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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
PATIENCE WITH coyGREss.

The 4f.sriezn c01zrsss ls one q
re largest zad naezc s.1wlY ra0Tilz
legislative boslss Ia Ire World Il as
growing ~ large ina, {; e absolz;e'y
sIpfsl9lY. clumsy. Alraps; 500 nnsna-
lsrs are noE enrolled IN The a91s@ o.,
representatives. a number which sin
p.Y Dfee.s4ss ths p0sslbni;Y II sDseeg
aeiioa IN any congressional enaet-
r1ents.
me interests u the eoBniry are
crossing and expanding ersn raofs
raDi9iy man the membership - groT-
lnz Taks f9r Instance the interests
represented b. Congressman w. p.
Ellis II thls district He represents
farming. sioekraising. timber. mining.
manufacturing. river navigation.
transportation. irrigation. fsetory.
stack msrketlng. land iaaE. harbor
improvements. ana a dOzsn other
vital Interests 10 the great state II
Oregon. upon eyery one of which he
viii ask 70 BE- heard during the ses-
sion.
By the time every one Of The 900
members n the h0use thresh out all
the Interests they represent directly.
besides taking part in the general f.
sues which are always uD for discus
zion. {. r. easily recognized that pro-
Rress must necessarily be- Elow and
results uncertain.
Practically no congressional work
viii be done before the holidays ex-
cspt 20 organize and name commit
tres. Placing 800 members Of he
house IN advantageous positions upon
70 house committees. IL no small task
md ls accompanied with infinite p1-
l,ical and personal wire-pulllng, and
he wonder r. that a spsakeT II able
~ make up the committees AZ well ~
b done. under the circumstances
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important committees. while It u i'm
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Every state hopes for special favors
Jy the bestowal of important chair
ranshlps and IN this AMI a thousand I
lther ways the work of ,he speaker
s embarrassing
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= done through departments and peo- I
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the immense volume /
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13
MrHsT GO AHEAD.

PssSistgs wants fas bsst coss.b.s
men for el,y Qsfcisis during -. nsx,
two ysafs sn4 eahEDt affDr1 ~ slsst
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M ei'Y Hss, anl r1ii =, 'y-w1r9.
ne Gay fgr biocka1ing is past
me paes has bern sst Tne peopie
~ fhsif yo'es haze passed Tie bonh
for ciiY improvements and what nan
IN ne council or elsewhere vii deny
the fsfiss; frBiti9n of the psoDis's
vishss9
Psndision is sxsftinz enofrn US en-
ssrTies ~ build ~ her educational "a
cili'ies Only this year she raised
;i9.59D for sBpport 70 psnGlei9n's
ezcsilsnt acaAsmY nhlch vii ron
inyiis hundreds n yogng men ana
women here. she has piared her
public schools ppon high Standard
ana ~ these acts is making a special
insts'ion io a nrst-ciass cl,lzenship
shIeh is boxing for homes IN n,
towns NJ the inland empire.
win any one c0unieraci this invita-
tion by lowering the morals Of the
t'wn ~ opening II % the gambler
VIII any one check the growth of
ths ciiy by stopping public improve
ments wbieh have been voted By ne
people?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-13

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MOTEL POaTLAND

PORTLAND. OREGON.
Amer can plan, 50 pc 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.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-19
Temptations of the Game.

Mr.. and Mrs Stockson Bonds are In
veterate bridge whist players, and their
home is the meeting place of bridge play
ers of all grades. On one evening in every
week they are "at home" to any of Their
friends who wish to play. and on other
evenings they entertain parties of theii
own selection for games which range from
l cent a point to a much higher flgur,
Recently, long after the house had beei
closed, a noise was heard downstairs, and
regardless of his wife's protests, Stock
son Bonds went below to ascertain the
cause. The noise continued and grew
louder, but no answer came to the wife's
calls from above. She became alarmed
opened a window, saw a policeman, and he
made a rush for the basement door A few
minutes later the husband appeared be-
fore his panic-stricken wife and told hel
he had found the servants playing bridg,
and wrangling over the propriety of a
certain play.
did you send the whole lot away?'
asked the wife
''Why, no; l took a hand and decided the
question before l realized where l was
New York Tribune.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-19
"B" WILLING TO TRY JARVIS.
ASSESSORS DECIDE LAND VALUES
Place the Figure at FOrty-Eight
noIIara Per Acre

Place the Figure at FOrty-EiRht
Dollars Per Acre.
While land in Pottawattamie county
which is within a reasonable distance OF a
railroad cannot be bought today for less
than 500 an acre and other land which is
not so conveniently situated for less than
$50 an acre, the assessors at their annual
session in the court house yesterday de-
cided, to place an average Of $4S an acre
upon land. A valuation of $4S acre
would mean a taxable valuation of So an
acre.
The county supervisors when in session
as a board Of review or equalization have
the power to raise the values placed by
the assessors. but the chances are, as has
been the case in previous years, the state
board will interfere with the findings OF
the county board and reduce the valuations
to correspond with the average valuation
in other and adjoining counties. At least
this has been the experience heretofore of
the Board of Supervisors OF Pottawattamie
when II attempted to raise the values
placed by the assessors
County Auditor Cheyne. discussing the
matter yesterday, said: while II has
been the custom for the assessors of this
county to meet each year and agree upon
valuations of real estate and personal prop
erty. / have serious doubts II it is lawful.
In fact such an arrangement. / believe, is
directly in contravention OF the law and in
violation of the oath taken by the assess
ors. The assessors should fix their values
by taking the market price OF land cattle,
etc. at the time they make the valuation
for taxation purposes. To place a valua-
ion of $4s an acre on land in Pottawattamie
county which means taxable value OF
tl2, or one-fourth OF the value, appears 10
me to be not only absurd, but entirely
wrong in view of the fact that very little
land in this county can be bought for less
than $1O0 an acre. Why two years ago
farm land In the immediate vicinity OF one
OF the best towns in this county was valued
at only $50 an acre. or $3.50 an acre assess
able valuation, when that land could not
then be bought for less than 1925 TO $3.50 an
acre. Yet the people wonder why taxes
are as high as they are in Pottawattamie
county"
The assessors also decided TO place a
value OF cents on hogs. AZ cents on cattle
in feeding and "a a head on sheep. These
were the only values agreed upon.
]. NJ. Coons assessor of Macedonia town
ship. presided, while J. C. Larimore OF
Avoea acted as secretary.
The committee which recommended the
valuation OF s4s an acre on land, which
recommendation was concurred I'm, conslste ell
of f. G. Springer, assessor of Silver Creek
township; Paul Beesley of Center town
ship, Gus Geise of York township. l.. C.
Wood OF Knox township and Henry Hoist
OF Washington township.
The committee to which was entrusted
the duty OF placing value on hogs. cat
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-19
Matters in District Court.

The divorce suit of John c. Lindsay
against Mary +. Lindsay came to a sud-
den and Unexpected termination for the
time being in district court yesterday. An
agreement had been reached between the
parties by which the defendant was to be
allowed to secure the decree on her cross
petition, the plaintiff conserving to pay
all the costs with a certain amount Of
alimony to the defendant and the only
matter left for the court to decide was
the custody of the four children two OF
whom are with their mother and two with
the parents Of the plaintiff The case had
been called and the defendant had been
sworn when, after brief consultation with
her attorney, 8. b. wadsworth, she de-
cided she would not abide by the agree
ment made. When Mrs. Lindsay persisted
in her refusal to abide by the agreement
made, Mr.. Wadsworth withdrew from the
case and, under the circumstances, Judge
Thornen continued the hearing indefinitely
The plaintin in his petition made statutory
charges against his wife, while her cross
petition was based on charges OF cruel and
inhuman treatment. Since leaving her
husband Mrs Lindsay has made her home
in Omaha.
The application OF Thomas II. James. ad-
ninistrator of the estate Of T. ]. Troup
who wal run down and killed by a Great
Western freight train in South Omaha a
few months ago, TO settle with the railroad
company for 2,25O was granted by Judge
Thornell.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-19
CHAMPION SOUND SLEEPER
Slumbered I'm Peace while Bed
ding Burned Around
Him.

William Rumohr went to bed in a board
ing house at IS Eagle street, Buffalo, and
because of the cold he pulled a gas heater
close TO the bed and lighted it and hoated
on to slumber
Some hours lated Sergeant Jordan pound
ing the cold flags on Eagle street in the
bitter wind heard screams from the house,
saw window yanked open and a flaming
pillow flung far into the street. A figure
in white rushed madly TO the corner, gave
despairing look for a fire alarm and dis
appeared
Throug the smoke in the hall Sergeant
Jordan saw more figures in white. He
dashed up the stairs only to have Lena
Palma fall in his arms gasping for the am
bulance. Then she rushed into a room
from which the smoke was curling and
emerged presently with burning bed clothes
which she tossed out OF the window. The
sergeant smelled gas and walked into the
room and turned the stopcock
Then an ambulance changed up and a
doctor rushed upstairs with his Gaze Ser
geant Jordan found man sleeping on the
bed whence the burning bed clothes had
been plucked.
Are you dead?" demanded the doctor.
shaking the fellow by the shoulder.
'Huh?" queried Mr.. Rumhor.
You aren't dead, them"
mo, but someone else will be II you don't
let me alone" growled the belllgerent fell
low as he reused himself. He looked around
the room He looked at the officer and
at the frightened figures in the doorway
Say" he beloved in his wrath. where 5
the bed cloths and my stove?"
Huh remarked Sergeant Jordan as he
turned out into the cold, cherries street
Buffalo News.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-19
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE
Business in Winter Fabrics Improves as
Weather Becomes More seasonable.
DEMAND FOR PIG IRON INCREASING
Premium of 81 a Ton Being Paid for
Prompt Delivery-HiEh Prices
stil Prevail for Cotton
Goods.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1s.-R. Ge Dun &
Coz Weekly Review Of Trade tomorrow,
will say:
Trade in winter fabrics improved as the
weather became more seasonable, but re-
ports for the week are irregular on &C
count of varying temperatures. Improve
ment in the traffic situation was checked
by snow blockades and the best railway
authorities state that expanding needs of
the nation can only be met by a much
greater expenditure for new track and
rolling stock than has yet been Contem-
plated. Clearance sales have made good
progress and new business for spring de-
livery in coming to jobbers and Wholesale
houses in large volume, while collections
show some Improvement. Manufacturing
returns could not well be more favorable,
contracts in many cases covering deliveries
in the 1908.
A few labor disputes are in progress. but
most wage earners are fully employed and
several liberal advances in pay are an
nounced. Consumption of pig iron exceeds
production, despite the greatest rate OF
domestic output ever recorded Premiums
of 81 or more per ton are frequently paid
sRpen during the ias t baf Of t6e yeaT
are placed with little dispute as to price.
Available supplies of coke 90 not increase.
High prices still prevail In primary markets
lation is not conspicuous, many lines being
in position where no severe reaction is
to be feared A little more export bust
ness with Cuba has been accomplished, but
the total is still small. Clothing manu-
facturers are taking samples of wooden
goods to greater extent than last year.
Footwear buyers in the Boston market
are examining fall samples and placing
moderate supplementary orders for spring
goods. Leather trade broadens gradually
and the leading producers have advanced
prices Of sole. Western tanners sell all
descriptions of side uppers and calfsklns
freely, ST. Louis shoe manufacturers are
operating extensively. Packer hides have
again shown great activity, sales of $4,000
being reported at unchanged prices For
Try INN xraA ", tom hNF
stronger European markets.
Wheat advanced on reports of small In
terior arrivals, but reacted as the Argen-
tina crop estimates increase. Corn had
the support of statements that excessive
moisture was affecting the quality but
shipments increased and exports continued
most Unsatisfactory. Northwestern flour
mills have increased production until
there appears an increase over last years
figures, but shipments abroad are unsatis-
factory.
Cotton f1uctuated in response to numer-
Gus speculative reports and manipuia ton.
Liabilities of commercial failures thus far
reported for January amounted to s., &c, 345,
Of which $2,353,9 1S were in manufacturing,
$3.50, 800 in trading and $3OS,67 in other COM
mercial lines.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-19
Animals Never Commit suicide

II do not believe that animals ever com,
init suicide. I do not believe that they have
any notions Of death. or take any note OF
time, OF ever put Up any bluff game, OF
ever deliberate together, or form plans OF
forecast the seasons.
''They may practice deception. as wher
a bird feigns lameness or paralysis to decoy
you away from her nest, but this. of course
is instructive and not conscious deception.
There is at times something that sug-
gests cooperation among them, as when
wolves hunt in relays, as they are said to
do, or when they hunt in couples, one en-
gaging the quarry in front while the other
assaults from the rear; or when quail roost
upon the ground, their tails to the center,
their heads outward; or, as when cattle
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-19
Indictments by Grand Jury.


E. S. Jeffrey, former manager of the
local store of the Union Pacific Tea COM
pany at 4O4 West Broadway, was indicted
by the recent district court grand jury on
charge of embezzling the funds of the
company. He furnished bond yesterday
morning in the sum Of $1,000 for his ap-
pearance in court when called upon. The
embezzlement is alleged to have been COM
mitted during the year 1906. and it is
charged that jeffrey converted $1,000. 10
Of the company's money to his own use.
JEFFREY was manager of the company's
local store from January 6. 1906, to Oc-
tober 10 of the same year
Two indictments were returned against
Fred Awater, young man living near
Treynor. Both indictments are based on
the one charge, that of breaking into the
store of f. G. Schoening at Treynor and
stealing two hides on January of this
year In one indictment the charge of
breaking and entering is made and in the
other the charge of larceny. Awater fur
nished bonds in the sum of $3.50 on both
indictments.
Fred Schiefier. the young man indicted
on charge of lewdness, entered a plea
Of guilty yesterday and Judge Thornell
sentenced him to 100 days in the county
jail. Schiefer was arrested at Mlnden,
where he was found TO be living with a
young woman to whom he was not mar
ried. Schiefier and another young fellow
were arrested last summer at Platts-
mouth in company with two girls, whom
it was alleged they had decoyed from
their homes in Avoca, Ia. After being in
jail for some time they were released as
the grand jury failed to indict them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-19
CITY FUNDS ARE RUNNING Low
Money TO Keep streets Cleaned and
Repaired PRACTICABLE Exhausted

Money to Keep streets Cleaned and
Repaired Practically Exhausted.
The report OF City Auditor McAneney.
showing the condition of the city funds at
the close OF December, the ninth month OF
the fiscal year, reveals the fact that the
committee on streets and alleys has but
si4.0s out of its appropriation Of $4,000
with which to keep that department run
ming for the next three months. The report
also shows that the contingent fund to
date has been overdrawn 1928 81, part Of
this being due to the fact that the war
rant for $1,000. the sum paid Expert Kier-
sted for his report on the water works.
was drawn on this fund. The general inn
provement fund will be largely overdrawn
before the commencement of the new fiscal
year, warrants to the amount of $17,s02 o.
having been already drawn on it. This is
largely due to the fact that the city had
to bear big proportion of the cost of the
paving of Lawer Broadway between Thir-
tenth and Twentieth streets.
The city saved S2270S on its lighting bill
for December by reason of the breakdown
at the power plant in Omaha, this being
the amount deducted for outage during
the month.
The following shows the amount expended
out of the appropriations for the several
municipal departments and the balance
left for the remaining three months:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-19
RcaI Entate Trnnsfer..

These transfers were reported to The Bee
January IS by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company of Council Bluffs
Max f. Schlager and wife to Louis
II. Prior lot 8, in Auditors sub
division of swA neh 29-75-43, W. DIS 200
Zaire A, Brown to Jacob Stein, WIZ
of lot 2, In block 5, in Bayliss' first
addition TO Council BLUFFS. Ia, W. d. 1900
Charles G. Mackrill and wife to Leon
Wood, lot 4, In block 1, in Arnold's
first addition to Oakland, Ia, W. d. $50
Helen w. Allen and husband to G.
G. and r. NJ. Sprague, west % feet
of lot and east IL feet OF lot 3, in
block l6, In Bayliss' second addition
TO Council BLUFFS, Ia, W. d. $500. 900
Heirs of Edmund b. Bowman to c.
c. and r. M. Sprague. west 20 feet
OF lot 3, In block l6, In Bayliss' sec
ond addition to Council BLUFFS, Ia,
Executor of estate of Mary +. John
son to Anthony b. Klein, lot 6, in
block 49, in Stutsmans second ad-
dition to Council Bluffs, Ia, e. d.. $50
Ida Christoffersen and husband TO
Thomas Mackland. lot 3. In block g.
In MINISTER Place addition to Coun-
ell Bluffs Ia, W. d. ...........,....... 20
o. O. Brown TO Leona NJ. Brown,
wife. lots / and 2 in block is, In
Beers subdivision In Council Bluffs,
Ia, and lot 10, in Auditors subdi-
vision of part of swk mex 1854
q. c. d. ............................
Eight transfers, total ..............$ 6,s7C
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-19
'B" SURE TO GET BEST. JARVIS
wabash OmcinIs In City.

p. ]. o'Brien superintendent OF trans
portation. and NJ. G. Carter, trainmester OF
the Wabash were in the city yesterday on
one OF their frequent trips trips arranging
for equipment to handle the increasing bust
ness OF their road at these terminals. Mr
o Brien was feeling in a particular happy
frame Of mind yesterday. as a report re-
ceived by him showed that the business Of
the Wabash IN east-bound shipments, via
trunk lines. for 1906. had resulted in earn
ings OF n,1O5, 81. as against S52s. 82G for
the previous year, an Increase u SAT-, "a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-19
Musings OF the Gentle Cynic.

The lofty ideals Of some men are re-
strlcted to high living.
Contentment is merely dividing what you
have with what you want
There is plenty of room at the top without
pushing anybody else of.
Some peoples only idea Of preparing for
the next world is to take sulphur baths.
The average man will go through any
thing for the girl he loves, especially her
fortune.
sight of the opportunities under their very
noses.
When the parlor gas is turned down it's
pretty good sign that the young fellow
calling there isn't.-New York Times.