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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10
WHY NOT GET BUSY.

Why should it be necessary to de-
fer all street improvement until next
year? Why wait until the general
election in December before passing
upon the district Improvement pro-
position? Why cannot a special ell
ection be held this spring for the pur-
pose of making any desired changes
in the city charter and also for the
purpose of voting the gravity water
system bond issue?
These remarks are prompted by the
seeming intent of the administration
to pass up the proposed charter
change until the regular election
Apparently the present officials
take the view that they will be
doing enough if they order a new
Main street bridge. The other need
ed improvements may wait.
But there is a crying need for bet
ter streets in Pendleton. 1t is COM
mon joke that the roads leading into
Pendleton are very fair until one
reaches the city limits. 1t is mat
ter of common knowledge that while
a few years ago we led the way Pen
dIeton is now far behind almost all
other good Oregon towns in the mat
ter of street paving.
The people are ready to make i'm
provements and they have been ready
for a long time. Ever since the first
paving work was done here there are
property owners who have been an
xious for more. over two years ago
the property owners on west Court
street petitioned for the paving OF
that thoroughfare. In almost every
section Of the city the people are
ready to get to work. They know
that towns are what the people make
them and that we cannot expect to
have a lively and up-to-date city II
we let things go to decay.
No doubt the people will endorse
any reasonable charter change look
ing TO making it easier for the city tc
do street work. At this time the city
must pay for the intersections and
no work is being done because the
city has no money to spare for tha'
purpose. They can pass upon the
matter now as well as next Decem'
Der. Perhaps better because In De-
cember we may have heated cleo
ton on hand.
why not have special election thi'
spring to enact the needed chang
and 20 vote bonds for gravity wa
ter system? Why put off until to
morrow what may be done today?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10
THE EVIL OF VOTE SELLING.

A country lawyer of courage and
sagacity, serving as a local judge in
southern Ohio, Is now setting this
country an example in methods OF
political reform that will give his name
an enduring place in the annals of
our great American experiment of self
government. BY many different
means-some of them bold and flag
rant, others stealthy and indirect
the use of money has tainted the
purity and honor of our politics. But
of all these forms Of corruption, the
one most to be deplored is the poison
ing Of the spring of popular govern
ment at its very source.
The habitual and wholesale bribery
of voters not only makes the rule OF
the majority a laughing stock and
farce, but It destroys the dignity and
self-respect OF communities, and so
mpairs manhood as to unfit it for
the best things in every sphere of So
cial or business life. We have had
in our great cities fearful examples Of
ballotbox stuffing; fraudulent regis
tration; dishonesty in the counting OF
votes and returning Of results; coloni-
cation Of repeaters; false naturaliza-
ton Of foreigners. and other offenses
against fair and honest elections. But
these things. which may indeed defeat
the will of a majority of the rightful
voters. are too trivial to be mentioned
in comparison with the offense of cor
rupting the rightful voters themselves.
The bribed voter has lost his natural
zest for the great American game of
politics. He has forsworn that tradi-
ton Of party narrowness and preJu-
dice that has its shining virtues, be-
cause the followers Of Jackson or
Clay were at least honest in partisan
ship. The voter who has reconciled
himself to the practice Of selling his
vote to the party or candidate that
can offer the best cash price has lost
the hope and faith that make us
real people Of destiny" and that mus'
! be our reliance in any national crisis
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10
CITIES IN THE VANGUARD.

Ashville. North Carolina, claims to
be the only city in the country au-
thorized to spend money to advertise
itself, says a writer in Success Maga-
zine. It is coming to be quite a com
mon thing for cities to buy space in
newspapers and magazines to call the
attention of manufacturers and the
public generally to their advantages
for industrial residence purposes.
Heretofore, this has always been fl
nanced by public-spirited private citi-
zens. but Asheville pays the money
out Of the city till. Perhaps the day
will come when the city press agent
will be one Of the essentials of every
town.
Modesto, California, steps into the
limelight by being the first town &c
provide for the construction of mu-
nicipal aviation landings. When the
use of the aeroplane becomes com
mon II will, of course, be necessary
to have open spaces for landing anc
starting machines-a sort of air dock
as II were The small California city
wisely regards this a smunicipal func'
ton.
Norwich Is the first city in Connect
cut to adopt the commission form o.
government which thus far has hat
| its greatest success in the west. Th'
| list of commission government citie'
has grown phenomenally, the lates
count showing that ninety-seven cities
have adopted the new rule.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10

A rule that works both ways is no
loafer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10
HIGH ASPIRATIONS.

1 want to be a member,
And with the members stand.
A frown upon my forehead,
4 billbook in my hand.
want to save the nation;
I want to boost the state,
And when I am not posing,
I'd like to legislate.
I want to get headline
To start the howls of Rome.
want the papers spotlight
To show me up back home.
I will not learn.
I can not teach,
I don't know how to make speecn,
And strut beneath the dome.
/ want to be a member,
And bullyrap the press
Whene'er they fail in, scareheads
Ny virtues to express.
And if my faults they don't exempt
I'll screw the law up on contempt.
I want to be a member
And thrill the gallery
With sophomore soblets,
Well worth my salary.
1t must be fine
To rise and shine
Then blow up like bursting mine.
I'd love to be a member,
l need the salary.
II I could be a member
I'd say it was a pity
To sink my brilliant language
In some obscure committee.
I'd let the fogies null the bills,
While l would specialize on thrills
Selected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10

OF the purchase of the oliver-Carpen-
ter tract for the branch asylum but
says the building site which the for
mer acting governor had in view will
not suffice, The bottom land instead
OF the hill land should be used for
the buildings in the view of the leg
islative committee.
The committee of physicians ap-
pointed by Governor West also holds
that the hill or "haystack' building
site is inadequate. But instead Of
recommending the use of the bottom
land this committee suggests the
purchase of the Wheeler-Daniel place
and the erection of the buildings on
the bench land farther down the
river.
Apparently this is a subject upon
which eminent men disagree. Then
why not leave the entire matter in
the hands of the state board? Give
the board power to make reasonable
purchases of additional land and let
them work out the problem as to the
best place to erect the institution. No
doubt the board can secure architects
ana engineers who will be able to
decide the matter. Since Governor
West and State Treasurer Kay are to
build the branch asylum and must be
responsible for any blunders made
ithey should have a voice in the To-
,,tion of the buildings.
( If the legislature handles this mat
b Ter in a businesslike way it will leave
rthe affair very largely to the state
board.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10
MAKE 1T SUCCEED.

In signing up the preliminary pa
pers for the Pine creek project the
Idrmers in the vicinity of Weston are
showing foresight and a spirit of pro-
gress. They have land that needs
irrigation and can be vastly improved
by the use of water. The water is
available and there is a natural res
ervoir site so that the flood waters
may be conserved very easily.
With the Pine creek project COM
pleted the land under that tract will
become of enormous value and will
produce yields now undreamed Of
The project will be of benefit to that
entire section of the country. 1t will
make the village of Weston feel the
thrill of life and forget the misfor-
tunes that have overtaken the East
ern Oregon normal school.
Weston is one of the prettiest lit
tie towns in the county and with the
Pine creek project completed it Will
become one of the liveliest. The pro-
ject will benefit Athena and likewise
Pendleton and all of Umatilla coun-
ty The project viii swell our assess
ment rolls and bring more people in
to our midst.
Everybody is for the Pine creek
project and wants it to succeed. Stay
with the enterprise, gentlemen, and
drive it through regardless of any
petty obstacles that may be in the
way.
Nothing that's good is easy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10
LEAVE 1T TO THEM.

The legislative committee approves
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10

heal, the head is cleared, breathing
comes natural and easy, the throat
no longer clogged, and every un-
teasant symptom of the disease dis
ppears S. S. S. is the greatest of all
lood purifiers, and for this reason is
le most certain cure for Catarrh.
ook on Catarrh and medical advice
-2e to all who write.
lie SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10

Nothing that's good is easy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10
CATARRH
4 SYSTEMIC BLOOD DISEASE

Catarrh is not merely an affection
of the mucous membranes; it is
deep-seated blood disease in which the
entire circulation and greater part of
the system are involved. 1t is more
commonly manifested in the head,
aoSe and throat, because of the sensi-
tive nature of these membranes, and
also because they are more easily
reached by irritating influences from
the outside. The symptoms OF Ca
tarrh, such as tight feeling in the
head, nose stopped mp, thFoat clogged
and dry, hacking cough, etc, show
that the tiny blood vessels of the mu-
cous membranes are badly congested
and inhamed from the impurities in
the circulation. To cure Catarrh per-
nanently the blood must be purified
and the system cleanSed of all uu-
healthy matter. Nothing equals
IS. S. S, for this purpose. It attacks
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10

Perhap after We get a public SER
vice commission we will be able to
locate more clearly that 100000
worth of betterment work the Pacific
telephone people have spoken of so
often but have not yet produced.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10

Malarkey's bill for a state wide
public service corporation commission
may be imperfect but its passage will
be clearly a step forward. If the leg
stature passes that measure and then
adopts the good roads measures the
session will not have been in vain.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10
|, A>>~~%~~ee~~~~,
JURE DIVINO.

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} This shalt thou be today .
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} OF just and pure mind; =
Thoughtful of another's need; =
Firm, but gentle, in each deed; =
Happy in faith and sure; Z
Brave TO serve and to endure; Z
, Unwavering in any plan =
, That serves to mold the Liv- Z
ing Man
Made in the likeness of his 4
God;
3 Treading where His feet have 4
trod,
B And knowing that His Power 4
, Divine 4
Is thine"
= My Soul replies to me, MY 4
, child, 4
D Thus have I been since first 4
D you smiled 4
D So weakly up to mother-love
, Unrecking what you trembled 4
, of,
IhrouSh all your years OF sell
D fish quest
D Ny voice hath counseled in 4
. your breast,
, Insisting that you must be true 4
, To Me, the Soul and God of you. 4
. Thus have 1 waited. knowing 4
D well
= How wisdom descendeth into
D He'll
D Somewhere, somehow and you 4
D would bear
, The burden strength must 4
. bring from there.
. Life's day, it passeth with the 4
. Sun
. Thy will be done
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10
Not Far Wrong at That.

School Superintendent Stuart OF
Washington says that the brightest
wrong answer ever given by school
child in Washington was this:
algebra was the wife Of Euclid
and the mother Of Geometry"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10

From "a National Lesson from Adj
ans County" by Albert Shaw, in the
American Review of Reviews for Feb
rnnrN
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10

the disease at its
head, goes down
to the bottom of
the trouble and
makes sacoinplete a
and lasting cure
by PURIFYING
the blood. Then
the in fl a N e d
rr,ar,,I,raues hao.ir1
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-10

Here's for improvement work this
summer. Let the mayor and council
men earn their salaries. Likewise the
honorable water commissioners.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
SIX MILLIONS
ARE DEMANDED OF
The ''GRAIN KING

Chicago, Jan. Thames A Patten,
retired millionaire grain broker, whose
successful operations in the cotton
market led recently to federal grand
jury indictments against himself and
associates, has been sued for $6,000,-
000 in the Superior Court.
The plaintiff, Dr.. Paul Burmaster,
president of the Chicago anti-gambling
League, does not claim to have been
a participant or loser in any of the
operations Of Mr. Patten, but brings
suit under an Illinois statute whereby
any person having knowledge of a
gambling transaction may sue and re-
cover to the amount of three times
the total lost by any of the victims
The suit was suppressed for service
to await the return of Mr.. Patten from
Hot Springs, and counsel for both
sides of the action refused to discuss
the case.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
SECOND Big FIRE
HITS Queen CITY
FOR A MILLION
Two Business Men Missing And a
Dozen Firemen Hurt in Big
Building.
(By Associated PresS.)

Cincinnati, Jan. 1.-Two men,
prominent in business circles, were
among the missing when morning
dawned over the ruins of the Chamber
of Commerce building, which was de-
stroyed by fire last night, entailing a
loss of more than a million dollars
and inhicting injuries upon a dozen
firemen and others.
The missing men are:
Brent Marshall, vice-president of the
grain brokerage firm of Earl & Dan
iels, whose offices were destroyed, and
Charles S. Sibbald, cashier of the firm
Both were at work in the office when
the fire broke out.
The Chamber of Commerce building
is at Fourth and Vine streets In the
heart of the business section and GOV
ers large area besides being 9
stories in height. The Cincinnati
Stock Excange and L. & N. railroad
had offices in the building and many
invaluable records are lost.
The building cost over million dol
lars and was Cincinnati's' finest speci
men of architecture. The office fix
lures cost above 100000.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
I. I. I. !. !. : : : : : : :; :: !: !: : I

Hattiesburg leads the state among
the cities of the 10000 class in per-
centage of gain-1S3 per cent. Jack
son comes second, with Ill per cent.
Meridian is third, with 65 per cent
Vicksburg stands fourth, with 40.3 per
cent. Natchez lost by 3.4 per cent.
Among all the cities including the
5000 and 10000 classes, Hattiesburg
came second, being led by Gulfport
with her phenomenal gain of 502 per
cent.
The state has now Is cities of over
5000, against Z in 1900.
But Hattiesburg leads her class by
a wide margin-in percentage of gain.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
ZOO DELEGATES
attend MEETING
OF TARIFF men
Prof. Emery Of Yale Makes Opening
Address on Work Of Com
mission.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 11.-With dele
gates present even from Honolulu, the
second convention of the National Tar
iff Commission Association opened its
two days session today with an ad-
dress by Prof. Emery of Yale, chair
man of the present Tariff Board.
More than 700 delegates are attend
ing.
Prof. Emery said:
Il feel natural embarrassment in
addressing you today. Many of you
have long worked in favor of perma-
nent commission to investigate tariff
conditions. My connection with this
question has been limited to one year
of experience along lines which at
least are beginning in this direction
You all know the history of the legis
lation by which the so-called Tariff
Board was brought into existence"
Prof. Emery contoinued to outline
| the work of the board, and said its
scope was purely to investigate and
publish the facts it should receive and
to be in position to be constant
source of information for the govern
ment and manufacturer alike.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
FIVE COTTAGES
in FOURTH WARD
GO At EARLY HO!!R!!

Called by the watehman at New
mans mill, telephoning at $3.50 o'clock
this morning, the fire department
made long run to Dewey street, to
find a small store and five cottages
in blaze.
The nearest plug was six blocks
distant, forcing the two companies to
battle with wet blankets and the two
hand chemicals. The men were driven
from their first stand by heavy wind
forcing the smoke and flames over
them and blistering their faces and
hands.
The cottages, owned by negro fami-
lies occupying them, were worth about
5000 to $500 each. The store, small
shack, was insured for 5000.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11

farmers produced more cotton to the
acre, and larger crop, than in any
previous year.
These are facts corroborated by the
figures, according to well-known gen.
tlemen from each of these counties.
and show that the farmers Of these
counties have followed closely the in
structions of the agents of the depart
ment of agriculture, or else have hit
upon a plan of their own to outwit the
weevil.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
FIVE-YEAR old
FALLS IN fire
FATALLY BURNS

Yazoo City, Jan. 11.-Dancing about
an open fireplace to amuse several
little friends, five-year-old Lillian ST.
mon tripped on the rug and fell into
the fire. In an instant she was ablaze
from her golden hair to her shoe tops.
mortified, lle oineT ,H.iGtren 5---.s.-s9 !
for help. Mrs. Simon reached the
scene in few moments, but not until
the little one had been fatally burned.
Death came early Tuesday morning.
The parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Simon, recently moved here from Jack
son.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
ANOTHER CHAPTER
in THE BOND SNARL

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 11.-Last night
District Attorney Mcneil filed a bill
in chancery praying that the First
National Bank of Jackson and 2S 9TH
er buyers of the 100000 issue of state
bonds be restrained from disposing of
their first interest coupons payable
Jan. 1. This suit is in behalf of State
Treasurer Edwards and is intended to
cure any defects in the original pro-
ceedings.
If the injunction is granted Cover
no Noel will at once call an extra ses-
sion of the Assembly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
BEAT BOIL WEEVIL
RAISED MORE COTTON

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 1.-THE farm
ers Of at least two counties in the
state have beat the boil weevil to a
frazzle. They are the farmers of At
tala and Lamar county. In the for
mer county the weevil has been doing
his worst for three years, but this
year, despite the fact that the weevil
was there in large numbers, the plant
ers of Attala raised more cotton than
any year in their history.
In Lamar the weevil only invaded
that countEn1astuxea but was there
In large / yet the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
NOW STATE OFFICERS
SAY cost OF LIVING

Jefferson City, Jan. 11.-A bill to
increase the salaries of state officers
more than 100 per cent is to be intro
duced by Senator Wallace Green of
Kansas City. Attorney General Major
is preparing the bill, which will pro-
vide that future governors receive $12,-
500 instead of $4,000, as now. The
other increases are:
Attorney general, $4,000 to $500;
secretary of state, state auditor and
state treasurer, each $4,000 to $4,000
Other offcers under the civil list also
are 70 be raised in proportion, if the
sill passes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
HOW PAPERS HELPED
THE KANSAS farmer

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 11.-Free En-
ployment Bureau Director Charles
Harris, in his annual report, says that
the bureau furnished last year direct
ly, 5,311 harvest hands and 25,Oo0
more indirectly.
People of Kansas, farmers especial
ly, say they are deeply indebted to
the newspapers of the county, which
have responded readily to requests to
publish reports furnished by the Of
flee as to the number of hands needed
to gather the crops of the state.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
JUDGE MAYES CANDIDATE
FOR FEDERAL JUDGESHIP.

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 11.-Judge Ed
ward Mayes of Jackson, is an avowed
applicant for appointment as federal
Judge in the proposed new district,
provided for in the bill introduced in
the United States senate by Senator
Leroy Percy.
This statement was made by Judge
James Longstreet, personal friend
and law partner of Judge Mayes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
MICHIGAN LlMPS
TO NEAREST PORT
(By Associated PreSS.)

Washington, Jan. 11.-Battleship
Michigan of the Atlantic feet, was
partially disabled yesterday by losing
her port propeller and tail shaft, ac-
cording to a wireless dispatch to the
Navy department. The Michigan was
detached and started for Hampton
Roads, where the South Carolina
which met with precisely the same
kind of an accident, is proceeding.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11

bonds be enjoined from selling their
interest coupons to innocent purchas-
ers. The name of District Attorney Ed
wards will be dropped from the petit
ton and that of District Attorney Nc
Neill substituted, thus making the
hight clear between the state and the
bond purchasers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
NEW Works. GOVERNOR
GUEST OF GOOD ROADS.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 11.-Officers oil
all the military regiments and state
naval organizations of New York are
here today at the annual convection
NJ the New York National Guard Asso
citation. The meeting will close to
morrow night with reception and
dinner to Governor Dix, the new com
mander-in-chicf os the states land and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
WI ting fang
CHOPS HIS QUEUE
(Bu Associated PreSS.l

San Francisco, Jan. 11.-All local
Chinese newspapers publish what pur-
ports to be a message from WI Ting
Fang, late minister to the United
States, announcing the date he has
fixed for removal of his queue, is Jan.
30. On that date it is reported many
local merchants will follow his exam
pie and celebrate the parting with
their queues at a banquet.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
MEX. TROOPERS
ARE PUT TO ROU1
IN SUNDAY SCRAP
by Associated PreSs.)

Ell Paso, Jan. 11.-Passengers arriv-
ing from Mexico, state that battle
took place on Sunday between $50
Federals under Lieutenant Cervantes
and party of Insurrectos near Janos.
The Feedrals are said to have been
routed with loss of 16 killed. A
band of 275 Insurrectos is said to be
advancing toward Barbicada.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERS MEET
(ey Union Associated Press.

New York, Jan. Reconsideration
of technical subjects and business
matters will occupy the members of
the Society of Automobile Engineers
during the two day session commenced
here today.