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PAGE FOUR. DAILY EAST OHEGOMAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, JiOSDAV, MAf 3, ItfOtf. EIGHT PAGES. COr N TV OFFICIAL PAPER, ' AN IXPKl'EXPENT XEWSI'Al'EK. Published Dally, Weekly and Semi-Weekly, at IVnilleton, Orejron. by th EAST OREtiOMAN lTItLISIUNO CO. suhscription rates. Pally, one year, by mall $1.00 Pally, lt months, by mail 2.50 Pally, three months, by mall 1.23 Pally, one month, by mall 50 Pally, one year, by carrier 7.50 Pally, tix months, by carrier 3.73 Pally, three months, by carrier .... 1.03 Pally, one month, by carrier 03 Weekly, one year, by mall 1.50 Weekly, six mouths, by mall 75 Weekly, (our months, by mail 50 Beml-Weekly, one year, by mall .... 1.50 8ml-Weekly, six months, by mall . . .73 Semi-Weekly, four months, by mall . .50 The Dally East Oregon Inn Is kept on sale t the Oregon News Co., 147 6th street, Portland. Oregon. Chicago bureau, 009 Security Rullrilng. Washington, U. C, Bureau, 501 Four teenth street, X. W. Member United Press Association, Telephone Main 1 Entered at the postofflrc at l'endleton, Oregon, as second-class mall matter. Love thyself last. Look near, behold thy duty To those who walk beside thee down life's road; Make glad their days by little acts Of beauty, And help them bear the bur den of earth's load. Love thyself last. Look far and find the stranger Who staggers 'neath his sin and his despair; Go lend a hand, and lead him out of danger To heights where he may see t the world Is fair. Love thyself last. .. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. A HIGH CALLING. In view of the general tendency to criticise the daily press and to class It as an instrument of evil rather than for good, It is refreshing to read the address of the Right Rev. Charles Scaddlng, bishop of Oregon, delivered at Spokane last week. In the course of his address, which was upon the subject, "The Secular Press as a Missionary Agency," the .bishop said: "The successful secular newspaper tf today may not be above criticism trom a moral or religious standpoint; but it cannot be denied that It stands close, very close to the people. No merchant ' studies the community In which he seeks patronage more close ly than does the newspaper publish er. There Is no business requiring greater tact on a greater scale, nor Is there anywhere a mistake In Judg ment attended with consequences more disastrous to the blunderer. '"In the broadest sense we are working with the newspapers In a common cause, and they are doing their part nobly. Some of them are fighting for a higher standard of pol itics, the abolition of gambling and other vices, the betterment of men's morals and the closer brotherhood of man. If they stop here and leave us to continue the work of bring'ng men still closer to God, we must admit that they are are guiding their readers In the right direction, and we, If we are not extremists, will recognize the fact that they are our valuable allies." ' This Is a compliment, indeed, for the press and that It Is Justified most well informed people will admit. In spite of all Its shortcomings the gen eral Influence of the press Is for good. As'de from publishing the news a real newspaper does what It can to advance the welfare of the people within Its field. It stands for prog ress In every department of human endeavor and thi.s includes the ele vation of political and commercial life and the general betterment of moral conditions everywhere. The press Is far and away the greatest f oe of the wrongdoer, for there !s noth ing the criminal dreads more than he does publicity. In fact, the newspaper profession Is a high calling, and while there are some who may scoff at Bishop Head ding's statement the press de serves to be classed as an ally of those who are openly doing the work ot the Lord. WHERE HOPE LIES. "What Is the use of trying to bring more people into Pendleton. There are as many people here now as the business of the town Justifies. We should try to bring about a closer set tlement in the surrounding country. If this can be done then there will be more business for the town and new people will come of their own ac cord." This is a statement made by a local business man a few days ago. There Is much truth In !t and the suggestion contained In the last half of the state ment 18 one that should toe followed And followed with seal. The country district should be more thickly populated. The farm ing sections of this county, as well as of other portions of eastern Oregon, will support many times the number of people living upon the land. This closer settlement may be hastened by proper work on the part of those who are Interested in building up the county. The adoption of better farm ing methods and the raising of such crops as alfalfa along with the wheat will make the land of the county more valuable and will tend to break up the big ranches. Out of considera tion for the public good if for no oth er reason progressive farmers should do what they can to help out this movement. Then there are thousands of acres of land in this portion of the county and in other sections too that may yet be brought under irrigation. At this time the east end and the west end constitute the irr'gation sections of this county. Rut the central part of the county also may be watered. The water that Is now making the west end bloom all flows through this portion of the county. Much of the water Is yet unappropriated and may be made use of through the estab lishment of reservoirs. Towns are built up by work both within and outside the mun'cipal lim its. It is wrong to say that more people are not needed in Pendleton now. . More people are needed and more industries are needed. So are parks and other local Improvements needed. Rut it cannot be denied that Pendleton and the other towns of this section may work most effectively for their own advancement by encourag ing the close settlement of the coun try. THE EMMANUEL MOVEMENT. The following is from an article by Lyman P. Powell in the last Issue of the American Review of Reviews: In the development of great religi ous movements achievement has usu ally preceded definition, classifica tion, and terminology. Luther crossed swords with Eck before he could fore see the Protestant Reformation, Jono than Edwards heralded the Great Awakening before ever he left North ampton to write elsewhere the classic of predestination. And Moody brought two countries to their knees in godly penitence years before William James and Starbuck, Coe and George Jack son supplied modern evangelism with the watchwords of the new psycho logy. The Emmanuel movement has re versed an age-long process. Not three years old, It Is already clearly defined In the public mind. It has already found Its proper place somewhere in that hazy middle ground which re ligion and medicine are Inevitably fcrced to share between them. It Is adequately furnished with a psycho logical terminology as scientific as either religion or medicine. There are, to be sure, problems of adjustment and of adaptation still to be worked out In order to meet the varying conditions of one locality or another. Rut no well-informed and unbiased student of the Emmanuel movement Is In any doubt as to the position this work Is In general to oc cupy among the agencies fast multi plying In these days to make religion more practical and medicine more useful and to bring about that "team work" between the minister and doc tor which Dr. Cabot is habitually emphasizing In connection with this subject. The state of Washington Is now having a house cleaning. One mem ber of the supreme court Is charged with a criminal offence and the sec retary of the state and the Insurance commissioner have been found In solved In wrong doing. They are told they must either resign or sufei prosecution. Oregon had Its cleans ing day several years ago and the federal scrub brush that was used was not as soft as that now In operation in the Evergreen state. The reports from the Jungle show that the African Hons are "easy meat" for the strenuous ex-presldent. But four lions In one day sounds almost too strong. There are some who will seriously suspect that the lordly game was made ready for the noted hunter. The public library Is now ready for us and It should be utilized. It is a free library located in a public build ing and it is for the use of all the people. Make use of it. The value of a library depends upon tho extent to which the books are read. Now If the ladles clubs will Just provide for Improving those parks and will arrange a series of band concerts they will then be Justly entitled to a summer vacation. This weather should be croakers. fatal to The finest private goodness grows out of devotion to public welfare. THK XKAR15Y PRESS. WHY IT FAILED. (Weston Leader.) The Pendleton Tribune has again suspended us a dally paper, and will be published twice a week under its present management. Many times the Dally Tribune has been buried and resurrected, and it has always required "backing" other than Its own resources in order to survive. It has been less a newspaper than a per sonal and political organ, and its edi torial opinions have depended upon the views of Its backers; while its op ponent in the same field wa3 never thus hampered, and thrives upon the legitimate business built up 'through years of courageous effort. The East Oregoniun will continue to be the leading daily in this part of the state, while the Tribune will only reappear and flourish again, if at all, during the temporary harvest of a campaign. It has a good, legitimate field as a twlce-a-week, however, and the Lead, er wishes its present publishers every success In their sensible new depar ture. WANT THE DRY FARM. (Heppner Gazette.) S. E. Notson went to Corvallis last Saturday to be present at the meet ing of the board of regents of tho Agricultural college, at which meeting it was expected that the location of the Eastern Oregon experimental farm would be determined. He re turned yesterday and reported that the matter was not acted upon as the report of the experts was not com plete, but the outlook for the location of the farm in Morrow county is very good. The matter depends almost wholly upon the recommendation of the experts. The matter will be set tled at the May meeting of the board. WELCOME THE STRANGER. (Elgin Record.) Give the stranger the "glad hand" when he comes to town. To pass him on the street without a salutation and treat him like he was inhuman will drive away all the strangers and homeseekers that our publicity work brings here. When a homeseeker leaves his home In the east and comes to Oregon he not only wants to find good land at reasonable figures, but he wants to locate among people who are sociable and ngreeable. Let the stranger come to town and meet peo- jple who give him a cordial welcome and show an Interest In him and ne will at once become favorably Im pressed. Make it a point to become acquainted with the strangel. FIASCO. (Pilot Rock Record.) Despite the seven hundred majority that was polled in favor of local op tion in this county the effort made by the anti-saloon forces to enfqrce the law Is characterized by a Pendle ton paper as a "Fiasco." No better word could be employed in express ing the outcome of the work accom plished by those whose duty It Is to enforce the law. The securing of sufficient evidence to Insure convic tion is a most difficult matter, made all the more difficult because of the activity of the majority In seeing that the law shall not be enforced while the majority feel they did their full duty when they cast their ballots at the polls. IT HELPS TOO. (Athena Press.) There was more than enough en thusiasm uncorked at the organiza tion of the Commercial association Tuesday night to cover boosting re quirements of a town four times th6 size of Athena. Every hammer han dle was broken and In every speech made, reference of a condemnatory nature was emphatically registered against the use of that arjomlnable progress-shattering implement. About thirty of Athena's leading business men and property owners were present at the meeting, and there was not one but what was willing to pull off his coat and work for en thusing new life Into the arteries of the towns progress and enterprise. Dr. Whipple, long bishop of Minne sota, was about to hold religious serv ices at an Indian village in one of the westernl states, and before going n the place of meeting asked the chi. ' who was his host, whether It was sa for him to leave his effects in the lodge. "Plenty safe," grunted the red man. "No white man In a hundred miles from here." The Argonaut. YOU HAVE No Idea of the amount of good HoHteter' Stomach Hitters will do you or you certainly would not continue to suffer from Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Rowel disorders. Don't delay any longer when relief is so handy. HOSTETTEfTS STOMACH BITTERS has benefited so many people during Its 66 years' experience that we do not hesitate in saying It will help you, too. Try It for Dyxiwpitlu, Imllgc'H lion, moating, Heartburn, CoHllvencxs and Malurln. PIANOS OF QUALITY. Chlckerlng, Weber, Lester, Kimball, Hobart M. Cable. ptsmorsHoMitr 813 Main St. Pendleton CONDENSED Report of Condition of the American Nationa Bank of Pendleton United States Depositary Rendered Comptroller of the Currency as of Date April 28, 1909. RESOURCES Loans and discounts 11,014,844.49 Overdrafts 10,187.89 Warrants and Securities 14,635.67 United States Ronds 160,100.00 Premium on U. S. Ronds 3,200.00 Ranking House 60, COO. 00 Other Real Estate BOO. 00 RESERVE. Cash on hand and due from banks 299,810.59 $1,563,278.71 LIABILITIES Capital stock 100,000.00 Surplus 100,000.00 Undivided profits (net) 58,205.25 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, J50.037.21. I hereby certify that the above- statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. W. L THOMPSON, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of April, 1909. A. E. LAMBERT, Notary Public for Oregon. OXCE IX A WHILE. Once in a while the sun shines out, And the arching skies are a perfect blue; Once In a while mldl clouds of doubt, Hope's brightest stars come peeping through, Our path leads down by the meadows fair. Where the sweetest blossoms nod and smile, And we lay aside our cross of care7 Once In a while. Once In a while within our own We clasp the hand of a steadfast friend. Once In a while we hear a tone ,Of love with the heart's own voice to blend And the dearest of all our dreams come true. And on life's way Is a golden mile; Each thirsting flower Is kissed with dew Once In a tfhlle. Onee In a while In the desert sand Wa flnrl n snot nf tho fairet arppn: Oncejn a while from where we stand rne mils or paradise are seen; And a perfect Joy In our hearts we hold, A Joy that the world can not defile; We trade earth's dross for the purest gold Once In a while. Nixon Waterman. SO METHODICAL. A lawyer who worthily bears a dis tinguished name occupies an old fashioned mansion on the edge of a large town. Recently his sister tiptoed into hi" room some time after midnight, and told him she thought burglars were In the house. The lawyer put on his dressing gown and went down stairs. In the back hall he found a rough looking man trying to open a door 1KB PROFIT Bonds $ 1 50,000 Security $472,000 . At Present Earnings Will Pay Your share of 3 0 Interest besides Profits 1 1 per cent I U 0 Profits 5 per cent. Inquire of Hartmcm Abstract Co. or write The Banking Savings and Loan As'n., Astoria, Or. THE CLOSEST INVESTIGATION SOLICITED. W. E. BUFFUM, Manager, will be at the St. George hotel In this city for a few days. THE QUELLE Best 25 cent Meals JUST RECEIVED Fresh Crabs, Eastern Oysters, Toke Point Oysters Meals at all hoiirs Open all night La Fountaine block, that led Into the back yard. The burglar had unlocked the door and was pulling at It with all his might. The lawyer' seeing the robber's pre dicament, called to him: "It does not open that way, you Idiot! It slides back!" I'NPOISKD LIVES. The life of the criminal Is simply an unpoised life. If a person were perfectly poised, wrongdoing would be so repugnant that It would be un thinkable. It Is the one-sided, the unpoised mind that goes wrong. It Is Just as normal for the balanced mind to choose the right, the good, as for the magnet to draw to Itself whatever Is kindred. Just as the needle in the mariner's compass always points to the north star, no matter how thick the fog nor how the tempest rages, there is a needle within every human being which always points to the north star of rectitude, of right, of truth, no matter what storms of discord, of weakness, or of crime may be raging In the Individual mind. Nothing can prevent this little Indicator from pointing to the right, no matter how far the individual may drift from It, how low he may sink In vicious liv ing. Success Magazine. RY POSTAL CARD. The volunteer fire department of Rockville Center, L. I., must have the reputation of the proverbial messen ger boy. At a recent meeting of the trustees of the village it was suggest ed that when a fire breaks out the members of the department be noti fied by postal card. Read the East Oregonlan. SHARING & Gus La Fountalne, Prop. in the Northwest. Best cooks in city First-class service 626 Main street. "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. G W. Cornelius Proprietor H. M. SLOAN General Blacksmithing, ii Horthshoeing, t Wood Work and II Wagon Making. I ?low Share Grinding g A CHvfftofVinflr & AT THE OLD STAND Cor. Alta & Cottonwood Streets Alfalfa Meal For Man, Beast or Chickens It makes good solid flesh. COLESWOHTHY'S Sells it At the Feed Store 127-129 E. Alta Tbejr Stand the Strain. Our Winona Wagons and Hacks, and Rex Buggies are built to stand) service. Let us show you sur Fairbanks Morse Engines and Scales the best. We solicit your wagon repairing, machine work and carriage palntlaf. 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. Flilno Transfer Phone Main 5 Calls promptly answered for all baggage transfer ring. Piano and Furnture moving and Heavy Truck ing a specialty. D. C. Graybeal CIGAItS, TOBACCOS, PIPES, CAN. DIES, NUTS AND SOFT DRINKS. CARD ROOM IN CONNECTION 614 Main Street. Phone us for Good Dry Wood. Red 8861. i