t‘ (tornai FRIDAY. MAY 6, 1904. an independent Published EAST newspaper . every Friday at Pendleton. Oregon, by the OREGONIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 15.00 DaUy. one year by m*U ......... 2 50 Dally, six month* by mall .... • 1 25 Dally. three months by m*ll ... .50 Daily. one month by mail ......... .65 Dally. per month by carriar •.. 1 50 ’, one year by Weekly. ---- .— - mail ......... Weekly, six month» by mall ........... .75 Weekly, tour months by mail ......... .50 Semi Weekly, one year by mail .... 2.00 Semi-Weekly, six mouths by mall .. 1.00 Semi Weekly, three month* by null ■ .50 Member tlon. Scripps MeRae News Associa The East Oregonian la on *ale at B B. Rich* New» Stand*, at Hotel Portland, and Hotel Perkin*. Portland. Oregon ganize a picnic, with free refresh­ ments, and an elaborate program It will make the farmers look toward this city for information and amuse* ment every year hereafter, It will establish this feature in the com mu* nity and it should be done. The work and cost will be small, the results will be Inestimable from any stand point. The East Oregonian urges every member of the Commercial As­ sociation to be present at the meet­ ing tomorrow night, to discuss and take part In this matter. This asso- dation is the life of Pendleton and must not miss an opportunity to place the city in the best |«ossible position before the country districts. Not a stone must be left unturned to offer an opportunity for the surround­ ing country to enjoy the hospitality and benefits of this association, for the spirit of Pendleton is reflected i through the Commercial Assodstion San Frsnetoco Bureau. 408 Fourth 8t. Chicago Bureau. »09 Security Building After making a strenuous effort to I Washington. D. C.. Bureau, 501 14tb make a morning paper pay. and be St.. N. W. Telephone. Main 11. Entered at Pendleton postoOee as second- • ••••••• • •••••• He's true to God who's true to man; wherever wrong is done. To the humblest and the weakest, neath the all- beholding sun. That wrong is also done to us; and they are slaves most base Whose love of right is for themselves, and not for all their race. —James Russell Lowell. • ••••••••• • • • • EXCLUDE THE CHINESE. The administration has annouaced that the government will continue to exclude Chinese, whether congress sees fit to pass additional exclusion legislation or not. It is held that, even with the lapse of the treaty of 1894. the barriers to Chinese immigration can be made more formidable than they are now. Assurances are given that there need be no fear of a coolie influx, despite the notice given by China that after December 7 of this year the conven­ tion of 1894 will be void. By the treaty of 1880 the right of the United States to suspend or reg­ ulate Chinese immigration was stip­ ulated. By the treaty of 1894, however, ex­ clusion was specifically recognized As the immigration question was not mentioned in the last treaty with China opening Manchurian ports, the only treaty bearing on this question, after the treaty oS 1894 lapses in De­ cember will be the treaty of 1880. In this treaty the right to exclude and not actual exclusion is recogniz­ ed, and, inasmuch as the recent act extending the period of exclusion ex­ pressly set forth that it is subject to treaty provisions between the two countries, it in held by some people that congress, if It desires to keep the Chinese out, must make that de­ sire known by an act of suspension or regulation before the adjourn- ment of the present session of con* gress The administration and many of the leading senators do not take this view of the case, holding that the United States can continue to ex­ clude even without additional legis- lation; and Minister Conger at Pekin has been instructed to inform the Chinese government that the bars will not be let down with the abro- gation of the treaty of 1904. On the contrary, the exclusion reg­ ulations will probably be even more strict than they are at the present time. readable, the La Grande Observer gives up the hopeless task and. be- ginning today, converts Its paper into an afternoon issue, giving some un­ answerable reasons to advertisers for so doing. The same facts quoted by the Observer apply to Pendleton and every other thriving town, where peo­ ple leave home early in the morning, with their tasks and do not see a newspaper until returning home in the evening The Observer says “The Daily Observer will be changed from a morning to an afternoon paper commencing Monday. There many advantages in favor of change. There was a time when morning papers had great advantages over their evening competitors. The changes that have taken place in this city during the past two years, where the business houses close at 6:30 are decidedly in favor of an evening edi­ tion. Very few families have an op-1 portunity to read a morning paper un-1 til the evening There is no question that the news service of the world gives afternoon papers a scoop over morning editions, while it costs con­ siderable more to run a morning pa­ per We have carefully considered the proposition in all its phases and we know that within a few days after the change is inaugurated we will give the public a much better service than it is possible to do in a morning paper.” The suggestion of a Malheur coun­ ty citizen that the state irriga'ion commission hold mass meetings of farmers in each irrigated district of the state, to discuss the technical provisions of the proposed irrigation law. is good Although the person- nel of the commission represents the highest ability in all the diffier- ent phases of irrigation, and it is cer­ tain that the law formulated will be the most intelligent expression of vanced irrigation legislation, there is always something to learned from wider association mass meetings of farmers in differ­ ent irrigated districts, the members of the commission may be able to get light on some of the complex ques­ tions that are before them Practi- cal irrigators gathered in Oregon from different states have had varied experiences and these experiences may be of value to the state, if Util­ ized in the construction of this law. Before the commission submits its law to the next legislature it should make a thorough canvass of the irri­ gated portions of the state, tn a body, to discuss the provisions and test the stability of their findings in the unfailing crucible of public opinion. Not since the American civil war has there been such an exhibition of marvellous bravery on the part of soldiers as is seen among the Jap­ anese in the present war in the East. Barbarous and useless a sit may seem, yet the actions of the Japanese gunners on the transport sunk by the Russians yseterday were splendid. The helpless transport was riddled with hot shot from the Russian cruisers; her small guns were like toys compared to the over­ whelming armament of the foe, yet the plucky Japs stood to their post and after the ship’s crew was dead and the vessel wrecked and sinking, Swept the defiant guns rang out. from the deck and rigging like rats, by the cross fire of the four Russian cruisers, the crew of the sinking Japanese boat fired the last shot just as the sea poured into the muzzles of their guns and 10 seconds after the last shot from the Jap transport was fired, not even the tip of her highest spar could be seen above the waves. Such acts of bravery arouse the keenest admiration of the world. They recall the splendid deeds in Greek history, the self-sacrificing acts of the Swiss or the daring defl- ance of Hobson’s crew on the Mer rimae. The East Oregonian believes the time is ripe to hold a farmers' meet­ ing in this city. The splendid efforts and the high success of the meeting at Echo on Saturday was a rebuke to the city of Pendleton, if she refuses io offer the farmers of this communi­ ty an opportunity of hearing these living topics of agriculture discuss­ ed here. The Commercial Aassocia- tion at its meeting tomorrow night, should take decisive steps to hold a farmers' congress in this city during the latter part of May. or the first of June. The O. R. A N. company will furnish the speakers, and any num­ ber of them, for the occasion, free of al) charges It will bring the best men in the Northwest here to address the farmers and certainly the people of Pendleton and especially the Com­ mercial Association, can afford to or- The Morning Oregonian sneering- ly refers to the local option cam­ paign as the "same old story.’’ mean­ ing that it is prohibition in a new dress. It rants about “personal lib­ erty" and "functions of the state.” as if the people who favor local op­ tion were unsafe citizens in the com­ munity. Is the majority rule an un­ safe rule in the bands of American citizens? If a county or a precinct, or any other subdivision of the state desires local regulation of any traf- fic, is it not the right of that com- munlty to choose Its environment? Can the Oregonian, with Its boasted respect for liberty, deny a comrnuni- ty the same liberty that it contends must remain with the individual? The policy of the Oregonian will not stand a investigation. searching Either its contention for individual liberty for the citlzer Is insin cere and upheld for “revenue only," or else its respect for community liber- ty is miserably debased and its con- fidence in the majority rule very shaky. The growing tendency among the labor organizations is toward ul­ timate socialism. In Germany, that tendency has expressed itself in a large number of members of the reichstag. In the New England cities it has found expression in mayors and members of the legislá­ tures. In the West it is driving men out of the old parties by such dis­ graceful acene , as the Coeur d’Alene and tbe Colorado “bull pens.’’ AU the power lies in the hands of the work­ ingmen, and if they will direct that power intelligently,' and disbar all the violent elements, good govern­ ment is within their grasp. It will be news to the democratic party of Umatilla county to learn that the Morning Tribune diacovered C. P. Strain, the present county as- season If the memory of the voters is correct, the Tribune supported and helped elect Mr. Strain's predecessor whose policy of assessment drove the people to select Mr. Strain In opposi­ tion to the Tribune and its candidate, two years ago. The Tribune's empty talk about its sincerity in advocating higher assessments will sound all the more hollow now, that it opposes the very man who carried into effect its alleged principles. Thinking voters are invited to explain its flop. COMING for One Week Only w The Grandest Aggregation of Bargains Ever Shown in Pendleton MAY MUST BE A BANNER MONTH. TO MAKE IT SUCH WE MUST OFFER BANNER PRICES. WHY WE DO AND CAN UNDERSELL: CATE, A COMMUNITY OF STORES LOCATED IN OREGON, WASHINGTON. IDAHO. MONTANA AND COLORADO. COUNTS AND PAY NO COMMISSION. POSSIBLE EXPENSE. SECOND—WE BUY DIRECT OF THE FIRST—WE ARE A PART OF WE BUf TOGETHER. THEREFORE BUY IN LARGE MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS. SO SAVE THE JOBBERS’ COMMISSION. RULE SYNDI­ BIG DIS­ FOR FIFTH—WE ARE SATISFIED THAT IS. WE CHARGE NO MORE PROFITS THAN WE WOULD LIKE TO PAY. LOOK OVER THE FOLLOWING MATCHLESS PRICES METHOD OF DOING BUSINESS. GOLDEN THIRD—WE OPERATE WITH THE LEAST FOURTH—WE DO A CASH BUSINESS. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HELP PAY FOR THE GOODS THE OTHER FELLOW GOT BUT DID NOT PAY WITH GOLDEN RULE PROFITS. THE QUANTITIES AND GET WE HAVE THE GOODS. WE DO NOT m DVERT i SE WHAT WE DO NOT HAVE COME IN. LOOK OVER OUR STOCK. GET ACQUAINTED WITH OUR WE GUARANTEE TO SAVE YOU MONEY ON EVERY PURCHASE. SHOES We have paid special attention Do your shoes give satisfaction? We carry a full line of up-to-date to our men’s shoes and can give ladies', children's and men’s shoes you anything you want In the at reasonable prices, which are est lasts. guaranteed We have I'M» pairs of odds and ends in ladies' shoes, good widths. regular »150 and »1 75. sale price. »1-18-. Muslin Underwear MEN’S SUITS Our muslin underwear should not be overlooked or forgotten. c«n nave you 25 per cent on article you may desire Our set covers range in price from to »1.75. EXTRA SPECIAL To introduce our Suits to the men of Pendleton we make the following offer We believe we are selling men's suits cheaper than any firm in Pendleton. During this tale we will give as * present »1.00 in cash with every suit you buy worth »6.50 or up to »10X0. and »150 in cash on every suit over »10.00. Examine these prices. Core in and let us show you. Men's L'ght Dressy Suit—Just the thing for summer »4.95 Dark Grey Mixed Suit—A Remarkable. good bargain, only »6.50 Better grades »7.50. »8.50. »10.00 and up I «dies' drawers from 20c to »1.75 Indies' white skirts from 46c to »2-25 During this sale we will sell the best calico, per yard .............. I 5c Take ail you want PERCALES. All 10c and 12>-jc Percale will for .......................................... Take all you want Same In sizes »S to 11 . »1.12 Same :n »133 him 11», to NOTIONS 2-quart dairy pans each ............ 4c 1- pint funnel, each ...................... 4c Good pearl button*, per doz . 5c 2 1-pint tin cups .......................... 5c Fire shovel, each ...................... 5c 2- bladeUS Peerles* underskirt. None better sold today A good quality, full deep flounce. 78c. Better ones. 88c. 96c. »1.13. »1.75 and up üLACK AND COLORED CALICO. Children's substantial school shoes, good bargain. 5 to 6 .... I .adíe«' night gowns from 42c up Chemise from .................... 78c up Remember thia ia the celebrat­ ed Peerless underwear—well mad* and perfectly satisfactory. We have an exceptionally strung ne of ,ad:e» summer vests and gauze pants from 5c to 65c. *c DRESS GINGHAMS We have a nice assortment of dress ginghams regular 10c quality, during this sale, per yard ........... Sc MUSLINS. Good S l-3c bleached, per yd A heavy 11c bleached, per yd . All sheetings guaranteed to cheaper than any other place town 5c 9c be in CORSETS. Remember we have the exclus­ ive agency for Dr. Warner's cele brated Rust-proof Corset. The best fitting and most serviceable cor set on the market Cal! and See the different styles We have them from 50c up DRESS GOODS. This is tbe only place in Pendle­ ton where you can get the cele­ brated Broadhead dress goods We buy these goods direct from the factory and we get the special discount to the Golden Rule Syndi­ cate These goods are recognized by all judges as the very beat • ream of the market For wear and finish they are superb, Our line of summer goods in fancy weaves is complete HOSIERY. Our line of hosiery been recognize»! a* one of the t»e*i in the city. Children's fine ribbed hose, a 15c grade, our price ............ 10c Heavy ribbed children's hose 13c Ladies' b--st fine ribbed jftc stock­ ings in town i-adies fancy bo«e from 15c up. Ladies* imported lisle finish hose 25c. LAWNS LACE CURTAINS. Our new spring line« are in We bought these .awn*, alaci our spring waisungs in New York. We have the right style« and price« Don't pass these up Huuseclesnlr.g time brings a de­ mand tor lace curtains Notice these price« and sizes: Nottingham curtains, 30 inches wide. 7 fee: long ___ 46c Nottingham curtains, 35 inches wide. 71fc feet long ... 56c Nottingham curtains. ----------- 35 Inches wide. 9 feet long .. .... 68c Nottingham curtains. 45 inches wide. 9 feet long .... »' SHIRT WAISTS. Our line of waists and prices of tbe same bare attracted much at­ tention We have exceptionally strong values In shirt waists and dressing sacques MEN'S GLOVES. Our stork of men's gloves complete. We have several style« of sub­ stantial wora.ng glove« Cor. 50c A calf skin. Saranac glove, good wearers ................................... 65c Genuine horsehide glove—no bet­ ter on the market .................... ........................ »1X0. »1X5, »1X0 A PRIZE FOR THE BOYS We give 2$ cent* each boy buying a suit worth »1 '5 to »2.50. and 50 cent« in cash on suit« worth »2.75 and up. We have toys long pants suit«, good color« and very reasonable in price, ranging from »3.50 to »10.30. Boy«' short pant« suits from 75c up. GOLDEN RULE STORE Main Street, Opposite Postoffice market Umatilla county will be favorable to the grow­ ers just as they stand by their or­ ganization and observe the binding obligation .to hold their wool until sales day. If the cream is skimmed oft by private purchases before the sales, the remainder must be sold low and the strength of the organi­ zation in protecting Its members is wasted. Stand by your union. The market is organized against you. Or ganize to meet it. Knot Tied Under Difficulties. M. L. iJktbams marriage at Swan Falls. Idaho, to Miss Doane on April 4. was under rather peculiar circum­ stances and attracted considerable attention at tbe time His wife, who formerly resided at Boise and is well known there, while visiting at Swan Falls was attacked by a severe illness, which prostrated her for A WIFE’S CONFESSION. Of cour«"- every one knew when*they were every one pretended to be »urprued when they heard it waa •uddenly broken off It was firM »aid shr had broken it off. then that his heart bail changed, but finally she con­ fessed that «he had been sc irritable, so depressed and blue that she had fairly driven him away. Her good look» were vanishing She was getting thin. pale, anil hollow cheek­ ed. with dark circles around her eves Suddenly all society was pleased again to hear of the engage ment being rrigw ed. and it wa«“ot long before a beau­ tiful and radiant bride was taken to the altar She had regained her good looks, her former happy disposition and strong nerve all through a secret a friend gave her. A few bottles of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is what made twe more lives happy and a radiant bride more beautiful than she had ever appeared before. Backed up by over a third of a century of remarkable and uniform enre«, a record such as no other remedy for the diseases and weaknesses peculiar to women ever attained, the proprietors and makers of Dr. Pierce'» Favorite Prescription now feel fully warranted in offering to pay J500 in legal me ,ey of the United States, for any case of Leucorrhea, Female Weakness, Prolapsus or Falling of Womb which they cannot cure. All they ask is ■ fair and reasonable trial of their mean» of cure. Mrs. O. O Scripture, of Prescott. Ari».. I. Box ,y6. writes : • For nearly two years I was a great sufferer with ulceration and enlargement of womb also suffered severely with dyspepsia and was run down—a perfect wreck idoclored for several years ; got no better, until about »even months ago I began taking Dr pierce » Favorite Prescription and ' Pleasant Pellet» I can stand on my leet and work hard all day 1 feel that life i* now worth living and »hall ever feel grateful to you aud shall always recommend your inedi- dacs to all who are suffering in any way.» quite a while The couple were to have been married at Boise. The day approached, and while the pa­ tient had slightly recovered when it arrived, she ws* far from well, in fact, scarcely able to be out of bed But the ceremony took place all the same, at tbe appointed time. In a few days afterward the trip was made back to Boise under difficulties in a conveyance At one point It be­ came necessary to carry her in a cot several hundred feet up the steep banks of the Snake river. She Is very much improved now, however, and Is rapidly regaining her former strength—Sumpter Miner. New, Fresh and Reliable Merchandise At Money-Saving Prices—The Big Sale at Alexander’s ♦ ♦ TO MEET THE EYE Of those with eye troubles this a-iver tlsement is Inserted. It i* our business to make eye rest*, prescribe a cure for defective right and o provide the necessary SHERWIN & WILLIAMS EYEGLASSES SPECTACLES. For the test of the prescripticn we charge nothing If glasses are or dered here and for the glasses our prices ire only reasonable We make a complete examination using the best of the late improved nstrnments. PAINT GLENN WINSLOW Jeweler and Optician ONLY PLACE IN PENDLE­ TON TO GET IT. PAINTERS' MATERIALS ALL KINDS. OR Postoffice Block. •••••••••••••••••••••••••• OF READ READ 36-inch Diaie L. L. Muslin. ..................... 36-inch Lonsdale Bleached Muslin 36-inch Fruit of Loom Bleached Muslin 45-inch Andros Goggin Pillow Tubing 45-inch Aurora Pillow casing ............... . 9- 4 Aurora Bleached Sheeting 10- 4 Aurora Bleached Sheeting A. F. C. Dress Ginghams ........... American Indigo Prints ................. Gibraltar Percales. Dark Colors READ e . 20 yard« for . 12 yard« for .. 12 yard« for 14c 12c 22c 25c ......... •'»« 20 yards for ............. 7c •1.00 •1.00 *1 M yard yard yard yard yard •1.00 yard »1.15 »1.49 »1X2 62.25 pair pair pair pair SHOE BARGAINS Ail All All All »1.50 »2.00 62 50 »3.00 Ladies* Ladies* Ladies* Ladies Shoe* Shoes Shoes Shoes at .. .. E. J MURPHY Court 81. If you are interested in Oil Painting, see us. Our line complete. Not an ordinary article, but something extraordinary Is < Hill's Pure California Olive Oil For médicinal une as well for salads and table use. This Is the highest quality and purest oil made. Sold exclusively In Pendleton by ACADEMY BOARDS STRETCHERS BRUSHES ARTISTS’ SARLES BLENDERS SKY BRUSHES PLAQUES TUBE COLORS We make a specialty of framing PICTURES. Newest stock of frames. C. C. SHARP Opera House Block. 9 • •• ••••••••••••••••••••••a Alexander Department Store THE GIVERS OF BEST VALUES We Want to Do Yot»r Plumbing Those teeth you have been neg­ lecting so long should be attended Our long experience, together with our unexcelled facUltle« for doing to, and by the new painless system, the best work, are at your service without extra charge. they can be tilled or extracted and Good honest work always done. That's the reaao” why our patrons not hurt you. This is being demon­ an* always satisfied. strated every day at the BECK, the Reliable Plumber Adams Dental Parlors The East Oregonian Is Eastern Or­ egon's repreeentative paper. It leads and the people appreciate It and I where even small children are get­ •••••••••••••••••••••••••• •how it by their liberal patronage. It la the advertising medium of thia ting their teeth nicely filled and do Dally Eaat Oregonian, by carrier, | not get hurt. section. only 15 canto par waak. Despain & Clark Court Street, opposite Hotel Bicker.,. THE FAMOUS SHUMATE DOLLAct RAZOR. Used with enthusiastic satisfac­ tion throughout th« civilised worM. A ueeful and n ndsome book which telle how to ahav« comfortably, sent for the asking. R. R. Lewis, Distrib­ utor, Echo, Or. »1X0 postpaid.