, lla.
.t,.Jl
p.u.i: ix) lit.
DAILY EAST OREGOXIAX, Pr.NM.ETOX, OllKGOX, SATl'HDAV, SKPTKMBKH 19, 1908.
FOURTEEN PAGES.
r
tvxty official paper,
an inpkpkni'knt newspaper.
Published lslljr, Weekly and Semi-Weekly.
at Pendleton. Oregon, by ths
I A ST OKKliOM AN PIHLISH1SQ CO.
SCnsCRIITlOX RATES:
Pally, one year, by mall $5 00
Daily, nix month, by mall 2 R0
I 'ally, th re luonthn, by mall 1.23
Ially, one month, by mall M
Dally, on year, by carrier T 5
Dally, all month, by carrier S 75
Ially, three motitha. by carrier I.Pj
Dally, on month, by carrier
Weekly, on year, by mall l.M)
Weekly, tlx month, by mall 75
Weekly, fvur fiionth. by mall HO
Beml Weekly, one year, by mall 1.R0
Vml-WeckiT, U month, by mall... .75
Petal Weekly, four months, by tuall.. .60
The DhIIt Fast Oregonian Is kept on sals
st the Oregon New Co., 147 6tb street.
l ortland, Oregon.
Chit-ago llnreaii, U09 Security building.
WsKhlnctou, IV C. Hurean. 501 Four
teenth street. X. W.
Member United Press Association.
leleplio
lists 1
Entered at the pontoffles st Pendleton,
Oregon, as aecond-cla mall matter.
unci rvlBfi
Till" CAM. TO TOIL.
The CM of l.fo. Is tho LorJ of
toll.
Anl naught cares he If the tool
l'.e anvil, or needle, or hoe or
brain.
it the toiUr a s.iko. or a fo il:
The call's for a man with his
task to-heel.
Anl hi? aim. the good of his
clan:
The height of the rise. 'twlxt
heaven and hell,
Is the height of an upright man.
Clara Bushnell Castle.
A DANC.EKOl'S JOKE.
In another portion of this paper ap
pears an exhaustive article by Charles
J Ferguson In opposition to the
franchise recently granted the Oregon
& Washington Traction company. It
Is published In a spirit of fairness
and not because it is approved by the
Last Oregonian.
When the franchise was granted by
the city council the action was heart
ily endorsed by this paper. This was
because the paper believed that the
building of an lnterurban line will
will mean untold good to the city:
because It believed and still believes
the cnuncilmen acted honestly and
wisely In granting the franchise, al
though it was not Just as they desir
ed. What Mr Ferguson's interest In the
matter may be the East Oregonian
does not know. . But In preference to
his Judgment it would rather take the
combined Judgments of the men who
went over the proposition thoroughly
and Intelligently with the traction
people while they were here. Upon
Mayor Murphy, ouncilmen Strain,
Knight, McCormach anil the others
of the council was the responsibility.
Why not let their decision stand?
For the present at least this paper
If unwilling to take Mr. Ferguson's
suggestions seriously. If he Is super
ior In Intellect to the present council
men It Is too bad he Is not a member
o' that honorable body.
But the communication as it stands
h a joke. In view of the threat that
It contains It might become a serious
one If carried too far and the refer
endum really invoked. Rut the East
Oregonian does not believe such will
tome to pass, and It hopes that Mr.
Ferguson will tell us when to laugh.
THE IXDKI'EXDEXT PRESS.
Of the freedom of the press every
schoolboy has heard, for It was one
of the things fur which the revolution
ary fathers struggled. But the ind"
pindence of the press Is another mat
ttr and it is a modern subject. Only
within recent years have Independent
papers become dominant. In the past
It was the cutttom of papers to follow
blindly in the paths of their respec
tive political parties. But today the
paper that Is not Independent, or at
least semi-independent, Is not consid
tied a newspaper.
"The Independent paper today Is
the people's paper," said Kdmund W.
Booth, editor of the Grand Rapids
Treys, In a recent address. It neither
b longs to party nor to any class In
society.
"! ' nn lnstltu!or eekn? to gulrd
the rights, national and muniiepal.
political, social and commercial, of
all sorts and conditions upon their
rnvr merits without respect to person
or political parties or to social Influ
ence or other Interests.
"An Independent Journal Is not one
trat is 'agin the powers that be.' And
whenever a head pops up knocks it.
A Journal worthy to be called Inde
pendent regards Itself as free to up
port or to oppose the administration
In power. It may espouse and In
dorse party principles without sur
rendering Its individuality or its In
dependence. Neither Is Independence another
name for neutrality. It Joes not
mean that any Issue Is to ho dodged.
Independence of tlto right sort spoil
:(!KivssIvimio.h not a colorless,
mushy sort of policy destined to Jolly
everybody ami all parties. It moans
Boo.i faith not hypocrisy."
sniooi, nt ti:ismtiis.
Just at present much criticism Is
bt ins mule of school fraternities and
especially of those In high schools.
Whethor or not a fraternity is good
or bad depends upon its members, ll
I- to be hoped that the local fraterni
ty is under the former head and will
;i!was remain there.
But it must be admitted that In
many Instances fraternities are per
nicious. Membership in a fraternity
is pleasant for a student because it
furnishes a sociability that is hard
to duplicate. But the fraternity life
also tends to dwarf Individuality and
fo.-ter snobbery.
If there w.fs no other reason for the
abolishment of the fraternities than
their subversion of the spirit of de
mocracy, which, should prevail in this
; ublic schools of this country, that
t..soit should be all-sufficient, says
i I'ortland paper. The value of Amor
it an public school education lies not
aVne in what Is learned from books.
Added to this, there Is a certain
American character-building to be
kept In jnlnd; n character building
ti'.'t condemns snobbery and discour
ages class prejudice. The fraternities
stand for and develop snobbery; they
create class distinction in school life,
which never should exist. Their aim
Is shabbily to emulate aristocracy,
though in the misguided student
judgment It is presumed to engender
aristocracy of the three-ply variety.
The .influence of the "frat" upon the
gtneral school atmosphere Is bad
very bad.
But this fault of non -democracy Is
pot the only fault of the fraternities.
They engender foolish conceit that
brings about insubordination: they
undertake to create a student author
ity that, upon occasion, will pit itself
against school authority. And, be
yond these faults, the fraternities ar
responsible for the cultivation o0 so
called social thought and conduct that
are little short of vicious. It would
bo the part of foolishness for the
public school authorities not to pro
nounce the doom of the fraternities.
School authorities generally have ar
rived at this conclusion. The need
I to eliminate the Influence of the
"fiat," and the need Is as great In
Portland as in any other city.
LIFE XOT EXTINCT.
Tho present is considered a quiet
stage In Pendleton's career. But at
the same time buildings aggregating
nearly JH'O.OOO in cost are under way.
In the near future a handsome fed
eral building is to be erected; a new
Christian church will rise from the
i Litis of the old and it is understood
the Alta House will also be rebuilt.
Then the town Is In line for an ln
terurban road that promises to double
Its population within a few years;
great good will also come to it from
the settlement of the Irrigated lands
of the west end and before many
j ears the reservation will be under
white ownership. The last will mean
a dense farming settlement between
here and the mountains.
Pendleton Is lively now for a "dull"
town, but when certain things come
to pass its growth will be something
wonderful.
The fair commissioners are to be
congratulated upon the splendid pro
gram that has been arranged for the
district fair. Nearly all the prominent
n n of the state are to be here and
speak, each upon the appropriate day,
and some men of national fame will
come. With this program and with
lieCaprlo's band In addition, together
vlth the Improvements made within
the pavilion insures that the fair will
be what Is Intended, "better than be
fore." For the first time a passenger train
will be run Into the Wallowa valley
tomorrow. The branch road has been
completed as far as the town of Wal
lows and 600 people will ride In upon
the first train, while all Wallowa
c unty will gather to celebrate the oc
casion. Chief Joseph's country now
belongs to the white man forever.
Main street this afternoon was a
thing of life. There are few towns
In the country that can make a better
showing than Pendleton on a fine Sat
urday afternoon In the fall of the
year.
Again the price of wheat Is on the
oar. The crop of the Inland empire
may have been a trifle short this year
but the price Is satisfactory.
THE JOKE WAS OX THE Jl'DGE.
A very vain and dapper western
lawyer was painfully conscious of the
fact that owing to his baldness he
Governor
$ J
Other Prominent
Americans
V W -. 4 ...W "-WV '.' V.
3 :: : ixi'if
frf-:." x .-:,.--X .::. -I a
1 " M - p yarrh and an excellent general
.vl r.-
LISror PR0MIENT AMERICAS.
'
flnv U XT D4NATII f!nnfarlprat Armv. ex-State Senator. Texas.
Col. Bailey, of Washington, D. C, Labor Organizations and TJ. V. L.
CoL Patten, of Washington, D. C, Military and Masonic Orders.
Tim, u s Rvan. of Alaska. Ex-Member English House of Parliament
p,,MU,nun roi nf AinsVa. well
Ccn. W. H. Parsons.
Oen. W. II. Parsons is ex-State Sena
tor and ex-Special Judo of the Supreme
Court of Texas, also Brigadier General
in Confederate Army. In a recent letter
from K3 II St., N. W., Washington, D.
C, this prominent gentleman says:
"Upon the recommendation of per
sonal friends and many strong testi
monials as to tho efficacy of Peruna in
the treatment of the numerous symp
toms of the la grippe with which I have
been afflicted for four months past, I
have been induced to undergo a treat
ment with this Justly celebrated for
mula. I feel a decided change for the
better after using it only one week. It
is especially good In toning up the item
ach and has had a decided effect upon
my appetite. I therefore feel much en
couraged that I am on the road to com
plete restoration.
"My numerous friends In Texas, where
I have had tho honor to command a
brigade of her Vetuian Cavalry in a four
had to wear a wig. In cross-exam
Ining a woman he asked:
"And where was your maid at the
time'."'
"In my boudoir arranging my
hair."
"And where were you?"
"I was with my hair. I don't wear
a wig like, some people."
Not long ago, in a local
lawyer asked a woman:
see the shot fired?"
"No; but I heard It."
"That Is not satisfactory
down."
For some reason, the
case, a
"lid you
Step '
woman
seemed to be amused, and laughed us
she left the witness chair, whereupon
the judge fined her for contempt of
court.
"Judge, did you see me laugh?"
asked the woman.
"No; but I heard you."
That Is not satisfactory." The
Judge remitted the fine.
Perhaps the best story known 'if a
woman amusing an entire court is
told of an occurrence In Kngland. A
poor woman was suing for the loss
of an ass, and a dispute arose as to
Just how the animal had been killed.
Finally, the judge (old her to tell the
court In her own way exactly how It
happened.
"Your honor," replied the woman,
"the asa was crushed between the
wagon anil the wall, and It happened
this way, Now, my lawyer is the
wall."
"Very good, go on."
The woman shifted her position,
"And I am the wagon."
"And you are the wagon. Go on."
"And you are the uss."
The confusion arising from the
laughter was so great that the Judge
had to clear the room and finish the
hearing privately. Scrap Hook.
A DKKADITL THOUGHT.
fine day Mary, the charwoman, re
ported for service with a black eye.
"Why, Mary," said her sympathetic
mistress, "what a b;ni eye you have!"
"Yes'm." (
"Well, there's one consolation. It
might have been worse."
"Yes'm."
"You might have had both of them
hurt."
"Yes'm. Or worse'n that: I might
not ha' been married at all." Every
body's Magazine.
A man's body may be an earthly
tenement but he objects to being
called a flat. .
Every Woman
l intiT'-xii-a and mhiuiu kdow
afiont i' o wonderful
Marve WojSpj.
f.w-StViov'W
4(1 St., New Vsh
.'.j-i
mmm ?
f 3
-. ,ian . . .
. d&&y ' have such conf't
Ll I J It iig iJ 1IIJHiw ji -
sonnl menus wno nave uscu
and endorsed rc-ru-na inai
n x'nittnhli rnmnrtv fnr
John XV. tloyt.
Ex-Governor ol Wyoming..
The Magnificent State Capitol Building
"' '. ""
known on Pacific Slope.
j years' war, may accept this voluntary
testimonial vo me nirfio i -
sense of obligation on my part for its
wonderful ellicaey."
Col. Wm. Bailey.
William Bailey, 68 I St., N. E., Wash
ington, P. C, Past Col. Knc. No. ,
Union Veteran Legion, and prominently
identified w ith many of the great labor
protective associations in Chicago and
New York, and Secretary of one of the
largest associations in the former city,
had for nearly thirty years been afflicted
with kidney troubles.
Within a Bhort period he has been per
nn'.loH to trr Peruna. and his present
healthy condition is attributed to his
Judicious use of that great remeuy
Wnjl.imrton climate is notoriously had
for kidney and liver troubles, yet by a
Judicious use of the remedy ne is now
quite cured and In excellent physical
condition.
This brief statement of facts, without
exaggeration or hyperbole, appears to tell
the whole story, which the Peruna Loin
NO. 9228
The American National Bank
, Formerly
Ths Pendleton Savings Bank
Capital, Surplus and Profits
$250,000.00
Savings Bank Facilities With National
Bank Securities.
4 per cent. Interest on Time Deposits.
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent.
M
Saturday, September 19
THE
R.OYAL CHEF
WITH
Wm. H. CONLEY
And the Following big cast including
Karl Stall Mary Malatesta
Herbert Carter " Julia Curtiss
Donald McKenzie LaBelle Laurette
Walter B. Smith Mabel Wilson
And the Famous
BROILERS
60--PEOPLE--60 - 30--SONG HITS--30
A Perfect Production Presented In Perfection
Sale opens Friday a. m.
Prices: $1.50
of Wyoming
Peruna.
Give Pe-runa
Great Credit
limsjcrt
r
rn. li
rwwuim im.,.,1, "
of Wywto&t
. -- .L -1 I ... it I nntiKMM
psny is Bunion .eo i -i
believing.asKlo, tnainy so uoing n wm
be for the general good.-W m. Bailey.
Col. C. L. ra'.tcn.
rol. P. I., ratten, wrt T St., N. W.,
Wfti iiiLTton. D. ('.. a Lloutenaut in the
Old Ouurd, an exclusive organlzalloa
composed of soldiers of distinction who
fought in the civil w ai, and a Thirty
second degree Mason, writes as follows:
"I have used rcruna, ana desire K
recommend your remedy as an invigor
ating spring tonic; also one of tho best
remedies that I ever tried for coughs,
colds and catarrhal complaint."
Hon. R. S. Kyan.
TTnn.R.S.KYan.now residing in Nome,
Alaska, wan formerly a member of the
Pn.riish Housoof Parliament, and Sec
retary to the late Irish patriot, Charles
Stewart Parnell. His Washington ad
dress is New Wlllard Hotel, Washing
ton, P. C. He writes: 'I have used re-
runa and can recommcnu your rtmcu;
as a very effective cure for colds and
catarrhal complaints."
Hon. Thomas Cale.
Hon. Thomas Cale, elected toCongresi
from Alaska, Is well known on the Pa
cific slope, where he has resided. HU
Washington address is 13120th St., S.
W., Washington, D. C. He writes: "I
can cheerfully recommend Peruna as a
very efflelent remedy for coughs and
coWs."
THEATRE
at Pendleton Dmg Co.
- $ 1. 00 -50c
Ten Good Reasons Why
You Should Stop at
"The Cornelius"
The Best in Portland.
Situated in the center of the
shopping district
One block from the clanging
streot cars.
Not so expensive as some other
hotels .
Sixty rooms with private bath.
Long distance and local tele
phones In every room.
Writing desk In every room.
Carpeted throughout In the best
velvet carpets.
The rooms are furnished In solid
mahogany.
Every room contains a heavy
solid Simmons brass bed on which
Is a 40 or 60-pound hair mattress.
The furnishings and general ap
pearance of the public rooms must
be seen to be appreciated.
THE COttNELIUS, Park and
Alder streets. Portland's newest
and most modern equipped hotel,
solicits your patronage and assures
you good service and courteous
treatment. An exceptional hotel
for Eastern Oregon families who
jo me to Portland shopping and
sight-seeing
When next In Portland give us
a chance to make you look pleas
ed. THE CORNELIUS Free 'Bus
meets all trains:
Europlan.
N. K. CLARKE, Mgr.
C. W. Cornelius,
Proprietor
Pianos, Organs.
and
Sewing Machines
With the wonderful Improvement
made in the last year In some of the
leading sewing machines, notably the
White, Standard and the "Fell," you
can't afford to use even Uie best of
the old style machines. A trial will
convince you.
JESSE FAILING
1)01 MAIN ST.
XK.H nitllMiE.
The Ladies of
St. Anthony's
Auxiliary
will be in charge of the
Restaurant and
Lunch Counter
at the County Fair.
Chicken Dinners Will
Be Served Every Day.
mm
He will have to keep on digging
with his hoe if he does not get his
wagon repairing, machine work and
arrlage painting done at Neagle
Brothers', where charges are moder
ate and only skilled workmen are em
ployed. Winona hacks, Rex buggies,
Fairbanks engines and scales for sale.
We solicit your patronage.
NEAGLE BROS.
JOSEPH ELL
insurance!
REAL ESTATE
Room 3, Savings Bank
Phone Black 2371
Building.
mmmm