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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-23
WHAT ABOUT THAT SWITCH?

Portland Oregonian think the East Orego
N nan may have trouble in supporting Senator Chamber
lain while at time uphoding the Wilson adj
mnistraton the privilege of the Portland to bor
all the trouble it wishes this 1t keep it
from thinking of its plight in connection with the
treaty
AS original supporter of the treaty and the league
advised the ratification the treaty
whttle the article
down fragile switch" If the treaty good last
fall it still good. How the Oregonian
present with its attitude months ago? If
the treaty and the league why not support the
president all but given its life in its behalf? Why
assa him and condone the of the men5who trying
heart of the covenant? Why travel with those
william and invent for the
their obstructive tactics berayng the nation and the
world?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-23

ence for our national constitution
which for q. hundred and thirty-two
years has guided us to unparalleled
prosperity; and arouse patriotism
which shah sweep through our re-
public as never before. to still unholy
strife, eliminate lawlessness and un-
rest; a patriotism which shall drive
the agitator, the bolshevist, the dy-
namiter and all foreign vararies from
our borders; that loyalty. peace and
good will may reign supreme. In the
name of Him who taught us how to
i've and enjoy the fruits of liberty, JUS
tice, mercy and worship Thee, our
Father, in the beauty of holiness.
Amen"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-23
STOP ITCHING ECZEMA
Penetrating, Antiseptic Zemo
Will Help You

Never mind how often you have tried
and failed, you can stop burning, itching
eczema quickly by applying Zemo.
Furnished by any druggist for 35c. Extra
large bottle, $1.00. Healing begins the
moment Zerno is applied. In short
time usually every trace Of eczema,
letter, pirnples, rash, blackheads and
similar skin diseases will be removed.
For clearing the skin and making it
vigorouslyhealthy, alwaysuse Zemo, the
penetrating, antiseptic liquid. 1t is not
Observation-Disclosures When
Others fail il is the one dependable
treatment for skin troubles Of all kinds.
The e. w, Rose CO., Cleveland, 0.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-23
Stiff 5olRfs
2 Sore Muscles
Timber Up Quickly under the soote'
ing, Penetrating Application Ss
Hamlin's Wizard Oh

In cases of rheumatism and lauls
back It penetrates quickly, drives, out
soreness, and limbers up stit, achas
joints and muscles.
Wizard Oil is an absolutely reliable
antiseptic application for cuts, burns
bites, and stings. Sprains and bruiset
heal readily under its soothing pe@
etrating qualities.
Get Il from druggists for 80 GEMS
If NOT satisfied return the bottle and
get your money back.
Ever constipated or have sick head.
scheS Just try Wizard Liver Whips'
See art littie li--s Fi!ls, " GEMS
gparsnissd
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-23

The first two Germans whose extra
dition was demanded have been re-
turned to Lille, France. where they
will be tried for crimes committed
during the deportation of the women
Of that city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-23
Prayer Before Congress.

A PRAYER offered before business by
the chaplain of the house of represent
atives: almighty Father, inspire, we
pray Thee fill the heart of every Amer
ican citizen with a prOfounder reVer-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-23
= = = = = 80 .
OUT or POVERTY LAND.
tRv Frank l.. Stanton

CRY Frank l. Stanton)
L
Where shall
When get Poverty
The ranks the rich crowded-aas!
No for there where they're grass
SO where shall
When e out G the Poverty Land?
I'll tell you--We1
Where the Just middln' " fellows campin todayi
Where there's that's too poor
To have his number just the door,
That's where Wen
But-there's mighty good people n Poverty Land!
Copyrighted for East Oregonian Pub Co.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03
AIR CREDIT

TINE world has conceded the genius
Il of Wright and Curtlss, but only
as individuals. In reality our national
aeronautic prowess runs back sixty
years and more.
When we contemplate the 81, Co.,
100000 which has been suggested for
the next aviation budget, and the plan
of building $1,000 machines in one year
It is little difficult to understand the
governments former attitude.
The balloon idea" was brought to
Washington In 1861 by Professor
Lowe. He was a young inventor who
started US making artificial ice. He
died only four years ago after a long
life which was calculated to spite his
enemies in the capitol. They had call
ed him lunatic when he proposed to
fly over the Confederate lines and
bring back information.
There was a rumur that the hostile
army was about to attack. Young
loves balloon was used as a last re-
sort. He assembled about 5000 feet,
drifted over the enemy batteries, and
returned with what proved to be
straight dope that Johnny Red had no
intention of starting anything.
This exploit was such a feather In
loves bonnet that his pay was in
creased to so a day. Which ruined
him. For, though he made subsequent
fights-or drifts, the gross indecency
Of paying a common Prof. such a sum
when men were dying for less" Gre
ated a near-riot. AS a compromise 1t
was reduced to SO. But his retirement
soon followed. Sic semper the "cit"
The Union army then made its own
"aerostats," as they were called. Reg
ular reconnaissance work was carried
out, but as the balloon was always
captive the zone Of inquiry was very
narrow. Foreigners came over TO In
vestigate the wild rumors which had
become rife In Europe.
The technique of this early aviation
corps was very crude. Their gas bags
were of rough cotton goods, oiled, and
doubled-spliced at the seams. Imitation
was achieved by means of hot air from
a pine-knot fire. A heavy rope anchor
ed the balloon. Several times this got
foul of the operators on the ground
and had to be cut. The observer land
ed when and where he could. Usually
he drowned or else ate his supper In
Confederate prison camp.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03
STREAMS

TT HE bridge is shrouded in i'm
Il penetrable- gloom. So is the
oficer-of-the-deck. Inky black is the
splotch of a battleship ahead. Two
shades blacker is the blotch of another
in swift pursuit astern.
The fleet is steaming 'darkened In
column.
A bell rings. The o. o. D. never
takes his tense eyes from the rail.
''Hello." shouts q quartermaster down
the engineroom voice-tube. Condenser
temperatures show we've run out of
The stream. y comes the muffled report.
"U-m-m," grunts the o. o. D. as
though bored. But he isn't He knows
the Gulf Stream has been left behind.
The knowledge is as definite as a
''Times SQuare!" shouted by a subway
guard.
Streams OF ocean currents are the
great rivers of the sea. Movement Of
the water is caused mostly by winds
prevailing In one direction for long
periods of time.
The Gulf Stream is 80 to $50 miles
in width and flows at the leiSurely
pace of 5 to 5 miles an hour. 1t swings
upward along the Florida coast, is de-
Elected by Hatteras, and shoots cool
three thousand miles to Iceland and
the British Isles. A southern branch
strikes the Belly OF Europe" as the
Bay of Biscay is awkwar1ly called.
All these countries it warns.
But the American coast ShiverS In
the chill of an arctic current. This
frigid stream sQuirtS from the mouth
of Raffin bay and drencheS with its
herg-cooled spray the rocks of Labra-
dor and Maine and the yellow Jersey
sands.
If, as has been proposed, q man.
moth breakwater were built eastward
from New Foundland shooting the
northern current out. America would
become tropical in climate while our
English brethren built snow igioos.
In the Pacific Japan current and
one from Behring sea correspond to
the warm and cold pair in the At
lantic. The Alaskan coast, like Eng
land, is warm.
Below the continental tips a great
stream runs clean around the world.
In the South Atlantic. South Pacific
and Indian oceans are huge lazy whirl,
pools 5000 miles in diameter caused
by contrary currents
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03
SLOP CHEST

Mt ASTLESS battleshipS before long.
kv4 A few years hence the last rem
nant of oldtime spars viii be uprooted
and laid in the navy yards to rot. Rig
| ging has already gone. Upperworks
are going. Elimination Of the useless
Is the cry.
Thare is also metamorphoSis. No,
that's not kind of bug. Metamorpho-
sis is change, such as dough to flap
jacks (not to dimes); mud to bricks;
apes to men. Though the samples will
not bear too keen philosophical scru-
tiny they serve to illustrate the way
old naval customs have become so
rooted in the service that they do not
disappear even after centuries, and
when the old Roman catapult has
given way to hundred-ton breech load
ers. They merely change.
On long cruise the sailorman runs
shy of clothing. His work suffers in
proportion to his ill-clad condition.
Shippers have recognized this mari
time maxim by keeping slop-chest.
Aboard tidy man-of-war any mess is
known as Stops Slop-chests hold a
miscellaneous supply of seaman's
clothing. Hence the name.
An account of the first slop-chest
was chronicled In $50 B. c. II con-
tanned 1000 garments, assorted in
three sizes. The garments were ex-
actly alike and cut to fit the stern
sheets OF galley slaves. Ethnologists
sometimes refer 70 them 1.-THE gar
mentsl as breech-clouts. The largest
was nautical cubit in circumference
or nearly a life-Size fathom.
Columbus gave us the next authentic
account of Slop-chests in 1492. He in
cluded leather boots, woven shirts.
dirks, breaches, sea-bonnets and neck
erchiefs. He makes no mention of
wrist watches.
John Paul Jones turned the 'siop-
Job" over to his supercargo or purser.
However, he got his little rake-of at
the end of the cruise. For it must be
understood that 1000 miles and a
month out fixes a pretty good price on
necessary apparel.
Gum-bootS were the greatest step
after the Civil war. old sea-dogs put
them down as sign that the navy was
going to HI. 'sThe idea of tar mind |
ing wet feetw Yet they daily turned
to the chest for sewing gear, needles I
and thimbles, and the like,
Then the Twentieth Century broke |
IKE q typhoon over our world. A holo-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03
RED TAPE

| - ED TAPE was once the means of
AZ tying up official documents. No1-
aaays red tape is the means of tying
up most anything from gumshOes to
governments. Red tape may draw a
line against the errors of slipshod
workers. More often, however, 1t fet-
tiers efficiency and makes a hangman's
moose for action.
Once in the fleet there was a cap
ain who desired an especially conve-
1tent form of waste basket. He had 1t
made On requisition by the navy yard.
unfortunately just as 1t arrived aboard
ne was ordered to another ship. In the
confusion of departure the waste bas-
ket remained behind.
At the end of the quarter the cap
tain's yeoman (clerk) made an invoice
as per "regs." Everything checked up
o. X. but the basket. 1t was missing,
and 1t could not be expended" be-
cause it was an item of some value
and rather new.
A letter of inquiry was sent to the
old ship stating the case and request
Ing that the article be forwarded. At
ter some weeks the letter was return
ed with several sheets of endorse
ments attached. 1t turned out that the
navigator had taken the basket with
him when he went to command a Pa
cific coast cruiser.
The navigator respectfully stated"
that his baggage had gone adrift, the
basket with it. WhereupOn a survey
or Investigation was ordered by the
original owner. The yeoman prepared
all papers in due form explaining the
loss of the article and forwarded them
to Washington.
These papers including six endorse
ments of explanation were sent out to
the navigator. He smeared on a few
more and mailed the packet back to
his old ship. On arrival the batch was
not fully understood. 1t was endorsed
few times more and boosted on to
headquarters, who shot it back to the
captain.
Briefly that packet made the circuit
connected a few dozen more endorse
ments, remarks, comments, inquiries
and respectful statements.
Finally the captain called In his yeo-
man. Jones'" he said. 'if I find that
blankety-blank waste basket batch Of
rot on my desk again I'm going to dis
rate you to coal-passer. II don't find
1t I'll rate you up to chief" Jones aye
aye-sired and beat 1t. He looked up
the monthly difference in pay between
his rate and that of chief. 1t was
something like ten dollars. He went
ashore and spent ten beans.
Next day the captain found under
his desk a fine new waste basket. 1t
was just like the one he'd lost. In the
bottom of it was pile of paper torn
to bits. Red tape had been shipped in
to a million pieces.
But suppose everybody started snip
ping.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

theory that "genius which impIies n
wonderfully complex combination of
high faculties, tends to be Inherited
His love of art, his sporting tastes, his
lighting blood ke inherited from his
fathers side; the men of whose family
were soldiers for generations.
From his mothers side came not
only his love of travel, science and lit
erature, but the romance of his nature
and his sense of bumor.
When Charles was still q young
child his father, the Rev. Charles
Kingsley, moved to Barnock rectory,
1t was at Barnock that the boys ear
Hest sporting tastes and love of nat
ural history developed; as soon ms he
was old enough he was mounted on
his fathers horse in front of the
keeper to bring back the game bag.
The glorious sunsets over the fens
had great charm for him all his life;
the pictures of the fens and the life
there which were stamped on his
mind had inspired him in after years
In writing the story of "Hereward the
Wake.n
As n preacher Kingsley was vivid,
eager and earnest.
As novelist his chief power lay in
his descriptive faculties. Besides SER
mons, poems and addresses he wrote
the "Saint's Tragedy" a drama, and
among others the following novels:
"AIton Locker HYeast,o "westward
Ho" and "Hypatia.n
He died at EversIey Jan. %, 1876.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

caust Of progress swept away the
relics Of mans past. Mechanical
genius was supreme. Only the char
red stubble of original ideas remained.
The slop-chest was one.
Now we have the Clothing and
Small Stores Room" In it our mechan-
ieal Jack may procure silk necker-
chiefs, Sheffield steel knives, and hand
sewn shoes, not boots. but gloves for
his feet. The captain makes no rake
on, and the purchase record is in quad
duplicate. It's still the sIop-chest, how
ever. only different.
That Is metamorphosis; which is
sometimes better than liver pills for
cleansing life.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03
xXTI TH a hey bonny-boat and
wv no bonny-boat
Sail Westward-ho and AWAY

With wonderful speech of Spanish
gold and the vast, rich countries ly
ing to the West, Capt. John Oxen
ham was home again; and not a prom
fse he made but was increased ten
fold. by his swearing henchman, Saliva,
tfon"Ye
Amyas Leigh, a stout Devon youth,
was afire~ to take the sea with Capt.
John as he listened; but his godfa-
Their, Sir Richard Grenvil, said he was
yet too young. Later, it might be. And
later he went, his first voyage being
with the famous Sir Francis Drake
around the world.
Following that voyage came fight
ing in Ireland in the company of Sir
Walter Raleigh and the poet Spenser;
and then an expedition with Sir Hum
phrey Gilbert wherein, because of mu-
TIMES, disease, ill-found ships and
great storms, Sir Humphrey met his
death; and Amyas came home In sad
ness.
At this time Amyas, with score of
other Devon gallants, was in love with
Mistress Rose Salterne; but she was
for no Devon cavalier. A Spanish cap
tain of bravery and charm was dwell
ing in Devon till his ransom should
be coming, and it was he who captured
the fancy of the lovely but capricious
Rose, and carried her OFF to Caracas,
whereof he had been appointed gov
ernor.
Whether Rose went as Don Guz-
mans wife or leman, no one could say.
Mr.. Salterne. father to Rose, and rich
merchant of the port, gave a ship and
500 pounds toward the fitting out,
the same to be commanded by Amyas,
by now experienced in seamanship and
the handling of rough men; and so
he sailed on his first venture on the
good ship Rose, Of 200 tons burthen
and 100 men, with beef, pork and good
ale in abundance, and culverfns,
swivels, muskets, calivers, long bows,
pixies and cutlasses aplenty. He was
to discover the whereabouts and con-
dition of Rose If he could, but surely
to damage to his utmost what Spant-
ards he should fall afoul of. A COM
mission to his liking, for 1t was an
article of faith with Amyas, as with
most young English rovers of that day,
that all Spaniards were cruel and cow
artlly. even as his own great Queen
Elizabeth was all white purity. With
Amyas went Frank, his brother,
scholar and courtier, and mad like
wise for love of Rose Salterne; also
Salvation Yeo, his own Captain Oxen
ham being long dead.
Westward they sailed to tropic |
shores; to low wooded hills, spangled
by firefltes; westward through Won
drous seas where islands and capes
hung suspended in air. In wooded
blight they spied caravel, which they
and in her they found store
of brown pearls; also cargo OF salt
hides. which smelt eyilly as they
burned.
Amyas sailed on to La Guayara in
Caracas, finding Don Guzman not at
home, but having sight of Rose Sal
terne, she being truly Don Guzman's
wife, in garden of the governors
palace. In the fight with Don Guz-
mans men Frank Leigh was wounded
and captured. Amyas was knocked
but taken safely away by /
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

This week J. d. Baker brought to
this office one of the finest specimens
Of Wolf River apples it has been our
privilege to see this year. 1t measures
16 inches in circumference and weighs
20 ounces. We have ]. DIS word it
will furnish US glass of jelly and a
quart Of apple butter. Without any
exaggeration we also have a faint
vision Of an apple eye.-Payette
(Idaho) Independent.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

Charles Kingsley
was born ON the
18th of June, 1919,
at Hoine yicarage,
under the brow of
Dartmoor, In Dew
opshire, England.
He left III DIN e
when six weeks
old, and never saw
his birthplace I'M
til he was n man
of thirtyj yet Dew
onshire scenes and
associations had
always a mysterI-
GUS charm for
him.
Kingsley was
said to have been
an instance of the
truth nf nnrrxin,n
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

The person who can hear his name
mentioned by two persons talking in
low tones and still have no curiosity
as to what the conversation is about,
Is too eyerlastingly complacent to be
worth a whoOp.-Emmett Qdaho) Ex-
aminer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

Probably there are not any more
affinities nowadays than there used
to be, but people are becoming more
careless with them.-IOgan (Utah) Re
publican.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

Edison is perfecting an instrument
by which the dead can talk to US.
Think of the red hot messages the
widower who married again will soon
be getting from his first wife.-Murray
Utah) eagle.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

The laws Of the country were made
to be enforced against everyone but
you But don't mention it. We knew
you'd agree with us.-St. George
Utah) News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

Fighter Carpenter says after his
bout with Dempsey he'll take a good
long rest. The chances are he'll need
one.-Ephraim (Utahl Enterprise.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

If you believe everything you hear
you'll be kept SO busy listening to
stories which are not true that you
won't have time to hear those that
are.-Carson City (Nev.) News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

Maybe the Scots voted to keep the
saloons open Saturday nights in order
to insure truly penitent and humble
congregation in the kirk the morn
Goldfield (NeTada) Tribune.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03
Inter Mountain
Editorial Hilites
Selected for Western Newspaper Unicn
Service by r. A. c. and c. b. w.

A New York hotel maid found S25,-
600 under a pillow and returned ii.
She'll never make good in the big
league.-Salt Lake Telegram.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03
Praetical Affection-

He-narling there Is an unconsUm.
ing IRE IN my heart for you.
She That's ali right, bur What
much more concerns me IS 10 know.
IS -Rere a substantial insurance oE
your nfes
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03
A Doubtful saroain.

PfIyver-I bought this used car for
$500. Don't you think it's = good
purchase?
Speedup-Yes. IL it's genuine, But
you never can tel. They're 50 clever
at making imitation antiques.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

Free copy" continues to come from
the raiIroads-aRd occasionally a
newspaper prints some of it-pasSing
the buck TO the shipper for poor serv-
ice in the matter of transportation.
Railroads are VIGOROUSLY managed by
incompetents. In the effort to dis
tract attention from their own short
comings and desire for in0EdiHate
profits, they hire poor writers TO send
forth alleged publicity stuff which is
calculated TO put the blame where it
least belongs. 1t is safe to say that
where one car is kept idle by a ship
per, in this day, ten may be found on
railroad sidings or in yariS--w inne-
mucca (Sev.I Silver State.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

There is e kind of man, not many
OF him, it is true, who is 50 anxious
TO give everybody q fair deaf that he
overlooks himself until rs TOO late
Carson C3ty (Ney.l News
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

Whose roper do YOU ready Why nos
subscriber Salina (Utahl Sun.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

n Burt Fuller. county jailer, is elated
over the modern improvements in the
water fixtures in his house at East
Ely. After drawing water for his
coffee this morning he held the frying
pan under the faucet, turned the
handle, and a fine brook trout Topped
out into the pan. The pan was trans
ferred TO the stove and while his coffee
boiled he prepared his trout breakfast.
Although the fishing season closed Sep
TENDER 80. Burt does not think that he
is violating the fish and game law
when he accepts his trout by pipe line.
Ely (Sev.) Times.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

The income tax reminds US that
while it may be true that figures never
lie, a good accountant can dress up
the truth so its own mother would
chase il out of the yard with a clothes
pole. If Captain Kidd had had the
knowledge Of figure juggling our cap
tains of finance have today, he would
not only have shown that he was run
ming his ships at a loss, but would
have come down TO US as a blessed
philanthropist, instead of a pirate
Brigham City .(Utah) Journal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

4 lecturer at a teachers institute in
a Pennsylvania county told his class
last week that he hoped the time would
come when teachers would be called
upon to wear a uniform dress and
taboo the high heels. peek-a-bO0 waists
and other atrocities they wear 4 do
not send my children to sShO0l TO see
how much of the teaches they can
see" he said, Perhaps the lecturer
was inclined to be prudiSh; perhaps
he was looking AT the moral side OF
the question only. But he might have
added 10 his remarks thu statement
that women look better 10 uniforms
than they do in ordinary dress
Boise (IdahoJ Statesman.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

The general movement toward dis
armament ought to 80 50 tar as Il
take air rifles and sling shots away
from the kids Of Elko.-Eiko (Nev.l
Free Press.