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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-25
An Old Easter Story

HAA ANY are the explanations OF
the connection OF the egg with
the Easter festival. but per-
= \ haps the prettlest story OF ali
gslhat which was written many years
ago. Many many hundreds Of yesrs
ago there lived in q great city a bsen'
tifui lady with her husband and '~e
children. This lady was as good -
she was beautiful and much CT hsr
time was spent in trying to n.&ae 20:
the happiness OF others. At one time
war was wagel upon tho city and
the good lady was forced to Gee frem
her home ana with her two children
seek shelter In the mountains near q
small mining village. HERE iht pco-
p!e were vary Poor and sn?.s. n I
they were cnr;rn'ed with ;hr!r hum
tie ,o,s and tried to mako l.ocy Eosi-
| i.nda sasl as c2;r.or'4r!9 az rGS pot-
sIoie They gave TIE 49,. 4 t.clr
loigtf q 10 The creo iSAs sBt '.ronset
on,slirgs .: I. od. sen y" The - .Nt''
naerlnes were. ~ Gi'e - g.. tee e'-
.~r<s az .ho foNt mincE> - r';''s' tae =
raAis avss. S~sp, v4's o.tra ~ SfS
osAl hns nltlS-lv .G't >sns',. - 20
~ - wSs tA,-. - 30 'suaa. ala "u"a
ts5aG asa1 sSs rad rsvcr beep sec1'
Aos VII. v-,,rlsr y ti'F wss q. hna
~sha l ten OH too vaS ~1i II sage
esa IA a.. wS".l "aGss. sSu vi Won
der sssa. wSe.. ;.s' .s'AaB,.,r Ia: al
happened m4Sl nvrc.etJ w y~'s
ago. wheg ASA-- ~--% :r9s'; cyis -.
the courts VI :hs r!sa sn+ vNEv~ T-<~s
people cid nH rT1w '.,a' SoSA q s'-d
e.-:deA Lady RsS.fn.s s~~ 's-s ~ 80
o. her utii- oam gTsw I'.iA si.i ~
ah6 looked up~S the pioo..ed "sG"is
Of s1c nszars children shS FsAl,zcd
thsS Y y were oily poA.:tee ~ hJing
sssTdy aL3j etro. G.
1AS had Nsth her 20 oAa p'rvant
who 0Spa each week ltAfs 10 she city
to Rv4 c9~a OF his UDNnsa sud the
neKt time Lady RoslllrhM szA the old
man boses TO her home 90 rsld him
to brina with hlm'a cop eAh VI fowls.
Imagine tho surprise - nD~ simple
folk when they saw the strange birds.
and picture the excitement OF the
children when few weeks later they
saw a new brood OF flufry chicks rum
ming about the proud mother hen. But
stiii greater surprise was In store for
them all. for the good lady. saved %
eggs for some time and then she In
vited all the village mothers to come
to an egg feast. These people had
never eaten an egg before. so Lady
Rosiltuda showed them how TO cook
the eggs and how TO open them and
how TO eat them with safe and pepper
and thon she gave each guest num-
her of fowls and sent then home with
instructions to feed their children the
eggs and watch them grow strong.
As Baster time approached Lady
Rosifnda wished to arrange q sur
pris. for the vii.age children. The
war vfas st'ii WIRING md she cniid
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-25

what fun the two girls had. They
had to read every word on the menu
Marcy was eleven and she could read
everything. and then they had to read
how much everyihipg cost aud then
they had to decide which they liked
best or course. that ali took some
time. but when you are going some
place that takes three hours whars
the use OF hurrying? At least that's
the way the girls thought.
They finally picked out eggs and
hashed brown potatoes, and brown
bread and milk and ice cream, pink
and white ice cream. which they were
sure was luncheon mother would ab-
prove OF. And Il was awfully good.
But when they got TO grandmothers
village and got off the train and into
her automobile and were driving
along. talking about the trip. grand
mother Just sniffedl
''Eggsw she exclaimed, eggs, You
poor city folks don't know what eggs
taste like! You Just wait TIL you
taste some of Miner
Then grandmother took them all
over the piece and showed them all
the things girl visitors like TO see. The
big wide hall with the broad stairs
and landings that seemed so wonder
full to the little folks who hai always
lived in flats; the great big kitchen
with range and a bas T'adow z y
a cozy Fable for breakfast: he pam
tries. and store rooms that made
person hungry just to peep inside: all
those things were In the house. Rut
the out of doors part was even more
wonderful the girls thought. There
they saw the bed where the lily of
the valley was j1ss peeping out OF the
ground: the lilac hedge where the
buds where swelling almost to the
bursting open point: the garden
where the freshly turned earth
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-25
he community center.

the community center.
The primary function of the public
schools is. to make good citizens. From
the standpoint of citizenship every
school house ought to be a polling
place This would not only be econ
omical but would emphasize the ideal
for which the ballot box stands. He
have tired this plan in Boardman and
the school is the voting place. Last
primary election was the last day Of
school, we held our election. observed
the closing exercises of the school year,
had speaker on political economy
from the state university. and a COM
munity dinner--a real time of good
fellowship for the people OF the COM
munity, young and old. In addition
to the use of the school as a polling
place, all the various organizations Of
the community use the building and its
equipment for their activities: The
Ladies' Aid Society, the Grange, the
Farm Bureau, Parent Teachers Asso-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-25
COMMUNITY SCHOOL IS
/ ! PRIDE OF DOARDMAN
(East Oregonian special.) )

+ BOARDMAN. Oct. 25.-One Of the
old conceptions Of the rural school was
"a little building. with little equip
ment, where a little teacher at a lit
tie salary, for little while taught lit
tie children little things"
A more modern idea requires the
substitution Of 'big' for little in the
above definition--to magnify the work
and function Of the school TO make it
worthy to occupy larger place in the
peoples thought and affection and this
IS impossible unless the school Droard :
ems out until its activities evolve into
Peoples universities-the school being
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-25
Easter Day AT Grandmoa1er's

AfARcY and Jane had spent ell
M OF their lives in the big city and
they didn't know thing-except,
OF course. what they had read
"a oooks-about country fun and
ooontry ways. So when II was dis
severed that spring vacation came
aust At Easter time and that grand
nother needed company Just at the
very tine mother wanted 10 take a
Tip with father everybody was happy
ana oaga were packed for a visit with
grandmother.
NOW grandmother wasn't A real
Mory-oooa grandmother for she
clon't hve on farm. And. as every
oouy Knows. that's where story.book
grAndmothers usually live. Bnt she
lived at the next best place. small
nage OF course. the girls asked
pies or questions but what are cues
uons compared with visiting place
snd seeing for yourself everything
h6tle girls want to know? Fortunate
Y there were only two days between
the time the visit was decided nnon
and the time for leaving. so there
wasn't much chance to wonder.
Going on the train was great fun
Grandsnother lived only a three hours
ride from the big city, where Marsv
and Jane lived. but the ride came tns,
az lunch time At first tse gtr,s,
mother had thought they had he,,er
carry a luncheon with them. Tns,
she decided that they had better re,
4 warm luncEeon-and. of ,onrsa
that meant eat in the diner. Ir Won
have ever eaten IN the ainer-ans
especially II you have ever gone m
there BY yourself. you win know Just
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-25

the same breath. =
\ Then you'd both better get W "'1t
look around" suggeste/ Ss.--.st~thsf'
For when | was oat ~ tho iH~a
hedge just now
Yes. what did you EseT' demanded
Jane. as grandfather stopped.
I'm never teh." laughed grsrd
father. but | will go out tNere w.
you II you want me too."
Marcy and lana iairiv tns>sSwr iaio
their Clothes. they or0:1<A So Sast and
in record breaking tina they were out
on the porch and starting ~ tho
back yard.
And what do you Nppo~~ they
found out there?
In a corner close up ~ thS hedge.
there was an old table tSzet Lad had
a fence put around II tssd roof
put over one eId. And OF shia table.
high and dry from the daltps Around.
were three OF the prettiesi t.tSe white
rabbits The gt-ls had ever a-sh. And
more wonderful still. all ov, the bot
tom OF the cage lfor that sas really
what the old table had been made
into) were gay-coiored eT 70 OF every
kind and hue.
They're alt yours" grandfather
said. rabbits. eggs am all. You may
play with the rabbi .ts this vacation
and then we'lIskee's item for you and
you may have Dem again In the sum-
mer II you went 20 come back"
You car ,js< guess how happy the
Eirls we' J. for, they had never befors
had s. 8 pets. Grandmother calling for
brs>.Mfas; had 20 call twice before they
asard.
II know how u is.t" explained Jane
a. they went indoors TO eat. "chickens
bring the eggs we eat and rabbits
49,. ~ rrnAAr nnns-.ena lhnv Aid >,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-25

they both began talking at once and
nothing more was said about eggs
Just then. Grandfather suggested a
ride and after that some neighbor
girls came over to see the visitors and
there Just wasn't minnte from then
till bed time when a person could stop
to think.
But at bed time. Jane asked again
about the rabbits. And again grand
mother looked at grandfather and he
looked at her and again they began to
talk about something else.
Il just know there's a mystery"
whispered Marcy 10 Jane as they
snuggled down under the soft covers
and watched grandmother's light 60
down the hall. We know that the,rab-
bits bring our eggs in the city: and
that grandmother says the ichickens
viii brAg ours here. And we know
that when we ask, grandmother
doesn't tell Us a thing Now what do
you think?'
But Jane didn't thinx. The com
h;nation Of a very busy day. lots of
new sights spd plenty or good s~pper
was too much for her and she had
dropped on to sleep before Marcy had
more tHan started talking.
We'll" sighed Marcy. then I'll
have o figure II out myself know
there's mystery somewhere but"
And.Ihe nest thing she knew the East-
er xorning sun was shining in her
room and grandfs'her's voice was say
ing who said something about the
rabbits bringing eggs m Easter
nos7irg?"
Il DIR" cried Jane and she saf
sc-aight up in bed and rubbed her
eyes
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-25

snle'ied 50 good you wanted to put on
old shoes and dig.
Back OF the lilac hedge was some
thlng. :Ae girls couldn't tell quite
what. But they soon found out. for
'haI part of the yard was grandmoth-
er's particular pride. 1t was the
chicken yard. There. in the cice clean
yard. in front of the preSest littls
chicken house anybody ever saw, the
girls saw dozen and dozens of tiny
chickens and great big chickens and
middle-sized chickens. And they we're
all white. every single one was white.
"Goody! Goody! Goody!" ex-
claimed little Jane happily. Now |
can play with 'em and hold 'em and
everything | want to-"
ITO be sure you cam" renltaa
grandmother, "and you may feed
them too and gather eggs from the
house where the big hens live. and
best Of an you may eat the eggS--aIl
you want. And then | guess youIl
say you never knew what eggs tasted
Ike before!"
oh" cried Marcy rapturousiy. II
wish vacation would last forever."
And can we have all the eggs we
want to eat on Easter Day. like we do
at home?" asked Jane.
"HuDenh." answered grandma. her
81 guess you couldn't possibly eat as
many as eggs as those chick .ns will
have ready for you on Easter morn
ing-no you couldn't" e8
"Bu, though. began Jane. and
then she stopped.
what did you think dear?" asked
grandmother.
Il thought the rabbits brought the
Easter eggs said Jane.
Grandmother looked at grandfather
, "a Re loNkoA haot =. No.. 80 IS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-25

weeks visiting her mother. Mrs. Cow
ey.z
Geraldine Hanlen came In on. II to
spend the day with her grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Baker.
Mrs. Jack Dockweiler returned
home Sunday from La Grande.
Gust vetas and Tom Legeras
brought in two big deer Friday morn
ing.
Mrs. K II. Moore returned home
Thursday after spending tho week in
| Pendleton.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Swank return
led to Spokane Wash after spending
the summer here.
Mrs. Mary Gilberth from Nolin. Il
There visiting her sister, Mrs. C. T.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-25
nstrlch PnIs nn Mnscle

VANCOUVER, B. G., Oct. 25.-(A.
P)-Jonathan, the first ostrich chick
hatched in Canada. is progressing un-
der the care of Zoo Manager F. Green
in Stanley park. 1t was at first, be-
lieved that the rare and valuable bird
would not live and it was taken from
its parents and placed in the Green
home. Appearance Of weakness prov
ed deceptive, for Jonathan quickly
whipped the house cat and won a de-
cision over the family spaniel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-25
insane MAN FOUND AT.
MEACHAM BY DEPUTY
(Eaat. oregonian special.l J

MEACHAM, oct. 25.--W. NJ. Chelf,
special deputy sheriff, picked up. an
insane man Wednesday and returned
him toethe state hospital.
Earl Gillanders and Mr.. Nye came
up from Pendleton on a bird hunt
Miss Callie McJunkins returned to
Caldwell, Idaho, after sending few
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-25
ARMY poLo TITLE sIgrrI.F.D

JUNCTION CITY. Kas., Oct. 2bs-
Ga. P)--The Sunflowers representine
the cavalry school Of Fort Riley. Kas..
won the polo Championship Of the CEN
tral department Of the army Sunday by
defeating the team representing the
School Of Fire, Fort Sill. oklahoma.
IL foa.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-25

each ohlld's nest lay ave beautifai.i
colored eggs ~f
Great was the chifdren's surpr.se
an1 Joy. They wondered how the eggs
had been put there. Some suggesfs4
that maybe a rabbit had placed them
there and all began TO speculate upon
that theory. II proved such a hapty
treat for the children. that when their
mothers. heard OF Il they determined
that every year on Easter Sunday thty
should have a sinlllar party. and grad
ualiy the idea spread so thar now all
over the world eggs and rabbi asd
Easter are linked together in the miaa
of aIi chttdrn- E
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-25

welch.
Miss Mary Iawlor from Portland, is
visiting her brothers. Steve and Tom
Iawlor.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. A. Waters, Mrs. ].
y. Baker and son James. C. o. Mpdee
and Mrs. Baker. attended the dance 1t
katnela Saturday evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-25

NEW YoRK-Mrs. w. Palmer
Fuller, who was inspector for the
American Relief Administration
in the Warsaw district, has Just
returned to this country. Mrs.
Fuller climaxed i8 months OIL
hard service in Poland by staying
On the Job when the Reds mem
aced the city in their recent drive
for Warsaw. Her husband, Lieu
tenant Fuller OF San Francisco.
was Hoover's chief agent IN Po'
land -------wss.4 A-..-s
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-12
FRENCH WRITER
SCORES WILSON
TREATY letter
Charges Aimed at Marshal
Foch by Implication, Says
Political Editor of
Echo De Paris.

Paris, March ll,-President Will
sons charges against France made
in the letter he scat early this week
to Gilbert M. Hitchcock, democratic
leader in the United States senate,
are said by "Pertinax" political
editor of the Echo De Paris to "be
aimed at France by name, but at
Marshal Foch by implication. "The
|. so-called imperialism" of France,
says the writer in discussing Mr..
Wilson's letter, consists in the
conviction fortified by all the lessons
OF history, that, to guarantee itself
against attacks from central Europe
it must hold the Rhine bridgeheads."
"Pertinax" says President Wilson
went to the session of the supreme
,council on May 9, 1919, much pur-
turbed and read to ministers Glenn
enceau and Lloyd George a letter
from Pierrepont B. Noyes. Ameri-
can member of the Rhineland COM
mission, who declared the agreement
reached on May II for the admins
tration of the Rhineland was more
brutal than its authors themselves
would desire, as it provides for in
tolerable oppression of 100000 in
habitants of the region during many
years"
Quotes Marshal Foch.
The writer declares Marshal
Foch in discussing the plan evolved
by this commission, said: "The
Germans asked for an imperial COM
missioner and they were given no.
only a commissioner, but civil
administration commission which is
much more than they claimed"
These words of Marshal Foch,"
he continues, characterize the
whole business today. In conse-
quence it is plain to see the Rhine
land shares fully in the life of
United Germany and the distribu-
ton of the coal there. Germany
goes SO far as to distinguish be-
tween inhabitants she supposes
favorable or unfavorable to us.
an a word the work of France
is compromised by Mr.. Wilson
after such examples of our modera-
ton. President Wilson has no
right to talk of our imperialism
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-12
Prominent Oman
Testify for Negro
Accused Of Attack

Melville D., Cameron, 2l6 North
1hirty-second avenue. vice president
and treasurer OF the Peters Trust
company, spared neither time nor
expense in defending his negro
house servant. Richard Smith,
against the charge of attempted as
sault against Zeta Monahan, o.
year--old white girl. October %,
1919. Smith was discharged.
Il knew Dick was innocent be-
cause he was at our home during
The time when the assault is alleged
10 have happened said Mr.. Gamer
on "I'd defend him as | would a
white man whom / knew to be in
nocent." Mr.. Cameron engaged
Stout, Rose, Wells & Martin, cor
poration lawyers, to defend his ser
want.
81 left Dick at home that night OF
October % particularly because Mrs.
Cameron was alone while | was at
church." he said.
Dick was working about the gar
age and cellar all the time from 8
. s .. m" Mrs. Cameron testified.
The attempted assault occurred at
$50.
Among the other prominent per.
sons who testified in his behalf
were Frank Morsman. son of Vice
President Morsman of the Nebraska
Telephone company, and Clarence
Walrath of the Walrath & Sher-
wood Lumber company.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-12
MRS. GALLAGHER.
OMAHA PIONEER.
DIES AT HOME
Widow of Late Ben Gallagher,
For Years a Leader
City's Social Affairs.

Mrs. Winifred Gallagher, 50 years
cid, leader in Omaha society and
charitable activities for many years,
died at 10:45 a. m. yesterday at her
home, Thirty-eighth and Jackson
streets. following short illness.
She was the widow of the late Ben
Gallagher, founder of the Paxton &
Gallagher company, who died in
1900.
Mrs. Gallagher has lived in Oma-
ha for AZ years. She had been ac-
lively identihed with the work of
the Visiting Nurse association and
the Christ Child association. She
was born in Belleville, Canada, in
1851.
Mrs. Gallagher is survived by two
sons, Paul {. and Ben K. Gallagher,
officials of the Paxton & Gallagher
company, and by brother, DR.. F..
S Keogh, ard two sisters, Mrs. w.
A. McCaskei, and Mrs. w. S. Nc
Connell of Salt Lake City.
Funeral services will be held at
81. SeCllld CdlHeQ1dl dt ~ d. III. Sdt-
urday, with irternent in Holy Sep
ulchre cemetery.
Prominent Omaha citizens, guests
at the Gallagher home at brilliant
social affairs of 80 years ago, are
named as active and honorary pall-
bearers. Fred Hamilton, Willard
Hosford, L. c. Nash, Edward
Creighton, A. c. Potter, Barton
Millard, George NJ. Redick, Ken
meth H. Patterson and Arthur Kee-
line will serve as active pallbearers,
with the following named on the
honorary list:
Fred H. Davis, Casper E. Yost,
Milton F. BARLOW, Charles H. Pick
ems, w. M. Jeffries, Senator ]. H.
Miilard, c. N. Dietz, E. E. Bruce,
E. E. Calvin, William F. Gurley,
Col. F. A. Grant, John A. McShane,
l. E. Congdon, c. ]. Lane, Hoxey
S. Clark, Joseph E. Barker, DR.. Le-
Roy drummer and Frank E. Burk-
1nv
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-12
Brief City News

Quits City Stan-James Brown, a
member Of the city electrician exam
lining board, has resigned to accept
position as superintendent of the
lie Bron Electrical works. He will
be succeeded by John Gibb.
Objects TO Pcrmlts-Applicatio
for soft drink parlor licenses.
brought before the city council yes
terday morning by c. Caniglia, 1901
South Sixth street, and Harry Nor
man, s2603 N street, were set aside
until next Tuesday. when City Com
missioner Ringer objected to the
licenses being issued.
WEEDS Five Couples--Rev. Charles
W. Savidge married five couples
Miss Ollie Shearer and
Helger Sandeau, Miss Alice Fitz.
patric and Chester M. Weston, Miss
Edith NJ. Lewis and Walter r. Carr.
Miss Cleo Bryan and Clarence 8.
Bullock, Miss Picola Miller and
Wayne r. Munson.
Rabbi Cohn Lecture - Rabbi
Frederick Cohn will deliver the
third Of a series Of lectures at the
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-12
Federal Board Has
Announced More Big
Financial Gains Here

Additional financial gains for
Omaha for the week ending March
3 were announced yesterday by the
federal reserve board at Washing
ton, which published report on
bank debts for that period, in which
Omaha ranked 18th.
That was the highest position this
city has ever held, it was explained
at the Chamber of Commerce, and
placed Omaha ahead of Kansas City,
Minneapolis. New Orleans, Milwau-
kee, Cincinnati and Buffalo, all Of
which have greater population and
have IN the past been ahead of
Omaha.
Bankers explained that many con-
slider bank debts as more reliable
and fairer system for comparing
financial transactions than bank
clearance statements. The bank
debts credited to Omaha in the
statement were $l03,754,000. Great
regional and industrial centers alone
ranked Omaha in the statement, and
San Francisco and Los Angeles
were the only cities west of t he
Mississippi ahead OF Omaha.