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DAILY EAST OREqOljyN.t PENDLETON, OREGON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1908. EOfENDLE R for"men dies 'tis LEs War, en "Plhis minder of l inercd. , without ' 3'ou q nin and Uj " 15c to Jirdles uiDoon, I ' '" lie hit I'c hail In j and Hack: i e of Wrist J ws 25c to sparfmJ '"low Ttptl i. in lie I n (rom Center M ilp rosei, many otlcl "m $2J0 III lie third y cornen, 0. Work-Si rem 50c III ery c aid SRI colors; j f TOGGERY nol your ci "siap . r..il yf n nu; nnVflfwQ. ,.-,rimenc is ' rg . . hreasted Vest, in gray, mixed lJtcS'C,,lar. from $2.00 to $4.50 LjielC) ..,;.., ,ns thn call this ..woolen unucw... liji" ' , f.uuino up l,"S!!d'four-in-lund Ties in all the new it(0"' . ouc ana op ,.le.. Hose, UHl m-,K a.. Lie ' I .. k,.t iissortinent in town, anil tnc Ifte"' .f,n to bo to the extreme. for IBSa- . . I .. hats, sun. ' tin, "" n . and hats . $2.50 EXANDER'S DEPARTMENT STORE FAVORS WAGE Lk vcr I (.it k.. V iRTINCi BLOOD Is apt to run in any family, ;md so are. Colds To cure ii cold remove the cause. A cold is caused by the rinsing of the secretions pores -that carry off the waste matter of the body. ATWOOD'S ' Laxative TABLETS OLD I'd bvremoviiiK the call' e. it contains, yuiiuno- iu, tone up the system, Ipecac to open up the secre- Lara Sagsada, a mild, gentle, tnorougn pnysic iu accumulated poison fiom the system. Atwood s lold Tablets are sold on an unconditional guarantee leNoPay No led tape about it, you get yourmone) Ir sale by BROCK & McCOMAS CO. Lr. Main and Court streets, Pendleton, Oregon. i i ;! i i i J ATTORNEY GENERAL RENDERS AN OPINION Says the Portage Can De Built and the State Can Exercise Right of Eminent Domain In Condemning a Right of Way Building of Ship Ca nal Not of So Much Public Concern as the Portage. Attorney General a. M. Crawford has rendered an opinion In response to u question propounded by the Port land chamber of commerce regarding the state's right to gtaut a right of way to the United Stntos Kovornment for a canal at Cclllo. The opinion Is favorable, and ls follows: Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Or. Gentlemen: Relative to the question propounded by letter of your secretary of the 4th inst., as to "Whether the state can condemn land for tho benefit of the federal govern ment," and stating that tho question sought to bo brought out Is, "Whoth I cr tho state of Oregon can legally I grant a right of way 10 the federal 1 government for tho use of the Cclllo canal," permit mo to say that If tho I state was the owner In foe of tho title I to the lands through which tho pro posed canal ls to bo dug, I would not hesitate to answer In the affirmative, I but as I understand the situation tho title is all, or nearly all. In private individuals. Section 18 of the bill of rights, Ore gon constitution, provides that "Pri vate property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation first assessed and ten dered." From tho fact that tho canal would connect the waters of the upper and lower Columbia river in such a way as to open up a highway for the trans jiorintlon of the products of at least a portion of Oregon, Washington, Ida ho and Montana we will assume that the Hi from tho great stock-growing section of the West, are quoted as being di rectly opposed to the campaign for the repeal of tho land laws; but nro forced to agree that their amendment Is necessary. This, they say, with strict enforcement, will prevent lanu" stealing. The fact which has brought tho subject into prominenco Is tho state ment of tho commissioner of tho land office that 20,000,000 acres of tho pub lic lands aro being absorbed Into pri vate ownership every year. At this rato a very few years more will sco all the reclalmablc, tillable lands Of the West tftltnn nn no muMi Is, of course, mountain and gulch, un-1 1 fit for agriculture, To preserve the Integrity of tho t desert land act In particular the west-1 j orn stockmen aro banding every' of-, fort, and are continuing that, It en- 4. forced, this law Is all right and works 1 in the intorest of tho home-maker. T Does It? With every one of Its pro-l visions absolutely complied with, a! man may take up 320 acros of gov-! ernmont land and his wife may tane' up another 320 acros C40 acres, or a mile square for a home, taken from the public domain. j In California, In Utah, and tnrough out tho Irrigated sections of the arid region prosperous homes can bo found upon ICO-acre farms, upon SO-ncro farms and oven upon farms of ten and twenty acres. Tho desert land law, even if com piled with, ls more In tho Interest of the land grabber and tho speculator than that of tho homeseekcr and tho settler. Guy E. Mitchell. ,u,,.ii TWO LETTERS ABOUT TRIB. Man Who Was Willing to Try Was Convinced, A. S. Burroughs, Baker City, Or., Dec. in, 1902, wrote: "I have been a very hard drinker for 20 years, few people drank more than I. If your TRIB is a cure I want It." On May IB, 1903, Mr. Burroughs wrote: "It ls a pleasure for me to recommend THIB as a cure for the liquor habit. It has now been six months, since 1 completed a cure with TIUB. 1 havo nam,- is for a nubile use within , never bad better licaltn. 1 eat well meanlnc of the constitution: and and sleep well. I believe It Is tho AN IDEA HER A SINGER FOR CHRISTMAS Ml styles of the celebrated Sniper Sewing pines on display nt our new office, 509 College Street It Singer is recognized as the world's best pine. Cash or ints ailments. Supplies any machine made. Repair work a kcialty. Singer Machines, $35 and up. A. LOVETAffG, Manager. UR PLUMBING! Ill done hv a Srinnfifir Plnmhnr find VOU will not' Itoed with had breaks. Let us figure on your work. THE PLUMBER COURT STREET 8 TO lfllliVIV'Kl, ,.. KriSl. .. """irazlnen or news- Iw5;i,u "V . puwislier'8 ' both tro ST. '.,. "Vluu"."; ZZ ,,h,e Orego'nlan Schedule of Fares On nnd after Aonl I, fate over the Ptndlt.ou & Ukiah Stage Line will be: , I'ehdleton to UkUb, W. round Ir p. 5 dlfton 10 Alba, f.'.7S, roond trip, !' to Rime. B. rouni trip, J3.M: I'endl na. co., i4dieTon, oil , Office t Oolden I I'en euclleton IVnrtl'ton lo fllui i Rule Hotel under the foregoing provision thereof, there can be no doubt that the state lin power by appropriate legislation to condemn the right of way nnd to build the canal. Right of Eminent Domain. Ii Is situate wholly within the boundaries of the state, and the fact that It would be a benefit to the In habitants of other states would not lestrlct our state ,n the exercise of the light of eminent domain, when the particular property Is taken for a public use, benefiting the people of tlili. state. The right of eminent domain Is nn attribute of sovereignty, and may be exercised bv the United States gov ernment, within the teriitory of any particular state. In matters pertaining to the weirare of the peoplo of tho I'ulted States, such at, postofflces, post roads, forts, etc. The building ot mis rauii i, my opinion, an Interstate matter, and would be of sucn general puum; uni.-, although wholly within tho state or Oregon, as to warrant the United States In Invoking tne power 01 ran nei:t domain to secure the right of wav to construct the same. If this Is true, eltner mo siaiu m Oregon or the United siaies tun nlnt. rnm cmn the rlRIll or wu, uuu build the canal; and I can conceive of no good reason why tney may noi unite and jointly perforin what either may do alone. PUBLIC DOMAIN VANISHING. Desert Land Law Is Not In the In. terest of the Actual Settler, Senator Hansbrougb. of North Da kota Senators Warren and Clark of Wyoming, Representatives Safrotn, Mondell, Frenc1' and other legislators but cure for the liquor habit yet placed on the market." .Tallman & Co., local agents, BIG SALE ' Clothing Slaughtered uil Furnishings of all kinds reduced Saturday Specials Call at Store for particulars THE FAIR t WE WISH YOU THE COM PLIMENTS OF THE SEASON ! with all heartiaess, nuil at the tuime (hue beg to .remind you that If you wish to make Christmas u "White Day," you will do well to havo us launder your linen and all of your washable garments, fornoolh! for It is matter of eonimou knowledge that clothes are washed clean and prop erly Ironed here. THE DOMESTIC STEAM LAUNDRY FIRES AND TREL PLANTING. Department of Agriculture Spends Much Time and Money Rebuilding Forests. An Important part of the forestry work of the department of agricul ture is the study of forest fires, with tht view to discover practical rocaiis for reducing the Immense losses duo thereto. Tho present year fires cf extraordinary severity occurred. An investigation of tho great forest flros ol September, 1902, In Washington nr.d Oregon, discloses a total loss a? gn'gatlng nearly thirteen million dul-la-s; most of tho destruction was due to carelessness and might easily have been avoided. Tree planting plans for the sand drne region of tho Atlantic 'coast are In pieparatiou. Examinations and reports dealing with technical prob lems in the management of forest re si rves have been made for reserves In Utah, California, Oregon and Now Mexico. Representatives of tho on rtau have, during the past summer, oamined over twenty million acres, pioposed as forestry reserves in tbo Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast States. UNHAPPINE8S DISPELLED. Men mud AVimiru Ununlmou About It. Many women weep and wall and refuse to be comforted because their once mag nificent tresses liavo become thin und faded. Many men incline to profanity because the files bite through the thin thatch on their cranlums. It will be good news to the miserable of both bpjccs, to learn that Newbro's Uerplclde has been placed upon the market. This Is the new Dcolp ecrmlclde and antiseptic that acts by destroying the germ or microbe that ls the underlying cause of all hair de struction. Uerplclde is a new prepara tion, made after a new formula on an entirely new principle. Anyone who has tried It will testify as to Its worth. Try It yourself nnd be convinced. Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. in stamps for sample to The Uerplclde Co., De troit. Mich. F W. Schmidt, special agent. A Costly Mistake. Blunders are boraetlrnea very' ex. pensive. Occasionally life Itself la tho pilco of a mistake, but .you'll never bo wronc If you take Dr. King's Now Life Pills for Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Headache, Liver or Bowel troubles. Thov are gentle, yet thorough. 2Gc at Tollman & Co.'b drug store. Strayed, Krom Bowman's ranch, on McKay creek, seven miles from Mcacbam, In October, three head of horBes. Ono 3-vear-old roan horse, branded Q on left hip. Ono 2-year-old bay horse, branded Q on left hip. Ono 2-year-old hiv fillv. branded Q on left hip. A reasonable reward will be paid for In formation leading to the recovery, Address W, Brummett, Meacham, Or, SAFETY RAZORS The kind we guarantee tion. It renders shaving to giv6 complete satisfae a luxury and entirely ob viates thedangt-r of cutting tho fac6. The blades aro all of the best steel, full concave ground, and easily removed, and if usod for individual shaving will last for years without honing. Wo havo them from $2.00 up to $7.50. These make elegant Christmas Oifts. A. C. K0EPPEN 0 BROS., The Drug Store with the Log Cabin Soda Fountain. The French Restaurant Beet 25 cent Meal in the City Private Dining Parlors Elegant Furnished Rooms in Connection GUS LaFONTAINE, Prop. 633 Main Street On the evo of tho departure of the "Ben Hur" company from Portlana nn actor whom tho company owes J5r,n. Issued a writ of attachment cm the scenery. Including tho "Tombs of tlu. Klnes." "The leper haunts," "the v ails of Jerusalem" and other bibli cal Heches, carried by tho company A cash bond of $2G0 was deposited by tho show people and the case will be heard In justice court, Are You Lazy? If you would have tho happi ness of health, with the elastic step and clear bright skin, set your digestive organs and liver right by using Beecham's Pills Sold Everywhere. In boiei 10c. nd2c J. A. Herron, Prop. For Choice Home - Made Gandies Call at THE DUTTON CANDY KITCHEN IMIEDUKKN IIOTIL. Cll coinlorhible roouii from ii renitup. Mewlr fnrnliUWl khroutiioul. (Jut-tu Utaop 11 ohm In tonnecllou. Mcsla it ll linurt. Only wlilw help sin pluju.l. Ulm ui IrUl. v . Free, Wednesday, Dec. 16 n 4 t lff aanta uause will give a twelve men kiu uuj.. purchase of crockery or glassware. The dolls have lead of hair cmiltno nnen mouth with teeth, and stock- Is and slippers. See window display. 0NI V onp nni I TO A PERSON ne early as we did not have enough last year. OLD SANTA INVITES YOU To come to us this year. Everybody who visits our store is surprised that a town of the size of Pendleton should carry so large a line of fancy china and bric-a-brac. So much that is new, dazzling, designs and beautiful decorations-so much that appeals to the lofty ideals of the human heart. Come and view of line even if you do not buy. OWL TEA HOUSE OWL TEA HOUSE REAL HAND PAINTED CHINA J847 ROGERS WARE