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DAILY EAST OKKUONIAN. I'KNNLKTON. OKKV FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1808.
pace Tun EE.
Lost Ohonco
To Get a Hat for
Less Than Half Price
$1.50
$1.00
r5c
Boy's Hat worth $1.50
For 50 cents
$3.50 Hat for
$2.50 "
$2,00
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Main Street Near Bridge
Safes and Vaults
PACIFIC SAFE COMPANY
Exclusive agents for
Herring -Ha II-Marvin
Safe Company
Manufacturers of
The Genuine
Hall's Safe & Lock Go's
Safes and Vaulfs
Hie Standard for Seventy Years.
Correspondence Solicited
Office and Salesroom
909 Riverside Avenue
Empire State Building.
SPOKANE, WASH.
FOR SALE
One steam merry-go-round
complete and up to
date, 24 horses, 3 chariots,
a 40-foot wheel. .A No. I
tent, 50-foot with side walls,
only used one season.
Also one black top tent
complete for moving pic
tures, 23X55 feet, and 5,
000 feet of moving picture
film. For particulars, in
quire of
C. E. ELLIS
Care Pastime Theatre.
Cut Out and Bring In This Ad
It will buy you a drink of
"TRICKLE"
The Jagless Joy Juice
at the
Pendleton
DRUG jCOMPANY
Large Quantity of the Famous
Rock Spring
Now on Hand ..
The coal that produces heat
and not dirt. Also fine lot of
good dry wood.
Dutch Henry
Office, Pendleton Ice A Cold gtorajre
, Company. 'Phone Main 178.
PASTIME PARLORS.
RUTHERFORD A MOUTOR, Props.
A quiet resort for the healthful ezer
else of .1 . ".
BOWLING, POOL AND BILLIARDS,
Only flrst-olass tables used. '"
Clears, confectionery, tobaccos and
soft drinks.
i Ua sums hvaJs lvattfs
COMMUNITIES HELD
" ' BACK BY FEW MEN
Four Roads Would Bo Built Hut for
Individual SeifislwcH Millions for
Improvements Kept Out of Oregon
by a Few OlwtructlonlHts.
Will the entire summer of 1908
pans away without accomplishment of
anything In the way of completing
the many Important railroad projects
now under way In Oregon? It be
gins to look that way, and the very
people who will be most directly bene
flted are the ones who are responst
bio for the delays, guys the Portland
Telegram.
The matter has really reached a
serious stage, and practically no pre
llmlnary Or construction work Is be
Ing done on four distinct big projects.
one steam and the other three elec
trlcal. The aggregate expendJture
Involved runs Into the millions, and
the money is on band to be put to
use. Yet it Is Idle, has been idle for
months, and indications are that It
will lie Idle for months to come. Th
four projects referred to are:
, The Oregon Electric company's ex
tension from Portland to Hlllsboro.
The Mount Hood Railway & Pow
er company line into Portland.
The United Railways line from
Portland to Forest Grove and Hlllsboro.
The Pacific Railway & Navigation
Company's line from Portland to Til
lamook.
The one great obetacle In the way
of pushing the plans of these corpor
ations to Immediate completion is the
obstructionist tactics of property-
owners along the proponed rights of
way. More deplorable still is the fact
that In each Instance only a mere
handful of property owners has been
able to delay progress for months. In
the case of the Oregon Electric line,
ust two property owners have been
successful In forcing the company to
bandon all work, have compelled the
company to remove the steel and oth
er material already on the ground and
tho throwing of hundreds of men out
of employment.
Each of these men Is asking more
than the company believes his prop
erty Is worth, and Insists that the
company erect a permanent depot on
hie property. This the company has
steadfastly refused to do In all cases
on the ground that It feels better able
to Judge where the prospective traf
fic conditions will require stations
and depots, both freight and passen.
ger. This matter, the company main
tains, Is governed entirely by the ra
pidity of development of the various
sections tapped by the road.
In the case of the Mount Hood Iln
five property-owners controlling less
than three-quarters of a mile of right-
of-way territory, have obseructed the
company's operations, and It may
even be found necessary for the com
pany to build clear around Greshnm
a prospective station on the line, for
It Is In that neighborhood that' most
of the difficulty has been encounter
ed. A few other landowners, some
on the north side and the rest on
the south side of Mount Tabor, have
baffled all attempts of the company
to secure a satisfactory route at fig
ureg that it considers reasonable.
With the United Railways the
condition Is somewhat similar. This
company has run lines and made sur
veys for their road to Forest Grove
and Hlllsboro and expected to be able
to begin construction work long be
Tore 'this, but because a few ranchers
out near Llnnt,on and in the vicinity
of Cornelius Gap demanded prohibi
tive prices for their property, the
company has not been able to do any
thing, and so much delay has been
caused that options already obtalneo
are beginning to lapse and cannot be
renewed .save at exorbitant . figures,
Officials of this company now have a
corps of engineers at work, and they
are running four separate lines in
the hope they may secure a right of
way along some one of these where
the grade will be convenient and not
too many engineering obstacles 'met
with. President Hen ham declared
yesterday that there was some doubt
In Tils mind whether his company
would ever be able to bull dthls line.
He added that If some of the obstruc
tionists did not come to terms, the
whole project would be abandoned
Tillamook Cut Out.
No work of any Importance has
been done on the uncompleted road
to Tillamook, the Pacific Railway &
Navigation company. President Ly
tie, when the financial flurry came
last fall, abandoned work from this
end, and during the winter, his right-of-way
men did their level best to se
cure strips of property needed near
Tillamook, but the property-owners
and business Interests over there did
not keep their promises, and the com
pany was obliged to spend $20,000
for small strips of land which had
been promised them as a bonus If the
road would be built. Tlllamookers are
still holding up work now, and Pres.
Ident Lytic, when asked when opera
tions would be resumed, exclaimed:
"I'll be d d Jf I know, and I'll be
d d If I care." ,
Summed up briefly, here are hun
dreds of miles of steam and electric
railroad work already under way,
backed by -almost unlimited capital,
to tap rich, undeveloped regions which
have been crying for transportation
facilities for years, on which a stroke
of work cannot be done, thanks to a
few greedy landowners, whose prop
erty will be tremendously enhanced
In value, the moment these railroads
are In operation.
The effect is even more far-reach
ing and serious than appears on tht
face of It and as explained above, for
when eastern capitalists who come out
here from time to time lookine for
Our Special Inducement
For you to dress well on the Fourth of July and
during your Summer Vacation.
We will put on sale commencing Wednesday June 1 7,
our entire Spring and Summer line of Stejn-Bloch Smart
Clothing at 25 per cent (1-4) off this grand offer will
last until July 5th 1 908.
The man of 17, the man of 30, the man of 50 All
have different views All are reflected in their Clothes
tastes and in Stein-Bloch Clothing ..
We can please yon oil at a sacrifice of 25 per cent while this sale lasts
See Big Window Display
Alexander Dep't. Store
Store Closed all day Fourth of July
The
MIIT11"gS3l
BOOSTED 1LS Of
UU
1
Bid
HOLDINGS ARE CURSE '
OF THE VALLEY COUNTIES
Corro-noiMlent to Salem Statesman
Says E. M. Croisan Holds Sufficient
Land to Suport 150 Families Ad-
juccnt to Salem Growth fo Sulein
Is Held Back.
That land monopoly Is not only ag
itating eastern Oregon counties, but
Willamette valley as well, Is shown by
the following letter from "A Booster"
safe and profitable Industrial invest-J to the Salem Statesman concerning
BAB T MED
F
Oil Ii MONTHS
By Terrible Itching Eczema Face
and Head a Solid Sore Spread
to His Hand and Legs Would
Scratch Until He Bled Tiny Suf
ferer Immediately Relieved and
ENTIRELY CURED IN 2
MONTHS BY CUTICURA
" When my son Walter was three weeks
old, eczema ppeared on his face. We did
not know what
it waa no went
to a doctor who
treated him for
three months.
Then he was so
bad that his face
and head were
nothing but one
sore and his ears
looked as if they
were going to fall
off, so we tried
another doctor.
Be said he could
mm him nnrl wn
doctored there four months, the baby
never setting anv better. Bin hand
and logs then bad big sores on them
and as for his sleeping, we could not
think of it. the poor little fellow suf
fered so terribly. First I tied his hands
to me criD to keep him from scratching,
but when it got so bad I tied him in a
shawl or he would scratch himself all
Dioody. when he was seven months old
we tried a set of the Cuticura Remedies.
Tho first application of Cuticura let
him sIood and rest well. In one weelr
tho sores were ironn but. It. stavnd nvt
and sometimes it would itch so we
used Cutioura for two months, then he
had a clear and white face. Now he la
two years and seven months old and
has never had eczema again. I hope
this letter Will holn anmn who urn suffAr
Ing from skin disease. Everv mother
ho has a babv sulTerine with skin
disease should Just try Cuticura; there
Is nothing better. Mrs. Louis Beck, R.
F.D.3,8an Antonio. Tex., Apr.16,'07."
A single set of Cuticura Remedies Is
Often sufficient to cure rortiirinff Hip.
figuring, itching, burning, and scaly
humors, eczemas, rashes, and Irritations,
from Infancy to age, when all other
remedies fail.
Ct)ipit Extmtl and Intml Tmtownt ft
r.vwF iiumor coiul.M if rmirur Bran, (26c ) to
fijn"' Skl5- 'U,"V Ointment 60oJ to Hd
hSUi.iid Cutlrur Hnmlvrnl (60.), MlnlM
form of Cbom ii, (Viaini in. in- "J.. I. r.T
to Purttr the Blood. Sold throughout tht orkL
i-oiwr uru a Vlum. Vnto.. Sole Prom . fmt,n
T" Milled Free, Cuticura Book oa BUi dismsm.
ments see how railroad promoters
and builders have been faring at the
hands of the "mossbacks" hereto
fore, they are at once -discouraged
over the outlook and In that way vol
umes of money eager for work Is
driven away.
There Is also another deplorable as
pect to the situation. At no time In
years has structure material been so
cheap as It Is now, and so easy to get
The structural steel market Is slug
gish, with prices away down, and
there Is a sufficient supply available
to fill all orders almost Immediately.
At the same time the Inactive bus!
ness world generally has found the
railroads with an enormous amount
of Idle equipment on their hands, so
that the material could be laid down
here on very short notice.
What obtains In the structure m&
terlal market Is largely true In the
uuur niuraei. i ne widespread re
trenchment In the Industrial world
threw hundreds of thousands of men
out of employment last winter, and
hordes of them are walking the streets
looking for work today. The over-
supply of labor has. of course, re
duced the price of labor commodity
anywnere from 20 to 40 per cent.
Yet, In the fact of all these con
ditions, so favorable to railroad build
ing In this territory, capital Is dor
mant and labor Is restless and idle.
while the great and undeveloped re
sources of Oregon are needlessly ne
glected.
CLASS OF 82 AT O. A. C.
Blgjrest Graduating Class In History
or Oregon College.
The graduation exercises of the Or
egon Agricultural college opened at
10 o'clock Thursday, attended by an
Immense crowd despite the drizzling
rain, says a CorvaJlis Item. Hundreds
of alumni and other visitors from all
over Oregon were present. The Arm
ory, where the exercises were held,
had been converted Into a veritable
rustic paradise by the use of ever
green boughs, potted palms and ferns,
profusion of bunting was used In
the decorations.
The program this morning follows:
invocation, Rev. D. H. Leech: "Spring
Song," chorus; "Beauteous Waltz,
chorus; salutatory, Mary Rose Scog-
gln; valedictory, Herbert Edward
Cooke; two vocal numbers by Virginia
Spencer Hutchinson; address, J. H.
AcKerman, state superintendent of
schools: conferring degrees. President
Kerr; "Triumphal," chorus.
The commencement events through
out have been successful. The drill
of the cadet regiment yesterday was
witnessed by hundreds. The alumni
banquet was held last night at Wal
lace hall. i
A recital at the Armory was given
last evening by the pupils of the school
of music. The lust lnter-soclety de
bate for the Gatch cup, held last
night, resulted In victory" for the Ami.
cltlans over the Zetagatheans.
The enrollment for the year closing
was 1156, against 835 a year ago. The
growth has been not only in numbers
but In collegiate ad vatrcement. "The
standard of the college has been lift
ed! Muuh building has been done
and more Is in progress. Next year
greater things are expected at the In
stitution.
There are 82 graduates this year.
the largest class In the history of the
school.
the Immense holdings of Salem citl
zens. The letter Is as follows:
The greatest drawback to the de
velopment of this country Is the large
tracts of land In the hands of a few
people. For Instance. I know of my
personal knowledge of one man,
M. Croisan, has in his own name and
under his control, over 1900 acres of
land within from two to seven miles
of the city, some of the finest garden
grain and fruit land on earth
Take, tor Instance,.- the large tract
near the B. I. Ferguson cherry or
chard In Pofk county. If this splen
did tract of land was cut up into 10
acre tracts it would make homes for
75 families. This is as good as the
Ferguson land, and some of It Is bet
trr for garden purposes
Mr. Croisan also has a large body
of land southwest of the city, of some
800 acres. A lot of this Is the best
prune land In existence, being one
and a half miles west of Liberty, the
best prune district In the world.
I say nothing against Mr. Croisan
as an Individual, but I condemn him
for not dividing up this land and al
lowing actual nomeseekers to come
in and build up the country. Such
men are a hindrance to the develop
ment of the community in which they
live -and there should be a law to
compel them to disgorge hls land, all
but 160 acres.
Iow this man is holding land
enough to setUe 150 families and glvt
them a comfortable living, whereas
there is now not to exceed a half doz
en families on all of this 1900 acres.
Just see what this would mean for
Salem If cut up Into small tracts.
BOOSTER
Salem, June 17, 1908.
Slwt Partner by Mistake.
R. Drummltt and B. F. Blakeslee,
two hand-loggers at Bute Inlet, near
Vancouver, B. C, went hunting last
Sunday morning. They separated and
later Blakeslee saw something moving
In the bushes and fired. Drummltt
was shot through the arm. It took
two days and 60 miles of rowing In
a small boat io get Drummltt to the
Rocky Bay hospital. He died soon
after arriving there from the shock
and loss of blood.
Fine store and office room for rent
East Oregonlan building. Enquire
this offloe.
Liquors at Cost.
My entire line of wines, liquors and
cigars must be disposed of by July
1. To do so, everything will be sold
at actual cost, nothing reserved. Now
la the time to secure absolutely pure
goods cheap. The Mint, J. P. Med
emach, prop.
Notice to Ice Users.
All parties wanting Ice delivered to
their homes please hang out cards by
7 o'clock each morning where they
can be seea by driver of wagon. Hen
ry Koplttke.
Read the East Oregonlan.
MAY SUE PAPER TRUST.
IK'imilmom of Justice Has Now
Gathered Sufficient Evidence.
It Is expected that the department
of Justice in the near future will
bring suits against the paper trust.
says the Washington correspondent
of the New York Times, on the
ground that it is operating in re.
stralnt of trade. Agents of the de
partment have been at work In New
York for some time, and evidence Is
now in such shape that actions may
be commenced.
The greatest secrecy is being main
tained at the department 0f Justice,
and none of the officials will either
acknowledge or deny that such liti
gation is contemplated. It was de
nied emphatically, however, that the
department would wait or consider
Itself bound to postpone action In the
prosecution1 of the paper trust until
the congressional committee finished
Its labors of Investigation.
Made in
New York
Esell
"Benjamin"
Correct
Clothes for Men
because, they cost
no more than other
clothes, and are
accepted as the j
Standard of Style
everywhere.
The price is always
BOND BROS.
Pendleton s Leading Clothiers-
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
SUMMER SESSION
JUNE g TO Jl'LY 31, 1 80S
Omrm In Illoloiry, Cbomintrv, Education, EnglUh
j.LH'murr, nnan,
Mathematics, Physic.
Gentian, i'roni h, Sjianiiih, Hiatal?,
I, Physic Full corns of Instructor,
SrKCIAL OOfRSKS IN EACH
OKTAKTMEftT FOH TKACHEKS
For rttalcufiio frtrMi Lh
tUITUI, IIIVEISITT Of tRIfJOl, IIMtlt, It CSV
Ted Cyrus, wanted In Colusa coun
ty, California, for grand larceny, was
arrested at Colton, Wash., Monday by
City Marshal Walter Kelly. Cyrus
formerly lived In the vicinity of John
son and Is well known In Colton.
Our Specialty is
the Family Trad8
We are fully prepared to fur
nish you the best of lard, sau
sages and fresh, smoked 1 or
cured meats and fish each day.
Central Meat, Market
Carney A Tweedy.
Telephone Main tt.
THE SHOW THAT'S HERE TO STAY"
DIME
THEATER
Funny, Fascinating and Entertaining
Moving Pictures and Beautiful
Illustrated Songs
, a
Program changes Sunday. Tuesday and Friday
Shows 2 to 5 p. m.f and 6:30 to 10 p. m.
Admission 1 0c Chndren under lOyrs. 5c,
f' 7 MAIN 8TREET, NEXT TO RADER'S.