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ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1909.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
THE
RECORD
Personages
In Politics.
The Utile Giant, Senator Knox, Next Sec
rotary of State Frank H. Hitch
cock and His Future Duties
In the Cabinet.
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al service during' fhe time that Sir.
Meyer was gettlug posted on his new
duties. The powers of Mr. Hitchcock
as President Taft's postmaster general
will not be as great as those of his
predecessors were. President Roose
velt's recent action In putting a large
number of postmasters In the middle
west under the civil service rules has
removed much of the patronage of1 the
office, and It Is understood that Presi
dent Taft will extend the list, particu
larly among postmastershlps In the
south.
P. C. KKOX.
URISPRUDENCE
and legal caliber
seem likely to be
strongly promi
nent lu the ' ad
i ?rs-. n ministration of
President Elect
William H. Taft.
His cabinet Is be
ing formed large
ly with the ad
vice of Philander
Chase Knox, emi
nent as constitu
tional lawyer and
at present sena
tor from Pennsyl
vania, but the
prospective sec
retary of state
and bead of the
cabinet. It Is com
mented upon as
a singular coinci
dence that Judge
Taft, who Is such
a big man, should
havechc&en such
a small one as Mr. Knox as the right
band man of his administration. The
two men afford a striking contrast ir.
physique, though as to brain capacity
they are perhaps very nearly on a par
Mr. Knox Is one of the smallest men
In the senate, he and Mr. La Follctte
of Wisconsin being rivals for honors
In that direction. But he is big men
tally, and his friends rail him the Lit
tie Giant
Although undersized, the next sec
retary of state is muscular and strong
for his weight He lives much in the
open, walks much and, like bis friend,
the next president. Is a devotee of golf
As a member of the Castnlia Fishing
club Mr. Knox spends weeks every
summer on its reservation near San
dusky, O. He carries bis work with
, him there, and some of his most volu
minous and able legal papers have
been prepared In Its clubhouse. One
of the Interesting pictures In his pri
vate office In Pittsburg represents him
In golf trousers and negligee shirt on
the bank of the trout stream on the
club reservation In Ohio. He is Just
landing a fish, and the expression 'on
bis face is one of such deep and in
tense Interest In the work at hand
that it would seem almost Impossible
that greater Interest could be aroused
In the most Important case that ever
commanded the attention of bench or
bar.
Since the announcement that he
would be the next postmaster general
there has been renewed Interest In
Household Hints.
The quickest cleaner for a sticky
bread or cake pan Is a crust of stale
bread.
A dlBh of water kept on the radiator
will Improve the air of a steam heated
room.
A scratch on polished furniture can
be almost obliterated by rubbing vig
orously with linseed oil.
Fringed dollies are kept In better
condition If the fringe Is brushed with
a small nail brush rather than with a
comb. !
The darkest stain on mirror or win
dow pane can generally be routed
with a flannel dipped in spirits of
camphor. Rub until dry.
A good silence cloth for the dining
table can be made with a double thick
ness of white flannel laid with the soft
side on the Inside and quilted on the
machine. Edge with a binding of
white tape.
fhe Republic
Disaster.
The Courage and Intelligence of lha Officers
of Vessels and Their Success In Res
cuing Lives Captain Ransom and
the Baltic Pathetic Incidents.
T
Facts From France.
HE rescue of the passengers and
crew of the White Sttir liner
Republic after the collision be
tween that snip and the Flor
ida of the Lloyd Italiano line forms
one of the most Interesting stories in
recent records of the sea. ' One of the
most remarkable features of tile case
was the courage and presence of mind
displayed by all concerned, including
the captain of the 111 fated ship, the
commanders of the vessels which came
to the rescue, the Marconi wireless op
erators, the crews and the passengers,
all this resulting in the saving of the
hundreds of lives imperiled by the ac
cident. By -keeping level heads the
officers in command of the various ves
sels were able to make useofall the
modern Inventions-designed "to safe
CUar.l those committed to their care.
Including the woudcrful system of
wireless telegraphy and the method of
signaling by means of submarine bells.
But for this fact and the Intelligence
and courage of their subordinate.! the
Republic would probably have sunk
beneath the ocean, carrying with her
BALTIC AKKIVltVfi IN NEW YORK
f St fi ;
to a watery prave hundreds of humuu
beings and (riving to history another
trugnly oJ llio sea.
Among those whose conduct stands
out" as worthy of the highest pi-ilse
jr.ro Captain William I. Sealhy of the
Republic, who stood by the doomed
vessel until the waves closed above
her: Captain Rusplnl of the Florida
who stood by after the collision am!
tool, off the passengers of the Repub
lie l;i spite of the Injury his own ship
had sustained; Captain Ransom of the
White Star liner Ball it, who hastened
to tha relief of the Republic as soon
as the signals told him of her distress,
and Jack Biuus. who stuck to his pos"
as wireless operator on the Republic
regardless of his personal peril, und b;
his skill and courage summoned th
rescuers to the vi.lnlty of the ship
Captain Rusplnl transferred the pa
senders of the Republic to the Calif
on the arrival of the latter vessel and
with the Florida's bow stove in am'
several dead sailors lying in the ruin
of that part of the vessel, headed hi
ship for New York and brought hei
safely into port without assistance.
CAPTAIN JiANSOU AND frjOT '
Most popular of Oratorios, Em
manuel, at Presbyterian church, Frl
c'ay night, April 30.
Money Matters.
The average of the English bank
rate In 1!)0S was exactly 3 per cent.
The batik rate at Madrid Is the "old
est" in Europe, having been kept at
4'. per cent now for more than five
years.
Half dollars executed at the tnit d
States mints during l'.xns numbered
l.OIS.'Jjri; quarters, 1.11 2,22s : dimes,
4.010.225. Their total value was
$1,503,000.
Read the advertisements.
Enterprise (leaning
And Pressing Woihs
Has Just received the large book of
Samples from Edw. E. Strauss Co.,
is prepared to give you a nice
Stimmor Suit
Ladies and gent's suits cleaned
Old Hats cleaned and
blocked, by J. I. SI KG Ml
and
France has more than 217 miles of
pneumatic tubes for conveying the
mall, divided between Paris, Lyons and
Marseilles.
There are 85,840 trees In Paris, and
each tree has Its number, age, history
and condition recorded In the books at
the Hotel de Vllle. The appropriation
for this department Is 450,000 francs a
year.
Two French army dogs have drawn
light ambulances, the Invention of a
lieutenant, with a load of 160 pounds
each, for some 875 miles without a
breakdown, showing how they can be
used in war.
nAVC B. HITCHOOCX.
Frank H. Hitchcock, and he has been
more than ever a figure of importance
In political circles. During his visit
to President Elect Taft at Augusta
there were always plenty of people
waiting- to tret bis ear. His advice Is
much In demand both among otllee-
holders and those who want office.
Mr. Hitchcock will resign the post
of chairman of the Republican nation
al committee in taking up the duties
of postmaster general. The latter of
fice will be in line with his experi
ence, as be was formerly first assist
ant postmaster general, and when Mr.
Meyer succeeded Mr. Cortelyou In the
supervision of the department be was
E?ctIcailrtj!ecllnxheadof ifee. pojjl-
The Royal Box.
There are forty-one possible heirs to
the Dutch throne.
, King Gustav V. of Sweden Is said to
be the ouly reigning sovereign who
wears eyeglasses.'
Queen Maud of Norway has just
entered on her fortieth year, and her
birthday was kept In real Norwegian
style.
The amount of the sultan of Tur
key's private fortune has been made
known by the discovery of certain doc
uments at the Ylldlz kiosk. Abdul
Hamld's fortune in round figures is
$120,000,000, deposited in the Bank of
England.
FREDERICK A. WALLIS.
His Refusal ta Accept Office at New
York's Insurance Superintendent.
Not a little comment has occurred
over the case of Frederick A. Wallls,
who was appointed by Governor
Hughes of New York to the post of
superintendent of Insurance of the
state. This office has a national scope
because of the location of so many of
the big Insurance companies in New
York city. After
the governor bad
sent the name of
Mr. Wallis to the
legislature for con
firmation Senator
Grady of New York
city Introduced a
resolution calling
upon the acting su
perintendent of in
surance to furnish
the senate with au
thenticated copies
of correspondence
"bringing to the at
tention of the department or dealing
with any complaint as to the rebating
of insurance premiums or any vlola
tlon of the Insurance law in which the
Home Life Insurance company or any
of Its agents or officers, and particular
ly Frederick A. Wallls, were Involved."
Mr. Wallls requested the governor to
withdraw bis name, which was done.
He said be bad not sought the office,
and, while there was nothing in bis rec
ord of which he was ashamed, he d.'d
not care "to accept an office to which
o much political opposition has been
llrec-ted."
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FBEDER1CK A.
WALLIS.
A Convenient Topic '
"I wonder what persuaded Mr. Bllg
gins to believe In reincarnation?"
"The fact" replied Miss Cayenne,
"that so few people know anything
about ft It enables him to have th
conversation almost entirely to him
elf." Washington Star.
A Man's Birthday.
We do not know whence a man comet
nor whither be goes, yet we choose bit
birth or death day to celebrate his re
currlng century. We should choose
hie day of achievement London Sat
orday Review.
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