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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-01
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Ferret's Night Off an Orgy Of
Slaughter.
Little Killer Left Thick Trail of Dead
Which He Had Destroyed for the
!, Pure Joy Of Staying, and
Went Home.

His mother was a ferret, lean, yell
low and pink eyed and a she devil
to boot, says a writer in London An
swers.
His father was worse, a wild pole
cat Of the mountains, and a worse
devil than ever.
But he, the cherub, was so soft and
furry and fat and creamy, and, though
he had got pink eyes, there seemed
to be nothing else of his mother and
father about him. He never bit, he
never spat, and he never used bad Ian
guage, and he lived upon bread and
milk, like a gentleman.
So he was till the spring broke.
1t was their own fault, the ferret
ers. They took him out rabbiting, as
usual. They put a collar with a bell
on round his neck, as usual, and q
long, long string on the collar, as
usual, and they turned him into a
rabbit warren, as usual. And he
sneezed three times, as usual, and nd
walked docilely down the first rabbit
hole he came to, as usual; to turn out
the rabbits from their burrows, as
usual, that the sportsmen outside
might shoot them as they bolted.
So far, until he got into the middle
of the mazes Of tunnels, the inky dark
nesses, and the stuffy heat. full of
the smell of castor oil-don't know
why, by the way-and he could hear
the drumming Of rabbits feet fleeing
before his ghostly, terrible self, every
thing happened as usual. Then nothing
did.
He was pulled up with a Jerk that
nearly choked him. He tried going for.
ward, but it was all no good. He
had only a yard of play either way
His line was entangled in a root.
The hours passed, and the ferreters
after trying every device known tc
man to get him out, gave it up and
went home. The cherub did not give
1t up. He worried slowly, and he
chafed, he pulled, and tugged, hi
backed, and he sweated, and he
sneezed, and finally his collar came
undone or broke.
The cherub sneezed three times, ant
walked three yards. Then he realized
he was free. 1t was the first time il
all his life he had been free, and i
acted upon him. In that second hi!
mother, plus his father, got to worl
in his own body, and he began.
1t was really very clean killing. Eff
teen rabbits done to death, each with
single, clean fang stroke behind thu
ears-was not SO bad for one small
ferret. But he improved, for he slew
20 in the next hour-leaving ever,
carcass untouched where it lay-and
getting thirsty, came above ground TO-
water. The water he did not find, bu
discovered fowls in a %fowlhouse in
stead, and, as I said, being thirsty
drank blood. There were no liv
fowls in that hen roost when he left
He visited the hutches of the Belgian
hares, which he slew, and the pigeol
cote, where he got more blood.
After that he returned a mile acros
country, killing three cartridges OF
the way; drank at the dogs trough
biting the dog badly in the process
walked into this own hutch and wa
found curled up, calmly asleep, amoni
the hay next morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26
orcgon Pnrrctt Tractor Co.

w. +. White is now here establish
ing the oregon I'arrett Tractor Co. Of
which he IS proprietor and through
which he viii handle the Parrett
tractor IN six counties Of eastern ore
gon. The company has secured tenn
porary quarters with the Monogram
oil company having warehouse and
office room in the company's buildins.
Mr.. White expects to pay most at
tention to Umatilla county at the
start. other counties in his territory
are Wallowa, Union. Morrow. Gillian
and Sherman. The Parrett tractor is
a three pillow. round wheel tractor,
George Becbe. factory mechanic, Is
with the company here as demonstra-
tor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26
sllorty saunders released.

shorty Saunders, arrested Monday
with Lena Woods a squaw, on a charge
of unlawful possession OF liquor. was
given a hearing before Justice of the
Peace Parkes yesterday afternoon and
ordered released. The testimony was
that he was riding about in a hack
with the squaw, stopped once or
twice and secured bottles and got the
squaw drunk. although the latter tes-
tified that the bottles contained soda
water, The defendant was repre-
scented by win NJ. Peterson and II. 1.
Watts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26

A fair crowd attended the picture
show Treasure Island" at the high
school last night but many people
were disappointed because the actors
turned out TO be children six or seven
years OF age. However. the acting
was good and the scenery was well
laid. Twenty-three dollars and 10
cents were taken in at the door, all
OF which over $40 will go to the stu
dent body.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26

Marcus Struve. who left Peudleton
last fall for Camp Lewis and who has
since been in the U. S. army, is now
in Pittsburg and has been made a
metalurical chemist. according to
word received by his relatives. From
his QUESTIONABLE, the army authori-
ties discovered his training as a
chemist and at once sent him to
Washington. ID. c., and from there
to Pittsburg. He still ranks as a pri-
vste in the army but his pay has been
jumped from $50 to $3.50 a month.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26
RABBI GOLDMAN STIRS
STUDENTS TO CHEERS

Rabbi Goldman. Russian Jew, who
has been in the United States FOR rs
months and whose present home Is In
seattle. spoke to the students OF the
high school this morning. stirring them
to high pitch of patriotism by his
Immense knowledge OF tho conditions
In the old country and the atrocities
of the Huns. He has learned 10 speak
the English language since he arrived
iu fhln rnunfr1.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26
rcnder for nrnft onota.

Thomas II. Ghormley Of Helix has
been appointed as leader of the s5
men who win be sent from this coun-
~ Monday to Camp Lewis and Theo
c. thinner and Frank Engdahl have
been appointed assistants. All but
three OF those who are to go have
reported. the three being AL Grubb of
Silver Bow. Montana, Jess Harp OF
Holdman and Herman Moebius of
Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26
Is with Armed Guard.

George L. Howard, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. S. Howard of 1914 West Webb
street. is now in the armed guard SER
vice and at present is being trained
for service In a gun crew on trans
ports crossing to France. He is now
At Philadelphia and does not know
just when he will be sent across. He
declares that the armed guard serv-
ice is the best service in the navy,
though dangerous.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26
Mortham shows cIonllng.

The Wortham shows, carnival at.
traction which showed last year on
east Alta street, Is coming back TO
Pendleton and the council last even.
ing agreed to allow the show to be
put on here under the auspices OF the
Umatilla County Guard. This. carni-
val is different from the other which
will be here soon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26
I.ocaI noys In New YorIs.

A card received by the Charles
Company this morning brought the
news that Byron Gumm and Glen
storie, Pendleton boys who have been
In the naval training camps in Cali
fornia, have reached New York and
expect to be out on the ocean soon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26
Honor students Chosen.

Principal Drill announced at an
assembly at the high school this
morning that Helen Meengs had been
selected by the faculty to give the
valedictory address commencement
night, she having had an average Of
over 90 per cent in her grades all
grades all year. Vivian Gibbs, the
next highest grade senior, win give
the salutatory address.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26
Two nonor MAC Arrive.

The Liberty Loan honor flags for
Umatilla, county and for Pendleton
arrived this morning from San Fran
cisco. Both the county and city were
entitled TO them long ago but there
has been delay in sending them. The
city's flag win be, raised over the city
han tonight but the raising of the
county flag will be deferred.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26

Fear that much grain In the lighter
lands of the northwestern part Of the
county was blown out by the wind
storm yesterday afternoon was ex-
pressed here yesterday afternoon by
John Gentry who was in from Hold
man. He reports a terrific wind
storm in the Holdman section yester-
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26
To Talk on sunday.

Rabbi Goldman, Russian Jew now
in the city. has announced that on
Sunday afternoon he will address a
mass meeting at the Methodist church
On the subject OF Siberia" In the
evening at the same church he an
nounces a service for his talk on the
subject "Palestine."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26

choose the winner according to his
literary merits and the number Of
points he has earned FOLLOWING Is
the list of students and their number
OF points; Harold Casey. 100; heo-
dore Heyden, 30; Russell Wilbur. 50;
Jean FOLSOM. 10; Helen Nelson, So;
Frank Enguck, 55.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26
news NOTES OF PENDLETON

has authorized the enlistment Of two
yeomaDettes from each city and Re-
cruiting Officer swartz announces he
VIII receive applications for enlist
nents from any young lady In hiA
district. The work they will have to
will be largely stenographic.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26
Cup 70 ne Presented.

Six students nave been chosen from
among the list who have qualified for
the lantern cup which win be award
ed commencement eve. From among
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26
Mayor Harley here.

Mayor Harley Of Astoria, one OF
fhe republican candidates for COVER
nor, was In Pendleton overnight
greeting the voters
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26

o. d. shook OF the Shook Beck
with co., Of Walla Walla. agency for
the Chalmers was here yesterday, The
company is operating Pendleton
agency and at present maintain head
quarters at the Independent garage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26
Two Yeomanettcs Wanted.

Here's your chance girls to get in
the service Of Uncle Sam. The navy
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26
WASH SKIRTINCs


Make your wash skirts up now" Our assortment
consists of plain and white figured and striped also
paids They laundef well. and wear better; 36 and
40 inches wide The yard SOC to SIPS; with Thrift
Stamp 25c extra.
THOSE NEW PLAID VOILES
Are truly beautiful; offered in big variety of col
ors with contrasting shades Especially for service
able spring dresses; 40 inches wide; the yard 35c
and SOC; with Thrift Stamp 25c extra.
CHILDREN'S UNION SUITS
Shirts pants and waist in one garment.
ECONOMY-Only one garment to buy instead of
three separate pieces.
COMFORT-Only one garment to wear instead
of three.
LABOR SAvING-Only on garment to wash, in
stead of three-75c garment; with Thrift Stamp 25c
extra.
SILK SHIFTING
Excellent for womens waists as well as mems
shirts. Comes in neat stripes, different cOlors 30
inches wide; washes like linen; the yard $780, with
Thrift Stamp 25c extra.
DON'T SAY UNDERWEAR
say AIUNSING WEAR. Our new stock for spring
and summer is here and ready for your choosing We
call special attention to two qualities in several
styles.
l. Wing sleeve, low neck, knee length.
2. Low neck, no sleeve, and knee length.
g. Above styles with tight or loose knee.
OF very best quality yarns, very elastic and they
wear. especially for summer use Price S1.00 and
$1.25 garment; with Thrift Stamp 25c extra.
help the boys that NIANl
fighting you. kAIN
all youc car.
offered sale -
purchase
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-26

Offered in the newest styles and feathers Bag and
flat, well made and neatly trimmed. Each 75c to
$3.50; with Thrift Stamp 25c extra.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-26
something nearly normal.

something nearly normal.
 Close buyers at wholesale are already noting a change in the markets and within a very short time the retail buyers must notice the result The strain is off; the country, which has been buying and selling almost without argument, has returned to ordinary methods of examination, offer and acceptance or refusal There are no more blanket orders" without inquiry as to cost and time of delivery. The markets of the world are open once more and other lands are bidding for business with pros poets of delivery and satisfaction.
 With the readjustment of prices on com modities, wages also will suffer some changes, and all of this is feared by some who are ready to predict business panic with numerous failures and much distress. But precedent does not indicate such condi- tions as suggested. From the records it is proved that with the general and rapid re- duction in prices that followed the conclus- ion of the war between the states there was no panic Business had anticipated the in evitable. Merchants bought close and car ried small stocks There were but few failures in 1865 although there had been thousands of bankruptcies in 1861.
 With the world market open and ten mil lion men returned from unusual to ordinary pursuits and occupations. commodities must go down. and trade, understanding this, will protect itself and only the careless or indifferent will suffer.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-26

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 organizations entertained thousands from dawn until far into the night, and countless men and women, with out formal alliance, took boys in khaki and blue into their homes to share their own yuletide cheer. The spirit of giving reached even to the water front, where on the giant Leviathan and other ships, thousands of orphan ed children. were made to feel that Santa Claus was indeed a very real person.
 - In the Hudson. where the home fleet lay at anchor ready to welcome to- morrow the American warships re- turning from overseas, approximately 10000 sailors ate their Christmas din ner in mess rooms gaily decorated with holly and wreaths. The meal ended, the bIuejackets joined in sing ing carols and later cleared the hall for stag" dances. made possible by Jazz" bands organized among the crews
 Tonight great Christmas trees, ablaze with electric bulbs, were scat tered through the city's squares from the Battery to the Bronx and grouped around each tree were thousands. who in giving or receiving, found there the real spirit of Christmas.
 The Red Cross distributed presents to and provided entertainment for 24,- 900 soldiers and sailors in hospital and camps. Ten thousand families opened their homes to one or more service men, who were provided holl- day dinners At war camp community huts throughout the city 15,O0O sol diers were beneficiaries of gifts, amusement and food. At many Broad way theaters the men found admit Itance free. The Y. M. C. A, Saliva 'tion army and other war work organl- 'zations contributed similarly to make this day a joyous one for doughboy and tar. In every hospital where these men lie sick or wounded, bun dles of presents were placed at the bedsides.
 Individual Red Cross gifts to sol diers included swagger sticks, each bearing a silver band with the inserip- ton American Red Cross, 191S.'
 Men of the allied merchant marlpe found their welcome at the Seaman's church institute, where 66S Christmas dinners were served and presents dis tributed.
 The Salvation army abandoned its customary program of dinners for down and outs" and instead provided 4O,OOO meals for needy families, ana presented safety razors to army and navy men who visited the organiza- tion's headquarters.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-26

Continued from Page One) spondent what attitude Germany would adopt toward the east. he re piled:
 All the questions concerning the new states which have sprung up on the Russian frontier are the affairs of the allies. Let them disentangle things as best they can. We wash our hands of Russia. We are content to safeguard as far as possible the in- tegrity of our territory. conaulting at the same time, the will of the populations"
 Asked about the white book which Carl Kautsky is said to be preparing in Berlin, Count vOn Bernstorff said:
 q don't think the book will reveal the individual responsibility of the persons who decided Germany in 1914. It will rather show the collective faults of the regime.
 'I do not favor handing over the kaiser to the allies. A sovreign is not responsible for the policy of his government"
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-26

Continued from Page One) preciate the seasonal greetings re- ceived from the commander-in-chier. In return the commander of battle force number 1 and the officers ana men of his command wish Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the homecoming overseas forces.
 Great Ships "Loaf"
 Outdistancing the destroyers and smaller craft which left for home with them. the ten battleships reported by wireless two days ago that they could steam into New York on Christmas day. They were ordered, however, to loaf" along as their reception was planned for Thursday.
 But ''Ioaf' as they might. the great craft could not forever put off the moment when they would reach these shores. and this afternoon they came to anchor about 40 miles from Battery Park. At once two ocean tugs. load ed to the rail with Christmas letters, raced down to Ambrose channel and delivering their cargo, added real touch of home to a Christmas spent on the sea with New York almost In sight
 Composition of Fleet
 Besides the Pennsylvania the fleet comprises the New York. flagship ot division number 9. with Vice-Admirai Hugh Rodman, the Texas, Nevada, Arkansas, Florida and Wyoming all of division number 9; the Utah, flag ship of division 6. with Nice-Admiral Thomas $. Rodgers. and the Okla homa and Arizona of the same d. vision.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-26

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 and residential destruction in Belgium varies greatly in different localities, and with different industries. For in- stance, out of the 50 steel furnaces in Belgium 35 or 40 have been deliber' ately destroyed by the eGrmans in their determination to end the Bel gian steel industry Many of the textile mills have been put out of com missoin, either through deliberate de- struction and removal of machinery, or by removal of the copper and brass parts and electric motors. Some of the textile mills of the more anti quated type of equipment apparently did not appeal to the Germans and they can be gotten into action at an early date. The Germans seem to have focused themselves on the mod ern equipments.
 - -''The glass industry has been but little interfered with and the stern promise of retribution by President Wilson seems to have saved the coal industry except for very few mines, although actual explosives and wires were laid in place for the destruction of large number of the mines. The presidents warning seems to have created a sudden change of teart.
 Many French Refugees.
 There are some 3OO,OOO French refugees in Belgium, driven out of northern France by the Germans. They have been cared for out of the meager stores of the Belgians and by the commission for relief in Belgium. They are. however. like homing pigeons in their resolve to return to their native villages. As there is not transportation, the roads southward into France are a continuous stream of these pitiful groups of men. women and children. pulling their carts and trudging through the cold and wind toward their destroyed homes. Every thing is being done that is humanly possible. but in the present state of demOralizatiOn, with moving armies. the necessity of using every truck and horse with which to feed the popula- tion, their plight is heartbreaking. They refuse all persuasion to wait in the crowded Belgian villages until their affairs can be organized.
 Commission Works Hard.
 The Americans of the relief com mission are working night and day providing shelter stations. clothing. and food for them, but like many other human migrations in Europe to- day there is no solution to the suffer ing that must go on.
 ~One of the great difficulties or the Belgians lies in the enforced currency circulation imposed upon them by the Germans. This currency runs into millions of paper money and presents an extremely difficult financial prob lem to the government.
 Belaians Take Hold.
 "The Belgian government is rapidly taking hold. the Belgian manufactur- CTS are engaged everywhere in the re- mobilization of their works so far as materials are available. and the spirit of Belgium was never better than today The Belgians are resolved to find a solution of their manifold diff culties with as little assistance as possible from the outside. They are. of course. dependent upon continued government financial advances for the provision of imports pending German indemnity, and the reconstruction of their export business
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-26
PRICES WILL COME DOWN
CFlorida Times-Union.)

No matter how great the effort to keep people from expecting drop in general commodity prices the drop will come, this being the verdict of experts in business and finance, and the prediction being founded on facts and precedent Much has been snid and written on the subject and it IS generally understood that the protest made against decline is in the interest of trade generally, in an effort to keep the public mind content with the artificial, unusual conditions prevailing. Precedent and Prac- tically unfailing signs point to a steady drop however, along general lines, and within reasonable period things will reach
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-26
AUDIT THE BOOKS
Verde Copper News.)

Governor Campbell has announced that one of the first official acts will be to recom- mend complete audit of the state books a small matter that seems to have escaped the notice of former Governor Hunt in the press of prison reform, writing letters to Dear Mike and having his picture taken in the embrace of his wobbly friends. The state at large will approve this stand by Governor Campbell and will insist that the audits be made by competent officials so that we may, for the first time since statehood, have an idea of where we stand.
 The worst feature of our present system cial. no matter what his department, may and does spend more money than the ap- propriation bills call for and that the over plus of expenditure is simply charged to the general account and that IS the end ot the matter.
 This is a beautiful system-for the of- flee holders-but a sorry one for the tax payers, and it must of necessity lead to ex- travagance in the expenditure of public moneys, if not to something worse.
 So far as personal honesty Is concerned, it is not to be expected that an audit of the books will disclose any actual stealing on the part of the heads of state departments, but it is we'll nigh certain that a degree ot carelessness and extravaganza will be found that is almost as bad as direct thiev- cry could possibly be.
 What business man would entrust his employees with the right to spend unlimited amounts out of the store till? How long would business last that was conducted along such lines? And yet that is just what our servants at Phoenix have been doing. The legislature provided certain moneys for the expenses of each department and the supposition was that the heads of such departments would keep their expenditures within the limits prescribed but these sup positions were never realized. The state officials spent whatever, in their judgment, was necessary to spend and were able to charge the deficits to the handy and all embracing general account.
 It is high time that Arizona got on business basis and the friends of Governor Campbell hope that he will put it there.