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I r '' " V IP 4V ft PAGE FOUR DAILY EAST OREGONTAN. PENDLETON,' OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 28. 1918. EIGHT PAGES :v iiitmsir ambassador TO Till;) VNITIuH STATICS AN INDEPENPKNT NEWgrArER t)bllabs4 Dallj aoa Beml-YVsckly at dl.ton. Oregon, bj tbe AM ORKUO.NIAN I-CULISUINQ CO. ntd at th poatofNc. at Pendleton. Otajo, aa Mcoud-cUH mall matter. VwUpbooa 1 OS 8ALH IN OTHER CITIES Imperial Hotel Newa stand, I'ortlanal boeBUD Newa Co., Portland, Oregon. ON FILE AT Chlraao Burma. Ro Security BnllAIng;. Washington. D, C, Bureaa 501 Four teen lb street, N. W. BCBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE) Dalle. ena year, by mall Palle, all months bj mall lUy, tore montha bj mall Oallj, one month, by mall Dally, one year by carrier Dally, els months, by carrier Dally, tbree months, by carrier.. Dally, oie month, by carrier Semt-tVet kly. "ne year, by mall. Semi-Weekly, six months, by rosll Beml-Weekly. four months, by mall... 5.00 I SO . 1.25 . .M 7.50 . .1.T& J.P5 .ttt - l f'U .75 .(VII War Swings Stamps ISSUED BT TtlC United States Government - jHAKr Tift. TSTlNVtSTMENT N THt VrfLt COMPOUND INTEREST CAUTION IS NEEDED MODESTY. Tlius said the lily to the rose. Ablaze) with all its traudy clothes: Why does the sighing lover love To laud thee to the skies above? He sends thee to his lady fair. Who twines thee in her raven hair; Whilst I must languish In the Rlen. In shady dells unseen by men; Tho they extol my voice ajid pen The love they have for mod- &ty." The rose replied; 'Tnas ever so, False love prefers the ruddy Blow, The tinsel and the gay in life, And thus I feel the pruning knife Long, long before my sands have run; 'Twill be the fate of everyone Who boldly flaunt their beauty wide, God veiled the sun thy charms to hide. Love comes to thee who seeks a bride. For thou are called sweet mod- esty." a) Fremont Pollock Livington. a MEN AND SUPERMEN OME people favor taking the war out oi the hands of the war department and putting it into the hands of ko called supermen, in other words men who have won re nown in the public eye. The . plan is precarious. The war has taught us among other things that administrative tal ent is not all confined to men who have been frequently mentioned in the public prints. Often the supermen have fal len down when put to the test. Kitchenor was the English hero of the hour when the war broke. He was a celebrity and deserving of his fame. But previously unknown men who have followed him have been more successful than he at war waging. . Lansing, compared to Bryan, was an unknown, yet there are many who regard him as a more capable secretary of state than Bryan. Goethals was America's great hero on con struction work. Yet he and Denman, another superman, made endless trouble with the shipping board until asked' to resign by the president. The ob aTTENTION is called to an editorial from the Oregon Voter reproduced on this page. Mr. Chapman's sugges tions are timely. Umatilla county has been "going strong" on war fund contributions and there is a growing opinion that in some instances at least we may have allowed our zeal to carry ns too far. This view is beig augmented as we learn more and more as to what the income tax and excess profit laws are going to do to the jcounty. From present esti- mates a total of one million dol- lars will be taken by the feder- ial government from this county in taxes unless new rulings 1 1 lessens the burden. This is something we did not fully count upon when the various and numerous subscriptions were being raised. . In the future it may be well indeed for this county to pro ceed more cautiously with con tributions. We should take up with no moves in which the en tire state is not organized and no money should be raised ex cept for purposes that will con tribute to the winning of the war. Liberty bonds and funds that go to make our soldiers safer and happier come under this head. Relief funds for stricken people, worthy as the causes may be, are not in the direction of war waging. The quickest way to relieve peoples oppressed by the kaiser is to whip the kaiser, thus getting at the cause of their suffering. MONDAY, JAM AH V in. 1 in . Wo Come Mack. Is tho literul truth thut wo havo not llaviiiK suspended publication for a Jot made out any iiicoino tax return, oouplo of weeka due to the absence of '- . (he entire slaif, the BulldogRot' rc- An AwTuI Shock, sumps its offensive this week und ex- Wo never realize tho need of tin ef fects to prow more oirensivo tnun ricicnl army until wur is upon us. 28 YEARS AGO "(From the Daily Hast Oregoulaii, Jan. -IT. 1S9.) Residents on Itailroad flat whose wells have been filled and houses flooded by water from the hillside want a drainage system established. The Bureau tfaloun on Main street near Railroad was robbed last night by some unknown parties." The fine farm house of J. . J. Eaumgartner burned to the ground Saturday. Born in Pendleton, Sunday. Jan. 29. 1890, to tho wife of W. H. Pounds a daughter, weight nine pounds. fe'omeono stole a couple of razors the other day from Kngineer Esterbrook of the O. R. & N. and pawned them with A. O. Ankeney who returned them to their rightful owner. IMPOSING OX UMATILLA. ever, especially in the eyes of Kernel Wood of Weston. Wo liud hoped that, upon our return, wo would bo ablo to spare our readers further re ference to Weston's pet nuisance, but, taking advantage of our absence, ho has grown as noisy ns a dunghill rooster and as ruthless as a German baby killer. Therefore, like Senator Chamberlain, we feel obliged to reply. Wo havo no war with tho good peoplo of Weston but as long as kcriicllsm Is rampant tliqj'e. wo can subscribe to no peace. Lay on, old leather lungs. The lOyes Have It. "1 seethe district board hag classi fied Charlie Hosklns as 1-1." , "Zat so? Didn't suppose the army had any use for a one-eyed man." Probably a ltiuik Account. Harry Bartholomew, well known Stanficld sheepman, bids fair to be come one of the notablo discoverers evolved by the war. Unable to sell the thousands of bushels of potatoes ho Brew last year at a profit, he Js feeding them to his sheep and has found that tho woolies thrive on tho tuber food. Having crossed Burbauk' potatoes with sand baiik sheep, what will the harvest be? Glte It The Water Cure. We note by tho papers that Sam Thompson lost his bull by drowning. We commend the incident to the good people of Weston aa an effective means of getting rid of the bull which Kernel Wood turned loose so fteu in that locality. A Dog If a3 a Little Intelligence. Tall Timothy Geer has started a crusade for the extermination of all dogs on tho grounds that they nre nine parts nuisance to one part use fulness. Why pick on the dogs? We know of a thing that is permitted to live and whose percentage of useful ness is even smaller. We mention no names but our eyes are directed Westonward. And An Inexhaustible Supply. Noting that poor yarn has been sup plied to tho Red Cross in somo in stances, tho Bulldugger calls tho lo cal chapter's attention to the fact that Norborne Berkeley is as good a yarn siiinner aa thore is in the country. lurcrciicoa Are liasy. A good many resident of Umatilla county have not been able to make out their income tax returns because tho government hasn't yet sent any blanks for those whoso income is over $5UU0 annually. Far bo it from us to boast of our material welfare, but it Likewise there are other needs not realized until an emergency occurs. Nobody has ever before advocated tho purchuse of a pulmotur by tho city, but lost week there was an urgent noed for one. Assessor C. P. Strain drew Ills warrant for his month's sal ary und misplaced it between tho leaves of 0110 of tho tnx rolls. Heforo It could bo located by tho rest of tho court house bunch,- tho assessor had almost expired. " Probably Hits OutsklrU, Too. ''I sco there aro mule tanks and fo malo tanks," said the Uulliblo Uoob, "and I suppose there aro also mulo and fcmalo forts. At least they al ways refer to some ns foils and others aa fortresses. What distinguishes one from the other?" "Well," said tho AVltleBS Wiseacre, hesitating a bit, "'you will always seo a bustle around a fortress. ' The Path Of Neutrality is the Safest. Now that our Ueorgo and Woodrow havo fallen out and aro mussing each other up with their adjectives, tile Bulldogger sent its political reporter around to ask BUI Peterson where his sympathies . were. Bill elucidated thusly: "I'm a loyal friend of Cham berlain and a loyal supporter of Wil son but right now I'm fur Walter Pierce for governor." Bulhioggercl. Bill got soro at tho osteopath, The reason ho didn't say. Though ho wouldn't say why, it's as plain as your eye,' That hot musta been rubbed the wrong way. When AVE, A,YE. Silt. oiled to appear before alnt Peter I hope you do not think id loll a Ho, sir. And he should ask its to my avoca tion, I'd rather say, "The DeU" than "The Kaiser." . Old Nick is not as "black as he Is painted 'Tis altogether different with the Kaiser. That miscreant could nut bu darker tinted. Unless,' perchance, we had a blacker dye, sir. Kind Hearted Peter might admit tho Devil And -o'er his many frailties hcavo a sigh, sir. But I'd not want to enter Into Heav en If I therein would 'find tho bloody Kaiser! Silver Gray. I. W. GILLETTE ARMY BOXING MATCH 5 PLMLKTON BOY IS MAKING GOOI WITH SyLADHON IN TLX AS. Has Lamed Name for Nerve und Bravery; Likes Life and Declares Tliere Are no Idle Moments. T. W. Gillette who recently enlisted In the aviation corps at Wasco, Texas, Sir. I.eo Brown, it was full of regular Iminco pic, dates and other good, ! things to eat, and say, you tell her they were suro lino and highly ap pelated. But you tell the world ere was none of it In sight this morning, ha, ha. So you sec there is no chance of it being stolen. Iays Are Bu.y One. I had a good work out today, we went on a three mile hike this morn ing and then drilled till 11.40, cat beans and bread, at one, mado three trips to tho car lino after wood, each one of us -carried a cord wood stick apiece and it is only a mile down there, of course wo don't mind it at all, got through at 2:3U, thought wo would get a rest as we all rushed for ! K ' : s f v - ' "' ' saia&tiH4l&vX' ' a-ORitt 1 Great Britain Is about to send fto tho United b"tates us ambassador to succeed Sir Cecil f pring-Rlcc, Lord Reading, the most prominent Jew In tho United Kingdom, perhaps the most prominent Jew who figures Im portantly In the world war. Ho is well known here because he was on tho commission which negotiated the first loan to the allies and he mado a very fiuo Impression among those who met him. lias written tho following interesting our cols, got seated when tho bugle letter: called us again. O my! it was an- Waco, Texas, Jan. 17, 1918. other hike and this one was about Dear Mother, Sister and All: Ffour miles, got back at D : 30 and then (From the Oregon Voter.) Umatilla county has established n . . 1 . 1. n T'll.1 scure men who replaced them !s,ates a3 the ieadine county of its have Secured better results isize in all patriotic subscriptions that than they did. ElihU Root Was there Is a disposition to work Umatilla and let the rest of the state take car of itself. We note that in the Armenian Relief drive, Umatilla is the only county reported as having contributed anything. About $5,000 is reported to have been subscribed from this one county for this necessary purpose. I am feeling better today than I havo for some time. Have just got your letters, two from mother, one from Levy, Ada and Hazel written the 10th, and today is the 16th, so I get we had to wash, shave and shine our shoes to report for retreat and in spection at tho same time. 1 have been some busy soldier today. . I was just about to take to the cot when yours about the same time you get i hero came your box and say, I was mine. I don't think or see how those just tickled to death. 1 found butter. pictures look so good. I went to the baso hospital for tho seventh time and the doctor and I get along fine, for he is a jolly scout and I have a good nerve. I don't Jump and holler when he hits a tender spot. Ho took a nerve out the other day and I winked at him Just as he jerked it out, but I did not know that was what he was going to do. He almost laughed his head off and said, "You The Fosdick Commission has oiaro tllc daindcst fellow I ever saw. headquarters in San Francisco. It has been endeavoring to deal witli in dividual counties in Oregon, to get them to take hold of drives for sol dier's recreation centers outside the camps. The object is thoroughly wor thy, but why should Umatilla be at-just s which are less escape without con work should be co nut to v-ar out tho it is upon them Haven't you got any feeling?" I said yes, but I am in the army now. He said. "'That's "right my boy," and pat ted me on tho back. Lvery time I go they say here comes the man, they asked all about me and 1 showed them some pictures of my new outfit, and one on a bucking horse. They think 1 am about right. Don't know when they will get through vith me. Wo don't lay around very much, wo arc either packing wood or drilling. I W. Gillette, so I guess I will get a lot one of our greatest diplomats and he was sent as head of the American commission to Rus sia. He came home, saying Russia was alright. Russia has been in turmoil ever since. A less distinguished and less biased man than Root might have grasped the situation bet ter than he did and saved the allied cause untold grief. The civil war was won by a general, Grant, who was a little man at the beginning of the war. As aff"'d out, ,vhile ot"er t"tics a' , . i indifferent? ceieoruy ne U1U not nave a luun Would it not be wise for Umatilla ill when the war Started. and other counties to refrain from A vact umnnnf of rho ifaf. i fiiterinir unoti all drives until each ii'nn tn Wrpl.arv Rakpr at head I drive Is so organized with an Oregon 1 Passed the supply tent aw hile ago and tlOIl tO beCI etaiy BaKer aS lieaa , hea1 terB under BUch aU!!pi,.cajsaw another pair of shoes .narked T. fi me wtw uciui.ci.1 ",oc";that there" is a certainty that every from the tact he Was picked ;county, in the state will lie called up front obscuritv. He was not a!on to do its share, and called upon "big bug" in national circles, 'simultaneously, so the publicity i- sf 4Y,a .o,r ,.r itend.-uit upon haioe will show uut in "J v,y lWhat cacn count-Tin dolus in response permen have fallen down is not.,0 lhe cal7 the fact an asset rather than a otherwise a few patriotic coim- liaLilitv? (ties will be skimmed of their cream Because Baker was not a big;'" ,hpr cu"u ... , . . , !cnterpriHing will c man with a big reputation and itribut,n(f a cet. following many people ana tims "drive iipWKnnni'ift. wantinc to criti- .ordinaied so : i a. .1 : . A r,;.tT-l..(i. ..iitilii'K: rise Someone ana.JlOluani K lu lhe ate Inu,'t Jean for iafo place. I.a. ha. THIh kid doea not attack nson. nave aousea me ;inKI :., Klll,,((irt t ii,ev want ins fuika to know he is in tho secretary oi war ana aemanu Ins removal. They have jren erallv acted without any ade quate knowledge of the facts The President, who Is in pos- session of all the facts and has dealt with men both great and Hnatl saya Baker is a wonder as an adnnnistraive official. Are we to take his judgment tr the views of politicians and news paper correspondents who send ut htories biased in accord witli the political tendencies of their papers? i sugar, dates, cookies, cake, candy, hoc Us, gloves and the preUlest pencil I ever saw, and those eloves arc just the right fit, how did yu guess it? The ones they gave me here are too big but I will use them to work in and yours for dress, and the socks are simply fine. 1 guess I will sure have to sleep with them on, fur every one says they will have them in the morn ing, but I am the toughest rooster In this tent when It conies to protecting myself, and they know I am fast. Wins IK 'Xing' Match. This morning at drill we had (o lino up with the I'Uth squadron for a little sport. We all form a btg circle and there wo havo boxing and the lieutenant of course winked at me and , I knew what he meant so I Jumped to the center for the gloves. While our lieutenant introduced me as "Our Ore gon cowboy kid, weight 1115 lbs," as we are always under weight in this game in order to draw our match. Well I felt a little shaky but all my boys were cheering me, sumo fellow, I will tell you more about the eats. There are 250 men in our squad. We line up In single file and march to the mess hall which is about 175 feet long with two tables running the full length We grab a pan, knife, fork, spoon and cup and pass through the kitchen and they give ns our rations and then wo 'go back to our table and eat, but it don't take us very long. I passed with my sugar under my arm and the fellow that was handing out tho hot dogs said he would slip mo another dog for a piece of sugar and I was ment that has happened, glad to trade, for a dog and a fork of saucr kruut, coffee and bread was our supper. So Hazel dear your stuffed dates soon disappeared. 1 don't want to hurt any one's feelings if I don't guess these things right for you are all 1 doing more than your part and 1 sure ! do appreciate It. Medical Corps lufs. . ' The medical corps left hero today for Komo"whcre. They had their ad- j tos in crates Just like a box and a j railroad derrick picked them up and J set them on a flat car. lAMigH I-'or J Ionic I-oik. I wish I could sec you all tnnighl j for I have more spirit sim e I hear j from you more often, and I could lulu I to you for a month. j One of the boys got a big box of j hickory and butter nuts from his mother in Wisconsin and grandma 1 often wonder if she could tell her hoy stories about gathering nuts and her good times when she was young as in teresting as my dear old grandmother can. But I know she can't . have a happier bunch of children than you have when they all get together and wont have when wo get back together again, u rand pa, have you got my post cards yet? T wish you had of como down here for it would of )cen a good trip for you as there is lots of fine scenery here. One boy tfftt a package with a homo made sweater, a big bath towel and wash rag and another got a camera and wo aro going to slip out and go away from camp and take our pic tures, so I will send them to you aa soon as r can. Well it is getting late and my can dle is getting low so 1 will close. O yes, I got my questionnaire and a littlo diary book from Umatilla and it is a dandy. 1 am glad to get it as all the boys havo one. Prank tll Mr. Brown that I thank him and his wife a thousand times for the cats. I would write, them but do not know their address, and I also j thank you all more than words can tell for all you have done for me, so good night and good luck lo ail. j With Iovf to all, THOMAS W. Gl LLKTT15, 1 8 Hi. Squadron, Aviation Corps, Waco, , Texas, -i I H. Dear mother, will you get two of tho newest baso balls and send in the next package. Ilaze I will send you an aviation pin to wear as It is an honor to wear it, tho first time I j get paid. Our new hat cords are to be silver and black. Will send my old ! one home. One of tho Jew boys I j guess heard from every one ho knew t for he got eighteen letters today. Tell ! all the kids hello for me. - i TOM. Tone Five For Fuel Dry Wood Rock Spring's Coal BURROUGHS & CHAMBERS Inc. 550 Main Street. E. 0. Bldg. Another sign of tlio revolutionary Krkh nro now ' hlpher than they spirit la tho Idiomatic and colUxiu.ixt Imve over been buforo und Mm hen la KiiKllsh ono enc-outora In lilnhlmiw ! prubitbly thinkliiR of dii tutlng terms literature. jof proco to all tho world. (0) (0) This beautiful Ncven-paseiiRer Willis-Knight is the best , fine car buy in tho world today. Tt gets steadily smoother and quieter und virtually never requires any adjustment or repair. It will actually serve you day in and day out, rcgulurly, with less interruption than any other type of motor In tho world. Probably SO per cent of thctl roubles that rob people of the uso of their motor cars aro motor troubles. And most of these ropalr shop motor Jobs arc cleaning carbon and grinding valves. Yet these very carbon deposits actually improve the Willys-Knight motor. They havo every up-to-the-minute advantage of nt1o, equipment and finish plus a motor which Is superior to any other typo of motor In tho world. No other type of motor In tho world improve with use not a single authority anywhere but freely admits this. Vet tho slcevc-valvo motor gets better and better right ahng as you nee it even abuso it As you pile up the milcar power. It serves years lunger thousands of than any other type of motor. e it delivers more and muru miles further Adopted Abroad Europe's greatest motor car builders: Daimler of England. 1'aiihard of Franco. Minerva of Belgium. Mercedes of Germany all use the Knight Motor. f Tliere must be a reason. It will pay you to have a Willys-Knight demonstration. See us. JAMES L. EL AM Willys Overland Motor Car Dealer. 7'29 Johnson St., Pendleton, Ore., Phone 74 of walking. But 1 would liko to pass from Maine, stepped In the ring, and and see an airplane with my tiuine on it, 1 sure would have one ride. Befriends Kid Soldier. I jiit asked that kid if ou could send him anything, and the first thing ho said was, "Yes, tell her she can send me some more of those nut pies." They think they are the only thing and I do too. So, mother there is no danger of any one stealing our eats, for they don't last long enough. Jf you could see our tent when a box comes. ou would think it would be put in had his gloves on, ws shook hands and were off, it was so muddy I did not take a chance on fighting him and tho first round 1 covered up and ht him work and he thought I could not fight, I guess, for he woro himself out. Tho second round he came at mo wide open and oh, boy, 1 side slepied htm and landed a straight right to his jaw and followed him up with a left and he was so tired that I hntcd to hit lii.ni but it don't pay to have a heart on this Job. I straightened up and he sure was mad. lie mado a rush at me like he was going to eat mo up but I stop- arc made to carry the entire load on Sunny, so he does not get much from ped him with a good Jab on the nose j several drivi-s they will tire out. i I1UII";- ftviiu mu oioou jubi nuw, hic nuu- Spread Ui burden equally. I;,M Ii,ucn tI,u r UH- Well I tenant rushed in and raised my hand. ' !giies you havo some time reading my You should hate heard tho 28th squad- ACTOH. Matters. ''ut "w' wl" naVC lo eep it ron holler. I am sure one of the boys jhp for there is no use Writing thejin our squadron. They all know me jmi. j,. The Ru- name lo eat-h one. land have something to say every tlmo cm.. elation with I oiue eats will be fine once a week 'they pass me, and it sure makes a fel- fi In r cleitH'iil In aim cigarunira anoui cry i ui vc , iow ieei goon KIMVMW AJIWV WAS WASH I NOT1 i.iarji.'in army, in t lu "ossn:! .1 nd m-lkIhiii Jtiisria. will prove a hIiuiik "'-h. as tiit-y arc iHf(j to one anu uu i W 111 Bo i'itcher. tailor in 'be war. in the opinion of jwhen WQ smoke. But us for clothing We arc starting to pluy baseball as I'r iihtaiitiue AiiKelwo. the new'l would not send any more until I we have had two good days and I am 'tumaniaii minister to the L'nited ! write for them for it makes so much going to be the pitcher for our Stati'K. - I r. Angelwo said that des- f"r ua to take care of. Well It Is squad as I have showed more stuff pile it reverses the drf-tinn of Bus- seven o'clock and our box Just came, Ithan any of the rest. We will play -ii and ih w rk of cierman propa- o this is off for tomorrow. 'on Saturday afternoons as we are al- vundiitt th- moral- of Rumania i in- e.i. i win i.m suu, iuu ioweu umi ptn vi inv ween orr. nhal.en and it will fight to the end. J box that , came Jaft mgni was iroui j well I guess mat ) all the excite- -4- LA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL VS. PENDLETON HIGH Tuesday, January 29lh High School Gym, starting at 7:30 The old rivals, both out for the Eastern Oregon Championship. A whirlwind game from the whistle. ONE FAST PRELIMINARY ADMISSION 35c.