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IMS, EIGHT PAGES. PAGE TWO. DAILY EAST OREGONLN, PENDLETON, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, APIHL I, i pi it- Lace Curtains, Pot tiers, Couch Covers, Madras Swisses, Drapery Mate- rials ArtDepa rtment, 2nd Floor. Best selected and largest stock to choose from. 85 pair of our regular 75c Lace Curtains, 2 1-2 yds, long, reduced to, pr. - - 45c 75 pair of our regular $1.00 Lace Curtains, 3 yds, long, reduced to, pr. - 65c 35 pair of our regular $3.00 Lace Curtains, 3 1-2 yds, long, reduced to, pr. $2.15 3 doz. Stamped Aprons, shadow embroidered, regular 65c, reduced to, each - 45c 10 pieces of colored Madras, our regular 50c values, reduced to, piece - - - 39c The Peoples Warehouse Where it Pays to Trade Save Your Coupons mm blind BUI SUCCESSFUL 10 THROW OPED CENTRAL OREGON E1D After an exhaustive hearing and the showing of Indisputable facts before j the commissioner of the general land office It Is now a matter of official record at Washington that the sup posed desert lands of central Oregon will produce profitable crops of grain and that the country will support a i railroad, says the Oregon Daily Jour nal. The railroad builders of the country are expected to take notice. , and no longer to permit the largest area in the United States now without transportation facilities to continue for another year without a railroad giving central Oregon an outlet to j Portland. Will Open Yarn Area. As a result of decisions made by the Interior department affecting projects I of the Harney Valley Improvement j company and the Pacific Livestock company the government will this year throw open to homestead settle- ment about 55.000 acres of good val lew lands In Harney county. The commissioner of the general land office has completed a review of the case of the Pacific Livestock company vs. the Harney Valley Im provement company, and the result Is In effect a victory for the livestock company, as it declares the proposed Irrigation plan or the Harney Valley Improvement company to be Imprac ticable, and decides that a large part of the lands applied for are non-desert lands. The lands In question lie In town ships 22. 23 and 24 south of range 32 j east, in the jurisdiction of the land office at Burns. The Harney Valley . .-. it .1 !.. I. i Improvement company prvp .. rlgate the lands and applied to the state for a segregation under the Carey act. The Pacific Livestock company op r.ns,i th.. application, and contended that the lands were capable of pro- i during good crops without Irrigation, and also that there was not sufficient water available In the Sllvies river to j properly Irrigate the lands in mid summer. The department heard evidence of i experts In irrigation and geological formation, also farmers who are rais ing good crops on unlrrlgated lands In the vicinity. The state's applica tion in hohnlf of the Harney Valley Improvement company Is refused and i the lands will be thrown open 10 homestead entry. It was shown by testimony of James liayberry, special agent of the Interior department, that on certain tracts he f'jund moist soil within three Inches of the surface; that on all the. tracts clasped as non-desert he found luxur iant growth of sagebrush and rye grasses that In some instances resem bled fields of grownlg grain. On land owned by an individual and surround ed by the lands of the proposed Irri gation tract, he found hay yielding several tons per acre; that on some of the lands that had been fenced and kept free from stock grazing, profit able crops of small grain were being grown without Irrigation. Will Produce Good Crop. Further evidence In support of the theory of Oregon boosters that central Oregon will support a railroad was furnished by farmers In the country around Burns. Jasper Davis testified that he had resided In Harney coun ty 22 years; that on some of the land located less than two miles from the segregation applied for and in the same kind of soil he la growing every year good crops of oats, rye and other small grain wthout Irrigation; that h-3 had been over most of the ground In question and that In his opinion it would produce profitable crops of grain wfthout Irrigation. Similar testimony was given by H. C. Lewis, Sam Nickel, Joel Sturtevant, and Julian Byrd, all residents of the same region. The register of the lan!l office had been rejecting applications of homesteaders who wished to settle on the lands. Summing up the evidence the com missioner of the general land office held that the lands are non-desert In character, and that If unfed by grazing animals they can be made to produce profitable crops of grain. Political Information. Registration opens for prl- tnarles, January 6. Closes for election, April 7. Primary election April 17. Registration reopens, April 21. Close for election. May 15. General election. June 1. Registration reopens, Sop- tember 20. Close for election, Octobet 20. Presidential election, Novem- ber 3. ITHST NATIONAL CONVENTION. Popullata Meet i" Si. Ixmis Tomor row to Name Presidential Ticket. St. Louis. April 1. St. Louis will tertainlnsr the Mate .'..- first national political convention of the 1908 campaign, the national ses sion of the people's party opening here tomorrow. Scores of prominent populists arrived today and the hotel lobbies are filled with talking and gesticulating delegates. Unlike most political conventions, lawyers are In a minority among tne delegates. u larger portion of whom are farmers and men engaged In small business. v The convention will be called to or der tomorrow in the Olympic theater, official headuuarters have been es tablished at the St. James Hotel. It is expected that more than a thou sand delegates will be in the city when the convention opens. A lively discussion of the probable candidates for the presidency Is In progress among the delegates today, among those mentioned being Bryan, Watson, Hearst and La Follette. Ne braska's delegation is Instructed for Bryan, and several other state delega tions apparently favor the Nebraskan. Thomas Watson of Georgia, has hun dreds of admirers and his chances of again being selected to head the pop ulist ticket are apparently very good. There Is much talk of the nomination of Senator Robert La Follete of Wis consin, with the understanding that he would be Indorsed by the national rnnrpnffnn of the Independence league. It Is unlikely that such ac-. tlon will be taken, however, as It Is stated on good authority that La Fol lette would refuse the honor. TO VISIT ESKIMO TRIBES. HMBfMt Professor Will Row Boat (800 Miles into Unknown band, His "healthy body and cheerful mind" are the principal equipment to be used by Vllhjamur Steffansson, who Is to start In April in a row boat for the arctic circle to learn the ways of Eskimo tribes no white man has ever visited before, says a Now York item. Money he will not require, but will carry a few files, needles and butcher knives as gifts In return for the hos pitalities which he expects to receive. One rifle, a few fishhooks and nets I and a suit of fur clothing will be the sinews of the expedition. Mr. Stef fansson was formerly an instructor at Harvard university, and his com ing expedition is under the auspices of tho American Museum of Natural History The expense Incident to getting to the Mackenzie river, where he ex pects to find his rowboat, is to bo ad vanced by the institution. The muse um will publish his report, and, If It Is possible to bring them out of the inaccessible country. It will ob tain whnt ver ethnological specimen! Mr. Steffansson may gather. Tho young explorer Is of Icelandic birth and speaks the Eskimo language flu ently. He will live on the country and what he can trap. He will start late In April from Kdmonton, Alber ta, and expects to travel 1800 miles In the rowboat. UMATILLA town s blind TRAVELING SALESMAN, S. TeriMMilnjr of Pendleton, Con duct l.ai ue BaatoeM Although I n. ublo to He Itupi-e-entH Home i Remedy Company mid Travels over All the County Bonds mid VMn Bray teoOoa of PmntlUn county Was One School Superintendent. Umatilla county boasts of the only blind man In eastern Oregon who per sonally conducts an active nnd ex tensive outdoor business and who Is making a success of It In every way. C S. Terpenlng of this city, who Is totally blind, Is salesman for a home remedy company of Minnesota, and drives over every road In Umatilla county at all seasons nf the year, making regular visits to every sec tion of the county. He Is not only a highly successful salesman, hut he Is a teacher and stu dent of exceptional ability and before ooming to Umatilla county was school inpertntendent of Columbia county. Washington, having served success fully In that capacity. He employs a boy to drive for Mm, hut ho personally conducts his sales, keeps his accounts and transacts the business which amounts to several thousand dollars per year. A correspondent writing from Day ton to the Spokesman-Review, of Spokane. Hays of Mr. Terpenlng's ser vices as county superintendent of Co lumbia county: A blind man acting as county su perintendent of schools, a position which require! not only education, but a good pair of eyes. Is an occur rence seldom hoard of. Yet It remains for tho dusty records of Ciluinhla county to tell the tale of competence and capacity found In a man entirely blind, who served with credit to tho county for an entire term. C. S, Terpenlng was elected county superintendent In 18!2, taking office In 1893. He served until 1895, two lull years, nnd during nil the time tho duties of the office were performed j without hitch or delay, He visited I the schools of the county personally, ! graded papers, attended to corres pondence, conducted institutes, settl ed disputes, changed boundaries of districts and performed duties' which fell to his lot. Much of the work ho did by his own efforls, but whenever eyes were needed he saw through those of a faithful wife, who for many years hail been the only light he had known In ihe world. Ladies Heatherbloom PETTICOATS Deep flounced, three rows of sheering, with' four inch dust ruffle, Black, Blue, Brown and Garnet. Price: $2.25, $2 50 and $2.75 Alexander Dep't Store Givers of Best Values COLUMBIA BAR 632 Main St. Phone Main 90. Fine Wines and Liquors. Fancy Drinks a Specialty Hot Lunch Pool and Billiard Parlor Gentlemen Only First Class Rooming House In Connection. CORRIGAN BROS. PROPRIETORS. Xo fiilse pretense has marked the career of Ely's Cream Balm. Being entirely harmless. It Is not responsible like the catarrh snuffs and powders, for minds shattered by cocaine. The great virtue of Ely's Cream Balm Is that It speedily and completely over conies nasal ratarrh and hay fever. Back of this statement Is the testl many of thousands and a reputntlon of many years' success. All druggists 50 cents, or mailed by Ely Bros.. 56 Wan en Street. New Tork. C8U SMi l(. i s AT LBWIBTON. tOKK FACTS ABOUT FATS. In a recent Issue of tbe Chic wo "Tribune," attention la called to tbe Urge Quantity of Cotton Seed OU (amounting In ralue to over 113,000,000) exported each year to Italy and other southern European countries. Investi gation ahowa that It la there mixed with olive oil and returned to this country at genuine olive oll-and expert cannot detect any difference. Aa a matter of fact. Cotton Seed OU la quite aa palatable and wnoleaome aa Olive Oil. and this fact haa been recognized by Tbe N. K. Felrbenk Company, Chicago, In the manufac ture of their famous cooking fat COTTO LENK. Aa tbe name Implies, COTTOLEHB 1 made from Cotton Seed OU. and It la not only purer and far more healthful than lard, but more economical aa weU Pratt HtiH 'lake, Steps to Protect Their Crops From Frosts. The Lewlston-Clarkston valley last night experienced again a tempera ture low enough to cause the fruit growers generally to light smudges so as to protect against damage by frost. Yesterday morning the tem perature dropped down to the freez ing point, and many fruit growers In Clarkston used smudges. Yesterday afternoon U. 8. Weather Observer Thomas again Issued a warning that a frost would be apt to occur, and so last night the fruit growers again prepared the smudges, says the Lew iston Tribune. . Early In the evening Mr. Thomas reported the temperature was drop ping quite rapidly. At 9 o'clock It wae down to 36 and at 11 o'clock It was 35. At that hour Mr. Thomas stated conditions Indicated a temper ature before morning reaching 30 and possibly 28. In the more exposed parts of the Immediate valley a tem perature of 30 at 11 o'clock was re ported from the thermometers owned by the fruit growers. With a temperature ranging from 2 to 30, considering the present state of development of the apricot and peach buds, some damage might re sult to the fruit and It Is for this reason that such keen Interest has been taken this year In the matter of smudging. The low temperature last night and Friday night Is the result of a high pressure prevailing In western Oregon, with Its center In the vicin ity of Eugene. Yesterday It began "P'"adlrig over the entire northwest. $ioo Rewd, mi oo. The readers of this paper will Im pleased to learn that there Is nt leant "lie dreaded disease that science has boon ahle to cure In all Its stages, nnd that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure now known to the medical frater nity. Catarrh being a cnnntliutlonnl dls ease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure la taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution ami assisting nature In doing Its work. The proprietors have offered One Hundred Dollars for any case that U falls to cure. Send for list of testlmonl- els. Address : t, J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, 0. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. s.U.l'.M PWNTJSB TO KAUiiiDK. 1 on man Called to Install Battery of Mm types ut New Mining Town. The Times-Press at Rawhide, Ne vada,' wanting a first class machinist to Install several linotypes and fast presses sent for J. S. Wyant. for six years foreman of The Capital Jour nal, to take charge of their plant, says the Salem Capital Journal. Jerry, as he is familiarly known In printing circles, has been a Salem man for 18 years, and leaves tonight for the great mining city that Is springing up out of the sage brush like a golden mushroom over night. They seem to want talented men down there, for they rave already se cured John H. Cradlebaugh, and now take one of the best mechanical ex perts and all-around good men ever connected with a prlntshop. Mr. Wyant Is a member of the Masonic lodge of this city, nn ex-presldent of Capital Typographical union, and the good will of these organizations and of a host of friends goes with him. He wears a beautiful gold signet ring with the compliments of the Journal office, and best wishes and good luck attend him is the voice of the entire force. His place at the Mergenthaler will be able to handle eight. 10 or 12 pages a day on one machine, a stunt without an equal In Oregon. BOOM FOR WALLA WALLA. (). R, & V (iritnts ToorW's gpcotal I'TlvllegCH of Going Over Itrmicli Lines. Wnllu Walla. M uch It. An order issued by the O. 11. & X. company, which will mean a great deal to this city In view of the spring nnd sum mer Immigration movement, has Just been made public by William Me Murray, general passenger agent of that company. By this now order, all passengers coming west on special tickets will be permitted to come through Walla Walla whether or not their tickets rend that way. The order follows and Is self-explanatory: Coupons of nine months ami special occasion Pacific coast excursion tiok tts sold at Colorado points n nil points east and south thereof, or sold at Pa cific coast terminals to Colorado and beyond, reading In either direction, will be honored via Walla Walla; Westbound From Pendleton to Walla Walla via direct line, thence to Umatilla via Wallula. Easthnund Prom Umatilla to Wal la Walla via Wallula, thence direct to Pendleton, Coupons of similar tickets reading between Spokane nnd Portland will be honored via Walla Walla and Pendle ton and coupons between Huntington apd Spokane nnd Portland nnd Spo kane wjll be honored via Wallula nnd Walla Walln. Our navy is a dandy, Our Jackles can scrap, If Japan starts trouble, She'll get wiped off the map. It has been said of our navy by ex ports that the ships are as good as any power's, and our gunners more proficient. When It comes to swell clothing our Alfred Benjamin cor rect clothes cannot be equallde. It U really a treat to try one on. Bond Brothers Leading Clothiers The Brewery Depot SALOON Main Street Paul Hemmelgarn, Prop. Invites all his friends to call for a glass of the best beer In town. A cool, orderly stopping place for men. Wines, Liquors, Cigars and Mixed Drinks. Hotel St. George. M. J. Dee, Blnloek; S. H. Jncoby, San Francisco; A. S. Wilson, Cincin nati; H. Carpenter, Omaha; A. M. Brown, Portland; Joe Bailey, Echo; B, Sobblelor. Da Ornnde; Mrs. H. C. Bryson, Walla Walla; B. Culp, W. Eleddlg, W. O. Mamon, I. W. Ely, C. Berkeley, J. C. Moore, Portland; E. S. McCarty, Dewlston; J. J. Hogan, L. L. Duffleld, A. W. Sanders, R. J. Gordon, Portland; S. C. Thlelc, Spo kane; J. O. Wash and wlfo, I Schmltt, Walla Walla; W. S. Swain, Spokane; H. S. Masteraon, Elgin; W. E. Stull, E. B. Jamison, Portland. COFFEE The world full of anonymous coffee : "Java and Mocha." Who returns your money if you don't like 'em? Your froc ratarna your Boner '4 roa doe ftfte akilllar'i Beet; we par hue. STATE SALOON Ed. R. Strahon, Prop, Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Thoroughly renovated. A gentleman's resort. Hot Free Lunch Served Joseph . Shields REAL ESTATE DEALER PILOT HOCK, ORE. Bargains In cheap lands. Home stead locations. List your land with me. Pendleton office with F. B. Clopton Co BANKRUPT SALE. Notice Is hereby given, that the undersigned, as trustee In bankrupt cy of the estate of John C. Cumtnlng, bankrupt, will offer for sale at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at 2 o'clock p. m., on April 7th, 1908, at the front door of the Weston storo In the town of Weston, Umatilla Coun ty, Oregon, all of the personal prop erly and effects belonging to the es tate of the said John C. Cummlng, bankrupt, as shown by tho Inventory and appraisement thereof, the same being a lot of goods, wares and mer chandise In said store and a lot of open accounts, claims and notes claimed to be owing to the said bank rupt by sundry parties; a description of said goods and afU4 notes and ac counts can be seen at the office of Mr. Thomas Fltz Gerald, Referee In Bankruptcy, In Pendleton Savings BnnH building, In the City of Pendle ton. Umatilla County, Oregon; nil pales to be made subject to confirma tion by the District Court of the United States for the District of Ore gon. Dated March 26, 1908. CHAS. H. MARSH, Trustee In Bmkruptcy. Guernsey Music Sale Continues Post Cards Musical Goods and Talking Machines 'PHONE MAIN 1150. The Maze Hanson & Olsen 111 COURT STREET. Olympla Beer on Drauget WARM LUNCH 9 A. M. TO 6 P. M. A nice little place for a quiet lit tle time. THAT'S ALL. PENDLETON, OREGON. PASTIME PARLORS. RUTHERFORD & MOLITOR, Props. A quiet resort for the healthful exer cise of BOWLING, POOL AND BILLIARDS. Only first-class tables used. Cigars, confectionery, tobaccos and soft drinks. LEGAL BLANKS OF EVERT DE scriptlon, for county court, circuit court, justice court, real estate, etc., for sale at East Oregonlan office.