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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-21
RESOLUTIONS MEAN NOTHING.

Since the fiasco in the National
Good Roads congress in Portland. and
the recent political tangle in the
Trans Mississippi congress. it is asked
by many thinking men of the west If
the national association and national
convention craze is not running to
try.
Congresses organized by delegates
from numerous states having conflict
ing interests are certain to have all
their actions nullifled by compromises
and trades. There never can be a
definite, decisive utterance upon any
subject upon which the national gov
ernment could safely and intelligently
act in making legislation i'm response
to the requests of national conven-
tions for the advancement Of COM
mercial interests.
The coloress and meaningless reso-
luton of the Trans Mississippi con-
gress upon the subject of Chinese ex-
clusion cannot be taken by the gov
ernment to signify any definite ex-
preston of sentiment of the people of
the country. The resolutions and
counter resolutions before the con-
gress were alternately presented and
fought by conflicting political and
commercial interests. In the form in
which the compromise was finally
adopted it means nothing. 1t will not
placate China nor benefit American
manufacturers. It will not justify the
government IN relaxing in the strictest
enforcement of the Chinese exclusion
law, nor will it give China any hope
for better conditions.
II is simply a compromise and that
means nothings
Many of these national associations
and national congresses are founded
on the hope Of securing national leg
islation for special interests. If ac-
tion for the general good of the coun-
try is taken, 1t may be taken for
granted that such action does not con-
flict with any private interests, other
wise It would have been defeated Just
as the resolutions asking for the rigid
enforcement Of the exclusion law was
showed under in the Trans Mississippi
congress.
The government really cannot take
seriously any recommendations COM
ing from these national conventions
for the advancement Of commercial
interests Each tub must stand upon
it's own bottom after all is said and
congress must give each district its
Just dues as such are presented in
moments Of sanity and cool reason by
members in congress regardless OF
junketing conventions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-21
SALT.

barrel of salt is produced in the
United states each year for every
four inhabitants.
New York is the leading salt pro-
ducing state. the yield being one bar
rel for each inhabitant.
We buy 100000 worth of salt from
other nations, and sell only $1OO,O
worth, largely to Mexico, Japan and
Canada.
salt costs the producer less than
one-tenth of a cent a pound Never
mind the grocery price. Uncle Sans
1904 figures are 2L332 cents for. each
barrel of eos pounds.
Salt is in many European coun-
tries a heavily taxed government mo-
nopoly Italy patrols it's beaches to
prevent poor people from evaporatlng
sea water for low-grade salt.-New
York World
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-21
Justice Is Vanishing,

The police judge OF Savannah has
shaken the foundations of justice by
ruling that watermelon thief caught
in the act cannot be peppered with
birdshot without such infraction of law
as requires a bond to appear at the
criminal court for trial. Next thing
we know some fool court or other
will rule that a chicken thief may not
be legally interrupted by a bullet in
his retreat with n sackful OF fryers
over his shoulder. The courts are
doing something most every day to
reduce the public esteem Tor them as
the real and only palladium of JUS
tlce.-Tampa (Fla,) Times.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-21

"If you take paste board box and
push it first at one corner and then
ut the other until you think it will
fall in, you will get some slight idea
of the way that building looked. After
helping to make some of the poor
fellows comfortable. fastened home.
The streets were filled with panic
stricken people and on all sides could
he seen evidences of visitation.
you can imagine my great relief
at finding our house standing and all
the family uninjured. though greatly
alarmed. When | examined l found
how marvellous hab been our escape.
The earth, houses and all, presents
the appearance of having buckled up.
bumped like a camel. and parts of
the ground appear to have jumped
10y way of variety.
"All the chimneys on both houses
are cracked. and in one of them the
chimneys crashed through the roof
and ceilings to the ground. Not a
room in either house escaped. A
clock and book case were hurled to
the floor. china and glassware crash
ed. our whole house was moved from
its foundations and a number of the
main. beams and braces supporting
the roof were left in dangerous con-
dtion.
zone of many peculiar things that
happened was this: bookcases was
overturned and sent flying across the
room The lower shelf was filled
with large books. These were left in
perfect order and upright on the
floor, just as if the floor had been
the shelf The bookcase, shelves and
all, We're three feet away from these
, books. 1t seems Incredible, but it is
the fact.
"In less than an hour I was get
ting estimates on the repairs, realiz-
ing that immediate action was neces-
sary to save the house from complete
loss I did the best could and con-
slider the amount l have to pay to be
cheap for Japan. and in America the
same amount of work could not be
done for five times the amount"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-21
PENDLETON IN MANCHURIA.

Pendleton has been advertised by
her products to the ends of the world.
The Oregon Sunday Journal Of
August 20. published photograph Of
IS. 900 sacks Of Pendleton flour being
loaded on the commlssary carts Of
the Russian army in the streets OF
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-21
w. T. PARKER
Dealer In Dry Goods, Groceries and
Notions--Hats, Caps, Boots. shoe~
and Farm Produce.

l have Just purchased the d. B.
hichardson store at Helix. Oregon.
and am going to thoroughly remodel
II and greatly increase the stock.
solicit your patronage. and IL good
goods and fair treatment can hold
your trade. then know you will trade
with me. Bring in your farm pro-
auce. Highest market price paid.
A OREGON
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-21

IS THE MOST SATISFACTORY
FORM OF POWER IN USE TODAY.
YOU PRESS THE BUTTON. WE DO
THE REST. TAKES AWAY ALL
THE DRUDGERY, HEAT DIRT
AND DISCOMFORT OF STEAM
POWER. IT is NOT ONLY MORE
CONVENIENT BUT is CHEAPER.
FIGURE UP YOUR BILL FOR
WOOD, WATER. LABOR AND RE-
PAIRS ON YOUR BOILER AND EN-
CINE AND THEN COME AROUND
AND GET OUR RATES FOR A SIM
LIAR AMOUNT OF POWER IF
YOU ARE BUILDING DON'T FAIL
TO HAVE YOUR HOUSE WIRED.
QUIT CLEANING SMOKY OLD OIL
LAMPS, AND PUT IN LIGHT THAT
ONLY REQUIRES TURNING
BUTTON. 4. 1. + + +
IRONING DAY THIS WEATHER
is LOOKED FORWARD TO WITH
DREAD. NO NEED OF 1T. WHAT
IS THE USE OF HEATING YOUR
WHOLE HOUSE UP AND MAKING
A HARD DAYS WORK OF YOUR
IRONING WHEN WE CAN FUR
NISH YOU AN ELIcTRIC IRON
AND YOU CAN OPERATE IT ON A
METER AT AN EXPENSE OF ONLY
FIVE CENTS AN HOUR. WE CAN
FURNISH YOU A SEWING MA
CHINE MOTOR AND IT WILL ONLY
COST YOU TWO CENTS AN HOUR
TO OPERATE 1T. ISN'T 1T WORTH
TWO CENTS AN HOUR TO YOU
TO HAVE A MOTOR ATTACHED
TO YOUR MACHINE. YOU CAN
DO MORE WORK WITH LESS FA-
TIGUE THAN IN THE OLD WAY.
WE WILL MAKE YOU A FLAT
RATE IF YOU ARE A DRESSMAK-
Err OR SEAMSTREES. 1T WILL
PAY YOU TO LOOK 1T UP. COME
AROUND AND SEE US. + + Z
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-21

Marion. Douglass and Yamhill
counties in oregon. will purchase
school libraries this year The books
will be selected by the state library
commission.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-21
EXPERIENCING AN EARTH
QUAKE IN JAPAN.

From Hiroshima, Japan. a city on
the inland sea, where are situated
some of the Japanese military hos
pitfalls, comes to the Presbyterian
board of foreign missions, from Rev.
w. Il, Langsdort the report of Sc
we're earthquake which occurred a
few weeks ago, Mr. Langsdorf says:
1T was the worst ever experienced
in this part of Japan, The natives
say that about 30 years ago much
damage was. done and many people
injured, but this shock was the worst
the city has experienced, Many per-
sons were killed or injured, houses
collapsed or were thrown from their
foundations, and large fissures ap-
peared in the earth.
There were two shocks on Friday,
six ON saturday, two ON Sunday, two
ON Tuesday, and another Wednesday
night. Many people refused to sleep
in their houses and camped out in
the fields three or four nights, not
withstanding heavy rains When the
first shock came | was at one of the
military hospitals trying to help some
of the wounded soldiers. was talk
ing to poor fellow when the whole
building suddenly began TO rock like
ship in a storm at sea, My soldier
friend had to clutch at the sides of
the bed to keep. himself from fall
ing out
| shall never forget the sight as |
stood in the center of the room with
feet braced. just as on a pitching ves-
sci. one of my helpers was on the
floor beside a bed with his hands over
his head; another was disappearing
at the door followed by a long line
of white-robed figures, who sudden
ly seemed to have pressing business
in that direction. All the while the
building was creaking and groaning
tables We're being overturned and
flower pots were crashing to the
floor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-18
THE GAELIC REVIVAL.

Deeply interesting the address made by Douglas HYDE
IL d. the Providence Opera evening
of the local branch of the Gaelic league DR. ydes
this country full of the
descendants OF rishmcn but citizens of all
OF undertaking that only the
remarkably vital and still alive but also saving
OF the national characteristics of fair Erin
No country the world picturesque charming
has and poetic past the
Gaelic league labor that the ancient spirit shall be
the world forever In the his evening
Hyde said we engaged the last possible struggle
preserve language preserve
its national indemnity and that preservation extends everything
ancient intellectual and noble in the Irish ace-our music
songs, our industries. dances, pastimes.
The Gaelic league frankly that seeking
port in America and such support should be forthcoming gen
There neither politics
Artistic feeling and the pride genuine
national existence the lofty and potential influences that should
lead the and daughters of the Emerald isle
port beautiful effort glorious past bring
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-18
THE DOMINANT QUESTION.

At New York there heard just
and house ceanngs the big life insurance much
concerning the changing of shifting groups
that may be satisfactory Wall 1t looks
gh ancers believe by turning out the manage
ent and putting Brown will satisfied
personal friends those
Brown.
But with the poyhoders who their savings
for the benefit and protection of those dependent
something than question whether Greene Brown
shall for their their children
much question of the personal honesty trueesp
conception of integrity management group
hnanciers
The dominating question is whether the simple pro-
vdng protection for widows and orphans shall shall
divorced from the pecuaons and the gambling
must be plain every observing mind
public the life insurance will
until their dangerous enangng alliances
been completely severed
High fnances should recognize this fact If they
should be impressed upon orceu they
avoid evade it To persist in maintaining such alliances
simply be poong the revolution in
management inevitable.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-18
THE GREATEST PRODUCT.

AT this OF the Americans the habit of taking
of the quantity and value of the products of the year
the time when they receive their years
enabled by them the progress they
these reports manufactures mining and
that the index Of all progress prosperity
nation, and the imposed upon
people This the annual report OF the national
soner OF education.
shown by that during the last year attendance
American public schools reached the big total OF pupils
which about twenty Of the republics population
Besides these there in attendance private
secondary schools academies colleges professional schools
sites and other institutions OF less educational character
2353S6 other pupils making grand aggregate of sSooor
Americans in school
This record without parallel in the world 10 other
earth Is giving many i future citizens upon
'er and destiny will be dependent equal opportunity
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-18
CANNOT REALIZE on $50, 900
WORTH OF STOLEN GOODS

Sufficld. Conn, Dec. 1s.-A general no.
tice to officers of the law not only In
New England. but I'm more distant states
is being sent out by the officers OF the
Sufrield Savings bank, ~ safe - which
institution was demolished by an eNplo-
sive early yesterday and securities OF n
face value OF about 10000 stolen. Tho
burglars will not realize anything on the
securities I'm the opinion OF the bank offi-
GERS, but II is hoped that the paper will
he cast aside somewhere and recovered
Intact.
The actual loss to the bank is an in
significant sum represented by damage
TO the bank furnishings The safe was in
sured
During the night two men having the
appearance OF tramps. were taken into
custody at Thompsonville by Deputy
Sheriff Wilson and an effort II being pads
TO trace their movements since Satur-
day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-18
Crayons From
The Curb.

lie was a dapper young man with a
prepossessing appearance. lie came INTO
a certain grocery store with languld
air that told he was not SO full or business
that he did not have time TO attend to
other things and asked permission to use
the telephone. which was granted. He
took down the receiver then opened con-
versation about as follows:
Warren 67O4 Yes, that's 1t.
Hello Ethel is that you little girl.
am awfully sorry but | could not get
any good seats. dear, so | Will come down
there. | will bring a box Of chocolates
and YOU can make some fudge and We
will have "A good time there.
"Yes. that's right meet me at the train.
Goodbye, sweetheart.
go splash" observed bystander as the
dapper young man started TO hang up the
receiver The aforesaid dapper young
man was so startled that he dropped the
receiver and let II hang by the cord. while
he turned so suddenly that he Knocked a
can of milk off the end of the counter.
There was A splash for fair about that
time. The proprietor did not charge any
thing for the use OF the phone. but he
made the young man pay for the milk be-
fore he left the store.
An elevator boy i'm one of the down
town business blocks Is something OF q
Joker and Saturday he discovered a new
way TO have some fun with the pas
sengers who ride up and down in his ele-
Vator. lie put streak on the mirror
in his elevator. about where the face OF
a person OF average height would come.
I'm such manner that one looking in II
would think SCOT or something had gotten
on his face.
The trick worked TO perfection. The first
two passengers on the elevator were
women. and all the way up 10 the fifth
floor one OF them wae trying to remove
the spot from her face with her handker-
chief. The next one was man.
in the same manner as tho woman
had done. The elevator boy got no little
amusement watching the antics OF the
people trying to remove that dirt spot
from their faces, when as n matter OF fact
it was on the surface OF the mirror into
which they were gazing.
Two women stopped to talk on West
minister street Saturday. Both were evil
IDENTIFY ohlivlous that anyone but them
selves were on the street and stood in the
middle OF the sidewalk several minutes,
while holiday shoppers and business men
were stepping OFT into the street TO get py
did not step of the sidewalk rather than
disturb the two fair conversationalists
They stopped squarely behind them.
one of them looked at the other and
remarked I'm loud voice. Those women
are blocking up the sidewalk. ! mean
these two right here who are 80 busily
talking that they cannot see how much
Inconvenience they are causing other
people" The women realized that every.
one I'm earshot had heard tho remark and
was gazing at them. -, ~,
the ears. looked unutterablc things at the
man who had drawn attention to them
and then separated and got lost IN the
crowd as soon ~ possible.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-18
WOULDN'T THROW UP HANDS;
PREVENTED SAFE ROBBERY

Easthampton, Conn, Dee. N.-Jhe re-
fusal Of Frank Jones TO throw us his
hands when shot at by burglar, saved
the safe I'm the general store OF ii. g.
Clark was being wrecked today, the
burglars being frightened away by Jones
noisy objection of being held up.
The men were at work on the Eatc
when Jones, who was out late. stopped IN
front OF the store To- investigate the "ca-
son for moving lights within. ono burg
lar covered and then shot ~ Jones when
hc made an outcry 10 give AN alarm. The
burglars took fright and, jumping INTO
their team. drove away.
Nitro -glycerinc had been poured into the
safe door cracks In readiness for detona-
ton On the outside OF the safe was "a
notice TO the burglars that the safe was
unlocked and that it contained no money.
Mr. Clark lost "A safe a few months ago
al the hands OF midnight visitors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-18
8 CHICAGO BANKS FAIL.
DEPOSITORS WILL Be PAID
Continued from Page Onc)

the conference about o'clock Sunday
evening The comptroller feels that great
credit IL due not only TO the clearing
house committee, but 20 all the other
vigorous action and the broadminded
spirit shown in meeting this emergency.
MR.. WALSH VERY BUSY.
j. r. Walsh president of the failed in
sutution. was very busy at his residence
this morning and declined 10 be disturbed
when called up over the telephone. His
daughter, however. quoted Mr.. walsh as
saying that all information concerning the
failures for the present at least, would
be given out by the Clearing House asSo-
citation.
CAPITAL AND RESOURCES
The Chicago National bank was organ
lied in November 1881, with an author
tied capital OF 100000. increased to $4,000
In 1857. and to 81 100000, in 1901.
Its resources. according to one OF the
latest reports made TO the comptroller Of
the currency, are s21, 100000 OF which near
ly Sll.000.O00 are loans and discounts with
$4,000 O00 cash on hand. The liabilities in
clude nearly sl4.0o0,OOO I'm idividuhl de-
posits 81, 200 OOO due TO other banks.
The Home Savings bank. was organized
originally In 1867, with capitalization OF
S10O,Ono
A recent statement " tho resources
shows an aggregate OF 81 A232. .21i, OF which
nicipaL railroad and other bonds. The
savings deposits aggregates $3.50, ,653
The Equitable Trust company was
chartered by the state OF Illinois Aug 81.
1889. to net as executor. administrator,
trustee. guardian, assignee or receiver.
and TO receive and to execute trusts OF
every character The capital stock Ia
10000. Its resources arc s4.6l2gV. TIE
liabilities include s.. 1O7 ,56s OF deposits in
trust: s454 .324 certificates OF deposit; $i9l .
5,i through various trusts.
YESTERDAYS MEET1N NC.
The meeting was called 20 order in the
office of President Forgen OF the First
National bank at 3 O'Clock yesterday
until o'clock this morning
A careful canvass OF the situation re-
vealed that the Chicago National bank
had deposits 20 the amount OF $4,000 600.
the Home Savings bank had savings de-
posits to the extent OF Nop.OO, divided
among about 5000 depositOrs. The lia-
bilitcs OF the two banks and OF the
Equitable Trust company were roughly
The assets OF the three institutions
made UP about So. 10000 OF this amount
and the directors and officers OF the Chi
cago National bank came to the front
with securities amounting 20 about 5000.
COO more This left deficit or about s.
o.. .00O and the Chicago banks represented
at the meeting declared at once that they
would meet the situation and care Tor the
deficit. N IL Is proved necessary toadvance
any more than 100000 10 meet all de-
ma nds. tho banks pledged themselves On
make up the same.
Tho great difficulty confronting tho
bankers IN tho meeting was 20 arrange n
legal settlement ~ the case in tho very
short time nf their disposal before Tho
hour of commencing business for This
morning II zee hnally yrsnssd that
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-18
A Smile or Two

do you believe all the scandals you
read In the newspapers" inquired the
visitor OF Mrs GoldroN.
My goodness. no." replied Mrs Gold
rox but think they make just lovely
htcrachoor. don't you?''-Milwaukee
Sentinel.
why" asked the fussy passenger. us
this slow train called the 1imited?' "
Cause. sab" explained the porter.
yer all aint s'posed 4 glib De portah
moh dan er dollah tip at a time. sab. -
Chicago News.
"1s it true that your father IL so angry
with YOU shat he even refuses 10 speak
10 your
why. he won't recognize me at all
He is 80 angry that the last time w.
met hc even cut my allowance. '-Balti-
more American.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-18
TO SUIT THE BOY OR GIRL
GO TO WRIGHT & 0lTS0N'S

II is a well known fact that by exercise
YOU keep your health. Along this line
when you get your boy or girl something
for Christmas why not give them some
thing practical that will tend to put a
spice 10 the enjoyment OF the exercise
that they surely ought to indulge in.
What makes better gifts than club
skates. polo sticks. toques. rink skates
hockey skates, snow shoes dumb bells
or any other OF the things I'm football. golf
or the tennis goods line.
You will get them all at Wright a Dit
sons IS Wcybosset street. fright I'm the
heart of the shopping districtl
When YOU arc making your purchases
FOR tho boy or tho girl mako this firm e
call You Will nnd their stock com
plets sni everything for the Ncuugster
that ~1ll he sure 90 please them
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-18
NOS. 5455.5262 LADIES' COSTUME

Black and white check suiting and plain
green broadcloth are represented I'm tho
stylish costume here pictured. The wajs.
is IN surphce eject. and the trimming
band IS of green broadcloth, decorated by
black silk card loops and buttons. A
dainty chemisctte Of lace and high stand
ing collar of the same. is worn with il.
The boX-plcated skirt is cut I'm eight
cores. aud may be in medium sweep or
round length. II Is very fun at the lower
edge, the upper part being male To TT
closely about the hips Loops of cord
and buttons are arranged on the upper
part uf the skirt, matching the trimming
on the waist. Chiffon, broadcloth eta
mine. canvas. vohe oE,viot ahG serGe mc
All suitable tn tlie dcyel pment The mo-
dium siZS Will require three yards OF ~
inch material fJI the waist and SIX ana
seven-elgllths yards ior the skirt
Lad 80 waist, No $50: sizes for 80. "a,
S. IS. % ana % inches 1l st measure
Ladies box pleated skirt. No. 516.:
sizes for %, a. 26, 2S ana ~ inches waist
mcaeurc.
The above Illustration calls Tor two
s2Iatate patterns. The price is ten cents
eaCl..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-18

Some small minded congressman are
even limiting that the commission is more
anxious about payroll than IT Is about
a canal OF course. tho appropriation abb
solutely necessary ought TO be made but
we are glad To see that Congress IS INSIST
ing that no more lump sums he voted for
the president TO expend I'm his discretion.
Dschetion with sl0,ooooO0 In hand, and
covetous politicians and friends at hand
inevitably means, as we now see. faNorit-
ism and waste New York Post
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-18

in addition 10 winding mp the affairs OF
the three financial institutions, The allied
bankers should take all OF Mr.. Walsh's
private enterprises. including his coal
mines and railroads ana stone quairles.
STARTED AS A NEWSBOY.
Boston, Dec. Isl X. Walsh was born
In South Boston. though his life has been
spent i'm the west. lie started In here
az "a newsboy, working his way into bus-
ness He has many Hlends IN tnlS city