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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-04
GIANTS OF THE GREAT SEAS.

What the dimensions of seagoing
vessels of the future will be is one OF
the most vital questions that will have
the attention of the great Internation-
al congress of navigation beginning in
Philadelphia May % next. The fore
most experts of the world will dis
cuss it.
To the men of the nations who have
the worlds navigation in their care
this question is of vast Importance.
The men who build the canals and
dredge the habors and deepen the riv-
ers and construct docks and repair
slips must look into the future with
the vision of prophets and plan their
works for ships which the future will
place on the ocean to carry the worlds
trade.
Ship canals and great dry docks
cannot be built quickly or cheaply. AS
their required size increases the cost
and time of construction are manifold
ed. The dredging of a harbor or a
estuary to an extra depth of few feet
takes many years. These men must
work for the future.
c. Leemans, an engineer of Amster-
day, predicts that few years will see
vessels of 10000 and 5000 tons ira
versing the ship lanes of the North
Atlantic. In a generation he believes
there will be ocean leviathans of a
hundred thousand tons plying between
Europe and North America. Vessels
of this size, he says, will have a length
of 1900 feet, width of 100 feet and
draught of more than fifty feet.
Mr.. Leemans will present an interest
ing paper on this subject at the navi-
cation congress. F. L. Corthell, an
engineer of New York. who also will
discuss this subject at the congress,
comedies with Mr.. Leemans' view
When it is completed two years
hence the Panama canal will be the
only ship canal with capacity to float
the greatest vessels afloat. It's locks
will take vessels nearly 10 feet wide
more than forty feet deep and 1000
feet long. These dimensions were in
sisted on by the general naval board
of the United States after the consult
ing board and canal commission had
suggested a size that has already been
proved inadequate.
The German government Is now
paying dearly for constructing the
Kaiser Wilhelm canal too small 1t is
being enlarged at enormous cost. The
Suez canal is also being deepened, the
canal company recently being compell-
| ed to borrow 150,000,000 francs for
this purpose. Herr Won Thierry OF
Berlin, a noted expert on this sub
| ject and member of the information
al technical commission of the Suez
| canal, will discuss this phase of the
| question at the congress here.-Phila-
delphit Correspondent New York Her
| aid.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-04
WILL HISTORY REPEAT?

There is an added element of in
terest in the return of Roosevelt to
the political game because of the ac-
curacy with which he is following in
the footsteps of Napoleon. The an
nouncement by the colonel to the eff
feet he will accept another nomination
was made on the ninety-seventh an
of Napoleon's escape from
Elba. The republican national con-
vention is to be held on June 18th
the anniversary of the battle of Wa
terloo. If there is anything in super
stition the dates are bad for the coll
onel. But that he does not fear the
hoodoo is indicated by the fact he
himself has assisted in making the
thing complete.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-04
FROM THE PEOPLE
RAISING COUNTY SALARIES.
\. II. Shumway Tells How Legislature
StOod-Refuses TO Give up
DOxyeF

At our last legislature there were
twenty-seven bills introduced, to raise
the salary of one or more of the
county officials of our thirty-four
counties. Every one of these became
laws without one exception by so large
a majority as to be almost unanimous.
There were two bills introduced, one
in the senate and one in the house,
classifying counties according to pop
ulation or wealth and fixing salaries
accordingly. These two bills would
have taken the power of changing the
salaries out of the hands of the leg
islature, but as rule they increased
all salaries. and were objected to by
many on these grounds. Both bills
failed.
There were two bills introduced in
to the house to permit the county to
regulate the salaries of its officers.
Both of these bills failed to become
laws. If bill is introduced for a
raise of salary it becomes law If
the delegation from that county ia
vors the measure, for the bill Is sent
to committee composed of the rep
resentation from that county and
their report is taken as the wish OF
the people. Then it is possible for
the county officials to tell a candi-
date for the legislature that they will
support him with all of the power
and prestige of their offices If he will
try and secure an increase in their
salaries. And the legislature does
not desire to relinquish this power for
they defeated the four bills intro
duced for this purpose.
Why should we not be permitted
to fix the salaries of our own off,
GERS We hire them and we pay
them the same as we do the laborer
! on the farm. But we can hire a mar
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-04
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.

In his communication today Mr.. A.
r. Shumway, legislative committee
man from the farmers union, criti-
cises the system of having the legis-
lature fix the salaries of county Of
ficials. He would have each county
regulate such matters for itself He
is right in that position. If Mr..
Shumway will just keep busy he will
find some more things wrong with
county affairs as they now exist For
instance this paper can see objections
to the plan of always electing a man
from this county to superintend the
schools of the county, regardless OF
whether or not there is any fit man
in Umatilla county who wants the
job. That sort of a system does not
promote efficiency.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-04
FOR A LOWER PRICE.


Certainly the paving company
should grant as low prices in Pen
dleton as in Portland. Rock for
street work is plentiful here and ii
does not have to be hauled far. The
company has its plant here already
and conditions in general should be
very favorable for low prices. The
Warren company should come down
on its price. If it refuses to do so
can be induced to enter this field.
Pendleton has much paving work to
be done and the property owners are
entitled to a reasonable price
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-04

bugaboo pure and simp'e Nll states
have the republican form of govern
ment. If through use of that form
of government they desire TO so one
step higher and take on some features
OF a pure democracy they have the
right to do SO. This country is a
democracy as well as a republic. To
deny states the initiative and refer
endum when they want them would
be to deny them the right of self
betterment.
Those who fight the initiative and
referendum cling to the delusion that
the people are dangerous and if left
alone may run wild. They don't real
,ize that the trouble in America, and
all caucasian countries, is that the
the people move too slowly, not too
swiftly.
The danger is not that the peo-
pie will be 'neurotics" and insist too
keenly upon their rights but that the
people will be too slow and dumb in
making their own rights known and
in selecting fit men to represent them
in office. That this condition exists
among the people of Idaho is shown
by the fact they have not yet secured
the initiative and referendum and still
have Hepburn in the United States
senate
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-04
TOO SLOW: NOT TOO FAST.


Boise has a newspaper that still la
bors under the impression the people
are not yet fit for self government and
that the initiative and referendum arc
fads. 1t had the following to say re-
garding the supreme courts decision:
1T had been hoped by many that
the supreme court Of the United
States would pass directly upon the
oregon initiative and referendum
case and determine whether or not
they could be properly incorporated
in republican form of government.
The constitution of the United States
provides that "the United States shall
guarantee to every state in this Union
a republican form of government" II
was on the ground, in a broad way,
that these Siamese twin political fads
contravened the purposes of that dec
laration that the supreme court was
appealed to. That tribunal declined to
pass judgment. holding that it was a
political and not a judicial question
and, therefore. solely in the hands OF
the legislative branch of the govern
ment
Those who hold that the initiative
and referendum are not conformable
to the political genius of the Ameri-
can people and not adapted to Am
crican institutions must continue to
make their fight along purely polit-
ical lines. The nature of
the agitation leads to the fear that
TIE latest fad may he generally adopt
ed by the states. It will then run its
course, as all such things do, and be
dropped into the scrap heap either
directly or through nonuse."
The initiative and referendum will
fall into disuse when legislatures
come to meet the true needs of the
people. 1t would help towards bring
ing about such state Of affairs if
powerful special interests would stay
away from the legislative halls and
allow the current to run free and un-
obstructed in natural channels.
The argument that the initiative
and referendum do away with the re-
publican form of government is a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-04
Official City and Count, Paper.
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WILLIAM DEAN HowEILs.

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. ness, .
. To preach the gospel of good =
cheer, .
= To scatter April Hope. to bless =
. With gracious aid the ones .
who press =
. Their weary heads against the .
. gate, .
Imploring Fortunes dear .
. caress. .
. His praise their comfort while =
. they wait. =
= With manly sympathy for =
those =
.. To whom The World of =
. Chance denies .
. Fair gifts and gladness and re- =
pose, q
He offers counsel that is wise; .
Unwilling that the strong =
should rise .
= Ger others crushed beneath .
their heels, .
The Quality of Mercy lies .
= In all the briliiance he reveals. =
= No Hazard OF New Fortunes .
his, Q
= Doubt died long since leave .
him sure; .
= Respected, loved, for what he .
is, .
y With rich achievement, pur- =
pose pure, o
. His fame untarnished will en- .
dure; o
So may he in his Easy Chair .
Enjoy, from every i'll secure. .
An Indian Summer that is fair. .
IS. E. Kiser .
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-04
HIS NAME WAS BAD.

Mayor Brand Whitlock of Toledo,
who recently refused $500 increase
in salary was talking about certain
trust magnate, says the Washington
Star.
Hes got bad name" said the
mayor-novelist. "Hence he can't get
square deal. He's got as bad name
for a lawsuit as Dodgin had for man.
ager.
"Dodgin was the new manager of a
biscuit concern. There was a work.
man at the concern who liked to sneak
off to a shed at about in the after
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-04
SIS Reward.

Will be paid for the following de-
scribed animal delivered at the Tele-
phone Feed Barn, Pendleton: Bay
horse colt, three years old this spring,
heavy, blocky built branded r l. on
left shoulder, star in face, white hind
foot, Strayed from Capt. Kids pas
ture on Mckay creek. Alfred Laing,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-04
S.S.S.R R'os oS ta1 ea7a1laa sfsai"

which general inta o @
Innings of the body fhe dseasng oi @
well known symptoms Oh M
head and tight stut 1enn ~
nose of the throat sometimes sign.
weakness and i'll health Even m lunss
continual impure blood through anu anu
consumption the disease is allowed to remain
system Catarh because pufe the blood IL goes .o
of the catarrhal matter making
this vital fluid pure healthy membranes begin
disappears constitution is built up and heh
S. S. by attacking the trouble at It's
entirely removing the the blood thus making pe
lasting entirely from hethgivlng ro
for this especially desirable
Book caarrh and medical advice free to all who write .
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-04

noon and smoke pipe and look over
the afternoon paper for half an hour
or so. Well, one day as the work.
man sat reading and smoking in the
shed Dodgin appeared.
"'Who are your Dodgin asked
sternly, frowning at the idle work.
man.
1.-The workman frowned back.
Huh, who are you?' said he.
I'm Dodgin, the new manager,
was the reply.
AT this the workman smiled.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-04

$50 am L. he said heartily. Come
in and have a smoke
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
COLORED COUPLE
RAVETOvAMOOSE
Dan White and Spouse Ordered
by Police to Leave Rock
Island at Once.
HELD AS DISoRDERLIEs
"Cindcrs" jackson, OF Dusky Hue,
Makes Serious Charges Against
the Pair.

"Ycu can kill me. but please let my
wife &c free. coz she's got her work 20
do" said Dan White, a negro, well
known in police circles, as he sat in
suspense awaiting the Judgment of
Magistrate c. J. Smith, who was weigh
inG evidence submitted against White
and his wife on charges Of disorderly
conduct. The couple have been in the
police court before-in fact, they have
been periodical visitors at the station
Last night they we're arrested by Off
Ger Gruby. and George "Cinders" Jack
son was held as a witness in their
case. Il was the first offense for the
diminutive "Cinders" in the role as a
witness against the defense, he gen.
orally appearing in the court either as
the defense or a witness for it. Gin
der5' told a story concerning the pair,
he said had been robbed by White and
his wife in their room. OF course,
they denied the story.
No SIGNS OF WORK.
The Whites live in one room, and
they claim that the husband does some
tailoring stunts while his wife takes
in washing for the support Of the fam
fly. No evidences OF any commercial
activity could be seen in the room last
night. But at any rate. Daniel and his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
KLAMs HAVE BOB PARTY.

KLAMS, ONE OF AUGUSTANA'S
social clubs, INDUCED in its annual
bob party last evening and the af-
fair was counted as the most sue
Gessful held by the club in recent
years. After the oratorio practice
nine couples crowded into a sled and
two hours ride over the streets OF
Rock Island and Moline was en-
joyed. When the ride had been COM
pleted the Klams took their lady
friends to Wade's cafe, where an
oyster stew was served the merry
makers. Those who made up the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07

American Indian music talk and recital
at the First Congregational church,
Moline, Saturday afternoon, will be I'M
able to appear. Mr.. Cadman is i'll and
has cancelled all dates for the next sew
eral weeks. The members of the COM
mittee at once got into communication
with musical organizations through
out the country and were able to pro-
cure AleXius Baas, head Of the Wis
consin school of music, who has a
beautiful baritone voice, to give the
afternoon program. Mr.. Baas sang be-
fore the club three years ago and was
most enthusiastically received and will
be sure to please in recital. Great dis
appointment is felt by all club men,
bers and their friends that Mr.. Cad
man will be unable to appear and give
his Indian music talk, as the chance
to hear him was considered a rare one
that had been looked forward to with
much anticipation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
How to Make a Real
Wrinkle Remover
CFrom Fashion Reporter

In these days of cleverly advertised
"beautifiers" of 81 varieties and more,
1t is hard for woman to believe she
can make a simple home remedy which
will do her more good and cost her
much less than the average made prep
aration. There's nothing in the world
so effective for removing or preventing
wrinkles, baggy cheeks and chin as a
solution made by dissolving an ounce
of pure powdered saxolite in a half
pint of witch hazel. Every druggist has
the ingredients. Use the mixture daily
as refreshing lotion. The quick and
satisfactory results will surprise you.
Even the first application produces
marked improvement. The wrinkles
are less in evidence and the face has a
firm, solid" comfortable feeling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
ENDOWMENT FUND SOCIETY.

MRS. ]. A. GODEHN AND MRS. o.
P. Olson at the home of the former,
221 Sixth avenue, Moline, yesterday
afternoon were hostesses to the mem
bers of the Endowment Fund society
of Augustana college. Members and
friends to the number of so attended
and the meeting was very interest
ing one. Mrs. G. A. Blomgren read a
paper on ISLAM and Burmah,' telling
in an entertaining way of the beau
ties of the countries. The business
session and program were followed by
the serving of a delicious lunch. The
annual meeting of the society will be
held April 3 at the home of Mrs. G.
Henry Leopold and Mrs. Frank Haynes,
GIG Fifth avenue, Moline. Election OF
officers will be held at this time and
plans outlined for the years work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
AIKEN STREET SOCIETY.

THE AIKEN STREET SEWING
society was entertained yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Harry
Lindley, $50 Webb street, South
Rock Island. There was a large at
tendance of members who spent the
afternoon sewing and visiting, a
lunch being served at the close of the
work meeting. Miss Minnie Graham,
whose pupils gave a recital at the
Aiken street chapel recently under
the auspices of the Christian En-
deavor society, for the piano fund,
yesterday turned over to the ladies
$3.50, the balance due on the piano.
The ladies' society purchased the pr
ano last August and with the aid OF
the Christian Endeavor society and
Miss Graham is now able to complete
payment on the instrument.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
CHAMPION BREAKER
OF DISHES JAILED

]. L. Adamson, who claims the dish
breaking and cutlery throwing record
of Vernon, H., the scene of his birth
place, etc, was in a jocose mood this
morning when hailed before Magistrate
c. ]. Smith. He gladly admitted he
had been drinking too much cold tea,
and that he was a little rough with
the glasses and silverware in the Dan
Pottiger restaurant, where he was en-
ployed. When he agreed to confine
efforts to breaking records to Vernon,
he was released.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
KALLMAN.zENNEkoHL.

MISS ELLEN ZENNEKOHL OF
Davenport and Leon Kallman of Mo-
line were married yesterday at the
parsonage of the German Eyangel-
ical Lutheran Zion church, Daven-
port, by Rev. G. Holtermann. The
couple was attended by Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Kallman. The bride wore a
dainty white gown and carried
brides roses and her veil was held
with rosebuds. A wedding supper
was served following the marriage at
the home of the groom's parents and
later they left for wedding trip to
Kansas and from there will go TO
their new home in Denver, Col. Mr..
Kallman has been employed as ma
chinist at the Velie Auto company
in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
WHEN HER BACK ACHES
A Woman Finds All Her Energy and
Ambition Slipping Away.

AuDlAoh oAlppiuS AWAY
Rock Island women know how the
aches and pains that come when the
kidneys fail make life a burden.
Backache, hip pains, headache, dizzy
spells, distressing urinary troubles.
all tell of sick kidneys and warn you
of the stealthy approach of dropsy
or Bright's disease. Doan's Kidney
Pills are for the kidneys only. They
attack kidney diseases by striking
at the cause. Here's proof of it in
a Rock Island woman's words:
Mrs. X. Peterson, 1906 Third
avenue, Rock Island, H., says: 81
blieve that hard work and overexer-
ton weakened my kidneys. l suf-
fered from severe pains across the
small of my back and on this account
it was difficult for me to stoop or
lift When l arose in the morning
was very stiff and lame and my
back was weak. / had often read
about Doan's Kidney Pills in the To-
cal papers and a short time ago l
got box at the Harper house phar-
macy. They brought prompt relief,
in fact, l did not think any medicine
could act so quickly. The contents
of one box of Doan's Kidney Pills
drove all symptoms of kidney COM
plant from my system and benefit
ed me in every way"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn company, Buff
e ~
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
At Y. M. G. A.

For nearly three-quarters of a cen
fury the Y. NJ. C. A. has been doing
its beneficient work for young men.
1t has grown from a little group of a
dozen earnest young fellows banded to-
gether for christian work to it's pres
ent magnitude as an organization that
encircles the globe, numbering among
it's half million members men of every
race and color. To define, accurately.
such an organization is not an easy
task; every man sees the work at his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-07
J. B. and J. L. OAKLEAF

own personal angle. So great a thing
has it come to be that to understand
its magnitude it requires no little
study and observation. Perhaps the
best definition of the work and purpos-
es of this organization has been given
by Charles X. ODER of New York city.
In response to the question, What is
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion,'' Mr.. ODER says:
ct is a high-class, far-sighted in
vestment in the greatest undeveloped
resource of a city-its young men.
ut is a wise and economical enlist
ment of young men themselves in the
work of their own development.
ut is an attractive and workable
combination of the club, athletics, edu-
cation, religion and organization, the
most effective agencies known in mu-
tual improvement work with men.
1T is a far-reaching effort of practi-
cal and resourceful men, through more
! than GO years in nearly eight thousand
/ places, on a solution of the vital and
urgent problems of young men.
1T is philathropic and also self
interested provision of an all-round
opportunity for young men.
1T provides a clubhouse; the young
men fill it, and close evil places for
lack of patronage.
at provides a gymnasium; the
young men use it and put increased
health and vitality into their days
work.
at provides a high school; the
young men join it, and gain and keep
the higher places waiting for skilled
labor and efficiency.
at provides the gospel; the young
men practice it, and the community
cuts down expenses for asylums
courts and jails.
ut provides and organizes the time
of men; the best and busiest in the
community. The young men respond
to it and develop latent powers oil
character and service.
at invests money: it gets manhood
1T invests sympathy; it gets friend
ship.
1T invests small sacrifice; it gets
abundant and deathless dividends.
at invests time and things thai
might otherwise perish; it gets charac
ter that continues and perpetuates it
self, in vital and constructive forces
for the moral and spiritual uplift o.
the world.
'Its investments are human; it's divi
dends are divine
Such is the organization WHOSE
needs are prominently before the citi
zens of Rock Island at the presen
time. Such an organization has a RICH
to expect the support of loyal citizens
, The importance Of its work in the de
velopment of a new and greater Rocl
Island is inestimable. We are al
looking forward TO greater and bette
things for this city and the first stel
: in that direction will have been takel
( when the local association has beel
, housed in a modern. fully equippe'
building, which viii be the cente
from which the men and boys OF tn
city can be reached and helped.
Tomorrow night the undefeate
West End Hawks win meet the Y. N
C. A. i've at the association gymnas
ium. The Y. NJ. c.. 4. lineup viii b
as follows Young and Dean, forwards
Nichols, center; Bleuer and Wilchel
guards. Referee, Victor Hall
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