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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
THE "NEW THEATRE IDEA.

pa,n,. who see faults in the the
atrical world as 1t now exists VIII nave
interest in the efforts being put ior'h
nv New York and Chicago advocates
Of what is termed the new theatre
New York is the great hub OF every
thing theatrical in this country an"
-, ,roauc,ion of consequence is given
to the country until it has first peeh
tried on Gotham. A troupe that coheS
forth from Chicago generally com
mares to a New York company as
"bandout" compares with a Christ
mas dinner.
But although they have everything
that is going there Is vast NUMBER
OF New Workers who do not IKE the
theatre as II has been conducted OF
late years. In this there Is nothihS
strange for there are those who do
not live in New York who can en-
thuse but little over the things tha'
are sent forth by the magnates who
rule the theatrical world
In hopes of improving matters
number of wealthy and cultured New
York people founded what has been
termed the new theatre. 1t Is nome
for artistic drama and the idea Is tc
promote dramatic art and the appre-
citation of such art, not to enrich some
troupe manager in the shortest pos
sible time. But the first theatre er-
ected was not a satisfactory success
1t was not properly supported and
had to be abandoned. So a smaller
simpler and more democratic theatre
has been provided. But sad to relate
this playhouse is not being well pat
ronized either and what to do next has
become problem to those IN charge
But despite this state of affairs ir
New York there is a well organized
move now underway in Chicago to es'
tablish "new theatre" there. The
Chicago Record Herald is a supporter
of the move and Is not cast down b!
the seeming failure of the idea II
New York.
"Perhaps the chief difficulty wa
the supply of plays of the right sort,
saws the Record Herald. "The New
York public is Indifferent to classics
while good modern plays are, natur
ally, few and far between. The com
mercial theatres secure everything
good. bad, indifferent-that promise
to be popular, and what is left canno
make up a repertory Of an independ
ent theatre.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
If Not i'm Love

Berlin.-The intrinsic value of q
man or woman weighing $50, accord
ing to his or her constituent elements,
is $3.50. This is the conclusion of q
German scientific writer as publish
ed here.
This value is represented by the
phosphor, lime, iron sulphur and al
bumen in body" says the writer.
"The fat is worth about S2.50; OF iron
there is hardly enough to make q
small nail an inch long. There is suf-
ficient lime to whitewash a pretty
goodsized chicken house The phos-
phor would be sufficient to put heads
on 220O matches, and enough mag
nesia to make pretty firework. The
average human body contains albu-
men for 100 eggs. There is possibly
a small teaspoonful of sugar and 8
pinch of salt"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
BKEAKING THE MONoToNN.

1t was a small town in Central In
diana. The village storekeeper was
ticket agent, baggage master ana tel-
egrapher of the little flag station,
mast which two fast mails thundereu
each day. At last growing tired 'oi
the monotony of life. he went out anu
pulled up the flag. The tram sno III
and came to a stop in front OF the
tiny station.
"Where's your passenger" de-
manded the bustling conductor.
"Wall." drawled the agent Il dun-
no as thar is anyone waitin' to ge'
on, but I kinder thought mebbe some
one might want to git off, f,'-Succes'
Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
SOMETIMES COUNTED OUT.

A Cincinnati man who visited New
York not long ago was presented to
big Tim" Sullivan. of Tammany
fame. 1t happened that in the course
of the conversation that ensued be-
tween the westerner and Big Tim the
former quoted the old saying, Truth
crushed to earth will rise again"
Big Tim smiled in a superior way
"I suppose that's right. my friend
he said, "but sometimes not before
the referee has counted Mo
vember Lippincott's.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26

had been receiving milliner, and
there were several beautiful hats ly-
ing about During the conversation
the little girl amused herself by ex-
amininy the milliner's creations. Oh
the number that she tried on, she
seemed particularly pleased with q
large, black affair which set off hel
light hair charmingly. Turning to
her mother the little girl said:
"I look just like you now, mother
don't II"
"'Sh!" cautioned the mother, VIII
unified finger. Don't be vain
dear"-December Lippincotts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26

A New York clubman who prides
himself on his knowledge of things
epicurean was much interested in an
item he discovered in the menu laid
before him on the occasion of his visit
to a town of the Middle West. The
item was green bluefish."
Waiter" demanded the New York
er, what sort Of bluefish are green
bluefish?"
Fresh, SIR" quickly responded the
servitor. Fright from the water"
How dare you try to impose upon
me?" continued the cIubman. you
know we'll enough that bluefish are
not taken at this season."
Whereupon the waiter picked UP
the menu and gave it careful scru-
tiny, as If by that action he would
solve the mystery. Then, W.. an
air of one suddenly enlightenet, q
added:
"Oh, that, sir That's a hothous,
bluefish. ."-Decembe Lippincott's,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
PARENT HAS To PAY s4OA
Angry Man "Called Down. Teacher
Who Sent His Boy Home


Fergus Falls, Minn.-School pat
rons in Otter Tail county will be care
full about calling down" the teacher
from this time forth. Miss Serene
Langsjoen, who is teaching in Dis
trict No. 20. in Torenskpold town
ship, had occasion to send three boys
HON efor disobedience a short time
ago One of them was a son of ole
Gunderson of that locality.
Gunderson took sides with the
boy, and, returning to the school with
him, proceeded to tell the teacher
what he thought of her. He accused
her, among other things, of being q
thief, saying that she had been steal
ing the districts time by dismissing
school early on Friday afternoons.
His remarks were made before the
students in the school and were ad-
dressed in part to them. Miss Langs-
joen Immediately sued him for $4,000
damages, and a jury in the district
court awarded her S400.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
THE LIMIT.

We've had denatured alcohol, deod-
orized benZine;
Most everything 5 de-something, as
can be readily seen
And with increasing cost of living We
confess to dread misgiving
Lest year add unto our list deturkey-
lied Thanksgiving.
-December Lippincotts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
A SECRET DISCLOSED.

Are yom aware of the fact that II
every woman in this country were
married there would be 2,691,S79
men who would have to get along
without wives, there being that many
more males than females?"
Gee, no.! 1 never knew that. NO
wonder our wives treat us as if 1t
didn't make any difference to them
whether we liked their manners or
not"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
POTATOES FROM SCOTLAND.

The following extract from a re-
port from Consul Rufus Fleming at
Marlborough should interest Ameri.
can farmers:
owing to a shortage in the pota-
to crop in some parts of the United
States, considerable quantities Of
Scotch potatoes are now going to the
American market. Many letters have
been received at this office requesting
the names and addresses of potato
shippers and information relative to
the crop, current prices, and method
of handling the export trade.
In respect to quality and quantity
the east Scotland potato crop has been
rather above thar of the average year.
The district can spare a fair proper
ton of the crop for export. Merch-
ants are asking from 7Os. (s17.03) to
75s. (s1s.25) per ton (2,24O pounds)
for gray-soil 'Up-to-Date" type; sos
($19.47) to Sbs. (s20.6S) for red-soil
"Up-to- Date" and f5 ($24.33) for the
"Langworthy- type, delivered (. o. b
at Leith, bags included The above
| mentioned varieties of potatoes are
considered well suited for export. The
potatoes are ordinarily exported ir
| 16S-pound bags. With some merch'
ants the weight per bag is 16S pounds
net; with others, 16S yound gross
New bags are mostly used, costing
from Sd. GO cents) to I'd. "a cents
each"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
YEA. VERIFY. BRETHREN.

Mr.. Lockyer is again at his old
stand, selling meat to the hungry
Verify, history repeats itself in this
case. although it is not possible for
history to repeat itself in many ways
for IL it did we would be travelling
again the same old ways our fathers
trod. which is not the case in this
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
LOOKING AHEAD.

"What are you going to buy your
wife for Christmas this year,
Nothing"
Anything the natter"
mo. She told me several months
ago that she didn't want to waste any
money on present for her this year
You see we are paying for our house,
and we have both decided to put all
our spare change into the house
fund"
"IJm. All right There's my card
in case you want lawyer TO oeieno
YOU in the divorce court
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
Worried.

Say. come over here old man. l
want to ask you something in conf
dence Is there anything peculiar
about me?"
mo. Why"
THAT tall handsome woman just
beyond the punch bowl asked me a
moment ago whether 1 fiddled or
played chess
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
A LOST FRIEND.

| hate him now, though once l gladly
Included him among my friends;
Too oft we trust and find out sadly
The error in which trusting ends.
When good advice was what 1 needed
went to him in confidence;
thought him one who might be
needed,
1 trusted in his common sense.
I had no wish to plague or bore him,
And when he asked me to proceed
I laid the matter down before him,
Supposing him a friend indeed.
He heard me through, and then de-
cided
Against the course I had in mind;
He did not take the view that I did,
In fact he told me I was blind
Once I was very glad to rate him
Among my friends, but to my cost
I learned my error, and 1 hate him;
I went my own way-and 1 lost.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
MOTHERLY ADMONITION.

A NV York woman of great beau
ty called one day upon friend,
bringing with her her eleven-year-old
daughter, who gives promise of be-
coming as great beauty as her moth
er.
1t CHANGED that the callers were
shown into q room where the friend
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26

water flight, in which he circled the
city of Lynn four times and went once
around Minot's light, four miles or
the Winthrop coast.
Atwood covered eighty miles. which
he says is a record for continpo,~.
flight in a hydro-aeroplane.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
BIRDMAN LAUGHS AT DEATH.
Harry Atwood Breaks Record After
Dangerous Fall of 1900 Feet.

Marblehead. Mass.-Harry N. At
wood. aviator, experienced what was
probably his narrowest escape from
sudden death.
A new hydro aeroplane he was test
ing for what subsequently proved q
record breaking flight dropped from
an attitude of 1000 feet to within soc
feet of the ground before he regained
control of it.
Everybody thought the aviator:
had finished with flying as far as tn,
day was concerned but he said other
wise. He found newspapermar
whose courage measured up to tn,
test and started on a cross land ant
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26

Penland Bros. had very practical
plan for taking Christmas cheer to
homes where it was badly needed
and from all indications they did it
well. Such spirit is what makes Christ
mas the glad holiday it is.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
FEEDS COW WITH \ SPOON.
Farmer Turns Nurse to an Animal
With swollen Tongue,

Commissioning a COW with
spoon is the latest wrinkle in live
stock raising in Franklin county.
John Johnson, a farmer living near
here, kept a horse and COW in ad-
joining stalls.
Several days ago the COW kicked
over into the territory of the horse
and that animal bit off the end of the
cows tongue.
1t is said the COW will recover,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
PERIODS.

There are periods of stone and iron
But say now, don't you think
Because of all the stuff that's print
ed
This is one of ink?
November Lippincott's.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
OPPOSITES.

AT THE DENTISTS.
Next gentleman. please"
"I think it's your turn"
AT THE BARRIERS.
Next"
"I'm next"
November Lippincott's
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26

progressive age. The world moves.
1t never stands still. Thus events
ever new, push us on to greater
achievements .-Richland Uowa(
Clarion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26

Every family mas need or a good,
reliable liniment. For sprains, bruis-
es, soreness of the muscles and rheu-
matte pains there is none better thar
Chamberlain's. Sold by all dealers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26

1t was not a White Christmas but
that fact did not lessen the joy in
Pendleton. Those who live in this
Land of Sunshine cannot always get
srow when they want it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26

Great display of pomp, gold and
Jewels in the Delhi durbar; let the
hundreds of millions of common peo-
pie of India starve.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
THE PRICE.

Glow much do you expect to -get
for defending that slugger?'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
off,cial city and County Paper.
GOOD WORK.

GOOD WORK. :
, He never has flourlshed
3 cleaning sword,
3 Nor led in bloody fray;
3 But he's likely to stand Win
3 those whom the Lord
. Will praise on the judgment
D day.
= No medal is shining upon MS
D breast, - :
. Few people will cali MIN
. brave; =
3 He never has plunged in the sea :
q to wrest
3 A child from watery grave
. On his brow no wreath Will ever
. be placed.
q He would shrink from the
4 cannon's roar;
4 Rut. without proclaiming 1t, ne
q has chased
= Tho wolf from a widows door.
a $. E Kiser.
IA q 4 q . q q .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
"About $4,000"

"ADOut SZV,VVV.
DO you think it is going to be
worth as much as that?"
NO, but l understand his friends
are going to be able to raise about
that much"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-26
A REAL DELICACY.

Now for the bargain sales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-28
COTTON MARKET |S STILL IMPROVING Aggressive Support From the Bull Leaders NEW CROP IS QUIET Market Opened Steady at Decline on March, But Later Many Con
 tracts Went to Higher
 Point
NEW CROP IS QUIET

New York, February T.-There was fur ther improvement in the cotton market today on covering by old crop shorts and rather more aggressive support from the bull leaders with prices closing very steady at net gain of from 3 to 20 points, old crop positions being IS to 20 points above the closing figures of last week. The market opened steady at decline of points on March, which was stions sold ? to points net higher right after the call on over Sunday buying orders, straddle buy ing in Liverpool and scattered cover ing. This carried many contracts into the highest ground reached so far since rather aggressive selling by local pro fessionals who evidently felt that as soon as Liverpool closed the local market would lack support. Prices eased off a few points in consequence but soon firmed up again on continued buying by old bulls and leading spot houses. The character of this support rendered early sellers uneasy ana the market uuTliB the dlteF- noon, while somewhat irregular, ruled generally firm on covering by early sell CTS, whose buying appeared to be acceler- ated by rumors that there had been a combination of strong interests on the hull side. In the late trading May con- tracts sold at 14.31c or 22 points above the closing prices of Saturday and 61 points above the recent low record.
 The close was within 3 or points of the best. New crop months were rel atively quiet and easy during the entire session, closing only 8 to points net higher. Somewhat smaller receipts. the continued full exports leading to a big loss in port stocks of the day, bullish southern spot advices and private reports indicating very little unsold cotton re- maining in the interior helped the after noon advance.
 Southern spot markets officially re- ported early were unchanged to lSc high CT. Private cables attributed the rel atvely easy showing of Liverpool to straddle selling, against which Liverpool was evidently buying here.
 Receipts at the ports today 13,14S against 12,SO7 last week, 14,776 last year.
 For the week 10000 bales, against 144,S4S last week and S3,515 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 37s7 bales, against coco last year.
 New York Cotton Futures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-28
CHIEF COX AGAIN
 INDICTED BY JURY

Cincinnati, O.. Feb. 27.-A new indict- ment, charging George B. Cox, the po- litical leader of Cincinnati with perjury was returned today by the Hamilton county grand jury. It alleged that on the receipt of s4s,5oo In the money paid by the banks to former County Treas urer John 1T. Gibson, as charged in the first indictment that Cox was given ST. 800 from the same source by Tilden R. French when the latter was county treasurer.
 As in the indictment of February 21. which it is said will be annulled, Coxs testimony to the grand jury of 1906 is made the basis of the finding. When that body was Investigating disclosures that banks had paid thousand of dollars to county treasurers as "gratuities" for the deposit of county funds Cox testified that he didn't receive any portion of the money
 The indictment says that the S17,500 which it charges Cox with receiving from French was lover and above the portion. about s150000, which French got of the interest money paid by the banks of Hamilton county"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-28
Liyernnol Cotton Market

Liverpool, February 27.-Spot cotton, moderate business done; prices points higher; American middling fair, S.o2d; good middling, 770d; middling, 75Sd; low middling, 7.SSd; good ordinary, 712d; or dinary, 6.S7d.
 The sales of the day were TOGO bales, of which 800 were for speculation and export and included 6S00 American. Re- ceipts, 17,O00 bales, including 16,0o0 Amer ican. 4
 Futures opened steady and closed quiet; February, 7.35d; February March, March April, 7341ad April-May, 7.S61Ad; May June, 7.3Sd; June-July, 7.371ad; July-Au- gust, 736d; August-Septembe 7161sd; September-October, 6.S4d; October-No- vember, 61hd: November-December, e.651sd; December January, 6.65d; Janu- ary-February, 6.641ad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-28
Live Stock Market

Chicago, February 27.-Cattle-Receipts, 2O,000: market strong. Reeves, $5.20@690; Texas steers, s435@5.70: western steers, s4.65Q15.35: stockers, ss.s5G5.S5; cows and heifers, $2.65d5so; calves, sL5oa95o.
 Hogs-Receipts, 57.000 market 10c to 15c lower Light. s6.s5Q7.15; mixed, s6.75@7 10; heavy, $665Q7.05; rough, $6.65G6.S0; good to choice heavy, $6S0G7.05; pigs, s7.25& 7.50; bulk of sales. $6.sO&705.
 Sheep-Receipts, 21,000; market weak. Native, $3@4.65: western, $310Q410; year. lings. $4.70G5.65; lambs, native, s5@61O; western. $5&615.
 Kansas City, February 27.-Cattle-Re- ceipts, 1000, including 5000 southerns; steers, 10c to 15c higher; others strong to 10c higher. Dressed beef and export steers, $5.9oG6GO; fair to good, s5.4oG5.9o; western steers $5.25@6: stockers, $1.70Ql 5.S0; southern steers, s5.10a5.90; southern cows. s325d5; native cows, $350@i5.50 na- tive heifers. s45O@6.15; bulls. S4.40@5.10; calves, $475078.25.
 lower. \ Bulk of sales. s6. .906705; heavy, $6.90q6.971s; packers and butchers. $6.s0@ 7.1o: light. $7G715.
 Sheep-Receipts, 10000: market 1Oc to 2Oc lower. Lambs, $5. .40d5.s5; yearlings. $45Od5. 40: wethers. $4q+4O: ewes, $3.50Q 40: stockers, $3@3.25.
 St. Louis, February 27.-Cattle-Re- ceipts, 9200. including 700 Texans market steady. Native shipping and export sters, $C.5O6I7: dressed beef and butcher steers. s6@650: stockers, $3.75@5.75; cows and heifers, $46650; canners, $285G3.25; bulls, 8. .75d5.50; calves, $4a925; Texas and Indian steers. s450@6.50; cows and heifers, $S50G5.
 Hogs-Receipts. 10000; market 10 to 15c lower. Pigs and lights, $6.50G7.40; pack CTS. s6.sOq71o; butchers and best heavy, s7QtL25.
 r Sheep-Receipts, 5000: market steady. Native muttons, sS.75@4.65; lambs, s5.5odl 6.5O; stockers, $2.25@3.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-28

quiry for both accounts absorbed all offerings. After the call the market was dull at an advance of 1 to 2 points. The ring had a holiday air and with the exchange closed tomorrow not much fresh business was undertaken. Light rains were reported in Texas over Sup day and they caused a little selling our by longs with the result that at the end of the first hour of trading prices were to 8 points under Saturdays close
 The rumor that a bull pool was being formed together with the bullish ap- pearanee of the movement caused heavy buying around the middle of the morn ing. For the first time in several weeks buying for long account on large scale was in evidence. Prices responded i'm mediately, the old crops rising nearly a dollar a bale from the lowest levels of the morning. The new crops were neglected. At noon the market was at the highest. the trading months stand ing r to IS points up from the lowest and Il to 12 points over Saturdays close.
 Cotton futures closed steady at an ad- vance of to 15 points
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-28
ADVANCE FOLLOWS EARLY COVERING Responsibility Is Blamed on the Calendar LACK OF CASH DEMAND Great Significance to Fact That Liv-
 sa -erpool Quotations Came Higher Despite Increase in the - Worlds Shipments
LACK OF CASH DEMAND

Chicago, February 27.-Part of the re- sponsibility for an advance in wheat to- day was blamed on the calendar. The rise followed covering by short sellers who be- lieve that March is unfavorable for them. Tomorrow being a holiday here on &C., count of the municipality election, there would. be no further chance in February to ev!n up trades. Accordingly quite a rush to buy occurred and the close was ssq1kc to 1k@ssc higher than 4s hours be- fore. Corn finished 1s@14c down. oats of M91zc to asc and provisions varying from 5Q71kc dearer to 2Ac decline.
 Incidentally wheat scored a new record for the season, but such performance has taken place so frequently of late that relatively little attention was given to the Few drop especially as the effect proved only transient. leading elevator con cern credited with having been long in the recent past was buying freely on to- days dip. which was largely due to pass ing sympathy with weakness of corn and oats. Much greater significance was at tached to the fact that Liverpool quota tions came higher despite an unexpected big increase in worlds shipments and in supplies of ocean passage. Continued lack of cash demand cut some figure on the temporary period of weakness here, but had more than an offset in news in flour exports at Winnipeg and Montreal and by reason of 100000 decrease in the United States available stock of wheat An easy tone. however, prevailed at the close. During the session May ranged from SSssc to S9ssc, with last sales 1ac net higher at ssssaS9lsc.
 Colder weather affording prospect of increased hauling to country stations weakened, corn. Price changes, though, kept between 47asc and 47Ac, with the close 1sc to 14c off at 471.fa475sc. Cash de- mand was slow. No yellow finished at 46q461sc.
 There was much hedging by country owners of cash oats. Stop-loss liquidation on the part of weary longs added to the selling pressure. May fluctuated from 2Os4c to 311sc, closing at 307s@Slc, net loss of A0ac.
 Buying for packers and shorts sustained provisions in the face of break in the price of hogs. At the end of the day pork was up Sc to 5@71ac; lard shade to 21sc off. and ribs at an advance of 21ac to 21h65c.
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