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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
SPOKANE WANTS HELP
IN RATE FIGHTING

Spokane.-The Spokane Cham
Der of Commerce is mailing an invi-
tation to commercial bodies of in
terror cities west of Denver to organ
ize to resist the efforts Of the trans
continental railroads to upset the re-
cent decision of the interstate COM
merce commission in the Spokane
rate case. The latter points out that
in the decision the commission laid
down plan of freight rate reduc-
tions that would apply to all interior
cities.
The railroads, contending that these
reductions are too sweeping and
would cut down their earnings at
every interior distributing point, have
petitioned for a re-hearing and have
offered as a substitute for the COM
missions decision, their own plan of
rate revision, which offers only slight
reductions, and on a number of COM
modities an actual advance over the
existing rates. The railroad plan. as
filed before the interstate commerce
commissin, is also devised with view
to destroying established manufac-
turing industries at interior towns
and cities.
H. NJ. Stephens, the attorney who
conducted the Spokane rate case be-
fore the commission, said today:
"The decision of the interstate COM
merce commission in the Spokane
case will revolutionize the rates from
the east to all inland cities west of
Denver, sf the railroads do not sue
ceed in their strenuous efforts to up
set it. This decision, if it stands, will
mean a reduction of rates from Mis-
souri, and Mississippi river to all in
land cities from Mexico to Canada.
It's folly to try deaf mutes as SER
wants: they won't answer
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
Labor Troubles in Porto Rico.

San Juan, p. R.-The local branch
Of the American Federation Of Labor
is holding a series of meetings through
out the island to defend labor inter-
ests and refute the attacks made on
the American government by the
members Of the Unionist party. Fed
Grafton orators have been denied the
use of the plaza in three different
towns by the Unionists and have ap-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28

Read the East oregonian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
INFANT BURGLARS
OPERATE IN PORTLAND

Portland.--Forcing their entrance
INTO the grocery store of j. c. Hick-
man, at $50 Milwaukee street, by
breaking the window with a rock. two
youthful burglars, Peter Retthler. age
I years, and Jake Renner, age 6b
years, sons of Henry Retthler, of 6O7
Ellworth street, and Lawrence Rem
ner, of $500 Ellsworth street. respec-
lively, robbed the till of SO in cash and
took several other articles from the
store.
After finishing this job in the groc-
cry store, they broke into the meat
market adjoining and rifled the cash
register of its contents, amounting to
small sum. Then they attempted
to break into a residence at $40 Gid
con street, but were frightened away.
This attempt failing they proceeded
to the residence of Samuel L. Parker
at 575 East Sixteenth street, while the
family was attending church, forced
open a window, entered, and ransack-
ed every room in the house taking ar
ticles that most appealed to them. The
house was found in a topsy turvy con-
dition by the Parker family and the
matter was reported to the police. who
were notified to look out for the burg
lars From the description of the
articles taken from this place. the
deduction was made that boys had
made the thefts and a search and cap
ture Of the two boys thieves while
they were attempting to dispose of
the stolen articles.
When they were arrested by officer
Abbott who located them, the young
sters confessed in q frightened manner
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28

It's folly to try deaf mutes as SER
wants; they won't answer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28

to all the burglares and took the Off
Ger around to the different places they
had looted telling him how the rob-
bers had been effected. Although they
admitted their guilt, no amount OF
persuasion now threats could induce
them to reveal the hiding place Of the
loot. Their case will come up in
Juvenile court.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28

Pastime pictures please all.
Main street bakery now open.
Rock Spring coal. Henry Kopittk,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
pealed to the Attorney-General and
the Governor.

Wigg-Old Gotrox is devoted to
music. There is clause in his will
leaving $4,000 to establish a home
for poor singers.
Wagg-How inadequate. Twenty
five million wouldn't begin to house
all the poor singers s-Minneapoll
Journal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28

from irregulari-
ties, terrible drag
ging sensations,
extreme nervous
ness, and that all
gone feeling in my
stomach. l had
given up hope of
ever being well
when l began to
take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound. Then
L felt as though
new life had been
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
LOCALS

Pastime pictures please all.
Main street bakery now open.
Rock Spring coal. Henry Kopittke.
Furniture for sale, enquire 400
Water street.
Trio of Bantams for sale cheap
ADDRESS Chickens" this office.
See Henry Kopittke for Rock
Springs coal. Phone Main 17s.
For Rent-Seven room house, north
side. Enquire 223 Perkins avenue.
If you want good dry wood, ring
up Henry Kopittke. phone Main 17S
For Sale-Feed and chop mill.
practically new. Inquire this office.
New bakery now open, La Fontaine
block Main street. Phone Black 2711.
Good refrigerator for sale. Nearly
new. A bargain. Apply S16 Garden
street.
Lost-White elastic ladies belt
with cut steel buckle. Return to this
office for reward.
Good pasture for horses. Fine
grass and running water. Address
box 462, or phone Red 2271.
Wantb q Weavers, experienced.
plain and jacquard by oregon City
Woolen Mills, oregon City, Ore.
c. C. Hendricks, agent for the ver-
mont Loan & Trust company, will
place loans on Umatila farm lands
Fresh bread, pastries, candies,
fruits and canned goods. Main
street bakery, La Fontaine block.
Phone Black 2711.
Lost-On Court or Alta streets, be-
tween Court house and Aura street, !
leather hand bag containing purse. |
Return to this office and receive re-
ward
For sale-Mill run, slab and edging |
pine wood, in carload lots at so cents |
per cord f. o. B. cars. VIII contract |
to furnish up to 150 carloads be- |
tween June LIST and Dec. 1st. 1909. |
Meacham Lumber Co., Meacham, Ore. |
Her Bitter Retort
He-If you knew me better, you
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-28
VIII Have Royal Robes.
The Grand.

One OF the biggest amateur nightA
had yet will be put on at the Grand
tonight If all goes as promised. There
is coon sketch, an Indian turn, a
singing and dancing team and a mon
ologue and singing turn. Don't fail
to come out tonight to see them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-07

THE minority is good thing, l
never object to minority 1t is a
good thing we don't all agree, be-
cause some time some fellow might
jump up suddenly and proclaim that
everyone else was wrong. Think what
lonesome time he would have In a
legislative body minority is a good
thing. 1t keeps the members of the
majority on their mettle. 1t is their
critic, and every two years and four
years there is an appeal to the people.
I'm church that is worth a snap
1t quarrels out its differences. 1t is so
In party And If in a church or in a
party you find one individual who dis
| agrees with all the others he has the
right to do 1t under the constitution;
but if he gets so much better than the
/, party that he can't longer cooperate
with it it is time for him to say L
| don't belong to you fellows; I'll go
to the other or If he is strong enough
and right enough perchance he will
withdraw and say I'll start another
party
II see from the poster that I am to
| talk about the rules and the business
| Of congress. Now, the constitution
| says the house and senate shall make
their rules. If the constitution didn't
say that it would have had to be
| done without reference to the consti-
tuition. In the house there are 1872
men, representing 90,000,000 of peo-
pie. They get together, these 1872
| men, and divide off. Either the Re-
publicans or the Democrats have a ma
jority. The majority Of the Repub-
licans get together and cooperate and
organize the house.
Thirty thousand bills are intro
duced in every congress-a powerful
lot of bills. If you tried to pass on
those bills without system you
would have bedlam. Therefore, the
rules provide for speaker and other
officers and for the appointment of
committees. The rules fix the juris-
diction Of these committees and I'M
der that jurisdiction they provide that
the speaker shall refer the 10000 bills
to those committees.
"That Wicked Speaker"
May be some Of you think that this
humble citizen who now addresses you
IS about all there Is to the house.
Doubtless you have read this so often
that you can't be blamed for thinking
lndl can say TO captain Hull ana
Serene Payne and James r. Mann,
You are good. Come up and sit with
the blessed and organize the house.
And l suppose you see me consigning
all the others, with anathemas, to in
nocuous desuetude. Some profess to
believe that, though they know better,
and you know that a lie often told, !
while we are SO busy making a living, |
can make some people think. That's a
very wicked speaker and l suppose
there are many households where the
speaker is so much a figure of sin that
refractory children are often threaten
ed with the awful anger of the speaker.
Now, any man in the house, at any
hour Of any day as question of privi-
lega given by the constitution, can
arise and nominate Brother Hull. or
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way the people have of expressing
their desire. If we don't truthfully
represent the people of our districts
they will find somebody who will. If
your party has not the will and power
to properly represent your sentiment
and your principles, then the other
great party will
II don't like a church where some
man says: I believe in the teachings
of John Wesley. I'm good Meth
odist and believe in all the principles
of the church and the ritual, but 1
don't like the color of that nrea cher,s
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Brother Kendall, or Brother Hubbard,
or Brother Champ Clark if you please,
for speaker, and the house must vote.
Bless YOU, the house can at all times
change it's officers, and this has often
been done in the History of congress.
Can any one man change it? No. He
can kick, but it takes a majority to
act.
1.-THE rules of the house have been
changed but little since the organiza-
ton of congress. They are now sub
stantially the same as they We're sixty
or seventy-five years ago. The bare
mentioning of the constructions put
upon those rules and the precedents
established in acting under them fills
eight volumes. The book is by Asher
G. Hines, clerk to the speakers table,
and the best parliamentarian on earth.
I'm all this time the rules have been
changed but little. The majority can
always appeal from the chairs action
except on dilatory motion, made to
kill time. The dilatory motions, thank
God are taken out by the roots.
Tho Feed Congress.
I'm the Fifty first congress- which is
often called the Reed congress-, Mills
of Texas, proclaimed that the Republi-
cans had only five majority in tbs
house. He proclaimed that the minori-
ty was so strong that he conceived the
wan OF TeiuelllG auSeleSS Tile ttSpuDll-
can majority by a plan for the Demo-
Gratis to refuse to vote, leaving the OF
position, with less than a quorum, un :
able to carry out the plans for new
legislation. The constitution provides
that quorum shall consist of ma
jority of the house, and the same pro-
vision applies to the senate.
Reed said it was not necessary on
roll call that quorum should vote. He
declared that if a quorum was in the
ball of the house of representatives
thai was all that was necessary. lie
also said that if there We're any there
who were not voting he would order
their names printed in the journal as
present and not voting
They appealed from this decision.
Reed entertained their appeal. We sus-
tanned him by a majority of five. Then
they called him Gar Reed That year
we passed the Mckinley bill, but not
until the first of October. 1t had only
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a month to o,erate. We went to the
wall, partially because Of the Car
Reed business and partially because of
the Mckinley till. Toy said that was
the worst law ever passed but it had
not the time required to prove it's wis
dom.
1.-THE Payne tariff BILL thank God,
whatever the newspapers may say and
whatever the politicians may say. has
one year and two months in which to
Justify itself. and. thank God, it's justi-
tying itself day by day right now
Tbe rules have .emaired sllbstanti-
ally the same from that time to this,
in Democratic congresses as well as in
Republican congresses; and vet I re-
ceived letter the other day from
somebody do not know whom and
do not care care--telling me that was
not welcome visitor in the state of
! Iowa. He did not scare me- / know the
timber out of which the men and wo-
men of magnificent Iowa are made I
was old enough to understand that in
the land Of Crimes the land of the
| Wilson's, the land of Allison. the land
| of Henderson and of Hull and of Lacey
and of Walter Smith and of Cummins
and Dolliver if you please I would be
welcome to great majority of the
people. l know that there was not a
Bryan man or a Republican, in fact, in
the state who, if he would stop to
think moment. would not say, Come
along: fair play
1T is also said that the speaker
packs the committees Disappointed
members have always said so Of every
speaker who has presided over the
house since my service there and I
have been there nearly thirty eight
years."
| A voice from the audience interrupt
ed the speaker; Here's hoping vou'n
be there thirty eight years more
The Lord and the people willing
will be-" replied Mr.. Cannon. I'm not
going To- quit on my own motion as
long as I can i-elp it.
1t is said that the speaker can rec
| ognize or refuse to recognize a mem
Der. That is so. The speaker frequent
| ly inquiries For what purpose does the
gentleman riser When man is recog-
| nfzed and gets up. he is entitled to the
floor of the house for an hour, al
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hair And he goes off into corner
and f1ocks by himself and you say to
him: Here, you're breaking up the
church, you ought to cooperate with
the Others but he only says he will
answer to his God on the last day, and
he kicks and kicks and kicks.
Minority Good Thing.
In legislative bodies we must have
people who are servants Of the great
bodies they are chosen to serve. We
couldn't all be ministers or bishops. or
governors, or presidents, OF speakers
OF the national house of representa-
tiyes ~
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h,ousn pressing business is waitino
tar;e a' ,',l Of the house-it nav he .
hi, ~ plil OF great appropriation a., y
~ ~ amending the antitrust IawSanI
sino MEMBER seeks reorganization de-
u.;tI =. ~ lor some purpose not connected
II 10 ~ rii =, actual business of the house.
-, - ~ the power of the chair to recop-
,ile or refuse to recognize that mem,
per. mat has been so from the fonnda-
IL .iott u tie government to the present
,r 1iile' IL is not an invention of nnine
me, ne practice is followed because it has
49, 49, loun I' tnat 1t expedietes the BUSH
ness OF the house and saves its time
what is the object of this attack
thlnk l like my country quite az wall
as the average man. 1t is an inventor,
OF the minority, and they seek to have
men pledge themselves that if they are
ee.eeted TO congress they will not vote
Tor this and that and the other For.
the time being am the speaker and
III the exercise of the power conferred
upon me as the servant of the house
ana the servant of the people, must
nelp to keep the pledges that are made
IN republican platforms and to helm
enact right legislation upon the stat,te
books for the greatest good of all. tha
people. - Oh eAo
Now my friends, what about the
IroIective policy of the Republican
party? That policy was born under the
leadership OF Abraham Lincoln and
written upon the statute books Just
apout me commencement of his adj
ministration. At that time we did not
nave many factories The war was M
on US and we were almost powerless
| except for the strong arms and the
Drave hearts of the people who loved
the union. But the first tariff bill was
| rlcn IN its results. 1t brought forth
revenue in great streams as the rod OF
| Moses brought the water from the
rock when Gods favored people were
perishing as they passed through the
| desert.
The address closed with a glowing
| tribute to Congressman Hull and
praise of his work in congress. The
speaker declared that If he were a
resident of the Seventh district of Iowa,
ne would spare no effort to return Mr..
Hull to congress every second year as
Hong as he may live.
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CUMiMlNS AT KNOXVILLE
CELEBRATION TODAY
Continued on Page ~

so you must choose people to go and
do it for you. And it's well that you
choose them often. There's lot of
''going back to the people'-painful
sometimes for some of us, but it is the
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-07-16
Clearing the Atmosphere.

In his capacity Of dramatic critic
Mr.. J. Comyns Carr, the author, wrote
a notice Of the play of Charles L." in
which Irving played under the man
agement of Mr.. Bateman. His produc-
ton deeply incensed the manager. In
order perhaps to find the opportunity
of informing the critic of his disap-
proval, the manager invited him to a
supper at the Westminster club on the
second or third night of the produc-
ton. When he thought the fitting mo-
ment had arrived Mr.. Bateman led the
TO the point at issue and,
banging the table with
his fist. declared In the loudest of
tones that he did not produce his plays
at the Lyceum theater to please Mr..
Comyns Carr. There was a moments
awkward silence, which Mr.. Carr con-
fesses he did not feel quite able to
break, but which was released by a
wit of the company with the happy re-
tort, We'll. dear boy. then you can't
be surprised if they don't please him"
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OPEN THE WINDOW

AS j walked downtown to my Office,
distance Of two miles, very early
one morning I observed the windows
of the houses on the route.
How many of these windows, do you
suppose. were open to admit fresh air?
Just twol
And those two windows were open
only from the bottom.
Do you wonder tuberculosis is kill
ing one person Of every dozen?
Windows were made to be opened.
Else why have windows? General
usage seems TO indicate a popular be-
lief that these openings should be
closed so rs TO carefully exclude all
air.
BE careful of drafts" says pop
ular superstition. But how can there
be fresh air without some current!
Air not in motion is dead air Live
people should drink live air.
Well informed physicians will tell
you that colds nine times out of ten
are caused not by drafts, but by
Infection.
And infectionl
That is caused by foul air breathed
over and over until It is dead-poison-
Gus. Especially will you catch cold" in
the stuffy, overheated rooms-churches
and other public piaces-where the air
Is laden with exhalations from many
lungs and perspiration from many
pores.
Protest against closed windows in
public buildings. A house. like a man.
must breathe through its lungs and
pores-its windows and ventilators.
Keep the windows Of your house
open.
And be careful always that you
first open them from the topl
When a window is opened only at
the bottom you let In the fresh. cold
air. which. being heavier than the foul
or heated air from your lungs. goes
downward. The foul air goes upward.
Il cannot escape except there is an
opening somewhere near the ceiling.
Get the fresh air habit
II some one calls you a crank for
insisting on open windows. let him
A reputation for crankiness is prefer
able TO being poisoned
Don't be afraid Of the fresh air. II
Is your next best friend.
The ideal sleeping place. OF course.
Is out Of doors Sleep in the open or
In a tent IL you can do 50. but II not
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-07-16
Old Manx "Banknotes,"

Speaking Of the curious Manx bank
Ing lore of the past, the Liverpool Post
says that a singular state of affairs
was exhibited In the island" at the
close of the Napoleonic wars. Trade
was brisk, money was more freely ad-
ventured, and all sorts of private per-
sons began to issue notes. There was
no occasion whatever to have sterling
against them. ALI you had to do was
to get some one to take them and pass
them on. The fashion grew till even
the humber traders issued card
promises to pay" the values most in
circulation being shillings, a shilling
and even sixpence. Once I'D advo-
cate from Castletown went to Peel to
collect a judgment of 1850 from the
coroner Of Glenfaba. This worthy paid
him 2,704 card notes, many of them
worthless. They took several hours to
examine and count, and their trans
port was an item Of extreme difficulty
Finally they were put into a big sack,
half shaken ~ one end and half to the
other. and the whole slung over the
back Of horse. The lather Of the
horse, soaking through, spoiled nearly
half the cards!
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Inheritance tax laws. Wisconsin, per-
haps, imposes the highest tax. Had
Rogers died in that state his estate
would have paid S4,0000O0.
If each state levied such tax upon
lnheritances and the government sup
plemented this by like tax. the sum
would still be less than that collected
in France.
AS it is, the general government,
whose interstate laws made Rogers
millions possible, gets nothing.
Moreover, the heirs do not need the
money and the government does.
It is apparent the benefciaries of
the Rogers estate would not miss
S9,OO0,OOO The Rogers will gives 80
per cent of the requests at the age of
forty years, the other 80 per cent be-
ing put in trust to give the heirs life
income.
1t is very plain that Rogers doubted
the ability of his heirs.
Now
1t is apparent to every one there
must be some kind of limitation put
upon the "swollen" fortunes of this
country, else the power of money will
exceed the power of government.
The rank growth of ultra rich fam
lilies in America portends danger.
A moneyed aristocracy In a republic
is an absurdity.
Had our fathers foreseen the men,
ace of great family fortunes and taxed
surplus wealth we would have fewer
millionaires and fewer progeny of So
cial drones to be supported by the
working bee.