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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-03-28
s ONE GOOD ADVICE
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one."
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Mrs. Devore had. Foster-Milburn
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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-03-28
THE QUICK AND The DEAD

By F. G. Harley, Mayor of Astoria.
Washington, D. c., March 26.-I
have been making a little Journey"
as Ebert Hubbard used to call it, to
that mammoth marble pile, the abode
of the quick and the dead" the Ma
tional Capitol.
| acknowledge obligations to Hon.
Alvan T. Fuller, Congressman from
Massachusetts, for some of the in
spiration for the excursion. Being
President of the Packard Motor Car
Co., of Boston, and accustomed to do
ing business according to the Ameri-
can method, representative Fuller,
having been an official occupant OF
the south wing of the Capitol for a
few months, has made a discovery
First, he discovered he was a member
of committee Expenditure in the
Interior Department. which, as he
expressed it, had mo public business
to justify its existence" and, second
discovered there were sixty standing
committees of the House, more than
half of them as useless and unneces.
sary" as the one mentioned. Fuller
rendered his resignation as member
of the committee named, in letter
to Speaker Champ Clark, Feb. 25th
incidentally, in this letter, he
handed the House of Representatives
package of hot stuff. He raised a
ruction. The dead" began to res
surrect and walk about In their
grave-clothes, talking incoherently
Fuller laughed; so did all Washing
ton.
Immediately wondered, what
about these quick and dead" com.
mittees, and how fares it with ouI
Oregon Congressional delegation in
this lineup? l made hasty survey
of the situation, with the following
results: Oregon has memberships in
the senate on these committees all &C.
tive and important: Military Affairs
Agriculture and Forestry, Appropria'
tions, Coast Defenses, Commerce, In.
dian Affairs, Irrigation of Arid
Lands, Manufactures, and Public
Lands 1.-TWO members on last named)
1t has membership on five other com
mittees, but, as they are practically
dead ones" it is unnecessary to name
them. In the house 1t has representa-
tives on Ways and Means, Naval AT
fairs, Public Lands, and Irrigation o.
Arid Lands, all alive and kicking.
With this bunch of picture card!
in their mitts, you'd fairly expect thu
Oregon Congressional delegation t.
win a few pots" wouldn't you
Let us analyze the game.
A Senator or Representative whit
fails to get his work in at COMMITTEES
meetings misses more than half hi
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-08
She Knew Better Anyhow.

A certain small town, seven miles
from somewhere else, as the crow flies,
boosted only two physicians, Doctor
Smith and Doctor Brown. There was
considerable rivalry between the two
knights of the pill and powder and
when Doctor Smith received a very
urgent call from a young farmer about
four miles in the country, he left an
office full Of patients, cranked up what
has to be cranked up and was off.
When he arrived at the farmers
house he found that a three-year-old
farmer had cut his finger. The doc
tor was chagrined when he saw the
SERIOUS" nature of the accident. He
thought Of the office full of patients he
had left and had visions of them walk
ing in single file to the office of Doctor
Brown.
1T was very, very silly of you to call
me on this case," he said, somewhat
testify, to the farmers wife.
II know it was, but Doctor Brown
was out"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-08
Burglary Among Noasssentlals.

Among the n"onessential industries
which are almost in a state of collapse
is the ancient and sinister one of bur-
glary. According to data furnished by
g burglary insurance company there
has been a decided and favorable
change in the attitude Of chronic
recalcitrants since the executive proc
lamation of a few weeks ago, direct
ing all ablebodied men between eight
cen and fifty years old to turn their
hands to industrial pursuits. The
draft, high wages and federal and
state surveillance promises to reduce
crime almost to the vanishing point.
Many sociologists and criminologists
Of the modern school will point to this
as proof Of their theories that poverty
Is the principal cause Of crime. 1t will
no doubt be a potential argument In
favor Of a revision of criminal laws
after the war. s.assets' :
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-08
Strained His Telescope.

The Oldest inhabitant of Little
Cockleton possesses a telescope which
he never uses.
"Why don't you make use Of it some
times, James?" a neighbor asked.
1T used to be a good n" James
said sorrowfully, "but it's broke now"
"Broken?" the neighbor asked.
SLOWS thatY"
"Well," James replied, ut was such
a good'n that I could see the old church
steeple five miles away quite plain,
but Joseph, the s%coundrel, got the
lend Of it and tried to make out the
steeple Of the Methody chapel morn'n
ten miles away. He tried and tried
and couldn't. so that he strained my
glass and it's never been right since.
Drat Joseph" ....
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-08
Commander a "Good Fellow"

One of the h%ome-guard boys had on
q uniform that was too large for him.
While waiting on the station platform
for the train to come the commander
noticed this boy and coming up to him
turned him around and around, look
ing him over on every side. Finally
he said: young man, that suit does
not fit YOU"
The boy, not realizing to whom he
was talking, promptly retorted: "Well,
that is no reason why 1 should be
made a windmill Of, Is it?"
Luck favored him and the comman.
der laughed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-08
REALLY NO SECRET
Power to Charm Lies in Forqet-
fulness of Self.
Women Who Fascinate Have Simply
Developed the Art or Power of
Putting Others ION Good
Terms With Themselves"

A vivacious woman writer seeking
the secret of feminine fascination,
finds it in the art or power some wom-
en- have of charming others by putting
them, as u bluff Britisher phrased ii,
ION ripping good terms with them
Selves" Is not this a characteristic
Of almost all those persons, men and
women, whom we like the best and en-
joy the most? Do they not, either by
artifice or by instinct, endeavor to
make the people they meet feel that
they amount to something, know some
thing, have some excellence, attrac-
tiveness or interesting qualities, and
thus put them on pleasant terms with
themselves. The persons who r
least adept at this or least inclined to
try it are the s~elf-centered, self-impor-
tant people completely absorbed in
bred in little worlds of which they are
the c%enters, and may be said in a GER
tain sense to revolve about them
selves.
This is a characteristic brought up
from lower forms of life from which
We are ancestrally derived and only In
part outgrown. For most animals the
only concerns Of the least Importance
are those which directly affect them
selves. They are egOcentric. The
things that touch them make up their
world and they have no interests cut
side Of that. More than any other ami
NAL the dog can sink his personality
so to speak, subordinate himself and
make his masters interests his own.
Only infrequent individuals of other
species can or will do this. Hence dogs
as a rule are more cOmpanionable for
man than any other living creatures
below him in the evolutionary scale.
But to return to human beings, Jo-
sephine was the most beloved and
charming woman in France because
she took a genuine and kindly interest
in the affairs of all with whom she
came in touch. She was outgoing, in
elusive in her sympathies and thus
counteracted %antagonism created by
Napoleon, who Vas s~elf-centered to IN
extraordinary degree. Not to multiply
i e$amples, does not experience teach
all observant people that in selless-
ness lies the secret Of charm? Are not
the lovable people those whose love
goes out spontaneously, or appears to?
Is not egocentricity, entire absorption
in themselves, a characteristic held in
common by most Of the people who
get on ones nerves? Kind hearts are
more than %coronets, said Tennyson.
More attractive, therefore, than
beauty or the brilliancy and glitter Of
intellectually is the drawing power Of
kindly consideration for others. Fas-
cination is born Of the heart, not of the
mind; and whether instructive or &C.
CURED, would seem to be the art Of
entering into the lives of others and
putting them, as the Englishman said,
on good terms with themselves.-Roch-
ester Post-Express.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-08
36EsEs, .&sf .eassp 3ssIEiNsSs....
Saved Ship From DISTINCTION. -


Capturing a runaway bomb on the
deck of a ship during q terrific gale,
a United States navy man heroically
held on to several hundred pounds Of
high explosive until it was got to safe
ty. This man Of iron nerve is John
Mackenzie of the naval reserve, who
is serving as a chief boatswain's mate
on the U. S. S. Remlits, a converted
yacht now on patrol service in Euro
pean waters. For this extraordinary
heroism Mackenzie has been awarded
a medal of honor and given a gratuitF
Of 500. In the midst Of a storm o
depth charge, such as have proved so
disastrous to German submarines,
broke loose and went rolling about the
decks. Realizing the danger, Macken-
zie shouted out, "Tll get her" and
flung himself upon the charging cylfn-
der. Three times he was thrown from
the bomb. The fourth time he got it
and, heaving the charge upright, sat
on it and held it down. Here he re-
manned until lines were placed around
he bomb. Had the charge exploded
1t would have blown the ship to pieces.
Mackenzie is a native of Massachu-
sets and his mother, Mrs. Mackenzie,
resides at South Hadley Falls, Mass
After serving four years in the regu-
lar navy he returned. to service: in the
fleet naval reserve. +
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-08
Had Her Hands Full.

An amateur mission worker futtered
into one of the West side offices Of the
Associated Charities.
"Oh," she exclaimed, II have the
saddest case for you. Really, Il is
quite pathetic. A woman, who has
been deserted by her husband, has
five little children to support. She is
too frail to work, and I'm sure there
isn't enough in the house for their next
NEAL"
"But what Is to prevent you from
taking charge of this cas- yourself?"
asked the official.
"Oh," said the visitor, drawing her
self up haughtily, II couldn't think
of it, you know. Why, I'm doing the
Lords work !"-Chicago American.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-08
VICTIMS OF HUN BRUTALITY
How Allied Soldiers Suffered When
They First Experienced the Hor-
rors Of kaiser's Poison Gas. +,
Suddenly a great cry rang ont:

Suddenly a great cry rang out:
1.-THE gas!"
1t was true. Over there from the
enemy's lines, came great greenisf1
balls, rolling close to the earth, rolling
deliberately yet swiftly, rolling
straight toward us, Emmanuel Bour-
cier writes in Scribner's. Gas! That
horrible thing, still almost unknown,
which had been used for the first time
only recently on the User. 1t was
coming with deadly surety amidst q
tornado of artillery. Orders were
shouted back and forth:
'The gas! Put on the masks!"
Each man spread over his face the
protecting cloth. The shelters were
closed. The telephone, whose wires
ran the length Of the communication
trenches, gave the warning: Look
out! The gas!"
We did not yet know what manner
Of horror it was. None Of US had ex-
perienced an attack of the sort. We
ran to and fro like ants whose hill
has been molested. Some fired their
guns at random, others awaited or
ders. The frightful, vivid thing came
on, expanded to a cloud, crept upon
US, glided into the trenches. The air
was quickly obscure. We were SWIM
ming in an atmosphere stained q
venomous color, uncanny, indescrib-
able. The sky appeared greenish, the
earth disappeared. The men staggered
about and rolled on the ground, stifled.
There were some knots of soldiers
who had been asleep in their beds
when overtaken by the gas. They
writhed in commissions, with vita1s
burning, with froth on the lips, CALI
ing for their mothers or cursing the
Germans. We gathered them up as
best we could; we took them to the
doctors, who, thus confronted by an
unknown condition, found themselves
powerless. They tried the applica-
ton of oxygen and ether in an effort
to save the lives of the victims, only
to see them die, already decomposed,
In their hands.
The masks had not yet been perfect
ed and were a poor protection. Some
ran about like madmen, shrieking in
terror, the throat choked with saliva.
and fell in heaps, in contortions of
agony. Some filled the mouth with
handfuls of grass and struggled
against asphyxiation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-08

A1aong B%etancourt's troops was q
nan who had been living in the hills
at the time Asensio and his family
had abandoned their struggle for ex-
istence, and to him O'Reilly went. This
fellow, it seemed, had remained with
his family in the mountains some time
after Asensio's departure. It was
from him that O'Reilly heard his first
authentic report of the atrocities per-
petrated by Cobo's volunteers. This
man had lost his wife, his little son,
and all the scanty belongings he pos
sessed. With shaking hands up
stretched to heaven, the fellow cursed
the author Of his misfortunes.
II live for one thing! he cried
shrilly-"to meet that monster, and to
butcher him, as he butchers women
and children"
O'Reilly purposely left his most I'M
pleasant task to the last. When his
arrangements had been completed and
he had acquainted himself as far as
possible with the hazards he was likely
to encounter, he took Jacket aside and
broke the news to him that on the fol-
lowing morning they must part. AS
he had expected, the boy refused to
listen to him. O'Reilly remained firm
and Jacket began to weep %copiously.
He worked himself up to a hysterical
crescendo which threatened to arouse
the entire encampment. But O,Reilly
was unmoved.
"Be quiet" he told the boy. 81
won't let you go with me, and that
ends 1t. 1t will be hard enough for one
man to slip through; two would be
sure to fail"
"Those Spaniards will skill youl"
Jacket walled.
$50 much the more reason for You
to stay here"
At this the boy uttered a louder
cry. He stamped his bare feet in a
frenzy Of disappointment. "You das-
sent leave me-you dassentw
"Listen, people are starving in Ma
tanzas; they are sick; they are dying
In the streets"
II don't eat much"
When Johnnie shook his head stub.
bornly Jacket launched himself into q
torrent Of profanity the violence Of
which dried his tears. His vocabu-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-08
(ContInuad Next week)
What Canals May ACCOMPLISH.

1t is possible that by the construc
don Of canals we may yet see the day
when there will be great fleets away
up In the country where once upon a
time the highland clans held sway,
where Rob Roy Macgregor raided for
cattle and fought with the Clan Mac.
farlane, and where there is still the
glamor that was thrown over it by the
genius Of Sir Walter Scott. II so, It
will be n Of the most remarkable
transformations In the history Of any
country.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-08

can.
Jacket shook his head. He made
a painful attempt to swallow, and
when his u%tterance became more dis
tinct he consigned his idol to a warmer
place than Cuba.
I'm a tough KID" he declared.
Don't get gay on me-"
The two parleyed briefly; then, when
satisfied that no violence was intended
him, the boy sat down to listen. But,
as before, neither argument Dor appeal
had the slightest effect upon him. He
denied that he had followed his bene-
factor; he declared that he was q free
agent and at liberty to go where he
willed. If it so CHANGED that his fancy
took him to the city Of Matanzas at
the same time O'Reilly happened to
be travelling thither, the circumstance
might be put down to the long arm Of
coincidence. If his company were dis
tasteful to the elder man, O'Reilly was
free to wait and follow later: it.was a
matter Of complete Indifference to
Jacket. He had business in Matanzas
and he proposed to attend to it. The
boy lied gravely, unblushingly. New
ertheless, he kept a watchful eye upon
his nearer.
Every WELL" o'Reilly told him final
ly. II give In"
Jackets face instantly lit up. He
radiated good humor: he hitched his
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-08
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Don Esteban varona, a
CUBAN planter possesses q great treasure
8 well on the estate by Sebastian. a slave.
and only he and his master know the Sc
cret cache. Don Esteban's wife dies at
Don Esteban marries the ayarici Gus Donna
Isabel, who knows there Is hidden Treas
IRE n tries to wiring the secret from Sc
to hurt him by having E%vangelina, his
daughter. whom he loves dearly and who
Is the special servant Of the twins, sold.
CHAPTER II-Through Donna Isabel's
scheming Don Esteban risks Evangelina
his daugS aea 'G Sebastian da11 ill IS Don % 'o Este.
ban and himself.
CHAPTER II1-Many years Donna Isa-
bel searched for the hidden wealth Of the
man she had married. A few years later
RE Msr; seek ks to mar merry Rosa to the T d:ha RSn
the American. and awaits his return from
New. York, whence he las gone to break
on ms engagement to his EMPLOYERS
1nsurrectos.
CHAPTER Iv-Donna Isabel is at the
mercy of Pancho Cueto, her u%nscrupu-
!ous administrator, who knows the deeds
to I9e the d R1ant nit6f s are lost ik with h the he treas cssan
and meets her death In the treasure we'll.
Esteban and Rosa are forced to flee when
Cueto denounces them as rebels.
CHAPTER. V-Rosa writes to O1RelIiy
Of their plight and urges him to come
and save her.
CHAPTER VI-O'Reilly soon lands in
Cuba. but finds he will have hard work
tQ reach Rosa, as communication with
the 1nsurrectos is difficult n danger
GUS.
CHAPTER vII-O'Reilly meets Leslie
Branch, newspaper man, who is a victim
1Nfn tho In0IrraHtno fnOnfhQr
CHAPTER VIII-In the meantime Cueto
P polnnte ee sea exe sae9; q f Spanish his c G0.Gtsi to to
the hiding place Of Esteban and Rosa.
CHAPTER Ix-Cobo and his men cap
ture Rosa, but she is Immediately res
cued by Esteban; and COBB is injured in
s frisns Of sy thu the c s'd of d RSstor AlvaFad0'
reach the Insurrectos:, but his plans mis-
carry. He and Leslie Branch are ar
rested and sent back to America. Este;
Sae ssl'i to H spaci f! !n the eo is1ansd. OF eensFa'
CHAPTER xI-Esteban raids Cueto's
home and kills him. but Spanish troops
% eD%e SR He IL does es. not reach ef'i home. with WITH
her husband. Asensio, with whom Rosa
into a Spanish concentration camp.
CHAPTER KILN New York O'Re1I,
plans a filibustering expedition to Cuba
and Is offered assistance by .Norine
Evans, a wealthy girl, who insists on
financing the venture and going along as
a nurse. Soon the expedition starts fol
Cuba in a small tramp steamer.
CHAPTER xI1I-The fllfpus1ers lano II
Cuba and O'Reilly learns of Esteban and
Rosa. Norine begins her duties as nurse
Rose, in Matanzas. visits her old home.
which is in ruins.
CHAPTER xIv-In a. raid Esteban.
dangerously i'll, Is rescued from a Spanish
prison by o'Reilly and the cubans.
CHAPTER xv-Estepan tens n.e..,
HI believes the treasure is hidden In the
we'll on the plantation. O'Reiily learns
the town in which Rosa is held prisoner
and determines to GO to her.
CHAPTER'xvI-with Jacket, a Cuban
boy, O'Reilly starts out determined to
save Rosa After many trials they en-.
ter Matanzas. the City Of Death.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-08
He Is Really Peaceful.

"They call me a hard guy" whanged
the would-be tough individual.
"They do, do theyw Kissed the sher-
If of Lone Wolf county. shaking him
by the coat collar.
"Y-yes, they just call m a hard guy
back home" was the reply, "but really
] got a soft disposition"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-08
"You're a Tough Kid!" He Laughed.

"You're a Tough kid!" He Laughed.
If I could. But this isn't an enterprise
for a boy, and it won't get you any
thing to keep up this racket"
Jacket next tried the power Of ar.
gument. He attempted to prove that
In a hazardous undertaking Of this
sort his assistance would be invalu-
able. He was, so he declared, the one
person in all Cuba in every respect
qualified to share O'Reilly's perils. To
begin with, he was not afraid Of Span
iards, or anything else, for that mat
ter-he dismissed the subject of per-
sonal courage with a contemptuous
shrug. AS for cunning, sagacity, pru-
dence, resource, all-around worth, he
was, without doubt, unequaled in any
country. He was a veritable Spartan,
too, when it came to hardship-priva-
ton and suffering were almost to his
liking. He was DISQUALIFICATION
was something he had inherited; he
was a Observation-Disclosures being one
Of his most unique accomplishments.
s4S 1O1 I1AIS ain dUOOL uuuSC1, " 1lSllly
need not concern himself in the least
on that score, for Jacket was a small
eater and could grow fat on a diet Of
dried leaves. Disease? Bah! It made
him laugh. His experience with sick
ness was wider than most isicos, and
he was a better nurse than Miss Ev-
ans would eve be. Jacket did not wish
to appear in the least boastful. On
the contrary, he was actually too mod
est, as his friends could attest, but
truth compelled him to admit that he
was just the man for O'Reilly. BE
found it impossible to recommend him
self too highly; to save his soul he
could think of no qualification in which
he was lacking and could see no rea-
son why his benefactor would not
greatly profit by the free use Of his
amazing talents. The enterprise was
difficult; it would certainly fail with
out him.
Johnnie remained carefully atten-
tive during this adjuration. He felt no
desire " to smile, for the boys ear
n%estness was touching and it caused
the elder mans throat to tighten I'M
comfortably. Johnnie had not realized
before how fond he had become of this
quaint youngster. And so, when the
little fellow paused hopefully, O'Retlly
put an arm around him.
"I'm sure you are everything you
say you are, Jacket, and more, too, but
you can't go"
With that Jacket flung off the em-
brace and, stalking away, seated him.
self. He took a half-smoked cigar
from the pocket Of his shirt and lit 1t.
scowling the while at his friend. More
than once during the evening O'Reilly
detected his sullen, angry eyes upon
him.
General Betancourt and several men,
bers Of his staff were up early the fol-
lowing morning to bid their visitor
good-by. In spite Of their efforts to
make the parting cheerful 1t was plain
that they had but little hope Of ever
again seeing this foolhardy American.
Johnnie's spirits were not in the
least affected by this ill-concealed pes
simism, for, as he told himself, he had
money In his pockets and Matanzas
was not many miles away. But when
he came to part from Jacket he expert
enced a genuine disappointment. The
boy. strangely enough. vas almost In
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-08

larry was surprising. He revileu ruo
Spaniards, O'Reilly, himself, everybody
and everything; he leveled anathemas
at that woman who had come between
him and his beloved ~benefactor. The
latter listened good-naturedly.
you're a tough kid" he laughed,
when Jackets first rage had worn it.
self out. II like you, and I'd take you
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-26

GEORGE w. CoUTTS, Attorney at
Law, Room IT. Schmidt block.