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EIGHT PAGES. page four. DAILY EAST OREGON1AST, FEffDMTOH, OREGON, SATlltDAr, M1l 1, 1909. f J a : v COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. AX IXDKl'EXPKNT NEWSPAl'KU. Published I'ally, Weekly and 8eml-Veekly, at IVndloton, Oregon, by the EAST OKEljOXlAN l'lllUSHING CO. SCnsCRIl'TIOX HATES. Dally, one year, by mall J.YOO Pally, six months, by mail 2.50 Dally, three months, by mall 1.25 Dally, one month, by mail , 50 Dally, one year, by carrier 7.50 Dally, all months, by carrier 3.75 Dally, three months, by carrier .... 1.05 Dally, one month, by carrier 85 Weekly, one year, by mall 1.50 Weekly, six months, by mall 75 Weekly, four months, by mall 50 Semi-Weekly, one year, by mall .... 1.50 Semi-Weekly, six months, by mall . . .73 Beml-Weekly, four months, by mall . .50 The Dally East Oregonlan Is kept on sale at the Oregon News Co., 147 6th street, Portland, Oregon. Chicago ISnreau, 00;) Security RuiMlng. Washington, D. C, Durean, 501 Four teenth street, N. W. Member United Press Association, Telephone Main 1 Entered at the postofflce at Pendleton, Oregon, as second-class mall matter. a "UXDEU THE SUX." The men who have gone before us Have sungr the songs we sing; The words of our clamorous chorus, They were heard of the an- clent king. ' The chords of the lyre that thrill us, They were struck In the years gone by, And the arrows of death that kill us Are found where our fathers lie. The vanity sung of the preacher Is vanity still today; The moan of the stricken crea- ture Has rung In the woods al- way. But the songs are worth reslng- Ing With the change of no single note, And the spoken words are ring- Ing, As they rank in the years re- mote. Charles R. Bacon In Century. - EXPRESS RATE REDUCTION. The announcement made yesterday of a wholesale reduction In express rates ordered by the state railroad commission, will be appreciated by the people of Oregon. It means a re duction of more than 25 per cent In the charges made by the Pacific ex press company. The 100 pound rate from Portland to Pendleton Is re duced from S3 to 92.25. A corres ponding reduction is made between Portland and practically every point along the line of the O. R. & N. com pany. There are many who will especially rejoice at a reduction In express rates. At this time express companies are practically exempt from taxation In Oregon. They have but little ma terial property that may be assessed and the recently enacted law provid ing for a tax upon the gross earnings of express companies was done away with when the legislature enacted the law creating the state tax commis sion. However, It Is noticeable that while the distributing rate out of Portland has been greatly reduced no reduc tion has been ordered between other towns. At least a hasty examination of the new schedule Indicates as much. The 100 pound rate between Pendleton and Echo is still 50 cents, while the rate from here to Athena remains at 40 cents per hundred. It might be timely for the railroad com missioners to explain why in making a reduction of rate they did not also order a lower distributing rate for this metropolis. It cannot be that Pen dleton was neglected In the matter because it is not a competitive point, because this is a competitive point Two express compaales transact bus iness In this city, the Pacific express company and the Northern Pacific. But possibly other reductions will be ordered by the railroad commission at a later date. Let it be hoped so. It is the duty of the commissioners to stand between the people of the state and the transportaion companies. It Is but reasonable to expect that in do ing so the commissioners will treat all sections of the state with strict im. partiality. The railroad commission was not created to provide lower dis tributive rates for Portland, but to protect the Interests of all the people of the state. IT ISN'T NEEDED. It Is reported that the gentleman who Is now conducting an Initiative campaign In hopes of creating a new county out of portions of Douglas and Lane counties, has been seeking to do similar service for the people In the east end of this county. He has been talking with Milton-Freewater people about a new county for that section, though It Is not clear how far the matter has progressed. But why the people In the north eastern part of this county should want to secede from Umatilla is dif ficult Indeed, to understand. There is as much need of a new county up that way as there is for five wheels upon a wagon. They now have a represen tative upon the board of county com missioners and at the present time secure everything they ask for. They are In a county that is free from debt and has a property valuation of $40, 000,000; Should they form a new coun ty their taxes would inevitably Increase for the simple reason that they alone would then have to pay for a county government, whereas they now bear but a small portion of such an ex pense. Of course, a new county In the east end would provide a few jobs for am bitious politicians and it would doubt less be gratifying to Walla Walla. But for the rank and file of the people it would mean nothing but loss. If the farmers and other property owners In that section of the county are alive to their best 'nterests they will squelch a new county movement, should one be undertaken. FOLLOW KANSAS. That the dry land sections of Uma tilla county will produce alfalfa with better results than are now obtained in the counties of central Kansas is declared by a former Kansan who is now farming In this county. He points to the fact that the rainfall here Is greater than In Kansas, the soil Is better and there Is less trou ble from droughts. Some years ago central Kansas was a "sorry" country. Neither wheat nor corn could be raised with entire suc cess. Through necessity the farmers were forced to try other crops. They started in to raise alfalfa. At first the Idea was ridiculed and for a few years the-results were not always sat isfactory. But as the farmers learn ed more and more about alfalfa and as the variety raised became hardier J and better adapted to the needs of the country, alfalfa raising became more profitable. Central Kansas is now a great alfalfa district and an im mense livestock feeding section. At this time some alfalfa Is being raised by many wheat rarmers In this county. But the business has not been taken up to any extent because wheatraising has been very profit able. But land that will raise alfalfa is more valuable than wheat l.md. Furthermore, a ranch that produces alfalfa as well as wheat will net more money for Its owner than will a ranch devoted exclusively to wheat raising. It Is worth while for the farmers of Umatilla county to take up the rais ing of alfalfa. There is every reason to .lieve that It may be raised with success. Should Buch prove to be true, then the problem of country life in this county and throughout the in land empire will be settled. The great wheat ranches will be broken up and the country will become populated. That Pendleton Is somewhat of a business center is shown by the bank statements Just rendered the comp troller of the currency. They show the local deposits to be In excess of two and a half millions. After the wool and the wheat have been sold they will be greater. It Is reported that a local farmer has been buncoed out of $5000. But a trifling sum like that means but lit tle to a Umatilla county farmer. They have been known to Invest as much as $40,000 in swindling schemes. Eleven years ago today Admiral George Dewey dropped in upon the Spaniards at Manila bay. Now Is the time to beautify your lawns. , PRESS COMMENTS OS ROOSEVELT'S nUNT Toledo Blade: It Is reported that na tlves of east Aflca are threatening an uprising. Probably they haven t heard who's coming. Birmingham Age-Herald: Between the lions of Utranda . who are nun srrv. and the natives, who want a king, we may never see our Teddy any more. New Oreleans Picayune; It Is not probable that a man of Mr. Roose velt'n frell-known temperament will alter his plans because of any ele ment of personal risk that may be unexpectedly added. It Is more pro bable that a native uprising would add zest to the former president's plea sure, although it would certainly give ground for uneasiness among his countrymen at home. Teacher Tommy, you should have known better than to fight with that Williams boy. Tommy I knew, ma'am; but I thought that I could lick him Lon don Mall. Faith la following truth though no one sees you. even THE REAL QUESTION. "Did you ever climb to the top of the Hill of Fame? Did you tackle the world and beat It? Did you fasten success, my friend, to your name? Did you meet Defeat and defeat It? Well, may be you did! but the question today Is not what you did, nor how, But what are you doing, and how are you fixed? And where are you standing just now? Were you born in a hut, or raised in a slum? Did you wallow through trouble when you were young, With never a kind word, or cheer ful? Well, it isn't these things that matter today, Your days were they Joyful of tear ful? The past we question it not, But, how are you rated this day and hour? Who are you, and what have you got? We are prone to forget that humans must die To make room for others who need it, We try to live on the record we've made; When death comes, we strive not to heed it; And It doesn't matter to any, save us, How soon the "mortal" we shed. If we have the sense when we've shuffled the coil. To know that we really are dead," Selected. THE FLIGHT Hark how the bugles blow, Airy bugles that ring! Full of wonder, over and under All other tides of sound! Oho! but we must go, We of the wondering wing! The call comes drifting, dying and lifting. Drooping plumes of the palm. Scent of the Jasmine flower. Full of the dreaming waves on the gleaming Beach of the level sands; Langourous nights of calm How we have longed for the hour When we should cry to them gladly good-bye. Seeking the northern lands! Too much swaying at ease! Cloying ofl every sense! Naught but a vision ever ely sian, Glamous of blue and gold! Never a tang In the breeze Drowsing with Indolence; Never the glory oi muunuira hoary, White with the touch of cold! But now away! away! The summoning busies nave Diown, The spell Is broken; we know the token, Wo of the wandering wing! On through the night and day. Over long leagues ana ime, Bearing, hearing, wher'er we're faring, The word and the wonder Spring! Clinton Scollard. A LITERARY EVENING. Am .Tnne wended his uncertain way homeward he pondered ways of con cealing his condition from his wire. "I'll go home and read," he deciuea. "Who ever heard of a drunken man reading a book?" Tjitpr Mrs. Jones heard a noise in the library. "What in the world are you doing In there?" she asked. "Reading, my dear," Jones replica cheerfully. "You old Idiot!" she said scornful ly, as she looked In at the library door, "shut up that valise and come to bed." Success. What is supposed to be the first reference to the word "strike" In Its present accepted meaning is found in the London Chronicle in 17S5. HEALTHY PLANTS Require the Host Careful Attention u Well Good Soil. Did you ever see a rosebush whlch desplte the most beneficent environment f soil of sunshine and of atmosphere -seemed never to achieve a healthj growth. A ton of manure will not help a plant that has a canker eating out Its heart. Tou must destroy the cause before you can remove the effect. Tou cannot cure Dandruff and BnM ness by rubhlna- on hair lotions, anc -ubblng In vaseline, etc. Tou must look to the cause of thf .rouble It's a germ at the roots oi your hair which causes It to fall out S'ewbro's HerplcMe destroys the rerm mil healthy hair Is the sure result. Sold bv leadlns- druer!sts. fiend 10c. if nmp. for sample to The Hernlclde Co 'rot Mich. One dollar bottles guaranteed. A. C. Koeppen & Bros. A Reliable Remedy FOR CATARRH Eli's Cream Balm is quick If absorbed. Gives Relief at Ones. It cleanses, soothes, heals and protects the diseased mem brane resulting from Catarrh and drives away aCold in the Head quickly. Restores the Senses of Tattte and SinelL Fall size GO eta, at Druggists or by mail. Liquid Cream Balm for use ia atomizers 75 cts. 1? Brothers, 56 Warren Street, New York. PIANOS OP QUALITY. Chlckerlng, Weber, Lester, ' Kimball, Hobart M. Cable. . pfsmorelioirflitr 813 Main St. Pendleton A PRETTY VERMONT HOME. Capt. Hutchinson is a Stanch Friend of Peruna, Made so by Personal Experience. pfAPT. LEMUEL M HUTCHINSON Wfffffl X I M0NTPELIER.VT. ?$ X ? $f SY"v U. 4jLi : P-r-J. k Ll'x! The Home of Captain Hutchinson, of Montpeller, Vt. Chronic Catarrh "It gives me pleasure to write you this letter at this time on accountof the good your Peruna has clone me when I was quite done np with a very bud cold. "I could ha.-dly perform my ordinary duties, but from the use of Peruna I am almost restored to health. "I am quite convinced that it has helped me from chronlo catarrllyto which I am subject. It has also benefited my throat. 'I can truly recommend it as the best all-round medicine it has been my privilege to become acquainted with. Of this I am quite convinced from my own experience." Capt. Lemuel M. Hutchinson, Montpeller, Vt. Can Now Eat Anything. Mr. J. W. Pritchard, Columbia City, Ind., writes : "I am pleased to say that I have been curtd of catarrh of the stomach by Peruna. ' "I could hardly eat anything that agreed with mo. Before I would get half through my meal my stomach would fill with gas, causing -ze much distress and unpleasant feelings for an hour or two after each meal. "But, thanks to your Peruna, I 'am now completely cured, and can eat any thing I want to without any of the dis tressing symptoms. I can now enjoy my meals as I used to do, and it is all due to Dr. Hartman and his wonderful medicine, Peruna. It has been one year since was Railroads Show Prosperity A recent report of the power effl- ciencyj committee of the American railway association shows that during the first fortnight in Marcn tnere was a decrease in the numoer oi surplus cars of 8,507. the total number of idle cars on March 3rd being 299,925, CONDENSED Report of Condition of the American Nationa Bank of Pendleton United States Depositary Rendered Compt )ller of the Currency as of Date April 28, 1909. RESOURCES Loans and discounts J 1,014,844.49 Overdrafts . 10.187.9B Warrants and Securities 14,635.67 United States Bonds 160,100.00 Premium on U. S. Bonds 3,200.00 Banking House 60,000.00 Other Ileal Estate 500.00 RESERVE. Cash on hand and due from banks 299,810.59 ' ' '"' 11,563,278.71 LIABILITIES Capital stock t 100,000.00 Surplus 100,000.00 Undivided profits (net) 68,205.25 Circulation 98,400.00 U. S. Treasurer 47,500.00 Deposits 1,159,173.46 11,563,278.71 Increase In deposits since February 5th, 1909, $50,037.21. , I hereby certify that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. W. U THOMPSON, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of April, 1909. A. E. LAMBERT, Notary Public for Oregon. HOTEL PHILIP, Portland, Ore. FOURTH, FIFTH AND Phone Main 7550. European Plan. New concrete building, all outside rooms. Steam heat. Elec tric light, bells, phones. Hot and cold water. Free Baths. RATES: 75o PER DAT UP. SPECIAL WEEKLY. and Throat Trouble. cured, and I am all O. K. yet, so I know I am cured." A Nervous Breakdown. Mr. Lewis Zim, editor and proprietor of "St. Augustine Meteor," writes: "Any man In public work finds at times that he is under a peculiar nerve strain. I found that with it lost my appetite, and my brain seemed to work unceasingly during waking and sleep ing hours, so I was tired and worn, out in tho morning. "Tonics and invigorators wore' sug gested and tried, but nothing was of ben efit to me but Peruna. That 1b cer tainly a remarkable medicine. I was restored in three weeks to my normal healthy condition, my appetite returned and my sleep was refreshing."' and on March 17th, 291.418. "This steady placing cars in service Is one of the sure Indications of the slowly returning prosperity of the country. A special trolley car made a trip of almost 1000 miles recently, going from Louisville, Ky., to Cleveland. O. BURNSIDE STREETS. New Management, Free Bus. The Cornelius "The House of Welcome" Cor. Park and Alder Portland, Oregon A hotel where the North western people will find hearty welcome and re ceive courteous treat ment at moderate prices. C W. Cornelius Proprietor H. M. SLOAN 5 General Blacksmithing, ; Horihshoeing, P Wood Work and Wagon Making. ?low Share Grinding I and Sharpening. V AT 'TUP m T CTAWrt S r m i no, wi'is J t run ft Cor. Alta & Cottonwood m ;r ri a- a Alfalfa Meal For Man, Beast or Chickens It makes good solid flesh, COLESWORTHY'S Sell it At the Feed Store 127-129 E. Alta Tbej Stead Uie Strain. Our Wlaona Wagons and Hacks and Rex Buggies are built to stand service. Let us show you sur Fairbanks Morse Engtaes and 8oalea the best We solicit your waaon renalrlnr. machine work and carriage painting. Charges are moderate and only skill ed workmen are employed. NEAGLE BROS. Nice Roasts, Chops and Steaks Best sausages and smoked or cured meats. Pure lard. EMPIRE MEAT CO. Phone Main 18. m:i t m in. u iransior Phone Main 5 Calls promptly answered for all baggage transfer ring. Piano and Furnture moving and Heavy Truck ing a speciaky. D. C. Graybeal CIGARS, TOBACCOS, PIPES, CAN. DIES, NCT8 AND SOFT DRINKS. CARD ROOM IN CONNECTION 614 Main Street. Phone na for Good Dry Wood, Red SMI.