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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-02
CHER T,XCELLENCY. THE COVER
NOR" is NEW TRIANGLE PLAY

Her ExceIlency, the Governor" the
new Triangle play starring Wilfred
Lucas and Elda Millar. will be shown
at the Pastime theatre today. 1t was
written by Robert Shirley and pro-
duced under the supervision Of Allan
Dwan.
Lucous appears as the governor of
the state who is in the tolls of crook
ed politician He is in love with Elda
Millar as Sylvia Marlowe. an attrac-
tive young lawyer who has known
him since his college days. She re-
fuses to marry him. as she thinks that
his political aspirations are changing
his character.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-02

Nelghbors found the girl lying on
sofa, wounded. the pistol by her
side containing only one cartridge
that discharged. No man had been
seen near.
Whether the girl is suffering from
nervous ailment or was attacked Of
ficers have not yet decided.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-02
E9TIoH PfefGRE ( Il T1I4TREB

merit easily the feature attraction is
the OHenry picture THE Lonesome
Road" and believe us 1t Is some pic
ture. Helen Holmes the daring
daughter of the rails will also be seen
in another sensational episode Of the
Lost Express and Keystone Sennett
comedies present the mirthful farce
comedy Whose Baby" don't fail to
pay the Cosy a visit today you sure
will be starting the New Years right.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-02

ConValesccnce after pneumonia, t.
phOid fever and the grip, is some
times merely apparent. not real. To
make it real and rapid, there is no
other tonic so highly to be recon-
mended as Hoods Sarsaparilla. Thou
sands so testify. Take Hoods.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04

teen. There are few books in the
homes and villages of the common peo-
pie.
No German peasant aspires to ere.
ate an estate. 1t is impossible for him
to do SO and he gives the matter no
concern. He seems content to work
all day for from fifty cents to one dol.
lar and drink his beer and dance in
the villages in the evening.
No educated people would remain
in bondage as long as the Germans
have. The Frenchman. the English.
man and the American have all
fought their way to freedom. They
have overthrow monarchies and es.
tablished governments by the consent
of the governed. The Germans seem
content that their government shall be
by the kaiser.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
CAUSE OF MUDDY H W
Roads Is Expensive to Public
Forbidden by Statute.

Muddy roads due to water which
flows over the surface of land along
q highway into the side bitches are
expensive to the public. No railroad
will tolerate a wet roadbed longer
than is necessary to carry out the
drainage work to dry the earth. But
persons whose convenience depends In
no small measure OH the roads passing
by their property rarely do anything
to check the injury they are working
to themselves and their neighbors In
the manner mentioned.
The Colorado highway commission
has called attention TO a statute which
makes ii Il miSdemeanor in that state
to allow water to flow on a road and
has issued the following notice on the
subject Prom the fields along a high
way the waste or excess water Is al
lowed to run directly to the road
ditch, and If, as Is often the case. the
road ditch is INSTRUCTED, this water
gets over the road, making a muddy
road, which under the traffic soon be-
M impossible. This IA be pre-
vented by running a ditch. Ca single
furrow may answer,) along the fence
line and discharging the water into a
road culvert at a point where 1t will
drain away. This condition also en-
phasizes the necessity of keeping all
the road culverts open and ready to
carry water"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
INDIVIDUAL

Its all right, but it won't work in
my county"
That was a county chairnan's opin
ion of the individual allotment plan Of
organization.
why not in your county," he was
asked.
We'll, there are too many influential
men who don't want to be told or have
anybody know what they are to sub
scribe"
But this isn't an influential man.
war, or loan" was the way it was put
up to him. This Third Liberty Loan
is ~everybody's business. We have gone
beyond the experimental investment
stage. We're in and we've got to pull
together to get out. No one class Of
u people can carry this burden. Ev-
cry single individual must carry his
share. 1t is to be team work from now
on.
And that's just what the individual
allotment plan will do. 1t will insure
every mans knowing what his share
is and doing it.
mo man has influence enough to
stop what is right.
ANY mar deserving of influence Will
be ready to do his full duty and will
want others to do the ame
For these reasons every rightfully
influential citizen will be first to favor
the individual allotment plan when he
understands that it will certainly make
possible:
"A strong working organization for
this and future loans.
"A large number Of patriotic pare
ners in the governmental firm.
AN easier subscription and a more
equitable distribution of the war bur
den.
THE system will tag our citizens
and separate the wheat from the chaf.
why, man, it's right. That's the
answer"
well l believe it is right" was the
county chairman's conclusion. Eve
will try it out"
He did, and it has.
1t is working on without a hitch.
Every man in this particular county
is already card indexed, and from the
way the public sentiment points, each
one will probably subscribe-at least
his minimum allotment.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04

Sun, from which We take the follow.
ing:
Il have refrained from mentioning
our adventure while crossing, but It
must be in the papers by now. On our
last twelve hour stretch. off the Irish
coast, WI were plugged OF the star
board side by a torpedo from a mease.
ly German tin fish" They immediate
ly let drive again from port side-I
presume to let the water run out. but
luckily it went astern Of US. | was sit.
ting on a tea pail waiting for tea, II
beng supper time. or to be exact, $3.50.
My life preserver vas in the mess hall
and as | couldn't get to it went on deck
without it. We had been hit in the coal
bin and | could see that we were not
sinking fast. The life boats We're lower.
ed in poor shape, from one cause and
another, and | kept out of them. |
went back to my room, got my blouse,
overcoat, and scared up d life preserv-
er. Then | went on deck and waited
until a destroyer came up; | waited
for the order from III commander be-
fore leaving. The two ~destroyers load
ed before the one | got on.
We were landed in Ireland and got
swell treatment. | have a few essen
tails, given by the American Red Cross
over here, and expect TO get what more
| need with some of the en-. They
didn't pay in full because our service
records are lost. | will make out fine
though. | hated to lose that razor you
gave me, but | would rather Bill would
have it than my whiskers. ] was on
the ship about two and a half hours af-
ter we were hit. 1t was listing pretty
badly and went down shortly after.
Only those in life boats and some who
jumped overheard lost their lives. Cas-
ualties were about two hundred out of
twenty-five hundred. Our squad lost
eighteen. One or two may turn up yet.
1--WE were up in review before Ameri,
cas- English Ambassador Page, and
also had three movies taken of us this
week. Watch the papers and see if it
is to be given in the States. People
from Winchester have been out to en-
terrain us, and We were also in town
yesterday to a matinee. Tomorrow VIC
go in to church, and Monday we go in
to take in the points of historical note
of which | am told there are many.
sort of slipped it over on Bill when we
got away. He did a pile of damage,
but we haven't played our hands yet"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
WATER CARRIED TO BITCHES
This Can Be Done by Giving Proper
Crown or Cross Slope to Road
Soils Differ.

Water falling on the road should be
carried to the side bitches by giving
a proper crown or cross slope to the
road. Make your road to shed water.
The slope should vary with different
soils. For n loamy soil q crown OF
about one inch per foot is considered
proper; on a clay soil an inch and a
half to two inches. The side slopes OF
bitches should be much greater. The
longitudinal slope or grade will also
somewhat determine the crown. On
a steep grade 1t Is necessary to give
q greater crown to keep the water
from running down the Travelled road
way and washing gullies.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
THE GREAT WAN 'sAs WADE
ClCARETTEol 5irY.

'Our boys must have their smokes.
Send them ~cigarettes!' This is a
familiar appeal now to all of us.
Among those most in demand Is
the now famous toasted" cigarette
LUCKY STRIKE. Thousands of this
favorite brand have been shipped to
France. There is something home.
like and friendly to the boys in the
sight of the familiar green packages
with the red circle.
This homelike, appetizing quality
of the LUCKY STRIKE cigarette Is
largely due to the fact that the Burley
tobacco used in making it has been
toasted. "It's toasted" was the $50
gan" that made a great success OF
LUCKY STRIKE in less than a year.
Now the American Tobacco Co. is
making Is million LUCKY STRIKE
Cigarettes a day.
A good part of this immense pro-
duction is making its way across the
water to cheer oui boys
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
Many GOOD ROADS SURFACED
Massachusetts, Leads With Percentage
of 47.6-OkIahoma Brings Up
In tho Rear.

Massachusetts, has the greatest per
centage, 47.6, Of her roads surfaced.
New Jersey with 4O.5, Ohio with 86.5,
Rhode Island with 34.6, Kentucky with
1922, New York with 22.7, Connecticut
with 1872 and California with 20.2. In.
diana and Kentucky hold their promi-
use Of gravel, and 1t is misleading to
class gravel roads suitable for light
ravel with the expensive types OF con-
struction used for s%urfacing In Con-
necticut. The figures refer to all kinds
of surfacing and are got restricted to
what are called permanent pavements.
The smallest percentage of ~surfacing
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04

has been done in Oklahoma, where 09.8
per cent Of the roads are dirt. Other
states with low percentages OF surfac-
ing are South Dakota with 8 per cent,
Dakota with 1.6 and Nebraska with IT.
The excellent maintenance Of many OF
the dirt roads of Iowa makes riding
and hauling over them easy, except
during the spring or after continuous
rains.-Nashville TenneSseean.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
FIGHT FIRE ON FARM

How to prevent and fight fire on
the farm is practically presented in
Faramers' Bulletin 904 which may be
obtained without charge from the
United States department OF agricul-
ture. II, as the bulletin says. the IN
nual fire loss on the farm is practical
ly equal to the value of the nations
potato crop. the subject of fire con-
troll is worthy Of special study.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
BURIED IN FRANCE

The following letter written to Max
inc Nelson Of Pierre, sister of Clar-
nee Nelson the first South Dakota
soldier to die in France will be of in
terest to many here, as Clarence was
a Bookings born boy.
Feb. 20, 1911.
My Dear Miss Nelson:
| am writing to tell you what | know
about your brothers illness and TO ex-
press to you and all his family and
friends my deep sympathy in your
great sorrow.
am the only American in
this little town and as such | thought
| might take the privilege of intruding
upon your grief by this letter. | have
been talking to the gentle, sweet faced
French Sister who cared for Mr.. Mel.
son and who was with him when he
died. She tells me that he asked by
signs that letters be sent home about
him. She thinks he knew he was go
ing to die for he held in his hands her
little cruciix. She has much to say
of his courage and patience and gentle
manliness up to the very last.
His funeral was necessarily attend
ed by few because of contagion.
I shall never forget the peaceful
solemn beauty of that occasion. The
French Protestant minister and Mr..
Warner (our Y. NJ. C. A. secretary and
a student for the ministry had charge
of the services. After a few short
ficent old castle (now a hospital) the
procession followed the hearse as il
wound slowly down the castle hill.
After the two ministers came the
French general and our American col
onel in command here, then two men
representing a guard of honor and
two nurses and myself. We were all
or foot and We walked through beau
tiful white walled old streets, past
fields white with frost and slistening
in the sun to an old French Gene
terry walled in by moss covered white
walls, guarded by tall cypress trees
and filed with shrubs already in
bloom. Your brother sleeps in a truely
lovely spot. The services at the grave
were not long. The English funeral
service. and a few prayers in French
and an eloquent funeral sermon by
Mr.. Dumas, the French Protestant
minister. We took out some violets
and white camelias which We put on
his coffin when the military flag had
been removed. enclose a few of the
violets which l brought back.
If there is anything at all / can do
or write which would comfort any of
you, / hope you will not hesitate to
ask it of me. | have sons in the ser
vice, one in France and l know it
must be hard to have this great trag-
edy come and how far away you must
feel. But | wish you to know that
Clarence Nelson had wise, tender low
ing care in his illness and that great
honor was paid to him by both tn
French and English. The wife OF the
French general wishes me to convey,
to all his family her sincere sympathy.
Very sincerely yours,
Hannah Neil Mallon
Mrs. Guy Mallon, p. 0. rs, A. =. F.,
France.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
UNIVERSAL ARMY FIGHTS HUN
CONTINUED from Page A.


The German government believes
that all the nations engaged in the
war are weary of it and on the very
slightest excuse could be induced to
lay down their arms. BY encourag.
ing the idea that there is a large
party in Austria and Germany eager
for peace and prepared to insist on
reasonable terms, German statesmen
think that they can provide the nee
essary excuse. They have tried these
identical tactics in Russia with bril-
liant success. Russia has been dis.
armed by her own rulers. She lies
at Germany's mercy. How, if this
game be now repeated against the
democracies of Great Britain, France,
Italy and the United States?
A German socialist deputy, DR..
Lensch, has said that Germany is
"the motor power of revolution yet
is herself secure against it. If the
rest of the world could be given 10
revolutionary anarchism, then Ger
many would have her opponents at
her feet. She could dictate what
terms she liked, take what territory
she wanted, and exact as much money
as she required.
The laboring men OF America
must not be misled by alleged labor
results in Germany. The kaiser is
an autocratic socialist, and he has
fooled his people into the belief that
he takes care of them. He has provld-
ed sick insurance and accident insur-
ance and old age pensions for them.
and therefore they regard him as a
father who loves and cares for them.
But the kaiser has never provided
adequate wage for the working mas
ses. The American coal digger re-
ceives from SIS to 81 per day, and he
can insure himself. The German coal
digger receives but so cents a day, and
is so ignorant as to believe that when
he gets a little help in the days OF
misfortune it comes as a gracious gift
direct from the kaiser. If the kaiser
and his ministers and the princes who
form the governing body would go into
the matter of adequate wages for the
working classes there would be less
need of government charity. He per-
mits the capitalists to keep two thirds
of the wages that should be paid to
employees. The government owns the
railroads, many manufacturing estab-
lishments, banks and industries. Gov
eminent employees are paid a mere pit
lance, that another pittance of what
they should receive may he paid them
in pensions.
The laborers of Germany do not re
ceive one third the wages paid the
laborers of America. We hear much
in our country about the "pauper la
Dor of Europe" We mean Germa la
Dor. 1t is so cheap hat before the
war Germany was able to flood the
markets of the world with products
labeled made in Germany h has
made her empire great at the expense
of the manhood of the masses.
It is not true that the German
people at home are educated. they
are literate, they can read and write
but they are not educated. The chll
dren stop school at fourteen. Very
few enter the higher grades. The
education Of the masses ends at four
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
SURVIVORS, o

Ralph Aaron Of Arlington. was n
of the survivors Of the sinking of the
transport Tuscania, and tells the story
in a letter published in the Arlington
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
A WELL-MANNERED SNAKE

Notice. have put a bull-snake In
my alfalfa field. north Of town. to
catch the gophers. Please do not
bother him or shoot at him. as he h
a good. w~ell-behaved snake end harm
less except to gophers and mice
Abilene Register.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
BANKING MADE EASY

Bank Cashier--"You will have to be
identified, madam"
Lady-"My friend here will identi.
fly me-"
Cashier-"But I don't know her"
Lady-"Oh. well, I'll introduce YOU"
Transcript.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
Wide IIrea In Eaxor.

Wide tires for the benefit OF the
public highways are being Endorsed
quite generally by both vehicle users
and the manufacturers Of farm wag-
and implements.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
To Prevent Erodino,

The outlet ends OF the culvert should
be riprapped to prevent eroding away
on the road on the lower side Of the
grade.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04

Enemy Of Earth Roads.
Water Is the natural enemy OF earth
roads and must be kept out Of them.
OF Of them. and away from them.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04
Road Drau 10 Enough.

II q dirt road is properly built, the
road drag will keep 1t In good condi-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-04-04

The following letter written to Max.
Inc Nelson Of Pierre, sister of Clar-
ence Nelson the first South Dakota
soldier to die in France will be of in
terest to many here. as Clarence was
a Bookings born boy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs Loui Hart and daughters, Miss Helen, Mildred and Elizabeth. of Gads- den. will arrive tomorrow to be the guests of Mir. and Mrs, Benson Cain at their home on Cliff Road.
 Mir. and Mrs E. A. Edwards of Gads- der are spending few days in the city with friends.
 Mrs Richard Stotar and little daugh- ter have returned to their home in Tus- caioosa after being the guests of Mrs Stotlar's parents, Mn and Mrs C. IL Nabb.
 pr. and Mrs. William Partlowe and children have returned to their home in Tuscaloosa after spending few days in the city with friends.
 Mrs. II. A. skeggs is the guest of Mrs. A A. Jones in Albany.
 Mrs. Louise Hendricks, who has been the guest of Miss Evelyn King in An niston, has returned home
 Friends of Mrs. c. k. Ard. who was recently operated upon. will be glad to learn that she is improving and will be able to leave this week for her home in Anniston.
 Mrs James Courtney and little daugh- ter who have been the guests of MT. and Mrs. $. A. Russell in Anniston, have returned home.
 Mrs. William R. Lathrop and her chil- ,dren have returned from a visit to Mrs Lathrop's parents, MT. and Mrs. C. F. Orr ae Atlantic Beach, Fla.
 MT and Mrs. J. Motion Smith and their two children left yesterday for Camp Walton. Fla.
 Miss Elizabeth Miller of Keokuk, la, is the guest of Mrs. Lee Rust at her home on South Twelfth street.
 Miss Margaret Moore has gone to Buff falo N. Y., to visit her cousin. Mrs, Leonard Murphy, whose husband Is In the medical reserve corps.
 Mrs J. T. Nixon has returned from Tuscaloosa and is at her apartment ID the Ridgey. Miss Annie L. Williams returned ye.'. terday from Greenville, S., C., where ss has spent the past week,
 Mrs. John Tomlinson expects to leave today for Tate to spend several weeks
 MT. and Mrs Robert Gregory, theia son. Robert, Jr, and Mrs. M. P. Seais
 Continued on Pnge Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07

ness with his father in the firm of Hud- son X Thompson. He is popular in busi- ness and social circles and has a host of friends who will extend to his bride very cordial welcome.
 A wedding of interest to friends in Montgomery, where the bride has been spending the past six weeks, was that of Mir Glyn Norris of Cincinnati and Miss Katherine Russell of Columbus, O., which was solemnized Monday eve- ming at the Church of the Good Shep- herd in Cincinnati The ceremony was performed by Rev. Hayworrh Abbe- white in the presence of few friends
 The bride is q brilliant musicion and she and her mother spent the spring 'in Montgomery tc he near Mrs. Rus sells son, Lieut.. LeclSy Harper Rus sell who was stationed at the 1l2tn sanitary train at Camp Sheridan.
 MT Morris is native of Priory Farms. Wales but has resided in Cin- cinnati for several years He possesses an exquisite tenor voice. and is promi- nent in musical circles ir Cincinnati. where the couple will make their home.
 The regular monthly meeting of tho Working Woman Home association was held Tuesday afternoon at the home, the president Miss Pauline i ltanSfftan preSluiuS. FlEe FSPoitS "Sic given by the matron. Mrs. Worswick; by the recording secretary. Mrs. S. D. Winn, and hy the treasurer Mrs Phil lipa Ball Stratfori. The home has re- gently been repaired and now is most comfortable. and the health of the in- mates is excellent. The inmates appre- ciated deerly the ice cream and cake which was sent out the past week by
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