no occasion for n
moments Encouragement. Ours is the ubili4
ty to make the Allied cause triumph, m
ours must be the effort to accomplish the
great purpose upon which hangs the future
destiny of the world"
A despatch from Galveston states that
reports from the border indicate that 2, 500
armed Mexicans are operating on Texan soil
md that four encounters have occurred in
different sections, the M~exicans being deter
mined ON r%eprisuls for the recent killing Of
General Orozco by American Innchmem.
Holland Buy, J%umnica, September 3 4 -
Captain Tellefsen, of the Brazilian sail
ing ship "Melete", arrived here in IL lite
boat with thirteen sailors at $50 tonight.
He states that his ship was wrecked on Pc
dro Cay last night while bound from Barba-
dos fol Tnmpn, i'll ballast, and he claims
that he and his crew ure all Scnndinavilns.
Another boat with ten men is expected
mumenlly from The same ship. Tha Iuspec-
tor of Police st Nlorunt Bay was advised
and the crew are now under a police guard.
, 1915-09-08
Censored at Jamaica.)

0N AAA+'C'
London, Sept. 5th-The Athens cores
pondent of Foulnier's Agency at Paris re-
ports that an important part of the Turkish
forces in the Gallipoli Peninsula is surround
ed by the Allies aud that its surrender is
imminent.
A German official statement says ''FieId
Marshal Won Hindenburg's cavalry carried
by assault % fortified bridgeheud at Leune-
wada, northwest Of Fricdrichstadt, taking 3
officers, $50 men and l machine-guu On
the front northwest and west of Wilma the
Russians attempted to am est our advance
but their cOunter-attack was II complete fni-
lulo costing extraordinarily heavy losses.
Southeast of Merecz the enemy suffered u
severe reverse. Between the AugustOW0
canal and the SwisIos1 our troops nave reach
ed the Niemen. At Gr0duo our uSsaulling
purity crossed the Nicmrn with n rush
and captured the town, fighting from house
to house and we took 400 prisoners. General
Won GallWitz broke the resistance of Il few
Russian %renrgntrds holding the high rond
from Alekszyce, south.ea5t to OdrISk and
the Swislosz ind took over 5000 prisoners,
l cannon IS machine-guns. Prince Leopold
is pursuing the enemy who is still fighting
hard to win IL way out of the marshy district
north of Pruzany, ana Won Mackensen is
master of the Jasiolda river. The Austliams
are penetrating ea<twards to Boloto and
Bubowoje and General Bothmer is approach
ing the Sereth, fighting all the way.
An Austrian official bulletin states ain
East GaIicia the enemy is everywhere re-
treating on the line OF Sereth. On the from
tier north of Illosce, east of Brody and in
the district west OF the Dubno triangle OF
fortresses the enemy Is again Offering resist
ance along the entire front which our troops
are attacking. On the upper JasioIda the
fighting is still proceeding and the Russians
have been elected from some fortiticatious
which they erected on the border of the
swamps".
No Russian oficial statement has been is
sued regarding the foregoing operations.
Advices from Atheus, via Paris, state
that an announcement has been made
that Seryia has accepted the principle
of the proposals by the Entente Powers, re-
garding territorial concessions to lBulgaria
with the reservation that the new Serbian
frontier shall remain in contact with Greece
at some part thereof. The Greek Chamber
adjourned yesterday until the 14th of Octbr.
A despatch from Sofia, received in Lon
don, states that the Foreign Office has issued
Il statement announcing that the Bulgarian
Government is engaged in the formulation
of a reply to the Serbian Government, al
though the latter's statement has not yet
beeu received, their guide in replying being
the intimation recently given by the Quadru-
pie Entente. Meanwhile the Bulgarian Gov
, 1915-09-08
PASSENGERS
ChrIstiauSted.

Sept. 3Td-Ml1pNH 70 81. ID0m0s-
Sarah Mead.
Sept 4rh.- Guiana for New York Frank
A. Gum, Miss Isabel Schmjegelow, ELIAS
jackson. For st. Thomas: Nj. WuItf- Han
sen.
Sept. 4tb.-Mizpoh from St. Thomas
Se1eeut Christensen, James Jacobs, Mrs. /.
Steele, Miss Marie Vosserup.
, 1915-09-08
Translation.
Notice.

III is hereby made known that the
Councils ordinary Meeting which
was fixed for the 18th September a. c.
according to decision Of the Govern
ment has been postponed to Mon
day the goth September at 1
O'Clock p. IN.
Colonial Council, St Croix, September 7th,
1915.
A. Il. STAKEMANN,
Chairman.
, 1915-09-08
THE AVIS.
Chriatiansted, st. &roix.
Wednesday, 8th September, 1918.

Some Of our renders will remember that
in january inst year several prisoners e@-
capped from the gang while working in
Chris6ansted, and great efforts were made
to lecapture then. These efforts We're sue
c%essful, but shortly after one Of their mum
Der DUNES Francis becoming i'll, was
taken to Peters Farm Hospital, whence
he agan made his escape. Policeman
Wallace, who was on patrol duty on Saturday
night, informs as that, seeing a suspicious
looking mum walking along the street he
watched him until be saw him enter a yard,
and upon getting near recognized the man
as the runaway prisoner james Francis,
whom he then arrested and took to the
Police Office.
The S. S. "Guiana' arrived at Frcderiksted
early on Sunday morning and left shortly
after s o'clock fol New York via St. Thomas.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13
A Great Italian Estate,

The Duke of Sermoneta ranks among the greatest land owners in Italy. Fogliano, his estate near the Pontine marshes, extends to S0,000 acres, main ly under grass, for the duke owns vast herds of cattle. The most productive portion of the estate, however, is a lake several miles long and about a mile in breadth, which, from the time of the Roman empire downward, has supplied fish for the market in Rome. Whenever there is flood caused by rain on the hills the lake overaows through a narrow channel into the sea. The sea fish find their way through into the lake, remain to fat ten in the fresh water and then are captured on their return by an ingeni- ous labyrinth constructed of reeds into which they swim. They are of the best kind-chiefy gray mullet.-Lon- don Mail.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13
Spohr and the Violin.

Louis Spohr, the greatest of all Ger man violinists and a man whose name is otherwise indelibly written on the pages of musical history, was born at Brunswick on April ,, 17S4, just fifteen days after his great contemporary and rival, Nicolo Paganini, first saw the light of the world. Two greater con- trasts than these two men could not be imagined. Paganini, the brilliant. dag zling, comet-like apparition, overawed the masses, for whose favor he made a high bid, while the German, the serious, dignified, deep artist, appealed to the connoisseurs and cultured musicians. Spohr both by precept and example exerted a tremendous influence on vio- lin playing and violin composition and. in fact, on composition in gen eral. The greatest musicians of his day stood in awe of him, and even Richard Wagner, after Spohr had pro- duced '.The Flying Dutchman" at Gas sel in 1913, where he was then conduc- tor of the opera, in letter written to the great violinist displayed a sense of gratitude of which in later years he seemed incapable. Spohr died at Cas- sel ill 1859.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13
Penetration of Liuht.

Experiments show that light can be seen through n clean cut opening of not more than one forty-thousandth of an inch.
 This fact was determined by taking two thoroughly clean straight edges and placing piece of paper between the surfaces at one end, the opposite end being allowed to come together. The straight edges being placed be- tween the eye and a strong light in a dark room, wedge of light was per. ceived from the ends between which the paper was placed and the opposite, which were brought together. The thickness of the paper being known, the distance apart of the two edges of the small end of the wedge of light was easily calculated.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13
cettina Away From Land.

The question has been asked Is it possible to sai! 1000 miles from land This can ba done at several points. By leaving S:,n Francisco and sailing nnrthwvstwHrd into the north pacin, a spot is reached where there is nu lanI. not even an islet. for 1000 miles ill any direction. SO too. sailing from the southern point of Kainchatlla scuthwcstvard ships reach a point equally distant from land of any kind. the nearest to the north being the Alcutian islands and to the south the outlying members or the HawaiE
 groUp. In the southern Indian occah it is possible to slil 1000 miles ou. from the southern points of Australia and New Zealand and still be as far from any other land. and the sam? may be done in |, westerly dire tiui, from Cape Horn. Indeed. from thi.. point much longer distance might hc reached. for the southern Pacific be. tween the Horn and New Zealand cOv- CTS a space of 50 degrees of longitudy and 10 Of latitude of absolutely un. broken sea. making its central poiut over 1 200 miles from anywhere.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13
The Motor Wheel.

Attorney General George E. Hinman gave all opinion Saturday that bi-
 ;ycle to which is attached a. so-calleG motor wheel' is subject to registra- tion as a motor vehicle and to the other statutory provisions applying to motor vehicles, and cannot be treated as a motorcycle. The motor wheel is made by firm in Milwaukee and has agencies in this state, some having been sold. It is wheel with a motor which is attached to the ordinary bicycle and operates it. The ruling of the attorney $ general will compel any bicyclist trans forming his machine into a motor ve- hicle not only to pay licel SC fee of S5 but to carry number plates both front and back or the regular automobile size and carry two lights, one in front and one in the rear. The number plates are each lS inches long and each weigh three and three quarter pounds.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13
rkn Enn..si1man Smoke.

Tn a ae1un4 ciass railway carriage, going from Lausanne to Parts, 1 once passed night of conflict. On my side were a Swiss wEo spoke English and an Englishman who didn't speak. Chr opponents were two members of Lat- in race. They wanted the windows shut. We wanted at least one window Cpen. Our common cause drew the thsCe Of Us together. At first the Eng- lishman's expression had seemed 10 wonder whether the Swiss and the American were quite worthy to prefer fresh air. As the night wore on this expression waned, and l thought de- tected a trace of sympathy in the glal.ccs he sparingly aimed at us.
 In answer to my question the Swiss explained his mastery of the English language by saying he had learned without q teacher, just by sitting near m open window in a tub of cold wa ter. At this the Englishman almost spoke. Morning came. He filled his pipe and began to hunt through his pockets for matches. The Swiss offer. cd him box. Thank you," he said gravely; "I prefer my own," and went un hunting.-New Republic.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13
The Caterpillar Pest.

Hundreds of persons who travc!cd the country roads last ouu@ay were as"uZ,e, at the thousands of ne, [, O f, mt cat,r- pillar seen on the trees. They fai el to see where the state entomologists' announcement that the pest would be stamped out this year were being borne out. The tent-like nest of this pest seemingly are more numerous this spring than ever before. Already the caterpillars have emerged from the nests and are working havoc with the fruit trees. Unless immediate steps are taken to kill the full-grown worlus, destroy the nests and prevent the larvae developing, the state will have a worse time than ever in exterminating the pest next year. The trees should be sprayed at once and the nests burned Hartford Post.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13
The Literal Jamaican Mind.

During the early period of the worl; on the Panama canal many persons were injured by jumping on and of trains i'll motion on the Panama rail road. There were on the zone police forle many West Indians who were tr:'ined and capable men, but incurably literal. An order was issued to the force to arrest any person found jump ing on or of train in motion, and tde next day two West Indian policernen brought into q police station white man who was struggling fiercely to break away from them.
 What have you arrested him for?' asked the police sergeant who was on duty.
 For jumping on and off the rear of train, sah," one of the policeman re- piled.
 "The blamed foolsr' cried the arrest ed man. "I'm the brakeman!'
 On one occasion a Jamaican boy who was a switch tender in Culebra cut was found asleep with his head rest ing on the rails of the switch. Oats all right, boss" said the boy when walked. "No train can get by here widout me knowin' itr-Youth's Com panion.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13
Muric'paI Ora arrrios.

For more than two centuries the au- thorities of London maintained munici- pal granarics. the first one having been established by Sir Stephen Brown, lord mayor, in 143S. By means of these city granaries the authorities held the corn badgers" in check and regulated not only the price of com. but of bread. The great fire in London destroyed the last of these granaries and also the public mills and ovens in which the city's grain was ground and baked, and the system was not thereafter intro duced, chiefly because the general laws against grain spectators were sufli' cient to restrain undue speculation. Corn markets were held, however. as late as the beginning of the eighteenth century at Bear quay, in Thames street, London, while Qucenhithe was the chief market for flour and meal, and later the metropolitan trade cen. tered ill the world famous Corn Ex- change in Mark lane. - New York Times.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13
Wild Zebras.

The zebra when wild is a feroeious animal, and an unwary hunter is like. " to suffer from its teeth and hoofs. The author of "Klo6f and Karroo'' says that a Boer in Cape Colony had once forced q zebra to the brink of n precipice, when the desperate creature turned upon him, attacked him with it's teeth and actually tore one of his feet from the leg. Another author writes of a soldier who mounted q half domesticated zebra. The creature. after making the most furious attempts to get rid of its rider, plunged over q steep bank into the river and threw the soldier as it emerged. While the man lay half stunned upon the ground the zebra quietly walked up to him and bit off one of his ears.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13
Cold Doesn't Always Contract.

There are many ways of demonstrate ing the fallacy of the assertion that "heat expands, cold contracts" When water (other liquids as welD freezes to ice it increases in bulk. Sometimes it is said, however, that the volume of the sum of the ice crystals alone is no greater than that of the original liquid, but that the crystals of ice do not fit in well together and leave spaces be- tween them which account for the ap- parent increase in volume.
 Molten metals, as a rule, contract upon qualification, which is nothing but freezing. Some alloys, on the other hand, expand when solidified. Type metal, which is composed chiefly. of lead and antimony, is such an alloy. This propensity is of particular advan- tage in this case because 1t causes the metal in solidifying to fill up every tiny corner and hair space in the ma trix.-New York World.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13
Irvinu's Intensity.

The piercing eyes and Intense ex- pression of Henry Irving once had the effect of making fellow actor alto. gether forget that he was on the stage at all. It occurred in Manchester dur ing n performance of Macbeth" and in the scene where Macbeth says to one of the murderers, There's blood upon thy facer Irving. put so much earnestness into his words that the murderer forgot his proper answer c''Tls Banquo's, then'O and replied ia Il startled voice: "Is there? Great Scotw He fancied, as he afterward said, that he'd broken blood vessel.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13
Polyqlot Britain,

Norman French is still the official language of the Channel islands. It is rather a surprise when one begins to count the different languages spoken within the borders of the United King dom. How many people would guess that there are still at least five living tongues used among us? There is Eng fish in England, Welsh in Wales, Erse in Ireland, Gaelic ill Scotland and French in the Channel isles, while Cor nish in Cornwall and Manx in the Isle of Man have scarcely yet faded entire ly, and in Whitechapel even the post office prints its notices in Yiddish.- London Mirror.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13
An Old Time Advertisement.

In old newspapers the advertise. ments make interesting reading. Here is one from the London Chronicle Of 17S5: Run Away.-Whereas Thomas Williams, Apprentice to John Clark Of Queensborough, in the County of Kent. dredgerman, has run away from hi:' said masters service and not been heard of these three years, if the said Thomas Williams will return to his masters service within three months after the date of this advertisement hc will be kindly received, and whoever harbours him after this notice will be prosecuted as the law directs."'
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13
Airinn Mattresses

If you have a flat roof take every mattress in the house up there once a week and leave them in the hot sun for several hours. They will then be fluffy and sweet smelling. It would be we'll for the pillows and bedding to re- ceive the same treatment
 A mattress will be easier to handle if straps are attached to the sides, and for this purpose pieces of old suspend CTS are very satisfactory, or strips made from bed ticking. Sew the straps or handles on firmly, two on each side.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-13
Cnlnrs of ihn Onnl-

In judging an opal color is of the greatest importance. Red fire or red in combination with yellow, blue and green is the best Blue by itself is quite valueless, and the green opal is not of great value unless the color is very vivid and the pattern very goec. The color must be true-that is to say, it must not run in strealis or patches, alternating with Il cOlorless or inferior quality. Pattern Is an important fac tor, the several varieties being known as pin fire" when the grain is very small, harlequin" when the color is in small squares, the more regular the better and the flash fire" or flash opal" when the color shows as sin gle flash or in very large pattern. liar lequin is the most common and is also popularly considered tho most beaHtI- full When the squares of color arc regular and show as distinct minute checks of red, yellow. blue and green 1t Is considered magnificent. Some stones show better on edge than on top.
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