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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22
CURRENT THINKING
OF MUNICIPAL
OWNERSHIP OF LIGHTS
(San Francisco Examiner,)

(San Francisco Examiner)
The efforts Of citizens to secure a
splendid lighting scheme for Market
street are approaching a successful
conclusion. A great deal OF effort has
been necessary to bring about the de-
sired result-a result that will be Of
advertising value to the city and a
pride and convenience to the citizens.
And some further effort Is still neces-
sary and some further generosity on
the part OF property owners.
This effort should bring to the men
most intimately concerned and to the
citizens generally the value Of munich.
pal ownership in such matters. and II
may cause them to cast their eyes for
ward to the time wnen the Hetchy-
Hetchy water project. when fully de-
veloped, win furnish san Francisco
with lighting at a price that will not
make 1t struggle to illuminate one
thoroughfare without robbing other
thoroughfares OF adequate illumina-
ton.
Seattle can give to a San Francisco
student Of civic conditions some val
liable ideas and examples in this mat
ter. Seattle is a much smaller city
than San Francisco. 1t is not nearly
as rich a city. But 1t has far better
street illumination than her greater
sister by the Golden Gate.
The main streets of Seattle are
lighted for many miles by five-globe
electroliers placed ninety and ore
hundred feet apart on both sides of
the thoroughfares. For many more
miles three-globe electroliers light
the way into far residential districts.
There is adequate lighting, in short,
and the burden is not too great for
the city to bear.
The secret lies in the fact that Se-
attle owns her own hydro-electric
plant and sells light and power in sue
cessful competition with private cor
porations. She lights her own streets
from her own plant. Seattle wouldn't
think of going back to the old condi-
tons when she was at the mercy of
private ownership. San Francisco has
been slow in such matters. The fight
for municipal ownership of public
utilities has been a long one. But it is
going steadily forward all the time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22

New bound train. They tele-
phoned to John C. Coakley, a railroad
detective, to meet the child in Jersey
City. He did 80.
Coakley took the little girl TO the
address she had given. No such per-
son as the man Therese had said was
her brother was known there. Then
she told the detective she had an
aunt, Anna McDermott, living at an
other address. Again the detective
found that the girl had gotten the
address from her imagination.
He took her to the Children's So
ciety. There she stuck to the story
she had told. She also spoke as one
well acquainted with both downtown
and uptown New York. The officials
were baffled.
Investigation in Philadelphia showed
that a Therese Duby had been report
ed missing. A picture OF Therese was
sent to Mrs. Duby The mother alb
solutely identified the photograph as
that of her daughter.
When Therese was told of this she
denied that her name was Duby. She
even went so far as to express SYM
pathy for the Mrs. Duby who has ap-
parently lost a daughter. However
she was put aboard train for Phila-
delphia. An officer was with her. She
persists that she is 'Therese McDer.
mott"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22

NEW YORK, April 22.-Repeating
over and over again that she was
'Therese McDermott" eleven-year-
old Therese Duby is today on her way
to her mothers home in Philadelphia
The little girl had been on the Phila-
delphia police missing" list for al
most week.
Vincent Pizzaro, of the Children's
Society, says that Therese's case is the
stranges on record in the society. Last
week the child was observed in the
railroad station at Camden, N. J. She
was crying unrestrainedly. She told
the railroad employees there that she
had become separated from her bro
ther. who was taking her to his home
in this city.
Therese told the men that she was
Therese McDermott, and that her
brothers name was Francis and that
he was printed. Her story appeal
ed to the men and they put her on a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22
THE SALE OF NARCOTICS
an March l, 1915, the Uni
W ted States put a law into

N March l, 1915, the Uni
W ted States put a law into
effect whose purpose is
to lessen the traffic in habit
forming or narctic drugs. 1t
has now become possible to
make a reckoning as to the re-
suits from this Harrison law.
This law is considered the
most comprehensive and eff
clent ever enacted against the
sale and use of habit-forming
drugs. 1t provides an original
method of controlling the
manufacture, sale and use of
prescribed drugs as prescrip-
tons from their arrival as raw
materials imported to their
consumption. The undertake
ing is a huge one. 1t deals not
only with importers, manufac-
turers and sellers, but with 500
manufacturing chemists and
wholesale druggists, 5000 hos.
pitfalls, 100 veterinarians, AZ
900 dentists, $4,000 retail drug
gists and 100000 physicians,
the members of each of these
vOcations registering under the
new law. The governmental
authorities charged with en-
forcement of the law have the
cooperation of 250,OO0 persons
and firms.
From the beginning the law
has broken down much of the
sale of narcitics to those who
should not have them. But the
underworld has not been con-
quered. In great cities syn
dicates have Systematically
smuggled the prescribed
drugs. The smugglers work
through ports of entry and
across our Mexican and Cana
dian borders.-Spokesman-Re-
view.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22
A QUESTION OF WAR
METHODS

~ HE issue between the Uni
VI ted States and Germany
arises from the use in this
war of methods heretofore un-
known to the world and which
methods are not in keeping
with the recognized rules of ci-
viliZed warfare.
The Lusitania case was an
instance of ruthless campaign
ing; the sinking of the Sussex
was equally bad, if not worse,
and even where ships have
been warned the danger to
non-combatantS has been
great. The Inverlyon furnish
es a case in point. This ship
was stopped 110 miles off the
coast of Ireland. Those on
board were given Is minutes in
which to take to the life boats.
The sea was stormy and the
people forced to rely upon
boats for safety were in great
peril. One of the boats, in
which two Americans were
carried, managed to reach
port, all those in the boat be-
ing in an exhausted condition
when rescued.
Such warfare as that should
not obtain in a civilized world.
It is not warfare against war
riors, who expect danger and
probable death, it is warfare
against non-combatants. If
Germany would use her sub
marines to destroy English and
French warships there could
be no complaint. 1t would be
recognized warfare. But the
kaiser's plan seems to be to
leave the enemy's fleet alone
and pot the civilians.
German officialdom is max
ing a mistake. They consider
war a cold hearted game which
it is. But in carrying that doc
trine too far they threaten to
defeat their own purpose. In
overlooking the rights of hu-
manity they run danger of al
igning the neutral world
against them.
President Wilson's note calls
this situation sharply to Ger
man attention. 1t is incredi-
BILE they will not see the point
and meet the just request Of
this nation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22

The mayor OF western town hit
upon a novel scheme to rid himself
Of a bore who had pestered him for
some time.
The mayors doorkeeper was a
good-natured. obliging chap, and he
could never find it in his heart to
turn the bore away. Just as sure as
the mayor was in. the bore was GER
tain to be admitted. one day the may
or determined to end the persecution.
so he said to his doorkeeper:
Henry, do you know why Smith
continues to come here so regularity
mo, sir. can't say that I do"
Well, Henry, l don't mind telling
YOU in confidence that he's after your
job"
From that day." says the mayor.
Il saw no more of the re.'-The
Youths Companion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
HmH anWHa nHHHnHh
IT VERY SELDOM HAPPENS


y 1t very seldom happens
. That we ever do too much
3 To make our neighbors happy
D In this life Of give and touch;
. or that we ourselves endanger
3 With the sacrifice we make
B For the happiness OF others
B Or our fellow-toilers' sake.
, 1t very seldom happens
, That we give too much OF life
, To cater to the gladness
> OF the children and the wife.
, Or that ourselves forgetting
. Were absorbed so much in
D them
. We lose our grasp on fortune
. or the glittering diadem.
3 1t very seldom happens
, But it ought to happen more
. That We love with sweet con-
, tentment
. As we used to love before;
D That We cling through all temp
, tations
, To the truth and to the trust
, That alone can make us manly
; In this destiny Of dust.
, Selected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22
WASTED TALENTS.

The train robber suddenly appeared
as many of the passengers were pre-
pairing to retire for the night
Come, shell outw he demanded. as
he stood towering above an eastern
clergyman, who had just finished a
devOut prayer.
The minister looked at him sadly
for a moment and then said:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22
THIS MAY ENTERTAIN
All Doubled Up.

Spell your name!" said the court
clerk sharply.
The witness began: 20, double T.
I, double U. E. double L, double
Waltz ordered the clerk: begin
again!"
The witness replied: 20, double T,
I, double o. Z, double L, double U.
double o.
Your honor" roared the clerk, l
beg that this man be committed for
contempt of COURT"
What is your name?" asked the
judge
My name, your honor, is Ottiwell
Wood, and 1 spell it o, double t, I,
double U, E, double L, double L, dou-
bic o, D."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22
wife and Child Killed.

PHOENIX. Ariz.. April 21.-Brey
Butler, following behind in another
machine, was forced to witness a
speeding train crush the automobile
containing his wife and child. The
mother is dead and the child was fa-
tally injured. Mrs Butler was driv-
ing the machine and underestimated
the speed of the oncoming train. She
attempted to cross the graded track
when the motor became stalled.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22
THE DANGEROUS AGE

~ ECENTLY a little boy was
10 killed on the streets of
Freewater while riding
a mans bicycle, being struck
by an auto, the driver of which
however, was exonerated from
any blame.
There are many auto acci-
dents wherein the victims are
children. DR.. George B. Ma
grath, a medical examiner at
the Harvard Medical school
has compiled some statistics as
10 deaths in Boston. He finds
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22

The angler-Is this public water.
my man?
The inhabitant-Aye.
The angler-Then 1t won't be a
crime If land a fish?
The inhabitant-No, it'll be mir
acle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22

good price, being about double
what was paid for wool a few
years ago.
$4,000 .s-s-e-e-e-
Villa has probably crawled
into a cellar.
e-s-s-e-eo s-s-s-e-e
1t viii not be a Christlike
Easter in Europe.
s-s-s-e-e oe-s-s-s-s
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22

IF had such energetic fellows as
you to pass the plate now and then ]
might have something to give you.'--
Harpers Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22
She saw

Imogene-Why was Jack dropped
from the crew?
Harry-He wasn't stroking ON
right.
Imogene-oh, see; he rubbed 'em
the wrong wayl-Judge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22
DINOSAURS AND SUCH

- UR anti-preparedness bre-
VI thren are pointing to the
extinct dinosaur-all ar
NOR and no brains-as the hor-
rible example of militarism,
says the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch. He trusted to prepar-
edness and had no intelligent
foreign policy, they say; and
where is he now?
That brings US to the ques-
tion of what is an intelligent
foreign policy for an unpre-
pared and defenseless nation.
If the anti-preparedness states
men can answer it satisfactor-
lily, some ninety odd millions
of Americans will breathe more
freely and taxpayers every
where will flock to the anti
preparedness standard.
We all know what would be
an intelligent foreign policy
for defenseless dinosaur
which was all brains and no
armor-provided it had a good
set of legs. 1t would be the
same kind of foreign policy
that an intelligent rabbit pur-
sues when threatened. An in
telligent rabbit makes its for
eign policy Just as foreign and
far as possible. But a country
has to stay where it is put on
the map. Is it an intelligent
foreign policy for a nation to
pretend to be deaf and dumb
and blind? The logic of un-
preparedness seems to be. to
throw away your umbrella
and stand out in the rain.
~-S-~~~s~~-~-~-~
The present international
situation has recalled the fact
the United States once broke
off diplomatic relations with
France and no war followed.
That was during Jackson's
time.
~sS~@e~s-S-s-S
The unqualified success of
the baby show will make it
easy to hold a similar affair
next year.
S-s-Ss~aS-sss-s
Thirty cents for wool is a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22

A new gas lamp post has clock
work attachment which turns the
light on and off at appointed hours.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22

on sALR ~ OTHER CITIES.
Iaeerial Hotel News stand. Portland
ureEsA
Sew @an News Co. Portland. Oregon.
on FILR AT
gaAcaFo BsEean zoe Security Building
Washington, ID C.. Rureau sol, -Four
teeasA Street. ~ "
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22

Thirty cents for wool is a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22

LOST ELEVEN YEAR OLD 4
MISS ROMANCES VTVIDLY. 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-22

The unqualified success of
the baby show will make it
easy to hold a similar affair
next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09
Children's $1.50 Dresses
 at S1,19
Women's House Dresses at 98c

A special lot just received of womer dresses, nicely trimmed and ma terials, such as ginghams, chambr to select from.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09
Children's g,ingham Dresses at 29c

(On Sale From 10 to 12) Another special lot of chil- dren's good gingham and chambray dresses, sizes 2 to 5 years, all good patterns and colors; not over two to one customer.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-05
FIRE DEPARTMENT TESTS
HOSE AND FIRE PLUGS.

As has always been the custom
every few weeks the members Of the
Bryan volunteer fire department held
a meeting last night for the purpose
Of testing the hose on hand and the
fire plugs In the business district.
This body Of worthy men at their
meeting last night worked for long
time In running out their hose and
testing same. All fire plugs in the
business district we're also tested and
II was found that two are in bad con.
dition and today workmen are busy
repairing same and putting them in
first class condition. The Bryan fire
department is always on the Job when
II comes to efficiency. their equip.
ment is first class and is kept that
way by the boys who take their lives
In their hands without pay to save the
property and lives OF others.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-05

The Amarillo Daily News is wasting
a lot Of hot air" in boosting another
A. and NJ. College to be located some
where in West Texas. The legisla.
tors Of the state are not going to be
flim-flammed by any such argument
as this, not for the present at least.
They know the present A. and NJ. Col.
lege has not been developed to the
point Of usefulness in the educational
system Of the state to which It should
he developed, before It would be safe
to consider the question Of dividing
the energies being directed toward
agricultural instruction in Texas. Let
West Texas wait until our pres
ent A. and M. College. which belongs
as much to West Texas as to any 9th.
er part Of the state, takes rank with
the great agricultural colleges of
Iowa, Illinois and the other Western
and Middle Western states, and then
come to the people with the request
for another agricultural school. =
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-05
WHEN PAY DAY COMES.

Senator John Sharp Williams. In ex.
planning the appropriations made by
Congress and In defending the admin.
istration against the rant OF the Re.
publicans. says: -.-~ ..-.s
"A part OF II is preparedness. a part
OF II ia pensions, n part OF Il Is the
ordinary army and the ordinary naval
expenditures. A part OF Il Is the
100000 expended In Alaska for a
railroad In Alaska to serve about H..
900 white people. believe. A part OF
n is the good roads bill, believe.
which all Of us passed. A part Of II Is
reclamation for the West. For all
those things that have thus far men.
toned there were perhaps even more
Republican votes than Democratic
votes. A part Of II is the munitions
plant. the ship purchase bill; part
Of Il 10 the armor factory.
ION the last three propositions you
might. II you could satisfy the Ameri.
can people that the three objects In
view were wrong. quarrel with US
about the money to be expended to
accomplish the objects: but your
quarrel on either or all would come
hack on yourselves like boomerang.
The people would not agree with you.
II cannot upon my feet, without
manuscript to read from and the pre-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-05
ANOTHER FISH STORY.

Having seen several 'fish stories
published latelyl. City Engineer A. s.
Adams came forth yesterday after.
noon and told one that we are forced
TO believe. Saturday last at noon this
gentleman left the city and went to
the Navasota river in a car and was
gone about five hours and returned
with 100 white perch which weighed
from one to three pounds each % so
ne says. In questioning this gentle.
man about these fish he positively
declared that he showed them to a
number Of people here in the CITY nj.
ter he returned, but did not furnish rs
with the name Of a single man who
saw them, nor did he even say who
was with him when he made the BIG
catch' but we do not doubt for one
second that he caught the fish fO
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-05
THE COERCION OF CONGRESS.

1.-THE supreme duty Of Congress is
70 enact whatever legislation is neces-
sary to prevent strike" says the
New York World. IF Congress re-
fuses, 1t ceases to be an instrument
Of the people and has become tool
Of the interests" This reads like q
paragraph from William Jennings
Bryan's Commoner.-Fort Worth Rec.
ord.
Congress acted in this case in the
interest Of the public, to prevent the
terrible losses and inconvenience that
would have followed at this time a
general tie-up Of all rail transporta-
ton. The question still remains.
however, II It Is advisable at any time
for Congress, the chief law giving
power Of the nation, to be coerced by
any division, subdivision or faction
Of the people Of the United States?
This was beyond question a case Of
coercion, as The Eagle sees It, and
win II not be seized upon in future by
other organizations that could cause
. nationwide calamity. to force Con-
gress to legislate in their behalf, or
even by the same people when the
notion strikes them they are entitled
to another raise in pay, or a still fur
6her shortening OF hours?
We are on dangerous ground when
Congtess is to be made subservient to
the demands Of any faction Of the
people OF the United States. The pub
lie should be protected. but protec.
ton comes high when 1t comes to IN
timidating Congress. Give the people
protection by enactment of a broad
and comprehensive arbitration law
that would cover all sides OF all labor
and other disputes. giving full and
equal justice to all parties concerned.
Have we not some statesman, or
group Of statesmen, equal to the task
OF framing such a law?
The protection given by this emer.
gency legislation has averted strike,
that Is. for the present. but what of
the result? Every penny It costs the
roads to pay their employees a ten.
hour day wage for eight hours work.
viii eventually come out OF the peck.
cts OF the people and the cost to them
ultimately will be far greater than
whatever loss a strike at this time
would have caused them.
In saying this The Eagle does not
wish to be understood as not wanting
railroad men to. have an eIght.hour
day. We believe they are entitled to
II and should have II. but we think
the adjustment Of wages and hours
should have been worked out, or even
fought out. between the roads and the
employees. rather than that the Con.
gress OF the United States should
have been coerced and n precedent
set that bids fair to lead to endless
trouble In the future.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-05

Auto tourist traffic Is increasing
through this section Of the country
and is a great benefit to the people in
the various communities traversed.-
Amarillo News.
They are passing through Bryan in
large numbers, perhaps a hundred,
every day. All Of them leave more or
less money and that helps. When we
get first class highway from county
line to county line the numbers will
be largely increased.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-05

'vious assistance OF secretary and
experts, tell you just what other items
of this money we have spent for other
things; but those are few Of the
things. You know that you voted for
them just as fully as we did.
Now comes pay day. 1t is ordinary
cheap politics. You go to the Ameri-
can people and you say, Yes, am in
favor OF railroad in Alaska; yes,
am in favor of good roads; yes, am
in favor of an armor plate factory;
yes, | am in favor of big navy to
furnish the first line of defense OF
American peoples liberty and terri
tory; yes, am in favor Of big army,
or rather a larger army, not yet big
one-I am In favor of all these things,
but these miserable Democrats are in
power, and we have got to pass a rev.
enue bill to pay for them. ! do not
quarrel about the things we have
agreed to buy nor about the prices we
agreed to pay, but about putting our
hands in our pockets to pay
what do you offer as method to
pay for them? Do you offer anything
except to go back to your old system
of taxing the backs and the bellies of
the people? What do you offer? Do
you offer anything except the idea
that the poor ought to pay as much
taxes as do the rich; more, indeed, in
proportion to ability to pay? What
do you offer as a substitute for our in,
come tax, our corporation tax, and our
munition tax, for either or all? Gentle
shepherd answer me, what?"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-05
cLAUD r. LAWSON

port will be made by this body of
their deliberations until the last of
the week, according to County Attor.
cney Lamar Bathea, who is working
with the jury.
The jury for the week was present
and were sworn in and excused. The
court is in session the balance of the
week to hear divorce cases and mo.
tons that may be filed in various
cases that are on the docket
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-05
cHills, Aoue. rEveRs WILL
NOT CURE THEMsELves

IL you have Malaria or Chills and
fever you will be glad to know Of
the quick relief that awaits You IN
tne unfailing remedy BRAzos CHILL
TONIC. Easy to take and rapid in
action II is decidedly the SOVEREIGN
remedy for Malaria. Ask for the rep.
uine-take no other. Sold and guar
anteed by Z. r. EMMEI.. Druggist
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-05
GRAND JURY STARTS WORK.

The grand jury for the fall term II
the Brazcs county dlstric, court,
which was empaneled and organized
yesterday, has started work In real
earnest. Many witnesses have been
summoned and the quizxing started
this morning. II is likely that no re.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-05

Fifteen cent cotton makes ub forget
the holding MOVEMENT" the mar.
keting system" tho government
warehouse receipt" and various and
sundry other schemes advocated as
aids to higher prices.