East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-12

needs something is evident from all
reports from that city. Four hundred
empty dwellings in town the size of
our neighbor indicates there is room
there for more people and it is cred
liable that efforts to better conditions
are being made. AS to tie Wana WAL
Ia wild west show there is room for
doubt. The Pendleton Roundup
answers most purposes in that line
and the warmed over shows thus far
have not succeeded very we'll, Walla
Walla viii also find itself hampered
by the fact it is branch line town,
appealing more strongly to such
tourists as travel under the escort of
a sheriff However, the case may be
better than il looks, as all will hope.
That bill by senator Jones to pun
ish an Indian who accepts or solicits
liquor might well be
For the Safety called a bill for the
OF BootIeSgers, promotion of boot
Logging If the bill
should be adopted the practical effect
would be to make it difficult to prose
cute anyone guilty of selling liquor to
Indians An Indian would not dare
give testimony for the reason ne
would be endangering himself. The
bill is exactly on a par with the pro-
posal that the law should punish
minor who buys liquor of a saloon
man. The saloonman likes such
plan because it tends to safeguard him
III his lawlessness. The bootlegger
will approve of Senator Jones bill for
the same reason. The Jones bill is
unsound because it assumes that an
Indian is fully as competent as
white adult to care for himself when
he is not. 1t is a vicious bill and
should be defeated.
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The results attained in Portland
thus far under commission govern
ment show there
Business Rather was no ground for
Than Politics. fears that good men
would not be chos-
en- to office or that the plan would not
work we'll Here is how the Evening
Telegram commented yesterday upon
the class of government Portland is
getting.
Note the contrast. A perfect flood
o. public business is before the city
commissioners at their first real bus
mess session of the council, a we are
still supposed to call it. But there was
nc congestion and no clogging of the
machinery. 1t was a case of all busi-
ness and no politics. There could be
no politics, because there was no oc-
casion for it. Every member of the
commission is eager to get things in
ship shape so that he can begin to
make a record. There was careful
personal advisement upon the many
and various. propositions that COM
prised this first budget of the city's
business under the new government.
Every commissioner was on hand to
transact business and not to pose for
political effect or any other effect save
that of efficient service. The spirit
of the situation and the appreciation
thereof by every man handling it made
up the whole thing. 1t was heart
ening exhibition at the very outset of
the sort of government we have in
stalled in the city hall; and the more
encouraging as we think of the dwad-
ling. rag-chewing' and time -masting
activities OF the old and cumber-
some council that went through the
semblance of serving this city for so
many years.
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With Joe Cannon as a witness be-
fore the house lobby committee it Is
not likely much evidence will be dis
closed but Uncle Joe will probably in
dulge in Characteristic remarks in or
der to cover up his retreat
Good vacatron weather right here
in Pendleton, for that matter.
KING AND GAR.
The king of Denmark was visiting
the czar of Russia. Talk about my