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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-30
Pastlme Theater.
he following new program goes

The following new program goes
on today:
1.-The Poor Kid" An inspiring
drama, depicting the life of noble
little boy.
Invisible Thief" This picture,
which abounds in funny situations,
is a marvel for its tricks in photog-
raphy and leaves the spectator SPELL
bound with amazement.
"Klnd Hearted Tough" Drama.
1.-The Kings Conspiracy" An art
subject of highest grade. Photo
graph quality perfect and dramatiza-
ton natural.
The baby show is still the talk of
the town, Don't miss seeing the ba-
bies and voting for your favorite.
Will sell or lease hotel doing good
business. Terms reasonable. Good
reasons for selling. Address Mrs. F.
Myers, Helix, Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-30
DOCTORS KEEP ALIVE
A STOMACHLESS MAN

Oakland, .Cal.--His gullet closed
and his stomach turned to grlstle by
a copious draft Of hydrochloric acid,
which he had swallowed, Charles
Allen is nearing recovery here today,
after series of surgical operations,
the last of which involved replacing
the mans mouth with q silver tube,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-30

Southern oregon would like to se-
cede also. Like eastern oregon, it is
sick of the short sighted rule and
blight of the Willamette valley moss
back and the Salem hog, asserts the
Medford Tribune. .@atMgW
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-30

Silver Lake Leader: Out in the
Connely hills the cougars are killing
young colts, one party having lost sew
en- in that way. Here is a chance
for some rare sport to those who want
to hunt cougars
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-30

One man has contracts to drill IS
wells from So to 24O feet deep, near
Brownsville.
The sun., 1909-06-17
vienna's Public Air Baths.

Ff0m He Ldnc<t
On the recommendation of several medical
men In Vienna the municipality last year opened
an institution called here by the popular name OF
"GluschsufeL" 1t Is simply al open sir san''
tar!um for healthy persons. The old idea that
sunlight air and water are the main restorauves
at our disposal was long ago taken UP by nom
medical philan throplst. who opened an establish
ment OF the most primitive kind on the banks
OF the Danube on the outskirts OF Vienna. me
results obtained by him have prompted the mu-
niclpality to enlarge the establishment and con-
duct II on modern principles.
An immense area covered with hne sand de-
posted from the Danube, which used TO nov
there In ancient umes, q long river bank with
shallow. rapidly nowinr cold water and the so'
sence OF any shade giving trees are the three
principal health giving factors relied on. specla
care has been taken to enable schools to make
use Of the facilities offered there: 400 persons
can undreSs at the same time. and free uckeu
have been granted 10 schools and workshops
so that on some days last summer 10000 persons
were seen there, going about In the open ar
nearly naked.
II must be admitted that the Institution ms
done much TO convince the lower classes OF me
good influence OF q natural mode OF lfe' NO
less than 10000 persons have svslled themselves
OF the opportunity offered them. and for his yen
an increased area has bean thrown open Tor tne
AIR cure" There Is . special medical attendm'
present
The sun., 1909-06-17
The Scream OF the Esgie.

To 1aE EprroR OF TaE Sus-!Sr: In descrb-
ing the wreck OF the SlAvonia Dr. Smith OF
Worcester said TO the reporter: The transship.
ment OF baggage from the staterooms was effected
In true American style. with no hitch and without
loss
Let the eagle scream. As the crew OF the
Cunarder were British and the ship that went 10
the rescue was German, both naiionalitics who
seem TO have behaved very well no doubt will be
6sttered. But true American style" with bag.
gage tells the foreigner Its own story. The s,olid
German realizes that he Is paid 10 handle baggage.
not smash II. He lifts trunks with csre and moves
hand baggage gingerly. The uninAginative Brit.
isher also makes the same SD mistake, being like
wise taught TO respcc, private property. The
true American style" inspires the mover with the
idea that he ought 70 be president or trust mag.
nate; his rich owner makes him do the worksof
two: SO be shows his resentment by letting
trunks fall by their own impetus. by hurting hand
baggage like brtckbats. His charges also are six
times greater than those OF his British or German
cousins. SO watt the gentle tribute o'er the sea.
NEW YoRx. June 10. WALTER BUXTON.
The sun., 1909-06-17
A Californian Opinion.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, June i6.-Carl STAN
ton. editor Of the San Francisco Examiner,
is visiting In this city. In talking about
the revision Of the tariD-to-day he said: Il
believe that we ought to do what THE Sun
proposes consider the situation the same
as We would If we had had q war or pes
tilence, then issue a tax on checks and notes
and other chooses In action. This is what
is necessary. And then. as The Sun says,
have the stamps engraved with the likeness
OF Mr.. Roosevelt. so that everybody and
everybody's children will become acquainted
80 deeply placed this country in financial
distress that it will take years to put her
on a level keel.
do you know that the increased expenses
OF the Roosevelt Administration amounted
to over 500. .ooo. .ooo9 This consider simply
enormous. The country at large ought to
be glad he has gone. can only say In
conclusion that do not think the tariff will
be much reduced-not so that it can be
called duty for revenue only.
Il don't think the tariff can be reduced
very much-not enough to show any appre-
ciable differences. This Is caused by tho
enormous deficiencies to the country caused
by the expensive budgets Of eight years Of
Roosevelt. These deficiencies amounted to
such great sums that II will take some years
to place us back where we were before
Roosevelt was President"
The sun., 1909-06-17
From the Boston Ersnino T,anser,p,.

From the Boston Erenfn1 Transersps.
The corporation has become merely a
convenient form Of doing business. The
person possessed OF but 81 900 may have il
invested In an enterprise organized as a
corporation. The Government should not
discourage that method OF organization by
comparison with the partnership or the
individual proprietorship. The man who
is rich enough to own an apartment house
or a mill or a railroad should not be reliev ed
Of taxes that are borne by the thousa nd
persons forming a corporation to own any
one Of these things.
The real rem edy for the situation Is radi-
cal retrenchment In Government expendi-
lures, THE NEW YORK Sun has recently
shown that from 1881 to 1883 the average
yearly expenditures OF the Federal Govern
ment were s2ss 900 900; for the eight years
beginning with 1891 they averaged 1912 ,ooo.- :
900. while for the corr espondns period be-
ginning with 1901 after the Spanish war
was over they averaged sss5, ,ooo, 900. In
twenty years the cost OF governing the
country has thus more than doubled. Many
observers In the national capital have long
been calling attention to these tendencies,
but they have been q voice crying in the
wilderness. until to-day the country 10 con-
fronted with the real threat Of new and
burdensome taxation. Why not reduce
expenses2
The sun., 1909-06-17
Mississippi Valley Commerce.

The esteemed Chicago Inter Ocean Is
hereby informed that THE Sun does
not gather its meaning when, discussing
the deep waterways plan for the upper
Mississippi Valley and its numerous
tributaries, it refers to modern cohdi-
tions, commercial conditions, equal
ization of facilities DC. We are quite
aware Of the value Of the rivers for
transportation purposes, but it seems
to us much easier to provide vehicles of
transportation suited to the rivers than
to undertake to deepen and widen the
rivers 30 as adapt them to purely
arbitrary type Of vehicle.
We see no reason why a properly
constructed barge is not as safe carrier
as freight car, andi such barges can
not carry wheat or hay or meat or any
other produce just as we'll as other
barges carry coal from Pittsburg to
Louisiana, we confess we cannot solve
the mystery. We see no explanation
except that the railroads are doing the
business so well and 80 expeditiously
that the demand for long distance river
navigation has been stilled
There is modern condition which
of course our admirable contemporary
has not in mind, the great, heartfelt
yearning Of an educated people to in
wade the Treasury and to have its
boarded contents distributed among
the bosses, in or out of office. The real
question in all our minds, We feel quite
sure, is that of booming the trade OF
the great valley; and that end can be
achieved in our opinion, by recourse to
the facilities with which nature has pro-
vided us in respect Of navigable streams
whenever the artificial resources OF the
railways are found wanting. 1t isn't
necessary to take great oceangoing
steamships up to Keokuk or Omaha.
The fruits and harvests OF the valley
can be taken TO them-at small cost and
The sun., 1909-06-17
Ode to a Town Unnamed.

Oh, . wonderful place Ia my native town,
Most wonderful ever seen.
In summer ~ hot,
In winter It's cold:
OF spring and autumn YOU needn't be told;
or the frst two only have the trusts got hold.
Por ice costs oliver
And anthracite gold.
And he who obi scts 10 indeed most bold
In the town who're Cash 10 king.
oh. q Jolly old place Is my native town.
This town whereof kins;
There arc frequent spots
where the streets gap wide
To keen out OF harm Walk well 10 the aide,
For II In hole you should chance 70 slide
when the RID lights gone, they ssy you have lied
And the newpboys cry: Would. be suicide,"
In the town where Cash IL king.
Oh, n bully hne place Is my native town.
Whose fame round the world does rne
4 seat 10 a car you'li vsinly hunt
Where the constant cry
Little further tront!"
Makes the pc orle mad I'll they shove and thun,p.
where you hang on straps
And wigsie and jump
Till your back twists w In o hopeless hump
In the town where Cash ID king.
n, BaArros Kixxxpr.
The sun., 1909-06-17

Understanding that TO take issue with
Field Marshal Lord RoBERTs when he says
that the British army is sham may cause
the dissenter to "be incontnently burnt at
the stake. the military correspondent OF
the London Times declares. nevertheless.
that "the regular army has never before
been In such strong posi- ton andhasnever
before been able 30 we'll and so rapidly 10
succor distant possessions in their need
and to support effectively friends and
allies He asserts that, provided the
command OF the sea were not in dispute,
England could place at tho disposal Of .
Continental ally 225.oOO electives. exolu-
sive Of officers; In an emergency the Sew
snth Division In the Mediterranean and
South Africa and four divisions In India
could be added to that formidable force
OF trained soldiers
During the year ended March 81. 1909.
the number OF recruits accepted was l7o.-
772, or 81 ,290 for the regular army. 2s.7o4
for the special reserve (of whom about
s,4oo Joined the regulsrs), and 114.17s for
the new territorial army. OF this last
force the Times specialist does not have
80 poor an opinion a. Lord RoBKRTs has.
and declares that military men generally
do not sustain the aged Field Marshal.
He maintains that the teritorials are BY
no means unframed and inexperienced
troops. as the pessimists will have to ad-
init II they visit tho camps this year.
In conclusion he says
No. Our army Is not sham. Both First and
Second line are better than they have ever been
before. and better prepared 70 carry out their
mission In war. Two yeArs more Of steady work.
combined with continuity OF policy. will place US
In a fairly good position"
With Lord RoBERTs he does agree,
however. that the establishment should
have a peace strength Of eoo. 600 men. or
more than double the present compile
ment. The obvious rejoinder Of Eng
lands greatest General would be- How
are you going to get them unless you
bring in conscription?"
The sun., 1909-06-17
A Misinterpretation of the Aroused
Public Opinion"

Public Opinion"
Seven subordinate employees Of the
American Sugar Refining Company who
are charged with having participated
in the perpetration of that thieving
corporation crimes against the Gov
ernment have been called to appear
to-day for trial. Through their counsel
they have smade a plea for delay on
the ground that the confessions Of
wrongdoing lately made by the sugar
company in several discovered acts Of
lawlessness and crime have aroused
such popular prejudice against it and
its workmen as to make impossible a
fair hearing and unbiased determine
ton of their cases. They assert that
they fear the jurymen who are to de-
eide as to their guilt or innocence will
be swayed by outside considerations,
and not be influenced solely by the
evidence produced in. court.
This alleged fear is entirely without
justification, The seven employees Of
the thieving sugar company are not
sufferers from the indignation which
the public feels toward their master.
There is no "outcry" against them, no
sentiment calling for their sacrifice. 1t
is universally recognized that whatever
their conduct may have been, it was in
spired by men high in authority, who are
not under arrest. II they manipulated
scales they did it under orders and not
for their own benefit, but to line the
pockets of certain precious scoundrels
whose names are not yet on the criminal
docket. The entirely subordinate nature
of their occupation is fully recognized
No one supposes for moment that they
instigated the enormous frauds that the
American Sugar Refining Company has
been convicted Of and confessed.
Against the seven workmen who are
now under accusation no popular feel
ing Of hostility is shown. Even toward
the men responsible for the stealings
confessed by the American Sugar Re-
fining Company there is no undue in
dignation. All that the public wants
is that they should be punished ade-
quately without special consideration, as
any other thieves should be punished
The sun., 1909-06-17
THE SUN, THURSDAY, JUNE II, 1909,

with reasonable despatch, whether by
water or by rail--which we think 10 all
that the most fantastic view Of modern
conditions" will find needful.
Meanwhile the United States engi-
neers commissioned to inquire into the
feasibility Of expanding sso,oOo,oOo a
year on the deep water project have re-
ported that the scheme Is moonshine.
Does the Inter Ocean propose board
Of hungry politicians to introduce us
to the real speedway to the Govern
fnent millions?
The sun., 1909-06-17

bill is seven-eighths Of a cent, and the
Senator voted to reduce the duty to
half cent. Therefore the case is not
very black for the gentleman from Jones
county.
Whether anybody agrees with us on
that point or not, we insist that these
outlandish names that occur in the tariff
bills are stimulating in IN educational
way, and, dry as the general subject
seems to be, an entertainment much
more interesting than the spelling hee
could he got up in the rural parts by
threading the labyrinthian schedules Of
the Payne or Aldrioh bill, one by one.
and putting posers to the social town
meeting
The sun., 1909-06-17
Ouebra%ho.

We submit that the tariff debate in the
Senate, aside from the problem of revi-
sion, is wonderfully educational. When,
for instance. Mr.. SIMMONS OF North
Carolina votes for a duty of half cent
on quebracho and argues in letter in
tended for the eyes Of his constituents
that it was not protection he voted for
but revenue to maintain the Govern
ment, who is greatly concerned about
his motive? The question We all ask
ourselves is, What in thunder is que
bracho? Forthwith we pursue it to the
encyclopedia, and we are lucky if the
volume eniightens.
After more or less research we learn
that quebracho means axe-breaker, and
that it is the name of several hardwood
trees that grow in South America. The
bark and texture OF the red quebracho
make a, quick acting tanning material
much exported; the white quebracho has
bark Astounding in alkaloids that are
used for the relief Of dyspnDa: and there
are other quebracho trees for which
there is demand in the laboratory for
various purposes. 1t was the red que
bracho. however, that Senator SIM
MONS deemed 50 valuable for revenue. as
he explained in letter to the Charlotte
Observer:
Not single quebracho tree 10 grown In North
America. They are grown 10 South America aud
ou, quebrscho extract comes from the Argentine
Republic. where II 10 controlled absolutely by a
foreign trust. which has so completely maintained
prices In this country that the price has constantly
gone up since Il INST began to be imported here
about fifteen year. seo. while the price OF chest
nut extract. an American product made almost
entirely In North Carolina and Virginia. with which
II competes. has been forced down BY this foreign
trust until 1t Is today selling at about halt what
It Was selling for hfteen ysap ago. The duty
upon quebracho 10 a revenue duty. pure and sim.
pie because every dollar Of !, coca into the Fed
eral Treasury"
Now We can imagine that MIR. sIM-
MONS would vote for duty on while
o,,ebracho IL North Carolina produced
q barl; from which an alkaloid could be
derived to relieve dyspn1a; and II he
argued that his object was to raise
revenue for the Government, and not to
protect dealers in the rival bark, what
In the world could any ono do about IL?
After all, the Democratic national plat
form called for graduated reductions TO
restore the tariff TO revenue basis,
and not for free trade. The duty on
Mr.. SIMMoSs's quebracho in the Dingley
The sun., 1909-06-17
THE ROOSEVELT STAMP TAX.
Direct snd Sensible way OF Meeting
Revenue Emergency.
krom The Neu YORK Times

From the Eeu York Times.
When the night dogs Of Populism break
loose all sorts Of queer game are chased,
1t would be futile to import considerations
Of economic principle and Of scientific JUS
tice into the discussion OF a tax bill framed
for the purpose OF throttling the corpora
tions. 1t Is because OF the deep rooted
and In many parts OF the country universal
conviction that the corporations are fair
game and may be. nay must be. hunted In
and out of season, that while we have at
Washington earnest advocacy Of an income
tax, an Inheritance tax, and OF q corpora
tion tag, !mposts the supporters Ct which
fondly believe would fail upon the fortunes
Of the rich and leave the poor untouched.
most productive form OF taxation Of which
We had not long ago an enlishtening e1pe-
rience-ws mean the stamp tax. TO meet
the expenses OF the war with Spain Con-
gress In an act taking effect July l. 1898,
provided that revenue stamps should be
table instruments and proprietary articles.
Bonds, mortgages. promissory notes. bank
checks. bills OF exchange. contracts. tele-
graph dispatches. life insurance policies
and many other Instruments were thus
taxed. II was tax easily borne: It bur-
dsned no individuai. yet w.s productive
In the first full year of It's operation, the
year ending June 80. 1890. the revenue from
the sale Of adhesive stamps was SIS. .s37. sic;
in 1000 the revenue was $40. .oe4. .se5; in 1901 it
was sss.?4i ,o3e. This tax was repealed the
next year.
In the present state Of public and Con-
gressonal opinion the defect OF the stamp
tax is that its burdens would be distributed
throughout the community. 1t would
dininish no great fortune: 1t would not
increase the power Of the Federal Govern
ment over any corporation. But as q means
OF accomplishing the direct purpose in view.
Of doing away with the deficit and providing
revenue for the expenditures OF the Govern
ment. tho stamp tax has obvious merits.
1t is easily and quickly put into operation.
tho cost OF administration 10 triiing, 1t is
patiently borne and does not provoke pro-
tcsts. Al any other time. In season when
mems minds we're not so desperately bent
upon seeking out new ways for cbaining
down the corporations. the stamp tax would
have many advocates In Con ngress.
The sun., 1909-06-17

90 far recrsant to its trust and blind to
its opportunities as to recognize, JUS
tify, even sanction the perpetuation Of
the wicked Wall Street, In sum, the
report Of the commission represents
nothing more inspiring than a delib-
crate, careful and apparently thought
ful study Of the world Of, the stock
market. There isn't Golden Text in
its whole resume. To be sure, II does
suggest certain reforms, mainly reforms
from the inside, changes TO be accom-
plished by the Stock Exchange itself.
What could be more absurd than such
suggestion? Certainly public which
had the right to expect blood will not
be satisfied with such subterfuge.
Margin trading, selling short, manipu-
lation, ali the wicked arts and devious
deviltries Of the soulless brokers are
discussed, by the commission; but the
abolition of no one of these practices is
even hinted at. As for certain other
abuses, such as bucket shops. the ig-
norant, the stupid commission has even
discovered existing laws to reach these
enormities. Invariably, moreover, the
commission insists on discussing the
material effects rather than the moral
inspiration of new laws. The great
voice Of the people demanded that the
house Of the stock spectators be de-
stroyed, and the puerile If not actually
corrupt commission responds by sug-
gest;ns that it be busted!
OF itself perhaps the Wall Street
Commissions report will be most inter-
esting to many as the possible evidence
of an approaching return to sanity.
Certainly no recent public commission
has laid hands upon SO much moral
material and returned with less noise
and more deliberately neglected oppor-
tunities. To stick to humdrum fact
when lilitless field of fiction lay
open before it, to find actual warrant,
not mere technical excuse, for the ex-
istence Of business the npopularity
of which was beyond denial, is a plain
demonstration that the Wall Street COM
mission was convinced that common
sense had resumed it's ancient abode
with majority of its fellow citizens.
The commission has presented sober,
serious and sensible report, but its char
acter, more than its not uninteresting
contents, is, we think, its chief contem-
porary significance.
The sun., 1909-06-17
The Income Tax Nhip.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: In
to-day news from Washin gton we read the
following: 1t was realized by the President
and the Senate leaders that the sentiment
in favor OF an income tax among the Re
publican Senators was so strong" DC
How beautiful the word sentiment
is In this relation, and how much hidden
meaning It conveys' Thoreau remarked
that the power to tax was also the power
to destroy: II he were living to-day he
would undoubtedly add and to punish
No sordid considerations OF fiscal expedi.
ency or questions Of Government revenue
should enter into the deliberations Of tho
Senate at this juncturc: for It's members
constitute jury. and We who are unfortu-
nate enough to have more than -. 900 year
are criminals at the bar. We shall consider
ourselves lucky II We escape with q small
fne. ALBERT r. GALLATiN.
NEW YoIK June 15