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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08
SPOKE PLAINLY.

A sharp-featured, determined little
woman popped her head out of the
door and Indignantly demanded the
business of a bashful young man who
had been hanging around the house
for hours in a pitiless downpour of
rain, hoping against hope that his
adOred one would invite him in.
Now, then, young feller, what do
you want here? Tryin' to wear the
pavement out, or what?' she demand
ed. sarcastically.
Il reckon I've come a-courtin' your
daughter" the shamefaced youth ad
mitted.
"Oh, y're after Lizzie, are We? Then
take my advice, young man, an run
away an lose yerself. My gal amt
goin' to marry chap that hasn't the
courage to knock at the door an AK
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08
BY THE SCISSORS
SPIDER CATCHES FISH.
(The Pathfinder.l

L IL
This is not nature-fake story or
a fisherman's yarn; it is an authenti-
Gated account of actual facts, report
ed by a minister in South Africa to
London Nature. He relates how he
caught a large spider, whose out
stretched legs covered a space about
three inches in diameter. He took
this spider home and placed it near
his aquarium, in which he had a num-
Der of small fish. What was his sur
prise shortly to find that Mr.. Spider
was sitting up on his hind legs on the
edge of the aquarium, complacently
holding a little fish four times his own
weight in his paws and munching
away at it with great gusto. The spi-
der continued to eat till nothing was
left of the fish but the backbone.
The minister then made it a point
to watch the spider, and his patience
was rewarded by seeing him later in
the very act OF fishing. The insect
spread his legs out over the water in
sprawling position and waited for
his prey.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08
-""o"~~

True TO its record as an unfair and
vicious sheet when it has political
end to serve
senator Chamberlain the Oregonian
And the s n eeri ngly
Tariff on Wool seeks to dis
credit Senator
Chamberlain for his attitude with ref
erence to the tariff on wool.
"As a matter of fact" says the Ore
gonian, "it is in Senator Chamberlain's
power to defeat the free wool provision
of the Underwood bill. The two Loui-
siana senators who intend to vote
against the bill because it places sugar
on the free list will Join any other
two democratic senators to defeat the
free wool clause and they have given
this assurance time and again.
But the Oregonian carefully omits
to mention the obvious fact that If
Senator Chamberlain should get the
Louisiana senators to stand with him
against free wool he would be obliged
to vote with them for a tariff on su-
gar. In other words if he should get
their support he would have to bribe
them and cast his own honor to the
winds. He would have to cease be-
ing a legislator and become a sena-
torial pirate He would have to sink
TO the level of the old guard leaders
such as Payne, Aldrich and Cannon
who passed no legislation on the score
of merit but whipped their bills
through by sandbag tactics.
In presuming to criticise Senator
Chamberlain as it has the Oregonian
confesses its own low standards OF
political morality. 1t upholds gov
ernment by jobbery and attacks Sen
ator Chamberlain because he keeps his
record clean. The senator has taken
the logical course with reference to
wool and ne cannot De SupJeCteu "
honest criticism. He did everything
he could honorably do to retain some
tariff on wool but he has refused to
go farther. He will not resort to
skulldugery to carry his point. He will
not sell his soul to the sugar trust in
order to get votes for wool. If he did
he would betray the interests OF
many for the benefit of few.
Senator Chamberlain's position on
wool has been absolutely sound. He
can look every man in the eye and say
Il dare do all that becomes a man;
who dares do more is none" If the
senator is to be defeated for reelection
because of his wool tariff attitude he
will be beaten for no other reason
than at the crisis of his political life
he displayed elementary honesty and
was true to the spirit Of the oath that
made him a senator.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08
FIRED

William j. Burns, the detective,
proposes to train up number of
young college graduates in the detect
ing trade. relates the Chicago Record
Herald.
Talking about crime to a group OF
college graduate applicants for posts
on his staff. Mr.. Burns said:
1T doesn't take me long to decide
on lads suitability for this career.
Only the other day. for example, dis
charged a Yale first honor man after
twenty-four hours trial. His first
case proved him valueless."
What was his first case?" asked a
Harvard oarsman.
Theft of box of soap" said Mr.,
Burns Theft of hoax Of soap from
freight car-and the idiot arrested
tramp.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08

for her-not likely. Why, when her
father came a-courtin' me an found
the door locked, he climbed the back
yard wall. strangled the bulldog and
knocked the old man silly WI a
clump on the jaw. Then he grabbed
hold of my hand an showed a ring as
big as cartwheel on my finger, and
told me that the banns was already up
That's the sort of husband l want for
our Lizzie; not shiverin' milksop
that amt got sense to come in out
of the rain!
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08
THE TORY TARIFF.

George Alfred Townsend in the Bos-
ton Globe.)
The tariff puts the United States at
disadvantage. Seventy years ago
England was Tory as we are now,
jealousy guarding her patents and
home markets. A manufacturer.
Peel, threw down her barriers. and
che remains free trade, though her
colonies are high tariff. Protection
is a commercial substitute for old Af-
rican slavery, and as we settle farth-
er west every new state wants tariff,
while the old states have not inde-
pendence enough to call it off. Lou
isiana, after 100 years protection on
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08

1t is reported that the Pacific Pow
er & Light company does not look
with favor on the
They Should construction of
Keep Hands Off. gravity water sys-
tenn for Pendleton
and has been busy with others in GER
tain obstructive tactics. Is the electric
company doing this because it will
lose the $4,000 or $4,000 annual reve-
nue. it now derives from pumping wa
ter for the city? If so the electric
company is getting away from the role
of a public servant and is trying to
be the master. An antidote for that
sort of trouble could be found in a
municipal electric plant.
>~s
The Tacoma wild west show seems
to have been even more of a failure
than the Los Angeles attempt 1t is
an impossibility to pull off genuine
| cowboy carnival in large city. 1t is
always a dried fruit affair.
a~
No matter what happens in Eng
land these days the blame is always
charged up to the militant suffraget-
tes.
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The next thing on the program will
be the harvesting of Umatilla county's
big wheat crop.
The searchlights at Washington are
revealing much that should have been
exposed before.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08

The Johnsons. according to a re-
cent story had an old hen which in
sisted upon neglecting her comfort
able nest to lay a daily egg in the
coal cellar.
Il can't think" fretted Mrs. john
son. as she and her small son, Joe,
together hunted for that particular
egg, why this one hen insists upon
using the coal bin"
why, that's easy, mother" ex-
claimed Joe in astonishment. "I
s'pose she's seen the sign: Now is
the time to lay in your COAL"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08
THE VALUE OF RESEARCH.
(Popular Science Monthly.)

According to DR.. w. r. Whitney, in
charge of the General Electric Co. re-
search laboratories. the advances in
incandescent lighting alone in this
country in the last 100 years repre-
sent a saving of s240,0OO,OOO, a year
or nearly a million dollars day. He
also calls attention to the fact that as
a result of Investigations with the
mercury arc. his company has already
had a sale of over a million dollars
extra. There are a great many con-
Germs in this country spending over
hundred thousand dollars annually on
research.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08

sugar cannot raise cane without it
The opposition to our colonial extern
sion is from tariff Sugar has money
to spare to advertise against the SUI
gar refiners. who are the real manu-
facturers. The present senate is the
last elected by collusion and corrup
ton, and it is the hope of the robber
barOnS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08
His Vacation.

Sir Archibald Geikie tells story
OF Scotchman who. much against
his own will, was persuaded to take a
long holiday.
He went to Egypt and visited the
Pyramids. After gazing for some
time at the Great Pyramids he NUT
tered: Man. what a lot of mason
work not to be bringin in any rentl'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08
As Usual.
His vaca-

Boss-Where's Jones? His vaca-
ton Is up this morning.
Fellow clerk-It was, sir; but he
telephoned that he would have to ask
for a few days to rest up before he
could possibly go to work.-Ohio
State Journal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08
In Boston

when We were in Boston," said
Mrs. Twickembury, 1--WE visited the
public garden and saw that splendid
pedestrian statue of Washington on
horseback"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08
Her School.

What finishing school did Miss
Bridge attend?"
The School of Scandal, / should
imagine. Judge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08
OVprNYOrlIed.

THE hour of ~ has struck Kissed
the ghost.
"I don't blame it," replied the ma
teri1iist. at was worked to death
long ago."-Boston Herald.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08
IN A LIGHTER VEIN
Can Have Twenty.

She-Jack, when we are married
must have three servants.
He-You shall have twenty. dear
but not all at the same time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08

President James of the University
of Illinois has advised the 500 young
lady graduates
\ Matter of of his school
Personal Preference. this year to
marry. He said:
The woman who chooses this car
eer when the opportunity offers itself,
or when she can make it for herself,
as every woman can, is choosing
highway to social service which is far
ahead of all teaching or legal or medi-
cal service she can possibly render to
society"
1t is advice that is true in a great
measure. Yet it is advice that could
more properly be given to young men
than to young women Furthermore,
the advice for young woman TO mar
ry is not always sound II all depends
upon the sort of marriage. a young
woman has as much or more right
than a young man to remain single
ami earn her lvlihood. For doing so
She is often censured when she is en-
titled to praise.
In his financial reviews Henry
Clews reflects the Wall street view
point and it is interest
Not Afraid ing to note what he
OF Revision. says of the tariff re-
vision The following
is from the review of July 3:
Our tariff is now in the last stages
of preparation, though it may be some
weeks before actually passed and
months before going into effect. The
worst in this respect is already known.
and any changes in schedules are like
ly to be a relief rather than an ad-
ers and merchants. Once the bill is
passed, the disposition will certainly
be to make the best of it, though for
the last six months the inclination was
naturally the reverse. In any event
the proposed new schedules have al
ready been largely discounted. Com
paratively few concerns will be in
iured by the new rates, and it is fire.
quently overlooked that in many re-
spects the lower schedules will be a
positive impetus to trade activity"
Nothing pessimistic about that
/ Wall street always howls whenever
any sort of reform is attempted but
when the deed is done regardless of
such wailing Wall street acquiesces in
the action, knowing it to have been
! justified.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08

GETTYSBURG.


. No more the thrilling bugles =
q call
. The charging lines of Blue =
. and Gray;
. No more the cannons rage and '
= roar,
. As men with men contest the =
. day.
. No more at evenings tragic =
q close
. The roll call holds the silent =
q name;
. No more the dashing legions =
. press
. To win their cause in Victory's .
. flame.
. Peace be to them on battle =
. ground.
. Where deeds in marble rec =
q ords tell
. The story of a Nations fate, =
. When none but heroes fought .
= and fell!
. %. D. German. .
. Atlanta, Ga, July l, 1913. =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08

The searchlights at Washington are
revealing much that should have been
exposed before.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08

The next thing on the program will
be the harvesting of Umatilla county's
big wheat crop.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08

1t is reported that the Pacific Pow
er & Light company does not look
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08

Member United Press Association.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-08

True TO its record as an unfair and
vicious sheet when it has political
aOd tO servo
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-28
DRESSES CAME TOO LATE.
New York Firm Didn't Fill Samuel Diamonds Order Promptly. So Sued Tn Vain,

Before Justice Richard German in his office here Friday morning the case of Rapp- Jelenco and company of New York vs. Samuel Diamond of this city was tried, the case being a civil one in which the plaintiffs sought to re- cover damages of STA
 The litigation grew out of Diamond s ordering from the New York firm on September 4, 1912, six serge dresses, which he claimed were bought on the condition that they reach Putnam Sat urday evening September '. When the goods failed to arrive Samuel, on September g, cancelled the order.
 In the meantime the manufacturers claim they had bought the goods cut them and manufactured them and that they were practically completed when the cancellat ton arrived. They after wards shipped the dresses three of the same reaching Putnam September 30, and three October 8. Diamond accepted neither shipment and they have remained at the express office.
 mAfter hearing all the evidence. Harry Rapp of the New York firm being present, Justice German took the mat ter under consideration and during the afternoon rendered a decision in fa- vor of MT. Diamond. MT. Diamond was represented by Attorney M. H. Geiss1er, the plaintiffs by Attorney H. C. Bradford.
 Fftohburg Pair Wed.
 A F'itchburg item Friday said that Rodney Laventure and Mary Graham, both of FYtchburg, were married here Wednesday by Rev. F. D. Sargent. and that after the marriage there was a reception at the home of the bride s
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-28

sister in Putnam, and the couple left on honeymoon trip. Mr. and Mrs. Laventure are to make their home in Mechanicsville.
 Improving Lake Fishing.
 There should be some excellent fish, ing in Alexanders lake three years hence, when the waters will again be open to fishermen. During the past IS months the fish and game commits sion and individuals have placed sew eral hundred thousand fry of various varieties of fish in the lake. Monday of next week will be the last day that the lake can legally be fished for the next three years. as the bill passed in the last legislature closing the lake to fishing becomes effective July 1, and interested sportsmen say that they will keep close watch to see that the law Is not violated and that vio- lators will be prosecuted if caught.
 Help Needed.
 Putnam mills are still advertising for help at good wages. Many new mill operatives have come to this city within the past few weeks. but more can be used, especially spinners, wind CTS and weaVers. Among the new arrivals here are several Polish fam flies, a nationality that has not been very much represented in this city up to the present time.
 Attorney John F. Carpenter. who is restored to health. was a visitor in Putnam Friday and was greeted by many friends.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-28
WM-LMANTIC
MILL LEAGUE GAMES.
Some Excts1nu contests Certain This
 Afternoon

Today (Saturday) the two postponed games of the first series will be played off, Ne. Mill meeting Ne. 6 Mill, the league leaders, en the new diamond. This game brings together tive of the best teams in the league. and if the Nc, team trims the Nc. team these two teams will be tied for the league leadership Dan Kiileurey will twirl for Nc. Mill and Scotchie Higgins will dc the serving for Nc, 6. With these two slab artists in the box a good game Is assured.
 On the old diamond the Office and Mechanical team meets the Manufac- turing team. and as the clerks are only one game ahead of the Manufac- turers they hope to make 1t even up today.
 The league management has been rather disappointed in the size of the contributions to date.
 The exciting game of Tuesday, the @th, showed that the Mill league con- tains some fast and heavy players and some exceptional pitching talent for league of this size. as both teams with but two exceptions were composed of picked players from the Mill league.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-28
ARRESTED IN HARTFORD.
Archie E. Bowman Charged with Sell.
 ing Baseball Pools.

Hartford. Conn. June 27.-Archie H. Bowman, 30. of Putnam, a passenger brakeman on the New Haven railroad was arrested at the Union station to- day charged with violation of the state law which forbids the sale of baseball pools. Bowman was later re- leased under bonds of $200 furnished by James A. Daley. Bowman is all teged to have been the agent of a Bos- ton pool seller, and 1t is claimed he has been disposing of a number of pool cards to railroad men and express company employed between Hartford and Putnam on the Midland division. When searched at police headquarters two pool tickets were found on him and also receipts for money paid to railroad men and others.
 When questioned at police head quarters Bowman claimed he was not aware that he was selling the tickets in violation of any law. He told the police that he was the representative of Boston agency, and that he re- ceived the tickets weekly from that city. He claimed to have received only 10 per cent of the money he had been taking in. and said his profits each week were small as he had been selling only about twelve tickets.
 Railroad men said this afternoon, that the pool with which Bowman is said to have been connected. Is a small one, and that the prizes each week have been for nominal amounts. Bowman is married and his wife is said to be seriously i'll.
 The Russian government has sent a commission to the United States to study refrigeration for food products.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-28
Brief Locals.

The Hatch cadets of St PauPs Epis- copal church are anticipating a bicycle trip to Columbia lake Sunday after noon.
 Chief Thomas P. Foley is requesting all property owners and tenants to clean their backwards before the Fourth.
 Dr. L. I. Mason and other members of St. Johns commandery, K. T., had their auto troubles on their recent run to Stafford Springs, which prevented their trip to Crystal lake.
 The Willimantic Gas and Electric Light company is to cut down some of its poles on Main street and put the wires on the poles of the Southern New England Telephone company plumber at work Friday afternoon equipping the drinking fountain in front of the City drug store with auto matic bubblerS. The superintendent expects to have the fountain in com mission Monday.
 A garage 16x24 feet of corrugated steel has just been completed in the rear of the Southern New England Telephone company's new building for the housing of the automobile lately secured for the use of construction and repair departments of the local ex- change.
 Ticket Agent Fred Moulton has re- ceived a number of tickets for the trip to Gettysburg June 30-July 1-6. Be- sides the few assigned to veterans in the city by the state commission a number have already been sold. The round trip from this city to the battle field via Hartford is $13.65 and via Middletown $13.50.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-28


 Dr. F. P. Todd will be the visiting physician at the Day Kimball hospital for the month of July.
 Dr. s. B. Overlook, patient in a Hart ford hospital, is showing daily inn provement and Is able to sit up for a time each day. Local members attended the meeting of Montgomery council. R. and s. M.. in Danieison, Friday evening, some being candidates for the I. M. degree, CebuIa-Bisda. Lawrence Cebula, 9S and Apollonia Bigda. 32; were married here by Jus tice M. H. eieissler. Both are resi- Mrs. Mary Low of Danielson has purchased the business that she for merly ewneG in this city. She has been away for about six years. es Degrees Friday Afternoon. Fridays temperature in Putnam ranged as high as 9S degrees, late in the afternoon, this being the record for the season.
 Repairs are so far advanced at the Chickering hotel that the opening an- nouncement is to be issued in few days.
 Mrs Emma Guest of New York. for nerly of Pomfret, died recently in New York. where burial took place.
 The shower of Friday afternoon gave
  section a fine wetting.
 Rev. N. p. Carey Corning Today.
 Rev. Nelson Poe Carey of New York will arrive here today and this evening will be a guest of the fire men at the central fire station.
 The regular monthly meeting of the common council next week may take up the matter of filling the vacancy in the board
 Reception at RoseIand
 There is to be a public baptismal service at RoseIand park in Woodstock tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth odist church held a food sale in the store of Ballard and Clark Friday af ternoon.
 At the Methodist church Friday af- ternoon there was a cradle rolf recep- ton for members of the cradle roll and mothers,
 There is much local interest in the bicentennial celebration arranged to take place in the town of Oxford, July 8. 4, 5. An historical pageant is to be a feature of the celebration.
 Complaint is being made that boys in the city who have air rifies-some of the beys-are making dangerous use of them in aiming and firing at per sons, this when they feel quite cer tain that the weapons are not loaded.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-28

was not in it at all with Comptroller pHnn's meledieus voice when he really let himself out as an auctieneer in the service of the state Deputy Comptroller Bissell opened the ball by reading the act of the general assem- ply authorizing the sale, and notice given. Comptroller Dunn then took charge of the meeting and called for bids They came at 8, and under the cemptroller's persuasion rose mainly by dollar bids to $50, at which price it was struck off to J, Howell Cenlxlin, the president of the water company and one of the prominent citizens of the town
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-28
OBITUARY.
Fred S. Barnett,

Fred s. Barnett, eS. proprietor of the New England house in Bolton, died Thursday afternoon. He had been convalescing from a long illness and showed every sign of recovery up to two days ago, when he suffered re- lapse. MT. Barnett was native of England He lived in this country 25 years and went to Bolton from Massa- chusetts fl years ago and later bought the New England house. He leaves two sisters in England.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-28
Boys Finger Had to Be Amputated

A horse belonging to Morris Kanto- witz became frightened and ran down the hill from Chestnut street near Prospect street. The owners son was thrown from the seat and somewhat bruised as the wagon struck hydrant at the corner of Chestnut and Prospect streets. When the horse reached Spring street the horse jumped a wall several feet high and the wagon was considerably demolished. On Spring street the horse struck Frank St Mar tin, the year old son of Onnesime St
 Martin. of Main street. and knocked,