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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-23
SPLENDID TRAINING FOR
THEM

- INCE the necessities Of
- the Mexican situation re-
quire that the national
guard be kept or the border,
perhaps for some months to
come, it is cheerful to know
that the health of the soldiers
is uniformly good.
AS a matter of fact army
camp life, when we'll organ
lied as can be in time of peace,
makes an ideal vacation for the
average young man. 1t is a
vacation of which he may tire
but physically at least it will
be good for him.
Interesting along this line is
a letter written to the president
by an Iowa infantryman at San
Benito, Texas. In it he says:
1T is most unusual that a
private should take the liberty
of addressing the president,
and | would not do so except
that certain newspapers, news
paper men and a very few soft
handed guardsmen have Great
ed a series of wild yarns re-
garding our alleged mistreat-
ment in the mobilization camps,
Il am both a soldier and a
newspaper man and | believe
most firmly that never have
soldiers of any country been
better treated than we have
been, that never before have
men who joined the service of
their country found their
health and general well-being
so carefully looked after.
"But as matter of cold,
hard facts, the men Of the
guard are leading now just the
sort of lives that young men
with red blood in their veins
would like to lead"
From the standpoint of in
creasing the military efficiency
of the guard nothing could be
better than the border expert
ence. The guard regiments
will come home filled with sea-
soned veterans instead of the
raw recruits who went south
some weeks ago.
For years to come the natl
onal guard will reflect the in
creased efficiency acquired by
service on the Mexican border.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-23

beauty and charm. The road
would be shorter than the pres,
cnt road it is said. On the as
sumption that motor travel will
increase and that the volume
of cross country travel will be-
come greater and greater each
year it seems we'll to look close
ly to the subject Of a good road
through the mountains.
Since Union county stands
ready to cooperate in this
work it seems in order to as
certain more closely the prob
able cost of the road and the
extent to which the forestry
bureau will help.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-23
THE DEUTSCHLAND'S
DYES

~ HOUGH the Deutschland
W brought a cargo of $50
tons of dyestuff the ship
ment has done little to relieve
the situation in this country,
because the price charged for
the dye is far above normal.
We are told, first, that the
cost in Germany is at least
twice what it was before the
war; secondly, that the freight
and insurance charges are
three times as great; and, per-
haps, more essential, that the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-23
ONE DEAD, TWO HURT
In AUTO ACCIDENT
Big Touring Car Backs Off
Bridge Turning Over Twice
Landing on Occupants.

PORTLAND, Aug 22.-Olive Erick-
Gorthwick street, is dead her sister,
Agnes. a stenographer for G. S.
Smith & Co., is at Good Samaritan
hospital, probably with an injured
spine, and j. H. Shields of the Milton
hotel is at the same hospital suffer-
ing from injuries to his back and
legs as the result of a touring car
backing off bridge and being pre-
c pitated 50 feet to a ravine below at
the end Of the Base Line road last
night These three, together with AL
bert Shields, a son or the injured man,
were on their way to Troutdale in an
eight-cylinder car. Near Melrose
farm, where the branch road turns off
to Troutdale, their car ran into the
back Of another machine. In back
ing away the elder Shields, who was
driving, put his foot on the accelera-
tor in the excitement and the power
ful machine backed through the
bridge railing at great speed.
Machine Turns over.
The machine turned over twice IN
midair and landed on the passengers.
II caught fire Immediately, causing
several burns to Shields Emil Olson,
who lives a short distance from where
the accident occurred. ran to the
scene with fire extingusher and the
fire was put out
Miss Olive Erickson was dead when
taken from underneath the machine.
Young Shields wa- dninjured. He
took Miss Agnes Erickson to the Good
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-23
FOR WILSON, NOT HUGHES

~ ECLARING that real pro-
- greSsiveS will support
Woodrow Wilson. Mat
thew Hale, acting chairman OF
the progressive national com
mittee, has issued a statement
in which he gives his reasons
for not being delivered" to the
republican party. Il shall do all
| can to help reflect President
Wilson," he says. and follow
ing are his reasons:
He has actually put into eff
feet more progressive legiSla-
ton than any president we
have ever had. | need only
cite the federal reserve law, the
direct election of United States
senators, the rural credits act
and the federal employment
bureau. His persistent advocacy
of the national child labor law
shows that he is as eager as
ever to continue this legisla-
tive record. He has shown
great sympathy for the whole
progressive movement, and he
has shown an ability to secure
the cooperation of his party in
putting his progressive ideas
into actual legislation.
"Mr. Hughes, on the other
hand, does not impress one as
being in real sympathy with
the underlying economic ideals
of the progressive party. His
speeches when they deal with
these questions sound like or
dinary republican stump
speeches, patting the laborers
on the back with vague phras-
es and congratulating the en-
ployers for their welfare
work" E"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-23
A CHANCE FOR A SCENIC
DRIVE

~ HE project for a road
VI through the mountains
along the route of the old
stage road up the Umatilla
river via Bingham is worthy of
investigation because of the
benefits that would result from
such a road could it be estab-
lished.
The road would provide an
easy grade through the noun
tains and a drive of great
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-23

Samaritan hospital in a passing au-
tomobile while his father was taken
to the hospital by the Ambulance
Service company. Deputy Coroner
Smith and Deputy Sheriff Phillips
went to the scene for Miss Erickson $
body,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-23

Church unity seems to be
easier said than accomplished.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-23

dyes brought here by the
Deutschland are not in paste,
as usual but in a concentrated
form, dry, containing 100 per
cent of color instead Of about
20 per cent.
Here we have it. Ten dol
lars a pound is mentioned as
the commercial price of these
dyes, calculated upon critical
schedule. The color situation
is not greatly relieved by this
submarine Importation. We
must vet look to the develop
ment of the art of dye-making
in this country. And here the
prospect of ultimate independ-
enee is encouraging.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-23

Circumstances alter cases
very frequently and the fact is
as true in international affairs
as elsewhere; a president who
could not meet changing CON
ditions would get the nation in
trouble indeed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-23

It may require the services Of Gu
bist or a futurist to draw map of
the world after the war.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-23

Although a half loaf is better than
no bread one is traditionally opposed
to paying a whole jitney for it,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-23


ditions would get the nation in
trouble indeed.
~s~~~o~-s-s-.~
Much liquor is shipped into
the state under the dry regime
but long distance buying does
not carry with the old time
fraternity of the barroom
which led men to drink when
they should not do so.
~~~~~S~-e-S-s~
The railroad presidents will
agree to a settlement when
some big financiers who own
the roads give the word.
~"~s~Ss-~~s~
Will that new treaty with
Canada force west end farm
ers to allow geese to eat their
growing wheat and carry off
their haystacks?
S%S-S-N q -o-@-S-@-@
A cowboy who risks his life
in a bucking or bulldogging
contest and then does not get
his prize money has a right to
be mad.
S-S-e-s-~e~-@-e-@~
A tariff law to Save the
producers" sounds strange with
wool at 40 cents and wheat sci.
ling at $1.10 and more.
S-~-o-~~S~~~-o-~
Walla Wallans are coming
to Pendleton this year to see a
real, dyed in the wool Round
Up.
~~-~~SO~-~o-~-~
Church unity seems to be
easier said than accomplished.
S-~-S-~-S ~-s-S-s-S
ONE DEAD, TWO HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-23
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

q What have you done, and what 4
= are you doing with life,
. Q Man,
= o, average man of the world
= Average man Of the Christian 4
= world we call civilized?
= What have YOU done TO pay for 4
= the labor pains of the 4
= mother who bore YOU?
= on earth you occupy space; you 4
= consume oxygen from the 4
. air
. And what do YOU give in return
= for these things
= Who Is better that you live and
= strive and toll?
. Or that you live thru the toiling 4
. and striving of others?
= AS you pass down the street
= does anyone look on you
q and say,
= There goes a good son, a true I
. husband, wise father, a
= fine citizen?"
. Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23

tance OF strength bending to the tasks
OF a peasant woman. She gathered
many of the stones which ! built into
the walls OF the hut: also. she turned
deaf ear to my entreaties when
begged her to desist. She cumpro
missed, however. by taking upon her
self the lighter labors OF cooking and
gathering driftwood and moss for our
winters supply.
The hut's walls rose without m.
Guilty. and everything went smoothly
until the problem OF roof confront ed
me.
Winters used walrus skins on his
hut" ! said.
There are the seals" she suggest,
ed.
So next day the hunting began.
did not know how to shoot, but | pro.
ceeded to learn. And when had cx.
pended some thirty shells for three
seals. decided that the ammunition
would be exhausted before acquired
the necessary knowledge.
I'VE must club the seals" | m.
nounced. when convinced OF my poor
Workmanship. Il have heard the
sealcrs talk about clubbing them"
They are 30 pretty" sho objected.
i cannot bear to think OF II being
done. II is 30 directly brutal. you
know: 30 different from shooting
them"
That roof must go on" ! answered
grimly. Winter is almost here II
is our lives against theirs. II IN un.
fortunate we haven't plenty OF am.
munition. but | think. anyway, tha,
they suffer less from being dubbed
,hnn from being all sho, up. Besides.
shall do the clubbing"
The upshOt OF the AFFAIR was that
she accompanied mo ucN, morning
! rowod into tho adjoining cove and
up TO tho edge OF the beach. There
were seals all about ns In tho water.
and tho believing thousands on tho
beach compelled IN to shout at each
other to mako ourselves heard
! know mon club them" said
trying 10 fcnRGurc myself ana gazing
doubtfuIly at n largo bull. not thirty
fee, away. uproarcd on his fofc.iilp
porS and regarding mo in,cntly. 'IIu,
tho question Ia. How do ,hoy club
them"
1T Just comes % mo-" fho Hnid
that Captain Larsen was telling mo
how the men rhidod tho fookoflos
Thoy drive the Bonls, In small herds.
Hhor, distance inland before they
xiii them"
y don't care TO undertake the herd
Ing OF one of those haroma," oh
ioctod.
But there are tho holluschlcsi,,
she said, The GolluschicsIe haul out
bT 'hcmGeISos. and Doctor Jordan
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One Of the Ciassiest Of Gridlron War.
riors and EsecIs In All Branches Of
the Game.
BASE STEALING FALLEN OFF
Are Players Slowing Up. or Arc Catch.
ers Becoming More Proficient
In Checking At,empts2

A decided ching" has come over the
bHs"r stealing ability of players during
h" pust few years nud gives rla" to
he question: Ar" ia" hnso runners
slowing up, mr." IA" cuirhorg becoming
nor" proficient In checking attempted
slruls, or has IA" Etrulghlnwny H"ul
.Iy"n why to the sncrIncc hii and rh"
bit uud run pluyf IN both the National
aud American l"ngu"g th"r" hns been II
mnrhod falling OF Ia bnH" stealing. n
feature Of the game that has don"
much to ndd 10 ~ popularity.
No team Ia bnsobnll today oven Mp.
pruuch"l the New York Nationals Of
1911, 1912 nni 1913. the three tlmo
ponunut winners The old tenn nv.
"rnRod $50 steals II season over n
stretch Uf tire" y"nrY. while this son.
son M" ionn thni pnaH"d the 900 mnfk
lS N" exception rather thnn the rule.
IN the National l"nPuo bugo stealing
hnS been fnlliug on for some time,
but the American lcnguc kept ~ wcll
until this s"nsOn. Ia 1871, HiN tennis
In ~" American League stole more
ihnn 200 bns"s during a"ngOn, and IN
unch uf the three succeeding cnfn.
pnlgns i've teams went above thi,
mufk.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
SYNOPSIS.

Humphrey Van Weyden. critic and dilet-
tante finds himself aboard the sealing
schooner Ghost. Captain Wolf Larsen.
bound to Japan waters. The captain
makes him cabin boy "for the good Of his
SOUL Wolf hazes a seaman and makes
1t the basis for a philosophic discussion
with Hump. Humps intimacy with Wolf
Increases. A carnival OF brutality breaks
loose in the ship Wolf proves himself
the master brute. Hump Is made mate
6n the hell-ship and proves that he has
learned ito stand on his own legs" Two
men desert the vessel In one Of the small
boats. young woman and four men.
survivors of a steamer wreck. are res
cued from small boat. The deserters
are sighted. but Wolf stands away and
leaves them to drown Maude Brewster.
the rescued girl, sees the cook towed over
side to give him a bath and his foot
bitten of by shark as he Is hauled
aboard. She begins to realize her danger
at the hunds Of Wolf Van Weyden real
ICES that he loves Maude. VOLTS brother,
Death Larsen. comes on the sealing
grounds In the steam sealer Macedonia.
hogs the sea. and Wolf captures sew
oral OF his boats. The Ghost runs away
In a fog. Wolf furnishes liquor to the
prisoners. He attacks Maude. Van Wey-
den attempts to kill him and falls. Wolf
Is suddenly stricken helpless by the return
OF binding head trouble. and with all
hands drunk and asleep Van Weyden and
Maude escape In u small boat together.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23

by the sea. with the air continually
hundred thousand amphibans. It was
melancholy and miserable so1ourn
ing place. Maud. who had prepared
me for disappointment. and who had
been sprightly and vivacious all day
broke down as we landed In our own
little cove. She strove bravely to hide
1t from me, but while | was kindline
another fire | knew she was sitting
her sobs in the blankets under the
sail-tent
! played the part to the best Of my
ability. and with such success that
brought the laughter back into her
dear eyes and song on her lips: for
she sang to me before she went to an
early bed. 1t was the first time had
listening and transported, for she was
nothing II not an artist in everything
she did, and her voice, though not
strong. was wonderfully sweet and ex
pressive.
slept In the boat, and lay awake
long that night. gazing up at the first
stars | had seen In many nights and
pondering the situation. Responsible
ity OF this sort was a new thing tc
me. Wolf Larsen had been quite
right. had stood on my fathers legs
My lawyers and agents had taken care
Of my money for me. had had nc
responsibilities at all. Then. on the
Ghost had learned to be responsible
for myself And now. for the first
time in my life. found myself re
sponsible for someone else. And Il
was required OF me that this should
be the gravest Of responsibilities. fol
she was the one woman in the world
the one small woman. as loved tc
think OF her.
No wonder we called 1t Endeavoi
island. For two weeks we toilcd al
building a hut. Maud insisted on help
ing. and could have wept over hel
bruised and bleeding hands. Ant
still | was proud of her because OF It
| There was something heroic nbout
this gently bred woman enduring ou,
terrible hardship and with her pit
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
Kitten Saves Girls Lie.

out In California IA Kitten saved \
llttl" twolycyoarold girl from probn
bic death, The girl and tho kitten
went for n walk After short time
the Kitten returned HlOn. and Kept
walking up and down In front Of the
girls mother crying pltlfully. 1t was
trying to attract the attention of tho
mother. and every tim" II thought II
succeeded II would walk on and no,
seeing the mother follow. would 70
turn and cry all N" harder
Finally N" mother noticed the per.
fOrmnuco and decided 10 follow the n,
tie creature tho next time II repeated
the AFFAIR, M she thought II strange
II should nc, no.
Tn" kitten led tho way TO the end
81 n recreation pier. whore the child
wRS found hanging head downward
from a large spike In pile, She had
fallen from tho pier and hor clothing
had caught on IN. ppik"
Her mother Immediately rofcuod
her, but she Was barely conEclous
Had she remained In that position nye
mlnutoa Longer Hho would have been
dead Our Dumb Animals
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confidence which knew deceived
neither of US.
BY God. we will 60 clear!" cried.
five minutes later.
The oath left my lips in my excite
ment-the first. | do believe. In my
life. unless trouble It," an expletive
Of my youth. be accounted an oath.
Il beg your pardon" said.
you have convinced mo OF your
Il do know. now. that we shall go
clear"
had seen a distant headland past
the extreme edge Of the promontory,
and as we looked we could see grow
the intervening coastline Of what was
time there broke upon our ears con.
tinuous and mighty believing. 1t par
took OF the magnitude and volume Of
distant thunder. and 1t came to us
directly from leeward. rising above
the crash Of the surf and travelling d..
rectly In the teeth Of the storm. AS
we passed the point the whole cove
burst upon our view. half-moon Of
white sandy beach upon which broke
huge surf, and which was covered
with myriads OF seals. 1t was from
them that the great believing went
| up.
"A rookery!" cried. Now are we
indeed saved. There must be men
and cruisers to protect them from the
seal-hunters. Possibly there is q sta
ton ashore"
But as | studied the surf which beat
not 80 bad. And now. II the gods be
truly kind. VIC shall drift by that next
headland and come upon a perfectly
sheltered beach, where we may land
without wetting our feet"
And the gods were kind. The first
and second Eeadlands we're directly
in line with the southwest wind; but
once around the secondhand we went
perilously near-we picked up the
third headand. still in line with the
wind and with the other two. But
the cove that intervened! 1t pene
trated deep into the land, and the tide
setting In. drifted us under the shell
ter Of the point Here the sea was
calm, save for heavy but smooth
groundswell. and took in the sea
anchor and began to row.
Here were no seals whatever. Tn,
boats stem touched the hard shingle
| sprang out. extending my hand tc
Maud. The next moment she was be
side me. AS my fingers released hers
she clutched for my arm hastily. Al
the same moment | swayed as abou,
to fall to the sand. This was the
startling effect Of the cessation OF mo
ton. We had been so long upon the
moving. rocking sea that the stable
land was shock to us. We expected
the beach to lift up this way and that
and the rocky walls to swing back and
forth like the sides OF a ship; and
when we braced ourselves. automati
cally. for these various expected
movements, their non-occurrence quite
overcame our equilibrium.
Il really must sit down." Maud said
with nervous laugh and n dizzy ges
ture, and forthwith she sat down on
the sand.
! attended to making the boat So
cure and joined her. Thus we landed
on Endeavor island as we came to Il
landsick from long custom OF the sea
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
CHAPTER XIV.

boiled tho water. but II was Maud
who made the coffee And how good
II was! My contribution was canned
beef fried with crumblcd sea biscuI,
and water. The breakfast was a sue.
cess. and we sat about the FIRE much
longer than cnterprising explorers
should have done. slipping tho ho.
black coffee md talking over our stu,
alton.
] was confident that We should flrd
n station In some one OF the covcs for
] knew that the rookcries OF Boring
sea were thus guarded. but Maud nd.
vanccd the thcory-to prepare mo for
disappointment, do believe. II dis,
appointment were to comc-that we
had discovered nm unknown rookcry.
She was In very good spirits. how.
over. md made quite merry In accept
Ing our plight ns n grave ono.
II you are right" said then We
must prepare to winter here. Our
food will not last. but there arc the
seals. They go away in the fail. so
! must soon begin to lay In supply
OF meat. Then there will be hu,a to
build and irlftwood to gather Also.
we shall try out seal fat for lighting
purposes, Altogether. Wen have our
hands full II We find the island IN un.
Inhabited Which We Ghail not. I
know"
But she was right We snilcd with
n beam wind along tho shore, search
Ing tho covos with our glasses and
landing occasionally, wi,hou, nndIng
Hlgn Of human life. There were no
beaches on the southern shore. and By
carly afternoon We rounded tho black
promon'ory aud completed the cir.
cumnAviHntion Of the island cs,l.
mated It's circumference at twenty-five
miles, i'a width varying from two to
i've miles; while my mos, consoryn.
tive calculation placed on l'B beaches
Two hundred thousani seals
This brief description Ia all that En.
ieavor island merits Damp md sog
ry whore Il ~as not sharp and rocky.
buf!c,cd ~ storm winds ant 'ssh~d
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-23
RELICS OF ROMAN LONDON
Interesting Discoveries Made When
for Any Purpose the Soil is Dug
Into at Some Depth.

Roman London lies buried about
eighteen feet below tho level OF Cheap
side. In nearly all parts OF the city
there have been discovered tessellatcd
paycmcnts. Roman tombs, lamps.
vases. sandals. keys. ornaments. weap'
ons. coins and statues OF tho Roman
gods.
When. n little over a century ago.
deep sections were made for the sew.
ers In Lombard street. the lowest
stratum was found TO consist OF tes.
scllated pavcments. Many colorcd
dice were found lying scattered about.
and above this stratum was II thick
layer OF wood ashes. suggesting tho
debris OF charrcd wooden buildings.
While building the Exchange work
men came upon q gravel-pit full OF
oyster shells. bones OF cattle. old san.
dals and shattered pottery. Two pave
ments were dug up under the French
church In Thrcadnccdle street. and
other pnvomcnts have been cut
through In several parts OF tho city.
The soil seems to have risen over lto.
man London nt the rate OF nearly n
foot a century. Still further mus, the
sonrchcr dig to find tho third London.
the earlier London OF the BrItons