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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-14

One remarkable phase of the fail
ure of the California Safe Deposit &
Trust company is the statement by
one of the large bank brokers of San
( Francisco that w. ]. Bartnett, j.
Dalzell Brown and James Treadwell,
officers and directors of the bank,
are spiritualists and that they are
in the habit of consulting psychic
powers about the advisability of
making investments, says a san Fran
cisco letter.
Those who know are responsible
for the story that Brown Treadwell
and Bartnett have for the past six
years been consulting several women
spiritualists and two men clairvoy-
ants about business matters. and
particularly about business prospects
Of t1a Te"la Coal company, the Car
negie Prick company. the Western
Pacific railroad and the Eldorado
Lumber company.
Got Financial Tip.
It appears that one shrewd woman
spiritualist told James Treadwell, a
director of the bank, that she would
make his fortune If he got terminal
property in Oakland and this city and
sold it to some eastern railroad
Treadwell did not sleep for a week.
so busy was he trying to get Bart
nett and Brown to visit this psychic
woman and take wisdom from her
like disciples at the feet of Gamaliel.
He finally succeeded in getting them
to visit certain woman in San Ma
teo.
The three bank people spent four
hours with her, and she outlined. 1t Is
said. scheme by which they could
make million dollars if they got
certain property in Oakland and San
Francisco and offered it to some east
ern railroad company as an induce
ment for it TO come into California in
opposition to the monopoly of e. H.
Harriman's Southern Pacific rail-
road.
Probably Bartnett and Brown will
deny that they accepted her advice,
but Treadwell believed in her and
urged the other two men to map out
program of terminal property and
sell it to Gould as means of induc-
ing him to extend his railway system
from Salt Lake to tidewater upon the
bay of San Francisco, Brown and
| Bartnett did get up such a scheme
and they did sell out to Gould for
$6,000,000 That was the beginning
of the Western Pacific railroad. and
so well did Gould and E. T. Jeffrey,
his chief railroad advisor, think of It
that they made Bartnett vice presi-
dent and chief counsel on this coast
and Brown the treasurer out here.
When the scheme came out sue
cessful, it Is said, Bartnett and Brown
at the suggestion of Treadwell, gave
this woman a bonus of $4,000 in ad-
dition to what they had paid her on
their first visit to her psychic room.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-14

Then, again, the note issues are
first liens ON The entire assets of tho
91nks These assets Including IS
double liability Of the shorN.''
mounted at the end of February
last year, TO S1,O03,6l2,23s anu a.
security for tho $62 43s $50 oi .aa.
notes IN clrculat on at that time
National banks In to III Q.
States have no incentive to ncrcas
their note circulation. on the co.
uory, in times like The present ,hly
hold tightly TO their notes. grppig
all the funds hey can and acconta-
ating the "strincency of cash"
Canadian banks have q rcrt in.
"entiye for keeping up au active c'r-
oulation oc thcir notes. In addition
90 The interest tJcy earn from th,
loans they make. they have aeo "a
3 per cen; derived from Tho govern.
ment for one-tWenucth par. Z ih.
notes they have in circuIatlcl.
Through their branches they arc 3D.
closest touch with a steady flow OF
money through all the channels OF
commerce. industry and agriculture
When crops have to be moved the
banks do not take cash out of their
ordinary business, they do not. in
other words, call in loans, but they
issue notes and thereby increase the
volume of money in circulation pro-
portionately to the demand for IT,
on the security behind these notes,
on the management of the branches
of the chartered banks, on bank in
spection and cash reserves, on "elas-
ITCHY of currency" and other por-
tions of the general subject much
might be written, but for some rea-
son in our own country acquaintance
with the matter is slender, in spite
of the fact that the Canadian system
seems to give the Dominion those
very qualities of elasticity and auto
matte adjustment, combined with Sc
curity, which the system, or no sys-
tenn, practiced in our own country
lacks and is unable to supply.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-14
suez Canal Statistics.

Consul General Lewis NJ. Iddings
forwards from Cairo book, which
is filed for public reference at the
bureau OF manufactures, giving the
statistics of the navigation through
the Suez canal for 1906. A summary
shows that during the year 1915 ves-
Sc Is, with a total tonnage OF 1S,s0s,-
1863 tons gross and 13,443,392 tons
met, passed through the canal. or
this number 81 were war ships and
military transports. The passengers
going through the canal in 1906 num-
bered 1S5.752 civil and 25S.501 mill
t0ry. OF which 57,1S3 and 127,134.
respectively, were British, 1872 and
25,615 German, and 22,2O1 and 21.-
093 were French.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-14
Causes of Runaways.

A writer on horses has been col
leeting data on the causes of horses
and teams running away, and in L.
600 of these he finds the following:
Detached trace, So; broken whiffle-
tree "a; broken shaft bolt, 81; de-
tached wheel, so; left unattended,
50; rein breaking, 97 broken or
loose breeching 65; run into by other
runaway, 20; tail over the rein. 90;
automobiles, 1870; motor cycles, as;
flying paper, 16; broken saddle or
shaft girt, 10; broken pole or king
bolt, 10; broken axles 6; loss of king
bolt, 10; broken axles, G; loss of driv-
ing reins, 26; railway trains, 70; fire
engines, 13; trolley cars, 5S fire
works, 90 When It comes to causes
1t will be noted that the auto un-
dertaker's wagons leads the list
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-14
Notice to Our Customers.

We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs.
colds and lung troubles is not az
fected by the National Pure Food
and Drug law. as It contains no opi-
ates or other harmful drugs. and we
recommend It as safe remedy for
children and adults, Pendleton Drug
Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-14

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup, the
new laxative, stimulates, but does not
irritate. 1t Is the best laxative.
Guaranteed or your money back.
Pendleton Drug Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-14

Rags wanted at this office. Must
be large, soft and clean. Highest
cash price paid.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
Borrowed from germany.

Secretary Root; in setting UP the
double tariff system as an ideal, sim
ply borrows from German tariff pro!
cedure. Germany can have no reason
able ground for complaint II instead
Of meeting her with special favors we
open to her the benefit of a minimum
schedule available for all Corners
such as she offers to us.
Not Germany, but Great Britain, is
the largest buyer in American mar
kets. Great Britain Is also a large
market for German goods. The British,
without a protective tariff, are not In
a position to offer special favors. But
the fact that entrance. to their markets
is absolutely free-as free to the for
eigner as to the Briton-has caused
Germany, we understand, to give the
British the benefit of the German min
Ffmum rate. Were we to adopt the
German tariff system and give Ger
many the benefit Of our minimum
schedule w would be- under, nc sobii.
cation to- impose, the maximum
schedule on Great. Britain. But would
that be more satisfactory to Germany
than our present course?--PIittsburg
Cnronicie' i,.sy 49, -
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
WALKING GOWN

fashion, formed short sleeves be-
meath the fichu. The hair of the wear.
er of this was tied with silver braid
tasseled with silver, and it is needless
to say that it was arranged in a
group Of curls.
Every head is running over with
curls" nowadays; and what a differ
ence there is in the quality Of these
luxuries may be realized from the fact
that they range in price from a few
cents to dollars.
With the advance Of spring the
smart tailor-made costume claims
more and more of our interest and at.
tention. Many of the best designs are
made up with charming little boleros
and coates, heavily braided, in con-
junction with plain skirts. The one
shown in our illustration is made of
a warm nut brown cloth of very fine
quality. The skirt fits closely round
the hips, its sole trimming being
stitched bands of the same cloth ar
ranged in long loops, which have a
most graceful effect in giving length
W Tic WedTeT. Inc COdIee ms. the
quaintest little tails at the bacAs and
is cut up at the sides, showing. the
waist-belt of black satin. The Whole
surface of the coatee and sleeves is
thickly braided in fine black braid,
SwhilessssxoadeF ,hxFas s.dfsas xxa& are
fpfaced@6veffHfh sffoufdgFfs, and hold
the fullness of the sleeve with the
widening effect which is SO popular
for the moment. The coatee fastens
single-breasted, with small silver but
tons, and the tiny roll collar and
points turned back at the waist are of
pale turquoise blue velvet, which has
a delightful effect on the brown cloth
and black braid. The smartness of
the costume is greatly enhanced by
the high stock of black satin to
match the waist-belt. The hat is Of
nut brown straw, both crown and
edge being bound with black satin,
while at the side wave three curly
quilts of a pale turquoise tint, held
by a brooch of pierced oxydized sill.
yer work.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
Its Oriuin Unknown.

What is the origin of the cock and
bull' story? 1t is the despair of all
those who seek to explain this fine
old crusted slang of long ago which
has managed to persist into present
speech, just as we may imagine our
present 1913" will puzzle a later gen.
Grafton. Brewer in his Phrase and
Fable" explains it is a corruption of
a ~"concocted and bully story" Evil
IDENTIFY recognizing that this is scarce
ly satisfactory, he prosecuted his re-
searches into bygone religions, drag
ged up Nergal from the P~hoenicians
tnsthe representation of a rooster and
from the Egyptian Osiris, typified by
al hall. From all of which disquisi-
tions II: is as clear as may be that
no n really knows anything about
the story of a cock and a bull. The
French have a precisely similar ex.
preston in ~"coq-al'ane, and equally
they do not know it's origin.-New
York Sun.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
HONEST Medicine
TRY Or. WILLIAMS PINK PILLS
FOR STOMACH TROUBLE.
Convincing Evidence Supported by 9
Guarantee That Must Convince
Tho Most SkeptIcat.

DR.. Williams Pink Pills arc a doctors
prescription, used by Ill eminent prac-
t%itioner, and for nearly q generation
known as a reliable household remedy
throughout the United States. Need
less to say, nc advertised medicine could
retain popular favor for so long q period
without having great merit and it is the
Invaluable curative properties of the pills
that have made them a standard remedy
in every civilized country in the world.
Added to this is the absolute guarantee
that the pills contain no harmful drug,
opiate, narcotic or stimulant. A recent
evidence of their efficacy is found in the
statement of Mrs. N. B. Whitley, Of
Boxley, Ark, who says:
II had suffered for n good many years
from stomach trouble. For a long time
I was subject to bad spells of faintness
and lack of breath accompanied by an
indescribable feeling that seemed to
start in my stomach. Whenever I was
o little rundown or over-tired, these
spells would come on. They occurred
frequently but did not last very long. {
81 was confined to my bed for ten
weeks one time and the doctor pro-
nounced my trouble chronic inflamma-
ton of the stomach and bowels. Since
that time l have been subject to the
fainting spells and at other times to iut-
tering of the heart and q feeling as
though I was smothering. My general
health was very bad and I was weak and
trembling.
81 had seen DR.. williams Pink Pills
mentioned in the newspapers and de-
cided to try them. When I began taking
the pills ! was so rundown in strength
that I could hardly do any homework.
Now I could walk ten miles If necessary.
Both my husband and myself think DR..
Williams Pink Pills the best medicine
made and we always recommend the
pills to our friends" |
DR.. Williams Pink Pills actually make
new blood and give strength and tone to
every part Of the body. They have
cured serious disorders OF the blood and
nerves, such as rheumatism, sciatica,,
anemia, nervousness, headaches, partial
paralysis, locomotor ataxia, st. Vitus'
dance and many forms Of weakness in
either SEX. They are sold by all drug
gists or will be sent, postpaid, on receipt
Of price, 80 cents per box, six boxes for
Q 80, by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
DIFFICULTIES IN THE way.
Arrangement May Involve Destruo
ton Of Protective System.

As the provisional arrangement
with Germany made about a year ago,
whereby importations into Germany
from the United States received the
benefit of the minimum tariff, would
have expired next June, with the re-,
suit Of exposing American merchan-
disc to the imposition of a sur-tax and
possibly of precipitating a tariff war,
1t is gratifying to learn that Ambas-
sador Won Sternburg has been author.
lied by his government to renew the,
existing understanding for a period
sufficiently extended to allow of the
negotiation of some permanent agree.
ment. The basis of the negotiation Is
to be furnished by the North commits
months ago to confer with the Ger
man tariff authorities and which lately
returned bringing with 1t q report
whose contents have not yet been pub
licly disclosed. 1t is this report which
is embodied in the treaty which the
senate will be melted to ratify when
congress reassembles.
1t must be said that the problem
presented Is one of extreme difficulty.
Germany has adopted a tariff with
maximum and minimum schedules.
Countries which make concessions to
Germany in their customs duties get
the benefit of the latter, while to all
others the former are applied. The
difference between the two is in many
respects very considerable. In some
things it Is so great as to exclude the
products of the non-favored country
from the German market, and had the
discrimination been enforced against
the United States trade would have
been injuriously affected. Most Euro
pean countries have qualified for par
t~icipation in the minimum rates by a
reciprocal reduction of duty, but the
United States has thus far declined to
enter into any such arrangement and
the chances that 1t will agree to do so
In the neal future are not worth con-
sidering.
Reciprocity seems fair and looks
easy, but as soon as the attempt is
made to apply the principle of it to
practice insurmountable difficulties
are encountered. We are asked to re-
duce the tariff rates on certain lines
Of German production. Why? OBJ
viously, in order that the German
producer may be enabled to sell his
product more largely in the American
market. But if he does that it must
be at the expense of his American
competitor, because such articles as
this country does not produce are
nearly all on the free list. Thus the
proposition is that certain American
manufacturers shall be excluded from
the benefits of the protective system.
But that system must be for all or
none, so that the idea of reciprocity
logically involves it's destruction. The
people who were sacrificed would
naturally go over to the other side.
Another thing: Concessions made
to Germany in return for an abate-
ment in the tariff could hardly be re.
fused to Great Britain, which is our
best customer and which on most of
u merchandise charges no duty
whatever. 1t will be seen that the
subject bristles with thorny points
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12

using Doan's Kidney Pills I suffered
everything from kidney troubles for a
year and a half. l had pain in the
back and head, and almost continuous
in the loins and felt weary all the
time. A few doses Of Doan's Kidney
Pills brought great relief, and l kept
on taking them until in a short time
l was cured. l think Doan's Kidney
Pills are wonderful"
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
The Probable Reason.

The Washington Star PROCESSES
great m~ystifcation as:ato the iifu,
encas. that have prevailed with Presi.
dent Roosevelt in keeping tariff re.
vision in allegiance for something over
two years, past. We have an explana-
stion to offer which may help the Star
out OF its quandary: Ordinary, every
day, a%ll-round, common sense. Those
.n search of a reason may go further
andsfare worse.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12

Sheer white goods, in fact, any fns
wash goods when new, W much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done in a
tanner to enhance their textile beau
ty.: Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory II proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to s%tiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance Of your work.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
WOMEN IN NEW FIELDS.
British Smart Society Takes to "Hop-
pins"-Woman Veterinary.

Work in the hop fields is the latest
rest cure" fad for London's smart
set, and the luxurious society hop
pers" claim that a weeks hopping is
far better and more pleasant than a
rest at any well-known health resort.
The tents Of these well-to-do pickers
are extensively furnished, and easy
chairs, soft beds and up-to-date camp
Ing outfits are among their hopping
appliances.
In Berlin there is a woman veter-
mary surgeon who Is an official in
spector Of animals. She rides through
the streets on the lookout for animals
suffering from any disablement, and
before reporting a horse as unfit for
work, she examines its injuries and
whenever possible applies remedies to
alleviate its pain. She carries a leath-
er case filled with bandages and other
surgical appliances.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
TIRED BACKS.
The kidneys have a great work to
do in keeping the blood pure. When

tney get out OF order
It causes backache,
headaches, dizziness,
languor and distress
ing urinary troubles.
Keep t h l n Q y 8
well and all these suf-
ferings will be saved
you. Mrs. s. A. Moore,
proprietor Of a res
taurant at Waterville,
Mo-. saws. "Before
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
Wander Fever.

Have o never felt the longing that
II were possible to step quietly of your
accustomed path in life and strike out
into fresh fields and pastures new?
There are few of us 80 contented as
to be troubled with such q wish.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12

Friendship is the only thing in the
world concerning the usefulness Of
which all mankind are agreed
Cicero.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
Mice Got Drunk.

A correspondent writes: In Quota
some years ago l had occasion to 20
early one. morning into -piscel-
d3aneops+stNrs ksptssAXssa*rsRaRsi. who
asp kept liquor bar. $Aa entered
tie shop IanGtiaaas a. i-adsiase ,reeliSg
aerpss the foo. .apd I remarked 10
the shopkeepststhat7sbe mouse. seeh-
,sd.so be hurt, but;hts leply astenishsd
laas gsss ~ .re,a <:
fskie said that That fh0sse and seyeudl
others that infestedtlhs shops weSe
confirmed drunkards, \ During tic
night they regularly dfank al tie
which rsnsihed IN, the glassks
which the sgidiers had used in tie
EVENINGS foq the fsdfihks .-Madrhs
Fines Et5,y $ss @fs 4 IN
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-05-10
Inspected township Roads.

Messrs. D. NJ. Mouser of Sparta,
Thos. Trengrove of Fayal and D. A.
Springer of Adams, composing the
board of supervisors of Missabe
Mountain township, were Virginia
visitors Sunday, driving over and
inspecting the roads at this end of
their district.
The gentlemen made a pleasant
call at the Enterprise sanctum, for
renewal of old acquaintance, and
profered their names as signers for
a $4,000 note at any time we should
find the raising of such an amount
a necessity.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-05-10
VIII Plant Trout Fry.

NJ. A. Murphy, superintendent of
the Duluth, Rainy Lake & Winni-
peg, is sport of the old style and
enjoys day with rod and reel as
we'll as many younger nirnrod.
He also realizes the natural adapt
ability of the numerous small
streams of the north country, which
now abound in clubs and suckers,
to the growth of speckled beauties,
and will this year receive from
the Lester Park hatchery consign-
ment of many thousand trout fry
to be planted along the line of the
road. This will furnish local sports
three years hence with bounteous
fishing grounds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-05-10
New EXPLORATION.

p. McAlpin and VIM. Quinn, of
Duluth, have an option on the west
half of the northwest of II, 1913,
lying just south of the road be-
tween this city and Mount Iron,
and this week commence explora-
tory work thereon. A diamond and
a churn drill which have been used
for several months past by the
gentlemen in proving up big
body of low grade ore on the Guy
una range, will be used in the work.
The fee to the land to be explored
is held by Johanna Christensen, of
Toledo, Ohio.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-05-10
An ENJOYABLE Dance.

The ball at the Fay Opera Friday
evening under the auspices of the
Amity Club was a decided success
and was greatly enjoyed by the
many attendants. A number from
Bull, Mount Iron and Aurora were
among those enjoying the evening
with Virginia friends. Music was
furnished by Wilson's orchestra,
an hour overtime being played for
guests.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-05-10
At St. PauI's Church.

Next Sunday at St. Pauls church
there will be divine service at 7:3O
p. m. Evening prayer will be said
and the rector will preach. It is
the first anniversary of the present
rectors coming to St. Paul's church.
Everybody is cordially welcomed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-05-10
Focal News.

Mrs. J. w. Lang, Of Aurora, was a
Virginia visitor yesterday.
w. f. Guyott was over from Nc
Kinley, on business matters, Mon
day.
For SALE.-A piano, in good con-
dition, for $4,000. Enquire at this
office. If.
Alexander Reid and family spent
Wednesday and Thursday as guests
of Duluth friends.
Mrs. Baldwin, state librarian, has
been in the city the past week as
sisting Miss Dunnegan in her work
preparatory to the opening of the
Virginia Public Library.
S. Cohen, OF The Leader, has
leased a store building at Mount
Iron and removes his entire stock
OF mems clothing and furnishings
thereto, it being his intention to
conduct The Leader in future as a
ladies' store only.
Levin's 5 and 10 Cent Store is
again open this week, disposing OF
goods that passed through the re-
cent fire. Mr.. Levine contemplates
removing to Hibbing, where he has
an option on store room, this
move being considered only be.
cause of his inability to secure a
tore room in this city. h, ia :: mi