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PAGE FOUR DAILY EAST OREGONIAN. rENDLETON. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1912. EIGHT PAGES 4N LNDEl'ENDENT NEWSrArEK. rnbllkhrd Dally nd Semi Weekly at Vta dletcn, Oregon, by the BAST OP.EGOX1AN PC HUSHING CO. Entered at the noatoffloe at rendletoo, Oregon, at iwond clM mall matter. he can make money by sit doing has been pretty thoroughly demonstrated. Yesterday facts were presented In this paper showing how Welles had drawn $S00 In travel pay when the law upon the subject was drafted purposely to keep htm from getting such money because his salary had been increased. nally, one year, by malt 3 00 , shows how elles craftilly sought to iiauT. an tunning, or man .o Dally, three month, by mall 1.25 Dally, one month, by mail 50 Dally, one year, by carrier 7.50 Dally, alz months, by carrier ( 75 Dally. hre montta. by carrier 1.85 Dally, one month, by carrier 65 iwmi weekly, one year, ny man teml-WeeklT. all months, br mall .. ami-Weekly, four months, by mall. 1 50 .75 .50 The Dally East tlregoutan it Kept on aalt t the Oregon Neva Co., 3-9 Morriaon treet, Portland. Oregon. Northwest Xewa Co., Portland, Oregon. Cblmuo liurean, 8it Security ItulUfiug. Washington. l C, Bureau, 501 Four teenth Kreet. S. W. Member United Press Association. telephone Alain ) Official City and Coonu Paper. PANDORA. I. When shadows loom across our path. And over thorny ways we grope. Pandora. then, her luster shines Our single Star of beaming Hope'. A light in darkness, staff in hand. Till hearts lift up, and thrill get careless and elect men who can evade paying his just taxes last sum mer. He had a very clever tax dodg ing plan but it failed to work because the secret became known and the board of equalization quite properly ordered a full assessment made. These indications show Mr. Welles I.) a trifle too smooth to be a thor oughly reliable school superintendent. He is too keen about squirming around the law when he can gain b such actions. Such a man is not the right sort to be at the head of the schools of this county. He is not in position to "aid, instruct and inspire" the teachers and pupils of the coun ty. He should be supplanted and DON'T STAX1 FOR IT. 4 there are indications he will be. I I T Umatilla county republicans should take no chances by nominating un- ; pledged men for legislative positions. The statement No. 1 principle is fair- j ly well established in this state. But 4 1 it will not stand long if the people anew, And gleaming through the rifted clouds Skies smile down a'l bright and blue! II. Here's to merry little Momus, Laughing all the days through, To Pomona in ripe orchards. And to whispering Echo, too Sigh for gentle Hyacinthus, Smiles for Flora and her flow ers To Pandora benedictions For her Hope through darkest hours. Augusta Wall. THEIR ABLEST MAX. go to Salem and do as they please regarding the senatorshlp. There Is particular need of caution this year because the coming legislature will have a senator to elect. Contrary to the general impression there are two legislative candidates 'mho have not taken statement No. 1. Messrs Mann and Hinkle, who have the support of the machine, did not subscribe to the statement pledge They have been bidding for progres sive votes but they have no right to such votes because they filed no state ment pledges when they put their pe titions on record. Defeat these men. If the democrats a'low the Harmon Vnder wood-Hearst-Clark combination to prevent the nomination of Gover nor Woodrow Wilson for president they wll throw away their best chance of electing the president this falL They will have squelched their strong est and mostpopular aspirant and the independent voters of the country, who hold the balance of power, will resent it. The country is looking for a presi dent who will stand by himself and will be a fearless, active leader" for the people. They no longer want a mere good fellow on the Job. Taft Is that. They want no half way pro gressive who will do just as little as he can to relieve the situation. They want no man who is tied up with the political machine forces. The peo ple have learned through years of fbitter experience that machine poli ticians cannot be trusted. Machines do not serve the people. They serve the Interests everywhere because the In terests provide the money that makes the machinery go. In Oregon Champ Clark Is boomed as the strongest man against Wilson. Clark may be a very good man, but for genuine strength he In no way compares with Wilson. He is too much like Taft in that he is an easy going gentleman. He lacks the rec ord for achievement that Woodrow "Wilson has gained, despite the fact he has been in public life much ! longer than has Wilson. But the worst feature regarding Clark's candidacy is that his chief backers are Hearst and "Gum Shoe" Bill Stone. Stone is the old time head of the Missouri machine and its rec ord is bad. This machine headed by Stone always fought Governor Folk, Missouri's true reformer. It was Stone who brought about Folk's de feat in Missouri. These things do not set' well on the stomachs of pro gressives of both parties who from all indications are going to control the election this fall. Such men will resent the nomination of Clark or anyone else over Wilson. The conditions call for the nomina tion by the democrats of their ablest and most popular man and Governor Wilson is the man. The democrats oi Oregon should give him their votes Friday. "TIIK WO.MEX 1'IIIST." The one bright feature in the wreck of the Titanic and the enor mous loss of life is that most If not all f the w omen and children were sav ed. It is in the creed of the anglo sax ii rare that the men shall look ut for the safety of the women. Thi-? rule as applied on the sea means that whet there is ship wreck the ladies shall go first into the life boats. Re ports of the Titanic disaster indicate tills rule was observed to the letter. Millionaires and poor passengers in the steerage stood aside that the wo men might be rescued first. It was the way to do and Premier Asquith of England will be generally endorsed in his statement to the effect that though there is the keenest regret be cause of the wreck it is gratifying to khow that the best traditions of the sea were observed. FROM THE PEOPLE HINKLE AND MANN REPLY. TOO MICH OF AN EYADEIL That School Superintendent Welles Is strong on evading the law when II "Makes Good" A fair trial of Howu-tter's Hit ter will result to your utmowt KHti-.faetl!i in cases of Poor Apix-tito. Heartburn, Indiges tion, Costive newt, HillouxneKX, mid Malaria. Start today, but insist on having. HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS Claim No Pletlgox Necessary tor State ment Candidates. Pendleton, Ore., April 17. Editor East Oregonian: Section 3418, Lord's Oregon Laws, reads as follows: "We the people of the State of Ore gon hereby instruct our repressnta tives and senators In our Legislative Assembly as such officers to vote for and elect the candidates for U. S. Senator from this State who receives the highest number of votes at our general election." (Laws 1909, C. 2, p. 15). The foregoing act was proposed by the people by initiative petition and approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon at the general election held Sane 1, 1908. There were 69, 668 votes for said law and 21,162 against, and under the provisions of law by a proclamation of the gover nor, dated June 28, 1908, it took ef fect on said date. The purpose of said act was to en act into positive law the Statement So. 1 contained in the direct prim ary law of 1905. Prior to its enact ment by the people,- Statements No. 1 and 2 were a part of the printed form of nominating petitions for leg ifclatlve candidates, but by the pass age of the law of 1908 the necessity for signing Statement No. 1 or State ment No. 2 no longer existed. A de claration of a candidate that he Is for or against statement No. 1 is suffi cient as a full compliance with the peoples' law as it now exists on the statute books. S. D. Peterson and Roland Oliver, being lawyers, could easily have found the law of 1908 referred to or. If Ig norant of It, they might have secured competent advice by consultation with any of the reputable attorneys of Umatilla county. The members who are elected to i the legislative assembly will take an loath to support the constitution and 'laws of the state of Oregon, Including 'the peoples law of 1908. ' L. L. MANX. J. T. HINKLE. WTXLI.S IS I NRLSIXESSLIKE. Sat4l liert Smith Op- His Itrelcetifltr and ;ives Reaxoii. Pendleton, Ore., April 17. Editor East Oregonian: ' Permit me to state through the col umns of your paper what I have ,to say for Frank K. Kelles,' as I believe the J. E. Smith Livestock Company is one of the heaviest taxpaying com panies in the county and as I am the secretary of that company I am golnfc to do what I can to defeat Mr. Welles at the coming primary election. Just about one year ago some homesteaders came to usvand asked if we would help them to build a small school house in their vicinity and we told them' that we would do nate them $50 and one acre of land. That" seemed to satisfy them, but Mr. Welles appeared on the ground and said. No, make the taxpayers put up a school house, which they did. Not only one but two In the same dis trict, and which will cost the taxpay ers about $2500, either of them far better than any homesteader's house in the district. Now, there was one house near the center of the district on the river and is about one mile from the new one in the north end and about 3 1-2 miles from the one in the south end. Now. I suppose, if a few families should come to live on the river there would have to be school opened in the old one, which of course, would mean more money. Now, this district No. 13 is four miles wide east and west by six miles long north and south and three sclvool houses, with about 2 4 children draw ing public money, divided up as fol lows: Thirteen for the house in the south, nine for the house in the north, one or two for the house on the river. Now, this does not look fair and just as the O.-W. R. & N. company and the J. E. Smith Livestock com pany will be the heaviest parties tax ed to pay for these houses. In this" district there is about 16,000 acres of land, divided up as follows: J. E Smith Livestock company, 5200 acres; other patented lands, 3400 acres, Northern Pacific lands, 1200 acres! homesteads and vacant lands, 6200 acres. Also the O.-W. R. & N Company has over four miles of road in this district. I am not in the habit of writing for the public, but I do hope the tax payers of Umatilla county can see this as I do and cast their ball&ts next Friday for Mr. Young. Yours truly, BERT SMITH. IX DEFENSE OF WELLES. Hermlston. Ore., April 17. Editor East Oregonian: .After reading the editorial in the East Oregonian of the lath, giving reasons why Frank K. Welles should ncit be retained-ns Umatilla county's school superintendent. I feel as though those who have had the opportunity to know his work, and compare with conditions elsewhere, should have something to say. The recent at tacks upon the present county super intendent do not seem to.be fair, nor do they appear to be justified by facts. I have been in public school work for the past fifteen years, and have worked under many very capable and efficient county school superintend ents. These men were giving their time and ability, and able and consci entious as they were, I feel that in Frank K. Welles Umatilla county har. a superintendent that is above the average, and ranks with the best that I have known. Mr. Welles has the interests of the schools at heart; he knows what his duties are, and those who are in po sition to know, must say that he does them. Give us more men In public office who are willing to spend their own time and money, in order to become more efficient in the discharge of their duties, The time Is past when it Is a disgrace for any man to-attempt to learn, even though his own school days are past. The patrons and teachers of this section of the county believe In Mr. Welles because he has brought about results He will get a splendid Indorsement from the west end. Respectfully, B. T. YOUEL. Principal Hermlston Schools. Submitted by Col. H. Q. Newport. THIS MAN DOES NOT IOYE HIM. Freewater, Ore., April 17. Editor East Oregonian: Mr. F. K.Noordhoff brands as ut terly without foundation the state ment in behalf of Welles as to his reasons for withdrawing. He is strongly opposed to Welles. His rea son for withdrawal is entirely con nected with private 'business. Teach ers in this section are Indignant at receiving letters from Welles asking them to get busy among tnelr friends and get them to vote for him. Though courteous It means "Get busy or lose your Job." I am hitting him hard on his turning his office into a political machine. See County Judge Maloney about Welles asking to have county monies put to his private account so as to have no criticism about the expense of his office. The judge or clerk or assessor can also tell you ljow he tried to cut down his assessable property by not dis closing that he held about $800 or $1100 In scrip and balance in bank or mortgage. Yours truly, D. C. SANDERSON FOR LO WELL AND PIERCE. I .a (irnnde lawyer Wants An Eastern Oregon Senator. La Grande, Ore, April 17. Editor East Oregonian: Permit me through the columns of your valuable paper to call the at tention of your readers to a matter of The greatest Interest to the people of eastern' Oregon. Oregon Is not re ceiving or having expended within its borders its share of the funds set aside by the general government for the reclamation of the arid and semi-arid lands of the west, nor is It likely to receive or havt expended within Its borders Its share of this fund under the present law and policy of the rec lamation service. Under the law as It now exists and is Interpreted, this fund is not available for any Irriga tion project where tho United States does vol own and control both the water and the lands to be reclaimed and Irrigated. As a result of this In terpretation of the law these funds cannot be made available for irrigat ing projects for the reclamation of the arid and seml-arld lands of the Orande Ronde Valley, the Powder River valley or the Malheur valley, where thev greater portion of the 'ands have for years been held in pri vate ownership. "In these valleys are hundreds of thousands of acres of splendid hinds, now comparatively valueless, that could be made very productive and capable of support ing an Immense population by reser volring and conserving the waters of the Grande Ronde, Catherine creek, Powder river and the Malheur, and applying the same to the irrigation of these lands. The projects necessary to accomplish this require too much ready capital for private parties to enter the field and do this work, and as a result these projects remain un developed and the lands unreclaimed and unproductive, although there are millions of dollars in the reclamation fund to which this state Is entitled lying idle in the treasury of the Unit ed States. Now the law ought to be amended so as to make, these funds available for the construction of pro jects for tho irrigation of private lands under proper restrictions and regulations insuring a safe return of the money to the government and the ultimate ownership of the pro jects by the farmers. There is no reason why such a law should not be enacted And if we have some men In congress, both In the house and the senate, who have the ability, the honesty" and the good of eastern Ore gon at heart, and who are In thorough sympathy with our needs. Irthls re spect, such a law will be speedily en acted. Any congressman elected from this dictrict, whether he be re publican or democrat can be depend ed upon to do his part towards the en actment of such law. The enactment of such a law, I mahitain, is of para mount Interest to eastern Oregon, and eastern Oregon at this time needs a man in the senate of the United States from its own borders who knows its needs and has the ability and the in tegrity to fight for its interests. In Stephen A. Lowell of Pendleton, a re publican, and in Walter M. Pierce, of Hot Lake,, a democrat, we have two men. candidates . for the nomination for United States senator, either of which has the ability and the integ rity, to represent you and I fully and faithfully in the senate, and all of Absolutely Pur To have pure and wholesome food, be sure that your baking powder is made from cream of tartar and not from alum. The Label will guide you Royal is the only baking powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar No Alum No Lime Phosphates the people of eastern Oregon, and to .bring about the enactment of such a law. Mr. Bourne and Mr. Chamber lain have been in the senate a num ber of years and neither of them have mado u move towards granting east ern Oregon this relief. Why? Not beer. use they are not interested In our welfare, but because they are of west ern Oregon, where it rains 13 months out of the year, and they have no idea of the real needs and necessities of the eastern portion of the state. If we elect either Mr. Selling or Mr. Lane to the senate, can we hope that either ?? tliem, saturated as they are with water until they are webfooted, will do any better than Bourne or Chamberlain and grunt eastern Ore gon this relief? I appeal to you, my fellow voters, both democrats and re publicans alike, that at the primary on the 13th of April, 1912, you re member your own Interest and vote accordingly, and that you see to it that every democrat casts his vote for Walter M. Pierce, and every re publican casts his vote for Stephen A. Lowell for United States senator. T. II. CRAWFORD VELT THE TIME HAS COME of Umatilla County to carefully recanvass in their own minds the matter of the Presidential to forget what big business demands and so loudly For the Republicans Candidates. To put one side the question of what the machine want; is demanding. It's time for the plain citizen, of whom Lincoln said Cud must have loved, he made, so many of them, to de cide. In his h'fart. and with his conscience, in the Interest of the Nation and for his own good, who he is to vote for in Oregun for President next Friday. Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine, Oklahoma and other states, North, South, East and West, where as In Oregon, the plain people have wrested for and hold the primary, have mado a common citizen of tho political boss and prlved him of the power to order the plain people to the polls, these same plain people. In the secrecy of a protected primary, have overwhelmingly endorsed Theodore Roosevelt during the past two weeks. No man In the history of the republic has made such a six weeks' campaign. State machines, timbered and seasoned as they have been from years of continuous control, and apparently impregnable, have ibeen shattered Into shreds by Teddy and his big stick. The fight is now clearly between Roosevelt and Taft. There is no other man in the real fight. Any other man than Roosevelt would have required 20 years to do what Roosevelt has done in a hurricane campaign in a few weeks. He knows how. He Is practical. He does things. He has doubtless opened the way for other Progressives later on, and made the Progressive cause and other Progressive candidates respected and possible candidates at a later date. Today, however, ho is the only Progressive possibility. Vote therefore to win. Vote" 'for ROOSEVELT! Roosevelt now has more uncontested Instructed del egates than all the other candidates combined. It Is admitted that of the remaining states yet to choose delegates Roosevelt has much the best of the chances,, and the tide daily growing higher for him. Last week destroyed the Taft chances for nomination. New Hampshire is progressive and sure for Roosevelt. It and Massachusetts will join Maine and the majority of Vermont for Teddy. New Jersey has a direct primary and will follow Pennsylvania, as all the other primary states already voting have done against Taft. There are but the two candidates, Taft and Roosevelt In the East. North Carcdina. with her 114,000 Republican votes Is the only far Southern state with a primary. She has already elected delegates from 15 counties, Instructed to the state convention, by a vote of ten to one In the prim aries in the total vote cast there so far for Roosevelt. Maryland got a primary law 10 days ago at Roosevelt's Inslstance and he Is sure of the state. West Virginia so far has elected more than two to one of the delegates to the state convention for Roosevelt. Deleware and Rhode Island will follow, doubtless, these other states. Texas, all admit, will give Roosevelt 40 votes. Idaho seems surp for Roosevelt. Taft test ballots in Montana are strong for Teddy. South Dakota Is given over to Roosevelt. Taft will surely lose Minnesota. Roosevelt Is gaining and sweeping progressive California. Else where Roosevelt Is gaining hourly. The average man loves a man who can make such a fight against such odds. The people, In the primaries have shown, whether he made himself a candidate, or whether he responded to a popular call. Oregon should shoulder up with Progression elsewhere. Having my principal Interests in Eastern Oregon, having spent all my energies, and a goodly amount of my fortune here during the past five years, I am Vitally Interested in seeing this portion of the state, get squarely Into line, and may be pardoned for expressing a hope that Theodore Roosevelt shall get a very large vote here. For more than 30 years I have personally known Theodore Roosevelt. I know him to be an honest man, prac tical and progressive and a stralght-from-the-shoulder fighter for what he believes will be of the greatest good to the greatest number. A man who does things. Yours, HENRY WALDO COE, . (Paid Advertisement.) For Delegate to the National Convention. n and we have the Quality No better meats and groceries as well as fresh fruits and vegetables in the country than at our store. EVERYTHING TO EAT and nothing but the best all the time. . Garden truck fresh from the farm with the morning dew still on them. IFiDd 1j fttots Corner Court and Johnson Streets PHONE MAIN 101