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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-24
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CiShOHlin f1peclai.D
ECHO, Nov. 24.-ReV. Geo. u. Van
Waters OF Portland * here and Will
hold Episcopal services at the Ma
sonic han Sunday evening. He gave
an address on Comparative Religions
last evening to a company assembled
at the home of Mrs. j. Frank Spin.
ming.
Miss Bessie Andrews, who Is at
tending the Whitman College at Wal
H. Walla. came home this evening to
spend the weekend with her par
onts
David Gaunt is home from visit
TO Portland
T.. II. George was business visitor
In Pendleton yesterday.
Kyle Moore who is employed with
building contractors I'm Portland, re-
turned to that city Monday after
short visit here with his parents.
Mrs. j. a. GullIford OF Pendleton.
returned home Thursday after spend
ing ~ week here with her son. C. j.
Gulliford and family.
Frank Sloan returned to Bend,
Ore, the first or the week after a
short business Visit here antl at Stan
field.
Mrs a. II. Moore and daughter.
Miss Ruth Moore. spent "Wednesday
IN Pendleton.
Miss Clcphane Gulliford, who has
been visiting this week In Pendleton
CAME home Thursday.
Mrs W. B. Hlnkle and Mrs. II.
Willis. spent Wednesday In PendIc.
ton.
VIM. Kennedy. deputy income ta1
collector, has been In Echo the past
week checking up returns for the Z
past few years.
: o. a. Adams and wife of Estacada, .
Ore, are here visiting with MIR. and 4
Mrs G. p. Adams.
Mrs. Perrigo, who has been here
visiting with her daughIer Mrs
VIM. Esseys,yh. returned to her home
at Walla WalIa on Thursday.
Clifford Esselstyn Is here from
walla waTla where he is attending
school
Mrs. Alice Mcmillan of Union. Ore.
is visiting with her motherS Mrs.
Mary A. Barker. She expects to re-
main during the winter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-24
40 YEARS Old. WANTS
no LICK THE KAISER

WASHINGTON. Nov. PA seven
ty year old volunteer today is hoping
for active service.
Henry L. Elliott, of Long Beach.
Cal. is the would-be recruit. and he
has offered his services to Secretary
Baker In any capacity.
Elliott knows what war means. He
served through the civil war in a regi.
ment of Indiana volunteers, was
wounded at Chickamauga and was
held eight months in Il Confederate
prison.
Il am anxious to go To the front"
Elliott wrote Secretary Baker. Il am
in perfect health and my father is
very active man at ninety-siX years of
nre. I can start on the first train and
pass any examination here or there"
Elliott is an expert on bridge con-
struction and thinks he may he Of SER
vice in that capacity,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-24
DECLARES 900 GIRLS
LIVING NEAR A CAMP
SOON TO BE MOTHERS

WASH NCSTON. Nov. ga war
department investigation will he
made Of the statement by Mrs Grace
Humlston before the New York
Women Lawyers association that vice
is rampant at some national army
cantonments. one statement was
that 500 unmarried girls living near
n cantonment she did not name are
nbout to become mothers
Secretary OF War Baker declared
today that no reports indicating any
such condition had reached him. hut
but that he will order that the true
facts in the situation be ascertalned
without delay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-24
EASY TERMS SUGGESTED,

BOSTON. Nov. 24.--The Railroad
war board Is considering "A PROPOSE
tion to build 100000 freight cars and
sell them to the railroads of the SCUM
try on 2O-year time at per cent
interest Howard Elliott, member
oc the board, stated at a hearing be-
fore George w. Anderson Of the In
terstate Commerce Comission. on
the petition of the New England
Railroads for increased rates.
Mr.. Elliott expressed his approval
Of this plan but said he was opposed
TO the government loaniug money to
tho roads outright He expressed the
opinion that without financial relief
the roads would be unable to ac-
compllsh the maximum amount OF
work for the government In the
present emergency.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-24

These concerns are aiding the
development of UmatilIa county
their interests are your interests
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-24

This country checker board in which the Old
Town Spirit and the New striving for mastery Old ideas
die hard The Old Town Spirit is leach for himself and
the devil take the hndmo This the mastery of the
few and the subecon of the many But the New Spirit means
the Cooperation Of ALL brings LIFE and HAPPINESS to
the many Is the New winning the Old in OUR COM
muny? And how do WE individuals stand in this game of
Community LIVING? Are YOU playing the game for your
TOWN? Or you playing it for YOURSELF alone? Re-
member, you can't stand STILL On your MOVE the result de
pends. Then let the spirit of Progress win.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
More Furnaces May Be Forced to Join
 List Of Idle Stacks
Increasing Difficulties in Operations Due to Lack of Coal and Coke Threatens Sweeping Cur tailnent in Iron and Steel Production. Railroad Congestion Continues to
 Menace Industry

are willing to yield. every point of delivery or tonnage to get metal. It is feared that this is only the begin hing of a situation. which will be- come intensely aggravated as winter weather comes on. Buyers are being forced to go far outside their usual channels to obtain iron. Presence of the Steel corporation in market as buyers Is an unaccustomed develop ment In addition to 1900 tons basic taken by the American Bridge com pany of Pencyod, various purchases of eastern and Virginia iron have been made. The emergency fleet corpora ton has distributed 3300 tons foundry iron among several Ohio producers.
 Efforts of manufacturing users to induce the mills to modify the higher prices in old contracts are more in evidence. Despite these instances ot dissatisfaction with the situation pro- duced by the arbitrary drop of prices, the settling of the market to the low. CT level is proceeding favorably. An other yoluminous announcement of base prices and extras on primary and secondary lines is made this week bv committee of American Iron and steel institute. The lines thus em- braced include sheets, tinplate, strip steel. tacks, wood screws, chain, round billets and light rails
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
OPTION ON LANDS FOR NITRATE PLANT HAVE BEEN SECURED Owners of Realty Contigu- ous to Muscle Shoals Will
 Cooperate PAPERS ARE CARRIED TO WAR DEPARTMENT Tri-Cities Are Now Sure Great Per manent Industry Will Be Located in Territory-Tuscumbia Editor
 Announces Candidacy
By H. FoNTAINE LITTLE

Sheffield, November A.-(SpeciaD-Sine the visit of Senators Underwood and Bankhead, who brought the message to the people of this section that the federal government desired to further augment it's great nitrate and munitions industry recently begun in this city, provldeo 9'ne necessary lands contiguous to Muscle Shoals could be acquired at reasonaple prices, determined efforts have been made to secure options at fair and reasonable prices on the lands that the government would acquire, or which would be over flowed when Muscle Shoals is developed. Today it is indicated that the crucial test has been met, every interested land owner, save in very few instances, hav- ing either donated his land outright to the government, or given an option at a low valuation.
 TASK COMPLETED
 The task of securing options was com pleted last night, and Major Vim, who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22

Cleveland, November 21.-(Special.) The Iron Trade Review said today:
 Operating difficulties in iron and steel industry rapidly are reaching the acute stage. Unless remedial meas ures are quickly and effectively ap- piled production is destined to suffer much more sweepingly than the se- rious extent to which already it has been curtailed. The root of the trou- ble remains the coal and coke situ- ation. A week or two more of pres ent conditions and 1t is predicted free- ly many merchant and Independent steel works blast furnaces now on ragged edge will join the growing number of idle stacks. Unless relief comes quickly some of the largest plants in the Youngstown district now on part schedule must shut down en- tirely. The situation in the Councils vile region offers small encourage ment for immediate improvement. Car supply of the past week averaged about 57 per cent and has dropped this week. The Pennsylvania railroad has imposed drastic freight embargoes in an effort to clear congestion.
 It is becoming increasingly difficult to satisfy pig iron inquiries. Virtu : ally famine conditions have appeared at Pittsburg, where large producers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
Senator Kenyon Writes Friends in Washington
 on PeriIs of Sea Travel

Washington November z.-(Special) Terrors of sea travel in time of war are described by Senator W. s. Kenyon or Iowa. who. since writing, has been un- der German fire in the trenches of Flan- ders. Senator Kenyon is one of the ablest and most popular republican members of the upper house and his adventures in France have been closely followed by American readers.
 The following letter, addressed to a member of the senator's office force. was written at sea 100 miles out from Liverpool:
 q felt glad a good many times for your sake that you did not come. We have had the most terrorizing experi- ences I could ever have imagined. My mind is at rest for the first time, for this morning two destroyers appeared to con voy us and are now running near us one on either side.
 "We are in the worst part of the sub zone right now and will continue to be until we reach the English channel Had you been here you would have suffered as everyone has to think that any mo- ment a torpedo might blow through tne boat and send you to the bottom in five
 minutes. It is not very eXhiiiaratlns- NO one ought really to nave taheIi thi9
 trip unless he had to; the risk is too great
 Never are there lights on ships at
 night. We tear along as if mad. This | is very fast boat We have some of
 the best gunners in the American navy.
 Believe me, they can put up some scrap. When the old guns thunder. as they
 did the other day, it makes one realize | war
 | "rThe submarine hum Is deyilish-com- | ing out of the sea and sending it's vic- | tim to the grave. Our destroyers are doing good work.'
 From the senator's obviously carefully written letter It is guessed in Washing ton that the congressional party had a | brush with submarines. Nothing to this l effect, however, has been authorized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
GUARDING MILITANTS
 NO PLEASANT DUTY FOR PRISON KEEPERS
Under Officials at Occaquan Say They Cannot Stand Mistreatment at Hands
 of Tickets
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington, November 21.-(Special. Blood curdling stories come from Oc- caquan, where 50 militant pickets are ln- termed. Miss Alice Paul charges that at- tempts are underway to prove her ln- sane. Miss Lucy Burns contends that as she wont wear the prison garo' she is forced to remain permanently with a blanket about her form. Forceful feed ing, both charge, make their stomachs sick
 But the stories are not told alone by the pickets. It is learned today that under officials at the prison have served notice that unless they are assigned within three days other duties than caring for and guarding pickets, the administration will be forced to accept their resigna- tions.
 The correspondent of The Age-Herald
 talked tonight with one of the prison guards. q gotta wife and two babies to
 support he said, land I can't longer stand such mistreatment. My pal, SICK for more peaceful scenes and more pleas ant work, is peparing to enlist in the army.
 we are forced to attend these danes, and vet we are not permitted to protect ourselves Note the protuberance under my left glim. They make habit of
 slyly stepping on you toes with their heels and turning the heels when placed on your favorite corn. Life ain't what it used to be.
 Now, what do you think of this? I am modest man. And yet have to stand around these women and-I know you 1 won't believe me. But the authorities have taken their clothes any they won put on the prison garb. As result ] they sit around all day with blankets wrapped about them. And me with wife and two babies!
 Don't talk to me about staying on the | job. And, further, if these women get the vote will never again go near polling place. am a man of peace, ann
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
Surgeon General Issues
 Report on Health of the
 American Army in France

Washington, November 21.-Health conditions among the American sol ders in France are shown in table prepared at Surgeon General Gorgas office today based upon reports for the week ending November 9. Follow ing is the estimate of the percentage of cases of principal diseases per 1000 men per year:
 Pneumonia, 16.6; dysentery, 2; ma laria, 1; venereal diseases, 1915; ty- phoid, none; paratyphoid, none; measles. 21.7; meningitis, l; scarlet fever 1.9.
 The noneffective rate per 1000 for November 12, which is the number of men per 1000 who on the day reported were excused from duty for any in- disposition whatever was 31.6.
 Total deaths for the week ending November 9 was eight, as follows:
 Pneumonia, 3; heart disease, 1; oth- CT diseases, 4; wounds received in ac- tion 3; from accidental gunshot wounds, 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, November 21.-(Speeial) Maj T. l.. Drye, Capt. John T. Flagg and Lieut.. Edward P. Thorn of the engineering corps, from Fort Benja- min Harrison, arrived last night in an automobile and departed today for Camp Mcclellan at Anniston and Fort McPherson at Atlanta. The officers are going over the roads from northern camps to southern camps. Several hik- ing companies and ambulance and hos pital corps will go overland from north to south during the next few weeks and these officers are select ing the routes to be taken.
 Will Stallings, a negro who regis tered for the army draft at Columbia, Tenn, and failed to report for exam ination after being drafted, has been arrested here as a deserter and will be taken to Nashville for trial in the federal court.
 Friends of "Gabby" Street, formerly of Huntsville and later catcher for the Washington baseball team in the American league and the Nashville team in the Southern league, have re- ceived news from him that he has enlisted in the United States army for service in the gas and flame division
 The Madison County Medical society will hold called meeting tomorrow for the purpose of choosing health officer. who is expected to devote his whole time to the work of the office The county has appropriated s5G00 year and the city $2500 a year for this purpose.
 The city council has passed an ordi- nance creating the office of city re- corder, who will try all eases in tht police court. Mayor Terry has moi signed the new ordinance and vii probably veto it. but it will probably be passed over his veto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
FOR COLDS AND GRIPPE
 DOCTORS ADVISE
The Improved Calomel Tablet That Is Entirely Purified of All Nauseating and Danger ous Qualities.

Physicians are warning the public against trifling with colds and grippe. They say that a brisk calomel purga- tive, preferably Calotabs. the new and improved calome1 tablet, should be in. variably taken at bed time and repeat ed the second or thrid night, if neces- ssary, In the earliest stages, one Calotab is usually sufficient unless the case is particularly severe.
 Physiciars say that it is a waste of time and is dangerous to experiment with other laxatives, as calomel is absolurely necessary sooner or later. One Calotab on the tongue at bed time with I swallow of water--that's all. No salts, no nausea nor the slightest inter- ference with diet, work or pleasures. Next morning your, cold has vanished and your whole system is purified and refresh ed. Calotabs are sold only in original sealed packages. Price thirty five cents. RecommendeA and guaran- teed by Lragsists everywhere. Price re- funded if you are not delighted.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
Auto Bandits Rob Jewelry
 Store in Broad Daylight

Minneapolis, November 21.-Three automobile bandits stepped into a jew elry store on the principal downtown street here today, drove three clerks into a back room, forced another to open the safe and escaped with da- monds and other gems valued at be- tween s45,00 and $50,000. according to the estimate of the proprietor, H. II. Green.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
CLAYTON
Deputies Capture Moonshine Plant Near Cooper Station-Camp Sheri- dan Band Plays for Old Soldiers. A. c. Smith Mentioned for Circuit Solicitor if Tate Goes Higher.

Clanton, November 21.-(Specal,--Two deputies sheriff of Chiffon county, W. H. Gillespie and John Gore, raided "moonshine white ignruing" plant near Cooper station, six miles from Clanton, where they caught two men, namely, John Boswell and Pleasant Jones, ac- lively at work making the "booze." The officers emptied out over 200 gallons of stuff ready for distilling, wrecked the plant, arrested the men mentioned and lodged them in the Chiffon county jail. The men were finally released on bond made for their appearance in court, to answer the charge of violating the whisky making prohibition laws.
 The people of Lomax church gave an entertainment for the purpose of raising funds to assist in erecting an additional room to the Jackson Chapel public school building. They realized sl70 in cash.
 Immense quantities oY turpentine and rosin are being shipped from Clanton by the Alabama Turpentine company em- ploying over 100 convicts and working over 130O0 acres of pine land in east Chiffon along the Coosa river. This ls a. ready cash. product and adds consid- erably to the industries and business of Clanton.
 Wednesday the full band belonging to the 147th regiment motored from CamI Sheridan to the old Alabama soldiers home near Mountain Creek station, a distance of about 30 miles, and rendered music for the old Alabama veterans
 Dixie was played by the band upon entering the auditorium hall and was greeted by the old vets with an appre- ciative enthusiasm. This happy event
 was arranged by Chaplain Harry Me Lane.
 Should Solicitor Tate resign to become attorney general it is believed that A c. Smith of Clanton is in line for the appointment as his successor. | Prof. William Lloyd Clark, talented l lecturer. is making a seven-day stand l in Chiffon county, and lectures every eve ming at the courthouse. He, in his pros.
 pectus, tells the people that he will ''pu
 them on" to all the ins and outs 9 l Roman Catholics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
President Wilson Attends
 Funeral White House Clerk

Washington, November 21-Presi- dent Wilson and other high govern ment officials attended the funeral to- day of Warren s, Young, for S6 years social secretary at the White House of 73.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
MILLER BECOMES CANDIDATE

Walter F. Miller, well known editor of the Colbert County Reporter, published at Tuscumbia, has announced his candl- dacy for the office of state senator from the Thirty-first district, which is com posed of Colbert, Franklin and Lauder dale counties subject to the action of the democratic primary which will be held next August. Under the rotating system Colbert county is entitled to the honor of naming the next state senator from this disrict, and MT. Miller Is the first entry in the race. It is probable that he will not be opposed. He has announced the following platform:
 A new constitution, retention of the present prohibition laws, workmen's con- pensation act, twice-a-month pay day, exchange of newspaper advertising for railroad transportation, prohibition of commissaries, taxing corporations alter period of construction, taking convicts out of the mines, large appropriations as possible for public schools and roads. prohibiting nespotisnl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
GOVERNMENT WAKES UP

making ready to utilize an appropriation
 of $20,O0000O for the establishment of a great nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals.
 This undertaking also demonstrates the new view taken by Congress respecting the value of great water-powers so utilized that the energy can be converted into electric energy.
 The establishment of this plant at Muscle Shoals, near Florence, is lfkeiy to create a very great industrial center in
 the south Senator Bankhead in an ad- dress delivered at Florence a, few days ago stated that not only would abundant nitrates for explosives be made, but in addition the very great power into which the Muscle Shoals rapids are to be con- verted is to be so utilized as to repre- sent at least 200 carloacs of coal a day, or in other words, that amount of coal
 will be saved. The energy thus created
 will be utilized not only in the manu-
 factnre. by the electro-cnemical process,
 of nitrogen, but also in manufacture of
 nun tions. and various war necessities.
 J. w Paige, who is secretary and man. acer of the Florence chamber of Con- merce, says that in Senator Bankhead S view this is to become the greatest gov ernment project in the United States. It will surely be followed py such increased as will make it possible for the census takers in 1870 to repor, a population of at least 100000 persons.
 MT. Paige says thar the government already has at Muscle Shoals fleet of steamboats. many barses, dredges and much machinery, and the government l has also built a railroad about 15 miles long which parallels the shoals and the canals built some years ago. This great nitrate manufacturing plant should be In operation in about a year. If the war | be ended by that time, then the nitrates
 thus secured from the atmosphere will be available for fertilizers and the ap- prehension of theS farmers-that fertil- l izers will be unobtainable or at least limpra cticable to obta:n on account of prohibited prices. will be ended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22

Chang Chen-fang, a cousin of the late Yuan Shih-kai, and millionaire, was sentenced by the supreme court of China to a life term in prison for par ticipation in the effort of Chang Hsun to restore the Manchu boy Emperor to the throne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22

was sent here by the war department to assist in the work, has left for Wasnlhs- ton with the option papers to submit them to the war department officials. Whae decision will be reached by the govern ment authorities is problematical, pus there is widespread oehel in the Tri-Cities that favoraole an nouneement will be forthcoming aI "il early date. 4na
 It is regarded here as certain that tne experimental plants recently begun HSl are in reality first unit plants o1 ll,e great development proposed for MusSlo Shoals, where immense dams across lno Tennessee river will be constructed' WHICH, when completed, will furnish apunoane power for the great industry now oelns established here. To all intents the gov ernment is making plans to erect every unit of it's nitrate industry on the ste located in. West Sheffield. The large acreage of land acquired and the great volume of work now going on at tnls site. is indicative of extensive develop ment, as well as the fact that initial steps have been taken to begin the work at Muscle Shoals.
 The situation that is now presented IS one of much concern to the people or this city and section, and intense inter est is being manifested in the outcome, which promises to be of so favorable a nature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-22
ACCIDENT AT NITRATE PLANT

ACCIDENT AT NITRATE PLANT
 J. M. Sanders, employed as carpenter at the nitrate plant, was the victim of an accident and painfully injured late Monday afternoon, when scaffold on which he was working collapsed and pre- cipitated him to the ground. Several other men were on the scaffold at the time, but were not Injured in the fall MT. Sanders, who is GA years old, was not seriously injured, according to the statement of Drs. Blake and Griffith, who attended him following the accident.