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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-15
AMERICAN PREFERS FRANCE.
Mrs. Van Vallcnburg to Live in Sc
clusion Far from Home Critics.

Paris-Mrs. Philip Van valken-
burg, formerly Mrs William Hayes
Chapman. the s1O.000,0oo widow, is
going to buy a chateau near Paris as
a summer residence.
Mrs. Van Valkenburg, whose ro-
mantle marriage to a we'll known
clubman followed closely on the an
nouncement of her engagement to
General Spiridowitch, frankly admits
that the unkind criticism OF her coun-
try women makes American an unde-
sirable place in which to live.
France, where ages ago people
learned not to Judge too hastily, as
we'll as the gentle art of mindng their
own business, is in every way more
preferable as a place of abode, she
says.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-15
LAND FRAUDERS MAY
YET LOSE SPO|LS
EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO
RECOVER VALUABLE LANDS
4. s. District Attorney John McCourt
Thinks lie Can Reach Old Grabbers
in Spite OF the Immunity Which the
Statute of Limitations Affords Them

According to an announcement
which he made officially today, United
states District Attorney John McCourt
is paving the way for a series of dam
age suits to recover the value Of gov
ernment land in oregon worth mil
lions of dollars. which, during the
last % years. has been obtained by
fraud. says Wednesdays Portland
Journal.
BY reason Of Mr.. McCourt's plans,
argument of motions in the action
against c. A. Smith and other mill
lionaire lumbermen of Minnesota,
which will be heard Monday, has as
sumed enormous proportions of i'm
portance, for then the district attor-
ney will take his first tep against Ore
gon land fraud grafters. Mondays
argument will be on a motion of the
district attorney for an amendment to
the bill of complaint against the c. A.
Smith group, alleging the value of the
timber on land which the eastern
lumbermen are accused of obtaining
by fraud.
VIII Ask Courts Decision.
In the argument the court will be
asked to decide If the government can
recover value of land obtained by
fraud. No statute covers the point
and Mr.. McCourt is satisfied that the
decision will be in favor of the gov
ernment. If it is he will be in a posi-
tion to bring suits for damages against
hundreds of persons who are protect
ed by the statute of limitations, but
this statute does not operate i'm dam
age actions
THE question is whether the Unit
ed States has the right to sue the per-
son who obtained land by fraud for
the value of the land" explained Mr..
McCourt today. IF such actions can
be brought-and the court will de-
side this Monday-hundreds of per-
sons who obtained millions of dollars
worth of government land by fraud
ana are now protected from criminal
action and suits to cancel patents by
the statute of limitations. can be
reached
IF obtain the ruling that the gov
eminent has a right to bring such
damage suits, land grafters all over
the United States can be chased out
of their holes. Men who 20 years
ago got land by fraud and were ex-
empt from action because of the stat
ute of limitations, can be reached. In
oregon alone the value of land worth
many millions of dollars could be re-
covered
Heretofore, the government has
been handicapped in reaching the
grafters because of that selfsame stat
ute of limitations. With the right,
however, to bring damage snits, We
can reach all. I am certain l can OBJ
tain a ruling in favor of the govern
ment. and if so, will at once bring in
umerable damage suits"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-15
ONCE RICH; SHE DIES POOR.
Secrecy is Maintained About Death oI
Mrs. MAVERICKS Mother,

Paris.-Baroness de Roques, moth.
er of Mrs. Maybrick, who spent man,
years in British prison under a life
sentence, died in Paris few days
ago in the utmost poverty, II is said
and was bur recently at the ex.
pense of non-relatives.
Consul General Mason has been en-
deavoring to communicate with Mrs
Maybrick, supposing her to be in Am
erica, but has not received any re.
sponse.
A certain degree of secrecy has been
maintained regarding the death OF the
baroness.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-15
Loses Liberty and Wife.

Walla Walla, Wash.-Both liberty
and wife are lost to John Hardwick.
Thursday morning he was taken to
the penitentiary to begin serving a six
months sentence for gambling We'd
nesday afternoon his wife, Ella Hard
wick. was given a divorce decree
few minutes gefore sentence was pass
ed on him. All the men running
gambling games here were given short
terms in the penitentiary. The play
ers were given Jail sentences.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-15
To Inspect Paving.

la Grnde.-Because only one bid
is in for Is blocks of hard surface
paving the council has decided to send
committee Of four men to Portland
and other northwest cities to inspect
the different kinds of paving. Two
from the council and two business
men will constitute the committee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-15
Sells Wheat at Low Price.

Walla Walla wash.-A sensation
was created in the local wheat market
when II became known that a promi-
nent local buyer recently disposed of
10000 bushels Of club wheat at SSc
track, Portland 1t is stated that the
seller purchased the wheat last win
ter at prices that ranged from csc
to 81 a bushel. Other sales at low
prices are reported.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-15

Commerce, Tex.-Commerce Ice and
Power company has struck fine vein
of artesian water. The vein was found
in white sand and was struck at a
depth of S74 feet. The water rose
to within 100 feet of the top and
shows to be a very strong vein.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-15
POLICE RAKING SEATTLE.
All Suspicious Characters VIII Be
Ordered TO Leave the City.

Ordered TO Leave the City.
Seattle.-Begnning at the same
time as the official government GEN.
sus, Chief of Police C. w. Wappen-
stein has instructed all the $50 patrol
men and the 20 detectives in his en-
ploy to canvass hotels and lodging
houses and turn in complete visible
means OF support.
The chief proposes to extend a cor
dial invitation to every unemployed
man and woman. who cannot give q
good account Of themselves. to leave
the city within "a hours.
The city will be districted and each
police officer will be made RESPONSE
BILE for his district, not only during
the taking of the police census, but
thereafter during the present admin
istration.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-15
NEWS OF THE
NORTHWEST
Ask for Light Franchise.

Hermiston. ORE. S. West, John
Nissen and Julius Beeman have form
ed a company to be called the Electric
Light & Power Co., and have asked
the council of this city for a fran
chise
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-15

A CLEAR BRAIN and healthy body are
essential for success Business men, each.
ers, students, housewives, and other work.
ers say Hoods Sarsaparilla gives them ap-
petite and strength, and makes their work
seem easy. II overcomes that tired feeling.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-15

When J. J. Hill departs-may It be
long hence-Oregon will owe his men,
ory fine monument.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-15

The East Oregonian is Eastern Ore
CONS representative paper. It leads,
and the people appreciate It and show
II by their liberal patronage. 1t is
the advsrtising medium Of ths ssctsou.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-15

save money by reading today's ads.
The National tribune., 1910-01-13
Deaf /! People Now
Hear Whispers
Wireless Telephones
for the Ears
They make tho Deaf hear distinctly.

b. making the
soun IS louder. 1t
is easy to under
stand without
trying and strain
ing. They make
ID af people
C h @ erf and
comfortable.
Wilson's Ear
ID ru ms m re
40 m d 8 strike
hard on the CEN
The National tribune., 1910-01-13
How to Get Rid
of Catarrh
A Simple, Safe, Reliable Way,
and it Costs Nothing to TRY.

Those who suffer from catarrli know
its miseries. There is no need of this
suffering. You can get rid of IL bv q
simple, safe, inexpensive, home treat
ment discovered by DIR. Blosser, who.
for over thirty-five years, has been treat
ing catarrh successfully
His treatment is unlike any other
1t is not a spray. douche, salve, cream.
or inhaler, but is a more direct and
thorough treatment than any of these
1t cleans out the head, nose, throat
and lungs so that you can again breathe
freely and sleep without that stopped
up feeling that all oatarrh sufferers
have. 1t heals the diseased mucous
membranes and arrests the foul dis
charge, so that you will not be con
stantly blowing your nose and splitting.
and at the same time it does not poison
the system and ruin the stomach. as in
ternal medicines do.
Ii you want to test this treatment
without cost, send your address to DIR.
j. w. Blosser, 320 Walton street, Attain
ia, Ga, and he will send you by return
mail enough of the medicine to satisfy
you that 1t Is all he claims for il as a
remedy for catarrh, catarrhal head
aches, catarrhal deafness, asthma. bron-
chitis. colds and all catarrhal complica-
tions. He will also send you free an
illustrated booklet. Write him imme-
diatey.
The National tribune., 1910-01-13
SEEKING The MIDNIGHT sun.
One of The National Tribune People Touring to the Far North

his attempts to wrest from the cruel
ISpaniards the rights of which his peo-
pie had been deprived, until he was in
turn, poor dear, deprived of that use
full member, his head. Thus are virtue
and true worth too frequently reward
ed in this world! My shocking ignor-
ance as to the noble Horns history
makes it doubly incumbent upon you
favorite niece, to get a book and read
the whole thing up.
Then, there is the big, modern build
ing of the Palais deS BeauX Arts, filled
with pictures and statuary, room after
room of Van Eycks (not Van Dycks),
Quinten Massys, Frans Halls, Teniers
Rubens and other painters of the Flem-
ish school. 1t takes hours to do it, and
it is mighty fine gallery. And the Mu-
see Modern, a smaller picture gallery,
and the Banque National, and the Ca
thedral, and the Palais Royal, and the
Palace des Academies, and lots of 9TH
ers, all very handsome and impressive
buildings All these, you know. are in
the upper town" Down by the Palace
Royal is a large, open square, and in
the center of it stands the equestrian
statue of Godfrey de Boullon, the hero
of the first crusade, grasping the ban
ner of the Cross ir his right hand. My,
my, how many years ago it was that 1
studied about Godfrey de Bouillon, and
history! Down here, too, is the big
public park, which during the 14th
century (think of it. the 14th century,
The National tribune., 1910-01-13

ing upon giving big fees to the servants
over here, Americans have made it
awfully bad for these Self-same, quiet
little women to whom l have alluded
and for n whole lot of others whose
pocketbOoks must be rather fiat. I'm
sure, / should like it quite as well my
self if it didn't cost so much to travel
about You and I would have that
much -talked-of visit to fair Italia"
pretty quick if it wasn't for this. In
deed we would, Favorite Niece.
Elizabeth's aspirations in the way of
new toilets q can see the undoing of
many of her friends, male and female,
next Winter) have kept us prety busy
lately in the shops and fitting rooms of
the builders of such creations. But
now everything is well under way, and
we are all ready to finish up our sight
seeing when your Aunt F.. arrives,
which will be in few days. The wealth
Ell is ideal, perfectly beautiful Summer
weather, which seems awfully nice to
me after the cold of Norway, for you
know / am tropical flower after all
and hate it chilly. Everything points
to a lovely little visit with your Aunt
f. if she is only able to do the things
i have planned, one of which is fly
ing trip to the old, interesting town of
Bruges, only a short distance from
here, where the finest Memlings are to
be found Ghese are famous pictures,
Favorit Niece, and not a peculiar race
of people), and now that / feel myself
once more a normal woman, and not
a creature possessed with one idea and
that mighty unpleasant 6ae, i an. as
as a bird and in for any
thing.
l will write you again before we start
for Antwerp, which will not be very
long now.
My, my, how nearly finished my
beautiful trip is!
Lovingly,
"Sa ilnr Aunt -
The National tribune., 1910-01-13

some hour in the afternoon until II
o'clock at night There are seats around
every where, near the bandstand par
ticularly, but all over the park for that
matter and as soon as you are seated
up comes man and demands a few
pennies of you, giving you in return a
little slip of colored paper. You can
then sit in peace until the park is closed
at night if you wish to. All sorts and
conditions of people are found sitting
around on these chairs, from the daint-
lily dressed French-looking women to
her sisters of the working class, the in
dustrious fingers Of the latter busy with
some light work as they sit and watch
the passing crowds and listen to the
music of an excellent band. Beautiful
little children, exquisitely dressed, care
iully watched by their French bonnes
are playing about, and altogether il is
d very interesting, animated scene.
spent several hours there the other
afternoon, and enjoyed every minute
OF it,
The lower town. is reached by a
narrow, winding, never-ending street
'or so II seemed to Elizabeth and me
the first time we made the trip, which
leads from the Place Royal and which
Is rather sharp incline. This street,
caIled the Montague De La Cour, is
ilhed with nice shops, and in spite of
It's steepness has a constant stream of
vehlcles passing thru it, Down in the
lower town there is great hustle and
ACTIVITY, even more than is found in
.ne business portions of the upper
town., and the black, ancient look of
many of the big buildings makes YOU
realize that your feet are now treading
the ground of old Brussels. In the
center of the lower part is the Grand
Place, or market place, which is one
OF the finest medieval squares in exist
ence, presenting a sharp contrast TO
the otherr Sc generally modern aspect
OF the city. This square is historic
ground, indeed. for 1t was on this exact
spot that Counts ERmont and Horn
were beheaded, as well as some 27 9TH
er mobiles at different times by the order
OF the cruel Duke of Alva. Down in
this part of Brussels is also the ancient
Hotel de Vile (to,-n hall), which was
originally built somewhere in the early
part of the 18th century. 1t is a beau
tifui, noble old building in all shades
OF gray up to black now, covered with
statues, mostly of the Dukes of Bra
paht and its interior has much of in
The National tribune., 1910-01-13
A VALUABLE SUGGESTION
information Of Importance to Everyone

4 great deal of pain and suffering
might be avoided if we had some
knowledge of physiology and the care
of the body. particularly those parts
THAT do the most work and should al.
ways be kept strong and healthy.
In an interview with a prominent
physician he states that people should
pay more attention to their kidneys, as
they control the other organs to re-
imarkable degree and do tremendous
amount of work in removing the pois-
lons and waste mater from the system
by fltering the blood.
During the winter months especially.
when we live an indoor life, the kid
neys should receive some assistance
when needed. as we take less exercise.
drink less water and often eat moro
rich, heavy food, thereby forcing the
kidneys tc do more work than Nature
| intended. Evidence of kidney trouble,
such as lame back, inability to hold
urine. SmartiDg or burning, brick dust
or sediment. SallOw complexion, rheu-
matisn, may be weak or Irregular heart
action, warns you that your kidneys
Irequirc help Immediately to avoid mora
serious trouble
An herbal medicine containing no
minerals or opiates has the most heal
! ing influence. An ideal herbal COM
pound that has had remarkable sue
cess as a kidney remedy is DR.. Kill
mer's Swamp-Root. Local druggists
say that the extraordinary sale of this
preparation is due entirely to its great
merits We believe it TO be the most
perfect healer and gentle aid to the
kidneys that has yet been discovered.
by special arrangement made some
tim" ago. any reader of this newspaper
tho has symptoms of kidney, liver or
| bladder trouble, may receive Il sample
bottle of Swamp-Root by mail abso-
lutely free. Address DR. Kilmer & Co,
Binghamton, N Y, and mention The
Washington National Tribune
The National tribune., 1910-01-13
XVII.
Letters From n "Saiior Aunt."
XVII.


Brussels, Belgium.-Dear ''Favorite
Niece" When city is particularly at
tractive it is compared to Paris. To
say that such and such a place makes
you think of Paris is the highest COM
pliment you can pay it. Foreigners Tis-
itIng our country tell us that Wash
ington bears a marked resemblance to
the gay French Capital, and we feel
immensely f1attered. Shanghai, you re-
member, is called "the Paris of the
East and this charming city of Brus-
sells enjoys the distinction of being des-
ignated "a little Paris" which it richly
merits. There is the upper town" and
the lower town." the former built on
much higher ground than the latter
and much more modern. In the upper
town" are wide avenues, in the center
of which double rows of trees add
greatly to their attractiveneSs. beautiful
houses, splendid buildings ornamented
with statues, and street after street Of
fascinating shops. The center of traffic
of this part of the city seems to be the
Place Royal. All the street cars run to
the Place, and while the descent has
been gradual up to this point. you now
begin 10 go decidedly downhill in ap-
preaching the lower town.
The National tribune., 1910-01-13

WILSON.--.tt Newport Beach. Cal. Dec. %,
l?po. Dr. Martin Fl. Wilson, aged 81 years.
pr- Wilson was Sergeant, Co Il, 9TH
MINI. during the civil war, and also saw SER
vice in ne fierce Sioux war in and around
Fort Ridgcicy. His company, with 100 men,
defended the fort for nine days aginst 200
Sioux warriors. Comradc Wilson died from
the effects Of injuries received ut Ticksburg.
He is survived by his widow, one BROTHER two
sisters. and niece.
Jo1lNSoN.-At his home In Princeton,
Mimi. Dee. .. 1909. Horace VI. Johnson aged
served in The Indian outbreak and in the lst
Minn. VI I'd Rangers, and one year in the Ist
Mimi. during the civil war. lie leaves
widow. iU" sons and a daughter to mourn his
loss.
TpMPkINS.-At his home in WhitesbOro,
y. Y. Nov. -. 1909, Comrade TompkiHs, aged
"a years. late of Co. G, 146th v. Y. and
member of ID. Bacon Post. 81, of Utica, N Y.
IiAET.-.tt Corning. Cal. Nov. II, 1909,
Richard c. Hart COmrade Hart n native
Of England and belonged to haywood Post,
1si. q. y. II. lie leaves widow. one daugh-
ter and stepson.
The National tribune., 1910-01-13

ter of the human ear drum,
instead of spreading ont
weakly all over the surface.
Deafness from any cause.
earache, buzzing noises in
the head, raw and running
ears, broken ear drums. and
troubles, are relieved and
these little wonder-workers.
A sensible book. about
The National tribune., 1910-01-13

Sailor Aunt"
The National tribune., 1910-01-13

was used as ducal hunting ground
and later as tournament ground,
where the knights of Charles V used to
contend for the prize bestowed by the
Queen of Love and Beauty. What days
those were, to be sure, for pure color
and picturesqueness. and how insipid
and tame seem our derby races and all
sIch gatherings in comparison! Think
Of the thrill it must have given the
lovely medieval ladies to see some
splendid creature go out to battle with
her colors pinned on his hat, or what
ever he wore on his head! Still, on the
whole, i suppose we are far more COM
Portable in these days if we are more
commonplace.
The park is filled with statues and
fountains, an1 the band plays here
every day during the Summer from
The National tribune., 1910-01-13

nothing in the costumes Of the women
met on the streets of these cities be-
spoke the presence of the good old
Summer time. Here it is so different
Lovely women are to be encountered
everywhere, in the trolley cars, on the
streets, in the shops, dressed in linen
suits Of delicate shades and other light,
summery materials, with hats, parasols
shoes' stockings to match, with hair
marcelled to ravishine degree. their
skins soft. smooth and family flushed
towing largely, of course, to a terribly
expensive complexion powder) and
The National tribune., 1910-01-13

printed in it letters from hundreds OF people who
were deaf but who now hear
Clergymen, LAWYERS. Physicians. Telegraph OpeH
ators, Trainmen. Workers in Boiler Shops and Foun
dries-telI how their hearing wns brought back to
them almost instantly by the proper Of Wilson
Ear Drums.
This book has been the means of making 326, 600
Deaf people hear again. 1t will be mailed free you
II you merely write post card for it today Get the
free book for proof You owe IL to yourself and to
your friends to learn how to be we'll.
Write for it today to the Wilson Ear Drum Co.,
5S' Todd Building, Louisville, Ky. ~
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-25
PROGRESSIVE FARMER AND GAZETTE.

Nor can we limit this work Of education to the
children to those in school Because man
has reached middle age, because woman is busy
in the home, is reason why his or her intel
lectual development should cease. The work of
the colleges and universities, the best thought and
the most advanced knowledge of scientists and in
vestigators, are being carried in most States
and must be in ALTO every person who is
willing to hear; and 1t is much the privilege
and the duty of the farmer and the farmers wife
see that their training for their life's work
goes it is to provide for the education OF
their children.
If every reader of The Progressive Farmer and
Gazette will constitute himself a committee of one
to work for the advancement of the public schools
of his community, and to insist upon the
giving to every child of his acquaintance the best
training which that child is capable OF receiving
there will. within the next five years. be such an
improvement in public school system and in
the whole rural life OF the South will excite
the admiration and wonder OF the entire nation:
but until some such spirit as this takes possession
of our hearts and puts us to work. however much
educators statesmen, and editors talk and write
our progress will be slow and the light OF knowl-
edge will be denied to thousands OF unfortunate
children who must continue to walk in the dark
ness of ignorance in the twilight of that in
efficiency which proper training would have pre-
vented.