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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19
CRUISING N THE AIR.

~. III sailing AZ 2 p. m. for Mann
helm" The airsh'p's orders were
more like fancy of Jules Verne than
reality 70 the writers in the summer
~ 1909 AZ Frankfort t-on-the-M Main II
was the year Of Count Zeppelln's H.
nal tests before beginning regular
traffic thie summer A throng Of
placid Germans scanned the bulletin
board ~ they would a railway or
steamship table. what about the
weather?' A startled Teuton glanced
with surprise a the skept'c. saw he
was from America, ana replied IF
you are going, be here Zeppelin sails
weather or no weather" That had
the convincing sound Of near alr-navl-
CATION
At 2.30 q strong wind swept over
the "air-harbor" long massive build
Ing like steamship pier, that held
fsj feet Of airship The morning had
been breezy and heavy gusts stiffen-
cd the flags Balloons on the ground
we're rocking from side 10 side and
the spectators held on TO their hats.
Fashion arrived IN touring cars. Those
who were booked" for the alr-voy-
age seemed to be famlrar with sea
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19

Rev. J. = Cornellson. Presbyterian
missionary among the Indians. Is prac-
ticing "dry farming" and Is succeeding
weL This year he has a garden in
which he IS raising sweet corn. pota-
toes. squash. can,aloupes and water
melons He is using ordinary land
such as i used exclusively for wheat
raising by his neighbors. He has not
irrigated his garden at all he raises
vegetables merely By careful uHage
.ol the sol. ana by The use OF ferti-
lsers that are available. He raised
la good garden last year in spite Of
the fac; tina, il was a dry season.
The success OF Rev. Cornelison in
this line indicates the possibilities o;
this section OF the state when the
proper efforts are put forth. This
country is good FOR something better
than the raising Of q crop Of wheat
every other year BY proper tilIage
and by sensible rotation Of crops an
annual yield may be secured through
out most os the county.
All this by dry farming" L the
landowners would bur make use Of
their opportunities to water their
land, through water pumped from
wells and through using the flood wa
ters o; the Umatilla and tributary
streams they could do much better.
On Hood irrigated land, so it is estl-
mated. enough alfalfa may be raised
annually to pay interest or. $500 per
acre. That would be better than
wheat raising even when bumper
crops are harvested and sold at high
prices.
Some day the farmers in this vi
cinity are going TO make use Of their
opportunities. They will not sit by
forever and allow the water TO flow
10 the sea while the growing crops
need moisture.
Men like Rev. Cornelison tend to
hasten this day because they point
out the possibilities Of the country.
It is good work too. The man who
makes two blades Of grass grow
where but one grew before is OF SER
vice 70 humanity
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19
But HE WASN'T.

Senator Depew, in his Washington
residence on his 18th birthday. told a
reporter that his health was perfect
You do, indeed. sir" said the re.
porter heartily Took the picture OF
health"
Yes" said the senator Il shouldn't
nave nave said I was well if my appearance
uldh bear me out. A self-contradic.
tory statement Is merely ludicrone
You have heard about the census ia
ker?
"A census taker rang the bell Of a
Hlliyer place residence the other dav
door
Ia like to see the head of the
house said the census taker
Ssh Not so loudw whispared
the elderly gentleman Now. what is
It? I'm the head OF the house -
Detroit Free Press.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19

travel The men wore yachting caps,
the women long storm coats and hats
batreled down by wells. Marine hi
nocuiars ami small cameras were
siung from the shoulder.
This nautical atmosphere deepened
inside OF the sir-harbor where A large
corps Of "air-meu'' made ready FOR
the voyage. one immediately lost all
idea thai the aluminium skeleton o..
this mammoth hull encased in cloth
vas simply slowed with great gas
chambers and floated like a balloon.
= chain Of anchors hung from the
bows. Coils OF rope lay along the
decks ~ the fore and aft motor cars
resembling steam launches in size and
appearance These were OF solid ain
ininum with gunwales having side
I'r'S and gangways for going aboard
Narrow footways Of the same r,.te-
rial passed between both cars ana tho
caoin space ana amidships. Twenty
seven noisy passengers and friends
who were seeing them off. clambered
along a slender rail toward staring
mica ports OF a semi-circular door
set In a bow-shaped companionwav
which cuts the wind so II does not
impede the ships flight. and prevents
Gratis from sweeping the long cabin
which is provided with leather divans
along the sides. Though this enclos-
ed space is only ten feet wide. II was
IKE walking along the passagewavs
from salon TO smoking room on A
steamer. The impression was fnten-
sified by side ports. in Sponsors. con-
vertins the cabin. amidshlps into an
open promenade deck. in fair wealth
ef. Even more convincing were pas
sehgers' voices from remote parts OF
the craft-From Making Business
OF Flying" in August Technical
World Magazine
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19
ABUSING TIE INITIATIVE.


The initiative privilege is valu-
able right and the people OF Oregon
arc fortunate in the possession of the
same It is a right though that
should be used with discretion III
the initiative is invoked indiscrimi-
nately it will be of injury rather than
OF benefit.
Ey the nature Of things the initi-
alive should be used for the settle
ment Of questions that are Of general
state interest and questions upon
which the people at large are capable
Of judging. II was proper that the
direct primary law be enacted under
the initiative. The law could not
have been enacted in any other way.
Legislatures elected under the old
convention system would never have
passed the direct primary law. II
was proper that the corrupt practices
art 5e enacted under the initiative
ana referendum. That law pertains
T. political morality and the people
were able 10 Judge Of the merits Of
the law. It Is alright 10 settle the
normal school problem under the in
itistive. The legislature has utterly
failed 70 handle the question.
But measures have been submitted
for consideration at the coming elec-
ton that are plainly "out ~ order"
For Instance both the manufacturers
ana the labor unions have submitted
biHs for the creation Of employers
liability acts Now It is evident that
each bill az proposed is designed to
benefit the element proposing 1t. The
manufacturers bill IS probably unfair
t. labor and quite likely the labor
union bill Is unjust to the manufac-
turers Both these measures should
be voted down and the subject left
with the Legislature. In the legls-
Isture the matter may be worked out
ana doubtless a compromise measure
agreed upon.
eut the most glaring abuse OF the
Initiative Is on the part Of those who
have proposed county division meas
ures Eight bills have been filed ask
ing FOR the creation of new counties
or for the changing Of boundary lines.
In each case the question involved
g. u a purely local nature: not Of
state interest II will be impossible
for the people OF the state 70 Judge
OF these measures with intelligence.
All division disputes should have been
held IN abeyance pending the passage
OF law calling for the settlement
OF such disputes by the people a.
rectly concerned. The county divis-
icnists however. have refused TO
wait They have submitted their
bills in hopes the people viii vote
biindly for them. They have abused
the initiative privilege and they
should be rebuked for doing 80.
Every county division bill should be
voted down.
Insist that the initiative be used
only when II may be invoked with
propriety.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19
THE DENTIST LAUGHED.

At a recent dinner Of the Authors
club in London to owen Seaman. the
editor Of Punch, Walter Emanuel an
other member Of the staff Of Punch
referred 70 the fact that the man with
the largest sense Of humor he had
ever struck vas an Englishman-a
dentist.
81 had a friend" said Emanuel,
"who had suffered agony from a
toothache for two days and nights be-
fore he could get the courage to visit
dentist and have the offending mo-
lar extracted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19

Finally he found himself in the
dentist chair. He refused to take gas.
The dentist pulled the tooth, which
seemed 10 have been bedded in ce-
ment, SO hard did it pull.
My friend lay back in the chair
writhing in two kinds of pain-and
the aching tooth pounding harder
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19
THE WORLD Is STERN.

Ferdinand Pinney Earle. the artist
of affinity fame. says he will reform
and have no more affinity wives
It matters little to the world what
Ferdinand Pinney Earle may think
or do. He Is Of as much importance
a. wart on a toad. No more. II
is Of significance though that this
fellow has found that it does not ID
70 disregard the conventional rules
concerning decency and mortality.
Others haYe learned the same lesson.
Some Of them are Of the class of
which Earle is a part or waas. Others
are Of lower strata and they are
designated By terms more repulsive
than those used when people speak
Of the elite who have taken the prim-
rose path The world has many
faults. but it is sound Of heart and
gives promise Of always remaining
tha, way. This Is a truth that all
should know but which some, at
times. forget.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19
STILL On DECK.

The presence in this city yesterday
o. A. P. Davis. chief engineer Of the
reclamation service. recalls the inter-
esting fact that he has not been re-
moved from office despite the fact
that he testified against Secretary
Ballinger during the recent investiga-
ton. Neither has Director Newell
who also gave damaging testimony
against the secretary. Against these
two men Ballinger has been storming
for months. He has predicted their
removal yet they are still al the head
Of the service. What will the out
come be- It IS possible that Ballin-
ger VIII 60 instead. Wouldn't that
be terrible after all the whitewash
that has been used upon him?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19

than ever. Meanwhile the dentist
held up the extracted tooth and
laughed uproarously
What's the joke groaned my
friend
Why, 1 pulled the wrong tooth,
said the dentist in another spasm Of
laughter"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19

Speaker Cannon is out defending
Senator Aldrich, leader Of the sem
ate. Bu. from appearances Uncle
Joe will have about ali he can do II
he answers the critics Of tne speaker
OF the lover house
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19

What viii happen to those slate.
when the people revise" the work OF
the assembly?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19

Pendleton has never had a fata'
auto accident We don't want any.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19

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. side OF the road
. Where the race Of men 90
by
= The men who are good and the 4
. men who are bad, I
. As good and as bad as /. 4
. l would not sit in the scorner's Z
. seat. 4
= or hurI the cynic's ban Z
. Let me live IN house by the 4
. side Of the road 4
. And be a friend to man. 4
= see from my house by the 4
. side OF the road
. BY the side Of the highway Of 4
. life, =
The men who press with the ar =
. dor Of hope, =
. The men who are faint with Z
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, But l turn not away from their =
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plan =
, Let me live in a house by the =
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, And be a friend 10 man. =
, Sam Walter Foss. Z
q a u . 4.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19

When they meet in conventions the
Irish are known as Hibernlans.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19
A MISSIONARY FARMER

Out on the Umstilla reservation,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19
A Reliable
Remedy
eIy'S Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.
iiNns ReIinf a nnrn

blFeS Relief al Once.
IL clean ses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased mem-
orane resulting from
Catarh and drives
away a Cold IN the
Head quickly. Re-
stores tie Senses Of
Iaste aud Smoll Fin
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-19
THROUGH THE MEADOW

ne summer sun was soft and bland.
AS they went through the meadow
land.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-10
BURGLARS KILL
TWO SERVANTS

New York. May 9.-Evidently the vic
tins of burglars, Charles W. Beman, a
Hindu butler, and Margaret Meshan, an
aged housekeeper, were found murdered
tonight in the residence of Dr. Mott D.
Cannon at 131 West One Hundred and
Twenty-second street
The two had been killed some time be-
tween 2:30 and 5:45 o'clock in the after
noon during the physicians absence. Re
turning DIR. Cannon discovered the
bodies. The ahutler. who was % years old,
had been shot through the mouth from
the right cheek. There was another
wound in his forehead and one in the
back of the neck. The last two, the
police say, were apparently inflicted by
q jimmy.
The old housekeeper had ugly bull
let wound in the back of her head and
had also been beaten with Jimmy or
some other blunt instrument.
Examination of the physicians study in
the rear of the third floor OF the resi-
dence showed that the top drawer of a
bureau had been "jimmied' open and 500
in bills. 800 in silver and several valu-
able gold sticlSpins taken.
The housekeeper had been in DR.. Can
non's employ for 40 years. The Hindoo
entered the physicians service only last
Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-10
GOVERNOR HUGHES FAVORS
DIRECT PRIMARY BILL IN
SPEECH AT BINGHAMTON

Binghamton N. Y, May Gov.
Charles e. Hughes was loudly cheered
tonight when he spoke in favor of the
Hinman-Green direct primary bill to the
905 men gathered at the annual dinner of
Binghamton University Mems club in
this city.
The governor in his speech, after few
words explanatory of his motive in ac-
cepting President Taft's nomination of him
as justice of the United States supreme
court, swung straight to the direct pri-
mary measures, whose fate will be de-
cided in the legislature within few
days. He declared he has not abated one
jot or little the views enunciated by him
during the past two years. If anything
less than the Hinman-Green BILL with
out the change of a syllable that might
divert it's method or impair its efficacy,
should be enacted into law, the governor
made it plain he would regard the de-
fault as a substantial defeat of the
policies he has advocated.
IL have sought said the governor.
ito give utterance to what l believe to
be the insstent public demand for such
Improvement in methods and in laws as
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-10
PRESIDENT. TAFT
DARES DISASTER

New York, May 9.-President Taft dared
disaster this afternoon when he climbed
upon a chair, the better to make himself
heard and seen at the actors fund fair,
which he formally opened at the Seventy
first Regiment armory. But the chair
held. The Presidents brief response to
the address of welcome was loudly
cheered by the player folk. The Pres
ident said In part:
'I should be wanting in personal graft
tude IL did not seize this opportunity
to come here and give nay thanks to a
profession to which personally 1 owe so
much. I do not like to compare you
either with lawyers or politicians, but
there Is one respect. at least. in which
we are all alike-the money we make
seems to come easy and go easy.
you are different from lawyers and
politicians in that out of the generosity
of your hearts you take care of those
who have played their parts in your
profession and have reached the time
when they are dependent on others.
ut is no meaningless phrase when |
said to you that I owed much to your
profession There is nothing I know Of
in a nerve-straining life that equals the
relaxation of a good play we'll mounted
and well played, and you put nature un-
der obligation by holding up the mirror
to nature
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-10
DIR. HYDE AND WIFE N
ON WITNESS STAND

Kansas City. Mo-, May 9.-Both DIR.
B. c. Hyde and his wife took the wit
ness stand in the Swope murder trial
today in an effort to save the accused
physcians life.
None was spared in the testimony of
the two witnesses. Relatives, former
friends and nurses who had testified
for the state against DR.. Hyde were ac-
cused of falsehood and trickery.
DR.. Hyde offered no excuses for his
actions in treating the sick at the
Swope home Neither did he admit that
he might have erred. Finally he said
his course was right in the cases of
James Moss Hunton, Col. Thomas Fl.
Swope and Chrisman Swope. He main
tanned that the cause of death he gave
when the men died he still believes to
be correct.
Never. said the physician, did he try
to poison any one either with typhoid
germs or drugs.
Checking her tears as best she could.
Mrs Hyde preceded her husband on
the stand. She fatty contradcted tes-
timony given by her mother, her
brother and several sisters.
Mrs. Swope heard the testimony of
both witnesses; she watched Mrs. Hyde
closely, but when DR. Hyde took the
stand she lowered her eyes and did not
gaze full into his face at any time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-10
FLORIDA WILL HAVE
PRIMARY ELECTION

Jacksonville. Fla, May "a demo
tractic primary election will be held in
Florida tomorrow for the purpose of
nominating United States senator,
congressman in each Of the three dis
tricts, two justices Of the state SUI
preme court, two members of the rail
road commission. state auditor and
members of the legislature and minor
county officers.
Senator James p. Taliaferro, who is
a candidate for reelection, Is opposed
by former Governor Napoleon B. Brow
ard and Claude L'Engle. In the First
congressional district 8. NJ Sparkman
is candidate for denomination without
opposition. In the Second district
Congressman Clark Is opposed by
Lewis w. Zim. In the Third district
Congressman Mays is opposed by j. f.
Griggs. The campaign has been ami
mated. but entirely free from mud
singing. Lively interest is manifested
and a large vote Is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-10
MORE OF THE COUNTRY
LIFE COMMISSION

Atlanta. May 9.--Roosevelts "Coun-
try Life Commission" is to be revived
it is declared here. Charles Barrett
president of the National Farmers
union and member of the commission
said tonight he was in receipt of let
ter from Clifford Pinchot, dated Dublin
Ireland. making the foregoing an.
nouncement.
Mr.. Pinchot, in his letter relates that
his trip through Europe has served te
make him more enthusiastic than ever
over reforms in country life. said Mr.
Barrett. THE revival of the commits
sion in country life means the work
will be taken up and never abandoned
during MIR. Rooseyelt's last years" said
the speaker, and that body of the
best brains In America will shortly be
concentrated upon the solution Of the
rural problems"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-10
HEPBURN MAKES
GRAFT CHARGES

Washington, Nal 9.-W. T. Hepburn,
formerly representative of Iowa, ap-
peared before the House committee on
expenditures in the treasury depart
ment today and related details of an
investigation which as solicitor of the
treasury department he conducted into
affairs of the New York customs Of
| fee in 1891 in which he discovered
| conditions similar to those recently
unearthed regarding the weighing o.
sugar Mr.. Hepburn's Investigations
were made during President Harrison's
administration and there have been
charges that his reports were held up
Mr.. Hepburn's statements are given
added Importance because several reso-
lutions are pending IN the House pro-
viding for a congressional inyestiga :
tion of conditions in United States Gus.
toms offices. His testimony today was
| brought out by a resolution on the sub
ject introduced by Representative Har-
rison, democrat of New York, request
| ing the Secretary of the Treasury to
furnish the House with copies of Mr.
Hepburns report
Mr.. Hepburn found that sugar re-
finers were willing to pay their i'm
port duties from weights of the gov
ernment scales, but refused to sell
sugar on the same scales, indicating
that the government scales weighed
short.
One man was found who received
per cent of the amount of all duties
saved a certain importer, from which
source in one year he received $500, he
said. An importer of firecrackers con-
fesssd, he asserted, that he paid gov
ernment weigher s2500 for false
weights on one cargo of firecrackers,
but the man was acquitted by a New
York Jury
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-10

Taft believes railroad bill will pass.
More bodies brought out of Palos
mines.
Railroad bill will aid waterways.
Hughes favors direct primary
Roosevelt calls down Norwegian
statesman.
A thousand dead bodies found at Car
tago.
2-Odd Fellows home dedicated at Gull
man.
3-Bricknell talks of Red Cross plans
Roosevelt may visit Admission
4-Editorial comment.
5-Over $4,000 raised for relief fund.
Chiefs of police here from everywhere.
w. H. Kettig president Country club
Chiefs are jolly set.
6-Odd Fellows meet in Birmingham to-
day.
Ensley workman falls so feet.
Father mistakes son for burglar and
shoots.
Clabaugh called to Washington to tes-
tify.
7-Birmingham social events.
Dolly Dalrymple's department.
9-Picture given to department
Women plead for laymens rights.
Comet is visible in all its glory.
10-General sporting news
11-More firmness in stock market.
Sharp advance made In cotton
Wheat breaks on good crop report.
12-George Fifth is proclaimed King.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-10
Roosevelt Calls Down An
Ex-Prenier OF Norway

Chrstiania, May 9.-Mr. Roosevelt s
visit here has been followed by an in
cident which is making a sensation in
Norway. Mr.. Roosevelt has severely GEN.
sured. ex-Premier Gunnar Knudesen, who
is now vice president of the parliament,
for using his name and quoting him as a
partisan in Norwegian politics.
The former premier has been making
campaign and has introduced bill
in parliament for the conservation of the
natural resources, chiefly the water power
and the opposition party has been fight
ing this scheme as an infringement on
personal rights.
At the recent gala dinner at the Castle
Mr.. Knudesen had a conversation with
Mr.. Roosevelt on this subject. The lat
ter In the belief that he was speaking
of general principles expressed warm SYM
pathy in the work. Mr.. Knudesen asked
permission to make the former Presi-
dents remarks private. Tell it to any
one you like" replied Mr.. Roosevelt with
enthusiasm.
There was a considerable stir when the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-10

San Jose. Costa Rica, May 9.-More
than 1000 dead have been taken from
the ruins of Cartago. No one is al
lowed within the precincts of the dew
astated city except the Red Cross work.
ers and gangs of soldiers and volun
teers who are employed in clearing
away the debris, removing the bodies,
and dynamiting the dangerous build
ings.
Most of the survivors of the earth
quake sh ocks are now at San Jose.
Medicines and food supplies from the
American warships are being rushed
to Port Limon, but the condition OF
those who still remain around the city
is such that extraordinary measures
must be taken to provide assistance
and shelter for them.
Even in San Jose the residents are
for the most part living in tents and
wooden structures fearing to occupy
tn cir homes as the earth tremors still
continue.
No living person has been taken from
the ruins in the last two days and al