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DAILY EAST OREGONUN. PENDLETON, OREGOV, . WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21. 10.
PAGE TWO.
Watch this Space for Specials
Extraordinary Opportunity
5--DAYS SALE--5
Beginning Monday, March Ilth. ending Friday, March 16th.
AVe have arranged with one of the largest manufacturing estab
lishments of carpets, for a complete line of large samples of the
latest products and designs In carpets.
These samples will be on display In our Carpet Department for
five days.
If you are contemplating buying a carpet In the near future
come In and look them over and make your selection and we will
deliver them when you get ready.
The ad.-antages to be derived from this sale is as follows. In
the first place you get an assortment to select from equal to the
largest assortments in New York.
In the second place, ourselves not having a dollar Invested In the
stock, we are enabled to sell them to you on about a 10 per cent
margin, thereby saving you a big percentage on the Carpet.
No matter whether you want to buy or not. Come In and see the
handsome line and tell your friends about It
Any Carpet can be delivered within five days from date.
Great Eastern Dept. Store
GENERAL NEWS.
Thirty Inches "of snow on a level has
tallen In central Illinois, and enor
mons drifts have greatly Impeded traf
fic Gage E. Tarbell, second vice presi
dent of the Equitable Life Assurance
aoclety. is said to be slated for the j
presidency of the -Mutual Life Insur
ance company.
A snow plow on the Dayton & Troy
Fmrtinn A near Phn mhershure:. O..
d William Humphreys. I
Bert Hoover and Gustavus Nicol were
-caught beneath It and killed.
The Harrlman lines are authorized
to carryifree as high as 1000 tons of
relief supplies fer the starving Japan
ese. This Includes ocean transporta
tion from Pacific ports to Japan.
At Marlon, X. C, a section foreman
attacked by Italian railroad la
borers and killed seven of the men
with a crowbar. He was badly In
jured with rocks, and was stabbed
three times.
There Is no doubt but that a com
plete confederation of all British
provinces lying north of the Vnlted
States will be effected within the pres
ent vear. Great antipathy is develop
ing, however, to any plan that would
include the British West Indies In the
scheme.
THREE THOUSAND
MILES OF SIGNALS
HAHItlM AN SYSTEM WILL HE
COVERED WITH RLOCKS.
Management of the Hoed H Jut
AullKirtzed the Expenditure of Over
3.00,HK for Block Signal Equip
ment for the Entire System Over
3000 Miles Will llnvo Keen Equip'
pert When Work la Complete.
Il'MBKR BVRN'S AT BAKER CITY
No Insurance at Ail, and Loan Equaled
93000.
Baker City, March 21. A disastrous
fire started shortly after noon In the
South Bnker yards of the Oregon
Lumber company, which caused a loss
of about $3000 by the burning of eight
piles of lumber stacked ready for ship
ping. There was no Insurance.
When the alarm was turned In
about 200 employes began flghtin
flre. and Chief Fox and the city fire
department turned out and added
their assistance. It happened that
President Eccles himself was on the
ground and Manager Barton, of the
railroad marshalled the forces.
The latest estimate places the loss
of lumber at 200,000 feet, at an aver
age value In the pile of J16 a thousand
or 13000 total loss.
The largest work In the. Installation t, i. supposed that the fire origln-
of block signals ever undertaken by!ated from (he carelessness of Inspect
any railroad has been authorized by j ors who were loading lumber for the
the management of the Harrlman sys- . Thev nnd . .mali ire nearby
tern of railroads. E. H. Harrlman hasfor warmmg tner hands and went to
Instructed Julius Kruttschnltt, dlrec-1 , h whe ,t WQ Durnlng. Another
tor of maintenance and operation ofth(or. ,g tnat tne flre g,arted from
niS TOUUS IU Ut?KIII W'ltV UHlllvMiaivij
with a view of Installing 2342 miles
of automatic electric block signals.
which will cost nearly J3. 000, 000.
The signals are to be placed over
the entire line of the Union Pacific
and the Southern Pacific roads be
tween Omaha and San Francisco, a
distance of 1800 miles, and also be-
een San Francisco and Los Angeles
the sawdust between the lumber piles
by spontaneous combustion or some
piece of carelessness unknown
III, VI.Ol K ritl lT INJl'KED.
From
DESTROYED ALFALFA FIELDS.
Wind Storm In Portion of Yakima
County Wag Severe.
The Taklma Dally Republic nar
rates as follows one result of the
recent violent wind storm which
swept through central Washington:
The worst feature of the wind storm
of the last two Sundays was the dam
age that was done to the alfalfa fields
of the lower end of the county, par
ticularly those that had been newly
planted. The report has been receiv
ed here that In some Instances whole
fields newly sown to alfalfa were prac
tically ruined.
In one instance a man had planted
an 80-acre field. The plants had be
gun to grow. The wind started the
soil and sand from an adjoining field
to move toward the newly planted
field, and it was not long till the whole
80 acres looked like a sand heap.
In one or two Instances farmers had
prepared fields for planting and wind
converted the land into great dunes
that would require several weeks' la
bor to remove. The storm of last
Sunday Is also reported to have been
severe In the lower end and did con
siderable damage to alfalfa fields.
5 to 40 Per Out of the Bis;
Crop Destroyed,
Walla Walla. March 20. Last
on the Southern Pacific, a distance of : week's cold snap damaged early fruits
542 miles. 1 on the Blalock fruit ranch from 25
The estimated cost of the block- u to 40 per cent and the monetary loss
between $1000 and 11200 per mile ofto the company will run Into thoUs
road. The most expensive system of , ands of dollars. Herbert McArthur,
automatic signalling extant Is to be ' manager of the Blalock Fruit corn
used and Is bf a character to Insure I pany's extensive interests In Walla
the greatest safety possible under the j Walla county, stated this morning
existing conditions of railroad opera-1 that the principal damage was done
tlons In the United States. to Eartlett pears, Blng and Royal Ann
The new signals. In addition to their ' cherries, silver prunes and early
ordinary function of maintaining the peaches.
spaces between trains will protect I Just what the percentage of loss
against broken rails, open switches. will be Mr. McArthur Bald he could
cars or other obstructions standing j hardly estimate now, but that the
upon the tracks or fouling main ! damage to the crop of sliver prunes.
Good tioe Sense
THE BEST WAY '.T MAKB Yl"
SHOE DOLLARS DO T,IEIH h
DUTY IS TO EXEa"-E Y
SHOE SENSE. THE E8T KHO
SENSE SAYS:
Buy Sorosis Shc es
AND THAT MEANS LESS SHOT?
DOLLARS AND MEANS PAY $3.50'
FOR THE BEST SHOE ON EARTH.
ALEXANDER'S I
AGENT FOR PENDLETON.
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lines, against washouts and other ac
cidents that break tracks.
On December 31 last, the I nlon
Eartlett pears and Blng cherries will
be above 25 per cent, he felt sure.
and perhaps might re.ich 40 per cent.
Pacific and Southern Pacific roads j The Elnlock Fruit company has
NORTHWEST NEWS.
Moore, the new mayor of Seattle,
'baa issued orders to the police to
-suppress all gambling, including slot
machines.
E. O. Snodgras. deputy game war
den, has brought 13 cases In Stevens
county. AVash.. for violation of the-True, Portland; E. J. Brannlck, Port
Hotel Pendleton Arrivals.
F. G. Davis, San Francisco; C. E.
Allen, Portland: F. Welden, Portland;
W. A. Slusher, city; H. H. Shaw, San
Francisco; Charles Langert, Chicago;
George Berry; C. H. Tebbett, Portland;
George L. Parker, Denver; C. A. Bar
rett, Athena; H. W. Cameron, Spo
kane; D. Hlshman, Spokane; C C.
Simpson, Portland; A. J. Smith, Lake
view; O. A. Clancy, Portland; E. M.
Larklns and wife, Lexington; F. C.
had 1038 miles of tracks protected by
automatic block signals, and when
the work now undertaken Is com
pleted the two roads will have a total
of 3257 miles under this protection.
The transcontinental line having the
next largest number of block signal
ing Is the Northern Pacific, with 1.
053 miles.
Make llarrimun System Safe.
In planning the work consideration
has been given to the varying density
of traffic, to varying grades and curves
and every facing point switch Is to
thousands of silver prune trees bear
Ing and this variety of fruit Is one of
the principal sources of revenue of
the big ranch.
TAX WASHINGTON MORTGAGES.
Construction Put Upon Law by Attor
ney General Atkinson.
In answer to a question from C. W.
Clausen, state auditor, in regard to
the present status of the law as It re
lates to the assessment and taxation
C AN Dl DATES . SHOULD RESIGN.
E. L. Smith Got Kid of All Office
. When He Enteral the Cumpnln-
Before announcing himself a can
didate before the people for the
United States senate, Hon. E. L.
Smith sent In his resignation as pres
ident of the Oregon Development
league and also of the state board of
horticulture, expressing the hope that
others would accept the example and
keep the Institutions with which they
are connected out of politics, says the
West Side Enterprise of Independence.
This Is plain talk for Dr. Wlthycombe
who Is catching criticism from all
over the state for dragging the Ore
gon Agricultural college Into politics.
and for H. M. Cake, who Is accused
of trying to make a political step
ping stone of the Portland Commer
cial club.
The best safeguard against head
ache, constipation and liver troubles
Is DeWltt's Little Early Risers. Keep
a vial of these famous little pills In
the house and take a dose at bed time
when you feel that the stomach and
bowels need cleansing. They don
gripe. Sold by Tallman & Co.
THEY NEVER FAIL.
be protected by an automatic electric! of mortgages In Washington. John D.
signal. When Mr. Harrlman decided
to spend more than $100,000,000 in
rebuilding the Union Pacific and the
Southern Pacific, the Oregon Railroad
& Navigation Co. line and Oregon
Short Line, he also decided to make
the system not only the best physical
ly, but also the safest that money and
human ingenuity could make it. me
present expenditure Is one of the re
sults of this determination.
law against killing deer.
At Cut Bank, Mont., a man named
"McGowen shot Charles Arnold
through a window, killing him. Mc
Oovern surrendered and confessed.
Domestic troubles.
Judd Fooks of Prosser, Wash., was
accidentally shot In the knee by a
shotgun In the hands of Stewart Seals.
The knee was completely shattered
and Fookes died of shock.
.The recent storms have driven all
'the aet-r from the mountains In cen
tral Oregon down onto the open
plains and they are being slaughtered
In great numbers both by white men
and Indians, In violation of law.
Lieutenant Dennis P. Qulnlan, Fifth
cavalry', has been relieved from duty
at the Oregon Agricultural college,
CorvalllH, "on account of the failure
at dht collegiate authorities to sup
port him In his "efforts to maintain
discipline."
land; T. N. Kerr, Portland; C. N.
Water, Walla Walla; J. A. O'Neil,
Portland; R. T. Cox, Portland.
Don't frown look pleasant. If you
are suffering from Indigestion or
sour stomach, take Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. Hon. Jake Moore, of Atlanta,
Ga., says: "I suffered more than 20
years with Indigestion. A friend rec
ommended Kodol. It relieved me In
one day and I now enjoy better health
than for many years." Kodol digests
what you eat, relieves sour stomach,
gas on stomach, belching, etc. Sold by
Tallman & Co.
Athena Wants Good Roads.
C A. Barrett, candidate for thejeg
felature, Is In the cit? from Athena to
day on a business trip. He Is enthusl
antic over the prospects for the build
ing of a sample of good roads In Uma
tilla county by the government and
says Athena Is anxious to have the
sample built In that vicinity If It la
possible to secure It. The soil In the
vicinity of Athena he believes Is such
that a most thorough test of the ma
cadam would be made In that vicinity.
Sold Out
This Is to notify the public that we
have sold our lumber business In Pen
dk-ton. Parties Indebted to our firm
win kindly call and settle lmmedl
ately.
GRAY'8 HARBOR LUMBER CO.
For Sole Nearly new, high-grade
piano, standard make; must sell at
once for half what It cost me. In
quire Bowman hotel, room 36.
AGAINST DIFFERENTIAL.
Atkinson, attorney general, wrote an
opinion recently.
Coming at it does at the time the
assessors are on their rounds it will
be of special Interest. The opinion Is
not altogether In line with the position
taken by the state tax commission, it
is said, Inasmuch as it suggests that
the assessor must accept a statement
of the person assessed a to the char
acter of the mortgage.
After quoting the law defining per
onal property, the attorney general
construes it as follows:
"It Is the Intention of the legislature
In the above provision of law that
mortgages are, as a general proposi
tion, to be taxed in this state; except
such mortgages as are given wholly
or partially to secure the purchase of
real estate.
"That Is the construction which has
been acted upon In this state, and the
courts have never so far held other
wise. It Is my opinion, under the law
as It now exists, that when the per
son whose property Is being assessed,
I mUKes a Bliiieiliem lu ill,; ubbcwhii iimi
New Photo Gallery.
W. S. Bowman has opened his photo
gallery at his old stand near Main
street bridge, where he will make su
perior photos. Mr. Bowman has Just
returned from Portland, where he was
In Aune's gallery for six months and
was connected with the official pho
tograph company of the Lewis and
Clark fair. He brings with him the
new Ideas In use In Portland and east
ern cities. Best work. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
Railroads Must Not Con-qilre Against
Const Shippers.
The Interstate commerce commis
sion vesterday served notice on the
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe roads
and their connections to answer the
complaint of the Howard Milling com
pany, of Wichita. Kan., which asks
that the differential of 10 cents per
100 pounds on wheat shipments from
Missouri river points to California, as
compared with flour shipments, be
reduced to 5 cents, says the San Fran
cisco Examiner. tne mortgage s a part of the purchase
Railroad officials regard this as thejpr)ca of rea, propertVi. lt tg to be ex
sequel to the commission's decision , emptC(J from tne operation of the law,
in the recent corn case, reducing the , an(J that Buoh mortgage ls not assess-
dlfferential on corn snipmenis ""'"'able."
Missouri river towns to tne coast, as
A Scientific Wonder.
The cures that stand to Its credit
make Bucklen'i Arnica Salve a sci
entific wonder. It cured E. R. Mul
ford, lecturer for the Patrons of Hus
bandry, Waynesboro, Pa., of a dis
tressing case of Piles. It heals the
worst Burns, Sores, Bolls, Ulcers, Cuts,
Wounds, Chilblains and Salt Rheum.
Only 25c at Tallman & Co.'s and Brock
Sc McComas drug stores.
Land Scrip.
For sale will take surveyed or un-
surveyed land.
Military bounty warrants bought.
W. D. Field, Overland lock, Boise,
Idaho.
AH Leading Grocers
Sell Cleveland's Baking; Powder.
rgE Life
The Policy-Holders Life Insursnce Co.
A. L. MILLS, President
compared with corn meal shipments,
from 10 to 6 cents.
Corn meal manufacturers on the
coast assert that the result of that de
cision has been to materially lessen
their output, as they are not able to
compete with shipments from the
east. '
Owing to the decrease In the Cali
fornia wheat crop of late years and
the increasing demand for hard wheat,
large shipments of that cereal from
the east come to the local flour mills.
The owners of the latter are there
fore much concerned over the How
ard Milling company's suit and assert
that If the differential between wheat
and flour Is reduced to 6 cents they
will not be able to compete success
fully with eastern flour. .
In the corn meal case, the commis
sion said: "It Is not within the duty
or province of the commission to off
set or balance and equalize advantages
and disadvantages or conditions inher
ent in the business of pillllng corn on
the Missouri river on the one hand
and on the Pacific coast on the other.
This would seem to be enough to say
In disposing of some of the conten
tions of the Kansas and Nebraska mil
lers relating to cast of labor and fuel
and like matters as compared In the
respective localities.
"Tho validity of the rate adjustment
In Issue must be determined upon
other considerations. Giving full
weight to the facts found and to the
contentions of the parties Interested,
we are convinced that a differential
of 5 cents per 100 pounds more In
the rates for transportation hers In
volved on the products of corn than
upon corn Itself, ls the utmost that
can be Justified by any legitimate ap
plication of the facts."
To Succeed E. L. Smith.
Hon. Wilbur K. Newell, of Gaston,
Washington county, wll be appointed
prasldent of the state board of agri
culture to fill vacancy made by tho
resignation of Hon. E. L. Smith, of
Hood River.
That Is What Tlwy Sny About Hum
In Pendleton, and it Is, Therefore,
Reliable.
Another proof, more evidence, Pen
dleton testimony to swell the long list
of local people who Indorse the old
Quaker remedy, Doan's Kidney Pills.
Read this convincing Indorsement of
that remarkable preparation:
Mrs. K. Swaggart, of 819 Garden
street, Pendleton, Ore., says: "Both
my husband and myself have used
Doan's Kidney Pills with most gratlfy
ng results. Mr. Swaggart was troubl
ed quite severely with his back and
kidneys for a long time, and nothing
ever helped him as Doan's Kidney
Pills have. I have known of the
healing and curative power of this
remedy for some time, and found that
a few doses would quickly remove any
lameness or pain In the back caused
by kidney derangement I am glad
to help make Doan's Kidney Pills bet
ter known to all afflicted with back
ache or. kidney trouble."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
Primary election petitions
Eni.1 uregnnlan otflce.
at the
"WELL DONE, WELL DONE,
Thou good and tasteful Laundress,"
Is often the exclamation of our pa
trons when they see the beautiful
work we send home to them. That Is
particularly the case with ladles who
have the finest and mot delicate fa
brics to be washed and Ironed. If
anything, they really look better than
new goods when they leave our hands.
We have exceptional facilities for do
ing laundry vork expeditiously and
thoroughly, and without Injury to the
most delicate goo .
Pendleton Steam Laundry
Tho o Main 170.
Doctors Are Puzzled.
The remarkable recovery of Ken
neth Mclver, of Vanceboro, Me., is the
subject of much Interest to the medl
cal fratern'ty and a wide circle of
friends. He says of his case: "Owing
to severe Inflammation of the throat
ind congestion of the lungs, three
doctors gave me up to die. when, as
a last resort, I was Induced to try Dr.
King's New Discovery and I am happy
to say, lt saved my life." Cures the
worst Coughs and Colds, Bronchitis,
Tonsllltls. Weak Lungs, Hoarsenes
and La Grippe. Guaranteed at Tall
man & Co.'s and Brock & McComas
drug stores. 50c and $1.00. Trial bot
tle free.
Adolphe Wolfe. . .First Vlce-Prcs.
Louis G. Clarke. Second Vlce-Pres.
'William Eollinan. Third Vlce-Prcs.
Ir. A. J. Glesy. . .Medical Director
Geo. Sanford Bmlth Secretary
Leo Frlede Treasurer
D. E. Oalbralth Actuary
J. N. Teal General Counsel
i II. Peters Supt. of Agents
L, SAMUEL, General Manager.
CLARENCE S. SAMUEL,
AmlMtant Munagor.
286 WASHINGTON STREET.
Maclcay Building. Portland, Ore.
Farmers Hold Little Wheat.
According to a report Just Issued by
James Wilson, secretary of tho agri
cultural bureau at Washington, there
are now In farmers' hands of the Unit
ed States only 15-8,403,000 bushels, or
22.9 per cent of last year's crop, as
compared with 20.1 per cent, or 111,
665,000 bushels of the crop of 1901
on hand on March 1, 1905, and 20.8
per cent of the crop of 1903 on hand
at the corresponding date of 1904,
Democrats File Petitions.
It was the democrats' turn today to
file notices of candidacy with the sec
retary of state, says the Salem Joru-
nal. They were: Paul H. Sroat, of
.Salem, democratic candidate for seel
tary of state, and John M. Gearln, of
Portlund, candidate for United States
senator for the term beginning March
4, 1907.
You must have a peculiar
tea taste if no-one of the five
Schilling's Best is right for
you ; and coffee four.
Your grocer's; money back.
1TAPIBS
C.Did you know that Accordion Plait
ing is more popular than ever among
genteel dressers? H.Hot Irons injure
delicate fabrics. We use the steam
method exclusively. We csn do your
work Just as satisfactorily as if you
lived in Portland. Write for free circu
lar and particulars. We do Accordion
Sunburst and Knife Plaiting to order.
MISS O. GOULD
MARQUAM BLDO. PORTLAND, ORE.
....SANITARY BARBER SHOP....
THE EAGLE BATH SILWING PARLORS, 618 MAIN STREET.
THREE DOORS NORTH OF HOTEL ST. GEORGE.
Our Parlors are newly equipped throughout with the most mod
ern sanlta-y fixtures and apparatus. Everything new nnd the best
In tho market.
Only the highest skilled workmen employed and every sanitary
precaution known Is taken.
Porcelain bath tubs with plenty of lint and cold water.
First-class service throughout,
Eagle BaLh Shaving Parlors
NEAR HOTEL ST. GEORGE. J. H. ESTES, PROPRIETOR.
Byers' Best Flour
Is made from the choicest wheat that grows. Good bread Is as
sured when 3YERS' BEST FLOUR is used. Bran, Shorts, Steam
Rolled Barley always on hand.
PENDLETON ROLLER MILLS
W. 8. BYERS, Proprietor.
I Why Pay Rent
when, you can use the same money
to build a home for yourself. Call
on
FRANK B. CLOPTON & CO.
1 12 East Court Street.
Before Investing Your Money
It will pay you to come to ONTARIO, the COMING
CITY of EASTERN OREGON and look over
the ALFALFA LANDS which
.fill pay yon large returns on your money. We h ve several hundred
' seres of ti e best Irrigated Alfalfa Land In the west, which yields from
seven to twelve tons per acre. For further particulars write
BURBRIDGE & CAREL, Ontario, Oregon.