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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15
KEEP OREGON IN THE LEAD.

In an editorial upon the subject
Popular Government the Washing
ton Herald of Washington, D. c., had
the following reference to the direct
election of senators and Oregon's plan
Of providing for the same.
"Mr. Taft in one of his speeches in
the last campaign, indicated, in a
passing allusion to a then minor is
sue, that he looked with favor upon
the election of United States Sena-
tors by direct vote of the people.
"It is an issue that every state in
the Union must meet, and it has such
important bearing upon popular gov
ernment as a whole that it is decided
iy national
MANY states, notably democratic
states at the South-there are few
democratic states elsewhere-choose
their senators and their state officials
as well by primary election. No state
that has given a fair test to an honest
primary law would voluntarily return
to the convention system, with the dis
honest machine practices which it in
vites and involves.
zone state, and one state only-the
republican state Of Oregon-has at
tained complete form of popular
government that excludes corruption
has destroyed machine politics, and IS
Immediately responsible to the peo-
pies will. oregon, leading the way.
occupies today a unique and enviable
position in the family of states. The
reform movement, begun some years
ago. was stubbornly resisted, called
socialistic in the extreme, and jeered
at as impracticable and impossible Of
realization this side of the millennu-
ium. Now an accomplished fact, the
state points to it with pride, and the
country watches its successful oper-
alton with growing admiration"
But IL the assemblyites have their
way there will be little left Of the Ore
gon system Of electing senators by d.
rect vote Of the people. True the
Portland assembly, out Of policy did
not openly denounce statement No.
1. Yet it is well known how the as
sembly supporters view the statement,
They hate the direct election Of sena-
tors. It means political reform and
the average assemblyite looks upon
political reform with the same favor
the devil does holy water. That the
Influence Of the assembly and the as
semblyites is against the direct elec-
ton OF senators is fully shown by the
fact that assembly candidates for the
legislature are refusing TO take state
ment No. l. They are doing this ir
Umatilla county. in Multnomah
county and elsewhere throughout the
state. The election of assembly can.
didates to the legislature means thai
the principle of electing senators by
direct vote will be sacrificed. Elect
an assembly legislature and the firs
thing the members will do will be tc
hold a wake and dance with glee ar.
ound the corpse of statement No. 1
If the people Of oregon want tc
see this state hold Its place as a lead
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15

pray in loud voice each night, "Oh,
Lord, please come, take po' old Pete
home"
Some mischievous boys thought
that they would frighten him. Just
as he ended his prayer one night
they dragged a heavy log across the
loose boards of his porch floor.
who dat?" in a scared voice from
Peter.
de Lord come to take po' Peter
home" answered one of the boys m
a mournful voice.
Peter don'' live h'yar He been
moved three weeks" answered poor
old Peter excitedly as he blew out the
candle
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15

A witness in a railroad case, asked
to tell in his own way how the acci-
dent happened, said:
We'll, ole and l was walking down
the track and the train went by, and
l got back on the track, and 1 didn't
see ole; but walked along and pret-
" soon 1 seen Ole's hat and walked
on, and seen one of Oles legs, and
then one side of Ole's head. and l
says, Good heavens! Something must
er happened to Ole!"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15

made by the Interstate Fair three
years ago when the first dirigible bal
loon to be seen in the northwest was
successfully eXhibited-a success that
was repeated last year. This year an
aeroplane has been contracted for. and
correspondence with the Wright broth
ers. Glenn Curtiss and other famous
aviators may result in IN aviation
meet that viii 90 down in the histor,
Of aeronauiics.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15

One morning Jenkins looked over
his garden wall and said to his neigh
bor: Hey, what are you purying in
that hole ?"
"Oh. he said, I'm just replanting
some of my seeds; that's ALL"
Seeds" shouted jenkins, angrlly.
1T looks more like one of my hens
That's all right. The seeds are
inside. Christian Work and Evan
galiSt
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15

There is a man who never drinks
Nor smokes, nor chews, nor swears;
Who never CANDLES. never f1irts
And shuns all sinful snares-
He's paralyzed.
There is a man who never does
Anything that is not right;
His wife can tell just where he is
At morning, noon and night
He's dead.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15
COLOR OF HER HOUSE.

Children" said the teacher, "after
a house is built paint is put on, pri-
marily to protect it from the elements
of the weather, and secondarily to
beautify the structure by its color.
Nov Mary, what is the color of
your house,"
BLACK. ma'am."
BLACK? Was that sombre color
your fathers idea?"
mo. ma'am."
Your mother's?"
mo, ma am
Surely, it wasn't of the children's
choosing?"
"Oh, no ma'am."
Then whose idea was it?"
"Nobody's. We live next door to
a soft coal factory"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15
NEEDED A VACATION.

My, what are the folks in our
church getting up a subscription for?'
ITO send our minister on a vacation
to Europe this summer"
Won't there be no church services
while he's gomez"
mo. DEAR
Ma, I got $1.SS in my bank Can
l give that ?''-Cleveland Leader.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15

Secretary Ballinger says the pro-
ject extension is up to the army en-
gineers. Very well. Here's hoping
the army men will know a good pro-
ject when they see it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15

II this weather keeps up long 1t
will not be long until jokes about
the coal trust will be in order.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15

er in the matter OF political progress
then they will get ready to uphold
the direct primary law in the COM
ing primaries and election.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15
A QUESTION OF IDENTITY.

A question in a recent examination
on "The Merchant of Venice" in the
Evansville High school, was:
Give three reasons why Shylock
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15

Umatilla county has no forest fires.
But we burn a thresher or grain
field occasionally.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15

Wonder if the people of the east
get the same sort of "dope" that Is
now coming westward?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15
A Hint ia Merchants.

One step won't take you very far
You've got to keep on walking;
One word won't tell folks who you
are,
You've got to keep on talking
One inch won't make you very tall,
You've got to keep on growing,
One little ad won't do it all,
You've got to keep them going.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15

What is an angel. mother?" asked
a six-year-old.
why, dear, it is a beautiful lady
with wings, who flies. But why do
you ask?"
because L heard father call my
governess an angel" replied the little
boy.
"Oh!" said the mother. "Well. dear.
you watch her, and you'll see her
fly tomorrow"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15

hated Antonio"
One little girl wrote as one of her
reasons:
"Shylock hated Antonio because he
was a republican"
The teacher was puzzled. Where
could the child have gotten that idea
Then she remembered that Shylock
once said of Antonio, "How like a
fawning publican he lookst"
A friend of mine had just returned
from an extended southern trip.
How did they treat you in New
Orleans?" | inquired.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15

"All the time" he replied, smack
ing his lips reminiscently.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15
BALLOON RACE
AT THE 1909 FAIR.

Aviation Meet Will Be Feature of
Spokane Interstate Fair This Year.
The aviation meet that now seems
to be a certainty for the Spokane In
terstate Fair next October will be an
event in the history of the inland en-
pire and in that of aviation If the
plans of the fair management be fol.
lowed out. Something of history was
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15
THE PERFECT MAN.

This is the day the grouse suffer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15

"I saw your wife on the street yes
terday"
"Dld you see her gold teeth?"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-15

mo. she had her mouth closed"
Then It wasn't my wife,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-05
UTAH SMFLTFR
COMP ANY FORMING

Utah Smelling company is now in
course of formation, with J. K. Null
key, backed by strong contingent of
Los Angeles capitalists and number
of Salt Lake people, as president of
the company which is now being in
corporated under the laws of Utah. It
will be a Partridge hot blast smelter.
with a capacity of 100 tons day,
and will be operated to handle the
ores of the company, which is absorb
ing number of good properties in
this state. Mr.. Mulkey says the ex-
pectation is to have the smelter built
and in operation by next spring. 1t
will be located on one of the proper
ties. This, he says, will be the first
smelter of this kind ever built and
operated in either Utah or Nevada.
The Partridge smelter is one capable
of working up all kinds of ores, low
grades as well as high grades. Mr..
Mulkey left last evening for Los An
geles to confer with his associates. On
his return he will stop off in San
Francisco, and probably in Nevada.
When he gets back he will make Salt
Lake his permanent home, and will
undoubtedly have the company and
its affairs in such shape as to make
detailed and definite announcements
of the full list of officers, plans and in
tentions of the company.-Salt Lake
Herald Republican.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-05
CATHOLIC BALL
A GREAT SUCCESS

The bali given by the ladies OF 81.
Paul's Catholic church at the Nixon
opera house last evening was : success
both socially and financially. Aboat
20 couples participated in the daaeihs.
which comfortably filed the floor.
During the evening refreshments
were served in the dining-rom BY tie
young ladies of the parish, which were
literally patronized. While 1T present
returns from the sale Of tickets are not
all in, it is thought thst handsome
sum was realized, which win BE- ap-
piled to the church's indebtedneep.
Children's Ball Tonight
The doors win be opened at 1880 this
evening for the children's fancy dreeo
and mask ball. Great interest has
been manifested in the event by the
Juveniles, and there will be q lively
contest for the prizes offered for the
best sustained characters. The opera
house will be comfortably heated for
the occasion.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-05
BARRETT SPRINGS
A LIVELY CAMP

The "1910" side of Barrett Springs
camp presents lively appearance
several frame buildings being in
course Of erection, preparatory to the
winter season.
Manager j. M. Blood has the com
pany shaft down to depth Of 100
feet and is now drifting both ways
on twofoot ledge of ore which gives
assays Of $286.70 per ton. On the 18th
of September a carload OF 20 tons was
shipped to the Salt Lake smelter
which netted $4,000 per ton. At pres
ent there are about 25 tons on the
dump and it is expected to make an
other shipment the latter part of the
month.
On the Bremen lease the ore bodies
are being reached by both snaft and
tunnel, the former being down 80 feet
and the latter in for distanc, of 100
feet. While prosecuting this develop
ment work about 25 tons Of ore have
been taken out and sacked, which will
be shipped during the next few days.
In running tunnel go feet the Cole
Bulls lease has taken out and sack
ed about 10 tons of ore.
On the Ryan & Jones lease two tons
of ore have been taken out in sinking
a shaft ten feet.
Watson & Davis are sinking a shaft
and within the next few days will in
stall a gasoline hoist, the steel gallows
frame for which is now at the South
ern Pacific station.
On the lease owned by Joe Fulton,
f. A. Ludwig and G. w. Carly a tun-
mel has been driven distance of 40
feet, when crosscutting was commenc
ed, and it is expected that the ledge
will be encountered within As feet
A shaft has also been started and ore
was struck at depth of one and one
half feet.
On the Joygetter, owned by J. Sbee-
han and Dave Abel, ore was struck
Thursday in three-foot ledge encoun-
tered in an open cut and tunnel at
distance of Is feet. While no assays
have been made as yet, il is good
looking stuff and is expected to run
high.
r. s. Barlow is conducting opera
tions on the Ramolia No. 1, owned by
himself and Messrs. Defenbaugh and
Hartley. The shaft is now down 20
feet and material is being hauled from
town to do the timbering.
An excellent boarding house is being
conducted by Mrs. Ryan, wife of one
of the camps prominent operators,
where frst-class meals are served at
reasonable prices
The camp is made up of solid, sub
stantial miners, with the shady ele
ment entirely eliminated. Life and
property are safe and residents are
not afraid to leave their doors un-
locked at night. George Haught, one
of the pioneers of the camp, has
spent the past ten days in town at
tending to business. Returning yes
terday, he found everything in his
tent undisturbed, with a Winchester
rife lying in plain view
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-05
WEATHER REPORT.

Following is the report OF the local
Office of the weather bureau for the
twenty hours ending at a. m.
today:
Highest temperature yesterday, 54.
Lowest temperature this morning,
+6.
Mean temperature yesterday, 40.
Normal temperature yesterday, Al.
Prevailing direction of the wind,
northeast
r. l.. FISHER,
Official in Charge.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-05
Supper-5 to z.
ns.l.lOa.
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS TO
NORTH END OF COUNTY

The big team Of the William Stock
Farming company is in for lumber
for new residence to be erected by
William Stock at Paradise.
Frey's team arrived from National
last evening and is being loaded today
with lumber and distillate for the
National Mines company
Gus McAnich arrived from National
last evening and win load his outfit
today with sugar for Jaca & Defen-
baugh.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-05
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Charles Cronin and E. T. Mills are
in town from the Miller & Lux ranch
at, Andrews, Oregon, for load of
supplies.
Mrs. w. T.. Samuels and children
of Sparks are visiting in Winnemucca
Frank Leonard merchant of
Beowawe, spent few days in town
this week, the guest of his brother,
the assessor.
Fred Hummel left on the Western
Pacific this afternoon for Bottle
Creek, his home. He goes by rail to
Jungo and the rest of the way by
private conveyance.
A case of scarlet fever was reported
from Inlay the other day and DIR.
Mangan took quarantine card down
with him.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-05
THE PEOPLE WILL
BE TAKEEN CARE OF

Summerfeld & Pearee are receiving
large quantities Of coal these days
and storing the surplus above the daily
demand. "We viii try to take care of
the people this winter said Mr..
Summerfield to a reporter today. The
storing of coal necessitates handling
1t twice, and that should make it
worth more per ton, but Mr.. Summer
field said no extra charge would be
made on that account.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-05
AT
THE CHURCHES


Methodist Episcopal Church Services.
Al the regular services at the Meth
odist Episcopal church Sunday, No
vember 6. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship and sermon at IL
0 clock. Subject of morning sermon,
= Humility and Helpfulness. Follow
ing the morning sermon the Sacrament
of the Lord Is Supper will be admins
tered. Junior church and Junior
Epworth League services at 3 p. M
Subject of sermon to the children,
The Parable of the Lead Pencil.'
Evening service with sermon at 1880
p. m. Subject of evening sermon,
"The Two Voices.' All are cordially
invited to attend all the services Of
this church.
f. P. BONNEFON. Pastor.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-05
ONE WANTED TO EAT AND
ONE WANTED A "LIFT

Today weather-worn, battered,
badly frayed individual dropped into
this office and wanted to know what
the chance was to get meal and
"charge it to Oddie.' His manner
of graft was so new and original that
our heart went out to him, and he
got his feed.
Yesterday another individual came
in and wanted ga lift to get to
National" saying he was good
Democrat. He was told that he was
in the wrong place-the Democratic
Joint was down the street.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-05
Let wonderful wAsHwAX dc

Let wonderful WASHWAX do
your family washing; saves rubbing
and saves the clothes; makes them
clean, sweet and snowy white. WASH.
WAX is new scientific compound
that washes in hot or cold water with
out the use of soap. 1t is entirely
harmless and different from anything
YOU have ever used. Send ten cents
stamps today for regular size by mail.
You will be glad you triea it. Agents
wanted to introduce WASHWAX ev-
erywhere. Address Washwax Co., st.
Louis, Mo.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-05
COLD NIGHT CAUSES SHORT
DELAY IN THE BRID0B WON

A short delay in the bridge work
was caused this morning ON account
of the water in the pipes running from
the main to the bridge being frozen.
The main across the river and for some
distance on each side is exposed or
covered with SO little dirt that 1t 10
feared trouble will soon be expert
enced by it's freezing.
The pipe across the river is leaking
today in two or three places, presum-
ably due to freezing.
If the cold weather increases much
before the concrete work on the bridge
is finished it will seriously hamper
work, as cement cannot be success
fully handled during freezing weather.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-05
OPENS BEAUTY PARLoRs.

Mrs. G. r. Warren has just Gifted up
parlors at her residence on Baud ST.,
where she is prepared to do facial
massage, scalp treatment, shampooing
mp date hair dressing, manicuring
and all kinds of hair work. Orders
taken for hair goods.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-05
DEATH VALLEY SCOTTY
OFF TO MAKE A SALE

According to the Gazette the noto-
rious Death Valley Scotty passed
through Reno day or two ago on his
way to Los Angeles, where he ex-
poets to make big mining deal that
will put him in the limelight again.
He had several specimens of quartz
very rich in gold, upon the strength of
which he hoped to make the deal.
Scotty got the specimens from the
claims he is working near Humboldt
House.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-05
y As
NOVEMBER

NOt6mb6h
Mr.. Taft, who rules the nation,
Offers this, his proclamation:
Whereas, Providence continues
Blessing us from day to day,
And the boon of independence
Has, we take it, come to stay;
And whereas, Indulgent Nature
Lavishes upon us still
Bounty in excess of what the
Weather and the bugs can kill;
And whereas, the old republic
Couldn't be improved upon,
Notwithstanding everybody
Gets to run it off and on;
Therefore, I as delegated
Now and Tor a short time hence
President, decree that turkey
Shall go up to 20 cents.
That IS about all there is to it. Once
the country raised its own, and the
White house proclamation was not
greeted with groan. Father simply
grabbed the hatchet, mother got the
to the turkeys in the lot, all the young
and female turkeye promptly tainted
from the shock, and after due fare
wells the gobbler laid his head upon
the block
No one telephoned the butcher, ask
ing what a turkey cost. No one in his
deep resentment wished the Pilgrims
had been lost. No one, while the feast
proceeded, knew the torment of the
rack figuring upon his napkin what
the day had set him back.
Everybody was provided, as the
founders pre-supposed. No one can be
very thankful, if the truth should be
disclosed, paying what we pay for tur-
key, and for all of Heavens gifts,
feeling that the day was founded for
the Armours and the Swifts.
November gets its name from the
Latin novem (nine), and was original
ly the ninth month of the year. This
brought Thanksgiving around two
months earlier than we have it now,
and it became very unpopular. The in
surgents, who constituted a majority
in the agricultural districts, were bit
terly opposed to it. They made two
contentious: First, that young turkeys
were not old enough to market; sec
ond, that crops had not progressed to
the point where it was possible to
make out whether there was anything
to be thankful for or not. In 713 B.
C. the storm broke. The insurgents
carried Gaul, Britannia and II other
doubtful states, and the Forum imme-
diately assembled and made Novem-
Der the eleventh month of the year.
The festive colt will sniff the air
and don his heavy underhair, and the
frenzied candidate will jump and hop
around upon the stump. He'll point
with pride and view with fear, and
suck and blow the atmosphere, and
then, together with his cult, await
with prayer the result.
Does reason haply hold its sway, or
is it madness for day will tell the
people what to think and put the coun
try on the blinkf One cannot tell, but
must abide the count that sees him
justified in courage, confidence or
doubt, according as it may turn out.
| One thing alone is sure, it seems.
and that is this: No one esteems a
patriot in politics. We only trust him
while he sticks to war, with all its
thrill and throb. The moment that he
wants job somewhat conspicuous
for pay, by Jove! we don't know
what to say.
But whether we do i'll or well, elec'
tion day alone can tell, or whether
love for US and fear did any good,
will then appear. We have to Judge
men as We may, and where the candi-
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-05
WESTERN PACIFIC FREIGHT
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS

f. Reinhart & Co. have received two
ears of vehicles from South Bend,
Indiana, and two cars of cement.
The Baber Mercantile company re-
ceived car of sugar.
Summerfeld & Pearce received FIVE
ears and Frank Frey one car of coal
Shipments.
Yesterday d. F. Abel shipped one
car of calves and four of rses to
San Francisco. The Pacific Live
Stock company shipped five ears of
cattle to the same point.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-05

dates all say about the same thing in
the end, one scarcely knows who is
friend.
At any rate, the snow will fly, and
the wild duck spin across the sky
with both eyes focused on the
ground, and his tail-piece going round
and round. The eager hunter will
deploy and supplement the live decoy,
and the pneumococcus, while he
toots, will perforate his rubber boots.
A little shooting now and then is
relished by lot of men. They like
to gallivant about and let the farmers
run them out. 1t does them good to
feel, by jinks, that Morgan don't own
everything, and if he came in conse-
quence, and also tried to climb the
fence, together with his dog and gun,
he, too, would also get the run.
November will be unusual this year
for the reason that there will be no
full moon. This is because there will
be total eclipse of the moon on the
night of the 10th, when it would 9th
erwise be full. This eclipse will be
visible in the United States and in
Wall street, and it will send bacon
down . couple of points.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-11-05
SHIPS CAR OF HORSES
TO SAN FRANCISCO

A. s. F. Rankin, o. the firm of
Gorham & Rankin, owners of the
Double Square outfit, is in town today,
experimenting the loading and ship
ment of carload of horses to San
Francisco.