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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15

CONGRESS has passed joint resolu-
ton providing for the submission to the
several States of the Union an amend
ment 10 the Constitution authorizing an in
come tax.
Ii this amendment should finally pass,
some fool Judge will declare that the Con-
StitutiQp is unconstitutional.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15

What is said TO be the highest price
ever paid for a cat, 1925, was given in
London on Tuesday by Mrs. Lynas, of
Chicago, for Rob Roy II, England's
champion male chinchlla Persia, the
winner of numerous prizes. The animal
will be brought to the United States.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15

Worry over the illness OF his wife and
his own bad health caused John Jennings,
Norfolk & Western conductor, TO commit
suicide in Roanoke the other day. He
sent bullet through his brain while his
wife was i'll in a hospital.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15

THE fact that a comparatively few New
England and New York manufacturers
can inflict upon this country a tariff bill
that Expresses eighty millions OF people
shows that the tail really does wag the
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15

Great floods have been causing heavy
losses in Missouri and other Western
States. II is said that 10000 travellers
were held up in Kansas City because Of
interrupted train service.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15

THERE is only one thing for President
Taft to do with this infamous tariff bill,
and that is to veto it. The people will be
better off under the old law than under
fhe neW
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15

AT San Francisco, few days ago,
Christian c. Johnson was sentenced
to seven years in the peniten-
tiary for bigamy. II was proven that
since 1906 he had married eighteen dif-
ferent women, and he admitted that at
one time he was counting ten different
yUOr1eu
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15

THE tough thing about this tariff bill is
that il robs those who voted against the
stand-patterS just the same as those who
helped bring on the trouble.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15
Church Notes.

On last Sunday the congregation OF the
M. E. Church South voted TO appropriate
$500 TO the improving OF the Sunday
School room OF the church. The I'M
provements will consist OF new seats,
frescoing, painting and carpeting the floor.
The work will begin in the early fall and
will be speedily brought to a close.
There will be services Sunday in the
Presbyterian Church, if Providence per-
mits, at 1920 a. m. and at KearneySville
at p. m.
M. E. Church South-Bethesda 9 am. &,
Uvila II am, Shepherdstown 8 p. m.
Reformed Church-Sunday School at
9.15 a. m; morning worship and sermon
at 1920 o'clock; service at KearneySville
at 3 O'Clock.
NJ. E. Church-Prcachiug in Shep-
herdstown al 1920 a. NJ, and in SharpS
burg at 8 p. m.
Luheran-Service in ShepherdStown
Sunday at 1920 a. m.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15

A five-year-old child at Reading, Pa,
made drunk from whiSkey which it found
in closet, fell from window headfore-
most and was killed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15

III has been the custom OF the Repub-
lican party heretofore when il put new
tariff bill into effect TO delude the people
and Sugar-coat the btterest features Of
the law. The bill now being rushed
through Congress, however, doesn't have
this merit. With a bold brutality never
before equalled. Cannon and Aldrich
have forced upon the people, against the
protests OF Democrats and many patriots
OF their own party, ameaSure that is SIM
ply outrageous in its robbery. They
make no pretence TO conciliate the con-
sumner and sheer at the suggestion that he
has any rights that the manufacturer is
bound 10 respect. In spite OF the fact
that their party promised the people re-
lief from the onerous burdens of the last
bill, 10y have increased the tariff on the
necessities of life, and instead of free lum-
Der and paper and shoes and reduction
in the common articles OF very-day life,
these pirates have terribly increased the
cost OF living.
This country has never known such
reckless defiance of the will of the people
such wanton disregard OF their WAfare
We cannot but believe that those in high
places who are so insolent and tyranni-
cal will themselves be destroyed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15
j. S. FLEMING, Notary Public.

Will take Acknowledgements OF Deeds.
Power Of Attorney, Afidayits, Deposi-
lions, and attend 10 all business connected
with the Office.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15
This is indeed a roll of honor.

THE American Wooden Company,
commonly known as the Wooden Trust,
has already sent out notices 10 the cloth
ing manufacturers that there will be an
advance of about Is per cent on all grades
OF cloth. The manufacturers will of course
increase the price OF clothing TO the re-
taller, and the retailer will add the cost to
his selling price. The man who buys the
suit OF clothes will pay the increase-but
how will he get it back?
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15

The sanitary advantages of individual
drinking cups in stations and trains have
long been recognized by the railway COM
panies. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
has just installed one of the new systems
OF individual drinking cup machines at
both Camden and Mt Royal stations, Bal
timore. The cups are made of white
paraffine paper arranged in slot machines
which work automatically. By dropping
penny in the slot one Of these paper
cups is, dropped into the hand and be-
comes the property Of the user. These
cups are absolutely sanitary, eliminating
any possibility Of contamination with dirt
or contagious disease, and their innova-
ton al the stations is in the line with the
active movement all over the country to
stamp out infection OF all kinds.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15

While playing ball at Ford City, Pa,
VIM. Moore, aged Is, was struck on the
temple by pitched ball and killed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15

ONE Democrat, or, rather alleged Dem
ocrat, voted with the Republicans last
week for the passage of the infamous AL
drich bill in the Senate. This renegade
is Senator McEnery, of Louisiana, who
has beer hand in glove with Aldrich all
through the tariff fight. With such leaders
the Democratic party can never hope to
have the confidence OF the voters, and it
is a public duty to read McEnery out of
the Democracy forthwith.
And there are others.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15

TEN Republican Senators, patriotic
men from the West, voted against the in
famous Aldrich tariff bill that was passed
through the Senate last Friday. They
were Beverage, OF Indiana, BriStow, OF
Kansas, Brown and Burkett, of Nebraska,
Clapp and Nelson, of Minnesota. Craw-
ford, of South Dakota, Cummins and DOLL
liver, of Iowa, and LaFollette, Of Wiscon-
Sin
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-07-15
And there are others.

THE tariff bill passed tie Senate last
Friday by avote of As to "a. Every DEM
ocrat except McEnery, OF Louisiana, voted
against it, and ten Western Republican
Senators also cast their votes in oppoSi-
ton. Although Congress was called in
session TO revise the tariff downward, the
result is the highest tariff the country has
ever known. The duty on almost every
article of common use by the people has
been advanced TO unheard of figures, and
we will have 10 pay hundreds OF millions
of dollars more for Our goods next year
than ever before.
II is the most infamous piece OF legiS-
lation ever enacted by Congress.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13

Teheran, Persia, July 13.-Strew-
ing the street here with dead and
wounded, Persian rebels today enter
ed the city and stormed the barracks
and made their way towards the pal
ace of the shah.
The loyal Cossacks are powerless
and 1t seems certain the monarch VIII
fall into the hands of enemies.
The sacred college of Mujthids is
sued a proclamation melting the reb-
els and declared holy war against
the members of the Moslem faith.
The mullas of the college were sent
to the Persian frontier from Mejof to
proclaim war, and were quick to re-
spond-
Fired with fanatical fury the rebels
advanced upon the city and soon the
streets were running with blood.
They looted the homes aud burned
shops. Foreigners have taken refuge
in the legations about the palace.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13
JUDGES SAY UNION
COUNTY IS DRY

Salem, July 13.-In the Union
county local option case, in which an
order Of the county court declaring
that county dry, as the outcome of
the local option election last June
which is attacked, the supreme court
is divided in a decision rendered to-
day.
Julius Roesch, a brewer, alleged in
a petition initiating the local option
proceedings in Union county last
spring that they were insufficient and
that the notices of election were in
adequate, and that they were not
posted according to law. Evidence
was produced to show that only three
notices were posted in Kamela pre-
cinct and there should have been five.
Chief Justice Moore wrote the
opinion in which he holds the no.
tees of election were sufficient. This
is concurred in by Justices Mcbride
and Eakin. The dissenting opinion
was written by Justice Slater, and
concurred in by Justice King. "If
the failure to post the notices in Ka-
mela precinct disfranchises over three
thousand voters in Union county,"
wrote Mcbride, then the failure in
the smallest precinct in the state
would disfranhchise every voter in
the commonwealth if a special cleo
tion for the entire state would be
called upon some measure or office"
Mcbride holds that substantial
compliance is all that is necessary,
unless the negligence has changed the
result. On the other hand, Slater
contends in the former cases of the
oregon supreme court that it is held
that in special elections strict COM
pliance with all statutory require
ments is mandatory.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13
ELKS ARE ELECTING
NATIONAL OFFICERS TODAY

Los Angeles, July 13.-As the hour
for the election of the exalted ruler
and subordinate officers of the Elks
assembled here in convention draws
nearer, indications point more and
more to the election of August Ger
ry) Herman of Cincinnati, to the
highest office of the order. Ballots
will be cast this afternoon.
Several nominating speeches on
both sides are scheduled. The first
disappointment OF Herrmann's lead
ing opponent, j. U. Sammis of Iowa,
came with the announcement of the
absence of Charles Hichett, Sammis'
chief supporter. Nearly every Off
ciai of the grand lodge is against
the election OF Sammis.
Approximately 1850 ballots will be
cast of these, Herrmann's friends
claim $50. The morning session be-
gan at 10 o'clock with nomination
speeches. Contests are on for the Of
fices of exalted ruler and esteemed
lecturing knight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13
VALE FINDS ALFALFA
SEED PROFITABLE

Vale, Ore, July 13.-Owing to the
backwardness of the spring, the al
falfa crop will be comparatively light
this year in Malheur county However
the seed crop bids fair to be exceed
ingly good. This is a new feature
that has been introduced into farm
ing within the last two years, and one
that is gaining ground every year.
Heretofore the alfalfa hay crop has
been the major crop in this part of
Oregon, but it has been found that
the soil is better adapted to the rails
ing of the seed, and that it is more
profitable to cut only one early crop
and then allow the alfalfa to seed.
The farmers in this section realize
from $50 to 500 an acre from the
seed, and it is not uncommon for the
yield to bring S120 an acre. This is
eclusive of the first hay crop.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13
BUILDING SITE
NOW PAID FOR
FEDERAL BUILDING AT
CORNER ALTA AND GARDEN
Clark Nelson, in Whose Name Trans
fer Was Made, Received News Yes
terday That Payment Had Been
Ordered-Alterations in Abstract
Made to Satisfy Officials-S7O, 900
Appropriated for Building and Site.

The federal building site at the cor
ner of Alta and Garden streets has
been formally accepted by the treas
ury department and the money for
the property is now upon the way to
Pendleton.
News to this effect was received
yesterday afternoon by C. E. Nelson,
through whom the title was convey
ed to the government. The letter
was from W. E. Andrews, auditor in
the accounts division of the super
vising engineers office. 1t stated
that the draft for the purchase price
had been forwarded, through the reg
ular channel, to Mr.. Nelson.
The information received means
that the government has accepted the
abstract of title to the federal build
ing location. When the abstract was
first sent for approval to United
States District Attorney McCourt it
was returned to this city for correc-
ton. The correction was made and
so were further corrections made at
eAit ANpuNSN VI MI hCSOuIl.
The site purchased by the govern
ment for the federal building is To-
Gated at the southwest corner of AL
ia and Garden streets. 1t is a tract
100 by 100 feet and the published
price at which the property was sold
the government was $4,000. How
ever, the owners of the tract receiv-
ed greater sum than that repre-
sented by the bid price, the remain
der being paid by property owners in
that section of the city.
For the purchasing of site and the
erection of a federal building in PEN
dleton the sum of $4,000 was Sc
cured through the efforts of Con-
gresham w. r. Ellis. OF this amount
it is understood the $4,000 will be
used in the erection of the building
and the remaining $4,000 in the pur-
chase and Improvement of the |
grounds and the furnishing of the !
building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13

Seattle, July 13.-Richard Balling-
er, secretary of the interior is here
today on an official tour to investigate
matters connected with the interior
department, devoting particular at
tention to the work of the reclamation
service in several projects.
"The condition in certain Indian
agencies" he said. sis far from satis-
factory, and require rigid investiga-
ton. President Taft asked me to IA
miliarize myself with the question of
the reclamation of arid lands.
THE government has spent some
thing like fifty million of dollars, the
proceeds of the sales of public lands
and the investment is so large and the
work so important that the President
wants me to conduct an investigation
at close range in the same way that
he sent Secretary Dickingson to Pana-
ma to become familiar with the con-
struction of the canal"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13
WANTS TAFT TO WORK FOR
DIRECT ELECTION SENATORS

Lincoln, July. 1S.-Suggesting that
constitutional amendment provid-
ing for the direct election of sena-
tors by the people be submitted to
the states for ratification at the
same time that they are asked to pass
upon the income tax, Bryan today ad-
dressed a letter to President Taft. He
refers to Taft's speech of acceptance
of the nomination for president in
which he said he was personally in
clned to favor such a change Bryan
asked If this was not an opportune
time to present the subject to con-
gress. Bryan pledged what assist
ance he was able to give.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13
CUSHMAN IS BURIED
WITH HONORS TODAY

Tacoma, July 1S.-After lying in
state at the armory from 10 to 1870
today the body Of late Congressman
Cushman was buried with honors in
the Tacoma cemetery.
The armory was handsomely deco
rated, over fifteen thousand roses al
one being used, from Point Defiance
park to the bank on the casket. The
body was surrounded by niche in
Point Defiance park which Cushman
helped to get for the city. DR.. Al
fred W. Martin performed the cere-
mony and John L. Wilson delivered
an eulogy at the public funeral. The
Knights Templars OBJECTED as an es-
cort and the Masonic rites were OBJ
served at the grave.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13

San Jose. July 13.-Christian John
son, sentenced to seven years for big.
amy, thinking that he would die II
prison, today made a public statement
lrecountfng the history of his life. Fol
four years he roamed throughout the
United States duping women. In
every instance but two, the cupidity
of the man is responsible for his sue
cess in getting their savings. The two
victims are Miss Katy Heone, of Los
Angeles, and Mrs. Sylvia DeBen-
NETT. of San Francisco.
81 married both of them. If ]
thought l could live long enough to
serve the term l wouldn't tell this
story. After my sweetheart died in
Germany, I took to duping women.
81 can't remember the names OF
all the women I duped. The money
got from some l spent on others
so / didn't make much. | married
the first woman, Mrs. Mary Brown
of Springfield, Mass, on Nov. 1905.
She gave me $500 on the day we were
married and 1 went to New York two
days later. / didn't like her
THE second marriage was to Mrs.
Sylvia DeBonnett of San Rafeal. Dec.
1906. left her two weeks later, and
went to Portland, Ore, where under
the name of John Madison / courted
ten women. some time. | met them
by advertising in two daily papers. l
received five hundred answers. and
remained in Portland two months.
only married one there. and she was
Elsa Jones, | think. She was a di-
vorced woman and owned a third in,
terest in the largest coal yard of
south Portland. 1 got $500 from
her. l lived with her two weeks. at
the same time counting nine others.
One was arich wife of a sea captain
who ran a steamer to Seattle and
Nome. She wanted to leave her hus-
band and marry me.
Then l went to Los Angeles, and
then to Memphis, where l married
Mrs. Bertha King. l left her in
Louisville on May, 1901. Last year
l inserted an ad in newspapers in st.
Louis. The woman l was engaged to
and the money that l received from
each are as follows: Mrs Minnie AL
len, 5000; Mrs. Catalina Baughman,
$50; Mrs. Alice Richardson, s40O
and diamond ring; from the head
nurse at hospital whose first name
was Catherine, $500.
After leaving st. Louis 1 got s1400
from Mrs. Elizabeth jackson, of lola,
Kansas. An advertisement in San
Francisco brought 200 answers. II
married Mrs. Leopold and got $500
from her. Then l went to stockton
and married Mrs. Tretheway who fl
nally sent me to prison. When mar
'ied her l was corresponding with Ida
of Ingleside. 1t was through
)ne of these letters that l was caught.
duped women to have a good time. |
Is could not live long. If live long
enough I will give the Heone girl
back her $400.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13
ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WORK
ON DESCHUTES ROAD

Moro. Ore, July ia special
term Of the circuit court is now in ses-
sion with Judge h. r. Butler, presid-
ing. Several right of way cases for
the Deschutes railroad are up for trial
but Attorney Spencer for the company
secured a stipulation that railroad
work could go on. The cases go to
trial next fall at the regular term to
ascertain the assessment of damages
due property, The body of E. C.
Leonard, resident manager of the
Sandow Mills of Wasco, drowned in
the Deschutes river at Cove on July 3.
was found in the channel IL miles
below The Dalles.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13
NEWSBOY HAS A NARROW ESCAPE
FROM BEING CRUSHED BY A HORSE

Little Joe Monterastelli. the we'll
known newsboy, had a narrow escape
from serious injury while riding on a
bicycle last evening. He was run
down by his uucle, Lorenzo Monter-
astelli, driving with horse and bug
gy. The newsie had turned to answer
the taunts of some other boys when
the horse and buggy ran into him. He
was knocked from his wheel and fell
under the horses feet.
Bystanders held their breath ex-
pecting to see the life trampled out
of the PROSTATE boy, but fortunately
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13
PORTUGESE HUSBAND
WILL GET $4,000. 900

London, July 1S.-The fortune
which Miss Anita Stewart will bring
to Dom Miguel, of Braganza, son Of
the Portuguese pretender. on her mar
riage will amount to 100000. OF
this sum $1,O0O,OOO was given to Miss
Stewart by James Henry (Silent)
Smith, during his lifetime-in fact, at
the time of his marriage to her moth
er' Mrs. Rhinelander Stewart, as she
then was.
The other s1,00O,OOO will be given
to the young woman as a dowery by
her mother.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13
EVELYN THAW CALLED To
TESTIFY AGAINST HUSBAND

White Plains, n. Y, July 13.-Con-
trary to expectations, Evelyn Thaw
was summoned by the state this after
noon to appear as a witness against
her husband, Harry, who is on trial
regarding insanity. She took the
stand at 3:O5 this afternoon.
Edward Heavens, the jailer at
Poughkeepsie, and William w. Smith.
the millionaire philantropist. testified
that they thought Thaw was sane.
Smith said he had talked religion
with the prisoner and discovered he
knew much about the bible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13

An injunction suit which may in
volve the whole west end section and
the entire lower Umatilla river in
litigation, was filed in the courts here
yesterday afternoon. In accordance
with the request made in this suit,
County Judge Gilliland has issued an
order enjoining Joseph Ramos from
damming the Umatilla river, just
above the headgate of the power ditch
for the Henrietta mills, at Echo.
1t seems that in his efforts to Sc
cure water to irrlgate his fields, Ra-
mos has damned the river and left
the mills without any water to turn
It's wheels. AS result the mills were
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13
OREGON EXHIBIT AT SEATTLE
TO BE KEPT BY STATE

Seattle, July 13.-Practically the
entire exhibit of the state of Oregon
at the exposition, with whole sections
of the interior decorations will be re-
moved to Salem to be made a perma-
nent part of the oregon state fair, ac-
cording to plans discussed by the Ore
gon state commissioners and the Gov
ernor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13

the horse was gentle and stopped
stalk still, even lifting its foot when
It found 1t was standing on the boys
arm. As a result Joe is able to be
up and around today with no wound
more serious than severely plnched
arm and a few scratches and bruises.
Though the horse set his foot square
y down on the arm, it missed the
bone, pinching the fleshy part Of the
arm between the hoof and the pave
ment.
The injury bled profusely but Will
apparently be healed in a short time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13
CLOVER THE OFFICIAL
EMBLEM TODAY AT FAIR

Seattle, July 1S,-Clover is the Of
ficial emblem at the exposition to-
day. 1t is symbolic of Whatcom
county, one of the leading dairying
counties of the Puget sound basin.
Ten thousand souvenir postal cards
bearing the four leafed clover were
distributed after speeches and music
in the Washington state building.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-13
INJUNCTION SUIT MAY INVOLVE
WHOLE WEST END IN LITIGATION

forced to close down and are now
not running.
The restraining order was placed in
the hands Of a deputy sheriff who
went to Echo this morning for the
purpose of serving it on Ramos. If
he should decide not to heed the or
der he will be arrested and brought
to trial for contempt of court.
While the filing of this suit may
not directly involve the water users
of the west end in litigation, it will
undoubtedly hasten the time when the
will be called upon to settle the ques-
ton of water rights among west end
irrigators.