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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-24
Frank the Favorite Son

would be to betray Frank"
Frank the Favorite Son.
William A. Rockefeller the father,
regards Frank as his favorite child.
There is reason to believe, from what
Frank Rockefeller has said to re-
porters and from outside evidence,
that when William A. Rockefeller is
finally found he will be outspoken in
his criticism of his son John.
When reporters were tracing the
first faint clew that looked as II It
might lead up to the present where
abouts OF William A. Rockefeller, or
Doc" as he was generally called in
the old days, much time was spent in
strongsville, O., and Parma, o. These
farming communities, Is or 20 miles
southeast of Cleveland, knew William
A. Rockefeller when he moved west
from New York and where he lived
with his growing family several years
before going to Cleveland. It was
here that John D. Rockefeller had his
first romance, and the reporters met
and talked with Mrs. Joseph Web
ster who, as Melinda Miller, was John
b. Rockefeller's first sweetheart.
A QuaclS Doctor and Sport.
Only "Uncle Joe" Webster was con-
temporary with William A, the faith
er, and Webster's "reminiscences
Of the dashing, talkative sport and
quack. doctor are interesting.
l..
thief" said Webster. "'Doc' was too
smart to take a chance on being ar
rested. He always had plenty Of
ways of making money, and when he
went away on those long trips think
he was treating cancer patients, trad
ing horses and picking up thedollars
one way and another. He was a
natural born money maker. He
liked to beat man in trade and
then brag about it. to him. He
brought the boys up that way, too"
Henry M. Whitney, whose sister
married William Humiston son OF
william A. Rockefeller's sister, is an
other farmer of Strongsville who cor
roborates the story that William A
Rockefeller in bringing up his boys In
culcated in them the principle which
had been the ruling spirit in his owr
successful financial career.
"I cheat 'em every chance I get,
old "Doc" Rockefeller said to Whit
ney in the old days, referring to Johr
d. and the others of his sons. 90
want to make 'em sharp. trade will
| the boys and skin 'em and 1 just bea
'em every time can. l want to mak'
'em sharp"
A year before John d. Rockefelle
became 81 years old his father SAT-
to him that for $40, cash in hand, h
would "give him his time" Thi
meant that John, upon the paymen
of this sum, would be released iron
his obligations to turn over to hi
father all his earnings until he at
tanned his majority. Those were tn
apprenticeship customs of the time
John remarked that "the offer is cer
tainly worth considering" and late
he paid over the $40 to his father.
Made John Pay Board.
William A. Rockefeller, the fathe,
at once began to collect board none
from his son John, and when job
expostulated turned on him with tn
triumphant cry: ', ''i
"You bought your time, didn't you
What you're getting now is your own
amt It? Well, you have to pay m
board"
And John paid until he was z
whenu as usual the father hande
him $1,000. doc" Rockefeller alwa3
gave each Of his sons $1,000 on h
21st birthday anniversary and alwa!
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-24
HOUSE FLIES ARE
MOST DANGEROUS

CONTINUED from page 1.j
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-24
Appreciate the Worth Of Sleep.

The amount of sleep required by a
person can be determined better by
the effects obtained than by the num-
Der Of hours consumed, for 1t differs
greatly with age and the condition Of
health. Few fallacies are more dan
gerous than that which Is often adopt
ed by busy people. more especially by
those engaged in scientific or other
forms of intellectual work, when they
assume that the duration Of sleep ia
largely a matter Of convenience. The
harmfulness Of deficient sleep may not
reveal itself until the age Of decline
has been reached, but II will surely
hasten the decline. rs.e-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-24

The Boise Capital News editorially
discusses an issue that has assumed
great importance in Idaho fiscal af-
fairs, and which suggests by analogy
the possibility that something of the
kind might readily happen in eastern
Oregon. the conditions being practi-
cally Identical. The Capital News
says:
Added emphasis was given yester-
day to the unreliability of assessment
valuations by the publication In this
paper of the number of sheep which
have been granted permission to
Craze within the Sawtooth forest re-
serve compared with the number as
sessed in surrounding counties.
In this one reserve alone approx
mately $4,000 sheep are permitted
to be grazed while the counties sur
rounding 1t report but $4,000 for as
sessment purposes.
There are number of things
which work to show a discrepancy
between the number permitted to be
grazed and the number actually
grazed, but there is no one who will
believe that sheep owners pay for
four times as many sheep as they ac-
tually Craze. The two counties which
are most likely to benefit from this
grazing show but a combined num-
ber of about 10000. Can 1t be pos
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-24
IDAHO SHEEP AND RESERVES
AND ASSESSMENT PROBLEMS

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-24

H. T. Booth, Oregon manager for
the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
company, and who is well known
here, has been charged with embez-
zling $4,000 of his company's funds.
News of the charge against him was
received here last evening with much
surprise. He was formerly located at
Baker City and went to Portland to
take the state management of the
Pacific Mutual's business on January
/. He has been in Pendleton often
in the interests Of his company, and
was here but few weeks ago.
Concerning the case against Booth
the following appeared in last even
ing's oregon Daily Journal:
Yesterday afternoon an information
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-24

If you see 1t in the East oregonian.
It's so.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-24

was filed in the stare circuit court
by the district attorneys office charg-
ing Booth with having embezzled
ss79.0S of the companS's funds. This
morning a suit was filed in the United
States district court for the recovery
of approximately S406f, which 1t is
alleged Booth collected and failed to
account for.
Both actions have been brought on
the complaint of w. H. Davis, general
manager of the compang, with head
| quarters at San Francisco, but who is
now in the city looking after the case.
Released to Secure Bond.
Captain of Detectives Bruin was un-
able to find Booth yesterday after
moon or this morning, but Booth ap-
peared at the office of the district at
terney and was allowed to go with his
attorney, A. King Wilson, TO procure
bonds for his release. This bond was
fixed by the municipal court at $4,000.
Booth It Is understood, will surpender
himself to the authorities imme diately
upon completing arrangements for his
bonds. according to the agreement
made with the officers, and will per-
haps then be allowed to go until his
case is called for trial.
According to the story told by Davis
Booth was general agent for the COM
pany from January last until the first
of the present month and as such had
charge and control of the company's
business in the state. He had offices
in the Fenton building and It is charg-
ed by Mr.. Davis and in the complaint
against the defendant. that he collect
ed large sums of money from policies
and retained the amounts using them
for his own personal expenses.
Booth on the other hand admits
that he retained money, but states
that his contract with the company
allowed him a commission on all re-
newals as we'll as upon new policies.
What money he retained the defend
ant states was due him from the COM
pany for renewals. He denies there
fore that he is guilty of embezzlement
or Of having appropriated any funds
to his own use not belonging to him
by right.
In Booths Defense.
"Mr. Booth has lived in Oregon for
20 years" said A. King Wilson, attor-
ney for Booth, 'and has been with
this company for seven years. In my
opinion this insurance company owes
Mr. Booth more than $4,000. He has
submitted to me his contracts, cores
pondence and facts, and 1 have ad-
vised him not to pay any more money
to this company.
"Mr. Booth received part of the
money they are suing him for about a
year ago. He also received part last
January, and long after that they
stated that they were delighted with
his service and work. He resigned
the agency of this company July 1,
and shortly after went to Los Ange-
les, where he reported to the head
officers of the company.
1T is expected that Mr.. Booth wifi
work for another company, and that
probably has something to do with
the present suit. At no time has Mr..
Booth been in hiding. He had an
interview with Mr.. Davis since the
latter arrived in this city,"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-24

states. that no taxes should be paid
by them to the state?
The Sawtooth reserve Is not the
only one in which sheep are permit
ted to Craze or In which they do act
ually Craze and 1t is likely that each
Of the others will show discrepancy
equal to that by this reserve.
1t has been shown that Washington
county has reported probably not
more than a third OF Its sheep. This
reports shows that not more than a
fourth Of those grazing In this one re-
serve are shown even taking It for
granted that all the sheep of the
counties taken are grazed within the
reserves, which is hardly likely.
Governor Gooding. as one Of the
largest sheep owners of the state,
ought to be thoroughly acquainted
with the sheep situation and ought to
be able to give the board of equaii-
cation valuable advice as to how best
to see that a reasonable valuation 10
placed upon this class of property.
He will be In excellent condition and
in an elegant position to do this pro-
vided his own sheep are assessed at
their full number The Capital News
is free to say that 1t does not know
how many sheep the governor has,
but from common report 1t believes
he has more in Blaine county alone
than the entire number reported by
the assessor of that county.
If you see 1t in the East oregonian,
It's so.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-24
Cleaning a Sickroom.

Most Of us know how untidy sick
room becomes and how annoying the
dust Of the sweeping is to the patient
ITO remedy this" said a trained and
capable nurse, 81 put little ammonia
In a pail Of warm water and with my
mop wrung as dry as possible go all
over the carpet first This takes up all
the dust and much Of the loose dirt
A broom will take what is too large to
adhere to the mop and raise no dust.
With my dust cloth well sprinkled go
over the furniture. and the room is
fairly clean"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-24
Prophsoy Fulfilled.

Patient-I have come to tell you, doc
tor. that that young stock broker whom
my daughter met at the sea four
months ago has now proposed to her.
and they are engaged.
Doctor-Now, didn't I tell you that
you would benefit later by your
chnnge2-Meggendorfer Blatter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-24
II Had to Come.

Mrs. Cakebread was entertaining
some ladies at select little o'clock
tea, and Bobby, who had been excep.
tionally well behaved, was In high
feather.
MA" he said as cake was being
handed around, may have some
tongue. pleaser
There isn't any tongue. Bobby"
That's funny" commented Bobby.
II heard pa say there would be lots OF
it"-Strand Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-24
GENESIS OF JOHN D.
HIS FATHER STARTED HIM
WITH A THOUSAND DOLLARS

With Lhe Cash Went o Threat to
Sw1ndle Him Out OF 1t II He Did
Not Look Out-The Old Man Was
a Qunck Doctor and Horse Trader
New York World Cannot Find
the Old Man, Although He Is
Known to be Alive and Nearly 100
Years Old.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-24

Duluth, Minnesota, has Just been
visited by one of the worst electrical
storms in its history. One person
was killed, young woman named
Anna Boland, and several others were
injured. 1t is estimated that 10
inches OF rain fell.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-24
HIT. BOOTH IS
/ UNDER CHARGES
PACIFIC MUTUAL is THE
COMPLAINING WITNESS.

Action Brought by Davis, General
Manager Of the Company-Booth
Is Not Fugitive, and Has Not Been
at Any Time-Rumpus Arises Over
Differing Constructions Of Booths
Contract With the Company
Booth win Work for Another Com
panys
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-24

The self-effacement from affairs
which William A. Rockefeller, 80
years old, has suffered while his old
est son, John Davidson Rockefeller,
accumulated millions enough to make
him the richest man in the world, is
still unexplained. The public was
surprised to learn from the recently
printed interview with Frank Rookie
feller that John D. Rockefeller had a
father who was still alive, as none
had heard of him In years.
Frank says" said the president
Of a national bank In Cleveland a
year ago to a reporter, "that every
time his brother John learns that
Frank has invested money In a GER
tain enterprise he uses all his influ-
ence and the financial resources at
his command to wreck that enter
prise. That is why you will be able
to find no one who will tell you
where Frank Rockefeller's money is
invested. To give the information
would be to betray Frank"
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-15

Newtown. Conn.,. Friday, November i5 1907
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-15

At St Mary's hall in Sandy Hook, October 31, very pleasant Hallow- cen party was given by the jolly Nine young ladies with so much credit for making the evening merry. About 40 couples came to partake in the even- Iing's enjoyment of games and the live ly music by Messrs Leiss & Donahue, on the violin, assisted by Mir Carmody at the piano, made all lovers of danc- ing To think that Johnnie and Fred die d,such excellent work on the bow The hall was tastefully decorated with red and golden crepe paper and the ears of corn and the pumpkins hanging around looked rather inviting. About 25 Japanese lanterns with few old fashioned Jack O'Lanterns of pump kins gave plenty of light to the taste fully decorated hall. At 1l.30 p. m., a very fine lunch was served of sand wiches, cake and coffee and plenty was served to all by dainty little wait resses, who tried so hard to make it pleasant. The party broke up at 1 a.. m., reporting good old time and thanking the young ladies for their hospitality, wishing for another good time in near future. The young ladies in charge of this little affair were as follows: Misses Catharine and B. Talty, Bessie and Cecil Lock- wood, Anna and Mary Scanlon, Maude Wheeler, Edith Bennitt and Hilda Peterson.
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-15

building, whose foundation was laid in iisa and completed in l7s2. So itis that Virginia's State Capitol has been Twice removed, But to return to our story,by the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail- road Williamsburg is fifty miles below Richmond and only four miles across country from Jamestown. With the exception of Harvard 1t is the seat of the oldest college in the United States. William and Mary. dating from lGs2. Here George Washington. Thomas Jefferson, James Madison. Patrick Hen ry and others whose names have come down to us as | precious heritage. re- celVed their educational training. and here Patrick Henry poured forth the burning words as sparks that helped kindle the fires of the Revolution, when. standing on the floor of the old capitol before the House of Burgesses he delivered the first of his fiery speeches, in which he used these de- liant words "Ceasar had his Brutus, Charles the First. his Cromwell, and George the Third may profit by their example" And upon the shouting of treason. treason" by several of the members, he said-''if this be treason make the most of it." Old Briton church is built in the form of cross, with bricks brought from England. The communion service and font still in use were brought from the church in Jamestown which was burnt, and from the fact that Pocahontas was baptized in the church in Jamestown we may conclude it was at this same font at which the ordinance was per formed. A pew in the church has the name Patrick Henry on a silver plate and the pew next to it has the name George Washington on the plate.
 At the afternoon service the church was damned full and all the standing room taken. By pure Virginia hospi- tality. Mrs Johnson and myself were amo lg the few who were given seats in the Patrick Henry" pew.
 It was an occasion long to be re- membered by us, and full of gr eat his toric interest. Over three thousand peo- pie went down in three train loads, and not an accident of any kind or degree occurred to mar the days enjoyments and so another day of observation, and historical research has been added to our round of experiences which we can live over, on our return to Newtown for our winters work. -[E. L. John- son,
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-15
A LETTER From E. l.. John- TO VIEWPOINTS DEAR
 CHILDREN And Those of The Bees Wider
 Field.

Dear Children: There were many, many interesting things in connection with our trip down the James River to historic Jamestown, of which l did not write in my last letter and 1 am sure that even if 1 should enlarge up- on the subject in this letter there will still be many things overlooked. In my studies about Virginia in years gone by 1 had always supposed that the long stretch of valley land lying on the James River, especially between Richmond and Norfolk, where the wa ters of the river empty into Chesapeake Bay, was an open stretch of country of tillable land under high state of cul- tivation like that of the valley of the Connecticut only much broader in ex- tent and divided into large plantations of 1000 or 1,500 acres and in some in- stances much larger, and that excep- ting the spacious grounds that sur- round the colonial mansions and that were used for the negro quarters, the land was given up to the growing of tobacco and cotton, the raising of hor- ses and of crops strictly for the family and the help and as it was in the ante bellum days, which means before the war.
 Imagine my surprise, as we were moving down the river, to discover that the extensive, open plantations was expecting to see under cultiva- tion, and the pretentious colonial man. sions, overlooking the same, were the exception and not the rule, and l will never be able to describe the feelings that came over me, in reply to some questions I asked of a gentleman who was sitting beside me as we were pass ing along down the river. We had been sailing for two hours or more, and with the exception of here and there, where we saw in "the open," a fine looking mansion with well kept grounds and wide extent of open country in the back ground, where corn appeared to be the leading crop. The river banks were lined with thick growth of pine, oak, beech and maple, and all crowding back into what looked to have once been an open coun- try. Turning to the gentleman sitting beside me, l asked this question, "Dc you belong in this vicinity or are you one of this company of excursionists?' His reply was, "I belong in Rich monc." Have you always live( there? "Yes, always" l said, "- have noticed that all the way down thu river thus far, the banks on both side' are lined with forest trees of not yer! mature growth. How far back mus one go from the river banks to com' to the open country" His reply swa "There is no open country along tn river, as there was before the war The planters along the river strippe, of all their stock, buildings burned and nothing left but the land, an their slave help all freed, were mad land poor, and thousands of acres ono under cultivation, are now covere with forest of forty years growth.
 It is true that many of the old Co
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-15

accidents, and for people of our age, wonderfully favored with powers of en- durance far beyond our expectations. My 75th birthday comes next Monday, November Il, and my wife has passed the three score and ten.- E. L. John- son.
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-15
From a'personal letter to the editor we extract'the following:
Painesyille. Nov. 8. 1907.

Painesville. Nov. 8, 1907.
 My dear Editor: Our wanderings have'been extended far beyond what our expectations were when we left home. though we are gradually near ing the land of what. in times long since goneby, was called the land of steady habits. We have been most highly favored with good weather, freedom from all kinds of mishaps and
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-15

Mrs George P.Sanford and Miss Lil- lie Fairman closed their pleasant home at the head of Newtown Street, this week, and go to Bridgeport for the winter.
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-15

Mrs I. w. Lewis and son, Charles, of Bridgeport, spent few days, last week, at Botsford, the guest of MT and Mrs Alfred Osborne.
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-15

Misses Alice and Winnifred Osborne of Botsford spent last week Thursday in Bridgeport with friends.
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-15

Wesley Banks of Bridgeport has spent a week recently with Mir and Mrs Benjamin Corning in the Glen.
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-15
Must Use The Knife

oaiu ue Slrac0h, DuL UT. DaViu H'Nihieuy 'ia vorite Remedy was taken and the Knife Avoided.
 The Onion and Advertiser of Rochester, N. l., recently published the following in- teresting account of how William W. Adams of 12F South Avenue, that city, was saved from painful operation by the use Of Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
 Mir, Adams said: "Ihree years ago was taken with kidney disease very badly; at times I was completely prostrated; in fact, was So bad that the day was set for the doc tors to perform an operation upon me. But I decided would not submit. l had been put in hot water baths, and, in fact, nearly every means was tried to help me. Upon the day set for the operation l commenced the use of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-26

A circus came to a town one day.
James and his papa and mamma were
visiting in the town. James had
never been to circus. He leased go
to go that his mamma let him go with
his neighbours boy.
When he saw the animals he was
scared. When he saw the lions run
ming he cried and wanted to go home.
But the other boy quieted him. When
he saw horses he wanted to ride
them. But the boy would not let him
go. When he saw the lions riding the
horses he was afraid they would kill
them. He was afraid the wild cat
would kill the man when it jumped
through the hoop.
But he forgot his fears when he saw
the cunning tricks Of the monkeys
and he laughed until he cried. He
was amused when he saw the trained
pig riding tricycle.. He was afraid
the polar bear would kill the man
wnen he put his great paws around
him. He was sorry when it was
over, although he had been scared.
He told his friend he would like to go
to circus every day.
Frances Norton, age 10.
MelrOSe, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-26
MARGARET'S MAMMA WENT TO
ADAMS SCHOOL.

Dear Editor.-When the Courier
came Tuesday evening l was surpris-
ed to hear that the Juniors voted for
me. and I thank them very much and
1 will send my picture next week.
/ liked all the school stories very
much and l was glad that the Adams
school was one of the prize winners.
A good many years ago my mamma
went to the Adams school. Miss Ross
was the principal. The Adams school
was net such lovely school then as
it is now.
1 also thank Ruah Kramer, Mabel
Reifsnyder. Maelra Lasley, Forest
Weber, Elma Gordon, Josephine Nor
ton. Doris Elder, Marshal Elder and
Addie Bradbury for the lovely poctal
cards they sent me.
Your littl, friend,
Margaret Snnla.', ag" 10
2S12-B Clark Ave, St. Louis, Mt