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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-14
NORTHWEST NEWS.

The epidemic OF diphtheria at Ho-
quaim has been checked.
The body of an unknown was found
in the Willamette river at Oregon
City Thursday.
W. F. Mcdonald: an electrician.
was instantly killed by a shock at Sc
attic, Thursday.
J. A. Helmer. of Mt. Hood. was
fined SIS and costs for beating a
horse Wednesday.
An offer is made to the city of
North Yakima to build a $1,000. 900
sugar factory there
During the month of September 43
homestead entries We're filed in the
La Grande land office.
The total taxable property in Ma
rion- county this year is s10.3T3, $50,
or S1.0O0,1s0 than in 1908.
Eugene citizens in mass meeting,
have promised hearty support to the
proposed Willamette valley electric
road.
Albert Dufner was sentenced to Is
years in the penitentiary for criminal
assault on a 15-year-old girl, at Vie
ser, Thursday.
Neil F. Boyle. of Butte, was struck
over the head by a thug Thursday.
The robber struck him because he
had no money in his pocket.
The substitution of oil for wood as
fuel at the Oregon City woolen mills
will throw 5000 additional cords of
wood on the market at that city this
year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-14
PLAY WAS DISAPPOINTING.
''Sign of the Four Was Weak. Al
though Presented by Strong Cast.

THE Sign of the Four" played at
the Frazer last night, was not up TO
the expectations. When DIR. A. Con-
an Doyle wrote the story he produc-
ed a very clever narrative, but who
ever dramatized it produced a some
thing that savors of a play taken from
a paper back of saffron hue.
To make the play realistic the
dramatist causes the cool and calcu-
lating Sherlock Holmes to fall head
over heels in love with the heroine,
while his astute friend, DR.. Watson,
bestows his affections on the daugh-
ter of the detectives housekeeper.
True S. James. who took the part
of Holmes. is several inches shorter
than his friend Watson, while the
short and fat Scotland yard detective
lowered above them both. As actors
Mr.. James and the members of his
company are pleasing entertainers.
but the Sign of the Four" -.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-14
Weidemann's Big Shows.

Weidemann's big shows will open
for a two nights engagement at the
Frazer. commencing Monday, Octo-
Der II. The opening play will be
Dion Boucicault's beautiful six-act
pastoral drama. "The Octoroon," pre-
sented with all the special scenery
electrical effects. etc.
"The Octoroon" is a story of Louis
lana, with a beautiful love story
teaching a moral never to be forgot
ten.
Five high-class vaudeville features
will be introduced between acts, max
ing an almost continual show. The
weidemann company carries its own
band and orchestra, giving a big, free
street parade daily at noon.
Secure your seats early at the usual
place. Popular prices.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-14

1t is a pity that when people reach
the age of discretion they do not stay
there.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-14
800 Reward 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there Is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
In all It's stages. and that ID catarrh.
Halls Catarh Cure Is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being a constitutional disease, re
quires O constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation Of the disease. and giving
the patient strength BY building up the
Its work. The proprietors have 80 much
faith IN Its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that II
falls to cure. Send for list Of testimonials
Address +. J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for eonstipa-
sfion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-14
L|VING COSTS MORE
INCREASE OF 14.71 FER
CENT IN -FOUR YEARS

First Report of Oregon's Labor Com
missioner Shows Interesting Statis-
tics in Actual Living Expenses-
Coal Oil Shows Least F1uctuatiOn
of Any Staple-Cost of Flour Has
Increased 2s.50 Per Cent, and Po-
tatoes 1857 Per Cent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-14
BABY'S eczema
Top Of Head Covered with Scales
Which Peeled off Taking
Hair with Them.
CURED BY CUTICURA
Nov Six Years Old with Thick
Hair and Clean Scalp.
Cure Permanent

"My baby was about six weeks old
when the top Of her head became COW
cred with thick scales. which would
peel and come Oh. taking the hair with
1t. II would soon form again and be a.
bad Is before. / tried several things
and then went to the doctor. He said
Il was Eczema, and prescribed an oint-
ment, which did not do any good. A
friend spoke of Cuticura Soap. / tried
1t and read ON the wrapper about Cuti-
cura Ointment as remedy for Eczema.
bought o box and washed her head In
warm water and Cuticura Soap and
gently combed the scales OF. They did
not come back and her hair grew out
fine and thick. She Is now O year and
MRS. C. W. burgess. Iranistan Ave-.
bridgeport, Conn.,, Feb. 81, 1885,.
Mrs. Burgess writes Feb. 20, 1908:
my baby, who had Eczema very
badly on her head, rs told you before,
after using the Cuticura Remedies was
cured. She Is now six years old and
has thick hair and clean scalp"
Instant relief and refreshing sleep
for skin-tortured babies and rest for
tired, worried mothers IN warm baths
with Cuticura Soap, and gentle anoint-
ings with Cuticura Ointment, purest
Of emollients and greatest Of skin cures.
70 be followed In severe cases by mild
doses Of Cuticura Resolvent. 4his Is
the purest. sweetest, most speedy, per-
manent and economical treatment for
torturing, dishguring, itching. burning,
bleeding, scaly, crusted and pimply skin
and scalp humours, with loss Of hair, Of
infants and children, 10 well as adults.
and Is sure TO succeed when all other
remedies and the best physicians fail.
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-14
Confessions of a Priest.

Rev. John II. Cox of Wake, Ark.
writes: For IL years suffered
from yellow jaundice. consulted a
number Of physicians and tried all
sorts Of medicines, but got no relief.
Then began the use Of Electric Bit
ters and fell that am now cured of
disease that had me in its grasp
for IL years" II you want a reliable
medicine for liver and kidney trouble
stomach disorder or general debility.
get Electric Bitters. It's guaranteed
by Tallman & Co. Only SOC.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-14
HOTEL ARRIVALS
The St. George.

A Seldner and wife. San Francisco
NJ Mayer, San Francisco.
A. Harer, San Francisco.
F. NJ. Gray, San Francisco.
j. W. Stevens and son, Dayton.
VIII Wells, Athena.
!. W. Tate. Athena.
G. S. l. Smith, Grant.
True S. James and wife, New York
James Morrison. New York.
F. W. Counting, New York.
F. C Moynihan. New York.
C. C. COcu. New York.
Mrs. Randolph and children, New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. r. Field, Chicago
William Dunn. Portland.
George Clayton. Portland.
C. NJ. Coe. Seattle.
Nj. H Thomason, Seattle.
W. j. Walters. Denver.
F. W. Blue, Spokane.
George F. Mayer, San Francisco.
A C. Wilson, San Francisco.
H. j. Miner, San Francisco.
j. L. Blalock. Arlington.
j. G. Koontz. Prescott.
j. ]. Burns, Portland.
ID. F. shelton, Victoria.
r. D. Holmes. San Francisco.
p. L. Bascon, Portland.
Henry Boyne. Helix.
S. E. Stare, Helix.
The Bickers.
H. H Drawbridge, Izee.
NJ. Welch. Izee.
Sadie Shell. city.
Walter, Goodrich, New York.
c. s. Coon.
Otto Mieschner. Benson.
G. Nj. Morrison, Adams.
G. H. Southard, Grand Rapids.
]. NJ. Hemphill. Pilot Rock.
Charles W. Reynolds. Freewater.
P. r. Clark. Ritzville.
ID. NJ. Officer Baker City.
w. Hughes, Wasco.
A. Rasch and wife, Seattle.
W. ]. Forrister.
d. Glenn, city.
E. H. Burke, city
Harry Morey, Spokane.
j. H. Ranlston, Adams.
j. A. Smith, city.
Martin Wilson. city.
j. B. Gorton, Freewater.
The PendIeton.
c. W. Officer. John Day.
F. E. Ramsey, Portland.
Mrs. Frank Green, DAYTON.
Miss Green, Dayton.
w. NJ. Donohue, Kansas City.
Z. 5. Harrison, John Day.
W. ID. Officer, John Day.
Ray 5. Parker, Cincinnati.
Miss Carrie LeMoyne, New York.
Mrs NJ. E. Paddock, Los Angeles.
Miss Paddock, Los Angeles.
F. ]. PenfOurd. New York.
A. d. Chase, Portland.
Tom 5. James and wife, New York.
J. L. CrOnan, Portland.
j. II. Morrison, Jr., New York.
A. Oppenheimer, San Francisco.
o. 5. Reyser, Minneapolis.
Frank Spike. Echo.
l. NJ. Mills, Tupler.
. c. Grant. Spokane.
Charles E. Daley Newark.
G. H. Southard, Grand Rapids.
Mrs. E. E. Lacy. Heppner
Mrs. Belle Lalande, Weston.
p NJ. Nevins. Seattle.
G. McCully Spokane.
Z. Bragdon, Portland.
F. f. Winn, san Francisco.
NJ. H. Patton, Spokane.
G. j. McEvoy, Starbuck.
c. j. Freese, Walla Walla.
Isaac Grab, Chicago.
1t is a pity that when people reach
he age of discretion they do not stay
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-14

II you are looking for wheat land
or stock ranches. come and see us.
We have some OF the best PROPOSE
tions ever offered for sale In Eastern
Oregon We have just listed some
very desirable city property at low
prices.
z. T. WADE q SON.
Office z. o. Building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-14

II you cannot please yourself. you
viii never be able to please anyone
else
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-09
JAP STRUGGLES HARD
 WITH AN AMERICAN SAW
BY DOLLY PING.

she has seen is the demonstration by the government of the matching of salmon fish from the tiny pea-shaped pink eggs to the minnows that go swimming about by the thousands. For myself, doubt if l could pick out any one thing and say it was the most interesting thing have seen at the fair Among the most won- derful things to me are the wireless telegraph mechanisms, by which mes- sages are sent through the air without wires, the "telautograph," by which message is sent and reproduced at the other end of the wire in your own hand writing, exactly the same as you wrote 1t; and the 'radiophone," sort of wire less telephone which actually sends mes- sages along a beam of light This Ira diophone" delights hundreds of visitors every day. You enter a little booth and speak in a mirror which throws an in- tense beam of light to a distant mirror and through some mysterious property of the metal selevum the sounds of your voice are actually conveyed to tele- phonic receiver near the mirror.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-09
TENNESSEE COAL AND IRON.
Benefited by the Improvement In De-
 nana for Iron.

From the Wall Street Journal.
 A director of Tennessee Coal & Iron says: 'If the improvement in the iron and steel business has come to stay, I predict that our earnings will be large enough to justify paying dividends on our common stock some time in 1905."
 This remark is significant as it was only about three months ago when an at mosphere of pessimism pervaded Tennes- see Coal & Iron headquarters caused by the unflvorable condition of the iron and steel market
 Since that time. however. there has been a marked change for the better in the demand for iron and the price has advanced from round 80 per ton for pig iron to SIP CT ton. The companys pig iron capacity Is approximately TOO, 900 tons per year.
 While the iron business has improved the company is hampered by the miners 8 strike in the Birmingham region Part of the mines are running, but the compa- ny Is by no means getting out normal output and it will be probably several months before all the company's mines will be in full operation with non-union miners. The company is divorced from the United Mine Workers Union, and as result many of the union miners have sought employment elsewhere
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-09
Result ot the Election.

The expected has happened. The republican prophets foresaw the result, and President Roosevelt secures a term of his own.
 It is perhaps too early to analyze the result-too early to say just how it happened, but it is plain that an inn mense campaign fund gathered from tariff-bred trusts enabled the republi- can managers to gather in the floaters who in the doubtful states, especially in the big cities, are numerous and al most controlling.
 The floater was perhaps reinforced by the timid business man, who was led to believe that in some way a political change of a postmaster here and there would disarrange the mar kets, break down prices and paralyze business. The proposition was ridicu lous, and yet in tho contested states many otherwise clear-headed business men yielded themselves to 1t, and. stayed away from the polls.
 Beyond that was the difficulty of reconstituting the party-of calling back the men who voted the republi- can tickets in 1896 and 1900-of in- ducing the over faithful adherents of MT. Bryan to go to the polls. The im- pression must arise in the mind of every student of the returns that the party has not yet come into it's own.
 Four more years, it Is plain, are needed to overcome the rupture of 1896 and 1900. Four more years are needed in which to explain the evils of Ding leyism and trust campaign subscrip- tions. It can at least be said this morning that the democratic party is getting 8 discipline that will yet put 1t on it's feet, and the hope of a consoli- dated, efficient and aggressive party in 1908 must not be abandoned. De- feat is not pleasant, but defeat in the defense of just and honest tariff, of government in the islands with the of the governed, of a govern ment at home economically admins tered, of campaign funds drawn from individuals only-in short, of demo- cratic principles is not a defeat that We need be ashamed of It means bet ter things in the years to come, and we must te content with 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-09
Status of the Black Sea Fleet

The Baltic fleet is in the Mediter- ranean, and it Is stated that 1t will there await the coming out of the Black sea fleet. According to the Statesman's Year Book, the latter con. sists of one battleship of the first rate, or fighting power, and two building; one battleship of the second rate; two of the third rate; five of the fourth rate; two cruisers of the fifth rate, and two of the seventh rate building; four torpedo boats; six destroyers and seven building. Nineteen effective war vessels of the various classes, and thirteen in p-ocess of construction, constitute the fleet now bottled up in the Black sea.
 If this flee, could be added to the Baltic fleet the array would indeed be considerable, but it cannot be done if the treaty of London, made in 1871, is to be respected. By the treaty of Lon don Russia may maintain fleet in the Black sea, but not one of them can pass out of that sea either in peace or war England, Russia, Turkey, Ger many, Austria and Italy guarantee the maintenance of the treaty in question. Turkey has no power to let Russian warships pass through the Dardanelles.
 The vessels that came out of the Black sea to operate in the Red sen came out flying commercial flag, and once out they raised the Russian flag. The Berlin treaty of 1878 did not change the terms of the treaty of Lon don, and under tEe public law of Flu roe no Russian warship can pass the Dardanelles. England will doubtless see that the treaty of London is main tained, and Russia will not be apt to court widespread entanglements by re- pudiating her own treaty obligations of 1871. The Black sea fleet will stay in the Black sea-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-09
Ianan's SunerioritY.

Prof. Julius D. Dreher, writing to the Columbia State, says life is much safer in Japan than in South Carolina. Twelve times as many homicides are tried in South Carolina than in Japan, and Professor Dreher says every one knows that many southern homioides never find their way into court. In short. life is secure in Japan, and in- secure in South Carolina
 It should not be assumed that life is less insecure in South Carolina than in the other cotton states. There is no material differences among those states, and Professor Dreher urges the formation of county law and order leagues, believing that in that way the public conscience can be aroused. The newspape~- are doing their duty in calling for a return of the supremacy of law, but the newspapers do mol reach all people. Assistance is needed and Professor Dreher thinks the time is ripe for organized efforts in every county. Every county needs law and-order league with as many branches as the local situation may call for.
 Professor Dreher desires to bring his own state and other southern states up to the Japanese standard. Life is as secure in Japan IS 1t is in England or Germany, or Russia for that matter. In order to reach all the people we must have, as MT. Dreher suggests, To- cal law-and-order organizations, and Alabama should not let South Carolina outrun her in :. general effort to re- establish the supremacy of law and the sacredness of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-09
Esst Alabama.

''The cotton crop of eastern Alabama promises to exceed that of last year, ' said a citizen from that section yestar- day. "So far the amount of cotton mar keted In LaFayette and Opelika has been somewhat In excess of that of last sea- son. In Chambers county the yield seems to be especially good, and I predict that in LaFayette all previous records will be broken.
 Another thing, Chambers has a num- Der of cotton mills which consume the greater portion of the cotton raised in that county. The two large mills at Lanett, the one at Langdale and the one at Riverdale consume in the aggre- gate something like 200 bales of cotton a day. These mills give employment to over 5000 operatives, and are great feeders for the country In which they are situated. The firm price of the cotton goods is making the industries paying invest ment In Chambers county there Is law which exempts the company from all tax ation provided they double their capital every five years So far the Lanett has doubled its capacity every five years. and thereby escapes paying taxes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-09
IN HOTEL LOBBlEs
The Circus Issue.

ne OiTVbo
 Before deciding who my h1s'a'. shall vote for in the mayoralty elee'on I must first find out which candidate is In favor of allowing clrcnses to e0'1s Birmingham" said a wife Of pfo'i' nent citizen yesterday.
 T have some little children coming "p and should regret very much to see them grow up without having %ilnesssu s,a a genuine old circus, with a nspass..s s.s and full retlnue of clowns. nose talked to several of the candldates - - the matter. but so far none or them seem disposed to commit themseiFes oil the subject Until one of them does de- @ clare his position on this question | VII not allow my husband to vote. | KID" many other women who hold the same views. and I believe the candidate who comes out with circus plank In nis platform will surely win. As | unoer- stand it, the candidates have no issue oi any kind, and a campaign without platform Is a very slow affair. am' therefore, heartily in favor or urging some candidate to take up the eiieus 's sue and make a fight on it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-09

the reports, however, admitting the possibility of such absorptions in "the distant future" but denying them as to ''the near future" This leaves the subject wide open, and no one can say what a day will bring forth.
 The steel trust is charged with desire to absorb the Colorado Fuel and Iron company also. It has no plant west of Chicago, and the ownership of the Colorado concern would enable 1t to save money in transportation rates. It has no mill or furnace south of the Ohio river, and it is well known that the Republic Iron and Steel company could be purchased. The absorption ot the Republic and the Colorado prop critics is considered more probable than the taking over of Lackawanna. which is firmly held and controlled. The last-named bears a tag with big figures on it.
 Wall street is in a condition to re- ceive and repeat consolidation stories. There may therefore bc no more in the current stories than a desire to bull stocks, and the public is not interested in stock promotion schemes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-09
SIDE LIGHTS ON HISTORY.
rom Inc Chicago Journal.

From the Chicago Journal.
 'Bismarcl," said the old Emperor wil- liam to his minister one day after dis pute, you are certainly an iron chan cellor"
 Why. your majesty" asked the prince. do you call me that?'
 Because" replied the aged monarch. 'every time you get hot you loose your temper"
 And history has acknowledged the jus tice of the description.
 Henry VIII was getting tired of Queen Catherine. and was thinking about Annie Boleyn.
 Yes" he unused. "it will shock some people. but ! agree with George Mere dith that marriage should be limited.
 Whereu. on he made arrangements for the execution.
 Not drum was heard, nor funeral note as Sir John Moore's corse to the rampant was hurled.
 T don't see," the~corse reflected. why they are in such rush. l am going to stay dead"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-09

T. LOUIS. November 7.-(Special.) NN The otLer day while walking V through the Japanese section of the Forestry building we saw Jap car penter wrestling with an American saw. It was one of the funniest sights of the exposition. He was trying to saw a board in two and instead of doing it the way they do in Japan he was trying his best to initiate an American carpenter.
 It is this initiative faculty of the Japs, indeed, that makes them by far the most interesting people at the fair. The efforts of the Igorrotes and the Moros to talk English are funny enough, but not half so funny as the performances of the Japs when they get hold of Ameri- can tools. The Jap could pull the saw toward him easy enough-they pull ev- erything toward them in Japan-but when it came to pushing it the saw doubled up, the Jap struggled and grew red in the face and looked as though he wanted to swear, and as there are no swear words in the Japanese lan- guage he naturally would have to swear in English. But he finally cut the board in two, after much laborious puffing and struggling, and he surveyed the results with much satisfaction. While he was doing this one of the beavers in the pool near by could have built one of his dome shaped houses, divided into two compart- ments, and he would have done It quiet ly, smoothly and without any euss- words. A,s rd DiDeQS as belonging to a higher order of inteiil- gence than the quadrupeds.
 I am told that the Jap carpenter puiis or draws the plane, saw, and every oth- CT tool toward him. The idea or pushlns or showing A tool along has never oc- cured to him. And yet no race IS ac- ouiring the Idea of American push so rapidly as the Jananese. The Japs are pusbing hard to make up for lost time, and even now are engaged in desperate struggle to push Russia off the map.
 John and Jane and I are having some difficulty in deciding which are the most interesting sights we have seen thus far at the fair We took a vote on it last night. Of course John voted in favor of the airships at once, but when we con- fined him to the exhibit palaces he was inclined to regard the big revolving and running locomotive in the center of the Transportation building as the most impressive sight, although he was very much interested in the making of elec- tric incandescent lamps, the whole pro- cess of which is shown in the Electrici- ty building. It was the first time I ever l of the glass globules before they are sealed up ready for use. No wonder they Ego off with a loud explosion when they are accidentally hit with something The work of making these wonderful lit tie lamps embraces about fifteen pro- cesses, all done by the skillful and delft fingers of women and all presented in such a way as to be plainly seen by Worlds fair visitors.
 Jane thinks the most interesting thing