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DAILY EXST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1921. TEN PAGES OLD STANDBY, FOR ACHES AMD PAINS Any man or woman who keeps Moan's handy will tell you , that same thing, k ESTECIAUA' those frequently attacked Uy rheumatic twinges. A counter-irritant, Moan' Lini ment scatters the congestion anl pent tralcs without rubiivf to the urtlictrd fort, soon relieving the ache and pain. Kettl kandv and used cvervabera .1 YT jQre&onian GLO AH IKDEl'nxDENT NEWSPAPER eupcnirTos rates (IN ADVANCE) Daily, on year, by mall Daily, ix months, by by mail Daily, three months by mall Daily, one month by mail... . Dpiiy, one year by carrier ., Dally, six months by carrier ruDIiinrn iuy and eml-Weckly, at I'enniMnn, urceon, fcy the aMll EAFT OHICOOMAN I'l BLISHlXa CO. Kntered at the pod office at Pendle ton, Oregon, ait'ond-clata mx.il mat ter. ON SALE IN OTHKR CITIES Imperial Hotel News stand, lortland. MXR KU.K AT Chicago Bureau. Security Building. Washington. D. , Bureau Svl Four teenth Htreet, N. W. Meaaber af Ik Anarialra Pnu, The Associated Presa in exclusively entitled to the use lor republication of all news dispatches credited to it or ...$. 00 . 3.00 . 1.S0 .SO ... T.S PAGE FOUR SING SALE' 3 The Stock and Fixtures f : r;,.. ""t: through:, r " r The Adjustment Bureau of Portland Credit Men Ass'n . . WE HAVE BQUGIJT THE TWO STOCKS IN ONE ' - ) Jim Beard's and Nolin J.75 for reducing and finally eliminating the pains and aches of lumbago, neuralgia, any, mree months by carrier Dally, on month, by carrier Semi-Week Iv. one vear hv mail .- 1.K5 ; JO muscle strain, joint stintless, sprains bruises, and the results of exposure. Semi-Weekly, ls months! by mail 1.00 ocnii-ee v, mree months by mall ,60 You just know from its stimulating, healthy odor that it will do you jjood I Sloan's Liniment is sold by all drug gists 35c, 70c, 51.40. not oinerwiae credited in this paper and also tha local new published here in. Telephone . : . . tiik ltACKET-UAisKKs (By Frank I Stanton.) Ton raise de racket 'long de way. Single-file an' double; Time you hits a happy day You takes de road to trouble. Linimeni a Item's! T Tl WE MUST GET UNCLE SAM'S HELP ROM the standpoint of hydro electric development it would be well if the legislature had time for more ma ture consideration of the subject of state aid. It is pos sible the resolution for bonding now before the legislature is too sweeping in its provisions. If so, there could surely be no valid objection to a plan under which the state could give financial aid in cases where the federal government is ready to help. To insist as some do that this whole field of development should be left to private capital means to indefinitel.vdelay the utilization of our big river. - The Columbia has waited on private capital for a century and is still unharnessed. If we are to develop this great river of the west and do it within the present decade we must look to the federal govern' ment for powerful help and it may be necessary to have state cooperation from Oregon and Washington. Private capital is not interested at all in overcoming navigation obstacles on the Columbia, neither is private capital equipped to care for the reclamation work that may be carried on through use of hydro electric power for pumping purposes. When it engages in electrical development private capital seeks the lowest possible expenditure for development and the highest rates attainable ior power. We need the opposite. We need big power devel opment and low rates for power. These facts are fundamental and must be recognized if we are to get anywhere with the present move to generate power at Umatilla rapids. . : The personal element enters powerfully into the success of any such move as the Community Service council has in mind. In the final test the success or failure of the move will rest upon the paid worker it is proposed to employ, man who is personally and by training equipped to do the work You holler loud for Jesrice. an' Wen Jestice makes de levy. You rise and tell de Jelge, "Good lan'! "Trn years is mos" too hoavv!" Copyrighted for the East Oregonian Tub. Co, (East Oregonian Special.) P1IXVT ROCK .Feb. 17. Mrs. M. Mclntyre of Athena Is here visiting- at the home of her daughter Mrs. Albert Ifoylen. . Mr. and MriWill Chapman were In town Friday. FROM the standpoint of hydro electric development it Mr. and Mrs. I V. Maoken and would be well if the legislature had time for more ma- children WCre shopping in Pendleton 4,,n .1.1 r 1 1. . , v. : , . r . . j ti. . Saturdav. Mrs. Bessie Humphrey and children are visiting; a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J."W. Etter. Mrs. Hum phrey is recovering nicely from her recent illness .but is now euffcrlna from rheumatism. Mrs. Walton Roork and little daugh ter Betty of La Grander are here visit In, at he horn of Mrs. Knork's par ots, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson. U K. Roy was a visitor to Pendleton Saturday.- . , . Mrs. W. S. Payne and son of Weston saw the basket ball i-ame here Friday i I eveninrr Mr. PMVtlA Is ft sistor of Xor- ' i man Jensen of this place. The Pilot Rock high school boysj won the basket ball ame played here, Friday evening against the Weston ; team, the score being 1" to 49. Jesse ( Porter of Pilot Rook refereed the , game, the referee from Tendleton be-'. ing unable to get here on account of ; the bad condition of the roads. A came between 'the Weston and Pilot1 Rock girls was to have been playe.l but as the Weston girls did not come, a frame'was played between the first and second teams here. The score was 4 to 34 in favor of the first team. J. O. Russell high school principal refe reed this game. A. J. Smith was a-business visitor here Saturday. ' Mrs. rVille Coffman and twin It is a job for a real babies wer Passengers on the train I 11 om X'eiltlieLUU ivmuuaj. I t . , . vii an.ttw T.n,.A . , - . ',. . . , i iWI. UI1U Vllfti, (ti.Ll, im.c .1 strong man possessing auwty auu .act- can organize a line oiscepted a position on the lower smith work that will be very beneficial here. A mediocre or inCOm-. ranch. Detent man will fail. Since this place is not fond of staging fail- ( a ten pound son was born Saturday tiroa it trill riA vi-pll fnr thnsp in c hnrtrp tn nnc parofiillv intn tho niorning to Mr, i r tL . L r ii t: , 1 11. quaillicauuiis oi tne man ueioie iney engage mm. Also hi mis, The ni,j fashioned hall given by the connection it is timely to mention that in the way of recreation Womens community ciub in the i. o. this is more of an outdoor than an indoor country. During at o. f. hail Saturday evening proved a Trading Go CONSISTING OF GROCERIES, SH0E3, LADIES' AND MEN'S FURNISHINGS, ETC. In order to save packing? and freight we will put them on PUB EI COME IN, BUY YOUll WINTER SUPPLY ANnSAVE DOLMRS. YOU -WILL NEVER BUY SO ' CHEAr HERE IS THE PROOF. , . 20c Pride of Oregon Salmon 2 cans for 23c- 40c Royal Club DUl Pickles Per can, 25c. 35c Rosedale Sweet Potatoes Per can, 20c. 73c Royal Club Peanut Butter 2'2 lb. can, 45c. ' ' 23c Seaport Brand Peas 15c per can. Tomatoes, 2 large cans 25c Holly Brand lure Lard $1,05 per bucket. , Sun Maid Raisins ' 1 23c pr pkg., 2 for 45c Mason's Quar(, Fruit Jars , ' 50c per doz. 45c can Uncle John's Maple . . Syrup 25c, - - Swansdown Cake Flour, 35c Kellogg's Toasted Corn Flakes , 2 pkgsrfor 23c Rex Lye, 3 cans for 23c N Graliam Crackers, 15c per pkg. SALE NOW ON AT 300 WEST WEBB,, COR. WILLOW. (Formerly) JIM BEARD'S CASH STORE and Mrs. Frank Howe at the home of Mrs. H. H. McReynoUU Twij-Hinkl -won the prizes for the otst 'walifdrig.v, The prizes were'oiu and a half doun carnations for the lady and a cake for the man. A wedding of interest to Pilot Rock people occurred In Pendleton Satur day February 12. Miss Alta Roylen daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Boy. len Sr. and Alfred Westgate, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Westgate, both of Pilot Rock, were quietly married at 11 o'clock at the Presbyterian manse hy Rev. W. H. Cox, pastor of the Bap tist church. They will ibo at home in Pilot Rock after a short honeymoon trip to Portland of cake and chocolate were served. Members of the' class prsent were Arlct Connor, Elma Kirchjiff, Mary Hurd. Edna Southcrland, Doris Done, Charles Oarnes, Gilbert Hemphill, Robert Smith and Harry Hill. Doris Carnes and William Schannep fourth trade pupils were Invited guests. Mrs. Owen Carnes and MVs. Charles Miller were chaperons. James Whittaker was a business visitor to Pendleton Saturday. ; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Stanfield and family of Eco were I'Uot Rock visit ors Faturdy. Henry Lasinka was transacting bus- least nine months of the year the weather is favorable for out-ilded " toui receipts Will be realized. Mrs. Andy Rust and door play and sports. jine nun grade ooys or thn local laTness here Saturday grade school entertained their class- Mjss Sarah Janes of Pine Grove is mates at a delightful little party given j Offering from an Infected arm and in the church basement Saturday af -1 Aas in town Gunday evening to receive 'moon irom 2 to '4. Tha hours wero nii d.cal attention. pert playing games and refreshments Mrs.vHattie Davis of Pendleton has linen visiting In Pilot Rock the past fi. days at the home of her grand daughter, Mrs. Marvin Roy. - The honi economics committee of the Womans Community (Hub will rive n cooked food sale at The Pilot Rock Mercantile Co, Saturday morn ing February 1. The sale will start at 10 o'clock. , Following Is the program given by the literary society of' the local high school Frlduy aftelnoon, Fubruary II. Hong Society HI u nt "Medevlnl. History"-Vlctnr f"ra"hcr, Herscheb Kidwell, Thurla Smith, Anna Korpellu, HkI ' Dgg. '"erletta Done, Hyrdle Boylen. , Stunt "Dr. Jordans Patient" EHa Manton, Halol Warner. Wlllwrt Horn. ;.cys Quartette Ted Roy, Victor Tirachor, George Jordan, Will Kidwelly eighty-seven J ,( no Solo Lillian Cramer day. Jokes Edward Ness. Pisno 8oliGladys Hutchinson.' ' . Crlticw ReiMirt Mrs. J. . Jlusaell. Mr. and Jilrs. 1 C. Mattliewa were r, attendance at the basket bull name iierc Fiiili.y evening.' Harry' Whittaker was a business fisltor here Saturday. i lie 1 not itock Sunday School in rliknnlftr ' launch a drive for new member,-, !ielnnliur Huruluy February 7.. ,M. P. 'iraiiK. Iu-al druggist has offered f 2.50 for the best Idea present ed for increasing tho attendance. Irie iswlll be prcMmted from each class neu Knnday and the tenchers and of. fieers of the school will decido which they consider best and this Idea will lie used by the ntir school. The at tendance has been good tor sometime. being present lust Htm- &JQk WmJ 'UkW'id: heh bear, tho words "Valentine rf ST, ' -..TvV. . I ' iL. . J I 1 aaT WCa'C . v I w 1 ,J.l a'.. I iW, -a j, vm m Quaint and Ancient Custom Said To Have Originated With the Birds An Early Roman Celebration Which the Christian Church Accepted. BI ARTHUR BCJUD 1 Off and where did St. Valentine's ! St. Valentine's I Day originate? II It Is said to have bad its te I finning in the farmyard, where the ganders choose their mates on the fourteenth day of February, a prelim inary of their courtship being a re markable fancy dance. In ancient Rome a sort of love lot tery was annually held at the time of tha festival called the Supercalla. be cause It was believed that at that season of the year birds chose their mates. It was a festival celebrated In February, in honor of Pan and Juno, and tablets bearing young wom en's names were drawn out of a box by the young men. Kach youth avail ing himself of this privilege was es pected to b until the next Supercalla the faithful attendant of her whose name he had drawn. It was a pretty custom, and worth .--(serving. Po Christianity, when It took over the pagan festivals and . Ml ipted them to lis own uses, kepi -'-.r-.-Y o the Sunerc.l1 la as renaming ion or of a holy martyr, who had been done to death at Rome in the third century, A. D. Saints Druttn As Valentines The early fathers of the church so modified the Supercalla as to give to the' celebration a religious character, and at first the names of saints wcra drawn as vabntines. Initead of those of living young women. Even at the which bears tho words "Valentine greeting." His arms move on a pivot, and his eyes change colncldently. M: i lianism Of Valentines . A slm.lar pivot arrangement lends meveiner.t to various designs In val entine. A supplementary piece of card, properly cut out, and fastened either to the front or back of the Val entine, 'urns on a metal peg or else a little brass ring secured through both thjcklus -s and clinched on both sides. Ti;is enables the attached piece to turn bark and forth, producing I rather' lifelike movements. If thc af 1 tachrd piece fplaced behind) carries the eyes, the latter, looking through present nay in some amonc rnurcne. eye-open.DKs In the valentine, move as the custom Is observed of selecting on the position of the arms is altered. St. vaientine-a nay ror me ensuing year a patron saint who Is called a valrntine. But youths and maidens, nndlngfeltttle amusement in drawing out the names of dead and gone holy men. soon reverted to the practice of drawing each o'her. 1 MBny of this rear's valentines have! "goo-goo" eyes that move, thus quaint-: ly altering the expression of the face. I One of them represent a pretty boy f standing at a telephone, as If talking) Into It. In his left hand he holds the' r.is.1, .f I ' rh q red hert A dainty Pierrot twangs the slrinsrs of a - mandolin b:neath a crescent moon, and an arrangement of the sort described causes him to move his hand and arm back and forth on the strings of the Instrument. Beneath are the words: "rh. that th's somr of mine MJiy reach your heart, dear Valentine." Another represents a boy dressed up as a letier-c:irr:er. wi'h a l-i,T mail sock full of law "missives. In - his right htr.l ' s "s - -. ., postago stamp; and: his arm moves back and forth as1f be drew the Ictxer from the bag and presented it. Most prettily executed is a little girl with a doll under her arm. who, with a moving hand, extracts a miniature valentine from a: shopping bag. As she does so, her head moves up tand back. At the bottom are tlie words, "Now! Will you be my Valentine."! ' Another little girl' In an old-fashioned poke bonnet has a moving hand that carries a buneh of violets. When sho raises her hand, the' bouquet hides her face from view. But the senti ment printed beneath Is encouraging to the recipient, for It reads, "These violets ear.no hide my heart." . Verse Of Valentino Passion The tint id reluctance of another old fachloned girl l expressed by the lines: . . "Of course you may be bashful, T.jt '.Ii, ik how much 'twould pies, me "If you would be my Valentine, And try no more to tease me." 21? cr GS&a&s?, tnr" a fop- maiden, as with a moving hand she plucks astonishingly large petals from a daisy. Another, with comic scowl, re marks, "Say, Kid, put on your chains; you're skidding.". Strictly up-to-date Is an automobile of which the ton ncau Is a huge red heart The young man in It is directing his course with an arrow which pierces the heart, and beneath Is the sentiment, "I'd Ilka to park this fit your door," To a timid damsel, all blushes. Is addressed the line, "Nothing but the game laws protest ytu." ... A little girl stands In front of a. huge heart, over the top of which two boys are peeping at her admlr ingly. They are saying, "Geel You're a peach." A olefnre of ft modest enttsj-e sug gests the domcstlo ambitions of a youth who deems appropriate the ac companying lines: "The valentine's a fine Invention ' For bashful chaps like me, X need not even sign my name; A great relief, you see." Krcords Ills Temperature One of the funniest of the new val entines shows a chubby boy In a snow scene gazing arfrlghtedly at a huge thermometer. A moving piece of card behind causes tha mercury to go up and dotvn as the attachment Is raised or lowered. The Inscription reads, "My temperature goes up whenever I think of you " A rosy-cheekrd girl with a big val entine under her arm and an umbrella that chansrs Its position, says: "I'm keeping my valentine safe fur you." Another maiden ' moves her cyra rtiipmin ns her mnvlne hand w-l'e. on a tablot an affectionate sentiment appropriate to the Sanson. In like manner! a boy's eyes alter their expression while be manipulates the bow of a fiddle. Usefully suggestive to a backward lover Is a heart-shaped valentine which bears the verses: ' "I'm listening eagerly to hear The boy declare himself. If he falls down, the chances arc I'll put him on the shelf." Some of tho valentine poetry If pret ty good. For example, what damsel. If the recipient of the following verses, would not pcruso them with a pleas urable flutter? . , , "I'd like to look within your heart, So please send me the key; For, maiden fair, I'd Ilk to know What thoughts llo there for me." Scntimrntnl Ideas Preserved While the nrtlstc quality of the. val entines of today Is markedly superior to what It used to be, the pictured, elements composing them are much the same as ever. Charles Dickens' "Pickwick rnperi" Rive an .amuslnf description, wherein he tells how Sam Weller, railing Into a stationer'! wM dow on St Valentine's Eve, beheld " highly colored representation of couple of human .hearts skewered to gether with an arrow cooking before a cheerful, fire, while a male and a female cannibal In modern attire tha gentleman rind In a blue coat and while trousers, and th lady In a dee red pelisse with a parasol tp match were approaching the meal with hun gry eyes up a serpentine gravel path leading thereunto. A decidedly Indsll cats younu gentleman, In k P1' wings and nothing else, was depleted '.