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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31
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PROMINENT WHEAT
DEALER Is DEAD

L. W. McComas, local representa-
tive of the Northwestern Warehouse
company, received word yesterday af-
ternoon of the death of the head of
that company, George w. McNear,
which occurred at his home in Oak
land. California. He was the largest
wheat dealer in California and one
of the largest and best known on the
entire Pacific coast.
Mr.. McNear came to Portland in
1896 and purchased the Irving dock
property. He opened an exporting
office and for four years engaged in
business under the name of G. w.
McNear. In 1900 the business was
transferred to Eppinger & Co., and
later to Girvin & Eyres. The three
san Francisco firms then combined
an with the Portland property was
operated under the name of the
Northwestern Warehouse company.
E. w. McComas has been the Pendle-
ton representative for a number of
years
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31
FARE TO PORTLAND
WILL Be REDUCED
STRAIGHTENING OF CURVES
SHORTENS THE DISTANCE
Fifteen Cents Reduction VIII Prob
ably be Made March 1--Traveling
Men Make Complaint and Com
pany Promises Reform.

The fare between Pendleton and
Portland will probably be reduced by
about Is cents on March /, according
1t Is a well-known fact that the ac-
tual distance by rail between the two
cities has been greatly reduced during
the past few years by the changes
made in the road and the elimination
of curves. but it remained for the
railroad commission to ascertain the
exact distance now traversed by the
road in this state.
They have found that the road be-
tween Portland and Huntington has
been made 81 miles shorter and as
practically all of the changes have
been made west of Pendleton, the
distance between this city and Pen
dleton must have been reduced by at
least five miles. The changes now
contemplated between Pendleton and
Coyote will reduce the distance still
more within the next few months.
Travelling Men Complain.
The following concerning the mat
ter is from the Portland Telegram:
Mileage has been collected on mile
age books on the o. r. & N. between
Portland and Huntington for which
mileage did not exist, but this will be
changed, about March 1, after which
time the conductors will tear from
the books only the correct mileage.
The difference between the mileage
charged and the actual mileage be-
tween Huntington and Portland is ap-
proximately 81 miles.
During the recent session of the
legislature, State Senator Dan Kella-
her asked the railroad commission if
the O. r. & ~ was collecting on
mythical mileage. The commission
ers did not think so, but finally had
the state engineer compute the mile
age. This showed a difference of
more than five miles on the o. r. &,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31
HOBSON'S NECKTIE.
Hero of Merrimac's Cravat Responds
to Mood of Representative.

Washipgton.-Rep Hob
sons necktie is fast becoming ia
nous,
II is flung to the breeze, like a
battle flag, whenever the Alabama
statesman rises to make a speech,
and it is kept waving as long as the
oratorical torrent continues. deaf
man might know that Hobson was
talking-probably about war with ia
pan-if he could see nothing about
Hobson but his necktie.
AS soon as the hero of the Mer-
rimac rises from his chair to address
the house he unbuttons his vest
tucks the two sides of the garment
out Of sight under his coat, and re-
leases the necktie The cravat, as
though conscious of the duty it has
to perform, seems to become imbued
with life and projects itself at an an
gle OF forty-five degrees from the
Hobsonian shirt bosom, and from that
moment keeps pace with the speech.
War is inevitable" shouts Hob
son. The tie uplifts itself as though
/ it were saber to be used to impale
the Japs e2a
"Shall we thus remain defenseless,
at their mercy?" cries the Alabama
member. The tie falls on his bosom,
despairing.
But there is yet hope; fortifica-
tons can be built" vociferates the
congressman. The necktie feels the
vigor of that hopeful heart two inch
IS beneath its silken front, and perk,
up little. In another moment it Is
again waving like banner in battle
is again uplifted in defiance. is agar
disconsolate upon the great man!
breast
At the conclusion of his speech Mr.
Hobson captures the tie, smoothes +
down and carefully buttons his yes
over its folds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31
DEPOSTTORS LEAVE
MONEY UNTOUCHED

La Grande, Ore.-La Grande doesn't
appreciate good cash. Approximate
" $4,000 in dividend money lies in
the vaults of the receivers office Of
the Farmers & Traders National
bank. awaiting calls from the owners.
Receiver Niedner hoped to give the
depositors a liberal Christmas pres
ent of a 10 per cent dividend, but the
deposltors don't need the money right
now
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31
No Hearing for Tracy.

Georse Tracy, the accused murder
er VII, not be given a preliminary
hearing, his attorney, Lot L. Feltham
of Weiser, having changed his mind.
The case will come up before the
grand jury Monday and that the pris-
oner will be indicted without very
much delay seems inevitable, Attor-
ney Feltham is spending the day in
Echo in the hopes of being able to
locate some evidence which will be
of use to him in his effort to save the
neck of his ckent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31
GOLD COIN DENTS
LEW FIELDS BROW

New York.-Somebody, in the upper
box of the Herald Square theater
threw a $50 gold piece at Lew Fields.
It hit him on the forehead and near
Iy put a dent in his skull. 1t was in
the scene in which Fields, as the old
inventor in disguise, owing tremend-
Gus hotel bill tries to coax a franc
from somebody's pocket.
Charles Judels. in the part of the
lrate hotelkeeper. picked up the coin
and pocketed 1t, so that Fields was as
bad off as ever Afterward it was
learned that the man who threw the
gold coin was Alphonse Mucha, the
Austrian painter from Vienna.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31
Barber Shops Open.

With the exception of the barber
shops. cigar stores, etc. practically
all other local business establish
ments will be closed all day tomor-
row for the New Years festivities. The
barber shops promise to remain open
until 10 o'clock in the evening as
usual on Saturdays. The post office
will be open for an hour during the
forenoon as is customary on holidays
The banks, all public offices and the
principal mercantile houses will be
closed for the entire day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31
Mrs. Catherine Brown Dies.

Ben F. Brown and Mrs. Samuel Bitt-
ner. died at St Anthony's hospital at
an early hour this morning at the
age of II years. Death was due to a
complication Of trouble incident to
old age and terminated an illness of
many months duration. The funeral
services will be conducted Monday
afternoon at O'clock at the Baker
undertaking parlors on Cottonwood
street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31
Matlock Goes South.

w. F. Matlock, who has been i'll at
ST. Anthony's hospital for several
weeks was taken as far as Portland
this morning by DR.. c. ]. Smith. After
brief rest in Portland he will be TAX
en- on to southern California, possibly
San Diego. DR.. Smith will only ac-
company his patient as far as Port
land and will return to Pendleton on
the early morning train.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31
A Mistake in Dates.

The masquerade ball which is to
be given in the German Hall is to be
New Years night instead of New
Years eve as stated in a notice in this
paper last evening. The dance is be-
ing promoted by Messrs H. C. Bred
ing and w. e. Miners and will be the
first of the season in the popular
German hall. There will probably
be others to follow before the season
closes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31
Seven Per Cent Unsold.

That but seven and half per cent
Of last summers wheat yield of Una
tilla county is still in the hands Of the
growers Is estimated by local au-
thority upon this subject. He has
formed this conclusion from an ex-
tensive investigation. Those still hav-
ing wheat to sell are very fortunate
as wheat is now above the dollar
mark and the price Is still advancing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31
Moving Grocery store.

Will Ingram is now moving his
grocery store from the Jacob Betz
building on Main street. to the por-
| ton of the 1. o. o. F. building just
vacated by the mems furnishing de-
partment of the Livengood depart
ment store. All day tomorrow will
be consumed in the transfer and the
store will be open to the public in its
new quarters, Monday morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31

A meeting of the Pendleton branch
OF the Farmers Educational and Co
operative Union Of America will be
held in this city tomorrow afternoon.
This is the meeting for the annual
election Of officers and 1t is expected
that there will be a large attendance
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31
Company Promises Reform.


When the railroad commissioners
called the attention of the railroad
people to the change, the latter ex-
planned that the matter would receive
attention at the earliest possible op-
portunity. The rate experts will be-
gin making their computations in a
few days. and by March the conduc-
tors on the o. r. & N. trains will pull
fewer miles from the mileage books
than formerly. The straight passen-
ger tariff between the points along
the line will not be affected, but
Huntington people will probably be
able to ride to Portland for $12 flat.
instead of $12.1o, as heretofore. The
principal change will be on the mile
age books carried by commercial
travellers. Five miles on a single trip
does not amount to much, but when
this sum is taken out of hundreds of
books every year for a series of years,
it nets the railroad corporation sub
stantial velvet"
During the correspondence between
the railroad commission and the Har-
riman people, the latter declared that
in making the change in the tariff
they would have TO charge the bridge
arbitrary" which, translated into
everyday English from the railroad
vernacular. means that they will tax
every passenger cents for being car
ried across the Steel bridge THIS
bridge arbitrary" would be added TO
the price of the ticket. In answer.
the railroad commissioners said that
the bridge arbitrary" on passen-
gers and freight had paid for the old
steel bridge many times over, and that
the company had no more right to
charge a bridge arbitrary for the
steel bridge than for the bridge across
Snake river. Furthermore, if the rail-
road charged the bridge arbitrary
the commission promised to make an
investigation as to the justice of such
tax,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31

they're new to whole lot Of read
ers' But they're good old friends to
me, and 1 always welcome them
back"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31
Neusy Notes
of PendIeton
Will Reneat MnsicaI

The musical which was given last
Sunday night in the Presbyterian
church will be repeated by request,
next Sunday night. in connection with
the regular evening service.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31

More moving pictures shown than
any other theatre In the city-the
Pastime
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31

N line, the company collecting on this
difference. The overcharge has been
the result of ironing out the track in
Oregon. The curves have been
Strengthened at many points until the
track is 81 miles shorter than it was
at the time the tariff was established.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31

Our store will be closed all day New
Years Ingram's Grocery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-31

FROM SAN FRANCISCO, FEB. 5, 10
One Steamer for the Entire Cruise
of nearly four months; costing only
$3.50 and up, including all necessary
expenses
ROUTE: Japan, China, Philippines,
Borneo, Java. Burma, India, C1ylon.
Egypt. Italy. ETC.. An unusual chance
TO visit unusually attractive places.
TWELFTH ANNUAL ORIENT
CRUISE
February S, 1910, by S. IS. "Grosser
Kurfuerst." 73 days, includin "a
days Egypt and Palestine, $4Oc up.
including hotels, shore excursion, etc.
Frank c. Clark, Times Bldg New York
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-03-04
News Of irgIinia
IN DANGER FROM A MOB.
Negroes Accused OF Skipwith MUIR
der Arraigned At Powhatan.

Powhatan Courthouse.-In order
to avoid any possibility of trouble
at the hands of the mob which had
gathered at the station when the
train arrived with the five negroes.
charged with burning the Skipwith
home, who had been in the Rich
mond City Jail for safekeeping, the
train was carried about 400 yards
west OF the station and the prisoners
hurried to the court house. Here
the mob followed. but strong police
protection being in evidence, no dem
onstration was made.
Not since the burning of the Skin
with home, in which Mrs. Skipwith
and johnson lost their lives, for
which crime the negroes were ar
raigned. has excitement run so high
Mutterings could be heard in all
quarters, but no outbreak was made.
Court was called to order immedi-
ately after the arrival of Sheriffs
Baugh and Mitchell with Their pris-
oners, Judge Hundley pres.d ding. The
Court asked the prisoners whether
they had employed counsel. Isaac
Taylor replied that he had employed
Harry Smith, Jr., of Richmond.
None OF the others had counsel. The
Court then appointed Messrs. Has
kins, Hobson and William NJ. Justis.
the only two members of the local
bar, with the exception of the Com
monwealth's Attorney, to defend the
prisoners. Justis arose at this point
and said that he and his colleague
would accept the charge and endea-
vor 70 perform their duties as best
they could, but that they did this
solely for the reason that they were
the only members of the bar here.
The trial was at this juncture sus-
pended until the next term of the
court at the request of Common
wealth's Attorney Bonifant. Should
the Commonwealth Attorney pre-
pare his case before that time a spe-
cial term Of the court will be called
TO try the negroes, five of whom were
taken to Farmville. while the re-
naming three are under heavy guard
here.
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three years ago now, SO 1 became
considerably older as we went along"
"She was old enough to have been
your grandmother" exclaimed Win
ME Indignantly.
True; but she would never have
consented to act in that relation to-
wards me-thougb, of course, I
should have preferred it, IL it could
have been arranged" -.
Il feel" declared Winnie severely.
that we are treating the subject
much too fiippantly."
Il feel that, too" he agreed.
Marriage" she continued. ignor-
ing his interruption, even with an
elderly lady, is a subject that should
be discussed in spirit of proper rev.
erence. Marriage is a beautiful and
romantic idea
YES" he said. Go on"
ut is" said Winnie, warming to
her theme, "the most blissful state in
which human beings can exist"
Pardon me-" interrupted the Wild
over, but do you think 'blissful' is
exactly the right word to-to express
your idea?"
Certainly" said Winnie, with as
perity.
Gases have been known" he OBJ
served, in an impersonal tone.
where there has been quite a re-
grettable absence of this particular
ingredient, 1 believe. For instance.
IL your wife is vegetarian"
Food has nothing to do with mar
riage,' retorted Winnie.
The Widower shook his head sadly.
you've not been married" he
sighed, $50 you don't know"
That's true" conceded Winnie
meditatively. "I don't know-at
least not yet"
There's no reason why you
shouldn't" put in the Widower, with
sudden eagerness.
"Oh, but 1 am not sure that want
to-" she objected.
"You would then enjoy the advan-
tage of being in a position to prove
your assertion" he urged.
About food?" she inquired inno-
Gently.
"And-the other things" he
added. "The romantic beauty and
the blissfulness, you know"
And supposing found-when it
was too late-that 1 was wrong?"
she demurred.
"You wouldn't" said the Widower,
with emphasis. "You would find that
in your case-theory and practice
would entirely coincide. To begin
with, you-are not a vegetarian"
But" protested Winnie, my hus-
band might insist upon making me
become one"
Il can answer for him." said the
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Widower decisively. do you know.
Winnie-by the way, you don't mind
my calling you Winnie, do you?
You see, have known you ever since
you were a little baby"
You have known me just six
years, corrected Winnie sternly.
Since I was sixteen"
Really! said the Widower in. as
tonishment. "I fancied-I imagined
Il was quite under the impression.
In fact, that 1 had known you much
longer"
We'll. you haven't" said Winnie.
And / should think that's quite long
enough"
Quite" he agreed, "for the pur-
pose. And Winnie has always struck
me as being the very prettiest name
a girl could have-Winnie.
Il didn't say you could" she ex-
claimed
/ have a wonderful way of taking
things for granted" explained the
Widower airily. "But, do you know.
1t just occurred to melville you
were talking and while you were
showing me what a beautiful thing
marriage might be with a sweet girl
(who wasn't a vegetarian)-it just
occurred to me that / was most
frightfully fond Of you
"Oh, = said Winnie, rising. "There's
the next dance beginning, and L"
"Sit down." said the Widower.
placing OBTAINING hand on her arm.
Never mind the next dance. What
do you think / came here for to-
night? didn't come to dance. I
came to see you. 1 have been wait
Ing to see you for-for months; but
they told me you were engaged, and
l kept away"
Il broke it off," she murmured,
looking down.
"Was--was he a vegetarian"
asked the Widower anxiously.
Winnie raised her eyes to his, and
her checks turned suddenly crimson.
mo, but /, L"
The Widower gave little triumph
ant laugh.
my darling" he whispered in her
ear, I'VE can make 1t up to each
other all the.rest of our lives!"-The
SheIcn' ~s>4 sscSs
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ME wrathfully. "Ail the same, I
should like to know" she added,
with true feminine pertinacity, what
made you marry her"
shall tell you?" he asked calmly.
"Do, please" entreated Winnie.
"She did," said the Widower.
"She did? What do you mean?"
al mean that she made me marry
her." explained the Widower pa
tiently.
your wife?" demanded Winnie,
opening wide eyes of amazement up
on him.
Yes. She was a woman of the
most extraordinary determination.
She was very rich, too He sighed
Money is such a power" he added.
Then" said Winnie, with an air
of stern rebuke, at was not a love
match at all?"
"Well, perhaps not exactly what
you would describe as a love match, 4"
he conceded. although she pretended
to be very devoted to me. / may add
that she had a rather remarkable
way of showing her devotion at all
times"
What sort of remarkable way?"
inquired Winnie, becoming interested.
~Did. she pet you too much?"
Hardly too much?" replied the
Widower reflectively. you see the
poor girl had somewhat fiery tenn
per. She. was terribly jealous-en-
tirelys OH quite entirely without
cause" he hastened to add. Never
theless, she would not allow me on
any consideration to speak to a
woman under forty-five."
sThat must have been a. great hard
shfp;p murmured Winnie.
II could have supported it with
equanimity," he sighed. But she
latterly developed various uncemfort-
able eccentricities. Among other
things she became vegetarian. and
compelled me to live on herbs like
herself. She embraced the absurd
theory that two meals a day were
enough for human beings to subsist
upon, and from that moment 1 never
knew what 1t was not to,feef hungry.
1t was this practice, / believe, that
eventually carried-her of.
"She-she was not very young?"
hazarded Winnie.
Poor girl--no! She4she had
been, I believe. But she outgrew. it.
She was in her sixty-fourth syear
when she expired"
"Sixty-four! exclaimed Winnie.
-Sixty-three." he corrected.
-. l. - rxyr ~ -
long-drawn gasp. And you--you
were only twenty-five when you mar
ried her!"
When she married me. the Wild
over snsFyposed mildly. Yea;
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We'll. then. don't pretend. she re-
torted.
Certainly not. if you wish it," he
assented cheerfully. "Let us talk
about"
mo" put in Winnie firmly. mot
yet. lists hardly decent, 1 think.
to dismiss melancholy subject in
such an offhand way"
We'll, perhaps not." agreed the
Widower, in a resigned tone. "OnIy,
IL it's all the same to you, L"
1t isn't" she cut him short.
The Widower spread out his hands
deprecatingly.
"Of course" he admitted, with an
amiable smile
Winnie was silent for moment.
Then she looked up suddenly, fixing
her large, blue, childish eyes on the
Widower's abstracted countenance.
Il can't think" she protested.
what on earth ever made you marry
her."
The Widower withdrew his gaze
slowly from vacancy and let it rest
on her face with mild wonder.
You didn't know my wife," he re-
marked graphically.
L don't see that that would have
helped to explain what made you
marry her" persisted Winnie
1T would have helped immensely. &"
he corrected. ''It would have afford
ed complete and satisfactory expla-
nation in fact"
Winnie shook her head
don't understand, she admitted
1T has puzzled me ever since-es-
pecially as as" She fall
tered and blushed.
Exactly" said the Widower. ~Es-
pecially as that was the case"
Don't be absurd!" exclaimed Win
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ATTACKED BY A NEGRO.
Miss Kate Sweeney knocked Sense
less In Front OF Her Home.

Richmond.-Miss Kate. Sweeney,
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Edward
Sweeney. was attacked by a negro
on the street in front of her home,
the girl being struck when she at
tempted to break from the grasp of
the man and left insens BILE. She
was discovered few minutes later
by her own mother.
Miss Sweeney was hurrying home
out of the rain when the man tried
to attract her attention. The girl
became frightened and ran. the man
pursuing and overtaking her just as
she was about to enter her own gate.
Miss Sweeney broke from her assail-
ant and started to scream, when she
was struck down. The man made
his escape.
Miss Sweeney could give no de-
scr.ption beyond saying that he was
a negro and wore a light suit of
clothes
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SAMMY.

Sammy belongs TO the black and
tan dog species. He is not very
handsome dog nor very ugly one.
The only thing that 1 admire about
him is his large, brown eyes. He is
very affectionate.
He showed his affection very plain
ly for our cat, called Dot. They Of
ten eat together out of the same dish.
Then came a time for several days
when Dot did not show up. Sammy
was much worried. At last we re-
iieved his anxiety by bringing him to
Dot, and, to his surprise, there were
three tiny kittens the exact image of
their mother. But, sad to relate, she
deserted her babies. She had no
mother love in her heart. We coaxed
her and tried all sorts of ways, but all
in vain. One died the day after its
birth. and the other followed a few
days later. Then there was only one
baby kitten left We tried hard to
keep that one. We warmed milk and
fed it by spoon. But one morning
we found that one had also died. We
buried them together.
EVERY since sammy mas SHOWN
great dislike for his former friend.
They now pass each other with
scarcely a look. Sammy can beg, but
he does it so awkwardly that it makes
YOU laugh. Instead of dropping his
paws down like other dogs, ne sticks
them above his head and stalks
around as dignified as possible under
The cirpum aucpc -Edpo Thornton
IN the New York Tribune