East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, February 21, 1901, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextBRING IN THE BABIES During the year 1901 will give away, ab solutely free, to every baby born in Uma tilla county, its first pair of shoes. These are handsome welt Yici Kid, worth 75c. a pair. There are no conditions except that you present the baby. This offer holds Rood for the entire year. Bring in the babies THE MAGNET CASH STORE Clements dt Wilson. Court and Cottonwood TBlltSHAY, IT.ltlit AKY 21. KM) I. DAILY. WEEKLY AND SEMI-WEEKLY TM Offfonltn Publishing Company, M NULHTON. . "ATT OAI&ON. DeULY HWiltrriliH 14TI DMttffypr y mail ... OMcoLiyvJ: ntha. W mail . . Uaa cjr? P h . by - krnrr Trial iut( riHnm , Vim lo nunin MMHMM ll'MfllfTInN , . DwttfM)Mr topr Ml in. MM Tnl t rip to iiBgl av.rabat WMKtV tUMCetlPTION PATH Om toy 7 on Ml -9Vf tit in nthi rial tArtitvn ty ADVIB TISi. T1S : (Dip y avderrtitnarnta 1 0 inch, ot ItM. tn iniHrklf ii ui.inth , . . , Ob tiu h. of Ire. 1 lj it yti 111. in li Tu larha. t-t Imt, in t ami 1kl pri month l)f lM In. left, M-Ill . ttffkll.lft III I) Ifl Ml. I. til Ittrt lit., bet. Daily. , Mn month . . ! jo n Si 00 1 J . Ut Ohm iikhii. la lail inJa ecu 1 1 , irt liu h ft 11 line mm or 1 1 iinii 1 1 f lcr iu 1 . 19 t-r, !,.,, t I,... i, Mr., UM ttirta 111.hr, In I...:. Vtl ,11. h pr i,i..im' SwtlU BuMMnttl ail.rrtitemttiM In Sm Uatly. nrn MMWUub. par IB.ri.fj . tea lnt1 -f 11m, H.I IHMn. 1 ...... , I V 11.1 wtfflli, M 't--.lv oi each ul.,Min low. OUR PLAIN DUTY IN CUBA. President McKinley ail it was "our plain duty" to establish tree trap, with Porto Rico, but when tti tune catne to do It "our plain duty" wax not periorme I and UM prciident led the pack that were responsible for it. Now that the time has BOOM t. keep our promise will. Cuba there il an in clination to even break tnat eacreil oh ligation in order that the "itreniions life" may be made more strenuous. It la our plain dutv to reaped tlie promise made the Cubans and to niv them ererythinj: promised bv In plication and otherwise. We lioiild aee to it that they bad a chance ti Korern theuiselrea ami create their own jnititutiona of liberty and atlf-fyitern ment. We ihoulil irr:iut them tlie maximum of'libertv and tlie minimum of restraint to do lot thenmel v- tad not in anyway attempt to ileprive them of any oi tlie blessing's and privilege-. of free men. II they should make application to U aduntteil into the sisterhood of etates without pressure on our purl, wen. tliat in an.itlier storv .mil me to which we could turn an attentive ear. The truth ia, we ahould do strictly by Cuba ax we would wiah to be done by 11 we were in her place ami UM in ours. Any abarp practice will not be countenanced by the American people if we mistake not their temper .ind spirit ! THK BRITISH AND THE BOER. Upon Hir Frederick Sleigh Kolierls, brat llaron ltoberta of Kandahar and Watefrord, I'. C, K. I'., (i. C. ;.. Q, C. H. L, 0. C. I. K., V. C, l. C L., LI.. I), field marshal and coui- ujander in chief, tin- .i.M n n ni titles of "Karl Koberta of Kandahar and Pretoria and visiuiint St. Pierre" have been conferred und Ka.-ttisI by order of Kim,' Kdwanl VII,, aavs the HOfJI York World. The title of Kandahar is given in re ward lor the valiant march In bf re lief of that city in I ami. one of the finest militarv exploits in the lout; auuala of British warfare in Asia. The title of Karl of Pretoria is be fcjwed becauae of hia taking of thai city in 1900 by a forced march, op puaed by a lar inferior force of BoaH. The ViscounUbip ot St. Pierre is ap parently added for gtsxl measure, and because It has an arislucratie and mouth-liUiug aound. Meanwhile (ieneral llewet, the brave Poer eommaiKler, has mnlerred ii,n himaelt, .Napiileon (ash ion. two now lilies. Having Qixaaaal thi- Orange fiver, he has become I t.'. C, T. t' I The Invader of Cape Colony and Terror of Cap Town with a ml liter? prestige wliicli. already scarcely in (eriwr to Lord ItolM-rts' own, la daily growing brighter. The oue man ia the creature of Uhers, with the rueoucrex of a great nation Wiiie! him, while the ither ia the creator of himself with the re- apuroee ot a free mind and strong will to guide him in bia struggle to prevent biiueelf and bis countrymen from lie- eouifnK MubjtM ts of Make Believe. Pre teua and Fawning. w.iriu ever Knew. tins vear trie con gress of tke Tinted Slates will actualh appropriate inure money for the ail) pod of this government than was a, propria teii by oouarwes In ism. Then we had UM ships on the sea and maintaining a him kade from lialves tOB to the Chesapeake; a million of men in the Held, and were engagixl in the most tremendous military enter priaa the history of the ages records I am aware that the figures show that 111 linn ine appropriations, were a billion and two hundred millions: and it should lie borne in mind at that time the patter currency of this country was north less than tifty cents on the dollar. 80 that if tl hligation of the government had lieen discharged in gold they would have been a little over six hundred million dollara." liie rising tide 01 extravagance m thi' McKiiilev administration in :.,od while it laats and does much to es tablish the reputatjon of the "advance agent of proserity" hut tiiis ieniing ot money to make prosperity is a dan gerous game, which casts a shadow of ultimate disaster upon the country that is appalling. The tiRer the game is played the greater will be the penalty tiiat will have to be paid in the end. Many an individual has resorted to tlie same tactics and flourished for a time, to face at last bankruptcy and diigraivful failure. The government is only a sum made up of individuals and subject to the same inscrutable i - writes Salem his TAXATION IN 0RIU0N. John P. Kobertaon, of Salem, an interesting letter to the Matesmau. as follows:: Very property the governor in message sought to empliasue tlie nec essity of reform 111 our mule of assess ment and taxation, as the most loapOT taut aobjeai to come before them. But words alone tail to lullv portray the whole tutb. Pacts. plain, un varnished, otbcial facts, diligently and honestly studied, only can convey to the mind tlii extent ul the failure of present law- to secure "eipiai ami uui inrur taxation, and exact tustice to at: taxpayers. In the hope of calling the attention oi the powers that be more fully to this subject, 1 have at much trouble culled irom the oilicial records the following statistical facta value. Thus land was aasessed nearly three time as high as personal prop erty. IMl Keal estate assessed fls,000, OflU, .'11! per cent, and personal 1 after exemption at 136,000,000, or 17 per cent true value. Ilere land was assessed nearly twice as high as pet sonal proierty. 1899: Here the assessed value of land was fO.I.OOO.iNX), 111 per cent of the true value of 1.HU0; while personal proper i, .after exemption was but t ' ' 000, (MX), and only 12 ier cent of tlie true valuation of 1N9. (19 tier cent of land escapes taxation, and 88 per cent of personal property : jwsj: inis vear exmmis me ripe fruit of the present inefficient sviteni, 1th land assessed at 9H,H(M),(MMJ, equal to 31 per cent of ftt true value a tecade he fore ; and personal property at but 24,0fX).000 and only MS, per cent of its true value ten vears ago. Again land is assessed more than two and a half times as high as personal property. A ant) B have eacli I0O00 worth of property. A's farm, his home, is assessed at 81 per cent I IMO. It's merchandise at llfcj tier cent- o7o. Sav rate of tax f 30 mill-. A's tax is i;B'sonly 111.26, llO.fiO less than A is forced ti) pay : Thus for four decades the tendency has lieen, and ia constantly fnteasify loffi to heap the rapidly increasing taxation on real estate and oxempt. personal proiiertv, until now the very climax of injustice to the holders of land little homes has been reached Let us trace its growth, and note the results. In the stale of Oregon, in 18t0, land paid S3 pei cent, of all taxes; per onal propertv. o, per cent. 1870 1 Land iaid .rh per cent and personal property II ner cnt. 1880 Land paid III per rent and per sonal proiiertv :i!l per cent. tatsi: i.and paid 0.1. and persona property hut o per cent. 189, 1 Land paid 81, and personal property but 19 per cent. 1898: I.and paid 7:1 and personal propertv 2. per cent. 1899: I.and paid 9, and personal property 31 per cent. 1900: liiid must pay 81 per cent and personal property only 19 per cent 01 al 1 taxes Itv the census of 1890 land was 69 per cent ot all our taxable property Hut this vear It must pay 81 per cent of all our taxes 22 per cent more than its just proportion. Personal property was f ier cent of all our taxable property, but will pay but 19 per cent of all taxes, 22 per cent less than its rightful share. We are thus within 18 per cent of the single tax on land, with all its 1 1 s.nl vantages, and none of its advan tages. In this, Marion county, in 18i land paid 80 per cent, and in Multnomah in 189S, 80 per cent of all taxes. In the latter rotiotv thi assessor could find, in 189'i. but $2,406,000 of merchandise, surtly not 16 per cent of true value. Me could find only l.vj imo 01 money in the county, while tu one hank alone in 1900 there was ii'.i 0011 ot apene. Of notes and accounts. he returned only fl, 071,000, while the loans of one hank foot up nearly as much $1,008,0011. He found no shares of stock, and no telegraph lines. 'Ob. Justice! Thou bast lied to brutish (casta, and men have lost their rea son. Hut this is not all, nor tierhaps the worst. Sonse classes of realtv not onlv escape this extra burden thrown onto land bv the shrinkage of personal property, but passes that, and a large share oi their own rightful burden, over onto the farmers and modest homes of the comparatively tsoor. ONK LINK 1 tta . 1 times !t tl mas 64 each lis' . Ife . . .'Or xtrs CLASSIFIED ADS. Clll'NT HKVKN WOll I is III I'lIK UNk. urn. line or more, wr week, l 0i rut of If" s'r IIM One line, in mure, per roonlii, si n"- 1 line. TIIHRK I.INKH 1 time aoc times JAe 3 times 80c ItC ef li ,1 I. Ill I. .11,1 Insertion. mm ugn 1 time ""' '2 tlrasi Sic .1 1 lines 41c ISO eseli s.lilliluiiHi Innrrttoii rrvi mnkm I I I 111" M)e i i uaat w S llmss Wc ii. aach sililttlnnsl flMI llell TWO 1.1NKK. I time Ine I ijmM :i times afto in. eaeh axtra Inpsrlliiic RIX I.INKH I time I 1 llinss ' :i times I 10a eaah additional Insertion . HKLP WANTBI). I.IKK OI have snthSBt Out Ik free si. ( eUlllon Rnvof horne house. Miller Ai Co , Portland, Ore. OI KKN VII TiMM He ATTORNBYS. CARTKK A RALKY, ATTORN KY8 AT Law. Ofloe in Bavlngi Bank Mull. Urm BKAN A J.0WKLL, ATTORNKYS AT Law. Room 14 Auoclallon Block. I'endlc too, Oieann T. (1. HAILKY liAWYKH. OKKICK IN Judri Bulldlns, Pendleteu, Oreson. BTILLliAN A PIBR0K, A.TT0RNKYH at law Rooms In, II, III and 19 Assoelslion block THOH. Law. KITZUKRAM). ATTOKNKY AT OfHee In Assnrlstion Block. Kl RUT NATIONAL HANK OK HKNIH.K ton. Capital, t70.00U: lUrplui, Hiii.Oini Trans acts s general hanklnif MMlnaM. Kichsnsi and telearaphlc trnler sold on Chicago. Nn rranrlsco, New York and prlnrlnsl points Ir the Northwest Oralis Orswn on China. Japni and Kurope Makes eollectlons on ressonahle terms. UtI Ankenv. prnstdnnt; V. K. Matlock vice-president; C. B. Wsdc, cashier; H. C Ouernser. asilstanl cashier, KIRHT NATIONAL HANK OK ATHKNA. Offgen, capital, W0.001I: surplus and prollls. $11,000. Interest on tlm deposits hnsls In foreign and domestic exchange. Collciilons promptly attended to Henry C. Adams, pres dent: T J. Kirk, vlce preslilent; a. I., nsr nett. cBshler; Mrs. K. L, Bsrnett cashier. aaalatsnl N. HKRKKLKY, ATTORN KY AT LAW. (Knee III Association Block. K. J). B0YU, Court HI. ATTORN KY AT LAW. Ill THK KARMKR'H HANK OK WK8TON, Vt'eitnn, Oregon. IKe a general t.niiu tiuslness Kn-hsnse Imushl slid sold l ei leeilnna promptly attended to Affairs In mn' excellent condition, end so reported ipnii In Investlaatlon committee of raapoaslbta cltltcii" OfBrera: It Jameson, president: Hen U Proabalsl, vice president; ( . M. 1'iercc cashier J R Klllxorc, asslalani cashier; dlrei-tors O, A llarunan. M il. Johns. T, I Prh I draw, J. K. Klllsorc. Rotsjri Jameson, V. I'roebstel PoiclletOT Pfanine and Lumber Yard Can sell cheaper than any firm in the county btoauso they hoy in lare 'jiiantitics. If you need liiiolier or any kind or mill work call and net their prices. R. FORSTER, - Proprietor. Domestic Lauw VU- T- v..,,: 0 Ii F. Robinson, Proa, JAM KS A. PMC, Building. LAW OKKICK IN ,11'Dll PHYSICIANS. IN .MDIi i. m. ; I to i DR. W. (I. I'di.K OKKICK outldlug. Office hours, li la 111 p. ni telephone 77. r. W. VINCKNT, M. 1). OKKICK RKAI! of rirtt National Hank. Office hours in to IV a. to.; 1 to p. m PRS. SMITH ,V HKNDKRSON. 0PPICK avei Pendlsion Barings Baak Teltphonell, restdt-iic,. i,. I, .plume 8. H. ti. (IARKIKL1). M. 1).. HOMK PATH 1c Phvilclan and Hurgeon. Offiep In Judi ! Muildlng Telenhonu' Office, bla k SO: resl ueuee nisca 24. MUSIC AND PIANO TUNINli. PltOK, ROHKRT IIALLOT, VIOLIN W) lolsl ami leader of Hie new Opera lloiie orchestra Teacbcnil vluliii. vlela. cello, bsss insndnllii, giiliar. plana. SO4' organ, hanann) counterpoint, arraagcmeal and ofcheitfatlon Vole Inire (liallan mvllie'll. sPi l af parti lor comic and grsn.l oners I'lano tunluir and repairing proinpily done Orchestra isusle furnished lor tsrties. balls snd all oeesi.in" Kor eagSKeineiit- appl in c. C, Sharp, Opera House filock. ate K. A. V AIKI HAN InJudd Building. DBNTISTS. IlKNTIST. OKKIC A. L. HKA IIK Mavlnga Bank 1). 1). H. OKKICK OVKI Has administered DR. D, J. M'KAPL, ROOM 17, AB800IA Hon block Telephone tr.i; residence tele phone, black 111. K. A. MANN. DKNTINT. IN ANHOCIA tlqn Block, over t M loptnn's .iftlce. 0BTK0PATH1C tn ton 8ton PHYSICIANS, IHtH. DR. LYNN K. HLAKK8I.KK, CHRONIC and nervous discatei and diseases o( women. Opp. Hotel, cor. Water and Main St.- pen. lie ton. Ore AICHITSCTS AND mill nuns T. K. HOWARD ARCH 1TKI perlntendeui, makes completi I AND BU and rellabli plans lor buildings lu the city or country flMUlll I,. JUUII UllO.llllK D A. MAY, I'ONTRAI'TOi; AND builder Kxnnates furiilslieil on all kindaol inaaonry, eemeui walks, stone walls, etc or lers can be left al the r.ast Oregon lau oflice IN POtTMD THK Mii.l.owiNfi DK- scribed aultnals have been taken up to lilt i lls Marshal, and w ill he rolil In ten ilar lor eosis an t eiuansi' one dark n v colt branded hall. In le F OB lelt hip. alsint )ear- .,1.1. weight sun (hoi n.l -i rne gfal mare, defected jaw branitcl li o or P on b ft iiii,. weight aismt wai pounds one sorrel marc, white tool, three white leg white strip In (see. branded H ,m left skeitMer, atmut t year old, weight about '.sst potMiia one wlilte scalito liorse. ais, ut -i year-old weight aismt HXHi iHiiiDds. no brand risible one seabby buckskin horse, abaal Ipaai old weight about SOU peaagt, no brand lilt, I. hated lebruary 1 1. IMl J U IIKAHIMAN. CUT Marshal lkvsvTuVewvm- ;Eqal to anv l Sa1 .V. y. in tho vunmU ... - TTUIItJ, jTstn. Vci.op. J:i'i.i.' rrr'f.;iti(.rT Ji..ri"N Wesinn i . ... . i Amea staa Agilaartailat, lly special arrnngenieMl lli 1 lie Ti.Oillnli en. we an en in.' tr, r 'Tin. (ihano;, Junn l i'v i. tlie ien,in,,; awrleuHaral urrUlv of Ilia WeHtell, lout Al laslaalppi alle) atalas, 'n i lull villi tun Uav per, kt an axeeedlagly low figure. Tin, UaANUH ,li PP 1 Alt JO u l , rein.tru.ilil). for tint raftatJT and Interest utile content, and Is uii lioubls dp ill,- baataOU moat tiiuctlcal itaper , I ii :. ii.il. BANKS AND HROK KRS THK I'KNDLKTON HAVINOH HANK. Pendlaton. Oregon Oriauliid March I Ihsi eaptlal, 160X100. lotaraal allowwl on time de posits. Kichauge bought and aold on all prin clpal points Hneeiai attention given to colic, lions. W. J, Purnlih, president. J N. 'leal. Tlco-prealdeut . T.J Morris, cashier. II YOI' W AM TO MI'll scribe for tiiagailne- m nswapapors in t he t'nlled stales or Kurope, renin by I ,.. i i note, Che -a or send to the Kast oswio NUN the net publishers price of the publication rou desire, and we will have It sent to you and assume all risk of Hit monc being lost in the malls. It will save you both trouble and rlak. If you are a subscriber Ui the Kast oskoonuv in tcmitttng ton can deduct ten per c ut Irom the publishers' price" Address KAnl 0 11 Kl IONIAN PUB. CO KSOdl ion Oreeon Subscribers to Magazines Hotel Pendleton Under New nanagement. In s i the true value of all the property in the state was fUS.WOO.OOO I ie, I, it mi! from this nearlv I millions or ais.ut I., tier cent- tlie same as in IX'JO, as not snhject to state taxation leaves alKiiit "i,000,00o net taxable pfO party within Hie state Tins was assessist at f ID, law, lav, or almtit ". per oanl 01 111 true value. Ol each 100, f us assessed and 2 i eecaised. In is;0 Hi,, true value was l-V' .sio.lskl asseswsl at $:L',t.k)0,000 111 per cent true value III eleli 1ISJ, fill was asi-esmsl ami f.'i'.i escaiswl aaaeeauient. Ill 1S.S0 the true vallle Was f,, .- XJO;asseaiwil .'O,;i(ki,0tk)-:U iier cent of true value. ( earh 100, :il was aa sessMsl ami isi escuail. in is. si tin- toiai true value was 0,000 not lubject to state uxa lion, f,.i.inio,isio, oi alxjut 1.1 tier cent leaving M.',UR),iioo, true value, as sessai'le. Tiiis was aHsesstsl at H,ii.- tklO.oisi. only .iJ per cent of true value i nit of each 1100, f.'fi' was assesse.l ami fiW escaped assessment. rip- guvarnor says that ilaaa 1888 every county in the stale has materi ally ailvamed 1.1 all lines of auoslan lial wealth." Hut as no ligure.s of true valuation since 1880 are available, we an- compelled to use Ihe li(ureH lor thai year as a basis for comparison. ISSki: Net aseeaMiiietil. 1 loUil.isjij, uilv 2M per cent of the true value of Is.!!. Out of each llOn, I'JS was assesstsl ami V- era i 18D7: .Net usaes.-meiit i:i..,O0ii,0O0, .'0 per cent of true value ol each time gJD whs taxed, fT-l hides. IaWHi Practically Hie same aa 1HU IX' hi: I his year the net aaeessment was only 1 1 'JO iMi.iim, ami hut 83 per Oani true value. Ill each Hn L'.; pay taxes, ,, Uislrs I lie llli- Ill IS, tint. The following paragraph ia from a speech made by Senator Cochran of Miaaouri in the dinted Mutes senate a few days ago : "Mr. Chairman: (1m- pemling bill, oiu) of the general appropriation billa, forme a art of the budget the moat extraordinary ever presented to the ousideration of a parliamentary body, it repreaenle an expenditure in time or peace far more than the moat lavish expenditure which characterised the aiargaat hour and the greatest war the nils year our nel aseeseineiil was OOlj III. .Mel, 000, o0, 000,000 leas than seven years atfo, and a traction I,., than 89 pal cent ui our true valuation ten years ago' Thus for the last two years 77 of each hninlre.1 escapes the assessor, and the other li.'l bears the ttuaeqoal bllrilai IL-re we 1,,-e a rapid and almoat uniii terrupted decline of aaeuaani valuatioJi, M ooaaarad with true valuation li ibis decline Mas "aqoal ami uniform," on all property l.'ie evil woulil not be so inlolarabla. Bat obviously it ia not. from in He la I reisirts let us aee what class or kind of property most MMgaesfully evades the aaaeasor : In Imsi the true value oi real estate ami personal property are not separate ly tfiven. We will aaauuie that there was a lair assessment and that each was asaeNAHsf at the aame rait, aa the aggregate of both -about 7 wr cent of true value. In IhDO the true value of real estate subject to state assessment was OOO.OIX). ami was aaaeaawl at flOM.OOO,- 000 '.V jar cent of true value. Peraonal property waa 1210,000, 000 true valut, an l anseaetsl at f.V(,UOO,UK) -i ncr cent true value -j per cent leas tliau laud. LSD,': This year real property waa assoaaed and paid taxes on IIOU.OOU.OOO an per cent ol true value; peraonal property taller exemptiouai on but f2h,0UJJ,U00-uuly 1J per oeut of true In I- railroads and onuiptneiit' i tic I ud i u if street railroads, in (irivon. were valued hy the dinted Stales cell us ci; "'... These were assessed, I HDD, at fi,0H,(Sk), onlv H per cent of their true value ten years axo The attorneys for the Southern ruffle, in resisting the bill for the re- diiction of passenger rates from 4 to 8 cent tier mile, said their road waa Isindeil for :tn,tksi per mile. It ia taxis! but little over .;i . not ten per cent oi true value' Worth :i5,iklo to levy toll on the iMiople for freight and larei, hut only one-tenth that sum for payment ol tales' What a fall here, in v countrymen' ' Parmer "Jonea, be nave the treij-lil ' No wonder the governor aavs: 'The unit to which this stslciuatp nvaaioji of law can go has been reached." Hot it has not. If no effectual remedy is) provided at this eeeeion the inequality will prohahly he still greater next year, hor four deeadee this "sv- tematii' evasion of law" has been spreading ami intensifying, unit! the ast five rears it aeeuia to have reached the verv climax of ine-iualllv and iniusiice. s e As a remedy it ia proponed in hoiiau hill Mo. OX, whicli passed the house with only oue diaeeiitlnx vote, to laae the Uliequal assessment- of these last live years years when tlna "ayatemalir evasion oi law" was the moat llaaraiil ami enact these unjust, and unequal assessments into law, and make them the haaia for the demand on the aeveral counties fi r state taxea! Ihe counties whose olhcials have been most euveeasful in evading the law, and defrauding the state lor the last live years, are now to he protected 111 that systematic evasion of the law lor the next live years! The peo j lie ask relict irom uuequal taxation i no nouse answers nv laaleinnc on them lor live yeara to come the verv injustice of which thev complain! ! nui men.- Alter iwi.i the state taxes are to lie leviel on each county not on its proportional amount of aa aessahle pmiwrty, but on its protsir tional expenditures lor county pursiaei lor me laat live years preceding ion... ii woiini ue juai as reasoiiahlc. as oiuitable, and as constitutional , to nan.- it on the number of men with red hair in each county' ! Can such a bill i a is the senate? We shall bat wr thai I aee. It is but the craziest iiatehwork, a temtsirarv ex IHsiieut. jHvrhape only designed to ierK)iualo preaent intolerable condi tioua for another live year! Since, according to Mr. ltobef taoii. 1 peraonal proiiertv of certain oruis la I allowed to MMcjtpe taxation hv the aa- TB, an, I IIUTi metor p, he in, .. no. i, (or liwa ahu.-y why would it not be a good idea Ui put i. bMaaTI nf iH-rsouai tiruperty on ihe ame looting,! by exempting all forma of peraonal property, and raiae the revenues needed or government liv the taut rin of i ami vaiuea only, lu this way giving relief to the fuduttrioua and enter prismg and using the dronea and doga mi in" manger. ine II ret .Lop la luea, option in taxation, allowing each county to deviae ita own ways and means of assessment and taxation. th state a ahare being drawu from a tax per capita on the population of each county. If this were done it would 1m dietoverd that those whose pertoual property nuw eeoapea taxation, be cause it is of such form that it van be hidden Irom the aaeeaeor, would Hud their profitable oevuiialiou gone, while pialice would be done the worker and producer. 1 Strictly Plrst-Class Excellent Colslne. Every Modern Conremeiee si'Ntii' SaTI i Give Us a Trial Kates $2 00 day Special Rates by Week or montt: ITS FARM FEATURES ..a, Uaar. r..T .In. T ll II I II L'. IIdI Of 1 n.'.'-ti a ; Is.vn lltel llale. Mnini. i,n. i t i dtaoU cn.1 ii nil mirroaaful farmorM, nmoi inn't ,1 with lltur-trAtluiiA . ai.lt urttsi... umbltt) t" DUOtti It Invalun.' 1 to IhoM wh' 'frrii It f r .a livluir " Th Iiit'nt JW irkoit und oiitmoroUl If ulturn nw f -i t n t . in ttUlcli tlm Oi JaJ jr.Mi iUs uiioxcoUti'i. THE FAMILY FEATURES:,,1: ivi Mn . T a Iilotia ' 1 iiiHM "'iirit. Tliw tioixi Cook, PiJaMltl " onii-ifii. IJhntry Oornrr, nml Vonnif Ktilka' OombltM to innhn thin iKpur tin Ifeof aV tinu'h riihtti Ant) filler- PILSNER BOTTIQ BEER, nnFWRriYfi own P'v.'sv 1 oin"":"',',""' Itobrtli '"'IM I 1 1 I V rnataMai A Cyclopedia ot rrograss and Events All senillntr their anMerlji! loin nruerniir elniiidiu: offer, aie presenteil, poatMsW, wlih do AMSIIIi AN AllltP't'l.TPIIISI N. ii In ii. and ALMAS' Ai' lor I'.mi. This great ImoU la a Cyr'oia'ili.i of I'rngreaa iti.it Kventa v' In,' World, u l. ill, le to Maikeu. Maikuting, ii.nl I'rice' Schultz Brcwimc The COMMONEl Issued Weekly. William J. Bryj FREE YEAH BUOK AND ALMANAC I .'It n i and Pubilther, Lincoln, Vcrma One Vear. Six Months Neon f'ayahlc to Advincc. It hi n trcisir' , ' S'.it, r..r I ti de' . fur Kami or Kouis, au.l tirico "i-s .'P' r, A ltefer ence Worl". on Kvery huhjivi lYrtalninK Ci Air't -nit lie, . Itul.i.l.'v. I 'oi: in ,.. I ,ii,,l M irUi.l t V,I uc Affairs, I - " in i i liuea; llouaebolil I i nree I luntns rIIH.in, ll-'IIKKii,. aii'i os;iiiv. I ' ei Ulr',. Ml ' 1i,-.nt . .tPnatiui ,.t t i... a i "'"le'i l-"P. a i uiu,, ipi.ta iur r.cn .ipiuuj, uawa-awe. of 'I In Pruiiii llldil on,... ii ,lno f.itln. nil! he mailed to ,m liy ail dreaalng THK on AMiil Jlllll i AltUUU, Manpictto l o ' 1 1 . 1 1 . i lie Ill :3TA SAMPLE COPY P T fUhr and Billiard Uooms. Headquarters for 1 raveling Mer The Best Hotel In Eastern Oregon. Van Dran Bros.. Props. Successors to J. h. Afloorr Indian Robes AND Fine Blankets Are made hv tlie The Pendleton Woolen Mills Our SPECIAL Offer: Weekly East OreMoniac. S1.50 ) Orange Judd Farmer, wk, 1.00 $8.00 Year Book and Almanac, .60 ! Our Price for All, $1.85. Address. BAST 0RB00NIAN PUB. CO.. I'cnJleton, Orenon Soflifira Pacific RAILWAY. EAST via SOUTH. Nti traveling -anv assets are J ployad, Termi for local will be sent on application. money slioulil lit: sent by I order, lixpress orilcr, or i ilralt on New 'ork or Cnicage. ! not semi nulivitliial checkt at 1 stumps. The Coinmoner per yeat witk Waeklj l-.it 0regonin....a4 Semi W ' kly Bast Oregwuta i.M Daily East Oregonian 57! Address Last Orexunian, retullcton, Orenoa. ..'ivi, Mai 111. P.. Hia. 111. H.l' 11. 111. Hail). llrpnt tilth and I Streets. 1 Arrlvi, Ovetland Kxiress fnriUdH a pi. Salem, IttswIiiirK, Asli-I laud, Han anient. 1. iw.l den, Man I'rai.clM.i, h, le, Isis Ans-eles, SI raaoj New oiinaiisami Hie r .. Koaeoura raaaaiater, via vv.ssiiiarii mi Mount Ansel, Slrri,,, W, -t Welti. Ilii.iisvllle, Na- irnii aim swlni'.itnl.l OareBaaf RMsaaaar. I mil , , nilenoe .aseii!'r liMl saoefa ., i.,,. . 1 . 11 in HaV St in. I :.. in. Ilium. III TIDKKIs llelutle tlcdrts on sale t.elween I'oitlnnd. s.w taiiieul.i and Han ! lanolaeo, Net rates f IV tlral eUjM and III wnnd class, IuciiiiIIiik aleauwr llalcs and iickeis to Kaslcnt isiliitsand K11- r..s'. Alan I ipan, t'liln.i, llaa.iall, lie- I'lilllii limes aim Australia, tat tie olilalhod from J. KlikU,,.l, Ticket Ak-ei,l, TlilrUHI.,cor Alitor, I'm Hand, Hi. Horses IsHtrdisl hi 1 lie laj. eeekorMalkiM III van I he l.eit ol care. First Class Livery Rigs I an Ik obtained mi ihort notice. Telephone Main r.i fursati !lX,V,:r,u- Depot Stable. Farmers Custom Mill l-red Walters. Protrleter. Oapaelly. Ifaj barrels a day. s 1.. 11. aMaaataa lai wtieat. riour, Mill Se.i 1 tio.asl feel, W. on hftnl. Pendleton, Oregon. For couch covers, furnisliinRs for a "den," cozy corners, etc. the Pendleton Woolen Mills Indian Kolies are just the tiling. Write the Mills. Byers Best Flour... To make good bread use Byers' Best J?lour. it took lust premium ui the Chicago World's Fair, over all comiietl tlon, and gives excellent satisfaction wherever used rtvatry mck Iimtjafl We have the best Stem, Rolhul Barley, Seed Rye ami Beardless Barley. Pendleton Roller Mills W S. BYKRS. Prop. Mran. Shorts. t0 HOW DO YOU ADVERTISE? The new atore can never be known unless It advertises. expect people to know you have to sell If you what don't Wtaiyoii pay yotirlinod Mtmry Kor a ticket Kast you naturally ami very properly want Ui ko via tint route that will give you Hie Is'st aceOfllMMdatlOM at the lowest DOaaible rale. HtNMt von ihooM ask your ticket airent io make your ticket reiul via the GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE Kin I (IK liLsurance Llfa. Acciilent, I'lato Oil Loans on City ami OottOt Propf-T' Real Estate Imprtmd ami Pnlmprsi OHfj1 btooa RaDobaa aad Wbeit Frn J. R. DICKSON, Kast Orafoaku eaiMaa 00 YEAR EXPE"INCE isiinaily couducled lotirlst I'lilliunii tourist ilcun- otir lajpnlar eicuraloua in luoucru iiik cars leave fuuilleiun svviy Wetlncaday uioruliiK au1 Salurday evuniiiK and run no., null u, i; 11 Hug,, nitli, mi cliauR-e via tbu 11 K. it S , OruKuu -lein 1.0c, Itiii Uraude weslurn, IKinver .v Km Orauito, "tlie wnrld'a anau-al soeuic Hue," anil tlm Uraal llock Irland Km, tc I'mititi tliiM.t ehlcaao wiU all inui'iiiua iraiiis Kn.i: also In same detsit tuli llock lalaud fMirsiitiiillv cotidllcleil luurial cara lor Uoatun. 1'neao Uiuual klaouiua vara arc Iroed vcalibuled. liatitcit with ITnlcli K and are iiu(Ml a un ail weekly lllu.lrateil iK-rloilloala and inaaaluaa fur Ihe Irae usi ui tiur iatrun, anil are aceoui.aniad lo dealitia lli.n by a rejr,iuuiutit0 ol Hie Ureal ilock !mi"i iiotitc We sImi have a dally first claat . eenlnu car service to Chicago via the scenic Hue ami 111,, bust dinina car etvlce in Ihu uii I aBHaaLoTMioRb DieioHS rosvRioMTa a. er , ,,,1 amcrltai"" re' . .n. aaiidlna a .kelrh and dwerir ( ry otileklr ascertain our "I'"' ,','l.l l ouiuom" , iv . i.,ii 1. iirebaUty W";1 aul'auel Oi,iisstrl.llri'..iiW"' tear : I " m ur lull luloruialioii, uiana, etc., call uu c. write ui a h 001'r II, .. Ueueral Aaaiit. ur, K. r. WAMSlJty, l unland.ore Asenl o. It. it N. Co., feudlelaiu, Oie I I lalHIW"-. ......a. . a,..- nllllk' - aent froti OI,lt aaeiicr --.-(. rll" Patents lakuli l",uX., i til ibo kiuSai" TijM" ,i,l.li,.i. ,,r ant ,1. ,. mu-t meiiiii. ai.., snrs 36IBroail). flcn lUI Ufa ah IIP' I ' Pendleton Ukiah Stage U Muaton Caraey. r'- Laava Idlea WiJk aaoapl Sunday. '".r M 0el K BidJe. Alba '""I OUm- . lt .ad .-.noiiislatioua. Keaaouao.e 'Tr'S-Tallnian 0 tore.