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v A PAGE FOUR. DAILY EAST OREGONIAN. PENDLETON, OfcfiflON. MONDAY. DECEMBER S, 1006. ten mjici are now 7,!21.000 In the Unltc.1 Hotel St, George GEORGE DAltVEAC, Proprietor. FUte. valued at I2S3. 255.00. A MATTER OF HEALTH The Increase In the total value of domestic animals In the United Stale since the census of 1900, Is I2O.000 000, or over 9 per cent. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER. f'nbtliihMl trery afternoon (except Bus day I, at PmdlMoa. Oregon, bj tb EAST uBBGOTOArJ rLBLlSH.MU CO. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. Pally, on year, by mtli $5 00 Dally, ill month, by mall 1.50 LMIly, three month, by mail 1.25 Dally, one montu, by mall 50 Weekly, one year, by mall 1.50 Weekly, tlx ann.s. by mall 75 Weekly, four month, by mall .50 Seml-Weekty. one year, by mall 1.50 Semi Weekly, li month by mall T5 semi-eekiy. lonr moDtna, by mm... jmi Chlrfto Unrein. 909 Security bnlldlrf. Washington, D. C, Bureau, 501 Four teenth street, N. W. Member Bcrlppa-alcRa Newt Association. Telephone Mala 1. Entered at Pendleton Pcatorric a second- clsa otter. What Is this life except a trust For nobleness and right, The torch which, while we may, we must Stl'l bear and keep alight; And when, from our exhausted . will It flickers, hand It on, That It may burn and beckon still, Till Time Itself be gone. Alfred Austin. SMUX, JITE MILL WILL HELP. The state of Oregon lends Its school money to the people at a lower rat's of Interest than Is ordinarily charged by banks and private money lenders. The amount of money available In this fund does not supply one-tenth part of the borrowers in the state, and yet no one has complained of the distribution of the fund. Every body takes r. chance on securing this cheaper money from the state. The state wrves the applicants in turn and derives n large income from this source. Has any one been heard to demand that the state cease lending this cheap fund until there Is enough In the fund to supply all the borrowers In the state? Has any one been heard to complain of the distribution of the school fund among the farmers who use It? It would be equally as childish to say that the state should not estab lish a jute mill until it was able tu supply the entire demand for sacks Tt Is the state's duty to utilize every resource as far as It goes. All state Institutions grow. None of them were Installed full grown. None of them were built to meet every energy. They are all constructed upon an expansive plan, uj on a plan which can be ex tended to meet development and growth. So with the Jute mill. The Pendleton Tribune hopes that the legislature will be able to over come the opposition of Governor Chamberlain to the Jute mill. The East Oregonlan believes that S3 re publican mnibers of the legislature would be fully able to overcome thu governor's opposition In any partisan matter where distribution of patron ape might be involved. If S3 members are not able to pass a Jtite mill bill over the governor's opposition, It Is because they are seeking for an excuse not to pass it. V 41. I E OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. The Year Book of the department of agriculture Just issued, tells no more fascinating story of Industrial wealth than that of the domestic ani mals of the L'rilcd States. The fig ures are amazing. The aggregate Is stupendous. To comprehend the mag- i.ltude of this branch of human In dustry requires nothing short of a vivid Imagination. Horses, regardless of bicycles, auto mobiles, electric cars and other me chanical developments, surpass In vu'.ue the entire corn crop of the United States for 190. ' The total number of horses In the United States Is 17,000.000, and their value Is 1. 200, 000, 000. The mules of the country are valued at J2R2, l"0,000. Milch cows number 17.575,000 and ore valued at 1432.000, 000. There ar 4 3, 69, 000 head of other cattle valu ed at $C2. 000,000. Narrowing range areas have caused the number of sheep to decline. There FRATERNITY AND RELIGION. It Is said that one-third of the population of Pendleton belongs to some one of the 25 fraternal orderj represented .In the city. Pendleton Js noted for Its Immense lodge membership. Some of the mnA prosperous lodges In the north west are supported In Pendleton. Two of these lodges have memberships of over 600 and three of the orders o.-n valuable buildings. Hundreds of men In Pendleton make their lodges their only church. Their fraternal associations take the place of a more definite religion. They live in the atmosphere of broth erhood. They observe conscientiously and scrupulously, the broad and ex pansive cieed of fraternity contained in their rituals and ceremonies. The lodge has thus taken place of the church In a large measure. This Is not done through any disregard for the sacred associations of thie church. Put the spiritual, the senti mental side of the men Is satisfied with Its feast of lodge fraternity. It Is announced now that railroads aroused by the death of President Spencer, of the Southern railway, In a collision, will redouble their efforts to prevent wrecks and collisions by improving the service, weeding our incompetent men and In making im provements In every way possible by which the lives of the public may be safeguarded while traveling. Why Is the death of President Spencer any more important from a humanitarian standpoint, than the death of Pa,t Figartv. the most obscure section man on the system? Why wait for the. death of a railroad president to begin such a crueale? The public is entitled to more consideration than lhis. The lives of every man. woman ami child traveling are Just as sacred as the lives of the railway officials and the same effort should be aroused hy the death" of the most obscure, as is aroused by the death of the most prominent. juiciais oi me geological survey declare that" the present generation the generation to follow, and still other generations need not worry uljjut the coal supply of the I'nited Sta'e.3. "There Is an abundance of coal in this country." said one of the survey scientists. "In fact, there Is coal to binn for many centuries to come. While it Is Impossible to make any accurate prophecy. I think It is safe to say that the supply in the United Stater; will last for 4000 or 500ft years." If there was enough In Pen dleton to fill all the bins this winter we would not worry about the other 4993 years' supply Just now. From March 14. 1900. to October 31, 13H5, there were organized In the United States 1754 national banks, a!l In farming districts, with a capital of less than $30,000 each. This growth of the rural business of the country Is the most remarkable phase of na tional development. THE ENGLISHMAN'S WAY. The Philadelphia Record complains that we Americans talk a great deal about trusts, but we do nothing-else. Englishmen act. When a soap trust was formed there the whole nation abandoned the use of sotjr made by the combining companlctjaJ Retailers had to announce that they" did not deal In trust soaps or lose their trade. The combine found Itself un able to sell Its wares, and It has dis solved. If Americans hated trusts as much as they pretend to they would buy no trust-made goods, and the combinations would dissolve or go Into bankruptcy.- Not one of them Is a complete monopoly. Every one has rivals. But It Is characteristic of Americans to swear at trusts and make not the least effort to patron ize the Independent concerns. Mem phis Xews-Sclmltar. There was a great singer Caruso; He pinched Mrs. Graham, Which the same was a shame, And the Judge said: "You must I more do so. Oregon Dally Journal. Turing a drunken fight near Pot lat'h. Wash., John Ysl.ind, a Flnlan dr;r, was slashed with a razor by Jake Swanson, a Swede. Ysiand will prob ably die. YOU ARE BOUND IN a short time to want more stationery for home or office. We have a very complete . line of the finest grades adapted for personal or business pur poses most everything In paper, en velopes, pens. Ink; blank books; type writer supplies, etc. A business man Is often Judged by his stationery get the best here. F RAZIER'S BOOK STORE POWDER Absolutely Pure A Cream of Tartar Powder, freo from alum or pho phatio acid MAS HO SUBSTITUTE EXTORTIONS OF PIBLIC SERVICE COMPAN IES. Denver is making a strong fight agi'.lnst the extortions of the telegraph, express and messenger companies of that city. The commercial bo J ei of the city are starting a concerted movement to stop the petty grafts practiced upon customers by these greedy corpora tions and It Is probable that some dt finite results will be obtained. The Denver Post reviewing the subject says: Prompt w?rk now will save Denver citizens thousands of dollars which will be taken from them by the ex press and telegraph companies durl'is thu holiday season. Now is the time to act. The teleitiaph and express compu tus, which charge outrageous rates for I heir services, have for years made a practice of catching the Denver citi zen "coming and going," as the say ing is. These companies not only charge for the transmission of messa ges .uu! the transportation of parcels, but they charge extra for their deliv ery in Denver, when they are destined Tor points a mile beyond the postof- iice in any direction. What becomes of this extra charge? i'lit Tostal Telegraph & Cable com pany grasps after the 111 cents or 30 cc-nts charg.'d fur the delivery of a message in Denver, mid puts It In its coff, rs. The Western Union Telegraph com pany d-vldes ils gralt with its messen ger oils. ;t gives hull of it to the messenger boy fi r his pay and pockets the balance. These boys work on a piece l asts, icce.vlntr 2 cents for each moss-i5c delivered beyond this zone which ext-nds In all directions one mile from the postoffice. The Po-tai Telegraph & Cable com pany piys Its buys a flat salary, and whether each boy delivers 500 messa ges or 10,000 messages a month, he receives the same pay from the com pany. These 1 oys more than earn their sel.iries by delivering letters and par cels In the city for city people. The money charged for the delivery of messages Is "velvet," or clear profit. If the telegraph companies were but making ends meefc It would be a e'iff-rent proposition, but they make Immense profits In Denver. They pay but little taxes. The express companies are the most Independent concerns on earth, pos sibly excepting the Standard OH. They make a maximum charge for a mini mum service. These companies charge from IT. cents to M.50 for the delivery of par cels addressed to points a little more tnan a mile beyond the postoffice In any direction. Their "free delivery rtirtrict is somewhat larger than that of the telegraph companies. nnium tnese telegraph and express companies which for such a long time httve been left undisturbed, be per mitted to forever continue their small Ihioving methods? It Is up to the commercial organi zations of Denver to sny whether Den ver shall be classed as a province, a border town or a city of the 20th century type. TlttTII AIJOCT LAND FRAIDS. Coal lands and timber lands have been grabbed for many years by the simple process of hiring scalawags to enter their claims and transfer their claims to the grabbers. There Is no doubt about the frau 1 ulence and mischief of this thing. It has simply meant the change of pub lic domain to corporation lomaln. I'nited States department officials have known of this thing, but regard ed it as one of those matters In which It was wise not to "butt In" and get In the way of lightnings from the of ficial clouds. But the president of the United Slntes Is honest and he wants every body else to he honest. Thanks to that fact. It was possible to bring a United States senator to the bar of Justice In Oregon for theft of public land. And It Is posslbl to bring every other land thief to iccount. The point is that the Investigations should be deep and complete. It Is danger ous, perhaps, for the department of ficials only to fool with the land frnuds. They should not be foiled with, but fully and mercilessly ex posed and then the mysterious pow ers that can strike out of the clouds will be helpless. Denver Post Another forest reserve In Montana has been created by President Roose velt, his proclamation creating tho P.Ig Hole forest reserve, containing 1.410,240 acres, having been Issued The total acreage of Montana land Included within forest reserves Is now 17.000.000 acres, which is approxi mately one-fifth of the total amount of land In Montana. FRAZER THEATRE MONDAY DECEMBER 3 . Dave B. Levis Big Production 17th Year of Success Carload special scenery. The great sawmill scene. Superb mechan ical effects. UNCLE JOSH SPRUCEBY 20 pocple, farmers' band, grand operatic orchestra, specialties, new and novel. All new this year. Watch for The Big Street Parade PRICES 25c to $1.00 ' Seats on sale Pendleton Drug company. Bargains in Are you going to buy a hoirls now. City property will be 25 per Look at these bargains: 8-room house. 601 Franklin street, corner Webb J650 All modern 5-room house, (01 Post street, corner Webb $1(00 4 -room house. (05 Post street ; . . $1000 All modern E-room house, 90( East Webb street SHOO All modern (-room house, 520 Market street 11400 lot $750 Another In same locality, new (-rooms and 3 good lots $876 This property must be sold In the next !0 days, as the owners are leaving the city and if they do not sell will rent and take them off the market. All of these can be had by a small cash payment, bal ance monthly payments. Why pay rent Own your own home In a choice location. ANOTHER SNAP. 7 fine large rooms, city water, bath, all modern, barn, two full lots, No. 715 Ann street, $2500. The improvements could not be duplicated for the price , to say nothing about the lots. Large and small wheat and alfalfa ranches for sale. Call and see use before buying. HAR.TMAN Houses to rent In J (-Room Dwellllng 4 R-Room Dwelling xt funding 1.01s. A.11 111. VWVI Vll JS VSXS. 1 12 E. Court, St., Pendleton, Ore. 1 . . . . . ..... ............. A. C. RUBY & CO. IMPORTERS. PENDLETON, ORX. Percherons, Belgians, English Shires, and German Coach Stallions. IP YOU AltR NEEDING ANYTHING IN THIS LINE, COME AND SEE VS. WE SELI THE GOOD BIO IMPORTED HORSES FOR LESS MONEY THAN HOME-BRED, GRADED HORSES HAVE BEEN SELLING FOR. IF YOO WANT A HORSE. COME AND SEE US AND YOO WILL MAKE NO MISTAKE. Wm LEGAL BLANKS alogtte of them. A foil topply always kept in stock. & O Real Estate In Pendleton? If so, buy right cent higher In less than a year. & BENTLEY all parts of the city. $1100 .TO HI $2600" I Put Wings to Your Work An electric motor will do more and better work than any other power that you can use. The economy of its use Is a demonstrated fact If yu want good, quick work at a minimum of cost, you want an electric motor. We will be pleased to give you our prices and to furnish complete esti mate to suit your needs. Northwestern Gas and Electric Co. .CORNER COURT AND GARDEN ST. European plan. Everything first class. All modern conveniences. Stean heat throughout. Rooms en suite wltb hath. Large, now sample room. Thr Hotel St. George Is pronounced one of the most up-to-date hotels of th Northwest. Telephone and fire alarm connections to office, and' Hot and cold running water In all rocms. ' ROOMS: $1.00 and $1.50 Rlock and a Half From Depot.' See the big electric sign. The Hotel Pendleton ! BOLIiONH & RliOTTN, Proprietors Tho Hold Penilii'tt.n has been re fitted and refurnished throughout Telephon? and fire alarm connec tions with all rooms. H.ilhs en suit and single rooms. Ilcniliiiarleri for Traveling Me ComnKXIInti Sample Rooms, FREK 'PUS. Rates, $2, $2.50 and $3 Special R-ites by the week or month. Excellent Cuisine. Prompt dining room service. Rnr and llillluril Riwitii In Connection. Only Three blocks from Depots. The Hotel Bowman GREY SMITH. PIIOIV f ,' : ; '. i A r-nt ,l!S Uv . : , t ' KV;"': S ' ' :'Jisf', ,V...'t, -, m r. . v . .r. ,ti".' 1 1 s vm '.mil J" ' . V I t HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY ROOM. STEAM HEATED. Rooms En Suite or Single, Willi or Without Bnth. European Plan Sicclnl Hntcs hy Week or Month, RATES ROc. ft AND !.50 PER DAY.'. Opposite O. R. ft N. Depot. Golden Rule Hotel E. L. M'BROOM, MANAGER. A first-class family hotel and stock men's headquarters. I.'nder new management. Telephon and fire alarm connections with all rooms. AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLAN Special rates by the week or month Excellent dining room service. MEALS 25c. Rooms, 50c, 75c & $1.00 Free 'bus to and from all trains.