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PAIT.Y EAST OREGOXTAX. PENDLETON, OREGOX SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1912. TEN-PAGES GOTHAM'S DEBT IS MORE THAN NATIONS D PAGE EIGHT. New York, Feb. t- Trmt Father Knickrrbockcr has at last succeeded In contracting a mun'clpal Indebted ness excelling the national debt of tnde Sam is the ttartling situation revealed by the report which the comptroller has Just submitted to Mayor Gaynor. This report shows that the gross Indebtedness of New York City now amounts to the enor mous sum of ll.037.Sll. 7 IS. which in round number Is $20,000 more than the pub'.ic indebtedness of the United States government. That an income far greater than that en Joyed by any crowned head Is neces sary to provide for the municipal needs is Indicated by the fact that during the past year the city's fund ed debt was increased by the tidy sum of $71,000,000 of which more than $44,000,000 represents bonds issued for rapid transit work and the great new water supply spstem. Enor mous as is his financial indebtedness, however. Father Knickerbocker's sit uation is not so involved as might ap pear on the surface. 'While the to tal debt exceeds a billion dollars, the net debt Is considerably less than that sum by reason of the fact that about $450,000,000 of the Indebted ness is represented either by bonds held in the s;nking fund or by self sustaining bonds which are exempt. These factors reduce the net debt with contract obligations outstanding to $660,000,000 and leaves the bor rowing power of the city at $125,000. 000. Even these ameliorating figures however, cannot disguise the " fact that in its financial operations this city within a comparatively few num ber of years is practically certain to far outstrip the national government. LOST IT DESERT STOKMS. FIND REFUGE IX CABIN Two Instances Where Bewildered Persons Stumble Upon More than Welcome Shelter. Goldfleld. Nov. There have been several cases of people being lost on the white expanse of the desert dur ing the winter snow storms. On a recent evening Tom Rea, who lives In a camp near Mount Jackson, -was disturbed by loud knocking on his cabin door. On going outside he found two prospectors who were on their way to Lida, but who became lost in the blinding blizzard. On the same evening, about an hour later, Rae again heard loud knocks at his door. He went out to find Mrs. Pat O'Hara begging for admittance. She informed Rea that she had start ed from her home in the Tule Canyon early the day before and had lost her way. With her horse and buggy she wandered aimlessly about in the snow until she espied the tracks leading to the Rea cabin. The men and women remained at the Rea cabin until the storm had sub sided and they had fully recovered from the effects of their thrilling ex perience. But for, -discovering the cabin they would have lost their lives. . .... SCENE FROM "FAVST" v . . .-. v.. , V.'V$ .-v.v . j " : ;V v l fc - v s .... v" -v j - .. i teMo ..I At the Oregon Theatre Tonight. MORGAN OWNER OF PROVINCE IN CUBA No Wonder Financial King Can Pro. cure Such Manunotli Black Cigars. New York. The most startling feature of the "Life Story of J. Pier- pont Morgan," written by Carl Hovey, is the assertion of the author that Mr. Morgan owns the province of Santa Clara, Cuba. Mr. Hovey dismisses Mr. Morgan's alleged ownership of one of the rich est provinces of Cuba with the bare assertion on page 321: "Mr. Morgan owns the Santa Clara province in Cuba, where a particular ly dark and fragrant variety of to bacco is grown; his cigars are made for him out of the special leaf and these large, black cigars of his figure in innumerable anecdotes. Hovey man mean "plantation" in stead of "province." "You take that skirt, for instance, and one that I saw last night divided like trousers. "Why, if a woman had worn a thing like that before I went over the road they would have had her locked up in a dippy baxaar in twenty-four winks. "And they're voters, too. On the square, do you think it will stick? Are they going to work at it ob is It Just some new-fangled IdeaT" The moving picture shows, electric cars and automobiles, likewise amaz ed and appalled Miller. S. LOOKS UP TITLE OF ISLAND CLAIMED BY BRITISH Palmyra, 600 Miles From Hawaii, Was Discovered by American in 1832 Proclaimed Part of King don. Washington, D. C Rumors that Great Britain intended to take pos session of Lalmyra island, (in reality a group of fifty islets), lying about 600 miles southwest of Hawaii and al most in a direct line between Aus tralia and the Panama canal, result ed In the subject being made a mat ter of lnjuiry unofficially at the state derjartment today. Officials rjrofesseri ignorance of any issue being ralsea as to the own ership of the island, but admitted that the title was vague. Palmyra island was discovered In 1S52 bv an American shipmaster, was proclaimed part ' of the kingdom of Hawaii in 1882 and' was annexed by Great Britain in 1889. The question at issue is whether the British an nexation cancelled the prior Hawaiian title, for if it did not, then Palmyra Island would probably be held to have been annexed to the United States in 1898. Cagney was the host of the party. The trip was made in a 3200 pound machine. The party went first to Pelee Is land. Then it proceeded to Leam ington. Ont., where the night was spent. A Mrs. McCormick and Dr. Van Epp, both of Pelee Island, were brought from Leamington to Pelee. Thence the autolsts made their way to Catawba Island, arriving at 1 o'clock this afternoon. According to the members of the party, the ice was in fine condition for motoring between the Bass islands and Pelee Island. Between Leaming ton and Pele elsland, however, they encountered a dangerous crack which had to be bridged with planks taken along for such a purpose. THREE JIAZERS STABBED. SUES HIMSELF AND OTHERS FOR $331,231 COMMISSION As a Stockholder Defendant He Will ITenumably Try to What Will He Do. Anyhow? San Jose, Calif. Upon the heels of an action covering the identical case which was filed about a month ago and to make assurance doubly sure, A. B. Campbell, a real estate dealer here, has filed suit in the Superior Court against more than 100 stock holders of the Monterey Coal Com pany, each as individuals and collec tively as a corporation, for $331,231.' 60, which he claims as commission on the sales of stock in the company Campbell called to his assistance the stockholders liability statute) and is taking no chances with the fact that the defendant is a foreign corporation. Setting up a written contract made in 1808, whereby he was given the agency for Southern California for two years for the marketing of the stocks of the company and was prom ised a commission of 32 1-2 per cent on all pales, Campbell declares he has sold 100,000 shares at $1 a snare and demands his money, with Interest. As a stockholder Campbell includes himself as a defendant and figures that he owes himself $544.81 as his pro rata of the indebtedness of the corporation. Pastor Kills Self in Jail. T.nnir Prairie. Minn. The Rev. R T. Guernsey, pastor of tne .tsapusi church of Long Prairie, committed suicide by hanging himself in a cell in the Todd county Jail. The Rev. Mr. Guernsey was dis missed from his pplpit by the rustees Of the church a week ago and was ar rested Saturday night and sentenced to imprisonment for ninety days on complaints filed with the county authorities by several parents. He had hanged himself by making a rope and noos eof his bedclothing and ty ing one end to the bars of his cell door. The dead man was about 65 years old. 1 DIE. 5 HURT IN FIRE AT FAMILY REUNION Hiram College Hoys Wounded in Fight With Star Football Player. Hiram, Ohio. Three Hiram Col lege students were seriously Injured here in an attempt by varsity football men and their student sympathizers to haze Earl R. Thomas of Youngs town, the star halfback on last year's eleven. Earl Cook of Youngstown. a varsity man, was stabbed twice in the abdo men, but physicians say he will re cover. William Oldacre of Warren was cut and bruised on the head and John Maus of La Follette was cut in the back. c u u WALTER PLANTING INTENDING TO RETIRE FROM FARMING, WILL OFFER FOR SALE AT HIS IICXME TLACE 4 1-2 MILES WEST OF PENDLETON, THE FOLLOWING DE SCRIBED PROPERTY. EVERYTHING TO GO TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, AB SOLUTELY NOTHING RESERVED. Thursday, February Oth, I 12 Commencing at 10 o'Clock a. m. Sharp 42 head of Rood work horses 1 Belgian stallion 6 years old. 1 five year old Clyde stallion. 1 two year old Percheron stallion. 1 black Spanish Missouri jack. 1 driving team.' 1 single driver. 2 saddle horses 1 Holt combined harvester, 20-foot cut. 19 sets butt-chain harness. 2 sets hack harness. 1 single harness. 1 Shenandoah 32 horse hitch. 1 cook house. 3 3 1-2 inch truck wagons, with racks. 4 3 1-4 inch truck wagons, with racks. 1 3-inch truck wagon, with rack. 1 1 Gilbert Hunt chop mill, almost new. 5 16 Hoe drills, 2 Superior, 2 'Monitor, 1 Empire. 3 3-bottom Canton Clipper gang plows. 4 8-horse steel harrows. 1 land packer, almost new. 1 8-ft disc harrow. ' 1 McCormick mower and rake. :: 2 McCormick binders, 1 6-ft. and 1 7-f t cut. 1 18-fL cut steel weeder. i hack. . . :t2L;2!3 1 buggy. " " ; 2 feed racks 2 hay racks 1 bob sled . 1 fanning mill. Blacksmith tools, stretchers, chains and other articles too numerous to mention. Torms of Salo All sums under $50 cash ; on all sums over $50 time will be given until October 1, 1912, on approved security 8 per cent interest; a discount of 3 per cent will be given for cash on all sums over $50. - Walior Planting, Ownor E. L. SMITH, Clerk. Col. Vm. F. Yohnlra, Auctioneer BABY WEIGHS 1 1-2 POUNDS. WOMEN'S TIGHT SKIRTS SURPRISED FREED COXYICT Inumircd for Twenty Years, Is Shocked ty What He Sees, "and They Are Voters, Too," He Says, Los Angeles, Cal. Charles Miller walked about the streets of Los An- f-eles dazed by the wonder of what he saw. Miller had been released from San Quentln prison sixty hours previous ly, after having: been shut out from the world for twenty years. "For the love of Mike," he ex claimed In shocked tones, "lock at that" He pointed to a lovely young woman In a blue velvet hobble skirt and a black picture hat decorated wit white ostrich plumes. Rlaze Breaks Out In the Home of Curtis Hale, Clajtonla, pa., In the Early Morning While Relatives Are Guests. Butler, Pa. Four persons were burned todeath or died from suffo- tion and five others are in a serious nnrtitinn as ft result of a fire at the home of Curtis Hale at Claytonia, mininir town ten miles from here. a family reunion was held at the f rurtla Hale. An overheated stove or the explosion of a lamp is thought te have been the cause. Tuiien Karl. ated 35, son-in-law of Curtis Hale. if i ins Mm Pollle. aged 35. xiaio Rfille. aKed 28. wife of Tamna TA fl.l Hale, Scott, aged 18, so nof Curtis Hale. Halo rnrtls. his wife and children Tinvirt James and Sadie, sustained murns about the head and body. Men from a near by coal mine as slsted by neighbors, extinguished the fire, provided tor the injured and re covered the charred bodies of the vie tims. The damage to the house was less than S1000. AUTO PARTY C ROSSES LAKE ERIE OX THE ICE John P. Cangney Takes Friends from Pot-ln-Bay, Ohio, to Opposite Shore and Back in 3300 Pound Machine. Put in Bay, Ohio. An automobile trio across ice-covered Lake Erie and return was completed here by J. C. Weft, John Darr, Captain W. E Smith, L. B. DeWItt and John P. Cagney of Catawba Island. Richmond Child Is Healthy Despite Unusual Smallncss. Richmond. The smallest baby In Richmond's history was born to Mrs. M. Burke, wife of a we'.l known hardware merchant. The child is but a wisp of human ity weighing a pound and a half. Ac cording to the attending physician, Dr. Cunningham, the child is healthy and will live. The mother and child are at a local sanitarium. ft h A D u u PRISON AS PENALTY FOR MARYLAND GOSSIPS Annapolis, Md. A bill designed to protect women from gossip was intro duced in the house of delegates by Mr. Phillips of Wllcomico county. The proponed law inflicts imprisonment for six months to three years upon any person who makes an assertion reflecting upon the good name of a woman. NOTED RUPTURE EXPERT HERE Soeley, Who Fitted the Czar of Rus sia, Will be at the Grand Hotel, Walla Walla. P. H. Seeley of Chicago and Phila delphia, the noted truss expert, will be at the Grand hotel and will remain in Walla Walla this Monday and Tuesday only, February 6th and 6th. Mr. Seeley says: "The Spermatic Shield Truss as now used and ap proved by the United States govern ment will not only retain any case of rupture perfectly, affording immedi ate relief, but closes the opening in 10 days on the average case." This Instrument received the only award In England and In Spain, producing results without surgery or harmful in jections. Mr, Seeley has document ary references from the United States government, Washington, D. C, for your inspection. All charity cases without charge, or if any Inter-, ested call, he will be glad to show the truss without charge or fit them if desired. Anyone ruptured should re member the date and take advantage of this unusual opportunity. Blamed Good Worker. "I blamed my heart for severe dis tress in my left side for two years," writes W. Evans, Danville, Va., "but I know now it wai Indigestion, as Dr. King's New Life Pills completely cured me." Best for stomach, liver and kidney troubles, constipation, headache or debility. 25c at Koep-pens. The undersigned will sell at public auction at the John Doherty place near Yoakum on fl. II fr" IL (1 rift 71 Commencing at 1 0:30 A. M. Sharp the Fol lowine; Described Property 1 Span good Work Mules 1 Span good Young Mares 2 Two Year old Colts 1 Yearling Colt 2 Farm Wagons 1 Hack 1 Plow 3 Section Steel Harrow 1 Garden Cultivater 1 Four Horse Fresno Scraper 2 Mowing Machines 2 Hay Rakes 2 Set of Farm Harness 1 Land Roller 1 Milch Cow 1 Stack of Hay 1 Disc Harrow . : 6 Cords of Wood " Household Furniture and other things too numerous to mention. Free Lunch Served at Moon Terms ot Sale: 50B. VTV" "M"" Bvcii until October I, 1912 on approved security 8 pier cent, interest a discount of 3 per cent, will be given for cash on: all sums over aou.uu Col. W. F. Yohnka, Auctioneer John Johoriy, lunor I