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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05

cake. celery, mince ana squash pies,
bread butter and rice.
About forty representative people
Of Echo We're guests
The banquet was preceded by dis
play of brilliant fireworks. Each
guest was presented with pair OF
chop sticks as souvenir Of the oc-
casion.
The host is native of china, SO
years of age, who has spend 40 years
in America, almost that entire time
in Umatilla county
All present report a very pleasant
entertainment, quite novel and unique
The heavy snow continues here.
The fall during Tuesday and Tuesday
night was fifteen inches with the
snow still falling, Of course it packs
as it falls and the depth yesterday on
the level was about IS inches The
entire fan of snow for the month of
January just ended was 27.8 inches
Mr. ana Mrs. Fred Thomas OF
Touchet, Wash, arrived here yester-
day with the body or their little II
months old girl who had died at their
home. 1t was laid away in the |. o.
o. F. cemetery in the family burying
lot
Two carloads of the cattle being
fed on J. b, Saylor's farm were ship
ped to Portland last Sturday.
Mrs. Flora Clark or Freewater, was
visiting friends in Echo the first Of
the week in company with Mrs. w A..
Burton OF Stanfield
o. D. Teel shipped carload or|
beef cattle from this point on Satur-
day to Portland
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05

biblical fame covered Oy great
rambling wooden building, probably
the largest structure in all Mesopota-
mia Hebrews from many parts OF
Asia Minor make pilgrimages to the
place.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05

American needles should meet with
a ready sale in Central American, re-
ports Special Agent Harris The nee
dies now being offered there are de-
scribed as unsatisfactory, defective In
the eve, and made Of poor metal that
win not hold a point &,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
MERELY TEMPORARY.

u stood at the head OF my class
IN spelling today. father
Good for YOU Do YOU think you
can stay there "
I'm afraid not. father You see,
I was there at the beginning Of the
lesson. As soon as they began to
spell went Co the foot
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
HEARING ON CHANGING ROAD
At SAKE STATION NOT HELD
NOTICES TORN DOWN COMPEI,S
COUNTY COURT 10 RENEW
PROCEEDINGS.

Because some one tore down the
county notices posted on January 5
calling "A hearing on the mater OF
changing the county road leading
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
Figured out.

Miss Day claims she's just "a years
old"
Miss Day | knew her father well.
He died 30 years ago.
Then she's 30 If sne's Day
isn't she.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
THIS MAY ENTERTAIN
ScalRlalEJus

Il understand young swift has had
a very checkered career
@Checkered nothing That fellow
never played any such mild game as
that Poker and faro are his favor
.te pastimes"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
MEN DOING WOMEN'S
WORK
Z RRIpGE At HuT. FL -,,4hz9.eA!

L
80 the spinning frame, in
. 1859, Watt the steam en-
gine, in 1878, and Whitney the.
cotton gin, in 1898, there has
been a gradual but inevitable
encroachment of male work
ers in industries formerly car
ried on by women in the homes.
Contrary to widespread
belief, the Missouri Woman for
January shows, by the census
figures, that the encroachmenti
by men on women's work has
been far greater than the en-
croachment by women on
mems labor.
Taking the country as a.
whole, 35.S per cent Of the
work on women's clothing is
now done by men, In cotton
goods manufacture, 500 per
cent of the workers are men. !
In confectionery, $50 per cent |
in hosiery and knit goods, PA
per cent; in silk and silk goods, :
35 per cent; in woolen goods,
SO per cent, and in butter and
cheese manufacture no less
than 91.8 per cent. These fig
ures are not so bad for Mis-
souri,, where women still large
ly monopolize such women's
work as making clothing and
confectionery. Z
Contrasted with this, the en-
croachment of women in real
work for men, such as the in
dustries that make things of
metal and wood, is insignifi-
cant. According to the figures
work employs the
heaviest number of women
workers, 1895, but this is
only 2 per cent. +
Were it not for the modern
methods and inventions, such
as stenography and typewrit-
ing, telephoning, telegraphing,
teaching, waiting in restaur-
ants and their use in certain
lines of factory work, the wO-
men would indeed have been
in a hard case. But the COM
plant that they have taken
mems work its without fOun-
dation. The truth is quite
otherwise.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
~~~~~SS-S-~-S-~
It is comforting to know that ,
there is no likelihood of a fuel
famine; we can do without
mail easier than without wood
and coal.
~SeS~s~sss~
The Germans are so re-
,ourceful at sea it is well for
John Bull he has the larger
navy.
~~~S~s~Ss~~
In "a according to old tim !
.rs there was Just as much
now and there was no flood. =
%S~S~s$SS~~
Douglas Leffingwell had /
many friends who regret his 1
death. L
S-S-ss-saS-SSS-~
Take heed and get that snow n
,ff your roof before it comes c
iown on your head
sSs~ss~-~ss-~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05

Near Kurna on the Tigris river. IS
the tomb Of Ezra, supposedly he Of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05

It is comforting to know that
there is no likelihood of a fuel
famine; we can do without
mail easier than without wood
and coal.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-10-26

and not be too particular how he did
il.
Then he strove to aSSuage Helen's
storm tossed emotions. He might as
well have endeavored To quell an equi-
noctinl gale. Helen followed her broth
cr out of the house But she had quite
made up her mind not to return to the
Ray tenement She sought her friend
Alice Martin, and Alice. in her per
verified way, played strangely comfort
ed version of the role of the Good
Samaritan.
Never mind dearie," she said. You
stay right here until | can fix things
for you. You needn't care, even If you
have missed Your marquis. He amt
lac only pebble on the beach"
Burton WAS more distressed than he
cared to admit When the first shock
of the girls departure had passed he
resolved to find her, and use every
means in his power to bring her back
to Il more equahle frame of mind. But,
search as he might and did he found
no truce of the lost girl during nearly
Il fortnight
At last. however. friend in whom
he had coutided, and whose assist
auce H. sought. aSCcrtained the true
state III which Alice Martin lived and.
10y following MP thu clue came upon
the eat#fsz - which the Two girls now
took tEs#E ##shf3 diversion. Greatly
grteved - Hes~ Burton went there
with hls %. and found Helen
Seatea - #Htr Ia the midst of a
gay paffF
StrldHE across Ia the jewelers., and
dlSreEaFHHHE AL others except Helen.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-10-26

he bent over the girl and urged her
earnestly to come away from Il devil
ish SET which meant only to compass
her ruin. She hrng her head in
shame. but n man beside her. who had
already marked her down as his law
ful prey. naturally resented such out
spoken language, and spraug upright
with an oarl.
Yielding apparently to an uncontrOl-
liable impulse. Helen thrust hack the
cavalier who was minded to change
words for blows. mounted the chair in
which she had been seated and. before
anyone could stop her, stood on the
table. kicking aside an array of bottles
and glasses with her dainty feet.
The man who wants me must buy
me - She Shrieked, with ap utter aban-
donment of Voice and gesture.
Helen's extraordinary escapade had
drawn every hahitue of. the garish
cabaret rs magnet draws steel Ill
ingS.
The crowd of roysterers treated the
whole affair as wild prank But Bur
ton knew in his heart that the girl
was in deudly earnest. Poeketbooks
were opened and bundles of notes were
thrown on the table.
Five thousand" yelled one man.
Ten - roared he who had been
seated by Helen's side.
Fifteen =" beloved third.
Twenty I'll put IN a certified
check" this from the steadfast
swain.
Burton felt a hand ON his arm. 1t
was his friend.
Come away" muttered the latter.
You can do no good she's done for;
damned forever !"
Aware only OF feeling of physical
nausea, John turned and went to the
door. His departure was noted by the
jewellers, and evoked an exultant yell.
The noble marquis is down and
out :" roared he who had bid twenty
thousand dollars, and who WIS now
wildly waving a checkbook. He's got
to either put up or shut up. l guess
he can't make good"
Helen's eyes iarted one last hungry
glance ut the man with whom she
would cheerfully have faced poverty
and all that 1t meant. He interpreted
Alright that terrible look, and mourn
fully shook his head. She asked for
love, and that he did not feel he could
give, since his sad experience of life
had seemingly made him u bankrupt
in life's most precious gift.
Knowing she had failed, Helen
spurned him with a magnificent ges-
ture She whirled around upon the
man who had named the highest price.
"You win - she screamed, and flung
herself into his arms.
That last dreadful cry rang In
Johns ears for many day. 1t was
the plant of lost soul.
tEND OF FIFTH EPISODE.)
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-10-26

town The head Of the household. n
man Of tifty. had decided long ago that
bard work brought him nowhere. Con
SeQuently, indeed. one might almost
ssy inevitably. he elected To become n
prner loafer, II sponger on his ne
3uRintanCes, an eyer-iuCreAsing incu-
bus on his wretched wife. She poor
creature, might once have been II de
rent woman. but the sheer hopeless
hess OF life had borne her down until
Ne degenerated into slatternly
,irngo.
Yet heredity plays strange pranks
This hapless pair bringing into the
world children condemned before they
we're born To grow into dlssolute WIS
trels. had contrived To rear among the
brood one nj least with potentihllties
Tor good. Helen Ray. the eldest duugh-
ter. was not only good-looking and en-
lowed with fine physique, but, given
happier environment, would I'M
doubtedly have developed into II nota-
bic woman. As though 10 emphasize
the vagHries which manifest them
s-lyes In such human fiotsam and jet
sam. her brother. George Ray. two
years her junior, was already depraved
NJ twenty.
There were two younger children. OF
whose qualities this record takes no
count. The only wuge-earner In the
family was Helen. and her mothers
sole contribution 10 the household
sceds began and ended when she reused
the sleepy girl and prepared an made
quite breakfast.
on the morning when Fate crept into
that dismal abode with laden hands.
Helen heard nothing but her mothers
shrewish voice stormlng nj her for
inziness-saw nothing but the same
soiled and disheyeled surroundings.
The girl awoke suddenly under an
Imperative shaking She knew what
the summons meant. As one aroused
from an afrrichting nightmare. she
sat up, yawned, and rubbed the sleep
out of her eyes.
.All right. ma" she said sullenly,
you can cut out the rough stun now.
III be ready In two minutes.
With final growl. Mrs. Ray retired
to her lair. the unkempt room wherein
the family cooked, ate. and lounged
when lat home" Her husband who
had not met with ANY luck" the pre-
0ous day. and was peeyish and rest
less in consequence, had risen with
the dawn and MAS nibhling nj "a break
fast while endeavoring to read a morn
Ing paper borrowed from more thrift
ty neighbor.
Mrs Ray was apparently selecting
the tit-bits OF the poor fare provided
for the meal. and arranging them on
tray, which she carried forthwith into
the garrett where her son, and fayorite,
was still sound asleep. The boys
face, already weak TO effeminacy,
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-10-26
FIFTH EPISODE
The Way of a Woman
A Modern Cinderella.

The conditions of poverty are such
that wisdom seldom indeed can be
come its handmaden. 1t would seem
to be logical. rs an instance, that pov-
erty would at least choose its habitat
in the open air and under the blue
skies Of the country In preference to
the fetid slums of the city. Unfortu
nately, however. more real misery.
more nhiect want, centers within II
square mile of some densely populated
working class quarter than In ten
thousand square miles of prairie.
For instance. the Ray family, whose
typical case now comes under review.
would have been vastly better of as
the veriest squatters living nj the far
thest end of beyond than ms tenants
Of tiny hat in busy manufacturing
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-10-26

John Burton. n worker in steel mill.
suddenly inherits an English title and Slo.
10000. He decides he will spend his life.
II necessary. in an attempt to solve the
question lis Humanity In the Grip of
Eyil?" Each episode OF this series forms
q distinct story in itself depicting his ex
perienCes in hts search for the truth.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-10-26

Iltifll vas illNldlltNl III PEI itNtiS
appointed bedroom. A doctor. hurried
ly summoned announced that after n
rest, some light food and hot bath
the invalid would be as we'll rs ever.
John had come in 10 ascertain the
doctors verdict. He was still! rather
in a quandary. Turning to Alice, with
! the grave smile and tnscrutable air
which invariably puzzled those who
knew him. he said quietly:
As You have been SO kind | am
| tempted To ask another favor VIII
! you remain with Miss Ray until a
nurse can be obtained? You see, I'm
bachelor
You can count on me In every way
Mr.. -" Alice paused demurely.
John Burton Is the name | am best
known by. WAS the answer.
Again Alice was bewildcred. but her
doubts vanished when an elderly
housekeeper explained yolubly that
/ her master was the marquis of Castle
! tou-a real live British peer. who hud
find To live IN America under the
name he bore until the title came his
Way AlIec waited until she was
alone with Helen. who. by this time
was thoroughly restored 10 conscious
ness.
Maybe this IS your gold mine
drarIe. Sic whispered. You never
can tel but unless I'm greatly mis-
taken. II yea play n strong hand.
you've struck il rich
/ Poor Helen was too weak and dis
traught To cure much at hut moment
what became of her. She sobbed out
broken story. Matters had come to
climax IN the store thar day. she
had been dismissed summartly for in
attention. and the small sum due as
/ wages had been leSscned hy The fiue
/ levied for ten minutes lost that morn
/ Ing.
When she went home. fearful and
/ dlShearteHed. her mother hstd mt her
t with nothing but reproaches. She was
i hidden - eHt and not return Until she
/ found atother job. She knew how
/ hard that quest would be without a
reference. Her heart qaatled at the
! '''''' 'iti ss'''- - A.'t' - ''''
cool. slisteRtng water of the lax
looked 81 much Ike solution Of her
! problem that She resolved then and
j there Ia make IN end Of the ccaseiesS
struggle.
A the end Of week Helen was
. quite strons again and the nurse an
n"uHeed that SIZE should he ttkeH cut
into the apeH air. John. With his
W"uted kfasIHeS~ of Thought suggest
eel Mt once that his automobile WIS nj
their disposal. 80 Helen AM the nurse
V"r" Srht fer glorious rlde Into the
country
/ Il happened. unfortunately that her
/ brother sa@=he rs she lauehingly de
/ r1ued tie nurses profered arm an
i their return t@atu the ride and walked
uHa3de'l iHfe=fhr huuN".
MeauWh#ie Burton WIS entertaining
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-10-26

made good by handln' over wad as
big as your head
At that moment John happened to
glance Mt her. and their eyes met.
Some magnetic bond seemed to draw
them together. John took from the
counter an article which ne did not
want, beckoned to her. and secured
charge slip He merely wished to do
the girl good turn by crediting her
with sale
After his departure. Helen's wits
went n-wool. gathering. and she was
spoken to sharply more than once by
domineering floorwnlker
That was destined to be day Of
surprises. During the afternoon. II
girl named Alice Martin, who once
had worked in the store. came To the
counter and shook hands with her old
friends. Though Alice was attired In
the height of fashion. she was by no
means a Snoh. and greeted them heart
lily. Time was when Helen and she
had lived on terms OF the utmost in
timncy. and Alice's present fnery WIS
SO completely ut variance with her
vague prospects when she left the
store THAI Helen couldn't help asking
what good fortune had hefallen her.
"Oh, I've found gold mine she
answered airily. The retort meant
nothing. Apparently. it was by way Of
being Il Joke.
II wish you'd tell me where Ia dig,
WAS Helen's mild comment. Things
are going from bad to worse In our
joint
Alice ran an appraising eye over her
friend.
wv by kid she said, with your
LOOKS ana that SHY little smile OF yours
you needn 1 Seareh very far. Here
comes my gold miEe now.
a stout. hatd-headed, fashily-attired
man. with heavy JoWl and big
paunch, had just appeared from an
other Department.. lie hooked fieShy
i"r'Ilt!Eer nj Alice.
HURT! UP, elfie' ne Sald. gu
can urop me III the once ana then the
PARK
AH'e hodaed 10 lieleh with sig
H4H'hilt smile. heh she went out Win
i't Noid mine, ieaNlhS the othtf 10
S'Fre after her anu take III every de
'"'l "i hef sihatl garments with Tue
quick eye al woman.
Mean" ME, hurloh had oeeh stopped
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-17
MONASTIR FALL
EXPECTED SOON,
LONDON REPORTS

LONDON. Nov. 17.-FaIi Of
Monastir within three days
was confidently predicted here
today with receipt Of fresh
news Of the victorious progress
toward the Macedonian city OF
French. Italian, Russian and
Serbian forces.
Fighting thru snow, sleet and
mud the four allies have i'm
petuously swung twice in fang
ing movements OF gigantic
magnitude and have a vise-like
grip on the monastir neishbor-
hood.
Gen. Serial refused TO be drawn
into attacking the Bulgarian de-
lenses TO the south OF Monastir-
iefenses which Sofia some time ago
pronounced impregnable-and &C.
cording TO all reports which have
reached here has forced retirement
OF DISQUALIFICATION defenders 20.
sitions without their hardly strik.
ing a blow by the threat OF strong
movement.
Fall Of Monastir would be a dis
tinct blow at Bulgarian pride and
experts here predicted another ap
peal from Sofia for German assist
ance in retaking the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-17
EXPORTS SHOW
U. S. IS FEEDING
STRICKEN FOLK

WASHINGTON. Nov. IT,
With an increase Of $50 per
cent In exports Of meats since
the outbreak Of the war and
with constantly greater pre-
portion Of her grain crops Iesv~~-'
Ing the country. America 10 as
Stunning an even greater share
Of the burden OF feeding
stricken Europe.
This. In the wake of short crops.
Is given by government officials AZ
one OF the foremost reasons for
high prices on foodstuffs. During
the first eight months OF this year.
ending Sept. 1.-THE L. S. has ship
ped abroad more than $500. 000. 900
worth of meats and dairy products.
This presages a total expectation of
the products for the year OF nearly
a third of billion dollars. During
the same eight months period OF
1914. Just preceding the outbre7s
OF the war these exports tota :
but $50, 900. 900.
Even with a season OF unusually
poor crops in practically every
grain. the L. s. has contributed b
greater share this year proportions
ately than at any time during the
period of the war and even before
in its history
The American hen also has been
called upon TO do her bit Against
an expectation of s2.117000 in the
first eight months of 1914. the
United States has shipped s3.450.-
600 worth OF eggs during the like
period this year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-17
JONES FOR DRYD0CK

BREMERTON. Nov. l7-Sen-
ator Wesley l.. Jones. after visiting
the navy yard. announced he would
spend every effort during the
hort term OF congress to obtain
rpropriations for the construction
new dry dock and other i'm
lrovements desired by navy yard
officials.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-17
PEOPLE MUST CUT
HIGH LIVING COST.
SAYS FOOD EXPERT
BY Frederick M. kerby

WASIIINGTON, D G Nov 1.-THE high cost d
living result Of just TWO factors One departure
from the simple lie and the other is the Vaccinations q
those who control the supplies nced declares Dr. Harvey
w Wiley famous pure food expert and former chief Of the
bureau OF chemistry OF the United States agricultural depart
ment discussing today the phenomenal yrockcng OF the
prices Of the necessities OF lie
Dr. Wiley said that there is individual and social
problem involved
Fashion one OF the principal factors in high cost OF
living" he said "A mans clothing will him year.
womans clothing be changed three four times year
the changing fashion and pay the bills the
high Of clohlng hits everybody
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-17

In the same way instead Of buy
ing bulk we Insist on buying brands
when We buy food II we would
stop buying labels and buy FOOD
we notice difference!
we pay for a little package OF
biscuits, holding four ounces, a
price OF 10 cents. which makes 40
cents a pound for wheat
And besides. the city man cant
get whole wheat flour, fashion has
decreed that nothing but white
flour is sold In our grocery stores.
III families would combine 20 buy
whole wheat and whole corn and
buy potatoes by the barrel and
other foods the same way--in guam.
titles company Of families
can easily do this. II would help
largely e. solve the problem"
DR.. Wiley says undoubtedly the
European war. combined with
short crop is responsible for the
high price OF flour. wheat and bran.
The only remedy for this" he
says. lis peace in Europe and an.
other crop OF wheat
But the European war is not re-
sponsible for the high cost Of meat.
The cattle-raisers are getting the
lowest prices that they have re
ccived in 40 years for their cattle.
And yet all meats are higher in
price to consumers This is
PURE MANIPULATION OF the
market. and We can do nothing
about II so long as We permit the
beef barons TO hold us by the
throat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-17

This is the great economic prob.
lem 81 the future for the United
States government which should
handle II as a social problem solely
for the public benefit. as we have
the problem OF child labor. the
eight-hour work law and as we viii
handle minimum wage legislation
In other words. our governmental
agencies must be 80 organized thar
they Will look after the interests OF
ALL THE PEOPLE rather than for
the interest OF group.
do you remember how the
mayor Of indianapolis. some years
ago. purchased carloads OF pota-
toes at Wholesale and sold them
to the people at actual COST
why should not all our cities do
the same thing? Why shouldn't
our cities go into the milk business
and supply their people with clean.
pure milk at actual cost, eliminat-
ing the duplication and overlapping
that necessarily takes place where
dozen distributors try TO serve
the city? We supply our people
with water, why not with milk7
Figures / have collected show
that the city can pasteurize. bottle.
cool and deliver milk at cents a
quart. Therefore they can afford
TO pay the farmer cents quart
and still sell TO the consumer at
10 cents.
The high cost of living is an
individual and a social problem
INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNE
TIES MUST SOLVE 1T. EACH IN
THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-17

"A man selects his enemies. his
friends make themselves. and from
these friends he is apt to suffer. =
Piatt