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DAILY EAST OKEGOMAX. IKN D LfcTTON, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1911.
EIGHT PAGEh
in the penitentiary. I appealed to the
! governor and ho pardoned me. Here
s the pardon," and with a look almost
: of triumph Meek pulled a well-worn
document from his pocket.
is this store the cheapest place in Pendleton to
buy Groceries
BECAUSE
We own i.iir own store building and ave rait-
We Iniy for cash and discount all our bills.
- - We operate our store at a far less expense.
It will pay you to call and
grot our prices before plac
ing your orders for gro
cery supplies.
Harvesters
rnisox plays like
T.OY ABOARD I.IXER
n
Complete dne of fruits, fsjioy, staple and green groceries alwi
on hand.
STANDARD GROCERY COMPANY INC.
WHERE ALL ARE PLEASED.
KRAXK O-GARA. Pre. BERNARD O'GARA. Sec-Tis.
PENDLETON HAT LOSE
POSTAL SAVING BANK
lEPOSITS BARELY REACH
mx HUNDRED DOLLARS
Small Depositors Fail to Take Advan
tage of Opportunities Offeretl and
Institution's Discontinuance Is Pre
dieted by Official.
Unless the Fendleton postal savings
bank makes a stronger showing than
it has thus far there i dasnger the
institution may be discontinued in
th's city. At this time the deposits
amount to the mammoth sum of $511
and there is no sign of any Immediate
increase. At no time has there been
more than 1600 on deposit, according
to Harry Re', assistant postmaster.
That the postal bank in this city is
not filling any very pressing need Is
'indicated by the manner in which it
has been used thus far. There are
three children now keeping deposits
at the bank while most of the other
depositors are adult Americans. Very
few foreigners take advantage of the
postal bank. One Greek had a de
posit but he took the same with him
when he left the city.
According to Mr. Rees, the postal
bank could secure more deposits if
the rules permitted the receiving of
deposits from parties living out of
town. However, one who gets his
mail elsewhere than in Pendleton
cannot make a deposit. Deposits
must be limited to J100 per month
and no depositor may keep over $500
on deposit at any one time.
Already one postal savings bank
has been closed in Oregon and if the
local institution doss not make a
stronger showing soon it is possible
nn order may be isued for it discon-t'nuance.
HAS PARDOX FOR OLD CRIME.
Veteran's Simple Confession Causes
Stir in Court.
Lor Angeles, Cal. A dramat'c scene
of a man fighting for his reputation
ensued in Judsre Willis' court when
John W. Meek, a civil war veteran,
was r.sked if he had ever ben con
victed of a felony. He admitted that
he had. but exhibited the pardon of
the governor of Arkansas, issued a
short time after he was sent to pris
on. The story which he told harked
hack to the days of the rebellion and
of hot blood aroused hy the abuse of
Meek's parents on account of his
choice of sides In the conflict.
The scene in court was staged in
the trial of Chris Conley on a charge
of having stolen $1 from the person
of Meek. When it came to his cross
examination the emharrastsng ques
tion was put. Meek answered it
bravely in the afirmative. He was
then permitted to offer an explana
tion. He said that he fought in the con
federate army. When he returned
to his little home town in Arkansas
he learned that several bullies had
made life miserable for his aged fath
er. His fighting blood was aroused
and he shot and killed one of the tor
menters. He was tried on a charge of mur
der and a jury found that he was
warranted in taking life.
"I left the state." he said. "Four
teen years later a new prosecutor
went into office. To make a reputa
tion he had me brought back. I was
tried and found guilty of manslaugh
ter. They sentenced me to five years
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Why Worry
About Lunch?
A LOOK over our canned
goods will chase away your
trouble forever. All kinds of
tempting meats and fish are carried by this store
in targe variety. We sell quickly and never have
old stock. Consequently y.ou are sure of that
fresh natural ta.-te combined with the appetizing fla
vi.. r cruised by canning in every brand. Those meats
arc delicious as kept and sold by us. Canned and re-';il-:d
under the Government- Pure Food act.
Choose a trial order
from the following :
Sliced lieef, glass
Sliced Bacon, glass
Totted Reef
Chicken Ixaf
Lunch Tongue
Lobsters
Shrimp
Weincrworst
Graf Bros. Grocer
l'Lone Main 28. Next to Post Office
"Quality Geocors." '
! 'unions Inventor Performs Tricks
Willi Newspapers, Flies Kites ami
.loins in Nliufl'lelxxml Game In.
tcrestiM in Prio Fight.
Newsy Notes
of Pendleton
Fishguard, Kng. Former Comp
troller Herman Metz of New York
cine ashore from the Mauritania
with his r'.tlit hand bandaged as the
.is.:!t an experimental bet with In
uv.Mr Thomas Edison in the smok
im: room.
iM s mi. Cooper Hewitt, the novol
M Henry Jarvis, J. Sergeant Cram,
V. II. Wilcox. Dalnbrid.se Calbv and
otivr well known New Yorkers were
irM'usiris and illustrating simple
tricks with models cut from newspa
pers Met, varied the entertainment
by showing how easy it was to re
move n cork from a wine bottle by
cropping it head downward on the
f'oor. Edison bet him the price of
,i bottle he could not. Metz won.
Dottle Breaks During Trick.
On repealing the experiment the
bo. ile broke and cut a deep gash in
his right hand. Dr. O. M Leiser of
New York took several stitches in it.
Metz is all right but will not have the
use of his hand for several days.
Edison played like a boy on the
ship. He mixed with the passengers,
flew kites and played shuffloboard.
He said to Metz after the accident:
"You see I didn't try to kill you,
or 1 would have used electricity. It
is more deadly than glass."
Pi'i.e Eights Are Popular,
A unique series of prize fights was
held Saturday between two setsof
amateur boxers. Edison, ex-Governor
Herrick of Ohio, Secretary of the
Navy Meyer, McDougall Hawkes,
Father Walsh of Kings Park. L. I.,
and Pr?si,leiit Brown of the New York
Central, took a keen Interest in the
bouts. Most of the women passen
gers sat at the ringside and applaud
ed the bouts.
One read a novel and another cro
cheted, stopping only to applaud a
knockout in the first bout.
There was spirited betting in the
pools on the daily runs and high play
at bridge. Thrte professional card
players were ordered to keep out of
the smoking room and notices warn
ing passengers of their presence were
posted.
New Groeer Is Here.
At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon a
nine pound son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Jerome Freedman of this city,
the birth occuring at a hospital In
Portland. Mr. Freedman left yes
terday afternoon for Portland to see
li is wife and child.
Court House Wedding.
Bailey Irons of Milton and Miss
Ixiura C. Henderson were united in
marriage In the private office of the
sheriff this forenoon. The ceremony
was performed by County Judge J
V. Maloncy and was witnessed by the
officers in the sheriff's office and a
few friends. '
SEND THE NEWS TO DIOGENES.
Man Pays Twenty-Five Year Old
Grocery Bill With Interest.
Denver, Colo. R. R. Hayes de
clares he has found the honest maji
fr home Diogenes searched In vain.
Twenty-five years ago, when Hayes
had a grocery in Moberly, Mo., Clay
ton Lemon ran up a bill of $20 at the
store and suddenly left town without
announcing his destination.
Hayes later moved to Shawnee,
Okla., where he met a man who af
terward traveled to Old Mexico and
became acquainted with Lemon. Hayes
neve.- told his friend that Lemon was
indebted to him for groceries bought
a quarter of a century before.
One day, in talking about the days
of their youth, this friend and Lem
on discovered that they had a com
mon friend in Hayes. Lemon at once
wrote to Hayes, asking if he could
look up the old account and compute
the Interest on it.
Hayes was surpised a few days ago
when he received $95.95 in Mexican
money, which included the original
amount of the debt and 6 per cent
interest.
Hayes related the incident to a
Moberly friend here and found Lem
on had done the same thing with his
other creditors In the Missouri town.
Lemon has amassed a fortune in
railroading in Mexico.
SAVINGS POUR INTO BANKS.
Limit Is Readied ami Deposits Can
Not I5o Taken.
Bremerton, Wash. The postal sav
ings bank is full. Not another cent
can he accepted. The two local
banks are accredited depositaries of
postal deposits, but they are full. too.
The Citizens' can accept only $10,000
and the First National $7500.
Postmaster E. I. Gale telegraphed
today to Postmaster Hitchcock an
appeal for Immediate relief. He sug
gested that each of the Bremerton
banks be llowed to carry $20,000.
"That will give u only temporary
relief," said the postmaster last night.
"If deposits keep coming in at their
present rate we will be full up again
in three months."
Among the patrons of the postal
bank are many enlisted men and of
ficers in the navy nnd employes at
the navy yard.
GAYNOK'S BIBLE NEGLECTED.
On his tour. Mayor Gaynor of New
York stopped at Great Barrlngton to
look at the library of the town, to
which, fourteen years ago, while a
summer resident there, he presented
a copy of the Bible.
At thut time he wanted a copy for
ref rnce li preparing a speech he
was to make and was shocked to find
that there was no copy of the Bible in
the generous collection of bound vol
umes of which the town hnd nlways
been proud. He gave a copy to the
town library, and on the fly leaf of
the hook he wrote;
"I hiive found n great many li
braries which lacked a great many
books, but never before have I found
one like this, which lacked the Great
Book."
The town has guarded the Oaynor
Bible zealously since 1897. It is in
the pink of condition, never appar
ently having been opened; in fact,
Mim: of the leaves are still uncut.
Waterbury Post.
Hughes Wants Divorce.
Alleging desertion on the part of
his wife Violet Reeser Hughes, W. G.
V. Hughes has started proceedings
for divorce. In the complaint which
was filed by Messrs. Peterson & Wil
son it Is set forth that the two were
married at Walla Walla on October
11, 1905.
HOME BOILED HAMS
New Koiulniaster's Clerk.
J. H. Young formerly in charge of
the O.-R. & N. supply house in this
city, but who moved to Alblna at the
time the supply house was trans
ferred from this city, has accepted a
position as clerk in the local office of
Division. Roadmaster E. C. Buhrer of
the Pendleton district.
Kicked By Horse.
Clarence Wheeler, who has been
employed by Roy Hue on the latter's
ranch 12 miles north of the city, was
kicked by a horse and severely in
jured yestedday. He was kicked in
the face nnd the blow knocked sever
al of his teeth out. Dr. Temple was
called to attend his injuries.
Killed n Porcupine.
Rivaling the stories of rattlesnakes
killed here recently is the tale of a
porcupine that was killed by Will
Moore yesterday. The "porky" had
invaded the lawn of the Moore place
on Jackson street and had evidently
dropped down from the hills on that
side of the river.
Bartlett Is Recovering.
The many friends of Vern Bartlett,
formerly of this city but now of Wal
la Walla, will be glad to learn that
lie is fast recovering rrom an opera
tion for appendicitis recently perform
ed on him at St. Mary's hospital. Mr.
Bartlett was connected with a local
cigar store here and was also a mem
ber of the United Orchestra and
band of this city.
Boston Store Robbed.
Some time last' night burglars en
tered the Boston store and stole ev
eral pairs of shoes and other articles
of clothing from that haberdashery.
Entrance to the store was gained
through the back door. The screen
was cut away and the burglars made
an entrance without attracting atten
tion. No monef was stolen and it has
not been determined definitely what
plunder the burglars secured.
Horticulturist Was Here.
Assistant Professor A. G. B. Boquct
of the Oregon Agricultural college
was a brief visitor in Pendleton this
afternoon. He arrived on train No.
17 from Baker and left on the 2
o'clock train for the Milton country
Professor Boquct is making a first
hand Inspection of the truck farms
of eastern Oregon and will spend a
day or two in the vicinity of Milton
and Freewater.
Remodeling the Theater.
Inside the Oregon theater work
men are now busy with the Improve
ments to be made in the old play
house. The stage Is being torn up
today and arrangements are being
made for adding the hood. The
stage will have a new floor, which
will be lower than the old one and
will also have a slightly different an
gle. The proscenium arch is also be
ing widened and other betterments
made. Tom Means has the contract
for most of the Inide work. Accord
ing to W. F. Matlock, he has not yet
ascertained In regard to providing a
heating plant for the theater.
A Saturday Dollar will buy six
pair women's 25c hose at the Peoples
Warehouse.
STRANGELY TBEED BY BULL.
.Man in a slender Sapling Sways and
Sighs us Heart. Butts.
York, Pa. Held prisoner by a
bull for two hours in a tree so low
and slender that the animal almost
shook him from the branches by re
peated attempts to tear It down.
Abraham Newcomes, a Craleyvllle cl-
, gar maker, escaped unharmed to tell
of his hair-raising experence.
I Newcomer was attacked so sudden,
ly as he was strolling across a field
'that hi i.ad not time to select his
jtree. The one into which he clam
i bered a fraction of a second before
the infuriated creature came up was
so slender that It bent under his
weight.
Again and again the v bull dashed
against the trunk in an effort to break
It off or dislodge him, while New
comer looked vainly about for help.
Finally, after a two hour siege, and
when the man was almost ready to
drop from exhaustion, the bull stray
ed far enough away to permit him to
leap to the ground and escape.
Togo To Visit Ships.
Washington, Aug. 11. Admiral To-e-o
will pny a visit to the North At
lantic squadron, now off Province
town, Mass by special permission of
the navy .department. Admiral Togo
asked permission, which was im
mediately granted.
JUDICIARY COMMISSION
WILL MEET IN PORTLAND
Salem. Or After a brief discussion
as to the proper steps to pursue In
taking up the work assigned to the
Judiciary commission, the members of
that body adjourned to meet on Au
gust 2fl in Portland. Among the
many matters scheduled for discus
sion, the commission will tnke up the
recall of the Judiciary.
A Snturdny Dollar w ill buy "Six 25c
towels at the Peoples Warehouse,
the Peoples Warehouse.
We point with pride to our line
of delicious home boiled hams.
They are fresh, sweet, tender and
appetizing. Just the thing for a
iV! nlt'e cold lunch on a hot summer
day.
V'viV ' ' Not the cleanliness of our place
;-;! ,, '' and you'll cease to wonder how
good our meats are.
Central Heat Market
Phone Main 83.
108 13. Alta Street.
PROGRAM FOR RACES
T
Following is the program that has
been uri-anged for the second racing
matinee to be held Sunday:
Harness Events.
Hassalo, owned by LaFountaln;
Grace li , owned by McKay.
Phoebe, owned by Boylen; Lady,
owned by Robinson.
Umatilla Lad, owned by McPhall.
Lester, owned by Graham; Alton B.
owned by Carter; Victor, owned by
Graham.
Jennie M., owned by Murphy; Thcl
ma, owned by Turner.
Election Bell, owned by Mack;
Trilly, owned by Murphy.
Running Events.
Buck, owned by Jones; Babe, own
ed by Nodo, Newlywed, owned by
Beck; Slowpoke, owned by Bussell.
Jim, owned by Jones; Hooligan,
owned by Beck: Black Diamond, own
ed by Brlggs; Roaney, owned by Wil
bur. There will also be some Indian
races according to the managers of
the matinee, but the entrees have
not yet been made.
GIRL'S TRANCE EXPLAINED.
Physicians Declare Hazel Schmidt's
Malady Duo to Strained Nerve.
Effingham, 111, Physicians now dc
clare that the fourteen weeks' trance
from which Miss Hazel Schmidt,
daughter of John Schmidt of Vandal
la, 111., awoke Friday, was brought
on by a strained nerve in the brain
and the tension of the nerve t.ssue
was caused by excitement or worry.
The girl has ' apparently recovered
from the sleep but her health seems
permanently impaired.
Eats 57 Enrs of Corn.
New York. The Tammany corn
atlng contest is an annual event of
the greatest Importance on the New
York east side. This year's contest,
held on the porch of a Broome street
saloon, was won by James Dugan, a
cab driver, who ate fifty-seven ears,
carrying off the 1911 championship
and a purse of gold coin. Dugan's
nearest competitor was eleven ears
behind him record.
PREACH EK-PHOMOTEIt IS
SUED BY INVESTOR
Salem, Or. In a complaint filed
In the Marion county circuit court by
G. W. Eyre, one of the officers of the
United States National Bank of Sa
lem, it Is aJleged that Rev. B. F. Row
land, who is made defendant, through
Inducements backed by the fact he
helonged to the same church and
lodge ns Id Eyre, caused the plaintiff
to Invest In the mining stock of the
Oriole gold mines to the extent of
$8000, which Investment was not
what it was claimed to he by R"V.
Mr. Rowland. The plaintiff asks
Judgment for the $8000 expended In
mining stock.
IN POUND.
The following described animal has
been taken up by the marshal of the
city of Pendleton, to-wit;
One gray colt one year old. branded
7S6 on left shoulder.
One black rpit one year old bran led
7S6 on left shoulder.
If said animnl Is not claimed by
the owners or those entitled to the
possession of them, cost9 and ex
penses against them paid and they
taken away within ten days? from the
date hereof, then at 2 o'clock p. m.
of the 22nd day of August, 1911, the
said an'mal will be sold to the high
est bidder, at public auction, for cash,
at the city pound, locnted at the Ore
gon Feed Yard, In said city of Pen
dleton, the proceeds of such sa'e to
be applied to the payment of such
costs and expenses of making sale.
Dated this 10th day of August,
1911.
TOM GUARDANE.
City Marshal.
A Saturday Dollar will buy any of
100 pair of $2.50 women's oxfords at
Cash meat market.
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fm R0THWELL
W. luajy1 OPTOMETRIST.
EYES EXAMINED, GLASSES FIT
TED, LENSES DUPLICATED AND
FRAMES REPAIRED.
With W. E. HANSCOM
THE JEWELER, PENDLETON.
MADAM BLOOM WILL OPEN UP
BEAUTY PARLORS
HAIR DRESSING, SCALP TREATMENT, SHAM
POOING AND MANICURING FV THE LATEST
IMPROVED METHODS.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
Arrangements can be made for appointments by calling up B. 2092
227. Water St. Pendleton, Oregon.
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PENDLETON'S POPULAR PICTURE PARLORS
THE COSY
Where the entire family can enjoy a high-class motion pic
ture show with comfort
FUN, PATHOS, SCENIC, THRILLING
ALL PROPERLY MIXED.
Open Afternoon & Eve. Changea Sun., Mon., Wed., Fri
Next Door to St. George Hotel. Admission 5 and 10
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THE CASH MARKET
IS THE BUSIEST PLACE I N TOWN
WHY?
Because people get better goods, better service and better weight
than any other place in town and you'll find our prices cheaper
" CASH MARKET
Cor. E. Court and Johnson Sis. Phono Main 101
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Pendleton Dye Works
CUT PRICES FOR AUG.
LADIES' SUITS CLEANED AND PRESSED S2.0
LADIES' SUITS PRESSED ." $ 1.0ft
MEN'S SUITS CLEANED AND PRESSED 2.A
MEN SUITS PRESSED 75c
Hune your clothes cleaned at an up-to-date place and by up-to-date
methods.
PtMMte Main 109. 204 1-9 K. Alta.