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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-29

FREE" LIGHTs TOO COSTLY.

Through the columns of its servile
sheet an announcement is made by
the Pacific Power & Light company
that henceforth the strings Of lights
on Main and Court street will not be
used unless the company be paid for
the service.
That is good news. Pendleton
wants nothing free of cost from
the electric company Anyone who
gets something free usually pays for
IL and often pays dearly. a gift
from a public service corporation is
but an indirect bribe and the COM
pany always figures on getting il
back. 1t is like water used to prime
a pump. 1t is the first to come back
to the pumper and is not lost.
Local people want no free candy
from the Pacific Power & Light COM
pany What they want is good ser.
vice at just rates. If the company will
but see that the street lights fol
which the city pays out its money
are kept burning every night we car
well do without free electricity fol
the streamer lights.
II the free streamer lights, turned
on semi-occasionally, have been used
to pacify local people and to keeI
CT a nrtria
about excessive rates then we have
paid dearly indeed for those stream
ers. Take them away We cannot
afford such luxury.
Furthermore. if there is to be or
namental illumination on Main and
Court streets it cannot be had by the
use Of streamers. Many people con-
denim the streamers as worse than
nothing and say they make the town
look like a five cent carnival.
Cluster lights are far better for
purposes Of ornamental illumination.
Let the Pacific Power &c Light com
pany and the telephone company
take their unsightly poles off Main
and Court streets 50 that the cluster
lights may have a show. The effect
Of the cluster lights is spoiled now
and will be spoiled as long as the
poles remain. But with the poles and
wires out Of the way the cluster light
poles could then be installed at regu-
lar intervals along the streets and
the business section made place Of
light and beauty.
What other favors are to be with
drawn by the electric company? Lei
as hear about them This is the pro
per time. While the wheels are
grinding let US work out the grist.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-29

teemen representatives Of the Port
land good roads association and one
man from each county of the state.
Leon Cohen is the committeeman
from Umatilla county.
Just how tae state committee plan
viii work eu, remains to be seen o.
course. But the plan looks good, es-
peeial,y in view Of the personnel of
the committee selected by the COVER
nor. There are some very capable
ana broad minded men ON that COM
mittee. i is a committee that viii
not likely draft a bill that will favor
any particular class of people or any
particular section of the state to the
injury of other sections.
BY the very nature Of things a state
good roads bill must be fairly equi;-
able in its terms. Otherwise it will
not abe adopted However, it is fu-
tile to hope for measure that will
pass muster as an absolutely equitable
bin and which viii have the support
OF everybody in all parts of the state
As the East Oregonian has remark
ed before the Indians are the only
people who ever did have an entirely
equitable road policy. In their saw
age days each Indian made trail
OF his own wherever he wanted to
so. It vas an equitable plan but
needless to say it is not practicable
nowadays
The task before the state commit
tee to draft a measure that will be
sufficiently equitable to pass muster
ANA at the same time will be a mea-
sure that will get action. The
trouble with much legislation in the
past is that the laws have been pas
siye in nature and have accomplished
little if anything. Oregon now needs
good roads law that will bring on
good roads-not a mile or two of
roads here and there, but a good
roads system throughout the state.
The work of the state wide COM
mittee will be awaited with interest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-29

BLINDERS.

We can see no whit ahead; 4
Next breath. haply, Wen drop
dead;
, Catacylsmic change may come
In less time than tap of drum;
Forces ADLER far than we
, Compass Us invisibly;
What Of that? our duty's 4
Forward! through the mist and
rain.
Forward, through the snow
and sleet-
, Though abysses wait our feet.
B If We saw the Danger here.
, There the Sorrow there the
} Fear,
, Would we dare to still proceed? 4
, II the Future we could read.
, Who would face Tomorrow's
threat?
We can't throw off Binders I
, yet.
, Let's be thankful that we wear
B them.
, Let's not seek to slit or tear
them;
, What they hide is for Tomor-
, Strength is sent with every sor-
row.
, By Florens olson in The
, Nautelus.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-29
NoT Az EASY TASK.

For fear that conflicting initiative
measures dealing with the subject Of
good roads may be presented to the
people and so cause confusion many
good roads advocates have asked
Governor West to name a general
state wide committee to draft a good
roads bill and the governor has done
30.
on the committee as announced
are the grange good roads commit
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-29

The Portland council is now going
to force the oil company TO estab-
lish its tanks outside the city limits.
That is a move that should have been
taken before Fire Chief Campbell
was killed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-29

the bis show. From the preparation
being made for the Roundup it is
safe to predict the Portlanders will
not be disappointed if they come.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-29

1t is complimentary to the Round
up that Messrs. Jackson and Corbett
are going to bring a special party to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-29

March and June seem to have shift
ed places on the calendar this year.
Evening journal., 1911-02-14
RoOsEYELTs POSITION.

nNE Of the curious illustrations Of the tickle
~ ness OF people is shown the attitude Of
great many towards Colonel Roosevelt who has
not yet emerged from the political oblivion which
followed the Democratic victory in many States.
Roosevelt himself has changed but little during
the last dozen or so years. He is practically the
same Roosevelt possessing all the good qualities
and all the bad qualities, In his political and eco
nomic views he has shown a growth and devel-
oLment but only such growth as one who had fol-
lowed his political career expected. His so-called
new natonalism is but the logical conclusion of
his views on economic questions and the firm
grasp he has taken on the great and overshadow-
ing problems that have sprung up during the last
few years the things that relate to labor and
capital and corporations, questions that
could not exist before the great development of
modern industry which takes the form of con-
centrated wealth and gigantic corporations and
trusts
When President Mr. Roosevelt had admirers by
the thousands He was the hero Of the man wor-
shippers those who 60 into Mysteries over this
or that human being and think that he is a sort Of
dem-god to lead the people to a blessed land.
When he returned from abroad it was the same
Roosevelt of the people. He mixed in the cam
paign and unfortunately for him the hot shot that
had been fred at him for many long years by the
organs of Wall street and high finance began to
hit to land, and there was rapid change in the
esteem with which many Of his former admirers
held Roosevelt. Some of those are as bitter
against him as they friendly TO him when he
President
Of course the defeat Of the Roosevelt ticket in
New York caused the former President to become
what is called unpopular But it will not be long
before Colonel Roosevelt will begin TO regain his
popularity. Wall street wanted to make Roose-
welt unpopular just as it will try to make any
other man who assaults privilege. Its next victim
will be Governor Wilson of New Jersey
One lesson TO be learned from Roosevelt's tenn
porary defeat is that no man can become dicta-
tor in this country If Roosevelt has any such
notion, and his enemies have implied as much, he
must have gotten rid of it by this time But what
ever stuationof Roosevelt present it is more
than probable that there will be before long a re-
viva of Roosevelt. Those who think he has been
permanently knocked out will find themselves mis-
taken.
Evening journal., 1911-02-14
TWO NOTABLE MEN.

N THE deaths of Archbishop Ryan OF the Roman
Catholic Church and Bishop Whitaker of the
Episcopal Church. the moral and religious inHu-
ences OF Philadelphia have suffered severe loss
In many respects the two men we're alike Both
held their official positions about the same num-
Der OF years. Under Archbishop Ryan the Roman
Catholic diocese showed remarkable growth and
prosperity. Under the administration of Bishop
Whitaker the same may be said of the Episcopal
diocese Of Pennsylvania
Archbishop Ryan was the head Of the largest re-
ligious body in Philadelphia, and Bishop Whitaker
was the head OF the second largest Both we're
indefatigable workers They we're tireless toilers
for the betterment of man. Neither ever played
TO the applause of the galleries. Neither was SEN
sationa and neither had sympathy with sensation
al methods The influence of each extended far
beyond the confines of his religious organization
Eaeh was looked up to and highly respected by
the great mass of Philadelphians.
Each came to Philadelphia from the West.
Archbishop Ryan appointed from ST. Louis,
Bishop Whitaker for eighteen years had been
missionary bishop in the far west. But each pre-
late adapted himself quickly TO the life of the
East, to the habits of conservative Philadelphia
Each had had wide experience with men. They
knew men, their faults and frailties. They knew
human nature and sympathized with it, Their
sympathy was unbOunded.
Archbishop Ryan had great influence in the
Roman Catholic Church. his administration was
such as brought him the love and respect of hun
dreds of thousands. He was of a conciliatory ma
ture when coneiliaton did not involve a sacrifice
of principles
The same may be said Of Bishop Whitaker He
had many difficult problems to solve. Within his
church in Philadelphia we're all kinds Of Episcopal
ehurchmanShp from the extreme high" to the
extreme low. Although cassed as a low
churchman, Bishop Whitaker nevertheless was
held in the highest esteem by all the schools of
thought in his church. 1t is seldom that city
even so large as Philadelphia in a brief space OF
time loses two men so eminent men who worked
so unsehshly for the public good Their passing
away leaves void that will be difficult TO FILL The
world has been made better by their living.
Evening journal., 1911-02-14
Personal and Pertinent

You might say, began the behind chair No l.
the owner OF the shop that this barber business
metrcaly opposed TO the blacksmithing trade"
The patron had just signihed his Willingness TO be
though his face smothered with hot towels tho boss
barber kept the swathes free of that the patron
might listen.
when there Is a cold snap the horseshoenR shons
are running day and night to equip the horses work
on ICY DaVements, the boss continued Well we have
our dullest times when it's cold. A man won't get a
shaye or hair cut in real winter except when II sbso-
lutely necessary.
Now, when the weather is mild YOU will notice that
every chair filled, five are waiting and everv
customer desires massage a hair or "A shampoo
or tonic treatment in addition to his shave Great
weather for us!'-kansas City Star
came 10 the advertisement Office OF a local
newspaper few DAYS ago TO insert plea for q cook
ITS three lines. isn't it?" she asked, having some
experience in advertising for domestcs.
NO, said the clerk, counting carefully. ITS over
three lines Wen have TO charge you for four. But
you put In four more words ii YOU wish"
The seeker after help" paused moment in deep
thought -Four more words, she repeated -four more
words Oh. have IT, Put In policeman stationed oppo-
site orner'"-Philsdelphia Times.
The clock was striking the hour
The latter WINGED and covered beneath the bludgeon-
ing.
High in the heavens swung the great silver moon.
The dark shadow of the tall cathedral tower fell
across the street with loud crash
Mrs Murphy started up in bed with exclamation
OF fright What that?" she said
A shadow falling" replied Mr.. Murphy, sleepily.
ply.
''No such luck" returned Mr. Murphy and turned his
Iace 70 the wall TO resume his sumbers-Roc
Union and Advertiser.
Evening journal., 1911-02-14

with go up all the way from the St.
Croix to the Rio Grande about rail
roadizing" and "corporationizing" the
Senatel Storm signals would be run
up by a thousand newspapers, the
magazines would call i'm their muck
raking penny liners and forthwith set
them TO work. and from hundreds of
pulpits would go out to the people the
dictum that they and their country. had
seen their best days-that the money
power" was i'm the saddle and the op-
pressed masses must prepare TO be rid
den over rough-shod and be trampled
to death. Nothing could be devised.
And If the candidate escaped without
assassination he would be fortunate
Or let some fearless President of the
United States. feeling the need of a
strong hand at the helm of our nation
al finances, invite j. PierpOnt Morgan
to take the treasury portfolio, and let
the latter accept-the air would ring
with protests at this gobbling up Of
the Government by Wall street, and
myriads of otherwise sane and sena-
ible men and women would see the
ead of free government in America
right then and there.
And yet both these men are infinitely
better equipped for the positions sug-
gested, than are nineteen out of twenty
who ever held them.
There is in this country a silly fear
Of business success and business in
! huence or power that is a big factor
in keeping the reins of government In
unskilled hands.
Evening journal., 1911-02-14
The Lamp ON the Farm.

Kansas City Star
when the lamp is shattered the
light in the dust lies dead" says
Shelley.
When the lamp is shattered It is
because the COW has kicked It," says
the Kansas farmer.
Certain base uses to which the
lamp has come are undoubtedly re-
sponsible for a degree of prejudice
against it. Yet how unfair it would be
to hold the lamp responsible. Could
light from any source make it a cheer
ful process to get up at half past three
or at 4 O'Clock, of a winter morning ?
From candle to arc light. whatever
brilliant thing was associated with
thoughts of a cold kitchen. or hem
house, or barn, at that stupefying hour
would have its mster and its reputa-
ton dimmed, to say the least of it,
Danish not the lamp. II is as dear
and hallowed in tradition as is the fire.
place, or the old oaken bucket. or the
gourd dipper, that let the water run
down both sides of the chin.
Would It not be more sensible for
the farm folk to stay abed until they
had enough sleep? Would it not be bet
ter TO let the lamp stick to its regular
job OF lighting up the evening?
Evening journal., 1911-02-14

Our fire service is one of which
every citizen should be proud, and
especially should the merchant and
manufacturer have this same feeling
of absolute dependence on their
efficiency.
One word regarding the financial
end of the argument if / may be per-
mitted to call it such.
A paid fire department would cost
the city as per figures quoted about
100000 in the shape of bonds. an an
nual cost of the city of say $4,000.
The upkeep Of the several stations
would amount to say $4,000 more.
The services Of the necessary iiremen
would cost an additional $4,000,
making a total annual cost to the
city of 100000.
The present entire cost to the city
amounts TO S65,O00.
You will see that our noble firemen
save to our city annually about
$4,000, big saving TO our tax payers
and as good if not better protection
against fire for the city
Respectfully.
George W. May.
Wilmington, Del. Feb 13.
Evening journal., 1911-02-14
TUESDAY. FEB. IL. .IeM
COLONEL HOUSTON AS ALEADER.

q OLONEL HOUSTON of the Sussex RePub-
~ ican is entirely too modest. dethroned
leader. not he, for he has not been on the throne
that is for some years He has not been mem
ber of any party committee, he says, since the
unihcation of the party and has declined such
preferment The only kind of leader Colonel
Houston has been, perhaps, according TO his own
statement is his effort to lead the thought of Re-
publicans towards higher political ideas and to
encourage them to cleaner practical politics. Well
we shall let it go at that but if Colonel Houston
has not been a leader for some years and an
ohiceholder he has certainly been buzzng around
the door for long time, and it would be hard
for us 10 disassociate him from actual political
leadership and more than a journalistic interest
in the welfare of the party. Colonel Houston, not
a. real leader Of men? If any one but the Sus-
sex editor himself had told us that, we should
have asked when potatoes and strawberries stop
ped growing in Sussex
The latter part of the Colonels able editorial
article seems to imply hints of leadership when he
says that 'if money is kept out Of the primaries
in this sussex county, VIC will guarantee thai
two-thirds Of the delegates therefrom in the next
State convention will not be controlled by the
Organization in behalf Of the special interests"
We may add that if Colonel Houstons chief idea
at present is TO prevent the of money in Sus-
sex county primaries he has our entire sympathy.
Money should not be used either in primaries or
in elections.
Evening journal., 1911-02-14

AS stated we have eleven we'll
equipped fire fighting organizations.
All the members of these companies
are faithful workers for the protection
of the city against fire.
1t seems to the writer that if the
City Council appoint the head to this
department it will ultimately, If not
Immediately, become not only politi-
cal position or positions. but will
naturally have the same effect on the
membership of each company. Our
present volunteer fire department has
shown by its record in the past to be
an organization we'll worthy of the
appreciation and pride of all, includ-
ing the few who so anxiOusly are
working for a paid fire fighting SER
vice.
If our citizens should look back
over the 10, 20 or 30 years record Of
fires I'm our city they canot then
criticise our noble sets of men who
are ever ready to jump to the call Of
duty, nor criticise in any way the
service rendered.
It makes no difference to them
whether it be night or day. rain,
snow, sleet or storm Of any kind. il
does not deter them in the full per-
formance Of duty at any time.
hTe writer is in hearty sympathy
with A. ID. Vandever. an old volun-
teer fireman, and with all his fellow
members.
The old fireman and the new fire.
men of Wilmington are proud of their
noble and maqnanitnoue dutv and
justly so.
Evening journal., 1911-02-14
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS.
Tho United Pub.

Inc Onltcu lun-
iishers' Association
through its presi
dent. Mr.. Arthur
Koppell has eyam-
ined THE JOUR
NAILS circulation
and Mr.. koppeli Of
fers 70 wager $1,000
Of his own money,
and undertake to
prove that THE
EVENING JOUR-
NAL has the largest
paid circulation Of
any paper printed In
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1911-02-14
Editorial Opinion
The Fear of Snccess.

New York Commercial.
In a notable address on "misconcep-
tions about high finance" before the
finance forum Of the Young Mems
Christian Association IN this city Mr.
Paul ID. Cravath set down as the great
economic and human problem of the
day I'm this country "the solution of the
fierce conflict between the people and
the Government on the one hand and
the great corporations on the other" "
And one Of the great difficulties i'm
peding honest and effective discussion
Of the problem is found, he said "in
the deliberate exclusion Of the great
leaders Of finance from any recognized
part In the Government" This is not
the case i'm other countries. and is
something of comparatively recent or
igin here in the United States.
Imagine James J. Hill being candi-
date for United States Senator from
Minnesota-what a howl would forth
Evening journal., 1911-02-14
TAFT AND THE TREATY.

In REGARD to his proposed trade agreement
- with Canada. President Taft is undoubtedly on
the right track, but the agreement will not be rati-
fed at Washington without hard fight. Uncle
Joe Cannon and his cohorts against it.
The President issued warning to the Repub-
lican party during his address before the Illinois
Legislature in which he defended the treaty. The
President mentioned that conservative protection
lists hang back from approval of the agreement
on the ground that il is a departure from the prn,
ciple of protection and is the opening wedge TO
let in free trade. His view, the President
said, was that no step could be taken more in the
interest Of a reasonable policy of protection than
the approval of the treaty.
The very existence of the policy, the President
continued. depends on our abolition of the tariff
where it is not really needed under the principle
OF the last Republican platform. The last Republi-
can platform, the President added if carried to
its logical conclusion would lead to substantial
free trade with Canada And had the interpreta-
ton that Mr. Taft put upon the platform prevailed,
in all probability the Republicans would not have
been defeated at the last election.
The Canadian agreement is in line with the
reciprocity ideas of President Mckinley.
There many straws showing that the wind
is blowing in favor OF Mr. Taft's tariff ideas AL
most at the time the President was speaking in
the West Senator Hepburn, of Idaho, regarded
as one of the cranks of the Senate was address
ing the members of the Silk Manufacturers Asso-
citation at their annual dinner in New York
The Senator opposed the treaty with Canada, but
he soon found that he was addressing hostile
audience. He waited for applause but none came.
II does not take very keen mind TO detect that the
sentiment of the country is largely for the Cana
dian treaty and for Mr.. Tafts permanent Tariff
Board. And this does not mean a growing sent-
ment in favor of what is called free trade So
long as we must raise the enormous amount Of
revenue necessary for the expenses of the govern
ment We cannot have free trade or a near approach
TO IT,
The position of President Taft on the treaty will
again accentuate the differences of opinion in the
Republican party on the tariff and other questions
and the same may be said of the Democratic party
Both are divided into factions which disagree rad
ically on many questions of public policy
Evening journal., 1911-02-14
VOLUNTEERS HAVE
ANOTHER DEFENDER

Editor of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Referring to an article in your
paper under date Of February 10,
note that merchant and a lawyer
have expressed themselves regarding
the cost to the city Of paid fire de-
partment and how it may be brought
about.
Evening journal., 1911-02-14

II is strange that the town of Newark cannot
satisfactorily conduct its lighting and water plants
Most of the towns of the State own and operate
these public service corporations and we think il
would be bad idea for Newark to turn over the
Evening journal., 1911-02-14

lighting and water supplies of the town to pri-
vste corporation.