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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-10

men II time Of war, admiral wash
fngtnn states, urging In this con-
nection that the members OF the
merchant marine be given at least
the fundamentals Of naval training
for use in time Of emergency.
The naval reserve force now con-
sists OF $4,000 officers and 235.000
enrolled men, the report says. the
majority Of whom are interested
IN the work and will probably re
main in the service, More than s.
600 OF the officers and fully 100000
OF the men are qualified for the
duties Of their rank on combatant
ships OF the navy iu time OF wa'.
Admiral Washington adds.
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cors in the permanent establish.

GERS In the permanent establish
ment.
A considerable portion of the re-
port was devoted TO the naval re-
serve force, an annual appropFia'
ton Of at least 100000 for the ad-
ministration OF this service being
recommended.
The expenditure oil money for
this purpose from year TO year VIII
at first appear perhaps large. says
the admiral. but when II Is con
sidered that the maintenance OF
this force in an efficient state will
not only save the government Il
large share of the amount that
would he expended for the purpose
/ 4. war should again find us UMPIRE.
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CARE OF FEET.

When bathing the feet, a table
spoonful OF borax should be added
to the water. After ENshing the
feet vigorously with q stiff brush,
dry carefully Rub with cold cream
or oil and dust with tnlcum pow
der.
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Jared, but will practically insure
victory on the sea following 4
declaration OF war. an insurance
is gained at comparatively small
cost and as such Is a measure of
economy"
The World war demonstrated
that the navy could not rely on the
merchant service for officers anG
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Whsyei

sMy wife Is suffering from she'll
shock"
"Jmpossible!"
mot at all. At breakfast today
she broke an egg that had seen
better days."-Bu6alo Express.
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Make Sure Of Pleasing Him.
Give Him Something 10 Near

Things really serviceable that
can be used all the time are the
most appreciated gifts for men.
Any Of the following things will be
appreciated.
Ties, Scarfs, Watch Chains with
gold knives, cuff links, gold pen
els, Handkerchief, Gloves, Sweat
ers, Shirts, hats, silk and wool hos
iery, bath robes, etc. Let US help
you choose his gift.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-02-20
HOMEMADE sEARcHLIoHT.

Among the scholars in the Oroville
school is Frank Calvert, Jr. the 12-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Calvert.
who is deeply interested In electricity ana
young as he is constantly experimenting
with that mysterious power, the possi-
biities of which for practical use are as
yet in the very infancy of demonstration.
He has original ideas and knows how to
apply them to secure results. We predict
that that boy is going to make a name
for himself in the field of electrical in
vention, and may prove to he second
Edison, In the January issue Of the "tlec-
trical Experimenter," published In New
York City, appears an article written by
young Calvert descriptive of an arc type
searchight and is accompanied by two
sketches, one the constructural details for
building the light and the other the arc
in operation with a picture of three Of
the scholars Lloyd Grant. Murray Mall
ory and Roy Ashbury. The arlicle In CON-
nection with the picture is as follows:
Il present herewith plans for an arc
type searchlight which have just built.
and ! hope fellow experimenters will be
able to make use of them.
The search light is crude but will prove
very interesting. 1t is easily built. 1t Is
connected with 110 volts, in series with a
suitable resistance. We used a tin can
filled with salt water, having two elec-
trodes immersed in the solution thus
made.
THE box was lined with asbestos The
carbons are fastened to the blocks with
strips of tin. The bottom carbon being
stationary and the top one loose enough
to Permit of adjustment. The lens was an
old leading glass
I'VE found that by moving the carbons
backward or forward the beam can lie
made smaller or larger. The lditlon of a
door at the back of the box makes 1t
easier to handle the arc. The search tight
can be built of line ana the principal d.
mensions are given in the plans.
Il am enclosing photograph which was
taken in the night time with the Coor
slightly open. IT'S light will prove highly
Interesting"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-02-20
WHERE MISERY IS SUPREME.

This office is in receipt Of letter
from DR.. d. H. Lewis, who is brushing
up on surgery at the celebrated Mayo
Bros, hospitals at Rochester, Mimi,
which seems to be the Mecca OF aim ,st
every individual in the country whose
physical condition calls for expert
surgical treatment. We take the fol-
lowing extracts from the doctors let
ter:
"This is the place of Here they
come and there they CO. Talk about
surgery, they do it here by the gross.
I presume there are over 100 opera
tions a day done at this clinic. besides
the minor work. 1t is a steady grind
from q m. until 6 p. m, every day.
and that in four different hospitals
with half a dozen men in each besides
the whole catalogue of assistants and
nurses. Over 300 patients day pass
through the Mayo clinic, and there are
$50 doctors on the staff.
"It is a wonderful place and their
system is elaborate. The Mayo syndi-
cate own everything practically that is
here, hospitals. hotels. drug stores,
taxi lines. and l suppose the UNDER
taking parlors, and every line pays,
you can gamble on that.
"The train that leaves st. Paul twice
day empties at Rochester. 1t is a
great trip and a wonderful experience
for a doctor, and trust from now on
can come every year. l have seen
some very wonderful work done, and
some. of course not so wonderful.
They lose them here, too, just as we
do at home, but these fellows tackle
anything and usually get away with It.
am absorbing all can and l know
it is worth the trip and expense. New
ertheless, l will b. glad to get home til
Gods country. This may be all righs
for half a man to come to and live in
for a while but for he westerner this
is no go with me. I'll take the old Okla
hogan.
To-day, at luncheon, I sat across the
table from Senator LaFollette, of Wis
consin. I acted like I did not know
who he was and then begal ~ ai.t -.ay
views on He kept us our Of war; the
German sympathizer', and few words
about American Bolshevikism.' Well
old Bob did not like it and pretty soon
he tore loose. In few minutes we
were all into 1t and Bob and his son
saw they were in bad company and
80 III u. H. - n
war really funny. y
1--WE are having real winter here,
snow, sleet and cold. There is lots of
flu and they are dying with it, too, in
great numbers. l trust 1t is not bad at
home. I expect to get home about the
first of March. I think I will be all
through by that time. will take run
down to Chicago to see some Of the
fellows work there before l return
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-02-20

Pat. d. Kearney, who has been in
poor health for some time, was taken
down with the flu last week, and came
very near cashing in. He is now laid
up at the New Oroville hotel and is
still very sick man.
The hard times dance last Friday
evening at the Liberty theater was we'll
attended, but outward and visible evil
dence in the way of discarded raiment
was very slight Well dressed men and
women were the rule.
Miss Ruth Burns, matron of the To-
cal hospital, was called to Hillyard
last week where she is nursing her
sister who had relapse with the
influenza and is reported quite SER
iously ill. Rumor has it that Miss
Burns is to give up the Oroville hos
pital about the 1st of March and mas
accepted a position in a hospital at
Colville.
Commercial Club meeting next
Thursday evening. If you are a men,
ber be there. If not a member, attend
anyhow and see that your name is on
the roll of honor. You cannot afford
to remain outside the club, and the
club cannot afford to have you on the
outside. 1t Is the pull together system
that wins, and in order to pull together
all citizens must be lined up together
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-02-20
RUN AWAY FROM HOME.

Last week young lad some IA
years Of age who had run away from
his home at Keremeos came to Oro-
Vile and going up stairs at the New
OrOville hotel preempted bed. Jack
Williams, the proprietor of the house,
found the lad in the room quite ill.,
Jack Williams, like all old westerners,
is one of the most kindly and sympa-
thetic of men when he finds any one
in trouble, and he did all in his power
for the lad, calling in Dr. Webb to care
for the young patient The doctor man.
aged to worm out of the boy that he
had run away from him home at Kere-
meOs, but the lad gave fictitious
name. Mr.. Williams tried to get in
touch with the man whose name the
boy had given him, over the telephone
put learned that no one by that name
lived il Keremeos Mr.. williams then
inquired if any one in the town had
a missing boy. At once he was told that
a man named Erickson was shy boy.
Erickson was notified. He came down
to Oroville and had his son placed in
the hospital, where he is now recover
ing from an attack of pneumonia. The
boys right name is Carl Erickson and
upon his. recovery he will probably re-
turn to the parental roof.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-02-20

Miss Louise Pannon, formerly a
teacher in the Oroville schools, but
now a resident of Seattle, spent sew
eral days in town this week visiting
with friends.
Mrs. AL. Fox left Wednesday morn
ing on long eastern trip. She goes to
her old home on Georgian Bay, prov
ince Of Ontario, Canada, on the first
visit for many years.
VIM. Beeman came in from his home
who is some 20 years of age suffering
from broken collar bone and dis
located right shoulder, the result of a
mix up in runaway. Dr. Webb patch
ed up the patient and he returned to
his home the same day.
Mrs. ]. F. Samson returned home
from Portland Saturday where she
had been with her daughter, Mrs. Opal
Balderson, for number of weeks
She was accompanied by her grand
daughter, little Miss Olive Jane Bald
erson. Mrs. Balderson will remain al
Portland indefinitely, where she is
taking business course.
A post office has lately been estab'
lished at Osoyoos, at the head of Oso.
yoos lake where the British Columbia
customs house has long been operated
A general store has been opened al
that place. The first Gazette to be
mailed to the Osoyoos post office is ad.
dressed to John P. Stelkia, an educat
ed Indian who is we'll known in this
locality.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-02-20
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Through an oversight on the part of the
postmaster a number of patrons of the
office have acquired the habit of leaving
their post office boxes Un two old white
metal sections) unlocked: until it has be-
come known that some malicious and
criminaly minded persons have meddled
with the unlocked boxes both in chang
ing letters from one box to the other, and
have stolen sealed letters from those
boxes and carried them away. Some of
the letters have been found thrown away
without opening and some have been
opened.
This is grave criminal offense; pun
ishabie under the Federal laws, by q term
in the penitentiary. Upon reliable infor-
nation against any of these offenders
they win be placed under arrest.
These boxes MUST BE KEPT LOCKED;
and hereafter no letter mail will be placed
in unlocked boxes. The department rule
absolutely requires this.
r. p. HOSKYN, Postmaster
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-02-20
NEW LODGE.

Oroville Is becoming city Of lodges
and If one or two new ones are added
there will hardly be a man in town
who does not have passwards stored
around in his system and entitled to
wear some sort of regalia. The next
lodge to be added to the list already
in existence Is to be that of the
Knights of Pythias. A lodge of this ad-
mirable order Is to be instituted on the
evening of February Path, with list
of some 80 members, eleven of whom
are old members. Several grand lodge
officials will be present and raft of
visiting members from OkanOgan and
other lodges. The basic principles of
all lodges are meritOriOus, and II the
members of the various orders lived
strictly up to the teachings Of the ri
tuals, as they ought to, there would be
less unrest in this country, a stronger
bond of fellowship among the people,
greater respect and veneration for
the Almighty, and deeper, and truer
love and devotion to home and country.
Among all the lodges none stands up
on higher plane for the betterment of
its members than the Knights of Pyth
las. 1t Is founded upon one Of the most
inspirational stories of true and loyal
friendship mentioned in sacred or pro-
fame history. and even if but tradi
tion it should be taken to the heart of
every human being.
The event is supposed to have taken
place some 400 years before Christ.
Dionysius was selected king by the
senate of Syracuse. Damon, senator
of Syracuse, denounced Dionysius as a
tyrant and made an attempt upon the
life of the king. He was condemned to
death. He begged for permission to
see and bid farewell to his wife and
children. promising to return and un-
dergO his sentence at the end Of four
hours. The king refused the request.
On the way to execution Damon's lHe
long friend, Pythias, interceded with
the king on behalf of Damon and offer
ed to take his place and suffer death
in his stead If Damon did not return at
the hour fixed after he had seen his
family. The king accepted the offer,
Pythias was taken into custody and
Damon mounted horse and rode away
to meet his wife and children for the
last time. as he supposed, on earth.
Before the time was up, friend of
Damon. hoping to save Damon's life by
permitting Pythias to be executed in
his place, killed Damon's horse. 1t is
said that Damon seized the horse of a
traveller passing by, rode to the city
and reached the place Of execution just
as Pythias was about to suffer death.
Dionysius was roughneck old tyrant,
but evidently possessed spark of hu-
manity, for he was so struck with this
exhibition of true friendship that he
pardoned Damon and set both men
free. And the story Of Damon and Py-
thias is the foundation upon which the
Knights of Pythias rests.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-02-20
AGAIN WINNERS.

The local gun club succeeded in
raising the score Of week ago at the
Sunday shoot notch, although as It
turned out the club the boys were
shooting against fell down hard and
they could have missed half a dozen
targets and then come out winner. But
then you never can tell and it is just
as we'll to keep the score up near 100
per cent, II the fully 100 per cent can
not be negotiated, as the other clubs
are coming on strong and will get bet
ter before they get worse. More inter-
est was taken in the second shoot of
the tournament than at the opening
shoot and large number of the club
membership were on the grounds
slamming shot against the flying tar
gets and two new candidates for hon.
Ors got on the high score Jess Sexson
and Red Finsen. DR.. Masters who
registered among the leaders the week
before, was still some what wobbly
from the effects of the flu and his un-
steady hand and defective vision ac-
IL.
disappointed his admirers by missing
a target. He got SO in the habit of
making clean scores last year that
clean scores are expected of him every
time he faces the traps. The club was
shooting against Kellogg Sunday, and
Kellogg went to pieces breaking only
63 targets, which is great surprise,
for in the tournaments of the past
two years Kellogg was the most dan
gerous team to contend against. AS
Oroville made 73 points two winners
are credited to the local club. On Sun
day, Oroville shoots against two teams,
Odessa and Waitsburg. That is, the
score of the three highest guns counts
against the three highest of these two
teams The shot is in the nature of a
double header and should Oroville
have the good luck to win against
both Waitsburg and Odessa the home
club starts with a lead that will be
hard to overcome. However, the boys
will have to do their best or they will
be distanced. Seventy-three out of
possible "A is not record to be sneez
cd at, but five clubs entered in the
tournairc"t made 73 in Sundays shoot.
showing that the various organizations
are on their metal and winning the
trophy this year is not going 20 be
any welkaway. The following is the
full score of the Sunday shoot: Jess
Sexson ~ w. H. Finsen "a; C. E.
Hedger "a; s. B. Gjerde %; w. B. Sex
son %; A, j. Thompson %; Il. G., Mar
tin 22; Il. J. Frank 22 J. G Hare 81;
NJ [. Feed 21; DR.. j. !. Masters L.:
Morris Walmer IS; w. Clark. Is; Tom
Morrow II; Vern Sexson II, W j.
Mishler s; Arthur Gjerde l3
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-02-20
TO STOP SPEEDING.

There is a chance for the town
treasury receiving quite boost. The
council proposes to enforce the street
traffic ordinance that holds down autos
to a speed limit of 12 miles an hour
within the corporate limits. The ordin-
ance has been a dead letter ever since
its passage. Auto owners who have no
respect for the rights of pedestrians
and feel that the fact that they are able
to own car puts them above the law
are in the habit of making Central
avenue race course and many of
them shoot through Main street as
though this was jay town, in which
ordinances can be disregarded with i'm
punity. This breaking the speed law is
a daily occurrance and the council is
getting tired of the gay and festive
drivers who have no regard for the
rights of others. The marshal is to be
instructed to arrest all those breaking
the speed limit law and hale them up
before the magistrate. A few stiff fines
will break up the practice, for tn :
speed fiend will pay no attention to
warnings and only a shot at his pocket
book will get under his epidermis.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-02-20
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes of the regular meeting OF
the town council, February 9, 1920.
Present, Mayor Beale, Councilmen
Hart, Covert, Frank and Sampson.
Minutes Of the previous meeting
read and approved as read. Monthly
report of town treasurer was read and
approved as read. Letter in regard to
fire hose was read and motion was
made and carried that the clerk be in
structed to call for bids for 400 feet
of 2 1-2 inch rubber lined fire hose in
so foot lengths, bids to be opened
February %, 1920.
Motion was made and carried that
the marshal be instructed to have a
notice printed in regard to the arrest
ing OF parties turning stock loose in
the town limits.
Motion was made and carried that
the .lerk and attorney be instructed to
take up the matter Of having toilets
and running water placed in the Great
Northern depot as ordered by the pub
lie service commission and also in re-
gard to the placing Of a light at the
foot crossing across their tracks. Mo-
tion carried.
Notion was made and carried that
the clerk be instructed to have the $50
candle power lights now on the cor
ners Of Main and Railroad and Main
and Central replaced with 500 candle
power lights and the 100 candle power
lights now on the corner of Vancouver
opA Do;Iv1od Vauo0nuov ond E;rot
Vancouver and Central. replaced with
$50 candle power lights.
The mayor then informed the coun-
Gil of the appointment of DR.. Webb as
town health officer.
The clerk was instructed to have
Central avenue leveled as soon as pos
sible.
Motion was made and carried that
the clerk be instructed to call for bids
for the laying Of sidewalks and other
work on local improvement district
No. q, the date to be set as provided for
by law.
The matter of designating a parking
place for automobile tOuists was dis
cussed and left open for further inves-
tigation.
On motion the following bills were
allowed and ordered paid:
Current Expense Fund-E. R. Hoose,
salary $500; w. e. Mishler, salary,
2O.29; Burroughs Adding Machine Co
adding machine, 196.O0; Shaw Borden
Co. rubber stamps 72c; S. B. Starrett
premium on bOnd 12hO. A T. Kitcbou
labor and team AGO; o. v. Power Co.
lights $3.50.
J Water Works Fund-E. R. Hoose
: salary $500; Standard Oil Co. oil "a. IS
, Oroville Motor Co. batteries 6.23: o.
: Power Co. power and lights 6115.
On motion council adjourned.
E. r.. HOOSE, Clerk
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-02-20

A nasty report was going the rounds
Wednesday duplicating a couple of young
people. The case was thoroughly invests
gated by the authorities, evidence was
taken and it was found that there was
absolutely no foundation for the story.
Mrs. Art Lane. wife of a well-known
business man of Tonasket, died last
Thursday from complications following
the flu and was buried Saturday, L. w.
Barnes having charge Of the funeral. The
sympathy of a large circle of friends in
this part of the county goes out to Mr..
Lane.
A man came down from Penticton this
week and entered the Oroville General
hospital to be treated for broken Jaw.
The case Is somewhat shadowy, but there
Is vague rumor that the sufferer played
the part of innocent bystander. A person
with a. pile driver punch was looking for
some one to land on, and he mistook the
man with the fractured jaw as the indi-
vidual that he was after. The man who
accumulated the punch finds very little
comfort in an apology.
Okanogan and Oroville high school bas-
ket ball teams meet in conflict at the
Oroville high school gym Saturday even
ing. 1t Is the first game that has taken
place here for weeks, owing to the pre-
valence of the flu, which has cut heavily
into all public gatherings. The game to-
morrow night will be joe dandy and
every patron of the school should be pres
ent. re locals will make a better show
ing than ths'r nave in some of the former
games. Help out the boys by buying
ticket.
Saturday l.. w. Barnes mixed up in an
auto accident at Tonasket that damaged
| his car to the extent IF fifteen bucks.
| Driving leisurey along the street in To-
nasket Mr. Barnes was startled to see an
auto, driven by a son of Mr.. Nixon,
| dash rapidly around the corner huggi ing
| the left hand side of The street. To pre-
| vent collision Mr.. Barnes swung off
| to the left and the other car whried In
the same direction. Result, a jamming
| together with the damage tc the Barnes
car as stated. TIE Nixon vehicle did not
not get off 80 cneap as 1t was pretty
thoroughly wrecked. Fortunately no one
was injured, but had Mr.. Barnes been
| driving rapidly a different story would
| have to be told
] The financial committee of the Com
mercial club was out Tuesday securing
signatures to membership cards and COL
lecting the amounts assessed against the
various business men and met with a
most cordial and flattering reception. Our
citizens realize the advantages and bene-
f1ts of a live Commercial Club and are
willing to back the organization to the
limit of their ability. We can promise that
the organization will be conducted on
strictly business principles, every act of
the club will be open and above board and
no step will be taken in the way of pro-
motions or the expenditure of money
without first submitting the proposition
in open meeting when decision will be
left to majority Of the members.