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page eight. 1AII. HWi oi:koL-, I'lwSDL.iiUJM. OKEUON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1910 EIGHT PAGB8. Are You Living Too High? If so let us supply you with your table necessities. We will give you just as good, if not better, than you are now getting, but you'll find our price much lower Live the same but pay less, at the Standard Grocery Co. 214-216 East Court St. ACTIVITY STARTS IN ERA OF IMPROVEMENT HAS NOW COMMENCED O. R. & N. Co. Begins Working Out of Plans Which Will InvUve Ex penditure of Over a Million Dollars Gang's Now at Work. There Is renewed activity in local railroad circles and it is expected that the breaking up of winter will'be the signal for the opening up of a great era of railroad building and improve ment in eastern Oregon. A crew of surveyors has been at work for several days, setting the grade stakes for the changes which are to be made In the road between this city and Yoakum. A little more than a million dollars will be spent in this work which Includes the elimin ating of curves and grades and the Im provement of the roadbed. In addition to this, fence-building gangs are now being organized To fence the unfenced portion of the road. The most notable piece in this vicinity being the entire Pilot Rock branch. The posts were ' distributed for this work once and then they were gath ered up again, but apparently the company now expects to cvnplete the work at this time. With the fencing of this branch line completed, tiie Condon, Wallowa val ley and other branch lines will be taken care of. MINISTER WORE TOO GAUDY HABILIMENTS Lajara. Colo.. Feb. 16. If a min ister, a Methodist minister, wears gay hose, turned up trousers and fash ionable shirts is he a sport and unfit to lead his flock? Apparently the official board of the First Methodist church of Lajara and Bowen think such a mode of dressing indicates a "sport." for as a result of charges brought against him, Rev. B. F. Turner, pastor of the church, who came to Lajara from the eaBt three months ago, has resigned and his resignation has been accept ed. When Rev. Turner came to Lajara. he was immediately placed under In vestigation. Mrs. Hamilton, one of the church's leaders, finally acquaint ed the minister with the following be liefs: That he turned up his trousers. That he wore a cap. That his shirts were fashionable. That he went skating with the young people of the church. Summarized, they believed him a "man of the world." Heated discussions before the board resulted in the minister's resignation but failed to bring harmony, for the church board also has resigned. King Ed. Buys Villa. London. Feb. 16. A dispatch to the Chronicle from Milan says that the beautiful villa Braziliania at Posi llpo, on the bay of Maples, has been purchased on behalf of King Ed ward. It is rumored according to the dispatch, that one of the first guests the king and queen will entertain there will be Theodore Roosevelt. Vanity in women is almost as bad a conceit in a man. CASTOR I A Por Iafanti and Children. Tin Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature Just Received Complete Line of Heinz Goods New, Fresh and Delicious SWEET, SOUR AND DILL PICKLES AND CHOW-CHOW IN BULK. ALL KINDS OF PICKLES, PRESERVES, RELISHES, SAUCES AND VINEGAR IN BOTTLES. ' Phone in your orders to Main 37 Ingrams Grocery Leading Grocers. WANT SUNDAY LID PUT ON FREEH CITIZEN'S COMPLAIN OP VIOLATION OP LAW Delegation Waits Upon Deputy Dis trict Attorney Stelwer With Com plaint Allege Pleasure Resorts Are Whip Open on Sabbath Day. For the purpose of closing Freewa ter's near beer saloon on Sunday, If possible, a delegation of citizens from the east end of the county made a pilgrimage to the county seat this morning. The five members of the delegation laid their grievances be fore Deputy District Attorney Steiwer and returned to their homes In Free water, Sunnyside and Ferndale on the afternoon train. Acting on the advice of the deputy prosecutor, these men will either bring the proprietor of the near beer Joint before the justice of the peace for the precinct in which his place Is located and endeavor to have him bound over to the grand jury, or they will allow him to proceed as at pres ent and present their case to the grand jury when it meets the first week in April. The principal object of the Journey to Pendleton was to ascertain if the district attorney's office would back them up in their efforts to enforce the Sunday closing law. They were giv en every assurance that the law would be enforced If the complaints were made and the citizens assured the deputy prosecutor that they would make the complaints. It would thus seem that there will soon be some thing doing In a legal way in the town of Freewater. It is alleged by members of the delegation here today that the pro prietor of the drinking resort not only sells drinks, cigars, tobacco and other things on Sunday, but that he also conducts billiard, pool and other gaming tables where minors are per mitted to play. The matter was ta ken up with the town council, but the majority of the members of that body are in favor of allowing the place to keep open on Sunday, so no help was secured from that quarter. COOK IS SILENT. Explorer at Santiago, Chile, Bnt Will Not Receive Newspapermen. Santiago, Chile, Feb. 15. Dr. Fred erick A. Cook and his wife, who are still at the Hotel Oddo, refused to re ceive visitors today and Dr. Cook declined to grant an Interview. Among the passengers on the steam er from Valdivia was a Belgian engi neer named Rysselberghe, who claim ed to have recognized Cook immedl ately, both having been on the steamer Belgica, which carried the Belgian antarctic expedition in 1897 99. He sent his card to Dr. Cook, but he declined to receive It, declar ing that he did not know the Belgian Prince George Editor. Vienna. Prince George of Servia, who has recently broken out In a fresh place after a period of com parative quietude, counts journalism among his activities. He has found ed a newspaper entitled the "Reform er." which title is a veritable misno iiht. In thi princely sheet reaction' iiry ideas are propagated, and the doctrine of absolute monarchy, divine right, etc.. Is upheld, while libels on members of the cabinet are publish ed recklessly. A. R. Turner of Pilot Rock return ed home this morning. He made an unsuccessful effort to get home yes terday but was one of eight passen gers who were left standing on the platform. PERSONAL MENTION D. Ward of Boise, is caring for bus iness interests In Pendleton, A. W. Douglass of Athena, Is a Pen dleton business visitor today. J. Merle Roby came down from Athena on the morning train. A. I Barnes of North Powder, is a guest at the Hotel Bowman. ' J. M. Taylor of Athena, came down from that place on the evening train yesterday. John Clancey of Echo, came up from that town last evening for a brief visit. E. C. Skiles, the traveling man, came in this morning from his home in Walla Walla. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Starkweather of North Yakima, are now here upon a visit with relatives. Mrs. T. C. Warner left this morn ing for Portland, where she will visit friends for a few days. Hugh D. Smith and wife of Echo, spent last night In Pendleton, guests of the Hotel St. George. Attorney Will M. Peterson went to Hermiston this morning for the tran saction of legal business. Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakely spent yesterday at Weston on business in connection with his office, M. S. Squires of North Powder, spent last night in Pendleton, while on his way to Walla Walla. Mrs. Gary Taylor left this morning for Stanfleld, where she will be the guest of a sister for a few days. Deputy Sheriff Bert Wilson re turned this morning from a hurried business trip to Wallace, Idaho. A. F. Michael of Pilot Rock, re turned home on the morning train. after transacting business In Pendle ton. Ira Kemp, one of the well known residents of Weston, is down from the former normal school town today on business. J.' E. Taylor of Echo, spent last night in Pendleton, while on his way home from a business visit of a few days to Athena. Dr. S. W. McClure, chief of the bureau of animal Industry in the northwest, was a westbound passen ger on the morning local. Howard Miller, the eastern Oregon representative of the circulation de partment of the Portland Journal, wont to Pilot Rock this morning. Dwlght Jessie, a freight conductor on the O. R. & N with his home in La Grande, passed through Pen dleton last evening on his way homo from a few days' visit in Walla Wal la. lK. BURKE'S ATTORNEY WITHDRAWS FROM CASE Santa Rosa, Cal.. Feb. 16. After several hours conference with Dr. Wilard P. Burke,, Attorney W. N Oates close friend and confidant of the physician announced his with drawal as counsel for the defense of the sanitarium proprietor who Is charged with having attempted to kill Luella Smith by blowing her up with dynamite. Oates first refused to give the reason for his withdrawal but when pressed angrily declared: "I handle only civil cases." Further than this he would not discuss the matter. While It is true that Oates only handled civil cases for Burke, he 13 regarded as the one leading crimi nal lawyer in Sonoma county, accord ing to District Attorney Lea. The re tirement of Oates from the case ar oused considerable comment here, as it was thought he would be the lead ing attorney In Burke's defense. PROMINENT SPOKANE MAN SHOOTS 1HMSELF FATALLY Spokane, Feb. 16. Without giving warning as to his intentions, F. E. Michaels, proprietor of the Michaels school of telegraphy, committed sui cide by shooting himself at his home early today. Ill health Is believed to have caused the act. Michaels was formerly chief train dispatcher in Spokane for the Northern Pacific railroad and has been prominent in local politics. He was one of the leading members of the order of Ma sons in this city. F.tiCENTRIC MILLIONAIRE'S WILL IS BROKEN Springfield, Ills., Feb. 16. The Illi nois supreme court today broke the will of Colonel Thomas Snell, the ec centric Galesburg millionaire, who left a greater part of his estate to be divided among the young women of his acquaintance. The court ordered the estate . to be divided among the colonel's heirs. This Is a victory for his son, Richard Snell, whom the In strument cut off with a mere pit tance. MRS. ItKLLE GUNNESS WAS NOT FOUND BY SHERIFF La Porte, Ind., Feb. 16 Sheriff Antlss of La Porte county, who went to Washington state In search of Mrs. Belle Gunness, today wired that the reported murderess on the Pacific coast was not founde'd. Following a publication In Norwegian papers In the matrimonial advertisements by a woman said to resemble Mrs. Gun ness, the sheriff went to Washington to Investigate. The wire stated he would return Immediately. WALLA WALLA COMPANY CAN FIND NO COOKS ..We can do without art, We can do without books But civilized man Can not da wlthbut cooks. Walla Walla, Wash. ;Some poet, some generations back, 'made a re mark something to this effect and It has been quoted In a jocular way since but Captain Weyrauch, Co. K, W. N. 0., sees It In a more serious light and Is wondering what he Is going to do. Captain Weyrauch, retired army of ficer, is organizing a company of the National Guard here and has been chosen captain. Men are being en listed daily. In the organization and none of them would be adverse to being an officer of some kind In fact they frequently romlnd the captain of this. But never a one of them wants to be a cook. The mess tent offers no inducement to Walla Walla's citizen soldiery, in fact, they became indig nant when asked about it. Neither does anyone want to be trumpeter two of these are needed and thepo sition of "handy man" about the camp bids fair to be unfilled. Knowing that the strength of the army lies in Its stomach Captain Wey rauch Is desirous of making his com pany strong, but he is not getting en couragement. So he dally enlists would-be lieu tenants, "top" and line sergeants, cor porals of the regular ana lance va riety and privates, while the positions of cook, trumpeter and handy man are vacant. BICYCLE AEROPLANE TO MAKE FLYING CHEAP Berlin. Herr Gustavus Llllenthal, the German Inventor, a brother of the famous pioneer of aviation who lost his life on Tempelhof plain in 1896, claims to have discovered an epoch making innovation in flying machines. He has Invented an aeroplane that can be worked by human muscles without requiring any mechanical motor power. Herr Llllcnthars new apparatus will enable every man or woman with ordinary strength to be come a human bird. The in ventor believes that the "air bicycle." as he calls his new Invention will in the near future become as popular as road bicycles are at pres ent. Herr Lilienthal's apparatus is bird like In shape and has two large wings, but is light, and Is propelled Just as easily as a bicycle can be worked on the road. Fhen the aviator teases to work, the flying machine quietly glides to the ground. Herr Llllenthal refuses to make any more details public at'present, but he imported confidential information on his marvelous Invention to an assem bly of German experts, who met to hear his description of the invention. It deeply Impressed the experienced aviators, who left the clubroom In which Herr Lilienthal's lecture was delivered with the feeling that aerial navigation Is on the threshhold of its most important development. RIG FAMILIES IN LONDON. Birth Rates Not Declining In the East Side of the Capital. London The registrar-general, in his survey of statistics of population, is always pointing out that the birth rate in the United Kingdom is de clining, a gradual decrease having ta ken place since 1895, when the fig ures were 29 4 per 1000, until It Is now only 26.4 per 1000. The declining birth rate Is some thing of a myth in the cast end of London amongst the Jewish popula tion. There Is as much poverty and overcrowding there as anywhere else, but large families are the ru and many medical authorities have testi fied to splendid physique and stam ina of the Jewish child, due chiefly to good feeding and the abstemious life of the parents. As Illustrative of the high birth rate in that quarter of London, reference may be made to the ballot paper Just Issued for the election of twenty boys as inmates of the community's or phanage at West Norwood. The total number of children in the 30 families selected by the committee Is 168, or 6 children per family. Two of the families consist of ten, three of eight, two of seven, and so on down to only four with three and two with a cou ple. All the families live in the east end district, except six. Large famil ies are also the rule among Jews In the provinces. BARFFOOT DANCER WILL COME TO FREE AMERICA London, Feb. 16 Commanded never again to appear in St James court and indignant at many or her friends who apparently are willing to ostra cise her for this reason. Lady Con stance Richardson, whose wonderful barefoot dance Incurred the displeas ure of King Edward, Is going to Am erica, It Is rumored here also that the dancer's husband, Sir Edward Richardson, has suffered financial re verses that makes It almost necessary for Lady Constance to help. Report today has. it that Lady Constance will engage In vaudeville work in New York. Prince la a Dramatist. Vienna. Prince Nicholas, the reigning sovereign of Montenegro, is the author of a drama which has been produced at Cettlnje, the Montene grin capital. Much enthusiasm grii-.t'd the performance in the pres ence of the royal author and his suite. The piece is called ."Prince Arvanit" and deals with an incident In the his tory of Montenegro, and It Is said there Is an undercurrent of meaning connected with the Montenegrins' struggle agaist Austrian aggression. Wooden Boll Syndicate. Paris. A "wooden bell' syndicate has been founded In Paris by some very "advanced" socialists. io "change one's residence to the tune of the wooden bell" means leaving a house or flat surreptitiously by night in order to avoid paying rent, and the purpose of this society Is to make this maneuver easy for Its members. The syndicate has been duly registered and Incorporated and holds meetings at the Labor Exchange. Forty-three "moonlight flits" were successfully arranged by the syndicate on Janu ary 8. 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