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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-27

tents Is Just as hot. but quicker, clean
er, and NOSE effective and cannot
blister.
When your throat is sore, when
you have pleurisy, bronchitis or a
pain-shooting chest cold you can get
speedy and lasting relief with this
most effective preparation because
heat eases pain-30 and 60 cents at
druggists or by mail, S. C. Wells &
Co., LEROY, N. Y.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-27
HEADACHE GONE! NO
PAIN OR NEURALGIA
DON'T Suffer. Get n 10 Cent Package
of DR. James Headache Powders and
Stop Headache or Neuralgia Pain.

when your head aches you simply
must have relief or you will go wild
It's needless to suffer when you can
take remedy like DR.. James Head
ache Powders and relieve the pain and
neuralgia at once. Send someone TO
the drug store now for a dime package
OF DR.. James Headache Powders
Don't suffer. In a few moments you
viii feel fine--headache gone-no
more neuralgia pain, -
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-27

Action
Corn
Cure
"Gets-It" Stops Pain Instantly
and Corn Soon Lifts Right

few drops OF "Gets-It" quenches
corn pains like water ouenches fire.
Gives you Immediate relief. ara4l
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-27
PLEA IS MADE FOR
| HUNGARIAN CAPT|VES

PARIS. Feb. 27.--Ths council OF
ambassadors today decided to recon-
mend to their respective governments
that they ask Rumania to show Gle
mency toward the Hungarians held
prisoner in that country. The decision
followed strong plea by Hungarian
delegates who said a large number of
their countrymen held in Rumania
had been sentenced to death.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-27
'PREMIER'S HOME RULE
|. BILL is INTRODUCED

LONDON, Feb. 27.--Sir Ivan Mac
IPherson, chief secretary for Ireland,
today introduced in the house of
commons Lloyd Georges bill for
home rule in Ireland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-02-27

congestions and
swellings with
most excellent
results but - 1t
blistered.
Heat eases
pain and Begy's $
Mustarine made
of pure yellow
mustard, t o :
gether w l t h
other pain re-
lieving ingred-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
HISTORICAL LANDMARK
|

An unsigned friend sends us this:
At the side of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal, on the west side of Wis
consin avenue (between K and NJ
streets), there is monument, the
front of which contains the following
inscription:
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, 1850.
President, James M. Coate. Directors
William A. Bradley, Henry DANGER
field, William Cost Johnson. John
Picknell, George Schley, Samuel p.
Smith: clerk, Walter s. Ringgold:
treasurer, Lawrence j. Brenoll."
Another inscription reads: &C. 4 o.
Canal commenced at Georgetown,
July 4, the 1928. Chief engineer, Benja-
min Wright"
The inscription of the Maryland
State agents is Samuel Spriggs.
Allen II. Davis, William T. Goldsbor-
ough, Tench Tilghman, John Van Lear"
Mr.. G.. l.. Nicolson, general man
ager, G. & o. Canal company, writes:
This monument was found in the
cellar of the 'Hill' Flour Mill (Which
formerly stood on the site of one of
the new additions to the District of
Columbia Paper Manufacturing Conn
pany, 3255 X street).
During the year 1900 officials of
the canal company had 1t erected at
the present location. AS to the date
and place where 1t was carved there
is no record"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24

A LITTLE SLANG.

knows a duck which grabs off
tickets down at a looie flicker exhib.
I don't own no "jack" just now, but
il that dupe what amt got the brains
of a hooking bold wit chin whiskers,
nor the gener1 appearance of a sky
biue-pink polly parrot wit walking
typhoid. IL dat guy don't loosen up a
notch and trow open wide the gates
for yours very truly I'll scrub up
the avenoo wit his corpse, after 1
sock him such a wallop on his regal
coco wit my lily-white. it'll crease
his noodle and mess UP his kazoozie
so his own grammar won't reconnize
him. When he comes to he'll 'scover
he's bin rlieved OF Christmas expenses
and also the lease on his 'partment
I'll slew him so far from here he'll
see a few foreign lands fore he hits
his native boig, and when he does git
back Wen have to cali in BARRIERS
reinforcement to shave off the rank
weed on his bootiful mug.
H. I. NJ. TELLINYU.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
Elinor Glyn Arrives In U. S.
Seeks Superman Hero

dition. H was optimistic of the re-
suit
Admiral Pakenham was taken off
| the Mauritania at Quarantine by the
United States mine sweeper Baga-
| doce, which carried him to the foot
of West Fifty-fith street, where the
| liner Fort Victoria was being held
to take him to Bermuda, his head
| quarters.
The admiral was in command of
the light cruiser fleet at the battle
of Jutland and later in command
of the British Grand Fleet.
DR.. Egbert was made a brigadier
general in the Russian army and
was decorated with the Order of ST.
Stanislaus for his work in that
country. Since the revolution he has
worked principally among the ref
ugees from Soviet Russia. He is the
personal representative of Nine.
Catherine Breshovsky, Little Grand
mother of the Russian Revolution"
and has been to Uzhorod, in the
Carpathian mountains, where she es-
tablished orphanages. Her one idea,
he said is to educate the Russian
people, being convinced that no per-
manent solution will be found for
the Russian problem until the peo-
He will organize relief and raise
funds here for her work.
NOVELIST AFTER "sOME MANI
Elinor Glyn came in search of a
superman. She expects to find him
in the young West and he will be
hero in a new book.
"wnl he be anything like Paul of
Three weeks?" she was asked. She
smiled. and then replied:
"He must be as chivalrous as Bay
ard, as strong as Samson and as am.
! bilious Napoleon
"Some man" a woman psssenger
who heard her description exclaimed.
1t Is the authoress' first visit here
| in nine years. She has a new book,
the PHILOSOPHY OF Life" in which
she said she has told how married
people are happier than those who
| travel In single harness.
! american men make better hus-
bands than the British" she said
because they are not out shooting
and hunting all their spare time.
"Women will become less cunning
| as a result OF obtaining suffrage,
! They now can fight their battles In
! the open instead Of being obliged tC
! resort to their various well known
subterfuges. In fact they can no,
be less uneasy, and II will result in
| better women"
While in the West in search OF he
superman, the authoress Will look in
| to the technique Of writing for IN
movies and may jot down n film OF
! two.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
PAYS $500 FOR KISSING
DEMURE CHAMBERMAID

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24-One
kiss-s50O.
This is the price to be paid for =
single stolen OSCILLATION by Pierre C.
Moore, prominent San Francisco club
man. The one from whom Moore
pilfered the kiss is Mary Wurten-
burg. demure chambermaid, who
formerly worked at the Pacific
Union Club. the scene OF the theft.
Miss Wurtenburg was cleaning out
the clubman's room when he seized
and kissed her, she told the court
here through her attorney. She sai1
that Moore accompanied the oscula-
ton with a hug.
Miss wurtenburg stated that she
missed the kiss and asked that
Moore be compelled to pay her
$4,000. She later offered to accept
$500.
Moore has been further punished
by being eXpellA from the club be-
cause of the kiss he hlched.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
Get the Dots' on Higher-Ups
In Chicago Whiskey Ring

in which the name of Mike de Pike
Heitler figured.
Two internal revenue collectors and
two other men were arrested this
morning by police. charged with OBJ
tanning hush" money from saloon
keeper on whose premises they found
liquor. They are to be turned over
to Federal authorities today.
Vincent Skiba, another policeman.
surrendered to federal authorities.
He is said to have been seen driving
a truck load of whisky last week. He
was held under $4,000 bonds.
Policeman Thomas Breen, OF the
Englewood station, was arrested to-
day after being Identified by two ne
gro expressmen as one of the two
patrolmen who furnished the guard
for a car load of wine which they
had been hired to deliver. Breen de-
MED the expressmen's story.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE.

II we had paper nine feet wide
And thick Ostermoor;
And fill 1t all up with Heard and Seen,
Wed keep 'em from getting sore
We'd I'LL up with gems from K. NJ. O'S
And from MILO II. and PAYNE
And of II. SMITHS wit we'd every bit,
Nor DRUCILLA'S muse restrain.
And the sage profound and the + street
hound
And the vamp should all have place,
And the fans would all, both great and
small
Be given an ample space.
But we're pinched so thin we cannot get in
One fourth what we know we "ort."
So well do our best, but with this request /:
Send 'em in, but chop 'em short.
BILLS SPARE TIRE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24

CHICAGO, Oct 24.-Failure Of John
J. Garity, general superintendent Of
police, to surrender all records and
papers bearing on the whiskey scan
dal to Federal authorities yesterday
promised new sensation in the
liquor ring investigation.
Clarity, who was given until 10
o'clock yesterday morning to turn
over the papers, sent large mass of
documents to John ]. Kelly, assistant
district attorney. Kelly said he dis
covered, however, that affidavits
bearing on charges against Mike De
Pike Heitler. who is alleged to have
sold 100000 worth of liquor to sa-
loonkeepers and then, with the assis-
lance of police, stolen it back, were
missing.
The assistant district attorney tele-
phoned Chief Garrity and directed
him to produce the missing affidavits
by tomorrow. He also issued an order
on the chiefs office to turn over the
originals of all papers, copies of which
were surrendered today.
The missing afridavits in the Heit-
Ter case were made by Messy" JOY,
John Il. Miller, John E. Fitzpatrick
and Mickey" Frank. 1t was Joys
complaint to the police that Heitler
had sold him a truckload of whiskey
and then stolen 1t back that start
ed the Federal and police investiga-
lions and led to Heitler's arrest.
HAS DOTS ON HIGHER-UPs.
The arrests of the whisky ring
which It is alleged has flooded Chi
cago with liquor during the last few
months are in the hands of the United
States district attorneys office, with
enough evidence to convict, Assistant
District Attorney Kelly declared to-
day.
'Leavenworth yawns for the higher
ups as we'll as the minor participants
in the booze scandal" Mr.. Kelly de-
clared. 1.-The higher-ups must come
clean and come clean quick"
When the Federal building opened
today Ave clerks from the office OF
Chief of Police Clarity arrived. bear
ing part of the records and secret
files of the police department The
district attorney gave Clarity until
Monday to produce the rest.
81 have given Clarity n chance TO
cooperate" Mr.. Kelly said. i've got
evidence now that will send bunch
OF them to prison"
THREE MORE POLICE ACCUSED.
Nine policemen have been held un-
der bonds by United states Commits
sioner Mason In connection with the
whiskey scandal Chief Clarity to-
day ordered the arrest of three more
members Of the department..
Judge Kennesaw Mountain lands,
in charge OF the investigation, has
promised to go to the bottom OF the
whiskey trade. Federal authorities
are particularly interested In the re-
cent theft Of liquor valued at 800. 200
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-With SO
many notables on board that her
passenger list was like a who's Who,
the liner Mauretania arrived yester-
day from England. Among them were
His Royal Highness Prince Pura-
chartra of Kampenpotch, half brother
of King Rama VI, King of Siam:
Lord Waldorf Aston, Gen. Bramwell
Booth, head Of the Salvation Army
outside of the United States; Admiral
Sir William c. Pakenham, new com
mander-in- chief of the British North
Atlantic and West Indies fleet; DR..
Edward II. Egbert, who was chief
surgeon of the American Red Cross
in Russia: Elinor Glyn, the novelist;
Mary Garden and Nine. Luisa Tetraz-
ztni, the songbirds.
Prince Purachartra explained that
he was not here as royal parsonage,
but on business, being commissioner
general in charge of the Siamese
state Railways. He is going to study
the railroads in this country and
carry ideas back to Siam. The rail-
roads in that country were operated
by the Germans prior to the war, and
when Siam Joined the allies it took
control
"As we are a tropical country our
travelling problems are different from
yours" said the prince. who speaks
English fuently. "For instance,
where you heat your cars we have
to supply oooal air for ours.
LABOR CONTENT IN SIAM.
His royal highness said that labor
Is content in Siam, one reason being
that when The price of rice began to
soar the GOV eminent bought great
quantities and is selling at what is
now a low figure, thereby keeping
down the cost OF living.
The prince said the queen mother
had done much for the Siamese
women, especially in the matter of
schooling, and that the fair sex of
his country were altogether much
better off than their sisters in other
oriental countries.
Prince purachartra was In this
country FIVE years ago. He was met
by phya Prabha KRravonEse, Siam
csc Minister to Washington.
LADY AsToR "wELL AND busy
Lord Waldorf Aston, son OF the
late Baron Aston, came on his first
trip here in ten years to visit his
ristcr-in-law, Mrs. Charles Dana
Gibson. He will remain two months
Referring to Lady. Astor's political
activities he said she was well and
busy"
General Bramwell Booth expects to
meet his sister, Commander Evange-
line Booth. and tour this country and
Canada with her, looking over the
work OF the Army
General Booth believed there were
many dark channels TO cross before
the world gets back to a normal con-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
LONDON BLACH MARIA"
SOON WILL DISAPPEAR

LONDON. Oct. 2i-Prison vans, or
BLACK Mariss," az they are called
by Londoners, are soon to disappear
under the ever-advancing motor.
The new Brown Maria" Will be In
all respects a prison van de luxe.
Its rubber-tlrcd wheels viii insure
smooth running. Its interior IL cleo
trically lighted and there IL accomo-
dalton for twelve prisoners, six on
side; the TALLER has his scat in taa
center.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
VODGE-PODGE POETRY.

Twas a bright September morning In oc-
tober last July,
The moon was shining brightly and the
sun was in the sky.
The flowers were gently singing. and the
birds were In full bloom,
As I went down In the cellar to clean my
upstairs room. -
The time was Tuesday morning of wednes-
day just at night,
saw ten thousand miles away house
lust out OF sight.
His name was william Wrong. but he was
always right.
The villains lips were tightly scaled, as he
yelled with all his might.
Come kill me N you can, but spare my
life," he cried,
SO I shot him with my knife and killed
him till he died.
RUTH L.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24

AL LYNN, DUTCH BROWN and
WALTER HARRIS were recently seen
helping three old ladies with their
packages on + street. Keep it up;
we're pulling for you. JIM REED.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
The latest gag" is the
SMOKE KISS. Have the fellows
tried 1t YETI BINGO.
MY, MyI

Today when was on T. street an
elderly lady came up to me and said.
Young lady, dresses as short as
yours are disgraceful, and IL you do
not know It, you should" and all
along l have just been Bingham
Jane and / am wondering what that
lady would say IL she saw COLLIDE.
LEFTY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
FOOTBALL ADVICE
SUNSHINE AND SHADOW.

DEAR ED.
THE OTHER night
MY Dad,
A physician,
WAS called
TO SEE a man
WHO WAS dying
IN A hotel
AND HIS folks
IN HIS room
MUST HAVE been
GOING through
ONE OF tho saddest
AND MOST tender moments
IN THEIR lives
AND BENEATH them
MEN AND women
WERE laughing
AND dancing
TO JAZZ music
AND so It goes
THIS world
AND Fate
TEACHING Us
THIS OBJECT lesson
TO BE moro kind
WHILE THEY live
TO THE few
THAT LOVE us
OF whom
THE REST OF the world
NEITHER know
NOR care
NOTHING.
G. l. G..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
"a FEW KINGS"

A powerful king is working" the
"Shir-king;" one Of the worst
kings, Smoking" the wittiest, 40
king" the auietest, Thinking" the
"Drin-king;' the slyest,
"win-king:" the noisiest. Talking"
some will ride while I'll be Wal
king" CHEVY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
LIKEABLE PEOPLE.

For real good looking telephone
operators, I think those at Boiling
Field win the prize. They are S. f.,
r. p, G. F.. and last but not least,
Il. l.. BUCK.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24

why doesn't somebody mention the
Department of Justice, which is and
always has been noted for its beauti-
full young ladies. SLIM
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24

Did it ever occur to you that some
of those IL. ID. peaches" at the main
telephone building might be stenogs?
Look again, Archie. BILLY ID.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
SPOILED APES.

He: Do you believe in Darwinism1
She: Certainly. but think II Ia shame
to say that these cake-eaters were once
perfectly good monkeys. Look at them
now, poor old monkeys Nlsr p, NJ. b.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
list KIND q, SICK

as your mother sick abedT' asked
the kind teacher.
mot quite; just sick asofa," said
the child. M. :.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24

MAJOR WREN and MAJOR SwAI-
Low were in the same office in the
war Department. Are there any
other birds working together around
Washington? MIKE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
NOT VET. but SOON.

Teacher-Carl, what is an egg7
CARIs-A chicken not yet.
RHENGHENGHE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
SHAME.

1 found one of those old-fashion
cd sensible girls and Just kept her
two weeks when another fellow came
along and took her; they sure are
scarce. HEARTBROKEN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
VEST OTHERWISE ENGAGED.

I gave an elevator girl a ring the
other day. Are we engesed7 MIKE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24

A heading from the Times
18th inst: Wayne Il. Wheeler
charges Congressman Are In
volved in Illegal Liquor Traf-
flc."
Give us more Congressman.
TRUTH.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
THIS BRINGS TEARS.

Charge. Chester charge;
on, Stanley, onl"
II had been where STANLEY was
A vegetable would have shonc.
II. SMITH.
Blue print OF above 49, on. Stanley -on
Onion (onlon) Ed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
TRUE.

II should be remembered that no
who quietly can take a beating, also
quietly can give one.
PHILIP EBERT
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24

why not tell about good looking
fellows at Eastern High? Among
them are; L. BENNER, G.. GALA
HORN, w. FOWLER, Il. VIRNSTElN.
w. HARRISON, j. F'ABER, l.. WHIT
NEY, w. CUDMORE, L. GARY. LEO
NARD. and c. HISLE. Real fellows,
not f streeters. JAM AND JELLY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24
THE CAMEL's FRANCE.

(By r.. II. Bales)
I slide, she shivers, she slips, I culver,
Doing the dance OF today.
MY old heart nearly goes through my neck
when she does the shivering act
But Just the same like to dance
From morn to night the cameIs pranc,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24

Take a look at the girls from r and
Fourteenth; you've got to admit that
they can't be beat. You can say what
you want about Cleveland and
West, but the girls from the North
are surely the best. Z. A. G.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-24


BILL PRICE is a real philanthro-
pist. He has given hundreds of
writer's a chance to appear In print
when otherwise they would have
gone down into oblivion. Long life
to BILL PRICE, the beloved Editor
OF the most unique newspaper column
in the world, HEARD AND SEEN.
II. d. Y.
I heard a girl say the other day
that she didn't think slim Hendrix
knew anything about roll-tops; these
fool contribs are always shouting
about something they can't wear
themselves. MILO III.
The golfer took a pretty stance
A birdie three was his last chance,
Just az he swung caddy spoke.
The ten he made was the seasons Joke.
Henceforth that csddy will behave,
For the grass grows green above his grave!
LENAH J. TALBOT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-30
Six Boys, Ages
Z toll, Confess
Theft of$l,O5O

NEW YORK. July Prank
mover does nothing. but he always
gets plnched by tho cop" said Joe
Laviolo. II. placing a protecting arm
around his 7.year.old brother. at the
quarters 81 the Chlidren's society.
That's because he plays CHECKER
for the rest--keeps lookout and
calls 'ehlckcc' when the cop comes
around the corner"
Joe and Frank were arrested with
four companions r. Frank Pannrello.
10. Mike Maffei. 10. aud Frank Maj.
fci. 7. and Angelo Saidow. II, on a
charge of Juvenile delinquency
Arnigncd before Justice Collins. In
children'a court. the boys admitted
having stolen 81 $50 worth OF Lib
erty bonds from a box in the office
OF J. NJ Delaney, a leather merchant
They played hockey" from school.
they said. 60 play ball In lot near
the leather shop, Late IN the after
noon they noticed that the shop was
empty. and the door open. Explor.
ins further. they found tho inner
door was locked. but a search soon
revealed the key. Entering. they
discovered tho box with the bonds,
which they broke open.
Patrolmen Hickey and Taylor
heard the conversation OF the lads
as they emerged from the subway
station. They questioned and AR.
rested them. They found all but
three of the bonds In the boys knlck.
efbockers. The missing property,
three bonds OF $50 denomination. the
offenders said they had sold for s.
each.
All the boys have appeared before
In the chlldrcns court for minor OF.
lenses. Justice Collins rcmanded
them 20 the care OF the children'n
aocicty. pending an effort by the po.
lice 10 recover the stolen bonds. and
an investigation by the Childrcn's
society into the conditions OF their
home guardianship.