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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17
HAREMS OUT OF DATE IN TURKEY

dence as the elder male descendants,
And the royal favorite of the moment
viii have trsnsitory Importance on
account OF the influence which she
may exercise over the sultan
Royal princesses are considered in
ferior to the mother of the sultan. who
is the real queen OF the little world
Of the harem, has absolute authority
large stan OF officials and the SUI
preme title OF .'Valide sultan" Thus
it happens that a woman of slave
birth may, If she be the mother OF an
heir to the throne. eventually become
the highest woman of the land.
Every royal princess has her daira.
or separate apartments, slaves. ser.
wants and so on. the management OF
the household being given over 70 her
kalfas. or ladies in waiting-that is to
say. Turkish women of good birth
who have remained unmarried
Royal princesses rarely take a hus-
band Of their own rank. They are
generally married by the sultan TO
the sons OF men OF wealth and post
ton. such as pashas, officers OF state,
high civil officials and the like. a
policy which is founded on a very
practical reason, namely. that the ar
rangement makes the existence or 3
hereditary aristocracy impossible.
One OF the paradoxes in Turkey is
that the poorer a Turkish woman is
the greater her freedom. The rich
woman canont move step unaccom-
panied. She sees Constantinople only
from the windows of her closed
brougham or through q veil thick
enough TO act as mask. she may
dress as exquisitetly as mannequin
in a Paris dressmaker's showroom.
but she must not display so much as
an inch Of embroidery In public
When her husband wants to take q
second wife. or grows tired Of her
and wishes to divorce her. he has
both the opportunity and the means
II he is a rich man. II is not chic
among Turks OF any education to take
second wife: but divorces Is re
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17
The Robin.

with the result that the damage they
do is mounting up, year by year.
1t is perfectly apparent that here
Is a situation which demands immedi-
ate action, and that this action should
bring about the vigilant protection for
all time. and in all parts of the coun-
try, of all insectiyorous birds Many
of the most useful of these birds are
already on the tobogganslide to-
ward determination, as the result of
stupid state legislation. or the lax en-
forcement of such laws as have been
enacted. To be explicit:
There are seven states in which the
robin is being legally killed by the
tens of thousands annually as game.
These states are Louisiana. Mississip-
pi. Florida. South Carolina. North Car
DINA. Tennessee and Maryland.
The black bird is legalized game"
and suffers the same fate in four
states-Louisiana, South Carolina
Tennessee and Pennsylvania-an the
District of Columbia besides.
Doves are slaughtered by the whole
sale in rs states, much to the loss OF
the farmers. for this bird is a great
eater OF weed seeds.
Cranes. which are also very useful
birds. are much hunted for food and
for sport" in Colorado. Nebraska,
North Dakota and Oklahoma.
or the sixty-odd species OF shore
birds q. E., snipe. curlews. plover.
sandpipers and the lkel. at least 80
feed on noxious insects; yet all of
these birds are rapidly disappearing
According to Mr.. w L. McAtee of the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17

for his cheerful song and his hand
come appearance. glad everywhere to
be the companion and the friend OF
man when he is well treated. and high
ly valuable as a destroyer Of harmful
grubs, worms and insects Yet this
bird is murdered literally by the thou
sands for pot-pies by negroes and
poor whites In the southern states
above mentioned. and is more or less
hunted in other states. Mr. E. A.
Mclihenny, who lives on Avery Island,
La, says that during the ten days or
two weeks OF the robin season" tin
January when the berries are ripe) at
least 10000 OF these useful and beau
tiful birds are slaughtered daily for
the pot. Every negro man and boy
who can raise gan is after them"
says Mr. McIlhenny.
Although this bird causes some loss
70 small fruit growers, It certainly
does vastly more good than harm. It
Is constantly at work on lawns and
helds hunting for destructive insects,
which it is exceedingly difficult to
keep in control II devours many
caterpillars. including hairy species,
which infest the orchard, woodland
and shade trees. Forty per cent. OF
its food is insects. and 43 per cent.
wild fruit II would pay the farmer
we'll to go some expense in order
to keep the robins away from his
fruit trees and berry bushes rather
thar shoot these birds which are so
useful to him In many ways To muir
der them for pot-pies il, OF course.
nothing short of barbarous.
The purple martin Is also fond Of
the society Of man, and when not
molested by the Yilfainous English
sparrows-and still more villainous
men by whom II is shot for food.
chiefly In the south-it Is glad TO
breed In birdhouses near human habi-
tations. 1t males a charming neigh
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17
oaY 81 whleh Momen go.

Candiemas day Is rot celebrated in
Holland much more than in England.
but its place is taken by a festival IN
known in this country. Slipper day in
the Netherlands is the one day in the
year in which the Dutch woman
claims superiority over her husband.
On that day she rules him to her
hearts content. and he generally
oheys good humoredly enough. That
is. unless she Is one OF those ladies'
not unknown in Holland or in any
other country who aspire 10 complete
rule over their unhappy partners
throughout the Philadelphia In
Quirer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17
Army oHicer Mustn't Umpire.

It is found in the army that it will
not do to let officers act as umpires
in ball games and orders have been
issued to forbid it. 1t seems that the
players take advantage of the great
American baseball players right to
abuse the umpire, and it is found that
1t destroys the army discipline, when
the umpire is an officer. to have pri-
Yates call him such names as mutt"
.'bone-head." etc.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17
Iumoed. kllIes. staysd. Sc.

Ernest Woods. fireman. jumped and
was killed. while Fred Lebush. en-.
gineer. stayed ar HIS post and escaped
death when the train from St Adams.
which they we're driving, coIlIded with
an engine in the Grand Trunk yards III
Montreal Woods had barely leaped
from the engine when the baggage
car toppled over upon him
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17
Spoiled Her Secret.

MY first husband and l kept our
marriage secret for nearly a year"
Didn't you find it rather difficult? ?"
oh. not. not at all. We could have
gone on for much longer time if the
horrible reporters hadn't been snoop-
ing around when l applied for my di-
yorce"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17

bureau OF biological survey Omitted
States department Of agriculturel:
The plack-bellied plover. or beetle
head, which occurred along the Allan
tic coast in great numbers years ago.
is now seen only as straggler. The
golden ployer. once exceedingly abun-
dant east OF the Great Plains. is now
rare. -. The Eskimo eurlew with
In the last decade has probably been
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17

HE United States de-
partment of agricul-
ture Is responsible
for the start
ling statement that,
In the year 1904, In
sect pests cost this
country no less than
s42O.100.0 900. Here
are the figures Of
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17

(The bird portraits with this article are
from the American Natural History"
Copyright. 1904, by William T. Hornaday,
are reproduced here by the permission OF
the publishers. Charles scrlbners Sons)
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17
government experts /:
Percentage Amount
of LOSS. of Loss.

Keeping In mind thia enormous
loss, consider also the following
facts:
~ That insectivorous birds do
more than all other agencies com
bined to keep down insect pests;
(2) That such birds undoubtedly
are rapidly decreasing in number;
and that, therefore,
go Destructive insects are, in all
probability, increasing very rapidly,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17
Her Limitations.

Can you cook on an emergency"
No. sir: but / can ON a gas stove z
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17

II you want man to deliver the
goods, employ one who doesn't talk
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17

Useful Bird Which Is Rapidly Becon-
ing Extinct.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28
5 ARRESTS FOR
DEATH OF MADERO

Mexico City, Feb. 2s.-That the in
vestigations now being conducted to
determine the responsibility for the
death of Madero and Pine Suarez are
tending to support the official state
ments relative to an attacking party
is indicated by the arrest of Jose Ia
marcona and five others alleged to
have been members of the party
which attempted to rescue the former
president and vice president. These
men are of no public prominence.
Zamarcona is classed as their leader.
AS yet no statement has been given
out as to the result of the investiga-
tions.
Negotiations with the representa-
tives of the rebels, especially the "a
patistas, continue with varying sue
cess The latest committee to con-
fer with the government represents
General De La o. Amador Calazar,
and Felipe Neri, all of whom have
gained unenviable regulations for the
thoroughness of their vicious war
fare.
Among the conditions set forth is
one which was insisted upon from
time to time by all Zapatistas, In
cIuding Emiliano Zapata, that all fed
eral troops be retired from the state
of Morelos and garrisons be compos-
ed of an army made up of rebels.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28
ANOTHER SHIPMENT
OF ELKS SECURED

So successful was the importation
of elk from Wyoming to the game
reserve in Wallowa county last year
that the game service of Oregon has
to secure another ship
ment and, in accordance with this de-
oision, District Warden E. F. Averill
will leave in the morning for Jackson
Hole, Wyoming. the home of thous-
ands of the noble animals. He only
received his message this afternoon
commissioning him to go after the
shipment.
1t will be remembered that fifteen
elk were shipped in to Joseph last
year and released in the mountains
near that town. Four of the original
shipment, injured during the trans
portation, died later but the other ell
even have thrived and one of the cows
has given birth to calf so that now
there are a dozen of the animals there.
The present shipment will also number
fifteen. They will, however, be kept
in corrals at Joseph during the win
ter because of the deep snow in the
mountains and will be liberated as
soon as weather conditions allow.
In the opinion of District Warden
Averill, no elk will be shipped tC
Pendleton this year for liberation in
the Wenaha reserve but he thinks
that next year fifty will be brought to
this county
Mr.. Averill will be absent upon his
present mission about ten days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28
ElkS HAVE Big FUN
AT SOCIAL SESSION

Last evenings social session of the
Elks proved one of the largest gath
erings and best fun producers the To-
cal bunch has held in years. The
Elks' quarters were packed to capac-
ity by the membership which turned
out to see officers nominated for the
coming year and to witness a pro-
gram that 70 rsport was all to the
good. The nominating convention
proved very harmonious for but one
nominee was put up for each office.
At the social session. w. L. Thomp-
son presided and strenuous stunts
We're the order. The two Roundup
bucking burros were brought in and
efforts to ride them were made by
various prominent businessmen in at
tendance. Other events were a bat
tie royal between four colored gen.
tlemen; four round boxing bout be-
tween Jockey Bennett and Buddy
stephens and number of amateur
exhibitions. George Gillette and
James Kyle gave a fistic go at catch
weights, James Connor and Thomas
Smart proved star entertainers with
the gloves and Frank Downey and
John Mumm represented the Irish
and Dutch in a fistic display.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28
ARMY OF SUFFRAC|STS TO enter
WASHINGTON TODAY;W PARADE
Pennsylvania AVE IN STATE

ID give General Jones "pieice of
her mind" The marchers are deter
mined to decide Miss Paurs sugges-
ton while on the march.
With Gypsy" Elizabeth Freeman,
one of the leaders, forgetting her diff
ferences with the army" the march
was resumed at nine. Many pedes-
trians and automobiles accompanied
the mixers to the outskirts of the town.
The weather is perfect. A party of
Washington horsewomen expect to
meet the marchers on the outskirts
OF the capital and the united army will
then parade down Pennsylvania ave.
nue..
Washington, Feb. 2S.-After the
marchers bathed and otherwise re-
freshed themselves they were guests
at luncheon of Washington suffra-
gette leaders.
Formal presentation of the suffrage
letter to Mr.. Wilson probably will
cause a row. General Jones is de-
termined to present 1t herself but
Alice Paul threatens to try to hand
lit to Wilson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28
QUORUM IS NOT
! SURE FOR The
VETO SESSION

Salem, Ore, Reb. 2S.-At last the
9th session of the oregon legislative
assembly has been laid away. It was
IS days of age and so tenaciously did
ii hold to life that it has not been
Pronounced dead. Next Tuesday it
is the plan of the organization in
both houses to pump enough oxygen
into the sleeper to revive it for at
least a day or two.
Whether or not a quorum of each
house can be assembled next Tuesday
to impart the breath of life is by no
means a certainty. The chief dous.
exists as to the house, where the
steam roller went to smash and where
the most adroit plans of holding up
legislation to force a return of the
country members next week were de-
feated after the hour of midnight.
The end of the session came in
the early hours yesterday morning, al
though neither house has yet, Off
cially adjourned. Adjournment can
not be taken until all bills passed have
been enrolled and received the sig
natures of the presiding officers.
Three Guardsmen" Still There.
For the purpose of formally moving
a recess until next Tuesday, one mem
Der or two members will be kept on
duty in each house until all the bills
are returned to the desks and signed.
So far as legislation goes, however,
the senate quit at 2:35 o'clock yes
terday morning and the house 10
minutes later.
Then the memb9's gathered in the
aisles and sang "Auld Lang Syne," Z"
Hot Time in the Old Town." 'Ev-
erybody's Doing It" and "Oh. You
and Representative Spencer ragged"
to the enthusiastic applause of the
members, and Representative Sch
noerr. distinguished himself as the
only man in either house with a full
beard, was the center of a group that
pronounced him a "jolly good fell
low"
Soon after this sleepy members
We're seen Sinking away with waste
Waste baskets have been long re-
garded as "perquisites' at the end of
the session and it was evident that
a number of the members considered
the end of the session had arrived.
Senator Thompson's Love Feast.
In the senate w. Lair Thompson,
leader of the old guard, mounted a
desk and tried to start a love feast.
He extended the hand of good fell
lowship. and said that no sore spots
were left. He said President Malar-
Ike was entitled to the thanks of ev-
cry member for his courtesy and fair
ness as presiding officer.
There was a shout of approval, but
it was evident that the members of
the opposing factions, who had just
locked horns on the final veto mes
sages of the session, were not quite
ready to embrace. So the senators
who felt the merriest went over to
the house to join the frolickers there,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28
MAN BLINDS SELF
BY CUTTING EYES
OUT WITH PENKNIFE

Los Angeles, Feb. 2S-Because he
feared to look his friends in the face
again but lacked the nerve to COM
NIT suicide" A. ]. Helm, 46, held on
suspicion in the city jail, lay on his
cot shortly after midnight and slashed
his eye balls from their sockets with
a pen knife. He will be totally blind.
He gave Ocean Park as his home and
claimed to be connected with a well
known family. According to the po-
lice he had been drinking heavily.
Heinn was travelling salesman and
formerly wealthy.
From twelve thirty until daylight
when he was found, Heinn lay in
blood-soaked blankets suffering ter
rible agony. He was taken to the re-
ceiving hospital where the mutila-
tions were dressed
II wanted to punish myself" he
said. 81 never wanted to see my
friends again After l had cut out
my eyes, felt at peace for the first
time in years"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28
ENGLAND MAKES
REPLY TO NOTE

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Ambassador
Bryce presented the state department
today with England's rejoinder to
Secretary Knox's note, regarding the
exemption of American ships engaged
in coastwise trade from paying Pa
mama canal tolls. The cabinet discuss
ed the matter. 1t is asserted the Tart
administration will not attempt to an
swer the reply.
The chief points in the British re-
jcinder were the assertion the time is
not yet ripe for arbitration of the ca
nal dispute and disagreement on
the Knox Interpretation of the "all
nations" clause In the Haye-Paunce-
fote treaty. The text of the note Will
not be made public for several days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28
MRS. WARNER SAID
TO HAVE LEFT HERE

Where is Mabel Warner? Has the
who has made such a long and
spectacular fight for the estate of
her uncle and stap-father thrown up
the sponge and vanished? Apparent
ly she has. for several months have
now passed since the Young estate,
or a part of it at least, was turned
over to Mrs Nora Watts and there is
no sign of hostility, from the bellig-
erent Mabel
Rumor has it that she has left PEN
dleton for good, left her home, her
husband and her son and will make
her residence in some other part of
the country. Neighbors are of the
opinion that she went to Spokane after
leaving her little son by former
marriage with relatives and has no
intention of returning.
Such being the case, the curtain
will doubtless drop upon the case
which has been the cause of much
turmoil and a great deal of expense
to Umatilla county. Mrs. Warner
stood three trials for alleged forging
of wills and exhausted every means
known to the legal profession to Sc
cure the property of the Young es-
tate and she spent no inconsiderable
amount of money in her battles 1t
might be a lack of funds that pre-
vents her fighting further or it might
be that she has at last realized the
hopelessness of her battle, but at any
rate it appears that she has retired
defeated from the spotlights of pub
licity.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28
EDITOR AFTER HIS FIRST
ISSUE GETS TO YEARS

Astoria, Ore, Feb, 2S.-Clarence
Campbell. alias Crandell. indicted by
the grand jury for obtaining money
under false pretense, was arraigned
in court and entered plea of guilty
to the charge. He was given sem
tence in the state penitentiary of from
one to seven years. Campbell, was the
editor of the Astoria Plain dealer" ="
which existed for only one issue, as a
few days after the first publication he
gave a bogus check to the proprietor
of a saloon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28

Washington, Feb. 2s.-With un-
friendly crowds jostling them, but
with eyes set straight ahead, the suf-
fragettes arrived at noon and marched
past the capitol to their headquarters.
Bedraggled and tanned the marchers
presented a sorry spectacle.
A battery of moving picture men In
automobiles ran ahead of the army"
photographing 1t as the marchers wal
lowed through the streets. Near the
capitol building the streets were
packed with laughing, jostling
throng.
Biandenburg. Maryland, Feb. 2S.--
The declaration that they were a dis
grace to the cause in their present
bedraggled condition and the demand
that they walk through Washington
on obscure streets, by Miss Paul,
chairman of the Washington suffrag-
cite headquarters started storm OF
tears among the marchers when she
met them on the march near here,
she took one look at the foosore, mud
spattered army sand then proceeded
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28
OREGON MAN FIGHTS
BATTLE on VESSEL

San Francisco, Feb. 2S.-Using the
main deck of the liner Ventura as
a ring, William Sanderson. a wealthy
orchardist of Ontario, Oregon, and w.
w. Concannon, local contractor, in
dulged in bloody fist fight following
the alleged jostling of Mrs. Sander
son by Concannon while the passen-
gers were disembarking. When the
legged he struck Concannon blow that
loosened several teeth and brought
blood in a stream. Passengers then
interfered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28
9-HOUR DAY FOR
NAVIGATION OFFICERS

Washington, Feb. 2S.-A nine hour
day for navigation officers on all yes
sells of thousand tons or over, which
make trips up to four hundred miles
is guaranteed by bill which passed
the senate. The house is expected to
confirm the measure.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28
LEGISLATURE IN
ALASKA TO MEET

Juneau. Alaska. Feb. 2s.-Gather-
ed from the four corners of Uncle
Sans northwest possessions, Alas
kans are in caucus here, preparatory
to opening the first territorial legis-
iature on Monday.
Bank, labor, cannery, fisheries and
railroad regulation are among the
subjects on which flood of bills Is
expected
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28
INVESTIGATORS PERSONALLY ARE
CONVINCED that WALL ST. AIDED
MADERO GOVERNMENT IN MEXICO

plants of American owners OF property
in Mexico. together with evidence
gathered by secret service agents. The
point which the committee hoped TO
establish was the promotion by Ameri-
can capitalists OF warfare In Mexico
Members OF the subcommittee are
personally convinced that Wall street
interests actively assisted the Madero
government in exchange for favors In
connection with oil ana railroad in
vestments. but will not admit this Of
fieially.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28
FRIED MANN KEEPS
SILENT ON CURE

New York, Feb 2S.-Dr. Friedman
continued to refuse to reply to chal-
lenges regarding the efficacy of his
cure. Letters and kilograms asking
aid and advice continue to pour in.
ottawa, Feb. 2S,-The Canadian
government is considering sending a
representative to New York to induce
DR.. Friedman to demonstrate his
remedy in Canada. The house of COM
mons has asked what action the gov
ernment proposed taking.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28
STRIKE METHODS ARE
PROPER, SAYS JUDGE

Seattle, Wash, Feb. 2S.-Superior
Judge Smith issued a statement in
continuing the case of the strikers
temporarily enjoining them from pick
citing in which he held the Industrial
Workers had right to exist and use
picketing as method of defense. He
blamed the newspapers with being
the real cause of the trouble on the
streets in front of the Volman Tail
oring company, against which the
strike is being conducted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28
PORTLAND man Is
WANTED BY POLICE

San Francisco. Feb. 2s.-John Con-
sidine. theatrical magnate, charged
with Sid Grammar of contributing
toward an exhibition offensie to pub
lie decency, has not yet been ar
rested. Detective McGrath said he g.
ceived advice that Considine had gone
to Sacramento enroute to Seattle. The
local police have wired Sacramento in
an effort TO intercept the magnate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-02-28
WILSON'S TRAIN Is
SAVED FROM WRECK

Philadelphia, Feb. 2S.-Five min
utes before the train bearing Presi-
dent-elect Wilson arrived, broken
rail was found. The train was flag
ged and held forty minutes while the
track was being repaired. Wilson is
here to see his dentist.