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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17
SCOUTS IN TRANSPORT WORK.

That scouts can be relied upon for
any patriotic duty is shown by this let
ter from the general superintendent
of the United States army transport
service. If there is any place where
the order to "allow only Americans on
guard tonight" should be repeated, it
is on the docks from which our boys
board the ships for France. Here is
the letter to national headquarters
from Lieut.. Col. Il. p. Jackson:
"In reference to telephone CONVEX
sation regarding boy scouts, l have
two employed in the supplies division,
army transport service, as messen-
gers. Their duties as messengers re-
quire them very often to carry Off
cial documents of a confidential ma
ture from the various government Of
fees, piers, etc. I believe boy scouts
give more satisfactory services, due to
their training, and can be relied upon
to carry out strictly any instructions
given them"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17
WEAK KIDNEYS MEAN
A WEAK BODY

those stifened joints, that backache, rheu-
matism, lumbago, sciatiea, gall stones,
gravel, "brick dust" etc. They are an
effective remedy for all diseases of the
bladder, kidney, liver, stomach and allied
organs
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules
They frequently ward off attacks of the
dangerous and fatal diseases of the kid
neys. They have a beneficial effect, and
often completely cure the diseases Of the
bodily organs allied with the bladder and
kidneys.
IF you are troubled with soreness across
the loins or with simple aches and pains
in the back take warning, 1t may be the
preliminary indications of some dreadful
malady which can be warded of or cured
If taken in time.
Go to your druggist today and get box
of GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules.
Money refunded if they do not help you.
Three sizes. GOLD MEDAL are the pure,
original imported HARLEM Oil Capsules
Accept No Substitutes.-Ady.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17
&4BOI&
SCOUTS DISPATCH BEARERS
ted by National Council
Boy Scouts of America

George Creel, chairman of the COM
mittee on public Information, has adj
dressed the following letter to the Boy
Scouts of America in appreciation of
their services as dispatch bearers for
the government:
Dear Mr.. Vest wish TO take this
opportunity to express TO you my APP
probation for the assistance the Boy
Scouts of America have been TO the
committee in its work.
Public opinion stands recognized as
a vital part of national defense, a
mighty force in national attack. The
strength of our firing line is not in
trench barricade alone, but has its
source in the morale of the civilian
population from which the fighting
force is drawn.
"As dispatch bearers the boy scouts
have carried the message of our pres
ident to more than five million homes,
and as a result of the postcards en-
closed, the committee has filed near
~ two million requests for pamphlets
on the vital questions of the war.
''The battle for public opinion has
been won. There is no organized dis
loyalty. Individual disloyalty has been
isolated and marked down. We have
the history of this or any other nation.
1.-The boy scouts have had their part
in winning this battle and they can do
much to help maintain the unity sc
essential TO victory
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17

When you're fifty, your body begins to
oreak little. at the hinges. Motion is
more slow and deliberate. Not so young
as L used to be" is a frequent and unwe1-
come thought. Certain bodily functions
upon which good health and cd spirits
SO much depend, are imported. The weak
spot is generally the bladder. Unpleasant
symptoms show themselves. Painful and
annoying compliant ms in other organs
arise. This is particularly true with ell
derby people If you only know how, this
trouble can be obviated.
For over 200 years GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil has been relieving the in
convenience. and pain due to advancing
years. It is a standard, old-time home
remedy, and needs no introduction. It is
now put in odorless, tasteless capsules.
These are easier and more pleasant to take
than the oil in bottles.
Each capsule contains about one dose of
FIVE drops Take them just like you would
any pill, with small swallow of water:
They soak into the system and throw off
the poisons which are making you old be-
fore your time. They will quickly relieve
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17
Harry's Arithmetic.

Harry had just begun to go to
school, and was very proud of what
he learned. One day he thought he'd
show his father how much he knew
and ask him at dinner:
Papa, how many chickens are there
on that dish?"
1.-Two, my boy" said papa. Il
thought you knew how to count?"
You're wrong" said Harry. There
are three. That's one, that's two and
two and one makes three"
VERY WELL" said the father, your
mother may have one for her dinner,
I'll take the other and you can have
the third
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17
MADE A ToWNFUL OF SCOUTS.

The far-reaching effect of a COM
monplace act of kindness has often as
tonished a scout, who as a matter of
course does a good turn whenever he
finds an opportunity.
The scout executive of Scranton,
Pa. became interested in boy in a
neighboring town who was at a hos
pital for a serious bone operation.
He spent much time with the boy,
and when be passed his twelfth birth
day in the hospital, the scout executive
gave him the tenderfoot test.
Returning to his home town, a scout,
this boy organized a troop and now has
the whole town enthusiastic about
scouting. $50 shines a good deed in
g naughty world
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17
Saving Trouble.

For four consecutive nights the
hotel man had watched his fair, timid
guest fill her pitcher at the water
cooler
Madam" he said on the fifth night,
eff you would ring. this would be done
for YOU"
But where is my bell?" asked the
lady.
THE bell is beside your bed"
THAT the bell :" she exclaimed.
"Why. the boy told me that was the
fire alarm and that was nor to touch
1t on any account
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
Agricultural production is not the
sum total Of achievement by members
of boys clubs in the South. Those
youngsters below the Mason-DixOn line
raise good crops; also. they raise fine
baby beeves and standard pigs Their
sheep are Of accredited breeds; their
poultry is of the better types; and the
gardens they cultivate are model gar
idens, many Of them yielding very
Worthwhile produce. In dollars and
cents. the result of those boys efforts
ANNUALLY mounts up to many thou
sands; in food supply il is Of meal
culable value to the ID Southern states.
But this is only part Of the story-a
bare enumeration of some of the ac-
ftivities Of those Southern lads. The
other part is, or should be, more in
Iteresting. for it deals with intangible
cOmmOdities-cha high ideals,
educational aspirations, civic pride
evolved from and developed through
the training received in boys clubs. In
its effort to strengthen the agricuI-
ltural extension organization the Unit
ed States department of agriculture
cites some instances to show the bene-
fits Of the boys club work in the
South.
Bonds and Bank Accounts.
In Texas there are 1000 boys receiv-
ing higher education-the direct re-
suit OF club membership. There are
10000 club boys in that state who
bought Liberty bonds, War Savings
and Thrift stamps. The same number
belong TO the Red Cross, and 1000
have bank accounts. Members of the
boys clubs in Oklahoma, over 13,00O
own war securities amounting to
$112,SlS. Their bank deposits total
$67,931 Sc. Also West Virginia has l.
800 club members who have bank ac-
counts. Many own lands and several
hundred are in colleges. Arkansas has
a record of hundreds of former BOYS
club members who are in college, and
what is more to their credit paying
their tuition with money earned from
the sale of Of their agricultural prod
ucts and prizes won in agricultural
contests.
: number of the Southern clubs
have developed college professors, in
StructorS in agricultural schOols-men
who learned the scientific method of
farming and gained their experience
in boys clubs. Many club members
are in the military service. I'VE have
hundreds of club members that are
officers in the United States army"
writes n Mississippi state agent Nor
have modern business methods been
overlooked by those young husband
men. In some of the states co-opera-
tive buying selling and marketing is
the regular practice of boys club mem |
bers, and the use of banking facili-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17

| ties, common cuStom-the kind of
! banking, by the way, where the char
acter and industry of the borrowers
form the major part of the security.
In this connection the testimony of the
president of a bank in Mississippi is
| cOrrOborative. Says he: $50 far as my
| information goes, there is not a single
piece of bad paper in the state as a re-
suit of loans TO club boys" These in
stances are taken at random.
The. influence club boys exert upon
| their fathers and upon the farmers in
their neighbOrhOods is very marked.
state and county agents say. 1t is the
kind of influence that. through prac-
teal demonstration, turns skeptics in
to converts; that makes progressive
farmers out of "the-old-way-is-g good
enough-for-me" types.
Influence of the Clubs.
But extension agents are not the
only ones who note these transforma-
tons. Men of affairs have observed
them, and right ready are they to tell
of civic improvements, better schools,
more active churches, marked increase
in the demand for better merchandise,
new business enterprises, pride in the
appearance of their buildings, home
grounds, the family acres, and a high
er type of community mOrale-aIl
brought about by boys clubs and com
munity cooperation.
Increased production, stimulation in
every line of agricultural endeavor for
the immediate and continued prosper
ity of their section is one of the i'm
portant functions of boys club work
in the South. This is being accom-
pIished by instruction and demonstra-
ton in correct agricultural methods by
the extension service of the United
States department of agriculture and
the state agricultural colleges. And
it is being done in the only way pos
sible-through the organized efforts of
the very boys who are TO develop into
progressive farmers and become the
substantial producers of the future.
However, quite as important a func-
ton of this work is the all-round de-
velopment of the boys themselves.
Great stress is laid upon this Through
the agency of these boys clubs, the
members are taught habits of thrift
and industry. They are shown the
real value of high character, the adj
vantages of education, the possibilities
of leadership, the dignity of labor, the
of cooperation in civic af-
fairs and respect for others rights.
The creditable desire for independ-
ence, for land ownership and beauty
and orderlineSS in land possessed is
inculcated in them, that they may have
the privilege of remaining upon the
very soil that nurtured them and be-
come important factors in their coun-
try's development.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17
Where He Stood.

had started it, and now he was await
ing her reply.
"Wilfred," she said, softly, before l
give you my answer you must tell me
something. Do you drink anything?''
At her first words his handsome
face had darkened and grown gloomy !;
but at the finish of her remarks all his
dependency fled. Was that all she
wanted to know?
Eagerly he clasped her in his arms
and whispered in her rosy ear: "Any-
thing he said. fervently.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17

Cstarrh is a local disease greatly indu-
enCed by constitutional conditions. Il
therefore requires constitutional treat
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
Is taken internally and acts through tbs
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces OF the Sys-
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
destroys the foundation of the disease.
gives the patient strength by Improving
the general health and assists nature in
doing its work. $4,000 for any case OF
Catarrh that HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE fails to cure.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo. Ohio.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17
TREES NEED TWO SPRAYINGS
Essential That Work Be Thoroughly
Done IL One Would Secure the
Best Results.

Fruit trees that are badly infested
with scale need two sprayings during
the dormant season. one as early in
the fall as 1t is convenient and the
other in late winter. The fall spray
Ing can be given any time after the
leaves have fallen from the trees. Let
the spraying be done thoroughly, as
this Is essential If one would secure
the best results from the operation.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17
BETTER ROADS IN LOUISIANA
State to Spend $4,674, 900 in Maxim
improvements and Maintenance
During Year.

According to figures compiled in the
ONCE OF the state highway engineer,
S4,of4,Ooo VIII be spent on road i'm
provement in Louisiana in 1919 in the
constructing of 753 miles of highway
and maintenance of 40 miles already
completed.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17

Just as soon as you eat q tablet or
two of Pape's Diapepsin all that dys-
pepsia, indigestion and stomach dis
tress ends. These pleasant, harmless
tablets of Pape's Diapepsin never fail
to make sick, upset stomachs feel fine
at once, and they cost very little at
drug stores. Adv.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17
Losing investment in Hen.

A hen that does not lay 100 eggs
a year is losing investment. If ey
cry farm had 100 hens laying 100 eggs
each, there would be 60OOO.Oon 900
eggs annually in the United States
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17

spade up the yard"
"Wen, why don't you direct him to
do ft?"
Il don't know if l have a right To
without consulting his scout commits
sioner"-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17
Unconscious Advartisino-

Modest Young Lieutenant (reporting
to c. O. after a thrilling raid into M
Mans Land)-Captain, l wish To re-
port Private Hicks conduct in the
highest terms OF praise. He is the
bravest man in the world. He fol-
lowed me every place I went.-Ontario
Post
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17
Work of Borers.

Borers frequently enter the tree lust
below the ground, work in the growing
layer beneath the bark. and either
injure the trees badly or Kill them out,
right.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17
END INDIGESTION.
EAT ONE TABLET
PAPE'S DiAPEPSIN INSTANTLY
RELIEVES ANY DISTRESSED,
UPSET STOMACH.

Lumps of undigested food causing
pain. When your stomach is acid, gas
sy, sour, or you have flatulence, heart
burn, here is instant relief-No wait
fnOf
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17
Brain Work.

animals"
YES" commented the lesson-weary
small boy. Maybe having to study
all that zoology was one reason why
he wasn't happy and contented in the
garden"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add l OF. Bay
Rum, a small box of Barbo Compound,
and 4 OF. of glyoerine. Any druggist can
put this up or you can mix it at home at
very little cost. Full directions for max
ing and use come in each box of Barbo
Compound. 1t viii gradually darken
streaked, faded gray hair, and make 1t soft
and glossy. 1t viii not color the scalp, Is not
sticky OF greasy, and does not rub off.Adv.
Wise men make proverbs that fools
may miSquote them.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17

Roman Eye Balsam is an antiseptic ONT
ment. applied externally and not a wash. -
It heals the infiamed surfaces. providing
prompt relief. Adv
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17

An old bachelor says that marriage
is merely a hitch and Il kick.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17

To keep clean and healthy take Doctor
Pierce'S Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach. Adv
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-01-17

1t is useless to waste broad hints
on q hard-headed man.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-01
Missing Spring and
a Spree Interrupt
Journey in Canada


s. r. Thompson and DIR. F. E. Boy
den returned from trip to Canada
last evening firm believers in the evils
of liquor. II all happened because
their party was detained at Banff
five days. partly by a broken spring
and partly by spree.
When the broken spring was sent
to Calgary, 80 miles distant, to ba
welded the men expected it back
within three days. on the fourth
day, with the spring still missing. the
Banff blacksmith volunteered to bring
back the article on his return trip the
next day. Mr. Thompson phoned to a
cousin in Calgary TO get the sprins
and deliver il to the smith,
The spring was delivered to the
smith as scheduled. but it was "a
hours before that gentleman could
sober up sufficiently to start on the
trip to Banff. With him was friend
and a generous supply of refresh-
ment When he failed to appear next
day. the two men started down the
mountain in a car, going As miles
when they met another car straddling
the road. the smith vainly trying to
crank it, while his companion lay in
the tonneau with. the spring, compan-
ion being too inebriated to assist Att
er recovering the spring, the men
managed to make quick repairs and
the remainder Of the trip home was
without mishap.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-01
RECORDS OF BOXERS
ALMOST IDENTICAL

frankie Lough, one of the princi-
pals in the 10 round boxing bout to
be staged on the night of July IN
the Oregon theater, is scheduled to
arrive in Pendleton today to prepare
for his mill with Buddy stevens. Both
are lightweights and are said TO be
first class men.
The two have. never met, although
both met the same men in California
last year. Their records with the men
they met in the south are almost iden-
tical and it is figred they are evenly
matched. Fight fans, rejoicing in the
removal of the lid, are expecting
some fast mitt singing Friday night.
c A Quinlivan. former navy scrap
per. is to meet Kid Norris. shipyard
pride. in one of the six round prelim-
inaries. Both these boys are soers,
too, and will give the headliners
run for popularity, the promoters say.
The principals for the other prelimi-
nary have not been announced.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-01
MANY VILLAGES RAzEO: SOME
ARE PARTIALLY DES TROYEO;
PEOPLE BURIED UNDER RUINS

ROME. July f.-An earthquake
which shook northern Italy continued
until early this morning. A number
OF Villages were razed and 20 others
partially ruined Forty are dead at
Niccisio. which Is almost completely
wiped out Niiralond was also razed
and a large part OF the population
buried under the ruins
Only meager news has been rec
ceiyed owing to disIocatiOn OF COM
munication facilities. Destruction h
great At OIni. Rabatta and Caagfia.
Florence. where the earthauake was
first felt. has reported casualties
Yesterdays shock was felt through-
out Romagna especially mt Civifeiia.
where a thousand are homeless. Two
tIIOiE and are camping out at Sofia.
Military motor trucks are hurryine
tents. food supplies and surgical ma
terials to CordanO ard San PietrD
where the damage is enormons.
Wounded continue to arrive at hos
pitfalls in Santa Maria and NoyeIia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-01
.O3 INCHES OF RAIN
ONLY FRfsHENs CROPS

The rain which fell this morning
was not heavy enough to do material
benefit to the wheat crop and further
than freshening the spring wheat apd
cooling the air did little actual good. 1t
insures a few more cool DAYS and
nights which have meant the salvation
Of the winter wheat crops so far. To-
days precipitation was but .03 of an
inch.
The two rains in the past week
have helped to keep the grain from
damage by heat and the small acre
age of spring wheat has been helped.
The grass on the ranges south and
east has been freshened by the mois-
ture, the rangers in the Ukiah coun-
try being very much worried about
the shortage of grass due TO the
drought This mornings shower was
quite general. rain falling in the Cold
Springs, Helix. Adams and reservation
districts
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-01
BILLS HELD OVER,
PENNIES ARE SAVED

Putting the proverb Take care of
the pennies and the dollars will take
care OF themselves into action. PEN
dleton merchants who send bills out
of town were inspired to hold the lit
tie reminders until today, July 1,
instead of following the usual custom
OF mailing them yesterday, which
would have necessitated the use of
the three cent stamp. The return of
the red stamp to supremacy does not
affect letters mailed in the city for To-
cal delivery. as the rate for drop let
ters remained at two cents.
Three cent stamps are not redeem
a ble,s but local people have not a large
supply of threes on hand, say postoffice
officials here. They are of the opin-
ion that business houses will have no
difficulty in absorbing their supply
by using the old stamps on packages
Stamped envelopes and postal cards
are redeemed at the post office in
stamps, postal cards or stamped en-
velopes but not cash
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-01
BAD CHECK OBTAINS
BRIDEGROOM -TO-BE.

Jack Montague alias Wykoff Bur-
lingame. Is held by the sheriff today
for the alleged passing of a bad check.
Montague was arrested yesterday
about ) o'cfock by cher of Police
Roberts just before he and a woman
companion were preparing to take a
train for La Grande. The woman was
not detained but Montague was turned
over to the county.
The check which grought the young
man into custody was for $3.50 and
was cashed on the Hut cigar store. 1t
was signed with the name of Mon
tague, although shortly before. the
man was given a physical examination
for marriage license by a local doc
tor, to whom he gave the name of
Burlingame. When examined, he
wore part of his soldiers uniform
but was I'm civilian dress when he
passed the check.
Baggage which was checked for La
Grande on the tickets the pair had
bought probably will be sent for to-
day and returned here, pending fur
ther examination of Montague's rec
ord.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-01
Anti-American
Propaganda in
Brazil Stopped
BY President

RIO DE JANEIRO, July l.
The backbone OF anti-American
propaganda In Brazil has been
broken by statements OF Presi-
dent-elect Pessoa, officially dis
approving the propaganda and de-
claring II does not represent the
feeling OF Brazil. Pessoa's state
ments have brought the Brazilian
press and public 10 a realization
OF the meaning and dangers of
the propaganda which has con-
tinued for four months. Reaction
has already commenced. For the
first time I'm four months the
Journal de Commercio today car
ried no paid anti-American ad-
vertisements and the paper edlto-
rally condemned the campaign.
Other newspapers here are fol-
lowing similar course. While the
campaign was primarily due to
jealousies arising from present
trade competition, political rea-
sons were partly responsible.
The Italian colony was espe-
cially bitter due to President
Wilson's recent statement regard
ing Ffume. The attitude of Ital-
ian leaders is changing. however.