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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-04-07
SECRETARY LANE
HANDS OREGON A
GREAT BIG JOLT
Telegram from senator Chamberlain
Intimates Work on West Umatilla
Project May BE Dropped.

The following is taken from the
Portland Journal of Sunday:
A telegram with a message as un-
expected and bewildering to him as
the proverbial thunderbolt from a
clear sky was received yesterday by
Joseph \. Teal. chairman of the state
conservation commission. 1t was
from Senator George f. Chamberlain
at Washington and it reads thus:
I'VE had a long conference with
the secretary of the interior He
states that ne will not be bound by
anything done by the former admin
istration regarding West Umatilla. He
directs Newell (director of the rec
lamation service) to furnish data as
to cost of the extension, source of
money available, engineering features
and possibilities and history of the
Hermiston project. He practically
takes the matter as a new PROPOSE
ton. Newell promises to report by
Saturday night"
Mr.. Teal read and reread the tele-
gram. He confesses his entire inabil-
ity to understand the position of Sec
retary of the Interior Franklin X,
Lane. whose home is in California.
Governor West in a conversation by
long distance phone. was as little able
to interpret Secretary Lanes motive
or reason for practically asserting
that all work done in behalf of the
West Umatilla project, and the prom
ise that work should begin at once
on the project. would not weigh with
him, but that it must be considered
as a new proposition.
All Approve Project.
1T is as though the government
were building fort or a ship and
when new administration came in
to power it should announce that all
work must stop and plans be recon
sidered," commented Mr.. Teal.
The governor asked Mr.. Teal to wire
the strongest possible statement tc
the secretary of the interior. Mr.
Teal announced that, instead, he
would write the secretary fully. set
ting forth the condition of the West
Umatilla project. He telegraphed
Senator Chamberlain, saying that the
position taken by Secretary Lane is
incomprehensible to him and that he
must have some reason. as yet unstat.
ed. for it.
The West Umatilla project fronts
| 35 miles on the Columbia river Is.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-04-07
TUESDAY MENU.
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BREAK FAST.

BREAKFAST.
Wheat cakes Butter and sugar
cor sirup if preferred.)
Baked Eggs on toast.
Coffee.
LUNCH.
Tomato Chowder. Soda biscuit
Apple pie.
DINNER.
Split pea soup.
Tripe fried in batter.
Baked potatoes. Hot biscuit.
Sliced oranges.
0
Oil the Machine.
Sewing machines should be treated
with great care If you would have
them last long while and DO perfect
work. After every two days of steady
work oil the machinery thoroughly
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
BREAKING OUT ON LEG

Hilltop. Kan.-*About two years ago
began to notice breaking out on my
leg. At first It wss very small but
soon it began to spread until It formed
large blotches. The itching was ter.
rible and almost constant. Many
nights could not sleep at all. After
scratching it to relieve tho itching It
would burn 50 dreadfully that I
thought I could not stand it. For near
y q year I tried all kinds Of salves
and ointment, but found no relief.
Some salves seemed to make it worse
until there were ugly sores, which
would break open and run.
"Ono day I saw an advertisement Of
Cuticura Remedies. got sample Of
the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint-
ment and began by washing tho sores
with the Cuticura Soap, then applying
the Cutfcur4 Ointment twice q day.
I noticed a change and got moro CUT
cura Soap and Ointment and in a few
weeks I was cured. It has healed so
nicely that no scar remains" ,(SigneO
Mrs. Anna A. Lew, Dec. II, 1911.
Cuticura& Soap and Ointnnent sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
tree. with 32.p. Skin Book. Address
ost-card "Cut1cura, Dept. L, Boston"
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
RAT BECOMES REAL PtAN0LA
Rodent 10 Tanned, Fed on Special
Diet, and Charged With Elec-
tile Battery.

Paris.--Paris has been given a deli
cate jolt by the exhibition of a rat
which carries around a pianola in it's
internal organism. A touch of it's tail
produces airs from the operas.
M. Bertrand Lebaudy. the French
geological expert and savant. discov-
cred that the ribs of the rat give out
rhythmic tones when properly tickled.
Making experiments, he found that
these tones could be regulated by
nerve pressure. The nerves Of tho
rat, like roads to Rome, all lead to
it's sensitive tail, which does many
duties besides acting a. whiskbroom
In ratland.
He tanned a fine specimen Of the reg.
ular Partisan rodent. got it 30 that 1t
would answer to his least command.
fed It on . special diet and thsn
charged tn nerves from an electric
battery. The rat became exceedingly
sensitive and tho notes nom it, body
when tweaked By tho tail. were quite
audible. By degrees n. Lebaudy 40
customsd It to set repertoire Of class.
ical pieces. - 49,.
Now, when he pinches it, tail. Il
starts IN Indicated tune and The music
keeps going until the pisoo = 0nishol.
Pianissimo and fortissimo ar rem.
lated by pressure. @Ratiphoa' Il tie
ucnss ol this new animal instzunook
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23

Waterproof Materials Light and Neat,
and Keep OF the Too 'nsistent
Moisture.

There are all sorts of waterproof
goods. Some perform the functions al
lotted to them we'll, while others are
only ra1n-proof in light shower. 1t
requires more than waterproof mate
rial to resist the gusts Of rain which
are blown against ono in an open car.
The very force of the rain seems to
drive it through the thickest of stuffs.
The best protection in such a storm
Is the good, old-fashioned sou'wester
which the fishermen wear when the
sea is In an angry mood. The modern
Interpretation of the oilskin Of the
fisherman is fabric as light and as
subtle as silk 1t comes in fascinating
browns and blues and puppies, and
Is SO light in weight that it can easily
be slipped over the top coat. 1t is a
very comforting thought to know that
one Of these coats, in its accompany
ing envelope, is slowed away in the
motor for the unexpected storm. To
accompany this coat, there is q cap
which is almost replica of the genu-
Inc sou'wester. This may be fastened
80 that the neck is well protected.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
POSED AS PATRIOT MEAGHER
man Turned Out Well for Young
English Diplomat.

There is story, appropriate to St.
Patrick's day, about Henry I.abou.
chere.
While an attache of the British EN-.
bassy, young Labouchere one day
turned up, hungry and penniless, in
New York. At noon, with his usual
reckless daring, he entered Broad.
way chophouse-one Muldoon's-and
ordered a modest meal. But he had
no idea how he would pay for this
meal. Perhaps he would leave his hat
or boots in pledge for it. AS he pom.
dered the matter he noticed that the
walters, who were staring at him odd,
ly, were all 1rishmen. We're the wait.
ers aware of his Lack of funds? His
luncheon seemed strangely long in
coming. But just then waiter bent
over him and whispered:
Il beg pardon, sir, but are you the
patriot Meagher?'
Now, Meagher, Labouchere knew,
had aided Smith O'Brien in his Irish
rising, had been deported to Australia.
and had escaped thence to New York.
The ready young man, in answer to
the walters question, put his forefin-
ger upon his lip. Hush" he muir
INJURED. And he looked round the
room cautiously.
1t was at once felt that Labouchere
was the patriot Meagher. And so the
choicest wines were set before him,
and, in place of the modest chop he
had ordered, a luncheon of nine or
ten elaborate courses was brought on.
At the end, lighting one of the es.
adjustments finest cigars, Labouch-
ere demanded his bill. His waiter
smiled, retired, and soon came back
with a big, handsome man-the pro-
prietor himself. The proprietor, bend.
ing over the youth, said earnestly:
From one like you. q sufferer in
the good cause l can take no money.
1t has been privilege to serve you,
sir. Permit brother patriot to shake
you by the hand
And Labouchere shook hands with
the proprietor and with the dozen
walters and sta1ked forth into the cold
world with the stern, sad, but indo-
mitable look which it seemed to him
that an exiled patriot should wear.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
Kitchen Aprons.

Aprons for wear in the kitchen
should be all enveloping. They can be
made of Bingham, percale or white
lawn, but however made they should
completely cover the skirt, and should
have large bib. A ruf1e about the
bottom of the apron protects the hem
of the dress, as it catches and wards
OF anything which is spilled or drop.
ped.
Kitchen aprons need not be unat-
tractive because they are big and serv-
iceable. They can be made of white
self-hgured percale or madras, edged
with blue or pink or any other color.
A folded bias lawn band can be folded
over the edges of the apron like a
binding, or scalloping braid, which is
sold in many colors and styles, can be
stitched under a neatly turned hem.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
Black and White,

An effective use of black and white
is made in q collar, vest and cuff set
of chiffon. The chiffon is arranged in
bias folds, first a fold Of white. then
one of black, crossing each other
diagonally in middle Of vest. at back
of collar and at side of cuff. The re.
suit is a striped effect, but the black
stripes are softened by the edge OF
white stripes which extends under
them and the white stripes are made
less startling by the black under them.
Tulle ribbon eight inches wide.
edged with ribbon stripe and span
gled with glass beads. is sold by the
yard. This ribbon comes In pale vel
low, pink. red. blue and violet. and is
used for bands and bows for the hair.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23

sons OF sentiment had prevented Croft
from selling It,; besides, he had al.
ways resolved one day to return there
to live. He made his way down the
village street under the long shad
ows Of the elm. 49, -.<F''' .*>& .
It was long street, and before he
/ had reached the end the sun had set.
The gracious twilight of spring shroud-
ed all things in mystery. The place
had not changed at all. He might have
been returning thither from college.
All sense of the Intervening years had
left him. At last he was standing at
the bottom of Mildred's garden
Mildred" he called.
Then his heart pounded violently in
his breast as he saw slim figure in
a sunbonnet start out of the house and
move toward him with the old, leis-
urely grace. And so she passed be-
tween the borders of Towering lilac
and at last stood before him. Why,
ty:s was his Mildred, unchanged
we'll, hardly changed, and not at all to
him. He knew now that he would love
her until he died.
"Mildred!" he cried, and then he
had clasped her in his arms and her
heart was beating against his own.
And for long time they forgot every
thing, save that they two stood there
together as they once had DONE
John, DEAR she whispered, raising
her head and looking into his eyes.
"Mildred!'
1T has been all a mistake, hasn't
it? 1t was the city that killed our
love. Dear. you don't know how hap
py your letter made me. II We could
always live here together!'
Dear" he said softly, II want you
to know one thing. always loved you
Sometimes, when we were least hap
py. I fancied that there were two
Mildreds-my wife and the sweetheart
who came from Clayton to marry me
five years ago. But now they are
both one and we will live here togeth-
er and start our married life anew"
Copyright 1918, by w. c. Chapman)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
LIZ | | TIL THE CITY |'T||'f||
Rush Of Work, sordid Struggle
and cramped Quarters Kills
81 q Romance of Life.
BY. ISABEL JONES.

John Croft had written to his wife
and, dropped the letter down the mail
chute She had been gone three
weeks, but she had communicated
with him twice during that period so
that the breach between them was
not 'irrevocable. That morning her
second letter had come, and now that
he had answered it he took it up and
began reading it again.
Dear JOHN she wrote. 81 have
been thinking good deal during our
separation and have come to the
conclusion that neither of US is so
much to blame for our disagreements
as the other thinks. 1t is our life in
the city, John, the rush of work, the
cramped quarters, the killing of the
romance Of life by the sordid struggle
for existence. John, shall we try
again and see if we cannot be kinder
to each other?"
John Croft had come to the city
form the country, like 50 many coun-
try boys, burning to make name and
fortune in the field where the prizes
are immense but the struggle acute.
No mercy is given on that battlefield.
He was twenty then, and Mildred
Carter had told him that she would
wait for him, if need be for ever.
They had been sweethearts for three
years and neither had been in love be-
fore. And Mildred waited, though the
wait was long. Year by year John
Croft had struggled vainly. hopeless
~, until his sudden recognition came.
Then he had married. And that was
five years ago and though success
seemed certain he was not yet out OF
the press of that remorseless battle.
John fell to musing upon Mildred.
He remembered her as she used to
walk shyly by his side to church;
he thought OF those many lovely hours
in the old town, where their homes
adjoined; of stolen kisses at even, Of
all the thousand and one things that
a lover recalls. How fond Of each
other they had been! Then came his
married life, begun happily, but gradu-
ally embittered by misunderstanding
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23

doctors and none Of them could do mora
than relieve me for time.
ttI saw your advertisement In q pa
per and decided to try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. took
seven boxes of it and used two bottles
Of the Sanative Wash, and / am COM
pletely cured Of my trouble. When I
began taking the Compound I only
weighed ninety-six pounds and now I
weigh one hundred and twenty-six
pounds. If anyone wishes to address
me in person I will cheerfully answer
MI letters as I cannot speak too highly
Of the Pinkham remedies. miss JEs-
s1E MARSH, Adrian, Texas.
Hundreds Of such letters expressing
gratitude for the good Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has accom-
plished are constantly being received,
proving the reliability Of this grand Old
remedy.
II yen want special advice write TO
Lydia E. Plnkhe3 Medicine Co. (confl.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered BY q
woman and held in strict conadence.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23

alley in a cloud of dust. The store
keeper and his wife were close be-
hind, but they were outdistanced.
when the robbers entered my store
I had suspicion that they were bad
characters" Olsen said. "They stood
in the front near the counter. While
one Of them bought a package Of gum.
When he laid down a nickel and I
opened the cash drawer they showed
revolvers near my face and order
ed me to hold up my hands But when
I heard my wife's footsteps l knew
my cash was safe.
you've got to hand 1t to my wife,
haven't your" he asked. There was
q note Of pride in his voice. I've
laughed myself sick over the way
those fellows took to their heels. It
wasn't funny then, but you should
have seen them scramble behind that
poor little kid and the way they gal
loped up the alley as soon as they
got out Of the store"
Mr.. and Mrs. Olsen laughed until
tears came to their eyes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
Odd Artificial Eve

In order to increase the resolving
power Of the microscope, DR.. Kohler
of Jena employs for Illuminating the
object to be examined the ultraviolet
rays of the spectrum, which, though
highly effective in photography, are
totally invisible to the human eye For
focusing and adjusting the image a
kind of artificial eye is employed,
which consists of an eye lens of crys-
tai glass and a retina of fluroescent
glass. The image formed on this re-
tina by the ultraviolet rays can be
examined usually through an ord1n-
airy lens. The fluorescent light, how
ever, is injurious to the eye, and this
method Of examination is sparingly
used.-The Sunday Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23

Mrs Croft was country girl and
life in the city had been hard on her.
And there had been no children.
And ever the memory of Mildred
Carter swept over him like a flood
tide, and by that sweet memory he
had tried to live and fought down
the rising bitterness in his heart.
At last his wife and he had resolved
upon temporary separation. It was
not to b. permanent; they we're too
sincerely fond of ea(' other to dream
of anything like that. Rather it was
to be period of adjustment in which,
each, alone, could examine his and
her heart and see wherein the Of
Tense lay. Then his wife's second let
ter had come, in which she had dag
nosed the trouble accurately. 1t was
not their love which was at fault, but
the conditions of their life, and love
must be strong enough to overleap
those artificial barriers.
But Mildred! John Croft had never
ceased to dream of h" first love. If
those years could be wiped out once
more! He saw her now as he sat
musing in his study, passing down
the village street, swinging her sun
bonnet; he saw the shy, quick glance
that she would cast up at him. He
had those letters that she had writ
ten to him, breathing so many hopes.
in the drawer of his desk. He had
never destroyed those; they were
sacred to him.
His wife would not return for three
days. Why, then, should he not go
to her, to Clayton, the ~Tillage of their
. birth, and see her as she was now, re-
call the thousand memories of their
love, steep his soul in those passion
ate memories which would encourage
him to take up the burden Of life
! anew? He sat down at his desk and
wrote her a letter of thousand en-
dearments. He was coming back to
Clayton, no said. Would she meet
him just at the place where they used
to meet, at the bottom of the garden
dividing the two cottages? And would
she wear that sunbonnet? And would
she forget the years that had escaped
; and pretend that they were boy and
girl together again in Clayton?
No sooner had he posted that let
ter than the plan became overwhelm-
ing in it's insistence. He thrust a
few things into his suitcase, descend.
ed in the elevator hailed a taxicab,
and was on his way to the station. He
was singing as he entered the broad
marble portals; =, The ticket agent
stared at him; he might have been =
bridegroom of for his honeymoon.
Ten minutes later he was seated in
his car, watching the flying landscape
as the train steamed through the
pleasant country on its way toward
the little Pennsylvania village: (
It was a six hours run. Croft's heart
was beating, fast when at last, well
toward shutdown, the. train slowed
down and ran into the little station.
He left his suit case at the station,
directing that it should be sent up to
the house where he had been born
The little tuEble-d down cottage had
long been empty, for his parents had
died since his first departure. but rea
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
First Derby In 1880.

All England is at present talking
over the coming Derby, in which
there are several American entries.
This famous stake was instituted
by Lord Derby in 1880 and takes
places on EPSON Downs in Surry,
England 1t is generally run on the
Wednesday in the week preceding
Whitsuntide, the fifteenth day after
Easter, which is the second day of
the meeting.
The Derby, which is run over a
course of one and one-half miles. is
at present stake of $4,000, of which
$4,000 goes to the winner, $1,000 to
the nominator of the same, $500 to
the second horse and $1,000 to the
third.
EPSON Downs is a small market
town, where races were first estab-
lished in I'LL. The grand stand at
the course there was built in 1929 at
cost of 100000. and accommo-
dates $500 persons seated.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
Hot-Water Remedy.

Over-tired, women who retire at
night or lie down for a few minutes
during the afternoon vainly seeking
sleep, which refuses to come. should
try the hot-water remedy. Simply
bathe the face and temples. the wrists
and behind the ears with water as hot
as can be borne. This will often in
duce sleep. - a.
/ A glassful OF hot water with lump
Of sugar and q. few drops Of lemon
Juice added IL . favor1te soothing
drink Of Frenchwomen, and helps to
WOO sleep. 1t often takes the place oi
10 In tho FfeuchWoman's dietary.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-23
str'k'n0'y New Acquisitions Are Pro
vided for the Really Up-to-Date
Toilet Table.

This Is a period Of paint, powder
and perfume; society belle and "chor-
us lady, alike are frank about it's use.
Today We complete our toilette with
spray from an atomizer filed with
Bacchanale; tomorrow we will ADOPT
Cyclamen. The bouquet odors such
as andre antique, Mimosa or DER
Kiss are preferred at present, but the
popularity of a special perfume like
the flowers from which it takes it's fra.
GRANGE, is short lived. Carolina White
extract has eclipsed the extracts nam
ed for the other notable woman, name
ly, Mary Garden and Sarah Bernhard.
The violet odor is always popular.
1t is said Queen Mary of England new
er uses anything else in extract, toilet
water, soap, sachet or bath salt. The
rose, both the Jacqueminot and the
white, is always well liked.
Gold-colored or Oriental powder as
it is called is strikingly new. The vio-
let, purple and bright vermillion tints
have been seen before, but gold never.
Color In rouge has deepened. The
brunette rouge which is so much af-
fected Is almost purple red. Pow
der pomponettes, consisting of tiny
puffs Of cotton spread with powder in
the rose blanche or rochelle shades,
and are sealed In individual tissue en-.
velopes. A hundred of these little
Jackets are arranged in a French wall
paper box.
The moist lip-stick is new. 1t is a
vegetable compound and remains on
the lips until removed, unlike the lip
stick of red cream which is soon alb.
sorbed.