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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1918-05-09
"Freedom of Speech"
Tn War Time.

What's the reason a man can't
say anything he pIeases about the
government in war time? What's
the reason a man hasn't a right
to criticize the selective draft, the
declaration of war, or the bond
issues to finance the war? Where
is the citizens liberty? Where
is our freedom Of speech7
Such are the questions some-
times raised by we'll meaning
citizens-and sometimes by trail
tors who wish to commit further
crimes in the name of "liberty'
But anyhow, let's answer these
questions frankly; we can best
answer them in the form Of a
parable.
Suppose a ruinous fire has brok-
en- out in New York and famed
by furious winds, is sweeping
from floor to floor, from building
to building and destroying the
homes OF thousands of people,
destroying the lives of men, wo-
men and children unable to es-
cape in time from its dread ad-
vance-and still uncontrolled, it
is sweeping OIL to no man knows
what end. The entire fire depart
ment Of the city has been called
out; a general alarm has been
given; and every man within
certain ages have been summons
ed to stop all WORK and help stop
the fire.
But while all this devastation
and ruin sweeps onward, suppose
some man refuses to help, saying
'The way they have planned to
fight this fire doesn't appeal to
me; the engine is not the right
make; the ladders are not like I
have repeatedly said the fire CON-
pany onght to get, and so it's
against my principles to help.'
And suppose another man, besides
him should mutiny, declaring, 81
don't believe the mayor ought to
have right to call a man from
his work to fight fire, believe it
should be purely voluntary mat
ter, and l won't help" And
suppose another man should
stand aside and say, 81 don't like
the fire chief; | haven't any use
for him and | am not going to
help him stop this fire.
It's easy enough to imagine
what would happen to men who
showed such d reasonable spirit
in such a crisis. A thousand Ell.
ragged citizens would hurl the
challenge to them, IF you don't
like the ways we use, or the equip
ment, or the rules or the chief, its
alright to try beforehand or after
ward to get them changed but
you are traitors and scounderls in
disguise if you don't lay all that
aside till later and pitch in and
fight the fire-and you'll be treat
cd as traitors if you DON'T
So it il when war comes to
nation. Human lives are being
lost faster, property is being con-
sumed faster, death and destruc-
ton are moving faster than any
fire ever dreamed of. Our elect.
ed representatives in Washington
of all parties, facing the terrible !
crisis, have decided on the plans,
the equipment, rules, and the
officers, and now have summonsed |
every decent man TO help. Dis.
cussion in Congress precedes
every action and during discus
sion it is a citizens privilege to
to urge bis views. But If he 10
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CITY and country more gardens are needed this year
WA before Patriotism prompted 100000 Americans
W. gardens last according estimates of the
kW III Department Of Agriculture transportation
Until the nation will be strained this year hauling
~ foods for the Allies The surplus food
M&rv& will railroad problem.
WI nation will less Of the goods must eXpO-Whea
NS Every and girl that helps with
garden Is helping win the Leaflets of instruction in
Wash
ngton, request, without charge
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E. p. Knight, Enon, La, lots
Is and ID, b 403. ................ 3
Mrs. E. P. Knight, Enon, La,
lot 16, b 4O3. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
L. G. Joyner, Isabel, L., nd
lot 4, b IS and imp. ..........
j. T. Magee, City, lots 10 and
IL. D 4Uo, ............ ..'.......
Mrs. j. Z. Magee, City. lots
IL and Is. b 403. ................ ?
Spring Hill Stock Farm, City,
impts on lot p, b 4.............. !
Thomas Warren, Talisheek,
La, b 1, 3, 3 in So Franklinton
and 8 a east pub I'd, west, Nc
Creary Lbr Co, and imp. ...... ~
Mrs. Lille Warren, Bogalusa
La, lots 4 and 5, b 403.. ....... ]
j. S. Shoemaker, l Overland
Terms of Sale:
On said day of sale | will sell SUD
portions of said property as es'
debtor will point out, and in case D
debtor will not point out suffice
property, will at once, without furt1
delay, sell the least quantity OF sai
properly of any debtor which any a9
der will buy for the amount OF tais|
interest and costs due by said debpl
The sale will be without appraisers
for cash in legal tender money OF y
United States, and the property so
shall be redeemable at any time
the space of one year by paying
price given with 20 per cent inten
costs and penalties added,
J. N. SIMMONS,
Marshal and Tax Collectob
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Town Of franklInton Tax Sales Of
lmmovable Property.

Town of Franklinton, La, Versus
Delinquent Tax Debtors,
BY virtue OF the authority vested in
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
Allen Mclean Chosen
AS Athletic Manager
OF p. III. S. Next Year

At the regular student body meet
ing at the high school this morning.
Allen Mclean was chosen student
athletic manager for next year. He
viii have charge of the operations of
all athletics.
An amendment was proposed to
the constitution, whereby the editor
OF the high school paper shall choose
his own assistants, with the consent
of the faculty. This will be- a great
help to the editor, if he has the men
in office whom he wants, according
to Frank Enbusk, present editor.
Mr. Casey proposed having an ath-
letic carnival in the near future. Much
good material is available in the ath-
letic line and a good program can be
A committee composed of
Elvin Siebert, Roy Furnish, Harolo
Casey and Ramey Thompson was ap-
pointed to arrange plans for this
event.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR w. S. S. DRIVE
SUPPLIES BEING SENT OUT OVER
COUNTY AS East AS THEY
ARRIVE.

Plans and preparations for the
house to house war stamp canvass on
March 1928 inclusive. c. X. cram
ston. who has succeeded r. T Bishop
as county manager. is sending out
supplies over the county as fast as
they arrive here and hopes to have
every committee fully equipped by
the opening date.
Sunday. March II. has been desig-
mated as Thrift Sunday and every
minister in the county will be asked
TO see that it is observed in the
churches.
All workers in the W. S. S. house
to house canvass are to be supplied
with War Savings buttons a w. s.
5. primer will be left at each house,
also postcards for the ordering of
stamps and a window emblem.
As a part of the campaign. speak
ng and propaganda work will be car
ried on in the theaters, schools,
churches, lodges and other public
and semi-public places.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
UMATILLA COUNTY
IS LAGGING IN THE
w. S. S. CAMPAIGN

Cmatilla county is tagging behind
in the War Savings Stamp campaign.
During the month of February the
sales of war stamps in this county was
lust about half the monthly quota.
The sales as reported by the various
postoftices totaled S19.4O697. In or
der to reach the S450.00O mark by
the end OF the year. the monthly sales
should reach about $4,000.
Speed up" is the slogan of the ex-
ecutive committee and it is expected
the house to house canvass later in
the month will give a marked i'm.
petus to the campaign.
some peole are stin complaining
that they find it inconvenient to
come clear down to the post office
every time they want to invest
quarter They should remem berAthal
aNery mail carrier that passes heir
house is supplied with the little stick
ars. stamps may also be secured at
either bank, from the children of the
public schools, from The Peoples
Warehouse. Bond Bros. Alexander's
Haer Hardware store. Pendleton fTo.
.eI and Tallmun Drug store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
PICTURESQUE INDIAN
RESERVATION VISITOR
Grandson Of Chief Who
Sought White Mans Book
of God Attends Meeting.

Harrison Kip-kip-pelican. grandson
of the very Indian chief who made a
pilgrimage to st. Louis in 1892 in
search of the White Mans Book or
God, and which resulted in the COM
ing of Marcus Whitman to Oregon.
is a visitor on lthe Cmatilla reserva-
ton. He lives at Kamiah. Idaho. on
the Nez Perce reservation and is one
OF the followers of the teachings Of
the book which his grandfather, Ha-
yu-kts-ta-nim Tn-nun rabbit Skin
Pants) sought years ago.
He is attending the campmeeting
services at the Tutuilla mission which
began yesterday and is the most pic
turesue figure there. His family and
about 40 others from Kamiah are in
attendance Among the number are
Rev. James Hayes, Rev. ]. G. Dickson
and wife. Alex Morris and wife. ucy
Williams William Parsons. George
Moody, Peter Could, ffsrre Corbett.
Nat Harsch and wife. Charles jackson
and wife, Silas Corbett and family,
stephen AXtell and wife. James
Moore and wife. Joseph Black Eagle
and wife. Henry Enossand wife, Amel-
ia Lindsey. Ella Mcfarland. Priscilla
Black Eagle. Mary Pallena. Katsiya
SAMUEL Carrie Brown, Hanna Isaac
Helen Jackson, Agnes Lowry Mrs.
Philip Evans and Amos wilkins and
wife, Hubert Tetoby of the Fort Han (
reservation is also present.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
HOUSE AND SENATE CONFEREES
AGREE ON RAILROAD BILL

WASHINGTO. March House
and senate conferees have reached an
agreement on the railroad control bill.
1t provides that the President be
empowered to initiate rates and make
them Immediately effective subject to
a review by the interstate commerce
commission, which is to take into
consideration the fact that the rail-
roads are being operated as n unit
without competition. The com mission
is to he guided largely by the Presi-
dents recommendation concerning
the need for increased rates. The
provisions are much like that adopt
ed by the senate. which limits the
Presidents rate making power more
than the house did. Federal control
after the war is fixed at 81 months.
No other important changes were
made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
WILL BAR MINORS
FROM SELLING JUNK
Young Boys Being Made In
to Thieves by Ability to
Dispose of Goods.

Because young boys are being made
into thieves because of their ability
to sell junk, an ordinance prohibit
'ng any person under 21 from selling
anything to "A junk dealer will be ad-
opted soon by the council. 1t will
really be an amendment to an exist
ing ordnance Minors may now sell
% a junk dealer providing they have
the written consent of their parents
2r guardian but Hereafter the con-
sent will make no difference.
The action will be taken at the re-
quest of Mr.. Israel of the Pendleton
Hide & Junk Co., who appeared be-
ore the council last evening. He de-
2lared it was impossiblei for dealers
o tell whether notes are written by
he parents. Also. he declared. some
Junk dealers are more careful than
others. He told of an incident where
stolen property was found at his place
Of business in lot of junk he had
purchased from another dealer. The
council saw his point and was ready
. grant his request.
Mr. Israel also brought to light the
act that, while local JUNK dealers
ire paying a license for protection.
outside dealers are permitted to come
n here and buy without paying a IL
'ense. The city attorney was also
asked to correct this very apnarent
injustice.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
READING MATTER MUST
BE CENSORED BEFORE
1T CAN BE CIRCULATED

States in the prosecution of the pres.
ent war or tend to influence men
from serving in the army, navy or
other military service of the United
States or from serving in any agricul-
tural or Industrial occupation or that
shall tend to teach sedition, disloyal-
ty or disobedience to law or promote
licentiousness, immortality or inde-
cency."
Section two provides for a censor.
ship board of five, to he appointed by
the mayor and council, to serve with
out pay and examine all such writ
in& etc and to report to the city re-
corder whether a permit should be
granted for the circulation of the
matter.
Section provides for the securing
of "A permit from the recorder before
any such matter may be circulated.
Section 4 provides that the ordi.
nance shall apply to all solicitors
whether orders are for present or fu-
ture delivery
Section provides for a penalty OF
fine from S25 to 500 or Jail sen,
tence from l to % days or both.
Section 6 provides that the ordi-
nance shall not be construed to pre-
vent the circulation of any daily or
weekly newspaper permitted to pass
through the mails, nor the sale or dis
tribution of books and periodicals by
regular book dealers or libraries
Section declares an emergency to
exist and provides for the ordinance
going into effect at once.
other Ordinance Drastic.
The ordinance dealing with vener-
cal disease is a very drastic one. AM
ong other things it provides for all
doctors and druggists reporting to the
health officers cases of venereaI dis
eases which they treat. It provides
Fer isolating certain cases and other
against the spread of the
disease.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
ORGANIZED PACKERS
DENOUNCED BY WALSH
Scores Them for Seeking to
Keep Industry Safe for
Autocracy in World War.

CHICAGO. March THE organ
lied packers of America are afraid
or ashamed to come here personally
and have hired clever brains to come
and plead that you keep the industry
safe for autocracy while the hosts of
democracy are battling for freedom"
declared Frank P. Walsh, closing the
federal argument here in an investiga-
tion of the wage and trade conditions
of the meat packing industry. Walsh
denied the eight hour day would en-
danger food production for the ar
my and condemned the employers
plea that discomfort. unhealthy for
the nation in war time. would follow
the award of higher pay in the mack
Ing industry than is obtained in 9TH
er plants. He charged in 1915 the
trust" agreed not 20 grant the eight
hour day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
THREE BOOTLEGGERS WHO SAMPLED
OWN WARES TOO FREELY CAUGHT.
ONE SUFFERS BADLY DAMAGED FACE

People who play with fire are Ii
able To get burnt and bootleggers
who taste their own wares are very
likely TO come to grief, Thus it hap
pened that Whitley" Book, Lester
Hicks and shorty Saunders were
casht while trying to smuggIe two
cases of whiskey into Pendleton last
evening and Book suffered the fur,
ther misfortune of a badly DANA ged
face caused - wrathy farmer
swinging heavy lantern against it.
About o'clock last evening Sheriff
Taylor and Chief Roberts were called
by telephone by George Chamberlain
"a farmer living several miles out on
Wild Horse creek. They went out
by car and ON their arrival found
Hicks and saunders. both drunk. sit
ting in the road ON the cases of Ii
quor and yelling, Here we are. Come
and set us." shortly after the ar
rival OF the officers. Ed Heron
showed up with a taNicab. II is sup
posed that ne was also i'm the party
and had just returned after taking
BoCk To the hospital.
The ear. which was a Ford and be.
longs I'm Athena. had stopped neaG
the Chamberlain place for lack OF
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
COZ, q :. 1AROS TO Be USED IN
: LICKING Up SLACKERS Who
WON'T TAKE LIBERTY BONDS
Unique Methods of Segregating Loyaists and Disoya
Adopted by State Committee; Thorough Record to
be kept so to Show Who is for America and
Who is for Germany or Personal Greed

The color of the card on which n
report IS made with reference to your
third liberty loan subscription Will
tell the story of your patriotism de-
gree. according to a scheme worked
out by the state committee and made
known here today by James Zurcher.
or Portland, who is serving as n vol
unteer unpaid field organizer In sew
en- counties of eastern Oregon.
If you are a total Stacker, or so
near the total that your influence can
not be counted, your report will be
upon a yellow card. II you do your
duty by half a red card will be used
and If your subscription is up to your
rating a blue card will be used. thus
attesting the true blue quality of your
Americanism.
Mr.. Zurcher is to help the organ
ization work in Cmatilla, Union. Wall
Iowa, Baker. Harvey. Malheur and
Grant counties. He is in the tax de-
partment of the O.-W. r. & y. and is
a brother of Mrs. Elmer Storie of
Walla Walla and formerly of PendIe-
ton.
On March % the liberty loan COM
mittee from over the county will
meet in Pendleton at the call of w.
Thompson. county chairman. and
Mr. Zurcher expects to be here for
that meeting. His understanding is
that Oregon viii be called upon to
take bonds to the extent OF fifty mil
lions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
Council Passes Drastic Ordi-
nance Designed to Prevent
Distribution of Seditious
of Inflammatory Matter.

Two war time ordinances, one de-
signed to prevent the circulation of
inflammatory and seditious matter,
and the other to prevent the spreau
of venereal disease, were introduced
at the city council last evening. The
former was passed last night but the
other was held over for week for
consideration.
The ordinance regulating the sale
and circulation of books, pamphlets,
etc, is n direct outgrowth of the cir.
culation of literature by the Interna-
tional Bible Students or Milennial
Russellites, and was first proposed at
n meeting of the executive committee
of the Umatilla War Drives Commit
tee. Among other things the ordi-
nance provides for a censorship board
which will pass upon all books etc.
before being circulated. The eNecu-
tive committee of the war drives
will probably he appoint.
ed to act as this board. The ordi-
nance also hits the |. w w. propa-
ganda.
Section 1 of the ordinance provides
that lit shall be unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation. either as
agent or representative, to
barter, sell, give away. distribute cir
rulate or leave exposed in any public
street, public park, public building or
other public place in the City Of Pen.
ileton, any unpatriotlc, disloyal, sedi-
ious, licentious. or immoral writing,
cartoon. picture, circular
periodical. pamphlet book, advertise
nent or other character of literature
which shall tend to obstruct or him
Ter the governments Of the United
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
WOULD REPEAL LAW
FIXING THE LEGAL
ADVERTISING RATE
c. S. Jackson.and R. w. Hap
good Submit Bill; Reduces
Maximum Rate.

SALEM, March &C. S. Jackson
and r. w. Hapgood Of Portland. sub
mitted a bill today repeating the law
establishing a legal advertising rate
and reducing the maximum rates ac-
cording to the population of the
counties. providing the contracting for
advertising at a lower rate and the
publication of school. road and irri-
cation district notices in the affected
districts if there are papers there or
the nearest paper otherwise
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
NO FRESH GRAIN CAN
BE USED IN BREWING

LONDON. March -Rcplying TO a
question in the House of Commons.
Sir Gilbert Parker representing the
food ministry, declared until further
orders no fresh grain may be used in
brewing,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
WALTER HAWKS OF PILOT
ROCK DIES VERY SUDDENLY

Coroner ]. T. Brown was this
afternoon notified that Walter
Hawks of Pilot Rock had drop
ped dead, He left at once to
take charge of the body.
Mr.. Hawks was in charge of the
warehouse of H. w. Collins at
Pilot Rock and had worked for
Mr.. Collins or the Balfour-Gu-
thrie people about Pendieton for
the past II years. Mr.. Collins
received word of his sudden death
which occurred while he was
assisting i'm unloading a car of ce-
ment He has notified a brother
who teaches school in the Finn
district. This brother is the only
relative known here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
JAPAN HALTS
INTERVENTION
IN SIBERIA
Position of U. S. Checks Ac-
ton Temporarily at Least
Embassy States.

WASHINGTON. March 7.-Ameri.
cas- siberian position has halted at
least temporarily. the contemplated
japanese action, the japanese embas.
- stated. Tokyo IS carefully consid-
ering the questions America raised.
No poopS will he sent and none win
go without further conversations be.
tween America and Japan. Japan.
ese ENJOYS Insist Japan's attitude
from the beginning has been first
getting allied and American approval
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07

NEW YORK. March 7.-Immisrant
quarters on Ellis Island have been
converted to the use of wounded sol
diers and sailors. II follows an agree
ment between the war and navy an6
labor departments.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
DEFENSE SCORES IN
MAIN MURDER TRIAL

CHEHALIS. March THE defense
after introducing prominent men as
witnesses of Oscar Mains good char
acter, scored with testimony showing
that natural barriers render it inn
possible for the states witness to see
Main entering Fred Swayne's store
from the point he testified about.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
GRAIN SHIPMENTS
FAILING THROUGH
LACK OF TONNAGE
Short Five Million Bushels
a Month; Situation Wor-
ries Administration.

WASHINGTON, March T.-Largel:.
through lack of tonnage, America is
falling in her grain shipments at the
rate of five million bushels a month.
The situation is worrying the food
administration and causing a request
for better movements OF food stuffs.
Meat shipments have been reduced
to make way for wheat and troops.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
AVIATION CADET
KILLED IN TEXAS

FORT WORTH. Texas. March -
Cadet Burton Hurlburt, aged 10, of
the royal flying corps, was killed when
an airplane fell this morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
PROTECTED RAID is
REPELLED BY BRITISH

LONDON, March IA heavy raid
under the protection of barrage was
repelled by the British near Epehey.
Enemy raids south of Bois- Grenier
and Poelcapelle failed. There is ar
tlllerying at Scarpe. west OF Lens,
east of Ypres. and near Neuve-Chap-
pelle. stiff breezes are drying out
the mud. Fighting has been resunIeu
and the artillery is busier.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-07
KAISER HAS REGIMENT
OF UUNClBACKS NOW

NEW YORK. March The
kaiser now has "a regiment Of
hunehhacks, according to crit
ten Crittendcn, American youth
Just returned from studying i'm
Germany He said even one cv-
cd men were forced to nrht.