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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-15
Rlckcr Got Two Birds.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Sept 15.-If ever
two birds we're killed with one throw
that time was when Branch Rickey,
Of the Browns, went to Michigan last
spring to take a look at a young
college pitcher-a port hurler - he
had long coveted The occasion was
a game between University Of Michi.
gan and Western State Normal. His
attention having been drawn to the
youngster, Hickey took Several looks.
He sat in the grandstand and saw
the pither go seven wonderful innings
in a game that ended in a ten round
90 score. Michigan got two hits off
the Western Normal pitcher. Those
two hits were made by the pitcher
Hickey had come to see. -Four bases
were stolen by Michigan. The twirl-
er Hickey had come to see stole EN-
all. Hickey signed up that twirler
whose name is George sisler, right
after the game.
After signing Ssler, Rickey realiz-
ed that the Western State Normal
twirler hadn't done so bad with an
inferior team behind him That night
he signed him too The second bird
also tossed EN- in from the left side.
He is Ernest Koob and his name does
not rhyme with boob. He says it's
pronounced as If spelled Kobe"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-15
Lightning Hits Mans Ring.

WINCHESTER Va. Sept. Is
Hope Beams finger ring is in the
jewelers. shop because the ruby set
ting was loosened by lightning. Also
he is alive and well after one Of the
most exciting experiences of his life.
having faced death in an instants
time, when a bolt Of lightning struck
In the concrete, midway between the
Deaderick and Empire buildings.
Mr., Beam was shocked severely,
the electricity following the wiring
into the office where he was work
ing. Stveral women in the office of
physician next where the lightning
struck were also shocked
The electric wires in the building
were at once ablaze, There was as
much smoke, according to the in
mates of the building, as IL a two
story wooden house were burning. A
fire alarm was turned in and soon
every piece of fire-fighting appara-
tus In the city was on hand to fight
the fire. A panic resulted among the
inmates of both buildings. The ele-
vators were put out of commission
by the lightning stroke and occu-
pants Of the building rushed down the
stairs and on to the street. The
blazing wires at last were consumed,
with small damage to the building,
but the services of electricians were
Necessary.
The force Of the bolt of lightning
was shown by the hole it made in the
concrete where it struck A hole
about two iches in diameter was
forced through at least nine inches
of concrete, and a heavy piece of
galvanized tin was pierced. The
brick wall against which the light
ming struck was scared.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-15

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-A real
war between jitneys and a regular
railroad has developed down in Por-
to Rico Up to two months ago the
railroad had a monopoly of the pas
senger business between Catano and
Bayamon, which amounted to half a
million persons a year. Then the
pesky little jitney made its appear
busses proved so popular with the
ing just half the taffic.
Although the jitney fare was ten
cents, the same as the railroad, the
about two inches in diameter was
people that the railroad was forced
to reduce its fare. The trip soon be-
came a sporting proposition, the jit-
neys racing with the trains, and often
eating them to the finish.
Now It is is announced the railroad
will be electrified and all the old
equipment replaced with modern cars
and appliances These improvements
will cost many thousands of dollars,
not counting what the rivalry already
has cost the road in traffic shrink
age.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-15
STOCK JUDGING WILL
Be ADDED TO COURSE
IN THE HIGH SCHOOL
WILL BE TAKEN Up IN AGRICUL.
TURAL CLASSES As REGULAR
REQUIREMENT.
Students VIII Use Cards as Those by
Experts and Judge Stock As II Of
clating at Stock Show-WiIl BE
Taught 70 TefI Good Stock from
Poor Ones.

One Of the interesting studies to be
taken up. under the agricultural
course at the high school is stock
judging The subject deals with all
classes Of livestock used ana raised
about the farm.
In the work Of stock judging the
boys use the regular score cards and
judge the stock as if they were act
ing at a stock show The members
are taught to tell a good work horse
from racer a good milk COW or a
market hog. Along with the subject
is taken stock breeding under which
the students are taught to breed for
what is desired.
Professor Gambee decided to take
this branch up seriously this year be-
cause Of the great work done by the
boys last year when class team
was sent to the Union stock show
They brought back second prize with
Charlie Russell high point man and
Enoch Friedly, Russell Wilbur and
Fred Russell close behind.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-15
MELONS OF FINEST
KIND ARE GROWN ON
UMATILLA PROJECT
WE'LL KNOWN HERMISTON FAR
MER SAYS NINE CARLOADS
HAVE BEEN SHIPPED.
Settlers are Specializing In Monte
Christie WatermelOns Which Have
Been Found to do the Best on the
Proiect-This Has Been Best Year
In That Section.

The Umatilla project is a great
melon country according to w. T.
Sellers well known Hermiston far
mer who yesterday brought up the
second car Of watermelons shipped
from that section to Pendleton this
season. In all nine carloads OF mel
ons have been shipped out Of Her
miston this year he states two com
ing to this city, two to Heppner, two
to La Grande, one to Condor and the
eighth was distributed in two ton lots
among several towns. Each car held
12 tons
The Hermiston settlers are speci-
alizing in Monte Christie watermeons
which have been found to do best
there The average harvest of mel
ons has been ten tons to the acre.
The first shipments brought Is a ton
but the market is lower now. How
ever melon growing has proved very
profitable.
This has been the best year in the
history Of the project says Mr. Sell
lers. Four crops have already been
taken off the alfalfa lands and some
farmers will have another half crop.
The orchards are beginning to bear
and the first large shipments of
peaches were made this year. The
Jersey dairy herds are growing every
day and the dairying as well as hog
raising industry is becoming profit
able one.
There is more money in the coun-
try now than since the first settle
ments were made and a consequent
optimism. The people feel better
than since the first year they came
Then their optimism was built upon
hopes for the future, Now it comes
from actual accomplishment" is the
way Mr.. Sellers puts it.
Mr.. Sellers has been a resident Of
Umatilla county for more than a
quarter Of century, having lived 12
years at Ukiah, seven years at Wes-
ton and more than seven years on the
project He is a booster for all sec
tions of the county but has a great
and growing faith in the west end.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-15
Taft's Birthday.

CINCINNATI. o., Sept. 15.-Former
President William Howard Taft was
5S years old today The present Yale
professor was born in Cincinnati Sep
tember 15 1857. He was admitted
to the Ohio bar in 1880. After he had
been graduated from Yale and the
Cincinnati Law School he worked as
a reporter for the Cincinnati Times
and later for the Cincinnati CONNER
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-15
Cudahy Home For Girls.

PASADENA, Cal, Sept. 1.-THE
palatial residence of the late Michael
Cudahy here is being converted into
a Sisters Of the Holy Name academy,
The school will be used for the high
er education of girls. Through Bish-
op Conaty of Los Angeles. the beau
tiful mansion and grounds were deed
ed to the Sisters by the heirs of the
late Chicago millionaire. The prop
erty is valued at 500. OOO. and is con-
sidered one of the beauty spots Of
Pasadena.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-15
EXciting Ring Contest.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. Sept. 15.-As a
mute protest against police interfer-
enee with their practice bouts to
which spectators were admitted, Spike
Tatting and Kid Crochet who ordi-
narily are Charley Hodge and Sam
Taylor, staged a sewing contest. de
boxers appeared with gooh sized nee-
dies, and a large sheet of cloth. In
the ring they sewed desperately, be-
came interviewer in the thread and
stuck their thumbs AS a finale, the
referee, Kid Glove, held the contest
ants bloody thumbs aloft to indicate
draw.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-15

SALEM, Ore, Sept. IA test
case of the widows pension act was
started in this county when II wild
ows, who had been denied pensions
by the county court, filed petitions
for pensions and asked for writs of
mandamus against the county court,
County Judge Bushey and other
members of the county court have
declined to grant widows pensions
since the widows pension act was
passed in 1918. Their reason is that
the county has always taken care Of
widows and other indigents
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-15

Twenty persons were injured. three
fatally when an aeroplane dashed in
to a crowd of people at a Labor day
celebration here. Oscar Cook, a Chi
cago aviator, lost control of his ma
chine when he landed after a short
flight He was not hurt.
Joseph Singleton, Il; Mrs. Vincent
Jones, So, and Miss Mabel Taylor. II,
are expected to die.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-15

ST PAUL Sept 14.-Joe Grant,
colored boy, today reiterated his be-
lief that a little learning is a danger
Gus thing, and expressed the fond
wish that he had never learned to
write. 1t was through a note he sent
his landlady, police say, that they
learned of several robberies, for which
the boy is serving time
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-15
Auction OFF Railway

ST. PAUL Mimi. Sept. 14.-From
the steps of the state capitol build
ing here today all property of the
Mississippi, Hill City and Western
railway was sold under the hammer.
Creditors claiming Ss5,0OO on the
roads paper. forced the action.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-15
. Killed in Auto Accident

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Two auto
mobiles crashed head-on along the
Pelham Parkway early today. Ida
Brown, chorus girl, and Walter
Delmarher escort, were killed. Dor
othy Brown, ]. w. Greenfield, a
broker, and c. A. Marshall. broker
ell were seriously injured.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-15

When jeremiah Dingman's estate
was admitted to probate in Richland
Center, Wis, 1t was learned that he
waited until he was 100 years old 'be-
fore making his will He lived to be
more than 101.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-15
export of French wines.

German champagne properties in
France will not be allowed to share
in the export privilege. Their stocks
have been sequestered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-15
Embargo Off Chamnnrne.

PARIS, Sept. 13.-The ministry of
finance has excepted bottled cham
pagne from the decree prohibiting the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-15

cial. Then he became assistant prose-
cutting attorney of Hamilton county,
which was the beginning of his long
service in public office.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-05

parole than have them confined in
the prison and endauger other con-
victs. There Is no way to treat tubercu-
losis at the prison, and no accommo-
dations for the comfort Of those who
have 1t. Lewis was sent there in 1913
TO serve five-year term, and Allen
sent there this year 10 serve two
years. The paroles were granted on
the accommodation Of DR.. c. G. Shaw,
prison physician, who said If COM
PEELED to stay there the men could not
live much longer.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-05

\ ~ tNl t'sN : MS
yes, I'm engaged.
"Ilas the lady amy doWry?'
mo, but she has hal her appendix
removed, That puts me $500 TO the
good"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-05
pmING CORN on TnE GROUND


Special TO The world
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec Corn
IS being piled on the ground near Am
Der. a small place between this city
and Chickasha, according 10 COM
plaiut filed with the corporation COM
mission by H. NJ. Hargraye, because
there are no cars TO move it. Storage
facilities have been taxed to capacity,
says the complaint and the farmers
are anxious to move the corn 10 mar
ket before 1t Is damaged by having to
lay on the ground. The commission
viii look into the matter Immediately.
1t was the belief before tbe crops be-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-05

gan 10 move that there would be no
car shortages this season 10 hecamO
evident that farmers intended storing
most of their crops and the last crop
report of he board of agriculture shows
large per cent of the crops still in
the farmers hands. 10 is the desire Of
the farmers, however, TO market all
that cannot conveniently be stored.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-05

old Sea Dog Go gentleman view
ing wreck)-Yes, sir, that's the Mary
Ham what was bound for Dundee
wiv Corfee.
old Gentleman (hard Of hearing)-
Dear me. Coffins?
old Sea Dog-Coffins? Nahl Cor
fee-what you makes tea of!-Gx-
change.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-05

Charlie doesn't seem to be doing
very well at school remarked his
mother His report shows that he
has failed In nearly all his studies.
derstand him"
I'm quite sure she Doesn't re-
piled the boys father. "I haven't
noticed any bruises on Charlie"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-05
TUBERCULOSIS rs
CAUSE OF PAROLE
Two Consumptlvcs in State Penitcnti-
AIRY Ace Released by the
Governor.
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec paroles
have been given j. l.. Lewis and e. X.
Allen, inmates OF the state peni-
tentiary, because they have contracted
tuberculosis, and 1t is the belief OF
Governor Williams and j. II. Crook,
parole officer, that 1t would be better
to give the men their freedom on
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-05
Tint Was Different.

Hed-"Was IT hard to tell Miss
Prim you loved her"
Ned-"Not very. The hard part
came in a month later, when | had to
tell her | had made a mistake"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-05
No Change at All.

Does your married life seem
home-like, my boy?"
"Oh, yes. My wife's quarrels are
exactly like the rows mother used to
make. Chicago News.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-05
Will You Accept This
Relief for Your Catarrh
Ill Send II FREE L?
Send No MOney-Take No Risk

Merely sign ana mail the coupon
ana ! will send YOU, fully prepaid,
"a large trial Of my new Combined
Treatment and valuable Information
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-12
HARD WATER

Do you realize how hard water is
when a boat sails through 1t at full
speed? Water passing at fifty miles
an hour is not the limpid liquid we
are accustomed to battle in. If you
pu, your arm overheard from q ny
droplane, running fifty miles an
hour. and strike wave crest. the
probability is that you will break
YOUR arm or wrist, because at that
speed the water has not time to give,
or even to change shape. and strik-
ing it is like striking so much metal.
If a swordsman should enter one
of the great hydraulic quarries,
where stream of water, under en-
ormous head, is used to wash down
hillsides, and attmept to cut into
one of those streams, his sword
would fly in pieces without being
able to penetrate the water The
stream is like a bar of iron.-The
Youths Companion
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-12
PROVING TO BE A GOOD
INVESTMENT

Now that the benefits of the brick
paved roads are beginning to be ex-
perienced, the farms are expressing
thir appreciation of them in enthusi-
astic manner, According to the state
ment of citizen who recently visit
ed the Hastings section, tdhe farm
ers are saving large sums on haulinp
the potato crop to the railway sta
tion, the price having dropped from
10 and Is cents per barrel for haul
ing to cents. One farmer who had
been opposed the bonding issue for
good roads saved on his hauling
sufficient to pay the taxes incident
to the bond issue, for five years.
Another saving that was over
looked in the campaign for good
roads is the condition of the horses
and mules after the crop has been
hauleu. In former years the animals
were so exhausted by the heavy
strain that a rest of several months
was required 10 DrlnS them into form
again. No preceptible ill-effects
have been noticed this year. as pull
ing over brick paved road involves
but little strain, and the animals
can be turned to other work as soon
las the hauling is completed.
New farms will be opened up
along the line of the brick pavement
and wild land. that now is paying
but little taxes, will he rendered
valuable, adding to the wealth of the
county. Of all the investments made
by st. Johns county, the brick pave
ment is far in the lead and will
yield the heaviest returns.-St
Record.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-12
Christian Church

! Study of the word of God, or Bible
school at 10 a. m.
| The Lords supper, followed by
sermon at | a. m. Subject of SER
mon Jesus, the Physician to Heal
{ All Our Diseases
Christian Endeavor prayermeeting
at $50 p. m. Let every Endeavorer
be present with friend.
Preaching service at 1870 p. m.
Subject of discourse, Oneness of
Gods People, the Greatest Need of
the World.
Ladies' Aid Society meets at
church Tuesday at $3.50 p. m. Let
every member be present You are
needed.
Prayer meeting will be changed
from Wednesday night to THURSDAY
night.
Song practice will be at 700 and
prayer meeting at 1880.
We invite everyone to worship and
labor with us to right all wrongs and
help to bring in that. peace and joy
that will come by full obedience to
the will of God.
H. l.. VEACH, Minister.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-12
DON'T USE POISONOU PASTE

To rid your home of insects, for
reaches crawl through it and scatter
it over dishes and eatables. and the
least speck will kill person. Take
no chances. One application OF
:" Ashes Roachpepper' VIII a!o'" -"
house of reaches, ants, s..'ver h""s.
moths, bed bugs and flies Contains
no poison Poultry and tn animals
will not be injured by eating insects
killed with Ashes Roach epper. i
will be much easier to e.terminate
them now than a few we. Ks later.
Don't delay, Get box today, before
they scatter disease germs through
your homes. Sold by all drug lists.
4239
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-12
AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES
CHICAGO

BY George Fitch
The University of Chicago is an
illustration of what America can do
in hurry when she sets her mind
to it.
Twenty-Five years ago this univer-
sity consisted of an aged building.
an extinct student body and a rate
of progress which made a snail look
like joy rider About that time
John p. Rockefeller decided to oil
up the institution and presented it
with a corn crib full of securities
and William Rainey Harper and
Amos Alon2o Stagg.
This was a master stroke. The
money wouldn't have been worth
much without DR.. Harper and DR..
Harper would have had hard time
diverting the attention of the COL
lege freshmen from Yale and Har-
ward without Stage. S10.000,000
built a fine collection of improved
Gothic college buildings, Dr. Harp
er organized a great faculty and SER
les of schools and Stagg turned out
championship football teams with
mnotonous persistency. Within ten
years the University of Chicago was
SO big that other Western schools
were asking it to pick on some
thing of it's size; and it has been
growing ever since.
Rockefeller kept on shipping so
much money out to the institution
that the freight rates on it were a
heavy expense and many other Chi
cago people died periodically and
left fortunes to it. 1t now has
magnificent collection of buildings
on the quadrangle plan and facing
the Midway Plaisance, which has
quieted down a good deal since the
Worlds Fair. 1t has about $780,
100000 in endowment, library of
half million volumes and about
$500 students, including many of
the most talented kickers. plungers
and jumpers in the country.
Chicago is the only great Ameri-
can university built after uniform
plan of architecture and will be
handsomer than Oxford some day
when the tooth of time has nibbled
at its buildings for a century or so.
1t is possible for the student at
Chicago to spend 100 years in post
graduate courses if he has time; and
it is also possible for him to array
himself in a maroon flag and loud
yell and watch his team take bites
out of Wisconsin, Cornell and other
prominent Institutions of learning
and exercise. The old football game
between Michigan and Chicago were
the greatest games in the West and
the long peace which has existed be-
tween these two institutions is al.
most as deeply regretted as the pres
mt lack of peace in Europe.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-12
At The Churches Tomorrow
First Methodist

j. E. Wray. pastor.
sunday school, $50 a m.
At the IL o'clock preaching hour
at the First Methodist church, which
will be decorated with the stars and
stripes, the following inspiring pro-
gram will be carried out:
Opening Song by Congregation
MY Country, 'Tis of Thee
Invocation
Anthem by Choir-"Russian Bat
tie Hymn"
Recitation-'The Submarine and
the Zeppelin" Frank Bardwell.
Scripture Reading-Patriotic pas
sages from the Old Testament.
Solo-"Be Still and Adore" (Gou-
nod, Miss Hazel Williams.
Recitation-"The Stars and
Stripes" Miss Buelah HOOKS.
Flute Solo-Mr. C. M. Barnes.
Robert E. Lee and Abraham
Lincoln" twenty minutes sermon by
Or. Wray, the pastor.
Observation-Disclosures SAM" Miss
Grace Murrell
Hymn by Congregation-"Go
Bless Our Native Land"
Benediction
Junior Epworth League $3.50 p. m.
Senior Epworth League $50 p. m.
Summertime Sins, or the Devil
at the Summer Resorts" subject of
pastors sermon. 1880 p. M
Miss Anna Cardwell will sing the
beautiful solo, 1.-THE Voice of the Fa-
ther. =
You are most cordially invited.