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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-01
REPORT Is MADE.

gba Honorable Council,
City of pendleton, oregon.
GeniiSmcn
Pursuant to arrangement made
with ]. Il. Montgomery and in CO.
operation with Mr.. c. X. Cranston
and Mr. c. NJ. Stype, 1 have conduct
ed "a complete audit and investiga-
s,on of the books and vouchers OF
1be water Commission of the City OF
Pendleton from October /, 1912, Ia
November 80. 1913, and present here
with as report in addition to this
sest. six exhibits, as follows:
Exhibit A-Cash transactions, gen
~ral fund.
Exhibit B-Cash transactions, sink
sng fund
Exhibit C-Recapitulation ant
proof, general fund; recapitulatior
and proof, sinking fund.
Exhibit D-Trial balance. Novem
Der 30, 1913
Exhsbit E-Detail of Securities o
eiukins fund loans.
Exhibit F-Analysis of gravity ac
count 10 October l, 1912.
The conduct of this audit ha
involved the proof of payments b,
consumers for water used by verifying
ehe footings of all cash credits II
consumers ledger and of duplicat
receipts given. The sales of stool
and supplies were verified as far a
any records were available TO do sc
Sundry refunds are presented as Ell
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-01
SALTS IF KIDNEYS
OR BLADDER BOTHER
HARMLESS TO FLUSH KIDNEYS
AND NEUTRALIZE IRRITAT.
INC ACIDS

Kidney and Bladder weakness re-
sult from uric acid, says a noted au-
thority The kidneys filter this acid
from the blood and pass 1t on to the
bladder, where 1t often remains TO
irritate and inflame. causing burn
ing, scalding sensation. or setting up
an irritation at the neck Of the blad.
der, obliging you to seek relief two or
three times during the night. The
sufferer is in constant dread, the wa
ter passes sometimes with a scalding
sensation and is very profuse; again,
there is difficulty in voiding 1t.
Bladder weakness. most folks call
It. because they can't control urina-
ton. While 1t Is extremely annoying
and sometimes very painful. this is
really one of the most simple ailments
to overcome. Get about four ounces
Of Jad Salts from your pharmacist
and take tablespoonful In a glass
of water before breakfast, continue this
for two or three dogs. This will neu-
tralize the acids In the urine SO II no
longer is a source of irritation to the
bladder and urinary organs which
then act normally again.
Jad Salts Is inexpensive. harmless
and is made from the acid OF grapes
| and lemon Juice combined with lithia
| and is used by thousands Of folks who
are subject to urinary disorders caus-
ed by uric acid irr tation. Jad Salti
IL splendid for kidneys and causes nc
bad effects whatever.
Here you have a pleasant. efferves'
| cent Iithia- water drink which quick
| Iy relieves bladder trouble.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-01

tered In cash book. including items of
refund for shortages of H. f. Laatz.
The bonds OF s200 600 issued netted
Sls4,76s.7S, s5.2S7.22 being discount
and direct costs connected with the
issue.
The disbursements We're proved In
detail individually, item by item, COW
ering more than 1900 warrants and
superintendents' checks, supported in
most instances by proper vouchers.
These disbursements were douoly
proved in that they were checked
against the records in existence in
the office and We're also registered
on working papers providing a more
detailed segregation. the aggregates
of which were proved month by
month against the office records. The
results of this segregation are pre-
sented in Exhibit A and are deemed
sufficiently in detail for the condi-
tions involved. Any detail that may
be desired under any of the head
ings here presented may be had up
| on request.
The amount of cash balance, gen
eral fund. as shown in Exhibit Z
and the amount called for by the tria
balance do not agree by the amount
/ of s2,lSS.4s because there are includ'
! ed in the disbursements of Exhibit 4
this amount of items paid by by this
! banks on superintendents' checks
/ dated and paid in November which
would not be put through the office
records and counted as credits Il
| cash until December, with the prac
: tice in use at present. AS they wer
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-01

The Honorable Council,
City of Pendlcton, Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-01
FLOOD CONDITIONS IN
CALIFORNIA SERIOUS

SACRAMENTO. Dec. 31.-Condi-
tions from the flood in this city and
in all points north Of the Feather
river are considered menacing by the
United States weather bureau. Warn
ings are being sent out. At 10
o'clock the Sacramento river regis
tered 18 feet and was rising a foot
hourly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-01
BOYS LACK "LIFE" TODAY.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 31.-''The
college boy today Is not half so lively
az he was some years back" says Aus
tin X Jones, half a century Harvard's
bell ringer.
Undergraduates were always up t"
some mischief. I used to pour punch
out of the windows on commencement
day to prevent them from getting too
hilarious"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-01
1900 LETTERS RIFLED
ON STEAMER WHATCOM

SEATTLE, Wash. Dec. 30.-In one
of the most daring mail robberies the
has known, 1900 letters
were rifled and currency, money or
ders and checks Of an unknown am
cunt were stolen from the consign-
ment Of mail which left Anacortes fol
Seattle on the steamship Whatcon
less than seven days ago. The rob
bery came to light when the mai
pouch. slit and containing the riflef
mail. was found floating in Elliot
Bay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-01

which in each instance are notes, are
all secured by mortgages on realty
and are ample security for each par
ticular loan
The following discrepancies are
noted:
Warrant No. 1888 issued for S23.2s
should have been for s6,40.
Warrant No. 1886 issued for $3.50
should be s22.50.
Warrant No. 210l issued for s204.-
Ga should be s191.7S.
The item of s5S.24 for sinking fund
interest in Exhibit A receipts should
have been In Exhibit b receipts.
! Upon inquiry as to the methods en-
ployed by the water commission in
passing upon disbursements to be
made, II seems to me that every rea-
sonable precaution is used in ascer-
tanning that bills and claims are val
Id and proper. With an adequate
and fitting system of records and
code of accounts to fit the conditions
involved, it would be a simple mat
ter to compile lucid and illuminating
reports at stated intervals that would
give a far better insight than those
at present in use.
1t is a pleasure to commend highly
the efficient. intelligent assistance
rendered by Messrs. Cranston and
Stype.
/. Respectfully submitted.
: ROBERT PORTER,
: Public Accountant and Auditor.
Gravity System.
2 Line survey, on line due
, to changed plans ......$ 2,5S0.6;
Labor on construction work 13,405.SE
Materials on construction
work ......... .'........ t,oto'V'
Cook house. commissary
supplies, etc. .......... 4,011.7.
Sundry expenses, travelling.
sale bonds, tents, autos.
livery, printing bids and
contracts, casualty insur-
ance. inspection camp
equipment, commission
ers' and superintendents'
expense. etc. .......... 1.674.b
Legal costs, witness fees,
purchase right of way,
court costs, services, etc. 2.700.9
. | Reservoirs, pipe, valves and
iron work ............ s,7Os.2
Frank Fawcett, tunnel con-
tract work ............ 1891
A. S. Bent Con. Co, contract
| building pipe line ...... 5,057.3
jeffrey & Button, reservoirs
. contract .............. 2,712.7
Frank c. Kelsey, payments
to supervise and engi-
neer 5.216.S
Real estate purchase 49,. $500
Exhibit T..
i, Analysis of Gravity Account to OC
tober l, 1912.
Preliminary survey .....$ 1851
Legal costs ........ 41S.9
: Line survey ....... 901
Miscellaneous expense, in
Guiding items similar to
those under sundry ex-
penses in Exhibit A but
(, include also food and
supplies .............. 5.24s.:
Frank C. Kelsey, engineer. 4,350.S
Total $40, O,224.
Exhibit d.
Trial balance November 80. 1913
!, rant ........... ....... sIz3,9Io''
Cash 15S,33S.
T. Real estate ............. 16,l5S.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-01
CHINESE PIRATES ACTIvE

HONGKONG. Dec. 3l.--Great un-
rest continues in the south. Pirates
attacked the Portuguese steamer
Kwong- Chou Wan and killed the cap
tain. They looted the vessel and es-
capped ~ s'%
General Lung Chi-Kuang. who Is
in command at Canton. Is recruiting
largely in the province of Kwangsi
Five cruisers have arrived off Can
ton and have impressed the city with
the power OF the republic.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-01
ired
3 BIood

That which is lacking in vitality,
debiitated, weak and thin, can.
not possibly give proper nourish.
nrent and strength-it must be
purified, built up and vitalized by
HOODS SARSAPARlllA.
Evening journal., 1914-08-13
pELAMARE amy YIsITORs.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY, Del, Aug. 13-
David S. Ayres. Sr., and Miss Irene
Neville are spending a few days in
Philadelphia Sergeant and Mrs. Dem
ME Elkins have returned from an ex-
tended trip In Kentueky.-F Francis +.
Holiday has been spending few
days in Atlantic City. n. J.--Mr and
Mrs. Charles Lyons, of Philadelphia.
were visitors here on Monday and
Tuesday. Henry Torbert was a vis-
itor in Philadelphia on Monday.-Mrs.
Anna Hoefer, OF Tioga, has been a
guest of Mrs. John Schunder.- Miss
Eugenia Thompson has returned
from a visit to Baltimore, Md.-Miss
Martha Leidy, of Philadelphia is
guest of Miss Zitta Cook.-Miss Cath
arine Schunder is on an extended
visit TO Philadelphia and Atlantic
City.-Mr. and Mrs. William Avery of
Pittsburgh. Pa, we're visitors here
on Tuesday. G. lnauss has been
a guest of John Schunder.
Evening journal., 1914-08-13
FTGHT ACAINsT cHILD LABOR BRNes RFsULTs.

FIGHT AGAINST CHILD LABOR BRINGS RESULTS.
THAT child labor is decreasing In II United States
Is proved by the Report Occupations recently
published by the Bureau OF the Census This report
shows that between 1900 and 1910 tlere was de-
crease Of i292s6 in the Of children 10 to Is
years Of red IN non-agricultural pursuits OF
this number n sos boys and 51570. girls The
National Child Labor Committee considers the census
figures very gratifying showing results Of its
work
I'VE have been sure for time" says owen r.
Loyejcy General Secretary Of the National Child Labor
Committee, in commenting the census repor. @that
there must have been decrease in the number OF
children az work. but until now we have never had
Official heures to prove such decrease Since our
organization in 1904 have secured improved child
labor or compulsory education laws every state in
the Union. There still eight States. however in
which the generally accepted 14-yesr age limit for
work IN manufacturing establishments is not recog-
nized IA States that allow children unde i6 to work
at night and great number Of States that do not
properly regulate the employment Of children in dan
gerous trades, street trades various occupations
outside Of factories stores we still have plenty
Of work to 90. We regard the census figures as I'm
porant not only because they show the results Of our
work hut because they suggest what can be done il
the American people set their minds to keeping
their children out Of industry and giving them educa
tion and health"
The House Committee on Labor in Congress has
voted TO report the Palmer-owen bill favoraby with
certain minor amendments The bill prohibits inter-
state commerce In the products Of child labor and
regarded the effective child labor bin ever
brought before Congress Goods in the production OF
which children under IA have been employed in
faetoriss or under IS in mines quarries or the
production of which children under is have worked
more than hours day. cannot be shipped in inter-
state commerce according to the bill. The National
Child Labor Committee is working for the measure
and Jtf.4, ,IsT
churches and labor organizations ha e sgnihed their
interest in its passage The American Medical Asso-
ciaon at 1t recent session Atlantic city drew up
resolution asking Congress to pass shis BILL Those
opposing the measure were given hearing by the
House Committee but in spite OF their arguments the
bill win be reported fayorably
Intelligent m ,tho6s for the conservation Of child
life and happiness find ardent support all sections
of The United States and that friendly sentiment is re-
heeted b. the facts and figures cited above
Evening journal., 1914-08-13
Providing the Country With
a Mercantile Marine
1From The Washington Post.J

The urgent need Of the hour is the
providing the United States with
fleets Of vessels under our own flag
to carry the foreign commerce of the
Union.
The folly of the small Americans Of
the past 40 years stands out as an OBJ
iect lesson before the people of the
entirely country.
II is not the time for recrimination
nor even for recital Of the folly, how
ever. but it is time demanding in
stant action, wise action, broad action,
statesmanlike action. so that not only
fleets Contemporary service, but for
service in all future time shall be at
the service of the American people.
The Western farmers, the Southern
planters, these are today the first and
most direct suffers from lack OF
ocean transportation for the products
Of their lands, but every class of bust
ness in the United States will soon be
adversely affected if the vessels to
carry our commerce upon the broad
oceans are not provided
The fortunes of war arc too nncer-
tain and the need of transportation is
too urgent for the Congress TO await
until some of the combating nations
are able to sail their fleets in safety
We advise no hastily. ill-considered
action
There should be none. after the year
Evening journal., 1914-08-13

! $40. The expenditures were $751;
1871. The per capita tax was S6.4.
In 1910 the population was 91,g72,-
2b6 The ordinary expenditures were
S659.705,3 ,391. The per capita cost
that year was $7.1-.
We were told in 1900 that there had
been an extraordinary necessity for
greater expenditure consequent on
our war with Spain. The per capita
/ increase over 1890 was about S1.4O
In the period between 1900 and. 1910
we had no war to add to our burdens
and no foreign complications by
which to account for heavier tax.
Yet the per capita charge Of ordinary
expenditures grew between 1900 and
1910 by seventy cents, or one-half the
increase Of the preceding decade,
with its war and the subsequent ap-
pearance. of the United States as a
world Power"
The present Congress, elected to
Office on the solemn assurance that 1t
would reduce expenditures and safe
guard the peoples money, has shown
in its acts persistent indifference
to its pledges that has called from its
/ sane leaders stinging rehukes on the
floor of the House of Representatives.
| The executive. engrossed with re-
fGrmatory projects of a far reaching
nature, has shown no disposition to
exercise its power in the cause of
economy. Today the members Of the
majority in the Congress and the
appointed officers of the executive de-
partment concentrate their efforts
not on the redemption Of their prom
Use of economy, not to save in a finan-
cial crisis money to the citizens. but
in the devising Of new means OF ex-
tracing money from men tortured
by fears of the business future. hled
by extravagant State, county and
city expenses, and harsssed by the
threat of interferences and restraints
that will kill their enterprises, battle
initiative and render labor fruitless.
We commend the present attitude
Of this Government with respect to its
domestic affairs to the earnest study Of
all the citizens. We believe that study
viii amply reward those who indulge
IN il. We conceive that somewhere
within the United States there must
exist politician capable Of recog-
nizing the straits to which his coun-
try is reduced and competent TO esti-
mate the dimensions of the public
opportunity offered to man OF
sense, courage and real patriotism
Evening journal., 1914-08-13
TEACHERS AND THEIR PAK.

investigation OF teachers salaries that has
been made by the United States Bureau Of
hducation under the direction Of ]. C. Boykin its
editor reveals startling conditions with respect 10
UNEQUAL pay for equal work It shows that public
elementary school teachers may receive s24OO year
az some do in New York city or S45 year as in GER
tain rural communities Even in cities Of the same
class there considerable differences in the salaries
paid teachers On the administrative side there arc
county superntendents with pay ranging from Sis to
$4,000 per annum and college presidents receiving SAL
aries all the way from 5000 to 400
In city school systems salaries have ncreased stead
ny IN recent years particularly in the Western States
and IN general salaries in city school systems arc
fairly we'll standardized The average salary of the
superintendent Of schools cities OF over 25OOOo pop
ulaton is Sl7S; the range is from $4,000 to $4,000
In the same group Of cities high school principals
average S3,565, and elementary teachers s101s Even
In the smallest cities listed those between 5000 and
10000 population, salaries fairly uniform The
maximum for superintendents in this group Is So 500
and the average s1915 but elementary teachers show
an annual average Of $685. with salaries as high as
SlS5O and low as S1O4
It is in the colleges universities that the widest
variation prevails The salaries of men with the rank
Of professorh range from $3.50 TO $500 "Proessors
IN some institutions receive less than INSTRUCTORS" or
even assistants In others Salaries OF deans of these
institutions vary from $500 to $4,000 University
teachers Of subjects for which there is direct com
mercial demand outside receive somewhat higher sal
aries than those in charge Of the traditional academic
subjects but the difference less than might be ex
pected The highest average salaries for fun pro
fessors arc paid in law and civil engineering Law
claims the highest paid professorshp in any subject
with one salary Of $500; but there are professors
Of physics, geology and Latin who receive $1,000 il
is significant however that the basis OF the figures
reported most college teaching, particularly in the
first two years, is done by OF instructor grade
with salaries Of $1,000 sI2Oo or BY assistants who
receive on the average about $500 usually for half
time services.
Quite as noteworthy is the variation IN salaries for
State superintendents OF public instruction The sal
aries Of the chief school officers the various states
range from $4,000 in New Jersey and New York:
$500 in Illinois; S650n in Massachusetts, and S. 900
in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. California. Indiana and
Louisiana, down to $4,000 in Delaware, Nebraska and
Nevada; $1,000 in South Carolina and 81 500 in south
Dakota
The report contains detailed comparisons showing
the increase in teachers salaries different periods
The hgues thus collected will utilized as the basis
for further investigation by the Bureau Of Education
and by organizations such the National Education
Association to determine the conditions Of the
teaching profession
Evening journal., 1914-08-13

of constant platform declarations by
the Democratic and Republican par
ties in favor of mercantile marine
service under the American flag. un-
der the Stars and Stripes, as they so
patriotically phrased it,
We recognize from recent events
the little regard some persons pay to
party platform pledges; how lightly
they are considered. however plainly
and definitely uttered and approved
but the people still retain hope that
the pledges made for the establish
ment and development OF a
national mercantile marine will
be kept and that now when the
need of.such service is so pressing. so
imperative, so necessary that immed-
late action will be taken by Congress
on this subject.
Let the starry banner Of our coun-
try float securely over the cargoes our
people have ready to ship when the
vessels can carry the flag.
II is up to the Congress now IN a
form that will allow Of no denial, per
NIT Of no evasion, admit OF no
delay.
The country needs the vessels,
The Congress understands the sub
iect. recognizes the conditions. and
should at once remedy Them.
Evening journal., 1914-08-13

war near and which no civilized man
can defend. My confidence in
the preservation of peace is strength
ened by the attitude of our allies.
Most especially by the attitude of the
German people and the German
Kaiser. The correct and loyal atti-
tude of Italy also improves the pros
pects of peace A world war
Is not necessary On the contrary,
believe II is not even probable, and
whoever would without unavoidable
necessity, even on the supposition
that test OF strength will some day
come. conjure up the horrors Of a
world war to terrify humanity would
take upon himself a fearful respon-
sibility.n
What Count Andrassy described as
all impTobability on July 20 became
an actuality on August J. when Ger
many declared war upon Russia.
What he called "the correct and loyal
attitude Of Italy" developed imme-
Giately thereafter into an attitude
which Vienna has been condemning
as incorrect and disloyal
Finally, in one Of its leading arti-
cles on the same date, the "Neue
Freie Presse" thus waved away to its
own satisfaction the possibility of
France and Great Britain being drawn
to the support of Russia
England has the strongest disin-
oiination to let herself be driven in
to war for Servia. In the speech
of the Secretary Of State (Sir Edward
Grey there was no word of excuse
for Seryia. France has no de-
sire for war. which cannot possibly
be popular, because the real cause
Of the war will be the murder at
Sarajeyo and because no F'renohman
will understand why he should sacri-
fee his property and blood for Servia
and let himself be drawn by Russia
into a war In which nobody could
maintain that the Russian govern
ment has a really vital interest
II is picture to put alongside Of
Frances infatuation in 1870 when
the Minister of War gayly assured
Napoleon III that the French army
was in fighting trim down to the last
button on the private soldiers coat.
Austria-Hungary walked blindly, so
far as public opinion IS concerned,
into the catastrophe which Sir Ed
ward Grey predicted. Will her peo-
lie have as sad an awakening as
the France Of Louis Napoleon had?