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Oregoa. Mcoixt-cius mail matter.
Such efforts on the rrt of well
meaning but mlsjruUled folk have
much to do with the prevalence of
the smoking habit among boys It
may b regrettable but It is a fact a
vast number of young Americans of
the masculine tender deire to follow
lines not laid down by rhurchea and
Sun da vl-hoots. Xt is more than prob
ably !at smoking ' will henceforth
JtavJ new attractions for hiirh su-hnni
Tb llty East Orpgoniaa I kept oa atHaw. .
tbc HnMaai Stw C, li W ashiagtoa T38 lt pokan.
"M'uSl iSS Staad. Portland.! A morp r to break up
Oroa. (the use of tobacco In a hiirh school
WLlnsioa. U. C. Uuimj, iOl, Four- i ,vol'l d be for the education board to
teeatk .tret. X. V. j enforce a hard and fast rule that no
Vlouibvr I'nlted lYess Association.
Telephone Main
if tod.iv be
norF-
"I do not a.-k Thee
dark.
To change it a'.l. and make it
fai.:
As I step forth today to toe the
mark
I ask not that the burden I
must boar
Vt- taken from my shoulders
leave it there!
r. suiar tobacco user be allowed lr. j
I : school and that expulsion should fol. J
j low ..roof of the fact a student U a :
A Ijersistetit smoker. A school board!
i.'uiu ciuorce sucn a rule, not on
moral grounds, but for a sordid rea-
.n mat it costs tne state money to
4 1 educate a student and it 1 not "good
,busine-s" to spend money on a boy
in In. deliberately offsets the good he
i obtains from school by following a
habit that impairs his physical and
for with
Thou
ow n
'Hut this I pray Thee
M my micht
My humble prayer
canst fulfill
And give the world its
way still
Lt me. if it be dark today.
Krt ; hoping that tomorrow
may be bright."
Frank L. Stanton
GinstiMS SpecnaMes
at
rr-ental efficiency. There are cor
porations that bar the use of both li
quor and tobacco by employes on this
ground and the rules are generally
observed.
--
Partisan newspapers that howl with
r;ge over the prospect the democratic
senators will refuse to
It Will ( iik confirm any eleventh
In Tinu hour federal appolnt-
merits made by Presi
der.t Tuft may have great cause for
Medford merchants have taken up tjricf. The senate action though is not
.1 movement to establish a cannery without provocation. It is possible
in that little city, the senators are afraid that if they
A Cannery There are many rea-' crnfirm any late hour appointments
I or rvmlk-u.ii. sons why such a the president may at tht? last moment
move might well bo issue an executive order placing the
;aken up here some day. j civil service cloak about his appoin-
Pend'eton has a great fruit section tees so as to keep them in office for
n the east in the Freewater.MIIton life.
country and to the west there will- The action of the president in so
very shortly be another frlut pr- protecting some 35,000 fourth class
ducing region as great or greater. : postmasters appointed for political
consisting of the lands under the gov-reasons wouid lend color to such sus
ernment project and various private j picion. "While taken professedly in
projects. ahe interests of civil service the order
It is possible that neither section was more beneficial to spoilsmen in
may be able of itself to maintain a office than to the service. The way
tig cannery' but that such a plant lo-to get civil service postmasters is to
cated here and drawing on both regl-1 set thm under the civil service
ons could be operated with success. . which provides that appointments
mere are good rail connections into' shall be made on the merit basis. It
Pendleton from both regions and; makes a farce of civil service when
there will soon be macadamized political appointees, no matter who
roadways leading to this city from they may be, are given civil service
each direction. protection in office without their hav.
It is a matter worth keeping
commercial association. Jrore than j i;ut there is much both political
likely a Pendleton cannery would be parties could do towards wiping out
extremely beneficial to the growers at: the spoils system and they will do it
Milton and Hermiston as well as ac-jin time because the country as a
ceptable to this place. All the fruit j w hole Is grow ing tired of political of
that is raised cannot be shipped if Icials and eventually will demand
abroad and sold at top prices. The that efficiency be given a higher rat-
culled fruit must be disposed of .ing in all branches of the government
inking first met the necessary tests as to
the fitness. !
In business only one month, yet wa are already
Grocery
one of
Pendleton's busiest stores There's a reason
Fine' New Jersey Howe Cran
berries, qt. . . . 25c
Choice Oranges, doz. . 25c
Apples, large boxes 75c and $1.00
Xmas Mixed Candy ,2 lbs. 25 C
Delicious Comb Honey, 20c lb.
3 lbs. for . . 50c
Fine Tillamook Cream Cheese
per lb. . . . 25c
New crop Currents and Raisins
The'Best Cocoa'and Chocolate that money can buy
Imported Golden Dates, 2 lbs. 25,
Fancy Turkish Figs, lb. . 30c
Christmas Mixed Nuts 3 lbs. $1.00
Citron, Lemon and Orange Peel
per lb. .... 25c
New Vegetables, fresh, crisp and
clean, at the lowest prices.
Fresh mincemeat, Kuners pickles,
chow chow, horse radish, olives,
dressings and sauces in fact relishes
ot every description for every taste
Housewives who want the best quality, the cleanest
stock and yet pay the lowest prices lor their table sup
plies should Phone
MAIN 445
otherwise and It should be canned.
At the present time a vast amount of
iuch fruit Is peddled out under false
pretenses to Pendleton householders
"ui sucn a course cannot be con
tinued forever.
service and that strictly partisan con
siderations be made to count for but
little.
Some sentimental people who love
Ue Dow Xot
Own Th Carol.
Some members of the Vincent
Methodist church of Spokane are or
ganizing themselves
Tb "Bustoesa" Into a brigade to 'script of
ArsumeiH break up the habit
U Better. of smoking vmong
high school students.
They have arranged the matter with
the chief of police and will each be
lecked out with a star and will have
full probation officers powers as to
"liking arrests, etc.
the writings of Charles Dickens are
complaining bitter-
terly because J. P.
Morgan has pur-
i chased the manu
the. "Christmas Carol" and
has it in his private collection. They
assert it should be In some public
museum.
Of coursy it should. Yet no one
need worry much because Morgan
has acquired the old sheets of paper
on which Dicken? wrote his favorite
Jpp.duction. It would be much hard.
er to' read the Christmas Carol from
those time worn pages than from some
good up-tovlate volume of Dickens.
Morgan does not own the "Christ
mas Carol " He merely has the shell
from which the story came and it
was made useless when the story ap
peared in book form. Those who
seek the nightingale's song are un
fortunate who look in old nests be
cause the song is never there.
...
For aerial fame brave men will risk
their lives like moths around a can
dle. It is too bad fellows like Kear.
ney and Lawrence should die but it
seems to be an inevitable part of the
game they play if they but follow it
long enough.
m
J. P. Morgan's testimony before the
congressional committee is quite like
ly to establish for him a reputation
las a jokesmith.
I 9
I
i One may ship packed eggs or cab
bage sets by parcels post but not a
book. Why Is that?
Our fine climate resists the efforts
of the weather bureau to make it
blusterous.
That Settled It.
"I'm satisfied with the present con
ditions." "You are, eh? And I suppose you're
going to vote to continue them."
"Yes. I am."
"With the rich getting richer all
the time?"
"I don't know anything about that.
All I know is that I asked for a raise
In pay yeserday and got it. That's the
sort of prosperity I can understand and
want to continue." Detroit Free
Press.
Affects His Vocabulary.
"Bring me a wood pulp sandwich,"
said the guest In an abstracted way.
"Beg pardon, sir," murmured the
waiter.
"Oh, yes, excuse me. At home I'm
used to this paper bag cooking."
Washington Herald.
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