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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-20
BY II, X. REYNOLDS
international News Service Staff
Correspondent

4 WASHINGTON, Sept 2O.-The CO.
ed as n factor in American college life
is yet in its infancy.
| The time is approaching, the Bureau
of Education believes, when there will
De as many women as men enrolled in
universities and other high institutions
of learning.
Not only is this prediction support
ed by the fact that more girls than
boys graduate annually from high
schools, but figures compiled by the
bureau during the past twenty-six
years show that the number of college
women have increased l56 per cent in
that period, while the number of men
have advanced only 14S per cent.
In the year 1890 of all the college
students in the United States 6S.S per
cent were men and only S1.7 per cent
women, but in 1916 only $50 per cent
We're men and 36.S per cent were wom-
en-. Abrupt increases in the number
OF women were also reported in 1918,
but this was due, it was stated, to war
conditions.
These figures are contained in q |
comprehensive survey OF universities. |
colleges and professional schools for
the school year of 1917-1S, just COM
pleted under the direction of H. r.
Bonner, chief of the statistical division
OF the Bureau of Education. The re-
port is to become a part of the Bien-
NAL Survey of Education in the United
States, 1868.
Bonner points IT that the propor-
lion of high school graduates who
enter college may be expected to de-
'rease as high schools become more
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-20
1 Graduate to 6t Adults

Ihese percentages are significant" ,"
the report states, ''in view of the fact
that in public high schools only 35
per cent of the teachers are men, and
IN the elementary school only 1873 per
cent. There is a tendency, there
fore, for women to monopolize the
elementary and secondary school work
and for men to control the work in
the higher institutions. The percent
age of men instructors in colleges and
universities has been steadily increas-
ing since 1892, while the proportion of
women teachers has decreased corre-
spondingly. About one-half as many
women as men receive graduate de-
srees from our colleges and universi-
ties, sbut only about one-fourth as
many teach in these higher institu-
tions. On the other hand, about eight
times as many men as women receive
the Phi d degree conferred on exami-
nation, yet only four times as many be-
come teachers in universities"
The report estimated that in 1918
there was only one college graduate
living for every 116 persons in the to-
tai population of the United States.
If only the population twenty-three
years of age and over had been con
sidered, it was stated, the ratio would
become one college graduate to every
sixty-one adults.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-20
PACIFIC COAST RATES
ON VEGETABLES ARE CUT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-(U. P.)
The interstate commerce commits
sion announced reduced freight rates
on vegetables from the Pacific coast
TO all eastern points as far as Chica-
go and the Mississippi river. Vege-
table rates in the west increased {,
third in August. 1920. This reduction
cuts this increase in half.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-20
CO-EDS SOON TO OUTNUMBER
MEN in AMERICAN COLLEGE LIFE,
GOVERNMENT BUREAU PREDICTS
Os to 1000 Win Degrees


More than one-half of the graduate.
of four-year high SCHOOLS enter college
at some time, according to the report
the percentage being SIT. 1t Is esti-
mated that only 10 per cent of the
children entering the first grade will
graduate from four-year high
school, and only 2,3 per cent of the
original number will complete col
lege course, On the same basis, out of
each thousand entering high school,
400 will graduate, 9l0 will enter coll
lege and only siXty-eight will COM
plete a college course. Similarly it is
found that for each / 600 entering coll
lege, 416 will become seniors and 322
will graduate. Almost 80 per cent of
the students enrolled in the first year
! of college do not enter the second.
The report points out that while the
amount of Federal aid to universities
and colleges has increased in general
the proportion of revenue derived
from this source has almost steadily
decreased in comparison with the
amount derived from other sources.
In general the higher institutions are
coming more and more to depend up
on the State or city for support and
less on income from productive funds,
private benefactions and Federal sup
port. The report states that:
Productive Funds Small
The public institutions as a general
rule derive very small proportion of
their revenue from productive funds.
Almost a negligible percentage is Sc
cured from private benefactions. The
great bulk of the income of these in
stitutions comes from public sources
and from student fees and other
sources.
Alabama. Idaho and North Dakota
are conspicuous because of the unusu-
ally high percentages of revenue de- |
rived from productive funds. Dele |
ware and Florida derive comparative |
Iy high proportions to their income |
rom private sources. The Dirtrict of 1
Columbia, Mississippi, Vermont and
virginia get relatively small percent /
ages Of income from public sources. 4
The public institutions in Arkansas, \
Maryland and New York derive prac-
-ically all their income from public
sources.
THE private institutions. except in Il
vermont. get very little revenue from |
public sources. The greatest proper
ion of revenue comes from student
ees and other sources. A considerable
also comes from productive
unds and private sources. Connecti-
'ut, Illinois and Idaho derive large
proportions of their incomes from pri
ate sources. Private institutions in
california, Connecticut, Florida, Illi-
lois. Louisiana, Maine and Texas re-
'eive relatively large percentages of
evenue from productive funds. In
labama, Arkansas, the District of
Columbia, Maryland, Mississippi,
torth Carolina, South Carolina, Wash
ngton and West Virginia over 20 per-
ent of the income of these private
chools is derived from student fees
nd other incidental sources"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-20
e YEARS AGO

(From the Daily East Oregonian,
September 90 1880
D. w. Bailey has returned from a
business trip to Portland.
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-20

r. J. Kirk of Athena, says that most
hood has been threshed.
G. w. Hinkle is here on business
from his home near Grangeville,
Idaho.
D. B. Watson was in town yester-
day from Mission after handling,
alone, 700 sacks of wheat in one day.
He is in a CHEEKY frame of mind over
the large amount of wheat coming to
the platform of Hamilton & Rourke,
about $500 sacks arriving daily.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-20

Uncle" George Webb, former state
treasured of oregon, celebrated his
Goth birthday last Sunday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-20
Men Teachers Predominate

TT is evident" he says, that col
lege and universities have not sue
ceeded in more recent years in draw
ing as large a proportion of high
school graduates as they formerly did.
The multiplication of high schools.
in the attempt to give every boy and
girl the advantages of high school
education, has not resulted in large
proportion of subsequent enrolment
In collegiate and graduate courses
one who has completed a commercial
course in high school is not so likely
TO enter college after graduation as a
student who has taken the purely aca-
demic or college preparatory course"
The information upon which Bon
ner bases his findings was collected
from 672 universities, colleges and
professional schools. Most OF the num-
Der are small colleges. although few
very large institutions are included.
The teaching staffs in the higher
educational institutions, according to
the report, consists largely of men,
there being about four men to one
women. Almost so per cent of the in
structiors in preparatory departments
are men: in collegiate departments, 10
per cent, and in professional schools,
81 per cent
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-07-21

made dining table with it's cover of red
oilcloth, the broken cast-iron stove, the
strings of dried peppers hanging on
the log walls, the broken stillworm
lying in the corner.
"The LittIefords," said Dale, have
declared war"
"Sakes ~ laughed the old woman.
I'VE knowed that last night when we
heered them ten shots"
And all the Moreland rifles are
missing Dale watched the effect of
his Words
"What!' the Hecks cried in one
voice.
Their surprise seemed genuine.
Dale pressed the subject further and
learned only that If they knew any
thing concerning the disappearance
of the rifles they were not going to
tell. Then he started homeward by way
of the pool above the blown-down syc
amore.
There was q chance that Ben Little
ford's daughter would be there fishing,
Dale told himself, and it was barely
possible that she could throw some
light on the mystery of the rifles.
He crossed the river by means of
the PROSTATE tree. Babe was there;
she sat on the stone on which she had
been sitting the morning before; her
back was to. him, and her bare feet
were in the water to her ankles. Dale
went up close. stopped and gathered
handful of violets and dropped them
over her shoulder and into her lap.
Babe looked around and smiled.
What luck. Miss Littleford?"
"Nothin'. l don't much want to
ketch anything" she said slowly, Il
spirit of sadness in her musical voice.
IL jest come off down here to be
whar it's quiet. You ought to hear the
noise at pap and the rest OF 'em is
a-makin"
Dale narrowed his eyes. Are they
er, making a noise? And what aboutT
"Mysgoodness gracious alive! You'd
think so eff We could hear 'em Y'ought
to hear pap cuss John Moreland! !"
She shrugged her pretty shoulders.
lifted the small end of her rod to its
proper place. and went on, Il never
did see pap half as mad as he was
when he got home last night from
a-folerin' me-"
MAD at your" asked Dale.
mo; but he would ha' been eff he
hadn't ha' had all his madness turned
agin them Morelands. You knowed
about paps trouble on yam side O. the
river last night?"
"Yes, l knew about that" Dale an
swered slowly. But John Moreland
thought your father was my antago-
mist of yesteray."
"An-antagonistT Babe muttered
inuuiringly. whats that?"
Il mean Adam Ball, y'know."
"Oh. That's what l told pap. But
pap he wouldn't believe it, and he
won't never believe it-'cause he don't
want to believe it. told him at John
Moreland wasn't a-shootin' to hit, and
he wouldn't believe that, neither. Pap's
as hard-headed as a brindle COW. when
he gifts a fool notion on him. What
what did them Morelands say about
their guns a-bein' gomez"
Dale Strengthened.
How did you find that Out?"
Don't matter how! - She smiled
almost saucily. II knowed about it
afore you did, Mr.. Bill Dale. Don't
YOU think whoever done it done kind
thing|
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-07-21

coal, I'll make this land my land, your
people my people. I'll suffer with you
when you suffer. and be happy with
you when your :.appy and when you
fight. I'll fight with you"
The MoreIand chief arose. and Bill
Dale arose. The hilman put out his
hand, and Dale gripped it.
Il believe in ye, Bill" said John
Moreland. "FO' another thing, I've
seed ye fight. You can work the coal"
He looked toward the closed inner
door and called. "Oh, Addie; you and
the boys can come back now"
Out of the night Il face appeared at
one of the small windows. 1t was a
feminine face and handsome rather
than pretty. Two slender, sunburned
hands gripped the windOw-ledge nerv-
ously. The face pressed closer to the
glass, then disappeared. Soon after
ward the outer door of the guests
room opened, and Ben Littlefords
daughter entered. Her skirts were
dripping wet.
Mrs. MOreland arose and went to-
ward the young woman. She knew
that only something of great impor-
tance could bring a Littleford into her
home in this fashion.
whats the matter, Babe?"
Babe Littleford gave no attention
to Mrs. MOreland. She went on to
Bill Dale, walking softly on bare feet.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-07-21
CHAPTER ~
The Mystery of the Rifles.

An hour after John Moreland had
sent his ten rife bullets whining over
the head of Ben Littleford, every
Moreland and every Littleford in the
valley knew of the declaration of war.
And each man of them oiled his weap-
ons and put them in better working
order.
When Dale went to bed, there was
too much on his mind to render sleep
ing easy for him. Tomorrow he would
have to help in the fight against the Lit
tlefords, kinsmen of the young woman
who had saved him, without doubt,
from death by the murderous rifle of
the mountaineer GOliath-or break his
word fatty. 1t was a poor return for
such a favor The longer he thought
over the dilemma, the more perplexed
he became.
He thought, too, of the everlasting
wonder, the tail of John Moreland's
bedtime prayer. How a man could &C
down on his knees and ask the bless
ings of the Almighty upon men whom
he meant to fight the next day was
a thing that Bill Dale could not under
stand.
1t was after midnight before he
slept. He woke at the break of day
arose and dressed himself, and went
out. Going toward the flower-tilled
| front yard. he found himself facing &
very angry John Moreland.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
Matter enough" clipped the noun
taineer. bill Dale, I'm a-goin' to az
you a question, and l want the truth
Will 1 git it?"
You'll get the truth if you get any
thing. Shoot the question"
"All right. What do you know about
my gun?"
about as much as you know of the
left hind wheel of Ben Hur's chariot
What's wrong with it?"
Moreland's eyes were steady ant
cold. He thrust his hands into the
pockets of his corduroy trousers. Ther
his face sOftened a tritie.
II reckon l ought to ak yore par
dom" he said in low voice. "Ye see
my guns plumb gone."
You had it only last night" Dale
said. Did it disappear"
whilst ] slept" cut in the hillman
Both o my guns is gone. And Luke!
repeater is gone, and SO is Gales, anC
we hain't got nothin' at all to figh
them id LittlefOrds with"
'GOne !" Dale exclaimed wondering
ly and-it seemed to him-asininely.
ut must ha' been the Littlefords,
guess" frowned MoreIand. 10 be
cause who else would ha' done it? Bu
to save the life O. me cain't see how
| they got in and took my rifle withou
wakin' me up, Bill Dale. 1 slept twice
as light as a sick mouse"
Within ten more minutes, every MAJ
of the Morelands was gathered ther,
at the house of their chief-and ever
man Of them had lost their weapons
during the night
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-07-21
The Clan Call
By HapSburg Liebe
dhtb Doubleday rRe&O
By Hapsburg Liebe

BLACK Adam is a-goin' to kill you
tonight, Bill Dale"
THAT SOP" Dale's smile was rather
grim. How did you find that out
Miss Littleford?"
Il found it out, all right. AS he
went off from the river this mOrnin',
l made fun Of him; and he patted tho
stock of his rifle and said he'd git you
through a window! He was at our
house this evenin' to help fix pap's
gun, and when he left he started this
way, a-goin' by the blowed-down syca-
more. l waded the river at Blue Cat
shoals to beat him here. l thought you
might want to know about it, SOS ye
could mebbe save other folks the trou-
BILE o. maxim a funeral fo' ye.'
She backed toward the door, her
eyes never leaving Dale's face. Another
second, and she was gone.
They were all on their feet now.
John Moreland gripped DaIe's arm.
"Over thar aside O the chimbley.
Bill" he ordered, his native drawl for
the moment absent. "Out, Addie,
honey! Luke, bring my rifle and hat
jump keen! Gale bring water and
drownd this here fire ~
1t was done. Morelaad took his hat
and the repeater and went alone into
the night
When some fifteen minutes had
passed, there came to Dales ears the
sound of shooting There were ten
shots in such rapid succession that they
made almost continuous roar. Then
came echoes and reverberations. and
himself into the dark room.
His wife's voice was low and filed
with anxiety:
what happened, John?"
A dull thud came through the dark
ness as her husbands rife-butt struck
the floor.
''This is what happened, Addie: AS
l passed the cawner O. the house, l got
down that thar old oxwhip TO take
along. went acrost the road md into
the meadow, and thar I seen Adam
Ball a-comin' l hid. and when Adam
and jerked his rifle from him anC
busted it ag'in a rock. Then i lights
in and thrashes him with the oxwhiT
ontel he broke and run. And 'en this
!, here happened, Addie:
81 was a-watchin' to see eff Adam
had reely went off, when l seed a mar
a-comin' toward me fast. l thought
it was Ball, o course So l up anC
tells him to show me how fast he car
run and commences a-shootin ovel
his head to skeer him. But it didn't
happen to be Adam Ball-it was Ber
LittlefordI He was a-folerin' Babe
to. see what she was up to. o. course.
How do We know it was Ben, pap?'
Caleb asked.
"How do l know?" growled Johr
Moreland "When l got through a
shootin', he hollers at me and says
Tomorrow, John Moreland,' he says
!, well have a little Gettysburg O. ou
ownr And l might mind ye, Gale, "A
he keeps his word the same as l do
"And LittlefOrd meant "a" begal
Dale
,, THAT the'l be big fight tomor
1 row." said Moreland. "Bill Dale, il
a-makin' this land yore land and thes
people yore people, I'm a-feard yer
a-goin' to git more'n ye expected, meh
7 be more'n We can handle. Do We wan
! to back out of it and let the coal &C
|, or are We one O. these fellers VIII
chaws what they bites off eff it's
: hoss's head?"
: "rll stick" Dale's voice came firm
e ly in the darkness. "I'll stick"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-07-21
"PLL STICK"

Synopsis.--Young Carlyle Wilbur
ton Dale. or Bill Dale" as he
elects to be known, son of a wealthy
coal operator, John K. Dale. ar
rives at the Halfway Switch. in
eastern Tennessee, abandoning a
life of idle ease-and incidentally
bride, Patricia Clavering, at the al
tar-determined to make his own
way in life. He meets Babe" Lit
tleford, typical mountaineer girl
BY" Heck, character of the
hills, takes him to John More
lands home. Moreland is chief of
his "clan," which has an old feud
with the Littlefords. He tells Dale
of the killing of his brother, David
Moreland, years ago. owner of rich
coal deposits, by a man named
Carlyle. Moreland's description of
Carlyle" causes Dale TO believe
the man was his father. Dale ar
ranges to make hts home with the
Moreland;, family, for whom he en-
tertains a deep respect. Talking
with Babe" Littleford next day,
Dale is ordered by BLACK Adam"
Ball. bully of the district, to leave
his girl" alone Dale replies sp:r-
itedly, and they fight. Dale whips
the bully, though badly used up.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-07-21

was an only child. 1t had been all cut
and dried for us, for years. They put it
up to me like this: they said l owed it to
them, that it was my duty; that l had
always been a severe trial to them;
that my savagery had put gray into
my mothers hair, and a lot of things
of that kind. l fell for it at last; it
was sort of a matter of self-defense.
With Patricia, it was a case of-well,
a case of simple obedience. Pat is a
good girl. Z. F.. -
A minute of silence; then:
III hurry along with it, John More
land. l had one fine friend back there.
1t was Robert McLaurin, a reporter
on the city's leading newspaper.~My
parents didn't take to him. because he
was a worker, and not a fop. Mother
wanted Pats cousin. poor dear Har-
ry' Clavering, for my best man. Poor
dear Harry and l had a fight, once
upon a time, and IL had whipped
him; and | didn't like him. l chose
Bobby McLaurin for my best man, and
l wouldn't give him up.
at was only when we met before
the chancel in big crowded church
that l fully realized the tragedy of it
for Pat l saw that her face was a
clean white, and that her eyes held
the shadow of something that was
very terrible. / turned my head and
saw the same shadow in the eyes of
my greatest friend, Bobby McLaurin.
1 knew then. Bobby and Patricia loved
each other, John Moreland Bobby
didn't have any money to speak Of
and that had held them apart
1T had been the finest thing in the
world, McLaurin's acting as best man
for me. There was friendship for you
| couldn't take from them their one
chance of happiness. =.
II couldn't see anything else to do
so ran. l went home, pulled off my
wedding rig and put on the clothes
I'm wearing now, threw some things
into a bag and hurried down to the
union station. l found that l coulC
have my choice between a fier fol
Atlanta and the = the train thai
brought me here. l bought passage t.
Atlanta, but l never meant to use it
! l meant to take the other train anC
pay cash fare. In doing that,
hoped to lose myself from them.
wanted to go unhindered TO somt
country where wouldn't be consid
cred "a savage, y'know.
ST went out TO the train-shed, ant
hadn't been there a minute whel
Bobby McLaurin came. 1 asked hin
said:
"I thought you wouldn't care t,
stay here after doing what you did
and l wanted to say good-by, Bill IL
always called me that, and it mad
me feel like a man. Then l put m.
bag down and took him by both shoul
ders and told him this:
"Look here, Bobby, I'm going t.
give you some advice, and you TAX
it. You steal Pat and marry her. Stea
Pat and marry her if you have to liv
in a hole in a hillside. You're as goo,
as any of them, and lots better thal
most of them. You can work your wa
to a better salary. You see,' i toll
him, we get about what we deserv
in this world. Most of. US don't deserv
much
Il asked him if mother was badl
cut up. He said she was; that she ha
tainted. Dad swOre aloud. he sait
there in church. l told Bobby good-b
and got aboard the train without say
ing anything about where l was &c
ing-but / didn't know myself wher
was going, at the time.
"Now you've heard it. Every wor
was truth. If you'll trust me with tn
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-07-21

John Moreland caied Dale aside
and said to him:
You're high on the good side O.
them thar trifiin' Hecks, and. so fer
as they know, you amt interested in
the feud l wisht you'd go down thar
and see BY and his mother, and see
eff ye can find out whar our rifles
went"
When Dale had gone off down the
dusty OXwagon road. Caleb Moreianc
climbed a tall ash that grew behinG
his fathers cabin and kept a watch
toward the Littleford side of the river
He saw a group of men standing in
Ben Littlefords cabin yard, and moth
ing else.
A little more than quarter of ar
houE after Dale left John MorelanQ
he entered by the gateless gateway az
tire cabin of the Hecks. 1t was a di
lapidated place, and it stood not fay
from the river. By sat in the front
doorway; he was lazily cntting a new
midday sun mark in the place of the
worn old one. Behind him sat his
mother, WHO was busily knitting d
gray yarn stocking.
The moonshiner looked up and start
ed quickly to his feet.
Hi, thar, Bill, old boy! he greeted
cordially. MY gosh, but we've come
at the right time, shore. We're a-goin'
to have young squirrels fo' dinner, and
billed hamshank with string beans.
and cawnbread made with the yeller
o hen aigs. Live whilst ye do live,
says L. Come right in, Bill, old boy
La, la, la!' cried Granny Heck.
looking over the brass rims of her
spectacles. How glad am to see ye,
Mr. Bill Come right in and tell us
the news"
Bill Dale crossed the threshold and
accepted a creaking chair. His eyes
took in at a sweeping glance the home