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The log cabin Democrat., 1908-09-14
BROKEN LEGS AND FLOWERS
Anecdote Told by the Late Bishop Potter of the English Poet
 landor.

"At a dinner ill Philadelphia. :" said clergyman. Il once heard the lanented Bishop Potter talk in d most arpusing manner about the artistic temperament.
 First, he described the contradic- tlons in the characters of Whistler. Poe, Hawthorne and other great Americans. Then he turned to Lan- dor. the great Englishman.
 I.andor,' he said. was at the same time the most violent and brutal and the most delicate and sensitive of men. He adored flowers. The gardens of his beautiful villa in Florence were full of flowers, and the poet walked amon4knem daily. never plucking them, only bending over them reyerently to admire their loyeliness and their perfume.
 Iandors cook one day served him a wretched dinner. and in his rage the poet threw the man out of the window into a bed of splendid roses.
 "'As the cook writhed with a broken leg below Landor, from the window, exclaimed in horror- stricken voice:
 "'Good gracious. l forgot the roses r"
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-09-14

Willie Prehistoric - Oh, mamma, what is papa doing with that tele- gram?
 Mrs Prehistoric-My son, he's merely breaking the news.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-09-14
WHAT HE MEANT.

Houscwife-Why don't you get a job and keep it?
 Hobo-I'm like de little bird dat keeps hyin' from limb to limb.
 Housewife-G'wan, you're only &. bum. How could you fly from limb to limb:
 Hobo-I mean de limbs O de law, mum The Bohemian.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-09-14
MORE DIGNiFiEO.

Good night, you precious lamb ?" said the mother, with the liberty one sometimes takes, even with ones son, at bedtime,
 Mother" said the small boy, be- seechingly, If you must call me something, wouldn't you just as soon, call me d billy-goat f"-Y Youth's, Companion.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-09-14
BURDENED WITH WEALTH.

Did you try counting sheep for your insomnia?"
 ''Yes, doe, but l made a mess of it. I counted 10000 sheep, put 'cnl on cars and shipped 'em to market The wad of money l got for 'ern made me afraid to go to sleep. Kansas City Journal.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-09-14
SERVANT GIRL OR SHOP eiRLr

A German writer having tried to make men responsible for the ser- want difficulty (men, he says, do not want to marry servants), another writer retorts by adducing statistics which prove that the marriage ratel among domestic servants is 9 higher than among shop girls q tory workers.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-09-14

turned into liquid. and the atmos- phero of that future earth will be only hydrogen and heIium. The sun will go through the same process. It will continue in its way as a dark star through space, accompanied by the planets.
Nome industrial worker., 1908-08-09
wIckERShAm'S FAIRBANKS
 RECORD EXPOSED
Fairbanks, Aug. 6-7, 08.

Industrial Worker, Nome
 Wickershams attitude toward miners unavorable dur ing strike last winter He signed telegrams district judge requesting him to close California and other saloons which were workingmen's He is blamed of the litigation in the district and mining interests tile to him. He is regarded here corporation creature, working for Northern Commercial Co., He failed outline policy regarding exorbitant freight Accepted bonds in litigation He is receiving support from sporting element, when in office neglected gambling laws .3 Roman is very unpopular here. He is president of and agent for the Operators Association He established employment offices in Seattle and shipped strkebreaers here last winter He opposed to the eight hour plank in the democratic platform and has always opposed labor.
 MINERS UNION BULLETIN. The above telegram received today in reply to the following:
 Nome, Aug 5th, 1908. Miners Union Bulletin
 Fairbanks
 Wire immediately hundred words regarding Wick ersham attitude toward miners Fairbanks strike and outline of his record in Panama. Also Romans record.
 NOME INDUSTRIAL WORKER. The original copy of this telegram is view at the office of the Industrial Worker.
Nome industrial worker., 1908-08-09
ENCOURAGING WIRE FROM TINE
 LABOR CANDIDATE

The following telegram from Joseph Chilberg, the labor candidate. brings good news to the rank and file Of miners and citizens in general in this section of Alaska:
 Fairbanks. Aug. G., 1908. Dr. J. w. Wilkins. Nome.
 Our meeting yesterday was the larg-
 est political rally of this campaign
 only two hours notice was given with
 band-Mr. Clynlie is stumping Ram part with good results-Southern Alas candidate Conservative estimate gives
 me a long lead-We are to hold two meetings each night. v (10:52 a. III. JOSEPH CHILBERG. This telegram comes to us from the delegate to congress by the voters of Alaska next Tuesday. Clean, honest. unassaiable, and capable he stands before the people as a true Alaskan ready to go to congress to speak ana work in their behalf. The sentiment in favor of Chilberg has been growing steadily and generally during the cam paign. Unlike all the other candidates he has been in the field only a short time. but he has already outdistanced them all. and he will win next Tuesday with an overwhelming majority.
 No unprejudiced, right thinking
 man can fail to give a man like Chill
 berg his vote, be he miner, merchant
 or mechanic. in view of the disgraceful personal fights that constitute the stock in trade of the other candidates, to say nothing of the large corporate ] interests that have them bought body
Nome industrial worker., 1908-08-09
WICK" BOOSTERS
 DESPERATE

A telegram was received last night from Fairbanks stating that Chilberg was billed to speak at Chatanika and Cleary on the 7th. but was unable to keep both engagements, as Wicker sham's followers stole the wheels from the stage at Chatanilla. It added that everyone was disgusted with the dirty politics and that Wickershamites are turning to Chilberg and Corson. This childish work will only rebound with treble force against the candidate in whose interest it was engineered.
 The workingmen of Alaska will deep ly resent these underhand methods, and many fair minded citizens who would otherwise have cast their votes for Wickersham will turn to the only candidate who is worthy of their con- fidence, Joseph Chilberg.
Nome industrial worker., 1908-08-09

Rah! for Chilberg. Rah. again.
 Who is he? The coming man.
 Wick or Roman? Corson? Bah
 Joseph Chilberg! Rah. Rah. Rah! That's the man who's bound to win, That's the ticket. Vote it inl
 An eight-hour day! Then, fla! Ha! Chilberg! Chilberg!! Rah! Rah! Rah,
 He said he had copied it from the i blackboard in the Miners Union hall He took the envelope upon which he had copied it up to a lantern hanging in the front of the palace car, and in a ory, and with voice that almost rais- ed the roof he gave that yell. and all the miners in the car joined in the last line, and then they also joined in a rousing three cheers and a tiger fo1 Chilberg. By this time several of the men had got off at the Bessie and nearby camps. As they left the jolly crowd on the train and hurried up to the bunk houses to get three or four hours sleep before going on shift they made the welkin ring and reused the few sleepers at the different camps with yells for Chilberg.
 After the enthusiasm had lasted fol probably half an hour a few began tc discuss Wickersham's territorial scheme and in no uncertain words they voiced their disapproval. One said Say, did you hear what that guy said about territorial government?" Yes and that was all bull con- was the re- ply. Others discussed more seriously and agreed that Wickersham's eight
 Continued on Page 4.
Nome industrial worker., 1908-08-09
JOSEPH ChILbERc THE MAN
 OF THE HOUR

The voters of Alaska are getting next to the real issues in the present cam- paign. The republicans are split up by factional fights and jealousies to a degree that is disgraceful in the ex- treme. The republican party is being used by lot of carpet -baggers in their struggle to get Alaska byesthe throat The democrats are lost in the shuffle. Those who have listened to the mud singing and villification and personali ties injected into the recent republican rallies have become thoroughly dis gusted with the men and their cam paign methods. Men of all parties, un- ion men and independents. have been steadily gathering under the clean, pa triotic banner of Joseph Chilberg, knowing that he is the only man who can honestly and efficiently represent them in congress.
 Joseph Chilberg is practical, and unassuming man respected by all who know him. He has the sterling quality of being abso- lutely honest. Even his political ene- mics admit and often testify without solicitation that he is man of un- assailable character. He is a self-mad., man, who has had his training among the common people. He understands them and their needs. Furthermore he is man or ready speech and is a good debater
 If one of the present carpet bag can-
Nome industrial worker., 1908-08-09
cHILbERG OUR NEXT
 DELEGATE

The following telegram has been received speaks itself
 93 Collect Press Rate
 Fairbanks Aug G., OS. Industrial Worker, Nome:
 Chiberg arrived Wednesday, Held rally Fairbanks same night Judge Pratt presided Biggest and rally held here during campaign Wicersham supporters daily going Chilberg Chbe-g will overwhelming majority here, and if Nome does duty WILL, BE NEXT DELEGATE. Miners here support him Considerable percentage of business and professionals also supporting him. Brooks and others touring creeks for Chilberg.
 Gale supporters Nome telegram addressed to Dough ery reporting Chlberg withdrew Knew be fake Corson and Cum completely of Wckersam supporters Fairbanks favOrably with Chberg Are getting daily dispatches assuring Chbeg support from outlying districts.
 MINERS UNION BULLETIN.
Nome industrial worker., 1908-08-09

didates should succeed in securing the
 deegateship, he would be constantly
 surrounded by hordes of embryo car pet baggers from all over the United States. carpetbag era that would rival the carpet bag days of the south the best interests and progressive de- velopment of this great Northland. IrL other words, Alaska would be "ousy" with carpet baggers. But a man like Joseph Chilberg would seek first, last
 and all the time to secure for this vast domain a practical and adequate form; of territorial government. that would forever consign to oblivion the carpet baggers who have infested this country and make it impossible for trusts to lock Alaska up in their safe deposit vaults.
 Any right thinking and unprejudiced
 man must admit, taking the various ! candidates and their campaigning into consideration, that on one side you
 have Joseph Chilberg, the peoples and
 miners candidate, and on the other side the representatives of corporations and two of the greatest trusts in the
 world, the Guggs and the Havemeyers.
 thousands and thousands of dollars
 subsidizing the press and using money in various and devious ways to win
 votes. Behind the labor candidate,
 Joseph Chilberg. stand the union min- CTS of all the unions in Alaska as we'll as most of the best citizens of this
 country They know that he is abso-
 lutely free from the power of corpor-
 ate influence, and that he is far above -he low level of a self-seeking, grovel- ing, liclSspitte carpet -bagger. Know ing this, they are giving him their generous and enthusiastic support as against the corporation hireling candi-
 dates.
 A great deal of fuss has been made
 about MT. Chlberg, because he believed
 in the philosophy of socialism, and they
 called him an anarchist. But have YOU noticed that the great political
 guns who are popping in our midst have not dared to make a single remark about MT. Chilbergs faith regarding social progress? Every fair minded
 man and woman knows, that with Jo- seph Chlberg this is much the sama s if he were good Catholic or good Presbyterian. As one or the other night be his religious faith, so social ism in the modern and generally &C., repted sense is his faith regarding so- rial progress, and that certainly does ,ot unfit him in the least to be a wor- thy and efficient delegate to congress any more than if he were a good Cath ollie or a good Presbyterian. He is un- 1uastionably the man of the hour, and the man in whom all Alaskans can safely put their trust, knowing that his
 knowledge of Alaska and her needs, his incorruptibility, and his absolute sim
 cerity and loyalty to Alaska and her
 people, make him man who in every
 sense of the word can and will repre-
 sent this great Northland honorably
 and efficiently.
Nome industrial worker., 1908-08-09
CHEERING FOR CHILBERG ON
 "WIcK'' SPECIAL
Creek Miners Are Unanimous in Sup-
 port of Their Candidate

The writer had reached Little Creek road house after mushing nearly forty miles during the day last Friday. Ii was about II o'clock p. m, and as one of my rubber boots hade made consid- erable progress toward the inside of my heel, causing mole pain than was con- sistent with comfort and rapid mush ing, I was not particularly anxious to complete the remaining miles to Nome. on foot
 In reading poster hung up in the bar room of the road house I learned that a Wfckersham rally had been held at Nome during the evening and that 2 Wickersham special train had gone out along the Paystreak on the third beach line to gather up the miners and bring them to town to hear the mes sage of emancipation the judge had for them. After the message had been delivered these horny handed sons of toll were to be returned to the respective mines where they work. l decided to wait for that train for two reasons. First, my heel was very sore and I was tired and did not care to walk to Nome; second. having been out of town a few days I was anxious to know what the political situation was. And I knew this trainload of jolly, good -natured and open-minded min- CTS would tell just what they thought of the various candidates now seeking the miners vote.
 About twelve o'clock the train reach- ed Little creek, and it was packed with miners from along the Paystreak. There was hardly standing room in the palace car, and the tourist observation car was loaded down with political en- thusiasts. managed to squeeze into the palace car. and waited patiently for the treat (not from a bottle or a 1ug) I knew was coming. Good-natur ed remarks and spicy jokes, such as miners and pioneers love to indulge in, were freely and at times very en- tertainingly exchanged. This contin- ued during the snail-like progress of the Wickersham special toward the Bessie bench. All of sudden husky fne- looking Irishman whipped out a large bottle and said to the boys: "This is good Flynn whiskey: boys take drink to Chilberg our next del- egate to congress" The bottle was refused to drink the spirit in the bottle. I did heartily drink in the spirit of the occasion. Cheer after cheer went up for Chilberg with such enthu- siasm that it caught up everything be- fore it. After the excitement and the vigorous yells of "He's all right" "The next man who goes to congress from Alaska will be Chilberg." and many other similar expressions. had subsid- cd. someone said with an Irish ac- cent, "Im for Roman" Quick as 2 flash jolly fellow called out, "Oh no, you're not = turn around and lei us see your forehead"
 But the climax came when a fine looking fellow pulled something out O his pocket - . btg gun loaded witt ths following chllbsrg yell:
Nome industrial worker., 1908-08-09

mind and soul. The issue in this cam paign is chijberu and Alaska for Alas kans vs. Carpetbagoers, Scabherders and the minions Of predatory wealth. There is only one choice, and the peo- pie will choose Chilberg.
Nome industrial worker., 1908-08-09

Don't miss the chilberg Rally. The last meeting of the campaign, Eagle Hall. Miners and citizens will speak.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-29
BIG SUM FOR RESERVE.
Sawtooth Reserve Needs 100000 in
Improvements.

According to a copy of the report
of Forester clifford Pinchot for 1907
which has been received by Forest
Supervisor Z. Grandjean, of the Saw
tooth national forest, the estimated
needed Improvements received from
supervisors aggregate 100000 and
the expenditures amount to $4,000,
this amount having been placed in
fences. cabins, fire lines, 700 miles of
telephone. 900 miles OF roads and
trails, which had been authorized be-
fore the end of the fiscal year, says
the Boise Capital News.
The report is a lengthy one and
contains some very interesting infor-
nation in regard to the forest serv-
ice. Plans for the present year are
outlined which includes the construc-
ton Of over $500 miles Of telephone
lines, 5000 miles of trails, 200 miles
of road, 250 bridges, 500 miles of drift
and boundary fences as well as cab
ins and barns.
The report further states that it
will probably be necessary to increase
the force of supervising engineers
owing to the large number OF forests
upon which it will be necessary to
carry on the work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-29
PoMERoY HOPES FOR ROAD.
New Electric Line May he Built from
AsotIn 90 Pomeroy.

There is considerable interest TAX
en- in the proposed electric road from
Asotin county to Pomeroy. some con.
tending that there is likelihood OF its
being built, while the other view is
taken by great many, says a Pom
eroy correspondent.
1t is known, however, that Frank
MacKean, chief engineer of the cleo
trio company, is negotiating with the
Tucannon Power company for its
purchase of the local power plant
This, coupled with the fact that con-
siderable time is spent on the re-
survey is convincing proof to many
that the electric road will be built.
There has been much conjecture as
to what interests are back Of this
project. A dispatch published in the
Asotin Sentinel, from New York. pur-
porting to be authentic, states that
the project 10 backed by the Westing-
house interests in conjunction with
the Northern Pacific.
The project will receive local sup
port from nearly every one who has
means. Conservative business men
state that stock in the company will
be good Investment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-29
Portland Wants Agents.

]. H. O'Neill, travelling. passenger
agent of the o. R. & N. company and
chairman of the executive committee
of the American Association of
Travelling Passenger Agents, will
leave tomorrow for Chicago, to take
part in the meeting of his committee
for the arrangement of details of the
next annual convention, says the
Oregon Daily Journal. The associa-
ton will meet in Seattle during the
coming summer. 1t is desired by the
Portland contingent to secure dates
that will fit into the Portland Rose
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-29
To FIGHT PESTS
WITH GREAT V|G0R
EXPERT HAS BEEN
BROUGHT TO WALIA WALLA
Immense Spraying Plant 10 be Estab-
Ished and Expert Put In Charge-
Three Deputies TO be Added to In
spcction Force-Capacity OF Plant
VIII BE 500 Trees Per Day.

So closely are interests and indus
tries OF Umatilla and Walla Walla
counties allied that whatever one does
is OF interest to the other. The cam
paign against fruit pests inaugurated
this week in Walla Walla county is
of much Importance to Umatilla coun-
ty fruitgrowers and will be watched
with more than usual interest. A
Walla Walla correspondent says OF
the campaign:
In order that a fight of extermina-
ton may be waged against orchard
pests, such as San Jose scale and cod
ling moth, c. l. Whitney county fruit
inspector, has brought to this county
r. f. Tumble, who assisted last year
in the codling moth experiments here
and at wenatehee. conducted by the
Washington State college.
Mr.. Trumtlll will remain in this
vicinity most OF the summer, spray
ing trees. instructing farmers in the
work. and studying the pests with a
view to determining exactly the date
at which spraying should be given
to secure the best results.
Mr.. Whitney has made arrange
ments for the care OF about $50 acres
Of orchard, which will become the
personal charge of Mr.. Trumble. who
for about 40 days will be busy spray
ing with sulphur and lime for the
scale. Mr.. Trumble is experimenting
the operation Of a gasoline spraying
outfit with a pressure of 800 pounds.
and will try 1t on dozens of small or
chards in different parts of the val
ley. so that the effectiveness of the
treatment may be demonstrated full
ly.
With the outfit 500 trees can be
sprayed in day, provided they are
not too badly infected and are in a
single body. Long moves require con-
siderable time. while in an ordinary
orchard It is but the work of a min
ute to thoroughly spray a tree.
OF such vital Importance to the
community is the venture considered
by members of the commercial club
that an unqualified Endorsement has
been given by that body. and re-
quest has been made upon the county
commissioners to name two or three
deputy fruit inspectors to assist Mr..
Whitney and Mr.. Trumble in the work
OF eradicating the orchard pests.
''This work is based largely upon
the experiments made successfully
last year and upon new things learn
ed in actually combating pests in or
chards OF this state. One thing learn
ed is that the hand spray is thing
of the past. 1t requires pressure
plenty of it, to get results from the
first treatment for codling moth. A
power spray outfit is indispensable"
said Mr.. Trubmul
apple and cherry trees are badly
infected in this district by the scale.
Cherry trees have suffered greatly.
The loss to the people in damaged
fruit or no fruit has been tremendu-
GUS"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-29
Hotel st. George.

Paul Gilmore, Miss Young, New
York; T. A. Mitchell, Spokane; v. o.
Berdall, w. Law and wife, San Fran
cisco; f. Keppinger, Salem; L. G.
Lackman, Kansas City; E. S. Morton,
San Francisco; w. E. Stull, E. B.
Jemison, Portland; J. Sebaifer, Lew
iston; r. r. Wood; F. lilly, L. L.
Osborn, P. Van Data, E. Culp, G. H.
Clark, Portland; w. P. Read, Wes-
ton; E. A. Gamble, Salem; A. j.
Dealy, Portland; A. Strunk, New
York.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-29
ADIPTS PATENT FROST KILLER.
Deputy Horticultural Inspector Has
Faith in Kennewick Mans Inven-


Faith in Kennewick Mans Inven-
ton.
Deputy horticultural Inspector j,
NJ. Brown appears to be much pleas
ed with a frost killer invented by a
Kennewick man and which is design
ed to protect the orchards from the
attacks Of old Mr.. John Frost of un-
pleasant memory, says the Wallula
Gateway Mr.. Brown has written let
ters TO the inventor suggesting that
every orchardist in Kennewick dis
trict will have to provide himself with
the method of preservation suggested.
Charles Conway, of Kennewick, has
one of the outfits installed in his or
chard.
The device is a combination of an
alarm clock and thermometer From
two to six hours before the approach
OF Jack Frost the thermometer regis
ters and sets off the alarm, which is
placed in the house. Tanks Of crude
oil are kept in the orchard, 40 to so
small cans being required to the acre.
When the alarm is given the orchard
list goes to his oil cans and starts
them burning and the temperature Of
the atmosphere surrounding the trees
is raised from two to six degrees,
making the threatened danger nothing
TO be feared
Mr. Conway has ordered a tank Of
oil and has several machines In his
orchard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-29

"An equal number of apple trees will
be grown so that the fruit belt will
be an immense one. While apple
growing has heretofore been regarded
as one Of the chief Industries OF
Washington. the yield for 1907 hav-
ing been estimated at $4,000, 900, 1t
is declared by expert horticulturlsts
that the market value OF the peach
crop will amount to $S,50O.000 with
In five years"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-02-29
Welcome GeneraI Prosneritr.

Baltimore, Feb 29.-With the COM
pletion of arrangements and the ar
rival today Of the advance guard OF
the boosters. brigade" all is in read
mess for the great prosperity con-
vention" to be held in Baltimore next
week. beginning Monday. Business
men from all over the south and east
viii take part in the convention
which will be made a joyful demon
stration at the return of confidence
and prosperity.