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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-02
BUSINESS MEETING OF
COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION

The regular monthly business meet
ing Of the Commercial association
will be held one week from tomor-
row evening instead of at the regular
time, President Alexander having
postponed the meeting on account Of
election night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-02
DEALS sLEDGE HAMMER BLOWS
CONTINUED from Page ~

II want to see every depositor in
any bank am interested in absolute
ly guaranteed every cent he entrusts
to our keeping. It is to the interests
of the people and the interests of the
bank. and II the people this election
do not endorse the bank guaranty
plan l shall dispose OF my interests
in the banks. have said 1t. and
mean It. II Taft is elected and /
can't sell my stock l will give 1t
away"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-02

j. c. Smith Of La Grande. former
owner Of the Smith lodging house
and the Mint saloon in that city, was
visitor in Pendleton Sunday while
on his way to Ukiah to look after
some timber holdings in that district.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-02
Boy Goes TO Prison.

Frank Walsh Of Butte Mont. just
past his 18th birthday was sentenced
by Judge Dolan Wednesday to serve
term Of one year in the states
prison on a plea OF guilty to charge
Of burglary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-02
AN OLD TIME
CAMPAIGN RALLY.
PARADE AND FIREWORKS
BRING OUT BIG CROWD.
Oregon Theater Crowdesl-R. X. But.
Ter and Judge McGinn Spoke for
Four Hours in Behalf of the Re-
publican Candidates - Portland
Judge Defends Taft's Labor Record.

"Whoop 'er up" was the key of tn,
big republican rally Saturday eveninl
at which r. r. Butler, republican
candidate for presidential elector ant
Judge Henry McGinn, were speakers
And the republicans did "whoop 'el
up"
Not one stone was left unturned
by the local managers to secure to
the speakers as big a crowd as was
possible, with the result that the
opera house was crowded.
At o'clock the festivities were
opened with a parade characterized
by Judge McGinn as the greatest thing
of the sort he had seen since '96, and
which he frankly admitted in private
was a better showing than could be
made in the same cause in Portland.
1t was a great occasion for the
small boy-a regular circus parade
with Fourth of July celebration at
tached. Headed by the party leaders
ir automobiles. behind which march
ed the band playing spirited and
martial airs and 13O men with
torches. There were 10 automobiles
IN the parade, and prominent in each
was transparency predicting ruin
in event OF Mr.. Bryans election, or
conjurlng up the ghost Of past panics.
Illuminated Parade.
The parade formed at the repub-
lican headquarters on Court street and
marched to the Bowman hotel corner
when it turned retracing its steps to
the opera house. The line of march
was illuminated with Roman candles
by friends of the marchers along the
street. and many Of those in the pro-
out along their lire Of march. During
the progress Of the marchers several
giant flrecrackers were touched Off.
Prominent in the parade were many
out-of-town republicans who had
made a visit to PendletOn for the pur-
pose Of attending the meeting.
The success Of the leaders plans
was shown in the fact that good au-
dience greeted the speakers at the
opera house, when the meeting was
called to order by Chairman Rich
ards, president Of the Taft and Sher-
man clubs Of the county.
Mr. Butler. who is eastern Oregon's
candidate for presidential elector, in
an able way made the conventional
republican campaign speech. Through
IL all stalked the bugaboo Of "hard
times" which the speaker declared
would surely follow in case Of Bryan's |
election.
McGinn Defends Taft.
Judge McGinn. who followed Mr.. |
Butler, spoke on decidedly different |
and broader lines. discussing for the
most part Judge Taft's labor record |
while on and off, the federal bench. !
Judge McGinn Is an enthusiastic and
warm admlrer Of Judge Taft, and de-
voted a portion Of his discussion to
'Ulsome praise Of the candidate. He
for support for the repub-
lean ticket upon the record Of the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-02
Four DPunkS.

Four drunks. two Of them dsor-
derly. were before Judge Fitzgerald
this morning. The worst offenders
were mulcted 80. or given choice
Of five days. The others got off with
s. contribution.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-02
Take Notice.

Having disposed OF our hardware
business. and wishing to leave Pen
dleton within few days. all persons
indebted TO us will please call at once.
We must have settlement.
GOODMAN HARDWARE CO..
643 Main street, Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-02
McGinn Defends Taft.

c. j Mckenzie Of Milton, was a vis-
itor in the city Saturday, caring for
business affairs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-02
4 Daughter Born.

To Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Hubbard.
on Saturday. was born a handsome
baby girl.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-02

]. w. Peringer was a visitor from
Adams in Pendleton Saturday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-02

]. F. Waller and wife Of Adams,
were in Saturday on q trading mis-
sion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-02
VICTORY CAME
As BIC SURPRISE
LOCAL ENTHUSIASTS
EXPECTED DEFEAT

Pendleton High School Eleven the
Better Team BY More Than Sat
urIiay's Score of 10 TO 6 Would In
dicate-Weston Normal's Heavier
and Victorious Team Was Given
Surprise of Its Life-Old Style
Game Played.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-05
The Only Chance

Why not trade at the poor
mans store? 1t is the only one in
town run to serve the working man
open from a. m, until p. m, and
run by man that will accommodate
and thank you for your trade. While
don't keep everything, keep a very
nice line of stuff all the time, and
thank every one for their trade as ev-
cry little helps.
1t is no use to tell you about my Mar
ket, as every one knows 1 keep the
BEST MEATS the country affords.
There amt a man, woman or child in
town but what likes to trade with Old
GeOrge-He treats 'em right.
Say, If you want to be happy in this
world, marry an old maid, buy Beef
at Sherer's Market, and drink Crack
er-Jack Coffee-that's all.
1 work so hard, but never have cent,
Takes all get to pay the niggers and
the rent;
Say, if can't get start in a year or
two,
I will get job as clerk, that's what
I'll do.
Yours to serve,
OLD GEORGE,
The Butcher.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-05

TIE CARS THRONEs.-Emperor
Nicholas Of Russia has many thrones.
The three chief ones are those at the
imperial palace and the winter palace
at st. Petersburg, and in the Kramlin
at Moscow This last was present
to the Czar Alexis in 1860 from the
shah of Persia. 1t is entirely covered
with thick plates of gold set with pre-
cious stones and alternating with
plaque of ivory chiselled in high relief.
The fact and date of the presentation
are recorded in an inscription on the
back of the throne. Just above are
glistening double-headed eagles of
Russia, with angels on either side sup
porting the imperial crown. In the
imperial palace at st. Petersburg the
throne stands in an alcove Of the mar
BILE throne with a wide stretching
canopy with thick gold cords and deep
fringes of gold embroidery. On the
curtains behind are embroidered the
arms of the Romanoffs surmounted
by the crown, with a curious star
shaped border all around. Three wide
steps lead up to the throne.-Chicago
News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-05

BLINDNESS AND THE DUMMI.-A
A bespectacled old gentleman who had
wandered into a department store
downtown several days ago approach
ed a floor walker and with an irate
look in his nearsighted eyes said:
II want to know why you don't dis
cipline your young ladies"
The floor walker was slightly puz-
zled.
Discipline them?" he asked. Il
don't quite understand. What for?"
You see that young lady over
there" explained the old gentleman
pointing in the direction of a demure
cloak model. The floor walker imme-
diately saw the object. but said moth
ing. and retained a wonderful gravity
of expression.
Il asked her to show me the way to
the shoe shoe department" continued
the old gentleman, and she only
smiled. Wouldn't even answer. It's
disgraceful!"
The floor walker said something
about "attenting to the dummy" and
choked back a tear while he reverent-
" led the customer to the shoe depart
Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-05

SLOW GOISG--FOR AN AMERICAN
A traveller returned from Jaffa tells
this tale at his own expense. Having
iourneyed to the historical seaport on
his way to Jerusalem, he succeeded in
hiring a conveyance to carry him to
the station. BY speech and gesture ne
informed the native driver that he
wished to be carried in a leisurely,
sightseeing fashion through as many
az possible Of the principal thorough
fares of Jaffa, and to be delivered at
the terminal just in time to take the
outgoing train
He had no sooner seated himself in
the vehicle, however, than the driver
whipped up his horse and whirled the
dismayed traveller at a furious pace
through all the dust and over all the
stones of the notOriOusly rough streets
OF Jaffa. The passenger was too bus
lily employed in saving his bones to
be able to see anything of the inter-
eSting town.
Arriving at the station he found that
he still had two hours to wait.
why in the world" he demanded
Indignantly. did you ever hurry like
that?"
You American" responded the dri-
yer with an expressive shrug. "All
American like go very much fast"
Youths Companion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-05
nal was to pull out that famous red
hopdoppo handkerchief and IN hIoW

nal was to pull out that famous red
bandanna handkerchief and to blow
his hose with clarion loudness
When William F.. Chandler was in
the senate there were long intervals
when he and Senator Gallinger were
entirely oblivious of one anothcr's
presence. They fought and made up
again and again. The two Maine SEN
ators, Hale and Frye, have always
maintained amicable relations, but
there has been little love lost between
them. They work together but train
with entirely different cOntingents in
the senate. When Senator Raynor of
Maryland was sworn in he was hardly
on speaking terms with the late Sena-
tor German. Generally the two Sena-
tors from a state come from different
factions or followings, as is the case
with Senators Neutrality-suspicious. par
ents still live in his native state of New
Hampshire-and Gamble Of South
Dakota, who have a personal feud.
DuI 10 q ioiio iioS VI SNoNN"
whose senator's are alienated to
greater or less degree by rivalries or
jealousies or open quarrels. These
are so numerous as to be regarded al
most commonplace around the capitol.
While there are comparatively few
instances where senator's have been
real chummy. especially where senator's
from the same state have enjoyed such
close personal relations, there are
many where they have differed hotly
These differences are generally denied
by both parties, but sometimes become
open and we'll known. For example,
the present senators from Texas
Baily and Culbertson-do not speak as
they pass by. Vice-President Fair
banks when a senator, and his COL
league, Senator Beveridge, lived a cat
and dog political existence. Outward
ly they were friendly, but they had
frequent whirls in committee rooms.
Senator Foraker and the late Senator
Hanna were hardly on speaking terms.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-05
J. J. KELLER & co.
THE CORN CONTEST.

A IL FARMERS of York County
"A who desire to do so, are invited to
enter the Farmers Union Corn Con-
test.
The prize money is being raised by
voluntary contributions. Already the
sum of 1925 has been promised and
this fund will probably be increased.
The fund is to be divided into three
prizes to go to the first, second and
third largest yields on one acre.
The largest yield is to have so per
cent of the entire amount, the second
largest yield 80 per cent and the third
largest yield 20 per cent.
All intending contestants must make
known their intention to Mr.. A. L..
BLACK, Secretary of the Farmers
Union, No. l, Yorkville, on or before
JUNE 1ST, and pay to him an en-
trance fee Of so cents each.
Each contestant is required to plant
two acres in corn on the intensive
system for each plow operated on ac-
count of his own farm. and the yield
of each acre required of him must be
up to IS per cent of his best acre.
For further and fuller particulars
see the issue Of The Enquirer of April
IA, the Rock Hill Record Of April 13,
the Rock Hill Herald of April IS, or
apply to Mr.. A. l.. BLACK or any
member of the undersigned commit
tee.
w. d. GRIST,
j. B. SCOTT,
d. J. FORBES, Com.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-05

EVERYBODY PAY UP.-A negro
preacher. whose supply of hominy and
bacon was running low. decided to
take radical steps to impress upon his
flock the necessity of contributing Ii
berally to the church eXchequer. Ac-
cordingly. at the close of the sermon
he made an impressive pause, and
then proceeded as follows:
Il hab found it necessary. on ac-
count OBJ de astringency oh de hard
times and the gineral deficiency OBJ de
circulatin' mejum in connection wild dis
church. t interduce me new ottermatic
election box. 1t is so arranged dat
half dollah or quahtah falls on red
plush cushion without noise; nickel
will ring a small bell distinctly heard
by de congregation. and suspenday-
button. ma fellow mawtels. will tiah
off a pistol: so you will gown yo'selve
accordin'ly. Let de election now p'o-
ceed. while l take off my hat an gibs
out a hymn. Independent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-05
humorous department.
The Awful Thing.

In the old days, when Boston,
through her plain living and high
thinking" was earning the laudatory
titles that have clung to her ever since,
a certain woman of advanced intellect
and character, who may be called Miss
Elizabeth Amory Pelham, came into
town from one of the suburbs to hear
a lecture on an abStruse topic. Her
friend and SchoOlmate, Mrs. Wellman
who was a brusque, lOvable body,
neither intellectual nor ambitious of
being thought so, also went to the lee
ture, chiefly because everybody else
was going.
About o'clock there came up a
storm so violent that the lecturer and
his audience had to go home in del
uge. Miss Pelham stood in the vesti-
bule of the hall, talking to Mrs. Well
man and lamenting that she must
drive home that night, especially as
she had to be in Boston early the
next day to give talk on physical
culture.
why do you go?" asked Mrs. Well
man. Come round and stay with
me-"
But you're crowded." objected Miss
Pelham. You've just been saying
your house is full"
"Oh, so it is, in way; but I'll put
you in Lavinia's bed. She's only 8, you
know, and not very big, and she's been
sound asleep now for hours. She
won't know you're there till morning.
Her friend accepted gratefully and
in due time crept into bed with La
vinia.
The next morning, while Mrs. Well
man, who was destitute of help,
stood coaxing her kitchen fire, little
white figure flew into the room and
launched itself upon her 1t was La
vinia, no longer asleep.
"Oh, mother" she gaSped, there's 5
something dreadful in my room! It's
tall and big, and it's got great long
arms, and il keeps waving them ana
waving them over its head, just like
windmill and it's awful"
Mrs. Wellman pushed her away, and
shot a sulky damper into place.
go right along back and get dress
ed" she commanded. That's nothing
but Elizabeth Amory Pelham taking
her physical exercises. s.'-Youth's s
Companion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-05
SENATORS WHO ARE cHUMS.
Feuds Between Members From Some
States-Story of Edmunds and
Thurman
Thurman.

hurman.
United States senators often become
very good friends but somehow they
are not prone to becoming real chum-
my with one another. Exceptions oc-
cur from time to time to prove the
rule. One of those exceptions applies
to Senator Philander G. Knox of Penn
sylvania and Senator w. Murray Crane
of Massachusetts. If the afternoon
wanes without their meeting one is
very likely to start out to see where
the other is and to learn what has
happened.
The fondness that Senators Crane
and Knox evincc for eating together is
reminiscent of the fOndnesS that eX-
Senator EdmundS of Vermont and the
late Senator Allen G.. Thurman of Ohio
used to have for drinking together.
That was in the earlier days, when
drinking at the capitol was not frown-
ed upon.
All the oldsters in political Wash
ington are fond of recalling that story
of how the two senators kept a black
bottle in the room of the committee
on judiciary. They were certain to
adjourn there twice or thrice every
afternoon that the senate held long
session 1t was at first a marvel why
the two men seemed to have the same
thought at the same moment and be-
gan to make tracks simultaneously
from different parts of the senate
chamber-One being d democrat and
the other a republiCan-toward that
committee room.
It turned out that they had prear-
ranged signals. The Old Romans sig
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-05
ELEPHANT TRAVEL.
An Uncomfortable and Perilous Trip In
HoWdah.


There were two elephants at our
disposal, the interpreter and 1
rode the first, each occupying half Of
the howdah. The howdah has a pecu-
liar and Objectionable habit Of nearly
succeeding in cutting your legs in two.
If you hang your legs outside you may
pad the edge as much as you like, but
if you are new to the game you will
wake in about half an hour from an
uneasy doZe with the painful convic-
ton that the lower halves Of your legs
have dropped off.
On squirming up into a position from
which you can view the outside world
you will see they are still dangling
there, but with an responsibility
which suggests that they have been
frayed through to the last shred. Abb
normal efforts allow you to drag them
safely inside, and you think it will be
better in future to keep them there.
The elephant is almost as fine We
hicle to see the surrounding country
from as q London bus, and there is a
considerable element Of excitement in
this progression. The elephant | rode
had a fatal habit when it came to
river bank or bit of rough ground Of
looking around and picking out what
seemed the worst bit he could see.
Down one side of a river it seemed
as if he was engaged in trying to stand
on his head, and l could look out or
the howdah, although l was lying
therein, and observe the fishes dart
ing over the stones in the water just
under my lords noble forehead. More
than once on these journeys the beast
would patiently slOuch through the
trees and bushes off the track in search
of something edible quite regardless of
the fact that the branches threatened
to sweep howdah and everything else
over the stern.
But one of the most peculiar SenSa-
tions was when they took it into their
heads to have a scratch against the
telegraph poles. 1t would be Won
derful line which could withstand the
solid work the elephant expects it's
posts to carry out, and when the No.
beast leaned too hard and the post
snapped l could almost see the mild
and somewhat indignant surprise re-
fected from one intelligent face to the
other.-Singapore Free F'ress.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-05

PREFERRED CoNFINEMENT.-'I am
sorry for you" said a tender-hearted
old lady, visiting convict prison, to
one of the prisoners. Il suppose
you'll be thankful when the time
comes for you to leave this dreadful
place."
NO" returned the man. I'D a
sight rather stop where | am
How strange" said the visitor 10
the warder as she turned away. Il
had no idea the prisoners were so
contented What was the poor man $
offence" she continued.
&c were a bit too absent minded,
marm," replied the warder with
grin.
Absent minded" exclaimed the as
tOniShed lady.
Yes, marm," explained the officer.
"E KEEP forgettin' as 'ow e were
married man, And 'e's got five wives
awaiting fur i'm outside. ."-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-05
WIDOW WOMAN.
An Expression Which Has Existed For
Centuries In Our Speech.

Centuries In Our Speech.
Numerous indeed are the motives
which have led and still lead men to
resort to expletives. Certain of those
now in use contain little more than
repetition of the same idea expressed
by two different words. A part of the
compound has become obsolete or ar
chaic: hence it needs or needed to
have it's meaning strengthened. Luke,
for instance, meant 'tepid." But as
it came to be somewhat unfamiliar
the sense was brought out with preci-
sion by adding to it warm"
Different from this, though possi-
bly, allied to it, may be the attributive
use of widow" in the expression
widow woman" The second word
of the combination is clearly unneces-
sary. But it may not have been al
ways So The difference of the final
vowel in the original Anglo-SaXon
words constituted the sole distinction
between "widuwa," a ''widower," and
"widuwe," a widow" When the
leveling processes that went on after
the conquest gave to both these words
the same ending, "e, natural way
to fix definitely the idea of femininity,
before Ger was added TO create the
masculine form, would be to append
woman" to the common word. If
this were so it would be almost inevi-
table that the combination would
survive long after the necessity for it
had disappeared.
However this may be. the express
sion has subsisted for centuries in
our speech. When in our version Of
the Bible the woman of Tekoah tells
King David, Il am indeed a widow
woman, and mine husband is dead,
we are supplied in the same short
sentence with illustrations of two
different sorts of expletives. For the
one the original Hebrew is necessarily
responsible and for the other the six
teenth century translatOrS The Wy
clifte version of the fourteenth CEN
tury had woman widow"
But whatever the origin the express
sion has come down to the present
time Nor is it confined. as is often
asserted. to cOllOquial speech. To cite
one instance out of many, it is used
in "Barnaby Rudge," by Dickens,
when speaking in his own person. ITO
find this widow woman" he says,
linked mysteriously with an i'll
omened man, was a discovery that
panied as much as startled him.
Thomas r. Lounsbury in Harper's.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-05

LOCKED IN!"-The intoxicated in
dividual who. after humping into the
same tree thirteen times. bemoaned
the fact that he was lost in an impen-
etrable forest. is no greater disgrace
to modern civilization than the hero
of this story.
A citizen of Seattle who had looked
upon the wine when he was no longer
sure what color it was in the course
of his journey home encountered Il
tree protected by an iron tree guard.
Grasping the bars. he cautiously felt
his way around it twice.
Curse it," he mOaned. sinking to
the ground in despair. LOCKED in!'-
Everybody's.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-05
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