:i.t: ki;iit. I.vm iima, l'b.Mii.t.'lu.S, Till'KSDAY, FEBRUARY 17. 1910. Are Yon Living Too High? If so let us supply you with your table necessities. We will give you just as good, if not better, than you are now getting, but you'll find our price much lower Live the same but pay less, at the Standard Grocery Co. 214-216 East Court St. LATE NEAR TRAGEDY!? LAIR BOUND OVKR AXD NOW LANGUISHES Ills Victim to Be Arrested on Charge of Assault end Battery Each Al leges Other Was Agsrowor. The results of the fight over the fight, which occurred in this city last Saturday evening are dally growing more complicated. Tom Lair was yesterday bound over to the grand jury in the sum of J300 on a charge of assault with intent to kill. In de fault of the J300 he is now languishing in the county jail, while Thomas E. Pruitt, the other belligerent fight fan, is to be arrested on a charge of as sault and battery. The trouble all grew out of a dis cussion which occurred in the Colum bia near beer saloon on Main street, Saturday evening. At least one, and possibly berth men, had been indulg ing in the use of the famous "near" beverage when they became involved in a discussion as to the merits of the approaching Johnson-Jeffries mill. As was performed In a balloon or on a the argument grew warm they ad- mountain peak, and why should a journed to the sidewalk, where it is ; niarriape in a skating rink be disap alleged that Pruitt knocked his lin-' t,r.ived of?" gulstic opponent into the street. 1 LaSt night's wedding followed a This termination of the argument i courtship of five years. The entire was not at all satisfactory to Lair, who1, wedding i:irty. Including ring bearer, adjourned to the rear of the drinking , groom and a dozen accompanying resort, where he secured a large rock. ' friend, rolled smoothly out of a wait Armed with this he marched out ' ins room, circled the rink once and through the saloon to the front of the I brought up at the bandstand where building, where Pruitt was still stand- . the Rev. M. King awaited them, lng. Coming up behind Pruitt. Lair They attempted to induce him to is said to have "soaked" him in the back of the head with the rock and then to have leaped upon his pros trate form with a knife, in an effort to cut his throat. Pruitt, however, refused to stand for all of this and deavtifvl complexion & BETTER MANUFACTURED BY THE California Buy a bottle today to have in the Just Received Complete Line of Hein2& Goods Hew, Fresh and Delicious SWEET, SOUR AND DILL PICKLES AND CHOW-CHOW IN IU1.K. ALL KINDS OF PICKLES, PRESERVES, RELISHES, SAUCES AND VINEGAR IX BOTTLES. Phone ir your orders to Main 37 Ingrams Grocery ' Leading Grocers. seizing Lair, hurled him to the walk with such violence that the latter collar bone was broken. Lair was arrested on the charge of assault with Intent to kill, was given hearing before Justice of the Peace 'of H. Parkes at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and w-ps held to appear be fore the grand Jury. This morning, by the courtesy of Sheriff Taylor and Chief .of Police Gurdane, Lair waa permitted to appear before Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Steiwer and swear to a complaint charging Pruitt with assault. It is alleged that the assault" was committed before Lair made his attack upon Pruitt. THKUK ARE SKATERS AND "SKATES," SAYS DOMINIE Tacoma. Feb. 17. The Rev. Ed ward B. King, an ordained Methodist minister, and undertaker, defended himself today from criticisms on his having married George Perkins and Miss Grace Johnson at a :local skat ing rink last night, the couple gilding from the box office to the orchestra gallery on rollers, while the band played the "Wedding March" from "Lohengrin." "I have heard of weddings' where the bride and groom, or one of them had skates on and they were not roll er skates, either," said the Rev. Mr. Kins. "Ministers in this state have married persons where the ceremony don a pair of skats. ,tno. hut he re fused flatly. I'h.irles C. Haning of Hermiston, came un from his home in the west ''end of the county last evening. HEALTH Will come, naturally, if Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is used, when a pleasant laxative remedy Is needed, to cleanse the system gently yet effectually and to dispel colds and headaches due to constipation. Its world-wide acceptance as the best, of family laxatives, for men, women and children and its approval by the most eminent physicians, because its compo nent parts are known to them and known to be wholesome and truly beneficial, are the best guarantees of the excellence of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. To get its beneficial effects, Always buy the genuine, Fig SyrupCo house when needed. PERSONAL MENTION T. G. Smith of Echo, is a Pendle ton business visitor today. Harold F. Warner of Freewater, is registered at the Hotel Bowman. R. C. Stanley is down from his home at Cayuse for a brief visit. T. M Johnson of Coe, is transact ing business in Pendleton today. Mrs. W. J. Gordon of Walla Walla, Is the guest of friends in. this city. Dora Morris of Milton was the guest of Pendleton friends over night. R. N. Stanfield is up from his home in Stanfield for a brief business visit. J. E. Taylor of Echo, left for home this morning after spending yester day in this city. E. F, Carney of McKay creek, was transacting business in the city yes terday afternoon. J. M. Sullens, chief ranger in the Wenaha forest, with headquarters in Wal'.a Walla, is here today. H. C. Gibson of Joseph, is here from his Wallowa county home, to care for business Interests. Jake Kimery, the well known He lix wheat grower, is in today from his ranch for the transaction of busi ness. Mrs. Lavelle McDonald, daughter of Major and Mrs. Lee Moorhouse, ar rived this forenoon from Kahlotus, Wash. Kenneth Cooper of the Hotel Bow man, haa finished moving his family into the Ferguson residence on South Main street. L. L, Van Slyke of Freewater, came down from that end of the county last evening and is transacting business at the county seat today. J. W. Knowles of La Grande, Is a Pendleton business visitor today, hav lng come over yesterday afternoon on the delayed No. 7. F. . B. Swayze, cashier of the bank at Hermiston, is transacting business In Pendleton today, having come last evening on the Pendleton local. . Roy Alexander and wife arrived this morning from Seaside, where they have been spending the week since their marriage In Walla Walla. Attorney Edward S. Taylor of the legal department of the reclamation service, is In the city today on busi ness in connection with his depart ment R. W. Fletcher, circulation mana- ger of the East Oregonian, went to Weston this morning on business in connection with his department of the paper. J. W. Messner. president of the Western Land & Irrigation company. arrived on yesterday afternoon's de layed train from his headquarters in Baker City. Attorney W. G. Drowley, legal ad vistor for the Western Land & Irrl gation company, is over from his home in Baker City on business for the company. Mrs. Carrie Brown of Spokane, for merly Miss Carrie Burton of this city, arrived last evening for a visit at the home of her mother, Mrs. Helena Burton, of East Webb street. GIRLS' BASKETBALL GAME. Walla Walla Mljrh to Play Pendleton Hldi Friday Night n This City. (High School Correspondence.) The glrU' teams representing Walla Walla High and Pendleton High will decide the championship of this dis trict Friday evening on the floor of the high school gym. A fast game is expected and there is much Inter est centered on the result. Both teams play girls' rules, which Insures a clean and interesting performance. Many people objected to last year's game on account of roughness, but this has been entirely eliminated by the great changes In the rules. Here tofore a girls game was looked upon as a slow and uninteresting game, but now they are better drawing cards than the boys' games. The local team has been defeated hut once this year and this at the luinds of Walla Walla high. The game was played in Walla Walla under very adverse conditions to the local tt-am. It is hoped that last year's performance can be repeated as last year the local team lost In Walla Wal la, but when the return game was played Walla Walla went home with the little end of the score. The Walla Walla team will arrive tomorrow morning and come confi dent of victory. Their lineup will be as follows: Centers,1 McRae sisters; forwards, Irene Steele and Margarette Hunt; guards, Margarette Whitney and Lot tie Wright. The team will be ac companied by Miss Armstrong an rhiiperone and coach. Pendleton will lineup ut follows: Centers, Luciie Rader and Blanche Bad fey; forwards, Laura McKee and Hazel Rader; guards, Grace Bean and Ella Laz'nka. Gladys Hamley, Muriel Haling and Francis Sallng will act as substitutes. Mr. Groenwald, the pop ular coach of the Pendleton academy, will officiate. DEAF AND BLIND. ( lilniiiiian Unable to Pay Up Debts Is Stricken. Astoria, Ore. Instancing the hor rible consequences that follow a breach of the racial custom of li quidating debts at the New Tear sea son, Mo Jim John, for 37 years one of the leading Chinese merchants of this city, tells the tragic story of a man named Wah. Wah came here when a mere boy and was naturally bright. He be came a house servant and rapidly learned English. Later he engaged in business ani.was a power in the Chinese colony. The gambling fever gripped him, though, and he became a slave to the habit. Soon all his mon ey was gone. Three years ago at the New Tear season for the first time in his life, I Wah was unable to pay his debts, and according to custom he became an outcast. Next year he was in the same position financially, and soon after his hearing began to fall. Last year he again had no money, and soon after New Tear celebration ended he be gan to lose his sight. Now he Is to tally blind. This year Wah had no money and what will happen to him . after the celebration closes Is a matter of con jecture. Although Me Jim John would not admit It as the truth, the Impression prevails that Wah Is be ing tortured in a manner whlto people do not know, as an example to the Chinese of what they may expect If they fall to pay- their debts at the first of their year. There are fewer Chinamen In As toria than In former years and the celebration lacks something of Its usual , gorgeousness and prodigality. Although the Chinese here have been generally prosperous during the past year the enthusiasm of the New Year season is not upon them. FAMOUS ATHLETE ENTERS UNIVERSITY OP WASHINGTON Seattle, Wash. Brailey Glsh, re garded as one of the best all-around athletes on the Pacific coast, has en tered the University of Washington, and will, in all probability, turn out with the squad of candidates for places on the varsity track team. Glsh hag made a wonderful record in ath letics in the northwest, and was cap tain of the Seattle Athletic club track team that won the senior and Junior championships at the A. A. U. meet at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposi tion last summer. He is the holder of the world's record for the javelin throw, which mark he l-jing up at the A. A. U. meet. Should the northwest conference decide to substitute the javelin throw for the hammer throw, Washington would have a most valu able representative In this event. He also is a splendid broad jumper, and Coach Hall of the varsity track team expects Glsh to annex at least 15 points In the triangular meet between the Universities of Oregon, Idaho and Washington, in Seattle, May 14. With the opening of the second se mester of the college year at the Uni versity of Washington, activities In athletic line have taken on added vig or. From now on candidates for the track and baseball teams and the row ing crew will be busy every day get ting Into condition. The husky oars men who want to represent Washing ton on the water will turn out this week and Trainer Conlbear is satis fied that he can pick an excellent crew from the big squad of volun teers. The track athletes have been out every evening for some time and with the weather gett'ig better It will not be lone before thev will h nhto to do their training outdoors every af- I ternoon. Dode Brlnker who played right field for Spokane in the Northwestern league last year will coach the college baseball team. He will Issue a call within the next two weeks for candi dates for the varsity nine. ALLEGED "JOKER" WILL NOT SAVE LAW BREAKERS Walla Walla, Feb. 17. Statements given publicity here that because of an alleged "Joker" in the fish and game laws trout could be caught at any time of the year, are denied by Game Warden C. L. Whitney, who declares that any one found In this county In possession of brook or mountain trout will be prosecuted. He states that he has repeatedly warned his deputies that they are to arrest violators of the laws In spite of the seeming permission given In one clause. "The alleged Joker," says Mr. Whit ney, "is an amendment which was passed at the last session of the leg islature. It affects only salmon or other food fishes, and is as follows: " 'Provided, that nothing In this act or any other act shall prevent any person residing in this state from taking salmon or other fish by any means, at any time, for consumption by himself and family.' "This amendment does not apply to trout and It Is against the law to fish for trout in the closed season, which Includes the months of November, December, January, February and March. The law applies to salmon and other food fish, which the law differentiates from game fish. All sorts of trout are Included In the lat ter classification. The Supreme Court has passed upon this point and there U no doubt of its effectiveness." RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY OVER IN WALLA WALLA Walla Walla, Feb. 17. Local min isters have had the opportunity of seeing themselves as others see them this week, and they are not particu larly pleased. Instead of having men wait at the door to tell them what fine sermons they delivered, they found one who says they preach too much about platitudes and give such long- wind"'l discourses that only women i anil iidren care to listen. j ThfciC remarks were made by Jesse t Ferney, proprietor of a printing shop here. He spoke on "Why the Man j or To-aay Does not Belong to une Church or Another," and he has the ministers thinking. Next Sunday the ministers will probably have their Innings and will likely send some hot ones over, but to date Ferney Is the oni man who has scored and the audience In this case the church-going as well as the non-church-golng is waiting. Ferney declares that the church as well as the newspapers, have filled the minds of the people with the Idea that money was the one thing to work for, because they pander to people with money. Until recently the church has had no part in the affairs of the everyday world. Ferney asks, "Is It not possible that the churches have been holding onto theories which modern students have found to be erroneous and which are not adapt ed to our Christian life today?" You may have a good appetite and still long for the things that are not good for you. nu!i WW Busy Boston Store HOY IN CORSETS FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF COPS Says the Portland Evening Tele gram: Frank Glgg, his figure tightly laced up in a pair of corsets, was taken Into custody by the police this morn ing on the charge of using false and fraudulent means of trying to con vert himself Into an Apollo, when Na ture had intended that he should be nothing any nearer akin to the god with the Faultless Figure than a soiled little Italian boy. When picked up by the police, it was found that Frank was attempting to make up in quan tity what he lacked In quality In the haberdashery line. He wore two coats two shirts, two pairs of trousers and one and one-half pairs of shoes. The police turned him over to Chief Pro bation Officer Teuscher, of the Ju venile Court The officer divested the boy of his corsets, much to the latter's disappointment. The Juvenile Beau Brummel Is now awaiting the O. M. HEACOCK, Ey1$,st. My optical parlor Is equipped with the latest scientific Instru ments for determining and measuring the defects of the eye, and 1 GUARANTEE TO FIT YOU With Wm. Hanscom, The Jeweler I Grind My Own Glasses. ALMOST "ANY LENSES DUPLICATED IN 20 MINUTES. A. JB .1X9 A I Books! Books! All the Latest and Most Popular We Keep MAGAZINES, PERIODICALS. SCHOOL ROOKS, COOK HOOKS. SHEET MUSIC, TALKING MACHINES and RECORDS. OFFICE SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS NELSON'S -right off the reel. Just in by express, -drop in and we'll show you further disposition of the court He says he is 16 years old and that he rode freight trains from his home In Terre Haute, Ind. COOK TAKES MEAT WHEN WAGES DUE ARE UNPAID Chicago. 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