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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-07

Law. Room a.. Smith-Crs whore
Building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-07

JAMES B. PERRY. ATTORNEY AT
law. office over Taylor Hardware
company.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-07

PETERSON & BISHOP. ATToR-
neys at law; rooms 8 and 4. Smith
Crawford building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-07

RALEY & RALEY. ATToRENYs AT
law. Office in American National
Bank Building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-07

V. STROBLE. DEALER IN NEv
and second hand goods CO
paid for all 2nd-hand goodA Char
est place to buy household goodA 81
T. Court Phone 77Iw.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-27
PROHIBITIONlsTs ARE INSIST.
ING on 4 DRY NATION

Much activity is noted just now
among nationwide prohibitionists to
urge President Wilson to recommend
statutory prohibition, or to proclaim
that no liquor shall be manufactured
They urge that the grain that would
be used In brewing liquor should be
saved for bread
The Dallas News suggests that the
pros have taken advantage Of con-
dltlous 10 carry out a long cherished
design, but thinks the constitution
forbds such action The News In
sIsts further that now Is a time when
all the people should act In harmony
and that to seek to establish nation
wide prohibition will be to reopen
an old sore and cause feeling Of
antagonlsm within our own ranks and
cause a weakening of energy and
cooperation here at home
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-27
SUNDAY At BETHEL

The Scurry County Singing Con
yention was In semI-annual session
Saturday and Sunday at Bethel, sew
en- miles west of Snyder Saturday
was taken up with song service and
the transaction Of business. The
convention voted to hold the next
meeting In October at Camp Springs
Sid Berry was elected president,
A. T Finch, vice-president; Matt
Martin Chaplain; Stewart Womack,
secretary-treasurer Sunday was the
big day Of the session Il was esti-
mated that GOO or 700 people We're
there. and they were from every
community 10 the county. The Bethel
people expected a large crowd and
they had prepared O dinner for the
multitude. The song service recessed
at ~ 20 and a long table was con-
structed and filed with good things
to eat-chicken, ham, pickles; sal
ads. cakes. pies and other delicious
eatables and everybody was filled
No community In Texas has a
greater percentage Of big hearted,
honest. generous. socIable citizen
ship than our friends in the Bethel
district. and they nearly all read the
Signal every week Many Of the
leading farmers union men live In
that community. They have their
farms In good nS and are looking
for rain. The wives and daughters
are industrious, intelligent and fru-
raj and many Of them take active
interest in poultry culture, and last
Sundays dinner proves that they
are good cooks. !
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-27

has sold 500 bushels Of wheat for,
say: siOOO.OO-and well remembers
when he only got S3OO.OO-cares
but little whether he pays 81 90 or
$500 for pair OF shoes.
What does II matter to the cotton
planter who sells ten bales OF cotton
at 5000 to 10000 a bale. as
against $500 to $50 90 a few years
ago-what does he care II he pays
81 90 or So 90 more for pair OF
shoes2
Hides. leather. wheat; corn; cot
ton; CATTLE hogs and all products OF
the farm, copper, rubber, plg-iron;
steel. coal, and all groceries and
foodstuns all have advanced and
advanced much more than shoes.
As the writer secs IL, shoes must
follow; and what has happened the
past week sustalns us In our belief
that shoes az wen as all other staple
articles viii be In great demand
small supply and higher
The Congress has passed without
dissenting yoto-a bin authorizing
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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-27
CITY COUNCIL HELD \
SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY

The City Council had a special
meeting Monday night and made ar
rangemeuts for a loan Of si20O0.0O
at o low rate of interest The pur-
pose as understood is to pay on the
floating obligations amounting TO
$4,000. pay $500 for the crematory
purchase some new fire apparatus
and with what Is left make some
street improvements II * probable
they may consider the purchase OF
M auto IRE truck
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-27

A is we'll that both The buyer and
seller OF shoes have in mind the fore
going facts regarding the advance
that has taken place In all the sta
pie commodities.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-27

Here the lowest advance Is 1915
per cent and up TO 1890 per cent;
but II we eliminate the item Of po-
latoes which is exceptlonal--wc
have an average advance Of iiO per
cent on these 10 staple commodities.
as compared With only 1874 per cent
on our Patriot shoe In other words,
the other 10 staple articles have ad
yanced on the average over three
times as much ne our Patriot shoe,
and; due to the great advance ON
Kid and calf skins. our Patriot shoe
has advanced much more than the
average Of the other shoes We make
hut oven assuming that our shoes
have doubled In price from the low
period Of 1898. most of the staple
commodities have more than trcbled
or quadruplod In price.
The laws governing supply and de
mand have been at work since the
writer was a boy when was
boy. living down near the Eastern
shore OF Maryland laws were passed
making 1t an onense to feed torrapin
TO slaves oftener than twice a week
giving them instead salt pork
and today diamond back terrapin is
$500 throw
Laws were passed In many states
Of the South prohibiting the dump
ing Of cotton seed In the streams.
Today cotton seed Is around $4,000
a ton-probably more.
remember when shifting. such
as Is used for making shirts for
country boys sold for a "Gp" &c IA
cents) yard. and wore shirts
shortly afterward; made out Of thls
same shifting. that cost 81 % a
yard.
One Of the largest tanning con-
Germs now in the tanning Of leather
called n meeting Of their directors
to decide whether they should buy
COW hides at rs cents or wait I'M
III they were "a cents. Since that
time they have paid "a cents a
pound for the same hides up 500
per cent
The writer has bought a COW fine
fat ones. Weighing 1900 pounds. sold
as low as $50 90. Several cars sold
not long ago at an average OF s2O6
head
stood in the public square In
Kansas City in 1894 and was offered
a two-horse wagon load OF fine po-
tatoes for 50 90 for the load-l5 or
20 bushels-today potatoes are 800
n peck-S4 90 a bushel- one
Aushel is now worth twice as much
n, the load OF potatoes was In 1894
~ It was In this same year that the
liners OF Kansas burned corn on
cob for fuel-now selling at
80 a bushel.
A is well that both The buyer and
seller OF shoes have in mind the fore
going facts regarding the advance
that has taken place In all the sta
pie commodities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03
Find Elderly Men Of More Use Than
 Youths in Factory

The head of a large printing office
 in New York recently wanted three
 boys to serve as office workers and
 messengers. He advertised and got
 no replies. It occurred to him to try
 for elderly men who were out of work. He advertised with that in view, and had 50 replies.
 Most of these men wrote good let | ters and seemed intelligent. He put | three of them to work and found l them very satisfactory. It was sug- | gestion that there is a large class of
 elderly men who have been discarded from shops and stores, yet who are
 capable of doing very good work. Industry is swift today, and a great
 many men drop out at a premature | age. At 50 man should still be | find themselves unable to keep up
 with the younger fellows. If a man 1 is sick and out 8 week, he may find
 some one in his place when he comes back. The firm may not have turned him off, but they are not sorry for an excuse to put in younger man. E Men of this age are serious minded, they work with fidelity, and often their experience enables them to offer
 useful suggestions. A great many of them on losing their regular employ
 ment will take up the doing of odd jobs. Men of much intelligence are often seen doing small tasks much be- low their abilities.
 Many elderly men are spending this summer in garden and farm work. As long as the war lasts they can find employment on the land. Very, likely | they would be better off there perma- | nently than taking precarious posi- tions in factories and stores. There
 are many specialties in food raising they could learn. If good crops this year reduce the price of feeds, poultry
 raising will again offer a wide field for such workers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03
SIXTH DIVISION.
tFrrst. Second and Third Voting Districts)
T'ourth and Fifth Voting Districts
(sixth and seventh Voting Districts)
(Eighth and Ninth Voting Districts

.
 then ruled England. was deeply griev- ed at the loss of Calais and when she died a few months later her last words were: When am dead Calais will be found written on my heart"
 This did not end the trouble of Calais. for 40 years after its recovery it was taken by the Spaniards. The Spanish reign was brief, however, ending in 1898.
 The German desire to get to Calais arises out of the fact that at this point the French coast approaches nearest to that of Englaand. The route travelled in peace times, from Dover to Calais, is 22 miles across From this point the Germans could not alone Lombard the British coast with their. heaviest guns, but also cut off traffic across the channel. Ca lais is distant 184 miles from Paris The proposal to connect that city by tunnel with Dover has been dis cussed for more than a century, and sine the war has broken out the pro- ject has been discussed with renewed interest. As a matter of fact borings were actually commenced in 1876 near Calais. but the work languished and was finally abandoned. It is cur ious to reflect that a great many peo- pie in England were opposed to the project because they feared English territory might be invaded by France through the tunnel. Conditions have changed so. materially, however. that the proposed tunnel may bec.ne a reality within the next decade or two.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03
Tars Delight When
 Drinking Black Coffee

Base American F4otiIlas in British Waters, Aug. 3.-Black coffee is the popular drink with the men over here in Uncle Sam's teetotal navy. Steam ing hot coffee is always on tap on board the destroyers when they are out looking for submarines. The men say it not only keeps them awake but serves also as a stimulant and pro- tector against, the rigorous climatic conditions under which they labor. They have not yet carried on board ship the afternoon tea habit which they have formed ashore and found such a satisfactory substitute for the use of alcoholic drinks.
 The vast majority of the men. say they do not miss the absence of intox- icating drink on board their ships Those who want it can get it ashore from niddaW until eight in the even. ing but for the vast majority the Ii. quor saloons have very little charm The record of the men as a whole 1T this respect, say their officers, has been one of the gratifying features o. their stay here.
 The patrols, therefore, have yer, little to do but walk up and down tn,
 main street of the village in searcl of the trouble that seldom comes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03
Amusements
POLES

Ventilation, vaudeville and vigor- ous photodramaitc scenes and dramas is the watchword at Polls today and tomorrow. A change of the bill yes terday brings a, conglomeration of novelty to Bridgeport which must please those who wish to be entertain ed.
 'srhe Innocent Sinner is the title of a five reel drama of the under world mixed wiht high life and fea- turing Miriam Cooper as a little country girl who is taken to a big city under false pretenses. Sensation is the keynote and a pleasing finish is created for what under different handling might be most unpleasant to the senses 'tThe Innocent Sin- ner'' will attract as wide an interest here as 1t recently has in New York. A Chinese Oddity, the product of education in the Oriental race, is seen in the person of ri Ling Sing, who performs on 8 violin with that grace 1 which is only seen dn the most artistic | of famous players. He dances re- I markedly well and handles the most difficult stops with ease at the same 1 time.
 I The Court Room Girls, offers a | IOuCH or the I0I11ulu6 ClOtnGO III SAf1l authority. A large musical act, car rying special scenery, this production
 offers wide range of comedy. dancing | and song.
 Not since Carmencita has Bridge port seen the classic Spanish danc- ing that is done by La Palerice ane her talented company including one of the youngest toe-dancers on the stage. Both herself and partner are graceful, agile and artistic in theil l presentations.
 Flanders and Mills have grand
 piano act. Two boys, one of whom
 plays and the other a songster. botf
 have a new and varied assortment o1
 selections that are catchy and the, produce in response to encores. | An act called the Politician" of fers a novel twist to a modern con
 ception and gives the power of forc' and persuasion to the couple partici pating in the interesting sketch.
 |, A closing screen number tntroduc | ing scenes behind the battle lines o France and other Interesting nadona
 news subjects is shown by Hears
 Pathe photographers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03

ePanuts and pink lemonade will soon be ripe and the odor of new mown sawdust will permeate the air. The Sparks circus, gayest, gladdest, grandest galaxy in all the wide, won derful world, will encamp here next week, Friday. This city may then blink at the fascinating splendors of a mile long street parade, revel in the surpassing delights of colossal new pageantric spectacle and trenrble for the safety of gracefully daring performers in rings, stages and a wilderness of aerial apparatus.
 The time-honored custom has been to distinguish each successive years circus as Digger and better than ever before." The phrase has become so trite, however. that the Sparks circus hesitates to repeat it, despite the con- viction that it adequately describes | this seasons entertainment. Mono tony, routine and repetition have been so completely eliminated that l old-timers will rub their eyes in as- I tonishment
 | The Sparks circus will exhibit on the Barnum Estate grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03
New Way to Remove
 Hairs Creates Sensation
(Actually Takes Out The Roots)

What beauty specialists regard as one of the most important discoveries in recent years is the phelactine method of removing superfuous hair. Its great advantage, of course, lies in the fact that it actually removes the hair roots. It does this easily, in- stantly. harmlessly. Sufferers from the affliction named need no longer despair. The actual hair-roots come out before your very eyes, leaving the skin as smooth and hairless as a babes.
 Because it offers such complete re- lief, a stick of phelactine IS the most inexpensive thing woman can buy for the removal of hairy growths. For the same reason druggists do not hesi- tate to sell it under a money-back guarantee. You can use it with on- tire safety; it is so harmless one could even eat it without any i'll effect.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03
CALAIS, GERMAN GOAL, ' HELD BY THE ENGLISH

sThe Drive of Calais has at vari-
 ous times been heralded by the Ger
 mans with almost as much vehemence as the famous drive for Verdun. Both of them have failed and have cost
 the Teutons enormously in blood and treasure. "They shall not pass" ap- a plies almost as much to Calais as it does to Verdun. In happier times : this quaint but busy old French port 2 was the continental terminus of the [ main travelled road between England {. and France. Today it is the main , British military base in France. This fact serves to recall that for more
 than two centuries Calais was held
 by the English, their occupation of ,slhe town beginning just 50 years ago : roday. Aug. 3. 1347. and continuing un-
 til 1858.
 Calais fell into the hands of the ]. English during the Hundred Years
 War, when England and France were engaged in a struggle, which con
 tinued for more than century. Ed
 ward TIT, as grandson of Philip the
 Taar. claimed the French crown and
 =cwghA to gain it by force of arms l. The F'lemings recognized Edward as their king and in the long struggle which followed were of great assist -.ance to the English. In 1346 Edward
 invaded France and defeated a French
 army twice as large as his own on the immortal field of Crecy, the battle in . which cannon were first used. It was < after this that that Edward besieged ]. Calais. The town held out against
 the English for Il months and then surrendered. it's loss being a great
 blow to the French. The English
 held the port for more than 200 years. ? It was not until 1888 that the French
 army led by the Duke of Guise drove
 thn- -Ergliah -ouk. Queen,-ManH. who
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03

than I ever was and recommend your remedies to all my friends. Mrs. LENA WYNN, 2812 E. o Street, Richmond, Va.
 While Change of Life is a most crit ical period of woman's existence, the annoying symptoms which accompany it may be controlled, and normal health restored by the timely use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
 Such warning symptoms are sense of suffocation; hot flashes, headaches, hackaches, dread of impending evil, timidity, sounds in the ears, palpitation of the heart, sparks before the eyes, irregularities, constipation, variable ap- r,atite. weak,iese a-7 1izziness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03
AL NEIL SUCCEEDS
 TO AVIATION AIM

Another Bridgeporter has success fully passed his physical and mental tests for the aviation service of the United States and has left for train ing camp somewhere in Texas.
 The successful candidate is Al Neil for four years manager of the King Hat Store on Main street He is en. thusiastic over the proposed work and his efforts will undoubtedly be productive and to the credit of the city he represents.
 His many friends in this city wish. ed him a pleasant journey and ex. press the hope that his wish to ge, to France may be gratified.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03
PLAZA

s"Richard. the Brazen," feature screen play with more than usual merit began three-day engagement at the Plaza yesterday and, despite the humidity of the weather, the cool playhouse was we'll patronized.
 Alice Joyce and Harry Mercy are co-starred in the production which has to do with one Richard Williams who, to win the hand of girl he loves, poses as titled Englishman, using the name of his companion to serve his ends.
 The manner in which the story is developed is rather unique and it holds interest admirably Miss Joyce as Harriet Renwyck has a role that serves her talents we'll while Harry Mercy does some splendid work as the embryo lord.
 The second episode of '"The Fatal Ring" with Pearl White was a part of1the program. The serial promises to be one of the most exciting and interesting the Pathe has thus far produced and it is surpassing how impatient one feels when the closing scenes of the weekly episodes are be- ing shown.
 The fifth installment of '"The Battle of the Somme'' offered some new and remarkable observations. These are indeed, wonderful pictures from a dramatic as we'll as a historical point of view and they serve to bring the true conditions of the present war nearer home than any written ac- count ever will.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03
Americans Receive
 Honors at Oxford

Oxford, England, Aug. s.-Honors were awarded to several American students of the third year class at Oxford University with the announce ment of the results of the final ex-
 aninations. The list includes: W. c. lBosworth. Vermont; B. H. Brans- comb, Alabama; c. R. CIason, Maine; IA. e. Fite, Tennessee; P. F. Good, l, l!Nebraska; B. c. Holtzclaw, Georgia; B. M. Mow, Idaho; P. P. Werlein, Louisiana; E P. Woodruff, Texas; HI. B. Yntema, Michigan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03
POLICE HEAD IS
 SHOT BY PATROLMAN

New Orleans, Aug. 3-James W. Reynolds, superintendent of the New Orleans police department, was shot and killed in his office yesterday by Terrence Mullen, @ patrolman. Cap tain of Police Gerry Mullen, who was in the superintendent's office at the time, also received two bullet wounds in the chest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03

V eg e t 8 ble Con- pound I feel like a new woman. I al- ways had a headache during the Change of Life and was also troubled with other
 bad feelings com mon at that time dizzy spells, nervous feelings and heat flashes. Now I am in hetter healfh
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03

Roland s. Morris was confirmed a! the American ambassador to Japan b, the Senate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03

Radford B. Smith says that he had a wonderful sale last Saturday and hundreds of people were pleased with the bargains they got. Read the ad- vertisement today for even better bar gains for the Saturday sale.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03

A French steamer which arrived al an Atlantic port, reported being at tackled by a submarine. It was the target for two torpedocs which miss ed their mark.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03

Admiral Lecaze, of the French ma rine, handed his resignation to Presi dent Ribot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03

Gold to the amount of $1,163,0O0 was shipped to San Francisco to be forwarded to Japan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03

Three more states have filled their quotas for the regular army-Iowa, Delaware and Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-03
ANNOYING
 SYMPTOMS
How Heat Flashes, Dizzy Spells and other Bad Feel ings at Change of Life
 may be Relieved.

Richmond, Va. "After taking seven bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's