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HE UNWELCOME GUEST NOTICE. ^ 70 HOUSE OF FOES By JACK LAWTON. CARRIES LEAGUE HI8 OF HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON: HERMISTON BATTLE NATIONS FOR INTO The married life of Beatrice and Billy had been ideally happy. But HOME OF HI8 ENEMIES. when he entered the little flat one day and gave to Beatrice a letter, Billie’s manner was constrained. “It’s from aunt,” he explained terse- I GIVES COST OF GREAT WAR ly, “wants to come and visit us." “Not." Beatrice sai, “your Aunt | Informs Them of Lives and Treasure Drusilla, Billy?” Poured Out to Save “Being that Aunt Drusilla is the Civilization. only aunt I possess, it is naturally herself.” His tone was pettish. Beatrice’s soft eyes filled with tears. (By Mt. Clemens News Bureau) “But Billy,” she protested, “we Just Aboard President Wilson’s Special can't have her. We’ve been so bliss ful alone. Your father has always train—Carrying his war against those held up this sister of his as a para who oppose the adoption by the Uni gon housekeeper. You know how very ted States of the peace treaty and the particular your mother says she was covenant of the League of Nations in about—everything. She’s unmarried, to their households. President Wilson of course, and will criticize me, and last week invaded California. my lack of system, and oh ! you And there, where the question on needn't tell me—” as Billy ventured a which league opponents have ham remonstrance—“I know that exem mered the hardest, that of Shan Tung— plary kind of woman. She will be the is of most Interes., the president found snake In our Eden.” the same enthusiasm among the peo Beatrice caught herself up. “How ple for peace and for Insurance long Is she going to stay, Billy?” against future wars. The people want The young husband avoided his the long controversy ended. They wife’s aggrieved eyes. want this country to be able to again "About a month, she says,” he re- turn its undivided attention to social, plied. economic and industrial development Beatrice stiffened defiantly. Their leaders may not feel this way. “Well, she won’t stay a month but judging from the expressions here,” she said. which met the president on every side. "Aunt Drusilla writes,” Billy sug The leaders have overstepped the gested, "that she is longing to meet limits of the peoples patience in their her new niece. She hasn’t seen me stubborn determination to force a since I was almost a kid. She was change In the great document. going to be married then, I remember, Must Take This League. but something broke It off." “Her own exacting disposition prob “We must take this League of Na- ably." Beatrice spitefully remarked. tions,” said the president, "for there "That's not quite fair of you,” Billy is no way in which another can be defended. His wife smiled. obtained without compelling recon "You see," she said, "she's begin sideration by the powers. And It ning to make trouble between us al- would sit very ill upon my stomach to ready." take It back to Germany for considera Trouble Indeed seemed to fall to tion." Billy’s lot. Mentally he blamed the "All over the world people are look aunt who insisted upon thrusting her ing to us with confidence our rivals presence where the presence of two, along with the weaker nations. I pray was all sufficient. And upon the day God that the gentlemen who are de of Aunt Drusilla's arrival Beatrice laying this thing may presently see It fell III. in a different light" In vain Billy telephoned various Germany, I he president declared, is women helpers. The helpers were taking new courage from our delay in busy. As a lust resort, and though ratifying the treaty and her news his pocketbook could 111 afford It, Billy papers and public men were again be sought a nurse's agency. No nurse could be promised within three days coming arrogantly out-spoken. Deeply impressive were the figures at least. And though the malady from of the cost of the late war, in lives which Beatrice suffered was not necessarily serious, the doctor assured and dollars. It was the first time that him that she must have immediate tho official statistics have been made public and the tremendous totals care. Billy himself prepared his wife's shocked the president’s audiences. breakfast coffee before he went to Shows Cost of World War. meet the Inevitable Aunt Drusilla, and “The war.” said President Wilson, Beatrice made a face over the coffee. "It's horrid.” she said, ungracious cost Great Britain and and her Do ly, "and you must insist upon taking mains $38,000,000,000; France $26,000, your aunt to a hotel. She can't stay 000,000; the United States $22,000,- here now. You see that—" The 000,000; Russia $18,000,000,000; Italy voice ended In an Invalid's wall. $13,000,000,000 and a total. Including the expenditures of Japan, Belgium Billy hurriedly beat a retreat. Billy considered his problems as he and other small countries, of $123,000,- hurried his little car toward the sta- C00.000. “It cost the Central Powers as fol Hon. and when he saw his waiting and half-forgotten aunt, his perplexity lows: Germany $39,000,000,000; Aus- rla-Hungary, $21,000,000,000; Turkey grew. Here was not n quiet old body to be and Bulgaria $3,000,000,000. “The United States," the president lightly disposed of, but a smiling and assured person In pleasing attire, her aid, “spent one million dollars an shrewd eyes twinkling at his from be- hour night and day for two years In Its struggle to save civilization. All neath waving hair. “My dear boy!" she cried, putting this, however, fades into insigni tho deaths by forth her gloved hand In greeting. ficance when Then, after his very brief response, battle are considered,” declared president, Russia gave 1,- an awful thing happened to Billy. the Stooping In hurried embarrassment to 700,000 men; Germany 1,600,000; start the car's engine, .the handle France 1,380,000; Great Britain 900,- wrenched Itself suddenly free from >00; Italy 364,000; the United States his grasp to deal him a terrible blo 50,300. In all, almost 7,500.000 men Billy, white with pain, knew what perished in the great struggle, or afterward proved to be true—that his 1,500,000 more men than died in all of arm was broken. the wars of the previous 100 years. It was Aunt Drusilla who gently Should Remember Recent Horrors. forced him Into the ear, and her tom- "These are terrible facts, and we petent self at the wheel, took him where prompt aid could be found. ought nover to forget them. We went When the doctor had bandaged Billy into this war to do a thing that was Into relief, Aunt Drusilla continued to fundamental for the world and what I drive the ear home. have come out on this Journey for is White lipped and weak. Billy man- to determine whether the country has aged to tell his aunt of his young forgotten or not I have found out. wife's illness and of their now help- The country has not forgotten and it less plight. Apologetically he sug will never permit any who stands gested a hotel as her own temporary in the way of the fulfillment of our refuge. great pledges, ever to forget the sor Aunt Drusilla good humoredly waved rowful day he made the attempt" his suggestion aside. Arbitration and discussion, the pres “t wondered." she said laughingly, ident pointed out must replace force "why It was borne forcibly upon me of arms in the settlement of world that 1 must spend a month with you; controversies. Constantly he dwells now I know !" upon the fact that all the nations in Beatrice's first Intimation of her un- the League agree to do one of two welcome guest was when a sweet- things, first to submit their differences faced woman bent sympathetically to arbitration, in which case they over her bed, proffering, as she intro agree to abide by the decision ren duced herself, an invitingly arranged dered, or. if unwilling to arbitrate, to luncheon tray. have their case discussed by the Coun "Billy has had an injury to his arm." cil of the League, in which case six the new aunt Informed her, "and I months is granted for discussion. have made him comfortable upon the Three months must elapse following couch. the result of this last step in arbitra "Now. sit up dearie, and let us get tion before the nation concerned can acquainted while you sample my cook- declare war. Ing. I am so glad that I happened to Holds Out Hope for Ireland. come where I’m needed." The blue eyes twinkled through their glasses The president took advantage of | "I'm going to have such a lovely time,” , questions propounded by the San Fran- Aunt Drusilla said, "fixing you and cisco Labor Council to give the infer Billy up." ence that he believes Ireland can bring “Oh ! we must not impose—" began her case before the League of Nations Beatrice. But the little aunt silenced for settlement when the League is her with a smile. "My dear!” she exclaimed, “this lit actually in existence. Shan Tang, he declared, will bo re tle service will be my pleasure. I am turned to China. Japan, he said, had so glad that t came." Impulsively Beatrice held out her given her solemn pledge to that effect And with the League of Nations tn arms. “I am glad, too.” she said, her eyes force, said the president, we ran. if occasion arises, stand forth and say. met the older woman’s honestly. “This shall be done.” (Copyright, tsi*. Western Rewspaner Union) Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the West Ex tension Irrigation District in Mor row and Umatilla Counties did on the first Tuesday in September, 1919, at a meeting of said Board, held at the offices of The United Stated Reclamation Service in Her miston, Oregon, made a computa tion of the whole amount of money necessary to be raised by said Dis trict for the ensuing year for any and all purposes whatsoever in car rying out the provisions of the irri gation district law of the State of Oregon; which computation inclu des the following items, to-wit: Operation and Maintenance. $15,000 Construction, $12,000. Organization and Maintenance of District, $2,825. Which amounts shall be and con stitute an asse.wment upon all the land included in said District as provided for in said irrigation dis trict law. Notice is further given that said Board of Directors acting as a Board of Equalization will meet for the purpose of reviewing and correct ing the assessments and apportion ment of taxes as in said law pro vided on the first Tuesday in Octo ber, 1919, at the U. S. Reclamation office in Hermiston, Oregon, at the hour of ten o’clock a. m.. and con tinue in session from day to day as long as may be necessary to hear and determine any objections by any interested persons to the assessments and apportionment thereof and any other matters connected therewith that may come before them, and the Board shall change its assessment and the apportionment thereof and the list and the record of the same as to irrigable acreage, description, etc., in any respect and in such man ner as may be necessary to make the same Just and in accordance with the facts. A duplicate list or record of said assessments and apportion ments giving the description of the ownerships or holdings of each per- ion. firm or corporation therein as sessed or apportrioned has been pre pared. one of which is a permanent ecord in the office of said Board at Hermiston, Oregon, and may be seen upon inquiry of the Project Mana ger of the Umatilla Project at said office. Done and dated at Hermiston, Oregon, by order of the Board of DU lectors of said District this Second lay of September, 1919. 13-20-27 J. G. CAMP, Secretry. Notice for Publication. Department of the Interior, U. S Land Office at La Grande, Ore gon, Sept. 17, 1919, Notice is hereby given that Henry M. Hubbard, of Echo, Oregon, who, n May 3rd. 1916, made Homestead Intry, No. 015830, for E1 Section 20. Township 3 N, Range 27 E. Willamette Meridian, has filed no- tice of intention to make three-year Proof, to establish claim to the land bove desribed before W. J. Warner, U. S. Land Commissioner, at Her- ■liston, Oregon, on the 3rd day of November, 1919. Claimant names as witnesses: eorge Pullar, John Prillar, Sher- man Nelson, S. C. Cummings, all of cho, Oregon. '. 20. C. S. DUNN, Register. Unique Philippine Fruits. There have been found in the Phil ippines two fruits entirely unknown to Europe, and even to America. One of these is the durian, which grows oti a lofty tree somewhat resembling an elm. is about as large as a coco- nut, has a shiny shell and contains a creamy pulp which combines some of the flavors of delicious custard with those of a fine cheese. Ameri- can soldiers In the Philippines dub bed the durinn the “vegetable IIm- burger." The other rare fruit Is the mangosteen, but the exquisitely fla vored liquid It contains has not yet been successfully preserved for ship- ping. • What They Sigh HEX ME NOU WADE ‘ROUND w THE \NK FOUNTAIN AN TEN GO FER A STROLL ON E Boss’s DESK. *ve 61000 FER P. 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