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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24
NEW RAILROAD
FOR WASHINGTON

Seattle, March 24.-For the purpose
of opening the region bordering
Moses lake, Douglas county, where
hundred thousand acres can be irri-
gated, the Northern Pacific will con-
struct a line from Adrian on the
Great Northern line to Pasco, pass
ing through Othello on the Milwau-
kee line. The announcement was
made today by President Elliott of
the Northern Pacific, who is here
completing the sale of lands of the
company in Washington. The line
will be an important feeder to the
Northern Pacific for It will give an
outlet to all the wheat tonnage from
the Big Bend country instead of send
ing it back to Cheney or over the
mountains by transfer to the Great
Northern.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24
WOOL CROP PROSPECTS SAID
To Be ESPECIALLY PROMISING

ed the buyers.
While the wool is of excellent quail
ity and clean the clip this season will
also be heavier per fleece, than here
tofore, according to men who are IN
a position to Judge. AS the number
of sheep in the state is less than last
year, the states clip will probably not
be any greater
The prices this year are also better
than last. The London sales are from
3 to ~ cents, while the Boston mar
ket is also strong and the few pur-
chases which have been made in the
west indicate that the prices are to be
from five to 10 cents higher than last
season. This seems to be especially
true Of the securing or heavy wools
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24
SAYS TEDDY
is WORKING IN GYM

New York, March PA staff cor
respondent of the United Press,
aboard the Hamburg, reported by
wirelss today that Roosevelt and
Kermit worked in the gymnasium
early today When the message was
sent the ship was 200 miles off Sandy
Hook and the weather was excellent.
Roosevelt today will inspect the en-
gine room.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24
WHEAT MAKES ADVANCE
TO S1.23 IN PORTLAND

Portland, March 2I.-Whcat sold
high as S1.23 bushcl in Portland
during the last 81 hours. This is the
highest point reached by bluestem
this season.. The advance In wheat
has revived talk of still another ad-
vance IN flour prices all along the
coast.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24
CALF. ANTI-LAND
GRABBING BILL SIGNED

Sacramento, Calf, March 24.-The
Thompson anti-land grab bill was
signed today by Governor Gillett. The
bill was prepared by Surveyor Cen
eral Kingsbury and Deputy Attorney
General Malcolm Glenn for the sole
purpose of putting out of business
Hyde, Benson & Ackerman, the al
legged land grabbing ring, which has
practically controlled the public
lands of California for years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24

Prospects for this years wool crop
are very bright, according to officers
of the state and county wool growers
association and prominent woolmen
from different sections of the state.
While the conditions are good in all
parts Of the state they are said to be
especially so in eastern oregon.
The staple IS good and the fleece
unbroken. In a few instances the
best of care was not taken Of the
flocks during the winter and the
fleeces are l'ttle off color. In east
ern Oregon as a whole, however, and
in Umatila, Union, Baker, Wallowa,
Wasco. Crook. Wheeler and Malheur,
exceptionally fine clips will be offer
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24
viii Identify Kidnapers.

Sharon, March 24.-Billie, his
father and uncle, Frank Buhl, and
chief of police Crane left here today
for Cleveland where Billie will try to
identify the two prisoners.
Said TO Have Confessed.
When placed in custody at the GEN.
trail police station, the woman who
was arrested said to Captain Shat
tuck:
"I am the one who planned the
whole thing. There will be trouble
for me and hell in sharon tomorrow"
Beneath the woman's skirts was
found S9,9S9. All of it but $40 was
bound in packages with the original
slips placed on the money when Whit
IA took it from the bank, still around
it. Captain Shattuck and Detective
Frank Wood made the arrests in the
east end of the city.
When they neared the station the
man broke away from Detective Wood
and ran toward an alley. The police
man fired two shots from his revol-
yer into the air and the man stopped.
The woman made no attempt to es-
cape.
Apparently Well Educated
Ire woman appears to be we'll edu
Gated and refined in manners. She
says she spent Is years of her life in
convent in Pennsylvania but denied
that she had ever been in trouble be-
fore. Both the man and the woman
deny that they know the name of each
other. They admit they are not man
and wife. According to the police
they were intoxicated when placed in
custody. Due to their condition they
were not questioned closely by the po-
lice and were locked in separate cells.
Both will be arraigned in the police
court tomorrow on the charge of ab-
duction, according to Detective Wood
Attempts were made to communicate
with Whitla in Sharon tonight. but he
could not be located. The man says
that he has been a resident of Cleve-
land for seventeen years. He claims
to have a mother and sister here.
Captain Shattuck is said to have Sc
cured his description of the kidnapers
from Willie Whitla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24
TO IDENTIFY
k|DNAPE
Father and Son Leave for
Cleveland to Identify Cap
tured Kidnapers.
WOMAN SAID TO HAVE
CONFESSED TO POLICE

Case Still Surrounded With Mystery
Thought That The Woman Is
Known in SharOn-IIad Over S9,-
900 in Bills Hidden on Her Person
When Taken by Officers-Were
Still in Original Packages as Taken
From Bank-Chloroform Candy
is Found in Apartments of Man and
Woman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24
HAVE REACHED
MAGNETIC POLE
IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES HAVE
BEEN MADE BY SHACKLETON

High Hountain and Coal Field Is Lo-
cated-Expeditfon Left England in
July, 10O7-First Purpose Was Not
Discovery of POle-New Coast and
High Mountains Have Been Map
pcd-Thcory of Atmospheric Calm
Disprovcd-Information of Great
Scientific Value.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24
NATURE CAN PRODUCE
SPINELESS CACTII. TOO

Los Angeles. March PA spineless
cactus made by nature and not by
hand, is reported by w. l.. Wolfe, a
miner. to flourish in the Sierra Mad
re ranges of western Chiahuhua prov
'nce, Mexico Wolfe has set out sew
eral plants in his garden and says
the cactus is edible, bearing luscious
rcd fruit
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24
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SQUIRRELS THREATEN
DAYTON WHEAT.

. Dayton, Wash, March "a
. The farmers of this country are
. alarmed over the threatened de-
. struction of the grain crop by
. gray squirrels, The visitation Of
. the little animals IS unpreced-
. ented in the history of farming
Q in eastern Washington. Appeals
. have been made to the state ex-
Q pertinent station at Pullman for
. relief A quantity of virus with
Q which to inoculate squirrels has
. been ordered. This is thought
. to be the only method to exter-
. inmate them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24
ALL ENJOYED
ADVENTURE
Saloon Party Returns After
Being GOae for SeveOty-two
Hours.
SAY WOULDN'T HESITATE
TO TAKE TRIP AGAIN

Make Their Way 10 Home of Friends
Without Aid-Balloon Was In the
Air Less Than Two Hours-Evcry-
body Seems 10 be but Little Worst
for the Experlence-Were Carried
TO Great Heights by Strong Winds
Came 10 the Earth in the Mountains
I'm a Binding blizzard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24
. sossssssssssss
BIG STORMS IN
MIDDLE WEST.

. San Francisco March PA
Q heavy snow storm is sweeping
. through Nebraska, Colorado
. and wyoming. All means of
. communication are crippled.
. Denver is isolated No wire
. messages are reaching Colorado
. points. Th snow Is said to be
. the heaviest this winter.
. Dallas, Tex, March 24.-J. d.
. Walsh, wife and five children,
Q and a farm hand, name un-
. known, were burned to death
. in the ruins of their hone
. wrecked by a tornado. The
. house is at Slldell, where forty
. houses were destroyed.
q n a n
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24
CLARK TALKS
ON THE TARIFF

Washington, March 24.-Champ
Clark the leader of the minority in
the house today declared on the floor
that there was no time for contin-
ued discussion of the tariff. He said
the minority did not desire to waste
a moment but wante da thorough
consideration. He said the tariff
was paid eventually by the consumer,
and mentioned the fact that witnesses
before the ways and means committee
wanted either an increase in the Ding
ley rates, or the tariff held in status
quo.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24
GOVERNORS
WILL MEET
Conference of All In North
west In Interest of Country
Life Commission.
LOOK TO ORGANIZATION OF
FARMERS ASSOCIATION

Result of the Recent Tour of d
United States by ROosevelt's Coun
try Life COmmission-They Find
That the Farmers Are Not Organ
ized-Meeting looks to Some Prac-
teal Application of Their Findings
Will Be Held in Spokane on
April 15-Includes Governor Of
Wyoming.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24
JEFFRIES BEGINS TO
GET INTO CONDITION

Boston. March 24.-Jeffries today
for the first time in this city began
road work and sparring with his
partner Sam Berger, and also ran a
few miles with the big fellow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24

E. f. Morgan and family, and n.
W. Northrop of Benton county, passed
through Pendleton this morning on
their way to Pilot Rock, where they
will be employed by ]. n. Burgess on
the Pilot Rock ranch of the Cunning
ham Sheep & Land company.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24
BiI,ic Identifies Pictures.

Cleveland, March 24.-Oater.)-
Alighting from the train Billie Whit
Ia Identifies the photographs of Hell
en- FalSner and ]. II. Boole, suspects
as his kidnapers
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24

Washington, March 24.-Clark
charged that the deficit in the Unit
ed States treasurer was a result of the
Dingley bill, and criticized the re-
publican members who were in the
majority on the ways and means
committee for not permitting the
democratic members to help frame
the Payne bill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24

Los Angeles, March 23.-After haV-
ing been unheard Of for almost three
days and after first having been car
ried to a great height above the
Sierra Madre peaks in monster bal
loon, then brought to earth In the
mountain fastness Of the high Sier-
ra, in a binding blizzard, and at last
making their way out TO home and
friends unassisted was the experience
of the six men who ascended in the
big racing balloon america" from
Tournament park, in Pasadena, last
Saturday afternoon. They arrived at
the foot of a mountain trail, where
friends awaited them al $3.50 O'Clock
this evening.
Little the worse for the narrowing
experience, the men stopped at the
end Of the long trail just long enough
TO be greeted by those who had con-
Quoted the long search for them, and
then hurried on to Pasadena.
Passenger List.
When the America" went up from
the park II was in charge of Captain
Augusta e Mueller. an experienced
acronaut. and had as passengers the
following persons:
L. B. Gillian, prominent mining
man, formerly of Walla Walla, Wn,,
now a guest at the Hotel Maryland,
Pasadena
Richard Haster, president of the
r. C. Halsted company, fish and poul-
try market. Pasadena.
sydney Gray, pigeon fancier, Pasa-
dena.
Harold Parker, photographer, Pasa-
dena.
Edward c. Dodschultz, chauffeur,
Pasadena.
1t was to have been a pleasure trip
and the passengers went lightly clad
and few provisions were taken
Lands in Safety.
The balloon was in the air only one
hour and 40 minutes. During this
time II scared to an altitude of 10000
feet, at one time being 1000 feet di-
rectly above Mount Lowe. Captain
Mueller never lost his bearings and
was able TO poise his gas bag at this
great height and direct its course to
n destination he had selected on maps
with which he was provided. He
missed his reckoning by few miles
and landed in safety but at point on
the north slope Of Strawburry hill,
two miles or more from the spot at
which he aimed. Not grain Of sand
ballast remained in the basket
The balloon had passed over Mount
Lowe. 5000 feet, which is in the first
range, crossed the flats to the north
ward, passed San Gabriel peak and
landed on the north slope of the sec
ond range, under the towering dome
Of Strawberry peak.
There was ranch-Colby's ranch
near, but the aeronauts after leaving
the balloon took the wrong direction
to reach it, and wandered until long
after nlghtfall, when they gave up the
vain search and made camp for the
night the one stray match found in
the pocket of one OF them serving to
light huge bonfire.
ei.... oo,,,o irta ,,en
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24

London, March 24.-Lieutenant E..
II. Shackleton of the British navy, a
commander of the Antarctic expedi-
tion. which returned on the barken-
tine Nimrod to InveTcargill, n. H.,
yesterday, succeeded in getting with
in III miles of the south pole.
The Nimrod expedition left Eng
land IN July, 1897, and after reach
ing the ice fields and making elabo-
rate preparations, the main expedi-
ton started on sledge journey that
occupied 126 days and traversed 17OS
miles southwark. The explorers
reached lattdue SS.26 and longitude
16s east
At the highest point the land was
5000 feet in altitude, trending south
ward in a cast field of snow.
A second party pushed forward to
the southern magnetic pole at lati-
tude 1925, longitude 154 east. The
British flag was left flying at both
points. The ascent of Mount Rebus
was accomplished with difficulty and
geological discoveries of great i'm
portance were made. The results at
tanned have thrown light on the his
tory of the Antarctic continent. The
expedition suffered no loss of life.
Lieutenant Shackleton of the Brit
ish navy left his permanent quarters
last autumn for a dash to the south
pole. a sledge journey of l7OS miles
which occupied 126 days. in reaching
S54 miles nearer the pole than the
point attained by the discovery eXpe-
dition of which he was an officer.
Great Success.
AS the expedition to the south was
undertaken rather for the purpose of
geographical survey rather than with
the idea of reaching the pole itself,
it may be said to have succeeded be-
yond the most sanguine expectations.
Shackleton made some departures
from the usual preparations for a
journey across the snow and ice. He
took with him a motor car which
could be converted into a sledge and
substituted ponies for dogs and light
wooden clothing for heavy furs.
Magnet Pole Reached.
Briefly summarized the result of
the expedition is that a point was
reached within Ill miles of the south
pole; that the magnetic pole also was
reached; eight mountain chSins We're
discovered, and 100 mountains.
Mount Rebus, 1920 feet high, was
ascended by the party; new coast
and high mountains were located run
ming west from Victorialand and coal
fields were discovered in the Antarc-
tic continent
The theory of the existence of an,
area of atmospheric calm around the
south pole was disproved.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-24

Modern needles first came into use
in 1915.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-20
of Cars.

TOtai l@-Z.40 "a CdIS"dUOut L ~
miles if strung in n
train.
To grow the hay imported into
Guilford county would require loS
farms of 40 acres each. The average
value Of farming lands according to
records in the register OF deeds once
for the past three months. was Sl4.oO
per acre, which with the labor cost,
brings the value of an acre OF land up
to $3.50. An acre makes an average
Weld of 1 IA tons which at the pres.
ent price of $500, makes a return o.
S2313 per acre, or a profit OF $I3.5z
per acre and a net aggregate proflt on
the 54S7 acres on which grass would
be grown in Guilford county, TO sup
nlv the local demand, of S69,050.44- :
Tt would require 1864 acres OF
and to produce enough oats to sup
nly Greensboro for n year. averag.
ing the yield at so bushels. which, II
on Guilford county land Wouid
yield a profit at present prices OF 70
cents per bushel Of 1882 per acre, or
an aggregate profit to Guilford coun-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-20

$40 tons ...$121, 10000
$4,000 bushels oats ...... I'll $4,000
1900 bushels wheat 56,2o0.OO
5,445 tons brand and ship
stuff -. 1~52,46O.O0
33.275 barrels flour. .... 1S3,012.00
$3.50 bushels corn ..... 47.416.O0
Corn meal ......... 10000
117,9OO bushels Irish pota-
toes 71,74O.OO
10000 pounds cabbage :. 112,O00.00
1850 bushels macy beans. 22,62O.OO
AZ 500 barrels apples 1900. 1~13,400.O0
OAK 600 cheese. ~26.950.0O
10aS0 bushels navy beans. ~22,620.0O
$4,000 pounds butter =. lS,560.0u
Total .$1,116.953.OO
freioht on same ... IA 90
Total .~$1.264,293.0 90
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-20

eighth of an acre plantation. thereby
getting four acres Of produce and
having q heap Of fun hearing of my
self as a farming crank. I have had
these farmers so way, after a hearty
h~andshake and promise to come back.
But no one has even returned. Afraid
OF me, L suppose. 1t seems to make
people get out of the beaten track.
Especially that beaten track which
causes the popular belief that a mer-
chant, an editor a banker, a preacher
and q teacher having no actual daily
cOntct with farm work and manage
ment. has no common sense about
such matters.
And so | repeat, in the light of past
experience, The News and Observer
has tackled the proposition of its life
but still the enormous drain upon this
State, which a study of the figures
presented by Mr.. kuykendall and so
forcibly expounded by The News and
Observer. may do all that the writing
and speaking and object lessons have
failed to do. It must wake our farm
erS up and cause all business men to
pause and consider.
In compliance with your request
that statistics be furnished The News
and Observer as to the amount and
value of crops imported into Green's
bOrO last year which could be profit
ably grown on GuilfOrd soil, Mr.. Kuy-
kendall was again brought into re-
QUESTION. 1t took him but two days
to get the actual cooperation of the
railroad authorities, the wholesale
merchants, mill men and other manu-
f~acturers and merchants who are gen
eral distributors of that class of pro-
ducts. When it is considered that in
Guilford county, one of the most up
to-date farming counties in the State,
the freightS alone on crops thc are
standard to Guilford's soil an~ eli
mate that were imported here last
year from the North, was $147,440.O0.
looks like it is time somebody was
waking up or being walked up. Be
sides, the large city of High Point,
there are several other considerable
towns in Guilford importing these
products. Secretary kuykendall has
furnished the following statistics
and most enlightening and edllying
comments thereon.
NJ. KJYkENDALL'S STATIS-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-20
Loss Of MILLIONS
TO STATE ANNUALLY
immensely of Drain is Not
Known
KEEPS THE PEOPLE POOR

by Making Rational Changes in Our
System of Farming We Can So I'M
prove Our Farms As to Stop This
Leak and Produce as Much or
More of the SO-Called Money Crops
As We Are Now Growing
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-20
DRAIN On GUILEORD
IS 1,264,293 YEARLY
For Agricultural Products
N. c. Should Raise
It REQUIRES 2,245 CARS

To Haul from Other States Hay. Oats.
Nt.eat. Flour, Feed Stuff. Corn,
Wheat, Potatoes. Cabbage and 9th
CIR Things Home Farmers Should
Raise to Supply the Demand of
greensboro.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-20
NJ. NTYKENDALI:S STATIS-
TICS AND COMMENTS

Partial List Of Farm Products I'M
ported Into GreCnbOrO. n. c., From
States North of North Carolina.
Which Can Be PrOfitabiN Grown on
GuiifOrd County Lands.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-05

The above figures tell the story OF
one of the fercest political struggles
in the history of Columbia. For the
next two years W. M. Biddle will ad-
minister the affairs OF the city and he
will have behind him five of the six
members of the Board of Aldermen
who are in thorough sympathy with
his policies. 1t was almost a clean
sweep for the Biddle ticket but one
candidate on that ticket going down
in the defeat, and that was E. Yoest,
of the Second Ward.
The majorities received by the Bid
die candidates while large were not
larger than those fully advised as to
the situation expected them TO be.
/ Several of the active supporters of the
Guest ticket privately admitted yester-
day morning that they expected Biddle
to win by not less than 100 majority.
The Law Enforcement people taught
valiantly, but the odds were too great.
They could not stem the tide and
many were surprised even at the
small grain of comfort that they re-
ceiyed in the election of McAllister
to the Board of Aldermen.
While the negro vote went almost
solidly to DR.. Biddle, it seems alto
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-05

nassed him. Once ahead McAlllster
kept increasing the distance. But
Yoest was the only member of the
Riddle ticket who was ever in danger
at any stage of the count. The count
ended at six minutes to twelve o'clock.
When the vote was finally an
pounced the Biddle supporters broke
into wild cheers. They left the court
house cheering and kept up the dem
onstration at intervals for a half an
hour. 1t was a happy crowd.
The counting took place In the CIR
cult Court room in the presence of a
large crowd, big majority of whom
were supporters of the Biddle ticket
The crowd was inclined at times to be
a bit hilarious There was evidence
plenty that for one night at least
Columbia was not dry town. The
odor of whiskey was everywhere and
there were signs that some had taken
little more than was good for their
"stomach's sake" One young negro
politician in his enthusiasm to get
down the court house steps came very
near being precipitated to the floor
and seriously hurt. His breath sug
gested that there was another cause
than political enthusiasm for his
unsteady step.
The town is quiet this morning, and
there is no evidence of the bitter
struggle of the day before. Things
are once more normal The Guest
people have accepted the situation
good naturally
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-05

as the public school cannot. The
world is looking up to you. What
will you do?"
Rev. T. H. Haigler Yed the confer
ence by raising $572.95'froa4 the Nash
vile District, the largest amount
raised by any presiding elder He
was given a large boquet.
Rev. ]. C. Caldwell, Secretary OF
the Allen Christian Endeavor League
delivered an address in which ne aF
pealed for the young people Of the
church He declared that if the negro
was ever able to accomplish anything
it would have to be through the young
people. He wanted that they turn at
tention to the proper training OF the
youth. 1--WE must teach our young
men and women that there is some
thing higher in life than a good time
During the morning session tn'
Mite Missionary Society met and was
presided over by the wife OF PreSlu
ing Elder G. L. Jackson, while SecIT
tary Caldwell's wife presided at tn'
organ. Many addresses were DEW
cred touching the home life OF 'u'
negro and appealing to the women "
look after their children.
DR.. H. d. Mitchell delivered
strong address touching the aIaTin,nS
death rate of today, and appeal ",
sanitary conditions. She wanted 'u''
every woman would keep home cIe"D,
properly ventilated, and great sOO'
would result.
A large missionary collection was
lifted.
Conference will close MONDAY