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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-25
WANTED-A REMEDY.

The report of the commissioner Of
corporations on the Standard Oil
company is an interesting bit of read
ing, says the Denver News. The COM
missioner charges that for 35 years
the men who own the Standard have
been engaged in a criminal conspir-
acy to thwart the laws of the country
and the different states, and to secure
for themselves a monopoly Of the oil
business.
He shows that they have systematic
ally violated every principle of justice;
that they have stuck at nothing that
would tend to fasten their grip on the
community, and that throughout their
long career their chief weapon has
been the railroad rebate. And he rec
ommends that Standard Oil be prose-
cuted by the federal authorities.
It is interesting reading, as we have
said. But it is not new. AS usual,
private enterprise has been before
hand with official deliberation. The
facts which the commissioner recites
| have been vaguely known to the pub
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-25

land. One pair Of hands are now as
productive as one hundred pairs
few years ago. One mind can direct
work which required many minds not
long ago.
Hands, brain, enlightened con-
science, developed skill, higher ideals
all are combining to bring out the
greatest and most marvellous results.
Under this intense development,
this dynamic progress, this superb
mental and physical growth, is it not
possible that within a few years, the
needs of the world may be supplied In
six, or even a four-hour working
day?
Carrying the thought further, If the
four or six-hour day is possible, is II
not necessary that the intellectual
standards of men be raised, that theil
idle time be employed we'll? AS the
work day is shortened. standards mus
be raised. AS efficiency increases
citizenship, manhood, morals-al
must feel the upward and enlightened
tendency.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-25
MAY 25 IN HISTORY.

151O-George D'Amboise, cardinal
and prime minister to Louis XII,
died. Born 1850.
1659-Richard Cromwell formally
ahdicated, after nominal rule of
seven months.
1763-Fort st. Joseph taken by the
Indians.
1S26-First congress met in Bo-
livia.
1S4e--Sir John Franklin sailed
from Sheerness on his last expedition
to the Arctic.
1S57-Andrew P. Butler, U. S. sem
ator from South Carolina, died. Born
November II, 1896.
1SS2-Royal Society of Canada
held its first meeting at Ottawa.
1S91--U. S. supreme court declar-
ed Original package" law consti-
tutionaI.
1S99-Rosa Bonheur, French
painter, died. Born 1922.
1901.-Norwegian parliament con
ferred franchise on women taxpayers
1903-Britlsh troops defeated the
Mad Mullah in Somaliland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-25

The report of United States Steel
corporation, recently made public,
shows that the net earnings of this
great monopoly reached the fabulous
sum of $156,624,27S last year. And no
one will waste the time in trying to
figure where the steel trust "got it."
From the humblest citizen who built
home or purchased so much as a
pound of nails, to the great railroad
companies for the construction of
trackage-all of them contributed to
make the "melon" look so luscious to
the shareholders of the steel trust.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-25
RAISED 100000 IN "a HOURS.

Roseburg, n town much smaller
than Oregon City. raised over $780,
600 in "a hours in stock subscriptions
for an electric road to Coos Bay. says
the Oregon City Star. There was
no miracle in the astonishing fact,
as the details given in the Roseburg
papers show it was accomplished by
Just good, hard work.
The whole town was wonderfully
in earnest. A mass meeting was held
and half-holiday declared. Seattle's
money-raising motto, Everybody
Helps" was adopted and everybody
did help and the money was SUBJ
scrlbed.
The list was headed by j. IL
Booth and F. P. Waite with $4,000
each, A. c. Marster, s75oD and fol-
lowed ty three $4,000 subscriptions
one $4,000, three s25Oc, three s2ooC
and 10 $1,000.
All Oregon is saying Bully fol
Roseburg.'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-25

lie for 80 years. Since the publication
of Miss Tarbell's book on the subject
they have been definitely known.
1t is not knowledge of the evils
which the American people lack. 1t
IL not the will to stop them, either;
not of late. WHAT is STILL WANT
ING is A LEGAL REMEDY THAT
WILL WALK. And, while the News
greatly approves of the filming Of
Standard Oil, as in the recent Chicago
cases, we have no idea that such fines
will even begin 20 solve the problem
waiting solution.
What is wanted in this case is, first,
the personal responsibility of the
heads of the corporation for its GRIM
inal acts; and, second, legal ma
chinery that will enable the penalty
to be brought home without undue
cost or loss of time.
A corporation is an artificial Great
ure, called into being by the state fol
a definite purpose, and the moment Il
steps outside that purpose 1t has nc
legal existence, and the personal re-
sponsibility of its officers or owners
must be enforced.
If the commissioner of corporations
can act upon this principle, If he cal
make Mr.. Rockefeller and Mr.. Flag
ler and the rest pay for their sins ii
their own proper persons, why tn
News would be ready to wager tina
monopoly would lose its charm at
rapid rate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-25
NEW ERA FOR PENDLEToN.

When the fires were kindled under
the gas retorts in this city this morn
ing, another new era opened for Pen
dleton.
Gas adds another fuel resource to
the homes and institutions of the
city and It is believed will be highly
appreciated and largely patronized by
pendIeton. 'E7
In other cities 1t is the leading fuel
and light. 1t can be made as cheap
lY and successfully here as anywhere
in the west, where like conditions pre-
vail and there is no reason why Pen
dleton should not fully enjoy this pro-
duct Of science.
It Is clean, convenient, safe, brill
liant as light and has intense heat
as a fuel and can be distributed over
the city at a very reasonable cost and
the East Oregonian believes that the
starting OF the gas plant is the be-
ginning of a better era, as well as 6
new era in the development of the
city.
It should encourage manufacturing
to some extent. 1t should mak'
housekeeping more easy and pleasan
during the summer months and it 4
to be hoped that the fires kindled thi
morning burn continuously as long a
Pendleton is on the map.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-25
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COMING EVENTS.

May 24-Oregon state grange.
Hcni River.
May a4--Umatilla County Caledon-
ian picnic at Athena.
June Al Washington state
grange, Lyndon. .
June 7-S-Pioneers' reunion, Wes-
ton.
June 1n-Qregcn Pioneers asso-
citation. Portland.
JULY 4-CELEBRATION AT
PENDLETON.
July 4-7--B. Y. p. u, national
convention, Spokane.
July 10-15-Internatlona Christian
Fndeavor, Seattle.
July 15-2s--l;rand Lodge Elks
Philadelphia.
July 9-13-Kniglts Templar con-
clave, Saratoga. ". Y.
Wool Sales Dates
Pendleton-May 22 and 23.. Junt
I.
Heppner-Aiay % and 20. JUNE
13.
sraniko--Jme 10. II and 2s. Jul!
1G. v
Condcn- June 81.
Baker City-July 9.
Elgin-July u.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-25
THE INSATIATE PUBLIC.

The question is often asked: Why
do newspapers publish sensational and
suggestive news? Why do they en-
courage morbid development by CIV
ing narrowing and repulsive details?
Simply because the public demands
it. The newspapers which give the
fullest details, the most startling and
realistic news, enjoy the greatest pat
ronage. The public sets the pace. 1t
might be asked: Why do manufactur-
ers make such high priced automo-
biles? Why is such speed developed
on railroad systems? Why are so
many fads and seeming follies en-
couraged in fashion?
Simply because the insatiate public
demands it. Simply because the pub
lie must be appeased.
Newspaper men abhor the details
they are often called upon to publish.
They despise the lower levels to which
they are forced. They resent the de-
mand for the morbid and suggestive.
They deplore the necessity of feeding
the depraved appetites of the sensa-
tion-hunters of the public.
Newspaper men do not deplore
these tendencies because they are bet
ter or brighter than the public which
trey supply with news. They are
made of the same common clay, fee
the same impulses, respond to the
same admonitions.
But being in the whirlpool, In thu
maelstrom of the sensational ant
knowing its false and unstable foun
dations, realizing its certain downwaTt
tendency they object to the lowering
of the ideals of the profession and OBJ
ject to becoming parties to the mora
decadence of public tastes.
The public can create deman
: for anything 1t desires. 1t sets VI
; its own standards.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-25
THE SIx-HOUR DAY.

One Of the most startling thoughts
presented in the excellent graduating
address by President Campbell of the
University of Oregon, in the COM
mencement exercises last night, was
the suggestion that with highly de-
yeloped industrial resources in this
country the average working day
might be reduced to six hours or even
less.
With the application of ingenious
machinery men are able to produce a
hundred fold, in the industries Of the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-25
French
THE CALL.

Pecause tho night "a dirk and lone,
Because the fields are bleak end bare,
Because the clouds are dark above,
Shall we forget the stars are there?
Because the way is steep and hard,
Pecause our hearts are wavering,
weak,
Because the heights seem hard to win,
Shall we neglect our tryst to keep?
Not so did He In Galilee,
Not so did any one who dared,
But mindful only OF the night
Through sorrow, suffering. onward
Jared.
Ours was the fault; we who forgot
That all was ours; we who were still
While wrong traduced the nations
right,
And giants stole the nations win.
We who forgot our children's rights
We who forgot our legacies.
Bought with the best blood OF thu
years,
We who are masters, one and all.
Ours is the duty, we who can!
The hour has come: Where is thu
man?
Joseph Bondy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-25
THE DESERT TRAGEDY.

A dispatch from Los Angeles says:
]. w. Murray, desert prospector.
90 wears Of age, met horrible
death from thirst six miles from Will
low Springs, at the foot Of Old
Dads Mountain, last Friday. Tues
day his blackened remains were
found under a greasewood tree In the
bottom Of a lava bed.
He had tied his undergarments to
the tree and torn his outer clothing
into shreds. He had worn away his
finger nails in digging deliriously for
water in the hard lava, and had
clawed his face in a shocking man.
ner.
Murray had been misled by q
blind trail, and had wandered foi
hours over lava beds before delirium
had come He had been prospecting
in the desert for 40 years.
People who advertise their woe:
find plenty more coming.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-25

European plan. Everything first
slass. All modern conveniences. Steam
heat throughout Rooms en- suite with
bath. Large, new sample room. The
Hotel st. George is pronounced one
OF the most up-to-date hotels Of the
Northwest. Telephone and fire alarm
connections to office. and hot and
cold running water in all rooms.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-25

John O'Keefe Is dead at Omaha.
NJ railroad contractor he had
built more miles of railroad during.
the past 40 years than any other one
man during that time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-25

, The road-a ribbon of white un- =
, furled, =
? That winds away to the dis =
p tant world: =
, A leave of care and a song to =
sing,
D A staff and crust in my wander =
ing.
. No changing bells, no traffic's !
. din,
= Nor city gates to hold me in. I
z I hear it calling, soft and low, I
q And 1 must answer-I must go. I
= The road-it waits, and I hear !
. the song
2 OF a rover sung in city's I
. throng.
. I'll barter al I have earned In
= strife
= For a crust and staff, and ro-
. ver's life.
. I'll heed no voice that calls me
, back,
= For my heart is true to the
q rover's track.
. The road is calling, calling low,
= And I must answer must go!
. Will F. Griffin in Milwaukee
= Sentinel.
&%*++++++*%++ = + + + = . = = Z
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-25

A foul tongue cannot express the
desires OF q clean heart
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-13
ON LEMONS
 MAKES HIGH PRICES
Fruit Will Reach Fifty Gents Per Dozen by First of
 Next Week,

Bisbee grocers ana produce deal CTS have been notified that lemons will be advanced to $700 per box i'm mediately. This is a jump of about s per cent in the past few days and is the largest rise witnessed in the lemon market for several years.
 Discussing the matter a well known grocer said last night:
 This is not the result of a short crop, but of a corner in the market by Los Angeles dealers. who bought up all of the available supply and placed the lemons in cold storage. Now the time has come for the squeeze and they are proceeding to give it to us.
 Lemons such as I sold a short time ago at twenty-five cents a dozen, am now forced to ask thirty-five cents for, and I expect by Monday to be forced to advance the price to forty or fifty cents. The Los Ange- les people have simply cOrnered the crop and to get lemons we must buy from them. paying whatever price they choose to ask.
 This is going to be pretty hard on the consumers, but there is no help for it. The spectators have handed us a lemon. and they are making us pay a big price for it."
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-13
NOT GUILTY SAYS ] U B ' ID
 SENPLE
Long Drawn Out Case Against Former Publisher of Evening Miner Finally Ends in United States Court.
Especial to ReyieH.N


 TOMBSTONE, July 12.-The case of the United States vs. D. w. Semple, charged with sending obscene litera- ture through the mails, went to the jury at 5:30 D. m., in the United States District Court After being out about an hour, a verdict of acquittal was rendered.
 This case has attracted considerable attention throughout the county, hay ing grown out of case in the justice court of Bisbee. in which the Evening Miner, at that time owned or controll- ed by Semple, printed some evidence which, in the judgment of United States officials, was beyond the pale of mailable matter.
 Semple sold out his newspaper later and went to the Nevada goldfields. At the following term of the United States District Court he was indicted, as in dicated above, arrested at Manhattan, Nevada, and brought back to Tomb stone, where he remained in jail for some time before giving bond. He was tried at the spring term of the court, a mistrial resulting.
 Today's proceedings end this case. which has created more than passing interest.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-13
CAPTAIN DAVIS PAINTS.

FL PASO, Texas, July 1Z.-Captaln Charles Davis, ST., ex-mayor, had a fainting spell at the corner of San Francisco and Oregon streets and was carried to his home in rather a serious condition, but this afternoon he was reported as improved, but not out of danger.
 Capt-in Davis was standing on the sidewalk talking to Captain J. P. Casey and J. B. Brady, when he sud denly threw up his hands and began to sink to the sidewalk. They caught him and supported him tiii a hack could be called, when he was placed on the cushioned seat and Drs. Huff aker and Wright summoned.
 Captain Davis did not recognize either of the physicians, though he was calling constantly for Dr. Huffa- ker. Dr. Huffaker accompanied him home, where his sons were summoned. It was feared that he would be seized with paralysis, but he is reported as having improved after reaching home
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-13
FEDERAL SHELTER IN
 STATE OF SONORA

FL PASO, Texas, July 12-A pow erful French syndicate, represented by J. V. Smith of Fl Paso, formerly of Bloomington, H., and J. Snyder of Bloomington, has secured a conces- sion from the Mexican government to construct a federal smelter in the state of Sonora which will have 2500 tons capacity and is now negotiating for some of the richest mines in Mexi- co. Mr. Smith, accompanied by MT. Snyder, left Fl Paso several days ago to negotiate for the transfer of seV- eral rich mining properties.
 The properties which the syndicate is attempting to secure are located in the vicinity of Topolabampo, to which place the Messrs. Smith and Snyder went via Nogales, Ariz. The tw men above named represent the French syndicate.
 Count Caracristi, the French capi- talist, who spent some time in this vicinity in connection with the sul- phur claims in Fl Paso county recent ly, is said to be the packer of the syndicate and to have placed the pro motion of the concern into the hands of MT. Smith, who is thoroughly ac- QualuLSQ Wiln tue LniuluB OuSihcSS, and MT. Snyder, also man of expert ence in the mining field and fluent in his use of the Spanish language. Count Caracristi will be enabled to get at his command some of the big gest financial interests in France in the project.
 The syndicate has already secured control of a large acreage of water frontage at the port of Topolobampo, which will insure an outlet for all of their products.
 It is understood that the head of fees of the concern will be located in Fl Paso. in which event the city will have one more source of prestige. That the company will prove worthy rival to the Greene Gold-Silyer com pany is the object of those now working it's promotion.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-13
HON. 4. r. BANTA
 TALKS OF CANAL
< .z0na Pioneer Is Now At Panama and Tells of
 Country.

Hon. A. F. Banta, the well known pioneer, left the territory sev- eral weeks ago to visit the scene of work at the Panama canal Writing to a friend in New. Mexico he told of his trip from New Orleans and then gives his experience and impressions of the country as follows:
 q stopped over night at the Astor house which was close to the pier and 100 yards from the depot. There are four trains each day, the first leaves at 2:30 a. m., and the next at 9:30. I took the second and in two hours arrived at Panama on the Pa cific side.
 "A tremendous transfer business is done at Colon and mostly by negroes with small mules and ponies not much larger than burros. These mules and carts carry from 400 to 600 pounds per load.
 There are three classes of railway coaches, first, second and third. First class is s2.50 gold, the second Is s2.90 silver, which is the class bought, as
 
 He told me always buy a second class ticket and get into first class car and there would never be any trouble as the conductors would never say a word to Americans with that class ticket I rode first class all the way and the conductor took my ticket without a word; at the same time all the other passengers in that ear had paid first class fare. One American drummer came to my seat and asked how much I paid to ride over I re- piled S2.9O silver. He was very much surprised as the ticket agent charged him $500 in silver. He was not on, that's all.
 q reached this city at 40 B. m., as aforesaid and am stopping at the California hotel, run by a Russian Jew with an unpronouncable name. This country produces nothing for the table, with but two exceptions, fish and a poor quality of native beef. Ev- erything is imported from either New Orleans or New York. As a con9e- quence prices for living here are on the Alaskan order. For instance, a cup of coffee, poor stuff, is thirty cents: small dish of string beans is forty; the same for potatoes; ham and eggs one dollar; steak one to two dollars and so on up or down the line as you like Of course, the above prices are for silver of the republic. Chickens and eggs are imported from the above mentioned ports. The cri- sine is simply miserable and most of the butter put on the table must have been the same that was left over by old Ncah when he left the ark; in fact. took one bite of the stuff and was nearly sickened. When I called the walters attention to it he merely shrugged his shoulders and replied. It comes from the United States This was a clincher and kicked no more nor did I eat any more of the villainous stuff By the way. my lodg- ing in Colon cost me two dollars a night.
 "The city of Panama is simply beautiful; situated on high ground with the Aucan hills in the rear. The streets are like all old Spanish towns,
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-13

mostly very narrow and very crooked, some of them not over ten feet, side walks which are about thirty inches. Some are like corkscrews, they wind and twist about and lead 10 the devil knows where as l have never found out yet, though I may some day. I am all turned around here for the sun rises out on the Pacific ocean ard sets on the Aucan hills the year around. The public square or plaza is the prettlest 1 ever saw. It is in front of an old Spanish cathedral and is covered with beautiful colored tiles like a fine floor. Here and there are uncovered spots in which all sorts of trees and plants grow, the only one can name is the cocoanut; the oth- CTS are unknown to me thus far. In the center of the plaza Is band stand where the band plays on Sundays and special occasions. A word about the climate, etc. People who speak of the isthmus as being hot never lived in southern Arizona or Sonora. In stead of being hot, it is about like our Prescott climate in summer time and I dare say the climate of Gallup right now eff it is not snowing) is as warm or warmer than here on the isthmus, only nine degrees north of the equator. The temperature ranges from 50 to 90 degrees. The reason for this condition is the proximity of the two oceans on either side of the isthmus The rainy season begins now and lasts until October. We had a shower yesterday afternoon and most likely will have another this af- ternoon. The government has estab- lished schools along the line and em. ployes teachers to run them"
Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-13
THE ARIZONA MEDICINE COMPANY ONLY 5000 SHARES LEFT AT 25c Get in while you can at ground floor prices

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-04
WEST END POSTAL
 STATION CLOSED
osment Says His Firm Cannot Lonaer Handle the Business In Justice To
 ThemseIves-Regular Office.

Ihe West End sub-postal station, which has been located at the store of Osment x Burkes. in that suburb, was discon- tinued yesterday c. E. Osment packing all of the outfit of the office in bundle putting 1t under his arm, taking it to Postmaster Carters office and sresigning tho ub-postmastership
 This is too much for us" said Mir. Osment, who is member of the firm of osment x Burkes. Tt has worried the Tiff out of us and we're glad to get rid of 1t. Our customers were always send ing in orders for about 10 cents worth of stamps, which we would deliver by one Of our porters. Very often the stamps would get stuck together before the porter reached the customers house. the customer would refuse them and then we would have the stamps on our hands Then they were always sending in money orders for us to fill out, after which we had to fill out long report for each money order We've had our fill"
 The effort is being made to establish a regular office at West End. In fact, an order to this effect has been issued, and it will very probably be opened within a short while. All of the mail would be sent from the Birmingham office to this sub office from where it would be distributed. At present there is practi- cally but one delivery a day in West End and this sub-office would give two or three a day.