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DAILY EAST OKKUOXIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, 1'IIUISDAY, FEliltUAJtY 24, 1810.
EIGHT PAGES.
AN IN'ni-.rKNDnNT KKWEl'AI'KB.
Pakllsbrd Daily, Weekly and Semi-Weekly,
at IVmilrtoa. Oregon, Ij tbe
ust oukgo.max ruuLisnixa ca
sunscnimox rates.
Dally. o'ie J-(Mir. by moll So.OO
11 1 7, six month, by mall 2.5t
Dally, ibreo months, by mall 1.25
Dally, one month, by mall SO
Dally, one yoar, by carrier 7. SO
Dally, alx months, by carrier 3.75
Daily, three months, by carrier .... 1.93
Dally, ne month, by carrier 05
Weekly, one year, by mall 1.50
Weekly, six months, by mall 75
Wekly, (our moaths. by mall 50
aeail-V eokly, one your, hy mall .... 1.60
Beml-Weekly, all months, by mall . . .75
I-Weekly, (our months, by mall . .00
fore the tribunal of tho electorate the
reputation of the south's metropolis,
has been splendidly met and. con
quered. '
"The voters of Atlanta have been
tested by an ordeal that comes to few
southern cities, few cities In the na
tion and through It their citizen
ship has rung true!"
WKKK WE NOT RIGHT?
Tbrf Pally Halt Oregoclan la kept on sale
t the Orepon News Co., 147 8th street,
Portland. Oregon.
Cblrago linreao, 009 Security Building.
Washington, D. C Bureau, 501 Four
teenth street. N. TT.
Member United Fress Association,
Entered at tbe postofflee at Pendleton,
tirecoa. as second class mall matter.
telephone : VLaln 1
.Love is the cost of living pay
it and go your way;
Love is the cost of the bloomy
place of rest at the end
of day;
Love Is the cost of living beg-
t gar and thief and king
Pay it for life that is all of life,
the true and the only
thing.
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Love Is the cost of living the
green-girt hills are thine.
The low, sweet vale with the
bird and bloom, the
bough and the tangled
vine;
The murmur of many waters,
the cool of the calm,
grave wood.
The wide domain of the simple
fields with their noble
and quiet good!
Love is the cost of living and
only love's secret can
buy,
The day-by-day of the tender
. way that lends to a starry
' sky;
That leads to the toll, of morn
ing, and home to the
sweet ,nls?ht,
With dream and rest on a faith
ful breast till the rose
dawn blooms in light.
Baltimore Sun.
NOW IT TO TIIKM.
When the mayorality campaign was
on early In December the East Ore-'
h'onian looked forward to the very
contingency that was met by the city
council last night. This paper pre
dicted that through delays and other
unforeseen obstacles It might become
impossible for the Washington-Oregon
company to flnlnsh its local work
on time. Regarding the establish
ment of a traction system as some
thing greatly desired by Pendleton
this paper wanted to take no chances
with a possible unfriendly administra
tion an administration that might by
arbitrary action .completely block the
progress of this enterprise. So this
raner urged Mayor Murphy's re
election believing him friendly to
any concern soaking to do work that
promised benefit to this city. Were
we not light about the matter?
BUGS VERSUS BUGS.
are
the
In California the orchardists
going to fight bugs with bugs.
There are 13.0e0.000 bugs In
California State Insectary waiting to
go forth and slay the enemies of the
fruit orchards,' according to the Ex
aminer. These bugs are the parasites
of the many pests that destroy fruit
bearing trees, and they are saving an
nually great sums for the farmers.
At the recent Fruit Growers' con
ventlon at Sacramento,' Commissioner
Jeffrey invited the members to call
at the insectary and take some bugs
home with them.
Certainly the ingenuities of science
have rarely been put to a better use.
THE PAGEANT OF SUNSET.
When sunset's variety pageantry
Incarnadines the west, for me
Venice uprises from the sea.
Dome upon dome, and tower on tower
In all their early pride and power,
Before my vision flame to flower.
The Lido and the long lagoon
Lie in an indeterminate swoon
Of deep vermilllon and maroon.
Knch of the city's hundred Isles
With some all lovely lure beguiles,
While faint and far Murnno smiles.
But with the fading of the light -
The pageant crumbles In my sight,
Then tottersVfclindly Into night.
New York Sun.
AS TO ASSESSMENTS.
Pendleton. Ore., Feb. 23.
East Oregonlan ) Dear Sir:
will kindly grant. me space
valuable paper, I will state
-(Editor
If you
In your
n few
Fach of the chief of
Ifjns ol the body it
link in tlia Chain of
Life. A chain ii no
stronger than its
wcukest link, the body
no stronger than its
weakest organ. If there is weakness of stomach, liver or lungs, there is
weak link in the oliain of life which may snap at smy time. Often this so-called
" weakness " is caused by lack of nutrition, the result of weakness or disease
of the stomach and other organs of digestion and nutrition. Diseases and
weaknesses of the stomach and ita allied organs are cured by the use ol Dr.
Pierce's (Juldun Medical Discovery. When the weak or diseased stomach ie
cured, diseases of other organs which stem remote from the stomach but which
have their origin in a diseased condition of the stomach and
Other organs of digestion and nutrition, are cured also.
77Je slroni man has a strong stomach,
Take (ha liovo mcumaieatled "DIjcov
ry" and yoa may hava m atron& atom'
acli and a atroaj body.
Givbn Away .Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser,
new revised Kdit'on, is sent fret on receipt of stamps to pay
expense of mailing only. Send 21 one-cent stamps for the
book in paper covers, or 31 stamps for the cloth-bound vol
ume. Address Dr. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
?ht
When the council voted last ni
: J to give the Washington-Oregon coin
, pany an extension of time In which
j to do its work in this city the last
obstacle in the company's path was
removed. Under the franchise as or
iginally granted the company was to
have at least three miles of line con
structed and in operation by March
11. Of course it would be physical
ly impossible for the company to get
ita work done by that time. There
fore a six montlis extension of time
was asked for. In granting the re
quest the councilmen merely acted In
accordance with common sense. It
would have been foolish Indeed to
have blocked this enterprise at this
'late day and after so much work has
been done by local people towards
securing this Improvement.
By raising J25.000 local money with
which to back the traction line and
by the extension of the franchise
Pendleton has shown Its desire for
traction facilities and a disposition to
do its part towards securing such. It
Is now up to the Washington-Oregon
' company to proceed with ..Its work
and by doing so show that In their
Jealings with the people of this clt
the directors and representatives of
have been acting
The Eugene Register says it be
lieves that one normal school will
be sufficent for Oregon. I Perhaps so
and by -this same logic it may be ar
gued that it is unnecessary for Ore
gon to maintain an agricultural col
lie and a university. Possibly those
schools should bo combined and lo
cated where the larger school is situ
utful to-wit, Corvallis. Would the
Register like this?
Every morning the Northern Pa
cific train from Pasco arrives in
Pendleton loaded down with passen
gers. Most of them are from points
in this county and they come here to
transact business during the day, re
turning in the evening. The morn
ing and evening train service In and
out of this city is covenient for the
country people and likewise' very ac
ceptable to local business men.
When the snow lies deep upon the
ground and the chinook is long in
coming the Indian pony finds "hard
picking." It is one of the shortcom
ings of the redman that he does not
make proper provision for his horse.
But of course this criticism does not
apply to all Indians.
It sounds good to read of the sale
of a business block In this city. Looks
like there might be some hope for
Pendleton after all. At least the new
owner of the Ladow block has shown
some faith In the future of this place.
hat company
food faith.
In
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ATLANTA'S AWAKENING.
After being held back for years by
the peculiar lethargy that retards the
growth of the south the city of At
lanta has broken away from Its old
influences and is going to make Im
provements. A few days ago the pro
gressive people of the southern city
voted a $3,000,000 bond issue to pro
vide needed improvements. $1,350,
000 will be used for sewer purposes;
$900,000 for bettering the water sys
tem; $600,000 for school buildings;
$101000 for a new hospital and $50,
000 lor a crematory.
Throughout the municipal cam
paign the Atlanta Constitution fought
vigorously and effectively in behalf
of the bond issues. In commenting
upon the outcome of the election that
paper said:
"The most momentous election In
Atlanta's history since the days of
reconstruction has written a sweep
ing vindication of the civic spirit of
this community.
', "Voters were called upon yester
day to decide an epochal question
"Shall Atlanta go forward or back
ward?
"In thundering; accents from an
awakened people) has come the ans
wer
- 'Forward!'
"A crisis that Imperiled life and
health and efficiency In this city, to
day and tomorrow, and that stood be
lt last It is here. Maybe.
GRABBING THE MISSISSPPI
That the Mississ'ppi river shall be
turned Into a great ship-canal bi
secting the continent putting Chicago
on the sea coast, tying together the
Great Lakes and the Gulf Is a mag
nificent dream which a great many
people are working to realize. Gov
ernors and legislatures of the valley
ttates have approved it; great associ
ations of commerce have called upon
congress to take action; the people
have passed large bond Issues In Its
aid. Yet the great waterway rema ns
still a dreamj even Its future estab-l
Ushment Is doubtful. A dozen practlc-
I difficulties stand In the way. Army
Engineers report unfavorably. Pres
ident Taft advises caution and delay.
Great business Interests block the1 pro
ject in a hundred lngen'r.us and devi
ous ways.
Meanwhile and that without either
doubt or delay the Mislss'ppl river
Is at various points along Its course
being turned Into a mill, pond for the
production of electric, water power
by great private corporations. If con
gress and the authorities at Washing
ton find themselves for whatever
reason unable to do anything. In the
direction of making The Father of
Waters a highway of commerce, they
should at least see to It that the un
derlying rights of the public are pro
tected as against the "vested interests'
of the great power companies.
If, when the time really comes to
open a deep water-way from St.
Paul to New Orleans, It Is discovered
that a dozen corporations have made
great Investments along the river.
which Interfere with the proposed
work, it will be difficult and may
prove practically Imposlble to carry
the great project to success. What
Is needed now , Is a comprehensive
plan, to the outlines of work, public
and private, may be fitted. From
"Grabbing the Mississippi." In the
March Techlncal World Magazine.
points relative to the tax law which
I think will be of benefit to your
readers:
1. It Is very Important that a per
son's tax receipt shall cover each and
every piece of his property, for it is
now held by the district attorney, as
I understand It. that the county court
has no authority to abate such pen
alty and Interest as might accrue
against delinquent property, A fur
ther reason Is that a tax title in tho
future will be a much better title than
It has "been In the past, which ren
ders the danger of losing property
through neglect or oversight In taxes
greater than It has been heretofore.
' 2. Assessors and boards of equaliz
ation are now compelled under the
law to assess property as nearly as
possible at its full market value. Se
vere penalties are provided for the
punishment of such assessors ns fail
t comply with this law In this re
spect. The oath which we have to
take and which I took three times last
year, follows, towlf:
I, , being the duly elect
ed, qualified and acting assessor of
Umatilla county, do solemnly swear
that I have diligently and to the best
of my ability assessed all of the prop
erty in said county, which by law I
am permitted W assess, at the full
cash value thereof; .that I have not
wilfully or knowingly omitted to as
sess any person or property, or as
sessed over or under the full cash val
ue thereof, any property or class of
property whatever.
It will be seen from the above oath,
taken in connection with the' fact that
its violation works the forfeiture of
an assessor's position, that the asses
sor cannot safe'.y venture to violate
the full value requirement of the law.
Besides this, violation of the law Is
iiifK- tn result in an injury to th'-
County, for this reason: We - now;
have a state board of equalization
with power to raise or lower a coun
tx, nases-jment for the purposes of
state taxation. Til's board is cheek
ing up closely on county assessors and
If we violate the law they are sure
to find it out. If we lose their con
fidence in this way they are rkely to
make sure that we do not defraud
the state. They will resolve doubts
as to actual values iicainst the coun
ty attempting to defraud them.
However, it is not Jikely that in at
tempting to comply with the law rela
tive to full values I have- unwittingly
assessed some property above Its real
value. It Is my earnest desire to cor
rect 'all such errors this year.. It is
important that corrections of this
kind be made for the reason, that I
have a classification or the property
in a record in the assessor's office
that is Intended to be a permanent
one. An error will therefore be re
peated rrom year to year unless cor
rected, 3. Taxpayers have been asking
from year to year why taxes are
higher. The answer to this question
should be made by school districts,
cities, counties and the state legisla
ture. But since the question is so of
ten asked me and my deputies, I will
statethat the Increase has come to us
from each and every one of the va
rious governments which has author
ity to levy a tax. The greatest in
from local eovern-
monra that l school distr.cts ana
cities. I have been acquainted with
tax matters since 1903 and I sub
mit belbw a comparative statement
for the years 1902 and 1909:
1902. lUt
Countv and state. $158,604 jzm.iij
City 10,265
NEW COTTON FIELDS
The successful launching of tho
cotton Industry in he Imperial valley
is the latest and most Important ven
ture In thut part of our country which
has developed so many big and pro
fitable 'proposition," southern Cali
fornia. With a known yield of more than
a bale to an acre and indication of
a steady average production of one
and one-half bales to an acre-, this re
claimed desert valley at once takes
rank as a cotton area to be reckoned
with. That the ranchers thereabouts
have faith In the new crop Is evidenc
ed by the 1.200 acres now planted In
cotton and a judicious estimate of be
tween 15,000 and 23,000 acres to be
planted in 1910. The ginning of the
first bale took place in October, 1909.
"lid was made the occasion of nil en
thusiastic demonstration by the resl- : It's worth a good deal to any of us
dents of El Centro. A few weeks later to be stylishly dressed; and any man
November 6th, 1909, the carload or J can be If he will Just step Into tie
Imperial cotton, forty-three bales, Peoples Warehouse and ask for Har:
was shipped to the California Cotton 1 Schaffncr & Marx all wool clothes,
Mills in East Oakland, and the return
of more than $2,500.00 from this first
carload gave tremendous Impetus to
those engaged In the new industry..
Thirty more carloads will follow It
during the season.
Practically the entire erea of the
valley Is suitable for the production
of this staple and the region has var
ious advantages over the producer be
tween success and failure. The dread
'ed boll weevil Is unknown In Imperial
and it Is stated on good authority
that there Is no danger of Invasion
from the pest as it cannot live in the
climate. Rrought need not be feared,
as the water supply can be regulated
there are no destructive rainstorms
to injure, the crop and no frost to
hinder the picking. From "Cotton In
California," In the March Technical
World Magazine.
SYNOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OP THE
Connecticut Mutural Life Insurance Co.
of Hartford in the State of Connecticut on the 31st day of December, 1909,
made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Oregon, pursuant to law:
INCOME
Premiums received during the year $ 5,970,819.66
Interest, dividends and rents received during
the year 3.091.081.07
Income from other sources received during
. the year
Total income
D1SBUKSEMENTS
I Paid for losses, endowments, annuities and
surrender values $
Dividends paid to policy holders during the year
Commissions and salaries paid during the year..
Taxes, licenses and fees paid during the year..
Amount of all other expenditures
Total expenditures
ASSETS
Market value of reul estate owned $ 6,418,990.15
Market value of stocks and bonds owned 30.167.044.37
Pneumonia
Season
Is Hero
Better cure that cold before
It Is too late.
TALLMAN'8 F. & I
cold oapsuls will knock the
worst odd la two days. Manu
factured and sold only by
Tallman & Co.
Leading Druggists of Bastera
, Oregoa.
103,055.39
5,654.110.48
1.254,615.90
731,170.74
389,729.57
835.673.70
$ 9,164,956.12
$ 8,815,200.39
Loans on mortgages -and collateral, ftc. . .
Premium notes n n.l policy loans
Cash in banks and on hand
Net uncollected and deferred premiums.
Other assets (net)
Total assets
. 24.230.5S9.16
. 4,242,659.61
790,201.57
481.465.77
. 1.803.897.50
.$68,131,818.13
Less special deposits in Canada
Total assets admitted in
111,758.75
Oregon $68,023,089.38
LIABILITIES.
Net reserve $66,707,639.00
Total policy claims 251,300.31
All othr liabilities 2.005.41 5.11
.Surplus 4,058,734.96
Total liabilities $ 68.023.089.35
Total insurance in force December 31, 1909 $184,647,858.21
BUSINESS IN OBEGON EOK THE YEAH.
Total risks written nnd added during the year $221. 564. 0J
Gross premiums received during the year 18,930.45
Premiums returned during the year 2,769,78
Losses paid during the year 12,74 5.00
Losses incurred during the year ' 11.137.00
Total amount of risks outstanding In Oregon Dec. 31, 1909 698,762.00
THE CONNECTICIT MITUAL LIFE" INSURANCE CO.,
By JOHN M. TAYLOR, President.
Statutory resident general agent and attorney for service:
CLAYTON WENTZ. 208 Marquam Bldg., Portland, Or.
,26,684
65,701
, 91,014
$441,188
Special school
Total $195,553
Under the item "County and State
Tax" f Is Included the pounty school
tax, the road tax, the njaintenance of
the poor and of public property, and
the payment of salaries. In 1902 the
state tax was $45,000 and the county
school tax was $28,000, making 73.
080 for these two Items. Subtracting
this from $158,604 we have $85,624,
which ,was the cost of the roads, sal
aries and other ordinary expenses. In
1909 the state 'tax was $76,000 and
the county school tax was $63,000,
making 1137,000 for these two Items.
Subtracting this from the $284,473
we have $147,473, which represents
the cost in 1909 of roads, salaries and
other ordinary expenses.
From $441,473 which represents the
combined tax for 1909, subtract $195,
653. the combined tax for 1902, and
we'have $245,635, which is the In
crease In 1909 over 1902 in the tax
es on Umatilla county property.
. C. P. STRAIN,
' County Assessor.
Save money by reading today's ada
ANOTHER GOOD BUY
16,40 acres all fenced, ' good new
posts, 100 acres In grain, 260 acres of
alfalfa land mostly set, will cut 760
tons of alfalfa this year, a stream of
water runs through which furnishes
plenty of water for Irrigating, good
concrete dams and ditches,, good
buildings, lots of fruit trees and ber
ries. This is an Ideal place for feed
ing stock for the market. A railroad
runs right through the middle of It,
You can buy this flue ranch for $46,
000. E. T. WADE,
Office In American Nat. Bank Bid.
Pendleton, Or.
liiifings
BAPTIST CHURCH
Begin next Sunday February 27
) REV. J. S. LEDFORD
Singing and preaching evangelist. All are invited to
attend. 7:30 each evening
Byer$
Best
Flour
U made from the choicest wheat that
(trows. Good brend is assured when
BYERS BEST FLOUR is used. Bran,
Shorts. Steam Rolled Barley always on
hand.
Pendleton Roller Mills
Pendleton, Oregon
FISH! FISH!
For the Lenten Season, fresh
every day at the
Central Meat Market
100 H. Alt St 'Phone Main II
Just Received
Carload of Poul
try supplies of,
ill kinds
COLESWOR.THY
127-129 E. Alts
Th. QUELLE
Cus La Fontaine, Prop.
Best 25c Meals in North
west
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First-class cookc and jservice
Shell fish in season
La Fontaine Blk., Main St.
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