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Newsy. Notes
of Pendleton
Now Chimney Sweep.
lr. J. A. Host reports the birth of
a 10-pound son last night to the wife
of I c. Snyder, the well known chlm-
noy swoop, who resides at 513 Oak
street In west Fendleton.
Itmtlior Peiul.
J. W. MeiSee, the well known car
penter of this city, has received the
ni us that his brother, W. D. Mc
Oee died yesterday at Salem. The
news came as a great shock as It was
not known thnt he was even sick. The
deceased was a traveling salesman and
h's home was at Portland.
BOOSTING FOR THE
WOOLGROWERS' MEET
C. C. CHAPMAN WANTS
PENDLETON REPRESENTED
Portland People Preparing for Elabo
rate Entertainment of National
Woolgrowers' Association Session
Uio First Week In January.
That the business men of Portland
re awake to the Importance of the
big gathering of sheepmen and wool
growers which Is to be held In the me
tropolis during the first week In Jan
nary Is attested by the letters being
received In this city from C. C. Chap
man, secretary of the Portland Com
mercial club and chairman of the
committee on Invitation appointed by
that organisation.
The first letter was received by Ben
K. Hill, secretary of the Pendleton
commercial association, and in It is
pointed out the splendid opportunity
which the coming occasion affords
for the local organization to get in d!
rect touch with several thousand peo
ple allied with agricultural Interests
In all parts of the country. Because
of the fact that the railroads have
granted very low rates, Mr. Chapman
estimates the number of delegates
from the states will be In the neigh
borhood of 7000, the majority of
whom, he says, will want to visit va
rious parts of Oregon Derore return
ing to their homes.
He. therefore urges that the Pen
dleton Commercial association be of
ficially represented at the convention
o that this portion of the state may
receive Its Just exploitation and h
extends an Invitation to all visiting
members to make the Portland Com
mercial club rooms their headquarters
during their stay in the city In order
that they may also take advantage of
the opportunity to get In touch with
the inquiry promotion, statistical and
Industrial bureaus of that body.
Smytlie Geu Letter.
Dan P. Smythe, secretary of the
Oregon State 'Woolgrowers' associa
tion. Is also In receipt of a letter from
Chapman and from its tenor, that pro
fessional booster Is leaving nothing
undone to attract many people to
Portland for the big convention. The
letter follows:
Portland, Dec. 7, 1910.
Mr. Dan P. Smythe,
Pendleton, Ore.
Dear Sir: Every delegate to the
woolgrowers" convention In January
can look forward to a personal wel
come In Portland, for such enthusias
tic plans were never made before by
the people of "The Rose City" In be
half of coming guests. Bring every
body with you who Is even remoctely
Interested In the purposes of the con
vention. Each ul every evening of the
convention will have Its special fea
tures of entertainment for delegates,
their ladles and friends. The conven
tlon will be held In the armory, a
building so spacious that the sheep
how will be beld under the same
root A fine exhibit with many en
tries is assured.
Very low rates are being made on
J all railroads, and you will have di
j rect and definite advice on this point.
This Is the first time that the conven
. tlon has gone to a large city, and
j Portland is one of the most beautiful
' on the American continent, summer
and winter.
The tariff, forest reserve and other
questions of equally vital import will
mean spirited discussion you shoald
feel a personal obligation to express
the views of your locality and your
self at this national gathering. Clip
pings enclosed are worth the reading.
A note from you saying "I'll be
there" will help us In our ptans for
entertainment. Won't you -rlte us
soon? Cordially yocrs.
COMMITTEE ON INVITATION,
By C. C. Chapman, Chairman.
Secretary Smythe states that Uma
tilla county will send a large delega
tion to Portland for the -occasion, for
the annual convention of the state as
sociation is scheduled for the day be
fore the opening of the national con
vention and, in addition, the Mid
Winter Sheep Show and the conven-
tlns of several other associations
whose interests are allied with the
wool growing and sheep raising In
dustries will be held during the week.
Sunday l'xciirslon Pnrty.
A small party of young people of
the e'tyi composed of Mrs. Roy Alex
ander, Mrs Nell Redfield. Miss Maude
Sheridan and Carl Cooley. made an
excursion t i the Storie-Ritner farm
on the reservation yesterday where
they spent the day and Incidentally
tasted the culinary abilities of Chef
Uitner.
Will 1shh1 Depot Grounds.
A force of Japs and Greeks is busy
cleaning up the grounds and buildings
about the O. R. & N. company's
grounds and bufldintrs about the O.
R. & N. company's yards In prepara
tion for the inspection which Is to be
made Tuesday or Wednesday by J.
Krutschnltt, director of maintenance
of the Harriman lines who is now on
J his regular tour.
Roll Out on Street.
Arthur Hell, the young man who
was Injured by a passenger train Just
east of the city a few weeks ago. Is
almost completely recovered from his
injuries nnd has been able to walk
down town twice in the last few days.
However, he will remain In the hos
pital until the Injury on his head has
completely healed bo that a plate may
be put In by the physicians. His
mother and brother, Sam Bell, left
yesterday for their home on Cabbage
HilL
LOCAL ROAD MEN
GET INTO THE GAME
That the farmers of eastern Ore
gon are not going to sit idly by and
allow Portland peopte to enjoy a mo
nopoly of state boulevard building Is
indicated by the following communi
cation received by this paper today:
Editor East Oregonian:
As we see that the Good Roads as
sociation of Portland is going to ask
the coming legislature to pass a bill
asking for state aid for a road from
Vancouver to the California line, be
yond Ashland, we as the Umatilla
County Good Roads association are
also asking for state aid for a state
road from Portland to the state line
this side of Walla Walla, and we have
called a meeting for next Saturday
at 1:30 o'clock, at the Commercial
rooms and have asked our senators
and representatives to be present and
also the county court. The Good
Roads association will ask for the
coming year an $80,000 levy for road
purposes and we hope at this meeting
to have a good attendance. Every
body Is Invited to come . Our mttto
for the coming year Is "More work
and better roads."
H. J. TAYLOR.
President Good Roads Association.
According to Mr. Taylor the far
mers of this county are opposed to
the Idea of building state highways
from one boundary line to another.
Such roads are plainly Intended for
purposes of pleasure rather than for
useleseness. Tet If the Portland peo
ple Insist upon asking the legislature
to vote money for a great highway
down western Oregon, the Umatilla
county association will "get In the
game, too."
John Adams of Adams, was an In
coming passenger this morning on
the Walla Walla local.
And Don't You
Forget
Hn Music for Show.
The United Orchestra put In the en
tire evening rehearsing at Eilers Pi
ano House last evening for the chick
en show, which opens In the armory
tomorrow, and through the kindness
of Manager Clark of the Eilers Piano
House, another rehearsal will be held
there again this evening. From the
manner In which Director Barks han
dles the orchestra, those who attend
the chicken show will hear as fine If
not finer music than was their good
fortune to hear last year.
.T. P. Walker Is 111.
J. P. Walker, the well known In
surance agent and clerk of the Wood
men of the World, took quite ill while
in his office In the Smith-Crawford
building last evening. Will M. Pe
terson, who also has offices In the
same building, chanced to drop into
Walker's offices at 11 o'clock last
nlghtand found the occupant suffer
ing from a secere attack of chills and
fever. He hurriedly called a physi
cian who soon brought relief to the
sufferer. However, he Is still con
fined to his room today.
The smuffgllng of art objects, vcl
veis, woolen, diess-mr king muttrlals
s'noo Doc. 11, 1909, has resulted In
34 actions for forfeiture, tho amount
sued for being more than $3,250,000.
With regard to smuggling tourists
tho report says: "During the sum
mer of 191 another Important class
of customs frauds has become con
spicuous that is, the smuggling by
tourists. This form of smuggling has
been found to have existed to a very j
substantial extent, especially in re
spect to Importations of personal..
Jewelry by people of wealth. - m or- .
der to break up this practice, crim- j
inal prosecutions have been under-;
taken, In addition to tho forfeiture
of goods. Tho cases havo generally i
been so clear that tho defendants have 1
plead guilty, receiving heavy fines. In '
the earlier cases th'e court refused
to impose prison sentences but after
the prosecution had obtained such
publicity as to give wide warning to j
returning travelers, the Judges made '
It known that further offenders would
be punished by imprisonment."
Attorney General Wlckersham says
that prosecutions under the anti-trust
law included proceedings which
brought the sugar trusts to account
for wrecking tho Pennsylvania Su
gar Refining company and have since
resulted In n suit by the, government
to dissolve the sugar trusts. Bucket
shops have been suppressed In great
numbers.
The bureau of investigation Is high
ly commended, especially In its work
In the trust cases.
The report sets forth a large volume
of work In protecting water rights
for reclamation projects, In prosecu
ting offenders against public land
laws which resulted m fines amount
ing to $130,595 and the recovery of
379,073 acres of land, and many suits
brought to recover Indian lands at
tained by grafters with forged deeds.
Legislation recommended by the
attorney general included laws per
mitting district attorneys to have the
service of special assistants In grand
Jury rooms. Increased salaries for fed
eral Judges, the prohibition of the
acceptance of gratiuies by Internal
revenue officers, the punishment In
federal courts of persons who oppress
or assassinate government officials In
the performance of their duties and a
general immunity statute that would
give the government power to obtain
incriminating disclosures.
Stylish Overcoats and
WINTER. SUITS
Aft 3 Now on Display Ready for
Men's Suits Made to Your Measure
li you are hard to fit in a reaJy-tnado suit we will fit you
correctly by making a suit to your exact measure. Nothing but
pew fall pattern to select from. Large swatehw enable you
to chooe right and the pattern you most admire.
Roosevelt's Boston Store
Sues to Collect Note.
B. Li. Burroughs has Instituted suit
for the collection of a note for $360
with ten per cent interest and $70
attorney fees against Li. Reeder and
wife and Clyde Jenkins and wife. In
his complaint he alleges that the note
in due and that the Reeders refused
to make payment. Therefore, he asks
that a piece of Hermlston' land on
which he holds a mortgage be sold
by the sheriff and that his claims be
settled from the proceeds. Jenkins
and wife claim some interest in the
land in question and are therefore
made defendants also. Phelps and
Stelwer are attorneys for the plaintiff.
County Court Adjourn.
After a three days' session, the last
meeting of the present county court
was adjourned Saturday night. AU
matters for the year were cleaned up.
The principal matter decided was the
Hermlston controversy over the op
ening of a road between the govern
ment townsite and Cold Springs land
ing. After hearing quite a number
of both of the contending factions,
the court decided that the road should
be opened. The matter of appropriat
ing $600 to assist the local militia
company was not turned down as pre
viously stated, but was held over for
the decision of the next court.
POSTAL DEFICIT
GREATLY REDUCED
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PERSONAL NOTES
(Special Correspondence.)
Kcho, Ore., Dec. 12. The local In
stitute or educational meeting held
here Friday night at the I. O. O. F.
hall was well attended. Teachers
from all. the surrounding districts
were present, as well as a number of
their pupils- Prominent among the
speakers were Multnomah county's
school superintendent, R. F. Robin
son, of Portland, Ore., Prof. Kauf
man, principal of the tone school, and
Frank K. Welles, Umatilla county's
school superintendent... Pendleton's
male quarter favored the audience
with several select songs. The pro
gram which was very interesting, was
not finished until a late hour, but
was enjoyed by every one present.
The directors' convention held In
Pendleton last Saturday was well at
tended by Echo representatives.
Among those from this place were
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Keoler, O. A
Cannon, L. T.L ink and Directors E.
E. Elder andd George Copplnger.
Attorney W. S. Rogers and R. I.
Campbell, a real estate dealer, botli
of Spokane, Wash are here visiting
with P. B. Holslngton.
F. T. George Is transacting business
In Portland, having gone down last
evening.
II. E. Stevens, who was so badly t
hurt a couple of weeks ago by the "
team he was driving, returned home
fast night from Pendleton, where he
has been since the accident. He ha
Improved rapidly but It will be some
time before he Is over the effects of
the Injury.
T. C. Benson and J. C. Jennings of
the Portland stock yards, were busi
ness visitors here over Saturday and
Sunday.
Messrs. Kldwell St Caswell shipped
eight carloads of beef cattle to Port
land on Saturday.
Protracted meetings which have.
continued here the past two weeks,
conducted by Evangelist Edward Ba
ker, closed last night.
' A. B. Thomson returned home yes
terday from a business trip to Port
land, Mrs. C. R. Bonney and Mrs. C. A.
Gilbert were passengers on the motor
to Pendleton this morning.
Washington. D. C, Dec. 12 "A
year ago the fiscal records of the pos
tal service disclosed a deficit of sev
enteen and a half million dollars, the
largest in the history of the country,"
says the annual report of Postmaster
General Hitchcock given out today. 1
"In the space of twelve months a re
duction of eleven and a half millions
has been made In this deficit, the ex-
cess or expenditures over receipts as
reported for the year ended June 30
last amounting to only $5, 813,668. 88.
"It Is most gratifying to report
that this unprecedented reduction has
been made without nny curtailment of !
postal facilities. On the contrary,
the service has been largely extend
ed. Attempts In previous years to re
duce a deficit by restricting the de
velopment of the postal service have
invariably failed. The policy of the
present administration has been to
wipe out losses by Increasing the pos
tal business along profitable linos,
and while thus enlarging the depart
ment's Income to reduce as far as pos
sible the rate of expenditure by cut
ting out wasteful processes, by sim
plifying and rendering more effective
the methods of handling postal busi
ness, and by raising to the highest
possible standard the efficiency of of
ficers and employes."
Save Worry
By saving your Eyes, our Opto
metry Department Is fully
equipped to scientifically exam
ine your eyes and fit you with
correct eyeglasses er spectacles.
We fit any eye that responds
to light.
SUITABLE GIFTS
FOR. CHRISTMAS
Opera Glasses, Field Gli
Eyeglass Holders, Lorgnettes,
Etc.
OOt PATRONS SEND
THEIR FRIENDS.
MTV!
DALE ROTH WELL. Optometrist
with Wm. H.nscom, THE Jeweler, Fndltoa
It!
That the Peaeletea Dye Werks i
take any of your old suits, dresses er
ooats and clean and press them with
their ap-to-dat metheda so that whea
they are rstaraed te yea ther will
look Uk new.
Phoae as and w will call fer yoar
bundle aad deliver It whea finished.
Pendloton Dyo Works
Aha, M.
SILK PETTICOATS
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All colors and styles of ruffles,
wearer, each
An elegant article and pood
$5.50 and $5.90
Armenian Lace for Handkerchiefs, etc, all widths and pat
terns. THE WONDER STORE
MSPAIN ft BON WIT
Mala m4 Cms SXm l
Young Ingram Injured.
Dave Ingram, the young son of Will
Ingram, who waa one of the directors
of the recent Roundup, la suffering
from a broken arm as the result of
emulating the feats of the cowboys
at the wild west show. While riding
his little Shetland pony at his uncle's
ranch on Birch creek Saturday after
noon, he had the misfortune to fall,
the fracture resulting. Dr. C. J.
Smith was called and, after setting
the broken bone, brought the little
patient to his home In this city. Mr.
Ingram lnended leaving for Hood
River, where he will make his future
home, today, but the accident . will
keep him in Pendleton a little longer.
Smalls Perjury Case.
Walla Walla, Wash. The Smalls
perjury case took a new and unlooked
for turn today, when an application
for a new trial was made and an af
fidavit filed from Mrs. May Auban In
which she says the note and mortgage
Smalls held were meant to be $2150.
Originally there was an action brought
against Smalls charging that the note
in possession given by Mrs. Auban
had been raised from a small sum to
the larger one.
After much litigation Smalls was
eventually convicted of perjury, sen
tenced to one to IB years, but Is yet
out on ball, pending an appeal to the
supreme court.
Mrs. Auban's affidavit amounts to
a withdrawal of prosecution, and In
It she says undue Influence was used
upon her to Induce her to begin the
action. Smalls la the brother of a
prominent local business man.
Start something, whether you can
flnlnsh it or not!
Make Yourself a Present of an
Qvorcoat or ErauonoBo
and at the same time, save enough on
your purchase to buy her something
nice
Prices almost cut in two
Worhingmon's Clothing Company
Les Expense Makes Our Price Lower
WICKERSIIAM MAKES REPORT.
(Continued from Pace Oae.)
are being contested by the railroad
companies.
Much space Is given to customs
frauds. Five sugar companies paid
to the government $1,300,000 which,
added to previous payments made
over $3,000,000 recovered from crook
ed sugar Importers. A number of
government and sugar trust employes
were convicted for participating in
the frauds. Suits are pending to rs-
comer $492,108, an amount out of
which th invrrnmrnt wan swindled
on fig and cheese Importations from
Greece and Italy. Smuggling dress
makers paid fines to the amount of
S24.7E0. Five confiscated trunks
filled with smuggled (owns were sold
by the government for $11,000.
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A P-Pefttiy SdD HOdDDO Fu0
WITII EVERY 50 CAN OF VICTOR BAKING POWDER.
You need tho baking powder in your home, buy it here and NOW and pet a pretty present
for ono of the little ones FREE This offer is being given AT OUR NEW MAIN STREET
STORE, formerly Ingram's grocery.
Don't Forget Our Great Removal Sale
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Crockery, China and Glassware going at great reductions at the old location on Court St
OWL TEA HOUSE
IN TIIEIR NEW STORE-ROOM, FORMERLY INGRAM'S GROCERY, MAIN, ST.