PAIl.r EAST OREOOMAX, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1006.
EIGHT PAGES.
AN IXDKl'EXPEXT NEWSPAPER.
Published 1 ally. Wwkly and Semi-Weekly,
at Pendleton, Oregon, by the
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Member Serious News Association.
Pendleton cannot afford to delay In
this vital matter. This Is to be a city
as long as Oregon Is on the map of
the world. Population Is certain to
Increase. Pendleton has not yet be
gun to grow. She has provided sewer
futilities for a population of 20,00
but she has a water supply whloh Is
really and truly Inadequate to the
needs of the present population In the
dry season when Irrigation Is neces
sury.
This is a task for the Commercial
association to undertake. It should
co-opentle with the city. It should
investigate every possible source of
supply and urge this movement with
all Its power and Influence.
Telephone Main 1.1
Entered at rendieton t'ostoiiire as second
class matter.
(OXGHESS WASTES TIME.
The promise of an age to be
Has touched with geld the
mountain mist,
Its white fleets plow the morn-
lng sea,
Its flag the morning star ha
kissed.
I:ut still the martyred ones of
yore,
Whom tyrants to the scaffold
led
Transfigured now forcvermore
Gae backward o'er the ages
dead :
And ask: 'How long, O Lord:
How lone
Shall creeds conceal Thy hu-
man side,
And Christ the God he crowned
in song
While Christ the Man Is era-
clfled?
How long shall Mammon's
tongue of fraud
At Freedom's Prophets wag In
sport,
Whie chartered murder stalks
abroad,
Approved by Senate, Church
and Court ?'
James G. Clark.
A P.ETTER WATER SUPPLY.
While progress Is crowding upon
Pendleton with numberless questions
for solution, the East Oregonlan be
lieves that the greatest and most vital
issue now before the people of Pen
dleton Is to get more water, better
water and an unfailing supply of
water for the city, for all time to
ccrae.
The only way to do this is to tap
the I'matllla river high up toward the
head and by pipe lines convey the
supply to the city. This would re
quire u head-gate or Intake, and 25
or SO miles of pipe line, but that
would end the question for all time.
The supply secured from this source
would be ample, fresh, pure and un
failing through all the seasons.
In no other way can the city secure
a supply of water which will be cer
tain. Any pumping proposition Is
costly and uncertain. No matter how
good the pumping plant may be it is
a tedious and costly means of supply
ing the city and as population grows
the cost of the pumping Is certain to
Increase In proportion.
The cost of operating the pumping
plant for the present water supply Is
about (5000 per year, or enough to
ray interest on a gravity system cost
ing $100,000. The wear and depreci
ation of machinery Is not Included in
this estimate of $500, but it simply
provides for the actual running ex
panse. The machinery must be re
placed and replenished as it wears
out and the demands of the city In
crease, and with all this expense, the
water supply la not satisfactory. It
is not as good as Pendleton should
have, and It will be Impossible to se
cure any greater supply from the pres
ent sources used by the city.
The logical and economical thing to
do, Is to secure a water right high up
on the Umatilla river, where It car.
now be secured within reasonable
cost. Soon every available source will
be cornered by somebody and the city
will have to pay an enormous price
for an Intake location. The time to
secure this location Is now while nu
merous locations are available.
As the city grows year by year thin
question becomes more and more vi
tal. Los Angeles has Just been forced
to buy a high priced water supply 240
miles from the city. The life of the
city depended upon a larger and bet
ter supply and the city was forced to
secure It at the cost of several mil
lion dollars.
A perusal of the Congressional
Record from day to day convinces the
reader that fully one-half of the time
of congress Is wasted In meaningless
end illogical quibbling by the mem-btt-8.
Personal tilts with no cause or
excuse and needless debates on Insig
nificant ubjects consume a large
amount of time for which the people
ore paying high prices In salaries,
sundries and Incidentals.
It Is a wonder that any really gen
uine legislation Is passed at all. when
the lost and wasted time is considered.
Roosevelt and Bryan are so near
alike in principle and aim, that the
similarity has alarmed the Portland
Oregonlan, lest the people decide to
accept Bryan as Roosevelt's successor.
After admiring Roosevelt and com
mending his policies the Oregonlan
cannot conscientiously accept Fair
hanks, Cannon, Taft or Root. Its only
logical course would be to accept Bry
an, In case Roosevelt is not a candi
date in 190S.
It costs the government about $38,
000,000 per year to transport the mail
of the country by railroad routes. Of
til's amount It Is said by congression
al rrpoits but 52 per cent is actually
necessary to transport the mail. Th
other 48 per cent of $38,000,000 is
"velvet" for the railroads. If the gov
ernment could save such an amount
annually by owning the railroads, It
would not be long until this source of
profit, alone, would pay for the entire
railroad system of the nation. And
yet a poor postal clerk who must
"tee the mark" or lose his Job,' can
not get wages from the government
sufficient to warrant him In remaining
in the service.
The Willamette valley grange Is in
dorsing tho purchase of the Oregon
City locks on the Willamette river for
the free use of the people. At the
same time the grange Is said to be op
posed to a state Jute plant because It
will be Impossible for such a plant to
supply all the people of the state with
sacks. Will the Willamette river
locks be used by all of the people of
Oregon? Will not the public funds of
the government be spent for the use
of a very small proportion of the peo
ple of the state? The grange Is cer
tainly wrong In one or the other of
these propositions. There should be
some fixed rule of Justice which will
apply to all questions.
A UATTER OF HEALTH
!Aklifl0
Absolutely Pure
A Cream of Tartar Powdar,
free from alum or pho
phatio acid
HAS NO SUBSTITUTE
Before the country Is aware, prohi
bition will be In force in the United
States through the simple process of
local option. About one-third of the
area of the southern states Is now un-
ler prohibition through local option
and New England Is also rapidly
adopting local option laws. If the
antl-tempercnce people of the country
could see the present area of the pro
hibition territory In one bulk, it would
alarm them for the safety of the gov
ernment. And yet with the rapid In
crease In the local option area, there
Is but slight decrease In the consump
tion of liquors, as shown by statistics
of the government.
Fastern Oregon members of the
legislature are Invited to visit the
Weston normal school before going to
Salem to attend the coming session.
By e. visit to Weston they will be Im
pressed with the Importance and mag
nitude of this school. It has become
one of the phases of the educational
life of eastern Oregon and must be
supported loyally and liberally.
The tariff on Jute Is $7.55 per bale
of 40 pounds and not a pound of
commeiclal Jute is grown tn the
United States. This means that the
farmers of Umatilla county are pay-
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
Uie btst her.
FRAZIER'S
BOOK STORE
lng 1.6 cents per sack In tariff charges
for the privilege of enjoying the high
protective tariff system. The trust
manufactured sacks come In free of
tariff charges. But this is Just a po
litical "coincidence," perhaps, and
not a studied effort to discourage
American manufacture.
The Oregon Daily Journal suggests
that the experiment of growing Jute
be tried at the Oregon experiment
station at Corvallls. The Willamette
valley politicians are so bitterly op
posed to a state Jute plant that they
would perhaps object to this experi
ment In fear that the Jute would ac
tually grow there and thus create a
favorable argument for a Jute plant
A federal building, a state supreme
court building and library, a gravity
system of city water, a city hall, a
Carnegie library, a Commercial club
building these are some of the rich
plums which hang within reach of
Pend'eton.
HUMOR IN JOURNALISM.
Next to a million dollars a hearty
aacn is as nieasant th nor nn
have. Everybody reallv wnnts tn
Ivish. No man and no newspaper can
oe really great without a sense of
humor. The Chicago Record-Herald
regards tho promoting of smiles and
laughter as a part of the legitimate
mission of the press. For years the
Alternating Currents" column n a
E. Klser. in that naner ha hn
dally delight to Its readers. The car
toons or Kalph Wilder on the first
page alro are designed tn nli.
pie lsugh and to make them think
as well. In fact, the humor of the
Kerord-Hei-aM. like Its news column
Is always clean and kindly as well as
amusing and entertatnins. it jffnr.i.
a striking example of the right way
to "tell the truth laughing."
i Famous humorists contribute to the
Sunday Magalne of the Record-Herald,
with the popular novelists and
celebr.ued writers on timely questions.
Both text and Illustrations are of the
highest standard of periodical lltera-lure--the
new Idea In Sunday Journal
ism perfected.
WHERE THE RECORD GOES.
Following is the official distribution
of the printed conies of the rnnvraa.
slonal record:
To the vice president and each sen
at r. SI cc nies: and tn the .i;,,.
and sergeant-at-arms of the senate
earn zu copies, and to the secretary
mr ottice use, 10 copies; to each rep
resentatlve and ilplomta aa
ard to the clerk and doorkeeper of
tne nnuse, each 20 copies, and to th
clerk for office use, 10 copies; and to
the clerk for the use of members of
the house of renrentntive kd mkIu
and to the sergeant-at-arms of the
senate, tor use of the senate, 20
copies; to be supplied dally as origin
ally published, or In tho revised or
permanent form bound only In half
russia. or part In each form as each
may elect.
To the vice Dresldent and eneh on.
ator. representative and delegate
there shall be furnished two copies
of the dally Record, one to be deliver
ed at his residence and one at the
capltol.
A CRY FROM BOSTON.
Another batch of peasant girls ar
rived on the Arabic on Saturday, In
tow of Mormon missionaries, going
to Utah, where the president of the
Mormon church has recently been
convicted of polygamous practices.
One of the ship's officers said that
these converts were "some of the
finest girls In Europe."
If they were not, the Mormon
church would not spend such enor
mous amounts of money and compel
the sacrifice of time spent In mission
ary work by the regiment of Mormon
elders engaged In this occupation.
It Is not being done secretly, for
the Mormons know their political
power. How long will the govern
ment allow this traffic In human
souls to continue unmolested? Bos
ton Traveler.
With the convention barely over,
lumbermen feel an Improvement In
the freight situation. Fvor since
the agitation fir the meeting be
came strong, more cars hnve. been
furnished to the mills and more are
coming fast. Every mlllman has
the same story to tell. Whether or
nut It is Juxt to try to stop the pos
sibility of railroad legislation, Is yet
to be seen. If the 8. P. can furnish
cars now, why could they not do It
before the agitation commenced?
Cottage Grove Leader.
Useful Christmas
Presents
That's the land you find here.
We have one of the largest and most complete
assortment of useful presents in Pendleton.
No trouble, to show goods, select your presents
now we will keep them for you until Christ
mas eve.
ALEXANDER'S
Department Store.
The Oldest and Most Reliable.
Bargains in Real Estate
Are you going to buy a home In Pendleton T If so, buy right
now. City property will be IS per cent higher In less than a year.
Look at these bargains:
8-room house. 601 Franklin street, corner Webb $6(0
All modern 6-room house, 601 Post street, corner Webb $1600
4 room house. 60S Post street $1000
All modern 6-room house, 006 East Webb street $1400
All modern 6-room house, 620 Market street $1400
l0' $760
Another In same locality, new 6-rooms and 8 good lota $876
This property must be sold In the next !0 days, as the owners are
leaving the city Bnd If they do not sell will rent and take them off
the market All of these can be had by a mall cash payment, bal
ance monthly payments. Why pay rent. Own your own home In a
choice location.
ANOTHER SNAP. 7 tine large rooms, city water, bath, alt modern,
barn, two full lots, No. 716 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 tale.
Call and see use before buying.
HAR.TMAN & BENTLEY
Houses to rent In all parts of the city.
Hotel St. George
GEORGE DAIIYKAV, Proprietor.
European plan. Everything first
class. All modern conveniences. Steam
heat throughout. Rooms en suite with
bath. Large, new sample room. The
Hotel St. George Is pronounced one
of the most up-to-date hotels of the
Northwest. Telephone and fire alarm
connections to office, and hot and
cold running water In all rocms.
ROOMS: $1.00 and $1.50
Block nnd a Half From ttepot.
43ee the big electric sign.
The Hotel
Pendleton
BOUON8 A BROVTN, Proprietors.
The Music Master Plans a
Christmas Surprise
What? One Gift for the Whole Family.
Christmas ! It is in the air. My friends they
demand of me, "what shall I give to the children
for the fete of Christmas.
"You will make one gift for them all, the big ones and the llttte."
Impossible: "How then?"
'Til tell you. It's this way. One gift
A Columbia Graphophone,
With those Columbia Records
which make the so perfect music, songs of Christmas, of the opera, of
the vaudeville, music of all Instruments. Stories that make the enter
tanlmen;, the drollery. Me! I laugh with pleasure at the thought
It la an Idea tf the greatest one gift for the whole family The Co
lumbia Graphophone "
A ( COMPLETE STOCK OF CYLINDER AND DISC RECORDS,
i DEMONSTRATIONS AT ALL HOURS.
Guernsey Music Store
BIS Main Street.
'Phone Main SIS.
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FOR. SALE
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6-Room Dwelling .
S-Roosn Dwelling
$7 Palldlng Lota
$1100 t
800 ;
$2600 :
FRANK B. CLOPTON & CO.
1 12 E. Court St., Pendleton, Ore.
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FRAZER THEATRE
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Saturday, Dec. 15
41' JOHN P. SLOCL'M OFFERS , '
The Yankee Consul
WITH HARRY SHORT and a host of others
The most successful comic opera of the decade.
12 months in New York
uojioa u smuotu B
J months in Chicago
2 months tn Philadelphia
40 REAL REAUTL CIIORL'S 10
A score of tuneful, catchy song hits.
Prices $1.50, fl.00, 50c.
eSats) on sale Friday at Pendleton Drug Co.
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The Hule! Pendleton has been re.
fitted and refurnished throughout
Telephone and fire alarm connee.
tlons with all rooms. Baths en suite
and single rooms.
adqunrters for Traveling Me
Commodious Sample Rooms.
FREE 'BUS.
Kates, $2, $2.50 and $3
Special Rites hy the wok or month.
Excellent Cuisine.
Tron-pt dining room service.
Itnr tn.il nilllnnl Room In Connection.
Only Throe PI'Kkt from Depots.
The Hotel Bowman
GREY SMITH. PROP.
HOT AND COLD WATER IX EVERY
ROOM.
STEAM HEATED.
Room V.n Suite or Single, With or
Without I5xtl.
European Plan
Special Rates hy Work or Month.
rates noe. $t and i.bo per day.
Opposite O. R. A N. Depot.
Golden Rule Hotel
F. L. M'llROOM, MANAGER.
ST w M - -"V JrFTV !( t SHY, isv-.
A flrst-clnss family hotel and stock
men's headquarters.
Under new management. Telephone
and fire alarm connections with all
rooms.
AMERICAN AND ElUOPEAN PLIWI
Spec'al rates by the week nr nnniK
Excellent dining room service.
MEALS 2Bc.
Rooms, 50c, 75c & $1.00
Fret 'bus to and from all trains.