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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11
"TIIE. WANDERER."

Upon a mountain height, far from the
sea,
/ found a shell,
And to my listening ear the lonely
thing
Ever a song of ocean seemed to sing,
Ever q tale of ocean seemed to tell.
How came that shell upon that noun
tain height?
All, who can say
Whether there dropped by some too
careless hand,
Or whether there cast when ocean
swept the land
Ere the eternal had ordained the
day?
Strange, was it not? Far from its ma
tive deep,
One song it sang
Sang of the awful mysteries of the
tide.
Sang of the misty sea, profound and
wide
Ever with echoes of the ocean rang.
And as the shell upon the mountain
height
Sings of the sea,
So do l ever leagues and leagues
away
So do l ever, wandering where
may
Sing. o my home. sing, O my home,
of thee.
Eugene Field.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11

Colonel E. Hofer. editor of the Sa.
lem Journal, who was a delegate to
the River and Harbors congress in
Washington, D. c., writes highly en-
tertaining account of a $4,000 lace
night robe for a woman which he saw
in New York window. Rivers and
harbors dwarf into insignificance COM
pared to such a dream Of opulence as
this. Will Hofer dare to bring this
wonder to Salem' Better far that a
millstone were tied about his neck
and he were cast into one of the shall
low harbors which he seeks to have
dredged, than to set such a precedent
in the newspaper industry in Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11

The subject of the removal of the
w. & C. r. railroad tracks from Webb
street may be new to the Pendleton
Tribune, but for the past four years
the East Oregonian has been agitat-
ing this matter, occasionally. How
ever, it will require the combined eff
forts of all interests in the city to
secure a union depot for use of the
o. r. & N. and W. G. C. r. and the
East Oregcnian cordially accepts the
assistance of the Tribune in the mat
ter, although that paper has been
long in awakening to the Importance
of the movement.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11

tai department for the past year, 1t is
as the East oregonian has repeatedly
said: there would be no deficit II the
various expenses of the department
were justly charged to the depart,
mcnts to which they belong.
All the burden OF expense from
every other department is saddled up
on the postofflce, and it is made to
beal tie stigma of having large def
icit every vcar. Continue the postof-
flee department to the exclusive task
of handling the legitimate mail of the
country and make every other depart
ment sending out immense amounts of
documents and departmental plunder,
pay foI the expense of mailing these
useless tons of matter, and the post
office would show a flourishing con-
dition.
A merchant does not charge all his
running expenses to his advertising
department and pay all expenses out
of his advertising fund. He makes
every department bear its own ex-
rense.
Let the state department pay for its
mail; let the war department contrib
ute something fer its share; let each
department have a postal fund and
pay for all its mail out of this fund
then the deficit in the postal depart
ment will disappear
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11
A DESERTED BRITISH ISLE.

A few years ago Wallasea Island,
on the coast of Essex. which COM
prises about 5000 acres of particular
ly rich land, had population of over
200. with one or two prosperous look
ing farms and a school. Gradually
however, the laborcrs have been
tempted to abandon the necessarily
dull life of the island in favor of
a more exciting, though probably un-
employed existence in London, and
elsewhere. with the result that Walla-
sea is today a dreary, unproductive
desert, as witness the following pithy
extract from the diary of a lady who
recently visited the island during a
yachting cruise:
"The school and school house have
not been used for some years. The
windows are broken. Upstairs we
found birds which had got in by the
windows and could not get out, dead
and papers dated August, 1898, lying
about. Cottages were near and farm
Buildings. but all uninhabited except
by owls and rabbits. We saw rab-
bit running on the roof of a cottage
and heard rats and rabbits scuttling
about upstairs. Altogether 1t was
enough to give anyone the creeps in
the dark as the place is absolutely
deserted and the floors of the rooms
are little rabbit warrens.
"a man and a boy lock after 400
acres, on which horses and cattle
roam about free. There used to be
100 laborers on the island; now there
are only eight, and only one child to
go to school,"
The Essex education committee
have directed that small sum shall
he expended in protecting the school
| building from decay, the repayment
of the loan by means Of which the
school was built still having 22 years
to run.--London Times.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11
IMPRESSIONS OF PENDLEToN.

where do you find support for
such magnificent department stores'
How do you support such hotels, such
drug stores, such clothing stores, such
grocery establishments? Where do
you find business to keep up such re-
markahle activity on YOUR streets day
after day? l have never seen any
thing like It, in city of this size?''
This is the tenor of a volume of
queries which the East oregonian en-
joyed from a stranger yesterday, after
he had spent five hours in Pendleton.
There is something substantial and
permanent back of all this activity.
There are resources back of it which
are amazing, when considered in all
their magnitude, and it should be the
duty of the citizen of Pendleton. to
advertise those resources, make them
plain TO the stranger and keep them
constantly before the public.
Pendleton is truly in class by her.
self, In point of business activity. She
has not only the right spirit, but the
right depth and strength and breadth,
as we'll. 1t impresses the stranger
vividly. He carries away a memory
which is a constant reminder of Pen
dleton, ever after.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11
MADE IN OREGON"

In his advertisement for bids for
supplies for the Oregon state peni-
tentiary for the ensuing two years.
Superintendent James, of the peniten-
tiary, says that goods made in oregon
will be given preference.
If every merchant in ordering cer-
tain lines of goods for their stocks
would be as patriotic it would not be
long until Oregon manufactures
would be "swamped" with orders and
double, or treble the present capacity
would he required to supply the de-
mand.
II every Oregon consumer were like
wise patriotic. it would not be long
until the Oregon label would be the
most conspicuous in the state. AS 1t
is, the oregon label is about the scare
est in the state.
This is not only true Of manufactur-
ed articles, but of products Of the soil.
There is a charm to the imported ar
ticle which wins ordinarily over the
homely product of our own dooryard
Oregon must turn her attention
more forcibly to Oregon interests.
There is need Of a patriotic awak.
ening. There is need Of a watclword
which will stir up the home pride Of
the state.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11
THE TRADE IN IDOLS.

a sharp controversy is now in pro-
gress between English and American
manufacturers as to the relative mer-
its of the heather idols made by the
two countries for the African and
Asiatic trade.
So far, no part of the foreign mis-
sionary fund of either country has
been set aside for use in the heather
manufacturing districts in England
and America.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11
HITCH,oCK'S EQUANNiITY.

Although Secretary Hitchcock. OF
the department of the interior, has
been abused, slandered and maligned
for bringing about the land fraud in
vestigation in Oregon and other west
ern states, yet that stern old gentle
man shows no trace of rancor nor
prejudice in his voulminous report
which is published today.
In this report Secretary Hitchcock
says that 490 indictments have been
returned against land thieves, SO have
been convicted and cases are still!
pending against 401. This is the
greatest record in the history of the
department and Secretary Hitchcock
says that in leaving the cabinet he
feels that his duty has been conscien-
tiously performed, and that he leaves
the government service without a
tinge of bitterness toward any of the
interests which have been opposing
his remarkable Investigations.
Such state of mind is truly Won
derful. in face of the ceaseless SIAN
der which has been heaped upon his
head by friends of the land thieves
The equanimity of the secretary /.
only surpassed by his courage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11

II Washington and Idaho wish to
do the fair thing by Oregon, let the
citizens of those states put up the
$4,000 necessary to purchase the
river beat Mountain Gem, and keep
her in service on the Columbia and
Snake rivers. Oregon has spent sew
eral times that amount in building,
ePuipping and operating the portage
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11

The fuel famine has reached that
stage in the inland empire, at which
the arrival of carload of coal or
wood is hailed with the same univer-
sal rejoicing which it may be imag-
ined greets shipload of American
corn, beans, flour and bacon in fam
ine-cursed India
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11

road, by which the Mountain Gem
may be made gem, indeed, to the
northwest states, If she were owned
by the farming interests and could be
kept in service.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11

Frank McKeon, aged 6S years, while
drunk, accidentally set fire to his cab
in In which he lived alone at Pocatello
and was burned to death. He was q
veteran Of the civil war.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11
THE POSTAL DEFICIT.

Although the report OF Postmaster
General George y. Cortelyou shows a
deficit Of over 10000. 900 ir the pos
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11

Reed Smoot is dwindling, percepti-
bly,, as national issue.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11

Where shall we locate Pendleton's
federal building?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11

The university corporation is de-
scribed in the statutes as 1.-THE Chan
cellor, Masters and Scholars Of Ok
ford" and consists Of about 10000
men, who have taken degrees at one
Of the 2S colleges. Its executive power
is intrusted to a chancellor chosen by
the ccnvocation for life.
This official. however, never ap-
pears except on occasions of great
ceremony He delegates his powers
to vice chancellor, who resides at
oxford and performs the functions
usually devolving upon the president
Of our educational institutions. The
office OF chancellor was established
in the charter Of 1914, and he was
originally elected by the doctors and
masters of the university.-William E.
Curtis.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11

The university supports and controls
the Bodlein library, the Radcliffe IL
brary, the Sheldonian theater, the Tay-
lor Institute for Modern Languages.
the Ashmolean and Pitts-Rivers mu-
seums, the University museum, the
Observatory, the Indian Institute, the
University galleries, the Clarendon
Press, the oxford Press and the Bo-
tanical gardens.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11

.
. said a Kiss to 4 Smile. ''Why, .
. how do you do?
. I'm sure I should like to live .
. always with you"
. Said the Smile to the Kiss, I'm
. sure l shall be
. Delighted to have you live al
. ways with me-"
. So they live and they love, and .
. neither offends.
. They're always together and al .
. ways are friends.
. Said a Frown to a Word, "Now .
. don't look so sour;
. Let's see if we cannot be .
. friends for an hour"
. Said the Word TO the Frown, .
. I'm willing to try,
. Although I'm afraid Of the look &
. in your eye"
. In less than minute a quarrel q
. arose;
. They fought and they parted, Z
. and now they are foes.
. Youths Companion.
- Z
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11
OXFORD UNIvERSCITY.

am asked how oxford University
is governed. 1t is a federal republic
of colleges, a corporate body resembl-
ing our states in their relation to the
federal government which at Oxford
is the university. AS every citizen of
the state. SO every oxford man is 81
member of some independent college;
but all undergraduates and alumni
are under the general jurisdiction of
the university, which only has power
to grant degrees, just as the federal
government is the only authority that
can naturalize an alien.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-10-25

preceding ten years In 1861 the increased
duties under the Morrill, tariff brought
prosperity to all Industrial interests dur-
Ing and after the war. The contraction of
the currency produced a slight depression
between 1873 and 1873, when specie pay
ment was resumed. The country con-
tinued to enjoy remarkable prosperity,
and it was accelerated by the enactment
of the Mckinley law in 1890 This was
reversed by the Wilson law in 1894. 1t Is
unnecessary for me to describe the dis
tressed condition of the country at that
time, as many of you well remember it,
and how quickly conditions changed for
the better whe nthe Dingley law took
effect in 1897. 1t was a sudden transmits
sion from darkness and despair to sun
shine and prosperity. Such results have
followed legislation in the past and we
can safely expect such in the future.
Iowa voters should have sufficient intel
ligence to profit by this long line of ex-
periments. Experience teaches a dear
school, and Iowa people should not belong
to that class that will learn in no other.
Under the policy of protection the COM
merce of the country has grown to be-
wildering proportions. Our exports were
last year over $1,740 100 and so far ex-
ceeded the amount of imports as to leave
balance of trade in our favor OF over
515, 900 900.
This protective policy SO wisely inau-
gurated by the fathers Of the republic,
and so sagaciously developed under the
Mckinley and Dingley laws, has brought
a measure of prosperity to the people of
the United States at the present time as
has never before been enjoyed by the peo-
pie of any other nation, and 1t has made
our country so illustrious in the eyes of
the world that more than 100000 for
shores in order to share in the results
of our wise and beneficent government.
While we would adhere firmly to the
policy of protection, we realize that tariff
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-10-25

V. A. Jones. treasurer Of states office.
J. w. Gooder superintendent of public
instruction office
J. r. Shannon. railroad commissioners
office.
H. L Bousquet, clerk supreme courts
G. b. Pickett clerk supreme courts Of
fee.
B. P. Kirk, supreme court bailiff
John r. Shaffer, executive council
s. H. Stacy, historical department.
l. NJ Randles, historical department.
]. B. Copper, historical department.
w. H Thrift, adjutant generals office.
Thomas L Stevens. adJutant general s
]. A olmsted, adjutant generals office.
Samuel v. West, adJutant general Of
E M Fuller. department of adgicul-
A. Brigham. pharmacy commission.
Frank Bradley, labor commissioner g
office.
T. e. McCurdy, custodians office.
Joseph Deemer custodlan's office.
Thomas Graham. custodian's office.
J. M. Newcomb. custodian's office.
John Burns, custodian's office.
A. S. Johnson. custodian's office.
NJ. P. Wickersham, custodian's office.
]. w. West, custodian's office.
l.. Moore, CuStodian'S office.
John Walker, custodian's office
o. K. Olson, custodian's office.
John P. Stevenson, custodian's office.
John Lewis oustodian's office.
Ellen Billings (sOldiers' widow. Gus
todians office.
J. NJ. Russell ,custodian's office.
r. c. Hubbard custodian's office.
]. B. Shackelford custodian's office.
w. w. Wills, state library.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-10-25
The Free Pass Contingent.

The trump convention" masquerading
under the name of the Federal Rate
Regulation association" condemned the
whole programme. 1t was a matter of
common knowledge that the men who at
tended this convention were taken to Chi
cago on free passes, that in some cases,
at least their hotel bills and other ex-
penses were paid by the railroads, and
that the leaders In the convention repre-
sented merely the railroads and those who
were wholly in, the service of the rail-
roads.
One Of the men who helped to organ
ize the trump convention" was E. Fl.
Hunter of Iowa, who had given direction
to the Iowa branch of the railroad bu-
reau the previous year. What he did
then and what he is doing now was for
the railroads and for them alone.
While Governor Cummins was doing
everything in his power to help the in
terstate commerce law convention and to
back up President Roosevelt in his rate
regulation programme, there went from
Iowa to the trump convention" which
had for its chief object the discrediting
of the rate programme. a number of per-
sons who had other views.
Democratic Leaders Were There.
One of these was Charles w. Miller of
Wayerly, who now, as democratic state
chairman Is entrusted with the direc-
tion and management of the campaign
to defeat the reelection of Governor
Cummins. Mr.. Miller was a delegate to
the rump convention of the railroads. In
the printed report OF the proceedings of
that convention his name is given on
page lS9. On the previous page appears
the name of w. w. Marsh of Waterloo
as a delegate. Mr.. Marsh has been
picked by the democratic state commit
tee to represent Iowa democracy on the
national committee and his selection will
be made at an early date. Chairman
Miller has stated in letter that Mr..
Marsh is one of his chief advisers in the
campaign. Both were in Chicago with
Ed Hunter and the railroad politicians at
tempting to break up the convention
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-10-25
IOWA SOLDIERS
WELL TREATED

There never was a time in the history
of Iowa when so many veterans OF the
civil war were in official positions.
Governor Cummins signed tho soldier
preference law; but before that law went
into effect there were more old soldiers
In state positions than for many years.
Here Is a list of the veterans OF the
civil war in official positions in and
about the state house in the several Of
fees now and hve years ago. The In
crease has been from % to 3S:
Five Years Ago.
Union soldiers employed in the differ
ent departments in the state mousse IN
1901 Total %:
James H. Wilson. secretary OF states
office.
v. A. Jones. treasurer's office.
s. v. West attorney generaIs onlce:
]. w. Gooder superintendent Of public
James F. Burgess. railroad commits
G. D. Pickett clerk supreme court Of
fee. :,
]. H. Shaffer, executive council office.
NJ. H. Byers, adjutant generals ONCE
Thomas l. Stevens. adjutant general 5
j. B. Cooper. pharmacy commission Of
fee.
Thomas Graham, custodian's office,
James NJ. Newcomb. custodians office.
George W. Beall, custodian's office.
John Burns, custOdian's office.
A S. Johnson, custodian's Office.
Julia Doan (soldier's widow. custo-
dams office.
]. S. wilkinson, custodian's office.
Elijah Manbeck. custodian's office.
w. w. Wills, custodians office
s. H. Stacy custodian's office.
B. P. Kirk. supreme court bailin.
The Present Roll Call.
Union soldiers employed in the depart
ments in the state house in 1906. Total 3S:
A s. Carper, governors office.
James H Wilson, secretary of states
office.
j. W. johnson. auditor Of states Of
fee.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-10-25

In an address in the town of Fayette
on Monday, Oct. Is, 1906, ex-Gov. William
Larrabee said:
1t is always a pleasure for me to meet
with Iowa people for the purpose of con-
sulting with them concerning matters of
common interest to US all, and especially
was l pleased to accept the invitation OF
the republican state central committee to
De with you on this occasion. have sew
eral objects in view in accepting the in
Yitation. One is to acknowledge my in
debtedness to the people of the state for
past faYorS, another the hope that my
over four years of experience may enable
me to aid the people, avoiding some of the
the mistakes that have been made in the
past, and also my desire to have Iowa
made an ideal state so that you and
your children and your grandchildren
and mine can have the best place in the
world to live in the future.
By way of preface l wish to have it
thoroughly understood by those who did
me the honor to invite me to address you
this evening and by you have hOnored
me with your presence, that in what /
shall say to you l represent no one but
myself. 1 am charter member Of the
republican party and have been loyal to
Its spirit and principles from its organi-
zation as / have understood them. l have
never seen, however. political platform
that l could fully indorse in all respects,
without at least some mental reserYa-
tions.
With experience and the requirement of
more knowledge upon subject. my opin-
ions sometimes change, and l frequent
ly find myself disagreeing with some
republicans upon various questions.
l am in favor of banishing the saloon
from the state, as in my opinion it is
the greatest enemy of our civilization
Close the saloons and we shall have but
little use for jails, penitentiaries and
poor houses. Were half the money that
our state now eXpends for the cure of
inebriates, properly expended in remov-
ing the cause of inebriety, we would
probably save 100 where we now cure one
am in favor of the election of the
United States senators by the people; of
municipal ownership of public utilities
OF progressive income tax; of prOteC-
ton to labor organizations as well as
those of capital; of a maximum rate of
cents per mile for passenger fares, and
of requiring our board of railroad COM
portation of freight by the railroads, and
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-10-25
An Effective Speech.

Ottumwa Courier: Governor Cummins'
speech in Ottumwa cannot fail to have a
good influence on the campaign in the
Sixth district and in Wapello county. The
Courier has published a very complete
and comprehensive report of this address
in its daily and tri-weelly editions and
we hope the speech will be carefully read
by every republican voter. 1t is full of
good republican doctrine and of sound
sense so far as harmonizing differences
among republicans themselves is con-
cerned.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-10-25
INpoRsE RIGHT POLICIES.

Secretary James Wilson: THE peo-
pie have been asking for fair play for
years with regard to restrain Of trade
by corporations. President Roosevelt
and the present congress have acted
with vigor along these lines. The
right or the wrong OF the new depart
ure goes to the people to be passed
upon at the next election. II Iowa,
occupying the prominent position she
does among the republican states,
mangles the state ticket or the con-
gressdonal ticket in November, the
past work will be seriously discounted
and future efforts paralyzed-"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-10-25
IOWA CONGRATULATED.

Vice President Fairbanks: The
state OF Iowa Is to be congratulated
for many things which distinguish her
as a progressive commonwealth. She
Is especially entitled to congratulation
for her high minded citizenship and
for the number and worth OF her
statesmen. Her distinguished gov
ernor, Albert B. Cummins, is a clean,
high minded patriotic American. who
believes that a public office Is a pub
lie trust which should be administered
with fidelity"