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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
TrinI nr Rnmn Interests.

ROSEBURG, Dec. 2S.-Douglas
county people are much interested in
the trial of Floyd Ramp, radical So
cialist, which was scheduled for to-
day in federal district Judge Wolver-
toms court at Portland. Ramp Is
charged with interfering with the
draft measure in and near Roseburg
and was indicted by a federal grand
jury.
An attack upon the constitutional
ity of the selective service law is ex-
pected to be the chief defense. II
was upon this ground that an unsuc-
cessful effort was made recently by
Ramp to set aside the indictment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
OVER THE NORTHWEST

OF especial interest at today's gem
eral assembly We're talks by Dr. Rich
ard Burton and ProA Frank ii. Lea
witt. Burton. who Is head of the
English department of the UniVer-
sity of Minnesota. spoke on THE Lit
erature of the Great War" Prot
Leavitt, Chicago University and au-
thority in the field of industrial edu-
cation, discussed this subject and told
of Oregon's opportunity to receive
$4,000 from the government for in
dustrial education as a result of the
passage of the Smith-Hughes law, he
helped formulate.
George A. Prisce, Ashland, presi'
dent of the association, took a prom
inent part in today's program as did
the following oregon educators; Levi
Pennington, Forest Grove; c. A. How
ard, Eugene; A. C. Hampton, La
Grande; ]. w. Todd. Miss Jessie U.
Cox, Mrs. Marie Won Eschen, Mrs. M.
L. Fulkerson, Flora NJ. Cass, G. r.
Bonnell. ]. A. Churchill, G. F. Car
Teton, Salem; H. E. Hussong, j. w.
Translator, ASTORIA; Clyde T. Bon
rey, Corinne Metz, Philip Parcher,
The Dalles; Miss Gladys Smith, Miss
Louise Bailey, Pendleton; a. c.
Schmidt, Albany; Heinrich Heiden-
rich, Roseburg; Harold Mason, La
Grande.
Sessions will continue all of to-
morrow with special work and ad-
dresses in all departments.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
COuNTY'S
RED CROSS DRIVE
NETS OVER 10000

Umatilla county's total Red Cross
membership will be past the 10000 |
mark but the exact figure will not |
be known until Campaign Manager |
K. 7. Bishop checks up all reports |
from over the county.
Mr.. Bishop gives credit for the
success of the drive which placed
CmatiIIa again at the head of the list
to the large corps of enthusiastic
workers who were organized in every
community and whose efforts were
untiring despite weather and road
handicaps.
The following is a list of the vari-
Gus chairmen and campaign mana
gers:
Adams-Mrs. Chas. Dupuis, chair
man; L. L. Lieuallen, campaign man
ager.
Athena-Mrs. Matte Hill, chair
man; w. S. Gleisier, campaign man
ager.
Weston-Mrs. F. D. Watts, chair
man; Sim A. Barnes, campaign man
ageer.
Milton-Mrs. S. E. Deveney. chair
man; G. w. Price, campaign man
ager.
Freewater-Mrs. Fred Evans, chair
man; J. F. Slower, campaign man
ager.
/ Fruitvale, Freewater p. O.-Mrs.
I D. c. Holbrook, chairman; r. S. Blk
r by campaign manager.
/ Umapine-Mrs. V. Hoon, chairman;
Claid Beal, campaign manager.
! Umatilla-Mrs. Fred McCune,
chairman; VIM. Switzler, campaign
manager.
Helix-Mrs. ]. S. Anderson, chair
man; Leroy Penland, campaign
manager.
/ Echo-Mrs. T. NJ. johnson, chair
man; Asa Thomson, campaign man
ager.
stanfield-Mrs. c. w. Connor,
chairman; Ralph Holte, campaign
manager.
1 Hermiston-Mrs. ]. H. strohm,
chairman; Thos. Campbell, campaign
manager.
Pilot Rock-Mrs. A. E. Schlegel,
chairman; L. c. Scharpf, campaign
manager.
h Pendleton-Dr. w. D. McNary,
campaign manager.
Roy 7. Bishop, campaign manager
for county.
J. H. Gwinn, publicity manager
]. r. Raley, manager of speakers.
PendletOn Committees.
Street Booth.
Mrs. w. d. McNary, Mrs. Rembolt,
Miss Grace Oliver, assisted by Helen
Nelson, Blanch Furnish, Rev. Alfred
Lockwood, Miss Margaret Phelps, Miss
Jane Murphy, Rev. r. +. Gornall,
Mrs Roy Bishop, Miss Claire Raley,
Miss Mildred Berkeley.
w. G. II. L.
pG
&c. z. Rudd, Mrs. J. c. Wordsworth,
Mrs F. l.. King, Mrs. E. w. Myers,
Mrs. 5. A. Lowell, Mrs. f. Pearson,
Mrs. r. o. Hawks. Mrs c. f. Wheeler.
Thursday Afternoon Club
Mrs w. D. McNary, chairman;
Mrs. Lima Sturgis, Mrs. A. j. owen,
Mrs. Brook Dickson, Mrs. +. T. Wade,
Mrs. W. c. f. Pruitt, Mrs. F. f. Judd
Mrs. Roy r. Bishop, Mrs. b. l. Bur
roughs, Mrs. J. A Fee.
Current Literature.
Mrs. A. J. McAllister, chairman;
Mrs. Chas. Marsh, Mrs. Mary Disos-
way, Mrs. II. f Bickers, Mrs. G. NJ.
Rice, Mrs H. W. Collins.
Civic Club.
Mrs. ]. II. Richardson. chairman;
Mrs. Chas Hamilton, Mrs. Jas. Johns,
sr., Mrs. Chas. Greulich, Mrs. J. r.
'RaIey, Mrs Fred Earl.
Parent Teachers Association.
Mrs. c. II. Williams, chalrman'
Mrs. Kenneth McRea, Mrs. c. w.
Phelps Mrs. f.. j. Murphy, Mrs. X. T..
'Wattenberg, Mrs. Walter jones' MIS-
H. +. Cook, Mrs. A. NJ. Winn, MIS-
L. Mortimer, Mrs. J. y. McCook' Mrs
f. ]. Montgomery, Mrs l. A. McCllh-
toch. Mrs. II. l. Simpson, Mrs. Glen
cannon, Mrs. Swanson.
Delphian.
Mrs, Laura Nash, chairman; Mrs
T.oY,elI Rogers. Mrs. Geo. Hartman
Ms { A Newberry. Mrs. ". NJ. Mat
lock, Mrs. J. l.. Vaughan.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
Teachers in Convention.

PORTLAND Dec. 2S.-Atter
day of strict attention to the business
of the organization the 1000 oregon
school teachers here attending the
annual convention of the State
Teachers Association today took up
general assembly matters and study
in various departmental institutes,
each headed by an authority.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28
soldier and sailor Insurance.

The insurance offered by the Unit
ed States government to members OF
its military and naval forces has been
called the most just and humane pro-
vision ever made by any nation for
is soldiers and sailors.
That it's value and advantages are
appreciated by the army and navy
is evidenced by the extent which 1t
has been availed of. Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo officially announce
ed on December II that eSS,924 ap-
plications had already been received,
representing $2,O7S,72S,5OO Of insur-
ance.
The average amount for applicants
is $S.679, which is very little less
than the maximum of $4,000. The
American forces in France were
prompt in availing themselves of the
insurance, Gen. Pershing himself
subscribing to the maximum of $1O,-
600.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28

Returned soldiers say that bonn
bardment is as terrible in its way as
a Jazz band concert.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-28

Mrs. Laura Nash, chairman; Mrs
T.ov,eu Rogers. Mrs. Geo. Hartman
Mrs. s. 4. Newberry. Mrs. ". NJ Mat
lock, Mrs. J. l.. Vaughan.
The Washington times., 1917-07-15
Saving the Nations Birds

This something was a small black
and white bird. which. with sharp
clattering notes and swapping bill,
struck continually at this great
hawk many times its size.
The hawk seemed at once TO for
get the frightened sandpiper. All
ms attention was taken Up with es-
Gaping from this infuriated bundle
OF feathers. with its sharp beak
continually lacerating his back. For
fully quarter OF a mile the pur-
suit continued until the hawk was
able TO escape into a wood on the
other side OF the lake.
This particular kIngbird seemed
TO be the self-appointed sentry for
the entire lake. Once again | saw
him drive on a great turkey vulture.
actually slight.ng on its back. and
] can only say that any crow who
ventured into the neighborhood
found that his life was made most
miserable. Just why he had taken
these duties upon himself II IL i'm
possible to say But such was the
case.
The kingbird's chief occupation
seems 20 be hunting food. His meth
DDS are all his own While the
Woodpecker searches for his food
in the bark OF trees. and kingfshers
and herons get theirs from the
The Washington times., 1917-07-15
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE

The story opens with the arrival Of Full
bert. a Buddhist monk OF the TibetAn
Lama at an isolated and mysterious
house on the western end Of the island
of Cabrera. By a signal he Is admitted
and greets Oxus the master OF the house.
with whom he Is plotting for the making
o. a human creature, which. bg mean5 OF
vivisectIon. will have such powers that II
will finally bring all the nations OF the
earth to his feet.
In tie secret Lanlaist Order the killing
OF human beings was not considered
matter TO bring regret II murder was
done in their cause. the cauEe beinE a
dream Of world power, a power that
would give the Lamaists the actual con-
troll OF conduct OF the peoples OF the earth
These fanatics. working with the fright-
full strength Of their kind. finally decide
on the means by which they Will attain
this goal. The replacing OF human lungs
by the breathing organs Of nsh VIII
make a man-hsh, creature that may SIP
into the sea and from below sweep the
oceans cs every ship that floats.
Oxus had expected his own daughter
Bertha to give birth to male child. but
a little girl was born instead. The plot
tiers then decided TO look elsewhere, and
FNulbert in a L.amaist monastery In Spatn.
brings the search to a successful close
when lie takes from Martha de Bliguires
her male infant born out Of wedlock-
The mother goes mad when the child Is
torn from her breast
Eighteen years pass. and TIE scene Is
Shifted TO the messroOn OF the French
torpedo boat Cyclone IN Nillefranche har-
Dor. II Is February l. The commander,
The Washington times., 1917-07-15

OF the rising talent of Tennyson was
shown more than once.
His friends pleaded that his ma
ture was super-sensitIve and his
temperament nervous. But he seems
to have been unusually eKacting
even to his best friends.
His married life brought him no
happiness. There is little doubt
that there was much to be said for
him. His wife. who was as noted
for her wit as for her beauty. at
tackled him after their separation
had been decided upon in every pos
sible manner. She wrote satiricAl
novels in which he had the doubt
full honor OF being the hero. and
when he was at last persuaded to
stand for Parlisment-that being
one.of the duties OF an English gem
tleman-she temporarily abandoned
her home in Paris TO hAranEue the
voters at the polls.
Shortly before he died at TorQuay,
IN 1873. he confessed to one Of his
friends that. II he had not been ex-
actly happy he had at least
achieved his dream of making a
place for himself in English litera-
ture. In his will he stipulated that
the cost OF my funeral shall be re-
stricted TO that fitting for an Eng
lish gentleman"
The Washington times., 1917-07-15
The Worlds Greatest Dreamers

which was at one time a favorite
part with English actresses. The
modern audience finds 1t both stilt-
ed and old-fashioned.
Inheriting a historical name and
a fortune sufficient TO keep up his
position. he said that he retarded
them "as the incentive to eXeTtion
rather than the title-deeds OF sloth."
He certainly worked harder than
any hackwriter of his day.
His first book. written between
thirteen and fifteen, consisting OF a
collection OF poems. was published
at his own expense. Its chief, II not
its only. value to-day is its rarity.
Almost as great a dandy as
DIsraeli. he excited both satire and
ridicule by what were thought to
be afTectatiors Of both speech and
manner Someone said of him that
he might have lived TO be a greater
artist IL he could only have forgot
ten that he was first OF all an Eng
lish gentleman. He was as much
satirized and caricatured as any
man could well be.
In his turn he attacked not only
his enemies. but people who dared
TO disagree with his point OF view.
!n . vitriolic manner. HIS jealousy
The Washington times., 1917-07-15

water. the kingbird takes his stand
on the topmOst branch OF some
small tree. telegraph pole or barbed
wire fence. where he seems to re-
main almost motionless for some
time. Then just as you have made
up your mind that he is there merely
to get the view. he will dash out a
hundred feet or more, seize an in
sect which his sharp little eve has
discovered. and then return 10 mis-
perch.
After a heavy raInstorm very few
Insects are in the air-the wind and
the rain having killed many Of them.
Then, and then only. does the king
bird descend to search for them on
the ground.
The kingbird's nest Is a rather
bulky anair. but II Is very compact
and strong. The Eggs are white
with brownish spotA
There. Is 81 U.u tradition, which
has not been verified. that the king
bird can open the feathers on the
crown OF Its head. disclosing a
bright orAnge-red spot at will, and
that he does this to deceive insects
into the belief that they have dis
covered a flower where honey may
be gathered. Whether this Is true
the fact remains that he seems to be
a very able hunter when II comes
70 gathering IN insectA
The Washington times., 1917-07-15
By G. A. Martin.

WHATEVER place may ulti-
" mately be allotted to Edward
Bulwer LyttOn in the his
tory OF English literature. IL must
be conceded that in his own day
ne stood forth not only in his native
land but in Continental Europe as
the most typical representative Of
literary character that his time af-
forded
Also he must be given credit for
having reached his goal without
any unusual natural gifts otl.er
than a genuine love for literature
and a determination TO succeed in
his chosen field
He himself said that. having no
talent for painting or sculpture. he
had turned TO the writer's art de-
termined TO make a place foy him
self II industry and inte!lig ence
could accomplish that end
There was no branch uf writing
that he did not attempt. Nrvels,
histories, satires. essays, poems ora
tions and dramas-he tried ,Lrm
all. His plays were much ADMIRED.
particularly The Lady of Lyons"
The Washington times., 1917-07-15
A Little Talk With Flirts
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Tragedy Often Walks in the Wake
of Heartless Coquetting and
Chance Acquaintanceship.
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

wasn't The vill1iny OF the story
was hers She killed the two boys
after she had killed their souls.
Any nirt who plays with human
passions and emotions is inviting
tragedy. II there 10 any Joy in
treadlng on some one slse's heart:
II torturinE some one else, that
their suffering may exAlt you.
means Joy and excitement, are you
ready to be responsible for agony.
for the calamity and violence that
may result for human life itSslfi
The man or woman who wantonly
nirts II nothing less than . cruel
pagan Of the sort who sat in . Ro-
man arena and watched the gladia-
tors destroy each other. bIotting out
forever years of life that he might
have an hours excitement.
what an exaggerated, romantic
viewpointF' you say to yourself.
Perfectly absurd; such things don't
happen"
Don't they7 And yet almost daily
the papers record emotional crimes
crimes committed By weak. half
crazed men and women who have
been led on wildly to desire and
who have been Jeered at and nouted-
The Other Kind.
The other kind OF Irritation 10
fully as dangerous. Flirting with
danger when you have a chance to
win anything is decidedly worth
while. Scaling = mountain in the
hope OF discovering a new plant.
and sailing strange seas to discover
a continent bring honor even to the
man who fails. But getting your
self into a cheap and commonplace
emotional danger where you can't
win anything but your own weak
satisfaction is pitiable. contempti-
BILE.
The good-lookinE stranger you see
In q car may be an escaped convict
He couldn't be-he's so stunning
and well-dressed and EentlemAnly."
you say. These are all part Of the
game-his stock in trade.
The appealing little blue-syed
beauty whose eyes beckon you may
be a blsckmEiler. Her game may
be to trap An easy mark into almost
any kind of q Swindle.
would you walk into a tunnel
with a lighted candle In one hand
and . kerosene torch in the other
II you knew gunpowder was stored
all about your Scarcely. You
probably wouldn't 60 with an elsc-
trie nash unless you were properly
guided and had an authoritative
guarantee that the explosive was
boxed up carefully. And even then
you would probably remark that
you hadn't any business in there
anyhow and you guessed you'd take
II for granted that It was an Inter-
esting sight
Think II over. II has q very deh-
mite application to your argument
The Washington times., 1917-07-15
NOw Go On With the Story

torpedo boats suddenly reversed their
engines and stopped.
The anxious squadron saw signals
run up the mast of the Patrie-
Through unconscious habit. the men
everywhere set about reading them,
when. suddenly. at the extreme end
OF the fleet, a second report shook the
air.
Terrified. they saw an armored crui-
ser part in two, pierced at the same
moment at bow and stern. Almost
Immediately a cloud Of flames, water,
and smoke swallowed her forever
1T is the Du Chayla,' groaned
Sainte-Claire.
Yes, with lie Kerbellac in COM
mand. Poor old fellow
.Of course. il was he who was right
his presentiments did not deceive
him" And the commander Of the Cy-
clone took of his cap Eravely in sa-
lutte to the brave old captain and his
crew who were dying down there
amidst the wreckage of their ship.
From Gibraltar kilograms We're
sent which set OF the great fuse OF
terrible tidings which, in a few hours.
had run around the world
At Gibraltar England had lost one
of her finest men-o'-war and four
hundred and thirty-five men, an ad-
miral among them: France had lost
one OF her best cruisers and two hun
dred and forty-eight men All. this
took place on February 5. at o'clock
in the afternoon. At in the evening
the magnificent bridge which span
ned the Rhone and connected Beau
caire and Tarascen was blown up. its
piles being utterly demolished. The
next day the armored cruised Carl
baldi was blown up in the port OF
Spezia, dragging down her four hun
dred and fifty men with her.
Thus. the regular. implacable route
of the scourge could be followed upon
the map.
Leaving Heligoland, in the North
Sea, he had crossed the British Chan
mel. pausing at Portsmouth and Cher
bourg. Descending the Atlantic. he
touched at Lisbon. crossed the Straits
OF Gibraltar, and passed from the
The Washington times., 1917-07-15

Lieut.. Louis de Ciserat, Il talking to hi1
friend Ensign Sainte-Clatre- CiBerag
calls attention to a newspaper article
which tells OF the visit OF a mySteriouB
stranger to the palace Of the Kaiser On
January l. The stranger. II seems, hand
ed the Kaiser q parchment IN which ne
tthe EmperoPl was commanded to dis
solve the Reichstag. dismiss his minis
ters and substitute others. to be named
BY the Unknown" Failure TO do this
means the destruction Of the German En-
pire II the commands are obeyed. tha
parchment stated. the Unknown" prom
ised TO pay all the debts OF the nations
10 unburden the people Of their taxes for
a year. and also to do away with the
standing army.
The two French officers then look at
newspapers OF later date and see that
similar proclamations were received
through the mall by the rulers Of France,
Belgium, Denmark. Great Britain. Aus
tria, Russia and Holland.
Ciserat and the other officers OF the
French squadron are summoned on board
Admiral Germinet's flagship. The Ad-
niral announces that the Unknown" has
blown up a German and a British battle
chip. and has also destroyed Fort Chav-
aganac. CherbourE The admiral notifies
the commanders that their squadron OF
forty-six chips and a British feet OF
thlrty-four ships are to unite In block
Ing the Straits Of Gibraltar to keep the
Unknown out OF the Mediterranean. and
tells them to be ready to sail within NJ
teen minutes He then calls for three
cheers for France. The officers start 70
cheer but their shouts suddenly die away.
The Washington times., 1917-07-15
Put Him Out of Your Life
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
l e1L ected to marry In April.
My nance was 4 divorced man and
mas a son sixteen. This boy per-
suAded his father not TO marry.
hopinE his father would remArry
MS divorced wife So his father
broke his promise to marry me.
He says he loves me, but will
never marry. Now I dearly love
this man and cannot forget
NAE.
DO you know l feel the young son
with his future ahead of him is
the one who ought to be considered.
His loyalty to his mother.is a beau
tiful thing and you have no right
to interfere with II. After all. the
Ideal solution OF the case is for the
man to forgive the woman who 10
the mother OF his child and return
to her. You must put him out OF
your life and respect the circle
which he. his son and that sons
mother make. II 10 q sacrihce. I
know. but would you take your hap
piness at the cost OF stealing a man
from his son: Some day he might
hate you for II and that would steal
his love for you In turn. Don't
risk IL
The Washington times., 1917-07-15

Mediterranean into the River Rhone.
Emerging once more into the Medi-
terranean. he gave notice at Spezia
OF his presence. From thence he pro-
ceeded to Malta, where he destroyed
a fort.
Shortly after, still with his pro-
digious speed. he entered the Black
Sea, sank the Russian ship Pantelei-
mon. returned to the Bosphorus, des-
troying as he passed the Turkish
cruiser Selemieh.
Gaining the Suez Canal, he crossed
it before any Of the hastily built bar
riers could stop him. and sank a part
OF the Quays of Suez.
Descending the Red Sea. he showed
his presence in the Gulf OF Alden BY
destroying two large Greek mer-
chantmen.
Four days later he demolished an
English ship in the Bay OF CeylOn,
and week later blew up an Ameri-
can cruiser near the eastern end Of
the Philippines.
Like lightning he descended UPON
Yokohama and sank the two Japan
ese cruisers Katori and MikaSa.
A Tempest of Terror.
A tempest of terror swept the
globe. The powers were panic-strick-
en-. the administrative life disorgan-
lied. commerce utterly parslyzed.
The nations soon collected them
selves, however. They mobilized on
land and on sea. multiplied their
coast defenses, and prepared them
selves. amid great confusion. to COM
bat their mysterious enemy as best
they could Political parties forKoG
their dissensions and united aEainbe
the common enemv.
The anarchIstic societies alone took
sides with the unknown scorner of ~
tablished order. They. more excited
and numerous than influential. tried
to assuage public grief by dwelling
upon the promises OF The Unknown"
mo public debts, no unjust taxes,
no standing armies" they urged.
To BE Continued Monday.
The Washington times., 1917-07-15
Advice to the LOvelOrn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Friendship and Secrets.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
A claims that friendship con-
stitutes the giving OF ones conf
dence to another. and receiving
the others confidence in return.
Furthermore. in following up such
condolences by questions from
time to time.
B claims that confidins secrets
TO a second party Is no indication
at all OF friendship; that one can
do this without feeling a strong
friendship. and that one can feel q
strong friendship for another and
still not be inclined to divulge
ones affairs. or secrets to such
party. Also that Il 10 not fair to
take advantage Of q friendship. or
of q confidence placed, by follow
ing same up with further in
qulries. 3. s.
FRIENDSHIP consists in honest
liking. in mutual respect, in
sharing pursuits and enjoyments.
1t need not be based on condolences
given or received. In fact it ought
to respect reserve. Too many of
US have q way OF discussing our af-
fairs freely and OF burdeninE our
friends with all sorts Of condolences