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FAGK TWO, DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAV, OCTOBER 25, 1007. EIGHT PAGES. NOTABLE MEDICAL DISCOVERY. 21st Anniversary Sale Bargains That You Need Right Now QUALITIES TELLPRICES SELL For Saturday Only. 1200 yards Dark Outing Flannels at, yard - 5c 1000 yards Cotton Challies (for comfort covering) at, yard - - - . 5c $1.25 Cotton Fleeced Blankets (large size) pr. 95c 12 l-2c Cotton Batting for - - - 10c $1.00 Union Suits (Ladies) Natural and White 75c 75c Hemmed Bed Sheets (72 X 81) at, each - 65c $1.50 Flannelette Wrappers Great Special - 95c Childrens Winter Coats $5.00 values for - $2.95 Ladies9 $4 White Felt Hats for - - $2,75 Ladies9 $4.50 Trimmed Hats far - $2.95 Children's $1.00 School Caps (all colors) - 50c Women's $4 & $5 Patent Leather Shoes, pr. $3.50 Misses9 $2 & $2.25 School Shoes, pair - $ 1 .75 $6.50 Large Size Tan Blankets (all wool) pr. $5.00 Women9s 50c Black Lace Hose for, pair - 35c Bring Your Eggs and Batter, Highest Prices Paid. The Peoples Warehouse G IS GONViCTED BY JURY EXD OF THE FAMOUS COUNTERFEITERS Government Secures Conviction Af ter Hard Fought Cas Vltncenes Appeared from Several State -Review of Operations of tlus Gang Early Spotted by Government and WOtClMXl. Where It Pays To Trade Save Your Coupons CHICAGO OR KANSAS CITY? Both Cities Will Battle for Coming Republican National Convention. Chicago. Oct. 24.-Chlcago and Kansas City will fight it out for both the republican and democratic na tional conventions of 1908. Chicago will win oniy on condition that a larger convention hall be provided than the Ccliseum and better ar ranged. Thomas D. Knight, presi dent cf the Hamilton club, delivered this message at a banquet of the "Old Guard" of the club. He had lust returned after a consultation with Chairman New and other re publican national leaders at Wash ington: "Chicago must provide a hall which will comfortably seat 14,000," said Mr. Knight. "That Is the founda tion stone of the demands of the na tional committee, and must be met by Chicago, or the cenventlon goes to Kansas City, where there is a hall seating 20,000. Already many east ern committeemen have pledged their support to Kansas city, which has made a strong campaign. The Colliseum, as at present arranged, does not answer nearly the demand. We will strive to arrange a system of new galleries. Mr. New will be here In a short time to see. what we can do. We are considering urging the rapid construction of the new Sev enth Regiment armory, which will be adequate, or failing In that, to build a temporary wigwam. Chica go mu:t hustle to land .both conventions." TO USE CANADUN TIMBER. Forestry .Official Says Oregon Must Draw on Northern Supply. "Within 15 years Oregon will be buying lumber from Canada," said Knos A. Mills of the United States forestry bureau this morning, says the Oregon Dally Journal. Mr. Mills Is thj special lecturer of the forestry service and Is traveling over nearly the whole of the country speaking on behalf of the conservatism of the nation's forests. Mr. Mills is probably the most In teresting man In the government for estry service today. He has traveled on foot over almost the entire coun try, especially through the mountain ous districts of the western states and Alaska. Years ago when Oregon was a very new state he followed a pre carious trail up the Columbia and found much of what wag then tho virgin forest land of Oregon and Washington. He went many places that man had never been before, merely following his desire to learn everything possible about what he had chosen for his life studytrees. He Is the owner of one of the most original and delightful places in the country the Long's Park Inn, a hnUF built far up on the side of I.on iak, Colorado, constructed rtlrely of logs which have been through forest fires. There is not a drop of paint on tbe premises the aecoration Is furnished by the deli cate carving wrought on the bark and logs by the flames. "I am not strongly In favor or fea orai nwnershlD of the forests," said Mr. Mills at the Portland hotel this morning. "The best thing is for each state to take up the forestry work and operate to save everything os sible. Our floods and our clogged up streams like the Columbia and the Mississippi are both the result of the deforestation of the country. The Columbia has a good channel and would be free of the mud which now fills It If trees were planted near the deadwaters to retain the soil Instead of allowing it to be washed down. "The western states are making little effort to save their forests they are letting the lumberman de stroy everything as fast as they wish to. Timber land In private hands will not be saved that has been proven too often. If each state con trolled the timber within Its boun daries that is a reasonable propor tion of It and logged off a certain amount each year an amount that would correspond to the annual re forestation forestry would pay well and at the same time the valuable tlmberland would be kept as a heri tage for future times. "In the east several states have taken up the work, notably Pennsyl vania, which made a start with 10, 000 acres, and is now Increasing its holdings. New Tork has followed suit and Michigan and Wisconsin are making a beginning toward repairing the wrong done by extravagant and wasteful lumbering. Ill Dear Old Mother. "My dear old mother, who is now eighty three years old, thrives on Electric Bitters," writes W. B. Bmn son of Dublin, Ga. "She has takrn them for about two years and enjoys an excellent appetite, feels stronj and sleeps well." That is the way Klec trlc Bitters affect the aged, and the same harjoy results follow In all ease of female weakness and general de bility. Weak, puny children, toe, are rrpativ strengthened by them. Guar anteed also for stomach, liver and kidney troubles, by Tallman & Co., druggists. So cents. OREGON NOTIFIES TAFT. To Salem on Electric Line Dec. 1. saifm. Oct. 25. The Oregon Elec tric Railway company has completed track laying some distance Deyona Brooks, and with a continuation oi the present Ideal weather it Is said that the line will be completed to Portland and ready for operation at the time specified several weeks ago, December 1. A sure cure, one you can depend upon. Hickory Bark. Cough Remedy. A sure coure, and Its pure! Use It for all lung trouble, coughs, colds, hoarse ness and sore throat. For sale by any druggist and first-class dealers everywhere. Pendleton Drug Co. Found Small brown leather purse containing keys. Enquire at this office. Copy of Willamette River Appropri ation Bill Sent to Washington. Governor Chamberlain has sent letters to the secretary of war at i Washington. D. C, as follows: 1 The legislature ' of this rtat? nt Its last session, passed a bill appropriat ing J300.000 to be paid to the United States for the purpose of assisting the United States In acquiring by con demnation or 'construction of a boat canal and locks around the falls of : the Willamette river at Oregon City, Oregon. The Dresent and only canal and ' locks around these falls is owned by a private corporation which has the I power and does Impose a tax of 50 i cents per ton on every ton of freight that passes from the upper to the ' lower river or from the lower to the I upper river. I This tax as the state grows Is an an- ' nually increasing burden and the : npoole for a number of years past h.'iv been strenuously demanding government ownership and control of ' the locks at the falls of the Wlllam- ! ette to the bend, the river may be 1 opened to free navigation Its entire ' length. I The delegation from Oregon to the 'congress of the United States intend to bring this matter to the attention of congress and urge upon that body imnnrtance to our people of an I open waterway through the heart of j the Willamette valley, and l am taa j Ing the liberty of enclosing you here i with a copy of the act of the Oregon i legislature bearing upon the subject In order that your department may 'be fully advised in the premises. !tWO CROPS SPUDS IN ONE YEAR Salem Grower Exhibits a Freak in potato Culture. The most interesting and newest feature of the board of trade exhibit Is a potato vine which Is 9 feet In length and under which grew 16 large potatoes, weighing 11 pounds, says the Salem Statesman. The po tatoes are of the Burbank variety and were raised by H. S. Belle, pro prietor of the Grand Union Tea store at 271 Commercial street. Mr. Bell Is a well experienced hand at potato raising, having In former years resided on a farm three miles east of this city where, during one season, he raised 3350 bushels of po tatoes from eight acres. "The only time of the year I like potatoes Is In May and I most gen erally have my new potatoes at that time," said Mr. Bell. On a piece of ground about 40 feet square on his property at 226 Church street, Mr. Bell plants potatoes two times a year, the first crop being planted In December and harvested In May Immediately after which the seo ond crop Is planted, a sample of which can be seen at the board of trade rooms. Raising his own pota toes Is one of Mr. Bell's hobbles. The convention of E. R. Coon by a Jury In the United States district court for conspiring to counterfeit government coins with Albert Turn er, Elmer Turner and H. K. Mills brings to close one of the most fa mous criminal cases that has been tried in Portland for years, says tho Journal. Coon was found guilty on four counts, John II. Williams and Hans Johannsen also tried with Coon were acquitted. . Coon, Williams, Johannsen, Mills and the Turner brothers were arrest ed a year ago last June near Hunt ington, Oregon. Coon, Williams and Johannsen had only been out of Mc Neil's Island, a few months when the federal authorities grew suspicious of their actions and ran down what they believed to be a gigantic scheme to defraud the government by manufac turing spurious coins. Their move ments were watched for several months and their arrests followed. Thomas Foster, secret service ope rative, discovered the plot and work ed up the case. He traced the move ments of the men who were augment ed by the turner brothers of Idaho and Mills from Portland to New York and in Texas. The scheme was one of the most elaborate ever framed up and at the trial last week the govern ment had witnesses from five states, some coming from New York, others from Texas, while many were from Idaho, Washington and Oregon. At the time of the arrest of the men on the Bastnln ranch near Hunt ington, 11 ex-convicts were found em ployed in the vicinity and the authori ties had to deal with the most des perate set of chlmlnals to be found; In the state. , With the exception of mills and one of the Turner' brothers, all of the men tried have served terms In va rious penitentiaries. "Old Man" Williams has served 27 years In pen itentiaries so far as can be traced. but It Is believed that he has serve 3 at least 10 more that could not be found against him, making a total of about 37 years he has served out of a life of 76 years. He Is gray bearded and wears a long, flowing beard. All the men were Indicted by the last federal grand Jury on four counts and Coon was found guilty on all of them. The Turners and Mills plead ed gujlty to the Indictment before the trial and were used as witnesses against their confederates named In the Indictment. Of Special Value to Many Here In Pendleton. The progress made In medicine during the last few years has been as a whole general rather than spe cific. One of the most notable discoveries and one that undoubtedly appeals more than anything else to many people here In Pendleton is the com bination of stomach remedies in the Ml-o-na treatment. This prescrip tion has worked wonders, and there Is now no excuse for anyone suffering with Indigestion or weak stomach. It acts specifically upon the muscles of the stomach and bowels, strength ening and stimulating them so that they readily take care of the food that Is eaten. It also Increases the flow of gastrlo Juices, thus getting from the food the nourishment that tr necessary for health and energy. The symptoms of Indigestion are numerous, such as distress after eat ing, fatulence, heart-burn, sick headaches, dizziness and Irritability, These are all dispelled by a few doses of Ml-o-na when the trouble Is re cent, but Just as surely as long and chronic cases If the treatment Is fol lowed for a reasonable length of time. So positive are the good effects following the use of Ml-o-na that the remedy Is sold by Tallman & Co. un der an absolute guarantee to refund the money If It should fall to cure. With an offer like this none can af ford to suffer long from Indigestion or stomach troubles. Do not think because of the quick benefits derived from the use of Ml-o-na that It Is .merely a temporary agent It Is a remedy that cures by making over the weak stomach Into a strong one. There Is more Catarrh In this lection of ihe couiitnr than all other disease put to gether, and until the last tw years was ciippoRccI to be Incurable. 1'or a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease and prescribed lix.nl remedies, and :y conatnutly railing to cure witu local treatment, pronounced It IncuraMe. icl iMico ha proven catarrh to be a constitu tional disease nud therefore reaulres con- iltiirlonal trnetment. Hull's i-atarrh Cure, manufactured by V. 3. Cheney ft Co., To ledo, Oliln, Is tbe only constitutional cure on tbe market. It la taken internally in loses from 10 drop to s tenspoonfut. It actH directly on the blood aud mucous sur- lacea or the system, iney orrer one Dim dred dollars for any rase It falls to care, lend for circulars nnd testimonials. Address K. J. CHUNKY ft CO., Toledo, O. Sold by drupirlsts. 7!ic. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Bond Bros, has a good suit for every man In Umatilla county. BIG IOTATO YIELD. Yakima Mun Harvests SJ8000 Worth of Spuria on 40 Acres. Attorney Vestal Snyder now has a force of 25 men at work harvesting his 40-acre field of potatoes, says tho Yakima Republic. A modern four horse digger Is one of the Implements employed In the field. The harvest ers are camped on the ground and are prosecuting the work with vigor Notwithstanding the advanced price of hay this year and the eager market for It at current prices, Mr. Snyder plowed up 40 acres of alfal fa nnd put the field to orchard and potatoes. He obtained a fine growth of fruit trees for the first year and will have at least BOO tons of the Netted Gem potatoes, a very large and excellent russet variety, for which he has al ready been offered $16 a ton. He has not sold, however. Mr. Snyder picked up four potatoes In the field this morning, Just as he passed over the rows on which the digger had operated, which have an aggregate weight of 16 pounds. So many large potatoes, many quite as large as those which he picked up, were seen along the upturned rows that he didn't think It worth while to bring in the samples he weighed. ; Attorney Snyder, whose farm is lo cated about six miles west of the city, ' under the Yakima Cnnal com pany's ditch, now has about 70 acres In fruits on his place and will plant 25 acres more next spring. If a man has lived right, death Is only a graduation. TEA Good tea, close price. There is no other way to build a good business or keep a good business. - Year grocer returns your nwner It you don't like SchiHiiiir't Test: we pay him. Empress of China Sinks at Docks. Vancouver, Oct. 24. The com pany's crack oriental liner, Empress of China, sank last evening along side her dock at this port. Her main deck on the port side Is awash with several feet of water. She sunk on the port side so the main deck is at an angle of about 45 degrees. Her engines and dynamos are under wa ter. She Is resting on a mud bottom but the problem of saving her will be that of righting the vessel and preventing her from completely turn ing turtle. A Criminal Attack. On an inoffensive citizen Is frequent ly made in that apparently useless little tube called the "appendix." It Is generally the result of protracted constipation, following a torpid liv er. Dr. King's New Life Pills regu late the liver, prevent appendicitis, and establish regular habits of the bowels. 25 cents at Tallman & Co.'s drug store. A Cough Remedy That Cures. Hickory Bark Cough Remedy, made by The Hickory Bark Cough Remedy company, of Salem, Ore., guaranteed to be pure; guaranteed to curj your cough, or money refunded. Guaran teed to make a friend of you. For sale by all druggists and first-class dealers everywhere. Pendleton Drug Co. Fllcimburg Part or Here. Rev. William DeWeese, formerly pastor of the M. E. church at Echo, but now pastor at Ellenshurg, Wash., and also secretary of the Spokane conference district, Is In the city to day on business connected with the publication of the proceedings of the annual conference which are being Issued by the East Oregonlan. Alusliiins Want Home Rule. Seattle, Oct. 24. Nearly the en tire delegation from Nome to the number of CO arrived Tuesday cn route to the republican convention a Juneau next month, endorsing noire rule for Alaska and calling for the Immediate removal of Governor Hoggatt. I jirtlitiake In Italy. Rome, Italy, Oct. 24. An earth quake caused the loss of 100 lives, according to Trlbuna In this after noon's edition. Women Need a natural laxative and tonic when troubled with lassitude, depression, nervousness or a general run-down condition of the system. Nature responds quickly, and regu larity is established by the use of MM Sold everywhere. In boxes lOcand 25c, Universal peace Is far from belrg an accomplished fact. Just now the Moors are giving France considerable trouble. We are always more than able to hold our own when it comes to selling high grade gentlemen's clothing at prices that please. Tf every man wore one of our correct suits, Its dollars to doughnuts that universal pence of mind would be an assured fact. Bond Brothers Pendleton's Lending Clothiers. Have i You Seen TIIE The New Ladies' and Children's THEATER Moving Pictures That are funny and fascinating Illustrated Songs All late and catchy Programe Changes every Sun. & Wed. Shows 2 to 5 p. m. and 6:30 to 10 p. m Admission - 10c Children under 10'yrs. 5c Main 8t. Next to Raders "Its one long howling laugh" Every kind of Ready Mixed Paint is to be found here already for use. Also extra large line of beautiful wall paper patterns. Pendleton Paint Store E J, Murphy. 121 E. Court Black 3181 5 Full-Blcoded White Leghorn Roosters FOR SALE From the famous PETALUMA, CALIF, STOCK. Prices very reasonable. ANTON NOLTE . PENDLETON, OREGON. PENDLETON'S POPULAR POOL AND BILLIARD PARLORS Alleys and lables newly dressed and overhauled. A quiet, orderly resort for gentlemen aid ladles. PASTIME PARLORS HASEMENT IIENDIUCKS' I1LDQ. "Everybody Works But Mother" She Cooks With Gas AFFORDS A SOFT WHITE, LIGHT AND IS UNSURPASS ED TO READ BY. Call at office for particulars. Northwestern Gas - & Electric Co. MATLOCK BUILDING. The East Oregonlan Is Eastern Ore gon' representative paper. It leads and the people appreciate It nnd show it by their liberal pnt"rire, It la the advertising medio 'section.