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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-09
MILADY's PURSE.

She was an heires, and the purse
She carried in her dainty hand
Might we'll the fortunes reimburse
OF any spendthrift in the land.
At least most men imagined so,
Yet they for years might rack their
brains,
And after all would never know
The total wealth that purse con-
tains.
So here in full we give the list
From which no item has been missed:
A bit of string, buttonhook,
A clipping from a cooking book,
A little Turkish cigarette,
A bit of gum UNUSED as yeti,
Samples of gingham, organdle,
Chiffon, crepon and dimity,
Besides a shred of moussellne
De sole, a wornout safety pin.
A collar button made of bone,
A lock of hair (perhaps her OWN,
A fashionable modiste's card,
a strip OF blue and white foulard,
A picture postal card from Rome,
And half a dime to take her home.
-Toillettes
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-09
ADDING MORE "WATER. :"

1t was recently announced in Wall
street that the Standard Oil company
is preparing to increase its capital
stock from 500, 100000 to 5000. OOO,-
600 by issuing six shares for each one
share now outstanding. 1t is not de-
signed to raise Immediately any
money on this new issue but simply
to divide the present high priced
shares into six and give them to old
stockholders. The New York cor
respondent for the Chicago Tribune
referring to this move says:
THE company has two objects in
doing this. One is to try to dispel
public criticism that arises every time
the standard declares a 40 or As per
cent dividend. The other is to
bring the stock among a larger num-
ber of holders, so there may be mis-
sionaries in every town to help stem
the rising tide of opposition to the
| trust. 1t is argued that the salvation
| of the steel trust is its enormous
number of small stockholders, and
| the Standard at last is seeking cover
| form antitrust sentiment,
When the present stock is cut up
| into sixths the price will drop from
| $50. which 1t was today, to about lis,
and dividends instead of being more
than 40 per cent, will become about
per cent. No stockholder will be a
loser, because he will hold six times
as many shares as before. On the
contrary. he will gain. because when
the stock is reduced to figures where
people can afford to buy it the price
is pretty sure to rise above one e-sixth
its former value.
"As capitalizations go nowadays the
Standard with 100000 900 is under
capitalized. II claims to have real
property worth more than 100000
900, so the increase in capital will not
be watering the oil. The lowering )f
the value of the certificates would
permit quicker conversion of securi-
ties and Juggling the stock market
such as H. H. Rogers, the present
ruler of Standard, has delighted to dc
with Amalgamated Copper"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-09
SPANS REGENERATION.

Defeat suffered in war with the
United States is proving itself to have
been a blessing in disguise to Spain.
The loss of the colonies she was so
ill-fitted to take care of has been
rather like the lifting Or too heavy a
burden than the lessening of national
strength.
The department of commerce and
labor publishes a letter from Ber-
nard & Co. of Madrid, showing q
great financial improvement in Spain,
and pointing out the fine possibilities
open in that country to foreign tech
nical experience and initiative.
The three principal inducements
that invite foreign enterprise are
railroads, irrigation and cheap power
electric, steam and water. Span
iards lack the technical skill and ex-
perience to make use of these advan-
tages, but they are eager to receive
tnem from OlHeI CouHtllcS anu VIII
support them with money and every
other corporation.
Since 1898 large part of the debt
of the Spanish treasury to the Bank
of Spain, amounting to s2S0,000,0 900,
has been paid, and the budgets show
a yearly surplus of from S10,000,000
to s1a,0OO,OO0. Since the war Span
iards have invested $4,000, 900 in
their merchant marine, s45,000,000 in
sugar factories, s150,OO0.OOO in cleo
trio plants, mine developments and
other Industries. "A new spirit of
commerce has arisen all over the
country, this being reflected in agri-
culture and industry"
The country is said to be just be-
ginning to appreciate the enormous
resources of the soil, which has to q
large extent lain dormant so long
The spirit of enterprise is awakening
in Spain, but one of the essentials OF
its accomplishing good results is
lacking, namely, the thorough means
Of rapid communication.
There are 700 towns in Spain, witt
from 1000 to $4,000 Inhabitants, tina
have no railroad service. This deartf
Of railroads, coupled with a rapid in
crease in financial prosperity and {
ly indicates a good opening for capi
:. tai and brains.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-09
SHIPPED MONEY TO OREGON.

Because they were afraid of banks
and didn't need the money anyhow,
the Misses Adelia and Lucy Clapp sent
$4,000 to cousin in far away Oregon.
shipping 1t by unregistered mail in 4
tin box, with chestnuts for packing.
This tale of rare generosity and pos
tai fidelity was told in court by the
spinsters themselves and was corrob-
GRATED by the cousin. Their appear
ance was caused by a suit brought
against the sisters by the county for
$1,000 alleged to be due on back taxes
on $4,000 which the sisters received
from the sale Qf land several years
ago. The sisters testified that when
the land was sold they debated the
matter, decided so much money was
really an inconvenience, packed it in
a tin box with chestnuts and sent the
whole thing by mail to their cousin
Mrs. Rose Brown, 1000 miles away in
Oregon.
I'VE didn't want to keep the money
in our own home for fear of burg
lars" said Miss Adelia, "and we have
no faith in banks. So many of them
go TO. smash these days. Then we
thought Rose could use the money so
much better than we, for if we had
kept it and spent It the whole amount
would have gone simply for luxuries
we don't need and are probably bet
ter without SO we sent Rose the
money"
+ Mrs. Brown. the cousin, also testi-
fled, and triumphantly produced the
very tin box in which the money was
sent, corroborating entirely the state
ments of the sisters. The chestnuts
were not produced
The sisters won the suit, for the
jury found the county had no cause
for action.-Toledo (Ohio) Press.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-09

Pecks of trouble come in pint bot.
ties,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-09

pie to give away franchises to private
that princely fortunes
may be piled up at the expense of the
public, Small cities of the size of
Pendleton can take hint from Seat
ties progressive spirit and should re-
member to initiate her in time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-09

Z Always alone. from the first +
Z startled cry +
Z When life is thrust in our un- +
Z willing hand. +
Z Alone with juzice, We as +
. children stand, +
= With souls that plead, lips +
Z dumb with agony. +
Z Alone we feel temptation draw +
r ing nigh +
= And nerve ourselves it's pow +
= ers to disband; +
Z Alone grief meets us with her +
Z fiery brand. +
Z And sears the hears joy cannot +
+ satisfy. +
Z Alone love mantles US, We dwell +
+ apart. I!
Z But even when our love is at Z
Z its best +
= How bitterly alone sometimes +
= are we:
= But God in the Shekinah of the +
= heart, +
: None shares our dreams, our +
: thoughts, our souls unrest; +
Z Alone we drift to life's out +
+ reaching sea. +
+ Emma Seabury in the Over +
+ land. +
3 j.
. Z + = + + + + + + + = + + + +
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-09
IT'S RIGHT HERE

that the superiority of our blank
books, stationery and office essentials
makes itself manifest as they will to
every practical bookkeeper. The
quality of our goods is of the highest,
and as they cost no more than in
ferlor kinds, you certainly can see
why It will pay you TO patronize us.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-09

Good health depends mostly upon
the food we eat.
We can't be healthy if we take alum
or other poison daily in our food.
DR.. Prices Baking Powder is abso-
lutely free from alum. 1t is made from
pure cream of tartar and adds to the
healthfulness of the food.
NorE-Baking powders that are sold at
POWDER to thirty
made Avoid
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-09
A FRIENDLY PLEA.

President OF the T. S. s.: more and more
impressed with the beautiful. Christli1e work Of
cur T. S. S.. and am proud TO be OF Its mem
bers One year ago I came in touch with little
home in Virginia not unlike the at Bethany
for in a letter received to-day my Sunshine CORE
spondent says, speaking Of her aged sister, who
has been invalid many years: Hers is sweet,
childlike nature easily approached, easily amused
and pleased. She is a Mary and I a Martha"
l wish all members might read with the exqui-
site letters. the penmanship SO dainty, the
thoughts uplifting. such patient. cheerful sub
mission to the burden bearing and both sisters in
the twilight Of life Speaking Of the 7. S. S. she
says: They have been everything to us, supplying
many of actual wants and sending so
much of loving cheer and sympathy. often CIV
ing strength TO my weak faith. giving such
living, loving proof OF the ssterhood Of women
! accept il all free gift Of love from the low
ing All Father. Oh. how wish l could at all
times trust Him more fully" The sole means of
subsistence for thiS little family of women is
found in two cows and few fowls. The pasture
fence, like the "One-Hoss Shay is a total wreck
the wood being almost too rotten for 1rewood She
own hands. cutting down small trees with which
I have strengthened of the weakest places
but, with all can do the cows manage to get out
almost every day, and do so dislike to have my
animals trespass any One of my neigh
bors. a dear, kind soul. came to me the other day
and said: 1t does hurt me so to see YOU look so
worried; let them stay here in my field until YOU
can do better. And this kind is as poor as
l am. l try to keep all this worry away from nv
poor sister as long as can but 1t is hard TO -eep
a cheerful face when my heart is aching ]
fear ] must sell of my in order to pay for
the fence, and by much lessen our already I'm
sufficient income"
Now, Sunshine friends, do you not say with me
that this fence must be built and the cows kept?
l will lend hand. A YONKERS MEMBER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-09
@E:dNrEREss ST noWbMEN
T ~ a-

greater than Is commonly known Sometimes
a delicate garment is ruined In construction by
a few drops OF blood from the seamstresss nm
ger. Starch paste will effectively remove all
traces of SUCH an accident
The cleansing of straw hats and silk gloves
with fuller's earth is a particular Joy. Put on
the gloves and proceed by using the earth ex-
actly If il were water and sOapsuds. The dirt
and dust will sift through the silk upon the
hands and arms. Remove the gloves, wash the
process until the gloves clean.
In the case OF straw hats use very stiff
brush, and the superiority of fuller's earth as a
cleanser will be established by the fact that IL
neither yellOws the straw nor rOts it, as the
various chemicals do.
another useful medium for removing gt3ase
is French chalk-dressmakers French chalk. IL
comes in little thin slabs, about one and quar-
ter inches square, six for cents, and rs or a
delicate gray color. student once spiileo
canful of machine oil all over a delicate nauVe
silk waist. She at once scraped four SLABS OF
French chalk TO a powder over the waist, anu
let it lie for a few moments. Then placing cream
blOtting paper upon the N-aist she pressed IL
gently with warm iron n less than halt an
hour the waist bore no trace OF the accident
whatever.
Paint may be removed from clothing by the
application of equal parts of ammonia and tur-
pentine well shaken together. Apply carefully
TO the actual paint spot and let IL penetrate for
five or ten minutes; repeat two or three times
and the paint will come off in flakes. In wash
fabrics this treatment is very successful even
if the paint has been dried on for a long period.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-09
WANTS GARAGE CLOSED.
Ozcmer of Rutland Seeks Injunction
Against Smith s MabIey.

An application for an injunction restraining
Smith & Mabley automobile agents. from using
the building at 57th street and Broadway as q
garage is now before Justice Giegerich. in the
Supreme Court. The injunction is sought by
Alexander Smith Cochran. the Of the late
William H Cochran who gave ST. Johns Hos
pital 70 Yonl1ers and was otherwise known as a
philanthropist.
Mr. Cochran is the owner Of the Rutland. an
apartment house at No. 25S West 57th street
occupying the northwest corner Of Broadway
and 57th street. On the south corner and run
ming through the entire block 20 56th street, is
the big garage and automobile stOrehOuse OF
Smith s. Mabley. one of the largest in the city.
Mr.. Cochran says that the noise OF the machines
entering and leaving the garage. the perme-
ating Odor of gasOlene and other things incl
dental TO the operation of the garage have prac-
tically ruined the apartment house as a profit
able investment.
The tenants say that the gasOlene OdOr is alb
sOrbed by their milk through the bottles and
thicknesses of their ice boxes. that the machines
are worse than photograph. SO that gasOlene
favored meals and sleepless nights are the rule
and not the exception. Consequently. Mr.. COch-
ran wishes the garage enptied before his apart
ments contain nothing but notices that they are
TO rent.
Kenneson, Embley & Ruflne. counsel for Smith
& Mabley. deny that the garage is anything like
the nuisance that Mr.. Cochran says that it is
Moreover they say that even though the air did
smell like freshly cleaned pair OF gloves or the
whirring of the motors louder than that of
the wheels at Saratoga before the lid descended
the garage is being operated properly and legally
under all the rules and restrictions OF the city
ordinances relating to the matter. They assert
that the garage Is only one in the centre OF q
district almost entirely devoted 10 such business
and that for that reason IL for no other. Mr.
Cochran has grounds for complaint. They
are strongly of the opinion that the only RELIEF
available to Mr.. Cochran Is TO move the Rutland
into district where the automobile Is not such
a feature Of business life.
The garage operated by Smith & NIabley has a
floor area of about sixty-hve thousand square
feet and about two hundred men are employed
constantly. To move the buslnets. Il Is said
would mean 20 risk practically sl0OOOQQ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-09

Former assistant Corporation Coun-
sci to Succeed Meade.

"liIlam A Sweetser, a lawyer of No $50
Broadway. was appointed city magistrate IN
succeed the late Magistrate Clarence w. Meade
by Acting Mayor MCGOWAN yesterday 1t is
understood that the appointment was dictated
by Mayor Mcclellan, who got the names OF all
the candidates in a cable message, and sent bacl,
his choice.
Mr. Sweetser formerly had law offices with
Mayor Mcclellan and In a measure tba an
pointment is looked upon as personal appoint-
ment, although II is thought that IL NAV have
some influence In turning James A. Hagan.
leader OF the new 10Th Assembly District 20 the
Mcclellan cause Mr.. Sweetser is one OF TTa
gan's heutenants
Mr' Sweetser figured prominently In the l,tiga-
ton that followed the disentanglernent OF Tho
marital relations of Mrs. Charles W. Morse and
Charies 4. Dodge her former husband. He
suppheu some or the evidence that resulted In
tne Indictment OF members Of the law firm oP
Abraham Hummel. He was employed as conn
sci Dy MRS. Dodge in her original suit for di-
VOrce. when Mr.. Dodge tried TO upset this di-
vorce Mr. Sweetser was able to disprove his al
Iegatlon that he had not been properly served
with the papers in the divorce suit
MT Sweetser was born In BROOKLYN I'm 1887
and educated at ST. Johns and ST Francis's
colleges and at St. Lawrence College in Mon
ueal For twelve years he was in the offices
OF Jere weinberg, in Brooklyn. He was adj
united TO the bar in 1879. He was an Assistant
Corporation Counsel under Corporation Counsel
Clark.
Mr.. Sweetser will serve as city MAGISTRATE
until the expiration of the term OF tn late Mag
istrate Meade, July 1. 1907, at a salary OF 81
600 year. - w.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-09
J. B. HAGGIN's CHAUFFEUR ARRESTED
Must Stand Trial in Special Sessions for
Driving Auto Without Badge.

Frank schuchtner, of No SOL Bedford avenue,
Brooklyn, chauffeur for ]. B. Haggin, No So Fifth
avenue, the well known horseman. was arraigned
in the Tombs police court before Magistrate Breen
yesterday afternoon. charged with driving Mr. Hag-
gins automobile without wearing his badge show
ing the number of his license.
Magistrate Breen held the chauffeur in 500 bail
for Special Sessions. and Mr.. Haggin. who was in
court. gave his Fifth avenue house as security
Patrolman Brooks Gulager, of the City Hall sta
ton. arrested Schluchtner at the Manhattan end
of the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday afternoon and
out ~
When the latter arrived at the Tombs court he
wanted to know If he could not pay a fine and be
done with IT, but Magistrate Breen said that IL was
not in his power to impose a fine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-09
BIG WATER CONTRACT.
A7oard Under Consideration for
Second CrOt0n RESERVOIR.

The Aqueduct Commissioners are preparing for
an award on bids received recently for the con-
struction OF reservoir. including the building Of
a large masonry dam across the west branch of the
Croton River we'll earth diverting dam
across the east branch Of the CrotOn River and an
open connecting channel The bids. OF which there
were seven. ranged from s2.sOo.OOo. approximately
20 $4,000 AS far as can be learned the lowest
bidder is Ashbe G. Vermilye living in this borough
with offices in Brooklyn. Most OF the large con-
tracing firms OF this city have been underbid and
Vermtye VIII probably be awarded the contract.
The bids received were follows: Ashbel G.. Yer
milye. S2Sl7.5l0 60; James MallOn & Co.. Brooklyn
SOS $50 10: William J Flanagan YOnkers. S.Oi5.-
2l7 35; NaughtOn & Co. and Arthur NJ. McNullin
s32SO.O35 75 Coleman. Branchault & Coleman So
SOP; Frank Bradley. S3,647,ls0 %. and John j. Hart
& Co. s.. 1926 60.
Under the advertisement for the bids a deposit
Of 100000 had TO be furnished by the contractor.
The work is. next to the construction of the Gro
dam itself, the largest of the city'S undertake
ings. and the AQueduct Commission has allowed
thirty-twO consecutive months following the award
ing of the contract for It's completion
The bids embrace fifty separate items all pertain
to technical construction work, and Il will prob
ably, be some days before the final award can be
made. owing 70 the technicalities be studied in
these items
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-09
ICE WATER WITHOUT ICE.

My summer suggestion relates to a very old
but important subject-one doubly interesting
too, at this season. when the weather man and
tie ice man combine to take it out Of US poor
Manhattanites
Can you afford ice for your drinking water?"
a friend asked me the other day. adding: ~
can't; bit my family balk at merely cool water.
so a good portion of my poor little 10-cent cake
OF ice has to go in that way"
L think ice water-that is, water with chunks
of ice clinSing around in its poor economy at
any time" / replied.
Then went to tell her how. by carefully
Immediately clean glass jars or bottles right on
the ice or beside IL, was able TO obtain pal
ataDle beverage at sacrifice OF my precious
ice cake. Ginger ale bottles that come with the
adjustable spring tops excellent for this pur-
pose II am thirsty in the middle of the fore
noon can go 10 the lcebox and take out one OF
these pint bottles leaving the rest to grow colder
and colder in preparation for dinner
Boiled and cooled water IL not only much
cheaper than the regulation ice water: n is FAR
more wholesome. Much Ct the natural ice ono
gets Is 50 dirty that one cannot regard with
equanimity the prospect Of drinking IL melted
regardless of its AS for our CITY water
which fills my bathtub. II may not contain
typhoid germs. il is true, but Il Il leaves in INV
stomach any such detritus OF colored rings and
brown stains IL leaves in the tub some proc
Of publication would seem 10 be a sine qua
non Of cleanliness and safety. One OF the adj
Vantages of boiling and decanting the water is
that foreign matter Of this sinks 20 the bot
tom, enabling one TO pour Off the clean. pure
water from the dregs. b. b.
Manhattan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-09
FOR EQUAL RIGHTS.
Negroes Form League to Fight for
Better Treatment.

The persstency with which Afro-American citi-
zens OF responsibility and prominence are denied
accommodation in public places or are charged pro
hDitve prices for service has aroused the Negroes
OF this city and through the COlOred Citizens Pro-
tective League they propose appeal to the high
est courts Of the state for the enforcement OF the
Malby Civil Rights BILL which was enacted sew
eral years ago TO protect the Negroes.
The officers Of the league. which was organized
during the race riots in Hell's Kitchen have Sc
lected the case of King agt. Wagner, which was
decided adversely 70 the Negro plaintiff in the
Municipal Court of Jamaica. Long Island, as a
test case for appeal.
Mr.. King is a Negro lawyer. with offices in the
Jefferson Building in Brooklyn. and was refused
service in a restaurant kept by Wagner in ia
maica. He sued Wagner under the Malby law but
the defendant said that service refused by his
waiter and not by himself. and he was therefore
not responsible. The accordingly dis
missed. Negroes say that If such Judgment is
allowed 70 stand all of the places of public accom-
mediation deny them service.
The league is trying TO raise $1,000 TO use in test
ing this case and purposes to fight others that are
now on appeal.
finance committee 70 solicit subscriptions to the
fund has been appointed follows: s. r. Scot
trOn, chairman; George w. Allen. Frank H. Gil
bert. Anthony Mccarthy and Z. III. Wilson. An
thOny Mccarthy. of No. Tryon Row, is treasurer
of the committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-09
UNIONIsM HIS EXCUSE FOR VIOLENCE.
Clothing Cutter Threatens Tailor Who Took
Goods from Firm on Black List.

Samuel Nabsco. clothing cutter. was in Jeffer-
son Market court yesterday, charged with using
threatening and abusive language toward David
Zimmerman. of No. 12S Allen street.
Zimmerman runs shop at No. S6 East sth street
and has been taking work from Lipman & Myers.
whose girls a strike. Yesterday Nabisco,
who is a member of the international fur union,
went to Zimmermans shop and told him he must
not take work from Lipman & Myers. threa teniug
him with all sorts of trouble.
What do you mean by going into mans shop
and telling him he must not take work from this
frm?" asked Magistrate Finelite of the prisoner.
why, he's non-union man." replied N7bisco.
though that settled It,
But you have right to go around threaten
ing people, even if they are non-uniOn," said the
magistrate.
But am union man." responded the prisoner.
and appeared little bored that the magistrate did
not more clearly.
Magistrate Finelite after several Efforts TO make
him understand that nOn-uniOn people had some
rights finally called Interpreter La Monte and had
him reprimand Nabisco in Yiddish. and inform him
that he would go TO the island for six months II
he ever came into that court again.