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The Washington times., 1910-11-12
CONCERT INCREASES
CHURCH TREASURY

The treasury Of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety OF Emmanuel Baptist rEurch is
augmented by a neat sum as the result
Of the concert given at the church
corner Of Sixteenth street and Colum-
bia road, by the Rebew Orchestra last
night The sOICists OF the evening were
Miss Ethel &. Johnson. soprano, and
Miss Mabel DAILY and W. j. Weber, pi-
anists. Miss Mabel Getman was ac-
communist.
The Washington times., 1910-11-12
JUSTICE OF PEACE
HELD AS SLAYER

ALVA, Okla. Nov. I2-By order Of
the coroner's jury, T /. Miller. justice
OF the peace, whose sTenOgrapher. Ma
bel Oakes. was found dead in, his Office.
IS held for further investigation.
The girls father said Miller had been
too friendly with the girl. She was
found I'm Miller's Office with a fascl-
uator tied tightly around her neck.
The Washington times., 1910-11-12
TEXAS LUMBERMEN
COMPLAIN OF RATES
NJ K. & T. Rock Island, and Other
Railroads Named in Petition to
Interstate Commission.

Complaints we're fled today by two
Texas lumber companies against the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas railroad.
the Rock Island, Chicago Great West
ern. Union Pacific, Burlington, the St
Paul, the Wabash, and other lines,
charging that the rates on lumber be-
tween Omaha, Lincoln, and other
points in Nebraska. and Des Moines,
Iowa, We're excessive.
The Clark & R0ice Lumber Company.
OF Dallas, Tex and the Southern Pine
Lumber Company, with mills IN various
parts Of Texas, are the petitioners.
The Washington times., 1910-11-12
VALUABLE HORSES
SAVED FROM FIRE

Following the receipt from the man.
ager Of his country estate Of a telegram
saying his barn had burned. VI. c. Haz-
en-, surveyor for the District, left today
for NOtesviile, Va
4 string OF thoroughbred horses. val
ued at thousands Of dollars, were saved,
IN the barn were stored grain and farm
implements, together with about fifteen
tons Of hay. The total damage is etsi-
mated at about 5000. Mr. Hazen is
expected TO return TO Washington to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1910-11-12
BALKED GAMBLING SCHEME.

HAVANA. Nov. 12-Despite the fact
that the bill granting a thirty-three-
year concession for the establishment of
a Monte Carlo near Havana, passed the
HOuse without opposition, ii thas been
entirely rejected by the Senate, and
there vii. be no organized gambling here
for some time TO come.
The Washington times., 1910-11-12
THIRTY LIVES LOST
IN FRENCH STORM

CALAIS Nov 12-Thirty persons
have perished in a terrific hurricane
which struck northeastern France late
yesterday Accompanied by snow and
raging winds. fl has swept the channel
coast. wreckiug craft in the harbor and
blowing down trees and buildings.
Fishing craft have been blown ashore
and reports from various sections OF
the Province pas De Calais tell Of death
and destruction.
The Washington times., 1910-11-12

Popular 500 Excursion, Sunday, No
veraber 18Th. Baltimore & Ohio r r. 10
Frederick. keedysviliel and HagerstOWn
from Union station, AZ soc a. m. re-
turning leave Easerst0Wu. g. keedys-
vile, 6-z1 and Frederick. $50 p IA. sans
Cafr--4dEE-
The Washington times., 1910-11-12
BLOW AT wOMENS VOTES.

PHOENIX, AriZ., Nov. l2.-WJman
suffrage received blow when the con-
StUtiOnal convention, by vote of Is 10
-, defeated the Connolly proposition in
stucting the first State legislature at
its first session to submit the question
TO a referendum vote.
The Washington times., 1910-11-12
BOY BURGLAR SENTENCED.

NEW YORK. Nov. 12.-Henrv r An
thony, boy burglar who confessed to
rObbing seventeen residences in New
Jersey towns, was sentenced TO twenty
one years i'm the refOrmatOry by Judge
Scott at Passaic. He is nineteen years
old
The Washington times., 1910-11-12

SI25 To Baltimore and Return
Saturdays and Sunday VIA Pennsy,yani
Railroad. Tickets good returning unit
Sunday night All regular trains eXcep
the Congressional Limited '-Adyt-
The Washington times., 1910-11-12
No Record of Meeting.

At the office Of D. ]. Callahan, sec
retarv Of the RoarG Of Trade, there is
no record Of the committees meeting
THE report there bears alone the sig
nature OF The chairman
The report indorses the street rail-
way companies ard takes a fling at the
public cIamor AGAINST the service this
year in the following language:
The entire transportation situation
in the District during the current year
has been so generally satisfactory the
work of this committee has been light.
Certain features Of minor Importance
have been more or less discussed in
the public press, but not Sy this COM
mittee. il being considered more IN
keeping with the traditions Of the
washington Board Of Trade 90 cOnhne
our efforts 10 these subjects OF general
public Importance and not waste them
uDOn the smaller Questions Of personal
taste or convenience
The report also favors future railway
building by the existing companies ex-
cIusivelv. II ". Fuller. general mana
ger Of the Washington Railway and
Electric CCmpanv, Is member Of the
committee, and Gen. George IT. Harries,
vice president Of the same company, is
president Of the Board OF Trade.
The Washington times., 1910-11-12
Names Not Public.

The chairman Of the committee. Alex
ander BrittOn, the senior member -
well-knOwn firm Of corporation law
yers. today declined to make public the
number or the names Of members who
had "a tended the meeting. The secre-
tary of the committee, ". H. Parsons,
refused 20 discuss the meeting, and re-
feTred inquiry TO the chairman, al
though he admitted having the minutes
Of the meeting
Another member Of the committee
who was present at the meeting esti-
mated that about twelve were present,
but could not recall the names Of more
than four. Another thought that ten
or twelve We're there.
Still another thought the committee
had decided TO change the wording OF
the report. TO have the chairman re-
write IL, and then 10 adopt II at a sub
sequent meeting before Il was sent 20
the President.
Mr.. BrittOn, however, saws this is not
the ctse, and there VIII be no other
meeting until next week, when repre-
sentatives OF the street railway com
panies viii be heard as 20 comparative
merits Of cross and longitudinal seats
IN =. A y. l.. cars. The report vii
go in with its hearty Endorsement Oi
the good service and facilities Of tbs
two cor7UanieS.
The Washington times., 1910-11-12
Trade Board to Take Up Re-
port of the Transporta-
ton Committee.
SECRECY Wells
LATE MEETING
Names of Those Who Attended and
Other Facts Not Made Public
by Members.

While some members Of the public
transportation committee Of the Wash
ington Board Of Trade VIII not talk Tor
publication concerning the annual re-
port OF the committee, In which a
sweeping Endorsement Of the street rail-
way companies for their services dur
ing the year is included, il became
known today that there is dissatsfac-
ton with the report, and this will be
voiced at the annual meeting on Mon
day night or when It is submitted.
There are thiTIy-siX members OF the
committee, among whom are some OF
the leading transportation men Of the
city, but an accurate statement has NOT
been made Of just what members at
tended the meeting at which the report
was adOuted
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
BICYCLE AEROPLANE TO
MAKE FLYING CHEAP

Berlin.-Herr Gustavus Lilienthal,
famous pioneer of aviation who lost
his life on Tempelhof plain in 1896,
claims to have discovered an epoch
making innovation in flying machines.
He has invented an aeroplane that
can be worked by human muscles
without requiring any mechanical
motor power. Herr Lilienthal's new
apparatus will enable every man or
woman with ordinary strength to be-
come a human bird.
The in ventor believes that the "air
bicycle" as he calls his new invention
will in the near future become as
popular as road bicycles are at pres
ent
Herr Lilienthals apparatus is bird
like in shape and has two large wings,
but is light, and is propelled just as
easily as a bicycle can be worked on
the road. Fhen the aviator ceases to
work, the flying machine quietly
glides to the ground.
Herr Lilienthal refuses to make any
more details public at present, but he
imported confidential information on
his marvellous invention to an assem-
bly, of German experts, who met to
hear his description of the invention.
1t deeply impressed the experienced
aviators, who left the clubroom in
which Herr Lilienthars lecture was
delivered with the feeling that aerial
navigation is on the Threshold Of its
most important development.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
BIG FAMILIES IN LONDON.
Birth Rates Not Declining in the
East Side of the Capital.

London The registrar-general, in
his survey of statistics of population.
is always pointing out that the birth
rate in the United Kingdom is de-
clining a gradual decrease having ta-
ken place since 1895, when the fig
ures were 294 per 1000 until it is
now only 26.4 per 1000.
The declining birth rate is some
thing of a myth in the east end of
ton. There is as much poverty and
overcrowding there as anywhere else,
but large families are the rule and
many medical authorities have testi-
fled to splendid physique and stam-
ina of the Jewish child due chiefly
to good feeding and the abstemious
life of the parents.
AS illustrative of the high birth rate
in that quarter of London, reference
may be made to the ballot paper just
issued for the election of twenty boys
as inmates of the community's or
phanage at West Norwood. The total
number of children in the 80 families
selected by the committee is 1853, or
children per family. Two of the
families consist Of ten, three of eight,
two OF seven, and so on down to only
four with three and two with a cou-
pie. All the families live in the east
end district, except six. Large famil-
les are also the rule among Jews in
the provinces.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
ACTIVITY STARTS IN
RAILROAD CIRCLES
ERA OF IMPROVEMENT
HAS NOW COMMENCED
o. r. & n. Co. Begins Working Out
OF Plans Which Will Invilve Ex-
penditure of Over a Million Dollars
Gangs Now at Work.

There is renewed activity in local
railroad circles and it is expected that
the breaking up of winter will be the
signal for the opening up OF a great
era of railroad building and improve
ment in eastern oregon.
A crew of surveyors has been at
work for several days, setting the
grade stakes for the changes which
are to be made in the road between
this city and Yoakum. A little more
than a million dollars will be spent in
this work which includes the elimin-
ating of curves and grades and the i'm
provement of the roadbed.
In addition to this, fence4building
gangs are now being organized to
fence the unfenced portion of the road.
The most notable piece in this vicinity
being the entire Pilot Rock branch.
The posts were distributed for this
work once and then they were gath
cred up again, but apparently the
company now expects to complete the
work at this time.
With the fencing of this branch line
completed. the Condor, Wallowa val.
ley and other branch lines will be
taken care of.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
MINISTER WORE TOO
GAUDY HABILINIENTS

Lajara. Colo. Feb. 16.-If a min
lister, a Methodist minister, wears gay
hose, turned up trousers and fash
ionable shirts is he a sport and unfit
TO lead his flock?
Apparently the official board of
the First Methodist church of Lajara
and Bowen think such a mode of
dressing indicates sport" for as a
result of charges brought against
him, Rev B. F Turner. pastor Of the
church, who came to Lajara from the
east three months ago, has resigned
and his resignation has been accept
ed,
When Rev. Turner came to Lajara
ne was Immediately placed under in
vestigation. Mrs. Hamilton, one of
the church's leaders, finally acquaint-
ed the minister with the following be-
liefs:
That he turned up his trousers
That he wore a cap.
That his shirts were fashionable.
That he went skating with the
young people of the church.
Summarized, they believed him a
"man Of the world"
Heated discussions before the board
resulted in the minister's resignation
but failed to bring harmony. for the
church board also has resigned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
DIR. BJRKE'S ATTORNEY
WITHDRAWS FROM CASE

Santa Rosa, Cal. Feb. 16.-After
several hours conference with DIR.
Willard P. Burke, Attorney w. n.
Oates close friend and confidant of
the physician announced his with
drawal as counsel for the defense of
the sanitarium proprietor who is
charged with having attempted to kill
Luella Smith by blowing her up with
dynamite. Oates first refused to give
the reason for his withdrawal but
when pressed angrily declared: 81
handle only civil cases" Further
than this he would not discuss the
matter. While it is true that Oates
only handled civil cases for Burke, he
is regarded as the one leading crimi-
nal lawyer in Sonoma county, accord
ing to District Attorney Lea. The re-
tirement of Oates from the case ar
oused considerable comment here, as
it was thought he would be the lead
ing attorney in Burke's defense.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16

and is wondering what he is going to
do.
Captain Weyrauch, retired army Of
ficer, is organizing n company of the
National Guard here and has been
chosen captain. Men are being en-
listed daily in the organization and
none of them would be adverse to
being an officer of some kind-in fact
they frequently remind the captain OF
this.
But never one of them wants to
be a cook. The mess tent offers nc
inducement to Walla Walla's citizen
soldiery, in fact, they became indig-
nant when asked about 1t. Neither
does anyone want to be trumpeter-
two of these are needed-and the po.
sition of "handy man" about the
camp bids fair to be untitled.
Knowing that the strength of the
army lies in its stomach Captain Wey'
rauch is desirous of making his com
pany strong, but he is not getting en-
couragement.
So he daily enlists would-be lieu
tenants, top" and line sergeants, cor
porals of the regular ana iance va
riety and privates, while the positions
of cook, trumpeter and handy MAJ
are vacant.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
COL. ROOSEVEIITS SILENCE
ENiBARRASSES DER KAISER

Berlin,-The foreign office for some
weeks has endeavored to learn just
when former President Roosevelt ex-
poets to be in Germany but is still in
the dark as to his plans. 1t has been
widely published that Roosevelt will
be in Berlin on April 2S, but IL this
is so it is not known officially, and
the situation is embarrassing in a way
as Emperor Williams spring plans
cannot be definitely arranged in the
meantime, because his majesty pur-
poses to be in the capital when his
guest arrives.
Official messages have been ad-
dressed to Roosevelt, with instruc-
| tons that they be forwarded with the
greatest dispatch and, IL necessary,
by native runners if he cansthus be
! reached sooner between telegraphic
points. a reply from him making
known his intentions is expected any
day.
1t is understood that the emperor
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
WANT SUNDAY LID
PUT ON FREEWATER
CITIZENS COMPLAIN OF
VIOLATION OF LAW
Delegation Waits Upon Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Steiwer With Conn.,
plaint-AIlege Pleasure Resorts Are
Wide Open on Sabbath Day.

For the purpose of closing Freewa-
ter's near beer saloon on Sunday, if
possible, delegation Of citizens from
the east end of the county made
pilgrimage to the county seat this
morning. The five members of the
delegation laid their grievances be-
fore Deputy District attorney Steiwer
and returned to their homes in Free
water, Sunnyside and Ferndale on the
afternoon train.
Acting on the advice of the deputy
prosecutor, these men will either
bring the proprietor of the near beer
joint before the justice of the peace
for the precinct in which his place is
located and endeavor to have him
bound over to the grand jury, or they
will allow him to proceed as at pres
ent and present their case to the grand
jury when it meets the first week in
April
The principal object of the journey
to Pendleton was to ascertain If the
district attorneys office would back
them up in their efforts to enforce the
Sunday closing law. They were giv-
en- every assurance that the law would
be enforced if the complaints were
made and the citizens assured the
deputy prosecutor that they would
make the complaints. 1t would thus
seem that there will soon be some
thing doing in legal way in the town
! of Freewater.
| 1t is alleged by members of the
delegation here today that the pro-
! prietor of the drinking resort not
| only sells drinks. cigars, tobacco and
other things on Sunday, but that he
| also conducts billiard, pool and other
| gaming tables where minors are per-
mitted to play. The matter was Ia
ken up with the town council but
the majority of the members of that
| body are in favor of allowing the
| place to keep open on Sunday, so no
help was secured from that quarter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
PERSONAL
MENTION

ID. Ward of Boise. Is caring for bus
mess interests In Pendleton.
A. w. Douglass of Athena, is PEN
dleton business visitor today.
]. Merle Roby came down from
Athena on the morning train.
\. L. Barnes of North Powder. is
guest at the Hotel Bowman.
]. NJ. Taylor of Athena, came down
from that place on the evening train
yesterday.
John Clancy of Echo, came up
from that town last evening for a
brief visit.
f. c. Skiles, the travelling man,
came in this morning from his home
in Walla Walla.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Starkweather
OF North Yakima. are now here upon
a visit with relatives.
Mrs T. c. Warner left this morn
ing for Portland, where she will visit
friends for a few days.
Hugh d. Smith and wife of Echo,
spent last night in Pendleton, guests
of the Hotel St. George.
Attorney Will NJ, Peterson went to
Hermiston this morning for the tran
saction of legal business.
Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakely spent
yesterday at Weston on business In
connection with his office.
NJ. S. Squires of North Powder,
los inh in DandIatnp xxyt,i Ia
on his way to Walla Walla.
Mrs. Gary Taylor left this morning
for Stanfield, where she will be the
guest of sister for a few days.
Deputy Sheriff Bert Wilson re-
turned this morning from a hurried
business trip to Wallace, Idaho.
A. F. Michael of Pilot Rock, re-
turned home on the morning train
after transacting business in Pendle-
| ton
Ira Kemp, one of the we'll known
residents of Weston, is down from
| the former normal school town today
on business.
]. E. Taylor of Echo. spent las
| lilSllb III WHllt OU va,
| home from a business visit of a few
days to Athena.
DR.. s. w. Mcclure, chief of tn,
bureau of animal industry in thu
northwest. was a westbound passen
ger on the morning local
Howard Miller. the eastern Oregon
representative of the circulation de
partment of the Portland Journal
went to Pilot Rock this morning.
Dwight Jessie, a freight conducto
on the o. R. & N, with his hom
in La Grande, passed through Pen
dleton last evening on his way hom
from a few days visit in Walla Wal
la.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
BAREFOOT DANCER WILL
COME TO FREE AMERICA

London, Feb. 16-Commanded never
again to appear in st. James court
and indignant at many or her friends
who apparently are willing to ostra-
else her for this reason, Lady Con-
stance Richardson, whose wonderful
barefoot dance incurred the displeas-
ure of King Edward, is going to Am
erica. 1t is rumored here also that
the dancers husband, Sir Edward
Richardson, has suffered financial re-
verses that makes it almost necessary
for Lady Constance to help. Report
today has, it that Lady Constance will
engage in vaudeville work in New
York
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
ECCENTRIC MILLIONAIRE'S
WILL is BROKEN

Springfield, Ills, Feb. 16.--The 1lli-
nois supreme court today broke the
will of Colonel Thomas Smell, the &C.
centric Galesburg millionaire, who
left a greater part of his estate to
be divided among the young women Of
his acquaintance. The court ordered
the estate to be divided among the
coloners heirs. This is a victory for
his son, Richard Smell. whom the in
strument cut off with a mere pit
tance
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16

has invited Roosevelt to be his per-
sonal guest, and whether he will be
accorded the honors usually bestowed
upon the head of government is q
question which is frequently suggest
ed by the press
Thtat the former president will be
thus honored is denied with much
positiveness by one of the news agen-
cies today. This agency declares
that however much the emperor may
desire to honor his guest he cannot
receive him personally at the railway
station or send royal prince as his
representative to meet him, because
this would be too obvious departure
from state etiquette.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
PROMINENT SPOKANE MAN
SHOOTS HIMSELF FATALLY

Spokane. Feb. 16.-Without giving
warning as to his intentions, F. e.
Michaels. proprietor of the Michaels
school of telegraphy committed sui
eide by shooting himself at his home
early today. III health is believed to
have caused the act Michaels was
formerly chief train dispatcher in
Spokane for the Northern Pacific
railroad and has been prominent in
local politics. He was one of the
leading members of the order of Ma
sons in this city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
Wooden Bell Syndicate.

Paris.-A wooden bell syndicate
has been founded in Paris by some
very advanced" socialists. To
Change ones residence to the tune
of the wooden bell" means leaving a
house or flat surreptitiously by night
in order to avoid paying rent. and the
purpose of this society is to make this
maneuver easy for it's members. The
syndicate has been duly registered
and incorporated and holds meetings
at the Labor Exchange. Forty-three
moonlight fits" were successfully
arranged by the syndicate on Janu-
ary 8.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
Prince George Editor.

Vienna.-Prince George of Servia
who has recently broken out in a
fresh place after period of COM
parative quietude, counts journalism
among his activities. He has found
ed a newspaper entitled the Reform
or" which title is a veritable misno-
mer. In this princely sheet reaction
ary ideas are propagated, and the
doctrine of absolute monarchy, divine
right, etc, is upheld, while libels on
members of the cabinet are publish
ed recklessly
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
Prince Is a Dramatist.

Vienna-Prince Nicholas, the
reigning sovereign of Montenegro, is
the author of drama which has been
produced at Cettinje, the Montene-
grin capital. Much enthusiasm
greeted the performance in the pres
ence Of the royal author and his suite.
The piece Is called ."Prince Arvanit''
and deals with an incident in the his
tory Of Montenegro, and 1t Is said
there is an undercurrent Of meaning
connected with the Montenegrins'
struggle agaist Austrian aggression.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
MRS. BELLE GUINNESS WAS
NOT FOUND BY SHERIFF

La Porte, Ind, Feb. 1e-Sheriff
Antiss of La Porte county who went
to Washington state in search of Mrs.
Belle Guinness, today wired that the
reported murderess on the Pacific
coast was not founded. Following a
publication in Norwegian papers In
the matrimonial advertisements by a
woman said to resemble Mrs. Gun
ness, the sheriff went to Washington
to investigate. The wire stated he
would return Immediately.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-16
COOK is SILENT.
Explorer at Santiago, Chile, But VIII
Not Receive Newspapermen.

Santiago. Chile, Feb. 15-Dr. Fred
erick A. Cook and his wife, who are
still at the Hotel oddo, refused to re-
ceive visitors today and DR. Cook
declined to grant an interview.
Among the passengers on the steam
er from valdivia was a Belgian engi-
neer named Rysselberghe, who claim
ed to have recognized Cook immedi-
ately. both having been on the
steamer Belgica, which carried the
Belgian antarctic expedition in 1897
80. He sent his card to DIR. Cook,
but he declined to receive it, declar-
ing that he did not know the Belgian.