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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
BUILDING FALLS
WITH APPRAISERS

Astoria, Or, May 3.-While view
ing the ruins of Monday mornings
fire, a party of insurance men, con-
sisting of Brenham Van Dusen and
F. l.. Warren, of Astoria, with w. G.
Lloyd and H. c. Goodell of Portland,
representing the insurance companies
interested, with a view to adjusting
the losses caused by the fire, narrow
ly escaped instant death. The party
was inspecting the rear of the Barker
building and stepped out on bal
cony in the rear of the third story
when they We're precipitated to the
floor, IS feet below, the floor which
gave way, turning completely over
and coming down on top of them.
Mr.. Van Dusen had an ankle dislo-
Gated and his face badly cut and
bruised; Mr. Warren had one of his
ankles badly sprained; Mr.. Lloyd's
wrist was sprained and he suffered
a number of bruises, and Mr.. Goodell
escaped with a bad shaking up.
Physicians were summoned and the
injuries attended to. Mr.. Van Dusen
was taken to his home in an automo-
bile and is resting easy. DR.. 7. o.
Withers. an optician, who was with
the party, narrowly escaped falling
with them. He saw the floor giving
away just as he was about to follow
them on the balcony.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
BISHOPS TABLE BUILT OF WOOD
FROM EVERY MISSION IN WORLD

Metrodist Gavel in Minneapolis Con-
ference VIII Fan Also on Relies
From Historic Trees, HOuses and
Warship.
Nashville Taun-The Bishops table
used by the Methodist Episcopal gen
eral conference. in Minneapolis, is
declared 60 be unique piece Of fur
niture.
At each session Of the general con-
ference it is q custom for some school
or mission to furnish the table used
by the bishops during the session.
A college at Morristown, east Ten
nessee, this year furnish the table,
and in it every Methodist conference
and mission in the world is represent
ed by a piece Of wood.
The center Of tn mosaic top Of the
table is a piece Of wood from Wesleys
pulpit and grouped about it are pieces
Of WOOD from the Rigging loft, John
street church. New York, and the
strawbriIge Meeting House, Bald-
more
Other pieces OF wood are from the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
PLAN UNIFORM FOR "GRaDs.,

Kansas City, Mono heartaches
will mar the future commencement
exercises in Kansas City, Kan, high
schools if the plans of the council of
clubs for simplicity OF dress among
graduates is adopted.
The club women adopted a design
for a simple white dress that is to be
submitted to t board of education
II the board grees with the women
the daughter # the wealthiest man
in town and the daughter of the la
borer will be d essed alike when they
receive their q plomas
Many poor sirls are deferred from
gaduating because other girls in the
class dress so much better" said one
of the club women. often the best
students sit in the back row in order
to give the daughter of some wealthy
man a better chance to display her
gown"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
REwEDs IN is MINUTES.
Woman Loses No Time After RcceiN
L.. ,...l.n.,I Innnrnn e niNnrcn

Woman Loses No Time After Rcceiv-
ing Second Decree of Divorce.
Indanapolis.-A divorce was grant
ed Mrs. Sylvia Page Guess by Judge
lrter in Superior court, at ten O'Clock
in the morning. Five minutes later
she got a license to marry from Dep
uty County Clerk Koener, and in an
other ten minutes she had crossed
Delaware street, made her way to
Justice Of the Peace Manning's office
and had been married to John Thorn
as Kirby.
Mrs. Kirby was divorced once before
ia 1899 She married James Guess in
1910. He filed complaint for divorce,
in which he alleged that she had
treated him mean"
The divorce was granted on her
cross-complaint in which it was al
legged that Guess had been guilty of
cruel and inhuman treatment, aban-
donment and neglect
Kirby also had been married before
and had been divorced. He is thirty
six and she is thirty-seven years old.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03

L. S. S. Constitution. the John Han
cock house. the first Asbury church
west of the Alleghanies. st. Georges
church, Philadelphia, the oldest Meth
odist Episcopal church in the world
in which services have been held con-
secutively.
other historical trees or buildings
which have contributed to the table
are; The Lincoln-Douglas debate
tree, the Boston Elm. under which
Jesse Lee preached his first sermon,
the tree under which Robert Z. Lee
camped during the Mexican war, the
Plymouth town elm. the palace of the
Montezumas in Mexico, John Browns
Kansas cabin and the old slave pen
and block at New Orleans.
There are zoo pieces of wood in the
table, representing 161 conferences,
thirty-four of which are foreign.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
COST OVER $4,000 TO
NOMINATE SELLING

Washington. May S-Ben Selling
has submitted his final expense state
ment showing expenditures during the
campaign to be S17ll.20. in addition
TO those shown in exhibit c. "Contri-
buttons by friends are; Il, May,
Portland. $4,000; Theodore Mansfield,
New York. $1,000; 5. W. Herman,
Portland $500: Gus Simon. Portland.
$500; Louis Block, San Francisco,
$500 total $6500, In addition to
the above. Selling contributed and ex-
pended since the report of April 9,
sSsso for stenographer advertising
in Benedictine Press. telephone and
telegraph service.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
CARNEGIE HERO CASH To
GIRL WHO SAVES TWO
A I3-Year-OId Child Shamed Men by
Cawling Out on Ice and Drawing
DroMllinC Playmates TO Safety.

Chiopee. Mass-The bravery of
Josephine Picrowski. the 14-year-old
girl who rescued two playmates from
drowning and nearly lost her own life
in a vain attempt to save third, has
been recognized by the Carnegie Hero
Fund. which has awarded Josephine
10000 and a bronze medal.
In February. 1911, Josephine, then
IS, was sitting in her home when the
loud barking of her dog attracted her
attention. Going to window she saw
three little schoolmates, who had at
tempted to cross the Chicopee river
on the ice, struggling in the water.
Josephins had removed her stock
ings and shoes to dry her feet. With
out hesitation she ran barefooted to
the waters edge. where half dozen
were offering the drowning children
suggestions, but lacked courage to at
tempt to save them. She made her
way carefully over 130 feet of unsafe
ice and lying full length on it, extend
ed her hand to one playmate and drew
her out of the water. She drew a
second girl out of the water and bare
ly missed the third, who was drown
ed
Meantime Josephine's dog had
barked 50 loudly that the attention OF
more men, more courageous than the
first corners were attracted and Jo-
sephine and the rescued girls We're as
sisted ashore.
Works in Cotton Mill.
Josephine has two brothers and
two sisters. Since the rescue her
father has died and it has become
necessary for her to work in the cot
ton mills. She will give up work and
resume her studies at school. Her
ambition is to become a bookkeeper
There is mortgage of $1,000 on the
Picrowski home and Josephine hppes
that some arrangement can be made
whereby $1,000 Of the $4,000 awarded
her can be used to pay the mortgage.
Il could learn lot faster without
any mortgage on the house to worry
me" she said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
The Demons of the Swami.

are mosquitoes. AS they sting they put
deadly malaria germs in the blood
Then follow the icy chills and the fires
of fever. The appetite flies and the
strength fails; also malaria often
paves the way for deadly typhoid.
But Electric Bitters Kill and cast out
the malaria germs from the blood !;
give you a fine appetite and renew
your strength. "After long suffer-
ing wrote VIM. Fretwell of Luca-
ma, N c., 'three bottles drove all the
malaria from my system. and I've had
good health ever since" Best for all
stomach. liver and kidney ills. soc
at Koeppens.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
II You REED a Medicine
You Should Have the BEST

Although there are hundreds Of pre-
parations advertised, there Is only
one that really stands out pre-eninent
as a remedy for diseases Of the kid
neys liver ana bladder.
Dr Kilmer's sHamp-Root stands
the highest. tJr tne reason that it has
proved 20 Doe just the remedy needed
in thousands upon thousands Of even
the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Boot makes friends quickly
because its mild and immediate effect
is soon realized 1t is a gentle, heal
ing Vegetable compound.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root is a phy-
sicians prescription for special diseas-
es, which is not recommended for
everything.
A sworn Certificate of Purity is with
every bottle
For sale at all drug stores, in bot
ties OF two slzes-flfty cents and one
dollar.
sample Bottle Free by Mail.
In order to prove what Swamp
Root the great kidney. liver and
bladder remedy will do for you. every
reader OF the Pendleton Daily East
Oregonian who has not already tried
II. may receive a sample bottle by
mail absolutely free. Address DR..
Kilmer & Co. Binghamton, n. Y.
Write today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
SHIFTS WIVES FOR CAKE.

Macon, Ba.-Richard Davis, Jr's
inordinate fondness for cake is re-
sponsible for his divorce and remar-
riage on the same day Incidentally
he got his cake at the hands of the
second Mrs. Davis
AT 12 o'clock Davis appeared in
the divorce court dressed as If he
was going to a party and obtained his
divorce
At O'Clock that evening Davis was
in matrimonial chains again. his part
ner being Mrs Lena Hugely, but this
time there was a cake condition at
tached to the marriage.
Davis told the jury he and his wife
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
PASTOR OF SPIRIT CHURCH

HAS TALK" WITH STEAD
Psychists Hear Message from Ii
tanic Victim: No LifeboatS, Says
shade.
Chicago.-A message purporting to
be psychic communication from the
late W. T. Stead, famous British writ
er drowned in the Titanic wreck, was
recited to $50 members of the Church
of the Soul in the Masonic Temple.
The bedium was Cora l.. V. Rich
mond. who prefaced the recital by
saying she had known Stead since
1870 and had seen him frequently in
Europe. The last visit was at the
time of The Hague conference in
1907.
There is no claim that Mr.. Stead
is actually speaking" she said. His
message has come to your pastor and
she gives it in the exact words which
it came"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
OLDEST COED is NOW so.
varsity Student In University OF Wis
consin Studying Philosophy.

Madison, Wis.-Without question
the University of Wisconsin can claim
the oldest coed in the United states
in Mrs. w. d. Winship. A varsity
student at eighty, studying physiology,
sociology and philosophy, she makes
an interesting case.
The dainty white-haired old lady
has become decidedly popular since
she entered the university last fall
and the students and faculty alike are
hoping that her health will permit her
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
sLAYs \ PRISONER IN JAIL.
Kills Officer of kangaroo
Court" at Decatur. Ill.

Decatur, Ill-Angered by an order
Of Richard Cameron, an officer of the
Kangaroo Court" to clean the bath
towels. c. w. Gordon, of Chicago
s,ashed Cameron across the throat
with a putty knife, severing the juglar
vein and causing death in a few min
utes The killing occurred behind the
bars of the Macon county Jail in the
presence Of twenty or thirty other
prisoners. Both men were yagrants.
When arrested offices TOOK dirk and
a razor from GodOn. They think he
had concealed the putty knife in his
shoe
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
BURBANK DENIES HE'S DEAD.
Hongl<ong Cables TO Know If Plant
Wizard Pcrished on Titanic.

Santa Rosa.-Hongkong, China,
had a report that Luther Burbank had
been drowned on the steamer Titanic.
Consequently a cablegram was receiv-
ed here asking whether Burbank had
been a victim of the big liners col
lision. Hhe message of inquiry came
while Burbank was alive and well and
at work in his conservatory here, He
laughed at the inquiry. There was
evidently confusion of names in the
list sent across the Pacific.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
WIFE SEES HUSBAND
DIE In PISTOL DUEL
Jealous Spouse Fires on Woman's Es-
cort and Both Men Are Killed
stops Buggy and Orders Its Oc-
cupants to Get Out of Range.

Jealous Spouse Fires on WOman'S ES-
cort and Both Men Are Killed
Stops Buggy and Orders Its Oc-
cupants to Get Out of Range.
Wheeling. w. va.-Stepping out
from behind a clump of bushes on the
National road near Colraine, Ohio,
Earl Shaffer, As years old. drew a
revolver and held up buggy in which
his wife, stepson and Phillip Smith and
Lucy Viol We're riding. Shaffer or
dered the women out of the rig and,
while they stood on one side of the
road. he started firing at Smith. whom
he accused of winning his wife's af
fections.
Smith, who is 25 years old. drew a
revolver from his pocket and the two
men emptied their guns and then fell
over in the road mortally wounded.
Both died en- route to the hospital.
Threatened to Kill Smith.
For several days the police of Mar
tins Ferry. Ohio. have been expect
as Shaffer on several occasions has
threatened to kill Smith on sight and
both went heavily armed.
Mrs Smith stated that she was
aware of the fact that her husband
intended shooting Smith if he ever
saw her with him. so they hired a
surrey and wit her stepson, Bob
Scott, and Lucy Viol, aged 16, they
started driving to Colraine for tur-
key dinner on a road far from the
Shaffer residence. But in some man.
ne Shaffer learned that they were
driving to Colraine and lay behind a
c.ump of bushes to ambush them.
Wife Held by Police
A third revolver was found in the
road with one shot fired. The Mar
tins Ferry police have arrested Mrs.
Shaffe and are of the opinion that
she fired the shot that sent one of
the men to his death. But whether
she took sides with her isband in
te final stand or with her lover is not
known. The girl and stepson have al
so been arrested
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
USE MADE OF "DEADr MAIL.
Newspapers. Magazines, Etc, Go to
the Prisons and AsyIums.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. were au-
thOrized by Postmaster General Hitch
cock to send undelivered matter, such
as picture cards, newspapers, maga-
zines and other periodical publica-
tons" to municipal authorities for
distribution among shops, asylums or
reformatory institutions. Heretofore
such matter has been sent to the dead
letter office in Warrington
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
VETERANS TAKE BURROUGHS.
Many Old soldiers Leave Home I,
Spend Summer i'm Fishing.

st. Paul, Minn.-Millionaires have
nothing on the veterans at the SOL
diers' home at Minnehaha Falls. Near
ly a third of the inmates of the home
have taken summer furloughs.
They will spend the season at their
old homes. where they can poke
round fish, hunt and enjoy life
When fall returns they will drift
back to the home and the steam heat
ed cottages.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
"BIDDY" AND "TABBYv PALS.
Wichita Hens Maternal Instinct SO
Strong she Adopts Kittens.

Strong she Adopts Kittens.
wichita Kan.-A hen is mothering
three kittens at the home of Louis
Dean.
The hen wanted to sit and having
no eggs went to a barrel where Tab
by housed her kittens. The hen
adopted the three little cats, much to
the satisfaction Of Mrs. Tabby, who
spends much Of her time purring
about the barrel
Members of the family say that
when the hen leaves the kittens the
mother cat follows her until "Biddy'
returns to the adopted litter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03

fell out about sweets. One day he
brought home with him dozen eggs
and asked her to bake him cake.
When he handed over the eggs she
slammed them back at him with
force that smeared his face and ruin
ed his clothes
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03

to complete the course of study she
has mapped out.
Deeply interested in all problems of
the day, eager to learn and do things,
Mrs. Winship finds keen enjoyment
in her college work
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
in which she said:

III WHICH she SAID:
Children should not be In the same
house with lovers and newly married
people,"
Mrs Lake believes that puppy
love" has no good place in the home
of child and that therefore the very
young should not with the natural
imitativeness, be allowed to see the
antics of lovers and newly weds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
SEA GRAVE FOR STEAD.

WeIl-KnOWn Journalists Family Ask
That He BE Buried at Sea.
Halifax, N S.-Representatives Of
the family of w. T. Stead, the we'll
known journalist, who perished in the
Titanic disaster have asked that If
his body is recovered it be buried at
sea
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
PUTS BAN ON "PUPPY LOVE"
W. c. II. u. Lecturer calls II Unfit
for Children to See.

san Jose, Cal-All the world loves
a lover-except Mrs. Florence Lake
state lecturer Of the w. C. 7. U.
Mrs. Lake was one Of the speakers
at the county w G. T. U. convention
at Morgan Hill and was discussing
the environment and associations OF
children Among other pointed fea-
lures of her address was a paragraph
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
Pnslor Smallnws rnnlh

Altoona, Pa.-The Rev. /. A. Mat
ters pastor of the Methodist church
at Marrinsburg, swallowed his false
teeth. The plate lodged midway be-
tween the throat and stomach An
operation was necessary to remove
it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
LID is ON AT HONOLULU.
License Commissioners Decide to
Close saloons Run by OrientaIs.

Honolulu.-A decision has been
practically arrived at by the board of
license commissioners to grant no
further liquor licenses, wholesale or
retail to thoGe who do not speak and
read English. The decision will shut
up more than fifty saloons now con
Quoted by japanese and Chinese.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03
Dizziness, vertigo (blind stagger!

, Dizziness, vertigo (blind staggers)
sallow complexion, fatulence are
symptoms of a torpid liver No one
can feel well while the liver is mac
tive. HERBINE is a powerful liver
stimulant. a dose or two will cause
all bilious symptoms to disappear. Try
it Price soc. Sold by A. c. Keep
pen &; Bros.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-03

But the man who fails isn't neces-
sariy failure; perhaps he tried the
wrong thing.
The Detroit times., 1912-04-30
AUTO TESTER BLAMED
FOR DEATH OF YOUNG BOY
Joseph Siegel Held Responsible
BY Jury in Case of Morris
Deroyvere

A jury summoned by Coroner
Rothacher to inquire into the death
of Morris Van Dervyvere, the 10-year-
old son OF Aloysius Van Dervyvere.
killed by an auto tester in Gratiot
township some time ago, returned a
verdict, Monday morning. holding Jo-
seph Siegel, of No. 1929 Canton.ave.,
a tester, employed by the Lozier Mo-
tor Car Co., responsible for the death.
It was the opinion of the jury that
SieSel was driving at high speed, the
evidence showing that he was exceed
ing the limit. Seigel admitted going
25 miles an hour, but several wit
nesses estimated the speed at much
more than that.
Several boys who saw the accident
said that Morris was dragged by the
machine for quite distance after be-
ing struck. Siegel claimed that the
boy dashed in front of his machine
before he could bring 1t to stop.
Coroner Rothacher at first decided
to turn Siegel over to the sheriff. but
on the recommendation OF Assistant
Prosecutor Koscinski, he was allowed
to go on his personal recognizance.
The Detroit times., 1912-04-30
PURE FOOD Law is AN INFLUENCE FOR GOOD
ALL ALONG THE LINE In BUSINESS

honesty which now covers the COM
merce in foods and drugs.
The merchant who sells fabrics and
furniture will be required to protect
the purchaser just as the grocer now
protects his customer. The day Is
near at hand when near silk will
not sell for the real article nor split
cow-hide for kid.
This ethical principle will even ex-
tend farther and protect the lambs
on Wall-st.; IL will drain some of the
watered stocks, and Danish forever
the mythical mines of minerals, the
orchards existing only upon paper.
the lands which lie In the middle OF
swamps and the medicines endowed
with miraculous curative powers.
Already in Great Britain there is a
law called the Merchandise Marks
Act, applying to commodities of all
kinds requiring that no false state
ments be made respecting their origin
and character An act OF this kind
comes very near answering all the
conditions of trade, and with very
slight notifications could be easily
applied TO the conditions existing in
the United States.
The people of this country have
only to become aware of the possibil
ity of protection of this kind to in
sistently demand of their legislatures
its enactment.
The Detroit times., 1912-04-30
BY DIR. HARVEY W. WILEY.

- DAhs 40AhV La W. UA66As
II the good which has been accom-
plished by the Food and Drugs Act
we're confined to food and drugs alone
the country has been richly repaid
for its enactment.
Aside from the purity and whole
someness of food products and the re-
liability OF drugs there has been es-
tablished in the trade OF these two
articles OF commerce, the principle
that honesty Is not only tire best pol
icy but also that II Is the only means
OF escaping the clutches of the law.
The manufacturer who formerly, un-
der the dictates OF this principle and
his own conscience, produced pure
and wholesome articles, true to name,
was Immediately confronted by ruin
Gus competition with a debased and
adulterated article sold under the
same name. He was therefore re-
quired either to make mis- price be-
low that OF profitable production or to
meet the competition by making an
even more debased article.
Under these trying conditions hon
est business was almost impossible.
The passage OF the Food and Drugs
Act at once relieved the tension and
honest men were once more able to
resume an honest business.
This reform In the methods of bust
ness in foods and drugs, however, was
of such pronounced benefit that 1t
could not fail to result In influencing
all other forms of business.
Throughout the business world the
leaven introduced by the Food and
Drugs Act is gradually leavening the
whole loaf There is a marked ten
dency TO stop Misrepresentation, TO
give an honest product. and TO cease
exaggerating its quality. Progressive
legislation along the lines of the pure
food law has been enacted by the ma
tion and by many Of the states in re-
gard to other products.
The national legislature has enacted
pure food law for insecticides,
thus guaranteeing to the farmer that
the insecticides which he buys con-
tain the poisonous properties which
they are represented as possessing by
the manufacturers and benders. In
one state, at least, a similar law has
been enacted in regard TO paints and
pure paint law is pending before
congress.
There Is every reason to expect that
the whole field OF business will even
tually be protected by the mantle OF