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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-28
COYOTE DOG is
PRISONER IN JAZZ
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against the offender. A consultation
of the city ordinance failed to assist
him in the solution and finally he
determined to label him as might
lodger" and liberate him in the morn
ing with a warning against again ap-
pearing on the streets without a
chaperon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-28
About Jackets.

The fashionable jacket for the av-
erage figure measures exactly twen-
ty-two inches in length. The only
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-28

which will sell or trade for residence
in Pendleton. j. G. FINNEY.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19

ter's second term in the White House. 1t was in
1879 that Mr.. Morton conceived the idea OF this
unique holiday and he forth with introduced be-
fore the Nebraska State Board Of Agriculture, Of
which he was a MEMBER, q resolution setting
apart April 10 OF that year as tree planting day.
The legislature finally adopted the resolution
as proposed by Mr.. Morton, although some OF
his colleagues thought that Sylvan Day" would
be a better title for the newlycreated festival.
and there is a portion of the public that inclines
to this belief today. The new scheme proved an
emphatic success and more than one million
trees were planted throughout Nebraska on that
first Arbor Day. Not only were the children Of
the public schools interested from the outset, but
individuals and local societies of various kinds
participated. This was due in part, no doubt, to
the fact that the Nebraska State Board of Agri-
culture, which created the holiday, offered a prize
Of one hundred dollars to the agricultural society
of that county which planted properly the largest
number Of trees, and provided a farm library
and a purse of twenty-five dollars for the person
who planted the largest number Of trees.
The next year Arbor Day was observed through
out Nebraska with increasing enthusiasm and In
1874 the governor, by official proclamation, desig'
mated the second Wednesday Of April as Arbor
Day for Nebraska. In 1885. when the legislature
Of the state formally designated Arbor Day as a
holiday the date was changed to April %. II Ne
braska can be taken as an example, the influence
OF Arbor Day Is certainly most beneficial and the
only pity is that other states could not have
placed the holiday on their official calendars as
early as did Nebraska. Statistics show that In
a period of sixteen years following the date on
which Farmer Morton secured the adoption OF
the Arbor Day project a total Of three hundred
and fifty million trees and vines were planted In
Nebraska as the direct outcome of this move
ment.
The first states to follow the example OF Ne
braska in adopting Arbor Day were Michigan and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
e eG1IN O. L021ls SUsR1zzEJ

the Importance OF trees to us as a nation. The
American people have suddenly awakened to the
fact that not only is the lumber supply of the
country being exhausted at a dangerously rapid
rate, with no prospect OF replenishing, but, worse
yet, the wanton waste OF our forests has a sequel
In climatic changes that may mean hardship for
many citizens OF the republic. Indeed, some ex-
perts go so far as to attribute to this cause the
terrific heat OF last summer and the approx.
mately exceptional cold Of the past winter.
Tree Day would be quite as appropriate a
name as Arbor Day for the spring holiday and a
notable feature of its observance in the average
community consists In the planting of trees and
shrubs along roadsides and in other suitable
places. In some instances the work devolves, by
decree of time,honored custom, upon magistrates,
local officials or philosophical citizens, but for
the most part 1t is in the hands of the teachers
and pupils of public and private schools. 1t Is
not too much to say that Arbor Day, like sew
eral other of the spring festivals, is primarily u
young peoples holiday.
For all that most communities observe Arbor
Day In April, the fact remains that It is a NOV.
able festival. and there are some sections Of the
country where, owing to the climate, 1t Is desir-
able to have the tree planting exercises at some
other time OF year. In a majority OF our states
the date for Arbor Day Is either selected by the
state legislature or by the governor OF the state
acting under legislative authority. Usually, sI.
perintendents of schools supplement the guberna.
torial procIamations on the subject Of Arbor Day
by the issuance of open letters bearing upon the
aim and object of the holiday and with due ref.
erence to the lessons it teaches.
The state OF Nebraska gets credit for original,
ing Arbor Day, for 1t was the pioneer in what
has become a national movement. The indivld.
ual who was the original author Of the scheme
was none other than Mr., ], Sterling Morton. who
afterward became Secretary of Agriculture In the
Cabinet OF President Cleveland during the lat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
Last Year 5,462 More Children We're
Born in First City Of the U. S.
Than During the Preced-
Ing Twelve Months.

New York,-You, Mr.. Bachelor, and
you, Miss Sunragette, don't snlf and
turn up your noses at the babies
heaven bless them, Tho time has at
last arrived when babies are In fash
ion again among the fashionable. Just
read here what DR.. W. II. Guilfoy,
head OF the department Of records at
New York's health department. has to
say.
The birth rate in New York Is
gradually going up. Since 1898 1t has
risen about 3 per cent.
Last year there were born In New
York City Just 1852 babies, an in.
crease Of 5,462 over the year before.
Now, had the rate not Increased since
1895, when the greater city was first
inaugurated, there would have been
$4,000 fewer babies born than actually
were, Pretty good record for pleasure
loving New York;
And It takes only half an eye to see
for yourself the meaning OF DR.. Gull
toys statistics, There are babies In
lunches, here, there and everywhere,
all over the big city. The east side
has its share. but so has the west side
and the central districts Of the town.
where wealth and fashion dwell In
luxury.
There used to be n ~threadbare story
about there being no babies to speak
Of along 9Th avenue. and much was
made out Of the talk that the rich were
not doing their duty by society or the
community. All OF which was largely
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
AoLUZHEW GHAH W2E
eENWN

Minnesota, which took action In 1876. Thereafg
there followed a steady procession of other stata
the legislatures of which became converts to ts
popular idea. In 1887 the movement took root
in Canada, the Educational Department Of On
tario setting apart a day on which the trustees o.
every rural school and incorporated village were
desired to plant shade trees and make flower
beds. Oddly enough, the State of New York did
not fall fnto line in this movement until the year
1888, but when the state legislature did take p
the matter 1t enacted very explicit Legislation
prescribing for exercises in the public schools
tending to encourage the planting, protection and
preservation Of trees and shrubs.
Thus far only one foreign country has adopted
the American holiday known as Arber Das@
nation that has paid us this compliment MG
tatjon Is Spaip. but In the land of the Dons W
festival is known as FIESTA del Arbol, meanhs
the Fete of the Tree. The Spanish holiday va
inaugurated in 1896 and is celebrated earlier un
In this ~country-namely, on March %. On w
first Tree Day in Spain the young King Aliono
with the queen regent and the ladies OF the cot
proceeded to grounds situated near the village d
.Hortazela, some two miles distant from Madra
Here the king planted a pine sapling and Two
thousand children selected from the schools d
Madrid, Immediately followed his example. Thea
gold medals commemorative of the event add
duly inscribed with the date were Distribute
among the youthful tree planters. Although only
Spain has actually copied the Yankee customs q
Arbor Day, several other countries, notaoI
France, Great Britain, Japan and New Zealand
have holidays that are very similar to our tree
planting festival.
1t Is probable that very few Of the children woo
plant trees or assist in planting trees on ArOH
Day realize that the United States government
maintains a big institution the primary purpcs
of which is not merely to encourage but actuall
to carry on tree planting. This establishment
for the employees Of which every day In the yea
is Arbor Day, is known as the Division OF SNVf
culture and is a branch OF the U. S. Forest serV
ice. In the average year Uncle Sans ofbcla
tree planters set out upwards Of half a million
trees, most Of them located in the national 1917
ests. Moreover, not only does Uncle Sam man
tain his own nurseries as a source of supply nf
his perpetual tree planting campaign, but he a%
aids private owners who desire to set out trees
on their property. Finally, Uncle Sam Is cn
Quoting valuable experiments in nursery opera
lions and planting work in cooperation with nin'
different universities and state agricultural e.
pertinent stations. The object OF these experf
ments is to ascertain what species are best adaF
ed to different regions and to improve metncc
of planting and cultivation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
BABIES ARE IN FASHION

tommyrot. The real reason was-and
is-that New York's most distinguish
ed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS trade has not
crept in-is given ver TO the man
sions Of middle agSd and elderly peo-
pie whose children are all grown up.
But walk yer to the eastward a
bit In the side streets from 9Th to Sd
avenue and see the babies and the
baby carriages there. You can get a
mighty good idea Of how fast the ba.
6ies are coming to the well to do.
These side streets are inhabited by the
grownup sons and daughters Of the rich
and socially prominent.
Remember, these are not the babies
OF apartment house people. but the
children OF those who live in brown.
stone houses-not yet In the mansions
OF their fathers and mothers which
they stand to inherit. And the moth
ers OF these shiny.faced infants are
the young matrons of society, Just as
the fathers of them belong to all the
best clubs In the city.
Why, the only way n clubman can
get his son into the exclusive Knicker.
booker club, where the initiation ia
5000 and the dues 500 a year. is to
put him up as soon as he is born,
and the waiting list OF the club Is to-
day filed with the names Of baby
boys, One proud father. who lives in
a house with forty rooms, has three
babies on the list Just waiting till they
are 81.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
AIMS At JAIL GOODS
Congress Passes Bill That May
UpToOt Convict Labor.
Measure II Enacted by Senate Prob
ably Would Mark Beginning Of
the End Of Long Struggle Be-
tween States and Unions.

Observation-Disclosures unnoticed the
house has passed a bill which may
mark the beginning Of the end of a
struggle which organized labor has
been making for over a hundred years
against convict made goods, writes
the Washington correspondent Of the
New York Evening Post. This bill.
which was introduced by Representa-
tlye Booher Of Missouri, provides, In
effect. that all goods manu-
featured wholly or In part by convict
labor, or in any prison or reiorma
tory, transported into any state -. .
shall. upon arrival and delivery In
such state. be subject to the opera
ton and effect of the laws OF such
state and shall not be exempt
therefrom by reason Of being intro
duced in original packages or other
wise"
Should this pass both houses" said
Julian Leavltt, author Of recent mag
azIne articles on the prisons OF the
United States, 1T would root out the
contract system from all the state
prisons in a few years"
The bill has a long and, to labor,
discouraging history. 1t was original
ly framed by the industrial commits
sion OF 1900. 1t has been pushed by
the labor people ever since, but with
little progress until the present con
grees. Recently, however, II has had
the support not only of the labor PEG
pie. but also OF employers Of free Ia
Dor in several states who, as the re-
port of the house committee on labor
afRrhs, unite IN affirming that when
any conyict-made product Is placed
in competition with the product OF
free labor the market becomes de-
moralized, even a small sale affecting
prices far out Of proportion to the
amount Of the sale. Every state OBJ
jects TO being made the market for
conyict-made goods produced In 9TH
or states"
It appears that half the states In
the union have abolished the con
tract system In their prisons, while
the other half retain 1t In n form or
another. The abolition states, how
ever. have merely become the dump
Ing ground for the convict-made goods
OF other states, so that working wom-
en- of New York, for example. still
must meet convict competition from
Maryland. Kentucky, Missouri and so
on, although New York herself drove
out the contract system In 1894 The
bill simply aims to subject convict
made goods to the laws Of the partic-
ular state into which they are I'm
ported.
The manufacturers" said Repre-
sentative Hensley of Missouri, in re-
porting the bill to the house, look
upon the competition of prison-made
goods from other states as a special
grievance.
Organized labor, 1t Is understood,
as well as some Of the manufacturing
interests Of the country. are combin.
ing their efforts to urge upon the sem
ate the necessity for the passage Of
this bill. II Ia now in the keeping
OF the senate committee on judiciary.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
r.rlsoners Also played Plano and Took
Bath; Three desperate"
Boys,

Nav York.-Tho police OF Patter.
aon, n. j.. say Albert and Perry Vree'
land and William Paron. from 10 to Is
wears. are desperate burglars, Near,
" a dozen complaints are lodged
against the youthful prisoners. Plum
der worth more than $1,000 has 10 far
geen recovered.
Robert McCrow. superintendent OF
West Side park, In the police court
At Paterson identified Hilbert Vree'
land as the youth who held him up In
,n the park several weeks ago and
forced him to a buck an diving
dance.
The boy was also charged with
having entered the home OF james
Eastwood, 81 Twenty-third avenue. He
robbed 1t. ate the pot-pie Mrs. East.
wood had left cooking in the oven.
pla,td the piano. and took a beth dur.
,os Lis stay in the residence.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
Jumping on It's Back, John Jordan,
Aided by Servants, Landed
the Monster.

Palm Beach, Fa-John Jordan OF
3uFalO, a guest OF william j, Corners,
lis oruther-in.law was attacked while
bathing by one Of the largest turtles
yer seen here, and for 10 minutes was
threatened by severe bodily Injury. II
.pt death by drowning He escaped
Nth bites on his arms and legs A tur-
10 has not been known before to at
Sck a man in these waters.
Mr.. Jordan entered the water alone
n 'front.' Of the Corners cottage and
Ras swimming about 200 feet from
lh0re when the turtle rose under him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
HUGE TURTLE FIGHTS BATTLE

1t Immediately struck him and he
Jumped on its back. The turtle swan
for deep water and then Owed. unseat.
ing Mr. Jordan. Coming TO the surface
1t again struck at him viciously, TN.
able to swim away, Jordan figured his
safety lay in clinglng to the turtles
back, and using his feet as a rudder,
and holding to the fippers he steer
ed 1t towards shore.
Miss Alice Corners, seeing his plight
from the piazza, summoned two Jap
anese servants, who rushed with a
clothesline. Forming a moose they got
II over the turtles head after a strug-
gle, IN which both we're bitten. The
turtle measured Ave feet and a half.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
GROUND HOG IN LONG TRIP
Animal with WanderIust to Come by
Way Of Chicago on Journey
Around World.

Salt Lake City THE w]onderlust OF
l small ground hog, which entered
salt Lake recently on the brake beam
Of a Western Pacific passenger train,
Is to be grati1cd Ivy a trip around the
world, Western Pacific railroad men,
who adopted the animal, have pre-.
pared a crate plastcred with directions
~ 10 his care and n resume Of his
travels, which will carry him east
aver the Rio Grande to Denver and
thence to Kansas City, Chicago, New
York. Washington and Boston, across
the ocean aud around the world as a
special guest OF transportation men,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
SAIL ON DOORS IN TORNADO
Couple at Newton, Miss, Hav. a
Strange Experience In a High
Wind.

Newton, Miss-When a destructive
tornado passed neal here J. B. Trus.
sell. a storekeeper, and his wife tried
to keep the store doors closed by hold.
Ing the knob and propping them.
selves against It, The terrific wind
wrecked the building and Mr.. and
Mrs. russell went sailing on the
doors several hundred feet. Mrs.
Trussell landed in a ditch and was
slightly iniure
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19

months, each OF twenty-eight days,
which would leave one extra day in
the year, and this he beautifully plans
as a free day for every one-free
from interest charges on money, the
necessity Of work. the wage scale, etc.
Then each month would commence on
Sunday, and the first, eighth, fifteenth
and twenty-second days Of each month
would be Sundays. President Hadley
of Yale Is quoted as saying that the
month Of four weeks will come az a
commercial necessity" The adjust.
ment to the change would be very
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19

gush, were remarkable even IN I'D
boyhood here in Peoria.
"As a boy | was rather a gusna
myself once went to a matinee Wv
Hibben. The play was n oil pap'
"a sentimental piece-and In the sv
ond act began to blubber. MISS ~
han spoke beautifully her silly, seI
timental lines, and big tears no7s'
one after another, from my eyes
why, you're crying whispers
Hibben.
We'll said l, In a play as sac \
this | amt ashamed to show a@
tie feeling
Feeling Hibben looked AZ ~
wet and teary cheeks, oh, he saw.
feeling is all right. but you dont nsV
to wash your face in it,"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
FUNERAL IS ROUTED BY FIRE
Hundred Year.Oid Descendant OF
Betsy Ross Buried az Goes
Landing.

Huntington, ". Va-While funeral
teryices over the remains Of Mrs,
edith A Floyd, granddaughter Of
Betsy Ross. the maker Of the fret
American flag. were in progress at
Goes Landing, the Methodist Episco-
pal church in which they were held
look fire. The building was burned 10
the ground.
Mrs. Floyd. whose funeral was be
ing held. was past one hundred years
old. She wal the granddaughter Of
the maker Of the original Stars and
Stripes. and her husband, Ffnlay
Floyd. who died forty years ago, was
a grandson Of me Floyds who signed
the Declaration Of independence
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
Fair American Would Not "Stand for"
TIme.Honored Custom OF House
Of Lords.

AT his wife's behest. a travel-stain-
ed American whom | met In London
wrote innumerable letters and made
six different trips to the American
embassy to secure a ticket admitting
them to the House OF Lords" said the
traveller. Even when backed up by
an embassy, gaining admission to the
House Of Lords is no trivial perform
ance. Through historic halls and lob
bies and up s~taircases guarded by
policemen the applicant makes his
hating progress until the door OF the
lords is reached, where he sits cool
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
Hurt Her Womanly Dignity

ing his heels for another ten minutes
while the seal-bedecked doorkeeper
without and the Black Rod within
debate the genuineness OF his creden-
tials, After an interval which strain
ed the Americans patience to the
breaking point they were ushered In
to the august chamber, where the
woman was given a seat In a little
back pew on the main floor. while the
man was accorded the privilege OF
standing behind her. Once inside the
hall, the mans political instinct as
serted itself. and he became deeply
interested in the debate. but. to his
dismay, his wife got up after about
Ave minutes and said:
Come on. | can't stand this
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
HIGH SCHOOL IN COUNTRY
institution Is Dedicated on the Plains
OF Western kansas-Has Mod.
ern Equipment.

Topeka, KAMA rural high school
on the plains far from town or village
yet with all the modern equipment OF
a city high school, has Just been dedt
Gated In Harper county In western
Kansas by E T. Fairchild. state 81.
perfntendent of public instruction. who
returned here.
The building stands upon a nye-acre
plot where space is laid out for demon.
stration classes in agriculture. It has
an auditorium with a seating capacity
% 800 1t il proposed tina. the nav
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19

"Wonderingly he followed her in
to the lobby. What on earth is the
matter?' he asked.
Natter she said. Just look at
those men They've got their hats
on. You don't suppose l am going to
stay any place where men keep their
hats on In my presence, do you! I've
never been used to It at home. and /
shan't get used to 1t here
with n regretful look backward
at the noble earl who then held the
floor, the man said, Very WELL and
humbly accompanied her home"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
Wants a Rational Calendar

change In T.. Give US back our elev-
en- days!" cried the mob when the
Gregorian calendar was introduced
into Great Britain. From the days Of
Julius Caesar to our own he has been
a bold reformer indeed who would
suggest changes in the disorderly pro-
cession OF months. Now enters Moses
b. Cotsworth Of Victoria, B. c.. with a
proposal for a rational calendar. He
would divide the year into thirteen
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
British columbia Mar Boldly asserts
That He Can improve on the
Present One.

The calendar and the hours OF the
day seem to most OF us almost IKE
part of the natural. and immutaoie
order Of things, and however mucn
trouble the present indefensible sys'
tenn caused. men have felt that 1t was
rash-almost i~mnions--to suggest u
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19

small compared to that neceslta''s
when standard time was introduvss
on transcontinental railways. ~
Cotsworth has literature to distripu'T,
poking fun at the present system
he wins, school children neeo
longer learn Thirty days hath osr
tember."-Medicel Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19

school serve also as a civic and social
center for the township. Lecture
courses and political and literary
meetings will be held there for the
benefit of farmers and families who
ind little leisure to drive miles to
town.
Yhe building contains domestic
science and manual training labora-
tories aud fully equipped gym.
nasium.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
BURGLAR ATE HER POTPIE

The police say the trio entered the
residence of Miss Marion d. Gall on
Preakness avenue recently and stole
several valuable pictures. All the
boys are graduates OF the reform
school,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19
Bath Of SentlmentaLltY.

or John Grier Hibben. the new pres
ident Of Princeton, a Peoria man said
the other day: "Hibben had a keen
intellect. Hence I'm not surprised at
his success. Why, his fine, strong
mind, his hatred Of sentimentality and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19

A SCORE or more of welkno@n society women Of New York gathered in
"A the home Of Mrs Henry J.. Burnett aud piled their needles with a vim,
turning out pretty spring bonnets. which were to be distributed among one
hundred and eight little maids Of the Sunday kindergarten association,
who by good behavior, have won each a prize of an Easter hat. The hats
made by the women were judged by n maj millner and prizes for the best
style and workmanship we're awarded in the form Of orders for portraits
TO be painted by ak well known artists The photograph shows Miss
Yvouue Stemmler ton left and Miss Helen Rich.