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Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
Ballinger Passed the Hat.

Glavis says Ballinger held up investigation of the claims of some of the Alaskan land grab bers i'll order to induce them to put up contributions to the re publican campaign funds; and now we are beginning to under stand why the standpats have that bored look when anybody talks about the Pinchot contro versy y.-Arlzona Democrat.
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
Greatly Exaggerated.

When one makes a single mls- step the world is too prone to exaggerate his offense. Here is the case of Count" Von Mueller who has lately been taken from Los Angeles to New York to answer a charge of bigamy- The New York police, ever willing to put an accused person in the worst possible light, started the report that the count" h a d twenty-six wives, when the fact is he has only nineteen.-Arizona Republican.
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
FRANK J. BAUER.
w. P. Bullock, Engineer for City.


 w. P. Bullock, the sewer engi neer IS here arranging details preliminary to placing an assist ant engineer permanently on this work, and when asked by a re- presentative of the Ma wbat he thought of the stand taken by certain citizens to defeat the building of the sewers, he said he deeply deplored this feeling shown and would give much to har- monize the interest of all to a general welfare of the city.
 MT. Bullock further stated: that if the letting was held today the bids would run in the neighbor- hood of ten thousand dollars abov the figure at which the work was let, owing to the threatened lawsuits.
 MT. Bullock further stated that he would classify all the excavat ed materials and if he found him self giving the contractors more than a thousand dollars worth of rock excavation he would apply at once for a guardian as he said he had given the mayor a written guarantee that 1t would not exceed that sum, "I shall classify shale as earth" said Mir Bullock, "and they will be allowed extra pay for only solid rock. If the council wants bond give by bonding com pany to further protect my guar antee above the amount they will owe me, and what I am worth 1 will gladly give it. II am trying to serve the city and have no personal feeling in this matter; but he contiutd. II don't think the council wouln have ava; drd the contract when they did, had not four O. five op pOnents undertaken to prevent the earring out of the wishes of majority as shown a the election and now 1 see fully how wisely they acted in letting the contract at that time, because we certain ly saved the city many dollars, no contractor would bid for a lawsuit with his eyes open. I can only ask that the good people allow me a chance to show how very well I safe guard the city's interest ill this work, anl
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
Not To Be Thought Of.

Alaska coal lands may be abl, to earn for the government $50 0O0,OOO or more a year, but as that would make the tariff still ,ess necessary, it is, of course not to be thought of.
 Food prices have been falling or a week, but the bottom has 'ntered no complaint about being lit by anything yet.-Arizona Democrat.
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
Work Ahead for Ely.

We regret that Editor Ely will be kept so busy for the next few weeks apologizing for and de lending the effort of his friend Beveridge to place the election machinery of Arizona back into the hands of the vicious, illiterate and criminal elements to. devote any time to planning brush dams for the farmers ofthe Casa Graude valley, for as an architect ofbrush dams Sims is a double decked daisy with cupid blush center Arizona Blade Tribune.
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
Prevarication Imperative.

A Louisville minister says ther. is no necessity winch justifies q man in telling a lie It is aston ishing what beautiful and i'm practical theories are evolved by men who have never gone home from a poker game at 8 a. m. to be interrogated by a solemn minded wife.-Tucson Citizen.
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22

everyone who is a violator of the law, and not until 1 have been satisfied that there is no hope for me, and those who support me, on this, will l lay down my hammer and be a good Indian. Fifteen years ago the people of Tucson were told that they need ed a $45,OO0 school house, but after the bond election fuss ensued and the school house has never been built. Those poor long, haired, uneducated, illiterate people of Tucson to be all these years without a $45,OOO school house. Now 1t is claimed that if we don't have sewer system the town will be wiped of the face of the map by some pestil- ance. It is also claimed that Winslow h a h e healthiest climate in the west which means no fogs or other dampness to create sickness, no wells or cisterns to be contaminated by vaults or cespools, lots of fresh air and sunshine. One ol those statements must be absurd There has been no epidemic in Winslow for the past i've years and while 1 do not clam to be able to look ahead twenty five years, 1 think we are reasonable safe without $112,OOO DC sewer system for few years vet
 When the sewer costs the 3SC patrons $112,OOO.OO the average cost of spanning the average property (say 5Oft) twill be $295 or $5.9O foot or close to twen ty cent taxes for each foot and for each year and for thirty years To this you make your own con nection at an expense of iron $1OO.OO to $25O.OO and pay fifty to seventy five cents extra each month water rental Mir Renter don't be misled by the idea that you are not tax pay CT who knows what 1t has al ready cost the town for election expense, printing etc?
 These are not only my owr personal views but represent the opinion of a large number ot people to whom l have talked about 1t.
 EDhND
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22

Where Is 1t that one may buy
 All the olden golden gleams? Where are the pedar folk that cry
 As they barter Stuff O Dreams? Spinner, can you wind a thread Of the mornings gray and red? Will your wheel hum round and whiH With the misty gossamer That drifts on the laughing breeze Sent us from the seven seas? Weaver, can your heavy loom Weave a fabric of perfume, Mingle warp and wool with all Of the visions we recall, Fresh and fair and fllmy fine = In a magical design? Merchant, have you stuffs to sell Like the chiming of a bell, Woven opalescent mist, Tangled gold and amethyst, Coloring that swirls and sways- Dawns and dusks of Yesterdays7 Empty-handed from the quest North and south and east and vest Empty-handed we return, Grieving that we may not learn Where in all the world to buy Stuff O Dreams. And now we sigh. Ho, the Stuff O Dreams we had Made the whole world sweet and glad, Shuttled sunglints through the rain, CoaXed brave pageants up the lane, Brought the fairies to the wood And made all things wondrous good. Where Is all the Stuff O Dreams7
 Much we had but yesterday. Only children now, 1t seems,
 Tosa the fabric in their play!
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
She Could Easily.

Look at that!" exclaims the puri- tar'c person, as lady passes in one of the new unconcealing, all-revealing prircess gowns. Shocking! Do you think perfect lady would wear one of those things?"
 As a matter of form," comments the friend
 What do you mean?"
 ! perfect lady would be sure to weeP it to the best advantage"
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
Got to Show Stone.

Senator Stone told the Aid riches, Penroses and their clan just what their pretended Inves- tigation is for. Clearly the tories in the senate are having time keeping their hands and heads hidden at the same time. They cannot do it. They will be caught to their own sorrow before the get through.-Albuquerque Fri bune Citizen.
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
Of Course Not.

"1Iahi" sneers the petulant hus- banf. ''The way women dress nowa- dayG is the limit of absurdity. Look at i1e figures they present-utterly out hf all similitude to the human form. tell you, you couldn't get the Nenrs de Milo into modern corsets and and-things.'
 T should say you couldn't" agrees the fhng- suffering wife. The poor thing is made of marble"
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
If, as Secretary of the In

terior you were under suspic- ion of being partial to corpo- rate interests in your rulings on public land questions, and you had just framed a bill by which you were to dispose of the Alaskan coal lands on a rental basis of $Io. per acrn to the Guggenheim octopus, which arrangement you represented to be of vast advantage to the government; and then, some mean man from Seattle came along and threw a bomb un- der your chair, in the shape of a bona fde offer with ample guarantee, to pay fifty cents a ton royalty on all coal he Is allowed to mine in Alaska, which plan would put thou sands of dollars into the public treasury instead of measily little "ten spots, well, would n't it ruffle your serenity?
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
Explicit Instructions

An earnest elder of a church in Ohio, participating in service at whicli prayers for rain were offered. sent np this petition:
 70, Lord: You know we need rain and need it bad. We haven't had even a smell of rain for two months. What we need Is real rain-none of your little drizzle-drazzles, but regular gully washer and road-wrecker!"
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
Buy a Parlor Cow.

Goveron Hadley of Missouri says the high prices may be low cred If every family will keep a COW and a few chickens. Evi- dently the governor never tried to find room for a cow in a mod est hve-room fat.-St. Paul Dis patch.
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
V. C. Procter, Gen1 Foreman Santa Fe
 Bridge Building.

To make a statement regard ing the sewer issue do not care to express myself on the subject. as others who are protestors have expressed my views pre- cisely. but 1 really think that it is due time for the people of Wins low to look into the matter with interest.
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
Palpabte inconsistency,

The senate statehood bill is in consistent in this: While this bill paves the way for the uneduca ted voter in Arizona to particl-
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
what a very adequate sewerage will be built if the work Is allow ed to proceed"
R. Wiggins, G snI Foreman Santa Fe Wa ter Service.

My advice to the people of Winslow IS not to consider a sewer system without a septic tank in connection. Or course this will necessitate a man to look after such an arrangement the year around and will be an additionalexpense ofabout $125. for salary alone. The whole affair looks to be a very expen- sive proposition for the town to undergo at the present time.
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
A Problem.

With corncobs turned to alcohol
 And paper ma1e from wood, Where will the people. one and all, Obtain their breakfast food?
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
Attorney General May
 Aid Sewer Opponents
Continued from page 1

which is one-eighth the principal and for which they will have re- ceived absolutely nothing; but after the first year the monthly expense for what you do get is this:
 Monthly expense to operate and maintain the sewer system to be paid by the people: Interest --.--.-----....-...$2 $2OO.OO Sinking fund. 111.11 Water rent ----..-- 19O.OOI Man to look after septic
 tank and keep sewerin
 repair ---.----...----. --.-.-. 10000
 Total for each month $6O1,1
 Now, this does not include the reconstruction of a portion of the house in which you live, the expense of putting in a toilet and laying of a sanitary line to the street or alley; it does not in- clude the plumbers bill nor that of the carpenter, both of whom demand wages by the minute in Winslow. Neither does 1t include the wear and tear And did you ever see a toilet that did not need fixing? Who is going to pay for this, and $601.11 each month on top of this, when we hardly have money enough in the city treas ury to pay the marshal and oth- CT officers, and now they are bowling for a night policemen too. When are we going to have a city hall, and a jail that is nee essary now? A park, as well, would be all right in Winslow When do we get more room i'll the schools and more teachers to teach the kids? If we bind our selves to sewer system when do you expect to buy another house that will have fallen down ten years before you have finished paying for it?
 The water rental, as I have shown, is based on Mir. Bullock $ statement that 40 connections are to be made, but I have cut this to 3SO. If there are 41O please add $15 more to the monthly expense account.
 Why does not the engineer ad- wise his people as to the specified tions of the proposed sewer?
 Why is the sewer not i'll course of construction now? When we were told month ago that dirt would begin to fly in twenty days?
 Why do the bond buyers hesi- tate to take the bonds?
 Why did the city council pass a discriminating law as to the houses of ill-fame.
 Why were the sales ofthe bonds and the letting of the sewer con- tract not advertised as required by law?
 Why is it that those who own no real estate, or only a small amount, want the sewer, more so than large property holders?
 1 sincerely hope that this thing will come to an abrupt end.
 The legal advice securen from Attorney Alexander, of the firm of Alexander & Richie of Phoenix protects the people of Winslow. Mr. Alexander is considered the best learned lawyer in the terri tory. The matter has also been placed before Governor Sloan and Attorney General Wright, and we are given encouragement there
 I propose to keep this going until have reached every con- ceivable source of protection. and as soon as I get the time and things are not stopped I will at tempt to bring the American Railway Employes and Investors
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
interest

When anyone asks if you enjoy classic music it is better to say light off that you do; this will avert the ususl argument.
 Men make fun of women for count lnf by pennies, but the trouble is they giTe the women so little money they haFe to count that way.
 It takes a red-nosed man with a greasy vest and soiled collar and a cheap cigar and with his feet on an- nther chair to put the proper empha- sis in the words, These woman re. formers make me weary"
 When you size it up, you see that you can give yourself better advice taan anyone else can-but you won't do 1t.
 After careful consideration his ac- qlaintances have decided that the
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22

Automobile sto- ries are so thick that victims of auto accidents have nothing to read that will not throw them into a fever.
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22

Flowers Frozen for Shipment. Frozen flowers are now shipVEd long distances.
Holbrook argus., 1910-02-22
.LDMAN GIDDLEs V OBsERvEs.

Many a man uses a S10 pocket book to carry S5 cents.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-20
PERSONAL
MENTION

Louis Anderson, jr., came in this
morning from a visit to Seattle.
DR.. f. w. Vincent returned this
morning from brief visit to We
naha.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bartholomew
returned to their home in Stanfield
this morning.
y. +. Eberhart of the Atlas Bridge
company of Portland, is here TODAY
for the transaction of business.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Humphrey
returned this morning on the local
from an over-Sunday fishing trip.
George Baer of Portland. who has
been visiting friends here for the past
few days left on the noon train for
the metropolis.
Superintendent Bollons of the O.
h. x N, was in Pendleton this morn
ing in his private car, the "0S," leav-
ing for the west on the Portland To-
cal
Charles Price and wife of Weston,
came in this morning on the Walla
Walla local and left a few minutes
later on the Portland local for the
west
Burr johnson and wife left YES
terday for the pioneers reunion in
Portland. Mr.. Johnson came across
the plains in 1874 and his wife in
1S47.
Mrs. Mary Johnson has returned
from Portland where she attended the
annual convention of the eastern star.
She is one of the officers of the grand
chapter.
Deputy Sheriff a. c. Funk returned
this morning from an extended visit
to his old home in PENNSYLVANIA and
other points in the far east and mid
die west.
Pat Kline, a former Pendleton resi-
dent who is now engaged in the sa-
loon business in Pasco, came over
from that town this morning on the
Northern Pacific train.
II. u. Newport passed through
Pendleton this morning on his return
to Hermiston from a business visit to
La Grande, where his company is
doing some construction work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mckenzie and
baby daughter returned home this
morning to their home in Hermiston
after visit at the home of Mrs. Nc
kenzie's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George O'Daniel.
Day Yardmaster C. j. Hamilton
went on duty again this morning after
lay-off of several days. Pat Mckee.
night yardmaster, who has been TAX
ing Hamilton's place, resumes his
own position tonight.
A. c. Funk, office deputy under
Sheriff T. D. Taylor, has just return
ed from Atlantic City, where he at
tended the general conference of the
Presbyterian church. While in the
east he also visited at his old home
in Pennsylvania
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-20

carious situation. But in the seven
teenth the end came. Picard first
up sent out a scorching single over
second. Lieuallen drew a base on
balls after which Picard was forced
out at third on Booher's ball to
Dickson. Wilson was hit by a pitch
ed ball and the bases were full with
but one down. DePeat then saved
the day by a terrific wallop to right
field which sent three men across the
rubber. In their half of the last
canto, the Colts made a desperate
effort to overcome the handicap and
but barely missed tying the scors
With one down, Dickson drew the
only pass which Picard gave during
the game and Immediately purloined
second. after which Nelson famed
the breezes. Strand raped out a two
bagger which sent Dickson to the
tally pan. Then Powell laid on the
ball for a clean hit scoring Strand.
Alexander, of pinch hit' fame, was
next up but it was another instance
of Casey at the Bat" for after Pow
ell had reached third by some sem
sational baserunning the mighty
whirlwind of the Colts smote the at
mosphere for a strikeout and the
game was over.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-20
AS TO HOSPITALITY.

True hospitality is very much the
same the world over. 1t is true that
no such ham and oysters and mint
julips are to be found anywhere else
In the world as are those things when
we serve them to company" in Vir-
ginia; that there are no such rice and
hoppin' john as the South Carolinans
dish out to the visitors, and the wa
termelons and 'possums of Georgia,
the terrapin of Maryland and the cape
jessamines of Texas are the best of
their kind. Out in California, how
ever, the denatured cactus is the fin
est thing in the world, and in all the
states and territories there is some
ing when one is hungry, and a little
something to drink that the people
like to parade when there are any
visitors around. 1t is never good form
however. to talk about these things
except among ourselves, and II would
be worse than a crime to tell the
company" how much we are spend
ing on them to make them comfort
able. Old-fashioned people never did
it. and only a very raw sort OF new
lights in the social armament ever
think of advertising that they are
gentlemen and ladies.
A general tour of the states would
probably prove to the self-satisfied
among us that good people are very
much the same everywhere. OF
course, everybody can't live in Vir-
ginia. more's the pity: but at least
they might initiate the decencies Of
living in this state. where no one ever
things of telling strangers how much
IL is costing to entertain them. Then.
again. since the fashion magazines
have made the clothes of the women
in Mexico look just as much up to
date as the clothes OF the women in
North Texas, it is hard to tell them
apart except as they do not boast of
their hospitality. Time was when
some of us had our own seamstresses
while others cut out their clothes by
sight, so to speak; but Box and Joe
Niche Chapple and the rest of a
noble army of the benefactors of the
human race have made us all look
very much the same when we are
dressed UP in our hospitality clothes.
From the Richmond Times-Dis-
patch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-20
COLTS LOSE CHANCE
TO WIN PENNANT
ATHENA TAKES SEVENTEEN
INNING GAME HERE
Wonderful Contest Yesterday Went
to Visitors-Game Was Battle Be-
tween Pitchers Sturgis and Picard
No Score Until Seventeenth In
ming.

Making a new diamond record for
Umatilla county and practically de-
Gliding the championship of the Blue
Mountain league, one of the most re-
markable games ever pulled off in the
history of amateur baseball was
played at Matlock park yesterday af-
ternoon by the Pendleton and Athe-
ma teams which game was won in the
seventeenth inning by the score of 3
TO 2 after sixteen innings had gone by
without single man recording at the
home plate. 1t was a pitchers duel
from the first ball to the last and
with two such twirlers as Sturgis and
Picard pitted against each other the
fans were treated to a magnificent
spectacle. For four hours they
fought it out on the mound and the
balance of advantage seemed always
TO stay on the level. 1t was the
white man against the Indian, the fair
haired against the dark; the one
with a formidable south paw, the
other with wicked right hand; both
big, strong. and resourceful; each
with speed, control and an assort-
ment of mystifying benders; neither
tlit We anu
which are indispensable for a master
twirler. With two such men as op-
ponents, battle royal was inevitable.
AS for the rest of the players let ii
be said that each team stood behind
the man in the box and gave such
support that the chronic roasters had
but little opportunity to voice their
pent up howls.
After II innings had passed and
each team had eleven goose eggs to
their credit, the fans and players alike
realized that the contest was one of
endurance, and that the slabster
whose sinews were the toughest
would finally win out And so it
happened. The dusky mound dwell
Ter Of the visitors seemed to be an
iron machine for, instead of show
ing any evidence of weakness as the
game grew older, his slants and
shoots seemed to cut the atmosphere
with increasing force. and strikeout
after strikeout was placed to his
credit. Sturgis on the other hand
began to exhibit signs of arm weari-
ness in the thirteenth. but time and
again pitched himself out of a pre-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-20
TRIPLE ALLIANCE is
TO BE PERPETUAT-ED

Berlin.-The triple alliance Is to
be maintained. The following SEMI
Official communication has been is-
sued:
"The visit of the italian Minister
Of Foreign Affairs has provided the
desired opportunity for continuation
OF the exchange of views which took
place between the Imperial Chancellor
and the Marquis di San Giuliano at
Florence.
Just as on that occasion both
statesmen were as one in the firm re-
solve to maintain unchanged as the
aim of their policy the safeguarding
and consolidation Of the present stu
alton. This latest exchange Of opin-
ions, which has been of an exhaus-
tive character and marked by mutual
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-20
QUEEN HAS SCHEME
TO AID SUFFERERS

Brussels.-Queen Elizabeth of the
Belgians, whose charity is untiring
has devised an interesting scheme to
raise funds for a sanatorium for con-
sumptive working women.
On July l new issue of Belgian
postage stamps will be on sale. II
will be limited to S.50000O stamps
and each one will be sold above its
face balue. Thus the l cent stamp
will cost 2 cents and the cent stamp
cents, and this extra penny will go
toward the sanatorium funds. The
stamps will bear reproduction OF
Van Dyck's picture of st. Martin shar-
ing his mantle with the poor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-20
Summary.

Earned runs. Pendleton 2, Athena
8; two-base hits, Strand; three-base
hit, DePeat; first on balls, off stur-
gis 8. off Picard 1; struck out, by
Sturgis IS, by Picard 25; left on bas-
es, Pendleton 6, Athena 9; double
plays, Wilson to Stone; passed balls,
Ward l, Lieuallen 1; first on errors,
Pendleton 5, Athena 5; hit by Stur-
gis 2, by Picard Q; stolen bases, Dick
son 2, Nelson, Strand, Powell 2, AL
exander Harlan, sturgis. Stone. Um-
pire. Buerstatte; time of game, 4
hours.