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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-10
BABY is SOLD BY
A SEATTLE MOTHER

Seattle, Wash.-"For valuable con-
sideration" not mentioned in the reg
uIarly drawn bill of sale which was
duly attested before a notary in this
city, Mrs. Ed Gallagher of destitute
means, sold her infant daughter to
Mrs. Waltrip, wife of a patrolman.
Later, the baby developing illness,
Mrs Waltrip returned it to Mrs. j.
Harris, proprietor Of lying-in-home,
where it was born. Mrs. Harris Of
fered it to the mother, the mother de-
cllned totake it back and the infant,
now IS days old, is in the City Emer-
gency hospital. The curious docu-
ment is in the possession of the po-
lice matron.
Investigation developed the fact
that the curious bill of sale was the
second of it's kind acknowledged be-
fore the same notary. L. Roy Mans
field, the notary, says that he advised
the parties to the transaction that it
was illegal and would not stand as an
adopted and that the parties taking
the child under such conditions could
not claim it legally.
DR.. F. Falk, who attended the case,
said he knew that the adoption was
Illegal. All say that no actual money
was passed in the transaction. In
vestigation of the records show that
the birth of the child was not certi-
fled to the city health department.
The matter has been reported to the
state health department. Meantime,
the infant, unclaimed sleeps in the
City Emergency hospital and the
mother cannot be found
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-10
FORTUNE LEFT TO
BAKER CITY MAN

Baker City, Ore.-James Patter-
son. who has been employed abou.
the st. Elizabeth hospital for over a
year left last night for London, Eng
land where it has been learned that
he has fallen heir to a fortune esti-
mated at several hundred thousand
dollars. The discovery of Patterson's
right to the property was made by ac-
cident in conversation with a chance
acquaintance on one of the Sumpter
Valley trains, over one year ago. Pat
terson learned that the eastern pa
pers had carried advertisements re-
garding his whereabouts.
Patterson wrote to his uncle in Eng
/ land and after some months an ans
wer came back from the aunt, telling
him of the vast estate that had been
| left him. Patterson secured the SER
vices of an attorney in Buffalo and
the latter went to London to look af-
| ter his clients interests. He secured
| through the courts of chancery $751;
900 in cash. which he deposited to
Patterson's credit at Buffalo. Be-
sides the estate there is considerable
property belonging to an aunt, of
whom Patterson is the only living
heir. This consists of several pieces
OF valuable property in London.
Pattersons plans for the future are
indefinite. For the present he expects
to remain with his aunt, who is 81
years of age. Later he win probably
return to Baker if he can leave his
English estate.
Patterson left Ireland in 1864,
lived in Buffalo, N. Y, until about
seven years ago, when he came to the
coast. He has lived in Baker City for
four years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-10
Students Can't Shoot Rapids.

University of oregon, Eugene.-Al-
though outdoor exercises of all kinds
are fostered at the university, the fac
ulty has put the ban upon students
shooting the rapids in the Willamette
river, opposite Judkins Point Ca
noeing on the millrace is good recrea-
ton and comparatively free from
danger but canoeing on the open
river is different. The current Is
swift and the river contains two bad
rapids, both within a mile of the var
sity. Three years ago while attempt
ing to shoot the rapids in company
with "Billy" Neal, Dudley Newell, a
varsity boy, was drowned This put
a stop to any further attempts for a
considerable time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-10
Eortnne Looking for Man.

Aberdeen, Wash.-To declare one
George Bachman officially dead is
the purpose of the court of Switzer-
land, unless he makes known his
identity within a certain period of
time designated. This is the purport
of a letter written in German by a
married sister of Bachman, who lives
in Pail of Chur, Switzerland, to Post
master W. B. Crammatte.
Bachman, according to Mrs. d.
Schumacher, the sister, was in Aber-
deem in February last, although he
is not known to have communicated
with his relatives directly in many
years.
The object of declaring Eastman
officially dead is to divide large es-
tate left by the parents of Bachman,
and as he is one Of the heirs, 1t is
necessary to locate him. No one SC
far who has been shown the letter
knows anything about the man fol-
whom a fortune awaits.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-10
Freewater Land s7OO An Acre.

Freewater, Ore.-Land values in
this district are constantly increas-
ing. Two sales have been made this
week, one consisting Of % acres, a
part of the Ragsdale tract, for $725
an acre, the other being part of the
Brown ranch, at Babcock crossing for
500 an acre.
The Pleasant valley country, which
a year ago was sagebrush land, has
been put under cultivation, the raw
lands having been sold at $125 an
acre.
The school, which was built three
years ago. has had to be enlarged
and the contract was let this week
for $1,000 addition.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-10
prcach sermons on aInhor. .

Pittsburg, Pa,-Presbyterlan pas
tors in this city and many other cities
Sunday compiled with the request
sent to eleven thousand Presbyterian
churches in the United States by Rev.
Charles Sickle, superintendent of the
church's Department of Church and
Labor to discuss some phase Of the
labor question, the day being designat-
ed by the American Federation of
Labor as Labor Sunday" In many
cities the labor unions marched to the
churches in a body.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-10
Pathfinder PILOT Arrested.

Baker City, Ore.-The big racing
car of NJ. Robert Guggenheim, which
is preceding the famous Thomas path
finder into Seattle, was detained in
Baker City Saturday morning for a
short time because the drivers had
driven their car too fast in the city
streets. Elbert Bellows and j. C.
jacobson, in charge of the machine
were taken to the office of the chief
rof police and there detained until as
surance was given by Marvin Chandler
they would make good any fine which
might be levied.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-10

Quoted the International Congress on
tuberculosis in Washington last year,
at which 1000 delegates from over
thirty-three different countries were
assembled
Friday.
international League for Highway
Improvements meets in Richmond to-
ray and tomorrow, at the Jefferson
hotel. Prominent Americans and dell
egates from Canada and Mexico are
present.
Saturday.
The Erie. Champlain, Cayuga and
Seneca canal will be opened for navi-
cation at noon today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-10
Hear Reyiyals by Telephone.

Albany, Ore.-Through the agency
of the "Christophone" from the Uni
ted Presbyterian church of this city
all the patrons of the Home Tele-
phone company in this part of the
valley can hear the revival services
now being conducted at the tempo
rary tabernacle while sitting in their
homes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-10
Upsetting Natures Laws.

I'VE have reversed the ordinary
laws OF nature" said witty United
States senator. speaking of himself
and an almost preternaturally dignl-
fled colleague. BLANK has risen by
his gravity: l have sunk by my lew
lty."-Youth's Companion.
Fine line OF rubber tired vehicles
Just received by Nissen Implement
Company.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-10
FIrePots Save yakima Fruit.

North Yakima-The firepot meth
cd Of fighting frost has been largely
and successfully experimental with
this spring by Yakima orchardists.
The entire prune crop Of the Olsen
Royce ranch was saved by the smudg-
es, the automaic frost alarm having
given warning three times this season
that fires were needed. The initial
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-10
NORTHWEST NOTES

cost of the pot and of the oil for a
season does not exceed 25 cents a
tree, so that the returns from a saw
ed crop more than justify the expen-
dHure. There are some $4,000 fire.
pots in use in orchards in the lower
valley.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-10

We have some very desirable resi-
dence properties in Pendleton to ex-
change for unimproved property In
Portland or vicinity. H. P. Whitman,
$40 Chamber of Commerce, Portland,
Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-10

Position wanted by lady steno-
graph and typewriter. References
given. Enquire this office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-10

son of Henry Johnson "A fisherman,
living at Astoria.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-10

What time will the clock stop7
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

of New Hampshire, who sang the
praises of the high and dry yard
at Portsmouth,; from Perkins. in
charge of the useless yards at Mare
island; and from other members of
the committee who felt their
pork" to be in danger of slipping
away from them.
1t was all extremely edifying
. And most significant. For it sig
nified an uprising by the minority
which had made itself felt. The PEG
pies element in that body had, for
the first time in good many years
dared to block the path of Aldrich,
Hale and the old strong arm
bosses, and to force them to give
up.
Much credit is due to Cummins
of Iowa. He promises to be a tower
OF strength to the peoples element
in the senate. He has experience
and tact, and is a good man to or
ganize. And 1t was fine to see how
he was backed by Dixon of Mon
tana, BOrah of Idaho, LaFollette
and Burkett of Nebraska.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
WOULD run CITY
AS GOD WOULD
HAVE CITY RUN"

w. b. Eakins, 616 Fourth avenue,
and Frank Atkinson, Liberty av-
enue, Lidgerwood. constitute a
committee from the Law Enforce
ment league that is engaged in a
tour of the improvement clubs of
the city in the interest of the in
dependent mayoralty race of the
league. The league has selected
J. F. Sanders. an accountant in
the employ of the Spokane Dry
Goods Co., to make the race for
mayor and effort. is being made to
rally all believers in the closed
town policy to his standard.
Eakins and Atkinson addressed
the Lidgerwood Improvement club
last night at the Lidgerwood Con-
gregational church. Eakins urged
the brethren" present to endorse
the league platform and candidate
and help ito run the city as God
would have it run. All that the
present city administration has
done toward law enforcement was
urged upon it by the Law Enforce
ment league"
S. s. Bassett, George M. Neither
cult and others endorsed the closed
town idea, but did not take kindly
to the Independent ticket move
ment and the effort to endorse San
ders failed. The committee was
invited to bring Sanders before the
club that the members might
sound him out in person and then
decide on the action to be taken.
A man named Sharer took issue
with the Law Enforcement league
on it's plank against a restricted
district, stating that it had been
demonstrated that a restricted dis
trict was more conducive to the
suppression of the social evil than
the present policy of spreading it
abroad over the city.
An effort will be made by the
club to secure a candidate from
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
R. M. LAFOLLETTE
Senator from Wisconsin.
A. w. CUMMINS
Senator from Iowa.

things in the bill that would be
better left unsaid.'
And besides, once more, evening
sessions of the senate would spoil
his social program, all laid out for
the season.
But there stood Horatius at the
bridge Several of him. And the
hosts of Hale and Aldrich were
obliged to pause.
And it has been just as disagree.
able to Mr.. Hale as he anticipated
AS Senator Martin of Virginia said
in heat: "The bill bristles with
irregular provisions. If one is liable
to point of order, then they are
all liable
Senator Hale looked panied He
begged Martin to correst his state
ment. 1t would not look well in the
record. But Martin was irritated
and declined. Martin is one OF the
fortunate. He is a member of the
naval committee, and had some
pork" in the bill. Burkett of Ne
braska had hooked out the Martin
pork, with his point of order
hook.
It seems that Colonel Harry
An imitation claw against buying
powder of the powder trust suf,
fered the same fate.
Things were cheering up. Dixon
of Montana joined Horatius at the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
WATCHED GAME THROUGH
FIELD GLASSES.

country. was forbidden the use OF
the Western Union wires to report
the games played by the Reds.
Not to be outdone. milford
climbed to the top of nearby
building and through field glasses
watched the games. and by means
of the Postal Telegraph Co.'S wires
succeeded in furnishing complete
and accurate reports of the games.
The sight of the Deacon" perched
upon a roof. peering intently
through his big glasses and dictat
ing his story to the operator. fur
nished lot Of fun for the specta-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

Special Correspondence to the Press
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Feb. 23.--
There assembled in this. the cap
ital city of Wyoming, today, one OF
the biggest and most important
gatherings of farmers and scien-
tific agriculturists ever held in the
western part of the United States.
Pit is the third annual meeting OF
.fhe Transmissouri Dry Farming
congress, attended by more than
1880 delegates and interested WIS.,
ltors.
IL, Although dry farming has been
practiced for many years in differ
,ent parts of the country, it has only
Ebeen made the subject of a scien-
'tiflc investigation during the last
few years. Dry farming has been
fthe means of cultivating millions
of acres of semi-arid land in the
,,western states, and 1t Is said to
rpromise to transform three-fourths
of the area of the Rocky Mountain
states into fertile farms that are
cultivated without irrigation,
When 1t first became known that
crops could be grown In the semi
arid west without irrigation. many
shalf interested and half skepticai
farmers began to experiment, with
only a little knowledge to begin
with. Then it was that In 1906 a
movement was started by the six
leading commercial bodies of Den
yer, Col. to hold general meet
eng of farmers to discuss this new
method of farming.
''Dry farming" is a misnomer. In
The first place It is not dry" farm
ing. but method by which land
which is ordinarily dry can be kept
moist by observing certain simple
rules of physical law. When these
natural laws, by which moisture
can be kept within soil properly
cultivated, are understood. the rails.
ing OF crops from this land Is no
longer questioned. A movement ia
ON foot to designate this system
rs scientific farming"
Prof. II. NJ. Campbell of South
Dakota made the first effort to
formulate scientific system, which
Is now attracting the attention of
agriculturists the world oyer
Plow. Plow! Plow! That's the
Campbell saystem" In nutshell.
The farmer makes use of all of the
natural moisture in the earth by
turning the damp undersoil to the
surface. and by keeping this
method i'm operation the season
through the farmer has furnished
sufficient plant food to produce fine
crops. The Campbell system" is
best adapted to garden or intensive
farming. The blowing cost is too
great on wide areas. OF course.
for successful results, a sufficient
amount of rain must have fallen
during the wet season. else the UNI
dersoil. AS far as the pillow can
reach. would be too dry.
Prof. W. II. DIN. agronomist of
The Fort Collins agricultural col
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
PURSE CRABBER GETS
AWAY WITH $l4

Another grab was made last
night by the purse snatcher who
has bee ntroubling public and po-
lice for several days. His grab
last night netted a purse contain
ing about $14, the property of Mrs.
Beardsley, 1908 Mallon avenue.
Mrs. Beardsley was standing In
front of the Crescent store at the
time. 1t is believed by the police
that the snatcher is the same
party who secured two purses at
the corner of Post street and Riv-
erside avenue Saturday night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

bridge. (Which was big surprised
He logged in George Kibbe Turn
er's magazine story on useless
navy yards, and put Hale on the
witness stand.
WAS it true that there were only
two yards really accessible to mod
Tucker and some other estimable
Virginia gentlemen had suffered
financial embarrassment by specu-
lating in the real estate end of the
Jamestown exposition. The nava!
appropriations bill was taking the
first step looking to relieving the
stress of these gentlemen by the
purchase of said real estate for a
naval training station
We'll, if mine goes out, I'll make
a point against all the Others" said
Martin, threatening.
Which will be an excellent thing
for the public" muttered LaFol-
lette.
And so it happened.
A franchise to the Pennsylvania
railroad for tracks to the navy yard
went out on point of order"
A provision to force the presi-
dent to revoke his order keeping
marines off the warships went out
by similar process.
ern ships on the Atlantic seaboard?
Was it true that a bunch of yards
and docks were being maintained
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
u.s. SENATE TYRANNY BROKEN AT LAST
HALE-ALDRlCH CLIQUE HUM
BLEED BY FIVE CHAMPIONS,
WHEN IT CAME TO THE
POINT OF SPENDING A MAT
TER OF $137,0o0,0o0
BY gibson GARDNER.

Special Correspondence to The Press
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 23.-
The most sensational thing that
Mas happened in Washington in the
last five years was the considera-
tiOn Of the naval appropriation bill
In open session of the senate.
This is violent departure from
senatorial custom"
i. Legislation by committees has
become the senatorial habit. The
big bills have been doctored up be-
hind closed doors. A few old SEN
ators. like Hale and Aldrich. have
known what they contained. The
rest of the senate has been In ig-
norance. The general public has
not had a remote hint of what was
really going on. They just paid
the bill.
! After spending Is days tinkering
with the naval bill in committee,
Senator Hale brought the bulky
document (appropriating $137,-
VUU,uUVp iuto lIiC oChdeS uonSN
that 1t be disposed of--that Is
passed-in an hour.
Then the unexpected happened.
The minority of the senate up
rose.
Senators Cummins, LaFollette,
Borah, Burkett and Dixon init
mated desire to know what the
bill contained.
To say that Senator Hale was
shocked is doing but poor justice
to the feelings of the senator from
Maine. He was panied. He was
hurt. He was outraged. He was
fulfilled. He was annoyed. He was
disturbed. He was nettled. He
was fused. He was filled with sor-
row. He was embittered--all this
land then some.
What did these young ROSTERS
Of the senate mean? What did they
think they were doing to ask him
to explain?
And, besides. there was not time.
And besides again there were
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
Wealthy Homes
Part with Pianos

Opportunity to buy good second
hand pianos at low prices and easy
terms.
The demand for Pianola Pianos
and Chickering Grand Pianos
among Spokane homes of culture
brings to us many secondhand in
struments, and this month we have
an unusually fine lot to offer. Many
of these instruments are practical
ly as good as new. and we price
them at just what we allowed In
exchange. plus a small charge for
repairs. Every piano is put in first
class condition.
You can not appreciate what
splendid opportunity our month
end sale affords for securing
really good piano at low price.
II you want piano and can spare
few dollars a month come In and
investigate.
Among the lot Is Rica & Sons
Piano, mahogany case; very good
instrument and in good condition :,
cost new $3.50: sale price. 49,. ,$t85
We also have splendid buy in
a Steinbach & Dreher. almost new;
been used short time in concert
work; has mahogany case; beauti-
ful tone. and cost new 1915; sale
price .....,........ $2aO
A magnificent Schenck Piano:
oak case; good as new; was $3.50:
| 5diC piiNc .Y[O6
There Is also genuine Decker
Brothers, Weber. Kimball, a
Steinway. some splendid bargains
In used Pianolas and church and
parlor organs.
See our window for small goods
bargains.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
BUSINESS BEGINNING TO
MOVE.

II you have 1000 or more to in.
vest. ! have proposition where
you can get your original money
back In 10 months and still have a.
excellent investment. See me ut
once. +. u. Wright. $40 Hutton
block. over chamber of commerce
Phone Main dSi.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
w. E. BORAH
Senator from Idaho.

which were suited only for anti
quated sailing ships? Was 1t true
that 10 out of II members OF the
naval committee had naval yards
in their districts? Was it true that
plants were duplicated, work
wasted, money thrown away on 'po-
litical yards while the battle fleet
was not provided with refuge or
repair facilities if it were forced to
fly from battle or storm"
Mr.. Hale was compelled to admit
that much of this was true. But
the trouble came from the too
rapid expansion of the navy. All
the time the cry had come for big
ger and more battleships. OF
course, the yards had become anti
quated.
Then should they not be aban-
doned?"
The loud noise heard at this
point was Tillman screaming about
Charleston. There was naval
clique plotting against the
Charleston yard. Some persons
were trying to destroy" the
Charleston yard. The president
was 'prejudiced" against the
Charleston yard. a
Loud noises came also from
Smith of Maryland. who saw az
chance of losing a $250.000 bit for a
pier at Annapolis; from Gallinger
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
POMPEIl, PISA AND PARIS

Rev. Grier gives his fifth travel
talk at the Universalist church,
Fifth and Howard, Wednesday
evening. His subject will be
"Pompeii. Pisa and Paris" Rev.
Grier returns Wednesday from a
short visit to Tacoma.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

the upper end of the Fifth ward
for councilman, and G.. M. Neither
cult, c. F. Wilson and J. F. WI.
liams were appointed a committee
to bring out the right man. A
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
REPORTERS INGENUITY
BEAT CORPORATION

One of the funniest things In
base ball occurred in 1897. in Gin
cinnati, when Rem milford of the
Cincinnati Post, one of the best
known base ball writer's in the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

water supply committee consisting
OF Fred I.eghorn. H. w. Greenberg
and 8. 8. Bassett was appointed.
Register today, while the boetts
are In your precinct.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

lege, Colorado, is the originator of
the thorough tillage system" of
dry farming. He has embodied the
best points of the Campbell sys-
tem." and has evolved some addi-
tional practical methods. He be-
lieves that the science Is still in
it's infancy. His system includes, as
necessary requisites for success.
tillage of soil. seed selection. har-
vesting, crop rotation and live
stock.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

tors at the game and incidentally
led to lot of base ball humOr and
satire. -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
UNACCOuNTEO FOR

Little Jenkins--Yes, | am a self
made man.
Big Williams-That so? And
what did you do in all your spare
time
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23

Registration of voters in each
precinct In the city every day this
week from 0 a. m. to $3.50 p. m. csc
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
THEIR MAGIC BRINGS
FOOD FROM DESERT

GREAT DRY FARMING CON.
GRESS OPENS FOR DISCUS.
SION OF WORLD WIDE MOVE.
MENT TO RECLAIM LAND.