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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-24
BACK TO THE FARM SAYS
SECRETARY WILSON

Secretary Wilson conveys to the
American people the more than well
come information that the desertion
of the farms for city life, which has
! been going on at an alarming rate for
the last 20 years seems to have come
to an end. and that something like
a Ceaction has set in.
If this is true, nothing could be
more hopeful sign for the future
prosperity and happiness of this
country. Until a few years ago Am
erican cities prided themselves great
ly on their rapid growth in popula-
| tion and never wearied of presenting
statistical tables showing an annual
increase of 10 to 20 per cent.
After a while it was observed that
all the cities not only of this country,
| but of all countries. were growing in
the same way. Finally it dawned on
our understandings that the farms
were being proportionately deserted,
and that what we had been priding
ourselves on was nothing more nor
less than a deplorable national dis
ease. What we had hailed as solid
municipal muscle and fat was seen to
be dropsical wind and water.
This wild flight of the country peo-
pie to the cities is something Of a
mystery, because it has taken place
simultaneously with an immense
amelioration of the loneliness and
hardships Of farm life. In our day
the farmers gate, the letter carrier
hands him his mail, and a bus calls
to take his children to school. Farm
work is now beginning to be done by
storage batteries. The farmer is no
longer compelled to manufacture
everything he needs, but can buy It
for a trifle at the nearest town. On
his tables are the finest periodicals
and books in the world; he reads
them by an electric light; he tele-
phones his orders around the farm
or his gossip to his neighbors, and
rides to the depot in an automobile.
How IS it that men so pleasantly
situated, with the sweet privilege Of
looking nature in the face, breathing
unpolluted air drinking pure water,
and eating pure food, can give it up
for the CRIME and filth, the smoke
and stencil, the close quarters and
adulterated food, the starvation wages
and incessant strikes, lockouts and
mobs of the city will always be re-
garded as an insoluble problem.
Not only do the farmers wrong
themselves when they flock to the
city, but they inflict a terrible injury
on society. Agriculture is paralyzed
and the cities are glutted, impoverish-
ed and corrupted. When they have
come to the city and make themselves
and everybody else miserable they
then propose as a remedy not return
to the farm, but-socialism.
Back to the farm" should be the
watchword of Americans. 1t is to be
feared that Secretary Wilson Is far
too sanguine, but II his prognostica-
ton is correct, 1t is the best news this
country has heard since the surren-
der OF Appomattox.-Chlcago Tri-
bune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-24
BIC YALE-HARVARD RACES TOMORROW

(d) Should a disagreement arise
between the varsity captains as to the
time of rowing the races, the power
of deciding shall be vested in the
referee. It Is further understood that
both captains agreeing their word
shall be final.
(e) Both captains agree that un-
less otherwise ordered by the referee,
they will leave their respective floats
In suitable time to be ready to start
at the time agreed upon.
(f) Should it be necessary to post
pone the varsity race from $50 p. m.
it shall be rowed up stream any time
up to p. m.
(g) Should it be necessary to post
pone any or all of the races until the
next day, the varsity race shall be
rowed down stream at 10 a. m. from
the beginning of the four-mile course
to the railroad bridge, and the fresh
man and four-oared races, if postpon-
ed. shall be rowed down stream imme-
diately after the varsity race, from
lNH Navy ldIu ~ the ram petA VI AAd7N'
Yale and Harvard eights have row.
ed Al races, beginning in 1852 on
Lake Winnipiseogee, at two miles. OF
the Al races Yale has won 30, while
Harvard has IS victories to her credit.
In 1855 the course was changed to
Springfield and heightened to three
miles. For nine gears Lake Quinsig-
amond was the scene of the contests.
In 1869 this course was abandoned,
and in the following year the crews
met at Lake Saltonistall. After an in
terval of seven years the crews in
1851 returned to Springfield, when
the four-mile course was inaugurated.
In 1873, however, the event was held
on the Thames, and with the exception
Of three years since that time the
event has been an annual fixture and
on the Thames course. Yale holds
the record for the four-mile course,
having covered this distance in 1888
in 20 minutes and 10 seconds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-24
CO. | BALL TEAM
LAST YEARS CHAMPIONS
WOULD RETAIN HONORS.
Members of Local Company of Ma
tional Guard Will Bring Old Organ
izatiOn TO Life-Seyeral Good Play
ers Among the Soldier Boys-Try
Out Will be Held Soon.

Last night the boys of Company L
started a movement to revive their
ball team and several practices will
be held within the next few weeks so
as to get the team in shape by the
time the company goes to American
Lake. George Spell was chosen as
manager and a captain for the team
will be picked after the team has
practlced. Among those who will try
out on the militia nine are Tracy
Baker Hoover, Spell, Marsh, Sturgis,
Drake. Turner, shaw Skiles, Bailey,
Vinier Stanton Humphrey and possl-
bly, others.
At Seaside last year the Company
L team won the regimental champion
ship and the boys are anxious to sus-
tain their reputation in case there Is
any opportunity for baseball at Amer
lean Lake
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-24
Horrible Accident.

Dell, the young son Of Mr.. and Mrs
J. r. Weaver, was the victim Of hor-
rible runaway accident yesterday
afternoon near the Weaver mill and
the boy is In a serious condition, says
the Elgin Recorder. Owing to the
lateness Of the hour it was impossible
t. obtain all particulars. Both bones
Of the right leg were broken just above
the ankle and several pieces Of bone
removed. The left knee was broken
and dislocated and the front part OF
the skull fractured, He received sew
eral painful cuts and bruises on the
head and one severe wound on the
back OF the head. DR.. whiting re-
ports his condition as very serious.
The boy is about IL years Of age.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-24
Idaho KNIGHTS Elect.

The grand lodge of Knights Tenn
plar Of idaho, in session at Pocatello,
has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Grand command
er. Eugene Gillett, Moscow; grand
generalissimo, Jay r. Mason, Idaho
Falls; grand captain general, Frank
d. Winn, Coeur d'Alene; grand senior
warden, George Boehne lewiston;
grand junior warden, Charles D. War;
ner, Coeur d'Alene; grand prelate,
James F.. Williams, Boise; grand
treasurer, Charles II. Imrod, Boise;
Grand reporter. James A. Pinny,
Boise; standard bearer r. w.
Church, Pocatello; grand sword
bearer, Oscar Waterhouse, Weiser;
grand warden j. A. Jessup, Boise;
grand captain of the guard, F. NJ. By
bee, Idaho Falls. The next meeting
of the grand lodge will be held at
Wallace.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-24

]. A. Allison, Portland; Lewis Ger
ard. Winlock; A. E. Larson, Portland;
A. F. Ogilvie, Portland; Samuel
Brown Seattle; John C. Fox, Port
land; John Tompkins, Athena; NJ. r.
Tompkins, Athena; Ralph Steward,
Walla Walla; B. F. Dupens and wife,
Weston; H. NJ. Fairfield, Portland; j.
F. Baddeley, Weston; H. A. Miller,
Los Angeles; w. T. Sherry, Portland;
W. NJ. Freeman, Portland; ]. Peters,
Portland; c. E. Smith, Portland; G. F.
Smith, Pontiac; P. D. Boyd, Port
land; B. ]. Bond, Portland; A. A.
Quentin, st. Joseph.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-24
Three May Be Drowned.

The remnants Of a log raft were
hauled ashore at Spaldlng,. Idaho,
Thursday, on which we're three coats,
roll Of blankets and some lumber.
It is believed the owners Of the coats
and blankets are drowned. Their
names are believed to be Elmer Dillon
Of Orofino, ]. NJ. Adams Of orofino
and Charley sublet. No trace Of the
men has been found.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-24
Drowned in Slough.

Roy Hutchinson, aged %, farm
hand employed by Dan Hildreth, a
ranchman, about three miles below
Vancouver, Wash, was drowned
Thursday morning while out looking
for some horses. Hutchinson went
up a small slough to head off some
stock and was thrown from his horse
into the water.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-24

The old Pennsylvania Dutch Dunk
ars recommended Hickory Bark
Cough Remedy" Guaranteed to cure
your cough. and guaranteed to be
pure. Made from the bark Of the
shell b.rk or white hickory tree. For
sale by any druggist and all dealers
everywhere. Pendleton Drug Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-24

New London, Conn, June 24.-Once
rlore the abounding lethargy of this
old city is being shattered into frag-
ments and dissipated to the four winds
% heaven by the enthusiastic hosts
Or John Harvard and Eli Yale, who
have already virtually taken possession
Of the town. in advance Of the annual
struggle on the Thames between the
oarsmen Of the rival universities.
While the big crowd will not arrive
until tomorrow. owing to the COM
uencement festivities in New Haven
and Cambridge today there are al
ready a sufficient number of students
mere to obviate any possibility Of
peaceful sleep tonight for the staid
townsmen of New London. All of the
streets are decorated in crimson and
blue. the merchants and citizens con-
tributing largely TO the color scheme
and for the most part impartially. Ad-
herents Of Yale appear to be the most
..onspicuous and are making the big
gest noise. due to the nearness to New
Haven and the supremacy Of Yale
students and alumni in Connecticut.
The largest crowd that ever witnessed
the American regatta is confidently
predicted
Final Practice Today.
Both crews engaged in final prac-
lice today and the husky athletes
comprising the rival crews showed up
in the best Of condition. All the
dope" points to a repetition of last
wears historic struggle. when Yale
snatched the seasons dual aquatic
honors from Harvard after contest
SO else and bitterly contested from
start 10 finish that almost equal glory
was accorded by the crowds to both
winners and losers. While there will
probably be the usual number of
wagers on the result, the admirers Of
neither crew are offering tempting
odds
Arrangements for an observation
train along the river to accommodate
the spectators, have been completed
and every effort will be made by the
railway officials to supply accommo-
dations for all who desire to witness
the struggle.
The schedule for the day IS almost
the same as in the past, the minor
events to be rowed in the forenoon
and the big event Of the day late in
the afternoon. Last year the varsity
race was not rowed until o'clock
owing to the rough condition Of the
water. The Official schedule is as fol-
lows:
l. The varsity four-oar race will
be started al 10 a. m. sharp, at the
Navy Yard and rowed down stream,
finishing at the railroad bridge.
2. The freshman eight-oared race
will be started as soon as practicable
after the finish Of the varsity four
oar race and will be rowed down
stream. starting at the Navy Yard
and finish at the bridge.
3. The university race will be start
cd al the railroad bridge at $50 p. m.
and will be rowed up stream to the
beginning Of the four-mile course.
T. Should it be necessary to post
pone the freshman and four-oared
races Of the university race Is rowed
or time), they will be rowed up stream
Immediately after the university race,
nom the Navy Yard to the beginning
.Df the four-mile course.
sy-reeu,antg
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-24

Lost-On circus day, small tan
leather satchel, containing valuable
papers to owner only. Finder leave
at this office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-24
iUrePInantS.

(c) It is mutually agreed that the
varsity race viii be rowed on time,
weather permitting. regardless Of any
postponement Of the other two races.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23
TEMPORARY RE-
 STRA|N|NC ORDER
The Sentiment Here Is That It Will Be Issued Tues
 day at St. Paul.

Little Rock, July g. -Senti- ment is now that the temporary restraining order asked for by
 the principal railroads of Arkan-
 saS to knock out the tWO-cent rate and the freight tariff issued by the Arkansas railroad con- mission, will certainly be issued by Judge Vandeventer when the case is heard before him in St.
 Paul next Tuesday. The old old high freight rates and three cent fares will then be in force
 until knocked out by other courts when the petition for permanent injunction is heard, and the case taken up on it's merits. Morris M. Cohn, a local corporation at torney, who has fought the rail- roads in behalf of the State, will go to St. Paul to represent Ark ansas in the temporary hearing, and will fight the issuance of the order with every ource of his en- ergy and ability. Attorney Gen. eral Kirby who is the attorney for the Commission, may also go to St. Paul, but it is probable
 that the fight will be made alone by Attorney Cohn. The action of the railroads in bringing up the petition for temporary re- straing order during ike absence of Judge Trieber, who is conser- want with the conditions. and whom it is thought would deny the petition, is considered a neat bit of finance, thus getting the case before a court which is friendly to corporations. If the railroads win the first fall, At torney Cohn says they will have all the harder time getting an order for permanent inj unction.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23
PICNIC AT GALE.

Program for the picnic at Gale Aug. 8, 1908.
 1. Welcome address by k. o. Westmoreland.
 2. Opportunities of Young Men, c. M. Hirst.
 3. Recitation, Mirtie Herring. 4. You are the architect of your own country, R. k. Tompkins. ( Recitation, Florence Hatley. 6. American Citizen, J. E. Meadow.
 '. Recitation, Jewell White. 5. :" Altha Westmoreland. 9. Future of Arkansas, J. M. Camp.
 10 Recitation, Miss Tilla Steed. II Jessie Potter. 12 Vera White. 13 y Ivey Westmoreland. II Music by two brass bands. R. o. Westmoreiand.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23
RUNAWAY.

This morning team belonging to the St. Mary's Woodstock Co. cecame frightened and run away coming up to town and down Main street. turning down west front street and again at J. K. Hamilton's store, turned west. A boy about 12 who had been in the wagon all along, jumped out fortunately without injury. The team was stopped at Blakes stable. Practically no damage to wagon.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23
P0PUlIST MASS MEETING.

By order of the County Gen. tral Committee of the peoples party of Nevada county, Ark. a mass meeting of the Populists of said county is hereby called to meet an Laneburg on Saturday. the 1st day of August 1908 at 10 o'clock a. m. for the purpose of transacting such business as may properly come before it.
 J. o. A. Bush, Chm.
 J. w. Moson, Sec.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23
GIVEN AWAY.

A five-dollar rocking chair will be given away by the manage ment of he Theatorium Saturday night, at 9 p. m.
 Duplicate tickets will be had and put in box and mixed up and one drawn out. The party holding the corresponding num- Der will be the lucky one. Each person paying 1Oc. admission will be entitled to a chance. If the the number drawn is not in the house at the time another draw mill be made.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23
SPEAKING.

The F. E. and C. U. of Amer ica will have a speaker at Main Springs instead of Prescott on next Sa, ,urday July 9 at 10 a. m- Everybody invited.
 w. E. Marsh,
 w. J. Thompson.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23
VOL. NO. 149. Successor to Dinner Horn)
TWENTY. MEMBERS
 ANSWER ROLL-CALL
Yesterday Afternoon When The Democratic Con-
 mittee Convened.

Little Rock, July 23. Twenty members of the Democratic State Central Committee answered the roll call by proxy or by being present at the first meeting of the new committee held yester- day afternoon. Only seven members were present in person. Judge Milwee of Clarendon pre- sided and Bruce Bullion of Con- way acted as secretary. The meeting was very short, it be- ing decieed to leave to leave to Chairman Milwee, the appoint ment of an executive committee of five, with himself as chair man, to take charge of all the arrangements for the campaign and fix the ass ssments from the various counties of the State. Chairman Milwee placed on this committee, H. M. Armistead, Little Rock; T. II. Carroway, Jonesboro; w. K. Ramsey, Cam den; k. F. MilWee, Clarendon; Bruce Bullion, Conway. The matter of assessments was taken up by this committee, the Cen tral committee standing adjourn ed to meet later and stipify the report of the executive commit tee. The executive committee deci ded to raise the assessment on each county for campaign
 purposes, from $2 to S5 for each delegate to which the county was entitled in the last State convention. It was furthe de cided to assess each State official who would be holding office a year from the present date, and deputy or employ making over $1, ,000 per annum, 2fo of of the salary, with the exception of the justices of the Supreme court. All nominees for offices in State and districts were also assessed 2ce of the salaries of the office which they covet, with the ex- ception of prosecuting attorneys, who will each be required to pay $50 into the campaign fund. District judges and chancellors are eliminated from the cam paign contributions everywhere. The committee will later prepare a list of speakers who will tour the State in the interest of the party. and what funds are not expended in the campaign, will probably be turned over to the committee which will have in charge the national campaign.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23
PROCEEDINGS OF
 CIRCUIT COURT
Much Business Transacted Yesterday Afternoon I'm
 portant Cases Today

Yesterday afternoon the fol- lowing business was transacted in the circuit court:
 Ernest Mccoy vs. St. l.. I. M. & R. By. Co.,. two cases. Yer dict for defendant in one and for the plaintiff in the other for 800. Henry Gammell vs. St. l.. I. M. & s. Ky. Go. jury trial and yer dict for the defendant.
 State vs. Steve Flemons, car rying pistol; dismissed at defend ants cost. State vs. Steve Fle- mons, assault and battery, plead guilty and fined $500. State vs. w. H. Jones, false pretenses, in- dictment quashed and referred to present grand jury. Claud Dudley and Abraham Dempsey plead guilty to gaming, fined $1O each.
 The grand jury returned four bills as follows:
 John Warren, assault with in- tent to kill; Joe Brown, assau with intent to kill; john Warren and Joe Brown, assault and bat tery.
 Henry Hatley, for uttering and publishing check, plead guilty and given 2 years in the peni- tentiary. D. lobe, for disturb ing the peace, plead guilty and fined $5.OC
 State vs. Thad Butcher, viola tion of liquor law, jury trial. yer dibt, not guilty. State vs. k. P. Arnold. violation Sabbath, jury out as we go to press. State vs. Ben Hatley on trial.
 The grand jury returned 15 true bills this morning.
 A later report says that k. r. Arnold and Ben Hatley are not guilty of Sabbath breaking.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23
WILLIE MARSH LETTER.
Prescott, Ark, July g, 1908.

July 22, 1905. This is to certify that We have visited the Denton Colony lands in Dimmit county, Texas, and find it better than represented in the literature.
 We have each purchased two contracts and recommend this Colony proposition as a good home purchase or for an invest ment in which the value will cer- tainly grow larger. The climate is fine water good and the soil is certainly rich. Near by we visited the attesian wells and found them to be fine gushing wells.
 We saw ripe peas on land where onions had been gathere q and people planting and gather ing in the same field.
 Get a home in Dimmit county and get it now, for it is better than represented to be.
 See or write F. Nj. Wilson, Gen. Agt., Prescott. Ark.
 T. $. Wylie,
 W. E. Marsh.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23
CHU RICHES and PASTORS
METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL.

School conducted next Sunday by fl. A. Sykes. Practical appli- cation of the lesson by T. D. Scott. Hymns 51, S2, Fl, LIZ and 104. Remember next Sun day is missionary day. Choir practice Friday night at s o'clock.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23

A negro brakeman in the em~ ploy of the Louisiana and Arkan- sas railroad was killed while he swas switching in the yards at Hope Tuesday morning One car had been set on a siding, but was not in the clear, and when an- other switch was being made, the negro, who was on the side of the car being moved, W a S caught between it and the other car.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23
NOTIC

There will be mass meeting of the populists of Missouri township on Saturday July 9, at 3 o'clock D. m. at Shady Grove for the purpose of considering the propriety of nominating a township ticket. Everybody come. s. H. Pittman.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23

George w. Donaghey. demo- cratic nominee for governor, is not spending any of his time in writing back to Arkansas friends of the glories of the states in the far west. Two post cards is the limit of the correspondence had with Bruce Bullion. private sec retary to Mir. Donaghey, up to date. The post cards bore pho- tographic reproductions of scenes witnessed by the next governor Of Arkansas. but very few words. One told that he might be expect cd to return about the first of August. MT. Donaghey and his Wife started on a tour of the western states after the Denver convention was over in order to gather ideas to be taken advan- tage of in his governing of Ark ansaS.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23
L|11Le ROCK
 NEWS BUDGET
Items Gathered at the State Capital By the Picayune's
 Representative

Little Rock, July g. -Commis- sioner Guy B. Tucker has receiv- ed from a photographer of Lin coin. Neb.. a photograph of a group taken upon the steps of the Bryan home in Lincoln. The grorp is the national Democratic committee, and in the center of the front row stands MT. Bryan and MT. Kern. MT. Tucker stands about the middle of the group.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23
Advertised Letters!

The following is the list of letters re maining unclaimed in this office for the week ending July 20, 1908, and if not called for by Aug. 3, 1908, will be forwarded to the Dead Letter Office. GENTLEMEN LADIES. Frank Dodd Miss Lary Murphy Will Dorn Lida Marzette Hasry Ezell Symour Kirby k. T. Smith
 When calling for the above, please say advertised.
 JACK CRIMSON. r. M.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23
OUR EXCHANGES
 OVER THE STATE
Interesting Items Culled From the Papers of
 Nearby Towns.
Nashville News:

Nashville News:
 The safe in the postoffice at Wilton was blown open last Fri day night. The job indicates that the work was done by a profes- sional safe blower, but the amount secured did not exceed thirty cents in stamps.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23

The first through train over the Memphis, Paris and Gulf railroad since March 30 was had Tuesday, the morning train from Ashdown being on time.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23

There is no promise of a crown of righteousness for proficiency in regulating your neighbors.
Daily picayune., 1908-07-23

A good life is impossible until one knows there is ever some thing more desirable than living.