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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-27

st. Louis, Mo, Nov. 27.-Criticism
OF the methods Of the tariff investiga-
ton on the congressional ways and
means committee by James Van
Weave, president Of the National AS
sociation of Manufacturers, has ere
ated much discussion among mer-
chants here.
In statement issued yesterday,
VanCleave says: Strange things
connect themselves with these hear
ings. + am told about a hundred out
of a quarter of million heads of fac
tories in the country have received
notice to appear before the commit
tee and in most cases the notice was re-
ceived too late to allow them to pre-
sent carefully prepared statements.
The hearings will close December 4,
covering only about three weeks in
the aggregate"
"The question put by the leading
members OF the committee to these
manufacturers are admirably calcu-
lated to call out answers asking for
retention Of the present rates of du-
ties or advances in them.
DO you not believe that your pres
ent duties should be maintained"
This is the usual query. Scarcely ever
is it put thus: DO you think your
rate should be reduced?' Eastern
papers state that under this seductive
coaching one manufacturer who has
duty of 80 per cent now on his pro-
duct and who asserts that he is max
ing a profit on it, asks to have the
duty increased to 40 per cent, and
wants to have the duty taken off the
materials which he uses in his fac
tory, thus giving him a chance to
swell his profits in two directions.
One or two manufacturers who asked
for lower duties on their own wares
made my friend Chairman Payne
on sO
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-27

Fair tonight and Sat-
urday.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-10

plsteiy outside the pale Of "rennsd gen.
tility."
I'm going to have 4 motor" said
Martory. and have motor she did.
In vain her parents fretted and
sumed, stermed, entreated, and even
Threatened disinhsritanee. The ssAei-
tors Of the deceased lady had upheld
the legatee In her determination, lay
ing stress upon the speeiGl centAtisa
named In their clients will. and Mr..
stanhspe sasshel his teeth in despair
and baf1ed rage, while his vile and
Aunt LaviaiA wept IL concert.
Mar3ory interviewed the rector. tAear
own family lawyer. and tho village dee
tor, ana won them all to her side, -
that they gave no ear to her fathers
diatribeA
A portion Of her legacy went to the
purchase Of little gem OF q machine,
complete to its minutest detail; she
ccsnhaandeered the person and services
Of THE most Intelligent AID mechanical
ysath the village contained, and sent
him to . famous garage In London,
whore he was thoroughly instructed in
all that appertained to the driving ana
management Of q motor. She invested
in suitable. and, strange to say, quite
becoming motor garments. and all these
things being accomplished, and the
fury OF the storm at home having wern
cut most Of its strength, MaYjory, her
naA. and her motor went spinning
through country lanes, visiting far-o1
towns and distant hamlets, and she
ea3oyed herself thoroughly.
Stern dlsappreval Of the beings Of
their degenerate daughter was still
shown BY her parents. Aunt Lavinia
wept at the possibility Of her niece be-
Ing brought home q mansled corpse,
fraulein wept at the ''dsrrdAle esgsam-
pie Oh 10 disebedient a dauder," and
the younger folk wept because they
were not allowed to accompany their
sister on her excursions, SO that alto
sether there was 4 damp time at the
Manor.
Then suddenly Hugh, the 11-year-old
son. was stricken with pneumonia, and
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-10
TOO MUCH LOCAL COLOR.

Trolley Cars SDs1leA Moving-P1cture
scene ~ Hesovs T1.&o.
Frank Ceyls, an cid 1musAum lec-
turer." wAs has hsea in tho shew bust
ness since the eayiy days was discuss
ing some Of hA early experience at the
Green Keon CIaA recently, says the
Philadelphia Ledssx Coyls was telling
Of the growth Of the moving picture
shows, and he gave 4 story or two from
his own experiences.
The making Of msving pictures" he
said, requires much skill on the part
OF the actors, for mistakes made before
the camera can't b rectttied. They
usually mean q spoiled string Of films
I remember when the movinGpicture
industry was in It's Infancy we had q
contract to make 4 series Of biblicaE
scenes. A quiet spot In the country
was selected, and after considerable re-
hearsal the machine was put into posi-
ton and set to work.
Every enc was part perfect, ana
things went on we'll. We wero ccngrat-
ulating ourselves when word came that
two of the principal scenes were spoiled
and would have to bs done over again.
Ono Of the spoiled scenes was that Of
st. John being baptized in the River
Jordan.
"The photographer in developing the
scene found that there was more In
the picture than We had bargained for.
He noticed in examining the string that
way off some. distance from st. john
was a small boy, partly concealed BY q
bush, fishing.
Tho other series which had to be-
made over was 4 scene In which a body
Of Roman soldiers Of that period fig
ures. We had overlooked the fact, Ina
selecting the place for the enactment
Of tho scene, that 4 line of suburban,
ears ran aleng a road some distance of.
The result was that at intervals a.
small but exceedingly up to date car
scooted along behind the soldiers Of
Hered."
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-10

A prominent New York lawyer sayp
that in his earlier professional days
he was slsA t. expand his slender in
come by bill collecting. On one occa-
sisn he had 4 Bill against a man who.
incidentally, has AAcs achieved a sue
cess which puts hin beyond the neces-,
sity Of such IN indefinite statement as
he made On that eccaeion. The young
lawyer found him with his fest preppel
up en- his desk. while 10 gazsA dream
Ny ut the ceiling through = cloud Of to-
kacee nnsha.
''Dst really, sdr, insist that you
give ne ssns definite idea ~ to whens
ysu will ssttIs." tAs lawyer said, after
having been seatly REQUIRED.
TIE author consented to lower hiD
eyes and 10 wave his pipe lahguidly.
why, certainly, sir-thoush there
seems - me to Be q rather Unnecessary
connstisn tbsut this trifre.' he
drswlsA II viii Day the bill a. soon
as l think sf it after receiving tho
msHey which q publisher will pay me-
in case he accepts tie novel which I
will write and ssnd him just as soon.
as I fed In an energetic need after q.
really COED idea Ter a plst has occurred
to nA."-Harper's weekly.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-10
day ~ day anxious hearts beat 4
StanhODe MaH~r

day ~ day anxious hearts beat 1T
Stanhope Mansr.
The offending motsr was fsrsottsa,
and, while 1t rsmaiaed In the dim o.
scurity Of the coach hsuse, it, owner
and the professional nurse shared the
duties Of the sick rssn, and Mr.. and
MIA Sta1hs0s wandered tsarfslly
hand in hand thYoueA tie resns and
corridors, sallias upea every sas to
share their srist, but doing nothing
whatever for the gesd Of the patient.
One evening the cid deeter's aax-
isus face told the other watchers that
a crisis was approaching. II must
have another opinion" said - to Mr..
StalhopA
when shall We getr" asked the a.
enizs1 father.
Young Dr.. Raymond, Of Oraynin-
ster," responded the old naA "Hs has
q special oxygen treatment. Tvs rsaA
that he has done wonders, but in this
sut-se-ths-way hole we enly hear q
such things. If only we could get him
here BY morning we might save the
boys life"
Cray1Ainstsr was twenty miles away.
the telegraph eAacs in tewn wsuld be
closed; 1t was hopeless to dream Of
reaching the dsctsr before msrnin8
Mr.. Stenheps grsansd.
Narjsxy heard the dectsrs hast
wsrAa. Save the bey's Life" ana her
heart gave q threA Of terror.
''1fs surely net q bad ~ tAat" he
whiusrsA
Il tsar -" was the rspA, ~ Ass
got rapidly worse during the hast hssr
o. twe."
Fer Asasnt Marjsry seemed
stunned tim. giving herself q Attas
shake. she wAhpsrsl Z few words to
the doeees.
he licked at her for q minute then
ut TIE bsy n the beA Thea 10 gave
Mar5sxy . littas pat sn ths sAs.lder.
"It's the saly uAance." hs ssiA.
In = nash Aar5sry was ssn~ Sc
Asvsr know Asw he ct reaAy, Dsr
low tie car was pat IN Motion, ~
merely has . recollection sf tearing f.
ris1Gy tAressA Ne night, needless Of
spssa Rmits aAl gradients, throuGh
sleeping Villages anA scattered AaAists,
until at last her car sAsrted and bound
ed int tho deserted streets Of slunber-
Ing Crayminster.
Reused from his sleep. DR.. Raymond
confronted the breathless. eager girl
and listened to her tale Of their urgent
need. He promptly grasped the situa-
ton. But he forced Marjor.s to take
some fsod. while he bore out heavy
oxygen cylinders and stored them in
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-10

the buzxing ear; then 10 carefully
wrapped her IN . rUS. and seated him
SELF beside her.
Fright away" he said, cheerfully.
''Yeu he'd bseser run the car y,ursek,
there will ~ plenty q tine to rest
when We ct therA Please 0sd, wen
bs In tims."
The car leapsd forward Into the
darkness, and - the first gleans Of .
new day lighted up the east tAey stop
ped before the deer q ssanhops Man
o..
Yss, thanks to MArjory and her mo-
ter ear. they were IN time. and when
the girl awsks frsm lar sleep Of utter
exhaustisA 1t WAS - learn that Hugh
was cut Of danger.
Mr.. StaAhsps ana bis family now
consider motor cars the most wonder
full Of Inventions, but there are q few
benighted felix in Crayminster who
consider 1t q pity that yeaas Mrs. Ray
moad shsxiA - ''nad. absolutely mad.
my dear, abs.t that car Of hers. She
talks absut It just ~ II 1t were a hu-
man being !"-PhalaAslph3A Telegraph
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-10
First Aid.

A Washington doctor was recently
called to his telephone by colored
woman formerly in the service of his
wife. In great agitation the darby ad-
vised the physician that her youngest
child was in a bad way.
what seems to be the troubled" ask.
ed the doctor.
"Doc, she done swallered a whole
bottle of ink"
"Ill be over there in short while
to see her." said the medico "In the
meantime, have you done anything for
herr"
tim paper, doc" said the negress doubt.
fully.-Harper's Weekly.