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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-13
ALL FOR A PAIR OF BOOTS.

An acre of ground can't run away;
1t can't burn up or down; 1t can't be
stolen or hidden away out of sight;
1t epresents-generally speaking
the most solid substantial and per-
manent investment possible. Most of
the great historic fortunes are based
on land. Never did fairy godmother.
with limitless power to pluck dia-
monds and gold out of the thin air.
bestow on her prime favorite such
riches as have followed early invest
ment in real estate on the sites of the
magic. overnight. commercial capi-
tails of America. And yet
Grope your way carefully down
into the underground cells below the
Harrison street police station in Chi
cago, and you will find a gray-haired
turnkey. still on duty in his sturdy
seventies. His own father traded a
tract of land which includes a large
part of the present downtown busi-
ness section of that congested city, for
a pair of country-made, cowhide
boots. Today the land exchanged
for these boots is assessed at more
than $100,000,000. 1t is worth at
least five times that amount. The
seven-league boots of legend are most
inconsequential footgear after that
Saturday Evening Post.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-13
LICENSING GAMBLING.

Some of the papers of Montana re-
iterate the fact that linen will gam
BILE" as an argument that what men
will do should be licensed. The puer-
ility of this attitude expresses itself
Men win commit murder, therefore
we shall issue tax tags authorizing
the act of manslaughter. Men will
beat their wives; therefore there shall
be an official permit, uttered at a
price. for the practice Of wife-beating.
The scheme to license gambling
falls of its own weight. The law pro-
hibits public gaming. Just as 1t pro-
hibits murder, incest, harlotry. disor-
der, cruelty. fraud. seduction, for
gerry. abuse of dumb animals and lar
ceny. Humanity, with remarkable
perversity, continues to indulge in all
Of these misdeeds. Men will muir
der, engage in lechery. fight, perse-
cute, cheat, seduce and swindle. BY
the same line of reasoning which ar
gues that gambling should be IL
censed because linen will gamble, ]"
we should license all Of the vicious
habits enumerated.
Because a vice is broadcast and
inescapable. are we to foster II by
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-13

On Wednesday, February Is, the
reduced homeseeker rates from the
East to the Pacific Northwest go into
effect. The year 1905 promises to
witness a phenomenal westward rush
owing to the attraction of the Lewis
and Clark fair and the opportunity
to secure homes in the West. What
has Pendleton or Umatilla county
done to attract any portion of this
travel? Surely, bona fide settlers
with money to invest, are yet needed
in this county. Thousands of acres
of available land of various val'les
await the energetic homeseeker. who
will engage in diversified farming.
AT Echo, Milton. Hudson Bay. and
various irrigated districts are hund-
reds of acres of irrigated land that
can be bought at reasonable prices.
and which will yield handsome in
comes from diversified farming.
The best era of prosperity has not
yet arrived in Umatilla county. With
in five years, If present tendencies
continue, dairy farms, fruit tracts and
other small industries will be univer-
sally successful in this county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-13

warrants of law? The advocates of
gambling licenses say that the state
needs the money. What money?
Money for the procuration of evil
privileges? 1t needs money. Very
well. Shall it enter into the business
of paid panderer to bawdy houses? 1t
needs money. Shall 1t traffic in hu-
man souls and become a fence for
the pawns of crime?
1t is incredible that the question of
licensing promiscuous gambling
should be advanced in a twentieth
century community. The question of
a license for grave-robbing. or the
rights of porch climbers, pickpockets.
horse thieves and three-card monte
experts might as well be discussed.
Enforce the law we have, or abolish
it. Don't suggest that the state graN
off its own parasites. Abolish gam
bling by law II you will. Sandbag it
for tithes? Rats!-Helena Indepen-
dent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-13
THE MITCHELL FINALE.

In the limelight of Judge Tanner
honest confession, how utterly abb
surd now seems Mitchelrs mock
heroic speech on the floor of the SEN
ate, and the whitewashing resolution
OF the Oregon Legislature.
Could any attempt at vindication
have more disgusting finale than
this?
Did ever an honest confession so
completely wreck a scheme of bogus
defenses before?
There can be no cry of 'persecu-
tion" now. There can be no charge
of maliciousness against Senator
Mitchell. in this last fatal blow.
Bowed down under the shame and
chagrin of his guilt, and forced by
the very instincts of his better nature
to make clean breast of the whole
affair. Judge Tanners confession
comes like a thunderbolt in the camp
of Mitchell's defenders.
The last hope of the senator is
swept away. The utter dishonesty of
the attempts made by Mitchell and
Tanner to ward off the impending
verdict of guilty" now gives added
proof that every charge against SEN
ator Mitchell must be true, with per-
haps dozens of other acts equally as
unlawful, which. for want of investi-
cation. may go unwhipped.
II the people of Oregon could get
down to the bottom facts and learn
the inner reasons for the 80 years
delay of the Cello canal, Senator
Mitchell. the avowed friend of the
state, might be deeply involved i'm this
crime against Oregon. However, one
case at a time is sufficient to occupy
the senator's attention.
The only wonder I'm the minds of
the people is that this finale has been
so long delayed. And yet. in view OF
blind partisanism which often winks
at questionable acts on the part of its
devotees. it is not strange.
Thanks TO the Roosevelt admins
tration. which has no respect for high
titles, big salaries nor corrupt parti-
san "heelers." official rottenness is
being severely treated. Machen, the
postal thief, is now wearing stripes.
Hermann is standing in the shadow
of the prison and Senator Mitchell is
at least so badly scared that If he
escapes he will be good the remain
der of his life.
This Oregon tragedy will serve as
an example for other states and
statesmen.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-13

laws by clauses which. while defining
the limits i'm miles per hour, also
prohibit any rate of speed greater
than is reasonable and proper, hav-
ing regard to the traffic and use of
the highway" Thus the rate of a
mile in six minutes is the lowest
required in the streets of New York:
yet the conditions which surround the
environments of motor car in that
city's narrow business thoroughfares
would often render him who drives
a mile in 10 minutes. technically as
well as morally. violator of the law.
on the other hand. most motorists
assert, and with right. that on a
country road without crossings and
with no other vehicle or pedestrian
i'm sight, speed of 40 miles per hour
is as lawful as the legal rate of 20.
Conditions make laws; conditions
also. in the minds of unprecedented
jurors, excuse the violation of them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-13

The ST. Petersburg army organ
publishes official statistics of Field
Marshal Oyama's forces based on the
regimental numbers on the uniforms
of the Japanese killed during the en-
gagements with General Kuropatkin's S
forces. According to the report, Gem
eral Kuroki, commanding the Japan
ese right has 76 battallons. IL squad
rons and 800 gups-about $4,000
men. besides 20 to 80 reserve battal-
ions. General Nodzu, commanding
the center, has so battalions, six
squadrons and 1913 guns, or $1,000
men. General Oku, commanding the
left, including General Nogi's forces,
has 9S battalions, 23 squadrons and
S42 guns, or 10000 men. The num-
ber of reservists with Generals Nod
zu and Oku is unknown The total of
Field Marshal Oyamas regular troops
is placed at 265.OOO cavalry and in
fantry and $50 guns. The total num-
ber of reservists is probably 100000.
Military men estimate General Kuro-
patkin's superiority at about $4,000
men. without including the 18th army
corps, which is not yet in the Far
East.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-13

In some localities the authorities
have so far violated the law of the
land. not writ in books but in the
history of our Anglo-saxon race, as
to prohibit men in motor cars from
using the public ways. that are Sc
much theirs as their horse-drivine
neighbors'. says Leslie's Weekly
This matter of environment. too. ia
recognized in the midst of our motor
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-13

The French government has serv-
ed notice on the Sultan of Turkey
that unless the duly allowed claims of
France against his government are
at once settled that the French am
bassador win be recalled and trouble
will begin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-13
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-13
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Under the directI01
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-26

FIFTY-F1RST STREET. -Huberth 4 Gabel.
in connection with Philip A, Smyfh. have
sold for the various owners the three three
story and basement private houses at
Nos. as. 40 and AZ East Fifty-frst street.
on plot 54GHlOo.
THIRTEENTH STREET. james j. Etching
ham has sold for Thomas +. Bardon. TO a
client OF Joshua " Jones & Co. No. III
West Thirteenth street, a three story and
basement dwelling on lot 2Oxi03.3.
i5lSr STREET The Broadway Reliance
Realty Company has purchased the plot Of
eight lots lOOK2OO. on the north side OF i5ist
street. about rs feet west OF Broadway.
and running through 10 i52d street.
AUDUBON AVENUE Schneider 4 Bach
rAch have bought the plot at tho southeast
corner of Audubon avenue and l60th street.
90Ng5.
for Cohen Glauber tho northeast corner
OF i46th street and College avenue, a plot.
icoNi5ox irregular; also for Lien Quinn.
three lots IN Sherman Park, 7jNlOo
ia3D STREET Pooher b Co. have sold
for Sylvester u Mcguire 10 Mary T.. Null
vihnl No - East l21d street. four story
fiat on lot iSgr1OOll.
i27TH. STREET William P Mhngnm has
resold TO a builder for Improvement tho
property at Nos. 1911 Fast l27th street.
on plot &sNi0O.
THIRTY SECOND STREET BREASTED Good
man 4 Hershneld have sold for the e. W
George estate 70 Potter 4 Bro. Nos %
and q West Thrty-second street. two
i've story dwellings. on plot 50Ias Q.
has sold for Mrs Mary Davidson 90 a client
No. 10 East Fifty-siXth street a -four story
dwelling on lot 2iDiO05
SI&TN-SENENTH STREET R H. Roths-
child has sold No. East Siyty-seveuth
street. a four story and basement dwell
Ing. on lot 27XiO0.5X3s liN irregular The
parcel Is $50 feet cast 81 Fifth avenue
SIATY-THIRD STREET Edgar = Hold
ridge has sold for the Elizabeth " Aldrich
estate plot Of sixteen lots on the north
side Of Sixiy-third street. running through
fN-fn fngf m .B.aI
street, i2s feet east of West End avenue
70 an Investor who will improve the proper
~ with modern tenements. The invest
ment VIII aggregate about 500 900. The
plot adj olns large parcel owned by Senator
William a. Clark
MANHATTAN AVENUE Beethoven Eng
lander has sold Tie block bounded by Man
haitian and Columbus avenues. lOsth and
10th streets.
BROADWAY August Klipsteln has sold
10 Lowenfeld A Prayer the northeast cor
ner OF Broadway and l4Oth street. iOoxiOo
18TH STREET. H Weisstock has sold for
Robert Arnsteln the plot seKio0 on the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-26
CRICKETERS AT DINNER.
Old Timers Turn OUT In Large Numbers
for Annual Meeting.

Old time cricketers In large numbers ut
tended the annual meeting and dinner OF the
New York Veteran Cricketers' Association.
held at Mouquin's. Henry Martin presided.
and among those present were David A.
Munro : f. Hosford ". H. Rutly T g..
Clarke, Harry Manley. George Barnes. Capt.
I L. White and Waiter +. keenan, and y.
Adamson of Philadelphia.
The election Of Officers resulted as follows
President. Henry Martin, yice-presdents,
V II Rutlv and =. + iosford. secretary and
treasurer W. Fenwick captain, 4. j Grant
Cook vice-captain DR.. + Brendou. executive
committee. r. i O'Reiiy. II o. Scale and
inactive membership in both the Metropolitan
District Cricket League and New York Cricket
Association Henry Martin. w. II. Rutly
and ". fenwck wore appointed delegates
TO both organizations,
The Manhattan Cricket Club has elected
the following officers for the ensuing season:
President. +. Fit EbbOn, vice-presidents
y Nickers and + j Prendergast, secretary.
w Adam, 81 BurlinC slip, New York. treas
urcr. J. McGuGle. captain, c. NJ. Smith; vice.
team. A. W. Cherrngton vice-captan. f.
Newsom. dele gates 10 Metropolitan District
Cricket Lea ne. ". Adams, c. VI Smith
". g. Wharton delegate to New York Cricket
Association. ", Adam. A. " Cherrlngton and
J.. NcYsom.
The club means to inaugurate n campaign
OF activity to maze up for the apathy which
ha. excited for some time
The Essex County Cricket Club OF Newark
has elected tho following officers President.
and John Hollns: corresponding secretary.
T. Birch. financial secretary W Barren;
treasurer, j. b. Flannery; captain. r L.
White. vice-captain. f. Birch captain team.
p. j Heath: delegates 70 New York Cricket
Association, F. Birch, W Fndon and (. G.
BatIglv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-26
DIR. DE FORESTS POLICE TRIAL.
No Evidence That lie Did Not Treat Il. :.
Gootlaie as lie Certified.

The trial Of DR.. Henry P. de Forest, the
police surgeon, on charges OF making false
statements in the death certificate OF f. 5.
Goodale. tho WATERFOWL merchant who
died suddenly in a house on West Forty
seventh street on Jan. IA, began yesterday.
It was the first time that police surgeon
has been placed on trial.
Dr. de Forest certified that he had at
tended Mr.. Goodale from Jan. II TO IA
The complaint alleges that he had not at
tended him on those dates. The causes OF
death given by DR.. de Forest were chronic
endocarditis and acute indigestion.
The prosecution closed its case with the
exception Of one witness, Harry Hammond.
who is n travelling salesman for the firm Of
which Goodale was a member and who was
with Goodale at the time OF his death. Ham
mond is on the road now somewhere and
there Ia little prospect that he will be in
New York when the trial ia resumed next
Tuesday,
The chief witness Yesterday was Mrs.
Florence Edwards. a good looking woman
OF 30 or 80 years, who was dressed in n long
black mink lined coat trimmed with as
trakhan fur. She was very nervous She
testified that she kept boarding house
where Goodale died. She told OF Goodale's
being at the house the day he died and the
two days previous and of going TO walk
in Central Park and to luncheon with him.
and then detailed the circumstances Of his
death. He had come with Hammond TO
take her and her sister, Miss Susan Shields,
to dinner He became H. lay down ON
n divan in the parlor and grew so bad she
sent for doctor Goodale died about the
time the doctor arrived. She bad not heard
Goodale say he was i'll before, beyond com
planning that one eve bothered him.
Thomas Toner, the messenger who called
the doctor, said he got Dr. de Forest by
asking if there was any physician ut the
Somerset, where De Forest lives, which
is near by.
Capt Flood of the West Forty-seventh
street station was on the stand moment,
Have you made an investigation OF the
whereabouts Of Coroner Jackson2 asked
Lindsey.
Yes. sir; he Is in the Tombs under con-
viction," replied the captain.
i want this on tho record TO show that
7 could not get the Coroner, whom | wanted
az a witness. said Lindsey.
Nothing was brought out In any way TO
indicate that DR.. de Forest had not at
tended Nr Goodale from Jan. II TO H. as be
said In the death certificate
Lawyer Thompson was willing TO allow
Hammond'5 talk 10 Commissioner McAdoo
to 90 on the record as evidence, but Llnds-
ley wanted to close with the right to call
Hammond later. The defence objected TO
that,
Suppose Hammond Is not here by Tues.
day asked Thompson in conclusion, viii
you close them
I'm have to consult the Commissioner
said Iindsley
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-26
JIU-JITSU COULDN'T SAVE HIM.
Takeoha Doubly Defeated When German
VIE. Ernesilna, Got Iiusy.

George Takeoha was until last Monday
a cook for T.. /. Sanford Of West Twenty
eighth street His wife ia Mrs. Ernestina
Takeoha. She Ia Of German birth. They
have been married over a year and have
lived happily at $50 West Sixty-fourth street
until recently, when Takeoha felt the ghosts
of his ancestors calling him to his native
land.
On Monday Takeoha called in his brother
and some others of his countrymen. and
they held long conference in Japanese.
The wife objected. She smelled rat.
When she expostulated. her hubble told her
with Oriental politeness that it was none
OF her business. She continued to object,
and then, she says he landed on her solar
pleSus.
Then war broke out. Tokeoha tried TO
close for -jitsu grip, but his wife held
him of and gently clawed his impassive
oountenance. Yesterday IL resembled
gridiron, there we're so many lengthy
scratches on il.
BY this time Mrs. Takeoha had no doubt
that her husband meoitated flight. She
got a warrant, and she and Court Officer
Wagner started TO serve it. They found
1akeoha at the Twenty street ferry
house of the Pennsylvania Railroad with
two tickets for Chicago and his baggage
ready TO check. His brother was to have
gone with him.
When he was arraigned yesterday on the
charge of abandonment in the West Side
court his wife became so vehement that
Magistrate Whitman had TO threaten 10
LOCK her up. She proved her case how
ever. and Takeoha was put under bonds to
give her So week.
Takeoha was represented by Lawyer
j. j. Halligan. AS Magistrate Whitman
was deciding the case he said:
This man was about to answer the call
of his country for soldiers. | don't think
you or any other Judge should detatn him
in such "A case"
The Magistrate smiled
This is an even more urgent call, be
said az he signed the order for the allowance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-26
ESCAPED AFTER INITIAL ASSAULT
Woman Declares Tier Boarder Threw Her
on q stONc--Man Drcaks Jail.

CENTRALIA, Pa, Feb. 25.--Mrs. Mary
Mostly was assaulted and flung on a rcd
hot stove here last night and was so hor-
ribly burned that she is in critical con-
dltion. She charges Michael Johanna with
having attacked her He is at large Mr.
Mostly ran a boarding house and Johanna
lived there. While the woman was alone,
it ia alleged. he entered the kitchen and
made improper proposals to her. She told
him to leave and he threw her TO the floor.
After a desperate struggle she arose
and tried to run. According to the woman.
Johanna picked up a stove poker and hit
her on the head until she was almost sense
less and assaulted her. Then he threw her
on the stove and fed As soon as she re-
covered consciousness she staggered TO
the door and called for help. Several
neighbors entered and gave general alarm
for the man. Later Constable Langdon
found him in a small deserted building and
he was captured.
1t was TOO late TO take him TO the Co.
lumbia county jail. so he was locked up
in the local station house. Early this
morning ne escaped from the building
and fled to the mountains. A number Of
people are hunting for him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-26
One Man and 600 Women at Basketball
Game

Tho Normal College basketball team de-
ieatel the Erasmus Hall High School Eve
yesterday morning In the Normal College
gymnasium. Park avenue and Sixty eighth
street The Erasmus girls won the metro
uolitan championship last week, and yester-
DAYS result gives the winners the champion
shin Of the coed teams Of New York city
u Was last game and was witnessed by over
two thousand women spectators, Theodore
H. Allen. the coach OF the Normal team. being
the only man on hand. Miss Rosenbluth
gained tue ball on the face-u for Normal.
but the try for goal was blocked. Miss GET
vert finally Tailed for Erasmus on a PASS
from Mas Wilcox, but this was followed by
three coals for Normal Miss Lane gaining
two baskets and Miss Brady one. The score
mus Hall High school & IN the second half
Miss Wilcox scored from the foul line. as did
Miss Ice Tor Normal. and Miss Fuller and Miss
wilcox each threw basket for Erasmus
Hall from tho ned. For Normal, Miss Rosen-
bluth 4Hllied four field goals. Miss Christie
one and Miss Brady one The final score was:
Normal College. 20. Erasmus Hall o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-26
IL. nntchInson nurs the Franed,.

J l.. Hutchinson Of Morristown has pur-
chased the cruising launch Franeda through
the Gas Engine and Power Company The
Franeda was built by the Seabury com
pany and Is ~ modern design and construc-
ton she is the distinctive tyIe OF cabin
cruiser that is regarded with much favor
among yacht,m men generally. ana has COM
launch Is el feet long and Is fitted with a IS
horse power gaeolcne motor. The Franeda
will be used al Shelter Island, whore the new
Watermelon, which he purchased through
the same agency for racing IN the small boat
class, viii be used by Mr. Hutchinson Jr
who Is student at Yale and a member % the
varsity football eleven.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-26
Baseball Dates for college otyot Ncv York

Since last Friday tho baseball squad Of tho
College Of the city o. New York las been
practising a. the SNty-ninth Regiment Ar
mory under the watchiul eye % Athletic Di-
rector Boos he practice. which consists
mainly OF indoor baseball. calisthcuics and
running. will proceed until the weather per
nit OF outdoor work. The sound 40 present
numbers thirty, the largest 100 the history or
the college, and contains six veterans oil last
years successful HtH~ Manager Frank j
Ennis to-day gave ont hls schedule for the
baseball team. II is a long and difficult one.
The team PLAYS iniYcritv OF Pennsyiyani Ia
brown. tolFatN and kUcknoll each once. and
stevens, 81 Johns and - Francis Xavier
each twice The complet" schedule follows:
March -. University Of renIss .yanla a: Phila-
delp1ia p. Manhattan. at Sew Aurs ADrI =.
stevens a. touokou p. S. J.hn's. az Ncw YORK.
>. Brown. Ef Providence T.. Rutgers. NrW nrlus
Tlet: Is. seton ia.'. ~ South Orange 49, &c. FmGcis
NaHeT. ~ Ncw fofk' -. stevens. ~ Ncw York;
-, EASTMAN. ~ lulrhkeepsir' May e. 81. Johns.
a. New York y. rhrglty. AZ Sew Yora TO- Dlran.
son e. Carlisle. p %. po5 tcch c 40 Ncw YORK.
~, eInHZhi a. @lcrtown' "a IS. ST. Francis
hpru'ioWn: juno 3, Colgate. ~ Hamilton. y. V.
az LcvisburC