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PACE EIGHT DAILY EAST OREGON AN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14. 1915. EIGHT PAGES Kryptok Bifocals Two Visions In a One-Plece Lens Highest Type of Bifocal Lenses No Cement ; No Lines of Separation No Dropping Apart Nor Collecting of Dirt As Graceful and Practical as Any Single Vision Lenses Come la and see them. ROYAL M. SAWTELLE, Jeweler. Established m 1887. Newsy Notes of Pendleton Suit to CVileet. A. IX Sloan filed suit against A. H Hadley to collect 11500 and Interest alleged to be- due on a promissory note. Raley & Raley are his ator neys. To Pt l"p Concrete Shop. S. Simmons has taken out a permit to erect a concrete building on East Alta street on the site now occupied by J. R. Children's blacksmith shop The building will be used as a repair shop. Federal RuUding IVmiit. The July building permits received a big boost yesterday when J. S. Win ter, the Portland contractor, who will construct the federal building, took out the permit. It represents the ex pendlture of $100,000. J. A. OressweU Visiting. J. A. Cresswell, formerly of this city but for the past few years living in the Willamette valley, arrived Sun day to visit his sons, Ben and Walter Cresswell, who are farming near Pen d'.eton. Will Distribute pheasants. District Game Warden W. C E. Pruitt this morn!n2 recivevl' from the state game farm at Corvallis 93 Ul nese pheasants for distribution on the game refuges in this county. He will take half of the birds into the Milton- Freewater country and the other half on Birch and McKay creeks. Tamping Method rnlque. DAYTON, Wash.. July 14. This --summer a novel way of camping in I hp woods will be tried by a number f Dayton people, who do not enjoy living in the mountains with no con veniences, yet owing to the few cabins for rent cannot find summer cottages. ! t'twk wagons, ordinarily used no-! where but in the grain fields, will be ; taken to the mountains, and in themi meals will be cooked and served with ' half Hie effort campfire cooking en tails. I At the end of the season all bed ding and utensils will be stored in the cookhouse and hauled to town. Bombardment Insurance provided. LONDON, July 14. The govern ment has completed a plan for stato insurance against damage by aircraft and bombardment, in which it will work In connection with fire insur ance officers. For private dwellings the rate will be 2 shillings against air crafts and J shillings against aircraft and bombardment. I Mistake In Prohibition Law. Local officers this morning received official notice from Secretary of State Olcott that a typographical error is contained in the prohibition law in the new code. The word less was sub stituted for the word more in describ ing the penalty for violations so that the minimum penalty is a fine of J500. Corrections were sent with the notice. JlnL-ina Ttetirea from Illlt). Sam Jinklns, efficient manager ot the Hub Store In this city for the past few years, has retired from his rositlon to become a farmer. He has just purchased the 1500-acre Hutch- WATCH THIS AD FOR BIG THINGS Vernon M. Mardell Will Sing Tonight Ed Coxen and Winifred Greenwood in "Ths Greater Strength" A 2 reel American human interest drama "THE ELECTRIC ALARM" 1 Reel Majestic. "NO QUARTER" Featuring Virginia Kirtley. FATTY and in "Mabel's Willful Way" ST 5 reels and song think of it. COSY THEATRE TODAY DIO PADTA6ES ACT C0E1IDG! Thursday and Friday of This Week THE only time a Pantages vaudeville act has ever been in Pendleton We will have these acts when ever obtainable watch this ad Thursday and Friday. SID CHAPLIN ALSO COMING Thursday and Friday tnson-stiuthers ranch 0 miles north of town and will assume control ot it ut once. Jinkins has had consider able experience as a. farmer and longs to set back to the soil. During his residence In Pendleton, he and his family have made many friends who will regret to see them leave. He will be succeeded as manager of the Hub by Peter Maer, an experienced merchant of Lewistoiv. I.KiHTKI) ItOMll SENT TO MOVIE AtTOU Iluys New IiuU-k. Doss Swearlngen has purchased A D-45 Little Six Bulck auto from the Oregon Garage. Bradley Milking Survey. County Surveyor Bradley Is now In the west end of the county making the preliminary survey for the pro posed Pendleton-Umatilla highway. Auto Tourist!) Pass Through. Fred J. Sawyer and wife and Sheri dan Iong of Davenport. Vn., stop ped at the Golden Rule this morning while enroute home after a long trip through the state. Another '-Peeping Tom." Another "Peeping Tom" was de tected last nisht peering into the win dows of the John Lang home in the west end of the city. The police were summoned and gave chase but the man made his escape. Takes Paupers' Oath. Jason Wannassay. an Indian con victed of introducing liquor upon the reservation, yesterday took the pau pers oath and was liberated from the county Jail. He had been sentenced to serve 60 days and to pay fine of $100 and costs. He served out his jail sentence and part of his fine be fore taking the oath. Another .Juvenile Ca.se. Fired from his uncle's ranch on Butter creek because, he said, his uncle thought he was stealing things from the house. Alvin Clark, a young boy, walked the 20 miles into Pilot Uock anil was brought in last evening from that place and turned over to Sheriff Taylor. For the time being he w ill be kept at the county poor farm. His father, he says, is a section fore man at Troy, Idaho, and sent him to spend the summer with his uncle. 0 SAN FRANCISCO, July 14. A package addressed to Francis X. Bushman, an actor ,and de livored by a woman at Hush man's apartments in a local ho tel, contained a bomb. When It was opened and dropped In a tub of water, a burning fuse was less thun an inch from the explosive. The bomb was re ceived by H. Relchenbach. Bushman's "representative who called the house detective when he smelled the burning fuse. Accompaning the package In a woman's handwriting, was the following note: "God will Join us In heaven. You have failed to answer my letters." Bush man Is In Los Angales. PENDLETON WILL KQT BE AFFECTED BY STATE LAW SEW STATVTK lUrXMKMVG TAX ES CANNOT SITKUCKDK C1TVS CHARTER. The new state law, which seemingly would make all incororated cities and towns pay the same general road tax as do country districts, will not affect Pendleton In the opinion of District Attorney Steiwer. He has not studied the question but off-hand gives it as his opinion that no state law can supercede the provisions of the city chartter which give the city exclusive power over the streets. The home-rule law, he states. Interferes with the state passing a law contrary to the city charters. FURTHER WAR CREDITS TO BE ASKED FROM COMMONS LONDON. July 14. The house of amnions will be asked to vote further war credits. Premier Asquith an nouncecU The premier did not Indi cate the amount to be requested. IT'S UP TO YOU! IF YOU WANT SOME OF THESE MILL ENDS AND END OF SEASON LC TS YOU'LL HAVE TO HURRY THEY'RE GOING FAST. The people appreciate our values.. That! what make this Pendleton's Big Busy Store. COMET IN TOMORROW; TELL YOUR FRIENDS about our values. Men's worsted pants, good $2.00 values; only.... 8S Men's khaki pants, cuff bottom, $1.50 value OS Men's 50c work shirts 39 35c work shirts 23 Men's 10c socR values.. 5t Men's 75c leather gloves at 49 $1.00 glove values G9 Men's mesh unions.... 49 $1.00 union suit values' 69 Mule skin shoes $1.49 Men's elk harvest shoes at $1.98. Men's blue serge all wool suits, $15 values.. $9.90 Men's fancy mixed suits, good $10 values.. $6.90 Misses' hose, fine or heavy, ribbed 15c and 20c val ues 10. 12i2 TOTJ CAN DO BETTER AT Ladies hose 5f, 10. 12Vtf Ladies' vests 5, 8i,, 10 Ladies' union suits, lace or tight knee, 50c val. 25 75c value union suits.. 49 $1.00 union suit values 60 Large huck towels.... Si, Extra good value in 15c and 20c huck towels at 10. 12t2. 50c gingham skirts.... 25 75c muslin skirts. 49 Muslin gowns 39. 69. 79. Sheets 72x90 only 39, 49. v 81x90 seamless sheets 69 Full size pillow slips 8'3, 10. 75c white sateen bloomers 49. 4fSS3 jj TTV:"l HI . FOLLOW :S "Y rr- (Wik i I Took- Too Much Water. Alleged. A farmer by the name of Bostwlck living in the vicinity of Milton will be tried Friday before Justice of tho Peace J. L. Miller W the Milton-Free-water district upon a charge of appro priating more water than he is en titled to under the decree of adjudi cation. County tVater Master L. A Reineman and his deputy are the complainants and District Attorney Steiwer will probably go up to prose cute the case. Will Present Original Deed. The original deed of the land now occupied by the city of Pendleton will be presented to the public library When it moves into its new home by Mrs. Cosble Pruitt in whose possession It now is. The deed Is signed by President Garfield and gave title to the land which afterwards became the original townsite of Pendleton to Moses E. Goodwin and wife. Mrs. Goodwin afterwards became Mrs. Aura M. Raley, the mother of Mrs. Pruitt. Alleged Bootlegger Dismissed. Yesterday afternoon Commissioner S. A. Newberry ordered the case brought against George Brlsbow dis missed for lack of evidence. Brisbow was charged with introducing liquor on the reservation. Chief of Police Kearney testified to seeing the de fendant with a jug of whiskey on the day of the alleged offense and Offi cer Manning testified to finding a jug hidden in an outhouse on the Brisbow place. Brlsbow said his sis ter, Mrs. Jean White O'Rey, declared the jug had been cached this side of the reservation. Box Car Thief a IX'lioqnent. Papers were filed this morning with County Clerk Saling charging Charles Cross, the 14 year old boy captured by Agent T. F. O'Brien while looting a boxcar, with being a delin quent. He will be taken before Judge Marsh upon the return of the latter from Seattle Young Cross lives In Portland where his father is a carpenter. He admits he has been in the Juvenile court there a number of times and It Is probable he will be returned there. He declares he was on his way to Freewater to get work when he fell In with two men who In duced him to assist them In robbing a car in the local yards. "To Today! "The War O' Dreams' Today! r ! if.-! v....- wUK RmiI F.vton. Edwin Wallock and Lillie Haywood A strong convincing argument against the destruction of human lives wrought by modern warfare is contained in this interesting photoplay. The story is about the discovery of "Trix nte" a powerful explosive. The inventor dreams of the havoc caused by his invention and when lie awakens he destroys it. a Deauuiui iove owy y.v,Ch ... w.c VITAGRAPH PRESENTS "HUNTING A HUSBAND" VVith Alfred Vosburg, Jack Mower and Jane Movak. A laughable comedy. Love is blind and Jud's is an exag gerated case of obscure vision. In hunting a husband for the girl he himself is the lucky fellow. ADMISSION: ADULTS 10c. VITAGRAPH PRESENTS "THE HONEYMOON ? PACT" With Lillian Walker and Evert Overton in an enter taining comedy. CHILDREN 5c I.ove Hows to Hard Ca-sh. MONMOUTH, Ore., July 14 marry or to teach." . This question has confronted many of the 298 dainty girl graduates from Oregon Normal School since its rein statement in 1911. Just 13 girls; four-tenths of 1 per cent, bowed to cupid. The remaining !9.6 per cent decided to teach None of the 110 girls In the 1915 class became a June or July bride. Higher salaries are said to be the weapon with which the god of love has been worsted. Of the total of 328 new alumni, but 28 are men. Four have married. MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR TO BE KILLED SAYS LETTER POLICE SKEK WItlTEIt WHO SAYS BOMBS AltK PLANTED IX STATE HOISE. BOSTON, July 14 An unsigned note declaring bombs had been plant ed in the state house and customs house and that the governor was to be killed, was received by the Boston Traveler. "There are two bombs in the state house and one in the customs house tower," the note said. "Holt was a German spy. So am I. Three In terned ships will leave and then the bomb will go off. The governor Is to be killed. The bombs win go off about Friday. We have fooled the police." The writer is being sought by the authorities. The careless Carranza never falls to drop his bread on the buttered side. IIAHVEST WUJj SOON BE OS. (Continued from page 1.) Harvest Notes. Henry Beilke, farming on the res ervation southeast of Pendleton, has been threshing barley and reports a good yield. Near Myrlck W. E. Campbell has finished threshing In barley. He had a barley yield of something like 62 bushels per acre. George Peringer has been threshing barley on his ranch near Pilot Rock. J. C. Williams, farming near Nolin. started wheat thresing on Friday or Saturday. Frank Rogers, farming the Shutrum place, was Intending to start thresh ing today but is said to have deferred work on account of the weather con ditions. Ralph Tachella has been threshing his barley crop. Thomas Thompson expects to start threshing on the reservation Monday but may not do so If the weather re mains cloudy. Andrew Peebler, who farms In Stage Gulch, started threshing in wheat Monday. It was reported here yesterday that he has been getting 25 or 30 bushels to the acre and that the wheat is of good quality. A. H. Schlutor, who farms the Mack Foster place near Echo, has been threshing for several days. Aft er making one round he found thnt on the area threshed he had 35 bush els to the acre, which Is a very heavy yield for that section. Whether his crop Is holding up to such figures is not known. Henry Bredlng, living northwest of Pendleton, has been threshing in bar- ley and a report Is to tho effect ho threshed 30 sacks of barley to the acre. George P. Hess says that thresh ing started yesterday en his son's place northwest of town. Wheat Is being threshed. Robert Jones, living north of Pen dleton, has been threshing in wheat for three or four days and yesterday took some samples to the Pendleton Holler Mills. He has already hauled some barley to the local mill, Joe Snyder, northwest of Pendleton, Is preparing to start threshing within a few days. Henry Rosenberg is now threshing his barley crop. D. Young, who farms near the 01 ney cemetery on the road to Pilot Rock, Is now threshing in wheat but has not threshed enough to be able to tell what his yield will be. He has hauled some barley to the mill already. Bids for a quarter mile of paving on Washington street; In Aberdeen, which Is regarded as the worst pleca of the present Olympic highway, will called for by the city council tomor row night. mimiimmiiiiiiiiiimiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiij I F Money Could Buy Sight Olympic Work Is planned. ABERDEEN, Wash., July 14. More than a mile of pavement will be added to the Olympic highway be tweea Elma and Aberdeen this fall, according to contracts already let or pending. Work on a mile of concrete road near Elma has been begun al ready, where a large crew of men are tearing up the old gravel road and grading preparatoy to pouring the concete. There are tens of thousands who waited too long, who would gladly pay any price. If your eyes are falling now is the time to have them thoroughly examined and If glasses are needed there I everything to gain and noth ing to lose by putting them on when the trouble first be gins. Glasses that fit are the only safe, sane and logical remedy for most defects of the eye. It costs no- more to have your glasses) fitted by a re fraetlonlst who does nothing but fit and grind glasses. 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