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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-06
RECEIPTS FOR A LONG IIFW

The late John Bigelow, the patri-
arch of diplomats and authorA and
the no less distinguished physician
and author, Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, were
together. several years ago, at West
Point. DR.. Bigelow was then ninety
two. and Dr. Mitchell eighty.
The conversation turned to the CUB
ject of age. II attribute nv man v
years." said Dr. Bigelow, ito the faet
that I have been most abstemious. I
have eaten sparingly. and have not
used tobacco, and have taken httIs
exercise"
ut Is just the reverse in my ease. -
explained DR. Mitchell 81 have eaten
Just as much as / wished, II I could
get 1t; I have always used tobacco.
immoderately ut times; and I haye
always taken great deal of erer-
else"
With that, Ninety Two Years shook
his head at Eighty Years and said
well, you will never live to be an
old man!"-December Lippincotts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-06
FROM THE PEOPLE
PRAISE FOR PASTOR GRIGsBY.
Fairview Farm, Weston. Ore,
December 5, 1919.

Fairview Farm, Weston, Ore,
December 5, 1919.
Editor East Oregonian:
In your issue OF the Semi Weekly
East Oregonian of December 3, I saw
a sermon from Pastor s. l.. Grigsby
on the subject "A Test of Faith. :"
Kindly allow me to express my high
est appreciation of the same In my
humble opinion that was one of the
most able and best sermons that has
ever appeared in the columns of the
East Oregonian. Such sermons in
complete harmony with Truth (the
word of Cod and in agreement with
sanctified common sense and reason.
Is what we need and need badly at
the present day, when man-made doc
trines everywhere have so largely
been substituted for the inspired
word in the Bible until we now find
so-called Higher Criticism" InfideI-
ity, etc. abounding everywhere. In
fact anything and everything goes ex-
cept the God-given Truth in the
scriptures. 1t is therefore, greatly
refreshing when occasionally we find
a preacher who displays the courage
of his convictions and whose sermons
are based upon the word of God
one who earnestly contends for the
faith which was once delivered unto
the saints" Jude 3; zone who studies
to show himself approved of Cod" a
workman who needed not to be ash
amed, rightly dividing the Word of
Truth, by rightly understanding and
bringing to light its hidden" mean
ing and significance, measured by the
light of reason. For the Bible will
not harmonic with itself unless rea-
son Is applied in its study. For God
Is not the author of confusion but
of order and reason. "Come now, and
let us reason together" lisa. 1918. AS
a rule the true meaning of the Holy
scriptures Is not to be found on the
surface, but 1t is hidden and out of
sight and must be "dived" after by
right reasoning corresponding with
the will and the character of our
Creator. Hence the text, Under
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-06

Those who think it unnecessary for
Pendleton TO secure a water supply
from the noun
nv Its Fruits tains or foothills
Ye Gan Judge II. and contend that
a pumping filtra-
Hcn System is what We need may read
with profit certain news stories from
Oregon City. They reveal the fact
that town in again in the throes of a
typhoid epidemic and that there were
a. cases reported a few days ago. The
trouble is charged to the water sup
ply and Ia order TO lessen the danger
the school children are required to
take bottles OF boiled water with them
TO school and are forbidden to drink
from the school fountains.
The point of the story is that Ore
eon City has q filtration system and a
good one It Is the boast Of the au-
thorities down there that their fl
tration plant is the most improved
establishment OF the sort in the state.
>SS~N~s-e$
spokane 10 having sons uoebls
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-06
MONEY WAS WE'LL SPENT.

Arthur Blanchard. who spends
much of his time travelling over the
country for the government. was seat
ed behind bride and groom in a
Pullman car one afternoon when the
train went through long tunnel As
1t emerged into the light of day the
bride was grabbing desperately at
her hat and fighting three fast rounds
with one or two hairpins which had
become loosened.
In order to relieve the situation
and inject some harmless conversa-
ton into the gap, Blanchard remark
ed.
This tunnel cost twelve million
dollars"
Well" said the bride, judicially,
"it was worth it."-Popular Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-06
WHOLESALE DEMAND.

Nat Goodwin and friend rer.
walking along Fifth Avenue ono aft -
erhoon when they stopped to look in -
TO florists window, in which there
was an artistic arrangement Of OK
quisite roses.
What wonderful American Beau
Ties those are, Nat" said the friend
delightedly.
They are, indeed" replied Nat.
You see, I am very fond of tha t
Flower" continued the friend. 81.
fact, I might say 1t is my favoytte.
You know Nat. married an Ameri-
can beauty"
Well" said Nat drily. "you haven t
anything on me. / married a olus-
ter'"-December LippincottIs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-06

just now explaining away the unfavor-
able criticism that has
Spokane is been heaped upon the
Alright. city as a result of certain
proceedings at the dig
gins" held last week. 1t is evident
from the stories told that the man
agement of the Diggins went a trifle
strong in the desire to provide enter
tainment for the mining visitors with
in the gates of the city. 1t is realized
now that it would have been nicer
and more complimentary to the vis-
itors had the program been somewhat
different.
But granting that to be true it is
| not necessary for everybody to mag
nifty the evil and for purposes of SEN
sationalism libel the fair name of Spo-
kane. Someone blundered while try
ing to be hospitable. He has been
prosecuted for his action. But Spo-
kane is alright just the same. 1t is
not a slum dunn town filled with ruff
fans. The moral standard there is as
high as elsewhere. 1t is one of the
finest and most enterprising cities OF
the west and it has a citizenship that
is the envy of many larger places. 1,
is about the only big city of the west
that has been sufficiently advanced
t. secure commission government The
business leaders of Spokane are bet
ter city builders than are the busi-
ness leaders of some other places that
could be mentioned. They are not
other and clip interest coupons. They
work for Spokane and the growth of
Spokane despite adverse conditions is
good testimony to this fact.
Spokane's experience with the dig
gins" should and will be a lesson to
other places that sometimes have big
crowds to entertain. But entirely too
much fuss is being made over the mat
ter and it is unjust to Spokane. 1t is
chiefly a Spokane affair and the peo-
pie Of Spokane are thoroughly able
S-~->~0~-s-~~
As a result of difficulties encount-
cred by those who voted on initiative
measures Nov.
No Royal Road numerous sugges-
To Intelligent tons have been
Voting. made TO the sffec,
that tho various
measures should be so labelled as to
make their identity more clear. II
was often very hard even for we'll In
formed voters to identify some of the
measures by the titles that were
given on the official ballot 1t is held
that the terms by which tho bills are
commonly known should appear in
connection with the title.
Should that plan be adopted /,
would work well in many instances
and would facilitate voting. But II
would also be susceptible of abuse
For instance we might have a bill
presented under the popular slogan
t"For Good Roads when the measure
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-06

standeth thou what thou readest p"
Acts $3.50 Seek and ye shall find.
knock and it shall be opened unto
you" Matt. IL.
Thanking you for that good and
true sermon by Pastor Grigsby
(Which l have preserved). am
Yours very turly,
RASMUS r. JOHNSON.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-06

might be really intended to block
road improvements. Manufacturers
OF adulterated foodstuff might pre-
sent a Pure Food Bill" and hope to
have it adopted on the strength of the
slogan. Enemies Of direct legislation
who would like to see the initiative
and referendum thrown into deep
lake with a rock tied to it might
cleverly present a measure ITO Per-
feet the Oregon System"
1t would be splendid if the initiative
and referendum ballot could be short
ened and simplified But it is diff
cult to find a scheme for reform that
Is not open to objections about as
serious as those now raised. 1t is
process. 1t would help some, how
ever, If the attorney general or who
ever writes the titles that go upon the
ballot, would make them as clear and
simple as possible and above every
thing else would see that the true
meaning of each measure is revealed
in the opening sentence of the title
I and is not buried away in the last few
words of the last line. To be more
specific measure providing for a
method of creating new counties
should not have a title with a decep-
! tive introduction as this, "A bill for
an Act providing for the consoliia-
ton of contiguous Incorporated cities
and towns" etc.
1t would help still more to tighten
the initiative ballot If the Legislature
would become more proficient as a
law making body.
S-SS~O~s~
There need be no establishment
over the fact the first woman jury in
oregon failed to agree upon a verdict.
That Is rather common habit with
juries.
1t is possible Simmons may become
chairman of the next finance commit
tee but find that his leadership Is
more nominal than real
The Commercial Club will be very
glad to ask the government to build
some reservation bridges
SSS%OS-~S~
Such nights call out the reserve
quilts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-06
IDEAS FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS

Manual training Is having more
and more attention in school. not for
la mere utilitarian purpose of teach.
ing a wage earning trade, but for the
sake of the development of the ability
to do. One element of this work in
some schools has been training in
thrift. The children are encouraged
to bring into the school things they
have found thrown away az waste
material. These things are then made
up into various articles that interest
the children and teach them some
thing. Thus they learn that simple
materials will often produce useful
objects and they also learn to value
the more elaborate toys or school ma
terials which they may have at their
disposal. Pieces Of cardboard are
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-06

spokane 10 havins SON. 9oobls
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-06
Too Good.

Mr.. Henry Peck-Do you think you
can make a good portrait Of my wife?
Mr.. Brushaway-My friend, can
make It 80 lifelike you'll Jump every
time you sec it.--New York Globe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-06
DO IT NOW?

, Do your Christmas shopping
early, Lady Fair;
} Then you needn't wiring your
hands and tear your hair
In those last distressing days
be not she who thus
} Delays-Early Christmas shop
ping pays, Lady Fair
Get a move on-show the put
off, shoppers how;
Where's that last years resolu- 4
tion?-keep your vow;
Get it over with and done
last-hour shopping Is no
fun
OF the tardy be not one
DO 1T NOW!
Selected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-06

There need be no astonishment
over the fact the first woman jury in
oregon failed to agree upon a verdict.
That Is rather common habit with
juries
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
REPUBLICANS SEEK
COMPROMISE NAME
Leaders Discuss Elimination Of
Taft. La Toilette and Roosevelt.
Even Penrose Prepares to Shift
From Taft to Some Other.

A we'll defined movement among
the national Republican leaders for
the nomination of compromise can
didate at the Chicago convention is
the most interesting political devel-
opment of the day. These leaders,
men supposed to stand at the head
of Republican party affairs in their
own states, spent much of their time
in discussing the question.
Fear that the bitterness of the
pre-convention campaign will make
impossible the election of Taft,
Roosevelt or La Toilette apparently
has inspired the talk of compro-
mise candidate in the hope of bring
ing about harmonious party action
after the convention.
$ A dozen possible candidates have
been discussed in informal confer
, ences. Senator Borah of Idaho was
conspicuously mentioned. Discussed
among the practical politicians with
even more apparent interest than
the returns from Indiana, showing
/ the state split between President
Taft and Col. Roosevelt, was evil
dence that Senator Penrose, of Penn
sylvania, is manipulating mis- Penn
sylvania Republican machine to take
advantage of the movement for a
compromise candidate.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
.BEWARE OF BEST FRIEND
Chicago Woman Says Never Trus
Her With Yorar Husband

W. vi a : IA y
Chicago Woman Says Never Trust
Her With Your Husband.
This is some of the wisdom ae.
quired in the. last few months by
Mrs. Otto M. Remington, who has
just lost her ssbest friend and hus.
band in the divorce court.
The sabest friensi' In the case was
Mrs. Fred Kanst, whom she named
as correspondent AS a result of hel
experience, Mrs. Remington delivers
the following advice to wives con
corning their women chunas:
Don't trust your best friend with
your husband
Don't praise your husbands vir-
tues to your best friend.
{ Don't make confidant of your
best friend about the things your
husband buys for you.
Don't boast of Your good clothes
Don't invite your best friend to
your home too often.
Don't tell her all the family Sc
crets because she knows as much as
you. And
Don't have a best friend if you
want to keep your husbands affec-
tions and out of the divorce courts.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
This Of
CONTEST FOR HUGHES SEAT IN
CONGRESS FAILS.
Mr.. Wiley's Aspirations are Blasted
BY What Committee On Elec-
TONS Will Report.

Hon. James A. Hughes, congress
man from the Fifth West Virginia
district. whose election has been con-
tested by Rankin Wiley of PIT. Pleas
ant, will retain his seat in the house.
This decision is said to have been
reached by the House Committee on
Elections, No. I, which has had the
case under consideration No formal
announcement of the decision has
been made but the full committee
met and passed upon the case, APP
pointing subcommittee to meet
again and it is expected the report
will be ready to present to the full
committee at that time.
The decision came as a surprise to
the Democrats who had expected a
decision against Mr.. Hughes. Three
charges were made in the contest Of
Mr.. Wiley. First that Mr. Hughes is
not a citizen of the United States
Second, that gross frauds and cor
rTption occurred in Mingo county and
third that the law requiring the APP
|pointment of challengers had been
ignored in Mcdowell county, render
ing the election null a void.
The charge which seems to have
given the committee the greatest con
Germ was that regarding the citizen
ship of Mr.. Hughes for the case was
re-opened after being closed once, in
order that an additional amount OF
testimony might be presented by Mr..
Hughes as to his citizenship and
naturalization. But by the decision
of the Democratic committee, the
charges were not sustained and the
report OF the committee will so hold.
The presentation of the report of
the committee win terminate the
case.
Mr.. Wiley of PIT Pleasant, the
contestant was in Washington and
was informed of the action of the
committee adverse to him.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
Property Advancing.

The rapid changes in real estate in
this locality indicates continued ac-
tivity in our progress. Every foot Of
ground hereabouts is becoming more
valuable every day Everybody has
confidence in the future Of our sec
ton and are preparing for the good
times that are coming We have al
ways had good country, but now
the future looms up SO brightly that
even the pessimist can see the silver
lining that foreshadows our great
business possibilities. When you
begin to count our development in
the billions 1t Is enough to make a
fellow feel optimistic, Just think Of
1t. we are now at the Threshold of
one of the most stupendous coal de-
velopments known to this country.
The coal is here and the money is
here to put 1t on the market. 1t
needs Mo argument in such a. con-
tingency, everyone knows that coal
brings gold and we have the BACK
diamonds in untold quantities
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
Everything Brilliant.

The work OF Improvement and de-
velopment brightens up in the city of
Williamson as the Spring weather
opens up. The coming few months
will be the brightest and most pros
porous Williamson has ever known
The future for our section looks
bright, indeed.
1t looks like everybody in this city
should be ENCOURAGED from the bus
mess outlook. Everything seems TO
promise one of the greatest Industrial
developments ever known. Money is
being broadcast here and its invest
ment among our people will bring
more money. From the present out
look we shall soon be right in the
midst of one Of the greatest money
producing upheayals ever known to
the country Our Industrial wealth
Is bound to make US the most pros
porous and contented people on
earth.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
His Masterniece.

The young novelist had had a
tough time of it, and SO had his dear
wife. She held his talents in poor
esteem and often urged him to try
something else, for she was some
times hungry, and all the time i'll
clad. But one day his luck changed
He began to make m ney. And there
came day when he was able to
write his check for 500 and pass it
to his wife.
Her eyes filled with tears as she
read 1t.
"Willibrand, darling" she said, as
she FASTENED around the table and
put her arm about his neck. "I'll
take back all the mean things ever
said about your work. This Is the
best thing you ever wrote. "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
SUFFRAG|ST PLANS
WORLD CAMPAIGN
Mrs. Gait Visits All Principal Ma.
tons With Propaganda for Women.
Reports Enthusiasm Wherever She
Goes.

with suffrage Tor the world, as
the battle cry of her campaign, Mrs
Carrie Chapman Gait will carry the
yellow and white suffrage banner to
the nations Of the world on her pres
ent globe circling trip.
In letter received by Miss Mary
Garrett Hay, president of the State
Federation of Woman's clubs from
Mrs. Gait in Java. the suffrage lead
er tells about the work she has ac-
complished since she left New York
nearly a year ago.
In South Africa, Mrs. Gait says
she organized twelve suffrage clubs
and before leaving the country, held
the first national suffrage convention
in Africa Hundreds of Dutch and
English women Of the colonies at
tended the lively convention held at
Durham, South Africa
In Capetown, Pretoria Durham
Johahnesburg and the principal
towns of South Africa, Mrs. Gait
talked to large suffrage audiences
and Distributed some of the several
tons of suffrage literature she took
on leaving New York said Miss
Hay
Mrs. Gait also tells of fiattering
success in Palestine, Persia, India,
and Java From Java she goes to
Japan, where she will arrive shortly
and will devote several weeks to or
ganizing societies and lecturing. She
also may visit China. She will
spend some time III the Philippine is
lands on her way home. She is ex-
pected to return here sometime in
August or early In September.
AS president Of the international
Suffrage association said Miss Hay.
Mrs Gait will be able to send out
invitations to the international con-
yention to be held in Budanest in
June, 1913, to suffragists of practic-
ally every nationality in the world
We hope to have women represen-
'tatives from every nation present at
this convention and speeches in ev-
cry language.
At the last international suffrage
congress- concluded Miss Hay,
there were representatives from
twenty-six nations and French, Ger
man and English was principally spo-
ken. The next convention, winning
the world to suffrage, as Mrs. Gait
is doing, doubtless will represent
somewhat the Tower of Babel.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
ABANDON HOPE
FOR Mr. TAFT.
Republican Leaders See No Chance
Of Solid Party to Face
Common Enemy.
Believe Fight to Rule Convention
Will Not End at Chicago.

e.. \ *
A complete abandonment by Re-
publican leaders of all hope of a
united party that will present a solid
front against 1.-THE common enemy
after the Chicago convention is the
distinct feature of the developments
OF the week in the contest for control
between the rival Republican fac
tons.
AS the fight between Col. Roose-
Welt and Senator La Toilette and
the combined fight of the two, quar-
reling though they are with each
other against President Taft grows
{ in bitterness, caution and reserve
seemingly has been thrown to the
wind.
This is particularly the case with
reference to the methods employed
by the campaign directors of both
the former president and the 8bellig-
erent Wisconsin insurgent. The old
est and most experienced politicians
in the national capital can recall
nothing which even approaches the
present situatisn.
The most optimistic claims that
have yet come from the Taft head
quarters with regard to the result at
Chicago are now given out. Behind
the display of confidence, however,
is anger coupled with gloom. For
the directors of the Taft campaign
are convinced, SO they say, that the
ny<tf% s~r., E1<,o n IL
termined to make impossible the
election Of the president should he
be renominated
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28

The better half of DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley, until recently chief of the
United States Bureau OF Chemistry,
is quoted as saying that she does not
believe the time is distant when laws
will be passed providing salaries for
wives and mothers based upon the
husbands income Mrs. Wiley de-
Eclares the wife is now only a hard
working human animal who gets
no compensate for her 10, II CIR
rs hours day labor, says the PITTS
burg Gazette Times.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
CLEAN UP DAY FOR STATE FIXED
BY HUNTINGTON WOMAN
President OF State Federation of Wo
mems Clubs Issues Call to All
Cluns

Mrs. r. L. Hutchinson, president
of the Huntington Woman's Club,
and chairman of the civic depart
ment Of the State Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs, has issued call to all
of the womeh's clubs of the state
designating April fifth and sixth as
cleanup days, and with the request
that they use their best efforts to
make 1t real clean up time as one
phase of civic development.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28

Mr.. ] Levine has large and at
traetive page announcement Of his
spring goods in another place in this
newspaper. He has splendid stock
for you to select from and desires
his old friends and customers to come
and see for themselves. He has the
inducements as well as the goods AMI
would be glad to have you come to
his store and see tue values he is
offering to purchasers.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
Want Much Coal in Norfolk

The vessels in the port of Norfolk
want 10000 tons of coal. The Nor
folk & Western has only about &C.,
900 tons of coal there. There is still
a scarcity of cars on the Norfolk &
Western, but it is expected there will
be plenty of cars by the LIST of April
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-03-28
NOTICE OF SAFE OF sTOCK.

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN that
on Friday, the 29th day of March.
1912, at Twelve O'Clock, Noon, the
undersigned the National Bank OF
Commerce of Williamson, located at
Williamson, in Mingo county, West
Virginia. will offer for sale at pub
lie auction. to the highest and best
NATIONAL BANK Or COMMERCE
OF WILLIAMSON,
BY r. B. PARRISH, Cashier.
March IA, 1912