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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-05
CITY BREVITIES

Private room and hoard, S1s South
Main street.
Talking Machines given away at
The Wonder Store.
Houses and rooms, close in, for
rent. Apply John Vert.
Charles Lane & Son put In window
glass. Phone black S071.
Music hall, LaDow block, for rent
for dances, etc. Apply John Vert.
Charles Lane & Son for paints and
wall papers, SO7 Vincent street.
Embroidery sale at The Wonder
Store. Very cheap. Call at once.
Nice furnished housekeeping rooms
for rent. Inquire 302 Logan street.
Mis-. Thompson, general stenogra-
pher and notary public, room 16, as
sociaton block.
Sale on trimmed hats still contln-
ues. Great bargains. Mrs. Camp
belrs millinery.
For Rent-Four room house, $3.50
per month. Inquire Dan Kemler, at
Gray Bros. grocery store.
When in Portland stop at the Hotel
Oregon. Rates 81 per day and up
ward. European plan. Free bus.
Overloaded on rockers, we will
make sensational cut prices on any
rocker in the house until after Christ
mas.
23O acres summer fallow for rent
northwest Of Pendleton. One and a
half miles from depot. Apply John
Vert.
During the Illness of ]. A. Drake
local ag .., for the Portland Oregon
ianL. d. Drake will have charge OF
the Orcgonlan routes and collections
and may be found at this office atany
time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-05
BIG MEETING OF Y. VI. c. A.
Walla Walla Preparing for Conven'
ton on January If.

About 20 of the leading Y. NJ. c. a.
workers in the various educational in
stitutions of Washington and idaho
will be in walla Walla next week TO
attend the fourth annual convention
OF Bible students held under the
auspices of the Whitman College
Christian association, says the Walla
Walla Statesman
Some of the most prominent asso-
citation leaders will conduct classes
and make addresses among them Arm
s. Allen, general secretary of the
Seattle Y. NJ. C. A.; C. Rood of the L..
of w. association, and Ivan r. Rhodes
college secretary for Oregon and
Idaho.
David Graham, chairman of the
committee on arrangements, has been
busy during the vacation getting
things ready for the big convention
which will hold its first session in the
Whitman Memorial building on Friday
January II.
The delegates will be entertained as
guests of the local association and the
number that will come from the diff
ferent colleges depends entirely on
the capacity of the facilities for re-
ceiving them. 1t is definitely known,
however, that there will be delega-
tions from the state university. w. s.
c., University of Idaho, Columbia COL
lege, Weston Normal school and PEN
dleton academy
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-05
URGING OPEN RIVER.
Washington is i'm Earnest in Securing
an Appropriation.

The Walla Walla Statesman says Of
the open river movement:
Examination of the bill for an ap-
preparation now being prepared and
the question of the appointment of a
special delegate from Walla Waila to
assist Professor Lyman at the big
rally to be held next Monday in We
natchee in which Chelan, Douglas,
Okanogan and Franklin counties will
be represented; are the subjects be-
ing discussed this afternoon at q
meeting Of the promotion committee
Of the Walla Walla Commercial club
The meeting at Wenatchee will be
an important one in the opinion Of
DIR. y. G. Blalock. chairman of the
committee because the representa-
tives of these counties will be at that
time on their way to Olympia.
1t is also probable that the Spokane
county legislative delegation will be
there on that date to take part in the
monster open river meeting and it Is
desired to do everything possible to
impress them with the importance of
the bill for a state appropriation to
assist the work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-05

"Well, she called up her husbands
office from memory yesterday--and
what do you suppose she got?"
"Give it up"
"Her husbands office. ."-Exchang
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-05
LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS.
Thlrty-Four States and Territories
Hold Sessions During the Month of
January

bdHHuTA.
During the month Of January, 1907,
"a states and territories viii hold leg
islative sessions beginning as follows:
January delaware, Nebraska
and Pennsylvania.
January 2-Colorado, Michigan,
Maine and New Hampshire.
January 3-New York, Massachu-
setts and North Dakota.
January Idaho, Arkansas, Cali
fornia, Indiana, Montana and Tennes-
see.
January S-Minnesota. Alabama,
oklahoma, South Dakota, Wyoming
and Texas.
January 9-Connecticut Illinois.
Missouri. North Carolina, West Vir-
ginia and Wisconsin.
January 1O-Kansas.
January 14-Oregon and Utah.
January 15-New Mexico.
January 16-Nevada.
January 2l-Arizona.
Inauguration of governors will take
place during the month as follows:
January New York, Michigan,
Minnesota, Nebraska, Rhode Island
and South Dakota.
January Massachusetts.
January Wisconsin and Idaho.
January 9-Connecticut.
January 10-Colorado and Kansas.
January 15-Tennessee.
January 17-Pennsylvania,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-05

MENTION

S. Underwood, of near Milton. is in
the city today on a trading trip.
Postmaster Wilcox of Milton, is in
the city today on a brief business trip.
M. A. Ferguson, editor of the Helix
| Herald, is in the city today on a busi-
ness trip.
j. n. Burgess, of the Cunningham
Sheep G. Land company, has been in
the city today.
Miss Alma Harris, teacher in the
local SCHOOLS, left last evening for her
home at La Grande.
Donald Ross, the well known But
ter creek stockman, has been in town
today upon business.
man college is a guest Of Mrs. Elva
Jemison for few days.
Miss Winnie Stroove has returned
from Helix, where she spent several
days visiting with friends.
C. S.tFerguson of Helix, is in the city
today on his way home from Adams,
where he has been on visit.
E. E. Cross, we'll known o. r. &
N. brakeman Of La Grande, is in the
city today on his way to Portland.
Representatives C. A. Barrett and
C. w. Steen have been in the city to-
day on business of legislative nature.
Miss Gertrude Gill of Portland, who
has been visiting in the city for some
time, left this afternoon for her home.
G. A. Hartman, sr., will leave for
his home in Portland this evening,
after a few days visit here on busi-
ness.
Misses Clara and Leslie Wiedler,
after pleasant holiday vacation spent
IN Pendleton, returned on Thursday to
their home at Portland.
Henry Lazinka, who is wintering
400 head of cattle on the hills in the
north part of the county, is in the city
today on a business trip.
Mrs. G. III. Nellor to Hospital.
Mrs. C. H. Nellor was taken to st.
Anthonys hospital this morning,
where she will submit to an operation.
]. H. O'Neill, the genial travelling
passenger agent for the o. R. & N,
came up from Portland this morning
and left for Walla Walla on a brief
trip.
Miss Anna Lynch, sister of NJ. J..
Lynch, of the Warren company. and a
talanted musician, will arrive soon to
make her home here during the win
ter.
w. NJ Scott, president of the In
lard Empire Wheatraisers' associa-
tion, came over from Walla Walla
this morning to attend the meeting
this afternoon.
Miss Flo Walker, who visited will
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. P. Walk
er during the holidays, has returned
TO Independence, where she is en-
ployed as a teacher.
Rev. H. s. Shangle, pastor of the NJ
Z. church, south, came down from
Milton this morning and will hold reg
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-05

ular services morning ana evening, at
that church tomorrow.
Miss Grayce Crockett, who has been
spending the holiday vacation with
relatives and friends, will return to
the Washington State Normal school
at Ellensburg, to resume her studies
Sunday.
Alger Fee, eldest son of Mayor and
Mrs. James A. Fee, who has been at
home during vacation, will return to
Walla Walla on Monday, TO resume his
studies in Whitman college, of which
he is a student.
Charles McBee Of Birch creek, is in
the city today on a trading trip. The
cold weather and snow is welcomed
| by stockmen who would much rather
see winter weather than the wet
weather of the past few weeks.
n. Berkeley left last night for the
| Granite mining district, where he viii
look over his mining properties. He
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-05
Dead Actor Known in Oregon,

Ernest Hastings, the actor, who was
killed in train wreck at Brule sta,
tion. Neb., on the Union Pacific
Thursday night, was one of the best
known stock actors in the United
States and was especially favorite
on the Pacific coast. He completed
an engagement with the Baker Thea
ter Stock company of Portland last
week and was en- route to New York
to fill an engagement in the east
when death overlook him. Hastings
has played before audiences in all Pa
cific coast cities.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-05
ROMANCE OF MELBA's FAMILY.
The Father and son in Oregon While
Singer Travelled Over tho World.

The story Of Madame Melba's hus-
band and son who have resided for al
most a quarter Of a century I'm Ore
gon, while the famous singer has trav-
ersed every country of the world in
her professional life reads like ro-
nance. a dispatch from Chicago
says.
George Armstrong. son of Nine.
Melba, whose recent marriage to the
heiress Ruby Otway, in London, was
attended by dukes, marquises and
barons, was until three years ago a
lonely shepherd on his fathers ranch
near klamath Falls, Ore. He was
living in a rude cabin with his father.
and was tolerably well satisfied with
his lot in life. He had not seen his
mother since she deserted him when
he was a little child in Australia, but
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-05
Last of the Knllsnels.

Huddled together in few terees.
on the banks of the Pend d'Oreille
river opposite the village of Cusick,
which is at the mouth of the Kalispel
river live the remnant of the tribe of
kalispel Indians.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-05

There is much suffering at Wash
tucna, WASH, because of fuel famine.
When asked what excuse the railroads
and coal companies had for not de-
livering fuel dealer said that the
railroad Officials refuse to allow cars
from Canada to come farther south
than Spokane. Some say they will
have to order coal from Ritzville by
ruaRnns
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-05

took along pair Of snow shoes, ex-
pecting to travel for about eight miles
over six feet of snow in going from
Sumpter into the mountains.
The Washington times., 1907-04-14

viii street. Dir. Bryan this evening at
the Columbia Theater. where he viii
speak on Lincoln. having been engaged
for this occasion bv Encampmeut No.
III. Of lhe United Veteran Legion. The
Legion Will attend in a body. and viii
be augmented by other patriotic orders
in the District. IN the boxes and on
the stage with the speaker with he com
mittoes appointed from these orders in
addition 90 a number of prominent pub
lie officials and private citizens who VIII
be present on invitation.
Although arrangements have not been
perfected as 10 Mr. Bryan's plans after
the address this evening. st IS stated by
those I'm charge that ne viii probably
leave ihe city soon after the address
Il IS possible that Mr.. Bryan may re-
uain over untiI some time Monday. Jut
the speakers plans will not be fully
known until his arrival here this morn
ms.
The officers Of the Georgetown Demo
cratic Association. consisting Of George
Eileeu. president J. J. Sullivan. vice
president, john Ready treasurer. and
J. F. Costello. secretary. viii tender ".
j. Bryan q reception tonight at $50
O'Clock. The reception viii be held at
the Metropolitan Hotel The club was
organized Zoo ISa6 and has q standing
membership 90 140. AIr. Bryan viii not
deliver a formal address.
The Washington times., 1907-04-14

Church, Commissioners Nacfarland and
West, General Wilson. Blair Lee, r.
Walter Moore. Of Fairfax. Va. 4. r.
L. Lccllie, Judge Shepard, and others.
Address This Afternoon
At o'clock i'm the afternoon Mir.
Bryan viii deliver an address at the
New National Theatcr under the
auspices Of the Young Mems Christian
Association taking for his subject. THE
Prince Of TcaceH Men prominent in
the religious. official. and business
WCdd will be i'm the audience. among
them being Baron Rosen. the Russian
ambassador; Ambassador Jusserand OF
France; James Bryce. ambassador from
England. and others OF the Diplomatic
CORPS. on the stage VIII also he seated
representative from the Board of Edu-
cation. headed by DR.. Chancellor. super
iuterdcnt OF schools. the board Of man
ayers. instructors. faculty OF the even
ing institute. and departmental score
taries of the Y. NJ @. A., and a number
of representative business men
Many Or the leading ministers of tho
city viii be present upon the stage AIr.
Justice Harlan. with a party of friends.
VIII occupy one OF the boxes. reserva-
lions having also been made for others
OF the judicial. official and diplomatic
set who wish to be present.
Equally as distinguished an audience
The Washington times., 1907-04-14

at the American system OF conducting
criminal cases and to praise the manner
of conducting similar trials i'm England.
The Star says:
The jury, after being saturated for
nearly two months with every form Of
mendacioUs hysteria, naturally was in
such a state of mental chaos that it
could not agree either to convict or 10
acquit.
Blames American Press.
"The yellow mango which is creeping
over the press of both America and
England is a Ioathsome disease. Tt is
absolutely without conscience and with
out morals. It has no standard OF de-
ceucy or dignity, no sense OF reticeuce.
and is quite as ready 10 beslobber the
notorious harlot as 10 boom the pTeda-
tory millionaire. 1t has no interest in
truth, except as an obstacle to be over
come i'm pursuit of a sensation. It pre-
fers n lie which makes A good story to
verify which makes a bad one"
The Globe says:
THE crime. merely q common variant
Of the eternal problem. two men and
one woman, has been overlaid with legal
embroidery and forensic eloouence to
an extent utterly disprOpOrtionate to it's
real completely It is not too much
The Washington times., 1907-04-14
Committee Has Planned
Unusually Busy Day
for NebraSkan.


William Jennings Bryan viii arrive
IN Washington this morning at SIS.
coming BY way of Charlottesville. w.
Va he win be met BY committee of
friends. headed by George $. Benson
Who has been largely instrumental in
obtaining the presence Of the noted
NebTaskan for an address tonight on
Lincoln. under the auspices OF the
Union Veteran Legion. at the Columbia
TheatcT.
Those IT, charge have planned a busy
day for MI Bryan After holding an
Informal reception TO friends ut the
Metropolitan Hotel. where rooms have
been engaged for him, Mr.. Bryan win
address the Sunday school and congre-
CATION at the First Presbyterian Church.
john Marshall place. at u O'Clock.
After this address ne will he the guest
Of Colonel Harper. l5l5 Sixteenth street
where he viii take luncheon and meet
q number Of prominent Washington cit
liens, among them being tbe Rev Dom
aid Macleod, Of tho First Presbyterian
The Washington times., 1907-04-14
FORMER WASHINGTON LADY
DIES IN YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO

Mrs. Mary /. Hil. who died at her
home in Johrstown. Ohio. from an at
tack OF paralysis. at the age Of seventy.
was wei known In this city. having re-
sided here for more than thirty year,.
She was tie wife Of Col Isaac r. Hin.
who died in this city recently. and who
served for number Of years as ser
geant-at-arms in the Senate. During
their stay here the couple resided at 4os
A street southeast. Mrs IIiH returned
To her birthplace. Johnstown. soon after
her husbands death.
Funeral services VIII be held this
afternoon al 200 O'Clock at the family
residence st JOhnstoWn
The Washington times., 1907-04-14
Asylum for Harry,
Half Brother Says;
Shouldn't Try Him

ROME. April 13.-That Harry Thaw
Should not be compelled 70 fight for his
life as the result of killing Stanford
White, is the confident opinion of his
lalf-brother. A. Blair Thaw. The lat
Ter with his wife and daughter. is
spending the winter i'm Rome.
In Jhe opinion OF this member of the
Thaw family. Harry should have been
1u inmate Of an asylum long before he
killed White He said.
NY desire would be 10 say nothing.
The only opinion which 1 have on tine
matter and one which j have always
had. is tsat Harry Thaw should have
been put in am asylum long ago, for his
own sake and for others sake. 7 have
nothing To say about the trial. only il
because l. is a pathological and not a
criminal case
The Washington times., 1907-04-14
Died.

BOND-On Saturday, April Is 1907 at 1.s)
a. m. JENNA. relict Of the late A. NJ
Bond.
Funeral from the Centenary N z Church
Monday. April Is, at D m. apl3-2t
Friday. April e. 1907 Major
EDMOND WALLET. father of Edmond
Louis, and Charles V MalIet
Remains at residence Of son, Edmond
Mailet. jr.. 81 L street northwest. Funeral
from St. Matthew'S Church Monday morn
ing. April Is, 10 o'clock Interment Glen
wood Cemetery. II
ATALLET-MemberS OF Carroll Institute are
requested 20 attend the funeral Of our fell
low member. Major EDMOND MAIIET
on Monday morning, April -. at 10 o'clock.
from st. Matthew Church
It Il. AMBROSE MARSDEN. Secretary.
THOAAS-At his home in this city. early
Saturday morning. FRANK II. THOMAS.
aged nftv-One years
Funeral from ST. stephens Church. Four
tenth street and Kenesaw avenue Mon
day, April u. at , p. m u
The Washington times., 1907-04-14
MOTHER SAVES COOKIES
BAKED SO YEARS AGO

KNOXVILLE, Pa. April 12-Mrs.
George Plank. OF Cook Hollow. near
here, has some cookies that are thirty
six years old
AT that time one OF her sons was in
jured in "a threshing machine and a
ueighbor baked the cookies and sent
them to the lad He died, and all these
years his mother has treasured them as
keeRsakes
The Washington times., 1907-04-14

We desire "a announce TO our friends
and patrons that on April iS. 1907 we
purchased the good viii or the real
estate and insurance business OF the
late w Riley Decide. Esq, conducted
under the firm name OF Decide. * Com
pany. ami will continue TO conduct this
business at their old offices. 1904 G
street northwest. and will also maintain
our old offices at 1919 Wisconsin avenue
(32d street, northwest. All matters in
trusted 10 our care will receive the
prompt and faithful attention Of the
officers OF this company.
J. II. BRADLEY. co. INC.
BY J. n. BRADLEY.
President
1919 Wisconsin ave t22d ST.
1914 q St NV Phone w. 1O7
Phone III. q5f apIS-S+
The Washington times., 1907-04-14

ApTl 10 lsIl-
The American Security and Trust
Company announces that on April l3.
1881. acting FOR the executors of the
estate Of the late w. Riley Decide. Esq.
IL has sold 20 J. II. Bradley Co, Inc,
oi this city. all OF the good VIII Of the
real estate and insurance business con
Quoted ny the lsre ". Riley Decide,
Esq. under tie firm name Of Decide a.
Company, with offices at 1904 G street
northwest, and heartily commend 10 Mr..
Deebis.S clients and patrons the pur-
chasers Of has business.
THE AMERICAN SECT RTTX & TRUST
COMPANY, BY O.. j. BELL,
President.
The Washington times., 1907-04-14
Church Notices.

SOCIALISM MADE PLAIN-Mr. Morris
Hillquit. Of New York. viii lecture on so
ciaIsm'' on Sunday. April "a. pm. at
Tythian Temple, 1912 9Th St NV, under the
auspices Of the Economic Educational League.
Admission. IS cents. II
The Washington times., 1907-04-14
GEORGE CONAN TO MARRY
MISS AGNES NOLAN

BALTIMORE. April 13.-George Co
han who appeared here this week at
Ford's Opera House in George Wash
ington. JT.," today admitted that he viii
marry Miss Agnes Nolan. Of Brook
line. Mass.
The Washington times., 1907-04-14
Special Notices.

SPECIAL FOR FEW DAYS. latest drop
head Domestic. SI5.15, one dr0p-heac
New Home. $3.50, one New Family ma
chine, S6.T. one Domestic E.I1 All
makes repaired soc. and guaranteed one
year. KRAMER-Phone Main SOS, 433
The Washington times., 1907-04-14

TO say that if the chief personages had
been two Bowery toughs and a street
girl. instead of two miIionsires and an
actress. the trial would hardly have
lasted as many hours as the actual in
veStigation did weeks"
The Washington times., 1907-04-14
SneerS at Jurors,
Court, and Trial
In London Papers

LONDON. April l3.-The disagreement
Of the jury in the Thaw trial was
general t0pic OF conversation today.
while an Of the papers commented on
It. z,he general tendency was 10 sneer
The Washington times., 1907-04-14
Effort for Bal Next.


Mrs. William Thaw, it is said, viii
give her immediate attention TO the
question Of having her son admitted 10
bail At the-first mevc- thst-is made
BY any OF TAaw's attorneys 10 have
him admitted 90 bail, they viii find
fight on their hands. District Attor-
ney Jerome has reiterated his inten-
lion OF RESISTING tnis by an the means
in his power He viii also oppose
change Of venture.
All OF ThaWS counsel. with the eN-
.CeptiOn OF ORefHy. are now bitterly aC-
cusiuC Deimas or all responsibility for
The failure of the jury TO acquit the de-
PENDANT That is the price he pays for
having been put I'm charge Of the case
over their heaos Not long ago Mr. Del
ans is reported 10 have said 10 friend:
Nobody viii ever know the disad-
Vautages under which 7 laboTed in the
conduct CT the case. But that is past.
1T is simply a lesson TO mo never to be
caught in such "a position again"
Wherefore. IL may be quite possible
that Mr.. Delmas may not conduct the
second trial OF Thaw for the good and
suficient. reason that ne could not he in
duced 20 10 So
Confusion IN Thaw Ranks.
another story current today was that
litigation might follow the dismissal Of
some OF tbc counsel for Thaw or that
one Of the attorneys feels That he has
not Deen sufficiently compensated for
ms services and, If summariIy asked to
retire from the case may bring action
for the recovery of additional fees.
And stUI one more story was TO the
erect that $1,000 was spent in the prep
ar1tion of the case that Mrs. William
Thaw does not believe was wisely spent.
There are stories OF financing a theatTi-
cal production and Of other measures
taken to create public sentiment in favor
OF Thaw which, i'm the light of the re-
suit. 90 not seem to have been iust-
ned.
Briefly put, there IS chaos ia Tie Thaw
Franks u may be only the confusion
following upon the disagreement when
The hope or aCdmttal was so strong
EIt it bodies no good for Harry Thaw
aInless order is speedily restored.
The Washington times., 1907-04-14
Columbia Club,

The whisky that made washington IA
nous. SchlitzE beer on draught W J.
Donovan, 152S 9Th ST. NV.
The Washington times., 1907-04-14
Schools and CoIIeses.

MRS. ABILENE DUVAL MACK. ORA
matte Art and Voice Culture Studio, 500
l4tl ST. NV. also Dramatic Club meeting
once a week. Coaching plays. SatuT-
day class for teachers mh14-S0t