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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-31

Mr. Peclxe's explanation ~ to Reason
somewhat DlspeIIsd the odcr
Of Romance.


Hennc and Pecke were two henpec-
ed married men. The other day they
met, and, after a few casual remarks
concerning the weather. the subject
Of women and unfortunate husbands
was-perhaps naturally discussed. To
Henne. however, suddenly came
thoughts OF years ago. when he was
a happy bachelor. and (unconsciously
of what Fate had In store for him)
was walking out" girl who was.
later on, destined to bring him sor-
row and misery.
Pecke. seeing ''far-away" look In
his companions eyes. inquired the
meaning. Henne retorted dramat-
ically. II was just then thinking. old
fellow, of those happy days long ago
when used to hold that girls hand
in mine for hours-when-"
But the equally unfortunate Pecke
suddenly cut his companion short by
exclaiming: why, that's nothing!
Cheer up! Do you know. only yes
terday held my wife's hand for three
solid hours
"What?" said the startled Henne-
Eyes. it's fact" resumed Pecke;
sorrowfully; land declare II Id let
loose she'd have killed me."-London
Tit-Bits.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-31

with his brothers in managing the big
gest store of this locality at that time.
AS time went on they disposed of
this store, and after the war broke
out the doctor moved with his family
to Pierceton, when the future COVER
nor was slightly over six years of age.
Men who have grown gray remember
Thomas Marshall as boy, but he was
too young when his folks left for him
to build a new home to take the place
The building in which he was born
was moved from its first location to
give room to business building, and
was occupied for several years by
John H. Shively. but when he wanted
to build a new home to take the place
of the old building. it passed into new
hands. being sold to Bart Krisher. son
of D. w. Krisher. He moved 1t to its
present location. made few repairs.
put on some fresh paint and the house
is as neat and attractive in looks to-
day as many Of the newer buildings
around 1t.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-31
HAS MARRIED 1000 COUPLES
Tennessee Minister Builds Hotel Es-
pecialiy for Eloplng
Couples.

EristcI, Tenn.-Rev. Alfred Harrison
Burroughs of Bristol. now in his
eightieth year, has married 1000
couples in the last twenty-three years.
~T had no thought of making this q
business" said the aged minister. Il
was licensed to marry people many
years ago. and when the first runaway
couple sought me in 1889, consented
to marry them more as q matter Of
accommodation than anything else.
Some OF my friends were present
and Witnessed the marriage. They
complimented me and told me that /
ought to make marrying business.
After that / did not decline to offer
my services whenever couple came
my way. Month by month the busi-
ness grew until / sometimes married
from three to six couples a day."
So rapidly did the minister's mar
rying business increase that he built
q hotel designed especially to accom-
modate clipping couples.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-31
new SPHINX FOUND.
Student Of British Museum Dis.
covers 1t in Egypt.
Figure Fourteen Feet High of AIabas
ter, Dug From Between the Co
IossI In Water-Logged Plain
Of Old Memphis.

Cairo. Egypt. - Another sphinx.
weighing ninety tons. and carved from
a single block of alabaster, has been
unearthed at a point between the
world.famed Colossi. on the water
logged plains of Memphis. in Egypt.
For hundreds of years it has lain in a
recumbent position buried beneath the
sands on the road to Sakkareh. To-
day it is half-exposed to view, and
next year 1t is to be raised to a verti-
cal position above the water-line.
This newly found sphinx was betray-
ed in its hiding place by.its tail. which
Mr.. Mackay. one Of the students of the
British School in Egypt, discovered
about a year ago. This year. when
the water on the plain subsidized, the
complete figure was excavated, and
was found to measure some fourteen
feet in height and twenty-six feet in
length. Alabaster being rock foreign
to the neighborhood, the new sphinx
ranks as the largest that has ever
been transported. The figure bears no
inoCiiRtIOll, Out ID SOboi0SAOQ Ny 4 III.
Flinders Petrie, the director of the
British School in Egypt, to have been
carved about 1900 B. C. Many other
remarkable discoveries, taking the
mind back as far as $500 B. c., and
lifting the veil of centuries from
Egypt's romantic story, have also been
made by the same school, and, with
the exception of a red granite group
of Rameses II and the god Ptah. which
will be sent direct to the Ny Carlsberg
Museum at Copenhagen. and a few
other details, are now on exhibition at
University College. Cover street. They
include many objects quite new to
Egyptologists.
Among these are collins made Of
basket work, reeds or withes, sandal
trays, an axe handle, in which the grip
is composed Of delicately knotted
string, pot Of unburnt incense for a
fire-offering of 1000 B. c., and numer-
Gus pieces of timber. showing by their
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-31
cANARIEs HELP THE CHOIR

Canaries, caroling an unusual &C
compartment to the organ and choir,
were used in the Venice Union church
the other night as an aid to righteous
ness. The pastor. Rev. Fenwicke L.
Holmes, decided to surprise his flock
with the unique plan.
The congregation accordingly fled
into a church Frightened by the mel
cdy Of q dozen pretty yellow birds. i'm
ported from Germany, their cages
swinging at advantageous points high
above the heads of the woyshipers.
The canaries interrupted the SER
mon very little. But when the choir
and the congregation arose to sing
hymns. the feathered songsters burst
forth into musical cadences which
greatly enhanced the human praises
of the Creator.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-31

formation the principles of building
construction that were in vogue nearly
5000 years B. c.
The graves of the early Egyptians
were always well provided with such
necessaries as were thought essential
for the spirit Of the departed when 1t
again materialized. Consequently, the
relics from Tarkhan include headrests
(some Of them carved out Of trees
trained specially into peculiar shapes),
sandals, large Jars Of food, and various
vessels of gypsum and semi-transpar-
ent alabastar. Some Of the vases bear
the name Of Mena. the earliest known
Egyptian king. They are considered
by some experts to be q tribute corre-
spending to the modern floral wreath.
Evidence is also provided Of the lack
of historical sentiment in the Roman
occupants Of Egypt by numerous exam
pies of inscribed Egyptian tablets that
have been used as hearth stones, door
1intels, and mill stones. There is also
ample evidence Of the belief that sac
rilege among the tombs was more COM
mon in the earlier periods of Egyptian
history than in later periods.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-31
CORSET COVER AS A MOOSE
Woman Makes Strange Rope With
Which to Hang Herself
In Newark.

Asbury Park, N. making a moose
of her coret cover, Annie Spellman,
thirty years old, hanged herself in her
room in the Ocean Grove home Of J. F.
Slattery Of so Stanley street, Newark.
She had come from Ireland less than
. year ago.
The muslin rope broke after she
had been hanging for some time. and
when her body fell to the floor the
sound alarmed Mrs. Slattery. who ran
to the room and found the woman
dead.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-31
HOW MANY OF US
FaIE t. Select Food Nature. Demands
to Ward OF Ailmentsf

A KY. lady. speaking about food.
says: Il was accustomed to eating
all kinds Of ordinary food until for
some reason, Indigestion and nervous
prostration set in
AFTER / had run down seriously
my attention was called to the neces-
sity Of some change In my Diet and
l discontinued my ordinary breakfast
and began using .Grape-Nuts with a
good quantity a rich cream.
IN q few days my condition
changed In . remarkable way, and 1
began to have q strength that I had
never been possessed Of before =
vigor Il BODY and poise Of mind that
amssed M. 1t was entirely new -
my experience.
NY former attacks OF indigestion
had been accompanied b. heat naahas.
and many times my condition was a.
tressing With blind spells Of dizzi1ass.
rs1sA Of blood to the head and neseEah
gle pains in the chest.
-~Since using 0rape-Nuts a'or, lor
breakfast have bean free fronA theao
troubles. except at times when J have
INDUCED in rich, greasy foods h guam
tity, then / would be warned BY Z
pain under the LEFT shoulder hlAde. and
unless needed the warning the old
trouble would come back, hut when I
flnally got to know where these trou-
bles originated returned to my Grape
Nuts and cream and the pain and dis
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-31

Spanked eIxty-Yeav-old Daughter.
Philadelphia.-Mrs. Margaret Arm
strong. eighty-four years old. has been
arrested here on complaint Of her
laughter. Maria Dean. sisty years old.
who complains that her mother Per.
dsts IN spanking her.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-31

An interesting discovery Of Roman
remains was recently made at Walls
end. whose name. Of course. marks
the end Of the great Roman wall
which stretched across Britain. One
object found was the stone seen in
the photograph. showing how the Ro-
mans sharpened their spear heads.
The round hollow In the middle would
contain water, in which the spear
heads would be dipped before being
rubbed on the cavities at the side.
Traces Of the guard chamber Of the
eastern gateway were also found.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-31

The kind of reform most needed II
the kind that win not go thousand
miles away from home to begin work.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-31

Townley-How's the new cook get
ting onf
Subbubs-T don't know. she didn't
leave her address-Boston Transcript
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-31

Visitors to Sicily view with great
interest and often purchase the jars
carried by the sellers Of water. These
jars are made today Of the same shape
they originally had when Sicily was
occupied by the Greeks and are grace
full and convenient.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-31

'~rhe sense of the ridiculous" said
Kate
SIS strong in Sue-the foxy elf"
Indeed" said Grace. show very keen
" then,
She must appreciate herself"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-07
Norwegian Explorer Brings
News of His Rivals Sue
cess in Race.
UNION JACK is PLANTED
Six Word Message Tells of One OF
Greatest Achiecments I'm Sport of
Penetrating Unknown Depths of
Frozen Zones.

London, March special cable
dispatches received here tonight from
wellington, New Zealand by the Lon
don Express, quote Captain Raold
Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer
who has been a faithful searcher for
the south pole-as saying that Cap
tain Scott, the English explorer, has
succeeded in finding and planting the
Union Jack at the pole, thus giving
credence to the first reports which
were spread yesterday
This apparent confirmation of Cap
tain Scott's success has caused the
widest excitement here and all night
long excited crowds filled the street
in front of the Express office and
with the bulletin of Amundsen's ac-
acknowledgement of defeat at the hand
OF the Englishman. the crowds danced
about the street like children.
The message received here was sent
by the New Zealand correspondent of
the Express and merely contained the
words: "Amundsen says Scott reach
ed the pole"
The editor of the Express gave the
crowd more reason to believe the re-
ported discovery true, by announcing
thai the correspondent sending the
dispatch is most reliable.
The Royal Geographical Society,
which is seeking verifIcation OF the
report is at loss to understand why
Amundsen should cable of Scott's
success and make no mention of
what his own expedition accomplish
ed -
1t is believed that Scott is busy
making observations and it will be
some time before he is heard from
direct.
The Scott and Amundsen expedite
ons met and started each at McNur-
do Sound.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-07
STUDENT DIES; HIGH
SCHOOL WILL CLOSE

Charles j. Hawks the fifteen year
old son of Mr. and Mrs r. o. Hawks
of this city, and a freshman in the
high school, died this forming at the
family home in Byers Grove of pneu-
monia, after hard battle with the
disease. The funeral will be held to-
morrow morning at II o'clock at the
Methodist church, and in respect to
the deceased young man, the high
school will close during the obseques.
The young man was a native son of
Umatilla county, having been born
at Athena September u, 1896. Both
in school circles and in the younger
membership of the Methodist church
he was very popular and his death
VIII be deeply felt by his many
friends. Besides several younger
brothers and sisters, and his parents
and friends, he leaves to mourn his
departure, two half sisters and a half
brother, Mrs. Fred Lieuallen of Pilot
Rock, Mrs. Robert Cronin of Port
land and Byron Hawks of Athena.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-07
American Army May Be Sent Across Border to
Prevent European Powers Taking Part
$4,000 DEFENDERS TO GREET REBELS AT CAPITOL
Private Citizens Americans and Other Foreigners Flock
to Aid Of President Madero to Keep Revolution
lists From Capturing Mexico City,

Washington, March Whether or
not the United States will intervene
and put an end to the Mexican re-
bellion-in providing protection for
American and other foreigners in the
troubled country-will probably be
determined by Washington officials
before the end of the present week
Preparations for an invasion of the
neighboring nation are complete and
all that is necessary for Immediately
sending thirty thousand American
troops across the border, is the con-
sent of congress.
President Taft and Secretary of
War Stimson today held a conference
regarding the Mexican situation and
are visibly alarmed by the existing
conditions.
1t is understood that England,
France and Germany are insisting
that this government take immediate
action toward restoring order in
Mexico and the determination of these
powers to act independently of the
United States in behalf of their sub
jects in the war zone, it is said has
caused the president to decide that
1t is now time for real action in the
matter.
The action of the French govern
ment in sending an armored cruiser
from Rio Janeiro to Vera Cruz, Mex
leo, on movement that threatens the
violation of the Monroe Doctrine, has
greatly alarmed President Taft and
his cabinet
The situation is further complicat-
ed by the absence of Secretary Knox
VINO is now making a tour of South
and Central American republics.
While Washington officials refused
to discuss the reports of probable in
tervention in Mexico, Major General
Wood chief of staff, United States
army. has stated that eve have COM
pleted arrangements for any possible
use of our troops"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-07
LIMIT STORAGE OF
GASOLINE IN CITY

AS predicted last week, the city
council last night passed an ordinance
regulating the storage of explosive
fluids within the city limits Here
after no person or corporation will
be allowed to keep more than five
gallons of gasoline, benzine, naptha
or other hydro carbon fluids which
explode, flash or emit inflamable va
pors unless certain conditions be
complied with. These conditions fol-
low
Any quantity over five gallons and
under ten must be stored outside of
walls at places designated by the
fire chief.
Quantities over ten gallons must
be stored in metal tanks at least
thirty feet from any building and
enclosed in a metal house upon legs
and kept locked, or must be buried
beneath four feet of earth.
All cleaning establishments using
gasoline or other liquids mentioned
above be in separate buildings at least
forty feet from any other building,
and such buildings must not be more
than 15x1S in dimensions, and only
one story high.
Violations of the ordinances are
made punishable by fines ranging
from $25 to 500.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-07
COMMITTEE MAKES EXTENSIVE PLANS
FOR LAYING OF ASYLUM CORNER STONE

Plans for laying the corner stone
of the Eastern oregon Branch hos
pital are now being worked out by
the Committee named Tuesday eve-
ming by President ]. f. Robinson of
the Commercial club and of which
DIR. C. j. Smith is chairman. The
plans are being laid upon a compre-
hensive scale with view to making
the celebration worthy of the occas-
ion.
From appearances at the present
time the corner stone will be laid the
latter part of this month, probably
between the Goth and 25th. The
governor and other members of the
the 18th to select the site for the
oregon building at the Panama ex-
position. Captain Murphy, local
superintendent for the board, thinks
1t will be possible for them to be here
the week following and a definite date
for the ceremony will be set within
a few days.
Today concrete work on the branch
asylum Is suspended because of tht
bad weather. Nor was any concrete
work done yesterday. However, the
concrete has now been poured fol
both wings of the building and the
pouring of concrete for the admin.
istration, or central building, will bt
undertaken soon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-07
FIRE ALARM DEAL TO
SOON GO THROUGH
Opposition However DeyeI-
ops at Meeting of
Council.

Councilman Joe Ell, who has been
chairman of the fire committee for
more than ten years, has almost won
his long fight for a fire alarm system
and victory will be his if the council
passes an ordinance which will prob
ably be introduced at the next meet
ing. Last night he and his commit
tee reported to the council recon-
mending the acceptance of the bid of
the Gamewel Alarm company, the
price stipulated in which was S4275.
Though opposition developed, it was
not sufficient to prevent the adoption
of the report nor the passage of a
motion authorizing the committee tc
draw up a contract with the Gamewell
people according 10 the plans and
specifications prepared.
After the report had been read.
Councilman Brock, while admitting
-the merits of the recommended sys-
TEN, called attention to the fact that
it might not be wise to expend several
thousand dollars on thu system in view
Of the other costly measures now
Ending before the council. His sem
timents We're reflected by Mayor
Matlock and Councilman Sharon, the
latter asking what assurance had
been given the committee that insur-
ance rates would be reduced by the
installation of the system. In reply
e. c. Day, representative of the
Gamewell company submitted a let
ter from the Underwriters Rating
Bureau stating that the proposed sys
TEN is satisfactory as long as the
number of alarms a year does not eX-
ceed 800. Fire Chief Vaughan esti-
mated that there are not more than
SO alarms annually at the present
time and, the motion being put, the
report was adopted unanimously.
However, when Ell made a motion
for the drawing up of the contract
and it was put, two votes were cast
against it, Sharon and Kirkpatrick
going on record as opposed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-07
Lawrence Cops Feared
Quakers Would Have Ex-
erted Evil Influence.
LAWYER BADLY CONFUSED
Minister on Payroll of Mil Owners
Also Testifies Against Bruised
Babes and Women-Morc Conces-
sions Offered Strikers.

Washington, March 7.-Congress-
man Stanley as a member of the
house committee which is investigat-
ing the Lawrence, Mass, strike bru-
talities, took an active part in the
hearing today and succeeded in lead
ing City Solicitor Murphy of Lawrence
who prosecuted the strikers and their
children on trumped up charges, into
badly muddiing himself.
Before Mr.. Stanley had completed
cross-eXamining Murphy, that official
said that the police had been en-
powered to arrest the little children
under the neglected children law.
He said that the children were not
allowed to leave Lawrence for fear
that they might fall under evil in
fluentes in other cities. when Mr..
Stanley made an effort to have Muir
ply tell what he considered was the
real reason for the persecution.
Reverend Carter, who admitted
that most of his salary, as superin-
tendent of the Lawrence Society for
the Preention of Cruelty to Children.
came from the mill owners. testified
that the strikers regarded the plan
of sending the children away as a
vacation for them and that the chill
dren in many instances deliberately
tore their clothing to give a poverty
stricken appearance so they would
be selected for the trip. He said he
received some complaints that some
children were treated badly after the
first batch had been sent away and
he stoutly defended the police action
in preventing others from leaving.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-07

At a meeting of the Commercial
club committee in the office of DR..
Smith last evening plans for the
coming ceremony were discussed and
sub-committees named to look after
the various features. 1t is planned
to ask business houses to close on the
afternoon of the program and for the
town in general to attend the cere-
mony An effort will be made to get
the O.-W. r. & n: company to run
special trains to and from the
grounds so as to handle the crowd.
reception will be rendered visiting
officials and other outside men in the
evening.
The following are the sub-commit-
tees named last evening:
Program. f. Robinson, j. e.
Keefe, c. j. Smith, ]. S. Landers and
7. d. Taylor.
Invitation-E. B. Aldrich, Dan p.
Smythe and George A. Hartman.
Transportation-A. J. McAllister
and NJ. S. Kern.
Reception-W. f. Matlock, T. c.
Taylor and w. L. Thompson.
At the meeting last night Presi-
dent Robinson and Secretary Keefe
were present and they will cooper.
ate with the committee during tn,
arrangements for the ceremony. TIL,
financing of the affair will be borr
| by the Commercial club from its gen.
eral fund.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-07

on one of the first decisions render
ed by the supreme court of the state
of North Carolina, from which he
argued that it would undermine the
constitution of the United States to
make court decisions subject to the
passing whims of the people.
Johnson, in his speech, declared his
opinion that the success of the re-
publican party at the fall election
demands the nomination of Taft and
in substantiation of his contention.
recited something of the record of
the big president during his admin
istration. While deploring the en-
trance of Roosevelt into the fight,
Johnson deprecated any unfair crit
icisms of the strenuous colonel.
Skrable prefacel his remarks with
the explanation that he is neither a
radical nor an ultra conservative, but
went on to say that from a compari-
son of the qualities of Taft and his
predecessor and of the achievements
of each while in office. he favored
the reformer as the occupant of the
office of chief executive of the ma
tion during the next term.
Thompson declared he spoke as a
banker and business man when he
stated that the nation needed the
services of a safe and sane man like
Taft rather than man who kent
things in a continual turmoil.
The meeting adjourned about 10
o'clock and no date has yet been
set for the next meeting.