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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04
CANNON IS SPEAKER.
Affairs Of Sixtieth Congress Will 6e
Directed BY illinois Statesman.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-Joseph G..
Cannon Of Illinois, was nominated
tonight by the republican members of
the house of representatives for his
third term as speaker, and he will be
reelected to that Office on the conven-
ing of the house at II o'clock Monday.
The nomin alton was made in caucus
held In the house of representatives,
which was attended by practically all
of the 226 republican members.
In his reply, accepting the nomina.
tion, Speaker Cannon dealt with a
number of public questions. He jus.
titled the large appropriations of the
last session of the Fifty.ninth congress
and indicated very plainly his opposi-
tion to any policy looking toward a
too great Capitalization of the func.
tions of government.
Never at the beginning Of congress
have the congressiona al leaders of both
parties found themselves more at sea
concerning legislation than they are
on the eve of the cOnvening Of the
present assemblySof the national leg
i,lature, which will take place Mon
day at noon.
Very little excep, the financial situa-
tion is engaging the attention of any
member Of either house, and all the
members of both houses, whether lead.
ers or followers, confess their inabili-
ty 10 forecast what may be done on
tha' subject. All of them lament the
pre>eu situation, but all of them 60
no, believe that the remedy for it is to
be found in legislation. Those who
believe that such a remedy will prove
effective are in the majority, but their
opinions vary SO widely that all ad-
nit the great difficulty of getting to-.
uether
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04
Country Needs Rest Cure.

NEW YORK. Nov. 28.-"What this
country needs above everything else
is the rest cure" said ames j. Hill,
who arrived in town yesterday
in discussing the financial situation.
"We all want to go to sleep for a
good long time and wake up with both
eyes open. The country has been suf-
fering from mistrust. While there is
an easing in the mercantile situation,
the people who have money are hold.
ing onto it and giving checks instead.
"Nobody wants to let the money 60.
The merchants hate such a situation.
1t has put US on paper basis, such
as we were on just after the civil war.
We need rest cure to remedy such
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04

the border of South Chicago to greet
him. Captain Charles Dorman, of
the South Chicago police station,
commanding 25 policemen, kept the
crowd from interfering. The big
crowd was joyful. marching
Through Georgia" was sung through.
oat the In South Chicago. The old
man plodded on, seemingly unmindfnl
Of the attetion he was receiving, or,
more properly, scornful of it, as put.
ting further difficulties and distrac-
tions in the way of an already difficult
task,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04

president of the United States and
Secretary Cortelyou in demonstr atiug
the ability of the treasury to relieve
disturbed conditions. This result
having been accomplished, the actual
issues of new securities will be only
about half Of what was proposed.
In this respect the present adminis-
tration departed from the policy of
that in 1898, when measures Of relief
were usually adopted only when they
became imperative. It is felt at the
treasury that the wisdom of the new
policy has been vindtcated- it
was better to take resolute and broad
measures. even If they went beyond
the immediate need of the situation.
The issue Of the Panama bonds will
be for the s50, ,000, 900 which was offered
but the issue of one-year certificates
will not much exceed s25 ,OO0, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04
He Missed a Fortune.

PRESCOTT, AriZ., Nov. 29.-Captain
j. W. Boyd, locator of the Verde
Copper mine, owned by ex-senator
Clark, died here yesterday, aged ST
years. Although at one time owner
of the second richest mine in the
United States, Boyd died pennilesS, d
charge on the county. The mine,
since Boyd sold it, has paid over s25,
600, 900 in dividends. Boyd sold i,
for triAing amount.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04
Will Resume Cash Payments.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The close
of the past week found confident
feeling prevailing in banking circles
and at the treasury that the financial
situation OF the country would soon
resume its normal state. The inter-
vention of the government two weeks
ago, by which it was proposed to issue
$3.50, 900, 900 in new securities. accom-
plished the purpose anticipated by the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04
Weston Completes Long Walk.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-Edwar =. Wes-
ton ended his tramp of 1924 miles
from Portland, Me-, at the federal
building here at l2:l5 p. m. today.
He left Portland October % at ) p. m. ,
thus making the time, exclusive of
Sundays, 2i days, 10 hours and -
minutes. Weston did not walk on
Sundays. He broke his record of
10 years ago by one day } hours %
minutes.
Mr.. Weston crossed the state line
into Chicago at 80 o'clock this morn
ing. Three thousands people were a.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04

save sucn as was cOnuucteu Uy wafer,
and this the national government at
once proceeded to regulate in thorough
going and effective fashion. Conditions
have now SO wholly changed that the
interstate commerce by water Is insig-
nificant compared with the amount
that goes by land, and almost all big
business concerns are now engaged in
interstate commerce. AS result it can
be but partially and imperfectly con-
trOlled or regulated by the action Of
any one Of the several states, such ac-
ton inevitably tending to be either
too drastic or else too lax and in either
case ineffective for purposes Of justice.
Only the national government can in
thoroughgoing fashion exercise the
needed control. This does not mean
federal authority, for such authority
already exists under the constitution
in amplest and most far reaching form,
but 1t does mean that there should be
an extension of federal activity. This
is not advocating Capitalization. 1t is
merely looking facts in the face and
realizing that Capitalization in business
has already come and cannot be avoid
ed or undone and that the public
large can only protect itself from GER
tain evil effects of this business cen
traliZation by providing better methods
for the exercise Of control through the
authority already centralized in the
national government by the constitu-
tion itself. There must be no halt In
the healthy constructive course Of ac
ton which this nation has elected to
pursue and has steadily pursued dur
ing the last six years, as shown both
in the legislation of the congress and
the administration of the law by the
department of justice.
National License For Railroads.
The most vital need is in connection
with the railroads. AS to these, in my
judgment, there should now be either
a national incorporation act or a law
licensing railway companies to engage
in interstate commerce upon certain
conditions. The law should be so
framed as to give to the interstate
commerce commission power to pass
upon the future issue Of securities,
while ample means should be provided
to enable the commission whenever In
its judgment it is necessary to make a
physical valuation of any railroad. AS
I stated in my message to the congress
year ago, railroads should be given
power to enter into agreements SUBJ
ject to these agreements being made
public in minute detail and to the con-
sent Of the interstate commerce COM
mission being first obtained. Until
the national government assumes prop
er control of interstate commerce in
the exercise of the authority 1t already
possesses 1t will be impossible either
to give to or to get from the railroads
full justice. The railroads and all 9th.
er great corporations will do we'll to
recognize that this control must come.
The only question is as to what gov
ernmental body can most wisely eXer-
else II. The courts will determine the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04

the message is given in this summary
No nation has greater resources than
ours, and think it can be truthfully
said that the citizens of no nation pos
sess greater energy and industrial abil-
ity. In no nation are the Fundamental
business conditions sounder than in
ours at this very moment. and it is
foolish when such is the case for peo-
pie to hoard money instead of keeping
it in sound banks, for it is such hoard
Ing that is the immediate occasion of
money stringency. Moreover, as a
rule, the business Of our people is con-
Quoted with honesty and probity, and
this applies alike to farms and fac
tories, to railroads and banks, to all
our legitimate commercial enterprises
In any large body Of men, however,
there are certain to be some who are
dishonest, and if the conditions are
such that these men prosper or commit
their misdeeds with impunity their
example is q very evil thing for the
community. Where these men are
business men Of great sagacity and o.
temperament both unscrupulous and
reckless, an! where the conditions are
such that they act without supervision
or control and at first without effective
check from public opinion, they delude
many innocent people into making in
vestments or embarking in kinds of
business that are really unsound. When
the misdeeds Of these successfully dis
honest men are discovered, suffering
comes not only upon them, but upon
the innocent whom they have misled.
1t is a painful awakening, whenever it
occurs, and naturally when 1t does oc-
cur those who suffer are apt to forget
that the longer It was deferred the
more painful it would be. In the effort
to punish the guilty it is both wise and
proper to endeavor 50 far as possible
to minimize the distress Of those who
have been misled by the guilty. Yet it
is not possible to refrain because of
such distress from striving to put an
end to the misdeeds that are the ulti-
mate causes of the suffering and, as a
means to this end, where possible to
punish those responsible for them.
There may be honest differences Of
opinion as to many governmental poll
cies, but surely there can be no such
differences as to the need of unf1inch-
ing perseverance In the war against
successful dishonesty.
Interstate Commerce.
No small part of the trouble that we
have comes from carrying to an ex-
treme the national virtue of self reli-
ance, of independence in initiative
and action. 1t Is wise to conserve this
virtue and to provide for its fullest
exercise compatible with seeing that
liberty does not become a liberty to
wrong others. Unfortunately this Is
the kind of liberty that the lack of all
effective regulation inevitably breeds.
The founders of the constitution pro
v.ded that the national government
should have complete and sole control
of interstate commerce There was
then practically no Interstate business
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04
Currency Legislation Is Matter That Should
Receive Immediate Attention
Tariff Revision Not Considered Advisable at the
Present Session of Congress.
Income Tax and Inheritance Tax Laws Regarded
As Necessary and Just.

WASHINGTON, December presidents
both
should
presidential
cal deserve
The president
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Continued on Page Ei-A,.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-27
Gold by a Filtration Process.

Former Governor w. ]. Mcconnell.
who recently returned from a mex
tended eastern trip, devoted his at
tention while away to looking UP a
new idea he has respecting the saw
ing of values from ores which so Of
ten are carried off in shines or In
suspension In the water. His idea Il
to apply the principle OF the filter
for recovering such values. He
made extensive investigations Of I'll
tration while absent and IL satisfied
that values can be saved in that man
ner which escapes all other process
es.
The governor proposes to put in a
filtration plant on the property he ID
operating IS miles from Arco. The
ores carry lead, silver and zinc. He
will arrange large filter beds and ex-
poets to recover all the values which
would otherwise be lost. The values
he says, will be practically all on top
and can be scraped off the sand he'd
While in the east, the governor
heard of John Porter, who was a
partner with him in this country In
1863. Porter creek was named after
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-27
Clancy Scares Kahlotus

Drunk, crazy and revengeful be-
cause of a quarrel with a woman, a
railroad laborer named Clancy stir
red up a bit OF excitement Monday by
plarti"G dynamite under the o. r.
" y. st'tinn, the Spokane saloon and
Weston's warehouse. Deputy Sher-
If Ed Owen captured Clancy, whose
mind was in fevered condition. and
made him confess to having laid the
dynamite In these places and. 1t is
said, used severe measures to make
him tell IL any more were hidden
elsewhere. Hearing that explosives
had been thrown around promiscu-
ously by the selfsame Clancy, Kah-
lotus citizens took the middle of the
road fearing they might touch off a
mine almost any old place under the
sidewalks or buildings.
1t was no idle scare, as the off.
GERS found the mines located just as
Clancy said they were. The man was
sent to Pasco. Excitement has sub
observation-disclosures Enterprise.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-27

struct at once on Baltimore street.
This residence will be fine structure
provided with all modern conven-
fences.
Now that the shipping season is
here, a large number Of both sheep
and cattle will be shipped from
Heppner within the next 80 days. w.
S. Wharton of the Bank of Heppner,
will ship 1000 head of cattle to be
delivered here June 1, on the govern
ment contract. The cattle will go to
Bismark, n. D. Mr.. Wharton recently
shipped 1900 head of steers from Arl-
ington to Montana parties.
The abundant rains the past week
have put a stop to all fears Of a
shortage Of moisture. While crops in
Morrow county have not suffered in
the least for want of rain, many farm
ers were growing uneasy lest 1t
should not come in time. 1t has, how
ever, and everybody rejoices with the
farmers in the splendid outlook for
a bumper wheat crop.
Farmers from all sections of the
county are in town this week attend
ing court, and all are unanimous in
saying Morrow coussy has not had as
promising prospects for a big grain
crop for several years-some say not
since 1S91-when 40 bushels to the
acre was harvested. While the crop
is not yet beyond danger, the general
conditions are such that the farmers
believe a short crop is hardly to be
considered.
Winter wheat is now well advanced
with an unusual amount of moisture
in the ground and little If any more
rain will be required to mature the
crop. Spring grain is doing very well
but will need more moisture during
the latter part of June to insure a
good yield.
The acreage in this county is proba-
bly, a little in excess of the average
and unless somethingb now unfore-
seen happens to injure the crop Nor
row county will harvest the largest
crop in her history and certainly we
will all rejoice with the farmer in his
good fortune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-27
THE GREAT fLOTO

grafters to take money away from
the wise ranchers. have no three
shell attachment and no gambling
privilege. The peanuts which the
gentlemanly ushers pass around are
real peanuts and there are real lem
ons in the lemonade.
IT advertise the best and cleanest
show of its size in the country, and
1 believe I have it. 1 hire the best
actors in the business and I pay
them as much money as they are able
to get with Barnum and Bailey.
advertise the smallest stallion in the
world, twenty-six inches tall, the Iiv-
ing watch charm, and 1 can produce
him.
"My feature acts are real features,
and when 1 advertise six specimens
of the Bengal tiger I can deliver the
goods. / advertise three lion whelps.
They are in the cage. advertise
genuine Arabian chargers-the white
fellows with the small black feather
shaped marks. l make good with at
least eight of these rare and WELL
trained animals.
81 saw a woman wet her finger and
rub it over the black marks on one
of the Arabians. She thought the
color would run. / stepped over and
offered to have a groom bring her a
bucket of warm water and some
soap. There is nothing about my
show that cannot stand the water
test, except myself"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-27

counts. With few exceptions all
pleaded guilty and Judge Crawford
fined them $400 each for the first Of
fense and 500 each on the second,
and sentenced them to 80 days in jail.
The TAIL sentences were paroled pend
ing good behavior and the court ad-
monished one and all that IL they
were again indicted for violating the
prohibition law the extreme penalties
would follow. SO
District Attorney Ivanhoe stated
that the prohibition forces in Wal
Iowa county. had, secretly imported a
detective from Portland to secure ev-
idence, and when he appeared before
the grand jury he submitted suffi-
Client evidence in most all of the
cases to secure conviction. AS a re-
suit the general opinion regarding
the law has been materially changed
The violations had been so fragment
ary and the testimony submitted to
the grand jury at the last session was
of such character that conviction
was next to impossible that the peo-
pie. continually seeing so mwany
drunken men, were pronouncing the
law a farce and were favorable to the
old conditions as compared with the
| present, but since this term of court
things are different.
The great majority of the people IA
vor the upholding OF the law, provid-
ing 1t is enforced, and the way the
Officers handled these cases at this
term of court has greatly changed the
sentiment in favor of the present law,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-27
FLoro TALKS OF HIS CIRCUS.
Proprietor of the Big show Which
Comes Here June 1 Gives Some In
tcresting Details. Hag

tcresting Details. H9
Otto Floto, proprietor ond founder
Of the sells-Floto circus which comes
here next Saturday, June l. In speak
ing Of the circuit and its many genu-
inely interesting features, says;
''Now let me tell you n few things
about my show. You may have
heard that there are some shows
which advertise a herd of perform
ing elephants and display one meth
eaten old bull with his tusks sawed
off right behind his ears.
They advertise three rings full of
spangled acrobats and turn up with
half a dozen overworked tumblers
who have to change costumes seven
times in one afternoon, appearing as
Russian equilibrists, German whirl-
winds and Flying Floozies. They ad-
vertise representatives from every
land and cline and make good with
men from Indiana. This Is not the
way l run a show. will not stand
for my posters to lie to the public,
and when you see 1t on the bill boards
with the name Sells-Floto down In
the corner, you can bet that it's so
and 1t will come off exactly as adver-
tlsed.
"I find that it is possible to run a
circus without bunch Of sure-thing
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-27
MY Best Friend.

Alexander Benton, who lives on
Rural Route 1. Fort Edward, N. Y.
says: "Dr. Kings New Discovery is
my best earthly friend. 1t cured me
of asthma six years ago. 1t has al
so performed wonderful cure of in
cipient consumption for my sons
wife. The first bottle ended the ter
rible cough. and this accomplished.
the other symptoms left one by one.
until she was perfectly we'll. DR..
Kings New Discovery's power over
coughs and colds is simply marvel
Gus" No other remedy has ever
equaled 1t. Fully guaranteed by
Tallman & Co., druggists. soc and
s1.00. Trial hottie free.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-27
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
grocery business heretofore conducted
by the Gordon Grocery company, at
1870 East Court street, in Pendleton,
Oregon, will be discontinued May %,
1907. All persons owing said firm are
requested to make settlement Of their
accounts with F. A. Gordon, treasurer
of said firm, at his office in Pendle-
ton, Oregon. Office will be at the
store until June /, 1907.
Dated this 21st day of May, 1907.
GORDON GROCERY CO.,
BY David Gordon, President.
BY ]. B. HALEY, Secretary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-27

him. The two took out water at
Horseshoe Bend for irrigation par-
poses and raised the first crop In that
section. Mr.. Mcconnell heard Of him
by chance and went to visit him at
Hamilton, Canada. spending several
days with him.--Boise Statesman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-27
MORROW COUNTY HAPPENINGS
Complied From Most Recent Issues Of
Heppner Times and Gazette.

Rea Bros. loaded out from the
Heppner stockyards Tuesday morning
80 cars of sheep. This is the biggest
sheep shipment so far this season.
j. w. Rasmus has sold his residence
on Court street to F. H. Stevenson, the
miller, and has commenced the con-
struction of another dwelling on the
Vaughn lots just north of the property
sold. rtLt EN--
.R. F. Hynd has placed an order
with A. NJ. Slocum for lumber for
modern residence which he Will con-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-27
Notice.

Notice.
All parties knowing themselves to
be indebted to me, will kindly call
at my office and settle within the
next 80 days.
ROBERT FORSTER.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-27
PUNISH FIFTEEN VIOLATORS.
Making Prohibition Prohibit in Wal
low County.

low county.
In a review of the work of the
last session of the circuit court in
'Wallowa county, derived POSSIBLY
from semi-official sources,) the La
Grande Observer has to say:
The violation of the prohibition law
in Wallowa county resulted in the
grand jury returning so true bills,
in all, against Is violators, several
having to answer to a number OF
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-27

c. f. Arnold, capitalist Of MIS-
scula, Montana, was thrown from q
buggy during a runaway near Wal
lace. Idaho. His head struck rock
and he was instantly killed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-27
Reware Of Ointments for Catnrxd
Tint Contain Mercurv

as mercury will surely destroy the ssuss
system when entering It through the mucoas
surfaces. Such articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, az the damage they will do b
rive from them. Halls catarrh Cure
manufactured by r. J. Cheney q Co, Tois-
do, o.. contains no mercury. and Is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure yea
get the genuine. It Il taken internally ana
made In Toledo, Ohio, BY F. >. Cheney D
Co. Testimonials free.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipat tioa.
Orange County observer., 1907-09-19

First.
Tie local paper should be found
10 every home. No children should
grow up ignofant who oan be
taught 10 appreciate the home
il.aper. /, is said 70 be the stepping
stone Of intelligepce IN all those
matters not to be found iursbook..
Give your children a forelgu,paper
which contains not q word about
any person, place or thing, which
they cav or perhaps ever beard of,
and how could you expect them 10
be interested. Bit let them have
the home paper and read at people
whom they meet and of places
If which they are familiar Hand soon
40 interest Is awakened which in
creases with every arrifal OF the
local paper. Thusa habit Of read.
ing il formed and those ch,ldteu
viii read the papers all their lives
land become intelligent men and
women, credit 70 ttSir ancestors
strong IN the knowledge OF the
world as il is to day. Louisbure
Times.