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The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-15
GREENLAND IS GREEN,

When you were boy you used to sing "From Greenland's Icy Noun tains'-well, the country is simply a vast nest of green mountains, cov- cred with snow, ice and glaciers. These are known as live and dead glaciers; the dead glaciers are a mass of snow and ice, which has accumu- lated between gorges for million years or more, and have become so condensed that you could not pene- trate the mass except by steel drill. The live glaciers are those that break off and fall into the waters and be- come floating masses of ice, often in- hicting damage to ships. Where the sun can strike spot the trees, which are of a dense growth but small, wear the most beautiful green.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-15
DEEP MYSTERY IN LONDON
Unidentified Person Leaves Yearly Donation at Russian Embassy
 "For a Russian Child"

A mystery for which no solution has been found during the last six or seven years is contained in this announcement in the Times:
 "Fhe imperial Russian embassy desires to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of an anonymous dona- ton for Russian child.'"
 Making what has become a yearly visit, a messenger called at the Rus sian embassy, Chesham place, on Monday and without disclosing his identity handed the fooCman a small paolret addressed the ambassador. The packet was taken in the usual way fc the chancellery of the en- bassy, and on being opened was found to contain a small leather purse, in which were a number of postal orders, to the value of twenty five shillings. The packet was ad- dressed to his imperial majesty, the czar of Russia, and on the top left hand corner were written the words "For a Russian Child" The parcel was repacked, sealed with the em- bassy seal and sent to the court chamberlain at St. Petersburg. The parcel on other occasions has been delivered in curious ways. It was sometimes found in the letter box, on the window sill or on the door, step. In spite of every effort on the part of the Russian embassy to un- rayel the motives underlying this lit- tie act of benefcence the mystery remains unsolved.-London Evening Standard.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-15
AEROPLANE MESSAGES.

The United States government is conducting some very interesting and important experiments looking to the accomplishment of communication between aeroplanes in the air and q base on terra frma. A number of schemes are under trial, but as yet not much headway has been made In this general direction. Where the blplane Is made use of F. NJ. Horton has devised plan of making use ot the guy wires of the machine as a substitute for the usual antennae, while he employs the motor of the aeroplane for a ground. The total weight Is but 65 pounds, although a slx-inch spark coil is employed. The coil is fed by twelve-volt stor- age battery of 50 ampere hours, weighing but 40 pounds. The guy wires are connected in series, and give total length of about 800 feet. The experiments already made with thls machine indicate that it is en- urely practical and feasible.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-15
SMOKER'S BOTTLEA NOVELTY
1t To Divided Into Several Sections and Holds Cigars and Other
 Articles.

What is called a smokers bottle is made in the form of champagne bottle of brass, nickel plated. It is divided horizontally around its large section so that the whole upper part of the bottle can be lifted clear from the lower part. The lower part of this bottle is used as a receptable for cigars, holding about ten.
 About half way up the neck of the bottle there Is another horizontal di- vision, permitting the lifting off of the cork end of the neck, and within the upper section of the neck, just under the cork end, there is a holder for matches. The top part of the neck of the bottle and the stopper, fashioned like all the rest of the bottle in metal, are wrapped in gold foil.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-15
MORE TO COME.

Recently in Seattle in a cigar stand appeared the sign, 'We give $500 for 1909 Lincoln pennies. " No less a person was attracted by this than Judge Watson. He walked up to the counter and laying down penny triumphantly asked for $500. The clerk took the penny, examined it closely, asked if it were genuine, and after several minutes sighed and said he guessed it was good.
 Certainly it is," answered the judge. "Where Is my $15.00?"
 "Where," said the clerk, ''are the Other 1908 ?"-Life.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-15
ACHIEVE E NIT.

q want you to notice that man with the bald head, third chair from tha end, at the speakers table,"
 "ies, I see him. Whats his name?"
 "Springgold. He's getting a big reputation as language specialist 3
 Language specialist? Whats his speciality"
 'Well, he has discovered that the letter f' can be pronounced in 27 different ways"
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-15
THE LAZY WOMAN.

"Went to bed at eight o'clock last night"
 "Why so early?'
 "My shoe came united and I thought I'd save the trouble of tying it again.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-15
UNDOUBTEDLY.

Don't you think it is foolish to make so much ado about unsanitary osculation."
 "Well, you must admit that viewed in any light, osculation is 8 pressing matter"
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-15
TWAS EVER THUS.

"Pa, what does it mean when you say that prices huctuate ?"
 "lt means, my son, that they go up and down. When it's something rou'vc got to buy, the price goes up :; rro whon it's something you've got
 self, price goes dowr "- .hi-
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-15
WOMEN INTERVIEW SULTAN.

For the first time in Tur1..a IT. tory a deputation of women an audience with the s. r sultan received the de- promised that hc woa. 1t cad to i~nro~c tha .9' women. Tlc 5angutiar m ElroYoao costraas ,a -i =.
 ,r''v ,,n;1~
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-15
THEY WOULDN'T BE.

Bigge-Would you give women a vote?"
 Meeke- Certainly I would.
 Bigge-Bat suppose you and your wife wcr Q. opposite politics? Mcthe- ' ou don't know my wife.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-15
A CHASER.

"But, John, how did you get ri of all the creditors?"
 T lit one of your cigars. "-Eij gende Blaetter.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-15
EASY.

She-They say there are germs in kisses. What do you suppose a girl could catch that way?
 He-A husband.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-15

The Merchant-And this new pat ent carbon will reduce my electric light bill?
 The Agent-No; I said it would reduce the consumption of elec- tricity.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-15

"Any luck, my boy?'
 "Purty good luck! Dere's only been two old inquisitive guys along askin' me questions.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-15
ARTISTIC SENTIMENT.

'Will and Winnie certainly de look like harmonious couple"
 "Yes; his dark skin looks so well with her olive green silk"
The Prescott daily news., 1911-12-15

Rev. Dr. Thirdly-You never come to service any more. Can't you hear well in church?
 Mir. Snore-Too well; in fact, so well that 1 cant sleep.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-08-12
BABY's HAIR ALL CAME OUT

when my first baby was six months
old he broke out on his head with little
bumps. They would dry up and leave
q scale. Then it would break out
again and it spread all over his head.
All the hair came out and his head
was scaly all over. Then his face
broke out all over in red bumps and
1t kept spreading until it was on his
hands and arms 1 bought several
boxes of ointment, gave him blood
medicine, and had two doctors to treat
him, but he got worse all the time.
He had it about six months when
friend told me about Cuticura. 1 sent
and got a bottle of Cuticura Resolvent,
cake of Cuticura Soap and a box of
Cuticura Ointment. In three days
after using them he began to I'M
prove. He began to take long maps
and to stop scratching his head. After
taking two bottles of Resolvent, two
boxes of Ointment and three cakes OF
Soap he was sound and well, and never
had any breaking out of any kind. His
hair came out in little curls all over
his head. 1 don't think anything else
would have cured him except Cuti-
cura.
It have bought Cuticura Ointment
and Cuticura Soap several times since
to use for cuts and sores and have
never known them to fail to cure what
I put them on. Cuicura Soap is the
best that 1 have ever used for toilet
purposes (SigneD Mrs. F. e. Har-
mon, R. F. D. 2, Atoka, Tenn, Sept.
10, 1910. Although Cuticura Soap and
| Ointment are sold everywhere, a sam
pie of each, with 32-page book, will
be mailed free on application to "Cut.
cura," Dept 16 L. Boston.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-08-12
SUICIDES THAT MAY
SAFELY BE PRINTED
Gases of Whitaker Wright, Hector
M'DonaId and Baker Pasha Not
Barred by the Doctors.

DR.. Antonio Stella, worldfamous
physician, cited the suicides of Whit
taker Wright, Gen. Hector Macdonald
and Baker Pasha as cases fit to
print even in the English press, which
advertised them as widely as did the
American press.
Whitaker Wright, the once power
full, wealthy and successful promoter
of American financial schemes in
England, forgot for a minute that the
man who publishes the Yankee press
agent type of prospectus to attract In
vestors may have to prove the accur-
acy of every statement he makes The
alternative is Jail sentence for
swindling. So the shrewd English
protect their pounds, shillings and
pence against financial exploitation.
Whitaker Wright, backed by >popu-
larity in London society, with his
riches supporting him and a beautiful
wife and children to make his fine,
big London mansion a real home, was
tempted to issue just one prospectus
on Yankee press agent lines This
was to be his final wildcat specula-
ton If it succeeded, and he never
doubted that 1T would, he would re-
strain himself always afterward, he
resolved. to every legitimate business
But certain Scotch investors, after
Investigating the fables in that
Wright prospectus, started to get ac-
ton out of him. Wright faced them
serenely, but he thought he had an in
fuence in his hands which no prose
cution or evidence could break. 1t
was his friendship for the Prince of
Wales, but at the critical time the
Prince failed him.
Death Rather Than Jail.
81 fear your sentence will be too
! late, your honor" Wright said, smil-
ing, when called upon to stand up for
sentence. No sentence was ever pro-
nounced on Wright either, for he
dropped as he spoke, dead from small
tablet of the swift-acting cyanide of
potassium.
The Baker Pasha, General MacDon-
aid and another case or two, cited by
Dr. Stella as printable suicide stories,
had the military law of suicide for
| foundations Sir Valentine Baker, a
decent English officer, was charged
many years ago with insulting a wom-
an of a rather poor social standing
| in railway compartment His sui
eide was reported. but, years after
ward, in the last Russian-Turkish-
balkan war, BAKER FaSnd DOODeQ up
serenely as one of the Turkish en-
pire's greatest generals in all it's his
tory
MacDonaid's End Still a Mystery.
a similar report was circulated
about Gen Hector Macdonald, who
| rose from the ranks of a Scotch regi-
ment to high command, and became
| the hero of the Soudan- He was re
ported to have killed himself in lit
tie French town, but the sealed coffin
supposed to hold the hero's body was
never opened Tommy Atkins will
rush you, his fists active and his
breath hot with rage, If you hint Mac
Donald was guilty of the charges
made against him
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-08-12
ANTONIO STELLA, M. D.

pie, like Mrs. Pierre Lorillard, Jr.,
who asphyxiated herself in her Wash
ington home because she was tired OF
it all. Statistics show suicides to be
most common in new boom cities,
such as the Pacific coast, with It's
French atmosphere. Here again it is
the gambler and the Spectator who
commit suicide. In short, suicide in
this country, or at least the cities of
it, is almost monopolized as remedy
for life's troubles by social parasites,
who tire of life, and, having no other
experience offered them to excite their
jaded nerves and senses, kill them
selves-iust kill themselves"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-08-12

Smokers like Lewis Single Binder cigar
for its rich mellow quality.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-08-12
A Crime.

What do you think of the plot?"
asked the theatrical manager.
THAT isn't a plot replied the man
who had paid two dollars to see the
show. That's a conspiracy"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-08-12

When the bill collector comes in al
the door the dead beat hikes for the
cellar.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-08-12
Refreshing Sight

Feeling blue today?'
yes"
Lets go down to the bank and look
at some money"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-08-12

People who marry for a joke must
have misfit sense of humor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-08-12

plaeeda1ywhers.st .
traetp and kills all
flies. Neat, clean,
ornamental. conycn-
lent. cheap Lasts all
season. Czn'tspiu or
tip over, will not soil
or iniurc anything.
Guaranteed effect
live. OfaIi dealers or
|scnt prepaid for zoe
HAROLD eOHER9
$50 De Eaib Ave.
Brooklyn, 4. Z.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-24
DON RAIDER, PENDLET0N BOY. IS OFFERED
BERTH WITH BOSTON AMERICAN BALL TEAM

Dickinson has been on the coast
for some time looking over possible
recruits and RAIDER was recommend
ed to him by Il. p Doyle of San
Francisco and Baker, catcher for the
Sacramento club.
Career Predicted.
RAIDER secured his first baseball ex-
perience in this city while a boy. At
the beginning OF last season, he play
ed short for the Colts but left at the
finish of school for Medford to
which city his father, M. A. RAIDER,
had moved. There he Immediately
Joined the Medford team and distin-
guished himself by his fast work in
the infield and with the bat. He has
played with the same team this year
and the Medford Sun speaks of him
as "the classiest third baseman Med
ford ever played"
He Is natural player and bril-
liant career on the diamond was pre-
dicted for him several years ago. The
fact that he has had a chance to sign
with major league while in his sew
enteenth year proves that the origi-
nal estimates of him were not exag-
gerated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-24

Don RAIDER, well known former
Pendleton high school athlete, is
wanted by the Boston Americans, the
same baseball club that recently Sc
cured Tracey Baker also an ex-high
school star. Young RAIDER. who is
spending the summer at his old home
here, has just received letter and
contract from Frank L. Dickinson,
scout for the Boston Americans, in
which he is offered $3.50 a month to
let him be placed with one of the
Boston clubs for development as soon
as he desires to make his debut into
professional ball.
RAIDER has had the offer under con-
sideration but Is a little reluctant
about entering the professional ranks.
Last spring he finished Medford high
school and contemplated entering the
University of oregon this fall. To
sign the contract would mean that
he could not enter college athletics,
which fact is the principal obstacle
in the way of the wishes Of the Bos-
ton scout. Then, too, his father de-
sires that he pass up this offer be-
cause of his youth, so that 1t is very
probable that he will not sign the
contract.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-24
PREMIER ASQUITH HOWLED DOWN WHEN HE
ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS HOUSE ON VETO

ments in their entirety.
Tomorrow the crisis in the warfare
between the people and the peers viii
be reached when the Commons wiN
resurrect the Veto bill in its original
shape and will send it back to the
House of Lords, with the curt and
business-lke inquiry, What are you
going to do about it?"
Extremists among the Tories have
been demanding that the fight be to
a finish and that, rather than sur
render and pass the original Vetc
bill. the Lords should force Premier
Asquith TO carry out his threat Of the
creation of new peers in sufficient
number 20 pass the bill. Mr.. Balfour.
however, has announced that he viii
address his constituents tomorrow.
the day Of the crisis, and will explain
in detail why he and Lord Lansdowne
have used their influence 10 induce
the Conservatives to accept the Veto
bill of the Commons rather than force
the premier to create new peers Mr..
Balfour asserts that TO force Asquith's
hand would mean that the Liberals
would gain a majority in the House
OF Lords and would thus be able 10
pass any radical legislation without
| difficulty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-24
ANOTHER SUICIDE
RECORDED At MILTON

The third tragic death of the Mil
ton-Freewater section of the county
during the past two months occurred
last night when Mrs. Amanda Morse,
& widow lady, swallowed the contents
of a four ounce bottle of thenol, dy-
ing Immediately after from the effects
of the poison She is supposed to
have been mentally unbalanced at the
time she took her own life.
Mrs. Morse was we'll known in the
east end of the county according to
reports from there. She was the wild
ow of an old soldier and had lived
in Freewater many years. Recently
she had been in very poor health and
had told several of her friends that
she would never get well. The suicide
was committed about O'Clock and
her body was discovered several hours
later. She had carefully locked her
doors before swallowing the poison.
Coroner Folsom was notified but
deputiZed the Freewater justice of the
peace to make an investigation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-24
TWO W|CKERSHAMS
IN HEATED DISPUTE
ATTORNEY GENERAL DENIES.
ALASKAN Delegates CHARGE
Declares Ills Department Had Not
Refused TO Investigate Controller
Bay "Grab' and Committee Ad-
journs to Prevent Fight.

Washington, July 24.-Denial of
the charges of delegate Wickersham
Of Alaska, that his department had
refused to investigate the alleged
grab" Of Controller Eay by the
Morgan-Guggenheim interests. were
made today by Attorney General
Wickersham- before the house judi
ciary committee. He flatly denied al
so, that the bids for coal in Alaska
requested by the war department
were not competitive.
Delegate Wickersham and the at
to-ney general clashed heatedly when
the delegate said he could confirm
the charges and the attorney general
told Inn to do so. The committee ad-
journed temporarily to end the quar-
rel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-24
RECIPROCITY GOOD
POLITICS" FOR TAFT
ACTION TRANSFERRED TO
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT
Bitter Fight to BE Waged in Neigh
boring Counry's Capital by Oppo-
nents of Bill Before Allowing its
Final Ratification.

Beverly, Mass, July 24.-President
Taft has received many kilograms
congratulating him today for his
statement on reciprocity. His friends
declare that his laudation of the aid
given by Democrats and Republicans,
will ultimately prove good politics"
by preventing schisma in the Repub-
lican party. 1t is reported that Mr.
Taft has received direct assurances
from Canada that she will confirm
the reciprocity agreement.
Fight Goes to Canada.
Ottawa, July PA bitter fight in
parliament, is predicted here today
before the reciprocity agreement with
the United States is ratified. Since
congress passed the measure, the op-
ponents have transferred their ac-
tivities to Canada. Premier Laurier
said the bill will pass, but he wont
say when.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-24

along on the road to Pilot Rock when
they came to the horseshoe curve on
the other side of the julius Guderian
ranch. Here Mcdonald swerved his
car too sharply with the result that
one of the rear wheels collapsed and
the auto rolled down the bank, de-
scribing a complete sommersault be-
fore it reached the bottom.
According to Withee, a we'll known
driver of the Pendleton Auto COM
pany, an expert chauffer would have
prevented the catastrophe after the
collapse of the wheel by turning his
front wheels sharply. He estimates
that the auto must have been travel
ing about thirty miles an hour at the
time of the accident
All were Injured.
None of the occupants of the car
Jumped but remained in their seats
as the huge machine turned turtle and
righted itself. Had any of them been
caught between the backs of the seats
and the ground they would have been
crushed to death in an instant.
When all had been rescued from
the wreck an inventory of the injur-
les was taken. 1t was found that
Mrs. Barnes was the most severely
hurt. her back having been wrench
ed and one of her legs badly bruised.
Miss Whitworth received a cut on
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-24
SOLICITED BR|BE;,
GETS EIGHT YEARS

Oakland, July 24.-Former County
Assessor Dalton, who was convicted
of having solicited a $4,000 bribe
from the Spring Valley Water COM
pany, was today sentenced to serve
eight years in the penitentiary He
wont appeal the case.
In March Dalton was asked by the
company to reduce its assessment of
holdings in Alameda county. Dalton
said he would provided the COM
pany gave him s25,OOO. The district
attorney was notified and detectives
put on the case and the officials heard
several conversations in which Dali
ton referred to the money he thought
he would receive. In May Dalton
was arrested and today was sentenc-
ed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-24
Eleven Largest Manufacturers
OF Steel Enter Combine for,
Mutual interests.
EVIDENCE GIVEN BEFORE
STANLEY COMMITTEE
Agreement Reached Eleven Years
Ago and Believed to still BE En-
forced--Membcr OF Combine. Re
stricted on Sales.

Washington, D. c, July 24.-Evi-
dence that eleven of the largest steel
manufacturers in this country. had
entered into pooling agreement in
November 1900, forming a steel plate
association, was presented before the
Stanley committee today.
Still in Force.
The committee believes the pool
agreement is still in force. The agree
ment allowed the companies to sell
only certain share of steel plate.
Among the signers are the Carne-
gle steel company The American
steel Wire company, the Tidewater
Steel company and the Crucible Steel
company Of America. The Carnegie
company was accorded 46 IS per cent
Of the total output.
Other companies signing the agree
ment were the Jones and Laughlin
company, Limited, the Illinois steel
company, the Lukens Iron Steel COM
pany and the Worth Brothers Glass
company.
For Mutual Interests.
The agreement states that the
combination was formed for mutual
interests and to enable them to pay
liberal wages to employees" If any
company sold more than its share of
plates the offender was fined 35-1OO
Of per cent per 100 pounds of over
sale.
Attorney General Shielded Combine.
Following his personal exposure
Z
combined to uphold prices, Chairman
Stanley said today:
Il am tired of the department of
justice and will go ahead and investi-
gate myself" He virtually declared
that Attorney General Wickersham
shielded the interests.
Printer Testifies.
f. B. Kaufman a printer, who
printed the agreement between the
steel companies, in his testimony said:
After President Houston of the
Lukens Iron and Steel company had
the agreements printed, his secretary
came to my shop and destroyed all the
proofs and copies we could find. ..
He said that the president of the
Illinois Steel company made a mis-
take in having it printed and that
they were afraid they might go to Jail
if the agreement was discovered.
Later my brother told me he had
a copy of the agreement"
\ committeeman asked Chairman
Stanley if he could get a copy. He
replied that he had asked the depart
ment of justice time and time again,
for information concerning such pools
hut had always got answer that it
was inconsistent with public policy TO
furnish it.