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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17

land is cut up into squares surround
ed by dikes After the young plant
has attained a height of 12 to IA
inches, the areas are flooded to a
depth of to inches and kept wet
until the growth is mature, usually
the first week in September. The
water is then drawn off and the
ground left to dry for ten days SC
that it may support the threshing ma
chimes.
The rice is hulled and polished
when it is ready for market About
II per cent of the output is pure rice
The balance runs into by-products
such as cracked bran and rice. The
stalks are used for stock food. 1t is
said that the growers are selling the
pure rice for two cents pound, f
o. b. Biggs.
AT Richvale, the Richvale Land
company has built 3s miles of ditch
and is constructing rs miles more
The company owns see acres and in.
dividuals 800 acres. For the mex
season almost double the present acre
age will be under cultivation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
Profitable Police Court Day.

|. T. Crowner. bartender at the
Office saloon. was this morning fin
ed $25 in police court for violation
of ordinance No. 62S which prohibits
saloons to remain open after II o.
clock on week nights. He was ar
rested by Night Officer Scheer last
night while serving patrons ten min
utes after the prescribed closing time.
Jack Brady contributed ten dollars
on drunk charge which was ag-
gravated by the fact that he carried
a six shooter" at the time of his
arrest. Five dollars more were paid
into the treasury by John Barnes
who was intoxicated when picked W
by the police. Willie Akin, who was
taken out of the oregon theater last
evening dudring the boxing bout foI
disorderly conduct pleaded not gull
ty and is standing trial this after
noon. His case was made worse by
the resistance which he offered t.
Officer Russell, that policeman being
compelled to use his might stick In
order to quell his bellicose spirit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
Echo of Mabel Warner Case.

An echo of the famous Mabel War
ner case was had when an order
from Judge Knowles of La Grande,
acting for Judge Phelps, was filed
overruling the demurrer filed by the
defendants in the case of Cynthit
Brophy ct al. VS. Mabel Warner S. T.
Warner and George Ness and requir-
ing them to file an answer to the am
ended complaint within ten days. This
case involves the ownership of the
crop on the disputed land harvested
during its occupation by Mrs. Warner
and her husband
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17

William Hale, well known local
dealer in paints. is the possessor OF
an odd jewel by reason of his fond
ness for oysters, while eating some or
the nutritious bivalves the other day,
his teeth encountered a hard object
which proved to be pearl, but very
unusual one. 1t is hollow and shows
a little black eye on It's surface The
explanation offered by Royal M. Saw
telle. who had 1t mounted, and the
jewellers who did the work IL to the
effect that pearls are former by the
waste matter sloughed off from a
sore on the oyster. In this particular
case, they believe the black substance
Is the remains Of some insect which
attacked the oyster. causing 1t to
form a pear about 1t. The Jewel has
been mounted on a gold pin and will
form a unique adornment for Mr..
Hale's neckwear.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
RICE PROFITABLE.
FIRST CROP IN CALIFORNIA
DEMONSTRATES POSSIBILITIES
Popular Food Can BE Grown Sue
cessfulIy in California and on the
Pacific COaSt-15OO Acres Yield
5000 Younds TO the Acre-Import-
ant Product TO West.

That rice can be grown successful
Iy, on commercial scale, in Califor-
mia and on the Pacific coast has been
demonstrated by the first crop now
being harvested near Richvale in the
Sacramento valley. From officials Of
the Southern Pacific company. it is
learned that the 1900 acres planted
early this spring are yielding 5000
pouRds per acre, or $3.50 tons for the
district. This crop is a new one for
California and adds an important pro-
duct to the already long agricultural
list of the west,
The black adobe soil of the valley,
under irrigation. has been found very
favorable for the culture of variety
of Japanese rice known as Watar-
bune.
The seed is planted in March. The
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
Buzukos to Meet All Corners.

Peter Buzukos, prominent Greek
welterweight wrestler. is in the city
and will be an attraction at the
Grand theater on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday of next week, accord
ing to an announcement made at the
smoker at the Oregon last evening
He will post $25 forfeit which may
be drawn down by any wrestler ir
the locality who stays with him foi
fifteen minutes. Noregard, the Ne.
vada wrestler, announces that he viii
accept the challenge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
Real Estate Transactions.

Frederick c. Forbes and wife OF
Portland, to Geore w. Clyarke, 1855
acres lying in section "a, twp. 3, n. r
SO; T. w. Jones and wife to d. A.
Pinkerton, lots l and 2 of block s.
Columbia Heights addition to Milton
for $2S00; Peter H. Wilson to ID. A.
PinkertOn lot Is of block 5. same ad-
dition to same town; Fred Lockley and
wife of Portland to w. w. Harrah
and wife. lots 2, 3, 4 and 5, block 219
Reservation addition to Pendleton
consideration $3.50.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
Local Boy Mayor of Helix

When the new year arrives, a for
mer local boy Carl Engdahl. will be
the mayor of Helix, having been elect.
ed to that office at the recent cleo
ton held in that town. He defeated
j. $. Norvell, who has held that Of
flee for number of terms. and, in
asmuch as he was chosen at the
first election in which women were
permitted to vote, he is now a strong
advocate of equal suffrage. The
mayor-elecr has been the manager
of the Farmers Union grain agency
at Helix for the past two years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
Student BODY Meeting Friday.

A special meeting of the student
body of the high school will be held
Friday morning at $50 in the present
quarters of the school, according to
an announcement made this after
noon. The students are now taking
their first term examinations and the
student body meeting will be the last
assembly in the old academy build
ing. The purpose of the meeting is
to wind up some business matters
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
Sues to Recover Money.

E. L. Smith, well known local mer-
chant, has commenced suit against
A. E. Ring and Dean Long to collect
500 principal, $11O.S5 interest, al
legged to be due on promissory note
given by the defendants. A 500 at
torney fee is also asked. Judge James
A. Fee is prosecuting the suit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17

Tom Thompson, prominent Pendle-
ton farmer who underwent an oper-
alton Sunday for acute appendicities
and whose condition was very serious
yesterday, is very much improved to-
day, according to DR.. f. E. Boyden,
his physician. His temperature was
normal this morning and his pulse
down to SS which indicated condi-
ton very encouraging to his family
and friends. Peritonitis has as yet
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
Inclimng Theater Floor.

Manager Cooper of the Cosy thea
ter, with an eye toward making his
| playshop more popular, is having the
| floor of his theater inclined so that
| patrons on the back seat will not be
inconvenienced by those in front.
| Commencing with the back row of
seats the floor will be raised three
steps and will incline gradually to-
ward the front for AS feet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
Masons Elect Officers.

At meeting of Pendleton Lodge
No. 2, A. F. & A. NJ. last night the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Isaac Jay, worshipfu
master. William A. Storie, senior
warden, Sylvester A. Newberry. ju.
nior warden, Adam w. Nye, secretary
VIII Moore, treasurer. Charles Miller
tyler, Reuben Alexander and JOSEPH
b. McDill. trustees. The istallatior
of the new officers will occur on De.
cember 23.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
False Alarm Sunday.

Some paper in a soal scuttle at the
Martin Anderson place on south Main
street caught fire Sunday afternoon
and, when the smoke escaped, some
one turned in a fire alarm. All the
damage done was to the roof where
the firemen cut a hole in an endeavor
| to locate the source of the smoke.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
Five Inebriates Arrested.

Five men who consumed too much
bottled wares, had their names en-
rolled upon the police court docket
yesterday morning. Frank Mckay
and Jack Gebhardt, took the custo-
mary jail sentences, while the other
three, Ed Chapman, Alex Herring and
John Jurdles, rendered five dollars
each for the privilege of freedom.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
Weston Girl to Marry.

a marriage license was today issu-
ed to Ross Rodell Kennedy and Miss
Stella O'Harra. Mr.. Kennedy is as
sistant cashier of a bank in Pullman,
Washington. and Miss O'Harra is the
daughter of a prominent Weston
family.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
RcaI Estate Transactions

Henry Miller to Bert Mullins for
$575, lot l, block 2, Halsteads sec
ond addition to Echo; City Realty Co.
to A. w. Gray, for $795, lots and 10
in block 20, lots l and in block SO
and lots u, 13, IA and 10 in block
43 of the original town of Stanfield.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
Newsy Notes
of Pendleton
Girl Dies at County HosnltoI

Girl Dies at County Hospital.
Miss Flora Walker. daughter of
"Bill' Walker of John Day died sun
day at the county hospital where
she had been for a week She was
aged % years at the time of her
death which resulted from a compli-
cation of diseases.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
Secures Judgment.

BY a decree handed down yester-
day by Judge Phelps. the Commercial
Importing Co., is given judgment
against f. E. La Hue for 1914, inter-
est, $50 attorney fees and $10.50
costs. The defendant was held in de-
fault
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
No communion Tomorrow

Owing to the fact that Rev. Charles
Quincy goes to Hood River tomorrow
to attend the fifth conservation cele-
bration of Bishop r. L. Paddock,
bishop of eastern Oregon. no commu-
Mon will be held as at first announ-
ced
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17

not developed and, while the patient
is by no means out of danger. his re-
sponse to the treatment makes his
chances of recovery much better.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-17
XanteI at Once.

The East Oregonian will buy your
old rags. Must be large and clean.
Bring or send them to this office at
your earliest convenience.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-27
CDLL|DES
WITH TUG
ONE MAN is DROWNED. SEVEN
HUNDRED PASSENGERS TRANS.
FERRED TO ANOTHER VESSEL,

CALAIS. Maine. June 27.-onc man
was drowned and seven hundred pas.
sengers were taken from the eXcurs.
ion boat Grand Manan carly today
when the Eoat c0llided with the tug
York, badly damaging the .lull OF the
Manan. The accident occurred in thc
St. Croix river few miles from hero.
Jas McCarcy. captain of the tug, o!
Boston who was in the cabin when
the toat struck went down with his
ship. The Grand MaMan Passengers
were members of the Thistle Athlet.
&c Association and their friends on n
moonlight excursion. There was no
panic among The Grand Maman pas.
sengers and the boat was brought to
her dock in the lower river with Il
great hole in her how The cause oi
the accident Is unknown.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-27
BRYAN CONGRATULATED
DELEGATES GIVE NEBRAsKAN AN
OVATION FOLLOWING coNvEN.
TloN'S ACTION.

BALTIMORE. Md. jane 27:-WiL
liam Jennings Bryan. returning 10 his
hotel last night from the committee on
resolutions, where he had spent the
evening. was given a big dcmonstra
rion by the delegates gathered there
Several OF his friends warmly congrat,
'Ilatcd him on the vote In the conven,
ton o'crturning the unit rule. Mr.
Bryan said:
u was not even in the convention
but ! am very much pleased OF course
over the vote. will not attempt tc
predict what the effect will be on the
npmlnatinv vote tomorrow. The con
vention has taken his stand for the
right principle, for do not believe
any convention has the right 10 over
rule State law"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-27
WILSON MEN
CLAIM VICTORY
THEY PERSIST IN SAYING THAT
THERE Is NO CHANCE FOR ANY
OTHER CANDIDATE.

BALTIMORE. Md. June 27.-The
cool weather and cloudy sky, was re.
sponsible for the early and large at.
tendance present at convention to-day.
delegations were more prompt In TAX
ing their seals with the exception OF
"a few.
Notwithstanding the demonstration
at last nights session given for VII.
sor the general opinion is that Clark
will be the strongest nominee present.
ed 10 the convention. Prominent men
In the Democratic party have thrown
out the tip to watch proceedings for
John W. Kern as likely compromise
candidate.
The convention hall was packed at
lS:25 to-day. The largest crowd thus
Tar In attendance. Wilson followers
are most persistent in declaring that
there Is no chance for any one else.
The subcommittee on the platform
consisting of Bryan and 0'Gorman.
"'t h0Iu az NuIh vi piaHha hlnCe luoN
night and are in the committee room
With Il strong guard OH the outside,
not permitting any one 10 enter. In.
terest Is centered in the presence of
Mrs. Wm. II. Taft who is guest OF
Mrs. Mack.
Harmon's leaders deny tha, Gov.
Harmon will withdraw and say that
he would be in the race to the end.
The minority report of the creden.
iials committee. dealing with the
Sonih Dakota contests submitted It
amd recommended the seating OF the
Wilson delegates in the place of the
Clark men, and placed on the roll by
the committee.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-27
DISCUSSES
SITUATION
EX-SENATOR WELLINGTON CHA.
eRlNEo WITH ACTION AT CHI
cAeo CONVENTION.
(By United rrcssl

CUMBERLAND. Md. July 2T.-
When rormdr Senator George L. Well.
inston, WHO has been confined 10 his
room by serious illness for the past
several weeks. was asked his views
concerning the Republican presidential
nomination he said: 81 am not aware
rha; the Republican party las made
any nomination. By reading the re.
ports OF the convention they show me
t3at the will OF thJ great majority Of
the Republicans was throttled and
their dewauds ignored by the admins
tration time servers End the repadIas.
cd raunrrs who' seized the political
machinery and their tactics flavoring
of MachiavelIi land Dick iTurpin,
robbed the Republican party OF ..the
traits OF victory won at the polls. He
predicted that Roosevelt will be elect
ed by large majority at The polls in
November.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-27
bryan AND O'GORNAN
PREPARE PLATFORM
PEERLESS LEADER TEARS AN.
OTHER CHUNK OF HIDE FROM
THE TAMMANY TlGER-coNsER.
NATIVES ARE oUTeENERALEp.


BALTIMORE. Md, June 27.-Wil.
liam Jennings Bryan tore another
chunk from the hide OF the Tammany
tiger today, when he and Senator
o'Gorman were chosen'to write every
word, OF the entire Democratic party
platform. They began work at II
o'clock, and at o'clock this after.
noon they Will show their anti.boss,
anti.Tammany draft TO the sub.com.
mlttee, and at o'clock tonight have
It adopted by the whole committee. It
Will be presented tomorrow to the
convention. Bryan completely routed
the Murphy.Sullivan-Taggart combine
by strategic moves In the sub-commit
tee, when the If members met at 10
O'clock this morning the mulled over
rough draft planks. then Senator Cul.
herson. OF Texas, suggested that Bryan
and O'Gorman be entrusted with the
composition work of the sub.commit.
tee. 1t went through with a whiz
Eryan and O'Gorman were then told
| 10 get down TO business Immediately.
They did so at once. To-day they are
writing their own ideas, progressive
10 the last degree, Just as they please
Senator o'Gorman is considered al.
most as progressive as Bryan.
The Tammany platform is In the
scrap heap. 1t will be given only duc
consideration by the two platform
composers. Senator Kern. chairman
of the resolution committee was III
and unable TO attend the meeting to.
J day. o'GormaR and Bryan we're the
rulers OF affairs.
The other nine members OF the COM
mittee decided against any other per.
sons being entrusted with the work.
deciding that Bryan and o'Gorman
should be entrusted with the whole
job.
Other members Of the general and
suh.committees wished TO join in the
convention and Bryan and O'Gorman
are left alone TO compose the planks.
Tonight it Is expected that the Bryan
and 0Gorman draft will be accepted
wish little opposition.
1t was 12:43 when Judge Parker
called the convention 10 order. He
directed the officers to get the dele.
gates into their seats, and to clear the
cisles. Judge Parker after. waiting a
full minute. took megaphone and
shouted: "The delegates are in order,
but n very consideration portion of
the audience is not" This mad the
required effect, and ..e then introduced
as the chaplain for the day Rabbi
Adolph Guttmacher, Of Baltimore. As
soon as the prayer ended the minority
report dealing with the South Dakota
contest was read. 1t recommended the
seating OF the Wilson men instead OF
the Clark men seated by the commit.
tee. Delegate Mccormick OF Penn,
sylvania, led the minority members.
Former Gov. MacCorkle OF West Vir,
sinia, led the majority members.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-27
MONSTER CROWD
NILL WITNESS
!. benefit Il CAME
PEOPLE FROM ALL NEARBY
TOWNS WANT TO CONTRIBUTE
SOMETHING.
THOUSANDS ARE COMING
JAMES eRNNlNeER AND CHAR
LES MecLosKEY OFFICIAL
/ UMPiRES.

Three thousand tickets have been
sent out TO be sold for the benefit ball
game to be played at South Side Park
this evening. The game will be call.
ed ut six o'clock.
There has been special effort to
make the crowd record breaker
since all of the funds 80 to Mrs. Hunt
whose husband met violent death
while assisting in the loading OF some
machinery while in the employ OF the
Fatrmo1t Machinery Company. The
company has agreed to double the pro-
ceeds. OF the game by duplicating the
amount taken in. This shows a gen.
erotts and altruistic spirit In the Off
cials Of The, company. The pfpceeds
OF; the game and the contribution of
the company win be Of great aid to
MfsEl Hunt in caring, for her, family.
{ Tho game to be offered the patrons
viii measure up TO the games played
by the teams in the o & P league.
Manager Smith OF the clarksburg az
gregaton says that his players were
never In better condition than they
-taTe snoSt rhe5 5loeSiFtsam viii Consist
OF the best players in and near. the
city. 9o tSSI 7R''
James Gronninger, OF Morgantown
and Charles McCloskey, OF UnIontown,
wilEbesthe uinpires. "''
1 There will be people present from
Clarksburg, Warrington, Pennington,
tFairview hMorgantown, Grafton and
unioutown. All intermediate points
between Glar4isburg and Fairmont will
be represented. The largest number
Will likely.come from the mines near
Chiefton where Rush Miller has taken
the matter in hand and has seen that
electric trains will carry the men to
and from the game.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-27
CONSOLIDATION OFFICIALS
. MAKE ANNUAL Inspection
THEY FIND EXCELLENT coNDl.
TloNs OBTAINING ,THRouHouT
THE COMPANIES INDUSTRIAL
ACTIVITIES.

The annual Inspection OF the plants
OF the Consolidation Coal Company Is
being made by the executive officers
and heads OF departments OF the
company. The Kenhck field and
the FaIrmont field have been Inspected
and everything has been found to be
in first class condition. While the
Kentucky field is a new one the de
velcpment ha4 been carried on in
such an extensive scale that the pro
gress is almost beyond the imagIna
ton OF those that have not kept in
close contact with the work that has
moved onward so rapidly.
The inspecting party came tC
Clarkssburs Inst night and this morn
ing was taken up in visiting the
plants between that city and Falrmont
One OF the interesting places visited
was the new power plant at HMch!n'
son. This Is the largest power plant
in the south.
The officials. the heads Of derart
ments and guests OF the officials ell
joyed an elaborate luncheon at noon
today at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. j
Z. Watson. They will take dinner
this evening at "Falrmoat Parma
Those present at luncheon were:
Jere H. Wheelwr!ght, president oil
the Consolidation Coal Company
George T. Watson. vice president. Van
Lear Black, Fairfax Landstreet oI
Baltimore; F. r. Lyon, manager ol
the Pennsylvania division OF the com
pGny. OF Somerset, Pa; Herman V
Heszc, r...:aEtr OF ;he Maryland di
Y IN =. 1ae company, Frostburg, Nd;
Harry II. Watson manager Of the West
VigsG.a division OF the company; A
Brooks Fleming. Jr., assistant manag
er of the West Virginia division; Ey
erett Drennen. superintendent OF me
chaaicai department; Z. B. Moore
Chief engineer; Frank Haas, consult
ing engineer; C. S. Riggs, superin
tendent Of construction department;
pnlas yInpnd, ,schlef Of coal : in
speetors, G. II. Tarleton, slpeffntend
ent OF mining, Messrs. .Aldred, ant
Smith Of New York and Mr.. Marshal
OF London, guests Of the officials
The inspecting party will go from
here tonight to Somerset where i
will look over the Pennsylyani plants
Tomorrow The party goes to Frostbura
and from there to Baltimore complct
in the tour. 'h W