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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-22

pedvision Of Miss Katherine Hoag,
head OF the department at the high
school.
Mrs. William Edwards Of s0o West
Bluff street, will entertain the Spiz-
zerihktum club tomorrow afternoon
An ideal evening, a hospital Hill
side Home" and dozens of generous
guests combined with group OF
charming hostesses to make the
dancing party presided over last
night by the Girls Honor Guard
complete success. The affair was in
formal and the members of motor
parties who attended were greeted by
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Frazier and Mr..
and Mrs. J L. Vaughan. Mrs. r. F.
Judd. Miss Effie Jean Frazier. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. v. Tallman. and DR., +. Q.
Parker, representing the advisory
committee. and by Miss Evelyn SOM
merville. leader of the Honor Guard.
The drawing room was constantly
filled with dancers taking advantage
Of good music, while others enjoyed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-22

An of our sales are made
at 6 per cent interest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-22

An attractive and interesting pu-
pills recital was given last evening
by Miss olga Norgren, in the library
club room where an abundance of
spring blossoms and artistically ar
ranged foliage made a pretty scene
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-22

The longest periods in a small boys
life are those between meals.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-22

DR. Ella Terpening returned last
evening from walla Walla after a
visit with friends and relatives there
and in Dayton. She has been away
a fortnight.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-31
GOOD ROADS IN NEW ZEALAND
In Land Of Heavy RaIns-cheaper
In Long Run.

The New Zealand authorities, both
local and national, are carefully study
ing the subject Of good roads, realiz-
ing that this is the best way to open
up the hlnterland of the dominion. The
roads Of the country, In the main, are
not in very good condition. There are
some good stone roads. about the larg-
er ~centers, but few of them extend out
more than 25 or 30 miles. Their up
keep has been found very expensive,
especially in the northern part Of the
country, since the rainfall is heavy
and washouts are because
the stone used is soft and grinds up
rapidly, the Scientific American states.
OF late much has been said in re-
gard to the construction Of concrete
highways, and 1t Is thought that this
will be far cheaper In the long rus.
than the stone roads as they are now
constructed, for the reasOn that the
upkeep will be so very greatly reduced.
1t Is estimated that a mile Of 12-fOot
concrete road four inches thick could
be built In New Zealand for $1,000
more than a mile of ordinary stone
road, on which there would be a saving
in upkeep for the first five years of at
least $1,000, while at the end Of ten
years there would be a saving Of ST.
600 or $4,000.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-31

pany, found to be most widely enter
tanned among the children of the
Brooklyn vacation schools and rlay-
grounds whom she met in the annual
summer school safety campaign urder
the auspices of the Brooklyn Institute
for Safety and the board of education.
Mrs. Larrabee was well pleased that
the children universally recognized the
danger sign, and she explained to
them the more exact Significance Of
the green symbol from the safety
point Of view.-Electric Railway Jour-
nal.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-31
FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHWAYS
Organization Arranged by Secretary Of
Agriculture Described In Re-
cent Publication.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Ag~riculture.)
The organization that has been ar
ranged by the secretary Of agriculture
to administer the provisions Of the
f~ederal-aid road act Of 1915 is de-
scribed in a recent publication Of the
department.
Ten district Offices, each directed by
a district engineer, reporting to the
director of the office of public roads,
have been established. The district
offices are located In Portland. Ore;
San Francisco, CAL; Denver, Colo;
Minneapolis, MIMI; Omaha, Neb.;
Fort Worth. Tex. Chicago. ILL.,; Mont.
gomery. Ala; Troy. N. Y, and Wash
ingtOn, D. c.
The procedure adopted calls for the
submission of an application. known
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-31

as a project statement. by the state
highway department to the district en-
gineer, who examines the road It is
proposed to improve. and transmits
the project statement with his recon-
mendatiOns to the headquarters office
in Washington. II the secretary Of
agriculture approves the project
statement, the plans, specifications and
estimates are then submitted by the
state highway department to the dis
trict engineer, who transmits them
with his recommendation to the Wash
ington Office, and when they are found
to be suitable for approval. a formal
certificate to that effect Is issued by
the secretary of agriculture to the Sec
Rotary Of the treasury aud the state
highway department, and a formal
project agreement Is entered into be-
tween the secretary of agriculture and
the state highway department. As the
work progresses or upon its compile
ton, payment on a special voucher ap-
proved by the comptroller Of the treas
ury is made Of the federal funds ap-
portioned to the state.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-31
COMPLETE PAVING IS SOUGHT
Only Nineteen Miles Of Lincoln High
way Remain Unpaved in the
State Of Ohio.

There will be improved in the state
Of Ohio during. 1918 many miles of
the Lincoln highway. The plans for
improvement are SO far advanced that
Of the 234 miles in the state only
10 miles Of the route will remain
unpaved after the contracts for the
present year are fulfilled. Practically
all of the road completed Is of brick.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-31
AMUSING ERROR OF PRINTER
Letter Heads Of Electric Company
Made y Read, "United States
Electric Lightning Company"

Sir Hiram Maxim, in his recently
Sublished autobiography, says that
AMEN he organized the United States
Electric Lighting company its station
cry came from the printer with the
bead, "TNe United States Electric
Lighting Company" Later, in Eng
b.f Ia :&iI Of this mistake to en-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-31
MOVING STARS IN HEAVENS
Mystery Explained When Telescope 10
Brought Into Use-Were Lights
on Automobiles.

William r. Gardener, who has q cot
tage on the west shore of P~ontoosuc
lake, in the Berkshires, has been no
ticirg what he termed moving stars In
the Northwestern heavens. these
stars" he Lad said, appeared quite
high In the sky and slowly descended.
They disappeared and then appeared
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-31
A willie Understood n

Willie was on a visit to his uncle
In the country and was watching him
milking one evening. When lie re-
turned to the house his aunt asked
him: Us Uncle Hezxie through milk
ing yet, -Willief' "Not yet" answered.
Willie. Hes hrsshed two faucets and
has just coz neeced on the other twA."
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-31
Settin0 Out Orchard.

When the orchard Is set out every
tree should be formed SO there will be
no crotches; N limbs should be nearer
than eight inches to each other but
should stand out as near horizontal az
possible to the main body.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-31

phasize the importance of getting the
stationery for his new gun company
printed correctly. When the first sheets
came to him, however, the English
printers had made his concern appear
as "The Maxim Gum company"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-31
Teaching Safety to School Children.

Red for danger" and green for
Irish" was the conception of the dan
ger and safety emblems which Mrs.
Katherine d. Larrabee, the lecturer of
the bureau of public safety of the
Brooklyn IN. " Rapid Transit com
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-31

again lower down In the sky" Re
Gently q. powerful telescope was
brought into play and the mystery was
solved. The lights were found to be
those on automobiles coming down the
Rockwell road from the summit Of
Greylock mountain.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-31
Chicke

Every chick Matched is an egg taken
from consumption. Every chick lost Is
an egg and 4 quantity of feed used to
no purpose. Every chick raised adds
either eggs or meat to the nations
food supply.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-31

the large its real wheels are raised
and clamped to shafts that drive the
propeller wheels at the sides of the
boat.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-31
Ferryboat Propelled BY AutomobIue.

At Aberdeen, Wash, there is In op-
GRAFTON a barge 90 built that 1t can
be driven by the automobile that It
ferries across a bay 20 miles wide.
When the automobile Is driven upon
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06

led by Miss Finley at the piano. Mary
CORDOBA gave a selection on patrio-
tism, and Lillian Mathers recited
"Our Flag" .th
They are employing women in the
box factory here now owing to the
shortage of men.
Miss Irene Jasmann and Mrs. Irv-
ing Dunn spent the weekend at Ash
land with Miss Laura Jasmann.
Sunday Mrs. Fisk sold five gal
Ions of ice cream at the camp and
cleared six dollars for the Red Cross.
Mrs. Irving Dunn, Mrs. Disbro ard
Mrs. A. D. Ayers spent Wednesday af-
ternoon at the Felix Waters ranch on
the highway
B. R. Larkin has resigned his po-
sition as chief clerk of the Fruit
Growers Supply company, and o..
Pierson will take up his work. Mr.
Larkin took the place left vacant by
Gerald Torrance last fall. He LETT
last week for the south where he will
have work in the quartermasteT
corps Of the army.
Mrs. A. E. Stonehouse entertained
a few friends at 500 Wednesday even
ing.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06

ing mine. They left Hit Friday even
ing riding a part Of the distance and
the remainder of the way they walk
ed by trail, meanwhile enjoying the
invigorating mountin air. The camp
is in a most picturesque spot, the
elevation of 1900 feet being suffic-
lent to get a wonderful view of the
mountains for miles beyond. Satur-
day the party went fishing on Beaver
creek and the evening was spent
around blazing camp fire, one of
the delights of such an outing. They
returned Tuesday, evening walking
the entire distance of ten miles.
The Misses Mary Finley and Edna
Dougherty are busy training the Juni-
ior Red Cross for the spring play, "a
Midsummer Nights Dream" which is
to be a part of the May festival the
evening of May IL, at the club house.
A May tole, dance and folk dances
will be interesting features of the
entertainment, after which the even
ing will be given over to dancing. A
cordial invitation is extended the pub
lie to attend. They are ambitious
to make this evening as pleasant
and profitable as that of the Red
Cross fair and dance.
Herbert Marshall has returned to
Sacramento.
Wednesday, May /, flag pole was
raised at the Hit school and a fine
American flag was unfurled with fit
ting ceremony. w. II. Grover gave
splendid patriotic speech in which
he encouraged the pupils to invest
in thrift stamps as a means of help
ing their country in this great crisis.
Mrs. A. L. Stonehouse talked to the
children on salvage work, asking
them to lend their aid in gathering
old magazines, rubber, etc., Miss Ed
ma Dougherty, principal, thanked Mr..
Grover, and all those who had made
this occasion possible, in speech.
AS the flag was unfurled the school
children sang America, accompan-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
State Bank of Ashland

Miss Edna Dougherty spent the
weekend at Dunsmuir with friends.
Mrs. S. F. Webber left Sunday for
Yreka, her future home.
Fred Jasmann and two daughters,
Miss Irene and Pauline, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Irving Dunn motored to Gold
Ray dam Sunday.
Mrs. A. E. Stonehouse, Miss Mary
Finley and Harry Edwards of Duns-
muir spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mr.. Stonehouse and his two assistant
engineers, Ben Vrooman and Herbert
Marshall, at their camp at the Sterl-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
Table Rock Wins in
Stamp Sale Contest

For a month the Agate, Table Rock
and Willow Springs rural schools
have been working hard in a three
cornered thrift stamp sale contest,
The race ended at noon Wednesday,
and when the results were checked
up it was found that the three schools
had sold the following amount of
stamps;
Table Rock, $696,5O, Agate, $751;
S5; and Willow Springs, $6O0.6O.
The total sales were $1S4S.45.
The sales per pupil were as fol-
lows: Table Rock, 16 pupils, s4S.59;
Agate, IS pupils, $90.63; and Will
lows Springs, 22 pupils, s273O. AS
the deciding factor was sales per
pupil rather than the total sales for
the school, the competitors are plac-
ed as follows: /, Table Rock; 2
Agate, and 8, Willow Springs.
The contest was hotly fought all
the way. Every person in each dis
trict was canvassed personally by
the children, spurred on by their de-
sire to win. Before the end the grown
ups were in the contest as keenly as
the children, and dances, 60x socials,
and other entertainments were ar
ranged which results in the sale of
hundreds of dollars worth of stamps.
At box social at Agate week ago
Saturday night, goat, represented
as belonging to Table Rock, was on
exhibition and was auctioned off to
the highest bidder, the price being re-
turned to the buyer in thrift stamps.
1t is likely that this goat was an i'm
portant factor in deciding the contest
for Table Rock resented the thought
of holding title to such a creature
and in the next two or three days
went out determined to win. 1t is
evident now that the final results are
in, that this goat does no belong to
Table Rock.
At the beginning of the contest
the winner was promised a picnic
at the Ashland park, but the total
sales were so satisfactory that all
three schools were given a holiday
Friday, and came to Ashland in auto
mobiles to the number of about 40.
A picnic dinner was served and
the day spent in enjoying the pleas
ures of the park, The children were
much disappointed, however, in not
finding the children's play ground
paraphernalia in place, as this is one
of the particular attractions for
school picnics at the park.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
Studio Ashland Adds
Camera Exchange

B. H. Hinthorne, proprietor of
Studio Ashland, has added a new de-
partment to his business which will
enable him to serve more fully the
Photographic wants of his customers.
The new department to be known
as the camera exchange will carry Il
complete line of Eastman kodaks and
supplies, also a selection of the most
desirable goods from the lines of
other prominent manufacturers.
Much appreciated will be the ex-
change feature of this department.
Cameras, kodaks or other desirable
Photographic equipment which pat
rons may wish to dispose of will be
bought, sold and exchanged for other
goods.
Special attention will be given to
finishing for the amateur An up-to-
date finishing plant is being installed
which will insure work of the finest
quality in the shortest possible time.
Work of exceptional quality has
made Studio Ashland popular with
those who desire the best in portrait
ure. The camera exchange will pro-
vide the amateur with the same su-
perior service.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
o o 9 @ @ o . o o o o o o o 9 8 3
9 HILT, CAL, ITEMS 9
Q . . . o Q o o Q Q Q . Q . . . .

H. w. Ludlow and E. Wilson, food
inspectors, were here Sunday.
DR.. Gregg of Ashland was called
TO Hit Sunday in response to call
from Mrs. E. F. Becker, who took
sick at the camp.
DR.. Hathaway has returned to
Yreka after a stay of two weeks in
charge Of the hospital, in the alb
sence of DR.. G. j. Hall.
Hit has subscribed over $40, 900
TO the Third Liberty loan, the allot-
ment for here being SIS, 900.
DR.. G. j. Hall returned from San
Francisco Sunday Mrs. Hall remain
ed at Gridley, CAL, for a visit with
Dr. Halls family.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06

Because hens will eat tainted food
is a good reason for keeping it away
from them.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
Mobilizing Your
Finances

It's easy when your available cash
Is all snugly reposing in a sound
bank. You can handle your finances
with less cost and trouble.
Join Our Army of Depositors
and be prepared for the financial bat
ties that face you.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06

Some people make themselves as
vague as possible and then wall that
they are misunderstood.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06

Cliff Payne makes hanging baskets
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06

When you want insurance talk with
Billings"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-18
THE BRITISH TANK
(By Associated Press.)

London. Jan. 17.-No one man or
enc department Of the British gov
ernment can take credit for invent
Ing" the Tanks-they came into be-
ing as the result of long period OF
study and co-ordinated effort by
many men acting under three sepa-
rate departments-the war office, the
admiralty. and the ministry of mu-
nitions.
In the autumn of 1914 when the
\belligerents on the western front
had settled down to trench warfare,
lit became obvious that some means
of carrying the danger of well-di-
recred and well-protected machine
gun fire from the German trenches
must be discovered If the English
infantry was to carry out assaults
with success.
One Of the first proposals put for
ward was for a machine 100 feet
long, 46 feet high and 80 feet wide
weighing some 800 tons, propelled
by an 500 horsepower engine, and
with driving wheels 40 feet in di.
ameter. Another early suggestion
and the one which led most directly
to the Tanks, was made by Colone'
Swinton In October, 1914, to built
!armored cars on tractor system
an American invention. Experiment!
with various tractors were made OIL
behalf of the war Office and by s
small expert committee of the ad
miralty under Winston Churchill
then first lord. Through the medium
Of the Committee Of Imperial De
Tense the various efforts for the so
luton Of the problem were co-ordi
Mated, and certain conditions lai,
down which had to be fulfilled b,
the proposed car.
From among the numerous type
of tractor inspected the most salts
factory was found to be caterpil
lar with an endless self-laid track
over which internal driving wheels
could be propelled by the engines.
In February, 1916, the first Tanl
was completed and taken down to /;
farm near London. Here pits, trench
es and ramparts had been construct
ed. The tests were so satisfactory
that an order was given on the spo
for 100 machines. The ministry o.
munitions became responsible fol
the speediest possible construction
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-18

Of the order Many Improvements
were made during this period of con-
struction, and the first delivery was
made in July, 1916.
The new machines were of two
slightly different types. One was
called the male type, and was armed
with two Hotchkiss quickfirers and
subsidiary machine-gun armament.
These were designed for dealing at
close quarters with the concrete EN-.
placements Of German machine
guns. The other or female type, was
armed only with machine guns and
was more suitable for dealing with
machine gun |personnev and rife
men.
At the end Of July, 1916. the
Tanks and their crews had become
SO proficient that it was possible to
Ihold two exhibition combats over a
prepared trench system reproducing
a line of German defenses.
AT the end of August, fifty Tanks
were loaded at night and sent to
France. When delivered in France,
the Tanks only travelled at night,
and during the day were covered
with huge tarpaulin and strictly
guarded
The first Tanks were all painted in
camouflage style for purposes of con-
cealment, and each Tank had its
own name, like ship. A whole Sc
RES of them were named after var.
ious drinks, such as Cafe-au- Lait.
Chartreuse, Chablis, Cognac, Cham
payne, Creme-de-Menthe. Another Sc
ries bore names of Scotch clans
Clan Cameron. Clan Ruthyen, Clan
Gordon, Clan McTavish..
The Tanks first wnt into action in
that portion of the Somme offensive
which began on Sept Is. The object
was to drive the Germans out OF
some high ground running east AMI
south of Thiepval The effect was as
Iexhilarating on the British troops
as it was dumbfounding to the Gei.-
mans. 1t is reported that many or
the British infantrymen were SO oy-
iercome with laughter at their I'M
calmly antics that they were scarce.
ly able to keep up with the process
sion.
There is no doubt that the element
OF surprise had much to do with The
extraordinary success of the Tanks
on their first appearance. But their
achievements proved that thew had
more solid qualities than the off M
surprise. Later in the year Tanks
were sent out to Egypt and were in
action at GAIA.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-18
Lumber Yard,
Steam Laundry,
ETC., Closes
Continued from page y


buildings for the next five days, ev-
Ell though only oil is used.
Tampa Is Complying
A long distance phone call to Tam
pa this afternoon was put in by the
Telegram, and it was stated there
that the heads of all industrial en-
terprises there were up in the air. F"
Two laundries, it was reported. had
closed, but a third, operating with
wood, was still open, though this one
would probably close tonight when
convinced the law was being violat-
ed. The cigar industry there is not
touched as no power save electric is
used, but in case a severe cold wave
should come. these would have to
close on account of it being unlaw
FIJI to heat any buildings during the
five-day period. Tampa's main in
dustrial enterprises are confined tc
the cigar industry, and therefore il
will not be as hard hit as Eastern
and Northern cities.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-18
NOTICE OF MASTERS SALE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN tbo, und..
~ virtue OF decree Of foreclosure and sale sale
E rdes made by the Honorable John sac
for pCs Judge Of the Circuit Court in and
tb e holk county, Florida. in certain c, I.
therein pending wherein investments aT Inc cause &c
COMPLAINANT, and Belle Clemments n nma n 10
ne e me :, are defendants, will on Monday Nom
. IN day of January, A. D. 1917 h o.non,
inc hours Of II o'clock a. m. and pe. Tween
NJ otIer for sale at the south door 81 gi2 tSS
the fo hOuse in Barlow Polk county Florida
living O in pnS described real estate st,ate ant
=, The south half ts1sl Of the east St| b,i, ,r,,
O,,; ,ne northeast quarter (NEN) Of tbe nnrtS
ship t swsntyeir sEA 80, section ten no. town.
r md t2Sl east containing ten i'm 'wenl ..
s1 property per to be sold for the purpos. :,
cree and co ns amount stated in the final de-.
$500 EDWIN SPENCER. JR
''O' Special Master in Chanc.v
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-18

Amsterdam Netherlands, Jan. 18.-
Passenger traffic revenues on German
railroads in the third war year show
an increase Of 5.3 per cent. over the
record figure Of the last twelve
months of peace august, 1913-July,
1910, according to the Norddeutsche
Allgemeine Zeitung. In the first war
year revenues fell off 32.1 per cent,
and in the second war year 81 per
cent. AS freight traffic, this yielded
an increase Of 5 per cent. on the rec.
ord figure reached in the year ending
July 81, 1914. These figures include
the receipts from military traffic,
which, it is declared, taking the aver
age of the three years, formed only