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DAILY EAST OREGON IAN, PENDLETON,
OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1907.
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L)WIOW;VlCBE
One of the choicest blessings
of Pendleton is her delightful
summer nights. Xo matter how
hot the day, no matter how un-
comfortable the sunshine at
times, it Is needed to ripen the
harvests and the nights are al-
ways supremely perfect. No
man with a spark of sentiment
in his makeup can refrain from
repeating with the Psalmist, as
he enpoys the exhilarating sum-
mer evenings of this month:
"The heavens declare the glory
of the Lord; and the firmament
showeth his handiwork. Day
unto day uttereth speech and
night unto night showeth knowl-
edge."
A PIONEER TRAGEDY.
This week a young man from Wil
lamette valley passed through Pen
dleton on his way to Soda Springs,
Idaho, on a sad and perhaps hopeless
mission. But his errand recalls the
numberless tragedies of the desert
enacted by the pioneers who came to
the west half a century ago.
In his pocket he carried a faded
scrap of paper torn once from a note
book and upon this paper was scrawl-'
ed a chart showing In a crude man
ner, the location of a grave which
was made In July, 1857, In the middle
of the Immigrant road near Soda
Springs.
There In the desert 60 years ago
this summer his grandmother was
burled on the westward trek and to
prevent the desecration of the grave
li was made in the dust of the road
that the multitude of wheels rolling
over It might obliterate It and hide It
from the keen sight of the savages.
The old pioneer mother was laid
away without coffin, box or shroud,
but was wrapped in blankets and
covered with the dust of the desert
Her husband and his little brood
came on west, the girls and boys have
grown up to become useful men and
women in this empire, and now the
grandson of the dead pioneer goes
back to seek the grave and bring the
handful of dust to Oregon.
"Close to a cliff of rocks where the
point of the hill comes down to the
river, and about 1000 feet from the big
soda spring."
This Is the direction written by the
heartbroken husband 60 years ago as
he turned his face to the west, leav'
Ing half his heart burled In the des
ert
Time has effaoed and changed the
landmarks, winds and floods have
ravaged the hillsides, civilization has
marred the landscape and half a cen
tury of erosion has made deep scars
upon the cliffs and mountains, but
every pioneer heart prays that this
boy will find the handful of sacred
dust and rescue It from Its desert
tomb; every pioneer heart goes back
tenderly to the lonely grave and hopes
that the few words of direction may
lead the loving hands to discover It
IEWISTON AN ILLUSTRATION.
The conviction if the Lewlston land
speculators comes Just at an oppor
tune time to help the friends of Pres
ident Roosevelt In the public land
convention at Denver.
Here is a living example of the evils
of the present system of land laws
which permit wholesale fraud and
wildcat speculations. Here Is an ex
ample of the acts and Influences
which have driven the east to demand
that western speculations cease and
that every man who uses the public
range for private purposes, pay the
government for It
Here are a number of bankers and
land speculators holding timber land
worth on the market today over $500,.
000. Most of this has been acquired
through fraud at a cost of about $50,
000 to the speculators.
The actual settlers for whom the
president's opponents are "pleading"
eloquently at Denver will not be per
mitted to enjoy these rich holdings.
The government will not be allowed
to enjoy the market price of the tim
ber, but a few speculators who by
fraud cornered the land, will be en
riched at the public's Ions.
Such cases as this. In which ths
laws are held In utter contempt and
in which rich men, under the cloak
of respectability, commit flagrant
crimes against the government, have
brought the president to withdraw
every possible foot of t'mber land in
order to protect It from such frauds
and to save It for future use.
The president Is right The land
laws must be revised and the public
domain protected from lawless spec
ulators. The only thing to be regu
lated is the administration of the for
est reserves. It cannot be expected
that the system bo right and well ad
justed at first, but the administration
must work to the perfection of the
system and then the people will have
cause to thank Roosevelt for his
work.
CREED OF TnE Y. M. C. A.
While Pendleton has no organiza
tion of the Toung Men's Christian as
sociation, yet there ore perhaps over
100 individual members in this city
and vicinity and the work of that
worthy organization has a special In
terest for every observant and think
ing citizen.
The Y. M. C. A. conducts an enor
mous business In the United States,
and yet It has but five words in Its
entire constitution and by-laws. It
has 1826 local associations tn the
United States with a membership of
381,982 and yet It has no pledge, no
obligation, no Iron-clad rules, no sol
emn oaths of allegiance nor rigorous
rules of conduct. Five words con
stitute the entire written constitution
of the order.
It owns Elf buildings, valued at
$28,000,000 In the United States. It
pays out 14,811,000 per year to 2013
salaried secretaries, and yet there Is
no voluminous set of rules to guide
Its course. It owns 728 libraries con
taining 650,000 volumes, and yet Its
entire creed and working code Is con
tained In five words:
'BEAR YE ONE ANOTHER'S
BURDENS."
THE PENDLETON SPIRIT.
Everybody who visits Pendleton re
marks of the splendid public spirit
of Pendleton business men. This
spirit Is noticeable on every hand. It
is noticeable In the public Institutions
of the city; it is noticeable in the co
operation of business men in every
movement for the betterment of the
city; it is seen in the widespread no
toriety which Pendleton and Umatilla
county products enjoy through ad
vertising and it is more noticeable In
the activity and vim of Pendleton.
There is no reason why the Pendle
ton spirit cannot bring more outside
capital here. There Is no reason why
the right kind of a movement cannot
bring a sawmill to this city upon the
completion of the Pilot Rock road to
the timber belt; there is no reason
why the right kind of an effort can
not bring the Holdman railroad to
this city and there Is no reason why
a packing plant cannot be established
here.
Pendleton needs a payroll and Pen
dleton has never failed to get what
she has started out to get, in the past,
and there is no reason why she
should not bring manufacturing In
dustries to this city to create a large
payroll.
The railroad commission which will
meet In Portland next Monday to give
a further hearing to Pendleton on the
local train question, demands addi
tional facts In regard to traffic in this
territory before ordering the train
placed In service. Pendleton can fur
nlsh the evidence and should be on
hand with the goods If she wants the
train. The railroad commission de
sires to be absolutely fair and Just
with both the people and the O. R. ft
N. company and Is determined to sift
the traffic situation to the bottom be
fore ordering additional train service,
The East Oregonlan Is delighted
to see Pendleton high school boys go
to work during vacation. Many of
them might not have to work if they
did not desire to do so, but there Is
scarcely one of them not now working
at something. This Is one of the best
evidences of the merit of these boys,
Labor Is part of an education. Any
boy who will roll up his sleeves and
put on a pair of overalls during vaca
tlon will make headway during the
school year.
COMING EVENTS.
June 21-22. Oregon Development
league and roso fiesta, Portland.
JULY CELEBRATION AT
PENDLETON.
July 4-7 B. Y. P. U., national
convention, Spokane.
July 9-13 Knights Templar con
clave. Saratoga, N. Y.
July 10-15 International Christian
Endeavor, .Seattle.
July 15-20 Grand Lodge Elks,
Philadelphia.
Wool Knlew Dates.
Shanlko June 26; July 16.
Baker City July 9. '
Elgin July 11.
With the aid of steam heat and
electric lights, vegetables and flow
ers art being grown In Fairbanks,
Alaska.
HARBOR.
And will you rest at last, storm-beaten
spirit
In this poor heart, who would your
haven be.
Will you sink down at last, content to
Inherit
The common treasures of tranquil
ity? Will you forget your high and fierce
endeavor
The hinted Island and the hidden
seas.
Defeats, escapes, adventures, that for
ever Loft you more snd, and never more
at ease?
II.
When the west wind on summer even
ings blowing
Brings to your ears the sound of
sails that fill,
And moving ships eclipse your star
light, going
To lands unseen, and fates that
beckon still.
When you shall see beneath the moon
new risen.
The hissing wake of other vessels'
foam,
Will not this land-locked harbor seem
a prison
Where calms and shadows mock
the name of home?
III.
Ah, when your longing for the open
ocean
Captures your heart, and bids you
set your sail,
Feeble will be the bonds of my devo
tion; Little will love your own or mine
avail:
Happy to you will seem some ship
wrecked stranger.
Keener than love the zest of being
free,
Sweeter than peace, the summoning
cf dangger;
Some day at sunrise you will put to
sea.
Alice Duer Miller.
THE FELLOW THAT'S BROKE.
Let's drink a toast to the rollicking
chap,
The follow who's always broke.
The struggling chap whose ev'ry hope
Evaporates in smoke,
Who smiles despite his empty purse,
Allows naught to depress him.
Who still plods on and hopes 'gainst
hope,
The fellow that's broke, God bless
him!
He may not have a dime on earth
While cold and hunger gnaw nim,
Yet hides it all, with nothing but
His Bunny heart to thaw him.
And meets his friends, nor ne'er be
trays
The truths that sore oppress him,
The chap who smiles thro' hunger's
wiles.
The fellow that's broke God bless
hlml
He sees a hope In ev'ry ray
That o'er his path Is falling
It may be life, It may be death.
Or voice of Fate that's calling.
Though heart be chilled and purse be
bare,
Some sweet hope will caress him:
He's sure the morrow'II brighter be
The follow that's broke God bless
him!
So here's to him, against whom fate
Seems ever leagued to down him;
And yet through all misfortune's
thrall
A halo bright should crown him
Because he cheers some hopeless one
E'en though hard luck doth press
him;
Divides his all, be It how small
The fellow that's broke God bless
hlml .
Kate Thyson Marr.
VANISHING GREATNESS.
From 1840 to the outbreak of the
war and for a full decade at least af
ter its close the Mississippi was the
great north and south trunk line of
western trade. The substantial
warehouses and now decrepit wharves
at all the Important landings from
New Orleans to St Paul testify to its
departed traffic In 1846 2050 steam-
bouts arrived at St. Louis, and in
1856 the young city of St. Paul could
boast 846. The river was a favorite
passenger route also. Then side-
wheel tinder-boxes raced with a
"nigger squat on the safety valve."
The railways have now wrested thlB
traffic away. Last year there were
9388 vessels on all the western rivers,
with a total tonnage of 167,957 tons.
As against this the tonnage of new
vessels built on the Mississippi and
Its tributaries during the years 1864
65-66 was 193,300, The Mississippi
tonnages of 73,081 tons for 1871 and
81,189 for 1881 dwindled down last
year to a trifle of 6691 tons. New
York World.
THE NILE'S ANNUAL FLOOD.
The Nile floods depend on the rain
fall of the Abyssinian highlands. As
rain scarcely ever falls In the valley
of the Nile from the 18th to the 30th
parallel, and very scantily even lower
down, the river owes its supplies
wholly to the copious rains of the
countries" -where It rises. In Egypt
It begins to Increase in June, attains
Its greatest height In three months,
and then subsides as gradually as
It rises. During the flood a great
portion of the delta and of the valley
Is Inundated.
Once every year the Nile overflows
its banks, and deposits upon the land
a black and very fertilizing mud, up
on which the very existence of all
crops In Egypt depends.
Incidentally, the Nile reservoir, for
which the great dams at Assouan and
Assiout have been constructed, will
enable a great tract of land , to bear
two crops a year instead of one, will
bring waste districts into tillage and
will greatly Increase the area of su
gar cultivation. The reservoirs will
surply 1,000,000,000 cubic metres of
water annually.
The "Furniture Trust" Is busted and
we are busting prices on refrigerators.
Sharon ft Eddlngs,
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result is obtained wherever there's a New Perfec
tion Oil Stove in the kitchen. The blue name
produced by the
NEW PERFECTION
Wick Blue Name Oil Cook-Stove
gives quickest and best results. The New Perfection ii different
from any other oil stove. Cuts fuel expense in two. Made in
three sizes. Every stove warranted. If not at your dealer's,
write our nearest agency for descriptive circular.
and is the best
and safest all-round house lamp made. Gives a
clear steady light Brass, throughout and beauti
fully nickeled. Equipped with the latest improved
burner. Handsome simple satisfactory. Every
lamp warranted. Write our nearest agency if you
cannot get it from your dealer. .
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(UCOMroftATO)
BIG CATHEDltAL FOR CAVITOL,
The site of the proposed cathedral
cf the Protestant Episcopal diocese
of Washington, on Mount St. Albans,
between Massachusetts avenue,
Woodley lane and Tennallytown road.
Is almost on a level with the apex of
the Washington monument.
Although It Is in the suburbs now.
the present growth of the city will
doubtless surround it with handsome
residences before it Is finished, and
oven now It Is being approached rap
Idly on all sides.
The property comprises AO acres
which, with the building thereon, rep
resent a total value of $860,000, clear
cf Incumbrance, the last dollar hav
ing been paid last Thanksgiving dny,
when a special service was held to
commemorate the fact.
The property was acquired by do
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HAPPY HOOLIGAN SALE
Yes, it's a winning special of pricing that opens every
economical shopper's eyes. "Happy will help
youse" buy grand values at Cranks.
Some Real Happy Values
Women's fancy plaid Petticoats of Heatherbloom, real value $2.60,
8e" ,or $1.39
Women's fine Egyptian ribbed lisle Underwear, 75c value, sells for
39c
Women's $2 long fancy Klmonas, sell for gj
Women's $3.50 fine muslin and nainsook Oowns, sell jJJ
Women's fine Cambric Downs, value $1.75, sell for S9C
Children's $1.25 fancy wash Dresses, sell for 08 C
Women's colored Heatherbloom Petticoats (plain colors) real $3.50
values, sell for jjJ QQ
Nurses' striped Wrappers, $2.75 values, sell for JjjJ gQ
Ladies' 35c Hose" either fancy ot plain, sell for 19c
Two hoars and thirty minutes from Pendleton to
Bingham Springs
THE FAVORITE BLUE MOUNTAIN HEALTH AND PLEASURB
RESORT FOR TOURISTS AND FAMILIES.
Bingham Springs Hotel, beautifully located In the heart of the
Blue mountains. The Umatilla river flows past the hotel, making
an Ideal place for the lover of trout fishing. On all sides rise the
tree-clad mountains, making Bingham Springs one of the coolest and
most restful resorts tn Oregon. The hotel maintains Its own herd of
cows, furnishing an abundance of milk and cream for 'its guests. Our
garden furnishes an abundance of fresh vegetables for the table.
We spare no pains to add to the comfort or pleasure of our guests.
Our swimming pool Is one ot our most popular features. Rates very
reasonable. Address JAMBS CORNFIELD, Bingham Springs. ' Gib
bon Postoffice, Oregon.
Kitchen
Comfort
The combination of
hot meals and a cool
kitchen has always
seemed an impossi
bility, vet this naDDV
nations from various sources, the
largest gift blng a legacy of 1300,000
from the late Harriet Lane Johnson;
the second a contribution of 1200,
000 from Phoebe A. Hearst, and the
third 50,000 from Mrs. Julian James.
All other gifts have been within the
latter sum.
The corner stone of the new ca
thedral will' be laid September 29
next, the bishop of London, the Bish
op of St Albans and several other
dignitaries of the Church of England
having promised to he present, to
gether with distinguished ecclesiastics
of the United States.
The American handicap shooting
tournament which began In Chicago
June 20, has 406 marksmen entered.
This Is the largest list of entries ever
made In nny country for a shooting
event.
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Hotel St. George
OBORGE DARVEAU, Proprietor.
European plan. Everything first-
elaaa. All modern conveniences. Steam
heat throughout. Rooms en suite with
bath. Large, new sample room. Ths
Hotel St. Oeorge Is pronounced on
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 rooms.
ROOMS: $1.00 and $1.50
Block and a Half From Depot.
See the big electric sign.
The Hotel
Pendletor
BOLLON9 A BROWN, Proprietors.
The Hotel Pendleton has been re
fitted and refurnished throughout.
Telephone and fire alarm connec
tions with all rooms. Baths en suits
and single rooms.
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Headquarters for Traveling Mea
Commodious Sample Rooms.
Free Tins.
Ratee $2, $2.50 and $3.
Special rates by the week or moath.
Excellent Cuisine.
Prompt dining room service.
Bar and Billiard Roo mln Connect! oa
Only Three Blocks from Depots.
Golden Rule Hotel
E. L. MTtROOM, PROPRIETOR.
A first-class family hotel snd stock
men's headquarters.
Under new management. Telephone
and fire alarm connections with all
rooms.
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLAN
Special rates by the week or month.
Excellent dining room service.
Rooms 50c, 75c and $1.00
Free 'bus to and from all trains.
HOTEL PORTLAND
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PORTLAND, OREGON.
American Han, $8 per day and uu
ward. Headquarters for tourists a,d
commercial travelers. Special rats
made to famlllos and single gentle
men. The management will he plem
d at all times to show rooms and
five prices. A. modern Turkish ba'h
establishment In the hotel.
H. O. BOWKKtt. auw
ST. ELMO
ROOMING HOUSE
A CLEAN, UP-TO-DATE AND
NEWLY FURNISHED
Rooming House
FIRST-CLASS L EVERY RE
SPECT UNDER NEW MAN- t
AGEMENT. .7
J. D. SHIPP, Prop.
MAIN STREET.
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