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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-21
EAST ORECONIAN SPECIAL
NEWS OF UMATILLA co.

/ ME Albon. He will have the place
very much improved at once and will
occupy it when he and his family
visit this place.
Sidney Archer has purchased the
20 acre ranch from u. II. Evans about
two miles from town and has moved
10 il. Mr.. and Mrs Evans have gone
To california TO reside.
Mrs, Voss Fulford and daughter
Edith. are visiting friends in Walla
Walla.
Mr.. Handy went to Milton last
week and on his return he was accom-
panied by his wife. They are domi-
ciled in ther newly acquired residence
u, Barbara street.
Work ON the new auto building is
near completion. The new machin-
cry win arrive this week and when il
is installed Richards and Martin will
have one of the finest and most up-
toaate auto machine shop in eastern
Oregon. The. building is zoe feet
square and is fire proof. This is the
largest garage Cground floor space)
between Portland and Pendleton.
The ranchers In -th's vicinity are
busy cutting thu SECOND crop of alfal-
ia which is ms good and in some places
much better than the first cutting.
Jessie Richards. Mrs Richards wife
and daughter. I3essies are spending a
few days at Hidaway springs.
c. w. Connor is now harvesting his
second crop of Strawberries. They
are extremely large and of q very
fine flavor. He viii have berries un-.
till the middle of October,
Don Pruitt was an out of town Wis
itor Wednesday.
Mrs. Loren kennison and daugh-
ter. Stella, returned Sunday from a
several weeks stay in Portland.
/ DR.. Henry Waldo Coe returned to
his home in Portland Sunday after a
4 two weeks stay here He will be
hack in a short time TO look after his
ranch and other business Interests
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-21
Old Ranger Joins Men
Fighting Big Creek Fire
tEast oreeonian Special, }

. IfKTAH, Iuh 2i-Thc Big Crcek
fire is still raging, hut Mr. jones OF
Baker, an old ranger has arrived "a
assis, Mr. Mcintosh. The two. eN-
pericnced rangers are now working
in two divisions, and feel tha, il they
can get more help soon that they can
control the fire Twelve or fifteen
more men are wanted at once. Fire
fighters are paid $500 per DAY with
board.
c. $. Marr cf Range was in town
Friday on business
Nate Raines Of Pendleton was in
town Friday
Tuesday was another very warm
day at Utiah: al Il. l.. Thrashers, at
Dale. the mercury run up To los and
at William Allisons at oriental. it
went to 100.
J. II. Constants now gets fresh
bakers bread every day, which is a
great help TO the weary housewives
OF Jkiah on these warm DAYS.
The library books have arrived and
vial be kept by Mrs. w. W. Caviness
at the home OF Charley Welch, while
Mrs. Caviness is here. but when she
returns to Pendlcton Sept. /. the books
viii be turned over to some one else.
Mrs. ]. II. Iauranee and son Irwin
returned from Pendteton Wednesday
evening after visiting a week there.
Hugh Mcintosh, ranger. returned
Thursday morning to the scene of the
fire on Big creek. with more men and
provisions and Mrs. Mcintosh is there
cooking for the fire fighters.
Miss Vest Kirk, who has been in
Pendleton for more than a year. re-
turned home Wednesday evening for
an indefinite visit with her father j.
d. Kirk, and family
After riding several days after
beef cattle on the John Day river.
Clyde Helmick returned home Fri
day evening.
Mrs. Mettie, Mrs Chapman, Miss
Agnes Mettie, and Miss Mary Loomis
were in town a short time Friday.
A fire broke out on the ranch of
Mrs. Hector near Ritter several DAYS
ago, burning fences and timber and
destroying her hay crop. and also
burning the homestead house and
barn of her brother Mr.. Rosenbaum,
who lived joining her. according to
telephone messages from near there.
Later reports say the fire is now UNI
der control.
One hundred and thirty fine head
of beef cattle. BELONGING to Hank
Blackwell and Fred Mulkey and 100
head belonging to Al Porter and son,
passed through town Thursday en-
route to Pilot Rock for shipment.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Grin Gibbs We're in
town Friday shopping.
Many of the farmers are cutting
lay but the yield is very light
After a few extremely warm days.
Thursday night was cold with ice
freezing as thick as window pane.
Ray and Cecil Martin left Saturday
for Big Creek TO help fight fire.
Frank Chapman. wife and children
of Butter Creek. are visiting this week
OF the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fl,
BIettf@
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-21

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DER such conaltloi's aiSo as WIZ
leqna' opportuil'ieS w 'i'e N"' GU
commerce OF other members u 'ie
League Ihese PROVISIONS shouiu q
tectiVeiy preciude lne possioiii's ~
such scandals as the hissofS oh 'iie
Congo state alioras'
international Stewardship
Other territories, such as Southwest
Africa and certain of the South Paci-
ffc Islands which are contiguous to or
Eanized' and civilized powers of the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-21
THE, COLONIAL MANDATES

General Smuts, in December last,
published 4 little brochure. which he
called THE League of Nations; a
Practical Suggestion In it. he out
lined his project of a league, which
has been very closely followed in the
Covenant which has been adopted by
the Peace Conference in Paris. Gen
eral SHUTS pointed out that one of the
first results of the war would be the
removal of existing soveteignties over
the colonial empire of Germany and
the nations heretofore under Ottoman
rule, and the establishment of a group
of new and untried states in Europe.
With results to the colonies, he in
sisted that none of these territories
should be annexed by any of the vic
torious powers; that in their future
government any external authority,
control or administration which might
be necessary because of their imper-
fectly developed civilization should
Exclusively be vested in and exercised
by or ON behalf of the League of Ma
tions. He pointed out that wherever
in the past joint international admins
tration had been applied to territories
or peoples, it had been found wanting;
that the only successful administration
of colonies or dependencies was that
which had been carried out under the
direction of one state with sufficient
experience for the purpose. He advo-
catedcated. that territories coming I'M
der the Jurisdiction of the Leabue by
nominating a particular state to act
for and on behalf of the League in the
matter, and thai wherever possible,
this agent or mandatory of the League
should be nominated or approved by
the people of the territory in question,
the. degree OF authority. control or
administration to be exercised by the
mandatory state to be in each case
laid down by the league in a special
act or charter.
Britain's Colonial Empire's
During the war different powers OF
the Alliance came into the possession
of various territories or colonies, and,
at the time of the opening of the Peace
some of them gave evil
dence of a strong desire to continue
such possession for their own benefit
On the other hand, Great Britain dis
played very strong disinclination to
expose herself to the charge of having
waged war to extend her colonial en-
pire.' General SHUTS proposal fur
nished solution of both of these diff
ficuIties, and the principles advocated
by him We're closely followed in Article
XIX of the original Covenant of Paris.
Great objection to it, however. was
in some American quarters,
upon the ground that the League
might require a nation-ours, for in
it's consent, and even
against its will, to undertake the ad-
of some. far distant
The apprehension was not /
warranted by the languages of the
Covenant, but the revised Covenant
las removed any possible basis for it,
~ expressly limiting the selection of
of the League to those 9
tates who are willing to accept. =
The history of German colonization
g one of the exploitation of mibar-
larous peoples for the benefit of Ger |
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-21

many without the slightest regard to
the welfare or interests of the peoples
she ruled over. 1t is, therefore. un-
thinkable that any of the African or
Austfalasian possessions of Germany
should be restored to her, nor is it
conceivable that the Allied Powers
should return to the rule of the un-
speakable Turk any of those regions
which have been freed from Ottoman
tyranny
Not Ready For Self-Governments
The African colonies are. and for
many years will be- incapable of gov
erning themselves. Such regions as
Mesopotamia, Syria and Armenia are
occupied by peoples unaccustomed 10
self government, and incapable, at the
present time, of being entrusted with
complete political autonomy. While
each of these countries was occupied
by the army of one of the Allied
Powers, yet, in a general sense, their
possession was the result of the COM
bined effort of the Allies. and no one
power is warranted in claiming the
right or should be charged with the
duty of continued occupation and sole
responsibility for the government of
such regions. The suggestion of Cen
era1 SHUTS was followed by the Peace
Conference as affording just solution
of a difficult problem.
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-21
YANKS WINNERS OF
MATRIMONIAL RACE

PARdS. t(RN Mail. l-Just who won
the was is still a live question of de-
bate, but there is no argument as to
which nations warriors come off best
in matromonial contests in France.
The YanSs won,
a typical example of how complete
ly the American doughboys in France
outclassed their British. Belgium and
other rivals is furnished by the mar
riage bureau of La Rochelle. a small
seaport down on the coast between
Bordeaux and st. Nazarre.
The Americans started with a severe
handicap. The other Allies had had
three years and more to entice away
the girls of La Rochelle before the
doughboys had even learned to say
Bon josIr.''
But the figures tell best the story
of ultimate triumph. A total of sixty
three girls of the seaport town mar
ried foreign soldiers during the course
of the war Twenty three of them
were won by Americans. Belgium
came in second best, carrying off nine
teen brides.
Other armies were represented in
the following proportions: Italians,
five: English. three; Swiss, three;
Russians, three; Spanish, two: Danes,
one; Poland, Greece. Cuba and Tur-
key each scored one.~
Throughout France the story of La
Rochelle was repeated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-21
THE LEAGUE COVENANT

THE AUTHORS OF THESE ARTICLES:
William HI. Taft, ex-President of the United States
George w. Wckersham, formerly U. S. Atty. General
A. Lawrence LOWELL President Harvard University.
Henry w. Taft, of the New York Bar.
THE PURPOSE:
To discuss and make clear the various articles of the
Paris Covenant for League of Nations, awaiting
ratification by the United States Senate.
TOday's Letter Takes Up
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-21
Two Tracts of Land Are
Purchased at Stanfield

(East Oregonian Specially
STANFIELD.' July 21.-Drf H. wv.
Gee purchased The two acre tract ad-
joining Camp One from Miss Jen-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-21

/ The iron age gallery of the Brit
lish Musen1n in now reapened. Some
specimens of war bread would rem
der it cs5napleteA 4
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-26
HOUSE KILLS MOVIE BILL

there being practically no discussion
in the Senate and very little in the
House, outside of the Sunday permit
measure.
The workmans' compensation bill
Is. 81 which came to the House
with a favorable report this evening
was recommitted upon motion of Mr..
Dwinell of Newport City, who said
that several people had asked to be
heard on this measure. H. 305 pro-
hibiting the commitment of Deepen
dent children to the Vermont Indus
trial school was ordered to lie.
It was also thought best to hold
over H. 307 allowing the board of
control to discontinue insurance on
state property at their discretion and
creating a sinking fund from which
the state would carry it's own insur-
ance This appeared rather a radical
change to some, and the measure was
ordered to lie in order that it might
be studied.
Mr.. Cudworth of Londonderry in
terrogated the general committee as
to what established a guaranty" as
the term is used in H. 314 providing
for the marking of net quantity of
food in containers or packages. The
bill reads that retailer shall not be
prosecuted under the act, if he is
able to establish guaranty. AL
though both Mr.. Child of Weybridge
and Mr.. Tracy Of Johnson expressed
their opinions on the meaning of the
term, Mr.. Cudworth was not satisfied
and on motion Of Mr.. Dyer of Sails
bury, the bill was ordered to lie and
be placed at the end of the calendar
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the people in all stations of life,
some prominent as publicists and
thinkers and many more unknown
outside of their home communities.
Such a general appeal to Americans
is of value in showing the true SEN
timent of the public on this import
ant subject. Evidently no appeal was
made to politicians but to the bust
ness and professional men and some
of the women of the country. The
opinions of So persons were publish
ed in the Sunday issue, taken the ed
itor says out of the general mass of
replies without regard to their at
titude on the question. Of the So
opinions only three were in opposition
to the league and, strange as it may
seem, two of these were from women.
Quite large proportion of the fav-
orable replies were from persons de-
claring themselves Republicans.
Some Of the writers advocated chang
es to the present draft to make it
more clear and forceful while others
thought the present draft safe and
desirable.
The consensus of opinion seemed to
be that a league of nations is nee
essity; that it is in sense a par
tisan question but an international
question before the whole American
people and should be decided on ma
tional rather than partisan lines; that
league to settle international differ
ences by reason and justice would be
the only durable result of our victory
over Germany; that to refuse to enter
such a league would be siding with
Germany in maintaining that war is a
| biological necessity; that while some
sacrifices by America will be neces-
sary they are small compared with
the advantages she will gain by enter
ing the league; and that there can be
no permanent peace or liberty for OPP
pressed nations without league OF
nations and no league of nations
without the United States.
The most significant thing is the
embodiment Of high and honorable
ideal for America that appeals to the
great majority Of American citizens
It is an appeal to honor and con
science much more powerful thar
any call of partisanship and is SURE
to beat down party lines if any poll
tical organization should attempt t.
oppose it as party. We hope poll
tical leaders will recognize thes'
truths and unite as nation IN thu
:: accomplishment of a national tasl
that will give America leadership II
establishing international peace ant
justice in the world.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-26
PARIS COUNCIL OF FOUR

dangers in the enemy countries and
perhaps elsewhere.
The council of 10 consists Of Presi-
ident Wilson and the prime ministers
of France, Great Britain, Italy and
Japan, with Secretary Lansing and
the foreign ministers of the four 9TH
er powers.
The intensive efforts made today to
harmonic the differences on ques-
tions that have been delaying the
settlement of peace have given some
slight hope of those engaged. 1t
would not be surprising if it should
come out that at the session of the
'big FOUR and the later meeting of
the council of 10 President Wilson in
dioated forcefully his impatience over
the delay and called for we1l-defned
|'conclusions.
The hope is based partly on the
rather favorable reception given to a
proposal that the additional guaran-
tees, demanded by France for securi-
ty against future German aggres-
sions, shall be furnished by making
the Rhine provinces a non military
zone in which no German fortified
places or troops be maintained. This
would leave the Rhenish provinces in
German possession-a situation
against which France has protested
vehemently, and only abated her in
sistence when convinced by President
Wilson and Premier Lloyd George
that the United States and Great
Britain would never consent to the
creation of separate buffer state, in
dependent Of Germany.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-26

for yesterday
At the opening of the session of
the House, Mr.. Davis Of Dover in
troduced a resolution which was ad
opted, expressing deep regret at the
news Of the death of James A. Dex-
ter, representative from Wardsboro,
expressing sorrow at his loss and ap
probation of his faithful services ana
extending to Mr.. Dexter's family sin
cere sympathy in their bereavement.
In the Senate Monday on motion of
Senator Villas H. 256, providing for
the preparation and publication of a
suitable history and memorial of Ven
mont's part in the war, was ordered
to lie and be placed at the end of the
calendar for Tuesday. 1t is under
stood that Senator Villas will intro
duce- an amendment to this measure,
placing the preparation of the his
tory in the hands of a commission
which shall have the authority to
select a historian to do this work.
This is more nearly like the provis-
ions of the original bill, before it
was amended in the House, so that
the compiling of the history would be
left in the hands of the secretary of
civil and military affairs.
Debate on H. 312, the Sunday per-
NIT measure, was sharp and interest
ing. When the measure came up, the
Rev. Mr.. Hills, the gentleman from
Chittenden, moved that it be ordered
to lie This motion was rejected by
a vote of 27 to 121. Mr.. Hills ther
vigorously opposed the measure. Mr.
CudWorth of Londonderry read two
kilograms from Rutland, the first
from the Rev. Joseph Reynolds, rec
tor of Trinity church, and the sec
| ond the Rutland Clerical club, oppos
ing the bill as "ungodly and detri
mental to the welfare of Vermont.
| Mr.. Wilson of Rutland city favored
the measure, saying that he did no
think it any worse for a person to 81
in and buy ice cream cones on Sun
| day than it was for him or anybod.
else to have ice cream sent up to hi
home for Sunday dinner. It was tn
same principle.
Mr.. Tracy of Johnson said the pur
pose of the bill was to legalize thing
which were already existing, an
which had been forced by the popula
will, and that since people could no
| be kept from doing them, is wa
thought better to make them lega
and not try to keep on the statut
books laws which could not be en-
iforced.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-26
GEORGE P. MOORE

branches of business at the time OF
his death.
On March IS, 1864, he marlEd Har-
riett Jane Gilkerson, and to them
were born three children: two sons,
Ellis Walker, who has been assoclat-
ed with his father in business for the
past few years, George Henry, OF
Waban, Mass, two daughters, Nellie
May, who died at seven years of age,
and Hattie Eliza. Mrs. Moore died
about three years ago.
George P. Moore was an active,
loyal citizen of st. Johnsbury, always
l, prompt to do his part in municipal
life and help forward the progress
and prosperity of the place. He was
trustee of the village for two years
/ was instrumental in the organization
of a Board of Trade and one OF
its directors for three years. He Is
an Odd Fellow for many years anG
charter memberof Chamberlin Post
| G. A. r. He was Republican in pol
itics and cast his first vote for Abra
ham Lincoln. For over half a centur,
he was active in the business life o.
st. Johnsbury and in his passing thu
village loses one of its esteemed AM
influential citizens.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-26
IN FLANDERS FIELDS.
New York Herald).

Last night, as | lay a-sleeping, a Wis
ion came to me,
saw the field of Flanders where
many crosses be;
The moon shone white above them
the crimson peoples slept,
While a host of mourning mothers
beside them, kneeling, wept
I seemed to feel the sorrows Of al
the stricken race,
And the woe of all the nations
seemed gathered in this place.
My soul grew sick with horror, the
moon in darkness fled;
I stood alone at midnight in the val
ley Of the dead.
Then suddenly the vision changed
moon shone white again,
A hill rose high before me instead Of
Flanders plain.
I saw the hill of Calvary, where the
Man of Sorrows died,
And the sons of all the nations with
Christ were crucified.
Instead of many crosses that marked
shell-torn plain
A mighty emblem lowered, on which
the Christ was slain.
Again the moon in darkness fled be-
fore my stricken sight.
I stood alone in Flanders field in the
horror of the night.
Then once again the vision changed
again I seemed to see
The dreary field of Flanders, where
many crosses be,
But gone were mounds and crosses
the peoples crimson glow,
And 10, there stood before me white
knights with face aglow,
And all the field of Flanders with
lilies blossomed white
And Cali your sons with Christ have
risen" was waited through the
night,
"Your sons with Christ were cruel
fed, but with Him one again
Bring peace on earth, good will tc
men, from Flanders field Of
pain
Louise Franklin Miner
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-26
FIRST UNIT OF 18TH

lines, Grand Port, Chemin DIES Danes,
Feb. %; German raid, Chavig1ron,
Chenin DIES Danes, Feb. %; Ger
man gas bombardment, PargnyFia-
lin, Chavgnon, Chemin DIES Danes,
March 1917; German attack, Bots
Brute, near Apremont, Toul (Boucq)
sector April 10, II, IS; German raid,
Seicheprey, Toul (Boucq) sector
April 20-21; German raid, Humbert
Plantation, Toul (Boucq) sector, May
27; raid on enemy lines, Richecourt,
Toul (Boucq) sector, May 80; Ger
man raid, Xivray- Marvoisin, Toul
(Boucq) sector, June Is; attack on
enemy lines, Bots d'Haumont, Nep-
tune sector, north of Verdun, Oct.
16.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-26
CHARGED WITH STEALING

BURLINGTON, Mar. 24-Leonard
Quin, 16 years old, who claims his
home is in Shelburne, was arrested
today as he was about to board a
train for Shelburne, charged with
stealing silk socks from Joseph Ker-
schner, who conducts a tailoring
shop. Quinn is said to have admit
ted taking the socks, and another
pair last week.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-26

cation apparently brings to focus
bitter controversy between Italy and
the new Jugo-Slav state over the dis
position Of land along the Addiatic,
formerly belonging to Austria- Hun
gary.
Italians decision was reached at a
full meeting of the delegation presid-
ed over by Premier Orlando, and it
was Immediately communicated to
powers. Col. House of the American
Mission, promised Orlando to
present within few days the pro-
ject concerning italian Jugo-Slav
frontier, which he hopes will settle
the dispute satisfactorily.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-26
In Favor of the League

The Brattleboro Reformer lines up
with one of the timeliest comments
on the League Of Nations we've seen
yet:
In the Sunday New York World
was a page of opinions of Americans
on league of nations. These opin-
ions were written in response to ar
invitation by the World for such an
expression. The World says it asked