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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-08
TRASIPS KILL BRAKE.
Hurled TO Death from Flying n. p.
Train,

While attempting to eject five
tramps from a blind baggage car OF
Northern Pacific train No. Is early
this morning, John Pryor, brakeman,
was thrown from the car by the ho-
bos between Connell and Hatton and.
striking on his head, was killed in
stantly. The hobos boarded the blind
baggage at Hatton and Pryor climb
ed over drom the front end OF the
smoker to eject them.
Pryor was missed when the train
reached Connell and the hobos were
arrested and sent to Pasco, where they
are now in jail They tell varying
stories Of the affair, but declare that
Pryor fell by accident. This however,
Is contradicted by other testimony.
The train ran back along the line
from Connell and Pryor's body was
picked up. The doctor who examined
the body said that death must have
been instantaneous. Pryor has rela-
tives and many friends in Pasco.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-08
Realty Transfers.

The following real estate deals have
just been filed for record with County
Recorder Hendley:
/ North American Trust Co. TO Aug
ust Ring, $l05O, southeast quarter Sec
tion 30, township 4 n. r. 81. Z. w. NJ.
William II. Mccormack ct ux.. to
John Elmer Mccormack. 81, south
west quarter section ~, and north
west quarter section 13, township 2 N.
Il. 32. L. W. NJ.
Mary j. Mccormack to William H.
McCormmach ct al, 81 and other con-
siderations all her right as widow OF
John w. Mccormack, deceased In
the southeast quarter and west half OF
section IL, all OF section 25, township
3 n. r. 32 +, w. NJ, and northwest
quarter section 80, township 3 n. r. SO
+. w. NJ, and southwest quarter sec
tlon ~ and northwest quarter section
1S, township n. r. 32 e. w. NJ.
Grantees to pay grantor $500 each
year during her natural lifetime.
E. B. Lybecker to Richard A. Nor
NNAA FfVVNf sOukU-
west quarter section IS, north half
northwest quarter and southeast quar-
ter section 10, and southwest quarter
southwest quarter section 20, the
northwest quarter northeast quarter
and north half northwest quarter Sec
tlon 30, and north half northeast quar-
ter section 30 township 6 S. r. 32 e.
w. NJ.
Desire St. Dennis ct ux.. to Moses
Taylor, $4,000, north half northwest
quarter section 1S. township n. r.
81 f. W. NJ, containing 80 acres.
William H. Mccormack ct ux. ct
al, to ], w. Mccormack. 81, north
west quarter and south half section
IL township 3 n r. 32 f. w. NJ.
William II. Mccormack ct ux ct |
al, to Minnie J. Browne. 81, south |
east quarter and west half section 25, !
township N. r. 32 Z. w. NJ.
]. w. McCormmach, jr., ct ux ct al.
to William II. Mccormack, 81,
southwest quarter section ~. north
west quarter section IS, township 2 y.
r. 32 E. w. NJ, and n. f. quarter sec
tion 25 township 3 n. r. 32 r. w NJ,
and northwest quarter section 80,
township N. r. 3S L. w. NJ.
Hinkle Ditch Co. to Isaac II. Cob
bell, $500, 100 miners inches water
TO be used on east half northeast I
quarter, southwest quarter, northeast
quarter, northeast quarter southeast ,
quarter section IA. township N. r
rs Il. W. NJ.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-08

Frank Hart, who escaped from the
Seattle jail 13 years ago and who has
seven year term in the peniten-
tiary ahead of him, has been arrested
at Alma, Kansas. He Is considered
one of the smoothest confidence men
in the west.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-08
The soothing spray of EIy's Liquid

Cream Balm, used in an atomlzer, Is
an unspeakable relief to sufferers
from catarrhs Some Of them describe
1t as a Godsend, and no wonder. The
thick, foul discharge is dislodged and
the patient breathes freely. perhaps
for the first time in weeks. Liquid
Cream Balm contains all the healing.
purifying elements OF the solid form,
and 1t never fails to satisfy. Sold by
all druggists for 75 cents, including
spraying tube, or mailed by Ely Bros,
So Warren street, New York.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-08

Edward H. Rice, a veteran of the
civil war, who died recently at New
port, Ore, left three thousand dol
lars in gold which he had kept buried
in glass jars in his woodshed for a
number of years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-08
sELLs-FIOTO CIRCUS COMING MAY 80

Doc Waddell. advance man for the
enlarged and beautiful sells-Floto
circus, is at the Hotel st. George to-
day. making arrangements for the
coming performance on Saturday,
May 80, when one of the most at
tractive shows now on the road will
entertain the people of this city and
surrounding country.
Every year adds to the popularity
of this excellent circus and Sells
FIoto have made one of the most
successful tours ever placed to the
record of a circus on the Pacific
coast. They have just performed two
weeks in Los Angeles under the aus
pices of the Shriners, the two weeks
performformance yielding the sum of
$4,000 to the Shriners' hospital
fund. One weeks performance for
the same order in San Francisco
yielded the sum Of $4,000 for asim-
liar purpose and later in the season
the circus will perform two weeks for
the Chicago lodge of Shriners, the
largest lodge of that order in the
world.
u Brother to Rube.
Waddell is a brother of the famous
Rube Waddell, the baseball pitcher,
and is the story writer for the enor-
nous Sells-Floto Circus that will give
a street parade and two perform
ances here Saturday, May 30. Deco
ration day He refuses to ride on |
trains, in autos, hacks or to go on |
foot The country is being toured |
BY him on the back of his pet ele-
phant, and in this way he advertis-
es the great Sells show.
Apprived by G. A. r.
Arrangements were made today
with the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie so that the circus will not inter-
fere with the Decoration day exercis-
es. The street parade Of the circus
will be given so that people can at
tend the G. A. r. services at the cem-
etery and also witness the razzling
one mile lond circus pageant.
Remembers the Dead.
H. II. Tammen, the fearless owner
of the Denver Post, and general man
ager of the Sells-Floto circus, left an
order with Colonel Peter West for
money to help in purchasing flowers
for the soldiers graves. With the
Sells-Floto circus are a number of ]
old soldiers. The secretary and au- ]
ditor, Colonel Perry, who will cash S
Colonel Vests order, wears the Grand
Army button. One of the elephants
Of the double herd of performing ele- c
plants is named General Grant" af- a
ter the late president and command. ii
er-in-chief Of the u. s. army. This II
elephant last Decoration day walked Il
with the G. A. r. boys in the town II
showed and placed flowers on the IL
graves Of departed comrades with G
The care and patriotism OF a human D,
being. An effort will be made to a,
have this elephant perform the same al
office here. At
Patriotic Music Ordered. 81
II. H. Tammen. general manager of
he Sells-Floto forces, has issued in.
Itructions that the music on the date
iere be Yankee Doodle and patriotic c,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-08

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
does not constitute. but on the other
hand its laxative principles gently
move the bowels. Children like 1t.
Sold by Tallman & Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-08
PASTTAfE PARIORs

PAsTISE PARLORs.
RUTHERFORD g MOLTTOR, Props.
A quiet resort for the healthful exer-
else Of
BOWLING, POOL AND BILLIARDS.
Only first-class tables used.
Cigars, confectionery, tobaccos and
ssN SeinkA
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MISSING SIkCE MS WEDDING
POLICE ASKED TO FIND MRS.
THoMPsoN'S HUSBAND.
Unheard From Since October 81,
When he Left Her Go to
Scarsdale, Pa.

Mrs. F'redda Thompson. of Virginia
who Is visiting relatives at the Wicom-
leo apartment house, in New jersey ave-
nue. northwest. asked the police yester-
day afternoon to locate her husband
Leonard Thompson who, she says. left
her at the Union station October 81 and
has failed to return to her According
to the story Mrs. Thompson told the po-
lice Of the sixth precinct she was mar
ried to Thompson in Frederick, Nd, Oc-
tober 90. He had resided at Leesburg.
Va. and she at Luckett, Loudoun coun-
ty. Va. They had known each other since
childhood
The young couple had planned to reside
IN Baltimore, and the day following the
wedding they came to this city, intending
to go to Scarsdale. Pa. At the station the
groom told his young bride that as he
had business to attend to in Scarsdale
and would return to Baltimore in a day
or SO 1t would be best for her to spend a
rev days with her relatives in the WI
comico. She agreed and kissed him good
bye as he took a train for Scarsdale.
She then went to the home of her rela
tives. No letters came from the young
husband until November 3. when the
young wife heard that he would return
TO her the following day
The train upon which he was supposed
TO be passenger came into the Union
station. and the young bride was disap-
pointed because it did not bring her hus-
band. month passed, and as no word
has been received from Thompson the
vile thought 1t was about time to ask
the police to locate him.
Mrs. Thompson believes that her hus-
O2nd was returning II, a
ne met with some injury and has been de-
iayed. and she is anxious that the police
put forth extra effort to find him.
Mrs. Thompson. who was formerly Miss
Fredda Ayres, has. a mother and several
brothers who live at Luckett. Va. Her
father died some years aHo
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brary yesterday to cut down and con-
dense the mass Of information at its dis
posal previous to presenting it to the
joint conference this afternoon.
The southern commercial congress held
its night meeting at the New Willard last
night There was a large attendance.
Important speeches were delivered by
Clifford Pinchot. the chief forester, and
Frank 8. Washburn of Tennessee.
Mr.. Pinchot said that the forests of the
Appalachian range were naturally great
hardwood repositories. These We're be-
ing wasted by bad cutting and fires and
were not being thinned aad replanted as
they should be- He said the for SITS were
capable of raising fifty cubic feet of new
wood per acre each year and that under
present conditions they were not produc-
ing ten. He spoke also of the vast
water power at the disposal of the people
in this region.
Preliminary to the converting of their
secretary OF the Commercial Club Of
Montgomery. Ala. called attention TO the
wrong impression which has gained con-
siderable Roadway in foreign countries,
notably In Europe, regarding the health
conditions in the southern states.
Declaring that In northeastern Europe
and the British Isles the imm grant maps
have black and We low splotches over what
are called the southern states. the idea
being that certain southern states are in
fected with yellow fever and therefore
untitled for place Of residence. Mr.. Dave
said this impression is unjust to the SOUTH
He therefore advocated the carrying on
OF an active propaganda In foreign coun-
tries to make the south better understood
In this respect.
Edwin c. Eckel of Washington. d. c..
who was to have delivered an address on
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AWAKENED TO SEE WIFE DIE
OSWALD DOUBTED WHEN SHE
SAID SHE WAS POISONED.
Convinced, He Summons Physician
To Late to Save Suicides
Life.

Mrs. Henrietta Oswald. wife of Alex
ander Oswald, a pressman on a WASH
ington newspaper. committed suicide at
the apartment occupied by the family
in the Astoria apartment house, Sd and
G streets northwest, last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald retired about 8
o'clock. About half an hour later the
wife aroused her husband and told him
she had taken carbolic acid
He thought she was joking. Telling
her he did not believe she would be so
foolish he went to sleep again.
His wife again awoke him, and to prove
she had taken the acid rubbed a towel
across his face. The husband Immediate
ly detected the odor of the acid.
He hurried down stairs to the Astoria
pharmacy. DIR. Evans. the proprietor.
called DR.. H. NJ. Decide, who has an
apartment in the house.
When the physician arrived Mrs Oswald
was dying. She expired In a few moments
A small bottle was lying upon the floor
beside the bed. Mrs. Oswald had evident
ly taken the acid about an hour before
death. On account of the small dose death
came slowly.
Coroner hewitt was notified and later
gave q certificate Of death by suicide.
Mrs. Oswald had been affected by nerv-
GUS troubles for some months and told
friends she would take her life IL her con-
trip south recently. In hope that her
health would be benefited. She returned
but little. II any. improved.
Besides her husband, an adopted daug-
ter. Annie Oswald, eight years Of age,
survives.
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acter. the negro made the best laboring
material that the south could get in the
mines and furnaces. 1t also dwelt on
the young men coming into the business
Water in the South.
c. W. Hayes, Of the geological survey,
spoke of the mineral wealth of the south
and the almost criminal waste In utilizing
1t. He said there were thirty-four minerals
of economic Importance produced in COM
mercial quantities and that some of these.
for instance, the ore Of aluminum-worth
but 81 ton at the mineS-were shipped to
distant factories to be smelted into metal
worth $11S ton. This he said was only
an example of the Wasteful way that the
south was utilizing it's potential wealth.
D. A. Tompkins of Charlotte. N. c.,
spoke on cotton and cotton manufactures.
He said that factories were the salvation
of the south and that their coming had
the whole section by making wider
DR.. Jay A. Bonsteel of the bureau OF
spoke of the soil surveys that had been
Mississippi and Louisiana had the advan-
washed down from six great prairie
Each of the southern states had a soil
that was especially adapted to some
thing, from pineapples to tobacco, and
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GRANTS BODY SERVANT DEAD
"ALBERT' WAS WHITE HOUSE
COACHMAN FOR YEARS.

Albert" as he was known. or George
Albert Hawkins, as was his formal name,
for many years the colored body servant
to Gen. Grant in the field and while Pres
ident, and for twenty years driver for
Presidents Of the United States. was
claimed by death here Sunday. at ripe
old age AS near as he knew himself, he
was about seventy-five years old.
Albert" was born in Anne Arundel
county. Md. and came a small boy to
this city When about twenty-five years
old he obtained the post as Gen. Grant
servant. and after the war was made
the driver of the White House carriage.
This place he held under every Presi-
dent from Grant to Harrison. until in
1888, that executive appointed him to the
pension office.
Some FIVE years ago he was transferred
to the government printing office. where
he remained to few months ago. when
declining health and old age confined him
to his home. The immediate cause of the
death was Brights disease.
ALBERT" Is survived by an unmarried
daughter. Interment will be made in the
Glenwood cemetery tomorrow.
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and some OF the most active and impor-
tant officials of the government, whose
work for six months past has been the
making of a summary of the national
resources. Mr.. Taft will preside over the
meeting and will deliver an address.
President Roosevelt will also make an
address
The joint meeting will bring together
the members of the conservation commits
sion and their helpers, the delegates to
the graf southern commercial congress,
the members of the rivers and harbors
congress and others interested in work
Ing out "a comp extensive plan for making
the most of the lands. minerals. forests
and waters that balong to the public do
main of the United States
The governors who win attend the
meeting represent the whole population of
their states. Most of these states, too,
have conservation commissions of their
own. Every one who attends the big JOINT
meeting will have something to contribute
to the general fund of information on ma
tional resources and all of this informa-
ton will be transmitted by the President
to Congress in the form of a message
suggesting legislation for conserving the
natural wealth of the nation and per-
fecting plan for water transportation
that shall cover the whole country and
will both supplement the railroad service
and by competing with it in a way help to
ilA tIlea HHOsl GSdSoiirduic Idiii odu
The whole subject. of forests will be dis
cussed, the improving of the national for
ests so as to make them yield the great
est possible amount of wood per annum
the better fire protection both of public
and private forests and better methods of
numbering, SO as to save the waste now in
cidental to private timber cutting.
The best use of the national mineral re-
sources will also be considered, this in
Guiding everything from the most eco
nomical timbering of coal mines to the
use OF the electric SINE ting furnace for
producing iron from grades of ore that
cannot be worked. in the ordinary b.ast
furnace.
Commissions Final Meeting.
The conservation commission held its
last meeting at the Congressional LII
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THE WATERWAYS CONGRESS.
Opening Session to Begin Tomorrow
neutrality-suspicious. by Fairbanks.


Every indication points to the largest
waterway convention ever held In TINS
country for the purpose OF emphasizing
upon the Congress Of the United States
the crying need for broad and compre-
hensive policy toward the rivers. har-
bors and canals Of the United States
To impress upon the nations legisla-
tors that the country is aroused for a
fixed waterway policy the fifth national
convention Of the national rivers and har-
bors congress will meet at 10 o'clock to-
morrow in the grand assembly room OF
the New Willard. Representative Rams
dell of Louisiana, president OF the con-
gress. officiating.
Cardinal Gibbons will deliver the ipvo-
cation to be followed by Vice President
Fairbanks, who will welcome the dele
gates on behalf Of the government. Rt.
Hon. James Bryce. ambassador from
Great Britain, will deliver an ADDRESS al
the morning session. to be followed by
Andrew Carnegie, who comes to the con-
vention as a delegate from the P1ttsourg
Board of Trade, an organization Wnlcn
will have seventy-fve members In at
tendance. headed by Capt. w. B. Rodgers.
The convention. which begins tomorrow
and extends through Friday. is the cul.
mination Of big waterway meetings held
throughout the year and advocating par
ticular projects. The national rivers ana
harbors congress. however. is not an al
vocate Of any project. but is q consisten t
and firm believer in all projects which
have been passed upon favorably by the
engineer board Of the army.
In conjunction with the mems conven-
ton, the woman's national rivers and
harbors congress will meet simultaneously
in the cabinet room Of the New Willard
and will be presided over by Mrs. Hoyie
Tomkies Of Shreveport. La. Rev. Wallace
Radcliffe will deliver the invocation.
while the address Of welcome will be
made by Mrs. Donald Mclean. president
general Of the Daughters OF the Revolu-
ton. Mrs. Margaret Knudsen Of Kekaha.
territory Of Hawaii. has been designated by
Gov. Walter F. Freer as q delegate to
the womanrs congress. She has Travelled
5000 miles to attend the sessions OF
the rivers and harbors congress. the peo-
pie Of Hawaii being especially interested in
the development of the nations water
ways.
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Today's Southern Program.
This evening the principal speaker will
be DR.. Edwin A. Alderman, president OF
the University of Virginia, whose topic
will be Present and Prospective Educa-
tional Progress" w. A. Bours, presi-
dent of the Jacksonville Board of Trade,
will preside.
The committee on resolutions has been
appointed as follows: F. p Glass and G.
G. Dave, Alabama; l. M. Worthlngton,
Arkansas: d. G. Amber and d. u. fetch.
err. Florida: Hoke Smith and w. B. Still
well. Georgia: John E. Castleman and G..
D. Gates. Kentucky; c. NJ Ellis and W.
w. Hendren. Louisiana; w. J. Oliver and
Leland Hunes, Tennessee: ii. II. Haines
and r. E. Boer. Texas; Joseph A. Hall
and w. T. Dabney, Virginia. George w.
Simmons and John E. Pitcher, Missouri
and George E. Plumber and John w.
Scott, Illinois
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton was named as follows: j. s. Pinck-
ard and 4. E. Kilby, Alabama: l. M
Worthington. Arkansas; ]. G. Ruge and
F. NJ. Hendy, Florida; T. G. Philpot, L.
II. Chappell and John A. Betjeman, Geor-
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COTTON REPORT FOR 1905.
Census Bureau Figures Show Big In
orAaea ~ ne1Ae HS~~>I

Census Bureau Figures Show Big In
crease Of Bales Ginned.
A total of 11.O10 S64 bales Of cotton
ginned from the growth Of 1908 to De-
cember and 36.922 active ginneries.
against s.s4S. 396 bales ginned to December
1 last year and 26.s54 ginneries a year
ago, we're announced In the census bureau
report on cotton ginning today.
The 1907 crop was II 057 81. Of which
1855 was g1nned to December I; the lsJ6
crop. 1296S ,201. with T7.2 to December 1
and 1905 crop. 10. 496. 106, with 62.8 to De-
cember 1. In 1908 there were 1OO27, S68
December 1.
The report counts round as half bales
and excludes linters. It includes 400. 616
round bales for 1908. 164.086 for 1907 and
227 145 for 1905. Sea Island bales included
g. 497 for 1908, $3.50 Tor 1901 and 4l.-so
for 1Q0e
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Ter and c. C. Odin, Texas: w. B. Livezey
and E. B. Jacobs. Virginia. and Charles
p. Center and c. H. Howard. Illinois.
The organization meeting OF the conser-
walton commission was held In the red
parior of the Willard this morning. All
OF the members Of the commission were
present and decided on holding the future
sessions of the commission In the same
room in the coming week. A short adj
dress was made by Clifford Pinchot. the
sentative Scott announced that he would
give a hearing on the Appalachian forest
reserve at his committee room tomorrow
morning.
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Iron Industry of the South" was unable
to be present and his paper was read by
John H. Finney, secretary of the Appala-
chan forestry commission. Charles Hall
Davis, president Of the Petersburg Va.)
Chamber of Commerce, presided over the
morning session.
Mr.. Eckel's paper declared that the
southern iron industry had attained Its
present supremacy because of the near
ness of the coal and iron supplies to each
other. and that. in spite of the racial
defects inherent in his undeve,oped char
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The. Eternal Feminine.
Prom the Wide World Magazine.

Among some African tribes. when a
man processes his love for a woman and
asks her in marriage. she invariably re-
fuses him at first. lest it should appear
that she had been thinking of him and
was eager to become his wife. BY so
doing she maintains the modesty Of her
sex. as well as tests the love and aliases
The pride OF her lover.
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Presides at Great Conserva-
ton Meeting This Afternoon.
PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK
Score of Governors and Other Prom
inent Men Present.
WORK AMONG THE BRANCHES
Meetings of the Southern CONNER
cial Congress and the Rivers and
Harbors Delegates.

Everything ROW awaits the fall of the
gavel AT the great joint conservation
citing at the Bslasco Theater this after
noon, This is the point where all of the
big conventions in the city are focusing.
There will be present at the meeting this
afternoon the President of the United
States, William. H. Taft, Andrew Carne-
gle, James J. Hill,. John Mitchell, the
governors of more than score Of states
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He Knew.

From the Phiiadelphia Inquirer.
Teacher-'You have named all the do
nestle animals save one. It has bristly
hair, It - grfmy. likes dirt, and 10 fond
of mud. Well. TomT'
Tom (shamefacedly)-'That me-