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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-12

Baron Won Burian, Austro- Hunga-.
ian foreign minister has resigned, ac-
cording to reports from Amsterdam
today. He has been succeeded by
Count Cgernin Won Chudenitz. EN-
peror Charles has conferred upon
Baron Won Burian the hrilliants oi
the order of st. Stefan for his Serv-
ices as foreign minister, and has ap-
pointed him common finance min
ister in the place of Prince Conrad
Won Hohenole, who has resigned
Baron Won Burian has been reported
to have resigned many times since
he took office in 1915, suceeedinc
Count Berchtold.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-12
MEDIUM SAYS LATE
QUEEN URGES PEACE
Detroit Woman ATTEMPTS to Send
ViCtoria's Message" to
King George.

LONDON, Jan. 1O.-The American
consulate received today from a wo-
man in Detroit. who asserts she is
noted spiritualist medium. COM
munication saying she had a message
from the late Queen Victoria for her
grandson. King George, asking him
to stop the war.
She expressed an earnest desire
that it be delivered to King George
Immediately.
Consular officials, however, have
nc such functions as transmitting
messages from the spiritual world and
the Detroit woman has been advised
that the department Of state handles
all diplomatic matters.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-12
auto stage.

For Adams, Athena and Weston
caves Henning's Cigar Store at 10 ..
N. and S:sO D. m. each day.-Adv'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-12
AvIAToRs ARE LOST.

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 12,-Search this
afternoon failed to locate Harr?
Bishop and Lieutenant W. A. Rob
ertson. junior. who left San Diego
yesterday attempting to fly over the
mountains to Calexico Campo. a
mountain town, said the aeroplane
was found but the report is uneon-
firmed. The Rubio ranch reported
a machine was seen descending last
night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-12

Police Commissioner James Wood
SAYS three. Because Wood is also
manager of the fashionable st, Fran
els hotel his judgment has caused
CONSERVATION among the women who
patronize the lounge room of the st.
Francis.
Woods Judgment has been trans
lated into an edict at the st. Fran
els applying to one visit of men,
bers women unescorted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-12
SERVANTS UNION ASKS
NINE HOURS, DAY OFF
Duluth Housewives Face Demand for
Better FOOd. Quarters.

DULUTH, Jan. 1O,-The first do
nestle servants union reported or
ganized east of the Missouri river has
been formed here with loo members
and they win present their wage de-
mands to the housewives of Duluth
Jan. Is, as follows;
Families Of two, SEQ to $25 month.
Families Of three or more, $25 to
$50 month.
Nine-hour working day with time
and a half for overtime.
One fun day each week for recrea-
ton.
Substantial food in reasonable
quantities for all meals.
Well lighted. properly ventilated
and sanitary sleeping chambers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-12
ROUND.TRIP FARES UNFAIR,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE in
terstate commerce commission declar-
ed the Round trip, all year excursion
fares from Seattle and Tacoma were
unjust discrimination in favor OF
Portland. They exceed similar round
trip fares from Portland to the same
eastern points.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-12
L. s. SUBMERSIBIE
EXHIBITS TO CUBANS
lei Performs Feats Before ThrOng on
Seawall Before Moro Castle.

HAVANA, Jan. 1O.-The United
States submarine La, one of the four
which arrived here from Key West
on Saturday gave an exhibition off
Moro Castle this morning followed by
many launches and watched by thou
sands of persons who stood along the
seawall.
The submarine left the harbor at
10 o'clock. She described wide cir
Gle on the surface of the water and
then submerged.
After returning to the harbor she
made another trip with army Officers
as passengers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-12
THREE COCKTAILS FOR
WOMEN, HOTEL LIMIT

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1O.-How
many cocktails can a woman drink
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-12
% KILLED IN WRECK
NEAR SAN JUAN DEL RIO

LAREDO, Tex, Jan. 9.-Twenty-
five persons were killed and 80 in
jured in train wreck near San Juan
Del Rio New Years morning, accord
ing to Mexican newspapers reaching
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-12

the border today, A northbound stock
train crashed into a passenger train
enroute from Queretaro to Mexico City
bearing many prominent Mexlcans on
their way to the capital to celebrate
the holiday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-12
DRINK ENEATYs WINE.
German Paper Carries Ad for Cap
tured Serbian Product

PARIS. Jan. 1.-THE copy OF the
Frankfurter Gazette of Dec. "a
reaching here, contains the following
advertisement:
Serbian wines from Semendria
last year coming from the property
OF King Peter. Equals in price and
quality good Rhine wine. Wine sold
in original bottles of commissariat OF
eleventh German army. Apply to
Geppert Co.. purveyors to the court" /"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-12

other without possibility
pub Spending
Nnd Po"EKADOEO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-04

it's own and the allies uses. ought to
raise and preserve for the market a
potato crop of at least 100000 600
bushels as compared with the 2S5, 0Oo,-
900 bushels estimated to have been
grown in 1916; and at least $500, 000. 600
bushels of corn, instead OF the $780,
o00, 900 bushels of the past season. 1t
were well, too. il we could produce
100, 0Oo, COO bushels of Scans, instead Of
our usual ten or twelve million bush
els. The attainment of these object
ives is of more importance than are all
other projects of agricultural pro-
duction for the season ahead Of us.
Through the employment of all the
energies and authority {even within
existing statutory Iimits). and, If
needs be, money resources of the Gov
eminent, these detectives can be
brought well within the bounds of
possibility.
Though so much stress is laid upon
them in public discussion and even in
governmental proposals, it is unneces-
sary to discuss here the innumerable
projects Of price-fixing, public control
Of distribution, CONSUMPTION of youth
for agricultural labor, and the like,
which the enthusiastic but inexperi-
enced have advanced as panaceas for
our foodstuff situation. Most Of these
projects have been tried and have
failed in one or more Of the belligerent
countries Of Europe; the best of them
may we'll be left for adoption in case
the desired results are not obtained by
more natural methods. The really es-
sential matter now is to obtain a
speedy expert decision. consistent with
our own requirements and with those
Of our allies, as to the two or three
crops whose production on a large
scale throughout the country will give
us the maximum Of insurance against
failure to have an adequate supply Of
foodstuffs for both our allies and our
selves. Then let all energies be bent
for the time being to the enlargement
by every appropriate means Of the
production of the crops selected"
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Gardiner. Me. Apr 30, II
Real Cause Of High Cost Of Living

Real Cause Of High Cost Of Living
Editor Kennebec Journal
At the meeting Of the city govern
.nent some two weeks ago, Mayor Swift
Of Augusta read a letter for a rolled
oats manufacturing company, stating
that on account Of the rise in the price
Of oats the price of the pound package
Of oats in the future would be Is cents
instead Of ten, and that the three
pound package would cost IS, instead
Of 25 cents. Now the oats from the
rolled oats that we have been buying
for the past six months were pur-
chased by the manufacturers were
bought in the Chicago market last
September and October for less than
SO cts. per bushel. A bushel of oats
will make 20 lbs. Of rolled oats. The
IL pounds Of hulls are sold by the
manufacturers for as much or more
thar the oats cost them. The rolled
oats can be put into the package
at cost Of less than four cts. per
pound, and can be put into the hands
Of the consumer for seven cts. and all
make good profit. Too many Of US
are just dense enough to buy those ar
ticles in packages, when we can get
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the same quality in bulk for five cents
per pound, and it is just as pure and
wholesome, necessarily, as it has to be
thoroughly cooked before being eaten.
But we seem to be DESTROYS to in
crease the cost of the article 100 per
cent. In order to get g. pretty carton
to carry it home in. Or five cts. for
the oats and five for the box. That
the rolled oats companies are making
enormous profits out OF the people is
indicated by the enormous dividends
made by them, reported in the trade
journals. The Supreme Court lately
restrained them from making illegal
contracts, and violating the Sherman
law.
The mayor also read a letter from
the Postum Cereal Co. stating that the
high price of grain would make it
necessary to increase the price of that
article. Any person of ordinary in
telligence can see the absolute fall
lacy Of such statement. Postum
cereal is made from wheat and mol
lasses. Postum cereal can be- put on
the market by the manufacturer for
seven cents per pound and make %
per cent profit. 1t can be sold to the
>OhNAA'SA AoA K IIS. per pouIlu ana inc
retailer will make 20 per cent profit
That is. if the manufacturer was
willing to put it on the market at a
reasonable profit. And yet the people
are paying 20 cts. or more per pack
age for it. There must be some 300
per cent profit in 1t between the pro-
Queer and the consumer
Another instance Of exorbitant
profits can be seen in the price of cof-
fee. Four-fifths Of all the coffee that
was sold in this country last year
came from Brazil and Colombia. at
less than twelve cents per pound i'm
port price. The larger part of it is
sold for from rs to So cts per pound.
when not a pound of it ought to cost
more than 90 cts. at the most The
reason for the extra cost is that we
want it in a pretty box, which adds so
per cent. to its cost, but not one atom
to its value. IF instead of catering
to the cupidity of many of the manu-
featuring industries, we would exer-
else better judgment in purchasing
and selection, it would in a large
measure solve the high cost of living.
c. r. SMITH.
Augusta, Me, May 8. 1917
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Of more or less efficient workers right
on the spot where they are needed
and where they are familiar with the
work. Many farm boy or girl of ten
or twelve would be of more value to
their parents than a boy of Is unused
to farming.
Boys, girls, and teachers from viii
lagos and cities could be used to ad-
vantage on many farms if they have
the pluck and perseverance neces-
sary. But the most telling blow for
immediate production can be struck
by liberating the scholars and teachers
that belong on farms. There is talk of
keeping the schools closed till the first
Of October to help the harvesting
along. This is liable not to be neces-
sary if the help is not available in
planting.
]. H. Reed.
Winslow, Me, May I, 1917
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Send German Prisoners Here.

Hon. Frederick Hale, United States
troduced in the Senate resolve for
the appropriation of s1,00O,000 for the
transportation of the German prisoners
of our allies, Britain and France, to
this country.
The purpose of the measure has
been advocated by the Kennebec Jour-
nal-first, to save the valuable freight
space now required to provide food
for these prisoners; second, to relieve
our allies of the care of this non-pro-
ductive element and, third, that every
ship returning from the British or
French coasts be laden with Germans.
If the German war party insists on
sinking ships bound toward America,
let these Gemans high in authority
understand that every ship carries all
permit.
One writer to the Kennebec Journal
suggested that every passenger and
freight ship, in either direction, should
be well freighted with these German
prisoners as targets for the bandit en-
terprise of the war lord.
The appropriation asked by Senator
Hale would not last long as a war
measure of the last nature, but it's re-
suits could be learned in a few weeks
if now applied promptly. Let Congress
start the movement of unarmed Ger
man troops to this country at the
earliest possible moment.
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Editors Letter Box
Up to the Government

Editor Kennebec Journal:
I have just been reading your ed
itorial in todays paper and 1t strikes
me just right. There is a great cry
about planting lawns and raising
more, but as you say, how are we go
ing to do it? / have a small place,
four acres. / would like to plant ev-
cry inch Of it but that settles it
where is the money coming from?
There is a great time in Augusta May
s. A lot of old men, too old for serv-
ice, will make lot Of speeches, and
tell the boys to go and fight, and we
will stay at home and pray for you.
Now ask. what does this all amount
to? There will be money enough
hundred acres of land and take care
Of it all summer. But no, that would
ut DO. We must listen to the speech
es and hear the band play-then give
the farmer HI for not coming to the
rescue. We had better spend the day
out in the country helping him fix up
his fences SO he can keep the cattle
out Of what he Is able to plant.
/ am not going to war. am too old,
but if I wasn't too old I should think
twice before did any fighting for a
government that will cry plant
more" and allow 6so0Oo,oOo bushels Of
grain per year made into hell fire for
the dirty dollars there is in the bust
ness.
I suppose YOU will say am a sore
head. Well. perhaps I am. but you will
fird great many sore heads among
the laboring PEOPLE. with the prices
we are paying for everything. We
are being robbed right and left.
don't see any shortage in anything ex-
cept my purse I can buy all I want
Of any article can pay for. They
have all got a plenty, so where does
the shortage come in? In my mind it
is case Of robbery, and until the
government takes these fellows and
lines them up with a firing squad. II
shall not be very anxious to shoulder
a gun.
Constant Reader.
Gardiner Me AM
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Lamp posts for Food Spectators"

With United States senators de-
handing the imprisonment or hanging
to lamp-posts of food spectators. the
rising sentiment Of the times is in
Dictated. Senator Thomas of Colorado.
at Wednesdays session declared that
spectators were the real enemies OF
the nation, and expressed the hope
Congress would not adjourn without
legislation that would remedy the evil,
and said the lamppost is the thing to
cure such speculation. Before the de-
bate turned to other things, Senator
Thomas introduced an amendment to
the espionage bill empowering the
President by proclamation to suspend
the war operation of boards Of trade
and chambers Of commerce which deal
in futures. He had it sent to the
table for later consideration.
Senator Borah predicted a world
famine if the war lasts two years and
if extraordinary and sustained efforts
are not made here to meet the food
problem. He attacked the packers, de-
claring they made enormous pronts,
and said speculation and monopoly in
foodstuffs made millions for those who
were responsible and made poems Of
the people," He favored CONSUMPTION
Of food and government supervision of
the food factories. Food speculation
would not be ended, he said, until
spectators are put in stripes behind
the bars"
Senator Nelson suggested that If
some Of the Statesmen concerned
about this situation" would go to Min
nesota and assure the farmers Of good
climatic conditions, the wheat crop
there you'd take care Of itself. SEN
ator McCumber said the nation should
have wheat surplus this year of
more than 2Oo.0oO,Ooo bushels after
feeding itself and providing for seed
ing. Senator John Sharp Williams
declared there had been a hysteria
throughout the country, and that the
cause VI HlSH prices was largely pSy-
Geological. He said he believed the
German corruption fund recently un-
earthed in a federal court in New
York may have beeen responsible for
| the hyst4ria.
There may be no shortage, as Sen
ator Williams suggests, but the really
serious thing which just now con-
fronts the country is the fact that
consumers are paying shortage prices,
and are settling promptly and griev-
ously for their "hysteria." Is the
government to meet the situation?
| Is there no shortage Of wheat?-cer-
tain grades of bread flour are $3.50 a
| barrel.
Is there no shortage Of corn meal
| is So a bag
Is there no shortage Of beans-the
rise in price Of canned beans has been
felt by cans that are grimy with long
sentence to the shelves of retailers.
1t is plain to all that the arbitrary
advance in the prices of foodstufs in
the last six months has put hundreds
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SMITHFIELD

1t is reported that H. L.-Stevens has
sold his farm to Buzzell Bros. of
Monmouth.
Horace Jones has purchased a fine
pair of work horses.
Mrs. Ona Harrington is making ex-
tensive repairs on her house.
. Rev. N. N. Bcynton will speak at
the Gould School house next Sunday
at 1890.
M. NJ Marten of New York was a
caller in town recently.
S. G. Rowe is confined to the house
with a bad cold.
Mr.. Bulmer, has moved onto the
place he purchases from Frank With
am.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philander Bigelow of
Augusta were recent callers in town.
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COMING EVENTS

May Annual meeting and banquet
Quarter Century Travelling Mems Associa.
ton, Riverton Casino, Portland
May @Mystic Shrine pilgrimage. Ban
gor.
May S-Kennebec County s. 8. Asso'
citation annual meeting, Green street. ~
z. church, Augusta.
June 13-H-Annual session of the Maine
Conference Of Unitarian churches, Az
gusta.
July 9-13-Annual conference Of Super
intendents of schools and Secondary
School principals, Castine.
July 16-August Estate Summer Schols
for Teachers. Castine. Pennington ami
Machias.
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EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BATH AND ROOThRAY LINE

BATH AND BOOTHBAY LINE
Leave Bath Week Days only at els A.;
M. and p. M. for Boothbay Harbor and
intermediate landings.
Return-Leave Boothbay Harbor Week
Days only at A. M. and 1915 p. NJ. for
Bath and intermediate landings.
BOSTON & PORTLAND LINE
STEAMSHIPS CALVIN AUSTIN
AND GOVERNOR pINGLEY.
Leave Franklin Wharf, Portland, Week
Days at 7.30 p. NJ. for Boston.
Return leave Central Wharf. Boston
Week Days at +. NJ
Day trip leaves Portland Friday at
A. NJ. due Boston 2 p. NJ.
NOTICE: 1t is the intent Of this man.
agement to operate it's steamers over
each division during the coming season
and increase its service according to traf'
fic requirements.
CALVIN AUSTIN, President
J. E. CUNNINGHAM, Agent,
Gardner, Me.
april, DIFF
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of millions of aeliars in the pockets of
spectators and dealers. Who pays It?
How long will the government with
the power OF absolute military control,
permit the starving Of the poor to en-
rich the rich and the gamblers?
1t is time that U. s. senators began
talking of lampposts for those who
are infiicting the present volume Of
suffering on the poor.
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to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
COMPOUND Is she had taken it with good
results. 1 did so, my weakness dis,
appeared, I gained In strength, moved
into our new home, did all kinds OF
garden work, shoveled dirt, did build
ine and cement work, and raised hum
dreds Of chickens and ducks. l can
not say enough IN praise Of Lydia ?;
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
&c these facts are useful you may pub
Iish them for the benefit Of other
Women. Mrs. n. o. JOHNSTON. Routs
5. Box 100, Richmond, Ind
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Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL R, R,
In Effect October I, 1916.
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA:

GOING WEST-3.O4 A. NJ.
I~VVQ99N1l except Monday. Portland
.INl,,l1 and Boston; 6.3S A. NJ,
IyAf3VWl Lewiston, Pennington
N3AAs{4. Rockland, Portland. Bos
&3;{1l1;l:91 ton, Montreal and Que.
60 bee: 1856 A. NJ, Bruins.
wick. Bath, Lewiston. Portland, Boston.
12.4S P. M, Hallowell, Gardiner and So
Gardiner: 3O5 p. NJ. local; 4N p. ",
(express) Brunswick, Rockland Port.
land, Boston; SIS +. NJ, Halloweli. Card.
ner and So. Gardiner; 6.l2 p. NJ. local to
Portland, connects there for New York;
10. 40 Z. M, Lewiston, Bath. Portland Bos-
ton. Sundays 3.G4 and 1915 A. NJ. S.8
(New York; and 1910 z. NJ, Portland and
Boston.
GOING EAsT-1.1O A. NJ. Bangor, St
John, Halifax, Arpostook Co. Sunday
beyond Bangor; 3.15 A. NJ, for Watervlle,
Bangor, Bar Harbor. Calans; 6.33 A. NJ,
local to Moosehead Lake (via Oakland,
Belfast, Foxcroft and Bangor; 9.H A. NJ,
local to Belfast, Bangor and Skowhegan.
1905 noon, Waterville, Bangor. b. & A. X
r., Calais, st. John and Halifax 23l T.
NJ, express to Watersille thence local 70
Bangor and Mattawamkeag; 800 z. ""
Waterville and Skowhegan; 7.07 p. d.,
Waterville, SkowhegaI and Bangor. Sun
days $50 A. NJ, 2.53 P. NJ, for Waterville,
Skowhegan and Bangor.
Trains leave Augusta for Hallowel.
Gardiner and South Gardiner at 6.3S, go
A. M. 12.4S. sos, Is. 6l2. 1O.4O. Hallowsl
and Gardiner only 4.07 P. NJ. Gardner
only 3.04 A. M. except Mondays
M. l.. HARRIS, Genl Passenger Agt.
d. c. Douglass. Genl Mgr. Portland Me-
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Maine GOSSIP
Written in the Dark Days.
(By Horace Greeley in 1862

(By Horace Greeley in 1862
o God! our way thro darkness leads
But thine is living light;
Teach us to feel that day succeeds
To each slow wearing night.
Make US to know, tho pain and woe
Beset our mortal lives.
That i'll at last in death lies low
And only good survives
Too long the oppressors iron heel
The sanity brow has pressed;
Too oft the tyrant's murderous steel
Has pierced the guiltless breast.
Yet in our souls the seed shall lie
Till thou shalt bid it thrive
OF steadfast faith that wrong shall dis
And only right survive.
We walk in shadow; thickest walls
Do man from man divide.
Our brothers Spurn our tenderest calls,
Our hottest aims deride.
Yet tho fell craft with fiendish thought
It's subtle web contrives.
Still falsehoods textures shrink to naught
And only truth survives.
Wrath clouds our sky. war lifts on high
His flag of crimson stain.
Each monstrous birth o'erspreads the
earth
In battles CORY train.
Yet still we trust in God the just.
Still keep our faith alive
That meath thine eye all hate shall die
And only love survive.
1t has been generally admitted as
a matter Of historic interest that the
first salute to the flag was given to the
ensign flown by John Paul Jones on
the ship Ranger, but William Eliot
Griffis claims, with some show of au-
thorfty, that the first salute was given
at the Dutch island Of st. Eustatius,
in the West Indies, to the Andrea Dor
Ia, Nov. II, 1776.
The first step toward the construc-
ton Of a new normal school building
at Presque Isle was taken Thursday
Apr. 26. The plans call for a three
story brick structure, the main build
ing facing 1879 feet on the front and
having a depth of IS feet. with a cen
trail wing Of SO feet wide and extend
ing back 65 feet. The basement in
cludes spacious gymnasium, modern
in every respect, and the manual
training and domestic science labora-
tories. The first floor provides for the
offices, four large class rooms, and an
assembly room with stage and bal
cony, having a total seating capacity
of 400 or more. The second and third
floors accommodate the library physi
cal, chemical and biological laborator-
les, art room and class and lecture
rooms.
Owing to the high cost Of living and
war conditions, the class of 1917 of
Dexter High school has abandoned
their graduation trip to Boston and will
Snend the money in more DatriOtic