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HTD SKIDS INTO HERE TO ORGANIZE 11 Ena oi a Perfect DaT in MEMORIAL HALL IS 1ST BE CAREFUL
I lift I ! NURS1NGCLASSES np i -, : 8 m G RETURN
.jumi T. AUUinson, proprietor 01 wiisb auisitt vvuim! tame uj v.mna i vjOflBk I lr n
hist trtday afternoon, its announced, .Wir.r-SW.. sMBm
and organized two classes in home s-. JJs tPPIi
hygiene and nursing meeting with 15; Vj llv''''- y-S. I 3BjB
pronounced encouragement from both T - . . :y '. JSjI I V "7 . ifisC'M nO ' I
the women of Athena and the girls I ' . vlilJVv Aptl i5V-cv ' A
Stobinson, proprietor of
the poxrijistic, laundry, and Dr.: Q. -'SI
I 'Hoisfngtbn, Pendleton physician were
'killed Wednesday, almpst, instantly,
i and Frank Saling, former county clerk
'.! was badly injured when the auto-
i mobile in which -Mr. Saling was tak-
I ing them to a meeting of the Knights
J Templar in Walla Walla ran into an
:ii incoming Walla Walla train a the
' grade crossing at Saxe station, four
j miles east of Pendleton.
A long rowloi popiar !tiiees bor
I dertng on the' road at the crossing
i ntu me aproacntng, tram from the
r-meft-ift''tril"V'ar unit if. wm nt ntifil
they were almost in thetrack and . the
I tram driving' down on the car that
M they discovered their danger. Mr.
uo""e ubiju an ins uruKea anu lurnea
the car to one -side of this Ajad; butieit
f- sliidfl.(. nn fhl
the ttflsi' of; the 'engine, telescoping
the car and tossing it to ' one side,
burying the : three men under the
wreckage. . f i, , ", (
Other membe'rs of 'the Dary of Pen
jton . Masons - were" near, and
ik the qccHpantd'of the wrecked car
the hispital, .Both Mr. Robinson
.id Dr. Hoisingttm, however, died,
n the way. Mr. Saling wan baiiry cut
bout, the head bat nut dangerois$
urt.- Fractures of the skull caused,
am .oi Dotn jMr. Robinson who was
rting in the back seat and Dr. Hois
.tigtoni who was sitting in the front
scat with the driver.
Both men were prominent in busi
ness affairs in Pendleton. Mr. Rob
inson had been active in business
life in that city for many years. He
is survived by his widow and one
son, Donald, lately returned from
Service in the United States Navy.
Dr. Hoistngton is survived by his
ni! u .1 i i r ill u ill .i un.
Ington s Sensitive to an Almost
V (Miraculous Degree.
&Jy the experts employed by the
riiittenr ouromr m stiuioarns in
aHmnprnn ins nerrperer an lis rn-
ent-which measures the hent .of a
tr so far away that It can't be seen
H H... ri. i.. i
fnif C.l hi, tha hanf nt n nnnlllc 1 flt
miles nwny. "What Is-the practical
iwl...i t 1. it w mi.-....,.., n
uKzen in isveryDoay s. "vven, ror
one thing, these experiments by Doc-
J,a Tjomentz nave made a snostantini
contribution to the theory and tech
nology of measuring high tempera
tures which will melt any known sub
stance. Making use of this new knowl
edge, other bureau men have greatly
In.proved the high-temperature ther
mometers which are used in the steel
industry to measure the terflperature
if molten steel. One of the blsgest
improvements' In the production of
stnel In recent years Is the result.
Formerly many millions of dollars'
worth of steel products depended upon
the trained eye of the foreman In es
timating the temperature of steel from
Its color. But these new? thermome
ters don't drink; they don'f fail; and
their accuracy means vast savings In
money, better steel, a decided step for
ward In America's Industrial sovereignty."
On Toads.
"Many stories are extant tending to
Rhow that toads have been found alive
in rocks or in soil deep in the earth ;
yet so far as Investigated by the writer
In no case has the evidence been at all
conclusive," says A. H. Klrklnm! in nn
irticle on "The Garden Toad" n Boys'
Ife. "On the other hand, espenentn
ve shown that ',oads rajs he kept
"e at least 18 months senled up in
Iter or limestone. There (9 111 tie
tit thnt tli tnnd mnv live to he
lfcllgn " "Tes a,one ln snmmer'
Tfeften hibernate ln colonies of
"l jfi dozen or more. Tn feedinii.
by night, the toad patrols a
fairly well-deflned beat ; garden and
flower beds are frequented, and pnr
tteolarly the ground under arc lights,
w&ere numerous Insects fall fluttering
from the lamps above. Whn food Is
abundant, a shown by experiments on
tontls In cages, the animal eaft an
equivalent of four square meals dally,
consisting of caterpillars, cut-worms,
beetles, ants, etc." : ; .
Ton can't jndge the size of a man's
pavse by the model of bis automobile.
Although the war U over, the canoe
goes right on with its work of deBtruc-
Miss Stasia Walsh came to Athena
last 'Friday afternoon, s announced,
and organized two classes in home
hygiene and nursing meeting with
pronounced encouragement from both
the women of -Athena and the girls
of the high school. Twenty girls
are already enrolled ' constituting a
class and f jfteen women signed' up
for membership, and doubtless this
class will also come up ,,to tHe re
quired number, twenty. Mrs. W. r,
Littlejohn was chosen chairman for
the organization-'.;"- ,
' Miss Walsh gave a short lecture
and explanatory remarks about the
movement of nurse-training in the
home and sqhool which she said is
not a merely local affair but is
general throughout the United States
and is under the direction '6f the Nat
ional ReJ Cross,! The lessons are
to be free; with the payment of one
dollar by the student for the text
book used in the course::". , ,
A room in the. school building is to
be equipped . with the necessary par
aphernalia !. including two complete
bed' outfits, for demonstration, in
teaching the methods of arranging
beds in the sick -room, etc, Mr. N.
A. Miller, local furniture dealer, has
generously donated bedsteads and mat
tresses for the class room, and bed
linen and coverings have been sup
plied by others interested.
Miss Walsh was accompanied last
Friday by Miss Florence Smiley, coun
ty health nurse, who this week visit
ed the school and held a free clinic
for the examination of local schbol
children. Also in company with her
were Mrs. Ji Roy Raley, Mrs. Sam
uel Thompson and Mrs. John Adams,
of Pendleton. , ' t
That the advantages to be derived
from the course are thoroughly ap
preciated by Athena women, was evid
enced by the attendance at the initial
meeting, and the interest manifested.
The first lessons are given today
at the-school house at 11:30 for the
adult class and 3:30 for the girls.
GIVFlN NAMES OF PRESIDENTS
Historical Appellations Bestowed cn
Summits of Mountain Range in
Old Vermont "'
Heretofore when one spoke of the
presidential range everyone every
New Englunder, at least knew, with
out further particularizing, that Mount
Washington and its attendant summits
was the subject, writes Allen Cliaiji
herlain in the Boston. Evening Tran
script: '"'
Henceforth one must needs be more
specific, since during the Inst year a
rival presidential range has appeared
on the map in Vermont. That region,
hitherto generally spoken of as the
'Bread t,oaf Mountain section, lying
.between Mlddlebury gap and the Lincoln-Warren
pass, was but little
known, except in Its southerly portion,
until the Green Mountain club men
run their Skyline trail through. They
found there a mnze of unnamed, suni
tffflf's grouped as In council, nnd seem
ingly worthy, of being recognized as
Individuals of distinction.
Just north of these heights is the
rugged mass whose summits have been
known for more than half a century as
,Mounts Abraham and Lincoln. Quite
naturally the idea of a new presiden
tial range arose and, with great parti
san 'restraint, four of the neighboring
mountains were therefore named
Mount Grant, Mount Grover Cleve
land, Mimnt Roosevelt and Mount
WooOrow Wilson. . ',-
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JOHN M. Q HARRA. WESTON
Poisoned by Ink.
Behind the scenes at the Globe the
oter, where, to the dellgh of all play
goers, M..M Violet Vanbrugh has scor
ed another wonderful success in
"Trimmed in Scarlet," the famous ac
tress told me this amusing story of her
early days.
"We were playing 'Romeo and Jul
iet' on tour," she said, "and one night
in the poison scene, Juliet found her
self without a phiul. The audience
was waiting, and In despair she
snatched nn ink-bottle from the stage
carpenter, and gasping 'la It ejy?'
rushed on.
"But when the hapless lady raised
the bottle to her Hps and tipped It
downwards, a stream of Ink descended
over her chin and down her white
dress. The bouse yelled at the comi-
cal sight" London Tit-BitA
HONORED PIONEER ISM
Pioneer ranks have sustained anoth
er loss in the death of John M.
OHarra. Pneumonia claimed him as
its victim Friday, October 24.
For many years Mr. O'Harra bad
been a prominent character in local
community life. His generous-heart
ed Impulses, his ever-ready common
sense, and his thoughtfulness for, the
welfare of all who came within the,
circle pf his acquaintance won for
him their respect and esteem.
The deceased was born in Wabash
county, Indiana, April 12, 1864. At
the age of eleven years he accompan
ied his parents on their slow and te
dious journey across the plains with
an ox team, and often related thrill
ing adventures which were experi
enced during that trying time. The
family first located in the Willam
ette valley, where Mr. O'Harra met
Miss Mary It Taylor, who became his
bride in 1874. To thla union were
born three daughters and six sons, all
of whom are living with the excep
tion of one son. His wife, five broth
ers and one sister also survive to
mourn their loved one. In 1897 Mr.
O'Harra united with the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, and had
ever since remained a faithful and
conscientious member.
Those who loved him have not Jost
him neither his own family nor as
sociates of his business and social
world. The influence of his simple,
steadfastness and clean wholesome
ness will linger with power through
years to come. :
The funeral services were conducted
by Elder John Bonewltz at the Meth
odist church, Thursday afternoon at
2 o'clock.
The surviving children are Lester,
Levi M. and Newton O'Harra and Mrs.
C. M. Price of Weston, Oregon; Mrs.
Ross Kennedy of Spokane, Wash.;
Mrs. J. T. Read of Waitsburg, Wash.;
Walter O'Harra of Pasadena, Calif.;
Captain Herman E. O'Harra.
Amencan Legion to Meet.
Still, the United States will
certain obligations toward the
h world even thoueh thev n
specifically expressed In a Ire
world oeace. ........
All soldiers, sailors and marines of
the past war now residing in Umatilla
county are Invited to attend a meet
ing of Pendleton Post No. 13 of the
American Legion to be held Wednes
day evening, November 6th, at the
county library in Pendleton.
Some of the purposes of the meet
ing are to elect permanent officers,
who are now temporary; perfect
plans for a membership campaign and
means of assisting the Red Cross in
Its membership drive and to dlscuas
plans for an Armistice Day celebra
tion and to explain the objects, and
purposes oU the Legion to tRose not
entirely familiar with the organize-
INSTALLATION OF OUR
NEW LINOTYPE MACHINE
tion.
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The committee in charge is at
tempting to arrange for a speaker of
prominence for the fusion.
Labor cannot al A to, loaf On Ms
job. ;' r I '
There Is a skeleton In many a cold
storage plant fii S4 ' .
Using automobiles as deadly weap
ons Is much too common.
i Price flxlngrould be less confusing
ifirjts wojld stay fixed
In these days of meat scarcity the
w&if :a 2&!?y to cdrae to the door.
The delays and annoyances inci
dental to breaking in a new mechani
cal compositor of the most approved
pattern will we trust afford sufficient
explanation of the shortcomings of
this week's paper.
The new linotype is the pwduct of
the Merganthaler Linotype company
of Brooklyn, New York, and is much
advanced over the old typesetting
machine that has done duty in this
office for a number of years.
The linotype arrived last week af
ter having been on the road for
three weeks from San Francisco.
Through an error in the freight of
fice at San Francisco the machine
was put on the wrong train and
was shipped to Ogden, Utah. Nec
essarily it had to be returned almost
to its starting point to get it back
on the right route to Portland, and
thence to its destination. " 1 ,',
R. E. Morton, the company's rep
resentative, arrived Friday and in
stalled the machine. He gave the
novices in this office a lot of in
struction as to the care and opera
tion of the machine. Althongh he
told us a thousand and . one things
that we ought to remember, we very
probably have forgotten She most of
them. . i i,
The machine is so. unlike the old
one we have discarded and which we
were so thoronghly familiar with,
we have a feeling thah it is liable to
raech out and kick us on the Bhins,
or squirt molten metal over us, or
drop hot slugs in our shoes.
The linotype is a most wonderful
invention. Though we have often
'Vatched one work we never realized
before what a marvel it is. Large
and heavy in appearance, it has mo
tions and operations as delicate as
those of a clock. Cam must meet
roller, cog must meet cog, slide
must meet slide all adjusted to
the thousandth of an inch and timed
to the tiniest fraction of a second.
All these it docs automatically and
perfectly, and with the speed of four
or five hand compositors.
The installation of a linotype is a
step forward for this paper and de
notes a prosperous condition of the
community as well. We appreciate
the many congratulations that have
been extended us by our friends and
patrons. r, -
,King of Paor Penmen,
- The palm for IMeglWllty Is generally
Swarded to the late Horace Greeley,
but In our owl! land' probably Lecky
was king of Impossible penmen.
T There are veteran compositors alive
wl remember, setting up bis "History
of Morals.", Those who could decipher
the manuscript Vere more prized than
their rivals woo took Arabic and Hla
dutitanl Ijt tseir stride.
To master Lecky the men were
allowed to, take home dubious folios
and ponder them tn privacy. They say
Mat the nulfn'r was, ln printing circles,
the best cursed man of the century.
Loridop, Chronicle. . ' f
THANK ATHENA COMMITTEE
FOR RAISING ALUMNI FUND
The Oregon Alumni committee
which sponsored the dance given
some time ago for the benefit of the
University of Oregon Women's build
ing has received a letter of appreci
tion and thanks for the $101 which
was sent in. The letter in part fol
lows: v ' r :
"Every $100 helps immensely both
materially and spiritually in enconr
aging thoBe who are working for the
building. Will you please express
to the members of your committee
as well as to the alumni and offilers
who worked" with you our sincere ap
preciation of their generous efforts.
"You will be interested in know
ing that construction has begun and
is well under way, and we hone to
have the building under cover be
fore the wetweather sets in."
LAY ALL UNDER CONTRIBUTION
Persian Dervishes Demand Alms as a
Right, and Simple People Read
ily Give Up.
A feature of Persian life which Illus
trates the simple and superstitious
nature of the people of the mldenst Is
their tolerance of the dervishes. These
weird, gypsy like beggars Infest ' the
cities and annoy the village folk In
passing from one place to another, ac
cording tp their vows of itinerancy.
These are not the whirling dervishes
of circus fame. Whirling would be loo
energetic a form of worship for the
members of this most ancient leisure
class. Their greatest exertion consists
of walking slowly and blowing a born
to announce their presence.
The dervish of Persia Is known by
his begging bowl, conical cap, animal
skin cape and club. The weapon,
which Is usually a stick driven through
with nails, Is carried conspicuously.
It fact, It seems unpleasantly ready
for use when Its owner calmly de
mands tribute. It Is true that there
Is small danger of Its use,( even If
alms are refused, but a refasal how
ever polite and apologetical, is sure to
arouse the wrath of the dervish. His
vocabulary may be unintelligible, but
the meaning of his threats and proph
ecies Is usually understood. Fellow
citizens of the dervish tribe prefer to
make a gift at any cost In order to
avoid having the wrath of heaven
called down upon them In I he masterly
language of an experienced heaven In
voker. The dervish makes himself useful to
the community honored by his pres
ence by telling fortunes and stories,
reciting prayers, selling charms and
even curing the sick by blowing his
sacred breath on them all In return
for which he turns over to his chief
after deducting a living wage.'
Uncle Sam's keen hunt for concealed
sugar shows that somebody has a
sweet tooth.
Poker chips have gone up until It Is
said to be Impossible to play penny
ante any more.
Somewhere there must be a good
citizen who has not a plan of his own
for saving the railroads.
ctober 23, 1819, will ever be a
significant date in Weston history up
on which its citizens may reflect, in
asmuch as it marked the dedication
of Memorial Hall.1
A recreation cester a sort of Hall
of Happy Hours offering equal enjoy
ment and opportunity was greatly
needed in the community and Its cit
izens conceived the idea of establish
ing such a. structure as a memorial to
the men who served in the recent war,
ahd likewise to be a monument to the
intrepid pioneers who first settled
Umatilla county. So far as Is known,
It is the first memorial of its kind in
the state of Oregon. It is a wise and
worthy one symbolizing service and
beauty, commemorating the offering
and giving of lives in service for oth
ers and the beauty and idealism that
led them forth.
In the afternoon a pleasing picture
show program furnished amusement
and entertainment. At 6:30 p. ni.
everyone was invited, to meet in the
new show room of the Jones & Jones
Hardware establishment and partake
of coffee, hot wienies and sandwich
es. This hour was one of genial fel
lowship Interspersed with joking and
the renewal of old and forming of new
aco,"filntances.
A capacity crowd was present in Jhe
evening to participate ln the dedica
tion ceremonies. Tho hall and rest
rooms were deoorated ln an attrac
time manner, while immense fluffy
yellow and white chrysanthemums,
the gift of the Pendleton Commercial
Club, gave the stage a festive appear
ance. These flowers were later sent
to Mrs. Martha Van Winkle, Mrs.
Mary Banister, Mrs. Sarah McDougal
and John M. OHarra, all pioneers who
were ill and unable to attend the fes
tivities. A large delegation of Pendle
ton business men appeared to share
In the rejoicing, a courtesy muoh ap
preciated by Weston folk. t Tlle fol
lowing program was rendered:
Overture Orchestra.
Address Marvel L. 1 Watts, Presi
dent Umatilla County Pioneer Society.
Vooal Solo Lela G. Baling.
Address H. 3. Warner, of Pendle
ton. Reading Gail Miller Williams.
Motion Picture "The Right to HSp
plneSSi" featuring Dorothy Phillips.
The citizens of this locality are en
tering upon a new phase of existence
in possessing a common meeting
ground of the elders who reclaimed
the county from a wilderness, and the
youth who went out to fight that tho
principles of right and honor might
prevail. The hall will stand' for the
highest in community life, for tho
state cannot be any stronger, or wiser
or more loyal than the sum of Its vil
lages. Great credit Is due Dr. V. D. Watts
for his enthusiasm ahd untiring ef
forts ln behalf of this worthy enter-
prise. HjHH
TRUE TO IDEALS OF HOME
Woman Conductor Would Have No
Mud Tracked Into Elevator That
She Was Running.
She was a fnt, comfortable looking
Irish woman. You could see her put
ting out a good washing or rocking a
baby, but It was hard to believe your
eyes when you snw her running an
elevator at night In on office building.
There she wns, Just the same, And
the little Italian who was scrubbing
the mam hall had left water, quite a
puddle of It, In front of the elevator.
All proceedings were stopped. The
elevator did not run. With arms akim
bo she dressed down the hapless little
man and ordered him back with his
mop. "Come here and clean this up!"
she ordered. "I'll not have folks track
ing water Into my elevator." He came.
Memories of muddy feet on home
scrubbed porches and Immaculate
halls. It was her elevator, not her em
ployer's, when she was running It, and
tracked It should not be.
Here's a toast to home Ideals In
public housekeeping. May they blot
out worse flaws than the mere track
ing of physical dirt I New York
Times.
This paper is in receipt of rather
an important and interesting letter
from Collector Milton A. Miller. It
follows: ' ' ''
"A special drive to locate merch
ants and manufacturers who have
followed erroneons methods in mak
ing their inventories for the taxable
years 1917 and 1918 such methods
tending to rednce tax liability is
about to be made by the Bureau of
Internal revenue.
"In cases of voluntary disclosures
before investigation of failure to
make proper return and payment,
the policy of the bureau, it was
stated, will be to forego penalties
except where there is intentional
evasion of the tax. Where discovery is
made by government officers, pen
alties will apply.
"In some cases inventories have
been found to have been taken
on the basis of average costs, though
it was possible to identify the arti
cles remaining on hand at the inven
tory period and so determine their
exact cost. Others use a fixed aver
age based upon costs of prior years
or fail to include all merchandise to
which they have title in their inven
tory. . .
"All of these methods which hav
the effect of reducing tax liability
are contrary to the regulations of
the bureau . , -00; , .
"A warning issued by the bureau
advises taxpayers who have follow
ed such" methods to file correct re
turns without notice and without in
vestigation. Soma, taxpayers have
voluntarily notified the bureau of the
employment of incorrect methods
and are filing amended returns.
It is only fair to these taxpayers,
the bureau states, thah their com
petitors who have made similar er
rors should be located."
GOT MESSAGE FROM LIGHT
Ancient Knightly Order.
The order of Knights of Danne
brog was established in 1219 by Valde
niar If, according to Danish tradition,
as a memorial of a victory over the
Esthonlans, won by the appearance ln
the sky of a red banner benrlng a
white cross. Historically the order
dates bnck to 1071 when It was found
ed by Christian V. It was originally
restricted to B0 knights and was fam
ily or court decoration. In 1808 It was
made an order of merit by Frederick
VI and Is awarded only for distin
guished sod meritorious services.
The Insignia of the knighthood is
a white enameled Danish cross with
red and gold borders, bearing in the
center the letter W and on the four
arms the Inscription "Gud og Kon
gen" (for God and King). The ribbon
is white with red edging. The rank Is
an honorary one and entitles the recip
ient to use the title "Sir." The rauk
and title are not hereditary.
Famous Man of Letters T HIS of Pe
culiar Effect Simple Happening
Had on Schoolboy, ,a wt
t ' W'av
A friend of mine an old painter,
who went to school in the north of
Scotland described to me his experi
ence. The dominie bad one morning
been particularly drastic in his meth
oils, and this led to great concent-
tion of thought among tho pupils,
while at the seme time It did not tn
the least alter tho usual current of
their1 Ideas. My friend, for instance,
busied himself , as usual, observing
form and color, only with a keener '
lest and, as I have said, a more con
centrated purpose. It waTfcprlng
rooming, and, for the first time that
year, a ray of sunshine came Into tw,,..
room, making a square of yellow light H
on the dusty floor at his feet. It was
only at thnt particular period of the
year such a thing was possible; later
on there would be too many leaves on
the trees, and In winter the sun was
not In that quarter of the heavens. My
friend was an unhappy and anxious
schoolboy, but the events of that morn
ing and the menaces of the dominie,
combined with the sudden sunlight at
his feet, made a new boy of him, and
he looked at the square of brightness
which stirred his heart. He received,
M it were, his mystical message ; and
Some time afterward, leaving school,' :
e became a landscape painter. John
Butler Yeats.
More Than a Sign Post ;
There was once a detective story
written whose point lay In the manner
In which a very familiar figure may
escape observation. In the tale several
persons swore no one had entered
a certain building during a certain
space of time. Afterward it was
provedi that the postman had visited
the place at his accustomed time, but
long habit had rendered him psycho
logically Invisible to the witnesses.
So It Is with the familiar figure
upon our streets. How many times a
day we may pass by the traffic cop,
without perhaps realizing that he is
something more than an animated sign
post, until some act of courtesy awak
ens us to the fact that a "cop" Is sim
ply a man, and a gentleman at that
For, in spite of the many aggravations
that must come during a day of direct
ing traffic, most of these officers re
tain their good temper, and even go
out of their way to assist or direct
some passer-by. Omaha World Herald.
That this fad of wearing wooden
shoes Is not to become generally pop
ular Is the earnest prayer of the man
who lives in the flat directly under
neath. ,