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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-06
FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
Secretary Strauss and Postmaster
General Meyer Inaugurate Plan,

| secretary Strauss and Postmaster
General Meyer Inaugurate Plan.
Through the department of COM
merce and labor and the postoffice
department, Secretary Strauss and
Postmaster General Meyer have in
augurated a plan of service which
vii! relieve farmers and others in
this country from further embarrass-
ment in the matter of procuring ade-
quate help. The details are being
promulgated through the division of
information, bureau of immigration
and naturalization, department of
commerce and labor, and assistant
Postmaster General DeGraw, through
the rural delivery service.
The plan is original TO this coun-
try and contemplates a general dis
! tribution OF admitted aliens and other
persons seeking employment. In
that view, there are being forwarded
to postmasters throughout the United
States, packages of cards with return
attachments, for distribution to farm
ers and others who are likely to need
the services of farm and common la
borers, or mechanics. and who may
obtain the character of help required
by mailing the return information
card, properly filled out, without pay
ment of postage.
For this valuable service no charge
is to be made, or fee accepted, either
from employer or employe. and the
officers entrusted with the work will
exercise every possible precaution in
selecting men and directing them to
destination.
In cases where labor is not needed
at this particular time, the applica-
tions may be retained by prospective
employers for future use.
The work of selecting suitable per-
sons to serve in the several fields of
labor covered will be given special
attention by experts designated by
the department of commerce and la
Dor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-06
Booth Was Acnuitte,i.

BY a verdict reported in the United
States court Saturday, James Henry
Booth, eX-receiver of the Roseburg
land office, was acquitted of the
charge of accepting unlawful COM
pensation while serving as an off,
cial of the government says the Sum-
day Oregon. Booth was in dcted
for furnishing advance information
to Frederick A. Kribs, timber land
speculator of Portland, regarding the
final cancellation of lieu land selec-
tions, and for which 1t was alleged
$500 was received on October 8,
1903. The jury reached verdict at
1905 o'clock yesterday morning, S5
minutes after the instructions of
Judge Wolverton had been repeated.
At 10 o'clock midnight Judge VOL
verton went home, after .S.r,ne Que, thai
the Jury be locked UP for the night
consequently the finding of the jury
could not be reported into court un-
til 8 o'clock yesterday morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-06

De Wits W
pecially 500 -, oo,,,o 4. as.
d for piles. Recommend
d by Tallman & Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-06
RUNS UP RED FLAG.
TillamOok Anarchists Insult Stars and
STRINGS.


Tillamook, Ore, July 6.-Anarchy' s
red rag floated above the stars and
Stripes for a few minutes in this city
today. But only for a few minutes,
Patriotic citizens pulled 1t down.
William Wolfe insisted that the flag
should float in the breeze this Inde-
pendence day, but Marshal Zimmer-
man wasn't to be bluffed. Blows fol-
lowed, and in the melee the officer
was forced to use his club to beat the
anarchist into submission. Wolfe now
languishes in cell in the city jail,
AS the parade marched up Main
street, William Wolfe, of the firm of
Wolfe & Gessner, painters, raised the
red flag from the roof of his store
building. Some one climbed up and
tore down the emblem of anarchy.
Wolfe returned later and ran up two
red flags over the Stars and Stripes.
This stirred the fighting blood Of
Tillamooks patriotic citizens. A crowd
collected and Marshal Zimmerman
ordered Wolfe TO remove the objec-
tionable flags. Hot words followed,
and the officer was forced to make lib
eral use of his club in getting Wolfe
to the city Jail. The red rags came
down and are no more.
There was much excitement over
the incident among the 1000 people
gathered in Tillamook for the cele-
bration today, and but for the timely
arrival Of the peace officer Wolfe
would have suffered violence at the
hands of the justly indignant citizens.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-06
LOTTERY PROMOTER SCARED.
Postoffice Department Waging Unre-
Icnting Campaign of Extcrmina,
tiOu

tHttHE NduipuiBh VI
tlon.
Lottery and prize contest promot-
ers are running to cover under a sharp
campaign now being conducted
against them by the postoffice de-
partment. 1t is estimated that the
close scrutiny now exercised over all
publications has resulted In the ex-
clusion from the second-class privil-
ege of periodicals aggregating 25,O0O,-
600 circulation. These were an
cheap publications, bulging with
free" offers and prize contests akin
to lotteries.
The department is also demanding
stricter compliance with the second
class rules in regard to requiring
paid-in-advance subscriptions before
admitting to entry.
In another branch of the depart
ment, postoffice inspectors are busy
watching advertising fakirs. The as
sistant attorney generals office Is the
mecca Of all newspaper men in the
capital just now, with the summer
dearth Of news on, because there is
hardly a day that several fraud or
ders no not appear.
Among all the varieties Of fakes un-
covered by this branch Of the service,
by far the most plentiful is the as
trological. the psychological, clairvoy-
ant, or seeress fraud. These are the
folk who advertise a complete indi-
vidual hfe-reading "from the stars"
for a small sum--claiming an indi-
vidual horoscope, etc. What the de-
partment objected to is that these ia
kris have horoscopes for the 12
months all prepared and dish them
out according to the birth date Of
the applicant Also, in a good many
cases, the same string Of generalities
about temperament, love affairs, and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-06

The perennial contention over ore
CONS tax laws and the payment o.
state taxes is again agitating Oregon
courts and last Saturday Judge Gallo
way OF McMlnnville, declared thai
the law levylng state taxes upon the
counties is unconstitutional ant
gave Yamhlll county perpetual in
junction against the collection Of
$22,4S2 taxes by the state.
A Salem dispatch says OF the i'm
portland matter and the far reaching
results which are likely to follow:
That the law prescribing the ap.
portionment of state taxes conflicts
with the oregon constitution and is
therefore invalid is the gist OF a de-
cislon rendered In the circuit court
here today by Judge Galloway.
The case at hand was the suit
brought by Yamhill county to prevent
payment of alleged excessive taxes to
the state treasurer. This suit reads,
County of Yamhill vs. County Treas
urer Foster and State Treasurer
Steel" wherein the former Is enjoin-
ed from paying and the latter from
collecting the sum OF $22,4S2 excess
slve state tax for 1907, alleged to have
been wrongly and arbitrarily appor-
toned to this county by the state
board.
What the Law Means.
The state law which Judge Gallo
way has held unconstitutional re-
quires each county to pay a specified
proportion of the total state tax. The
proportion which each county was TO
pay was fixed by the act OF 1901 and
was determined by taking an aver
age of the assessments of each of the
counties for period of five years
prior thereto.
II was originally intended that this
plan should remain in operation for
five years only and that thereafter
each county should pay state taxes
In proportion to It's county expendi-
lures. but subsequent legislative ses-
sons postponed until 1912 the time
when the new system of apportion-
ment would go into effect.
The act Of 1901 provides ratio
that was practically and theoretically
equitable at the time, but since then
some counties have increased In as
sessed valuations much more rapidly
than others. AS result Yamhill
county's proportion OF the state tax
at the fixed ratio is double what It
would be II based on present assess
ed valuations
The constitution requires that the
legislature shall provide an equitable
system of assessment and taxation
and Yamhlll county contended that
the fixed ratio plan violated this re-
quirement, which is does absolutely
I'm theory and to a greater or less ex-
tent in practice,
II Judge Galloway's decision shall
be upheld by the supreme court the
effect will he, presumably, TO relieve
Yamhill county OF half the tax bur-
den apportioned TO 1t and to require
other counties which have increased
their assessments to pay larger
amount than that imposed by the act
OF 1901.
While notification OF the act Of
1901 will relieve all counties of the
obligation TO pay under that act, yet
1t is manifest that the state revenues
must be paid and eventually the bur-
4 L.. l,,,
counties according TO a ratio which
will stand the constitutional test, At
first glance Il would seem that Judge
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-06
TESTED AND PROVEN.
There Is Heap Of SOlace In Being
. Able to Depend Upon a Well-Earn.
ed Reputation.


For months Pendleton readers have
seen the constant expression OF praise
for Doan's Kidney Pills, and read
about the good work they have done
In this locality. Not another remedy
ever produced such convincing proof
Of merit.
Mrs. II. Swaggert, living at 319
Garden street, Pendleton. Ore, says:
Both my husband and myself have
used Doan's Kidney Pills with the
most gratifying results. Mr.. Swag-
CERT was troubled severely with his
back and kidneys for a long time and
never received any relief until Doan's
Kidney Pills were brought to his at
tention and he procured a box at the
Pendleton Drug Co. They gave him
great relief and he thinks very high
ly Of them. 1 also used Doan's Kid
ney Pills and found that It anly re-
quired a few doses to remove the
lameness and pain caused from dis
ordered kidneys. really believe that
kidney trouble would be less prev
alent II more sufferers knew of
Doan's Kidney Pills" (From state
ment given in 1905.)
Tested and Proven.
Mrs. Swaggert was again interview
ed on November 16, 1907, and said:
I'VE still continue to use Doan's Kid
ney Pills and find them just as ef-
fective as when they first came to
our notice. We keep them in the
house at all times and really think
we could not get along without
them"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, |
New York, sole agents for the United |
States
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-06
.PENDLET ET0A-UK|AH STAGE

Daily trips between Pendleton and
.Jkiah. except Sunday. Stage leaves
Pendleton at I a. M, arrives at Ukiah
at 6 D. m. Return stage leaves Ukiah
at 8 q. M, arrives at Pendleton at 3
p. m.
Pendleton to Ukiah. $500; Pen
dleton to Alba, $2.76; Pendleton to
Ridge, 81: Pendleton to Nye, $3.50;
Pendleton to Pilot Rock. 81.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-06

so on, appears in each horoscope.
Sometimes, the inspectors have al
so discovered that the learned ad-
vertiser doesn't know an astrobale
from a Plymouth Rock rooster.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-06

kennedy's Laxative cough syrup
acts gently upon the bowels and there,
by drives the cold out OF the systp'
Sold by Tallman & Co. NJ
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-06
GASOLINE ENGINE
IRRIGATION, SPRAYING AND
nUruanUNn NEArIUUAUrDV

Fairbanks-Morse Gasoline Engines
for pumping, spraying, saving,
grinding. outfits complete.
Fairbanks Scales for e'ghlns.
Fairbanks-Morse Dynamos and
Motors for power and light.
Fairbanks-Morse Windmills and
Towers.
Falrbanks-M Grinders, Feed
Choppers. Well Pumps.
All first quality goods at lowest
prices. Prompt reply to inquiries and
quick shipments. Write for cata-
logue and prices.
NEAGLE BROS, AGENTS,
Pendleton, Oregon.
FAIRBANKS, MORSE & co.
Portland. Oregon. ..
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-06

Fine store and office room for rent
East oregonian building. Enquire
this office. l.JIMI
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-06

Facial and scalp treatmV
curing, electrolypsis ana -. man,-
opment. Madame IeP -, aa,,ol.
John Schmidt bafidiv noou q
..g. Phone Main
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-09-03

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS: The
following are the real estate trans
fers recently recorded in the county
registry:
Norridgewock-Edw. A. Merriman
ct al to Horace Mclaughlin; Ralph
A. futile to A. E. futile.
Mercer-George N. Wood to George
Gray, $780,
Madison-Sarah j. Weston ct al to
j. Frank Withee.
Canaan-Florence J. Lahioe to
Ulysses Holt, $500.
Fairfield -Florette Means to Reuel
E. Greene, $1,000; Lawrence Barney
to Dominick Susi.
Skowhegan-Mo Cary to Joseph
Chouinard, $1,000; Archie Pomlow to
Edith d. Steward; Edith d. Steward
to Geo. w. Savage; Joseph E
Taylor to VIM r. Elliott.
Rockw ood-Samuel r. Philbrick to
Great Northern Paper Co.
Solon-Cora E. Chase to Danvers
G. Baker.
Moscow-Lizzie NJ. Page ct al to
Alanson G. Hunnewell; George
Gordon ct ais to Henry B. Fitz-
simmon
Bingham-Sidney T. Goodrich to
Forest II. Colby; Forest H. Colby to
Frank B. Rowe ct al.
Forks-Nettie B. Mitchell to Lizzie
Farley, $3.50; VIM. Forsythe to Peter
Farley, S1200
Anson-Wallace Emery ct al to
North Arson Lumber Co.
Athens-Laforest G. Williams to
Lillian NJ. Williams.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-09-03
STATE AND GENERAL ITEMS.

Mrs S. A. Haynes of Harmony who
had not seen her brother, Benjamin
Burdick of Providence for 81 years,
paid him visit the other day Mrs.
Haynes after all these years, decided
to visit her brothers, one of whom
resided at Mancelona, Mich. Remain
ing there for more than a fortnight,
she came to Providence and called at
the home of her brother, who was
completely surprised, as he had not
been notified OF the intended visit.
Mrs. Haynes will remain there until
early September before returning to
her home. Mr.. Burdlck is con-
templating accompanying her home.
Sixteen known dead in the vicinity
of Augusta, with probably an equal
number of deaths in the outlying
districts, property loss of $4,000 900
IN Augusta and vicinity, 1000 persons
homeless, summarizes the situation
in the Georgia food district Saturday
in these states. The loss of life is
comparatively small in North and
South Carolina. When the situation
has cleared it will probably be found
that the total death list in Georgia,
North Carolina and South Carolina
will be in the neighborhood OF 70.
Most of the dead are negroes. Sys-
tematic arrangements are being made
for the care of the poor. The news
papers were able TO resume publ
cation Saturday.
Herbert Woodbury., VINO was being
held in the Piscataquis county Jail in
Dover, charged with wife murder,
and whose case was to be tried at the
September session of the Supreme
court, committed suicide Saturday
forenoon at 1890 O'Clock by cutting
his throat with the razor, with which
he was being shaver. The deed was
performed in the corridor of the Jail
in front of his cell. He slashed his
throat from ear TO ear, severing all
the main arteries of the neck, and
death resulted Immediately. In the
death of Mr.. Woodbury. one of Pisca-
tasuis's most CHASTITY tragedies com es
TO close and ii will probably never
be positively known whether Mr..
Woodbury. killed his wife and took
her to that deserted room on the
fourth story of the Foxcroft Ex-
change November 4th, 1907, where
she hung suspended to q door knob
until found on the 18th day Of last
February, or not.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-09-03
Boston Theatre.

The coming season at the Boston
Theatre promises to be one of the
most important in the history of that
famous playhouse, judging by what is
already known of the plans of Mr.. b.
F. Keith, the Proprietor and Man
ager. AS preliminary to the season
of the Boston Theatre Stock Com
pany he has secured for a four weeks
engagement, Mr.. Deman Thompson
will appear as Uncle Josh in 1.-THE Old
Homestead" the play with which his
name will always be identified. This
engagement begins on the afternoon
of Labor Day, Sept. 7. 1t is nearly
four years since Mr.. Thompson has
been seen In the part in Boston, and
the production for this occasion will
be perhaps the most elaborate ever
given OF the famous play. 1t will be
given with the wonderful scenic eff
fects the realism that has probably
never been duplicated.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-09-03
READ THIS

at is astonishing" remarked a vel
known authority on Diseases of the
skin, show such a large number Of
people, especially ladies, are by at
tractively written advertisements, in
duced to purchase some one of the
many SO called Beauty Creams now
on the market, not knowing of course
that they mostly contain oily Oh
greasy substances that clog the pores
of the skin and are for that reason the
very worst thing that they could
possibly use. My treatment of PIN
piles, Blackheads Blotehes and all
erup tions OF the skin, are as follows
and has invariably proved very sue
cessful. Wash the face carefully
every night before retiring with warm
water and little oatmeal tied up in a
small cloth bag, then after drying
well, use the following inexpensive
and perfectly harmless prescription
which can be filed at any Drug Store
Clearola u OF. Ether / OF. Alcohol
z ozs. Use this mixture on the face
as often as possible during the day,
but use night and morning any way,
allowing it to remain on the face at
least ten minutes, then the powdery
finn may be wiped off. Do not wash
the face for some little time after us =
ing. By following this simple treat
ment, you will soon have clear and
Brilliant Complexion"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-09-03
Maine Register.

a new edition of the Maine Regis
ter and State Year Book is now being
distributed to IT'S many patrons
throughout the state.
This well known book has become
a very important faction in Maine af =
fairs, covering practically, with its
carefully compiled statistics every
interest and institution in the entire
state, from our largest cities to the
smallest plantation, giving location,
historical data, railroad connections,
distances from county seats, popula-
ton at each decade, number of polls,
valuation, town officials, lawyers,
doctors, clergymen, merchants, manu-
facturers, societies, etc.
1t also gives tables of the banks,
newspapers, insurance companies,
trust companies, loan and building
associations. State and County officers
appear in their proper places, also u.
S. officials, including members of
Congress, and a great mass of in
formation of much value TO every
citizen OF Maine.
1t grows in value with each issue
and it never was so highly priced or
thoroughly appreciated as II is to-
day.
There is no Office or home in the
state that will not find the Maine
Register most valuable reference
book.
Published by Grenviile NJ. DOMAIN,
800 Congress street, Portland, Maine.
Price, postpaid S2.0e.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-09-03
Communication.
The Grandmothers.

God bless all grandmother and es-
pecially those of New England.
How sweet after more than half a
century is the memory of my aged,
sweet faced grandmother.
Early left widow with eight chill
dren, { a small family for those times
her trust in God never faltered, which
no doubt, accounted for the sweet
ness of her disposition and made the
sweetness so noticeable in her face.
Such beautiful abundant hair as was
hers.
She died while / was yet a child, b. /
can we'll remember the thrill OF
pleasure, when for the first time, |
saw it as she arranged it for the day.
All grandmothers wore capes in
those days, yes, and most mothers. l
only remember my dear mother as
wearing a cape, yet at sixty FIVE
there was not touch of gray in her
abundant satiny black hair.
How can we but love the grand
mothers, although they may be "club
women" now instead of doing the
knitting for the numerous little ones
as in years gone by.
You say "all grandmothers are not
sweet and lovable." No, neither are
all children; try the glowing act" and
see if most of them will not respond
to love and kind care and be as sweet
as the rose.
Again, say, God bless the grand :
mothers of this land of ours, and help
US to be patient, kind, loving and
true to Him, who promises rich things
to those who respect the aged.
IN. b.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-09-03
Paul and Hobart Reunion.

The seventh annual reunion of the
Paul and Hobart families was held or
August 20; and, as has been the GUS
tom the six previous years, at the
home OF DR.. G. A. Paul, Scion.
The day was all that could be desir-
ed, and the reunion was a great sue
cess in every way, perhaps not quite
SO large as on former years, as there
were absent from sickness five
families who have usually taken q
prominent part in the reunion, and
feature which l do not like to note
but which l must-as there was only
one of the second generation present
this year when usually there have
been many more, although con-
stantly decreasing number.
Mrs. Augusta Williams, who is
eighty nine years old, with great eff
fort and pain, came, DR.. c. A. Paul
d irving down to her home in South
Scion for her. She was in reality the
guest of honor of the day; and it is
the cherished wish of everyone that
she may continue to honor and grace
the reunion with her presence for
years to come.
A special feature this year, and one
which all seemed to appreciate, was
the presentation early in the day by
DIR. Paul to each one present badge,
which consisted of button bearing
the portrait of William Paul, the
founder of the Paul family in Maine,
with the words "Paul and Hobart 9TH
Annual Reunion" and with neat silk
streamers.
William Paul settled in Scion in
1912. His face, as one looks upon it,,
reminds him of those string times,
and bears the true Jacksonian imprint
of many of those old pioneers.
Among the new ones present who
had not before attended was Mr..
Charles A. Paul of Peoria, H., a son
of the late DR.. J. B. Paul of Havana,
and grandson of the founder OF the
family as above. While Mr.. Paul was
in Scion forty-three years ago, he
met many of his kinsmen for the first
time on this day. Another new mem
Der of the family is the bride of Clar-
ence E. Paul of Boston, who greeted,
and was greeted by, the family for
the first time at the reunion.
There were many regrets expressed
at the absence of Mrs. Louisa Spear
of South Scion and Mrs. Hannah Ho-
bart of Cornville, who were both de-
tanned at home by illness, but who
usually have been present at the re-
unions.
We joyfully welcome the new mem
bers, but we can but pause moment
to speak of those that have usually
been with us who were not this year.
refer to Judge Charles R. Paul of
Fort Fairfield and Mr.. George F. H.
Paul of Boston, who have passed on
to that larger reunion toward which
we all are tending.
The tables were spead in the car
riage house, and as jolly party of
forty as ever sat down together
gathered about. The universal YER
dict was that it was the best day, the
best dinner and the joliest time of all
the reunions.