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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-10

I'VE Have an Offer for the Assets in
Bulk"
The elder of that firm had been taken
in off the street penniless by Ashton,
had been given work, had learned the
secrets of the business, and had gone
out to exploit them on his own ac-
count. The rival house Manufactured
a counting machine. In some way
Wardell had secured the sole right to
manufacture machine the sale of
which was -Ashton's chief source of
revenue. Trade fell of. Wardells
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-10

spread ana 1Our1SneQ IKE green
banyou tree. Ashton & Co. went
down hill fast. :
And now-ruin! Reckoning up
anxiously, Wilfred had found that the
plant and his other resources would
pay off about seventy-five per cent of
the debts. This it was that crushed
him. Son of a business man of clean,
straight record, proud of his honor
able business reputation, what had
been swept away was as nothing to
him if he could but have paid one
hundred cents on the dollar. He
reached the Office of his lawyer, de-
jected and hopeless.
eve have an offer for the assets in
bulk" explained the attorney. ct
will square the secured Indebtedness
entirely. 1t will also take care of all
the other liabilities, except about two
thousand"
eff could only reach that!' ex-
claimed Wilfred. cit is those credit
ors, small, struggling firms, that need
their money. Is there no way can
reach this deficit?"
ga way has been opened" an
nounced the lawyer, "a remarkable
one. There is the list of the unse-
cured creditors, and he pushed over
written page, "and here is two
thousand, handed to me by a brother
attorney, representing a mysterious
client, who does not wish to be
known"
''You amaze me-" cried Wilfred, his
face shining, his eyes filing with
gratful tears, who could have done
me this kind act?"
He thought of two brothers of his
dead mother Family differences had
estranged them, but surely this
gracious help in the time of need had
come from them Wilfred signed the
l. o. U. extended to him by the law,
yer His heart seemed singing with
in him.
ga mere matter of FORM" remark
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-10
ONE HUNDRED CENTS ON THE,
DOLLAR
BY George Elmer Cobb.
DOLLAR

After five years, of hard work Will,
fred Ashton. walked down the steps
of the neat little factory he had dom
mated ruined man. The morning
was bright and beautiful, the air like,
new wine, all nature seemed disport-
ing in the brilliant sunlight. But his
heart was like lead The plant was
in the hands of a receiver, and he
was bankrupt.
Wardells had done this Wardells,
the upstairs, the business pirates.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
new YORK OWES
BILLION DOLLARS
DEBT OF METROPOLIS is
AS BIG AS UNCLE SANS
City Faces Bill Of $1,000, ,OOO, 900
Bridge Tolls Would Raise Consider
able Sum to Help Take Care of Debt
City Fights TO Prevent Smoking
on Trains

NEW YORK, July 10-With the
statement of the comptroller that New
York owes upward of $1,000, 900. 900,
Father Knickerbocker easily becomes
the greatest municipal debtor in the
world Indeed his indebtedness Is as
great as the national debt Against
this enormous Indebtedness Father
Knickerbocker has in his Golfers about
1902 100000 which could be used to-
ward paying off the debt. and much
interest has been taken of late of
possible plans by which IL such step
became necessary the remaining bill
lion could be taken care of. Among
the most ingenious Is that of bridge
tolls. What the city has put into the
spans across the East River equals
the price paid by the United States
for all the land it has acquired by
purchase west of the Mississippi river.
In case OF hard times or any unex-
pected demand for funds the city
could exact a toll from the million
people who use these bridges every
day. The revenue from this source
alone should be sufficient to pay off
the citys great Indebtedness. Another
great asset Is the real estate which the
city owns its book value at present
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
MANY SPEECHES ARE
HEARD AT CONFERENC

SEATTLE. Wash. July 1O-"A
Chamber of Commerce Militant" was
the subject discussed today at the
sessions of the Fortieth National
Conference of Charities and Correc-
tons. Z. NJ. Williams, prominent
Cleveland, Ohio, business man was the
principal speaker. He reviewed the
work done along sociological lines by
the Cleveland Chamber of Commercd
during the past fifteen years. L. H
Halbert, of the Kansas City Board of
Public Welfare, addressed one of the
sectional meetings, on Developing
standards" and Henry T. Moves. Jr.,
of the Rochester Chamber of Com
merce outlined the development of
national plans for the participation
OF commercial bodies in social welfare
activities. Health and Productive
Power was the subject of an address
by DR.. Livingston Ferrand of New
York. secretary of the National As
sociation for the Study and Prevention
of tuberculosis.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10

that general law covering the whole
city VIII have to be framed Many
foreign cities limit the height of build
ings considerably less than 100 feet,
as compared to New York's 500 foot
and 700 foot monsters. The highest
appellate court of Massachusetts. the
court of appeals of Maryland and the
United States supreme court have all
held that laws limiting the height OF
buildings are directly based upon n
proper exercise of the socalled police
power of the state. OF course It
should be understood that in any Civ
en- case the limitation of height must
be reasonable one or the law would
certainly not be upheld. But from
present appearances the hundred
story building so freely predicted only
a short time ago may never arrive in
New York. and the present skyscrap5
ers tower in lonely grandeur over re-
stricted buildings of the future
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
Ncw Theater Progressing.

Work is progressing on the motion
picture theater being built by c F.
Colesworthy for lease to c. f. Oil
phant and it is now possible to see the
plan for the seat arrangement in the
new playhouse. The floor is upon an
incline and with such dip to the
center that the uniformity of the rows
of seats will be maintained. The plan
was worked out by Mr.. Oliphant him
self. who is a civil engineer. The first
floor of the theater will hold $40 seats
and there will be 40 seats in boxes.
The contractor is now ready for brick
work and it is the intention to have
the playhous ready for us by Sep
tember l. The equipment for the
theater and stage has already been
purchased by MIR. oliphant.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
HAD PREPARED TO
LET SNAKES KILL
HER FORMER LOVER
But He Grows Suspicious and Sends
WOman's Husband Instead
Latter Dies.

ALEXANDRIA,, Egypt, July 10
The trial has just ended at Port Said
OF a native snake charmer who was
accused of numbering her husband.
Recently the woman was accosted by
a Frenchman with whom she had lived
before her marriage He besOught her
to return to him. At first she refused
hut pretended to give way when he
threatened to inform her husband of
their relations. Inviting him to her
home on a night when she knew her
husband would be away. the woman
prepared a welcome for the former
lover by turning loose all her most
Venomous snakes, but the man be-
came suspicious at the last moment
and instead of going himself he sent
an anonymous letter to the husband
who hurried home expecting to sur
prise an unfaithful wife. He was
killed by the snakes, but the jury ac-
cepted the plea of mistaken iden-
. tity.' and acquitted the woman of the
murder charge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
Indians Celebrate at Cayuse.

Quite number of the Indians of
the Umatilla reservation. to whom
the old tribal amusements are still
deal, are holding their annual en-
campment at Cayuse. According to
superintendent Swartzlander, there
are about 60 tepees there The en-
campment commenced on the Fourth
and will continue until the early part
of next week The Indians dance In
the evening and spend the afternoons
in horseracing and other games.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
Needle Notes.

When mending kid gloves always
use cotton thread. 1t wears much
longer and does not tear the leather
in the process of sewing, says the New
York Press.
When embroidery net, chiffon, tulle
or any other thin material baste pa
per beneath it. This gives firmness to
the material. and the design will be
much clearer when completed. Tear
the paper away afterward.
When making a flat. round collar
or one of the soilor variety cut a pat
tern from tissue paper first and fit
it to the neck and shoulders before
cutting the material.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10

an engine, had his car brought into
Pendleton early this morning for his
daughter, Miss Florence Baker, who
was Injured in the automobile acci-
dent of Monday night. She was taken
from the hospital and placed aboard
the car and the return trip was COM
menced Immediately. DR.. Baker who
is prominent dentist of Seattle. is
also member of the Elks lodge and
the secretary of the Seattle lodge wlr-
ed to the local order last evening.
Secretary Thomas Fitz Gerald who is
an old acquaintance of the doctor, and
other Elks gave him assistance while
here. While Miss Bakers fractured
arm is healing nicely. the distressed
parents wished her to be at home and
in order to avoid delays, secured the
special car.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
CONTRACTS ARE
LET BY COUNCIL.
Continued from rage one.)

The Webb street Improvement con-
tract was awarded despite a last pro-
test from the property owners who
have been opposed to the project from
the start. Thirty-five of them sent in
a typewriter appeal They re-
minded the council of the fact that
it is representing the people and not
the Warren Construction Co. that
times are hard and that many of the
property owners on Webb street are
poor and that paving would mean
confiscation They represented that
with the railroad and the school prop
erty excluded. they held a majority
of the property in the district and
they considered that the school dis
trict is in no financial condition at
this time to pay for paving. Though
the supreme court has held that pat
ented paving may be laid in Oregon,
they declared that it had not held
that the people would get a square
deal by it and they protested that un-
der the present arrangement open
bidding is not possible. Their final
appeal was that all Improvement work
be held up until the people have had
an opportunity to vote on an amended
, charter
The appeal was referred to the
street committee which reported back
that it was Forthcoming too late to
permit of favorable action and. upon
motion, the ordinance was passed to
its second and third readings and duly
adopted. All of the councilmen voted
for it. though Councilman John Sci
bert was one of the property owners
making the appeal.
other Business.
An ordinance providing for the Gre
alton of the office of electrical inspec-
tor was referred to the ordinance
! committee.
/ Councilman Montgomery reported
that Madison street property owners
are desirous of putting in some new
sidewalk. but are unable to get theii
grades City Engineer Kimbrell re-
ported that his time had been occu-
, pied by more important work but that
he would establish the grades within
a few days.
| The street committee was empow-
! cred to build a cement walk along the
I 35 feet frontage to the Margaret Ry'
! an property on east Alta street and tC
tax the cost to the property.
Chairman Swearingen of the sewer
committee recommended the paymen
of the $400 balance for the Nortf
Side sewer, but, upon complaint b!
! Councilman Dyer, that the leakage II
the sewer should first be stopped. thu
I recommendation was withdrawn.
The acceptance of the O.-W r.
| ~ offer for a lease of the ground!
near the depot and other kindred
matters are reported elsewhere II
these columns
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
Brakeman's AssaiIant Captured.

Word has been received here that
the hobo who stabbed Brakeman Kra-
mer Monday night, has been captured
at Castle Rock. Kramer. who was
substituting on eastbound No. IL for
Jack Allison. was stabbed just over
the heart and the knife pierced the
left lung. The train had stopped on
account of engine trouble and the
brakeman had gone forward He no.
ticed a hobo on the tank and ordered
him off. AS he jumped off, the man
lunged at Kramer with a knife and
then made a getaway. The incident
occurred. between Portland and Hood
River. Kramer was taken to the lat
ter city and is said to be in serious
condition
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
Giidden Tour to Start.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. July 10
All the entrants in this years Gid
den tour. or as it is now officially
termed, the National Reliability tour.
arrived here today. There are rep
resentatives of dozen cities who will
start when the word is given tomorrow
morning. The tour will end at Glacier
National Park
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
To Go Overland to waI.owa.

A party of Pendleton young people
Will leave tomorrow afternoon on
horses and by wagon for Wallowa
Lake where they will enjoy an outing.
The party will be composed of Mr.
and Mrs. George Strand. Mr.. and Mrs,
Roland E. Chloupek, Mr.. and Mrs
George La Fontaine Miss Norma AL
loway Miss Edith Johnson and pos
sibly Joe Skrable.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
Notice of Referendum.

Recorder Thomas Fitz Gerald and
others who administer the law here
this morning received notices that the
referendum has been invoked upon
the sterilization. workingmen's com
pensation, county attorney and two
university appropriation bills and
that these laws. enacted by the leg
islature. would bc held in abeyance
until the people had passed upon
them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
Like Old Fabrics.

With the fads for wall coverings of
designs reproduced from old fabrics
pictures are dispensed with. says the
New York Times. Any of the chintz
patterned on those of the historic pc
riods of decoration are sure to i'm
part individuality to the furnishing of
.she country house.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
Horn Pierces Acord's leg.

Reports coming from Salt Lake,
where wild west show is being held,
are to the effect that Art Accord, who
won the bulldogging championship at
the Roundup last year, was seriously
injured Tuesday when steer gored
him. the horn piercing entirely the
calf of one of his legs. He was taken
to the hospital.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
To Preach at Mckay.

Rev. T. F. Weaver, pastor of the
local Christian church will preach
next sunday at the United Brethren
church house on Mckay creek at
p. m. All the people of the COM
munity are invited to be present and
aid in the worship. In connection
with the sermon a short report of the
Worlds Conference will be made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
To Furnish Hospital Dry Goods.

Not only was local grocery firm
successful in bidding for the contract
for suppliec for the state hospital but
another Pendleton store also showed
itself able to compete with out-of-
town dealers T:t Alexander Depart
ment Store was successful in securing
the contract to furnish a large amount
OF drygoods and shoes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
NEW SCHEDULE OF RATES
COMPLETED BY ROADS

ST. PAUL. Mimi. July 10-Seven
railroads operating in Minnesota today
had completed the new schedule of
rates thus abiding by the terms of the
recent decision of the United States
supreme court in the famous Minneso-
ia rate cases. The new schedule may
be officially ordered into effect late
this afternoon or tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
VIII Bid on Bridges.

F. l.. Copeland, a civil engineer of
Spokane, who is with the Bates &
Rogers contracting company, is here
today enroute home from Vale where
he had been to investigate some of
the bridges proposed on the O.-W. r.
& \. east and west road which is to
be extended a distance of 14O miles
from Vale this year. His firm is
planning to bid upon the bridge work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
Assessor Strain Recovering.

Assessor c. P. Strain is recovering
from the effects of an operation he
recently underwent in Boise and is
able to be up now, according to re-
ports received by his family. He ex-
poets to return home next week. He
intended consulting Denver special
list first but a Boise surgeon was so
strongly recommended that he EN-
ployed him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
Sues to Recover Money.

The Tum-aLum Lumber Co. has
commenced suit against j. j. Kimery
to recover $1S2.75 and $S5 attorney
fees alleged to be due on a promis-
scry note executed in December, 1911.
w, M Peterson is attorney for the
company
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
Leave for Outing.

F. f. Welch, proprietor of the
Court street cigar store, and Roy
Buchanan, head of the dry goods de-
partment at the Peoples Warehouse.
left yesterday morning for an outing
ar Hidaway Springs. Mrs. Welch left
this morning to join them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10

That New York's skyscrapers may
have reached their limit in spite of
the fact that all sorts of wild guesses
are made as to their height twenty
years from now, Is indicated by the
organized move being made by mer-
chants whose places of business front
on Fifth avenue. Practically all of
the large cities of the world have al
ready taken steps to restrict the
height of buildings. New York is the
last almost, to make regulations to
this end. Much data on the subject
has been gathered by the Fifth avenue
association which will be placed be-
fore the newly created commission to
inquire into the practicability of linn
iting the height of buildings in this
city. Their report is to be made
within six months The Fifth avenue
association has advocated openly the
limiting of buildings on that thorough
fare to not more than 1875 feet. The
question which 1t raises now Is
whether law making restriction to
cover Fifth avenue alone will be con-
stitutional The opinion seems to be
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
Rand Concert Tomorrow

The weekly open-air band concert
will be held tomorrow evening, ac-
cording to an announcement made by
the committee this afternoon. Spe-
cial features will be trombone solo
by Give Cheshire and a vocal selec-
ton by Mr. Jordan.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
Realty Transfers

Robert n Stanfield and wife to j.
Frank Spinning. $50 acres, and to
Marie C. Spinning 100 acres in section
29, twp 3, N. r. IS; Wilbert w. Penry
of Echo to Mrs. Effie L. Penry E 1-2
of the sw IA and the e 1-2 of the
NV IA, section 81, twp 8. N. r. %.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
Drops Dead in Offlce.

CHEHALIS, Wash. uly 10.-J. Y.
Coffman dropped dead from heart
disease in his office He was owner of
the local telephone system and a
prominent business man for 25 years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
Newsy Notes
Of Pendleton
Another widow Gets pension,

County Judge j. w. Maloney has
passed favorably upon the applica-
ton of Mrs. Dora Geissel of this city
for widows pension. She will be
allowed $3.50 for the support of four
small children.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10
speciaI Train for Injured Girl.

Hurrying from Seattle in a special
Pullman car attached to the regular
train, DR. Lee Baker Of Seattle arriv-
ed in Pasco last night and, chartering
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10

amounting to nearly 100000 600,
Much of this of course Is in Longitude
nal parkways which total 276, 900 feet
in length or about fifthy-three miles
This great stretch of parkways flanked
by fine roadways and walks If laid
out along the Hudson would stretch
from this city to West Point with a
cost of nearly s12,OOe.00O. SO while
New York's debt may at first seem
staggering, Father Knickerbocker is
by no means on the verge of bank
ruptcy However. the size of these
figures is undoubtedly largely respon-
sible for the increasing demand for
economy in the operation of the city
which promises to be an important
factor in the campaign next fall
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-10

Whether or not mere man shall be
deprived of his precious privilege OF
smoking on the four rear seats of open
street cars is the question around
which a merry war is being waged.
The antismokers. led by DR.. Pease,
whose antipathy to the weed Is so
keen that he Is reported to have left
a banquet because a girl recited a po-
EN- by James Whitcomb Riley in
which mention is made of smoke
wreaths. demand that all smoking in
or about any railroad. street car line.
or ferry house under the jurisdiction
of the public service commission be
prohibited by law. At the first hear
ing held before the commissioner
most of DR.. Peases supporters were
women. but the opposition came en-
tirely from the sex which Is permitted
to smoke in public. They used no
arguments to back them up In their
opposition but ridicule. and one of
them had the hardihood to try to
change the tenor of the proceedings
by asking that the order be amended
so as to require the railroad compan-
les TO DTONlue IilOTe utCOHi-
modations than they do. Humor was
added to the situation by one man
who waved bunch of coupons such
as are given away with cigarettes and
cigars and protested that he was not
allowed to smoke at home or in his
office and that the open cars We're
the only available place left since he
never walked. II represent the great
coupon collectors of New York" he
said. my dearest wish Is to own a
yacht For years I have been saving
coupons to get one. But If I can't
smoke at home or in the subway or at
the office. and If YOU now prevent me
smoking on the street cars. how can
ever get that yacht?" Further
hearings will probably be held before
the matter is ended.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-09-22
WANT lads"

Middle aged woman
for family housekeeper. Must be
capable of managing the home and
be kind to children and desiring a
permanent position. Apply to J "
Puett, Carlin, Nevada.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-09-22
osioi
Notice for Publication

u. $. and once, Carson City. State Nevada.
Sept. rs. 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Joseph w. Smith
of Arthur. County Of Elko. State Of Nevada.
has filed In this once his application 10 locate,
under the provisions OF Section aSOe Of the Re
vised Statues Of the United States. tho follow.
ing described land. viz:
NE IL Of NE - Of Section 8. and NE II OF
NV IL Of Section II. oil In the Township 90
North, Range 30 East.M. ID. b. &N. containing
80 acres. and situate in Elko County State OF
NEVADA.
Any and all persons claiming adversely tho
lands described, or desiring 10 object because
Of the min, raj character Of tn. land. OF for any
other reason. TO tho disposal to applicant,
should 1le their aG1davits Of protest In this
once. on or before the Soth day of oct.. 1918.
Lotus J, CoHr,
Register.
Date Of first publication Sept, 20. 1918.
Date Of last publication Dot. 20. 1918.