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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26

ter fitted for the infield and played
him at third. a position he has stuck
to ever since.
Bakers next engagement was with
the Cambridge Club. in Maryland. He
remained there until the fall of 1907.
when he got flatterng offer to play
with the Reading club Of the Tri-state
League. on September 4, 1908. he
Joined the Athletics in Chicago. He
started as a regular the following
spring, the same year as Collins.
His first season as an Athletic reg
ular found Baker hitting 505. and
he led the American League in trip.
les. with nineteen, and stole twenty
bases In 1910 he fill below the 800
mark. That season he had fifteen
triples, twenty-five doubles and two
home runs. In the worlds series
against the Cubs he batted .409.
Baker became a diamond hero IN
1911 He made forty doubles, four
teen triples and led the league with
nine home runs. He was the home
run leader in 1912. Baker quit the
Athletics after the season Of 1914, and
last year played with a semi-profes
sional club in Maryland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26

stones brace OF tame dear to Tacoma
yesterday. expecting TO lead them in
the Elks' parade, but when he tried
to jitney them from the stable to the
club rooms In the tonneau OF bcr-
rowed Ford, they reyolted and the
buck put himself hors de combat.
Price saw at once tnat the deer
couldn't march, but he didn't want to
rob the procession of his own pres
enee. so he thought very fast for a
place to leave them He spied a
florists shop.
"oh. joyl The very place, he
said.
Certainly, you may leave them,
the little dears," said the oblig!ng
florist lady,
When he got back the deer were
all right. but where, Oh where We're
the lovely hyacinths, the fragrant
carnations. the flaming poinsettas'
Where, indeed?
(Note-The florists bill has beer
settled1
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
.ENIGRANT CROSSING
iBRIDGE TO Be PUT
IN PLACE AT ONCE
nMBERS ARE ALI READY AND
WORK WILL START IAISfE-
DIATELY NEAR ECHO.
VIII BE IS Feet long and VIII RE-
place Bridge Carried Away By re
cent High Water in Butter creek
Silver Tea Given by Mrs. Malcolm
Portland Man Is a Visitor.
lEast Oregonlan Special }

ECHO. ore. Feb. z5-Under the
directions Of Road Supervisor Watten-
burger the timbers ror the county
bridge at the Emigrant crossing on
Butter creek were hauled out yester-
day and the bridge will be immed!-
ately put in place II will be forty
five feet long and is to replace the
bridge carried away by the recent
high water on Butter creek
other bridges were carried away
but they were all private property
not county
A silver tea was given on sWednes-
day at the home Of Mrs Alex Nal
colin. the proceeds going to keep up
the expense Of the electric light on
the county bridge at this place.
Clarence Springston Of Portland at
one time a resident Of this place Wis
tied friends here the first Of the week
Mrs. II. Phillips returned home
Monday from a short visit In Port
land.
Miss Maize Rising Of Stanfield,
visited here on Friday
Mrs. Agnes Wigle arrived here
Monday from Portland she has ac-
cepted a position with OBJ and Bob
mercantile establishment
Tom Gillett was here Friday from
Pendleton
Mr.. and Mrs J. 5. Baker Of Aber-
deem. Wash, was here the first Of
the week visiting Mrs Bakers broth
er Jesse Mathes.
Chas y. Crary left for Seattle on
Tuesday In April he expects To go
on to Alaska.
VIM Esselstyn manager Of the To-
cal Tum-a-lum lumber yard is ex-
pected home today from Portland,
where he has been attending the con-
vention of the lumbermen's associa-
ton
Mr.. and Mrs Guy Jonas We're busi-
ness visitors in WaitsDurg, Wash. the
past week.
Mrs. George J. Maestretu Of Milton,
is here visiting with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs A. f. Hard
Heistand Moore was a business vis-
itor in Portland the first Of the
week.
Stanley Lyons Of Pilot Rock juno
tion. spent Thursday evening in Echo
with friends
Miss Jennie Hagman of Stanfield,
spent Yesterday in Echo
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-J. Franklin
Baker, one time Athletic idol. who
has signed with the New York Yam.
KEGS will play third base, according
Manager Donovan and Maisel the
regular third baseman, will be shift.
ed to the outfield
Baker signed three year contract.
which is said To call for $4,000 a
year, The purchase price is under
stood TO nave been 25.000.
Among the profess on Paker is
known as the cleanup" hitter. His
long drives which are usually made
when men are ON base. makes him
feared by an pitchers. Outfieldeds
always move back when the Home
Run King comes to the plate.
While relating about his baseball
past recently Baker gives Charley
Herzog the credit Of starting him on
his diamond career Baker had been
playing as an amateur in hs home
town Trappe Nd. in 1905. when he
was nineteen years old. Herzog was
with "a semi-professional team at Rid
geley, Nd.
Baker at the time was playing in
the outfield and Herzos was So i'm
pressed with his batting that ne Of
fered Baker a job for IS a week.
81 jumped at the offer" SAYS Ba-
ker in telling OF it, Tt sounded like
a million dollars to me just "a plain
farmer boy"
Herzos found that Baker was bet
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
SCARE ON
AT THE STATE PRISON

SALEM. ore. Feb. 26.-Three new
cases Of smallpox developed at the
state prison and further precautions
to prevent an epidemic were taken
A case developed a few weeks agn
and the patient has nearly recovered.
When that case appeared about 20
convicts who had been associated with
him wereevaccinated.
Everyone not already vaccinGred
will be vaccinated as soon as possi-
bic, and an order barring all visitors
until danger is passed has been issu-
ed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
T. r. MADE NO PROTEST
WHEN KOREA INVADED

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-Docu-
ments and letters showing that after
Korea had pledged her neutrality in
the Russo-Japanese war and after the
United States had pledged Korea her
aid in maintaining her neutral stand,
Japan landed troops IN Korea with
ON even a protest from the American
government, were sent TO the senate
from the White House.
Democratic members of the senate
asked for the documents following
Colonel Roosevet's denunciation of
the Wilson administration for offer
ing no protest when Belgium's neu-
trality was violated by Germany col
onel Roosevelt was president at the
time. and democratic congressman as
sert the case of Korea parallels tnat
of Belgium.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
SPRING MEDICINE
Hoods Sarsapa7ilIa, the Great slood
P"~'Fier, is the 3 At

Spring sickn,.s comes IN sc'ue de-
-sec 80 every man, woman ana child
a our climate.
1t ia that rundown condition OF
.hC system that results from impure
Hapoycr. 8hcd. dcvital zod blood
II s. marked ny loss Of appetite
and mat tired feeling a0d I'm many
cases ly some form q eruption,
The best way to treat spring sick
ness Is TO take Hoods Sarssnaril a.
This old reliable family medicine
purifes. enrizhcs and rcvitali-es tie
blood. It Is an all-tbe- year round
Alternative and tonic, and is abso-
.utely the best Spring medicine,
Get your blood in good condition
1t onCe-now. Delay may be dan
gerous. Ask your druggist for
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and insist on
having it, for nothing else can take
It's place.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
NIotorist Kills Coyote.

PORTLAND. ore, Feb. 25.--Ray
King arrived in Portland from Gresh-
am with a huge coyote tied to the
front of his automobile The animal
had been killed after four-hour
chase with fox hounds in the vicinity
OF Gresham.
Mr.. King had been hunting several
OF his party was killed Saturday by a
wolf or other animal which it fush-
ed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26

NEW YORK, Feb. 25 Edward W.
Browning, a millionaire realty opera
tor has decided that his handsome
and magnificent limousine is no long
er the proper vehicle to convey a man
of his wealth from his home to his
office He intends erecting a hangar
on the roof of a building which ne
owns and in which he has his offices
and will use a latest model aeroplane
TO make his morning cash to business
and to return home again at night
Architects are now drawing the plans
for the structure
Browning is the son OF the late f
Franklin Browning. millionaire cloth
ing dealer He married Miss Adela
Gowen last April His home is a
blocks from his office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26

they stretch slthout undue pain, there Is an
absence OF distress, the nerves are soOthed
Ny taking away the burden Of leaving all to
Just natural conditions.
There Is IN Mothers Friend" the direct
and immediate help that oil expcctant moth
crs require. Used BY their own hand, guided
By their own minds they learn at once tho
blessed relief from morning sickness result
Ing from undue stretching They experience
daily calm and nightly rest. It Is indeed
Mothers Friend" Get a bottle today Of
any druggist. Then write Bradaeld Regulator
Co. 40 Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ga, for ona
Of the most entertaining and valuable little
books ever u-aa-'s'. Il l. worth writing
Tor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
captain Expected Death.

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 25,-'I eN-
pect to be drowned. Hundred me-
ters aloft. Defective motor Finder
please tell my wife and little boy
goodbye"
This farewell message of Captain
Uhl commander of Zeppelin Lis.
was discovered in a floating bottle by
a Swedish vessel A second message
was found later and said, THE crew
is now drowning
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
ONE THIRD WHEAT CROP
IN ILLINOIS is LOST

SPRINGFIELD. Ill. Feb. 26.-Fully
one-thIrd Of the wheat crop of III
nois has been killed this winter by
frosts and floods, according to state
ment made public by B. NJ Dawson,
secretary Of the state board Of agri-
culture.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
BETTER THAN SPANKING.

Spanking does not cure children OF bed.
Wettlng There is constitutional cause
for this trouble. Mrs NJ. Summers, Box
", Notre Dame Ind, will send free TO any
mother her successful home treatment, with
fail Instructions Send no money, but
write her today II your children trouble you
in this way. Don't blame the child, the
chances are It can't help it. This treatment
also cures adults and aged people troubled
with urine difficulties by day or night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
Dong Smnggllng Problem

But the most difficult work the
special agents Of the internal revenue
service have to perform is in running
down dope smugglers.
In my opinion the Illegal traffic
will never be eradicated until the
government changes its method so it
can get positive evidence against
those handl ns the dope. We now
get perhaps one Of 10"
He said he thought the government
should authorize the employment Of
men who can mix with dope-users
and get direct evidence against the
smugglers. II this were done, he said
he believed the Pacific coast could be
cleaned up in a comparatively short
while. The fact that the few per-
sons now being caught with the dope
nearly always have large quantities
on hand convinces him that the ille-
gal traffic is going ON to a surpris-
ingly large extent.
Light Sentences Given.
Persons caught with dope in thei'
Possession are usually given compar-
atiyely light sentences by the courts
Mr. Elliott pointed out, because it has
been impossible to produce evidence
other than the mere possession of the
stuff. He contends if men could he
employed TO get evidence of actual
traffic in the dope, much more Sc
we're sentences could be obtained. He
said the regular revenue agents can
not get this direct evidence. because
the courts frown upon a government
official participating IN the (ommis-
sion Of a crime in order to catch this
other fellow,
More money is being made out OF
smuggling dope than any other kind
of smuggling that has ever been at
tempted ON this coast declared Mr.
Elliott.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
Today And A
Generation Hence


what greatness may be
acquired " hen hc
grows W. And any
Influence that brings
relief to the expectant
mother Is the first and
greatest Of obligations.
There Is a splendid
remedy kn wn as
mothers Friend that
has been a safeguard.
q helpful daily lllu-
encc, 10 a host Of
women. Applied exter-
nally TO the muscles
they become plant,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 26,-Mrs. f
h. Thompson, widow Of E. Bliss
Thompson. who lost his life in the
Lusitania disaster is having the high
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26

ST. LOUIS, Feb 24-The Western
Cartridge Company has received a
million and a half dollar cartridge
order from Spain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26

"lt is the least I can do to aid a
worthy cause" sad Mrs, Thompson
II am sure Gen. Joffre will find the
car useful in the discharge Of his du.
ties
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26
DEAR LITTLE DEER RAN
UP A RATHER DEAR BILL

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 26.--De-
tectIve Johnny Price took Patrolman
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-26

Bricks made of peat are being used
in small buildmgs in Sweden
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A Dangerous and
Deadly Thing

comes now into my life; it fills my quiet bungalow
with tragedy and strife; it trots the family skeletons
into the public press, and finally will get my goat in
my old age, guess
1t is the thing that asks my weight, the color OF
my hair, and all the secrets of my pastthe deadly
QUESTIONABLE!
All men who do not want to work, and many
men who do, send out little questionable to find out
who is who.
They send it out to everyone, they overload the
mail, to find out whether blends buns have spent
most time in Jail.
To gather this important news, the questionable
will say, "Where were you when the war broke out,
and where are you todayY Do you prefer to play
high five or eat T-bone steak9 Were you ever
shot or married, and what does your uncle makeY
Are your whiskers very noisyg Do you use tele-
phoneY Do you drive Ford to meeting, of affect a
graphophone9"
Whenever someone writes book or plans to make
speech he sends his little QUESTIONABLE to all within
his reach.
He sends it to the sailors to find out about the
sales, and he questionaires the tailors for
told funny tales and if he's missed you up to date,
you're happy. Well and good.
But hasten to the woodpile now, and quickly knock
on wood!
CHARLES B. DRISCOLL. /
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dal about her father come to
Eliene's ears when she grows
older. Sometimes, Margie. I think
the man pays as well as the
woman--certainly Harry IL pay
ing-but / have yet to see why l
and the children, who are per-
fectly innocent of wrongdoing,
should be made to help work out
the laws of compensation for
him."
Are you sorry you came back
to Harry, Eliene?"
She looked at ME in utter sur
prise.
why Margie. l could not do
anything else. and If the way had
been much harder / could not be
sorry. You have to stick dear.
IL you love a man. 1t is not a
case of your happiness or unhap-
piness, you Just love him and that
is all.
1T is always rather laughable
to me to hear a woman tell what
she would do il her husband did
thus and So My dear Margie,
she doesn't know what she would
do, for until the opportunity for
some great sacrifice comes she
never knows whether she really
loves her husband or not.
You then learn that love
means giving, not receiving. l
wish | could give Harry the
chance of being mayor of this
town. II l could at great sacr-
flee to myself l would do SO. BUT
Margie, cannot sacrifice the chill
dren. They, the darlings, are in
nocent of any wrongdoing, and It
hurts me that the sins of the ia
TIERS should be visited on their
heads.
81 expect this is the reason why
| am pale, dear. but ! try not to
worry, for l have them all with
me, and dear, l almost feel as
though I could not live without
any one of them"
Just then, little book, Harry
and Dick came in together, and
they were certainly good to look
at.
OF course, Dick was the hand
soonest, but l would have almost
given my bad leg to have seen
his eyes brighten as he looked at
ME as Harry's did when they
rested on Eliene. One thing, little
book, l got from Eliene's talk
that norRing, and that was exact
ly what Donna Tenney told me.
Both confirmed me in my re-
solve to stick to Dick.
| have had confirmation OF the
right of this from Mrs. Selwin,
Donna Tenney and Eliene, and 1t
only remains to hear what my
faithful Annie would say.
She is coming tomorrow, and
I'll ask her.
Continued Tomorrow
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EhENE Is GLAD SHE
FORGAVE HARRY

The next day after Donna Ten
ney called, Eliene came in rather
early. Dear girl! She has been
coming to see me every day since
l have been ill.
Eliene was looking rather worn
and | asked her what was the
matter.
Nothing more than usual"
she answered.
do you mean to- tell me,
Eliene, that you feel all the time
as you look now?" | asked with
a smile.
She went to the glass. 81 do
look rather seedy," she said as
she took out her little gold case
and began to repair the ravages
that unhappiness seemed to he
making on her complexion.
at won't do, Eliene," re-
marked as | watched her from the
bed, the contents of that vanity
case have to be augmented by
interest in life and at least hope
of happiness If you would have
your complexion the same live
rose leaf tint that it used to
have"
"Eliene looked at me critically
"Have you looked in the glass
lately, Margie?
81 think If you did you would
find that you needed good deal
of that beauty balm yourself"
"Cat!" exclaimed with 9
laugh, and then we both sighed
and claimed in concert. What II
1t that makes you unhappy"
Eliene was first to answer. She
came over and sat down ON the
bed and taking one of my hands
she held 1t up to her-cheek in Q
caressing manner.
at is Harry" she exclaimed
"Margie, he is simply broken
hearted because he cannot run fol
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CONFESSIONS.
u OF A WIFE

mayor. He says if 1t were not for
me and the children he would do
so anyway and let the whole scam
dial come out.
81 think he was rather in hopes
would say, go ahead, we can
stand It, and truly, Margie, IL it
were not for the children | think
| would, but l can't blast those
boys careers with illegitimacy
nor can have the breath of scan
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Now that the European white races have-having
passed over the full width of North America
reached the Pacific ocean, it is Inevitable that sooner
or ater-sooner rather than later-the Asiatics and
Europeans will be at warfare in military way as
they are now in an economic way
1t was not necessary that there should have been
great war in Europe and that the international
fagration in Europe should have destroyed the best
part of the European people and have worked vast
injury to the economic condition of Europe in order
that the United States should have rapidly forged
ahead not only of individual European states but of
all Europe together.
During the nearly half century of peace, or
comparative peace, in Europe, the United States
overlook and passed, one after another, each Of
the great European nations in the matter of pop
ulation and wealth, and hence in force until, as
it has been said before, she had actually gained
the hegemony of all the worlds nations long be-
fore the present European war broke out.
Still, there can be no question whatever but
that the relative position of the United States as
compared with each of the European states, is
rapidly changing in favor Of the United States
as a result of the war.
The United States is not only progressing rela-
lively to Europe, but intrnsically both in population
and general economics
In the latter respect; though not in the formers its
progress is being made rapid by reason of this
war.
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sian people would be inferior in strength to the peO
pie of the United States if the institutions OF
civilization general in Russia as they are In
the United States.
But conditions being such, it is doubtful if the
main force of Russia today is great that of Eng
land which is less than half great that of the
United States
Beyond this, the Russian state is generally weak
ened because, instead Of its population being homo
genous or even a well mingled and mixed hetero-
genous population it is composed of great number
of separate nations welded together by force-na-
lions, each of which is composed of distinct race
some of which have not only different religions from
the Russian, but antagonistc religions.
The annual increase of the population Of Russia
has been estimated by w. T. Stead at 100000;
which is practically the same as has lattery been the
increase of the population of the United States.
The population of Germany has been increasing
lattery at the rate of something less than 100000
per annum
Britain but the whole of her colonies combined, is
something less Than 60,000000 The native colored
population of Engand's colonies SIRE rather source
OF military and financial weakness than of strength
to Great Britain.
Germany has no white man s territories outside of
her European boundaries; and this European terri
tory of hers is supersaturated.
While France has territories in northern Africa
capable of sustaining large white population, the
increase of the French people, both at home and in
her African colonies is negligible and will probably
continue to be negligible
The territory of the home country of the United
Kingdom is more supersaturated than that Of Ger
many. The population of Great Britain only
grow to any considerable extent in the future through
her dominion colonies; and it is doubtful as to how
long these selfgovernng dominions will remain a
part of the British empire.
Lack Of home territory, and other conditions
make it impossible for other Of the European
nations, than those mentioned, to compete with
the United States in the matter Of population.
BY means of conquest, some Of the colonies Of the
colonial territories of France Great Britain might
rtaHge hands politically.
Were Germany to obtain French territory in
northern Africa, she might build up great popula-
Hon there with her home surplus; but German rule
of the present Anglo-Saxon self-governing domin-
ons would not change the Anglo-Saxon character Of
fheir people
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ORPET HELD ON
MURDER CHARGE

CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-William
Orpet, the University of Wiscon-
sin student charged with the
murder of Marian Lambert, was
bound over to the grand jury
following Yesterdays inquest.
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THE

PHONE: All departments, Main IA.
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WHAT CAN THEY BE?

Louis Miller left for The
Dalles, Saturday. 1t Is said that
he has certain plans in mind that
he has to talk over with GER
tain young lady Of that city. -
Hepner, Ore, Herald.