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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-18
PATRIOTIC RALLY
HELD AT ADAMS
LARGE CROWD ENJOYS WE'LL
PLANNED PROGRAM OF
MGsIC AND SPEECHES.
sunday services Are Well Attended;
Forty Men out for Drill Monday
Night Under command of II. D..
Tnlnau
(East oregonian Special. }

(EaSt OresOniAn Speclhi.)
ADAMS, May 17.--Saturday even
ing, May IL, patriotic rally pursu-
ant to plans made Monday the 7th,
was heartily enjoyed by well fllled
house The waterspout on upper
Greasewoor kept most OF the people
OF the west portion OF the precinct
from attending Mayor Williams was
chairman of the program committee
He found every person asked to take
part ready TO contribute his best en-
deavors Every number was note
worthy. Several numbers were en-
cored and the responses were prompt
and pleasing.
The program was as follows:
l. Music by Orchestra ..-...+...
. Patriotic Medley
2. Battle Hymn of the Republic
BY Audience
3. Invocation ..r-...........:f:
by J. r. l. HaslaIn
4. Duet-Columbia the Gem of the
Ocean ........,...-
By Misses Jessie Chesnut and
Esther Ried.
s. Ten Minute Speech by S. f. Darr
8. Music by the Orchestra.
:. Quartet-The Star Spangied
Banner ....
Mrs. Ella Bowling. Mrs. Ada
Morrison. Messrs C. NJ. Eager
and NJ. f Mayberry
s. Reading by Ms. c. NJ. MayoerrS'
9. Ten Minute Speech by G. o.
Richardson
10. Solo by Mrs. David stone.
Colonel G. NJ. Morrison presided.
Great Day sunday.
sunday WAS great day. the first
stormless Sabbath since Rev. Has
lam has been our pastor. about three
months in all The interest in the
Sa bhath school is growing The men
class mum bered ~ and was the lars-
est though the other five classes We're
wen filled. Total attendance was So.
The interest i'm the Bible lesson was
perceptibly the best ever.
The morning preaching service WAS
well attended and the spiritual atmo-
phere was fine 1t was good to be
there.
In the evening the young people :
meeting was an advance both in num-
hers and interest. The evening CON
vregation was the largest in months
and attention was intense.
Units Are Drilling.
Monday night Adams unit met Tor
drill. Many ladies were present 70
enthuse the boys. Five squads OF
each under the command of II. b.
Inman went through their PAGES. The
han IL too small We hope the
weather will soon permit outdoor
drill.
You will perceive Adams is pro
crossing along some Of the best lines
of endeavor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-18
sPRAINs AND STRAINS REI.IEvEI

Sloan's L niment QUICKLY taxes the
pain out of strains. sprains. bruises
and all muscle soreness. clean.
clear liquid easily applied. it quickly
penetrates without rubbing. Sloan's
Liniment does not stain the skin or
clog the pores like mussy plasters or
ointments For chronic rheumatic
aches and pains, neuralgia, gout and
iumbago have this well-known rem
edy handy. For the pains OF grippe
and following strenuous work. It gives
quick relief. AT ali druggists, 25c.-
Adv
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-18

endment to permit recruiting of the
Roosevelt volunteer Division.
Mr. Roosevelt wrote:
so as the opposition is not due to
mere puzzle -headedness. it can only
be due to politics. You are. there
fore. as its president using the Army
League to the detriment of the ar
my"
Mr.. Letter replied that the COM
munication would be referred to the
leagues executive council.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-18
Swiss Minister Denies
Shooting OF woman Sps

WASHINGTON May l6.-Pubiished
reports reported to be from the Swiss
foreign office that Mrs. Entrina couch
OF st. Francisville. Illinois. was sho;
in Germany as spy. are branded
here as false by the swiss minister
Paul Ritter.
Have had no such report he said
And any such communication from
my foreign office would have passed
through this legation Don't believe
it,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-18

An .,r,H,h.Tr,v- f1,ss arc Of same high ouallty
q .-rsed n Itnion Pacihc System dining cars y
-.e-s uass through daF and tourist cas- y - leht
800 a. snail prices You VII enioy thts fcature
wn. MsMurr.y. o-asrsi PasssagerAEsat
Portland
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-18

recently ne assohIiged to put his es.
innate five cents day higher.
Stale 6fead and cracked rice are
his main articles Of diet. He purchas-
es one pound.of salt meat week, He
does not drink coffee but uses diiut-
ed canned milk.
sneilman lives alone and does his
own cooking.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-18
II. q. l.. ADDS sc To HIS
DAILY FOOD OUTLAY OF tsc
Alton Horseradish I'eddler's Main
Articles Of Diet Are SeaIe Bread
ard Cracked Rico.

ST LOUIS, May 17.-Joshua Spell
man of Alton. who sells horseradish.
lives on 20 cents day. Spellman said
be used 10 live on is cents a day but
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-18
Letter TO
Dr. Kilmer a CO.
HinEha mtou. y. \.


Prove What swamp Root VIII DO
Ior You.
send ten cents 40 Dr. Kilnier 4 CO
Binrhamton y Y. for a sample size
bottle n will convince anyone. You
will also receive a bosSlet of valua bic
information. telling about the kidneys
and bladder when writing. be sure
and mention the Pendleton Daily East
oreeuuiau Regular ftfty-cent and
cre-aoiisr sire bottles Tor sale a. III
druE stores.
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sunken and the flush that saved her
from an almost ghost-like appearance,
was unnatural.
1t was disgraceful, Kathleen
thought, that a capable, healthy girl
like herself should enjoy an expensive
vacation among the mountains while
her mother. tired, and perhaps i'll for
all Kathleen knew, should remain at
home. OF course she must cancel her
arrangements, she quickly decided.
and so that she might not have time to
change her mind, or time for regrets.
she rushed to her desk and dashed off
hasty note to the hotel,
Then she came out to her mother.
smiling radiantly. do you know,
dear" placing an arm around the thin
waist, II don't believe that want to
go to the mountains. / really can't af-
ford 1t in our circumstances, and since
father died you haven't had the least
bit of vacation yourself"
"But you've worked so hard to earn
the extra money, dear" protested her
mother. "Of course you shall go, and
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The Folks That Came Back

Very we'll then" the older girl said
firmly, you're of age and at liberty to
live where you will, but perhaps when
you get among strangers you'll find
your own home is the best place after
all-your own folks the truest."
True to her threat, Josephine i'm
meriatcly took up her abode else
where. The remaining sisters covered
her going with every imaginable ex-
cuse until friends and neighbors
gradually lost interest.
Ten years rolled by without bring
ing reconciliation, Josephine had pros
pered exceedingly. had become what
is known as the successful business
woman. n persopoge to be reckoned
with and feared by competitors. To
all outward appearances she had
closed her heart against her own with
Tho same determined finality as she
had closed their door 10 years before.
However, she fell Ill one night and
the morning found her occupying a
luxurious private room in well
known hospital, surrounded by all
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\ BUS IN The Incense

little legs. On the top sat a queer
little bug. with bleary eyes and a pair
of very long and very pointed wings.
Around these wings curled the blue
gray smoke of the burning incense.
1t waved In slow. ever-changing. rib
bon-like curves, graceful as a mer-
maids hair floating in a calm, deep
pool. All at once there was a sputter
within the brass bowl and a tiny,
ferocious green spark shot out from
one of the holes dangerously near the
10 Dug, instantly came a mass OF
thick smoke. 1t curled in an angry,
knotted cloud about the queer little
bug, as IL runting for the runaway
spark. and then suddenly 1t flew up
ward in thin, straight line and dis
appeared into space.
She sat and looked at the little bug
and the blue-gray smoke; idly she
ran her long, slender fingers through
the curling strands of black hair
Beauty and wealth had been hers from
childhood. Life v as to her an incense
pot and into it for fuel she cast the
hearts of men. The fragrance ascend
ed in wreaths of rose-colored smoke,
pertunine ard soothing her days even
as the little curling spiral from the
incense pot at her feet perfumed the
room.
Behind her the door opened noise
lessly. She dreamed on with tie same
satisfied smile. She picked up the
comb and looked into the mirror. She
stopped and turned slowly. A man
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an excuse me for not KNOWN any
better name-what's your real one? l
want to write it down as the best man
l ever hoed corn ag'in, be he tall or
short or lean or fat, Shake"
The leader did so flushing with en-
barrassment. "AN. come off," he ex-
rostulated. "TwGn't nothin'. got
them muscle knots all over me. An
I wouldn't have started in II you all
handn't snickered So"
But what's your name?"
"Oh, just call me Nubbin. That's
good as any, an is what thev fixed on
mo at the last place I worked MY real
name, or any other, would be twisted
into some foolishness on account of
NJ size. Nubbin is good enough. Let
it 20 at that"
But do you mean to say. Nubbin,
that YOU could keep right on after n
tremendous spurt like that?" asked
tho amazed farmer.
"Spurt nothin. Thrt's my regular
way. An s'pose you look at me an
then at your men. Think could
keen on with 'em?"
The farmer looked and rmiled. Nub-
gin seemed as fresh and cool as when
he started in: the men we're hot and
nersniring. He answered nv putting
his hand into his pocket. az made a
r'i"+nke. Nuhbin." he apoligizad. "It's
e 7'F an I'd better nav a dav in
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Hannah, the eldest, who had taken
the management of things upon her
self, worried constantly over these
many issues and wondered IL she her
self were not lacking In the some
thing that went to make a home run
smoothly. But Hannah was blame
less. for the aggressor was always
Josephine. She was a character often
met with, young woman beautiful to
look upon but cold. lmperturbably so.
forever going about with a chip upon
her shoulder and forever rubbing up
against people who persisted In
brushing 1t off.
At home. they all feared her ex-
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And Cupid Did the Rest

to oblivion.
But Kathleen had happened upon a
remarkable sale of summer fabrics
and with the aid of cdd lots of ribbons
and laces her deft fingers had fash
ioned the most exquisite of summer
fneries.
She ran out into the kitchen. ooh,
mumsie." she exulted. I'm just the
happiest girl In the world. Just think
Of three wonderful weeks at Lake
Swenemagwyr. Why, shall feel like
an heiress at that fashionable sum-
mer resort with all my pretty
clothes!"
Her mother turned a tired. flushed
face to her and smiled that wonderful
mother-smile which can always come
into play at a daughters pleasure.
Kathleen caught her breath. She had
not realized that her mother looked so
poorly, and in an instant she saw
herself as stranger might have view
ed her-selfish and self-centered. The
tired lines in the woman's eyes seemed
to have deepened. her cheeks were
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manner of comforts and a special
nurse to anticipate her every wish.
From her door she had an excellent
view of the corridor and could even
see into ward where many less for
tunate sufferers tossed on their mar
row cots.
With a feeling akin to pain, she
noted that each little white table at
the side of every cot bore it's bios
somed offerings of friends and rela-
tives. Roses. carnations, peonies,
flowers of every veriety blended their
ncrfume and shared their beauty with
the victims Of pain and fever.
She glanced at her own flowers. ex-
pensive hot-house creations. and
turned away They meant nothing.
for they were either purchased by her
own money or else donated as an act
of duty by some business associate.
AS she sat propped up in bed one
afternoon she caught a glimpse of an
E"CDtiOra1y pretty young woman
carrying an immense bunch of sweet
peas. The girl made a pretty picture
and busy nurses and orderlies turned
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sleeve, bending the arm. Muscles slid
under the brown skin and gathered in
a great knot. Feel it." the little chap
urged. Il can break stout stick
across that. same as on a stone, an
not bruise the skin"
The farmer pressed the corded mus
Gle with some surprise. You've got
'em sure" he agreed. "the hardest an
biggest lot I've ever seen. I've heard
of athletes tra!nin' to grow ornaments
like that on the arm, an what that
arm could do with 'em. Real help
sometimes. nin't a doubt-like foot
ball maybe. or fighting off thugs or
plunkin' a hole through door with
one blow. | like to read bout them
arms in snowy winter evenins. But
it's strictly hoein' time now, an |
want men with them muscles spread
pretty even all over. with maybe a
double thickness along the backbone
an on the shoulders. You're still
worth just 50-cents to me, an I'll be
glad to set you to work at that. Fifty
cents is lot of money for boys"
The little chap started to draw on
his coat, then changed his mind and
tossed 1t deftly so it caught and hung
on a fence post dozen feet away.
TOO late now for me to find a Job
this mornin,' he snorted. can need
some exercise. didn't work any
yesterday, Guess I'll put an hour OF
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pitcher from her hands and covering
them with his own, until l found that
you were coming here. You don't
know how glad l was that you sent a
forwarding address for. any mail
which might stray up there for you.
"Oh!" A delighted smile played
over Kathleens features. I'm so
very glad to see you here!"
Really?" he questioned eagerly
and contrite for treating me so
abominably last year?"
"Oh, ever and ever so sorry"-Katb-
leen's voice was muffed, for it came
from somewhere in the direction of
Mr. Hart's shoulder-"but, you see
you did not understand"
"But l shall make it a business of
understanding you from this minute" Z"
Mr.. Hart announced with determine
ton. the deep voice very firm and the
dark eyes serious.
"Oh, I'd love you too," smiled Kath-
leen happily, and then the world SEEM
ed the very incest kind of a place to
two absurdly happy young people.
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it into shown some o. these men how
to hoe corn-not for 50-cents a day,
mind you," to the farmer tits just
a free will offerin'. You go and look
out for the boys. See they pick up
stones good an plenty. I'll take care
o. the men,"
A number of hoes had been brought
out, and from these the men were
selecting, testing. and balancing them
In their hands. The little chap gave q
quick. appraising glance, caught up n
hoe. and started with 1t for the corn.
The little chap did not wait for one
of the men to take the lead. He took
1t himself. flashing the hoe from side
to side of the hill. cleaning out the
weeds. and then with a few deft
strokes hauling the dirt up about the
stalks
The men were smiling and nodding
to each other. One of them, named
Watt. who was supposed to set the
pace, took the second row and started
of with even. measured strokes. The
farmer himself was grinning.
He saw the small leader reach the
el & of bis row. count down five-the
number of workers in the field besides
himse!f-and start back on the
seventh Fc finished this with the
same swift. flashing strokes and with
out glancing toward the farmer
counted rast f'e more and started
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besides, you want so much to meet
Mr.. Hart again."
L know, mother, r,"-Kathleen' pink
color deepened and her voice was very
low. ut was really because OF him
that l planned the vacation. If it was
not, any dear little farmhouse among
the hills would have satisfied me.
Anyway, if he had cared sufficiently.
he would have come to me. And, be-
sides, / didn't feel quite square with
myself for planning to meet him. 1t
isn't just-just womanly."
But, you know, dear, 1t was quite
all your fault. You pretended not to
care, thinking he would pursue you,
but you made his attentions seem so
unwelcome that no self-respecting
man would dream of persisting."
II understand, mother, But would
mt have him think was an adven-
uress. If he had been a poor man, IL
would have been so different"
Mrs. Andrew had a faraway look in
her tired eyes. 1--WE are curious
creatures. we women" she sighed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-12
BY Annette Angert

ertly glanced through the open door
way. Instantly the smile died and
she stared shamelessly. The nurse
became vaguely interested. "Her name
is Josephine Appleton" she whisper
ed. But still the girl stared, her ex-
preston a strange commingling of
fear, unbelief and recognition. With a
start she excused herself and darted
into the ward.
you've got to share your flowers"
she announced to her invalid friend
as she hastily separated the blossoms
She placed the small word dot" on
card and hurried out with her offer
ing to the nurse. saying: "I'll wait
here. Tell me If she takes them"
Soon the white-robed figure return
ed. Miss Appleton wishes to see
YOU" she said and showed the girl in
to the room. closing the door softly
after her. Hesitatingly, the girl ap-
preached the bed. her eyes focused
on the pale face above the pillow.
"Oh, Dot, are you so scared of me?
won't hurt you" The voice was in
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again. The farmer half-opened his
mouth, as though to speak, but grimm
ed instead and waited. Down and
back three times the leader went, and
just as he finished his sixth row Watt
came in on his forth. with the others
struggling hebind him.
The leader struck the blade of his
hoe into the dirt so the handle stood
upright, and came across to the farm
er.
Done up. are you?" asked the farm
er.
mot a Bit" coolly. "I just spoke
for an hours exercise. you know. an
to show the men how to work.
They're doing first rate, lot better
than most Of the men I've worked
with. Some srurt to keep up with me.
being ashamed to fall behind runt,
an cover weeds an skip to do it.
while others Just lag along anv old
way. Your men kept steady at 1t, do
ing good work and not gettin' excited
over my leadin'."
Don't YOU relieve IT," cried Watt,
coming toward them. mopping his
face. II almost pulled my arms out
their sockets tryin' to keep up with
the baby dynamo. an keep my row
decent, an then had to let him run
clean out of sight. I hoped tn find
some skipped weeds. toc to pull him
down on. but couldn't snv. Won runt
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ceedingly, even little 10-year-old Dot,
and the greater part of the child's
existence was taken up in keeping
out of her big sisters way.
One evening, Hannah came upon
them in the midst of scene and Dot
seemed to be getting decidedly the
worst of 1t. Josephine was wrathfully
shaking the little girl for having
trilled after her on the street earlier
in the evening. thereby ruffling the
young woman's dignity. Hannah in
terfered, face aglow with righteous in
dignation and Josephine turned upon
her in fury:
"I'm going to leave this miserable
place and l never want to see one OF
you again."
Her brown eyes blazed and Hannah
paled as she said. trembling: You
don't mean that, 10, you wouldn I
leave us all so SOON after mothers
death?"
Josephine's head few back in a
scornful laugh and two angry spots
mediately took up her abode else
cheeks.
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finitely soft and pleading and Dot
struggled valiantly to subdue the old
dread
Suddenly she bent over the sick
woman exclaiming: "Why | 1on't be-
lieve I am. used to be terribly
scared of you and it all came back
as soon as I recognized you That's
why / didn't come in l sent the
flowers, thinking that If you received
them you didn't mind and could
send more every day: but, Of course.
Y was I'll verv foolish. and oh, 10.
we've all missed you miserab'y."
Josephine fingered the coverlet. "Ano
I've missed you too dear The past
years have been years of unuttarable
loneliness. Hannah was right There
Is no place like home, and no matter
how hard we try. we cannot live and
be hapnv without our own folks"
Dots eyes filled sympathetically and
she caught her sister in a whole
hearted loving embrace as she added:
"And. 10. neither can our own folks
live and be happy without u.s."
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By Walt Gregg

advance, for II you took a real squirt
you'd shoot clear OF my farm"
But Nubbin drew back. Pay by
days transient" he objected. Let 1t
be weekly or monthly, an make me
permanent. No danger o. my spurtin'
off the farm then. It's like this: Most
of your s1.25 men have families an
houses to live in. THEY'RE settled.
That's what I want to be. II can
find house not too far off I'd like
to work for you all the time"
What! You going to get married.
Nrhbir7?" guffawed one of the men.
No amt" shortly "Got o family
already. I Just want a house"
Several of the men doubled over.
The farmer kent his face straight. He
was thinking of those six rows "I've
got nice little four-room house hack
of my gNrden that's empty now." he
said. you can have it for S. a month
taken out Of your wages. think
yorr wife"
"Wife Who? Me? interrupted Nub-
hin, turning red. "What a fool idea
It's Madam Inez, I mean. She was
awful rich once. an took me out of a
smash-up an sent me to a hospital
When she lost her money an friends
an everything I hunted her ND, an
she's lived with me since. She's an
awful nice woman"
"Then I guess I'd better be fixin' the
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for another look. Josephine's eyes
followed her greedily until she dis
appeared into the ward. Then the in
valid sank back wearily. Her nurse
waF at her tide Immediately. all at
tention.
"Oh, nothing" with sigh, there's
nothing I want" With a sad little
smile, she looked up into the nurses
eyes. Only somehow, I wish that girl
We coming TO see rt."
oh" the nurse laughed. there are
many others wishing the same. A
pretty girl and a bunch of sweet
meas make cont ination that can't
he beat"
An hour later the visitor and the
'".") nurse roct in ho corridor The
girl smiled, feeling that one ought to
smile at everyone within these dreary
walls. The nurse returned the smile,
e'@'0~ cc~fldcrt'a1lv: "T th'rk nv pa-
tient is interested in your friend, at
least she was lust speaking of you"
"Oh, hope she was saying some
thing NICE" The girl dimpled and COW
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By viii Seaton

taking from his pocket key, he turn
ed the lock. She could not cry out
and the tenseness became violent
trembling. In his band he held a small
phial; he started to remove the stop
per.
Vitriol? Terrorizcd, she turned and
snatched from the drawer of a desk a
pistol, mere, pearl-handled toy.
Without aiming, she fired. A sharp,
sudden report and cloud of smoke,
She sank in a pitiful little heap on the
floor. When the binding white blur
of the atmosphere had cleared she rose
and staggered across the room.
On the rose rug lay the body of the
man. but his head touched the bare
foor. From the sneering wound in
his forehead oozed thick stream of
blood. 1t trlckled slowly down one
side of his hair and drop by drop 1t
formed clotted pool on the polished
boards. Beside him lay the phial, half
its powdered contents scattered. One
hand cienched note. With clumsy,
shaking fingers she forced his grip
and smoothed out the paper. In
sprawling letters she read:
There is nothing left-why live
on?-" then some unreadable hero
glyphics and smeared blot.
She gazed, stupefed, upon the result
of her impulse. Then, as she stared
at the dead body, she saw arise, a
form; a very tall and handsome form
in evening dress. She looked at the