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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-10-24

In western communities more than
in older settled communities of the
east populations seem to be in state
lof flux. Few residents of place seem
to be stably established. They are
constantly shifting from one place to
lanother. Within the period of decade
almost the entire personnel of a town
Twill have changed. 1t may be a sur
Ivival of the spirit Of unrest and change
that has for years stimulated the
movement of population westward,
and keeps urging men to move too and
fro after reaching the extreme west.
AS a chronicler of men and things on
1.-THE coast for over forty years we have
had occasion to note this disposition
on the part of the people who appar-
emily seem comfortably situated to
suddenly pull up and start out in
search of the end of the rainbow. Few
lseem permanently fixed in one place
land perfectly satisfied with their sur
lroundings. OF course it is the natural
disposition of man to better his condi-
| ton, and it is a common weakness to
believe that the grass is just a little
lgreener on the other side of the di-
wide. 1t is a case of distance lending
lenchantment, and when one becomes
| obsessed with the idea that there is a
better chance elsewhere than where
one happens to be living at the time
the idea strikes, it is pull up stakes,
,sever all old connections and friend
ships and move on to commence life
over in a new field. Usually the dream
of betterment is not realized but that
does not discourage others from doing
likewise.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-10-24

Joe Stoddard has sold the Big Bend
Empire. published at Waterville, to w.
H. Totten. Mr.. Stoddard broke into the
newspaper business at Bridgeport d
number of years ago and eventually
switched his activities to Waterville, a
larger and better field. He made the
Empire first class weekly paper, but
decided finally that there was more
money with less work and worry in
other branches of business and has
taken up the automobile line, at which
he will make a success, for Mr.. Stod-
dard is a good mixer and a genial gen
tleman. In the auto game, or any en-
deavor that he may embark in, Mr.,
Stoddard has the best wishes of the
Gazette. The ne wpublisher Of the En-
pnre is an experienced newspaper pub
Usher and he will keep the Empire
up to the high standard that it has
reached under Mr.. Stoddard's manage
ment. The Empire is splendid news
paper property, as newspapers cover
ing small towns go. 1t is one of the
oldest country weeklies in eastern
Washington. The Empire was estab-
lished by Lucian Kellogg 81 years ago
and looking backon the event it seems
longer time than the figures given
indicate. Mr.. Kellogg is one of the old
est newspaper men in the state, al
though for a number Of years he has
been out of the business. With Charlie
Hopkins he established the Colfax Ga
zette in early territorial days. When
he left the Gazette Mr.. Kellog started
paper in Cheney just about the time
the Northern Pacific reached that
town. At that time Cheney was the
livliest town in Eastern Washington.
1t was the county seat of Spokane
county, an enormous territory that
extended from the Columbia river to
the Idaho line. We have never seen a
livlier small town than was Cheney in
the late fall of 1882, excepting Spo-
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-10-24
WORTHY ORGANIZATION

The American Legion, a national or
ganization of American veterans OF
the world war, is one that should ap-
peal to and secure for membership
ey cry soldier and sailor who was en-
rolled in the American army or navy
during those strenuous times. The
American Legion is founded upon the
same principles as those of the Grand
army of the Republic, the Civil war
veteran organization, the ranks of
which are being rapidly depicted as
the members answer the last roll call
With a strong organization of the
American Legion there can be no fear
of Americanism dying OUT in this
country, for it is founded upon loyalty
to country and the upholding of law
and order. The following preamble of
the constitution of the American Lee
gion as adopted at st. Louis when tie
organization was perfected should ap
peal to ever red blooded American in
the land:
For God and Country we associate
ourselves together for the following
purposes: To uphold and defend the
Constitution of the United States of
America; to maintain law and order;
to foster and perpetuate a one hun
dred per cent, Americanism; to pre-
serve the memories and incidents of
our association in the Great War; to
inculcate sense of individual obliga-
ton to the community, state and ma
ton; to combat the autocracy Of both
the classes and the masses; to make
right the master of might; to promote
peace and good will on earth; to safe
guard and transmit to posterity the
principles of justice, freedom and
democracy; to consecrate and sanctify
our comradeship by our devotion to
mutual helpfulness."
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-10-24

| kane Falls just after word had gone
the Occur d'Alenes. The building OF
1.-THE Great Northern was opening up
a new land of promise. Thousands OF
lacres of rich virgin soil was inviting
| the homesteader and homeseeker The
tide of immigration was about setting
lin in 1882 and most of those looking for
land followed the railroad to Cheney.
About every line of business was rep
Presented in that hastily and rawly
built town, and it resembled human
bee hive. There were two papers at
ICheney, and both of them were doing
lall the business they could handle.
Mr.. Kellog's paper was away out in
the woods, and he had most eXaulted
Idea of the value Of the plant. that
consisted of hand press and a few
fonts of type. 1t was not long, however
before Spokane Falls overshadowed
'Cheney, business fell away at that
place and Mr.. Kellogg finally dispos-
ed of his paper, which was moved to
Spokane in the end. conducted as a
weekly for short time and at last
gave up the ghost From Cheney Mr..
Kellogg invaded the Waterville field,
and a mighty limited field it was when
he issued the first number of the Big
Bend Empire. After some years Mr.
Kellogg sold the plant and tried his
luck for some time on the coast, but
eventually he returned to eastern
Washington, settling down on an orch
lard tract at Wenatchee in the end,
where he is now living, and we trus'
'enjoying some of the comforts of life
in his declining years. All of this an
|cient history is mentioned to garnisr
ia statement of fact that can be BRIEFLY
|set out, and that is that the Watervill-
Empire is and has always been very
desirable property. 1t has passed
through several hands since it first
saw light, and every owner has done
well when that owner has given his
best service to the business. We trust
Mr. Totten, the new owner, will find
it fortunate investment, and we eX-
tend a hearty welcome to him as he
enters the journalistic work in the
Fifth congressional district.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-10-24

vantage to the air service in proving
the endurance and skill of the flyers,
and demonstrating the speed in which
so long a voyage can be made, just as
much benefit would have been derived
from the event had the various legs of
the journey been made with modera-
ton, in which case. in all probability
there would have been no fatal acct
dents, or at least not as many as did
occur. 1t was the eagerness on the part
of the contestants to make a record,
no doubt, that was largely responsible
for most of the fatalities, if not all of
them. But the misfortunes of some
will not deter others from rushing
headlong into dangerous adventure. 1t
is the fearlessness of man, the spirit
of emulation, the desire to do a little
better what men have already done, an
eagerness to establish a new record
in fields of endeavor that is the urge
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-10-24

The Literary Digest comes to its
subscribers this week in unique form
that is unique as to the letter press.
Instead of the contents being printed
from type the columns are reproduc-
ton Of typewriter copy, exactly SIM
liar to what is turned off from type
writer, with broken and irregular end
of lines on the right side of the col
umn. This is an experiment in maya
zine publication made necessary by a
strike among printers in New York.
The conditions leading up to this ex-
pertinent was an inexcusable strike on
the part of the printers, so ineXcusable
that it is denounced by the Inter-
national Typographical Union. This
new method of producing maya
zine is rather hard on the eyes and
will not appeal to the reading public
but it Is a remarkable substitute for
type set lines and will be improved
upon until the new type of printing
will be in every respect as acceptable
as the old style, thus eliminating the
most expensive item that enters into
striking printers may have eliminated
their source of income. They may
laugh in derision at the result of the
first effort in the introduction of the
new method of reproducing typewrit
ten copy, which is done by a system
of photography, but bright minds are
concentrated on the method and there
is no telling what the results may yet
be in the revolutionizing of printing.
We we'll remember how. old time
printers spoke with contempt of the
type setting machine when it was fire.
introduced. We of the stick and rule
nursed the illusion that no machine
could ever be invented to take the
place of the nimble fingers in properly
marshaling lines Of type. We predicted
failure but lived to see the impossible
accomplished. The typesetting machine
was steadily improved until today
hand setting of type is lost art. On
newspapers where formerly 80 to 100
men bent over the cases jerking anti
mony, from two or three to score OF
perfect machines do the same work
and do it better. The occupation OF
hundreds of printers was gone, and
the scenes of the old composing rooms
are now but memory, and in few
years will be entirely forgotten. May
not this new departure prove to be an
other inroad into the mechanical de-
partment Of the printing business
The printing trade will watch the de-
development of this new process with
vast amount of interest, for If per-
fected it is going to work grea,
change in the business.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-10-24

Seven lives, seven valuable and use
full lives, were sacrificed in the cross
continent .aeroplane flight staged last
week. A large number of aviators par
ticipated in that contest to set a record
through the painless air between an
aviation field near New York city and
San Francisco flocks of planes start
ing about the same time from both
ends of the course. The fact was estab-
lished that the flight can be made, and
made in an increditable short space of
time, but that was an expected result
of the adventure. What has been ac-
complished by these pioneers of cross
continent flying will be accomplished
again and again in the near future,
and in time will become a common oc-
currance. Speed was the supreme test
of the airmen in this instance, and the
result hardly seems commensurate
with the cost in human life. So far as
the enterprise contributed to any ad-
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-10-24

| 1t would seem that mystery has
attached as to the condition of Presi-
detn Wilson from the time he suddenly
Cancelled his speaking engagements
Iup to the present date. 1t was first
Igiven out that the president was suf-
lfering from a nervous breakdown, but
since then his condition has been kept
from the public, and all information
from his bedside has been guarded
|aroused the gravest apprehensions.
Specialists of national reputation have
been called into consultation. The
daily bulletins from the sick room
have been brief, vague, unsatisfactory
land disconcerting. While his physic-
ians from the first have declared that
Ehe president was not really i'll, or at
lleast seriously sick, regular reports
ISSUED by his attending doctors an
|nounce him improving If he was not
sick at the beginning then these daily
reports of improvement were wholly
unnecessary. And if there were no ap-
lprehension on the Part of the attend
calling in specialists. This secrecy and
evasion has been responsible for all
kinds of rumors as to the presidents
lactual condition, creating fears that he
| is much sicker man than the doctors
are willing to admit. If the president
| is in no danger why this mystification
If he is, why keep up this evasion?
The public sincerely trusts that the
presidents indisposition is but slight
and means only temporary confine-
ment, but this attitude of his attend
ants would tend to create feeling of
doubt, apprehension and uneasiness
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-10-24

Now the coal miners of the country
threaten to strike and close down all
the coal mines. Such an action would
De a calamity just on the eve of cold
weather, as it means the suffering of
millions OF innocent people. Strikes
are called on any or no pretext with
out regard to interests of the general
public. These strikes are usually fo.
mented by agitators who would be
out of a job if industrial peace was
once permanently established.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-10-24

Lieut.. B. w. Maynard won the endu-
rance flying contest across the con-
tlnent from New York to San Fran
cisco and return. His flying time on
the return trip was "a hours. As min.
utes and seconds.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-17
is Worth more
Than $4,000 TO
HIM, SAYS WILSON
Had Tried for Fifteen Years
to Find Right Medicine
TanIac Restores Him.

~ wouldn't take ten thousand
dollars in cold cash, for the good
Tanlac has done me-" said Richard
Wilson, one of the most prominent
men in Peoria. Mr.. Wilson's home
is on Trip Ave, Route No. z
II have spent thousands of dol
lars in the last fifteen years trying
to get some relief from rheuna-
tism," continued Mr.. Wilson, sand
few bottles Nof Tanlac has done
me more good than everything else
have tried put together. I viii
not attempt to tell you how / SUI
fered during those fifteen years,
for you would simply have to 60
through a seige Of suffering from
rheumatism as / did before you
could understand it. I have often
heard people say, when speaking Of
what they had undergone, that they
almost suffered death, and that
comes nearer expressing my miser-
les than anything / could think Of
saying. j had rheumatism worse in
my legs than anywhere else, and it
affected my leaders and muscles
in my legs so much that there we're
times when / could hardly walk at
all. / have always led a very active
life, and the condition / was in was
very discouraging and depressing to
me. / was willing to spend every
dollar / had to get relief, for my
health was worth more to me than
all my money.
ga friend of mine came to see
me one day and said he had just
started taking Tanlac and that it
was doing him lots of good, and adj
vised me to give it a trial. AS
said few minutes ago, was will
ing and ready to try anything that
might bring nue. relief, so / bought
some Tanlac and began taking It
right away. Well, sir, it is simply
marvellous the way that rheumatism
began to ease up in a short while
after began taking Tanlac. The
muscles and leaders of my legs be-
gan to timber up, and I could Just
feel my strength coming back. not
only in my legs but my whole body.
and the more Tanlac took the
stronger / got. was actually sun
prised at the way Tanlac was help
ing me, and I just kept on taking
it until now / am entirely fres
from those terrible pains and it
seems that my rheumatism has dis
appeared altogether. / can walk
as well now as / ever did in ny
life, and feel better and stronger
in every-way than I ever thought
] would feel again. ! want to pass
the good word along to Others who
suffer as did, and tell them that
Tanlac will help them as it did me.
Tanlac is sold in Omaha by all
Sherman g. Mcconnell Drug Com
pany's stores, Harvard Pharmacy
and West End Pharmacy under the
personal direction Of a special Tan
lac representative. Also Forrest
and Meany Drug Company in South
Omaha and the leading druggist IN
each city and town throughout -
state Of Nebraska,-AdY,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-17

amplihed territories to be born of
the peace conference. Here are the
strong individual essences of the
great worlds congress-these cries
of the little peoples for freedom and
land.
Then, all this being done, there is
the telephone which can reach out
for the last scraps of the days news
grist-to certain friendly army Off
GERS who know a thing or two or to
this and that bureau under the wide
spread of the American Commission
to Negotiate Peace.
Finally, when all Paris is glowing
light and the theater-bound taxis
are pursuing their nightly raids on
life and limb, but one thing remains
sec Foster once morel Maybe a
king has called on the president.
J "But," you objeet-you, dear read
er, with your ideal picture of hand
some peace table with massy legs
carved into lions heads at the cast
ors-"but Van Bibber has not seen
the peace conference. 1t has not even
commenced"
"Oh yes, it has commenced; it
commenced before Mr.. Wilson step
ped ashore at Brest last month. And
friend Van Bibber on this hypotheti-
cal day has seen about as much of
the conference as he's ever likely to
seep
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-17
WAYNE Normal Notes.

President Conn and Professor Britell
spoke at the memorial service of Roy
Reed at the Methodist church at Winslde
Sunday afternoon President Conn review
ed in the service OF the young men Of the
Normal as soldiers. Over 900 enlisted, OF
whom four are known to have lost their
lives. A few others are either reported as
missing or have not yet been heard from.
The four who gave the last fun meas
ure OF devotion are; Tony Bastian, Ray
mond Laune, Irwin Lyons and Roy c.
Reed. The last named young man is the
only graduate Of the school. 80 far as
known, who passed away while in SER
vice.
During The past week the students Of the
normal have had the pleasure Of listening
10 two addresses by members Of the fac
ulty. Professor Bowen gave an interesting
and skiiiful analysis Of the personal char
aeter Of Theodore Roosevelt, pointing opt
his courage. his grasp OF public questions,
his sympathy with the common. man
All the religious organizations Of the nor
NAL have nnited<for a month Of study
concerning, Problems of Reconstruction I"
These problems are conceived ofrns consti-
tuting one great problem, that OK world
democracy. Subdivisions OF the theme
al follows A League OF Nations, or In
ternationai Democracy; Labor and Reward,
or Industrial Democracy; The Forward
Movement In the Church. or Religious De-
inocracy. over 200 students have signified
their willingness 10 be present at each dis
eussion, which will take place every We'd
nesday evening. The students and teachers
are divided into ak groups which Will meet
for preliminary work in various class
rooms and later IN the evening assemble in
tho chapel 70 listen 20 a prepared address
Summarizing the entire result. Last year
ais plan aroused a great deal OF interest
and the young people Of the Normal are
10 be commended for their earnest desire
to keep abreast OF the great questions Of
he day.
Prof. John NJ. Martin, Of the commercial
department OF Manual Training High
school Of Peoria, H., has been secured as
head Of the commercial department In the
State Normal school at Wayne.
Theodore Schmidt who attended the
Wayne Normal last summer and-is now
Engaged IN teaching, has enrolled for
work in absence This phase Of instruction
in the normal is Increasing The depart
ment enrolls young people from all over
northeast Nebraska and one from South
Dakota. 1t seems good method OF ex-
tending the influence and spreading the
desire OF higher education.
Paul H. Young, class Of 1913, arrived In
Wayne last Wednesday after honorable dis
charge from the army. He has been train
ng at Fort Dodge. Ia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-17
Kearnev Normal Notes.

Albln Panek has returned from service
on the battleship New Orleans and has
registered for work at the Normal school.
Alta Kibler returned from Lincoln,
where she has been attending the state
university. Miss KILLER will attend the
Normal school the second semester.
Miss Agnes Mary Brownell OF Con-
eordia, Kan, gave a short talk before the
short study class Of K. 8. N. s. Tuesday
evening.
Miss Helen n. Anderson returned from
Hampton. Neb., where she had gone to
I'LL vacancy IN the Hampton school
Leslie Lewis and Donald Dow have
landed in the United States and are sta
toned at Camp Mills, New York, await
ing discharge
Eyeritt Dennis, a former X. s. N. s.
student, has landed in the United States.
Everitt expects to register at the Normal
school as soon as he receives his dis
charge.
Dr. A. E. winship. educator and lee
turer of international reputation, made
Normal school last Tuesday.
Miss Anna v. Jennings. KS NJ s.
librarian, returned from Lincoln Friday,
where she attended a MEETING OF the
The Rural club has arranged a series
Of interesting programs featuring 'aThe
Meaning OF America" to be given at the
regular meetings.
The 7. w. c. A. began the work Of
the six-weeks' study group course and the
eight-weeks' club work at its regular meet
ing Wednesday afternoon
The Two Dicks.' worked up by K. s.
n. s. dramatic club was presented at
Riverside Saturday evening, when the
Normal school had charge OF a commun-
ity program.
Stanley Keller, q former student Of K.
s. N. S. has registered for the second
semester. Mr.. Keller was recently dis
charged from service as a wireless opera
tor on the S. S. Zelda.
Reimbursement Of the English classes
took place on Monday. February 70. Mr..
Meyer transferred his English class to
Miss Riggs, Miss Crawford taking Miss
Riggs Secondary class in English.
DR.. r. NJ. Shreves, DR.. j. Howard
Stoutemyer and Professor Meyer and Dean
Lula 2. Writ will attend the superin-
tendents section OF the N. e. A. at Chi
cago from February Is to March /.
Word has been received from Corp.
Ralph Adams Of Fort Bliss, Tex, that he
has been sent to Camp Dodge to complete
his discharge papers, He expects to re-
turn TO school as soon as he gets his dis
charge.
Dean George q. Martin, assumed his
duties as acting president OF the Normal
school last Monday after the official an
nouncement Of the resignation Of former
President George S. Dick, Ia the papers
on the preceding Saturday
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-17
Grocers VIII Have
Annual Dinner at :
The Rome Tuesday

The Retail Grocers' association
will hold their annual dinner at the
Hotel Rome Tuesday at 8 p. m.
Several speakers of prominence
have been secured for this annual
event. and the affair promises to
become one of unusual interest to
the grocery trade.
The members are expected to take
the ladies with them to the dinner
and make it the social gathering of
the year.
The following program has been
arranged:
Music by the W. F. Banker orchestra
Dinner promptly at p. m.
Address Of welcome by President z. e.
Wise.
"salesmanship" by N. P. Sass.
Mutual Relations Between wholesaler
and Retailer" Penn Fodrea, special speak
er before the Transmisslssippi congress.
"Opportunities Of the Retailer for Bity
Building1' w, r. Watson, managing ed
itor, The World Herald
Reading annual report, Secretary J. J.
Cameron.
Responsibility Of Retail Grocer in Food
Distribution" John L. Kennedy. =
Entertainment Committee-Chas P. KEEL
ly, Louis Sommer, f. i. Wise, Fred Han
negan, J. J. Cameron.