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lily of those endowed with good
looks" above the average.
Unprepossessing in appearance,
with the daily contrast before her, and
possessed Of certain peculiarities of
temperament, this mild and inoffen-
sive lady had been driven to madness
through the constant "guying" and
batting OF her lovely kindred.
Her physical defects. her mental de-
hciencies. her idiosyncrasies of man.
ner had been made the butt Of long
continued jokes, sneers, ridicule and
jibery.
She had cooked. sewed, darned. men,
ded. scrubbed. washed, ironed, toiled
and moiled, weary year in weary year
out. Nobody ever thought she wanted
to have good time, or enjoy herself
or have pretty things to wear.
Nobody ever considered that she
was a woman with all a woman's in
stincts and longings. That behind the
calm. plain. undemonstrative exterior
rioted a thousand emotions and re-
sentiments.
And then one day. goaded to insani-
ty and madness-although unknown
to her family or environ. she pounded
them to jelly in their beds.
"Horrible and unnatural crime,
said the papers.
But the horrible and unnatural
crime lay not in it's finale of death but
in the long life of torment endured by
an innocent and normal human being
through the cruel treatment of her
kin.
Had they any comprehension Of its
cruelty?
Possibly not,
There is no other form of human in
tercourse, probably. that is more pro
vocative of unhappiness and misery
than this tendency to the batting OF
one person or set of persons by anoth
er.
At school child with trick OF
manner, popularity of physique, OF
personal oddity will be the target fol
the teasing" of his small fellows.
Children, in this phase, are cruel
with the cold cruelty of fiends. They
have no mercy because the animal in
! the child dominates. Because they are
incapable of measuring personal val
ues. Everything in childhood is dis
torted and out of angle. There is nc
sense of proportion.
| Hence the intense suffering OF chill
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dren over matters that seem OF no mo-

dren over matters that seem or no mo-
ment to the grownup.
At college there is always to be
found some chap the center for the
more or less refined jokes Of his stu
dent confreres. You'll see him. SEN
sitive. fellow. sinking round to avoid
observation. retiring into obscure cor
ners. constantly effacing himself for
fear Of being dragged into the spot
light Q; college ridicule.
In stores, offices, factories. you will
find the "goat'-the wretched human
who centers upon himself. through no
conscious fault Of his own. all that
innate barbaric cruelty peculiar to the
human animal. You will see him ON
the defensive, shielding himself as
best he may from the barbs of cheap
sarcasm. innocuous wit, pointless hui
mour. banal jests.
His soul is raw. Quivering, shrink
ing.
He hardens himself against his kind
He doubts God.
And he hates his fellows
Many persons say-"oh. you must
stand teasing You can't afford to pay
any attention to it. You can't get
along in the world if you feel that
way"
Good humoured raillery is one
thing
But the thing mildly denominated
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-13
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of disease, and that is why the cures
are lasting. This remedy strength
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them to drive out of the body the
liquid poisons that cause backache,
headache and distressing kidney and
urinary complaints. Richmond peo-
pie testify to permanent cures.
Martin Bulach, tailor, 433 S. Elev-
enth ST. Richmond, Ind, says: In
the spring of 1902, 1 suffered from a
weak and lame back and other symp-
toms of kidney trouble. Learning OF
Doan's Kidney Pills, procured sup
ply at A. G. Luken and Co.'S Drug
Store and their use brought me
prompt relief. Since then l have had
no further need of a kidney remedy,
as my cure has been permanent. l
gave a statement, recommending
Doan's Kidney Pills, after ! had used
them with such good results and still
hold high opinion Of this remedy
For sale by all dealers. Price so
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Remember the name-Doan's-an
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BY ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.
A girl in a millinery shop is report

A girl in a millinery shop is report
ed, in the public prints, to have
thrown a pair of scissors at another
girl because the latter leased her un-
til the former became Infatuated.
The teasor is threatened with the
loss of an eye and is going to enter
suit against the scissors thrower.
Inhuman as it may sound, the girl
doing the teasing deserves little SYM
pathy.
She baited this girl, in all probable
ity, very much after the manner of
the gentle humanitarian with a bear;
harried her like a dog a rat; sported
with her as the toreador with the
trapped and maddened bull; the cat,
the mouse, or any animal with it's
prey.
When the other couldn't stand" it
any longer she picked up the first OBJ
ject in sight and threw it in the direc-
ton of her tormentor with no precise
aim or calculated reason.
1t was merely the spontaneous ex-
preston of evaporation.
Many murders are committed on
this basis.
People shudder with horror at a
murderer!
Forgetting that all Of US are incipi-
ent ones.
Few murders are committed in cold
blood. Calculated murders are an indi-
cation of mental abnormality. Stats
tics show that large proportion of
murders are committed by people un-
der the influence of drugs or liquors
or during the progress of violent alter
cations. quarrels or fights.
No person in a passion is normal
A murderer is apt to be very much
like you are. He wonders. doubtless,
what ever possessed" him or her to
commit SO rash deed. You know
yourself what utterly incomprehensi.
BILE things you will do when you're
mad" or angry or irritated.
The impossible letters you will
write-and regret em the moment
they're posted.
The indiscretions you will utter un.
der stress of violent and acrimonious
emotion. 1t is merely this intensified
which occasions murder.
There are, of course, irresponsible
beings like the famous hoy murder.
err" Jesse Pomeroy who from a pre-
natal impulse cut and sliced and mutt
lated other children and who was
shut up for life because he could not
be allowed to roam at large.
These beings should be subjects OF
study for psychologists and psycholo
gists rather than criminologists.
The Beattie murder was the result
of false social values, of stupid socia
customs, of distorted ideas Of morali
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include: "Digging Deeper Into City
Planning" by George Burdett Ford,
New York City; "Building Cities for
People in Germany" Hon Frederick c.
Howe, New York; Modern Street
Lighting" c. l.. Eshleman, Cleveland,
Ohio; THE Smoke Problem" Thomas
Z. Donnelley, president of the Chicago
Smoke Commission; Report of the
Fly Fighting Committee for 1911" by
Edward Hatch, Jr, chairman. New
York City, followed by addresses on
the house fly by DR.. Woods Hutchin.
son, New York; Prof. c. V. Hodge,
Clark college, Worcester, Mass; DR..
l.. O. Howard, chief of Bureau Of En-
tomology. Washington, d. c. At this
session the wonderful motion pictures
descriptive of the house fly will be dis
played. Friday morning the address
es will be: Vacant Lot Gardens" L..
J. Boughner, Minneapolis, Mimi;
progress in Municipal Shade Tree
Control" William Solotoroff, East Or
ange, N. j.; bill Board Nuisance" l..
L. Leonard, St. Louis. The Friday at
ternoon session will be opened with an
Inexperienced Meeting" presided over
by Mrs. Edward w. Biddle, president
of the Federation of Pennsylvania Wo-
men, at which there will be five
minute reports of new civic activity
in various parts of the U. S. and Cana
da. followed by an address entitled
"Children's Gardens in Harrisburg"
by Mrs. John w. Reilly, Fort Hunter,
Pa. and the reading Of a story in ad-
vance of it's publication by Miss zona
Gale, of Wisconsin, entitled "The Elec-
tion," one of series of the Friend
ship Village Stories"
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jenkins & Co. Read to-
days ad. The Diamond Shop.


now tnO scotch Like Colt.
The American Is apt to seek in
playing golf chiefly excitement. strue.
gle. the winning OF purse. the lick
ing" Of an opponent The European.
on the other hand. views it In a larger,
soberer why, The spirit Of the answer
given by a Scotch golfer to an invita-
ton to visit America and its LINKS
illustrates what ! mean by larger
way"
"Laddie." said he. II could ma leave
the links here. The smell o the sea.
the sheep bleatin'. the wee ha' running
In and DOT o bunkers fashioned hum
dreds Of years syne: na. na. I'm gcin'
to govt in Scotland till a dee."-Wal-
ter NJ. Cabot In Forum.
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teasing" which is one of the most
refined forms of torment. has. per-
haps. caused more crimes to follow in
its wake than have been committed
through any other one agency
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Improving the Occasion.
He-1 dreamt l proposed to pretty
girl last night. She-Well, go on!
What did say?-Sydney Bulletin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
NEGATIVE COSTUMES
FOR BATHING GIRLS
JOSEPH ROBIN SPENT
STOLEN MONEY LAVISHLY
Entertains Weekend Parties at Fa-
nous Country Estate-Chorus Girls
i'm Parties Kick Chandeliers-Water
Dances in Surf During Summer.

New York, N. Y, Jan. 6.-An in
vestigation of the transfer of the half
billion dollar estate and residence of
Joseph Robin, to his sister, DR.. Louise
Robinovich, the day before the ex-
banker gave up for the alleged theft
of $4,000 from the Northern Bank of
New York. is being conducted by Dis
trict Attorney Whitman today.
The estate is known as Driftwood
Manor and consists of 112 acres set
off the road. The house cost s125,000.
1t was here Robin entertained his
famous weekend parties. Charles
Panichan, the former estate manager,
said the banker frequently brought
out automobile parties on Saturday
nights and kept them till Monday.
1t was usually a crowd of ten per-
sons" he said, consisting principally
of women, usually chorus girls. After
dinner there was generally dancing
which ended with the women on the
table kicking the chandeliers" \
In the summer Janichan said there
were water dances in the surf with
the costumes usually negative.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
British Police Want Revolvers.

London. Jan. 6.-The question
whether the police should be armed
with revolvers is agitating the country
and a committee OF policemen will
today prepare plea to be submitted
to the authorities that be, for permis-
sion to go armed. Their efforts fol-
low upon the recent assassination of
five men of the force recently by alien
burglars.
The British authorities, utterly ig-
noring the practice of the rest of the
world, almost UNANIMOUSLY oppose
such a startling innovation. Nobody's
experience save his own seems to car
ry weight with John Bull. 1t is not
too much to say that the British po-
licemen, or rather the personnel of the
English police force is the finest in
the world. No men anywhere show
such restraint against sucn a provo
cation, yet their own superiors con-
fess their unwillingness to trust them
with the means of ordinary self-de-
Tense
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
MADRAS CITIZENS
FIGHT PISTOL DUEL

Madras, Or. Jan. 5.-Two Madras
citizens are lying at deaths door with
two bullets each in their bodies, the
result of a duel with revolvers fought
on the streets of Madras last evening.
The men are A. ]. Weston and j. B.
Harper Both may recover, though h
the wounds are serious.
The trouble arose over the office OF
night watchman for the town of Mad
ras. Weston has been holder of that
office for a number Of months, but
was discharged Tuesday night by the
city council. Harper was given his
badge and Weston believed that Har-
per was the instigator or the charges
brought against him. He is said to
have stated that he wanted to live
only long enough to "get him"
Authorities at the county seat have
been notified and the men will be ar
rested and then taken to a hospital.
Harper's injuries are said to be the
most serious. One bullet entered the
back of his head, passing out under
his chin, the other striking his hand
and lodging at the small bone in his
wrist.
Weston was shot in the side, the
bullet emerging at the back. The sec
ond bullet passed through his leg. Sew
en- shots were fired.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
Final Legal Battle for Exist
ence of American Tobacco
Company Starts Today.
POWER OF ANTITRUST
LAW ALSO AT STAKE
Life or Death of Vast Corporation
With Invested Capital Stock OF
s4OO, 100000 in Ba,ance on One
Hand and Government Control of
Corporate Aggression on the Other.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 6.-Before
the supreme court today began a le-
gal battle for the life of the Ameri-
can obacco company and it's subsi-
diaries. High priced corporation law
yers have matched their wits with the
governments trust busters in the
struggle to determine whether the
Sherman antitrust law is invalid or
whether it has power to crush the to-
bacco trust. On the outcome of the
fight depends the life or death of
vast corporation with an invested cap
ital of more than $500, 100000, or the
emasculation of the Sherman anti
trust law, the governments strongest
weapon against cooperative aggres-
sion.
Attorney General Wickersham and
Special Attorney ]. c. Reynolds are in
command Of the government forces.
Attorneys Johnson and Hornblower
represent the company. Johnson's
opening argument consumed the
greater part of the day.
The war is being fought out in the
small prim chambers of the court of
ldSl DtlpIt Illilt sim Aob'N
justices and an audience of lawyers.
This is the second time the story of
the tobacco trust has reached the su-
preme court. 1t was argued last year
but sickness and death so thinned the
ranks of the justices that it was de-
cided a re-arugment should be held
so a decision considered so all import
ant could be rendered by a full bench.
As it was the case last year. the court
decided to permit the attorneys three
days in which to present their argu-
ments.
The case had its inception in the
bill of complaint filed in July, 1907,
before the circuit court for the south
ern district of New York. 1t was al
legged the company had acquired a
monopoly in the tobacco business of
the United States, had secured con-
troll by series of bold buccaneering
exploits, had shelved competition, de-
fled independent dealers and whipped
them by main strength of dollars.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
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Spokane, Wash, Jan. 6.-While
seated in the living room Of his home
last night, shortly before 8 o'clock,
Former Chief of Police John Sullivan,
now a captain, was hot through the
right lung. The shot was fired by
someone who stood outside the win
dow.
sullivan picked up the bullet which
dropped on the floor, staggered to the
telephone and called the police.
He passed comfortable night
and his physicians said this morning
that the chances for his recovery are
good.
There is no clue to the identity of
the assassin, but it is generally be-
Neyed that some eX-prisoner who
sought revenge for some real or fam
r.yG wrong fired the shot.
u-..yan declared he VIII recover.
The window blinds were up and the
room was brilliantly lighted. The
bullet cut cleanly through the win
dow pane, passed through the back
OF q solid hair and entered the lung
from the back. Sullivan Immediate
ly called for help and telephOned the
police station.
Neighbors heard a man running
down the street, and. the frost covered
fence showed where the assassin
stood. sullivan is not popular with
many men he has arrested and it is
known that several convicts have
threatened ito get him."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
UMAT|LLA COUNTY To PAY LESS
TAXES INTO STATE TREASURY

as being excessive. and Mr.. Strain
feels that the action of the state COM
mission has vindicated him in the
stand which he has maintained.
Assessor Strain was the first offici-
al in oregon. county or state, to OBJ
ject to the valuation of public SER
vice property as given in by the cor
porations themselves, and for some
time he stood alone in his fight to Sc
cure a more equitable adjustment.
The action of the board, therefore, is
q great source of satisfaction to him
as it is to the average taxpayer.
Eight years ago when Mr.. Strain took
up the duties of his present office,
the railroads in Umatilla county were
assessed at $4,000 a mile and the val
uation of their property as announc-
ed by the commission this year makes
the assessment on the basis of some
thing over $4,000 a mile which shows
n slight upward trend However,
eight years ago, the property was not
assessed on the basis of a full valu-
alton and, then, the great growth OF
this section of the state has enhanc-
ed the value of the railroads to quite
an extent which accounts in some de-
gree for the great difference in the
valuations.
Regardless of whether the county
levy is 6 or Z mills this year, the tax
payers of Pendleton will have to pay
less taxes for the city tax of mills
is one mill less than the levy Of 1910.
The Pendleton school tax this year is
8 mills, so 1t is now possible for the
average citizen to estimate approxi-
mately what he will have to pay as
his share In the general expenses of
maintaining the city, county and
state
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06

1t now seems probable that the tax
payers of Umatilla county will not be
so heavily burdened this year as last.
According to a telegram received
Thursday afternoon by County Clerk
Frank Sailing, the state tax commits
sion has assessed the public property
in this county, which, with the eX-
ception of the plant and lines of the
Pacific Light e Power company, is
composed entirely of the holdings of
the railroads, at $12,SS6,T72 while
Assessor Strain has assessed the other
property at SS4,574,590 which makes
a total of s47,461,S62. This figure is
over s5,000.000 more than the assess
ment of last year which was approxi-
mately $42,00O,0000. Last year a Z
mill tax was levied for state and coun-
ty purposes, and as the states share
is $4,000 less this year, levy of 6
mills will produce as much for county
purposes as the mills did last year.
The telegram also stated that the
amount of taxes which Umatilla coun-
ty will be required to pay into the
state treasury would be in total s64,-
1851 of which s1,S9S45 would go
to the Monmouth normal school re-
vived at the recent general election,
This is approximately $4,000 less
than was paid in 1910.
The significant feature of this as
sessment to be noted is the great in
crease in the property valuation over
the last year, part of which is attrib-
uted to natural growth and improve
ment but the most part to the in
creased valuation which the state tax
commission puts on the public service
property. This figure is considerably
beyond that OF Assessor Strain last
year which was criticised at that time
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
TAFT SENDS RICH
MAN TO PRISON

Washington, d. c., Jan. 6.-De-
claring that fines are of no effect
against wealth, President Taft today
refused to commute the sentence of
w. s. Harlan, wealthy representa-
tive of lumber and turpentine inter-
ests in Florida and Alabama, convict
ed of peonage.
Imprisonment is necessary and to
retain and enforce the imprison part
Of this sentence will operate power
fully to prevent recurrence of such
offenses by men Of large affairs and
business standing" declared the
president.
Harlan was sentenced to pay a fine
of $4,000 and serve eighteen months
in Jail. Taft commuted the sentence
to six months.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
Roosevelt to Speak at Dinner.

New York, Jan. 6.-Former Presi-
dent Roosevelt will be the guest of
honor at the annual dinner of the Pc
riodical Publishers association to be
given this evening at the Waldorf As
toria, He will make the principal ad-
dress.
This will be Colonel Roosevelt's first
public utterance in New York since
the election. Another speaker will be
Champ Clark, slated as next speaker
of the house of representatives
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
DE ABRUZZI-ELKIN WEDDING
is AGAIN PREDICTED

Rome, Italy, Jan. 6.-Italian news
papers freely predicted today that the
death of Senator Elkins will be fol-
lowed soon by the marriage of Kath-
crime Elkins and the Duke De Abruz-
ri. The papers assert that the real
opposition came from Elkins.
1t is reported that the Italian king
Informed Elkins that only inorganic
marriage with the American heiress
was possible, owing to the fact that
the duke was remotely heir to the
throne. 1t is reported that Elkins de-
clared that only marriage with no
reservations would be considered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
JAPAN WANTS REVISION
OF AMERICAN TREATY

Victoria, r. c.. Jan. 6.-Japan win
seek a revision of the present treaty
between the United States and Japan,
next summer and will attempt to have
removed the restriction which pre-
vents the importation of her Japan
ese coolies, according to information
brought on the Empress of Japan. It
is reported that the Japanese are
much exercised over the report that
the California legislature will pass a
law prohibiting aliens from buying or
owning property in California If they
are Asiatics. Japan does not allow
foreigners to own land in Japan how
ever.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
LAWS TO REGULATE
AVIATION IN CALIFORNIA

Sacramento, CALI, Jan. 6.-Regu-
lation of aviators and aviation is pro-
vided for in bill which State Sena-
tor Hare of San Francisco is prepar-
ing. The recent deaths of Hoxsey
and Molssant have caused Hare to in
vestigate. He stated the measure will
provide that certain weather conditi-
ons must obtain, that the aviator
must be physically examined. and that
machines must be examined before
flights will be allowed in California.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
SPECIAL OFFICER
ACCUSED OF CRIME

Spokane, Wash, Jan. 6.-S.
H. Elverum, special officer for
the O.-W. r. & y. was arrested
this morning in connection with
the shooting Of Former Police
Chief Sullivan, last evening. The
city council also met in special
session this morning to offer a
reward Of $500 for the capture
of the assassin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
BLACK HAND MURDERERS
ARE ELECIROCUTED

Dannemoro, N. Y. Jan. 6.-Domin-
ick Herrera and Vincent Leonardo,
members of the black hand, were cleo
trocuted at Clinton prison today
Leonardo confessed ne and his COM
panion killed Tax Collector Phelps
and threw his body into grave dug
under a saloon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
REGISTERED MAIL
STOLEN FROM FERRY

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 8.-Three
bags of registered mail, valued ap-
proximately at $4,000 were stolen
from ferry boats between this city and
Oakland during the last few days. A
score Of federal agents who went to
work on the thefts, admitted today
they have no clew. The mail bags
were stolen December 26. 10 and 80.
but the government kept the matter
secret until today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
OFFICER SHOT
FROM BEHIND
CowardIy Assassin Attempts
to Take Lite of Spokane's
Former Police Chief.
BULLET FIRED THROUGH
WINDOW OF MANS HOME

Wounded Man Picks up Spent Bullet,
Calls for Assistance and Telephones
News to Police Station-No Clue
to Identity of Wold-be Assassin
Belief Expressed That Some Man
Arrested by Officer Sought Revenge.