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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-16
NEWS OF FARM AND RANGE

Barley Boards and Foot Rot Cause
scaTe.-Dr. w. II. Lytle. state veteri.
marian, was here yesterday en- route Il
Walla Walla to investigate the
hog cholera epidemic near there ana
take measures to prevent it's introduc-
tion into Umatilla county. This. how
ever, he thinks, will be comparativeIy
easy because all Of the streams flow
toward Walla Walla instead Of from
Walla Walla into this county. DR.
Lytle and DR.. r.. c. joss, a govern
ment inspector. made an investigation
OF the foot and mouth disease scare
at Echo last week and found that a
large number OF herd belonging To
Henry Blackwell and ready for shin
ment to Portland were lame and sur
fering from mouth trouble. So
strongly did the symptoms point 10
the dread disease that Mr.. Blackwell
was ready TO sacrifice all OF the ami
mails and even the veterinarians were
fooled for a time. However, their in.
vestigation showed that the mouth
trouble was caused by barley boards
caught in their mouths and that lame
ness came from foot rot which they
had caught in the yards. They held
the animals for several days as pre-.
caution but yesterday gave permis-
sion for shipment
Good Results With LcgumeS-"The
Oregon experiment station is the only
one in the United States that has
made a success OF growing legumes on
a practical scale under extreme dry
farming conditions" said Professor
II. d. Scudder on his return from the
international Dry Farming Congress,
held In Wichita. Kansas. For this
reason the Oregon exhibit attracted a
great deal of interest. being contin-
ually surrounded by large crowds OF
people who asked many questions
concerning the legume production.
THE field pease and alfalfa exhib.
tied at this congress were grown at
Moro and Burns, where the annual
rainfall averages less than twelve
inches. Other dry farm products
were displayed from the experiment
stations Of this state grown under a
lower rainfall than any other exhib-
its IN the entire exposition.
Graycd Without Permit-The case
Of ] T. Steen OF Enterprise, oregon,
for grazing trespass on the wallowa
national forest. was tried in Portland
on December 7. The jury awarded
damages in the sum OF &S3.21. with
costs amounting to S317.S9. Mr..
Steen allowed his cattle to drift on
the national forest without a permit,
which is contrary to the regulations.
While the government Is reluctant to
prosecute in such cases IL is abso-
lutely necessary that action be taken
TO protect those residents who de-
pend upon the government range for
their summer grazing, and who have
taken out permits for the use Of the
range.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-16
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES OF
CITY FORMALLY LAUNCHED

With the election OF County Judge
J. w. Maloney as president, II q.
Blydenstein vice president, Mrs j. s.
Landers secretary and 81 Reetz as
treasurer. the Associated Charities of
Pendleton was formally organized last
evening in the city hall to supercede
the old relief association which has
superintended ;he charity work of'the
city at different times during the past
few years.
The trustees of the new organiza-
ton include the four officers and
Acting Mayor John Dyer, Mrs G. w
Rugg. Mrs. {. $. Wheeler, w. w Har-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-16
school to Ask $4,000

MONMOUTH, Ore, Dec. 16.-At a
meeting of the board of regents OF
the oregon Normal School II was de-
cided unanimously that the legisla-
ture at its next meeting be asked
for an appropriation OF $4,000 for
the erection of a new training school
building in this city. The structure
now in use was built three years ago
at a cost Of $4,000.
Since the normal school was rein
stated as a state institution in 1911,
n $4,000 heating plant a SEQ. 900 girls
dormitory and a $4,000 gymnasium
have been erected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-16

has placed them with Mr.. stype Of
the Alta theater for exhibition on tho
above date
A great demand has been created
for both Of these films, requests hav-
ing been received from various parts
Of both oregon and Washington for
early booking.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-16
Smoke the La Tina cigar.

Phone I. C. Snyder. chimney sweep
Good winter quarters for horses
and rigs at the Alta barns.
Try the La Homer l0c cigar.
For sale-Good dry wood. 6lo
Thompson street, or phone 27SJ.
wantei-Good, clean rags at the
East oregonian office.
For rent-7-room modern house,
III Grange street. Inquire John Vert.
La Tina cigars. made In Pendle-
ton.
The Alta House. a good. popular,
yet cheap place to stop. ]. II. sheph-
enson. prop.
Five room house for sale on north
side. Corner lot improved. Address
'w" this office.
Good dry. black pine wood $3.50
per cord. $500 II sawed. Delivered
Zee d. B. Gervais or phone IT'S.
Old papers for sale; tied in bundles.
Good for starting fires. etc. iOc a
bundle. This office.
Try the West End Market for gro.
ceries and meats, 1901 w. Alta CT.
Phone IT'S. Free delivery. Satisfae-
tion guaranteed.
For ale-Two modern cottages To-
Gated on east Court street, seven
blocks from Main street Inquire OF
Walters mill
Mutt" takes the big loads and
Jeff" shows the speed. Penland
Bros. haul anything and reasonable
Furniture van and Storage warehouse
Office sl7 Main street Phone $50.
e For saie-Modern seven room house.
and seven lots. with barn. close TO
school $4,000 takes II. Inquire or
address "a" this office.
Several small farms on Umatilla
river particularly adapted to hogs.
dairy or poultry, $3.50 cash, balance
on or before 10 years. Ia per cent
See Berkeley
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-16
nntIrlcntion ArnIn Asked.

WASHINGTON, Dec. i6.-Secretary
Bryan reiterated his determination
TO seek ratification by the senate dur
ing the present session OF congress of
the Nicaraguan canal treaty and the
Colombian indemnity treaty. Both
have'met with determined opposition
The N.taraguan treaty provides for
the payment to Nicaragua Of sS'OoV'-
GOO for canal and coaling station
rights. and the Columbian convention
would give Colombia SIS 100000 In
settlement OF differences growing out
of the separation Of Panama and the
building OF the Panama canal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-16
Germans Bombarded.

PARIS, Dec. 1s.-"British war
ships bombarded westende Violent
ly," announced the war Office In
an effort to drive the Germans back
from the Belgian coast
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-16
Groceries For Cash
more VALUE FOR LESS MONEY

NEWTOWN PIPPINS. BRIGHT YELLOW, EXTRA
FANCY STOCK, wrapped and solid packed fine
oot;n0 hNV Sl.OO
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-16
Uncle sam Has Declared War.

On diseased and impure meat. Gov
ernment veterinarians inspect the
meat we sell and let nothing pass but
what is pure. Protect your home
trade at the oregon Market. phone
444
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-16

An office win probably be maintained
where donations may be left Com
mittees were appointed last evening
to find suitable location and to Sc
cure new members Of the organiza-
ton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-16
Football Game in Movies.

Moving pictures of the high school
football championship OF the north
west together with pictures OF the
farmers convention held at The
Dalles, on December 3, are to be
shown here Friday and Saturday Of
this week.
c. W. Murphy, owner OF the films,
arrived in this city last evening and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-16
Notice 20 Pay.

Tn schubert-Taylor Clothing Com
pany is dissolved. All accounts must
be paid at once.
SCHUBERT CLOTHING CO.
(Adv)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-30

81 had many friends in America
l believe still have some there.
also have many friends in England
or rather had" said the prince. Then
turning abruptly and looking me
squarely in the eye, he said:
81 want you to tell me exactly what
is said about me in America"
l hesitated a moment, trying to
figure just how much frankness was
compatible with discretion in discuss
ing personalities with the crown
prince of the German empire. APP
parently reading my thoughts, his
highness laughed good naturally and
prompted:
81 like frankness and can stand the |
truth. Go ahead. 1 really want to |
know"
well" 1 replied, "the fact is that |
your imperial highness has been |
very generally represented, or mis-
represented, as one of the krieg- |
shelter, a war agitator, leader of the |
war party and exponent eXtraordin- |
Dry of militarism."
Eyes, 1 know" said the crown
prince, nodding his head in assent
and giving no evidence of surprise. |
And the English press says all that |
and much more. The English papers
have stated that / am thief and that |
have personally robbed and pillaged |
these French houses in which we |
have been forced to make our head
quarters. ReaIly-and l want you to
tell me frankly-is it possible that in
teIigent people in America, or even
in England, can honestly believe
such things of me? Can it be pos
sible that they believe me capable of
stealing pictures or art treasures, or
permitting the looting of French
homes?"
reminded him that in war times
sane judgment often went by the
baoards.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-30

Washington.-Commissioner of in
ternal revenue ruled that federela re-
serve banks are not subject to war,
tax under act passed Oct. %.
San Antonio, Tex.-SWindIed out
of $4,000 in business deal, Frank
Morrison, II, retired farmer, suicided.,
Minneapolis.-Frank Brown, trav-
cling salesman, shot and killed wife
and self. May die. Jealousy.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-30

have l committed suicide or been
wounded?"
admitted that l had lost count.
81 am supposed recently to have
been badly defeated on the Russian
frontier" chuckled his highness.
But this whole business would be
much more amusing" he added in a
more sober tone, eff l did not know
that as a result of it the public in
neutral countries is being misled. AS.
to my being war agitator, am truly
sorry that people do not know me
better.
There is no war party in Ger
many now and there never has been.
1 cannot help believing that it will
very soon dawn upon the world that
so far as Germany is concerned this
conflict is not war waged by some
mythical party, but is fight backed
by the unity and solidarity of the
German empire. This unitey is the
best answer to the charge with which
England is endeavoring to terrify the,
world-that the war is being pushed
by an ambitious military clique"
1890
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-06-12

symmetrical. exQuisitely perfect. The
little group with whom she sat looked
somewhat out Of place in that mixed
assemblage. Smartly groomed and
palpably members of set to whom
John Valiant was familiar, they had
had only friendly mods and smiles for
the young man at whom so many there
had gazed with jaundiced eyes.
To the general public which read its
daily newspaper perhaps none of the
gilded set was better known than
Vanity Valiant" The new Panhard
he drove was the smartest car on the
avenue. and the collar on the white
bulldog that pranced or dozed ON its
leather seat sported diamond buckle.
To the spacewriters OF the social col.
umns. he had been perennial inspira-
ton. The patterns Of his waistcoats.
and the splendors of his latest bache-
lors' dinner at Sherry's-with such
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-06-12
Queen Poor conversationaIlst.

Queen Mary Is a poor conversation
alist. On some one being brought up
to her It is said she will begin 70 talk
with remarkable felicity, setting the
other at ease and delightinS him
Then. all of a sudden, she suddenly
ceases. an acute silence supervenes
and the other does not know whether
to break the pause or slip away, The
fact is the queen talks well by dint of
concentration; this does not always
last until the end OF the CONGREGATION,
and once the thread is broken she
grows distracted. thinking Of some
thing else.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-06-12
CHAPTER III.
The Turn of the Page.

John Valiant stirred and laughed,
little self-consciously for there had
been drops on his face.
Presently he took a check-book from
his pocket and began to figure on the
stub, looking up with wry smile. ITO
come down to brass tacks." he NUT
tered, when I've settled everything
(thank heaven, / don't owe my tailorD
there will be little matter of twenty
tor and my clothes between me and
the bread-line!"
Everything else he had disposed OF
everything but the four-footed COM
rade there at his feet. But I'd not
sell you, old chap" he said, softly;
mot a single lick OF your friendly
pink tongue; not for a beastly hun
dred thousand"
He withdrew his caressing hand and
looked again at the check-stub. TWEEN
ty-eight hundred! He laughed bleakly.
Why, he had spent more than that
month ago on ball at Sherry's! This
morning he had been rich: tonight he
WAS pOOI.
What could he do? He could not
remember a time when he had not had
all that he wanted He had never Dor
rowed from friend or been dunned
by an importunate tradesman. And
he had never tried to earn a dollar in
his life; as to current methods of max
ing living. he was as ignorant as a
Pueblo Indian.
. He rose grimly and dragged his
chair facing the window. The night
was balmy and he looked down across
the darker sea Of reefs, barred like q
gigantic checker-board by the shining
lines of streets, to where the flashing
electric signs of the theater district
laid their wide swath Of colored RAJ
dance. The manifold calls of the
street and the buzz of trolleys made a
dull tonal background. subdued and
far away. 3.Bt 49,
ITO BE CoNTINUED)
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-06-12
DID NOT IMPRESS LANDLORD
Innkeeper Could Serve Excellent
Luncheon, But Evidently Was
Not Of Literary Mind.

They are telling In Westchester a
story about Richard Harding Davis
and Governor Morris.
These two writer's, It appears, were
motoring the other day. and stopped
at an inn for luncheon. The luncheon
was excellent, and after It was over
Mr.. Davis went out to look over the
car. leaving Mr.. Morris alone. Mr..
Morris. in good spirits from his fine
meal, said genially to the landlord:
Landlord. you'll be interested. per-
haps. to know that my companion Is
Mr.. Richard Harding Davis
The landlord tried his best to- lock
impressed and Interested 70
you don't say" he remarked. And
what business might he be in?"
A few minutes later Mr.. Norris took
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-06-12
CHAPTER I.
Tho Crash.

no OTd8Us
Failed" calculated John Valiant
yblankly, and the hat he held dropped
to the claret-colored rug like huge
white splotch of sudden fright. THE
orporation-failed!"
The yousg man was the glass or
fashion, from the silken ribbon on the
..spotless Panama to his pearl-gray gait
ers. and well favored-a 1.-the stalwart
figure, with wide-set hazel eyes and
strong brown hair waving back from
q candid forehead.
= Never had his innocuous and but
ter-fiy existence known surprise
more startling. He had swung into
the room With all the nonchalant hab-
its, the ingrained gertrude Of the man
born witt achievement ready-made In
his hands. And single curt state
ment-like the ruthless blades Of a
pair OF shears-had shipped across
the one splendid scarlet thread In the
woof that constituted life as he knew
It. He had knotted his lavender scarf
that morning a vice-president Of the
Valiant Corporation-one of the great
est and most successful Of modern
day organizations: he sat now in the
fading afternoon trying to realize that
the huge fabric, without warning. had
toppled to its fall. @ VIZ
How solid and changeless 1t had
always seemed-that great business
fabric woven by the father he could
80 dimly remember! His own invested
fortune had been derived from the
great corporation the elder Valiant
had founded and controlled until his
death. With almost unprecedented
earnings. 1t had stood as very Glib
raitaY of finance. type and sign OF
brilliant organization. Now. on the
heels OF trusts dissolution which
would be a rine-days' wonder, the vast
structure had crumbled up like card
board. The rains had descended and
the floods had come, and 1t had fallen!
The man at the desk had wheeled
in his revolving chair and was looking
at the trim athletic back plotting the
daylight, with smile that was little
short of covert sheer. He was one
of the local managers Of the corpora
ton whose ruin was to be that days
sensation, colorless man who had ac-
Quired middle age with his first long
trousers and had been dedicated to the
commercial treadmill before he had
bought safety-razor. He despised all
loiterers along the primrose paths, and
John Valiant was but a decorative fig
urehead.
Valiant started as the other spoke at
his elbow. He had come to the win
dow and was looking down at the
pavement How quickly some news
spreads"
For the first time the young man
noted that the street below was filling
with desultory crowd. He distin-
guished knot of Italian laborers talk
ing with excited gesticulations "a
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-06-12

his seat IN the car. and Mr.. Davis
remained behind to settle the bill. AS
he counted his change Mr.. Davis in
his turn said to the landlord:
Landlord, my friend there is Gou-
verneur Morris"
Again the landlord looked impressed
and puzzled.
Morris? Morris7" he said. ''The
name sounds familiar. Meat line, amt
It. sir?"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-06-12
SIZING Up Louis.

There recently came to a fashion
able shoe shop in Chicago a daughter
of man whose wealth has been ac-
CURED within very recent years. The
young woman was disposed to patron
lie the clerk. and rejected a humber
of classy" slippers he produced for
her approval Finally she said.
II think, perhaps, shall take these
two pairs. But Louis XIV heels are
too high for me. Give me a size lower
or, stay-perhaps Louis XIII will be
high enough. -Harper's.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-06-12
Natures Adjustment.

In the case OF all FISH which take
care OF their young. curious ada ts.
ton OF natural law to circumstances
is found. Those which take the great.
est pains and care In sheltering their
offspring haye the fewest eggs, per
haps iess than one hundred at Law
while on the other hand. species Of
nah which pay rot the slishtest attes,
tion to their young produce hundreds
Of Thousands. and even milllons Of
eeks. It = single Nv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-06-12
Shannro
TO tell the

energy. There was always
dread In my mind, had cold,
weak spells, hot flashes over n
/ had place in my right side til
so sore that I could hardly bea,
weight Of my clothes. tried medic
and doctors, but they did me little go
and Inever expected to get out agal.
] got Lydia E. Pinkhani's VegetabI.
Compound and Blood Purifier, and / GER
tainly would have been in grave or in an
asylum If your medicines had not saved
me. But now ! can work all day, sleep
well at night, eat anything I want, have
no hot flashes or weak, nervous spells.
All pains, aches, fears and breads are
gone, my house, children and husband
are no longer neglected, as am almost
entirely free Of the bad symptoms had
before taking your remedies, and all is
pleasure and happiness in my home. -
Mrs. JOSIE HAM, r. F. d. l, Box q,
Shamrock, Missouri.
Hyou antspecial advice write
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine CO.,
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-06-12
~Its Very Good Living Abroad.
There's Boat Leaving Tomorrow"

theFe . q Boat Leaving tofnorroW.
smudged plasterer. tools in hand
clerks, some hatless and with thin
alpaca coastal peering at the voice
less front of the great building. and
ell, he imagined. with a thriving fear
IN heir faces. AS he watched, wom-
an, coarsely dressed. ran across the
street. her handkerchief pressed to her
eyes g
THE notice has gone up ON the
door," said the manager. II sent word
to the police Crowds are ugly some
times"
Valiant drew q sudden sharp breath.
The corporation down In the mire,
with crowds at its doors ready to
clamor for money entrusted to 1t. the
aggregate savings of widow and or
phan, the piteous boarded sums earned
BY labor over which pinched sickly
faces had burned the midnight oil!
The older man had turned back to
the desk to draw q narrow typewrit-
ten slip Of paper from pigeonhole.
Here he said. lis list OF the bonds
Of the subsidiary companies recorded
IN your name. These are all, Of
course, engulfed in the larger failure.
You have. however, your private for
tune II you take my advice, by the
way" he added significantly. you'll
make sure Of keeping that" AZ
what do you meant" John We
liant faced him quickly.
The other laughed shortly. "a word
- the wise.'" he quoted ITS very
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items the public had been kept suffi-
ciently familiar. To it, he stood per-
feet symbol Of the elder ease and in
solent display of inherited wealth.
And the great majority Of those who
had found place in that roomy cham
Der to listen to the ugly tale of squan-
dered millions, looked to him with a
resentment that was sharpened by his
apparent nonchalance.
Long before the closing session 1t
had been clear that, as far as indict-
ments were concerned, the investiga-
ton would be barren of result OF
individual criminality, flight and sui
eide had been confession, but more
sweeping charges could not be brought
home. The gilded fool had not brought
himself into the embarrassing purview
of the law.
The jostling crowd flocked out into
the square, among them a fresh-faced
girl on the arm of a gray-bearded man
In black frock coat and picturesque
broad-brimmed felt hat. She turned
her eyes to his.
so that she said, "is John Valiant!
I'd almost rather have missed Niagara
Falls. l must write Shirley cambridge
about 1t. I'm so sorry lost that
picture of him that I cut out Of the
paper"
Il reckon he's not such bad lot"
said her uncle. He hailed a cab.
Grand Central Station" he directed,
with a glance at his watch, and be
quick about 1t. We've Just time to
make our train"
. = .
Some hours later, in an inner office
of downtown sky-scraper. the newly
appointed receiver Of the Valiant Cor
poration, a heavy, thick-set man with
narrow eyes. sat beside a table on
which lay a small black satchel with
a paddock on its handle, whose con-
tents-several bundles of crisp papers
heavy hands with look of incredu-
lous amazement. A. sheet containing
a mass of figures and memoranda lay
among them.
The shock was still on his face when
a knock came at the door. and man
entered. The newcomer was gray
haired, slightly stopped and lean
jowled. with a humorous expression on
his lips. He glanced In surprise at
the Uttered table.
Fargo" said the man at the desk,
do you notice anything queer about
me-"
His friend grinned. mo, Buck" he
said Judicially. unless It's that neck
tie. It would stop a Dutch clock"
i Hang the haberdashery! Read this
from young Valiant" He passed
over letter.
4 Fargo read. He looked up. "Securi-
ties aggregating three millions!" he
said In hushed voice. why, unless
I've been misinformed. that represents
practically all his private fortune"
I The other nodded. Turned over to
the corporation with his resignation as
a vice-president, and without blessed
string tied to 'emi What do you think
OF that?"
Think! tie the most absurdIy
ldiotic thing I ever met. Two weeks
ago. before the investigation 80
but now, when IT'S perfectly certain
they can bring nothing home to him"
He paused. ~ OF course I suppose It'll
save the corporation. Ell? But II may
be ten years before its securities pay
dividends. And this IL real money.