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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-26
MOUNTING PRICES
OF FOOD PRODUCTS
An Editorial from the Chicago
Daily News.

Figures made public by the bureau
of labor of the federal government,
based upon studies by experts of re-
tail food prices in forty selected cities
bear out the popular impression that
food prices have advanced rapidly
iE recent years. Prices on June Is
last were approximately so per cent
higher than the average during the
decade between 1900 and 1900. The
advance as compared with year ago
is per cent, and Is per cent as COM
pared with two years ago. Sugar is
the principal commodity to show a
decline in price.
Natural conditions beyond human
control account for a considerable part
of the increase in food prices, especi-
ally of meats. The seriousness of the
situation renders it imperative, how
ever, that everything that can be done
should be done to prevent the cost of
living from mounting still higher. The
people struck a blow at the high cost
% living when at the last national ell
ection they declared in favor of down.
ward revision of the tariff. The low
cred price Of sugar doubtless is in
part a reflection of that verdict.
Lowered tariff duties ought soon to
give the people cheaper clothing.
The tariff, however, Is but one of
the lesser factors in the high cost of
living. Methods of distribution are
responsible for much of the increase
that is not due to natural causes. De-
velopment Of cooperative buying on a
large scale is one of the best ways Of
reducing the prices to consumers
without affecting the income of pro-
ducers. The prevailing high prices
ative movement in this country, SINH
lar TO that in Great Britain.
While the cost of living has risen so
greatly in the United States, the in
crease abroad in the last fifteen years
has been only about 13 per cent, ac-
cording to statistics that seem fairly
reliable. No doubt better farming
methods account in some measure for
this, for the yield per acre of staples
in some European countries Is far
higher than It Is in this country. When
economic processes abroad have re-
auired more grain with which to feed
hungry mouths Europe has produced
more bushels to the acre; in this
country we have simply enlarged the
acreage. at the same time robbing
the soil of its fertility.
Consider the wheat crop Of the Unit
ed States. 1t is raised on 50.000.000
,cres. with an average of 10 Z bushels
to the acre. In Europe the wheat
WELD ranges from twentv-six In forty
bushels to the acre. In little Belgium
which is very densely populated. In
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-26
FROM THE PEOPLE
y CRITIC OF THE SCHOOLS.
is Folderol Thinks This
Father of Little school Girl.

Pendleton, Ore, Sept. 25.
Editor East Oregonian:
1 will write my opinion of the,
schools of today. Don't suppose you
will print it but that can't be helped.
What are our schools coming to
when pupils in fifth, sixth, seventh
and eighth grades do not understand
the first four rules in arithmetic. 1
have girl in the fifth. She does not
know how to add, subtract, multi
ply or divide. Now she will jump in
to decimal fractions. If you We're
building the foundation for a large
house and some one would be look
ing over it with you and discovered q
bad flaw, would you say, "Oh that
does not matter we can patch that up
after awhile. Just look at this beau
tiful frescoed Window" The founda-
ton for an education is to my way of
thinking. reading. writing, spelling,
arithmetic and grammar. The fres-
coed window is the primer of SANTA
ton and such folderol as they are
putting on our children in the schools
of today.
If had my way with my children
they should not study a primary his
tory geography, physiology or gram
mar until they were twelve or thir-
teen years old, then take the ad-
vanced.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-26
SHE TOOK HIS ADVICE.

Always" said papa at the break
fast table. always, children, change
the subject when anything unpleas-
ant has been said 1t is both wise
and polite
That evening. on his return from
business, he found several of his
flower despoiled, and the tiny
imprint of slippered feet silently bear
ing witness to the small thief
Mabel" he said to her, did you
pick any of my flowers?"
Papa" said Mabel, did you see
n monkey in the city today! We
had a.
"Never mind that. Did you pick
my flowers, Mabel?"
Papa, what did grandma send
me?"
Mabel, what do you mean? Did
you pick my flowers? Answer me,
yes, or no."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-26

BY their action last evening certain
members of the commission charter
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-26

My little girl OF twelve years has
nine or ten studies, just about twice
as many as she ought to have. and If
am not mistaken about twice as
many as they give a grown scholar
in college, ! do not know from per-
sonal experience as you can see from
my writing and grammar l think
our schools are fake. Just a place
to cram. Nothing thorough. l
heard one teacher say she had never
had failure in her room. l don't
think that is a good record as she
had taught that room for five years,
That was not here. But It looks to
me from the way they put them
through here last year that it is the
same here.
A SCHOOL PATRON.
p. S.-If YOU want my name it is
c. r Watt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-26
IN MIRTHFUL VEIN
THE WRONG PRESCRIPTION.

Lewis Waller, the actor, who re.
Gently returned from successful sea-
son in America, tells story of a
very old Irishman, who one day as
tonished a friend by announcing that
he was about to get married.
Married." exclaimed his friend
An old man like you."
well, you see," the old man ex-
planned, tits just because I'm gettin
an ould bhoy now. 'Tis a foine thing
Pat, to have wife near ye to close
the eyes of ye whin ye come to the
end"
"Arrah, now. ye ould fule!" ex-
claimed Pat. Don't be so foolish,
What do We know about it? Close yer
eyes, indade! I've had couple OF
thin, an faith, they both of them
opened e!"-Pearson's Weekly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-26
oREeo PEpLEToN OREGON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER ge 1g1s

good milk supply and so valuable is
this exhibit that it should be dupli-
Gated in other towns aside from Port
land. 1t would be a splendid thing
to have such an exhibit in Pendleton
and in other important towns
throughout the state,
The food and dairy commissioner
and the state board of health could
do nothing finer for the advancement
of the cause they represent than to
put their milk show on wheels so that
all the people of the state may obtain
the benefit of the same.
1T argues neglect and to under
value man to sleep when he is dis
coursing or reading.
As in The Therefore good man
Days of Old. ners command it to be
forbid besides some
thing there may happen in the act
that may offend, as snoring, sweating,
gaping or dribblins. Being in dis
course with a man it is nothing less
than ridiculous to pun him by the
buttons or to punch him now and then
on the stomach; tbs pleasant sight
and we'll worthy of laughter to see
him that is so puncht, fall back and
retire; whilst the other insensible of
his absurdity pursues and presses
him into some corner. where at least
he is glad to cry quarter before his
comrade perceives he is in danger"
The above is from a book, "The
Rules of Civility' published in the
year 1878. 1t is an English book and
is interesting because it throws light
on the difficulties of life in that age.
1t is evident the people of that day
had something to talk about even
though the New York Giants and the
Philadelphia Athletics had not yet
come to the front nor was there such
a complicated registration law as con-
fronts the people today.
s~~~OS~
With such rush of people at the
county clerks office for registration
purposes it may seem
Don't Delay needless to urge the
Any Longer. men and women of
Pendleton to get out
and register at once.
Such is not the case. Only a small
percentage Of the voters have regis
tered. Among those who have not
yet registered are hundreds of good
men and women who have the welfare
of Pendleton at heart but do not al
ways exercise due vigor in sustaining
the community interests.
Don't put the matter off too long,
There is a chance for complications
this year for those who do not regis
ter prior to October 1. If you regis
ter before October 1 you will have nc
difficulty and you will not have to
take your registration certificate with
you to the polls.
Register now. This is the accepted
time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-26

During the last fiscal year 14.277.-
100000 cigarettes and 7,7OO,O00,OO0
cigars We're burned UP by the Ameri-
can people.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-26

By their action last evening certain
members of the commission charter
c o mmitt e
They Have Armed placed a splen-
The Enemy. did weapon In
the hands of the
forces opposed to commission govern
ment. II is the same weapon by
means of which commission rule was
defeated two years ago and the out
come this year may be similar to what
it was then
There was no sound reason why the
committee should have insisted on
trying to abolish the water board at
once. The commissioners have done
all the preliminary work in connec-
ton with the gravity water system
They let the contract and they are the
logical men to handle the job until
the work is finished. To abolish the
board summarily at this time would
be both unbuslnesslike and unfair
But the members of the water COM
mission have committed one great
and objectionable crime in the eyes
of some of our reactionary citizens
and corporation serving lawyers. The
commissioners have stood through
thick and thin for a gravity water
system for Pendleton. They have
worked for this great improvement
for the people despite abuse and libels
heaped upon them. They have stood
for a gravity water system regardless
Of the fact the Byers influence has
been against them; and despite the
fact the electric company influence
has been against them because the
electric company now makes $4,000
per year pumping water for Pendle-
ton. Therefore these water commits
sioners should be punished. "If we
cannot stop their work we will at least
slambast the commissioners and make
them look SICK say the foes of the
water board and last night they had
their way.
1t is possible the commission char
ter may yet be adopted. The char
ter as a whole is a splendid charter.
But It is certain the prospects for
adoption are greatly injured by the
action taken last night. The foes Of
commission government may go forth
and with entire truthfulness claim the
adoption of the charter as drafted may
lead to jugglery in connection with
the gravity water system. II is an
argument that will be hard to ans
wer. If it leads TO the defeat OF the
charter the blame will rest fairly and
squarely upon the shoulders Of Judge
Lowell, Col Raley and other gentle
men who have shown themselves more
interested In slamming the water
commission than in working for the
adoption of commission government in
Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-26

Yes. papa, did; but 1 thought ]
would change the subject"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-26

In Portland milk show has been
underway for several days past The
purpose has been ed
IL should BE ucational. An entire
Brought Here. floor Of prominent
business house has
been devoted 10 the exhibit AMI 1t has
been attended by over 1900 people.
AT the show demonstrations have
been given showing how dairy
should be conducted and how some
dairies are managed without regarl
for the welfare OF milk consumers.
There are placards warning people
what sort of milk to beware OF. how
TO care for milk after it has been de-
livered to them by the dairyman and
giving other Information on the sub
ject.
so important is the subject OF a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-26
MANY NEW NAMES ARE ADDED
TO LIST IN MERCHANTS GIFT
CONTEST: STILL TIME TO VOTE

a
contes so
that everybody will HARDWARE g. l. La Do
portunity to castth votes for
in Ae''eh Lunhoer "
r,,,cp o..u.
below places Motor Garage
MAithEIS-Empre Meat Co
eairoa savara, huraoa Pendeon
Market.
oc church taking PLUMBING
est in helping the institution win the
prize Is he supporters
y
proceed
Remember
All East
Domestic aundr
STORE-The CONFECTIONERY The
pies Warehouse.
PHOTOGRAPHER. RI
DRUGS .Tallman Co do
Aexanders .Rohrmans Baker
GROCERIES ..... Aexanders WOOD COAI-B L. Burougf
W. CIGAR FACTORY. am Cga
Pasme WALL PAPER PAINTS-Hae
FURNITURE ". Strobe
DYEING, CLEANING REPAF
J. p NG-Pendleton Cleaning
BARBER CIGARS wORKs-City
The o. K. Shop. Bottng Works.
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the floor with a chuckle. II can't see
the hole they made, it's so small. Say,
amt he magnificent chairman; you
can hear every word he says!"
Bully chairman" said a cheerful
"rooter" in the rear, who had enjoyed
the episode more than words can say,
and had cheered the passing of silver
with slch choice quotations from pop
ular songs as "Good-by, My Lover,
Good-hy," and "Just Mention That
You Saw Me-" and plainly felt that
he, toe, had adorned the moment. 81
nearly missed coming this morning,
and | wouldn't have missed it for a
tenner; they're going to nominate
now
| The old man caught his breath;
then he smiled. 'I'll help you shout
pretty soon," said he, while he sat
| down very carefully
| The 'rooter," good-looking young
fellow with Reed button and three or
four gaudy badges decking his crash
/, coat, nodded and tapped his temple
furtively, still retaining his expression
OF radiant good-nature. The Canton
man nodded and frowned.
felt that the Canton man need not
be afraid. Somehow we were all tacit-
ly taking care that this poor, bewil-
dered soul should not have its little
dream of loyal, unselfish satisfaction
dispelled.
"Ah, my countrymen," I thought,
you do hundred crazy things, you
crush lies convenances" under foot, you
can be fooled by frantic Missionaries,
but how love you'll"
1t was Baldwin of Iowa that made
the first speech. He was one of the
very few men-I had almost said of
the two men-that We in the galleries
had the pleasure of hearing; and we
could hear every word.
He began with glowing tribute to
Blaine. At the first sentence our old
man flung his gray head in the air
with the gesture of the war horse
when he catches the first, far-off
scream Of the trumpet. He leaned
forward, his features twitching, his
eyes burning; the fan dropped out of
his limp hand; his fingers, rapping his
palm, clenched and loosened them
selves unconsciously in an overpower-
ing agitation. His face was white as
marble, with ominous blue shadows;
but every muscle was astrain; his
chest expanded; his shoulders drew
back; his mouth was as strong and
firm as young man. For a second
we could see what he had been at his
prime.
Then the orators climax came, and
the name-the magic name that was
it's own campaign cry in itself.
The old partisan leaped to his feet;
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his heart was set on going here. Moth
er was afraid; but when-when he
cried to go, l could not help taking
him-I didn't know but maybe 1t
might help him! he was such a smart
man and such good man; and he has
had trouble about mortgaging the
farm; and he worked SO hard to get
the money back, so mother would feel
right. All through the hot weather he
worked, and guess that's how 1t hap
pened. You don't think it's hurt him ?
The doctor said he might go. He told
T., a gentleman friend of mine who
asked him"
ooh, dear, no." l exclaimed, ''it has
been good for him.
I asked for her address, which for
| tunately was near, and | offered her
the cab that was waiting for me. |
had some ado to persuade her to ac-
cept it; but when / pointed to her
grandfather's pale face she did accept
it, thanking me in a simple but touch
ing way, and, of course, begging me
| to visit her at lizard, o.
| All this while we had been sedulous-
| ly tanning the old man, who would oc-
casionally open his eyes for second,
but gave no other sign of returning
| consciousness.
The young Reed man came back
! with the water. He was bathing the
! old mans forehead in a very skillful
! and careful way, using my handker-
| chief, when an uproar of cheering
shook the very floor under us and the
| rafters overhead.
VINO is it," the old man inquired,
feebly.
Foraker! Foraker!" beloved Che
crowd
He's nominated him!" muttered the
old man; but this time he did not at
tempt to rise. With a smile of great
content he leaned against his grand
daughters strong young frame and lis
tened, while the cheers swelled into a
deafening din, an Unreasonable tu-
| multi OF sound, out of which a few
strong voices shaped the chorus of
| the Battle Cry of Freedom, to be
| caught up by $4,000 threats and pealed
| through the walls far down the city
streets to the vast crowd without.
The young Reed boomer" carried
| away by the moment, flung his free
hand above his head and yelled de-
| family: Three cheers for the man
| from Maine!" Instantly he caught at
| his wits, his color turned, and he lift
ed an abashed face to the young girl
But, really, you know, that amt
giving nothing away" he apologized,
| plucktng up heart. MAY l do it
! again."
The old partisan's eye lighted. Now
they're shouting! That's like old
times! Yes, do 1t again, boy! Blaine!
Blaine! James G. Blaine!"
He let us lead him to the carriage,
the rapturous smile still on his lips.
The "rooter" and l wormed our way
through the crowd back to the seats
which the kind Canton man had kept
for us.
We We're quite like old acquaint-
ances now; and he turned to me at
once. WAS there ever a politician
or statesman, since Henry Clay,
loved so well as James G.. Blaine?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-03-21
Tin for Barbers-

John Barrymore, the comedian, was
once seated in New York barbe,
shop, when the barber, who was noted
for his selling propensity, said:
81 see that your hair is getting pref
ty thin. Can't l sell you some of our
new hair tonic?"
"Oh, MOI" answered Mr.. Barrymore,
eff wanted my hair to grow l would
use STEEL
"A steel! How can steel make hair
GROVE asked the astonished barber.
We'll, it's like this" answered Mr..
Barrymore. Have you a watch?"
YES" replied the barber.
well, then" answered Mr. Barry.
more, doesn't steel make the hair
spring ?"-Boston Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-03-21
UnWorIdIY Girls,

Mrs. August Belmont has formed
among the shop girls of New York a
society called the Spugs-a Society
for the Prevention of Useless Giving
which, it is hoped, will put stop to
much foolish and harmful Christmas
extravaganza.
Praising this really admirable so
ciety, Mrs. Belmont said the othey
day:
Girls are too generous, too un
worldly. They need such society as
this. In their fine, unworldly way
they are all too much like a girl who
sells notions in big Broadway shop.
This girl was engaged Her chum
said to her one day:
Are you sure Georges thoughts
are all of you?
"a proud and happy smile irradiated
the engaged girls face as she replied:
81 know it. Why, he has lost two
good jobs in the last month for writ.
ing me love letters during business
hours"
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be put on any delegation again, or be
sent to any convention; but l thought
IL could only go once more to Re
publican convention and hear. them
holler for Blaine, and boiler once more
myself, I'd be willinger to die. And
told Tom Hale that, and he and Jen
ny raised the money. Yes, Jenny, I'm
going to tell-he and Jenny put off be
ing married bit SOS l could go, and
go on plenty Of money. Jenny, she
worked month longer to have plenty
and Tom, he slipped ten dollars into
my hand unbeknown to her, jest as
We were going, so I'd always have q
dime to give the waiter or the porter
L was never one Of these hayseed
farmers, too stingy to give colored
boy dime when he'd done his best
IL didn't need no money for badges:
got my old badges-see!"
he pushed out the lapel Of his coat
covered with old-fashioned frayed bits
of tinsel and ribbon, smiling confident
! ly. The girl had flushed crimson to
the rim of her white collar; but there
was not a trace of petulance in her
air; and, all at once looking at him.
her eyes filled with tears.
Toms an awful good fellow" he
said, IAN awful good fellow"
I'm sure of that" said the Canton
| man, with the frank American friend.
illness, making little bow in Miss
Jenny's direction; but see here, Mr.
Painter, do you come from lizard? Are
you the man that saved the county for
the Republicans by mortgaging his
farm and then going on house-to-
house canvass"
That's me-" the old man acquiesced,
blushing with pleasure; 81 didn't
think, though, that it was known out
side"
Things go farther than you guess.
I'm newspaper man, and | can tell
you that | shall speak of it again in
my paper. Well, guess they've got
through with their mail, and the plat.
forms coming i'm
Thus he brushed aside the old mans
agitated thanks.
"One moment" said the old man,
"who-who's going to nominate him?"
For the space of an eyeblink the
kindly Canton man looked embar-
raised, then he said, briskly: For
aker, Foraker, of Ohio--he's the prin-
cipal one. That's he now, chairman of
the committee on resolutions. He's
there, the tall man with the mus
tache-"
Isn't that elderly man, with the
stoop shoulders and the chin beard
and caved-in face, Teller" 1t was a
man near me, on the seat behind, who
spoke, tapping the Canton man with
his fan, to attract attention; already
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the pitiful concerns Of the old man
who was "a little off" (as l had heard
| some one on the seat whisper) were
sucked out of notice in the whirlpool
of the approaching political storm.
"Yes, that's Teller" answered the
Canton man, his mouth Strengthening
and growing thin.
SIS it to be bolt?"
The Canton man nodded, at which
the other whistled and communicated
the information to his neighbors, one
of whom remarked, Let 'em bolt and
be damned" A general, subtle ex-
citement seemed to Communicate it's
| vibrations to all the gallery. Perhaps
! / should except the old partisan; he
questioned the girl in a whisper, and
then, seeming to be satisfied, watched
the strange scene that ensued with an
expression of patient WEAKNESS. The
girl explained parts of the platform
! to him and he assented; it was good
Republican doctrine, he said, but what
did they mean with all this talk
against the money; were they having
trouble with the mining states again ?
| The Canton man stopped to explain
he certainly was good-humored.
During the next twenty minutes,
! filled as they were with savage emo
! lion, while the galleries, like the floor,
were on their chairs yelling, cheering.
brandishing flags and fists and fans
and pampas plumes of red, white and
blue at the little band of silver men
who marched through the ranks of
their former comrades; he stood, he
waved his fan in his feeble old hand.
but he did not shout. "You must ex-
cuse me-" said he, 'I'm al: right on
the money question, but I'm saving
my voice to shout for him!"
That's right" said the Canton
man; but he cast backward glance
which said as plainly as glance can
speak, Il wish | were out Of this!"
Meanwhile, with an absent but
happy smile, the old Blaine man was
beating time to the vast waves Of
sound that rose and swelled above the
band, above the cheering, above the
cries Of anger and scorn, the tre-
mendous chorus that had stiffened
mems hearts as they marched to
death and rung through streets filled
with armies and thrilled the waiting
hearts at home:
Three cheers for the red. white and blue.
Three cheers for the red, white and blue!
The army and navy for ever, three cheers
for the red white and blue.
But when the chairman had stilled
the tumult and made his grim COM
ment, There appear to be enough
delegates left to transact business"
the old partisan cast his eyes down to