PACE TWO.
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1904.
EIGHT PAGES,
SMUT
POTATO SCAB
From 5 per cent to 40 pnr
cent of all small grain planted
In this section last year was
said to have been damaged
by smut.
A great quantity of potato
blows were ruined by scab.
Formaldehyde
Recommended by the gov
ernment and agricultural ex
perts as the most effective pre
ventive of smut and scab.
Perfectly harmless to grain
and potato blows, but ltllls
every germ either clinging to
the seed or burled in It that
could causo smut or scab.
Come In and wo will tell
yon about It.
F. W. SCHMIDT
EAGLES' BUILDING
HAVE PURCHASED THE
WHEELER PROPERTY,
Will Erect a Three-Storied Combined
Business House and Hall, Which
Will Be the First Building Put Up
and Owned by the Order In the
United States.
GENERAL NEW8.
Spain has acknowledged Cuba as
a nation and sent Gaylan De Ayala
as minister.
The first American to be awarded
a scholarship tinder Cecil Rhodes
will, Is Chester Martin, of St. Johns,
N. H.
The Ice has broken up on v Lake
uaiittu, necessitating ferrying be
tween the ends of the railroad, a dis
tance of 39 miles.
The Alaska Fish & Lumber Co,
has gone into bankruptcy at Manka.
to, Minn., and Horace Cummins Is
appointed receiver.
Floods In Central and Northwest
ern Ohio have caused four deaths
and $2,000,000 loss to property.
Twenty towns are without light and
water.
The belief Is gaining ground that
Great Britain is taking advantage of
Russia's trouble to crowd things in
Tibet from the south and southwest,
which she Is doing.
The Hawaiian Islands are practi
cally bankrupt and are Ashing for all
sorts of subsidies and public im
provements at federal expense, in
order to get something for nothing.
The Santa Fe railway company Is
building a stockade around Its shops
nt Topeka, wherein 3,000 men are
employed, and If the expected strike
occurs, proposes to operate with
non-union men.
For three days during tho month
of March, tho city of San Francisco
was entirely out of debt. Then
camo the Issuance of $17,500,000 Im
provement bonds authorized at the
last city eelction.
Two military prisoners escaped
from Governor's Island, New York
harbor, in a flimsy birch bark Indi
an canoe, which had been left In a
store room unguarded because no
one supposed any prisoner would be
reckless enough to use it.
Pendleton Aerie No. 28, of the Or
der of Eagles, Is to becomo a prop
erty owner In a very few days. On
Saturday afternoon a deal was con
cluded with the owners tit, tho
Wheeler building, on Court street,
by which that property will soon
pass Into their hands for $0,500.
Saturday an option on the place
was bought by the order for $500,
and Inside of the coming 60 days
tho other $0,000 will be forthcoming.
It Is tho Intention of the Eagles to
build on the property some time
during the coming summer," and If
their plans aro carried out thoy will
have a three-story brick erected at
a cost of $15,000. which will be tho
first building of the kind mini in the
United States by tho order. There
Is not an acrle in the United States
at this time that has a building, and
It is the desire of the Pendleton
members to bo tho first to build.
Tho now hall will be threo stories
high and will ta.e up as much front
ago as the present building. Tho
first floor will bo used for store
rooms, tho second for offices or lodg
ing rooms, while the third and top
floor will he fitted up as a homo for
the order in the best of style, It be
Ing the desire of the order to have
ono ofe tho finest sets of rooms in the
West. Plans for the building aro
; being considered.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Hotel 'Pendleton.
A. W. Cadcness, Seattle.
W. Scott, Bellefontalno.
J, Swift, Spokane.
S. I). Hamlll, Chicago.
A. Nylander, Portland.
E. D. Matterson, Walla Walla.
R. A. Wright, Spokane.
It. W. Gallenore, Spokane.
E. Golden, Spokane.
W. R. McRoberts, Spokane.
S. J, Hoyes, Spokane.
.1. Aschlan, city.
Miss Anna Harotins, Toledo.
A. D. Chase, Portland.
F. H. Herbert, Chicago.
Edgar Burke, Hartford.
John P. John, Olathe.
F. O. Mortland, Seattle.
W. Busche.
E. J. Yates, Racine.
N, A. Jones, city.
Henry L. Bockley, Portland.
E. P. Jorman and wife, Echo.
R. A. Seeds, Spokane.
W. I. Johnson, Spokane.
H. E. Stovens, Spokane.
A. E. McBreen, Spokane.
N. A. Jones, Spokane.
O. Stovens, Spokane. .
F. Wleden, Portland.
J. W. Joungman, Portland.
C. D. Rlnker, Portland.
F. M. Bell, Portland.
T. A. Grimm, Portland.
E. L. Bucu, Spokane.
A. Gelser, Baker City.
Tom Salsman, Chicago.
R. E. Porter and wife. Meacham.
SPECIHLS
Forcing Flowers With Chloroform.
I.lllles of tho valley, azaleas, deul-
ias and lilac have shown them
selves susceptible to ether or chlo
roform, and M. Leblauc has report3il
to tho Soclcte Cenlralo d'Hortlcul-
turo do Nancy his success in experi
ments with the latter drug. On Fob.
19 last he chloroformed somo plants
of azalea mollis, giving them about
half tho quantity ho would have
used had It been ether, and exposing
them to tho action of the vapor for
about 18 hours. Thoy were at once
removed to a greenhouse at a tem
perature of 05 degre.es Fahrenheit.
From March 5 tho flowers began to
expand a little and attained about to
their full dimensions on the Sth,
whereas plants grown for compari
son woro not expanded until March
1. Now York World.
. NORTHWE8T NEWS.
One of tho richest ledges of iron
ore over discovered In tho stato of
Oregon was uncovered In West Ore
gon City Saturday, tho oro assaying
54 per cent pure Iron.
Walter E. Davis, of Tacoma, while
temporarily deranged, plunged over
tho balustrade of a Denver hotel
Sunday and fractured his skull on
the pavement below.
An opinion from Attornoy-General
Crawford says that no text-books
except those prescribed by the
board of education can be used In
the public schools of Oregon.
Tho Lothian and tho Indrapura
will leave Portland Tuesday with
cargoes consisting principally of
barley, for Chinese ports. Tho two
vessels will carry 3,000 tons of bar
ley. The body of Kate Bessler, a 19-year-old
girl of San Francisco, was
found in a smalt lako at Cypress,
Lawn cemetery, near that city, on
Sunday. Everything points to sui
cide. Carmine Petinatto, an Italian who
has Just been released from tho
state penitentiary of Washington
where he served a term for eloping
with his sweetheart, two years ago
has returned to Spokane and married
the girl.
Francis Jenkins, of Moscow, Idaho,
liaB Just purchased the Elk Creek
power plant, 50 miles from Lewis-
ton, and Installed a plant to develop
3,000 horso power for tho purposo of
ropcratlng an electric railroad
through tho Potlach and Palouso
countries.
Robbed the Grave.
A startling Incident Is narrated by
John Oliver of Philadelphia, as fol
lows: "I was In an awful condition.
My sum was almost yellow, eyes
sunken, tongue coated, pain continu
ally In back and sides, no appetite,
growing weaker day by day. Threo
physicians had given mo up. Then
I was advised (o use Electric Bit
ters; to my great Joy the first bottle
made a decided improvement. I
continued their use for three weeks.
and nm now a well man. I know
they robbed the grave of another!
victim." No one should fall to try
them. Only 50 cents. Guaranteed
at Tallman & Co.'s drug store.
Call for Socialist Convention.
All socialists of Umatilla county
aro hereby called to meet In county
convention on Saturday, April 23, at
10 o'clock In tho forenoon, at the
now Mllarkoy hall on tho corner of
Court and Garden streets, Pendleton,
Oregon.
Any comrade present who will en-
dorso tlio principles of International
Socialism, will be entitled to a seat
In the convention. We urge all com
rades to bo present.
Pendleton Local.
O. A. ROBBINS,
A. D. 8IEBERT. President.
Secretary.
Hotel St. George.
M. E. Heath, Portland.
F. J. Gardner, Portland.
O. Hart, Irrlgon.
Mrs. George M. Nelson, Boise.
John Casper and wife, Walla
Walla.
L. H. Rlpkhorn, Portland.
J. T. Wolfe, Walla Walla.
E. C. Warren, Portland.
T. D. Woolsoy, Portland.
L. Saiuienburg, Goldondale.
Guy Schellady, Goldendalc.
M. H. Gillette and wife, Echo.
Miss Peny, Echo.
H. T. Frede. Moscow.
E. N. Hutchinson, Portland.
George Harris, Portland.
George McGHvery, Spokane.
J. D. Coleman, Portland.
James A. Pond, Umatilla.
H. Connell, Umatilla.
C. F. Bartholomew, Portland.
S. H. Fry. Dalles.
J. J. Burns, Portland.
Logan Sommers, King county.
F. E. Irwin, Spokane.
Louis E. Proebstel, Weston.
J. C. Ford, Caldwell.
J. .T. Wolfe, Walla "Walla.
F. J. Woodswlth, Cold Springs.
L. Holmes, Helix.
Hotel Bickers.
Fred Parr and wife, Agency.
Charles Glngles, Baker City.
W. B. Gillette and wife, Portland.
R. A. Winchester, Winchester.
J. M. Hicks and wife, Weston.
D. P. Hicks and family, Weston.
S. S. Gill, Spokane.
.!. M. Shuts, Union.
C. D. Whlteman. Athena.
O, Borton, Athena.
G. J. McEroy, Starbuck.
Ira Scott, Helix.
J. M. Llghtfoot and wife, city.
J. S. Gulllford and wife, Vinson.
E. E. Palmer, Emporia.
W. C. Frlnk.
A. D. Jones, Athena.
M. Wolfram, Olean.
J. Becker, Burgnon.
W. M. Haulier, Derytown.
D. M. Colllngwotid, Juniper
H. W .Norton, San Francisco.
A. O. Park, Seattle.
H. Brand. Seattle.
Albert Harala, Adams.
J. M. Wynn, McKay.
W. H. Weber. Walla Walla.
E. Rldenour, Weston.
W. W. Steward, Boise.
John Ashton, Elgin.
THIS IS THE WEEK WHEN NEARLY EVERY WOMAN WILL BE PLANNING HER SPRING
COSTUME, AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A SPECIAL SALE OF SUCH GOODS AND FURNISH
INGS AS WOMEN DELIGHT TO WEAR. WE HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE A FREE GIFT WITH
SEVERAL IMPORTANT LINES, SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING:
FREE with each TAILOR-MADE SUIT, a nice LACE COLLAR.
FREE with each ladles' dress SKIRT, a good, BELT.
FREE with oach SHIRT WAIST, a NECK RIBBON or SASH PIN.
FREE with each dress pattern of 60c and 60c DRESS GOODS, a fine pal of SILK C OVES.
FREE with each dress pattern of 75c and $1.00, a yard or better dress goods, a pair of fine
guaranteed KID GLOVES.
FREE with each $2.00 SILK WAIST PATTERN .a nice 25c COLLAR.
See our special display of Millinery for Easter.
LACES, RIBBONS, EMBROIDERIES, NICE MUSLIN UNDERWEAR, SILK UNDERSKIRTS, LACE
HOSIERY AND, IN FACT, EVERYTHING TO MAKE UP A COMPLETE, STYLISH OUTFIT, WILL BE
FOUND HERE AT REMARKABLY LOW PRICES THIS WEEK.
THE FHIR
FIFTY YEARS AGO. passengers every
me groi n or caoiinnsts wiui own
First Street Railways In Philadelphia tho company control fully one-third
of the mileage and capital of every
street railway in the United States.
Elsie There's a mon at the door,
pa, who says ho wants to "see the
boss of tho house."
Father Tell your .mother.
Mother (calling down stairs) Toll
Bridget. Philadelphia Press.
Opportunity is tho cream of time.
YOUR HAT
liny Be
StylUh One, Bat It Mukea
Trouble.
A man usually buys a hat that's "in
Hawaii Facing Big Deficit.
Honolulu, April 4. In accordance Ity but the modern hat for men has
wun mo can receniiy issueu ny Mots to answer ror.
Governor Carter, the Hawaiian leg-1 Baldheads are crowlnjr more numer
islaturo convened today for a spec- ous every day. Hats make excellent
lal session to consider tho finances brlns "'11,'orf ,ra" 0 jffer,T'
of the treasury, which Is unable to J aap the "fe ,rora the roota ot ,h8
meet tho warrants drawn upon It., when your hair begins to fall out and
A deficit or $l,&uu,uuu tor mo pres- your scalp la wi or uanarun it is a
ent year Is In sight and the fact la ,n that these countless germs are
.i .!,. . I busily at work.
' rt,i ,1 There Is but on way to overcome the
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Tho plan which appears most In fci-lto, apply Newbro'a Herplclde to the
vor Is to reorganize the territorial I scalp It will kill the germs and healthy
government on a less expensive br.,r u
In 1854,
Philadelphia, April 4. The 50th
anniversary of tho advent of. tho
first street railway in Philadelphia.
and practically tho first line of any
extent established in tho country,
was celebrated today. It was on
April 4, 1854, mat tho Philadelphia
& Delaware River railroad was chartered.
Tho road began with a very small
capital. It was equipped with 10
dummy engines and a fow horses
and mules. About threo miles of
track were operated and less than Why use. gelatine and
inn ninn worn i,mnlnvo,l Tlin ,nini. ...i i i...
her of passengers enrried was very sweetening, flavoring
small, I and coloring when
Tlio extent and business of tho
road developed rapidly, however,
and Its present day successor, tho
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Compa
ny, represents more than $100,000,
000 of capital. It operates more than
2,000 cares, which run over 500 miles
of track. It employs nearly C.O0O
men and carries about 375,000,000
year. Moreover, LET US SUPPLY YOU
WITH
No Dessert
More Attractive
Jell-O
A ' r rv
produces better results in two minutes?
Everything in tho package. Simply add hot
Water mid tut to cool. It's perfection. Asur
prise to the housewife. No trouble, lea ex.
pensc. Try it to-day. In Four Fruit Fla
vors: iLemon. Orange, Strawberry, ltaip
berry. At grocers. 10c.
Building...
...Material
DIMENSION LUMBER OF
nil descriptions. Basil,
Doors, Blinds, Mould
ing, Building and Tar Pajitr.
Bring Your Bill to Us and
Get Our Figures,
Grays' Harbor Com. Co,
Opp. W: & C. R. Depot
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A Lucky Man
YOU ARE IF YOU ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE THE HUSBAND OF ONE OF
THOSE CONSERVATIVE, WOMEN WHO SAY THAT WHITTINQHILL MERCANTILE CO. IS THE
RIGHT PLACE TO BUY YOUR SEASON'S OUTFITTING NECESSARIES. THAT WOMAN IS
WORTHY OF HIGH PRAISE. SHE DOES NOT ONLY FIGURE TO PROTECT THE BANK AC
COUNT, BUT, OH, THINGS ARE SO PLEASANT AND LIFE IS A PLEASURE KNOWING THAT
YOUR PURCHASES ARE OF RELIABLE MERCHANDISE AND THEIR UP-TO-DATENESS UN
EQUALED. IF YOU ARE NOT ON THE LUCKY LIST, IT'S YOUR FAULT. JUST INSIST THT
YOUR WIFE CALL AND INSPECT THOSE DAILY ARRIVAL8. WE ARE MORE THAN PLEAS
ED TO SHOW GOODS AND QUOTE PRICES. SEEING IS BELIEVING.
Wheat Lauds.
City Property,
Wo havo soma propositions in
rcai estate winch are worth your
time to investigate. Come In and
talk them over with us.
E. T. WADE & SON,
Office In E. O. Building. 'Phone
Black, 1111. P. O. Box 324.
sis.
A Thounhtful Man.
M. M. Austin of Winchester. Ind
knew what to do In the hour of need,
Ills wife had such an unusual caso
of stomach and liver trouble, physl
clans could not help her. He thought
of, and tried Dr. King's Now Life
Pills, and she got relief at once and
was finally cured. Only 25c at Tall-
man & Co, 'a drug store.
Sold by leadinir drusctsta. Send 10c. In
Stamps for sample to The Herplclde Co.,
Detroit, Mich.
F. W. Schmidt, special aaent
Cattlegrowers' Convention.
There will bo a convention of the
cattlegrowers of Oregon, held In
Portland April 1C, beginning at 10
a. m., ami continuing In tho evening.
Tho peoplo Interested In this great
Industry aro earnestly requested to
bo present, as subjects ot tho great
est Importance to cattlemen will bo
discussed. Tho meeting will be held
at Jho Auditorium, between Taylor
and Salmon, on Third street.
uUANT MAYS,
Secretnry.
Prepare for Convention.
St. Louis, April 4, Tho sub-corn-
mltteo of the national democratic
committee met In St. Louis today,
pursuant to tho call of Chairman
Jones, to look over tho local arrange
ments noing maue for the entertain-,
ment ot the democratic national con- I
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Big Fite Sale
NOW ON
In Dy Wood and
Kemmerer Coal
McADAMS
'Phone Main 1121.
Savings Bank Building.
Berkeley's Rjal Estate Office.
See those pretty now arrivals In
woolen dress fabrics. As special
mention, that pretty Knickerbocker
suiting, 54 Inches wide. Quite tho
thing as a correct Idea In now
weaves for ladles' suits, at per yard
$1.50.
Another Noteworthy
Is that pretty line of Voiles,
mines and Slcicllians, suitable
spring and summer wear costumes
Wo have them in al) the new color
Ings at per yard 60c.
Don't fall to see those pretty now
collars, belts, shirt waist sets
Jet and embroidered capo collars
Eta-
:or
and
See Those New Arrivals ot men's
guaranteed clothing, made by1 "B.
Kuppenhetmer," Chicago. Clothes
made for durability 'as well as style.
All new patterns, spring styles and
especially we call attention to our
line ot popular priced suits, made of
Scotch cheviots, tweeds, cashmeres
and worsteds. Suits that fit well,''
look well, wear well, for $15.00.
Men's Top Coats.
Those very new things you'll havo
to see them to appreciate them. Seo
that ono of "covert coating," lined
with XXX Italian cloth. Satin lined
sleeves. A good ono for $15.00.
Whittinghill
Mercantile Company
ST. JOE STORE
s
126 to 130 Court, Street
Pendleton, Oregon
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Mining Stocks,
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