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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25
DRIFTED ABOUT SEA
ON COCOANUT TREE
Its Fruit Furnished Food for Boy
Two Days i'm Hurricane.


New York, Dec. 25.-"Theres a
tree adrift to head off the port bow.
l believe there's a human body in
it,"
In the track of the West Indian
hurricane while the steamer Foxton
Hall was passing debris of the storm
60 miles off the Jamaican coast, the
vessels first officer made this re-
mark, and so sure was he of it that
he sent lifeboat to the tree. Half
an hour later the boat crew was lift
ing a half unconscious pickaninny
from its branches.
The lad called himself Willie
Gee" He was a beach comber at
Port Antonio When the hurricane
came he sought refuge in a deserted
hut, but with it he was blown to sea.
He swan to the cocoanut tree where
he drank milk from it's nuts and fl
nally, exhausted, fell asleep in Its
branches. He believed he floated for
two days.
The little fellow is now on board
the Foxton Hall, which is discharg-
ing its cargo in Brooklyn, but on
Christmas day will leave to take him
back among the beach combers
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25
TOLSTOI DIVINELY Y ~ .24zz
iaa1 INSPIRED, HE SAID

have chance of being seen to advan-
tage. g tr
They are most effective when no
large tablecloth, but only lace and
linen mats are used on a beautiful
polished table White candles, un-
shaded or with white or pale pink
shades, should be used with them.
The fortunate chatelaine who pos
cesses Canton china is now searching
for candlesticks of the same ware and
shades painted in water color with de-
signs 10 match the china.
The prospective bride, instead Of
having set after set of silver candle
sticks, will be delighter to receive
carved ivory ones instead This hint,
of course, is only for wealthy friends.
for ivory candlesticks are not cheap.
Shades should be made for them of
thin Oriental silk.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25
AMERICA FAR BEHIND
IN MILITARY AVIATION
France Leads. With United states
seventh in Appropriation
For E'lyin&

Washington, Dec. 25.-The United
States, home of the first heavier-than-
air machine, is far behind other ma
tions in military aviation, This is
the assertion of Captain Washington
l.. Chambers U. S. n, chief of the
Navy's aviation corps, an expert who
is devoting his entire time to the sci
ence. He says:
France leads the world in aviation
and all that she does is worth doing,
A short time ago. in response to an
inquiry by the Minister of War, more
than 5000 officers signified their de-
sire to learn aerial navigation. Ger.
many leads in aero stations, and is
making great progress in aviation
also. r. m
! France has eight dirgibles, Ger
many so. The number of aeroplane!
actually possessed by each is rapid,
increasing, but France probably will
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25
GENERAL INVESTIGATION
OF WATERWAYS CONTROL

Washington Dec. 25.-That Cor
poration Commissioners Conant's re-
port on Interstate waterways traffic
Will result in an extension of the
Shaughnessy resolution, now before
the house urging a congressional in
vestigation into the New York New
Haven & Hartford railroad to include
general investigation of railroad
control of waterways, is the expecta-
ton here.
The democrats probably demanded
legislation tending to remedy present
conditions where railroad and steam
ship combines have destroyed compe-
tition 1t is asserted that the rail-
roads now control 80 per cent of the
private canals of the country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25

possess about $50 before the end Of
the year, the ultimate aim being to
have 1000 as soon as requisite num-
ber of pilots can be taught to use
them.
'It is significant of German fore
sighat that one OF the first steps un.
dertaken when It was decided to con-
struct large aeroplane fleet, was to
found an aeroplane laboratory. This
Is at Gottingen, where the best
known course of instruction in aero
nautics is ably conducted by Profess
sor Prandtl." ATrU T.
France leads in total appropriations
with s6.40O,OOO to date and a popu.
lar subscription of 100000. Ger
many is second with total appropri-
alton Of $1,OO0,O 900 and a popular sub
scription Of $750,0OO Next comes
Russia, Great Britain. Italy, Japan
and then the United States.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25
AUTO USED IN WINTER
ON TRAIL To DAWSON
Yukon Governor Makes Ride of 800
Miles i'm Good Time With Ease.

hh'S III NOOu lime With Ease.
Seattle, Dec. 25.-The first auto
mobile trip over the winter trail be-
tween Dawson, the metropolis of the
klondike, and White Horse. at the
head of navigation on the Yukon riv-
er was completed Saturday night by
Governor George Black, of Yukon
territory, and Chester A. Thomas,
kiondike manager for the Guggen-
helms, according to a dispatch re-
celVed from Dawson today The
journey of $50 miles was made in a
five-passenger touring car in So
hours and so minutes actual running
time. The lapsed time was three
days, IL hours and 90 minutes.
The temperature during the trip
ranged from Is degrees below zero to
30 above. Governor Black said the
ride demonstrated the possibility Of
maintaining automobile stage service
between Dawson and White Horse
during the closed season on the Yu-
kon river
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25

Paris.-One of the most striking
sentences in the diary Of the late
Count Leo Tolstoi (Which is printed
in the Journal des Debats as his hith.
erto unpublished testament and which
was replaced by brief formal will,
dated July q, 1910, by which he left
all his literary property to his dau-
ghter Alexandra) reads:
IF the people of the world wish to
read my writings. let them dwell up
on those passages where / know the
divine power has spoken through me
and let them profit from them
Throughout their lives"
Written in 1895.
The diary is printed on the author
ity of Count Sergius Tolstoi 1t was
written by his father under date of
March 81, 1895.
Count Leo Tolstoi asked that all re-
frain from saying good of him after
/ his death.
After referring to hiself as the in
terpreter of divine power, he said 81
have had moments when felt my.
self to be the medium for the ex-
preston of the divine will. l have
sometimes been so impure and so sub
Ject to personal passions that the light
of this truth has been obscured by
my own obscurity, but, despite all. |
have served at the times as the in
termediary for this truth and those
have been the happiest moments of
my life. May God will that, passing
| through me, these truths have not
been sullied and may mankind find
in them its pasture. 1t is only in that
that my writings have Importance"
Count Leo Tolstoi begins by saying
that If he does not make another this
shall be his testaent. He tnen re
quests to be buried where he dies
if in city in the least expensive cof-
fin, and in the least expensive Gem
etery 'as the poor are buried" He
continues:
Let there be no flowers, no wreaths
no discourse and, if possible, let the
funeral take place without priests and
without liturgy; but if that is disa-
greeable to those who bury me, then
let me be Inferred with the liturgy,
oiiiS "S SiHhpls anu CHedpiy dS pos
sible"
After asking that no announcement
of his death appear in the newspa-
pers and that no obituary be printed,
Tolstoi writes at length concerning the
disposition of his works.
Referring to his unpublished writ
iEgs, he describes that only those be
printed which will "be useful to man
kind"
He asks his heirs to abandon to the
public the right to publish his for
mer works-that is, to renounce the
authors rights.
After giving instructions relative to
the classification of his papers by his
wife and daughters, he orders his
diaries to be destroyed when what is
worth preserving has been extracted
from them. This applies particularly
to the journals he kept when a bach
elor, when, he says, he led the usual
miserable life of young men without
principle. Then he adds: after all,
let my diaries remain as they are 1t
may be seen from them that despite
the platitude and misery of my youth
God did not abandon me and that as
l grew older learned, however little
it was, to understand and to love
Him"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25
CATTLE STOLEN FROM
YAKIMA FEEDING GROUNDS

North Yakima, Wash. Dec. 25-
cattle thieves have been busy on the
valley feeding grounds of late. A
good many ranchers claim to have
iost stock, some of the cattle being
unmistakably slaughtered not far
from the point where they were driv-
en- away. SO serious has been the
damage, it is understood, that ranch
ers are subscribing money for hiring
men to ride herd in the district and
Keep an eye out for rustlers. In some
cases as high as IS head have been
found missing from one herd
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25
Drives Off a Terror.

The chief eXecuuone, OF death in
the winter and spring months is
pneumonia. Its advance agents are
colds and grip. In any attack by one
Of these malad.es no time should be
lost in taking the best medicine OBJ
tainable to drive it off. Countless
thousands have found this to be DR..
Kings New Discovery. My hus-
band believes 1t has kept him from
having pneumonia three or -four
times" writes Mrs, George w. Place
Rawsonville. Vt, "and for coughs
colds and Group we have never found
its equal. Guaranteed for all bron'
chial affections. Price so cents and
81. .0OT Trial bottle free at Koeppens.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25
SURPRISE SANTA GETS
i.. COMPLETE THRASHlNG
Loses His Beard Coming DOW"
Chimney and Is Mistaken Tor u
Rurnlar

Burglar.
Buffalo, y. Y, Dec. 25.-Tom Coyle
is a good sailor but he had no luck
in his imitation of Santa Claus. For
a shipmate. Mike Feeney, he agreed
to play the part and by dropping
down the chimney of an old farm
house on the Hamburg turnpike he
proposed to surprise Feeney's only
brother and effect a reconclllauoh
between fhe boys as they had been
estranged for years.
1t was a big old-fashioned chimney
and the agile Coyle dropped down
with ease, but at the bottom 1t had
been papered over, as it was out OF
use. He popped through the paper
like a circus clown, bringing with
him a shower of bricks and SCOT
He had lost his Santa Claus whls-
kers. forgotten the speech he was to
make and was naturally mistaken for
burglar. He was badly beaten by
Feeney's brother, but the latter al
lowed him to escape with his life.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25
Washing Stockings.

Colored stockings especially those of
delicately tinted silk, require careful
washing.
Prepare lather, using pure white
soap and soft warm water. A little
salt added will keep the color from
fading. Rub the stockings gently with
the hands, and when perfectly clean
rinse through several waters. Wiring
as dry as possible. then wrap in a
cloth and wrin gagain. Hang in the
air and dry quickly.
Press on the wrong side with
warm iron. This preserves the soft
sheen Of new stockings.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25
ALDERMEN WILL SPEAK
BEFORE BOSTON CLUBS

Salem, Ore, Dec. 25.-The State Su-
perintedent OF Public Instruction ac-
cepted an invitation extended to him
to deliver series of addresses be-
fore clubs in Boston on March 2 and
3. The organizations before which
he will speak are the Twentieth Cen
tury Club, the Boston City Club and
the Ford Hall Club.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25
The Latest Candlestick

The newest candlesticks are of iri-
descent glass, and their effect Is
charmingly festive, though they are
not so dignified as the handsome,
well-cared-for silver ones of tradition.
Sometimes these glass candlesticks
have shades of deeper tinted glass al
also% go @ ~8 es1e % ~
Dresden candlesticks that have long
been treasured for their -rainty beauty
alone are also being brought out into
faction by some smart hostesses. Now
that we no longer crowd our tables
with flowers. these precious thing;
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25
OREGON BANKS AFTER
POSTAL SAVINGS BONDS

Washington, Dec. 25,-Postmaster
General Hitchcock reports that 39
repositories in oregon have applied
for $15,0S0 postal savings bonds.
The applications in Portland are
for $S740 worth of bonds; Astoria,
$1,000; Bandon. $4,000, and Grants
Pass, Roseburg, Corvallis, Sumpter,
Mount Angel and Jefferson, $500
each. Last July the Oregon deposi-
tories took postal savings bonds to
the amount of S546O.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25
UNWRITTEN LAW PLEA
SAVES WOMAN SLAYER

Paris. Dec. 25.-Mme. Bloch, who
shot and killed Mrs. Bridgeman, an
American, in the latters apartments
several months ago because she be
leved Mrs. Bridgeman had stolen
Bloch's love, was acquitted here of
the charge of murder. Attorneys
representa- Nine. Bloch pleaded the
"unwritten law"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25
PRESIDENTS GIFTS
ARE DISTRIBUTED

Washington, Dec. 25.-President
Taft's Christmas Turkeys were dis
tributed to white house employees yes
terday Helen and Robert were the
only members of the family here
Charles is with the president. Helen
gives Christmas dance at the White
House on Friday night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25
PORTLAND AVIATOR
FLIES IN DARKNESS

thritofferson. Carrying -Four Search
lights, Scars Over san Francisco.
san Francisco. Dec 25.-Silas
ChristhofieIson la a hydroaeropIane
carrying four automobile searchlights
fIew over San Francisco Sunday
night He was in the air 80 minutes.
and though his machine searched the
sky with its highpower lights, few
persons saw him. He rose from the
bay at Harbor View and returned
there for a landing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-25
DreSSnnakino

Will do all kinds of dressmaking, in
Guiding evening gowns. Call at 5o2
Water street. or phone Red 2052.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17

so that this room can be used as
guest room. In addition, there are two
bed rooms, each with large closet, con-
nected with bath room. Each apart
ment has a large trunk room, linen
room and soiled clothes closet. The
kitchen, pantry and store room are out
side lighted, no dark or inside rooms
being in the building. The living room
and library open on a porch inclosed
with glass, which can be used either as
sleeping porch, sitting porch or con-
servatory. The bath rooms are fitted
up with tile floors and wainscot, and
Motifs porcelain fixtures. The kitchen
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17

and pantry are fitted up with presses
and have cork floors. The living room,
library and dining room have hardwood
floors, and the library has large fire.
place. The apartments are separated
by brick and hollow tile walls and con-
crete fire slabs, so that no noise what
ever can communicate from one apart
ment to another.
All windows are glazed with plate
glass Exterior is finished with white
vitrified brick and tile roof
w T. Downing is architect for the
building. The Industrial Engineering
Company is the contractor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17

Mr. Bushes Man or woman: Aren't
you on a sharp lookout for competent help
Of all kinds? You know that it is good
business policy TO get live wires with you.
Let us cali your attention to the "S,tua-
lions Wanted columns Of The Georgian
Here Is where YOU have a chance to select
the best Help that can he mad on the mar.
ket These people that advertise can
furnish YOU the best OF references, SO.
from now on read the Situation Wanted
columns ~ The Georgia ana got the help
that will be Of the most service TO ysu.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17

Above is illustrated a new apart
ment house now being completed for
r. V. Connerat at the northwest corner
of West Peachtree street and Peachtree
place.
This building represents the very
highest type of fireproof construction,
being constructed of reinforced con-
crete, hollow tile, brick and stone
There are six apartments in the
building, each apartment containing a
large living room, with dining room and
library connected with the same, so
that all three can be thrown together.
The library also has very large closet,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17
Real Estate For Sale.
SHARP { BozIST0N
ANSLEY PARK.

ON SOUTH PRADO. we
have one of the biggest
bargains on the north side.
This is a furnace-heated,
siX-room cottage, on a big,
nice lot; house has stone
front, immense front porch,
large rooms, with combina-
ton fixtures; also has SER
wants room in basement.
The number is 33 SOUTH
PRADO, and we can make
terms and price on this that
will make it very interest
ing to any one who is in the
market for a GOOD HOME.
Let us show you the place
and tell you about the price.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17
WEST END.

234 OAK STREET-A dandy cot
tage of six rooms, on great
big lot, with side drive; lot is al
ready. divided into back yard and
garden spot, and the house is in
good shape. OWNER WANTS
TO SELL. and will make terms
that will sell it. See us at once
about this.
LOOK AT 1872 LUCILLE AND
MAKE US AN OFFER.
MUST BE SOLD AT ONCE.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17
900 ACRES

SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. $50 acres in
cultivation, Of which 200 acres is fine
bottom land, makes one bale of cotton
TO the acre; 6-room residence and ten
tenant houses Owner must sell. and
viii make special price. if sold at
once, including all stock, implements,
MACHINERY and feedstuff on the nIaca
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17
1860 ACRES.

MIDDLE Georgia plantation. | am in
position to give you a bargain in this
place, If you will act promptly. Owing
TO the circumstances owner is obliged
TO sell and is willing to sacrifice the
price If he can make a quick deal 1t
will be to your interest to investigate,
II YOU are in the market for land The
price will be less than 500 per acre.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17
al ACRES

NOT one acre of waste land on the
entire place lies level and the cult
waited land Is under wire fence; on main
public. road; convenient to churches
and schools. For quick sale, owner will
take $3.50 per acre
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17
VALUABLE REAL
FOR SALE.

FOUR store rooms as follows One brick
S0X6O, one wooden store room 20x60 joins
the brick, one store room 20X40 and one
25x40 The brick is covered with tin and
the wooden buildings are covered with
tirst-Class rubberOid, all newly painted and
thoroughly finished both in and outside.
A tiled sidewalk Sx100 feet in front of
said property and a nice awning over the
sidewalk 100 feet long, and il is conceded
to be equal to if not the best business
property in the town
Has never stood vacant a day and is
occupied by good white tenants This is
a proposition worth investigating. Title
distracted, and am prepared to make war
rantee deed.
One four-acre tract lying within the cor
porate limits. Good pasture, running
water bermuda grass and about 80 fruit
trees three years old
ALSO my beautiful Groom residence, sit
uated on Fourth street and Third ave-
nue. just 200 yards from the depot.
This Is one of the lOveliest homes in
Colbert, surrounded by a beautiful oak
grove The lot is 100000, tiron fence in
front of the house and, the entire lot is
inCoSed with a nice wire fence.
The house is built Of first class material
and finished throughout; five hreplaces
with CRATES and tiled hearths; oak man
ties plastered walls, large broad porch,
splendid well at end of back porch 80
feet deep and walled with brick to the
floor.
New Acetylene gas lighting system has
been installed, every room lighted; If
necessary would cut this plant out. but for
light it is indispensable. FOrty-tive nice
fruit trees three years old
Good smoke house, wood house two
poultry houses, good garden, barn, stalls
buggy house and sheds. --
COL BERT. GA. is a growing town Of 400
population, situated on the main line Of
the Seaboard Air Line Railway. eleven
miles east of Athens, Ga, in Madison
county, six miles from the county site.
Good territory, good roads, new school
building, two churches, bank, cotton
warehouse and about a dozen business
Elevation above sea level, 915 feet
Terms. half cash. balance twelve months,
with 8 per cent interest. Better see me
quick and inspect the property.
r. M. ROSS,
Colbert, Ga.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17
Lofts For Rent.
THURMAN, BLACK & CALHOUN
BUILDING
LOFTS
2OS-S EMPIR E BUILDING,

1877 CENTRAL AVENUE-second floor:
$500 square feet; mill constructed, eIe-
vator; heat; electricity Dirt cheap for
about " square foot. Fine for light
manufacturing
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17
$40 ACRES

- MILES north Of Atlanta. one mile
OF depot. main public road running
through the place, Groom residence,
three good tenant houses, barns and
other outbuildings; improvements cost
more money than you can buy the
place for. which is $25 per acre. cash.
If you are in the market for a farm.
don't overlook this. Owner has good
reason for sacrificing.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17

Trains marked thus Ca run daily, ex-
cept Sunday.
Other trains run daily Central time
City Ticket Office, No / Peschlree St
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17
Railroad Schedule.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

premier CARRIER OF THE SOUTH"
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
PASSENGER TRAINS, ATLANTA
The following schedule figures are pub
lished only as information, and are not
guaranteed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17
EUCLID AVENUE HOME.

ON THIS beautiful street in lnman Park have
bungalow with all modern cOnvennces large elevated
for $4,000 very easy This beautiful
and stylish little home
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17
MANGUM STREET.
Corner Magnolia Street.

THIS LOT fronts 1873 feet on Mangum
street, beginning just little beyond
Blocks factory and running up to Mag
noIla street, on which it fronts so feet
has five dwellings and good store. TO
tai rental, $50. Price, $500. This is d
fine investment property; only three
blocks from the Terminal station
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incorporated
Real Estate, Renting and Loans.
10 So,1tb RrooJ Straat

BOULEVARD DE KALB
HERE Groom bungalow large lot with all
except for So 1850 of 800 cash per month
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17

WEST MITCHELL STREET Fine light
loft 50 by 30 Third floor Cheap at
$50 Good FOR manufacturing
y TO Loan on Real Estate.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-17
GOOD HOME, FINE LOT.

GOOD HOME, FINE LOT.
IN PRETTY section of West End have good cottage
fine level lot S5x200 for 1915 This ideal
lot with all kinds of bearing fruit and city
Reasonable terms