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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-07
To the
Newly Married

\ good move for the newly
"A married is to start bank
account early, and it may swell
into a cozy home before they
are aware of it. Men of limited
means should always have an
account at good savings bank
for the dark days, or to give
them comforts when the even
ing of life is settling. You will
find our Bank always safe; al
ways reliable.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-07

Dean Walter Williams, of Columbia,
was the guest of Rev. and Mrs. Barks
for Thanksgiving dinner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-07

At the Globe Hotel in Centralia.
Waitress: "What do you want?"
Travelling man: "What have you
got?"
Waitress: Eczema"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-07
SOCIE T Y
Miss Gladys Van Ness
Phone SIT

ACCORDING to Douglass Meng,
he Missouri Notes Man in the Kan
sas City Times, potatoes are now legal
lender in Maryville, Missouri. Two
sspuds" will admit anyone under
fourteen years of age to the Empire
Theatre Of that thrifty village. At
be price Of potatoes in Mexico, Mis-
souri, to release two of these precious
tubers for the equivalent of only ten
cents means to pay a high premium
Tor entertainment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-07

Miss Agnes White is visiting IN
Slater.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-07

FOR the benefit of those who do
bot read the advertisements will state
The Henry George slogan is 81 am for
Men"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-07

A LADY Of my acquaintance dec
FLARES that she adores the society of
men and detests that of women. Her
|slogan seems to be the same as that
of the Henry George cigar.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-12-07

Open an Account With Us Today. You Will Receive Per
Cent Months, 4 Per Cent One Year. Money in the
Bank Makes You Prosperous
w. W. Fry, Pres S. M. Locke, V-Pres J. r. Jesse Cash.
Sam Sharp and Walker Burns, Assistant Cashiers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-26
BOwsrv Y. M. C. A. Needs 100000

Prosperity seems % have overIooked
the Bowery. The Bowery Branch OF
he Young Mems Christian Associa-
ZION reported yesterday that more than
$50 men were still applying for help
every month and that many OF them
were destitute The employment de-
partment has been able TO place about
400 monthly, half Of them In Perma-
nent positions The institution neoos
$4,000 TO finish the year without
deficit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-26
Defence REVIVAL
70 ROUSE NATION
security League ,,, viii Hold
congress in Washing
ton in January
SOCIETIES TO JOIN
Need of Universal ,1s''I N Mill
tary Service viii BE
Emphasized

national revival meeting
/ -, Md IN Warrington on Jspu-
vi :. x % ard -, under the auspices
\ ~ !" National Security League, II
q U, ~, congress Of Constructive
rs1iotisn' 800 ,...,. which now
-, .bsn 100000 members, be
ha' -,.rvnced months ago that be
=, army and the navy there
D'nu bigger force if the nation
~. - become conscious Of its
,-.,r,s. They decided that to arouse
~. rs,iorsl consciousness there must
=, educational campaign which
-, ,srust home 20 every citizen the
r..,iop Of tho qualifications nee
-, "a place the United States in
,.,t snon- the nations Of the
world.
..-..,,, Patriotism has been called.
~. ,,lv win an members Of the
-, - he welcome, but special invita-
-. 70 scientific, patriotic, CONNER
81, lsbor and agricultural bodies WI
be SER 49,, 49,.
49,. ,.,rsssptauon Of the country at
-. ,,,rress be such as to insure the
'-.,I,,,iop Of the gospel of national
...,,iorsuess in every home in the F.
land
Some Of the topics to be taken up .
are; y
The score and effects Of universal .
training and service. both civic and .
military.
International relations and obliga-
tons and the necessity that their I
nature as affecting the future OF TINS .
nation be generally understood,
Governmental and individual en- I
cheney and tho injuries which result
from their neglect.
The function Of education in the de- /
yelopment of q true American patriot
Practical means and remedies where
bv national carelessness and mem
risrcv NAV be eliminated and whereby .
here may be fostered PATRIOTISM /
hat shall find expression IN everyday /
lie.
Universal military service Is regard.
nj 60 arorq the most important OF /
bese. As part of its campaign the
esgue intends 10 emphasize the neeo i
,f legislation providing for such d.
measure OF national defence.
The Womans Section Of the Move /
Bent for National Preparedness mas .
1listed for this phase Of the proJeet .
nd has the signed pledges Of ll'OVO
,omen who favor universal military .
evicc.
Women's Societies Included
In the woman's section are included
Of The Daughters OF
10 Revolution, the Won
MS Department of the Civic Fedora
ion. Womans Rivers and Harbors
.ougress. the Daughters Of the Mill
srv order of the Loyal Legion, the .
aides of the Grand Army OF the Re
ublic. the United Daughters OF the
onfederacy and the Society OF the
.olonisl Daughters of America.
Assurances OF attendance at the .
oDgresg have been received from
,s5v members Of these organizations. /
g. Stanwood Menken, Lawrence +. /
bbott Chase Mellen and Alexander /
.ordon are members Of a special COM
littee on plan and scope which has .
ssrqe Of the details of the congress. .
IN ne invitation committee are Rob .
- Bacon. George r. Buckingham,
osepb H. Choate, Guy Murchie, Alton /
/. Parker. George Wharton Pepper,
manuel Z. Philip. J. NJ. Schoonma-
er. prank A. Vanderlip. George W. /
aud General Luke +.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-26
Mems Blanket Robes at S4.95

Very suitable for gift purposes Made of heavy Bea-
con Blankets in Navajo Indian Chinese and other designs
Trimmed with silk cord
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-26
Women's Sport and Dress Skirts

In approved styles developed Broadoh Wool Popn
Serge Fancy Velour Woed Checks Stripes and Pads Velvet
Silk Popin Satin Charmeuse Wristbands to &C.
Skirts formerly $500 to $295O. reduced to $500
Skirts formerly $3.50 to $3.50. reduced to $3.50
Skirts formerly $3.50 to $500. reduced to $9.75
Skirts formerly 1915 to $1,000 reduced to $3.50
Skirts formerly 1915 to $3.50 ..... reduced to $3.50
None c. O. d.. ApproUai or Exchanged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-26
Attractive Fur Coats,
Muffs, Scarfs
and Sets

IN new MODELS made of the most carefully selected pelts
and noW offered at Uery modest prices
Hudson Seal Goats, 40 inches long with
beautiful collar and cuffs of skunk. $125
Handsomely lined with silk. ........./I
Hudson Seal Goats, in the very newest sim
model with hared skirt. ............... Wv
Hudson Seal Goats, with collar, cuffs
and border of selected skunk. An eX- $l6O
ceptionally attractive model. ..........
Seal Dyed Coney Coats, in 45-inch mod
els, displaying luxurious collar and bor- $3.50
der of dyed skunk. .................
Leopard Coats copy of late imported S11s
model trimmed with contrasting furS
Red Fox Scarfs in animal satin lined
effects .......................... $3.50
Selected Black Lynx Animal Scarfs ....... $3.50
Skunk Scarfs in new fancy designs .........S $500
Fox Sets with one-skin scarf and animal effect
muff, trimmed with head and tail ...... $4,000
Fisher Sets, of two choice quality skins. $3.50
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-14
a BLESSED BARRIER.

"IIov did YOU like that interior set
TIME" nslrd fNu rnlistlr producer For
u rcel room. except that II had only
hr.u veal. could YOU beat ne"
well anId the morosc critic 'rd have
been more rontontcd during the play. n
you had added the fourth wall '--Sr,m
Judge
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-01-14
Knight-Beck & Co. The Store That

The waited word is released. Hundreds of eager
men of Clothing wisdom and buying judgment will
start at this news-and it IS news-BIG news-for
it makes every dollar youspend for clothing worth
a dollar and quarter tomorrow
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26

The 500 students who figured in The
Legend OF Ariadne" stuck to the trad
ton that art must be free. on the dance
moor as we'll as on the platform. A score
OF them proceeded to fox-trot and waltz
IN costumes suggestive of the days before
Eden ceased to be the leading Summer
resort. There were half dozen satvrs
who wore nothing but streak OF paint
on the thigh and a skinny goatskin, which
left the lungs entirely exposed to the
elements. a clinging vine and q tosa
that revealed one entire side of the fir.
urc were all that protected score of
iauns from pneumonia. Even the liberal
minded, who have grown callous, could
not restrain a shudder at the unlovcly
naked feet and masculine backs that ap-
peared on the dancing floor
80 there you have it, in plain I'm.
ornamental descriptive language. What
do You think of it?
81 am accused Of seeing the immodesty,
but not the art Very severe. that; but
it does not seem to be quite justified.
So far as the stage performance was
concerned, l saw a great deal to admire
and nothing to criticise. 1t was n beauti.
full production and thoroughly ENJOYABLE.
group Of perhaps fifteen young men
did nature dances and Spring dances in
semibarbarc costumes. They were
naked to the waist except for scraps of
animals skins about their necks They
wore trunks and their legs were bare.
Their bodies were painted.
at was all right on the stage But
?. Great Britain Rights Reserved.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26

all sides began to troop in the actors
OF the masQue.
why somebody ought to tell them to
30 and put their clothes on" whispered
one matron. And look at that" said
another There's Helen dancing with
that faun" And just look at what he
isn't wearing" said another In a minute
over the ballroom floor pretty girls were
FOX trotting in the arms Of ancient Gre
tans, Satyrs and all the rest of the I'M
draped crew.
1t was at this point, apparently, that
Miss Richards hogan to sort her impress
sons into form for proper expression
later. Lecturing at the Broad Street
Theatre next day she very frankly told
why she had been shocked by what she
had seen.
Applying her remarks in Washing.
ton later Miss Richards said:
II am called a prude Well, II n dis
position TO regard dancing by half-naked
young men, with nice young girls, in q;
ballroom constitutes prudery, then must
plead guilty.
The question, however, seems really
to turn upon whether or not the costumes,
or lack OF them. correspondent to my
description. Did ] exaggeratc.
think that | may definitely settle
this point by making verbatim quota.
ton from the description Of the ball
printed in the Philadelphia Bulletin on
the day after It. took place. This, mark
you. was before | had spoken one word
on the subject in public The Bulletins
report said:
Copyright. 1915. By tho Star Comp
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26

costume ball. but confess that TO my
prudish' eyes the spectacle seemed quite
otherwise than decent
am glad 10 find that a good many
people heartily approve OF what publicly
said about The ball One lady writes me:
Let me thank you for your ouspoken
courage in dcnounclng the Bal Masque
and the indecent costumes exhibited
there. We do not wish TO revive the
morals, or lack OF them, Of the times de.
pictcd 1t is a great moral gain when a
woman OF your position and influence
raises her voice against the appalling
increase in nudity Of dress. be it pageant
or ordinary society and street dress
Now, let me add that, when | said a
rev PLAIN words on the subject incl.
dentally 10 an address on other topics
before my lecture class in Philadelphia.
did not drag it in a propos of nothing.
rs ! have been accused OF doing Quite
the contrary. was speaking of the
Wonderful work that some PHILADELPHIA
woman are now doing in connection with
an institution for helping and making
happier the feeble minded.
lhen, for an opposite illustration. and
ior the sake Of contrast. referred TO tn
ball. Here, as I showed. was one group
or people striving for uplift, while the
acllVitles or another group had newly
been manifested in a contrary direction
mat is to say. for social downdrag."
Miss Richards statement was too
broad said Miss Harriet Sartain. presi.
dcnt OF the School OF Design for Women
ana or the Plastic Club. Il was present,
at the ball, and saw nothing which
would warrent such sweeping condemna-
uon. Ion can see such costumes on any
bathing beach and they provoke no criti
cism."
1t is perfectly all right for women TO
drcss scanily,' said another OF those at
inc pau, because women ought to re.
veal her beauty. But men are. as a rule,
not beautiful. There Is nothing charm.
ing ABOUT mans bare back, very low
neck or bare feet. It's sheer uglfness.
And so nobody need fear tho fashion will
stick 80
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26

10 the aDOmlnaDlc.
Nor was / alone In the thought. NV
Philadelphia hostess, in whose party |
was, said, The place ought to be raided'
is one prude because one regards it
as neither fitting nor decent that young
girls should dance with half-clad men
on the floor of a public ballroom? AS a
matter OF fact, the term 'half-clad' does
not adequately express the idea Four
1liths naked would come much nearer the
truth. The trunks they wore were bath
Ing trunks OF the most abbreviated pos
Slble kind. Their backs and legs were
wholly bare. scrap OF animals skin
partly concealed their chests. Even
their feet were naked save for low shoes
Ought a mother to be regarded as
representative in matters Of propriety il
she were to object to seeing her daughter
dancing on a ballroom floor in the arms
OF nearly naked young man?
Might ii not have been expected under
such circumstances as | have described
that some person responsibly connected
with the management of the affair would
whisper quietly TO each Of the young
men, Get out OF here, and put on some
clothes!"
Undoubtedly many people were
shocked and even Mortified But tho
average person. under circumstances of
the kind, is timd about saying ANYTHING
Openly TO express Interpretation of that
which meets the approval Of the majority
demands more courage than most men
or women possess.
= OF course, tho excuse was that it was
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26

They were The very best OF Philadelphia
society
In the city which loves to set Itself
up as an example 10 the rest of the
world, these we're the very people who
might be expected to set an example to
their own city. The objection, too, is not
against the girls, VINO we're dressed with
unusual modesty, hut agains, the men.
who wore very little dress OF any kind
And, hnally. the objection is no; at all
TO these costumes, or lack Of them. 50
fer as their use in the ,ablcaux and
nageants which proceeded the ball is
concerned What has shocked philado).
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26

the places whore the wine god D,onv-
s.us had his home. The court OF Diony.
S'"s vas mover remarkable for many
clothes. 40 one bu, the most modern
HEcssmakcr could ever have made n
ANihB providing raiment Tor his ladies'
anu gentlemen. They consisted OF
S"' VS. lawns, nymphs and so on
M,ler inc unhappy Ardiane was de-
sc'teu spring came along, bringing with
II all the satyrs and others, Ar,adnn
orca'no the queen ot Dionysins. This
VIZ III" story which the students and
o,A'rs performed. It will be soon AZ
once that to be Historically accurate
cio'hcs mus, have been reduced 70 q
=, ar, loves to be accurate. and
.- - couLa see no reason why it should
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26
IT Was What The MEN
Selected for Costumes
and Not the Won1en's
Decolette That Dis
gusted Miss Richards
All the Discussion

phia most is that after the pageant was
over the men did not trouble to add>to
their costumes, but came out on the ball
room floor and danced just as they were,
in loin cloths, paint, few feathers and
sandals. with the debutantes and others.
The ball was planned as the last gor-
Geous affair before Lent put the soft
pedal on gaieties. Il had been year in
The making. The subject was the Legend
OF Arladne." In II were represented
members and friends Of the Fellowship
OF the Academy Of Fine Arts. the School
OF Design for Women, the School OF In
dustrial Art, and the exclusive Art Club,
Science Club, T-Square Club and Plastic
club.
For weeks 1t had been whispered about
Philadelphia that here at last Philadelphia
was going to have something worth
while"
Pagan routs? The ball OF the gods?
My dear" society whispered to each
other. This Is going to have them all
driven to corner"
Therefore on the night OF the ball all
Philadelphia society was filled with eager
anticipation. Those who we're not 10
take part in the actual show" put on
clothes that they thought would fit the
subject. Then everybody went to Uorti-
cultural Hall the big auditorium that
gives enough room for such events.
Ariadne, il will he remembered.
was the unfortunate lady whom the
Greek hero Thoseus. met in an.
clon, Crete, when he went there TO
Stay the Minotaur The Minotaur
was a monster half bull and half
man. to which The Athenians had
10 send each year tribute OF
young mon and madcns The
Minotaur lived in n labyrinth out OF
which no one once in. could find
his way. Ariadne gave Theseus n
ball OF thread and Thescus went
alons the corridors OF the labyrinth
unrollinS it, After he had gotten
TO the Minotaur and had slain it,
all he had TO do was TO follow his
cord back into the open air. Then. In
token of his gratitude. he cloped with
Ariadnc.
Heroes, however. are ever tickle. and
SO he deserted the poor Ariadne on the
Island OF NaXos. NaXos was one of
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26

make an exception Of this case. In fact
ii outdid itself in accuracy.
The pageants and the rendition Of the
story were wonderful. Quite one of the
most extraordinary things was the ar
rival Of Dionysius. A tiny child. ap-
parently quite nude, sat with outstretched
arms before the god, while a parade Of
some on stills. others on wheels, and all
capering, tumbling and dancing passed
in review. Before the final dance there
was an "orsiastic revel" that amply full
filled everyone's preconceived notions OF
what a bacchanale should be.
While many of those who looked on
excused lot OF things from the stand
point OF This is art 1t cannot be de-
MED that there was a distinct sensa-
ton Of shock in the Philadelphia atmos-
phere. This was intensified when from
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26

ringing. unlike that
OF the Liberty Bell,
has been greeted
by a shocked chorus
from the majority
and applause from
the very small mi
nority. indeed.
Miss Janet z.
Richards, a dts
Tin Euished A cri
can lecturer, was the
first voice TO be
heard in public
protest after the
ball. She protested
I'm !ladelphia, and
she later protested
when she went back
TO her homo In
Washi n gton. Her
views Of the matter
will he found a
little later on
What adds 20
the morning after
discomfor, OF Phila
dciphia is the fact
that those Who
participated were
not mere ART mod
els. who might he
expected, h rou 6 r
more or less III
fam iliari;y with
clothes 10 think
nothing OF airy garo,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26

'dh average citizen has grown more
or less accustomed 10 curtalment
In the dress of women al evening
aha1rs Is ii possible that the whole
agony OF re'adjustment OF old-fashioned
IDEAS OF modes,y 10 modern notions Will
nave 10 he repeated in the case Of our
mem Heretofore mems sober, unimagi.
native evening dress has been pllar
OF support 10 those whose minds needed
something solid TO cling 10 after their
eyes had drunk in a panorama Of un..o.
the'mlnutc female fashions Is This ni,lar
TO he withdrawn and will men now VIC
WIN women in tho extent OF undross
that they can accomplish? And if ,hor
40 VIII women contrary as always. rnsh
70 the other extreme and wear moro
cIotkes Just TO he different from The
men?
lnese arc questions lesitimatelv raised
oF pageant and masked ball RECENTLY
given in Philadelphia by tho seven fore.
most art organizations of that civ II
was Philadelphia that rang the hell
which proclaimed liberty for Amoric.
Many good Philadelphians voro shockod
at that time. but the majority appIaudcd
ms ball may have rung the bell for
masculine Independence from tho st,;d
ana modest masculine dress. If en- ;,s
-tr~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26

young men ap'
peared later on in
the ballroom on
the dance floor,
without change or
addition TO their
costumes. ! re-
gardcd II as a
sudden transition
from the beautiful
IN thn ahNro;no l>Jo
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-15
VIII sncnd Million on Road.

Officers Of the Union Pacific sys-
TEN have just agreed on an expendi-
ture Of approximately $l.00o.000 for
improving the Kansas City-Denyer
line. according to word received at the
local office Of the O.-W company
There mas been much work on this
road for several years and when that
which has been authorized is finished
the line will be on a par with the
Omaha ogden route Of the Union Pa
cific.
One Of the items just authorized is
the ballasting with Sherman granite
Of the line between Oakley and Ellis
seventy-four miles. This viii com
plete the ballasting Of the line be-
tween Kansas City and Limon, Colo
$50 miles This will cost about 5000
900. The entire system from Kansas
City to the Colorado terminals win be
relald with 90-pound steel This will
cost about 100000 There viii be
new steel bridges put in costing 5125.-
D00
Electric block signals viii be in
stalled between Sallna and Ellis at an
ertimated cost Of sf75,Oo0. This viii
complete the electrical block signals
between Kansas city and Ellis. about
303 miles.
This is one Of the biggest expendi-
lures made BY any western road this
season and the work is to be pushed
a. fast as men and money will do il.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-15

Mattress making, furniture repair
ing. upholstering. called for and deliY.
cred city or country. la Dow Bros
zfg Beauregard Phone 227J
Lost-Between Pilot Rock and
Pendleton. Saturday night, half breed
bulldog. black tail bob, white stripe
In forehead. Suitable reward for in.
formation leading to return Of same
Phone 15F14.
Lost, from my ranch about June
1st. six sheep: four ewes, one buck and
enc lamb. Anyone knowing their
whereabouts please notify John
Mumm, 211 Lewis Street. Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-15
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AN OLD time
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For more than a generation Spear
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You can't chew the favor out OF
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Chew Spear Head and you'll be
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-06-15

real estate. Address a. NJ" this Of.
flee.
Rooming house for sale. Main
street. in center Of business district
Doing good business. Inquire Of PEN
land Bros.
Prompt automobile taxi service
day or night Funerals to cemetery
only 1850 Phone ESQ Hotel 81
George. Carney Taxi Co
Good building lot for sale on West
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Penland Bros transfer Co. hAv
aorsge warehouse Phone s3s.
$500 buys big. powerful automo-
bile. Machine and tires in Al cOndi-
tion. Terms to responsible party En-
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Lost-A grey serge coat between
Havana and PendIeton Reward Re-
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