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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07
cLAIRvoYANT EXPOSED.
students Fix Game on Fal1er and
Catch Him Mt His Tricks.

Prof. Grant Chesterfield, clairvoy-
ant and man of mystery, who caused
the police no end of trouble during
three weeks stay in Walla Walla last
wear. was proved to be fake by
trio of university students at Eugene
Oregon, recently, where he has hung
out his sign and was doing a land Of
flee business as a learned seer, says
the Walla Walla Statesman.
A Eugene paper assists in exposing
Chesterfield and says:
One of the students after having
reading by the seer, announced his
belief to the other two that the man
was fake. A plot was arranged, by
way of a variation in the college boys
amusement, TO expose the man OF
deep mystery.
Chesterfield would have his sub
ject write out his name, age and date
of birth on a paper, and would pre-
tend to burn the paper without look
ing at the writing But as the stu
dents proved. he only did little
slight of hand work, and burned a
blank paper while he held the writ
ing in his other hand With the
writing before him. he was able to
answer many astonishing questions.
One of the students went in for n
reading while the other two remained
in an adjoining room. The supposed
easy mark wrote a bogus name on
the paper, and the seer in his trance,
gave the bogus name to his patron.
In a short time the student return
ed, completely disguised. and asked
for a reading. He was given the pa
per on which to write his name as be-
fore, but when the writing was con-
signed to the fire, the student with
quick move. rescued the paper,
which proved to be blank. He then
seized the man of mystery by the left
wrist, and with the aid of his two ac-
complies, the boys secured the writ
ing which was supposed to have been
put on the fire.
The man Of mystery was chagrined
at the expose, states the Eugene re-
port, and tried to have the incident
hushed up.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07
FOUND DEAD MAN
IN LONELY CABIN
UNKNOWN AND AGED
MAN WAS COLD IN DEATH.
Flsehrmen Take Refuge In Abandoned
Cabin From Driving Rain and
Make Discovery-Coroner Attrib-
utes Death TO Natural Causes
Body Was Wrapped In Blankets,
and Death Was Not Due to Freez-
ing.

An unknown mas was found dead
In little cabin a half mile from
Bingham Springs station yesterday
and the body is now at the morgue
awaiting Identification. From the
circumstances in the case Coroner
Folsom believes that death was from
natural causes and no inquest was
held.
The body OF the unknown man was
discovered yesterday by a man and n
boy who were fishing. They started
to take refuge in the cabin from the
rain and to their horror discovered
the dead man lying upon the floor,
When found, the body was wrapped
In two blankets and an extra coat
under the head. In view OF the way
he was clothed the coroner does not
believe he froze to death, though such
may have been the case as he died
during the cold spell.
In appearance the dead man was
65 or 70 years of age. He was grey
haired and had grey mustache. He
was about five feet eight inches in
height and weighed about 1856
pounds. He was fairly well dressed
and wore two pair Of trousers. a pair
of overalls under an outer pair Of
better material. He also had a large
duck, blanket-lined overcoat.
According to the people at Bing-
ham station the man arrived there
four days ago and was drunk at the
time. The only thing he made known
concerning himself was that he came
from Pendleton. He lodged in the
old cabin near the station. but until
his body was found yesterday nothing
had been seen of him for two days.
Cabin Has Record.
The cabin in which the old man
was found is the same one to which
DR.. Cole, then coroner, and Deputy
Sheriff Joe Blakeley went upon a
wild goose chase several years ago.
At that time it was reported dead
man had been found within the cabin
but when they arrived the officers
found that the dead man consisted
of a stick of wood wrapped in
blanket.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07

deciduous. casting their leaves in
winter, and are covered with mistle-
toe and gray with pendant moses
with few live oaks interspersed.
This beautiful valley Of oak or
chard and small villages extends
probably 10 miles, then suddenly the
valley widens out into a broad, rich,
elevated plateau, Is miles wide, and
here is Santa Rosa; which is a beau
tiful town Of some 1000 inhabitants.
Here is where Luther Burbank
carries on his wonderful developing
process Of trees. both useful and or
namental, fruits. flowers, vegetables,
grasses and grains.
He is yearly adding new species OF
a higher and richer quality to the
food products of the world. He is
now preparing an autobiography and
history Of his marvellous develop
ments which is to be published in IL
large volumes. They are being
printed In New York and will be
bound and finished up in Chicago.
In this work he is assisted by the
Rev. w. NJ. Martin, D. D., an able,
scholarly man, a graduate of Carlisle,
Pennsylvania. The Rev. DR.. Martin
wrote a note TO Mr.. Burbank, giving
him my name and calling and inform
ed him that lived in the great fruit
belt of Michigan; that I had a small
fruit farm there and had four hun
dred plum trees of his development;
that l had a neighbor. r. H. Sher-
wood. who had 10000 of his plum
trees and that it would consequently
be a great pleasure and special ia
vor for me to have an interview with
him.
The note was sent over to his house
and an answer was in a few minutes
returned, granting the interview. He
inquired particularly about the sue
cess of his plums in the fruit belt of
Michigan, gave me his last catalog
of newly developed plums and said
that he had developed another spe-
cies not yet catalogued and wrote its
name for me.
He calls this new species Of plum
1.-The Shiro." This plum he says has
a much richer and finer flavor than
any he has developed and that 1t is a
Japanese hybrid. He then wrote the
name of another plum not catalogued
which he says is a very fine plum
which he thinks will be finely adapt
ed to Michigan and a very valuable
plum there. 1t bears the name of
Climax"
1 regarded this interview with Mr.
Burbank as a special courtesy and
favor, as he is one of the most busy
men in the world. He told William
E. Curtis, correspondent of the Chi
cago Record-Herald, that his time
was worth $3.50 an hour.
The Rev. Mr.. Martin showed me
through his cactus grounds, where he
IS developing a thornless cactus that
he thinks will make fine food for
cattle on the great deserts Of south
Eastern California, of Arizona and
New Mexico. He has recently sold
10 parties in southern California, $685.
200 worth Of his thornless cacti.
/. B. TALLMAN.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07
DEATH OF MRS. OSTER.
Remains VIII Be Brought Here for
Burial and Service Will Be Held
From Presbyterian Church.

Fred Oster, former proprietor Of
the Pendleton Printery. and who
has since been located in Midvale,
Idaho, arrived here last night, accom-
panied by his daughter. Frieda.
Mrs. Oster died at Blackfoot,
Idaho, on Tuesday, and the funeral
service is to be held here Sunday.
The body will arrive tomorrow morn
ing and the funeral will be held from
the Presbyterian church, though the
hour has not been set. The deceased
was the daughter of Mrs. E. A. Shep-
ard Of S01 Garden street, and had
lived in Pendleton most of her life.
She was a graduate Of the Pendleton
academy and had taught school for
time in this county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07
Athlete Coming to Oregon.

Ralph Dimmick, one of the most
prominent athletes at Whitman col
lege, has left that institution to enter
school at the University Of Oregon
according to the students, says the
Walla Walla Bulletin. His reasons
for changing are not known. II the
one-year rule is agreed upon by the
colleges in the conference which
opens tomorrow, Dimmick will be un-
able to take part in athletics next
year. Dlmmick was captain of the
Whitman football team during the
past season, and was, with Moores OF
Oregon, mentioned by Walter Camp
In his football review of the season.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07
Mcclure Makes Tour.

DR.. S. w. Mcclure, head of the
federal quarantine work, left this
morning for Portland and he will be
away for 10 days. During his abb
sence Dr. Mcclure will make a tour
Of the Willamette valley and a por-
ton of the territory in western
Washington. The states of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho are under his
Jurisdiction.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07
Operated on at Hospital.

The l1-year-old daughter Of Tied
dy" Roosevelt, the Adams saloon
man, was operated upon today at St
Anthony's hospital by Drs. W. G.
Cole of this city, and F. A. Leuallen
of Adams. She sustained a broken
thigh a few days ago by falling on
the ice at her home in Adams, and
an operation was deemed necessary
TO save the limb.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07
Good Snow Is Reported.

H. ]. Taylor reported six inches of
snow at his farm nine miles north of
the city, this morning, and similar re-
ports have been received by the East
Oregonian from other sections of the
county The farmers are delighted
with this last snowfall, as it insures
moisture to make good
crops certain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07

Emmett Callahan of Baker City,
who announced himself as a candi-
date for congress in this district, a
few weeks ago. has withdrawn from
the race according to a communica-
tion from him in yesterdays Ore
gonian. It is said that Mr. Callahan
will be favorable to T. T. Geer's can
didacy. Few have taken Mr.. Gala
hans part in the race seriously and
neither his announcement or with
drawal from the race Will have any
effect on the nomination.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07
CALLER HAD THE SMALLPOX.
Transient With Well Developed Case
Calls on Mayor Richardson at La
Grande.

Grande.
This morning George Mcdonald,
claiming to be a resident of Walla
Walla, arrived in the city and at once
presented himself TO Mayor Richard
son and asked to be taken care OF.
It did not take the mayor long to
discover that his caller had splen-
didly developed case OF smallpox, says
the La Grande Observer. Mcdonald
was at once turned over to Chief OF
Police Walden, who for want Of any
other place to properly house the
stranger, took him to the city jail
awaiting some other place OF con-
finement.
Only one wall separates the Jail
from the office of the city recorder,
and Recorder Shook moved out as
the patient moved in. A sign is on
the office door now informing the
public that the recorders office is
closed pending proper fumigation.
During the day Mcdonald will be
taken to some safe place 1t is hoped
and that by tomorrow some time, Re-
corder Shook will feel at liberty to
resume his court room.
The city authorities feel that the
city gets the worst OF 1t on cases like
this. Just why the city should be COM
PEELED to take care of such cases is
not plain to them. 1t would seem
that 1t should be the duty OF the
county to look after sick and INDECENT
persons who chance to become such
while In the county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07

Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakeley re-
turned last evening from Portland,
where he had been to get Edwards
and o'Neill, the two men wanted for
robbing man at Echo. He left the
prisoners at Echo yesterday and they
will be tried out in the justice court
there,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07
City Bonds Are Sold.

This afternoon City Recorder
; Thomas Fitz Gerald received a
message from Rollins &c Sons,
of Chicago, who have been me
gotiating for Pendleton's entire
city bond issue, asking for the
signatures of both the mayor
and city recorder for the pur-
! pose of lithographing the
bonds and 1t is taken from this Z
that the bond issue has been
accepted by the firm. SO far :
the sale has been tentative, de- Z
pending upon the examination
Of the bonds by Rollins G. Sons.
; Definite information is expect
; ed from the firm tonight or to- Z
morrow morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07

Kodol is a scientific preparation Of
vegetable acids with natural digest
ants and contains the same juices
found in'a healthy stomach. Each
dose will digest more than 5000
grains Of food. Sold by Tallman G.
Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07
Famous Medium In CITY.

Herman, the celebrated clalrvoy-
ant, palmist and healer, Is now locat-
ed at the Bowman hotel. Saturday
will be the last day for you to obtain
his special $500 readings for 800.
Don't overlook this opportunity to
consult him
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07

Chicago ice manufacturers object
to interference on the part Of the
health officers, alleging that their
product is a luxury and not food
product or strength builder.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07
FOR STATEMENT NO. 1.

baker OOunty GrangerS FavOr Pop
ular Election of Senators.
A special correspondent from Ba-
ker City to the oregon Daily Jour-
nal says:
Blue Mountain grange has passed
resolutions declaring for Statement
No. and avowing intention to work
against all candidates who refuse to
sign It. The resolutions follow:
Whereas. The order OF Patrons OF
Husbandry have always indorsed the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07
REV. |. B. TALLMAN
VISITS BURBANK
Is GRANTED AN INTERVIEW
WITH FRUIT WIZARD

Is Enjoying His Trip Through Cali
foFnia Immensely and Seeing Many
New and Interesting Sights-Dis-
cusses Michigan Finit With Famous
Fruit Man Whose Time Is Worth
$50 Per HOur-Burbank Has New
Plum.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-07
BIC CAME TONIGHT
p. ii. S. AND LA GRANDE
TEAMS MEET AT BASKETBALL
Big Crowd VIII No Doubt See Fine
Exhibition Of the Game-DOuble
Header, Both Boys and Girls
Teams Playing-Dance to Follow
the Games in the Armory-Lineup
OF the Visiting Teams for Tonight.

This evening the big double header
basketball game between the teams
of the La Grande and Pendleton high
schools will be played in the high
school assembly room. 1t will be a
good meet and all who like high
school athletics, and there are few
with red blood who do not, should
be there. The game will be called at
o'clock and the halves will be in
terspersed as was done in the dou-
bic header game with Weston.
Following the game an informal re-
ception and dance will be given in the
armory in honor of the visiting play
ers. The affair will be open to the
general public,
La Grande's Teams.
The La Grande Observer of Thurs
day says Of the La Grande teams
which will play here tonight:
Chaperoned by Mrs. Jay Van Bu-
rem and accompanied by the boys
team of six members, the La Grande
girls basketball team leaves for Pen
dleton on tomorrow mornings west
bound train.
Twelve players will go. This in
cludes the regulars of both teams,
and one substitute for each team.
The lineup for the girls will be the
same as seen in the game here. Hat
tie McMurray and Frances Massee
will play at forward; Ruby Theisen at
center, and Floy Masse, captain, and
Ethel Gulling. guards. Vera Wells
will be substitute.
For the boys the team will be
picked from the following list: Mer-
rill Childers, Joe Caylor, Jerry Nc
Kennon, Fred Young. Don Scott and
McMicken and George Bernie.
The Pensacola journal., 1908-02-18
No PAY FOR
POOR SERVICE
General Appropriation Bill is
Passed by Lower House
Of Congress.
Rv Associated Presz.

Washington. Feb. f7-After brief
session today, the senate ordered the
doors closed and during several hours
discussed the Witherspoon nomina-
tion
The legislative, executive and ju-
dfcial appropriation bill, one of the
large supply measures of the govern
ment, passed the house today. The
amount carried is practically as re-
ported by the committee, S32, ,336, ,573.
There was lively debate over a
provision giving discretion to heads
of departments to remove or reduce
Tncapacitated employees OF the goY-
ernment The provision went out on
a point of order, although a new one
was adopted declaring an appropria-
ton not available for the compensa-
ton OF any persons incapacitated for
performing the service for which
they are employed.
In the course of debate, Mr.. Taw
ney tock occasionOtO remark that the
original provision of the bill was not
directed at superannuated clerks or
employees, but only at those who, re-
ga-dless OF age, had become incapaci-
tated-
The Pensacola journal., 1908-02-18

dEtson of wealth or poverty is mostly
che OF individual capacity-the capa-
city 10 m3ke and save, IA a rufe.
makes sae rich; The capacity TO make
ead spend, CT ncs make at ali, as a
rule makes rhe pco-. and starving
! have known men who could tel
you 70 the dollar how many green
backs had been printed, how many T.
s. beads had been sold, and how much
national bank currency had been is
sued. AID could tan you what q bad
financial system this government had
aRd how tae national banks and the
bond-hoiders had robbed the people
And Jet, 70 all appearances, they did
nct know how % make and save
enough 70 pay for having their hair
and beard trimmed.
Lee Us get GU OF the habit OF biam-
ing Tde government and the success
ful business men for car own indolence
and remember that 20 succeed we
must depend Cn our own efforts.
The big fish was made TO eat the
little ones, and they will do IL They
always have done 4, and always viii,
and the only way 70 evo5d being eaten
s 70 get 70 De a big fish.
And the only way 20 get 20 be z
big fish (as rule1 is 10 make and
save
To 6emcan your condition and abuse
the successful men did not and never
WEI prove a success
". A. VADEN.
Mulat, Fla, Feb. Il.
The Pensacola journal., 1908-02-18
SPEAKS
IN GAINESVILLE
Delivered an Address There
Saturday and Was Well
Received.
specIaI to Tine JournaI.

Jacksonville, Feb. IA special to
the Times-Union from Gainesville, un-
der date OF the 18th, says:
Hon. John s. Beard, of Pensacola,
candidate fog the United States senate,
opened the campaign n Gainesville on
Saturday by speaking TO an audience
in the courthouse of probably seventy
five people.
While the audience was not as large
as he mad anticipated, owing to the
fact that st had not been properly ad-
vertiS6d, the speaker began by saying
that he was grateful lor Iae fact that
il was a representative audience, so
per cent. of whom, he yentured, had a
vote IN the coming democratic pri-
mary
Senator Beard spent a little Tess
than an hour expressing MS views on
various matters politics, and At the
conclusion it was easily seen that he
had made good impression
Senator Beard arrived in the city
Friday evening. and spent the evening
and the following day IN renewing old
acquaintances and making new ones.
He is a gentleman Of PLEASING address.
a most genial disposition, and des-
tined 10 make friends wherever he
goes.
The Pensacola journal., 1908-02-18
GET IN THE GAME:
IT'S ROOT, HOG, OR DIE"

Editor, Pensacola Journal:
What IS a man to do, who Is out
of work in financial crisis and is
starving2"
VIII you kindly permit me to tell
what would do in like circumstances? =?
/ would get a job at the best wages
could. would work steady and
save a little out of each weeks work
for the next financial crisis.
But IN view of the fact that the
employers of labor have. for quite a
while. been endeayoring to get emf
grants into the south, and in view of
the fun5ner fact that the Stearns-Cu-
Yer company of Bagdad are closed
down for the Lack Of men. and in view
Of many other known facts, it Is diff
hcult 20 believe that any man who is
willing 10 work, IS at this time in this
state, out of work and starving.
An experience and observation of
more than 20 years leads me to the
conclusion that the question or con-
The Pensacola journal., 1908-02-18
VOX POPULI.
WHAT SHALL HE Do
IN THE MEANTIME? =?
tor. Pensacola Journal: /:

Editor. Pensacola Journal:
l wish to make a few remarks II
regard 70 the query recently sub
n;ued as % What is a man to do who
IS ont Of work IL a financial crisis
and is starving"
/ do not agree with Rev SibIey that
1: is ont OF his line OF duty TO dis
cuss problems Of this nature
1t is question of great importan
The public press and the ministry. es
pecially the latter, should eadeayor 70
answer this most important question
as il affects a great mass o. human,
ity-
Doesn't the ministers preach against
Sunday baseball, saloons, gambling
places of vice. and other evils Tha;
tend TO corrupt the morals of the
human Tace2 Why is IL not their duIy
also 20 discuss in their discourses the
great, inevit4bl evils of she present
sy stem. which renders thousands des.
titute and hungry.
What a pitiful, deplorable condition
for country like ours TO be IN, a
country Of fertile lands and valleys,
vast coal and oil felds-in fact, every
thing that is necessary in m3incaining
a comfortable existence here on
earth.
principle as 20 how a man IS to make
a living as laid down in the word OF
God 3 In the sweat Of thy face shalt
thou eat bread" Gen. 3:19); and
that that means work In fact, at that
time, Adam and Eve were the only
persons in the world, and when they
were cast out of the garden of Eden,
they were compelled to work by the
sweat of their brow for what ehey got.
or else StaTVe. as they had no one
TO work for them, and the present
time caDnot be compared with those of
such antiquity.
Today, the world is peopied by mil
lions. and thousands Of parasites 1--we
luxlriously ~ exploiting labor Of its
products.
And when the competitive system
gets TO a certain stage of<production,
business suspends, industry ceases,
and consequently. thousands of peo-
pie are thrown out OF employment:
and the fundamental principle as TO
how man Is TO make a living as laid
down in the Word of God is denied
him.
Adam, in his time, had the oppor-
tunity TO work whenever he chose. and
got the full products of his toll, while
the workers of the present time are
denied that privilege, and only get a
small portion of their product, the
greater portion of their product flow
ing into the tiFls of the few rich who
own the tools of production.
The dissolution of society bids fair
TO become the termination of a career
of which property is the end and aim,
because such a career contains the
elements of seIf-destruction. Democ-
r2cy in government, brotherhood in
society, equality in rights and privi-
leges, and universal education, fore
shadow the next higher plane of So
ctety to which experien ce, intelligence
and knowledge are steadily tending.
Yours respectfully,
E. c. WENTWORTH.
The Pensacola journal., 1908-02-18
STRONG FOR
COZ. HUGHES
A Virile Meeting in Interest
of His Candidacy for
the Presidency.
BY Associated Press

New York, Feb. s17.-Declarations in
support Of the candidacy OF Governor
Hughes for president, and prophesies
of his election to that Office, were
made tonight by speakers at the for
NAL notification Of General Stewart
L. Woodford of his election as presi-
dent of the Hughes League OF the
United States, which took place at
Hotel Manhattan.
Members of the notification COM
mittee and members of the Hughes
League from many parts of the coun-
try were present. The speakers in
cluded Gen. Woodford, John E. Null
holland. chairman of the Hughes
League; Ex-Governor Bachelder. and
ex-Mayor Seth Low of New York.
The aid of magistrates and police
in this country is asked for the dis
covery of the great Van Dyck ''Eleva-
ton of the Cross. stolen from the
Church of Notre Dame at Courtral,
Belgium. This is one of the biggest
thefts of the gang or picture-cutters
that has been operating Of late in Eur,
ropean cities, and which has stolen
probably more than a score of famous
paintings The Van Dyck painting
measures 10 by feet, and was cut
from its frame on the night of Dec
6. -4nese thefts rarely bring any
money directly to the guilty parties,
but in the recovery of them, in one
way or another, they get part OF the
price. 1nere are profession fences
that make pretty penny out OF the
matter