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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

T1npertinent ex-pacifists are spring
ing up everywhere and raucously tell
ing the country what to do with the
victory it won in spite of their oppo-
sition.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17
Farm Implements

THE "RON-SKIP" wEEDER gets all
the weeds the first time nv the
field. Saves one-third the time auO
does lots better work order now
Pendleton Weeder Works, 632 Cotton
wood street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17
Miscellaneous

A CHOICE modern or 8 room
house. hot water heat. hard wood
floors. shower bath. French doors,
sleeping porch and cement garage in
terrace, in Iaurelhurst, Portland.
worth $500. Also quite modern 5
room cottage in another part of Port
land for S2500. Another in another
part of same city for $4,000. All for
sale, Write F. d. Watts, Weston, Ore.
stitute for coal and wood 81 Main
Street,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

Four-minute men, despite their
valued services. are about to become
as scare asfour- minute eggs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17
Cattle Run is Nominal.

II was only a handful OF stuff that
greeted the cattle trade for the weeks
opening at North Portland. Total of
ferings were but 4S2 head compared
with 1875 last Monday and SS4 head
a year ago.
There was stendy to firm tone in
the cattle alleys at the start Of the
days trade with values i'm some in
stances soc higher. Cows sold up to
$3.50.
A year ago top steers were quoted
at $3.50: two years ago $9.T5.
General cattle range:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

Your ad should be there when the
servant you OUGHT TO HAVE looks
at the Help wants"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17
NEW TODAY
NEW TO-DAY.

FOR sALE-1ssOa acres, $50 in winter
wheat, $50 acres for spring seeding.
S2O to be summer fallowed. "a head
work horses and all farm implements.
Seed and hay on place. $500 per
acre. Box So. washtucna. Wash.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

WANTED--Young man TO learn lunI-
ber and general hardware business.
Apply DIR. NJ. 8. Kern.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

Your ad. should find tenant who
pays rent the day it is due.
Your ad. should put you in touch
with new jon before you have be-
gun to worry"
is having a dampening effect on GER
tain European circles which were
nourishlng the belief that this was
not tho case.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

WOMAN wANTED-~To help with
housework mornings. Apply Mrs.
Royal NJ. sawtelle, 62O Cosbie street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17
Architect

RAYMOND w. HATCH, ARCHI-
tect. Phone 1929, Pendelton. Ore
gon.
The want ads can help you to find a
tenant who never defaults in the rent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17
Auctioneers
DrayTnen
Secondhand Dealers

v. STROBLE, dealer in new and sec
ond hand goods. Cash paid for
second hand goods. Cheapest place
to buy household goods. 21O E. Court
Phone 271w.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

For time, 1t Is expected. the peace
dove will be as voluble as a parrot.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

Notices

Thrifty Hardware. Lumber and I'M
pIement Business for Sale.
Eastern Ore, No competition. Best
location in state. Healthy, mild cli-
mate. 3-4ths wheat country. Balance
diversified. Watts and Rogers, Wes-
ton. Ore. Umatilla Co.
MESSENGER SERVICE.
RELIABLE MESSENGER and deliv-
cry service. Phone 321, Letters.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

FOR sALE-Eight room house.
Must be moved from lot within 60
days. Inquire Frazier Book Store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

cows FOR sALE-CalI up 4Fi1.
WANTED--Milker at Perfection
Dairy. Phone SF31.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

FOR SALE-One red boar. Address
Box 1O5 or phone 2Fl2 Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

CARPETS AND RUGS woven. Inquire
1000 East Webb.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

JlTNEY DANCE. Thursday night,
December 10, Hotel Rieth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

IunD NIUFKtI Is FITIH.s
Market for lambs continues strong
with $500 sales again made in the
North Portland yards. Receipts over
sunday were small and demand was
good from the start.
A year ago top lambs were at $3.50
two years ago 1915.
General sheep and lam& range:
Prime lambs ..........$12.0O@ "a 1900
Fair to medium lambs. S.50m1O.50
Yearlings ...''..' lo'oU@ ll'uo
Wethers .,.......... 9.Oom lO.Oo
Ewes . e. ........... 5000 500
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

WANT ADS and LOCALS
Classified Easy Refrenc
For Sale

FOR SALE OR RENT-Modern hous,
and four lots with garage. 22i
Jane St., Pendleton, ore. $. S. Butler
1113 Indiana Avenue, Spokane, Wash
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

FARMERS and merchants of al
Umatilla county towns: We do out
of town hauling of all kinds, such as
potato or produce hauling, moving Of
household goods and other heavy
trucking even between towns Phone
us at our expense. Penland Bros.
Phone 339. Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-17

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Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
FIVE AMERICAN filters
ARE KILLED IN FRANCE
Lieutenant and Four Cadets Die
As Result Of Accident-One
Private Killed, Others
Wounded in Action

Washington, Feb. 27-The deaths
o. n lieutenant and four cadets re-
sulting from airplane accidents were
reported to the war department today
by General Pershing. The dead are
Lieutenant Leland ]. HagadOn, Or
leans, N. Y; Cadets Clark B. Nichol,
Philadelphia; j. +. Stillman, New
York city; Donald p. Carlton, Provi-
dcnce, II. l., and Arthur II. Wilson,
Philadelphia.
The message gave no details of the
accidents.
General Pershing also reported that
Private Ralph r. Spaulding of Madi-
son, Me-, had been killed in action
February l3; that two other privates
were severely wounded February 10,
and one slightly wounded February
%. The severely wounded were
Frank Fuss of Estherville, Ia, and
Chester A. Hunt of Rolling Prairie,
Ind, and the slightly wounded was
Andrew Donko, South Bethlehem, Pa.
Private Paul Crabtree of Ports
mouth, O., died from wounds received
in action November %; Lieutenant
Thomas W. Mccoy of Elkhart, Ind,
died from wounds received from the
explosion of hand grenade, and Pri-
vate George &. Clark of Holyoke,
Mass, died from accidental gunshOt
wounds.
Private Charles A. johnson OF
Morelcy, Colo, was reported accident
ally drowned.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
METHOD|STS START
THEIR NEW CHURCH
Close Contract for Designing
and Erecting the Structure
on a Per Centage
Basis

The building committee OF the
Methodist church last night wound
up the preliminaries relating to the
building of the new church by con-
tracing with Burt c. overton, archi-
tect, to design the building and man
age the erection Of the same on the
basis of 10 per cent of the cost Of the
building. Mr.. overtOn will attend to
the purchasing Of materials and have
full charge, eliminating q contractor
and his profits by this method. Mr..
overton, who has established his Of
fee in the Gaba building, put his
draughtsman to work this morning on
the plans for the church and will push
the work as fast rs possible.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
RED CROSS NOTES
Notice 10 Knitters

Following is letter Of acknowledge
ment from the shipment of knitted
articles which Mrs. James Hartley,
chairman of the knitting committee,
shipped Feb. q: "rhe inspection de-
partment wishes to thank you for
your box of knitting which has been
inspected and found very satisfactory.
We are anticipating keeping up our
knitting Throughout the entire summer,
so please do not relax on this partic-
uiar branch. At present we are
greatly in need of socks, wristlets
and helmets, and shall be very glad
if you assist in supplying these three
particular lines of work."
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
TREECE To Be A CITY
BY Commission ORDER
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FA-
VOR INCORPORATION
PETITION
ELECTION MARCH NINTH
Members Of Treece Commercial Club
Solicit Funds to Improve Public
Highway for Distance Of Two
Miles From Blue Mound

A new city sprung on the map of
Cherokee county yesterday afternoon,
when the board of county commits
sioners at Columbus allowed the pcti-
tion which was presented to them by
the Commercial Club of Treece.
Treece will be Incorporated as a third
class city. A special election will be
held March o to elect the city officers,
and thereafter the regular election
will occur the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in April according to
law.
About 30 members Of the Treece
Commercial Club were present at the
meeting when the petition, signed by
Sc property owners Of Treece, was
presented.
Treece is q town of about 500 pop
ulation at the present time, and is
steadily increasing.
There have already been three
blocks of brick buildings erected, and
several big lumber yards supply all
the material needed for the erection
of additional houses and buildings.
After their petition had been allow
ed the members of the Treece Com
mercial Club secuted around COlum-
bus and in a short time raised $l35,
in donations to improve the line road
q distance of 2 miles from the Blue
Mound corner.
They also presented a petition 70
the board of commissioners asking
that the section line road which runs
into Treece be opened.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
BEST ORE YET STRUCK
ON WILLIAMS GROUND
GO INTO FOURTH HOLE ON WILL
LIAMS GROUND, SOUTH OF
BLACK HILLS PROPERTY
GOOD ORE AT 200 FEET
Mines Rush Work and Are Ready for
Big Spring Opening-Galena Is
Surrounded BY Good Mines,
Says Reports in Paper

Already signs of the big spring
opening for Galena is being shown.
Through this entire district mining
operations are being pushed with a
view of a big opening soon.
Work on the Williams ground un-
der Fred Stone is being pushed to
the limit. Sunday they went into
their fourth hole and at 200 feet
struck ore which Mr.. Stone stated
is absolutely the best ore that has
ever been struck on that property.
This is saying a great deal as the
Williams ground has always been
known as one of the best producing
mines in this entire district. This
ground is located just south of the
Black Hills Forty.
Work of deep drilling is now being
started north of the Black Jack
school house with q view of striking
the deep ore.
George McCullagh has also leased
a vast tract in the creek bottom
near the water works which he will
develop extensively.
Galena is practically surrounded
by mines that have already proven
the existance of deep ore and only
await the spring to start one of the
largest bOoms this district has ever
knOwn.-Galena Evening Times.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
CAN VISIT SOLDIERS
BUT TWICE A WEEK
Kansas People May Visit Soldier
Boys at the RecreatiOnal
Halls on Saturdays
and Sundays

Camp Funston, Kas., Feb. '28-Vis-
itors to the Recreational Hall of the
All-Kansas 35Srd Infantry, and other
organizations having similar recrea-
tional buildings for enlisted men, will
be permitted to visit in the Camp
Funston Cantonment on Saturdays
and Sundays and holidays between
1000 a. M, and one-half hour after
Retreat $500 p. m.). This infoma-
tion is contained in a Headquarters
memorandum. With this order in ef-
feet it will not be necessary for visit
ors to the Kansas Recreational Hall
to wait until the first Saturday in
each month to visit their friends and
relatives in the All-Kansas 353rd In
fantry. The memorandum issued re-
lative to visitors at Camp Funston is
MS follows:
"Where regimental club houses for
enlisted men are authorized for any
regiment, women may be permitted to
visit the same on Saturdays and on
Sundays and holidays between the
hours Of 1000 a. M, and one-half
hour after Retreat, in the discretion
of regimental commanders. The reg
ular pass will be used for this pur-
pose and will be issued by regimental
commanders only. Such passes should
be obtained in advance, but in order to
cJvei cases where this is not done,
they may be issued to woman who
has come to the camp and applies for
the same to the regimental command
or from one of the authorized rest
houses. Visitors to such club houses
will go to the building by the most
direct and shortest authorized route,
from Artillery Boulevard or First
Street, so as to pass through no more
of the cantonment proper than is abb
sOlutely necessary. Under no circum-
stances will women be permitted to
cnte, quarters, barracks or areas ad-
iacent to the Regimental buildings.
Ragimental commanders will be re-
snonsible for the enforcement Of the
of this paragraph.
Except on Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays women visitors to camp will
be restricted to the following places,
between 7:30 a. m., and $3.50 p. m. The
Golden Belt Highway, Y. W. C. A.
Hostess House and adjacent ground,
the Camp Headquarters office build
irgs, Union Pacific depot, those parts
OF Depot street and Sixth street lying
between the Union Pacific depot and
the Hostess House.
Between $3.50 p. m. and 9:30 p. m.
women visitors will he permitted in
the Hostess House and at the adjacent
electric car station. They will be re-
Guired, however, to leave camp by
way of the electric cars or by vehicles
on the Golden Belt Highway"
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
JANUARY FARM LOANS

Washington, Feb, 2S-The farm
land banks lent $ll,7s7OOO in Janu-
ary. The bank in st. Paul made ST.
73?,OOO in loans; Spokane, S1,724,OOO;
!ierkley, $l,l43,OOO; Wichita, $1,l1S,-
600; Houston, $1,OO6,OOO; Omaha
100000; New Orleans, s77s,OOO; St
Louis, $6SG,OOO; Louisville, $4,000
Springfield, Mass, $44S,OOO; COlum-
bia, S. c., S298,0OO, and Baltimore
S26O,OOO.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
WILL OPEN NEW OIL FIELD
Tulsa Men Have Leases on 1000
Acres in Tillman County

Wichita, Kas., Feb. 2S-l.eases on
approximately seven thousand acres
of land in the northwestern portion Of
Tillman County, Oklahoma, have been
taken the last few days by w. NJ.
Kingsley, representing oil men Of
Tulsa, and stipulations are that drill
ling must begin by May 9th. Geolo-
gists were first employed to make in
vestigations of the territory prior to
securing the leases on it. 1t is under
stood to be the intention to make a
thorough test OF the acreage men
toned.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01

DR.. J. Sawyer Cannon of this city
has been enjoying a visit this week
from his son, Houston B. Cannon,
who is a member Of Company d,
354th Inf, and stationed at Camp
Funston. The young man was away
on a furlough. He says the boys are
all getting we'll accustomed to army
life now and all are in good spirits,
willing to do their part to win the
war but hoping for an early victory.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
SICK WIFE'S STORY SURPRISES
BAXTER

The following has surprised Baxter
A business mans wife suffered from
dyspepsia and constipation for years.
Although she dieted she was 80 bloat-
ed her clothes would not fit. ONE
SPOONFUL buckthorn bark, glycer-
inc, etc., as mixed in Adler-i-ka re-
lieved her INSTANTLY. Because
Adler-i-ka empties both large and
small intestine it relieves ANY CASE
constipation, sour stomach or gas and
prevents appendicitis. II has QUICK
EST action Of anything we ever sold.
Jas. C. Page,druggist. No. 8
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
HOOVER NOT TO FIX PRICES
Reassures Farmers He Will Not Set
Maximum on Products

Washington, Feb. 2S-General price
fixing on agricultural products is not
a part of the policy of the Food Ad-
ministration and will not be attempt
ed, Food Administrator Hoover said
last night in n statement designed to
reassurc formers apprehensive that
the government might set maximum
prices on what they have to sell.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK

London, Feb. 27-Another British
hospital ship was sunk Tuesday by a
German submarine. There were no
patients on board. Several boats are
still missing. This makes the seventh
hospital ship sunk by the Germans.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
TUG FOUNDERS AND
MANY ARE LOST

Washington, Feb. 27-Thirty men
members of the crew of the American
tug Cherokee, are missing after the
laundering of the vessel of the At
lantic coast Tuesday. The navy de-
partment has dispatched boats to the
territory with the hope Of picking up
the men who may be in life boats.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01

The knitting department of the
local Red Cross chapter of this city
made a shipment Feb. 7th of knitted
garments. They were received in st.
louis and promptly distributed as the
following letters will prove:
Ft. Riley, Kas., Feb. 2lst, 1918.
Dear Mrs. Kane:-For some time |
have been wearing your lovely sweat
er and had l the opportunity to thank
you before this l surely would have
done so. / am inclined to believe that
you thought by this time your sweater
was already in Europe on the battle
field, but contrary to your belief, it is
still in the good old U. S. A. regular.
However, our troop expects to be in
france shortly and then it will act
ually be in Europe. The women in
America, like yourself, who so gener-
ously have contributed these almost
indispensable articles deserve our
credit and praise. l thank you many,
rlany times for not only your lovely
rift, but for your noble sentiment and
kind wishes to the wearer. l am 60
.ng to keep your card and if l come
back to America safely l intend to
let you know, so that your sentiment
will not have been written in vain.
Sincerely, John Runmore,
Hcadquarter Troop, 9Th Div. U. S. A.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
NOTICE TO SURGICAL WORKERS

Materials for the surgical department
have arrived and work was resum-
ed Tuesday afternoon in the Library
work room.
Those interested in this department
are requested to be present.
By order of Mrs. r. NJ. Gilman,
chairman of surgical department.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
FOR A BAD COLD

Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
It has stood the test of time and can
be depended upon.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01

Mrs. James Rartley would like to
rave all knitted garments which are
finished, returned not later than
thursday, as the knitting committee
will make shipment this week.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01

Fl. Riley, Kas., Feb. 81, 1918.
Dear Mrs. Bardley:-I have been
wearing your sweater for some time,
and it is needless to state how much
good it has done me, during this cold
weather which we have had for some
time. Had l had the opportunity to
write to you before this, ! would have
done so.
No doubt you, like other generous
women, have believed that this sweat
or together with others sent by other
women, was already on the battle
fields of Europe, but as a matter of
fact it is still in America, to be def
mite Fort Riley, Kas. l can not be too
profuse in my thanks for your kind
and lovely gift and assure you that
it fits perfectly, and was equally as
good if not better than most Of the
sweaters sent by the Red Cross.
Thanking you many times for your
patience in knitting this, lovely sweat
er, am sincerely, =
Corporal A. Cozsey,
Headquarters Troop, 5th Division.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01

The War Department now permits
women to qualify as inspectors Of
small arms, according to an announce
ment by the Civil Service Commission.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
USED AUTO PARTS COMPANY

Dealers in all kinds of used Auto
mobile parts. We have in stock
parts for 100 makes Of cars. If
you need parts see US. Phone or
write. Mail orders a speciality.
Money refunded on all parts not
satisfactory. Phone 2OO0.
lO7 Main st. Joplin, Mo.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-01
Official Statement Of the Financial Condi'
ton OF the
Baxter State Bank

at Baxter Springs. State Of Kansas, at the
close OF business on the l6 day OF
February, 1918:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-03

The sale Of devotional books is sur
prising. P. J. Kennedy & Sons report
that A Soldiers Condolences Nth God has
sold 10000 copies in six months and is
now to be brought out in England by
Dent & Co. The book consists Of the
spiritual colloquies" of Giosue Borsi, a
young Italian Lieutenant who died on the
Isonzo battlefield while leading his pla-
toon to the attack. The son of an anti
Catholic journalist, he held for some years
his fathers opinions; but before enlist
ing made bonfire of his earlier writings.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-03
The Critic of the Tribune"
By GEORGE GORDON.

MIR. WELLS having, disguised as Mr..
1'A Drifting, discovered God and with
The Soul of a Bishop espoused his Crea-
tor, came out from behind the scenes and
in his own person proclaimed to ali the
world his faith in the Invisible King.
Shortly thereafter he announced his be-
lief in the League of Free Nations, giving
reasons. He then, by way Of recreation;
wrote quite remarkable novel called
Joan and Peter. Reviewing this novel,
one astounding affirmation after another,
Mr.. Willis Fletcher johnson asks Tin the
Tribume) ''if there is anything or any
body of which"-you must forgive the
English; I am quoting Mr.. johnson, and
he processes himself capable Of Judging
a good prose style; "never" he says Of
this same Joan and Peter, ''has Mr.. Wells
employed the English language with more
consummate skilp: how does he knowH
"of which Mr.. Wells approves and in
which he really believes" Does Mr.. john
son dodder as he walks or. is he merely
sleepingf
He opens bis review by saying that
''the trouble with Mr. Wells is that, like
Pooh-Bah. he was born sneering." Now,
being a Shavian of the Shavians, I hold
no briee for Mr.. Wells. but his only posi-
Bile trouble, as judged by Mr.. johnson, is
that he does not dodder or chew the cud.
1t is all very well not to like his books
] do not like them very well myself-but
on the instant when be first broke into
print he hailed Mr.. Joseph Conrad as
the greatest master of English prose since
Fielding: and he has been dealing in su-
perlatives ever since. Never day goes
by but he acclaims the wonder Of the
world.
Mr.. johnson. however, is not 80 easily
pleased. He will tell you that so and so
spins fine yarn-which is neither here
nor there. You are as competent judge
of such matters as he is. 1t is only when
you are yourself in doubt that you hSye
need of an expert-and then Mr.. johnson
fails you. He cannot give las witness
the quotations) reasonable account Of
Mr.. Weiss prestige in the great world
or his influence on letters-but there they
are for him to explain.
protest against the tyranny of his ig-
norance. He scoffed at Mr.. Allen UpdA-
CRAFTS Stragglers at the Cornivoi as
malicious waste of print paper. No man
has any right to make such statement
I can, for instance. get along very well
without Mr.. Chambers's novels Of high
life:. is that any reason why should
mock those for whom they open up new
realms Of dreamf or swear, in the face
Of proved editions, that such have no need
of reading7 Besides, the print paper re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-03
Books and the People Who Make Them

ferred to was used by Mr.. UpdegrafFs
publisher and not by Mr.. Updegraff-the
amount Of paper the latter misuses is see
ond a long ways to that soiled by Mr..
johnson.
l confess am as confirmed toady as
ever lived, one anxious for your favor,
but would not give threepence for Mr..
Johnson's good opinion and !
won't get it.