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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06
WHY NOT INDEED?
n Hhe following rather in
" teresting comment ap-
pears in the Boston Post:

n Hhe following rather in
" tereSting comment ap-
pears in the Boston Post: /:
We do not find our republican
standpat newspaper brethren very
greatly enthused over the wage in
creases that are announced for the
beginning of this year in mills all
over New England. They decline to
play them up, as it were, editorial
ly.
This is not to be wondered at just
at a time when the G. 0. P organs
and partisan boomers were getting
ready to try and resuscitate the high
tariff issue in natinal politics along
comes this wretched increase of pay
for thousands of textile workers-not
on munitions, be it noted-and does
serious harm to the republican proph.
ecies of wage reductions. strikes
lockouts and soup kitchens
The dazed stand-patter is still try
ing TO figure out how advances in the
wages of workers can happen under
a democratic administration. Some
few try to explain it, but they floun-
der badly
The facts this time are not
conducive to the successful use
of the old full dinner pail ar
gument. There are few unem-
ployed men, wages are increas-
ing and business is generally
improving. The conditions
may not be due to the merits
of the national administration,
yet if these conditions were re-
versed, no matter for what rea-
son, the administration would
have to take the blame. Such
being the case why should it
not have credit for present
prosperity?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06

m HERE is prosperity news
" in the announcement
that S750,0O0 is to be ex-
pended in the construction Of
a new paper mill at Oregon
City The establishment of
such q mill is good evidence
the paper making industry is
thriving in the northwest. At
the same time activity in that
line Of enterprise shows gener-
al business to be lively. Wrap
ping paper for mercantile uses
and news print constitute the
chief products of paper mills,
Therefore the fact a new plant
is essential in order to meet the
demands of this section is of
some significance.
Here is a new enterprise
that certainly cannot be ac.
counted for by war orders.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06
LONELY KING

ms kings go, Peter of Serbia
II is the loneliest figure in
the world today. He is a
king with only the memory OF
a country.
His final farewell to the
remnant of his soldiers was as
noble as it was pathetic. He
released them from allegiance
to their king, but commended
their country to their present
and future hope.
His children had long left
him, and he was, in that sense
clone when the invaders came
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06
CURRENT THINKING
EX-SENATOR BoURNEs MOAN
(st Louis Post-Dispatch.) }

(St. Louis t-Dispatch,)
Ex-senator Jonathan Bourne J.,
has issued a statement in which he
denounces President wilson's attack
on the insidious lobby and moans
that it has driven business men"
from Washington and deprived CON
gress of their counsel in legislation.
What, indeed. will congress DO
without the kind business men Of the
Textile Trust to write the cotton and
wool schedules of the Tariff for it?
How can congress pass an ordinary
revenue bill without representative
American business men of the Steel
Trust to tell it how much to soak the
rest of US for their benefit? Doubt
less business men in plenty from the
railroad world are present to tell
congress that four times as much
should be paid for carrying the mails
as the service is worth, but how is a
50 tariff to be slapped onto lumber
at a. m. in the last moments of a
long conference fight without repre-
sentative business men of the Lumber
Trust
A congress operating without the
advice and consent OF Mr.. Mulhail
may look strange to Mr. Bourne, but
he may like it when he gets used to
it, Anyway, the people like it. There
is no longer any dense mystery about
simple federal tax law Men with
an ak to grind are not needed in
passing one.
Mr.. Wilson's attack must have been
even more successfu+ tnan it was Je-
lieved to be
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06

what she thought Of his meanness
The house reverberated with her in.
digestion
The miner, in the midst Of the
storm, clapped on his hat an dstalk.
ed out muttering:
Il see what's the matter here !
spoiled We the first week"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06

ing it was loaded. they whitewashel
it and placed it in an ostrich's nest,
thinking to play a joke upon the
boss
The next morning one of the hands
came around to look for eggs and
finding, as he thought, large one
he seized on it at once.
In his astonishment at finding it so
heavy he dropped it, with the result
that it exploded with dreful effect.
The man was hurled several yards
away, but strangely enough beyond
lying stunned for a few minutes he
was unhurt.
"Whew! boys" he murmured. when
he recovered his speech that egg
was the stalest ever ran across!"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06

spent New Years day here with her
sister.
MI and Mrs a. o, Garden and so,
Allen spent the week end in Papdl.
ton the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
Byrd.
NJ. C. Barrager made himself ana
family a New Years present of an
automobile.
Miss Mary Houser Of the Meadows
VINO has just completed a cours. al
me Benke Business College in Port.
iand' Is home and spent Monda, ,ls.
iung the Echo high school.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06
THE EXCUSE.

A young miner got married and
for the first weeks housekeeping ex-
penses he gave his wife the good
round sum Of 81.
The girl, to his surprise, accepted
the dollar cheerfully, and that week
they lived abundantly enough, albeit
plainly.
SO, for the second week, the miner
dolled out only half a dollar Then
his wife went for him, She told him
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06

Robert Capellc. the western Uau.-
.or g. o.. Naja ra,r ~ n..
now under arrest in San Francisco.
may be extradited to New York d.
connection with the Wclland canal
plot II is alleged that he was a ca-
worker with Paul Koenig. who iz 4t.I
TO be the head of the German secret
service in this country. and ring lead
or Of the plots tn destroy American.
munition factories, blow up the Wei
land canal and iniurc shipping inter
csts. Capelle has been asked tn px-
Plain the S125,Ooo fund to supp.e
German war ships.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06

In the settlement of the baseball
war which has been raging for more
than two years, the Federal league
magnates have scored signal victory.
The plan Of settlement involves the
absorbtion Of the Federal league into
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06

the National and International
leagues. The Feds will be allowed 10
buy stock In the National and Inter-
national clubs. In return the Feds
viii withdraw the big lawsuit which
has been pending since January Of
this year
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06

Some workmen on an ostrich farm
In south Africa one DAY found live
shell left by some artillerymen who
had been at target practice on the
Plains few days before Not know
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06
THIS MAY ENTERTAIN
IN SHOOTS.

The average drunKard generally
mourns over the fact that the other
bum is such a hard drinker.
The best Of friends make the worst
Of enemies when they fall out
The breath Of suspicion is more
blighting than November frost
There is something wrong with the
woman who cannot be touched bv
poetry in the shape of an up-to-date
gown
A man can often be soft-head-d
without being tender hearted.
A poor excuse is better than none
unless the excuse is a husband
When hen fruit reaches holidar
prices the soft-boiled egg seems %
hard proposition.
OF course the fool never listens 10
the word to the wise
Better monkey with the buzz saw
than arouse the eveu-tempered man
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06

. The e.niaes, thing COO ever
made,
= His hand of very healing laid
. Upon tevered world, is shade. I
. His glorious company Of trees I
. Throw out their NANTES. and I
. On these 4
= The dust stained wanderer finds 4
= ease 4
. Green temples closed against Z
= the beat 4
= ot noontimes 5linding glare 4
= and heat 4
= open 70 any pilgrims feet 4
. The white road blisters in the Z
sun: Z
. Now half the weary journey Z
= done. Z
: Enter and rest, 0 weary one, =
, And feel the dew Of dawn still :
3 wet .
, Beneath thy feet and 50 for =
, get Z
, The burning highways aches =
, and fret =
, This is Gods hospitality. =
, And whose rests beneath a tree =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06

A Word to Dealers

ITO procure the kind Of mer-
chandise sepeoplewant-the store
keeper must know what people
want.
Such is an axiom Of one of
our great merchants, who prac-
tees what he breaches.
One thing that the storekeeper
does know is that there will be
an initial demand for goods which
the manufacturer advertises in
the newspapers.
He knows that people will want to see
these goods-and that if they have merit
they will find favor more quickly than un-
advertised wares.
The dealer not only stocks with them,
but he pushes them at the time thenews-
paper advertising is running.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06
WANT JUNCTION ROAD

CONTINUED from page one.
built to the junction and bc,aus.,
there Is an easy water grade lp
Birch creek he feels that eventuaIly
that route will be the principal m.
between Pendelton ana Pilot Rock
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06

and wrested his country from
him.
His few remaining years
viii be dark with bitter mem.
ories. 1t is the fate and i'll for
tune of a war he did not seek
and there is the grief of his
homeless people to make his
exile darker.
One thing of sustaining
strength in his favor is that, as
king, he felt for and with his
people and, perhaps, retains
some measure of their affec.
ton.
But the shadow which has
fallen on him is feared by 9TH
er kings, now more fortunate,
in that they still keep their
crowns. 1t is the shadow of a
great fear for the outcome of
q war that is teaching stern
lessons to the people who,
coming to know kings better,
will no longer stand in awe of
thrones erected over human
rights. Kings, too, will learn
their lesson,-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
%~%e%e~>-e-~&
Three million BritonS are
willing to fight, says a news
story; the Serbs would be glad
if they would follow that i'm
pulse.
The process of natural Sc
lection these days tends to
drive people into the fuel or
plumbing business.
~-s-sS~O~-S-S-S-@
A good roads campaign will
provide fit occupation for Una
tilla county energy during
1916.
$ss-S~S~sss$
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06

CHARLEY HERZoG, manager Of
the Cincinnati Redlegs last season,
insists that he viii be at the head Of
that team in 1915. It has been re-
ported that q change would be made
In the management Of the Reds be.
fore the opening Of the 1915 season,
but Herzog says that in spite Of fric.
ton and some little unpleasantness
with his players, he intends to stick
to the ship. Rumors that Hersog
would be traded to either the Boston
Braves or the Brooklyn Dodgers have
been current.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-06

The process of natural Sc
lection these days tends to
drive people into the fuel or
plumbing business.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06
+. II. MOSES PASSES AWAY

Jay L. Wolfe received a telegram
Tuesday morning announcing the
death of his brother-in-law, r. II.
Moses, on May l, of tubercular trou-
BILE, at Big Lake, Minn.
Mr.. Moses, with his family, came
to the valley in the fall of 1898 for
the benefit of his hearth and resided
here until the fall of 1906, during
which time he made many friends.
He had been gradually failing for
some time, but his condition was
not considered serious until about
three weeks ago.
He is survived by wife and two
children, for whom the friends here
extend sympathy.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06
CARLSON A NATIONAL DELE
GATE AFTER BITTER CONTEST

The Republican convention at Pue-
bio Tuesday selected Phil B. Stew
art, Karl Schuyler, Chas. w. Water
man and Gov. Carlson as delegates
at-large to attend the national con-
yention at Chicago next month. The
only contest and the only ripple in
the harmony of the convention was
the fight against Carlson which de
veloped much bitterness and indi-
Gated that the Republican governor
is not favorite in his party nor like
ly to receive unanimous support in
his candidacy for reelection at the
primaries this fall. Carlson's op-
ponent was Eugene Grubb, who re-
ceived almost half as many votes as
Carlson. The Rio Grande delega-
ton was split to votes for Carlson
and 3 for Grubb; Alamosa county
went solid against Carlson and Cone
los county voted for Carlson and b
for Grubb. The Denver county vote
was against Carlson, SO to "a.
The delegates to the Chicago con-
yention will go "uninstructed' which
is taken to mean that they will favor
the most popular candidate.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06
Points Won BY the Schools
SERIOUS MATTER TO
SPEAK OF WHISKEY

Two Assyrians, named respective
ly A. Nader and S. Hanna, who were
to all appearances salesmen or ped
dlers of dress goods and clothing,
were hauled up before Judge Hender
this week charged with having So
licited purchasers. of whiskey. Pros
ecuting witnesses were R. j. Kaval-
&c, R. l.. Stitt and Westel Wallace of
the Wallace State bank and Superin-
tendent Graham of the Telephone
company, who declared that the for
eigners had inquired of them if they
were in the market for some wine or
whiskey. AS no orders were taken
and no wet goods samples were
found among the dry goods nor on
the persons of the strangers who
said they were only joking, it seems
that the district attorneys Office had
rather week case, although Nader
was fined $100 and costs, Hanna be-
ing dismissed. Nader agreed to pay
the costs, amounting to about $50
and the fine was remitted upon his
promise to leave town.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06
MSKA HEILMAN IS KILLED
IN Mine AT MONTEzUMA

Ziska Heilman was instantly killed
by falling rock in mine at Monte
yuma, Colo, Sunday, April 80, while
operating machine drill The body
was brought to Monte Vista Thurs
day and interment made that after
noon at the Monte Vista cemetery.
The funeral services held at the
Presbyterian church were conducted
by Rev. Geo. Darley of Alamosa and
Rev. VIM. Kerry, and the knights of
Pythias conducted the services at the
grave.
Ziska Heilman was born in Monte
Vista, March Z, 1888, and was the
eldest son of S. S. Heilman of this
place. He graduated from the local
high school in the class of 1907. A
strange fatality seems to have oper-
ated against the male members of
this class, Ziska making the fourth
boy to be called away and the others
deceased being George Bell, Lowell
Carr and Joe Osborne. Ziska was
ambitious and energetic and pos
sessed sympathetic and generous at
tributes. His death is keenly felt by
the community and by his parents.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06
RALPH M'MANAMAN DEAD

Ralph w. McManaman died Mon
day at $3.50 p. m. at his home in
Marion, Indiana, of tuberculosis.
His death came after a speedy de-
cline in health following his return
to Marion from Monte Vista Ralph
lived in Monte Vista for alb ut two
years and was employed in the Jour
nal Office most of that time. He was
very ambitious and cheerful in spite
of his affliction and made many
friends at this place. He was 20
years of age.
The funeral services were held
Wednesday at the Marion M. E.
church, floral offering from Monte
Vista being included in the many re-
membranes. Deceased is survived
by father mother and two sisters.
He was nephew of VIM. Penning-
ton of Monte Vista.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06
SOLDIERS HOME MUDDLE SHOWN IN COM
MANDANTS CHARGES AND A'JUTANTSREPIY

AS promised by Adjutant Seckner,
we have received copy of the
charges preferred against him some
weeks ago by Commandant Hogle
and are publishing the same hore-
with together with the Adjutant's
reply. The Charges were dismissed
by the board of home commissioners,
but Seckner has been discharged
from his position.
The community is interested in
the welfare of the Home and the fol-
lowing will give some idea of the
situations:
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06
OKLAHOMA PARTIES BUY
FRANK SYLVESTER LAND
AND IMPROVEMENTS

The Wallace State Bank has this
week sold to A. w. Culp, of Okla
homa, four quarters of the F. G. Syl-
yester land, this Sale including the
luarter that the fine improvements
IRE on.
Mr.. Culp is a large owner of oil
lands which are producing great
quantities of oil, besides Mr., Culp
md his brother have carried on a
large business in buying and selling
Feeding lambs and breeding ewes.
Mr.. Culp expects to spend part OF
his time in the valley taking care OF
his large tract of land that he has
purchased, and will establish in
Monte Vista an Office as headquar-
ters. Monte Vista and the valley
will be greatly benefited by these
people coming into the country and
making such large investments, be-
sides being benefit to the commu-
nifty at large in being able to furnish
our farmers feeding lambs ana
breeding ewes, owing to their having
years of experience along these lines
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06

Seckner was greatly disturbed, so l
said to two of the Commissioners to
rescind the motion as l thought we
could arrange the matter. / said to
him, 1 will allow you to use my
name providing no check should be
made out until l had o. Kd and
signed my name to the bill for any
amount Seckner l discovered soon
after went on paying no attention to
the agreement. l have put up with
this for all this time. l should not
have done SO, but my first experience
as Commissioner held me back for
fear of more trouble. 1 shall soon
stop this positively as I am the re-
sponsible party and l shall protect
myself and bondsmen. My friends
are on that bond, making 1t q per-
sonal bond. l shall not hesitate
longer than his report Is completed.
(4). Several checks of this nature
have been returned to me with the
information that the parties had al
ready been paid for the bill, checks
ranging from $500 to $4,000 and
over. l am not questioning his hon
esty. his great desire is to be 1t, con-
tinued carelessness, the result is the
same to me. How many have been
returned to him l do not know.
CD He keeps all matters of the
Home from getting into his office.
He never mentions any of It to me.
| often hear of 1t on the ground
Continued on Last Page)
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06
SURVEYOR ASSAULTED
BY DRAINAGE FOREMAN

Otto Adams was assaulted We'd
nesday morning by an employee of
the Quigley contracting company and
sustained some bad cuts and bruises.
1t seems that Adams was standing
with his level on his shoulder not
expecting the assault and that the
man Bonner deliberately knocked
him down and kicked him In the
face. The incident occurred near the
drainage works of the Rio Grande
drainage district. Bonner Is said to
have assaulted an old man without
provocation last fall.
Charges against Bonner have been
filed by Adams in Alamosa county.
as that is the county in which the
assault took place.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06
Col. j. Jewell,

Col. j. Jewell,
President Board of
Commissioners S. G. s. Home.
Dear Sir and Comrade:
81 do not enjoy writing this, a
complaint, not used to doing such
things.
G) "The Adjutant Seckner and
wife arrayed against Commandant
Foote and wife, what transpired at
that meeting was an outrage on the
good name of the Home. If l re-
member, all the women at the Home
were called to appear before the
Board then in session. Mr.. Dingle
refused to allow his wife to be in
terviewed. 1t developed at that
time. that Seckner was after Foote
for some reason (poor man was an
invalid). ! think now as some of the
men have said to me, l now believe
he, Seckner was hoping to secure
the position for himself And I feel
sure | am not mistaken as matters
have transpired since | have had the
Honor of being Commandant.
(2) "a few days after our return
to Denver Gen. Hurd came to our
Headquarters and said to me, We
must get rid of Seckner he is a
trouble maker and a man that is not
the one we should have / came to
Seckner's rescue, and finally the gen.
eral gave way to my effort. but said
to me Well you will regret this some
day. | know him better than you
do That day came a few months
later. Seckner and wife made 1t aw-
fully disagreeable the whole time
that Foot and wife were here. Mrs.
Foote was a fighter and so ii went,
as | have been told many times by
those who were here at that time.
90 Very soon after / came down
to relieve Mr.. Foote / discovered that
Seckner was| signing my name to
checks as well as his own. of this
fund here. At meeting of the
Board of Commissioners I enquired
of them who was responsible for this
fund. Gen. Hurd very promptly in
formed me that was the RESPONSE
BILE party. that had given Bond. /
there protested to having Seckner
sign my name further. He made n
fuss about this. insisted that he
should sign my name as well as his
own. The Board however. passed a
! motion, that I should sign my name
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06

Work on the power line of the
Colorado Power company from Ala
mosa to Monte Vista has commenced
and the poles are being placed, The
line will follow the railroad right
of-way from Alamosa to Iinser
switch, thence to the Soldiers home
and with a few other deviations Will
make straight line to the company
transformer station which will be
erected at the rear of the Office site
next to the Christensen studio.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06
F0NTE VISTA HIGH SCHOOL;
I1NS CUP AT VALLEY MEET

||r,o Monte Vista high school track
- and literary contestants gained
roints in the valley oratorical
I,ost and field meet at Saguache
|, saturday and secured permanent
lsossion of the trophy cup, this
ling the third year in succession
which the Monte Vista school has
Il the greatest number of points
L. the other schools. Represented
the events were the high schools
Monte Vista, Alamosa, Blanca,
bede Center, Del Norte and Sagu-
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06

j. p. Nash has purchased the w.
D. Crooks farm in the Bowen neigh
borhood and is now putting the
same in cultivation. He has seeded
80 acres to wheat as starter. There
is no house on the place at present
but Ed intends to build before fall
and will move his family to the new
home. The Crooks farm is known
to be one Of the best in that part of
the valley.
The Monte Vista journal., 1916-05-06
THE STEPHENS-ASHURsT BILL

A bill introduced in Congress by Senator Henry F.
Ashurs of Arizona and by Representative Dan " Steph
of Nebraska, provides remedy for the unfair
petition of great trading monopolies
Proof that the Stephens standard price bill would
not increase prices of commodities sold under its prov
sons is found in the development of the automobile busi
in recent years All motor have been sold at
standard and uniform prices established and maintained
by their manufacturers and result of this policy the
automobile business has amazingly Prices have
been lowered and quality has been raised until today
few hundred dollars will buy better than could
have been bought ten years for many thousands
Four years ago the Republican party went the
rocks thru the colossal egoism of Theodore Roosevelt
The same inordinate vanity of the 81 specialist
prompts him to believe that he alone is capable of
sembng the wreckage he caused, and float the grand
old barque into the harbor.
Republican papers assert that President Wilson
changes his position too often This reminds of the
change of position of these papers have
since four years ago, when they bitterly denounced
Roosevelt the traitor and wrecker of the G.. O. p
whom they hail as the great and perfect gift
Assuredy, successful governor is hardly ever re-
quired to connve, conspire and entreat seat on a
delegation in his party. What will the tender mer-
ces be that are handed to "Wandering George" when
he finds himself not in the hands of his friends?