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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
PATRIOTISM KEYNOTE.
AT ELON COLLEGE
Especial to The Richmond vireinian.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian. J
Elon College, N c., Sept s.--The
forecasted results ISSUED by the col
lege administrative office a few days
ago with reference to the 1917 open
ing have been more than justified In
the registration totals today And
that means that the hill is jubilant
at this time.
AT the initial chapel service Presi-
dent Harper, in welcoming the stu
dents, said that his feelings were OF
joy and sorrow eomTaingled-sefre
that many familiar faces which would
have been present. but We're not be-
cause OF the international situation,
We're lacking in the sea OF faces in
front OF him; and Joy because of the
splendid company that he WINS prlvil-
eyed to greet. 1t begins to look now
as II the present freshman class is
to be the largest UP to this date.
Patriotism is everywhere In evil
dence on tho hill Most of students are
wearing flags and have flags display
ed from their windows The college
auditorium Is decorated in the nation
al colors, and mammoth flag floats
proudly and becomingly In the breeze
on the tower of the administration
building,
The senior and Junior classes have
been hit particularly hard, but his
college with the others Ia glad to do
its. bit and to suffer Its due need In
this supreme crisis.
The president next Sunday
morning, 1t has been announced. il
to use as the theme OF his opening
address for the college year. THE
College Man and Patriotism
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
MAY PRODUCE HYBRID PEAR.
Federal Expertmenters TN Hawaii
Seek New Type of Avocado,

A new hybrid variety of avocado.
better known In the Hawaiian Is
lands as the alligator pear" la be-
ing raised at the United States ex-
detrimental station In Honolulu. The
stations stafY IL crossing the Guate-
maia and West Indian types. The
former pear liz characterized by a
thick. woody or corky skin, which
furnishes ample protection, while the
latter. which Is very rich pear.
has thin skin and poor protection,
Hyhr!ds. which are the result OF
crossing the Guatemala type with the
pollen from four varieties OF the
West Indian type. are now growing at
the station.
In bulletin just published by the
station. the statement la made that
II 1t Is possible to create a winter
fruiting avocado. which com ONE
high oil content and excellence h1
flavor with the protective rind. much
VIII be pisshea. At the Same
time. II would be an acquisition OF
some what less value II a summer
fruiting variety could be obtained
with tough rind. The avocado crop
i'm Hawaii this year Is not as large
as in former years on account OF
drastic efforts TO protect trees and
pears from the Mediterranean fly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
BROWN FAVORED IN HATS.
Several Variations Of This Shade Are
Selling for Fall.


Brown is one of the most favored
colors in fall millinery. according to
the bulletin of the Retail Millinery
Association of America. New York re-
tail stores report good business on hats
in negre. tobacco, walnut, kolinsky,
and autumn" all OF them being In
cluded In the darker shades of brown
The bulletin quotes its Paris fashion
letter as follows
While black Ii everywhere favor
ed there are wonderful eolors seen.
Old blues. old reds, and old brass
sha&ifnse favored t4oior~ nre-1ot
com bined to any extent. except black
and white. though hlendings of the
same shades are often utilized
THE materials used include panne
and 'peluche' theavy nap plush) vel
vets and satins. The satins are of the
same heavy qualities that are used In
shoes for evening wear. Felt has not
taken.
Feathers are used TO degree.
burnt ostrich are often seen in brass
tints. Burnt feathers are seen in a
brown tint. known as a fur shade.
producing new and very smart eff
feet These feathers are worked to
resemble fur both In color and APP
pearance.
Velvet ribbons In bright colors se
used for bands and bows. and are Oft
en- combined With flowers Of silk or
OF gold or silver Jet ornaments and
jet bands. and sometimes jet hats. are
seen"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
WARS EFFECTS ON DRUGS
England Better Supplied at Home
Than Had Been Generally Supposed.

In a paper read before the Royal
Society of Arts, f. A. Hooking. Il. Sc,
pharmacist to the London hospital,
discussed from a practical standpoint
the effect of the war on the supply of
drugs. Commenting on his paper, the
British Medital Journal says.
"A large proportion of his paper
was concerned with the relative num-
bers of drugs of flrst-rate Importance
hitherto obtained from the central
empires and from other sources. re-
spectively. Mr.. Hooking showed quite
conclusively that apart from the class
of drugs known as 'synthetics.' We
have actually been far less dependent
upon Germany and Austria for our
supply of important drugs than has
sometimes been supposed, and that
even in the production of medicinal
chemicals English manufacturers
have not really been in the past near
~ so reniss as was frequently stated.
He pointed out that even before
the war efficient English substitutes
could be obtained for many of the
well-known German proprietary prep
arations. He also expressed the-efa4Hiesa
that the shortage of certain vegetable
drugs produced by the war hardly
justified the large amount Of attention
lately paid to drug growing in this
country ask ed Wit h a-eerta n
amount of Justification, whether some
of the energy expended in this direc-
ton would not be better employed in
the production of food.
''0ther points mentioned were the
/ difficulties caused by the stoppage OF
the potash and bromine derived from
| the Stassfurt deposits. the proflteering
INDUCED in by certain middlemen at
the commencement of the war, and the
fact that in some cases rises in prices
/ have been caused by neutral produc-
ers taking advantage of the removal
of German competition.
The latter part of the paper was
/ devoted to a brief account of the very
considerable progress achieved during
the last two years by British manu-
facturers of medicinal chemicals in
| the face OF great difficulties. and to
"A short discussion of the probable po-
sition of the drug trade at the end OF
the war. With regard to the latter
question Mr.. Hooking rightly. pointed
out that the question of legislative as
sistance is difficult and that in any
case. 1t is very necessary that manu-
facturefs should cooperate with one
another Instead OF INDUCING in UNI
necessary and wasteful competition,
and that they should. II possible, be
brought more closely into touch with
British workers in the field OF medici-
nal research than has been the case
| in the past"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
.WIZARD" BURBANK
PLEASE TAKE NOT.ICH.

Scranton, Pa. Sept. s-The grow
Ing or potatoes and tomatoes on the
same vine has been accomplished By
Joseph NJ. Stephenson, secretary OF
the Agricultural Preparedness league
OF this county.
Early in the spring Mr.. Stephenson
took five tomato plants and Hike
number Of potato plants and grated
them. The hybrid plants thrived and
to date thirty fne large ripe tome
toes have been picked from one OF
the plants. while investigation OF the
root OF the same plant revealed d
cluster of fine potatoes. Next sea
son Mr. Stephenson declares that he
will have plants for sale to all that
care to try them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
KEEPING THE FIRES
OF BUSINESS BURNING"

Mr.. Robert p. Williams. recorder
and treasurer of Knoxville. In writing
the Manufacturers Record, says:
Enclosed find advertisement on
100000 bonds: you will please in
sert one time In your paper. We must
keep the fires burning at home the
came as on the firing line across the
pond. Your paper, in my opinion, Ia
doing splendid work in this matter"
Mr.. Williams Ia correct. The fires
beneath the boilers must be kept burn
ing. The fires OF all business inter-
ests, except those that are wholly nom
essential in war times. must be driven
by forced draft In order to secure
the largest facilities with which to
win the war. We cannot shut off the
draft and bank the fires and yet pro-
duce the things which are needed for
war
Production work In everything
which tends to broaden the business;
life Of the nation, to intensity its bust
ness activity. to increase It's prosperity
Is thing which must be done in this
war time In order to enable the IA
ton TO finance the war aud TO carry
on the making Of the things upon
which our success depends.
We must mine more coal, even II
the coal operator makes more money
than formerly. We must produce nnue
iron and steel with more regard "a
the extent OF production than the praf-
II that the maker may wan We
he speCulatively risks his money in
trying to find oil. for without MS
speculative tendency we should soon
come 10 the limit Of our oil output
We must encourage the building OF
roads more and more. because railroad
transportation is falling short of the
needs of the country. Automobiles
and motor trucks must largely take
the place. on many highways for pas
senger travel and freight traffic, OF
! inadequate railroad facilities. Water
works and sewerage systems must be
built in order TO maintain the ma
tons health. We would make A vital
mistake If we did not encourage these
things in these war times, for lessen.
ed business activity. lessened prosper
ity. lessened road construction would
all mean lessened ability and efficfen
cy in the war. But nom essential Is
which do not add TO our ability tc
win the war must be rigidIy cut out
regardless of temporary individual
losses
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
F. KELLAM NOW WITH
E. A. SAUNDERS SONS co.

f.. Kellam, the weli-known and
popular salesman, has recently Joined
the salesforce of the f. A. Saunders
Sons Co. and will specialize with the
soft drinks lines handled by this con-
Germ.
Mr.. Kellam, has FOR a long time
been connected with the Virginia
Auction Go. as manager of the rTfer-
chandise department, and la one 0
the most popular salesman in the
city.
With such good beverages as May
flower Gingeraleand "B. b. to
handle. and having back of him the
reputation of such a concern as the
r "A Saunders Sons Co, the sue
cess OF MIR. Kellam in his new work
seems assured.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
BUYING SHOWS UP WELL
Sales for the Week Gain. but Coitec
tions Are Not So GOOD


A summary of merchandising ac-
tivities throughout the country for the
last week, as reported by the Credit
Clearing house. of New York. snow
that while purchases for the week
were slightly in excess Of the previous
week and of the same week last year,
payments were not quite as good in
either case
On the Pacific coast purchases.
though Wen over The corresponding
period II year ago. Were slightly un-
der the volume of business done for
the week ended August "a. Colloe-
tons fell behind in both instances
In the mountain section. while there
was slight Improvement over the
previous week. ii was not quite as
good as the same week last year. In
the matter OF payments however. inn
provement is shown. both over the
previous week and over the CORE
spending week OF 1918.
The northern agricultural section
shows Improvement in purchases over
the week before. as we'll as oyer the
same week year ago, There were
more payments than last week but
not quite SO, many as In the sa me- week
a year back.
The middle agricultural section
while showing a decline IN business
from the same period a year ago. re-
gistered an Increase over a week ago
Collections were slightly behind the
previous week though about on a par
with the same period last year For
the southern agricultural section the
week lust past showed not only an i'm
provement in purchases over the week
before. but also showed Improvement
over the preceding year. Payments,
however, We're not as good as they
were the week before, AS compared
with 1915 they We're a tribe better
In the East business not only was
far in excess OF last year. but there
was a very noticeable Improvement
over the previous week. Payments.
however have fallen behind last year, 5
and somewhat behind the collections
for the previous week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
CHICKS. DOGS, CHILDREN
BRING DIVORCE SUIT

Fort Smith. Ark. September s.
Charging his Wife allowed chickens to
roost In the kitchen and dogs to raise
puppies In the bed. and tina. she kept
rabbits in the stove and allowed them
to die there, Fred Willeford has filed
suit for divorce. Mrs wineford rep
resented to him before their maer.age
she had but three children by ii for
mer marriage. hut she really had
many. more, and they threatened to
Kill him. is also alleged by the hus-
band In the petition. Tho Wiiieforda
were married last January.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
Post "A" Items
T. P. A.

National President J. Y. Bass. OF
Nashville, was a visitor to our city
last Wednesday While here on prA-
vate business. nevertheless he found
time to meet some of the Post
members and give a boost to t. r. A.
matters reported the associa-
ton as prosperous in all sections OF
the country and growing numerically.
notwithstanding the obvious loss due
to members entering the army. Mr.
Bass went direct TO st. Louis to at
tend the regular monthly meeting Oh
the national directors
Don't forget. boys. the regular
monthly meetings of Post A will be
resumed this month. We want rec
ord gathering at headquarters the
last Saturday night in September
Billy Jenkins. our worthy presl-
dent, has some important messages TO
deliver and intends to inject some
pep into the committees working for
new members: 1900 lis the minimum
figure for this year.
The board OF directors has not as
yet announced the article to be given
to Some Post A Member" present
at the meeting September 80: there
Ia no question. however. but that 1t
will be som ething well worth having:
It only requires your presence to M
sure you a chance, so beg OF from
the good wife and mix up with the
boys; It will DO you good and liven
up the occasion.
Our esteemed brother. Geo. w.
Rogers. is looking thin these days;
fourteen hours work each day and
80 rfy nod trr
make ono take on flesh. and George
IL no exception TO the rule. He took
his first quota OF drafted men to
Camp Lee on the 5th. and Is now
preparing the remainder OF his chosen
ones to report to the camp within
the next thirty days, George SAYS he
will know how to secure members for
The T. p A. after his experience as
chairman Of Division No. 4; he Will
simply draft them and make them put
their name on the dotted line and
fork" over the necessary cash. As
chairman of Post A membership COM
mittee he win hereafter prove a
ringer"
President BASS. Secretary Harwood.
Bob Davis and Hugh Powell were
galavanting about the city one day
last week. Something doing YOU can
bet This is a quartet hard 10 beat.
each one an artist in his line. They
tried 10 drag Sid Ellerson into the
bunch so as to have an unbeatable
hand. hut he was out of town
In the death OF Thos. Poindexter.
r. ?. A, and Post A especially. lost
one Of its most beloved members. He
has been for many years loyal friend
70 the association. working always for
it's advancement and for the benefit
OF individual members. He occupied
many positions Of honor and trust
and In every one acquitted himself
>sssss II credit to himself esflsa ~ tsaa
order His counsel and advice were
always valuable and invariably given
with a due consideration for the opin-
ions ~ others, He viii be missed in
the ranks and the sincere grasp OF his
hand at nearly every meeting will
always remain happy memory The
entire membership extends to his
family its heartfelt sympathy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09

THE Committed again calls 10 the
attention, OF one Stith Bell that long
promised Invitation" When, oh.
when. Stith boy. will the unexpected
and much delayed Invitation" he ex
tended Satisfy our curiosity, please.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
Fitting In And
Out of Richmond

Bob Poiarire-Staudartf OFT" Strnp-
of the local y. c. T.'s) says he's glad
the time. soon near when he can weld
the gavel and assert his authority
once again In the Z, G. T T. halls. z ffe
regular monthly meetings OF the local
council are to be resumed on Saturday
night. September 22 And Sir Robert
asks for a good attendance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09

0rmonde Smith, OF the Percy
Straus Co, has been in the city during
the past week preparatory to an ex-
tension trip through the South.
Ormonde says business is fine and
looks for a continuance of prosper
ity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09

tcontinusd on second PAss-l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09

Joe puien has had hard week
with his odd reliable jitney," due TO
the hard rains. He had planned to
go on the Auto Run" OF The Viz
ginian yesterday-but decided he'd
better save up for the coming
week It's a good thing for the owen
& Minor Drug CO.. that Joe didn't
take the trip.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30
MICE BY THE MILLION
OVERRUN AUSTRALIA
They Are Adding to the War
Time Problems of Farming
Community.

SYDNEY, Australia. july 2s.- Alice
by the million are overrunning large
part Of Australia. They are adding
mightily to the war time troubles of
the farming community and officials
particularly the former The hav-
oc they are causing in hagged wheat
for Australia has not the grain ele-
Vator system as yet--standing in
many rural districts awaiting possible
shipment to overseas markets Is fast
becoming question Of grave national
import. The farmers are faced with
huge losses and are beginning To ask
whether the federal government fuzzy
realizes the extent of the plague and
ii so what It intends to do to check
il 1t is said that only those living in
the infested district have a compre-
tension Of the holiness, prevalence
and destructiveness of the rodents.
Some idea of the visitation may be
gained from the fact that at "a small
place named Sheep Hills in Voctoria
q few weeks ago seven tons Of mice
were killed without apparent dim
mutton in their number. Farm
houses swarm with them and hardly
anything is safe from their depreda-
tions. Former plaques of the kind are
surpassed by this one and hopes that
the mice would disappear suddenly
are fading. should their destructive
ness continue there may be a famine
in seed wheat and a greatly reduced
crop aside from the loss already caus-
ed in stored wheat.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30
OUMIT. GOLF CHAMPION
DRAFTED; WAS ONE DAY
UNDER MAXIMUM AGE

BOSTON. July 2S-Francis Oumit,
western amateur golf champion and
former national amateur and open
champion. is certain to be one Of
Uncle Sans new army. His number
l. 2166, which was the i27th number
to be drawn. But he IS the twenty
sixth man who must report in Rrook-
line. his place OF registration.
There are no grounds on which Out
net can claim exemption and his ply
sIque seems to make it certain that he
will be in training at Aver Junction.
Mass. in September.
Ouimet will be a conscript by less
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30
We Believe Doc Best Has Subsidized
the Kernel.


Kernel Clark Wood of the Weston
Leader. who used to keep his vials of
venom for use exclusively upon Col
Fred Boyd of Athena. is pouring
them out with increasing frequency
upon the head of the editor of the
Bulldogger without giving us as
much warning as rattlesnake
would. he attacks US thusly in his last
edition:
Alfalfa flour is now an accom-
plished food fact, and We would sug-
gest that the Bulldogger ed econom
ize by consuming it as a patriotic
duty. as he is mostly a parasite any
how
And just four paragraphs further
down. he shoots another poisoned
dart. as follows:
Among the disqualifications for
military service is this: Specified ab-
normalities. including the principal
evidences of degeneracy. Evidently
the Buniogger will not lose its ed
itor."
We think it i'll becomes Kernel
Wood to twH us or anyone else in
Pendleton about being abnormal God
knows we tried hard enough last fall
to locate the normal and he was one
who helped thwart us
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30

Few medicines have met with more
favor or accomplished more good
than Chumberlain's Collie and Diar-
rhoea Remedy John F. Jantz, Del
meny, Sask. SAYS of il. 81 have used
Collie and Diarrhoes
Remedy myself and in my family.
and can decommend it as
being an exceptionally fine prepara-
ton. ADV.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30
WOUNDED ALLIED SOLDIERS
MAY BE BROUGHT To L :.
Also Considering Advisa-
bility of bringing German Pris-
Oners To This Country.

WASHINGTON. July 2S.-Wounded
soldiers Of France and England NAV
he brought to the United States for
treatment and for couvaIescence. War
department officials have had the
question under consideration for some
tine and II was learned today that adj
option Of the plan is probable II also
has been suggested that German pris-
oners be brought 20 America instead q
Of holding them in camps in France
or England.
The care Of the prisoners and the
wounded here would materially lessen
the burden Of feeding them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30
MONIES coNnucroRs NExT.
Cleveland Expects TO Have Them OIL
Street Cars by Winter.

CLEVELAND. O.. July 2s.-Defi-
mite plans already have been worked
out to imam" the street cars of Cleve-
land with women conductors. Traction
Commissioner Sanders said. There
will be no women motormen for a
while yet, but the fair conductresses
will probably have charge of several
lines before winter.
When women are put on cars the
entire line will be feminized. A wo-
man matron viii have charge Of the
portions of the car barns used by the
women. Rest rooms will he provid-
cd. Shortage of labor calls for the
woman conductor. said Sanders.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30
All Traces of Scrofula
Eradicated from the System

with highly satisfactory results for
Scrofula. Being made of the roots
and herbs of the forest, it IS guaran-
teed purely vegetable, and absolutely
free from ali mineral ingredients
You can obtain S. S. 5. from any
drugstore. Our chief medical adviser
is an expert on all blood disorders.
and will cheerfuliy give you iun
advice as to the treatment Of your
own case. Address Swift SPeeibe
Co.. Dept. F Atlanta, Ga.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30
Consult your dictionary.

Dear Mr.. Bulldogger.
You always spell colonel kernel"
when you write about Col. Clark
Wood. Don't you xnow that isn't
the way to spell it?
SCHOOL GIRL
Dear little girl We spell Mr. Woods
title that way aivisedly We could
not do otherwise when it is associat-
ed with a nut. EDITOR.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30

Trace Baker who, like Cincinnatus
and Israel Putnam. was working IN
his fields when notified that his
country had called him. left his
pftchfork in a shock of hay and hur-
rieG to Pendleton. He has been here
ever since waiting for the draft ma
chinerv to operate further. Jim
Bowler pointed out to him the head
lines in a paper which read, Army
in Need Of Bakers"
We'll. can't deny that I'm Ba-
ker.' said Trace, but 1 never could
make any dough-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30
DISMISSED
FOR OPPOSING DRAFT

CLINTON Iowa. Puly 2s.-Despite
his protestations of loyalty to the Uni
ted States but opposition TO the pres
ent war and to the draft system ]. A.
Nalnin. eeacher in the commercial
department of the Clinton high school
was DISCHARGED by the school board
last evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-30
NERVOUSNESS
And BLUES
SYMPTOMS of More Serious
Sickness.
Washington Park, III" ] am the
mother of four children and have suf-

fered with female
trouble, backache,
nervous spells and
the blues Ny chill
dren S loud talking
and romping would
make me so nervous
/ could just tear
everything to pieces
and l would ache all
over and feel 80 sick
that ! would OF
want anyone to talk