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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-11
ATTACHES OF THREE
NATIONS MEET AGAIN
AMERICAN, FRENCH AND GER
MAN LEADERS BROUGHT
TOGETHER IN BATTLE.
BY HENRY WOOD

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
sept. 25.-(By MaiD the vic.
torious French poilus swept up the
slopes Of Morthomme recently the
fortunes of war brought together on
the same field of battle three gener-
ais, who as lieutenants had served to-
gether as military attaches with tho
Russian army in the Manchurian cam
paigns.
One of these was General Corvi-
sart commanding the troops VINO
wrested the final possession of Nor
thOmme from the Germans A second
one was General Pershing, command
ing the American expeditiouary CORPS
/ in France. The third one viii b.
named later. During the Russian
Japanese war, half a dozen of the mi
/ litary attaches of the great powers
massed together and constituted prac-
tically a little family. All of them
We're lIeutenants then.
Old Acquaintainccs Meet.
| When Corvisart and Pershing both
/ of whom have become generals since
then. met by accident just before the
/ second battle of Verdun, and renewed
their old Manchurian acquaintance
and friendship, General CorVisart in
vited General Pershing to witness ths
impending battle on the left bank OF
the Meuse from his own observatory.
AS the battle progressed the generals
exchanged "reminiscences and asked
after other members Of the old time
mess.
General Pershing asked what had
become OF Lieutenant. the British
member Of their attache mess, and
was apprised that he had died with
the rank Of colonel early in the pres
ent war.
German is General Too.
Then a CLEAN of new interest sud
denly came into General Pershing'i
face. "But Won Etzel," he asked
Lieutenant Etzel, the German alta
che and member of our mess? What
do you suppose has ever become of
him ?"
"Oh, Won Etzel," replied General
Corvisart. with an even greater CLEAN
of pleasure in his face. "Ch, he too is
is a general now. - Then turning
suddenly towards the battlefield hc
added. "And If you will llllook quickly
Mon General. you will be just in time
to see my victorious poilus chasing
the tail end Of General Won Etzers
army over the crest of Morthomme
General Won Etzel, our former com
panion Of the Manchurian mess, is the |
German general commanding in from, |
Of me-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-11
WOMEN'S
HANDKERCHIEFS

A big lot of ex-
ceptional patterns
and quality in these
fine ladies handker-
chiefs. White and
colored borders anG
embroidery. Made of
linen, silk and Irish
lawn, 35c each, or 8
for S1.o0,
The Lexington intelligencer., 1917-02-16

The Franklin county Observer
says, this is the one paper in this
county that does not claim to
print ALL the news. No sir,
we don't do it, and again, we're
not going to do it. If news
paper should tell the truth in
every article, its editor and
those employed in the office
would not live long enough af-
ter its issue to catch the first
train out of town.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1917-02-16
DOVER.

DR.. Carver of Higginsville
was here Thursday night.
Garner Groves of Lexington
spent the week end here with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L.
Groves.
Tilton Davis of Lexington was
here Saturday.
Dutch Eagan had business in
Higginsville Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs, Harmon Wahl
and John Wahl were in Lexing-
ton Monday.
Mrs. James Corbin spent Fri
day in Waverly.
Miss Minnie MCGEE and
nephew, Cass McGee, spent
Thursday in Corder.
Miss Margaret Davis OF Lex
ington is spending the week end
here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Davis.
The Missionary meeting of
the Methodist church met We'd
nesday evening with Mrs. H. T.
Redd.
Mrs. Ella White of Lexington
is here this week visiting with
her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
White, who has been quite sick.
Mrs. Phillip Wahl went to
Kansas City Sunday evening
for a visit with her mother, Mrs.
M. B. Cole and other relatives.
Roy Williams of Waverly had
business here Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. w. G. Harwood
spent several days last week in
Lexington visiting with DR.. John
Meng and family.
Miss Pearl Wallace of Indepen-
dence spent Sunday here with
friends.
Drs. Ryland and Chalkley Of
Lexington were here profession
ly last Friday.
Miss Lucy Belize Emanue.
spent the week end at her home
near Odessa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl ChanseIor
visited with relatives in Lexing-
ton Sunday.
James Dinwiddie and VIM
Sydnor had business in Lexing-
ton Monday.
Louis and John Wahl, R. P
Cherry, DR.. w. G. Harwood
Jack Cooper, Edmond Vaughan
Rudolph Yokley and VIM. Sydnol
attended a meeting of Masons al
Odessa Thursday, of last week.
It was announced last week
that Rev, Payne of Mason, ILL.,,
would preach at the Christian
Church here on last Sunday, but
it was impossible for him to gel
here. If nothing prevents he
will be here on the 4th Sunday
February the 28th.
The ladies of the Christian
Church will serve dinner at Mrs
Annie Eagan's sale on Thursday
February 22nd.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1917-02-16

Misses Ella and Mary Goodson
returned Wednesday to their
homes in Marshall after a visit
here with Mrs. Geo. M. Catron.
Miss Florena huffman left
Wednesday for her home in Fair
bury, Nebr., after a visit here
with Mrs. L. E. Mark.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1917-02-16

Makers of stogie cigars have
struck for an increase of a dol
lar a thousand. The only thing
of interest in this announce
ment is the revelation that stog-
les are worth a dollar a thous-
and.-Daily Drovers Telegram,
The Lexington intelligencer., 1917-02-16
Children Ury
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q a . T O RIA

Miss Alice B. Peak went to
Marshall Wednesday for a brief
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. A, Wright
went to Kansas City Wednesday
to spend the day.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1917-02-16
lion this attempted robbery.

tion this attempted robbery.
A bill has been introduced au-
thorizing the execution of a min
ing lease upon the south 20 acres
of the property owned by the
State known as the Confeder-
ate Home property near Hig-
ginsyille, and to fix the royalty
to be paid in the mining Of the
bed of asphalt said to underlie
that section.
The Hawes good roads bill has
passed the House, there being
1O4 votes for and 26 against. 1t
now goes to the Senate and will
be passed practically by a unani-
nous vote. This will be the
state road law hereafter, and
those counties taking advan-
tage under the measure will
participate in the federal aid Of
twelve million dollars. Mis-
souri, will now get out of the
mud. 1t is understood that
Frank Buffum, state road COM
missioner, has knocked" the
bill since it's introduction, but
his opposition had little or
no effect, it being accepted as
selfshness on his part.
Missouri is in line in pledging
support to President Wilson in
the severance of diplomatic re-
lations with Germany. The SEN
timent Of all Missourians is to
follow the flag no matter where
it is flown. The resolution adj
opted by unanimous vote Of both
houses Of the 49th General AS
sembly has the true American
ring. United States means "us''
and every red-blooded American
will be loyal to do battle in any
crisis.
A bill requiring the recording
of instruments by photography
has been introduced. This is
one Of the bills having whiskers,
having been introduced and kill
ed at many previous sessions.
A bill demanding pure paint
has been offered. 1t prevents
deception in the sale of turpen-
tine, linseed oil, etc. 1t is badly
needed and will pass.
Mrs. ]. w. Shouse went tc
Kansas City yesterday to at
tend the funeral of her uncle
Henry Hopkins, who died at thai
place Tuesday night.
Mrs. Frank Weldon left yes
The Lexington intelligencer., 1917-02-16

According to bulletin is
sued by William H. Lewis, COM
missioner of the bureau of labor
statistics Of Missouri, during the
six months of 1916, commencing
with July l and ending Decem-
Der 81, only 954 of 193,8O5 i'm
migrants who landed in the
United States, announced that
Missouri was their destination.
Almost every known tongue
was represented in this number.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1917-02-16
. For Sale.

l spotted Poland brood sow, 2
years old, weight about 24O lbs,
due to farrow middle of April :;
2 shoats, weight about so lbs.
BEN STEELE.
Phone 797 Lexington, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1917-02-16
LEGISLATURE DOINGS.
BY Frank Bowman.


raise revenue may be defeated.
If so, it will be due to Republi-
can opposition, they having in
caucus agreed to vote against
these bills. However, there are
rs Democrats practically as a
whole united. All the Gov.
errors bills will be acted on in
the next ten days.
There is much talk as to hold
ing a constitutional convention.
Missouri certainly needs a new
constitution, and if clean cut,
honest, \ capable men are chosen
as delegates, such a convention
ought to be held.
A "Jim Grow" bill provides for
separate coaches for whites and
/ blacks. 1t also provides for sepa-
rate waiting rooms for negroes
at all railway stations.
House bills Nos. 20 and 1870
were killed by the Fish and
Game Committee, and a substi-
tute offered for the two. Just
what kind of a game law will be
passed is hard to conjecture.
Representative Cave of Gala
way County has a bill allowing
women to vote for President.
A senate bill makes women eli
gible for school directors. Thus
little by little women are being
given recognition as regards the
voting privilege.
If the. bill introduced by Rep
resentative Farris becomes a
law, every saloon in block AZ at
Lexington will have to change
location. The bill prohibits sa-
looms within 600 feet of a
church. The Pre- S byteria n
Church, being on the southeast
corner Of Block AZ, would take
every saloon off Main Street.
The Judges of the Circuit
Courts of Missouri have intro
duced their bill increasing theil
salaries $500 a year. This same
bill has been killed by two for.
mer legislatures. Should this
bill become a law it will upset q
custom of drawing iuries in the
country districts that has al
ways existed. At this time, iur-
les are drawn by the county
courts without one cents cost
to the taxpayers and the giving
these Circuit Judges $500 a year
for doing nothing should be kill
ed in Committee. Senator Nc
Gruder of the Saline County
Senatorial District introduced
the bill.
The bill providing for "clos-
ed season" on quail for a period
of five years has been sent to
engrossment in the Senate.
Senator Stark's measure pro-
viding for the collection of taxes
the same year the assessment is
made was fayorably reported by
the committee with the recon-
mendation that it pass. Un-
der the bill real estate is to be
assessed every year.
1t looks like the position of
state fire marshal will be Gre
ated, the bill having been re-
ported favorably.
The railroads are back with
their bill to increase both pas
senger and freight rates. The
demand is for 8 cents per mile
passenger fare and an average
increase in freight rates of Is
per cent. This bill was killed
two years ago after a hot fight.
Petitions will soon be circulated
in Lafayette County asking for
the increase, and we urge that
every person to whom the same
is presented to be careful what
he signs, as two years ago four
different kinds were circulated,
The Lexington intelligencer., 1917-02-16

Mrs. L. Weinstein left Wednes-
day for st. Louis to purchase
the spring stock of millinery and
ladies ready-to-wear for the
Weinstein store.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1917-02-16
The Chillicothe

The Chillicothe constitution
says:
A bootlegger is about the
most undesirable citizen that
perambulates on two legs. He is
beth detestable and dishonor-
able and thrives off the weak
ness of the rundown booze
fighters. He should be discover
ed, convicted and sent to the
penitentiary. His case requires
drastic treatment at the hands
of law abiding, decent citizens.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1917-02-16

Mrs. ]. w. Shouse went to
Kansas City yesterday to at
tend the funeral of her uncle,
Henry Hopkins, who died at that
place Tuesday night.
Mrs. Frank Weldon left yes
terday for her home in Leaven-
worth, Kansas, after a visit
here with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F.
DAILY.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09
PROHIBITION PROVES PROF
TABLE

Bank deposits jumped more than
$4,000, 900 during 1916 the first year
under the dry law; bank transactions
grew from $500, 800 800 to $643,7l6,596.
Assignments made through the local
merchants association decreased from
$475,00O in 1915 to $380,000; and retail
houses generallysreported an increase
in trade of rs per cent. Arrests de-
creased from 1862 to LIZ; arrests
for drunkenness from 2,OS2 to 837 and
vagrancy cases from 1879 to 423.
Even with the aid of the permit sys-
tenn and of bootleggers, the city's
liquor bill was cut by an even $4,000,
according to best estimates. The
county saved $4,000 in operating ex-
penses during 1916, including $4,000
in the Sheriff's Office, and the city
saved $86,0O0.-Quoted by Waukegan
Gazette from Spokane Chronicle.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09
A HEALTH PROBLEM

Alcoholism has long ceased to be
question of morals. 1t is now recog-
nized as one of he country's most
important health problems. This is
why all over the country we Ind
health officials preaching against the
excessive use of alcoholic stimu-
lants and indeed, urging total abstin-
ence as the surest way of prolonging
life and insuring bodily health and
vigor-Weekly Reporter.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09

trade journal has found that the
economical and financial sides of the
question of discussing the liquor
traffic has made it seem important to
throw the weight of its influence on
the side of the restriction if not the
entire Prohibition of it.
1t is one of the lessons of the great
European war that habits of absti-
nence from stimulating drinks add ma
terially to strength of mind and body,
in any strenuous contest. This fact
is leading many persons not hereto
fore especially interested in the wet
and dry contests in Illinois, as well
as elsewhere, to decide in favor of
prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating
beveragcs.-Springfeld Register.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09
NATION WIDE PROHIBITION
AS POSSIBLE OVERSHAD-
OWING ISSUE OF THE
1920 CAMPAIGN
By Governor Arthur Capper, of
Kansas

With IS per cent of the United
States under Prohibition, with Is dry
states, with 63 per cent of the popu-
Iation living where the saloon has
been made an outlaw, its hour has
struck. Either Congress will be COM
PEELED to submit a constitutional
amendment to all the states, or
nationwide Prohibition will be the
great overshadowing popular issue in
the presidential campaign of 1920.
Then the last saloon will disappear
from this land of liberty and light.
The drink traffic now is cornered in
half dozen great cities, where it has
intrenched itself by usurping politi-
cal power. There it will continue to
prey on defenseless millions until
dislodged and annihilated by sweep
ing federal law.
This is the age of conservation. A
conservation policy that does not
conserve nor foster nor protect the
health, thrift and happiness of the
American home-the source of all
our strength and vigor as nation
Is blind folly and an unspeakable
sham.
The saloon is the source of nearly
all our human wreckage. Yet the
nation licenses and permits the in
stitution to exist which makes the
creation of drunken fathers and the
debauchery of its young men and
women a business, and which is the
recognized source of nine-tenths of
all its misery and wretchedness. The
people are demanding of Congress
that the government of the United
States shall end its monstrous part
nership with this beast and shall join
with them in its determination.
1t is intolerable that the federal
government should continue to over
ride the sovereignty of the many
commonwealth which have Prohibi-
ton laws, that for a consideration it
should connive with bootleggers in
defeating the will of the people by
licensing these outlaws to sell booze
In this forbidden territory.-Tampico
Tornado.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09
THE DIMINISHING LIQUOR
TRAFFIC

According to the New York Jour
nal of Commerce, most of the rural
towns of New York state have gone
dry, under the present local option
law. A bill is pending in the Legs-
lature of that state with a fair pros
pect of enactment applying the local
option principle to cities, that is, al
lowing their own people to decide by
popular vote whether or not intoxi-
eating liquors shall be sold as bev-
erages within their jurisdiction, law
similar in most respects to that now
in force in Illinois. The liquor in
terests, it appears, have desisted from
their efforts to defeat such legislation
in New York state, perhaps because
their efforts heretofore have done
more harm than good to their cause.
The Senator who introduced the bill
in the New York Legislature is
quoted as saying that most of the
towns of the state are dry already,
and as expressing the opinion that
Binghamton, Elmira, jamestown and
practically all the other cities under
100000 population will vote dry at
the first opportunity" Buffalo and
New York will probably remain
wet" dividing the state into. three
parts with reference to this liquor
trade policy, New York, Buffalo and
the other So counties" The time, he
believes, is not far distant when even
New York city will be dry. The
country, he says, rs becoming en-
lightened very swiftly with regard to
the liquor business" He admits that
a little drinking may do no particular
harm, but declares that the trouble
is that there is always "a good-sized
proportion of the people who won't
limit themselves, and thus the whole
fabric of our civilization is threat
ened"
Quoting the statement made by the
above-named Senator, the Journal OF
Commerce says:
"This may seem exaggerated, as the
threat has long been diminishing in
stead of increasing, but there is nc
doubt about the gain that it would be
to local communities, and to state
and nation if the traffic in intoxicat-
ing liquors could at least be confined
to reasonable and legitimate uses
There would be pecuniary loss to the
interests engaged in the production
and the trade, but it would be far
more than offset by the gain to 9TH
ers and the benefit to all. 1t is OBJ
vious that the traffic is a great in
jury to economy in living and it is
demonstrated that it is injurious to
efficiency in production of useful and
beneficial things"
1t is not often that a newspaper
like the Journal of Commerce in
dulges in discussing questions con-
corning the effect on morals of a
case, but in the article from which
the above is taken a financial and
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09
TEACHING TEMPERANCE IN
THE SCHOOLS
How School Teachers May Cooper
ate in the Prohibition Campaign

Teachers who are anxious to find
the best material to use in giving
talks on temperance to their pupils.
can find nothing better than this bud
get of 80 leaflets, prepared especially
for their use. A short talk from one
of these leaflets each day for month
previous to election day, supplement.
ed by giving the leaflet to each child
to take home, with a request to read
it to the family, or have the parents
and older brothers read it, will create
lots of temperance sentiment in any
community. These leaflets are to be
used in the order given.
1.-What is Alcohol?
EFFECT of Alcohol on the Brain.
3.-Effect of Alcohol on Circulation.
affect of Alcohol on Nerves.
5.-Efect of Alcohol on Character.
effect of Alcohol on Heredity.
7.-Alcoho1 and Disease.
8.-Effect of Alcohol on Sex Life.
o.-Alcohol and the Spiritual Life.
10.-Alcohol and Citizenship.
11.-Alcohol and Child Life.
12.-Alcohol and Government.
13.-The Best Machine Made.
14.-The Best Part OF Us.
15.-How We Catch Disease.
Hollow to Live Long.
lido Ne. Catch tuberculosis.
18.-What the Armies Learned.
1o--Weighing Down the Safety Valve
20.-Look Out
21-Asleep at Their Post.
22-Waste in Health's Bank Account
23.-Drink Pulls on Graveyard End.
24.-What Happened to the Kittens
and Puppies.
25.-The Typesetters.
26-Rifle Shooting in Swedish Army.
27.-The Relief OF Ladysmith.
.28.-A Fathers Mistake.
pa Wolf in Sleeps Chothing.
30.-Daddy and His Two Little Boys
OUR OFFER
The above budget of 900 leaflets go
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09

Since the above table was pub
lishcd Kansas has completely wiped
out her debt, and is the only debt
free state in the country.
Liquor Traffic Increases Per Capita
Debt
A further proof that the licensing
of the liquor traffic increases the per
capita debt, not only of the states as
a whole, but of the cities within the
states, is to be found in the report of
municipal revenue expenditures and
public purposes for 1918 issued by the
United States Census Bureau. CLASH
flying the states into four groups
Prohibition, near-Prohibition, partial
license and license states, the official
figures show that there were col
lected in general property taxes:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09
Massachusetts Has
Largest Debt in
United State
Bay State Debt Largely Due to Liz
uor, According to Ex-Governor
Foss; Dry States Have
Lower Per Capita Debt
Than Wet States
ONLY DEBT FREE STATE, DRY

A commission appointed by Gov
ernor Mccall of Massachusetts to
investigate the high cost of living,
mentions incidentally in its report,
just published, that the cost of gov
eminent is higher in Massachusetts
than anywhere else. Like other wet
states, Massachusetts has mortgaged
its future to pay for extravaganza in
the administration of its public af-
fairs.
1--WE find in Massachusetts, in 1914"
reports the commission, "a total per
capita expenditure for governmental
purposes of 1924 or $261.7o for the
average family of five persons"
This, as the commission points
out, rs rs per cent higher than any
other state" and large part of it,
according to former Governor Foss,
can be traced directly to the liquor
traffic.
Wet States Have Higher Debt Than
Dry States
The report of the United States
Census Bureau for 1913 shows that,
as a rule wet states have higher
per capita indebtedness than dry
states.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09
What Illinois Papers Say Of John Barleycorn
ON TO PEORIA

When Havana goes dry, Lewistown
will be drier.
If Sandy Hayes gives up Havana
as a location for a saloon, the other
saloon men had better give up, TOR
Sandy knows.
When Fulton county helps Ha-
yana to go dry, then dry Mason and
Fulton counties will march on to
Peoria and help Peoria to go dry
Fulton Democrat.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09

leaflets of each of the SO titles) will
be sent postpaid on receipt of our
special price of $3.50. Ask for School
Teachers Budget, and start this val
liable work in your own community
FOR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
This budget of 900 leaflets is splen-
did for general distribution in any
community. You can use it whether
you are a teacher or not. Send $3.50
for the budget today, and start the
good work.
Young Peoples Cooperative Tenn
perance Bureau, Westerville, Ohio.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09
What Congress Did

The following statement is issued by Wayne Wheeler
Cannon L and A. Barton of the National AnSaloon
Legislative Committee and by Edwin Dinwdd Legis-
lative Superintendent:
Nineteen seventeen will be memorable in Prohbi-
ton annals The Supreme Court decision January sustain
ing the WebbKenyon veritable challenge
nation to destroy the liquor traffic public
welfare Congress Immediately responded and notwith
standing calendars crowded with vital legislation
Prohibition laws for Porto Rico Alaska the District of
1umba the anti-lquor advertising and so-caed bonedry
acts, additional Prohibition legislation Indians provided
$4,000 extra for the AntAcohol Congress- and adopted
other legislation of minor Importance Nothing the
geson of legislation caused by threatening
the resolution for national Prohibition These far
reaching victories made possible by loyalty the
Churches which gave united support the Prohibition leaders
in and of Congress We call with confidence for
united drive the passage the resolution to
NIT national Prohibition other Prohibition legislation
Final victory is in sight