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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21

the beach with a small sailing vesse!
moored near by. But the glass pictures
of British purts were probably more
accurate h that OF the Windy CITY.
Most elaborate OF White sta SMOKE
rooms was that oc the olympic, with
it, mahogany fittings and mother OF
pearl inlay WORK. hut on the older boats
the rooms We're always ON the same
conservative lines of fitting and deco
ration.
Veteran voyacers on Il l.usitania
ana Maur"tania have Pheasant memJ-
ries of the handsome smoke ouims on
those fine steamers. These were il
reality palat!al longing rooms. Placed
on the after part Of the upper decl;.
they We're finished in dark walnut, with
a brilliant olo relief in the oriental
upho.sterlns of chairs and window
seats.
The big open fires burning real Goa!
We're "A feature Of these rooms. with
enormous andirons made apparently
of wrought steel. Running the whole
width of the ship. there was plenty
OF room here apparently for the whole
complement OF saloon passengers. The
rooms were brilliant at night. with
people in evening dress, and games for
big stakes were sometimes played by
wealthy travellers, according 10 re-
ports.
a comfortable ana interesting smoke
room va that OF the HamDurg-Amer-
lean liner lmperator, now possibly the
retreat for German officers recovering
from wounds in Hamburg. This was
a comparatively small room located on
the upper deck forward. Just below the
navigating bridge. II was the replica
of n room in an old castle with arms
and m and game heads on the
walls.
Much more comfortable and home
like seemed this "rauchzimmer" OF the
lmperator than the larger one OF the
Naterland, greatest merchant liner
afloat. and o rustinS away in her
! Itoboken berth. This was forward also,
Just under the bridge. and from the
front windows a fine view of the sea
could be obtained over the ships tall
bows. Twice as big as the lmpera-
tors smoke room. the Naterland's
seemed rather cold In light oak with
no relieving features of warm decora-
ton.
Aboard French liners the "fumoirs'
were OF the plainest until the advent
Of the France, where more pretentious
decorations made a gay apartment for
he tobacco lovers. The same ideas
on a smaller scale were carried out on
the Espagne and the Lafayette.
Very popular and well ~patronized, In
antewar times. were the handsome
smoke rooms of the North German
Lloyd liners, particularly the double
decked affair on the George Washing
ton. Very merry parties assembled
there at times, before m after din
ncr. hut probably it is deserted now,
except for grim groups OF officers.
wondering sorrow fully when the war
will end.
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The Glen at Beaverskill, N. Y.

that Is a mistake. The more a man
sits on a public park bench the more
he feels that he is entitled 10 sit there.
Recently n study II the Bryant
Park sittcrs was made. II extended
over three days and included conver-
satiuns with some OF the s.tters.
1t appears hat when a sittes picks
ON, a seat at the opening If the park
sitting season he gives the matter
much thought and selects a spot most
In accord with his idea OF comfort. A
sunny spot is not Objectionable TO
some. They are the baskers. Others
prefer permanent shade and choose
with that end in view. They are the
m~uShrooiners.
After a seat Is picked ;hc r!c!;er
confidently expects 90 oCcupy IL every
day. lie heads straight for Il In the
morning and when he starts on his
scout for food he often deliberately
tips the bench backward to convey the
!d"a that It ~ out Of order. II he
finds his seat occupied on his return
he il sullen. He VIII sit on the same
bench, or the one nearest TO Il, and
do everything IN his power to make
things unpleasant for the ~!ntruding
sitter.
lie Will cough and throw himself
violently. give the bench a Jolt To CON
vey the idea that it Is liable to col
lapse. II the intruder IL "A man Or
woman who appears susceptible 10 in
tim!ddtion he Will go SO far as to scowl
dnd tostle. He will open a newspaper
q IA tsl mad v.nalraua - E-Ll
and proceed IL munich Il extensively.
Nine times out os ten the schem.
works and he soon has the sea, 10
himself.
The other day two seat plckers were
found tn have been ut feud ever since
IN" spring opening OF the park. one
had selected a choice spot q nice. com
Portable corner for q mushroom.r.
Bat another picker had the same bench
IN mind.
Tie first man picked his seat early
N the morning and then started out
for provisions. The second man ar
rived about ? o'clock with his pro-
visions already in hand. When the
first man returned he made il known
at once. after the manner Of the
~ Nh''' 'Hi"l lIlN scat Htu MI
ready been reserved. But picker No
" would have none OF il. Not that he
disputed the right OF a picker to hold
a bench. but he took the ground that
picker No, ] was not a bona fide Man
haitian picker. but somebody from out
Yonkers way.
The feud ia still on. When picker
No. ! goes for food the other takes the
bench and vice versa. Picker No. !
sat on the bench the other nigh, from
shutdown until sunrise. He supposed
this would teach his rival the folly OF
continuing the fight. But picker No. .
had ~replenished mis- larder after dark
and when the other returned with his
morning forage he found his bench
taken. And It was kept for the day.
Sometimes a policeman worries the
pickers a little, hut as a general thing
the park reservists sit ont their sea
son in accordance with priority rights.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS
HEARD BY NEW WORKERS
Many Delightful Places for Summer
Rest and Recreation Lie Just
Beyond the City's Gates

mer paradise. Pittsburgh and Kiamesha
Lake. 1Izon II Loeb Sheldrake. Fern
dale and Liberty II the country round
about have a quiet and appealing beauty
that never fails to attract. No uuainter
and more a~lluring Village in all this Sui
Ivan county region than Livingston
Manor can he found. while beautiful
Roscoe. with Its fishing and quiet inland
life, Is n never falling antldote for the
blues. Through the lovely valley OF the
Delaware and Susauchanna the same
conditions obtain. and these garden spots
for the tired urban dwellers can best
be reached by the New York, Ontario
and Westerns service.
Each year the Ontario and Western
Railway issue an illustrated book OF 1875
pages. giving railroad fares. lists of
hotels. boarding and farm houses with
their co%nveniences and attractions. This
book can he secured free at any OF the
Ontario and Western ticket offices and
II will be found a great help In deciding
where to spend your summer vacation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
MAKING A ROOM LOOK COOL.

r NEltYBODY has noticed that
some houses look cooler in
summer than others. Upon
examination il will generally be found
In the house which always looks cool
and livable that for one thing there is
no heavy stuffed furniture that has TO
BE- covered up each No
room looks cosey and comfortable with
al the furniture shrouded in those tan
and white striped cover that many
people think they must put on in June.
Nor can q look % and home
Ike with long bare windows. In.
stead Of heavy lace curtains that must
be washed painstakingly each spring.
stretched on a frame and put away iii
fall. there may be used plain hemmed
or hemstitched curtains made of
c~heesecloth. They are az easy In wa h
and iron as a tea towel and they cos,
IN little they ran ne easily replaced
when they wear out.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21

home. but they rave no, as ye. Sc
cured a residence.
The palm room at the Casino is a
new boardW ak feature prepared for WIS.,
itors for the summer. The gallery Of
this big pavilion. which overlooks beach.
ocean and esplanade. has been attrac-
lively furnished and decorated will
palms and plants. There tea will he
served afternoons, while dancing In the
Casino auditorium IL in progress.
Moses Taylor Pyns of Princeton and
New York, was announced to-day.
will deliver the address OF welcome when
the American Library Association opens
It's convention here on June 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
Observation-Disclosures wa,er Gap.

NEW ENGLAND.

SPRUCE CABIN Inn o c,,ss ron, ;oI nS CAV
on sifte with bath. Garage. Saddle horses
All amusements. Rklt. Cresco station. Lack,
r. n, W. J, 4 NJ. u. PRICE Canadensis. pa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
ASBURY PARK.

AsRuEY PARK. y. j., May :o.-The
vanguard Of summer visitors IN expected
v arrive here next week for the formal
0pasmg on Memorial Day OF the big
hotels.
Secretary Of the Treasury William q.
McAdoo and Mrs. McAdoO were shore
visitors last Friday. They were enter
tauned at the Metropolitan Hotel while
they sought u sunmer residence here and
In nearby resorts. The McAdoos were
reported several weeks Z to hace
rented q villa In Elberon. near shadow
Lawn. President Wilson's new summer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
PUBLIC PARK RESERVISTS.

BSEIiNATlON Of the regular
\ users of the public park benches
reveals that there Is among
hem "A feeling Of priority right 10
seats IN certain localities. At
irst glance 1t would seem that any
nan who has nothing To do hut sit
Town on n park bench might no haa ry
without being f~astidious. But
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
SMOKE ROOMS.

EASONED sea travellers like 20
remember the comfortable smoke
. rooms aboard the White Star
liners, such as the Majestic.
Oceanic, Cedric. Celtic. Baltic AMI
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-18


ECHO ore, March IS.-John r
Jordan who lately purchased the ice
cream plant Of Sapper Bros. of Her
miston and moved it here has begun
70 operate it. The ice cream will be
known as the Velvet Brand
Mrs. Rosa Webb is having a very
neat summer kitchen erected in the
rear of enc of her cottages on Buck.
ley street, This property is now oc-
oupicd by Mr. and Mrs. A. Hill.
Perry Gould returned Wednesday
from an extended visit to Seattle md
Portland.
Mrs. Harold Bettinger and children
LEFT Saturday for The Danes after a
visit with Mrs Bettinger's sister. Mrs,
\, B, Gillett of Butter Creek.
Mrs. Bettinger expects soon to go
on to Almeda Cal, where her hus-
band has been working at the cagpen.
ter trade since last December.
Lemuel Estab, who Is a student at
the Willamette University Salem
Gre, is home on visit ana will re-
main until the goth of this month.
The Mendenhall farm on the Mea-
dows, large part of which has long
lain idle, is to be cleared Of the sage
brush and put in alfalfa Chas. Ward
has leased 40 acres OF it for eight
years and A. H. Moore so acres.
A number of Echo people attended
the dance at Hermiston last evening
C. E. Lewis of Stanfield is drilling
a well at the shearing plant site south
of Echo.
DR.. Henry Coe of Portland. ore. at
one time Stanfield property promo
ter, was a visitor here on Wednesday.
James Kyle of Stanned, attended
the meeting of the Paradise district
directors held here on Thursday
Born on Wednesday, March Is. q
six pound son, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Correa.
Joe Hubble left Wednesday on
short business trip to Bonners Ferry
Idaho He intends to visit his parents
at Spokane, Wash, before returning
home
The Ripper Orchestra Of this place
gave a dance last night at Stanfield
celebrating st, Patricks day.
Miss Neva Forrest arrived here Fri.
day from Pendeton on visit with
friends
Mrs. Kellar is down from her homa
al Ukiah visiting with her daughter.
Mrs Elmer Hubbard.
Miss Lizzie Vey OF Pendleton. is
here, the guest of her sister Mrs. Joe
HOnese.
A very pretty display of pies was on
exhibition last evening at the George
and Miller Co. store. They were the
work of the Echo high school girls
in the domestic science department.
This is the first year the Echo schoo,
has had this department and much |
enthusiasm is being shown by the pu-
pills.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
CLUBS NOW FURNISHED
TROOPS AT THE FRONT

ATHENS, March 1s.-At last the
warriors have got down to using
clubs; just ordinary clubs. for BRAIN
Ing men. The Austro- German soldi.
ers are supplied with bludgeons and
on parts of the British front the ally
soldiers have been furnished clubs
covered with spikes. These British
clubs look much like the Big Stick
American cartoonists used to picture
T. r. using. The clubs are for use
by troops entering trenches on the
sly and staying noiselessy 50 that men
in other parts of the trench don't
know what is going on.
one of the newest missiles in the
great war is a. huge shell the Germans
threw at the Dardanelles Only air
guns could throw the shell without ex-
ploding it, and these new air guns
must be ten inches in bore and many
feet long. one Of these big shells
which fell in the British Inc unex.
ploded has been taken apart BY ex-
rerts: 1t was ten inches in diameter
and fifteen inches high, made of sheet
steel with wooden plug-disks at each
end. This big steel can contain sew
enty six pieces Of scrap iron and twcn.
IS re pounds Of tri-n tro-toluol The
missile weighed 8 pounds. The fir
in2 Of the big shell must have beer
to0chy work Imagine a fire cracker
ten inches thick. that would blow
hole in the earth six feet deep and
ten feet I'm diameter. Imagine Your.
self facing the duty Of lighting the
fuse on this fifty-one pound cracker
and then while the fuse was sput-
ter ng, place the cracker in the mouth
Of giant air gun and firing the gun
in time 10 get the cracker out Of your
neighhorhood before It went off.
Most hand bombs don't go off by
contact They must be- lighted first
and then thrown Sometimes the
lighting is done with match or
cigaret; others light by pulling "a lit
tie string winch rubs two strips Of sui
phur together somewhere in the mid
die Of the bomb. Both sides IN the
lrcat war have bombs Of various sorts
for various needs. Ir The enemy isl
oncoming, for instance YOU must have
q bomb that viii explode quickly; III
you're rushing toward him YOU ueed
o bomb that YOU can throw far ahead
and that will have done SIS job by the
time YOU reach the scene.
The French have the fagtaet hand
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
HISTRIONIC WISDOM.

omar-Is Your friend Lushingtor
still on the stage?
Heiny-No; he gave it up last
month
Omar-Because why?
Heiny-He was recently married ia
the daughter of a wealthy sugar plant
er down south.
Omar-Ah! l see. Another case of
sugar cured ham.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
\ PE>SINUST.

Two wayfarers We're resting by the
roadside
This is a tough life We're leadin "
mused one of them, riding car
trucks at the risk Of our lives. gittin'
chased by brakemen an cops an
dogs sleepin' in barns an haystacks.
an eatin' the leayin's from other
folks meals. Honest, Bill, sometimes
I think its worse than workin' for a
livin'"
Hey. wots the matter with you?'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-18

The slowest bomb, perhaps is the
Serbian. 1t is shaped like a pocket
whiskey flask, neck, stopper and all
and is Of iron ana brass, The thrower
unscrews the brass top. hits a firing
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-18

pm on stone or the butt Of his rifle
and then, after a space Of seven sec.
ords, throws it. The bomb throbs in
the mans hand just before II is due
to explode, giving him warning II
he throws the bomb too soon the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-18

other fellow may pick It up and
throw II back at him. Bomb experts
figure that any soldier can pick up
a lighted hand bomb and throw it
away from himself if he has five sec
onds to spare.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-18

Jerard Temple Pendeton
ing Company of Stockton California received shipment Side
Hill Havees sample of which will be exhibition Pendeton
They call
use the sample machine set
show the and all
bned Side Hill Haryester
The machines made Side Hill and Standard The Side Hill of
slze30 cylinder 4212 The
ard Of three different cylinder separator
gn 3 in. cylinder 481 l5 40 cylinder
therefore make
best built combined OF Pacific
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-18
HNNNNHIHTNTIIN NTTITHTVTTITTfiill=

exclaimed his companion "Woddye
mean by takin all de joy out Of life ~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-18

ECHO HAS PLANT OF
ITS OWN NOW WHERE
ICE CREAM is MADE
JOHN II. JORDAN BUYS PLACE
FORMERLY LOCATED AT
HERNIISTON,

summer Kitchen Is Being Built Ia
the Webb Home; MIR. Gould Is back
After Trip to seattle and Portland. /.
Domestic science Glass Has Exhibit
of Pies
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13
CAYIA- CHARRON

a very pretty wedding was celebra-
ed last Tuesday morning when Father
Kunes joined in wcdlock Mr. Alfred
j. Cayia, son % Mr. and Mrs Nose
Cayia Of this city. aud Miss Rachel
Churron. daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
Al Charron, also from this city The
marriage ceremony took place at the
Guardian Angels church at 500 o.
clock and was followed by a wedding
breakfast az the Charron home which
had been astcfully arranged for the
occasion
Joseph O. Leonard acted So host
man and Miss Della Charron as
bridesmaid and the attendance was
restricted 10 the immediate family
relatives Of both parties and few
close friends
Following the wedding breakfast
the happy young couple left on the
morning North Western train for Mil
waukec and other central west points
where they will spend shor1 time on
their wedding trip and then return TO
Wakefield where they will reside.
Both Of the young people are well
know and respected in Crystal Falls.
Mr.. Cayia has been connected with
the NJ A. Hanna company for num-
Der OF years IN the mechanical depart
ment and recently earned promotion
to resident mechanical engineer at
Wakefield
The bride, like her husband, was
born i'm Crystal Falls and grew TO
young womanhood here. She was an
active young woman and few years
ago she took a course In a nurses
training school and graduated thcre-
from Afterwards she nursed several
years in Green Bay hospital. She
has been at home most Of the year
with her parents who are among the
pioneer settlers OF the community.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13
SOME SCHOOL PROBLEMS

~ have been doing a lot of thinking, -
said Commissioner Mason To a Dia-
mond Drill representative during the
week, "And am about ready to bring
TO thc attention Of the school authori-
ties>oI the county some observations
.hat have made" AS a sample. !
have i'm mind little. old. weather worn
district school down in lower Michig
an whore went TO school as boy.
That school is taught by as low-salar-
led teacher as know Of She has not
one or two grades but every grade
from the start 10 the finish.
y, Last year the pupils in that school
Eook the same examination for eighth
certificates as did the pupils In the
Forest Park school Out OF the ten or
dozen pupils who took the examination
in that school, six OF them got diplo-
mas; out OF the 40 that took the exami-
nation in the Forest Park school, four
got diplomas The Forest Park school
- typical OF every one OF the village
and city graded schools and this coun-
Try district schools Is typical Of all Of
IN class. .
'TAnd last year Is no exception. This
copiition rules right along II makes
one wonder II the more money we put
into the schools and the more pro
nciency We got IN teaching doesn't
work opposite TO the way one would
expect Il TO work.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13

The county board Of road commiss-
toner's held a meeting last Wee nesday
az the court house at which the rou-
tine business of the month was attend
ed to-
The PRINCIPAL new matter that came
up was the consideration OF the north
end 81 the Amasa road The presen
grade passes over both the Amast
Porter and The Warner mines Both Of
those ore bodies will be- caved in tie
near future and the road must be NOV
ed either cast or west away from.
them.
The road has been graded only
20 point where the Balsam road cuts
on and so the portion left 10 grade
will be that part lying between the
Balsam road and the village OF Amasa.
Engineer Burridgc was instructed
10 locate new route and make an
estimate for new line
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13
CRYSTAL FALLS GIRLS TASK
Miss Helen Ross Has Direction OF
Shakespeare Play.

Miss Helen Ross. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. - NJ. Ross is getting q lot OF
praise for her work in connection with
the training Of the pupils OF the South
81 Paul school in the rendition OF the
outdoor Shakespeare pageant
The AFFAIR took place on Wednesday
OF this week in ravine near the schol
thatadmirably fitted in with the staging
OF the pageant. In speaking of the al
fair and Miss Rosss work the South
50. Paul paper says.
One OF the unusual features of the
entire program will be the staging OF
Two scenes OF plays written by Shakes
peare in the ravine northwest OF the
High school guiding The players will
go through their roles on specially
constructed stage at the bottom OF the
rayinc while the audience" will ac-
cupy points of vantage on the green on
either side OF the rayine which will af-
ford "A sort OF amphitheatre
The opening number of the program
will he by High school students who
will participate in a pageant march
during which various drills and forma-
tiuns will be executed About $50 pu-
pills will take part in this particular
number The crowning OF the May
queen by Shakespeare Will bc the fol-
lowing number
Miss Ross and Miss Hanson are en-
gagged in perfectng the entire program
which has been worked out by them
The participants have nearly complet-
ed their rehearsals. Thesenior class
will serve refreshments during the
celebration which is expected 20 at
tract hundreds OF citizens