PAC.L SIX.
DAILY EAST ORKOONIAN, PEKDLETON, OREOON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, IMS.
EIGHT PAGES.
100 MANY BOOKS
CAUFOHMA COMMITTEE
MAKES A COMPLAINT.
Says Hint So Many Siiplctiicntar
Rooks Arc Costly and Burdensome
nml Tlmt tin l-un;er Number Con
fun's Student Educntlim Is Hin
dered, Rather Thuu Aided by Too
Many Supplementary Studies.
Sacramento, Sept. 21. The Cali
fornia state text-book committee, of
which Governor Pardee Is chairman,
has issued an Important bulletin on
the excessive use in the public schools
of books supplementary of the ap
proved texts furnished by the state.
The system of buying great numbers
of supplementary books out of the
school funds of the several districts
grew up at a time when the state text
books were admittedly inferior.
That condition no longer exists, but
the activity of agents for publishing
houses is so persistent that the prac
tice of buying supplementary books
with public money still continues with
the result that several hundred thous
and dollars have been invested In
these purchases and education is hin
dered rather than advanced by the
confusing multiplicity of texts. The
committee reaches these conclu
sions: "A school course is enriched and
strengthened by a few good supple
mentary books. It Is hampered and
proportionately weakened by many
such books.
"A less number of supplementary
books in the schools of this state
would mean better work in the class
rooms.
"The new text-books of the state
series are so complete In themselves
as to need but few additional books
to supplement them.
"Books authorized for supplemen
tal use should be selected with as
much care as Is exercised in determin
Ing the regular text. They should be
few and of high standard.
"The use of supplementary books
should be a subordinate use, not a
substitute use; they should aid, not
supersede."
FAR-REACHING RESULT OF WAR.
Unfavorably Affects the Lalxir Market
in California.
Fresno. Cal., Sen. 21. The war J
between Russia and Japan has had an
unforeseen effect upon the raisin In-1
dustry of California and the owner of j
vineyards in this part of the state
have great dmicu'i'y to overcome the
complications arising from the lack
of Japanese pickers. Japanese are'
almost exclusively used for picking
and sorting the grapes used In mak
ing rasins.
In former years there was always
an abundance of Japanese for that
work, but when the war broke out so
many of the men returned to Japan
to serve in the army against the Rus
sians, that Japanese help of every kind
became extremely scarce on the coast.
Now that the picking seasm is on, the
growers experience great difficulty in
securing the required help for bring
ing in the harvest. The Southern Pa
cific and Santa Fe railroads have been
appealed to. to allow reductions in the
fare of laborers on the coast who are
willing to come here to work In the
vineyards. The result, so far, has not
been satisfactory.
PIG IRON BECOMING SCARCE.
CbuhcxI by Extraordinary Demand for
Steel Rails.
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 21. An order
for pig iron sent out by one of the
large finishing mills In this city was
returned the other day with the re
mark that owing to the great demand
for rails and structural work the mill
which had formerly turned out pig
metal and steel billets, Is now making
rails.
An investigation shows that many
of the big mills at Clulrton and Du
quefene, which formerly made billets,
are now turning out rails. The man
agers of the local finishing works are
becoming alarmed over the scarcity
of pig iron ami rough steel and fuar
that It will seriously Interfere with
their ability to turn out thiji, pnlers.
It is stated on good authority th!(t not
enough pig iron and steel billets will
be turned out each week for some
time to come to supply the demand.
An investigation has been ordered,
and In a few days tHc local mills will
probably decide upon some plan to
remedy the trouble. The demand for
rails and structural Iron Is unprece
dented and the mills are working
nignt and day.
STARTING BIG UNDERTAKING.
I.OH AngHcK Will Furnish Unlimited
Water at Cost.
Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 21. The
city having voted in fuvor of Issuing
bonds to the amount of 121,000,000
for the purpose of bringing the Owens
river to this city In a conduit 240
miles long, the municipality will be
iJn the enormous task without delay.
J, is hot expected that the placing of
the bonds will meet with any difficul
ties and It Is stated that muny lnqulr
les from eastern and San Francisco
banks in regard to the proposed bond
Issue have been received. The pre
liminary surveys will be made as soon
ns the arrangement can be made.
Owens valley Is In Inyo county due
north of this city un catches the
drulnuiKc from 120 miles of the high
Sierras. Including Mount Whitney.
The supply is estimated at 30,000 min
er's inches, and while the estimated
cost of the piping is about $23,000,000,
the value of the water at ls Angeles
Is general estimated at 12000 an Inch.
The city will furnish the water at
about cost.
Gain Strength fofWork
vfr In office and factory, shop, store or kitchen girls are at &J
w a
factory, shop, store or kitchen eirls are at
work all over this land, and. alas ! farbevond their strentrth.
Young women who work are especially liable to female Ills. Too often
the girl Is the bread winner of the family and she must toil unremit
tingly, no matter if her back does ache, her limbs and abdomen throb
with dull pain and dragging sensations, and dizzy spells make her
utterly unfit for work. These are the sure signs of female irregularities
which kill beauty and youth.
lydiaLPinlthams Vegetable Compound
builds health and strength for all women who work and are weary. It
creates the vitality that makes work easy. From the thousands of
grateful letters written by working girls to Mrs. Plnkham we quote
the following :
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E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier have done for me.
Before I took them I was very nervous, had dull headaches, pains In back,
and monthlies were Irregular. I had been to several doctors and they did
me no good.
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I am In better health than I ever was, and 1 know It Is all due to your
remedies. I recommend your advice and medicine to all who suffer.
Miss Abby F. Barrows, Nelsonvllle, Athens Co., Ohio.
Oh, if American girls who work would only realize that they have but
one life to live, and make the most of their precious health and
strength I
Mrs, Plnkham extends to every working girl who is in 111 health a
cordial Invitation to write her for advice. Such letters are always kept
strictly confidential, and from her vast experience Mrs. Pinkham prob
ably has the very knowledge that will help you and may save your life.
Lydla E. Pinkliaiii's Vegetable Compound Cures Where Others Fail
September 13 a trusted messenger
of the Crocker-Woodworth bank, In
Sun Francisco, lost SO checks of an
aggregate value of 156,000. Since
then the bank has spent hundreds of
dollars In telegraphing to stop pay
ment on the paper.
NOW IN
C7 f"J
THE GIGANTIC SALE
AT THE
THE FAIR DEPARTMENT
STORE
WE SINCERELY REtiREI' THAT WE W F.I IK I'XABI.F. TO WAIT UPON TIIK HEAVY CROWDS
THAT PACKED ri OUR FLOOR SPACE YESTEKDAY, TIIK OPENING DAY OF OCR GREAT TKN
DAY GIGANTIC KALE. IT REALLY W AS MOItF. THAN WK AN l'lt'lIATKI FOR TIIK FIRST DAY.
IIOWKVKK, THKRK ARE NINE MORE DAYS IX WHICH EVERY RESIDENT WITHIN ONE HUN
IdtED MII.ES FROM HERE Wll.l, HAVE AMPLE TIME TO CAM. ONCE MORE.
WE WILL IIE PREPARED. NO MATTER HOW LAKGE THE CROWDS, TO HANDLE THE
MASSES. AN EXTRA ADDITIONAL FORCE OF EFFICIENT AND SUFFICIENT HELP WILL BE
THERE TO WAIT TTON YOU.
WHEN WE SAY TO YOU THAT WE WILL SELL AS WE ADVERTISE. WE DO IT, rOR OUR
REPUTATION IS AT STAKE, AND OCR IMMENSE CAPITAL WILL NOT PERMIT 18 TO DO OTHER
WISE WE WILL EXPECT IV THE REMAINING NINE DAYS TO SEE EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND
CHILD ATTEND THIS SALE, AND A NEW RECORD WILL HE FOREVER ESTAULISIIED IN
PENDLETON'S ANNALS, LON:j TO HE RE.MEMIIF.RED HV THE BUYING IM'HLIC. THE MOVE
EVERYWHERE IS ONWARD TO THE DIG RED CANVAS FRONT.
The Fair Dept. Store
PENDLETON, ORE.
Great
Change
in Music
Business
in
Pendleton
J. A.
Owenhouse
Purchased for cash
at an immense re
duction the entire
line of stringed instrumentsmandolins,
violins, guitars
and banjos of the
Brock &.' McComas
Company at less
than half the orig
inal cost, and re
peated the great
success by making
Jesse Failing a cash
offer for his entire
stock of talking
machines and rec
ords, which was ac
cepted. These facts
mean that if you
want a $15 guitar
it will cost you
$7.50 during this
sale. If you want
a talking machine,
this sale enables you
to purchase a $30
talking machine for
$15, and we will
throw in a record.
C om e I n
If its only a har
monica you want,
we are sellinfi the
25c kind for 10c.
THISf SALE WONT
LAST FOREVER
J. A.
Owenhouse
Distributor for
Victor Talking
Machines and
Supplies in
Eastern Oregon
WITH EILERS PIANO
HOUSE
The Heal
Estate
Firm of
Nowlin,
Roberts &
Company
Have Made the
Following Sales
in Real Estate
Within the Last
Few Days:
Resilience uml two lots on
Lincoln street, owned by
Tallies Rrown, water oominls
Mloner, sold to A. Sloan. Con
sideration $2200.00.
Residence anil lot owned
by Harry Bartholomew, sit
uated on Webb street, sold to
I-rof. Huff. Consideration,
$1000.00.
Residence and two lots, lo
aned on soiitli hill, and own
oil ted on South Hill, and own
to . W. Phelps. Consider
ation, $3500.00.
House and lot situated on
Pine street, formerly owned
by A. L. Gubser, sold to Jen
nie Swan. Consideration,
$50.00.
Three hundred and twenty
acres of land three miles
south ef Echo, belonging to
James A. RaJey, sold to
George Roberts. Considera
tion, $1500.00.
Eighty acres of land ad
Joining city corporation,
owned by Dr. W. G. Cole,
wild to G. W. Phelps. Con.
slilerallon, $.tOfl.0O.
If You Want
your property sold, list H wHh
Nowlln, Roberts & Co., Il
Eiixt Court street. Tliey lian
lie farm and city property
and all kinds of
Business Propositions
The following Hpednls can
lie had at bargain prices:
A 10-acre chicken ranch,
with good fire-room house,
barn and well, located In the
suburbs of Pendleton.
An up-to-date millinery
store.
A neat restaurant with up-to-ilato
fixtures.
A first-class hotel.
A bakery and confection
ery store combined.
A livery stable.
A 160-acre farm on a creek
bottom.
A dry goods stock.
A neat residence and lot
near school house.
A rooming house, central
ly located.
Rulldlng lots on the In
stallment plan.
Two farms adjoining tlie
city corporation.
The above arc bat a
Few Samples. Don't
forget the number
119
East Court. Street.
NOWLIN,
ROBERTS &
COMPANY
Leading Real Estate Firm of
Pendleton, Oregon