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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-05

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Jones, returned
home Saturday.
Mrs. Van Slack was in the city from
Weston Friday.
Mrs. D. II. Sanders left recently for
Alberta where she will spend tn,
summer with her daughter.
Miss Hazel Howell returned to her
home at Rosalia Wash. Saturday aft
er visiting her aunt, Mrs. Charles Nor
riS.
Mr., and Mrs. Frank Graham OF PEN
dleton were in the city Tuesday even
ing visiting friends.
Mrs. NJ l.. Watts and daughter Yer.
nita and Miss Menita Leonard left Sat
urday for a weeks stay at Bingham
Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Dudley have re-
turned from La Crosse, Wash. whore
they visited at the homes of their son,
Max Dudley, and their daughter, Mrs
Kirk.
Chris Toney and Frank Jackson of
Weston were in Athena Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Radtke and chill
dren Freddie and Kathleen, left Sun
day morning by automobile for Port
land where they will visit relatives for
week
Mrs. ]. E. Jones visited relatives in
Weston Saturday.
| Miss Mineta Leonard of Waitsburg
is the guest of Miss Vernita Watts.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. Pickett have re-
turned to their home at Whitefish
Mont, after visiting at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. L. L. Prestbye
who accompanied them home for a
! visit.
Lee Dennis was in Athena Friday
| from his home on Reed and Hawley
mountain.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Eager and
daughters, Betty and Virginia left Sat
urday for Dayton, Wash, where they
will visit relatives until Tuesday
The annual picnic for odd Fellows
Rebekahs and their families will be
held July II at Camp McDougal The
| odd Fellows lodges of Weston and
Athena are uniting in the affair.
Harry Mcbride was in the city from
Weston Friday.
Mrs. b. B. Richards and son Roland
have been visiting at the Charles
Belts home, south of Athena.
! Mrs. w. o. Reed has returned from
IA visit with relatives at Arlington.
! Miss Elsie Rogers, who has made
her home with her uncle. Marion
HanseIl. left Wednesday to visit her
uncles, Ray and Blaine Hansell, near
Lewiston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Norris have
leased the Kidder cottage at corner of
5th and College streets and are NOV
ing there from the rooms now occu-
pied by them in the William Schrimpf
residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank De Freeze and
children, Roy and Erna, spent the
week end at Bingham Springs.
Mrs. w. o. Read and son Vclton
and Charles Williams. and son Frank,
have returned from a fishing trip at
Arlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.. Chapman and
daughter Josephine of Vancouver.
Wash, are visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Flint Johns.
A. L. Metz and son, C. w. Nets of
Weston, were in Athena Thursday.
The Home Missionary Society of the
Methodist church met "Wednesday aft
ernoon at the home of the president.
Mrs. J. f. Herr. Three new members
ia1 lit 81 l..
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-05
SEVERAL DEATHS REPoRTEp

PORTLAND, July 5.-(U. P)-San
Francisco and Denver each report one
death and II injuries as the result Of
burns from exploding fireworks. San
Francisco records three deaths from
such a cause during the last ten days
Portland's toll in auto accidents over
the holidays arc three dead and seven
injured.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-05

Women weep at weddings, hot he
cause they are brimming DER With
grief not because they feel that it IS
another chan>e gone-not for any rea-
son assigned in the past. They weep
because subc0nsciously they are aware
that some day their sons will be en-
meshed in the eternal snare.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-05
Limerick
BY JUNIUS

Limerick
(By Limerick Lou)
There was young man of Marquette
Who did nothing but worry and fret,
He got him a wife
And now bet on your life
He isn't done worrying yet.
They Die Young
The individual who keeps his mouth
shut seldom lives to regret it.
Oh, Goodness
The summer wash ties is here-and
so is its enemy, the red raspberry.
In these days of rouge, women folks
"kiss'-and make up.
The Cleveland housekeeper who is
suing for the $685. estate of her
former employer evidently believes in
a summer cleaning.
Which Is As II Should BE
A solemn truth We balm would bleat
And, soon or late you'll find it's so
No woman ever won a seat
By standing on some feller's toe.
Soc Et To I'm.
There may he other pests, we spose,
But none so bad as that un-
The bird we means the one who knows
a coupla words of Latin.
A Tuesday EOlilOguy
Eternity is the time between We'd
nesday and payday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-05

Oh, Goodness
The summer wash ties is here-and
so is its enemy, the red raspberry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-07-05

LONDON, July So. N. S)-A
tame ferret belonging to London
resident is sucking "a young rat with
her liter of five young ferrets. At
tempts to get the rat away from the
litter are deeply resented by the fer
ret, who treats it's foster baby as one
of its own
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Mt. VERNON

Mrs. Carrie Hammond is now able
to sit up after an Illness of several
weeks. Mrs. George Carr IS with
her for the present.
Miss Faustina Bean. Mrs, Alice
Tyler, and Mrs. Josephine Phippen
who have been i'll are now GONZALES
cent
Mrs. Virgil Blood and son Harold
Of Foxcroft are visiting Mrs. Fannie
Fairbanks.
n. r. MerTict has returned from u
trip to his Old home in st. Adams,
VT.
Elmer H. Webber, who attended
the National Educational Association
in Atlantic City, y. T., and also the
Inauguration in Washington, D C.,
stopped on his way home to visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Web
her for few days.
Mrs. Elmer Ward passed few
days with relatives in Augusta last
week
Berlin c. webber. with his son
Gordon, has returned to Franklin.
Mass. He was also accompanied by
his brother John Webber, who will
remain for several weeks
There was a meeting Of the Farm
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More About Dowst

New York. March f4.--Henry Pay
son Dowst, magazine writer and adj
vertising man and former Boston
resident. died Sunday at the Hotel Le-
Marquis here, where he was spending
this winter with his family. He had
been i'll for several months. Services
were held at the Church Of The Trans
figuration. East goth street, at 2 r. NJ.
Monday, and the remains will be TAX
en- to Bangor. Ne, for burial. Mr..
Dowst was born in Bangor. Ne, in
1875, the son Of Henry E. and Belle
Barstow Dowst. Educated In the pub
lie schools and at Harvard. where he
was graduated cum 1aude" In 1899,
he early entered the advertising pro-
fession as advertising manager for
the Washington County Railroad.
For time he lived in Boston. where
he was associated with the Fl. p. Hum
phrey Company, and later with Small,
Maynard e Co, but for the last FIVE
years of his life he lived in New York,
where he was employed on the staff
Of the Frank Seaman agency.
He began to write while still In
COlIckbr anu iOf OVcE n dSCdlc HIS
stories have been familiar to maya
zine readers One Of them. The
Dancing Fool" was adapted to the
movies and will shortly be produced
az musical comedy. Others have
appeared in book form. including The
Man from Ashaluna," Little Sir Gala
had" and The Golden Lamp" the two
latter written under the name of
Phoebe Gray, his maternal grand
mother.
While in Boston. Mr.. Dowst was a
member of the First Corps of Cadets,
the Pilgrim Publicity Association, and
the University. CITY and Harvard
clubs. He married Miss Margaret
starr in 1900. and liz survived by his
widow. two sons. Henry starr and
Loring %. Dowst, and daughter,
Margaret.--Boston Herald.
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We MUST NOT FORGET

Dr oourse we the people have many
matters to consider this year, which
should be an unusually busy one in
other respects as well Already our
minds are pretty we'll cluttered up and
our emotions have been subjected to
other appeals than those Of gentle
Spring. Psrplexities are plentiful,
problems are persistent, perform
incc is pottering, indeed one might
exhaust tho alphabet in lamentation
But--
We must not forget that lamenta-
ton g in no way related to grin and
bear it, that IL inclines to loudness
and dalls the hearing, suffuses the
ayes and blurs the vision--and where
taorc is no vision the people perish.
50
". must rot forget that the var IS
.ral,y over; mat these growing
pains" signify readjustment and re-
5tacemcnt, 50 Tar as possible, Of the
srful waste
we must not aorget that we should
r..oico ec are bearing tho terrible
burden instead of lying down and
.ameating.
We mus; not rorget that we were
bic So help the world fight its bat
TICS and lid 81 worry craditable job.
mi a. Gow helping out Of our boun-
r.os ;ha sorely distressed 70 bear their
share Of tho burden.
We 01st not forge: that our coun-
s-r 'ore an honorable part, notwith-
-aan1.ng aN ;ho efforts 10 prevent if;
hat Ha r7:sad a7oneY mon and mum
..o9s amid ioud lamentations in op-
31eit.oa thot America has acquired
ha nab.t oflelping and found it
-.r,d oaa tHat It is better to be i'm
used ~, "rco n while, than to per
eh 10. ssaiGeation Of tbo heart.
}.-. nuat no, forget that crimes
.o@uag,1 On the front pages Of the
Press ar. more because they are the
exceptions: wner. one Kills thous-
IDS are zicing aid in binding up tho
@ounds: where one steals. thousands
ara honest as the day is long"
bcro orc church member goes
rong thousands are Flooding along
~ lie straight and narrow WAYS, that
Shore Is. 50 much Of good in the world
fails 20 excite comment.
We must not forget. because Of
some disagrecabie person or persons,
That there are thousands Of people
r~a1ly worth knowing. however much
re may think we now know.
We must not forget men have made
It success by tightening up the belt
ana grabbing off tho first decent
ehareo that came their way; that
t3ey became self reliant and self re-
spccting by cul.ivattng their gunp-
ZION.
We must not forget that politicians
re IS good as we demand and laws
~ good as we insist they shall be.
We must not forget that if each
does as well as nc knows now-and is
reasonabiy diHgcnt in learning
t0are'A be q lot IF Joy in living.
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COOPER,S MILLS

Lore H Ford, n, g. Bailey and r.
f. Fowles, selectmen Of Whitetleid
were here Thursday and viewed the
remains OF the bridge here which
became unsafe for traffic on We'd
nesday. The bridge did not fall I'M
til Thursday morning. a temporary
bridge is being built and as it Is
not advisable TO commence on any
thing permanent at this time of the
year, it is thought that the matter
viii be voted upon at the Town
meeting. r. n, L. Colby and crew
erected a foot bridge there over the
old one on Friday and are now
working putting in d temporary
bridge pending the decision that
the town takes.
Mrs. Lillian Abbott and sister
Miss Inez Kennedy We're recent
visitors in Augusta on business,
Miss Kennedy returning home last
Saturday.
P r. Porter has secured the use
of H. w. Weeks mill and is saving
his short logs which broke through
doing the saving.
Rev. John VI. Kelley OF Scots
town. Quebec, was the recent guest
of friends here.
Mrs. Albertine Albee, who has
been i'll with the measles, IS gaining
and feeling much better
(. w. Morse has finished his saw
ing up in SomerviIIe and the mill
has been moved out from the
meadows.
Miss Marguerite Sukeforth was a
recent guest at home.
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CUT THIS OUT
OLD ENaLIsH RECIPE FOR CA
TAEHH, CATARRHAL DEAFNESS
AND HEAD NOISES

II you know of some one who ia
troubled with Catarrhal Deafness.
head noises or ordinary catarrh cut
out this formula and hand IL to them
saving some poor sufferer perhaps
from total deafness. IN England
scientists for a long time past nave
recognized that cataFrh is constff1-
tional disease and necessarily REQUIRES
constitutional treatment.
Sprays, inhaiers and nose douches
are liable to irritate the delicate air
passages and force fhe disease into
the middle ear which frequently means
total deafness, or else the disease NAV
be driven down the air pass al es TO-
wards the lungs which is equally "a
dangerous The following formula
which is used extensively in the damp
treatment and should prove espe-
cialIy efficacious to sufferers here who
live under more favorable climate con-
ditionss
Secure from your druggist / ounce
of Parmint Double strengthl. Take
hot water and little granlIated SUI
gar; stir until dissolved. Take one
Tablespoonful four times a day. This
will often bring quick relief from dis
tressing head noises. .CIogged nos
triIs should open, breathing BECOME
easy and hearing improve as the In
hammation In the eustachian tubes II
reduced. Parmint used in this way
acts directly upon the blood and mn
cous surfaces of the system and has
tonic action that helps to obtain the
desired results. The preparation is
easy to make. costs little and is pleas
ant to take Every person who has
catarrh or head noises or is hard Of
hearing. should give this treatment a
trial.--Ady.
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Grange Notes
Cumberland Pomona

with an attendance Of 270 and with
sc candidates for initiation Cunber-
land county Pomona observed what
proved to be Its 3sth anniversary sa-
urday at Cray. Many Of the members
had not been aware Of the fact that
this was the Goth annual ession until
it was called TO their attention by Past
Master Seth r. sweetsir, who skefchcd
briefly the history of the organiza-
ton during it's IS years The pro-
gram Of the meeting opened with a
duet by Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Stewart
Perley Dresser OF this city responded
to the welcoming address. solo was
then given by Mrs. Stevens, a reading
by Mr. Leavitt, piano duet by the
Misses Mary and Lena Merrill
reading. Her Hen~Pecked Husband, 3"
by Lena Day Of Gorham. which occa-
stoned much nerriment, a solo by Mrs
Marston, readings by Bessie Libby.
solo by Ida Chaplin, readings by Mrs
Bishop and banjo solo by Mr.. libby
Eighteen Oranges were represented in
the attendance and there were ~ peo-
pie present from other organizations.
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WARREN

Miss Carolyn Post OF North War
rem Is working for Mrs. Willis Moody.
Arthur Peabody has purchased an
automobile
Miss Eva Childes Of South Union
was the guest of Gertrude Starrett
Wednesday afternoon :.
Ruth Vaughan is employsd as
nurse at the SeIsby hospital, Rock
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leaevi Jones ars
passing a few days in RockIand.
Sam Norwood is very i'll at his
honqe, with an abscess in the throat.
Miss Lucille WaIken went last
week to the Maine General hospital
III Portland. for treatment.
DIR. and Mrs. Moody returned 10
their home in Damariscotta Tuesday
after passing few days with Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Collins.
Bertha, Evelyn. Hazel. Ella and
Willis Moody were the guests of
Katherine Starrett on Friday.
Fred Starrett is hauling wood for
Chauncey Childs at South Union.
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-
.JACKMAN

Miss Ella Mckinney returned from
Portland Monday. where she has
been passing a few months.
Mrs. Guy P. WinsIow of Brewer is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
S. Moore
The farm house owned by John
Raneourt was destroyed by fire
Thursday.
Mrs w. r. Brown is visiting rel
atives in Newport, VT.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Fl Williams are in
Fnbden, visiting Mrs. Williams
mother.
John A. Bulner is attending the
show in Boston.
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Bureau Thursday forenoon. and of
the Grange in the afternoon. Another
grange meeting viii be held next
Thursday evening when officers will
be elected.
An all day meeting of the Farm Bu-
reau will be held March %. Miss Hell
en- Clark viii be present and demon
strate millinery.
This town has more than reached
its quota of $f07 for the European
Childrens Fund Up to date, $3.50
have been forwarded to the commit
tee in Portland. Much credit is due
Mrs. Edna Cas.on's organized class
of boys for their efforts in the mat
ter.
Rev. y. E. Roberts was called to
Belgrade Lakes to officiate at a fu-
neral on Saturday.
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Included in open covenants openly
arrived at one may not find Wilson's
reasons for asking congress to repeal
the art granting coagtwise shipping
freedom from tolls through the
Panama canal 10 this day he
has never explained what the
other matters of greater deli
cacy'' really were or why he
would not know how to deal with
them unless this repeal was rad
without raising the question Of
whether it were right or wrong. That
explanation is long overdue. Perhaps
now that the matter IS coming up
again we shall learn something about
that very secret diplomacy.
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PATCHING TT UP

One by one the settlements Of
those European difficulties are being
considered in the prospect Of settle
ment italy ana Jugo- Slavia have
settled the Adriatic question. The
Turkish rebels. or Nationarsts. who
sent representatives to the London
conference, have been told that
France win make certain concessions
in Cfhcia. that the Turkish minister
of finance shall be appointed presi-
dent of the Constantinople financial
commission with an extra delegate
on it permission to raise an army of
5000. the turning over of CONSTANT
noble to the Turks, abolition of the
strait zone established under the
treaty, the allies to retain only one
position there. also permission to
Construct defenses about the city and
reconstruct the line of defense. In
return for these concessions Turkey
ts asked to help straighten out diff
ferences with the Greeks in Ttrace
and Smyrna. IT is thought this may
bring ABOUT a settlement. Another
bone Of contention is in silesia where
Germany ana Poland are struggling
through the plebfscite the goth Of this
month. The region is rich and i'm
portant and there is plenty of op-
pcrtunity for trouble. n, however.
this may be brought to an end Europe
viii then have only Germany and the
bolsheviki and Ireland. not to men
tion other possibilities.
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Mass. Maine Daughters

The Massachusetts Maine Daugh
ters, of which Mrs. Nelson w. How
ard is president, will hold theatre
party on the afternoon of March II,
the play being. When Knights Were
Bold" presented by the Henry Jewett
players at the Copley Theatre, Bos-
ton. Mrs Newton Coan will be one
of the hostesses, and the guests Of
honor are Mrs, Herbert 0. Dunn, Mrs.
Samuel Ellsworth, and Mrs. John
Hazel. After the play tea will be
served In the Repertory tea rooms.
Boston. Mrs. Augustus FaIes and
Mrs. Frederick Merrill pouring. as
sisted by members of the hospitality
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oue sourHgeN NeIoHsoRs

North and South America should
become better acquainted. Then IL
would be known that We Of the
North are pretty decent folk, taken
as a whole as good as anybody. IL you
please. and those of the South, neigh
bors worth cultivating. For the pur-
pose Of holding their trade inf1uen-
tiai foreign agencies have persistent
fy rnisrepresented US, have had con-
troll of The cables and inside ad-
yantages in all the departments OF
South American publicity Many
have been the libeIs on the character
of Uncle Sam 80 disseminated. The
South American papers have been
full of t. The war forced South
America. 30 look to us for supplies
and relations were established which
ought TO be productive OF favorable
results and a better understanding.
The Harding administration is re-
solved to encourage in very prac-
ticable way our relations with the
countries to the South and publicity
is one Of those ways. Another viii
be holding and extending the trade
we now enjoy, q somewhat difficult
undertaking in view Of the fact that
the old channels OF trade led chiefly
to Europe. which is now so anxious 70
extend its trade that by reason OF it's
rates Of exchange it IS able to make
very attractive prices on It's products.
A bureau OF the Department Of
Commerce has just published re-
view Of our exports for the year 1919
from which it is learned thot Cuba
buying s278,391 900 Of oar goods was
our best customer in Latin America
and that Argentina camc next with
purchases amounting to S155 500 800
To Mexico we sold 5f31, 455 09o All
these countries have articles in de-
mand in our markets and some Of
them we are unable to produce in
quantities needed such as rubber and
sugar. They have n2orc than this.
though by medium Of dealing in these
commodities we may the better come
to an understanding Of our peoples
and the advantages OF closer rcla-
tons and clearer comprehension.
Surely our attitude in the world war.
our long suffering patience with
Mexico. should. il the truth may pc
made known to our Latin American
neighbors. go far toward esta bfshing
in their minds the patent fact that
we have much in common and a flu
ture promising need Of neighherly in
tercourse and confidence in one
another When The South Ameri-
can countries were in their swad-
ding clothes it was the attitude
of tho United States chat pre-
served them from foreign inter
ference and the Latin Americans
mindful Of their national history and
kept acquainted with actual condi-
ton, with minds dtsabused Of the
foreign propa ganda, ought TO respond
favorabiy to the efforts which we
have every assurance will be made by
those now in charge Of orr national
affairs.
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Smith Smith

Mabel Gertrude Smith daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs Orlando Smith and Roy
A. Smith, son of the. late Orlando
Smith. were united in marriage, Sat
urday evening. March L, at the home
Of the brides parents. Rev. A. r.
Roberts pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, performed the GER
emony. The groom is a farmer. They
will make their home in Mount Yer
non. A number Of neighbors and
friends were present to witness the
The bride is the youngest
daughter and has always lived here.
Roy Smith was born in Mount Yer
non and has always lived here.
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The report circulating in Maine to
the effect that the japanese had sunk
an American ship indicates that the
public takes the relations between the
two countries much more seriously
than conditions warrant. It should
be remembered that in both coun-
tries efforts arc being made to secure
big appropriations for naval expen-
diture, hence some Of the runors.
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FREE ADVICE FROM
4 TAX COLLECTOR
Tells How Something Which Annoys
Mary People May Be Avoided.

Waiter f. Stover tax collector and
prominent resident Of BIuehiiI, Me-,
writes the Priest Drug Co:
Since receiving the free sample of
Priests Indigestion Powder you sent
me have used quite few bottles of
Priests Indigestion Powder and I
find it will do just as it is recon
mended 10 do. which is more than
many medicines do. / advise every
body suffering from indigestion TO try
it,
For sale by all druggists r. your
dealer does not carry Priests Indi-
gestion Powder, insist or him order
ing it from the wholesaler or Priest
Drug Co, Bangor. Ne, Samples sent
free. Mention paper in which YOU
read this advertisements
nch1 2-f5
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No Laughing Matter

A Mani see John Jones Is going
to be married.
Another-That sog Who?
F'frst-FIossie Frost
Second--Who said so2
Ffrst-0h, ] saw her walking down
the hill with him and she was LOOKING
right into his face and laughing.
secend--0h that doesn't prove any
thing. I can't look at him, myself
without laughing.
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DIED

BUSSELL-Old Town, March II
James r, aged 81 years. months.
FREELAND-F'argo N D.. Feb "a
George r., formerly Of Maine, aged IL
years. -
SCoTT-Eastport. David Scott. aeed
81 years. 800
STEVENS - Dcdham, March II
sarah L.. widow OF Lorenzo D.. late az
Leyant. aged ST years. months. Il
GOLDES-Portiand, March IL.
James Edward -
FRANKs-Bangor. March IL. Mra