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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON. THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1908.
EIGHT PAGES.
FOR THE WEEK
at the
Peoples Warehouse
All 65c and 75c Novelty Wash
Fabrics at
All 35c Fancy White Wash
Goods at . . ' 23c
All $1.25 Fancy Silk Suitings
at yard . ' . . . 69c
Ladies' 20c Sleeveless Vests 15c
Ladies9 $1.25 Tan Silk Hose 85c
35c Bleached Sheeting 81 inch
wide at . . . 29(5
42 -inch Pillow Tubeing at . 17c
45-inch Pillow Tubeing at . 19c
15c Bleached Muslin at
75c and 85c White Embroidery
12 to 18 in. wide at . 39c
75c and $1 Short Silk Gloves in
Black, White and Colors 59c
THE
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Where it Pays to Trade Save Your Coupons
DEMOCRATS III
rLATTORM ADOPTED
AVD ELECTORS NAMED.
State Convention FinMws Us Work
and Ilinss Out tlic Ilunners to the
P.reeze lirvn" I" Endorsed, Dele
gates and Presidential Electors
C'luxen and tlic Campaign Is Open.
The democratic state convention
has finished its work at Portland,
ad"HfJ a platform, elected national
delegates and presidential electors and
emphatically endorsed William Jen
nings Biyan.
The convention was most successful
throushout and the leaders are pleas
ed with the result of their work. A
vigorous campaign will now be made
throughout the state and prominent
speakers wil be brought from,the cast
to urge the election of democratic
presidential electors.'
The presidential electors and dele
gates to the national convention are
as follows:
Presidential Electors.
K. S. J. McAlister, of Multnomah.
' iamuel White of Baker.
Bernard Daly, of Lake.
O. P. Coshow, of Douglas.
Delepues-at-Large.
M. A. Miller, of Linn.
R. D. Inman. of Multnomah.
V.. F. Matlock, of Umatilla.
. J. O. Booth, of Josephine.
Alternates.
Dr.. II. L. Henderson, of Clatsop.
John Manning, of Multnomah.
James H. Beeman, of Jackson.
J. D. Slater, of Union.
First Congressional District,
Dan J. Fry, of Marion.
L. M. Travis, of Lane.
Alternates.
J. E. Hedges, of Clackamas.
. l.-th Rlggs, of Polk.
Second Congressional District.
D. M. Watson, of Multnomah.
C. K. Henry, of Multnomah.
Alternates.
. John C. Welch, of Multnomah.
George B. Culllson, of Wasco.
. The Platform.
The following is the platform
adopted by the Oregon democrats at
their state convention In this city
yesterday:
Resolved, 'by the democratic party
of Oregon. That it congratulates the
people of Oregon on its successful
and Intelligent operation of the Ini
tiative and referendum, by and
through which they have secured' a
direct primary law, and the election
COFFEE
What is essential to
'good coffee?
Good bean ground fresh,
and a woman of common
sense.
Yew frctf rrm moaf U T feat
tkt fciiUlat. B: par him.
READY OH H1L
35c
9c
of United States senator by direct
vote of the people.
Resolved, that the democratic par
ty pledges Itself to reform exist
lug abuses and extravagances in the
postal service, and that hereafter the
United States shall pay no more for
the transportation of mails than ex
press companies pay for the transpor
tation of express matter of similar
weight and character and that no pay
ment as annual rental for a car used
In the postal service shall be made.
And we denounce thr present pay
ment of $4 400 per year for annual
rent, ns a graft pure and simple, and
that the same money might be more
justly used to advance the pay of the
under-paid and over-worked letter
carriers.
Resolved, That we urge that con
gress enact an amendment to the In
terstate commerce act, whereby the
interstate commerce commission may.
nt its discretion, upon proper com
plaint, suspend tariffs and investigate
advances in freight rates as to their
reasonableness before becoming ef
fective.
Resolved. That we recommend the
method of guaranteeing bank deposits
both national and state, as provided in
the Oklahoma constitution, and ns nd
vocated by Hon. William Jennings
Bryan, and we favor posal savings
bank?.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the administration of Governor Geo.
E. Chamberlain In the Interests of the
whole people, and we recommit our
selves to the established law of elect
ing United States senators by direct
vote of the people.
Resolved, That the democracy of
Oregon is a unit in favor of that eml
nent statesman, William Jennings
.Bryan for President of the United
States, and that the whole people of,
the state look wlih favor upon his
candidacy. We pledge our delega
tion in the national convention about
to assemble in the city of D-mver, to
vote for him as long as he Is a can
didate. Mrs. S. L. Bowen of Wayne, W. Vtu,
writes: "I was a sufferer from kid
ney dsease, so that at times I could
not stand straight. I took Foley's
Kidney Remedy. One dollar bottle
and. part of the second cured me en
tirely." Foley's Kidney Remedy
works wonders where others are a
total failure. Pendleton Drug Co.
To Prevent Frost.
E. Z. Carbine has been investigating
the practical points of a frost pre
ventive in orchards, which has re
cently been invented at Grand
Junction, Col., says the La Grande
Observer. It is a can-shaped object
which burns crude oil and a set of
them placed in an orchard will, If
Ignited at the proper time, prevent
freezing of fruits. The system has
been generally adopted Jn the fruit
growing districts of Colorado and
Utah, and if Mr. Carbine finds them
up to expectations as reports says,
he will make It a point to lay In a
store of them.
In Colorado, It is said, the cans have
saved many acres and acres of or
chards "by timely lighting of a match
to the oil can.
Mr. Carbine left for Utah today and
before returning will know the exact
worth of the new machine, which
may next year be the means of say
ing much money for Grande Ronde
fruitgrowers.
FflRTUNt TELLER
1
ItOlI KM IAN POSSESSED OF
"EVIL EYE" .MI ST DIE
Alleged Worker or DevHWi lUuek
Aits Will Pay Death Penalty for
Murder of live Memlx-i-s of One
Family Feared by Countrymen
Iiiost Who Befriended Hint Threat
cned With Assignation.
Chicago, June 11. Herman Bllok,
Bohemian fortune teller, hypnotist
and wholesale nassln. Is again face
to face with the gallows.
Convicted of slaying Mary Vrzal
here in 1903, and accused of causing
the death by poison of five other
members of the Vrzal family, Rllek Is
under sentence to expiate his crimes
on the gallows tomorrow, when the
n-prlve granted by Governor Deenen
will expire. Confident that he will
finally be released, the Bohemian,
who is declared by his countrymen to
be possessed of "the evil eye" and to
have made a compact with Satan, Is
not alarmed at his impending fate.
Among the Bohemians of Chicago
there is a widespread fear that Bllek
will be given his freedom and afford
ed another opportunity to work his
alleged devilish black arts among
them. It was probably due to this
fear that Father O'Callaghan, head
of the Paullst Order In this city,
who has attempted to secure a par
don for the fortune teller, was recent,
ly warned to desist from his efforts
on penalty of death. The warning to
the priest was written In blood and
signed with skull and cross bones, and
threatened not only the death of the
clergyman, but also that his church
wquld be blown up by dynamite,
tireat Hypnotic Powers.
That Bllek, convicted of the most
horrible crimes and admittedly a fakir
and a charlatan, should have been
able to arouse the Interest and com
passion of clergymen, sisters of char
ity and influential lawyers, Is attrib
ute to his hypnotic powers which
his Jailers cannot understand.
Bilek Is 40 and stout. His moth
er Is also a fortune teller and Is known
among Bohemians as a "witch." His
complexion is dark. After a fashion
he Is good looking. He speaks Bo
hemian, German and English, the last
brokenly. His eyes are small and
dark and bespeak cunning. Ther is
a strong vein of vanity In the nian
as indicated by his manner of dress
and speech. The police say he is a
"foxy" prisoner. Inspector Chippy
has caught him lying a time or two
but that he has not been caucht of
trner Is a tribute to his skill In eva
sion and mendacity.
More than any other type Bilek
resembles one of the French M.ic
nuereaux as they a:fe found In Snn
l ranclsyo men who demand all of
a woman's sin-earned money and her j
!if- when she quits producing money
for him. His h ililtual attitude to
ward women is Hint of the superio
being to the Inferior. Perhaps this
has had something to do with the
'underfill control he has exercised
f.ver women.
Happy Family Destroyed.
Martin Vrzal owned a milk depot
and 'was making money. He was a
hard working man and had accumula
ted several thousand dollars by strict
attention to his little business and
by economy. He had seven children
nil girls hut one. Mrs. Vrzal helped
him in the milk business, and the
family was prosperous. Bilek moved
into a house a fef doors from the
Vrzal.s and became a customer at the
milk depot. From that day the Vrzal
home was turned into a house of
tragedy. Now there Is no Vrzal
home, only three of the family are
alive and Vilek Is facing the gallows.
Nowhere In crime history Is there
any record of a spell more complete
than that cast by Bllek over the Vrzal
family. P.-wt of It may have been due
to their belief in the fortune teller's
occult powers, strengthened nt Inter
vals by displays of silly mummery by
Bllek. And yet this family was no
more superstitious than thousands of
othr. It Is doubtful If they would
hae believed the same things from
the lips of any other man. Mrs.
Vrzal may have been insane in her In
fatuation for -Bllek; but she was ap
parently normally-minded In every
thing else. .And her husband's volun
tary subjection to the man was almost
as great as Mrs. Vrzal's'.
With this record of crime behind
him there will be small regret on the
part of anyone when this monster
plays his last act In the drama of life.
His "black art" and all his necro
mancy will not avail him when he
stands on the trap door In the east
end of the death corridor of the coun
ty Jail. No "spell" will prevent the
buckling of the black straps that pin
Ion his arms to his sides and fasten
together his feet and legs. No sus
picion will , deter the placing of the
shroud about his head and body and
no preying upon ifenorance will de
ter the executioner from pulling taut
the ready rope with its hangman's
knot. And when the trap is sprung
will there be one to regret his pass
ing? Yes. For the D-year-old daugh
ter of the prisoner believes In her
father's Innocence; the wife he abus
ed and neglected still loves him. As
tor the "witch mother," who can
tell? After all, she is his mother..
The nest Pills Ever Sold.
"After doctoring IS years for
chronic indigestion and spending over
two hundred dollars, nothing has done
me as much good as Dr. King's New
Life Pills. I consider them the best
pills ever sold: "write B. F. Ayscue
of Ingleslde, N. C. Sold under guar
antee at Tallman & Co.'s drug store.
S6c.
ECCENTRIC STAMPS.
Blunders That Bring Joy to the Htarts
of Philatelists.
"The fascination of stamp collect
ing," said a postal ofllclul, "lies In the
rare 'finds' which are continually made
and the curious points which some
times niako a stamp of the faco vulue
of a few pence worth hundreds of
pounds. For-instance, the twopence
blue Mauritius stamp which tho Prince
of Wales bought nt o public miction for
1,450 was uulcme In one respect the
proper wording on It, 'Post Paid Mauri
tius,' had by a strango error been nl
tered to 'Post Ollice Mauritius.'.
"Another stamp which has been
priced at several hundred pounds is
valuable for tho mere misspelling of n
single word. It is a British Guiana Is
sue worth Just 1 cent, but It is sought
after by nil collectors because the word
'Patlinusque' figures on It Instead of
Tetlmusque.'
"Again, a one penny Cape of Good
Hope stamp changed hands the other
day for nearly 200 simply becuuse In
stead of being red, as ore all the others
of this Issue, Its color was blue.
"Some years ago In Western Australia
a few stamps were printed with the fig
ure of n swan upside down upon them.
When the mistake was detected the Is
sue was hastily destroyed. Several
specimens hud escaped, and one of
them has been sold for 400." London
Tit-Bits.
THE SORROWFUL TREE.
Its Flowers Open at Night snd Close
With the Dawn of Day.
There Is a tree In Persia to which
the name "the sorrowful tree" Is given,
perhaps because it blossoms only In
the evening. When the first star ap
pears in the heavens the first bud of
the sorrowful tree opens, and as the
shades of night advance and the stars
thickly stud the sky the buds continue
gradually opening uutil the whole tr.e
looks like one Immense white flower.
On the nppronch of dawn, when the
brilliancy of the stars gradually fades
In the light .of day, the sorrowful tree
closes its (lowers, and ere the sun Is
fully risen not a single blossom is vis
ible. A sheet of flower dust ns white
as snow covers the ground nround tho
foot of the tree, which pecins blighted
nnd withered during the day, while,
however. It i3 actively preparing for
the next nocturnal lestivnl. The fra
grance of the blossoms Is like that of
the evening primrose.
If the tree is cut down close to the
roots a new plnnt shoots up and nt
talns maturity In nn Incredibly short
time. '
In the vicinity of this singular tree
there usually grows another which Is
almost an exact counterpart of tho sor
rowful tree, but less beautiful, and.
strange to say, it blooms only In the
daytime.
Strong Rooms.
The Bank of England's strong room
Is one of the largest In the world. The
foundation, sixty-six feet' below the
street level. Is a bed of concrete twen
ty feet thick. Above this Is a lake sev
en feet diM'p, and above that thick
plates of Iron specially manufactured
to resist both skill and force. Any one
attempting nn entrance from above
would find n similar lxd of concrete, a
similar lake nnd similar plates of Iron.
The walls nre Impenetrable, while tho
doors nre one foot thick, weigh four
tons each and nre made absolutely un
drlllable. The Imperial Ottoman bank, Con
stantinople, had a marvelous steel fort
built upon a water bearing rock, nnd
on top of tho rock foundation Is a four
foot bed of concrete. The height Is
over thirty-six feet, length forty-six
feet and width tweuty-four. The steel
walls are surrounded by masonry and
concrete six feet thick throughout,
while the whole comprises nearly thir
ty tons of steel.
For Sale Nine-room cottage, gooJ
location, good order. Too large for
present owner. Enquire 100 Bluff
street.
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Because it's econom
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Because it gives best
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Because its flame
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Because it will not overheat your kitchen.
Because it is better than the coal or wood stove.
Because it is the perfected oil stove.
For other reasons see stove at your dealer's,
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and beautifully nickeled. An ornament to any room,
whether library, dining-room, parlor or bedroom. Every
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UMCatPBATK
A Fish Myatery.
One strung feature of this sen life
of the tropics Is the regular recurrence
of migratory swarms of llsh of very
mall slzo that return In huge numbers
ypar aftor year with such absolute reg
ularity that the natives calculate on
tho event ou a certalu day lu each year
and even within an hour or two of the
day. Ono such swarm of fish forms
the occasion of an annual holiday and
feast at Samoa. The fish Is not unlike
the whitebait for which tho English
Thames has so long been celebrated,
and each year It arrives at Snmoa on
tho same day In the mouth of October,
remains, for a day or at tho most two
days nnd then disappears entirely till
the same day of tho following year.
Why It comes or whence no curious
naturalist has yet discovered, nor has
anybody traced Its onward course when
It leaves tho Samonn group, but the
fact is unquestionable thnt suddenly,
without notice, the still waters of the
lagoon which surround each Island
within the rrlnglug reef become alive
with millions of fishes passing through
them for a single day and ulght and
then disappearing for a year as though
they had never come. London Stand
ard. The Armenians,
Tho history of Armenia Is not cheer
ful reading. With the exception of oc
casional brief periods,-the Armenians
have been almost continually under
some foreign rule. Assyrians, Babylo
nians, Medes, Persians, Macedonians,
Romans, Parthlans, Saracens, Mongols
nnd Turks have each In turn dominated
the country, and of all these successive
foreign yokes the present one, that of
the Turks, hns been the longest nnd
the heaviest The highest activities of
tlm Armenian people today are not to
be found In Armenia proper, but rather
! In the marts of prominent cities the
I world over. This Is especially notlcc-
ablo In Constantinople, Smyrna and
other cities of the Levant, where tne
marked aptitude of the Armenian In
business enables him practically to
dominate the commercial situation.
One example Is tho oriental rug trade,
which Is practically controlled by Ar
menians not only In the east itself, but
also In many western countries. Argo
naut How Sandy Fooled Sandy.
' An old gentleman In a village not far
from Glasgow breakfasted every morn
ing on porridge nnd In order to save
fuel cooked a whole week's supply
every Saturday. One Friday morning
the stuff seemed very cold nnd very
salt, nnd ho felt he must abandon the
struggle to eat It. But his stubborn
nature forbade any such thought So
he fetched tho whisky from the cup
board, poured out a glass and placed It
before him on the table.
"Now, Sandy," said ho, "if ye ent
that pnrrltch ye'll hne that whisky, an'
If ye don't ye won't."
Ho stuck ngiiln nt the last spoonful;
but keeping his eye steadily on tho
glass of whisky, ho made a bold, brave
effort and got It down. Then he slowly
nnd cnrefully poured back the whisky
Into the Itottle, with n broad grin, ns he
said t- himself, "Sandy, my lad, I did
ye that time, ye nttld fule:"-Dundeo
Advertiser.
One Hair Aitray.
A guest nt a certain fashionable ho
tel recently had a grouch. He carried
It to the proprietor.
"Look here." he said, "things nround
here nre Just nbout ns rotton ns they
make them. When I went to lunch to
day I found hnir In the Ice cream,
hair In' the honey nnd hair In the apple
sauce. Now, what do y' think o that?
Is that n good hotel?"
"Well," replied tho genial proprietor,
"I can explain tho hair In the Ice
cream. That likely came from the
shaving of the Ice. And I suppose
that the hnir In tho honey came off the
comb. But I don't understand nlout
tho hair In the apple sauce. I bought
those npples myself, and they wero
every one Bald-wlns."-Columbus Dis
patch. Read the East Oregonlan.
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IF YOU'RE IN 8UBPEX8E
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.
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Good
Dry Wood
and the
BEST KIND OP COAL.
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' 'ndor new management.
McBee & Hays, Props.
Firit-class Stopping place
for farmers. All teams
well cared for. Charges
reasonable.
Aura Street, Between
Alta and Webb.
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Chicago - - $72.50
St. Louis - - 67.50
St. Paul - - 63.15
Omaha - - 60.00
Kansas City - 60.00
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July 6. 7. 22. 23
August 6. 7. 21. 22
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