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You can't get money any
easier than ly buying your
proceries at our store. We
civo you the best pooJs
and best prices.
Every woman who is a gx buyer, knows that it is economy
to buy at our store. Good things 0 furtlier tlian the poorer
kirn1.
PHONEII96
STANDARD GROCERY GO.
Where all are Plecsscl Court and Johnson Sta.
Newsy Notes of Pendleton
Auto KI1U Ikc.
The auto bua of the Hotel Pcndle
ton rnn over and killed a little yet
low dog on Main street between Webb
and Alta 'street this morning.
Hi East AlU OWng.
The work of Improving the rail
road crossing on East Alta street
near the Pendleton flour mills br put
ting vitrified brick between the rails
was started this morning.
lUrmtt I! lira Jm Grande Girl.
Miss Ellene Peare of La Grande,
has been engaged by Joint Senator
Barrett of Athena to act as his prl
vate secretary during the session of
the legislature. She left Saturday for
8alem.
Such to Collect.
A suit to collect $2(3 93. principal
and Interest alleged to be due on a
promissory note, was filed In the cir
cuit court today by C. W. Peterson
against D. B. Jarman. S. V. Knox and
Danson, Williams and Danson are at
torneys for the plaintiff
WILL MAKE SURVEY
' FOR GOLD SPRINGS ROAD
VARMKRS TAKE INITIATIVE
STEPS IX MOVE LOOKING
TO HARD SURFACE
ROAD.
Convinced that a hard surface road
iver which wheat may be taken by
auto trucks and trailers will solve
their problem the committee repre
senting the Cold Spring farmers has
taken stops to secure a preliminary
tjurvey to ascertain the probable cost
of such a highway from Cold Springs
landing to German Hall.
Upon their own Initiative the far
mers have petitioned the state high
way engineer to make such & prelimi
nary survey and it is said Lyman
Grlswold, assistant state highway en
gineer, will make the survey very
soon. He will start work this week
or next and the expense will be borne
y the farmers.
After the survey has been made
nd the committee thereby given ex
pert Information upon which to pro
ceed it Is probable a mass meeting of
the farmers will be held and the gen
eral proposition submitted to them.
ALBANY Wire llEATElt
FINED BY JUSTICE
ALBANY. Ore.. Jan. 11. Charged
in two complaints of beating his wife
George Lutz, before Justice Swan,
Pleaded guilty to both and was fined
320 and costs on one and the other
was suspended pending good behavior.
Learning that R. A. Robinson, aged
TO was in the poor house, "8 county
residents have petitioned the county
court for an investigation Into the
claim that in 190 he deeded to his
son R. O. Robinson, and wife, land
alued at 3C000. It Is set up that the
son is iivlng here comfortably.
Forest fires In British Columbia
covered more than 300,000 acres dur
ing the past year.
Alfalfa Hay for gale.
Farmers north of Pendleton on the
O.-W. R. & N. and the Northern Pa
cific railroad. I can furnish you
choice alfalfa hay, cheap freight,
quick delivery." E. C. Burllngame,
Farmer. Walla Walla, Wash. Adv.
Swimming pool "Mvossed.
J. O. Convll, superintendent or
Portland's parks and boulevards who
has been secured to supervise the
work of building a swimming pool In
Round-up Park, was her again yes
terday to discuss with the local com
mittee the plans under way. The
plans were gone over in detail, Mr
Convlll having very definite Ideas as
to how to secure the best pool for the
least money. The actual work on
the natatorlum will not be started
until spring.
Last of Trio ricked Up.
Max Hoagland alals John McFall.
leader of the trio of boys who escap
ed from the Walla Walla penitentiary
last October and who subsequently
robbed stores at Milton and Weston,
was picked up last week In Portland
and extradited to Walla Walla, ac
cording to Information received by
Sheriff Taylor. Harry Kelly alias
Martin McCarty had been picked up
at Salem and returned to the reform
school from which he was an escape
and Pete Wldeman had been picked
up at Athena by Deputy Sherirr W.
Taylor and was sent to the reform
phooi at Monroe. Wash., from two to
fifteen years.
nnwlrrn Cm tn La Grande.
Tomorrow Pendleton will send her
best bowlers to La Grande lor a
match In that city for a $100 side
bet. Both teams have one match to
their credit and there Is considerable
rivalry between the two. Tne Fenaie
ton team will be drawn from the fol
lowing seven men: F. J. McMonles.
Nick Noel. Loren Hoover. Pat Mc
Devltt Fred Book. Jack Myers and
Herman Krebs. AH are top notch
bowlers and they expect to bring
back the money. They will be ac
companied by a number of other men
who are eager to see the match. Yes
terduy afternoon the first team bowl
era met the second string but were
unable to make up more than 73 pins
of the 180 which they spotted the
others.
Dlvorco U Granted.
In the case of Rose Shuee vs. George
Shuee. Judge Phelps handed down a
decree granting Plaintiff a divorce
and the custody of their three children.
Buy New Autos.
Senator J. N. Burgess has purchaa
ed a C 37 Bulck and Maggie La
Brasche of Athena has purchased a
C-25 Bulck from the Oregon Motor
Garage.
Judgment lit Given,
Judgment for the plaintiff hus been
rendered In the cose of Rebecca Kern
ley vs. Jean C. O'Rey et al, foreclos
ing a mortgage held by plaintiff on
the residence property of the defend
ant In this city.
For Non-Support.
Glen Rust Is one of the Indicted
men whose names were at first with
held because they were not In custody.
He Is charged with non-support, was
arrested this morning and arraigned
this afternoon.
Indian ClUld Dies.
Everett Wannassay, five year old
son of Jason and Anna Wannassay.
and grandson of the late Philip Mln
thorn, died yesterday morning at at
5:30 o'clock of pneumonia at the
home of his parents on the reserva
tion. The funeral will be held at the
Presbyterian mission at TutuUIa to
morrow morning at 10:30.
TODAY
TODAY
AY. LAST rilAXt'E TODAY. SEE THE MOST WONDERFUL PICTURE EVER.
HUNDREDS TURNED AWAY YESTERD
Robert Warwick
In George Broadhurst's Truly American Play
"THE P
Y
IN' FIVE ACTS
Rolert -Warwick, who
was the star in "The Man
of the Hour" recently
shown at this theatre, is
assiste! by Barbara Ten
nent. The most realistic flood
scene ever conceived by a
motion picture director.
,Tho bursting dam, with its
ruling torrents is truly
wonderful. Nothing like
it has ever been done- in
movli z pictures before.
As a special treat to our
patrons we are not raising
the price for this feature.
Remember, last chance to
day. .
Picture start 2:00, 3:15, 4 :30, 7:00, 8:15, !):30.
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Admission Adults 10c
Children 5c
CO.MIXO TUESDAY Francis X. Bushman in "THE PLUM TREE,' "The Ladies'
World" prize mystery tory. Large prizes are offered by this magazine to the ones supplying
l! i i-Miig paragraph.
rOMIXd TliniSUAY- "SOCIETY SAMSON," featuring William Farnum. Not tlie
!iibli -turv. This picture starU'd at Majestic Theatre, Portland, yetsterday Sunday for four
days; on the fifth day Thursday we show it Read all about it in yesterday s 1 ortland Ore
puiiun. '
Two Indictments DlTnlTri.
The Indictment against Anton
Kraft, pending since last April charg
Ing him with selling liquor to minors
has been dismissed from the circuit
court docket for lack of evidence and
the Indictment against W. U Guer
rant was also dismissed upon motion
of the district attorney. Guerrant had
been convicted upon another charge
and paroled.
the action for "lack of evidence," The
cuse against Bohl was. dismissed more
recently, Judge Tarkes ruling that an
unlouflod revolver Is not u weapon
under his Interpretation of the Ore
gon statute. All three have been or
rulKiuvl and have pleaded not guilty.
Auto Shop Afire.
At 3:30 this afternoon the Wither
auto painting shop on Cottonwood
street caught fire and the department
waa called out The fire was aoon
controlled.
BURKE INDICTED.
(Continued from Page 1.)
Sirs. Wells Wants Divorce.
Alleging that her husband. Walter
S. Wells, has been an habitual drunk
ard since Jan. 1, 1913, Mrs. Annetta
Wells today commenced suit for a di
vorce from him. She also asks that
alimony In the amount of 30000 be
awarded her and that the judgment
for this amount become a lien against
the residence property which the;
own Jointly on Lewis street. They
were married Sept IS, 1SS6.
FJks Return Home.
Having attended the class Initiation
at The Dalies Saturday night, the
Pendleton delegation of Elks arrived
home yesterday, some returning on
the morning train and some In the
ovenlng. They report a very enjoy
able time. A delegation of 175 Elks
from Portland waa present to put on
the Initiation work and a special train
of Sherman county Elks attended. The
Portland delegation brought a band
and a "rube' band accompanied the
Sherman county Bills. The latter al
so had a beautiful goat its fleece
dyed purple and Its horns and hoofs
gilded. This was presented to the
Portland delegation.
named Yoyama from the Gibbon de
pot William Blevlns. sometimes known
as "Coyote Bill" und a frequent of
fender of the laws, was Indicted on a
charge of stealing shoes, knives and
other merchandise from the second
hand store of W. L. Bowlsby on Oc
tober 16.
Robert Johnson, accused of being
the man who assaulted Mrs. May
Hanna in this city on January 5, was
Indicted on a charge of assault with
Intent to rob. Walter Oilman, who
had been indicted twice before, was
made the subject of a third Indict
ment, It being alleged that on Pept
1 he stole from John Crow a calf val.
ued at $17.
Not true bills were returned
against Joe Ueuallen, who had been
accused of Injury to a fence, and
against Mike Llngren, who had been
charged wljh larceny from a dwel
ling.
Seven other Indictments were re
turned but the names of the persons
are being withheld until the sheriff
has had an opportunity to take them
Into custody.
In Its final report the Jury sets forth
that It met first on October 1 for two
days and again on January 5 until
Jan. 9. that it had returned a total of
32 true bills and two not true bills.
had made a brief examination of the
property about the court house and
had Inspected the county poor farm
and round It In "good shape." "Its
stock and equipment seem to be well
cared for" the report says.
The new grand Jury will not be
drawn for several days. Judge Phelps
wishing to use all of the Jury list for
a few days for trial cases.
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Mr potur Slictiilan Dies.
From typhoid fever which she con
tracted while a patient in a hospital
at Walla Walla Mrs. Peter Sheridan
died there at 10 o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Sheridan was taken to Walla
Walla several weeks ago to undergo
on operation. She was operated up
on nnd was recovering when she be
came afflicted with typhoid from
which death resulted She was for
merly Miss Lora Harrison, a niece of
A. K. Hammer of Echo and there Is
much sorrow among her friends over
her untimely death. Aside from her
husband she leaves a child one year
old.
Administrator Ih Appointed.
Mary K. Price, sister of the late
William J. Turner of Pilot Rock, was
today appointed administratrix of his
estate which Is valued at about 35000.
M. O. Lallue, George Shook and Earl
Hurd were named appraisers. The
signing of these orders was the first
official act of the new county Judge,
Charles H. Marsh, and it was a singu
lar coincidence that the man to pre
sent the first business to the new
democratic official was the chairman
of the county democratic central com
mittee, Will M. Peterson.
Circuit Court Meeting.
The regular January session of the
circuit court commenced this morn
ing with the trial of the case of A.
M. Seay vs. J. L. Hammock. The suit
Involves the ownership of a team of
horses. After the drawing of the
Jury, the attorneys thought their cli
ents would settle the case but this
afternoon the taking of testimony was
under way. Judge IjowcII Is for the
plaintiff and L. A. Esteb for the de
fendant. The caxe of Homer I.
Watts vs. Moses Taylor will be taken
up next. This Is for the collection
of about 31300 alleged to be due for
attorney fees In five different ac
tlons.
Grand Jury Thinks Differently.
The grand Jury evidently had a dif
ferent mind In two separate coses than
did Justice of the Peace Joe II.
Parkes. returning Indictments upon
original Investigations despite the fact
that the Justice of the peace had re
fused to bind the defendants over to
It for consideration. The defendants
are Arthur Oulllford and Carl Kirk,
charged Jointly with stealing cattle
from Charles, James and Sam Nelson,
and Joe Bohl, charged with carrying
concealed weapons. The Oulllford
Kirk case was brought In the ocal Jus.
tlce court by Sheriff Taylor last Oc
tober and Judge Parkes dismissed
THOMAS MIURKEY, PIONEER,
DEAD AS RESULT OF FALL
WELL KXOWX MAX SCCCCMBS TO
IXJUtY AFTER LINGER
ING ILLNESS.
As the result of a fall he suffered
during the recent silver thaw, Thomas
Milarkey, pioneer resident and prop
erty holder of this city, died at five
minutes after noon today at his
home on West Court street. For the
past week his condition had been very
grave and little hope was entertained
for his recovery. Mr. Milarkey slip.
Ped on the sidewalk and fell about
two weeks ago. striking on hia hip.
An Injury from which he had been
suffering for years was made worse
by the fall and his age was a hinder-
ance to remedies that would have
been effective upon a youngr person
Deceosd had been a resident of
Pendleton almost ever since the city
was founded and had acquired consid
erable property here. He lived In
Cmatllla county before this city was
laid out. running freight wagons from
I'matilla to Poise. He Is survived by
one daughter. Mrs. Joseph P. Murphy
with whom he made his home.
Sales They Come!
and Sales They Go!
Not ei at tho Golden Rulo Store, our galea are every day in tho
year round except Sunday. ' You don't pay more for your
goods ono day than another. That's tho only right way. You
ill agree with us if you investigate our prices.
Men's Rluo Serge Suits, compare this ono
with any $15.00 value elsewhere. Not
sale but every day Golden Rule price
of ?f.00
Our other Blue Serge Suits will compare
favorablo with $17.50, $20 and $25
values, priced every day at $12.50,
$14.75, $16.50.
Fancy Stripe or Mixed Suits, also jdain
grey in worsted or cassirncrc,, priced
every day at $7.00, $0.00, $12.50,
$14.75. ,
Overcoats, you can buy them every day at
a third less at tin's big busy store $0.00
$12.50, $14.75.
i Roys' knickcrbocker suits, a good $3 value,
at $1.08
Compare this lot with any $5.00 valnea
and priced at only $2.08
Roys' Blue Sergo or Fancy Mixed suits,
should sell at $0 nnd $7.50 priced at
$3.08, $4.08.
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FIIKE OIKCK COLLECTION
Ki:si:nvK rankers plan
NEW YORK. Jan. 11. A plan for
the free collection of checka will be
discussed here today by the special
committee of five governors of fed
eral reserve banks. James B. Mc
Dougal, governor of the Chicago re
serve bank. Is chairman of the com
mittee. The report of this commit
tee will be presented to the gneral
body of governors at their meeting In
Washington on January 22.
HEW WATER SYSTEM IS HELD
RESFOHSIBLE FOR LOW RATE
50 PFR CENT REDUCTION IN LN
Sl'RANCE DUE TO RECENT
IMPROVEMENT HERE.
Official Information to the effect
that the gravity water system was re
sponsible for 50 per cent of the re
duction In Insurance ratea made here
last fall Is contained in a letter
which Messrs. Bentley ic Lefflngwell
have received from James N. Me
Cune. secretary of the Underwriters
Equitable Rating Bureau, which or
ganization rerated the town.
In response to an Inquiry the local
Insurance firm today received the
following letter from Mr. McCune:
Portland. Ore, Jan. t, MIS.
Messrs. Bentley & Lefflngwell, Pen
dleton, Ore.
Dear Sirs: We are In receipt of
your favor of the 6th Instant, making
inquiry In behalf of the East Oregon
Ian as to what proportion of the re
cent reduction In rates for the City of
Pendleton was brought about by the
new gravity water work eystem.
In segregating thla item of the re
duction we may aay that approxi
mately BO per cent of the total reduc
tion for the town of Pendleton waa
owing to the Improvements In the
water works system.
Trusting this la the Information you
desire,
Tours truly,
JAMES N. McCUNE.
Secretary
Thla letter confirms the estimate
made several days ago by Mr. Lef
flngwell, who estimates that the re
duction In rates made by the fire In
surance companies means a saving of
$17,000 a year to local property own
ers. The two factors contributing to
the reduction In Insurance rates were
the water system nnd the Improved
flra department.
visibly depressed, hU friend aay, and
thU had affected hta health. rw
weeks ago he contracted a cold. ThU
developed Into pneumonia,
Mr. Wilder, who was born In Gene
va, N. T., In 1IS9, became a pabUo
entertainer at an early data and la
this capacity appeared at one time
before English royalty. Among his
best known books are "The Beany
Side of the Street" and "SmlUng
Around the World."
Marshall . Wilder I)lcs.
.T. PAUL, Jan. 11. Marshall P.
Wilder, the author and humorist, died
at a St Paul hotel from heart trouble,
complicated by a slight attack of
pneumonia. Mr. Wilder had been In
poor health for two weeks and last
Friday was forced to cancel his vau
deville engagement here.
Since the death of his wife, more
than a year ago, Mr. WUder haa been
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A FINE COMEDY
If you miss seeing John Barrymore tonight you will be the loser as he
is one of the best comedians on the American stage today
"The Edam) ffpomm nvyDonBoo
Is also one of the best comedies ever produced and kept
the audience laughing last night
Tomorrow! TUESDAY! Tomorrow,!
ANOTHER STAGE FAVORITE
MISS MABEL TALIAFERRO
In the Great Mining Camp Story
"The Three of Us"
Miss Taliaferro is also known as a great amateur athlete and is well
fitted for the strenous part she takes in this play
THE ALTA THEATRE
Tho Houbo of Comfort
Tho Homo of Quality