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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
COLOR BLINDNESS.

There is considerable stir in scien-
tific circles in England over the re-
cent discovery of a railroad engineer,
who after a rigid examination Of his
power to distinguish color developed
inability to distinguish red from white
Yet afterward he passed the exami-
nation again.
The question arises whether the
method employed in the examination
by means of colored yarns-is eff
fective. The whole subject Of color
blindness and the means Of avoiding
its dangers is being gone over.
It begins to look as II inability to
distinguish certain colors may be re-
current phenomenon in some cases.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
MARK TWAIN.

Mark Twain, gentle humorist and
beloved of all the world, is dead. At
the ripe old age of rs he has followed
his wife and daughter to the Great
Beyond, This time he cannot say as
once he did when he was seriously
i'll. THE rumors of my death are
largely exaggerated" 1t is the grim
truth this time.
But the work that Samuel Clemens
did has not passed away. 1t will live
and will continue to brighten the
lives of his countrymen. His humor
will be a blessing to generations yet
to come. He deserves to rank as a
benefactor of the race for he made
men smile.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
ELIMINATE THIS ENEMY.

Until recently the house fly was re-
garded as a mere nuisance and his
presence was considered one of the
necessary evils incident to summer
time. Nowadays people who are in
formed know the fly is deadly ene-
my. 1t has been demonstrated that
much of the sickness of the summer
period is due directly to the efforts
of the common house fly. In eastern
Oregon he spreads typhoid fever more
than does any other agency and ty-
phoid is the dread disease of this Sec
ton.
Now it has also been shown conclu-
sively that the fly may be eliminated.
al foe of the fly. By proper pre-
cautions as to sanitation and by pro-
per use of screens the fly may be alb
solutely barred. In a recent issue Of
Suburban Life the following sugges-
tions on how to eliminate the fly are
given:
Sprinkle the garbage cans with
lime or kerosene, and keep them con-
stantly covered.
do not allow decayed vegetable or
other material to accumulate. Keep
your premises clean.
BE careful that all doors and win
dows are screened.
"Screen all food, if it is not posi-
BILE to keep the flies from It in any
other way.
"To kill flies in the house, dis
solve 31S grains of bichromate Of
potash in ten ounces Of water. It
should be sweetened with sugar and
placed in shallow dishes through the
house. This material is cheap, can
be purchased at the drug store. &
Another anti-fly mixture is one
part formaldehyde Cformalin) and
four parts Of water. II this prepar-
alton is placed in tins or saucepans
about the house, it will prove very ef-
fective, as it attracts the flies and
kills them instantly"
In Pendleton it should be easily
possible for every householder to fol.
low these instructions In fact 1t II
probable that in the majority Of homes
rigid precautions are already beini
taken against the fly. The fact tina
less typhoid fever originates in thl
city than in the surrounding countr,
indicates as much. Yet people can
rot be too careful in this matter an,
1t would work greatly for the genera
good IL every home in this city an
every home in Umatilla county woul
set out this spring to absolutely elm
mate the fly.
1t is a farce to blame Providenc
or to blame the country for sicknes
and death when the remedy for tn
trouble is in your own hands.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
q. @.@ spRIHd i'm 9F6H T6n,c

Most those who ordinarily healthy
tonic and blood purifier Spring Some have particular amen but
debtated
door exercise and the fact that cold weather has kept tho Of the SKIN closed
prevented the expelled
from the system These impurities entering the 1--we od aaa
blood
blood nshent The general bodily tired feeling tickle
petite digestion
purity the circulation
blood a
spell of sickness and will certainly
Summer S is entirely
tonic, heah regulates
proves the appetite This will
Spring s ton
ATIaANTA,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
CLOSE TO PENDLETON IN UNA
TTII,A COITNTrY

1910 acres all fenced, good new
posts, 500 acres in grain. $50 acres of
alfalfa land mostly set, will cut $50
tons of alfalfa this year, a stream Of
water runs through which furnishes
plenty of water for irrigating, good
concrete dams and ditches, good
buildings. lots Of fruit trees and ber-
ries. This is an Ideal place for feed
ing stock for the market. A railroad
runs right through the middle OF It..
You can buy this fine ranch for 34e,-
900. e. T. WADE,
office in American Nat Bank Bid.
Psndleton. Ore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22

his bed in the open, night after night
summer and winter, ever willingly re-
linquishes 1t and is generally eager
to get back to It. And here are some
of the reasons:
The sweet feeling of naturalness
and bodily well-being.
Freedom from insomnia for which
outdoor sleeping is an absolute spe-
cific.
The wonderfully recuperative and
vitalizing processes of which one
quickly reaps the benefit, even though
at first badly run down in physique.
The consciousness of escape from
conditions that hamper if they do not
actually threaten human life.
Immunity from colds and the dis
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
HOSTE(TER'S
STOMACH BlTTERS

today. You'll find it the surest and
best medicine you ever took for cor
rectlng a weak stomach and consti-
pated bowels. It is also for Loss OF
Appetite, Gas on Stomach, Heartburn,
Headache, Indigestion, Dys-
pepsia, COstiveness and Malaria,
Fever and Ague.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22

One would naturally suppose the
Indians would favor opening the res
ervation roads If the roads are
opened the county will maintain the
roads and keep them in good conditi-
on. The Indians being the chief u.s.
ers of the roads would be the prin-
cipal beneficiaries.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22

A florist and a market gardiner
from Erie, Penn, are at Hermiston
to locate upon the Umatilla project.
They are not the only wise men from
the east" who have come west to
make use of some of the land Uncle
Sam has reclaimed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
LITTLE KINDNESSES.

= The blessings which the weak =
. and poor can scatter
= Have their own season. 'Tis =
. little thing
. To give a cup of water; yet its =
. draught
. OF cool refreshment drained by =
. fevered lips, =
= May give a shock of pleasure to =
. the frame =
. More exquisite than when nee =
. tartan juice =
. Renews the life of joy in hap =
. piest hours. =
q It is a little thing to speak a .
. phrase =
= Of common comfort, which by =
. daily use =
= Has almost lost its sense; yet in =
q the ear =
= OF him who thought to die un- =
= mourned. twill fall =
= Like choicest music, fill the '
= glazing eye
. With gentle tears; relax the =
. knotted hand
= To know the bonds of fellow =
q ship again
. And shed on the departing soul =
q a sense
. More precious than the benson =
q of friends
q About the honored deathbed of Z
q the rich
. To him who else were lonely, =
. that another
. OF the great family is near, and 4
q feels.
. Thomas n. Talfourd.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22

They are having a cold snap
throughout Ohio, West Virginia, Ken
lucky and Southern Indiana. Just
think of il.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22

The city council is going to see that
the phone company reduces its rates
or at least renders better service. Go
to it, gentlemen.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22

When things grow dull in Wash
ington the insurgents start in to
trough house" Uncle Joe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22

Be ready for the census enumer-
ator. Remember you are not the only
one he has to count.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22
"A Sure Tip .

Listen, sickley folks-You want to
recover your former good health and
accomplish it as quickly as possible;
then follow this "sure tip"-take the
famous
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22

The best portion of good mans
life is his little, nameless, unremem-
bered acts of kindness and of love-
Wordsworth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22

The Americans on the "Styx" will
welcome Mark Twain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22

Evidently the life of a dog catcher
is one of turmoil and trouble.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-04-22

eases they ngender.-Technica
World.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31

At the annual meeting of the
Northwestern Mutual Fire Associ-
alton of Seattle, held last week,
dividends to policy holders were
declared the same as for the pre-
vious year. Dividends of 55 per
cent were paid on their annual
payment dwelling and farm poll
cies. Dividends of 40 per cent
were paid on three and five year
dwelling and farm business, brick
building insurance, risks equipped
with automatic sprinklers and
lumber yards. On mercantile risks
rs per cent was paid.
After paying these dividends
SOL, 542.40 was carried to surplus
or undivided profits. The average
dividends paid is more than 40 per
cent of the premiums expiring.
The amount carried to undivided
profits is Is per cent, making the
total profits more than So per
cent of the premiums paid.
The company's policies are nom
assessable, but secured by cash
resources amounting to s228,S52.-
81, which is more than five times
the amount needed to pay all loss
es on policies to expiration, based
on the past nine years expert
ences. *#*
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CONTINUED From Page One.)
"semi-official" information that
it was the intention of the de-
partment of justice to "get after"
the beef trust barons. mad so
was printed in bold, black type
the alleged purposes of the adj
ministration.
This was followed by that lucid
statement from Judge Lands
showing that the "semi-official"
news given out by AAtty. Gen.
lWickersham, Wade Ellis and
President Taft, was all ex-post-
facto news, manufactured under
stress of an embarrassing emer-
gency, and intended to BANKED
Judge Lands.
Knox Fighting for Trust.
The real attitude of the admin
istration toward the beef trust
may easily be discovered by oh
serving that Secretary Knox is
going TO the EXTREMIST lengths
length which now promise to
bring on a tariff war with Ger-
many-with no other end in view
than to make easier the entrance
of our packing products into the
German market. In other words,
Knox Is straining diplomacy to
lserve the beef trust, and to give
lit the opportunity to continue
selling food products in foreign
countries at cheaper prices than
Iit charges at home.
Taft Calls lands Demogog.
1t may be interesting to know
that President Taft referred to
Judge Lands, in connection with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31
SHE GETS GALES Of LAUGHTER FROM
ESTEEMED CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

rich. They do not, therefore, re-
alize how extremely funny they
appear at times to the mere OBJ
server in the gallery.
Mrs. Bishop CHANGED to be Wis
iting Washington during the de-
bate on the naval program a year
ago. She had been giving dre-
matte readings for 20 years, but
she says she soon discovered that
the national lawmaking body was
furnishing a bit of burlesque SUI
perior to anything in her roper
toire. So she attended the ses-
sions day after day, and studi I'd
the men and their methods. Then
she subscribed for the Congress
sional Record and burned The
midnight oil reading it.
Next she asked a few profess
sors of Columbia college to listen
to an initial reading. They did
so and were as enthusiastic as
she. This encouraged Mrs. Bish-
OPP to go through the tariff de-
bates and other subjects and 10
get up a regular course of read
ings from the RECORD.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31
5000 Women In arlAgainst 1000 Saloons!
Remarkable Struggle to Gain
$4,000 Names to Local Option
Election in ChicagO-HOw Wo-
men Work-Gen. Graft Com
mands Barleycorn Army.

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 31-When
5000 women, the older ones with
grim, determined looks, the young
err ones with smiles, start out to
DO something, it's fair to presume
they'll do it.
So if the year of grace 1911 sees
Chicago without saloon, without
"a policeman in sight, without a
single red-light dance hall
Yes, it is pretty big job, but
these 5000 women are working
night and day to accomplish it.
They want to make Chicago des-
ert for the thirsty, a drouthy spot
in state that's been an oasis for
many years. They want the lid to
be clamped down and copper-rivet-
ed on this big city.
The organization of the w. C. T.
U. here is engaged in a death
struggle with the saloon forces.
On every street corner, in every
IL" station in the downtown dis
trict, little detachments of the
army of 5000 women are on guard,
armed with referendum petitions
and smiles. Their petitions
must be filed in very few days,
and they must have $1,000 voters
names signed to them.
They are 1000 saloons in this
city, and AGAINST the women is
marshaled the influence of every
'saloonkeeper.
There is more than one saloon
for every woman who is fighting
in the ranks in this big battle. But
the women say they will win.
It's hard to refuse the women.
OF course, the men can vote Eyes"
or mo-" just as they please, but
under several searching pairs of
mothers eyes some of the most
bibulous have a little impulse that
whispers to them each time they
dodge that w. G. T. U. army's
|sentinels.
The liquor interests knew the
women would get results If let
alone, so they had lot of buttons
printed, reading: 81 don't want to
be a camel!" These appear on
hundreds of overcoat lapels. Still,
the wearers have that uncomfort-
able feeling every time they meet
the women with the petitions.
Mrs. Emily Hill and Mrs. w. c.
H. Keough, the latter former
school board member, are two of
the leaders in the movement.
81 know we'll win," said Mrs
Hill. "A mans a man, even If he
does drink. We want to help
them. So we believe they'll help
up drive saloons out of Chicago.
"Sixty-one thousand names are
needed. That means IL names
for each woman in the war. II
ought to be easy, but it isn't.
"The excuses that the men
make are almost disheartening to
any but the bravest woman"
Other cities are watching this
|struggle of womanhood against
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31

Even the Traction line in Ia
coma now has things fixed so that
the city cannot get a reduction of
fare below five cents for a single
ride.
In the original franchise pro-
vision was made for a five cent
fare with the city reserving TIE
right to at any time order a re-
duction to another rate of the
council SO decreed.
This was eliminated, however.
in ordinance 1867, which was
passed to amend the origins al
grant to e. j. Felt, so the city
now has no hold on the Traction
line as to fare, except that it shall
not exceed five cents in the city
limits, with half fare for all
school children.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31
FIRE IN RESIDENCE

Damage amounting to about
$3.50 was caused shortly before
10 O'Clock last night by an over
heated stove in the residence of
Oren Polly, 1921 North Union
avenue. The alarm was turned
in from the McNeeley mill at
North 37th and Lawrence streets
and the firedepartment was all
ready to fight big mill fire until
it was discovered that it was but
a small blaze in a residence. The
big steamer from engine house
No. 6 was started on the run
down Pacific avenue towards the
waterfront before the mistake was
discovered, and a hot pursuit Of
the engine and hose cart by
Chief McAlevy was one of the
results.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31
He PLANTED A SEED IN PRISON, It
BROUGHT FORTH A WONDERFUL FRUIT
Remarkable Story of "Sinbad, the
Sailor" Life Prisoner Whose
Labor With the Soil Produced a
Three-POund Lemon-Pardon
for Him.

Saltwater, Mimi, Jan. 31.-The
gates of the Minnesota state prison
will open here soon for Chas r.
Price, life term murderer. And
when he walks out a free man, he
will carry with him the strangestI
talisman that ever brought good
luck to a convict, in the shape of
three-pound lemon that he rails
ed himself within prison walls.
Price Is known to the guards az
"Sinbad the Sailor" He has wan
dered over the ends of the earth
generally sailing in vessels as a
common deck hand. His tales of
his adventures were stranger than
the Arabian Knights" and Ibis
nickname came naturally.
Ono day he told the warden of
an experience in the orient, when
he was washed ashore after a
wreck into grove of tropical
fruit trees. There he maintained
himself on natures food for a
month until he was rescued. The
warden didn't believe his story,
but wanted to see how far from
the truth Price was going.
He set Price tending the conser-
vatory and vegetable gardens of
the prison.
"I'll grow you some oranges
and lemons bigger than any you
ever saw" the convict said, thank
fui that he had been relieved oil
hard labor.
He got seeds of what he thousht|
were an orange, but they were|
grapefruit seeds. Before he knew
his mistake he had grated them
onto a young lemon twig, and heI
tended the result carefully.
Despite the Jokes of the wardenl
Price nurtured the tree constant
ly. His work was as hard as theI
original sinbad's when he borel
the old man of the sea on his|
shoulders. Finally the lemon treel
lad grown higher than the head
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31
Want PARK BOARDS HELP
ON The C|LLIES' BUILDING

Henry Hewitt called on Mar
shall X. Smell, clerk of the park
board yesterday afternoon and
took steps on behalf of the Gillies
Subway company to get the CO.
operation of the park board in
application to the city for the
street vacations needed for the
big Imperial building project.
A letter also has been sent to
the board asking for a special
meeting to consider the subject.
AS soon as the park board and
the Northern Pacific sign up for
the bluff property abutting on
the streets the vacation will be
asked.
A telegram was received from
New York today to go ahead with
the project. 1t stated that the
engineering is being done and the
subway is being laid out for a
three-tier tunnel The lower tun-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31
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WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 81.
That readings from the Con-
gressional Record may provoke
gales of laughter, and almost
move to ears, is the strange fact
demonstrated at a parlor social
held couple of nights ago at the
residence of Senator LaFollette,
when Mrs. Emily Bishop of the
Chatauqua School of Expressi On
gave representations of Senators
Hale, Aldrich, Elkins, Money,
Clapp, and her host, LaFollette.
Mrs. Bishop did no more than
read well chosen extracts from
the Record. The words of the
senators themselves did the rest.
A storm of indignation has
been aroused by the episode. That
the elder statesmen of the SEN
ate, men like Hale and Elkins,
should make themselves the sub
Jects of unconscious humor, is a
revelation which does not pleas Sc
them. Senator Hale, particular
dy, takes himself with great seri-
business. So does Senator Aid
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31
COPS WANTED To SEE SHOW FREE;
ARREST MANAGER WHEN REFUSED

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Jan. 81.
AN investigation of the con-
duct of more than dozen police
Officers will result from the ar
rest last night at the Bellingham
theater of Sam Berger, manager
of the Gotch-Jeffries show, when
he refused to admit the policemen
into the show free and opposed
them effectively when they tried
to form flying wedge and force
their way into the house.
Berger was released on bail
last night, and this morning was
given his money back. There will
be no hearing in court.
A city ordinance provides that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31
OFFICERS OF VALLEY
FAIR ELECTED

Stockholders of the alley Fair
association, which holds the fair
at uyallup annually, have elected
the following officers for the com
ing year: President, w. H.
Paulhamus; vice president. Mar
shall X. Smell; secretary, ]. p.
Leavitt; treasurer, w. R. Scott;
chairman of the financial audit
ing committee, r. r. White, Of
the State Bank of Sumner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31
CITY CAN'T REGULATE THE
FARES ON TRACTION LINE

held in Kent in the cause of the
'dr'ys,' who are fighting strong
ly to win the local option fight at
the polls February Is.
The "wets" are waging an
equally vigorous campaign, and
are not sparing expense for the
cause. There are five saloons in
the city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31

liquor, of smiles against Redeemed
noses, of lapel buttons against
street corner petitions.
If the women win and get the
local option question on the bal
lot, they will have just started
their biggest fight-the fight to
force out the saloons. For they
will have to battle with an army
of John Barleycorns, under the
leadership of that astute and wide
awake commander, Gen. Graft.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31

appliances as are needed in a
tight tin box and takes up but a
few square inches of space. 1t
could be placed in the toll boxes
of the workers.
The city electrician also is
about to start a school to drill
linemen and others handling cleo
trio juice in the matter of pro-
tecting themselves and Others in
case of accident.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31

as many policemen as the chief
may send shall be admitted to any
playhouse at any time. 1t appears
today that no one was sent by the
chief and there is wide differ
ence in the statements made by
the officers and those who claim
they saw the trouble. The chief
is looking into the matter today.
According to the story told by
those who claim to have been wit
nesses, Berger, who was at the
door, refused to let the entire
police force see the show free,
and when one or two had been
refused admittance they attempt
ed to force the issue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31

mel will be for freight, the middle
one for steam passenger trains
and the top for street car travel.
The lay of the city here is said
by the engineers to present pecu-
liarly advantageous facilities for
this kind of construction.
Mr.. Gillies says the steel plant
and the Imperial building are
both now absolute certainties, the
Hewitt interests here having
signed up yesterday for the
whole proposition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31

of the tallest convict in the place.
1t biossomed and the big three
pound lemon began TO ripen ON its
branches.
The state pardon board was
having its regular visit to the pris-
on when the members heard the
story of "Sinbad the Sailor" and
saw the wonderful lemon. They
Interested themselves in Prices
case, and as a result arranged to
pardon him in the pear futute.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31
HOLDING

Price. in his gratitude. has named
the new wonder of forestry the
Minnesota lemon"
This Burbank" OF the state
prison was convicted of killing a
fellow tramp near st. Paul more
than 10 years ago. Both he and
his victim were drunk at the time.
He is now 81 years old. He fer
tilted the remarkable tree with
soapsuds. That, he says, is the
secret of making the fruit so large.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-01-31
Will Teach Linemen
How to Dodge Shocks

City Electrician Lauzon will
recommend the purchase of a
FIRST aid to the injured" kit of
supplies for each squad of city
light and power workmen.
Seattle's light department has
such an outfit and sample has
been sent to the city electrician
here for inspection. 1t contains
'bandadges, medicines, and such