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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-29
QUESTIONS FOR BEN SELLING.
Echo. Ore. Jan. q, 1912.

Echo, Ore, Jan. 81, 1912.
Editor East Oregonian:
l note the advent of Hon Ben Sell
ing of Portland into the senatorial
race. Mr.. Selling's record as state
senator in Oregon is very good and
in comparison with others his record
is quite commendable In his an
nouncement to the public he makes
mention of matters or issues almost
purely local. His long residence in
Oregon, business affairs and his rec
ord as a state senator. Also a few
matters pertaining to our present sem
ator, Jonathan Bourne.
The foregoing is all very well and
Is practically known by the voters of
Oregon. but If Mr.. Selling is an as
pirant for the U. S. Senate, how would
it do for him to make public his views
on national affairs, and also give
pledges that If elected what he would
endeavor to accomplish. For in
stance, every voter in the state wants
to know where he will stand on the
Panama canal when completed. If
the transcontinental railroad lines by
the assistance of Wall street have
the way blocked up so that no cap
ital can be had for the building and
using of ships from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, would he stand for the
government building and running of
ships that the west may not lose the
benefit of the canal, or would he be
obedient to the Penrose-Crane crowd
Also where does he stand on the
parcels post Is he in favor of turn
ing the retail business of the west to
few mail order houses or does re
propose to stand by local retail mer-
chants?
The woolen manufacturers of west
ern oregon and the wool growers of
eastern oregon, want to know where
he stands on Schedule K. Also don't
he think the inter state commerce
commission should be operated on for
appendicitis, and have its appendix,
the commerce court, removed that
the commission may not be impeded
in its work for the people?
Also, where does he stand on the
present naval policy of voting millions
for battleships dreadnaughts and
such like and our western irrigation
projects being held up for want of
funds
Also, what are his views on Alas
ka? Is he in favor of the govern
ment so conserving the resources of
that country so as to benefit all the
people instead of turning 1t over to
buccaneers like the Guggenheims to
and to extort from every
man who lives in or does business in
Alaska and would he vote for the
government to build railroads and
steamships and mine the coal If pri-
vate capitalists can not be found to
do 1t unless 1t has a license to hold
up the consuming public.
Oregon now has two United States
senators who slipped in there on To-
cal issues only. One of them has
been found with the Aldrich- Penrose
crowd on all national issues. The
other one has not been heard from
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-29
The investigating board is now up
on the job.
THE BURGESS TRICK.
portland Journal.

Nobody knows to what lengths in
ner-circle opponents have gone in
their efforts to defeat the west ex-
tension of the Umatilla project That
a few leaders have played a cunning
game to beat the project is manifest
from the scheme employed by State
Senator Burgess of Umatilla county.
He sent to President Taft a letter
protesting against the extension in
the name of "The Umatilla River Wa
ter Users association" and signed
himself as president of the organiza-
ton. He is not only not president Of
the association, but "The Umatilla
River Water Users association" is
strongly in favor of the west extern
sion. The discovery of the Burgess
trick, and Secretary Fishers caustic
letter to Senator Burgess, were re-
Gently detailed in the Journal
There are honest opponents of the
west extension. and they naturally
condemn the Burgess TX. But
there are unquestionably higher-ups
in the ranks of the opposition who
had a hand in it, and who have
doubtless worked other schemes that
may never come to light. II is be-
ginning to be easy to understand
why oregon has not received a fair
share of reclamation funds and why
extension of desired projects has
been mysterously held up.
Senator Burgess is 1oldover
member of the Oregon senate. I'm
less he can give better reason than
seems possible for the artifice that
called out the rebuke from Secretary
Fisher, he should resign
Meantime, there are thousands and
thousands Of people who want a piece
of land on which to make a home and
a living. There are thousands and
thousands Of people all over the
country WHO are out of employment
and in a desperate struggle for sur
vival. Ten per cent Of the school pu-
pills of the United States do not get
enough to eat, and in consequence are
pallid-faced, understood and slowly
trudging toward untimely graves.
Every citizen of this republic ought
to be aiding instead of opposing, the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-29
"WORSE AND WORSE

Developments in the Fisher Burgess
episode made things worse and
worse for the Anti-Extension bril-
gade. Secretary Fishers letter to
reply sent by G. L. Hurd. secretary
of the infringement association. was
sent from Stanfield January 25, al
most two weeks later.
Why was Secretary Fisher not given
the courtesy of a prompt answer to
his missive Why did Hurd wait un-
til the East Oregonian exposed the
deal? Mr.. Fisher is a member of the
presidents cabinet and the head of
great federal department. He wrote
and made pointed inquiry upon a
very important subject. He was en-
titled to an answer and a prompt
answer from Mr.. Burgess.
Has Burgess been so busy writing
"Sturgis ditch letters to farmers in
hopes of bamboozling them and turn
ing them against the West Extension
that he had no time to write a letter
of explanation to Secretary Fisher?
1t seems safe to assume he has not
written Secretary Fisher because the
tenor of Hurd's letter indicates it is
the one and only answer that has been
sent to the call down" letter.
Affairs look bad for Burgess and
for the other "higher-ups" in the
anti-extension fight. They went far
estray when they took the name of
the Umatilla River waterusers associ-
alton and used that name to fight
the wishes and the interests of the
members of that organization, to-wit,
the settlers of the UmAilla project.
They made a great mistake when
they did not thoroughly correct their
fault when they were warned about It
early in December by the editor of
the East Oregonian. They should
have recalled the false letter to Pres
ident Taft.
A mistake was made when a prompt
reply was not sent to Secretary Fisher.
A mistake was made when G. L. Hurd
put forth, in his letter to Secretary
Fisher, the argument that they had
a right to use the name Umatilla
County Waterusers' Association, with
the slogan on their letterhead that
they represent waterusers of the
Umatilla river and its tributaries.
That argument is nothing more nor
less than a declaration that If they
cannot openly steal the name Of the
Umatilla River Waterusers' associ-
alton they will be as crooked as pos
sible by appropriating as much of the
name as they can without actually
breaking the law.
1t was fragrant work and It has been
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-29

on anything farther than he had a
vague idea that a few Oregonians
had few goats for scavengers. Did
not know that Marion, Polk and
Yamhill counties were one of the
largest Angoria goat and mohair
producing sections in the United
States and of the finest quality. Mat
ters such as statement No. /, initiative
and referendum, recall, primary law
are all now so far as Oregon is con-
cerned passed and will be the policy
of the state.
In the coming campaign the voters
want no pussy foot or gum shoe
campaign. The candidate for our ma
tional congress should give to the
public his views and pledges on ma
tional issues. Mr.. Selling has the
floor. REPUBLICAN.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-29
HE CANNOT HURT HIM.

II Colonel William Henry Wat
terson thinks his opposition to Wood
row Wilson will be at all dangerous
he has one more think coming. The
democratic hosts to which Watterson
could appeal in the days of his prime
are now beyond this yale of tears
They are "on high" and will cast no
votes at the coming election.
The new democracy is turning away
from such men as Watterson and
Harvey. The new democracy, like
insurgency in the republican party,
wants leaders who will stand for
principles, not for traditions.
The fewer bourbons Woodrow Will
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-29
son has in the camp the better it will
bC for the New Jersey man.

Now that the supreme court has
declared that counties cannot sell
bonds for road purposes until the leg
islature first passes an enabling act
Governor Vests good roads procla-
nation is timely. People should talk
good roads plan so that something
can be accomplished, either under the
initiative or through the legislature
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-29

Jack the Grabber' should con-
gratulate himself that someone did
not take a shot at him while he was
upon his rampage Friday night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-29

reclaiming of barren lands by the
government as a means Of supplying
homes to the needy and food to the
underfed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10

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This treatment IS not an experi-
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10

The new year bound to be great in human progress
1t NAV knowledge and application OF
that almost force electricity and higher more paet
understanding OF all matters OF science aud mechanics
bound come greatest highest best Of ALL is the promised
progress toward common Hand in hand the
spirit of and the love OF fellow marching on
Liberty equality fraternity plainly than ever before
the goal OF human desire and effort
What do the people mostl Why, just a FAik
CHANCE to live comfortably and deeently fair day
wages Tor fair DAYS The people going to get that
chance too Better pitch in and help solve the big problem
right.
Just fair chancer Isn't that the put IL? No talk
about the world owing every living lust fair chance
That's Gods truth That's the whole question Science tea
turc mechanics the will all do their big things IN l91
The humbcst pitch and help solve CIVILIZATIONS real
big problem. the giving OF lust fair chance"
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Who 10 there who hasn't heard
that request from some eager little
youngsser. with smiling face and
shining eyesf
Can you come up TO the occasion
and come through with . story7
And how many stories can you teIi7
Any number Of them. you say. We'll.
just begin and zee how soon you'll
find yourself az the end Of your
story rope.
How many. do you think. can
hold tho interest OF the little ones
with stories day after day. week IN
and week out. for months. for
kyears7 Not many. 10 b. sure.
And that IN why Miss Gertrude
Andrus In the champion story teller
In Seattle. She's at the head OF tho
children's department at the Seat
tho public library. and With Hixht
arsiatants for the branchE bDrl les.
|! Fairgrounds and public scn60n,
she'a told stories during tho past ~
months 10 z2.2i1 Riddles.
How les Done.
OF course, story telling Ia not the
only work OF the chiidrcn's depart
ment In tho library. But II In one
OF tho biz advertisements. a. II
were. 10 interest the children In
reading books. And the Seattle
library has one OF the best book
circulating departments for children
In the country.
Every Tuesday afternoon tots
ranging from 8 TO 10 years come TO
the library immediately after school
60 iistsn 20 fairy tales and light his.
torlcnl stories told by Miss Andrus
or one OF her assistants. Every
Friday afternoon the bigger chill
drcn come 10 the central library
To the latter series Of stories
such m charIemaEnc'n tales, stories
Of King Arthur. and 80 on. are told.
The series covers an entire year.
and the librarian puts on n special
shelf the books whore those stories
can be found For the children get
nightly Interested and want to
read the stories themselves.
But story telling does not end for
the young women At the library with
these two afternoons. They are
kept busy every day OF the week
visiting branch libraries. schools.
even high schools. where Kipling
stories might BIO told. for example.
They also get Invitations from
womsn's clubs to speak on The art
OF story telling They tell stories
on many different occasions. They
told stories 10 the Child Welfare OK.
hiblt recently.
Everyone tE interested In
Stories" says Miss Andrus "Our
work Is 40 much In demand and has
attracted 80 much attention that
there are some OF the big stores In
Seattle who have established STORY
telling departments 10 get the chill
dren 70 como to the stores, and
their mothers. too. People are con
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10
How'd You Like to Tell Stories to 22,2ll
Riddles? That's What Gertrude Andrus Has Dr.,

stantiy asking us for books on the
art OF story telling.
The value OF story telling IL
many fold. 10 children. especially
II famlliarizes them with good Eng
fish. II creates for them the facul-
~ Of sustained attention. II devel-
ops sense Of humor, and raises
their literary standard II cult
Yates the imagination, and lastly. II
teaches them moral truths. This
may sound priggieh. but we don't
tell stories with obvious morals
We don't say 10 the children: See,
n you are good. 700. then all these
nice things will come 10 you like
/ they did 10 the boy or girl In the
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Sparkle Of the Spray


this pathetic explanation OF his interrupted Feo
would tho border the country
would waiting 600 Do
hown Although late. last
wanted Now desire IL 10 %
the victim"
tho border. for ths
fail the truth OF history which
the
They tho bcantu
the fragile diamonds OF the mist
reads the lines the roll Of the water down 10 M
nohnEthaf
The people like the waters cns'ns
% can o
teacher rcomer and dem
impced of impaencs dosrs
allied the destiny and to the calm mpcfl
the splendid moments
when they sparkle on the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10
Quick Action Prescrip-
ton Cures Colds in q Day

The best and quickest prescription
known 20 medical science for eoian
and coughs Ia az follows: Prom
your druggist get two ounces OF
Oircefine and half an ounce OF Con
ecntrated Pine compound Take these
two ingredients home and put them
into a half pint Of good whlaksy.
shake Il welt Taks one 10 two
toaspoonfufs after each meal and a;
bed time Smaller doscs 70 children
according 20 are he sure to get
only tho genuine toiobo) concsnfrnt-
ed Pine. Each half ounce bottle
comes IN TIN scrsw~top scaled case
Any druegfst has II on hand or will
quickly get II from his wholeaAic
house There are many cheaper
preparations Of large quantity but II
iont pay To experiment, This treat
mont II certain cure Thfa hnn been
published here for ak winters ana
thousands say u has no equal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10
Clothes Only a Habit

Caseo~ Windsor c. celebrated his SD birthday
Gently What OF TT Well he eioshe Gone naked as
he
celebrated birth
healthy mind capable Of
NOR me
clothes s habt7
How do asked white OF naked Indian
1iow warm" reply Why face IL
sd 70 ~ the whs answered. Indian all face gruntsd tho
seriously n
sres OF the Of living climbing the golden
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10

story
we don't force tho mas,
the children. I,ut every sio,, ~ q
tomatically leaves ,nors, =
with the children. Even fs,s. ~
for tho little ones have usny - -
truths which make tbeIr -
worth while" ~'na
Branch libraries where In -.
telling department 10 naintsis.< q
At Ballard. Fremont, Green d
Collins, University and Me- ~
tie. The biggest story teIIine ~
was IN November, when ~ i.
tended the story hours
Andrvs has been IN chssos = \.
local work for -four year,.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10
Observations

DO registering
ago here was snsoner on the pension roll
EVEN Chicago oysters couldn't Strong
" - "e
call Of - ~ ~
Roosevelt and Bryan both conventional -
AND progressive democratic beo
nnzzng about his with honey fresh
HE same interests that opposed the
other peoples movement win plan
~ BLAINE and Wardal when HI
Gil Now behold paro ana
Wardal beating Gill ~ ' "A'
OREGON IT'S no crime for brlbe as long
ne turned
other Judge Yet they that judges godlikei ~ ~ ~
ABBOTT Ouooks president Roosevelt isnY cara,d..
.ne more others say ne isn't the is Until
TEDDY chrps his absolute refusal be suspIclons ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10

SPOKANE. Wash, Jan. D.
About sss men out Of 1000 In this
country never sec q live sure
enough elk outside OF roo. Yet
thousands OF elk are being wanton-
~ killed In Montana this winter.
The government has been care
fully preserving the few wild elk
left by herding them In the Yellow
stone National park. But the park
stretches for miles and miles. and
when the SHOWS come the elk leave
the park and hunt better pasture
ON the lower levels. Montana has
no especial game laws about elk,
and the pot hunters lie across the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10

line end shoot the bands 4 O.
come out OF the park.
The photograph. taken 49,
on the depot platform At Car1I1c
Mont. shows how the sInr111-
goes. There are AZ elk carcSr-
In this picture. The sau1 ~
there were % elk carcassee = n
platform at Livingston an h~
three to a dozen at the ~ =
tons.
The government has thoaaas(b 7
soldiers Ioafing at Western =
racks, but only feeble So
or two are detailed to protsct -
park reserve.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10
Harry Up! 'Rok-Roh!

ha, or w. supreme
OF the oil thar be
paid
Rah for the poduccr He throd
the octopus for ahi RAN
doing
with
sock gallon the
crude In thu refined
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10

you never 20 TO banqucts with
your husband?-
mo. I'm always afraid that they
viii AJAX him 10 make q speech"
"And he can't make onc?"
That's II exactly. But II h0
were asked | jist know he'd get up
and try Detroit Free Press.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10
DIDN'T SEEM FUNNY

Little Johnny-That young man
who comes 10 see you must be pref.
" poor company. Ito hasn't any
sense OF humor.
Slster-Why do you think sol
Little Iohnny--f told him all
about the funny way you rush about
and bang doors whom you get In q
tempar. and he didn'f laugh bit -
Exchange.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10
My Ten Day Treatment EDEf
Positively Cures BACkACHE N6G

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The struggle Is too keen. l.rrr|
too mcrcilcss. the fight xMs.S n
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also send my book on urS n 4. n
eases, II is pamphlet fuii wt~sS.T
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also few OF the tens Of XX1|
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who Is a sufferer. Don ~ 80
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10

Brown has morfgagad his house
to buy an automobile"
Weir"
Tho other day he sold hts auto
mobile. but still has the mortgage
| on his house Detroit Free Prcza.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10
WELL AIRED.

~These kids I teach aren't o bit
slow observed school teacher.
In fact, I'm afraid they read tho
papers. The other day ] proposed
the following problem 10 my &rith.
metic class.
"a rich man dies and leaves ono
million dollars On@fifth is TO 80
10 his wife. onessxth 10 bis son.
oneeeyenth TO HIS daughter. one
eighth to his brother. and the rest to
foreign missions. What does each
getT
"a lawyer aaid the httisst boz
In she class. promptly. Case and
Comment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10
HIs VAIN REGRET

The first parents were leaving the
Garden OF Eden together. when Eve
suddenly stepped behind Adam.
Ago before beauty" she remarked.
with more truth than modesty.
Huh" muttcred Adam. with a
boastfulness that was surprising
II that ordor had been followed
whom the serpent was interviewed.
l bet We wouldn't be walking out
nowi"--Puck.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10
The Difference

Jones bribes Browns
bribery
fbes legislature
the city Has IL ever
that the referendum affords
have denied? IL the had public they
bribery
table The public had ITSELF provided the refer
endum TO do what courts refused
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10

Elliot
- that IMAGINATION is aid to digestion"
But can Mr. Flint valuable AZ
an ad 70 getting something TO dgestg
for II - $500 'N"4s
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NOTHING SfRIOUShn
H0Cf
AWhipe
JOSH WISE
8Ay0s


"Nstc Fride
mush won eonsld-
cradle Of q roper.
tatlon a. . liar In
front o. some city
farmers tn other
day. No told 'cm
he remembered
when bustcrmlik
used ter be fed ter
hooa"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10

"Wombat 10 professionalism.
What on earth Is predestinar-
iang'
"A man who believes he's bound
to get run over by an automobile
some day. Puck.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10

Jonss--say. old mnn. want 70
tell you something funny about my
gas meter. II
Slnith--Go on. old man. 60 on,
IL you know anything funny about
q saa meter. make me laugh -
Baltimore Evening Sun.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10

Lady Cuatomer--rm so dIsap-
pointed. Last month you had such
lovely sideboards.
Furniture Clerk tblushing}---f
know. but my vito made me shave
EN- of.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-10

u see one Of our big corporations
IL going to do something for Its old
clerks"
Good enough, What form will
II take?"
Well, after man has been with
them rs years they're going to give
him gold stripe on his sleeve. ~
Louisville Couricr-Journal.
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properIy classislsd.

"Hc Ia Napoleon OF finance"
Why. I didn't know hs was
wealthy"
Tie isn't. But he In raising n
family OF nine children on 81 a
week - Hnnafnn pnat.