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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-02

Bstiste all
overs, eyelet
and in solid, en-
broidery. 20
inches wide re1u-
lar $50 and
s2 90 r. ward
dollar day 2 yds.
for 81 90.
Radium all
over laees ,l,l9ck
brown. navy aad
white, 80 inches
wide regular
$500 and $3.50
a yci /, dollar day
S1.50 a I'd.
!; Racliurn houn
! cings, black,
| brown, or navy
! 80 inch width.
regular 81 50
and $500, Dol
lar Day si.85 4
yd.
Embroider cd
edges and n
sertlons IN cam
brio swiss and
nainsook, / TO )
inches wide, reg
ularly from soc
TO 75c a yd.,
dollar day 5 yds.
for S1.00.
(Lace Dept.
first floor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-02
Women's Fine
Niehtgowns

Women's Fine
Niehtgowns
see these. here
on Dollar Day
for 81
were regular
$50 and 81 rs
Of pink or white
t,atiste with lace
trimmed 50 tin
yokes.
Kimono style
nightgowns, lace
or embroidery
trimmed, were
81. so and s1.75,
dollar day Sl.00
each.
Extra size
nightgowns. well
made, cut full
of good quality
muslin, usually
s1.50, for one
dollar day, 81.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-02

Fine white stripes for cool
dresses and pretty waists,
regular 69c white goods, 80
riches wide, Dollar Day, 3
yards for S1.00.
White Goods, First Floor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-02

Extra Special
Sterling Silver * Gold Plate
$500 Rings
on Dollar Day tor
2 for 81
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-14
THRESHiNG HAS STARTED
ON WESTON MOUNTAIN

WESTON MT, July, 14.-Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Ferguson and Mrs. Fergu-
sons brother stopped to visit Mr.. Fer
guson's father Monday on their way
home to Pandleton after several weeks
visit In Iowa and other eastern parts.
The trip was made by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy March and Mrs.
Anna Ferguson Of Umapine visited
yernie Mari and family Sunday.
The regular meetings Of the Com
munity Club will he held on the sec
ond Saturday night of each month be-
ginning with August. On account OF
the Fourth OF July celebration, the J,
o. o. F. dinner July II at McDougals
Camp and Mrs. Van Deusen holding q
dress form school at the Weston Mt
school house Friday. July %, no meet
ing will be held in July.
Mrs. Glenn Montgomery and son
who has been visiting her brother AL
fred Hasp returned to Umapine Sun
day. They will return to O. y. {. Sep
tember Is where Mr.. Montgomery will
attend school again.
Paul Hopkins left for Helix Sunday
and will harvest with the Sheldon
Taylor threshing machine.
A little daughter arrived at the Bert
Piersol home Wednesday. Mr.. Pier
sol lived on Weston Mt. three years
ago.
w. l. Rayborn left for Bingham
Springs for two weeks outing and
Mrs. Dick English to McDougais camp
for the summer Wednesday.
Win Gould. John Hyatt and Albert
Gould are hauling Seth Hyatts hay to
Weston to be shipped to Gibbon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dolph Thompson re-
turned to Gibbon after several days on
the mountain.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Hall and Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernie Marr left Wednesday for
Pine Valley for several days camping
trip. They will go to Halfway, Ore
and wallowa Lake. They will make
the trip by auto.
Booher & Forth expect to commence
threshing about August on the Tuck
er farms. Mark Henderson will begin
a little later. The Rumley advance
man from walia Walla will have the
Henderson machine in first class con-
dition before the threshing COM
mences.
Miss Florence sArmsworthy arrived
from Wasco, Ore. Wednesday to visit
her sister Mrs. Robert Tweedy
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-14
IDENTIFY UNCLE JOE
CANN0N'S DOUBLE BY
HIS MISSING ST0GIE

. KANSAS CITY, Mo-. July IL =
Z The spotlight was turned" up
. on John I. Heard, congressman.
= recently in one of Kansas City's =
q leading hotel Hobbies. Mr.. =
Z Heard is n human duplication of =
= Uncle Joe" Cannon, former +
= sneaker of the house. Mr.. =
= Heard has been gazed upon, =
= pointed out, talked about, trail =
Z ed and interviewed hundreds of =
= times, simply because someone '
, had been mistaking him for =
= Uncle joe" His facial features :
> have the same contour as Mr. =
: Cannon's. He also wears the =
stuhhy rounded beard.
The girl at the cigar counter =
= was not as easily fooled as sew !
= eral of the guests were.
= THAT can't be Uncle Joe Can
= non, for he ain't bought cigar
= all morning" she declared posi-
= lively.
= Commenting further upon the ,'
= resemblance between himself and
Z Mr.. Cannon. Mr. Heard said: II
= frequently have met Mr. Cannon
in Washington and we are very
= good friends. am sure that
= neither of us is offended at the
+ similarity of our makeup. Any
= argument over Who's Who can
be settled at the cigar counter,
for never smoke
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-14
GRANT COUNTY
CONTINUED from page IL


small. The stockman that does moi
need more than $4,000 is q small stock
man. Pendleton and Baker are the
only towns with the banking accom-
modatioDs needed and in this field
Pendleton has distinct lead not only
because of the larger banks here hui
for the additional reason our town Is
on the route 10 Portland and Baker Is
not. TO go via Baker. by ear or mar
row guage railroad, is an arduous
trip and time killer. II means a
loop whereas trip out through Pen
dleton involves no unnecessary mile
age. The Sumpter Valley railroad.
wch runs to Prairie is referred to by
natives as the "Polygamous Central. :"
They declare the only first class thing
about the road Is its rates.
South From LONG Creek.
In yesterdays issue OF the East Ore
gonjan the writer covered the trip OF
the local party to Long Creek. From
that point we went south to Fox valley.
Reech creek, and struck the John Day
highway at Mt. Vernon. Much of that
Itklbu 10 NtIy 1HeTe ~
much level land in Fox valley and on
pcach creek and the country is worthy
of a much closer settlement than ex-
lists there now. The Beech creek post
office Is the home of G. G.. Carson. Be-
tween Beech creek and Mt. Vernon
there is q newly established portable
sawmlll that rips out lumber at rapid
rate.
At Mt. Vernon wn struck the John
Day highway which has been previous
ly described. There is q Mt. Vernon
hot spring near the town but We did
not visit it. The valley of the south
fork OF the John Day Is real valley
with splendid homes and good fields
Of hay II is a country well worth see
ing and the highway is JOY. The hills
often look like mineral country. There
is mine on the south side OF the road
from which asbestos was taken. The
nine was apparently not being work
ed.
An interesting sight along the river
consists OF miles and miles OF gravel
thrown up by dredges operated by
mining companies. The surprise of
Tho trim hnwe"ar ce~fr9r ed us as We |
entered Ion ~. the old Chi
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-14
NOTED EQUESTR|ENNE
WINS DIVORCE SPEEDILY

OMAHA. July 40. N. S.)-Jus-
tice wore the sandals of Mercury here
in circuit court when Mrs. E. John
Brandeis, noted Chicago horsewoman
was granted a divorce from IL. j.
Brandeis, Omaha merchant prince
within twenty-four hours. Mrs
Brandeis arrived here from San Fran
cisco one Sunday evening and the very
next evening left here for the coast
Ia divorce.
Cruelty was the cause Of action. ii
served to win Mrs. Brandels 100000
alimony and custody OF her nine
month old baby There was no sala-
cious testimony, no crcss-examinatior
of witnesses and no hard feelings.
Thus was justice enacted
"Ervine has been cruel and negD-
gent to me-" the young wife testified
"He has spent little time at home. He
has spoken harshly and gruffly tc
me-"
A maid corroborated her. Tha: end
ed the testimony.
Brandeis, who is twenty-three, did
not contest. The entire proceeding
took only half an hour. Judge Wake
ley signed the decree.
A certified check for $4,000 was
handed the newly divorced wife. She
left the courtroom with her lawyers
Several hours later attorneys for
Brandeis brought sS50.O0O in securities
to her hotel room. Just at dusk tina
night she began her trip back to the
coast.
Meanwhile Brandeis. who has never
seen his child, announced through his
attorney he would take years hunt
ing trip to Africa.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-14
SEATTLE BUSINESS MAN
VISITS IN ATHENA
(East oregonian Specially

ATHENA, July 14.-Miss Nernlta
Watts attended the Chautauqua IN
Pendleton Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Katheryn Froome and MISS
Hazel Sanders are visiting Miss Doro-
thy Meyers in La Grande.
NJ. H. Rice of Milton was in the city
on business Monday.
Mrs. j. F. Herr and daughter Miss
Hazel Herr and Mr.. Lewis Stewart
were visitors in Pendleton Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Harder Sr. OF
Milton were in the city Monday.
Miss Helen Boyer of Adams is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Eager.
DR.. and Mrs. Guy Boyden and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-14
EXPOSED

BOSTON, July l4.-Q. y. S.)-Be-
cause his nightshirt looked like a
young tent, Jacob Sladkewich was
searched, and beneath the robe was
found some Illegal liquor. The public
had entered the house. searching for
contraband "hooch." They were about
to depart empty handed, when they
noticed that Jacobs ''nightie" looked
extra large. Jacob pleaded guilty in
East Boston Court and was fined $50.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-14
ASK FOR and GET
.Hor!ick's
The Original
Matted Milk
for Infants and Invalids
Avoid limitations and Substitutes

daughters of Pendleton were in Athe-
ma Sunday.
Mrs. NJ L. Watts and daughter Miss
Vernita were visitors in Pendieton
Monday. iL.t
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. DeFreece Of Wal.
la Walla visited relatives in the city
Tuesday.
Frank and Robert Carstens have re-
turned home after visiting relatives In
Portland.
Edwin Benn a former resident OF
Athena but now of Seattle was in the
city Tuesday.
/ Mrs. Lille Miller and daughter
Jeanette of Marshfield are visiting
friends in Athena.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-14
OBJECT IS TO GIVE
GROWERS BEST PRICE

PORTLAND, July H.-(A. P.)-
Definite plans were formulated for the
establishment of a central marketing
organization for handling the fruit
crop of the six Pacific coast states rep
resented at the conference here. The
appointment of committee of three
members of each of the marketing err
ganizations in the six states was pro-
vided for in n resolution adopted. The
resolution declared their object is to
eliminate the middleman and give the
growers the best price and make the
price to consumers the lowest possible
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-14
WORLD NO PLACE FOR
HOMELY. GIRL SAYS
r a

BALTIMORE. July 14,-She isn't
pretty, but In spite of a retrousse nose
and heavy sprinkltng- OF freckIes,
Virginia Hicks Is attractive, even
though her face Is drawn with pain
and the hope for death She Is, hop-
ing against recovery at the Maryland
general hospital here, having taken
bichloride Of mercury tablets. 1t was
because Of NINA man who prom
lsed her home and marriage, n man
Who didn't make good - 80
ITS because I'm homely." she said.
"Men look only for beauty They're
all alike. never want 70 see one
again. want 10 die. The only man
want to SEQ Is God" ella.
/, In spite OF herself she is getting
we'll. Virginia is only twenty She is
one Of those girls who dream of =
home and baby--and keep on dream
Ing. In their trustfuness. She will not
tell the name Of her betrayer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-14
AT THIS SEASON
LOSS OF APPETITE

Is very common. Tn many cases it is
due to impure blood, which cannot
give the digestive organs the stimu-
lus necessary for the proper per-
formance of their functions.
Thousands know by experience
that Hoods SarsaparilIa restores
appetite and would advise you to
give it a trial this season. 1t origin
atcd in the successful prescription CT
a famous physician. Get it today.
Take Hoods Pills if you happen
TO need laxative-thcy don't grire.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-14
People Here and There


n A, r. Bodner, Joseph merchant, who
has been here for several days on busl-
ness has returned home
]. r. Brown, of the Brown e. Brady
undertaking parlors, has 'retuFned
from La Grande where he has been
since the Fourth of July.
Tom Skeyhill, Australian poet-sol-
dler who spoke last night at Chautau-
qua, was blind for two years as the re-
suit OF shell which struck him while
ne was fighting at GalliPoll His sight
was restored by an osteopathic adjust
ment. Skcyhlll, who is one of three
brothers all OF whom saw service dur
ing the war, was personal friend Of
the late Rupert Brooke. the young
English poet who met his death during
the war, and wrote a sonnet which
marks the grave of Rrpoke. Skeyhill.
besides lecturing, writes magazine ar
tIcles and books and has just complet-
ed o drama which will be presented on
the American stage. II Is n psychic
plot, Mr.. Skeyhill states. He plans to
return to Russia next June
Evening star., 1921-05-31
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
TO GAIN OR LOSE FAT
BY STUNTS IN GYM

Scores of members Of Congress
took new lease Of life today and
began collecting lin physical re-
serve notes" on an initial invest
ment of $40 in the House office
building gymnasium a year ago.
Under n new physical director.
Sergt. W. c. Forse of the United
States Marine Corps, from GUAM
tico. classes were :esumeL which
will be held daily from t" l. am.
and from 1:3o to $50 pm.
The Swedish system OF physical
training Is supplied free 10 all
members of Congress, WAC are
urged by their gymnasium COM
m:ttce. consisting Of Eepvear
tives Waller n. Newton. Daniel A.
Reed and Fred y. Hrit.en. that
you owe 1t TO yourself. your fam
lily and your government to keep
in The best physical condition pos
BILE
Classes are to be formed in hand
bal. medicine ball, setting-up ex-
er.iSeS. elephant tennis, etc. Serst.
Fo-So volunteers - give Il pleasant
boxing gloves al the convenience
of members.
In the notice sent out by the
committee the members are assur
ed tnat the gymnasium course
will make fat men lean and lean
In.n strong: will make hot days
feel cool. and will tie u can to
Sleep,ess nights and lost appetiteS:
viii drive away that drowsy feel
ing and the Crouch Will be no
more
Evening star., 1921-05-31
HOEHLING FOR JUSTICE.

Appointment of Adolph A. Hoeh-
ling. prominent member of the local
bar. TO fill the vacancy on the Dis
trict Supreme Court caused by the
death of Justice Could. was urged
upon President Harding today at the
White House by delegation OF four
teen prominent local bankers and
lawyers.
Frank J. Hogan. member of the
bar acted as spok esman for the del
egation and told the President of
the qualifica tions of Mr.. Hoehling. his
prominence in the community and his
high standing in his profession.
With Mr.. Hogan were William T.
Gaiiihcr. chairman of the republican
state committee of the District: I'd
ward F. Colladay. republican national
committeeman for the District:
Charles J. Bell. George W White.
Milton f. Ailes. John Spaulding Flan-
merry, Wilton J. Lambert. William ID.
Hoover. Edward J. Steliwagen. George
f.. Hamilton. Fred l.. Mckenny. John
Eas by Smith and Benjamin s. Minor
Mr. Hogan called upon National
Committeeman Colladay to formally
notify the President to the effect
that the executive committee of the
republican state committee of the
District at a meeting earlier today
Endorsed Mr.. Hoehling and later will
formally recommend him for appoint
ment.
Mr.. Hamilton was called upon by
MIR. Hogan to tell of the standing IT
Mr. Hoeh!ing among members Of the
bar and the business men of WASH
ingtOn.
Evening star., 1921-05-31
ARMOUR GIVEN RIGHTS.
New Zealand Permits Company to
Export Meat.

WELLINGTON. n. T.. May 31.-Sir
Fra ancis Bell, acting premier of New
Zealand, has declared in a message to
the American consul here that no diff
culties will be placed in the way of
Armour & Co. exporting to America. for
American use, meat now in freezing
here. This message was sent as an ex-
planation Of the governments attitude
in refusing TO issue licenses for the
export of meat to the Armour Australian
company.
The New Zealand government. how
ever. will require substantial guarantees
against the reshipment of such meat
from America to London. Sir Francis
declares.
Referring TO a statement by the State
Department in Washington that the
action Of the New Zealand government
in thus refusing to issue licenses zap
peared arbitrary d nd discriminating" Sir
Francis asserts the action was not arbi-
trary, and Indicates regret that the de-
partment adopted such an expression in
connection with the matter
Evening star., 1921-05-31
PE0NAGE MURDERS
TRIAL NEARING END
Laborer Charged With Aiding
in Killings Expected to
Know Fate Soon.

l:s the Associated Press.
CONVICTION. Ca, MAY Sin tn"
Newton county courtroom, mere
whcr" John s. Williams was convict /
cd and sentenced to life impriSon
men. for the murder Of on" % eleven
negroes killed on or near his tarn,
th. fat. Of clyde Manning. negro,
vino testified he aideu in the killings
WAS ,lraWing to a close today. II
WAS expected the jury would have tn"
case before nightfail.
Williams trial stretched out over a
week and many witnesses appeared
for state and defense. but since Man
ming testified ~ that trial that he
aided in he killings the state intro
d1Iced but few witnesses.
Eleven negroes were alleged to have
been done to death to hide peonagt
SIX by drowning and the remainder
by being shot or knocked In the .head
Three OF them were drowned in riV-
crS in Newton county. where Manning
said he and Williams brought them
from Williams Jasper county farm.
Evening star., 1921-05-31
WILL SELL SURPLUS u. S.
SHIPS TO FOREIGN BUYERS
Shipping Board Making Prepara-
tions for Expected Officials to
Assume Charge.

The Shipping Board has made plans
to Offer the surplus government owned
merchant marine tonnage 10 foreign
buyers. subject to the approval of the
new board President Harding was
expected TO name today. Difficulties
encounter.d in disposing of the
smaller vess-is and the coal burners
in the American markets had led the
present board to clear th. wav for
Their sale abroad, il was explained
today.
The plans for cutting down the gov
ernment'S merchant fleet through for
eign sales, officials said. cont tempIate g
The disposal OF the wooden ships the
slower moving types of vessels of
h-h"0 and 5000 dcadWeight tons and
less and larger coal burning craft. in
Guiding some of the former German
vessels taken over during the war. but
Regarded as less Servic-abIe TO Aneri-
car needs than some other types
In anticipation of Presiden. Hard
lnGs announcement today. board Of
hcials said the decks were being
cleared ~ permit the new Commits
SionerS TO assume their duties at
the Shipping Board as soon as possi-
b!" Awaiting the new board are
many important decisions. which
have been held IN abeyance pending
IL "A
the more important of these deci-
sions. IS whether he government is TO
attempt to Sell its merchant fleet to
private owners as quickly as possible
OF 10 operate The ships until they can
tr SOLD gradually as market condi-
tons permit.
D'r"r problems awaiting solution
are tne ultimate disposition of the
giant former German liner lIevIafhan
now tied up in New York: ratiiica
ton Of the working agreements be
tween the Hamburg American Line
and the Ship and Commerce Corpora
tinn Of New York and the North Ger
man Lloyd and ,the United States
Mail Steamship Company and the
question of the establishment of
preferential railroad rates for com
moditIes moving OVERLAND to and
from American vessels.
The question Of the sale Of intoXi-
cants on AmerHcan passenger liners
also is expected to he brought be
fore the new board.
Evening star., 1921-05-31
MAN, PEEPING IN WINDOW.
SHOT TO DEATH BY GIRL
No Arrest Necessary, Police De-
cide-Clothing Salesman Warn
ed Before Fired At.

TE%ARkANA. Ark. May 81
Claude Dunagan. thirty five years of
age. clothing salesman, was shot and
killed last night by a fourteen-year-
old girl. when. according to the girls
story TO the police, the man appeared
at her bedroom window as She was
about to undress for bed.
Selling an automatic pistol, the girl
ran out Of the house. Sh" says, and.
after warning the man to fee or she
would shoot. shot in the darkness, the
bullet taking effect in the left side
below the heart. Five other shots
missed the man.
Dunagan ran out into the street
into Il neighbor's yard, and then back
to the carline, when he fell. He was
dead when an ambulance arrived.
Police officials made an inveStiga-
ton of the shooting. but on learning
the circumstances decided no arrest was
necessary.
Evening star., 1921-05-31

owners Of real estate and was pre-
venting building operations. He SAID
that he had obtained from various
real estate agents lists showing that
they had on hard sol apartments for
rent and go dwellings for rent. He
denied that :hcr" Wa$ any colluSion
or agreement on tha part az r.ai
cstat" agents and owners "a keep M
prices and rents. Mr.. I.inkinS hacked
HIM up in This statement
The witness said that tn" wars in
hu"nc" on prlvat" enterprise should
now disappear.
You can't beat an American clti-
Zen in taking ear" of himself any
way. said Mr.. kraUthon in support
al ms contention that In" govern
men' should cease regulating housing
~ tn" i'iStri"t- if In" Sov"rnmeuf
wants I" supply homes To poorly paid
'hp'oE"S let the E"v"rnmcnt pay
.m"1" SALARY Ia thos" employees. hr
SalG
How can We ho expected t" make
Evening star., 1921-05-31
D. c. HEADS |NDORSE
MILITARY TRAINING
Assist Local Committee in
Preparing for Course at
Camp Meade.

The District Commissioners have
placed their stamp of approval upon
the citizens military training camps
country this summer. and are assist
ing the local committee in preparing
for the camp at Camp Meade for Dis
trict men.
Commissioner tuno II. Rudolph has
referred to Supt. Railou of the pub
received from Gen. John J. Pershing
in which is asked cooperation in the
move OF the local camp committee TO
address high school students on the
subject of the camp, which opens at
Meade on August /.
Supt. Ballou has referred the request
to Asst. Supt. of Schools Kramer. who
has charge of Washington High School
Cadets. who is taking the matter up
with Col. Craigie and Lieut.. Day. who
are in charge of military training in
the schools.
Gen. Pershing's Letter.
permit me to invite your attention
to the citizens military training
throughout the country this summer
and will provide a months course for
1o.s00 physically fit male citizens be-
tween the ages of sixteen and thirty
hye years. said Gen. Pershing in his
letter to the Commi missioners.
These citizens Will be drawn from
secure thoroughly representative
body of candidates. 1t is most de-
sirab that the men who take this
training come from all walks of life
Gen. Pershing points out that quo
tas have been assigned TO each state
and to the District of Columbia. and
local committee. headed by Lieut.
Col. Leroy W Heron. is actively as
siSting the War Department in the
procurement of candidates for the Sd
Corps area camp, which will be start
ed at Camp Meade. Md. August /.
Il believe the purpose of these in
stitutIons is so closely interviewer
with the question of adequate nation
a.. defense that all Americans should
render every assistance. and for this
reason l request your permission to
allow the local committee to address
your high school students on this
subject, concluded Gen. Pershing.
Plans Of Local Committee.
The local committee plans to ad-
dress not only the high school stu
dents. but also other groups of men
in colleges that give military train
ing, and other gatherings where men
between the ages named will be found
The plan is to interest the whole
city in the camp and tell eligibles lust
what the first or red camp" to be
given this summer proposes to do for
the men and for the organized re-
serve Of the country