East Oregonian : E.O., May 20, 1908, EVENING EDITION, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2

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PLAYS DU JOKE Oil SUSPICIOUS WIFE
New York, May 19. William S.
Brewer, publisher and Inventor, will
probably be afforded another oppor
tunity tomorrow to recite the details
of the clever ruse by which he out
fitted detectives employed by hi
wife, Edith Ainslle Noble Brewer, and
turned the divorce suit instituted by
that lady into a roaring farce. At
the former hearing Justice Platzek
declared a mistrial and the suit Is
scheduled for retrial tomorrow.
At the previous hearing. Brewer re
counted a tale that should make the
shade of Boccacio and his modem
French imitators hang their heads In
shame at their lack of Imagination
and literary finesse.
According to Brewer's story, he
made a trip to Plttsbure last January
and suspected that he was being fol
lowed by spies in the employ of Mrs.
Brewer, who was anxious to secure
evidence to be used against him In a
suit for divorce. Being of an oblig
ing nature, he decided to furnish the
' "evidence" to order, and wrote to his
lawyer In New York outlining a plan
which for sheer audacity and origi
nality has seldom been equaled in lit
erature or life.
The details of this scheme are told
In the letter from Brewer to his attor
ney, Harry Eckhard:
My Dear Eckhard: I have seen
several parties that seem to be travel
ing with me, and I have tried to de
tect if they are following me. I have
a scheme to find out, which I hope
will meet with your approval. I will
go to New York, arriving at 8 o'clock
Saturday evening. I will meet a lady
ir. the parlor of the Astor House.
Cedric, my son, will be there with the
1'idy and will introduce you. When
I come, I will not recognize you, but
will speak to the lady and register,
'V. A. P.eaful and wife,' which means
you are a fool.' I'll register ao It
won't be very plain.
of 1 remarkably well trained animals
which did some clever tricks. The
show is splendidly equipped with trap
pings and beautlfu costumes, and
I presented a fine appearance on pa
rade. The pageantry attracted large
numbers who lined the streets.
TA record-breaking audltfice at-
"The lady will go up on the eleva
tor with me, and go down another
way, when you and Cedric signal that I tended In the afternoon and an a)
no one can see her depart. Now, j most equal number witnessed the per-
you can arrange ior a room tor me , romance In the evening."
that has a connecting room, so that j .
you and Cedric and any witnesses you , p-oi.ii.m.,,, n,, ,vni.i.
want can be In the connecting room
while they (the detectives) watch or
break In on me."
Brewer's little plan to confound his
wife's detectives worked like a charm,
The fly-cops, It Is alleged, secured a
room opposite that of Brewer and
stood watch during the night, while
Brewer and his friends made merry
and waited for the grand denoument.
The spies did not break into the room
however, but a short time later the dl
vorce suit was brought.
During the previous hearing, which
ended In a mistrial, an attorney for
Mrs. Brewer testified on oath that he
hail seen a woman coming from the
room occupied by Brewer. The latter,
however, produced a large number of
witnesses to prove that he had spent
the night with male friends and that
the "woman In the case" had been es
corted out of the hotel Immediately
oftor nlnvlnir her cart In the little
drama of domestic infelicity.
AIU OF REFINEMENT
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when the stomach is out of
order. Food disagrees, head
is confused, bowels are slug
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nerves unstrung. Get your
stomach right, and pull your
self together with a dose or
. two of
Nature's remedy for all those
. sick conditions that affect the
digestive organs. A reliable
medicine for acute indigestion,
dyspepsia, heartburn, acid
, stomach, constipation and bil
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act promptly, and restore
healthy tone to the organs. A
: few doses, as needed, and
"All's Right"
SHls-FIoto Sliow Very Much Enjoyed
By Young and Old,
The biir show is on Its gentle way
and will reach Pendleton on May 30.
The California tour was a perfect
ovation and the press comments
truthful and conservative. The San
Luis OblstJD Breeze says:
"How did you like the circus? was
this morning. And
a! lspoke highly of the performance
from start to the finish.
In fact the Sclls-Floto show was one
of the most enjoyable exhibitions of
modern times. The acts could not De
better imDroved upon as far as novol
ty was concerned in the acrobatic line
the clowns were up to tne average
and Introduced some new features, the
aerial artists were the best that nave
been seen here, the horsemanship
was parexcellence.
"One pleasing feature of the Sells
Floto show Is the fact that the pro
Drletdr.. H. H. Tammen, will not per
mlt any ungentlemanly conduct on the
nart of any of the attaches. Tne
vendors of peanuts, etc., plied their
trade In a manner that no person
ermiH nhtert to. The usual cry or
"He'er yer young fellow, buy a bag
of peanu,ts and show your girl yer
a good fellow an ' she'll love yer
more," was consplcuaus by Its ab
sence, and everyone was very thankful.
A spirit of refinement prevailed
throughout. This spirit spread
through the city with the consequence
that there war not a single arrest
made. Heretofore the Jail has been
crowded the morning after a circus
and that this was not the case this
morning is due to the fact that the
Sells-Floto show is a clean, genteel
performance."
The Banta Barbara Press says:
"The Sells-Floto circus, which show
ed here yesterday, was one of the best
ever seen In this city.
"The performance given was first
class In every respect, a number of
new specialties being Introduced.
Since visiting this city a year ago
the circus has greatly enlarged and
Improved In every way, and now pos-
If It could be shown that In com
munities where there are no saloons
there was less crime or less drunken
ness or better morals In any way, the
prohibitionists would have, at least
one good argument why their policy
should be adopted. But none of these
things are so. i "
The government census reports
show that crime Is increased In prohi
bition states.
They show that New Hampshire,
which has been a prohibition state for
40 years, has more paupers In propor
tion to Its population than any other
state In the union.
They show that there Is more
drunkenness in dry cities than there
Is In wet.
They show that prohibition states
do not grow as rapidly as states next
door to them which are under the li
cense system. People will not build
business blocks In prohibition com
munities ,not because they are friend
ly to the saloon, but because prohibi
tion Is a mark of a stagnant town.
People do not vote for prohlbitition
until they have become mentally nar
row and unprogresslve. Central Com.
mlttec.
California Federation.
Oakland, Cal., May 20. With every
part of the state represented, the Cali
fornia State Federation of Women's
Clubs canvened In annual session at
the Ebell Club today, for a session of
three days. The address of the presi
dent, Mrs. Edwin Buss of Bakerfleld,
meetings of committees and reports of
Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda will
give a reception to the visiting club
women. An exhibition of the work of
California women artists Is being held
in connection with the convention.
WANTED Young man In Jail
wants out; suggestions solicited that
might result In Immediate release;
wants poet's address who wrote "Some
walls do not a prison make nor Iron
bars a cage." Address John U Silber,
Kay county Jail, Newklrk, Okla.
For the first time In history a man
has advertised for liberty and got It.
The advertiser was a prisoner, and to
day he Is walking the streets a free
man. He can thank his quick wit as
well as the efficiency of advertising
for his freedom. He saw his oppor
tunity and seized it even though han
dicapped by prison bars.
It all came about through an offer
by the Daily Oklahoman of this city
of ti for the most original want ad
written for a Sunday Issue of the pa
per. Silber needed the $3. So he sent
the ad quoted to the Oklahoman.
Accompanying the ad was the fol
lowing witty letter:
Mr. Editor: Inclosed please find
postofflce order to pay for publishing
ad, also Inclosed. Perchance you will
think this want ad unreasonable or at
least unusual. Therefore, I will ex
plain the why and wherefore of It.
Three Sundays I have read the
poems In. your Jingle contest, and
they are responsible for an Idea I've
got to-wlt: a man can get anything
he wants through a want ad. There
fore, being Incarcerated, I naturally
want to be liberated, and with that
end In view I appointed myself a com
mlttee of one on ways and means to
determine the best plan of procedure
in extricating myself from my unde
sirable surroundings.
After a heated dobate the aforesaid
committee decided to Invest "two bits"
of his frenzied finances in a bona fide
want ad, and for a real slmon pure
want well. I feel like I Imagine
Patrick Henry felt when he said.
"Give me liberty or give me death."
hoping for big returns from a little
ad, I beg to remain yours expectantly,
JOHN L. SILBER,
Kay County Jail.
A. E. Moroney, R. Y. Conway and
R. E. Kroh of Oklahoma City, who
were appointed by the Oklahoman to
Judge the want ad contest, awarded
the S3 to Silber.
But that was only the beginning of
Sllber's good luck. Readers of the
Oklahoman became Interested In the
young man through the want ad. They
called upon the law firm of Burwell,
Crockett & Johnson, Oklahoma City,
and begged the attorneys as an act
of charity to go to Sllber's relief. They
did so. The matter was taken up by
letter with J. E. Burns, county at
torney of Kay county. "Silber Is a
model prisoner," wrote Burns. I
will have no objection to your secur
ing a parole or pardon for him."
L. B. Hart, undersherlff, represent
ing chief, wrote: "I am not In fa
vor of helping criminals out of Jail,
but from what evidence I can get this
man should not have been in Jail to
start with, and I think It a miscar
riage of Justice. If I had any influ
ence with the governor of the state
I would use It In trying to get a par
don for this boy. He was arrested
through spite more than anything
else. Being a stranger, he pleaded
guilty and took a Jail sentence rather
than to stand trial and run the risk
of going to the penitentiary."
County Attorney Burns, following
the circulation of a petition for the
pardon of Silber which was signed by
every county officer In Kay county
and most of their deputies, wrote a
personal letter to Governor Haskell
asking him to grant an unqualified
pardon to Silber. Judge William M.
Bowles, who tried the case; R. E. Ro-
der, sheriff, and L. B. Hart, under
sheriff, nlso wrote personal appeal.
to the governor.
The Influence of legislators also was
Invoked, and a committee made up of
members of the house and senate ap
peared before the governor and plead
ed In Sllber's behalf. The pardon was
granted, and Silber, after going to Ok
lahoma City to thank the lawyers who
had labored so studiously to secure
his release, went to Lincoln. Neb.,
where he hopes to secure a posltjon as
switchman for one of the railroads,
he having followed that calling -for
several years.
And so to a want ad which cost 25
cents, Silber owes his pardon. Okla
homa City (Okla.) Cor. Chicago Tribune.
ENORMOUS GROWTH OF
AMERICAN RAILROADS
In connection with the 39th an
niversary of the completion of the
first Pacific railroad, which occurred
a few days ago, attention Is called by
a writer In the June Appleton's to the
fact that when these roads were pro
jected the ground on which they were
urged, aside from their Importance as
a military necessity, was that they
would afford an outlet for reaching
oriental trade.
It was held by those who advocated
the building of the roads that they
would give a great incentive to the
sale of American products in China
and Japan. Apparently nobody, at
least among the members of congress,
who discussed the matter at great
length, gave much thought to the
question of local business that the
roads would obtain from the territory
through which they ran. In fact, the
enormous bounties and land grants
given to these early lines were be
stowed with the idea that they would
have almost nothing to depend on In
the wny of local freight.
In view of this early attitude It Is
almost laughablo to reflect that of the
enormous total of traffic carried by
the various western roads 95 per cent
originates directly In their territory.
While American trade with the Ori
ent has expended tremendously, the
early dreams of commercial greatness
derived from this source have been
surpassed by a far more wonderful
dream realized right at home.
Still the promoters of the Pacific
lines are not to be blamed for falling
to realize what was in store for these
roads far the great empire they have
helped to develop, for In I860 the
total freight movement westward from
the Missouri river Into the Santa Fe
district was 18,000 tons, and there
was hardly to be foreseen that these
figures would be multiplied nearly a
million times in a little more than
40 years. .
As the Appleton article points out,
this astounding growth has revolution
ized the methods of railroad construc
tion In the west. The newer western
lines are being built for the business
In the territory they traverse, to de
velop sections without transportation
and to afford facilities for the rapid
ly growing tonnage of the Pacific
coast states, which" the existing roads
have been unable to handle.
Ulion You Cook
Uitn Ids
You do away with all the dirt
and inconvenience of the wood
and coal stove.
NEW LINE OF RANGES NOW
' ON DISPLAY.
Gas Ranges, $14-25 to $53
Hot plates M to $5.15
Water heaters, almmerers, etc.
Slmmerers for cooking soups,
etc., cost 1 1-6 cents per hour;
giant burner, Be; small burner,
Jc; one oven burner, 4c; water
heater, 9c per hour. A bath
would cost 4c for fuel.
NORTHWESTERN CIS
' & ELECTRIC CO.
Col, Forgy's
Placo
Finest Wines, Liquors
and Cigars Served.
Gird and Billiard Room
in connection.
Expert Mixologists
For Gentlemen Only.
niamni PriMeet for Prohibition
After the first fervor of exultation
over their alleged victories In the Nov
ember elections, the prohibitionists
ardor would cool down, If It were
possible for him to look the true facts
In the case. These are that, but n
states out of the forty-eight nave
adopsed prohibition, Including the
new state of Oklahoma. That In the
country there are but twenty polltl
cal prohibitionists In the state legls
latures and not one congressman, an
prohibition In the states where the lav
is enacted It Is a dismal failure.
Hut. above all, we must consider the
fact that Inst year the United State
drank 11.409.252 more gallons f
whisky than In the previous flsca
year, consuming a total of 134,142,074
gallons, besides a largely Increased
amount of beer. Spirits last yea
paid nn Internal revenue tax of $156,
336,902, an Increase over the prevlou
ear of $12,542,846. Central Com
mlttee.
COFFEE
You are both judge and
jury for Schilling's Best
Your grocer rtturnt your mentj U jos deal
Uk it; wi par bim
Missouri Democrats.
Jefferson City, Mo., May 20.
Missouri's democratic state convention
was called to order at noon today by
State Chairman W. N. Evans, and will
elect delegates t the national con
vention at Denver, four to represent
the state at large and two for each of
the state's sixteen congressional dis
tricts. The friends of Bryan are ap
parently In full codtrol of the conven
tlon and the delegation will undoubt
edly be pledged to his candidacy.
light On nryan.
Lansing, Mich., May 20. With
every Indication of a hot fight in pros
pect, over the Bryan indorsement
question, the democratic state con
vention of Michigan was opened in
Lansing today. The Johnson boom
has. waxed strong In this state and the
Bryan adherents are alarmed by the
possibilities of a widespread defection
to the Minnesota governor.
Stock Pastured.
Stock taken for pasture. Oood run.
nlng water and no barbed wire fences.
Any number taken; prices reasonable.
Address "E. S." this office.
Insist upon De Witt's Witch Basel
Salve. It Is especially good for piles.
Sold by Tallman Co.
Wanted, at Ooce.
Oood clean rags; market price paid.
sesses a' fine menagerie and a number East Oregon lan office.
Garden Hose and Refrigerators
Are something that everybody needs now that dry and warm weather
Is coming on and it behooves everybody to get the best for their
money. If that's what you're looking for, call around and examine
my line of refrigerators and garden hose.
V. STROBLE
Phone Black S171
210 E. Court Street
COLUMBIA BAR.
633 Main St.
Phone Main 90
Fine Wines and Liquors.
Fancy Drinks a Specialty
Hot Lunch
Pool and Billiard Parlor
.....Gentlemen Only.....
First Class Rooming House In Connection.
CQRRIGAN BROS.
FRoraxTcas.
Graham
Furniture Co.
handles the famous
Charier Oak Range
which Is fully guaranteed and
unequaled for the money.
New Home
Sewing Machines
Just whnt the wife needs. On
easy payments. Tour' credit
Is good.
EXCLUSIVE
Eyesight Specialists; Glasses Ground
to order. Complicated cases solicited.
Special attention given children.
German Optical Co.
Suite 16 Schmidt Block.
Pendleton, Ore.
Hours 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Consultation
and Examination Free.
Large Qyantity of the Famous
Rock Spring
Now on Hand
The coal that produces heat
and not dirt. Also fine lot of
good dry wood.
Dutch Henry
Office, Pendleton Ice A Cold Storage
uompany. 'rnone Main 178.
5 Club Saloon
T. W. MTOIIELL, Proprietor.
Cor. Court and Cottonwood.
PENDLETON . OREGON.
Phone Vain til.
THORNTON MUSIC CO
lit Main Street
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