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The Benson signal., 1919-08-16
UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION

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Draughons Business College,
Ell Paso. Texas,
Sir: The Commission has communicated
with you from time to time regarding the
present urgent need of the Government
for stenographers and typists and has re-
quested you to assist it in meeting this
need by bringing its weekly examinations
to the attention of qualified persons. The
Commission will be glad to have you con-
tinue for an indefinite period the effort to
obtain applicants for these examinations.
There is constant need for stenogra-
pliers and typist eligibles for positions in
the Government service. Both men and
women are needed. The Government en-
ploys in Washington and throughout the
country not less than 10000 stenographers
and typists. In force so large the vacan-
cies which normally occur amount to 200
or 800 month The Commission must
maintain perpetual recruiting campaign
for stenographers and typists in order to
keep the force from becoming depleted.
Aside from the effort to meet present
needs the Commission brings to your at
tention the desirability of looking ahead
and training stenographers and typists for
the Government service, in order that there
may be a constant supply of available ma
terial. Young men and women should be
encouraged to take up the study with the
government service in view. The Com
mission sees no prospect that the demand
decrease.
The usual entrance salaries now offered
by the Government for positions in Wash
ington are $1,000 year for stenographers
and S. 100 year for typists, in addition to
bonuses authorized by Congress. At pres
ent, branches in Washington, except the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance, are allow
ed bonus of $40 month; that bureau is
allowed $40 month. 1t will thus be seen
that in most branches in Washington a
stenographer is paid $I440 year. and
typist $l340 at entrance, The bonuses
have been authorized for the year ending
Iune 80, 1920 Unless salaries are adjusted
in the meantime, it seems probable that
they will continue beyond that date.
By direction of the commission
Very respectfully.
MARTIN A. MORRISON. President
The Benson signal., 1919-08-16
St. David Items
Especial Correspondent

School will open as usual on the
first Monday III September, with
excellent instructors. The school
year of 1920 will be unexcel1ed in
any school either in the grammar
school or high school grades. The
State Board of Education has es-
tablished us as a legal high school,
with the entire course to be carried
out for the students.
Misses Stella Post and Maud Bill
Kingsley have returned from the
Northern Arizona Normal at Flag
staff, to their home here, after tax
ing the summer course there.
Misses Sadie Goodman and Net
tie Miller, who have been taking
the teaching course at Bisbee, are
at home for short visit before en-
tering on the school year.
One hour and thirty minutes out
of Bisbee over the completed high
way brings many people 10 ou1
doors for produce. Good roads
pay the farmer. Farmers shoulc
put out more signs.
The plentiful rains of the season
have kept the crops in a prime con
dition, and good crops can be ex-
pected.
The Benson signal., 1919-08-16
Pvorrhea-Dread Disease

A few million people have pyor-
rhea; few recognize the disease un-
til a couple of teeth get loose.
There is no better incubator known
for germ production diseases than
pus pockets found about teeth in
fected with pyorrhea. Enough
medicine has been prescribed for
the cure of pyorrhea to overflow
the San Pedro river. 1t requires a
skillful dentist to treat the disease
It has been estimated that a mouth
with a bad case of pyorrhea and
full of assesses would throw a
quantity of pus into the stomach
and blood stream in a year that
would equal the weight of large
human head. Often the first symp-
toms from the absorption of pus
are, loss of pep, fatigue, recur-
ring colds, recurring neuralgia
pains. stiff neck, etc. A whole lot
of body infections as we'll as chron
ic diseases have been shown to
originate in the mouth. If you
have abscessed teeth in your jaw,
have them removed and prevent
the pus from being carried by the
blood stream and lymph channels
to the various parts of the system
to produce secondary infection.
DR.. w. A. SMITH.
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Continued from First Page.

any further your report must be
verified by nv own engineer; if he
confrmssyour data certain changes
must be made i'll the Widow Pes
quiera S contract, and lastly you
must give me a certain contingent
share, and also furnish few thou
sand dollars for full page publicity
in a certain specified list of dozen
or so big Eastarn Sunday papers,
and postage on one thousand let
ters which I shall send from a Sc
lected list of speculative mining
stock buyers, telling them about
Cananea.
Greene replied: Who is your
engineer 20 Logan said: George
A. Treadwel1. ;" Greene rejoined,
Bully; I know him-he has some
personal knowledge of Cananea,
and I feel confident that he will
confirm my data right off the bat.
AS to the changes in the contract,
l am sure that can be done quickly
also. MY bank roll lacks so much
of the required amount; but | shall
try to comply with your require
ments by such and such time. -
Logan nodded assent aud the inter
view ended.
Greene rustled the balance of the
money, either from his friends OF
otherwise; and before the time ap-
pointed presented himself at Lo-
gan's Office. The latter was ready
to act. A West Virginia corpora
ton was organized for $6, 900, 900;
and the next Sunday the papers
were full of Cananea, letters and
prospectuses were mailed by tens
of thousands to selected list oi
known speculative mining stock
I. buyers, from the dignihed banker
to the village druggist and pious
clergyman.
At first Greene was somewhat
skeptica1 about soliciting by mail
Logan curtly responded. 1t is the
great law of averages and eXpe-
rience which makes for success il
promotion finance. This is so OBJ
:, vious and basic that every mar
thirty years of age ought to under
stand it without surgical opera
: ton.
Soon Logan was able to shove
under Greene keen eye applica
cations for stock, with bankablt
paper attached, from Tucson te
Northern New York state. Greene
recognized at a glance the Tucsor
signatures. as we'll as one of the
John Hancocks" of upper New
, York, where he had been born ano
lived during his early manhood.
Newspaper publicity and mai
campaigns caused money to pou1
in like water over over Niagara
and within very short time there
were in the companY's treasury sew
eral hundred thousand dollers, ane
Cananea was born.
The Benson signal., 1919-08-16
Loss of Appetite

AS a general rule there is nothing
serious about a loss of appetite,
and if you skip a meal or only eat
two meals day for a few days you
will soon have a relish for your
meals when meal time comes
Bear in mind that at least five hours
should always elapse between meals
so as to give the food ample time
to digest and the stomach a period
of rest before a second meal is taken.
Then if you eat no mere than you
crave and take a reasonable amount
of outdoor exercise every day you
will not need to worry about your
appetite. When the loss of appetite
is caused by constipation as is
often the case, that should be cor
rected at cnce. A dose of Cham
berlain' S Tablets will do it. Moss
Pharmacy.
The Benson signal., 1919-08-16

Miller Tires and tubes, the best
on the market. Free air. San
Pedro Garage.
Bob" Wallace, who has been
employed in Bisbee Of late, is III
town on a few weeks vacation.
John Truitt, of Shelbyville, ILL.,,
is visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Dixon. Shelbyville is the old home
of the Dixons,
There will be preaching tonor-
row at the Methodist Church at 8
o'clock p. m. by Rev. Aaron J.
Rehkop. Everybody cordially in
vited.
Randolph Reuser has filled in
the sidewalk between his place and
H. Walkers drug store, making.
the walking smoother along that
part Of the street.
We now have for sale 3 Over
land cars, one Studebaker and one
Chevrolet. We will trade or sell
on time first class trucks or touring
cars. San Pedro Garage Gobble
Bros, proprietors.
Ioli Park is looking fine, with its
growing grass and trees, and will
be beauty spot where before was
only a vacant space. Foreman 1ol1
has had some OF his men wedding
the grass plots this week.
Mrs. A. w. Bard left last Thurs
day for FL Paso and Fort Davis,
Texas, the last named being her
old home town. She will spend
some time there at the home of her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. w. I.
Jones.
News has been received of the
death last week at Birmingham
Alabama, of Hon. I. F. P1owman
president of the Bankhead High
wav Association. Mr.. PlOWmar
accompanied the pathfinder of the
route over the Borderland in April
, of this year.
Mrs. Agnes Stewart and Miss
Bill" ArroWood, who live about
! twenty miles north of Wilcox
were guests for several days re-
Gently of Mrs. M. Gobble, living
near Pomerene, and also of Mrs
H. 7. Gobble III Benson. Mrs.
Stewart left few days ago for Los
Angeles. CAL, for short visit.
Preparations are going on fo1
putting in the temporary pile ano
lumber bridge about a hundred
and fifty feet below the site of the
one destroyed. The county engi-
neer has men employed cutting
down the steep river banks getting
ready for beginning actual work o1
bridge building. In the meantime
travel must go around by the St
David bridge, FIVE miles up the
river.
The Benson signal., 1919-08-16

The demand for competent office
help is greater than ever, and sal
aries are DOUBLE what they were.
Read the last weekly bulletin in
letter form received by Draughon' s
College, from Washington, D. c.,
which is printed in this issue, in
the next column, on this page.
This is one of the regular bulle-
tins sent out by the government
advising the Draughon College of
the general conditions throughout
the U. S. that they may assist in
supplying their needs.
Draughon' College of FL Paso,
was designated by the Federal
Board for Vocational Education of
discharged soldiers and sailors, and
should you know of any who are
desirous of business trai ming, you
will do them a favor by advising
them of this fact, as the govern
ment bears their expenses.
Instructions by MAIL or in
PERSON.
The Benson signal., 1919-08-16

LosT-A diminutive white slip
per off a lady's foot. When last
seen was imbedded in four inches
of mud after the rainstorm of We'd
nesday evening. Reward.
The Benson signal., 1919-08-16

Every little helps. The cele-
brated Ford libel suit against the
Chicago Tribune has ended, the
jury awarding the plaintiff 6 cents
damages. This is only 5000 ,999 "a
less than the amount sued for
one million dollars.
The Benson signal., 1919-08-16
LOCAL ITEMS

in town last Sunday on short
visit.
Mrs. w. L. Sawyer has been
visiting Tucson this week.
Judge A. c. Lockwood, of the
county seat, was in Benson Tues
day on a brief visit.
R. E. Gephart, of the Tucson
Citizen, was in town Thursday in
the interest of his paper.
S. B. Moss, agent for the Olds-
mobile, returned Wednesday from
Bisbee with brand new car of
that make.
Rev. H. c.. Corey, district secre-
tary for the Presbyterian Church,
held services at the church here
last Sunday.
Frank r. Carrow, mining man
of Globe, accompanied by his wife,
was here this week looking after
mining investments.
The baseball game Sunday on
the High School grounds between
Benson and the S. P. team of Tue
son, resulted in victory for Ben
son, 5 to 3.
w. D. Allen has returned from
the Frontier Days celebration at
Prescott The trip was made by
auto, the family stopping over in
Tucson on the return for short
stay.
J. A. Gumm, manager of the
Benson Lumber and Commercial
Co., and M. P. Cosby, deputy
state game warden, left Wednesday
for Elgin, Sonoita. Patagonia and
Nogales, expecting to be gone sew
eral days.
DR.. w. A. Smith, Of FL Paso,
who has been here during the past
week on one of his regular trips
for the practice of dentistry, and
stopping at the Virginia Hotel,
left yesterday for home, expect
ing to return here in two weeks
It is learned from the Tombstone
Prospector that Mr.. ]. M. Barnes
chief clerk of the Boquillas Land
and Cattle Company, at Falrbank,
has been operated upon for peri
tonitis, resulting from acute ap-
pendicitis, and is III a dangerous
condition at Bisbee hospital.
Friday evening, August 29th,
there will be a dance at the Audi
torium with music by the famous
First Cavalry jazz band from Doug
las. The hall has been put in good
repair, and everything augurs well
for an ENJOYABLE occasion. Refresh
ments will be served at the hall.
Mass at the Catholic Church to-
morrow morning at clock, in
stead of at 10, as previously an
nounced. Rev. w. ]. Leaver re-
turns to Tombstone Monday, but
will be in Johnson nearly all of the
coming week. Father Leaver states
that his duties at that place include
three marriages and seven bap-
tisms.
Vim. Harrell, cattle man of
Phoenix, writes Mr.. J. H. Getz-
willer that he expects to be at the
Catt1emen's S Convention to be held
here early IN september, and have
on exhibition one or two carloads
of Luke Bright bulls, which will
come from their home ranch near
Maria, Texas. Mr.. Harrell is the
Arizona agent of the Bright cattle
interests.
Henry Gray, the young cattle
man who was shot over on Mescal
Flat about two weeks ago, was
brought to Benson from the Blsbee
hospital on the noon train yester-
day, and is now at the Mansion
Hotel, attended by his parents.
The young mans condition is i'm
The Benson signal., 1919-08-16

For SALE "A Brass bedstead j,
springs and mattress. Apply Sig
nal office.
The Benson signal., 1919-08-16

Henry Gray, the young cattle
man who was shot over on Mescal
Flat about two weeks ago, was
brought to Benson from the Bisbee
hospital on the noon train yester
day, and is now at the Mansion
Hotel, attended by his parents.
The young mans condition is i'm
proving, and he is now considered
out of danger. The Gravs have a
cattle ranch over near French Joe
CANYON, in the Whetstones.
The Short Line Motor Company
has secured the services of first
class Al auto mechanic, Mr.. v.
Runyan, from San Antonio o,
Texas. He comes from the Ford
agency at that place, but his
knowledge of auto mechanism is
not limited to one make OF car.
Mr.. .Runyan has but recently re-
turned from France where he was
employed at the none too easy job
of motor repairing in Uucle Sam S
aggregation of fighting men.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-20
BOLSHEVISTS LEAD IN
OHIO MINE RIOTING

BEnLAIRE. Ohio Aug. 2O.-Bolshe-
vism, which has been smouldering for
some time among the foreign moners
of Belmont county. burst into flames
today at the Fort Pitt coal mine. south
of here, when two hundred radical
workmen clashed with one hundred
other miners who refused to join them
in a strike for large wage increases.
A score of deputy sheriffs armed with
riot guns. are guarding the mine this
afternoon and. federal authorities are
investigating the trouble.
Sheriff John w Osborn received a
hurry call this morning from the Cen
trail Coal company. which owns the
mine. for aid in subduing riot ing. and
rushed the deputies to the scene with
orders to shoot to kin il attacked on
arrival of the officers the strikers re-
treated to a hin nearby, where il was
said they planned to make an attack
on the mine.
The action of the strikers. il is said
is in defiance OF the United Mine
Mine Workers. who at their recent
state convention here adopted resolu
tions condemning Bolsheyism and fa-
voring the expulsion of all members
OF Holshevist tendcncies.N
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-20
Coal Situation in
Europe Threatens
To Become Serious

PARIS, Aug. 20.-Chipping and
fuel representatives of France. Bel
Igiu mand Italy conferred with Herbert
Hoover, head of the International or
Iganization here today and decided to
urge the supreme council of the peace
conference to appoint a European coal
commission to CO. coordinate the distri-
button OF European coal in an effort
to avert what threatens to be dis
aster.
The meeting was hold as a result
of a warning given by Mr., Hoover in
an address at the recent conference in
London of the supreme economic
council. He said that Europe's coal
production was s5 per cent below
normal, and that the United States
could not offer relief because of the
shortage of shipping During his ad-
dress Mr.. Hoover said:
THE fate of European civilization
now rests in the hands of the coal
miners and ceal mine owners of Eu-
rope to a nequal if not to a greater de-
gree than in the hands of the provid-
ers of foods and supplies during the
next year"
At today's meeting Mr.. Hoover de-
clined to accept the permanent direc-
tion of the proposed European coal
commission. stating that he believed
and that the situation could not be re-
lseved materially by the slight help
which the United States could give.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-20
UNIVERSITIES BECKON TO 20
RECRUITS FROM PENDLETON

The school call which summons lit
tie brothers and sisters in two weeks
is also sounding for a score OF big bro
theirs and big sisters who will enter
college walls for the first time this
fall About four weeks remain until
the exodus to the larger institutions
of learning begins and fully 90 new
Pendleton recruits are expected.
Fifteen students who graduated
from the local high school last May
are applicants for college entrance this
fall while about five who were earlier
graduates plan to resume their studies
after year or more away from books.
The Oregon Agricultural College and
University of Oregon will get the ma
jority, with the other northwestern In
stitutions drawing their share.
OF the recent high schoor graduates
who are known to be planning on
college course, Russell Akey will en-
ter whitman. Miss Frances Morgan
will enter Whitman as a sophmore.
having spent her first year in Elmira
College N. Y.
Dean Best Is planning to go to COL
lege at Chicago and will be the only
one to leave the Pacific slope for his
work. Gwendolyn Horseman is the
one applicant for admission to the ore
gon state Normal School at Mon
mouth out OF this years class.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-20

The Oregon Agricultural College
will have a large representation IL
Blanche Furnish, Marjorie ireland,
Alfred Koeppen. Lloyd Montgomery,
Ned Strahorn and Gheratine Winn do
not change their plans. Elvin Seibert,
Frank Embusk and Clell Brown,
from former classes. viii also go to
the Corvallis school. which will give
II nine Pendleton recruits to its al
ready long list.
Hubert Smith Is the only definite
University of Oregon deciarant thus
far, although he may be accompanied
there by Ned Strahorn. Laura Kear-
ney is bound for Reed college, Port
land and Merel Irene King to the
Washington State College at Pull
man.
Gwendolyn Rogers and Helen
Thompson are expected to go to the
University of Washington at Seattle
Kenneth Tulloch has already entered
college at the University of Califor-
MIA, the only recruit to that institu ION
from here this year.
The exodus of new coilegians this
year will be no larger, IL as large. as
that of the returning ones, Close to so
young people will be leaving here
shortly for the various Institutions in
the west, from California TO Washing
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-20
NEW SCHOOL TEXTS
ARE NOW AVAILABLE

The new state textbooks for gram
mar and high school grades have ar
rived and are ready for distribution
According to announcement made to-
day by Frazier's Bookstore. which
handles the texts in Pendieton. there
is a good supply of all texts with the
exception of spoilers. physiologies and
readers for the sixth. seventh and
eighth grades which are here in limit
ed supply. Agriculture books for the
eighth grade, histories for the fifth
grade and civil governments have not
arrived but are due I'm three weeks.
This dispells the fear that the books
would be late. Grade lists will be
distributed Friday but books may be
purchased before that time.
All books for the grammar grades
are new with the exception Of Geog-
raphies. Mace's histories and Palmer
Writing Methods.
A glance at the exchange price list
shows that while in former years half
price has been in many cases allowed
on exchange books. this year the all
iowance is negligible. Eleven cents is
the average difference between the
regulad price and the exchange price
Books may be brought for exchange
until the close of the fall term. when
the exchange right expires.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-20
Spyglass "Bet" Costs
Ex-Navy Member $40, K
So Does Court Fuss

DENVER. Aug. 2o.-A new kind of q
"con' game Tuesday night cost William
Taylor. just discharged from the navy
$40. according to his story in police
court and he was so neeved over being
stung that he started rumpns which
caused him to he fined $40 and costs.
He also claimed to have paid some
body 81 for bottle Of whisky which
WAS never delivered 70 him.
Taylor told Magistrate Bray that he
was out with . bunch OF fellows Tues
day night seeing the town.
~one OF the gang bet me $40 I
couldn't read an electric sign a few
blocks away thru spy glass." he
said. Being navy man. I told him
could read fine print three miles
away through a spy glass. and we put
up the money. He handed me the spy
glass and 1 took a look at the sign.
When turned around the stakeholder
and money and the rest OF the gang
had vanished
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-20
RED CROSS DRIVE
FOR MEMBERS IS
SET FOR AUTUMN.
Campaign Opens November
3, Ends November IL, An
niversary of Armistice.
NATION TO BE ASKED
TO RAISE SIS, 900, 900
Funds Will Be Used to Full
fiji Outstanding Obliga-
tiOns Here and Abroad. !.

November to November II, Ar.
nistice Day. is the time set for tn.
nation wide Red Cross campaign. az
announced by DIR. Livingston Farrand
chairman Of the executive committee
Of the Red Cross. in notification re-
ccived by the Uamtilla County Red
Cross today
The primary object OF the campaign
IS to enroll members for the year
1920. but there will be in addition a
general appeal for SIS. 700. 900 to en-
able the Red Cross to complete its war
obligations at home and abroad. There
will be local appeals conducted by
chapters to secure whatever money
they may need to finance their local
program.
The funds from the Victory drive of
the Red Cross will be used by the or
sanitation to fulfill its obligations to
American soldiers and sailors; to re-
iieve and supply the pressing needs or
the countries involved in the great war
ond to give relief to the suffering in
the United States.
In naming the sum of SIS, 600, 900
the Red Cross has tried to determine
the smallest amount which will enable
it 20 round out its work and make ef-
fective the appropriation of army
goods rather than to estimate the gen.
crosby of the American people.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-20
GERMANS AND POLES
|. FIGHTING IN S|lESIA

BERLIN. Aug. 20.-Martial law has
been declared in upper Silesia as re-
suit of the clash between German and
Polish forces. German government
representatives today minimized the
seriousness of the situation, by declar-
ing that so far only 15 Germans had
been killed.
Chancellor Bauer told the assembly
at Weimar that the Polish govern
ment was not implicated in the SHES
ian attacks. saying the soldiers invad-
ed German territory were not regu-
lars. He added that the German COM
lnander was master of the situation.