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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-28
Kirk Gets Biz Yield


One field Of 2t0 acres belonging to
Charlie Kirk that extends up to the
city limits has averaged little more
than so bushels to the acre. Then
there is r. A. Dudley and his two sons,
Earl and Glenn who have acres and
acres that are producing bushels and
bushels. The old home place is just
outside of Athena here and other
ranches are scattered over the district
Cannon Bros. are using a stationary
outfit with two headers, the first out
fit Of this kind that we had seen on
the trip. They have $50 acres Of their
own to thresh. and they expect to do
threshing for others after they have
finished their own work. They just
started Tuesday, and no estimate was
given of the yield. They began work
yesterday morning ut quartering time,
the rain of Monday leaving the ground
moist to make the straw
tough in the earlier half of the morn
ing. Near their place the Pinkertons
arc hard at work. and little farther !
up the line the Zerbas are threshing.
Everywhere one goes, farmers are !
lusy, and they are not frowning about |
the yields they are getting, though it |
must be admitted that the majority of /
them are so busy that they haven't
much time TO smile, either.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-28

PARTY Is GIVEN
A. the second of n series Of parties,
little Miss Mary Schafer daughter Of
Nh and Mrs A. l.. Schafor entertain
Cd this afternoon from to 6 o'clock
at the home of her grandparents, Ma
iUr and Mrs Lee Mourhouse. The
afternoon was spent in games and lat
or refreshments were served,
The guest list included Jane KaVa-
naugh, Wayne Estes, Harold Temple
Amy Elizabeth Aldrich, Donald Tenn
pic Hilda May Hobart Linda Beck,
Lucille Beck, Erma Beck, Jane from
blcy Cyrus Sturgis, Julie Vaughan,
Shirley Thompson, Ray woodward,
DeWald Rohrman Charles Rohrman,
Janet LlFontaine and Rollo Jones.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21
THE WINDOW GARDEN

House plants in the window;
And the hundreds passing by
Feel their hearts relaxing quick
Or Joy dance in the eye:
For the heliotrope, IL beckons,
And the rose geranium smiles
And the coral-red begonia
Peeps out with winsome wiles.
The hyacinth crowds the curtain;
The saucy daffodil
Shines forth, q flirt In q yellow skirt.
Upon the window-sill.
There's a cactus full of bushes.
Jerusalem cherry tree.
And an Easter lily, gravely bent
To bow 70 you and me.
House plants in the window
There's something good in there;
They must keep hope, a-growing
strong.
And a faith that blossoms fair;
They must have joy that Chambers,
Like that green vine, above,
And a pot or so of laughter bright.
And a plant or two of love.
Alfred Arnold.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21

it can only make 1t little harder for
him to be bad, and little safer for his
neighbor.
When we have passed our good
laws, we have only begun our duty.
We have still to educate and strength
en- and help to create a moral purpose
and righteous standard of living.
There is an odd parable in the New
Testament about an unclean spirit cast
out which wanders about homeless for
a while, and then comes back and
brings seven worse spirits to live in
the swept and garnished house.
We need to fill up human life with
so much that is good that there shall
be less room for the spirits of evil
purposes and plans.
Casting out evil spirits is we'll
enough in it's way, and sweeping the
house is good; but after the house
cleaning there is something to be done
to make life positive, strong and sweet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21
ADVENTURES OF
THE TWINS

BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON


Nancy held Kicky- Kang tenderly in
her arms while his mother, Mrs. Kan
CARGO, and FLppety- FLAP, the fairy
man, put on the boxing gloves.
Nick stood by the referee the fight.
"My!" smiled Mrs. Kangaroo, hap
PLY. This is like old times! It's just
like the circus used to be in. boxed
with the clown, Mr.. Jolly Bobadil, and
all the people laughed and clapped
their hands. Now, Mr.. Flippety- Flap,
I'm ready.
Nancy and Nick laughed when Mrs.
Kangaroo held up her hands and made
passes at the fairyman. She stood on
her hind legs and leaned back COM
fortably on her long, strong tail, like
you've seen schoolboys do on the cor
ner fire-plug on their way home from
school.
Before Mr.. Flippety- Flap started to
box, however, he said, Excuse me-"
very politely to Mrs. Kangaroo, and
quickly whispered something, first into
Nancy's small ear, and then into
Nick's.
Both twins nodded Understandings,
and knelt to see if their Magic Green
Shoes were secure, and Nancy took a
firmer hold on soft little Kicky. He
felt like a ball OF silk in her arms.
Well, the fight began, and it was a
wonderful fight. l must tell you. my
dears, that Mrs. Kangaroo is famous
for her boxing and she soon had Flip
petty FLAP huffing and putting for
breath.
But something else was happening
besides a boxing match.
The fairyman's enormous shoes were
getting still more enormous. They
were spreading out over the grassy
plain like two large platforms. But
Mrs. Kangaroo never noticed and first
thing you know she hoped right onto
one of them.
Quick as a wink, Flippety- FLAP
wished himself back in Circus-Land,
and, of course, Mrs. Kangy had to go,
too.
Nancy and Nick followed in their
Green Shoes with Kiclzy-Kang safe
between them.
(To Be Continued)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21
plvoRcINo WEST FLORIDA.

Almost every session of the Legislature
is enlivened by the suggestion that the
IL or ii counties of West Florida be
severed from the rest of the state and
added to Alabama. In other words, that
this section of the state be cast off by
its own and become the step-child of a
neighbor.
Western Florida was Florida while the
remainder of the state was a wilderness.
Western Florida was u haven Of refuge
ang a source of wealth before any of
Alabama, except the very southernmost
part, was explored.
Western Florida can no more become
a part of Alabama than the waters of
Escambia can flow into Hudson's Bay.
The question of selling or giving this
portion of the state to Alabama is one
of the greatest comedies of each legis-
lative session. Everybody knows that
southern and eastern Florida would re-
fuse TO give up western Florida. And
everybody knows that western Florida
would refuse to become Alabama"
Alabema has appointed a commission
% confer with similar commission from
Florida which will never be appointed.
The legislature WILL as usual, waste time
discussing the question, vote it down, and
then proceed on some other business.
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younger woman had seen the effect of
| her cat-lille thrust and the skill with
which she had endeavored to changed
the meaning of her own words.
There was no more conversation for;
little. We all did full justice to thel
ham and potatoes the hot biscuit and
honey, the real cream and butter, and
the homemade peach preserves which
heaped the table before US. Then
shrill whistle from outside broke thei
silence in which we were eating.
There's Ned now!" commended
| Mrs. Cosgrove.
with a muttered excuse me-" they
blue-eyed boy at Mrs. Allss side gotI
up from the table and hurried into ]
the kitchen.
In another moment boy. who, to-
my eyes, was the one who had just
left the room, reappeared completely
dressed in khaki suit and called outl
cheerily:
'Tve got two Of them. and I'm starv-!
ing"
knew Dicky's face was as bewil-
dered as mine. For Mr.. and Mrs. Cos
grove, Mrs. Allis and even the twol
strange youths burst into laughter.
1T strikes everybody that way att
first" Mr.. Cosgrove replied. Then,
raising his voice, he called:
Come in here, Fred"
The door opened, and the first boy
we had seen appeared.
"Twins!" calculated Dicky.
Yes" said Mrs. Allis, land such
twins don't believe you've ever scent !
I've been here four weeks, and I'M
never sure to which boy I'm speaking."'
As the boys stood side by side,i
flushing partly with embarrassment
and partly with enjoyment of the SEN
sation their marvellous resemblance
created, I mentally agreed with Mrs.
Allis. But had been trained to veryl
close observation, and I made UP my
mind that while the boys stood there
in such widely different garb would
try TO see If there were not some tiny
individual characteristic about one of
them by which I could always distin-
guish him from the other. I knew
their mother must know them apart,
and by the little amused smile that
played around her lips I was sure it
was something besides her mothers
intuition that enabled her to do so.
I scrutinized them closely and finally,
found a distinguishing Characteristic.
one which / was sure the mother knew.
AS I sank back into my chair, Mr..
Cosgrove said jovialIy. but with an
uneasy note:
Think you can tell which is which,
after this?"
Il am very sure cam said quietly,
The mother of the boys was looking
directly at me. At my words She
leaned forward, with a quickly drawn
breath. Into her eyes there Dashed al
tortured look, a look Of fear.
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to disguise the real but rather unwar-
ranted dislike had of the woman.
After all, my common sense told me
there was no real rea son why / should
so dislike Mrs. Allis after an acquain-
tance Of less than an hour. A stran-
ger, she had accosted me in friendly
fashion on the train coming up to the
mountains, 1 had imagined that she
looked with approving, admiring eyes
upon Dicly. and she had made the
foolish mistake Of thinking that Dicky
and I We're brother and sister, a mis-
take which Dicky in his love of jest
ing had allowed to stand, and which
Mrs. Cosgrove evidently wished to al
low for some reason of her own.
She was sitting opposite me. Next
to her on her left was the bIue-eyed
boy who had carried our luggage,
while on the other side of her We're
two well set up young men with the
unmistakable one-week- holiday with
pay stamped upon them.
Dicky ana I were the only occupants
of the table on our side, although
there were vacant places to the left
of me.
Jovial Mr.. Cosgrove, with his kindly
wife, sat at the head and foot of the
table.
Supper is the only meal ever sit
down to- Mrs. Cosgrove had explained
as she bore in two huge plates with
smoking hot biscuit.
Mr.. Cosgrove passed a plate of de-
licious- looking broiled ham to Dicky.
"Oh. we're so glad we have new
people, said little Mrs. Allis, clapping
her hands with an affectation of pref
ty childishness. we have broiled ham
just because you're here"
A tiny flush stole over Mrs. Cos
groves face, and I caught the hint Of
a steely glitter in her eyes as she
looked toward the woman who had just
thrown out the insinuation that the
first meals Of new boarders were bet
ter than the following ones.
But her voice was cool and placid
as ever as she spoke.
1--WE never have any hot dishes at
supper" she explained to me quietly,
except warmed up potatoes and a
dish Of hot bread of some kind. but
when people have travelled all day, as
assume you have, they are hungry,
so I simply have hot meat for all to-
night instead of cold"
'And I particularly dote on broiIed
ham, said little Mrs. Allie, brightly,
Especially Mrs. Cosgrove's. Her broiled
ham is not food it's poem. That's
the reason why I'm so glad you were
hungry tonight
The flush faded from Mrs. Cos
groves face, but the hardness did not
leave her eyes. saw that Mrs. AIlis's
attempt at smoothing over things had
not placated Mrs. Cosgrove.
.caI1I6 rnt baIn E1Irt
ever, the adroitness with which the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21

The state Of New York has a bud
get system which, in itself, important
as it is, is not so much appreciated by
the people as is the saving of their
money, paid in the form of taxes,
which is made possible by proper APP
pIication of the system in the matter
of expenditures for public purposes.
The members of the New York legis-
lature have just had submitted to
them the budget for the coming year
1t shows a looping off of nearly $3,-
600 900 from the appropriations in the
past year, and previously, made to use
less office holders in soft berths,' to
quote the words of the Albany coz
respondent of the New York Times
Governor Miller, in his pre-conven-
ton campaign, promised the people of
New York that there should be econ
omy in the administration of the
states affairs. 1t looks as if he is go
ing to keep his promise in this re-
spect, and as If the committees en-
powered with the making up of the
budget were inclined to cooperate with
him in this laudable purpose. The
senate finance committee and the as
sembly ways and means committee,
which are charged with making up
the budget, have issued a joint, report
in which, with reference to the enor-
NOUS savings of the peoples money, it
is said:
"Of course, this could have been
accomplished only by the most drastic
action, but by taking it we do not
believe there has been any impair
ment of the states service. In fact,
we believe time will show that it has
been vastly improved. One of the
first things we did was TO inform
every department head that we pro-
posed absolutely to ignore their re-
quests where these requests called for
increase over last years appropriate
lions. We have abolished whole de-
partments, the aggregate Of the APP
for which in 1920 were
S991,523. BY consolidation in other de-
partments and by wedding out en-
ployes in others and reducing the OPP
Grating expenses we cut out $4,000, !
O00.'i
To effect the saving here referred
to approximately 1000 positions have
been abolished in the New York gov
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eminent service. No wonder there is
CONSERVATION in the ranks of those
to whom the correspondent, above
quoted, refers as 'bread-and- butter
politicians" Their"pap' is taken from
them; their pie counter is bare.
For this condition the people will re-
joice, not only in New York but
wherever like drastic action is taken
to administer public affairs with more
regard for the welfare of the neople
than that of the professional coliti-
clans.
In the New York budget Of this year
there is total reduction, in the
amounts proposed to be appropriated
for the operating expenses of the
state. of nearly s12,0O0,0O0 from the
aggregate amount appropriated for
1920. and expended, of course.
This immense saving of money of
the people of New York is worthy of
attention everywhere, by states and
municipalities that are given to squan
dering millions upon millions of the
money Of the people who foot the
bills.-Times- Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21
A DAILY MESSAGE
~ DR.. WILLIAM E. BARTON
THE SWEPT HOUSE

The age in which we live has great
faith in legislation. There was a time
when we sought to save men from
drunkards' graves by moral suasion;
now we have a prohibitory amendment.
For that amendment I thank God. 1
do not see how any sane man can
know the curse of strong drink and
not be a fanatic in his opposition to it
am not a fanatic; I am almost sin
fully reasonable about il. / believe
in all laws that viii make it easy to
do right and difficult to do wrong.
But I know very well that no such.
law viii in itself solve our problems.
The only effectual and permanent way
TO make men sober is TO strengthen
their moral nature. That is the only
way to make anybody good.
All the legislation since Hammural hi
and .doses will not make a man good;
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY ADELE GARRISON.
BY ABEL
GARRISON.

What Happened at the Dinner Table.
DO you like the mountains as well
as you thought you would, Miss Ora
ham,"
Mrs. Allis's low, clear voice fioated
across the supper table at the Cos
grove farmhouse. Something III it's
timbre made me wonder If perhaps the
English nationality. which she had so
confidently asserted, was not mixed
with that OF some other race There
was just a trace of foreign accent, or
so / imagined. in her well moduIated
tones.
Much, much better. thank YOU" l
replied, smiling at her. I was deter
mined TO put q little extra cordiality
into mysmanner toward her in order
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21
Atlanta's ExamnIe.

Atlanta is not gonig to stop its pub
lie improvements on account Of the
hard times. On Monday it voted 49,,
100000 in bonds. Over 21,000 votes
were cast for the bonds, only about
1000 against. Four million dollars of
the bonds are to be spent for schools;
S2,S50,000 for waterworks
The city that gets frightened and
suspends its program of improvements
at this juncture is going to be left
hopelessly MISUNDERSTANDING News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21

| substantially below s25 and coke below
| IS ton.
The reduction of 22h percent in textile
wages is expected to hold for the pres
emit. although further cuts are expected
next season as textile wages are still
double the pre-war level.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21
Some Wise Police.

Up in Pensacola the police arrested a
younls man who was found to be carrying
concealed In various pockets Of his cloth
ing IS pairs Of loaded dice. aAfter ma
ture elaboration the authorities decided
there was something crooked about the
fellow--and locked him away for more
investigation. There are some mighty
clever men get on tho police every then
and now, I'm telling you.-Thcrn, in
Kssimmee Valley Gazette.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21
Following in Wilson'S Footsteps.

Before and after Mr.. Harding's cleo
ton we heard much about the change
of policy that would Immediately be
put into effect.
We were told that there would be
an immediate change in our foreign
policy. Our troops on foreign soil
would be recalled and everything Will
sonian would Returned inside out.
But our tropos have not been re-
called and following is one of the re-
ports that reach US from the seat Of
government:
In his talk with Mr.. Davis before
visiting the white house, Mr.. Hughes
was understood to have expressed full
approval of the action of the retiring
secretary of state. "-Ocala Banner.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21
Modified for Peace.

compulsory social service mas re-
placed compulsory military srevice In
Bulgaria, although 1t is being enforc-
ed in only one district The plan ap-
parently is to try 1t out thoroughly on
q small scale before making it nation
ally effective.
The law requires men of 20 years
and girls of 16 years to serve the state
for periods of one year and half a
year respectively. There are condi-
tons under which this age limit may
be varied upon application, and the
term of service may be shortened if
the drafted person is the sole support
of a family. In cases Of persons
physically or mentally unfit to serve,
or in case of married women, special
tax is levied instead of actual ser
vice Otherwise no evasion or sub
stftution is permitted. Every person
between 20 and 35 years of age is
subject to call for four weeks SER
vice in case of national calamity.
1t is hoped that the operation of
this law will serve:
To organize and utilize the poten-
tiaI social man-power of the country
for the purpose of increasing the pro-
duction of wealth and the social well
fare;
To stimulate the love Of physical la
Dor and socially useful activity among
all the citizens irrespective of their
social position and financial status;
To foster a sense of individual and
social duty with the aim of improv-
ing the moral and economic condition
of the people.
All of this sounds like the outline
for some ideal sociaHstic government.
Many Americans have exclaimed at
some time or other, IF only citizens
could be mobilized for the pursuits of
peace as they are for war, how much
could be accomplished" Few have
seriously considered it as a possible
measure for this stage of civilization.
Yet here is Bulgaria actually trying
it out.
Perhaps in true democracy the aim
sought will always be to inspire every
citizen to do his share of public SER
vice without any compensation. New
erthe1ess the Bulgarian experiment is
remarkable and worthy of close OBJ
servation.-St. Petersburg Times.
BY the census Of 1920, Chicago has a
population of 2,7O1,705.
Chicago is the worlds foremost
live stock, grain and lumber center.
There is an average of 675 conven-
tons a year in Chicago.
A new union station, costing $780,
100000, is planned for Chicago
Chicago has built a 100000 pier
for business and pleasure.
The Chicago packing industry dates
back to 1885.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21
Missed Him.

Heavens. George!" gasped his wife.
you nearly hit that man."
II know &C." retorted the man at the
wheel. but I haven't time 10 go back
and try again."-Ohio Motorist.
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Chicago has built a 100000 pier
for business and pleasure.
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We agree with you. John. skirts ought
TO be long enough to hide the cotton tops
to the silk stockings.
Pensacola, Alabama! Today's best
Joke.
II the Poles and the British start
scrapping the Germans will take what's
left OF Silesia.
Those who habitually keep late hours
seldom rise early or far. says Forbes
Magazine New York.
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DENLY will come to Florida to see the
worlds best naval stations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21

A new union station. costing $780,
100000, is planned for Chicago.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21

Handsome Pat Bellinger will be mar
ried reports say. Pat has encountered
many dangers.
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Harding plans TO send most Of the big
ships to the Pacific. 1t doesn't make
much difference where they are so long
as they're together.
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The Chicago packing industry dates
back to 1885.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21

There is an average of 675 conven-
tons a year in Chicago.
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Strike brisk gait or youth get the
gate.--Forbes Magazine IN. W
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News item: The local basketball team
will wear their new shirts on Friday
night. The trousers have not yet ar
rived.--New York World.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21

Chicago is the worlds foremost
live stock, grain and lumber center.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21

News item: At Clay Center yesterday
several persons got their tonsils sum
burned watching an airplane disappear
Kansas City Star.
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By the census Of 1920, Chicago has 6
population of 2,7O1,705.
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Tip for the Tax Collector.
What makes you think that Rocks
has lot OF money!"
''He always reads the left hand side OF
the menu flrst."--American Legion
Weekly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21

News item: The bride was gowned in
white chrysanthemums and autumn
leaves formed the decorate ms. Elgin
News.