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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14
FederaIizing Railroads


Director General McAdoo will
place in direct charge of each rail-
road for operating purposes repre-
sentative to be known as a Federal
manager These Federal Managers
will be chosen, so far as practicable.
from the operating offices of their
respective railroads.
The Federal manager of each
railroad will endeavor to avail him
self to the fullest extent of his rail-
road organization. This, it is
believed. will secure the best results
during Government control, and re
assure the officers and employees of
the railroads and the stockholders
of the protection of thejust interest
of all.
The responsibility for the opera
ton of the roads will be directly up
on the regional directors, to whom
the Federal managers report, and
not upon the railroad board of d.
rectors, though the latter will be
consulted and accorded the fullest
opportunity to keep advised of the
operation of the properties.
The regional directors and FEEDER
al managers will be required to
sever their official relations with
their respective companies and be-
come exclusively representatives of
the United States Railroad Admin
istration.
The effect of this order will be to
take away the authority of the
presidents of the respective railroads
but it is thought that in many cases
the presidents of the railroads will
be made Federal managers. 1t will
largely be change of status and
authority rather than of personnel,
and while not initiating against the
welfare of the various roads will
secure the fullest cooperation and
unity in the Government admins.
tration of transportation 1t is
simply liberalization of railroad
management.
With this change will come a
arge reduction in salaries, though
it is believed that most of the
regional directors will receive a
greater salary than Secretary
McAdoo himself.
Director General McAdoo states
that the policy adopted will be ap-
piled with the greatest possible re
gard for all the interests affected,
and with a view to preserving intact
so far as reasonably practical, the
operating organizations of the rail
roads.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

z. F. Leake, we'll known dairy
man living about mile and a half
from this city met with very bad
luck Thursday while he and his son
lack were driving their herd of
cows to the pasture across the Burl-
ington railroad crossing. where the
local Burlington freight train going
west struck five of his cows kill
ing them instantly. Mr.. Leake's
loss is very great as they were fine
Jersey cows which he valued to be
worth about 1925 per head.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14
The Days of Promise
By III. Fl. WINDSOR

Time was when fond fathers and
mothers gravely held out to their
small boys the hope Of one day be-
coming president of the United
States, if only they were faithful 10
the W oodpile, or washed their faces
and hands regularly before meals.
AS there are constantly something
like five million small boys. and
never more than one president,
the chance has become what might
be termed "a long shot" and
Young America very soon discovers
his chances and hopes some day to
get on the police force, drive a fire
engine. or be a locomotive engineer.
While the dignity and honor which
is due all useful labor belongs
especially tothese three occupations,
yet none of them are schools out
of which graduates can immediate
ly step into posts of such response
bility, say, as that considered in the
preceding lines. What can and
should appeal to the boy old enough
to have ambitions. and the young
man who has begun to think, is the
wonderful demonstration of skilled
effort by the big men OF the country
who are being called daily to as
sumo charge of this and that all
essential position of management,
in order that we may win the war
These men were no less able few
months ago, but they were scatter
geographically, and partly conceal.
ed by the limits of the industry
they served. Now they are brought
into action in such manner their
numbers become impressive. just
as 10000 soldiers. one each in
10000 towns, are not impressive
until they muster into one mass.
And what an inspiration to the
young man! These men of power
are big, not because of rich fathers,
or influence. or any chance of for
tune. They are Big Men because
they willed and determined to be
such. These men, every one had
they chosen, could today been man.
aging a peanut stand, or a popcorn
wagon. instead of great depart
ments Of the greatest government
on earth. Each one would have
had more time to spend in perfect
ly harmless ways, whichwould have
left them where they began. They
certainly would have had more
hours for sleep and pleasure. and
infinitely less of work and worry
and disCOuraging endeavor. But
they always sought more response
bilities and places higher up, and
both came to them.
Probably never in all the history
of the world has so inspiring an
example been presented to the
young men of any generation What
they are doing, others in years to
come can do. And never was there
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

Miss Fay Delaney has been
named as librarian for the Monroe
City public library. Miss Delaney
went to Columbia Sunday where
she will take a special course in
library work at the University.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

Almost 200 students enrolled at
the Summer Opening of the Chilli
cothe Business College last week
bringing the daily attendance up to
700. indeed a most remarkable
summer showing
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

You'll save the price of one of
these nice cool suits Hanly & Green
sell around the seven dollar mark
by laying away your wooden suit
during the summer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Everette Tuley and
little son. after a weeks visit with
her parents. E. E. DeLaShmutt and
wife, south of this city, returned to
their home in Ely, Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

The Paris postoffice dropped back
into the third class last week, the
receipts having lacked about 500 of
he amt. required for second class
offices.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

From five to fifteen dollars you
can own a nice, cool, dressy suit.
Light and dark patterns in several
cloths.-Hanly & Green.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

Miss Margaret Smith went to
Hannibal Sunday for several days
visit with her sisters. Enroute
home she will spend a few days
with her brother and wife in Pal
myra.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

J A. Jackson, fort erly of the
Monroe Produce Co., has a position
as travelling salesman with Swift
& Co. His territory is Missouri.
Illinois and a part of Iowa.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

Krash and Linene wash trousers
for men, Hanly & Green.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B. Maddox, of
H annibal were guests of their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Maddox
and Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Smith.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

r. v. Graham. of the firm of
Graham & Kincaid. was looking af-
ter business interests in St Louis
the first of the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

Charley Tully has accepted a
clerical position with the Farmers &
Merchants bank of this city.
Charley is a first class young man
and will make good anywhere.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

Mr.. and Mrs Paul M. MCGEE and
little SOL. Harold, enroute from
Hannibal to Paris to spend Sunday
spent Saturday here with her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Smith.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

Marion county, outside of Hanni.
bal, will vote on local option to.
morrow.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

We have the steel knitting needle,
also the twin-plex needle.-McCa
Mercantile Co.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

j. C. Kincaid was attending to
business in St. Louis the first of the
week
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

Final close.out of Summer Hats
at McCarty Nero. Co.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

Three more stcdents of the Chill
licothe Business College received
appointments as government
st enographers at $4,000 per year
salary and left last week for Wash
ington. D. C. More than hundred
former students of the big Chilli
cOthe institution are likewise serv-
ing their country at big salaries
and these are being joined by new
ones almost weekly.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

Judge W. W. Barnes, of Paris
was here on business the first of
the week
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

The individual that would ask for
better or fairer crop prospects, than
we now have, is hard to please.
Both wheat and oats are the best
in the history of state; blue grass
and timothy are all that can be
asked; corn except where there was
a failure in the stand is good. Po-
tatoes and all kinds of garden
sass" was never better, and are
a bundant Missouri has much of
which to be proud and nothing to
to fear except death. No. not even
the kaiser.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

Dr.. W. D. Pipkin returned the
latter part of last week from St.
Louis where he attended the State
Medical Clinic.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14
Navy On The lob

Notwithstanding some criticism
appeared in eastern newspapers and
which was read in the senate by
Brandegee of Connecticut. it appears
from the statement of Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt
that shipping was warned by wire
less 10 be on the lookout for sub
marines even before the steamer
Carolina was attacked The warm
ingS were sent out by the Arlington
station and repeated by all the
naval wireless stations along the
coasts, so that shipping everywhere
on this side of the Atlantic ought
to have received the warnings if
the wireless operators of the ship
we're on duty. .
The people of the country have
abiding faith in the navy 1t is
source of satisfaction for everyone
TO know that the navy was "on the
job"
While the coasts are fairly well
defended against submarine at
tackS, the war department has call
on congress for additional appro-
priationS for the purpose of increas-
ing the protection of the coasts a.
gainst air raids and possible Smelling
by submarines The plans contem-
plates the establishment of observ-
alton balloon stations, seaplane
stations and mobile coast guns to
be moved along railways. Fof this
the sum of $l6,000.0OO is asked
Although the particular request
for these improvements has been
formull ted since the U-boat attack
occurred. the methods suggested
have been widely discussed for
several years, and the mobile coast
defense gun plan has been fairly
we'll tested in the war with France,
where big guns have been operated
from railway tracks for a long time.
Checks for the April allotments
of pay and Government insurance
for the families of dependents of
soldiers were mailed out from
Washington on Friday, May "a.
Failure to receive a check due in all
probability means that there is
some error in the payee's address,
and the matter should be taken I'D
Immediately with the WGr Risk
Insurance Bureau at Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Lewis and
daughter, Miss Ethie Lewis, went to
Champaign, ILL.,. where they spent
the week end with their son anu
brother, Raymond Lewis. who Is
taking the Aviation ground school
work at that place.
r. v. Graham. of the firm of
Graham & Kincaid. was looking af-
ter business interests in St. Louis
the first of the week
| 49,
We have the steel knitting needle,
also the twin-plex needle.-McCarry
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

The three cent railway passenger
rate went into effect Tuesday Of
this week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

If you wait till fall to buy that
suit you will wish you had bought
it from Hanly & Green now.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Lewis and
daughter, Miss Ethie Lewis, went to
Champaign, ILL.,, where they spent
the week end with their son anu
brother, Raymond Lewis. who Is
taking the Aviation ground school
work at that place.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

George Grimm, of Hannibal, has
been spending several days in this
city with relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

Judge w. W. Barnes. of Paris,
transacted business i'll Monroe City
Tuesday of this week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-06-14

C. E. Dooley, wife and daughter
of Stoutsville. were Monroe City
visitors Wednesday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26
CIVIL ENGINEERS
WANTED BY CALF.
MILITARY BUREAU

BERKLEY, Cal. Aug. 23.-Two-
thousand civil engineers are now to
be given an opportunity to secure COM
missions in the Engineer Reserves
Corps with the rank of first lieutenant
or captain. Heretofore, electrical
mechanical and mining engineers have
Won their shoulder straps in officers
training camps-the civil engineer is
now demanded by the War Depart
ment at Washington. Men over the
draft age, in good physical condition,
and actively engaged in the engineer
ing profession should write immediat-
ely to the Military Information Bureau
OF the University of California, Alumni
Secretary's Office. Berkeley, for for
NAL application blanks
Within two weeks after examina-
tion by the local boards accepted ap-
plicants will be commissioned and
sent to Camp Lee or Camp Humphries,
Virginia, where military training will
precede active field work. Reason
able travelling expenses will be allow
ed, and while in camp the men will
receive the pay of officers of their
rank.
Practicing civil engineers will find
the work both important and interest
ing. Map surveying. railroad con-
struction and maintenance. water
works. tunnels, searchlght repair and
operations, lithOgraphy and camou-
flage are some of the branches of en-
gineering specially called for. The
complete list may he had from the
University of California's Military
Bureau.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26
ANLATORS PHOTOGRAPH
UPTON ROCKIES PARADE

CAMP UPTON, n. Y, Aug. 26.-
While 5000 recruits were reviewed by
Lieutenant Col. Dolph, photographers
from the Mineola Aviation Station
flew over the camp and made pic
lures of their manoeuvers. The ma.
jority of the men have been in camp
only a week and among them were
many negroes.
The cantonment laundry will take
charge of the reclamation work for
both Camp Mills and the Quartermas,
ter's Depot in New York. Next week
it will wash $4,000 khaki uniforms
and 1880 each week thereafter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26
28 YEARS AGO

CFrom the East Oregonian. August
rs, 1900
A rumor in circulation in Pendleton
that the street railway projectors had
abandoned their plans is said by j.
NJ. Mentley to he wholly unfounded.
Two large French plate glass win
dows for the Baer building were
found to be broken this morning on
them. Probably the glass
was broken by some means in passage
over the line. The loss is partially
covered by insurance.
Jailor johnson now has 13 regular
boaTders
Charles Royer. who has been teach
ing school in Heppner for a year or
two. was here today on his return
from a visit to relatives in Dayton.
John Bradburn is here today from
his ranch on Upper Birch creek
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26
AGED GERMAN ASKS FOR
CHANCE TO WHIP HUNS

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2i.-An1-
icus to shoulder gun and fight for
democracy. native German. - years
old. today called on Henry Mccoy
now recruiting men for overseas work
for the Y. NJ. G. A. and asked for a
chance to serve America.
The octogenarian told Mccoy that
in spite Of his years he wanted to
help in the fight against Prussian-
ism. He said that his father had
been driven out OF Germany in is4s
because OF his opposition to autoc-
racN.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26
WILL PERSHING GO
NORTH?t

nN interesting report is that
A from Paris to the effect
German newspapers fear
an offensive by the American
army in Lorraine. Events may
prove the German fear is not
ungrounded. Features that
lend plausibility to the rumors
may be found in the fact the
Americans hold the Lorraine
front; have a million and a half
men abroad and up to this time
have not participated in the
fighting to any thing like their
capacity. 1t is doubtful if
more than 20 per cent of the
American force has participat-
ed in real offensive fighting.
The boys are there for fighting
purposes.
The map indicates strategic
possibilities in the way of an
advance from some point on
the eastern part of the west
front. In a straight line it is
only some 20 miles north from
,Verdun to the Holland border. /.
"A successful drive to the north |
from that region if carried far
enough would threaten to en-
velOp the main German army in /
a great pocket in Belgium
Such a situation if brought
about would imperil the enemy
10 a marked degree. He would
have TO block it or prepare to
get out of Belgium and north
ern France entirely. Other
wise he might get cut off from
communications with the kais-
erland which would spell doom :
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26

to conserve sugar as a matter of pa
triotism some folks continue to pur-
chase large amounts of candy. Rising
prices do not halt the candy sales.
The spectacle of rich women sitting
in their limousines feeding candy to
their poodle dogs is not uncommon
on Sixteenth street.
A food administration order, limit
ing candy sales to one pound. is ex-
pected to be the next step of the gov
ernment in the sugar conservation
campaign.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26
GRATITUDE THEIR ONLY
PAY

m NE wav to help the morale
W of the army (if it needs
any help) is to let the
boys know their service is ap-
preciated; let them know that
if they die upon the field of
honor they will be remembered
by their old town, not for a day
but for all time. Give them a
memorial that will endure so
that the names of those who
perish in freedoms cause will
not pass from us.
Therefore the proposition to
name a street for Dell Blancett
has a practical as well as a SEN
timental value. The step
would be notice to our boys,
far and near, that Pendleton is
awake to the service they rem
der and the sacrifices they face.
The gratitude of those for
whom he fights is all a soldier
gets. 1t is little enough, let us
give it. Give it now so that all
our boys who follow the colors
may know that the heart of
PendIeton beats for them and
that if through the fortunes of
war they go down they will
not be forgotten.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26
TRAINED MEN NEEDED

~ LOSELY in line with the
W War Departments re
concentrations to make
the draft ages 18 to As, with
provision for training of the
younger men, is the report of
Secretary Lanes special COM
mittee on higher education and
industry, just made public,
wherein the Nations need for
technically trained men is de-
fined and a specific higher edu-
cation program urged.
The committee, which con-
sisted of Fuller E. Galloway, a
financier of LAGRANGE, Ga. +;
Samuel M. Fulton, director
general of military railways for
the War Department, and Pres
ident E. A. Alderman, of the
University of Virginia, seeks
to show how essential it is, if
the governments far-reaching
military plans are to be carried
out successfully, that the pro-
cesses of higher education be
maintained at the highest pos
sible efficiency - especially
those having to do with the
future supply of men and wom-,
en- trained in scientific and
technical subjects, including
teachers in these fields.
That it is impossible to ex-
aggerate the importance of en-
gineering knowledge and skill,
in the broadest sense, is the
judgment of Secretary Lanes
committee, not only directly in
the conduct of military opera
tions, but indirectly in the es-
sential war industries, includ-
ing agriculture. 1
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26
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NEWSPAPER.


for the Huns with a capital D.
The fighting season has not
yet closed for this year. Who
knows but what the most in
teresting news of all is yet to
come?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26
SHIPBUIIDERS' FEATS
REPORTED AT FRONT
THRILL L. S. SOLDIERS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-News Of
the achievements of shipbuilders has
reached the war front and, in the
words of General Pershing, "thrills
every American in France"
General Pershing's cable was in re.
ply to one sent by Chairman Hurley
of the shipping board. expressing de-
to put tonnage behind
the American spearhead in France"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26
Pound Candy Limit
Likely to be Next
Sugar Saving Step

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2I.-That
candy sales soon will be limited by
the United states food administration
is the belief Of Denver confcctioners.
l. is predicted that the limit will be
placed al one pound
Local candy manufacturers say that
the sugar shortage viii probably
force the food administration 10 limit
candy saes within the next thirty
days. Despite appeals to the people
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26
CONG BY
CHAIRMAN HURLEY

WASHINGTON. Aug. 24.-Chair-
man Hurley of the shipping board
has wired congratulations for quick
construction to the Moore ShIFbuild-
ing Co, of san Francisco, following
the launching of the 9,40O-ton steam
er ierZkel. The vessel has been prom,
iseed the shipping board September
Is. A similar type vessel will be de-
hvered by the same plant August 20.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26
DROPS FROM SEVENTH
STORY AND Is ALIVE

Los ANGELES, Aug. 24.-P. NJ,
Michner jumped or fell from the sew
enth floor of the Pacific Electric
building here late yesterday, in view
of hundreds of persons, to the side
walk in front of the building and was
picked up alive. A guy wire a few
nesses, broke his fall. 1t was said
nesses, broke his fal. 1t was said
last night he had fair chance. for
recovery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26
JOHNNY OVERTON, A
STAR YALE RUNNER.
KILLED IN FRANCE

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 26.-J. NJ
Overton today received letter an
nounclng that his son. Lieutenant
John w. Overton. formerly a Yale
distance runner, was killed in the bat
tie of the Marne, July 10.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26
THOSE WHO RETURN.

= THOSE WHO RETURN.
= Those who return from SCARED
= and stricken places.
, Our men of valor. swim they seem :
? the same,
= Or will they wear on their be-
= loved faces
= Something inscrutable we may :
= not name?
= VIII they take up their duties :
= and their pleasures
2 With aims and ardors that :
? they knew of old.
= Or will they weigh all life with I
newer measures,
? And view the past as one a I
, tale long told?
? They who have looked into the :
, eyes of dangers
Unsensed by us, and which we
may not feel. I
? Will they not sometimes be to
us as strangers, :
, Holding at heart what they I
, may not reveal? 1
, Unchanged, yet changed in this 4
that they have been 1
, So near the veil that hides the I
Great Unseeni
, Clinton Scollard. i
q a j.. = - - = u - u = n = = 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26

Senator Lodges defense of
the navy sounds good; there
was a time not long ago when
it was a popular pastime to
criticise the naval department
at morning, noon and night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26

With his overseas cap Rev.
Cornelison looks like he could
qualify for the Caledonian pic
mic.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-26

The Yanks are now nearest
to the Rhine and before many
moons they will be looking at
it from the opposite bank.