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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-03

MACKINAW COATS in new patterns and new
styles Just the coat to keep the chill off when it is
cold and blustry Priced - $3.50 to $1,000
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-03

SATEEN
For boomers of best quality permanent lustre and
36 inches wide, offered in qualities. Yd soc, 75c
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
JOSEF'S AFFINITY Is DEAD
Katherine Schratt, Actress and Init
mate of Late Austrian Ruler,
Dies in Vienna.

London, Jan. 12.-German newspa-
pers received here announce the death
in Vienna of the actress, Katherine
Schratt, for years an intimate of the
late Emperor Franz Josef and to whom
he left $250,000 in his will. Frau
Schratt has been described as the one
bright spot in Franz Josef's life of
sorrow. During his long reign the late
ruler saw his empire reduced by sue
cessive war and political defeats to be
practically vassal of Germany; ex-
perienced numerous family difficulties.
However, he was for 40 years enabled
to turn to Frau Schratt Tor sympathy,
and his devotion to her was such that
in Vienna the monarch was nicknamed
"Herr Schratt.pwaH
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
TO rule SECURITIES
U. S. Plans to Take Charge of
Private Securities.
Treasury Will Ask Legislation En-
ablins Regulation of Enterprises
During War.

Washington, Jan. 12.-RegulatiOn of
the issue of practically all private Sc
curities soon will be proposed by the
government.
Legislation now is being drafted by
administration officials In conference
with members of congress authorizing
the treasury to license each individu-
al security issue and to refuse approval
to enterprises regarded as not essen
tial to the conduct of the war.
The exercise of this function would
be assigned to the federal reserve
board or some agency created by it,
which also would pass on the priority
of capital needs.
As a collateral plan formation of a
government corporation to absorb any
of the approved stock or bond issues
has been agreed upon tentatively.
A preliminary step now being con-
sidered at the White House is the is
suance of proclamation calling on
governors and legislatures of all states
and county, city or other local officials
to cease making expenditures for pub
lie improvements not absolutely peces-
sary and to refuse building or other
permits as far as possible to private
construction not contributing directly
to prosecution of the war.
Secretary McAdoo discussed the
whole question with treasury advisers
and some definite action is expected
within a week.
The result of the governments I'M
dertaking would be far-reaching. The
government would have a tight grip
on the securities market, with power
to indicate into which business ven
lures capital should be placed and
from which it should be withheld I'M
til the wars end.
Steps to unity the nations financial
resources must be taken before the
third Liberty loan, officials say, or the
government will find a mass of pri-
yate issues of bonds, stocks and notes
on the market in competition with its
own war bonds, to the detriment of
both government and private tinan-
cling.
Many corporations already have ap-
piled informally to Secretary McAdoO
or the federal reserve banks for some
sort of approval of their contemplated
bond issues. Some represented that
without this approval they could not
find buyers, and that contractors de-
| clined to start construction jobs with.
out better assurance that the capital
would be Forthcoming.
This is said to be one OF the prlnci.
pal contributing causes to the dizziness
of construction work recently, ever
with industries whose expansion is re-
quired by the war.
The federal reserve board and AS
sistant Secretary Leffingwell of the
treasury have analysed these applica
tons and found a majority based or
actual war needs for industrial ex
| tensions.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
MILLIONS FOR FRENCH
Red Cross to Spend Big Sum on
Relief Work.
Care for $4,000 Refugees and Work
Among 1900 Destitute Children
Educate Blind.

Paris, Jan. 12--Eight million dollars
will be spent by the American Red
Cross in aiding French civilians during
the next five months. These estimates
cover immediate requirements already
approved and are taken from the re-
port of the civilian department upon
the work done up TO December 81 and
outlining plans for the future. The
figures do not include $2,400000 used
for civilian aid up to the end of No
vember.
A report which Maj. Grayson NJ. p.
Murphy, retiring European commits
sioner of the Red Cross, is taking to
Washington will show that 10000 refu-
gees brought by way of Switzerland
from northern France are now being
cared for each month. Fifteen thou
sand of these are homeless.
Thirteen thousand refugee children
have been cared for at Evan les Bains
since the Red Cross began its work
there. Twenty-eight hundred persons
have been housed at one time in Paris
alone, while in 81 other departments
In France livUbIe houses have been
provided with some food, fuel, clothing
and furniture by the Red Cross
through its own offices in GO cities and
towns.
In addition to its cooperation with
a great variety Of local agencies in
treating and preventing tuberculosis,
in reconstruction work and in re-edu-
eating the mutilated, the Red Cross
has aided educational institutions for
the blind, has taught child hygiene and
fought juvenile delinquency.
Homer Folks, director of the DEPART
ment of civilian affairs, concluded his
report by mentioning "his constantly
growing appreciation of the work I'M
dertaken by the French public authori-
ties and by private initiative toward
the amelioration of the msfortunes of
the victims of the war"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
GIRL STAYS ALLEGED THIEF
z. r. Orr of Minneapolis Instantly
Killed While Trying to Hold up
Coal Company, Is Charge.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. I2.-Mabel
Drumeter, twenty-eight years~old, AL
Fillmore street northeast, shot and in
stantly killed f. r. Orr, COO Adams
street northeast, an alleged hOldup
man, who attempted to rob the +. Nc
Coy Fuel company, where Miss Drum
eter was the only one in the office. ~
felt it was my duty to protect the
money" she said. Orr was Il switch.
nan, married, and had family.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
Hartford Convention.

The Hartford contention was con-
vention of delegates from the states
of Massachusetts, Connecticut Rhode
Island, New Hampshire and Vermont
held at Hartford, Conn, December 10,
1914. 1t became odious because its
proceedings were carried on in secret,
thereby giving color to the charge that
some of them were reasonable and
because 1t adopted resolutions protest.
Ing against the war with England.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
RICH oHloAN KILLS VISITOR
Elmer Hupp Of Cleveland Shoots Man
He Finds in His Home
at Night.

Cleveland, o., Jan. 12.-Elmer Hupp,
wealthy Clevelander, upon returning
to his home unexpectedly at night. shot
and killed Charles L. Joyce, also of
this city. After the shooting Hupp
telephoned the police and gave himself
up. Mr.. and Mrs. Hupp are prominent
socially and financially. Joyce was a
travelling salesman employed by cloth
company Of New York. ........--.--.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
No Soft Snap

Many homes in Oskaloosa are think
ing these days of lads in navy blue
who are aiding Uncle Sam in keeping
open the lines of communication with
Europe during the weather that has
been marked by temperatures far be-
low zero. Lashed by gales sweeping
from the Arctic, their boats covered
with ice, the sailormen attached to
the navy are performing service to
their country full of hardships and
perils.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
SnraYinu Fruit Trees

Three teams of two men each will
leave Ames on February for the an
nual spring demonstration drive to
stir up interest in increased food pro-
duction by spraying fruit trees and
taking care of poultry. These teams.
sent out by the agricultural extension
department of Iowa College, will give
total of over 200 joint orchard
poultry demonstrations in Al counties
by March 80.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
MUST WORK FOR INVADERS
Italians Must Give Up Food and Labor
Sixteen Hours
Day.

Ottawa, Ont, Jan. 12.-All food sup
plies in private homes to be given up,
and men, women and children to work
in the fields for 16 hours day for
the benefit of the invaders, are set
forth in regulations imposed by the
upon the people of the
conquered portions of Italy, according
to the text of Teutonlc proclamation
now In the hands of Reuters limited,
and made public here.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
2 WHEATLESS DAYS A WEEK
New York Food Administrator Closes
Three Day Conference With
Hoover in Washington.

New York, Jan. 12.-The nation is to
have two wheatless days week, in
stead of one, according to State Food
Administrator Arthur Williams, who
has Just returned TO New York after n
three-day conference in Washington
with Food Administrators Herbert A.
Hoover.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
Another Reason Why

The weather man played havoc with
train service yesterday. OF course
trains on the local branch lines were
late, but even the service along the
main lines was noticably hampered.
Oskaloo "a is "sorta" isolated from the
orld during cold weather. Another
reason why Oskaloosa must have main
line train service.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
Exemption Claims

Partial dependency claims are fail
ing to secure exemption for the young
men of military age. Also many agri-
cultural claims are being denied by
the district board OF Des Moines.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
Colder Than saturday.

Seven years ago Saturday, January
~, 1911, the mercury registered an
even thirty degrees below zero. ac-
cording to notation on the daily
balance record of the Oskaloosa Ma
tional Bank.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
Chance In slaht

New moon this evening. May be
that WIN give us the change in temper
allure that will let up on the coal pile.
1t costs more to feed a furnace on a
cold day now than to feed a stomach.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
Hen Laid "Golden EGG"

While waiting to be sold at Red
Cross auction which was held at
Grinnell recently common ordinary
hen -laid an egg The auctioneer
placed the egg on sale and it brought
S64 90
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17

The committee on public informa-
ton has made the following transla-
ton of a story appearing in the De-
tober 10, 1917, issue Of the Leipziger
Volkszeitung:
"A sample of the fashion after
which bloated landlords treat the wives
of soldiers has been brought to our
attention from Upper Langenau in
Silesia One of the hired men of Doc
tor Mueller's agricultural estate has
been for long time at the front His
wife, who had worked alongside her
husband before the war after the usual
custom, remained In the ranks of the
field hands and accordingly retained
her farm cottage. October l this wom-
an got the following letter:
1.-The undersigned baliff of the es-
tate hereby gives you notice as of this
date to the field service for January
l, 1918. On that day you are to give
up your house. The work which you
are doing on the farm does not COM
pensate the farm for the loss which
accrues to it through the continued
support of your family. Look out for
yourself away from this farm, your
house is needed for other use.'
"The woman communicated the notice
to her husband with these words: I
must tell you my distress, soon / shall
not be able to see the paper for my
tears. What shall / do? Winter is at
the door and the cottage is full of lit
tie children .t .'
"Thus the bailiff of the estate of
bloated landlord turns a family with
eight children out of doors in midwin-
ter while the man is at the front.
Comment takes care Of ITSELF"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17

! War credits extended to foreign gov
ernments since the United States en-
tered the war total 81, 236, 100000. OF
this Great Britain received S2,045, O00,-
600; France, $1,2S5, 100000; Italy,
$5OO,OO0OOO; Russia, 1926, 100000; Bel
GUM, ST., 100000; Serbia, 100000.
1t Is estimated that $4,000 different
articles are needed in modern warfare.
The clothing equipment of but one In
fantryman for service In France in
cludes the following: t....
Bedsack, three wool blankets, waist
belt, two pairs wool breeches, two wool
service coats, hat cord, three pairs
summer drawers, three pairs winter
drawers, pair wool gloves, service hat,
extra shoe laces, two pairs canvas
leggins, two flannel shirts, two pairs
Of shoes, five pairs wool stockings,
four Identification tags, summer I'M
dershirts, four winter undershirts,
overcoat, five shelter tent pins, shelter
tent pole, poncho, shelter tent.
Listed as "eating utensils" the in
fantryman receives food to be carried
in his haversack during field service,
canteen and canteen cover, cup, knife,
fork, spoon, meat can, haversack, pack
carrier, first aid kit and pouch.
His fighting equipment" consists Of
rifle, bayonet, bayonet scabbard, cart
ridge belt and 100 cartridges, steel he'll
met, gas mask, and trench tool.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17

The winter of 1867 was the most
disastrous the range stockmen of the
West have ever known. The lamb
crop for the entire West was Is to 20
per cent below the average, and the
calf crop was considerably below nor
NAL.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17

To help increase the pork supply the
department of agriculture has released
to motion picture theaters, through one
of the large companies, a film show
ing the work of the boys pig clubs
which the department is organizing in
all parts of the country. The film
shows methods Of instructing farm
boys who have Joined the agricultural
clubs how to raise better pigs and the
methods used by club members in car
rying out instructions.
The first pig club was organized in
Louisiana in 1910. Now approximately
$4,000 members are enrolled through
out the country. Clubs in several
states are planning to send carloads Of
fat hogs to fairs and stock shows, after
which they are to be marketed coop
eratively. ..
Other moving pictures being used to
show the Importance Of increased food
production show activities in the ma
tional forests, important sources Of
timber and water supply.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17

Athletic work in army camps and
environments is in the hands Of 81
trained organizers and coaches. They
are civilian aids on the STATS of COM
manding officers, and their salaries are
paid by the government.
Particular attention has been given
to boxing, as 1t assists men in bayonet
fighting. A committee of best-known
boxers worked out plans, and moving
pictures to teach boxing have been
made. Baseballs, bats, basketballs,
and soccer balls, boxing gloves, and
other equipment are supplied each
company, in part, from a government
appropriation.
Boys and girls clubs in Northern
and Western states pledged for war
service in gardening, canning, poultry
raising, and other emergency enter
prises have more than 100000 men,
bers.
A fireproof solution for treating air.
plane fabrics is a thing which may be
realized in the near future, expert
ments in a private plant having al
ready developed a comparatively sue
cessful solution.
The manufacture and consumption
of pastry regarded as luxury in
France has been entirely suppressed,
except on Sundays and holidays.
: Government barges have been placed
in service on the upper Mississippi,
and through government assistance a
new fleet is to be built for, this serv-
ice. Sugar is being moved by barge
from Louisiana plantations to New Or
leans.
The winter of 1861 was the most
disastrous the range stockmen of the
West have ever known. The lamb
cron for the enfirp West was TX IN %
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
Snow Bound Two Days

This community is said not to have
suffered as much as many other near
by localities. Southeastern Iowa was
snow bound for two days.
Freight service also felt the dead
lock of the cold and storm and few
freight trains arrived or departed.
Snow plows worked ineffectively for
as fast as the tracks were cleared
more snow would blow upon them and
operation was impossible.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17

According to records of the selective
service, country boys do not show
much physical superiority over those
of the cities. For purpose of COMPARE
son selection was made of cities of
10000 to 500 1000 population, and cor
responding set of counties of the same
total size. In the physical examina-
lions 2S.47 per cent of the city boys
were rejected, as against 27.96 per cent
Of the country boys.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17
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BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

WALLS.--Mrs. Edna B. Walls died
at her home over 212 High avenue
west, Sunday, January 13, 1918, at
$3.50 a. m, aged q years. She leaves
to mourn her husband, father, one
brother and three sisters. The body
was taken to Northwood. the former
home for funeral and interment.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-01-17

The manufacture and consumption
of pastry regarded as luxury in
France has been entirely suppressed,
except on Sundays and holidays.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
"Holy Spirits Grenadiers"
= Title of Church Members
Billy Sunday Compares Modern Christians to
Heroic Soldiers of Napoleon; Explains
Meaning of An Oath. =: "

Gods Grenadiers'' was the subject
OF Billy Sundays afternoon sermon.
He spoke from the text: "Tarry ye in
the City Of Jerusalem. until ye be en-
dued with the power from on high"
He compared the status of Gods SOL
iiers in the long ago with those who
are on the firing line today, and
traced back the Origin OF the hand
grenade now in use overseas to
'Christ's ancient army" Then he pic
tured the modern church member as
the Holy Spirits Grenadier' by and
through whom God hopes to convert
this sin-cursed world"
Did you ever realize" asked Billy
Sunday, that Jesus had to get out
and deliver the goods, express charges
prepaid? He worked His miracles,
which were His divine credentials. to
show the world that He was what He
claimed to be-the Son of God. And
He gave power to His disciples to work
miracles to prove that the church OF
God was of divine origin"
Describes SnIome Dance.
4nC tNdnBCl6L piClulSu SSSASS az
the ''olden times" He took up old
Herod. He said:
"Herod had a bunch OF high rollers
that had come to see him and they
wer all soused up and were loiling
around, my friends. When the enter
tainment was at its height Herodias
showed Salome out into the room to do
her little stunt. He said to her: Now
go like a twin-sixn She had anklets
and bracelets on, but she didn't have
clothes enough on her to flag a hand
car. And she spun around on her toe
and stuck her foot out at a quarter OF
twelve.
THE king let out a guffsw Of ap-
proval as considerations OF approval
rolled down the streets and out
through the banqueting hall ike
simeon on desert, and he said: SIS
you are a peach. You're the limit You
can have anything you want 10 tne
half of my kingdom
Emphasizing the value Of an oath,
the evangelist made this comparison:
Now. what a man pupblicly prom
ises he invariably tries to fulnH II
he is decent, IL he isn't fourhusn-
er, excess baggage or a false alarm.
II a young girl is gay. frivolous
coquettish, she will go down the line
with any Tom, Dick or Harry that
win come across with the price OF
q Joy ride or a cabaret show. a
porterhouse steak, coffee with whip
ped cream. apple pie with cheese
good night! But when she centers
her affection upon some young fel-
low and he asks her hand in mar
riage and she gives her consent and
the ceremony is performed. she feels
the frail robes of maternity thrown
around her shoulders. Now she lives
for one, now she seeks to please one,
the man whose name she bears and
whose Image is woven into the fibers
of her heart, and she will be true
as long as sky and waves are blue.
for the oath's sal,e, the public. un-
relenting, binding oath"
Billy declared he is sorry IF the
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07

she's lived with me nearly thirty
years. and see IL I've changed. II
I should happen to get on a 80
pound pressure and head out of the
yard without orders and run by every
danger signal and blow out q cylin-
der head, break a side-rod and throw
a tire and go into the ditch, I'd feel
worse about 1t than you do, but IL
you think it's easy, you get out and
talk and pray for some old weasel
eyed. hatcbed-faced. grim-visaged,
cadaverous, lantern-jawed neighbor-
hood gossiper that's assassinating
your character and peddling a lot Of
lies up and down the neighborhood;
get down on your knees and say
Now Lord"
swatter Would Relent.
Suppose you did turn the right
cheek. There isn't one fellow IN q
thousand that would swat you, but
suppose he would. Suppose he knock
ed you down; suppose he loosened q
molar. Jesus Christ could have had
twelve legions Of angels TO come and
fight for Him, but He didn't call,
was preaching in a town in
iowa and / was stopping at a ho-
te!. and the phone rang-wanted
me to come to the phone. I went,
and found q woman's voice at the
Other end. She said,
Mr.. Sunday?
"Yes. NOM"
"Will you please come up to my
house? 1 want to see you"
NO. nom. I'll not. I've been
preaching for twenty years and
I've never yet crossed the threshold
Of any mans home alone"
I'm not afraid OF any skirt on
Gods dirt, or anybody else. No,
sir! But want to serve notice on
you and the dirty, stinking, black
hearted degenerate. whiskey gang.
IL 1 don't live what I preach I'll
leave the platform and have
never allowed a woman to come
and see me alone.
A woman said. 'Mr. Sunday. !
want to see you alone"
81 don't see anybody but Mrs.
Sunday alone. II you've got any
thing you want to talk to me about,
sis, you do II right out here"
/ said, Il will come up," she
begged so hard. hut I will bring
somebody with me-"
turned to & friend and said
Lets go up aud see what's the
matter
So We went up ana she had no
phone. Her neighSor had a phone
We went in and found a woman
bruised. mutiIated, print OF a mars
hand upon her cheek, hair dis
heveled, clothing torn. and ] said
] whats the troubleS"
She said. My husband did It"
I said, What for?"
Dropped Your Candy.
Because I went to church"
Say. you've got a right to say
how much that wife will pay for
that dress IL you earn the money
l but you have no right to tell hel
| whether she can so to church OF
pray. You keep your hands on oil