fagt: six. 1.TLT KAST QBE GOXIAX. PENDLETON. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRCART 21, 190, EIGHT PAGES. Vinol builds yon up and keeps you up Our delicious Cod Liver preparation without oil. Better than old-fashioned cod liver oil and emulsions to restore health for Old people, delicate children, weak run-down persons, and after sickness, colds, coughs, bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles. Try it on our guarantee. BROCK A STCOMAS CO. WHTIETI TOC ARE It will pay you to buy all yoar Elec trical Supplies of us. Our stock Is Urge, everything we handle Is of first class uallty and OUR PRICES are lard to duplic-te. Motors. Balls, Electric Light Fixtures, Burglar Alarms, etc. A L. VAUCHAN ELECTRICIAN'. 123 TV. Court St. 'Phone Main 132. C Did vou km that A.mi. IM-:. ing is more popular than ever among scurcci ucHcnr axnot irons injure delicate fabrics. A u. . - - w u aicam toethod exclusively. We can do your work just as satisfactorily as if you lived in Portland. Write for free circu lar ann nartirnlar JUm A- A i: i ".wnMuuiug. Sunburst and Knife Plaiting to order. MISS U. GOULD MAEQIMM BLDO. PORTLAND, ORB. RIBBONS FREE I this week to purchasers children's wear. of TFe FAIR STORX I ? t TEe East End Grocery Air: "Mr. Donley." There is a groe'ry famed for all, A groe'ry far renown'd, A grocery whose name Is known In all the country round. Tou know it holds but first-classed goods, Tou know the price is fair; And If you want a good, square deal Tou're sure to get It there. At the EAST END GROCERY, the best nf goo !. you'll see. Quite democratize and aromatlque Is lY EAST END ORO-CER-O'ER-OSEIt-EE. Wh.-'i coffee Is the best to drink "Tis !!" you know. The "rc-oem" brand gives you the wink Don't home without It go. 'Twill cheer you up, 'twill make you bright Anl give you eloquence, 'Tis what you need in life's hard fight Now, use your common sense. In that Grocery you will welcome be, Bo don't be fearful, they're kind and cheerful At EAST END GRO-CER-O-SER-O-BER-EE. That powder with the "Crescent" on Is meant to bake, not kill The cans you see are not cannon, With present food they're filled. If you don't see there what you need Then ask for It my friend, If It's not In the store Just now They know Just where to send. At EAST END GROCERY, cans upon cans you'll see. There Is good can-food to build up manhood At EAST END GROCER-08ER- OSER-EE. ELECTRICAL swuiBs jji J MOUNTAIN GEM PLYTNW BE- TWEEX WAIXIXA AND CELTLO Second Boot Will Be Bum Tor tlic 1p IX'r River mill the Rnn Win Be Ex tended to Ixw1tnn ns Soon as the Wmer I High Enough Portage Will Be Extended Three Allies to The Dalles. The repairs have all been made to the Mountain Gem and she Is now in commission on the Columbia rlvor once more operating In connection with the portage road, making two trips a week between 'Wallula and Celllo and is doing an excellent busi ness. As soon as the stage of water will permit the steamer will he placed on a regular run between Lewlston and Celllo and will make at least one or two trips weekly. During the high water a cargo of 150 tons can be carried and she will be able to deliver freight from Celllo to Iwiston at a cost, of !5 per cent less than the rate now being charged by the railroad company. Since the Mountain Gem has been In operation on the Columbia river It has been demonstrated that a large field of boat traffic has been opened up by the completion of the portage road and the association has decided to build another boat which will be placed in operation as soon as possi ble. The plant and specifications for the same have been drawn and the nm. tract for Its construction will be let wunin tne next two weeks. The boat will be 185 feet in length and SS feet in width nnrt win v. equipped with a powerful oll-burnmg yiam. it is estimated that about days will be required to build the ooai ana get it In readiness for serv ice on the river. The portage rond Is tn ho ..j. three miles farther to The Dalles. The matter lias been taken im h h people of The Dalles and with the assistance of a number of Influential rortiana citizens the success nf ti, pian is assured. EXOHMOIS DEMAND FOR STEEL Demand on American Mills Is Unpre cedented. Pittsburg, Pa.. Feb. 21. The de mand for raw material used In the manufacture of steel Is so great that all records In lmoorts of imn were eclipsed last month, when nearly "'u tons arrived In New Tork and other eastern norts. While more than one-half of the Jamiary Imports of ore came from Cuban mines, controlled by the Penn sylvania Steel company, the material was largely Imnorted on Pltt.H..r district account. The call for ore by mills located In the Interior is so urg ent that considerable Imports are be ing made from Persia, Spain and Greece. The first cargo of iron ore ever brought Into the United States for a Persian gulf port came from Bussorah. Manganese ore, chrome ore, iron pyrites, miscellaneous iron and steel material and pig Iron, as well as iron ore, were Imported last month, mak ing the total Imports 140,624 tons. From Cuba came 60,540 tons of iron Ore. From Spain 33,306 tons of ore were shipped, From Greece 14,750 tons were Imnortirl. Of mafi?nnese ore 10.400 of the 10,445 tons Import-, eel came from Bombay. India. The chrome ore, 2410 tons, j.4me from New Caledonia. From Europe last VtiiSnth rAme 4175 tons nf BtriipturAl steel and other finlsheu material. Antwerp sent 142a tons of the struc tural steel. From Plllev'a Inland In. cated off Newfoundland, 2619 tons of iron pyrites were shipped here. The pig Iron Imports aggregated 15,049 tons, and came chiefly from Eng land. PREPARING FOR CONVENTION. Kansas Heimhllrang Huve Live Issues on Hiinil. Topekn. Kas., Feb. 21. The repub lican state committee will hold a meeting this afternoon to select the place and time for the holding of the state convention. Chairman W. R. Stubbs and the other members of the committee arrived here this morning and during the morning a number of Informal conferences were held. . The basis of representation will also be agreed on at the meeting this after noon. It is barely possible that the ques tion of adopting the primary system for making nominations will be dis cussed. Chairman Stubbs is in favor of a direct vote of the people but. whether a plan can be decided on under exist ing conditions Is extremely doubtful. States that have the primary system work under a state law. A primary election bill was Introduced In the last session of the Kansas legislature, but was defeated. The politicians could not agree on a plan. It may be brought up In the next session, how ever, and will probably continue to do so, until such a law Is finally passed. TELEPHONES FOR DEFENCES. Xow Regarded as Essential to Post Equipment, New York, Feb. 21. All the army posts tn the vicinity of New York will, within the next three months, be equipped with modern telephone sys tems, with a central station at each post. This work will be conducted under the officers of the army signal corps, who have been recently pur chasing large quantities of telephone material, Including some 200 instru ments. These will be distributed to the various posts under a decision of the war department prescribing a SERVICE telephonic outfit for all military sta tions. Hitherto such conveniences have been merely permitted; hereafter they are to be regarded as a part of the necessary equipment of the garrison. They are found to be necessary in the transmission of official business, and It will be a part of the work of the signal corps to keep these systems lit repair and extend them whenever necessary. A WELL OF HOT AIR. Search for Water Discovered a Hiss ing Air Current. Madras has a peculiar kind of well, says the Madras Pioneer. Instead of spouting out water, as might be ex pected of any respectable well, this well is sending forth a current of hot air. not the kind use in slangy speech, either, but real heated atmosphere which has an odor similar to that of tar. The well Is being drilled by Frank Loveland on the Madras townslte and has attained a depth of 125 feet. Sev eral different strata of rock were pierced during the course of the work and last week, when It was expected that water would be struck at any moment, this well turned traitor and one strike of the drill brought forth a hissing current of air from the shaft. Examination proved that the air current was hot and Its fragrance similar to that of the street work of an asphalt paving company. Theories are numerous In attempt ing to account for the strange phe nomenon. An underground pressure of some kind is probably the cause of the escaping air current. Madras is not far removed from the center of the so-called oil district in that sec tion where excellent oil indications have been found and where drilling for petroleum will be resumed In a short time. This peculiar well at Madras coup led with the fact that the Barnett oil well at Culver gave forth a current of gas soon after the petroleum Indi cations were struck last year, would indicate the right kind of pressure to cause a gusher If oil Is ever found in that vicinity In quantity, which is the expectation of many interested resi dents In that community. HIGH PRICES FOR LAND. Tide Flats Sell for Enormous Prices In Seattle. Several sales of tide lands in the vicinity of Smith's cove and proper ty In the vicinity of Georgetown which were reported today indicate that there is still some heavy buying on behalf of railroad interests, says the Seattle Star. Not less than half a dozen parcels of land In Georgetown have been transferred to a person giving the name of Roy Elliott. One. Is a sale of considerable Importance, InvolV' ing the transfer of lots 27 to J2 In Queen addition, purchased from J. P. Williams for 10,500. Out at Smith's cove considerable land Is changing hands adjoining the property of the Portland Cordage works and to the west towards the bay channel. E. J. Shaffer has sold probably 20 tracts next to the cordage plant for a total amount aggregating 155.000. The sales of tide lands ill the southern part of the city does not indicate that any big transfers have been filed today. All of the dealers who represent holdings there, how ever, report a number of heavy trans fers pending. Notice. A quantity of very rich soil is being disposed of from the new Methodist church location at the corner of Webb and Johnson streets. Any one desir ing earth lor filling lots or dressing lawns. Inquire Of. Robert Warner, 608 Johnson street, .Secretary Hitchcock has withdrawn from entry' 5760 acres of land in Idaho for use In connection with the Flat Rock reservation site of the Payette Irrigation project. California Prone Wafers Cure liver diseases and all stomach troubles; they act gently but surely, strengthen the bowels and stmulate them to healthy action. Tallman & Co., 623 Main street. Pendleton, Ore. 100 Wafers 25 Cents. "I KXLW IT!" "I was sure ;ou uld like a gen erous slice of roast beef of the kind I get, because I never was served with In Inferior uallty of meat, since the first time I dealt at the Central Meat Market" If ycu think that's Imag inary talk, just try one roast, steak, a few chops or cutlets and you'll come back here and tell us: "Whoever said that, knew what she was talking about." And yet we don't charge two prices!" Central Meat Market A. D. AtJGTVrAVO, Proprietor. 108 E. Alta St. 'Phone Main SS. ' NEW SUITS ' New Spring Suits are coming In dally. TSt FAIR STORE 1 1 CANDIDATES ARE INVITED. Democrats Request Well Known CM xes to Sterna for the Nomination for County Offices. The mass meeting of democrats held in this city last Saturday Invited the following well known citizens to become candidates for the nomination for county offices at the coming prl mary nominating convention to be held on April 20. The candidates In vited will not all make the race and others will voluntarily offer them selves for nominations at the primary election. Among those who will de cllne to run for the offices to which they have been Invited perhaps are J. N. Scott of Athena, who was asked to run for representative and F. J. Bodefelt of Milton, who was asked to run for county commissioner. Those who were Invited are as fol lows:, A. D. Stlllman, .circuit judge. Walter M. Pierce, Joint senator for Union, Umatilla and Morrow. C. J. Smith, state senator Umatilla county. William Blakely and Joe N. Scott, representatives. T. D. Taylor, sheriff. W. D. Chamberlain, clerk. John T. Hill, recorder. Dr. W. R. Campbell, treasurer. F. J. Bodefelt and James Nelson for county commissioner. Dr. T. M. Henderson, coroner. No one was Invited to stand for the office of surveyor. ALASKA PAYS HER WAY. Gold Output for 1005 Was Double the Purchase Price. Alaska's gold product for 1905 would pay twice over the $7,200,000 which we gave for that province to Russia, says the Seward Gateway. And this Is only one Item In our an nual Income from that region. Its furs, fisheries and minerals have yielded us $250,000,000 since our flag was raised over It. Its resources in coal, iron ore and timber, none of which has been really touched yet, are inexhaustible. Its possibilities in agriculture and fruit raising are lar ger than its mineral resources. All that Alaska needs to develop these vast riches are railroad and and wagon roads, and these are be ginning to appear. Congress has neg lected this vast and opulent region too long. This winter It should erect Alaska Into a territory, provide for the creation of good roads and enact other needed legislation. Leslie's Weekly. The New Cough Syrup the one that acts as a mild cathartic on the bowels Is Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. It expels all cold from he system, cuts the phlegm out of the throat, strengthens the mucous mem branes of the bronchial tubes and re lieves croup, whooping cough, etc. Children love it. Sold by Tallman & Co. Wild Flowers at The Dalles. On our table today Is a bunch of ::: 4 xx Health of American Womeii A Svibtfect Much Discussed e.t Women's Clubs The Future of a Country Depends on the "Health of Its Women. At the New Tork State Assembly of Mothers, a prominent New, York doctor told the 500 women present that healthy American women were so rare as to be almost extinct. This seems to be a sweeping state ment of the condition of American women. Yet how many do you know who are perfectly well and do not have some trouble arising from a derange ment of the female organism which manifests itself in headaches, back aches, nervousness, that bearing-down feeling, painful or irregular periods, pelvio catarrh, displacement of the female organs, indigestion or sleepless ness ? There is a tried and true remedy for all these ailments. Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound has re stored more American women to health than all other remedies in the world. It regulates, strengthens and cures diseases of the, female organism as nothing else can. For thirty years it has been curing the worst forms of female complaints. Such testimony as the following should be convincing. Mrs. T. C. WUladsen, of Manning, Ia writes: Dear Mrs. Pinkham: "I can truly say that you have saved my life and I cannot express my gratitude to you in words. For two years I spent lots of money in doctoring without any benefit for female irregularities and I had given up all hopes of ever beingwell again, but I was persuaded to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and three bottles have restored me to perfect health. Had it not been for you I would have been in my grave to-day." Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Succeeds Where Others Fall. purple lilies, which is the first wild flower to bloom on the hills surround ing the city. These have been In bloom a week or more. How's that for a climate? The Dalles Chronicle. Mjlinr.l T. Hanson lias been reap pointed postmaster at Spokane. WHAT IS Advertising? A business force that within the last 15 years has developed into a science. A a legitimate and honorable way, if judiciously and properly pursued, of keeping oneself pleasantly in the minds of the public, to the benefit of both the advertiser and the public. It is a science as sure as political economy is a science. It's development depends upon art as certainly as that of any other science. Advertising is the greatest force in business today. Advertising matter, if properly pre pared, is sure to be read is sure to influence the reader. The public looks with ever in crersing respect and interest on the man who advertises wed. The EAST OREGOMAN reaches more people in Umatilla County than any other medium. Miss Mattte Henry, Vice-President of Danville Art Club, Danville, Vs., writes; Dear Mrs. Pinkham: "Many years' suffering with female weak ness, inflammation and a broken down system made me more anxious to die than to live, but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has restored my health and I am so grateful for It that I want every suffering woman to know what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will do for her," When women are troubled with irregular, suppressed or painful periods, weakness, pelvic catarrh, displace ments, that bearing-down feeling, in flammation, backache, bloating (or flatulency), general debility, indiges tion, ana nervous prostration, or are beset with such symptoms as dizziness, faintness, lassitude, excitability, irri tability, nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholy, "all-gone" and "want-to-be-lef t-alone" feelings, blues, and hope elessness, they should remember there Is one tried and true remedy. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once removes such troubles. No other medicine in the world has received such unqualified endorsement. No other medicine has such a record of cures of female troubles. Refuse to buy any other medicine, for you need the best. Mrs. Pinkham Invites all sick women to write her for advice. The present Mrs. Pinkham Is the daughter-in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham, her assistant be fore her decease, and for twenty-five years since her advice has been freely given to sick women. Her advice and medicine have restored thousands to health. Address, Lynn. Mass. SHOES SHOES i The Best Shoes for the price are found at TFe FAIR STORE XX XX if t XX :: :: xx