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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24
LUMBERMEN OF COAST
MEET AT BELLINGHAAi
Bellineham Sept a4.-Th

Bellingham, Sept. 24.-The van
guard Of the Pacific coast lumber
manufacturers reached here last night
and a business and social session is
being held today. A rumor to the ef-
feet that a general curtailment in the
lumber production VIII be advised at
their session by the association was
denied by the members already here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24

soil Of the irrigated country. From
the exhibition potato. cut into many
small pieces, he planted a row 20
feet long, from which he harvested
2S2 potatoes Of very fair size. These
in turn will be used for seed potatoes,
though some OF the finest will first
be shown at the Barnstable county
fair.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24

"Hr. Delicatessen, how do you &C.
count for the fact that I found a piece
of'ruber tire in one of the sausages
1 bought here last week?"
My dear madam, that only goes to
show that the automobile is replacing
the horse everywhere"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24
:, VI. Hoeue's Mother Dies

{, Nj. Hogue of the Hamley harness
shop, left this morning for Heppner
IN response to message telling OF
the death of his mother. which oc-
cured last night. The deceased was
IS years of age, death being due to
neuralgia of the stomach.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24
Fire Does $50, 900 Damage.

Nanaime, B. G., Sept. 24.-Fire
this morning broke out among the To-
cal herring canneries and destroyed
three of the largest salteries entailing
loss of $4,000. The origin is un-
known
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Cleveland r. II. 4.
New York-Hughes, Fisher and Nit
chell; Mitchell and Smith.
Boston, at Detroit, rain.
Philadelphia at Chicago, wet
grounds.
Washington, at st. Louis, rain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24
viii Enter Packing Contest

Guy Hays, the well known range
rider and bronco buster, arrived last
night from the headwaters of the
Imatilla river with string of pack
mules. He and his partner, Roy Moss,
expect to enter the packing contest at
the Roundup.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24
Arizona Is Shaken.

Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 24.-Arizona
was shaken by a series of earthquakes
beginning late yesterday and continu-
ing until this morning. No damage
was done. This is the third quake
felt in forty years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24

church will serve dinner and supper
in basement of church the 29th and
3Oth Of September and 1st Of October.
Prices, dinner 35c; supper, z6c.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24
SPORTS
PACIFTC COAST LEAGUE
Portland .. Vernon O

Portland Sept. 24.-For the third
time this week Portland shut Vernon
out yesterday by to 0 score. The
contest was neck and neck race UP
to the eighth, neither side being able
to get man across the plate. In this
inning Olson, who had got to second,
came home on an infield hit by Casey
The decision on Olson was very close
and while Manager Hogan was argu-
| ing with Umpire Finney surrounded
by large audience OF players Casey
stole second and finally scored on
single. Score: r. H. E.
vernon '''''''..'.. ~
portland ................ q 0
Batteries-Willett and Brown:
Steen and Fisher.
Oakland 2, Frisco 1
San Francisco Sept 24.-With the
10 hits off Moser's offerings in IL
innings, San Francisco was able to
squeeze only one run over the plate
yesterday while the Oaklands gath
cred but six hits and after having
1S of their heavy hitters struck out
Sutor, took the game by 2 to
score. Poor base running was San
F'rancisco's downfall. Score:
r. H. E.
Oahiahu ''''.'''.'..' lax
San Francisco ............. 1 15 /
Moser and Mite; Sutor and Will
liams.
Sacramento Z, Angeles 2.
Los Angeles, Sept. 24.-Playing
like league leaders instead of tail
enders, the Sacramento Senafors uop
their third straight game from the
Angeles yesterday to 2. Castleton
yielded them a dozen hits. In the
second and fifth innings they scored
three runs on three hits. Bryan
struck out seven men. Score:
r. II. E.
Los Angeles ..........A....2 81
SaSi aiiehlo IL
Castleton and Orendorf; Bryan and
La Longe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24

All kinds Of tin, copper and sheet
iron work done. Pendleton Plumbing
& Heating Co., phone Main 4aS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24
NeuOsy Notes
of PendIeton

Oiflciai Weather Report. -. -.
MAXIMUM temperature, "A.
Minimum temperature. 46.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24
Sacramento Z. Angeles 2.
NORTHWEST LEAGUE.
Seattle &. SDOkane n

Seattle, Sept. 24.-The Spokane
champions put patch work team on
the field yesterday and were easily
beaten by the cellar champions, tc
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-24
Tacoma s, Vancouver

Vancouver, B. c., Sept 24.-The
Tacomas hit Miller's offerings to all
corners Of the lot yesterday and found
him safely in every inning. Swain and
Warren both made home runs. Mil
Ter famed IL men. Score: R. H. E.
Tacoma ................ 16 0
Vancouver s Q
Batteries-Geehana and Byrnes; Mil
Ter and Lewis
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-20
Aged .PhiIanthropist Outlined His
Views on the Greenback Move
ment and Then Talked of
the Beautiful World.

Peter Cooper, who did the greatest
work of his life when he founded
Cooper Union, in New York, and
thereby made his name well-nigh i'm
perishable, was eighty-nine years of
age when I had my last chat with
him. That was in 1880, three years
before he was gathered unto his ia
theirs.
I had called upon Mr.. Cooper at
his home in Irving place, in New York
city, for the purpose Of obtaining his
views upon the greenback question.
The old gentleman was a very ear
nest advocate of issuing irredeemable
paper money based upon the face and
credit of che government.
He received me very cordially in
his little library. He wore a loose
morning gown, or jacket, and the
heavy lenses of his spectacles, which
carried sidepieces, caused his eyes
to CLEAN with unusual brilliancy and
to appear of great size. He blew up
an air cushion to its full capacity,
then seated himself in a cozy chair
and began to chat in easy fashion
about the gTeenback movement. And
as | listened to him it seemed to me
almost incredible that | was seated
before the man who had designed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-20
Old Time Enemies ReconciLed

make him life tenant OF that house,
IeIt free"
Thus with assistance gained here
and there among the leading men of
the day, Mr. Weed, in the course of a
few weeks, had not only fund, but a
roof, as well, provided for his old enc
my's comfort. Then he invited Mr.
Croswell, who knew nothing of the
movement to take care of him, to be
his guest in New York, and MIR. Cros-
well came
The next morning Mr.. Weed took
his guest to the Roberts house and
showed him all through it. Edwin"
he said at last, how do you like this
house?"
1T is a charming home, was the
reply.
Edwin answered Mr.. Weed, cit is
to be your home as long as you live
or care to occupy it. Your friends
have seen to it that you are to be pro-
yided for, and this home is one of the
provisions. 1t isn't a gift, it isn't a
charity. 1t is simply a fair recon-
pense to you for your unselfish service
as a public citizen-so unselfsh, Ed
win, that you have never properly car
ed for yourself"
For a moment Mr. Croswel looked
blankly into Mr. Weeds face, then
turned his head 70 hide his emotion.
And as he did SC he reached out his
hand, grasped Mr.. Weeds, and buried
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-20
How Thurlow Weed Forgot the Bitter
ness Of the Past and Provided
for Edwin CrosWeil in His
Old Age.

In the days when ThUrlOw Weed,
as editor Of the great Wing organ, the
Albany On. " Journal, was a power in
the land, even TO being a president
maker, his great editorial opponent
was Edwin CrosweIl, editor of the Off
ciai newspaper of the unofficial, but
nationally powerful group of Demo
'crats. including Martin Van Buren,,
known in the political history of the
country as the Albany regency. When
Mr.. Weed became editor of the Jour
nal he at once vigorously attacked the
regency, thereby gaining his first ma
tionaI fame, and at the same time
making a personal, as well as pOliti-
cal enemy of Mr.. Croswen
All the years that the two men re
manned Albany editors-and the years
we're many, numbering SO for Mr.
Weed-they carried their politics into
their personal lives Finally, there
came the time when both men retired
and Mr.. Weed went to New York to
live, and there, one day, occurred what
was probably the most dramatic of all
the many interesting incidents in
which the old time enemies played the
leading parts
Born the same year, 1897, and in the
same region, Thurlow Weed had grown
up in poverty, with his father confined
in a debtors prison Edwin Croswell
had been petted and admired as a boy,
for he was the child of the richest man
of the community. But when Mr..
Weed settled in New York city to
spend his closing years, he was the
wealthy one and Mr.. Crosweu the one
without a fortune. Indeed, not very
long after this a friend went to Mr..
Weed with a surprising query on his
lips
Mr. Weed he said, ''do you know
that MI CToswell, your old-time edito-
rial opponent, is almost in want? He
has no fortune and no income, and he
is greatly distressed"
Why" said Mr.. Weed, instantly,
that must be attended to; such
situation must not be permitted to ex-
list any longer. I will see some gentle
men of his party, and some, also, who
are of my own and | have no doubt
that a fund can be raised which will
provide an income sufficient to make
him comfortable the rest of his life"
An hour later Mr. Weed was about
his mission. Among others he called
on was Marshall O. Roberts, who,
when it seemed probable that the At
Iantic cable project was doomed to
failure, told Cyrus w Field to rely
upon him for whatever financial sup
port was needed.
Mr. Weed" said Mr.. Roberts, when
he had heard Mr.. Weeds story, Il am
the owner of a house not far from
Washington Square. It is unoccupied,
but comfortably furnished. | will not
only subscribe to a fund for the sup
port of Mr.. Croswell, but l will also
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-20
HIS HANDS CRACKED OPEN

Il am a man seventy years old. My
hands were very sore and cracked
open on the insides for over a year
with large sores. They would crack
open and bleed, itch, burn and ache
so that I could not sleep and could do
but little work. They were so bad
that l could not dress myself in the
morning. They would bleed and the
blood dropped on the floor. l called
on two doctors, but they did me no
good I could get nothing to do any
good till l got the Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment. About year
ago my daughter got cake of Cuti-
cura Soap and one box of Cuticura
Ointment and in one week from the
time l began to use them nay hands
were all healed up and they have not
been a mite sore since. l would not
be without the Cuticura Remedies.
They also cured a bad sore on the
hand of one of my neighbours children
and they think very highly of the CUT,
cura Remedies. John w. Hasty, So. Eff
flngham, n H, Mar 3, and Apr. II, '09.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-20
Thomas &. Plat a Hun1orist

and though l have sometimes been ia
ken for him when persons have seen
me in profile, yet I have never before
been recognized as Mr.. Forbes when
my face was all lathered and await
ing the BARRIERS razor"
Senator Platt chuckled violently.
do you know" he said at last, that
is a good one on my friend John NJ.
Forbes: and l shall relate it with spe-
cial qualification to some Of the elite
Republicans of Massachusetts who
have been much associated with him
in reforming politics"
Upon another occasion MI Platt
was called upon at his hotel in Wash
ington by a gentleman who prOfessed
to be very anxious to see General How
ard Carroll, who some years earlier
had been Republican candidate for
congressman at large from New York
state, and who was a very intimate
friend of President Arthur His Wis
itor asked the senator where General
Carroll" could be found.
What General Carroll do you
mean?" asked Mr. Plat
Why" was the reply. 4 mean How
ard Carroll-General Howard Car
roll
All" replied the senator, blandly,
had you spoken in the first instance
of Howard Carroll instead of General
Carroll, l should have known whom
you meant"
why, what is the difference?"
asked the senator's friend
Just this was the reply, q al
ways speak and think of him as How
ard Carroll You see, God made the
man. while l made the general, and
out of consideration for his maker
always refer to him as Howard Car
roll. regarding Gods work with re-
spect to him as of much higher con-
sequence than my own. Other people
are less reverential. They speak of
him as the general I made rather than
as the man whom God created
Within a week this characteristic
Plattonian jest had circulated through
all the public circles in Washington
and at last reached the ears of Gen
eral Carroll himself. who to this day
delights in telling it.
Copyright, 1870 by E. ]. Edwards)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-20
TWO Stories About the easy Boss
That Demonstrate His Wit and
Capacity for Humorous
Description.

The late Thomas c. Plat spoke of
himself at one time as the easy boss. "
He was easy in still another sense
than that in which he used the word,
and that was in his sense of humor
and his capacity for humorous de-
scription and anecdote. He was a
shining exception to the saying that
the politically ambitious see things
only through serious spectacles.
One day, some years ago, as I was
passing through the porter's room of
the old Fifth Avenue hotel, Senator
Platt's headquarters in New York city.
I heard some one call me by name,
and looking around, saw Senator Platt
reckoning to me from his seat on a
boot-black stand.
Take this vacant chair beside me, -
low, who is loyal follower of Tom
Plat, is putting the finishing touches
upon my calfskins, | will tell you of
an amusing experience l had this
morning
do you remember John NJ. Forbes d?
He is very rich merchant and a very
dignified man. distinguished for his
political sagacity, his rather pro-
nounced sel-esteem and his somewhat
prominent nose AS | stepped into the
barber shop of the hotel this morning
who should I see yielding to the min
istrations of the barber but John NJ.
Forbes. I recognized him by the CON
spicuousness with which his nose stood
out above the lather So I stepped up
to him and said: Good morning, Mr..
Forbes, am glad to see you in such
experienced hands. Politics and bust
ness must be very satisfactory in Bos-
ton
Instantly the man pushed the bar
Der aside. sat up straight in the chair,
and turned to me a face so well lath-
cred that l could only see the nose
and eyes.
Sir he exclaimed, Indignantly, I
don't know who you are, but I want to
tell you that John NJ. Forbes has not
4 monopoly of the prominent nose,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-20

Dynamiter, Himself Married Man,
Knew What Awaited ForgetfuI
Husband.

The business man was sitting IN his
Office, thinking of starting for home,
when a suspicious looking person
came in with a leather bag in his
hand.
If you don't give me s25." said the
visitor, coming at once to the point,
L will drop this on the floor"
The business man was cool. What
is in it?'' he asked.
Dynamite, was the brief reply.
What will it do if you drop it?"
Blow you up"
Drop it," was the instant com
mand. My wife told me when I left
home this morning to be sure and
send up bag of -four, and I forgot
it. guess it will take just about as
much dynamite ds you have there to
prepare me for the blowing up III get
when she sees met
He threw himself back in his chair
and waited for the explosion, but it
did not come
I'm a married man myself" said
the dynamiter. and quietly slipped out
illustrated Bits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-20
Superstitions OF the Sea

lucky ventures. The modern christen-
ing by the wine bottle arose from the
ancient libations poured on the deck
by priests.
On sailing ship lawyers, women
and the clergy are looked upon with
disfavoT, as they are supposed to
bring i'll luck. Every black cat that
comes on board carries a gale in her
tail" Whistling is much against the
proprieties of sea life.
Ship bells are blessed, and to this
day if mistake is made in striking
one it is Immediately struck back
ward to break the Spell. The belief in
the desertion of a sinking slip by
rats is founded on reason, for rats like
to be dry-footed, and when a vessel
is unsafe it becomes leaky under deck
and too wet for the creatures COM
fort
Figureheads were first images of
gods, then of saints and sea heroes
Chinese junks bear two glazing eyes
on their boWs. FOR mo have two eyes,
how can esas AS gee, hsv Ger got"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-20
New News =
OF YESTERDAY
by Y. ~ E0xkNx%sN~

forever al the bitterness of the past
in these words:
After all. there is nothing outside
a mans family life that compares with
true friendship, and a true friend !
have found in you"
This story, as I have told it, Mr.
Weed himself told me the last time ]
chatted with him, year or so before
his death, and the details came out
when l stated that I had heard he had
done something to put Mr. CrosweIl
in comfortable circumstances. Yes,
confessed the old gentleman-he was
then over eighty-"and that is one OF
the happiest Of my recoIIectons."
Copyright. 1910, by E. J. Edwards, All
Rights ReseTVed.l
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-20
Lucky or the Reverse for the
Ship He Sails In.

There is a general idea that the
sailor labors under more than the one
pet superstition popular tradition as
signs to each individual Competent
authority contends, however, that tars
are no more superstitious than any of
their equals in training and oppor-
tunities However that may be, the
following may be cited as instances of
the signs and tokens in which those
who go down to the sea in ships" put
their faith.
In the past superstition was a part
OF every ship; it entered into its keel,
climbed to its flags, ran at its launch
ing, controlled its crew and cargo,
evoked portents and governed its ven
lures and arrivals.
a bit of stolen wood was always
mortised into the keel to make
ship sail fast. A silver coin was
placed in the mainmast step to insure
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-20
Last Talk With Peter Cooper

and built the first American locomO-
tive, in 1880, and the method of pro
polling canal boats by an endless
chain, and who was among the earli-
est to promote the laying of the At
lantic cable.
At length, and without showing the
slightest sign of fatigue, either ply
steal or mental, the old gentleman
outlined his views on the money ques-
ton. Then, as l prepared to leave,
he accompanied me along the pass
age leading from the library to the
front door, which he opened before
either myself or a servant near by
could make a move to do so. Pass
ing through it, he took his stand up
on the broad top step and looked
with an absorbed countenance in the
direction of little Gramercy Park, one
corner of which was visible from
where he stood. He put his hand up
on my shOulder-not for support, it
seemed to me, but to direct my gaze
where his was. Then, at last, he
spoke, and I fancied that half regret
fully he turned his eyes to me from
the exquisite vista before us of that
little gem of parkland in the heart
of New York.
This is a very beautiful world" he
said, earnestly. simply. 81 like to
look out upon it, and each day as |
grow older and see with my eyes
somewhat blinded though they are
by age--the beautiful things which
God has given us, and which every
one may enjoy without any cost if
he will only look, l realize more and
more how exquisite is the charm of
nature, and what the worlds perfec-
ton really is. And as I have grown
older | have also come to realize that
there is more of good than of evil in
the wOTld-that there is some beauty
in every human being, no matter how
low he may have fallen, just as there
is beauty in everything that grows.
Yes, this is a beautiful world-a
very beautiful world. l am now 80
years OF age. Not for long now am
l to be permitted to look out upon
it. Yet l hope to make the best Of
the brief opportunity that is left to
me to behold Gods beauty all about
me. 1t gives me serenity and peaca
of mind to see it, and yet there is a
lingering regret that l cannot enjoy
it much longer
81 hope you will come to see me
again. Come when the leaves have
turned. To me there is no sadness
in the falling leaf, if it has color in
it. You have spoken of Cooper in
stitute. All, l could leave no better
legacy to my fellow men than the DOW
er to see daily the beauties Of the
world that God has given us to live
in; for if we can do that we shall
all have riches that cannot be lost
or in any way taken from US"
I left him standing on the broad
step in front of his door, and as I
looked back before turning the cor
ner, the old gentleman, whose long
life had been crowded with unusual
ly useful activities, was still stand
ing on the step, and his eyes were
turned where the summer foliage of
Gramercy Park was showing itself
between grim walls of brick and
stone.
Copyright, 1910 by E. ]. Edwards All
Rights ReservedJ
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-20
GETTING EVEN WITH MAMMA
In This Case Chiid's Punishment Ger
tainty Failed to Have Salu-
tary Effect.

A little girl had been so very
naughty that her mother found it
necessary to shut her up in dark
closet-in that family, the direst
punishment for the worst Offense.
For Is minutes the door had been
locked without a sound coming from
behind it. Not a whimper, not a srif.
fe
At last the stern but anxious parent
unlocked the closet door and peered
into the darkness. She could see
nothing.
What are you doing in there?" she
cried
And then a little voice piped from
the blackness:
I thpit on your new dress and /
thpit on your new hat, and I'm wait,
ing for more thpit to come to thpU
on your new Darasoll"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-20
"Thank Xou's,D

The man who is not thankful for
the lessons he learned in adversely
didn't learn any.
There must be plenty of thankful
ness in the world If those who have
loved and lost could know just what
they have lost.
why are you giving thanks? They
took $4,000 from you in Wall street
a little while ago, didn't they?"
Yes; but l got out with $40 they
didn't know | had"-Tudge
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-20
The New Cook.
1t was in 1920.

1t was in 1920.
"Oh, pa" exclaimed the little lad,
breathless with excitement, guess
what has happened?"
What my SOM" asked pa, as he
read a wireless from Europe.
why, you know our automatic
cook-the one you bought in the hard
ware store?"
Think I should know her. 1 was
Just about to call and tell her . pre-
pare my condensed eggs and coffee
capsules"
well you needn't. She's gone"
Gone? Left without notice."
Worse than that, pa. The auto
matte iceman came in and Rugged
her so tightly he broke all the steel
springs she was composed of and
she fell to pieces. Ma raked her up
and is going to sell her to the junk
man"
Pining for the good old days of hui
man cooks, the business man of 1920
left for his office.-Sandusky Register.