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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-19

lapsed into inactivity. Two day 49,
the Blackfeet returned and ta1no1
again with the prisoner By this t1un45
he was beginning to get back -
words. He could tell Of Whits CNH$
and Lazy Boy. two OF the chiefs ue1@
living with whom he had hunted tn4@
buffalo. He was able to ask for 1M%
wife, Rainbow Light and the 6A10
he had left In her arms. He was oo1D&
ing back to normal.
Commissioner Sells investigated tn4ss
causes that had led Spo Pes - 11(2
present situation, the crime he hAAH
committed and the conditions un1qoS
which 1t had been perpetrated. 1s
developed the fact that there 49, IA
doubt as to the circumstances tn4S
led to the murder. He took tbs poqSs
ton that. IL Spo Pee was guilty 81 n
that was charged against him. he A'
moro than paid the penalty cE -
crimes. He showed that the xn61nG6
was still sane despite all that he ~
passed through and had probably on
ways been sane. He argued tha& A.
holding Of q sane man In . madhe0m1
lost to the world for third o9A
century, was a national crime ana 44
that deserved the making Of amoa1x
He recommended the pardon Of 81
Indian and the President acted 3nvo
ably upon the recommendation.
The Home Coming.
The homecoming of Spo Pee wa r
great occasion at the Blackfoct $780,
walton at Browning. Montana, n M4
shadow of the snow-topped mou1
plains were reached the old Indian'
began to take on new life. HIS sye4
were glued to the window pane am4
he watched INCREASINGLY for the -
of the scenes of his youth that ~
could recognize. Since his time tnesN
has grown up on the Cut Bank ~
town bearing that mama Beyond 90
town In the first view OF the streo
that carves itself deep Toug
through the plain. When the sae14
of 1t burst into the view OF the 1qeS
turning Indian he exclaimed:
Look The Cut Bank. ThA hoAE
OF the white man whose heart -
bad lies there"
When the train reached BroWna1
there were 500 Indians from the reesI
ervation In waiting. When the Nl
W&IItOK 1t0VR00 Va
surged down upon him In wave ~
cordial reception. For . momen4 =
drew back in apprehension. but O9M8
grasped the idea that these were -
own people. They gathered abcut 1
in vast handshakings and much oq
onstrative rubbing Of his back. LN
Time-Sleep. one Of the prtne
chiefs, owns AID operates . Aandee
seven-passenger automobile and
Pee rode to the reservation =
With him rode Mrs. Takes Gun
was tho three-year-old baby -
arms Of Rainbow Light, the 49,
Spo Pee when he was taken -
Mira Takes Gun II now . wo1nao
thirty-eisht and lives with hegs
band In . lodge some miles -
tho wooda The grandchiidrsn e
Pee play ct hunting - uid -
drcn Of the, long asos There
Indian u to flnd himself hom13
take up the life that 49, -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-19

stantly by wild. raving creatures who
must have impressed him as being OF
another world. with no capacity to
understand a word that was spoken
to him. the free rowing Indian could
have been expected to imagine him.
self bewitched, to have been thrown
in evil ways, to have lost his reason.
Yet for thirty-two years ne lived In
these surroundings. sat stolidly await
ing whatever might come. and re-
manned Sane.
Found.
It was a year ago that a party Of
Sioux Indians came to Washington to
visit the Great White Father. They
wandered about the city viewing the
strange accomplishments Of an age OF
invention and people Of mechanical
ingenuity. They rode on a street car
to Its end. where a great gate stood
invitingly open and park-lke vistas
beckoned. The Indiana entered and
wandered about.
A party Of patients. for this was
the Government Asylum FOR the In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-19
AnOrdeal unprecedented
In the History Of the
Nation One Which De-
flies the Imaginings of
the Eaters ofthe Lotus.
Br MuLlAM ATHERToN pu PUY.

- HIS il the tragic tale OF Spo Pee.
the Indian. a sane man who has
sat stoically for thirty-two years
~ In the midst or the gibbering
inmates of st. Elizabeth's Uncle Sans
institution for the mentally de-
throned.
He, warrior against the Sioux and
a hunter OF the buffalo, an aborigine
untouched by the white mans civili-
xation, was seized on his native Mon
tana plains tried by court the de-
alterations of which he could not I'M
derstand. adjudged according to stand
ards he had known no opportunity
to learn, condemned 10 die. Because
he sat IN stole silence and because
he later made strange signs with his
hands, his uncomprehending captors
adjadged him insane. saved his life
but thrust him into a more cruel fate
by incarcerating him for the span of
generation among mad men who rave
and women who tear their hair.
BY strange coincidence, the men
of his reservation to whom he had
been lost for all this time. have found
him in his barred cell, have placed his
case before a sympathetic Commits
gated It. and a pardon has been Sc
cured.
Today Spo Pee sits in the lodge of
the baby girl he left on the reserva-
ton thirty-five years ago. among the
Blackfoot Indians with whom he hunt
ID as a youth. in the shadow Of the
titanic mountains of Glacier National
Park. where Montana breaks into
Canada
Tho Tale.
In the summer OF 1879 Charles
Walmsby. hardy spirit of the north
west and variously spoken Of as being
an admirable man and one OF morose
and domineering nature. started from
. Canadian trappers' outpost to a
similar station on the American side.
On the way he fell In with the stall
wart young hunter. Spo Pee, which
name signifies in Indian, the turtle.
With him was the lad. Good Rider.
When the three had reached Cut
Bank. a stream which winds from the
park into the plain and which has
now been set by the government to
irrigating the lands OF the latter, the
white man was killed by Spo Pee. The
Indian says that the heart OF the white
man was shown to be bad. that he was
beaten by him with shovel the
wounds Of which ne exhibited. that
he killed him that the hunting ground
might be rid of his evil spirit The
boy. Good Rider. was not witness of
the killing but the prosecution held
that its object was robbery.
The trial Of Spo Pee took place but,
three years after the Custer Massacre
and at that time little consideration
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-19

stopped and gray he was, shorn Of
his flowing hair, dressed in the clothes
of the institution. A great lethargy
had settled down upon him. this man
who had not spoken nor heard an un-
derstood word for thirty-five years.
His tribesmen spoke to him in his
native tongue and he understood 1t
not. SO long had he lived in silence.
They talked to him in the sign
language and aroused now and then
a glimmer OF understanding. The
women of the party. for there were
some such. murmured to him Of the
croonings Of his mother and the leg
ends OF his tribe that make UP the
Blackfoot Mother Goose. They ccaxed
and courted his sleeping intelligence
with the instinct that can wake q
babe without frightening 1t.
The Awakening.
Fragmenarily the captive Indian
began to appreciate the situation. The
words OF the Blackfoot language he
started to repeat after his visitors.
He mouthed them as morsel sweet
to the tongue but long forgotten. At
the end of two hours he was able to
say that he was Spo Pee. the Black
foot, that he had been in q long.
long. sleep, that he remembered the
Cut Bank where 1t came down from
tho hills with its trout and that buff
falo herds were to be found on Tive
Medicine.
Then his mind grew tired and re-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-19

The coronatlon "a the new King took
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-19
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A Brief Sketch Of the Little Monarchy RuledBy A
German King and An English Queen Remark
able Fighting Qualities Inherited From Their
Ancestors the Dacians ofthe RomanEmpire.
Copyright 1915 by The International Syndicate

the ruler Of Roumania- The Count of
4 Flanders was elected but declined the
+ bOpnr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-19

~ OWN in the southeastern part
OF Europe. between the Black
Sea and the Carpathian Noun
~ tains lies the country known as
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-19

HIS IL the tragic tale OF Spo Pee.
the Indian, a sane man who has
sat stoically for thirty-two years
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-18

chance to make themselves
heard.
But now the shoe is on the
other foot. Over Sl00.000,-
coo of the governments reve-
nue. this year comes from the
income tax which falls heavi-
est upon the richest. On top
of that we are to have an in
heritance tax which will fall
exclusively upon the rich and
there will be a munitions tax
which will fall upon the ammu-
milton factory owners. The rich
are being made to bear more
equitable share of the load than
they have had to carry in the
past.
Realizing these facts it is
easy to understand the mean
ing back of the cry of pork
barrel" 1t is the squeal of
those who object to the new or
der of things because it makes
them meet their share of the
expense. 1t is a cry that should
not be taken seriously because
it is not made in good faith.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-18

been made a reality. 1t is a
great accomplishment but it is
far from being the only thing
.of this sort President Wilson
has brought about. The feder-
.al reserve law is an even great
Ter measure from the standpoint
.ot the farmer. 1t makes bank
ing safe and inSureS the farmer
against being squeezed" at
crop moving time or any other
time. If a farmer has the as
sets he can get credit because
a reserve bank stands back of
every national bank in the uni
on and is ready if needed to
take the load off the local
banks shoulders.
In three years time the ad-
miniSuation has enacted con-
structive laws of the most vital
Importance to the whole coun-
try. No administration in the
history of the nation ever put
through a more valuable pro-
gram from the standpoint of
the people. And the end is not
yet. The shipping bill and
some other measures are still
to come. When the present.
session of congress is finished
the administration will face the
country with a showing that
cannot fail to win approval.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-18
THE REASON FOR THE
"PORK BARREL" CRY

IA AVE you noticed how fire.
" quently the cry Of pork
I is used these days by a
certain type of newspapers?
All appropriations, no matter
whether for naval defenses,
urgently needed by the coun-
try, for rural mail routes equ-
ally essential, for river and
harbor Improvements or any
ether purpose, are pork bar,
rel efforts"
If you are informed you
know of course that there is
absolutely no difference be-
tween the class of appropri-
ations by the present congress
and the class Of appropriations
made by the government in the
past. The government has
been regularly spending money
for the postal service, including
buildings where most needed,
for a navy and for such pur-
poses as river and harbor i'm
provementS.
Why are present appropri-
atiOnS called "pOrk barrel eff
forts" and why was no obiec-
ton raised to such expendi-
lures in the past?
Have you ever thought about
it?
This may help you solve the
question. Until the present
tariff law was enacted the
government expenditures were
met by a tariff tax, which fell
the hardest upon the poor
man, but at the same time the
higher that tax was kept the
better it was for the special
beneficiaries of the protective
policy. Therefore those rich
beneficiaries and the forces
they contrilled had no COM
plant to make. The poor men
who really paid the tax had no
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-18

Pendleton will be cne Of the first to
be granted a company Under the
provisions of the law which went in
to effect July l all hose who drill
are given 81 a drill 1hls will great
ly increase the motive for drill
When there is Little chance Of war
the boys have felt at tines that dril
was bore and the new law gives
much incentive to attend drill.
At present oregon njs only 1000
men in the national guard, while the
new law allows 40Jg to the state. At
this ratio there is a possibility that
Pendleton will have chance at
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-18

both a company OF infantry and cav
airy.
Charles Pinier ana Dr Kern have
a list of lO3 names VINO have declar-
ed their willingness TO Join the pro-
posed Gantenbeins regiment. This
company will not te called into ac.
tive service, however until their $
another call for men to the border
and the general feeling seems to pre-.
vail that the Mexican crisis is a thing
Of the past
1t is urged that ! endleton be the
first one to get her company organ
lied for several reasons If the Pen.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-18
BIG JUMP IN PRIVATE IN
COMES

m HE July distribution of di-
W vidends and of interest
on securities made by
railroad, utility and industrial
corporations and banks, includ-
ing interest on the indebted
ness of the government and the
city of New York, totals S292,-
372,540. This sum is more
than S22,000,000 in excess of
the distribution from the same
sources in July of last year.
If the national prosperity
has shown an amazing increase
it is so real and so firmly es-
tablished that it is accepted as
a matter of course in all view
points other than the political
the number of those enjoying
the larger rewards of prosper
ity has also increased. For in
stance, the total number of
stockholders in the railroads
mas now grown to 626,122. As
the average holding of each
stOckholder is S13,796, there
must be a large number of
modest holdings to balance
those running up into the hun
dreds of thousands and even
millions.
And the railroads portion
of the increased interest and
dividends distribution is very
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-18

large. This is one of the most
successful years in railroad
history and marks for the first
time a complete recovery from
the hard times of 1907 The
increase in railroad revenue
per mile ranges from 10 per
cent to 52.6 per cent, few of
the large systems reporting less
than 20 per cent.
S-s-S-s-~ss-S-SSS
There is no reason why a
ship should not
travel under water if it desires
to do so.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-18
Pendleton to Get
Company in Guard
Says Dr.M.S. Kern
FOURTH INFANTRY WILL BE OR
GANIZED IN STATE WITHIN
SHORT TIME

That PendletOn Will he given a
company In the oregon National
guard in the near future is the opin-
ion Of DR. Max s. Kern, former cap.
tain in the national guard, who has
recently returned from Portland
where he conferred With the state
national guard officials.
ACCORDING to pr fern there viii
be organized soon 4 fourth infantry
to take the place cc the third infan-
try which by virtue II the law was
There seems to be % feeling that east
ern Oregon will get a battalion and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-18

deton company IL first to receive rec
ognition from tie national guarA
Pendleton will probably be chosen
as ha,talion headquarters and tho
senior officers Of n battalion will
be stationed here.
All boys and nta1 between the
ages Of is and 35 are eligible TO
membership and those Interested are
requested to get in 'ouch with Or.
Kern,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-18
WHY CARRANZA?
~ HE following interest
. ing paragraph is from
tbe SaIam StataSm

lilc Odlelll Oldl6SlIldu
If Carranza would only shave Oft
those whiskers, we'd have more faith
in him. To the average American.
there's something in whiskers that
breeds distrust. And yet-maybe
Victoriano is wise. II might be a dead
give-away to cut 'em off. Many a
bristling beard covers retreating
chin.
In making such assertions
does the Salem paper have in
mind anyone aside from the
honorable de facto president Of
Mexico? Some might consider
the Statesman's words a slam
upon the republican presiden-
tial ticket.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-18

A brilliant and permanent green
can be produced from the juice ot
the stalk and leaves Of nettles. II Is
sometimes used to dye woolen stuffs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-18
THE RURAL CREDIT LAW
N11 HEN the president sign
U ed the rural credits bill

N11 HEN the president sign
~ ed the rural credits bill
yesterday he put the
finishing touch on another
great constructive measure Of
his administration. The new
law provides machinery
through which the farmer will
be given the benefit of better
credit advantages than here
tofore eniOyed. The aim is to
give him money on the same
long time loan. low interest
basis. that other business men
enjoy. 1t is a step the farmers
have been asking for these
many years. II is a step poll
ticians have been talking
about for two decades, but in
the past they have always fail
ed of action.
Through the Wilson admin
istration this long desired step
for rural advancement has
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-18
GOOD PROFITS, WHY RAISE
THE RATES?

n OCAL business men are
u right in making inquiry
as to why fire insurance
rates should be raised in this
city. They should demand to
know why the underwriters are
advancing rates when fire
risks are being lowered here
through our splendid water
system and efficient fire fight
ing department.
Here are some facts that
make any increase in insur-
ance rates seem very unwar-
ranted. According to the re-
port of Harvey Wells, state in
surance commissioner, the fol-
lowing figures represent the
fire premiums and losses paid
in Oregon during 1915:
Premiums. $3,898.O48.62
Losses .....-..$2,781,118.6S
From the foregoing it will
be seen that the premiums
paid by Oregon last year ex-
ceeding the fire losses by more
than a million, one hundred
thousand dollars.
In view of the above showing
where is there any necessity
for an advance in rates? Is it
possible that the overhead eX-
pense Of conducting the insur-
ance business is so great that
a profit margin of over 80 per
cent from premiums is not suf-
ficient? If so then the time is
at hand when business men
should seriously study the sub
ject of municipal insurance
with a view to securing relief
from a tax that is becoming
unreasonable and can be abat-
ed by the proper line of action.
~ssss6%seSs
THE RIJRAI CREDIT law
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-03
OLD FOLKS NEED
'CASCARETS' FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
Salts, calomel, pills act on
bowels like pepper act
in. nostrils.
Enjoy life! Don't stay bill
ious, sick, headachy
and constipated.
Get a 10-cent box now.

0ot lo-cent DOx now.
Most old people must give to
the bowels some regular help, else
they suffer from constipation.
The condition is perfectly natur-
al. 1t is just as natural as It is
for old people to walk slowly. For
age Ia never so active as youth.
The muscles are less elastic. And
the bowels are muscles.
SO all old people need Cascar-
ets. One might as we'll refuse to
aid weak eyes with glasses as
to neglect this gentle aid to weak
bowels. The bowels must be kept
active. This is important at all
ages. but never so much as at
fifty.
Age is not a time for harsh
physics. Youth may occasionally
whip the bowels into activity. But
a lash can't be used every day.
What the bowels OF the old need
Is gentle and natural tonic. One
that can be constantly used with
out harm. The only such tonic Ia
Cascarets, and they cost only 10
cents per box at any drug store.
They work while you sleep
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-03
Mayor Approves
Baby Week Idea.

Calling attention to the fright
full death toll levied on our help
less babies" Mayor Fawcett has
Issued statement approving
Baby Week" and endorsing the
efforts of Tacoma women who
are working in the campaign to
save babies.
THE philanthropic purpose Of
this movement and the advanta ge
to come to all OF us In its sue
cess are such that | bespeak the
most hearty cooperation on the
part of all our people in carrying
forward the activities that will be
undertaken to the end that we
may be able to reduce the num-
Der of little white collins used
in Tacoma and develop a more
sturdy and healthy race for the
future" concludes the mayors
statement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-03
DolUager Queen
of Run1ania Was
Loued AS Poet

LONDON, March 2.--Eliza-
beth of Rumania, 73, moth ar
queen of the little Balkan state,
died yesterday in Bucharest, ac-
cording to a dispatch received
here late last night.
As a German princess, she was
won in 1869 by King Charles of
Rumania, who died in 1914. She
learned the language of her new
country and after the loss of a
daughter began mothering the
children of her country. :
She wrote poetry, under the
pen name of Carmen SYLVIA" by
which she endeared herself 20
every Rumanian. The dowager
queen began to fail after the
death of her husband and has
suffered Ill health during the last
two years. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-03

tions. The skin will become won
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will be perfect, angelic. Stuarts
Calcium Waters remove the i'm
purities from the blood. They do
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ever known. They are harmless.
Don't expect face creams to do
this big work.
Go to the drug store today and
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worth many dollars to you If your
face is marred by ugly pimples,
blotches, blackheads, muddiness
or spots, etc. Convince yourself
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cium Waters are the most effect
i've blood and skin purifiers in
the world. If you wish to try
them first, mail coupon below for
free trial package.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-03
l5DOLITICAL
ALAVER

this year. You have to take a
solemn oath, and own a card be-
fore you get in. | don't know
what Agner expects to gain, ex-
cept that he wants to land a Job
under the new council, and needs
this club to back him."
Agner denies any connection
with the mysterious Grub. He is
no longer engineer at the Taco
ma theater.
Among the questions an appli-
cant for membership in the club
is said to be asked are What
life insurance do you carry?"
What Tacoma newspapers do
you subscribe to?" "Are you af-
fillated with organized labor"
What religious belief have
you?"
After 7. ]. Fleetwood, a prom
inent democrat and candidate for
commissioner, had shown the
Pierce County Women's Demo-
cratic league yesterday afternoon
a provision of the city charter
which demands that city elections
be non-partisan in nature, men,
bers of the league withdrew
list of names of candidates whom
1t had endorsed, and voted not
to endorse publicly anyone en-
tered in the coming race.
The league will hold an open
meeting next Thursday afternoon,
public generally are invited.
Frank B. Cole, president of the
civil service commission, will
speak.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-03-03
ARREST REV. WHO
MARRIED ELOPERS

After arresting his son, Herbert
Carroll, and his new bride yes
terday, Thomas ]. Carroll, irate
father, led the couple home to
Seattle from Tacoma where they
had eloped, and swore out a war
rant for the arrest OF Rev. George
Kindred, who performed the cere-
mony. w. X. Hitchcock, wit
ness, is charged with perjury.