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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 6, 1916)
PACE FOUR DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1916. TEN PAGE3 onot m pao pooi Wl-lrtl I0C30I The fiftieth anniversary of Mr. an Mr. H. H. Neil tM celebrated ai their home on Riverside on Saturday. The couple were married In Polk county, Missouri, where they lived twenty years, after which they move.) to this county, where they have resld. ej for the past thirty years, Mr. Neil la a member of the G. A. R, having erved for a term of three years In the Sixth Missouri Cavalry during the civil war. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. J ,Z English and children. Edith, Neil, Nina and Thelma: Mr and Mrs. J. T. Rose and children. El sa, Willard, Marilles, Olenice, and Mr. I C. Bssinsrer and son Conrad. Mr. and Mrs. L, n. j and children. Svadna. June and Jesse. Mr. and Mrs, J. C Nell and son Richard of Pen dleton, Mr. and Mrs. J. S, Neil and sons, Maxwell and Ple of Weston. Mrs Grant Elgin of Okanogan Wash.. Mrs, Hugh Barker of Mans field. Wash.. Mrs. John Barker and daughters. Rachel and Mrs. Ray War. ren and husband of Combs Canyon, Miss Myrtle Waldon of Missouri, who la visiting Mrs. J. c. Neil, her aunt, Mr. Albert Qoffman, a nephew of Mrs. H. R. Nell, and Mr. and Mrs, J. B. Owens. Mrs. Owens, a sister of Mrs. Nell, also celebrated her golden wedding on May the twenty-seventh of this year. A delightful dinner was enjoyed by all. Pome useful and beautiful gifts were received. Mrs. Una Srurgis is hostess this afternoon to the members of tha Duplicate Whist Club. Mrs. Alexander Thompson, promt nent club woman and orator of Tin Da Ilea, was a house guest of Mrs. Laura .Nash over Saturday. W. ft. Karn of Condon is at the St. Oeorga. Laurence Malcolm of Echo was a Sunday -visitor in the city. G. It Bishop of Fteewater, demo, cratlc candidate for district attorney. Is spending the last day nf the cam paign here. Mrs.; Roy Alexander has been con fined tinner bed at the home of Mrs. NemJrh Ankeny for the past week with aa attack of pleurisy. A. L, Penny, representing the Ko!. hrlng Machine Co., northwest distri butors of the Sterling Master Motor Truck, is making Pendleton a busi ness: visit Prices: u wu Li ono Soda and Personal IODOX Mrs. W. C. Smith of Adams was here yesterday. W. U. Attebury of Stunfield is a visitor in Pendleton. Scopp Martin, well known Dayton cowboy, is in the city. V. E. Kearns of La Grande Is a guest of the Bowman. Oeorge Kunyan of Pilot Rock was a Sunday visitor here. W. H. Wood of Athena is among the visitors in Pendleton, r P. C. Hunter, station agent at Echo, was up yesterday for the day. A. R. Coppock of Athena wai among the Sunday visitors in Pen- Darrell Cannon, well known young cowboy of Ritter is at the Golden Rule. J. W. Messner. president of the was Western Land & Irrigation Co. here yesterday, James Hill of Helix is here today, having returned from a short business visit in Portland. ,iu -" -"..n.-on .11 mi ...in Mary Farr of Reed and Hawley r - , r ir ai.... .... , - Mountain were visitors here yester day. Mrs. R, Wissler returned home this morning after spending the weoi: end with her daughter. Mrs. Gale Sturdivant at La Grande. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Doherty and F. L. Atkinson of Freewater passed through yesterday in their car en route to southern Idaho. William Carrick and family of Vi'eiser, Idaho, who have been here several days, left on No. 17 for southern Oregon to make their home. ..." OREGON'S FIRE 1X)KSFX IX OCTOBER WERE f 1.17.0IMI SALEM. Nov. 6. insurance Com missioner Wells announced that Ore gon's fire losses in October were a hundred and thirty seven dollars. ! There were seventy one fires; Bixteen barns burned. Wells warns farmers that spontaueous hay combustion caused most of the fires. Fifteen farm dwellings were burned. The act of forgiving doesn't alway? take away the power of memory. It is now almost as difficult not to own an automobile as it Is not to carry a life insurance policy. I0E30I IT MM f IV j LsiBiSsdl Over One Yesterday and Pronounced it p the Greatest Picture ever Screened rTHE $1,000,000 PRODUCTION. 40,000 PEOPLE IN ACTION. Ij THE SINKING OF A BIG OCEAN j LINER. 1 TWO U. S. WARSHIPS BLOWN UP. WHOLE TOWNS DESTROYED. THE GREATEST LESSON FOR PEACE AND HAP PINESS EVER TAUGHT. Adults 50c Children I unfilled Weather for Week. WASHINGTON. 1. C. Nov. 3. Pacilic States The weath- er during the week will be un- settled with general rains. Tern- peraturea will be moderate. Rooky Mountain and Plateau Regions: The first half of the week will be unsettled with probably rains or snows over northern portions of these dis tricts; the latter half of the week will be generally fair. A change to considerably colder weather will overspread these districts Wednesday and Thill's day. K. H. Bowie, foremaster. 4 4 4 - a WHEAT HITS $2..u A BISHRL OX ENGLISH ;r1X M4RKKT- 't'1 t rivrww v., c tvi n..ti.. t-.. nros,' ' "vcinl ,...,.., .h. l; traordinnry price of eighty shillings ($20 pe quarter ( $2."0 a bushel) on the Baltic Exchange. There is little hope that prices have attained their limit and an immediate rise In the cost nf bread is anticipated. "A conference of South Wales ml- ner.s at Cardiff decided to nine he- 1 fore the triple alliance or miners, rail-' waymen ana transport workers the ; I question of government control of all 'food supplies and threatened a one- lay strike In that coal field unless immeoiate action is taken. 1 of commercial agents and '"T'K O t,!..U I ., ..... .. iiuueis reoiveo at Glasgow to call a large conference o ; 1111 ine laoor ana progressive forces , of the country to decide what steps j shall be taken to force the govern-; jnient to assume full control of all the eoesary commodities and to fix re tail nrices" 1 The ruse soon fades but the thorn continues in business at the old stand. 1 Her Son Subject to Croup. "My son Edwin Is subject to croup," writes Mrs. E. o. Irwin. New Kensington. Pa. ,-I put in many sleepless hours at night before I learned of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mothers need not fear thi disease if they keep a bottle of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy in the house nnd use it as directed It always gave my boy relief." obtainable everywhere. Adv. (.RAM) OPERA STAR TO TEACH PARROT AT ZOO TO SIXf; CHICAGO, III., Nov. 6. Miss Lou ise Edvina, grand opera soprano, has promised Cy de Cra, superintendent of the Zoo. to undertake the musical education of De Vra's latest discov ery, a grand opera parrot. Tte par. rot, not quite 2 years old. came from Panama. Recently she astonished the veteran keeper of the zoo by bursting into liquid song. Cy's tal ents as a maestro are rather limited, so he prevailed upon Miss Edvina to educate the parrot. Thousand People 25c Hi mlr U U 1 J'' III TO MOLD EXAMINATIONS FOR CIVIL SERVICE JOB At the request of the department of commerce the I'nlted States civil . servi. commission announce un ex am. nation tor the position oi iradu , commissioner to investigate lumber production in Europe and European number markets, lor men only, ou November This examina. 'tlon will be held at a number ot the larger cities in each state, and tippll cants will be examined at the most, convenient examination point. This i position is not in the competitve clas- sified service, but Is embraced under Schedule B of the civil service rules. i usuions unuer mis svneuute uie im- ed by noncompetitive examinations 1 and may be filled without regard to the relative standing of ellgibles In the examination. Upon completion or . , J v...r.v.w , the rating, the papers of all those who pass the examination will be turned over to the secretary ot com merce. , The salaries for these positions will not exceed J10 a day for every day j in the year. In addition, all transpor. j inuoii expenses ..... ue pa,a an a j 1 t'l i uitrni n 111 lit? hwuhcu iur huuihi-. 0 "v". Persons who failed In the oral ex- amination In Washington 011 October -J z wui 1101 ne admitted to mis 1 examination. . I The duties of the position of trade : commissioner will h nimtinr n ihnu agents or tne aepartment of com merce in foreign countries. Thev will consist of Investigations of foreign I markets and foreign nrod option RR bearing on the opportunities for Am-1 ericaa. producers und manufacturer.-.' the demand and competition which will be met In European countries. I The results of the Investigation will I be embodied In reports, it is desir- thl" persons appointed to this do- jsition shall be good Investigators, able to prepare straight-forward, readable reports. and equlped with a good ' knowlege of American lumber and ltsjsla,e8 an1 wno m"el lne re'lmrc merchandismg. j ments. Competitors will be examined in the j Persons who meet the requirement? following subjects, which will have land desire this examination should the relatives weights indicated: 'at once apply for Form 375, statins Don't forget VALfW Ml Saw Thomas H. Ince's Big Production 7 Subjects. Weights 1. Practical questions covering the three fundamental subjects of the investigation, that is (a) timber production, (b) manu facture of forest products, and (c) marketing of forest pro ducts 80 (Applicant will be required to answer questions covering two of these subject.) j 2. Thesis on a subject to be fur- nished and having to do with Investigation methods 10 3. Language (a translation into English of a nassaee in at least one of the following languages: French, German, Italian, Dano Norweglan, Swedish, Spanish and Russian.) SI 4. Education and experience .. it Total 101) experience in connection with the lumber business will be considered of Experience in connection with the more importance than scientific iiianiuiK in iiiicati.,. fintiivai faucii. enCe jn jne manufacture and sale of lumber Is especially desired, . knowledlte of at .e.st one foreign ; language is essential and ability to address public gatherings is also de. gjpatyg, Statements as to education and ex- nerlenee are accented subtect verl. flcatlon. Applicants must have reached their im.nr IW UI.tt.Jn.. A 1.-. J.,. ..1 .C." y Appointments to this position will : be subject to an oral examination given in Washington, 1. C or some other city as may be deemed advis able. Only those persons who show by the results of their written exam inations that they apparently hnvj the qualllicatlons for the position will be invited to appear for the oral test. No person will be eligible for the oral examination who falls to attain a gen eral average of at least 70 per cent In the written examination. This examination Is open to ail men ho are citizens of the I nlted The Home ot the Big Features Afternoons 2 P. M. Evenings 7 and 9:15 : j.i ;. .-;... i' J.: wyi . 1 - FARMERS! CALL AND Made in 2 ton, 3 'a ton, 5 ton and 7 ton sizes. ON DISPLAY FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY AT THE NEW Temple Auto Res Corner Water and Cottonwood streets. A. L. DENNEY Representative of Koehring Machine Co. Northwest distributors. At the Hotel Pendleton. the titleof the examination for which I the form is desired, to the I'nlted States civil service commission, Wash ington, I). C; the secretary of the United States civil service board, post office, Rostou, Mass.. Philadelphia, I'a., Atlanta, Ga Cincinnati, Ohio Chicago, 111., St. Paul. Minn., Seattle, Wash., San Francisco, Cal custom. n rovtc after every meal FULL EELS V He I llll II I I -- - - - i.jtyiJrt.w- 4. - m uiess m SEE THE house, New York, N, Y,, New Or. leans. La.; or old customhouse, Bt. Louis, Mo. Applications should be properly executed and filed with the commission nt Washington In time to arrange for the examination. Th exact title of the examination aa giv en at this announcement should be stated In the application form. I
