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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15
GROWTH OF Y. NJ. c. A.
During Past Six Years Breaks All its
Records.

New York, Feb. 15.-The annual
report of the Y. NJ. c. a. issued from
headquarters today. shows an increase
in membership of 10000, and in ex-
penses s2,00O.000. The increase in
value of property and pledges for
buildings amounts to $4,000, 900, the
total being S42,000,000.
The increase in attendance in phys
ical departments is set down at IA
900, and at mems meetings 10000. In
Bible class attendance there was an
increase of $4,000, while the number
of professed conversions is estimated
at $4,000. During the year $4,000
was contributed for foreign work In
1900 only 25 associations conducted
shop or outside meetings, now 227
have nearly 100000 men in attend
ance.
No period in the associations his
tory can In any way parallel this rec
ord of six years. In general efficiency
the associations have more than
doubled.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15
Flood Damage at Arlington,

For several days past the water
has been very high in the ditch that
runs through town on account of the
warm weather and chinook winds.
but the water is now receding. The
water cut the ditch over 20 feet deep
and about 100 feet wide in places. 1t
took out the old store building next
to the Vendome hotel and also the
barn belonging to William Irvine. 1t
has also cut a big ditch across Main
street about 20 feet deep that will
take hundreds of dollars to repair
Friday night 1t took out a couple of
joints of the city water mains, so our
people were out of water until Sat
urday afternoon. For a while it was
feared that the building occupied by
o. S. Ebi would go. Mr.. Ehi has
moved his stock of confectionery to
the building formerly used as a bowl
ing alley, next to the butcher shop
Arlington Record.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15
DESERT YIELDS TO
DRY FARMING
METHOD OF CUITIVATING
BY CAMPBELL SYSTEM.
Land Must Be Plowed Deep and Well
Cultivated-Thorough Narrowing
Must BE Kept up During the Sea-
son to Pulverize Land and Kill the
Weeds.

George L. Terrell Of Smithfield,
Utah, a delegate to the late Denver
congress, who has had 40 years ex-
perience at dry farming, gave some
interesting facts in an interview
printed by the Denver Post. He said:
'I plow 10 inches deep alter break
ing the land, and then ! usually have
six inches of subsoil. ] use horses
and disc plows altogether. With a
four-gang disc and eight horses I can
plow from eight to 10 acres per day,
In a strip half a mile long. The fall
plowing is done on stubble land, after
the stubble is allowed to grow about
two feet high. In the fall that is
turned under, and in this way gets all
of the winters precipitation, the snow,
rain and frost.
II leave the rough plowing until
spring, and just as soon as 1t is dry
enough to work I put on my Disc
use different sort of disc than many
of the western farmers. 1t is manu-
factured in Logan City, Utah, and is
known as the six-gang disc. 1t throws
the dirt all one way, leaving no space
for weeds to grow.
"The boy with six horses puts the
harrow on and continues to harrow
lengthwise and crosswise through the
season for the purpose of killing the
weeks and pulverizing the soil. as well
as conserving all of the moisture pos
sible.
about September ! each year
put on the leveler and level the
earth, the drill in the meantime being
run in front and the seed drilled into
the ground. We sow wheat at the
and let Il get the next winters pre-
cipitation, and in the spring. when II
is two inches high, take the harrows
and tip the teeth backward at an an
gle of about 80 degrees, so as not to
tear up the soil.
This method breaks the crust and
pulverizes the soil, and If there are
weeds It will kill them. We generally
harrow It both ways, as It gives fresh
life and vigor to the grain. We then
leave II to harvest.
by the methods I have described
I average 80 to As bushels of wheat to
lHe acre, OU 10 ~ DuSnels OF barley,
three to three and a half tons of mil
let, and have plenty of good pasture
for my cattle. I have between 1900
and 400 acres under cultivation, and
rest them every other year.
81 put in wheat last year and cut
210 acres on ground that started to
farm 81 years ago and have been
farming II every other year since
that time. The crop I raised last
year was far better than any year
that I remember. | broke up a piece
of alfalfa ground. sowed two bushels
of spring wheat on about two acres,
and harvested SO bushels of the finest
quality.
81 kept all of that seed and the
millers offered me 10 cents a bushel
more for It than the price of any
wheat in the country. The Farmers
association at the meeting last year
named II Farrel's Golden Wonder I
got n teacup full of seed from the
north of England and continued to
raise 1t until ! got two bushels, then
planted the two acres with the result
that I have given"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15
Fight Incorporating Toppenish.

petition for the incorporation of
Toppenish was presented to the board
of county commissioners this fore
noon. When the matter came up for
a hearing, a good sized fight was pre-
cipitated by those who are opposed
20 the proposition.
Attorney Lee of Toppenish, appear
ed for the opposition, but there was no
one present to argue the case of
those in favor of the scheme. The
petition was thought to be sufficient.
AS the law appears to be in favor OF
the opposition it is believed that the
place win not be Incorporated for the
present.-Yakima Republic.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15
SHEEP MARKETS FIRM.
Chicago Prices Continue High During
the Winter.

The Chicago Livestock World says
OF the sheep market:
Sheep were steady: lambs slow. On
the whole, prices did not show much
change compared with last Friday. 1t
VISA hard to get into the half-dollar
notch with lambs and the bulk sold
at S7.25 @7.40. The sheep end of the
deal was more animated exporters
being heavy buyers of heavy wethers
at $5.6O@5.65. Local killers also
took weighty sheep at $5.65. Lamb
trade was adversely Influenced by an
other large and unexpected big run
AZ Buffalo, which reported 10000.
AS It was generally believed Buff
falo territory had been drained of ma
tives by the big January run; this
caused some surprise, but confirmed
an impression that the east had more
native stuff concealed in its sleeve
than was generally supposed. Fresh
supply here was estimated at 35, 900
early, but the wise ones did not ex-
pect more than $4,000 to arrive.
The native delegation was seasonal
bly, small and deficient in quality,
bulk of supply being fed westerns
from nearby feed lots of Iowa. Ex-
porters received several bands of con-
tract wethers Although the top was
made on heavy lambs, Weighing 90
lbs, demand centered on light stuff,
and between killers and feeders there
was lively competition for stuff selling
around $40. The country was in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15
500 Reward. 500

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
In all Its stages, and that Is Catarrh. Halls
ICatarrh Cure Is the only positive cure
being constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure 10 taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the
system. thereby destroying the foundation Of
the disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature In doing It's work. The proprie-
tors have 80 much faith In Its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dol.
lars for any case that II falls to cure. Send
for list OF testimonials
Address f, J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15
Do the right thing II you have Ma

DO the rignt tTing III you nave Ma
sal Catarrh. Get Ely's Cream Balm at
once. Don't touch the catarrh pow-
ders and snuffs, for thev contain coa-
cine. Ely's Cream Balm releases the
secretions that inflame the nasal DIS
sages and the throat, whereas COM
mon remedies" made with mercury
merely drive them out and leave YOU
no better than you were. IN a word.
Flv's Cream Balm is a real cure, not
delusion. All druggists. SOC, or
mailed by Ely Bros, Sc Warren street,
New York.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15

7.25 were free sellers. Competition
between killers and shearers for this
stuff was keen. Native lambs were
scarce and not of choice quality,
$3.50 being about the limit. A bunch
of Iowa fed 86-fb made $7.55. Year
lings sold largely at $6@6.6O, but
Mexicans averaging SO lbs reached
$3.50,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15

child Of school age is allowed the city
library, and this will amount to 5000
this year. The state library commits
sion will purchase the books and for
ward them to the library here. This
commission is composed of the COVER
nor, state superintendent of schools,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15
Refrigerator Car Service.

Effective at once the o. r. q N.
company will inaugurate a weekly
refrigerator car service from Port
land. The refrigerator cars will leave
Portland every, Tuesday and will han
die perishable stuff for all points
east Of rrmat,lla. A similar servive
will be operated on the Washington
division.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15
City Library at Baker CITY.

Miss Moser, the librarian is pre-
pairing list of nearly 800 books to be
ADDED to the city library in a few
weeks. Since the public school library
has been turned over to the city the
apportionment of 10 cents for every
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15
Return Limit to California Excursion
Tickets Extended.

The regular return limit of the win
ter excursion tickets to California has
heeu extended to six months and the
price of tickets advanced IS. For in-
formation inquire of E. c. Smith
agent o. r. & NJ, Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15

Foley's Honey and Tar cures la
grippe coughs and prevents pneu-
monia. Refuse any hut the genuine
in the yellow package. Koeppen Drug
Store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15
SHOULD DCHANGELAW
NEWLANDS COUNSELS
AGAINST LAND FRAUD

Nevada Senator Says the Land Laws
Are Unsuited to the West--Should
Be Repealed or Modified to Suit
the Natural Conditions-Congres
Should Reform the Laws to Prevent
Frauds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15
Owe Columbia County s1247. 20.

The report of experts Burns and
Dittemore, who have gone over the
books of the county for the past 10
years, shows that the following owe
the county the sums opposite their
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15

President Campbell of the University
of Oregon, and two others who are
appointed by the governor.-Baker
City Herald.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15

The police of Seattle have a theory
that the leader of the burglars and
safe crackers who have been operat-
ing recently in Seattle, is a woman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15

In addition to other matters made
mention Of in the report, it states that
the auditor does not keep a check on
the treasurer as the law contemplates.
The manner of keeping the books of
the county is antiquated, and recon-
mends proper method.
The report shows that there is due
the county from the several officers
the sum of $1247.29. The errors show
that the officers did not intend to de-
liberately take county moneys, but the
amountS due the county must be
turned into the county treasury
Dayton Courier Press.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15

If you see it in the East Oregonian,
it's so.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-15

j. l.. Mohundro, county clerk. s 1880
L. l.. Ellis. county clerk. .... 1920
Clark Israel, county clerk. ... 1850
]. d. Smith, sheriff ........ ass
o. NJ. Stine, sheriff ......... LOS
F. w. Bauers, sheriff ....... so
Dick Harper, auditor ..... 1916
H. E. iiilham, auditor ...... $3.50
f. V. Thompson. auditor 80. 2O.O5
+. w. Guernsey. treasurer. Do. 551.45
e. w. Alcorn, treasurer 500. 5O3.25
G. A. Parker, treasurer 500. 22.39
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
ANTiPASS BILL REPORT
House Committee on Railroads Makes
No Recommendation.

The railroad committee reported on
the antipass bill Immediately after re-
oonvening at o'clock, and submitted
the Getty senate bill without amend
ment. 1T seems to be the purpose of
the house to act on. this bill without
reference to what the railroad commit
tee may do" said w. Y. Morgan, chair
man of the committee, and the pur-
pose IN returning the bill with this rec
ommendation was for the purpose of
permitting them to proceed without IN
reference or suggestion ON the part of
the committee. 1t was entirely un-
necessary for the house to instruct the
railroad committee to return this bill
Immediately for we would have acted
as we have without this ruling of the
house We have some of the most radi-
cal antipass men of the house on the
committee and they would have look
ed after the immediate return of the
hill"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
FLAG LAW UPHELD.

Washington. March THAT the
states may pass laws prohibiting the
use of the United States flag for adj
vertising purposes was declared by the
supreme court of the United States to-
day in deciding the case of Nicholas v.
Halter and Henry " Hayward, ap-
peaIed from the supreme court of Ne
braska. Ralter and Hayward are Ii
quor dealers III Omaha, and were pres
ecuted under a law of the state on the
charge of selling beer in bottles dec
Grated with the rational colors. They
were fined $50 each and upon appeal
to the state supreme court the verdict
was sustained
They pleaded unconstitutionality of
the law. Justice Harlan delivered the
opinion of the court, affirming the de-
cision of the Nebraska courts. In the
course of his opinion. Justice Harlan
upheld the right of the state to protect
the flag, the emblem of the nations
power against indignities. He said that
the use of the flag as an advertisement
on beer bottles cheapens and desrades
it and the court was unwilling to hold
that legislation prohibiting such a use
of the national colors is abridgment of
personal rights as contemplated by the
constitution. justice vPeekham dissent
O.. rz3rl E,r 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
GEN. CAMERON STARTS.
Kansas Hermit May Not Walk All the
Way to Albuquerque.

Gen. Hugh Cameron, the Kansas her
nit, aged so years. made his official
adieu at noon today preliminary to
starting on his pilgrimage to Albu-
querque to visit Edward G. Ross, for
mer United States senator. Gen. Cam
eron stood on the east steps of the
state house, waved his hands and said:
Fellow citizens, native born and nat
uralized, franchised and disfranchised:
Today 11S years ago, constitutional free
government was set up on this con-
tinent, and today 1 start for New Mex
leo to fulfill such such obligations as
may be resting upon me in consequence
of the announcement made before the
Old Mems association on the 22nd of
February in Kansas City, Mo-, and as
l think upon the WEAKNESS of the pill
grimage and its similarity to the one
which Geo. Washington made from Mt
Vernon to New York 11S years ago to-
day and of the vast improvements in
transportation since that time 1 must
ask that you absolve me from any
seeming obligation to make the entire
pilgrimage as a pedestrian. Thanking
you for the kindness which has been
universally bestowed on me since
came to your beautiful city. Accept OF
my God bless you and goodbye.
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man or an old bachelor will often DO
that She hadn't accepted him in SO
MANY words, but he was sure that MS
love was reciprocated. He was low
ing her as a man, but he had sized her
up as a detective. From his reading
of her character she was close upon
the order of angelic. He had looked
for a flaw in vain He was satlshed
and more than satisfied, and naturally
he wanted all others to be so. l could
tell you here that / differed with MIN
in many respects not orally but mem
tally, and thus make out that l was
possessed of superior acumen, but L
am not posing in that direction. TO
some one else 1 might have said my
say, but not to Hogan. He would have
been down on me at the first word.
The case in which the widow had
been a witness for the defense was
one of forgery About the time Hogan
gave me his confidence three banks
we're victimized the same day. Sigma
lures of depositors were counterfeited
and over $4,000 hauled in. In each
case the check was presented by wo-
man. a fairly tall woman, wearing
glasses and supposed to be over mid
die age As her identity was vouched
for the teller had to count out the
money. The case was given to Hogan.
and he took it up with the utmost
ardor and confidence. A week passed.
and there were two more forgeries.
Then, a few DAYS later, two or three
checks were kited. 1t was all done
bv the same woman He was so hot
on the trail however. that she changed
her tactics She intrusted the checks
to an old man and raised $4,000 IN a
day. Whats the matter with Ho-
gar? ?" was being asked at headquar-
ters; but. bestir himself as he would
and did. he could not advance his case.
BY forgery and check-raising the gang
scoc ped in nearly $4,000 and not one
OF them was spotted.
Then occurred what some of US call
ed a Iaughable thing and made merry
over Hogan was thrifty man. He
had saved money from his salary, and
he had speculated,s and his bank &C
count stood very close to $4,000. He
was a depositor al. a state bank, and
one day the same old man presented
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
SENATE STANDS PAT.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick Says There Is No
Basis for Compromise.

Senator Fitzpatrick said this after
noon in speaking of the proposal of the
house conferees on the primary cleo
ton bill:
There is nothing in that proposal to
form a basis for compromise. We can't
do anything on that proposition. We
have agreed to report back to the SEN
ate that we are unable to agree. l
think this leaves things in better shape
for an agreement than they have ever
been. We will get a new conference
committee now which may have
disposition to confer. Mr.. Stubs has
let this thing drag along for ten days
without making any proposals in the
nature of a compromise
In order to agree upon harmonious
rules for the house and senate con-
ference committees, Senator Noftz-
ger this afternoon secured the adop-
ton of a resolution by the senate for
the appointment of a joint commit
tee of three from the house and two
from the senate to draft such rules.
The resolution carried and Senators
Noftzger and Young We're appointed
on the part of the senate.
The senate went to work on third
reading OF bills, and passed the Day-
idSCn truancy bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
RUNNING down a FoRGER.
(By NJ. luad.)

(By M. tluaQ-J
There is no doubt that the success
full detective must be a man of close
observation and keen on deduction
He must also be good physiognom1st
in his way and a student of human ma
ture. With perseverance and luck TO
aid him he Will bring eight out of ten
of his cases to a successful conclusion.
We are constantly hearing of the de-
tective as engaged in the pursuit OF
criminals but it is rarely that we read
of him as a man and e citizen. | shall
call my detective Hogan and tell you
that he ranked among the iptoppers
as an officer. What ] was interested
in for some months was not his pro-
fessional cases, but the other side o.
him. 1t was with him the day he first
saw the little widow Carson. He had
a case on in court. and she was q Wit
ness for the defense. She was petite,
cute and full of animation, and Hogan
was not the only one who admired her.
He was a bachelor thirty-flve years
old, and her age was about thirty. Her
testimony cleared his prisoner, al
though he had good case, but he did
not hold it up against her, as would
have been natural. We may talk about
French law all We will, but as a mat
ter of fact the same legal principle
prevails here. Every ornc1al arrest
ing a person believes that person gull
ty and bends every energy to convic-
ton. Make inquiries and you will find
that no detective has lost his prisoner
by verdict of judge or jury with
out feeling that he has been defraudeG.
For long weeks kept tab on Hogan
as a citizen. He acted just as another
man would. His admiration for the
little widow impelled him to seek an
introduction After that he was hard
hit. He became a frequent caller, and
in time we all came to know that he
was one of her suitors and the favored
one. 1t seemed funny that he should
send her bouquets and don a dress suit
and accompany her to the theater and
take her out to dinner, but of course
1t was all right. I had known him for
year as a close-mouthed man-in
fact. all of US reporters called him the
sphinx There We're other detectives
who would give up over a glass of
beer. but nothing could be got from
Hogan.
One day 1 was surprised out of my
boots by the detective sitting down
with me and giving me his confidence.
Don't imagine it was about any Off
cial case 1t was as a man that he
wanted to talk with me about being in
love with the widow. A very young
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04

check for $4,000 and drew out the
money. 1t was Hogan's signature as
plain as day. and he had not only
vouched for the signature of the other,
but had sent along brief note. The
teller tried to reach him at headquar-
tiers. but failed to get the connection,
and the check was paid. Two hours
later Hogan was roaring around that
bank like an angry lion He had been
done for. 1t was only natural that ne
should call on the widow that evening
to relate his loss, and, her sympathies
being aroused, the climax came-that
is, she leaned her head on his stalwart
shoulder and murmured that she would
be his. She was sorry for his loss, but
she had enough for both.
Two evenings later he went up to
make sure of the date of the wedding
day. and she was out He did not go
again for a week, being busy on his
case and when he next appeared the
house was empty and had been for
several days. His petite fiancee had
fed. For a day or two the man fought
hard against the belief that he mad
been duped. Then the man took a
back seat, and the detective came to
the front and it did not take him long
to figure out things. The cute little
widow was no widow at all, but the
wife of an adventurer. She had been
an actress. and she knew all about
makeups. She had been driven to
every bank in carriage in shoes that
increased her natural height by six
inches. Pencil and paint had put on
wrinkles and lines. and she had taken
care to dress for the occasion Hogan
himself would not have known her on
the street. Her husband had been
lust as artfully disguised, and when
the point of safety had been reached
the field had been abandoned.
The thing must have come hard on
the man but he was full of grit, and
he braced up. He was given carte
blanche as to his movements for a
year. and he drew out the balance of
his money and crossed the ocean on a
trail he had picked up. For ten months
he followed the couple over Europe,
Iosinesthe trail here and there. but al
WAYS picking it up again. and then one
day. when he was within twenty miles