THE MADRAS PIONEER Published every Thursday by PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. Subscription Rates One year $1.80 Six months SO Three months 50 Entered as second class matter August 29, 1904, at the PostoC fice at Madras, Oregon, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1S79. Thursday, July IS, 1912. periencing some'torrid weather in Madras, that probably it was all due to some of the campaign methods of the Colonel's choice, and that Marse Horny was on the job a press agent. DIRECTORY Who is to Blame? When the United States Senate voted that William Lorimer. of Illinois, who had occupied a seat in its chamber and had a voice in its deliberations for eighteen months, had secured his election by fraudulent means, ana that technically there had been no election, it was a step in behalf of honest government that means much for the future. Too many members of that body have been members under suspicion, or at least under suspicious cir cumstances. One of the boldest accusers of the Illinois Senator, himself was under investigation not many months ago. Various other members have occupied a seat, while many persons have entertained grave doubts as to the legality and honesty of their election. Whether or not these who have under the fire of criticism could have acquitted themselves had there been an honest and search ing investigation is not of the greatest importance, . grave though that issue might be. The fact that the senior legislative body of this nation must waste any considerable time investigat ing the credentials of its mem bers, is a condition that should not exist. That the Senate and its members are continually under suspicion cannot but lessen its influence, and offer encourage ment to those who have the pow er and inclination to resist the statutes enacted during its ses sions. Public opinion is to the effect that the issue between the Sen ate and M r. Lorimer was de cided according to the merits of the case. Whether Mr. Lorimer was actually guilty of all the offenses with which he was charged, the Senate believed he was sufficiently wayward in his conduct during the memorable session of the Illinois Legislature to have made himself ineligible to hold the position to which he claims he was honestly elected. The entire proceedings leads to the question whether the same degree of proof should be neces sary in determining whether an official has been honestly elected to an office as is required to con vict a criminal of an offense charged. If in the former case the simple Scotch verdict "not proven" is the result of the in vestigation, it seems that such finding should be enough to dis qualify the candidate from hold ing any position of trust. If an official cannot show a clean re cord in his election, all the pro ceedings coming under his super vision during his administration might reasonably be looked upon with suspicion. There are several impeachment proceedings underway at present, and the Governor of one state is under investigation charged with graft. It is a serious situation, and one which demands the clos est attention of those who go to the polls to cast their vote. Colonel Henry Watterson, veteran editor of the Louisville Courier Journal was reported to have said after the Baltimore convention, that if the choice re mained between supporting Woodrow Wilson and the Devil, that he was almost persuaded lo render his support unto His Satanic Majesty. It has occured to us several times of late, after reading stories each day of con tinued heat in the east and ex- Hogs Prom Nebraska Speaking in good humor and disavowing any manner of offense, they are strong on the hog back in Nebraska. Here in Oregon we have the best hog raising state in the Union; but Nebraska has the fame and the game, and when we want to eat hog meat we send back there and get it. Every now and again we read an item similar to that which ap peared in the local market re ports a day or two since, namely, ' 4 Eight carloads of hogs delivered from Nebraska." We compare these items with others which show, the hog and cattle ship ments from the eastern section of Oregon to the Middle West, and then we wonder how it all happens, or why it is that we do not raise our own meal for our own consumption and make it a little easier on "Jones who pays the freight." It is evident that with reference to this one item of hogs there is need of activity among the agricultural authorit ies of the commonwealth. If the Nebraskans are good hog-raisers better than the Oregonians, for example let the latter dem onstrate that they've got the state for porkers, of all states under the Starry Banner, and our import from the region of the Platte will be people and not hogs. We may even overlook the secondary consideration of changing the character of our imports from Nebraska, and fix upon the thing that is of first in terest, namely, the greater de velopment of an agricultural in dustry that will pay and pay handsomely. There is no more reason why we should import hogs from Nebraska, or from any other state of the Middle West than there is for importing hops. We raise all the hops we need and to spare. We can do the same thing in the hog line. It is simply a matter of push and ed ucation. Evening Telegram. Harvest begins next weekand the week following the farmers should begin to realize that Crook County is not :as bad as they have thought during some of the past vears. The good checks that they will receive for their enormous crops this year, will make them ashamed of many of their past remarks. RURAL WATERS THE GAUSE OF TYPHOID U.S. Geological Survey Issues Warn ing ln'Undergronnd Waters for Farm use" The rural sections, long con sidered ideal so far as concerns the health of their inhabitants, have been dealt a blow by physi cian investigators who maintian that two-thirds of the cases of typhoid fever in the city owe their origin to insanitary condi tions in the country and to pol luted water supplis. Farms, which are generally remote from towns, cities, or other areas of congested popula tion, would seern to he almost ideally situated for obtaining pure and wholesome water, but in reality polluted water is ex ceedingly common on them and typhoid fever rates are usually greater in country districts than in cities. Typhoid fever is now almost universally be lieved to be transmitted solely through drink or food taken into the stomach, and is especially liable to be communicated by pollute:! waters obtained from I'NITKI) STATUS President VUi rrchldcnl Poerotnry of Sinto Si-creturv of Treasury. Simti'Ihtv of Interior.. Seori'lnry of nr. ... Wllllnm ll.Tnll . ...tntni'S 8. Hhermnu ...riillitntlur C. Kuov Kriinklln Mni'Vi'iiicli .. Wnllfr I.. Ktxlior s.-ori-lnry of ominori u ml l.nbor. .Urn, nhri'i tecrilivry of Nhvv licori! on 1.. li-j j-r I'oMiimMi'r Oonnml trunk II. llltclieool. Attorney (Senornt tteorKO . li-korttlium STATU (iovernor '.''KV'Sl SeoreUry of State 'ii VN-.(i !' t reasurer """'I'. i .Vi A M.tnior linllKrnl A. M . ;rn turn Sni.t. Pnt.lle Instruction I. K. AMurnmii tilu Printer , W. H ImlwS tiiiiUloiii.r nf Labor Statistics .,0. P. Hon inmeVar.len.., V. 'ft KUuo?' 11 c c .,,., I "coruo K. ttlinmiier nun ... o j lonatlinti nourne, r. Congressmen J A. V i.afforty J8KVKNT1I JUDICIAL DISTRICT itnrtipv V. I.. IlrmWmw Atlnriuiv '. l'fOll V. WilMIII CIIOOK COUNTY .luilee. Sheriff Treanirer Assessor School Sucrlntunilent Coroner Surveyor Commissioners THE COURTS H. ( K.1IN Warren Drown T. N. Dalfonr ......ttalph .Ionian ....J. 1). La rolWtte K. A iro ti. v i Ittita .KroA A, lileo It. it. liuyiey James tuw CincnT I'ofiiT l'Irst Monday In May: tlilnl Momlav In Oetobur . Pkiiiiati: CouitT First Monday In encli .......ii. CoMMissiosEit's CorrtT- First 'edneday In Januarv, Mareli, May, July, Soptuiubor tiliil November. MADRAS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 22. (T. A. Lone Chin. Directors V. R. Cook (John Mi'Taircart Clerk Marie Dlinoy CITY Mavor Howard V. Turner Recorder . " JH-Kin Treasurer D. V , . Harnett Marshall 1 Slmiglnmt u. A. rearce fi. V. StHtitnu V. R. Cool: It. ltiiniIoli.il J. L. Campbell ti. t.. uray Councllmon. shallow wells near spots where the discharges of typhoid pati ents have been thrown upon the ground and subsequently carried down through the soil and to the wells, and it is doubtless principally this fact that ac counts for the disease being so common in farming regions. 3 On a great many farms the well is located at a point that may be convenient to the dwelling, without any regard for the possi bility of the pollution of the well water through seepage from barn or cesspool or through the cir culation of water underground. Information relating to the underground movement of water is particularly valuable, and on this account the United States Geological Survey is distributing a report on the subject Water Supply Paper 255 - "Under ground Water for Farm Use," by Myron L. Fuller. The demand for this publication has necessi tated a third reprint. A copy of the report may be obtained by addressing the Director of the Survey at Washington, D. C. SHERLEY GETS A CLASSIC PLEA FOR SEEDS Kentucky Lasvyer Uncorks His Elo quence In Letter to representative A "seed letter classic" is the way Representative Swagur Slierley ot Kentucky speaks of n communication received by Ulm from James It. Ed wards, an attorney of Louisville, plain tively and poetically appealing for llower and vegetable seeds for tils gar dens in t Iio nine Grass state The letter Hays: Dear Swagar I am writing to divert your views for n moment from lofty tiolghts of national polltlcR and Interrupt your ondenvorn In llmltlosH Holds of con Btructlve Htatosmfinvhlp to call our attun tlon to two npotK on Cardinal hill In tho land that eouritu you Its favorite non-tlt onq, which supplies tho talilo with all tho nplendld vegetables that ripen under Dixie's nun, and of n size that hag al ready nproad tho owner's farnn abroad and of u quality to dollfijit the palate of an epicure and causo old LucuIIuh himself to lite tho onyx paving stonon of paradlRn and vault tho pearly Kates' of heaven to enjoy their excellence; tho other, where In profound confunlon all tho variegated col or of tho rainbow commingle In a wealth of luxuriant beauty, whoro the fragrance of tho violet atid tho tubeiOHO. the Illy of tho valley and the aweet pea, tho hya cinth and tho lllc, tho daisy and the four o'clock melt and mingle and jjlvu their combined hwccUiohh to tho winds from the four corners of the oarth with tli lavlnh nonchalance of tho millionaire spendthrift, druiilt with tho wines of southern France u. splendid. Inspiring noul quaff, produc ing a rent fill dreamless Bleep whoro nn turo dips her brush In sunshine and' moistens It with rain and spreads upon earth's canvas every uhado of delicate coloring from tlio pinkish sheen of (ho lustrous pcnrl to the deepest red of tlio mnanlflcfiiit ruby. Hut ns words without faith are aa soundlrifr braes and tlnUllnr; cymbals, eo rtro mil-den spots without seeds as d. Kerts In tho wlldernes, Ah yo sow ho shall yo reap. Ono cannot fiathor lls of n thorn tree nor KtapeK from thistles. As tho hart pantelh for tho water broolf so pantoth my soul for seeds seeds of royal lineage, chemically puro, microscopically Inspected nd tftfrm free, Mr. Sliorley fenttlio Heeds. lie or dered u (urge conBlgninent. QUALITY " n THE MADRAS PIONEER High Grade Artistic PRINTING trmnxaaaMMmMmmmamamamMmmm J Printing of the "Little Better" kind than seems necessary. j Everything that can be done with Brains, Type, Ink and Paper. J No orders too small for us, none too large. 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