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

Welt received in the avalanche OF
1904 nine hundred thousand greater
than Taft received in 1905 and two
and a quarter million greater than
Wilson received In 1912, In view OF
these figures. all of which will be
substanuated by the World Almanac,
Mr.. Wilson's vote looks much less
imposing II is the percentage Of
the vote that affords the best index
Of candidates popularity. MIR VIII
son Is the only president elected ir
twenty Years, TO receive less than halt
of the total vote cast, i. e.. to have
fewer votes cast for him than were
cast for other candidates in the ag,
gregate for the same position.
Ignoring fractions, the following is
the record:
In 1896, Mr.. Mckinley received 81
per cent OF the total vote. In 1900
the same 81 per cent, IN 1904. MIR.
Roosevelt received 56 per cent. In
1908 Mr., Taft 81 per cent and N
1912-but that was Mr.. Wilson again
In that year he Jared even worse than
this, In 1916 he received IS per cent.
To those of us who feel that the
election of this year betrays an ele-
ment of national weakness, that the
choice of Mr.. Wilson over a man Of
sterling character, splendid poise and
faultless record of Mr.. Hughes, brings
into some question the wisdom of the
policy of universal suffrage, the an.
alysis of the vote affords some COM
fort, This comfort lies first in the
per centage of the voters who favored
the winner-4S-and second in
study of the composition of that IS
per cent. If the eleven states that
once seeded be excluded, Mr. Hughes
margin over Mr.. Wilson is almost
three hundred thousand votes Per-
haps you ask why exclude them? Are
they not now part of the union and
entitled to a voice? Certainly. but it
is well known fact that their vote is
still determined by issues growing out
of the civil war. that in national
election they never consider either the
issue or the candidate. In seven of
them-and without these seven Mr..
Hughes has a lead Of 100000, no
campaign is ever made and their votes
are conceded and wrapped away in
advance No candidate so unworthy
could be nominated and no platform
so ridiculous adopted by the demo-
cratic convention as to throw the
slightest doubt on their vote. And OF
course, any doubt that might attach
to the remaining four, Virginia, Ten
nessee, North Carolina, and Arkan-
saS is very faint indeed. so there
is consolation in knowing that in the
states where issues are weighed and
candidates considered, Mr.. Hughes
has an appreciable margin over Mr..
Wilson, and that though the latter
was greatly favored by the European
war. giving him the benefit of the
contentment that arose from the great
impetus which it gave to our industry,
and closing the eyes of many voters
to questions of the greatest moment,
yet he will remain as he has been, a
minority president-this time with
As per cent of the vote cast.
Respectfully,
AI,BERT r.. WHITE
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-01
THE PEOPLE MAKE THE
TOWN

IA ENDLETON has been dis.
- tinctly prosperous and
progressive during 1916.
We have witnessed a whole.
some advancement in our com.
mercial and industrial affairs.
Many new homes have been
erected and the city's popula-
.hon has made a pronounced
though conservative growth.
For the most past our people
are in good circumstances,
Producers have had phenomi.
nal prices, labor has been well
employed and the merchandise
business has reflected the gen.
eral feeling of bouyancy.
Natural conditions have con-
tributed strongly to the optimi-
site local situation. Yet the
human equation is not to be
overlooked. Our people are
awake as to good methods,
they know the drawing power
of faithful and courteous SER
vice and the truth in the prin-
ciple that the best fruits of the
world are always for those who
work for them with strength
and aggressiveness.
Pendleton people are in no
small degree responsible for
this city's prestige and pros
perity. They are directly re-
sponsible for many valuable
steps taken in the direction Of
civic improvement. More than
one local betterment or indus
try is here because our people
have worked together for the
city's good. In all parts of the
state we have acquired a repu-
tation for pulling together for
Pendleton. Let that reputa-
ton be sustained during 1917.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-01

Then Van Fleet undertook to pull
the missile out OF his own body. The
wooden shaft came, but the obsidian
point three inches long, slender and
sharp, stuck, Through the half CEN
tury and more it has remained
A few days ago it was laid in the
grave with Van Fleet, who passed
away at his ranch home eight miles
east of Bishop. He would not permit
its removal during life, and II will
stay with him in death, Van Fleet
was ninety one, and death was due to
his years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-01
GOES TO GRAVE WITH INDIAN
ARROW POINT IN HIS BODY

Californian, Dead at Y1. Carried MIS-
sic That Struck Him 55
Years Ago.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. LIN d
fight with thieving Piutes near Inde-
pendence fifty-five years ago, Allen
Connolly Van Fleet was shot in the
side with an arrow, which ranged
from right to left across his back,
barely missing the spinal column.
That Indian died with the twang OF
the bowstring in his ears, for the
wounded man quickly and carefully
put bullet through his heart.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-01

for the benefit of Mr.. White
hut this being the cheerful
season of the year the East
Oregonian will hope for him
that he will not feel too bad
too long and that as he grows
up he will acquire a greater
breadth Of view than he now
Possesses.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-01
A WoMAN'S PRAYER.

. WoMAN'S PRAYER. =
. God, make me worthy Of the =
= little things;
. The thin, new moon, the lit =
. tie bird that sings, .
. The whimsy dream with ever =
. ready wings =
y God make me worthy of the lit =
. tie things. '
. Lord, let me feel the glory OF the .
q small: =
= The hidden path, the bud, the =
. breeze's call, =
. Those little hours that have no =
. spur at all y
. Lord, let me feel the glory of =
= the small y
= God, make me worthy of the =
. little things: =
q The little silences that loving .
. brings, .
= The routine task, the little hand .
. that clings- =
. God make me worthy of the lit .
= tie thingsl =
= Glad Madone in Ainslee's =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-01

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Most
Effectual.
II have taken a great many bottles
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and
every time it has cured me. l have
found it most effectual for a hacking
cough and for colds. After taking it
a cough always disappears" writes
J. r Moore, Lost Valley, Ga. OBJ
tainable everywhere,-Adv
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-01

auto stage.
For Adams Athena and Weston
caves Henning's Cigar Store at 10 q
n. and $3.50 D. m each day.-Adv.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21
SURPRISE TURKS BY OCCUPATION
 OF RA|NADIE

LONDON, Nov. 21.-The occupation of Ramadie has carried the British Mesopotamian army some thirty miles upstream from it's previous outpost at Eeluja. This is the distance measur- ed as the the crow flies, but it is near ly double that distance by the wind ing Euphrates. The British conveys, though moving by day, pass each other in the darkness of a London fog, and the white dust which covers the faces of the Arabian porters gives them the ashen complexion of circus clowns.
 On the right bank of the Euphrates the flat alluvial soil of the delta is left behind and one comes to the first low dunes and pebbly ridges, while the roads are better and easier. It Noo OAA SolOullu Ol JllS nature tDdI 'L1lt battle of Ramadie was fought
 The British troops showed them- selves in excellent condition, after their long march, being put through a two days manoeuvre battle after Q night march. The heat, however, was no longer oppressive. The nights are now fresh and cold and the health of the force is excellent.
 When the British forces entered Ramadie, they found many signs of the confusion and surprise of the Tur- kish forces. The British eye witness, writing from Ramadie, says:
 "A deep gully west of the town was
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21
UNIVERSITY WOMEN NEEDED
 FOR AMMUNITION WORKS

STRASBURG, Nov. 21.-Now it is the women students of the Universi- ty of Strasburg who are soon to be drawn into the semi-military universal civil service that the Reichstag de- cided upon more than a year ago. On the bulletin board of the university there has appeared an announcement notifying the young women that they are needed for ammunition and simi- lar works.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21
CLOSE TO HEARTS
 OF ALL AMERICANS
Particular Reason Why Thanks giving Day Should Be Gen.
 erally Celebrated Here.

NNE of the oldest and best beloved holidays in the whole year
 ~ comes to us this week-oldest in
 our history because the Puritan fathers celebrated 1t when they did not celebrate Christmas, best beloved because 1t Is a holiday all our own. typically American through and through. Nations all over the world celebrate Christmas, New Years and Easter. Even our Independence day has It's echo in the French July II, but Thanksgiving day is the entire proper ty of the American people, and per haps this adds the extra Iuster which makes it a day apart in the heart of every citizen.
 Its origin was in the farms, where the harvest season was closed with day set aside for the giving of thanks for the crops just harvested In real ity it IS national harvest festival, but it's meaning has come to cover more than just the harvest season alone. Now this holiday is accorded us for the rendition of thanks for the bless ingS of the entire year.
 We find that during the Revolution the observance of this day for giving thanks had become so general that congress recommended each year Thanksgiving day. This was an an- nual occurrence until the end of the war, when a day was set aside In 1784, for rendering thanks for the re- turn of peace. Again in 17S9 Wash ington appointed a day of thanksgiving for the adoption of the Constitution It was in this year also that the Epis- copal church formally recognized the right of the civil government to rec Ommend such a feast day.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21
GERMANY TO TAKE HALF
 5ELelUM's CROP POTATOES

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Nov. 21. According to Vry BeIgie, the Ger man administration in Belgium has decided to appropriate for Germany use half the entire crop of potatoes, fruit and vegetables. The other half is partly used for extra rations to workmen who are engaged in work for Germany.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21
JAPAN'S NEW Y. M. C. A.
 BUILDING DEDICATED
(RY Assnciatnd prnesl

TOKYO, Nov. 21.-The, new building for the national headquarters of the Young Mems Christian associations throughout Japan was. dedicated Sep tember "A. Its beauty attracts atten- tion in the midst of the great student center of Tokio.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21

strewn with miscellaneous litter for half a mile, including pack-saddles, furniture, books, suit cases and of flee paraphernalia. Forty horses and bagge animals have been collected and some 30 camels."
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21

Just Received A Fresh Ship ment of Augustine & Keyers Choc- olates-Finklestein & Sapiro.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-21

Sympathy is the only charitable gift Of some people.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
FOOD AND BULLETS
STOCKED IN CAMP
Big Shipments of Winter
Clothing Also Received at
Mcclellan
HUGE WAREHOUSES; BUILT
Figures Show Kitchen Is Most
Popular Place at Can
tonment

CAMP MCCLELLAN, Annston, Ma
sept. l7--Clothing. food, ammunition and
other supplies for the thousands of troops
who will be encamped here are coming
into Camp Mcclellan in such great guam.
titles that orders for tho construction i'm
mediately of a large number of big ware
houses have been issued at the division
headquarters. Requisitions for winter
clothing have been sent In already and the
supplies will soon begin to come In in
response TO these The storehouses already
completed arc not nearly sufficient for the
needs of the camp ana new ones will be built
near the division headquarters in the
various regimental camps and at the base
hospital.
six storchouses 2iN150 feet are to be
built at the base hospital and will be used
for the storage of food, clothing and medi-
cal supplies. 1t will require n great deal of
equipment to Keep the big hospital going
II stands away on one side of the reserva-
ton and the work of its construction Is
being pushed by huge army Of carpen-
ters
For the use Of each regiment there will
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17

AMERICAN WOMEN DOING
THEIR SHARE IN BIG WAR
Franklin II. Martin Declares There
Will Be No Dearth of Nurses
at Front


WASHINGTON, Sept. Ia - American
women are doing their vital share
in the war, acting as nurses and Of
fering their services In other ways ac-
ceptable to the Government, and there will
be sufficient nurses found at the front to
take care Of American wounded soldiers
according to Franklin II. Martin, of the
Advisory Commission of tho Council Of Ma
tional Defense lie said:
The function of the nurse In modern
war is by no means confined TO surgical
work at the front 1t includes also the
highly important duty OF aiding In the
trial accidents and the general preserva-
the territory back of the firing line Such
exposed points as cantonment zones and
newly built munition workers towns must
be thoroughly protected
The Red Cross and the Council of Ma
tional Defense have recognized the neces-
sty of taking all possible steps TO meet
these growing demands at home and fore
stall tho threat of danger to the civilian
population through the utilization in war
work both military and public health,
of the nursing force from private prac-
tice and hospitals, and broad plans are
being laid TO interest educated women OF
all classes in the task
According TO figures now in the pos
session of the Council of National De-
fense, there are in the United States more
than 0000 registered nurses, of whom
only 5000 are public health nurses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
EDGE BIDS GOOD-BY
TO SEA GRT MEN
Governor Leaves Military
Encampment for Home in
, Atlantic City
RECEPTION FOR OFFICERS
Guardsmen Make Creditable
Scores on Rife Range-Wed-
ding in Camp

CAMP EDGE, Sea Glrt, y. j.. Sept. H.
The Little White House" the summer
home of New Jersey Governors on the camp
grounds. as closed last night after the de-
parturc of Governor Edge for his Atlantic
City home Tho Governor will spend to-
day In Philadelphia and be Mt the state
House in Trenton Tuesday. lie entertained
at luncheon Henry NJ. Teagle, his brother
in-law. who is one OF the vice presidents Of
the Standard OIL Company, after which
there was short reception to Colonel II.
M. Reading. provisional commander of the
Twenty-nnth Division: Colonel Landon, of
1e Third New Jersey Infantry; Colonel
Gilmour. of the First New Jersey Ar
tillery. and their majors and captains. The
artillery band was drawn up outside and
played as he departed.
Colonel Reading and his staff were en-
gagged most of the day receiving reports
concerning the cntraiument of the Maryland,
District of Columbia and Virginia troops
| ordered to Admission as part of the Fifty
seventh brigade to which the Sea Girt
| troops belong. Most OF these troops had to
| break camp in the rain. Official notice Of
| entrainment Of all except the Fourth and
Fifth Maryland Infantry had been received.
Tho War Departments orders that all
| Hebrews might have four days of, be-
| ginning tonight, to celebrate tho Jewisl,
| New Year reached Sea Girt this morning
| In the Third Regiment leaves of absence
| were granted TO Privates Feinburg. Field
| man, Newborn, Company A: Segal. Com
| pany, C; Saltzberg. Company f; Murray
Adowitz, Furnstich, Vuger Brodsky, Gald.
stein. Company T.: Kiesel, Goldstein, Hirsch.
boro Company II, and Stein, Company f
| Colonel Gilmour entertained today Major
| Patterson and Captain Clay. of Cam
| Meade. General and Mrs. Collins motoret
over from Trenton and spent the afternoon
with Colonel Reading and Colonel Landor
was visited by delegation Of fifty persons
who motored from Bordentown, the Colonel.
home. The delegation was headed by r. n
| Aaronson. Frank Ships and Ernest Ford.
There was wedding here today. Vic
| tor +. Clark, of the Third Regiment band
| married Miss Anna T. Henry. OF Treuton
| The wedding was performed on the wes
| veranda of the Governors cottage which Il
| inclosed. The Governor signed az a witness
Captain Charles y. Dubell, chaplain of IN,
Third Regiment, offciated.
General Bird +. Spencer, inspector q
rifle practice, Is compiling q report of til,
| target work Of the New Jersey nationa
guardsmen, who occupied tho ranges for
week, ending last night. He said tongh
| that probably $50 had qualified as exper
| rifemen or better and that lie would civ,
| honorable mention to militiamen whose un
completed scores showed an average which
If continued through the seven rounds
would have entitled them to medals.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
LAST OF GUARDSMEN
WITH GEN. PRICES STAFF
Headquarters Of States Division With
Hospital Unit on Way to Camp
Hancock

The departure OF Brigadior General VIII
liam c. Price and the members of his staff
for Camp Hancock, Augusta. Ca, took tho
last of tho fcderalized guardsmen from
Pennsylvania. Today there Is not Peun-
sylvania national guardsman within its
borders bridges and other property being
guarded by troops from New York.
Twenty-seven enlisted men and four Off
GERS, forming one Of the national guard
hospital units. depatted with the general
and his staff. Division headquarters in
the Lincoln Building will be closed perma-
ncntly, unless an officer Is sent to organize
the reserve battalions of the First Third
and sixth regiments
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
CHARGE GERMAN INSPIRED
ATTEMPT TO DELAY CAMP
Wadsworth Military Authorities Inves-
tigating Unskilled Labor Trouble
in Spartanburg

!. CAMP WADswoRTH. spartanburg. S.
T., sept 11.-What II regarded at head
quarters as Germaninspred attempt to
oeiay the completion of the camp and in
directly the departure OF troops to the front
by fomenting dissatisfaction and fear
among the unskillcd laborers employed in
construction, was disclosed today when
steps were taken to halt the activities Of so
called labor agents who have been very
busy Tor the last three days
a special detail of fifty men. selected
from companies in the Seventh and Twelfth
Regiments was ordered to mingle with the
workers, though hampered by their uni
forms. to get evidence of the attempt &c
influence the workers to lie down on the
job. II sufficient evidence is obtained. the
offenders Will be tried by the military au.
thorities ON the charge, it is said, OF aiding
the enemy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
Trolley Conductor Stricken Blind

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Sept. 17-Raymond
Siegfried. a conductor on the Lehigh Valley
Transit system. was suddenly stricken blind
following his return home from his rum
His misfortune is believed to be duo to- a
nervous shock resulting from an accident
that occurred last spring which SO af-
fected him that he left the employ of the
railroad company and took place on the
trolley line Hospital physicians have little
hopc of restoring his sight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17

be two big storehousss.. ThcsS WIN rI1.1
2Oxss feet, and viii Ss erected on the y
mental areas. sufficient room for IN
having been provided In the planning Of
camp fgt Nt.f }t m
The handling Of the food fIere - 3 n
problem, but Il is working out satisfactox
so far. 1t will be somewhat simplified. EoII
when each regiment gets the storeboun51 ~
which II can store food for several d1<I
ahead, Approximate figures of coneur>I
tion made public show how great Is thu tal
of feeding the men. Each day the tru01
here. barely one-half of the number th1|
will be here, consume approximately 21.oO(
pounds of fresh beef, 5000 pounds of bacon
$4,000 pounds of flour. 1875 pounds "a
beans, 1000 pounds Of tomatoes and 6zG(
pounds of onions. n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
Major Samuel r. Bechtell Dies

vaaJ MaJoI samuel Reece Bechtell, seventy six
yeSrs M old, tipstaff In the Court of Com
and veteran Of tho Civil War, died yes,
ier1ay at his home 2l39 Erie avenue.
Major Bechtell was born in Chester
SSo'nty August 20. ls4l. He enlisted in the
SGsehth Sn,e,th Pennsylvania Cavalry at the be-
annihg shai or the Civil War. He served more
t;n' an i9qr years and was wounded several
snn s,.es lie received a commission from Gov
snh0r sniSa Hoyt as inspector and examiner of
~ tS.uiers orphans schools and he organized
vvsd manned Soldiers League He Is sur
sons .u py three daughters and two grand
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17
Night Glasses in Midener Building

Night classes Of the Temple University
BUSINESS department viii be held in tho
Widencr Building, from 5:iS to I:47
o'clock, the term opening tonight This
new arrangement has been made to BEN
eft students employed in the central Sec
tion OF tho city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-17

EoVembsr September
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opossum Collar or Collar OF French
SeaD
5000 Natural Muskrat ., 1900
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1000 Hudson Seal. 5000
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-09
Coaches Speed
Up Army for
Carlisle Game

WEST POINT, \. Y, Nov. s.-An
hours drill on the gridiron for the
Army eleven furthered the preparations
for the Carlisle Indian game scheduled
for Saturday.
The coaches have been speeding the
men through much Of the work incident
70 an earlier senson period, each day
devoting considerable time TO such
rudimentarv principles as falling on
the ball, extended periods 81 the block
ing and tackling machines and WIND
sprints for the heavy linemer.
To-day. after the usual prelimlnarles.
the squad was divided into three elcv-
ems. each Of which was sent through
half hours signal drill on the play
which are planned for the Indian game.
Aurrill ran the varsity eleven at quar-
ter. On the line Shrader's place al end
was given 70 Dominey. the eN-Nillanovn
man, and Luce was displaced at left
guard BY Yeager. Dickson was IN Van
degraff's place at left tackle. There Is
small possibility Of Nandeg-af getting
of the injured list for Saturdays game.
Oliphant, Hahn and Wicks made up the
ball carrying trio. Tomorrow the sol
diers will have light work on the eve o.
the Carlisle game.