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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-18

Manager Bradley of the La Grande
Pippins in desperation has wired to
the Union association for four new
men. Judging from the recent games
no one will be inclined to criticise his
action.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-18
. DIAMOND DUST II

Garrett and Leonard will probably
be opposed again today
These homeruns by the wrong
team are getting monotonous.
The ladies were out in force and
they will come back often.
Nadeau cut Strand out of his third
hit by a fast bit of fielding in the
eighth.
Childers, the new Walla Walla
third baseman made his bow by MAX
ing bad peg to first on the firsc
chance given him.
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
WOMAN ON FLOOR
Of LOWER HOUSE
SETS PRECEDENT
Daughter of Congressman
Advises" Father During
Debate on Bill.

When the bill providing for the ex-
tension of the eight-hour workday law
came up I'm the House yesterday, Con-
gressmen and visitors were afforded a
diversion that no one of the present
generation has ever before witnessd-a
woman onsthe floor of the House while
that body was in session. She Is Miss
Agnes Wilson. daughter of Congress-
man Wilson of Pennsylvania. There Is
a report among some of the older people
at the Capitol that Dolly Madison
achieved this distinction during the
Presidency of her husband. But no one
is certain that this report is correct,
while many are sure that 1t Is not true,
and Miss Wilson is among those who
are loath to believe 1t. At any rate,
80 far as any one knows, Miss Wilson
is the first woman who occupied that
position.
Miss Wilson is clerk of the House
Committee on Labor, of which her
great deal of interest in the eight-hour
law, and is familiar with every detail.
So while the debate was In progress,
Congressman Wilson frequently advised
case, and her ready answers gave the
impression that she was entirely Ia
miliar with the subject.
The bill advocated by Miss Wilson
and ner 1atner passed. II eNtenus tne
eight-hour law to all persons In the
employ of the Government on the i'm
provement of rivers and harbors.
The bill follows upon a recent de-
cision of the Supreme Court that the
eight-h hour law OF 1892, which provides
such a workday for certain classes
of Government employees does not apply
to these laborers. 1t Is intended to
overcome the effect of this decision.
II didn't know ! was attracting sc
much attention." said Miss Wilson to.
day. "and was amused at the belief
some people have held that / was 'ad-
vising' my father" But she did not at.
tempt to conceal the fact that she is
lust little proud of her record.
Miss Wilson laughed at suggestion
that she was probably getting herself
prepared to occupy seat In Congress
when the suffragists get control ir
PENNSYLVANIA. mo, indeed she
laughed, nothing like that
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
SCIENTIST HONORED
AT CLUB LUNCHEON
Father Jose Algue Guest for
Whom Prof. Willis Moore
Entertains.

Father Jose Algue, Society of Jesus,
and Director of the Philippine Wealth
er Service, was honor guest at lunch
con rendered to him by Prof. Willis
Moore, of the United States Weather
Bureau. at the Cosmos Club today.
About thirty Washington scientists
and meteorologists attended to honor
Father Algue in recognition Of his dis
tinguished service in the Philippines
and his scientific achievements in the
realms Of meteorology.
The following were present: Rey. Jose
Msstser sersiee Prof Willis Moors,
chief of the United States Weather
Bureau; Hon. Manuel l.. Quezon, resi-
dent commissioner of the Philippines;
the Rev George A. Dougherty, vice
rector of the Catholic University; the
Rev. Francis A. Tondorf, of George
town University; Col. Frank Mcintyre.
fairs; Capt. Joseph l.. Jayne, u. S. N.
superintendent of the Naval Observa-
tory; Prof. Otto H. Tittmann, superin-
tendent fthe Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey; DIR. Beverly T. Galloway, chief of
the Bureau of Plant Industry; the Rev.
DR.. samul w. stratton. director of the
Bureau of Standards. and the follow
Ing named officials of the Weather
bureau: Henry e. williams, assistant
chief; Daniel ]. Carroll, chief clerk
Profs. Cleveland Able, William ].
Humphreys, Charles F. Marvin, and
Herbert H; kimbaiii MeSsrs; EsI,oI Edward T.
Day, C. Fitzhugh Talman, Edgar B.
Calvert, John P. Church, Robert Sey-
both. and Theodore T. Moore, and DR..
oliver L. Fassig.
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
RAILWAY BODY TO
ADOPT RULES TO
PREVENT M|SHAPS
Stringent Regulations Will
Be Ordered At Meet
ing Today.

Stringent regulations will be adopted
by the District Electric Railway Com
mission at a meeting this afternoon In
the hope of preventing such street car
accidents at crossings as brought about
the death Friday two weeks ago of
John Michael Caspar and the serious
injury of Herbert williams and John a.
Bergman.
The District Electric Commission Is
expected to report to the Interstate
Commerce Commission a revision of
present regulations regarding movement
of cars at crossings with the view of
minimizing chances of collision OF cars
The recommendations probably will in
clude the stationing of hagmen at in
tersections where traffic is heavy. The
junction where the accident in ques-
tion occurred, Ninth and L. streets is
regarded as certain to be one OF these
where flagmen will be required.
Action by the District Electric Com
mission today Is in line with the sug-
gestion made by the coroner's fury in
Its verdict over the body of Caspar,
who was passenger on a Washington
Railway and Electric Company car ram
med by Capital Traction Company car,
The closing words OF the verdict were:
I'VE respectfully refer to the street
! railway commission for its remedial
action the necessity for regulation TO
cident."
Secretary Eddy, OF the District COM
mission, attended the inquest, and his
| notes together with the stenographic
report Of the testimony have been used
by the Commissioners in formulating
their proposed new regulations.
These regulations, II is understood,
VIII touch upon the question o. passen-
gers riding on the running boards, but
the matter Of enforcing that rule ia
! really up to the courts and law Officers
| OF the District, in the opinion OF the
District Electric Commission. Four OF
the test cases to be tried in Police
Court next Tuesday are for violations OF
| this order.
The collision of the cars. rather than
the fact that Caspar was riding on the
| running board at the time of the col
| lision Is regarded by the commission
as the important fact to be considered
and remedied. II possible. by new regu-
| lations.
| A big batch of complaints OF service
/ will also be before the meeting Of the
commission this afternoon, these com.
plants Of service. including traffic con.
| ditions of all sorts. Lack Of cars and
overcrowding is alleged In many ol
these complaints, while others deal with
4 insanitary conditions In cars.
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
MOWERY, ACCUSED
OF SW|NDL|NG, IN
COLORADO PRISON
Police Left Without Clue
When Alibi Is Estab-
lished for Suspect.

T. ]. Mowery, alias Murray. Is not
The swindler who defrauded the real
estate firm of Boss & Phelps out OF
$500 by means Of a worthless draft.
Mowery was in the Colorado State pris-
on at Canyon. City at the time the draft
swindle was worked; is still In prison
and will remain there until 1917.
This Information, contained I'm dis
patch received at headquarters last
evening from the warden OF the prison,
came as a big surprise to the police
who were preparing to send out cir
culars requesting the arrest OF Mowery.
photographs of the convict now in the
Colorado prison had been identified by
members of the realty firm and em-
pioyes OF the bank where the check
was cashed as those OF the swindler.
Without tangible clue on which to
work, the detectives are now in the
same portion az when they started til.
search for the swindler. The man
work IL identical with that OF Mowery
now in the penitentiary, and his appear.
ance so closely resembled the prisone,
that the police were confident up II
last evening that II was Mowery who
was the man.
A story printed In a morning news
paper that the swindler stayed In Alex.
andria until last Sunday Is given nc
credence by the. police. They say the
man was too clever a crook to remain
IN the immediate vicinity of Washing.
ton. .-....
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
OUTING AT
CHESAPEAKE BEACH
PROVES A SUCCESS
Fully Thirty-fve Hundred
Attend and Great In
terest Shown.

The Eagles excursion at Chesapeake
Beach yesterday was one of the most
successful the organization has ever
held, more than $500 being present.
The results in the athletic games fol-
low:
Fifty-yard race for boys under six
teen--Carl L. Bluner, first; Daniel Hal
ton, second.
Fifty-yard race for girls under six
teen years-Lulu, Dowrick, first; Helen
Royal, second.
Twenty -five-yard race for ladies'
Ethel Simmons. first; Elsie Dyer. sec
ond.
Three-legged race for boys-J. f.
Hines and Walter Fry, first.
Fifty-yard fat mems race, over 20
pounds--Mike weissmiller. first: F. Sui
livan. second.
Twenty -fve-yard race for ladies oveI
$50 pounds-Mrs. r. McClennan, first
Mrs NJ Hirsch, second.
Fifty-yard race for members of Wash
ington Aerie-Mike Weissmiller, first; r
Sullivan, second.
Prizes were awarded to the winners
of the various events. A prize walt;
was also held for amateurs and profes
sionals. The amateur waltz was wor
by Patrick O'Donoghue and Miss Lo
retta Richards, and the professional
event by Joseph F. O'Neal and Mrs
r. B. Rupert. The couples were
awarded gold medals.
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
WOMAN SLAYER IN
FRANCE PRESENTS .
PUZZLE TO COURT
Sympathy Likely Will Be
With Mrs. CASTOR Bloch,
Who Slew Rival.

PARIS, Aug. 1.-The case Of Mrs.
CASTOR Bloch, who shot and killed Mrs.
James e. Bridgman. formerly Miss Min
ME Bernard, of Milwaukee, because
she believed the latter had alienated her
husbands affections, promised today to
prove puzzle for the French courts.
Between two men an affair Of the kind
would have been easy to settle-on the
field of honor-and the courts would
never have heard of 1t officially, be-
cause, though dueling il illegal, the
police would have winked at It even II
one of the combatants had been killed,
as an established custom.
French judges do not recognize the
unwfitten law, however, as an excuse
for an informal homicide. and wronged
husband who took matters into his own
hands, as Mrs. Bloch did, would suffer
for 1t, no matter how great his provo
cation. II is recognized that a woman's
case is different.
There have been duels between wom-
en-, but they are not the custom. AS all
Paris sees 1t. man would be ascoward,
who, laughed at by a rival for his wife's
ton. Mrs. Bloch had no such recog-
nized recourse. and the popular view
Is that. she ought not to be blamed
for acting on what Paris inclines to
tnlnk was ner only alternatlVe-ln-
stantly killing the woman who had
ridiculed her sufferings.
Between public sympathy, which per-
haps has more weight with the courts
here than in any other civilized coun-
try, and the plain letter of the law.
the Judge and jury who try Mrs. Bloch
probably will have difficult time Of II.
Bridgman, an Englishman employed
by an American insurance company, re-
fused again today to discuss the case.
He was suing for q divorce
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
JOB ON CONDITION
HE WEDS; HE GETS IT
Alvin C. Whitney Quickly Com
plies With Unusual Request
of Bureau Chief.

Not daunted by the requirement Of the
Bureau of Fisheries that he must be
married before he could qualify as q
teacher on the Pribilov islands, Off the
Alaskan coast, Alvin c. Whitney. Of
Groton, Mass, wired a proposal to an
old sweetheart of his last Saturday and
was accepted without delay. She was
Miss Elsie ]. Gibson. of Burlington,
VT, and CHE came to Washington, wds
married 20 Whitney, and received his
commission as a school teacher last
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney Immediately
left for their honeymoon on the Pribiloy
islands. The marriage settled a prob
lem which had been battling DR.. Barton
W. Ecermann. chief of the division of
Alaska fisheries. for weeks. He made
O canvass of all the young married
folks he knew. but all declined the
positions with thanks.
Through Miss Zenalda Merriam.
daughter of DR., c. Hart Merriam, to
whom DR.. Evermann had confided his
blight, the offer of the position was
rendered 10 Mr. Whitney. provided he
could find a wife in the meantime. He
did SO without delay.
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
SKIN SMARTING
BURNING ITCHING
When Scratched PimpIes or Welts
Would Rise. Humor on Ankle,
Legs, and All Over Body. Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment Cured.

Centrevfile, Miss.--"My skin began
smarting. burning and itching. and a. soon
~ would touch IL the smarting would run
over mo almost like electricity. Then
would have to scratch or IL seemed as II
I would faint II did not. When I would
scratch pimples or almost welts would rise.
Tho humor commenced about my ankle and
on my legs. and all over my body. Such
. time had then scratchingl / saw where
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment were
cure for what was called eczema or itch.
I wrote for samples at once. when I
received tbcm was no couldn't rest nor
sleep good nights sleep. 1 used them
by directions and got some more Cuticurs
Soap and Ointment. There were signs Of
pimples where would scratch. but when
I used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
It took all the scars away. II took less
than q week to cure me-" (Signed) NJ. T.
Holmes. Feb. 3. 1912.
For pimpIes and blackheads the following
is q most effective and economical treatment
Gently smear the affected parts with Cuticura
Ointment. on the end 81 the finger. but do not
rub. Wash of the Cuticura Ointment In i've
minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water
and continue bathing for some minutes This
treatment Is best on rising and retiring. At
other times use Cuticura Soap freely for the
toilet and bath, to assist In preventing infam-
nation irritation and cioggins Of the pores.
Cvticura Soap and Ointment are sold
throughout the world. Liberal sample Of
each mailed FREQ. with APP. Skin Book. Ad-
dress postcard "Cuticura. Dept. T. Boston. -
STender-faced mon should use Cuticurs
Soap Shaving Stick. 25c. Sample free.
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
Mt. Rainier Officials to
Be Cited for Contempt

Sheriff A. B. Suit, of Prince George
county, probably will serve contempt
papers on the mayor and four town
councilmen of Mt. Rainier. Md, tomor-
row. at the direction of the circuit court
now sitting at Upper Marlboro.
The contempt proceedings grew out
of the registration confusion at Mt.
Rainier. The town councilmen, at a
special meeting Tuesday night, re-
scinded their 're-registration order, and
decided to hold the special recall
election on Saturday, so as to come
within the forty-day limit set by the
court.
This action did not eliminate the con-
tempt proceedings started previous to
the meeting, however, according to for
mer Mayor Robert +. Joyce, who de-
clares he has no intention Of letting
the case drop
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
Local Man Promoted.

Robert T. Small. assistant chief and
news editor of the Washington bureau
of the Associated Press, has been pro-
NOTED to the position of superintendent
Of the Southern division, with head
start South on his return from Chicago,
where he will have charge of the Asso-
ciated Press men at the convention of
the National Progressive party. Mr..
Small began his newspaper work in the
city to which he Is now sent.
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
Col. Winter Honored
By German Government

The first man upon whom has been
conferred the gold medal of the War
rior Union Of the Sixteenth Army Corps
OF Germany. composed of veterans of
the Franco Prussian war, Is Col M. A.
Winter. of this city.
The decoration, It is stated, was given
as a token of the friendship existing
between Germany and America. The
object Of the union is 10 encourage Ger
mans to serve their enlistment In the
German army, instead of emigrating to
the United States.
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
Missing for Ten Years,
Man Admits Identity

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-Clyde NJ. Sims.
who disappeared from Charlotte. Ga,
ten years ago, and whose wife sued in
Louisville for 5000 insurance under the
impression that he was dead, was found
here yesterday. He admitted his iden-
tity and said he had gone under the
name of c. Z. Van Wormer.
Sims declared he had left his home
because of a family disgrace. His wife
was in a detectives office when Sims
was brought in. They greeted each
other coolly. Sims expressed the hope
his wife would take him back.
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
Makes Special Trips.

The steamer st. Johns, docking at
the Seventh street wharf, will here
after make special weekend trips to
Colonial Beach. The boat will leave
Washington at 2:So Saturday afternoon
and 8 o'clock Sunday morning. Salt
water bathing, fishing. and Grabbing,
dancing. boating, and other amuse-
ments are available for visitors. The
round trip Is so cents, good for one day.
An extended ticket, good until Septem-
Der 3 Is sold for IL
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
See Below for Other Friday Bargains Housekeepers Paradise

This Basement Floor Coupon
and fourteen 90 cents entities
bearer to one 25c Colonial
Glass Berry Set, Friday only.
Aug. 2, 1912.
The Washington times., 1912-08-01
Prisoner Killed.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. LIN a battle
in the count yjail here today following
an outbreak on the part of the prison.
ers, one prisoner was killed.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-11-29
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1912,
Mound Bayou Oil Min.

In the little town of Mound Bayou,
Bolivar County, Mississippi, there
was launched on Monday of this week
an enterprise that promises great
things for the Negroes Of that state
and of the South in general. For
some time the citizens of Mound
Bayou have been struggling to com
plete an oil mill, and the realization
of the completion of the same was
the happy conclusion that was wit
messed by thousands who gathered in
that little hamlet on the 25th of this
month.
This enterprise should receive the
encouragement of all, irrespective of
race. The Negro should be a pro.
sducer as well as a consumer. He has
proven that he can learn the profes.
ssions and that he can conduct banks
successfully and it is an encouraging
sign to see the leading men of the
race launching out along other lines
We hope for this project great sue
cess. There is no reason why this
mill should not succeed. Situated az
it is in the cotton bed of Mississippi
and in a town populated exclusively
by Negroes, it is hard to conceive O
other than success. Let us hop
that those who are at the head o
this enterprise will conduct it alonI
strict business lines. That they viii
strive to make it better and bigge
with time. That they will realiz
that the beginning is easy, but tina
the continuance means incessant tot
and strict attention to business.
If this mill succeeds it will be Ell
enlargement to Negroes elsewhere t
establish like enterprises along var
Gus other lines of business. 1t will mea
that the young men and women VIII
are graduating every year from on
schools will feel that there is some
thing to strive for in life. 1t wi
serve as an impetus to young me
to prepare themselves to do business
and not only the citizens of Noun
Bayou, but the whole Negro race wi
be strengthened or weakened in pr
portion as this project succeeds {
fails.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-11-29
A NEeRo,s COMPLAINT.

j. w. Cornwall writes to the New
York World that he is educated, a
good bookkeeper and skilled steno.
grapher, but can't get no work in
New York because he is a Negro. He
adds that there are hundreds of 9TH
ers like him, who are walking the.
streets of the metropolis and get no
employment in the work they desire,
This being the truth, the North has
no right to lecture the South about
race prejudice and the color line. The
incident proves that most of the talk
that kind from that section is in
slncere.
1t is a pathetic fact that this let
ter to the World points out, consid-
cred in one light, but it means that
the Negroes will have to learn to de.
pend on themselves. There are over
ten million Negroes in America
over a hundred thousand in New York
City. Why are there not Negroes in
business who employ bookkeepers
and st%enographers? If the race has
sufficient enterprise and business
acumen it can build its own institu
tons and own civilization.
There is no use In arguing agains'
race prejudice, or race %antagonism
1t can't be abolished by law or an!
other way. 1t is as immutable as tn,
leopard's spots or the Ethiopian
skin. It is a stubborn fact that tn,
Negro must learn and accommodate,
himself to. He is is going to be
newer of wood and drawer of waite
If he depends entirely on the whit
man for employment, but nothing dc
bars him from building a business an,
industrial world of his own. ,Othe
people in the past history of tn
world more oppressed and equally e'
Guided have found it possible to b
thrifty in trade.
No greater truth was ever spoke
than the above from the NashvIll
Banner Of November 26, 1912. Con
; ment can add nothing, so we copy tn
! same in toto that our readers ma
see the hand writing on the wall.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-11-29

be hoped that nothing will turn the
attention of the lawmakers from those
things that go for the development Of
the state and the welfare of her citi.
zens.
Tennessee stands on the threshold
of an era of prosperity that cannot be
excelled. That prosperity can be
fostered or hlndered by this Assem-
bly,. Our natural resources are un-
developed. Thousands of our people
are Indifferent to the farm. Especial
ly is this true of many Of our Negro
citizens. The General Assembly
would act wisely II It would take some
steps to encourage the Negro farmer.
He can be made a useful citizen with
a little encouragement. He has
reached the point where he feels that
in Tennessee he has an equal chance
to make the best of life. This feel.
ing Of contentment should be en-.
Outraged rather than discouraged, and
every aid that can should be given to
the Negro farmers of Tennessee.
The school facilities also should re-
,ceive attention. There are many com
munities in this state where the
school facilities are far below the
standard. Especially is this true Of
the Negro country schools. There
should be in every county a first
class high school, and in every one
of these schools the rudimentary ell
ements of agriculture should be
taught. In fact, in every primary
school the spirit of getting out OF
the soil its greatest yield should be
inculcated in the minds of the young
We are hoping that these matters
will receive much consideration at
the hands of this Assembly. There
are some things that should be held
above political scheming and party
bargaining, and the things we have
mentioned above are very important
among many others. Let us hope
that the prosperity and good viii
that have prevailed throughout the
state may continue for the good of al
concerned.