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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
R. ALEXANDER HAS
BEEN HAVING ONE
BIG Time IN EAST

Though busy attending the Elks
grand lodge at Rochester and taking
in the east in general, r. Alexander
has followed the commission govern
ment move in this city and writes to
the East Oregonian to be counted as
friend of the new plan.
The following is from Mr.. Alexan-
der's letter and will be of interest to
his many friends here. 1t was written
at Rochester. July 8.
Well, here / am In Rochester, a
beautiful city. The Elks grand lodge
has been grand success. You meet
people here from all over the United
States. Just met Donald McLeay
Mable Nye's husband, of Pendleton /
still think Pendleton is about the MIC
est little place to live in of any have
seen and certainly saw something of
the country. Stopped in every large
city on the way to New York About
80 of us had special train and
want to tell you the Seattle bunch is
certainly a jolly crowd of men and
women. During three or four days of
our travel the heat was intense. Still
| stood the trip fairly well for a
young man of my age. / had no idea
of the treatment we have received in
every city where we stopped, or course
by the Elks At the depots we would
be received by bands and autos and
would be taken all over the city and
surrounding country. New York and
Brooklyn was the best of all, | think.
They took us everywhere in autos and
then we took in Coney Island the
great summer resort. There must
have been over 100000 people there
The weather was fair. Since we ar
rived in Rochester the weather has
suffered from the heat l expect to
be in New York on Saturday. Will
stop at the Elks Club. They have fine
rooms there and are very reasonable
in price. shall stay there a week
and then leave for Chicago. st. Paul
st. Joe and St. Louis to make the
rounds of all the wholesale houses. |
expect to return home about August
l. This is certainly trip for me.
I tell you the T.. o. was mighty wei
come when / reached here. BY the
way there is much talk in the r. o
about changing our city government
and I want to say to you that I think
it is the only way to run city. The
mayor or councilmen should not BE-
asked to give their time for nothing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
WATER WAGON WILL
BE DEPLETED TONIGHT

WASHINGTON. July 14.-There'n
oe some big doings tonight at
Count Perreard's castle" on f.
street between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets. The bastile will fall. and with
IL will fall any of the newspaper
friends whom Count Perreard has
invited. who. up to this time happen
TO have kept their seats on the water
cart. Every year on the fourteenth
of July. the rotund little count cele-
orates the fall of the bastile with
wine and singing and eating. And
his guests" duly and formally invit-
ed. foot the balls. They have always
stood for it and they say they'll stand
for it as long as they are invited. for
a pheasant time is always had by
all" The bastile that Count" Per-
reard rigs up on the center table in
his little summer garden is always
battered down about midnight and
the weapons used are not guns and
pixies and meat cleavehs and axes,
such as were used in Paris 124 years
ago today but the empty wine bottles
that have during the evening served
out their usefulness.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
Hail INSURANCE for Farmers.

Though crop damage by hail is a
rare thing in Umatilla county many
OF the farmers are uneasy because
or the hail storm last year which de-
stroyed thousands of dollars worth of
grain and have been seeking to in
sure their crops against this form of
damage. However, the insurance
companies have never authorized
their local agents to take such insur-
ance, largely because there has been
no demand for it. Acting upon the
new demand, the Northwestern Fire
& Marine Co. of Minneapolis. has in
structcd its local agent. Major Moor
house. to write such Insurance and
1t Is probable that the other old line
companies will do likewise.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
50 CHICKENS DIE IN FIRE.
Birds i'm Coop Consumed When Blaze
Breaks out-Houses at La
Grande Threatened.

LA GRANDE, Ore. July 14-Fifty
chickens were burned to death in a
fire that destroyed a hen house and
barn on u avenue The chickens
We're the property of Mr.. and Mrs
Smith. who occupy the home and
rented the barn in which the fire. Of
unknown origin prevailed. The blaze
was located at point directly oppo-
site the Palmer mill boarding house
and because of a heavy wind sweep
ing over the fire. the many houses in
that vicinity. occupied principally by
the Palmer mill employees, were
threatened. The home occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith was directly in
the path of the flying sparks but be-
cause of the prompt appearance of
the fire department after the longest
run the auto has yet made the other
were saved
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
r. ALEXANDER.
SALT LAKE SHOW
ENDS IN SCANDAL
CONTAINED from page one)

Van Ness $125: Gladys Bernell. $500:
Indians, 1915; Barney Sherry. S97O.-
10: Weir Brothers. s14OO: w. Pear
son $40: J Asperw~'i. 5000; Frank
p. Gablee. 800; Theo. Hampshire,
$3.50; w. j. Robbins S445: Joe Ja-
cobson, So; L. w. Minor. $3.50: Art
Accord, s255. and Held's band, $1,000.
Cunningham is well known In Salt
Lake and vicinity. About two years
ago he figured in story of diamond
robbedy told by two women tourists
at Saltair. He had cultivated the ac-
quaintance of the women and had ta-
ken them to Saltair The women en-
trusted their valuables to his care on
his promise to check them. the wo-
men alleged. According to one theory
at the time he returned from the
bathhouse and called for the dla-
monds which he removed. substituting
bathing and afterwards. accompanied
by the women, called for the envel-
opes supposed to contain the dia-
monds. When the loss was discovered
he raised an uproar. nut was later
arrested and then released.
While in Seattle a year ago Cum
ningham was involved in an opium
smuggling case.
j. r. Raley of this city who direct
ed the show had nothing to do with
the management and 1t Is said that
he demanded and received his salary
when he became suspicious that all
was not right.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
Charles Kearney Passes Avav

Charles C. Kearney, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Kearney, died early
yesterday morning at his home in
this city. death being due to tubercu-
losis of the bone from which he had
been sufferer for long time He
was 22 years old and had been an in
Wild since he was two. During the
past month he had been confined to
his bed and death was not unexpect-
ed. The funeral was held this morn
Ing at 10 O'Clock at the Catholic
church and interment will be made
tomorrow in the Pilot Rock cemetery.
deceased having been born in Pilot
Rock. Besides his father and mother
he is survived by sister. Daisy Herr
and a step sister, Dora Herr. both of
Portland. They have been here for
the past week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14

That the Pendleton contestants in
the recent Salt Lake frontier show
won a great many places in the differ
ent contests is the statement of j. r.
Raley, who acted as arena director
L. w. Minor who won the champion
ship In the Roundup bucking con-
test last year, was second in that event
there and Ed "Hoot" Gibson was sec
ond' Barney Sherry's relay strings
captured both the cowboys and cow
girls relay races with Ed Gibson and
Rose Winger riding. These two also
took prizes in the trick riding con,
test.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
MAY
PREVENT ROAD STRIKE
Continued from rage one.)

CONTINUED from rage one.)
of Labor Wilson's position and advo-
cate Clayton's amendment to the Erd-
man act, giving the department of la
Dor authority over mediation and con-
ciliation by board of six to replace
the board of three created by the
Erdman act, or If he would back
Newland's amendment making the
board independent. which was favor
ed by railroad officials, and the Ma
tional Civic Federation. the president
said he was undecided If necessary
the president said he would make
public demand upon both sides to ar
bitrate their differences as was done
by Roosevelt during the anthracite
strike.
The consensus of opinion Is that
Newlands amendment will be approv-
ed this afternoon and that leaders of
the house vii, hurry its passage by
tomorrow night so that the president
Immediately may sign 1t. 1t is ex-
nected the railroars will reopen nego-
tiations under the new law
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
Paid owen Funeral Expenses.

That no subscription was raised to
defer the funeral expenses incurred
when young d. C. Owen was buried
Is declared by Mrs. Tom Myers at
whose home the young man had lived
during most Of the time since he was
seven years old. Mrs. Myers states
that the Myers family bore the ex-
pense and that no purse was raised.
Young owen died from the effects of
a kick by horse He had a home-
stead upon which he had not proved
up. It will not be possible for Mrs.
Myers to secure any benefit from this
land but the mother or some other
relative of the deceased may secure
the right to prove Up and secure the
land.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN
EXPLAINS STATUS
CONTINUED from page one,)

CONTINUED from page one.)
act to which the senator referred is
as follows:
Sec. 36. That commission com.
posed of the secretary of the treas
ury, the post master general, the ato-
tOrney general, two members of the
CO mmittee on public buildings and
grounds of the senate. to be appointed
ny the president OF the senate, and
two members of the committee on
public buildings and grounds of the
house of representatives to be ap-
pointed by the speaker of the house,
shall with the aid of the supervising
architect Of the treasury present to
congress connected scheme, involv-
ing annual appropriations for the con-
struction and completion of public
buildings heretofore authorized with
In a reasonable time, and shall frame
q standard or standards by which the
size and cost of public buildings shall,
as far as practicable be determined,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14

tween the north fork of the Mckay
and the southern boundary of the res
ovation in township one north range
S4. Three deeds were necessary for
the transfer One was from William
j. Bell for 120 acres In section 16 and
so acres IN section 15 one from Arth-
ur H. Bell for l60 acres in section IS,
so acres in section Is and 40 acres
in section % and one from William
H. Bell and wife for 200 acres in sec,
tion 10 The consideration named in
each of the first two named deeds
was $500 and in the last named s6,-
400.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
To Improve Crossings.

The O.-W. r. & n. Co. is planning
to improve its Main street crossings
by the use of brick in place of the
lumber now used between the rails.
An engineer of the company was here
Saturday and the plan is to replace
the present rails with 80 pound steel
give the roadbed at the crossing a
layer of crushed rock and place the
brick upon the same after the rock
has thoroughly settled The improve
ment when made will be betterment
that will be appreciated by local peo-
pie and there is a strong sentiment
to the effect the Northern Pacific
should permanently improve it's road,
way on Webb street
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
FLAGSHIP NIAGARA IN PORT
Perry's Famous Old Fighter the Cen
trail Figure of Celebration on
Lake Erie.

LORAIN, July 14-Commander Per-
rvs rejuvenated flagship. Niagara"
put into port here today as the CEN
tral figure in the semi-centennial cell
ebration which opened today. The
Niagara has been at Erie since July
sixth when the two months celebra-
tions at ports along the Great Lakes
started. The Niagara will end its
cruise at Put-in-Bay where Perry de-
feated the British, on September 18th.
Two ships of the New York naval mi
ltia and the United States revenue
Cutter Morell are acting as escorts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14

Miller Purvis, noted poultry author
ity of Wendell, Idaho, will probably
score the birds at the poultry exhibi-
ton in connection with the annual
Umatilla county fair this fall. Sec
retary Moorhouse is now negotiating
with him and announces that satisfac-
tory arrangements will be undoubted-
ly made with him. Mr.. Purvls acted
as judge at one of the exhibitions Civ
en- by the Umatilla- Morrow Poultry
association and gave general satisfac-
tion to all of the fanciers
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
TAKING EXAMINATIONS
FOR INFANTRY SERVICE

WASHINGTON. July 14.-ScOres of
civilians all over the country today
took the examination for half dozen
vacancies in the infantry branch of
the army. Most of those who are TAX
ing the examinations are enlisted men
nm the service or men who have served
out an enlistment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
introduced Liquor Is Charge.

Jack Gebhart, white. and Charley
Whirlwind. Indian. are languishing in
the county Jail pending proceedings
against them by the federal authori-
ties on charges of introducing liquor
on the reservation. They were ar
rested by government officers at the
Cayuse celebration. Gebhart admits
having whiskey in his pocket but de-
clares he had 1t for his own consump-
ton
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
FIRE DESTROYS MANY HOUSES
Stockton. Cal. Is Visited by Flames
Loss Is Estimated at Over
100000

STOCKTON, July l4.-Practically
two solid blocks of business houses
and residences were wiped out by fire
early today No loss of life has been
reported Explosions of paint and
whiskey and live wires added to the
danger. The loss is $15O,0OO. The
Golden West and Cacour hotels were
destroyed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
A Ball PLAYER Officer.

Outfielder Kennedy Of the Boise
team. who is a demon with the bat,
takes to ball playing by way of rec
reating and at other times is an Off
Ger of the law. He was formerly coun-
ty jailer at Portland and while here
today with his team, which is en-
route to North Yakima, paid a visit
to Sheriff T. d. Taylor with whom he
has had acquaintance for some time
past. He went through the jail and
inspected the "mugs" of the fourteen
inmates. The Boise team left this
afternoon for North Yakima.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14

and shall report as to the adaptable
lty In size. accommodations. and cost
OF buildings heretofore authorized to
the requirements of the communities
IN which they are to be located, and
also whether the e;isting appropri-
atoms should be tn reased or dimin-
lshed to meet such "nquirements. and
that the sum of s. 90 Is hereby ap-
propriated for the expenses of such
inquiry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
Returns from Montana.

Ira Hughes former police Off
Ger, has returned from Montana where
he has had charge of sheep-shearing
camp for the past month. He con-
cluded operations out from Miles
City. Mr.. Hughes Is also engaged in
the wood business at Meacham and
will devote his time during the bal.
ance of the summer to it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
Hermistonians to Lehman

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Strohm and
Mr.. and Mrs Ray Hill were members
of Hermiston party that left this
morning for Lehman Springs. They
came UP from the project town yes
terday and were taken on to the
springs this morning by auto.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
NIany Pendletonians at Lehman

There We're fifteen Pendleton auto
mobiles at Lehman Springs yesterday,
according to local people returning to-
day, and the dance held there Satur-
day evening resembled a Pendieton
affair. Some of the machines return
ed home last evening while Others
waited until today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
Walla Wallans at Bingham.

Among the Walla Walla people
spending Sunday at Bingham Springs
We're F. s Dement,, Mrs. F. H. De-
ment, Mrs. V. H. Rogers, Miss May
Rogers. Miss Clara Quinn. Mr.. and
Mrs. w r Paxton and children.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
Having a Good Time.

Secretary Thomas Fitz Gerald of
the local Elks lodge is in receipt of
a card from r. Alexander, Pendleton
delegate to the grand lodge conven-
ing at Rochester. n. Y, in which he
states that he is enjoying a fine time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
More Suits to Condemn.

City Attorney Charles Carter has
filed six more condemnation suits
against Indians to secure right of
way for the pipe line of the new wa
ter system. This brings the total num-
Ter of such suits UP to twelve.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
Bananas and Autos for AIosl,o

a fast freight steamed through Pen
dleton this afternoon over the O.-W.
r. & N, consisting of eleven cars, ten
of which were laden with bananas and
one with automobiles and all consigned
to Alaska.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
Has Attnck or pIenrisv

Mark Moorhouse is confined to his
nome with severe attack of pleurisy
Nhlle In salt Lake as a representative
Of the Roundup, he was seized with
the Illness and forced to return home
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
AdnliInistrator Anpointed

E ]. Davis has been appointed by
the county court administrator of the
estate of William Beck, deceased. The
property of the estate is valued at
about $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
Mrs. Raley About the Same.

There is little change in the condi-
ton of Mrs, Aura NJ Raley the pio-
neer Pendletonian who is seriously i'll
at her home in this city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
Daughter Is Born.

Major and Mrs. Lee Moorhouse
yesterday morning received a tele-
gram from Portland announcing the
birth of nine and a quarter pound
girl to their daughter, Mrs. Oliver P.
Morton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
Parkes Family to Meacham.

Justice of the Peace Joe H. Parkes
and his family will leave this even
ing for their summer home near
Meacham.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14

William Duff has filed a petition
with the county court to be appointed
guardian of the person and estate of
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Polly Peck of
this city, who, it is set forth, is old
and infirm
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
Newsy Notes
of Pendleton
More Concrete Walk.

Mary n. Upton has taken out a
permit to lay cement walk along her
Thompson street property.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14
BUYS Bell Farm Land.

James Morrow has purchased the
Bell farm of $50 acres situated be
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14

Count me for one. Kindly remember
me to all my friends.
Sincerely,
r. ALEXANDER.
Mr.. Alexander spent the fourth OF
July in Washington visiting with rel
atives and seeng the city He saw
Senator Chamberlain and says that he
looked well
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-14

Lawns moved. windows washed,
work guaranteed. Call ]. w. Pierce,
phone Main %. New Grand Hotel
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-17
FIGURING OUT THE SCHEDULE
Farmer Needed No Time Table to
Know Just When tho Car Would
Come Along.

"out at stop--well. on second
thought we will not give the number
of the stop, because that would iden-
tify the person this story is about q
little too closely. Out in the coun.
try, at place where the interurban
cars stop. we waited for a home
bound trolley. the other day. A man
came out of house by the side of the
road. and waited beside us.
Are you going to take this carr
we asked.
Hope So" he replied. 'if my wife
gets here in time, will"
"How soon does the car come?"
"Wait an I'll see." was the reply
Then he shouted to the house:
Mary. how soon are you goin' tc
be ready?"
"In Just ten minutes, John" came
the reply through an open up
stairs window. The farmer nodded
to US.
''If she's tellin' the truth" he said
''the car II be here in Jest nine min
utes an half. An they amt anoth
er car fer an hour."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-17
canal by light-draft vessels and opens

canal by light-draft vessels and opens
up direct connection between the
great Gatun lake. which already is
practically ready to discharge vessels
into the Atlantic through the Gatun
locks, and the Pacific division. The
waters of the lake. rushing through
the broken dixie at Gamboa, sweep
through Culebra cut until they reach
the great locks at Pedro Miguel,
which mark the beginning of the de-
scent from the top level of the canal
to the Pacific.
The first craft to enter will be the
great steam dredges whose work Is
to clear and deepen the channel. The
presence of small craft in portions OF
the canal, however. does not as yet
mean ocean-to-ocean navigation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-17
s1s5.1e3.se GOES TO PLAYERS.
Amount viii Be Distributed to Fifty
Men in Worlds Series.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Friday's game
was the last in which the players
participate in the receipts. According
to the unofficial figures there will be
distributed among the players $780,
1889. The winners will receive GO
per cent of this total and the losers
40 per cent.
The national commission announced
that twenty-five players on each team
were eligible to play in the series.
therefore each man on the winning
side will receive 1924, and each
member of the losing team s2.162.
The attendance Friday was 20,56S
and the receipts s49,645. OF this the
National commissions share was ST.
s6i.50; the players shares, s26,S0S.3O
and each club sS,926.10.
The total figures for the four days
are as follows:
Attendance. 114.31S; receipts, $780,
S03.50: National commissions share,
s25.OSOS5; players. s1S5,16S.s9; each
club, s45.05463.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-17
JUST THROWING OUT A HINT
II Charity Fund Was to Be Given to
the Needy, He Could Use
Part Of II.

The children of Boston Sunday
school class had contributed their
pennies for weeks to a fund which
was to be devoted to charitable pur-
poses, and on the day when they were
to decide on the matter of its dis
tribution each child was called upon
to express an opinion as to how 1t
should be spent.
The teacher explained to them that
there were several charities which
would be glad to receive the fund,
either in Boston or among the for
eign missions. She had impressed
u.son them. however. that the money
might be spent to good advantage
among the sick and needy children
of their own parish. Several bright
speeches on the subject had been
made. when one seven-year-old boy
arose and. evidently bearing in mind
the teachers remarks about charity
beginning at home. said:
81 want you to know that have
put good many pennies in that
box" and then. after some delay
"and I've got terrible cold myself
Boston Post.