CAGE TWO.
DAILY KAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, ORKWON. Tl'KSDAY, JUNE 9, 1008.
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35c Bleached Sheeting 81 inch
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42 -inch Pillow Tubeing at . 1 7c
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SCHEMES
In the mountains of Sherman coun
ty, not far from Wasco and secluded
from the turmoil of civilization,
Charles M. Hatfield, better known as
"the Rain Maker," is busily engaged
in the unique art of- manufacturing
moisture, says the Sunday Oregonian.
The conditions of nature which
have made Portland one of the wet
test cities in the West has made Was
co and its Sherman county environs
one of the driest. Considering the
fact that the two cities are only 90
mill? ai'art, these conditions appeal
to the layman as being remarkable.
To Hatfield, however, there is noth
ing strange in the fact that these two
extr-.mes are represented within a
district of less than 100 miles' radius
The student of meteorology declares
that taking the location of the two
cities into consideration, the condi
tio!. s could not possibly be different.
Hatfield does not claim to be pos
sessed of any supernatural powers
and lays the credit for his results to
advanced science. He explains in
full the method by which he purports
t draw rain from the clouds. The
"luinmuker" employs chemicals and
el.-ctricity in his work and his ex
planation in regard to the results he
claims to achieve are considered by
many to be more than plausible.
Hatfield, in filling his contracts, lo
cate himself in the mountains at the
highest altitude in the neighborhood
of the district he has been engaged
to secure rain for. He then erects a
derrick in the immediate vicinity of
an artificial water supply. This w.
ter is evaporated by a chemical pro
cess and treated with elecUiclty, af
ter which it is liberated. After lib
eiation, according to Hatfield, the
evaporated water comes In contact
.with rain-laden clouds as they are
being forcer over the tops of the
mountains by the air current and pre
cipitation follows. The "rain maker"
works on the theory that clouds con
taining millions of tons of moisturt
pass over dry districts, but at such
a high altitude that they fall to dis
charge the water within them.
Hatfield declares that his reason
for selecting the mountains as a base
for his operations Is to be In a posi
tion to treat the so-caled moisture
laden clouds directly. He maintain
that all cities or districts directly east
of a mountain range are invariably
dry. He says this condition of affairs
is due to the fact that the clouds, in
being forced over the range by tho
winds from the west, pass over the
district Just east of the mountains at
a height where the air is too light to
cause precipitation without artlclclal
assistance.
Hatfield, who is a California, be
came enthused In unraveling the mys
tery of the clouds when a lad of 16.
The drouths that southern California
had been experiencing In those days
started him to thinking, with the re
sult that he took up the study of met
eorology. It was not until April,
1902, a number of years after he had
commenced his lnvetslgatlons, that
Hatfield was ready for his initial test.
This test was made In private at San
Diego, and between the date of April,
1902, and February, 1904, he made 18
similar tests without arousing sus
picions as to what he was doing.
It was in February, 1904, during
one of the severest drouths southern
California had ever witnessed, that
Hatfield came to the front and pub
licly announced his ability to bring
rain. He was Immediately branded
as being mentally unbalanced and
was for some time held as an object
of ridicule.
Nevertheless, there were a few
business men willing to give him a
trial. The people all over the south
ern part of the state were holding
prayer meetings and fasts that the
drouth be broken. Conditions were
terrible. Southern California's rainy
months had practically passed with
out the ground being as much as
dampened. Hatfield offered to fi
nance his operations at his own ex
pense and was to be paid $1000 If
he was successful in filling his con
tract, which called for IS inches of
rain between February 1 and May 1
The average rainfall In Los An
geles since 1877, according to the
records in the weather bureau of
fice, had only been 8.75 Inches an
nually. Hatfield began operations
February 2, and by the fifth, rain fell
Less his contract time by 30 days, 18
Inches of rain fell In Los Angeles and
vicinity.
This is Hatfield's second season In
Sherman county. According to the
records, .5 of an Inch has been Was
co's greatest precipitation In 25
years for the month of May. Up to
May 25 tf this year Hatfield says he
has secured 1:23 inches. In giving
this figure he claims to have counted
for the ninth of the month, when the
contract began. He gives out the fol
lowing figures to show what he states
are circumstances of his efforts:
Wasco, 123; Hatfield Heights, 1.34;
Grass Valley, 1.43, and Moro, the
county seat, 1.S0. At The Dalles where
the rainfall Is almost always heavier,
.SO Inches was recorded as the total
precipitation for the same period, ac
cording to Hatfield. He claims also
that the records of Umatilla, Baker
City and Walla Walla show that at
each place the rainfall from May 9
to May 25. His figures show Umatil
la, .46 Baker City, .39, and Walla
Walla, .30.
In discussing his purported suc
cess, Mr. Hatfield says:
"Many people look at artlclclal
rain-producing In the wrong light.
I do not claim to be able to make
rain. What I do profess to be able
to accomplish Is the attraction of rain
from" moisture-laden clouds. My
system consists of chemical combina
tions working In harmony with the
very best law that makes rain In a
natural sense. "
"Nature furnishes ground.' Why
does man fertilize the ground? Look
at artificial treatment of the skies in
the same light and you have the
thing In a nutshell. Nature supplies
rain conditions, but assistance is ne
cessary In bringing about precipitation."
When you need to take something
take it promptly for the stomach,
but take something you know is re
liable something like Kodol for Dys
pepsia and Indigestion. Kodol Is
pleasant to take, it is reliable and If
guaranteed to give relief. It Is sold
by Tallman ft Co.
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PRESIDENT A
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HUSHES
Albany, X. y Juno 9. Charles
Kvuns Hughes is probably loss of a
politician than any other man in poll
tics. Politicians say he 19 an accident,
the. unnatural result of extraordinary
circumstances. His ndmlrers say ho
Is the prophet of n new era In the
political world. Everyone who has
been associated with him closely Is
certain of one fact he Is a man of
outstanding Individuality.
As governor of New Tork he has
given the state an administration that
Is absolutely unique. It has not been
wholly successful in the matter of ac
complishment. He has worked alone,
except for the aid of those who ral
lied to his assistance of their own ac
cord. He never asks the aid of any
man.
Old-timers at Albany, who admire
the governor for his stand on all mor
al questions and who believe in most
of his doctrines of right living, say:
"He Is a great governor. He has
given the state an administration on
a high plane. But Odell and Roose
velt did more for the people after all.
They made the politicians do what
they wanted them to do. They laid
down the law to the legislature and
the legislature usually obeyed, it Is
true that the preachers of the state
did not agree with everything they
did but they got results."
Hughes considers the means fully
as important as the end. His father
was a Baptist preacher in Glens Falls,
X. Y., and there Is something of the
Baptist preacher and much of the
Baptist layman In the governor to
day. A leaflet scattered about the leg
islature during the fight on the anti
race track gambling bills, said of
him:
"Ho is a preacher among politic
ians: a politician among preachers."
He is the embody ment of system.
He habitually looks before he leaps,
anil usually carefully measures the
space and carefully estimates his
leaping capacity In advance.
A .Man of Oonicnce.
Much fun has been made of his
conscience in comic papers and pub
lic speeches. It is not myth, either.
The thing about Hughes that worries
the politicians most of all Is his
placidity. He consults his conscience
on every move and does what will
satisfy It and then no matter what
happens, he can say to himself:
"I have done the right thing. If
others fail I cannot be blamed for
their failure. I have done my full
duty."
Hughes studied hard as a boy in
school and has never stopped. He Is
now 46 years old and In his mind are
stored away the results of almost that
many years study; for ln began to
read almost as soon as lie began to
talk.
But there is another side to the
man the side that usually is not seen
by the public. He lias all the human
emotions In a strong degree, but he
his learned to control the mand ken
them in the background. Xo man Is
better company at a dinner and no
man enters more enthusiastically Into
the spirit of a Joke or an evening of
pleasure, when the evening has been
set aside for that purpose.
At dinners such as the "Amen Cor
nel annual anair in .New Y ork, or
the dinner of the Legislative Curres
pondents' association at Albany, both
of which are patterned after the Grid-
Iron dinners In Washington, he en
Joys all the fun that.s poked at him
and laughs loudest of all. He seems
to revel in recreation of this sort, and
the reason probably lies In the fact
that he usually keeps his mind hard
at serious work.
I'niMipiiltir Wkh Politicians.
The very fact that he Is unpopular
with the politicians wlv have ruled
Xew York so loug has given Hughes
much support a support of a kind
uiai surprised everynody. It came
from men who usually are not heard
from in public matters.
No man doubts his sincerity. Xu
one has chargi d him with Inordinate
ambition. Many believe that he Is the
most popular man In the state and
assert freely that few men ever were
as popular fclth the people nt large.
But. they usually add, he does not
take advantage of his opportunity.
The late John Vandercook, presi
dent of the United Press, In an arti
cle on Hughes, said:
"Some think Hughes at heart a
Wall street lawyer some say that he
W a moral prig. The bulk of his
really earnest popular support comes
from the up-state 'hayseed districts.'
Were he ever made president, he
probably would pursue the course he
has as governor, that Is, he would
never take up a thing until he under
stood it thoroughly, and then push It
through with calm Insistent patience,
falling back always on the same 'It's
right' argument when anybody want
ed to change his mind."
Hughes first sprang Into pjbllc
notice as counsel for the legislative
committee In the gas Investigation In
Xew York city In 1905. Then quick
ly folowed the life Insurance Investi
gation In which he won national fame
and which brought him the nomina
tion for governor. Before these events
he had been a, deep-thinking, hard
working lawyer known more to law
yers than to laymen. Other attorneys
sought his advice on tangled points.
He had lectured on law In Cornell unl
verslty and was looked upon some
what as a professor In practice until
he suddenly loomed up as a man of
action.
One phase of Hugnes' character Is
Illustrated by his action on the Hearst
bill providing for a recount of the
ballots 'cast In the McCIellan-Hearst
mayorality election in New York,
which Hearst claims he won, but was
counted out. Hearst had been
Hughes' opponent in the race for for.
ernor and had attacked him In many
ways, constantly referring to him as
an "animated feather duster." Yot
Hughes recommended tho passage of
the bill. When he was counselled not
to sign it, he replied decisively, "It Is
a simple act of Justice" and thereupon
affixed his signature to the bill, mak
ing It a law.
HOT ELECTION' IV GUVXT.
Long Cmk Hanger Telia of Prohlbl
Mt Ion Oddest.
Tho Long Creek Hanger says of the
contest over prohibition In Grant
county:
There Is no mistake but that Mon
day proved to be tho warmest day In
Long Creek for years past. U was
nothing uncommon to see both advo
cates for and against prohlbltoln
walking up and down tho street and
occasionally these parties would
come together and when a warm ar
gument was the result.
It was believed for a while tlitit a
police would have to be called to
quiet the people, but by evening all
hnd quieted down, each side believing
they had won the day. '
Nothing was heard from tho elec
tion In Long Creek until about 1
o'clock Tuesday morning, when It
was found that the precinct hnd gone
dry by a vote of 63 to 38.
Another move that created more
excitement than expected. was tho
race of Charles A. Coe and S. P. Fan
ning for Justice of the peace for dis
trict Xo. 7. This Includes Fox as well
as Long Creek. Mr. Fanning carried
Long Creek by a vote, of one and Mr.
Coo carried Fox by a voto of two,
making it a very close race for the
office.
Hundreds of people who suffer
from backache, rheumatism, lame
back, lumbago and similar nllmcnts
are not aware that these are merely
symptoms of kidney trouble. Pln
eules for the kidneys act directly on
the kidneys, bringing quick relief to
backache and other symptoms of kid
ney and bladder derangements. 30
days' trial II and gtmranteod or mon
ey back. Sold by A. C. Koeppen &
Bros.
DOCTOII I'SES D. D. D.
IN IIIS rilACTICE
Eminent Physician Says Tills Groat
Liquid IYoHcriiXlon Is Certain
Cure for Eczema,
Still another eczema specialist
comes forward In enthusiastic praise
of D. D. D. Prescription, the wondor
rul external remedy which cures
eczema and other sinllar diseases like
magic. He Is Dr. C. B. Holmes of Sli
ver City, Miss., and In summing up his
Impressions of tho startling cures D.
D. D. has effected, ho says:
"I havo been using D. D. D. for
four years with gratifying results,
"lis as near a specific for herpes,
eczema, psoriasis,' etc., as Is quinine
for malaria."
Dr. Holmes Is one of hundreds of
physicians who uso D. D. D. In their
dally practice, Tho D. D, D. com
pany allows physicians to use this
remedy with the understanding that
they tell their patients what it was
that cured them when tho terrible
Itch has been wiped out, the skin
healed and the raw wound covered
over with soft white skin. D. D. D.
Is not a nasty pasto to smear the skin
and clothing, but It Is a clear liquid.
It Is advisable to use D. D. D. soap
In connection with D. 1. D. Pre
scription. Is any further proof of the curative
powers of D. D. I). Prescription ne
cessary? That remedy Is sold at tht
Pendleton Drug Co. Come In and let
us cure your skin disease. Even If
you have not decided to use D. D. D.
remedy, come in and explnln your
case, anyway.
CHF.OK IOHC.FK CAUGHT.
Smooth Tliicf From Union County
Located nt Xortli Ynklnia.
The grand Jury ha returned an In
dictment against George E. S. Pow
ell, who Is charged with putting out
some bad chocks, says the La Grande
Countermanded.
A very devout clergyman hnd Just
married a couple nud, as was his cus
tom, offered a fervent prayer, Invoking
the divine blessing upon them. As
they seemed to be worthy folk and not
overburdened with this world's goods,
bo prayed, among other things, for
their material prosperity and besought
the Lord to greatly increase the man's
business, laying much stress on this
point.
In filling out the blanks It became
necessary to ask the man his business,
and, to the minister's horror, be said,
"I keep a snloon."
In telling the story to bis wife after
ward tho clergyman said that as be
wrote down the occupation he whis
pered:
"Lord, you needn't answer that
prayer." Philadelphia Ledger.
IF YOU'RE IN SUSPENSE
and undecided as to where to send
your vehicle for repair, allow us to
suggest that this shop offers Induce
ments for good work promptly done,
and that little money settles the bill
for. Carriage repairing;. Get your
buggy painted for spring. We have
an expert painter who will do good
work reasonably. Old rigs made as
good as new.
See us for Gasoline Engines, Hacks,
Winona Wagons and Buggies.
NEAGLE BROS.
Cet the Best
Good
Dry Wood
.and the
BEST KIND OP COAL.
PROMIT DELIVERY.
W. C. MINNIS
Leave orders at
I1ENXIX(J S CICJAR STOKE
Opposite Peoples, Warebouvr
PHOXE MAIN B
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Lord Kelvin and the Cable.
It Is ierhaps not generally knowu
that the success of the Atlantic cable
was due to the calculations and ex
periments of the lato I-ord Kelvin, at
that time plain William Thomson. He
discovered that the current through a
long cable would arrive gradually at
the receiving end and devised the ap
Star. Powell was arrested n few dv
ago on this charge on complaint of I paratus which rendered It possible to
paries at Cnlon. lie fixed the mat-1 Utilize such n current for milking the
ter up and was discharged. Powell Morse signals. It was UiruUf.li dLre
then left this put of the country and gtird of his theoretical predictions that
in the meantime John Matrons, the the first Atlantic cable. In l'-.IS, was
hotel piopiictor. and Mr. (iassett, the mined by too powerful currents. Wlth-
liveryman. at l nlon, found tneinselves
In possession of some paper that
could not be turned Into cash.
After the finding of the Indict
ment Sheriff ChiM'TS located Powell
at Ninth Yakima, Wash, and he was
placed under arrest at that place yes
terday. The sheriff will leave for
North Yakima this morning to bring
Powell back to La Grande.
Powell is a young man of very
(lever address and has been in this
section of the country several weeks
taking orders for the enlargement of
pictures.
out his mirror galvanometer to trans
late Into visible signals the delicate
Impulses received thioiish tho cable
the enterprise would have been a com
plete failure.
linoules for the Kidneys, 30 days'
trial Jl, guaranteed. Plnoules net di
rectly on the Kidneys and bring relief
In the first dose to backache, weak
hack, rheumatic pains, kidney ond
bladder trouble. They purify the
blood and Invigorate the entire sys
tem. Sold by A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
Eradicate (he White MtMnrd.
Alex Johnson, well known as a can
fill and .successful farmer, sounds a
note of warning that should bfi, heed
ed. savs the Weston Lender. It relates
to the white mustard, or "Jim Hill
mustard," rapidly getting a foothold
throughout the east end. It may bo
seen In the lanes ami occasionally in
the wheat fields this year next year
Ir may multiply an hundred fold. Mr,
Johnson says that every plant should
be cut down and destroyed nt once.
He has seen the pest spread else
where nnd knows that It Is a menac
ing thing, not to be disregarded. An
Immediate application of the motto,
"A stitch In time saves nine," may bo
worth thousands of dollars to the
wheat belt. Let the farmer look after
his own field nnd the supervisors after
the roads.
Mrs. 8. Joyce. Claremont, N. H.,
writes: "About n year ago I bought
two bottles of Foley's Kidney Rem
edy. It cured me of a severe caso of
kidney trouble of several years'
standing. It certainly is a grand,
good medlcno, nnd I heartily recom
mend It." Pendleton Drug Co.
Kodol Is the best known prepara
tlon that Is offered to the people to
day for dyspepsia, Indigestion or any
stomach trouble. Kodol digests all
foods. It Is pleasant to take. It Is
gold here by Tallman & Co.
IMiff Creek Will Celebrate,
Last week Long Creek made a
move to have two days' celebration
here Instead of one, says the Long
Creek Ranger. Since that time a'
change or two has been made, but
the advocates of the move are still
striving hard and It Is an assured fact
that Long Creek will celebrate In
grand style.
The majority of the stockmen want
to have a stock show on July 3,
showing their stock, which will be
very attractive and beneficial to the
different people In the county. A ball
game will also be played on that day,
making the entire afternoon very In
teresting.
Plans have been made to have a
nice program In the forenoon of the
4th and all sorts of amusements will
be had in the afternoon.
The University of Oregon appropri
ation bill has carried in the state by
a majority of more than 5000. Port
land gave it a majority of more than
8000, thus insuring Its passage.
Hotel St. George.
.1. O. MeXab, Portland; D. H. Cos
tuma, Pendleton; J. Epstein. Xew
York: J. H. Wettlck and wife, Seat
tle, Wash.; Glenn Frunn, C. B. Ba
ker, Portland; Geo. Foster, South
South Bend; Hay Beck. La Grande;
Ralph Stewnrd. Walla Wallii; Chas.
J. Kornlck, Salem; Thos. Robertson,
Helix: O. C. Campbell, Spokane; II.
M. Falrfowi, W. S. Gill. Portland; H.
o. Todd. Denver; J. R. Patterson,
Boston; J. S. McKay, Miss McKay,
Salem; J. A. Appellalno, Cincinnati.
Ohio.
O.K. Feed Yard
nder new management.
McBee & Hays, Props.
Fir$t-cla88 stopping place
for farmers. All teams
well cared for. Charges
reasonable.
Aura Street, Between
Alta and Webb. '
Stnti of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas Coun
ty, SR.
KiHiik J. Cheney mnkes oath t tin t lie Is
senior partner of the firm of F. J. ("lie
nor 4 Co, lining business In the City of
Toledo, County nnd Statu aforesaid, nnd
Hint snld firm will pay the sum of ONE
ni NiiKi:!) DOLLARS for each and every
rase of Catarrh that cannot lie cured I'T
the use of Hall's Catarrh Cur. '
FRANK J. CHENEY
Swurn to before me and subscribed In ny
presence, this Ctll day of December, A. ll.,
1880.
(Seal.) A. W. GLKASON,
, Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally,
and acts directly on the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. Send for i.
tlmonlala fres.
F. 3. CHENEY ft CO.. Toledo, 0.
Hold by all Druitulata, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Tills for constipation.
McMlnnvllle has granted a fran
chise, to the Home Telephone com
pany. The new company has taken
over all the stock of the mutual, the
company which Tormerly provided the
town with telephone Bervice.
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
Is the one that children like so well
to take nt It tastes nearly as good as
maple sugar. It acts gently yet free
ly on the bowels and thereby It drives
the cold out of the system. It Is sold
by Tallman &Co.
LOW
RATES
EAST
The attorneys defending Bud
Barnes, accused of the brutal mur.
der of Mrs. Aldrlch, are seklng to de
lay the trial. They allege the prison
er Is insane.
COFFEE
Why do we drink so
much poor coffee?
Because good coffee is
10 good.
Tr irocsrratsrai rear nsnsr If ros 4 oat
Uk SchBllaf ' Bail ; w. pt him.
WILL BE MADE BT THE
BGLK!o
THIS 8EASON A8 FOLLOWS:
0
ROUND TRIP
TO DIRECT
Chicago - - $72.50
St. Louis- - 67.50
St. Paul - - 63.15
Omaha - - 60.00
Kansas City - 60.00
TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE
May 4. 18
June 5. 6. 19. 20
July 6. 7. 22. 23
August 6. 7. 21. 22
Good for return In 99 days with stop
over privileges at pleasure within
limits.
Don't Forget the Dates
For any further Information call On
F. t. QUINLAN, Local Agent
Or writ to
WM. McMURRAY
General Passenger Agent
PORTLAND. OREGON
PASTIME PAHXOR8.
BUTIIKBFOHD A MOLTTOR, Props.
A quiet resort for the healthful eier-
' OlM of
BOWLING, POOL AND BILLIARDS.
Only flrst-olasa tables used.
Cigars, confectionery, ' tobaccos and
oft drinks.