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Abbeville progress., 1916-11-18

for you, and l want you 10 lock up the
office, and tell anybody that wants TO
see me that I've been set upon, and
sacked and aSSaSSinated in cold blood ;
and I've fed to my fathers in the
country, and am lying there in the
cOnvulSions Of dissolution. babhling
of green fields and running brooks,
and thirsting for the life of every
woman that comes in gunshot" And
then, more like a confirmed invalid
than a man in the strength and pride
of his prime, he crept down into the
street again, and thence back to his
hotel.
Dejectedly and painfully climbing
to his room, he encountered, on the
landing above, a little woman in a
jaunty dusting-cap and trim habit of
crisp muslin. He tried TO evade her,
but in vain. She looked him squarely
in the face-OccasiOning him the dubi-
Gus impression of either needing shaw
Ing very badly. or having egg-stains on
his chin.
You're the gentleman in Number
eleven, I believe? Why, Mr.. Mckinney,
are you ill.,
He nodded confusedly.
mfr. Mckinney is your name.
think?' she queried. with a pretty ele-
vatiOn of the eyebrows.
"YeS. ma'am," said John rather alb
jectly. "YCu see, ma'am-but l beg
nardon," he went on stammeringiy. and
with a very awkward bowl beg par
Ion. but am addressing-ah-the-
lh-the-"
You are addressing the new land
lady" she interpOlated pleasantly.
Mrs. Miller is my name. think we
should be friends, Mr.. Mckinney. since
Abbeville progress., 1916-11-18
old chum. He eye ne nIissive appre-

old chum. He eyes he nIissiVe appre-
hensively. and thdr was a positive
pathos in his voice rs he said al"uu :
tits our divorce. ; feel IT ile
note, headed, AT tb Office, -Four III
Morning" ran like tits.
Dear Nack-I LEFT ..pu siuB-,,sgtAg 80
sourdlv that bv noon when you Wdken.
| hope. in your refres 3 state. y"" "'4'
look more toleraut'y 'U my
as partially COntided g. .'t l"S i'-''
will not see you here .-.l' 9" say -"'"
by. I wanted TO. out Y .iFa'3 10 I'"SS
the sleeping lion" 7 "'a not 'i"Se ing
ewes tUniERt-faCt Is, haven '-''''
Our serenade at Jos les was pl''t
ranged signal BY which IS 70 he re''5
and at the station 70 3 t.c h't A''! '4.ii5
train. Won may. rem, -. S.r the lighting
of three consecutive mt si.i es AT hef VIII
dow before the igNtir'- ~ her lamp Ii!d'
meant: Thrice dsares q, III meet IiIte
at the depot at four-if "r sharp 80
my dear Mack this IS 1 form YOU thal'
even a $ you read, josie 'rl nave eiopen.
II is all the old mans .'f. T. yet forgive
him. Hope he'll retuI re favor Josie
predicts ne WILL inside n a week-"r TWO
weeks. ANYHOW. Good "- Mack. Old boy
and let a fellow down ..s easy as you can.
AfectioRs.ely,
"HpavenS :" exclaimed John. sitting
the note in his hand ara stalking trag-
fcaIJv around the roo. Can il be
possible that have nirsed n frozen
viper? An ingratc2 - wolf in Sleeps 5
clothing? An oranc .urang in gents
furniShings?"
"Wns YOU calling .ny sir?" asked a
voice at the docr. J. vas the janitOr.
mo" thundcred In. Quit my
sight, Get out Of g'y way! No, no,
Thompson. don't ulean that" he
called after him. 'H cra half-dollar
Abbeville progress., 1916-11-18

hanging up the new window-blindS
that won't roll, and Disgusting the pill
lows with clean slips, and hennin'
round among my books and papers on
the table here, and aging me Cener-
ally till | don't know my own hand
writing by the time find it Oh. yes,
you're going to revOlutiOniZe things
here; you're going to introduce
promptness, and system, and order.
See you've even flied the waSh-pitcher
and tucked two new starchcd towels
through the handle. Haven't got any
tin towels, have you? l rather like
this new soap, too! So solid and dura-
ble, you know; warranted not To raise
a lather. Might as we'll wash ones
hands with Il door knob :"
And as Johns voice grumbled away
into the Sullen silence again, the de-
termined voice without responded :
"Oh, you can growI away To your
hearts content. Mr.. Mckinney. but
want you In understand distinctly that
I'm not going TO humor YOU in any of
your old bachelor. sluggardly, Slov-
on1y ways, and whimS and notions.
And / want you to understand, too.
that I'm not hired help in this house.
nor chambermaid. nor anything OF
the kind. I'm the landlady here: and
I'll give you just ten minutes more
10 get down To your breakfast, or yOull
not get any-that's all :" And as the
reversed cuff John was in the act of
huttoning slid from his wrist and
rolled under the dresser, he heard a
stiff rustling of starched muslin tlOunc-
ing past the door, and the quick itali-
Abbeville progress., 1916-11-18

and could patch a pair of officers
trousers so neatly that you could not
tell where the patch was. And. what
was more difficult still, could darn a
hole near the neckband of a shirt so
that you could not tell there had ever
been any hole; in fact, it is due to
this experience of mine that / have
never employed a maid.
And l learned to cook, too. And to
this day love to do it. do not cook
In the American, but in the Austrian
style; but everybody who tries my
cooking knows 1t is all right Very
Abbeville progress., 1916-11-18

fed to have every complaint answered
by wavings of the gur-rand old ful-lag.
who votes for the glorious old party OF
did, and who is afraid that anything
and everything that has not been done
before will disturb business. He IS
the JOY of the professional politician
and the despair of those eccentric
souls who believe that because some
thing ought to be done they ought to
try to do it.
Although indigenous TO all locall-
ties, he Is especially and painfully
Abbeville progress., 1916-11-18
Club Has Unusual Rules

Unusual rules have been adopted by
the Thimble Bee club of 20 members
of Florence, Pa. Any member who Is
Il musician and does not bring her IA
vorite instrument or song to the meet
ing is to be fined. All must have their
fancy work, the membership Of the or
ganizatiOn being limited to young
women.
Abbeville progress., 1916-11-18

often when visitors come to my house
in Chicago | am very sorry; but
cannot see them because | have my
apron on and am in the kitchen. cook
ing.
! found that work about the home
developed in me a constitution that
has been one of my most valuable pos
sessions. There is no work that does
more to promote health in a girl.
Sweeping. wrestling with feather
bed, or pushing furniture cut of the
way while she sweeps, develops her
back and her bust at the same time,
Abbeville progress., 1916-11-18
Iuft Hunters.

Said a society woman at a mu-
sicale at her Fifth avenue house:
New York society is less given to
lion hunting than London society.
such a lion hunter that a man once
said of her: Why, she always has
the most fashionable surgeon of the
hour to carve her Christmas turkey"
Abbeville progress., 1916-11-18

'li'.f Fst.n
Tuesday thar the safe was opened On
Friday morning. when 500 pcrSonS
were standing in line waiting for SD
600 in pay envelopes reposing behind
l6 inches Of steel. the paymaSter dis
covered that something was wrong.
He asked the people to wait until he
found Jimmy Valentine.
After several men who admitted
that they knew uncanny things about
opening safes were tested, the big
safe was just rs ohdurate rs ever, and
the line of watchful waiting ones was
dismissed
Friday night the safe was ordered
drilled open. 4 crew Of four men
worked from that time until TUESDAY
morning before they undid the mis-
chief caused by that one little screw
when II cropped ont of its allotted
place. The additional work cost the
city 80, besides the patience of 800
citizens.
Abbeville progress., 1916-11-18
SINGERS RECIPE FOR HEALTH
Nine. Schumann-Heink. Operatic Star,
Recommends Housework for
American Girls.

Ny mother was a fine lady. re-
member her. with her little fine hands
and her little feet. But she never
had a maid, and so she had to do
everything herself. She thought 1t did
not harm a daughter of a major or a
captain to do her own work. From her
] learned to sew and darn stockings.
Abbeville progress., 1916-11-18
What the TroeIodyte Is, and Why.

A troglodyte, my son., said j
Fuller Gloom. is a mOssgrown. sta
ambitious nations will live up 10 treat.
les because they have signed them,
who lives in abject terror of being IN
constitutional. who is perfectly satis-
Abbeville progress., 1916-11-18

and makes her fit to fight the world.
strongly recommend that kind of
work TO all American girls.-Mme.
Schumann-Heink in the Saturday
Evening Post.
Abbeville progress., 1916-11-18
Watch the FamiIY,s Health.

The drinking water of many farms
is impure unfit for drinking. owing 10
contamination from barnyardS and 9th
er sources surrounding the farm home.
The farmer does not realize that
though the well is separated from CON
terminating sources by several nundr, d
feet, there may yet be- danger that ,ts
waters are impure, containing germs
of disease.
Abbeville progress., 1916-11-18
Optimistic Thoudht

Promises may get friends, but per
formances keep them.
Abbeville progress., 1916-11-18

prevalent in the swamps of Arkansas
and the jungles of Wall street. -
Kansas City Star.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-02

national convention Of yardmasters TO
be held In Detroit Mich. commencing
next Monday Mr.. Mckee represents
the O.-W. r. & N. system at this con-
ventlon and will no doubt make him
self heard in a creditable manner.
Mrs D. c Crawford is enjoying a
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Bay Of
La Grande, who arrived Tuesday.
Virgil Brooks is now agent for the
Portland Journal at this place on ac-
count Of former Agent Paul Roberts
being too busy on the ranch to carry
the paper route.
j. NJ. Harrison left on No. wed
nesday night for a snort business Wis
it trip to Portland and other coast
points.
General Manager j. P. O'Brien came
in on No. Saturday morning and
was met here by supt. W. Bollons for
a short inspection Of the terminals,
leaving for the west on No. /.
H. NJ Cauen is building a large
porch onto his box car house which
will make it much more comfortable
during the warm weather we predict
may come after the winter is over.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-02
LA SALE COMPANY
DRAWS TO CAPACITY
AT ALTA THEATER
TROUPE MAKES HIT WITH LOCAL
AUDIENCE; TIME. PLACE
AND GIRL" TONIGHT.

Before a capacity house at both
performances the La sale Musical
Comedy company opened three days
engagement last night at the Alta
theater. the first offering being sep
tember Morn" Coming here well her
aided, the company did not disappoint
its initial audience. Costumes are gor-
geous, voices are good, dancing is well
done and comedians are rs good as
any ever seen here with a musical ag-
gregatlon.
The offering tonight will be THE
Time. The Place and The Girl" and
tomorrow evening the company will
put on for the first time in this city
the musical success of a year or sc
ago, "A knight for Day" This last
named hill had a most successful run
in the east but never got beyond the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-02
Murder Evidence Barred.

ATLANTA, Ca, May 31.-An effort
Of the prosecution in the trial of Vic
tor Innes, for larceny after trust, to
introduce evidence evidence that the
defendant and his wife murdered Mrs.
Eloise Nelms Dennis and Beatrice
Nelms failed when Judge Hill, after
arguments by counsel, refused to ad-
nit it,
Innes is charged with fraudulently
obtaining about $4,000 from Mrs
Nelms He was acquitted Of the mur-
der charge in a Texas court several
months ago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-02

Rocky mountains. 1t is said to be the
best offering that the company pre-
sents.
Like most musical comedies. Sep
tember Morn is a medly Of song and
dances. A semblance of plot runs
through the story and there is plenty
of comedy. The songs are catchy
and the speciality numbers are well
done. The chorus appears to advan-
tage in all the songs and is given an
opportunity to wear some stunning
costumes. The La Salle company is
well worth seeing and will offer a
pleasing evenings entertainment
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-02
FAMILY WILL ERECT
TENT At RIETH FOR
THE SUMMER MONTHS
WILL MOVE OUT FROM PENDLE-
TON; HUSBAND WORKS AT
TERMINAL.
East Oregonian Special }

RIETH, Ore, June 2.--Mrs. H. B.
Meyers and daughter spent Monday
in our city looking up a location to
erect tent for the summer so they
can move out from Pendleton and
make it more convenient for Mr.. Mey =
ers and the boys employed here
Mr.. e. NJ. Burkett, who has been
in charge Of construction work for
Roberts & schaeffer CO., in the build
Ing Of the coal chute, left Wednesday
for Duluth, Mimi, his next work be-
ing at Proctor, MINI.
Mrs. F. n Linse and son Reuben,
went to Baker on No. 6 Saturday and
brought their Ford car to Rieth. max
Ing a short stop at Onion to visit with
friends
Yardmaster o. r. Mckee left on
No. 1s Wednesday AZ delegate to the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-02

PARIS, June Lord Robert Gel
Gill; British war trade minister. ar
rived here to confer with Premier
BRAND and Denys Cochin, French
blockade minister, as to the best
methods Of tightening the blockade Of
Germany.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-02
SHEETINGS, TUBINGS AND
MIJSIJNS

These lines consist of many artistic
designs and patterns. The colorings
are very attractive and daintily shad-
ed. The materials are Rice Cloth,
Voiles, Batistes, Linens, Lawns, Suede
Voies, etc. Introduction Sale prices,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-02

Germs of Disease should be prompt
ly expelled from the blood. This is a
time when the system is especially
susceptible to them. Get rid of all
impurities in the blood by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and thus fortify
your whole body and prevent illness.
ADV
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-02
Kern to Nominate Marshall.

WASHINGTON. May 31.-Senator
Kern will nominate Thomas r. Mar
shall for vice-president at the demo-
cratic convention it was learned to.
day
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-02
-FREEHATER
LADIES ENJOY BIG
SOCIAL GATHERING
iLL CHURCHES UNITED AT PRO.
GRAM BY THIMBIiE BEE
THURSDAY.
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-02

A brilliant and permanent green
can be produced from the juice of the
stalk and leaves of nettles. It is
sometimes used to dye wooden stuffs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-02
HERE IT S
Our Usual
Saturday Special
DRY GOODS DEPT.
With more Bargains than Your every want be
Satisfied at Alexanders

Here of the best bargains ever offered you
and all from regular stock of merchandise No Hold
Overs
The Detroit times., 1916-11-21
CITY OFFICE
SHIFT PLANNED
Building and Safety Depart
ments May Go to Old Mu-
nicipal Court Quarters

II the common council gives its
approval 70 a plan already approved
IN committee. the old municipal
court building a. Clinton and Ray
nor-sts. viii be remodeled and
used 10 house 'he departments OF
building and safety engineering.
after tho new court building il
completed
The public Buildings committee,
IN a meeting Tuesday morning. de
oided 60 recommend by resolution
the transfer OF the building and
safety Offices from the city hall to
the old building This decision fol
lowed an appeal from Building In
spector DUPONT and Safety Engi-
neer McCabe for more space 10 &C.
commodatc the rapidly increasing
number OF persons seeking building
permits The election commission
thru its secretary, Guy l.. ingalls,
also asked for offce space on the
fourth floor of i1c city hall
The committees resolution vii
ask that the denartment OF public
works be directed 10 include in its
next budget a sufficient amount 20
provide for remodelng the old mu-
nicipal court building.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-21
AUTO VICTIM
UNIDENTIFIED

No Identification has been made
OF the man struck and killed by a
machine driven b, Robert Yerkes.
l9 years old. son of George b.
Ycrkes. form ar prosecutor Satur-
day night, near BeAder's Switch in
Dearborn card was found on
his clothing giving the address, 40
il5 DwiRht-st. bur no enc an this
address knows anythino about the
man. He IS & feet inches tall,
weighed $50 pounds, was about 35
years old. wore i carp cap Of mixed
material, and black shoes On his
right arm Is tatooed the dgures
"l29" "1jl52" and u. c."
Young Ncrkes, who is out on s5,
COO bonds. will be arraigned before
Justice Samuel Orr. Of Dearborn.
The body is held a. Howie's under
taking parl0rs, Dearborn.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-21
URGES BUSINESS
MEN TO PREP ARE
FOR WARS END
Continued from Page one)


dents message will Ige action upon
different measures recommended in
his message OF year ago and
which are still en- The list of the ad
ministration's unfinished business.
They are expected tc include:
Conservation laws legislation
for rendering fuller political justice
TO the people OF Porto Rico, a cor,
rupt practices act. federal aid and
stimulation 10 industrial and voca-
uonal education like that given in
the field of agricultural industry
and possibly laws givirg federal
agents morc effective Weapons TO
use in dealing with conspirators
against the neutrality of the gov
crnment
The president also will probably
urge fm therance Of preparedness
for peace By continuance OF pro
gressive program VI national de-
fense, including material additions
to the navy In his recent pleas for
the union of nations TO prevent
future wars the president has point
cd out that II America is 10 play
her part in enforcing this peace she
must have necessary means
The Detroit times., 1916-11-21
COUZENS WILL
TALK TRAFFIC
WITH ALDERMEN

Police Commissioner Coasens has
asked the common council trafflc
and police regulation and ordi-
nance committees to meet him in
the city hall az 3 o'clock. Tuesday
afternoon. 10 DISCUSS further means
tC relieve congestion on city streets.
Commissioned Couzens VIII dis
Cuss his late parfing order with The
committees and seek TO reach an
agreemen, satisfactory to the alder
men. There has been some opposi.
tion TO the parking order on the
ground that il ,3 too drastic in pro
hibiting parking Of cars on Wood.
ward ave- between Jeferson-ave.
and Grand Circus park.
The police commissioner also has
other traGlc regulation plans he de-
s,res TO discuss with the commit
tees. and his recommendations and
the parking order probably will be
discussed when the common coun.
Gil meets Tuesday night.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-21
ANNEXATION Is
NOT CANvASSED
Board VIII Make Count On
Seven Proposals Within
One Week

The board 81 county cauyassers
will copyass rbe votes on the seven
annexation amendments in a week,
Judge Hubert has announced. In
the meantime thousands of inhabit-
ants OF Detroita enyirons viii not
know. officially. whether they are
DetroitCrs or Subutbanites, tho four
of the seven proportions are known
20 have carried
The rosidents of portions oi
SIrinFw,lls and Hamtramck voted
against The proposition The status
of the Grauot and namtramck pro
posal. described as proposition No.
/ Il in doubt, rhc majority Of the
vote is In favor OF annexation. but
considered seperatAy the PROPOSE.
uon carried IN Hlutiamck and wa
defeated IN Gr;uiot As the descrip-
tion on The ballof covers both sec
lions. court action may be neces
,ory to decide The matter
In SrrrFN.lls thc voters decided
agalns' annexation hut This section
too. is ir doubt as it Cyerlaps "a
d tucl which wa anneNcd al the
August primary Altho the Green
field proposal carried. II BE- rcpor'
~ thet s3me ot the re- idents may
seek an injunction on the ground
that ,he proposal was not properly
submitted
The Detroit times., 1916-11-21
FENKELL CALLS
A MEETING ON
BRIDGE PLANS

George II. Fenkell commissioner
OF public works, has called 2 meet
ing for Thursday afternoon, in the
mayors Office. for a review of the
work OF this department and discus
sion OF the permanent Belle Isle
bridge project.
An invitation To- extended to all
city officials and others interested In
public improvements. and the bridge
plan in particular.
Fenkell's action is significant in
view Of recent report of the mu-
nicipal research bureau, condemn
ing many practices in the public
works department The commits
sioner has been silent when asked
what he intended to do about the
report II is expected that the meet
ing Thursday will reveal some pro-
gram 10 better the service In line
with the bureaus recommendations.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-21
eY J. w. T. MASON.
written for the United Press. ;


NEW YORK Nov 2l Three
cfrensiyes are now at the height OF
their pressure as the European con
fiict enters It's third winter For
the frs. time since the war began
tho military situation suggests a
continuation Of active fighting thru
the zero months
The Anglo French offensive along
The Somme and the An re. the AL.
lied advance along the Greek from
tier, and the TeutOn movements in
Rumsnia all contaih possibilities OF
winter surprises The principal un-
known problem that the w.ntcr may
,elye u The effect Of intense artil.
lery fire when concentrated upon
the frozer trenches.
Since the start OF the conflict
there has been no effort TO test the
ability OF either side 10 Withstand
an inexhaustible trench lombard.
ment under the conditions Of semi
umbness which winter enforces
upon ,hc combatants Hitherto
trench dghtine has slackened large.
~ into winter draw, with the fac,
tories in the allied countries turn.
ing out munitions for spring opera
tons, Now. the test has come
which VIII show whether winter, un
Ger conditions of extreme rll!tary
ACTIVITIES, is the better trench ally
for defensive or offensive opera
tlons.
The beginning Of the cold weather
The Detroit times., 1916-11-21
DIR. PITCHER is
LAID TO REST

Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon, in Hayes undertak-
ing rooms, for Dr. Sheldon Pitcher.
who died SUNDAY in his home, No.
3l9 Sixth-st.
Dr. Pitcher was born in Detroit
"a years ago. and was graduate
OF the Detroit College OF Medicine
and Surgery. Later he studied in
Europe. In London, Edinburgh and
the University Of Heidelberg, Dr.
Pitcher was grandson of Zina
Pitcher one OF Detroits Carliest
mayors and one OF the founders OF
the department OF medicine in the
University OF Michigan.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-21
NAY HASTEN
MICHIGAN
BOOZE BAN
Continued from Page One,

get advice as 10 the future There
was plan talked of here 20 make
Michigan dry before the official
time set, is months hence.
il IS possible hat the legislature
OF Michigan, which is dry. may be
asked by the brewers 30 anticipate
the date and put the commonwealth
dry In the forthcoming session of
the legislature The brewers die
hard and they are impatient to
make the peninsular state so dry
that the casual drinker will be
ready to change his mind and vote
T. wet again
For this reason, II is possible
that the next Hossion OF the legis-
lature will be asked to make the
state perfectly Try at once and also
to pass a measure prohibiting the
importation Of wet goods.
Mchigan's vote was great
shock TO the brewers organization
a. they believed the states with big
cities would reject prohibition
cleveland. one o. the wettest cities
a. the country. is now afraid that
II will be voted dry. not by its own
citizens. but IN the nationwide
movement This is the opinion OF
the editors and newspaper men who
have given close study to the situa-
tion. More than $50 brewers who
represent every state In the union
where beer IS manufactured, are
here, and most OF them agree that
the situation Is critical. They say
thcy believe and hope that the dry
sentiment has reached its crest and
that revulsion Of feeling will
come 10 their rescue.
PrintInG-the plain neat kind--that
a. rfEht-rfmcs Job nept-Main 1870