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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-07
SCISSORS AND PASTE.
Women on the school Board.
Observer.D


In order to make sure the coming
OF commission government for Char
lotte ii was found necessary to ar
range compromise in the matter of
the city school administration. The
board OF II members was retained,
and the principle OF Capitalization
and concentration of authority,
therefore, has not been applied to
the management ef the school sys-
TEN. The present board has been
doing we'll, but there is growing
sentiment that it could be reduced
to the benefit of the service. More
over. there is an increasing pressure
in Charlotte for woman representa-
ton on the school board 1t is being
argued that the appointment of n
board OF five men would be about the
right thing. and these five select two
women to serve with them in all mat
ters pertaining to the welfare OF the
pubic schools. This is matter
that will probably come under agi-
tation dming the spring municipal
campaign.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-07
III TRUE, PRETTY BAD.

The News is inclined to discount
the stories carried by French news
papers to the effect that the Ameri
can soldiers in France have been
guilty of "a murders, 244 hold-ups
and numerous small crimes consti-
tuting veritable crime wave. 1t is
quite true that the American sol
dier's uniform does not make a man,
and it is doubtless quite as true that
among the two million men sent
over seas were some whose stand
ards were not what they should
be. Out of collection of men in this
country to that number it is perhaps
Likely that several criminals would
be found But the statement that
a crime wave in Paris was due to the
American soldiers did not stir this
country for the reason that it ap-
peared doubtful from the first. If
an American should kill a French
man in drunken brawl, it would
be regrettable, but Americans kill
Americans every day that way
Hold-ups occur quite frequently in
this country, and the soldiery in
France is made up Of the same peo-
Pile who make up the civilian popu-
lation. If the American soldiers
committed goodly number of
crimes in France, it was no more
than their brothers were doing back
here at home.
soldiers have been guilty OF whole
sale crimes overseas, and the Asso-
ciated Press, a reliable newsgather-
ing agency. has completed an inves-
tigation OF the matter and finds that
the "a murders reported dwindled to
two, and that the hOld-upS were
multiplied by four. Whatever may
be said of the two million men who
kept the iron hoof out of Paris it
cannot be said they were rufiians or
rOughneCks or criminals, though a
few in the lot may have wandered
from the path of Righteousness to
such extent as shooting a game of
craps or betting on the races. but
when it comes down to bloody muir
der the proportion in France in
which Americans are involved will
hardly exceed that of this country
We may hear a good many sensa-
tional stories of the war now that the
censor has been relieved of his job
and that goes to show that the cen
sorship was worth while.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-07

be soothed, so that at the end of the
peace conference America and In
British Dominions may part as
friends. We are taking consider
able risk in any event because. II
the new ideas which we have been
chiefly instrumental in urging upon
the nations should prove impractic-
able later on. we shall get the blame
for it. That risk we are willing to
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-07
Finances.
philadelphia RecordD

philadelphia RecordD
Interest and dividend payments
this month. as compiled by The New
York Journal OF Commerce. will
amount to s356OOO.OOO, which is
SIS 100000 more than "A year ago.
But the increase is due to the grea,-
er interest payments OF the federal
government. Dividends will be $5,-
100000 less than year ago. Both
railways and industrials show a de-
crease of dividends but banks and
trust companies show some in
crease.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-07
To Preach Here Sunday.

Rev j. J. Taylor, OF Leaksville,
y. c., will preach at the First Bap-
tist church in this city next Sunday
morning at Il o'clock.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-07

/ 90 at what ! am about as Al
there was nothing else in the world
for the time being That is the Sc.
cret of all success.-K
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-07

True bravery is shown by perform
ing without witnesses what one
might be capable of doing before all
the world La Rochefoucauld.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-07

The object of the theatre Is to
teach us. not what this or that par
ticular person has done, but what
every person under certain circum-
stances would do.-Lessing.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-07

Men are like fish. Neither would
get into trouble if they kept their
mouth shut.-Hunter.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-07

There may have been a few scala
wags among the American troops in
France who didn't care much for
their reputation. but to say that n
crime wave is attributable to the
American soldiers is to make the In
dictment most too general
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-07

run But We cannot afford to leave
seeds OF resentment and antagonism
in the gallant AnZac breast.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-07

The legislature has been month
~ II already and what it hasn't done
would fill q good many newspaper
columns
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-07
THE MYSTERY OF INFLUENZA.


Many physicians in different parts
of the country have admitted that
they know little of influenza. 1t
seems to be a mystery that has baf-
fled the medical science. though ex-
periments with the disease have not
extended over such period of time
as would show conclusively the
worth of the preventive measures
all over the world, in combating the
spread of influenza. have proceeded
on the assumption that the disease
is transmitted chiefly by contact with
infected persons, by coughing. spit
ting and sneezing. The theory has
been that the mucus thrown out by
these acts is filed with the germs of
influenza which find lodgment in
healthy tissues. Experiments seem
to indicate strongly that this theory
is correct, and it is generally ac-
cepted that most other respiratory
diseases are so carried from one to
another
This theory is generally accepted
and is no doubt true. but there is
some doubt as to whether influenza
follows cold. or, that clod is in
reality forerunner of influenza.
Doubtless many cases OF influenza
have developed through the fact that
+, the infected persons believed they
were only afflicted with cold, of
more or less severity, and neglected
to take treatment until il had de
veloped into influenza. with preu-
mo~ia just around the corner. Ex-
periments have been made as to con
traction of the disease and the re-
suit does not fully Justify the theory
outlined above. One hundred men
in the United States navy at Boston
and San Francisco volunteered for
The purpose and submitted to every
possible method of infection with in
huenza germs through the nose and
throat. These men rrsked their
lives for the general good and for
the advancement of science and
vent through IA singuiarly trying
and repulsive ordeal Every one be
ieved that they were being inocu
lated with the dread disease which
has destroyed more lives in America
than the total number OF fatal cas-
ualtics among the American forces
in the war. Their heroism is fully
equal to that displayed some years
corps who exposed themselves in
cuba TO the bites OF mosquitoes to
determine finally whether yellow
fever was transmitted by that in
sect The difference IN the two ex-
pcrim"nts was in the result. In the
case OF the yellow fever experiment
some OF the officers contracted the
disease and one died, thus establish
ing the soundness OF the theory that
the mosquito carried the germs from
injected persons TO healthy ones
while in the case OF the influenza
experiment. not one OF the 100 men
developed any symptoms of the dis
ease
Scientists find in this negative re-
i suit an astounding situation, but
this should not tempt anyone to be
u careless in the matter OF coughing
and sneezine or in exposing himself
20 Infection Ohicals of the public
health service point out that it NAV
nc that the germs of influenza dis
appear as soon as or Immediately af-
re the symptoms appear. as in the
! case of measles, when the germs
i w hich cause the disease are gone
within five or six days after the ap-
pcaranCe OF the rash and the case
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-07
SENTENCE SERMONS.

Enthusiasm is the genius Of sin
Cerity. and no victories are gained
without it.-Bulwer.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-07
EDITORIALETTES.

At least history will profit by the
placing of responsibility for the war.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-07

we don't know whether Mr.. Will
son is getting things his own way
over across the sea but we remem-
Der how things went in this country
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-17
e
THIS!

When first started this ofgan-
ization last fall il was my inten-
ton to give the Seattle public
the biggest and best that the
musical comedy stage affords. l
have carefully been building up
my organizations-each one inn
proving on the other.
Now / have the largest and best
company on the Coast-offering
good. clean plays especially selected
for the patronage of ladies and
children, with plenty of comedy
furnished by two high-priced COM
edians and supported by an excel
lent cast of players.
/ have the largest and most
elegantly costumed chorus in the
West. Levy's Orpheum. as you
know, is the most beautiful theatre
in this city. The finest musical
shows staged in the West in the
most beautiful theatre in the
Northwest, presented at price
within reach of all. THESE ARE
FACTS, AND IF YOU DOUBT
MY WORD. YOU HAVE EYES
SEE FOR YOURSELF.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-29
RUSSIANS READY TO FIGHT
BUT HAVE NO ARMS

PARIS, Mar. &c. - Boris Savin-
koff, acting minister of wal in Ker-
ensky's cabinet, declared that 20O.-
600 Russians are ready to fight
against Bolshevism, but lack arms.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-28
RED CROSS WILL EMPLOY
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE

decision to secure the services of
a public health nurse, the admittance
of Pilot Rock Red Cross as part of the
county chapter, the introduction of ii
new accounting system, and the out
lining of the plans for the year form
ed the chief business at the meeting
of the Umatilla County Red Cross yes
terday afternoon in the library with
delegates present from the Is
branches of the organization and Roy
w. Ritner, county chairman presid-
ing.
The public health nurse, it was de-
cided, will be paid by the Red Cross
and she will be engaged immediteIy
and remain in service until January
l, 1920. The nurse will be a registered
nurse. The Red Cross hopes that by
introducing a public health nurse in
the county, the need for such a nurse
will be demonstrated and the work
carried on. Miss Emma Grittinger,
head of the department of nursing.
who was present at the meeting yes
terday from Seattle. explained the
great need for public health nurse
and urged the chapter to act without
delay.
Pilot Rock, which has for the past
few Years maintained chapter
separate from the Umatila County
chapter, joins the county chapter with
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-28
OF
ITALY NOT TO
ENTER TREATY
by FRED FERGUSON

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, May 2s.-The question OF
.Fiume. other boundary matters ar
fecting Italy will not be included in
the peace treaty which will be handed
Austrian delegates at st. Germain
Friday. IL is learned today. The trea.
ty will not contain detailed provi-
sions owing to the difficulty of appor.
toning Austrla's debt among the ma
tiohs which formerly made up the du-
al monarchy.
The Fiume situation which recent.
ly nearly caused n split in the peace
conference will be reseGved for fu-
ture settlement by the big four. Thus
the allies will be enabled to proceed
and come TO terms with Austria
without danger Of Italy raising last
minute objections, 1t is pointed out.
The big four, sitting with Colonel
House and Andre Tardieu of France.
worked all morning in an effort to
settle the Adriatic problems AS they
affect Italy. The extent of progress
made. If any. is not known.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-28
NO BIDS RECEIVED ON CABBAGE
HILLROAD; WORK READVERTISED
MAY BE DONE BY COMMISSION

Though yesterday was the date for
opening bids on the construction of
2s miles of road between Pendleton
and Kamela no bids were at hand with
the highway commission yesterday
Judge g. II. Marsh, who returned
home this morning. says that so much
western Oregon work Is under way
that contractors had declined to bid
on an Eastern oregon job. Bids on
tho Cabbage hill road will be again
asked for, this time to be opened
June 10. In the event no suitable
bids are received the commission will
do the work itself.
Judge Marsh has information thar
contractors are preparing to bid on
the Echo Rieth road which will be
largely - winter job and hence more
desirable.
Proposals for road work, tho cost
of which is estimated at approxima-
tcly $2.250,O00, were opened by the
state highway commission yesterday
The projects cover Sd miles Of pave
ment, 56 miles of grading and macad-
amizing and six bridges.
The bids were referred to the en-.
gineer for liquidation and recommen-
dation. The awards will be announc-
ed today.
The largest project covered the
paving of the Columbia river high
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-28

way between Cascade Locks tnd Hood
River, distance of 22.3 miles, the es-
innate on which is approximately
100000.
Other principal projects are paving
11.2 miles between Rainier and Clats.
kanie. in Columbia county; grading
and paving rs miles in Douglas, be-
tween Oakland and Wilbur; grading
and paving 9.S miles in Yamhill, be"
tween McMinnvile and Yamhill;
grading 1928 miles in Gillian county,
between Arlington and Morrow coun-
ty line, and grading Cabbage hill in
Umatilla county, 26S miles.
The Slskiyou mountain grade VIII
be paved 16 feet wide, the standard
width, instead OF 12 feet as first pro-
posed. The decision to pave the road
way full width was reached by the
commission. In making the motion
Commissioner Booth said that recent
prices for paving were lower than
those received in April, assuring "A
larger paving fund. He had also
been advised that it was the intention
of the California state highway com
mission to pave the road up the Sac
ramento canyon Is feet wide to n
junction with the Oregon system. As
further inducement to widen the
pavement, oskar Huber the contrac.
tor, reduced his price $4,000,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-28

the stipulation that the Pilot Rock
branch be all territory south Of line
midway between Pendleton and Pilot
Rock, except such parts of territory
as may hereafter be organized The
officers of the new branch are C. u
Miller. president; c. W. PauIus, treas
urer, Miss Verona Eullenxeider, sec
retary. f. B. Casteel home service.
and Mrs. NJ. D. Orange. Junior mem
hership.
Lester Turner. division auditor.
explained the new system of chapter
accounts which places all funds in
the hands of the chapter and Of the
branches Each branch will be given
a revolving fund for expenses The
system will go into effect soon.
Bert Adams. director of Junior
Membership. explained that the work
of the juniors will be to aid the adult
members in bringing relief to the suf-
fering people of the world. He out
lined the plans for the future ana saint
that the responsibility of the Red
Cross has increased rather than de-
creased since the end of the war. Mr..
Adams declared that the efforts OF
the Red Cross will in future be de-
voted to preventing suffering and dis
ease and urged that the members of
the chapter aid in attaining this goal
of the national Red Cross
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-28

not Vet announced whether or not she
VIII resume her position.
Following are the teachers i'm tha
elementary schools who have accept
ed reappointment:
Miss Elva Boone. Miss Lucy Cogfey
Miss Grace Frost, Mrs. Nave n. Ha.
gar, Mrs Paralee HALEY, Miss irene
Hawks, Miss Lura NJ Hendricks, Mrs,
L, Dave Idleman. Mrs Ida Hunter
keane. Miss Neva Lane. Miss MAUD
Maxwell. Mrs. Gertrude Nash, Mrs.
Gwendolen Nelson. Mrs. sara r. Rass-
mussen. Miss Arlie Rounazoin, Miss
Della Rush, Miss Flora shaw A. G.
Thompson, Miss I.enta Wagner Miss
lillian Wattenburger. and Miss sadie
r. Young.
Miss Anna Caldwell, of Roseburg.
Miss Nellie Darr OF Adams. and Miss
tdythe Dnubuer. of Dallas. Oregon
are the three new teachers who have
accepted positions to teach in Pen.
dIetnn grammar schools for the com.
ing year. All have had teaching ex.
perience.
In August the assignment OF grades
will be made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-28
PRESBYTERIANS TO
BUILD BIG CHURCH
ON ALTA STREET

Determination to continue plans
for their new church was made last
evening by the building committee
of the First Presbyterian church, at
a meeting in the offices of DIR. F. f.
Boyden. The body decided TO take
up plans were they were left off by
the declaration OF war, in 1917, and
To open a campaign for crystalliza-
tion of sentiment favoring the new
edifice in the near future.
While specifications for the pro-
posed new home at the corner of AL
la and Willow streets called for a
cost of S32,000 before the war, it is
estimated that the same class of
structure would now cost close to
$4,000. This amount can hardly be
raised before fall, the committee be-
lieves. but holds hope that within six
months ground may be broken. The
church already owns the 100 by 100
foot lot on which the new structure
would rise, has all plans complete
and needs only the money TO COM
pIete the work started before the war.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-28
SUES TO CLEAR
PROPERTY TITLE,
RECENTLY SOLD

Lots /, .. IL and IL, block IL.
Court street property recently sold to
J. J. Hamley by Mrs, Eliza beth Muir
ply, are in litigation in circuit court
for the purpose of quieting title, suit
having been filed today against Eli
zabeth A. Shull and other heirs of tho
estate of \. L. Shull, deceased, to give
ownership in fee simple to the lots to
Mrs Murphy. The action alleges
that the defendants have advanced
claim to title in the property and the
plaintiff prays for settlement by the
court. Raley, Raley and Steiwer and
II. J. Warner reresent the plaintiff
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-28
PARIS STORE PLANS
WIDE IMPROVEMENTS

improvements which will total $4,000
viii be begun in the near future at
the Paris store. according to an
nouncement made today by w. II.
Thomas, the owner.
m The innovations include an entire
new store front. 20 feet deep, with
= large island window in the center.
besides the windows on either side
Of the central case. In the interior
"A French dress room whore all dress
es will he displayed, will be a new fea-
ture. The entire system of cabinets
is to he changed to the newest style
OF cabinets. The walls will also be
refinished.
In connection with the improve
ments, Mr.. Thomas announces that
he il adding silk hosiery. corsets and
an extensive stock of silk underwear
to the lines he now carries, and to
make room for the new goods n
cleanup sale will begin tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-28
POSz zSFUSE SURRENDER OF KAISER SUGGEST RECIPROCAL TRIALS
TANGLED ROMANCE
IS TOLD IN WILL

| Romance such as only travelling
man can have. is written in and be-
1 tween the lines Of will and codici
iexecuted by Edgar G. Smith. travel
/ ing salesman of Sioux Falls, s. D., re-
ceived by County Clerk X. r. Brown
today. Both documents are ultra
conventional. in nature of bequest and
in directions.
Miss Jean Annette Welker, princi-
pal of Irving school. Sioux Falls. was
at the time the will was executed, the
apple of his eye. To her ne decreeG,
all his worldly goods should be given.
With this known to her, he figured
that their engagement would be
simple matter.
The school teacher. however. must
have been disappointing, for in the
codicil. Smith provided that only on
condition of their being actually en-
gagged at the time of his death should
she be sole heir and executrix. In
event they were not engaged the es-
tate should go to his married sister in
The SAVIOR of romance in the will
is heightened by two verses of poetry
from Borton BraiIey's "Antiinortem'' I
which he asks be used as directions in
his cremation. I'm case there should /
be an ordinary burial" the document
reads, II wish it done as quietly and /
sheaply as possible"
No request to enter the will in pro- +
bate nor other details of the deatfr
accompanied the will and codicil,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-28
!. p. DEFOUR BACK
AFTER FIGHTING
IN FRENCH ARMY

For France ami Freedom J. u.
Defour. wool buyer, Ecft the Sc
curity of the United States in
1911. lie is now back after five
years absence and is once more
covering this territory for his
house. the Lafayette Worsted
Mil Co. But he is not quite the
same as when he left Pendlcton
i'm the summer of the wars first
year.
For two years Defour was
soldier in the French army in
Flanders and Inc was severely
wounded at the battle of Cham
paanc. in which battle, by the
way, Lou Casteel of Ukiah. n ma
rinc, was killed. Following the
hattie Defour was .n French
hospital for nine months. having
received his discharge but re-
cent? He lost his left eye and
suffered other injuries.
During his pre-war experiences
aS n wool buyer in the west. MIR.
Defour was highly esteemed by
all who knew him and there is
rejoicing over his return.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-28
NEW FIRM OPENS
AVERY AGENCY HERE

new machinery and tractor firm
In the city is the Avery Company of
Pendieton, formed here today. which
will handle Avery threshing machin-
cry and Avery tractors. offices were
opened today in the basement of the
American National bank building
F. f. Ranney. Of StanfieId. will be
in charge of the business, while Clar-
ence L Miller salesman for the Hod-
SON n-Feenaughty Co. distributors Of
the Avery line. will be in Pendletoi
from time to time
This is the first time that the Ay,
cry agency has been introduced in
the city The Avery tractor is espe-
cially well known in the east and ii,
Canada. and some are already in use
in Umatilla county. The tractor car
ried off honors at the WaIIa walIa
tractor show.