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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-27

payers called by the Tacoma Cham
Der OF Commerce on the 10th of this
month, a tax league was formed to
handle matters pertaining to tax lev
les and public expenditures in the
future.
The State Taxpayers League, in
waging its vigorous campaign against
extravaganza in public affairs, has
sent out circulars to taxpayers
throughout the state advocating the
organization of local tax leagues
pointing out that IL such leagues ex-
ist composed Of the right men. tax
officials would gladly welcome their
assistance and that great deal Of
good could be accomplished in check
ing extravaganza and unnecessary
appropriations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-27
New Dirigibles for War.

Berlin.-The Prussian ministry OF
war has decided to spend a large
sum on building and experimenting
with a new type of dirigible airship
to be employed in dropping shells.
The new type is known as the Zoor
system of dirgibles. The ship will be
about $50 feet long, and Of three
parts, each so complete in itself that
II can be disconnected while in the
air. The balloon is being manufac-
tured at Crefeld. Its structural parts
are pine wood.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-27
TEDDY TALKS TO COWBOYS.
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men who during the past thirty years
have lived and worked on ranches, or
have done their life work in the Wild
er parts of our land, on the great
plains or among the mountains.
The artists who saw the pictures
queness of the backwoodsman lacked
the genius adequately to commemor-
ate it, while the artists of real ability
unfortunately had their eyes turned
toward Europe, and lacked the robust
originality-which the novelist Cooper
showed-to see where their chance lay
to do a great work. But in our gen.
Grafton for our good fortune a great
artist arose who was capable Of see
ing and recording the infinite pic
turesqueness of the life of the plains
and the Rockies. OF course I speak
of Frederick Remington.
In Remington's pictures all the
most vivid and characteristic fea-
lures of the Western pioneer life
which is just closing were set forth.
and he has commemorated forever
the men of the plains and the noun
tains as they actually were.
Now I wish very much that these
men themselves would in their turn
provide monument for the great ar
tist, the sum of whose activities rep
resents such a feature Of American
achievement. and. above all, repre-
sents the commemoration Of some of
the most interesting figures that have
ever appeared on the stage Of AM
erican life. A statue should be raised
to Remington by some really first
class artist. Here at Cheyenne in this
gathering many hundreds Of the men
have come together who were them
selves typical leaders in, and repre-
sentatives of, the very life which
Remington so portrayed that it will
always live. I hope that these mer
will join together, arrange the ap-
pointment of a committee. and start
to raise funds for the erection Of such
a statue.
After his speech this afternoon, a
hundred cowboys surrounded the
stand and moved it bodily to the GEN.
ter of the field where Roosevelt view.
ed unobstructed the sports that used
to make the rancher's holiday q
years ago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-27
LOCAL WHOLESALERS
Do BIG BUSINESS
NISSEN IMPLEMENT co.
GETS MORE TERRITORY
Given Perpetual Contract for Sup
plying Eastern Oregon, Eastern
Washington and Northern Idaho
With Alamo Engines.

Having sold five cars of the famous
Alamo engines in this territory, the
Nissen Implement company, Pendle-
toms large wholesale house. has been
given additional territory and will be
compelled to establish a transfer house
in Spokane. The local company has
made such a remarkable showing that
it has been given perpetual contract
for all of eastern Oregon, all of east
ern Washington and all Of northern
Idaho.
When the Nissen Implement COM
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-27
ALBANY PAYS S53,OOO
FOR STREET PAVING

Albany, Ore.-The work Of paving
Ferry and Broadalbin streets. the
two blocks on First east of Lyon
street and the block on West First
to Calapooia street will be completed
within two weeks. and these thor
oughfares added to Albany's modern
street system Of bitulithic surfacing.
The contracts included in this years
work involve the expenditure of s53,-
$50. in round figures, and $4,000
square yards Of paving will be laid.
About 100 men have been at work
on the streets proper. At the kuar-
ry at Niagara, which has furnished
the rock, rs men are on the payroll,
and 15 to 20 men have been employed
at the crushing plant near the depot.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-27
boundary Board Meeting.

a meeting of the district boundary
board is being held at the court house
this afternoon. The purpose of We
meeting is to canvass the vote polled
at a recent election held to decide the
proposition of uniting school district
No. IL with district No. 70. Harry
Huber, clerk. and c. W Jared, chair
man of the board in district No. ~
as we'll as number of other residents
of the two districts concerned are
present at today's meeting of the
board,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-27
LOCAL COUNTY TAX
LEAGUES ARE FORMED

Seattle-That the movement start
ed last year for the organization OF
local county tax leagues is bearing
fruit is evident from the fact that
organizations of this kind now exist
in several of the counties in the state;
the last to join the ranks being Pierce
county, where, at a meeting of tax
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-27
An Error.

An Error.
It was enormously stated in this pa
per yesterday that the five japanese
women and one japanese man arrest
ed in this city at the instance of the
immigration officials. were located in
the japanese association building on
Garden street. ]. n. Hiraiwa, prom
trent local Japanese resident has call
ed the papers attention to the mistake
and has asked to have 1t corrected,
for he declares that the Pendleton
colony Of little brown men does not
wish to have such characters in Pen
dleton. The arrests were made in
the Empire Lodging house.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-27
PRESIDENTIAL CLERKS
HAVE PLEASANT SUMMER

Beverly.-Being a clerk in the eX-
ecutive offices is rather a pleasant
job these days.
were located in the Board of Trade
building, at the corner of Federal and
Cabot streets This year, however,
Secretary Norton decided on a change.
He located the big house fronting on
the ocean and turned the first floor
into offices. On the second and third
floors are enough rooms to accommo-
date all the clerks. The employees
have dubbed together, employed a
chef and bought dishes and kitchen
utensils.
There is a big porch and a fine
lawn fronting on the ocean. The view
IL superb and the ocean breezes blow
increasingly. The house is comfort
ably furnished.
The only people who aren't salts
fled with the new order of things are
the newspaper correspondents. The
town is scattered out over six or sew
en- miles; the executive offices are
half a mile from the town proper, and
the Taft cottage is two miles away
The executive offices must be watch
ed all the time for callers, as all who
go to the presidents house generally
make the arrangements with Secre'
tary Norton.
There isn't any press room in the
big house now constituting the execu-
tive offices. The newspaper men are
not allowed to loiter in the building
The only thing left for them to do Is
to sit on the sidewalk; occupy the
kitchen porch, or SIT under the trees
in the front yard. The nearest tele-
phone or telegraph-save the wires
for the use of the offices-is half a
mile away
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-27
Returns After Ten Years.

Mrs. C. NJ. Mendell of Los Ange-
les, whose maiden name was Miss
Addie Mcintosh and who taught in the
Pendleton schools several years ago,
is in the city to be at the bedside of
her sister, Mrs. G. P. Shelton, who is
i'll st. Anthony's hospital. Mrs.
Mendell has not been in Pendleton for
ten wears
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-27
Land to be Thrown Open.
Mrs Vida Johnston received notl

Mrs. Vida JOHNSTON received notice
Commissioner, has received notice
that the public lands excluded from
the Umatilla, Whitman and Wallowa
National Forests, Oregon, by procla-
nations of the president dated May
20, 81 and 27. 1910, respectively, II
not otherwise withdrawn, reserved, OF
appropriated will by authority of the
Secretary of the Interior, be restored
to the public domain on October %
1910, and become subject to settle
ment on and after that date, but not
to entry, filing or selection until on
and after November 81, 1910, under
the usual restrictions, at the United
states Land office at La Grande, Ore
gon. The greater part Of this land
is in Wallowa county, though small
portion is in Umatilla, Morrow, Grant
Union and Baker counties.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-27
Committed TO Asylum.

Jack Harris a laborer who has been
employed in the gravel pit near Una
tilla, was brought up from that place
this morning by Officer Sweeten. He
was examined as to mis- sanity this
afternoon and ordered committed to
the asylum for the insane. He i'm
agines some one is trying to kill him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-27
False Report of Fire.

A false report of fire which was
said to have destroyed the Lehman
springs summer resort were circu-
lated on the streets of Pendleton yes
terday afternoon and this forenoon.
Despite the fact that full details of
the fire, its origin, etc, We're supposed
to have been received, it developed
that there was no foundation in fact
for the rumor,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-27
Would Collect a Note.

4 suit to collect note for $500
was filed today by ]. H Gwinn
against A. B. stephens. The note was
given to the American National bank
and assigned by that institution to
the plaintiff in this suit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-27
Head Trimmer Arrives.

Miss Jenette Cheley of New York,
has arrived TO take rne position Of
head trimmer in the Campbell mil
linery store for the fall and winter
season.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-27
Newsy Notes
of Pendleton
Official Weather Report.
Maximum temperature, so.
Minimum temperature, 46.
d. 90 ~~~o~
Marriage License Issued.

Marriage License Issued.
A marriage license was issued this
afternoon to Roy Arbogast Of the John
Day country and Miss Winnie McNur-
len of Umatilla.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-30
Daily Queries and ANSWERS
Address all communications for Query Editor
limes-Dpatc1 No mathematical problems will
coins valued dealers be given.

Music Hall and st. Louis Church. 3
lives lost; May 20, 1887, Opera Comidue.
Paris. 20 lives lost: 1883, Temple
Theatre, Philadelphia. scores of lives
lost; 1891. Central Theatre. Philadel-
phia, 10 lives lost: 1893, pixies Opera
House. Cincinnati, scores OF lives lost;
1897. Charity 3azaar Paris, 800 lives
lost; 1897 Lyric Theatre. Bucharest.
two lives lost. 1897, Theatre Central.
Brussels. scores Of lives lost 1897,
Yore's Opera House. Benton Harbor.
Mich, III lives lost. 1897, Robinson's
Opera House. Cincinnati; false alarm,
panic. Is lives lost 1897, Peoples
Theatre. Aberdeen, Scotland, 10 lives
lost; 1900. Windsor Hotel fire. New
York, so lives lost; 1901. Klondike
Theatre. Milwaukee, If lives lost:
1902, Lincoln Hotel. Chicago, ii lives
lost; 1903 Irlquois Theatre. Chicago
500 lives lost; 1906 San Francisco fire.
600 lives lost: 1908 Barusley, England,
sixteen lives lost 1908. Boyerton, Pa.
theatre fire 80 lives lost 1903. Ave-
line Hotel, Fort Wayne. Ind, Is lives
lost; 1908. School, Collingwood o., 17S
lives lost: 1910, l., Fish Furniture
store. Chicago, IL lives lost; 1910, for
est fires In Minnesota, 100 lives lost:
1910 forest fires in Northwest, $50
lives lost
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-30
"INTINLA,rE Fn1ENps.o

1t is said, now, that several of Mr.
Roosevelts intimate friends in
Washington have received letters from
him in which he declares that it is
absurd for any ono to have reported
that he has expressed himself in favor
Of Mr.. Taft's denomination for Presi-
dent Queer sort of intimate friends
that would take the general public
into the contents of intimate" letters.
We do not know what Mr.. Roosevelt
will do about Mr. Taft's denomination.
ana If we were in Mr.. Tafts place. we
should neither ask nor care-he has
not yet said, so far as we have seen.
that he VIII not be candidate himself;
but we do not believe that he has
made any such declaration as that now
attributed to him.
Both Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Roosevelt an.
pear to have been unfortunate in the
choice of some of their intimate
friends who have most uncommon
and dangerous gift of CAB and tank
unfortunately about what they have
been told presumably in confidence ano
certainly without the expectation of
Its being used to the embarrassment OF
those who have talked to them or
written to them in an intimate way.
Only the other day the story was sent
out from Washington that the Presi-
dent and the Colonel were in daily
about matters of STATE
and things touching their personal and
political relations. The statements
We're of SO positive character in
some OF the dispatches that the un-
wary might have supposed that the
writer's had been actually taken into
the confidence of these two men with
the request that they give the whole
thing away to the general public, in
confidence, of course.
We are inclined to discredit any
reports about the President and the
Colonel that come through intimate
Neither of them has lost
the power Of speaking for himself on
occasion; but If they have talked to
their intimates about things which
these intimates have afterwards dig
cussed openly with their intimates, in
turn, or with the representatives of the
press, so as TO keep 1t dark, it would
be in the line of safety for them TO
change the form of their correspond
ence or their intimate friends.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-30

and affectlonate friend to make q sug-
gestion we would like to say that hnv-
Ing changed it's character 1t should
also change It's gait. IT is all well
enough for 1t to print as "pure read
Ing matter what it's partial friends
say about 1T, but 1t would be far more
business-llk If 1t would take these
appreciative things and advertise them
In all the other papers in New York.
Quite the Best In New York" in
letters half as long as ones hand.
printed in tho other New York papers
would make everybody in New York
curious TO know what 1t meant, If
The Tribune would run just this line
and nothing more for three days. be-
ginning Monday morning and follow
1t with another line: Find Out in The
Tribune Next Sunday Morning" we
venture to say that 1t would have a
larger circulation than its presses
could supply without working over
time. and thus it would come back into
the limelight and be happy forever
after.
The Tribune cut its price some
months ago. but it did not say any
thing about it except IN the bosom of
the Tribune family, and the family was
willing to pay for 1t whatever it asked.
If cur contemporary intend to play in
the game with the other penny dread
tuis in New York 1T must play accord
ing to the rules We venture to say
that this is quite tho best" advice
any of The Tribune's newspaper
friends has ever given it, and 1t is
welcome to it with our good wishes
for the New Year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-30
Great Fires of History.

Please give me II list of the great
fires of history, with the number of
persons destroyed in each. II. NJ.
l2l2, London destroyed by fire. 1900
lives lost; 1866, London again de-
stroyed. thousands of lives lost; 1893.
CONFEDERATION in Constantinople, 1000
ilyes lost December rs, 1911, theatre al
Richmond, Va, destroyed, 10 lives lost !;
S25, forest fires in New Brunswick.
40 lives lost; 1898 1853 buildings,
Charleston, S. c.. scores of lives lost
iSq2, Hamburg, Germany. 100 lives
lost; 1845. Quebec. 10 lives lost: 1850.
Phiilaadelphia, 80 lives lost, 1851 5000
buildings In San Francisco DESTROYED.
scores of lives lost; 1862, Troy, N. Y,
DESTROYED, scores OF lives lost: 1853.
santiago, South America, 1000 lives
lost: July a. 1866 Portland, Me, al
most destroyed, scores of lives lost;
october S-s, 1871. Chicago partly de-
stroyed, 200 lives lost; 1871. Forest
fires in Michigan 1000 lives lost: De-
9 ,5, D. 1876. Conway's Theatre
Brooklyn. 295 lives lost: December O.
1851, Ring Theatre, Vienna, 700 lives
lost: 1881, Lehman's Theatre st. Pc
tersburg; 1882, Newhall Hotel. Mil
waukee, IA lives lost: 1885, Buffalo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-30
TAXING rnE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

An ordinance has been passed by the
City Council, of Columbia, s c., impos-
ing a license tax OF SIS on all news
bureaus established in that town, We
agree with the Spartanburg Herald
that this is very foolish ordinance:
but 1t may be that the town needs the
money. In the opinion of the Herald,
1T would pay Columbia or any other
town, to maintain at its own expense
a corps of trained newspaper reporters
to furnish out-of-town papers the
news absolutely free of cost" colum-
bia would be in bad fix, to be sure.
II the newspaper correspondence there
should quit writing about 1t, and its
many activities, some of which at least
have been effectively promoted by tho
free publicity they have had
There is no reason, however. WHY
the newspapers should establish bu-
reaus in Columbia nor why the CORES
pondents who handle Columbia STUFF
shall live in the forbidden city. There
are some very nearby suburbs.
where they could make their homes
and do their work Surely, the CITY
could not tax them for going into town
every day and keeping their eyes and
ears open to what might be going on.
and quick trip back to their bureaus
In the suburbs, which are said 10 be
altogether delightful places of resi-
dence, would enable them to keep their
papers filed with THE City on the
Congaree," without surrcndering to the
demands Of Council. The telegraph
companies would doubtless be pleased
to open offices for their use at what
ever place they might agree upon for
their stand against oppression, and
besides saving the license fee Of $25
The year for being of actual service to
he town, they would save other much |
anger sums in the cost of living. such
| hegira OF the newspaper corresnon- |
Tents as this would Immediately Inn
'ress the members of the City Coun-
ii with the folly of their course.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-30

of the Health Department is very gen.
eral and sweeping, and IL 1t shall be
possible when the present survey Is
completed 1t Is 10 be hoped that the
Department in the due exercise of Its
plenary powers will Investigate the
colleges not under State control.
Where large bodies of people are liv-
ing together in close contact sup
piled by the same sanitary system,
liable to the rapid spread of Infection,
every precautlon ought to be taken to
make conditions as prohibitive OF dis
ease as possible.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-30

VINO are In no sense responsible fot
the present Administration insist that
ne must go, which, being the case, II
we We're IN Ballinger's "a thing that
rs unthinkable) we should stay.
THE longer Balllnger remains,P says
me World the longer the Admins
tration VIII offer itself as a free
target to its enemies But II it's
enemies have nothing more than Bal
linger to shoot at, thai Is another rea-
son why he should stay. In working it.
self into lather over t3aIlinger we
fear that our ever-viglant contom-
porary and leader, which we in
Variably follow when 1t is right, may
lose sight Of some of the bigger things
that ought to be shot i'm.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-30
ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION.

The Times-Herald reports that there
are town lots in Newport News which
are assessed at more than they would
bring If offered for sale on the usual
terms" 1t "can point to one case
where a lot is assessed at 5000 more
than 1t cost year ago, and $500 more
than adjoining lots were sold for
within the past several months" Our
contemporary also knows of "a certain
county In Virginia" where the prices
at which farm lands are held by their
owners are far greater than the aver
age assessment of these lands for taxa
ton, and it insists that .'all property
shall be assessed at it's fair market
value such being the requirement of
the State Constitution. IF the assess
ment is lower than the market value
it should be raised if higher than the
market price, the assessment should
be reduced
That seems to be an entirely fair
view Of the question of assessment and
taXationi but the difficulty appears to
be how to enforce the rule There have
been good many increases in the tax
able property of some of the counties.
and the Tax Commission is now trying
to work out plan which viii discov-
er the tax-dodgers. 1t is clear that
town lots which cannot be sold for
5000 should not be assessed at 5000,
but it is equally clear that lands, like
the famous cotton lands in South Caro-
lima, that are valued at $500 the acre.
should not be assessed ut $40 the acre.
Merchants and others engaged in
business" are required to pay taxes
on the volume of business done by
hem; probably like rule for those
engaged in agriculture would even
lp' the burden of taxation and be fair
Ill round.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-30
suNsET ON rnn LANES.

Ihere was the breath of Spring in
the air yesterday. Did you see the sun
sinking in the West last evening, with
all the wondrous puppies and colds
and the brilliant sheen that flowed
from its last rays and alled the whole
heavens with beauty and illuminated
the spires and roofs? Was there
could there ever. be-such another pic
ture? And the James, curvlng away in
majesty to the sea, bearing thous-
and memories of the historic past and
a million promises of the gorgeous flu
ture! 1t was but the ending of n
typical day in this blessed city, where
every prospect is happy and every
man and woman has the benediction
that comes from clean conscience and
high thought. from work well per-
formed and talents wisely invested.
There are other communities that
dream of happiness and imagine de-
lights but none that truly can or
deserve to realize them
There is more OF the same style
where this came from, and 1T hts the
situation exactly we shall have oc-
casion' doubtless, to resort to the same
lount OF inspiration again.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-30
GRADY down AMI or,n

Since Governor Dix has determined
that Grady shall not be the leader in
the New York State Senate, we sup
pose that The World win rest better
after the hurly-bmly of the days
work is done. But exactly why Gov
ernor Dix should influence the senate
IN the choice of is leader, or leaders,
we fail to understand He BELONGS
TO the Executive. not to the Legis-
latiye, branch of the Government.