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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-27
SAD COLDS FROM
SUDDEN CHANGES

Spring brings all kinds of weather
and with it come colds and the re.
vival of winter coughs and hoars.
ness. DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey will
head off a new cold or stop the old
enc, the soothing balsams relieve the
sore throat and heal the irritated It's
sues. Get a bottle to-day and start
treatment at once. At your druggist.
25c. Formula on the bottle.
(adv-mar)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-27
CHICAGO PAPERS SMALLER.

Chicago daily newspapers, anticipat-
ing a shortage of paper in the event
of a railroad strike began TO make rad
ical cuts in the size Of papers. Prac'
tically all features were eliminatea
and news items were pared to the
bone"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-27

FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
c. NJ. THOMAS
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17
Citizens of Coulee City and Vicinity
"AWAKE!"

Russia is plunged into anarchy England, France
and their allies locked in titanic death struggle The
United States is honeyconbed with traitors-the l. W. w.
gang and the out and anarchists not to speak of the
German sympathzers in secret 1t is high time that we
awaken out of the smber of fancied security and
realize that there security 1t is time that we take
definite steps to defend homes 1t is time that we
prepare. Prepare against hidden, we'll open foes
If we begin the organization of Home Guard NOW
while we have the time to perfect company that will be
effective Lets follow in the steps of sister towns
which are organizing rapidly The dangers that threat
en- us are not imaginary. The man who hides his head
in the sands of his own asinne egosm and ignorance
and says There is danger, in this time ofWar and
laWess Madness first cousin to the fool who takes his
seat ona ton of dynamite with two inch fuse burning
1t is also time that apply the advice of the secret
airy of War to all disoya tongues and see that they Shut
Up and stay shut, if they cannot line up with free
for free country. Ex-Presiden Roosevelt struck the
keynote of the matter when he said f this flag is good
enough to LIVE UNDER, it is good enough to FIGHT
FORT! Do you believe that? If you do, give your
to Postmaster, Mr. Edson who has the list of those
who have already signed members Of the Home Guard
bies take his stand with this body.
take up the matter of training They G. B. Cooley of
Cooley & Davis who chief Bugler in the Chicago
Naval Reserves; L. c. Greenwood, another townsman
who has had exceedingly broad education in military
matters both in the u. S. Army and in the Imperial Army
of China |. NJ. Giley of Gleys garage is National
Guard Officer and O. L. Eefson of fuckers garage, who
is an old army
Every man is eligible who is not eligible for conscr
ption, under 81 and 81 This is serious matter
which has to do with the safety of lives and property
Let us treat it seriously and sign up at once
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17

AGENT. FOR CANADIAN PACI-
fic Railway land in Alberta. Terms:
one tenth down and balance extern
ded over twenty years with interest
at 6 per cent. James H. Lewis, All
Sprague Ave., Spokane, Wash.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17
Montana Wheat Land

An excursion train will be leaving Coulee City, May 18th
fol- different localities in Montana have just returned from
Of the entire State position explain all about
Any interested in Montana land excursion get full
particulars by applying FRANK 7. BELL at Guy T. Wal
ter's office.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17
MONTANA LANDS.

Small payments down, balance
long time. Good farm land taken as
part payment.
McGovern & Lashley
Wilbur, Wash.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-05-17

Entered as second-class matter November s..
1909. at the post-ofice at Coulee City. WASH. un-
der the Act OF March 5. 1879.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01
BOYS TO SHIP CAR
OF PIGS TO FAIR

Umatilla county boys belonging to
the Pig Clubs of the county will send
an entire carload Of pigs to the state
fair at Salem this month. according
to l. J. Allen, state organizer. Mr.
Allen was recently in the east end of
the county and found affairs very
flourishing in pig raising circles
Many Of the boys are doing splendid
work and the exhibit at Salem will he
a good one.
The pigs to be shipped from the
east end will be assembled at Milton
and shipped to Pendleton as will also
tho west end pigs. Here the porkers
will be placed in car, each pig crat-
cd, and they go to and from the state
fair, free OF cost.
Two boys from this county will go
to Salem with the car. The shipment
win be made from here Sept. 21. the
fair opening Sept. 20. All told the
state fair will have prizes valued at
800 for distribution among the
youthful pig raisers of the state.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01
LOCAL GUARD WILL
ORGANIZE TO GET
RIFLES FROM GOVT.
MEETING CALLED FOR NEXT
TUESDAY EVENING IN COM
MERCIAL CLUB ROOMS.

For the purpose of discussing the
matter of organizing properly to Sc.
cure rifles from the federal govern
ment, Il meeting of the Pendleton
Reserves and the Silver Grays has
been called for next Tuesday evening
in the Commercial association rooms
by Captains Drake and Cranston
The government recently issued
2O00 rifles to oregon for the arming
of home guard organizations and
these rifles will arrive in a day or
two in Portland, They are Spring
fields, 1884 model being the same
type as used in the Spanish American
war, Ammunition vii also be fur.
nished
The distribution Of the rifles will
be in the hands of Adjutant General
White The oregon State Guard. COM
posed Of Spanish War Veterans in
Portland will lie armed.
Already the matter Of securing
arms for the local organizations has
been taken up with the adjutant gen
eral He has advised that such COM
anies to be recognized by the state |
must he authorized by the sheriff. !
Sheriff Taylor has agreed to give Of |
fcial recognition to the local units /
However. It is probable that def. |
lite organization must he perfected |
md ii IS proposed to combine the two
ocal units
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01
BREAK
Up MEETING OF
PEACE COUNCIL
Acting on Orders From Gov
eTnOr LOWden, Two Dozen
Policemen 0iSperse Dele
gates.
COUNCIL AGAIN FORCED
TO MOVE To new PLACE

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-The Peoples
Peace Council conference was broken
up this afternoon by the police
Deputy Superintendent of Police
Westbrook and two dozen policemen
marched down the aisle to the plat
form of the auditorium. They de-
clared they we're acting on orders
from Governor Lowden and were COM
PEELED to disperse the delegates. They
dispersed.
Refore the meeting was stopped
Seymour Stedrlan, general counsel for
the socialist party, was made chair
man and Louis Lochner, permanent
secretary. Several delegates, includ.
ing women, insisted that they be ar
rested. The police refused.
Il insist on being arrested or ed
Miss Rebecca Shelley.
I'm sorry, madam, but it can't be
done" declared the officer. Stedman
tried to force himself into Jail Sted
man was so insistent the policeman
finally called the patrol -~westbrook
ths AFrests
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01
ROUNDUP SEAT SALE
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
BOXES IN BIG DEMAND

I front and back, all OF sections Z and
4 and practical y all of section 3. In
fact the mail orders were the heaviest
of any year considering the early
date at which the sale went on
BY O'Clock last night there
were 50 boys in line and some of the
old Round Up cots We're brought IN
for their beds. They remained con-
sistently on the job until between Z
and O'Clock this morning when
their patrons came to relieve them.
AZ O'Clock when the window was
opened by Tom Boylen. the seats be-
gan TO go and the buyers kept up a
steady stream until noon
The most astonishing feature OF th,.
sa was the demand for boxes The
people are prosperous and want tn.
best they can get. Every front row
box on the west half OF the grant
stand went before 10 O'Clock AMI
more than half OF the second row In
the east half every box. both front
and back, is gone. wiped out BY th,,
mail orders. This will be the biggest
crowd the Round Up has ever drawn
according 10 present Indications and
the directors 1re we'll satisfied with
the present outlook
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01
FARMERS ASK THAT
A GRAIN INSPECTOR
Be STATIONED HERE

Contending that a federal grain in
spector should be stationed at Pen
dleton to grade wheat shipped
through this point a petition has been
sent to the state public service com
mission setting forth the request,
The initiative in the move for a
grain inspector here has been taken
by the Farmers Union organization in
oehalf of which w. w. Harrah and
others were active yesterday. The
petition was generally signed by local
farmers and businessmen.
At the meeting with Hugh Martin.
FEDERAL supervisor, several evenings
ago at the Commercial Club. the mat
ter of federal grain inspector at
Pendleton was brought up. However,
Mr.. Martin opposed the plan as i'm
practical. 1t is the belief however. of
many local people that the objections
raised by Mr.. Martin are not well
taken and that an inspector should be
stationed here
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01
FORTY men Certified
FROM THIS COUNTY
Revised and Official List is Received;
keenan,, McGarrigle, Baker, Kelly,
French and Horeu of Pendleton are
Exempted; FeU Cases Still Under Con-
sideration.

Forty men of Umatilla county have
been certified to the adjutant gener-
al by the district exemption board at
La Grande. according to a message
received this afternoon by the East
! Oregonian from Col F. S. Ivanhoe,
| chairman of the board. This is the
| list as revised and officially certified
| TO, he said.
a number of the names which ap-
peared on the original list as sent to
Portland do not appear on the revised
list and the majority of these men
have been granted exemption. accord
ing to Col Ivanhoe The names
which do not appear and who prob
ably are exempted are Arthur B
Keenan,. PendletOn, Grover Bowles,
Athena, Steve Franklin Hamm, Pen
dleton, w j. McGarrigle, Pendleton,
Tracy l. Baker. Ukiah. William Ed
ward Kelly. Pend.eton Ernest Thorn
as French. Pendleton, and John Ma
than HorreH. Pendleton 1t also
seems probable from the absence OF
the names on the list. that ora M
Shigley, Charles f. Fanshier. Ru-
dolph M Crommelin. George w Bel
Ter and Lester Hssrst have been sx.
empted.
Some few of these cases. however
are stil under cons deration. sail
Col. Ivanhoe. Among the claims still
pending is that of Tracy Baker. he |
said
The official list was mailed today |
TO the local board but will not arr.va |
until tonight The following is the
list as received over the telephone:
Cornelius Earl Lane. Pendleton.
Edward Ledke. Meacham
Albert Frank Michael, Jr., Pendle-
on.
Jessie Saylor Arnold Echo.
Jacob Rudolph Jacobson, Helix
Walter E. Kirk, Ukiah.
Virgil Ernest willaby, Athena
Iral Earl Zehrung. Pendleton
Jesse Adelbert Keene, Pendleton.
Jesse Allie Rowan, Pendleton.
George Hans Peterson. Baldwin ,
Wis
John Edward Butson, Jr., Umatil- :
Thornton Grant Williams. Pendle, .
IN
Peter Ralph Mcintyre. Adams
Richard Hamilton Thorn. Hermis- I
m 4
Rov Frederick Alexander. Pendle- z
m. 4
John Sherman Sheas'e 'ey. PendIeton. =
William Edward Dupuis Nolin .
William Roy Tompkins. Weston. =
Edward Charles Welker, Millerv.He =
o. .
Frank Stetson Gresh0m Pendleton =
Herman Max Carl Weise. Pendle .
n. =
Charles enu Webb Pendleton =
Louis Weaver Berry. Stanfield q
Earl Is. osborne. PendIeton
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01
AMENDMENT TO
TAX PROFITS
OF WAR LOSES
Wealth COnScriptiOniStS De-
feated in First Big Battle
When JOhnSon'S Bill is
Voted Down.
FIGHT IS ONLY STARTED,
CONSCRIPTIONISTS ARE FIRM

WASHINGTON, Sept. Wealth
conscriptionists lost their first big
battle WIN Johnson's amendment to
the revenue bill providing an so per
cent war profits tax was defeated II
to 81. The fight is only begun. The
determined group of wealth conscrfp-
tionists intend making the rich pay
their heavy tax.
The small vote following Johnson
indicates the success of the finance
committee in ranging behind IT many
southern senators who oppose the
committee bill Those voting for ths
big tax We're Ashurst. Borah, Brady.
Gore, GrOnna. Hollis. Husting, John
son of California. Johnson of South
Dakota, Jones of Washington, Ken
yon, Kirby, La Toilette. McNary.
Norris. Thompson and yardamann.
johnson scathingly attacked the
senate finance committee bill de-
clai.ing ii would put premfums on the
ability of great corporations to hood
wink and exploit the government. He
declared if this war was made un-
popular it would be because of the
finance committees action.
''Germany's newspapers and people
said we haven't the courage to take
a huge war profits and our corpora
lions never will voluntee rthem." he
declared.
They're saying it's a dollar war
With US Our great nation is not man
power alone but our man power plus
'ur money power"
This is not a question of conscrip-
ing wealth. It's the old struggle be
ween idealistic democracy with ev-
ry man for himself and the new doc
rine under which every man, woman.
mild for the state with his wealth
nd life. If needed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01
AMMUNITION FOR
PERSHING FOUND
TO Be DEFECTIVE

WASHINGTON. Sept 1.-The third
rifle ammunition supplied Persh.ug's
expedition proved TO be faulty il is
officially learned. When it was or
igina'ly testei at the Frankfort ar
senal, Philadelphia. where the ammu-
milton was made it was found good
The deterioration is due to inferior
chemicals used afterward which rem
dered the cartridges useless.
The effectiveness is due To the use
OF impure potassium chloride as the
supply Of German potassium was sx-
hausted. The new quality was fount
TO contain by products preventing an
explosion. As soon as tbs difficulty
was noticed, the department obtained
chemically pure potassium chlornte
and hasn't had any further trouble
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01
CHARLES W. FURLONG IS NOW IN
MASSACHUSETTS CAVALRY TROOP

Charles Wellington Furlong. ia
nous writer and Round-Up visitor. is
now in First Troop, provisional cav
airy of Massachusetts,. and as such
has been trying out some buckers.
Mr.. Furlong is in Boston and in Il
letter to L. B Aldrich editor of the
East Oregonian, gives the following
Interesting dope on his efforts to get
into the war game:
1t may interest you to know that |
failed to get by for the officers sec
ond ira ming camp at Plattsburg, on
account Of slight defect in my rigl.
eye, without glasses. Then tried
to get into the balloon division of the
aerial service of the present expedI-
ttonary force about to leave England
for the front, also as a supply Off
Ger but missed up by year or so on
the age limit. which our friends in
have established.
As l had already tried for cor.,-
mission in the marine corps. and
been turned down for the same rea
son. l did not see any other branch
Of the service to get into. unless
went into commission. but wanted
the line. Last week, however, l went
lp and passed for the First Troop
Provisional Cavalry of Massachu-
ietts. Friday night we tried out 81
lorses and seven mares just in from
oklahoma. There were about half
/ dozen buckors among them. and ,
me of our troopers after making a .
eally curking ride, without pulling
Gather. hit the dust hard. l drew a
mare which after three or four bucks !
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01

settled down nicely. We had a little
Round. Up OF our own
During the Grand Army Parade
last week, oregon was represented BY
five Grand Army men. and when
yelled out Let er buck, Oregon, =
two of them looked up with a broad ID
smile. This G. A. r. parade was the
most inspiring sight l have seen for
many day. The way those old SOL
diers, not one under seventy, march
ed and hung to the game. was grand
One old chap, he must have been so,
had been carrying the flag to his
post for over a mile. began to gel
'groggy' but hung on until they had
to actually make him let 90. I
firmly believe the old chap would
rather have dropped dead in his
tracks than given il up 1t was a
wonderful spirit. all through, and [
wish every one of this generation
could have seen that parade and ap-
preciated the full import of all these
men stood for and do stand for today
l cannot tell you how much l en-
JOY the East Oregouian.and I want to
say again that it is one of the most
alive papers in the country, and
wish every one of our papers could
follow the example Of its high stand
ard and optimism 1t often has inter
asting and valuabl news which gets
by some Of our 'arger papers
My best regards to all the boys and
all success for the Roundup /
Please remsmher me to Merle Chess
nan and my other good friends in !
he office.
As ever sincerely yours.
CHARLES FURLONG.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01
WEST END FARMERS
SELL MOST OF HAY

Practi caly all Of the hay raised ir
the west end cf the county has A.
ready been sold. according 70 Frank
Sailing former county clerk who ts up
from his ranch near Stanfield only
a few OF the farmers are still holding
their hay
Though sold great deal Of thu
hay is still held there and viii be- fsd
there during the winter 4 great dea
OF the has sold FOR $3.50 a ton ln
the stack and buyers are non. too
particular about the quality of th.
hay. either.
Mr. Sailing eNUects a beef famin..
next winter owing 90 tho fact thai
many stockm-u are selling their c1ft-
lie now b-e1us. ~ IN" shortage ,rI
hich pro 1r haE
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01
VATICAN WILL
AGAIN LAUNCH
PEACE FEELER
First Effort Will Include Res
StOratiOn of Belgium With
Repayment for Wrongs
Suffered.
POPE BELIEVED TO HAVE
CENTRAL POWERS TERMS

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-The pope
will launch a formal peace feeler. di-
plomatic quarters advised The first
effort will be made along the follow
ing lines:
The restoration OF Belgium
Repayment for wrongs suffered
Permission to have the German
garrison remain at Antwerp.
Granting autonomy to Lorraine and
leaving Alsace with Germany.
Making Trieste a port outside of
Italian Jurisdiction.
Leaving the Balkan question to a
peace conference, insisting that Bos-
mia and Herzegovina remain Austrian
territory,
1t is believed the pope will reply di-
rectly to the Presidents message.
making further suggestions.
Has Central Powers Terms.
Although the pope's next steps are
uncertain. diplomats believe he viii
move again toward peace. carrying
his work forward from the points on
which he and the President already
agr = * Is reported tke afyope has
both the maximum and minimum
German and Austrian peace terms.
Some diplomats bRieve the popc's next
move VIII ne ph3ed upon n new set OF
peace terms reported sent to the vati-
can by central powers. Allied dipIo-
mats think these terms revealed Ger
many's hope of dividing her enemies |
by achieving n separte Russian peace |
or enticing the allies into peace CON |
ference before the end of the year. |
Tho state department has no word in !
dicating the pope intends TO make new |
proposals TO the allies or exerting his
Influence to turn Germany from ar
autocracy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01
DRYEST MONTH HAS
LOWEST FIRE LOSS

Though the August just closed was
perhaps tn dryest month Pendleton
has experienced in many long years.
the damage from fire was practically
nil. Chief W. Z, Ringold's records
show that the loss from fire during
August was but five dollars. The de-
partment has been commended high
ly by the state fire marshal for this
record but Chief Riugold gives the
people Of Pcndleton the credit. the
small loss being the result of their
care and preCaUtion he states.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01

Aroused over the discrimination
against the northwest graingrowers
local farmers, as well as those living
elseN here in the inland empire, are
preparing to protest vigorously against
the injustice worked upon them by
the price fixing board
1t is contended here that our far
mers are entitled TO the same prices
as are paid for Canadian wheat and
that there is no Justice in allowing
$2.2O for wheat at Chicago and fore
ing northwest farmers to take 80
cents pes bushel less.
The Farmers Union is planning
Protest and it is understood that
other organized efforts will be made
TO have the situation corrected.
Facts Not Clear.
Man! features a.. ;o the price for
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01
FARMERS WILL PROTEST
AGAINST INJUSTICE OF
PRICE BOARD RULINGS

this region are not yet clear In a
wire to the East Oregonian Yesterday
NJ II. Houser said
Basic price is Chicago. Coast
basic is under consideration. If es.
tablished it will undoubtedly be on n
parity to permit shipment either way
depending where wanted
The following announcement on
northwest wheat grades. based on the
S2.20 price is credited to Mr. Houser's
office.
The price that will be paid to far
mers in the interior will be see a
bushel less than the Chicago basis
while the price landed at Portland
viii be 2oc less. The grades show:
MarQuis-Grade northern spring.
basis. S2.2O
Continued on parp IN,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01

Manuel Monese, Echo.
Earl Dudley, Weston.
Granville Plant, Ukiah.
Charles Eugene Tompkins, Free.
water.
Harrison Clifford Kirk. Athena
Louis Sh!ppentower, Cayuse.
Daniel Brannen Galley Milton.
Frank Graham, Weston.
Hur,bert Stanley Cripin. Pendleton.
Daniel Ira Hopkins. Helix.
John Dale whitman, Freewater.
Wilbur Raymond Collins, Pendle-
ton.
Roy Ferguson, r F. D. No. I Ad
ans
Owen w. Obert, Milton.
Fred F. Blinn. Helix
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01
u. S. ARMY MAJOR
SHOOTS HIMSELF

VANCOUVER, Wash. Sept. Il
Major Henry Roberts, Of the Fourth
regiment United States engineers,
shot himself and died instantly in
his room at the barracks TINS morn
ing. The suicide is attributed to ill
health He came here week ago
from Fort Riley. Kansas. His wife
is visiting her parents at The Da'les.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01

Breaking all previous records the
Roundup seat sac which opened
promptly at o'clock this morning
swept up every front row box in the
grandstand before 10 O'Clock. practl-
ca'ly wiped out sections + and & and
made big hole in the other sections
ON for local sale.
The prior mail orders had wiped
out all of the east end boxes both
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01

During the first three hours
the box office was opened this
morning an average Of $1,000 an
hour was taken in, accord ng to
Ticket Seller Roylen The cash
sales for the first day this year
are much larger than ever be
fore Nir Boyfen did not find
it necessary to make single
penny change during the first Z
three hours as every buyer
knew just what he wanted ami
had the check made out or the I
right change n hand
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01
BIG LINER SUNK,
$40 ARE SAVED

MARSEILLI1S, Sept 1.-The liner
Natal was sunk in n collision. Five
hundred and twenty persons were
safely landed. No panic attended
the collision.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01
AUTO FALLS FROM
BRIDGE; z KILLED

HOOD RIVER, Sept. Charles
Huston of Vancouver, and 4. J. John
aoc Of Prescott, Washington were in
st7ntly Killed when their automobile
fcll from AN ov,rh 71 crossing near
here
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01
ENTIRE FIRE DEPARTMENT
OF TACOMA RESIGNS

TACOMA, Sept. Every
man on the Tacoma fire depart
ment. excepting Chief Carlson,
and Assistant Chief SchIegel.
resigned this morning. All will
leave the stations the morning
of September II. The resigna-
tions were due to the refusal of
the city to adopt the two pIa-
toon system. The firemen are
unionized The city will endea-
vor To employ non-union men.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-01

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