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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
Prizes for Section Foremen.

The o. R. & N. company has offer
ed prizes this year for the best kept
roadbed and the officials who are
now on tour of the system will
award the prizes to the winning Sec
ton foremen. There has been a
great deal of rivalry among section
men in the matter and some of the
sections are said to be models Of neat
ness and perfection in track build
ing,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
VIII Plant Apple Orchard.

Charles Shumann of Upper Nc
Kay creek, is in the city today after
a shipment of apple trees which he
will plant on his Mckay creek farm.
He expects to plant five-acre or
chard this fall and next spring and
believes that hardy apples will do
we'll there.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
'PROFUsE MARKETS
PENDLEToN CARRIES AN
UNEXANIPLED VARIETY

Fruits, Vegetables and Staples i'm I'M
mense Quantity and ct Most Reas-
enable Prices - Record Breaking
Amount of Home Canned Stuff Put
Up - Potato Crop Is Splendid =
Truck Gardening and Fruit Raising
Increasing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
O. r. & N. Officials North.

A party OF o. r. & n. officials who
have been inspecting the main line
of the system east of here for several
days, left this morning in General Su-
perintendent NJ. j. Buckleys private
car, 02, for tour of inspection Of
the Washington division. The car was
attached to train No. 8.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
Engagement Is Announced.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. Dunlap announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Della, to William N. Wright. The
wedding will take place in October.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
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WORKING FOR LECTURES.

Business Men Subscribe Literally 10
the Course of Lectures for the Com
ing Winter.
Harold Warner and Lester Means
of Pendleton high school, are now So
liciting subscriptions to the lecture
course to be brought here during the
coming winter by the Pendleton Lee
ture bureau, which is under the man
agement of the public schools.
Business men are subscribing liber-
ally to the course and 1t is hoped that
a large number of season tickets may
be sold in order to insure the entire
course, which will furnish about the
only entertainment to be enjoyed in
Pendleton during the winter sea-
son.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-25

Supreme equitable jurisdiction actions
against directors and third reading February 10
Senate Int. No 24+-Sohmer, introduced January Is
prohibiting hospitals from transferring patients IN dying
condition; third reading February q.
Senate Int No S82-McCarren introduced February D;
amending relieve congestion Brooklyn Bridge
third reading February 81. Assembly Int. No $40
Farrell, order Of second reading.
Senate Int No. 869McCarren, introduced February s.;
extending terminal Brooklyn Bridge; third read
ing February Il. Assembly Int No. 65o-FarTe, same.
order OF second reading
Sen&1e Int. No 4ll-Agnew, introduced February TO-
parkway along the Bronx River; referred 10 IN
Affairs Committee Assembly No s11-DueIl
Internal Affairs
Senate No 4e7-Grattan. introduced February Il
authorizing board rights; referred
Finance Committee. Assembly Int No sI5--Mead In
troduced February 20 same referred Ways and Means
Committee.
Assembly No Iss-CuviIsr introduced January IS.
providing FOR q register; referred Ways and
Means Committee amended and recomInted February IL
Assembly No. Sce-DovVling introduced January 81
providing for bridge loop commission IN New York CITY
third reading February 81
Assembly Int No. TsO-Ailen, introduced February Is
providing Tor direct nominations; referred judiciary
Committee.
Assembly No 7eO-Reecs introduced February IS:
providing for pasteurization Of milk IN New York City
referred 20 cities Committee
Assembly Int. No. S44-McCue introduced February 20
permitting sunday baseball; referred Committee
Assembly Int. No s63-Cities Committee introduced
February n reorEanizius Police Department in New
York city substitute for Assembly No. 1855 By Prentice
order Of third reading
Assembly Int No, elO-wainwrisht introduced Feb
TO Ways and Means Committee
Other bills OF Importance now stand a. noted
IN previous tables.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-25
REPORT ON RATE Law
Tiescs Of Minority on Lest Years
Measure Filed IN Senate.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Elkins Of West
Virginia. has just completed and fled in the
senate his minority report the railroad rate
LIZ. The report was nominally submitted on
June = last, but Immediately withdrawn for
further elaboration. L now presents a compre-
hensive history Of the economic DEVELOPMENT Of
American railroads, together with exhaustive
tables. which tend 10 show a constantly decrcas-
ing freight and passenger rate and the relation
between such rates and the prices Of commodities
ana cost Of labor. As TO the decrease in rates
the report says:
The average passenger rate advanced. slightly
from 1870 10 1850 During the next twenty -four
wears there was a decline amounting to II 81
PEI cent Of the average for 1850. the net de-
cline from 1870 10 1904 being 1914 per cent.
The decline in the average rate per mile per
ton IF freight was 5S.I1 per cent during the
years from 1870 = 1894. the rate for the earlier
wear being about two and one-half times that
of the latter and the net saving TO the shippers
averaging ll09 mills per ton mile
The report says that the cost Of transportation
in 1904 VAS nearly $1,000 100000 less than It
would have been had the rates for 1870 still
prevailed.
The passenger business Of 1904 exceeded that
Of 1900 by more than - per cent. while the
freight increase was 1926 per cent.
In noting the increase in wages Of railroad
employees from an average cf S567 - in 1900 to
in 1904 was so much more efficiently organized
that the labor contributed by the average en-
rloye accomplished % per cent more in the
movement Of passengers and "A per cent more in
the movement Or freight than in 1880.
The report gives the total railway capitalize
ton on June 30 1904. as $10.711 794 ,OTS, and
says this amount is 4.74 per cent less than the
commercial value OF the railways, as estimated
by the Census Bureau.
IN the face of the great Improvement in rail-
way property since 1900 the report says the
relatively insignificant increase Of 5.31 per cent
in capitalization shows a decided tendency tow
ard more careful methods Of financing these
properties"
Compared with railroad rates abroad. the re-
port says that the figures in the foregoing are
undoubtedly significant. They show that Amer
lean railways carry freight for rates that aver
age but OH per cent Of the average charged
in France; $3.50 per cont of that in Germany.
6o32 per cent of that in Austria: 81 % per cent
of that in Hungary: about 10 per cent of that
i'm Italy, and about SO per cent of that in Euro
pean Russia. Since 1890 American rates have
declined 1915 per cent; French rates 1864 per
cent: German rates $50 per cent: Austrian rates
H-35 per cent, and Hungarian rates 1914 per
cent
As Ia the increase in equipment the report says
that during the last fourteen years the increase
I'M the number Of cars and locomotives has been
relatively much greater than the mileage in
crease. Besides, both cars and locomotives are
now much larger than formerly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-25
BONNIE SCOTLAND IN LECTURE.
Mr.. Elmendorf Takes His Audience Through
the Land Of "Bobbie" Burns.

Bonnie Scotland" was the subject which
Dwight Elnendorf Iectured last night at Carnegfs
Hall. The Indictment weather seemed TO have no
effect on the size OF the audience which was as
large and apprsciatIvs those which have at
tended the other lectures OF the present series by
Mr.. Elmendorf
The subject. Bonnie Scotland with its interest,"
ing history and historic scenes. gave exoellens
opportunity for the Of numerous tele-photO-
graphic and motion pictures The best Of the lat
ter perhaps the launching OF the battleshi2
Dreadnought on the Clyde at Glasgow. This pict-
showed King Edward releasing the giant Tight
ing craft by giving signal and then the delighted
monarch congratulating the vessels builder.
The country that has such battleshtps is least
likely TO have for them" said Mr.. ElmendOrf.
THE best navy is the best pactfler.'
One OF the moving pictures showed Harry Warden
the golf links Mr.. Elmendorf said that Scot
land was golf mad. The railroad out OF Glasgow
trains for the links at hfteen-inute intervals.
7 offer this as suggestion 10 the management
road" said Mr.. ElmendOrf
Some OF the interesting scenes which the lect-
Urer touched and which We're shown on the screen
the Burns monument. Tam o'Shanter Inns
the banks and braes o Bonnie Doom. TIOlyrood
Palace and the TrOsSachS Road Edinburgh and its
SURROUNDINGS were OF particular interest It wa
OF the most picturesque OF the places visited
last night by Mr.. ElmendOrfs audience.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-25
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS EULoGIzEI
House Pays Tribute to Senator Alger and
Msssrs. Adams, Flack and Ketoham

Washington, Feb. 24.-Eulogies the lives Of
Senator Russell A. Alger OF Michigan, and Repre-
sentatives Henry Cullen Adams. OF Wisconsin;
William H Flack and j. H. Ketcham, OF New
York, were pronounced to-day in the House. which
convened 10 pay tribute to these men. Those who
spoke of Senator Ayers career were Representa-
tives Townsend. Fordney Hamilton, Gardner
DENLY and Darrngh. all OF Michigan and Repre-
sentative Lacey, OF Iowa
Ar Adams was eulogized By Representatives Nell
son. Often. Stafford Esch Davidson. Brown. Jen-
kirs and Babcock all OF WISCONSIN. and by Repre-
sentatiyes Sherman OF New York; Hayes OF Cali
foruia: Mccarthy q Nebraska; Lever. OF South
Carolina, and Kennedy. of ONO.
The eulogtes of Mr.. Flack by Representa-
tives Beuret Ocott, Goldfogle. Sherman, Goulden
and Perkins OF New York, and Representatives
Grosvenor OF Ohio; Minor, OF Wisconsin, and
Rceder, of Kansas
10y Representatives Hayne. Parsons, Bennett, Per-
Fins, Driscoll Fitzgerald, Knapp Goulden and
Sherman, all Of New York; Hay, OF Virginia; Slay-
den Of Texas. keifeT Soulhard and GTosvenoT. OF
Ono; Han, of Town; Lamb, Of Virginia, and Parker
Of New Jersey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-25
VALUE OF FOREIGN LEATHER TRADE
Total Value of Exports and Imports for 1906
About $150.OOo.OoO.

Washington, Feb. c4.-Tho leather industry con
trihuted $3.50 1000 the foreign commerce OF the
United States in the year 1906. against less than
$51.gl.1.G0o decade earlier. These figures an
nounoed ny the bureau Of statistics Of the Depart
mont of Commerce and Labor to-day, combine i'm
ports and exports OF leather and its manufactures
and imports and exports of hides and skins al of
which show rapid growth during the decade.
The value Of hides and skins imported IN the
calendar year 1906 practically 600 having
olsdrUpled in ten years. OF leather and its manu-
features exported. the figures for 1896 were over
s45ocoooo and in 1895 less than 100000. The
grand total which leather and the materials for its
manufacture form in the foreign trade OF the
United States aggregates u the calendar year 1906
about S1-Hg10olo
All parts of the world bought of our manu-
faCtJTes Of leather. and nearly all sent their raw
Ida and skins in exchange therefor IN addition
70 Sa5ytOFJ worth Of boots and shoes export
. in 1895 there was 100000 worth Of upper
leather and SS.0)J00J worth OF sole leather, while
harness and saddles and other classes OF leather
manufactures added s2,pyJ.051 10 the total Cattle
hides imported from Argentina, the largest con-
tributor, aggregated 100000 Goatskins, aggregat-
ing formed the largest single item i'm
pOrtations Of hides and skins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-25
COST OF GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC.
Twice the Amount of Governments Estimate
May Be Needed.

Fort William Ont. Feb q (specsaR.-Informa-
ton IS coming 70 light which shows that the cost
Of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad will be at
least twice the government estimate II now sp-
pears that the amount of excavatins necessary
IS far greater than was at first supposed and the
price Of rails and ties is greater than when the
estimates were made The government engineers
placed the cost Of TIE line between Winnipeg and
Quebec at $1,000 mile, whereas, according TO the
contracts made Cor the most accessible parts. the
cost CT the roadbed alone Will between so co.
and 5000 q mile, 10 which must be added the
cost Of ties, rails, stations. sidings, tanks, etc
Again II has been brought out by Senator Fergu-
son that the cost Of the mountain sections VIII
be in excess of 10000 against the government
estimate Of $1,000 4 mile. X Is shown that by
the choice OF the Yeowbead Pass some four nun
bred mites viii be added 10 the mountain section
reducing the prairie section, CT which corstruc-
ton Is easy and cheap
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-25
ATTORNEY BURNED TO DEATH.
Warren PENN Streetcar Plant Destroyed
by Fire-Blaze in St Louis.

MeadyiIle, Penn, Feb 24.-Patrick c. Shee-
han, one of the best known members Of the
Crawford County bar. was burned TO death to-
day al his home in ConneautviIle. Sheehan
went to the library Of his home In his night
robe Apparently he was stricken with apo
plexy and dropped a lighted lamp
Warren, Penn, Feb. 24-Fire to-day destroyed
the barns and contents Of the Warren Street
Railway Company and caused a loss Of S125,-
coo. Only four cars We're saved, and arrange
ments have been made to borrow cars from
jamestown, y. Y, TO operate the line here.
st. Louis. Feb. pa FIVE story building at
Franklin avenue and 7th street damaged
$4,000 by fire this afternoon. Three hremen
were slightly hurt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-25
READY TO EXECUTE GRANGER.

Everything was ready at Sing Sing last night fot
the execution this morning OF George Granger
who. in June. 1905. murdered Charles LUtz. dairy
farmer, Of Paulding. Duchess County. The
tive for the murder was robbery. State Electrician
Davis yesterday tested the apparatus and hitch
is looked for Granger had visitors yesterday End
has had no friends - visr him He i product
OF the BoNery who has been an orphan since hs
vas nve old and sPent Of hts life IA M
situations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-25

You're not too late!
The several thousand friends who
came in for the $3.50 suit sale SAT-
urday will understand how it is that
many of the best values are always
left for the second day.
Just what, we can't say ourselves
though we do know that this is what
went in
$40 suits; were S15 and S16.
1889 " SIS and $50.
3O12 S22 and S25.
1868 " S26 to $3s. y
That included all the mixtures and
blue and black cheviot and serge suits
left from this Winters and last Sum-
mer's stock.
In addition there were all the
youths suits, sizes 30 to IS.
Also a quantity of mems and
youths Winter OvercOats.
Mems suits and OvercoatS, $3.50.
Youths sizes. 81 to 35 chest. SO.
ROGERS, PEET & COMPANY
Three Broadway Stores.
25s s42 1859
Warren st, 18th st, SIND q.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-25

Colonists one-wny tickets Chicago 10 the Pacific
Via the Chicago Union Pacific North Western
Line on sale daily during March and April at the
Of $4,000 Correspondingly low rates from all
points Double berths I'm tourist sleeping car only
81 90. through without change San Francisco Los
Angeles and Portland No extra charge per
sonEny conducted tours Write itinerary full
particulars 70 e A. Hutchison Manager Tourist De-
partment. G. & n. W.-Union Pacific 2l2 Clark St
Chicago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-25
The MELODANT

Giving its true artistic TONE VALUE
TO each note-Melody always dominating
accompaniment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-25
The PHRASING LEVER

Which enables the performer 70 secure
the most delicate phrasing by a touch OF
the finger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-25

INCEsSANT UNIFORM CHANG Es-The army
s. at last 20 be put olive drob basis so fer
"a g official apparel IS concerned Orders are Ee-
inc prepared in tho War Department which carry
OFT this plan everywhere. Hitherto there has
been some made Of the blue uniform.
but hereafter everyt thing OF this character
viii 60 turned in and offered for sale IN
Cue IRE as ola material -, the cloth
l.s on hard would suffice last the army for
Tree yc1Is out il Is considered that uniformity in
apparel has advantage which must not be ignored
II is still scflla1 whether the olive crcen shall
be ,xed TO any extent part OF the Uniform.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-04-20
COUNTY "PEDS" GET GOLD BRICKS
SwindIing Scheme is Worked on the
Teachers.

Sumter's school teachers, so far as
known, have not been gold bricked by
alleged swindling book agents. as
were the teachers in several Georgia
counties this week. The teachers were
offered an encyclopedia which they de-
clined to buy, but obligingly furnished
their addresses on blanks presented by
book agents, and found out afterwards
to their astonishment that they had
signed promissory notes. Commits
sioner Merritt has already written the
book concern whose agents have been
doing this sort of business in the hope
of being able to secure to the teachers
a return of their money.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-04-20
BIG JUMP IN RETURNS
Is SURE TO RESULT
Values in AmeriCuS Still
High
PROPERTY WILL BRING PRICES
Substantial Advance in Values With
in a Year Will Swell Tax Returns
Considerably. Thus Help
ing Out Finances.
PROPERTY WILL BRING PRICES

The substantial advance In real
estate values within year or two will
rebound to the advantage of the city's
eXchequer, as well as to the individual
property owners twas the observation
of citizen yesterday, while discus
sing values here
And this will be true to a very con-
siderable extent
The price put upon many properties
here quite recently indicate wonder
ful'advance in values In some instan.
ces the advance is 50 percent, in others
almost 100 percent.
And if returns are made upon this
basis, the total taxable property will
show wonderful increase this year.
Not in fifteen years, since the "boom
days" of 1892, have property values
reached the pinnacle attained here quite
recently.
Nor is there any boom upon which
to base values now. Americus is upon
solid basis, and the rapid enhance
ment in realty values here is the result
of the city's rapid and substantial
growth. Values are higher, and they
will stay there.
There will be no retrogression, as in
the "boom days. of 1892.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-04-20
CALLED DOWN BY SWEET SINGER
Gentle Rebuke Given Parties Talking
iu Audience.

There was one number at the Pace
Thursday night that was not down on
tho official program but which awak-
.ened as much applause as though it had
been carefully rehearsed. 1t was the
artistic calling down of some one who,
following the fashion in New York
high society circles, thought the occa-
sion an excellent one for talking and
laughter.
Miss Pace was singing Love in
Springtime". The piano was not in
good tune, there were other conditions
that were not of the best, and when TO
these were added the unpleasant spec
tacle of persons not sufficiently inter
ested to remain quiet the singer could
not stand it.
She stopped still, the pianist ceased,
and quiet reigned supreme.
sit is somewhat difficult to sing in
company with this instrument said
Miss Pace with graceful wave of her
hand toward the piano, ''and there are
other things that render it difficult to
get the best vocal results here this
evening, but it is rendered far more
difficult when one faces persons who
are talking and laughing
1t was all said quietly, without any
evidence of other than a surprised feel
ing on the part of the singer. Then
she gravely added, ''If you will kind
ly treat me with courtesy l will go on. :"
The applause was the greatest of the
evening, and there was no further
reason for complaints.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-04-20
Drip Quickly Knocked Out.

Some weeks ago during the severe
winter weather both my wife and my.
self contracted severe colds which
speedily developed into the worst kind
of la grippe with all its miserable'symp-
TOMS" says Mr.. j. S. Egleston of Maple
Landing, Iowa. Knees and joints
aching, muscles sore, head stopped up
eyes and nose running, with alternate
spelle of chills and fever. We began
using Chamberlain Cough Remedy,
aiding the same with double dose OF
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets,and by its liberal use soon
completely knocked out the grip
Sold by Eldridge Drug Co. Americus
Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-04-20
SAVINGS BANKS IN AMER|CUS
Their Success is a Subject of Very Favorable Com
ment Elsewhere.

A recent editorial in the Times
Eecorder on the savings banks Of
Americus and what they are doing to
educate the rising generation in the
habit of saving wisely for future neces-
stiles and business opportunities has
borne fruit in articles along similar
! lines in several Georgia papers, The
three institutions in Americas having
savings departments connected with
them are receiving considerable depos-
its, and many parents are availing
/ themselves of the opportunity to start
their children off along the line Of
Judicious saving, preparing them for
the exercise of reasonable financial
self-control and independence in later
life.
SAYS the Griffin News, commenting
upon this subject:
we take oar cue for This short Is
! say from the Americus Times Re
corder, which yesterday had a very
timely editorial on Saving and Say
lngs Banks"
The reason why the South is not
ten times richer than she is today is be-
cause as children we are not taught
economy and the habit of saving. AS
children we did not know the value of
money, and many of us have grown
into manhood and womanhood and vet
this important lesson is unlearned.
LAS kids we blow in every nickle
that comes our way for chewing gum
1or candy and as grown people we find
some other means of getting rid speed
lily of our surplus cash. AS whole,
Southern people are improvident,
wasteful, spendthrifts, not because we
mean to be, but because we have been
brought up that way and cannot help
lit. 1t is habit i'll the South to be care
less of money and ii is habit in New
England to be careful
Apropos to the above the Waycross
Herald relates the following:
"A few years since the writer while
visiting typical New England town