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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-01
COAL MINER WRITES NOVELS.
But Not Popular Literary Man Be-
Cause Books Are i'm Welch



London.-A pitiful story of the
wrote novels, some of which have won
considerable popularity, was disclosed
in the Merthyr Bankruptcy Court in
the report of Chronicle man.
The debtor was Isaac Craigfryn
Hughes Of Potwyn, Quaker's yard, who
described himself as collery labor
er, 60 years old. 'if
In answer to questions, he said he
began to write in Welsh when he was
about 25.
81 learned the English language in
my leisure time" he went on, "and
since / was 80 have written in Eng
lish. ! wrote nine novels in Welsh
and three in English"
Hughes added that the English YER
sion of The Maid of Cefn Ydfa," one
Of his novels. was in its twenty-fifth
edition of 5000 copies each, and the
Welsh version in it's tenth edition He
sold the copyrights outright. He was
not in receipt Of royalties of any kind
81 was ignorant about royalties
otherwise would have safeguarded
myself" he said. He had not re.
ceived any money for many years In
respect OF his books.
Debtor further said that he did no
lose any work to write books. The,
we're all written in nv leisure time.
He lost % pounds over an Eistedd
ford for whicN he WAS left responsible
land 20 ro,t = for 'vNiar he becam
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-01
DO BEAT ORDINARY FOLKS.
Queens Abroad Dress i'm Glass by
Themselves, Spending Lots
of Money

London, England.-Queen Mary has
not yet been sufficiently long on the
throne for her to be able to estimate
exactly what it will cost her each
year for dress. 1t takes at least three
years for any queen to be able TO
gauge this closely from actual expert
ence. But so far, owing to ceremon-
les which necessitated costly variati-
ons of dress. the queen has found that
she can hardly do what is required in
this way at less cost than 1000
pounds per annum. though this sum
may (and probably wilD be consider
ably curtailed in a year or two when
she has got all this department into
full working order, Tft-Bits says.
Queen Alexandra used to find not
less than 1000 pounds necessary for
a similar purpose. She had as a rule
eight really gorgeous dresses each
year from Paris, and she made il her
practice never to appear twice at any
very important function in the same
gown. Yet she was not extravagant
as queens go, for she kept a staff OF
clever seamstresses, who recast such
gowns after they had been once OF
twice worn, and made them up again
in manner so different that few peo-
pie recognized them as what Queen
Alexandra had worn before.
Queen Mary is almost sure to gel
most of her hats and underclothing
made in England, though one or two
special delights in millinery may como
to her from Paris. Queen Alexandra
followed this rule, and, though she al
ways had eight or ten hats from tn,
French capital ever season, yet sh
dealt very largely with British house
for what she wore.
Few royal ladIes spent more II
their attire than does her majesty o
Holland. Her money expended in thi
fashion totals up to far above 400
pounds year. and when one remem
bers, that, after all, few European
queens have to make less expensiv
public appearances, so far as dress
concerned, than has Queen Wilhel
nina, one must admit that she hold
the record at present in this line.
The Dutch queen is extremely fon
OF bright colors in her dress, of span
giles and embroidery, of lace and os
trich feathers. Fl.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-01

No European queen dresses more
simply on ordinary occasions than does
the Czarina of Russia, for her favor
ite wear is a plain black gown. ex-
cept at court functions Yet she has
the largest dress allowance of any
queen on the continent, and when oc-
casion demands it the Empress of
Russia can don superb gowns which
put those of most of her royal rivals
quite in the shade. Her everyday
tastes, however. are simple in the ex-
tieme
The German empress totally ignores
Paris and PaffsaSsiiasn fashions in her
dress arrangements. She never deals
them from Germany itself The Aus
with the French capital at all. but gets
all her gowns and millinery from vi
emma and London, unless she obtains
trian city stands very high in her re-
gard for its tailors, milliners ana
dressmakers. Her expenditures in
dress is about 1000 pounds year,
though sometimes it approaches o.
500, and is seldom less than the form
er sum.
Queen Elena of Italy has a private
allowance for dress of sum which is
nearl equal to 5000 annually She is
an excellent judge of gown, and has
both the figure and dignity for show
ing one off to perfection. Costly lace
and embroidery of richest pattern and
/ fashion are favorite adornments of
her dresses, while her millinery is
just as pretty as her gowns. No doubt
much of her fine judgment in these
matters comes from the fact that she
herself is an expert needlewoman, and
used when a princess in poor Monte
negro to make many of her own
dresses and hats.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-01

security for a person. He had been
Handicapped by illness and the death
OF his wife. and he sold his books and
effects to get food for himself and
four children.
For ten weeks he received parish
relief, and he was in prison one night
for small debt friend finding the
money on the following day.
His total liabilities were now So
pounds, and his only assets 10 pounds
deposited with his solicitor for the
costs of the petition.
The examination was closed. the
official receiver and the registrar OBJ
serving that it was a very sad case
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-01
wRESTLED WITH CANIBALs.
Effective Labor of Missionary i'm
Changing Menu Card of Man. Eater

NhahShiS Mehu Caru OF Man. Eater.
New York.-An interesting mission
airy arrived on the Minnewaska in the
person of Rev. w. T. Currie, a Con-
gregationalist, attached to the Ameri-
can board of foreign missions. His
home is in Toronto, For the past
twenty-five years he has worked am
ong the natives of Central Africa,
making his station at Angola, 325
miles inland from the west coast.
With his wife he has been in Africa
for fourteen years. They were here
last five years ago.
"Cannibals?" said DR.. Currin in re-
sponse to question. "Oh yes. I have
met many cannibals in my travels in
Africa, and have even seen them
sharpen their teeth in anticipation of
delightful meal. But 1 always found
way out. My only weapon was
| talk.
| L always found the savages omen
10 reason, and 1 remember on one oc-
casion l convinced them they were
wrong with such success that they nor
only did not kill me or my wife, but
they gave me fine pig and a gourd
of native beer.
| whenever I found myself sur
rounded by them in the wilds I would
propose a conference with the chiefs,
and-well, I convinced them"
Most of his work had been among
the Bantu race in the Katanga dist
rict. In his school there are 1,64s
pupils and in the church about 3sO
whenever native is converted he
gives up all his wives but one. A
particular chief had twelve wives ana
gave up eleven of them without {
murmur
There are poets and songsters am
ong the natives, and they have man,
proverbs, one being "If you go will
the Ondubu Ga bird of fine plumage'
you will be an Ondubu, but if you g,
with cuckoo you viii be a cuckoo,
rather similar, DR.. Currie remarked
to our Birds of feather flock to
gether."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-01
SOOTHSAYER OF PARIS
WARNS FOR COMING YEAI;
Nineteen Hundred and Twelve VIII
Be Very Dark for All Manner OF
PERSONS Declares Nine. De ThebeS.


Persons. Declares Nine. De Thebes.
Paris.-Mme. de Thebes, "the witch
of the Etoile Quarter" the worlds
greatest seeress, has issued her fore
cast for 1912. The famous pythoness,
to whom nearly every well known
man in France has journeyed ito have
their fortunes told" predicts that the
very "divvil' will be to pay all over
the world.
The year Is to be the "black year..
Nat ,ons will be upheaved great
European war is to be fought; tho
high cost of living is to go higher;
Paris will probably topple into ruins;
babies won't have enough milk; Kais-
er Wilhelm of Germany will lose his
crown. etc.
You, perhaps, laugh at fortune
tellers." Mile Lantelme, the beauti-
full French actress. felt that way
about 1t, and when Nine. de Thebes
tcld her "to beware of water" she
only smiled. Mile Lantelme was
drowned off her house boat on the
Rhine last summer.
Anyway, Nine. de Thebes' "prophe-
sizes" are strangely interesting. Ever
If she be not inspired, the fact remains
that wherever she gets her informa.
ton, however it is that she tears aside
the curtains for her peek into the flu
ture, she often hits the bulPs-eye. II
she isn't a real prophecies she's 6
lcorking good guesser. She says ir
part:
Last year I called the "twiligh
year. next year-as night succeed
the twilight-will be the black year.
Put there will be streaks of light. No
single star will rise over Paris. AL
; will be dark, save now and then vivit
streaks of lightning will cut the shad
, ows preceding the resounding boom
, of thunder.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-01
Would Save s1O,OOO.OOO.

Washington.-The House commit
tee on military affairs will report an
appropriation bill carrying from sew
en- to ten million dollars less than last
years bill.
The total appropriation last year
was s92,37S,S25.97. The amount ask
ed by the war department for the fis-
cal year 1913, was s96, 927,9SS.9S. The
saving is to be effected.
BY abandoning large number OF
small army posts.
BY increasing the term of enlist
ment from three to five years.
By consolidation of the office and
establishments of the quartermaster-
general, the commissioner-general and
the paymaster-general into single
bureau to be known as the chief oi
the supply corps.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-01
TACOMA BANDIT SAYS
HE GIVES UP ROBBERY
Writes Letter Stating That He Com
mitted Crimes to Help Sup
pOrt Family

Tacoma.-If a letter purporting to
be from Tacoma's notorious read
headed bandit is genuine, the youth
who for nearly a month played horse
with the local police department and
terrorized the residence districts. has
abandoned a criminal career and Is
working for a living. The letter, which
was received by a local newspaper, is
believed by many to be genuine. The
writer asserts that he ventured into
the holdup game because he lost his
job, his sister was i'll and it was necs-
sary for his mother to take in wash
ing. The letter, with spelling un-
changed in part follows:
''I am not such bad Bandit as you
and the rest have painted me, and l
| did not start that game by reading
Nickel Novels When I first started,
my little sister was sick, and 1 lost
my job, and my mother was washing
to support us. / was despart then
and I swore / would hold up Cor try
to hould up) the first person 1 met,
and saying nothing to my mother or
sister, l started out with a revolver,
but with no intention of killing any
one. The first person l met was wo-
man and / said throw up your hands
and instead of doing so She tainted
and fell to the sidewalk, and I guess
it scared me as bad as it did her. She
dropped her pocketbook and I picked
it up and ran. This was on Yakama
ave near the Armrea. / ran down
11th to d. and along the Market and
met farmer "a young MANI and
tryed it on him. He turned on me and
l carried a black eye for week from
the beating he gave me. Neither Of
these jobs was in the papers. The
Farmer took revolver from me, and
bought two with the money that wal
in the woman's pocketbook."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-01
ACT QUICKLY.
Delay Has Been Dangerous in Pendle-
ton

Delay Has Been Dangerous in Pendle-
ton.
Do the right tn ng at the right time.
Act quickly in time of danger.
Backache is kidney danger.
Doan's Kidney Pills act quickly.
Plenty Of evidence to prove this.
Charles E. Perg, 815 N. Sixth St,
Walla Walla, Wash, says: II cannot
give Doan's Kidney Pills enough
praise for what they did for me after
/ had spent hundreds Of dollars in an
unsuccessful effort TO get relief.
attribute my trouble TO getting my
feet wet and working in damp places.
One day when STOPPING q sharp pain
like the stab Of a knife, caught me
in my back. In a few days / got SO
bad that 1 had to take TO my beed
and ! was attended by a nurse. Ny
secretions were frequent in passage
and contan ned sediment. / lost weight,
had a poor appetite and was bother
ed by dizzy spells that blurred every
thing before me. One day / read
about Doan's Kidney Pills and dis
carding all the other medicines, l be-
gan taking this remedy. Before
had finished half the contents Of q
box, / felt better and my appetite be-
gan to pick up. AS l continued using
this preparation regained my
strength and my kidneys did theii
work as they should. was soon abl'
10 leave my bed and feel that Doan'
Kidney Pills saved my life My cur
has been permanent and / am s.
grateful that ] will adly answer an,
letters, providing stamp is enclos
ed"
For sale by all dealers. Price s
cents. Foster-M,lburn Co. Buffalo
New York. sole agents for the Unite
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-01
HoWs' THIS.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cur
ed by Halls Catarrh Cure. F. J CHENEY
& Co. Toledo %.
We. the undersigned. nave known F. J.
Cheney for the last IS years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
free Price 75c, per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa
thor
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-01
GOTHAM CROWD IN PANIC;
..BEAR" PROVES ONLY TOY
Huge Mechanical Object Topples Over
when Policeman Levels Gun to
Miro

New York Some practical joker
gave a crowd Of several hundred per-
sons of fashionable Fifth avenue a
bad scare and brought policemen with
drawn revolvers running to the scene
when the SIGHT of what appeared to
be big bear at large on the sidewalk
along the Central Park edge excited
belief that grizzly had escaped from
the park menagerie.
The furry object of about mans
height, was rocking back and forth
and giving vent 20 low growls. A po-
liceman leveled his weapon to fire,
but had no sooner done so than the
growing seased and the bear toppled
over.
There was general relief when the
bear" proved to be an ingenious toy,
VIII ch on winding would rock back
and forth and emit low growl at
regular intervals. The bear Is oelns
held for Identification by the police
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-01
SeaSick on Land.

Massillon. O.-Although 600 miles
from salt water, Luke Brennan, twen-
ty-three. honorably discharged from
the United States navy, is seasick.
Brennan returned to his home here
bent on becoming a landlubber. He
obtained employment in a Massillon
mill, worked five hours, then quit.
Guess I'll go back to the navy"
he announced to his family.
"Homesick?" asked his brother.
mo seasick." said Luke.
| He went to the recruiting office al
Canton and re-enlisted
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-01
ireland Had Early railroads.

London.-In one respect irish rail-
ways led the way for those in other
countries. Westland Row. on the
Dublin and Kingston line, was the
first railway station ever built, hav-
ing been opened to the public in 1885.
Several other railways were construct
ed in England before that date. None
of these, however, says the Chronicle
had any stations in the present sense
of the word, passengers having to
scramble into the carriage from the
roadside as into the old coaches.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-01
NO CELERY IN STEW? JAIL.
Judge Knows How to Cook 'Mulli-
gam So Callahan "Goes Up"

HdH so OHIIHIIdH TUUVS Up.
st Joseph.-Police Judge James
Taylor Alice is proficient in the art
of cooking and it is due to this fact
that Joseph Callahan is now spend
ing thirty days in the workhouse.
Judge Alice prides himself particu-
larly on the fact that he is past mast
er of the art of making mulligan
stew and when Callahan, who was
charged with vagrancy and indignant
ly denied it on the grounds that he
had been working as cook for sa-
loon free lunch the judge leaned for
ward Interestingly.
'How did you fix up that stew"
asked Judge Alice.
"well, your honor" was Galatians
| reply. 81 put in some water. some
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-01

onions, some potatoes, a little meat
and then seasoned it with salt and
pepper. 1 had dandy stew fixed up
every day.
didn't you have any celery?" de-
manded the judge Indignantly.
Nope, never use any of that stuff"
said Callahan.
"a mulligan isn't good unless it has
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-01
HAsTY MARRIAGES UNDER BAN
New Massachusetts, Law Requires ;
Days Notice Be Given.

Boston.-There can be no more
elopements nor hasty marriages in
Massachusetts. Under a new law any
person wishing to marry must file a
notice of intention. After that he must
wait five full days before he can get
his license. During these five days
the parents, guardians or any other
relatives or friends of the couple can
register any objections. There will
be no escape from this law, as Maine
New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode
Island have all passed similar laws.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-01
celery" declared his honor. you are
a bum cook. Thirty days"

Tive room house. all modern i'm
provements, completely furnished,
west end of town. $40 per month En-
quire Bentley & Leffingwell, SIS Main
street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-21
THREE YEARS
OF MISERY
Mrs. Burnside Escaped an OPP
Grafton by Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Mahoningtown, Pa For three years
suffered untold misery every month,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-21
POWERFUL SUPPORT.

In letter published today W. ].
Bryan says that the suggestion that
the government pay presidential cam
paign expenses was first advocated by
Col. Roosevelt in message to con-
gress. Bryan then endorsed the idea
but it was not adopted by congress.
If two such men as Roosevelt and
Bryan favor the plan OF having the
people finance their own presidential
elections It is assuredly strong ar
gument in favor Of the idea Both
men have been through several cam
paigns and Roosevelt served as pres
ident for seven years. They know
from where the money comes with
which campaign expenses are met.
They know the obligations under
which president must work when
he owes his election to money con-
tributed by private individuals or
corporations. SO their advice should
be good
Until receipt Of the Bryan letter
this paper did not know this idea had
ever been publicly advocated before
and considered that Messrs King and
Mccusker, who are planning to lay
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-21
KEEPING BUSY.

Does the Pilot Rock Record think
it said something last week when it
offered the following introduction to
an editorial of columns length?
The East Oregonian, an unterri-
fled supporter Of the new thought
system says:
at will be bad for this state IL the
move to consolidate the University
and the Agricultural College gets
even enough support to place a con-
sclidation measure upon the ballot
this fall
1T will be bad to get even enough
support to place consolidation meas
ure upon the ballot this fall. What
does this mean? Does it mean that
our highly esteemed contemporary Is
afraid that mistake can be made by
the voters. Food that is good for
the goose ought to be good for the
gander. If 1t is highly proper to
leave to the people the nomination
of candidates for office, the enact
ment of legislation, the recall OF
judges, the recall of decisions and
the kind Of new constitution we are
need of-all voters being highly cap
able of judging the kind of legisla-
ton we are in need of-why fear any
mistakes being made by the people
in regard to the expediency q con-
solidating the University and Agricul-
tural Colleges? If the average voter
is capable Of voting intelligently on
amendments to the constitution, why
not then on the number of football
schools for the education of farmers
sons "
There is reason enough why the
consolidation measure should not be
placed upon the ballot and the rea.
son does not call into question at all
the ability Of the people to properly
decide the issue If they have to do so.
II consolidation measure should be
submitted locating the consolidated
school at Corvallis quite likely a Sec
ond measure would be filed providing
for the location Of the school at Eu-
gene. 1t would lead to a fight be-
tween the university and agricultural
colleges as to which should swallow
the other. Such a fight would dis
rupt our educational system and could
accomplish vast harm for a year or
two even should the people vote the
thing down when the time came az
they would surely do.
This answers the question though
ar answer is scarcely needed. This
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-21
REBEKAH DEGREES con-
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hall. This necessitated the securing
of a larger meeting room and this af-
ternoon the assembly is making use
of the NJ. E. church.
The work of model lodge is be-
ing demonstrated this afternoon and
other business on the program will
be the appointment of committees for
the session.
This evening the Rebekahs will
meet in the Eagles-Woodmen hall
and the Rebekah degree work will
be exemplified by Pauline Lodge No.
13 of Pendleton. Also a staff of past
noble grands from the Portland dis
trict will put on an installation drill.
The team is composed as follows: Mrs.
Eloise Roadruck, captain; Stella
Weed, Mrs. Hiatt, Mary Padrick, Alice
Circle of Woodlawn; Mary Simmons,
Hattie Mckinney, Tillie Hill and Ma
BILE Walker of st. Johns; Esther john
son, Helen Gano. Ada Taylor. Hattie,
Wheeler. Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Caderette of
Portland; Mrs. Florshutz, Grace Cole,
University Park; and Mrs. Good of
Kenton.
Tomorrow will be devoted to routine
work by the assembly and in the eve
ming an open house reception will be
held for both Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs at the Oregon theater. Thurs
day morning will occur the election
of officers and in the afternoon the
officers will be installed, following
which the adjournment will be taken.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-21
WELCOME VISITORS.

Then write me down as one who
loves his fellow men," said Abou Ben
Adhem and since then his tribe has
greatly increased. It has grown in
numbers until almost every man is
now a member of one or more of the
frateTnal orders devoted to the idea
of serving God through service to
mankind. About thousand members
o. one of the greatest of the orders
are now in Pendleton and they are
welcome visitors indeed.
The odd Fellows and the Rebekahs
were expected by Pendleton and ef-
forts have been made towards making
them welcome. The streets were
strung with colors of the order, shop
windows were decorated and the 10.
Gust trees bedecked themselves in
their most glorious raiment for the
particular delight of the ladies. 1t is
true that the show has been somewhat
dimmed by the rain which arrived
along with the delegates from west
ern Oregon. However it will not dim
the joy of Pendletonians at having
in their midst representatives of or
ders so renowned and worthy.
The coming Of the three link bril-
gade is appreciated by Pendleton and
here's hoping the visitors will enjoy
their stay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-21

the subject before the two great ma
tional conventions this summer
would be suggesting something en-
tirely new. 1t is gratifying to know
however. that their views are already
shared by such great leaders as Bry.
an and Roosevelt With such sup
port as that at a time when the coun-
try is running strong towards pro-
gressiveness it is possible both big
parties may incorporate the idea in
their platforms.