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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-19

for argument. Montague. You can
have one more minute in which to
change your mind. If you stay, you'll
begin your fight from the inside of
the county jail"
Now there had been nothing in
John Montague Smiths well-ordered
quarter century of boyhood, youth,
and business manhood to tell him
how to cope with the crude and saw
age emergency which he was con-
fronting. But in the granted minute
of respite something within him,
thing as primitive and elemental as
the crisis with which it was called
upon to grapple, shook itself awake.
He stepped quickly across the inter
vening space and stood under the
shaded desk light within arms reach
of the man in the big swing-chair.
You have 1t all cut and dried,
even to the setting of the police trap,
haven't you?" he gritted. hardly rec
ognizing his own voice. You mean to
hang me first and try your own case
with the directors afterward. Mr..
Dunham, l have known you better
than you think | do; you are not
only crook-you are a yellow-liver-
ed coward. as we'll. You don't dare
to press that button."
While he was saying it, the presi-
dent had half risen, and the hand
which had been lowering over the
bell-pushes shot suddenly under the
piled papers in the corner of the
desk. When it came out it was grip
ping the weapon which is never very
far out of reach in a bank.
Good judges on the working floor
of the Lawrenceville Athlete Club
had said of the well-muscled young
bank cashier that he did not know
his own strength. 1t was the sight of
the pistol that maddened him and
put the driving force behind the
smashing blow that landed upon the
big mans chest. The lifted pistol
dropped from Mr.. Watrous Dun
hams grasp and he wilted, settling
back into his chair, and then slipping
to the floor.
Ito Be Continued)
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Helen thought rapiI ".

Helen thought rapit',y
Couldn't you COM. for just n
little while?" she qreried.
"Oh, don't thin: 1 could manage
it. Mr.. Thurstor wanted me to
telephone you yesterday, but | did
want to come so much, and L
thought surely l would he all right
to-day. But I'm not all right. l
feel all right as long as | lie fiat on
my back, but as soon as l sit up my
head swims and l get faint and
dizzy"
Helen, who had suffered for years
with terrific sick headaches and
had aSonized over them more than
little herself, felt that there was
nothing more to be said. There
was no mistaking the sincerity in
Mrs. Thurston's voice and eXplana-
tion. but that did not make any,
thing easier for the afternoon.
Helen wished as she hung up that
she had not planned to play herself
that afternoon, but to be left at the
last moment with an unfinished
table was maddening to say the
least, and less than an hour before
the party.
She went into her own room and
dropped down on the bed. AS she
took down her hair and prepared to
dress she ran over rapidly in her
mind the different women who were
coming, but were not playing cards.
Could there be any one she might
press into service? No, there wasn't
a soul. Well, the only thing to be
done would be to explain the de-
ficiency and to make the best of it,
but it did seem such a shame.
Suddenly Helen thought of War
rem. 1t was a wild idea, but how
perfectly splendid it would be if he
would come up and play. OF course,
though, there wasn't a chance of
persuading him. After the way he
had acted that morning, he would
never help her out of hole. The
thought kept obtruding itself, how
ever, and finally, urged by she knew
not what, she determined to call
him up.
His voice, with a hearty hello,
nerved her to ask him quickly and
she stammered out her plight and
her hasty request. "Of course, l
know it will be a bore. but n you
would only help me out, Warren,
l don't know what l wouldn't do to
thank YOU"
1t might have ben the uncon-
scious longing in Helen's voice, or
it might have been the idea of her
not being able to do without him,
but at any rate, after a moments
hesitation, Warren returned geni-
ally:
''All right, I'll do it. I'll be right
up"
Warren, you darling!" Helen
squealed delightedly, but the click
of the receiver told her that War
rem had hung up. He might be do
ing her favor, but he was not
game for any sentiment, it wasn't
his way.
Watch for the next installment of
this unique seTics.)
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necessity of limiting exports strictly
to those countries, both to prevent
their finding their way into enemy
territory and to conserve every pos
sible ton of allied shipping for the
most essential work, was considered
in all phases.
A general understanding was
reached as to the complete partici-
patton of the United States in the
rationing system already developed
by the allied nations. The detailed
working out of the agreements,
however, depends on the enactment
of legislation giving the President
power of embargo and granting the
shipping board control over all car
go space.
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Fashions of To-Day By May Manton

THIS is a simple kimono
dress. 1t can be made to
serve as a dress or as an
apron or as a negligee. 1t
means only two seams to sew
up and there is the least DOS
sible labor required to make it.
1t can be made of any ma
terial that may be desired and
suited to its special use. Here.
1t IS a morning dress and is
made of a washable material
held by a sash that matches
the trimming. If you wear it
over a garment, it will serve
as an apron; and in such case
YOU can use a simple belt in
place of the sash. If it is made
OF a pretty kimono crepe or
kimono challis and is worn
without sash or belt and made
without pockets, it becomes a
simple negligee that can be
dropped over the head in a
moment, and is always COM
ioitable and satisfactory.
To make the garment will be
needed, AZ yards of material
27 inches wide, 3$4 yards 36
inches wide or 81 yards ID
inches wide, with I yard of
any width for sash or trimming.
The pattern No. o2oo is cut
in three sizes: 81 or SO, 38 or 40,
AZ or A bust. 1t will be mailed
to any address by the Fashion
Department of this paper, on
receipt of fifteen cents.
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the Lawrenceville Bank and Trust.
II suppose you have reasons of your
own for wishing to shift the respon-
sibility for this particular loss to my
shoulders. But whether you have or
haven't, decline to accept it."
The president tilted his chair and
locked his hands over one knee.
1T isn't a question of shifting the
responsibility, Montague" he said,
dropping the bullying weapon to take
up another. The loan was made in
my absence. You have taken the
banks money to bolster up failing
concern in which you are a stock
holder. Go to any lawyer in Law
renceville-the best one you can find
and he'll tell you exactly where
you stand"
While the big clock over the vault
entrance was slowly ticking off a
full half-minute the young man
whose future had become so sudden
~ and so threateningly involved
neither moved nor spoke, but his
silence was no measure of the tur-
moil of conflicting emotions and pas
sions that were rending him.
Il may not prove quite the easy
mark that your plans seems to pre-
figure, Mr.. Dunham," he returned at
length, trying to say it calmly. Just
what are you expecting me to do?"
Now you are talking more like a
grown man." was the presidents
crusty admission. You are in a
pretty bad boat, Montague. and that
is why sent for you tonight"
"Well?" said the young man.
You can see how il will be. If
can say to the directors that you have
already resigned-and if you are not
where they can too easily lay hands
on you-they may not care to push
the charge against you. There is a
train west at ten o'clock. If l were
in your place, l should pack a couple
of suit cases and take it. That is the
only safe thing for you to do. If you
need any ready money"
1t was at this point that J. Mon
tague Smith rose up out of the steno-
grapher's chair and buttoned his
coat.
If / need any ready money :" he
repeated slowly, advancing a step to-
ward the presidents desk. THAT is
where you gave yourself away, Mr..
Dunham. You authorized that loan,
and did it because you were wiling to
use the banks money to put Carter
Westfall in the hole so deep that he
could never climb out. Now it seems,
you are willing to bribe the only dan
gerous witness. / don't need money
badly enough to sell my good name
for it. l shall stay right here in Law
renceville and fight it out with youi"
The president turned abruptly to
his desk and his hand sought the row
of electric bell pushes. With a finger
resting upon the one marked 'po-
lice" he said: There isn't any room
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CHAPTER Mi


l shall never forget the trip up
10 Hillcrest on that perfect after
noon in early June.
Riding in an automobile was still
such novelty to me that it was an
adventure to roll along the country
roads between fields studded with
wild flowers and through woods still
tender in color-not dark green, as
they would be later in the season.
We had crossed the line dividing
New York from Connecticut some
time back when the car came to a
stop. Brewster Norton looked out
to see what was the matter. but be-
fore he could ask, the chauffeur had
started again, turning rather alb
ruptly toward a road at the right.
My companion called to him,
James! where are you going?
Keep to the main road"
He can't, father" Tom called
back. You see there's a detour
sign here. We can't go the usual
way"
James had stopped the automobile
again, pointing to the sign the boy
ance had come to my employers
face.
"Confound it," he muttered. Then,
more loudly: James, isn't there
some other way of getting home
than through this road to the
right?"
mo, sir, the man answered apollo
getically, mot unless you want to
go at least fifteen miles out of your
way, and then it would be over q
very bad bit of road. There's no
other way, sir-as they're mending
the main road"
Its an internal nuisance" Mr..
Norton declared, this habit they
have of repairing roads in the sum-
mer Why in thunder can't they do
that work in winter and spring be-
fore people want to make long runs
into the country"
l had seldom seen him show so
much irritation, and / could not un-
dcrstand it. Tom looked grave. al
most Sullen. He had jumped down
from the front seat to stretch his
legs, and now stood at the side of
the car.
n Long DetouP
'We'll have to go around by way
of Litchfield," he remarked dog
gedly, "and I don't see what's the
harm if we do. It's lovely drive
around that way"
II am not questioning the beauty
of the drive" his father said stern
~. buI L WlSh W 6O dlLSSI W lllI-
CREST
We'll, it can't be done!" Tom in
sisted, a touch of anger in his tone
as he took his seat again beside
James.
The sound of alteration had
aroused Grace and she struggled to
a sitting posture, rubbing her eyes
sleepily.
"Oh dear, I've missed lots of the
drive!" she complained. Il didn't
want to go to Sleep"
Her father paid no attention to
her, but sat gloomily silent.
why did you let me go to sleep?"
the child whimpered, addressing me
reproachfully.
She was usually very sweet tenn
pered and I realized that she was
cross now only because she was not
yet wide awake.
I'VE thought a nap would do you
good, dear" l explained. You will
feel better for it after a while. Now
sit close to me and let's see all the
pretty flowers that we are passing"
II did not want to go to sleep"
she insisted peevishly.
Her father spoke sharply BE
quietl" he commanded. II won't
have any of your fretting Under
stand that"
The child shrank from him
startled, and the tears rushed to her
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out of the debris another structure.
formless as yet, but obstinately
sturdy, was rising.
Il am not going to do what you
want me to do, Mr.. Dunham-step
in and be your convenient scape-
goat" he said, wondering little in
his inner recesses how he was find
ing the sheer brutal man-courage to
say such a thing to the president of
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palm down with Il smack upon the
desk slide.
Mo- he stormed. What I told
you to do was to look up his collater-
al; and you took a snap Judgment
and let him have the money! West
fall is your friend, and you are
stockholder in his bankrupt COM
pany. You took a chance for your
own hand and put the bank in a hole.
Now I'd like to ask what you are
going to do about it,
Smith looked up quickly. Some
where inside OF him the carefully
erected walls of use and custom
were tumbling in strange ruins and
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You may remember that l advised
against the making of that loan
when Westfall first spoke of it," he
said, after he had mastered the pre-
nonltory chill of panic. 1T was a
bad risk-for him and for MS. .
Il suppose you won't DENY that
the loan was made while I was away
rejoinder. II . III ;
IT was. But you gave your sane
tlon before you went East"
Ihe president twirled his chair IN
face the objector and brought HE
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u. S. to Aid in Rationing
of Smaller Neutrals

Washington. May 19.-The ration
ing of Holland, Norway. Sweden,
Denmark, Switzerland and Spain was
discussed to-day at a conference at
the State Department between Brit
ish Secretary Balfour, Secretary Lam
sing, Secretary RedfieId and British
and American trade experts. The
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ENDORSE DAYLIGHT SAVING

Washington, May 19.-The day.
light saving plan was to-day en-
dorsed by the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee which order
ed reported the bill of Senator
Calder of New York providing that
clocks shall be moved ahead one
hour during the summer months.
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NEW MILITARY INSTRUCTOR

Green Bay, WIS, May 19.-Corp
A. b. Hoffman, pitcher and man
ager of the United States Army all
star baseball team in 1914 and 1915.
was notified to-day of his promotion
to the rank of sergeant and trans
fer to Boston as military instructor
of the Boston American League
team.
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ITALY TAKES e,4s2 PRISONERS

Rome, May 10, via London. -
Austro Hungarian prisoners taken
by the Italians in their offensive on
the julian front are known to num-
ber 6,432, says the official statement
issued to-day by the Italian war
office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-22


Friday and Saturday. Hats that sold $10O $1.50 and
$225 all go at this price 25f
BOYS WOOL SUITS
Do the high prices you? Is that what keeps you
from Outfng your boy with good suit? Here in the
Bargain Basement offer you suits that do not hang
like your boy, but have sale the very best
at the lowest price Bargain Basement prices $%.S9
1919, $4.95.
SOME OF THE NEWEST BARGAINS
Boys Heavy Rbed Stockings -..-.----..---....- 15<
Girls Fine Ribbed Stockings 15c
Ribbons, all COlors yards 25f
Ribbon and Lace Remnants H. Price
Kimona Crepe, hundreds of yards -.--..-.----- 1Sf
Ladies' Bordered Handkerchiefs for SO
Man Tailored Skirts, Sport Styles ..-...-.-.. $49S
New Black Sol Satin Skirts 39S
Lawn and Wolfe Waists sec
Embroidery Floss skeins Sc
If It's in the Bargain Basement It's Sure Bargain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-22

eral prizes in the pig club at the local
and state fair. This year an effort
will be made TO have the girls enter
the sewing and canning clubs of the
state
Marquette Schubert who graduated
from Vincent high school last year
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-22

L. J. Allen of the Oregon Agrieul-
turaiu College was al Umapine Tues
day orFanizing Industrial clubs among
the school children for this year Lost
year Vincent school carried Off sew
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-22

promised you busy Friday and Saturday week end sale
FRIDAY AND SATUR
SALE OF NEW REMNANTS
big lot of all kinds of liberal remnants will be added
tables at 10 Friday morning You doubly
assured of Bargains when tell they win be marked
at Bargain Basement Prices.
COMBINATION DRESS SHOES
Several pairs of those pretty combinations have reach
ed this dept Gray tops white tops fawn tops black
quarters deep brown quarters tan quarters Bargain
Basement price $4.39
SALE OF BOYS SHOES
Another big lot of boys shoes have been added to this
dept to be closed out Rough chamose calf shoes in lace
and sensible lasts Extra good soles; sizes 13 to big
6's. Bargain Basement price --..-----.---..- $1S9
SILK WAISTS
This department will lead all Pendleton when it comes
to silk waists at the right price They're too good bar
gain talk about Visit the Bargain Basement and look
them over. Priced >--..-------- $1.39 and $1.9S
CHILDRENS HATS 25e
To close out big lot of chldrens hats that have been
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-22

smart osunets
make miady's Easter toilet complete
Our buyers the alerthe BEST the newest
touches there and
girls and misses boys and children. azas
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-22

is home here after spending the win
ter months in Missouri studying eagi-
neering.
C. f. simonds is a business visitor
at PendIeton this Friday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-22
BOYS NEW SPRING SUITS

Our stock of spring suits
for boys is just about all
here now, and we can
truthfulIy say that they
are extremely good. No
better values have ever
been shown in our boys
dept. The patterns are
fine, the materials are
good and substantial and
the workmanship is the
best, ages 21s to 16 years.
Prices. $500 to $11.OO
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-22

Rice fills this bill.
Rice is delicious breakfast-food,
especially when it is cooked with
milk instead of water-but it's just
as good at any other meal, because
it can be served in so many other
ways. With meat or fowl-in pan
cakes or muffins--in puddings and
compotes-rice is certainly the all
round, all-purpose food.
Rice is cheap-Sc and 10c pound
for the fancy grades. Yet even this
low price doesn't begin to tell the
story, because rice contains five
times the food value of potatoes
and twice the food-value of meat
When you eat rice. it's just the same
as eating beefsteak at IA or Is cents
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-22
NATIONS MEAL
TICKET
RICE---THE

f
N he
J.
dI
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-22

a pound, as far as food-cost is con-
cerned.
Then, too, rice is a perfectly ''bal-
anced ration"-the necessary am
cunt of protein is balanced by the
necessary amount of carbohydrate
and fat. Rice alone will land dOes
in the Orient) sustain life without
other food.
Rice is digestible-easily digested
by little tummies, readily assimilat-
ed by the old or infirm, quickly and
completely handled" by any ones
stomach.
And we grow rice right here in
the United States-tons and tons of
it, in Texas, Louisiana and other
Southern states and price will not
go ballooning, and isn't that good
news.
AID RICE-Polished but mot coated
10 Z hounds 50N 21L nounda 2E<
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-22
THE BARGAIN BASEMENT


yandS
FRIDAY SATURDAY WEEK END SALE
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-22

The U. S. Govt. Bulletins have
long been telling a few of US all
about rice-what a wonderful food
it is and why we should buy and
eat it, but somehow our Uncle
Samuels advice wasn't needed.
The trouble is that-irrespective
of priee-we are all creatures of
habit when it comes to food. When
we think food, we think in terms of
meat, bread, potatoes, cabbage,
eggs, milk, etc.
There's nothing especially harm
full in this, but we would better ex-
pand our food-vision now; we
would better "fill-in" with some
thing that tastes good. that's cheap,
that's digestible and that's nourish-
ing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-22
Our NeU Blouses are Worthy
Your Attention

Every day brings fresh arrivals in dainty waists of GeOrgett
Chine and French Wolfe
Never the olorings exquisite the trimmings
show
models n addition to intended for dressy
collars revival of the Jabot rl feature tn
appeal feminine devotes of Dame Fashion
Silk Waists from .-$ $2s5 to $12.5O
Lingerie Waists rorn $225 to $3.50
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-22

We always have good fresh showing of Money
wirth' Waists at $1.OO. Known nation wide the
best waist for the price.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
The District Cavalry Squadron

In the interest that is manifested by
the community in the men selected by
draft for the National Army there is
danger that the services rendered by
the volunteers who have filled the ranks
of the District militia organizations
may be overlooked. These young men
should be gratefully remembered and
publicly thanked for their display of
patriotism and their readiness to serve
the country. One of the local units, the
squadron of cavalry, leaves today for
the Admission Camp, where it will be
put in training for whatever duty may
be assigned later The organization of
this squadron was accomplished with re-
markable speed and an exceptionally
high grade of men were secured as re-
cruits. For some time past it has been
in camp here, drilling and studying and
making ready to go wherever the gov
ernment might command. They are
ready for foreign service today Though
not yet mounted, they are fit for cavalry
work, or, if the e1igencies of war de-
mand, they will prove themselves good
infantrymen. The District is proud of
the squadron and hopes that it will have
an opportunity to display the quality
that has already marked it as a model
organization.
Evening star., 1917-09-06
The Vacant Commissionership.

1t is to be hoped that the President
will not long delay the naming Of
successor to Maj Newman as District
Commissioner. The fact that vacancy
would be created in this Office was
| known three months ago, so that there
has been ample time for the considera-
tion of candidates and persons recon-
mended for the position. 1t was ex-
pected that the new Commissioner would
| be announced simultaneously with Maj.
Newman's departure from the office for
his military duties, but several days
have elapsed without any indication.
Now there is apprehension lest the ap-
pointment may be further delayed, as
a result of the intervention of impor-
tant national affairs requiring presiden-
tial consideration. It would be unfor
tunate if this matter were allowed to
pass much longer. The Commissioners
are now entering upon the most impor
tant phase of their years work, the
| preparation of the estimates for the
next budget. Only one of the two now
serving has had experience with this
work. Whether the new Commissioner
is promoted from the District service
or appointed from outside, he will re-
! quire some time to familiarize himself
with the conditions. An early appoint
| ment is therefore much to be desired
| And the hope of the District is that the
| President will select man not merely
of ability but of such assured identifi-
cation with the local community as to
be qualified in every respect to admin
lister the Districts affairs.