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That you can't fall ilown
on tln Groceries you buy
from us. But you may
slip up on the quality if
you buy elsewhere.
Buster Brown.
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As sixn as cood fruit and vegetables arc on tho market, vve
have them. There is no danger of your getting poor pxxls in
our store.
PHONE 96
STANDARD GROCERY GO.
Where all re Plccssd Court and Johnson Sts.
BINGHAM ILL IS ENDORSED
BY ASSESSOR C, P. STRAIN
MEASl'IlK, PROVIDING TAX LEV
I IS IS SKF.X TO BE MERI
TOKIOrS ONE.
GROUND-HOG DUE TO GOME
OUT Of HOLE T(
I.1TTI.E AMM VL, SAYS THADITIOX.
WILL LOOK AHOl'M) FOU
ins shadow.
Tomorrow is "groundhog day" and
those people who place more faith In
the traditions and lore hunded down
by their ancestors than they do in the
scientific observations of the weather
man will note with much Interest
whether or not there is enough sun
shine to make a shadow of the wood
chuck as he emerges from his hole
after a long winter sleep.
If Mr. Groundhog sees his shadow
he will scurry hack into his hole, fear,
ful for the wintry Mists that ar. to
come for, according to superstition,
a brlunt sun on February 2 foretells
Kir ..W more of winter. If, how
ever, the skies are covered with clouds
will the little animal bid farewell to
his hibernating haunt and Journey
forth in sonrch of fresh food and ex
ercise for he will know that winter
is at an end.
Believers in the groundhog theory,
in spite of their scorn of the official
weather prognostlcators, will doubt
less be Interested to know that he pre
dicts for the morrow rain and snow
and says nothing about sunshine.
Iladgrr Is Kaiser's Prophet.
The tradition of the weather pro
phet abilities of the groundhog was
made In Germany. Only In the land
of the Kaiser It is the badger that Is
relied upon to look for his shadow to
morrow and draw his conclusions as
to the early or late ending of winter.
In the United States the badger Is but
little known east of the Misslslsppl
river and the responsibility has been
nut unnn the sroundhog or wood-
Newsy Notes of Pendleton
Svk Treatment I lore.
E. s. Wilbur, well known resident
of Duncan, came down Saturday and
will remain here for some time for
treatment for liver disorder.
To Leave l(oiUa Wctlnewlay.
Councilman E. J. Murphy, who un
derwent an operation recently, and
John Rosenberg, who has been con
fined at the hospital suffering from
Internal hemmorhages, both expect to
be able to go to their homes Wednesday.
Meet Willi .Wldmt.
rrof. 11. E. Chloupek of the man
ual training department of the high
school, U suffering from a severe cut
received this morning while working
at a circular saw. His hand slipped
. ' .h,.,.,h thonffrom the board which he was holding
ana no sun 4... ....--. - ... ., Tha
ter work than ever before this season.
The new men are showing up well
and the team as a whole is mastering
the art of close team work and speed
In the' gnmc. Mr. Livingston places
much faith in the ability of the local
team.
UtvoYcrlng From ToimUIUs.
Dr. I. U. Temple has been suffering
severely from tonsllltls for several
days but is now recovering from the
attack.
Anderson lluby Die.
The nine day Md baby of Mr. and
Mrs. Xels L. Anderson died early thin
morning nt the family home, 614
West liluff stheet. Mr. Anderson is a
fireman for the O.-W, H. & X.
coming in contact with the saw.
cut was severe but not serious.
Turned Oriior Too bluully.
Another violation of the traffic or
dinance netted the city five dollars
this morning. H. Struve was arrest
ed Saturday afternoon by Officer
Manning for turning his auto from
Main onto Webb street too eharpty
and without observing the regulations
proscribed in the ordinance. A fine
of $25 was also paid by J. R. Peters
who was Saturday afternoon convicted
of disorderly conduct.
ly outweighs that of those absent. Itcn".5K
Is not In human nature for each of
us, or for each group of us, to ac
quire a true perspective of society as
a whole. Our own pet projects seen
through our eager eyes are magnified
beyond reality. It Is thus that we
demand more than can consistently
be allowed us. It Is this proclivity in
mankind which gives rise 10 mat ex-i ' " . ,. , , .,
i Mrain oeneveo iuoi ,, . , n'..i,i.inn lanuienms morning, ju mo -;-
Mil nrovldin that tax ! tra 8Sanee . .cUe. .ln. lish rhvmes the following Is found:
, . ' Tiie IVrk iiarrel." Ana tnai we snan - --- - - k,ik.
he made for sum great-. va . hsn, nt nnlv If Candlemas day be fair and bright
Washington but everywhere that tax
Assessor C. P. Strain believes that
tho Bingham
ltvies cannot he made for sums great
r than six pt cent over the levies Of
the preceding year is a meritorious
The German's proverb on this sub.
Ject is:
"The shepherd would rather see the
wolg enter his stable on Candlemas
day than the sun."'
They have" two other saying that
tell of the badger's nose emerglns
from his hole In the ground and his
Innnlrlnir Innk for his shadow on
'Bible Students Meeting.
At the Moose hall yesteruay aner
noon the International Bible Students
meeting was held with between 40
and 50 in attendance from Pendleton
and nearby points. The class has a
convention each time there is a nun
Sunday In the month, thus makln
several gatherings each year. Mr.
Baker of Portland is to arrive here
tomorrow and will go to Weston and
Wulla Walla to hold meetings.
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endorsement of the measure:
Tendleton. Ore., Feb. 1.
Editor The East Oregonlan:
Senator I. H. Bingham has hit up-
Winter will have another flight
Put if it be dark, with clouds and rain
the reople as a whole do as Senator Inter Is gone ana will not come
Bingham's bill proposes to do j . cl
which is to lay a restraining hand on I OuU-ome OpM,Slto MSiw
tax levying bodies prescribing a lim-l A f ma,t; f''ct wef her
0 . 1 r in ktu nff fnrpoastfrs. nietero
i ! )i.v.ir. w h'. h fhpv rnn nor mil i 1 "
en an econon.y Pl-n so simple and so; wiu af,ord ,u..h ll)dlei opportunIty I loKlcal 1",". ftatisticiana and oth
effective that It is surprising that it,, d0 fthat most ot them want to e" t0 the contrary notwithstanding,
was r.ot discovered sooner. His sen- .. , ,A m., nnXv ,rh annro. ! Candlemas day. colloquially known in
ate bill No. 56 as already explained In' j,rj'ations a's public necessity and en
the public rress provides that for the jhtened public opinion demands.
ytar 1915 no city, scnooi district.
iniintv rr rttVlf-P tlTlf fliotrict Shall
levy mnre than was levied in 1914 orj t j pkis to BE
at the last preceding levy that was: BUILT IX MOXTBEAL
made, save and except a 6 per cent
Increase. It vrovides though, that by
a vote of the people of the district
being taxed, a larger levy may be
made.
MONTREAL, Feb. 1. A fleet of
'submarines for the British navy la
under construction at Montreal. An
order for 20 under-water craft of the
English design has been placed wtth
the Canadian Vickers company, of
Montreal, and work has been started
upon 10 of the boats.
CttllClj au; uuiil lu Lite nuivuu. V 1 I 1 1JQ llMUaUJ M a vibih.u v& .uw
revenue' that may be raised by taxa- English shipbuilding firm of Vlckert"
ion. When prominent citizens ap-.Sona & Maxim, of England, which
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Anyone who has had practical ex
perience In the administration of pub
lic affairs will appreciate this bilL
Aa matters now stand there Is
scarcely any limit to the amount of
Tear before our taxlevylng bodies ask
ing support for any one of the
rmny subjects of public enterprise,
built the first drcadnaught and many
oth?r powerful boats for the admiralty.
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I The Science of &eJ;cin& is Progressive I
Judging from the troutl? and expense peojle have In getting sat- s
EE lsfactory glasses, there Is room f.,r improvement in glass fitting. s
5 A glass that was apparently alright at first but later requires
B changing, is absolute proof that it never was correct. s
B We uie a method of glass fitting that will straighten cross eyes
without a Fur'ical operation; the same principles will give you a S
S glass that will never require changing, except for reading from tha s
ages of 4 5 to 65.
5 Only one of the various systems can make the above statement j
E good. We are the only refractionist In Oregon using this system. S
D. N. Reber, M. D.
E Eye. Eear, Nose and Throat Specialist. E
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America as groundhog day, always has
been a great day for weather proph
ets. Their prognostications, like
dreams, appear to go by contraries, for
fine weather is believed to promis
bad weather later, while a dull and
threatening day always has been re
garded as a sure sign of early spring,
with good weather and bountiful crops.
Warrant for placing such faith In
weather predictions made at this sea
son runs away back to the days ot
Greek mythology. Pluto Is accused of
having stolen away Prosperlne, dau
ghter of Ceres, goddess of harvests,
to the underworld and for six months
Ceres left the earth and went about
with lighter candles seeking her dau
ghter. Candlemas day first was a pa
gan observance In honor of Ceres, In
tended to propitiate her and bring
Dlentlful yields to the husbandman.
This became closely associated with
the weather and when the earlj
Christiana sought to combat the pagan
influence they adopted the candles
borne in the procession, but burned
them In honor of the Virgin.
Groundhog- Traced to Pagans.
To the pagans the mouth of Febru
ray was filled with omens, and the
groundhog tradition appears to be a
direct descendant of these earliest au
gurles.
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' An echo of pioneer days In the Ir
rigation business was oeeasionea sut
nrday by the filing with the county
clerk of a copy of thenrtlcles of In
corporation of the Bailey Ditch Co..
which was organized In 1893 by D.
W. Bailey of this city and A. Bailey
.. u p n.illev of Portland for the
Irrigation of lands In Umatilla and
morrow counties west of the town of
T-motnin. The company was capital
Ized at $200,000. The venture proved
unsuccessful.
lire I,! Settled.
The Henry Rosenberg fire loss,
which resulted from the fire which
burned his farm residence WednescLty
night, was settled Saturday by the
Pacific States Fire Insurance Co. of
which E. W. McComas Is local agent
I'hlldren are Transferred.
Quite a number of pupils of the
east end school were this morning
transferred to the Lincoln school In
order to relieve the congested con
dition of the former since the begin
ning of the new semester.
Dritiuliollor Sells Land.
By a deed filed for record today
Oscar Drumheller of Walla Walla has
sold to Henry Koepke of Athena S85
acres of farm land lying close to the
Washington line, the consideration be
ing 127,875.
Suit to Collcvt.
The Security State Bank of La Cross,
Wn , today filed suit against L Fields
and O. I Fields to collect $940.87 al
leged to be due on promissory notesi
Attorney fees In the sum of $105
were ulso asked. Benson Wright and
S. A. Newberry are attorneys for th
plaintiff.
ley Streets Cause Accident.
The icy coating of the streets yes
terday morning caused a number of
minor accidents, the principal one of
which resulted in the wrecking of the
auto of S. Thacker, the East Ulta
street grocer near the St. Anthony's
hospital. One wheel was badly dam
aged, r
The Little Things You Need
Every d&y we sell for less as well m the larger ones
Its this Big Ihisy Store that increases your bank nccount by
saving money for you on every item you buy. If you are not
ono of the economical ones you don't know what you a ro miss
ing. Better investigate our business method.
Good Pins M
Good Hair Tins... 1
Good Safety Tins
3ood Penholders 1$
Cotton Tapo .
Mouse Traps 2
Lead Pencils - 2 l-2
' flc Pearl Buttons.. 2 1-2?
fc Hooks and Eyes 2 l-2
Darning Cotton 2 l-2?
Largo Safety Pins.....
Luster Silk, spool W
Dexter Knitting Cotton 4
Hard Wood Tooth Picks 4
Invisible Haft" Pins 44
Coats Machine Cotton 4
Best Needles
Best Brass Pins 4
Good Talcum - 4
you exs do ofiltSctt
BETTER AT J-jc
Mrs. ThuslowY Talcum 10
Menncns Talcum 12
Colgate Talcum 12
Colgate Dental Cream 8
Duplex Safety Pins 5f
Bias Lawn Tiijk? 5
Palmnlive Soap, 3 for..... 25
8 oz. Peroxide, only 0(
Bath Towels, dozen 49'
15c Iluck Towels W
20c Buck Towels 12 1 2
Plain Corset Covers 10
Children's Hose
10, 12 12, W
Ladies' Hose 10 12 1-2?,
15.
Ladies $1.00 Union Suits 09
Children's Union Suits... 25
Misses' Union Suits -0
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f&Ti(UtC OTHERS
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Meeting In Baker Wednesday.
Th. mppt'nir of the eastern uregon.
exposition committee, 'which has inj
charge the placing or nn exniou m
the Oregon building at the Panama
Pacific fair, will be held Wednesday
in Baker, according to a letter from
Secretary Meacham of the Baker
Commercial Club, and Secretary Cran
ston will represent Pendleton and
Cmatllla county. In his letter Secre
tary Meacham states that Malheur
county has made an appropriation to
keep a man at the fair all year.
niw-tiaa Xct Lyceum rlan.
J C. Herbsmon, representative of
the Ellison-White Lyceum Bureau. Is
here today and this afternoon Is meet
ing with the local lyceum committee
in an endeavor to scheule a series oi
entertainments here next year. In
asmuch as the entertainments fur
nioh thu season by this bureau
'have been uniformly satisfactory, he
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expects to oe aoie 10 mums
Mr. Herbsman has been with the
Elllson-Whlte people only since the
first of the year, having been with
the Bedpath-Prlest bureau Deiore.
Take lrl.soiiers to' Pen.
Four prisoners convicted and sen
tenced to the penitentiary ut this term
of court left today In custody of
Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakelv and Offi
cer Alex Manning for S'alem. They
are Gee Blng, convicted of assault
with a dangerous weapon, C. D. Ixng.
who pleaded guilty to forgery, Frank
Slsco, convicted for larceny from the
person and Lewis Vargus, who plead
ed guilty to larceny from a store.
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Hot Chocolate
Hot Chili
Hot Tamales
made to your taste
FRESH CANDIES
EVERY DAY
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Dale Rothwell
j DOCTOR OF OPTICS.
1 Eyes examined by the
' latest and best methods
known to science, lenses
I ground to the p'articular
needs of each case.
1 OFFICES
AMERICAN' XAT'L BANK
BUILDING,
Pendleton, Phone 09.
Another nootlegger Caught. s
V. McVey was this morning con
victed In police court of selling li
quor to an Indian and Judge Fits
Gerald gave him the maximum sen
tence, $50 fine or 20 days In Jail Mr.
McVey was arrested by Special Offi
cer Oftedal who secured evidence
from the Indians who secured the
whiskey.
W. of V. Dance Tuesday Night.
Pendleton Circle W. of W. will give
another of their "good time" dances In
Moose hall. Tuesday. February 2nd.
The general public Is Invited. All
i.mmiMii a rood time. Music by
T-nitsH Orchestra. Admission 60c .
Come! Adv.
Jitney Buses go to Portland.
To aid In the warfare which the
jitney drivers are waging against the
street cars In Portland, Pendleton's
two auto street cars, which operated
upon the streets here for several
weeks without building up enough
nnrnnn to Day operating expenses.
were shipped yesterday to Portland
and were accompanied by their owner,
O. T. Parker. Portland has follow
ed the lead taken by Pendleton In the
matter of auto street cars and seem
ingly with better success.
TODAY
TODAY
WILTON LACKAYE supported by Gail Kane and Milton Sills
PIT
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Staged by William A. Bradj
One whole week at Columbia Theatre, Portland, to crowded houses.
Everyone who saw "The Pit" yesterday said "It's Wonderful"
Coming Tomorrow for Two Days
mim G3ESB1T TBflU
and her son Will
iam Russell Thaw.
IN LUBIN'S 5-Part Masterpiece
fill
iff Miiy"
fommertial Club Kleetlon.
Tomorrow evening the annual meet
ing of the Commercial Club will be
held and the election of officers for
the coming year will be the chief bus
iness of the session. Thus far there
tu been little If any discussion of
possible candidates and consequently
the meeting may develop considerable
interest. An annual report will be
made by the secretary C. K. Cranston.
In view of the Importance of the
meeting President Tallman Is anxious
to have a full attendance for the
meeting.
Will Soon Start Making Pumps.
AS soon as the patterns arrive, and
they are expected dally, the Empire
Mfg. Co. which recently absorbed tho
Tendleton Iron Works, will commence
the work of manufacturing the rotary
pump which will be the principal ar
ticle turned out by the new concern.
According to the officers of the com
pany, the patterns were due to arrive
last Saturday but were delayed In
tranidt. Since the first of the year
the work of remodeling the shops and
Installing new machinery has been
going steadily forward.
BaHketlmll Game Friday.
One of the biggest lnterscholnstlc
games of basketball to be played on
the local floor by the high school
team will probably occur next Friday
nlKht when the local team will meet
Walla Walla high school In the local
gymnasium. The Pendleton team met
Walla Walla last month but was de
feated. It Is hoped however that
with the advantage of their own floor
end extra' training they are receiving
at present by Coach Livingston the
local team will show the visitors the
game, of their lives, If not an un
ooulitcd defeat. Coach Livingston de
clares that the boys are In better
shape at present and are doing bet-
Officers to Portland.
Chief of Police John Kearney and
Officer Alex Manning left today for
Portland where they will appear be
fore the federal grand Jury as wit
nesses In bootlegging cases. In their
absence John Hailey and Ed'Stans
berry are doing police duty during
the day.
FOR SALE! I
E00O acres well watered, 400 acres In cul.
tivatlnri and meadow. Cuts about TOO
Ions of hay annually. Much more can
be cultivated. 30 million feet of lino suw timber, bunides a big lot of
smaller. Good house, cost over 12000, one mile from town! four good
barns. Adjoins Nat. forest reserve, and has grazing right thereon.
All vehicles and farm Implements, some of them new, good blacksmith
outfit, and chop mill driven by motor power. You can buy this ranch
Including the above mentioned property, for 111 per acre. You can buy
with It, 750 well bred cattle, and SO horses at the market prlcesi half
cash, reasonable time on balance. I have both larger and smaller stock
ranches than this, also wheat land, diversified farms, city property, and
exchanges. E. T. WADE, Pendleton, Ore.
Hay Dispute Being Aired.
Today the case of Marion Jack vs.
F. O. Lucas is on -trial In the circuit
court. The plaintiff asks for 150i
which he alleges to be the balance due
on 150 tons of hay which he sold In
1910 to the defendant Defendant
claims that the hay was moldy and
was refused by the Portland firm for
which he purchased It, and further
alleges that he sued the Portland firm
at the Instance of the plaintiff, losing
the suit.
Geo King in Convicted.
Gee Blng, the Umatilla Chinaman
was Saturday afternoon convicted In
the circuit court of assault with a
dangerous weapon, the Jury being out
but a short time. He was Indicted up
on a charge of assault with Intent to
kill but the Jury, under the latltudo
given It, returned the verdict for the
lesser crime. Judge Phelps this
morning sentenced Blng to the peni
tentiary for a period not less than six
months nor more than ten years. Gee
Blng used to work In Pendleton and
for a time lost summer was at Leh
man Springs where he also got into
trouble with one of his countrymen
Administrator's and Dissolution Sale.
Notice Is hereby given that the un
dersigned will soli at public auction
to the. highest bidder, at the Jack
McCarty place on South Cold Spring,
11 miles northwest of Pendleton and
2 1-2 miles southwest of German hall,
on Friday, February 12th, commenc
ing at 10 o'clock a. m., all livestock,
chattels and property owned by the
partnership firm known as Mentzer &
Elliott, composed of S. A. Mentzer
and John Elliott (now deceased);
also some property owned by the lat
ter In his own name and that after
the sale of said property the above
firm will be dissolved.
AH sums under $26 cash, on sums
over $25 ten months time will be giv
en on approved notes bearing 8 per
cent Interest. Two per cent off fof
cash on sums over $25. Lunch serv
ed by school board No. 66.
(Signed.)
S. A. MENTZEB.
It. F. KIBKPATIIICK.
Administrator for the Estate of John
Elliott, Deceased.
C. E. RUDE, Auctioneer.
It. O. EAB.NIIAIIT, Clerk.
k Alta Theatre
Hob&rt Bosworth's Great Play
"A COUNTRY MOUSE"
Received hearty praise from yesterday's pat
rons. Full of human nature. Today
Your Last Chance
Vaudeville! Vaudeville!
ROSE AND KENT
1 C IN A JUNGLE OF JESTS C
lOC AND SONGS OC)
Coming Tomorrow
Madge Lessing in the Great Comedy
"Tho Bluo ougo"
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- Coming Wednesday
The Musical Event of the Season
EIqIIovoII Concorf Go.
Orchestra of ten pieces composed of former
members of Chicago and Minneapolis
Symphony Orchestras
A. B. Wentzel Baritone
Admission 75c Children 25c
Reserved seats sales opens 2 p. m. Tomorrow