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The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
RULE VANDERBILT LINES.
Wizard of Wall Street Has Option on
Control of System.

Wizard of Wall Street Has Option on
Control of System.
New York, Aug. Is.-The elimins-
tion of the Vanderbilts from New York
Central lines and the complete ascend
ency of Edward II. Hartman in the
control of more than 1900 miles OF
railroad comprised in that system is
declared to be the next important move
in the railway world.
II is reported on what seems to be
good authority that the Hartman back.
ers have secured an option on the great.
er portion. IL not all. of the Vanderbilt
holdings and will soon close a deal in
the interest of the NAPOLEON" of the
railway world. The option which has
been obtained. it is stated. is on $780,.
900, 900 worth of New York Central.
which is TO be purchased for Mr.. Har-
riman at $3.50 a share.
The last report Of the Union Pacific
road shows that II has in it's treasury
si4. 900. 900 worth of New York Cen
trsl securities and it is generally be.
lieved that Mr.. Hartman and few OF
his friends have large personal holdings
Of New York Central securities.
The total capitalization Of the New
York Central is SITS. 632, 900 and it ID
understood that the option. IL exper.
cised, will give Mr.. Hartman and his
friends absolute control of the com
pany. This carries with il the control
of the West Shore and practical con.
troll. though not by stock ownership. OF
all roads in the New York Central lines
system.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
Shin Needed AZ Inquiry.

Vallejo, CAL. Aug. ls.-The Navy
department having failed to issue or
ders temporarily detaehing from the
cruiser South Dakota Lieutenant Com
mander II. o. Stickney and Lieutenant
J. O. Fisher, who are members Of the
board Of inquiry into charges Of al
legged inefficiency against Edward Kav-
anaugh. it is expected the South Da-
kota. on her return to Seattle. will be
ordered to return to Mare Island to
complete the inquiry.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
Apples for Mail Carriers.

Hood River-Hood River will have
the honor of furnishing her apples at
the National Mail Carriers convention
that convenes in st. Paul the latter
part of August. At the banquet to be
held, one Of the beautiful Hood River
booklets will be placed at the plate of
each guest, about 400 in number, and
the famous Gravensteins, from the or.
chard of Hon. J. l.. Carter, will be
served in style illustrative of Hood
River hospitality.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
Bogus Cash Made Abroad.

Philadelphia. Aug. ls.-With the
arrest of Giuseppe Spics. of New
York. secret service operators believe
they have unearthed an unusual eoun-
terfeiting plot. Spica Is alleged to be
in league with band Of counterfeiters
who have their plant in Italy. manu-
featuring American silver certificates.
He was held today under $4,000 bail
for the September grand jury.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
Lumber Company Complains

Salem-The Bridal Veil Lumber com
pany has complained TO the state rail-
road commission that the rates on lum-
Der on the Mount Hood railroad are too
high. The Bridal Veil Lumber com
pany also claims that the Oregon Lum-
be7 company is owned by the railroad
and that this company gets much
lower rate than other shippers.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
wallowa to Boost.

Wallowa-The wallowa Booster club
has just issued 5000 circulars descrip-
tive of the town and surrounding coun-
try. These are being mailed out rap
idly by business men and the secretary
of the club. Already inquiries are
coming in and the club anticipates a
large number of homeseekers in the
valley as soon as the colonist rates are
in effect.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
New School House at Agency.

klamath Falls--Work is to be begun
at once on the large new school build
ing at the Klamath agency. 1t will be
remembered that last spring fire de-
stroyed the main building used for ed
ucational purposes on the klamath res
ervation. The contract for the new
building has been awarded to w. b.
Lowell, of Minneapolis, Minn. The
building will be commodious and will
be modern throughout. 1t will be of
sufficient size to accommodate all fu-
ture demands.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
CIatskanie SawmiII Burns.

CIatskanie-The Kratz & Anderson
shingle mill at Hazel Grove, one and a
half miles from here, was burned to
the ground while the manager and crew
were attending the Clats,:anie celebra-
tion. A spark from the sawdust pile,
which was supposed to be safely out, is
thought to have caused the damage.
The mill was constructed only last
winter and gave employment to a crew
of ten men.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
Dredge Is to Be Kent.

Marshfield-The members of the
Coos Bay port commission held meet
ing and decided to guarantee $50.
for the maintenance of the government
dredge Oregon, which is now at work
in Coos Bay. This will be sufficient
money to keep the dredge in operation
until some time next summer and
means that the work Of improving the
inner harbor will be constantly going
on and that the dredge will remain
here.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
Nebraska Records Broken.

Lincoln. Neh.. Aug. is.-All local
hot weather records for this year were
broken yesterday. when the weather
bureau reported temperature OF i0S.
Suffering has been intense. There
have been no rains in this section for
two weeks and reports from the coun-
try are that the corn crop has already
been seriously damaged.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
Electric Line Progressing.

Hillsboro-The United Railways, f.
nanced beyond doubt, has invaded
Washington county with construction
camps. and the foremen are hiring men
and teams daily. There are camps near
Phillips, at the Waibel place and all
along the plains. The advent of the
electric line will mean vast benefit to
North Washington county. II will
send up property values and furnish
shipping accommodations that will
mean a great saving to farmers.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
Farm Cut Into Tracts.

Junction City-The bushnell farm.
consisting Of S4s acres. is to be sub
divided into 10 and 20 acre tracts. The
land will be surveyed in a few days
and plated. This is q fine tract Of
land and will make desirable homes for
q large number of families.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
Federal Building Started.

Baker City-After n prolonged wait
Of several years. Baker City people are
actually witnessing the removal Of dirt
for the foundation of the Federal build
ing. Building material is arriving
daily and there is every evidence that
the building will be pushed to compile
tion without further interruption.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
WAlLoWA HAS FINE HAY.
Autumn Crop Will Be Close to 49,
600 Tons, All Good Grads.

Autumn Crop Will Be Close to I5,-
600 Tons, All Good Grade.
Wallowa-More than 5000 tons Of
hay will be shipped from this valley
this fall. The crop has been an excel
lent one, and the quality Of the product
is of the best. Outside buyers have
contracted nearly Gil the crop that will
be shipped, and local stockmen have
bought up practically oil that remains
for sale. One Portland firm has bought
10000 tons.
The hay is mostly alfalfa, timothy
and clover. There is some wild hay
and q small amount of grain hay.
Other crops are in proportion to the
hay crop. and this year will be one of
the most prosperous ever known in
Wallowa county, owing to the compile
tion of the railroad and the ready ship
ping facilities thus afforded.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
Land at 500 Per Acre.

Wallowa-W. W. Willett has sold
his s0-acre farm just across the river
west Of Lostine to Mr.. Taylor Of Eu-
gene for $4,000.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
School Heads to Meet June %.

Salem-rhe annual convention OF
county school superintendents has been
called by ]. II. Ackerman, superin-
tendent of public instruction, to meet
in his Office Monday, June 2s. Among
the topics to be considered are school
supervision, how it may be made more
effective; school libraries, how to use
them; annual Institutes, most import
ant subject to emphasize for all insti.
tutes this year; school sanitation, what
has been done, what should be. done
school board convention, value Of, how
to conduct.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
BRIEF NEWS OF
THE PAST WEEK
Condensed Dispatches from All Parts
Of the Two Hemlspheres.

Interesting Events from Outside the
State Presented in a Manner to
Catch the Eye of the Busy Reader
Matters of National. Historical
and Commercial importance.
The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-08-20
STATION FOR BEND.
Government to Gather Data on Water
Resources of interior.

government 10 1atneT Oatd OF water
Resources of interior.
Bend-A Chronological station is
about to be established at Bend. ac-
cording to r. B. Post. of the United
States Geological survey, who has done
extensive work in this region during
the last ten months, gathering statis-
tics concerning Central Oregon water
resources for a forthcoming govern
ment report. The purpose of the sta
tion is TO record the temperatures,
precipitation, evaporation. etc., of the
region, considerable inquiry along such
lines having been made of late at the
Portland Office, and no information be-
ing obtainable. Once established, the
station will be under the Jurisdiction
of the weather bureau. e:
The purpose Of Mr.. Posts work is
the publication of an official report
concerning the water resources of this
part of the state. with particular ref
erence to tabulating authentic data rel
ative to existing and contemplated ir.
rigation schemes, field of inquiry in
which little has hitherto been done.
Practically all the statistics necessary
for the report have been collected, and
the actual drawing up will be immedi-
ately undertaken, with the probability
of completion within three months.
Te secure the desired information the
government has maintained over 40
stations on the various streams.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-05-14

Senator johnson, Of North Dakota,
makes strong objections to the erection
of a state to. Alexander Hamilton in
washington n tAs grounds that his
private and pubic character did not
warrant it. He. does not seem to be up
to-dates enough tS4now that the SIM
plicity honesty and economy of Jeffer-
sonian democracy is a thing of the past
in the national capitelyndsthat Hamil-
toms ideas of a strong central govern
ment by the privileged classes prevails
more thap. eyer befGre On this continent.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-05-14
ACROSS HI RIVER.

Christiana Greek j sto be dredged to q
depth of Is feet from the mouth to the
B. so. Bridge. The contract has been
granted to the American Dredging Co..
Of Philadelphia, at 1871 cents per cubic
yard. The Government has $35, 00C
available for the work. The original
depth was Is feet, but the bed has filled
SO that it is not more than 163 feet in
some places.
The car shops at the Harlan and Hol-
hngsworth Corporation, Wilmington, are
at present turning out a number OF pas
sengef coaches in this country and aside
from these, two knock down coaches for
a railroad in China are nearing compile
ton and will shortly be shipped to their
destination. The cars for China are be-
ing erected for the Kwong Tung Yueh
Han Railroad, the name Of the railroad
appearing ON the cars in both the English
and Chinese languages, They will be
used for third-class passenger traffic, and
instead of seats arranged across the cars,
as in American coaches, there is one long
seat on each side w5sisaalnplDfseripg. :
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-05-14
Baseball Fans
WILL FIND BIG TREAT IN SPECIAL

N. A. ISSUE
Richer in information. more beautiful
as to appearance and crammed fuller Of
entertainment. The North Americas
special annual baseball supplement, to be
issued Sunday, May 16, will eclipse all
three of its predecessors. :
The first page in colors is an attractive
arrangement. containing photographs of
every player of the Phillies and Athletics
an illustration well worth framing. The
back page in colors shows the difficulties
Of making hasebalps most dangerous
play, tagging a runner.
James G. Isaminger, The North Amer
ican's baseball humorist, contributes a
story on the era of the siik-stocking ball
player. 1t is illustrated by Cart0onist
Hoban.
Every player in the Tristats League is
photographed, there is a page devoted to
the Atlantic League and all of the other
leagues; New York State, North Penn,
Delaware county, Bucks county, etc.,
have representations.
School college and independent baseball
in state:and city. The amateur game as
played by the youngsters on the lot and
in the park come in for liberal attention,
the rosters of 1000 teams being carried.
The batting and fielding averages OF the
big leagues will be found only one of
many valuable features that will make
this a reference guide for the whole sea.
son.
Orders should be place at once, as last
years edition was quickly exhausted, and
the demand Tor the present supplement-
will be even greater.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-05-14
I.ls..z2 FREIGHT RATES.

Tribute to the Steel Trust Renders
Advance Necessary.
The proposed Increase in freight rates
is causing very sharp discussion, but
Il phase of the subject seems to have
been overlooked. 1t is said that with
out an advance in rates net earnings
are and will be insufficient to maintain
dividends. This deficiency In NET earn
ings could not have existed if the rail
roads had not paid to the iron and
steel monopoly unreasonable prices for
rails and other supplies.
Although it is admitted on all sides
that iron and steel can be made in the
United States at less cost than Y
where else in the world, the duty on
steel rails is 1874 per ton. That the
price is kept up to the limit permitted
by the foreign cost plus the tariff is
shown by the fact that many foreign
rails are imported and sold. In the fis-
cal year 1907 4,e10 tons were brought
In, chiefly at New York and Baltimore.
For the same year the United States
statistical bureau gives the domestic
q -A
production Of rails as 3,977,887 tons
and the domestic consumption as 3,691,-
49, If the tariff graft exacted by the
steel-trust from the railroads that used
these rails was only 1874 per ton, the
amount Of duty, then the loss of rail-
way net earnings on this account alone
was nearly $29,O00,000, but 1884 is un-
doubtedly much less than the steel
trust velvet over and above a reason.
able competitive price.
There has been no reduction in the
price of rails since the October panic,
although prices have been cut in most
other lines. The railroads also use
many other iron and steel products be-
sides rails. If the railway managers
paid only fair prices for iron and steel,
they would now have no need either to
raise freight rates or to reduce wages.
Why do they not attack the tariff graft
Of the steel combination Instead Of I'm
posing additional burdens upon ship
zsrs ana consumers7
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-05-14
Candidates In Wilmington

Tuesday was the last day for filing
papers for candidates for city Offices to
be nominated at primaries to be held on
Saturday. Republican aspirants for
Mayor are Washington Hastings and
William G. Taylor. DIR. J. Harvey
spruance, Democrat, is unopposed for
nomination.
There are two Republican candidates
for president of Council, William P.
White and Frederick G. Hitchler. The
Democratic candidates are James l.. Bar
ring and James C. O'Neil.
For City Treasurer Howard D. Ross
Republican, and DIR. Charles M. Almond
Democrat, have no opposition.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-05-14

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The same old game is being played in
Washington. There are Senators who
make speeches in favor of genuine tar
if reform to be ready by their constit-
uents at home and then they vote to put
a high tariff on in favor of the trusts.
1t is the Old game played years ago by
John Siberian IL Ohio. When he was
up for reelection he made speeches to
satisfy those who we've opposed -toatheI
gold standard and then voted in Con-
gress for the money kings. The voters
were satisfied with his words and the
special privileged interests were salts
fed with his votes. That shows the
wisdom some have to keep in office.
B.. T. Barnum once said, "The
American people like to be humbugged."
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-05-14
WooDsr6WN

May 1l-Miss Florence Bo6he, of
Bridgeton, visited her uncles George and
John Boone over-Sunday.
The members of the young mems Chris
tlan Union will hold a strawberry festi-
val in the Humphreys Building Satur-
day evening.
Miss Flora Becker was one of the grad
mates at the Philadelphia Children's
Homeopathic Hospital School on the
4th.
The annual commencement OF Piles
grove High School will take place on
June 10th. The graduates are Rachel M.
Davis, Nora I. McConbrie, Florence E.
Shute, Caroline Justice Charlotte Stewart,
lrma +. Currie. Fannie B. Miller, Leona
K. Vanleer, Lemeta Stratton, Howard K.
Wallace, Charles F. Avis, John G. BEN
nett.
Mrs. Frank Thorne and son of Chester,
Pa, have been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Turner:
DR.. Mary Morrison, Of Salem, visited
Benz. Patterson and family over-Sun-
day,
John Peterson gave q musical at his
home on North Main Street ON Thursday
CtCi1bS 4uo VOOuctOWu OIcilcebId Ict-
dered a number of fine selections. The
house was beautifully decorated and light
ted. Refreshments we're served.
The University Reading Circle gave
DIR. and Mrs. T. j. Collier a pleasant sur
prise on Thursday evening at the final
meeting of the circle for the season. prev
vious to their removal from Woodstown.
Mrs. Collier was presented with a copy
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ming refreshments were served.
Mrs. J.. M. G. Richman and Ethel Rich
man visited Wilbert Richman and family
at Bridgeton on Friday.
Misses Florence and Mabel Turner en-
tertained the Fortnightly Club ON Mon
day evening. ROSE
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-05-14
Editor dets position

j. Ward Richardson, editor OF the
Bridgeton Evening News, has been ap-
pointed a Riparian Commissioners by
Governor Fort, at a salary of $500 per
year. With Howard Tyler, of the Bridge
ton Pioneer, w. H. Chew, of the Salem
Standard, Benz. Patterson, of the Woods
town Monitor Register, and now Mr..
Richardson Of the Evening News all en-
joying fat jobs, it would seem that the
faithful are getting their reward.-El-
mer Times.
Editors should he more entitled to
these sinecure positions than others, be-
cause, the newspaper publisher does
more to educate the people into good
citizenship and informs them about
public affairs than any one else and gets
the least pay for their services.
But there is one man in the state who
proves by his acts that he believes in re.
form. Mark M. Pagan, former Mayor
of Jersey City, refused to accept the
office of Riparian Commissioner because
he believed it to be a sinecure and
should be abolished.
MI. Pagan was not the kind of man
James Russell Lowell, meant, when he
was publishing his sarcasm sixty years
ago in the Biglow papers. The other
fellows were in office then. Lowell said:
l du believe with all my soul
In the greet Press's freedom,
To pint the people to the good
An in the traces lead EN-;
Palsied the arm tibet FORCES Jokes
At my fat Office squitin',
An withered be the nose tibet pokes !
Inter g0v'ment printing!
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-05-14
Kills Her Foe Off In 20 Years.

"The most merciless enemy l had for
20 years." declares Mrs. James Duncan,
of Haynesville, Me-, twas Dyspepsia. 1
suffered intensity after eating or drink
ing and. could scarcely Sleep. After
many remedies had failed and several
doctors gave me up. / tried Electric
Bitters, which cured me completely.
Now ! can eat anything. I am 70 years
old and am overjoyed to get my health
and-strength back again." For Indipes-
ton. Loss of Appetite, Kidney Trouble,
Lame Back, Female Complaints, its un-
equaled, Only SOC at B. Arete johnson.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-05-14
The Legislative Session of 1000

kEre1a Newark Evening staaar
sTha64Ne LzsiSatula Of 1903 failed
to keep the promises to the people
last fall by the party in power cannot
be denied by the majority members of
that body. Nor can the finger be point
ed to a single important ledgef Fulfilled.
The session just ended is one of .spromis-
es .irade and never kept. Nor are the
legislative sins those of omission only.
And for these sins there is no divided
responsibility. The Governor is not
chargeable for what the Legislative me-
elects to do. Inimportant matters the
Governor made specific recommends
tions in his messages. He favored the
enactment of certain measures demand
ed by the people,; measures de-
manded by public sentiment, and, there
fore, there rests upon him no response
bility for the failures witnesseds
The Governor was not elected to
make laws, but to administer them,
although his curse during the session
showed that he wal possessed with the
obstinate idea that his commission was
q legislative one. His use of the exec
utive patronagew was objectionable. 1t
establishes a vicious precedent in Office.
When we come testiia:sinsss Of commits
sion we find that incomparably greater
than all tie rest combined was the act
OF the Legislature nanaesing the bills
exploiting the public school funds and
imposing increased'tax burdens on the
already overtaxedmNdiespalities The
jugglery with the revenues of the pub:
lie schools was begun a year ago. The
Legislature Of, lastyeM-ptayed a scurvy
trick on the school districts that wa
severely felt by Newaakii its finances.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tight hold
Of the entire school revenue for this
year. payable last November, with a
yiew-to the late legislation, which ap
p%rOpliates to the State q whole years
revenue, together with several hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars diverted
tins year and half a million in future
years. Compared with this act, all
other acts Of commission Of the Leg
islaturv are inc0nsequential. Nor scan
popular censura be shifted by the party
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The Penn's Grove record., 1909-05-14

The latest publication for Democrats
is the National Monthly published at
Buffalo, N. Y, by Norman E. Mack,
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee. 1t contains a valuable
fund of information by leading Demo-
Gratis in the country on party politics
and principles. Like all Democrats,
Populists land even the Republicans fifty
years ago. the National Monthly begins
with Thomas Jefferson as a frontispiece
and a picture of Monticello his home.
1t is a valuable addition to the political
literature of the country and should be
supported by the faithful.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-05-14

If Diogenes happened in Washington
while the present tariff was being voted
upon and was looking for an honest
mar he might be tempted to glance at
Robert M. La Folette, Senator from
Wisconsin. He refused to record his
vote IN the question of keeping a high
tariff on lead, because he has holdings
In lead bearing land. The only. other
record III history that comes to mind
where q man was SO honest that he con-
sidered it improper, to, vote on a bill
that would inanciaalybenef him was
John Quincy Adams, who sold his stock
stock in the U. S. Bank in order that
/ he, might ainapartiallyjaote If every
mali KC92sreaS 1aofnlfiaNonsider it i'm
proper to vote on bills that would finan-
cially interest them, whiclf Is contrary
to sQ@mogg lay, we venture to say there
WW5dldhotsbS d qd tf DO business.