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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16
RUB RHEUMATISM
PAIN RIGHT OUT
fslstantIy Relieve Sore, Aching Joints
With Small Trial Bottle of Old
st. Jacobs Oil

What's rheumatism? Pain only.
Stop drugging. Not one case in
fifty requires internal treatment. Rub
soothing, penetrating ''St. Jacobs Or
directly upon the tender spot and
relief comes instantly. "St.. Jacobs
0il'' is a harmless rheumatism and
soiatica cure which never disappoints
and can not burn the skin.
Timber up, Quit complaining, Get
small trial bottle from your drug
syist, and in just moment you'll be
cree from rheumatic and sciatica pain
soreness, stiffness and swelling. Don't
wuffer, Relief and a cure awaits
you. St. Jacobs Oil'' has cured mil.
Mons OF rheumatism sufferers in the
sast half century and is just as good
sor sciatica, neuralgia, lumbago, back
ache. sprains.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16
Pastime-Saturday.

Perhaps the best comedy in
months will be presented at this the
ater Saturday when Lady Madcap's
Way" two part Patheplay takes the
screen. Asti Nelson, the famous
German actress has the lead. Its in
tention is to be spicy and to a large
extent it is. 1t is very clever and
most of it is fresh. 1t is full of the
most laughable situations The story
is not improbable but seems real
All lovers of good comedy pictures
should see il.
"A proposal Deferred" Edison
Being the fifth story of Who Will
Marry Nary" Captain Bradford
having invested in a new mine. dis
covers that the Silver Star is really
his own property and brings suit.
Mary hurries west on hearing of the
suit meets Bradford, tells him her
troubles, and Bradford, disseminating
the suit, sees Mary and his own for
tune drifting from him.
The "Pathe Weekly" for this
change has several interesting illus
trated news events.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16

one hundred of the best looking wo-
men on the island. They are veal
thy. Their husbands viii not have to
work. They will live in ease and
comfort for the rest of their days"
The next day more than 500 men
appeared at Major Pooleys head
quarters in the Alaska Pacific Steam
ship company offices to qualify as
South Sea bridegrooms. 1t was esti-
mated today that more than 5000
white men have volunteered since the
advertisement was first inserted.
Some of the would-be husbands are
fat, Others are lean. Dozens are
short and others are tall. A youth
of nineteen weighing about 30 pounds
was anxious to know if the Easter Is
land bellies are slight and slender
creatures. He nearly wept when told
that the average weight was not less
than It's pounds. Hundreds of letters
from other applicants have been re-
ceived by Major Pooley. One signed
A. Tennor and A. Mossum read:
We are both young and handsome
but we are too lazy to work" Another
signed by John Hunter read: II am
the very finest specimen of manhood
To be found in the United States. / an,
SS years old; feet l inch tall and
weight go pounds. 1 know 1 can lie
around all day and be contented
Just give me the proper instruction
and I'll soon be on my way"
Major Pooley is a particular person
and is determined that only the bes,
types of men shall go to the South
Seas. Out of the hundreds who have
applied, only 40 names were placed
among the possibilities.
II shall take about a week longer
for this registration" said Major
Pooley by that time 1 expect to have
the names of 500 physically perfecl
men, two thirds of those will be ther
be eliminated in the final selection
l have the money! furnished by the
women to pay all transportations. The
men accepted will travel first class.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16

but 1T was good enough to carry on
the action with laughable results
which results is the whole purpose of
the piece. Officer 666" is filled
with an unusual number of funny sit.
uations ana reminds one to a great
extent of stop Thief which appeared
here earlier in the season
Miss Estelle Reilley as the girl who
ate grape fruit was remarkably pref
~ lady and Marguerite Patterson as
her friend was likewise good to look
upon. ]. Francis Dillon as the young
millionaire, Arthur Laceby as his
English friend and Henry w. Penn
oerton as the expert picture thief
were all very clever in their parts
and the other characters were well
taken care of, Altogether "Officer
666" is good for the system.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16
Cosy.


Nichols and Sherwood will have a
complete change for Friday and Sat
urday, with matinee Saturday. Their
act these two days will consist of
songs, dances and funny stories. This
lively time will keep everyone awake
all the time they are on the stage.
The Harp of Tara" g reels) Do
mino. Story of Ireland's struggle for
freedom. and is based on the old le-
gend that the person who found the
lost Harp of Tara would be able to
free Ireland. A great herd of goats
in the moonlight is one of the beauti-
full scenic effects, of which there are
many.
Cohen Saves the Flag" Keystone
A laughable burlesque on war, ir
which Ford Sterling as a Yiddish sol
dier performs wonderous deeds OF
valor.
"A Circumstantial Nurse Princess
| Little Marie Elaine. commonly called
| the "Thanhouser Kid" Muriel Os
! triche (the prettiest girl in pictures)
and Boyd Marshall have the leads il
this pretty, heart-interest drama
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16
Local Playhouses
What the Press Agent Has to
Say of Present and Coming
Attractions.
Orphcun-Saturiay.


The dual existence of man who
is regarded as leader of the com
munity, forms the theme of the pow
erful two part Kalem drama, "A Mod
ern Jekyl and Hyde" This grea
feature is at the Orpheum for Satur.
day only.
Irene Boyle and Robert Ellis are
featured. The story is OF an outward
ly respectable citizen who is in real
ity crook. No one even suspect:
this. His accomplice steals his daugh
ter's necklace and he Inadvertently
reveals his secret A fight ensue'
and they are both killed. Nora Il
with her sweetheart when she receives
a message that her father has beer
killed by burglar and thus her su
perb faith in her father remains un
shaken.
Teaching His Wife Lesson. Edi
son. Featuring Bliss Milford ant
Robert Brewer. Mrs. Dodd and Mrs
Charters copied everything the othe
wore. So when Mr.. Dodd for jok'
walked up behind his wife on th'
street and stole her pocketbook III
soon found out she was Mrs. Charter
instead. He was arrested but was re
leased when the judge himself coulC
not tell the women apart in thei
striking similar attire.
Fathers Day. Selig.
A beautiful story of the lessor
taught country boy by a rich cit!
woman Adele Lane and William
Stowell are featured.
Products of the Palm. Edison. Th
rich verdant scenery of the beautiful
Isle of Jamaica makes this a splendid
educational picture.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16
NEW TARIFF REDUCES
PRICES OF WOOLENS

NEW YORK, Jan. Is Material re-
ductions in the wholesale price of sta
pie wooden goods for the fall of 1914
were announced in the trade The
cut is understood to be a direct result
of the new tariff schedules and anti
cipated competition from abroad.
Prices of serges, clays. unfinished
worsteds and French backs are 90 to
81 cents below last fall. Clays show
reductions of 90 to 81 cents. Unfin-
ished worsteds are % 1-2 to 81 1-2
cents lower The heaviest reduction,
nearly 23 per cent, is on Washington
serge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16
DUSEY BELLIES WOULD
MARRY LAZY HUSBANDS
YOUTH SEA MAIDENS SEEK
MATES AND ENVOY SENT TO
SECURE THEM IN L. 5.
Men of Desirable Kind are Scarsc in
Easter Island Where Women arc
Much la the Majority i'm Point of
Numbeis-Maidens are Wealthy and
can support IIubbics i'm Style.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. l6.-MajoI
Frank Pooley, British army officer
retired. is the busiest man in Sar
francisco. One hundred dusky
bellies Of Easter Insland in the South
sea want as many white men for hus-
sands and Major Pooley is here today
50 get them and arrange for their
transportation.
Men of the desirable kind" said
Major Pooley in an advertisement in
serted in san Francisco newspaper
are scarce in Easter Island The
~omen outnumber the men three to
sIne. The women want husbands and
-''Sn here to get them. I represent
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16
NOSE AND HEAD STOPPED UP FROM
COLD OR CATARRH, OPEN At ONCE

balm dissolves by the heat of the nos
trils; penetrates and heals the in
famed. swollen membrane which lines
the nose. head and throat; clears the
air passages; stops nasty discharges
and feeling Of cleansing, soothing
relief comes Immediately.
Don't lay awake tonight struggling
for breath, with head stuffed; nos
trils closed, hawking and blowing.
Catarrh or a cold, with its running
nose. foul mucous dropping into the
throat. and raw dryness Is distressing
but truly needless
Put your faith--just once-in "Ely's
Cream Balm" and your cold or ca
tarrh will surely disappear.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16
My Cleansing. Healing Balm Instantly
Clears Nose, Head and Throat
Stops Nasty Catarrhal Discharges
Dull Headache Goes.
Try Ely,s Cream Ralm

Try Ely's Cream Balm.
Get a small bottle anyway, just to
try it-Apply little in the nestrils
and instantly your clogged nose and
stopped-up air passages of the head
will open; you will breathe freely;
dullness and headache disappear BY
morning the catarrh. cold-in-head or
catarrhal sore throat will be gone.
End such misery now Get the
small bottle of 'Ely's Cream Balm" at
any drug store. This sweet, fragrant
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16
CLEVER MELODRAMATIC
FARCE Is OFFICER 666
s>o>>>>>>~>>~>>

TT all seems so strange. 1t seems
as IL 1t couldn't happen ecept in a
play" murmured the leading lady as
she was enfolded in the arms Of the
leading man. ''It couldn't dearie,' ;,
said the latter and the curtain rang
down on "Officer $685." one Of the
cleverest melodramatic farces on the
road.
The play appeared at the Oregon
theater last evening and was witness
ed by a pretty fair audience. The
cast was not one of New York's best
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16
DOGS ARE DISAPPEARING
BECAUSE OF HIGH COST

BERLIN, Jan. 16-The canine
population of Berlin is decreasing
steadily. From 39.926 in 1909, the
number of dogs in the city had drop
ped to 34,443 last year, according to
tax statistics just issued, and an even
greater decrease is estimated for this
year. The increasingly high cost of
living. which makes the saving of a
tax of $3.50 yearly a big item to poor
families, is undoubtedly one explana-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16
Eminent Singers.

Robert Dovell Wilson. the eminent
English baritone and ballad singer
who will appear in Pendleton next
Tuesday evening at the Alta theater,
in joint recital with DR.. Emil Emma
Portlands foremost pianist, has at
different times appeared with great
success as the soloist with the Chi
cago, Minneapolis and Spokane Sym
phonic Orchestras. Mr.. Wilson is a
finished pupil of the famous teacher
Vinini. of Naples, Italy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16

tion for the decrease. A further fac
tor this year is the dog quarantine
law, which has kept the animals
muzzled and on leading strings for
several months
There are 6740 tax-free dogs in the
city. Eighty of these are owned by
the emperor and the ambassadors and
ministers of foreign nations. There
are 1174 draught dogs exempt from
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16

Hard Catastrophe whose blood is
pure are not nearly so likely to take
nard colds as are others. Hoods
Sarsaparilla makes the blood pure;
and this great medicine RECEIVERS the
system after a cold as no other medi-
cine does. Take Hood d's.-Adv.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16
ALESSON IN POLITENESS.

But, daughter. why don't you tell
the young man to stop kissing you?"
asked the mother.
why. mother. you know you
taught me never to interrupt anyone"
-Yonkers Statesman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16

The estimated production of rice
for Japan is 16,662.O0O pounds, an in
crease of 81 per cent over the crop
of last year
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16
ONLY ONE "BRoMo oUIN1NE.. -

That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN-
INE. Look for the signature of E.
W. GROVE. Cures a Cold in One
Day. Cures Grip in Two Days. csc.
ADV
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16

tax The city's income from the dos
tax is more than $250,000 annually.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-16

Some surgeons manage to carve ou
big fortunes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02

BORDEAUX, Oct. 2.-Tlie defeat
4 Of. is 900 Prussian guards, who at
tacked the French center September
26li Is described today in the "Pett:
sGirone:''
AS 4soon as news OF the German
advance was received French cuval-
NJ was sent to hold the enemy at
AIberive, department of Marine, to
give the ARTILLERY and infantry time
\ tot some up from Souatn, a place
near Auberive. But while the
Ffench dragons were preparing for
sStI1e defense OF Auberive, brigade
OF: Deaths Head Hussars, avoiding
the village, came across the vine
yards and fields to surprise the
French artillery on the march.
nc was q critical moment. The
French dragons were two miles
ahead and the infantry two miles
Behind the gunners, who were in
4 dahg ger of being sabered across their
guns. The hussars were only three
quarters Of a mile away, gallopinS
furiously. In two minutes the guns
were SunlimberedE and lined Up along
the road. Thetenemy was then only
500 yards away, and the command
could esheard to prepare to charge
the guns.
Charge Into Cavalry.
In4th lie charge. The Prussian cavalry
8gathefed speed with every yard.
Wien they were 200 yards away the
French gunners aimed, and there
vas a flash OF fire. Through the
fb1de! smoke the artillerymen could
see the enemy's horses rearing and
Officers trying vainly to rally the
broken lines.
A second time the battery hurled
death into the doomed brigade. ST.
lelceg succeeded the thunder of hoofs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02
Famous Hussars Ride
Into Jauvs OF Death
UNpREPAREDs FRENCH SUCCEED NUMBERING GUNS AT.
200 YARDS DESTROY ENEMY.

and the shouting OF men. Two tliou-
sand lorsemen lay as II struck by
lightning. Here and there a wound
ed horse struggled to shake himself
clear from the heapcd dead.
But the artillerymen did not wait
to gaze long on this scene of car
mage. They limbered up the guns
and ratified off to aid the Dragons,
who were hard pressed and falling
back along the highway. The guns
were welcome relief. This time
the struggle was more even The
German quick-firers returned the
fire with interest. but the French
infantry arrived and dcployed among
the vines, bugle rang out, and
their buyoncts flashed in the sun as
they dashed forward.
Grenadiers' Sacrifice.
Without cavalry to aid 1t, the
Prussian guard was obliged to fall
back. A battalion of zounves glided
behind and occupied the valley of
the Suippes, threatening to place the
guard between two fires.
a regiment of grenadicrs sacrifice
ed itself to cover the retreat Of TIL.
German columns on Rheims. Five
times the grenadiers hurled them
selves against the French. They
were rcpulsed every time, and after
the fifth charge only one section was
left, handful of men surrounding
the flag.
Then first one, then two, and then
10 of the grenadiers threw down
their arms. a hundred men, mostly
wounded, were all that were left Of
a splendid regiment. But their sac
rfficc had not been useless, for It
enabled the column to get safely I'M
der the guns of the forts at scrru
and Nogent lAbbesse.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02

The Yankee cringed under tne ~
tack and then fully agreed wiz ~ e,
Son Of ambitious Albion. He salo "9
were a new and crude People '%no w =.
not know how to wear Evening G!ot ,e.s
or eat Stilton Cheese and our fohe
clans were corrupt and MuraeIels'
went unpublished. while the AHe.a sst
Citizen was a. dyspeptic SKATE aln'ee
ed with Moral StrabIsmus.
Then he retired to his State Room -
weep over the Situation and the Dl4t
ish Subject said: 1.-THE American Is q
Poltroon. for he will not defend MS
own Hearth and FiTeside.
A Cooks Tourist from Emporla.
Kansas, dropped into the vacant
Chair. When the Delegate from Inc
Rookery, Wormwood Scrubs; lsiing, ..
E., resumed his scorching ArralsA-
ment of the U. S. A., he got an a%-
/, full Rise out of the Boy from the Corn
Belt
The BmporIa Man said there we're
more Bath Tubs to the Square Mile
out in his Burg than you could find IN
the West End OF London anu more
Paupers and Beggars in one Square
Mile OF the East End Of London tnan
you could find in the whole state Oh
Kansas. He said there were FEWER
Murders in England because Gooa Up
portunities were being overlooked.
He said he could Tip any one IN
England except, possibly, the Arcn'
bishop Of Canterbury.
, It was his unbiased Opinion that
London consisted OF vast Swarm OF
melancholy Members OF the Middle
and Lower Glasses of the animal
Kingdom who ate Sponge Cake with
, Seeds in it, drank Tea, Smoked Pipes
and rode on Buses, and thought they
were Living.
Standing beneath the ripping folds
, OF Ola Glory the proud Citizen OF the
+, Great Republic declared that we could
wallop Great Britain in any Game
from Polo up to Prize-Fighting and
IL we cut down on the Food Supplies
the whole blamed Runt OF an under.
sized Island would starve to death in
Week.
! With quiyering Nostrils. he heaped
scorn and Contumely upon any Race
that would call Pie Tart. In con-
clusion he expressed Pity for those
who never tasted Com on the Cob
After he had gone UP to the Bridge
Deck to play SWITCHBOARD. the Rep
resentative OF the Tightest little Island
on the Map took out his Notebook and
made the following entry: Every
Reggar living in the States is a
Founder and Braggart."
That evening in the Smoke Room he
began to pull his favorite Speciality of
Raging the Yanks on New Yorker,
who interrupted him by saying: Real
~ l know nothing about my own Coun-
try. spend the Winter in Egypt, the
Spring in London, the Summer in
Carlsbad, and the Autumn in Paree."
So the Traveller afterward reported
to a Learned Society that the Typical
American had become denatured Ex-
patriate.
MORAL4-No Chance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02
County Dry;
Mines and
OUenrs Close

PITTSBURGH, Oct. EFFECTS OF
the long drouth in Western Pennsyl-
vania are at last being shown in
Industrial sections. Springs ana
mountain streams have been drying
up and reserve supplies OF water, es-
pccially in the Connellsville region,
arc being depleted so rapidly that
coke operations are being forced to
suspend. During the past week
three important plants Of the Fl. G.
Frick Coke Company were closed be-
cause OF the water shortage, while
half dozen of the independent opera
tors were also forced to close down
pending a better water supply.
At Dunbar, where the two stacks
OF the American Manganese Com
pany have been completed and were
ready to blow in to run on ferro
manganese, the starting of these fur
naces has been postponed and the
company has laid off number of
men who had been taken on in an
'ticipation of the beginning OF opera
tions last Monday. 1t Is said that
the starting of the furnaces at DUN
bar is now some way off, as good
rainfall must come before there
would be water accumulated snffi-
cient to make the operations steady.
Coal operations In Allegheny,
Washington and JWestmoreland
counties are being interfered with
sharply. Mines are not able to run
except by hauling water some dis
ly for many coal companies, in view
lance and this is said to be too. cost
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02

LONDON Oct. 2.-Tle committee
Of res ia emit American women in Lonr
don. whereof Tad Paget Is president
and the Duchess OF Marlborough Is
chairman; IS accomplishing big re-
stllts withEtle United States war re-
S;lief fund according to an announce
tpent made today.
Within "a week after war was de-
sclared. the committee had a big coun-
Try house, belonging TO Paris sing
ii, at fghton, thoroughly equipped
odern hospital, with 200 beds.
Dhe first patients, 1913 wounded
British Soldiers; arrived at the hos
sd,ital two days ago, all victims OF the
German fire I'M the battle Of the
.Aisne. N early half the cases were Of
d serious nature, wherein major ope-
ations had to benndertaken, but the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02
Hospital Is Equipped
7ith America Fund
IoFDoNPREsENTL lord KITCHENER SIX MOTOR
AMBULANCES FOR USE AT FR0NT-WANT MORE MONEY

committee reports not one fatality
resulted.
The committees plan to buy and
equip hospital ship has been can-
celled at the suggestion Of the war
office. Instead, the committee has
presented to Lord Kitchener six com
plete motor ambulances. which have
been forwarded to the front.
The heavy expense involved in
this gift has depleted the, commit
tees available fund. An appeal is
being made to all American women
10 contribute. Most OF the 20 Amer
lean officers who came over on the
.battleship Tennessee have booked
passage on the Lusitania, sailing on
Saturday for New York. The Ten
nessee will remain indefinitely,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02
Tho New Fable Of the Two Brothers,
The Even Start and the Con-
trastIng Termini.

trastIns Termini.
In a Flag Station the Job of Tele-
graph Operator is about the Limit
Of Earthly Ambition.
( Therefore two Boys living in o
weedy Hamlet began 10 hang around
the Depot and learn the Morse Alpha
bet.
In due time each became regular
Railroad Man with Calico Sleeves and
a Toothbrush in his upper Vest
Pocket.
They we're transferred to the juno
ton and began to have dealings with
the Old Man himself and cuss when
No. 6 balled up the Schedule.
Being quick on the Trigger and
good at sizing up Men, they got into
the Operating Department and each
had a Card Case full of Annals.
One accepted an Offer 10 go up into
Canada and crack the Whip over a
Line being projected by British Capt..
talistst who were too well.bred 10 get
out In their Old Clothes aud prod the
Help.A
/! The other remained In the Land of
his Birth to push an Extension into
the Northwest.
Each delivered the Goods in his.
own spanning the turbu-
lent Streams. filling the deep Hollows,
boring through the Hills and bring.
ing new Empire out Of the lone
90 ,,1.>- NEy;IdarnasS
When the Gauk who had been trans.
formed into Canuck cleaned up on
the big Assignment, the Directors
gave him a Dinner and the King sont
for him to come up 10 the House
and kneel on onesKnee and be dubbed
the Earl OF Saskatchewan.
The Brother wanted to attend the
ceremony, but he had to send his Re.
grets as he was iii Jail at the time.
Moral: Only agfew receive Titles
but many are Indicted!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-02

20 drops nut on in 9 seconds. corn
Hhrivels, comes dean ofr!' That's
d ths rnatXe l6usI sto rys . f.tG ETS-1T." tho
simpler for the cure OF corns-and 1t