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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-03
Former Local Boy
to Sing From Top
of Hotel PendletOn

Bert Vincent, former local boy, now
starring on the Hippodrome circuit,
will be here tomorrow and sing from
the top Of the Hotel Pendleton at
noon. He will give three or -four
songs. Mr.. Vincent has a baritone
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
Potatoes 80 Gents Bushel; CoffiDs $3.50
Those Were Good Old DAYS Of 100 Years Ago

that in the two years I have been in
Ell PasO. / have been treated better
than anywhere else"
Great as is the amount OF building
being done in FL Paso. there is ample
field for more, judging from the ex-
Derience Of one who has attempted 10
rent apartments" said C. D. Albright
FL PasO has the finest apartment
houses and flats that 1 have ever seen.
but there is a demand for many more.
as people are coming 10 this city every
day TO make IL their home In addition
70 that there are many thousands Of Of
ficers in the city who desire TO bring
their wives and families to FL PasO
while the national guard encampment
IS going on and who have so far failed
10 obtain accommoda lions"
Many e PasOans would drive out
10 the militia camps during the eve
ings but for the condition Of the roads
which are very bod" said r. A John
SON Most Of the highways have been
reduced TO a fine white powder from
the large number OF army trucks that
pass over them II a coating OF oil was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
Short Snatches From Everywhere

sharp demand often meets with flat refusal
Kansas City Journal
Capt KOenig is whose achievements as an
explorer arouse contrOversy.-Wa shington star
Number Of kaiser's higher officers of work
might bring a general strike-Wall Street Journal
Woman suffrage. as matter OF simple justice. has
great numbers Of friends in both parties-St Louis
POst-Dispatch-
Blood may be thicker than water. but the entrance
o Rumania in the pits HOhenzOlern against
another.-Providence Journal
No matter how hot the weather some Of the girls
keep fixing their in the earmuff style
Waco (Texas) Times-Herald.
Billy Sundays idea be that religion 90
he preached in strong, picturesque and common
language-DetrOit Free Press
In oIden times. the Black Death in Europe spread
from nation nation inevitably War does the same
now-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
When man marries money the community speedily
forgets the Of his prosperity. But the wife
dOes--Topeka (kan-) Capital
Old Franz Joseph has had another chill but the
allies have noticed that ordinary chs don't give the
old gentleman cold feet-HoustOn Post
4 few years ago the fireworks spectacles always
be the last days Of Pompeii- Nov they
battle OF Verdun--Kansas City Star.
Deutschland Safe in Germany'-headline. Judg-
ing press reports she also safe in the Eng
lish channel-Helena CMont) Independent
lottery which distributed dolls and Teddy Bears
has stopped by the authorities of Jersey
1t been hard summer for the Riddles
Washington star.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
Cold Sore. Effort of Nature To Humble Pride
Is So Successful Victim Quits Picture Shows

-HE COLD SORE is small. pink
growth on the human lip which
= Is more painful to a sensitive,
shrinking nature than upsetting the
consomme at a six o'clock dinner. Il
Il one Of natures efforts TO humble
pride. and is sometimes so successful
that the victim viii not appear at the
moving picture show for week.
All medical authorities agree THAI
the cause OF the cold sore is harder
10 locate than the relation OF the
average sermon TO the text Some in
vestigators declare It IS caused by the
same germ which brings on the hot
riveted hay fever, while others say
that it is due to eating the self-risinS
pancake. This latter theory seems 10
be disprOven by the fact that thousands
Of people eat layer after layer OF pan
cakes every morning in the year with
out mourning a solitary blemish, while
others who live as abstemious life on
Ga tmeal crackers and last nights milk
are oftentimes stricken with a cold
sore which resembles = blushing young
onion.
The cold sore chooses its own time
for budding It is very particular -
put in an appearance the day before
some vol1ptuous social event and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
First Pay Your Debts, Mr.. Lorimer

William Lorimer former United States senator, who
lost his seat because of the methods by which he gained
it, has been showed under in the Illinois pr
mares. He was a candidate for nomination to the
house Of representatives in congress. He beaten
when the districts upon which he counted for support
failed to up TO his expectations
Although unseated in the senate, and nOtwthstand-
ing that his record had been further smudged by the
failure of the LaSae Street bank of which he the
head Mr.. Lormer some months ago announced his in
tenOn of coming back" He said he would repay his
depositor dollar dollar what they lost in the bank
collapse and would his best efforts toward reelec
ton TO congress It his intention be elected first
the house of representatives and later, If possible
the senate.
M Lorimer probably acted little hastily in seeking
election closely the heels of his political and bust
misadventures His record little too fresh IN
the minds of the Though he had made promises
the people nothing of fulfillment
Assuming that Nh Lorimer IS quite sincere in his
promises rehabilitate himself will be better for
him first repay his depOsitors before running for
office. He obliged by law to assume the bur
den of restoring their deposits If he does repay them
that demonstration of business honesty will 20 far in
his favor with the public. People like TO a man
pull himself up from the Depths and they willing to
help him if he helps himself Best for Mr. LOrimer TO
square ali his accounts before again trying 20 to
congress He viii find his vote larger if he does.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
EXPOSITION WILL BE
READY FOR OPENING

When the International Soil Prod
ucts exposition opens in October. the
visitors viii find a completed work"
said B. K Hanafourde. the director Of
the exposition. Monday-
We now have a force OF Is men
working on the buildings. but this
will be greatly increased
The system on which We are work
ing is 20 give the exhibitors every
chance TO have their displays in on
time. By completing the buildings
and booths a week Or ten days before
the opening of the exposition. we viii
be able to open the doors on an EXPOSE
ton in which the last detail is finished
The opening date has been set for
Oct H. We have laid plans for an
unusually attractive exposition, one
that viii rank with the big session held
last year at Denver The exposition
viii be a real fairyland in its lighting
effects Powerful rays of light viii
be shed over a large area by lights
in the towers OF the buildings
The flood light system Will be used
in lighting the grounds The interior
decorations viii be unusually beauti-
ful and harmonious"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
DAILY RECORD
Building Permits


To e D. Pollock 70 build an ev.e,sfo,,
e me eastern porch OF the postoffice build
ing' estimated cost $3.50.
North side OF Allen. between aro,+s-s,.
ana Logan-F'- Sashimaru 10 Y 8fatstr,s-s
Heights; consideration s2l0. kueu,t 5s1s
NoTIh side Of Bassett. between Hutton
M " li4larTls-N- B. Grant 70 G. p PM
an, lots one 10 Is both inclusive. block 81
cotton addition; consideration sfss6- June
North side q oklahOma, between Dor
Putnam. lots -. .. IS block So Cotton al
dttion; $l650; June g. 1915
.IeAas ana Pacific surveys-W. W Jsn-
Ans 10 n p Dolan- section = block Il
ana sections = 10. II, and Il. block -
Ei,,sSs,,f, sg5Ssys; Fl Paso county; CON
Public school lands-Ben s Avaut 70 7
= C5esap' sections p. IS. .. IS. % block
-, Puolie school lands FL Psso county:
Public school lands s smith 10 T
Crsssp sections ?; II. L. - Il block So.
public school lands. e Paso county: con
sideration $500: September u 1916
Births-Girls.
10 Mrs B. Whsley. local hospital sep
To Nrs. G. Acavedo. Boone avenue. Sep
Births-BOys
Automobiles Licensed inssdL'''os' ~
SSH. Z O'Connor. Camp Cotton. Ford
ssss-I J. Nolan. -Oth infantry. Cole
ssss-N. r. Breek. 80 IVES. californis.
Maxwell touring car
sssf-F- $ Long. Hotel Sheldon. Page
roadster
sss5-standard Grocery Co. COS Mills.
ssgs-compsny B. .oth infantry. Fl Bliss.
Overland truck
SSH. o, Held. Grseian thsater. Buick
roadster
ssss-capt N NJ Garrett. Camp Cotton.
Studebsker touring car.
esss-Mrs- F. 5. Seamans. Fl. Bliss. Dodge
touring car
ssoO-R- NJ RAMIREZ. sos Mesa. Buick
touring car
ssol-Lieut 2. H Bertran. Fl. Bliss.
ssos-J. F Moss. Sos North oregon. Ford
ssos-R- E Kehn. 1917 0iapel. Ford tour
ing ear.
sso4-Nrs- r $. Hughes. san jose. Dodge
touring car
Licensed to Marry
Charles Sanders and Viola Crawford
Anastacio Rogue and Maria Rodriguez.
Deaths.
J. M- Luisn- aged seven months city.
sept 10. buried in Concordia
e Lucero. aged 20. -So3 olive sept. IS.
buried In Ccncordia.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18

We read in the newspapers of some
high society wedding having TO be
postponed on account of the groom
absence, but in nearly all of these
cases il viii be found that the bride
elect has come down with r luminous
cold sore which cannot be hidden be-
hind d tulle veil with any degree of
success. It requires great fOrtitude
and viii power for an enrapturei
groom 10 stand up at the altar and
run his neck through the yoke. under
such circumstances, but ii has been
done
There is no known cure for the cold
sore except patience and hope Some
victims carry a camphOr bottle and aD-
ply the contents in a stealthy manner,
while others 90 forth defiautly into
the world wearing a quarter section
of black court-plaster. When a cold
sore settles on the upper lip or man
he can always circumVent il by grow
ing a thick. branching moustache. but
woman denied this precious privilege
and is obliged to suffer in silence
The cold sore is probably given so
that We will not become too proud OF
our looks. The man who can show
pride with a dubious cold sore on his
lower lip has reached the point where
any further initiation would result IN
blowout
Copyright by George Matthew Adams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18

-HE cost OF living in Fl Psso
is somewhat higher than it is
Il in the east. but my grand
fathers books show that the real
economy was in effect 100 years ago.
said Sergt. +. c. Clinton, OF company
b. s1st Michigan infantry. Here is
little Indicator as TO what our fore
fathers had to pay a century ago
Potatoes were 80 cents a bushel- and
you could get a coffin made for $50.
These are items in the books Of my
grandfather's store at North Wales,
Pa In 1916 shoes were s1-20 a pair
for adults and 50 cents pair for chill
dreu. Trousers for men could be had
az 4@ cents a pair Eggs were from
TO l. cents a dozen and butter 10 TO Il
cents a pound Meats were exceedingly
cheap. pork being cents pound and
beef cents The only really expensive
item was mailing letters at . cents
each"
II place considerable credence in the
theory advanced by Dr. A A Lindsay.
II New York. a clasSmate of mine. that
love is only q chemical reaction" said
Dr. T. T. Walton. of salt Lake City
Utah. at hotel PasO del NOrte. DR.
Lindsay contends that you can get the
same sensation as that Of love by the
TO be fond Of cats He argues that love
is only a matter OF physical contact
under the proper psychological and ply
Biological conditions. Or. Lindsay cites
the kiss as profit Of his theory. He says
that kisses grow stale after YOU have
kissed the same girl some time But
1 think the experience Of most mar
ried folk is that the real love develops
with association. the building Of the
home and the raising OF children. The
love which my old classmate bases his
unusual theory upon is only the
primitive. animal form OF affection"
"a man who thinks that the United
States is good enough to protect him
should think that il is good enough to
fight for. or come out and show his
colors plainly" said Bernabe Flores.
some people Of Mexican descent are I
in this country only for what they can
get out OF il. They change their coun-
Try as they do their coats Those that
live here should be American citizens /
in the true sense of the word. I feel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18

placed over the roads TO settle the dust
il would be great deal better, but now
il is worse than a wind storm il the
wind comes up and blows the white
alkali-"
Despite the revolutions that have
torn this country. the Mexican masses
have not lost their COURTESY said
AdOlfo Pima, notary 10 the curate OF the
church Of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, in
Juarez- The revolutions have opened
wide the jails. and criminals have been
converted into soldiers Nevertheless,
the labOring classes retain their re-
spectful bearings"
Hughes is going to win by q ma
jority OF 10000 votes" said Dr. R T.
Hanks. Of Abilene, missionary Of the
Baptist general convention. and former
" pastor Of the Calvary Baptist church.
of FL Paso. He will secure an easy
majority in the electrical college The
German. Republican and the major part
OF the Catholic votes will be cast for
him Wilson deserves to be reelected,
but he will not be. Hughes viii make
a good president"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
PRIEST. NEARLY 20 YEARS A
RESIDENT OF Ell PAS0. DIES

Rev father Carlos Persone, aged So
years. for over IS years at the head Of
the Sacred Heart church on South ore
gon street. died Sunday night at the
parish house Of the church after an Ill
ness Of some time Father Persone came
10 e. Paso from Mexico nearly % years
ago and resided here continuously Up
TO the time of his death Funeral serv-
ices Will be held this afternoon at 1
o'clock at the Sacred Heart church In
terment will be made in Concordia
cemetery.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
What Did He Hear?

telegrapher and train dispatcher, travelling through
Sonora overland the vicinity Of Hermoso claims
have experienced a phenomenon in telegraphy Il had
been raining. The air heavy with rain and the
drops dripped from the trees All once, he said,
he heard distinctly wireless message, from the
radio station at Guaymas 10 the station at Santa
Rosalia the Gulf of California The Morse code
entirely ineligible
The only explanation he could give that he rad
strayed into heavy electrical current which vas,
turn contact with the electrical current transmitted
across the gulf.
It prepOsterous that could stand out in
the open and "hsten in" wireless message without
any of the apparatus for receiving that could
"listen IN" telegraph wire by cutting the insuia
ton and applying ones Incredulous persons would
suppose the telegraphsr had heard woodpecker PEEK
cut dot and dash, two dashes and three dots and
that awakened imagination, stimulated by the sud
den thought of wireless biography had made up the
rest
However, the doubt persists that this man, some
strange way, may have stumbled into another phase Of
radio transmission
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
Preparedness In Bisbee

Bisbee, Arizona believes IN being forearmed Realz-
ing the big mining town is in exceedingly pros
porous and thriving state Citizens Protective league
II that way and especially to prevent invasion by dis
Tupt;ng influences which might tend create disorder
hatred and violation of law It extends its services
they nsy be needed, to every resilient &C the dis
trct, poor rich, employer and employee alike, for
the preservation Of satisfactory conditions OF 7mg and
the enforcement Of law.
The league formed partly for M reason that Il
mad been learned that industrial agatOrs of the type
which has been doing its best to wreck the mining
dustry Morenci and plunge the camp into disorder
aiming Bisbee also. The league is determined
Bisbee shall not suffer in that way IN any other
way if the organization prevent it For instance
the booegger viii thrive under the surveillance of
the league. Peace officers will be aided and stimulated
to the enforcement of the law
% This is very good kind of preparedness. Bisbee
perhaps will not be molested by industrial wreckeTs
when they the town is all loaded and waiting for
them
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
SMOKE Is NOT TRACED TO
FIRE; MYSTERIOUS PHENOMENON

Smoke coming out OF a basement win
dow of the supply depot Of the q. 5
medical corps in the 500 block OF San
Francisco street caused an alarm TO be
turned in 20 the central fire department
sunday night at SIS o'clock. Members
OF the department were unable to locate
the origin of the smoke after an inves-
tlSation OF over an hour. Large quanti-
ties OF alcohol and clothing in the base
ment or the medical depot were thought
TO be endangered BY the supposed fire.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
HOME OF MRS. ". R. FLOW
ROBBED WHILE SHE WAS THERE

The home Of Mrs. W. R Flow. at 1900
North FL Paso street. was entered sun
day afternoon by thieves. while Mrs.
Flow was sitting on the front porn.
and a number Of valuable articles taken.
The thieves entered through the back
door and went through the rooms of the
residence without being discovered
among the things taken were one silver
caro- case. a gold locket. a silver purse
ana one $40 gold piece.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
Old Timers

w IHEN old they
w what's
William OF Fred2
beneath the stone" q
willows
the old are bent beneath their weight gOom they
fully behave but they
what's
death long ren
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
The BucoIic Press

II is authoritatively stated that Mr..
and Mrs D. Johnson ave separated. Mr..
Johnson refuses a divorce Mrs. john
son has always believed the marriage
tie cannot be broken unless by mutual
consenL-Adv. in Arizona tWillcOXJ
Range News.
AR Waldo Koellermeier was a pleas
ant caller on Miss Myrtle Alden Sunday
afternoon and eveuins--OswegO COre)
Times.
Wanted-To trade 900-lb horse for a
piano for LADY TO drive--Las Vegas
IN NJ Optic.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
WHITE MILITIAMEN DINE
WITH NEGRO IN RESTAURANT

Saturday afternoon between $50 and
o'clock many FL PasO people wit
messed an unusual spectacle in an FL
Paso stree restaurant, that caused con
siderable comment At one Of the
tables sat eight white men. members Of
the militia. and at the head Of the table
sat a black negro, also in the garb Of
the military From all appearances
the negro was the host, entertaining
his white friends. FL Pasoans who
started to enter the retaurant to eat.
turned away and left
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
Claim Barbering Cost Too
Much, Barber Is Arrested

J. C Hail. proprietor OF a barber
shop on san Francisco street. was
arrested Saturday afternoon after a
complaint had been filed at the police
station by two MeXicans. who declared
that he had overcharged them.
According 10 their statement. Hall
charged them s. for haircuts shaves
and shampoOs He was realised on a
bond OF 81.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
GEORGE HOLMES TO BE GIVEN
NEUTRALITY HEARING TUESDAY

George Holmes. who was arrested By
L. 5 officers on a charge of attempt
ing TO incite an Instruction accord
ing TO the complaint in the United
states commissioners court will be
given hearing before Z. S. commits
sioner George B Oliver Tuesday after
noon at o'clock.
he IS now awaiting his preliminary
hearing and he is at liberty on bond.
The United States has over sec button
factories
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
MORE Truth
w Than Poetry
By JAMES j. MONTAGUE.
Any Reason VIII Do.

but the dispensers Of food worried 50
for fear there would be that they'll
have to put their prices up TO pay for
the wear and tear on their constitu-
finns
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18

Police commissioner Woods told the
inmates Of Sing Sing he would not
hound them after they got out of Jail
If he would assure them he would not
hound anybody before he gets into Jail
he'd have made more OF hit with the
Golden Rule Brotherhood
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
CAPT. STOWE FINDS $500.

A black leather bill fold containing
over S200 in SO and $50 bills. was found
Monday morning on Arizona street by
Capt. j. E. Stowe. and later returned
10 its owner. T. ". Denman.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
Roundabout Town
Picture Show Business Picking Up;
Has Been Poor Since Columbus Raid
Mavor Lea Tells Another Hunting story-Dr Vim
son Has Negro Story Gossip About
Fl PasOans
By G. A. MARTIN.
FL Pasoans.

not new 10 him Mr. Mayfield held the
office for ten years. being four times
reelected after his first term When
he Went into office. he was the young
est man ever elected TO a state office in
south Carolina. W ". Turney was
once a school teacher and a country
one at that
Last week when A. [. Rowlands and
wife were in san Francisco. ROwlands
was out so much with the boys" that
his wife decided they would cut their
stay short and come down 10 Los An
geles for a quiet time. but - m -
when he got to Los Angeles they
were not there a day until the boys had
named a cocktail for Rowlands. Then
they came home
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18

W. W. CARROLL-S CAR STOLEN.
An Oldsmobile roadster owned by W.
". Carroll was stolen from in front OF
the Toltec club. at Nagoffin avenue
and Florence streets. Sunday evening.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18

Mr. Hughes was led 70 a mountain
top on his western trip. but dispatches
fail to state who it was who showed
and offered him the Kingdoms OF the
earth
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18

We know from Mr. EooseVelts
speeches whom he is AGAINST. but he
has thus far failed to state whether or
not he IS for anybody.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18

The Maine campaign was so exciting
that II was necessary to close the drug
stores from sunrise to sunset on cleo
ton day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18

II we. don't hurry up and buy those
Sanish West indies they viii be marked
MP on account Of the war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18

Dr. Woods Hutchinson SAYS that II IS
hard to kill poet. As doctor. he
ought TO know
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18

Henry Ford recently slipped into San Francisco
lodging reporters, stunning automobiles and photOgra
pliers and avoiding all publicity It is be hoped MI
Ford will soon recover his usual good health
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
y HOWARD Z. ram

when worn with a decollete gown and
pink carnations makes a captivating
color scheme Every once in while I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
And 1t Never Was.

We are soon TO discover that the
Maine election is not the main election
this year
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18

Bandits stole $4,000 from the Standard
Oil company. That is. they supposed
they were stealing it from the Standard
Oil company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18

There are 2s5o daily newspapers in the
United States
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18

-DimitracopuOs viii not be the Greek premier for
which every printer will be thankful