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which resulted in some selling. but
at the same time, shorts covered
freely; all this had the effect of
holding the issue around the level
prevailing before the announce
ment.
The larger disbursement Is sig
nificant in so far as it indicates the
attitude of the various intaDests
represented within the company
and will undoubtedly foster the
hope that like action in the near
future will be taken on such roads
as Atchison, Southern Railway, l..
& n. and Southern Pacific. The re-
serve bull factors of this character
will undoubtedly be held in abey-
ance until the turn of the year. or
at least until such time as general
conditions will permit an extensive
and broad market movement.
U. S. Government Report.
Wheat acreage, 46,723,00O. Yield
737, $4,000 bushels. Winter wheat
yield was 1896 900 bushels of
winter wheat; acreage 2S,330, 900.
Oats, acreage 33,204,000; yield,
1.007,353, 600. Spring wheat yield,
1877 100000 or about 100000
more than last report indicated.
Corn report about the same as
that issued last month. Corn yield
2,772,376,O00 bushels; acreage, 10S,
III 900.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 15.-The
local crowd was generally bullish
on wheat Wheat in Great North
ern cars is offered at 9 cents over
December, but buyers hesitate on
account of the question of switch.
ing. Number l Northern in cars
owned by other roads with better
switching facilities being 2A to u
over December. SiXty-fve cars OF
wheat and 10000 barrels of flour
were shipped out.
Clement. Curtis & Co. bought
fully a million corn at 651a.
\ There seems to be a lot of corn
wanted around 65h. There is
considerable pressure on corn and
selling is led by Bartlett, Patten &
Simons around vs.. Comstock
bought a pretty fair amount.
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TRAIN FALLS
INTO CREEK
VICTIMS ARE BURIED in
THREE FEET OF
WATER.
WRECK IN SOUTH
(By United Press.)

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Dec. 15.-
Twenty persons are reported kill
ed and probably 40 injured, when
passenger train No. II of he
Southern railway, speeding south
ward at the rate of 35 miles an
hour, plunged over a trestIe and
fell 25 feet into Reedy creek, four
miles north of Greensboro, today.
The dead and injured were
buried under three feet of water.
The news was flashed to Greens.
horo only after Conductor George
Gable, the wreck hero, dragged
himself nearly two miles to the
station, though his leg had been
broken In the crash. Physicians
and nurses were rushed to- the
Gene in a special train.
George Gould, son of Jay Gould,
Who was on the train, escaped in
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bad one.
Incidentally now he's straight
ened mp, owns his own home, Is
married and all that.
Member the time hat that POI
liceman on the head with a club?"'
he asked. | remembered. The cop
was in the hospital for six weeks,
while the town was combed for the
"---- that pretty near croaked the
bull"
Finally they got him-and well.
let him tell it-and know that he
told the truth:
THE bull comes up to dance
he has II In for me, see? Without
word he grabs me, and it's n
quick rush to the door. I'm sore,
of course, and picks up the first
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ii" THE WHOLE TRUTH rs. Makes so COD

fellow behind the rail was telling
the truth.
lie heard them lie and put in a
good word for some poor devil
whom they knew had broken the
law.
lie seen whole neighborhoods file
into court over a chicken case, and
I've seen witness after witness sink
into a chair and lie with a calm
assurance that would make Baron
Munchausen look like an innocent
babe.
II AnanIas ever invades the po-
lice court of Spokane he would look
like an innocent man.
One day met a young fellow
who used to give the Spokane po-
lice considerable trouble. He was d
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his hand and swear to tell the
truth.
He had been seen by no less than
three persons. beating frail wife
until she sank unconscious at his
feet And then he kicked her until
a strong listed chap laid him out
stiff.
And that same wife beaten
calmly got up in police court and
lied and lied and lied.
Its just a plot to put mo In Jail.
judge" he said
II never laid a finger on her.
Why, love her. Judge. l wouldn't
harm her for the world"
Nothing but lies, you understand
However. | might add that the
Judge put the wife beater Oh the
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that every hangeron and court Off
Ger knows are lies-and the strang-
est feature of the whole mess Is
that nobody seems to care.
Is Labyrinth Of Lies.
It's curious study, this laby-
rinth of lies. During the past four
years I've attended several thou
sand police court trials--it was my
business.
I've heard Judge Mann pass on
1872 cases. ranging from drunk
out of Billy the Mugs to wife beat
ing. In single short day, and dur
ing that time I'm safe In saying |
heard 100 men and women every
day raise their right hands TO God
and lie their heads off.
rye heard policemen lie when the
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chain gang for two months.
Here's another incident-the
kind that happens every day.
Il saw this fellow put his hand In
this fellows pocket" says the po-
liceman under oath. Jones yelled
for help. and came up In time to
grab him. He had the watch in his
pocket when | got him. He's been
here before. He was arrested last
January for stealing pair of
boots. His mugs In the gallery"
The Conflict Of Facts.
"The office amt tellin' the truth,
judge" testifies the main the dock.
II asked this fellow what time II
WAS. and he got sore, that's all.
got sore. too. and hit him, and he
yelped. ] never took his watch"
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HOW OLD SCROOGE MET
THE CHRISTMAS GHOSTS

1t also be borne in mind that
Scrooge had not bestowed one
thought on Marley since his last
mention of his seven-years' dead
partner that afternoon. And then
let any man explain to me, II he
can, how 1t happened that Scrooge.
having his key in the lock of the
door, saw In the knocker, without
its undergoing any intermediate
process OF ehange-not a knocker.
but Marley's face.
Marley's face. II was not In i'm.
penetrable shadow. as the other OBJ
jects in the yard were, but had a
dismal light about 1t, like a bad
lobster In dark cellar. II was not
angry or ferosjous, but looked at
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lthingsI could get hold of and let's
him have Il. He had no business
monkeying with mel amt never
done him no harm. Well. after they
arrest me-say, what got was the
limit. I'm taken into police court,
and, 30 help me, bulls never see
before get up on the stand and tes-
tify ELL they're black In the face.
l come back strong, but | amt got
chance What do get?-63 days
ON the chain gang. was rail
roaded for fair"
|. don't cite this instance as a
fling at the police, but merely to
show how lies make truth look fool
ish sometimes.
On, the other hand, I've seen a
wife beater (and sober, tool raise
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Murderously attacked with =
keen bladed knife by Frank Sa-
della, a countfyman, G. Costa, was
rescued from probable death by
loiterers about saloon at 21S
Front avenue, in which the fight
occurred, yesterday evening. Costa
was already slightly injured and
his assailant Is declared to have
had his hand uplifted in prepare
ton for a terrific thrust of his
knife when bystander seized his
arm.
A call was turned in to the police
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JAW DLSLOCATED
BY HUBBY'S KISS

OAKLAND, CAL Dec. lE.-Sou kisses other
forms of abial sauaons have paed into nsgnicance fol
lowing the feat of Royal Mcneil of this
greeting to his wife his return from Francisco
night caused disocation McNels
Mcneil had been from home three
his return he his wife husbandly
With Mrs Mcneil dropped O chair, hands
clasped to her jaw and moaning in pain.
Filled with Mcneil soicitously
until word from his spouses mother flying
physician Conceang beneath his professional
grin that struggled
Tending member and by pressure udiciously APP
piled returned 1t to its accustomed place.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The
senate committee ON judiciary vot.
ed unanimously today to report ia
vorably the nomination Of Judge
Horace II. Lurton to be an associ-
ate justice of the supreme court of
the United States.
Some members said II would have
been better to have named young
er man, Lurton being in his Goth
year, but there was no general OPP
position to him or any criticism,
except as to his age. The report
will be made Thursday by Senator
Bacon.
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GOES TO BED PROSPEROUS:
WAKES UP DESTITUTE

Though fairly prosperous when
he retired to his room in the VIII
ton hotel, Pacific avenue and
Browne street, last night. Archie
Lewis found himself destitute of
everything even clothes this
morning. Burglars had called at
the place and Archie was the only
victim. He found his clothes in
the hallway some distance from his
door. thoroughly cleaned of the
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Scrooge as Marley used to look
with ghostly spectacles turned up
on Its ghostly forehead. The hair
was curiously stirred. as II by
breath or hot air; and. though the
eyes were wide open, they were
perfectly motionless. That, and its
livid color. made 1t horrible; but
its horror seemed to be in spite
OF the face, and beyond its control,
rather than part of its own ex-
preston.
AS Scrooge looked fixedly at this
phenomenon, 1t was a knocker
again.
To say that he was not startled,
or that his blood was not conscious
Continued on Page Seven.
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money that was in them last night.
The police were notified of the
robbery this morning and an inves-
tigation reveals that other attempts
to commit burglary have been
made in the hostelry before. Lewis
was a mighty happy fellow when
he found himself reunited with his
wearing apparel. and was almost
content to say nothing about the
$l2 or so the midnight marauder
took away from him.
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BE GOOD AND GET
SEPERATE STATEHOOD
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. 49,
Chairman Hamilton of the house
committees on territories said to-
day that Arizona and New Mexico
will be granted separate statehood
at this session of congress If they
do not insist In including in their
governing laws features that Pres
ident Taft found Objectionable in
Oklahpma's constitution. Chair
mani hamilton stated 1t was his be-
lief that the chief executive would
withhold his approval otherwise.
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"po you most solemnly swear
that you will tell the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but
the truth, so help you God?"
~ do"
An hourly joke in spokane's
police coust.

An oath Is a joke in the police
court of the city of Spokane.
Perjury. crime punishable with
a penitentiary sentence, happens a
hunderd times n day.
I've seen men, women and chill
dren calmly raise their right hand,
take the oath administered by the
police Judge. then calmly sit down
and lie.
Lies fill the air every day-lles
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-15

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Secretary
of the Treasury McVeagh, in an
nual report, urges economy In gov
eminent departments; advocates
banking and currency reform on
grounds that we have neither an
adjustable currency nor trust
worthy surplus reserves.
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MASONS
HAVE BIG DoINGS AT VICTORIA
-FlFTiETH ANNIVERSARY

VICTORIA, b. c., Dec. 15.-Four
hundred local Masons celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary of the in
PRODUCTION of Masonry into British
Columbia last night. Large dele
cations from Vancouver and east
ern points were present. Prom
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BQ6TQN, Dec. 15.--The steam
ship Nkattenturm arrived today
from colombo. Celyon, with the
larges cargo OF tea ever brought to
Bostot--more than 10000 chests.
valuee at $4,000. The tea was
not dumped into the harbor. as was
the tSNed article sent here by the
British on December 16, 1918.
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BIG SUGAR
co. GOOD"

NEW YORK Dec 15-Arbuckle Brothers, the biggest
competitors of the American Sugar Refining company
this afternoon paid into the
in back duties following disclosures Of irregularities in
weighing Of sugar cargoes on docks.
The settlement made voluntarily United States
Attorney Simpson said this afternoon that the settlement
will not affect the prosecution of any individual shown to
have been responsible for the commission of the frauds
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Now, somebody lies. that's sure,
What is the Judge to dog There's
no question that either patrolman
or prisoner is guilty of perjury.
It's human Nature.
AS long as human nature exista.
lies will exist. and when a man Is
In trouble. with the law against
him. he usually lies.
II he dosen't lie. he's called 4
fool--if he does he's perjurer.
But. at that. as said before, II
Ananias ever shows up In police
court. it1l be with a halo.
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is WORSE

BRUSSELS, Dec. 15.-The
condition of King Leopold, who
was operated on yesterday for
the removal of an obstruction of
the intestines, took a turn for
tie worse this afternoon.
The morning bulletin was
hepeful in one respect, describ-
in0 the patients state as "sta-
tionary."
II the middle Of the afternoon
word came from the sick cham
ber that the monarch had suf-
fered 4 relapse.
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WASHINGTON. d. C.-Annual
report of public health and marine
hospital service shows that no
case of human plague occurred In
San Francisco this year.
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KNIFE
JUSTIN TIME

station for assistance, but, under
standing that he call came from
31S Front instead of 21S, the patrol
wagon driver, with his load Of offi-
GERS. stopped at the former number
long enough that the combatant1
escaped from the saloon.
Both Costa and Sadelia were cap
tured about two hours later by Of
ficer Nordyke. Sadelia Is held with
out bond on a charge of assault
with deadly weapon and Costa
occupies an adjoining sell, being
held as a witness.
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Now II Is a fact that there was
nothing at all particular about the
knocker on the door, except that II
was very large. 1t Is also fact
that Scrooge had seen 1t. night and
morning. during his whole resi-
dence In that place; also that
Scrooge had as little Of what is
called fancy about him as any man
In the city of London. even includ-
ing-which is bold word--the cor
poration. aldermen and livery. Let
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inent officers of stiie grand lodge
were In attendance and made adj
dresses. The new temple. the fin
est on the Pacific coast, was dedi-
Gated.
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NIGHT BULLETINS

BUTTE, 15.As result of conference be-
representatives Of the striking swchmen employed
vicepresident
Robert Mcintyre
brotherhood Railway Tranmen
company's local mines
operations this morning.
WASHINGTON, Dec 15-Secretay of War Dickinson today
Franklin Bell
of
suffered another sinking
feared the aged monarchs end is
GUTHRIE, Okla. 5.-Athough Governor Charles N.
suffering indigestion is reported
his condition is still said to be
night found administer
deemed physicians To-
morning the secured few hours sleep
Q o. q . = 90 q 80
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Congressman Sulzer has demand
ed a declaration of war against
Nicaragua. And this after all what
Secretary Knox writ and dbl
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Jury. The engineer and fireman
are amnog the dead. Following
are among those reported killed:
John A. Broadnax, Greensboro.
A. Holcomb, Mount Airy, N. O.
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Edward Sexton, Denton, N. c.
AsR. Cone, superinte ndent Rich
rno1d division, Southern railway.
b. C. Nolan, Pullman conductor
c, ~. White, travelling auditor.
Ode fiagman, name unknown.
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Here Is the third instaIiment OF
"A Christmas Carol" by Charles
Dickens, the worlds greatest
Christmas story. Fourth install
ment tomorrow.
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ATTY. Crane IS CONVICTED

At O'Clock this Samuel
Crane the attorney for three days returned verdict Of guilty
while Of
office in the Columbia building few weeks s
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-25
ENGINEER LOST
HIS FALSE Teeth

A splendid story is being told on a
well known o. r. & N. engineman
which will bear repeating, and which
is no doubt true as the engineer told
il on himself.
1t seems that day or two a GER
tain passenger train was dropping
down the east side of the Kamela hill,
everything was going smooth, the
train, strange as it may seem, was on
time, and in short time the engine
man and fireman in charge of the
steam horse that was pulling this
! train, would be in La Grande, at the
end Of their run. The engineman was
thinking of his wife who would have
nice supper ready for him on his
arrival, and he could almost smell that
supper, when suddenly he felt inclined
to sneeze and in fact he did sneeze,
and to his great astonishment lost his
false teeth, both upper and lower
plates, out the cab window. Now It
is not a pleasant sensation to loose
ones teeth but think Of going at the
rate of 35 or 40 miles an hour and
then to part company with your
grinders" and not being able to stop
and get them. 1t certainly is very
serious proposition, and the feelings
and expressions of this "Hog-head"
can be imagined as they would not
look well in print. However as soon
as the train reached LaGrande and
the engineer had been relieved from
duty he securd a railroad velocipede
and a lantern and made his way sew
eral miles back along the track, and
after quite a search was able to find
the lost teeth, which were none the
worse for their sudden election.
1t is said that this passenger engi-
neer did not wish his name used in
connection with this story He also
was heard to say that had he not been
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-25
VIII Repair Pavement.

j. H. Shewrey, who had charge of
the work for the Warren Construc-
tion company when the business sec
ton was paved is here today. He is
in the city for the purpose Of having
some repairs made in the pavement.
At several places on both Main and
Court streets the pavement has been
cut through to gain entrance to the
water or sewer pipes. These places
were not properly repaired and Mr..
Shewry will now have this done.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-25
Engineers Complete Work.

r. D. Cooper and j. D. Myers, who
have been at work in this vicinity for
the state engineer during the past
several days, left today for Echo.
They have been engaged in securing
data relative to the irrigated land in
this section of the county and having
finished their work here will put the
finishing touches to their work in the
west end of the county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-25
Prominent Passenger Agent Here.

r. W. Raddas, city passenger agent
in Spokane for the o. r. e. ~, the s..
p, the o. S. L. and the U. p spent
the forenoon in Pendleton. He was
on his return to Spokane from Oma-
ha, where he had been on business
in connection with his department Of
the great Hartman system and took
the opportunity offered Of making an
inspection of the city. He frankly ex-
pressed his delight at the appearance
Of Pendleton and declared that 1t was
apparently a much better city than
Baker
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-25
Attention Knighfs.

Damon Lodge No. will work in
the third rank this evening and men,
bers please attend. Refreshments will
be served.
R. E. TARBET, c. C.
R w. FLETCHER, K. R. S.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-25

able to find his missing teeth, he
would have had to have eaten fish"
until he could have secured new
plates.
The daily sentinel., 1909-02-15
VAST CROWD HEARD
LINDSEY YESTERDAY

Nearly 5000 people heard Ben B.
Lindsey. judge of the Denver juvenile
court famous throughout this and
many other lands for his remarka BILE
work among the boys, yesterday in
series of the most remarkable SER
vices ever held in Grand Junction and
the Lindsey addresses and the Lind
| sey crowds have been the leading
| topics of comment in the city today.
Great Afternoon Meeting.
Judge Lindsey arrived in Grand
| Junction Saturday night. Yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Park
opera house he addressed one of the
greatest audiences that ever crowded
into that building. The doors were
opened at 9 O'Clock and long before
3 o'clock every seat was occupied
and then hundreds of extra chairs
were brought. over two hundGe ed
people were provided with seats on
the stage. Men and women sat on
the ratings that borders the lower
part of the inner walls of the build
ing. The gallery was packed to the
very ceiling of the building. Over
100 people stood up in the rear of
the dress circle. Others crowded the
able to gain admission to any part
a representative assemblage.
Arthur Wake lead the big audience
in singing Onward Christian Sold
iers" and one or two other grand old
hymns. A brief prayer was offered
by Rev. James A. Becker Announce
were made by Rev d. d. Forsyth
and then very briefly James w. Buck
lin Introduced Little Ben" the in
ternationally famous juvenile judge
and friend of the boys who haven't
had a chance"
| For little more than an hour
| Judge Lindsey talked upon the evil
effects that the liquor traffic has had
and is having on the lives of boys,
the homes of drinking men, on the
political affairs and governmental
policies and on many other phases of
the home, social and political life.
| He gave many illustrations from his
personal experiences and these Illus
trations, some pathetic, some humor-
Gus, were exceedingly effective. Judge
| Lindsey held the close attention of
the audience throughout his address.
Frequently he was Interrupted by
vigorous applause.
The afternoon meeting closed with
the audience singing America.
Over 500 AT The Church.
AL .ou III lnc eNtiiiIS a iittNiiS
for ladies was held at the Methodist
church and over 700 ladies assembled
there and as the rule making it a
| ladies melting was not rtSidly en-
forced scores of men were admiStea
and the church was crowded to over
| flowing, both main auditorium and
Sunday school room. Over 500 peo-
pie were assembled there. Begin
ming shortly after 1890 Judge Lind
sey spoke for thirty minutes to this
big congregation, dealing with prob
iems of law enforcement, child pro
lection and the evils of the saloons.
Judge Lindsey left the church short
! ly after s O'Clock and Wayne VIII
liams and Rev. A. II. Haynes, two
leaders in the state anti-saloon move
ment. addressed the congregation.
One Thousand Men ere Present.
The meeting for men at the Park
opera house at 8 O'Clock in the even
The daily sentinel., 1909-02-15

Sale or trade residence in city to
trade for good city lots.-Ollie E.
Raupister, 424 Main.
The daily sentinel., 1909-02-15
MANY other Services Held.

Yesterday morning in five churches
of the city anti-saloon workers of
state reputation delivered addresses
to large audiences. E. E. McLaugh-
lin. president of the State Anti
saloon League. was among the speak
ers.
Judge Lindsey returned to Denver
today.
The daily sentinel., 1909-02-15

Try Juanita coal and you'n use no
other.-Phone Junction 323.
The daily sentinel., 1909-02-15

Here is the best bargain on Orch
ard Mesa: Forty acres good sandy
land at S100 an acre. Ollie E. Ban
mister. 424 Main.