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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-11
SOMETHING ROTTEN
DOWN IN MEDFORD.

County Commissioners owen and
Patterson have refused to permit the
exporting of the county books. says
the Southern Oregonian OF Medford
Their excuse Is the expense entailed
to the taxpayers, estimated at from
$4,000 to $4,000 for going over the rec
ords of the past o years.
County Judge Neil has done his
best TO force the exporting of the
books and all indications point to the
need Of this exporting. For 20 years
or more the books have not been
looked at and anyone who has any
dealings at all with the county is
forced to admit the need of reform.
It will take from now until next
spring to make the examination, and
the expert agreed to make the terms
as easy as possible--no pay untif the
work is satisfactorily completed Yet
the commissioners refused to order
the work.
Charles Palm has returned from
the east to find a dun from the sher-
III 'lllCe l'l 9o'''fS uue az tdNcS'
He has a receipt showing that these
taxes were paid last spring, but the
sheriffs books don't show It.
There are over 500 cases Of double
and triple assessments on the books.
and twice as many pieces of proper
ty not on the lists. Doesn't this sort
OF business need reform? Why, then,
do the commissioners vote against Il?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-11
500 Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleas.
ed to learn that there Is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been able
to cure In all Its stages. and that Is Ca.
tarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure Is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being n constitutional
disease requires constitutional treat.
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken In.
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. thereby de
stroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting nature
In doing Its work. The propretors have
SO much faith in Its curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that II falls to cure. Send for list OF
testimonials. Address
+. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa.
tlon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-11
GOOD PRICES PREVAIL
IN BIG STOCK MARKET

Cattle receipts here during TIE past
week were $1,000 head, including H.
600 calves the largest run so far this
season. A better demand developed
right at the start Of the week and it
held good all week. so that there was
only slight loss on any grade, grass
killing steers and COWS closing a shade
under the close Of the previous week
In spite of heavy calf receipts this
month, prices are advancing. s6.75
paid for choice veals
Colorado. the Panhandle and New
Mexico are shipping more freely each
week. although offerings from Colo
rado are small today Total run to-
day is $4,000 head, including 1000
calves, market steady to strong on
steers. weak on cows. Panhandle and
New Mexico cows bring $3.50 to $34O
Colorado cows 1925 to 1915, range
killing steers $S4O to s4.25, stock
steers 1925 to $4.25, feeders 1915 to
s4.75, calves "a to S6.75.
Favorable crop weather continues
and while there Is the usual talk
about high price Of corn restricting
feeding operations, trade in this class
last week was heaviest of the season.
nearly 500 car loads going to country
buyers.
sheep and lamps continue to move
freely last week on the reduced ba-
sis established the first of the week,
except that a good demand from the
country advanced prices on thin
stuff slightly during the week, and
furnished a spur to keep killers to
line.
Run is 5000 here, market steady
top lambs SO, highest in two weeks.
There Is break of 25 cents per cwt
on lambs in Chicago and persistent
rumors are abroad that top lambs
will be selling at $3.50 inside a week
or two.
Fancy yearings are worth $3.50,
best wethers and ewes at $4.25, but
bulk Of the western sheep and year
llngs are moving at 81 to $4.2O.
Country buyers are paying $500 to-
$3.50 for feeding lambs, $3.50 to-
$40 for feeding wethers and year
llngs and up to $4.25 for breeding
ewes.
August receipts here amount to
98. 900 head. an increase of 12 per
cent over the same month last year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-11

The ontario bridge commission has
advertised for bids for the construc-
tion Of combination steel and wood
en- bridge across Snake river about
one mile east of ontario, says an item
from ontario. The bridge Is to be
SEQ feet long, 30 feet wide, with three
spans each $50 feet in length 1t win
cost about 10000 The Malheur
county court subscribed $4,000 for
its construction and the balance will
be raised by the city Of ontario. The
bids for furnishing the material ana
construction will he opened October
This bridge will be a great benefit
to this section as It will more closely
unite the two states OF Oregon and
Idaho, opening up direct road
through central Oregon to Boise.
Idaho.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-11
THE o. II. & y. PROTESTS
AGAINST HIGH TAX.

Contendng that the action of the
county board Of equalization in up
holding the $4,000 tax assessment
of It's money, notes and accounts was
illegal, the o. r. & y. company,
through its attorney will file suit in
The state circuit court today to have
that decision set aside. says the, Ore.
gonian.
TIE company will endeavor to have
the tax reduced 20 $4,000, it being adj
mit.ol that at the time Of the assess
mcnt the company had 100000 of
taxable property.
Should the case go against the rail-
road company, It will be compelled to
pay not only the $4,000 taxes, but
100000 additional as penalty, and the
interest which has accrued during the
months it has remained unpaid AS
SCISSOR Sigler valued the money, notes
and accounts Of the company at $16,>
100000.
After the board Of equalization had
listened to testimony tD the effect
that this large surplus vas not taxa
hlo because it belonged to the Union
Pacific company, instead Of the o. r.
& ~, and was being expended in
building new roads, it confirmed Nh
Sigler's assessment. The company
then appealed to the supreme court.
Arthur c. Spencer the company's
attorney, gives as reason for the
a' andonment Of the appeal and tho
institution Of a new suit that the law
of 1907, authorizing the appeal, is Un-
constitutional. temporary injunc-
tion was issued yesterday by Judge
Gantenbein, restraining Sheriff Stev-
ems from collecting the tax pending
the decision of the case.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-11

The city council of Lewiston has
been discussing the question of paw
ing for the past two years, and the
matter is still far from settlement,
The Lewiston Tribune says of the
council meeting at which the matter
was again threshed out this week:
With charges that there had been
an unfair discrimination against Bit
ullthic pavement in the specifications
prepared by City Engineer Guilland,
and approved by the council for the
paving work. with the defeat of a
motion to reject all bids except those
for wood block and asphalt, and with
citizens urging the council to act ia
vorably to bitulithic and allow the
will Of the property owners to govern,
the meeting of the city council last
night was a very interesting one.
Ii contained also as a little spice
some very pointed criticisms. No bid
was accepted, action being postponed
until Saturday night and just before
tie meeting closed there was some
talk of turning back again TO the pc
tltion plan, which has taken such con-
sricuous part in the years delibera-
tons that the council has devoted to
the paving subject.
The bids. embracing all classes Of
paving. were submitted last Friday
night and last night was the time fix
ed for taking action on them. So soon
as the minutes were read, Commits
sloner Salesberg stated that the fig
ures compiled by the city engineer
showed the five lowest bids on the
four classes of paving to be as fol-
lows:
Brick. $40: creosotcd wood. four
inch block. 1925: croosoted wood,
three-inch block. S2.76; asphalt,
$2.O1; bitulithic, $2.SS. He said that
he har sent out lis letters to secure
data relative to brick, bitullthic. as
phalt and wood block pavements and
had received replies from So.
Thirty-four replies on brick show
ed "a favorable and 10 unfavorable
30 on asphalt showed 20 favorable
and 10 unfavorable; % on bitulithic
showed 16 favorable ana seven unfa'
vorable: Is on wood block showed II
favorable and three unfavorable.
Commissioner Phillips stated his
examination of the bids showed that
considering the cost of maintenance,
IN connection with the original cost
OF construction for the period of 10
years. made the three-lnch wood
block bid the cheapest by approxi-
rately $4,000 while the bitulithic
bid. on the same basis of calculation,
was S11,OO lower than asphalt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-11

a. L. Coffey, northwest manager
for Swif. & company has been in
Medford during the past few days
endeavoring to find a suitable location
for a branch house of his company,
says the Medford Mail. Mr.. COffey,
however, was unable to find such a
location in this city and was forced to
decide upon Grants Pass as the site
for the southern Oregon distributing
house for his company. Medford was
in every respect favorable for such
an establishment as Mr.. ,Coffey wish,
ed to install but there could not be
found a single building that would
answer the purposes required.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-11
Left With Cnrcn of Rarlcy.

The British steamer Strathlyon
cleared yesterday afternoon for Ieith,
Scotland, with a cargo of 37373
bushels of wheat and 22S,125 bushels
Of barley, valued at s175,90. The
steamer left down last night, says the
Oregon Daily Journal. This Is the
second large steamer cargo Of grain
set afloat here this month, the British
steamer Braemount having departed
a few days ago with a cargo Of wheat
for Europe. The French bark Eu>
gene Fautrel sailed a few days ago
with a wheat cargo for Europe. she
being the first sailing vassel to clear
during the month. With several
steamers and a dozen or so sailing
vessels here to load and a good deal
Of wheat coming in from the interior
warehouses. September bids fair to
roll up a fine wheat exporting record,
possibly the best in the history of the
port.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-11

opening of the quail season extended
five or six years. In the meantime
1000 cloth posters have been printed
which are being distributed among
the farmers of this district
The posters are notices fOrbidding
hunting on the premises where they
are placed In this way it is hoped
20 protect the quail until the opening
Of the legislature when action of
some kind will be taken.
\ novel scheme has been brought
forth to pay for the posters. All sue
cessful candidates in the city and
county election are TO pay 81. The
sum thus realized will defray the
printing expenses. Printed on the
posters will be notice of a so fine
for any one who violates the provi-
sions The money realized from fines
will be used as follows: One half
will go to the owner Of the place, and
tho other half will go to the public
schools
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-11
Japs BUY Wasco Land.

The Columbia Land & Produce
company. corporation of Japanese
which was Incorporated some few
weeks ago, has purchased about 1000
acres Of land on Eight Mile to be pre-
pared at once for planting to fruits
and garden truck, says an item from
The Dalles. The produce raised on
the place will be principally market-
ed in Portland. If the growing Of
produce is given as much scientific
attention as the purchase of the land,
Portland markets will receive soms
excellent produce next year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-11
PRUNE CROP INJURED
BY EARLY FROSTS

Secretary Williamson. Of the state
board Of horticulture has investigat-
ed fruit conditions I'm southern ore
gon and found that the apple crop
will be somewhat larger than last
year and that the prune crop will
reach 80 per cent Of that OF 1907, says
Portland item.
"'Prunegrowers there Will do pret'
ty well this year after ALL" says he,
"as prices are considerably higher
thah last year. The crop OF Oregon
has been cut down oneIhalf by the
untlmely frosts Of last spring, and the
yield OF California Will not be more
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-11
COFFEE

The dealing is simple
II you don't like Schil-
ling's Best, it costs you
nothing.
Your grocer returns your money II you dOa't
tts H. We DAY him
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-11
CANDIDATES PAY TO
PROTECT BOB WHITES

Although the season for hunting
Bob White quail opens on October l.
County Game and Fish Warden G. L.
Whitney is making strenuous efforts
to prevent the slaughter OF the little
birds says the Walla Walla Union.
It IS Mr. whitneys Intention to
bring the matter before the next ses-
sion Of the legislature and have the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-11

dulging in a degree of political activ-
ity which would be prohibited if he
had renamed in the service and af-
terward, having failed in his candi-
dacy, or having INDUCED in the con-
templated activity, seeks relnstate-
ment."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-11

Is It possible that there is some
thing rotten being concealed. some
thing in those musty old records, and
those not so musty, that need hiding
to prevent scandal?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-11
LEWISTON SCRAPS
OVER PAVING
COST OF
PAVING MATERIALS.

wood Block Paving Cheapest When
cost of Materials Is Considered
Bitulithlc Is Much Cheaper Than
Asphalt--No Bids We're Accepted
and the Matter Is still In the Air.
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'i2Farsii tl3a various colonies. The peo-
pa ase siiva-: 10 the value of American
sss6E. 4 isia wedge has already been in
serted aad a few s!edge-hammer blows
viii spit our way into this part of the
continent.
Few people realize the enormous wealth
which is bottled up in the Transvaal and
Cape Colony. This steamship on which
am going from Cape Town to England
r. one OF 1900 tons, and it belongs to a
f-at OF twenty or more. There are sew
eral large German lines which send regu-
lar steamers around Africa. and there are
many vessels from Scotland and Eng
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GROWING MARKET FOR
AMERICAN FOOD STUFFs.

made the wheel for us. and it works like
n charm.
In the Transvaal gold mines great
part of the machinery comes from II j,
United States. The Rand bought $1,000 :
coo worth OF new engines, drills and other
machines i. 1905 and Il great deal of it
was sent from New York 10 Southampton
and thence down Ia Cape Town. hil of
the diamond drills used are made in
Amer ca. No mine is started until the
ground .as neen tested by bore hole"
drilled through q thousand fest Or more
OF rock. This drilling is done with a disk
studded with rough diamonds which cuts
It's way downward with a rotary mot on.
carrying the core in its interior. The
drill Is raised from time 20 time and the
core is exam ned for indications of gold.
So far there are no British drills al work
on the Rand and these drills. which each
cost from $1,000 to $4,000. are all bought
from US.
1t used to be that we sold great quaint
ties Of picks. shovels and underground
rails to the miners. This market has beer
largely captured by Sheffield and Birmins-
ham. as has also that of the compressed
air drills used to make holes for the
blasting.
OF late years the Germans have been
gradually working their mining machin-
cry into the Rand. They have their
agents at Johannesburg. and they are
even investing in the mining stock hop
ing TO be able TO inf ;ience the various
companies in favor of German machinery
We still have the lead in rock drills and
rock breakers. and rule our engines
seem best fitted to get out the gold.
Within the next few years there prom
Uses TO be a big opening here for rail
road materials. New lines have been
projected and are building in many parts
OF the continent. The Cape to Cairo road,
which has already been extended 20
more than two thousand miles north OF
Cape Town. is now to be pushed on to
the copper mines of the Belgian kongo.
and another branch will soon be built
to Lake Tanganyika. Tie Lobito Bay road,
which is building from Angola. on the
Atlantic. TO the Kongo Free State, Will
be about twelve hundred miles long. and
50 far only about two hundred miles
of it have been completed. There is
new road building i'm Nyassaland. ard the
Germans are extending their trunk line
from Oar eS Salaam toward Lake Tan
ganyiia
Bridges are needed for all these roads,
and The United States ought to fUrnis n
them. During my stay i'll Uganda | went
over the twenty-seven big viaducts which
we shipped there and put up. They are
as solid as when they We're built, and
American railroad materials and bridges
have thereby acquired good reputation.
In the Sudan | saw Baldwin locomotives
carving the traffic on the new road from
the Red sea TO the Sudan. and there are
some American cars in usa in South Al
RIGA. The prejudice is strongly in favor
of E.r gliSn-built locomotives. hut the
quickness with which supplies can be
furnished from the United States is a
great point in favor OF American orders.
As 20 lumher for TIE roads in the way
OF ties. etc. much of that is now shipped
from the United States. In and about
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radius. and the eleci .ica. ma KIT will he
enormous. AT present our trade in such
goods IS increasing. There are now cleo
trio tramways in many Of the cities Of
Algeria and Egypt. and an eXtcnsiv Sys-
tenn is about 10 he put into khartum.
Pretoria wants electric car lines. and il
intends to lay fifteen miles Of track in
the town and its suburbs. In Johannes
burg there Is good street ear system
operated by electricity ami thc same is
true OF Cane Town. Nearly all The deep
geld mines have electric machinery fer
raising the ore. and there are electrical
elevators in the big business buildings OF
Johannesburg. American goods of this
kind are considered the best. and our
leading American firms have their agents
Oh the ground looking up the trade.
:: :;
South Africa is generally considered an
agricultural country. There are millions
of acres in Rhodesia, the Transvaal and
Cape Colony which will raise hog and
hominy. but so far the country does not
begin to feed itself. IN 1896 more than
forty million dollars worth Of foCds;ufIs
We're imported and this included more
than a million dollars worth of hams.
about three million dollars worth Of but
ter and more than two million dollars
worth Of condensed milk. The most OF
the meat still comes from the United
States although our packing house
products were greatly injured by the lying
book known as THE jungle and the
wide pubiica ion which our government
gave of the paching-house Investigations.
During my stay in British Central
Africa ! stopped with the manager of one
of the mines there. AS we sat al dinner
one night a dish of Chicago canned beef.
cooked in Il stew. was brought in. As IL
was served the Jungle was referred to
and 1 was asked whether the stories in 1t
were true. l replied they were MOI.
whereupon a Britisher at the table an
Swered:
II don't know. I can see that this dish
OF canned beef is all right. but the cook
tells me he found mans thumb in the
one he opened up yesterday.
This man afterward said he was jokinc.
and ne spoke very highly of American
meats saying that the men in the wildS
of Africa could no get along without
them. everywhere ! go. however. / meet
with slurS on our paclinS-house products.
Notwithstanding that the men who do the
slurring are. the while. eating these meats
with great Eusto.
FRANK G.. CARPENTER.
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same price as in the United States, with
the freight and duty added.
AS TO automobiles there are qnitc a
number in Bulawayo Kimberley, Jo-
hannesburg, Durham. Cape Town and
1ourenco Marquee. The French have
imported them into Madagascar and you
can get public automobiles there to take
you over the new roads which have been
Gu; through into the interior. There is "A
great demand for them in and about Jo-
hanneSburg. The gold mines run for about
sixty miles east and west OF that city.
and the managers need cars to give
quick access to the various properties.
Among the machines used are some from
England Germany. France and Italy, and
very few from the United States
The most common automobile is a
runabout suitable for climbing heavy
hills. The roads are rough. but few
high-speed cars are used. The prices
average something like 5000. ranging
from $500 upward l am told that
there ire about 500 cars in and about
Johannesburg. and that something like a
million dollars worth of automobiles are
operated in the city alone. There are over
100 ears in Cape Town. The Governor
of Cape Colony owns a White steamer
and several light makes OF American cars
are well known. There are many English
public garage at Buiawayo. which was
equipped with French vehicles. and dur
ing my tour through Algeria was able TO
hire such automobiles for all sorts of
excursions. The average price per day
offered was SO, but / found that the
rate could be greatly reduced by judi
cious bargaining.
One of the big demands here in the
near future is to be in electrical ma
chinery. The Zambesi Falls, with its
81. OOO.GCO horsepower. is to be utilized
and the London syndicate formed to take
the power TO the Rand has fioated enough
stock to begin work. Within a short
time there will be 600 miles of aluminium
cable as big your wrist running from
the Zambesi river TO Johannesburg. and
all the gold mines will be using the
power. This means electrical cars un-
foreground and all sorts of electrical at
tachments. If the line is successful the
power will be sent out to the different
parts Of South Africa within the above
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HE United States
Congress has re-
Gently refused to
subsidiZe q steam
ship line from New
York to Cape
Town, and Uncle
Sam seems asleep
to the possibilities
Of South African
trade. During the
past ten months l
have been travelling