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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-14
RUSSIAN THISTLE MENACE.
Pest Has n Good Foothoid in the lew
istOn Valley.

Says the Lewiston Tribune:
Evidence of the extensive spread of
the Russian thistle in the Lewiston
valley is coming to light and farmers
and others have discovered its exist
ance in dangerous quantities. 1t
seems that the pest has gradually
thrved since its introduction some
three years ago in a quantity of alfal-
fa and clover seed sent Lewiston and
Charleston people. Previous to this
time the history and characteristics
of the plant were unknown to valley
farmers.
S. G.. Isaman was the first to dis
cover its presence here. one day
while riding along the road in the vi
cinity of the China gardens in the
east end of the city he picked up one
of the plants that had been thrown
into the road from the garden He
sent II to Prof, Henderson. of the Uni
versity of Idaho. who pronounced It
Russian thistle. Since that discovery
the spread seems to have been very
rapid. Mr.. Isaman states that in his
opinion there is hardly block in
tlt ItSlutlltt ulSlllCl DuI 1ilaI contains
some of the thistle. II is gradually in
creasing in the farmed lands and
along the country roads.
Mr.. Isaman states that since its
discovery on the Lewiston flats the
plant, which resembles the common
tumble weed, has been rolled along
for many miles by the winds The
light seeds are scattered over broad
expause and each is capable of pro-
ducirg p plant. Once in piece of
meadow land or farming land not
cultivated. II will take the moisture
from other weeds, leaving them to die.
Where the plant Is firmly rooted II
has been known to make farming un-
profitable.
Mr.. Isaman states that II has been
proved that the seed was not brought
here by sheep from Oregon for II is
so small that the fleeces will not hold
1t. Considerable discussion was caus-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-14
MANY WOMEN WORKERS.
Census Shows That 5,310,328 Women
and Children Are Wage Farmers.

Washington, May 14.-Reports re-
ceived at the census bureau show that
in the year 1900-the results have
juEt been made public-the number
of women and children engaged in
gainful occupations in the United
States was 5,319,326, one out of every
16 of the total population. OF this
number 2,095,449 were engaged in do
mestic and personal service, leaving
S,223,S77 in agriculture, professional
service, trade and transportation, and
in manufacturing and mechanical
pursuits.
Women were found in all but eight
of the 303 kinds of employment
scheduled. Women were found to be
steeplejacks and baseball umpires,
but there were no female soldiers,
marines, sailors, street car drivers,
firemen, apprentices and helpers TO
roofers and skaters, no steam boiler
makers and brass workers.
Census figures show that the rate
Of Increase in the number of women
wage-carners was greater from 1890
to 1900 than the rate of increase of
the female population. g.
In the report upon a bill providing
for a census of women and child la
borers the house committee on labor
said:
I'VE have no data upon which to
base conditions and are in need of a
scientific and detailed investigation
into the question of the relation of wo-
men to industry and its effect. II the
exodus of women from the home to
the factory has been merely a natural
evolution, and If we find that there
is social and Industrial decentralization
resulting from the fact that they have
become wage-earners, we ought also
to ascertain whether 1t results from
the conditions under which they work.
such Investigations as have been
made by the states indicate very clear
ly that in vast number of instances
these conditions ought to be changed
and improved. The state investiga-
tons so far made illustrate their in
ability to supply an adequate or rep
resentative view of the situation at
any time given. There is almost a
total dearth of material on the SUBJ
ject from which to make correct de-
duotions."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-14
PROHIBITIONISTS on TICKET.
Attorney General Holds Umatilla
Nominees Eligible.

The prohibition ticket which was
recently named at Milton, viii go
upon the ballot for the June election.
This has been definitely decided by
County Clerk Sailing after having re-
ceived an official opinion from Attor-
ney General Crawford. In his letter
the attorney general holds that under
the law acceptances of nominations
may be filed any time before May 10,
or Is days preceding the election.
This is the date upon which nomina-
tions finally come to a close, and it is
held that acceptances may be filed up
to that time also.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-14
RAISE WALLOWA LAKE.
Water to BE Raised so Feet by an
ENORMOUS Dam.

A deal of great Importance to Jo-
seph and surrounding country has
been consummated at Joseph, where
In the six ditch companies are using
water from Wallowa river for domes-
tic and irrigation purposes become
the owners of a tract Of land at the
north and lower end of both sides of
Wallowa lake. including all the land
on both sides of Wallowa river where
this stream flows from the lake, says
dispatch from Joseph. The consld-
Grafton for the sale was $4,000.
Wallowa lake is about five and
one-half miles long and a half mile
wide. At no place are the banks
along its sides less than so feet above
the level of the lake. and the lower
end is practically the same height ex-
cept where the river flows from it.
and nature has made this canyon
through which the outlet flows, very
narrow.
By this acquisition the water COM
panies have secured all the land re-
quired to raise Wallowa lake to any
height desired up to 30 feet, and
which may be done for a compare
lively small expense, and at the same
time have secured agreements with
the nearest riparian owners covering
any damages caused or to be caused
by the raising of the water above its
present stage.
The ditch companies have at this
time a small dam in the river, by
which the lake is raised three to five
feet above the average stage, but the
storage reservoir which now may be
so economically formed will hold
supply of water which will be suffic-
lent to irrigate the whole of Wallowa
valley and still be inexhaustlble.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-14

quantities sufficient to build a new
city twice Portland's size every eight
months. y
The lumber millmen of Oregon
have, to the present date, contributed
outright to the California sufferers,
S5 carloads, or four trainloads Of
lumber for house building. Most Of
this is being used to erect the shacks
in which san Francisco people will
live or have their stores and offices
for the ensuing five years. Three Of
Tortland's mills each contributed Is
carloads, the aggregate value Of
which was about $4,000. They did
not hesitate a moment nor figure that
it would be cheaper to give money
and sell their lumber. But they sent
the lumber at once when the people
were suffering for lack of shelter. -
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-14

MENTION

A. ]. Knutson of The Dalles, has
been visitor In town today.
Mayor L. A. Esteb and family of
Echo. are in the city today.
Mrs. C. f. Cooper spent Sunday at
Meacham, returning home this morn
ing.
James Callison, a school teacher of
Fulton, was visitor In the city yes
terday.
w. j. Furnish left this morning for
Echo to look over his irrigation work
in that vicinity.
w. II. Sayers. a well known stock
man of Cayuse, is in the city today on
n trading trip.
Miss Nora Todhunter went over to
| Walla Walla today to visit with her
sister, who is quite i'll.
Peter Sheridan of Echo. came up
from that place this morning for a
short visit in the city.
Richard Jones of Echo, was among
| those from that section who attended
the Development league meeting Sat-
urday.
Rev. II. b. Knight, financial agent
| of Pendleton academy, left this morn
ing for Athena, In the interest of the
academy.
James McCool, telegraph editor of
the Tribune for several months past,
left this morning for Walla Walla,
where he will accept a position on the
| Morning Union.
J. L. Vinson, W. w. Mcqueen and
| w. A. Bannister, all of Milton, left for
their homes yesterday morning, after
having visited here Saturday after
noon and evening.
Prof. T. C. Salt of Milton, passed
through this morning from Nyssa,
| Idaho, to his home in Milton. He is
| well pleased with Nyssa and believes
1t will be a good point in the future.
]. p. Walker and A. Zeueske return
ed today from the country northwest
of Pendleton. where they passed the
last five days distributing registration
blanks in the precincts of that Sec
ton. go ...-..
Col. j. H. Raley and Supreme JUS
tice T. G. HALEY of Pendleton, passed
through Baker City this morning on
their way to ontario, where they will
attend to some legal matters.-Baker
| City Herald.
d. III. Hunter of Pendleton. and r.
y. Stanfield of Echo. two well known
Umatilla county sheepmen, who were
in the city yesterday on business with
Forest Superintendent Shelter, re-
turned home last night.-Baker City
Herald.
Mrs. w. l.. Van Nuys and children
left for Milton this morning, where
they will visit today. after which they
will go to Walla Walla to attend the
graduation at the Whitman conserva-
tory of music tomorrow evening. Rev.
Van Nuys is now in Walla wala.
NJ. L. Foley. manager of the Bing-
ham Springs hotel and health resort
is in the city today in the interest of
his popular resort. Mr.. Foley has
greatly improved his hotel accommo-
dations for this season and is prepared
to receive the heavy patronage which
the popularity Of the springs will at.
tract.
Mayor Gilbert Hunt of walla walla,
accompanied his wife and daughter
this far on their way to Boston. and
returned home this morning. Mrs.
Hunt and daughter will visit in Bos-
ton until in June, when her son will
graduate from a Boston school, after
which they will all return to their
home in Walla Walla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-14
CITY BREVITIES
Kaiser lost his dog: see Fergy.
Found, at Fergy's, Kalser's dog.

Kaiser lost his dog: see Fergy.
Found, at Fergy's, Kalser's dog.
For Sale-Hack and harness. f. O.
House for Rent-Phone black 1891
Does Morrow do your plumbing
II not, why not?
Found-Girl's Peggy from Paris
purse. Inquire at this office.
Vudoc Porch Shades only a few
left. half price. Jesse Failing.
Buy a Planola for your piano. Easy
terms. Eilers Piano House. S13 Main
street
Twenty-Five per cent off on all trim
med patterns this week. Campbell
Millinery.
Agent for the famous Comfort
swing chair and steel Morris chair.
Jesse Failing.
Party leaving city June l will sell
furniture of six-room house. 1o5
Jackson street.
Hendricks hall for rent evenings
and Sundays No dances. Phone
Business college.
Found-Black-h handled, three blade
knife, with picture on handle. En-
,quIre this office.
Telephone operator wanted al
Echo. Address Butter Creek Tele-
phone Company, Echo, Ore.
Leathers' Transfer & Storage Co.
Phone main 511 at all hours. office
and stand at Gritman's cigar store.
When in Portland stop at the Hotel
Oregon. Rates 81 per day and up
ward. European plan. Free bus.
Whitman county, Washington, is
said to produce more hogs than any
two other counties In the state.
Put Pendleton people to .leep
peacefully and in perfect comfort on
B. NJ. o. f. Nuff sed. L RAIDER.
Wanted-Competent statesmen to
represent factory on the road. Post
tion permanent. Address Dept. i2,
1910 Atwood Bldg. Chicago.
For Rent - Suite unfurnished
housekeeping rooms in East Oregon
ian building. Hot and cold water and
bath on same floor. Inquire this Of
flee.
Genuine trained vermin dogs for
sale. Will not chase deer. Guaran-
teed as represented Address w. b.
Honeyman, 779 Hoyt street, Portland,
Ore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-14

ed upon Its discovery three years ago
and methods were given for its exter-
mination. 1t seems that no method is
as effective as digging the plant up
and burning It, 1t appears that the
farmers in this country have not
awakened TO the danger of the. pest
and have not made a concerted effort
to stamp 1t out. &.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-14

Ex-Governor Robert Taylor of Ten
nessee, is the democratic nominee for
the United States senate, defeating
Senator Carmack. incumbent, by a
majority of about $1,000, in the pri-
maries.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-14

At indianapolis, Fred L. Purdy,
publisher of the Sun, was fined $3.50
and sentenced to 80 days in Jail for
of court, Ivy Judge Afford.
The offense consisted in publishing
editorials criticising Afford.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-14
SALEM WOOL POOL.
Willamette Valley Growers VIII Hold
for High Prices.

pool of the woolgrowers of the
country surrounding Salem in Marion
and Polk counties and as far south
as Jefferson Is to be made this sea =
son for the purpose of obtaining the
best possible price for their product.
says the Salem Statesman.
They claim that there is a combina-
ton among the local buyers to keen
down prices, fact which has aroused
the growers to a determination to
hold on to the wool until they obtain
figure that will be satisfactory.
Shearing has just begun and the
fleeCes are reasonably heavy and of
an excellent quality. The winter be-
ing mild, the sheep came through in
fine shape and with a favorable spring
the animals are in prime condition.
which always insures the best quality
OF wool.
This will probably be the heaviest
wool pool ever formed in this valley
and will embrace the country to the
Subimity neighborhood, where a
similar pool will be formed, so that
the two combinations will control
practically the entire output of this
part of the Willamette valley. Al
Dallas, another pool will be formed
and altogether there will be sufficient
wool 20 make an object for eastern
buyers to come here and investigate.
It is a well known fact that there
is no better wool anywhere for gem
eral purposes than the product of the
Willamette valley. 1t is clean and
has little shrinkage in preparation
for use. 1t is of good growth and
texture and is in general a desirable
article for the manufacturer. so there
Is no danger of lack of buyers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-14

1t is claimed that in Kootenai coun-
ty, Idaho. s6,OOO.OOO is invested in
sawmills, planning mills, FIGURING mills,
box factories, foundries and electric
plants. These figures are given by
State immigration Commissioner AL
len Miller.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-14
Death of an Infant.

Katie Perkins, the infant child of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Perkins of Hold
man. died i'm this city at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The funeral
was held today at o'clock, the in
terment being in Olney cemetery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-14

If Morrow will do you a good job
of plumbing or sheet metal work and
save you s1.00 in price, is not that
one dollar easily earned? Phone
black 1921. 643 Main.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-14

marriage license has been issued
by the county clerk to Marshall o.
Rose and Nora d. Mills. both of this
county.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20
A Writer Holds This Awful Organization
Responsible for the Spread
Of Cancer
And Also Says that It Is Guilty of
Spreading Tuberculosis and
Other Diseases.

The most amaging stupidity conceiv.
able Of any people with foreheads 10
that they should allow their supply
Of food to pass into the hands Of one
speculative interest, says Charles Ed.
ward Russell In powerful article
written by him in the Appeal to Rea-
son. You can understand how care
less community might tolerate q mo-
nopoly Of some things, how II might
endure to have its transportation, for
instance, or its electric light, control.
led by one ownership, for men can
live without sleeping cars or arc
lamps; but that It should tolerate q
monopoly Of the primal necessity Of
food In beyond comprehension and
without precedent. Even naked saw.
ages have uniformly been too wise
for that, and the only nation that has
ever submitted to such q monstrous
condition is our own.
From a thousand illustrations Of the
injuries we all suffer from this idlotic
arrangement let MS cite one.
There Is no way Of communicating
through infected meat tissue. Some
Of the worst and most destructive ba.
cilli that prey upon mankind are com.
mon among the animals he eats for
food. Cows have tuberculosis and
spread vast quantities Of 1t through
the human population. It 10 80 com.
mon among cows that the wise and
the forewarned will use none but ster.
iiized milk. What IL hog cholera"
among swine 10 merely typhoid fever
In men. Trichinea In hogs pois0ns
human beings. Both these diseases
are common among swine.
Worse than ali these. and more
deadly, Ia another fact that 10 seldom
commented upon because It 10 too ap'
palling to dwell much upon. What Il
called "lumpy jaw" in cattle d simply
cancer. The germs Of cancer are
communicable. Many cattle have
"lumpy Jaw" Any animal with
"lumpy Jaw" IL unnt for human
food.
This opens a field that demands the
immediate attention Of the govern
ment. Cancer 10 the most terrible oi
all diseases. After II has reached 4
certain stage Of development II 10 ab
solutely incurable. Its progress Il
that stage may be without the pa
tents knowledge or suspicion. It'
advance beyond that stage CANNOT
even be checked. It slays its victiml
with the most horrible torture.
In this country the recent increase
, Of this most terrible Of human At
nictions has been something to alarm
us all. II was once rare; Il now
threatens to become common. In th(
Cincinnati hospital, In the year 1870
II, the number Of cancerous patient
was one In bS7. In 1904 the number
was one In 273. In 1870. when tn,
total population Of the city was 216.
230. the number Of cancer cases 70
: ported at all the institutions was e
! In 1900, with a total population o.
Z 325002, the number Of cancer casei
reported at all the institutions wal
l0s, and In 1908, with about the sam,
) population, the number was 287.
, append the table that shows this 90
, tonishing increase.
Here ID q similar report from tw,
well.known hospitals elsewhere:
ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL, NEW
, YORK,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20

anu ueStTOyeu uuueT ulcSE SuIcTNiSoh'
At retail markets. $3.50 pounds Of
dressed meats: 24,15O pounds Of Ssh.
and 0OS8 pounds Of poultry, mans
and rabbits were condemned and de.
stroyed.
"The Commissioner has issued the
following instructions to the chief In.
spector ut the Union Stock Yards:
".while actinomycosis IL usually
confined to the head, and may be said
In one sense to bs Q localised disease.
and while some inspectors condemn
only the part involved. believe It Is
safest and most practicable to con.
demn the entire carcass wherever the
actlnomycotic abscess opens into the
mouth, pharynx. larynx or any part Of
the digestive or respiratory tract; or
when the lymphatic glands are involv'
ed; or where there are actinomycotiC
tumors In the lungs; or when the To-
sions have become generalized, since
generalization In actinomycosis ap'
pears to run a very atypic course,
making the detection Of all foci inside
the muscle very difiicult; therefore,
the entire carcass is to be condemned
"ln cases where the electromagnetic
LESSONS are positively localixed, tho In
feeted part may be cut away and the
remains Of the carcass used.
"These instructions apply only Il
''lumpy jaw" There may be Other
reasons why you should want to con
demn q carcass, and It 10 then a mat
ter Of judgment for you and your men
But you should never hesitate to con
denim II you believe the animal to bs
not at for human food.'"
The meat inspectors Of the Chicago
Health Department condemned and de
stroyed 332,687 pounds Of meat at th<
Stock Yards dnsing the month Of April
Just think this over.
With not a tenth as many inspectora
as they should have the Health Depart
meOt destroys nearly half q milli0T
pounds Of diseased meat In one montl
at the Stock Yards. II 332,887 pounds
OF meat is condemned and destroyed ir
a month by an insufficient number Ol
Inspectors, how much would be de
stroyed " the Health Department hat
the number Of inspectors that 1t shOult
have!
The health OF Chicago Ia at stake.
The Beef Trust Ia causing the spreat
OF tuberculosis and cancer.
| Bad, rotten meat that Ia sold to tn,
people by the Beef Trust causes thes,
awful diseases.
This awful trust can go on spreading
disease, but there is day Of reckoning
coming,
The people will rise up and demant
that this trust be investigated and tn
guilty men sent to Jail.
The Newspaper Trust cannot save tn
Beef Trust.
The Eagle was the first paper In tn
country to expose the Beef Trust. Nov
the good work Is being taken up al
over the United States by daily ant
weekly papers and monthly magazines
The health of Chicago will always b
In danger so long as diseased meat |
sold to the people, The Chicago Healtl
Department is doing It's very best L
stop this diseased meat, but it has no
near enough men. The Beef Trust /
the greatest menace - TO the publ
health that we have.
II should be stopped.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20

II the laws regarding the selling OF
diseased meat were enforced the Beef
Trust would now be in jan.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20

Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
-, 1905;
"a total OF 19s,002 pounds OF meats
~ condemned by the department In.
Weseors at the Union Stock Yards
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20

II the Beef Trust thinks that the
people will abide by the fake reports of
Investigations made by wOmen's clubs,
college professors and associations com.
posed OF so-called business men it is
greatly mistaken.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20

The Beef Trust laughs at pure food
laws.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20

Thirty years ago, according to the
Chicago Health Department, the ma.
jority Of the deaths In Chicago were
among infants. Now, thanks to the
Beef Trust, the great majority Of tho
pasple who die are adults. the average
age Of the deceased having increase
from infancy In 1875 to 81 years u
1006l -,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-01-10
BRIDEGROOM
He Made Were More Than
Enough.

He was embarrassed, i'll at ease; she
was calm, selfpossessed, relates the Bal
timore Sun.
eff it were only over" he whispered,
excitedly; Il know I'll do it wrong"
ct won't take long, john" she an
swered, consolingly. you haven't much
to say"
The minister was speaking: Kindly
change places with the BRIDE
John attempted to do so, stepped on
the toe of hec shoe, and raising his arm
caught his cuffbutton in her veil
DO be careful she implored.
"Oh," he groaned; before all these
staring people, too"
'Sh-h-h-"
The minister began the ceremony. John
grew more embarrassed, and fumbled with
the roses of her bouquet. Then he put
his hand in his pocket and pulled out his
handkerchief and excitedly mopped his
brow.
The church was quiet save for the voice
OF the minister.
eff any person knows any just rea-
son." he was saying. why these two
should not be joined together, let him
now speak, or forever"
Il will" shouted John.