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DAILY EAST ORKOONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON. TIU ltSD W, APMIi 9, 1908. BSOHT PAGES Womens Summer Underwear 60 75 The Peoples Warehouse Where it Pays to Trade Hon. Charles A. Barrett of Athena, eandlldate for re-election as represen tative from Umatilla county, sent the following excellent communication on statement No. 1 to the Portland Ore gonian for publication. In answer to a misleading letter on the same subject trom W. C. Tweedale of Albany, but the Oregonian declined to publish Mr. Barrett's article. The Oregonian evidently desires to mislead the voters on the primary law and so in order to give the voters of Umatilla county the benefit of Mr. Barrett's excellent Ideas, and to show the narrowness and wanton deceit of the Oregonian, the article Is publish ed In full in the East Oregonian as follows: Athena. Ore., April 4, 1908. (To the Editor of the Oregonian.) It has never been my purpose to rush Into newspaper correspondence, es pecially to dissertate on political sub jects. But when communications like that of the learned and Intelligent W. C. Tweedale of Albany. In your issue of the second Instant, appear, I am somewhat impelled to answer them, but at the same time beg the pardon of the reading public for so doing. It has long been understood that the Oregonian Is a newspaper of great worth, great force, and It now has a national reputation. In order for this paper to maintain its prPsent and past high standard It seems that it should be at least necessary for It to publish nothing misleading nothing but the plain, unvarnished truth about great political issues before the peo ple, especially when such Issues are based, upon law. Of course there Is an ancient legal maxim to the effect that "ignorance of the law excuses no one;" however, this may be, It Is universally under stood that but few people know the law. This writer does not profess to know it by any means, and It Is not the purpose of this communication to endeavor to lead any one to believe that he does know It. But the point Is this: The learned and scholarly Mr. Tweedale in his communication has either wilfully sought to mislead those who may read bis article or has mistakenly placed a construction upon the meaning, of The Cause of Many Sudden Deaths. There is a disease prevailing in this oountry most dangerous because so ilecep- 1 deaths are caused by it heart dis ease, pneumonia, heart failure or r- apoplexy are often the result of kid ney disease. If kiduey trouble is u allowed toadvance thekidney-poison- .l LI .1 III i ci ijio'xj will at tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of the bladder, or the kidneys themselves break down and waste away cell by celL Bladder troubles almost always result from a derangement of the kidneys and a cure is obtained uuickest by a projier treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel ing badly you can make no mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the peat kidney, liver and bladder remedy. It corrects inability to hold urine and raiding pain in passing it, and over comes that unpleasant necessity of being -ompelled to go often through the day, 1 to get up many times during the The mild and the extraordinary Swamp-Root is soon realized, 'e highest for its wonderful ost distressing cases. '- pleasant to take and is -.t , i;i fifty-cent and You may have a "krful new dis ' all aljout it, ss, Dr. Kil Wben erous try j ery III. C. L BARRETT ENS nine of statement id. i at Easter 15c sleeveless vests, fine gauze, 20c sleeveless vests, fine Jersey ribbed, reduced to, ea. ISc 25c sleeveless vests, extra quality, reduced to, each 18c 35c knee length pants, lace trimmed, extra quality at, each 25c 65c knee length pants, fine gauze lace trimmed, reduc ed to, each - 48c 50c union suits summer weight, fine gauze, extra value, reduced to, each 39c Two Extra Values in Ladies' Hose dozen ladies' matchless 25c seamless gauze lisle hose, our best 25c values, reduced to, pair ... dozen ladies' 35c black cotton hose, full fashsoned, 1 high spliced heel and double soles, reduced to, pair 25c the primary law and statement No. 1. which, at first glance, is likely to mislead many voters. This Is too plain for cavil, and the Oregonian knows that the construc tion in said communication is not only false und unfounded, but likely to mislead many voters; and, this being so, is it doing right by its thousands of readers to give space to such an article? The primary law Is plain, but the great majority of the people In Oregon have perhaps never read it and will never read It, and they depend upon great newspapers like the Oregonian to give the said law a fair, honest, truthful Interpretation. But, here in this Instance, the learn, ed and scholarly Mr. Tweedale tries to make his readers believe that If there are five republican candidates for United States senator before the primaries and four of them getting 1000 votes each and the other 1500. the one getting 1600 votes is not the choice of the people; and that since the democrats have only one candidate and his vote is 2600, It would entitle him to be elected United States senator according to statement No. 1. Nothing could be farther from the truth and it Is so palpable that we are Inclined to say that the assertion Is wilfully misleading. The fact, un der such circumstances, would be that the republican getting 1500 votes would be the republican nominee at the ensuing election In June and the democrat getting 2500 votes would be the nominee of his party. Hence, If the republicans who are true to party want to do so, 'they can vote for their nominee and give him the full 5500 votes and he would cer tainly be the "people's choice," be cause the democrat would get only 2500 votes. In this Instance the result would be that all statement No. 1 members of the legislature would have to vote for the republican candidate for United States senator and If a majority of the members of the legislature' were statement No. 1 men, the "people's choice" would be elected; If the leg islature did not have a majority of statement No. 1 men, then, and In that event the "people's choice" might not be elected, but instead, the legislature might be tied up for "forty days and nights" trying to elect a senator. Therefore, statement No. 1, Is the nearest expedient we have for electing to the United States senate the "peo ple's choice." If at the coming primary election Fulton should receive 20,000 votes and Cake 21,000, or vice versa, and Cham berlain 25,000, this would not follow by any means that Chamberlain would be elected at the June election as the "people's choice," because at that election Fulton or Cake, which ever got the 21,000 votes, might get the entire republican vote of 41,000 and thereby be the people's choice because Chamberlain would only get 26,000 votes. Therefore, when the legislature would meet to elect a senator, If It had a majority of statement No. 1 members the election would be sim ple and the said Cake or Fulton, as the case might be. would be declared elected without any "forty days" of quibbling, bribing and rascality. C. A. BARRETT. BETTER STATE FAIR. Hoard Decides on Many New Features and Improvements. The state board of agriculture, com posed of W. F. Matlock, Pendleton, president; F. A. Welch, secretary; M. D. Wisdom, of Portland; Mark Hul burt, of Albany; Frank Lee, of Port land, and W. H. Downing, of Shaw, was In session yesterday at the state house, gays the Salem Statesman. W. E. McElroy, the leader of Mc Elroy's band of Salem, was chosen by the board as musical director at the fair. He will have charge of the evening programs and all music of the Sale Reductions reduced to 10c 19c Save Your Coupons Political Information. Primary election April 17. Registration reopens, April 21. Close for election. May 16. General election, June 1. Registration reopens, Sep tember 20. Close for election, October 20. Presidential election, Novem ber 3. fair. In the afternoon they visited the fair grounds, and decided to build an addition to the grand stand 30 by 260 feet on the east side, extending the stand to the track. A row of boxes will be built along the front of the stand. The improvement will add 7800 square feet to the sUnd's ca pacity. Other Improvements were he or dering of the construction of new fencing for the track and thr recon struction of thee outer fence In places. The main entrance will also be enlarg ed and Improved. Alterations will he made In the base of the grand stand In the matter of stands for conces sions. Bids for doing this work will be advertised. OREGON'S INSURANCE INCOME. Total of Over $:io.ofl Paid to the State on UMI Year's Premiums. Some Idea of the vast amount of In surance In force In the state may be gained from the report of Secretary of State Benson, ex-officlo insurance i commissioner, now In course of prep aration, says the Salem Statesman. The total value of the risks carried by the stock fire Insurance companies, for 1907, was $102,298,155.38. The gross premiums received reached to a total of J2, 960, 446. 05 Premiums returned $744,664.99 Losses paid, $758,082.42. This busi ness netted the companies, exclusive of the cost of operating expenses, $1, 457,700.64. The principal items of the fire and marine Insurance business done dur ing the past year In this state are as follows: Total risks, $16,544,689: gross premiums. $146,840.87; premi ums returned, $3,684.78; losses paid, $76,782.53; net premiums to company exclusive of the cost of operating. $77,344.05. From the above business the state derives a revenue of 2 per cent of the net premiums, or $30,700 89. In addi tion the companies pay a license fee of $50 each per year, making the total revenue to the state from this source $33,700, 60 companies having operat ed here In 1907. NEW HOSPITAL OPENS. a Grande's New BnlkUng Complete. Patients Moved. The last load of equipment and the seven patients have been moved from the old Grande Ronde hospital to the splendid new structure at the head of Adams avenue, known as tho new hos pital, says the La Grande Observer. The patients were moved up today and with the exception of getting a few details In shape, the new estab lishment Is In full working order. The furniture and furnishings are of the best, in fact, so is every phase of the entire Institution. Those who have the distinction of being the first patients In tho new hospital are: Misses Ada West and Jane Harrie, Iessrs. Schleld, Howard, Raymond, McCoy and Conway, a Japanese, and a lumberman from Perry- If you have an idea, spend a little money on it. COFFEE Why do we drink so much poor coffee? Because ood coffee is so good Yo trocar returoi jour aoatr II roo don't 10m Shllllar'i Beit: wo pi? bin. NEW BANKING Iff (UK PIE ALL STATE BANKS OrAllANTER DEPOSITORS New Law N niingfng Enormous lliiMinc&s to Oklahoma Bank from Adjoining Staled . Every State Hank Mnt Subscribe o a Fund Whii li Insures Depositor Against Loan At First Many Criticized tlic I AW. quthrle, Okla., April 8. When the. solons of the Oklahoma legislature passed a law requiring all state banks to subscribe to a fund for the pro tection of depositors against loss through bank failures, the wise men of the east' Indulged In some very flippant and cynical criticisms of the scheme and declared that it would be a failure. While the period of less thun two months that has elapsed since the law became effective may not have been sufficient to provide a fair test, there Is very probablly that the Oklaho ma law has come to stay and that other states will be forced to pass similar laws In order to protect their own banks. Whatever may be said against the law it has served to restore public confidence in the banks and to bring out much money from hiding. The national banks have generally stood aloof from the law. and have suffered eomewhat from the competition of the state-guaranteed banks. While there hus been no remarkable rush of money from other states, hundreds of people have taken advantage of protection afforded by Oklahoma banks to send their savings here. At first, these Importations of mon ey were mainly small sums, but now many large corporations In other states are looking up the advantages offered by the banks of the new state and are making propositions to de posit large sums. Most of the bank ers are fighting shy of too. largo de posits fearing that the returns would not be adequate after paying the 1 per cent protection assessment to ie state. The banks across the state boun daries, in Kansas Texas and Arkan sas are beginning to feel the effects of the Oklahoma competition through a shrinkage of deposits. The drain nil not set In heavily as yet, but with Increasing public confidence In the practicability and desirability of tne new act, there is no doubt that these states will, In the course of a few years, beforced to adopt a slm lar measure. as tnese commonwealths will, In turn, act upon others, Oklahoma mav have started a movement that will not be completed until It has reached from ocean to ocean and from the Canada Kn.Jn. . 1 t m ' "viut- iu me KU1I. Kennedy's Laxative Cough syrup net promptly yet gently on the bow els, through which the cold Is forced out of thesystem and at the same time it allays Inflammation. Sold by Tollman & Co. "GRANDMA" PAttQBR'IB N. -a Grand? Has tlu Oldest I .,... ..- Woman of ITaimti Oregon. With the extremely remarkable honor of having shaken hands with the patriot Lafayette while at the age of 12 years, having rode on t In first train to be operated In the Uni ted States, and yet able to sew on the day previous to her 4(h birth day anniversary, the career of "Grandma" Palmer, the most ven erable character in La Grande, Wed nesday, says the La Grande Observer. Yesterday Mrs. Palmer passed the 94th milestone of her life, und though so close to the century mark, was able to sit up und receive 33 callers. In view of the fact that she has been critically 111 this winter, her friends were delighted to find her so well. On the day before, she did sewlna on a quilt which she Is making. "Grandma" has a history that would make Interesting reading were tne facts combined In novel form. Since 1864 she has been a resident of La Grande, and knows more histori cal facts than the average pioneer. wnat is more, ut her advanced nee she can relate incidents and fnr.t. that holds the attention of her listen ers This birthday anniversary is an event looked forward to annually by the many friends of "Grandma" The Observer extends concratulatlons to the grand old lady and wishes her many more happy birthdays COLUMBIA BAR. 633 Main St. Fine Wines and Liquors. Fancy Drinks a Specialty Hot Lunch Pool and Billiard Parlor Gentlemen Only First Class Rooming House In Connection. CORRIGAN BROS. PROPRIETORS. lr BSI BBSi. AHk MB OHsHC BtLm JAY . VaHi ' HA lAm .dsMLb.. Mr After suffering for seven years, this woman was restored to health by Lydia E. Pinkuam's Vegetable I Compound. Head her letter. Mrs. Sallie French, of Paucaunla, Ind. 'IVr., writes to Mrs. Pinkham : " I had female troubles for seven years was all run-down, and so ner vous I could not do anything. The doctors treated me for different troubles but did me no good. While in this con dition I wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for ad vice and took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound, and I am now strong and well.'' FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, nas been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges tion,dizzine8s,ornervous prostration. Why don't you try it r Don't hesitate to write to Mrs. Pinkham if there 1$ anything about your sickness you do not understand. She will treat your letter lnconndence andadvueyou free. No woman ever regretted writ lug her, and because of her vast experience sue nas neipea thousands. Address, Lynn, Mass, V. P. SELLS DRY LAND, Wyoming Range Is In Demand Among Stockmen and Fanners. The L'nlon Pacific Railroad compa ny has sold to the Sweetwater Range company 70,000 acres of land In Sweetwaterd county at $1 an acre. The Sweetwater Range company was organized some years ago for the purpose of holding extensive winter range for the benefit of the members, most of whom are extensive sheep owners of Rock Springs. The land which It has Just purchas ed was held under lease from the rail road company for a number of year and as soon as It was offered for sale was bought up at the price mention ed. In an Interview In a Denver paper, C E. Wantland, the Union Pacific land agent, says that the Wyoming lands owned by the company ore com ing Into more extensive demand and says that It Indicates a rapid devel opment of the state. The railroad re cently sold another tract of alternate sections in the Red desert, comprising 150.000 acres, to a sheep asoclatlon to be used as winter range by the members. The London street merchants are put nut Of business on foggy days and their lost business amounts to $15,- 000. Get your sugar by the sack in sacks that bears this name CandH BERRYcaSI SUGAR CjljJ Then you know you have 44 sugar mat u iluin, uky, 44 PURE and BRILLIANT. MADI ONLY BY C. S H. SUGAR REP1NINO CO. Ask your Grttir far BERRY SUGAR Phone Main 90. REXALL Blood Tablets Tht New Spring Medicine. Box 50c Ask The Pendleton Drug Co. PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY By Drinking the Home Product, the Famous $500 BEER Guaranteed Absolutely Pore. Try a case for family use. For sale at all leading bars. CITY BREWERY SCHULTZ ft STRICKER Phone Main 828. FISH Choice roasts, steaks and boll lag meat fresh every day. Lard, smoked and cured meats, wholesale .and retail. EMPIRE MEAT CO. Phone Main 18 Get the Best Good Dry Wood and the BEST KIND OF COAL. PROMPT DELIVERY. W. C. MINNIS Leave orders at HENNING'S CIGAR STORE Opposite Peoples Wa rehouse "PHONE MAIN jj BREWERY SALOON J J. P. Sullivan, Prop. Distributor of the famous CEDAR BROOK and OLD JOE GIDEON Whisk ies Large stock of leading brands of wines, liquors and cigars. East Court street, next to Brewery. Our Specialty is the Family Trade We are fully prepared to fur nish you the best of lard, sau sages and fresh, smoked or cured meats and fish each day. Central Meat Market Carney A Tweedy. Telephone Main it. 24 Bottles of Beer for $1.00 Delivered to you home Purer Than City Water Phone Main 550 John Gagei. Eagle Bldg. Court Street ENGRAVED CARDS, INVITATIONS and announcements, all tin latest styles of stock and type faces. Leave
