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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-16
A WHOLESOME GAME.

That basketball is an interesting
wholesome game is believed by the
Spokesman Review. which has the
following to say regarding this class
of sport:
Basketball has won recognition as
a popular winter sport in Spokane. No
longer does the impression prevail
that the game is suited only to girls
and schoolboys. The science. speed,
endurance. coolness and teamwork
that are necessary to make five indi-
vidual players into a winning team
appeal to all who love sport for
sports sake. No other game calls for
more of these requirements.
"The big crowds that have filled the
many gymnasiums of theclty this sea-
son show that Spokane people are
fast coming to appreciate the indoor
game for its real worth"
Pendleton is also a basketball
town"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-16

introduce this bill. He represents 9
county that has much to gain by the
passage of the bill.
That the extension OF the road from
Big Eddy to The Dalles will be OF
benefit, seems plain. The Dalles is
the terminus of the lower river boat
lines. Freight handling would cer-
tainly be facilitated and cheapened
il the portage ran into The Dalles in
stead of stopping at Big Eddy. If
the extension of the portage will low
err rates by the fraction of cent the
state can we'll afford to make the ex-
tension. 1t could afford to do so even
If the cost were twice what Represen-
tative Barrett's bill calls for,
Several days ago it was suggested to
the East Oregonian that Representa-
tive Barrett's bill should fail, prin-
,ipally because the extension OF the
road is greatly desired by the people
IF The Dalles. But in reply it was
declared that if the extension of the
Dad will help The Dalles, while bene-
lifting the rest of eastern Oregon, so
much the better. The East Orego-
lian would like to see The DallesI
prosper and so forward
This paper fails completely to see
Why any Umatilla county legislator
should oppose the extension OF the
portage and it fails to see why its
contemporary should do so.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-16
KNIGHT AND KING.

The knights rode up with gifts for the
king,
And one was a jeweled sword,
And one was suit of golden mail,
And one was a golden word.
He buckled the shining armor on.
And he girt the sword at his side;
But he flung at his feet the golden
word,
And trampTed it in his pride.
The armor is pierced with. many
spears,
And the sword is breaking in twain;
Put the word has risen in storm ard
fire
To vanqush and to reign.
William Watson
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-16
THE LAND OF LET'S PRETEND.

over the hill from Babyville,
And just around the bend,
We came one day to the town Of Play
In the Land of Let's Pretend
You were the queen in a crown of
green,
That we made of daisy stems
With blossoms. too, entwined all
through,
For they were the royal gems
Imperial pride was caught beside
Your scorn when you'd condescend
To swing in state on the backyard
gate,
In the Land of Let's Pretend.
Full many a mile in regal style
We rode your kingdom DER
While dog and cart played well
the part
OF royal Coach-and- four,
And no one dared or even cared
Their sovereign to offend.
So never a word OF doubt was heard
In the Land of Let's Pretend.
In after years, DER the Sea of Tears,
We hailed from the port of Then,
And we beached our scow on the
shore of Now,
In world of women and men.
And here, alas no peasants pass,
No fairy serfs attend;
Your reign is o'er-you rule no
more
In the Land of Let's Pretend.
All, what would we give could we
but live
Again in that glad empire,
Where a wish. a thought, like a genie
brought
Straightway the hearts desire;
Yet we never knew, as we journeyed
through,
That all those joys must end,
When you and l said a sad goodbye
In the Land of Let's Pretend.
The Bohemian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-16
WHY OPPOSE IT?

OF all the counties Of Oregon, Una
tilla county has the most TO gain by
an open Columbia river. 1t is also
the chief beneficiary Of the portage
road. The portage road and the canal
at Cello mean lower freight rates
and lower rates mean hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars 10 the farmers
Of Umatilla county.
This being the case, the Umatilla
county legislative delegation should
certainly help pass the bill providing
for the extension Of the portage from
Big Eddy TO The Dalles It was high
ly proper that Representative Barrett
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-16
THE FAMILY OF "THEY."

So great a family,
OF busybodies-"They"-
Seeking everybody
For their secret prey;
Such gossip and slander
And, in truth, say.
One traces all scandal
To the family of-"They."
II.
The old man is living
The old madam, too
And their brood Of children
Have naught else to do
But to scatter gossip
Be wha'er it may
For. there list'ners always
To this family of They"
Their dark habitation
Must be up in the air,
Or down in the ground,
In fact, everywhere
No one has discovered,
BUTTS just as I say.
They're always in hiding
This family of "They."
".
And here have resided
For cons, I'm told
Oft as race of towards.
And then again bold;
They're just everywhere,
A-gossip night and day,
But neer can you locate
This family of-"They."
Augusta Wall
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-16
A Reliable
Remedy
EIy's Cream Balm
10 quickly absorbed.

10 quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief Al Once.
1t cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane resulting from
CataTh and drives
away q Cold in the
Head quickly. Re
stores the Senses of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-16
IT Is warmer, anyway.
Broke Him.

stubby-Why is Bilkins so bitter
against women taking active interes,
In politics?
Penn-On account OF his wife. She
bet hats with seven feminine ac-
quaintances. and when her party lost.
Bilkins had TO pay for the hats.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-16

Perhaps the jury that tried Thorn
ton Hains regarded him as blamable
for his brothers. crime but voted to
acduit him because they did not ap-
prove OF the life that was followed
by Annls.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-16
NOT IN GOOD FAITH.

There are few who will sympathize
with the attempt to prevent the coun-
ty from paying the $3.50 due District
Attorney Phelps detective. The suit
to prevent payment of the account
was not brought in good faith. It
was brought to block the efforts of
the prosecuting attorney rather than
to protect the interests of the tax
payers of this county.
While prohibition is the law of this
county there is but one thing for
good citizens and for good officials to
do-co-operate in the enforcement of
the law. There are people who do not
like the prohibition law and they are
entitled to their opinions But they
will never change the law by quibbling
about it or by resorting to obstructive
tactics.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-16

The 0. r. & n. train that started
down the North Bank road seems to
have made mistake. It should have
remained upon its own track.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-16

Next Tuesday will disclose whether
this state is controlled by the people
Of Oregon or by a ring Of corrupt
politicians.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
SOCIALISTS ORGANIZE.

The Socialist party members of the Second district net Sunday morning and perfected district organization. Preparations were made for the com ing campaign. The Socialist sentf- ment is growing very strong in this section of the city
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
PERSON SETTING UP ESTOPPEI MUST BE PREJUDICED
 THERE,BY

One insured in a beneficiary associa- ton indicated his purpose to absent himself from his family for a few days, but from that time nothing was heard of him. For two years follow ing his absence the premiums were paid by his wife. Thereafter an op- portunity presented itself to the wife to dispose of her read property for which purpose she secured a divorce that she might convey a good title to the realty. Seven years after the husbands disappearance she institut- ed an action for the insurance. The association insisted that by bringing the action for divorce she had express ed her belief that her husband lived, and that after she had ceased pay ments on his certificate she was estop- ped to assert that he was dead. In Butler vs. Supreme Court I. O. F., 101 Pacific Reporter, 481, the Washington Supreme court decided that the wife was not estopped to assert her hus- bands death within the two years fol- lowing his disappearance, as the as- sociation could not have been injured by reason of her conduct.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
PUBLICATION OF PORTRAITS IN
 ADVERTISING

The defendants newspaper, in Peck vs. Tribune Co.,, 29 Supreme Court Re- porter, 554, published, in an adver- tisement of whiskey, portrait of plaintiff in connection with a signed statement purporting to have been made by her that she was nurse, had
 used the whiskey for herself and pa tients, and recommended it. In her suit for libel in publishing the portrait. plaintiff alleged that she was not the woman whose name was signed to the recommendation, that she was not a nurse, and was a total abstainer. It was suggested in defense that defend ant published the portrait by mistake, and without knowledge that it was plaintiffs portrait, or was not what it purported to be. The court says that defendant took the risk in publishing the portrait, and the usual principles of tort make him liable if the repre- sentations are false. It could not be said that the obvious tendency of what was imputed to plaintiff by the ad- vertisement was not to seriously hurt her standing with a considerable and respectable class of the community. The United States Supreme court, re- versing the decision of the lower court, concluded that plaintiff was entitled to have her case submitted to the jury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31

The new law concerning seats for kmotormen on trolley cars provides E4hat every car having an air brake tand cunning "outside the territorial ilimits Of any city or borough" shall ihave Ca seat or stoor' for the motor Irnan. but with this proviso:
 That the railroad commissioners may except from the provisions of this act any line or parts of a line or any fears of such a company if, after pub Fuc hearing, they shall find that the -presence of such seats upon such line, parts of line, or cars would endanger tor inconvenience any person or per-
 sons travelling or being legally upon
 such lines or cars.
 As is seen, this provision of seats is
 wholly within the discretion of the
 Railroad commissioners, with only the
 requirement that they shall give pub s1fc hearings. They can prevent
 Throughout the entire State the use of
 such seats or stools.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
TAX LIST 1909

The Assessors of the City of Bridge port vii meet at the Assessors Office, City Hall, on the first day of Septem- Der and each week day thereafter, to and including the first day of October, 1909, for the purpose of receiving the sworn lists of all persons liable to pay taxes on personal property (horses, wagons, automobiles, stock in stores, etc.,) and real estate, in the City of Bridgeport, making a description of all real estate, each parcel being sep arately described Gnc1uding street number). And if he or she shall neg lect or refuse to do so, the Assessors shall fill out list for him or her and add thereto ten per centum of it's val uation.
 Special attention is called to Section 2303, of the Statutes, which states that each parcel of property must be sep arately and accurately bounded and described.
 Post Office address of each owner must be given.
 Office hours: g A. M. to P. M; Sat urdays, g A. M. to 12 M.
 F. J. HUGHES,
 DAVID FENELON,
 JULIUS w.. KNOWLTON,
 WILLIAM " WALSH,
 Board of Assessors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
NEWTOWN.

Miss Frances Egan has returned from a visit with friends in New York and Seabright, N. J.
 James O'Rourke passed Sunday the guest of Michael Heating. MT. and Mrs. John R. Peck with their guest Mrs. H. Stanley Finch of Stamford spent to-day in New Haven and Stamford, making the trip in MT. Peck's touring car.
 Mrs E. P. Finch and Miss Kalt- schmidt are enjoying few days with friends in New Haven. New York to-day after enjoying a visit at his home in Sandy Hook.
 Miss Clarice Botsford is visiting friends in Seymour.
 Misses Florence and Margaret Beech CT returned Saturday night from a weeks visit at Greens Farms.
 Miss Anna Carlson is substituting in the s. N. P. 1T: Office during the ab- Miss Loretta M. Hayes of Camp Wyonegonic, East Denmark. Maine and Fred J. Hayes of Camp kathadin arrived Sunday to spend the remain der of the summer with their parents, Mir and Mrs. Wesley F. Hayes.
 Rev. J. H. George is enjoying a visit with friends in Rockville, Conn.
 Miss Olive McKayswho has been the guest of Miss Clarice Botsford, re- turned to her home in Seymour, yes terday.
 MT. and Mrs. J. R. Peck are enter taining Mrs. H. Stanley Finch of Stamford.
 MT. and Mrs. Horatio Latin and family of Zoar, left for their new home in Southport to-day.
 Mrs. Catherine Farrell has returned from a visit with friends in New York and Newark, N. J.
 Miss Esther McQuade is enjoying a weeks visit with friends in New York city.
 MT. and Mrs S. c. Osborne of Bridgeport with their twin sons are guests at the Inn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
LOSES RACE WITH DEATH

Freeport, l.. T., Aug. 31.-Rev. Stan ley w. Roberts. 25 years old, of the Freeport Baptist church, was drowned while swimming off Point Lookout Beach yesterday afternoon. He was boarding at the beach with the family of H. c. Meyers. With young MT. Meyers he went in bathing.
 / MT. Roberts, when out some distance, called for aid. Meyers went to the rescue and the two nearly were drown ed before others from the beach could get to them and haul them into shall low water. MT. Roberts was almost dead when he was brought ashore, and MT. Meyers was unconscious, but still breathing. They were carried to ElH- sons pavilion.
 A special trolley car raced to the end of the line, where in response to a telephone cali pr. Carman of Free port hastened, and as soon as he was aboard the trolley car went full speed back to the beach. The doctor was too late to save MT. Roberts, but brought MT. Meyers around.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31

eff it's made Of Rubber we have it'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31

U. g. bonds now used as the basis lfcr banIz circulation, carry only 2 per |cent. interest. and the circulation tax Iss one-half of 1 per cent. The Pana- Iana bonds, to be issued. carry per feent- Interest, and the. circulation tax las per cent. That is, the 2 per cent. bonds net only 11h per cent. while the iRanama threes will net per cent A
 Iuaturaf result will be an exchange of
 khe banks basis from the twos to tthrees, and thus a decline below par Iof the twos which have been in de-
 Iunand only by the banks. Congress fav1lI, it is expected, readjust the tax trates so as to bring the two classes of
 bonds upon an equality in net income.
 t1n the meantime, the Panama three kper cents. will not be be issued, but Iinstead, if found Necessary. one-year fcertihcates of indebtedness will be put Tout
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31

The Wall Street Journal urges ga recognition on all sides that the tariff is a matter of national interest. and that senators and representatives are elected to teach their own people that the district or the state must subor- dinate it's personal interests to the welfare of the whole.''
 Under such a rule there would be really honest tariff revision, for it would bar the "log rolling by means of which most duties are now fixed.
 It is a curious fact that when Gen. Hancock was the Democratic candi- date Tor President. he asserted in sub e<>nce that the tar1n was not na- |kional. but a local issue. and he was most severely censured by Republican |or4tors and orsans for putting forth @sch . prin6ip1p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
COMPETENCY OF, WIFE TO TESTI-
 FY AGAINST HUSBAND WHO

One Vaughan became drunk and wended his way homeward at the height of inebriety. Arriving there he pulled his wife out of bed, and admin istered corporal and verbal abuse to to her. On the trial she was compel led to testify against him. He was duly convicted of disturbing his wifes peace, for which crime he had been indicted. In State vs. Vaughan, 11S Southwestern Reporter, 1186, the Kan sas City Court of Appeals, holding the wife incompetent a witness, re- marked that there is no telling, if a wife under such circumstances should be permitted to testify to where such a course would lead. To permit the mere quarrels between husband and wife to be used as a basis for a pros ecution, under the pretense that the peace of the wife had thereby been disturbed would be against public policy and unnecessary for the protec- ton of the wife
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
oA S r 60 HIA. Bsa-, ths >Ihs Kind You Have Always Bought ss,s:''' # Ne<HzNzZx
GATES WEDDING EFF
He Meets Old Pastor and Gives Him
 Check for SI.0j0.

Seattle. Wash, Aug. 31.-As John w. Gates was stepping into his private car at the King street station here, a white-haired man stepped up and ex- tended his hand
 .IHello, Johni" he said.
 Well, how are you, MT. Foster" re- piled MT. Gates as he vigorously shook the hand.
 Forty years ago MT. Foster was min ister of the little Methodist church at St. Charles Ill. He married MT. Gates, then living on a. big farm south of Turner Junction, Ill.,, and Della Ba- ker, whose father was superintendent of the Sunday school.
 When you married me only gave you a five-dollar fee, but I'll make uI for it now" said MT. Gates, as he wrote his check for $1 1000, handed it to the astounded minister, and swung aboard his car as the train pulled out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
According to a consular report. tn

According to a consular report, the
 people Of Madrid with whom the au-
 &on1obiIe has for several years been
 very popular. are now returning to 'fhe use of horses. They have found
 that the up-keep of autos is more lcostly than that Of horses and car Irfases, which fact is due there largely t4o the use of foreign-built machines, tcostly parts and repairs and heavy jcost of gasoline. It appears to be a lGact that the up-keep of autos in fspain Is at least twice more than the jcost in France. Quite probably, this textra cost is partly due to differences between the highways of the two tcountries, France being noted for its lexceIlent roads.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
MOON TO ECLIPSE MARS
Phenomenon Will be Visible to Naked
 Eye Tomorrow Night.

Geneva, N. r., Aug. 31.-An inter testing eclipse of Mars by the moon. visible throughout the United States, will occur on Wednesday evening, Sep tember l, according to a bulletin is- sued by Professor William R. Brooks at Smith Observatory. The phenome- non will last about an hour, beginning in the longitude of Washington at SAP p. m and ending at 9:39. At places west of Washington the occulation will cooure earlier and at places east of Washington, later.
 naked eye, but the use of a small field glass. which will bring 1t clearly with in observation, is advised by Professor Brooks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31
. FATALITIES IN AUTO RACES

II
 mecemt fatalities in automobile races Gnrager extending speed of a mile a minute or less, and there is a grow lne demand for a cessation of this 1peet. Some say. however, that if the Ga4alfffes can be confined to the op-
 ntor1 and machinists of the cars who lnnVw4nsiy talDe their lives in their
 uuaa. thex occurrence of fatal acci- n1nxsz does mot matter. But the ten- Tancy of these races is to stimulate nuf -Ancourage too fast driving upon kho highways. and this is their worst reGrat. Of the races themselves. it
 nay be eaid that they serve princi- naI1Iys as advertisements of the parti- clpafdnE cars; as speed developers, Ehear.day of usefulness has about pass ed. for the limit of ability has nearly ,pr quite been attained. Except as ad- 1vertisements, these speed tests would not be materially missed.
 There are two other tests which a,ave not survived their usefulness, Hix.. the endurance and hill climbing ltests- Need of improvements can still ne sahown by such contests. and there 4bro, their usefulness has not yet pass "a. But if occurring on public high ways. proper precautions should be taken against accidents.
 { Speed races. whether on enclosed tracks or highways. have however rceased to be useful except as adver- fisements or as profitable drawing xards" Even in the latter capacity. ~ and less interest will be taken,
 less fatalities can be guaranteed.
 khfch. at speeds of @. mile a minute. is quite possible.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-31

Now, that party has practically adopted that principle-and some Democrats also-and the recently completed tariff revision was made un- der it as carried to its logical conclu- sion of '1og rolling" And so long as that principle rules, there can never be right revision.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-04-12
Why Hare at Easter

HE connection of til" hare. mot rah
Bit with Easter comes from il. con
n"ction with the moon. Easter dat.
depends on the moon: il i in Il -,n-e a
lunar holiday. From ancient times the
i'ar" has been Il symbol 10y the moon.
Pllny speaks "f it and it Wa known to
the ancient Egyptians. Some ni the rca-
SOILS for this are that the hare j. Il mo-
turnal animal. 1t feeds al night Il
carries It> y0ln" for Il month. thu- rep
r'~"ntin" the lunar cvcl-. Both the
moon and the hare were thought /"
have the power ;" change tii,ir -,.N ttn-
rev moon IL ma>culin" the waning
moon feminine. The y"un" oi th.
hare are born with thu eyes open irab-
hi,> are born blindt. ami il Wa iablcd
never closed them. hence the drur iiira-
t"n with oprn-cycd m"nn the watcher
"i the skies. The Egyptian lame "f
III" hare wa> '-un." which meant al"
open and -'prri"i": :" the hare be-
cam" Tn" type "f prri".icity human and
lunar and a. an ""pcn"r wa a--ori-
a'"d with the "p"nin" or tn. n.w year
at Easter. which va, the festival Of
'h" opening of lie. IIrnc,. 'lr hare
Wa connected with the ra-rhal ".@.-.
broken. {" signify the rp.nin- of he
year Kansas City .Inurnal.