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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-24

James F. Thompson Of Echo has
taken as his bride Miss Bessie Sut.
ton. of Walla Walla. the wedding be.
ing an event Of Thursday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-24
Glove Cuffs.

White glace kid gloves have narrow
scalloped turnback cuffs of colored
kid-green, yellow, pink. blue or law
ender The gloves are long wristed
and are cut diagonally at the end
where the cuffs are fastened on. Three
glass buttons, colored like the cuffs
are sewed on the white kid in line
from the cuffs to the wrists.-Denver
Times.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-24

Mrs. Charles NJ. Stype entertained a
few friends at bridge yesterday after
noon at her north side home.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-24
Cleaning Walls.

In cleaning walls after sweeping
with a cloth-covered broom, says the
Chicago Journal, lump of art gum
sold for five cents will remove soil
just as we'll as the oldtime rubbing
with bread and twice as quickly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-24

Miss Viola Shea is recovering from
the operation which she recently un-
derwent for appendicitis.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-24

This remedy has no superior for
coughs and colds. It Is pleasant to
take. 1t contains no opium or other
narcotic. 1t always cures. For sale
by all dealers.-Adv.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-24
iowa WOMAN
TELLS OTHERS
How Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound Carried
Her Safely Through
Change Of Life.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. AT the Change
Of Life the doctor said ! would have to

give upmy Worh 6u
take my b ed for
some time as there
was no help for me
but to lie still. l
took Lydia E. Pink
hams We egetable
Compound and kept
up my work and
now l am over the
Change and that is
all l took. 1t was
hatfar for mo than
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-24
TAVERN KEEPER IN JAIL.
August Erickson Begins Years Sen
tence for Defaulting Fine.

OREGON CITY, Jan. 24.-August
Tricksen, keeper of the Erickson tav-
ern. is in the county Jail beginning a
one-year term for selling liquor with
out a license.
Two months ago he entered a plea
of guilty to the charge and was fin
ed $3.50 and one year in Jail. the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-24

woman knows her new hat ism,
becoming to her because her deares,
enemy tells her it Is.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-24

and the public is invited. Miss Bur-
nett will play several numbers at the
recital.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Thomson o
Echo spent last night in the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-24

The pupils of Miss Malen Burnett
and Miss Nellie Whiting will give a
recital Saturday evening, January
thirty-first, in the Christian church.
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WOOD OF IMMENSE VALUE
o,eenheart, South American Product
Has Most Wonderful Qualities fer
the shIpbuIldsr.

Greenheart, the wood which the
1athmian canal commission is desirous
of securing for use in tho construction
Of docks and similar works IN the
Panama canal. because It 10 SAID oy
experts to resist more than any other
wood the attacks Of marine borers
which rapidly destroy piles and other
submarine structures, IL one OF the
most valuable Of timbers. It Is native
Of South America and the West In
dies, and from its bark and fruits is
obtained bIbirine. which 10 often used
al q febrifuse instead of quinine.
The wood 10 of dark green color.
SAP wood and heart wood being SO
much alike that they can with DIM
Guilty be distinguished from each 9TH
er. The heart wood is one OF the
most desirable Of all umbers. particu-
larly IN the shipbuildins industry. In
disputable records show that the best
grades surpass iron and steel in last
ing qualities In salt water. submerged
logs having remained intact for one
hundred years.
In the Kelvingrove museum. Glas-
cow, there are two pieces Of plankdng
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ASHES TO FILL OLD MINES
City Of Scranton, Pa, Believes u Has
Plan That VIII Accomplish
Two Purposes.

Scranton, Pa, has struck upon .
plan which It is believed will solve
two of the most difficult problems that
have faced the city for years. Sew
eral abandoned mine workings have
caved In recently near the city.
causing damage to property and en-
dangering the safety Of persons living
near them. 1t is the intention OF tho
off,cials to fill the old workings with
ashes collected in the city, thereby
making the surface about the city
safe and solving the ash-disposal prob
lem at the same time.
In a paper read at a conference I'M
city hall J. G. Hayes. director Of pub
lie works of Scranton, deviated for .
moment from the subject under dis
cuss,on to tell Of the new plans. He
said: ITO eliminate entirely the pos
sibilities of surface disturbances and
subsidences In Scranton many plans
have been tried and all have failed.
Commissioners have been appointed
and attempts made to have the mine
laws changed 80 az TO hold the mining
companies responsible for damage to
the surface. but without success. At
the present time, however. We are
contemplating the flushing Of $4,000
tons of ashes. which our city collects
annually, into the old mine workings.
under hydraulic pressure. By this
method the city will be beautined ex-
teriorally and rendered safer interior
ally. II our plan is success, in the
near future we will have the surface
of Scranton as safe as any city in
the country"
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CHAPTER TX.
pamory Court.
Danny Co'ot smat

Oars Danny Co'ot smack-dab
ahaid, suh.'
John Valiant looked up. Facing
them at an elbow Of the broad road,
was an old gateway of time-nicked
stone. clasping an iron gate that was
quaint and heavy and red with rust.
He put out his hand.
walt Q moment" he said in low
voice, and as the creakins conveyance
stopped, he turned and looked about
him.
Facing the entrance the land fell
away sharply to . miniature valley
through which rambled q willow-bor-
dered brook, In whose shadows short
horned cows stood lastly. Beyond,
whittier wound the Red Road. he
could see a drowsy village. with q
spire and cupolaed courthouse; and
farther yet a yellow gorge with
wisp of white smoke curling above
1t marked the course OF a crawling
far-away railway.
"Et's er moughty nne or place. sub.
mid dat big revenue OBJ trees" said
Uncle Jefferson. but All reck'n ct
aim got none OBJ de modern conniv-
ances." n.
As Valiant jumped down he was
possessed by an odd sensation Of old
acquaintance-as II he had seen those
tall white columns before-an illu-
sorry half.vision into some shadowy.
fourth-dimensional landscape that be-
longed to his subconscious self. or
that, glimpsed in some immaterial
dream. picture. had left q faint-etched
memory. Then, on q sudden, the vista
vibrated and widened. the white col
umns expanded and shot up into the
clouds, and from every bush seemed
to peer a friendly black savage with
woolly white hair!
"Wishing-House!" he whispered.
The hidden country which his fathers
thoughts, sadly recurring, had painted
to the little child that once he was.
in the guise Of an endless wonder
tale! His eyes misted over, and 1t
seemed to him that moment that his
father was very near.
Leaving the negro to unload bis be-
longings. he traversed an overgrown
path OF mossed gravel. between box
rows frowsled like the names Of lions
gone mad and smothered in an ac'
cumulation of matted roots and debris
of rotting foliage and presently. the
bulldog at his heels, found himself
in the rear Of the house..
"Mine!" he said aloud with q rueful
pride. And for general rundown
ness, it's up to the advertisement"
He looked musingly at the piteous
wreck and ruin. his gaze sweeping
down across the barred fields and un-
kempt forest. "Mine!" he repeated
All that. l suppose. for It has tho
same earmarks OF neglect. Between
those cultivated stretches 1t looks like
wedge Of Sahara gone astray." His
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Yes" she agreed. with little sigh.
i've lived. I've had Shirley, and she's
twenty and adorable. And I've had
people enough, and books to read. and
plenty of pretty things to look at. and
old lace to wear, and I've kept
my figure and my vanity-rm not too
old yet to thank the Lord for that!
So don't talk to me about worsted
shawls and horrible arctics. For
won't wear 'em. Not II know my
self! Here comes Shirley. Shes
made two juleps. and II you're q gem
tleman. you'll distract her attention
till I've got rid of mine in my usual
way" .....
The major. at the foot Of the cherry
bordered lane, looked back across the
box-hedge to where the two figures
sat under the rose-arbor. the mothers
face turned lovingly down to Shirley's
at her knee. He stood . moment
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laaand Of Aconlte.

Aconite is classed by homeopathic
authorities as the patriarch of drugs,
as far as literature is concerned. It
is told how Hercules went down to
the lower regions and carried the
three.headed hound Cerberus to the
upper world. That ferocious beast was
raging at this treatment. and the froth
that fell to the ground was the origin
Of aconite. for It grew up from the
froth as from seeds. 1t was on .
bleak. windswept hill or mountain, and
It is in such regions that the plant
grows today. This hill. in Pontica, was
known In olden days ~ 'AconitoA
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Az9@6SS, 81 9sSs;SsSSS dBsgkS
qassSSkgsaags5S8s5S s5S2s3&agS

which illustrate better than anything
else this durable quality. They are
both from a wreck which was sub
merged eighteen years of the west
coast of Scotland. The one specimen
-greenheart-is merely slightly pit
ted on the surface. the body OF the
wood being perfectly sound and un-
touched, while the other-teak-is Al
most entirely eaten away.
1t is extensively used in shipbuild-
ing for keelsons, beams. engine bear
ings and planking, and 1t is also used
in the general arts. but its excessive
weight units 1t for many purposes for
which its other properties would rem
der 1t eminently suitable.-Below the
Rio Grande.
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AIDES is built just under the
Persian gulf. and keeps Its wa
,ters hot, Arabs will tell you.
To prove their claim they
no,nt % tho luminous phos.
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on thick grass mats, and spread them
about the burning deck. beneath tha
scorching canvas awning. Heat apo
plexy kills men quickly on such days
of suffering: one lives each day In
fear of the heat. Our dizzy heads and
dry skins warned US OF danger as we
walked with shaky steps about tha
boat. seeking some spot sheltered from
the soul-destroying sun. At p. m. the
glass still showed 11s. but we felt
some slight relief.
Tales Of Marine Monsters
The morning OF the third day from
Maskat we anchored In the delta OF
the shat-elArab. or River of the Arabs.
This is the name given to the Tigris
and Euphrates rivers. after they unite
on their way to the gulf A few miles
upstream lay the Persian town Of Mo
hammereh. Drawing dangers from
sharks. stingrays and other pests to
white men swimming In the gulf. We
bathed long and luxuriously In the
cooler waters OF the great stream
which comes all the way from Armenia
Marine monsters Of many sorts swim
in the hot Persian gulf. and the lurid
tales Arabs tell of them would NIL an
Atlantic City reporter with honest
envy. One writer says: Our dhow
passed through shoals Of giant sarnsh.
dozens Of which, attracted by our Ian
tern, leaped aboard. They had long.
pointed noses and one Of our party
was nearly blinded. the point Just miss
ing his eye" ~
At Mohammereh quit tho Kola--
joyfully. Redolent Of horses, rosking
with NTH. rats and reaches, she went
her way. On the mudbank Of the
shat.elArab. 80 miles below the Turk
ish river town OF Bassorah. found
myself. facing a days quarantine In
the Persian station at Mohammereh-
Back of me, on either bank Of tho
Karun-which comes, down from tho
Persian hills at this point and dows
into the Shat-el-Arab-lay the nat,
mud-hut town of Mohammereh itself. .
monotonous. sun-baked village blown
to fragments by British guns In their
war on Persia generation ago. Near
by, half-hidden in the changing mud
banks, observed an old wreck Later
I learned her history; she was tho
famous old Fox, once q blockade run
ner in the American Civil war. But
how she got to Mohammereh, $4,000
miles away by sea, do not know.
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the whiskey to me and the doctor. and
you take Shirley and pull out for
Italy. Why not7 A year there would
do you heap Of good"
She shook her head. mo. Monty.
It isn't what you think. It's-here."
She lifted her hand and touched her
heart. Its been 80 for long time.
But It may-it can't go on forever.
you see. Nothing can"
The major had leaned forward in
his chair. Judith" he said, and his
hand twitched. 'It Isn't true!" And
then. How do you know?"
She smiled at him. you remember
when that big surgeon from Vienna
came to see the doctor last year?
Well. the doctor brought him to me.
I'd known 1t before in = way, but 1t
had gone farther than thought. No
one can tell Just how long 1t may be.
It may be years. Of course. but I'm not
taking any $50 trips. Monty
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H6 utAL IOom th0k uo CANSAS0 "~-
big and wide. a place Of dark colors.
nobly smutched of time. 1t had been
at once library and living-room. A
great leather settee was drawn near
the desk and beside this stood read
ing-stand with small china dog and
q squat bronze lamp upon 1t. In con-
trast to the orderly dining-room there
was about this chamber sense OF
untouched disorder-a desk-drawer
jerked halfopen. q yellowed news
paper torn across and flung into cor
ner, books tossed on desk and lounge.
and in the fireplace little heap OF
whitened ashes In which charred frag-
ments told of letter1 and papers
burned in haste.
Suddenly he lifted his eyes. Above
the desk hung life-size portrait OF q
man, in the high soft stock and vel
vet collar of half century before.
The right eye, strangely. had been cut
from the canvas. He stood straight
and tall, one hand holding an eager
hound In leash. his face proud and
florid, his single, cold, steelblue eye
staring down through its dusty curtain
with a certain malicious arrogance,
and his lips set in . sardonio curve
that seemed about to sneer. 1t was
for an instant as II the pictured nsure
confronted the young man who stood
there, mutely challenging his entrance
into that tomb-like and secret'keeping
quiet; and he gazed back as hxediy.
repelled by the craft of the face, yet
subtly attracted. II wonder who you
we're" he said. you were cruel.
Perhaps you were wicked. But you
were strong, too."
He returned to the outer hall to nnd
that the negro had carried In mis-
trunk, and he bade him place It. with
the portmanteau, in the room he had
Just left. Dusk was falling.
Uncle Jefferson" said Valiant alb
ruptly, have you q family?
"No, sub. Jes' me en- NAH Oh
'ooman."
Can she cook?"
"Cook!" The genial litter again
captured his dusky escort. When
she got de fixens, All reck'n she Dc
beaten'es cook in his heah county.
How would you both like to live
here with me for while! She could
cook and you could take care OF me.
Uncle Jefferson's eyes seemed to
turn inward with mingled surprise and
introspection. He shifted from one
foot to the other, swallowed dimcultly
several times, and said. "Ah ain neo-
bah seed yo' befo. suh."
.'Well, I haven't seen you either.
have II"
pats de trufe, sub. deed ct IL!
Hyuh, hyuh! Whut All means Ter
say is dat de OIL CONAN kahn COOK
no fancy didoes like what dey eats up
Norf. She kin jes' cook de Ferginey
style"
"That sounds good to me-" quoth
Valiant. I'll risk It. Now a. to
"Ah ain specticulous as ter dc
wages" said Uncle Jefferson. An
knows er semman when All sees one.
"Then its . bargain" responded Va
liant with alacrity. Can you come at
once?"
"Yas. sub, me en- Daph gwineter
come oyah fus' thing in de mawnin'.
whut yo.all swineter do TO 20 sup
pah?"
I'll get along, Vanaht aesueu IL"
cheerfuIly. Here 10 i've dollars. You
can buy some food and things to
cook with, and bring them with you.
IN YOU think there's . stove In the
kitchen?"
"Ah reck'n," replied Uncle Jefferson.
"En ef dar ain Daph kin COOK or
Chris'mus dinnah wild TO stones en- o.
fin skillet, Vas, suh!"
rTo BE coETINUED)
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CHAPTER viii.

What Happened Thirty Year, Ago.
When Shirley came across the lawn
at Rosewood, Major Montague Bristow
sat under the arbor talking to her
mother.
The major was massive-framed.
with a strong Jaw and q rubicund
complexion-the sort that might be
supposed to have attained the utmost
benefit to be conferred by consist
ent indulgence in mint-juleps. His
blue eyes were piercing and arched
with brows like sable rainbows. at
variance with his heavy iron-gray hair
and imperial. His head was leonine
and he looked like king who has
humbled his enemy. It may be added
that his linen was fine and immacu.
late, his black string-tie precisely tied
and a pair Of gold-rimmed eyeglasses
swung by a fiat black cord against his
white waistcoat.
Shirley" said her mother. "the ma.
Jor's brutal, and he shan't have his
mint-julep."
What has he been doins?" asked
the other, her brows wrinkling in
delightful way she had.
HE has reminded me that I'm grow.
ing old"
Shirley looked at the major skep.
tically. for his chivalry was un.
doubted. During . long career in law
and legislature It had been said OF
him that he could neither speak on
the tariff question nor defend . man
for murder. without first paying a
tribute to ''the women Of the South,
sah."
Nothing Of the sort" he rumbled
Mrs. Dandridse's face softened to
wistfulness. Shirley. am II" she
asked. with . quizxical. almost . droll
uneasiness. why. I've got every emo
tion I've ever had. I read all the new
French novels. and I'm even thinking
OF going In for the militant suffragette
movement"
The girl had tossed her hat and
crop on the table and seated herself
by her mothers chair. What was II
he said. dearest?"
HE thinks I ought to wear Q wor'
sted shawl and arctics." Her mother
thrust out one little thin-slippered foot
with its slender ankle gleamins
through its open-work stocking like
mother-of-pearl. "Imagine! In May
And he knows I'm vain Of my feet!
Major, II you had ever had q wife,
You would have learned wisdom. But
you mean well, and I'll take back what
said about the julep. You mix It.
Shirley. Yours IL even better than
Ranston's."
"She makes me one every day. Mon
ty." she continued. a.. Shirley went
into the house. And when she isn't
looking, I pour It into the bush there
Major Bristow laughed as he bit
the end of cigar. "All the same.
he said in his big rumbling voice
"you need 'em, reckon. You need
more than mint-juleps. too You leave
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SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant. a rich society favorite.
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor.
poration, which his father founded and
which was the principal source of his
wealth, has failed He voluntarily turns
over his private fortune to the receiver
for the corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist of an old motor car. q
white bull dog and Damory court. neg
lected estate in Virginia On the way to
Damory court he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge. an auburn-haired beauty. and d.
cides that he Is going to like Virginia I'm
mensely. An old negro tells Shirley's for
tune and predicts great trouble for her
on account OF a man.
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OF ceurss Not

II can't hnd my wrench" bawled
the plumber.
You waste a good deal of time
looking for your tools" criticized tho
bookkeeper of the establishment.
Now, always know where to fnd
my PEN"
well. q fellow can't stick his MONK
ey wrench behind his ear"
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watching them from under his
slouched hat-brim.
You never looked at me that way.
Judith, did you!" he sighed to him
self. .It's been long time. too. since
began to want you to-'most forty
years. When 1t came to the show
down, I wasn't even as At -. Tom
Dandridge!"
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-22
NEW STEAMERS FOR
 CANADIAN PACIFIC

LONDON, Dec. 22.-The directors of the Canadian Pacific railroad and steamship lines today ordered the building of four new steamers. The boats will be built at Glasgow, Scot iand, and will cost $7,5O0,O00. The steamers will be used in the Pacific and Atlantic trade. More boats are to be built as soon as possible un- less the company purchases from the government number of the big Ger man steamers now held as prizes of war and which will be released at the end of the war. The admiralty have provided for several changes in the plans of the ships so that they can be used as auxiliary cruisers if need be. The commanders must also be members of the Royal Naval Reserve. In return the company received sub' sidy from the government.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-22
SEATTLE FIRM
 GETS BIG 0RDEF

SEATTLE, Dec. 22.-A local firm has received an order for the building of portable bungalows which are to be shipped from here to Belgium. The contract totals $500,000. The de- livery must be made within forty days and large number of carpen- ters will be put to work at once by the contractor. The buildings are to be used by +ne homeless people of Belgium.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-22
FIRE DAMAGES
 KRAU BUILDING Fire Department Able To Prevent Flames Doing Great Damage
 -Loss $2ooo.

A fire alarm was turned in last night at 12:3O following the discov- cry of fire in the rear of the Krau building, owned by the Wilson-Carl- son-Suessdorf syndicate. The fire de- partment was promptly on the scene and three lines of hose were stretch ed to the building. Thirty minutes after the fire was discovered it was under control.
 Assistant Chief Suessdorf directed the work of the department Two lines of hose were run from the hy. drant at the side of the Big Place, and one from the alley in the rear of the same building.
 The fire started in the shed off the kitchen of the Minnesota Club Rooms. Its origin is unknown. Some believe it to have been caused by defective wiring, but the only reason they give for the supposition is the fact that they can find no other reason for it. It is more likely that the flames start ed from cigar butt or match gnaw- ed by rat. The flames damaged the building in the rear and destroyed the balloon ceiling in the living room. The paper in the other rooms was also smoked and will have to be re- newed.
 The loss is fully covered by insur- ance as the owners have $2,500 in- surance on the building and $500 on the furniture, which they also owned.
 The Plant & Co. jewelry store on the ground floor of the building was soaked with water, but the fire nev- CT reached the first floor.
 The engine at the fire hall develop ed power enough to throw 860 gal Ions of water a minute. The water was thrown from three one-inch noz' zles of smooth bore.
 The members of the Minnesota Club lost considerable personal effects. Among the members are: Dr. Ger man, Russell Herman, Sergt. Moses, George Reinke, Johnny Kacerosky and William Damon.
 The damage to the building is esti- mated at $1,0O0 and the furniture loss is as great if not greater.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-22
RATE DECISION
 AIDS RAILROADS

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Large or.
 ders are expected to be placed with
 car manufacturing companies by the railroads as a result of the rate de- cision granting the eastern railroads an increase of five per cent. in the present rates charged shippers. The managers of the road have been fore ed to allow the equipment to get be- hind in order to have cash to meet other expenses. The stock of the railroads effected by the decision has taken an upward jump since the an nouncement and all stoccks have been effected.
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RED CROSS DANCE
 0N JANUARY 16

The ladies of Valdez will give a dance on Jan. 16 to raise funds to be sent to the relief of the starving Belgians. The committee have not completed the details of the affair, but have selected the day and will later announce the plans for the dance. The money will go to the American Red Cross Society to re- lieve the suffering of the Belgians.