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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
ALL THE SOUTH ASKS is A
SQUARE DEAl~

NO one Will pretend for Il moment
10 defend the condition of industria
servitude that has come TO he known
as "peonage." All will agree that
wherever 1t exists those who are no.
sponsible for it should be punished.
But the government officials should
not single out particular sections ana
mold them up to execration while ig.
noring the existence of the same evils
In as bad, or worse, form in other soc.
lions.
I For three years the administration
mas been sending n corps of "investi-
gators through the Southern states.
some OF them have been sincere and
honest agents; others have shown
symptoms of the widest hysteria and
iahaticism. Time and again "official
reports have been sent in OF oppres-
SION of labor in certain sections of
the South, and instead OF treating the
instances as isolated, they are blazen-
ed forth to the world as "peonage"
and industrial slavery"
The South does not object to real
investigation; It is anxious to see the
evils that have sprung up here and
there eradicated; it npholds the prose.
cution OF lawlreakers, but 1t does oh.
ject to the wild fanaticism that has
made this ''peonage" investigation the
basis of misrepresentation and denun.
citation.
In the Senate Mr.. Overman voices
his sections protest against the ad-
ministration's continual sending OF
"long-haired men and short haired
women to spy upon our people and
SANDER them"
The South does not protest against
the punishment of any man who has
oppressed labor. 1t does object to be.
Ing held up as a horrible example
when there are other sections that are
worse sinners. and which are not even
Investigated"
WHY doesn't Mr.. Roosevelt send 4
battalion of his investigators into
the North? He must know that many
thousands of Italian laborers arc
bought ana sold and traded in all
through The North by the "padrone'
system. He must know that tho
sweatshop masters in New York, Chi.
cago and Boston hold thousands of
workers in bondage. He must know
that there are labor evils in Pennsyl
vania. In New York. New Jersey, in
Massachusetts itself that involve more
laborers than could possibly ever have
boon held In "peonage" in the South.
But these are Republican states;
these are Roosevelt states; these arc
Northern states. Is the South the
"enemy's couDtry?"
Why Is the South barried. harassel
ami continually denounced? Why arc
few scattered examples used to serve
for the Indictment of an entire sec
ton?
Ali The South asks is impartial JUS
lice. All 1t demands is square
deal."-Baltinore Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
Entered at tho Newport News, Va.
Postoflce az second class matter.
SUNDAY. APRIL 12. 1908.
ADJUSTMENTS AND THE MErHo,
ODISTS.

Beyond all doubt many an old time,
stern Methodist is gricvcd beyond OK
preston by the action of the New
York Conference in voting to cxpungc
the ironclad article in the Methodist
Episcopal book of discipline forbid.
ding church members to play cpds,
To dance. To attend theatcrs or watch
horse race. And yet II Is very
reasonable to suppose that the con.
ference expressed the sound judy.
mcnt of the vast majority of the fol-
lowers of that church. Tho action of
tho New York conference does not
necessarily mean that It approves OF
dancing, card playing, theatcrgolns
and horse racing. 1t has simply
placed the burden of moral RESPONSE
bility whore 1t bclongs-upon each In :
dividual. 1t means that the confer
ence recognizes the folly of laying
down cut and dried rules of conduct
for people of Intelligence.
The attitude of such large body
OF representative church men Is q
fresh indication of the rapidly grow
Ing moral scnsitivcncss of Americans
1t Ia becoming clear that the right
and wrong of card playing, dancing
horse racing and thcater going
can he determined only by consid
Grafton of the attendant circum
stances in each particular case. anu
by taking tho action it did, the New
York Methodists showed themselves
very much more abreast the times
than some of their brethren. Sweeping
dogmatic prohibitions not only fly IN
the face of renson, but fail to control
tho action OF those persons on whom
they are cnjolned
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
APPROACH OF THE BASEBALL
SEASON.

This week will witness the begin
ming of the days when tcns of thou
sands of the inhabitants OF the United
States Will be more engrossed in the
progress of games of baseball than In
any other topic. Stocks, politics. ma
tional affairs. presidential nomina-
lions and many business propositions
Will receive some attention OF course,
but none of these things will prevent
the multitude of baseball enthusiasts
from attending games and discussing
the achievements of players. The
sentiment on this subject is inevitable
because of the wonderful popularity
OF the national game, When Abnor
doubleday In Cooperstown, N. Y. in
1888. with n stick outlined on the
ground and afterward put on papc.
the diagram of field substantially
like that on which baseball is now
played, he little thought that in after
Years the game he was so fond OF
would have such n strong hold on tho
young and the old. TO be sure, the
game was not played very extensively
from 1880 to 1865, but in the early 7o's
ut dawned on the American people
that here was a sport Indulgence in
which wonld drive dun care away
and from that time on it grew in i'm
portance, meeting with unqualified
approval everywhere.
The game has been steadily i'm
proving over since it was firmly cs-
tablished. Once there was not Sc
much attention paid 10 training fol
toe months when the players mus
devote all their energies to win u higl
place in the final standing of thu
clubs. Nowadays, for at least ST,
weeks before the opening of the sea.
Aon, the clubs with their managers
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

have inspired have been primarily due
to the Ignorance of the people who
have been their victims and to their
own distrust of the police.
Those among the orderly Italian
population who have attained promi-
nence and influence in their adopted
land would render an important SER
vice To the men Of their own race II
they should Systematically urge them
10 regard the law and its officers as
the most efficient guardians of their
peace and their property.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
INTERNAL COMMUNICATION BY
WATER.

In The current number of Worlds
Work there Is an exceedingly inter-
csting article by Dr.. w. j. McGec,
secretary of the Inland Waterway
Commission, dealing with the dawn
of the era of waterways in this coun-
try. the writer Is convinced that the
time has come when the demand for
internal communication makes II ne
ccssary to develop to the best posi- :
bic advantage our magnificent rivers
aud utilize them rs economic high
ways for tho transportation of vast
volumes of products of the bulky and
nonpcrishablc class. Heretofore the
American people, victims OF the speed
manin. have without any regard for
the cost rushed freights to the mar
kcts by rail and The result has been
the development OF the railroads and
the neglect OF the waterways. While
writing on this fact, DR. McGee says.
The neglect of our rivers has led
to national burden; the responsible
lily rests largely on lnimical traffic
interests. yet chiefly on an apathctic
policy-or absence of policy-on the
parts of the states and nation In the
light of the causes, the remedy be-
comes Obvious; and II must be more
than the mere putting of the rivers
in navigable condition.
at is the lesson of our Great Lakes
that successful navigation depends
no more on channels and vessels than
on terminals; while our history, and
that of several European countries.
proves that water carriage depends
for It's success on relations with rail-
ways or other feeders and distribut-
ors. Accordingly the first requisite
for successful development of water
traffic is commercial control, /. G., ad-
justment between water facilities and
overland facilities, including regula.
ion of rates, arrangements of tcrmi-
mails. etc, such adjustment to he M
fected either through business inter
csts or under state and national pro-
visions
1t is recognized by everyone who
has given the subject any thought
that the traffic OF this country has
now reached such proportions tina;
both means of transportation-rail
and water-will be needed to handle
1t. The development OF system of
waterways transportation, such as is
now commanding the serious attcn-
ton of the country. will not prove in
| imical 10 the interests or prosperity
of the railroads. This fact has been
admitted by such an able railroad
man as James j. HILL There is nc
question but that the country has il.
eye open to this fact and to the needs
of complete system OF waterways
that will furnish adequate means for
cheap transportation of such heav,
and unperishable frcights as coal
lumber, grain. machinery and othc.
factory products. Such a system o
waterways would prove a wonderful
stimulous TO the industrial life of tn,
nation and would be of incalculabI,
benefit to the farmers, manufacturer:
and merchants located on the bank.
of these rivers 1t has been said viii
much trnth that as result of tn,
fact that tho development of oul
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

II would be kindness to President
Nord Alexis, of llayti, if some one
would tell him how many kinds of an
GORGEOUS fool he is making of himself
before somebody picks him up be-
tween thumb and finger and drops
him into oblivion, and takes charge
OF the island in the name of HUMANE
ty and decency.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
THE "BLAck HANOI AS A MYTH

In the current number of the North
American Review, Gactano D'Amato.
Il prominent Italian of New York, who
has held municipal Office of some i'm
portancc in that city. deals vigorously
with the theory that there exists on
American soil widespread associa-
tlon of Italian blackmailers and as
sassins' under the name of the "Black
Hand" Mr.. D'Amato buntly says in
his article that in the United States
the Black Hand society Is myth,
50 far as the phrase conveys the i'm
preston that an organization of Ital-
ian criminals exist in America or that
the Camorra or Malta has become
naturalized here" The actual state of
affairs he describes as follows: by
reason of the laXity of the immigra-
ton laws there have crept into this
country some thousands of ex-con-
victs from Naples. Sicily and Gala
bria. along With millions of honest
and industrious italians; and. owing
to the inotiiciency of the police in va
rious cities where these Italians are
domic;led, the criminals among
them are able 10 live by robbery and
eXtortion, frequently accompanied by
murder, their victims being the more
helpless of their fellow countrymen
Many we'll informed persons will lie
disposed 10 take issue with him in his
assertion regarding police in "eRcien-
cy." The truth apparently. Is that
the reason why 50 many brutal black
mailers are able 10 escape justice is
TO be found in the profound unwil-
lnsness of those they have victimizcd
TO report all the facts TO the police.
or to give their best aid to the task
of running down and furnishing the
scoundrels who prey upon them.
without this assistance in such cases,
the work Of the police Is apt to he
exceedingly difficult. When the great
bulk of Italians living in American
cities learn to trust American courts
and laws for their own protection. the
partial immunity of the thugs among
them will speedily disappear.
With respect to the other portion
Of Mr. D'Amato's contention, how
ever. there is ample ground for hold
ing that his statements are substan-
tally accurate. There is no doubt
IN the minds of reasonable individu
ais that an immense majority OF the
Italians in The United States are, as
he declares. honest and INDUSTRIOUS
Neither is there much lorbt that the
notions commonly expressed as TO a
nefarlous organization of rascals who
call themselves BLACK Hand" are
uniountied in fact. Little groups OF
these dangerous parasites do exist In
large cities, but that they have q
widely organized connection with
similar gangs elsewhere has mover
been proved. The depredations they
have committed and the terror they
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

transportation facilities has leen con.
. fined TO the railroads, the most mac
cessiblc localities of the country today
are those along the banks OF our
great rivers of which no use has been
Imadc.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

Suppose the Newport News paper.
had inadvertly failed to state that Tho
city fathers were in session until two
o'clock, do You suppose there would
have been any family jars in the
homes where the meeting was given
as an excuse for the lateness in com
ing home?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

a New York fireman carried his
own mother down fire escape and
rescued her from certain death. The
next thing you will hear about will
be children of cobbler being
we'll shod.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

Probably the young men who are
going TO be married in June, who5see
the price OF spring hats are glad that
the weddings did not take place last
winter
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

1t may take time but the people of
Phoebns are determined TO have the
town stand before the state with a
cleaner reputation. and they are 60
Ing at it in the right way to bring
about the desired result.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

The name of the new public printer
has good sticking sound to it. For
the benefit of those who do not know
his name We will inform them that it
lis Leech. fsugS,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHERS.

After all. the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Ill New York has greatly outlived the
lame of many a Republican chicftan
who sat under the teachings of Sena-
Tor Plat in its Amen Corner
Philadelphia Record.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

diatory motion is better than no
motion at all-and that has charac-
.erized the Republican majority in
me House for three months-Ch Charles
ton News and Courier.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

Luther Burbanks is the foremost
CRATER in the world. but it is not
likely that he will carry his business
into politics. which he has announced
he is going to enter
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

Speaking about parlor Socialists,
what is this the President is getting
up with Venezuela-a parlor ware
ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

Tho Baltimore Sun very correctly
sums it up this way: First Senator
JEFF Davis seemed to be menace,
then he became an annoyance and
now he is only a joke"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

The question is not whether We can
conquer Venezuela. but what in the
dickens we would do with II after it
was ours?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

Divers and sundry rich New York
crs divide their time about equally
between getting married and getting
unmarricd.-IIartford Times.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

II the prices of meat go up just ms
fresh vegetables come in people can
AFFORD TO keep their tempers an,
watch the prices go.-Philadelphiu
Ledger.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

A writer advises ito smile while
you cat That is all right. but he
sure you do not laugh at your wifc's
cooking.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

1t is to be regretted that Tillman
Will not be in his seat when the Ven
ezuelan question gets before the Sen
ate.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

Portugal is occupying more space
in the newspapers these days than
1t does on the map.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

A useful field for the anarchists
would be down in Panama. where
they could heave their bombs at the
rocks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

MI Bryan has no pity. Though rho
strike of Denver walters left the din
ers hungry they had TO listen TO his
speech just the same.-Ncw York
Tribune.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

The Philander Knox literary hu-
reau deserves better than it is go.
ing TO get.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
FACTS FOR SICK WoMEN.

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
8 standard remedy for female fills,
and has positively cured thousands Of
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
ECHO NEWS NOTES
SHEEP sHEARING COMPLETED
IN ECHO COUNTRY
thousands Of Head Sheared In This
Vicinity-Man Arrives From Michi-
gan to Go in Drug Business-Fourtb
OF July Celebration Planned for
Echo-Purchase Lands.

Echo, May 16.-The sheen shear.
ing plant which has been in operation
Tor some weeks in this vicinity and
which Is owned by a number OF the
prominent Umatilla county sheepmen.
has been shut down for the season
ana the crew has gone to Heppner.
During the few weeks the plant was
In operation there were 64.156 sheen
sheared at the Slusher ranch and the
white house, the amount being dis
tributed as follows: T. D. Mathews
1880; M. S. Corrigal, $3.50; Joe Cunha.
H12; Antoine Vey, $500; r. N. STAN
neld, 1890; Cunningham Sheep &
Land company, 9SO2: Pat Doherty.
2476; Paul Sperry 1881, and William
Slusher, 12,163.
j. F. Spinning, in company with his
wife, has arrived here from Detroit
Mich. and he will open a first-class
drug store here in the ]. E. Koontz
building on Main street, next to the
George Miller store.
A Fourth of July celebration is be-
ing talked Of for Echo and elaborate
preparation will be made for the
event.
There have been a number of peo-
pie here of late looking over lands
with view to purchasing, and locat-
ing in the irrigated district about |
here.
Crops are looking good. and the late
rains will help them wonderfully es-
pecially the wheat.
Zoeth Houser has returned from a
trip TO the Present Need mine.
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
BRIEF REcoRDIoF
COUNTY EVENTS
Special Correspondence
RECOMMENDATION
MILTON NURSERY CAPITAL
STOCK INCREASED.
Big Local Pay Roll This Year.-Walla
Walla Lodge Visits Milton Lodge
Fuitgrowers' Union Has New Bus
iness Manager-Young People At
tend Demorest Contest.

Milton, May 16.-The Milton nurs-
cries, operated by A. Miller, S. A. Mil
Ter, G. w. Miller and C. B. Miller
have taken out articles Of incorpora-
ton and are known as the Milton
Nursery company. with capital stock
OF $4,000.
The officers of the new company
are A. Miller, president; C. W. Miller,
vice president; S. A. Miller, secretary
and general manager.
The nursery was established here
in 1878 by Aaron Miller, and has
grown to be one OF the best known in
the northwest. They have recently
added 40 acres making $50 acres to
be devoted to the growing OF nursery
stock, and their shipments go to every
state west OF the Rocky mountains
and to British Columbia, the sales
$4,000 per year. The To-
cal pay roll during the coming year
will amount to $4,000.
d. B. Jarmon. the Athena merchant
was a recent visitor here on business.
A number of the members OF the
Walla Walla lodge, A. F. and A. NJ.
were guests of Milton lodge Thursday
evening. A grand banquet was serv-
ed, and a pleasant evening was en-
joyed. '-"- I
Fl. d. Lamb has been appointed bus
mess manager of the Milton Fruit
growers union. Mr.. Lamb has been |
resident OF Freewater for the past
.wo years, where he has made great
success with a 10-acre fruit ranch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
May MAKE NEW
STATES OUT OF OLD

Washington, May i6.-With Okla
homa now quite at home in the family
Of states and New Mexico and Arizo-
ma knocking for admission, It Tould
appear that the limit Of the number
of commonwealth in the Union
would soon be reached. Already
however. there is much discussion
among congressman Of making new
states out of old ones, and some Of
these projects are being taken serious
~. For years, at occasional Intervals,
/. has ben proposed that the unwield-
" bulk of Texas should be divided in
to at least two, and possibly four
states. This proposition has never
met with the favor of the republican
leaders in congress, owing to political
reasons, and it Is more than likely mat
the Lone Star state will maintain its
integrity for many years to come.
Less opposition has been provoked
by the proposal 10 form a new state
of what Is known as the inland EN-
pire. comprising portions Of the states
Of Washington, Idaho and oregon
with Spokane as the capital. 1t has
been suggested that the new common
wealth thus organized be christened
Lincoln. thus bringing sentimental as
well a : commercial reasons to the sup
port of the scheme 1t Is urged that
the interests Of the inland empire are
directly opposed to the balance Of the
states of which it forms a part and
that the formation Of the new state
would be Of direct advantage to all
concerned.
Another project which has come to
the front in the last few weeks Is the
forming of a new state Of the northern
parts Of Michigan, Minnesota and Wis
consin, with Duluth as the probable
capital. This section forms the min
eral districts Of the three states, bor-
dering on the lakes, with interests en-
tirely different from the agricultural
sections.
In order to bring about the forma-
ton Of such new states, there would
have to be favorable action by the
legislatures Of all the states affected
and by the congress Of the United
States. II would be a slow and diff
cult process, and 1t Is unlikely that the
number Of states will be increased by
this method for many years to come.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-16
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