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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON,, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 190 PAGE FOUR, AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER. Published every afternoon (except Sunday) at I'endleton, Oregon, by the EAST OREGONIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY. 8UU8CIUITION KATKS. Dally, one year by mall $5.00 Dally, Fix montba by mall ".CO Dally, tlirco months by mall 1.20 Dally, chip month by mnll RO uany. per moutn oy carrier Weekly, one year by mall 1.B0 Weekly, lx months by mall TO Weekly, four months by mall SO Semi-Weekly, one year ty mall .... 2.00 Heml-Weekly, six months by mail . . l.OU Beml-Wcekly, thrco mouths by mall . . .SO Member Bcrlpps-Mcltae tlon. News Assocla The Kast Orrconlan Is on sale fit I). II Itlch's News Stands at Hotel Portland find Hotel rerkins, 1'ortianu, Oregon. San Francisco Ilurenu. 408 Fourth St. Chicago llureau, 1)00 Security Ilulldlng. wnsnington, v. u. nureau, qui nui at. Telephone, Main 11. Entered at Pendleton postoltlce as second' class matter. UNiojiffl O Goil of wisdom, by whose breath The sails of Christian ships were blessed, Anil through tho trackless seas they sped To rouso from sleep tho waiting West; Thy spirit breatho. let wisdom (111 Thy people now to work thy will. 0 God of battles, whose strong arm Delivered freemen from -the power Of tyrants, when their boast- fill bands Would trample Freedom's fairest (lower, Thy prowess prove; let des- pots feel That right is mightier still than steel. 0 God of mercy, by whose hand Our fathers, torn from sliel- torlng tree, When king and priest would sore oppress, Were fixed In soil of liberty: Enlarge our life till hearts shall throb Hesponslvo to the exile's sob. A. C. Millar. salaries, yot having great possibilities locked lip In their work. The slow development of the syi loin and the country, advanced each of them through rucccssIvo stages of (he management, from ono position of trust to another, from one honor to another, until boforo thoy nro aware, it seems, and while contemporaries are still at tho foot of the ladder those men lake placo In the highest conn r-lls of the management of the nren eat railroad system on tho Pacific coast and one of the greatest In tho world. This little history gives other boys hope. Tho night operators now do lug duty nt lonely stations along the railway systems of the country can reasonably hope for a share of such advancement. As thoy show ability and honor, and push, they will como to tho front, ono by ono. Hallway systems want men, and thoy must have them to continue in business. Tho best railroad men como from tho rauks. Tho correS' poudenco schools railroad men, and tho "book made" men aro not to bo compared to the men who begin in tho night odlco in tho loneliest placo on the system, or those who get on top of box cars and get their expert onco nt the perilous work assigned them. Those men nro successful man ugers when they como Into a position of trust later. The promotion may seem slow at times and mnny men loso heart and quit, but llfo must bo passed somehow, somewhere, and It not In preparing for progress, then it will be passed going backward in your calling. A young mnn starting in ns a tele graph operator at IS, thinks that the 10 or 15 years which ho will bo required to wait before being eligible to some higher position, is too long an apprenticeship. Even after 15 years, the boy who started hi at 18 would bo but 33, In the very beginning of his sensible, sane period, and Just barely ready for a responsible position. It is only a step from 18 to 30, nml boys Just leaving school should bo glad to get a position that promises such ad- ancoment In oven so short a period s 15 years. JUDGES AND NEWSPAPERS. The Oregon Dally Journal makes tho following pertinent remarks on tho recent decision of a North Caro lina Judge in finding the editor of n newspaper $2000 for alleged contempt of court; United States Judge Prltchard, of tho North Carolina circuit court, has discharged a nowspapor editor who had been fined $2000 for contempt court by a federal district Judge, and who, In default of payment had been restrained of his liberty. Judgo Prltchnrd remarked that abuse of tho liberty of tho press In criticism of courts was raro, and did not Justify a departure from the rule that a court or judge Is subject to reasonable newspaper criticism Otherwise, ho said, the liberty of tho press Is abridged and tho rights of individuals imperiled. Some months ago n Chicago Judge who had been soverely criticised by tho Chicago American for manifest and notorious favoritism to certain corporations, caused the arrest of tho proprietor and managing editor of that paper, and attempted to punish them, but tho attempt failed; tho first other Judgo appealed to immediately discharged them, holding that tho criticism was fairly within the con stitutlonally guaranteed liberty of tho press. While ho did not say so, he undoubtedly perceived that tho Judgo criticised acted In a spirit of person' al spite, and was meroly seeking re venge. It would be a disastrous thing for this country If tho rule that courts wore abovo nowspaper criticism should bo established. A judgo Im muno from criticism might easily be come tho most mischievous and dan gorous of tyrants. Fortunatoly, It Is rare that a Judgo, of any degree, Is deserving of sovero criticism and posltivo condemnation, as It Is raro for a nowspaper to In dulgo In unjust or unwarranted cen sure, so wo got along very well; but tho press must bo free to crltlciso courts freoly and honestly, whenover occasion to do so arises. Only In this rule lies safety. ADVANCEMENT BY MERIT. Tho railroad servlco Is ono of tho bost opportunities In tho ontiro indus trial world for rapid development and promotion for capable men. Tho ad vancement of J. P. O'Drlon, M. J. Buokloy and D. W. Campboll In tho rearrangement of tho Harrlman sys tem In Oregon and Waaulngton aro thrilling oxamplos of this fact. Only o fow years ago, O'Brien, Buckley and Campbell wero plain tol ograph operators, drawing nominal Tho condition today In the state Colorado Is causing comment among (he lawmakers of the country. It also Is tho occasion for gravo con cern. They realize that tho situation there Is no longer an ordinary con test between labor and capital, or be tween union nnd non-union workers. It Is government by special Interests for special interests carried (o its log ical conclusion that is on exhibition. A lawless mob, supported by the mi litia, is giving the mining camps the kind of "law and order" that the mining companies desire tho same mining companies which debauched tho legislature and prevented the pas' sage of an. eight-i.our law made man datory by a constitutional amend ment adopted by nn overwhelming majority of tho peoplo of the state, All citizens who value American In siuutions aro dismayed. Thoy seo government by corporato corruption yielding Its natural fruit in unbridled disorder and military tyranny. Tho lesson of Colorado, full of sinister warning, Is as broad as the union. It concerns every man who cares for the preservation of the legal rights of tho Individual, and It concerns every man also who cares for the maintenance of respect for property. Tho Lowiston Tribune is rcsponsl bio for tho following, pertinent com ment: "Tho clostng paragraph of Admiral Togo's report on tho last sea fight, attributing the llusslan losses and tho Japanese escape from serious dnmago to tho Illustrious virtues of his majesty, tho emperor of Japan, Is not so heathenish as it seems. Wo have the same falllnc Jn this country. Ex-Secretary Root, ex-GoYemor Ulack, Senator Beverldge and other men of education and enlightenment have not hesitated to ascribe all of our good guts, tno nno crops, the rains of heaven, tho abundance of a now and rich country,, the Industry and skill of our mechanics, tho arts and inven tions of our students, all to tho wis dom and benldcenco or Prnatiiont noosovelt. For so sonslblo and sturdy a raco we tako tho cake, oven from the Japs, In our politics." THE. GOAL OF THE POOR, "Forty-Nino" Jimmy arc relegated thus, a acoro or moro of tho old corps recnll times whon thoy were glvon the best the land afforded at tho cab Ins of the poorhouso inmates. Tho wayfarer never went to .tholr cnblns hungry or cold but ho enmo away fed and warm. What these old pioneers hnd they gave freoly, and, perhaps, freest of nil their gifts wero lifo tis sue and brawn. Stimpter Reporter. TEACHERS' SALARIES. P.-lmIuoiu II.ivi.er, of the Chicago University, argues trenchantly In tho World Today for July, for higher pay for teachers In elementary aim sccon dnrv schools. Ho says; Tim demands of the work can no met onlv by those whom nature lias nminwpii with a hlcli order of talent. The teacher to whom is intrusted tho fostering raro of our children should mirnlv ho one whoso anility we re spect. 'How Is It possible to satisfy th conscience If a policy other than this provnlis? Is there anything moro nrec ous than the cniui, wnetiier viewed from the point of view of tho family or tho stnte7 Is not his train lug a thing of pre-omlnent Import anco? And yot wo are willing to pay to his (eacher a salary far less than Is paid In many cases to the keopor of our horses or to the keeper of our cnttle. Who cannot seo the utter ab. surdity of this? www Tho teacher, everything being con sldered, should bo, nnd In many enses Is tho equal of tho mnn or woman who enters Into any other professional me, Shall wo stultify ourselves by contlnu lug to pay the teacher nt a rate which places on him or her tho brand of In tollectunl weakness for having accept ed a position which promises Its oc cupnnt so little profit or ndvnntago? "The time has como when propara tlon for teaching oven In the grades requires a preparation nnd a pron ioncy equal lo that demanded by any ther piofesslon. These requirements have gradually Increased until today In many qunrters only thoso possessed f a vigorous physical constitution, strong nml untiring purpose, and In addition a considerable sum of money, are able to secure tho preparation ailed for. Ik it justice to those who havo pur sued this laborious course of prepara tion that in tho end thoy should find themselves ltmlted to a salary so mail ns to seem pitiful in view of the hardship undergone nnd the e.v pense which has been Incurred?" A PLEASING PLENTITUDE. Another of tho old Pioneer miners has gono to tho poor house. The Oronlte gom says that Tom TisdVsli, who is known throughout this ontiro community as ono of tho early placer miners, has been quite 111 at Granlto for some tlmo, and when ho recovered sufficiently was taken to tho county hospital of Grant county. At each removal of these pioneer figures from tho scono of actlvo work to tho gloom of poverty's homo there Is a touch of sorrow for the community. And well there should bo, for it was this typo of men that won tho district from wasto and Indians. Tho bonofi- claries of tholr work aro prospering, and yet glvo to thorn no better hospi tality than poorhouso faro. Whon such man as Tom Tlsdell and . If half a feller's dreams of fame, Contentment, riches, honored name, Were realized, ho'd havo, you sec. o tlmo nt all for misery. His face would wear no worried frowns, He'd never know the ups nnd downs. The Ins and out that make folk blue If half a feller's dreams came true. e'd want no moro than half. I'm sure. To warrant him he's no'er bo poor In wordly goods, to gunrantee His heart would o'er be light and free. To prove, forsooth, beyond a doubt He'd win In nil ho wont about, Overtake each thing ho deigned pur sue If half a feller's dreams came true. As towering peak, as arching sky, A feller builds his dreams as high; As mighty continents and seas, A feller's dreams aro broad as these! And so it's easy quito to seo Such opulent immensity Would woll suffice, though cut In two, And only half our dreams camo trtio. Itoy Fnrrol Greene. Distilled Water 3 PURER THAN ANY SPRING. FROM PURE CRYSTAL ICE. Every Impurity and foreign substance Is absolutely removed. The water Is heated to steam, condensed, rc-bolled, cooled and frozen Into Ice. For the same price at the same time. - ICE AND WATER. Pendleton Ice and Cold Storage Co. Telephone Main 1781 lEe Family Theatre of Webb street, corner Cottonwood. Open ovory ovonlng. program ovcry Monday and Thursday evenings. Change Entlro chango of program, with now peoplo ovcry Monday. Tho Family is a strictly high-class, moral vaudovlilo theater, ca tering to ladles, children and gontlcmon. THIS WEEK'S BILL. Commencing Monday, Juno 27,the Famous Trio 3 THE HOWARDS 3 Frank Sam Mable. Tho Howards camo directly from tho East and their nets have proven n house packing and mirth provoking sensation. MABLE HOWARD, THE SCOTTISH NIGHTINGALE, Is ono of tho sweetest singers on tho vaudovlilo stage. FRANK AND SAM HOWARD, The black face singing and dancing comedians. Their danclug is a hit everywhere. Thoy havo no equals. Now pictures on tho vltascopo. Now Illustrated songs. Doors open at 7:30. fni 1 M fl II lll THE grp. -JiWHtH,- See our Brnrl L u I nn'.' Cor. Mi. . . tog HWf Build "Ml SASH, and Made to order. per, lime, C(mtBti sand, wood gutten "M uncling I Oregi .11 III IIHT I Alta Street, upp. Cost i-,-rtMMiitM-i-mMamga tnmwmwrnw mWmW mMmmmUMmmmUmmmmUmmmmm I mm WW 1' W 9 h mm Md M IBUlill ill 5SS II. J. Mlddletou, tho Associated Press correspondent with tho llus slan army In Manchuria. Is dead from enteric dysentery, at I,fa Yang. A Standard for Quality. Cleanliness and Workmanship, Hand. MadeXlear Havana.' FLXNN & CO.. Makers. We Alake New Roofs We Make Old Roofs New Again This Is our oxcluslve business and wo have had somotblng over twelvo years experience at It. 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