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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-16
Game Warden VIII
Run Against Taylor

Sheriff T. d. Taylor, champion vote
Getter Of Umatilla county who has
knocked out all corners for a period
OF Is years or more, is to have an
other contest this fall. new repub-
lican hope i'm the. person of Game
Warden George Tonkin has challeng-
ed the present holder of the shrlev-
atty title and this morning formally
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-16


$40 acres close to town, 800
acres of same fine bottom land,
good improvements, 200 now in
grain, balance alfalfa.
10s acres on the river, 40
acres in alfalfa, house, barn
and orchard. viii take house
and lot in Pendleton in ex-
change.
500 acres fine foothill land,
90 acres in grain, house, bacn
and orchard, some alfalfa, no
better land in Oregon.
Q houses on North side of
Pendeton, four of them strict
ly modern.
72O acres. 500 of same seeded
to wheat, price $25 per acre.
Lease on 4SO adjoining it trans
ferred free Of charge. Will sell
outfit, good horses and machin-
cry to run it, at reasonable
price. Will give terms to right
party. cannot call out prices
and details on all these ranches.
You make a big mistake If you
do not investigate.
1 will tell you, and show you.
f. T. WADE,
Temple Bldg, Pendleton, Ore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25
D. c. MEN COMMISSIONED

Five Washingtonians have been COM
missioned in the National Army. as
follows: Fontairie c. Weems, Park
wood apartments. to be major: Dam
lei b. Wentz, 1913 Woodward building,
to be a lieutenant colonel. Quarter
master Corps; Harry B. De Long. Lin
coin Hotel, to be a major. Quarter
master Corps: Alden Smoot. Washing
ton Loan and Trust building. to be a
captain. Quartermaster Corps. and
Reub Abrams. Camp Meigs. to be a
second lieutenant, QuaFtermaster Corps.
Four Washingtonians qualified re-
Gently at the Officers Training School
at Camp Upton. New York, for ap-
pointment as second lieutenants in the
Army. They are:
Raymond B. Beach. 626 c street
northeast. assigned to the infantry.
William ]. Collins. $40 II street
southwest. assigned to the infantry
nue. northeast. assigned to the field ar
tillery.
Charles E. Krey. 917 9Th street north
west. assigned to the infantry.
Other graduates at the same school
are: Raymond w. Burgesser, Hagers-
town. Md. assigned to the infantry;
Thomas B. Forsyth. Middleburg, Va
to the infantry: John NJ. Paxton. jr.
|! Castlewood, Va, to the infantry; Maui
rice Phillips. Quantico. Wicomico coun-
ty. Nd, to the field artillery; William
, J.. Pickhardt. Chester. Va. to the in
fantry; Charles A. Piper, Cumberland
Md, to the infantry. and Chapman X
Vaught. Goodwins Ferry, Va, to the
field artillery.
These men will be carried on the
stoned at such time as suitable va
cancieS occur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25

Love for the flag is to be the key
note and patriotism the theme of the
annual folk festival in celebration of
The return of spring. which. for the six
teenth consecutive year. will be staged
at Neigh bcrhco6 House. 40 N street
southwest. a social. and industrial set
Element. the afternoon and evenings of
May 2. and L..
In letter addressed ITO the friends
OF childhood" Mrs. Clara D. Neigh.
secretary of the settlement and
chairman of the festival committee. on
behalf of the clubs and classes of
Neighborhood House, invites these
friends generally to attend and points
out that there is no better way TO make
a lasting impression for good citizen
ship on those who will participate and
who will later become American men
and women than by such festival.
At 4 pm. on Thursday and Friday,
May and 3. Uncle Sam will review his
loyal subjects who are to make the
world safe for democracy. These in
clude boys ia khaki and blue, Red Cross
nurses. liberty gardeners. food and fuel
conservcrs and purchasers of liberty
bonds and war savings stamps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25
BAN ON HEADQUARTERS"
Panama Canal Zone Uses Only Fore
quarters Of Beef for Week.

Last week was mindless week" on
the Panama Canal zone. During that
period no hindquarters or hindquarter
cuts of beef were sold to individuals.
hotels or other establishments in the
zone That action, it was explained,
was made necessary because of the ac-
emulation Of forequarters which had
resulted in congestion and the neces-
sity for extra labor and handling at the
cold storage plants. Special efforts to
increase the sale of forequarter meat
were unsuccessful. 1t was further
stated that the order depriving the
people of certain cuts of beef for seven
days only would work no material
hardship on any one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25
ENTIRE FAMILY ILL FROM FOOD
War Biscuit Causes Ptomaine Poi
soning at DR.. MerrilPs Home.

When the entire family of DR.. George
P. Merrill. head curator of the National
Museum, living at 1922 Belmont street
northwest, was suddenly taken i'll Sat
urday afternoon suspicious were
aroused that the illness might have
been caused by poison contained in oat-
meal biscuit eaten at luncheon.
DR.. Merrill and his wife. and Miss
Margaret Merrill, who is a teacher in
Eastern High School, were only slight
ly affected. but Miss Mildred Merrill. a
teacher in Central High School, and
Dorothy. another daughter, fourteen
years old, were made so i'll that they
were confined to bed.
Samples of the biscuit were sent to
the health department.. where a chem
ical analysis showed they contained no
poison. symptoms of the Merrill fam
lily indicated the illness probably was
due to ptomaine poisoning attributable
to improperly prepared war biscuit
All of the family except Dorothy have
recovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25
CROSsER BILL IN HEARING.
Sealer of Weights and D. c. Coal
Dealers Principal Witnesses.

At hearing before the District COM
mittee yesterday on the Crosser bill for
reorganization of the office of sealer of
weights, measures and markets in the
District. George NJ. Roberts. sealer of
weights, measures and markets. and a
committee Of coal dealers were the
principal witnesses.
Mr.. Roberts explained the bill to the
members of the committee as one which
will increase the efficiency of his office
for public service. The coal dealers are
not opposing the bill. but they sug-
gested several amendments. One of
these was to relieve the dealers of all
responsibility as soon as the coal was
delivered to the householders and re-
ceipted for. Mr.. Roberts opposed such
a provision and the committee indicated
that no such amendment is likely to be
accepted. The coal dealers were repre-
scented by H. w. Smith, Carl Graft and
Otto Raymon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25
Special Part for Certain Women.
WINTHROP AMEs TO TALK.
Other Speakers Announced for

-'Entertainment Overseas" is the
topic to be discussed by Winthrop
Ames. recently returned from a trip to
France made to study the military rec
reation question. at the eighth annual
convention of the Drama League of
America in this city Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, May 2, 8 and 4.
Tho program the evening of the first
day will be devoted entirely to the. en-
tertainment question. Raymond B.
Fosdick will speak on THE Necessity
and Kind of Entertainment for Soldiers
in the Camps" to be followed by an
address by Denis A. Mccarthy of the
Knights of Columbus war activities
committee on the subject of Soldier
and His Response to Music" This will
be followed by demonstration of camp
singing. led by Kenneth Clark, song
leader of Camp Meade.
Others on the program are P. P. Clax-
ton, United States commissioner of ed
ucation; Arthur E. Bestor. Joseph H:
Oder. NJ. Jacques Copeau and Richard
Burton. This session will be held in
the hemioycle of the Corcoran Art CAL
lery and win be open to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25
PICKING G. W. q. TEST DATES.
High School Seniors to Be Examined
for Four-Year Scholarships.

Dates for competitive examinations
to determine tho award Of seven sohol-
afrhips by George Washington Univer-
sfty to graduates OF Washington high
schools will be announced shortly.
These scholarships entitle the holders
to free tuition for four full years of un-
derBIaduate work in Columbian Col
leGe, the College of Engineering or
Teachers College.
The Kendall scholarship will be
awarded the high school competitor
making the highest average in the ex-
animation The six other scholarships
will be awarded the six having the
next highest averages Candidates will
be examined in rine and q half units of
high school work. The examinations
will probably be held late in May and
will last three dayE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25

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AXE Care of.Xour Tire
Americas greatest need is for ships
more Ships
Every available vessel is being utilized
in government SERVICE
Many ships that have been carrying
rubber from Sumatra and Brazil have
been taken for active transport duty.
The number, now left to bring rubber
to this country is extremely limited.
This will necessarily force a tempo
rary curtailment of tire production.
So, make the most of the tires you
have.
Use good tires.
Take good care of them. Keep them in perfect
repair See that they properly inflated.
Increase their mileage by careful driving. Keep
of tracks and away from bumps. Don't
scrape the curb or apply brakes too suddenly
Get every mile your tires have in tK1err
Only in that way you be assured of your
cars continuous service and remember, your Car
is vital wartime necessity
So again,
take care OF your tires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25

| A food Stacker is revealed in Wash
ington boarding house keeper. who mas
refused to bother about food conserVa-
ton or to worry herself until the Hun
is on American soil. She considers vic
| tory bread "horrid." and will not bur-
den her cook with regulations that will
complicate and make irksome the job of
cooking, when cooks are SO hard to
keep.
The District of Columbia food adj
ministrator, Clarence r. Wilson called
her to~account. Telling her what con-
servation means to our allies, reciting
that with twenty boarders her respon-
sibility and opportunity to aid is in
creased twentyfold. he demands
statement whether in the face of these
facts and this necessity for conserva-
ton. she means what she says and in
tends to evade her part.
Bored by Discussion.
: An Inspector attached to the office of
the District of Columbia food admin
istration reported the case. stating that
the woman regarded the food conserva-
ton plans of the government as some
what of a fad She seemed bored when
called upon to discuss the subject with
the inspector.
She told the inspector that cooks were
hard to. get and much more difficult to
keep and that she was unwilling to
bother the cook with food rules and
regulations which she, the boarding
house mistress, considered to be mostly
nonsensica1.
In view of her sustained attitude of
indifference. Food Administrator Wilson
has sent her this communications:
Il am reliably informed that you
maintain a boarding house and accom-
modate twenty boarders. and that you
have declared yourself as not concern
ed with the food regulations or the
conservation of food.
1T must be that you have failed to
appreciate the Importance of our food
supplies in the conduct of the war and
the duty that rests upon each citizen
carefully to conserve the food supplies
that come under his management.
Needs of Soldiers and Allies.
"Our soldiers are absolutely de-
pendent upon the food supplies such as
that we send from this country. The
people of France. England and Italy
are absolutely dependent upon certain
of our supplies. such as sugar and
wheat
THE Germans. realizing this. are
bending every effort in their submarine
supplies. If they succeed 1t will mean
starvation for the people of France,
England and Italy, and consequently
defeat the armies, including our own.
amy one, therefore, who fails to do
his part in the saving of food is di
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25
ASKS CHILDHOOD,S FRIENDS TO
NEIGI1BORHOOD HOUSE FETE

be the usual feature of May day pro-
cession and MAY pole dances by the
Neighborhood House clubs. Tea will
be served daily from until I.
Patronesses for the coming festivi-
ties are as follows: Miss Sophie Siebert,
president of the settlement; Mrs. Chris
tan D. Hemmick, vice president; Mrs.
Charles ]. Bell, Mrs. Walter r. Tucker
man. Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. Mrs.
Logan Waller Page. Miss Clara J. Van
Trump, Mrs. Mary Stewart, Mrs. Cuno
II. Rudolph, Mrs. George Odeli, Mrs.
John J. White, Mrs. ellison Gardner.
Miss Ellen A. Vinton, Mrs. F. J. Herman.
Mrs. John g. Fremont, Mrs. William j.
Ethel. Mrs. John w. Thompson and
Mrs. Ward Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25
NEW MOTORS TRANSPORT
SERVICE STARTS IN ARMY

A motors transport service was created
today by the War Department to take the
place of the motors division of the Quar-
termaster Corps. The service will be
headed by a general officer as yet un-
named. who will serve as an assistant to
the auartermaster general
The motors division has been headed
by Brig Gen. Chauncey NJ. Baker. who.
it is understood. will revert to his former
rank as colonel Of the Quartermaster
CORPS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25
DIR. VAN SCHA|CK NOT
TO return IN MAY
Duty in War Zone, But Anxi.
GUS to See Washington,
He Writes.

Owing to the big German push.
Rev. DR.. John Van Schaick. jr., deputy
commissioner for Belgium of the
American Red Cross, will not come
back to Washington for a speaking
trip in May.
In a letter to friend in this city
written from Paris under date Of April
6, DR.. Van Schaick says:
Now has come the smashing German
offensive. Il have been very busy My
trip home has been temporarily called
off l can't tell you what l will dc
except this: / will do everything l am
asked to do which l have the power
to do.
Are Saving Civilization"
Nothing counts but to help our
heroes who are saving civilization.
should feel like a sneak to run away
The only way I could come home is to
be ordered home
When it is right to come, I shall be
q happy man. Until then, l am undel
orders. I am very small part, bu'
still part of the American eXpedi-
tionary force.
These fine young boys from all Over
our land are here in numbers anc
coming all the time. The first of oul
new ships are coming in. The flag ha:
been nailed up so that nobody can hau
it down
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25
BOARDING HOUSE HEAD DECLINES
BOTHER COOK WITH RULES
Food Administrator Calls Her to Account
When She Puts OFF Economy Until Hun
Is on American Soil.

rectly helping the Germans and hinder
ing our American soldiers. There is
absolutely no escape from this conclu
sion. You have the control of the food
furnished twenty people-therefore
twenty times as much power and
twenty times as much responsibility as
the ordinary Individual
Are we to understand in the face of
these facts you will fail or refuse to do
your part?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25
German Strength Great, He Says.

and we are needed. The German
strength can't be sneered at. / con-
fess I didn't think they had the power
they possess. But ! have faith to be-
lieve it is the last big push for him.
Il have been away almost a year
Everybody tells me Washington is
changed / wonder if it will seem like
home. They will have to change 1t
considerably to make me feel strange
in Washington. And I honestly be-
lieve I should be glad to see every
man, woman. child and dog, every citi-
zens' association and every candidate
for job--yes. even the people who
have whacked me in the past and will
whack me in the future-they all make
up that glorious something called
home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25
Flag Pageant Each Evening.

At o'clock the evening of all three
days there will be flag pageant. de-
western world from the erection of the
raven standard by the Morse vikings
500 years before Columbus sailed up to
the present day. At 5 o'clock the
afternoon of SATURDAY. MAY q there will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25
Government Wants Chauffeurs.

Applications will be received at any
time for positions as chauffeur in the
Depot Quartermaster and Signal Corps
and as automobile mechanic in the
post office service and in the service
of the depot quartermaster. according
to announcement made today by the
Civil Service Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-25
WEIGHING Of BABES
TO BEGIN MONDAY
ChiIdren's Committee, Need
ing Time to Complete Plans,
Orders Postponement.

City-wide measuring and weighing OF
local children, under auspices of the
children's year committee, will not be
gin until Monday. The inauguration of
the weighing, previously announced for
today, has been postponed until
Monday, in. order that arrangements for
carrying on the work may be perfected.
Chairmen of woinen's committees OF
the various weighing centers Will con-
fer with charnen of physicians COM
mittees at meeting to be held
this afternoon. Saturday morning at
1880 o'clock there will be a final con-
ference at the headquarters of the chill
dren's year committee 1888 G. street
northwest. By that time all plans viii
have been perfected for starting the
program Monday. This work will be
continued until June Is.
DR.. Donnally Chairman.
DR.. H H. DonnaIly is chairman of
the committee of the Medical Society
of the District, which will measure
and weigh the children.
Mrs. Whitman Cross, chairman OF the
children's year committee. today ap-
reaied to mothers throughout the city
You Can Help in a Great Work" is the
title of a leaf1et which soon Will be
distributed among school children of
the city for delivery to parents.
Have you child under six: the
appeal reads. ''If SO, Uncle. sam wants
his weight and height
He wants them first step in his
nationwide campaign to save the lives
OF 100000 chilcr.n during the coming
year.
"Do you know ttat during one single
year 100000 children died, and that
experts agree that a large proportion
Of these deaths were preventable?
Fatalities in Washington.
IN Washington alone 1000 children
under five years died in one year.
Perhaps you are not aware that the
slightest defect in your child will be
indicated in a variation from the nor
NAL weight and measurements for
child of his years.
TT is a clear duty to your child-as
we'll as to the thousands of other chill
dren in this country-to comply with
Uncle Sans request for his weight and
measurements.
stations have been established
throughout the city. where competent
doctors and nurses are in daily attend
ance to give you this information
Don't delay; don't put this aside until
tomorrow.
TT is just as much your patriotic duty
as buying liberty bonds or war savings
stamps"
Special Part for Certain Women.
Women who are unable to engage in
many forms of war activity because of
domestic duties have a special part to
play. in. children's year. it was an
nounced today by the children's bureau
of the Department of Labor.
Mothers will be doing patriotic
service, the announcement said, in OBJ
serving this movement, which is ex-
pected to save the lives of 100000 ba-
bies. United effort of all women will
be needed to make the campaign a sue
cess.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-09
Registration

The city officials having declined to appoint
voluntary registering officers it is up to those who
believe that full registration of the voters for the
city election will insure good government to institute
a campaign for registration, to bring every voter in
the city to of the appointed places for registra
lion In these days of automobiles, it would seem
that that would be easy. An organization could be
formed with enough volunteers to canvass the city
and bring every and woman entitled to vote.
If the voter woman should find it inconvenent TO
60 to the registration office when first called for
appointment at her own convenience could be made
take her another day, any day, before Monday.
February IS when the registration will close. In no
other way there be full registration
There are two ways of looking at the question
Of a registration by house-to house canvass. In
the first place the law does not seem contemplate
anything of that kind. It provides for the establish
ment Of convenient places for registration and then
presumes that voters will have the interest and take
the trouble those places 1t assumes that if
the people really to they will register, for
II they finally vote they must go to the polls. The
polling places cannot be taken around TO the houses
OF the voters.
We have observed. though that party which is
IN power q clique which is in control of county or
city always opposes voluntary assistance
in securing registrations. That is not unnatural 1t
is in possession of the machinery for registration and
that is a great advantage. 1t is usually in closer
touch, also, with its supporters among the voters than
opposition with the voters, and it is much
easier for the former get its out. That is
why city and other governments often main
tanned for long periods by minority of all the voters
Whether not a majority of the voters Of
Phoenix desire continuance of the present city
government do not know, and cannot know
until a larger proportion of them turns out the
polls than has ever yet been there This is good
time to make test and trust that campaign
will be instituted at bring the voters out If
the government should then be sustained it could
forward with greater certainty and confidence.
II it should be overthrown, government could
take hold with knowledge of what the people want.
The first thing is the registration The registra-
ton for the primaries will close the night of Feb
Tuary 1S II very considerable number of the voters
have not registered the election however may
out viii be an indecsive Let every voter be
in the meantime and let an arrangement be
made to bring every and to Of the
registration offices and after that, to bring every
voter to the polls.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-09

ideness of the other class that in the immediate
future the classes will appear merely to have changed
places.
The wealthy peasants, those who only half cen
fury ago were serfs and who by their foresight,
frugality and industry have to be thrown
back, and those who had the opportunity to
rise but did not without any effort their part are
be elevated
And this is democracy in Russia, democracy such
many in this country have believed to be the ideal
democracy to which should attain before reaching
the millennium.
There can be no objection to the division of the
vast landed estates of Russia any other country
when there many who landless. The
owners might be paid for their lands once pro-
posed pay for the slaves, but which afterward
confiscated and set free. So may the lands Of the
aristocracy be taken property to which valid
claim established against the needs of
the Millions That would not be anarchy, but to take
the lands of those who have acquired them by in
dustry and self denial to give to those whose only
merit in the eyes of the Trotzky government is that
they have exercised those qualities, is madness