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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-11

highway commission bill provides
that a trained roadmaking engineer
shall be employed as state highway
and that he shall have
a salary of $4,000 per annum. The
Mariner bill would leave this work
to the state engineer but would in
crease his salary and allow him TO
a deputy. The Mariner bin
involves the same amount of expense
as does the highway commission bill,
The argument against the Mariner
hin is that it provides for leaving the
supervision Of the road work with
man who is not a road engineer. Mr..
Lewis has specialized in irrigation
engineering and practically his entire
work pertains 10 water and water
rights. This is no criticism of John
II. Lewis who has shown himself to
be capable official. It is a criti-
-ism of the men who would impose
upon his office duties that do not be
long there.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-11
"DO IT Now"

Usually Pendleton municipal cam
paigns become animated At the last
city election a bitter fight was waged
between the friends of two mayor
ality candidates and wounds that were
inflicted then are not yet entirely
healed. The election next December
may also prcipitate a fight.
In the view of the East Oregonian
this j. a good argument for early ac-
ton with reference to voting bonds
for a gravity water system and also
with reference to the proposed char
ter change to exempt the city from
paying for the intersections when
street work is done.
These are business propositions and
they should be worked out on business
lines. To obtain the best results ac-
tion should be taken this spring
while the city is free from the tur-
moil of political strife.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-11

Her happy parents said: "Ah. weiI
How blessed are we in ClaribeL"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-11
NOTES FROM PANAMA.
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Congress has passed a bill author
izing the construction Of wireless
telegraph station at Colon.
The Panama Explosive and Match
Co, manufacturers of the new ex-
plosive Palmerite organized by the
inventor, has proved a complete fail
ure and practically gone out Of bust
ness.
1t is stated that steps are being
taken to establish a button factory
in this city. AS the raw material,
both shells and ivory nuts, is here in
plenty and all now exported, such an
enterprise might prove successful.
new law of the Panama Congress
taxesf mother-of-pear fishers $75 for
each diving machine used. The use
Of dredges and drags is prohibited.
Those fishing for shell by the prim-
tive diving method are not taxed.
on November ~, 1910. the presi-
dent revoked the decree Of August 10
last setting aside a certain sum to
aid the sugar industry of the 18TH
mus. The reason advanced was the
present financial condition Of the
country.
The Chinese lottery is abolished.
This Is likely to prove beneficial to
the Chinese colony on the Isthmus, as
well as to others. The numerous fall
ures Of Chinese business firms in re-
cent months are partly attributed to
the working of this institution.
The banking house Of Ehrman &
Co, one Of the oldest on the Isthmus,
has liquidated and turned over all
banking business to the International
Banking corporation. Among the
reasons given are the growth and
competition OF the International
Banking corporation.
/ By decree OF October 81, 1910, the
price OF water used in Panama In ex-
cess of 10000 gallons a quarter -
fixed at 30 cents gold per 1000 GAL
Ions, and in Colon at 45 cents gold.
except In cases of leakage. broken
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-11
YOU NEVER CAN TELL.

When Claribel was five years old
Her lips were rosebud hue:
Her hair hung thick in strands Of
gold;
Her eyes We're azure blue.
She loved to sit in fathers lap;
Dolls were her SPECIAL pride;
She'd kiss most any likely chap;
She almost never cried.
Her happy parents said: "Ah. wen,
How blessed are we in ClaribeL"
When Claribel was twenty-five
Her lips were firmly set;
She was (perhaps it's plain to you)
\ full-fledged suffragette
she hated babies, loved to fight
For woman's rights. but oh!
Nobody ever held her tight
Or kissed her, horrors, no!
Her anxious parents said: "Ah, well
You cannot really ever teH.'
When Isabel was five years old
Her hair was crisp and short;
She never did what she was told
Or looked the way she ought;
She raced, spun tops, stole jam,
climbed trees;
She hated to be kissed;
She loathed all sorts of laps and
knees,
And dolls she never missed.
Her happy parents said: "Ah. we'll,
Well have to watch poor Isabel"
When Isabel was twenty-five
Her suitors were galore;
And every siRGje man she knew
Was added"to her score.
She married, loved her husband and
Scorned wordy platform flights
And yet she seemed to understand
The truth Of woman's rites.
Her happy parents said: "Ah, well,
You really cannot ever tell"
Percy Shaw.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-11

Local business men are enthusiast
ic for good roads and want the good
roads bills passed because they know
that there will be somAing doing in
the way of road building should the
BILLS pass. By the same token these
same men should get busy with lit
tie street improvement campaign for
Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-11
Easy for the Barber.

Charles E. Bigelow, the comedian,
Is almost as bald as he could be. One
day at the Lambs club he said to the
barber: "I am in a hurry. Can't you
cut my hair with my collar on?"
Sure / can" said the barber. II
can cut Il with your hat on"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-11
FOR THE COMMISSION BILL.
According to a report from Sale,

there has been some contention as to
the attitude Of the Umatilla county
good roads association and business
mems delegation with reference to
the highway commission bill. There
should be no dispute for 1t was plain
ly the desire Of the delegation to IA
vor the good roads association bill.
It would be silly for the legislature
to reject the highway commission bill
and adopt the Mariner bill. The
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-11
, s%~~~%~~~-~~~~e,
LINCOLN.

, Life has great crises-each 4
, brings forth a man 4
. To lead, and guide, and 4
, cleanse the darkened 4
B heart I
, OF Errors broods, that SER
, pent-like, upstart
, To strike the fearless in Rights
, noble van, 4
, And such was Lincoln, though
, his life began
, In ways obscure, apart from
all earth's great,
, Its cities Of renown. The cares
b of state I
, He dreamed not Of, nor after 4
fleet Fame ran.
, Yet him did Heaven choose. 4
, and much increase,
With godly wisdom for the
fearful fight.
, Patient he stood, nor did his 4
vigil cease 4
, Till round him fell the shades
, of restful night,
, His martyr-blood yet nurtures
fruits of peace, 4
, He was the fearless champion
of Gods Right.
George E, Tack.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-11

Those who are trying to trough
house" Governor West may live to re-
gret their actions. The legislative
session viii be over in a week. The
governor holds office for four years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-27
BY ONE-SEVENTH OF THE HUMAN RAGE.

Although one of the most inaccessi- ble cities on earth, Mecca each year has visitors in such number that it must be ranked in this particular with London and New York. Even the worlds metropolis on the Thames can boast no such cosmopolitan character as is imparted to this mysterious city in the wilderness of Arabia by the myriads of pilgrims who, at the cost of incredible pains, annually crowd into it's confines. This city is the old est place of resort in existence, yet of all the millions who have visited it not a scoye of Christians are known to have come out alive. No flag of citizenship would save a mans life were he known to be a Christian with in the sacred precincts of the city where the Prophet himself decreed that no unbeliever should set foot.
 Of the two hundred and twenty-five MosIems in the world, only fifteen and a half million live under the Turkish flag, yet most of them acknowledge the Sultan of Turkey as their caliph, the successor of the Prophet. As Mo- hamnned shrewdly foresaw, the Mec- ca pilgrimage binds together his dis ciples into unity which could be ef- fected in no other way. Mecca" says Dr. Samuel M Zwemer, of Arabia, '.has become the religious capital and the center of universal pilgrimage for one-seventh of the human race."-W. T. Ellis, in Harper's for November.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-27
FumbIing At Yale
 Makes Coaches Sore
Varsity Men Unable to Hold Ball Although They Beat
 Freshman Eleven

New Haven, Oct. 26-The Yale var sity team yesterday played the fresh men in a practice game at Yale field and beat them by score of IA to O, the scoring being by two touchdowns, a goal from the twenty-five-yard line. Francis missed one of the goals from touchdown, the first he has missed this year.
 Some changes were made in the line up. Capt. Childs of the track team who has been playing left guard. Is out of the game for two weeks be- cause of an injury to his back. Parker started in his place to-day and was later replaced by York.
 A change was made at centre, Mar tyng playing in place of Ketcham, Ketcham has an injured ankle. but it is not believed that he could hold shape. Reed, who was centre early in the season is recovering from an injury and may be in the game Saturday. Until then Marrying will hold the place.
 The varsity lineup was: Francis, left end; scully, left tackle; Parker, York, left guard; Marrying, centre; tackle; Avery, right end; Merritt, quarterback; Freeman, left halfback; Spalding, right halfback; Anderson, fulback
 The first touchdown was made by Merritt in a short quarterback run, after Freeman and Spalding had rush. ed the ball to the ten-yard line. The second touchdown was made by Mer- ritt after a spectacular fffty-yard lodging run through a broken field. Francis kicked the goal after the first touchdown, but missed it after the second.
 Just before the game was over the varsity backs rushed the ball down to the 20-yard line and Merritt kicked goal from the field.
 The varsity fumbMng which featured the game, was about the worst seen at the field this year. No one seemed able to handle the ball. Capt. Howe who did not play, but who was in uni form, shouted directions at the var sity, as did the score of coaches at the field.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-27
HARD REQUIREMENTS.

There was a queer old specimen of humanity brought to the Cuyohoga county jail. He had been convicted of the crime of cruelty to animals, and there was no doubt in anybody's mind that he richly deserved the pen atty inflicted. It is the custom to examine prisoners, however, before they are assigned to their cells. When this old reprobate was brought up the interrogation went thus:
 s'What is your name?"
 "Budd Dobbs.''
 What is your age?'
 .sSixty-eigh
 What is your religion
 Great snakes! Does a man halter get religion before they'll let him inter jail in this county!-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-27
Minor Leagues In
 Bad Last Season
Small Organizations All Over Country Tottered on Ragged Edge

A study of conditions in the small
 minor leagues reveals the fact that the past season has not been a strik- ing success, financially speaking. AL
 though the major leagues have broken
 all records in the matter of attend
 ance and gate receipts, things have
 been very different in the bush lea
 gues. Apparently only the stars of
 the game can draw the fans in pay
 ing numbers. Like the followers of
 prize fighting, fans would rather stay
 at home and read about the exploits
 of diamond heroes like Tyrus Cobb or
 the marvellous Matty than turn out
 to see inferior talent perform. The following are a few of the failures
 and these show that misfortune was not confined to any one section of the country.
 Western League-Wichita club trans on the road for six weeks because of lack of support at home. l Southern League-Mobile's closing series transferred because of poor at tendance.
 Tri-State-Shift in schedule because of poor support accorded certain clubs. New York-Shake-ups in schedule for same reasons that affected the Tri-State. Central-Grand Rapids transferred to Newark South Bend shifted to Grand Rapids to hold territory, and Evans vile, after becoming wanderer, plac- ed in South Bend.
 Connecticut Holyoke and North ampton clubs dropped; Waterbury res- cued by Dan O'Neil and the league finished with six clubs Three T'-Start of season delayed by internal warfare and Springfield club transferred to Decatur because fans would not support a club leading | in the pennant race. TexaS-Galveston franchise surren- dered to league; Oklahoma City main tained by leagues sinking fund. l Western sociation-Reduced to six and then four clubs and finally dis banded
 Ohio-Pennsylvanfa- Liverpool ! and Steubenville dropped and Newcas- l tie transferred to Sharon. South Atlantic-Season split because l of poor attendance and breaking faith | over salary limit; Augusta franchise forfeited to league.
 l Union Association-Misso taken
 over by new organization to save
 wreck and Butte games transferred
 because of non-support to a team | standing second in the race. l Ohio State-Newark franchise trans ferred to Piqua.
 l Minnesota-Wis WisconSin-Wausau and Red Wing clubs dropped Central SsOciation-Hannibal club
 forfeits franchise and is reorganized. | Southwest Texas Victoria with l drawn and Corpus Christi dropped;
 winners of halves did not play off.
 Kansas State-Did not finish season. Western Canada - Winnipeg and 1 Brandon withdrew.
 l K-I-T-Harrisburg transferred to
 Jackson; Paducah reorganized l Mountain States-Point Pleasant l transferred to Middleport.
 Northeastern Arkansas-Did not fin | ish
 as-Oklahoma-Three clubs drop- ped and season cut short after effort to continue with f1ve-club league.
 Northern of Indiana-Did not finish.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-27
COLD STORAGE FOWL

From Henry T. Finck's .'Ungastrono-
 mic America in the November
 Century.
 Under present conditions, as a matt ter of course, it makes no difference what we feed our fowls; all are foul alike, and will remain so until we organize a revolt against the packers and dealers. These men laugh at Dr. Wiley's statements that under the present scientific methods of produc- tion poultry can be furnished in a fresh state all the yeta- round. They do not want it fresh; they want it in their refrigerators, so they can regu- late and artificially raise prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-27
Notice

For forty-flvo years we have been conducting business at tho same 0sel l0cnti0n, corner of Main and Son. RHlvato Bank has been e6taDlisne9 there continuously. We have receiveo and paid out on demand without nO. tfce millions of dollars of money oo
 posited with us and we continue v0 recetve money subject to depositor-s check at sight, on which we aiiow three per cent. per annum. credi.e cree,. to each account monthly. We soIicl. tho acc0unts Of individuals. bus!neysSs ss men. llrns and corporations. and an who want . bank account. where tney can depo41t money. cheeks or drasts, md leave tt for one day, ,One week. ono month or ono year, and draw intefess un it for any time 1t Is left with us: We give to the business our carefuI peroOual attention as the oldest nrm of private baclkers in this state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-27
CONCLUSIVE.

At a dull authors reading" in a London house the hostess mercifully allowed her husband to slip from the room at the end of an hour
 In the anteroom he was indulging in a prodigious yawn, when he saw a footman fast asleep at his post nca~ the Cco: He stepped over to the. man end avakered him.
 James, ..e cd ,Jternly, but with a twinkle in his eye, I'm afraid you've been listening at the key hole!"-Youth'e Companion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-27
TOILETS KIDNEY REMEDY
 VS. A HOPELESS CASE

had severe. case of kidney trouble and could not work and my case seemed hopeless. One large bottle of Foley's Kidney Remedy cured me and I have never been bothered since. always recommend it" F. B. Brill, Curtis Pharmacy. "135
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-19
MINISTER WILL
WELCOME ACTRESS
Edna Brina to Marry His Son and He is
Glad TO Have Her In
Family.

CHICAGO, June 19-Although he
has never been inside OF a theatre,
Bishop Samuel Fallows, of the Episco
pal church, is going to New York to
perform the ceremony that will make
Edna Won Leska Brina, erstwhile Of
"The Fortune Hunters his daughter
in-laW.
1--WE are delighted with the an
nouncement of her engagement to
my son. Charles Samuel" he said.
Miss Bruna graduated from Smith,
as did my daughter, Alice. She is a
young women of exceptional talent
and has dramatic and artistic tenn
perament. know she is an actress,
but that makes no difference. Why
should it? Everyone knows her. The
question Of the stage and the actress
is one of individual, in my estimation.
The stage in it's proper function Is an
educational factor. ! have never at
tackled the stage. do not go to the
Mheatre-never have-but wish to
say that if every actress is as good
and sweet as Miss Bruna, there would
never be any occasion for criticism"
Young Fallows is practicing law in
the office of his brother, Edward H.
Fallows, in New York.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-19
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS
GETTING ENERGETIC
Hearst and Carter Harrison Are Try.
Ing to Gain Control Of the
State.

CHICAGO, June 19.-Efforts of the
Hearst-Carter Harrison wing of the
democratic party to wrest control Of
the organization in Illinois from Roger
Sullivan, control the state convention,
nominate Hearst-Harrison man for
governor and senator and secure the
endorsement of Carter Harrison for
the presidency in order to contol the
Illinois delegation are seen in the
harmony meeting Of the committee
at the La Sale hotel. This committee
was named at the banquet given to
Andrew Lawrence, Hearsts political
manager and publisher of the Hearst
Chicago papers, Immediately after
Harrison was elected. The meeting
was secret. After the meeting. a
public statement was given out thar
the committeeman favored progress
siye democracy, and that a commit.
tee of ten democrats from each of the
25 congressional districts in the state
would be named tosfnrther the ideas
OF progressive democracy.
At the meeting Lawrence is said to
have announced that he would not be
candidate for national democratic
committeeman from Illinois and as
their choice to succeed Sullivan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-19
Mr.. and Mrs. Taft
Celebrate Anniversary


Taft and bearing the inscription,
From Yale, ls7s.'
The Psi Epsilon Fraternity, to
which the president belongs, sent a
solid silver platter, inscribed William
H. Taft, Beta, 7S,' and From Psi
Epsilon Fraternity, June 10 1911"
The Philippine party called "The
Tafters'' has given two solid silver
Grecian ewers; the officers of the
presidential yacht, the Mayflower, a
solid platter and the officers of the
Dolphin, the flagship of Secretary OF
the Navy Meyer, solid silver cen
terpiece.
Each member of the presidents
cabinet has given present.
From the presidents friends at
Augusta, Ca, came a fine scroll de-
sign, heavy tray, large punch
bowl and a heavy ladle. Wives OF
army officers in Washington sent a
handsome watch.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-19
WHERE ALL BOY
BANDITS GO
Penitentiary For Young Melville Who
Has Confessed to Numerous
Grimes.

VALLEJO, Calf. June 19.-As a
result of his confession to numerous
robberies, hold-ups and shooting
scrapes, it is expected that Fred Mel
vile, boy bandit who was arrested at
Benieia. after he had stood off a
posse of $50 men near Vallejo and es-
capped, will be tried and be on his way
to the penitentiary within week.
To the district attorney and rep
resentative of the United Press. Nell
vile, who is 20 years old, but looks
Is, made written confession to a score
of hold-ups in various California cities.
The wounds in his side and arm are
not looked upon as serious and prob
ably will not cause any postponement
of his trial
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-19
DEATH CURVE
GETS TWO VICTIMS
Train Smashed AUTOMOBILE. into
kindIine Wood and Kilt,
Two Men.

NEW YORK, June 19-'rwo more
fatalaties were added to the already
long list of deaths which have oc-
Cured at the Westbury station cross
ing on the Long Island railroad.
known as death curve" when train
smashed an automobile into kindling
wood. The victims were Wilfred Jay,
formerly editor of Whip and Spur,
ant. c. ]. Ross, the official photographs
err of the Meadowbrook Hunt Cub
The accident occurred in full view
of hundreds of handsomely gowned
women enroute to witness a fashion
able polo game. Several tainted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-19
SAVING PENNIES
FOR THEIR DOG
Youngsters Were Up In Court and
Pleaded For Time to Save
License Money.

DETROIT, June 19.-"Please judge.
don't do nothin' to us yet" cause
We're saving all our pennies just as
hard as we can to get the license, .
pleaded little Clyde Cutting, aged six,
before Judge Connolly when he was
asked why he did not have license
for his dog.
How much have you saved now?'
asked the court
q think we got 76 cents" and his
smaller brother nodded in verification.
Upon which the court gave the lads
permission to go back home and see
If their mother would not give them
the remaining forty cents.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-19
Former keokuk Man Who Recently
Found His First Wife, Has Peck
Of Trouble on His
Hands.
BOTH CLAIM LEADERSHIP
Husband Says First Wife is Cranky
and is Trying to Boss the Second
Wife Around the
House.

PITTSBURG, Kan, June 19.-The
two wives of Peter c. Sharp have
quarreled and each is contending that
she alone is the legal wife and is de-
manding that the other go away
Sharp lost his first wife Anna
Catherine, forty years ago. She was
visiting in Chicago then, and when the
great fire swept the city he went there
to search for her. but could not find
her. After forty years of search she
found him through the pension office
and came from California a few
weeks ago to his home here.
Sharp had another and younger
wife, Louisa. He had married nine
years ago, supposing his first wife to
be dead.
AT first it seemed that the two
wives would be good comrades, but
they soon quarreled over who was
head of the Sharp home.
The storm broke a few days ago
when Anna Catherine consulted law
yers, and they told her that as she
had never been divorced she was the
lawful wife of Sharp.
Anna Catherine hasn't the same
disposition she had when | married
I her fifty years ago." said Sharp to-
day. "She had sweet disposition
then; now she is a crank. She is
trying to boss Louisa around as if she
was the only wife. BY gum. I've seen
a lawyer. and he tells me that first
wife is not my wife at all But
want 'em to get along together be,
cause I've got enough for both, and
I'd like for 'em to both live under this
roof. But if they can't agree I'll have
to build Anna Catherine house and
let her live by herself for I'm not
going to give UP Louisa. If Anna
Catherine won't do that she'll have to
pack and go, that's all"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-19
COX SLIPS OUT
OF CLUTCHES
Looks Like He Has Made Good His
Escape From Perjury
Trial.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 19-The
last hope Of Prosecutor Hunt to bring
George B. Cox to trial on perjury
Indictment was swept away when
Judge Kyle ruled that J.dge Dickson
had acted within his legal rights in
quashins the indictments against Cox.
Prosecutor Hunt had filed affidavits
of prejudice against Judge Dickson,
which he had hoped would invalidate
the latter's action in quashingS two OF
the indictments, but Judge Kyle held
that the affidavits had been filed too
late This, it is believed, ends the
last chance of bringing Cox to trial.