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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11
"A Republican Seated
Contest Over Seat From Alaska
Ended.

Washington, Jan. THE house TO-
day adopted the election committees
report seating James Wickershan. Re
publican, as Alaskan delegate in place
Of SuIzer, Democrat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11

Paris. Monday, Jan. 6 (Havas>-
Premier Clemenceau's newspaper. L
Homme Libre declares it would be
rash TO oive to President Wilson $
visit to the Pope any other interorc-
tation than that Of manifestation OF
courtesy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11

Copenhagen. Jan. S.-Nikolai IA-
niR has been arrested at the com
ma hd OF Leon Trotzky. who has made
hi self dictator. according to Mos
co8 dispatch The message says that
Id ine desired to compromise with
tM moderates. while TrotZky is deter
mined to continue the reign Of red
terror
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11

washington, Jan. S.-The transport
President Grant and the battleships
Montana and South Dakota and the
hospital ship Comfort, have sailed
from France for New York with T.
700 troops.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11
Mob Parades Streets
German Anarchists Make Great
Demonstration in Berlin.

Berlin, Monday, Jan. 6.-The Spar
tacus group was engaged today IN.
big demonstration against the govern
men. Tens of thousands of Lieb-
Knecht's followers have been parad-
ing the principal streets, but up TO
o'clock no shots had been fired.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11
Troops From Overseas
Two Contingents Arrived and
Several More On the Way.

Newport News, JAN 8.-The battle
ships Georgia and Kansas arrived to-
day from Franse with twenty six
hundred troops.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11
AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
Large Force Of Clerks Put to Work
-Adjutant Generals Office to Get
Lists Out

Washington, Jan. S.-Complete lists
Of casualties among American expe-
Washington and thousands of addi-
tional CLERKS put to work in the ad-
jutant generals office to get them
out as speedily as possible.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-11

Columbus, Ohio, Jan. Both
houses of the Ohio legislature today
ratified the national prohibition
amendment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-10-07
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash away all the stomach, liver,
and bowel poisons before
breakfast.

To feel your best day in and day out
to feel clean inside; no sour bile to
coat your tongue and sioken your
breath or dun your head: no censtipa-
tion. bilious attack, sick headache,
colds. rheumatism or gassy, acid stom-
ach, you must bathe on the inside like
YOU bathe outside. This is vastly more
important. because the skin pores do
not absorb impurities into the blood,
while the bowel pores do.
To keep these poisons and toxins
well flushed from the stomach, liver.
kidneys and bowels, drink before
breakfast each day, glass of hot wa
ter with a teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate in it. This will cleanse
purifv, and freshen the entire alimen-
tary tract before eating more food.
Get a quarter pound of limestone
from your pharmacist. 1t
is inexpensive and almost tasteless.
Drink phosphated hot water every
morning to rid your system of these
vile poisons and toxins: also to pre-
vent their formation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-10-07
ARCADE TODAY

one of the feature photoplays just
coropleted which bears every indica-
ton of gaining marked popularity is
.'The Silent Witness" perturbation
of the play of that name by otto
Hauerbach which enjoyed so long a
Broadway run two seasons ago.
It was during that run that the New
York newspaper critics pronounced
."rbe silent Witness" the biggest tri-
umph since MADAME X Made Into
a picture by the Authors Film Com
panv 1t is being distributed by NJ Fl.
Hoffman. Inc, of New York. which
selected Il because 1t conforms In
every respect to the standard this
firm has established for its -Four
square, pictures.
Tho cast is one Of exceptional
strength and balance. with Gertrude
Mccoy starring. Captain Lambert
directed 1.-The Silent Witness" and
his sensitive feeling and keen appre-
citation for dramatic values has result
ed In n feature that has splendidly
maintained suspense and fitting
handling of each situation.
''The Silent Witness will have its
first presentation to Pendletonians at
the Arcade Theatre today. Perome
Abrams. division manager Of Hoffman
Foursouare Pictures declares that
''The silent Witness" is certain to
meet the demands of the patrons or
this theatre.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-10-07
motion PICTURE NEWS.
What the Picture Theaters
Have to Tell You.
Alta TODAY
ENID BENNETT STAR
IN "TIIE LAW OF MEN"
AN ABLE SCULPTURES
Home of Dainty Paramount Player
Is Filled with Proofs OF
Her Industry.

II American movie fans could WISH
the home of charming little Enid Ben
nett. they would ccase-to wonder al
the leftness OF her fingers In "The Law
cf Men, the Thomas II. Ince-Para-
mount picture which will be display
ed at the Alta Theatre for days com
mercing today.
Miss Benefits home is filed win
clever bits of sculpture and pottery
which are product OF her own indus
try Most OF them were made several
years ago in Australia. from which
country she came to America. A few
are the product OF more recent years,
but her time has been so occupied In
picture making the last few years that
she has had little opportunity to fol-
low her pet diversion.
There is one clever piece OF pottery
on Mss BENEFITS wall which is not
of her own making. 1t is one she
prizes most highly The piece is In
the shape of a boomerang with fingers
of a graceful girl embossed thereon.
II was. presented to her on the night
of her last theatrical appearance in
her native land. Australia, and carried
with IL the significance Of the BOOM
back again.
The photoplay "The Law of Men"
Is based on a story by John Lynch ana
was directed by Fred Niblo under the
of Thomas II. Ince. Niles
welch. n popular screen player, plays
to the star.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-10-07
Sick II Years, Relieved BY
Taking No. 40 for the Blood

"For II years I was troubled with
dropsy and bad blood. I took every
kind of medicine that was recon-
mended to me, without benefit, until
L get a bottle of Number 40 and it
helped me so much that l got two
more bottles and since taking tho
second bottle, am feeling fine.
wish to recommend Number 40 to
anyone needing a blood medicine as
l believe 1t is as good as recommend
ed. Mrs. Jane Goodwin. Gideon, Mo-.
Number 40 is demanded in depraved
conditions of the system, especially of
the blood and general health. In
chronic enlargement of the spleen or
liver In chronic malarial poisoning.
Removes the causes of disease by
stimulating the removal of waste, thus
encouraging nutrition Employed
with success in blood troubles, chronic
catarrh. eczema and skin
diseases. Made by ]. c. Mendenhail
icvansN lille. Ind. 40 yeats a drusst
\, C, -Koeppen 8 Bros,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-10-07
DEBATE AT UNIVERSITY
IS GIVEN IMPETUS BY
GRANTING OF CREDITS
Two Hours Will be Allowed
Toward Graduation for Par
ticipation in Intermural Acti-
witty Developed Last Year.

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu-
gene. Oct. debate, developed more
last year than ever before in the uni
versity, has received an additional
impetus this fall in the aannounce-
ment by the department of public
speaking that two hours of college
credit toward graduation will be al
lowed those who participate in intra-
mural debating under faculty super
vision.
The plan to be followed for the in
Reorganization debating will be ap-
proXimately the same as that in use
last year, when sixteen fraternities.
sororities and halls of residence, to-
gether with the Oregon Club, made up
of, non fraternity students living off
the campus, put affirmative and neg
aative teams into the race for the cam
pus championship.
An organization meeting is to be
called by Robert Prescott, professor
of public speaking within a few days,
when the rules for this years contest
will be drawn up and a schedule pre-
pared. Professor Prescott announces
that competent coaches will be pro-
vided from among members of the
faculty. varsity debaters and others,
and he expects even more interest in
debating than was worked up last
year.
Hendricks Hail. champions of the
girls division. last year, and Beta
Theta Pi fraternity, leaders among the
men. tied for the championship, and
the names of both teams are inscrib-
ed on the cup offered as the trophy
to the winners in the series. Besides
intramural debating, an enlarged
schedule of intercollegiate debate is to
be contested this year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-10-07
ONE FIFTH OF SERBlANS
DIED DURING THE WAR

BELGRADE, Oct. 7.-One-fifth of
the population of Serbia, or about
100000 persons, perished from all
causes during the war. Typhus alone
claimed about 800, 600 of these. No
figures have yet been furnished by
the Serbian War Department as to the
number of deaths in the army. IL
is known that the total number of men
modified was 100000. OF this num-
Der 100000 were combatant troops
and 400, 900 were used in variousaux-
iliary services. About 100000 Ser
bians were interned in Bulgaria dur
ing the war, and of these about one
half are believed to have perished, ac-
cording to the report of the Inter-Al-
lied Commission.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-10-07
u. S. DEATHS :.
REPORTED AT 49,498

WASHINGTON, Oct. Final cas-
ualty reports from the Central Rec
ords' Office of the American Expedf-
tionary Forces in France, made public
by the War Department gave the total
battle deaths as 49,49S, total wound
ed 2O5.690. and prisoners 44S0 only
slight revisions'' will be made in this
report. il was announced.
Recent corrections in the list OF
missing have reduced the number to
only 1877 names, as compared with
264, 900 for France and $4,000 for
England To July /. the army had re-
ported 149,43S cases of disabled SOL
diers to the War Risk Insurance Bu-
rcau. 1t was estimated that the final
total would be close to 100000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-10-07
POLICE CALLED FOR
THEFT, FIND VICTIM
DROWNING REGRETS

PORTLAND. oct. Claiming that
he had been robbed of S1O0 by ne
gro. L. L. Westmoreland called the
police station early Sunday morning.
When Motorcycle Officers stiles and
Wright arrived at Ninth and Flanders
street they found Westmoreland
drowning his regret in a bottle of rasin
Wh.skey, and brought him to the po-
lice station on a charge of being In
toxicated. Westmoreland told the Of
ficers that he and the negro had been
rsattne together, when his com: 2".
IN ran away with the money.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-10-07

Accept "California" Syrup of Figs
only-look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most
harmless laxative or physic for the
little stomach, liver and bowels. Chill
dren love its delicious fruity taste. Full
directions for child's dose on each
bottle Give it without fear.
Mother! You must say cantor
MIA"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-10-07
HERMAN CIiAUSSENIUS
Special Agent
IDAHO STATE LIFE INSURANCE
co.

An Old Line Company that does all
it's business in the west.
Claims paid on the day of the fune-
raj. All assets, except U. S. Govt
Bonds, are in western securities of
worth. Res. office 10%
jackson St, Il. O. Bx Ss. Phone eS1-N
The Carlisle independent., 1919-10-23
Eighth Annual Good Roads Show

Birmingham, Ala. October p, 1919 Special )-The Eighth An nual Convention of the United States Good Roads Association also the Eighth Annual Good Roads Show will be held in Hot Springs, Ark. April 12to 17th, 1920. Already active prepara- tions- and arrangements of the program have commenced. Mr J. A. Rountree, Director General of the United States Good Roads Association has been invited to Hot Springs, Ark. for the pur- pose of consulting with Business Men $ League, the Mayor, the va rious civic organizations, and citi- zens in general, to discuss the pro- gram and details of arranging Good Roads Week in Hot Springs Ark. next April. Mr. Rountree left today for Hot Springs, and will be absent for several days on this mission. It is proposed to make Goods Week the greatest gathering of Good Roads Boosters that have ever assembled in this country. Delegates will be in at tendance from every State ill the Union. Already over forty Gov ernors have accepted Life Mem bership in the organization, and are Vice Presidents of the same In connestion with the organiza- ton, the Annual meeting Of the Bankhead Highway, which Is promoting National Highway from Washington to San Diego. California. the Albert Pike Ma tional Highway, which is promot- ing a highway from Pikes Peak to Kansas City, and a number of Good Roads organizations will hold meetings during Good Roads Week in April.
 One of the most attractive fea lures of the convention will be a display of road machinery. road material, trucks, tractors, and au tomobiles. Already six gover- nors have notified Director Gen eral Rountree of their acceptance and will head large delegation from their respective states. It Is expected to have at least twenty governors in attendance at this convention. United States Sena- tor John H. Banlhead, who is president of the United States Good Roads Association, and au- thor of the Bankhead Federal Aid Bill of eighty five million dollars annually for the building of good roads throughout the country; IS quite enthusiastic about this meeting and gives asurance that the governors will send heads of the various departments to the meeting. It is proposed to have a Government exhibit of Good Roads machinery and models at the coming convention. Director General Rountree left headquar- ters to carry an enthusiastic mes sage to the people of Hot Springs Arkansas about the coming Con vention.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-10-23
A Cash Offer

The Independent has made special clubbing rate with the Memphis Week ly Commercial Appeal by which we will furnish both papers for one year for the sum of S1.15. The Commercial Appeal is one of the largest and best papers in the South and we hope to receive many new subscriptions on this ofer; s1.75 cash for both papers. 35-tf
The Carlisle independent., 1919-10-23
Avery Tractor For Sale

| have a 4o-So Avery tractor in good condition for sale at bargain; also about eight or ten Duroc Jersey three months old pigs for sale. Will take part of price of tractor in work stock or cattle. Apply to A. H. Ford, route 5, Carlisle, Ark. l7-4tp-tf
The Carlisle independent., 1919-10-23
Brighten up
 Electrically.

Have you ever really, seriously thought of the value of electric service in your home? Consider not merely the added sales or rental valu of your property, but also the convenience of having good light at the touch of button-lght that is modern and safe-economical light through the use of
The Carlisle independent., 1919-10-23
game next Tuesday, October 2S.

The whole school will have a three days holiday next Wednes- day, Thursday and Friday. All the teachers will be attending the State Teachers Association.
 We are making a special effort to have fewer tardies. Since we have begun to try to stop this the number has decreased. Every body join in and help us.
 Last week the boys all joined in and by main strength and awkwardness" managed to erect the flag pole.
 Owing to the bad condition of the roads and streets, we will be unable to deliver goods ordered after 10:30 a. m. for morning de- livery and 1 30 p. m. for after noon delivery. This will contin- ue until further notice. 24-tf C. C. Hummel
 -o-
 s. P. Pearson has large ad in this issue. Read 1t and call on him when you want anything in his line.
 Mrs. Thomas o. Whitaker of Bowling Green, Ohio, who has been here spending a week with her sister, Mrs. Guy Gordon, and brothers, w. C. and E. L. Chap man, left Thursday for Jefferson City, Missouri for a visit with her mother and other relatives.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-10-23

i'P'S.74S-N'
 The s. I. A. also bought a good library for the use of the gram mar grades. This will be a great pleasure as well as a help to them.
 Miss Eva Arp organized Glee Club Tuesday afternoon. Homer Berry was elected president and Thelma Raborn secretary and Beulah Griffin treasurer. This will meet every Wednesday at four o clock for about thirty min utes. This should be supported by the school and our friends.
 A number of the Lyeeunl Course will be given in the audi torium Oct. 31. This is the num- Der we missed last on account of fhe flu. so every one hunt up your old tickets and come.
 The literary societies begln their programs at 3:15 every Fri day afternoon.
 The boys of the Freshman class organized a foot ball team, with AIr. NIisenhimer as coach. They had so much good material and felt so proud of themselves that they felt equal to defeating the whole school and issued a chal- lenge. The Sophmores, Juniors and Seniors accepted the chal- lenge. These three classes are small so it takes all three to fur nish enough men for a team. There is to be aneXciting close
The Carlisle independent., 1919-10-23

The third year Science class has begun the study of Chemistry. The $. l. A. recently purchased about $100 worth of Laboratory supplies and this made the course possible.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-10-23
School Notes

The fifth grade will give the program next Monday morning at chapel.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-10-23

Last week the boys all joined In and by main strength and awkwardness managed to erect the flag pole.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-10-23
MAZDA LAMPS

And think, too of the dozens of electrical de- vices then at your command to take the drudgery out of housewor; to make life more pleasant for every member of the family.
 Is. there. any good reason why you should not have the comfort of an electric fan in summer heat ing devices in winter, vacuum cleaner, toaster, an electric iron? they are inexpensive to buy and to operate You spend their cost many times each year for less permanent, less needfu things simply because you not realize the worth of electric ser vice n your home until you 4ave actually tried it. a fraction of what it used to be few years ago. be- cause house wiring has become science-skilled can do the job better and in half the time it used to take
 Ask today for an estimate on wiring and fix tures-there will be no charge, no obligation con- neeted with your getting these cost figures
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-23
Budapest Crisis
Is GraUe7 Than
One OfApriI 3
Violent Swing To Anarchy
With Looting and Muir
ders Is Feared.

Budapest. Hungary. April 23.-CBy
the Associated Press).-This city IS
going through a crisis worse than
that OF april :.
There is apprehension that there
viii be a violent swing TO anarchy
with the Socialists losing control TO
Bolshevfk leaders like Bella Kun and
chiefs Of the Red Guards Lootins.
which hitherto has been held In check
or legalized as the naturalization Of
property and assassination OF the Old
political leaders and the sristocrats
are feared
March on Capital RumOred.
Reports are current that the Ru-
manians and Czechs have received or
ders from the allies to march on Bu-
dapesL This is increasing the IN
easiness. It Is felt. however. that the
Rumaulans are advancing merely 20
occupy the territories set aside for
them by the allied note Of March 90
The fact that the communists are
unable to prevent the allies from oc-
cupying the districts involved Is
weakening the influence OF Bella Kun
and is causing violent hatred against
the allies among the Hungarians.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-23
REJECTS
UNION DEMAND
VIII Not Raise Carpenters
Rate; Union Meets To
night to Plan Action.

Capt J. W. Parrot. one Of the five
members OF the wage adjustment
board OF the United States army. who
came here TO investigate and recon-
mend 10 the board at Washington a
wage adjustment for all labor at Fort
Bliss. announced Wednesday morning
that the board had refused to raise the
already existing rate for carpenters
and other trades. The carpenters were
contendiaE for a raise from IS cents
an hour 10 81 - cents an nOurs
which they claim is the regular union
scale paid in Ell Paso and that. accord
ing TO the "GOmpers-Baker agree
ment," providing that the army pay
the scale prevailing in the community
where the work is done, they should
have the raise. The carpenters were
going TO strike last Monday. labor Of
ficials said, but deferred action until
Capt. PARROT could hear from the ad-
justment board in washington walter
Highsmith, business agent Of the local
carpenters union, viii put the army
decision W to his organization to-
night for action.
The wage adjustment board OF the
army has wired from Washington that
il viii not stand for raise OF carpen-
ters' wages from IS to 81 - cents an
hour. as asked for by the FL PasO car
penters' union, said Capt. EarrOLL al
noon wednesday The army Is pay
ing carpenters nowhere in the United
states more than is being paid here at
Fort Bliss and the same IS being paid
in the san Antonio-Narfa division
along the border. This action fixes
the rate for the Marital l Paso division
OF the army construction work
This work at Fort Bliss is not rush
work and can wait, II need be, but
anprehend there will be no difficulty
in getting plenty Of carpenters. Maj.
Blauvelt- constructing quartermaster
at Fort Bliss. has told me that he has
from six TO ten carpenters applying
for work every day
The beard has fixed the scale OF
wages per hour for labor in the p
Paso-lIarfa district as follows: Car
penters, IS cents: bricklayers. 81; &C.
ment finishers, machinistss sheet metal
workers. painters. all IS cents. and
electricians plumbers and plasterers
81 L. cents"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-23
Former Health
officer Home
From The Sea
Lieut.. C. N. Thomas Is
Assigned To Naval Re
cruiting Station Here.

Lieut. cunsor grade) G.. y Thomas,
L. S. n. medical corps, returned 10
FL Paso late Tuesday. accompanied
from san DieEo by Mrs Thomas and
their children. Max and Ruth, and
are at their home. 2504 Montana
street. Lieut.. Thomas's orders we're
10 report 10 Lieut. Com S. p Iracnt
at the naval recruiting station here
whether he viii be attached TO the
station as medical officer or dis
CHARGED from the service he has not
been informed.
Dr. Thomas. former county health
officer. was commissioned in the navy
late last sumner and took station at
san Diego. He has made three cruises
one on the cruiser VickshurG alonS
the Mexican west coast. one on the
runboat Forward over the same
course and the third on the Forward
TO Seattle. This was his last cruise
Ar the Puget Sound navy yard ne
received orders Transferring him 10
I'VE were great spreaCers Of good
VIII on the Mexican coast salq Leu
rrornas trThe natives look forward
TO ne coming OF the American ships
Tor one thinE. we carry lAe-I maj
one Of Guaymas. on one cruise, We
81 --fe5 -9 sacks OF mail, bound Tor
southern ports. Also. navy meqlcal
Officers render free Of charge what
ever service they can 10 sick natives
and that is greatly appreciated Sno- e
leave parties no longer come u con
Tfef with the Mexicans. Ire leelins
has been greatly improved The prime
purpose of the cruises is 10 keep IN
+or-cb with conditions on land ana
eea and TO observe the movements
or forefcu vessels