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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-29

keepers the idea prevails that any
body can be bribed. They think II is
only necessary to defy the law and
depend on bribing the officials for
immunity, One fellow said in PEN
dleton a few years ago when Mis-
souri, John" went to arrest him for
violating the law; why, you can't
arrest me- Don't you know am
wort ten tousand tollar?"
This sentiment will make oregon
dry" inside of four years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-29
FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD.

An Independent and ably edited
newspaper which commands a great
circulation is probably the most po-
tent influence for good in the United
States today. The power for the bet
ter things in public affairs and poll
cies, for instance, which is welded
by such a newspaper as the Chicago
Record-Herald can scarcely be ex-
aggerated, and much of that strength
comes in the case of this leading Chi
cago daily from the fact that it is
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-29
WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN 1T YET.

A Hebrew had message held up at
Salt Lake city by the strike and he
was very much excited about 1t
when he discovered the fact at the
Postal office. The clerk asked him
why he hadn't telephoned 1t or writ
ten as 1t was for a merchant in Po-
catello. For Wy should know? Wy
didn't you not told me? Der's lots of
tings | don't know and can't do.
Christ walked on de water, but ]
can't do it."
well. your ancestors killed Christ,
you know that, don't you" shot back
the clerk.
"Vell, know dot all right, but /
nefer would knowded 1t IL had wait
ed for der Pistol Telegraph company
to tell aboud i'd"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-29
M9TEt. PORTLAND
Or
D0ETLNND- OREGON.

"OIVTLNND, OREGON.
AmeI can plan, SO per day and up
wards. headquarters for tourists and
commercial travellers, Special rates
made to families and single gentle
men. The management will be pleas
ed at all times to show rooms and
give prices. a modern Turkish bath
establishment In the hotel.
II. c. BOWERS. Manager.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-29

A handsome new Methodist church
will be built at Pullman this fall,
Since it has been decided to build the
structure of stone, a beautiful light
blue stone has been found near
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-29

Uncle" Joe Cannon announces that
he is out of the presidential race.
why dear old fellow, everybody ex-
cept yourself, has known this for
many months.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-29

They say Taft Is Roosevelt echo.
Well, possibly, but 1t is necessary to
listen twice before distinguishing any
thing of the original in the echo.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-29

joys. It gives in its news columns the
most complete and impartial reports
of political events, another evidence
of its splendid news service.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-29

If you see 1t in the East oregonian,
It's so.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-29

A quarantine against all vessels
coming from Cuba has been declared
at all Costa Rican ports.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-29

+ Thou shalt not want for COM t
+ pany,
! Nor pitch thy tent alone. +
+ The inner God will dwell with +
+ thee =
+ And show thee all His own. +
+ o gift of gifts! o, grace of +
+ grace! +
+ That God should condescend i
Z To make my heart his dwelling 7
+ place, 7
+ To be my daily friend! +
+ The Mazdaznan. I
4 + = + + = I. Z = + = = 4 4 4 . .
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11

Highways" He did not bother about prices.
Brocklcy told him that stone had gone up. that
labor was higher. that the operation OF steam
rollers was most costly. that everything conSpired
to add 10 the expense, and Uncle Alvin merely told
him to 90 ahead BrOcklcy sighed regretiuly. Tor
he had not had the nerve add Il full one hundred
per cent the price, and he now that he might
as well have gone even higher
The township went crazy over the news OF the
prospective improvements and "HerriCk OF the
highways" lived in a world of laudatIOn- One
thing only disturbed him there was no further
protest from Will He had not expected that VIII
would submit tamelv to this dissipation OF the tor
tune and he had promised himself the pleasure OF
many sarcastic retorts when the next protest came
but Will was strangely queScent- he did sarcastic
ally suggest once that a man who anxious to
demonstrate his folly ought not TO be content with
improving only road ~ time and therefore
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11

Lieutenant, dazed by the turn Of events and fore
seeing his diSrating
About ten miles out by this time answered the
grim old mariner. Probably headed sou-sou'e east
Why? Do you want her too? You aren't going to
whip America as we'll Great Britain. YOU?
Or are you at war with America? You come aboard
a British ship and say Spain IS at with my coun-
try, which L suppose means Britain. If it an
American vessel you want to take, you had better
stir your stumps off my bridge pretty quick, load
your greasy into your toy gunboat, and take 4
try for the Cape Codi'
His voice had increased in volume aS he went
rapidly with his speech. and he had walked stead
ily and belligerently toward them until they We're
backed up against the outer rail. Now they swung
past him, fairly leaped to the deck. and shouted
commands they ran. There was a swift running
of bare feet, and men fell over themselves getting
down the ladder and into the boat which cast
off with frantic haste and headed toward the dist
lights of the San Pedro.
oh, by the way" Yelled Captain Zeke between
his hands derisvely, if YOU catch the Cape Cod 1
wish you would return my letters to me 1t would
explaining to my owners what a set of blunder-
ing asses you arei"
The language that came back was not polite and
contained many threats that were never carried out
Captain Zele and Tom stood the bridge and
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11

with those who were still living on the old cape
So 1t happened one day that a grim, clean sl'ven'
white haired man. with the marks of the sea on Ms
face and its rolling IN his gait dropped OF az FaL
mouth station. 1t no longer a little village pY
the sea. but city which bewildered HIM with ITS
change He passed through old streets where none
knew him, and began feel faint resentment anu
odd ClutChing loneliness # he alone was all tnA
survived from the wrecked dreams but treSheneu
memories of bOyhOOd. All the sea would DC the
samei-he would go to the beach. He entered upon
its sandy reaches and started away from the village
oblivious to those around, when he heard the od
whistle. He swung back sharply. looking eagerly
with eyes like BOYS. behind HIM. There came
toward him "Cap'n joe old. vet young again .
They walked straight TO each other with STEADY
steps. each holding out his hand for a warm grasp.
I'm goin' fShin'. Zeke said Joe.
And the Lord knows L want to go along. Joe
came the answer.
That all. and it enough Falmouth ullsnI
grow much 1t wished: new faces nllgh.
take the place of the old but all uattered noth hl
to them They were boys again. and Coin nSlin
just they had fifty years before And now theie
was no enmity, and nothing TO quarrel Over.-ioa
even a bride,-for Fate had married them 70 the sea-
and the by reuniting them. had given its recon-
penSe-
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11

heard the hoarse shoutings. the hosting of the
anchor. and the roaring of forced drafts the san
Pedro. and Saw her steam full speed out into the
night in pursuit of the Cape Cod They from
chuckleS to loud laughter. forgot their respective
stations slapped each other on the back and turned
IN. while outside the Caribbean was being lashed by
little gunboat in a futile chase.
SIX months slipped away. and the seas were again
at peace when the Lord Nelson ruSted sides rubbed
against a New York pier from which she was to be
docked for overhauling. Summer. the long lazy
summer, was on the land Captain Zeke. since that
night IN Manzanlo harbor, had been swept along in
a current of unrest, his tranquility disturbed He
couldn't forget how weary Joes face looked on the
night when they passed each other in the far southern
plaza, and in SIX months introspection concluded
that he too was getting old. He wished he was back
on Cape Cod, boy again.
Once, being early riser he walked through
city square and unexpectedly heard newsboy's
whistle calling to chum He started nervouSly
and eagerly, and almost answered 1t in the
strain before he caught himself Ii the same in
all its popularity that clannish whistle of boy
hood with which he and Joe wont to call each
other. 1t added to his longing for old scenes and
he had time to spare it decoyed him away. and out
to the feVeriSh trains to whether time. which
had changed Joe and him. had dealt more kindly
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11

should like to take run over to Paris and do few
things like that but
Not with my money. Uncle ALVIN broke IN
Z6t now" said Will careessly; but later"
No. sir. not later either Uncle ALVIN was
angry and truly it is annoying to hear a man
calmly planning what he VIII do with your money
when YOU gone
"Of course. YOU won't know"
"Yo, smut uD," roarrd Uncle Alvin. I'm
giving YOU a chance that YOU don't deserve and III
ashamed Of myself for doing It. You quit epecu-
lating come down to the simple lie. and buckle
down 10 straight away business and Ill get you
back IN the viii all right.
Il was a distressing situation. II he got back
into the will he was caught a business deal that
would make trouble for him. if he put the business
deal through he could hope to secure only much
Of the estate a. would come 10 him ~ profits tie
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11

Uncle Alvin promptly ordered W begun
Complacent.
This was aggravating. If he couldn't make VIII
show any anxiety half the JOY of the thing was lost.
and that Will should so entirely change his view was
incomprehensible. Uncle Alvin decided that he
playing off In order to bring it home to
outward evidence of his interest IN the vvor, nv
taking more personal part III 1t he spent his DAYS
inspecting. suggesting and helping even getting his
coat of and mixing with the men.
Finding him thus engaged. Will sat on a fence for
halt day and criticized Cheap job" said VIII.
" If you're going to do the thing. why don't you do
it right"
Thereupon Uncle Alvin went in for extras.
It's shame not to pave the lanes too" said
Will
Uncle Alvin ordered the lanes paved.
y ou're overlooking the COW paths" said VIII.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11

Uncle Al1in ignored this. but he was heconng
worried Wills cornplacency seemed -' be more
than mere acting. Still. for q long time Uncle
Alvin kept steadily at his work AMI Ualted for
some sign of distress None came. Then his cur
ositv and his pride impeed him 70 seek an explanl-
ton of this strange course
You don't seem 70 care 50 much as vou did" he
remarked when he met VIII idllng along the road
one day.
oh care said Will Il hate 20 see you throw
money away so fooIishlv: but that vC-iI1t be 50
bad if | didn't have TO split up The --e-i-s with
outsiders
What do you mean by that:" asked C1cle ALVIN
suspiciousy
Why. own the stone quarry that you're buying
from
You what"
Il own the quarry. l lifted the p-ic- Of stone
pretty high. but there's too much money goes 70
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11

now I'll lust hurry him little with the spurs
For this laudabe purpose he wrote and sent the
following letter
DEAR UNCLE ALVIN-Let me urge YOU to let
your contracts in the city II YOU do not care for
money considerations, at least have a little regard
for the family YOU cannot have the work
done by local contractor without letting every
one know of your folly; but it could be done
through a city contractor ANONYMOUSLY. II YOU
are careful there IS reason why the reputa-
ton of family for sanity should suffer. Rcneu
Der that we have lived long this vicinity, and
that never before has anyone had occasion to
question the mental vigor OF member of our fam
ilv 1t would be very painful to me-
Uncle Alvin got beyond this point: for his
indignation great that he tore the letter up
and promptly teephoned Tor Brockley to come out
to see him.
Then it was that Uncle Alvin took the decisive
action that gave him the title OF Herricl OF the
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11

mind letting what little | need "a y own
money while I'm still Eving7'
Certainly not " Will conceded generOJ-ie. with
out a moments hesitation.
Don't be trying TO take it away from me. JUS
because nv intellectS ruStedt pleaded Cncr Avn"
We'll know its yours. WILL when YOU ulur q
reach out for it: but Id like 10 feel that l have
life interest in it.
oh. that's all right" said VIII I've q.
enough out of this highway bt,Sine>, -o -.-a. III.
feel pretty comfortable for the present Nellie and
| may take i to Paris
Il wish yo- would said Uncle llvia. Dont
hurry about coming back. Ii YOU short o- cash
Just cable. Ill feel safer that way
SO. when the story came out. the people .- t-V
township were not certain 70 which HerrIcA ne.
were indebted for the Improvements they secured
but they gave thanks 70 neither. being conter. o
gruInble because large part OF the township Wa
left untouched when work was stopped
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11

B-OCElGN- ~----- nave
pretty big .n-e-eS- ~ lis bus
mess TOO.
Uncle ALVIN -et his
cIeuched hands love his
head and gritrei -- -eeth as
# he was endu-r- Hwe *
we're strain ii. r5w did
YOU ge- IT." he a-
| traded yo-- ntractS
for an Intere~-
Nv contra Jnclc
Alvin was paint beNll-
dered. Buc v.- eouldn
deliver nv Cou--
I did del.ve- -". d,d-
nj l."
Uncle lAlv.n silly rc-
viewed the evec-- { the lat
few months. ami ned
Its all rigl- - Us q
have a little tr--- .r can
palgn fo- your u.-.-. Uncle
ALVIN" VIII Wen - cheer
fully. but II d.-- seem
right to let on e~S II.
Don't YOU think U- paved
enough of tins cou--v
Uncle ALVIN wen cer AMI
leaned against tense.
where he converse -h Eul-
self for several mu -eS-
VIII. he said 2 nr.vely
at last. you're No. .l I've
mlsJudged YOU. Sas 10 YOU
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11

COEhEasi fjOD page $
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11

mentally called himself
lew choice names; but only
one course seemed 10 be open
t. him. He had further
PAYMENTS To make on the
quarry. and 1t was necessary
that Brocklcy should be kept
from talking.
Oh. I've got things going
easy enough now. he sad
Easy? Too blame easy
That's the trouble, cried
Uncle Alvin,
Il never was worried
about that good roads bu-I-
ness. anyway Will went on
serenely. Il knew that was
only a bluff -
y bluff, exploded Uncle
Alvin. III show YOU If
its a bluff! BY thunder! I'll
do it,
Too absurd"
You shut the door from
the outside," ordered Uncle
Alvin
VIII gave him a reproach-
full glance, and then departed,
satisfied that he had had
narrow escape from disaster
Uncle Alvin's obstinacy and
anger could be relied upon to
L-ing the desired result
I've got him gong,
VIII told his wife. and
New-York tribune., 1907-08-11

pretty high. but there's much MONEY goes 20
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-11
NEGRO IS ARRESTED;
MAKES CONFESSION
Less of Fifty Cents by Young
Thompson Causes Cutting
Afray.

John Thompson, the young tailor who
was severely slashed by the proverbal
razor In the hands OF a negro early Sun
day morning. is getting along we'll His
assailant, n negro giving the name of II.
Brown, was run down and arrested by
Police Officer G. A. Carlson about
o'clock Sunday morning. Brown said he
Is cook in the Oregon Short Line diner
service The officer, dressed In civilians
clothes, by strategy trailed Brown 10 the
American house annex early in the morn
Ing and ''jugged'' him. Brown Is in the
city jail. being unable to furnish bail.
Judge Diehrs court. Officer Carlson has
forced a confession from him that he is
guilty, and 1t lis expected that he will
enter similar plea. He is charged with
using a deadly weapon.
The loss OF so cents by Thompson was
the cause OF the affray He accused a
negress of robbing him of that amount.
and when he afterward met her at First
South and State streets he demanded the
money of her. She refused to comply
with his demand and Thompson tried 10
take her to the police station She broke
away from him and started 10 run. lie
followed and a crowd was attracted. The
negro, Brown was In the womans COM
pany and defended her, using 2 razor
Thompson slashed in the arm, shoul-
der blade and back. Grover Pence
barber, was cut in the leg and hand and
his clothes were cut. Two other men had
their clothes cut.
The negress accused OF touching"
Thompson and her companion were ar
rested. They gave the names OF Mildred
White and Leila Wright,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-11
WOODMEN OF WORLD
HAVE MEMORIAL DAY
Graves of Departed Members
Decorated and Monuments
Unveiled.

Graves OF departed members were
strewn with nowers by the Woodmen Of
the World of Salt Lake City Sunday. The
date was memorial and decoration day
with that order, and was fittinsly OBJ
served IN the neighborhood of 300 Wood
men taking part In the work OF dropping
floral tributes OF memory and respect
upon their dead comrades last resting
places.
The exercises began In the morning, the
three camps uniting and going FIRST 70
Mount Olivet cemetery about $50
o'clock Monuments Of members VINO
were called away recently were unveiled,
the exercises 3t each grave being IN
charge OF the respective lodge OF "nlch
the dead was a member, Following the
unveilng the graves were decorated In
Mount Olivet cemetery are about twenty
graves Of Woodmen. while probably thirty
lie buried In the City cemetery.
In the afternoon, preceding a visit 10
the city cemetery. n parade was given
IL formed at Second South and West
crossed over to Main and passed up that
street TO the Eagle gate. where cars were
taken for the cemetery. programme
similar to that nt Mount Oltvet cene
tery in the morning was carried out
there,
The Rev P. A. simpkin was the orator
OF the day. and delivered an excellent
address Others In charge OF the exer-
clses were James NJ Kennedy, c. G. OF
camp 40s: c. a. Lauby advisor Of camp
81, DR. Fred Meal<in. banker OF camp 1888
The formation OF the parade was;
John Hempel; Held's band, mounted mar
shals, Salt Lake camp o: Woodmen, Utah
camp and Deseret camp, In the neigh
borhood OF 900 men were In line.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-11
DETECTIVE SHANNON
PLAYS THE "GREENY'
Lets Woman Hold Him Up and
Then Escorts Her to Jail
for Robbery.

Detective Richard l.. Shannon was held
up by n woman giving the name OF Ella
MaEtin aged 40, n domestic. in the alley
running by the Mantou on Eest Third
South street about 10 o'clock Sunday
night The officer dome II on purpose,
however. letting on rs II he were play
ing into' the woman's hands, unsuspect-
ing Of her designs
Recently there has heen number OF
touches" by negro women, and OFFICERS
Shannon and Wilson set out in plain
clothes Sunday night TO see II they
couldn't make n catch" OF the perpc-
traitors Of the robheries. About the hour
mentioned Officer Shannon ran into
the Martin woman between the Mapitou
and Second East. on Third South street.
She thought he looked easy" and asked
him where he was going.
"Oh, Just taking a STROLL laconicany
but encouraglncly replied the green
policeman,
May ] go with you?" asked tho wo-
man.
Certainly" said the astute officer.
the Mantou and started through" him.
He made no objections until she located
his pocket book. containing 81. and lift
ed IL. Then the officer grabbed the hand
containing the pocket book and conducted
the startled woman To the police station
with her hand holding the pocket book
tightly Claspcd In his I'm order that he
might have lndsputable evidence against
her She was booked for robbery, and
placed In jail being unable TO give the
required bail for her release.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-11
ORE READY FOR SHIPMENT.
Thousands of Sacks Stacked UP in
American Fork.

Special TO The Tribune
AMERICAN FORK. June 9.-That the
American Fork canyon Will ship some ore
this season is shown by the fact that the
bad condition OF the road at the present
time makes IL impossible to bring to mar
ket over 1000 sacks at the old Kalama-
zoo mine which has been taken from the
wyoming mine by the Tying brothers,
Over 2000 sacks have been sacked by the
Wild boys, who have a lease on The old
Dutchman dump and enough other ore
Is In sack and ready for shipment by the
other operators TO represent an amount
In excess of 5000, 900
This Will he continually added 10 during
the balance of the year. so that this dis
trict this year will no doubt represent
the banner year for ore shipments since
the old days OF activity, when the ore
way spur which was constructed into the
CANYON district
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-11
CONGRESS To STOP
SCHEM|NG ELDERS
immigration of Mormon Prose
lytes Regarded as Seri-
Gus Problem.
WOMEN COMPRISE THE
MAJORITY OF CONVERTS
Representative Richardson Re-
CARDS Church as Menace TO
Morals of People.

Special to The Tribune.
BOSTON, Mass, June 9.-Immigra-
tion Of Mormon prosclytes, for whom
Boston is the chief port of entry in this
country, is regarded in Washington as
n serious problem, The Department of
Commerce and Labor has long been
cogniZant of this movement for bring
ing large numbers of women conveys TO
Tins country 1t is regarded as well
organized effort to recruit the purpose
of Latter-day Saints, for practically all
the arrivals leave forthwith for Utah,
where they soon disappear from the
view Of immigration inspectors. The
department believes this class of inn
migration should he discouraged, but
has found no effective method yet of
doing so. Senator Lodge, who is a
member Of the commission now stndy-
ing immigration questions, intends to
bring it TO the notice of his colleagues,
Watching Smooth Elders.
Most Of the members of that com
mission are now IN Europe, where they
may have an opportunity of observing
the methods followed by the prosely
ting Mormon elders in Holland, Bel
gium, Germany and Scandinavia. 1t
is very probable that the commission s
report will deal with the subject ex
haustively. Representative Richard.
son of Alabama, Southern Democrat
of the old school. has some emphatic
opinions on the importation of girls
by Mormon missionaries, He even goes
so far as to say that it is matter de
manding attention by Congress and pos
sibly a searching investigation. 81
am absolutely opposed to any steps
that the Mormon church may take to
increase its membership in this coun-
try he said ''I regard it as mn in
stitution which is a menace TO our IN
stitutions. The Importation OF young
women is one of its most dangerous
features, and there should be an inves-
tigation Yes, I think it is a ques-
ton with which Congress might well
he called upon to deal. The convert
ing of women abroad by the Mormon
church and their importation into this
country I regard as most serious. 1t
should be stopped. y