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PAGE EIGHT. DAILY EAST OREOONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1912. EIGHT PAGES That During 1912 "i ou will buy your Groceries at this store. Phone orders carefully attended. ' Stock crisp and fresh every day. Our prices will pleaso you. WE WANT 1 912 TO BE OUR. BANNER YEAR. We'll make it worth while for you if you'll trade here. Standard Grocery Co., Inc. niOXK MAIY 9ft. FRANK O'GATtA, Pres. WHERE ALL ARE PLEASED. BERNARD O'GAItA, Sea-Treos. Newsy Notes of Pendleton Kooiitc Funeral Tomorrow. The Tuneral of J. H. Koontz, father of Echo, who died at his home yes terday morning, will be held tomor row afternoon at 1:30 at Echo. DRAYMEN MAY WIN IN THEIR FIGHT WARNER TIUAIi DEVELOPS INTO SENSATIONAL STORY (Continued from page one.) ORDINANCE INTRODUCED PROVIDING FOU LICENSES Council Authorizes Advertising 11rc Alarm System Bids Street to Hranoli Asylum to be Improved by City Also. said was what purported to be a last will and testament of J. W. Young to which were signed the names of J. B. Perry and C. C. Hendricks as wit nesses When the district attorney at tempted to have thn witnesses testl- I fy that by the provisions of the al- for 'eged will Mrs. Warner was the prin cipal beneficiary, the defense inter posed an objection which was sustained. Deny Tliey Signed Will. Perry and Hendricks -were both called to the stand and denied they had ever witnessed a will for Young, The fight which the regular dray men have led to force certain of their .111. ivi lunn'vLiivia iij licit mc lame 1 1 - i , . , , , , . cence fee required of' them resultedi11'' rd1,eWl,ew!eei1 .i.- ..... . I Young In h:s life. ill KM? lIllll'UUL IIUII ui tx IltTW UIU1" nance at the regular council meet ing last night. The ordinance pro vides that every vehicle carrying passengers, baggage or material of any Ind for hire shall be taxed $20 annually. Certain exceptions are, however, made in favor of farmers hauling gra:n. teams hauling freight out of the city, or contractors haul ing materials for city improvement. Advertise for Fire Alarm Bids. Upon the reading of specifications for a twenty-box fire alarm system last evening, the council voted to adver tise at once for bids on the same and " i 1 1 wie ouhhaiiuu ui VUUUUIllltlU tt , -, n-0- ..,,, , , , , ... I He was placed under a sharp cross a V """" lamination by the defense- before a fire whistle and apparatus in order , . . , . . , ., . . . , i leaving the stand, the Intent of the that the council might make aj . . 0. ' Mrs. Warner Forger, Says Expert. H. C. Blair, president of the Blair Business College of Spokane, was next called and not only pronounced "will Xo. 4" a forgery, but declared Mrs. Warner to be the forger. He pointed out that in the body of the will the name "J. W. Young"-appear-ed twice and that it was identical with the signature at the bottom in every detail. Thin he declared was an impossibility except through trac ing. Comparing the writing in the "will" with samples of Mrs. Warner's writing, he gave his opinion that they I had been written by the same hand. Port la ml Man Arrested Here. Sheriff T. JD. Taylor this noon ar rested Wilbur Weston upon notifica tion sent out by Portland officers. The man is accused of non-support. Falls Through Pinto Glass. As he .started to enter the Elliot restaurant on Main near Webb street at 9 o'clock lust evening, Gus Len nerman, an aged stone cutter, stumb led and fell. His head struck the plate glass of the door, smashing the glass and cutting several ugly gashes on his head. The wounds were dressed by Dr. Ringo. Rltner Attends Fulr Meeting. R. W. Rltner, vice president of the Round-up, left this morning lor Wal la Walla to attend a meeting of the officials of northwest fairs at which meeting the dates of the different fairs will be set. Mr. Rltner is em powered to represent the Round-up association at the meeting. Prisoner Has Patent Handcuffs. Joseph Larey, the man who shot Charles Silk at Umatilla, when ar rested had in his possession several handcuffs along with blue prints and patent papers and all indications go to show that he is the inventor of the locking devices. Instead of op ening with a key, the locks are re leased by a complicated combination. Three In Police Court. Three offenders appeared in police court this morning. John Keney was given three days for being drunk. Ben Hickman and Charles Dial had figured in an altercation, the former pleading guilty and the latter not guilty to disorderly conduct. Dial will be tried this afternoon and Judge Fitz Gerald has suspended sentence on Hickman until he hears the testimony. choice between a bell and whistle. Mayor Matlock last night asked that the street committee take action immediately upon the suggestion of Captain Charle3 A. Murphy that the city improve its street leading to the asylum. The mayor declared himself to be one of the heaviest property owners along Jacksun street and that he would willingly stand his share of the expense necessary for improve ment. City Xttornty Carter advised the council on the attitude of the North ern Pacif c company toward paving between its tracks on Webb street. sion that there was a slight differ ence in the three signatures of J. W. Young. MISER'S DEATH MAKES MANIAC OF DAUGHTER New York, Feb. 1. Guarded by his maniac daughter, who had stuff ed his mouth full of bread crumbs, and surrounded by a dozen half starv ed cats, the body of Henry Dons field, aged 70 years, and worth thou sands of dollars, was found dead, . from starvation, in his Brooklyn home. Detectives were forced to use violence to subdue the daughter be- The He declared they wished to put in ntonlD Iniif..i.l L.i, i. . if. i. . Th. 7.n 1. Ti "V1"-" r Dunu.unic. fore tn secured the corpse The council authorized Mr. Carter to !,,, . ' t;a. 'itiiu ij me company inai planking would not meet its wishes. A woman weighing 104 pounds 'tied a starvation cure. The world's mystery remains, a woman Royalty Resumes JonrAey. Gibraltar, Feb. 1. King George and Queen Mary left today on the royal ship Medina, on the last lap of their return to England, from India. I vrm mrm P U HI ID SUITS LADIES TAILORED Worth Up to $37.50 Your Choics tor: m fat C) All Remaining Furs . . Hall Price All Tailored and Lingerie Waists to go at Half Price All Sweaters .... Hlf Price Clearance Sale Prices on Embroid ery and Muslin Underwear Wohlenberg Dep't. Store Better Goods for Less Money Sues to Collect Note. The Bank of Montreal of Spokane today commenced suit in the local court against J. G. Bryan, the com plaint citing that defendant executed his promissory note to R. G. Belden of Spokane for the sum of $750, that the note is past due and has been purchased by the bank, and that de fendant refuses to pay the amount due. J 75 interest and 75 attorneys' fees are asked in addition to the principal. Homer I. Watts is attorney for the plaintiff. Bad Check Artist Is Caught. Mrs. F. M. Oh Ian, who passed a bad check on F. E. Livengood, the merchant, last Mondav has hepn nr. rested in Spokane together with her nusDand, according to word received by Sheriff Taylor torav. The. Iadv tendered the check In payment for merchandise, declaring that her hus band had given her the check. Sheriff Taylor was notified, when the check was found to be fraudulent, and suc ceeded in tracing the man and woman to .spoKane where they were arrested upon information from him. Mleso Had Exciting Time. Will Miese. formerly dav clerk at the Bowman Hotel, returned to Pen dleton yesterday and tells of an ad venturous time ho had since he left here several months ago. He says he made a trip to the South Sea Is lands to accept a position in a hotel but, not being able to talk Frenrh could not secure It when he arrived. tselng out of money, he declare. h was forced to work for sixty cents a aay and to live among the natives. After nearly starving to death, he made a getaway from the heathen land and is not contemplating a re turn at any date in the near future. Pendleton Drubs Pasco Team. The Pendleton bowlers more than retrieved the recent defeats which they have met from Pasco's team when Joth the first and second team trounced the visitors at the pastime parlors yesterday afternoon and last night The first team carried off victory with a margin of 218 pins, the score being, Pendleton, 2487, Pas co. 2249. The second team defoaft.fl the vi.-iitors in the afternoon by a margin almost a(; large and succeeded in rolling up a bigger score than the first team. The results of this con test totaled Fendleton 2518, Pasco 2315, giving Pendleton a margin of 203 pins. High score was made by W. H. McMonies, who knocked down a total of 519 pins, while Schultz made the be.-t score for Pasco, get ting 4 99. In a practice game befor the contests V. A. Bott made the phe nomenal score of 703, being but three pins below the record for the alleys, held by Nick Noel. PERSONAL MENTION J. T. Hlnkle f Hermlston, is a visitor in the city? Lou Reld of Gibbon, was a visitor in the city yesterday. James Johns retun ed this morning from a trip to La Grande. J. F. Baker of La Grande, was a guest of the Bowman last night. G. W. Proebstel, prominent Weston pioneer, came in this morning on the local. R. R. Lewis, well known Echo res ident, was a visitor in the city yes terday Ruth Royer of Pilot Rock, came In from her home at Pilot Rock yester day afternoon. Homer I. Watts, Athena attorney, came in from his home on the local this morning. E. R. Ware was In the city from h's home at Echo yesterday and spent the night here. Charles W. Jones, section foreman at Thorn Hollow, was visiting in the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. George La Fontaine have returned from their honeymoon trip to Honolulu. Mrs. Ben Hill and children are ex pected over from Walla Walla tonight to visit' with Mrs. L. D. Idleman. Dr. R. D. Cashatt of Spokane, but formerly of Weston, is n witness in the Mabel Warner forge.-y trial. Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Mason of Free water are visiting with their son, G. E. Mason of the Clark Hardware store. Charles McBee has returned from Portland where he has been since No vember, and Is greatly improved in health. A. P. Sprague, son-in-law of Dr. and Mrs. E. J. Sommervllle, passed through the city yesterday enroute from Portland to La Grande. Assessor C. P. Strain left today for the east end of the county where he 13 to attend a meeting at Vincent chapel where numerous public Issues are to be discussed. Captain Ed Walden and Lou Ray mond, the former a member of the po lice force of La Grande and the lat ter a former member of 'the "same force, are in the city as witnesses in the Mabel Warner trial. Long time money to loan on first class farm lands at 7 per cent Inter est. See Coutts & Hays, Pendleton, Oregon. Rioting in Paris. Paris, Feb. 1. Serious rioting, in which scores were hurt, resulted to day from the taxicab drivers' strike. A REMARKABLE OFFER. Local Concern in Effort to Establish Record is Making Unheardof Con. cessions of Interest to Every Fanji y. One of the most wide-awake Insti tutions in Pendleton and even Uma tilla county, is the Workingmen's Clothing Co. of this city. Manager L. Moses, in an interview, made the remarkable assertion that he had during the month of January Just closed, eclipse 1 by far the rec ord of the same month in 1911 in the volume of business done by this pop ular men's ft ore. When it Is taken into consideration JUST MAKE A NOISE '.' v." . i f n III 1 J , -v v r - - -in . through the phone whenever you want any Cleaning or pressing done and we will have a representative there in short order, whether it be a single garment or a complete wardrobe you want done. Our system enables us to do the work quickly but very thoroughly, so that it always gives satisfaction. And the same can be truly said of our charges too. Pendicler) Dys Works Phone Main 169. 208 H E. Alta. FIRST LA GRIPPE, THEN BRON CHITIS. Such was the case with Mrs. W. S. Bailey, McCreary, Ky. "My wife was taken down with a severe attack of la grippe which run into bronchitis. She coughed as though she had con sumption and could not sleep at night. The doctor's medicine gave her no relief and I was adviiied to try Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. The first bottle gave her so much re lief that she continued using It and three bottles effected a permanent cure." Mr. W. S. Bailey says he is prepared to answer all inquiries promptly. For sale by all dealers. REAL MEXICAN HOT TAMALES Wrestling Match Saturday, February 3 HERMLSTON, ORE. E. J. O'Connell Champion Pacific Coast Jack Kennedy Champion Chicago Y. M. C. A. Umatilla County CATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN TO A FINISH PRELIMINARIES. Main Bout at 9 o'Clock Admission $1 Reserved Seats 1.50 that the past season has been an un usually quiet one over the entire northwest, the significance of his claim is that it shows cloarly to the people of this vicinity that Pendleton Is not affected by this "dull" Bpell and also, the Workingmen's Clothing Co. is forging rapidly ahead among the leading men's ttores of Umatilla county. There is a good reason for the con stant growth of this store. The great bargains they are continually giving, which are made possible by buying right, operating at less expense and selling fast at small profits have served to add new patronage every season. As an example, they are at present selling $15 to $20 men's fine suits and overcoats for only $V.75 which la less than the factories' cost in the making of them This Is not their regular method of doing tusiness, but Mr. Moses is so enthusiastic over the fact that his January sales were lar ger than those of the same month In 1911, that he is determined to make the month of February, as well exceed last year in the volume of sales. He believes. In sticking ever lasting at it. and this spirit has iJrov en a winner. If you are in the least dubious of the nature of this offer he extends to you a cordial invitation to look over the quality of these goods as shown In his large corner window or bet ter yet, drop in and examine them closely, no matter If you intend to buy or not. Dale Rothrell Optometrist Eyes examined by the latest and best methods. ' Glasses fitted, lenses duplicated and frames repaired. With Wm. Hanscom THE Jeweler, Pendleton Are You Going to Travel If so wc have a complete linp of trunks and suit cases to fill your wants at following prices: Fiber Suit Cases 98, ?1.23, $1.49, ?1.C9, $1.98,' $2.49 Basket Suit cases $1.69, $1.98 Leather Suit Cases $4.03, $6.90, $7.90 Trunks $1.98, $2.49, $2.98, $3.49, $3.98 $4.98 and up. Golden Rule Store ' WE LEAD OTHERS FOLLOW. Pictorial Review Pat terns for February Now Here Pictorial Review Fashion Book costs you only 5 when purchasing any Pictorial Review Pattern at 15. Secure a copy today. WONDER STORE .SOCIALIST CONGRESSMAN WOULD INVESTIGATE STRIKE Washington, Feb. 1. Congression al investigation of the present strike of the "system federation" shopmen on the Harriman linen, is provided for in a resolution introduced in the house today by Congressman Berger. He urges an immediate investigation of the strikers charges, that inefficient repairs to locomotives are the cause of loss of life and .property and the delay of mallh. not Clam Bouillon 10c Hot Malted Clama 10c Hot Beef Tea .10c Hot Tomato Flip 10c Hot Beef Broth 10c Hot Chocolate 10c Try our Hot Drinks they are invigorating and will cheer you uo during cold weather. W. J. Connor & Co. Successor to Harry O'Dell Cigars, Candles and Pool Room. 649 Mali Street. Proue M. i. Clark's Grocery JELL-O With each package of Jell-o you re ceive FREE, a Jelly Glass. The same quantity and quality of Jell-o you have been receiving in the past. CLARK'S GROCERY Phone Main 174 612 Main Street