PACK EIGHT
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1910.
EIGHT PAGES
Holiday Headquarters
FOR
Turkeys, Geese, Ducks and
Poultry of all kinds we also
carry the good little table neces
sities that should go with them.
New stock and crops just received.
Your orders will receive prompt attention here.
Standard Grocery Co. Inc.
Where all are Pleased
Frank O'Gara, Pres. Bernard O'Gara, Sec.-Treas
214-216 East Court Street
Newsy Notes
of Pendleton
COMMISSION PLAN
TELLS CO UN" OILMEN'
PRESENT PLAN BEST
After Much Consideration Decides
Commission Plan Would Be Expen
sive in City the Size of Pendleton.
"I am not In favor of a commission
form of government for a city fie
size of Pendleton," declared Mayor
E. J. Murphy at last night's meeting
of the council. The statement was
rather unexpected and it made the
members of the council sit up and
take notice.
The mayor, who had Just returned
from San Diego, California, where he
had been to attend the annual meet
ing of the California league of mu
nicipalities, then went on to explain
that he believed the success or fail
ure of the commission form of city
government, like the success or fail
ure of Pendleton present form of gov
ernment, depended entirely upon the
men at the head of the government
"If you get the right men at the head
in either form, the administration will
be successful," declared the mayor.
In discussing the proposition. May
or Murphy said: "I went to the Cal
ifornia meeting pretty well satisfied
in my own mind that the commission
form of government was the only
form for the larger cities. After lis
tening to the lengthy papers present
ed at the meeting and investigating
the conditions in the cities visited by
me where the commission form is in
use, I am fully convinced that one is
as ,-eood as the other.
"For a city the size of Pendleton I
am convinced that our present form
is the best Under the commission
form of city government you expect
a business administration and you
must have a business man at the head
of it who will be able to devote his i
entire time. Now, you cannot get a
business man to take charge of the
city government in that way without
paying the price and the price in this
instance would be too great"
Will Try to Form League.
Mayor Murphy, as the only repre
sentative from Oregon at the meeting,
was sent back to his home state with
instructions to organize an Oregon
league of municipalities. Mayor J.
B. Diment of Bellingham, as the only
representative from the state of
Washington, was sent back with In
structions to perform the same ser
vice for that state. The mayor said
he realized they had a gigantic task
before them but that they would un
dertake It
Liqnor Problem Is Hard One.
In speaking of the liquor problem
the mayor said that he found it han
dled in different ways in different
cities and he did not btlieve that any
hard and fast rule could be laid down
for the regulation of the liquor busi
ness that would apply to all cities.
He said that this and many other
questions of paramount importance to
city officers were discussed at the
meeting.
Current Llteratuqp Club.
The Current Literature club will
meet tomorrow, Friday, afternoon, at
the home of Mrs. J. F. Robinson.
Moving to Pendleton.
J. C. Coombs Is moving in from
Xye and will reside In Pendleton dur
ing the winter at least
Sou is Horn.
The birth of a ten-pound boy. is
reported to the wife of H. C. Schu
mann at the family home, 214 Perk
ins avenue.
Jo.-so Moore Estate Filed.
The first pa juts in the estate of
Jesse Moore deceased were filed today
with County Clerk Suling. J. B. Say
lor Is the administrator and the es
tate is valued at $45,000.
Six Hoboes Last Night.
Six wanderers were given quarters
in the city bastlle last night. They
were picked up during the night by
officers Kearney and Sheer who con
sidered they would be safer in Jail
than outside.
Concert This Evening.
Miss Edna Gates and the choir of
the Presbyterian church will give a
musical concert at the Presbyterian
church this evening. Selections will
be rendered by Miss Gates, Miss Ber
nice Ruppe, Mrs. J. R. Dickson and
other local singers.
Finch and James Donald, with Everett
Saunders as alternate. C. C. McCol
loch, A. A. Smith and James Nichols
acted as Judges.
CLEANSES THE SYSTEM
EFFECTUALLY; DISPELS
COLDS. AND HEADACHES
DUE TO CONSTIPATION.
BEST FOR MEN, WOMEN
AND CHILDREN -YOUNG
AND OLD.
TO GET ITS BENEFICIAL
EFFECTS -ALWAYS BUY
THE GENUINE.
MAHUEACTUDED BY THE
SOLD BY ALL LEADING DRUGGISTS
One size only. Rkular price WaBcttlj
TEXAS MAN 10 TALK
ON COMMISSION PLAN
Echo Company Incorporates.
Articles of incorporation were filed
today with the county clerk for the
Echo Mercantile company. The com
pany is to engage in the hardware
business and has a capital stock of
J10.000 divided Into shares of 100
each. The incorporators are C. J.
Gulliford, Ed Hammer and Emma
F Hammer.
Assistant Librarian Resigns.
Miss Edna Rogers, assistant libr
arian at Ve Pendleton free library.
has resigned her position, much to
the regret of the library board and
Miss Fleek.'the librarian. Miss Roger
has been forced to resign owing to
the death of her brother's wife. Her
brother resides in Portland and in the
future Miss Rogers is to reside with
him and assist in caring for his lit
tle children.
GHEEK LEADERS IN FIGHT.
M. Venlzelos Making Hard Struggle
to Lighten Taxes.
Athens. M. Venlzelos, the strong
man of Greece, Is engaged in a fierce
tussle with a system by which over
burdened taxpayers have been op
pressed to meet the financial demands
of an ever-Increasing list of sinecure
holders.
In this dead-set against corruption,
M. Venlzelos is supported by the
King and the more Intelligent portion
of the working clusses, and when the
new chamber meets in January, M.
Venlzelos' position as Premier will be
greatly strengthened.
Events of the last few months have
led up to a situation in Greece that
gives rise to anxiety. When the Sep
tember elections to the National As
sembly took place it was decided, on
account of the military and naval
coup d'etat brought off by Colonel
Tsorbns and his colleagues two years
ago, to amend the constitution by
calling that body Into existence in
place of the existing chamber of depu
pties. The then Prime Minister M. Kaller
gis, resigned with his cabinet, as un
der changed conditions he thought the
crown oujrht to be free to choose Its
own advisers. M. Venlzelos then
formed a Ministry, and in the fore
front of his programme put the re
storation of military discipline In the
army and the revision of the non
fundamental articles of the constitu
tion. His path proved a thory one,
It became apparent that an adverse
vote was popular at any moment, and
on his advice the king dissolved the
Assembly.
Undoubtedly a large majority of the
Greek people are behind the strong
and able statesman, who is determin
ed to carry through schemes of na
tional regeneration. Whatever dis
orders occur are really in the nature
of demonstrations against the parties
of professional politicians, who would
frustrate M. Venlzelos' public-spirited
plans.
F. C. Highsmith, former mayor of
Mineral Wells, Texas, and the presi
dent of the mayors' association of
Texas, wants to talk to the people of
Pendleton regarding the commission
plan of government. ' He is engaged
in delivering lectures upon this sub
ject throughout the country and
learning' that Pendleton Is now con
sidering the proposition is anxious to
speak here.
In a letter to Councilman T, G.
Montgomery, Mayor Highsm'th says
his secretary is now preparing a
schedule of speaking dates for east
ern Oregon. He would like to speak,
here under the auspices or either the
city council or the Commercial club.
As Mr. Montgomery understands the
matter he will be here shortly, but
at this time no definite date has been
set for the address.
Kupers Is Administrator.
The estate of John Timmerman, de.
ceased is estimated at $125,000 in
the netition for the appointment of
administrator filed yesterday with
County Judge Glllliand. Tne prop
erty Is located in this county near He
lix and in the state of Texas. The
Texas part of the estate consists en
tirely of real property while the part
in this county consists of both real
and personal property. In accordance
with the petition of the widow of the
deceased, Karl Kupers was appointed
administrator of the estate. The heirs
are Mrs. Timmerman a-nd five chil
dren, ranging in age from three
months to 19 years.
Irei Election Monday.
Next Monay evening, December 5,
the Pendleton firemen will hold their
annual election and will choose a fire
chief and two assistants to serve dur
ing the coming year. Nominations
for these positions are now closed and
those in the running for chief are
P. A. Anderson of the Byers' mill,
and J. L. Vaughan, present chief. For
first assistant the candidates are Jack
Childreth and Frank Stroble. Ed
Hemmelgarn and William Gardner
are the nominees for second assist
ant. Each of the local fire compan
ies has the right to nominate candi
dates for the above positions. Ail
the firemen then meet on the first
Monday in December to cast their
votes for the men they prefer. The
election will be held in the flremn's
quarters in the city hall.
DEVELOPMENT IS PLAN.
ATTACK OF HICCOUGHS
MAT PROVE FATA I,
m
PENDLETON
DRUG CO.
woiEnn iioai-wiEiisaiiitiR
Belmar. N. J. Violent and inces
sant hiccoughs have so worn down
the strength of the Rev. J. W. Mc
Laughlin that his physicians have
slight hope of his recovery. Four
years ago he had a similar but milder
attack, and was only saved with great
difficulty.
A boy at home Is worth two run
ning the streets.
Full line of RUBBERS and
HEAVY SHOES
for Wet Weather in Men's, Ladies,
Misses and Childrens
High Cut Shoes a specialty in Mens and Boys
THE WONDER STORE
DESPAIN k BONNET
Mi'n mai Court 5trtt
Presto Change
and your old soiled and wrinkled
clothes look like new. It's hard to
conceive and It's hard to realize that
we really can affect the transforma
tion that we do. Up-to-date methods
and expert workmen make It possible
and at but little cost to 7011. Phone
as today. We'll call.
Pendleton Dye Works
Australian Commonwealth to Colon
Izo Northern Territory.
Melborune. Now that the long
standing problem of the Northern Ter
ritory, comprising 623,620 square
miles has been solved, the Federal
government Is more than ever con
vinced of the wisdom of the step It
has taken towards expansion.
The passage through both Houses
of Parliament of the Northern Terri
tory acceptance bill places the com
monwealth in the possession of a
large new tract of land, ripe for col
onization. The debt of $15,000,000
accumulated on behalf of the North
ern Territory has been taken over by
the federal government, an expendi
ture which at present Is a dead loss
though It will return a rich harvest
in future years.
For several years past the Northern
Territory has been the hopeless bug
bear of Australian statesmen. Some
parts of It are still unexplored, ow
ing to lack of available capital for
opening up the country to extensive
railroad communications. The now
move means that In time the North
ern Territory will become a flourish
ing state, providing homes for hun
dreds of thousands of settlers. At
present the population apart from
Ihe aboriginal tribes of "blackfellows'
Iri only 1081 persons.
Energy will now be thrown Into
speeding up the scheme for the trans
continental railway, which would
throw open an enormous area of fer
tile farming country.
Geological surveys are also expected
to reveal rich deposits of gold and
other minerals.
VALUABLE BLANKET ON
DISPLAY HERE TODAY
One of the finest blankets ever pro
duced by any mill In the country is
now on exhibit In the window of the
Alexander Department Store.' It was
manufactured by the Pendleton Wool
en Mills and will be presented by the
mill company as the sweepstakes prize
for the National Wool and Sheep
show to be held In Portland In con
nection with the annual convention of
the National Wool Growers' associa
tion. The blanket Is valued at $160 and
Is one of the finest that the local
mills Is capable of producing.
On a background of purest white
appears the emblem of the National
Wool Growers' association. This con
sists of the national shield In red,
white and blue, bearing a ram's head
In appropriate colors. The coloring
and shading of th head of the sheep
Is as natural and life-like as though
it were painted.
The blanket has been viewed and
admired by hundreds during the day.
It will be given for the bent general
exhibit of sheep at the show.
HAKKIt CITY DEBATERS
CHOSEN AT TUVOUT
A try-out for the purpose of se
Uctlng members of the debating team
which will represent the Baker City
high school in the Oregon Interscho
lastlc Debating league, was held at
the high school last evening, says the
Baker City Democrat.
The question of the debate was,
Resolved: That the Armaments of the
Nations of the World Should be Re
duced to the Minimum in Time of
Peace. The following contestants
took part: John Jenkins, Leland
Finch, James Donald, Everett Saund
ers, Glenn Miles, Robert Donald and
Harold F, Hart.
Those selected for the team -by the
judges were: John Jenkins, Leland
Stylish Overcoats and
WINTER. SUITS
Are Now on Display Ready for
Your Inspection
Men's Suits Made to Your Measure
If you are hard to fit in a ready-made suit we will fit you
correctly by making a suit to your eiact measure. Nothing but
pw fall patterns to select from. Large swatches enable you
to choose right and the pattern you most admire,
Roosevelt's Boston Store
ECHO NEWS AND
PERSONAL NOTES
(Special Correspondence.)
Echo, Ore., Dec. 1. The Henriet
ta Rebekah Lodge, No. 36, I. O. O. F.
of this place, met last night and held
their regular semi-annual election.
The following officers were elected:
Noble grand, Minerva Scholl; vice
grand, Mary Barker recording secre
tary, Nona Houser treasurer, Eulalla
Smith; financial secretary. Prudence
Young.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. cSinha's baby
daughter, who has been quite sick
with pneumonia, is greatly Improved
and thought to be out or danger.
Bert Logston, meat cutter at the
Echo Meat Market, had the misfor
tune on Monday of stepping on a rake
and running three teeth through Ills
foot The accident, while painful, is
not considered dangerous, although
Mr. Longston will not De able to at
tend to his duties for several days.
Miss Dack Montgomery, a travel
ing reader and soprano, gave an en
tertainment here last night at the I.
O. O. F. hall under the auspices of the
public school. A large crowd was
present.
Mrs. Hugh Smith returned Monday
from Spokane, where she has been
visiting with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Walker of Pilot
Rock, are here visiting with Editor
Castle and wife.
Miss Eunice Mudge returned to her
home in Portland on Tuesday, aftar
a two weeks' visit with friends la
Echo and vicinity.
Richard Thorn of Hermlston, waa
a business visitor here the first of
the week.
Mrs. J. M. Pointer of Pendleton, Is
the guest of Mrs H. D. Smith.
Mrs. M. C. Barzee Is assisting In
the George & Miller store with the
holiday trade.
A sprained ankle will usually dis
able tne Injured person for three or
four weeks. This Is due to lack of
proper treatment. When Chamber
lain's Liniment Is applied a cure may
be effected In three or four days. Thla
liniment Is one of the best and most
remarkable preparations In use. Sold
by all dealers.
Don't miss the great Friday Sur
prise sale at the Peoples Warehouse,
tomorrow, December Jnd.
Prisoner Was Forgotten.
Paris. At Nos. 20 and 26 Rue de
Cambrai, there are large stables and
coachhouses belonging to carriage
contractors, who supply the transport
for the prefecture of police. There are
housed the police vans known as
"panlers a salade." About 3 o'clock
Thursday morning the concierge was
awakened by shouts, oaths and blows.
He aroused two stable hands and they
made a round of the stables. The
shouts came from one of the prison
vans. They opened It and found a
prisoner who had been forgotten. He
complained of the narrowness of his
sleeping quarters. Policemen were
called and the prisoner, a man who
had been arrested for theft, was tak
en to the nearest police station. He
threatened to demand an Investigation
and the officials have commenced
one.
Vandorhilt Not Entirely Bogus.
Paris. The bogus Vanderbllt, who
Is charged with having attempted a
$25,000 fraud on Miss Evelyn Maud
Taylor and Miss Helen E. Beatrice of
London, has bet 310,000 that he Is a
relative of William K. Vanderbllt
COMMON SENSE GIFT
1
'COPYRIUHT
tor
CHRISTMAS
Such ns ScctaclcA, Eye Glasses,
Eyeglass Holders, Oficra Glass
es, Field Glasses, Lorgnettes,
etc., ore truly appreciated by
sensible people, young or old,
and wo have the largest and
best assortment of everything
optical. Our goods arc Uie best
and tlio Prices are night
DALE ROTHWELL, Optometrist
with Wm. H.nscom, THE Jeweler
Chickens! Chickens!! Chickens !!
All kinds, sizes and colors, young and old
For ehoioa ifci cd ones phone your order night before. We
tresa one except for orders so If Jim like o4d storage penlfcj
patronise the olbar feOew or store yoaneH.
East End Grocery
Phone B. 1B1.
Telephone
Main 536
firrmn-nni" irniiiiipiw nm"
1 i ii iiim
Phone Main 45.
Ml E. Court gt.
Dry, wet chemi
cal and steam
cleaners.
We call for and
deliver anywhere.
OLD SPOTS
Never come back when cleaned by tke
Berlin Dye House
JACK WEBSTER,
MANAGER.
Only 3 More Days of Closing
Cut Prices on Groceries
Will lock my doors next Saturday night, Dec. 3
Make out a list of your grocery needs for the winter,
bring it here and we will save you big money on every
article. Hard telling when if ever you will have such
an opportunity again. You'll have to hurry !
Urn. 10000. Tbo Grocer