East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-11
live news OF
THE NORTHWEST

TACOMA. Wash, May 11.-Get rid
of Fido and get pig or Belgian hare
fer a pet. You can't eat the dog.
but pork or the hare are good enough
To grace any table. This today is the
recommendation OF the Pierce county
war food committee to the people OF
Tacoma. County Agriculturist
Charles A. Cole has figured II out
that one dog costs the state 500 a
year. and the committee roundly
scored those who keep such animals.
The committee is also discouraginS
the use of veal, claiming that calves
should be allowed to mature. The
committee proposed to urge the en-
actment Of ordinances which will al
low the keeping of pigs in the city
limits.
pIrIIMAN Fash, May 1.-THE
annual track and field meet between
the University of Idaho and the WASH
ington State College will be held mere
tomorrow. In spite of the fact that
both schools have lost many men
through enlistments. a spirited con-
test is forecasted.
ROsEBURG, Ore. May IA part
of the Oregon & California railroad
grant lands will be thrown open TO
settlement within the next six months
in the opinion of local land offlce OF
ficials. A part of the grant lands in
southern Oregon was classified last
summer. but the work was discontin-
ued m the fall on account of disa-
greeabIe weather. 1t is expected thar
classifying will be resumed within
few weeks.
TACOMA, Wash, MAY 11.-What is
believed to be the tallest one-piece
fiagpole in the United States, che
property of August Johnson, is locat-
ed at Long Branch, Pierce county
The pole stands 1855 feet high and Is
a dead tree which was trimmed,
peeled and rugged by a sailor frieno
of Johnson. The sailor spent two
weeks working on the pole. 1lVe-
inch gold ball adorns the top OF the
staff. but it looks like a marble from
the ground. johnson now is trying 10
find a flag suitable for the pole.
PORTLAND. ore. May 1l.-Ever
hear of the Pkrtinians? Well neil
ther did most Portlanders until to-
day and goodness knows how much
longer they would have been ignor-
ant of the nation had it not been for
the fact that somebody organized
tag day for their benefit and Port
landers today are digging deep IN
their pockets to lessen their surfer
irgs. The ITkrtinians inhabit the buI-
fer territory between Russia and Aus
tria and have suffered great hard
ships because of the war. Many
thousands were left destitute, and
thousands have been dragged INTO
captivity by the warning states
SALEM. ore. May I1.-Hats off
to the farmerl Under proclamation
of Governor Withycombe tomorrow
is Agricultural Day in Oregon the
executive urged that organizations
and individuals cooperating in our
agriculture preparedness campaign
shall devote that day to devising
ways and means for the most efficl-
emf administration of the important
work which lies before them
PORTLAND. ore. May 11.-Nico-
la Emilia can't keep his mouth smut
If he could keep his troubles to NM
self he would he a free man, but ne
couldn't and today is Inf jail mere
and a murder mystery of 10 years
standing-one that baffled the po-
lice-has been solved. all because EN-
lila talked. 1t was only the other DAY
that Emilia was working in British
Columbia coal mines. He had
chum. and he told the chum he muir
dered Ciaomine Alar December 2S'
1907 i'm Portland The chum told
policeman in Vancouver, Is. c. The
policeman informed the Portland po-
lice. and. well-today Emilia is IN
iail charged with murder. Portlahu
police say that Emilia shot Alari fol-
IowAr a Quarrel over the possession
or S9OO which the two had stolen
the night before. Emilia was only
10 years old at the time of the crime
PORTLAND. ore. May 1l.-Wom-
en- today are replacing japanese as
car cleaners in the terminals of the
Spokane. Portland and Seattle Wom-
en- have not been called upon to sup
pIant mon as employees in the offices
of the roads entering Portland as
N-at but many men are enlisting and
a shortage of railroad men is threat
ened. From Seattle come reports OF
difficulty in getting male stenogra-
pliers and wagon drivers. shortage
there is not due SO much to enlist
ments as TO inducements offered by
commercial houses.
EUG ENE, ore May 11.-Wher-
ever there is a graduate of the Uni
versity Of oregon today. it's state
University DAY. Each Of the thou
sands, who have graduated from ore
CONS big state school today is eN'
pccted to enlist his support in the
cause Of the university and to aWaker
anew his love for the big school a
patriotic trend will be given to th'
observance Of the day at Eugene
through the fact that so many of tins
students have enlisted. One OF th'
main purposes Of the day this year 4
To recruit hich school students wh'
will take the places Of the L. Of q
men who have answered the call L
the colors.