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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26
PERSONAL
MENTION

L. A. Esteb and sons are up from
Echo for few days.
Ed Howard is in Pendleton from AL
ba on a trading trip.
j. II. Pease of La Grande is a
county seat visitor today.
Mrs. ]. F. Mcknight Of Hermistor
Is shopping in Pendleton.
Clyde Wainscott of Salem is trans
acting business in this city.
NJ. j. Gleason of Athena, is county
seat business visitor today.
c. A. Rexroad of Milton, came down
from that place this morning.
George w. Long and wife are over
from Hot Lake for brief visit.
Frank Elder is over from Heppner
for the transaction Of business.
Colonel H. G.. Newport is up from
Hermiston on a business mission.
Mrs G. B. Marquis of Walla Walla
is the guest Of Pendleton friends.
j. w. Smith of Pilot Rock is trans-
acting business at the county seat.
Jerry Stone of Athena is attending
today's session of the circuit court
Miss Edna Woolery of lone is the
guest of friends in this city for a few
days.
Charles Anderson and wife came
over from Pasco on the morning
train.
Tom Matlock of Heppner is the
guest Of relatives in this city for a
few days.
Mrs. c. X. Bland is up today from
her home in Hermiston to do some
shopping
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Scrimsher of
Weston are transacting business at the
county seat.
Attorney NJ. G. Royal of Walla Wal
la. is transacting court business in
Pendleton today.
Colonel j. NJ. Raley left this morn
ing for Portland, having business be-
fore the circuit court.
Horace Walker and son left this
morning for the ranch at Echo, wher,
they will spend a few days.
Attorney S. F. Wilson is down from
Athena on business before the circuit
court, which is now in session..
w. A. Wiley was a passenged on
the Pilot Rock train down as far "a
the Birch creek junction this morn,
ing
d. B. Richardson of Cambridge,
Idaho, is in the city on his way to
Helix and Pomeroy, where he has
business interests.
Dan Smythe returned this morninA
from Meacham creek, having taken
his sheep to their summer range II.
the mountains yesterday.
A. w. Nelson, city editor Of the La
Grande Observer and coach of the
La Grande high school track team,
returned home this morning
Frank Curl and Marion Jack came
in this morning from their ranch
near Adams. They say rain is needed
very badly in their vicinity.
Dan May. the contractor, came in
this morning from brief business
visit to Helix. where he is doing some
concrete work for the new banA
building.
Attorney ]. T Hinkle, left this NOR |
ming for his home at Echo. after |
transacting business in Pendleton. He |
attended the private meeting of the |
city council last evening.
Ivan Sturdivant left this morning
for his uncle's ranch near Ukiah. He
had received report that the fish
ing was the best in years and he went
out to confirm or disprove the rumor
]. j. Hamley of the Hamley harness
company was called to Kendrick, Ida
no, today, by the serious illness of his
father. The father is nearly 100 years
IF age and it is feared that his illness
will be fatal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26
NEW RIFLE RANGE
FORMALLY OPENED

Portland.-With thoroughly mod
ern and fully equipped rifle range
available, the Portland companies Of
the oregon National Guard opened the
1903 target practice season last Sat
lrday at the range near Clackms Sta
tion purchased several months ago
by the United States government for
use by the state in developing marks
men.
Nearly 100 officers and men were
on hand to occupy the targets, the
| two companies assigned to the firing
line having Unexpectedly large turn
outs. Guardsmen enthusiastically
marched to their new range-a goal
for which they have been striving for
many years. The spacious grounds
were in striking contrast to the
cramped and totally inadequate range
which in past years has done service
for the Portland troops. From 1000
| yards right up to the targets the line
OF fire lay over a strip or ground as
smooth as a floor.
Companies f and G, Third Infant
| ry, We're the ones to have the first day
at the targets. The organizations as
sembled at the Armory at Z a. m. and
and hour later marched to the Union
depot, equipped for the field. The
trip to the range was made over the
Southern Pacific, ride of 35 minutes
landing the troops at Clackmas sta
ton, l l miles south of Portland. From
that point a march of 500 yards saw
the companies on the range. Com
pany E was in command of Captain
c. E. Smith, Senior Captain of the
regiment. Company c was in COM
mand of Captain L. A. Bowman. Ad-
jutant-General w. +. FINER and Ma
Jor f. 5. Baker state inspector of
small arms practice, were on the range
all day directing the details of the
opening days work.
Fire Over Short Ranges.
Good scores were numerous, totals
of 40 and better out of a possible so
being nothing out of the ordinary at
the 200-yard range, slow fire. In view
of the fact that many recruits were
on the line, the company averages
We're not very high, however. The |
forenoon was spent at the 200-yard |
range, slow fire. After mess the |
troops moved back to 800 yards. Ex-
perts and sharp shooters were per-
mitted to fire over the short ranges |
in order that they might accustom
themselves to the conditions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26
SPECIAL OREGON SESSION
COSTS THE STATE $500

Salem, Ore, May ga detailed
statement of the cost of the special
session of the 1909 legislature issued
by Auditing Clerk Cory shows that
the taxpayers had paid but $4,000. It
shows that the session in 1902 cost
$500, the largest item of which was
the mileage paid by the legislature.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26

night watchman. she was apparently
33 years old and has been in the wat
Ell but a short time. She is attired in
a kimona. The latter fact leads the
police to believe that she was prob
ably killed and carried to the lake.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26
FIND THE BODY OF
WOMAN At CLIFF HOUSE

san Francisco May 26.-washed
upon the rocks near the Cliff house.
the body Of a well-dessed woman
was found today by Junius Schmidt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26

urday afternoon returned valuable
papers to Colonel Stevenson, whose
pocket was picked while he was
attending the circus Friday night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26

A telephone line is being construct
ed in the Alps which will hold tbs
record for height.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26

Good pasture for horses. Fine
grass and running water. Address
box 462, or phone Red 2271.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25

mellSe reservoir. from which We are
separated but by an insignificant crust,
behave?
''Frightful commissions will then
menace our poor earth. Ask an as
tronomer to show you the broken up
surface OF our satellite, the DOR
That surface will give o an idea Of
frightful, agonizing spasms, put an end
to all planetary life"
What the effect of this continued
volcanic and seismic activity will be on
the surface of Europe is demonstrated
by a ma showing in relief it's future
aspect. France, he declares, is stu
ated not far from a line of demarcation
between two of the faces OF the terres-
trial pyramid, as is demonstrated by
the volcanoes in the Auvergnes. Every
moment shocks are felt from Belgium
as far south as Nice. France is also
very close to the Mediterranean de-
preston. The Alps lean on one of the
edges of the pyramid, running from
Norway to Abyssinia.
From these facts NJ. l'Ab5e Moreaux
draws the startling conclusion that the
contraction, which commenced in east
ern France, west OF the Alps, can only
go on, first causing the southern coast
i~tcrranean, then gradually eating away
the remainder of the land until the wa
tiers of the Mediterranean mingle with
those of the English channel, plotting
Franc from the map of Europe.
"Cataclysms," he concludes, will
transform II earth and the VOL
canoes of the central plateau will warn
men that the stability OF terra firma'
is a vain word"
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ILLUMINATING GAS
A DEADLY POISON

DR.. j. C. Bayles in New York American.
No leakage OF gas indoors is SO
slight that it ma safely be neglected,
or tolerated as cheaper than repairs.
Under all conditions n in all cir
cuinstances gas is something to be
efraid of. This was r Of the Goa
gas formerly used in New York; it is
much more true OF the water gas now
distributed. Coal gas, made by the dis
tillation of bituminous coal in r~etorts.
bon monoxide, and a great deal OF It
was needed to render air unbreathable.
Water gas contains from 80 to 35 per
cent of carbon monoxide, and very lit
tie Of 1t Is Immediately injurious n
often quickly fatal. This product OF
~ gas known to chemistry OF those pro-
duced commercially. 1t is a blood
p%oisoner Of extraordinary energy. For
the hemaglobin, upon which the blood
depends for it's ability to perform its
functions in the human body, 1t has an
about 400 times greater than that Of
oxygen. 1t is a cumulative poison,
which in this case means that the blood
will take up and hold all that it finds
in air breathed. and continue absorb
ing it until, at about two-thirds OF
s%aturation. animal life becomes impos-
sible. There Is no amount OF carbon
monoxide in inhaled air 30 small that
the breather can afford to be Indifferent
to it In many cases as little as the
one-hundredth Of l per cent will pro-
duce immediate i'll effects. n con-
tinued Exposure to even this small
quantity involves danger to life. 1t is
an odorless gas. as poisonous as ar
senic, as dangerous as a blind rattle
snake, as incendiary as gun cotton. It
can be detected by the sense OF smell
only when associated with the naphtha
vapors which make it luminous.
For the reasons stated n many
other which might be given. a gas
leak known or suspected, however
small. should at once be found and cor
rected.
To use as a night light a gas Jet
turned low Is a dangerous habit. It
may be extinguished by a drop Of the
pressure. or blown mi by an air cur
rent. In either case enough a will
escape unburned to put health n life
IN danger. There ere many kinds Of
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25
ostriehes' Love for or.na...
From the Wide World Magazine.

It is questionable If any animal on
earth could duplicate the swallowing
feat hat is to be seen daily Cor as often
as a tourist comes along) at the Caw-
ston ostrich farm in South Pasadena
Cal. The ostriches on this farm arc
veritable giants Of their race, having
responded generously to the genial cli-
mate, good food and scientific care.
Oranges are one Of their great DAM
ties, especially the big navel" varities,
measuring upward of three and a half
inches in diameter. One DID patriarch
named Emperor William will catch
the oranges one after another, full 10
feet above the ground. until an even
dozen may be seen at the same time
slowly humping down his long expanse
of neck. to be finally lost in the ruffe
of feathers where neck and body Join.
William" has been known to gulp IS
or 40 oranges in succession. and the
fact that he is in robust health at %
years of age seems to indicate that
California oranges agree with him.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25
DESIGN 5FIow2IT1G WHY VOLCANIC E7UPT1oRs
eGGJT2 OF h1oJ1TrEAIlI: IcRs

Paris Dispatch: Examined i'm the
light of the most modern geological
and astronomical observation, the fu-
ture of the earth is treated in an ar
ticle in ILLUSTRATION Franchise by NJ.
Fable Th. MoreuX, who mas a most
Interesting theory to offer as TO the
cause n nature of earthquakes n
volcanic eruptions and their effect on
the gradual TRANSPORTATION of the sur
face of our planet.
In explanation of the basis of his
theory NJ. l'Abbe MoreauN reviews the
geological history of the globe as fol-
lows:
Millions of years & our humble
little earth shed its own light on sur
rounding space. An i~ncandescent planet,
the earth also warmed its satellite just
as the sun gives us now light and heat.
In its VertiginouS course around the
sun, however, in its intersidereal jour
ney among the heavenly consultations
the earth never passes the same spot
twice. and it's original heat became
rapidly dissipated through contact with
the cold Of interstellar space, estilnat-
ed by modern physicists as 213 degrees
below zero centigrade.
Little by little a thick mantle of
clouds enveloped the globe. just as
Jupiter in it's present state. Then anne
the final hour A crust formed IN its
surface which imprisoned in its interior
q gaseous and liquid kernel at an
nous temperature. Geological per
iods began. life appeared in the warm
water, while the cold. ever at work.
necessarily contracted the interior por-
ton. Soon the envelope became too
great for the liquid mass inside. Then
commenced the wrinlSling of the rus
of the earth which later was TO form
our mountain chains.
LAS the volume of the earth was thus
diminished by the effect of cold 1t ook
the shape of a balloon. defiated little
by little, it tended toward a pyramid
al form with four faces and four sum-
mits. Three of these faces are repre-
scented by three depressions, the Pacific,
Atlantic and Indian oceans. Cores
ponding to these derressions are three
OF the SUBMITS of the pyramid. the
Canadian, Baltic and Siberian plains.
From these three SUBMITS ramifica-
tons spread to the South pole. Since
Nansen's polar trip we know that the
fourth face can be said to be the
great Arctic plain, while the Antarctic
continent constitutes the fourth sum
nit OF u pyramid"
Earthquake Regions.
AROUND these stable SUBMITS, &C
cording to the astronomer, tool place
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25

all the changes in the earth's surface,
the oceans aepressions being caused by
the center of each face of the pyramid
dropping as the interior mass con-
tracted. and fractures of the surface
being produced by movements at the
edges of the faces. The regions sub
ject to earthquakes are the inclined
planes between the faces and the edges
Which have a tendency to separate VIC
lently.
In the Illustration shown his theory
is eXemplitied. 1t depicts a section of
the earth's surface. The line AC repre-
sents the course of the fracture; BID
is a parallel crest-for instance. the
Andes. The pressure at the angles ~
and Is is very rong; at G and d it is
very weak. If matter in a state of
fusion enters at G it will escape at ID.
that is TO say. at the summit of the
The ranges sit
uated along the line of great fractures
will. therefore, be essentially the vol
regions.
LAS for the portions constituted in
inclined planes,' continues M. I'Abbe,
which are in the neighborhood OF VOL
canic districts, on account of their ten
dency TO follow the parts already swal-
lowed up by the sea. they will have
a downward impulse and will be in the
regions where earthquakes will be most
frequent"
Shows Volcanic Line.
That the actual facts bear out this
theory is proven by Il glance at the
map showing in black the distribution
of volcanoes. The three edges of the
pyramid are as parallel lines. All along
the edge of the American continent is
an uninterrupted line of volcanic activ-
itN. Along the edge of the second line.
representing the edge of another of the
faces of the pyramid, extends the vol
canic district of Iceland. Jean Mayen.
the extinct craters in the Auvergnes
and the volcanic regions of Sicily and
eastern Africa. Around this line are
grouped the volcanic regions of the
Kuri!c islands. Japan and New Zealand.
The curved line running across the
map shows the great Mediterranean
Depression which constitutes one of
the zones of least resistance of the
earth's crust and, therefore, we find
a volcanic zone of the greatest &C
tivity.
Further proof OF the theory is found
in the fact that the area of the earth
quake zones is much greater than that
of the volcanic regions, though both
are grouped rourd the same lines. or
face edges of the pyramids. This is
also because the volcanic region is on
the very edge itself of the face. while
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25
TAFT'S LIFE IN BRIEF FORM
he 10 6 feet tall.
He weighs $50 pounds.

He 10 6 feet tall.
He weighs $50 pounds
HI was born in Cincinnati in 1e57.
Il married Helen Herron in 1885. and they have three children, Robert
Alfonso, aged 20; Helen HERON, aged 10, and Charles Phelps aged II.
His hone is in Cincinnati but he has a house in X street. N. W., Washing
He attends In Unitarian Church.
His favoFite pasime is golf.
ke was educated in h public schools of Cincinnati was graduated from
the Woodward high school in 1874 ad from Yale university in 1873.
He was admitted TO the br in $780, and the following year vas appointed
assistant district attorney 81 Cincinnati.
He was appointed, in 1882, collector Of internal revenus for the First dis
trct Of Ohio.
Governor Foraker appointed him judge Oft the superior our in 1887.
President Harrison appointed him collector general 81 tn United States in
1890
He vas appointed United States circuit Judge for the Sixth judicial district
in 1892.
He became proessora md dean IF the law school of Ia University IF Gin.
n 1885,.
He was appointed first civil governors Of IL Philippine islands sin 1901.
He was sent n 1902 as special envoy to Pope Leo XIII, to arrano The pur
has by h United States of the lands owned by tMe religious orders in tho
Philippines.
He VA. appointed secretary of var in 1904 md as such went as a special
envoy 10 Panama.
He vas nominated and elected president Of the United States in 1908.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25

the earthquake activity is manifested
on the inclined plane on each side of
the edge.
Predicted Recent Shocks.
BY long observation Nj. l'Abbe
MoreuN has found h a h earthquakes
are more frequent in winter than in
summer, in the proportion of Z to 2.
They occur more often at night than
in the evening. The astronomical
writer points out hat the cause of vol
canic activity is very different from
that which produces earthquakes, the
former being a result of the lessening
activity of the sun, which reaches q
minimum every II years, while the lat
ter are most frequent when solar ac-
tivitN changes. that is. when it begins
rule enabled the able to predict the
recent earthquakes. He now declares
that seismic phenomena will diminish
little by little until 1al1-1912. at which
time volcanic activity will occur fire.
quently. as solar activity will have
reached one of its periods of minimum
strength.
NJ. l'Abbe Moreux takes the stand
that the electricity in the atmosphere
exercises 81 continual force on the crust
of the earth, now of attraction, now of
repulsion, which is the primary cause
of the earthquakes.
When" he asks. the terrestrial
crust will have become too thick. fol-
lowing interior qualification, to respond
to these periodic oscillations. what will
become of our globe? When the pres
sure on the interior mass liquid and
gaseous. will be constantly felt. how
will the compressed gases in that i'm
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25
sparrins for Time.
From Lippincott's.
Will o take me to the theater to-

81
Yes, If you want to CO."
Don't you want to go?"
"Of course, IL you want
But ! wouldn't think Of taking you
unless O wanted to see the play"
And l will not go niles you want
to 60"
But you are the n to say whether
Q a to CO."
"of course. l see now that you do
not want to go, n in hat case we
will stay at
Il do want to go. though. II you want
to 60"
Then, Of course, you won't say
whether you want to take me, SO I
suppose we will stay at home"
ION the contrary. II you want to go,
we go. II you don't want to CO., we
don't go. Now what do you say?"
II say that if you want to 70 with
me l want to CO."
About this time he looked at his
watch and found that they could not
possibly reach the theater before the
beginning Of the third act.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25
night lamps which are safer and bet

only a fool will look for a gas leak
with q lamp, candle or lighted match.
When the nose has approximately 10
Gated the leak it may be found, if in
an accessible place, by means Of a
shaving brush and Dap suds. When
the point Of the leak is covered the
soar will form bubbles which break
and reform. This method is safe and
1t will find leaks too small
to sustain flame.
A "whistling'' gas jet is a danger sig
nal. 1t means that more gas is pass
ing the tip than is burned, and that the
gas is poisoning the air.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25
Telephone Hours.
From the New York Sun.

Telephone 5420-10 to IL a. M"
"What does that mean?" asked tie
man. isn't it a queer item to be print
ed on a woman's visiting card?''
1T would have been queer once,'
said his wife. but 1t isn't now. Women
who have many engagements have
found it necessary to limit the time
they will spend at the telephone. and
they state on their cards he hours
when they car be reached by wire"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25
A Winnino Bet.
Erom tha Philadelphia

FfOfn Inc FN!IHueIP1I1a 1lIQuITeI.
A witty Individual one morning
wagered that he would ask the same
question of SO different persons and
receive the same answer from each.
The wit went to first one and then to
another, until he had reached the
number OF so. And this is how he won
the bet. He whispered, half audibly to
each:
II say; have you heard that Smith
has failed?"
What SMITH" queried the whole
80. one after another; and 1t was de-
cided that the bet had been fairly
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25

The Independent, a newspaper Of
manufacturing arm Of that city Is now
placing on the market a steel which
has from three TO seven times the cut
ting power OF existing high-grade
steels. and which can be hardened in
water. oil or blast.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25

Tho fifteenth son In the fifteenth
year has been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris Roller. In Noble township, Cass
county. Ind
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25
Home. Sweet Home.

From the washington Star.
Senator McLaurin, of Mississippi,
tells a story to illustrate his conception
of the difference between the treatment,
of he olored brother up North and
down South. A Mississippi darkey went
up to Kansas and shortly got stranded.
He begged for food and shelter from
door to door and got neither. Finally
he wandered back to Mississippi and
knocked.
What are you doing at my front
door, you black rascal?"
II want something to eat"
We'll, go o to the back door
and get it then, you rascal said the
white man.
polite way in which his requests had
been refused in Kansas, threw up his
hands and exclaimed:
Bless Gawd. Use among my own
people at last"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25

The annual mineral yield Of the Brit
ish empire exceeds 1900, 000. 600 in value.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25

NJ. J%usserand, who is French ambas-
sador at Washington, had hoped one
day to bring his literary history Of the
English people down to modern times.
lie as a diplomatist IL now, how.
ever. 80 busy that he has had to aban-
don the idea Of carrying the work fur.
thsr than to s~hakespeare's death.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25
The Crimson Throne.

Once I sat on a crimson throne.
And l held the world in fee;
Below me 1 heard my brothers moan.
And / ben me down to see:
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25

Lovingly. bent and looked on them.
But l had no inward pain:
I sat in the heart Of my ruby gem.
Like a rainbow without the rain.
Ny throne is vanished: helpless / lie
At the foot of the broken stair.
And the sorrows of All humanity
Through my heart make a horOuRhfare.
George MacDOnaL1
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RE5EfJ JAS q FYF11TIp
WIEI5 FeCI3. FACES q o-

the earthquake activity is manifested
the ed@e.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-25

Pardon me, sire, for my frankness:
l had no idea whom 1 was addressing.
i pray your majesty will overlook my