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Evening star., 1917-05-13
NINE-HUNDRED-M HIKE
BY 72-YEAR-OLD VETERAN

After travelling nearly 900 miles on
foot. Arthur Pope Murray. seventy-two-
year-old Confederate veteran. has ar
rived in Washington from Atlanta. Ga,
hale and hearty. to attend the Con-
federate reunion. The route he took is
longer by several hundred miles than
that of the railroad, but on account OF
high water this change in his course
was necessary.
En- route to this city Mr.. Murray wore
a. Confederate Cross of Honor. and
everywhere. he said. the hospitality OF
the homes in the various sections
through which he passed were open to
him as soon as his decoration could
be observed.
Mr.. Murray started at Atlanta March
Is and arrived in Washington May l.
shortly thereafter going to Alexandria
Va. where he enlisted at the outbreak
of the civil war and where he is now
visiting relatives.
A member of kemper's Battery of the
Alexandria Light Artillery, Mr.. Muir
ray served in the Confederate army
from the first battle of Bull Run until
after Gen. Lees surrender at Appomat-
tox.
Mr. Murray plans to reside in Alex
andria after the Confederate reunion
here.
Evening star., 1917-05-13

This is Mothers day. Ali week will be
Mothers week. It will be celebrated IN
Washington in support of the Red
Cross war service fund. Headquarters
have been established by Miss Frances
Moore, who proposed this demonstra-
tion to the officers of the District Chap
ter, at 1908 F street northwest, where
contributions sin honor Of your moth
or" will be received.
List of Sponsors.
The sponsors of this celebration are:
Mrs woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Robert
Lansing, Mrs William 6. McAdoo, MRS.
Newton D. Baker. Mrs. Josephus Dan
iels Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory, Mrs.
Franklin K. Lane. Mrs. Albert S. Burle-
son. Mrs. David F. Houston, Mrs. VIII
liam c. Redfield, Mrs. William B. Will
son, Mrs Hugh L. Scott, Mrs. F. F.
Fletcher. Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs.
Mathew D. Scott, Mrs. Lars Anderson,
Mrs. Perry Belmont.
Miss Moore will have as her AIDS
Mrs Francois Emile Mathes and Miss
Ethel Saffold, who will keep the head
quarters open from $3.50 am. until
pm.
Officers in Charge.
There will be an officer of-the. day
in charge, as follows: Monday, Miss
Marie Peary; Tuesday. Miss Pauline
Kindleberger; Wednesday, Miss Bag
ley, and Thursday. Miss Natalie Dulles.
Friday will be D. A. r. day, with
Mrs G. NJ Brumbaugh as chairman.
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DIPLOMAS TO BE AWARDED.
Programs Announced by Washing
ton College and Paul Instinct.

The graduating class of Washington
College will receive diplomas at COM
mencement exercises to be held tomor-
row night at s o'clock. The exercises
will be held in the college rooms.
In the morning at 1890 o'clock there
will be flag presentation. The flag is
presented by the class of IT. Former
Representative James T. Lloyd of Mis-
souri, will make the address. Class day
exercises will be held at 4:30 O'Clock
in the afternoon
hold graduating exercises at 1926
O'Clock Tuesday morning at Rausch-
er's. A baccalaureate sermon will be
preached at O'Clock tonight in the
institute chapel
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ADDITIONAL PRIZE OFFERED.
500, 600 for Best Method Of Char.
acter Education in Schools.

A prize of $4,000 for the best method of
character education in public schools will
be offered as a supplement to the $4,000
prize for the best childrens code of
morals. already under competition under
the auspices of the National Institute
for Moral Instruction.
The money has been given by a business
man whose name will not be disclosed.
The competition will begin Washington s
birthday, 1918, and continue for a year.
Each state will be asked to organize a
team of nine character education col
laborators to compete for the prize.
Building of character in the school
going age, the institution believes, makes
for the upbuilding of the nation.
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RED CROSS NOTES.

| The District of Columbia Chapter of the
| Red Cross celebrated the dedication Of the
| new national headquarters yesterday with
/ the announcement that the war service
| reached S162, 600. During the day more
/ than S.. 900 was received. Several mem
bers of the Rotary Club sent in large col
| lections.
! Chaperons for the dance under the
auspices of the Spanish War Auxiliary.
No l, to the D. c. Chapter OF the Red
Cross, in the Cairo Wednesday night are
Pechin and Mrs. E. NJ. Mix. The COM
mittee in charge of the affair, assisted by
] woman yeamen of the navy. are: Com
mittee. Mrs. A. K. Capron. Mrs. 2. v.
Mix and Mrs. NJ. Maynard: Yeomen
twomen). L. S. N, Miss G. Pellen. Miss
E. Callahan. Miss c. Davis, Miss NJ.
B-own., Miss Y. hire. Miss G. Hamilton
and Miss B. Wilkins.
A knitting class will be organized by
Mrs. G. Wallace w. Hanger. vice presi-
dent general of the D. A. X. from the
District of Columbia. assisted by MRS:
Gaius NJ. Brumbaugh. state regent OF
to learn to knit the standardized knit
ted garments for war relief work No
expense will be incurred except the
purchase of needles. Those wishing to
1850 Rhode Island avenue. The class
will meet at the y. W. c. A. rooms, 18th
and G streets, Wednesday, mornings
from 10 to- 1890 o'clock. and, Friday
evenings from to $3.50 o'clock.
Swearing in of recruits for the Wash
ington Ambulance Company starts
tomorrow in the hall of the Professional
Chauffeurs' Association. 1107 14th street,
which is enlistment headquarters. 1t
will occupy at least week. after which
the unit will be taken into training
camp at Fort washington. DR.. Ryan
Devereux, captain, expects that this
unit will go into service in France
within two months Equipment is being
hurried so that there may be no delay
in getting down to real work of train
ing.
Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo, daughter
of the President and wife of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. inspected the
work being done at the District head
| quarters OF the Red Cross Friday
afternoon, and said that she would do
active work herself for the Red Cross.
Miss Cornelia Hancock of Atlantic
City, past national president of the
Civil War. Army Nurses. is here as an
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Births Reported.

The following births were reported TO tn
health department in the past twenty four hours
James A. and Carrie c. Walden. boy.
Morgan Let and Minnie G. Woolard. boy.
Charles X. and Mabel r. SINNERS. boy.
Peter F. and Anne l.. Shanahan. boy.
Albert c, and Mary A. Ofepstein. girl.
Esbon S. and Mary L. MacSparren girl.
Unger c. and Dollie A. Murnan. girl.
Hugh c. and Nancy A. McCully, boy.
Rufus and Maud Milon. boy.
Frederick J. and Lulu N. Courtney. boy.
Louis and Pauline Beventeo. girl
Norris W. and Louise f. Alexander, boy.
Paul r. and Sadie A. Allen. girl.
Carl L. and Annie X. Alsop. boy.
Heillry and Mary +. Wheeler. boy.
Henry S. and Ester Ransom, boy.
George and Rose King, boy.
Ollie and Bertha Headen, girl.
Randolph and Lila Jasper. girl.
David W. and Mamie Clark. girl.
Elisha and Mary Brewer, girl.
Evening star., 1917-05-13
STATE MILITIA STATUS
IN ARMY IS UNCERTAIN
Entirely New Element Of National
Forces May Be Evolved Out
of Discussion.

The exact place the National Guard
is to fill in the national army is still
a matter of discussion in the War De-
partment Under the recent announce
ment that the states, if they so desire
may raise additional regiments or other
units up to a total National Guard force
including naval militia, of 500 men for
each representative or senator in Con-
gress, it is not even possible as yet ac-
curately to forecast the strength of the
organization when it is drafted into the
United States Army.
1t is possible that an entirely new ele-
ment of the national forces will be
evolved out of the discussion. The sug-
gestion has been put forward that only
twelve full divisions of the guard be
organized into tactical units for purely
military purposes. That would leave
many regiments unattached to divisional
organizations. A large force is necessary
to carry on the police work now being
done by those guard organizations which
will be needed soon in the training
camps.
One proposal is that these additional
regiments. or others substituted for them
be definitely assigned for police duty. In
that event the states might be encouraged
to recruit police regiments among older
men, the age limit for first enlistment
being put up to As years. The plan would
furnish an opportunity for the older men
to serve their country without being
called on to undergo all the hardships OF
campaigning, and it is believed there are
many who would gladly undertake the
duty. releasing younger men for work at
the front.
Similar to German Landsturm,
The force of older men would be
! similar to the German landsturm and
the French territorials, and would re.
lieve the commanders of army mobili-
f;Cy, 1pc nj q nf rart-
ing part of their forces to police work
The police force could readily be placed
directly under the provost marshal
general and touch the War Department
only in that way.
Under the departments plan there
would be twelve divisions of state
troops with a number of extra regi-
ments. Thertotal strength, exclusive
Evening star., 1917-05-13
JAMESTOWN EVENT OBSERVED,
Landing Of English Characterized as
Founding Of World Democracy.

Praise of Jamestown, Va, as the
cradle of the democracy now spreading
over the world, was voiced by Daniel
Smith Gordon at the celebration of the
31oth anniversary of the landing of the
English at jamestown. held at the
residence of Miss Webster, 2126 r
street northwest last night.
The meeting was of the local branch
OF the National Society. Scions of Co
loniai Cavaliers The New York So
ciety is to celebrate with a dinner in
that city tonight. today being the
actual anniversary of the landing at
II .,estown
Evening star., 1917-05-13

Bank. Mr.. Slaughter has resigned as as
sistant manager of the Munsey Trust
Company. The election OF Mr.. Slaughter.
IL is expected. Is in keeping with the
policy of the interests which have re-
Gently purchased control Of this institu-
tion, to place young. experienced bank
men in charge of its affairs Mr.. Slaught-
er came to Washington Ave years ago
from the Peoples Bank of Mobile. Ala
He served for some time as assistant
to the national bank examiner.
Evening star., 1917-05-13

The other additional cavalry regiments
for the cavalry divisions would come
from Massa chusetts, Pennsylvania, Vir-
ginia. North Carolina. Tennessee. Ala
bama. Georgia. Michigan, South Da-
kota. Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Texas,
Oklahoma, Kentucky and Utah.
Evening star., 1917-05-13

COLE. We wish to express our deep apprecia-
tion to relatives and friends for their kind
ness and sympathy and for the beautiful noral
tributes extended to dear wife and sis
ter. MARGARET MAY COLE.
BY HER HUSBAND. SISTER AND BRoTHER.s
Evening star., 1917-05-13

| Col. Estaban Cantu has been reap
pointed military governor of the north
ern district OF Lower California, ac-
cording to a telegram received here
from Gov. Cantu's secretary
Evening star., 1917-05-13

. The Rev DR. Henry Barclay Swete.
emeritus professor of divinity. Cans
bridge University, died Thursday. He
was born in 1885 and was the author
of numerous works on religious sub
Evening star., 1917-05-13

She will be assisted by Mrs. G.. Wal
lace Hanger, Mrs. c. c. Mccullough.
Miss Elisabeth F. Pierce, Mrs. Mary 5.
Lockwood, Mrs. Duncan U. Fletcher
and Mrs E. r. Stitt.
Evening star., 1917-05-13

invited guest for the dedication of the
Red Cross building. She is stopping at
1897 l street. Miss Hancock has an in
teresting collection of relics and
souvenirs which she is giving to the
Red Cross museum. Mrs. NJ NJ. North
has been made custodian of the archives
and records of the civil war army
nurses which are preserved in the Red
Cross building.
Evening star., 1917-05-13

Girls of the National School of Do
nestle Arts and Sciences had a Red
! Cross tea Friday afternoon. to
which several officials Of the District
| chaptes were invited. They psesented
| SIS, the result of a rummage sale, to
| the Red Cross. The gift was accepted
by Mrs. T. n. Mclaughlin, secretary of
| the District chapter. Mrs. Arthur
Cranston told of some of the work be-
ing done by the Red Cross. The
students pledged that they would each
| make a comfort bag for the base hos
pital, on which the District chapter
| now has more than $500 women work.
| ing.
The Cathedral Avenue Civic Center
| members. Mrs. H. B. Soule is chairman.
Subcommittees have been named, with
the following chairmen: Mrs. S. A.
Drury, for st. Thomas Church auxii-
iary; Mrs Arthur Greeley, for All
Souls Church: Mrs. Alliston Corcoran,
for general work. There is a group
calling themselves Mrs. Soule's girls
who form the junior branch and are
doing splendid work. This center ex-
poets to make between seventy five
They are still assisting Mrs. F. F.
Fletcher, who is chairman of the Dis
trict chapter work rooms.
The fund OF $4,000 for the widows
and orphans of France, which is to be
presented to Marshal Joffre by District
chapter officials on his return to wash
ington. was made up of contributions
by individuals who designated that
their money might go for any work
the Red Cross officers saw fit. One
woman had just made second contri-
button of $500, requesting that it be
used as soon as possible for relief work
in France. The administration ex-
penses of the. District chapter are also
paid from contributions made for this
express purpose. 49,
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oldest Red Cross chapter in the state.
has given 800 comfort bags, filled, to
the District chapter of the Red Cross
for base hospitals that are being out
fitted.
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This WILL REMIND YOU
Of RED CROSS NEEDS
Also That Mothers Day and Moth
ers' Week Suggest Liberal
Contributions.
YOUR MOTHER:
Do Won remember the works OF
marcy, she taught YOU?

DO you I6IItCIfiOSI e''
mercy she taught you!
Feed the hungry.
Give drink to the thirsty.
Clothe the naked.
Nurse the sick.
shelter the shelterless.
These are the works of the Red
Cross.
Would you follow her precepts!
Give in her honor.
HEADQUARTERS, No. 1908 F street
northwest, Mothers week for the
Red Cross, May 14-19.
Evening star., 1917-05-13

of recruit battalions, would be $4,000
men. with all regiments at war
strength If the guard is expanded to
the full legal limit however. 1T would
have a peace strength of 100000 and a
war strength of more than 6OO.00o.
supported by reserve battaiions totai-
ing another 100000 or 10000 men;
In addition to this Hawaii would De
called upon to supply four companies
four separate battalions OF infantry: one
troop of cavalry, one company OF en-,
gineers and one battalion OF s1gnai
troops. Under this plan 24.700 men or
the total provided for in the militia
section of the national defense act
would be reserved for the naval mllitla.
If the guard is expanded. plan Tor
sixteen infantry and two cavalry divl-
sions has been prepared. A table for
warded to the states shows the tenta :
tive scheme of organization, beginning
with the fifth division. as the first TOUR
divisions would be composed Oh regular
troops.
The District of Columbia guardsmen
will be in the eighth division. troops of
the other states in the DIVISION being
New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland.
How Militia Will Be Organized.
A total of 402.965 men in the Ma
tional Guard thus contemplated would
be organized into 144 regiments of in
fantry. sixteen regiments of cavalry,
forty-eight regiments of field artillery
and sixteen regiments of engineers
sixteen field battalions of signal troops,
fifteen aero squadrons and the neces-
sary sanitary and supply trains for SIX
teen infantry divisions and eighteen
regiments of cavalry, two regiments OF
field artillery, two battalions OF eng1-
neers and two signal battalions and
necessary auxiliary troops for two cav
airy divisions, supplemented by twenty
four regiments of field artillery. four
telephone battalions and six field bat
talions of signal troops, which would
be assigned to army corps OF field arm
les when these were organized. Also
supplementing the mobile forces would
be 212 companies of coast artillery,
extra battalion of infantry designated
as coast artillery supports.
| The equalization of forces between
the divisions is accomplished through
the cavalry divisions, the coast artil-
1ery troops, the army corps forces and
the naval militia. New York, for ex-
ample, would be called on for $4,000
men. all told, at peace strength, where
as the war strength of an infantry divi-
sion, such as the state will supply, is
approximately $4,000 men.
To balance that. in addition to a full
| infantry division. New York would sup
ply $500 naval militiauen, as already
noted. 4.233 coast artillerymen and also
| one additional regiment of cavalry, to
go into one of the cavalry divisions
New York also would supply three
! regiments of army corps field artillery
Evening star., 1917-05-13

Purchase of white and fancy col
ored striped Turkish bath towels in
sizes up to 24x50. Heavy. firm.
doubIe-pile quality. Run of the
miiP'-a tiny spot or dropped
thread here and there, but none
hurt
Evening star., 1917-05-13
DIED.

BROWN. On Friday. May IL. 1917. ROBERT
c.. beloved husband of Elizabeth Brown and
father of Tucker C.. Brown. in the seventy
ninth year of his age. Remains can be seen
at the funeral parlors of p. A. Taltavull. 443
7th street southwest.
Nnftao nf f,,ar ffnr
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-05
RELIEF SHIP WAS
VICTIM OF U-BOAT
STEAMER EUPHRATES WITH
BELGIAN SUPPLIES ABOARD IS
SENT TO BOTTOM
Ne Americans We're Aboard Ship:
Vessel Was cOnspicuOusly Marked
So as to Avoid Danger Of Mistakes;
Small Crew Was Carried.

LONDON, Feb. 5.-OfficiaE infor-
nation received concerning the sink
ing of the steamer Euphrates shows
that the probable first victim of the
new submarine policy Of the central
powers was a Belgien relief ship.
The Euphrates had carried cargo
Of relief supplies from the United
States and was homeward bound In
ballast when she was torpedoed. Sew
eral members Of the crew have been
rescued and have reached an outlying
port
Vessels COnsplcuOusly Marked.
In connection with the sinking OF
the Buphrates, 1t Is pointed out that
all relief shops. even when homeward
bound. conspicuously display the flags
Of the Commission for Relief in Bel
glum and carry balls at the hast
heads, the latter to prevent aerial at
tacis.
They also carry the safe conduct Of
the German Consul General at Rot
terdam just as loaded vessels carry a
safe canduct from the German Con-
sul-General at New York.
No Americans Aboard.
The sinking Of the belgian steamer
EUphrates Of 1909 tons gross was an
nounced by Lloyd's Shipping Agency
NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-The steam
ship Euphrates was under charter to
the Belgian Relief Commission and
would have taken another cargo from
New York 10 Rotterdam had she re-
turned safely 70 America. It was said
by representatives OF the commission
here today.
She carried a crew Of between 25
ard 80 men. none pf whom was an
! american so far as Is known
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-05

nesmess ex-President Rot Sc
velt and William J. Bryan op.
pose the formation of such a
League. Mr.. Bryan S such an
extreme pacifist that the use 5t
force, or the threat TO use
force, is offensive to him, even
Iif the purpose be to insure in
ternatiOnal order. Mr. 2Oose-
Welt expr eSSes the feal that
Justice would suffer through
the operations of a peace
league of nations.
Walter L. Fisher, who was
secretary of the interior in the
Taft cabinet, stands strongly
for the movement championed
by Taft and Wilson. In an
address before the Indiana leg
islature last week Mr.. Fisher
argued that a league of nations
to enforce peace, instead of be-
ing an "entangling alliance, "
would be a '1iberating alli-
ance." The United States, he
said, should not refrain for
reasons based on outgrown ira
ditiOns from participating in
the work of a league which
would have for its object "nO
notion of aggression, no selfish
purpose, and which could call
upon its members only for one
thing, the use of economic pres
sure, and if need be of military
force, to compel a resort to ar
bitration or conciliation before
an actual resort to war"
Enforced peace as thought
full advocates of a peace league
of nations understand it is
peace made preferable to war
through negotiations conduct
ed during a period of deferred
hostilities. This period would
be secured by the use of moral
and economic pressure, backed
by arms, of nations leagued to-
gether to substitute Just deal
ing for any sudden panic
stricken hurting of hastily mo-
bilized armies and fleets at one
another. ANY one who doubts
the efficiency of such pressure
systematically and impartially
applied should reflect upon the
efforts. continued to this day
Of the nations now at war to
throw upon their adversaries
the blame for beginning hostil-
ities.-Chicago News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-05
REALTY TRANSFERS
warranty DEEDS.

w. ]. Furnish ct ux. to NJ E
WhitmOre, $500, NV IA section IA
and NE IA and SW IA section Is.
township north, range 80
s. d. Dobler, ct vir, to W. B. Spin
ming, 81, SW IA SW IA section Is.
township north. range 2S.
l. S. Mattoon, ct ux, to ]. A. Grant
81, acreage in township 5 north
range 20.
Hartman Abstract Company to ]
w Campbell, 81, NE IA Sc IA and
E I2 NE IA. section 80, township 8
north, range 2S.
Ira Julian, ct ux, to NJ. D. Smith
5000, lots and 7 and n IL lot g.
block 8. Helix.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-05
MUSTEROLE-QUICK
RELIEF! NO BLISTER!
1t Soothes and Relieves Like q
Mustard Plaster Without
the Burn or Sting

Musterole is a clean, white ointment,
made with the oil Of mustard. 1t does all
the work of the old-fashioned mustard
plaster-does it better and does not blis-
ter. You do not have to bother with a
cloth. You simply rub It on-and usually
the pain is goneI
Many doctors and nurses use Muster
ole and recommend it to their patients.
They will gladly tell you what relief it
gives from sore throat, bronchitis, Group,
stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, congestion,
pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains
and aches of the back or joints, sprains,
sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted
feet, colds of the chest (it often pre-
vents DnetmoniaD.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-05
AMERICA FIRST, THE
WATCHWORD

m ERMANY'S course in pro
" posing the ruthless sink
ing of merchantmen, neu'
traI ships included, without
warning or conformance with
the time honored rule Of visit
and search made it necessary
9or President Wilson to break
with the German government.
Our nation was committed to
such a course in the event OF
German transgression and the
new submarine order, left US
no honorable alternative.
The situation as it stands is
most grave. The breaking of
diplomatic relations generally
means war. In all probability
we will soon be at war with the
imperial government. Hope for
peace rests chiefly in the
thought that the German gov
ernment may possibly recede
IRON its announced purpose
and not treat neutral shippig
as threatened. The hope at
this time seems farfetched, yet
II may be realized.
If war comes the part this
nation will play is yet un-
known to the public. We might
aid ia equipping and financing
the foes of Germany but take
little or no part in the actual
strife. On the other hand ouI
navy might be brought into di'
rect use, particularly for the
protection Of shipping. Oul
government might call for the
mobilization Of a large force Of
volunteer troops so as to have
such a force in readiness fol
service in the event of need
We might even send troops tC
Europe. but such is improbable
Let the developments bt
what they may there is one
course and one only open t
people of this republic. i
consists in loyal and courageous
support of the government
come what may. We have
wise headed president who vii
keep us at peace if he can de-
Ea with national propriety, buf
he is courageous and he viii
finch from no duty even if i
leads to war.
Meanwhile america First
Is the proper motto for all oul
people, be they native of for
eign born, pro-ally or pro-Ger
anan.