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The Springdale news., 1909-02-10
WOULD STOP ALL TRAINS.
A News Reader Makes Some
 Suggestions.

The News IS in receipt ot communication relative to the failure of the Frisco to stop the cannon ball at this place, and while the writer says 1t Is not for publication We take the liber- ty of printing, 1t in order that all may have the benefit of the sug- gestions made. It is as follows:
 Mr. Editor: While talking things over in regard to having all passenger trains stop at Springdale, 1t occurs to ne that as the Frisco railroad Is com- mon carrier, they have no legal right to discriminate against us. or the people of any station on their road. Their acton Is in restraint ol trade. Their char ter should not allow them to do so. The people of Lowell, Sprlngdale and Johnson have the same right to be served as those of Rogers or Fayetteville. Tex as fixed the Standard Oil Com pany to finish. I do not see any difference in principle
 
 That the people of Arkansas should suffer to give Texas points their mail fifteen minutes sooner should not be tolerated. Why don't you get up Bill-witll a big "B'-re4niring all the rail- roads Tn Arkansas to stop all passenger trains at all stations on their roads whenever any business IS indicated? Such bill would De Tn the interests of the people of Arkansas. l think 1t would be a good time now to place 1t before the legislature. They have a fight on with the railroads, and something as inn portant as bill of this charac- ter would make them the rail- road offieials) rise and take no- tice. Make the penalty heavy, even to conhseating charter.
 There IS 10 equity in the fact that a man from Rogers can pay his money and ride to Fayette- vile in time Tor an early break fast and one from Springdale be- ing denied the privilege. Not only that, the man from Spring dale IS brushed aside and greatly hindered from doing business.
 At small stations, flag the train. Make the agents subject to penalty, or at least CO., defendant with the railroads, If they should refuse or did not stop the train as requested, make a justice of the peace have 1 jurisdiction III case and the fine 10 go to school fund, etc.
The Springdale news., 1909-02-10
in value. Little Rock Democrat.

The House spent the entire day Friday discussing Senate Joint Resolution No. l, providing for the initiative and referendum, and adopted an amendment that 1t also apply to communities, towns and counties. The reso- lution was made a special order for yesterday morning, and It looks like would become law.
 The committee appointed to visit the State University, con- sisting of three members from the Senate and four from the House, 1t is announced will leave Little Rock for Fayetteville to- day. The committee had intend ed making the trip last week, but was unable 10 get away.
 Governor Donaghey has ap- proved the semi-monthly pay day bill, and the law goes into effect the first of March. It requires corporations in this state to pay their employees twice each month.
 On Friday the Senate passed a bill to punish men who desert their wife and children with a maximum fine of 1000, or in- prisonment, or both.
 The Senate passed a bill Fri day providing that wife may sign relinquishment of dover in the presence of her husband.
 The members of the general assembly were given banquet Tuesday night by the Little Rock board of trade.
The Springdale news., 1909-02-10
SURPRISE SUPPER.

Ray Roberts, of Sonora, was given a surprise supper Thurs day night, upon which he tried to escape, but being in his bare feet, he found it impossible, on account of the sharp weeds and rocks. Quite large crowd at tended. Music was furnished bv Allen Roberts, Mir. and Mrs. C.. l.. Davis. and also by the choir. Everybody went home jolly ex- cept Stuart Catt, who we fear ate too much.
 Cedar Cliff.
The Springdale news., 1909-02-10
DIED IN TEXAS.
Mrs. Alice Arthur. a Former
 Resident of This Section.

Fl Paso, Texas. Feb. ?, 1909- Mrs. Alice Arthur, wife of Thomas Arthur, prominent mining man of this city, died at the family home, 7o9 Mo. St., last Thursday afternoon at four o'clock. Mrs. Arthur came here from Washington County, Ark. several years ago. Mrs. Arthur was daughter of Wm. ", George who died near Springdale last June, and a sister of w. A George of Springdale. The lat. ter, who Is we'll known in this city, was at the bedside of his sister at the time of her death Mrs. Arthur was a consistent Christian and a faithful, active member of the Baptist church She leaves many friends here Her death has caused great sor- row thoughout the city. Fun eral was held from the Firs1 Baptist church Saturday morning at ten o'clock in charge of Rev Robert Bruce Smith.
 w. A.
The Springdale news., 1909-02-10
------------- MEMORIAL SERVICES.

K. B. Hayes Post c. A. K. will celebrate Lincoln's birthday on Friday, Feb. l2, at the Andltori- um at 2 ?. III. Good speakers will be present. The public Is invited to attend.
 COMMITTEE.
The Springdale news., 1909-02-10
NO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVEN.
 TON THIS SESSION.
CONSIDERING BURSTS BILL.
Preparing to Make War on the Cattle Tick. ..-Other Doings of
 the Legislature.

This legislature will make 10 provision for calling coustita- tional convention. The Senate Judiciary Committee, which has had under consideration bill with that object in view, has re- ported unfavorably. And while a committee recommendation does not always carry or defeat bill, 1t has considerable weight, and the fact that the Judiciary Com nittee is opposed to constitu- tional convention, coupled with the furthur fact that there was already strong opposition to 1t, means the measure will fail.
The Springdale news., 1909-02-10

The trouble with knaves and fools IS that they haven't sense enough to keep from being found out.
The Springdale news., 1909-02-10

When a man Is afraid to form an opinion for himself he ought to get married.
The Springdale news., 1909-02-10
RESIDENCE CHANGES HANDS.

E. A. Gillett has sold his resi- dence property on Maple Avenue, known as the Chapman property, to J. $. Ewalt. Mr. Ewalt and family have been occupying the property for some time. It Is one of the incest homes in Springdale.
The Springdale news., 1909-02-10

An ounce of silence Is worth a peck of trouble.
The Springdale news., 1909-02-10

A bill for the extension of the work of eradicating the stock pest, known as the Texas fever tick, will shortly be introduced in the House. The bill, in form practically identical with that suggested by the House members,
 has already been introduced in the Senate, It provides for an appropriation of S20, 1000, to be used III cooperating with the Federal government work of quarantlning against the tick.
 The General Assembly appropria- ted S1, ,500, and with the private subscriptions amounting to about S7,O00, some six counties on the northern boundary have been placed above the quarantine line.
 The Federal government has ap- propriated S150, GOO for fighting the pest in the South, but the work of the general government can be carried on only along the quarantine line, except where the interior counties agree to carry out the regulations provided for the formation of "quarantine areas" by establishing stock associations and maintaining d rigid quarantine against the in- troduction of the tick from out side counties. When county has been freed from the tick, it's cattle are admitted to the mar kets in Kansas City and St.
 Louis on footing with native Missouri cattle, and are worth from $3 to S5 more per head,
 which, in the six counties al- ready admitted above the quaran- tine line, means an increase of hundreds of thousands of dollars
The Springdale news., 1909-02-10

A subcommittee of the JudIe- iary Committee of the House was in session all day yesterday with Representative w. w. Hurst of Washington, considering House Bill No. "A { (Hurst) providing for more effective revenue laws In Arkansas, abolishing the county equalization boards and requiring the assessment of property at it's true value. and not at the price which would be brought at a forced sale. The bill Is consid- cred one of the most important pending before the legislature and If enacted will mean an in- crease, 1t IS estimated, of 5 per cent in the state taxes. The subcommittee passed favorably on all of the bill except that part which allows the assistant as- sessors i'll townships to assess property. It was claimed that this section was unconstitutional and the subcommittee redrafted the section so that all property shall be primarily assessed by the assessor and not by any assistant. Gazette, Sunday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-14
CLEVER WESTERN PLAY,
"IN WYOMING" COMING

I'm Wyoming" H Z. Pierce & Co.'S
great play of western ranch life, will
be the attraction at the oregon the
ater tomorrow night. The selection
of this drama of the west will meet
with wide approval in Pendleton and
the production itself promises to be
one of the most pretentious that will
be seen here during the present sea-
son. "In Wyoming" is genuine
American play replete with virility
and strength. willard Mack, the
author, has skllfully combined his
ingredients of dramatic interest with
the proper admixture of comedy, and
has succeeded in evolving a rare play
wherein swiftly alternating laughs
give place frequently to movements
of intense pathos. The scenes are
laid near Sasper, Wyoming The
management has furnished a complete
scenic production, which will be used
in its entirety during the engagement.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-14

Read the East Oregonian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-14
"THE FOURTH ESTATE" is
"THE HOT BREATH" PLAY

THE hot-breath" play is what one
of those who has seen THE Fourth
Estate" calls the pulsating perform
ance at Wallack's. There is certainly
no doubt that the play tingles with
the life of a hustling newspaper office
and an age of big movements.
Charles Waldron. as the young news
paper man, who places loyalty to his
principles above even the plea of the
girl he loves. who happens to be the
daughter of a corrupt judge, has won
a splendid distinction in the part,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-14
Save REcEIPTED
FREIGHT BILLS
Raj z, I'D COMMISSION
so ADVISES PEOPLE
Reduction OF Rates Should Have
Been In Effect May IL, 1903
Railroad Companies Have Delayed
Order by Legal Devices But May
Have 10 Refund Part of CoIlec-
tiOns.

The East OregOnian is i'm receipt
of the following letter from the rail-
road commission of Oregon, which 1t
will pay local people to heed
To the Editor--On April 2S, 1908,
an order was made by this commits
sion prescribing a reduction of APP
proximately one-seventh i'm the class
rates applicable in either direction on
intrastate shipments between Port
land and points east of The Dalles on
the line of the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation company. The order was
made to become effective May II,
1908. Before the order became eff
fective the railroad company brought
its bill of complaint in the United
States circuit court for the district OF
oregon, to set aside the order of the
commission and to perpetually enJoin
the members of the comm 'ssion ana
the attorney general from enforcing
any of the penalties or remedies pro-
vided by the railroad commission act,
A restraining order was issued and the
railroad company gave bond in the
sum Of $4,000 for the repayment OF
the excess charges between those or
dered by the commission and the ex-
isting rates. The old rates have
therefore been collected by the rail-
road company.
The United States circuit court has
sustained the demurrer of the com
mission to the railroad company's Dill
OF complaint and has denied the rail-
road companys application for
temporary writ of injupctlon. How
ever. the railroad company has flled
an amended bill OF complaint, to
which the commission has filed de-
murrer. and the court has continued
the restraining order in force pend
ing the hearing upon the demurrer
to the amended complaint The
court has stated that probably the de-
murrer cannot be heard before some
time in January, 1910.
We wish to impress upon your
readers the necessity of preserving
with care all receipted freight bills
evidencing payments of any frelght
moving i'm either direction between
Portland and points east of The
Daues. over the lines OF the oregon
railroad * Navigation NpihBn's "4'~S
NAV 12, 1908. When the controversy
is finally determined, if the order OF
the commission is sustained, many
thousands of dollars will be found to
be subject to the terms of the bond
and the oregon Railroad & Nayiga-
ton company will be compelled TO
make restitution. without these re-
ceipted freight bills 1t will be diff
cult for shippers or consignees VINO
have paid excess charges to establish
their claims for reparation.
Please urge your readers to pre-
serve with care all receipted freight
hills whatsoever which may possibly
be affected by the. order until the
controversy can be determined, when
they can be examined and it can be
determined whether they come WITH
in the provisions of the order. Ihese
freight bills may mean money, ana
they should not be lost or destroyed
Very respectfully yours.
RAILROAD COMMISSION OF ORE
CON. by Tho's. X. Campbell Us
wald West, C. B. Aitchison' COM
missioners.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-14
Don't Be HOPELESS

about yourself when you're crippled
with rheumatism or stiff joints-of
course you've tried lots of things and
they failed. Try Bailard's Snow Lin
iment-it will drive away all aches,
pains and stiffness and leave you as
we'll as you ever were. A. c. Koeppen
G. Bros.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-14
Stnnc for Is Years

by indigestion's pangs-trying many
doctors and 5000 worth of medicine
in vain, G. F. Ayscue of Ingleside, N
c., at last used DR.. Kings New Life
Pills and writes they wholly cured
him. They cure constipation, oI-
iousness, sick headache, stomach hv-
er, kidney and bowel troubles 25c
at Tallman & Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-14

Little Earl Anderson snuffed a
coffee bean up his nose yesterday,
causing a lot of trouble for himself
and family. Folger's Golden Gate
Coffee is enjoyed more when used
as a beverage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-14

The denouement proves that MI
Knox's concept Of diplomacy was con-
trary to that at least of Chile; where
at resulted the pink tea amusement
and gossip.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-14
At the Orpheum,

Music by the orpheum orchestra, A.
II. Johnson, leader.
l. March-Curly, w. G. Powell.
2. A Hungarian Episode, Theo
Bendix.
3. Picture-The Diamond Neck
lace. Drama.)
4. Picture-The Wishing Charm.
5. Picture-Forgiven at Last.
&C. Picture-Was 1t a Snake Bite?
Z. Picture-The Justifier.
s. Picture-Uncle Rube's Visit.
Q. Song-Red Head,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-14

Diamonds, cut glass, watches
clocks sllverware-every appreciaoie
gift imaginable, at schaefer the Jew
eler's
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-14
SEC. KNOX FORCED
TO TAKE WATER
TRIED TO BLUFF CHILE
AND HAS TABLES TURNED
Secretary of State Tried to Collect
Bill of American Contractor From
Chile by Dire Threat-ChiIe Calls
Bluff and Now Has Laugh on
Knox

Washington.-Were one to assert
that Philander c. Knox, secretary of
state of the greatest republic in the
world, had been worsted in a diplo-
matte encounter with little South AM
erican Chile, 1t would scarcely be be-
lieved. Yet exactly that has taken
place; and even proper Washington,
immersed in official atmosphere, has
gossiped about this incident even at
its pink teas.
A contractor named Alsop has a
claim against the Chilean govern
ment which he couldn't collect. The
state department undertook to col
lect it for him. q proceeding which
some regard as scarcely the proper
function of state department. No
tice was served on the government of
Chile to settle the claim, Seth Low
Pierrpont our representative in Chile,
bearing the message. The word was
that If it was not settled within 10
days our legation in Chile would he
closed.
Chile Runs Bluff.
1t was believed that this would
scare lDt SHlltdh oiN
that they would hasten to the cable
office to wire the money, even al
though they had to hook their watch
es to get it.
Instead, the Chilean government
telegraphed its representative here to
pack his suit case, and prepare to
take the train out of Washington at
| the end of 10 days, when the Knox
ultimatum was to take effect.
Let it be understood that this was
an awful bluff for little Chile to put
| up to this mighty nation. The only
way Secretary Knox could proceed
| with his policy in the Alsop claim was
| to declare war, when his ultimatum
was not respected.
KnoX's demand on Chile was that
| the claim was not paid within the
prescribed 10 days, the whole matter
would be referred to the Hague peace
| tribunal. under conditions which
should be stipulated by Mr.. Knox
himself.
Even that was not done, for it was
referred to King Edward of England
under no stipulations and with the
understanding that the British mon
arch would himself determine the
conditions.
Laugh at Secretary.
II IS not pleasant, yet nevertheless:
true. that the coterie of South ano
Central American diplomats here ha:
been attending afternoon teas and din
ners and receptions among them
selves, whereat there has been i'm
moderate expression of amusement a
the calling of the Knox bluff by the
comparatively insignificant Chile.
The explanation offered by inform
ed persons is that Secretary Knox er
red in approaching this diplomati
affair. He forgot that among nations
in diplomatic circles there are no dis
tinct.ons as to relative size, wealtl
and territorial magnitude. Even tn
tiny republic of Costa Rica diplomat
ically Is the equal of the United States
He assumed that hint from the pow
erful United States to Chile would de
termine its procedure Just as bi
boy expects small boy on the schoc
grounds to obey.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-14

Furnished room for rent. lhquir'
312 South Main street.
Evening journal., 1909-11-30
HOW GREAT MEN
SIGN THEIR NAMES

A certain Fastener has a collection
of the signatures Of great men. Most
Of them are big and iegible. and even
those which are hard to read are SO
because OF the sprawled and exten d
way in which they we're written. Book
er T. Washington. the colored reformer'
writes in this fashion, with a number
OF letters run into one heavy line. Her
bert S. Hadley. the reform Governor OF
Missouri, IS another who writes with
huge scrawl, and James S. Sherman
writes as II he were trying 10 see how
much good paper could be covered with a
mans name. His is not 70 be compared
with the signature OF Kenesaw Noun
tain lands. however. as a desperate
scratch. The Illinois trust busting judge
takes his pen In hand and does things &C
the paper with no kind regard for eth.
er the writing implements or the cor
respondent
Albert jeremiah Beveridge. OF Indiana
has signature that suggests his person
ality-rather large. bold : self secure
1t resembles that OF Charles E. Hughes
Of New York. except that the great law
yer's pen is pressed upon the paper with
more vigor and less delit ration. Albert
lB. Cummins, OK Iowa. writes rouno
hand OF medium size. Governor John A.
johnson signed his name In green INK
Evening journal., 1909-11-30

with a very small ana poorly made -A<
as middle initial.
And II making dots under a name indi-
Gates vanity IN tho hgner ia true. WIZ
liam A. Pinkerton, head OF the detoctivd
agency, with a flourish and a pair on
quotation marks under the abbreviated
WIN"
T. p. Gore. tho blind Senator from
Oklahoma, writes a very iegible hand
ana, writes In a fine neat hand ana
fairly good alignment The general ap-
pearanco of tiIls name Is somewhat
oramped, as II each letter were made
by itself. Uncle Joe" Cannon's checks
are signed with a small but heavy sig
nature. and John Mitchell's chlrography
IS almost delicate enough to be called
feminine. ]. Frank Hanley. OF Indi-
ana. writes In IA fine neat hand and
Philander Knox, Secretary OF State in
President Tafts Cabinet. signs a great
diplomatic correspondence with "P.
Knox" IN a lightly traced. faint hand.
The name OF Wilson r. Gay. a IA
nous district judge in washington
could never be read. and the chiro-
! graphy OF Senator Dolllver makes the
strange diagram on his documents look
like a namo but not much else.
The only strikingly beautiful writing
in the whole list is that Of Elihu Root. or
New York The Cabinet onicer writes
with finely angular stroIoa that Is very
clear and very impressive.
Evening journal., 1909-11-30
HARD SHELL CRABS
SAME AS


1T Is always something Of a Joke
for me to hear a person say that they
like soft-shell crabs, but they don't
think hard shell sare NJ 10 eat" said
an oyster and crab merchant the other
day
THE joke Is, that a soft-shell crab
and a hard-shell crab are the same,
only the soft-shell Is undressed."
you see" he continued. some peo-
pie win tell you how fond they are
OF one kind OF crab, while they ut
terly repudiate the other as a decent
article OF food. I hear 'em every day.
Now it's really no use to talk to EN-
about Il, so III tell you what ] mean.
when a crab first begins 10 grow he
keeps It up until he Is about as big as
the end Of your little finger, then he
sheds his shell. That Is called slough
ing" Thereafter he has a regular per-
iodical 'sloughing,' which takes place
az the full OF the moon. or about once
a month. The second time he 'sloughs
he will be some larger than a half
dollar. and Il so continues until he is
near three years old, when he is large
enough to be a marketable hard shell,
OF II caught at the proper time, an eat
able soft shell. Crabs do not grow
while in the shell, but only as the
shell Is forming. When they shed their
she'll or Slough they simply loosen
and back out Of It, and they are prac-
ticaily dead as soon as they have gain
ed this temporary emancipation. They
lie inert until a thin covering forms
over them when they are able 10 again
disport themselves. This transparent
covering Is the incipient shell reform
ing. and as Il develops the crab steadily
grows, but as soon as it becomes hard
the crab expands no further until after
the next 'sloughing' releases IL.
"The different methods Of preparing
the two sorts OF crab is responsible for
the difference IN taste. When one
orders and eats a soft shell he is eating
a hard shell after It has 'sloughed. He
might. II he waited a fortnight, eat the
same crab as a hard shell.
you never thought Il? Well. know
men who deal In them who don't know
IT, but they're not the ones who bought
and sold down on the wharves or have
had any experience in procuring crabs.
Yes, It is interesting and it's true.
Evening journal., 1909-11-30
DROP SUNDAY
SELLING CASE
Law and Order Society With
draws Charge Against
Col. AinSCOW

Horace G. Eastburn, attorney for the
Law and order Society, yesterday af-
ternoon before Magistrate Hastings.
moved that the charge OF Sunday SELL
ing against A, L. Ainscow, a restaur-
anteur at Eighth and Market streets,
be dismissed. This was done.
Colonel Ainscow went to the Magis-
trates office accompanied by his at
torney Walter II. Hayes, prepared to
go into a hearing. He set up the de-
Tense that he was a licensed inn-keeper
and as such he did not come under
the law under which the prosecutions
for Sunday selling had been brought
Mr.. Eastburn said he was not sure
that Mr.. Ainscow's defense was not
valid, at least he was not sufficiently
sure about the matter to continue with
the case. so he moved that the case
be discontinued.
Colonel Ainscow was arrested on the
charge of having sold or exposed fol-
sale cigars and tobacco on Sunday.
Mr.. Hayes brought to Mr.. Eastburn's
attention the case Of Hall against the
state in Fourth Harrington in this
Court of Errors and Appeals, in which
the Supreme Court ruled in favor Of
the plaintiff.
Hall was an inn-keeper and was ar
rested under the Sunday selling law:
for selling a glass Of brandy on Sun.
day. He appealed the case and the
court decided that as he was a licensed