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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22


frosty atmosphere, Of the msrciless
from every side And poignantly he
regretted negiecting to mask himself
with his goggles.
He wasn't left long In suspense. The
coughing died away by spasms. fol-
lowed by the Enthusiastically sonorous
accents Of Bannon's voice.
We'll. dear boy! / have to thank
| you for an excellent dinner and a most
| interesting evening. Pity to break It
up so early. Still. business-you
mowi Sorry you're not going my way
but that's a good-looking taxi you've
drawn. What's its number-eh? ?"
Haven't the faintest notion" 3
British voice drawled In response.
Never bother about a taxi's number
until it has run over me-"
| Great mistake" Bannon rejoined
cheerfully. Always take your taxi's
number before entering. Then, If any
| thing happens However, that's a
good-Iooking chap at the wheel
| doesn't look as If he'd run you into any
trouble
"Oh, 1 fancy not" said the English
man. bored.
Still. you never can tell There's
/ the number on the lamp. Make a
note of it and be on the safe side Or
trust mel never forget numbers!"
With this speech BannOn ranged
alongside Lanyard and looked him
over. keenIy malicious enjoyment
I cleaning in his evil old eyes
You are an honest-lo0king chap,
! he commended with a suspicion OF a
hooking smile, but in a tone of the
most inoffensive Observation-Disclosures
d-ah-what shall 1 say?-what's
the word we're ali using nowadays
efficient! Honest and eff1cientlooking
capable of better things, or I'm no
judgei Forgive an old mans candor
my friend-and take good care of our
! British cousin here. He doesn't know
his way around Paris very well. Still
I feel confident he'll come to no harm
in your company. Here's franc fol
you
With matchless effrontery he pro
duced a coin from the change pocket
of his fur-lined coat and offered it tc
Lanyard.
Unhesitatingly, permitting no ex
preston to color his features. Lanyard
extended his palm, received the coin
dropped it into his own pocket, and
carried two fingers to the vizor Of his
cap.
"Merci, monsieur" he said evenly.
"Ah. that's the right spirit" the
deep voice jeered. Never be above
your station, my man-never hesitate
to take tipl Here. I'll give you an
other. gratis-get out of this business;
you're too good for it. Don't ask me
how 1 know; 1 can tell by your face
Hello! Why. you're turning down the
flag? You haven't started yeti"
Conversation goes up on the clock,
Lanyard replied stolidly in French
He turned and faced Bannon squarely
loosing a glance of venomous hatred
into the others eyes. The longer
have to stop here listening to youl
senile monologue," he added with un
mistakable meaning, the more you'll
have to pay. What address, please?'
he added, turning back to get glimpse
of his passenger.
Hotel Astoria" the porter supplied
VERY good"
The porter closed the door,
But remember my advice" BannoI
counseled coolIy, stepping back and
waving his hand to the man in the cab
Good night"
Without noticing him further, Ian
yard took his car smartly away from
the curb, wheeled round the corner
into the Boulevard des Capucines, anC
made toward the Rue Royale.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22

light hung motionless, against which
the leafess trees Of the avenue lifted
their gnarled, weird silhouettes.
While he watched the crimson ebbed
swiftly and gave way to mauve, to VIC
let, to black
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22

On with the dancel The old hen
is now engaged for every set
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19
Land Is Outside Reseryntion

The land referred to in the Con-
gresham Sinnott bill, authorizing
late purchasers of Umatilla reserva-
ton lands to make proof without the
homestead residence requirements. is
outside the present limits of the res
ervation. In 1891 when the allot-
ments were made some of the land
outside the limits was sold off Or
iginally there was a requirement that
the owner must live on the land a
certain number of months.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19
sASQR |l|Il||ETIagAo
NIIl11I1IITIIlILIIDlDH

Among the visitors at Lehman
Springs sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Neagle and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. y. d. Swearingen, Miss Daphne
Swearingen, Mr. and Mrs Charles
Cole. Cecil cole, Florence Lusted, Mr.
and Mrs f J Murphy. Tom Murphy,
Miss Jennie Murphy, Byron Gumm
Cora Lane, Mr., ana Mrs. Roy Rish-
Cd and children, Mr. and Mrs. j. n.
Burgess, Madeline Burgess, Ralph
Burgess. Margaret Phelps, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dale Slusher Helen Price OF
Portland, Harvey Hanavan, Paul Fin
nell, Henry Donus, Leslie GioDs, Joe
Rose Alex Manning Verne Boynton
and Erick Boche.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

J. w, Harris passed last night in
the city
r. NJ. Humphrey or Vale. was in
town yesterday
Martin Madison of Cayuse is in town
today on business.
Alyce Bragg of wallowa is visit
ing friends in the city
C. ]. Haines of Haines are out Of
town visitors in town.
5. D. Peterson is Gown from Mil.
ton today on legal business.
Barney Doherty. wen known sheep
man, went to Portland today on bus
mess
Dee lie Ray of walla Walla was
registered at the Hotel St George
yesterday
P. E. McCoury of La Grande, was
registered at the Golden Rule hotel
yesterday.
William Fowler or La Grande, was
a Union county visitor in the city
over night yesterday.
]. S. Rose, well known farmer
from near Mission, was a business
visitor in the city yesterday
Henry Conger returned today to
his home in Long Creek after a two
day visit in Pendleton and Walla
Walla.
Henry sullivan and wife and Glen
Sullivan of Nez Perce, Idaho were
out of town visitors IN the city yes
terday.
Scott Butler, former Pendleton resi-
dent, now engineer on the O-W. be-
tween Umatilla and Spokane is in
town today.
Miss Myrtle Westgate, well known
Pilot Rock girl, and Mrs Lillian
Carnes, left yesterday for an ex-
tended tour Of the east
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19
Funeral EridaY

The funeral of Marcus Todd who
passed away Monday will be held at
Browns chapel Friday at A p. m. The
body will be shipped east for burial,
The deceased was born in Leaven-
worth Kan, March 9, 1868. He is
survived by a brother, John Todd of
Pendleton, and three sisters Mrs.
Ella Hassell, Douglas. Ariz. Mrs. A. l..
Irving, Bullet, Mo, and Miss Pauline
Todd of Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

Circuit Judge Phelps has granted
a divorce decree to Eva Walker from
Harry Walker The defendant is or.
dered to pay 500 a month to the sup.
port of the plaintiff and $40 a month
for the support of each of two chill
dren. Opal and Percy Walker, two
minor children are given to the Gus
tody of the mother.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19
To portland for Treatment.

George Zwmpos and the son OF
Hugh Roby. who were bitten by dog
last week, left for Portland today to
take the pasteur treatment for the
prevention of rabies poison. Anoth-
er man, who was employed at Thorn
Hollow for the railroad, was bitten
by the animal but the skin was not
broken. The fellow, however. said
he had seen much infection from dog
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

1t is the view Of County Superin.
tendent l. f. Young who returned
from Salem this morning. that the
measure for the normal school at
Pendleton will carry He bases that
view on the unanimous support the
bill is everywhere receiving, particu.
larly in educational circles, and the
enthusiasm with which the teaching
fraternity is working for the mea.
sure.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19
Auto Smash-UD.

An auto smash-up occurred here
last evening when the J. n. Burgess
car driven by Mr.. Burgess was run in
to by car driven by Jack Childreth.
The Childreth car is said to have
been on the left side of the street.
Seeing the other car coming Mr.. Bur-
CESS stopped his machine. No one was
injured by the crash but the tenders
on the Burgess machine were badly
damaged.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19
Return From Lehman.

Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Knight and Les
lie Gibbs came down from Lehman
Springs this morning. The Knights
returned today with CIV. knight.
Harvey Hanavan and Paul Finnel who
have been camping at Lehman with
Mr. Gibbs will return to Pendleton
Sunday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19
Reed College Man Here.

Dale Hinkle, son or j. T. Hinkle
Of Hermiston was in the city yester-
day with his father. Dale has COM
pleted his sophomore year at Reed
College and will return in the fall
TO the Portland college. He has been
prominent in dramatic affairs at
Reed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

The divorce case or Gertrude Lath-
am against Charles Latham is being
tried in the circuit court today. The
property rights have been stipulated
out of court. Raley & Raley are rep
resenting the plaintiff and w. NJ.
Peterson is attorney for the defend
ant.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19
10 Mnkc EYshing Trim.

f. J. Burke and clark f. Nelson
Will motor to Lewiston tomorrow on
a combined fishing and business trip.
The men will motor from Lewiston
to Wallowa Lake and expect to at
tend the motorcycle races in La
Grande sunday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19
To Make Auto Tour.

Mr. and Mrs. r. D. Sayres, Stanley
Sayres and Miss Madeline Garner left
this morning by automobile to make
an extensive tour of Washington and
northern Oregon. They will go to
Portland first, then north to Tacoma
and Seattle, the Rainer National Park,
Spokane, Walla Walla, Dayton and
other points. At Tacoma they will
take in the Montafesta. Their car IS
covered with Round Up signs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

making the same sensational spurt
forward as in 1914.
The chief mainstay of the team
the man who is putting pep into their
works. Bill Carrigan, and II history
does repeat itself much of the praise
will be due to him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

1t looks as If there may be truth in
the prediction Of George Stallings
who claimed that his team would fin
ish first at the end of the season.
This prediction was made when the
Red Sox were warming the cellar.
Since then, his team has been
steadily and from present
indications may repeat history by
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

County School Superintendent |. f.
Young returned this morning from
Salem where he has been acting with
the state examining board of which
he is a member The results of the
re cent teachers examinations will be
given out in about 10 days
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

Owing to my leaving for three
weeks trip to the coast, my studio
will be closed from Saturday night
July 22nd until Monday. August 18th.
Parties having pictures here should
secure them before Saturday.
(Adv) w S. BOWMAN STUDIO.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19
Fourth Committee Banouets

The Fourth of July committee
was rendered a large banquet at the
Hotel Pendleton last night Speech
es and short talks We're made bv
Mayor j A. Best, Leon Cohen and
George C. Baer. ABOUT 50 enjoyed
the affair.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

County Judge Charles Marsh has
appointed DR.. r. NJ Henderson
guardian of Daniel Jean Hutchinson
and Lawrence Clyde Hutchinson, mi
nor children Of D. : Hutchinson,
deceased The estate IS valued at
$4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19
Sawtene to Improve House.

\ building permit has been taken
out by L, Dunlap, contractor, to
make improvements on the r. Saw
telle house on Cosbie street The pro
posed Improvements will cost about
$3.50.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19
Fisherman Pays Fine.

B, Scholl Of Walla Walla who was
arrested by Deputy Game Warden
George Tonkin sunday, July 9, for
catching fish under the legal size, sent
fine of $25 and costs to Justice Of
the Peace Joe H. Parkes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19
Harvest in Two Weeks

Roy Rev, well known Umatlla
wheat raiser, is in ,own today on
business, He reports that harvest in
his section. IA miles northwest OF
town, will commence in about two
weeks
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

The small daughter of Mrs, j. Hoff-
man of Gibbon, suffered a badly la
cerated eve yesterday when a small
boy threw a stick at the girl. She
was brought to Pendleton for treat
ment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

Bert Sweeney, who was arrested
yesterday for being drunk forfeited
$40 bail when he faIled to put in an
appearance at police court this morn
ing to answer the charge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19
| Indcrgnes Onerntlnn-

An operation for adnoids was per-
formed today at St. Anthonys hos.
pital upon the small son of Charles
Bowman who resides north of PEN
dleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19
Runkle Not Guilty.

F. G, Runkle who was charged with
catching fish under the legal size was
found not guilty of the charge in the
Eliot Rock Justice court Yesterday be-
fore Justice of the Peace McReynolds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

NEW YORK, July 19.-Cornelius
Bliss Jr., has been appointed to the
position Of treasurer Of the republi-
can national campaign committee.
Mr. Frederick Upham was named
assistant treasurer. Mr.. Upham oc.
cupied this post fogr years ago and
Mr. Bliss's father was treasurer of
the campaign in which Theodore
Roosevelt was elected president.
The appointment Of Mr.. Bliss was
no particular surprise it being gen.
orally predicted days ago
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

Operations for adnoids were per-
formed today at St Anthony's hos
pital upon the daughters of MIR. and
Mrs X, Lund Of Stanfeld
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

c. ] Manning, the we'll known
Stockman Of California Gulch left the
city yesterday driving a new Grant.
Art Conger left this morning driving
another Both sales were made in one
day by Robins Auto Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

The Breslau, German Consumers
Union closed its 5Oth year in Noyem-
Der. The year was profitable.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

Panama canal tolls in April reach.
ed $4432,000,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19
LOCALS
fPaid Advert'scmen;.)

For sale-Five passenger touring
car $3.50 If taken at once. Phone
121.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19
Hotel Front Improved.
sells Two Grants,

The Hotel st George front is be-
ing reuiled with marble tile today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

bites in the old country and hasten
ed to Portland without waiting for
pass.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

admitted to Hospital.
Charles Brown of Baker was ad-
mitted TO the state Hospital today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-19

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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-08-30

neck.
Man is a slave to the almighty
dollar, but woman is doing ev
erything in her power to free
him from slavery.
Matrimony frequently resem-
bles besieged city; those who
are out want to get in and those
who are in want to get out.
The man who asked and re-
ceived not, because he asked
a widow.
The advanced woman who
sees things as they are some
times drives her husband to see
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-08-30

Ohio has $685. III employees in
sured under the new workmen's
compensation law.
Members of the British parli-
ament will probably have their
salaries reduced $500 a year.
In Japan boys are apprenticed
to learn trade much younger
than boys in our country.
The death rate from wounds in
the war is less than one-half as
great as it was year ago.
No matter which way the pres
ent war ends, the house of Pet
revitch will rule Montenegro no
more.
Theodore N. Vail, head OF the
American Telephone & Tele-
graph company, began life as a
telegraph operator.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-08-30
Sawed-off Sermons.


The wise politician climbs in
to the band wagon rather than
risk being knocked down and
being run over by it.
Don't waste your time argu-
ing politics or religion. The 9TH
er fellow knows you are in the
wrong just as well as you know
he is.
Once we met a man whose
head wasn't turned by success.
Upon further investigation we
discovered that he had a stiff
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-08-30
Men and Matters.

At nineteen Bryant wrote
Thanatopsis.
lTenfstates have now abolished
the death penalty for murder.
King Constantine of Greece is
a nephew of Queen Alexandra of
England.
The real name of Eddie Foy.
the actor, is Edward Fitzgerald.
Nearly 800, 900 men are en-
ployed in the coal mines of the
United States.
New York university has a
bureau which hunts positions for
its graduates.
The leisurely Russian soldier
takes only liz PAGES a minute
while on the march.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-08-30

ing things double.
Training will do much for a
man, but it will not teach him to-
look for the towel before filline-
his eyes full of soap.
AS a rule the man who seeks
your friendship has motive i'm
view; the woman who does So
usually has two or three.
Between trying to convince
her religious friends that She
isn't worldly. and her worldly
friends that she isn't religious, -
a woman has a busy time Of it.
Indianapolis Star.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
LITTLE TIME LEFT In
WHICH TO WIN $500
Washington Heralds Diamond Count
ing Contest Will Close May 3,
So Enter Now.

Once more the warning is given that
time to enter The Heralds diamond puz-
Zle contest is becoming limited, and un-
less you get busy within the next week
you will have thrown away one Of the
not too many chances to possess, with
very small effort, a very considerable
bank roll. To be exact, you have until
May to enter this interesting contest.
AS the time of entry cuts no figure in
the winning, those who get busy now
will have just the same chance as those
who have already filed their results with
the contest manager.
While the Elusive diamonds are not
easy to compile into one total, there is
no trick OF any kind about the puzzle,
and through the application of accuracy
and patience you will place yourself in
line to win one OF the very attractive
prizes, the largest of which is $500, not a
very insignificant sum in these days OF
the high cost OF living Is It?
If anybody reads this article and wishes
further information than is contained
either in 1t or in the advertisement else
where, all he has to do is to call up the
contest department by telephone or drop
an inquiry by letter, and the information
will be Forthcoming Immediately. In any
event, do not pass up the opportunity
this diamond puzzle offers to those who
could conveniently find a way to dispose
of $500.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23
Like a Boy at so Bubbing OUer
With VitaHty-Taking Iron Did 1T
Doctor says Nuxaed Iron greatest of all strength bude-Oen
the strength and endurance of delicate nervous
folks zoo per cent weeks time

New York, n Y.-NOt long ago a
man came to me who was nearly half
century old and asked me to give
him preliminary examination for life
him with the blood pressure of a boy
of 20 and as full of vigor vim and
vitality as q young man: in fact
young man he really was, notwith-
was taking iron-nuXated iron had
filled him with renewed life. At 80 he
was in bad health; at 10 Careworn and
nearly all in. Now at 50 a miracle of
vitality and his face beaming with the
buoyancy of youth. As I have said
hundred times over. iron is the great
est of all strength builders. II people
would only throw away patent medi-
cines and nauseous concoCtions and
take simple nuXated iron, I am con-
persons might be saved who now die
every year from pneumonia. grippe
consumption, kidney, liver and heart
trouble, etc. The real and true cause
which started their diseases was moth
ing more nor less than a weakened
condition brought on by lack of iron
in the blood. Iron is absolutely neces-
sary to enable your blood to change
food into living tissue. without II, no
matter how much or what you eat,
your food merely passes through you
without doing any good. You don't
get the strength out OF IL, and as a
consequence you become weak, pale
and sickly looking. just like a plant
iron n you are not strong or we'll.
YOU owe IL TO yourself to make the
following test: See how long you can
work or how far YOU can walk with
Eve grain tablets OF ordinary nuXated
iron three times per day after means
for two weeks. Then test your strength
again and see for yourself how much
The Washington herald., 1916-04-23

you have gained 7 have seor 5o,,,-
OF nervous, rundown people who We.
siIlnE all the while. double then
strength and endurance and e,,irSI,-
get rid OF all symptoms Of 5vsnsrS;..
llNcr and other troubles in from tS-
70 fourteen days time Simply by ..
ing iron IN the proper form, Ana fbie
alter they had In some cases been do
IoIlhS IoE months without obtaining
any beneht- But don't take the "a
forms Of reduced iron, iron acetate nv.
uhcture or iron simply to save e..
Genus. You must take iron in 2 for,r,
ilat cen be easily absorbed and asSir,
i!ateu IKE nuNated iron IL you wsnf
may prove worse than useless ~,
an athlete or prize-fghter has won ~,
lay simply because he knew the secra,
or great strength and endurance apT
hIIed MS blood with iron before bC
went into the ARRAY, while MANY -
other has gone down to inElorious a.
feat simply for the lack Of iron =
Y. Sauer, NJ. ID.
NOTE.-NuNatCd Iron. recommended ahpr, ~ n
SsueT. IL not patent mediCine nor s-r-rt rsr.5,
but one uhich ls well known 10 druggists md no
ron constituents widely rTu~cribed bv rpniDS-i
physicians everywhere. Unliks the older ip0-rarir
iron products il is easily assimilsted doe pot a,
urc the teeth. make them black. nor INST ~.
stomach; the cuntrary. Il Is q most roterf -,
ody, in nearly all forms q indigestion a. veil -
for nervous rundown conditions The rnsuufsr41f-.-,
have sIch great confidence in Nu/1trd IroB fb.f
tuition IL they cannot take any man or woman up5.-
50 who laSks iron and increasc their strength sln
pcr cent 0ggT In four wccks' time rT1yidrd thr,
have no sTions organic trullhs. They also ohef a.
Ioiund yusT monsy h it does not At lsast doutls
yutW strength and endurance In ton days' titnr o.
is dislsnscd in ths city b. Jsnes O'DonnrIs nrriz
StorJr. Rfker- -HeFpmSn. pco5sc's DRUG Storrs a
all other drueEists.-Ady.