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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-31

ment. 1t has been deened advisa bile
to replace and repair old pipe lines
so that the pavement would not have
to be disturbed for some time.
The street improvement program
Tor the next year is only tentative but
1t Is known to include an attempt to
secure hard surface for East Court
street which is one of the most .ray-
eled streets in the city. With this
done. all of the principal avenues OF
trade would be paved.
The following shows the amount
OF permanent improvement In the city
as 1t now stands: Main street. 7
blocks; Webb street, 81 blocks: Alta
street. s.: Court street, II; jackson
street, s; Raley. 8; Water, s: Lewis
3; Cottonwood, 4; College, 2; John
son. l; Vincent. Ia; Lee, 1.
In addition proceedings are under
way for the paving OF Bush street
from Jackson to Raley, and to pave
one block on each side OF the Star
(Matlock) street bridge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-31

which were burned completely down.
The new brick will be occupied by
Chinese merchants.
Among the other improvements not
ed in the business ristrict are the con-
verting of the basement of the Tenn.
pie building into billiard hall at a
cost of $1,000, the remodeling of the
Matlocsk building on North Main in
to a home for the Waters 8, 10 and
Is cent store at a cost of $1,000, the
installation of gravel and sand bunk
ers at the Oregon Lumber yard at a
cost of 1880, and repairs to the Col
don Rule Hotel at cost of s250U.
Proposed Work.
Among the proposed buildings for
the coming year is the two story ga.
rage to he built soon by George Per-
niger at the corner of Thompson and
Court and the reconstruction of the
Hotel Pendleton into a modern hotel.
Many New Homes.
Residences have been built by the
score and still there is a demand for
more houses. During the entire year
there has hardly been vacant house,
a condition of which many cities in
the northwest cannot boast. Many of
the new houses built are beautiful
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-31

good road to the eastern Oregon
state hospital. Third in importance
was the Improvement of Water, Vim
cent and Lewis streets, just recently
completed. These streets are in o
purely residence section and are lin
ed with many beautiful homes. on
account of the overhanging trees. the
streets We're nearly always muddy and
so universal was the demand for the
Improvement, that not a single prop
erty holder objected to the work.
All of the improvement has been
done upon the initiative of the own
ers of the property and majority OF
those affected have in each instance
governed the actions of the council
Only one proposed improvement has
been held up by remonstrance and
that was on Alta street which was
macadamized only a few years ago.
The improvement OF the streets
has meant also the improvement Of
sewer and water lines. Because Of
the permanent nature of the improve
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-31
Street Paving Work For Last Year
Exceeds Previous Records For City
Pendon Now Has Six Miles Hard Surface Covering Travelled
Ihoroueares Considerable During Coming Month.

The year 1918 stands for a banner
12-month of street Improvement in
Pendleton and all of the improve
ment has been of a permanent ma
ture. The predictions that the year
would see the doubling of the amount
of paved streets were fulfilled for 43
1-2 blocks of hard surface pavement
has been laid since the opening of
the year and proceedings are under
way for the paving of three more
blocks. When this Is completed the
city can boast of 95 1-2 blocks of as
good streets as has any city in the
country.
Perhaps the most important piece
Of street improvement has been the
paving of 81 additional blocks on
West Webb street, giving the city a
smooth, hard-surface on one of her
principal avenues of trade from Main
street to the city limits. Another i'm
rortant piece of work was the paving
of Raley street from Bush street al
most to the city limits and affording
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-31
Score, Of Fine Dwell ing. Have Been Built Yet shor,.e
40 and Il has q full basement. T
house cost him about $5000

house cost him about $5000.
A. w. Rugg. well known sheepman
was one of those building handsome
! bungalow homes on the north sid,
| during the year. His house, 4Sx3:
with concrete basement, cost approx.
imately $4,000. 1t is located on the
, corner of Jackson and Garfield
Garfield streets
y. V. Van Petten, the lumberman
built $4,000 bungalow home on Yves,
Court street. 1t is one-story house
with half basement and its dimen.
sions are 53xS2.
West Court street received severa
pretty new homes during the year
G.. l. La Dow built a neat little $500
bungalow next to his mothers house
which is now being occupied by hls
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Minkler. The late c. C
Hendricks experimental with con.
crete house and the result was a very
pretty and very modern little home
1t is 24x45 in dimensions and cost
$4,000. 1t is now occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi oungren.
In the second block west of Main
street on Court Mrs. Elizabeth Smith
replaced an old house with new
modern two-story dwelling. 32x34. a,
a cost of $500. 1t has concrete
basement.
Al Richardson. the porter at the
Hotel st. George, has $500 home
under way at the west end OF Court
street.
DR.. NJ. S. Kern. the dentist, became
the pioneer of new and choice res
idence district when he built beau
tiful s4500 home along the river on
the boulevard which runs past the
Christian church and the old academy
buildings. Dr. Kern completed his
house last summer and Deputy Sher-
iff George Strand has just completed
a $4,000 bungalow on the lot to the
east. 1t is expected that several other
houses will be built along here dur
ing the coming year.
Howard L. Stevens recently moved
into a bungalow which he hal built
half stories high. 3S feet long and
33 feet wide. with full concrete base
ment and gables. 1t cost approximate
ly $4,000.
Frank B. Hays, superintendent of the
water department completed one of
the prettiest bungalows in the city
during the fall on South Main street
1t cost him about s2S00.
C. A. Swanson spent $4,000 on
28x42 bungalow during the early part
Of the year, building in on West Webb
street.
Miss Rose L. Hamilton built a siy
room, one-story bungalow on Lilleth
street in March and is renting 1t. 1t
cost her about $500.
Fl. c. Hays built an up-to-date. six
room bungalow in Irvington Heights
curing April at cost OF $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-31
A North Side Home in Winter

year in response to a growing demand
for such living places. w. r. Matlock
itted up additional apartments in the
association building and remodeled a
portion of the theater block into three
elats of three rooms each with baths
and toilets complete. The work cost
$4,000.
At the present time work is now
underway on a 50x100 two story
brick on the corner of Alta and Gar
zen street. The estate of the lac
Aura NJ. Raley is building it at a cost
II $500. The site was occupied a
year ago by two frame buildings
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-31

pieces OF architecture. The bunga
low idea has prevailed.
One of the prettiest homes built
during the year has just been com.
pleted on one of the choicest resi-
dence lots in the city. The house Is
a two story bungalow and is located
on the corner of Main and Jackson
streets. w. ]. Clarke, the hardware
dealer. is the owner and the house
cost him about s4500
Early in the spring Henry Schultz
built a two story dwelling house on
his lot on Willow street between Alta
and Webb. Its dimensions are 3Sx
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-31

Mrs, NJ. NJ. Wyrick moved the old
house which stood for years at the
corner of Willow and Bluff to the
south half of her lot and had a pretty
little bungalow, 3ox53 butt. 1t cost
her about $25O0.
w. F. Kull built a $4,000 bungalow
on Thompson street during the early
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-31

summer. Charles Rohrman built a
new house on his lot at "a Grange
street, also garage and stabfe, the
Whole costing him about $250o.
Eogar F. Averill. district game war
den. put up very pretty $4,000 GUN.
Sa'"w on Perkins avenue AMI Just
back of him Lester Hamley is now
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-31
PENOLETON HAS
ANNUAL RAINFALL
OF 1903 INCHES
Precipitation Is Happy Mean
Between Extreme Wet Places
and Regions OF DrOuth.

Pendleton may be wet in one sense
OF the word, but from weather
standpoint 1t is very dry when COM
pared with the town of Cherripunii.
India, where the annual precipitation
Is 4O3.50 inches, or more than an inch
day on the average. Pendleton,s
annual rainfall is 14O9 inches or less
than one twenty eighth part of that
received In Cherripunji.
A table showing comparative pre-.
cipltations In different parts of the
globe has been prepared by District
Forecaster e. A. Beals, in charge of
the Portland district of the II. g
weather bureau, and the figures in 81
are Interesting. For instance. the
rainfall of Pendleton and Denver are
almost exactly the same. Cherripunii
seems to- be by itself in the extreme
class Tor none of the other cities nam.
ed can even figure their wetness in
three Figures. New rleans Savannah
and Toxic stand well up, however
The following is the table
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-31

having built a 327Oo house OF similar
style.
ID. e. Rogers built bungalow In
Coles addition during October at a
cost Of $2500.
Joseph Fielder is another resident
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-31

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The Washington times., 1913-07-29
ODD FELLOWS DAY
At GLEN ECHO PARK
Lodgemen and Friends Hold
0Id-Fashioned Picnic at
Popular Resort.

Today is Cd Fellows Day at Glen
Echo Park and the resort is filled
with members OF the organization
and their friends spending the day
at an old-fashioned basket picnic
They will complete their outing by
round Of the parks attractions s
Thursday night there is another big
display of fireworks scheduled which
will start promptly at 9 o'clock.
Even the storm clouds that hung
over the city late yesterday after
noon and early in the evening failed
to keep the attendance down at Glen
Echo Park and last night a goodly
humber Of park fans" filled the
grounds anj all of the half hundred
amusements did 8. rushing. business.
In the dancing pavilion. owing to
the failure Of the necessary apparatus
to arrive, the advent of the Capitals
newest dance the "Firefly' was post
poned and the dancers were forced TO
content themselves with waltzes two
steps, an occasional "trot," the shad-
ow. and spotlight
This season the free movies seem
to be more popular than ever, due
possibly to the fact that the man
aRement through the general film
company Is offering new films daily,
and last night several hundred sat
out in the open air watching offer
inPS on the screen.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
DEEP CRACKS
ON JOINTS
Of Il oes and Fingers. Hands So Bad
Had to Sleep With Gloves On.
Suffered Agony, Cuticura Soap
and Ointment Completely Cured.

P. o. Box 37s. FL Paso, Texas My
trouble began December. 1911. 1t COM
nenced on me by causing q scurf-like skin
and my toe joints. finger joints and lips
commenced to crack and split open. My
finger cracks would bleed all day long; the
cracks wero very deep and my thumbs
seemed to be cracked to the bono. My
bands were SO bad that had to sleep with
gloves on. The cracks In my lips would
bleed often during the day and used to
put adhesive plaster across them to try
10 keep them closed. My toes would bleed
and l would find blood in my socks when
the days work was done. The skin around
the cracks was red and infamed | wore
shoes ono size too large on account Of my
feet being so sore. used to become frantic
with pain at times. My hands and feet
used to smart.
Il suffered agony for four months saw
the advertisement OF CuticUra SOAP and
Ointment and as last resort l answered
and got samples Immediately. After trying
them one night the next morning | found
relief. ! went to town and got some Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment From the time 1
commenced with the Cuticura Soap and
Ointment until completely cured was Just
nineteen days" (Signed) Jack Harrison,
Nov. 10. 1912.
Cuticura Soap 25c. and Cuticura Ointment
Soc. are sold throughout the world. A single
set Is often sufficient. Liberal sample OF each
mailed free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard 'Cuticura, Dept. T. Boston"
fS-Men who shave and shampoo with Gu
Gcura Soap will find 1t best for skin and scalp.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
ROBERT CAIN Wins
SUCCESS AT POLLS
New Leading Man Splendid as
Lieutenant Denton in Angus
tus Thomas "Arizona."

With a sincere portrayal of Lieuten-
| Augustus Thomas splendidly dramatic
play. Arizona" who resigned from the
service" to shield the wife Of his su-
perior officer, Robert Cain, the new
leading man Of the Poll Stock Company.
rapidly won his way into the hearts of
| those who saw him make his debut
here last night. SO popular was his
impersonation of the arrny-post drama,
which, though written more than twelve
years ago, still retains strength Of
dramatic effect that makes every min
ute Of its enactment so absorbing. that
the young actor was compelled to make
brief speech Of appreciation at the
conclusion Of the third act.
Mark Kent, who made his reappear-
ance with the stock company in the
rugged and picturesque role OF Candy
the ranchman. shared the honors Of the
performance with Mr.. Cain. His de-
Itneation OF the part was striikngly
capable. depicting the blur character
OF the wealthy cattle dealer and father
OF two leading feminine characters OF
the drama in just such manner as
Others Are Pleasing.
Credit for the strikingly capable
manner III which the now famous
play is presented is not due alone.
however. to these two characters.
Miss Gertrude Bondhill, who plays
the part OF Bonita, the sweetheart of
Denton-sticking to him through
thick and thin-gives her usual re-
Itch ha
role. Frank Shannon's Colonel Bon
ham was one of the most interesting
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

On a steamship sailing from Hongkong
for the United States late has brought
two passengers whose lives are linked to-
gether by tragedy. One OF these is Miss
Emily Granville OF San Francisco, pos
SCISSOR OF wealth and beauty. Some years
ago her parents had been lost on the
Alaskan liner Yukatat. The other pas
senger Is Lavelle-once second officer OF
the Iakutat. Through a conspiracy OF
man and circumstance the blame for the
loss of the liner had been cast upon La
velle. Not only that. but a tradition had
grown up Of his terrible brutality on that
occasion. LavelTs career had been
after a tempestuous career in the Far
East that he started for the United
States at the call Of his mother. who was
I'll. Miss Granville learns the identity
OF LaVelle and naturally regards him with
horror. LaVelle, however. Is not long in
showing his true worth. The steamship
is run down by another ship. and all are
lost except Miss Granville. Lavelie and q
few others Several days after the dis
aster they encounter a floating island.
Violent death takes all the others-leaves
Lavelle and Emily alone to their tragic
fate and growing love. Just as their
own end seems imminent, a deserted ship
drifts by and they board It. There they
find evidence that the crew had mu-
tinted and murdered the officers. lit
tie later they pick up a man in an open
boat, crazed by exposure and famine.
Lavelle figures out their position. and,
with this odd crew, determines to bring
the ship 70 land
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
FREDERICK KAHLERT
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Grocer Dies at Home in Rhode
Island AVenue-FuneraI to
Be Held Thursday.
eSSS

Frederick W. Kahlert, for forty years
a resident of Washington. thirty-five
years of which he had been in the
grocery business, died at his home, 3o5
Rhode Island avenue northwest, at :
o'clock last night Funeral services will
be held at the residence Thursday after
noon at o'clock, IN charge of the Ma
sons. Burial will be in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
Mr.. Kahlert was a member of the
Association OF Oldest Inhabitants. In
Masonic circles Mr.. Kahlert stood high,
being a member of the Knights Tsmplar
and the Shriners. He also was a mem
Der Of the Odd Fellows and of the Red
Men.
For many years he conducted a gro
Gerry store at Sixth and F streets north
west moving about six years ago to the
location at S06 Rhode Island avenue
northwest Mrs Kahlert and six chill
dren survive They are Mrs. Josephine
McGrain, Mrs. Frank Deutermann, E
G. Kahlert, Thomas Kahlert, Gus Kah-
lert, and Miss Louise Kahlert.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
CHAPTER XXvI-(ContinueO.
~ yOU'RE in the bark Daphne
" the Daphne. Don't you un.
derstand? Can't you remem.

IOC RE in the bark Daphne
v the Daphne. Don't you un.
derstand? Can't you remem.
Der anything"
1t was evident that a great struggle
| was going on within him.
That's her door; that's her door" ht
| whispered. He pointed at the stateroon
| door. Lakewood an mahogany. Sc
were tn cabins thrimmed."
Emily's heart leaped at this. He wa:
from the Daphne. She gave him a
Paul But when she thought of what
had happened before she drew back
"Yez are not a spirut-th' spirut az
McGavOck's wolfe. eh?" the derelict
asked doubtfully.
No, no: but what has happened here
What became of McGavock wife,"
Murder an hell. That's what hap.
pened here. Where's Morgan-an' tn
Jap? TIL sicond mate-an' tn cook?''
only you and Captain LaYelle
and"
A cunning expression came into the
derelict's face at this name. His mind
was breaking again.
What d'yes know of Lavelle?" With
out pausing for an answer he went on:
''Th' prince Is drown-ded these twinty-
gone this past twilvemonth. 4 man
a prince av min loike his father, he
was. I was along av tn bhoy in tn
Yakutat."
Emily's sense went reeling.
The Yakutat?" she gasped.
Aye, the Yakutat-th big Alask an
brute. She did for tn bhoy. but tn
prince would have lOiked L have been
with us that night"
A boastfulness of pride came into his
voice. His eyes closed for a second as
II he saw vision.
1nfl Gh hi ha NIL Cd
Mishter Lavelle kept on telln' Graham
he was standin' in too close, but twas
no use. | heard him mesself tell him
twict. I was at tn wheel tn lasht
tonne; I can see tn two ov thin Just
outside tn wheelhouse now. you're
wrong. says tn princes son. I'm mas
ther here says Graham.
"Dhrunk he was with tn lust av
pride an power loike whin fools COM
mand. An maybe he was dhrunk. too.
or go L yure room And III princes
son says he: IN take me orders. 1
was at the wheel ar-in in the mid
watch. God help NE. twas meself that
stEeeereG her up on IN rocks, obeyinE
orders. She climbed thin lOike a woild
horse.
''Th' scut av a third officer had tn
bridge. 'Full shpeed ashtern.'' he give
her an ] knew thin she was broke in
two. Full shpeed ahead an shed a
shore-folk could have saw US"
The old man paused.
Yes. yes; go on whispered Emily.
"A sup Of water. That's IT, Thankce.
nurse. Where was |? Oh-Mishtcr La
vclle comes tumblin' up, an Graham
an tn foorth officher. All hands to- tn
boats says Graham. A mad. Crazy
coward he was.
Says [ meself. I want none av
ye' and ] followed the princes son. r.
tn boats Hugh, An not enough beats
for tn half av thin aboOrd. I lep from
tn wheel an shtuck { Mishte- LavelIe
We had a din ay wOild animiles L
folSht. But we got our beat aWay-th'
chiider an tn women an tn ouId folk
'.Lavelle. he was for goin' back
aboord l showed off. Twas suicide.
We cleared tn side. an just thin a big
naygur I Topped av' tn ear an over
boord from this deck. reaches IN an
catches our gunnie. Tn princes son
CRACKS at him with an oar. a fuIe
shtood up J. the boat, Sayin', Take him
aboord.' An we full as a tick. Tn
next minyute an over we wint.
'Loike an hour ago / see It. Says
The Washington times., 1913-07-29

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pain, discomfort. straining. nausea or
other symptoms so often distressing
during the anxious weeks of expectancy.
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and is Il sure preventive for caking Of
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And particularly to young mothers is
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Write Bradncld Regulator Co., 23i La
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The Washington times., 1913-07-29
MRS. MARY G. QUITMAN.

The funeral Of Mrs. Mary G. Quit
man, mother OF Mrs. Minnie HQuitman
Sanders, 1887 L street northwest who
died at Amherst Ga. will be held at
Atlanta, Ga, Mrs. Quitman was the
widow of Major F. Henry Quitman, a
distfn guished Confederate officer who
was the son of Gen. John Anthony
Quitman, former governor of Missis-
sippi and member Of Congress from
that State.
Mrs. Quitman came to Washington
about twenty years ago, and for many
years filled a position in the Pension
Office.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
ALLEN v. COCKRELL.

The funeral Of Allen V. CockrelI, son
Of former Senator Cockren OF Missouri.
Will be held at ST Louis. No. tomorrow
morning. Members Of the family are
accompanying the body from Bluemont.
Va. where his death occurred. to St.
Louis. Mr.. CockreIl, who was an ex-
aminer for the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Is survived by & wife and
one child. His father. five brothers. and
two sisters also survive
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
Sues for Insurance.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. July 2s.-Okle
G. Painter has filed suit against the
United States Fidelity and Casualty
Company. OF Baltimore. for $4,000. the
amount OF policy on the life of f. o.
Painter. the fertilizer king, who was
drowned in the st. Johns river here on
May 2. He had S.17S.OOO life insurance
The insurance companies allege suicide
rs 4 defense.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
MRS. M. M. FLETCHER.

The body of Mrs. Mary Manning
Fletcher, daughter Of the late Senator
Manning of Mississippi. was brought 10
Washington yesterday and funeral serv-
ices were held this afternoon at 3
o'clock at the Glenwood chapel with
the Rev Mr williams, of Washington
Cathedral officiating.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
Coordination of This Story VII
BE Found In TOmorrOw's
Issue of The Times.
Bulldog Saves Child.

PUEBLO, Col. July 29-Boots.
white bulldog, he pet OF the family nj
AlonZo Hunt was the hero of an cN-
citing fight with rattlcsnake he"
To save his mistress. Lucille. five years
old, the dog leaped betW cen her and tn,
reptile. received the snakes attack. and
then killed 1t before he succumbed ."
the poison.
The Washington times., 1913-07-29

performances Of the evening. AS the
obdurate husband angered by his
wife's duplicity. her subsequent con-
fession clearing Denton, the son OF
his former brother officer and his
forgiveness OF the woman who had
discovered through her mistake tina;
she loved him, Mr.. shannon easily
clnches reputation as one of the
most finished actors seen in the local
stock companies.
Miss Linthicum As Wife.
Miss Lotta Linthicum as the foolish
wife who well-nigh ruined her mari
tai happiness by clipping with Cap
tain Hodgmsn, the villain of the
drama, enacted the role with the same
capabilfty as characterized the delin-
cation of the other leading parts.
Hiss Ollie Cooper In the part of Lena
Eellar, the servant girl wronged by
Captain Hodgman, also earns notice
for the sincerity and timid gtrIish-
ness of her portrayal.
Cecil Bowser Is Sergeant Kellar,
Iena's father; Tom Williams Is DIR.
Fenlon; Miss oLuise Whitford, the
school teacher: Hardie Meaktn. the
Chinese cook of the Can6y house,
hold: Craig Weston, George Marshall.
and NJ. Belt are officers Of the EIey-
enth United States Cavalry
The Washington times., 1913-07-29
MRS. r. D. LARKIN.

Services for Mrs. r. D. Larkin, who
died at Bluefeld. W Va, were neld
this morning at 10 o'clock At the home
of her daughter. Mrs. e. H ConIey,
1912 Perry place northwest III. inter
ment al GlenWoOd was private.