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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-10-23
kensingt0n

Mrs. Harry Newton presided
over q very delightful party
yesterday afternoon at her
home on Third Street, when
she entertained several friends
as a courtesy to Miss Edith
Amen, who leaves soon for her
new home in Cedar Rapids.
Kansington work was the order
of the afternoon, which along
with several musical selections,
made the time pass most pleas
antly. At six O'clock the ladies
we're invited into the dining
room, where red and green dec
orations made a beautiful table
A large boquet of red SALIVA
was used as a center piece, and
lighted red and green candles
in glass candelabras at both ends
of the table all went to make
up the pretty effect. The plac-
es were designated by dinner
grams, each one containing a
message, the reading of which
made a great deal of amuse-
ment. Mrs. Ed. Bradley and
| Miss Louise Newton assisted in
serving a splendid dinner in
three courses. The following
ladies enjoyed the afternoon,
Mesdames Burke, Foss, Heath,
! Coulthard. Mclaughlin, Brown,
, Lahman, Booher, Maboney and
Miss Amen.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-10-23

MIR. and Mrs. F. H. sigler
and daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Chef Neufind were in Omaha
shopping, Friday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-10-23

Vern Brown and Harold Gull
avin left yesterday for Broken
Row to register for some of the
land the government is trying
to give away. They will stage
number of wrestling matches
while gone.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-10-23

Ed. D. Bradley and son, FL.
mer spent Sunday in Blair the
guests of John White.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-10-23

Mr.. and Mrs. M. O'Connor
and daughter Bess, left this
afternoon for Casper, for a few
days visit.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-10-23

Fred Wattles of Sioux City
spent Sunday here with his
father, j. S. Wattles.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-10-23

A. N. Brown is in Omaha
today attending the Eastman
school of professional photog-
raphy now in session there.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-10-23
Cures
Eczema :?

We have had so many inquiries lately
regarding Eczema and other skin dis
eases. that we are glad to make our
answer public. After careful investiga.
a non ~, we have found that a simple wash
IN d. D. D. Prescription. can be relied
upon. We would not make this state-
m h to our patrons. friends and neigh
a ouIs uniess we were sure Of it-and
zema remedies sold. we ourselves un.
hesitatingly recommend d. D. D. Pre-.
Drop. into our store today, Just to talk
Scription
Robt. W. Harvey, Druggist
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-10-23

County attorney Mclaughlin
was in Woodbine on business
today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-10-23

Ingver Dohrman has added
an electric finishing machine to
his cobbler shop.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29
REFUGEES SUFFERED
HARDSR|PS ON TRIP
Americans Arrive in Mexico City
After Perilous Journey From In
terror Country Devastated.

MEXICO CITY. Nov. 29.-Foreign
Secretary Moheno went to Vera Cruz
today presumably to confer with John
Lind.
W. J. Bornkamp of Boston, one of
a party of 40 Americans from Torreon.
arrived here and told terrifying stor-
les of hardships which the refugees
endured while on the way TO the cap
ital.
Three hundred Americans, Ger
mans. Spaniards and Frenchmen left
Torreon 30 days ago." Bornkamp said.
THE party ! was with headed for
Mexico City, the others for Vera Cruz
or other coast towns. We Travelled on
foot or rode in springless two wheeled
carts with American flags thrown over
them in the hope of saving us from
attack. cold rain fell most OF the
time We slept in the open air The
women suffered terribly. We had
three babies with US and they had to
go without milk for days. For several
days We were without food. Finally
some rebels swooped down on us and
took our guns and ammunition. After
that If we had been attacked we could
not have struck blow in our own de.
fense.
The entire country is devastated
II was a frightful trip"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29
HUERTA DESPERATE
TO HOLD HIS PLACE
Federal Forces are Said to be Sur.
rounded by Rebels and Another
important Battle Pending.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.--Just
how desperately General Huerta Is
fighting to prevent the dissolution of
his regime is indicated in dispatches
received here.
1t Is said that newspapers controll-
ed by Huerta in Mexico City are
printing stories that a revolution IL
in progress in America between the
white and black races.
THE race war Is spreading rapidly
in Indiana Colorado and Texas" said
one newspaper "and Wilson and Bry-
an have no time to bother about Mex
leo"
Ell PASO, Nov. ga rumor per-
sisted here that the federal forces re-
Gently beaten by Villas rebels at Tier
ia Blanca are hemmed in at Ahuma
da. between Juarez and Chihuahua
City with rebels under General Chao
pressing them from the southward.
Villas men are hurrying toward
them from the north. Assuming that
the reports are true. military men said
there probably would be a battle tn e
afternoon or tomorrow
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29
W. M. Peterson Denounces Move as
Attack on Progressive Program Of
Pendleton. UphoIds MatIoCk Ad-
miniStrati0n.
(By Will NJ. Peterson. }


Before we cast our votes at the COM
ing city election for or against the
proposed commission charter, let us
kindly be warned by the warning
which We see at every railroad cross
ing: stop, look and listen"
There is no other period of two
years in the history of Pendleton that
Is marked by such progress as the
period of two years which is now end
ing with Mayor Matlock's administra-
ton. 1t is safe to say that no other
period of two years has witnessed
such wonderful prosperity in general
municipal and civic affairs. Every
honest laboring man seeking employ
ment has found it. Our population
has increased about COCOA greater
increase than has ever been made in
any period of even five years before:
The travelling men are a unit in prais-
ing Pendleton; they advertise Pendle-
ton throughout the northwest: they
have no hesitancy in saying ii is the
best town, anything like its size, in
which they do business. They are
frank to state that great many
towns and cities in the northwest,
larger than Pendleton. have hundreds
of vacant business and dwelling hous-
es, but that in Pendleton great
many people live in tents for the rea.
son that there are no vacant houses
they can rent This Is most splen-
did recommendation for our progress
sive little city.
Our fine high school building, the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29
FRANCIS SAYRE AND HIS
BRIDE SAIL FOR EUROPE

HOBOKEN, y. j.. Nov 23.-With
bands playing and colors flying, the
liner George Washington sailed for
Europe with Mr.. and Mrs. Francis b
Sayre among the passengers. The
young couple eluded newspapermen
and photographers.
President Wilson accompanied by
Miss Eleanor and DR.. Grayson arrived
at the pier long before the Sayres.
The dock was thronged and when the
president appeared he was given an
ovation.
The Sayres boarded the liner before
the captain knew of their presence
They mingled with the second cabin
passengers and slipped aboard. They
were not even seen by reporters.
President Wilson left the liner as
the band played Mendelssohn's we'd
ding march. He looked back at the
young couple several times and smiled
He planned to return to the home OF
Colonel House in New York in time
to have luncheon and then go to the
polo grounds to see the Army and
Navy football game.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29
FLIES UPSIDE DOWN BUT
500 FEET ABOVE EARTH

SAN DIEGO. Cal, Nov. 29.-Lincoln
Reachey, the American aviator. has
outdone the Frenchman Pigoud. in
his aeronautic feats of looping the
loop and flying upside down. Beachey,
at the aerial tournament over the CO.
ronada polo field, looped the loop in
his biplane three times in succession
500 feet from the earth. The French
man has been able to do this no near
er than $500 feet, the higher distance
being the easier altitude for 1t as the
flier is enabled to take more time
in restart 'ng his engine. which has to
be shut off while flying upside down
Beachey is on his way to Washing
ton to testify at the government in
vestigation of its aero equipment
brought to notice by the recent deaths
here of Lieutenants Kelly and Elling-
ton in fall with an aeroplane.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29
URGES DEFEAT OF THE NEW CHARTER

Eastern Oregon State Hospital, the
dozens of new dwellings. the large
amount of street paving. the build ns
of the fine gravity water system. the
Roundup, and other enterprises have
furnished to labor,ng men employ
ment; have made thousands of dol
lars of trade for merchants. have
made the air pregnant with the spir-
1t Of prosperity and progress, and all
enterprising, progressive persons who
are proud of Pendleton will not vote
for commission government at this
tine Those people who are advo
eating the adoption of the present
commission charter are either grossly
misnformed, laboring under false i'm
pressions, have some mercenary mo-
tive in view. or are reactionaries who
would stop the wheels OF industry
curtail public Improvements. shut off
trade. throw laboring men out of EN-
ploymenI, continue having us to
drink impure water. and bring about
stale condition of affairs. This last
class of disgruntled. ult-finding per-
sons are calamity howlers: they see
spooks, have nightmares torpid liv.
ers, and are always afraid of the pro-
gressive spirit the spirit that builds
big cities and does big things gener-
ally.
Unless better men are had as COM
missioners than are had under our
present system it will be impossible
to better conditions under the COM
m 'ssion form of government it is
all a matter of men in office after
all. with this difference: Under the
commission form the taxpayers have
to pay the commissioners who may
work in the dark or in the open as
they see fit. Corrupt or incompetent
commissioners would make govern
ment under the commission form 4
sy1N
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29

their turn. The next l heard of was
that this water commissioner was
threatening the contractor and made
some such threats Of what might hap
pen to Button, while in my office.
have no personal interest in this
controversy, but knowing the facts as
! do. am at loss to know how any
sane person can assign this ccntro-
vCrsy as an excuse for voting fer the
commission form Of vcrnment,
however good reason It misn, and
does afford for voting against . GER
tain candidate for water commission
err. A. " COX.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this e9th day of November, 1913.
FRANK ]. DORSEY,
Notary Public for Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29
State Hospital Head Recalls the
Promise of a Pure Water Supply.
CoMMENDs WATER BOARD
Disciaiming Interest in Local Politics
superintendent Defends Former
Statemcnt-Finds the Water Board
and Gravity System Are Under At
tack

DR.. w. d. McNary, superintendent
of the Eastern oregon state Hospital.
today made reply to an oran letter
yesterday from Judge s. e. Lowell.
In his letter, Judge Lowell had re-
ferred to DR.. McNary sarc.sticaily as
having no interests here save through
peing member OF the Wenahd Club
Replying to the fling, DR. McNary
points out that he has decided in
terest in the local wdtsr problem
through the fact 400 peopls under his
care at the state hospital are obliged
TO use the present impure supply and
suffer thereby. Disclainiing any in
rerest in local political affairs, the
work done by the water board at
Thorn Hollow and again coniniends
the board to the people.
November 2e. 1918.
To the Honorable Stephen A Lowell.
Pendleton, oregon.
Dear Sir:-I am exceedingly averse
tc entering into a newspaper contro-
versy bearing upon subject in which
should not be and am not involved,
bGl dc sAn ORtIl iCNlcI duui ccccu u Uic
and published in yesterdays issue OF
local paper contains a number of
questions which l feel ii Is proper
for me to answer, and 1 will attempt
! to answer the questions deserving an
swer in a more courteous manner
than that in which they were asked.
i am not q voter In the city Of Pen
| dleton nor a tax payer therein, and
strictly speaking am neither \ resi-
| dent nor citizen of this city; but you
| certainly must admit that / am q
| very near neighbor and am, and ex-
| pect to continue to be, a resident of
Umatilla county, and probably there
! is no citizen or actual resident of
Pendleton who is more vitality inter-
ested in the water supply provided by
the city of Pendleton than / am, in
asrnuch as my residence near you re-
quires that / drink this water and
that l be responsible for the health
and welfare of some four hundred
people who likewise are required to
drink it
1t is scarcely necessary to inform
you that the state board of controi.
| nor any member thereof. has in any
way influenced my opinion. political
or otherwise, on matters appertaining
to the government of your city. and
| an attempt to inject them into the
situation is neither right nor reason
able.
As matter of fact, 1 want to go on
record as saying that am in no wise
concerned in the political squabbles
of the City of Pendleton and am en-
tirely indifferent as to whether the
proposed new form of government
prevails or not. and have not at any
time, by word or deed. expressed any
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29
EXHIBIT C

A SWORN STATEMENT FROM A,
II. cox CORROBORATING THE
BUTTON GRAFT CHARGES MADE
AGAINST DIR. BEST:
!, A. H. Cox being first duly sworn.
depose and say that I am the man
ager Of the oregon Lumber Yard and
that ] am more or less familiar with
the Button Best controversy In every
detaik am trying to furnish the ma
terial for the work. and, therefore,
had occasion to confer with the con-
tractor every day. I had occasion to
come in close contact with the men
employed and the teamsters, especial
". and have heard their stories from
the very inception Of the work. OBJ
scrved that the work had just start
ed when there was apparent disOr-
ganixation. discord. and q perfect lact
OF harmony, essential and necessary
in conducting a job like this, and in
uuiry led to the information that a
member of the water commission had
teams at work on the job; that the
commissioner was very often on the
work directing what to do and sug-
gestlng that the water commission
wanted thus and so done; that he
was plainly undertaking to get the
best of II with his force at work on
tho Job. / talked the matter over
with the contractor who realized the
unfortunate situation and the handi-
cap under which he was working. and
allowed the commissioner to continue
on the Job for a week longer than ne
intended to in the hopes that the wa.
ter commissioner might see the I'm.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29
Distinct Reasons Why Dr. Best Should Be Defeated MONDAYS unc Election

propriety of the situation and take his
teams off the work.
These statements made by the men
and teamsters were abundantly con-
firmed by the actions of the commits
sioner here at the yard. We had been
having considerable rain, the gravel
was screening slowly and the commits
sioner advised myself In the presence
of contractor Button that the
board was going to have a meeting
and wanted to know just how fast I
was going to get out the material. On
one occasion l was at Cayuse and re-
turned on number II and found dur
ing the noon hour some of the other
teamsters had hitched their teams on
to the cars to assist my men In get
ting them placed so we could start
the crusher and the water commits
sioner came along and told his team
sters to drive In n head of the teams
that were assisting In pulling the cars
down to place. The commissioner
mentioned and referred to, then COM
planned that I was not keeping them
going full time and that his teams
were going to draw full pay. told
his teamsters to get out Of the way
and to take their turn at the bunkers
at all times.
On another occasion when our part
Of the work was progressing slowly,
the teamsters agreed to quit at I
o'clock and let us get q run that evca-
Ing to enable them to all get In full
time the next day. A little later DR..
Best's teams drove up and wanted to
load, Notwithstanding all the othcr
teams had agreed, for the good Of NIL.
to stop. The driver said he was In
structed by the doctor to Just so
ahead and haul. felt It proper 10
say to him that his teams ,.ust take
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29
POLICE WORRIED OVER A
NEW SUFFRAGIST PLOT

LONDON, Nov. 29.-Scotland yard
is in "A genuine panic over the rumor
that militant suffragists have decided
on some new form of demonstration
even more sensational than anything
In the past
Although reports are vague. so far
as the public is concerned. 1t is the
general impression that the police
have been given pretty definite init
nation as to what the militants have
in mind for the police seemed de-
cidedly more worried than what n
mere general threat would have war;
ranted
one story was that the militants
We're suspected in an attempt to wreck
some historic old public building. An
other was that attacks on public men
were about to be made with view
of inflicting more serious injury than
hitherto attempted.
Every woman of prominence among
the miltants Is under the most rigid
surveillance. Police guards are notice.
able about the residences of cabinet
ministers and parliament leaders.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29
CORK FLOORING SELECTED
BY LABORATORY TESTS

OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE CORVALLIS, Nov. 29.-Several
hundred dollars were recently saved
in the single item cf cork flooring
for halls and stairways at the Ore
Son Agricultural College. selections
for which were based on tests made
in the experimental engineering la
boratories. OF several samples sub
mitted, one that seemed to com bine
well the qualities of moderate price
good appearance and durability, fail
ed badly under the tests and hence
was rejected. In its stead a neat pat.
tern with excellent wearing qualities
was chosen. The difference in the
two pieces was very material. al
though not very apparent until they
were subjected to the service tests
applied in the laboratory.
From the nature Of the service ex-
pected" said Professor S. II. Graf
under whose direction the tests were
made, cork flooring should possess
first. high resistance to wear: Sec
ord, uffcient residence and surface
friction 10 afford comfortable walk
inS: third. durability; fourth, pleas
ing appearance; and fifth, low cost
Durability involves a resistance to
decay from natural causes. aside from
wear. and is largely question o!
! composition and chemical action. The
tests were confined to an investiga-
ton of resistance to wear and of re.
silence.
The residence test was made by
loading small squares cut from each
sample to 1000 pounds in a testing
mach ne. The amount of compress
sion was measured when released and
again in "a hours. This showed that
the power to recover from bruises
possessed by the poorer sample was
much smaller than that of the better
sample.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29

law If he did not allow the straight
time" and also threatened to make
him live up to the letter" of the
contract
Mr.. Button declares he refused to
be a party TO what he characterizes
as petty graft" and dismissed the
Best horses from the work. Since
then, he declares. he has received di.
rect and indirect threats OF prosecu.
tion and of being made to live up to
the letter of his contract 81 expect
to be made to live up to the letter Of
my contract" he said in speaking OF
the incident, land there are two in.
spectOrs on the Job to see that do,
but object to being subjected to un.
necessary annoyance simply because
1 would not stand for a little graft"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29
EXHIBIT G

n Il
V. GONGwER, CORROBORATING
STORY THAT DIR. BEST TRIED To
USE OFFICIAL POSITION FOR
PERSONAL ENDS:
l. ]. V. Gongwer being first duly
sworn. depose and say that I am now
and since October 23, have been in.
spector for the city water commission
of the city of Pendleton. That on
November 3. 1919 d. J. A. Best. mem.
Der of the water board. came to where
| was working at the reservoirs and
In an excited insulting manner told
me that he would see that the action
OF Mr.. Zeidhlack and myself in stop
ping the hauling Of gravel to the res
ervoir the preceding day would cost
us both our jobs or words to that et.
feet. He declared that our stopping
the hauling of gravel that day had
cost him IS. Mr.. Zeidhlack had stop
ped the hauling Of the gravel because
the gravel was not the kind OF gravel
that was wanted. 1t had sand In II.
told him l did not think he could
affect Mr.. Zeidhlack's position as he
was working for Mr.. Kelsey and that
while he might cost me my position
l was going TO do my duty ~ l saw
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29

ceeded to speak TO me in about the
following manner:
II want you to see to it that the
gravel on the side of the reservoir is
screened. l don't want any of that to
so into the reservoirs"
Later on while was talking to Mr..
Button and to Mr.. Bent he butted
right into us and repeated about the
same thing he had previously told
me. He also said that he wanted me
to see to 1t that no one worked more
than eight hours each day on the res
ervoirs. The first time ne spoke 10
me at the depot I informed DR.. Best
that knew my duties and would per-
form them. The second time ne came
to me with his orders l simply ignored
him.
did this because was convinced
that DR.. Best was trying to use his Of
ficial position to harrass and annoy
Mr. Button because the latter had
discharged DR.. Best's teams from
working on the reservoirs. The grav-
ell he referred to did not require
screening because we did not use II
except for back filing. DR.. Best's de-.
sire to have It screened was evidently
prompted merely by desire to make
the contractor needless expense and
trouble.
At various times I talked with Mr..
Button about the subject OF Dr..
Best's teams. From the very first
he was opposed to having the teams
on the job because 1t made things
look bad and placed him, Button, in
an embarrassing position. In his dif-
ferent conversations on the subject
he told me substantially the same
tn ngs that were published In the East
oregonian November S. From my
dealings with Mr.. Button believe
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29

Mr.. Button charges that DIR. Best
sent mp four Of his own horses for
use on the reservoir work without In
vitation later purchased and sent up
four more horses and demanded that
he be paid straight time" for their
use though all other teamsters were
being paid by the amount of their
haul The contractor declares the
commissioner held out promises Of
extension of time on the contract,
and, later. threatened him with pros
ocution for violating the eight t-hour
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29
SETTLEMENT OF MEXICAN
TROUBLE SAID TO Be DUE
RUMORED THAT ADJUSTMENT
WILL BE MADE WITHIN
FORTY-EIGHT HOURS.

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 2s-Fcllow-
ing a long conference between Charge
d'Affairs O'Shaughnessy and the Jap
anese minister here it was persistently
rumored in government circles that a
settlement of the Mexican-American
difficulties would be due within As
hours
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-29
'DR. M'NARY REPEATS PRAISE
|. FOR WORK ON GRAVITY SYSTEM
ARMY DEFEATS THE NAVY

NEW YORK, Nov. 2s.-The army
football squad won from the navy to-
day in a well fought contest at the
polo grounds by the score of 22 to O.
The army kicked a field goal and
made three touchdowns. missing the
goal twice. The navy made three fell
goals.