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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-08
Cherries Ripen Fast.

The cool wet weather has kept the
cherries from ripening fast this week
yet the growers have not been idle.
Anderson & Bittell say they have sent
out ton and perhaps several tons
went to the local canneries, says the
Lewiston Teller.
G. w. Ferguson has several pick
ers and packers in his several or
chards today and says that II the
weather is favorable he will begin
moving cherries in carload lots next
week. He predicts that the greatest
activity ever shown in the Charleston
orchards will begin next week in the
harvesting of the cherry crop.
The people are appreciating more
and more the presence Of the can
neries where they are enabled to
place that part Of their product that
will not stand shipment and would
otherwise be a dead loss.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-08
How to Guess Any Number.

Desire one of the company to think
Of any number she chooses, provided
1t be even, Tell her to triple it, halve
the product, triple this half and then
tell you how many times nine will so
into this last number. Multiply this
by two and 1t will produce the original
number Thus suppose 4 to be the
number thought Of You triple 1t,
making it -; halve this product, leav-
Ing q; again triple this making Is, In
which . viii 80 twice. This twice,
MGld9licl hy >. gives you i, the num-
Ier thought of Ur to give another
example, suppose q to be the number
V:'Hle II, lG; halve this, .; triple II
liaiu, - You ask how many times
viii 80 into the result and. being told
.hrpe times. multiply by 2. and the
lHSwCr Is Il
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-08
Grant the Hero,

When General Grant was seized with
his fatal Illness in the autumn of 1884
he appeared before the world in an en-
tirely new character. From being view
ed as the stern, uncompromising and
conquering military commander, tie
revelation of his simple resignation in
the face Of great suffering claimed for
him new fame as a hero In another
sense. His last battle with the great
conQueror destined him for grander
laurels than were gained on any of his
many triumphant fields 1t was the
purely human side of his nature that
then appealed to the general sympathy
of mankind Thus his last and only
surrender was his greatest victory If
1t had been otherwise, history would
have cheated Itself of an example OF
Christian fortltudr the like Of which
has been seldom recorded. G. +
Shrady in Ccntury,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-08
THE SCHEMIHL.
10 ls the Poor Fellow Who Always
Misses His Chance.

The schemihl Is easier to understand
than to define. Many years ago gath
ering Of the wits at the Maccabaeus
endeavored to come to decision as to
the real definition of a schemihl. They
could not agree as to the origin of
the word. and they found 1t equally
hard to define what exactly schemihl
is. The nearest shot, says the Jewish
Chronicle of London, was that Of Stu
art NJ. Samuel, NJ. p, who said that
he could tell story that would Illus
trate exactly what was meant by the
term. There was poor man who
could not find anything to do What
ever he tried failed, and when he
sought employment he could not OBJ
tain It, Day after day he sat (schemih-
like on q bench In the public gardens
waiting for some one to offer him
work, but the offer never came. For
whole year he sat thus each day m
til at last he attracted the attention OF
a merchant who said to himself: Il
want some one at my warehouse. aud
think | shall offer the job to that
poor man who is always sitting so pa
tiently and wistfully as though he is
looking for employment. Tomorrow
shall speak to him." The morrow
came, and the poor man started for his
usual walk to his usual seat. AS, how
ever, he was leaving his house he said
to his wife: "AIy dear, have been out
like this for a whole year, and moth
ing has ever come of it. Today think
/ shall stay at home" And he did
And he missed the merchant. That is
the schemihl
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-08
A LIFE OF THE ROOFS.
Gardens Flourish on the Housetops Of
Florence, Italy.

Gardens Flourish on the Housetops Of
Florence, Italy.
There still exists In Italian cities a
life of the roofs that is distinct and
characteristic and of which the mere
foreigner and tourist is entirely un-
aware. Particularly is this the case in
Florence. Mount to the top floor of
one of these grim, big palaces standing
in some gloomy, sunless street, often
approached by stern, forbidding door
way and dark, steep stairs, and you
will hold your breath with wonder at
the surprise that awaits you, for here
before your eyes stretches an unfa-
millar city, a red and green city of
wide expanse and varying attitudes, a
city no less architecturally beautiful
than the one you have left below and
enlivened, too, most Unexpectedly by
verdure
In the very heart of the city, on its
topmost apex, there is no trace Of
CRIME. The air is pure and whole
some. Indeed, its breezes are charged
with no small suggestion of sea and
mountain breath. AS for the smoke
one would expect to find hanging above
the roofs Of a densely populated city, it
is conspicuous h' is absence, and only
at the hour of meals does some faint
blue column rise for the briefest space
into the atmosphere.-Helen Zimmern's
"A Florentine Roof Garden" in Cen
tury.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-08
DRILL CONTEST.
Medal VIII Be Awarded to Best Nom
Commissioned Officer.

At the drill of company L tomorrow
evening most Of the time will be taken
up with a drilling contest between the
non-commissioned officers for the sill
yer medal that has been offered by
the lleutenants. In the contest each
sergeant and corporal will drill a
squad for a short time and the medal
will be awarded to the non-commis-
stoned officer showing the greatest
proficiency as a drillmaster and SOL
der.
Following the drill tomorrow even
ing an informal dance will be given
for an hour or more and all friends
of the company are invited to attend
the same.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-08

1t is safe to say that very few Of the
people living In this country know how
the president Of the United States
draws his salary Of $4,000 year. OF
those few who may have given the
matter n thought, large majority do
not know whether he receives his sal
ary monthly, quarterly or semiannuai-
ly. As matter Of fact, the salary due
the president Is taken to the White
House by trusted messenger from the
office Of the treasurer of the United
States on the last day of each month
and handed over to the official whose
business II Is to look after 1t. The
president receives his salary in the
shape of check, the $4,000 being di-
vided into eight checks of 81, 4,166,67 each
and four checks Of $4,166.G6 each.
Thus one month out of every three the
president receives cent less on his
check than he does the other two. Some
such arrangement as this is necessary,
as, Of course, $4,000 is not exactly d-
visible by twelve.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-08

The pupils of the schools in Polk
county have erected a granite monu-
ment on the site of the first school
of that county. Three of the men
who as boys attended the first school
were present at the exercises Satur-
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-08

a number of Pendleton people will
leave this evening on the o'clock
train for Walla Walla to attend the
Damrosch concert at that place to-
night. Among those going are Mrs.
G.. w Coutts, Mrs. Edgar f. Averill
Mr. and Mrs. L. p. Marshall, Mrs.
Lima II. Sturgls and son, Cressy, and
Miss Edna Thompson. Mrs. Anna
Sell5irk Norton went over on the noon
train today to hear an address by
Damrosch at ST. Pauls chapel at 4
o'clock this afteroon and to attend
the concert tonight also.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-08

The klamath Water Users associa-
tion is urging the completion Of the
Clear Lake project in southern Ore
gon. Their recent annual meeting
was addressed by DR.. James Witty
combe and Prof. Bradley Of the Ore.
gon agricultural college.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-08

The largest number of miners to
go to Alaska since the original Klon-
dixie rush are now pouring into that
northern territory. All steamers are
carrying the capacity limit on the
number Of passengers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-08
Notice TO Ice Users.

All parties wanting ice delivered to
their homes please hang out cards by
7 o'clock each morning where they
can be seen by driver of wagon. Hen
ry Kopittke.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-08

Mrs. L. F. Lampkin and daughter,
Mrs. Claude Engle. arrived last even
ing from San Francisco.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-08

A 3S-day ralnstorn has just ended
in Montana. This shower of q
months duration is responsible for
the floods which are now raging in
every river in that state and which
have completely tied up railroad
traffic.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-08

James Johns has returned from
Meacham, where he had been upon a
visit to his ranch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-08

church of the Redeemer yesterday
and left for him home over the o. r.
& N.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-23
w1y1xG DESIGN FOR PENNsYLv ASIAs GETTYSBURG

The winning design is a Renaissance composition
showing a massive double tTiUmphal arch The
monument will be eighty feet square at the base
and one hundred feet high The arches VIII De ap-
preached by granite steps to a terrace around tie
monument There will bs steps from this terrace
entering the four arches. and flight OF stairs 10
the dome connecting with the walk around the
base OF the dome for observation purposes
Around the parapet viii be bronze panels. on
which will be Inscribed about twenty-five tAou-
sand names of officers and privates who TOOK part
in the Battle Of Gettysburg The commission "lsIeS
70 mention every Pennsylvania soldier who partlc-
pateG in the battle
Ffeures of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew & Cur-
Tin in bronze will hank one OF the arches me
uedirnent OF the monument will contain your LArss
bass-reltefs ernblematic OF the artillery cavalry
infantry and signal corps. the whole granite nohu-
r1e1t being crowned by bronze statue OF victory.
The monument will be erected on the oattleneid
Of Gettysburg in July. 1910
II was said yesterday that Richard Z LooS- an
architect of Philadelphia, who won the SECOND
nrize $50 had written letter OF protest 70 tno
ca++,sb-,r Battlefield Memorial COnrnissi cnars-
inc thar the winners IN the competition were per
rirreI 10 change their design after all designs nad
been submitted
that no changes had been made in his winning oe-
sion before the decision in his favor had oeen AZ
r,o,1nced so far as he knew
New-York tribune., 1908-12-23
SPIRITED HAND TENNIS.
Mahoney and Byrne Hin Place an
Final Round of Tourney.

Jerry T. Mahoney. the captain of the club, and
F. J. Byrne won their places in the final round OF
the doubles handicap hand tennis tournament yes
terday the court of the New York Athletic Club
The former track champion and his partner faced
Frederick Olson and Richard c Rathborne and
conceded three aces on every set Steadiness and
control on the part OF Mahoney and Bryne carried
them through by the score OF 25-i9 and 25-24
The competition almost took the aspect Of muscle
and Drawn against agility and execution Both
Olson and Rathborne were considerably heavier
than their opponents and they hit the ball for
powerful drives. Mahoney in at service on the
fifth hand out of the first served in such pretty
and elusive style that he piled up nine aces,
which materially contributed toward winning the
set
The second set was series of nip and tuck rallies,
finishing with a rousing ending From the
ninth 10 the tenth handouts on service the com
petition was so keen TO be unproductive for
both sides. At this juncture Olson ran four aces,
and TO within one Of the end, the score stood
24-28 in his favor Mahonet spoiled the opportu-
njty bv A smashing return between the two men.
and then taking the ball. made TWO aces Tor the
game and match. The winning pair will meet Ed
ward 2 Conoklin and " E. McCredy to-day for
the trophy.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-23
GIVES UP INDOOR TITLE.
Runner Ineligible. and Public School
6 4CtS Promptly.

George W Wingate president of the Public
Schools Athletic League, sent the following letter
yesterday 10 Maurice H Thompson, principal Of
Public School 6. of this city. in acknowledgment
of the action in voluntarily surrenderng the in
door athletic championship of the elementary
schools on December u:
l desire to express the high appreciation that Is
felt by the officers OF the Public Schools Athletic
League in respect TO the conduct of Public School
the elementary schools in its indoor athletic games
of which 1t was officially declared a winner the
18th inst.
The occasion important one. The rivalry
for the championship keen among the ele
mentary schools. who almost all spared effort
competition in each close Your school de-
Clared 10 have made the highest score-fourteen
points. against thirteen made by its nearest
competitOr-and 10 be the winner Of the trophy. No
objection or protest was made to this award.
You voluntarily notify that you have
asCertained since the games that a boy that had
been put into your team in a relay take the
by of not having been entered al in
tending competitor required by the rules. That
in cOnseI IuenCe the point made by your school in
that should not be counted. and Public School
consequently only tied its competitor and did
not win the championship. This most honor
able and sportsmanlike act.
The Public Schools Athletic League has from its
organization steadily striven to create spirit Of
honor truth and square dealing among school
bows in connection with its games. It is gratihed
beyond at this signal instance Of the sue
cess of its teaching. and feels that the action of
your school should be officially recognized and COM
nended.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-23
NIFTY MEETS DEFEAT.
DOnlin Beats Him an Baseball Bill
lard Tournament.

Mike Donlin. the captain Of the Giants, defeated
Christy Mathewson in the first game of the han
dicap 1S.2 baIkline billiard tournament for base
ball players. at McCraw's Billiard Academy. yes
terday by the score of IS to 20 Both players were
handicapped Is, and Donlin had a hard fight to
win a big crowd watched the baseball men
WELD the cue
Frank Bowerman, manager OF the Boston Ma
tionaI League Baseball club has gone Cincin-
natl to secure Mike s1Iowrey, If possbl@ from Clark
Griffith If BowerTnan gets Mowrey, the chances
in favor of DahleE coming to Brooklyn to
manage the Superbas.
The Newark Eastern League Baseball Club yes
terday exchanged Mullin. second base. and Mahl-
ing. shortstop. for Gettman. outfeld. and Schahey
second base, of the Toronto Club
Billy Murray, manager Of the Philadelphia Ma
tionals. announced yesterday that he had secured
Earl Obi. a young soutkpaw. of the Youngstown
team. Oil struck out 1l2 batsmen IN eleven games
last season.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-23
YANKEES COMMANDER CRITICISED.
Naval Court of Inquiry Investigating the
Grounding of the Cruiser Ends

Bos+on Dec. 22-An arraignment by Judge Ad-
voca+e Hoff of the navigation of the cruiser Yam
kee bv her commander, Commander Charles g
Marsh was the feature Of the closing proceed
,rge tods a. the naval court of inquiry appointed
N Investigate the circumstances attending the
syror,rdIng Of the Yankee Spindle Rock Of Hen
and Chickens ledge, at the western entrance 10
Puzzard's Bay on September % last. The plot
+;,z of the course of the Yankee by Commander
Henry z Parmenter, of the equipment Office Of the
CvbarIestovn' Navy Yard, where the court con-
vened showed the Yankee to have been three
c,,or+ers Of A mile southwest of Spindle Rock,
,rbbue Commander Marsh had stated that she was
northeast of that point
This closed the proceedings of the court, and the
members went into executive session 10 consider
t+s -anort This will be forwarded TO the Navy De-
,,o-,r1An+ al Washington, which will determine
whether there is sufficient evidence of neglect TO
,,-e errant a court martial.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-23
NO FREE LOVE CULT.
Merely a Circle of Theosophists at
University of Pennsylvania.

philadelphia Dec 22-Miss Harriet Brown, at
whose apartments The Order Of the Fifteen, y
composed of students st the University OF Penn
sylvania is alleged to meet. to-day gave emphatic
denial to reports regarding il. DR. Edgar F. Smith.
vice-provost of the university. has instituted in
vestigation into the workings and teachings or
the alleged organization. which, it had been
charged. tended TO overstep proprety.
There is no society. no inner circle" said Miss
Brown to-day "A few friends Of long standing
who are interested in Theosophy meet In my apart
ments on Sunday afternoons to discuss the creed.
II sIch II may be called. We have regular or
gantzation A gentleman whom l have known a
number OF years is acting secretary although
he never was elected We have no other officers
and pay no dues. We have some correspondence
with those who write for information and
advice but charge them nothing for giving it.
.'One of the women who come here Is eighty
four years old. Another is forty We have all
known each other for more than ten years. Since
tho TheosophcaI Society disintegrated because Of
the founding of the colony PaIo Alto we have
lust met informally. There is nothing in our be
lief remotely resembling free love aQd nothing in
any of our literature to indicate such belief
The woman who, 1 understand. has brought
charges against us is merely jealous. She wanted
n he one of US and we didn't want her. II size
had been welcome she would have been invited.
hut she wasn't If we had a society we would
have voted on her. but we are merely frlehoS
we didn't see fit TO have her with US Then she
became angry. We do not always talk lhe"sophy'
but mainly that is our topic.
The matter was called to the attention OF the
university authorities by woman physician who Is
said 70 have been a member of the organization and
who said she severed her connection with II when
she discovered what she considered ohlecuona DE
matter I'm some Of the pamphlets alleged 10 nave
been sent out by the organization some oi these
parlphlets it IS said, entitled purity 'CeH
bacy. % The Memory of Past Lives, Prayer ant
,ft
New-York tribune., 1908-12-23

to Military Academy for duty until April l: thence to
Second Lieutenant RESOLVE P PALMER, 9Th Infantry.
detailed professor military science Kentucky Military
Leave Of absence: Captain EARL G. CARNAHAN. pay
master three months
NAVY.
Ensign = NJ sMEALIIE detached the Decatur; to
the Barry. -, -
NssbiUman E R LEONARD detached the Fox. to the
rysnfsnanf Commander : V. GRAHAM. detached the
washington: 10 the Tennessee ~.
lieutenant Commander A. H. ROBERTSON 20 the Ten
cornnsnder J. H GIlEHNoN. detached :he Yorktown;
-
command the Yorktown
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The following
movements OF vessels have been reported 10 the
Navy Department:
December aoThe rarantula at norfolk The Mactonough
the De Long Thornton, the Tingey and the
Wilkes, Pensacola -, -..
December H-The Salem az Ne"Po1ti tne
phTadeiphia; Prairie at Culebra the Hist. al
Charleston the WhippIe ana tle FeIrS' d' Sdl Dleso
SAILED
,,as-bar o1-Tne Prairie Culebra for San Juan;
tha Ps1ther from Colombo for Suez; the Tacoma
-5 ~ Nero from Port-au-Frince for GuantarernI-
D.oenlber .22-The Chauncey. the Dale and the Bain-
bridge from Cavite for Zannboanga
The Barry. commissioned naval station Cavtre
New-York tribune., 1908-12-23
BINGHAM PLANS BROOKLYN sHAKE-UF
Saws schmittberger Will Head Manhattan
Traffic Squad.

Police Commissioner Bingham announced yester-
dav that he intends in a short time to make
-tal,a-,,n among the police in Brooklyn lie said
- 3 -ot satisfied with the work being done IN that
borough.
- have called for the names OF the patrolmen
Who are assigned to detail work" said the Com
-,ieefoner i am investigating the nature OF the
I'll, ,ba,- do and ! believe quite number OF
,be, will shortly he doing patrol duty The detec-
tt t,,reau in Brooklyn is being investigated, par
tic,-,arlv the Italian branch. Work performed by
RE men assigned to the Italian branch is anything
t,,t satisfactory. \ few nights ago a number Of
IL ,,,er. caught iding their time away in the
aires a mile and a half off post SOME of the pa
tr,Ir,an caught were mounted men and had their
horses tied TO lampposts while they were enjoying
the show This must stop very soon.
,1-, commissioner said that Inspector Schmitt-
,o,r.r will lie brought to Manhattan as the head
~ the traffic squad in a short time
New-York tribune., 1908-12-23
oUEsrIoN HONOR TO DR.. COTTON.

The recent movement on foot in Paris 20 erect .
monument 10 The memory Of Dr. Horace Wells.
who was recognized by many as having been the
ers+ 70 introduce anesthesia in dental and other
-,t-or ,peratious has revived the old controversy
as To whom the honor is due To Dr. Gardiner =
Cotton the honor given by many. but DR.. GN
Alden Mills seventy-eight years old and con-
frere Of Drs Cotton and Wells, thinks differently
W., saar at his home No Is Central Park
v-asr Yesterday Dr. Mills said. Tt was DR..
Wells and DR. John 81 Riggs that were responsible.
rr Wells allowed himself % he placed under the
influence Of the laughing gas. while DIT RtSgS
rerf,rr7ed the operation This was December Il.
1S44 and the only connection that the LAKE DIT Coz
ton had with the matter was that ne supplied the
gas and looked on while the tooth was being ex-
tracted."
New-York tribune., 1908-12-23
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Army Medical officers Passed by
Juniors VIII Seek Advancement.
From The Tribune Bureau

From The Tribune BuresuI
washington December %
WEDDING OUT URGEONS.-Certain army
medical officers are much wrought up over the fact
that they have failed in examinations for promo
ton. and their juniors to pass them This Is
by virtue OF the provisions Of the law enacted last
winter. which reorganized and increased the army
medical department These officers failed profes-
sionaIly in their examinations for promotions ana
they preparing TO resist the eonditions
which attach TO their service. They have found
that there Is no appeal from the law. which Is
plainly worded and permits no Interpretation IA
vorable to them. They have accordingly prepared
bills which are introduced in Congress- with a
view to restoring them to their former status ana
giving them the right OF advancement This act
will be vigorously opposed by the War Department
and the surgeon general of the army will prepare
a report in terms aiming to Illustrate the object
Of the held up medical directors
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued
ARMY.
Major SPENCER COSBY, corps engineers. detailed
OF commissioners Of District Of Columbia vice Major
of engineers for assignment 70 duty.
First Lieutenant LESLIE A CHAPMAN, from 9th TO
First fIaufenant THOMAS H CUNNINGHAM from I4th
First lieutenant WALTER F. LEIGH medical reserve
corps discharged from service Of the United
second Tertenant OLIVER L. DICKINSON. Infantry,
New-York tribune., 1908-12-23
OTHER SPORTS
TIGERS IN 4 ROUT.
n. 7. L. Basketball FiUe Piles Up
a Bag Score.

New York University defeated Princeton at bas-
ketball at University Heights last night by the
score Of 81 to 13. The home team outplayed the
visiting five at all points in a game which was
rough occasionally and fast at all stages.
The Princeton defence weak that the New
York players scored baskets almost will. and
the points mounted up fast that the game quick
ly developed into a love feast for the home team
and funeral for the Tigers.
New York opened with rush. and by excellent
team play Gagged five baskets before Princeton got
one. Captain Dale made the first goal a pretty
shot from the field. The score at the end OF the
first period was 25 to against Princeton,
The second period faster and consequently
rougher. Warner, the Princeton right guard, was
ruled of for sluggng, and several players were
warned.