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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05
LUTHER BURBANK OUTDONE.
Pennsylvania Farmers Produce Won
derful Crops.

Crop reports from over the state
indicate that Pennsylvania farmers
will accomplish some remarkable
feats during the present year, II the
rural correspondents of the Philadel-
phia papers are to be believed. Stories
are coming in by the dozens regarding
the products of Pennsylvania disciples
of Luther Burbank, and in many in
stances the plant wizard" of Cali
fornia is hopelessly dlstanced.
From Wilkes-Barre comes the ve-
racious story OF a wise agriculturist
who has perfected a succotash plant
by crossing sugar corn with beans.
The resulting plant is said to afford
a remarkably fine quality Of succo-
tash.
Another Burbank residing I'm Rls-
ing Sun, has taken the lemon tree,
the soda bush and the rye plant,
crossed them in a scientific manner
and produced cross between tree
and bush on which grows the finest
quality Of rye highbals.
Abraham Sell-the name 1T is
hoped, has no special Significance
is an Acorn farmer and has so i'm
proved his own private brand of corn
that the stalks have been growing so
rapidly that the noise they make re-
sembes a battle. Several persons re-
siding in the vicinity of Sells field
bava haan 1rivan a almost IN distra ct io,,
and threats were made to have Sell
arrested for disturbing the peace,
until he succeeded in perfecting a
mechanical device which prevents the
corn from growing at night. thus al
lowing the neighbors to sleep.
Less startling but equally wonder
full Is the story that comes from a
truthful correspondent at Murphy's
Cross Roads, where John Slavin has
crossed the commons Irish potato of
commerce with the butter bean and
thus produced butter potato. At
Coatesville, 1t Is reported that an in
vestigating agriculturist has effected
cross between ordinary oats and the
burning bush, thus growing oats al
ready cooked. Next year he will at
tempt to graft the milk weed, to the
end that the morning dish Of cereal
may be ready for eating.
Many other stories of remarkable
agricultural and horticultural exper-
lments have been sent to Philadelphia
papers by rural reporters, but some
Of them appear to be slightly exag-
gerated and the careful news editors
of the Quaker City will refrain from
giving them publicity until the facts
have ben carefully ascertained.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05
EXTEND IRRIGATION WORK.
Reclamation Service TO Cover More
Idaho Land,

W. G.. Davies, engineer in charge
of the canal work IN this district for
the reclamation service, reports that
seven crews of surveyors are in the
field and are scattered from the gov
ernment dam above Boise to the Ore
gon line near Payette, surveying the
various laterals and work to be done
under the cooperative plan and also
the preliminary work for bringing
more land under water says the Boise
Capital News. Altogether, he says,
192 miles Of canals have been laid
out, and a portion of that amount has
been built, considerable contracted
for and the remainder ready to be
contracted.
He also states that the old Phyllis
put in condition to carry water for
mining ditch is to be cleaned out and
put in condition to carr ywater for
irrigation purposes. The ditch runs
from below Caldwell to an old placer
claim and was only used few times.
Considerable valuable land will be
reclaimed under this ditch. In the
vicinity of Greenleaf, a new settle
ment ion the San Francisco line, and
also at Fargo, near Homedale, there
will be drops from so to 1875 feet CIV
ing several thousand horse power,
which will be utilized. ie
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05

alleys, no hell holes, no destroyer of
manhod and womanhood, and homes
can exist in our midst.
We have IL lawyers in our city.
Very truly, a. w. MORRIS,
Mayor of Bentonville.
P. S.-Our Jail door stands wide
open; not a single prisoner in it.
The above county is not in the back
woods by any means, as ii has a pop
ulation of about $4,000 with four
railroads passing through the county
and more apple trees than any other
county in the United States. | lived
there when we had saloons in every
village, and our county tax never less
than mills. the constitutional limit,
with county warrants WORTH 10 cents
to 80 cents per 81.
l saw the saloons voted out. Then
saw the county tax go down till it
reached a 2-mill levy, with county
warrants worth 100 cents on the doll
lar, because there was always money
in the treasury. Why the difference? Z?
There, without the saloons. one
judge presides over the courts in four
counties, holding two courts a year
using one-third TO one-half of his
time on the bench, while here, with
all the saloons, we. have four judges
in one county holding court almost
the year through.
l admit that the code of practice
has something to do with the differ
ence in the cost of the courts, but the
great difference is in prosecuting
crime caused by the liquor traffic.
Does bankruptcy follow prohlbi-
tion?"
| shall not discuss the moral side OF
the question. E. L. TAYLOR.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05
HYPNOTIsM CURES A
BEDRIDDEN WOMAN.
DR.. Gayer Describes Remarkable
Case OF Suggestion to His Fellow
Scientists.

Scientists.
DR.. Gustave w. Gayer, who stud
les and practices hypnotism scientifi-
cally as did Charcot Of Paris, as does
Prof. John D. Quackenbos Of New
York, has reported to his fellow sci
entists remarkable cure by hypno-
tism, by controlling the patients sub
consciousness. In brief, the facts
are:
Mrs. s. f. Maddox a friend Of DR..
Gayer, went to his office, No. 161
West Sixty-third street. and begged
him to visit her cousin, Mrs. Florence
Connors, No. 220 West One Hundred
and Seventh street. Accordingly, DR..
Gayer paid his first visit to Mrs. Con-
nors on July 20 last. He found wo-
man Of % years who had been bed
ridden for three months, suffering
with complication of sciatic rheuma-
tlsm and pleurisy. Her pain was in
tense.
DR. Gayer treated rer hypnotically,
then and every day thereafter until
Tuesday last. He was called to her
on Tuesday night and found her in
paroxysm Of agony. He put her
in a hypnotic state at Q p. m. She
came up from 1t ten minutes later
and seemed to be cured. SO she has
remained. absolutely well, to all ap-
pearances, able to walk and to per-
form her household duties, free from
pain and in most cheerful spirits.
DR.. Gayer maintained last January
that his hypnotic aid was invoked
successfully to fix the sex Of baby
which the stork had not yet trans
ported, (. o. b.. The mother wished
for girl. The father desired boy,
The father secured Dr.Gayer's hyp-
motto Influence. 1t was a boy. Dr..
Gayer has cured chronic alcoholism
by making drunkard believe that
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05

y City Of Mexico, Aug. 5.-The
sheath gown has been officially de4
clared immoral and indecent by the
censors of the Mexican postoffIce de-
partment. The decision was made in
regard to post cards bearing pictures
of this style OF gown. which was bar
red from the mails. o.a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05

For the first time in nearly so
years there is no regular boat service
on the Snake river between Lewiston
and Raparia. The o. r. & N. boats
have abandoned their schedule owing
to the, installation Of the railroad
service. Freight steamers will be In
operation as soon as the wheat begins
to move in any considerable quanti-
ties. but the day OF the regular pas
senger service Is passed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05

his alterego hates rum and is firmly
seated on the water wagon. He also
restored sight to Harry Kupana OF
No. 749 Tenth avenue, who had been
blind for year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT PROHIBITION

The following excellent communi-
cation in the Spokesman Review
gives an insight into the prohibition
issue in other states and towns and
will be interesting to the readers OF
the East Oregonian.
The correspondence is as follows:
To the Editor Of the Spokesman
Review: In passing along the streets
OF Spokane persons eyes are contin-
ually meeting large posters in the sa-
loon windows with such headings as
What Does Prohibition Do?" Bank
ruptcy Follows Prohibition etc.
Only the saloonkeeper's side is given.
so l would like TO say a few words
about the financial side of local op-
ton.
The following clipping from a paper
where I lived for 22 years illustrates
what l wish TO say:
James Val. Baker. Attorney and
Counselor at Law, Morehouse, Mo,
May I, 19OS.-Business Mems League,
Bentonville. ArR-Gentlemen l am
seeking a good location for the prac-
tice Of law and am advised that your
point would be a. good location for a
strong law firm.
Criminal practice is a speciality with
me, and as our county is going dry as
far as liquor is concerned, that will
cut my criminal practice short.
Have you saloons in your county
and city?
How is the criminal practice in your
county?
How many lawyers have you in
your city and county?
How are rents and property valua-
tions in your city?
Can you buy lands reasonable near
your city?
l wish to state that I am not one
that follows saloons for the purpose
OF getting something to drink, for I
never drink even beer. I am simply
hunting business.
VIII you please advise me by return
mail as 10 the prospects for law
firm in your city, and answer the
above questions, and by so doing you
will greatly oblige. Truly,
]. VAL. BAKER.
The Reply.
Bentonville, Ark, May Z. '08.-
James Val. Baker, Esq, Morehouse,
Mo-Dear Sir: Your inquiry Of May
handed to me. IN reply to your let
ter am delighted to inform you that
the citizens Of Bentonville and Benton
county have advanced so rapidly in
intelligence and civilization; have in
deed gotten so far from the unciviliz-
ed that no saloon is permitted in our
entire county; has not been one in our
county for 20 years. Each time our
people vote on that proposition the
majority increases.
II you are looking for the great
volume OF crime that the demon whis>
key brings, you will not be pleased
with our people, city and county. Our
people are sober law-ablding and
prosperous. We have the greatest
people and country on earth. Our
property is far more valuable and our
people far more prosperous and hap,
py from the fact that we have no sa-
looms, no billiard halls. no bowling
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-05
Wanted. a Once,

Good clean rags: market price paid.
East oressnisn office. ,..i.,. ...
Evening journal., 1908-11-10
WORK
OF LEVY COURT

= At the weekly meeting Of the Levy
Court this morning. County Treasurer
Burns reported as follows; Balances on
hand to the credit of the Levy Court OIL
New Castle county Sl24,747SO; special
bond issue. SSS.sl5.O6; miscellaneous
road appropriation. S24zS4; Chrisuana
hundred. S3.437.37: Mill Creek, Sl,O26.5o; ;
White Clay Creek, $S45.s9; Pencader,
s47s.54: New Castle S2,266.60; Red
Lion. S1.6O5.21; st. Georges, S3'6sl' AZ /;
Appoauinimink, S641.3O; Blackbird
s1757: Brandywine. S3,349.l2.
The Phi Sigma Fraternity of Della
ware College, in a letter to the court
requested that it be exempted from
taxation. The reason advanced was
that the fraternity was not a CLUB
house. was really part Of the college,
and its rooms used for public purposes
on motion of MI Hopkins, the matter
was referred to Levy Court Attorney
w. J. Jones for an opinion on the legal
aspect of the question.
It was suggested that many OF the
election registrars had not sent into the
county their bills for room rent. Presi-
dent McFarlin remarked that II th'
newspaper men present made mentor
of the matter he had no doubt thai
the registrars would perform this lega
duty in short order.
Evening journal., 1908-11-10
Wife RELENTED,
HUBBY GOES FREE

Ernest Hinderer. according to his
own statement, spent several miserable
hours yesterday walking up and down
in a cell at the police station. He was
arraigned in City Court this morning
before Judge Cochran on a charge Of
breach Of the peace. The complainant.
was his wife. Mrs Pauline Hnderer,
who said che wished the charge with
drawn.
HindeSer was also charged with con-
tempt His case was 10 have been
given 4 hearing yesterday morning He
was not present. An attachment was
issued and that was why he had been
confined at the station.
Mr.. Hinderer said that his wife prom
ised to go to court yesterday and ask
that the charge against him be with
drawn. He said he did not think he
was to be needed in court. When he
went to the police station later he was
searched and then locked in a cell.
Judge Cochran granted the request OF
Mrs. Hinderer and dismissed the charge
against Mr.. Hinderer. and also dismiss
ed the charge Of contempt.
Mrs. Hinderer was called to TESTIFY
and in dismissing the case Judge Coch-
ran warned her about getting warrants
and then not wishing to prosecute the
charge. He said it put the court and
the police to a lot Of trouble.
Evening journal., 1908-11-10
DRAW JURY FOR
SUPERIOR COURT

Jury Commissioners Cooch and Scott
drew the following jury this afternoon for
service in Superior Court beginning on
Monday.
First Representative District-John c.
McKaig. Charles W. Rutter, Herman L.
Hanf, John C. Strauff.
Second district-Elwood Souder, william
NJ Ward, William Cochran, Frank r.
Hall.
Third district-Thomas B. Young. Chas.
A. Monaghan, John d. Orr, David Nc
Henry.
Fourth district-Samuel d. Simmons.
Abram F. Jones, Samuel w. Mcdowell, Al
len N. Ainscow.
Fifth district-Patrick a. Barry. Frank
Levering. Edwin Golding. William C.
Beatz-
Sixth district-wnliam Trump. Joseph
NJ. Perce.
Seventh distriot-George Mcintyre, Sam
uel NJ. Harvey.
Eighth dlstrict-J. Howard Richards,
John c. Mitchell
Ninth distriot-Robert Motherall, Joseph
Eastburn.
Tenth dstrict-Robert Newlove. Moses
Fleming.
Eleventh district-T. Roseby MoMulen.
Robert Cam
Twelfth distrlct-Willlam 7. Vail, JAMES
II. S. Gam.
Thirteenth district-Dallas ID. Lore,
Walter S. Letherbury.
Fourteenth district-Charles d. Wells,
Jr., William II. West.
Fifteenth district-William II. Spicer,
Edward Records.
Evening journal., 1908-11-10
STILL AFTER
THAT BRIDGE

Manager Richard Crook Of the Peo-
pies Railway Company. requested i'm
mediate action this morning by the
street directors as to the erection Of
bridge on Seventh street by the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company. over
its tracks. substantial enough to sus-
tain trolley traffic. The railway COM
pany has a franchise up Seventh street
but has been held up for want of
substantial bridge over the railroad
tracks. The directors had previously
given the 3. G. o. two weeks in which
to confer with the railway officers as to
share of the expenses and TO start on
1t. It has now been more than two
weeks.
According to Mr.. Crook his company
is a "squatter" on Bayard avenue and
will require the bridge as soon as that
street is paved by Mr. Bancroft, who
is building a row of fats there.
The directors decided to request the
railroad company to begin work on the
bridge at once.
Evening journal., 1908-11-10
STREET DIRECTORS
ARE IN A STIR
Declare That Water Commits
SiOnerS Must Act on Della
ware Water Co. Deal
OBJECT TO SHIFTING
eOF THE RESPONSIBILITY

They're shifting their responsible
ties upon us. What have we got to
do with water rights? Send it back to
'em and make them formulate their
own contract and then bring it before
the board"
This was the reception, this morning
accorded the effort of the Board of
Water Commissioners to place at the
discretion" of the Street and Sewer
Directors the application of the Della
ware Water Company for permission
TO lay mains along the right Of way
of the p, b and W. Railroad to sup
ply the railroad with water for its
shops and engines on the lower side
of the Brandywine river.
The request has been before the
Water Department for some time Sew
eral weeks ago the Water Commission
ers withdrew ANY pending objection
to the application and then put 1t
up to the street directors to effect a
contract at their discretion" The
railroad company proposes to lease a
plot of ground to the city for park pur-
poses in return for the grant
The affair made the directors quite
angry this morning and when Director
Sparks sat right down on the sug-
gestion that the request was up TO
the street board he was quickly backed
up by President Melvin and Director
Gray
Il move" said Mr.. Gray. that the
Board of Water Commissioners be noti-
fed that this board desires to know
the attitude of the Water Department.
and that the department take its re-
sponsibilty for itself Let the secre-
tary ask them if they have anything
to say. to formulate their own contract
and then lay il before this board"
The water commissioners will prob
ably consider this unwelcome message
next Monday
There has been much opposition TO
the water company's application on
the ground that the offer by the rail-
road to lease parkland is not an ade-
quate return.
Evening journal., 1908-11-10
ARMY
CHRISTMAS PLAN

Fifty young people comprising tho
y. j. l.. and Sunday school OF tho
Salvation Army met at the Army Hall
last night for rehearsal on behalf of
the great Christmas entertainment
given for the poor mothers and chill
dren this year
There will be a dumhcll drill by six
teen young ladies, iambourine drill
by twelve little girls, selections by the
boys 10 Bo Band. rocitations. dia-
lo~ues. tahleauX. etc.
Tickets will be distributed among the
poor children and each tlcket-holder
viii receive a Christmas box. At the
close of the entertainment seven hum
dred people will be provided a good
Christmas dinner and shoes and cloth.
ing distributed as last year. For this
effort and to maintain the regulai
winter work Adiutant Bartlett viii ask
the public TO give this year $1,000.
Evening journal., 1908-11-10
nad a surnrise Party.

A delightful surprise party was tendered
Mis- Ellnor L. Reed. at her residence
SIX dupont street. on Friday evening. The
time was spent in playing games after
which refreshments were served. Those
nresept were the Misses Leila CahalL
viola Cathcart. Florence Berg. Annie
Flvnn. Harriet Floyd. Margaret Megaw.
Mollie Davis Margaret Murphy Bertha
NJ Kinnble Julia NJ. Hicks, Mable Stew
art. Alice c. Grogan. lillian A. Ewing,
C;euAp, Toner. Frances Sebold. Margaret
McDowen. Lillian Wright. Ruth Thai
man. Elsie Berg. Mary Sapp. Elsie john
son. Mildred Murine. Bessie Mcdowell,
Edith Mcdowell Mary Cloud, Messrs.
George Thalrnan. Charles Baker. James
Allen. John Cahall, John Sebold, Frank
ogden. George Ogden. John Grogan, Lelon
Lloyd. Clyde Wright. Elwood Kimble.
Walter Scott. Walter NJ. Read August n
Read. Leon stayton. Willie Barney
Charles Barney. Clayton Boulden, Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs Ills Read. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton Boulder. Mrs. Gear Mcdowell,
Miss Emma Read.
Evening journal., 1908-11-10
E. 7. LEDNUM
WEDS IN TEXAS
Bride and Groom Have a
Stormy Voyage on Their
Way North

Miss Margaret Francis Crawford
daughter of Judge and Mrs. Nj. L.
Crawford of Dallas. Texas, and Ed
mund Townsend LednIm. Of this city,
were married at the home of the
brides parents two weeks ago. Mr.
Lednum is the travelling representa-
tive of the dupont Powder Company
with offices in Illinois. He travels eN-
tensively through the southwest ana II
was durng one of his journeys that he
met Miss Crawford.
The wedding was a home affair and
only the intimate friends of the bride
were present. Miss Crawford is II
a prominent family. Judge Crawford
her father. is one of the most idoly
known men in Dallas and occupies ar
important position on The bench
Mis- Crawford's brother is q dis
tinguished member of The bar in Texas
and a personal friend Of Martin Lit
tleton. the New York attorney. who
was one of Thaw's counsel at tho
trial.
After the wedding ceremony Mr.. anC
Mrs. Lednum left Dallas for New Or
leans at which place they embarked
bv steamer for New York The shif
ran into the great blow and had boil
of her propellers smashed. She wal
seven DAYS making thet rip wher'
under ordinary circumstances it take
but four
II was off Cape Hatteras that TIL
worst of the blow was felt and tn
passengers practically gave up hone d
the vessel reaching port. The captain
said on landing in Now York that j
all his twenty-siX years experiences
he had never had a Tougher voyas
from New Orleans.
Mr.. Lednum's parents here were ii
a state of grave anxiety over the safct'
of the vessel and it was a great 'elie
to them when they finally heard tha
the boat had arrived in New York. MI
Lednum and his bride are expected her
tomorrow. where they will speno
few days with Mr.. Leduum's parents.
Evening journal., 1908-11-10
SAY ROOSEVELT
SNUBBED GOMPERS

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1o-The Cen
tral Labor Union Of Washington to-
day sent teleEram to Samuel Comp.
ers. president Of the A. f. of l.. at
Denver. congratulating him on tho fact
that he was not invited 20 tho White
House labor conference and dinner on
November IL
In the discussion last night, before
IL was decided 70 send tho telegram,
several of the delegates denounced
President Roosevelt in bitter language
for failing to include President Comp
ers in the list of labor leaders invited
to tho dinner.
"The President Is openly Haunting tic
red rag in tho face of organized labor," b"
said Sam De Ncdroy. secretary of the
union. His fragrant discourtosy TO
Mr.. Gompcrs will be condemned tv the
country at large. IL is an undigniiied
act. and Il will serve 70 unite labor.
ing men in the cause"
Evening journal., 1908-11-10
PUBLIC SALES

II UBLIC SABE-WlLL BE SOLD Al
i No. 72s West Ninth street, city OF
Wilmington, Delaware, at 250 p. m, Fri.
day afternoon. Nov. 1S. 1905. tho following
described personal property. belonging
TO tho estate of Emily o. Martin. de-
ceased. Household goods. Carpets Bed
ding. Dlningroom, Bedroom and Parlor
Furniture, Stoves, large lot OF books, and
other articles.
ALSO FIVE SHARES OF THE CAP
lTAL, STOCK or THE NATIONAL
BANK OF WILMINGTON AND BRAN
DYWINE.-Torms, cash. For full particu-
lars sec John NJ. Robbins. Executor. or
william L. smalley. Attorney.
most Stidham a Son. Auctioneers.
Evening journal., 1908-11-10
DISSOLUTION MOTTO.


STATE or DELAWARE.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS
MAY COME, GREETING.
WhEkEAS lt appears to my satisf8c-
proceedings for the voluntary dissolution
thereof, by tho consent OF all the stock
holders deposited IN my office the Mag
ncsln Products Company OF San Fran
cisco, corporation Of this State whose
principal office is situated IN the city
of Delaware. William B. Dwlnnell being
agent therein and in charge thereof.
upon whom process may be served. has
complied with the requirements OF "An
Act providing General Corporation
Law" amended and approved March Z,
~ A. D., 1908 amended and approved
March ~, A. D., 1905, and amended aud
approved March q, A. D. 1901, prcllmin-
airy to the issuing of this
CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION.
Now. therefore, /. Joseph L. Cahall.
ware, do hereby certify that the said
corporation did on the 3lst day OF OctO-
bcr, a. D., 1905, file IN the office a duly
executed and attCstod consent, In WRIT
ing. 90 the dissolution OF said corpora
tion executed by all tho stockholders
ords of the proceedings aforesaid, are
now on file In my said office as provided
by law.
] have hereunto set my hand and
(SEAl) official seal, at Dover, this Ihir-
ty-First day Of October, IN tho
year OF our Lord, one thousand
nino hundred and eight
JOSEPH J.. CAlIAlL.
n3-l0-17-2f Secretary Of state.
Evening journal., 1908-11-10
RniIdInn PermIts eranted.

A permit 10 alter the dwelling at No
10 Madison street was isued BY Building
Inspector Johnson yesterday. The house Is
owned by L. Lichenstein and the cost OF
the repairs win be about 500.
other permits to make alterations were
issued as follows.
store and dwelling at corner Of pela-
ware avenue and Jackson street. owned
by NJ. Flanagan. cost sl52
Store at No. 225 Market street, New
front TO be put in at cost Of $500