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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04
14s Attend Reading Room.

One hundred forty eight people at
tended the City Library reading room
during March, says the report of Miss
Sydney Sommeryille, presented Thurs
day night at a meeting of the library
board. The number of books loaned
was 121, and 10 new borrowers have
been added to the library list. Miss
Sommervoille was granted a short
leave of absence and her sister. Miss
Evelyn Sommerville, will take charge
of the library. during the formers
absence. The resignation of Mrs.
James Fee as member of the board
was laid on the table. Those present
at the meeting were Manuel Friedley,
president; DR.. E. J. Sommerville, c.
p. Strain, treasurer; Mrs Kenneth
McRae, and Mrs. Walter Jones, sec
retary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04
Balance is SIS, ,2S7.45

The Umatilla County Red cross bal
ance on hand is SIS, ,2S7.45 this month.
The balance at the beginning of March
was S20,567.5S, and to this has been
added s1O9.45 in contributions; SALTS
in materials sold; and $259.70 from
Freewater. The following are dis
bursements: Membership dues. $36.
materials purchased, sS35.66; trans
portation of materials, $42.9S; home
service section. $207.17; canteen SER
vice, S1,543.37; equipment of Red
Cross units. s195.7O; office salaries
and wages, SEQ; postage. printing, etc
s1T.35; other general administrative
expense. S149.O5; public health nurs-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04
GERMANY HAS ALMOST
HOPELESS LEGACY OF
TROUBLE AND MISRULE

~ which has not and Is still going OFT.
ach explosion shakes the whole mass
This unstable state IS neId together
only by the walls of arms that sun
surround 1t, for many are they VINO
would like to escape from the burden.
Germany's new government Is tack
ling the problems with optimism ana
hope-confidence is hardly possible,
as yet. Right here 1t might be SAID
the new German government Is one
without brilliant leaders and Is with
out great men in it. This the Ger
mans themselves say, and do so with
out regret in their voices. The Ger
mans have had enough of great men,
and seem glad TO trust their future
to mediocre, honest citizens.
This "carpenters' reichstag," as II
has been called, has already weather.
ed storms of opposition. during the
irving months when the Ebert
scheidemann party guided Germany
from militarism. and put to flight the
adoption Of a provisional republic con-
stitution at Weimar, on February ~,
The great mass of German people
| have expressed their confidence in al
| least the honesty and impeachable
/ good intentions of the "citizen con-
gress."
How successful these "citizen
statesmen" if they can be called that
will be, can be told only by time. II
they succeed in bringing Germany ou'
OF the muddle of tangled political
social. economic and foreign prob
lens it will be an everlasting tribute
to the republican form of govern
ment. II they fail and have to cal
| for help from outside Germany, al
no small proportion of Germans wh'
are pessimistic predict. It will be be
cause the mliitarists and the junker'
left too much of a bad legacy to car
ry in these trying times.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04
Ii. S. Military squads Tie.

In the inspection of the high schools
military company yesterday seven of
the eight squads tied for first place.
Holman Ferrin announced himself
greatly pleased with the showing
made. Squad number four won first
place in the competitive drill between
the squads, while the second squad
took second place. Squad number
three captured third.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04
Administrators Files Report.

Mrs. Emma c. Lenz, administrators
for the estate of Hugo Lenz, deceased.
yesterday filed her first semi-annuai
report of the condition of the estate
with County Clerk r. T. Brown. With
it she filed a petition to have $50
month from the estate set aside Tor
the support of their three minor chill
dren. The petition was granted IN
probate court, together with orders
setting apart exempt personal pro-
perty of the estate for the use of the
widow and children.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04
Rass Fishing Next Week.

open about Thursday of next week
according to Sol Baum, local sports
man and authority on fish. Water
in the reservoir will have reached the
top and have settled sufficiently by
that time. to make the angling good
he believes. Baum and a number OF
local anglers will journey over to the
reservoir Thursday to lure few big
bass out of their haunts. So far only
small catches have. been reported, due
to the muddy water. Last year at this
time some big baskets were taken out
of the reservoir.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04
VIII Erect Memorial.

Pendleton employees of the u. S. de-
partment of agriculture have been
asked to contribute a fund for the
erection of a memorial drinking foun-
tain on the grounds of the agriculture
building in Washington, d. c.. which
will be in honor of the employees of the
department who lost their lives while
in the service. An appropriate bronze
tablt will be placed on the fountain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04
Taxes Rolling In.

With the O-w. railroads share of
their taxes paid in, the receipts at the
sheriffs office took a big upward leap
today and the mail brought in several
more large checks in payment of the
first half taxes. Persons will be given
until closing tome tonight in which to
pay their first half or be placed on
the delinquent list, subjecting them to
penalty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04

recruiting campaign will be con-
Quoted by the members of the high
schools military company from today
until the drill period on Wednesday
An effort will be made to raise enough
men for another squar, one being need
ed to form three platoons in the COM
panY.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04
Takes Over Red Cross office.

Miss Virginia Todd has assumed the
duties as secretary of the Umatilla
County Red Cross and is successor to
c. E. Roosevelt. She will carry on
the work in addition to her activities
as secretary of the Home Service Sec
ton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04
BY FRANK J. TAYLOR.

UNITED Press Staff correspondent.)
BERLIN, BY mail il.)-Germany's
infant republic was born with no sill
yer spoon, unless. liberation from
militarism and kaiserism can be in
terpreted in that way. The new re-
public begins with the most hopeless
legacy of troubles that any nation
ever faced.
So interviewer and tangled are the
problems which the new. republics
cabinet Is undertaking and struggling
against, while new ones rise constant"
ly, that the words of a German, who
said, There is not a man In all Ger
many who sees at one time more than
half OF the maze of dangers that
might explode and overthrow the
state" arestrue.
There are those who say the situ-
alton is beyond solution. They hold
that the slate OF the past should be
wiped clean, and that the German
state should start all over again,
much as Russia tried to do. The gov
ernment realizes this would mean dis
aster and complete loss of confidence
in any form of government, and
struggles to avoid 1t.
1t is hard enough to change the
form of government when things are
running smoothly. and when all par
ties agree to 1t. 1t is hard enough to
begin a republic where no govern
at all existed before. The Germans
find their task made far more diff
cult by the reason that their country
was complexly reorganized and the
new regime has to answer immedi-
ately for all the deluge of failures
and mistakes of the old.
Germany today can be visualized
perhaps as pepper full of popcorn
most of which has popped. but some
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04

out a permit yesterday to move a gar
age from Webb and Cottonwood
streets to 512 Clay street and a few
moments later were speeding the
building eastward on the railroad
street. BY middle afternoon the build
ing was ready to be placed on its new
foundation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04

boys outfits which will characterize
them when out of town will be assem-
bled here but uniforms are to be, i'm
ported. Funds TO pay for the new uni
forms will be raised at the bandmen's
dance to be held Wednesday, April 23.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04
VIII Aid soldiers.

]. G.. Simonton has been appointed
by Uncle Sam to give free information
and advice to soldiers and sailors on
War Risk Insurance. He can be found
at Hotel Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04
VIII Be On Ranch.

Ernest Dohnert, who recently re-
turned from overseas service in the
U. s. n.vy, expects to leave soon for
Harney county. where he will be en-
ployed on the ranch of his brother-in-
law, Nelson Wilbur.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04
Tailor Hero Today.

The civic activities uniform for the
Pendleton band will be ordered today.
tailor being on the way to measure
the boys for their new togs. The COW
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04

from such mothers as Mrs. Gustave
Koch. Long life to her! Peruna is
indicated for coughs. colds, catarrh
of the head. nose and throat. or dis
order of the stomach, bowels or
other organs due to catarrhal in
fiammation of the mucous Innings.
If you are sick and suffering,
write the Peruna Company. Dept.
$50, Columbus, Ohio, for DIR. Hart
mans Health Book. 1t is free and
you may find that Peruna is what
you need. DR.. Hartman's World Fa-
nous Peruna Tonic comes in either
liquid or tablet form. Ask your
dealer. II you are seeking health,
do not accept something Just as
good" Insist upon Peruna. Your
dealer win give you a Peruna Al
manac.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04

To become the greatest steeplejack
in the world is the ambition of Mrs.
John Kennett, "a bride at sixteen. who
is now travelling through the middle
west on her honeymoon with her
husband. He has been steeplejack
for twenty-five years. To make tho
expenses of their trip this girl, who
was Myrtle Bangs of Bedford, Ind, is
helping her husband to paint smoke
stacks. Her biggest job. which she
did alone while her husband was
painting another stack. was In In
dianapolis. The smokestack was two
hundred feet in height. Scared ?''
says Mrs. Kennett. II hate uish-
washing and h6useworN. like this
work and can he with my husbands
This photograph shows her doing the
sort OF work she likes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-04

ing. s2.5ss,1O; and civilian relief. SIC.
65.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-07
An Expert At It.

1t was regulation at the Govern
ment Balloon School at Fort Omaha
that no matter what the weather
conditions were all the windows in,
the barracks had to remain open all
night. During a frieid spell the
post surgeon made his nightly in
spection TO see that all the cadets
were sleeping correctly. The ther--
mometer had shriveledto thirty-two
below. Presently he came upon q
cot where a rookie lay covered, head
and all, by mountain of blankets
and overcoats. The surgeon shook
the mass and asked: Here. there,
don't you know how to sleep?"
Hell Yes! | ought to know how
I've been doing il for twenty-three
years." was the reply that arose to-
the astonished officer.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-07
Times Do Change.

With the sythe a man could har-
vest one acre a day.
With a cradle man could har-
vest two and one half acres a day.
With the first reaper invented in,
1881 by Cyrus H. Mccormick and
patented in 1884 a man could har-
vest six acres day.
With a modern binder d man can
harvest twenty acres a day.
With a modern tractor and two
binders a man can havest 40 acres
a day.
With the modern harvester thres-
her two men can harvest, thresh
and bag from IL to 20 acres a day.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-07
Illustration of Crime.

The story of successful crime
travels a long way and makes a.
deep impression. 1t was telegraph
ed all over the country that a Min
neapolis bank was robbed the other
day by hold up men. of $4,000 in
cash and $4,000 in Liberty bonds.
Amateur crooks all over the coun-,
try read stories like these, and are
encouraged to try their little breaks.
Meanwhile'a lot of crooks are try
ing out their desperate ventures
without success. The news of these
sffaires do not usually travel very
far. 1t is not dramatic and startl-
ing enough. But the probabilities
are that for every successful crime,
there are half a dozen futile at
tempts.
This does not mean that unsuc-
cessful criminals are always caught.
But they are headed off, compelled
to run for their lives They have
to keep very close for time, often
to transfer operations to places
where they are less we'll known.
AS rule criminals do not prosper.
The experts may make a big haul
occasionally But there are very
lean times. Invariably they spend
much of their time in Jail.
These facts should be impressed
on the weak minded and vicious
men and boys who have acquired
the notion that crime is profitable.
1t should be made clear to them
that criminals get the least out of
life of any class of society.
The illustration of a crime does
more to restrain potential crooks
than any preaching. The police
man. the bank official, the citizen
who has the presence of mind to
confront the would be robber or
burglar. and drive him off if he
can't capture him, helps keep weak
men straight. A bold front usually
confounds the criminal, and sends
him fieetipg.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-07
Restore Free Speech.

Constitutional rights of freedom
of speech, of the press and assem-
blage can never safely be abridged
in America. Suppression breeds
dangerous discomfort This is re.
cOgnized by the American Fedora
tion of Labor's reconstruction pro-
gram when it says: The very life
and perpetuity of free and demOcra-
tic institutions are dependent upon
freedom of speech, of the press and
assemblage and association. We
insist that all restrictions of freedom
Of speech. press, public assembly,
assoc iation and travel be completely
re emoved, individuals and groups be-
ing responsible for their utterances.
These Fundamental rights must be
set out with clearness and must not
be denied or abridged in any man.
ner"
There is whole sermon too clear
and concise to need Interpretation
II those well intentional persons
who would suppress freedom of ex'
preston in America would devote
an hour to reading what happened
in Germany..under the Iron laws
they would unhesitatiDely approve
of the program utterance. = St. Louis
Trades Council Union News.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-07
Bows And Girls Clubs

During the year 1918 there were
i948 clubs organized in Missouri
with an enrol llment of 27,835 Clubs
were organized in eighty.five coun-
ties of the state. The value of the
products amounted to $l2OO29,
giving an average value of products
per member of $1957.
Clubs are now being organized 10
gardening, poultry, sewing, baking,
canning, corn growing, pig feeding;
calf raising and sheep raising.
In some counties this work will
be under the supervision of the
County Agent or Home Demons
tration Agent; in other counties it
will be supervised by the County
Superintendent, teachers or indivi-
d uals who are interested in this
practical phase of training for boys
and girls.
Jhe Agricultural Extension Ser,
vice, Columbia. Missouri, has force
of men and women giving theil
time and attention to this work
Any, one interested in organizing
a club and wishing information or
the plan of organizing and conduct
ing a club should address The Agri
cultural Extension Service, Boys
and Girls Clubs, Columbia, Missouri
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-07
1000 Acre Hog Ranch.

C. P. Harper. of West Plains. has.
closed a deal for the sale ofthe Fin
ley Bros. ranch, three miles south
west of West Plains, to the Cooper
alive Hog Breeders Association Of
Missouri. which will use the ranch
in a newly launched cooperative
project. The ranch consists Of
1000 acres,
The association. which also has,
purchased a large ranch, near
Gainesville in Ozark county, expects
to make of the Finley ranch one of
the most modern hog breeding
farms in the State.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-07

The recent big wolf drive down in
Carroll county failed to scare up a
single wolf, The only trophy of the
big drive was a frightened little fox
and it was not given a sporting
chance for its life by outrunning
the hounds if it could do so. but
was killed by one of the hunters
which would have been denounced
as very unsportsmanlike proceed
ing by any old-time rider to the
hounds.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-07
Don't Burn Stalks.

1t is still common practice. in
many parts of Missouri. for farmers
to burn the corn stalks from their
fields. Much is written in the press
against this practice. There may
be. however, cases where the burn
ing of corn stalks is justified, says
M F. Miller of the University Of
Missouri College of Agriculture
Such cases are those where the
land is very rich and well supplied
with organic matter, such as rich
bottom lands. There is no doubt
that better seed bed can be pre-
pared with d given amount of labor
where the stalks are first burned.
The difficulty in such a practice
lies in the fact that it is an exhaus-
tive one to the soil, and it can be
justified only in cases of very rich
land, or 10 case of labor shortage
where the farmer has not time to
disc the soil and thus cut up the
stalks before blowing. On the aver
ge soils of Missouri the burning OF
stalks is always bad practice.
The stalks from a fifty. .bushe
corn crop contain about twenty.fOuI
pounds of nitrogen. about three
pounds of phosphorus, and twenty
six pounds of potassium. In burn
ing, the nitrogen only is lost to the
soil, altho naturally the phosphorus
md potassium which remain in tht
ashes are left along the line o
windows, rather than distributed
over the field OF course, on,
would rarely expect to replace thi
nitrogen in commercial fertilizer
but if he should. this "a pound
3 would cost, at normal prices, $4 &C
The loss of the organic matter
} also an important item. Soil
J should have returned to them ever
e bit of crop refuse on the place i
q order to maintain the supply Of hun
= us in the soil. In burning cor
y stalks both the nitrogen and humu
: are lost to the soil. and on the ave-
J. age farm these are the substanC
e which are most difficult to mair
!, tain.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-07

Wanted-Men or women to take
orders among friends and neighbors
for the genuine guaranteed hosiery,
full line for men, women and children
Eliminates darning. We pay SOC an
hour spare time or $24 week for full
time. Experience unnecessary. Writ,
International Stocking Mill, Norris
town, Pa.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-07

We are authorized to Announce Lee
ID. Ash as candidate for reelection
to the Office of Superintendent of
Schools of Monroe County, Mo-, sub
iect to the actio OF the voters at the
al school election April lst, 1919.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-07
Fertilizer Pays.

The early frost in 1917, which re.
suited in a very large amount of
soft corn thruout the corn belt, has
given the fertilizer companies op
portunity to advertise the use of
fertilizer for fastening the maturity
of the corn crop. The question is.
how valuable are fertilizers in has
tening maturity and is their use
justifiable for this purpose? M.F
Miller of the University of Missouri
College of Agriculture answers it as
follows:
All experiments show the use of
available phosphates hsstens the
maturity of grain crops. In the
case of corn the maturity may be
brought about week or two earlier
and sounder product secured
H However. there are other considera-
tions which must be kept in mind
in using fertilizer for corn in Mis-
souri, The most important of these
is the effect of dry weather upon
the efficiency of the fertilizer Ex-
pc eriments show that when the
" Gather is very dry during July
aud August little return may be ex
pected from fertilizer. However.
the final effect upon the crop is de-
termined largely by the time the
drouth comes OIL. If the drouth is
late. the corn will naturally be past
the most susceptible stage and will
not be seriously injured. If it comes
in July, and early August the injury
to the fertilized corn is most severe
The time of planting the crop and
the length of maturity Of the varie'
ty of corn are also very important
factors influencing the effect of the
fertilizer. 1t can be seen that in
ONE cases fastening of maturity
of ten days might make difference
of ten or fifteen bushels in the crop
On the other hand the drouth may
come 80 early as to cause much in
jury, even in spite Of the fact tha
the fertilizer would hasten maturity
Practically speaking it is always re
commended to use fertilizer princi
pally on early planted corn or OF
D corn, of early maturing varieties
q Under these conditions the corn ma!
e be past the most susceptible stag
K before the drouth comes and tn
q fertilizer will bring decided returns
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-03-07

Hogs are going up and some 60.
ing down. Yes. but wait and take
h cart. it won't be long until we have
green's. and then the humblest ci.
tizen can 60 forth with an old case
knife and commence cleaning out
the fence corners.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-01
UNEMPLOYED
in G

e Brussels, June 12.-(Mail.)-The
number of unemployed in Belgium is
$500, 900, according to the minister of
flood, but is diminishing from day to
sday.
n Only two blast furnaces are work
sing out Of sixty which before the war
existed in Belgium. OF these sixty all
/ nut four have been completely or to
very large extent destroyed by the
I Germans
/ The steal and iron production.
which in 1913 attained 2,224,OO0 tons,
is nil since 1917. OF $4,000 metal
workers in 1918 only about two hun
bred are working.
It is hoped that by the end of this
year at least twenty-five blast fur
naces will be producing and that A
per cent Of the pre-war production
will be obtained.
Six thousand operatives have re-
,umed work in the linen industry
The English week of 81 hours has
been agreed to.
In the textile industry (~carding)
work may be resumed several weeks
| hence since a great part Of the ma.
chineryr which the Germans had taker
ESways HAS been discovered in Leipsie
SgASkd rsEaired.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-01
)VERT ACT IS
COMMITTED BY
] THE MEXICANS
Department Officials
Make This Decision Re-
garding Oil Wells.

i Washington, July 1.-The Mexican
government has committed an overt
Ret of c~onfiscation in preventing
american Oil well drillers to work on
ands owned by American individuals
sr companies by sending soldiers into
he fields and driving away the work.
hen, state department officials said
sspday.
Complaint was made to the Mexi-
Ian government April 2 Of this year,
/ was learned, against the refusal of
The government to grant permits TO
he oil companies to drill. After the
Juarez incident, it was said, President
t%arranza announced no permits, pro-
f~isional or other. would be granted
Until the companies had complied
With the law. Compliance with the
,aw, it was said by state department
officials, would constitute recognition
by the companies that the Mexican
government owned the oil lands.
The orders to the military forces to
prevent drilling by force of arms was
ssued by President Carranza last
May 16, according to advices from
Mexico City today.
Ihe orders with specific directions as
10 the military commanders al
rampico and Tuxpam. and immedi-
ately companies of soldiers were sen
INTO the fields.
Eft>was not known how many drill
ing gangs were driven out of the OF,
,llelds by the soldiers, but two have
been reported and raids have beer
made, according to official reports or
4 he camps of other oil. workers.,