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EIGHT PAGES
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4 INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER.
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telephone Main 1
Official City and Connty .Paper.
OXE OF THESE DAYS."
One o' these days, when sweet
spring comes along
And a mockingbird's thrillin' the
world with a song,
We'll smile at old winter, with
heavens of gray,
While Love leads his sweet-
heart to red realms of
May.
And Life will be glory,
" And beauty, and praise
In the light and the blossoms
If "One o these days,"
One o' these days, when the
Summer sings sweet.
And you hear the world's heart
in melodious beat.
We'll dream In the Joy of the
valleys and hills
The voice of glad rivers, the
flash of the rills.
.And Life will be glory
In all the bright ways,
With the beautiful story
Of "One o' these days."
Frank L. Stanton.
HE WAS MISTAKEN".
The Portland weather observer
predicted a cold wave for eastern
Oregon yesterday. He said a very
cold wave was headed for the north
west and that within 36 hours the
: temperature would go down to zero.
:But he missed his guess as far as
Pendleton was concerned. Though
the temperature did become colder
last night the official thermometer
did not go lower than 14 degrees
above zero and such a "cold spell" as
. that can be easily endured in mid-
winter. If the weather man would
ask the groundhog what he thought
of affairs in Pendleton yesterday he
would be informed that the weather
was fine, clear and mild.
CUT OCT THE POLITICS.
In a special message to the legis
lature Governor West recommends
that the office of food and dairy com
missioner be either abolished or else
the present incumbent removed. He
. fives reasons why such steps should
be taken. The reasons are that the
present official is rankly incompetent
and is likewise accused of grafting
ty his deputies who have resigned
- out of disgust for the methods ri
valling under the Bailey regime.
The governor's suggestion is timely
and it should be heeded. It looks to
promoting competency In the public
service. In the view of the East Ore
gonian the office of food and dairy
commissioner should be changed from
an elective to an appointive office.
The commissioner should be appoint
ed either by the state board or by the
state board of health. A man should
te chosen who has expert qualifica
tions for the position. He should be
required to inspect the dairies of the
state and the foodstuffs sold within
the state and to see that the laws
relating to the same are strictly
obeyed.
At this time the office of the food
- and dairy commissioner is a farce.
For 20 years that position has been
filled by a man who is notoriously un
fit for the place. He Is a hand shak
ing politician, not an expert food and
dairy Inspector. Needed improve
ments that have been brought about
' lu the dairy business In Portland had
to be forced through over his objec
tions. He tried to block the move to
- eliminate the tubercular dairy cows
and he has been quoted as saying
that dirty milk is wholesome.
Unquestionably much of the blame
for the condition of affairs In this of
fice may be traced to the fact that
" the office Is elective. Positions that
require technical training should be
appointive and the appointing power
- should have the right to remove the
appointee If he does not give satlsfae
' tory service. There is no mors sens
In having all th people of this stats
vote upon who shall be dairy Inspee-
tor than there would be In having
them rots npoa -srfcs shall be super
intendent of the penitentiary or ele
vator boy at the state house.
This same argument also applies
to the position of state printer which
if also an office requiring technical
fitness. Fortunately at this time the
office is filled by an honest and vrry
capable man in Willis Dunlway. But
tlie system is wrong Just the same.
The next man will probably not bd
as mindful of the state's welfare as
is Mr. Dunlway.
Two years ago the East Oregonian
discussed this subject and nt ttiat time
suggested that both the office of
food unj dairy commissioner and
state printer should be made bd-
pointive instead of elective so as to
take those positions out of politics
and put them under the merit sys
tem. Therefore it Is gratifying to
note that so prominent a man as Gov.
ernor West is working along this line.
If he follows out this course and if
his recommendations are acted upon
favorably the state will benefit great
ly. The move looks to cutting out
politics and applying business prin
ciples to public affairs.
APPLY THE MERIT RULE.
In th belief that the Huntington
bill will bring about a betterment of
the rural schools of the state some
newspapers are speaking favorably of
that measure.
But if it is desired to Improve the
country schools why not go to the bot
tom of the trouble why go part way?
The principal reason why our country
schools are neglected now is because
the office of county school superin
tendent is upon a wrong basis. A
county superintendent is not a super
intendent at ail. He is a clerk. The
office is based on politics, not on com
petency. The school superintendent
must be elected from among the peo
ple of the county. This must be done
even though there may be no compe
tent man in the county who wants the
Job.
This system is wrong. The position
is one Involving special training and
special experience. It is silly to re
quire that the superintendent be
be chosen from a certain territory. I
selecting city superintendents mem
bers of a school board pay no atten
tion to geographical lines. They go
out and get the best man they can
find, regardless of where he lives. He
U required to superintend the schools
and see that teaching work Is thor
oughly done. If he cannot do this
he is supplanted by a man who can.
At least the system calls for such ac
tion as this.
It is largelly because cities look to
merit and not to politics when they
select school superintendents that the
city schools now excel the rural
schools. If the rural schools are to
be brought up to standard the first
step must be to lay the foundation
for real improvement by applying the
merit system In the selection of coun
ty superintendents. The East Ore
gnnlan indicated yesterday how this
may be done.
To adopt the Huntington measure
as it stands without changing the
basis upon which county superintend
ents are chosen would be like erect
ing the walls of a house without first
laying a proper foundation. Such
work as that has never proven satis
factory and It never will.
SMALL CTIAXGE.
At the recent dinner given by An
drew Carnegie, an eminent lawyer,
seated half-way down the table, was
deeply Immersed In conversation with
his neighbor when the host opened
up the subject of the British coinage
system and showed signs of wishing
undivided attention.
"Every other civilized nation," he
declaimed, "has the decimal system,
while England adheres to the absurd
and cumbrous table of pounds, shill
ings and pence." Rap-rap-rap.
The raps were for the lawyer, who
remained absorbed in his own conver
sation. "And even rarthings," con
tinued the Iron-master. "Is there
anything else In finance so ridiculous
as the farthing?" Rap-rap.
The lawyer glanced around some
what impatiently.
"Judge G ." Mr. Carnegie called
out, "why do the British continue
their coinage of farthings?"
"To enable the Scotch to practice
benevolence, Mr. Carnegie," returned
the lawyer. From Success Magazine.
SPEAKING OF SLANG.
While engaged In reforming per
sonal weaknesses, why not cut down
the output of slang?
Do you know that conversational
English Is becoming a thing of hys
terical extravagance?
A little slang, It has been contend
ed, adds virility to the mother tongue,
but there Is no excuse for overdoing.
It may be graphic ana amusing to
declare that "Pittsburg is all to the
smudge," but you don't care to hear a
moment later that "Chicago Is all to
the mustard," or "Milwaukee all to
the suds."
"If you must use slang, use it spar
ingly, choosing It wisely and making
It impressive.
And when you are In doubt as to Its
wisdom or Its adaptability don't use
it at all. Cleveland Plalndealer. .
Two Ways.
Defeated Pug I weighed In all
right before the fight.
Backer Maybe you aid. But you
certainly didn't wade in during the
fight Puck.
DLOOD DISEASES
CONTAGIOUS TROUBLES
Contagious Blood Foison more
thoroughly permeates the system than
any other disease. Its infectious virus
contaminates every corpuscle and
tissue of the circulation, and for this
reason its symptoms are of a varied
nature. When it enters the blood it
is but a short time until the mouth
and throat begin to ulcerate, the skin
becomes spotted, rashes and eruptions
appear on the body, sores and ulcess
break cut, the hair falls, r.nd fre
quently nails on hands c.ml fu t thick
en and conic oil. . Mincrcl medicines
which simply shut the prison up in
the system should be a voided, for when
such treatment is left off 'J.c old dis
ease will break out agr.in, often worse
than before. S. S. f. cure;; Contagious
Blood Poison penaanent'y, and it docs
so because it thoroughly purifies the
blood. S. S. S.
;es into the
circulation, and
drives out the
last trace of the
destructive
germs, adds
richness and
vigor to the cir
culation and
allows it to nourish the diseased por
tions of the body back to health.
S. S. S. is purely vegetable, being
made entirely of roots, herbs and
barks, without a particle of mineral,
and its vegetable ingredients always
hasten the cure by toning up the
stomach and digestive members.
Home Treatment book and any uiedi
cal advice free to all who write.
THE BWTTT SPECIFIC 00., Atlanta, Ola,
STRICTLY PERSONAL.
(To the Teleprone Girl.)
0 Priestess of the Telephone,
1 would say a word with thee alone;
So please incline thy head a bit
and ope thy shell-like ear;
My talk concerns the folks who ring
And bother thee like everything,
And who, from, selfish motives, try
to learn if I am here.
If missionary ladies call.
Or those who are soliciting some
advertising tome.
Regardless of their race or creed,
I charge you not to give them heed.
For very likely It's a "touch," and
say I'm "not at home."
Philanthropists, they may Inquire
Insurance agents, ife and fire,
Or some one with a mining project
buzzing In his aome
(There's hosts and hosts of mining
"bugs!"
If necessary cut the plugs
It's 10 to one that It's a "touch,"
and say I'm "not at home."
Societies for Fighting Crimes,
Committees on Cathedral Chimes,
Auxiliaries for Raising Funds to
Build an Aerodrome,
Solicitors and agents all
If any one of these should call
It's pretty apt to be a "touch" and
say I'm "not at home."
O Priestess of the Heaapiece, hark!
And aid a hopeless Easy Mark
If dulce voices ask for me don't
scratch your auburn dome,
Xor hesitate at all, for such
Invariably presage a "touch,"
So take a flyer; anyway, and say
I'm not at home.
John D. Welles in the Buffalo News.
Ills Only Asset.
"Kind sir," said the weary wayfar
er, "I have lost nearly everything
money, friends, self-respect. There
is but one thing that has never de
serted me."
"Poor man!" said trie sympathetic
listener. "Here is a. quarter. And
that one thing is?"
"My thirst," repllea the weary way'
farer as he moved quickly away.
The amount
of good you
will receive
U-LtuMV-UCtf -irom a Bnon
V STOMACH U'course of the
m mmm v Bitter will
I I I f surprise y o u,
j especially in
VIUCS UL
Poor Appetite,
Sour Stomach
Indigestion,
Costlvenens,
Golds, Grippe,
and Malaria.
Try It Today,
Curo Your Rheu
matism
AND OTHER ILLS OF THE BODY
AT THE
Hot Lake Sanatorium
The nouse of Efficiency)
HOT LAKE, OREGON
THE
Oregon-Washington
Railroad & Nav. Co.
Sella round-trip tickets, good for three
montha.allowing $6.00 worth of
accommodation at the Sanato
rium, at Portland and all
O.-W. R. St N. Stations.
For further information and Illus
trated booklet, address Dr. W. T. Phy,
Medical Supt and Mgr., Hot Lake,
Oregon, any O.-W. R. A N. Agent,
or write to ,
WM. MoMFRRAY,
General Paaaenger Agent,
PORTLAND. ARROON.
YOU ARE A BiORSS IN A
TREAD MALL WHILE YU
PUT YOUR MONEY IN THE
BANK nd YOU WILL BE
A FREE
If you earn $10,000 a year and spend $ll000 you will fall
bthind. If you earn ten dollars a week and save part of it you
will get ahead and there is no other way to do so. Get out
c.f the tread mill.
Hake OUR Bank YOUR Dank.
We pay 4 per cent interest on Time Deposits, "compounded
semi-annually. . i
THE
American National Bank
Pendleton, Oregon
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
"There's Just One Drug Store
Where ! Know I Will Get,
Exactly What I Ask For"
When you hear that remark you ran take it for
granted the speaket means us.
Whatever yon want from any drug storefcan be
had here if we haven't got it we will get it Tor you.
There's never a fear of disappointment. You get what
you ask for or what the doctor wants you to have, or
you get nothing you never get "something just as
good" here, because we only have one best.
Does not this assurance warrart your trading
here? We think so, and your doctor also thinks so.
PHONE The Q&xaM, Store MAIN 20
THE PENDLETON DRUG CO.
By Today
15 acre tract, Just the place
for chicken business. Property
Is a good buy at $2000; price
if sold at once $1300, 1-2 cash
balance terms.
m
5 acre tract on Riverside, a
fine place, a splendid home,
worth more than price asked.
See about it today.
320 acre tract only 3 miles
from Pendleton; good small
house, barn, small young or
chard. This is a bargain and
can be bought for $3000. I
want to show It, so call and see
about It today.
LEE TEUTSCH
Phone Main 5 550 Main Street
The Real Estate and Insurance Man
Byers'
Best
Flour
MAN '
4 room house on corner
Franklin & Webb streets,
worth $1500, price today only
$850. Think of it! How can
you afford to pay rent.
Beautiful home on North side,
not an old out of date, but new
modern home.. Ask price.
Splendid new bungalow on
North side, worth at least
$5500; if sold in next 30 days
$4000 will pay for same; purt
cash, balance easy terms.
Fruit land in small tract on
easy terms. 5 year old orchard;
will be sold at very low price.
Is mado from the choicest whf that
arrows. Good bread is assured when
BYERS' BEST FLOUR is used. Bran,
Shorts, Steam Rolled Barley always on
hand.
Pendleton Roller Mills
Pendletos, Otegon.
Headquarters For
Toilet Goods
We are 8ol Manttfactarere a ad
Distributor of tlie OeMmtxel
TOILET! ORKAM
COLD CREAM
TOOTH POWYKIl
and
MT. HOOD OHXAK
Tallman & Co.
Leading Druggists of Kasterr
Orec.
Detroit Engines
2 to SO H. P.
Usee common Kerosene (lamp oil)
for fuel, also gasoline, naptha or dis
tillate. No change In equipment la
necessary to change from one fuel to
the other. For price see J. W. Kim '
brell, agent, Pendleton, Ore. Phone
Main 180. Sample engine at
Long Brothers
114 ft 11 E. Webb St. Phone Main 74
You Make a
Bad Mistake
Wheo you put off buying your
ontU Fall purchase it NOW
and secure trie) bent Rock
Spring coal the mlnea produce
at price considerably lower thaa
those prevailing In Fall and
Winter.
By Mocking np now ytm
avoid ALL danger of being sal
able to secure It when entd
weather arrive.
Henry Kopittke
Phone Main ITS.
FRESH MEATS
8ACSAGE8, FISH AND
LARD.
Always pur aad dellrered
promptly, If yon phoae the
Central Meat Market
108 K. Alta 81, Phone Mala SS.
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