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Wi.i-,U';.(u1VT':J.;':t5;i; EIGHT PAGES DAILY EAST OREGOMAN, PENDLI'TfOX. (lltlidON, V F.IXi:si)A V, .MAY 10, 1911. PAGE THREE Never beiore m the 30 years history of this store's successful merchandising have we witnessed such crowds as packed our store today Crowds in the aisls, crowds on the floor, crowds on the balcony and in every nook and corner all so eager to buy that - our sales force was taxed to its capacity. As they read the green price tags they stared in amazement. Every article, in every department has been marked at cost or below--Never have such prices been made in Pendleton before. Rcmombor 0e .lust Reduce Oar Stock. Uatcb For the Big Green Signs GREATER. ALEXAN FRESH FACTS ABOUT CUSTER S LAST BATTLE Major Lens MoorliouHc Receives Letter From Man Who Was In Reno's Coouiiaiid. Perhaps there Is no battle In the history of America that Is more fa mous than the battle of the Little Big Horn in which General Custer and hlH five troops of cavalry, consisting in all of 277 men, were massacreed In Sitting Bull and his Indian braves on June 25, 1876. Three names were made immortal by that battle, those of Custer, Sitting Bull and Major Re no, but to the latter there attracts an odium which the lapse of over a quar ter of a century has not served to re move. There has been discussion without end since that memorable date regard ing Reno's conduct, some juHtifylng find others condemning him for the course he took. Major Lee Moor house of this city, collector of Indian curios und maker of the celebrated Moorhouso photos, has Just received a Utter from William O. Taylor of Or ange, Mass., one of the few survivors of Heno's command, and his com ments on this battle show in what light Iteno'a conduct was regarded by his troopers. He does not condemn his leader but he docs couture him, disagreeing strongly with an opinion cxpressi-d by Major Moorhouso in a j revlous letter. The details! of the battle of the Lit tle Hlg Horn are perhaps known to almost every school child In the coun try. It bus been told again and again how Custer ami his command were sent against the hostile Sioux and al 1 1 1 d tribe and of how he came upon them, thousands strong, encamped for six miles along the Little Big Horn in Wyoming; of how the dash ing lender divided his troops Into two divisions Intending to strike simul taneously nt both ends of the encamp ment; of how Heno sounded the re treat when he saw a red avalanche pouring down upon him Instead of do. finding his position; and of how Sit ting Bull was thus able to send his whole body of warriors against Cus ter's little band so that none of the. latter escaped the savage fury. Major Moorhouso visited the scene of the battleground a number of yenrs ago and took a series of pic tures of the points which played Im portant parts In the tragedy. A copy of the "Inland Printer" containing copies of several of these pictures and 0 cut of Major Moorhouso fell into the hands of Mr. Taylor In faraway Massachusetts, and, desiring to secure a set of the pictures, he began a cor respondence and in his last letter tells something of his own part In the famous battle. "When as a private soldier In the Seventh Cavalry I took part in the campaign of 1S76." he writes. "I was but little more than a boy, had Just inssed my 20th birthday In fact, and In common with many others If not It 1 1 of the command, had then no con. eeptloti of the tnible significance or historical Importance of the events taking place at that time. Indeed our only thought seemed to be to get away from that field of carnage. There was no taking of notes or gathering of data not oven a decent burial for our dead, and we were civilized Christians. Later years, bringing with with more mature judgment and a clearer Insight Into tilings, have, as n result produced a gnat longing to know tnoe ale, tit the entire affair, especially about the movement:! of Custer and bis five troops In the last two or three hours of their life, heme 1 have obtained and read all that I culd find relating t the battle of the Little l'lg Horn. I find errors and misstatements In all but the story of Lieutenant Dodfrey (now Onoral), whom I remember unite well, seems to nio to be about the best yet written, but this Is far from being as complete as one could wish. "Your opinion In regard to Major Reno's holding bis position In the Do You Suffer From Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Constipation, Malarial Disorders Then You Should Try Hosfetter's Stomach Bitters woods," he goes on to say, " is doubt less shared by a great many others who have given the matter some thought, and yet I do not know that I can endorse it. If Reno had have been a man tried in Indian warfare and have had perfect command of his faclltles, if Captain Benteen had have been as zealous In obeying orders as he was in personal bravery, the result of the battle might have been very different and I might not be here, but It Is very hard to say. There are so many 'ifs' In the question. I sup pose It is a very difficult thing for any man, even the most clear headed, to realize In a few minutes the best course to pursue under such circum stances. "The locution from which we start ed to retreat was certainly a very good one to defend, If one had a few mo ments in which to size it up and. place his men. The former course of the river made a bend there, low and heav ily timbered, und the old bank of the river for a distance would have made ar excellent breastworks. I sometimes think that Heno had some such in tention . when ho mounted and dis mounted ' the men before he got out of the woods but gave up the idea. "What a ride that was from the mo. iin'tit we tame out of the woods on to the prairie and found 'a thick red line' of yelling Indians pouring shot into us from their Henry and Winchester rifles while they raced us for the bluffs. Over the pralrle-dog holes w went, down the old bank of the river to' another level and soon the river was filled with excited men and strug gling horses. Out of It and up the bluffs, we started. Can I ever forget It! It was right there that my horse gave out and refused to move, Indians oc no Indians. I dismounted nnd tried t i lead him but not an Inch would he stir. The bullets were coming near and fast, my comrades were rushing by toward the top of the bluff, so 1 gave the horse a hearty kick and started up the slope afoot. I had gone but a short distance when I was overtaken by n comrade named My ers, also dismounted. We walked al ong close together for a few . yards when a shot struck him and he fell dead at my feet. " 'A bad place for me' I thought, 'and I had better zlg Tag,' so 1 bore off a little to the right and then to the left but ever going up. When within n few yards of the top, an other comrade, mounted and having u lead h.irse, came along nnd kindly (and gladly, I think) gave me his extra mount so thnt I soon arrived nt the fcummlt where had emigre-, gated post of the nu n who l a ) es-j ca ped. j "The fire ot the Indians b o) sluek ei.ed if not altogether ceased this time, nnd most of the men were ly ing down taking a much needed rest, wondering what had happened audi what was coming next. In a very brief time Captain Benteen, with hls three troops, came up to us followed , shortly by Captain McPougnl's troop escorting the pack train. This was, I should Judge, about 2:3(1 In the afternoon, certainly not later. "Here we remained unmolested so far as l could sec, for nearly if not iinlle two hours, perhaps longer, then an advance was made In the direction Custer was supposed to have gone. A short distance was covered when the Indians appeared in our front and be gan firing. The eommntiM then re turned to near the place where we were Joined by Benteen early In the afternoon nnd we were soon surroun ded by the Indians who kept up a si vere fire until deep twilight when they ceased. I do not know that I run add anything to Lieutenant Cod ficy's account of whnt followed." In Crodfrey's account Is told of the rrscue of Beno and his survivors by Cencral liobbon who arrived from the west with reinforcements. The cam palgn continued until the following January when Colonel Nelson A. Miles administered n decisive defeat to the warriors of Sitting Bull. That unrelenting old chief with some of bis tribesmen retreated Into Canada and It was some mouths before he could be Induced to return to bis res eivatlon. letter he performed just as modern celebrities do by making a tour of the United States und inci dentally collecting a small fortune by exhibiting himself to the gaze of the curious. Private William Taylor was muster ed out of the Seventh Cavalry in Juno, 1877, according to his letter. and returned Immediately to his home In Massachusetts where he has since remained. He has gathered together an Immense amount of data, con cerning Custer's last battle, including every bit of literature written about this event, letters from comrades and officers who participated in tire bat tle, pictures and relics from the field. He declares his intention of coming west this next June for the purpose of visiting the field which he upon that memorable June day thirty-five years ago and upon which he left nearly 300 of his comrades dead after a battle that will live In the memory of man as long as the field endures. Do Ghosts Haunt Swamps? No, never. Its foolish to fear a fancied evil, when there are real and deadly perils to guard against In swamps and marshes, bayous und lowlands. These are the malaria germs that cause ague, chills and fe ver, weakness, aches In the bones and muscles, and may induce deadly ty phoid. But Electric Bitters destroys and costs out these vicious germs from th blood. "Three bottles drove all the malaria from my system," wrote Win. Fretwell, of Lucama, N. C, "and I've had fine health ever since." Use this safe, sure remedy only 60c at Koeppens. LAIlOlt NEWS AND NOTES. Chicago heads the list of cities with the largest number of strikers out in various trades. The strike of the British seamen has been set back to the 24th of May is it Is the plan of the leaders to have it affect the coronation plans as much as possible. Congress has before t several bills whose purpose is to regulate the Im migration of aliens into the United States. The one carving the illiteracy test is being urged by the American Federation of Lbor. During the last session of the leg islature Kansas unionists secured a worklngmen's compensation law. also a law requiring all coal mines to be provided with telephones. A plan is on foot in Omaha, Xeb., to launch a cooperative store. Some of the unions are said to feel that they ore not given a square deal by some of the shops of theN'ebraska city and It would be better to organize a co operative store than to start a fight against the existing shops because of their union and non-union affilia tions. The shopmen of the Pennsylvania railroad are hopeful that their trou bles will be happily settled. Within a short time no less than 19.0(1(1 men have been dism'sscd by the company between Altoona and rittsburg, and the result was a strike on th first of May. The men claim that the discharges have been on account of the men being union men or organ ized, but the company declares that the laying off Is simply in accordance with a plan for retrenchment. It Is not at all certain that io su preme court, which has taken a re cess until next Monday, will hand down a decision in the case of the contempt charges against the heads of the American Federation of Labor. Labor leaders declare that unless some conclusion Is readied and the matter cleared away, workingmcn everywhere will begin to give Cred ence to the report that the court Is waiting for a tip. not from evidence but from developments. A Smile. U a pretty bard thing to accomplish when you're blue, bilious and out of sorts. There is a sure cure for all kinds of stomach and liver eoni pln'nts constipation and dyspepsia. Ballard's Herbinc is mild, yet abso lutely effective in all cases'. Price BOe per bottle. A. C. Koeppcn & Bros. Potash Hearing Itegins. Hamburg, Germany, May lit. Ne gotiations were commenced here to day which are expected to result in an agreement whereby the Independent potash Interests in the. United Stales will cut loose from the American combine nnd deal directly with the German potash syndicate. It Is be lieved that the conference- will settle the matter, as there Is manifest n general determination, to arrive at some solution of the vexing matter. The American interests represented In today's conference ar separated from the Bradley and Schmldtmnnn groups. There will bo negotiations with the original Schmldtmann group at Brussels on June 15. Read th jvant ads. Dl ATHENA PREPARES FOR TO HE IlIfifiEST Sftms ! IN HISTORY OF SOCIETY Excellent Program Has Been Arrang- cd for the Occasion Two, Ball (iaincs Between Teams of Blue Mountain League. (Special Correspondence.) Athena, Ore., May 9. The twelfth grand annual gathering of the Uma tilla County Caledonian society, which W to be held in this city, Friday and Saturday, May 19 and 20, promises to be the greatest and most interesting gathering that has ever been held ! since its organization. The program I li very extensive and the whole plc I nic Is larger and grander than ever. Hon. U. C. Sanderson of Milton, Hon. George W. Cross, Mayor of this city, and by the Hon. Geo. J. Cameron of j Portland. On the musical program i will be Miss Catherine Covach, the popular soprano, and Miss Edna 'Gates, the favorite contralto, in clas- slcnl Scotch songs. As usual the ar tistic dancers in native costumes in rre!s, sword dances and strathspeys will appear and will be assisted by i Frank 1. Hennesy in humorous reci tations and James Bannon in comic I songs. Pipers McDonald and Smith 'will appear In thiir soul--tirring bag pipe selections and the Scottish dances, game", songs and stories by the prominent soloists and comedians. .In songs of Scui'and will make a in- tensely interesting program. The: prominent features !' the afternoon ' of each day will be songs recitations and a gemr.il social and reunion of all. , In the way of sports there will be two baseball games, one on the after- : noon of each day with teams of the ' Blue Mountain league. Weston plays J Athena here on Friday afternoon and Walia Walla plays Athena Saturday ! afternoon. After the liall game on , each day will be a broncho busting I contest which will be between the . best riders of the country, j The officials of the Caledonian so ciety have also announced that they .have secured the services of the Mil ler nmusement company for three days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, ! which company has ten attractions j and a balloon ascension each day. . There is 65 people in the company land they assure a good entertainment. On Frldav afternoon and evening there is also the Barnes Circus com- j j pany which makes another nttrac- j ' Hon for the picnickers. The Scotch j 'concert will be hold Friday evening nt S o'clock, j Other News Notes. The high school track team is training hard this wor k In prepara tion for the University of Oregon ! meet to be held In Eugene next Fri 1 day, May 12th. and the team leaves here Wednesday evening for that 'place. TVtose going; on the team are: ' F. Payne in the half mile and mile: i L. McEwen and M. Hill in the sprints; and G. Dudley In the wtights The members of the county court ; were In this city todav Inspecting tlu' i ! road work irolng on between thJs! place anil Weston. The work N pro gressing very rapidly and It will not be but n few days more until Athena has complete,! hi r share of the work and the machinery will be moved to' Weston in order that that city and j community may build her part of the : macadam road. This road s going to be a great benefit to these two towns anil their communities as the read in the winter time gets in very bad shape and is sometimes lmpas-j sable. 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Hill, the railway magnate, who has been carrying on a nation-wide war with the Harriman interests, is about to shift the eeat of that war to Califor nia by entering this state from the, northwest, where he is strongly In trenched, according to the statement today of Robert E. Strahorn, vice president and general manager of the O.-W. R. & X. company. Strahorn is the man who, in the employ of Harriman, built the mys terious "romance" railroad In the Northwest, which after six years of construction work and completion of about 300 miles of track, was discov ered to be a Harriman Interest in vading the Hill stronghold in the Northwest. Strahorn saPs that Hill interests will not invade California from Den ver, one of the Western termlnols of the system, but that a great double track line will be laid from Seattle south through the vast lumber areas of Northern California down to Pan Francisco and eventually on to Los Angeles. This part of the construction will come first, says Strahorn. and after that will follow the building of a con necting link in the chain of Hill roads which will give Los Angeles another through line to the East by connection with the Burlington at Denver. Strahorn refused to say that he has Information to the effect that Hill Is contemplating the construction of this road from the northwest into Cal ifornia and on down to the Mexican ftontier In the Immediate future, but he did say that It is a piece of rail road work whbh may be looked for in a short time. Only a little cold in the head may may be the beginning of an obstinate case of Nasal Catarrh. Drive out the Invader with Ely's Cream Balm ap plied straight to the inflamed stuffed up air-passages. Price 60c. If you prefer to use an atomizer, ask for LIqu'd Cream Balm. It has all the good qualities of the solid form of this remedy and will rid you of ca tarrh or hay fever. No cocaine to breed a dreadful habit. No mercury to dry out the secretion. Price 75c, with spraying tube. AH drugg sts or mailed by Ely Bros, 56 Warren street. New York. Many wise men leave umbrellas at each end of the route but the great difficulty is to have them stay put. Last Number of Course for It--' "Yx l - y - xi. - r- I Gov. & . .... 'I 1 6 P- IB few at If METHODIST CHURCH FRIDAY, MAY 12 Admission $1.00 Children 35c CLEAR LAKE LANDS TO BE BIRD PRESERVE TERRITORY SET ASIDE BY PRESIDENT TAFT Action Is Believed to Be tlie First Step Toward Establishing an Im mense Game Reserve in Southern Oregon. Portland, Or. Wild birds of the state may hereafter take refuge in Clear lake and the surrounding lands for President Taft has declared this a government bird preserve. Clear Lake lies near the California line and the reserve includes 25,000 acres. It was purchased by the government as, a reservoir site five years ago. Clear lake has been one of the best known breeding spots for wild birds for years and is second only to the Lower Klamath lake regions. Millions of ducks nest there each spring. The lake is from 12 to 15 miles across at its widest point. Birds breeding there have not been molest ed in the past to any great extent ex cept by stockmen who range their cattle and sheep on the nearby lands, but with the steadily growing popu lation of the country, it was recog nized that greater protection was needed for the water fowl. With protection from the hunter, the birds of the Clear lake country may be expected to multiply rapidly and restock to a considerable degree many of the well known hunting grounds of the state. The action of President Taft in set ting aside the Clear Lake reserve is believed to be the first step toward establishing an immense game reserve in southern Oregon, south of Klam ath Falls and including the lava bed country along the California line. For a year an effort has been made to have the president set aside the lava beds as a refuge for mule tail deer. This has been fought by the stock interests but is still being considered at Washington. By adding that section to the Clear lake reserve, one of the finest game preserves in the country would be established and it is believed that It would do much to conserve the game resources of the northwest. Do you read the East Oregonian? Pendleton Lecture Current Year. W. Folk 'Many mop. have ln'iii s;iyeis mid Iicav t l of tilt' words of oiv io rielittMUMiess, hi-re is :i liiMii 1 1 1 m T has been a 'loor of them." K.X-(iov. Folk hee;ui his cain';iion for ihh1 fit izenlii; in St. l.onis ; it sre:hl to the state of M issouri ; now it is of National extent. Tin's is your oppor tunity to hear Gov. Folk. Do not miss it. v i