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The Washington herald., 1920-02-21
EMORY M. WILSON.
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
ANEMIA VICTIM
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students quietly filed from the build
ing. Many of the girls were crying.
Never had so impressive a tribute
been paid by Washington school chill
dren. The teachers, many of whom
had been actively associated with Mr.
Wilson for a score of years, gathered
in silent groups.
Coincidentally with his death comes
the news that Mr.. Wilson's youngest
son, Kenneth. IS monts old. is at
deaths door at the Johns Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore. The little fell
low is suffering from malnutrition.
Superintendent of District Schools
Ernest L. Thurston. a former classmate
of Mr.. Wilson. was deeply affected
when he learned OF the educators
death.
He said that he had lost a faithful
friend, and that the school system
one of it's ablest officials.
Assistant Superintendent Kramer,
who was in Mr.. Wilson's gradual
ing class, referred to the Central
principal as a ,''man's man" He
said that he Was creator and
sustainer of what is known as the
Central spirit"
III health had kept Mr.. Wilson
alternately at his desk and in va
rious hospitals since the fall OF
, 1918. He was saved from death a
year ago by a series Of blood
! transfusions for which pupils
! members of the alumni and other
| friends gave freely of their blood.
As result of these operations
he gained rapidly, and apparently
well, he returned to his desk at
/ Central early in December, 1919
| The occasion of his return was the
! signal for a spontaneous celebra-
tion and reception by the student
| body and faculty.
! Mr.. Wilson is survived by his
wife and three children, Douglas,
3: Jean. 4. and Kenneth eighteen
months.
Mr.. Wilson was born in George
town forty-nine years ago. He at
tended the public schools and grad
uated from the Old Central High
School in 1897. In his class were
many of the present school ofi-
cials. including besides Thurston
and Kramer. DR.. A. !. Howard and
Harry p. Hoover
Mr.. Wilson then entered Cornell
University. from which. he gradu-
ateo IN 1888 with the degree OF
bachelor Of philosophy. He took a
/ post graduate course in history. in
which he was particularly inter
ested.
He returned to Washington In
1894 and was appointed teacher OF
I history in Eastern High School
July l. 1S'- In 1897 he became
/ head OF tie department of history
I in the Old Central High School.
! Mr.. Wilson was made principal of
Central High School in 1902. Re-
Gently he had been mentioned prom
tnently as likely successor to Err
nest l.. Thurston as superintendent
| of schools.
{ In giving a brief resume Of Mr..
Wilson'S life, H. p. Burroughs. who
has been associated with him for
over forty years. and who is at
present member OF the faculty of
the high school. said:
He was the best administrator 7
ever knew. No matter what the
dlhiculty we could always 60 to
'Ep,' and he, in his own quiet way.
would straighten out our troubles.
He was always ready to give his all
Tor the Central High School"
He lived at 1892 Newton street
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-21
.BELASCO PRODUCTION
POSTPONES OPENING

George Washington" the new play
which was to have made its initial
appearance tomorrow at the Shubert-
Belasco Theater, will delay its debut
until Monday. it vas announced last
night by l.. Stoddard Taylor, Shubert-
Belasco manager.
Manager Taylor received a telegram
from Walter Hampden. star of the
aw production. who is in New York.
saying it would be impossible to COM
plete preparations in time for a per
formance tomorrow.
The initial appearance was to have
been a benefit for the Washington
Carlton Society. Manager Taylor
said the benefit performance would
take place Tuesday when all tickets
previously sold for the affair would
be good.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-21
SINN FEINERS
ATTACK DUBLIN
POLICE FORCE
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and the police and military displayed
unprecedented activity, announcing
their resolve to track down their as
sailants. Many sections of the city
were raided. A cache containing a
quantity of bombs and grenades was
found, but nothing to bear our the
claim of n citywide conspiracy has
|been discovered thus far.
Three entire families were arrested
on one of the police raiding tours.
Seven Sim Feiners were taken into
custody in one shop by the military.
A civilian wounded early this morn
ing died this afternoon He refused
to give his name which was later
found to have been McGrath. He was
a Dublin business man.
In one attack on the police near
Trinity College 'early this morning
two were wounded and three civilians
capturd.
The Sim Feiners have executed
their first traitor. He was a youth
who Is said to have given the author
tiles some secret Slim Fein docu-
ments. His bullet riddled body wos
FOUND Just outside cork
The Washington herald., 1920-02-21
DEATHS DUE
TO PNEUMONIA
Slight Increase in Disease Is
Not Alarming to Au-
thorities. Il

A slight increase in the death
rate from pneumonia and influenza
was reported by the Health Depart
ment for the twenty-four hours
ended at . o'clock last night, over
the deaths for the precedink period.
Five persons died of pneumonia and
three Of influenza, according to last
nights report.
Health Department officials think
the situation unalarming. and reit-
crate their conviction that both dis
eases are nearing their end in wash
Deaths from pneumonia were:
Mary N. Warwick, IS years, 40 Fem
ton street northeast; Frank Bell, Is
years. Freedmen's Hospital; Marga-
ret Shields, 90 years. 1910 Second
street southwest; Mitchell Walters.
20 years, Benning Race Track
The Washington herald., 1920-02-21
Surgeon Conquers His
Own Frailties at 81.

New York. Feb. 20. pr. stephe1
Smith. dean Of New York surgeons
who is proving through the con
ouering OF mis- own physical frsH'
ties. his theory that through simpi
living -the human bodyis a machin
so constructed that by constant re
newal It will exist for 100 yesrs.
is today celebrating his s7th birth
day somewhere between New yorI
and San Francisco. One of hi
daughters. MrA W. C. Mason. ss win
him. probably in Battle Greek. Micn-
according to another daughter.
As he was starting on his Yves
tern trip, Dr. Smith said that Will,
he had enjoyed scarcely q wen da,
since he was So" he had found nj
health improved constantly sine,
that time as a result OF simple lIv.
ing.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-21
ARMY ESSAYS
ARE WRITTEN
$1,000, 900 Children In u.
S. Public Schools Turned
In Compositions.

Practically the entire enrolment
OF pupils in the high schools and in
the seventh and eighth grades in
Washington, more than $4,000 chill
dren, entered the War Department
essay competition yesterday and
wrote an essay on what Are the
Benefits of Enlistment In the United
States Army?"
Fifteen million children in zoe. 900
schools In the United States SUBJ
mitted compositions ON the same
topic yesterday Ia competition for
the local prizes.
In some sections. where epidemic
RnhuenZa is prevalent and the
schC OILS closed, children entering
the contest were permitted to write
iEc'r essays at home.
Yesterday the recruiting service
requested the American Legion, the
Board Of Education and the Ma
tionat Press Club to designate a
n:ember to act On the local board
of awards. The personnel of the
board Of Judges will be announced
soon.
Aht d"dTuS VIII De mduc IN dC-
cordance with the following plan.
A master prize will Represented to
the first, second and third winners.
a hrst, second. and third prize will
be presented to the writers of the
winning Essays in each of the seven
district high schools. Three prizes
viii be awarded in each of the thir-
teen divisions of the public grade
schools Seventeen prizes have been
reserved for the winners in private
and parochial schools and three
prizes have been offered for presen-
tation to winners in Wilson Normal
School and st. Martins School.
The medals to be presented by Sec
retary Baker to the three national
winners have been designed and
cast They will be awarded in
Washington on May 5.
A silver loving cup will. be pre-
sented as a companion prize to the
school which each of the national
winners represents. The announce
ment of the winners in the national
competition will be made April 26.
The variety of prizes offered in
Washington are valued at nearly
Sl,OOO. First, second and third
prizes will be awarded as soon as
the local board of awards receives
the essays
The Washington herald., 1920-02-21
HE-VAMPS ACT
IN MINSTRELS
Eastern High School Stu
dents Delight With
Unique Performance.

Standard minstrel stunts" 1920
jazz and a vampire chorus competed
for applause IN the minstrel SHOW
staged at the Eastern High School,
last night.
An opening chorus, forty strong,
started on the high school snow win
a fine burst of speed. and after that
solos. quartet numbers and minstrel
"wheezes" kept up the pace. The
show eliminated in ''Meff and Jutt,"
a matrimonial farce complicated by
Miss V. Ampire. and featuring a
chorus of "vamps." They theda-
baraed all over the place with
sinuosity and shiveriness sworthy OF
the most deadly of the vamp pe-,
cies.
Boys I'm Chorus.
: The title parts in ''Meff and
Jutt." were' taken by Ralph w.
McLane and George, F. Kern. while
Lewis Davie made a realistically
explosive Mrs. Jutt. But the real
TINT of the sketch was supplied
by James H. Lee. playing Miss v.
Ampire. Jimmie's true nature was
given scope In this part and he
carried on simply scandalous. with
the aid of a gown that revealed
about eleven of his prominent
vertebrae.
Members of the "vamp chorus"
included J. Hicks Baldwin. William
IL. Fowler. William Z. Furey. Ed
ward V. McKenney. Jesse L.
Phares, Carroll S. Sergeant and
William Wallace.
Willard A. King was inter-
locutor. He was supported by Ar
thur. Prender. Wycliffe o.. Rice.
William f. Furey. Edward T.
Gary. James II. Lee and Arthur E.
Crow.
Musicians Please.
Arthur Fishers wailing saxo-
phone furnished one of the most
appreciated numbers on the pro-
gram. But the Dixie Kings jazz
quartet was a close runner-up for
applause. The quartet included Reg
inald Newton, James Stancill. Ar
Fisher and Herbert Dornin. Solos
were rendered by Wycliffe o. Rice.
Edward Gray. Robert Z. Lee, Ar
thur Prender, Willard King. .Har-
old King and Albert z. Sweeney.
Familiar songs were rendered by a
quartet made up of Willard King,
Edward Gray, Francis Sweeney and
Grover Tolson. And Carolina Sum-
shine" was sung in duet by Jack
McQuade and Francis Sweeney.
Cameron Burton's song and dance
stunt was another feature that
drew heavy applause The Lin
coin Park Guards" presented The
Jolly Seven" musical skit replete
with specialties, and very much
jazzed-up dance numbers.
The entire production was staged
under the direction of Ed. Muth
and a second performance will be
given tonight
The Washington herald., 1920-02-21
Indicted on $250,0O0
Postal Theft Charge

New York, Feb. 20.-The fact that
s25O,O0 worth of women's wear had
been stolen from the parcel post be-
came known this afternoon when
eight men were indicted in connec-
ton with the crime by the: Federal
Grand Jury.
According to Assistant United
safes District Attorney Louis d.
Schwartz, three of the eight men
secured positions as chauffeurs driv-
ing mail trucks, while two of the
indicted men ran a shop used as
headquarters for the collection of
the stolen goods. The goods were
sold chiefly to auctioneers and have
disappeared. very little of IL having
been recovered.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-21
A. G. Calder, Jr., Dies.

New York, Feb. 2O-Alexander
6. Calder, jr., brother of United
States Senator William C. Calder.
and one of the best known men in
business and political circles in
Brooklyn. died today at a private
sanitarium-
The Washington herald., 1920-02-21
Explosion Kills One.

New York. Feb. 20 One man was
killed and three seriously injured
today in an explosion of an acid
tank Of the Organic Salts and Acid
Company. 'o.,.-.,- - o.. ..
ark.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-21

James Hall, year. Freedmen's Hos
pitaL
Deaths reported from infiuenEs
were: Margaret Z. CockerilIe, %
years. 3343 Eighteenth street north
west: Lucy Robinson, % years
Washington Asylum Hospital: Thel-
ma M Hulien, 6 years. SIS Virgins
avenue southeast
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-09
CLEANING UP PUCTLISM

ALIFORNIA started investigation of gambling in base
ball that extended to the east and has resulted in wide
~ spread campaign which probably will place and keep
that sport "on the eve With the embers of this fire just dy
ing down. California has started another reform that has been
far crying need California and the nation their
way to criminal element from the boxing
The outrages committed by San Francisco gangsers nclud
ed whose membership were several pugls resulted
vocation Of all boxing permits In that city and strict censorship
in other California cities When murder and attacks young
emanae from certain element in this socaed profes
the time that the sheep separated from the goats
Cafornias lead should be made nationwide move.
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ought to every dad in swell up quite bit with
pride that his younger superior in stature health and av
W those of most and superior to the government
Young Pendleton quite robust and they
will to be quite vrle bunch Of Pendletonians like
their dads
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Projects of the u reclamation service under way
completed embrace approximately 100000 of gabe
land which will ultimately provide about 10000 of
20 to EACH The value of crops grown irrigated
lands during the year 1919 was or approximately
$50 AAsshua.sssnesMad
The Reed College youth who found way to douse all the
Power Light Co., switches here with good gust of wind give
all Pendeton that effect.
increase in the incomes under $4,000 whardly
with the approval of the nation Those with incomes
$4,000 cast the votes that elect must not bear than
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"The country will settle down. says republican chair
in Missouri The country going to settle up too, and
that's where the trouble lies-Chicago News.
There ought be JOY for the ardent prohbonsts in the
fact that the States sold champagne cooler
whatever that is-for sl-chcago News
That Columbian who boasts that he borrows trouble
probably busy borrowing everything eseColumba Rec
md.
Evidently many fail to realize that the Statue of
Liberty also statue OF Vrginian Pilot
look at the pie may Mr. Harding there
had been more democrats-Detrot News
Did you buy barrel Of flour yet? --L---.A-~.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-09
HALLOWELL CONCERT CO.
ENGAGED FOR DEC. 2S

The HalloweH Concert Co., which
made a decided hit in concert mere
last winter under the auspices OF ZEN
dleton Post, American Legion ha'
been contracted for return engage
ment. The company will play IN the
Eagle Woodman hall on the night oil
Tuesday, December %.
There are nine members in the COM
pany this season, including vocal So
Ioist. The program is of two hours
duration and consists Of popular and
standard instrumental and vocal num-
bers. Last year the concert was pre-
sented in Happy Canyon before a ca
pacity audience of more than 100.
The HalIowell company was engag-
ed for return concert because OF the
excellence of their first program here.
They have many excellnt recc ccmmenda-
tions this sason. legion officers say.
They will precede by three weeks the
Columbia Ladies' Symphony orchestra,
which will he given in the Oregon the
ater In mid-January.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-09
THREE LIVES ARE LOST
IN VANCOUVER FLAMES

VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. 9.-Three
men lost their lives in a fire which de-
stroyed a rooming house here early
Wednesday.
The dead are Thomas Freeman,
Jack Davey and one unidentified man,
all dodgers in the rooming house,
which consisted Of three floors above
a paint store.
Bursting out in great puff of flame,
fire made rapid headways, within a
few moments it had filled the apart
ments above the ground floor with
heavy. oily smoke, which made the ,es-
cape of 72 occupants Of The rooming
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-09
CREAM COLOR FOX DISCOVERED

DARBY, Mont. Dec. ga. P.)--.
Jack Kedles, local trapper. has dis,
covered what is said to be a species
Of fox hitherto unknown in this part
70 America. The animal is larger
than the red fox and Of rich cream
color. The United States biological
survey has been asked to identify 1t.
IT Is believed that the fox possibly
had roamed down from Canada wher
there are several specimans not found
in Montana.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-09
oAvE-IN rRAPs rARNlER

SASKATOON, Sask. Dec. "a. 10
Reports Of the horrible reath suf-
'fered recently by Hickolai Klufman,
a Gaiacian farmer Of the Horse Lake
district, has been received by the pro-
vincial police. Klufman was trapped
by a cave-in while working in a well
on his farm. In spite Of frantic ef-
forts on the part OF his family and
neighbors he could not be budged.
The water rose slowly in the well
Inch by inch It crept up. finally
drowning the man. Before he died
Huffman made his last will. verbally,
and babe farewell to his wife. child
Irep and friends.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-09
WHY THE FARMER WILL NOT SELL

INQUIRY comes from certain with each temporary
advance in the price of wheat Why don't the farmers
se The farmers who have wheat from the 1920 harvest
and they are plentiful busy giving for not selling
they watching the market price from day to day. Why
don't they sell?"
Gasoline which not sold around Is cents
gallon today costs the farmer 81 cents or more IN drums Dst
late IS but few cheaper Motor oil for his tractors costs
gallon His farm help outside of harvest season. must be
paid $50 $50 month and board whereas $50 and board
was the price long ago. Rentals of land the reservation
ere $50 today where they SIS before the
Machinery and parts the class Tractors went
I'D than so per pows nearly 200 cent drills took
like Jump threshng outfits about doubled Is it
der crop put and to sell at 81 and above held
while the market hovers about 81 so with no buyers?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-09
AN iNDEPENDEN

pubIlshed Daily and weekly, At
pendleton, oregon, by the -.
HAST OREcGONfAN PUBLISHING ~
Enfefed al the postoffice at Pendle.
ttn. OREGON. e. second-class man
9atter.
on SALE IN OTHER CITIES.
imperial Hotel News stand, Portland
ON FILE AT
Chicago Bureau, g0s eecarity BUILDING
Washington, d. c.. Bureau sol Four
eeenth street, N. w.
Member sf the Associated Press
The Associated Press Is exclusiveAys ~
snfitled To the use for republication OF
an news dispatches credited 20 IL OF
ngt otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published rers-
in.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-09

house very difficult. The three deaths
resulted from suffocation.
Freeman made good his escape when
the first alarm sounded but returned
to help in the work OF arousing others.
He was found with blanket wrapped
about his head.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-09
now TO GET BETTER TEACHERS

HE teaching situation the chief topic of discussion at
the Citizens Educational Conference in Portland Saur-
n day How to get better and more teachers was the
urobem The following suggestions for recruiting teachers
were offered: ,.-.
Qualifications raised and salaries graded training and
experience. i.
Better housing conditions for teachers and social recog
ton of the service.
Make profession attractive for mere men teachers
Furnish employment for II months in the year.
Certificates based training and experience to be issued
BY the state.
Security of tenure.
Graded salaries increasing with successful experience
Pension system financed by the state.
Equalzed support assuring specc amount for each pupil
Provision for training of teachers in service.
Subsidy for teachers taking normal training
Teachers participation in school administration.
Enforcement of compulsory educational laws.
Widespread publicity for need of trained teachers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-09
NEWSPAPER
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
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NEVER CAN TFIL.

tRy Frank L. Stanon)
Nserer can tell what's acomin along
Never can tell, belevers'
An ,,our sorrows may YOU song
u Never can tell, helevers "
Never can tell when the storms in the skN,
R,t somewhere a rainbow is blossomng by
And earth's getting closer to heaven on high
Never can tell, beleversi
Never can tell when the thorn's at the breast
Never ran tell. beevers
Eat somewhere youll gather the roses OF kest-
Never ca tell. believersi
Never can tell but the bloom from the the blight
someWhcrc VIII wreathe YOU the lilies of light
Ana rfter Iifes Morning. dreams with Goodnight
Never can tell, believers!
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New Britain herald., 1920-02-24

this farthest. corner from the door, and there are no windows on this side. Theres no possible chance of anyone coming behind us without our seeing them, and we are screened from the street Besides, there is almost al ways no one here at this time. A half-hour later the place will be filled, but we must be gone before then"
 But I have some things to show you" she protested.
 That doesn't natter explained patiently. You need not bAng them out until after Mrs. Wynne has served our tea and cakes. That will be her last appearance unless a customer comes in, and we shall have ample notice of that, as our seats command a view Of the only path. Come, dear, trust me and relax a little. You are under d terrible tension. You are going to snap like an overwound watch if you keep this up."
 What She Needed.
 Her eyes filled with tears which she Winked back resolutely. But the very sight of them alarmed me, for Alice Holcombe and the weakness of tears were two utterly incongruous things.
 - know it." she said pitifully "But-I-I-can't help it.'
 Yes you can." I made my voice authoritativcly unsym pathetic, in- stinct telling me that she needed a firm hand more than anything else. "You're going to let me take charge of you for the next hour and I am going to insist that you obey me ab- solutely. In the first place, let me put that packet into my bag. The very handling of it is making you nervous. There-'' I took it from her trem- bling fingers. slipped it into my bag and hung the bag over my arm. Tt is perfectly safe, Now forget it unti, we have had our tea. I'm awfully thirsty We had broi1ed sausages for lunch in the woods today, and I could drink any kind of beverage. Did you ever broil sausages over a cam ptire?''
 'No.'' she answered, evidently spea king with difficulty. but ma king brave effort 10 conquer her emo tions. Tell mo about it.'
 l strung out my account of our pie nic luncheon and campfire until Mrs. Wynnc came out with the tea tray. I presided over the cups with a mar tinet eye upon my friend, seeing that she drank several cups of the fragrant steaming beverage and ate her share of the cakes. With a little inward glow of satisfaction I saw that while she was still agitated, yet she was in far better shape to discuss the things which worried her than she had been before.
 When we had finished and I had pushed the tea tray to one side, opened ply handbag. gave her back the little packet and said quietly: