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ATLT BAST ORSGONIAN. PKNDLKTOX, OREGON. FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1905.
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Member 8crlpp-McRae News Asso
ciation.
The East Oregonlan Is on sale at
B. B. Rich's News Stands at Hotel
Portland and Hotel Perkins, Port-
uao, uregon.
San Francisco Bureau. 408 Fourth
street.
Chtoaro Bureau. 909 Security RMir
Washington. D. C Bureau, S01 14th
Metered at Pendleton Postofflcc as
second-class matter.
NOTIPP! Tfl Anvv?RTrRi?ta
Copy for advertising matter to appear In
the F.AM Orejronliin must be In by 4 :43 p.
m. of the preceding day : copy for Monday's
P"Pr mum oe in oy :4ft p. m. tne preced
tag Saturday.
Be strong I
We are not here to play, to
dream, to drift;
We have hard work to do and
loads to lift;
Shun not the strupgle; face It;
'tis God's sift.
Be strong!
It matters not how deep In-
trenched the wrong,
How hard the brittle goes, the
day how long.
Faint not; fight on! Tomorrow
.corned the song.
P. M.ltbie Babcock.
Twelve well regulated saloons pay.
ing a license of 11000 or J1200 per
year would supply Pendleton's needs
and this policy woulf cut out IB dives
where boys and Indi ins are nearly tho
sole patronage. It would abolish the
alleged rooming houses on Main
street, connected with saloons, and
make the city fairly respectable from
the liquor standpoint. Nothing less
than J1000 per year Rho'uld be fixed
and $1200 would not be objected to by
the first-class saloons.
While we are examining accounts
In Umatilla county, it would be only
proper to go through tho entire list
of city and school district officers.
The people should know how matters
stand and it is only juBtlce to officials
that taxpayers should be certain. that
there are no mistakes. Who knows
anything about the city water com
mission, or the city recorder's or city
treasurer's accounts, or the accounts
of the school clerk? All these offices
handle large sums of the people's
money and It has been years since
any of them were examined. If ever.
And it Is only justice to the officials
to have the people feel secure that
there are no mistakes or errors In
these accounts. It will be money well
Invested and while the experts are
here la the proper time to continue
the work.
The new arrangement of the rooms
of the Commercial association should
add a membership of 100 to that or
ganization In the next year. No asso
ciation In the Inland Empire will be
so well equipped when the proposed
improvements are completed and bus
iness men who are now on the out
side should Join and assist In making
the association the sole public repre
sentation of the business Interests of
Pendleton, as well as a highly proper
and pleasant resort for visitors and
members. The co-operation of all Is
needed to make it what It should be
and It should not be necessary for the
secretary to solicit the membership of
business men. They should be Im
pressed with the fact that they belong
Inside, for their own benefit and en
joyment as well as for the benefit of
the city. In which their money is invested.
Before the last session of the legis
lature convened, the East Oregonian
agitated the need of a public examiner
of accounts In Oregon, and It repeats
that demand now.
The example of the state of Wyom
Ing, one of the newest of the Rocky
mountain states, and one In which
business and order were long In ad'
justing themselves to the straight-
Jacket ways of civilization. Is worthy
of being closely studied by Oregon.
When Wyoming was admitted Into
the union IS years ago, one of the
most Important offices created In the
new states was public examiner of ac
counts. Since the state has been or
ganlzed and In the union, not one cent
has been lost to bondsmen, or city,
school district, county or state offi
cials, because the public examiner
keeps a close check upon every ac
count In the state and prevents a
shortage or an error, before It can be
conceived and nurtured.
The books used in city and county
offices are simple and uniform. The
system of keeping a check upon ac
counts is simple and effective, and the
salary of the examiner, which Is
about J 2000 per year, Is the best In
vestment ever made by the state.
In Oregon, publicv accounts are In
chaos. Every officer, from dog
catcher to governor has a way of
keeping books to suit his own con
venienee or taste or eccentricity, and
there Is no uniformity, no way of
knowing whether the books are right
or wrong, until experts, at great cost
to the people, drag tediously through
entire sets of books for long periods
of years.
It is a bad policy, a costly and un
business-like policy, and one which
costs money, time, worry and honor
to the state and to the officials.
It Is casting no reflections to say
that all accounts should be closely
checked. It is part of the system of
government to guard public funds. It
Is no less a duty of the taxpayer to
safeguard and protect accounts than
It is to pay taxes to support govern
ment. If taxes are poorly applied or
are wasted. It only Increases the bur
den and before another legislature as
sembles, this matter should be crys
tallized In the public mind and a law
passed creating the office of public
examiner for Oregon.
' Leaks and mistakes and errors creep
into the best regulated offices, and
honesty and faithfulness In officials
cannot prevent It. Payments of large
sums by bondsmen or the making
good of shortages by Individuals who
are responsible does not make the
system of accounts In Oregon right
There should be exact uniformity
throughout all county and state ac
counts, and there should be one man
whose duty it would be to drop In at
unexpected times, to check over all
accounts, from city recorders and dis
trict clerks to the secretary of state
and state treasurer.
Such .an official should be above
politics and be selected wholly on his
record as a bookkeeper. As an ex
ample of what efficiency will do for a
man In this office, it Is worthy to note
that the public examiner of accounts
of Wyoming, Ben Henderson, who was
In Pendleton a short time ago, has
been in the office since the state was
admitted to the union, IS years ago,
both parties Indorsing his candidacy
about half the time.
Several thousands dollars are sent
out of Pendleton for printing each
year, and yet if a newspaper Is heard
to knock a Pendleton Industry, it is
branded as a public enemy. Suppose
the newspapers of Pendleton, which
are well equipped to do high class
printing, should send out of town for
insurance, would deposit their money
in Portland banks, buy their fuel, oil,
and all supplies out of town In Oma
ha or San Francisco, what would
dealers in these goods In Pendleton,
think? And If everybody in Pendle
ton sent out of town for goods how
could Pendleton business be kept go
ing T It is a cheap, narrow, un
business-like policy to buy supplies
in Omaha or San Francisco, that can
b secured from , Pendleton newspa
pers by people who are always trying
to dictate the policy of Pendleton
newspapers. Reciprocity la a fair
game. If you want the help of the
newspapers, help the newspapers.
Pendleton should look toward a
municipal telephone system, one which
would be made adequate to the needs
of the city, and one which would not
feel that it owned the town and could
do business In Its own way. It Is only
a question of a few years until munlcl
ial ownership will be the general
policy in all well regulated cities.
Whatever the public needs In 'the
transaction of business, should be
owned by the public and operated at
the lowest possible price. Where
there Is a monopoly of public utilities
by private corporations there Is always
arrogance and Indifference to the pub
lic and oftentimes actual abuse, be
cause of the monopoly.
Of course the question of higher sa
loon licenses will be an issue in the
coming city campaign.. The Tribune
does not express an opinion, as usual,
It waits to hear what the saloon men
say before it repeats the parrot call.
WHAT SUB HAD IN VIEW.
At the opening day of a Vancouver
kindergarten, little Blllle had worn
out the teacher's patience, and, being
of the old school, she administered
the time-honored remedy for naughti
ness. As fate would have It, Blllle be
longed to the eclet. His mother was
a member of the school board, and
forthwith bore down upon the school
teacher. Her tones were Icy. "Miss
Harrington, I wish some information
on this outrageous proceeding. Kind'
ly tell me just what end you had in
view in punishing my son." "Mrs.
Grant,' 'was the reply, "I had the
same end In view that anybody would
have in spanking a little boy." The
Argonaut.
THE ALTARS OF NECESSITY.
That Emerson was a fraternallst at
heart as well as a poet and a phlloso
pher Is proved by the following from
his pen:
"Let us build altars to the beautiful
Necessity which makes man brave In
believing he cannot shun a danger
tl at Is appointed, nor Incur one that
is not; to the Necessity which rudely
or softly educates him to the percep
tion that there are no contingencies;
that Law rules throughout existence;
a Law which Is not intelligent, but
Intelligence not personal, but imper
sonal; It disdains words and passes
understanding; It dissolves persons; it
vivifies nature, yet solicits the pure In
heart to draw on all Its Omnipotence."
Search his writings and the result
will be that you will discover that they
were all for the building up and the
benefit of mankind.
HUMILITY.
Lord, from far severed climes we
come
To meet at last in thee, our home.
Thou, who hast been our guide and
guard,
Be still our hope, our rich reward.
Defend us, Lord, from every 111;
Strengthen our hearts to do thy will;
In all we plan and all we do
Still keep us to thy service true.
Oh, let us hear the Inspiring word
Which they of old at Horeb heard;
Breathe to our hearts the high com
mand, "Go onward and possess the land!"
Thou who art llKht, shine on each
soul!
Thou who art truth, each mind con
trol! Open our eyes and make us see .
The path which leads to heaven and
thee!
John Hay.
I'SES OF THE BAMBOO.
An authority declares that the bam
boo, so important a source of wealth
In Japan and China, exists In many va
rieties, and not only supplies the Ori
entals with building materials, but is
used for ropes, mats, kitchen utensils
and a host of other articles. One
kind Is even cultivated as a vegetable,
the young shoots being eaten like as
paragus. The plant Is not confined
to the tropics, as is often supposed,
but Is found in Japan where there Is
heavy snow In winter. It has been
known to grow three feet in a single
day.
MOST COSTLY LEATHER.
It Is said that the most costly leath
er In the world Is known to the trade
as piano leather. The secret of tan
ning this leather Is known only to a
family of tanners In Germany, though
the skins from which It is tanned
come almost entirely from Amerlcn.
A SONG OF THE SEA.
He never bought a gold brick
Nor tried the bunko game,
But he plays at steamboat poker,
Which is very much the same.
Washington Star.
Weber
Has Them
Racine Buggies and Hacks
and there are none better or more
serviceable.
Bain and Cooper Wagons built for
this climate.
Hodge and Keystone Harvesting
Machinery. (Not made by the trust)
All kinds of extras.
Belting, oil, . axle grease and lace
leather.
Harvesting supplies of all kinds.
Fred Weber
320-333 Court St, Comer Thompson
TEETH
EXTRACTED BY THE MOD
ERN METHOD, 500.
We are thoroughly equipped
with all modern merVoda and
appliances, and guarantee our
work to be of the highest stand
ard and our prices the lowest
consistent with flrst-claa work.
T. H. White
DENTIST
ASSOCIATION BLOCK
Telephone Main 1061.
W. T. PARKER
Dealer In Dry Goods, Groceries and
Notions Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes
and Farm Produce.
I have just purchased the D. B.
Richardson store at Helix, Oregon,
and I am going to thoroughly remodel
It and greatly Increase the stock. I
solicit your patronage, and if good
goods and fair treatment can hold
your trade, then I know you will trade
with me. Bring in your farm pro
duce. Highest market price paid.
HELIX ...... OREGON
LAND SCRIP FOR SALE.
Unrestricted forest reserve scrip for
sale at lowest market prices. My
scrip secures title to Um'-ered, farm
ing, erasing or desert land. In any
quantity, without residence er Im
provement Address H. it. Hamilton.
The Portland, Portland, Oregon,
FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS
Pure Ice and Pure Beer
LAGER BEER IS HEALTHFUL IF IT IS AGED
WELL. IT IS THE GREEN BEER THAT SHOULD BE
AVOIDED.
SSER
IS AGED FOR MONTHS BEFORE IT IS MARKETED
AGED IN REFRIGERATION. THE RESULT 18
BEER THAT IS GOOD FOR YOU. BOTTLED EX
PRESSLY FOR FAMILY USE. 'PHONE US AND IT
WILL COME IMMEDIATELY FROM COLD 6TORAGE
TO YOUR ICE BOX.
S 0CE L
PURITY IS THE FEATURE MOST IMPORTANT TO
THE CONSUMER OF ICE. OTHER ICE IS JUST AS
COLD, PERHAPS JUST AS CLEAN, AND PERHAPS
JUST AS CHEAP, BUT IT MAY NOT BE JUST AS
PURE. THE ICE YOU USE SHOULD BE AS GOOD AS
THE WATER YOU DRINK. OURS IS MADE FROM
PURE, DISTILLED WATER.
PHONE US OR DROP US A POSTAL. LETTING
US KNOW nOW MUCH YOU WANT AND WHEN. WE
WILL DELIVER PROMPTLY.
Pendleton Ice & Cold Storage
COMPANY
'PHONE. MAIN 178 NEAR O. R. A N. DEPOT
ELECTRJC
IS THE CHEAPEST, MOST CONVENIENT, MOST SATISFAC
TORY POWER KNOWN FOR ALL PURPOSES. IT IS READY
FOR TO START THE WHEELS ROLLING AS SOON AS YOU
THROW THE SWITCH, AND CAN BE SHUT OFF IN A MO
MENTS NOTICE.
NO FIRES TO BUILD, NO WATER TO CONSUME, NO
ASHES TO EMPTY OUT WE DO ALL THA TFOR YOU, AND
SAVE YOU BIONEY BESIDES.
Prepare for
Hot Weather
FAN MOTORS WILL BE RUN AT THE FOLLOWING FLAT
RATE.
12-INCH FANS $1.50 PER MONTH
19-INCH FANS $3.00 PER MONTH
SEE US ABOUT RATES FOR POWER.
Northwestern
Gas & Electric
Company
F. W. VIA CENT, MANAGER.
MilIM I IIIHttHHO
! CAREFUL
SERVICE
Is characteristic of our ex
aminations. Our tests are un
erring and your Eyes are al
ways safe In our care.
LET US SHOW YOU HOW WE
CAN MAKE YOU LOOK.
We can relieve that squint, take -away
those frowns, and in many
cases overcome headaches and
relieve much nerve strain, which '
If left uncorrected will cause !
Irreparable harm.
From the -ee child to the.!
gray haired sire we offer this '
careful service. We can't af- j
ford to make mistakes and
Each Pair Floed Sells Others. '
fWinslow Bros. I
JEWELERS-OPTICIANS.
817 Main Street. Near PostofOoe
' - ... ' ".
ft , .
St. Anthony's
Hospital
Private rooms, elegantly fur
nished. Finely equlpn-d operat
ing room. Also Maternity De
partment Every convenience necessary
for the oar. of the sick.
Telephone Main 1U1.
PENDLETON. OREGON.
CHICKENS
NEED
SHELL
BONE
GRIT
AND MANY OTHER THINGS
WHICH
C.F.Colesworthy
CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH.
117.110 BAST ALTA STREET.