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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22
ARslLEss MAN SHOOTS HIMSELF.

One of the most remarkable sui
cides ever recorded has taken place In
Paris. man without arms succeed
ed in shooting himself with a revol-
yer. For some time the police refus-
ed to believe that such suicide was
possible, but medical examination
proved concluslvely that such was the
fact.
The armless man was named Onil-
lon. He was 81 years old. and a
widower. He lived alone. One Of his
arms was amputated some years ago
as the result of an accident; the other
was cut off close to the elbow a few
months ago owing to medical reasons.
He made a precarious living by the
sale of objects in the street.
1t Is stated that he was an extra
ordinarily resourceful man. For In
stance, he was in the habit of unlock
ing his door every night with his own
latch key. He did this with his teeth.
The autopsy proved that 1t was by
means of his teeth and his feet that
he committed suicide.
With his teeth he succeeded In fast
ening a boot lace to a piece OF wire
and in attaching the wire to the trig-
ger of revolver. He then took the
barrel of the revolver in his mouth,
and pulled the wire with his feet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22
ANOTHER UTOPIA.

One hundred men and women, res
idents of southern California, have
banded together In the organization
of the La Prosperidad Colony associa-
ton, which has for its object the set
ting up Of a modern Utopia on the
eastern coast of Lower California,
says a Los Angeles dispatch. Byron
Hall, president of the association, Is
now in the City Of Mexico, comforting
with President Diaz relative to the
sale and concessions involved in the
purchase of 100000 acres of land. A
city laid out in a scientific manner
will occupy the center Of this vast
tract. The land will be cultivated by
the association. which will control
all the public utilities. No buildings
detrimental to the public welfare
and no saloons will beadmitted.
Families will receive an allowance
for each child, there will be no sub
scribing to any religion, men and wo-
men will work equal hours for equal
wages, the initiative and referendum
will govern the colony.
The hundred members already en-
listed will be the pioneers, 1t being
the intention to establish two similar
colonies when the first is successful
ly under way. One is to be south of
the city of Mexico, and the other in
Kern county, Cal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22
THE EDITORS WORK.

The editor works in one way or an
other about 16 hours day, for the
public more than for himself, and
gets thank you" about as often as
does dray mule. He will boom any
thing from a baby show to a trans
continental railroad ,and is begrudged
a free ticket.
He stands up six or seven days in
the week for good morals and right
living, for education and development
and progress and enlightenment and
civic righteousness, as no other man
in the place does or can, and too Of
ton is looked upon as a sort of a
harmless molly-coddle who hasn't
sense enough to get ahead in the
world.
In whatever town there is news.
paper worth the name, the merchants
should be liberal patrons of 1t, and
its daily or weekly grind of good work
ought to be better appreciated.
The editor stands up for the home
people constantly and often without
hope or expectation of reward except
in heaven, and the home people ought
to treat him deGently and fairly. He
is the best friend of every decent busi-
ness man in the town, and to boycott
him is barbarism.-Oregon Daily
Journal
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22
roundlngs to encourage them, the
teachers will do the rest.
THE PRIMARY IN NEBRASKA.

The Nebraska republicans met in
Lincoln last Tuesday and adopted a
platform which is positively refresh
ing in its expression of public senti-
ment in that state. The reason Is ap-
parent Nebraska has a distdict pri-
mary law which relieved the polite
lans of responsibility in the nomina-
ton of candidates, and the elimina-
ton of the slate-maker and the gum
shoe manipulation from state con-
vention affords opportunity for dig
nified consideration OF party princi-
Piles.
What an edifying spectacle the Ne
braska plan affords to Kansas In
contrast to the Topeka order of po-
litical gatherings the Lincoln conven-
tion presented an innovation amount
ing 10 nothing less than revolution.
A state convention without the ad-
vance guard of machine leaders to
fix things" and map out a program
for the delegates to ratify; politi-
cal platform which has not passed
the censorship of the railroad attor-
neys: a state gathering without the
Copeland hotel milling" without
bill" or Mort" or "Jim" or Dave"
to lead the chairman of the county
delegation around to the Ninth street
entrance and whisper in his ear the
political fdope." mixed for him in
Room 3"-well, what would such a
convention be like, anyway?-Kansas
City Star.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22
THE NEWEST LAND.

Eastern Oregon, the arid portion
of it, embracing large parts OF Una
tilla, Morrow, Gillian, Sherman,
Crook, Baker. Harney and Malheur,
has just been discovered.
For half a century people have
been riding over it. They have scorn-
ed its sagebrush wastes, cursed its
long and dusty trails and hurried on
to more inviting clinics. But the dis
coverer has arrived and his triumph
is being heralded throughout the
land.
Upon the sagebrush wastes OF Uma-
tilla $500 worth of Strawberries per
acre will mature a month earlier than
anywhere else in Oregon; where once
her dusty trails awed the immigrant,
10 tons of alfalfa are now grown an
nually.
1t requires about three installments
of settlers to accomplish the final
settlement of the arid districts. The
first comes and tries to live alone in
the desert and starves out. The sec
ond makes a little further progress,
attracts a few neighbors and finally
gives up the fight.
But by this time the real value of
the land is demonstrated and the real
settler takes it over and soon converts
it into homes and makes it highly
productive.
This has been true of Vineland
Kennewick, North Yakima, Hood
River. Wenatchee and every other
section where land has now reached
to phenomenal values. And the same
has been true of Umatilla county
The real settler, the real discoverer
has arrived in the arid section of
Umatilla county and will now begin
the genuine work Of reclamation.
Pioneering has ceased. Skimming the
surface is a thing of the past Horse
back farming has disappeared. Two
inch plowing has been discarded.
Proselyting and booming and adven-
turing have gone by.
The genuine Cincinnatus has taken
hold OF the plow. The thinker and
the agricultural student is now at
work in the sagebrush. The actual
scientific farmer is directing the al
chemy Of the arid soil and hereafter
the erstwhile deserts will wear the
happy and verdant smile of green |
things growing.
You may now listen for results.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22
One of the
Essentials

Of the happy homes Of to-day Is a
vast fund Of Information as to the
best methods Of promoting health and
happiness and right living and know
ledge Of the worlds best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to world
wide acceptance through the approval
Of the Well-Informed Of the World;
not Of individuals only, but of the
many who have the happy faculty Of
selecting and obtaining the best the
world affords.
One Of the products Of that class.
Of known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and
commended by the Well.Informed OF
the World as a valuable and whole
some family laxative is the well-known
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir OF SIENNA. To
get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co., only, and
for sale by all leading druggists.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22
\ HINT TO PENDLETON.

A travelling man who makes all
the towns in the northwest on his
routes said to the East Oregonian
yesterday, in all seriousness, (Which
is something worthy of note in a
travelling mani that although Pen
dleton transacts more business and
buys more goods every day in the year
and every year regularly, than Walla
Walla, yet Walla Walla is doing more
TO make home and school town than
Pendleton.
This is evidenced from the inside
and may be taken seriously as be-
tween the two towns the speaker had
no choice. He simply expressed what
he had honestly and candidly observ-
ed.
This should be hint to Pendleton
as TO her future needs. She has the
business and viii hold it, because Of
her peculiar position at the gateway
Of the interior. Now she must turn
her attention to making home town.
How?
BY making her schools better, by
creating public parks, by continuing
TO make better streets. Anything to
make It pleasant for people to live
here. Anything which will invite a
family to the city
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22

trains to meet in Pendleton. Just the
addition OF six or eight words to their
orders would have prevented the ac-
cident.
Or the construction OF line Of
block signals would have prevented ,t.
The arm of block signal raised be-
fore either of the engineers would
have warned him of approaching dan
ger and would have saved human
life.
1t is easy for railroad companies to
supplement the capacities and abil..
ties Of employees by few modern ap-
pliances and methods. But the ten
dency has been to leave too much to
the employe.
This is not unlike hundreds of
other accidents which have happened
and which are happening annually
but 1t is more shocking because 1t is
seen at closer view.
The human being is not a machine.
Unaccountable failures are often made
by highly capable men and nobody at
tempts to account for them and no
reasonable man will hold them as
acts, for every man who
makes a mistake on railroad takes
his own life in his hand as we'll as
the lives of others.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22
THE NEW DIOCESE.

Let us study the map Of eastern
Oregon thoughtfully and conscien-
tiously, before asking the bishop Of
the new diocese of eastern oregon to
locate permanently.
1t is not a matter Of today nor Of
tomorrow, but rather a matter for
years to come. Once located the
headquarters Of the new bishop will
remain, until the dense population in
the now unsettled section of south
eastern oregon will demand another
subdivision of the state and the crea-
ton of another diocese.
Here at the gateway of the interior,
with railroads leading east, west,
north and south, stands the city Of
Pendleton, the logical and natural
commercial, educational religious and
trade center of eastern oregon. Every
portion Of the $4,000 square miles Of
the new diocese can be more easily
reached from this city than from any
other city of the diocese.
From Pendleton it is equi-dlstant
to Burns, Harvey county and Prime
vile, Crook county. 1t is half way
between The Dalles and Baker City,
half way between Condor and Joseph,
half way between the east and west
borders of Oregon and at the june
ton point of the stage lines, freight
roads, cattle trails and interior high
ways Of central oregon.
The Eplscopals of Crook, Sherman,
Gillian. Morrow nor Wasco counties
would want the headquarters OF the
diocese east of the Blue mountains.
They would prefer to be attached to
the western Oregon diocese. The
Episcopals Of Harvey, Baker, NAL
heur, Grant, Union nor Umatilla
would want the headquarters at The
Dalles. under the shadow Of Port
lands wing
So the logical point for the cathe-
dral, and bishops home is in Pendle-
ton, from where an equal amount OF
travel will place the new bishop in
touch with every portion Of his mag
nificent and developing domain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22
EATS 1000 TON COAL PER DAY.

All New York City welcomed the
record breaking Lusitania as she
swung into her dock bearing the title
Of the Queen of the Seas" which It
wrested from its German rivals, says
a New York dispatch. Three hun
dred and twenty three firemen under
orders to work their limit, fed the
furnaces between $50 and 1000 tons
of picked British navy Welch coal,
each day, in order that this result
might be obtained.
On Tuesday night the officers gave
each fireman bottle Of ale in ap-
probation of his efforts. Next day
the Lusitania broke all sea going
records by reeling off 617 knots and
made the hourly record of 24.76 knots
or nautical miles, or about 2S miles
per hour.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22


The offer of $1,000 by Senator Jona-
than Bourne for the best article on
the reasons why President Roosevelt
should accept another term as presi-
dent should bring out some highly en-
tertalning reading matter as those
who believe the president should hold
the office again number some Of the
branlest, most capable and versatile
men in the nation. So much has al
ready been said in advocacy Of the
presidents reelection that It is
doubtful IL a prize of $1,000 will be
able to extract any new reasons from
the American public, but It will be
worth while to hear the good reasons
repeated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22

The prohibition party has its ma
tional headquarters in full operation
in Chicago. and already the head
quarters staff has opened a vigorous
campaign which is to be carried into
every state on much more elaborate
scale than has ever before been at
tempted by the party organization.
The leaders, 1t is said, are desirous
of holding the national convention in
Chicago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22
A KINGS TYPEWRITER.

A typewriter for the king OF Spain
has just been finished at the works
of the Underwood Typewriter COM
pany. The machine is finished in
white enamel and gold with nickel
plated parts. This is the second ma
chine the Underwood company has
finished in white enamel, the first
one being for the czar of Russia. 1t
may not be generally known, but
many of the rulers of the European
countries are quite skillful manipu-
lators of the typewriter, and have
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22

The constant sale of whiskey to In
dians is evidence that the liquor men
are not doing all they can to make
conditions better. Somebody is SELL
ing whiskey to Indians every day.
Not all of the saloons will do 1t, and
those which do not are to be compli
mented. But until the saloon men
themselves see that this practice is
stopped the public will not know
whom to hold responsible. 1t is un-
fortunate that the entire liquor busi-
ness is always held responsible for
the acts Of a few irresponsible and
disreputable men. The saloon men
can remedy this condition by seeking
out and advertising those vino break
the laws.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22

With the finest church building in
eastern Oregon to meet in, with some
Of the best talent in eastern Oregon
to furnish music for the meeting. and
with some Of the best schools in Ore
gon for an inspiration, the meeting Of
the teachers in Pendleton this week
should be most profitable and enter
taining. With these helpful sur
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22
NIP 1T IN THE BUD.
First Appearance Ci DandrufT a Fore
runner OF Future BnIdncss.

First Appearance ca DandrufY a Fore
runner OF Future Badness.
That such Is the case has been con-
clusively proven by scientific rc-oa-~,l
Prof. Unna. the noted European sk!1
specialist, declares that dandrurf iq The
burrowed-up cuticle Of the scalp. caurel
by parasites destroying the vitality In
the hair bulb. The hair becomes llfeleg
and, in time, falls out. This can be pre-.
vented.
Newbro's Herplcide kills this dandr"n
germ, and restores the hair to It's natuTa'
softness and abundancy.
Herplclde Is now use1 nv thou7ard~
people-all satisfied that It Is th- Ier-
wonderful hair preparation on the rl'r
ket to-day
Sold by leading druggists. Send 80. Il
stamps for sample to Tho Herpic'C, O.,
Detroit. Mich
Two sizeS-50 cents and $1.00.
a. @. KOeppen & Bros.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22
TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS.

The Northern Pacific collision OF
Saturday could have been prevented
by a perfect system Of train orders
by which the engineers on both trains
would have received an order for their
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22
'& in '&.

'& In q.
The Englishman won the fair '&
OF the loveliest girl in the l&.
Said he, "Im so 'appy
My head feels quite sappy."
She whispered, COW perfectly gr&!
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22

PORTLAND. OREGON.
OR WIfISKEY,

PORTLAND. OREGON.
American plan, SO PEI day and up
wards. headquarters for tourists and
commercial travellers. Special rates
made to families and single GENTLE
men. The management will be pleas
ed at all times to show rooms and
give prices. A modern Turkish bath
establishment in the hotel.
H. c. BOWERS. Manager.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22

found 1t indispensable in their private
correspondence and In work they
preferred not to trust to secretary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-22
s4++++++*%%%+%%S

Should some great angel say to 1
me tomorrow,
Thou must retread thy path I
way from the start,
But God will grant, in pity for I
thy sorrow
Some on dear wish, the near I
est to thy heart" I
This were my wish, from my !
life's dim beginning; I
Let be what has been! Wis =
dom planned the whole; :
My want, my woe. my errors :
and my SHINING, :
All, all were needed lessons !
for my soul. :
Ella Wheeler Wilcox. +
, . q . q . q = q q . . . . . .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-22

at the MaretnOn created
N9Sj great public sensation. The
GJ papers overlooked with de-
tails, theories, suggestions to the police,
letters from interested readers.
1t has long been a habit Of ,nIne,
when any particularly abstruse GRIM
inal mystery is before the public, to pin
my faith to the Record. Its other fea-
lures / do not ADMIRE, but knew that
Jim Godfrey was its expert in crime,
and ever since my encounter with him
in the Holiday case / have entertain
ed the livelieSt admiration of his acu-
men and audacity. If n mystery was
possible of solution, / believed that he
would solve it, so it was to the Record
/ turned now and read carefully every
word he wrote al Jut the tragedy.
1 was sitting in my room on the
evening of the second day after the
affair, smoking a postprandial pipe
and reading the Records stenographic
report of the coroner's inquest. when
there came knock at my door and my
landlady entered. She held in her hand
a paper which had a formidable legal
appearance.
Have you found another apartment
SCNf III. A-ESAtA
NO, / haven't, Mrs. Fitch l said.
I'm afraid I've not been as diligent in
looking for one as 1 should have been"
We'll, I've just got another notice"
and she sighed YEARLY. They're going
to begin tearing down the house day
after tomorrow. / can't find another
house. so I'm going to put my furniture
in storage. I've told the men to come
for it tomorrow
''All right 1 said. IF 1 can't find
an apartment to suit. I'll put my stuff
in storage. too. and stay at hotel for
awhile. I'll know by tomorrow noon,
Mrs. Fitch
1 settled back in my chair and took
up my paper again. when sudden
thought brought me bolt upright Here
was an apartment, two rooms and bath,
just what l wanted. empty-and. more
over, so situated that l should be adj
mirably placed for close at hand study
of the tragedy. 1 glanced at my watch.
1t was only half past Z, and l hurried
into my coat in a sudden fever of i'm
patience lest some one else should get
there before me.
Twenty minutes walk brought me to
the Marathon apartment house, and as
1 step. d into the vestibule saw sit
ting by the elevator 4 red faced man
whom 1 recognized instantly as Hig-
gins, the janitor. He rose as 1 ap-
preached him.
You have an apartment here to
rent, haven't you?" I asked
Not jest now, sir" he answered. |
There will be next week-if tn walk |
in delegates leaves us alone. You |
see, tn house is being remodeled.''
"Oh.' said, more disappointed than |
cared to show, II thought perhaps |
there was one 1 could move. into at |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-22

murder"
have t git a key fer you-the other
tenant lost his-leastways, it wasn't
found on him. Or mebbe you'd rather
I'd change tn lock?"
"Oh, no." 1 assured him. Another
key will do and we entered together.
examined the room with keen inter
est. Evidently everything had been
left just as it was on the night of the
crime; only the body had been re-
moved, and it, 1 knew, was at the
morgue waiting Identification.
Higgins led the way into the bed
room and opened the door of the bath
room beyond.
Il shall bring my own furniture" 1
said. But 1 haven't any carpets. Per-
haps 1 can buy these. They seem pref
ty good"
They are, SIR agreed Higgins.
They're good carpets, and as good as
tn day they was put down. It'll make
1t lots easier for us il we don't have t.
take 'em up"
"All right" agreed. Find out what
they're worth. When can you have the
rooms readyT
head again. Then, remembering sud
denly the nature of janitors, took out
my purse and tipped him.
Have them ready by tomorrow
afternoon" 1 said. "Get a man to help
you, if necessary. I'll expect to be at
home here tomorrow night"
That's all right, sir" he assured me
instantly, and just then the elevator
bell rang. There" he added, ''it's them
COMPOUNDED artists, too lazy t. walk
downstairs. I'll be back In a minute,
SIR
1 looked about the room. There was
the corner where Miss Croydon had
covered, and from which she had shot
at Thompson's assailant. There was
the spot where Thompson himself
had fallen. He had lain extended
on the carpet, while the-what was
that? A tiny sparkle caught my eye,
a reflection of the light overhead.
sprang from my chair and stopped
above the place, but could see nothing.
returned to my chair and again
caught the reflection. This time
marked it exactly in the pattern of the
carpet, went to it carefully, put down
my Observation-Disclosures, a little hard
point pressed into the carpet, so minute
could not pick it up. 1 moistened my
finger, and an instant later under the
light / saw that I had found a dia-
mondi
"Well, have y got it all fixed, sir?"
asked a voice from the door, and 1
turned with start to see Higgins
standing there
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-22

YES" I answered, rousing myself
with an effort; and 1 gave him such di-
rections as occurred to me. Has any
one else been in the rooms?'' 1 asked.
Say, that's funnyr' he cried. I'D
purity nigh forgot it. Early this
mornin' they was somebody's wo-
man." He came close to me and
dropped his voice to hoarse whisper.
cd y know who think it was? That
Croydon womanr'
1 stared at him in amaZement.
Weren't you sure?"
mo; she had veil wrapped round
her head an she was dressed different.
But it was her-I know it,"
and what did she wantT' l asked,
more and more astonished.
"She wanted t see tn rooms. but
told her they was closed. l tell you. L
was dead afeared t come up here with
her. How'd 1 know but she'd take Il
shot at me? Then she wanted t rent
'em sight unseen, an offered Il months
rent in advance, but 1 told her we
didn't rent scots t single women. which
was true. Mebbe l was kind O. rough.
but was a-skeered t. have her around,
fer l kind o. believe she's crazy, so
purity soon, after some more talllin',
she give it up an went away"
AS we went down in -he elevator
the car stopped. a man and woman
were waiting to be taken up. AT the
man 1 did not even glance, for his
companion held my eyes. Such fierce,
dark, passionate beauty l had never
seen before, and my nerves were still
tingling with the sight of it as 1 left
the building and turned westward to-
ward my rooms.