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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1000,
PAGE THREE.
ELOQUENT PLEA FROM I0AHQ TO OREGON
The Boise Statesman, one of the
most conservative and well balanced
republican newspapers on the Pacific
coast, replies with splendid ardor to
the frivolous and flippant statement
of Portland business firms that equal
suffrage will be detrimental to the
development of Oregon. The reply of
the Statesman Is so full of logic from
actual experience with equal suffrage
In Idaho, that the East Oregonlun
prints It In full as follows:
An astounding statement appears In
a late issue of the Portland Oregon
Ian on the subject of equal suffrage
bearing the signatures of a large num
ber of business men of that city, says
the Statesman. This Is the theory of
the effect of equal suffrage to which
those business men of the Oregon me
tropolis subscribe:
"We, the undersigned, believe It
would be Injurious to the general
welfare and development of Oregon,
and, therefore, unwise to adopt woman
suffrage at this time. We believe
further that a largo majority of the
women of the state do not want It. We
take this means of recording our op
position to the proposed amendment
to be voted upon June 4, 190."
If any one of those signing the
statement can bring forward a single
fact or a single tenable argument in
support of that declaration It would
be Interesting for him to do so. The
fact Is that the assertion equal suf
frage would "he Injurious to the gen
eral welfare and development of Ore
gon" or any other state Is utterly un
founded, and It Is pant understanding
how men of Portland could permit
themselves to be led Into signing such
a statement.
Results In Idnhn.
That theory Is disproved by every
fact of experience. In this city, where
we have had equal suffrage for
10 years, not only do our business men
agree unanimously that It has not only
not been detrimental, but, with prac
tlcal unanimity they state It has been
directly beenflclal to the business and
development of the city and state.
Practically all the business men of
this city wll subscribe to that state
ment, as shown by a recent canvass,
and there Is not one, so far as could
be discovered, who would Indorse the
assertion to which those people of
Portland have attached their sign a
tures.
EQITAL SUFFRAGE HAS BEEN
BENEFICIAL, TO BUSINESS IN
IDAHO BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A
POWERFITL FACTOR IN ESTAB
LISHING BETTER CONDITIONS.
MOREOVER, IT GIVES AN ASSUR
ANCE OF MAINTENANCE OF SAFE
CONDITIONS AND THEREBY IN
CREASES THE CONFIDENCE OF
INVESTORS.
But, merely as a theory, the state'
merit Issued by those business men of
Portland Is absolutely vulnerable In
the mind of every person who gives
the leart thought to the effect of the
ballot upon the welfare of the state.
Character ot the C tit urn Counts.
No subject has been more fully ex
ploited In the past three or four years
than the Influence of the ballot. Ever
since President Roosevelt donned his
armor and set out upon Ills campaign
agRlnst graft, corruption and decep
tion, the people have been securing
a clearer view of the Importance of
the ballot In dealing with all questions
that affect the state. Nothing has
beer, more firmly established than the
plain, unvarnished fact that It Is
character at the ballot box that
counts.
If we wish good laws we must have
good ballots. If we wish conservative,
economical nrtmlnlstratlon, we must
have goon ballots. If we wish to have
the state's welfare promoted by good
legislation and good administration,
we must have good ballots. 'We must
riave character at the polls If we are
to secure the greatest possible bene
fits from our government. VThen the
average of character at the polls de
clines, the state Is Injured In every
fenture, Including Its business and de
velopment; and when that average
rises higher the state Is benefited "In
Its general welfare and development."
Now, you men of Portland, how can
you take the position that admission
of your women to the right of suf
frage would be Injurious to the gen
eral welfare and development of your
state? You libel womankind when
you put forth such an assertion as
that
An Ennobling Influence.
Equal suffrage promotes the gen
eral welfare and development of any
state because It rnlses the general
average of Character represented by
the ballots cast at an election, and It
would be Just as true In Oregon as
It has been In Idaho.
To nssume that such would not
prove true would be to assume tho
average of the character of the wo
men of Oregon Is not higher than the
average character of the men of the
state. Perhaps those men of Portland
who signed that statement are not
ready to admit that such Is the case,
but it nevertheless la true that the
women of that state average higher in
character far higher than the men.
The difference Is so great that par
ticipation of women In Oregon elec
tions would raise the average of char
acter represented In the ballot boxes
to such an extent that the general wel
fare and development of the state
would be directly and powerfully pro
moted. Women or "Boms."
Those who take the ground upon
which those Portland business men
have placed themselves do not under
stand, or wilfully Ignore: what con
stitutes the fundamental value is a
ballot Of what earthly value Is the
ballot of a whiskey bum from the
slums of Portland compared with that
of a person of character? There are
enough bad ballots there are far too
many of them and equal suffrage Is
highly desirable to the state in order
that the general average of the bal
lots may be Improved.
MEN OF PORTLAND, MEN OF
OREGON, DON'T IMPLIEDLY MA
LIGN YOUR WOMEN BY TAKING
THE GROUND THAT PARTICIPA
TION BY THEM IN ELECTIONS
WOULD BE INJURIOUS TO THB
GENERAL WELFARE AND DEVEL
OPMENT OF YOUR STATE. THE
FACTS OF EXPERIENCE IN IDA
HO DISPROVE IT, AND, A8 A THE
ORY, IT IS UNSOUND BECAUSE
IT IGNORES THE FUNDAMENTAL
PRINCIPLE THAT THE CHARAC
TER OF THE GOVERNMENT AND
THE INFLUENCE OF THE GOV
ERNMENT FOR GOOD OR EVIL
UPON THE GENERAL WELFARE
AND DEVELOFMNT OF THE STATE
ARE FIXED BY THE GENERAL
AVKRAGE OF CHARACTER OF
THE ELECTORATE.
AN OPEN LETTER.
Oregon Voters Are Urged to Remem
ber the Rights of Their Women.
The following "open letter," stating
briefly the hope of the women of
Oregon, has been Issued by the Ore
gon Equal Suffrage association, signed
by the pioneers and leaders in the
movement:
To the Voters of Oregon, Greeting.
Gentlemen: The undersigned sub
mit to you a few of our reasons for
asking you to ratify, by your affirma
tive votes, the amendment granting
equal rights to women, which has
been placed before the voters through
a petition numerously signed by the
men of Oregon under the initiative
and referendum.
This movement has grown under
your management from the small be
ginning known as the Married Wo
men's Sole Trader bill, enacted by
your legislative assembly in 1872, un
til it has reached such vast propor
tions as to attract the attention of the
civilized world. A constitutional
amendment proposing women's en
franchisement, submitted to you in
1884, brought us an affirmative vote
of 11,223.
This amendment was again sub
mitted to your suffrages by legislative
Initiative In 1900, bringing us a vote
of 28,265. Although the population
of the commerclul centers had more
than double in IS years, the "No'
vote was only increased by 226, while
the "Yes" vote was ' augmented by
15.tH2.
This, to us, is a palpable augury ot
the triumph which we confidently
look to you to consummate for us on
the fourth day of June by placing "X"
between "302" and "Yes" on your bal
lots. Do this and you will honor eur
flag of truce, the only power we can
offer In our defense against the bal
lotted farces of the opposition. Do
this, and you will honor Oregon, your
mothers and yourselves. And your
petitioners, will ever pray:
ABIGAIL SCOTT DCNIWAY,
Honorary President Oregon Equal
Suffrage Association and State Fed
eratln of Women's Clubs.
iffRS. HENRY WALDO COE,
President Oregon Equal Suffrage As
soclatlon.
CHARLOTTE M. CARTWRIGHT.
President Woman's Pioneer Auxiliary
Association.
SARAH N. EVANS,
President Oregon Federation of Wo
men's Clubs.
ESTHER C. POHL. M. D..
President Women's Medical Asocla
Hon."
EARTHQUAKE DESTROYED LEGAL RECORDS
EdwaTd H. Hamilton, a special
writer on the San Francisco Examin
er, reviews the confusion of titles and
the destruction of legal records caus
ed by the San Francisco disaster, In
the following entertaining manner:
Just look at a few of the facts and
then try to Imagine a time when the
lines of meum and tuum shall be
drawn as they were at 5 o'clock on
the morning of tho 18th of April.
The insurance companies think they
have a hard task before them. Many
of their records have been destroyed.
Many of the policies have been lost.
There are questions as to where the
lack of ability for earthquake dam
age ended and where the liability for
fire loss began. There are quibbles
as to payments for damage by dyna
miting when the efforts were made
to stop the conflagration. And the In
surance men arc so much at sea that
one will figure the total Insurance
loss nt not over 1 160,000,000, while
another will add an entire J100.000,
000 to that figure.
But the troubles of the Insurance
men are trifles when compared to
the general chaos of business affairs.
Begin with the land titles. Some of
those are apt to be as unstable as was
mother earth when she shivered so
fearfully In the cool of that April
morning.
Everything In California dated back
to the Spanish and Mexican land
grants. The early records regarding
San Francisco were In the. United
States land office, That office was In
the sub-treasury building. The sub
treasury building Is a heap of cooling
bricks. Not a record remains. The
maps and recorded grants are ashes.
Out In the Hall of Records, In the
badly shattered City Hall, many of
the title records are ruined or miss
ing. Very likely San Francisco will
have a repetition of the long litigation
over "squatter titles" that followed
her original upbutldlngs, for the orig
inal deeds have gone by. tens of thous
ands and It Is conceivable that some
of the owners of property may never
be distinguished or Identified In the
broken and blackened stumps of men
that will come from the miles of
tumbled brick and stone. -When
you turn to personal property
you enter a domain without marks or
charts for guidance. It Is believed
nearly all the bank vaults are all
right and that their contents will be
very little damaged. At best this Is a
belief, for no bank vault can be open
ed (Or many days yet .
UMATILLAS ABROAD.
Twenty-Five Member of the Tribe In
Portland.
Twenty-five dingy braves and
squaws from the Umatilla reservation
are sojourning ,ln Portland, having
the best time they have known since
that memorable day In 1896, when
they all slipped away for one grand
feast of delectable dog, says the Ore
gon Dally Journal. They never knew
until this visit Just what a splendid
place Portland really was and what
a hospitable lot of citizens she har
bored along some of her darker
streets.
Most of these bucks and belles are
filled to the brim with liquor of the
hardest kind. Most of It Is whiskey
of Illegitimate parentage, and Is raw
enough to file scars on even the
patent medicine-hardened throat of
the Indian. Throat scratching is the
supreme test of good whiskey, ac
cording to the best Indian authorities,
and the braves are supremely happy
over the brand that has been served
them In Portland.
The 25 Indians came down as wit
nesses, Interpreters and onlookers for
the trial of Orton Wheeler, accused
of assault They arrived In Portland
lust week and have been here ever
since. One day Wheeler's trial had
to be postponed because of a whlskl-
fled slumber which had taken posses
sion of the prize witness. Today an
Interpreter was dismissed because his
tongue refused to work as his booze
bedraggled brain tried to dictate. In
the back of the court room, where sat
the 25, the atmosphere was highly
tainted with fumes similar to those
of a burning drug factory.
The condition of the Indians has
angered the government officers and
It will go hard with the man who has
been disponing of liquor to them. It
Is against the law to sell liquor to an
Indian and the officials propose to
find out the guilty parties and punish
them severely. In the meantime the
case of Orton Wheeler wheezes booz
lly along and the bucks and braves
are praying that their visit will not
soon be. ended.
LARGE BEET ACREAGE.
Fnion County Will Grow Largcta
Crop in Her History.
Many of our readers will be glad
to know that the sugar beet acreage
this year is almost double that of
last season and by far the largest in
the history of the Industry in the
county, says the La Grande Observer.
Many of the beets first planted are
up and a good stand is -reported. The
beets are strong and show better color
and more vigor than at any time In
the past. Some patches are already
thinned and the thinning will be In
full blast by the middle of next week.
General Manager F. S. Bramwell
states that the outlook for tonnage is
better at this time, by far, than at
any time In the history of the factory.
"Our acreage being so very much In
creased we may consistently hope for
a hoary harvest."
The following detailed statement
gives the acreage of individual hold
Ings and the acreage planted by the
sugar company and where situated:
At La Grande Farmers, 641 acres
beet company, 1038; total, 1579. At
Union Farmers, 721 acres; com
pany. 1395; total, 2116 acres. At
Allcel Farmers, 249 acres; company.
218; total, 467. At Cove Farmers,
2S0 acres; company, 80; total, 350.
GTand total in Union county, 4511
acres.
The city assessor opened his vault
and everything was in flames at once.
How long it will be before the bank
vaults may be opened with safety It
Is hard to tell. When they are open
ed, what?
One or two of those bank vaults
are known to have smoked--a great
deal. Men shake dubious heads when
they speak of them.
It must be remembered that Indi
vidual bank books have been de
stroyed by the tens of thousands.
But with this possibility of trouble
you have just poked your nose Into
what roems a limitless labyrinth of
lost documents.
There are great public service cor
porations here who haven't a list or
book to show the names of their
stockholders and they number those
stockholders by the thousands. Many
of these stockholders have lost their
stock certificates. Where do these
corporations stand ? Will , -anybody
answer that question offhand? How
ore the stockholders to be determin
ed? Who Is to be assessed to recon
struct the plants? . ,
Mining company after mining com
pany has lost all Its records. Here
again the certificates of stock have
In many Instances been destroyed. It
must be remembered that In most In
stances the contents' of the very best
so-called "fire-proof safes were
found to be ashes and molten metal.
Longont Irrigation Tunnel.
Work on the Corbett tunnel in the
Big Horn basin, Wyoming, is pro
gressing rapidly. The tunnel Is a part
of the government Irrigation project,
which Is being carried out in the Big
Horn country, and which will divert
the waters of the Shoshone river for
the purpose of irrigating several
thousand acres of arid land. The
tunnel will be the longest of Its kind
In the country, as Its length will be
three miles when completed. More
than 600 feet of the immense bore al
ready have ben finished and machin
ery Is arriving on the ground, by use
of which the work will be carried on
much faster. Two hundred men are
now at work on the contract, which
must be completed within one year
fro mthe present time.
At Waltsburg, Wash., Willis Kinder,
a wheat grower, finished off a spree
with a big dose of laudanum. His
recovery is doubtful. He swallowed
I two ounces of the drug.
BAD BLOOD
Every part of the body is dependent on the blood for nourishment and
strength, and when from any cause this vital stream of life becomes impov
erished or run-down, it invites disease to enter. No one can be well when the
bloud is impure; they lack the energy that is natural with health, the com
plexion becomes pale and sallow, the vital energies are at a low ebb, and they
suffer from a general broken-down condition of health. The system is weak
ened and unable to resist the diseases and disorders that are constantly assail
ing it. The Liver and Kidneys, failing to receive the proper stimulation and
nourishment from the blood, grow inactive and dull, and the waste matters
and bodily impurities that should pass off through these channels of nature
are left in the system to pioduce Rheumatism, Catarrh. Sores and Ulcers,
Skin Diseases or some other blood disorder. When the blood is in this weak
ened and diseased condition it should betreatctl with a remedy that is not
only thorough, but gentle in its action. S. S. S., a purely vegetable remedy,
made of roots, herbs and barks, is just what is needed. It not only cleanses
the blood of all impurities and poisons, and enriches and strengthens it, but
PURELY VEGETABLE.
and Ulcers, Skin Diseases and all other blood disorders, and cures them per
manently. Our Medical Department will be glad to give advice without
charge to all suffering with blood or skin diseases. Address
THE SWIFT
TO GRAFTTHE STATE
OREGON DON'T WANT THE
BARLOW TOLL ROAD.
Attempt by Private Company to Graft
the State in the Sale of a Road
Which It Docs Not Own Bill to
Pay (24.000 for the Alleged Road
Will Be Pnxwed on by the Voters at
the Coming Election People
Should Vote It Down.
tj ,,,, ,,. , .
, " Ll6. Oreronla" Pub
nsnea a letter from a committee of
persons sand to represent -farmers
living In the vicinity of the Barlow
toll road across the Cascade moun
tains. mat letter which urged the pur
chase of that road by the state was
not published because the East Ore
gonlan favors the purchase of this
road at an exorbitant price, but mere
ly to be fair to all Interests concern
ed. The following letter from Will Q.
Steel, the well known guide of Mount
Hood, who Is perfectly familiar with
all the farts, will set the people of
Oregon right In this matter and the
East Oregonian urges the citizens of
Oregon to vote against the purchase
of this road by the state. The matter
will be voted on at the coming elec
tion on June 4.
The letter of Mr. Steel, addressed
to the Portland Oregonian, Is as fol
lows: Portland, May IS. (To the Editor.)
Permit me to call the attention of
the people of Oregon to the fact that
they will be called upon at the elec
tion In June, to vote for or against
the purchase of the Barlow toll road
for $24,000. My Interest in Mount
Hood for the past generation Is well
known throughout the state, and I
feel that a word from me will not be
out of place at this time. I do not
Ttnow who Is Interested In this prop
ositltai, hence, I can speak without
personal feeling In the matter.
It Is currently reported that a com
bination of some sort has been formed
for the purpose of selling this prop
erty to the state for the price named,
and an option taken on it for $8000.
As to the correctness of this report I
cannot vouch, but I have reason to
say It docs not much exceed that fig
ure. Sixteen thousand dollars seems
like a pretty good margin for private
individuals to make on a little $24,000
sale to the state. Particularly Is this
true when the fact Is considered that
for many years there has been bitter
opposition in the legislature aralnst
maintaining or In any manner Im
proving state roads, and for this rea
son they have neither been built nor
purchased. It will require many
thousands of dollars to put this road
In first-class condition. Under such
circumstances, where Is the money to
come from?
Inquisitive persons may raise the
question as to what Is offered for this
money. Has the road company any
rlKhts or privileges that are not con
ferred by the state or county through
lease? The company never purchased
the road, did not build and does not
own It. Then what Is offered for sale?
If a lease Is held, when and from
whom was It obtained, and when does
it expire? It extends principally
through the Cascade range forest re
serve. On page 62, "National Forest
Reserve Regulations and Instruc
tions," the following language occurs:
Weathered Oak Furniture
Makes the Home Beautiful
Are you figuring on fitting up a new home, or primping up a
little on the old home?
If so, you will make a great mistake by buying before you see
my new line of leather upholstered, weathered oak furniture.
Dining room Tables $25 to $35
Dining room Chairs, $2.50 to $5
Buffets from $19 to $ ,
China Closets from $18 to $25
Lewis
Successor t Graham A Hunter
WEAKENS THE SYSTEM
AND INVITES DISEASE
gently builds up the entire system by its fine
tonic effect. S. S. S. reinvigorates every mem
ber of the body, gives tone and vigor to the blood,
and as it goes to the different parts, carries ro
bust health and strength. S. S. S. acts more
promptly and gives better results than any other
medicine. It cures Rheumatism, Catarrh, Sores
SPECIFIC CO., ATUUfTA, CA.
"Reg. 48. Wagon roads and trails
may be constructed, changed, widen
ed, extended, or repaired upon forest
reserve lands when needed, but per
mit or right of way must first be se
cured. Permits will not give the
right to exclusive use or to charge toll
or against future disposal ot the land
by the United States."
To defeat this proposition It Is only
necessary that voters understand con
ditions. WILL a. STEEL,
Do you use an atomizer In treating
Nasal Catarrh? Then you will ap
preciate Ely's Liquid Cream Balm, the
mildest, quickest surest remedy for
this disease. In all curative properties
it is Identical with the solid Cream
i naim, which is bo lamous ana so sue-
- Jcessful In overcoming Catarrh. Hay
, Fever and Cold In the head. There is
relief in the first dash of spray upon
the heated sensitive air passages. All
druggists, 76c, Including spraying
tube. Mailed by Ely Bros., 66 War
ren street New York.
Louts Calquhoun Is under arrest at
Phoenix, B. C, charged with being
one 'of the three Kamloops train rob
bers. All his former associates and
employers declare he cannot be guilty
as "he Is too lazy and timid to be a
train robber."
DR. GILVTS
English Kidney Tabules
A Guaranteed Cure.
For all diseases arising from dlsor
ders of
KIDNEYS AND BLADDER.
..eak or lame back, backache,
scalding, scanty and highly colored
urine, congestion of the kidneys, in.
flammatlon of the bladder and all
troubles of the urinary system.
Dr. Seller Gray, London, E. C.
The Pendleton Drug Co.
Agent
EOe per box.
The Alaska
Refrigerator
Do not experiment with refrlgera
tors, but get one that has an estab
lished reputation for economy In the
use of Ice.
They cost no more than the cheap
makes on the market, but will save
you money on the ice bill.
Sold only by
V. SLroble
210 East Court.
Rolled Barley
Rolled Wheat
Chicken Feed
and Animal
Remedies
C F. COLESWORTHY'S
Chop Mill
127 and 129 East Alta,
Rockers $3.50 to $15
Library Tables $1$ to $20
Jardiniere Stands $1 to $3
Sofas and Parlor Furniture
upholstered to match, '
Hunter
Near St Goorge Hotel.
Hotel St. George
GEORGE DARVEATJ, Proprietor.
European plan. Everything gist-
class. All modern conveniences. Stasa
heat throughout. Rooms en suite wttl:
bath. Large, new sample rooms Thm
Hotel St George is pronounced asset
of the most up-to-date hotels of tt .
Northwest Telephone and fire ularaa
connections to office, and hot mmm
cold running wat r in all rooms..
Rooms $1,00 and $1.50.
Block and a Half From Depot.
See the big electric sign.
The Hotel
Pendleton
BOLLONS Sk BROWN, Proprietor.
The Hotel Pendleton has been re
fitted and refurnished throughout.
Fire alarm connections with all roomsv
Baths en suites nd single rooms.
Headquarters for Traveling Mrs.
Commodious Saniplo Room.
FREE 'BUS J
Hates, $2, $2.50 and $X
Special Rates by the week or months
Excellent Cuisine.
Prompt dining room, servlosk,
Bar and billiard Room m Cbnneotkus.
Only Three Block from Depots.
ALTA HOUSE
The Working Man'and
Farmers Hotel
Dining room and Free
Employment bureau:
in connection
$1.00 PER DAY
Cor. Alta and Mill Sts.
I Pretty
Paper Poorly
I Hung
Tou are particular about hav
ing nloe wall paper.
But are you particular about
It being well hung?
The best wall paper, If poor
ly put on the wall, will never
satisfy you.
Come here and select a pat
tern and let us hang It fo. you
you will then knew you have
the best results obtainable.
Pendleton Paint Store
Ed. Murphy Prop
121 CoartlSt.
t
HOTEL PORTLAND:
PORTLAND, OREGON.
American plan, ts per dav and un.
ward. Headquarters for tourists mmS
commercial travelers. S Dec Lai ratsa
made to families and single gentle
men. The management will be plew-
ra u limes to snow rooms mmM
give prices. A modern Turkish bats
establishment In the hotel.
H. C. BOWERS. Manager.
Walters' Flouring, Mills
Capacity, 11$ barrels a day.
Flour exchanged for wheat.
nur. Hill Feed, Chopped' fleet
to., always M hand.
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