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The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
G. ", u. WILL FATHER
FRENCH WAR BABIES
Two Orphaned Tots Adopted and Will
Be Christened Soon.

George Washington University an
nounces the arrival Of two bouncing
babies.
They have been bought and paid for
and they are named the George Wash
ington University Babies.
The Hatchet, weekly student publica-
tion at the university, has Just completed
raising the fund OF s146 that was re-
quired for the adoption and support of
two French war orphan babies.
George Washington now takes rank
alongside of Harvard and Columbia uni
versities, each of which has adopted
French war orphan babies. 1t Is prob
able that names will be assigned to the
George Washington babies in the near
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
MOSES EMPLOYEES DANCE.

A very pretty dance, given by the w.
B. Moses & Sons Employees Relief As
ISOLATION to Its members. their families
and friends, was held at Carol Institute
Hall. The hall was decorated with Amer
lean flags, palms and evergreens and the
shield Of the association shining forth
lights.
The music was furnished by the Jardin
Orchestra. At the close of the evening
the association members mounted to the
stage and sang The Star Spangled Ban
ner" and MY Country 'Tis of Thee"
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
White House Garden Plot
Plan Has Been Abandoned

Plans for the White House garden at
the northeast corner OF Pennsylvania
avenue and Madison place northwest
have been abandoned. according to the
following statement issued at the White
House last nisht.
On account Of building operations
which are contemplated in the near fu-
ture on the plot OF ground at the north
east corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and
Madison place northwest. u has been
found necessary 70 abandon the White
House garden project for this site. Other
sites for this purpose have been offered
by the Department of Justice and are
under consideration"
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
DRAUGHTsMEN RULES STAND

Civil Service examinations for navy
draughtsmen will not be waived as was
stated in p1blic reports YESTERDAY
Charles N. Gf noway, Civil Service Com
missioner, said last night that while
the demand for draughtsmen Is urgent.
the government must insist on certain
Qualifications In its employees
Numerous inquiries were received yes
terday at the headquarters Of the Civii
Service Commission regarding these ex-
aminations. many Of the inquirers want
ing to know IL there was any truth In
the report that the navy was prepared
TO take draughtsmen as they found them
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22

future It has not yet been determined
whether they are boys or girls, or $3.50.
The adoption OF the babies was at the
suggestion OF Prof. George N. Henning,
head Of the department of romance Lam
guaees and president OF the Harvard
Club of Washington, who has taken a
leading part in war relief work at the
university. Prof. Henning served as
treasurer Of the fund.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
LEGAL AID SOCIETY ELECTS.

g. L. Hall was elected chairman, and
Einar W. Dieserud, secretary, at a meet
ing Of the Legal Aid Society Of George
Washington University Law School.
The other members Of next sessions
senior class. who were elected to men,
bership by the faculty, are: l. T. ARer-
son. r. F. Woods. W. ]. Hickman. Her
bert II. Porter, T. H. Stukes, Allen Fur
low. A L. Field, Harold S. Haines, ID.
Davidson. J. T. Birmingham. H. F. Free
man, z. c. Guy, z. p. Carbo, J. p. Hell
man, Max Rhoade. H. W. Kidder, E. &.
Taylor. q. V. Weikert. H. z. Jackson,
Fred G. Harden. C. F. Stone. and w. Nj
Fuller.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
c. on c. CHAIRMEN MEET.

The vice chairmen and chairmen of the
yariouz committees of the, Chamber OF
Commerce met at the New willard yes
terday at noon and discussed the advisa-
oility " defining more clearly the duties
and jurisdiction OF the committees After
some srgumept the resolution was offered
That II was found inadvisable to define
the duties OF the several committees, other
than was already set forth In the regula-
stions governing them" The report will
be voted on AZ the next meeting of the
chamber on Thursday. A Leftwitch Sin
clair. president Of the chamber, presided.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
Anti -Conscriptionists
To Hold Mass Meeting

Democracy Versus the Espionage
Bill and conscription" will be the sub
ject of q symposium Of speakers at a
mass meeting adverse to conscription
to be held in Pythian Temple at 7:45
this Ayening.
]. Z. Howe, the millionaire hobo,
win preside at the mass meeting. Mr..
Howe has just returned to the city
from a tour OF the New England
States where he has leetured against
the espionage bill and conscription.
Misc Leonora swaFneson, of Kansas
City, will be one OF the speakers.
There viii also be severai other prom
.inent speakers. and possibly mem
Der, Of Congress.
ing to explain fully the measure legal
izing conscription and the espionage
bill which are now pending in Con-
gress.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
Church Convention on War Needs.

A call was issued yesterday for spe-
cial meeting OF the Federal Council of
the Churches OF Christ in America to be
held in Washington, Tuesday and
Wednesday, May and 9. to consider
questions of importance to its consti-
tuency of thirty UNCONVENTIONAL bodies
having 100000 members, arising out of
the entry Of America into the world war.
The meetings of the Federal Council are
regularly held once in four years
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22

The most northern grove of big trees in
SaIfornia Is a hve acre tract IN Placer
County, containing six trees. on the mid
die fork Of the American River, and
many miles north Of any other big trees.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
FUNERALS.

Funeral services for Private Conrad
Reinhsrd. Of the police department, who
died Thursday night at his home, 90 X
street southwest viii be held tomorrov
at the residence At 2 O'Clock Interment
will be In Congressional Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22

smashing selection of novelty shoes at pric,
early buying.
Hundreds of new styles, many exclusi
spection-and you'll find very real savings
ferings
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
Wind storm was General.

Saturdays dust storm was general
all over eastern Oregon, Idaho and
Washington. according to reports
reaching here. In some vicinities the
wind blew with more violence than al
others and some damage is reported.
Where the dirt was loose and light. IL
is reported that sown grain was un-
covered and in fruit districts a good
deal of fruit was blown down. l.. L.
Penland reports that near Helix the
wind blew with a violence such as
only once before has he seen i'm the
So years he has been here. All
through the west end of the county
and as far as The Dalles the storm
was hard and from as far east as Po-
catello come reports of much wind
and dust. Sheriff Taylor. who was at
Burns, reports an extremely bad
storm there.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
TRY "CASCARETS" FOR
LIVER AND BOWELS
IF SICK OR BILIOUS
TONIGHT! CLEAN YOUR BOWELS
AND STOP HEADACHE. COLDS,
SOUR STOMACH.

OIet a lucent pON now,
Turn the rascals out--the headache,
hiliousness. indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and bad colds-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
CaSCaTetS.
Millions Of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never know
the. misery caused by a lazy liver.
CluEged bowels, or an upset stomach.
Don't put in another day of dis
tress Let Cascarets cleanse your
stomach: remove the sour fermenting
food: take the excess bile from your
liver and carry out all the constipat-
ed waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then YOU will feel great.
\ Cascaret tonight straightens you
out 10y morning They work while
ycu sleep. \ decent box from any
drug store means a clear head. sweet
stomach and clean, healthy liver and
bowel action for months. Children
love CaScarets because they never
grippe or sickcn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
OUCH! BACKACHE!
RUB LUMBAGO OR
STIFFNESS AWAY
RUB PAIN FROM BACK WITH
SMALL TRIAL BOTTLE or
OLD. PENETRATING "ST.
JACOBS OIL"

When your back is sore and lame
OF lumbago, sciatica or rheumatism
has you stiffened up, don't suffer! Get
n small trial bottle of old honest st,
Jacobs or at any drug store, pour
a little in your hand ana rub it right
on your aching back. and by the
time you count fifty, the soreness and
lameness is gone.
Don't stay crippled! This soothing
penetrating oil needs to he used only
once, 1t takes the pain right out and
ends the misery. II is magical. yet
absolutely harmless and doesn't burn
the skin.
Nothing else stops lum bago, sciatica,
backache or rheumatism so promptly
II never disappoints!
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
LIBERTY BONDS

Every Patriotic Citizen
owns at least one Liberty
Bond,
because Uncle Sam needs
the money for a good cause,
and besides they are abso-
lutely Safe,
and Safety is the Prime
Factor in any Investment,
whether it is a bond,
or an Automobile
and that is the reason why
so many people are buying
Dodge Brothers Motor Cars,
I-because they know they
are making the safest In
Ivestment possible in the au-
Etomobile line,
I-and they know that the
Dodge is backed by a great
Organization that is abso-
lutely Safe,
and they are sold in Pen
dleton by a firm whose
policy is absolutely Safe,
and the Careful Buyer
knows that he is getting the
Most Car for his Money,
for if the Dodge can't go
over the roads there is no
need of any other car trying.
We have just one Dodge
Roadster on hand, and a
carload of new Touring
Cars on the road,
so you had better play
Safe and place your order
Now,
for Dodge Brothers Motor
Cars sell like Hotcakes, and
last like-well, the way you
want a car to last.
Price in Pendleton is
1890, and the Place is the
PendIctOn Cadillac Auto Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
NLnY Enlist in NAVY:

Richard Devihe and Nat Kimball
two well known Pendleton young
men expect to enlist in the navy in u
few weeks. They will enter if pos
sible the motor boat service which
fits men to become operators of sub
marine chasers. Kimball is now at
the hospital undergoing treatment for
minor physical imperfection. 1t II
reported that Glenn Storie and George
La Fontaine, well known young far
mers. are also contemplating enlist
ing. -
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
Hunters Come and Go.

quite a number Of hunters, among
them John Hamley. Raymond Snyder
and Harold Daubner. went down to
the west end of the county yesterday
after ducks. Guy Wyrick was one OF
a party of three that bagged 80 geese
near Arlington. John Heathman
brought back a string Of ten ducks.
G. l. La Dow left yesterday with a
party on "a deer hunt and Finis Kirk
patrick left today for Bear Wallow
in search of venison.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
Football Captain Returns.

russell Wllbuf, captain oil lne hiBh
school football team, and student
body vice president, returned to
school this morning. He succeeded
in finding "A man to run his mother S
ranch near Duncan. during his alb
sence. While Wilbur's return will
bolster up the football squad, the de-
parture OF Hugh Bowman, half
back. for Portland last Thursday, left
a hole in the backfield 1t is report
ed that Bowman will enter Portland
high school
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29

Though Thorn Hollow is supposed
ed to be far removed from the goose
zone, Supt. F. B. Hayes of the water
department Saturday bagged two big
honkers there. The wind storm had
evidently driven them in and they
We're flying low when Mr.. Hayes saw
them. Later when going from one
point on the pipe line to another, he
took his shotgun. He raised the
geese and, succeeded in bringing both
down.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
Magazine Writer Here.

Randall r. Howard former tele-
graph editor on the East OTegonian
and a magazine writer of success, is
here today gathering data for some
production stories for The Country
Gentleman. Mr.. Howard now lives in
Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
To Have City Wood Yard.

PORTLAND. Ore, oct. 29.-The
city commissioners this morning open
ed bids for large quantities of wood
and coal for the new municipal wood
yard which the city will open to COM
bat the high cost Of fuel.
The city now conducts butter
store, n fish market and municipal
employment office. The municipal
woodward is expected to reduce ma
terially the price of fuel
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29

SEATTLE, Wash. oct. 29.--A live
lN session of the central labor council
is scheduled for next Wednesday
night.
resolution adopted by the Boiler
makers union, endorsing Senator La
Toilette, will come up for final action
by the central labor council then. \
hot fight is anticipated
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
Bank Has Tax summary.

A complete analysis and explana-
tion Of normal taxes and special war
taxes. including tables and examples
of the war taxes as applied to individ-
uals, partnerships and corporations,
is being distributed by the American
National Bank of Pendleton. The
booklet is by Ewell d. Moore of San
Francisco.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29

SEATTLE, Wash. oct 29.-Al-
though the proposition was defeated
last year. Seattle will probably vote
again next March on the plan Of es-
tablishing n municipal market. Sew
eral organizations here today are
backing the plan.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29

Minnie S. Mitchell has brought suit
against John V. Mitchell for divorce
on the grounds of descrtion. They
ere married in Athena in 1910 ana
she alleges he deserted her in 1915.
She asks for the custody of their one
son and for $40 Il month during the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
rifles Ready to be shIppcd.

Sheriff Taylor was today notified
by Acting Adjutant General Williams
that the rifles for the Pendleton Re
serves would be shipped as soon as the
county furnished a bond of $3.50. A
form of bond was enclosed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29

Henry w. Collins, Clark Nelson, r.
II. kirkpatrick and VIII Wyrlck re-
turned from Montana where they had
been on hunt for big game. They
had no luck at all because OF snow.
Collins, Kirkpatrick and Wyrick will
return soon to finish their hunt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
Troop ID at Camp Mills.

According to messages received by
relatives It is believed that Troop d
is now at Camp Mills, Long Island,
from which point sooner or later em-
barkation will be made for Europe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
Has Champion Beets.

One beet weighing 20 pounds and
four weighing a total of sc testitles
to the increased productivity of tho
garden patch of II. J. Kavanaugh.
who has a ranch on the river near
the railroad bridges
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
Two NIarriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued
as follows: to Charles E. Fisk, %, Of
Parma, Ida, and Edna Banister. "a,
Of Weston; to John Cole of Walla
'WalIa, SO, and Della May Noble of
Pendleton, %.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
NEWS NOTES OF PENDLETON

All messages from Camp Mills are
censored. The Washington batteries,
In which are several Pendletonlans,
are also at Camp Mills, It is said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
RccInmntIon Attornex IIere.

VIII r. King, chief counsel of the
U. $. reclamation service, is Pen
dleton visitor today here on connec-
ton with reclamation matters pending
before the courts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
Shorthand Glass to Meet.

The evening shorthand class will
meet tonight in the library basement.
Books Will be furnished those who
have not been able to get theirs. The
class viii meet at 1915 sharp
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
Rnrbers shorten Hours.

An agreement has been reached be-
tween the various barber shops
whereby they will close at $3.50 p. m.
after November / instead of at Z as
heretofore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29

Charged with stealing u pair of
gloves and other articles from the
Oriental barber shop on West Alta,
Sam Jacobellis, an Italian, was arrest
ed by the police this morning and
turned over to the sheriff.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
Church Takes Bond.

The Baptist church and Sunday
school yesterday raised enough money
to purchase for the church 800
Liberty Bond.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29
Army Y. NJ. C. A. Meeting.

meeting of the local Army Y. NJ.
c. A. Committee has been called by
Chairman C. NJ. Bishop for the Com
merclal Club rooms at o'cock Tues
day evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29

What Europe now heholds is the
goose step being reconstructed into
To the rear-marCh!"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29

Perhaps. Mr.. Hoover woul dauthor-
ze trlpc on meatleSs days
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-29

first year and $40 a month thereafter
during the minority of the boy. also
for 500 suit money. w. NJ. Peterson
is her attorney.
The day book., 1917-04-04

CALLS 1T TRUTH.-Your article
on Jake Loeb and Alderman Merriam
in Mondays Day Book is a first-class,
broad-minded statement of the
truth. If you were a Catholic I would
not enjoy those editorials so much,
for it is the fact that you do not pro-
fess the same faith as do that shows
the fact that you are not one Of those
individuals who are ready to join any
body of men political or otherwise
so long as they show a irst-class
The day book., 1917-04-04

hatred of any one who is a Catholic.
IF we had more Of your type and
less of the Guardian CD Of Liberty
breed, this would be a much better
world to live in. Keep up the good
work, Mr. Cochran. Fight for the
right man for the right place, regard
less Of his religious convictions, and
shame these naTTOw-minded 'bigOts
who are always using the religious
question to further their crooked
schemes. I AM FOR YOU.-Jack
Doyle, 1858 Leland AW
The day book., 1917-04-04

orders us to become military we
must submit. If we don't like to kill
we must learn to like it. But the boy
says probably the lone solitary pTesi-
dent couldn't enforce this cOmpul-
sorry training on US unless there was
a real danger threatening US and the
most Of the people were back of him.
Then it wouldn't be the president
that was the tyrant, but the people.
If the danger was imaginery we
would find it out in a couple Of years
and would have the law repealed.
We have to put power in the hands
Of somebody to look after our public
affairs. We have a string on our
public officers, not as short as it
should be yet, and if we keep cool
and read Mark Twain and the joke
books regularly we can rise up and
make things right when they get
wrong. Ii we doubt our own wis
dom don't let US ask the major gen
erals or the miIliOnaires what to do,
but consult the school boys before
they get befogged by too much learn
ing.
The boy says that maybe US pluto
Gratis that own most of the country
may want a big military under the
control of rich major generals that
we can buy if the president tries to
cOnfiscate our hard-earned wealth to
pay the expenses of the war? In that
case we could appeal to the patriot
ism Of the officers and Unseat a too
democratic president. There may be
something in that. But how did the
boy get onto it? 1 never let him
know about my milliOns.-George v. /
Wells.
CALLS 1T TRUTH.-Your article
on Jake Loeb and Alderman Merriam
The day book., 1917-04-04

DOVlC7 lSOO LCldllQ HNu
VALUE OF EDUCATION. - When
we emerge from parental care to be
thrown upon our own resources for
self-suppOTt we find ourselves facing
a fOTked road One is marked COM
mon labor; the other mental prOduc-
ton. Most Of us abhOT the thought
of using our brain and Immediately
choose the road labeled labor. 9th
ers who have ambition strive to trav-
el upon the rough road of mental de-
velOpment. Some succeed; others
fail. Those who fail usually turn to
the field Of labor. Nothing lost.
Whether or not we succeed on the
mental road depends largely on our
will and ambition. In order to sue
ceed we must delve into books. We
must study hard. Education is our
savior and our only means to over
power the great obstacles on the
road to success.
When only a small boy realized
what it meant to be only an ordinary
IabOTer, or a man Of education. and
high ideals and pursuits. l deter
mined to follow the latter road.
stated my ambition at that time in
the following words: 'I am not salts
fed to be a mere wavelet in the sea.
l want to be a billOw and I'll surge
and foam and roar until I do become
one"
1t was my ambition to rise above
the common wOrkingman. I wanted
to be some one of account. Unfor-
tunately, 1 was born among those
barren of money. I am still striving
to obtain my bOyhOod ambition.
I am addressing myself DOSV to tha
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-20
SEAT OF RUSSIAN GOV
EMINENT WILL SOON BE
MOVED TO MOSCOW
(Coatinued from page II

points were mentioned. Berlin's state
ment, however, indicates that an ex-
tremeIy heavy bombardment is in pro-
gress in Flanders. the area where the
big gun fire Is intensive, taking IN. the
front occupied by the French. near
HouthoIst wood en- the British lest
flank as well as the lines 10 the south
held by the British themselves,
Recent REPORTS have made it appar>
ent that the British slrnaea have been
unusually scsfve. flying FAR behind the
Germsn lines and handling roughly
the enemy fozzszSans that atoamatest
TO penetrate bsAsa5 the gststsslf feoats,
the clear ve2thez eszsxaSilttg aae5iltsstc-
ing these irpOr<sze preliminary opet-
ations-
Two additional German tfgat8ags
craft have met dsszseee In she asea al
the naval Operatives &sSi1fse esla gulf
of Riga. Petrog-z5 Tss,E'tes sastass tslss
sinking of two GeTEss1 eseuest0 boats
which ran into the ESas ss55ss yasssas--
day.