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V '. .IV PACK. DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENLfJTOW, OIUCGOJT. TfEMlAY. DECEMBER 11. iaO. PAGE rOQR. -ajj independent newspaper! rubllihM Dally, Weekly I ml Semi-Weekly, t rndlton, Oregon, by tha EAST OHEUOMAN PUBLISHING CO. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dally, on year, by mall $3.00 Dally, all month, by mall 2.80 Dally, three month, by mall 1.2ft Dally, one month, by mall .60 Weekly, on year, by mail 1.S0 Weekly, six montha, by mall 75 Weekly, fonr month, by mall 50 Beml-Weekly, one year, by mall 1.50 Beml-Weekly, alx montha, by mall 75 6ml-Weekly, four months, by mail... .50 Chicago Korean, 909 Security building. Washington. D. C, Bureau, 501 Four teenth street, N. W. Member 8crippe New Association. Telephone stain 1. Entered at Pendleton Postofflce as second- claes matter. Ohio fc.1i.ABE Give me the sincere man, the man whoso approbation I can believe in and the man whose disapproval I can heed. Give me the man who will tell me openly that he does not agree with me, that he does not ap- prove of my way of thinking and that he will do nothing to fur- ther my cause, than him who fawns and flatten and makes countless promises but never turns a hand in my behalf. Arthur Sheldon in "Business Philosopher." direct the course of Us building-. But whoever is at the head, and whatever party directs Its destiny, it should have the co-operation and hearty sup port of the nation. Its officials and managers should be crutlnlxed, their actions and methods should be watched by the people, and where there la a semb lance of graft or crookedness, it should he exposed. But they should not be harrassed by unfounded and Jealous slanders. The professional "roaster," the insin uating pecksnlffs, the superficial cor respondents whose experience In Pan ama consits of a flying trip and incom plete Information, should really be frowned down by the people. The self-respecting magazines should not tolerate their stuff. The people are entitled to the truth, but the profes sional fault finder Is not the mar. to get at the real truth. not faultless, to be sure, but the oper- tlves had not exhausted half of tltetr resources tn trying for better condi tions. As long as professional strike promoters rule the labor unions, so long will the sympathies of the public be against the unions. Tho public naturally sympathizes with the laborer In his struggles. But the laborer, as well as the capitalist, must give the public a square deal. TAX THE FORTUNES. ROOSEVELTS SI.AXDl.RERS. At the close of his message on Panama, President Roosevelt devotes a few hundred words to the slanderers who hevc maligrcd the canal commis sion, the president, the engineers and everybody connected with the con struction of the canal, from the cook in the government hotel on the canal, to the chlpf engineer. The president's answer to the slan ders is sharp, stinging, unsparing and eloquent. He expresses the national contempt for the professional slan derer, for the fellow who Is paid big prices for saying mean things about men In public office. There are two ways to criticise a national movement like the Panama canal: one is to throw little Irritating darts of fault-finding Into it, eggra- - voting thos in charge with the very littleness of the attacks; the other is to enter into a gentlemanly discussion of methods, the surroundings, the men In charge, their plans and execution. Mot of the criticism of the canal and Its management has been of the first kind: professional fault-finding, Insinuating and suggestive questions. an enumeration cf insignificant tech nlcalltU-s and local grievances which have nothing to do with the great rc'ignli ide of the task. Wherever a thousand laborers are gathered In a single force, there Is a large per cent of them who will kick and complain, at the food, the living quarters, the hours of labor, the tools, the foremen, the conditions of their emp'oyment. It is human nature. Then where 20,000 laborers are gath ered, these complaints are multiplied In proportion. The building of the Panama canal Is the greatest task ever undertaken In the history of the human race. It simply surpasses any task to which human skill and Ingenuity have ever devoted their energies. It will he a monument so vast, so creditable, so enduring, so vital to the history of mankind, that Its signifi cance cannot be measured now. Its builders should have the co-operation and support of the nation. Perhaps two or three presidents will have a part In Its construction. Per- hsrjs different political parties will There is a tendency everywhere to tax the idle wealth of the country, Congress and state legislatures are directing to laws of this kind. Com' mercial bodies, cities and counties are making every effort to reach the wealth that is not expressed in land buildings and stocks of merchandise. The rich franchises which yield millions and yet have no visible prop erty, the concessions of the express and telegraph companies which re turn fabulous Incomes on small in vestments these forms of property are being brought Into the assessment lists and will be made to bear their share of the burden. An inheritance tax, an Income tax, a tax on franchises, a tax on invisible property these subjects are agitating every portion of the country. Law makers everywhere are wrestling with the problem of adequately tax ing this class of property. Too long the man with the visible store of wealth has borne the burden Let the tax-dodgers now be forced to pay up past delinquencies. THE PENDLETON SPIRIT. IOWA HAS DONE SOMETHING. When it comes to producing wealth Iowa Is a hummer. We talk glibly about Alaska's gold fields, but where are they when lined up In comparison with the lnexahustlble fertility of Hawkeye sollT Iowa produces 38S.3-4S.920 bushels of corn during the present year, ac cording to the annual crop report which Director John R. Sage of the Iowa crop and weather service pre sented to the state agricultural con vention. This Is an Increase of 42.- 477,080 bushels over 1905. The aver age yield of corn per acre was 41 bush els this year, as compared with S7.2 bushels last year. The government report showed S58.77S.000 bushels. against 305.000,000 bushels last year and a yield per acre of SO. 5 bushels. Director Sage estimates the total value of Iowa farm products on December 1 this year, at S330.495.421. On De cember 1, last year, he estimated the farm products of the state at 1302,- 2S8.212, an Increase of over 328,000, 000 for the year. These are dazzling figures and jus tify Iowa's pride in standing at the head of the list of wealth producing commonwealths. Chicago Livestock World. The Pendleton spirit is seen smiling from every store and shop window In the city this holiday season. Some of the most beautiful windows and in terlors to be found In the state are now seen In this city. Through It all and over it all smiles that complacent and cordial spirit of the Pendleton business man. It Is u rugged spirit of good cheer and friendship. It has a hint of the pio neer In Its strong features. It means fraternity and mutual progress. The Pendleton spirit has made of this city a unique and excellent busi ness point. It has brought here pres tige which is enjoyed by no other city in the state. The spirit Is contagious. Every business man In the city has it. They all look alike. They all do business on the same broad, open-handed plan. They all look upon life and progress through the same optimistic glasses. That's what makes Pendleton such a good town. That's the secret of her growth. That's the secret of her power. NOSES OF GREAT SIEN. Prominent noses seem to have been the property of many great men. Ly- curgus and Solon had noses six in ches in length, and Ovid was sur named Naso on account of his large nose. Sclplo Naalca derived his name from his prominent olfactory organ, and Alexander the Great and Card! nals Wolsey and Richelieu all had large noses. On the medals of Cyrus and Artaxerxes their noses came clear out to the rim of the chin. Washington's was the true aquil ine type, indicative of firmness and patience, as was the nose of Julius Caesar. Mohammed had a singular nose. It was so curved that a writer has told us that the point of It seemed continually striving to Insert ItBelf between his Hps. The noses of Frank lin, Shakespeare and Dr. Johnson all and wide nostrils betokening strength and love of thought. The nose of Na poleon was exquisitely, though firmly chiseled. He often said, "Give me a man with plenty of nose!" Frederick the Great had so large a nose that Lavater offered to wager that blindfolded he could tell it among 10,000 by merely taking It between his thumb and forefinger. THE DESERT. STRAIN FOR COMMISSIONER. DISCRIMINATING LADIES. BaJT rls Herlride aa Aeeevmt of It Dtstlaetlveaeaa. The ladles who have used N'ewbro's Herplclde speak of it In the highest .erms, for iu quick effect In cleansing ;he scalp of dandruff and also for it ex cellence as a general halr-dreeslng. It make the scalp feel fresh and It allays that Itching which dandruff will cause. rJewbro'a Herplclde effectively cures dandruff, as It destroys the germ that :auses It. The same germ causes hair to fall out. and later baJdneas; in Killing- it. Herplclde stop falling hair and prevents UMnmi. It Is also an Ideal hair dress ing for It lend an aristocratic charm to the' ha:r that la quite distinctive. Bold by leading druggists. Bend We. In stamps for sample to Ths Herplclde Co- De troit, Mich. A. C. Koeppen Bros. If a railroad commission Is created at the coming session of the Oregon legislature, C. P. Strain, assessor of Umatilla county. Is the only logical man in eastern Oregon for a position on that commission. He has devoted more time to the study of railroad rates, taxation, prop erty values and cost and earnings of railroads, than any other citizen of eastern Oregon. Fair-minded, liberal In his views, experienced In this line of work and capable In an extraordinary degree, Mr. Strain would make a valuable put 11c servant In this capacity. The railroads and the public would each receive a perfectly square deal from him. He would bring a wealth of In formation and knowledge to the com m!lon and eastern Oregon will Insist on hie appointment. Silent and stern and lonely The empty desert lies Bitterness In Its pulseless heart. Blindness In Its eyes! Hot through Its ghastly stretches Wanders the drifting sand It yearns for the flowing river (Ah, If It could understand!) The fire of a lover Is In Its soul, Deep and tragic and strong And deep In its breast Is stirring Motherhood's mystic song! And then from Its mountain fastness Wanders a wayward stream, Over the drear waste spreading Splendor of Spring's first dream! A bride is the burning desert. Rugged and strong and fair A bride of the royal river Coming her throne to share! No longer her hands are empty, No longer her eyes are blind. Life leaps out from her bosom. Valiant and unconflned! The call of it wakes her spirit. The thrill of it stirs her heart The desert is filled with living things The desert has done Its part! Bert Huffman. The present street car strike In Portland Is wholly unjustified. Th strike was not promoted by the men at work on the street car system, but by prof"Sion.il strike promoters. The demands f the men are not urgent enough to warrant a tie-up of the street cir system. The company 1h OUR BILLIONS OF ANCESTORS. Has anyone ever stopped to think bow many male and female ancestors It took to bring us Into the world? First, of course, it was necessary to have a father and mother, and our father and mother must have had a father and mother, and so on back through 66 generations to the time o Christ. A careful calculation of all these ancestors shows that there must have been 139,235,017,489,534,976 births to brlns: one of us into the world. And this Is only from the time of Christ, and not from the beginning of th world. According to one authority, If from a single couple for 5000 years each husband and wife had married at the age of 21, and there had been deaths, the population of the earth would he 2,1!9.915, followed by 14 ciphers. To hold such a population It would take several worlds the size of ours. DOLL SALE We are closing out our entire line of Dolls, dressed and undress, at a big discount. All must go." Call early and make your selection. FRAZIER'S BOOK STORE' Mr. DoolW's Now Observations. In the language of a friend "Dooley la a-lttln' gayer and wiser all th1 toime." He has never written so Irll llantly as In the new series of Doley articles which are now appearing in the Chicago Sunday Record-Helald, Hie views on "Me Young Friend Cun Boney's Love Affairs," "Th" irisl dint's Activities" and other tlmclj ob nervations In the new series are the choicest things the author has ever offered hlB thousands of admrers. full of witty sayings which wll be quoted for years to como. 'hese "Donley" artlclis, each complete n It self, will nppear In successive Suiday Issues of the Record-Herald. IK Ta fl ABSOLUTELY PURE Healthful cream of tartar, derived solely from grapes, refined to absolute purity, is the active principle of every pound of Royal Baking Powder. Hence it is that Royal Baking Powder renders the food remarkable both for its fine flavor and healthfulness. No alum, no phosphate which are the principal elements of the so-called cheap baking powders -and which are derived from bones, rock and sulphuric acid. MTM. SAKINQ owora CO., NIW YORK, FOR. SALE (-Room Dwellllng l-Room Dwelling-,. 8-Room Dwelling .. 7 Pulldlnr Lota. $1100 S00 $2600 FRANK B. CLOPTON & CO. 1 1 2 E. Court. St., Pendleton Ore. HEADQUARTERS For Satisfactory Xmas Presents. WE CAN PLEASE FATHFU, MOTHER, SISTER AND BROTH ER. DO YOUR XMAS BUYING NOW AND GET , FIRST' CHOICE PRESENTS. SILK WAISTS CLOVES HANDKERCHIEFS TOILET SETS CLOVE BOXES HNDKERCHIEF BOXES PURSES COMBS BATH ROBES HANDKERCHIEFS SUIT CASES TRAVELING BAGS COLLAR BOXES INDIAN ROBES COUCH COVERS PENDLETON MAKE 11! fJ ! WITCH SMOKING JACKETS iWJ IF?5?''- A COMPLETE LINE OF r AWES' AND GENTS' UMBRELLAS FROM 50c TO $20.00. i5Wr " ' ' 'I STORE OPEN EVERY EVENING UNTIL XMAS. THE OLDEST AND MOST RELIABLE. ALEXANDER'S Department Store. The Oldest and Most Reliable. Hotel St. George GEORGE DAHVEAt", Proprietor. Korooean nlnn. Everything first- class. All modern conveniences. Steam heat throughout Rooms en suite with bath. Large, new sample room. Tnt Hotel St. George Is fironounced ons of the most up-to-dat. hotels of ths Northwest. Telephone and fire alarm connections to office, and hot and eold running water in all rocms. ROOMS: $1.00 and $1.50 Block and a Hnlf From Depot. See the Mg electric sign. The Hotel Pendleton BOLLONS BKOVTN, Proprietors. Tho Hotel Penril"u,n has been r. filled and refurnished throughout Telephone and fire alarm connec tions with all rooms. Baths en suit and single room. IIrail(iiiirler for Traveling; Cnmmodfou RnmpW Room. FRBK 'BUS. Rates, $2, $2.50 and $3 Special Ratea by the week or month. Excellent Cuisine. Prompt dining room service. Rnr imrt Bllllnrd Room In ComiocMoni Only Three Block from Depots. The Hotel Bowman GREY SMITH, PROP; mi ii 1 iL-t-nu-i a, i y II WE ARE STILL HAMMERING, away and emphasizing the great value of our lumber and Its superior qual ity for building and other purposes. If we did not positively know It to bo all right we would not guarantee it, but we do know It to ba the soundest and strongest lumber ever offered In this market, remarkably free from imperfections, and cut Into convenient lengths for quick use. Our prices, aa yon know, were always low. 0 REE OH LUMBER TURD SIS Alt St. 'Phone Main S HOT AND COLD WATER IX EVERY ROOM. STEAM HEATED. Rooms E'l finite or Single, With os Without Until. European Plan Sperlnl Rate by Week o Month. RATFS IK, tl AXD !.& PER DAY. Opimslte O. U. N. Depot. The postoffirJe safe at Turner, near Salem, was blown, The safe and iear ly all the contents of the room were ruined, and the building badly lam aged, but the robbers took frlgh and fled without booty. i Bargains in Real Estate Are you going to buy a home In Pendleton? If so, buy right now. City property will be 25 per cent iiigher In less than a year. Look at these bargains: Nice house and lot near high school $12.M) Good S-room house, all modern, north lde $2330 Good 7-room house near Jackson street, all modern $1800 160-acre alfalfa ranch on Birch creek, 30 acres alfalfa, good house 100 acres on Umatilla bottom near Nolan, good house, fine orch ard, desirable place for a home, one mile from school and church $2500 4V& acres in race track addition, one mllo from city; good house- and barn, or will trade for wheat land $2200 900 ucros, one of the best wheat ranches In Umatilla county, all undfr cultivation, plenty of water, pood house, splendid barns and warehouse g-1,1,000 100 acres near Athena $M,000 All of these can be had by a small cash payment, balance-monthly payments. Why pay rent. Own your own home In a choice loca tion. GROCERY STORE IN PENDLETO TO EXCHANGE FOR WHEAT OR STOCK RANCH. large and small wheat and alfalfa ranches for sale. Call nnd se us before buying. HARTMAN & BENTLEY Houses to rent In all parts of the city. The East Orcgonian is eastern Oregon's representative paper. ' It leads and the people appreciate it and show it by their liberal patron- age. It is the advertising medium of una section. .it!... 1 ,. ' ' ... -1,, Golden Rule Hotel E. L. M'BROOM. MANAGER. A flrst-clnss family hotel and stock men's headquarters. Under new management. Telephone and fire alarm connections with all rooms. AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLA3I Spoc'al rates by the week or month, Excellent dining room service. MEALS 25c. Rooms, 50c, 75c & $1.00 Frts bug to and from all trains.