East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, December 21, 1906, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPAGst POUR. DAILY SAST OREOONIAN. PENDLETON. ORKOC, ttODAYr DECEMBER l, i0, ir.X PAOBC AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER. Psbllihed HsIIt, Weekly and Seml-Wsekly. at Pendleton, Oregon, by tb, EAST OREUO.NIAN PUBLISHING CO. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Pally, one year, by null.... $5.00 Pally, li month, by mall 2.B0 Dally, tnree months, by malt 1 28 Dally, one month, by mail 40 Weekly, one year, by mall 1.50 wtli, an montha, by mall 75 Wkj, four month, by mall 60 Semi-weekly, one year, by mall 1.50 emi weekly, in month, oy mall 73 Btml-Weekly, four month, by mall... .SO Chicago Korean, 900 Security bonding. Wuhtngton. D. C, Bureau, 601 Four teenth street, N. W. Member Scrtppa News Association. Telephone Main 1. Entered at Tendleton Poatofflrs a second class matter. We arc the legatees of Yes- terday And shall bequeath our mighty heritage Through all the cycles of en- tailing time Until the last Tomorrow ends. We prew The 1nes that hands long turned to dust Have planted. Other Hps, far down the aisle Of years shall drain the cup whereof we know But seedlings. Wt shall kindle . fire to warm A dltant day and we shall sow end bear The heat and burden of the swelt'ring noon V While others sing the harvest song and know The even's grateful rest. Stu- pendcua boon I Vast privilege, resplendent, crowning chance! To burn our live like candles to the end If need shall be, that we may add one ray Unto the world: great dark- ness. Maurice Smiley. EJECTION FRAUDS ESCAPE.' Fecauw, upon the instructions of Ju'ige Frazer, a Portland jury acquit ted B. F. Boynton of the charge of perjury in the Sellwood election frauds, yesterday, all the remainder of the Sellwood election fraud cases will be dropped. Judge Frazer says the Oregon law upon perjury is so vague and scatter ing that it is almost lmposlble to con vict under it For this reason, men who are known to be culprits of the most brazen type, must be allowed to go scot free. There are two things necessary to prevent election frauds, which are be coming more and more frequent In Oregon: First, revise the perjury statute so courts may convict on rea sonably strong evidence; and second, Impose a penalty on every able-bodied citizen between the ages of 21 and 75 who falls to go to the polls and vote on election day. The stay-at-home vote is usually a vote for decency, if expressed. The corruptlonlrts never stay at home, and therefore !f every decent and self- respecting citizen went to the polls and cast his ballot the result would be to cleanse the polls of much of the unbridled riot and aggressive vlclous- ness which now largely control elec' tlons, especially in the larger cities wherj ward heelers are the ruling power over the ballot box. WRITE UMATILLA HISTORY. While there are a number of live and Drosrressive women's clubs in Pendleton, yet there seems to be a de; m-nd for at least one more a club which will collect and write the plo neer history of Umatilla county. Vnlumes of thrilling history of this county are yet unwritten and It seems that while the pioneers are yet alive and the story may be secured from their lips, that the women of the city could do nothing more valuable than to collect sketches, narratives, lncl dents and living history as a legacy to leave to the coming generations. o spot In Oregon is richer in his tory than Umatilla county. Afternoon programs for an entire year, or two or three years, could be filled with thrilling local historical sketches, and If these sketches were written with care they would be of priceless value to the future. The last of the pioneer freighters Tom Mllarkey, lives In Pendleton. The 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 last of the pioneer singe drivers, Dave Horn, Urn on McKay creek and visits this city every week. The family of Governor Joseph Gale, the first gov ernor of Oregon territory, lives In Uuiatilla county. Pioneers who came to Oregon before the roads were built or the trails were biased, still live in the county and it is' possible to glean the epic of Umatilla and surrounding counties from the lips of the living. The East Oregonian knows of no agency better fitted for the task, nor more willing to do. it conscientiously than the women's clubs. The Spokesman-Review takes ex ceptlons to the term "first citizen" of the United State, which Is applied to G rover Cleveland by his admirers and the public In general. In the first place Grover Cleveland did not take the title himself. The public gave It to him without his "knowledge or consent" In the second place, Cleve land attends to his own business strictly' and does not pose as "first citlren"; and lastly, Cleveland Is too big, morally, to be affected either by such a title or the absence of such a title, and, therefore the fling of the Spokesman-Review and Its Imitators falls flat The kindly expressions from the press of the northwest concerning the special holiday edition of the East Oregcnlan, fully repay the manage ment for the hard work and expense of writing, arranging and printing that edition. The object of the edi tion was to fully set forth the resour ces of Pendleton and Umatilla county and although many excellent features may have been overlooked, yet the edition will give strangers an Idea of the extent and value of Umatilla county industries and business enter prises. The peoplo of Pendleton, and espec ially the home owners who are liable to damage from high water, are en titled to an explanation from Council man J. T. Hlnkle, to whom as chair man of the levee committee, has been entrusted the work of repairing the levee. Over six months have elapsed since the high water of last spring and the winter season finds the levee in a most deplorable condition. The response of Pendleton and Umatilla county public schools to the invitation to contribute to the needy children of the Boys' and Girls' Aid society of Portland, is a splendid trib ute to the character of Umatljla county school children. A carload of provision and clothing will be sent from this county as a holiday gift to the unfortunates in the home of the society at Poitland. The only trouble about too many good roads speeches and articles is that they are even longer than the roads which they describe. FULTON" OX "STATE RIGHTS." Senator Fulton, of Oregon, In speak ing of the state rights of California, on the Japanese question, in the sen ate, last Saturday night, said: I wish to say first that I am in ac cord with the senator's views that the federal government can not by treaty Invade the right of a state to regulate Its own school system. But a question has occurred to my mind, and I wish to ask the senator from Maryland if it has occurred to his; and if so, whether he has reached a conclusion on It It la this: Can the congress and the president, In the exercise of the treaty-making power, Invade the lights of a state what we will term "reserved" rights of a tate to any greater extent than It can by direct legislation? We will concede, I think, for Instance that congress may not by direct legislation change the laws of a state providing who may hold property within the state who may own real estate. That Is a matter concerning which a state ordinarily would have the right to legislate, and concerning which the congress could not Interfere by direct legislation. Yet the supreme court has held that by a treaty a law of a state In that regard may be annulled. Now, then, the question which has arisen in my mind Is to what extent may the treaty-making power Invade the rights of a state beyond what con gress may invade them by legislation or can it ? FARMERS MAY MAKE ALCOHOL, Commissioner Yerkcs of the Inter nal revenue department of the United States, has sent out a circular of In structlons to farmers who may de sire to manufacture denatured alcO' hoi for power purposes. In this clr cular Mr. Yerkes says: This office knows of no process by which alcohol can be' manufactured except by distillation, and as' regular distilleries are the onty kind recog nized by law, alcohol manufactured under the supervision of (his depart ment must be manufactured at regu lar distilleries. There are absolutely no limitations as to the size' of a d's- tlllery that can be operated under the law. There are over 1000 distilleries In operation now, at each of which the dally spirit producing capacity Is less than 30 gallons. Many of these were set up on an outlay of less than 1200. So far as the internal revenue laws are concerned either In theory or practice, the smallest and crudest dis tillery can produce alcohol, If as" a business proposition it fs deemed ad- Isable to do so. The small distiller ies have always been treated by this department with the same consldera' tion as the larger ones. If a farmer or other person desires' to go into the business of manufactur-l ng denatured alcohol, srt a plant however small, he will iie required to construct his plant In the manner preiH-Tiueu uy uie general inn. iuiu regulations. He will be required to give a bond, the effect of which Is to prevent him from defrauding the government of the tax on distilled spirits produced by him. He will be required to es tablish a distillery warehouse; to de posit the spirits produced by him In this warehouse; to establish a dena turing bonded warehouse, arid to a tax upon, or denature. Just as he may wish, the alcohol produced by him. All of this will be done under governmental supervision, bot the government pays for this supervision. The manufacturer of alcohol does not bear one cent of It. There Is no ob jection to a farmer manufacturing his alcohol In his "bacKyard pro vided he wants to establish a distil lery there. ANCIENT ANARCHISTS. That social discontent Is not a new thing under the sun. and that anar chistic sentiments were not born al together of 'modern conditions, Is shown by the following excerpt from Hesnld, who wrote seevral centuries before the Christian era. The Greek poet says of the oppressors of the race, and of the expected vengeance upon them: Invisible, the gods are ever nigh, Pass through our midst and bend the all-seeing eye. The men who grind the poor, who wrest the right, AweUss of heaven's revenge, stand naked to their sight; For thrice ten thousand holy demons rove This breathing world the delegates of Jove, Guardians of man, their glance alike surveys The upright judgments and the un righteous ways. IX THE DITCH. Thalcs, the philosopher, staring at the sky, fell Into a ditch. Thus he brought his own punishment on him and he was also chlded by his servant. Bailey, of Texas, staring at the azure of opportunities above him, coveting the greatest of political honors, yearn ing for the gold at the end of the far distant rainbow, longing and longing, entranced into a feeling of such abso lute rapture at the heavenly vistas above and beyond, has all suddenly found himself at the bottom of a ditch covered with the mire of egotism vanity, selfishness and covetouanesa. He Is also now being chlded by even those who deplore the mishap. Mem phis News-Sclmltar. THE ONLY EXGIIsn POPE. Tha world has had only one Eng- llsh pope. That was Pope Adrian IV. who was a native by birth of Langley near Saint Albans, in Hertfordshire. His real name was Nicholas Break spear, and he left his native country as a beggar and became a servant in a monastery in France. He was a de vout man, and his rise from tills time was steady until he became pope. The latest rice crop forecast for Japan Is 211,188,050 busheli, being practically that of a normal year, writes Consul Hunter Sharp from Kobe. The Improved methods of cul tivation would have resulted In a much larger crop had It not teen for bad weather while the plant was In flowers. Some men attribute their swees to the fact that their first effort was a failure. Made in New York W'ALL Street The Waldorf The Horse Show Dclmonico's all mean "Correct Clothes for Men." ' There are many Alfred Benjamin & Co. Clothes in these famons places for they are lead ers in Stvles. Don't wear last year's models, now being copied by other makers. Wear to day's New York Styles made by Alfred Benjamin & Co. Correct Clothes for Men Customers and holiday shop pers ,iave been agreably im pressed with the genuineness of my fall stock. This store is out of the race for cheapness butjs the leader for quality. The gold and silver lines that I carry are not made for the de ception of untrained buyers, but are real and genuine as they appear. A visit to my store Jand Ja comparison of prices will reveal the fact that I am in business for future business and not'for im mediate results. Royal M. Sawtelle Jeweler FRAZER THEATRE Friday, Dec. 21 " SWEELEY, SIIIPMAIt & CO PRESENT ALBERTA GALLATIN IN A STUPENDOUS PRODUCTION OF THE GREATEST OP ALL ROOK PLATS Dorothy jVernon, Jof Haddon Hall. CARLOADS OF SPECIAL SCENERY AND A COMPANY OF 25 PEOPLE. Prices $1.50, $1.00, 50c and 25c. SEATS ON 8ALE THURSDAY AT PENDLETON DRUG CO. delusive Agent Hera. Bond Bros. Pendleton, Ore. WE ARE STILL HAMMERING, away and emphasising the great value f our lumber and its superior qual ity for balldlng and other purposes. If we rtJd not positively know it to be all right we- would not guarantee It, but we do know It to be the soundest and strongest lumber ever offered in this market, remarkably free from Imperfections, and cut Into oonvcnlent lengths for quick use. Our price, as you know, were always) low. D REG 0 Pi LUMBER YARD BIS Aita St 'Phone Main S Hotel St. George GEORGE DA11VEAU, Proprietor. European plan. Everything first- class. All modern conveniences. Steam heat throughout Rooms en suite with bath. Large, new sample room. Ths Hotel St George is pronounced on of ths 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 and a Half From lepot See the big electric sign. The Hotel Pendleton BOLLON8 BROWN, Proprietor. The Hotel Pendleton has been re, fitted and refurnished throughout Telephone and fire alnrm connec tions with all rooms. Baths en suits) and single rooms. lloacl(iiarler. for Traveling Mea Commodious Sample Rooms. FREE "BUS. Rates, $2, $2.50 and $3 Speclul Rates by the week or month. Excellent Cuisine. Prompt dining room service. Rar iind Hllllnrtl Rnmn In Connection. Only Three I'.locki from Depots. The Hotel Bowman GltEV SMITH, rt'.i j". ''it- HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERT ROOM. STEAM HEATED. Rooms En Suite or Single, With or Without Rath. European Plan Special Rates y Week or Month. RATES 50c. ft AND $1.50 PER DAY. Opposite O. R, ft N. Depot Golden Rule Hotel E. L. MUROOM, MANAGER. A firtt-claaa fnmllv tinAi . BIIU UVK men headquarter L'nder new manmromanr ti nnVi and fire alarm connections with all ruomi, , AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLAN Special rates bv th w.i n. Excellent dining room service. MEALS 25c. Rooms, 50c, 75c & $1.00 Fret 'bus to and from all train!