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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-12
Woman tte is Dead.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb IA
Mrs. Bertha Porter. a negress, said to
be the oldest woman in California,
died at the age Of 112.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-12
MnL Attend Convention.

a. II. Cox. manager of the Oregon
Lumber Yard, left today for San
Francisco to attend a lumbermen's
convention. He was accompanied by
Mrs Cox.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-12

Vegetables that spring from con-
gressional garden seeds might prop
erly have strong partisan tendencies
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-12
1853 So
IIlglllanders.
Road Policy Is Changed.

Si7 eOs slsssaS
Graham guardian., 1915-08-06
HOW 1T HAPPENED

Robert Rudd Whiting tells the
following story in -Four Hundred
Good Stories," and says it happened
in Fort Worth. The witness wa.
on the stand, and was asked to tel
how the accident happened.
WELL" he said, "OIe an | was
walkin' down the track, an | hearC
whistle, an | got off the track
an the train went by, an | got
back on the track, an | didn't sec
Ole; but | walked along, an pretty
soon | see Ole's hat, an | walked
on, an seen one of Ole's legs, an
then | see one of Ole's arms, an
then another leg, an then over on
one side Ole's head. an | says to
myself:
" My God! Something muster
happened to Ole!'"
Graham guardian., 1915-08-06
DRY YLAWSENFORCED
Attorney General Wiley E.
Jones Says Prohibition in
Arizona Prohibits

In the current issue of The Vindi-
Gator, the official organ of tn, Pro
hibilion Party, appears the following &
review of conditions in Arizona un.
der dry" laws:
l note your artc e in The Wind :
Gator OF July I'd, in refere nee to the
decision of the United States Su
preme Court in the case Of the
Adams Express Company and your
proper information given to your
readers as to the Webb Kenyon law
touching it. Here in Arizona,
have boldly taken the stand, under
our prohibition amendment, adopted
last November, that the shipment of
intoxicating liquors into the State OF
Arizona is absolutely prohibited foe
personal use. This is in connection
with the Webb-kenyon law. Our
prohibition amendment was adopted
after the passage of the Webb. Ken
yon law at the very threshold of the
State of Arizona, at the border line,
SO that intoxicating liquors were
prohibited from being introduced
into the State. The act of "introduc-
ing intoXicants into the State of
Arizona is a crime under our COLI
stitutiOnal amendment. and we are
cunvicting those who commit that
act. That is what is making prohi-
bition prohibit" in the State of
Arizona.
1T is difficult to thoroughly in
form our people that the decision
above mentioned, in the case of the
shipment into Kentucky, had no re-
ference to the Webb Kenyon law,
but | have steadily sought to keep
the information before the public
that the Webb Kenyon law simply
did not apply in that case, for the
reason that Kentucky is not dry"
state, although many of the counties
are dry" Many misleading state
ments have been put out about the
effects of the decision in the Ker-
meyer case, Wherein the defendant
transported quantity of liquor
across the line from Missouri into
Kansas. but the United States Su.
preme Court distinctly says: This
cause arose before the passage of
the act of Congress known as the
Webb Kenyon bill; consequently
neither its construction nor applica-
ton is now involved and what is
said herein Of course has no refer
ence to conditions existing prior to
its enactment.
So it can be seen that the Webb
Kenyon act is not affected by the
decision in the Kentucky case, nor
in the kermCyer case.
Now, Mi Editor, you can plainly
tell your readers that the prohibi-
tion law of Arizona is being en-
forced even in the wettest" counties
of the State. In Yavapai county,
Graham guardian., 1915-08-06
A Doctors Prescription for a
Cough---An Effective Cough
Treatment

One fourth to one teaspOonful of
DR.. Kings New Discovery, taken
as needed, will sooth and check
Coughs. Colds and the more dan.
gerous Bronchial and Lung ailments.
You can't afford to take the risk of
serious illness, when so cheap and
simple a remedy as DR.. Kings New
Discovery is obtainabIe Go to
your druggist today, get a bottle of
DR.. Kings New Discovery, start the
treatment at once. You will be
gratified for the relief and cure OBJ
tanned. adv-nOl
Graham guardian., 1915-08-06
STATE LAND LAWS

The one achievement OF the sec.
ond State legislature which seems
to meet with universal appreciation
was the creation Of code of laws
for administration Of the millions
of acres of State, public and school
lands. 1t probably does not suit
anybody exactly, lut most peop'e
declare it as good code as could b
devised at present under the in
fluence of conflicting interests. one
under which the public lands may
soon be made available for settle
ment and tax producing values, by
either sale or lease, and greatly ia.
cilitating the watering of school
Ian Is under reservoir projects thru
transfer to private ownership on
reasonable conditions.
Arizona has a vast area of land
for development and for which the
landess of America are yearning,
but which until the present time
has not been available TOR settle
ment, due to failure of the first
Legislature to formulate plans by
which the settler could get hold of it.
In completing the personnel of the
land department by the appoint
ment of w. A. Moeur as commits.
sioner, it is believed that Governor
Hunt has chosen wisely, as Mr..
Moeur is a worthy and we'll known
citizen, made familiar with the
questions that will confront him by
his experience as an Arizona farmer
and his long service on the board of
supervisors of Maricopa county
Arizona Magazine.
Graham guardian., 1915-08-06
THE TYPHOID FLY AND
SOIL FERTILITY

We should not forget that house
flies travel for considerable distances,
and that one of the favorite breed.
ing places of this dangerous nuisance
is the manure pile. A trip about
the edges of most Arizona cities
will reveal hundreds of piles of
this pestilence-breeding but precious
stuff scattered about the vacant
places--a constant reminder of our
reckless and wanton extravaganza,
suggests DR.. A. E. Vinson. Biochem-
ist of the University of Arizona
Agricultural Experiment Station.
Upon the surface these seething
heaps become curse on the whole
community, but under the ground,
where they belong, they will bless
US with prosperity.
Within few miles of most of
our cities there are hundreds of
acres of land crying out for this
food which they need so badly, and
which Is being ruthlessly burned up
by the sun, washed away by the
showers, blown about by the winds,
and lost forever. That farm with
Graham guardian., 1915-08-06

mellow garden by several liberal
applications of this waste; or that
stretch of sand would be given a
new hold on its share of never too
abundant supply of water, and
would bring to its owner a cores
pondingly increased crop. We have
labOred already too long under the
hallucinati0n that Arizona soils are
over fertile, and often have forgot
ten entirely that good mechanical
condition is essential to reap the
harvests of natural fertility. Ari-
zona soils in general are all right,
as good as any in the world-if we
make them so. We scour the mount
aims in search of gold and leave true
wealth, in the rough, to become the
plague spots of our communities.
But what is the real commercial
value of the common stable manure?
Three constituents of this waste are
much sought for and command good
prices in the worlds markets today.
Our fellow farmers back east are
paying about 20 cents a pound for
nitrogen, cents for phosphoric
acid, and cents for potash in COM
mercial fertalizers. that have not
nearly the value the same food ele-
ments have when found in stable
manure. The humus supplied the
soil by manure is worth even more
than the accompanying food ele.
ments, because humus is the master
key that unlocks the potential fer
tility in our soils. Some day we
will be found going to the store to
huy this same fertility we are now
wasting. Ii will come higher; and
no master key, such as we might
now have for taking it home, will
be found in the sack. Farmers in
New York are paying today at the
rate of not less than So so for the
sacked condensed plant food con-
tanned in one ton of the manure
that now outrages our sense of
beauty and presents us with swarms
of flies. Just add the freight, and
don't be behind the times and for
get the up-to-date profits, and you
will have what the plant food equiv
alent of a ton of manure is going to
cost you in Arizona.
Every ounce of manure from our
cities should find its way into our
soils. and that would be only drop
in the bucket to what could be used
with profit.
Graham guardian., 1915-08-06

Pho enix is working hard for a
main .iue railroad and we hope the
capital city will wir. But we be-
lieve Phoenix would stand a better
chance for securing a main line if
she would work with the GiIa valley
and convince Col. Randolph that
now is the time for the Ariz"na
Eastern to build the line through
the box canyon at San Carlos. This
would then be the main line for the
Southern Pacific and would not only
benefit the Gila valley, but would
put the capital city and Salt RIVER
valley on a through line from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. Let's get
busy and help Phoenix.
Graham guardian., 1915-08-06
E. w. Clayton telling John J.
Birdno how Stafford won the coun-
ty seat of Graham county.

majority, recently % defendant,
pleaded guilty in one day, when the,
I knew convictions to be certain, anC
all were sentenced to Jail imprison
ment and fine of $lO0 each i'm
posed; they served the time, al
though they applied to me as men,
Der of the pardon and parole board
for release. | refused to interfere.
At Tucson, one defendant sentenced
to Is months Imprisonment, was
paroled during good behavior, by
US, after serving 34 months. An
other at Nogales was sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary by mis-
take. instead of the county Jail, and
we released him after a few weeks.
Ten days ago four prominent
citizens of Greenlee county were
each sentenced to three months in
Jail and fine of $3.50 each imposed;
although that county went wet" at
the last election.
| want you through the columns
Of the indicator to make known to
your readers that Arizona is a place
where prohibition certainly does
prohibiti" Ask the travelling men,
the drummers, and they will tell
YOU how it is. Of course, the large
amount on hand on January lst
last, when our law took effect, is be-
ing consumed steadily but not thru
traffic. The amount is being rapidly
exhausted, as none can be intro
duced" under the .law;the source of
supply is stopped under our prohibi-
ton amendment aided by the Webb
Kenyon law
The other prohibition states of
the Union should do what Arizona
has done; that is, prohibit the in,
PRODUCTION of intoxicants, so they
can not cross the state line from
the wet states; make that act of
introduction unlawful, and the
Webb Kenyon law forbids shipment
into any state, to be received in
violation of the law of the State.
In reading our prohibition anrnd,
mrnt (already published in The
Vindicator) you will see that it'iS the
most drastic ever adopted by any
state of the Union, and we are en-
forcing il as. It stands without, ANY,
Graham guardian., 1915-08-06

Arizona is country of great un.
developed resources, mostly mineral
AS the resources become developed
the enormous valuations thus ere.
ated will rapidly cut down the tax
rate. So far as the development of
natural resources goes, Arizona is
one of the newest countries in the
world, even though in point of an.
tiquity. it may be the Egypt of
America. A few more years and
this will be a State of the largest
valuations and the lowest tax rate,
Prescott Courier.
Graham guardian., 1915-08-06

majority Of both houses of our leg
islature were elected from our wet
counties and have refused to supper
it by any Legislative act. Hence,
am compelled to go it alone" with
the aid Of the prosecuting attorney.
and the sheritfs of all the variou,
counties Of the State. We are max
ing good
WILEY E. JONES,
Attorney. General of Arizona,
Phoenix. Arizona"
Graham guardian., 1915-08-06
WILCOX WANTS STATE
CAPITAL
Why this Yaulting ambition!

why JnlS NduitlnS diiDI(Ioh'
Not content with her recently ac-
quired honors, Stafford, our thriving
little neighbor town to the north, is
reaching out for larger and more
juicy plums. Having but recently
through the sovereignty of the citi-
zens of Graham county, become the
county seat, she is now threatening
to put forth claims for the location
of the State capital, should the pro-
posed law be adopted providing for
an election to choose new location.
Through neighborly courtesy, the
News refrains from mentioning the
many disadvantages Stafford holds as
a suitable place, for our statehouse,
but suffice to say that Stafford, while
a thriving town with an excellent
future, is in our opinion too small
at present to handle proposition
of that proportion. Wilcox, is. by
nature, designed as the rightfully
and only location for our lawmaking
emporium. Here we have climate
unexcelled by any from the sunny
wales of Italy to the land of the mid
night sun; scenery worthy the brush
of a Raphael. Here the slogans
may solace to their hearts content
and vetos have no sting. Brain
storms are unknown.
Just why congress in passing the
enabling act failed to consider the
merits of Wilcox is beyond our
comprehension, unless for the rea
son that congress wished to accli-
mate the legislators for future ref
erence.
Wilcox is in the capital migratory
to win Our city councii s'al dS
ready to give the State a large tract
of land north of the city and any of
the other accessories that might go
with first-class capital,
Citizens of Arizona, we here pre-
sent for your consideration as the
best location in this grand Common
wealth for our capital building,
Wilcox, the brightest jewel on the
fair bosom of Arizona! Range
News.
We are glad to see Wilcox wax,
ing up and coming to the front. but
she is rather late on the State capi.
tai proposition as Stafford got in her
bid first. While our neighbor town
is nice little place, it cannot be
compared to the metropolitan ad,
vantages now held by Stafford.
Our climatic conditions are su-
perior to that of any other town or
city in the State and we have plenty
OF room for all buildings necessary
for the State capital.
There is no good reason why SAT-
ford should not have the State capi.
tai; there are many reasons in her
favor as candidate that will ap-
peal to the people if Tucson insists
on removing the capital from Phoe-
nix.
Stafford is just about right in
every way for the capital of the
the State. and we will not yield to
the claims of Wilcox or any other
town. So there.
Graham guardian., 1915-08-06

The producing mines of Arizona
have been raised $l1, 100000 by the
tax commission. This sum. will
about pay for the two extra sessions
of the Legislature brought about
by the mining bosses. This is what
is called "retributive justice" and
will probably teach these politi-
cal jackasses a lesson. Dunbar s
Weekly.
Graham guardian., 1915-08-06
For a Sprained Ankle

If you will get bottle Of Cham
berlain's Liniment and observe di-
rectiOns given Herewith faithfully,
you will recover in much less time
than is usually required, For sale
Graham guardian., 1915-08-06

Johnny, how did you hurt your
hand? hope you haven't been
fighting again"
willie Jones called me a liar,
mother, an then he hit mo on the
fist with his teeth. Life.
Graham guardian., 1915-08-06

Can you beat your husband at
bridget"
Yes but don't "=-=Pittshurr
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-10-14
TO HONOR EDISON WEEK
Great Inventor Will Be Remember
$500 ed In 0skaloosa.

The Edison electric light people are
celebrating October 1, as Edison Da!
in commemoration of Edison's compile
ton of his invention of the incanies
cent lamp The Edison phonograpf
jobbers and dealers of the Unite
States and Canada are observing al
of next week as Edison Week in cele
bration of the complete recovery Of
Thomas A. Edison from the big fire
that visited his Orange, N. j., factory
in December last Blakeslee Drug
Co., of this city, has arranged for q
number of demonstrations of Edison's
new invention for recreating music
and also has entered an Edison Dia'
mond Disc Photograph window dis
play in the International Window Dis
play contest that is being conducted
by the. Edison Disc Jobbers' Associa,
ton.
Mr. Edison's recovery from the dis
astrous fire of last December is little
short of marvellous. He made the re.
construction of his factory the oc.
casion for largely increasing his man
ufacturing capacity. His production
OF photograph records is now over
three times what IL was before the
fire.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-10-14
.DWl'S RIFLENEN TEAM
That VIII Contest for National
Honors at Jacksonville.

In these days of preparedness, etc
OF course, more attention Is given to
craftsmanship and rife shooting than
ever before. Therefore the national
shoot of the American soldiers at
Jacksonville. Fla, October TO 20, be
comes a matter of more than common
importance. The Iowa team is made
up as follows:
No. Sergeant Jacks, First lnfan'
try. Washington.
No. First Sergeant Durchden.
valid, First Infantry, Washington.
No. 3-First Lieutenant Eaton
First Regiment, Burlington.
No. 4--Sergeaut Crowell, First Reg,
iment, Waterloo.
No. Second Lieutenant Briggs,
Third Infantry, Red Oak.
No. Captain Ellwood, First In
fantry, Dubuque.
No. Captain Hurd, Third Infan-
try, Des Moines.
No. Sergeant Walcott, Second
Infantry, Mason City.
No. 9-Sergeant Soules, First In
fantry, Cedar Falls.
No. 1O-First Lieutenant Meyers,
First Infantry, Cedar Rapids.
No. 11-Sergeant Robinson, First
Artillery, Muscatine.
No. l2-Second Lieutenant HOtf-
man, First Infantry, Burlington.
The three substitutes are:
Sergeant Beaver. First Cavalry,
Centerville.
Corporal AIlard, First Infantry,
Waterloo.
Second Lieutenant Nelson, Third
Infantry, Ottumwa.
Men who are familiar with the
game, hold that the team is an excep-
tionally strong one and will have a
fine chance to capture first place. 1t
contains some famous shooters. Ser
geant Jackson of Washington, tied
with two others for the worlds cham
pionship, at Stockholm, Sweden, in
1912, and lost in the shoot-off. He
has a record of 10 consecutive bulls
eyes which he made at a famous
shoot at Winthrop.
Captain Hurd of Des Moines is also
famous shooter having won the
small bore championship of the world
in the Olympic games at Stockholm
in 1912.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-10-14
ELM eRoYE--MAplsoN.

Another shower of rain this Tues
day mornilg. Hope it won't swell
the river again. =
Mrs. Emma Hite has been suffering
with toothache. :-... ~... ~
Owen Mott and wife visited Sunday
with Harley Carriers. 49,. -.
e. Floyd hite, wife and baby and Lee
Hlte. and family visited Sunday at
Len Stott's. - - y. .M
George Dewitt of oskaloosa called
Tuesday at c. w. DeWitt's to see his
mother.
Curt Carver has been suffering with
rheumatism
Florence Violin spent Saturday
night with her frnend. Gladys Dewitt
Sorry to know Mrs. Wise Winn is
on the sick list again.
Earl Stout has rented the Billy
Mitchell place for next year and Is
expecting to move there soon
C. W. Dewitt and wife are proud
Of their new grandson born to Pearl
Smith and wife, October 2, 1915.
Fred Bishop and family and Earl
Stout and family spent Sunday even
ing at c. w. DeWitt's eating water
melon. g
Most all around here attended Fall
Festival and report a fine time.
Oct. IL. Dew Drop.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-10-14
HARVEST YOUR APPLES SOME DEALS IN DIRT
Record in Recent Real Estate Deals
in Mahaska County, ".

Ann Griffiths and husband, w. j.,
to r. K Davis. warranty deed dated
;+5-15 lot s block 9 LOughridge &
.Cassiday's adds Collaboration. 800
Frank B. Shafer and wife, Lillian
D., to Charles A. Williams, warranty
deed dated 9-24.15 lot 4 block 3 Of
Montgomery add OskaloOsa-Cons
$5,375.OO.
Western Town Lot Co. to J. w.
Tetrell, warranty deed dated 5.8-15
lot block IA LakOnta-COns. So.
G. F. Bartlett and vile, Grace, to
Mary A Ballinger, warranty deed dat
ed lO-t1-15 pit. SW " Sec. 7-75-15--
Cons. $1,575. ''''
Van p. Wittenmyer and wife, IneZ,
to H. B. FeIlers, warranty deed dated
lO-415 pit. lot 10 OF S. d. Of out lot
IL o. P. OskaIoosa-COns. $1,000.
J. G. Whitaker and wife, Bertha D.
to d. w. DobsOn, warranty deed dat
ed 8-3O.1j lot "a University Park
Cons. 500
Sarah c. Wharton and husband, w.
f, to The Minneapolis & St. Louis
Railroad Co, warranty deed dated
1O-5-15 NE Sc Sec. 24-77-16--COns.
5000.
Effie H. Rogers widow to Emily J.
Rogers, warranty deed dated 10-S-15
lot 20 East Add Oskaloosa-Cons.
$1O0.
David Fry and wife, Clementine c.,
ct al, to Daniel and Susan Fry, quit
claim deed dated 1.13-15 Sc Sc Sec.
% and NE NE Sec. 3G-76-16-Cons.
So, 900. q.
o. c. McCurdy and wife. Stella, to
c. e. Shive and A. L. Mccoy, war.
ranty deed, dated 5-19-14 pit, lot l, of
|. S. SW NE Sec. I9-75-15-Cons. $1.00
and other property.
A. L. Mccoy and wife, Arlie, to The
Mission Home. warranty deed dated
929-14 und. Il OF pit. lot of l. S. Of
SW NE Sec. 19.75-15-Con. $4,000.
Ed Stringfellow, unmd. to Grover
Stringfellow and Grace Currier, war.
ranty deed dated 10-7-15 lote so and
61, Rose Hill-Cons. $1.0O
The Mission Home OF oskaloosa to
c. c. Shiye, quit claim deed dated 10.
7-15 pit. lot l of /. S. of SW NE Sec.
19-75-15-Cons. 800.
George n. Evans and wife and ].
A. Hendricks, contract, dated 4-17-1j
for lot "a Susenbery's Second Add
Elida-Cons. $3.50.
w. H. Kessler and wife, Anna II
to Central Holiness University war.
ranty deed. date 1-5-12, lots 1.6-7.S.9
and part lot "a, Thatcher's S ID of a
part of Sec 20-75-15--s1, 900.
A. B. Evans and wife. Mary A. to
Ranford o. Evans, warranty deed,
date 2-28-12 Sc NV and NV SW
FRI II and WE NE SW Sec. 676.14
800.
Billy Saunders and wife Blanche to
T. II. Osborne, warranty deed, date
10,6-l5 NV Fri " NE Fri u. Sec.
3.77-15--$6, 900.
Ross Malcolm unmd, to G. w. Hoar
warranty deed, date 10.7-15, dot a,
O'NeilPs ad, oskaloosa- SITS.
Frank IL. Dickson to Alice Dick.
son, quit claim deed, date 1915, lots
SO and 81 Rose Hill 100.
T. c. True and wife Mary to De,
lano Harding. quit claim deed. date
9-2915, lots 10, block 100 Scribner'sI
add EddyYille
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-10-14
THE SHRINERS IN TOWN
Caravan Arrives From Davenport
for the Big Doin's To night.

: Ely Kaaba Temple of the Mystic
Shrine is hi Oskaloosa today holding
forth at the Masonic opera house
THE ministers, 'plenipoteHtiaries, at
taches and diplomats of the organiza
ion arrived from Davenport together
with impedimenta over the Rock Isl.
and at 11:4j O'Clock a. M, and were
met at he station by the local ennis
saTies headed BY Manager George
BamfOrd and the Iowa Brigade band
Fine looking bunch, too, prosperous
looking and expectant appearing The
band headed the march up First
street about the park streets and down
South Market to the Lacey hotel, the
daytime headquarters.
In addition to the band the Min.
strels of Allah divided time with the
band in blaZOning tuneful selections
for the edifiCatiOn Of the uninitiated
and the admiration of the throng and
the crowds Just smiled and smiled to
see the lambs at play, being led to the
slaughter.
Instead of the usual banquet follow.
ing the experiences Of the Shrine in
action, the repast was served at $50
o'clock in the Masonic banquet hall
by the wives of local Shriners, under
direction OF the Eastern Star.
Work on the class of inluisitives
follows q, seven-thirty o'clock this ev-
ening. where ignorance Is bliss"
etc.,-and the morrow will hold some
wiser, not to say sadder initiates.