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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-10
A soAP-DRIVEN BOAT.

A writer in Science tells OF an in
genious little skiff, about two inches
long. which he constructed and pro-
vided with n piece of soap for the
motor. The boat was of wood para
fined to repel the water. The soap
formed the stern board OF the skiff.
The boat was placed on still water
in a bathtub, and began to move as
soon as the water came in contact
with the soap. After gathering
headway ii reached a velocity of tw1
inches per second. The power was
derived from the potential energy Of
the surface water film set free by the
diminution of surface tension, this
reduction being due to solution OF the
soap.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-10


Monday and Tuesday. beautifully
hand colored feature. western COM
edy, a western drama a var story
and then another comedy some
class.
a Love OF Long Ago ThanhoDssr
a thrilling story Of a spy who made
love 10 the enemy and Won her Bu1
he was caught and the sirl 1ried 10
rescue him There Is 3 thrilling g.
cape, a great leap sor life fierce
fight and some pretty love scenes
The Laugh on Dad Bison Live
In western comedy Dad locked ms
girl up 10 keep her from clipping and
got a cowboy 10 dress as glrl and
meet the lover But The Young folks
fooled dad. who watched the real
elopement with delight thinking ms
daughter was The disguised cowboy
Types Of The Caucasus Eclair-
Hand colored picture showing The
strange types Of people living I'm the
mountains between Russia and Per
sia. IL is equisiIely beautiful
The Torn Letter NesJor- Ex-
citing western The letter from n
young wife's brother i'm hiding from
the sheriff Was Torn in half Ihe
husband found one half and misun-
dersrood. The husband and huo1hsT
meet, become partners and everything
is straightene5 OuI.
Married Without knowing H
Comedy which is very en5Cyahle and
is taken amid The mOsI beautiful soen-
cry.
Coming Friday and saturday June
IA and Is, another TWO reel lei b.
jou thriller. The DeseTIeT-~ = WON
derful military picture fan Of his
startling events
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-10
AUTO DEATH RATE GROWS.
Nearly 500 Per Cent Increase in Chi
cago i'm Four Years.

Chicago.-In his quadrennial re-
port Peter NJ. Hoffman, coroner of
Cook county, declares that 80 per
cent of automobile accidents are due
to reckless driving. He recommends
the enactment of city ordinances
which would prohibit persons operat-
ing motor vehicles from approaching
or passing within ten feet of any
street car which is discharging or
taking on passengers and require
drivers of automobiles to bring their
cars to a full stop whenever they shall
not have free and unobstructed
view in front and on both sides of
them.
Coroner Hoffman reports that in
1907 there were l6 deaths from au-
tomobile accidents, while last year
the number was 75, or three persons
in each 100000 OF the city's popula-
tion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-10
"DEAD WOMAN' HALTS SUIT.
"Not as Near Dead as some People
Think She Writes After IL Years.

Shelbyville ind am not as near
dead as some people think" With
these opening words in a letter re-
ceived here from Fort Worth, Tex
by John 4. Tindall. an attorney,
Mrs. Letta Young Walker. who has
been legally dead in the shelby cir
cult court for two years, and dead 10
relatives for fifteen years, let them
know that she is very much alive.
She disappeared from here in 1897
without any explanation, deserting q
daughter.
The daughter has been cared for
by her grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Young. till the death of the latter in
August, 1907.
Attorney Tindall was preparing q
suit to get cash from the county
clerks office for the use of the daugh-
ter when the letter arrived and up
set all his plans.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-10
DEAD MAN USES PHONE
Calls Up HFs SIOSlDer and Denies 4
Szory of PrNWuiuS-

ais Up HE> hoStnSE auu Lsctilc> u
Sso<y of DrUWuinS-
Wl7UimErNn- PA -vl5cr from the
dead same 10 Mrs sarah Fisher
when a half hour after she had r.
ce5Ves i message that her soZ Boyd
aged al had been 6rlwUsG- she talked
with him over the telephone
Boyd Fisher and his brOchs-- Rob
srus we1s members 81 party Of ca
nCe5SzSl who started down the river
sN Milton In attempting t0 sh1o-
the Nuncy dam their canoe caPsizsG-
Robert Szaua To shore but Boyd dis
Appeared under the water After 4
Ssarch ss fifteen minutes he waS
gwen mp for lost
One member Of the party sent the
news 10 hrs mother whiIe the othsr
canOs5s1S cOzsflue5 the ssHrCh- Be-
F0re u1e messenger returned the sup
POsses dead m1R Vas found Wing on
the ShNue SWINE distance below where
the accident occurred \ half hour
BAasr ne vES ah1s % tell hES mother
that hs WGS net dead
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-10

Yonkers, y. Y.-An elaborate bur-
glar alarm system has been fitted up
in the city hall here to protect a val
liable collection of historical portraits
loaned to the city by Alexander Smith
Cochrane. Each of the portraits is
connected by wire with police head
quarters, half block away, and the
moment a picture is tampered with
the clatter of n big gong will send a
squad of police posthaste to the scene
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-10
SPINSTERS HOLD MEETING.
0Guns Ladies single Bls-S>sNlneSs De-
batting society Has Convention.

Kansas City. MO--A "SpinSteTS'
convention vas held here at the 4.
- L W hall under the auspices OF
the B1raca claS Sof the Central Bap--
tiSt churCh- All the Priscillas. Abi-
gals and NSncys % the class were
present At the session % the Young
Iaty-S Single B-eSSejneSS Debating
SCCiscy- No one Loves Ne" was
one OF the sOuss they suns The
prayers OF the members fo= the return
% their lost youth was answered fl
rally BY the arrival Of an agent with
a patent elixir OF life The con-
vsution broke Up In an uprCar.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-10
At the Grand noda.

Hudson and Moran, in their Scotch
character novelty dances. Introducing
the sword dance.
Photo plays-LoVe's Terrible Sac
rifice. Pathe film dart Every
thing comes 10 him who waits 100N
Miles BY RAN. A good scenic picture
The Heart OF q Nan. Bright and
sparkling in western sPlendo-. and \
mighty good story besides
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-10
NOBLEoaAN SELLS RIBBONS.
SSr WIuza VIII NoS Give Up Job
Here Eveu fOr ER-ItSh TftIS-

Ru-hs-SO-s- y J-WOusn shop
Ps1S HsGrns5 that IL wOul1 hsncsforth
he their privilege TO buy their rib
hc-S4 lRcss and similar articles Of a
real nOhls-2n- WfllIu r WaIser.
1hrOush uAe death Of his Uuc's- S5r
Charles WAISF-- bUu2rst Of Newport
1rs1Az5- has cone 70 The tit-e and the
estate r- Wfl1Ell declares that
ne VIII z.Os szcris5cs his Ausricau Cit
Ens-Sh5F, He was bO-n in Brooklyn
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-10
NEW AID To BURGLARY.
Merchant Warns POlice OF PosSill'
USc OF Vacuum Cleaner

USe OF Vacuum Cleaner
Milwaukee, Wis.-Mys1e1iOUs jewel
rohberies. which leave no clew hut =
small. round hole in the window are
anticipated by a Milwaukee business
man.
Il want 10 give the police depart
ment an advance tip,~ he said, Bar
glary methods are bound 10 improve
as well as anything else What cru
der way can there he oT rOAhing =
window than throwing hI6ck uhrclcA
the glass; IL is al1Oge1hsr too risky
trick as the recent aETTehsnSion 0s
several such brick maniqula5O-,s has
shown
This is the manner i'm which the
theft viii he committed one Of these
days The robber VIII simply cn1 I
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-10

Good dry red fir, slab wood, cotton
wood. yellow and black pine. Special
prices in five cord lots. Clean Rock
Spring lump and nut coal Save mon
ey by seeing us before buying Ko-
pittke G. Gillanders. phone Main IT'S.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-10
Let the Auto Truck RauI It.

Our speciality is quick work. Phone
Main SS9 for furniture and piano mov-
ing short trips in the city or transfer
ring to the country. We haul any
thing. Penland Bros.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-10
ECHO NOW LEADS
IRRIGATION LEAGUE
HAS ADVANTAGE IN
RACE FOR PENNANT
l. Two Games Ahead or Nearest Com
petitOr and Has Only Two More
GameS To PIay-ChiId Burned:
Farmer Injured
CspeelaI Correzp0nIence)


Echo, ore June 1G--Echc-s base
5aE nine again proved their superior
iry over the Hermizton team in the
game played On the home diamond
here sunday The score was 70 10
in favor Of Echo The game was close
y contested and bitterly fought for
the Championship of the Irrigation
league would BE- largely decided BY
the results Echo now leads the
league by two games and only two
more games 70 play, one each with
S-anfIeId and Cmatiil=-
stolen Checks Pound.
William EsSeIsJyu- manager Of the
Echo TUm-a-Ium Lumber company.
On Friday found in the lumber yard
all the uucanceLed checks. notes and
other valuable papers that were stOI-
en- Last week when HOrsch and JOr-
dams saloon was entered and the
safe 5Ihu open This dlminishes
their loss % S47 in money taken and
the demolished safe
Hiss Eugene Schcu and Miss
C-ephaus GuIIifori. al The home OF
q large number Of their friends EV-
ery room was banked with flowers.
rCseS- sWeetpeas. Honsysuckles and
vILI syringas Music and games fill
et the evening and AT q ate hour
dainty refreshments were served.
ChiIfreu-s Day vas observed here
sunday with speciaI services AZ the
Presbyterian sunday school in the
morning and a program vas render
ed BY the u Z sunday school in the
evening
Lozz SchoII Jr-- mas returned from
+ Wa1Ia Wa-Ia where he spent the week
end visiting with his brothers
Babe Burned.
Fulton the two year old son Of Mr..
and MIS- l. a Estab burned his feet
quite badly on Friday by running
through the ashes OF q bonfire The
injuries while very painful are not
considered serious
James z CrutchfsId. president OF
the Columbia college Of Milton. ore.
waS q business visitor here on sat
ursiay and on sunday evening gave a
short talk 10 the children during
their program AZ the VI. E church
Mss Daphsus GullifOrd IS visiting
in the country with Miss Zelpha
NOuksrS
Farmer Injured
Yes 1IikeSeI OF Butter creek. who
vas injured on Friday by hay stack
sr falling on him Is nov able 20 sit
Up and Is COuSisred out II danger
Hazel NcBes. who has been here
The past week visiting with her
grandmo1hsr- Mrs. L - Rogers. left
this morning for Cecil where she Will
visit with her father
. D. Tssl was a business visitor in
PsutIetJu today
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-10
A1usutF0n KufsIt>.

Damon Lodge Ne 4 h OF P viii
EOrk In tke ThIrd Rank this evening
A fun sc-e1Eznos desired Refresh
I=1-S a BEST & :
r w FLETCHER X P :
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-10
PaVers Of June l. Wanted

We want several e1piss OF The
Daily Ezs- 0reEUz5zE OF June l. 1919
VIII EGE Ezsh for sane IL delivered
-p rh1s office In gC1G coalition At
once
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-06-10
Pitts Engine for Sale.

For sale-One 14-horse power dou-
BILE cylinder Pitts engine in good
shape. Price $500. r. II. Wilcox,
Pendleton, Ore.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-12-04
Flame and Wire eauze.

To Sir Humphrey Davy belongs the
credit of discovering that the fame OF
burning gas will not pass through wire
gauze having 7S4 meshes to the square
inch. This cOntention' may be tested
by bringing fame in contact with
similar gauZe, when it will be found
that the fame will not so through the
meShes. This is owing to the cooling
action Of the wire. which tends to re
duce the temperature of the fame be
low the ignition point. the unburned
gas passing harmlessly through. OF
course if the gaUZe becomes overheated
the fame is able to get through.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-12-04
Lending Umbrellas.

One Of the handiest things in the
world must be the umbrella lending
system in operation in Belgium. E
costs 81 4 year TO be 2 member OF The
organization. each member receiving Il
check. When it rains he hands In rs
check at the nearest cigar store and
gets an umbrella. When he return
the umbrella he gets another chcct
good for another umbrella WHOM b."
needs it. One of the great advantagp~
of the system is that it avoids the ne
cesSity Of carrying an umbrella arotna
to fool the weather. with the chanrN
being about nine times to one that the
weather viii fool you and that Icy tie
time You get home you will have for
gotten where il was you left the uu
brella. Anything that will keep tie
umbrella question straight will be wei
coined by the average man. and il
looks as If the Belgian scheme wouid
be helpful in that respect.-Philadpl-
mia Press
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-12-04
Doom of the Cuckoo Clock.

What is to become Of the cuckoo
clock is a question now in France.
where the twenty-four hour clock has
been adopted in the railway service,
and must needs be adopted by the ho
tells and inns. What is TO be done wi =
the bells? Are they TO strike alon.
in the twenties in the morning, when
the traveller will most enjoy his forty
winks of sleep. the very cream of slum-
Der? 1t is'feared by Swiss clockmakers
that the innovation viii mean death 10
the cuckoo. Does any one suppose ?
inquiries an anxious Swiss. that this
bird. so long a feature of the coy
chamber of the inn, viii be allowed to
launch twenty-one. twenty-five or
tYenty-three consecutive cuckoo calls?
Surely the traveller will not suffer such
q thing He will hurl not anathemas
alone, but his boots. at the offender.
and the cuckoo clock will be thing of
the past."-LOndon Chronicle
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-12-04
The Last of the Noqis,

1t is reported that as the result OK
conferences among the relatives and
intimate friends Of General Count Nogi
it has been decided that the house OF
the count shall become extinct owing
to the lack of an heir. The extinction
OF such a respectable family as that
Of the late general, who was. so To
speak, bulwark Of the state, being a
matter Of great regret to the nation, a
suggestion has been advanced to main
tain the family name by adopting an
heir. But. this being contrary TO the
will Of the general. If was decided that
the family should cease. The property
of the late count and countess has al
ready been distributed among the rela'
tives and old acquaintances as remen-
brances. The disposition Of the resi-
dence at ShinZakamachi. AkasaEa.
where the count and countess died
will be settled after the liftieth DAYS
service for the ilIustrious dead is held
at the hOuSe.-Japan Times.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-12-04
DESTROYING MONEY

Paper money is nothing but prom
Use to pay so much coin. If you de-
stroy a five dollar note, for instance,
you simply release the government or
the bank which issued the note from
the payment of the s. in gold which
the note called for. OF course. there
fore. you are not punishable in any
manner for destroying the note if it is
your own. There is no penalty for mu-
tilating gold or silver coin If you keep
it in your own possession. but as you
have thereby destroyed a considerable
part of its value you must not try to
pass it at par after the mutilation
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-12-04
Ancient Tipping.

Tipping is an exaction of no recent
growth Describing life at the court OF
King Henry ii. Of England. Peter OF
Blois complains of the importantly of
the medieval marshals, whose annoy
ances continue until they get some
thing from YOU and are most ungratefui
when they have-nay. open enemies
unless your hand is continuously M
your pocket" while the "outer porters
hoods. and if you are an honest HHd
religious man. but have given them
nothing the day before, they will KEEP
you an unreasonable time standing IL
the rain and Iuire"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-12-04
REGULATING Price of Books.

The price of books was once a ma,
ter for legislation in England. AG a.
Of 1884. which seems never to hav,
been repealed. provides that any con
plant regarding. the price of booi.,
should be considered by the lord cha
berlain. the lord treasurer and ll2
justices or any two of these" aud tia
those dignitaries should have pow,
and authority 10 reform and redreS:
the enhancing of the prices of prinie'
books and to limit tbe prices Of The
books and the offenders should los,
and forfeit for every book by thea
sold whereof the price be enhaiice
the sum of IS Gd"-LondOn Mail
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-12-04
GORGEOUS CH0RISTERS.
Boy Singers of the Private Chapel In
ST James Palace.

There are ter boys in London who
every Sunday and on state occasions
wear suits of clothes that in each in
stance cost something like $500. The
lads thus extensively and brilliantly
attired are the choristers belonging to
the kings private chapel in st. James
palace. When arrayed in their state
suits they are truly gorgeous sight
Scarlet cloth is the foundation of
this costume. Bands of royal purple
between rows of heavy gold lace aIe
the adornments. Old lace ruffies are
worn at the neck and wrists: These
ruffies are so valuable and so difficult
to replace that they are worn only Oh
the most special occasions, At other
times white. lawn bands take their
place. The boys must take great care
Of their suits, which must endure three
years. The ''undress" suits are re-
placed every eight months.
This choir is one of the historical in
stitutions of Great Britain, and many
of it's Old time customs, including the
dress of the boys, are retained to this
day. The choir has numbered among
its singers such distinguished musicians
as Sir Arthur Sullivan, Edward Lloyd.
Sir John GOss and DR.. E. ]. Hopkins
1t is the right of the head boy to de
mand a guinea as "spur money" fr0,n
any officer entering the chapel wearing
spurs. 1t is safd that when Arthur Sui
Ivan was head boy the Duke of Wei
lington would always come spurred to
the chapel. in order that he might have
the pleasure Of paying the forfeit to his
favorite chorister-Harper's Weekly.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-12-04
Natural Spectacles.

Many birds are provided witt,
natural spectacies. a transparent mem
brane called the third eyeIid. Thu
third eyelid when not in use lies fottlc.
in the inner corner of the eye. TIVE
muscles work it. spreading it over
the cornea or folding it up again much
more cleverly than a man can put 'ou
or take off his spectacles. But for il
third eyelid the eagle could not look
at the sun. The specialized bear i'e
longs of Chile. It's Eatin. name b
Ursus ornatus. 1t is black and around
rs cy9S pale rings are drawn whsv'
have exactly.th appearance of a pain
of goggles.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-12-04
THE COUNTRY BANKER.
His Standing In and His Grip Upon
His Own Cornnunitv


His Own Community.
The first public convenience a new
commodity wants is bank Outlines
it comes before the church or a news
paper; but, as a rule. it follows both
1t is hard to beat the editor and the
preacher.
If the influence exercised by the
bankers OF our great cities constitutes
a menace to the pablo welfare. what
shall we say Of the grip that the little
bank holds on it's community? The so
called country banker" to succeed
must be eminent for all the qualities
that make up a truly good man. USn
ally he Is Il church member and often
a Sunday school teacher. H is con
suited by politicians regarding the local
government, and the candidate who
has his appreciation Is envied. for ne y
usually the winner. TO the country
banker are confided the troubles. do
nestle as we'll as financial, Of all who
have access to him. And everybody
seeks to have access
The banker is first to subscribe to
every good cause. He is the com
munity's adviser as to Investments ana
the arbitrator Of it's business contru
versies His word is as good as his
bond, and to his credit it must be
added that with rare exceptions. i
deserves to be- He asks few favors,
and these are always granted. He is
the center of the social life of his vi
entity. His voice is that Of authority
He is loved. respected, admired and
feared The banker is man of in
tegrity The slightest cloud on him or
on his bank will settle them both In
this matter he stands with the preach
er. So, from selfish considerations, il
from no other. the banker must ne de-
serving of the trust -repOSed in him
by his fellow citizens.
Who wouldn't be the country bank
er?-LeSlie's
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-12-04
NO CASTE AT OXFORD.
Dukes Son and Cooks Son Share
Alike In Sports and Studies

Alike In sports and Studies.
Actually there is no university or col
lege in America at which distinctions
of birth or wealth count for less than
they do at Oxford. There was once a
time when there existed class of gen
tlemen commoners''-John Ruskin.'
believe. was one of them-wlo enjoyed
special privileges and exemptions.
But that popularity has long since
been swept away. Not only are the re-
quirements for graduation identical for
all corners. but the social life within
each college of the university is open
on equal terms to every one on the roll
Dukes son" and cooks son" share
alike lin sports and studies, and it is
personal qualities alone that determine
the position an undergraduate holds
among his contemporaries.
The late f. w. Walker. for many
years so successful as high master of
st. Paul's school. was once interviewed
by the rather snobbish mother of an
intended pupil. "Of course" she said.
.'you' are very particular about the par
ents of the boys you admit to your
school" Not at all, madam" was his
reply. ''As long as your son behaves de
Gently and attends to his work we shall
not ask any questions about his par
.ents.'
The head of any college ut Oxford or
Cambridge might have given a similar
answer.-London Cor. New York Post
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-12-04
GLASS is PECULIAR.
IL Has . Number of Curious and cen-
Trajectory Qualities,


Glass is, one of the most interesting
as well as one Of the most peculiar
things in the world 1t has curious and
contradictory qualities. and many as,
tonishing phenomena are connected
with it. Brittle and breakable as it is.
in elasticity.
If two glass. balls are made to Strike
each other at a given force the recoil.
by virtue Of their elasticity, will be
nearly equal to their original impetus.
Connected with its brittleness are some
very singular facts.
Take a hollow sphere with hole and
stop the hole with the finger, so as to
prevent the external and internal air
from communicating, and the sphere
will fly TO pieces by the mere heat of
the hand. Vessels made of glass that
have been suddenly cooled possess the
curious property of being able to re
sist hard blows given to them from
without, but will be instantly shivered
by q small particle of flint dropped into
their cavities. This property seems Ia
depend upon the comparative thickness
of the bottom; the thicker the bottom
is the more certainty of breakage 10y
this experiment Some of these vessels.
1t is stated, have resisted the stroke of
a mallet given with sufficient force Ia
drive a nail into wood. and heavy bod
les, such as iron. bits of wood, jasper.
stone, etc, have been cast into them
from q height of two or three feet with
out any effect. yet fragment of flint
not larger than pea dropped from Il
height of three inches has made the..
dV
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-12-04
Shores and the Man.

my grandfather snored. my father
snored. my mother snored. and / have
always snOred. Edward never snores.
He is no son of mine" These few
lines in the will Of Edward Arthur
Bentinck Monckton, Baron Hethering-
ton, have thrown a huge estate into
the probate court of England and ques-
ton the legitimacy of the succeeding
heir. The late baron's nephew claims
succession to the estates under the
will and will also lay claim to the peer
age. The man who for years has been
accepted as the lawful son of the OH
lord has entered caveat. alleging thar
the will is prlma facie proof of hi
father's insanity. The case is attrac
ing national interest