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WASH TO
FORMER PEN DLETOXI AN IS
NOW SECRETARY TO GEARIX.
Thrilling Exitericnccs In Cronslns Ihc
Continent cm Account of Wrecks
and Snowstorms Delightful PIuisuh
of Life In the Cupllul Duties of
Private Secretary Are Very Im
portant, Yet Very Pleasant.
visiting Mr. Lathrop's father, and will
proceed to Washington at the conclu
sion of her visit.
ANOTHER
PRISON
WESTERN WASHINGTON
WANTS PENITENTIARY.
Governor Mead 110111011118 Plans for
I-arge lrlxon Pcrluips at Auburn
Cost of TransiMrtlng Irloiiertt
Across the Stute Will Puy Cost of
New IltiiltllngM In 10 Years.
to
Fred Lockley of the East Orcgonlan
Is in receipt of the following invest
ing letter from John E. Lathrop, for
merly of the East Oregonlan and now
private secretary' to United States
Senator John M. Gearin, of Oregon.
In Washington, D. C:
"Our journey across the continent
was anything but pleasant. Our train
had a speed of 50 miles an hour, ran
into the rear end of a freight that was
standing on the main track. Consid
erable of a mix-up occurred, then
later we were delayed by two other
wrecks, and twice by a blizzard. To
add to our discomfort, our sleeping
car on the Great Northern froze up,
the steam pipes being solid Ice, and
the baker heater would not work, so
we lived In the dining car except at
night, when we pitched Into our berth
with extra blankets and did the best
we could to keep from freezing
death.
Washington is a beautiful city. At
every turn one comes across some
point either of historic interest or
present Interest by reason of Its im
portant relation to the national gov
eminent. I have a card at, and am
the guest of the University club, of
which Secretary of War Taft Is pres
ident. Postmaster General Cortelyou
is vice-president, and Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson a member. Sun
day evening at dinner. Secretary .Wil
son said: "Mr. Lathrop, what are you
going to do this evening" I told him
I was going to my room and write a
letter to my wife. He said, "Come
over and spend the evening with me."
So I went over to Stoneleigh Court
and was alone with him all the eve
ning. Washington Is delightfully hos
pitable. It is more than half south
ern, and at the same time is cosmo
politan, a combination which Insures
hearty welcome to anyone who comes
In an offfclal capacity or otherwise. I
can Imagine that any summer, with
the trees In foliage, the city must be
surpassingly beautiful. '
Another club In which I have a vis
iting card Is the Cosmos.
FAVORS IHTl'I.ITllIC PAVING.
Raker City Councilman Takes Notes
at Boise.
noise has 35 mllr of cement side
walks and two and a half miles of
paved streets, and has Just let a con
tract for two more , miles of paved
streets by the bltullthlc system.
"The next thing of importance In
Baker City, according to my ideas, Is
street paving," said Councilman H. S.
Bowen. to the Bnker City Democrat,
when asked for his opinion on mat
ters of public Improvement.
"If the property owners would
take this matter up In earnest the
city council would do the rest. The
council Is not the whole thing. Thos
who pay the bills should have some
thing to say in the matter of public
improvements. I believe there should
be a public meeting and that property
owners and the city council
should take counsel together on this
most important subject. The renters
ot property also have an interest at
stake and should have some voice In
the matter.
"I spent some time this summer In
Investigating different methods of
street paving. The bltullthlc pave
ment now being used In Portland, on
the sound, Walla Walla and Boise,
seems to be about the best for small
cities, and has a scientific recommen
dation in Its construction that appeals
to all practical men. It is different
from the asphalt pavement we know
and has a durability superior to most
other smooth surface pavements. Iits
cost in a city like Baker probably
would be less than $2.50 per yard.
Governor Mead's plan of building a
new penitentiary In western Wash
ington has caused somo comment
throughout the state.
Whether or not the governor has
worked out the details of the scheme
Is not known, but It Is rumored that
Auburn will probably be the location
of the new prison. Is the report that
comes from Tacoma.
Any additional state Institution will
naturally drift to King county, and
Auburn Is as good a place as any In
that county. It Is a railroad junction
now and will probably be a more Im
portant one with the building of the
Milwaukee.
Governor Mead says the cost of
building the prison will be made up
by the saving In the railway fare of
convicts now sent to Walla Walla. He
says the penitentiary will pay for It
self within three years. Opinions seem
to differ on this point. Contractors
say It will cost at least $100,000 to
build the prison.
The last legislature appropriated
$25,000 for "transportation of con
victs" for the two-year period between
sessions. Of this It is estimated that
at least $3000 will be used In eastern
Washington cases.
If )ls figure Is correct It costs
about $11,000 a year to send prisoners
from the west side to Walla Walla.
Deducting an amount, approximately
for transportation to a prison built at
Auburn or any other west side point,
the governor's plan will save the state
abolit $9500 a year. There would be
an Increase In the state's payrolls, and
maintenance, too, must be provided
for.
At this rate more than 10 years will
be needed to save in transportation
the original cost of the new penlten
tlary.
GENERAL NEWS
M MM
Police in Chicago had a tunning
fight with burglars and killed two.
Three escaped.
At Fort Worth, Lindsay Cooper, an
eronaut from Clarlnda, O., fell 2000
feet from his balloon, and was killed.
Railroad traffic on the longer lines
in Cuba Is completely tied up by a
trlke for higher wages. The manag
ers of the companies refuse to even
consider a comprdlnlse with the la
borers as possible.
The liberals unseated 177 conserva
tive members of the English parlia
ment as a result of the recent elec
tions, galjilng that number outright
The liberals will have about 200 ma
jority In the coming parliament.
In central and northern California
lately the unprecedented snows have
caused great loss to sheepmen
Lambing Is In progress, and the larger
part of the young lambs, all of which
were on the range, have been lost.
Seven men were lost In a snowsllde
at Alta. 20 miles from Salt Lake.
None of their names could be learn
ed at last advices, as a second slide
cut the telephone wires Immediately
after the first news was 'phoned in.
Representative Maynard, of Vlr
gin la. has Introduced a bill approprl
ating $1, $40,000 for government
buildings and exhibits at the James
town. Va exposition in 1907 to com
memorate the first settlement by the
English, In 1607.
By an accident to a train In Bel-
glum, several carloads of valuables
from India, were burned and were a
total loss. The loss Is said to have
exceeded $1,000,000. The consign
ment was within 10 miles of Its des
tination when destroyed.
The senate committee on contin
gent expenses, has recommended an
appropriation to pay for a special
messenger for Senator Heyburn, of
Idaho, who Is the most obese member
of the senate. The messenger will bo
'special," and the only one In the
senate.
WITH A CAPITAL OF $500,000.
' CAN'T STOP FLOW OF RIVER.
composed entirely of scientists, liter
ary men and artists. The club occu
pies the house In which the famous
Dolly Madison entertained In the old
days. A block away Is the old
Charles Sumner residence, less than
a block away Daniel Webster's resi
dence, and close by, 100 feet distant,
where the celebrated Sickles killed
his man.
Our apartments are one block from
the state, war and navy building, two
blocks from the White House, and
three blocks from the treasury build
ing. Senator Gearin has made a very
happy entree Into the national capital,
and already, even less than a month
after his arrival, is popular with his
fellow senators, the administration
circle and the officials generally. We
have office apartments In the senate
annex, three rooms comfortably fur
nished and with all conveniences.
The work of a secretary is very de
lightful. I have the assistance of a
stenographer, the privileges of the
floor of the senate, attend to all the
. details of the office and enjoy a very
pleasant freedom of movement and
opportunities to make acquaintances
of Influential men, and am highly
pleased with the official phases ot
life here.
The Washington newspaper men
the princes of the blood royal. They
are a brilliant lot of fellows, the pick
of the country."
Mrs. Lathrop, who left Oregon with
her husband, Is now in Elgin, Minn.,
Colorado River Rushing Into the Sul
ton Basin.
The changes now taking place in
that part of southern California
which is known as the Salton sink,
Salton sea. Imperial valley or Colo
rado desert, have resulted in the di
rector of the United States geological
survey ordering an Immediate survey
of the entire area, says a government
report.
What is now a fertile and popu
lous valley was many centuries ago a
great lake or Inland sea, a hundred
miles In length, Into which flowed the
Colorado river. Owing to the changes
In the course of the river, the inflow
ceased and the water of the lake fi
nally evaporated. At the lowest point
In the valley a salt marsh was left
the bottom of which was nearly 300
feet below sea level.
About a year ago an Irrigation com
pany cut a shallow ditch through the
hank of the Colorado river into this
basin. A little later, at a time when
the water In the river was very high,
the banks of this ditch were cut away
which Is and its bottom was scoured out by the
rapid current, so that now practically
the entire volume of water In the
river flows Into the basin.
During the past six or eight months
thousands of dollars have been ex-
pended In various ineffectual attempts
to control the Inflow of the river.
The salt marsh has been enlarged to
form a lake 40 or 50 miles In length.
The water. Is rising at the rate of
about an Inch a day.
The proposed surveys will furnish
data for an accurate map of that por
tion of the old lake that lies within
the United States and will enable the
curtogrnphers of the survey to show
in correct position on the map the
various towns within the area, the
channels of the two streams that car
ry the water of the Colorado river to
the lake and various other topograph
ic features.
With this data In hand, a careful
estimate can be made of the time that
it would take to fill this great lake
basin should the course of the Colo
rado river not be changed.
California Prune Wafers.
Purely vegetable, they are nature's
product and should be In every house
hold. They cure constipation and all
disorders of the stomach, liver and
bowels. Tallman & Co., 23 Main St.,
Pendleton. Oregon.
100 Wafers 25 Cents.
Kosiyn vAai o.ju ueuv- ,
ered, $6.00at the shed
Roslyn Coal, Bier thorough
exhaustive tests, has been se
lected by the U. S. government
(or the use of Its war vessels,
as It stood the highest test.
PROMPT DELIVERY.
ROSLYN WOOD COAL CO.
Office at W. of C. R. Depot.
'PHONE MAIN 26.
Brick Weighs a Ton.
Some years ago one man bet an
other that he could not move an or
dinary brick tied to the end of a cord
two or three miles long. A straight
and level road Just outside Chichester,
N. Y., was selected for the trial. The
brick was not moved, and the man
lost his bet for a large amount. It
was Btated by someone present that
the brick although weighing only
seven pounds, would from a distance
of two or three miles represent a
dead weight of nearly a ton.
Morrow County Sheep Sales.
William Stabler, the Wyoming
sheep buyer, while here last week
bought two bands, those of J. C. Kirk
and Newt Whetstone. The former
band consisted of 1200 and the latter
2200 yearlings. The price paid was
the best of the season $2.76 al
though they are reported as being ex
ceptionally good sheep. Delivery will
bo made about the first of May next,
after shearing. Heppner Times.
Antone Myer.and Alec Warner were
overcome by gas and fumes In a rail
road tunnel which Is being driven at
Molson, Wash. Christ Erlcson, a la
borer, at great risk of his life, drag
ged both to safety.
Rank and Trust Company Will Open
In Boise March 15.
A bank and trust company, with a
capital of half a million dollars, all
paid up, will be opened for business
in Boise, about March 15, giving this
city the largest and strongest finan
cial Institution between Denver and
the Pacific coast. This Is the lm
portant announcement the Capital
News is authorized to make today.
The organizer of this Immense fl
duclary concern, and who will be its
president and directing head, is L. A.
Coate of this city, who has been en
gaged for several months In bringing
together the capitalists who compose
the company and In attending to the
details of the organization. When
seen by a Capital News reporter this
morning, Mr. Coate said:
"Our organization had not reached
that state of perfection at which wi
Intended to make the matter public,
and we expected to wait for two or
three weeks before we took the news
papers Into our confidence, but since
you know something of the matter,
won't stand In the way of making
good story for the Capital News an
the people of Idaho.
"We have completed all of the pre'
llmlnary arrangements, and In less
than two months will open a financial
Institution in Boise, with a capital
stock of $500,000, all of which will be
fully paid up. The only details re
malning unfinished are the final se
lection of some of the officers of the
Incorporation, which matter will be
deckled upon In a few days."
Dairying In Australasia.
According to Consul Baker, of Syd
ney, New South Wales, with a little
less than 1,600,000 people and 198
840,000 acres of land, had 470 dairies
which produced in 1904, 53,591.24
pounds of butter from 130,490,15
gallons of milk, 4,223,621 pounds of
cheese from 4,322,427 pounds of milk
and, as a by-product from the skim
and buttermilk, they produced 10
680,532 pounds ot pork. Eighteen
thousand males and 13,761 femal
were employed In these dairies. The
concerns used engines yielding 3066
horse-power and many cream separa
tors to which much success Is attrlb
uted. The plants are valued at $2
828,260; the number of cows 482,000
New South Wales consumes about
31,000,000 pounds of butter, or 21
pounds per capita, and exports about
22,500,000 pounds.
Half U10 World Wonders
how the other half lives. Those who
use Bucklen's Arnica Salve never
wonder if it will cure cuts, wounds,
burns, sores and all skin eruptions
they know It will. Mrs. Grant Shy,
1130 E. Reynolds St., Springfield, III
says: "I regard It one of the absolute
necessities of housekeeping." Guar
anteed by Tallman & Co. and Brock
& McComas, druggists. 25c.
Corporations Down and Out.
The proclamation of the governor
dissolving 600 Oregon corporations,
which have failed for two years
pay their license fees, was filed with
the secretary of state this morning,
and those corporations are now "non
est," says the Salem Journal. The
only way that any of these companies
can again be permitted to do business
Is to pay up all back licenses.
For coughs and colds no remedy Is
equal to Kennedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar, It Is different from all
others better, because It expels all
cold from the system by acting as
cathartic on the bowels. Affords lm
mediate relief In croup, cougs, colds,
whooping cough, -tc. Children love
It. Sold by Tallmai & Co.
VORTHWEST NHWH.
The E. H. Stanton company, butch
ers, of Spokone, will at once begin
work on a packing plant at that place
which will cost $100,000 and In which
200 men will he employed.
At Ritzvllle, Wash., Otto Shlnrock
was acquitted of the charge of at
tempting to kill Leland Lucy. The
Jury was out three hours. The men
live on adjoining farms and have a
feud.
Andrew Arne, a young man from
Viking, Minn., came to Tacoma Janu
ary 10 with drafts and cash amount
Ing to several thousand dollars, and
has not been seen since. It is believed
he was murdered.
Henry H. Vincent, a wheat rancher
near Prescott, Wash., who has for
several years past worked 136 head of
horses on his 9000 acres, Is disposing
of all the animals and Is replacln
them with mules.
D. C. Corbln offers 60 cents more
for sugar beets than the prevailing
price. If he can get 60,000 tons dellv
ered to the Waverly sugar factory
the coming season. He will pay $5.60,
If h can get 60.000 tons, he will pay
$6.
The American De Forest Wireless
Telegraph company has Invaded Mon-
tana and will Install stations at Butte,
Helena, Great Falls, Lewlston, Ana
conda, Dillon, Missoula, Bozeman,
Livingston, Red Lodge, Billings and
Miles City.
Clarence Atherton, aged 16 years, of
Troy, Idaho, must stand trial at Mos
cow on the charge of helping rob the
Troy postofflce last May. His sup
posed accomplice, Al Bradley, has
since been sent to the penitentiary
for another crime.
Lieutenant D. C. McClelland, tenth
infuntry, stationed at Fort Wright, Is
said to be slated for dismissal. That
officer was charged with embezzle'
ment and the courtmartlal findings
are said to be against him. Judge
Advocate General Davis said today
that as Lieutenant McClelland has not
appealed from the findings, the de
partment may be expected to act
promptly in the premises.
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Take nutmeg; one is not
food as another. Schilling
Best, in nutmeg, is ground fi
from difficult nuts to grind be
cause full of oil; the oil isth
virtue. There are dry nu
there are wormy nuts. We arc
no more careful in nutmegs
than all through.
Your grocer's; moneyback
ts
Spring Styles
We have just received a complete line
of samples in .
Ladies, Suits, Jackets
and Skirts
No Two Alike
We can save you 25 per cent on your
Spring Jacket, Suit or Skirt. Call and
we will tell you how we can do it
ALEXANDER'S!
Pendleton's Reliable Store
FRANK B. CLOPTON CO.
Real Estate, Insurance, Loans and Investment
Brokers!
DIRECTORS.
FRANK B. CLOPTON. President; T. C. TAYLOR, Vice-President;
F. W. VINCENT Second Vice-President; MARK MOOHIIOUSE, Sec
re v-Treasurer; F. W. MATLOCK.
IT WILL BE DONE RIGHT
All plumbing and tin, sheet Iron or copper work entrusted to ma
will be done light and guaranteed.
I have removed my shop to Court street, second door east of
Golden Rule Hotel, where I am better prepared than ever to do the
highest class work.
Plumbing done by experienced and proficient men, as I have lm
my employ one of the best plumbers In the business, and water, steam
and other pipe fitting Is solicited.
A specialty of tin, sheet Iron and copper work.
B. F. BECK
THE OLD RELIABLE! PLUMBER AND TINSMITH.
Court Street, Two Doors East of Golden Rule Hotel.
Found
at last a place where one can trust
their best linen or daintiest lingerie to
be laundered. We use only harmless
materials to cleanse all articles en
trusted to us. A trial order will con
vince you that we live up to our ad
vertisement '
Pendleton Steam Laundry
'Phone Main 179.
FISIIMAN & PEI.ZRS, Props.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING
Is as cheap as any other Illumlnant,
and far more convenient
sr Let Us Figure With You
about wiring your home, office or
store. We can get you up a handsome
window display. Better talk with us
on the subject
J. L. VAUGHAN
Phone Main 139 122 West. Oowl
OUR STOCK
Is of fine, selected Lumber. We can
give you any sort you require.
LUMBER
In large or small quantities, dressed
or In the rough. Fine flooring, Fram
ing Timbers, Joist, Hiding, etc. Give
us a trial order and see how thorough
ly satisfactory it will be filled.
Oregon Lumber Yaro
Near Court. House
Pendleton. Oregon.
'Phone Main 8.
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE
Two fine building lots, $200 each.
I -room house, two lots; good well; located
near school, prloe $1060.00.
Good 6-room house, laree barn, two large
lots, nice shade and fruit trees, large chicken'
yard. ' rice (2500.00.
House; and lot near West End school, 1600.
House and two lots Maple St, $660.00.
House and barn, 7 lots, good orchard, plenty
well water, $2,000.00. These three places must
be sold within 30 days. Come early and a
cure bargain.
$60 acres Birch creek, 25 acres alfalfa;
a grs-U bargain, $7,600.00.
160 Mrs ranch on McKay creek, to excha
for Uy property.
New 8-room house, large barn, chicken
house, t lots. Price $1600.00.
160 acres one and a half miles south ot
Athena at a bargain.
Also vacant lots In all parts of the city.
If you wish to build we can sell you a lot
and furnish you the money to build your home.
Finest residence and two lots In t clt
$7,600. y
V nt lot on Jane street, near Court, $526.
800 aore wheat ranch, 860 sown In wheat
$16,000; 1$ miles from Pen leton, 8 miios to
market '
60 aeres; 620 In wheat, 12 miles south of
city.
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HARTMAN (& BENTLEY
' COURT ST., PENDLETON, ORB.
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