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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-10
REQUEST FOR CHANGE
IN RUSSIA'S CALENDAR

The German Commercial Treaty
Association has petitioned the Minis
try of Commerce and Industry with a
view to inducing the Gregorian calen-
dar into Russia.
In this petition it is set forth that
the German commercial houses in
terrogated concerning this question
unanimously complained about the
difficulties and material losses sus-
tanned through the existence of the
Julian calendar in Russia. 1t great
ly affects business transactions in
the matter of maturity of bills of ex-
change, payments being made thir-
teen days later, and frequently re-
sulting in the loss of the right of pro-
test of bills. 1t often leads to mis-
understandings in the filling and de-
livery of important orders, execution
OF contracts, the filing of claims
against railroads, etc.
The association points out the great
Importance of the question to the
various foreign institutions and ex-
presses its hope that If Russia should
introduce the Gregorian calendar, the
Balkan States will soon follow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-10
ANOTHER OREGON STOCKMAN
FINED FOR ILLEGAL FENCING

William Jones, a Malheur county
rancher found guilty of fencing gov
ernment range in eastern Oregon, was
sentenced to pay fine of $500 and
costs by Judge Wolverton in United
States court Monday. The costs may
amount to several thousand dollars.
William Hanley, recently found gull
ty of as similar offense and given a
IKE punishment, had to pay nearly
$4,000 in costs.
Attorney c. T.. s. Wood, represent
ing Jones, told Judge Wolverton af-
Ter sentence was passed, that IL the
costs assessed against Jones approx
mated any such sum he would ques-
tlon the legality of the proceeding.
Ihe maximum fine that can be i'm
posed Is $1,000, he said, and assess
ing such large costs it made the pun
lshment four times the maximum pen-
atty allowed by law.
In making a plea for a light sem
tehce Mr. Wood again emphasized the
feature of Jones defense--that ponson
larkspur abounds in the range and
the renee Is necessary to keep the
STOCK from 1t. Mr.. Wood said as a
result Of the governments attitude
the eastern Oregon ranchers would
nave to maintain a night guard to
keep cattle from straying into the re-
glon infested with the larkspur.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-10
DEBATING LEAGUE BULLETIN
READY FOR DISTRIBUTION

The Oregon High School Debatine
League Bulletin is just off the Uni
versity of oregon Press, and is ready
for distribution to those desiring cop
les. The Bulletin gives full and con-
else information concerning the work
of the league. Forty-one high schools
are represented. They are divided
into five districts. the high schools of
single district fighting for suprema-
cy of this district, the winners of the
separate districts appearing in the
semi-finals and finals. The Bulletin
gives the questions for debate for the
five districts, with full bibliographies
OF the question, and in addition a
short review of the work of the
league and the league constitution. 1t
contains also a valuable list of affirm
ative and negative briefs on public
questions, including naturalization, in
come tax, ship subsidies, increased
navy. popular election of senators,
protective tariff. They are intended
for aid to all persons interested in
debate, and suggest the essential
points at issue. The hardest task of
the debater is to determine these
points, and the most common fault
Of the average debate is a failure of
the two sides to clash on real points
at issue. The result IS that too often
the two sides fail to lock horns. so to
speak, and the debate fails of its pur-
pose.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-10
HARTMAN LINES TO
MERGE ON DECEMBER d

December "a has been chosen the
day when the o. Il. & N. company and
the North Coast and subsidiary lines
VIII actually be merged into the Ore
gon d Washington Railroad & Navi-
cation company, says the Journal. on
that day all traffic matters of the
merged lines will come under the head
OF the Traffic Manager r. b. Miller.
although the various lines will be un-
der their respective general managers.
with ]. +. O'Brien at the head of the
o. r. & n. and its various subsidiary
lines as before the merger.
II. e. Strahorn will be at the head
OF the office in Spokane and at Seat
tie j. ID. Farrell will have charge. The
North Coast lines, with the exception
of the Yakima Valley line. are not
yet ready for operation, but the in
tention Is to have them completed
within the next year. 1t is understood
that the auditing of all the lines in
cluded in the merger will be done in
Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-10
WOMEN NOT REGISTERED,
VOTE AT KALAMA, WV

Kalama, Wash.-The nonpartisan
ticket was elected here yesterday in
the municipal election. J. l. Wood,
for mayor; c. c. Ruckles and Hugo
Schultz, counclmen for two years,
and e. J. Kindorf, city treasurer The
vote centered on the COW question. ].
f. Stone, nominated on the independ-
ent ticket for mayor, advocated stock
running at large and was defeated by
80 votes. over 100 women voted. II
the election should be contested the
women vote would be thrown out as
the attorney general had previously
ruled that women should not vote un-
til registered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-10
EXPENSIVE FOR TRAVEL
ING MEN.
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American employers need not be
surprised to receive lusty expense
accounts from travelling statesmen
sent into Brazil, says Commercial
Agent Turner in a report to the gov
ernment. In Pornambuco, a CITY of
$4,000 population. he asked an Am
erican salesman travelling with three
trunks. having a total weight of not
over 6OO pounds, as to his expenses.
This was the result:
1t cost 50 to bring the trunks
from the steamer to the shore and
$l.S0 to haul them to an empty room
for exhibit. This storeroom was m
one flight of stairs, over a shop. The
salesman hired n man for SO cents
to sweep down the stairs and make
them presentable. He had to buy 6
boards at Sc cents each for his
benches on which to spread his goods.
He employed a carpenter to make
him four simple horses on which to
lay his tables. The cost of the um-
Der and the horses was $3.50. A man
charged SO cents for carrying the out
nt to the hired room. The salesman
then bought SO cents worth OF wrap
ping paper to cover his benches and
proceeded to unpack his wares for
inspection. He had to pay a months
rent for the room, although he ex-
pected to be there only two weeks.
The room rented for SIS a month. II
cost the salesman s33 before he had
shown his goods to person.
Another salesman from Europe
told me IL always cost him twice what
| had enumerated to get started be-
cause he had eight trunks of Euro
pean goods and he required a larger
room.
THE steamships do not land their
passengers who must get ashore the
best way they can. Each passenger
Is compelled to hire a rowboat usu-
ally after considerable dicker. The
boatman lowers the baggage over the
ships side into his boat. The pas
senger descends a long flight of
stairs and upon reaching the bottom,
takes his chances when the stairway
and small boat meet and steps aboard
The journey to shore is accomplish
ed and the baggage deposited on land,
when the boatmans fees are payable.
The dicker with the land man to haul
the luggage to destination then be-
gins. This, when arranged ends in
having the lot deposited in a room,
always at cost entirely out of pro-
portion to the value of the service"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-10
DJSCONTTNUANCE OF PEAT
FUEL ON SWEDISH RAILWAYS

There being no coal of consequence
In Sweden, while 1t is we'll supplied
with peat, 1t was thought that the
substitution of the latter for fuel
would result in great saving to the
Kingdom. The experiment was tried
on the Swedish railways, no fewer
than 140 trial trips being made, with
the result that the engineers esti-
mated loss of s1.S4 per ton of peat
as compared with coal-a ton of coal
containing, 1t is said, as much heat
Ing power as 1.64 tons of prepared
peat.
The directors of the state railways
have therefore, discontinued the use
of peat as a substitute for coal. They
remarked that many other countries
have made similar experiments, and
the same results have been obtain
ed, thus causing a return to coal for
steam purposes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-10
WELSIIMEN TO HONOR
PRINCE OF WALES

Wclshmen from all parts OF the
world will be present at the investi-
turc Of the Prince of Wales at Carnar-
Won, says a dispatch from London.
Already men in Australia, in the
far east. in South Africa, and in
Egypt. in North and South America,
have announced their intention of re-
turning to the land of their fathers
in order to join the stay-at-home
welshman in the July rejolcngs.
When the names of the visitors
come to be published they will be
found to include those OF many men
prominent in colonial administration;
and certainly the United states con-
tingent will include several men of
Welsh blood whose names are known
the world over.
The holding of the National Els
teddfod almost Immediately after the
investiture will help 20 swell the tide
Of the invasion. Those coming for
the investiture will stay for the Els
teddfod; those whose main purpose is
visit to the Eisteddfod will arrive
a couple of weeks earlier in order to
witness the invesdture.
Efforts are being made in the
United States to organize large bod
les of visitors for the double event. In
at least one instance it is proposed
to charter n steamer especially to
bring over from 500 to 700 visitors
from the eastern states.
In other cases negotiations have
been opened with some of the lead
ing shipping companies with a view
to securing special terms for large
contngents-one of which will come
from Salt Lake City.
Several weeks ago the booking of
rooms at the leading hotels here be-
gan
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-10
SCHOOL LIBRARIES
OF STATE ENLARGED
MORE THAN $4,000
EXPENDED DURING WEAR
Annual Report of Secretary OF State
Library Commission Shows Oregon
Has Splendid System OF Purchas-
Ing Books-Even Wisconsin Is Sur
passed.

At the bi-monthly meeting of the
state library commission held in Sa-
lem, the report of the librarian, Miss
Cornelia Marvin was read showing
that during the past year $16,O73 had
been expended for books for the pub
lie schools of the state and 2S,195 vol
umes had been added to the public
school libraries. Since 1906. SIG OOO
nave been expended for school books
Tor public school Libraries, and 13l.-
600 volumes have been purchased.
Part of this sum was state funds, and
part was raised by private subscrip-
tion and by the schools themselves
but expended through the library
commission for the reason that better
prices on books can be obtained
where large quantities are purchased
Miss Marvin's report shows also that
oregon has splendid system of pur-
chasing books. 1t is done by pur-
chasing by bid only. Wisconsin has
long had the reputation of being able
to purchase library books cheaper
than other states, but a comparison
Of the price paid for a $50 model IL
brary there with one purchased by
the oregon commission secured the
books at rate that averaged 27 l-2
per cent cheaper than Wisconsin de-
spite the fact that Wisconsin buys
greater number of books by five
times. and gets cheaper freight rates
by reason Of being nearer to the pub
fishers. In Oregon the books are de-
livered directly to the schools, while
in Wisconsin they are delivered to the
commission for distribution.
The report shows that there are
10000 volumes in the state travelling
Libraries. All OF these are in const- |
ant use, but there Is not a sufficient
amount to make exchanges. and more |
books for this department are need |
ed. Miss Marvin also recommends |
the employment of a librarian for |
the supervision of the public school |
Libraries which are growing so large |
a new reference librarian, Miss Eli
zabeth Topping, was added to the IL
brarian's assistants today. Miss Top
ping was formerly n teacher in the
Salem high school, is a graduate of
Cornell, and has just completed
course in an eastern librarians school.
There has been a greater demand
than ever for reference books for de-
batting teams In the high schools. and
during the year just closed 5000 piec.
es have been sent out from the state
library There has been a demand
for professional literature among
teachers. and the state oranges have
also been the recipient of much mat
ter connected with the problems thatI
attracted them. The commission is
following the policy Of sending out to
the teachers instead of a whole col
lection OF books few standard
books. and the plan has met with de-
cided success.
1t is the intention also Of the COM
mission to provide the farmers insti-
tutes with literature upon the sub
jects taught them in these short win
ter courses. The literature will COW
cr everything pertaining to agricul-
ture touched upon in the course.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-10
DICKINSON Is CRACK SHOT.
Secretary OF War Surprises Army Of
ficers Who Talk Of Target
Practice

Secretary of War Dickinson COM
mands great respect IN army circles.
Generally a secretary is not respected
for his martial accomplishments. This
was true of Secrtary Dickinson until
a number of officers took him out to
the Washington rifle ranges to ex-
plain their work in teaching the army
to shoot. The officers took up rifles
and in five or six attempts managed
to make a "bulls-eye" at thonusand
and when the. show was over said:
Let me have one of those guns"
Accommodated, he made five quick
shots, hitting the bullseye three
times. The officers nearly collapsed,
and are now mum when rifle practice,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-10
Sun is Foe OF Cholera.

Rome.-While on visit to the
Forsum Lord Kitchener, after dis
coursing on ancient Roman remedies
said that he firmly believed in his
own methods of fighting against an
outbreak of cholera. He asseverated
his great faith in the saying, "the sun
kills the invisible" ana ne mentioned
how (while campaigning in Egypt
he had demonstrated its truth during
an outbreak of the dread disease. The
usual distinctions were tabooed, the
soldiers being ordered to undress and
bask in the desert sun, with the re-
suit that cholera was soon stamped
out
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-10
CALIFORNIA GRANITE
TO PROTECT BRIDGE
PROTECTION OF COLUMBIA
RIVER PIERS EXPENSIVE
Three Thousand Tons Rock Brought
from California Quarries VIII In
crease Cost of Hill Bridge Across
River at Cello by 100000.

Portland, Ore, Dec. 7.-Three
thousand tons of California granite
from quarries at Rocklin have been
contracted for by the Oregon Trunk
builders to be used as reinforcement
Of the concrete piers of the big new
steel bridge to be thrown across the
Columbia river at Cello to admit
the new Hill road to this state
The material must be brought over
the Hartman roads and freight
charges will approximate $40 per ton,
so that this feature of construction
will increase the cost of the big
bridge about $4,000. The granite
will be used to protect the face Of the
huge concrete columns supporting the
massive bridge from the pressure of
floating bergs when the ice breaks
up in the upper river in the spring as
well as to afford greater resisting
power against drift and debris
brought down when the Columbia Is
at flood, for the stream is very swift
at that point.
1t was first thought that ordinary
rock would serve but President John
used. 1t was first arranged to get
the rock from Washington quaries
nearer at hand, but work at those
points has been suspended for the
winter. Then it was found necessary
to secure the material from Califor-
mia.
1t is desired to have the stone plac-
ed before the high water comes in the
Columbia so that the &c piers of the
bridge, now partly completed will be
protected against the winter freshets,
otherwise they may be carried away
and the work will then have to be
done all over again.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-10

especially sharpshooting, is under dis
cussion and Secretary Dickinson Is
present.
Back In his Tennessee mountains
the secretary Of war has for years en-
1oyed the reputation Of being a crack
shot.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-10

The candle that the game isn't
worth is sputtery one!
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
KILLED CROSSING STREET
Woman Meets Instant Death
When Auto Runs Her Down.

Mrs. Louise Anderson, sixty-four years
old, of No. West Gath street, was killed
by an automobile at Broadway and Gath
street last night. Mrs. Anderson became
confused as she was crossing Broadway
and ran in front of a car owned, the
police assert, by the Melvin Stable Com
pany, of No. 81 Irving Place.
She was first hit by the mud guard
and was hurled under the front wheels
At the time she fell the chauffeur, who
said he was Joseph Kenny, of No. Isl
Rutledge street, Brooklyn, was making
desperate efforts TO bring the car to a
standstill. He did not succeed, however
until the woman had been crushed under
the forward truck. Kenny then ieaped
from his seat and drew the motionless
form clear of the automobile.
Patrolman Radigau was forcing his
way through the crowd, when Kenny
brought his machine alongside the pa
trolman, who directed him to make all
speed to the West 6Sth street station.
Before the chauffeur reached there DR..
Botsford, of Flower Hospital, met him.
He said that Mrs. Anderson must have
been almost instantly killed
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
FIVE UNDER WRECKED AUTO
Four Women and a Man Hurt in
New Jersey Accident.
tBv Telegraph to The Tribune

Somerville, n. J.. Nov. PA big tour
ing car, carrying four women and a
man on their way 70 the Yale-Prince-
ton football game was overturned at a
sharp curve in the road near Bound
Brook to-day. The occupants Of the
car were pinned under the machine, and
their cries attracted John A. Maxwell
and Joseph s. Barras, a, borough coun-
Gilman. Of this place, who were riding
near the scene OF the accident, in an
automobile.
BaTras and Maxwell lifted the machine
and rescued the occupants. One of the
women had a fractured arm and Z sec
ond woman had badly injured shoul-
der. The other two women escaped with
slight injuries. The driver Of the ma
chine had his kneo dislocated. The in
iUred were placed il an automobile and
hurried to the Somerset Hospital at this
place.
Great secrecy was maintained as 10
their identity. About the only tnforma-
ton that could be obtained at the hos
pital tonight WAS that the injured per
sons lived in Brooklyn.
More than five hundred automobiles
passed through this section to-day on
their way TO the football game at Prince
ton. Several cars were wrecked along
the road tonight, but no other serious
accidents were reported.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
SAY MEN ROBBED BIG VAN
Police Arrest Four When Load
Worth $4,000 Was Transferred

What was declared to be a bold attempt
to steal $4,000 worth Of merchandise from
a van of the Adams Express Company was
prevented yesterday by the arrest OF four
men in a storage warehouse, at First ave
nue. and 4th street. The prisoners had re-
Gently been hired as strikebTeakers by the
express company. They were all taken TO
Police Headquarters, where they were
locked up on a charge of grand larceny
The four men were sent out with a closed
van from the yards Of the Adams COM
pany. at Madison avenue and 4lth street,
about noon Yesterday The van was loaded
with silks, furs and clothing valued al
$500 and the men were told TO drive IL
to the LAFAYETTE street Office Of the COM
pany. Joseph Leibner and Henry Platt,
special agents of the express company. fol-
lowed the van.
Instead of driving down Fifth avenue.
which was guarded by police, the men
drove down Third avenue. The agents fol-
lowing them until they turned east IN zth
street and stopped at the storage ware
house Here. according to-the agents, Jesse
Mandel, of No. 20 West 9Th street, one OF
the men in the van. represented himself as
q state detective and asked for two vans
to carry some freight,
With the vans, Mandel drove back TO
the waiting express van, and he and his
companions loaded the merchandise on the
two empty vans, abandoning the express
vehicle. They then drove back to the ware
house and the vans were taken into the
vault room. at that moment Lseibner and
Platt called for tho police and the men
we're arrested as they were unloading the
vans
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13

NAMES were brought to the Madison
avenue station of the former at about
2 o'clock. and the few strikers who were
hanging around didpt offer any resist
anee whatever The American Express
COMPANY sent out unprotected wagons
eu through the day, and their reporN
were that the strikers didn't seem 70
take any notice of them.
Early Yesterday morning Richard w
Meade president of the New York
TRANSFORMATION Company, took q ride IN
cne of the Fifth avenue buses, WHICH
was q target for few stones thrown py
a crowd of strike sy1npathizers at the
corner of Fifth avenue and ohth street.
but the crowd scattered upon the ap-
proach Of two policemen. MI heaoe
said afterward that they were seholls
out practically all the cars OF the fllti'
avenue bus line without any par''coia'
trouble and the company wouid lot
consider for a moment the proposition
of dealing with the strikers on the open
shop basis.
Hugh Frsvne. a general organizer OF
tho American Federation of Labor, sa1d
Yesterday that agents had been working
Quietly with streetcar men in New YORK
for some months. -Four locals have been
organized, ii was said, and had beeh
chartered by the Analgamated Associa-
ton of Street and Electric Railway En-
ploves. the national organization OF the.
streetcar men.
The four unions organized. it is under
stood. are composed mostly Of employees
of the Broadway and Sixth avenue lines,
end It is not believed that the streetcar
men as a. body throughout the city are
in any condition TO carry on a successful
strike with their present organization
Runors Of strikes on the surface roads
Of the city persisted throughout the day.
however. and late last night it was de-
Clared that c. 0. Pratt was coming over
from Philadelphia this morning TO con-
fer with William H. Ashton
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
TWO HURT IN AUTO CRASH
Dog Fight in Machine Distracted
Chauffeur s Attention.

A fight between a bulldog and d collie
caused an automobile accident in New
ark yesterday, which resulted in the
injury of two women and the death Of
the collie. The women were Mrs. James
3. English, Of No. 521 Madison avenue
Eliza beth, and Mrs. Oliver Pulba, of
WaverIy Place, Elizabeth =
When they drove to Newark in an
automobiie they carried with them the
dogs. When the auto was travelling
along Eliza beth avenue they sprang at
each others throats. The screams of
the women caused the chauffeur, Sher-
man Ross, TO turn around and as he did
SO he lost control Of his machine, which
swerved sharply and dashed into a teIe-
graph pole, hurling the occupants out.
The TWO women were stunned and
bruised, and were assisted into the office
Of DR.. Florence Voorhees,, When they
had somewhat recovered from the shock
they were taken home in another auto
mobile
New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
KILLS MAN AND HIMSELF
Assailant Sought Revenge Be-
cause He Had Been Dispossessed

Joseph Terone. an Italian, Of No. SIS
Jewell street, Williamsburg ran through
Norman avenue last night with a re-
volver in each hand. He killed George
Moore, Of No. 1s11s Norman avenue. and
then turned the last bullet on himself
and fired a shot through his brain
According TO the police, Jerome had
formerly been tenant of Moore, who
owned two tenement houses on Norman
avenue. Recently TeTone vas dispos-
se5sed by Moore. and swore revenge He
laid in wait for Moore last night. and
as the latter was about to walk up the
steps of his home drew two revolvers
and began firing.
Robert Young, Of Engine Company
1873. which is directly across the street
from the scene of the shooting, ran from
the engine house and dashed at Terone-