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THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 191?.
j Hot Weather?
Hard to Cook?
Makes Fretful Housewives
OF COURSE. ONLY NATURAL. BUT
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State News Brevities
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Baker Adopts Racing Program.
The county fair board of the Ba
ker Commercial club at a special ses
sion last evening adopted the racing
schedule for the coming fair, sub
mitted by Joe Waddell of the rac
ing committee. The dailv nropramfl
will consist of two running, and two Pchase, constituted a violatiar. cf the
" i mi. . l i j - . . i -
harness races, with a relay each day
ships its liquor here, both pleaded guil
ty and were fined $50 each, with sen
tence suspended. - . '
The district attorney, in his argu
ment, declared that although the or
der was placed on Saturday, the deliv
ery on Sunday, which completed the
and special numbers that will be ad
ded to each day's program. The
races, as last year, will be governed
by the rules of the American Trot
ting association and on the recom
mendation of Mr. Waddell and oth
er members of the racing committee,
the board decided to adopt the new
combination rules of the association
for harness races, with which all
horsemen are familiar, and with
whom for the most part the new reg
ulations are popular.
law. The others involved in the liquor
cases were discharged.
DREDGE DEEPENS CHANNEL.
Chinook Slightly Damaged While
Working on Columbia Bar.
occupied by E. L. Power and family, Neglect a Serious Matter,
destroyed. Loss covered. I J g j
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YOUR OWN VOICE.
How You May Hear It It Sound to
Other Person' Ear.
Laloy. wlio appears to have scien
tifically Investigated the matter, as
sures us that nut ouly does one not see
himself as others see him. but that be
does not hear himself as others hear
him. Some interesting experiments
were made by the French savant in
this connection. X
In order to i!m;'!::!:r whether a man
really knew the sound of his own
voice, Laloy haR been at some pains t
determine the ."acts. His experiment
show that If a person record on t
phonograph disk a few sentences pro
nounced by himself, together with otb
ers recorded by friends, and causes the
machine to reproduce, these, It most
carried frequently happens that the man more
easily recognizes tne voices or nis
friends than he does his own. '
It appears that the differences lies
In the quality of the tone. Oue hears
bis own voice not only through the
air. as do his auditors, but across the
solid parts between the organs of
Bpeech and those of hearing. The
sound thus produced . has a different
timbre from that conducted to the ear
Astoria, Ore., Aug. 7. (Special)
While working on Columbia bar early
today, the dredge Chinook
away a swivel in the tackle that sup
i ports the starboard suction pipe, al
lowing the heavy pipe to drop, bend-!i
' inn- n davit. . The vpsspl was hrmip-hfc
, 0. ., .. , i to the city and repairs were made. The
Storm Strikes Gilliam County. I , J,
' craft took on fuel oil while being
Condon, Ore., Aug. 7. Another de- rpnair()H nnH 1;tt, timp m he ,ost .
structive storm struck Gilliam county lU , t. M(nt
n i t j .;
oai.uru.iy aiteniuun, omguiK proper- , fa,.--, fi. WWate n.pj 1 hv th nlr w
ty and working havoc with the ripe ! yesterdav on board the Chinook audi one entertain any doubt as to this
grain where it struck in full force. The rf tJ)-fc ghe jg maki exceent let him try the following experiments:
storm was at its worst in the Ferry i . t. ... , Take the end of a wooden rod between
PruB.CM m uiBSn,g mc u.on.id. thP teeth and nrnnniincp the vowel
continuously. Let the other end be
taken alternately between the teeth
and released by another person who at
the same time stops his ears. The lat
ter will find that every time he seizes
the rod In Ills teeth the sound will lie
stronger than when it readies the ear !
through the air above and that it has a
different qnnllty. The passage of
sound through a solid body augments
Its intensity and modifies Its quality.
Harper's Weekly.
Ferry
: U i. u i .1 j 1
c,B,1uu,,.uUu, ,m v.e uas weather and water conditions yester-
aone in mat section was unoouDieaiy
considerable. At Lewis Couture's
ranch the wind was apparently a mini
ature cyclone. His barn, was partial
ly demolished, his machine shed was
blown down, the top torn from his big
ihukui engine uuu uiuer mticiiiiieiy , . , , . x
J whun rho snnnninirfi are taken nfllt
and farm implements damaged more or mon ft j show 8ufficient im-
laca At (hto nluita Yia ctfivtm nnncit l.'4--
day were ideal and the dredge made
the record for the season, carrying out
four big loads of sand of approximate
ly 4000 tons each.
That she is deepening the bar chan
nel is certain and it is expected that
en
Girl Drowns Under Auto.
Fresno, Cal., 'Aug. 6. Miss Nellie
Stinson, aged 18, was drowned here to
day in an irrigation ditch when she
was pinned under an automobile which
had turned turtle. ' Three companions
of the young lady escaped.
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less. At this place the storm consist
ed of wind and rain, with hailstones.
At other places the wind was lighter
and the hailstones were large. On the
farms of H. C. Johnson, W. K. Farrar,
E. N. Beck, E. C. Maley, L. Couture,'
Charles Peugh and N. H. Shireman it
is probable that one-half of the grain
is lost. The wheat on each place was
ready for harvest, and as a result
where the wind was strong was shat
tered badly, and where the hail struck
provement to demonstrate beyond any
question tfiat dredging is the feasible
way to secure results quickly.
New Mill Nears Completion.
Baker, Aug. (!. The new mill of the
Baker White Pine Lumber company
at South Baker will probably be in op
eration in about two weeks, according
to the present outlook. The building
was completed several weeks ago and
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fire, and its capacity is also largely
GEORGE PALMER LUMBER CO.
Two Suicide.
Grants Pass, Ore., Aug. 7. "Tom
my" Thompson, a horse trader who has increased. As it will stand when corn
lived here for the past two years, pleted, it will be one of the largest
carbolic acid early this morning and mills in the state.
was found by neighbors when nearly . . .
(lead in his home on H street where Bear Frightens Horse.
l,he had lived alone since his wife left Enterprise, Ore., Aug. 7 (Special)
jlhim last December. He was about As Mrs. W. W. Fowler was riding
BO years of age and had sold what lit- through the north woods last Satur
It Wasn't Tied In a Tangle Just For
the Fun of the Thing.
Ever since diplomacy was first In
vented its most eminent practitioner..
have expended their best efforts in
mystifying if nut iu netnnlly deceiving
'.'.Mr rivals. I'lier Land imd Meer dies
an amusing anecdote of diplomatic life
in tile eighteenth century.
In 1711 ('mint ltestushow was sen:
large part of this has been com- , . ...
,l 7 , , , . to p;it the question nf war or peace t.
pleted and the workmen are making , ,,, Swv)lisn svormm,t. i;OI1 im.iv
good progress. uj; Ui0 count made known his missioj-
' The equipment and machinery of,,: ml then wailed patiently for an an
the new nlant is more complete and up. swor.
cit-ia Viot imo flip pnntrnptnrs hnvp
many of the heads were entirely gone. , . . . ... . , .u:
, ' been busy installing the machinery
oefuiai ui uie nems niai were dam
aged worst were, before the storm
North Beach
NOW IN FULL BLAST
Why not plan your Summer Vacation at this wonder
ful resort, readied by rail to Portland via
l iiiaJly when he had almost given up
! gettiiig a reply he received a
long coimiiuni.atiou from the Swedish
minister of war. Kageily'Count I test v-
.shew opened the letter, for he knew
that it contained the long expected an '
swer. Itnt (o his despair he found it
so encumbered with official phrases
nnd formalities that he could make I
nothing of its meaning. For two hours ;'
llO Utfllo'rhul In n.iit, flm,i.,.li,.n,l ll,n ' .
I confused document. Then he hastened
to the minister of war.
"My dear Count Bestushew." said
the minister when the count had ex
plained his difficulty. "I have no au
thority to communicate to you orally
the contents of this document. I could
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A TRIP
nnWN THP
COLL'MRIA
tie property he had here and was to day, a small bear trotted across the
leave for Redding, Cal., today. road. The horse was greatly f right-
The second suicide was that of Her- i ened and broke into a mad gallon.
man Westerheide, who drank car- , which it kept, up until it was nearly
bolic acid this forenoon and died a few : worn out. Mrs. Fowler held to her
minutes Inter, lie had threatened SUl- sent. nnH suffered nnthinnr wnrso than nof think ..f tl
cide and his wife had taken a revolver ; a bad scare. With Mr. and Mrs. C.j "V-nt I have puzzled over this for
away from him earlier in the day. He W. Amey, of Enterprise, she has been, ,wo hours, and still i can make noth
ii in u.
"Pray, do not blame yourself, count,"
said the minister. "You could hardly
expect to unravel iu two hours a doc
ument that took me two days to kaU
!w Viiot touttth"r'
was lormeriy proprietor ot a
meat market.
local j camping and picking huckleberrjci
I Retailers Hope for 600 Names.
j Hood River, Ore., Aug. ".Those j
who have in charge the circulation of ;
the petitions for the recall of the Hood
, in the woods, near the ranch if G.
j Humphrey.
W.
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Steamer trip down the Columbia via O.-W. R. & N.
Steamers "T. J. Potter" or "irassalo", daily
exeept Sunday Surf Bathing, Fishing
Tents and cottages for rent
Good hotel accomodations
Excellent Restaurant Service on Boats
INFORMATION Fl ItNISIIED ON APPLICATION TO
J. H. KEENEY,
AGENT
Aged Baker Man Found Dead.
Lyman T. Smith, aged 7G years, for
the past three years watchman and
River county judge nnd commission- caretaker of the' Sanger mine, was
ers' report that over 200 signatures found ,ieai in njs cabin yesterday by
were obtained the first day out. While j.;. J. Snrvis, an employe of the Eagle
J is will be necessary to get only about River power company. Indications
,375 names to the petition, these who re thnt he had been djnd since s.ic
have the work in charge say they will time Sunday afternoon or evening.
i . secure about fiOO names before the pe-
1 1 tition is presented for filing. A meet- Pendleton Asylum Awards Made.
S , ing of the Knrret District Taxpayers Salem, Ore., Aug. 7. The contract
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It was in this ham nt. thp Tvnstprn Ornirnn stntp hoc
I ! district that the recall spirit was
born leading to the present campaign.
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1 1 Liquor Agents Are Fined.
1 1 Oregon City, Ore., Aug. 7. (Sue
tlcial) The men arrested yesterday in
J . the liquor raid were witnesses today in
justice court, whrn Chris Hartman
pital was let yesterday by the state
board to Monerastelli brothers of Pen
dleton for $18,975. There were two
other bids.
Losses From Pendleton Fires.
Moin tuiildinr of Pendleton academy
totMlv destroved. Building once val-
i ; agent here for the Weinhard Brewing ued at about $13,000. Insurance, $V
compan, pleaded not guilty and argu- 000, regarded as heavy.
iiu-i.t of ;U t.isj was set for Wcdnes- Fncit'c room nnd ton storv of do-
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and Ray Cox, connected with the Ore- fv"- ervo-,d.
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