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:,DiLi EGOXIAN. PEXDLETONjOJ5EO ON . SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER In 1013.
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equipment,
military anil
roiilitHl T'li n(i Nml Wrli it Pen
OUI.m.MAN I'UiUMilNtf CO
liH'bilo.-:, hospital
i.nd all kinds of
i'".val supplies. j
Therefore, the United States jp
should now put itself in condiip
tion to produce ranidlv all!
offk-wu Count? ruir.
mhT ImwI ITvit ANKtrlitlna.
lri-1 tl the pretumr at IVndlctofl.
urg,.a aecmd-ciMa mtil oistter.
lib' i
ON SALE IS OTHFR CIT1KS.
Iinitnl iiniPi sund. lortliod.
ttuanito Ne' Co, I'ortlnnd. Oregon.
ON KIl.K AT
t'hlnyn Rimtg, Kerorlty Hutldlng
uhlnnw. Ii c., Bureau 50l. Kour
Kwik llmt, K. W.
quunuux Xrymg U sleep with
t equator.
The land will be taken bv
secret agents of the Southern
I'ac-itie or some syndicate that
' :j after the timber. The en-
, - nn ....II .. .1 . r . 1 ! - 1 . .1
( men win gei a iew nunurea uiese implements ot war, El:
dollars each fr their trouble suould acquire a considerable!:
nd the "skindicate" will get stock of them all. and should i
i the valuable land for a song, train some moderate number!
H Here and there real and ot men like 50.000 in the 1
itona tide settlers should get navy and 100,000 in the armv!
jiand it would do them little to use them with skill and
j good because a man with one thorough efficiency.
umber claim in a forest is at
the mercy of those who hold wneat closed in Chicago
big tracts. He cannot make yesterday at a price one and a
use of the timber and must Quarter cents above the clos
take what thev offer him or m Vke for the previous day.
et in describing the market
v .
eChPCRirTION RATES
irti ADVANCE)
nir. br icull una
iu. .;i n. mail.. 2o!get left in the lurch
i'-r mimiBi. dt man l m . i 1 1 i
uijr. oo noth. ? mii ::;:: Ine sane thing to do wjtli ine 1 onianci uregonian uses
n Mar. b? carrier )M .. i-j 1 . i . i,:.. rv
Are Larger, With Farmers
state of Oregon use the pro- tree SeIIs Chicago Wheat
ceeds as a school fund. The Props, Tone at Close is Weak."
public would then get the good ven wnen the market is ris
out of their own Dronertv. 'n the bears won't admit the
This was the line of action sug- act-
gested by ex-Governor West
imi,,, .u wMot be by carrier. ....... i7ine gram iana would De to sell
three amih. bf carrier l.Mlil at ifs true, vnlno anA lot ibn
nnft Vfr hw mall.
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A (rNG!-OP C11EEK.
"Whra vou've cast your all on
a single die,
And rur -stranded bark lies
hifth and dry,
What it tbe use to sigh and cry
Brace up.
3nd a resolution to this nd
What is Stefansson doing
"Whea friend? are false and
none are true.
And the world stands back and
mocks at you:
What is the use of feeling blue?
ra.oe 'Up.
"When you've tried and tried
in vain,
And all you gt was a tear and
pais,
And the ghost of a hopa which
had lived In vain
Brace up.
"Some time, somewhere, will the
fates behind;
And your storm-tossed bark will :
an iuiKir llnd;
So bravely smile and say 'Never
mind.'
Brace -up"
James Wells
Yours respectfully,
RALPH CORN.
PREPARING PDR A GREAT
SWINDLE
-yY its action .taken the so
jj called land. grant confer
ence nas .implored con
gress in the name ot the people
of Oregon to prepare the stage
for the most gigantic and out
rageous land fraud swindle in
the history of the west,
j.1 l i t . n i
was nresented hv Mr st nf ine noru Pe a"er "
this county. But of course Th,as flre,a been fevered?
such a proposal was received He shouldtiy something new.
yny frostily by the conference. The coming 'water power
It was ridiculous to the South- conference in Portland will be
orn Pacific attorneys and to ,nfv,o. t- . mi.
the timber grabbers. It -was standpoint.
runic wjicic vuiue was not
desired. he is Alfred ai-sttx.
The East Oregonian is not "
aRtsnishorl hv tht wti tn Echo, Ore., 9-16-15.
.- , Editor East Oregonian:
wincicucc. it expeciea notn- Will you kindly tell me whom the
ing more, i he conference was ph laureate is of England
organized and directed by the
same forces that worked the
midnight resolution through
the legislature at 3 a. m. on
the closing night of the session
w hen the majority of members
were ignorant the subject was
nnder consideration. Since it
was their game and was stag
ed according to their own di
rections the action taken was
obvious. " M
But the time will come when
the people of Oregon will be provided for sale of i.axds
amazed at what was done in
their name at Salem yesterday.
It was coarse work.
Those handsome cars you see on the streets are
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TO
DR. ELIOT'S VIEW
its:1
HE subject of military
preparedness is one of;
vital interest to the I
country and the views of men '
.'ho are not fanatics, of one '
Southern pacific Supporters Opposed
to Such a Plan Another Resolu-
tion Is Adopted, rrgiiuj rpoii C011-1
STcss to Provide Tor Sale of Ijind
.Aiwing SrttliTs.
There can be no other saneextreme or the other, are of
view of the request that theMmPrtance. Dr. Charles W.
gram lanas De sola at s.50 oi, jusuy renowned as a
. T"l -l , - , J
icr acre, i ne iana is worm
seven or eight times that am
ount. Therefore the. profits
for some one or some group of
Tiien will be in the vicinity of
lorty millions of dollars.
With much hypocrisy the
conference urges that the land
be sold to "actual settlers."
But all who know conditions
know that "actual settlers"
will have as much chance in
this connection as woulld an
Assessor C. P. Strain of this county
introduced a resolution titfore the
lnnd grant conference at Salem yes
terday asking that congress permit
the state to purchase the lands and
to sell them at their actual value,
the proceeds to be usea for the bene
fit of the Oregon Agricultural College
anil lha snrr, m 1,m1 f,,A
ciear and sound thinker Cen-I Tt was contended hv Vr. Strain that
erally has written an article j through such a course a fund of
for the North American Re-'ir,any mni,ons coul(1 b provided for
me Hi-nouis 01 ine siae. tlis Kiea IS
that If the lands are sold at T2-E0 per
acre the valuable timber will be filed
And handsome is as handsome do'
es
has proven best by years of actual performance on
Umatilla county roads.
1916 MODEL Valve-in-Head LIGHT SIX, $1150
1916 MODEL Valve-in-Head BIG SIX, $1650
These Prices' F. 0. B. Pendleton.
OREGON MOTOR GARAGE
Telephoned B. F. TROMBLEY, Prop, 119-121 W. Court Street
Good
Health
To You
view wherein he sets forth his;
views. The following from
the paper gives a line on the
ideas of Dr. Eliot:
The limits of preparedness,
however broad or narrow-,
ought to be determined by
both of two different needs:
first, the nt ed for a limited ag
gressive strength, and, second.
the need for a defensive
strength, limited, but capable
ot sudden effective expansion
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on by agents of the raHroad com
pany or some other mteresU and
that property of Immense value will
be secured for a song.
The Strain resolution was not ad
opted, presumably because of the fact
the conference was packed with sup
porters of the Southern Pacific.
The resolution adopted by the con
ference is as follors:
Whereas, The people of the State
of OTegon, by then- representatives,
iluly assembled at Salem, Ore., Sep-
1 v .0 . i lair i. .... - v ..
, . , .i n inri in aiiu II, ifiti, nave uern
Just now much aggressive ,-hrnllirht together bv ! tn-
strength the United States will spiration to consider the material wel-
i hereafter need depends On thejf"re of Oregon made Imperative by
issue of the present European !the rendition of the opinion of the
i . , Tt r- 'supreme court of the United States
, struggle.. If Germany comes ;m the ca.,e of the oregon-caiifomi.i
I OUt OI tne war holding iJelgl- i Railroad company, et al, vs. the Unit-
Tlie nrst step is to lxSSp Nature tui-! I'm, maintaining her complete I States, popularly known as the
I'rove the appetite and dilution; lfco ; inilitnrv nrcrnTiiVntinn nnH I lan'' rant raS(' an(1
i.e-p U.e bowel, regular. Tbls free and able w enlarge
HOTFTTFR vher na the LVited states' in
lviJ I Li 1 I Ltk ij . defense of her own rifghts and
CTAm RUivf.. i of the rights of aTl trie free na-
It-
W. H. HILL
OPTICIAN
With
WM. C HANSCOM.
We grind our own lenses.
Glasses fSN?
Grounds
To Uie euut reqalremeMa of
, Lenwa dupUa&tod In a
nilnute. Prlca for iluse
raonabl.
"See
Dale Rothwell,
, ExcIumt Optida
j American Nt Bnk IRig.
PheM 609.
few
verr
lions of the world, -will need to
i'toin the alliance which has
--!been holding Germany in
j check, though thus far unable
s ! to defeat her. In joining that
' alliance, the United States will
I'visTi to furnish such a ruota of
j vessels, men and munitions as
will he suitable for a rich na
ition 100,000,000 strong, and
! united in adherence to fix
'standards of public and private
j liberty, truthfulness and jus
j lice. If, on the other hand,
I'.he entente nations succeed in
defeating the German under
takings in the present war, or
' in bringing the contest to a
i stalemate, there will probably
result an international league
W the prevention of war, in
which the United States will
ish to take part, if requested
Uy the entente belligerents to
do so. In that case this coun
try must be prepared to fur
nish whatever quota the inter
national council or commission
created by treaty for the pre
vention of war, asks of us. The
quota of the United States in
the second case would, of
course, be smaller than in the
first, and might be chiefly na
val; but, in either case, the
quota should be of the best
possible quality in all respects
vessels, artillery, munitions,
submarines, aeroplanes, suto-
Whereas. In said ca.e the supreme
I court has construed the acts of con-
pren or the i nited states, approvea
July 25! 1866. as amended by the act
approved June 25, 1S68. and April 10,
169, and the act of ifay 4, 1870, to
be not only laws but enforceable and
continuing covenants, and
Whereas, Snld acts conta!n condi
tions fiw the sale of the lands grant
ed thereunder, requiring the sald
lands to be sold to actual settlers In
quantities not greater than US acres
and for sms not exceeding $2.50 per
acre, and
Whereas, The said conditions plain
!y Imply an obligation upon the gran
tees In said grant to sell said lands to
actual settlers who comply with the
conditions of said grant, and brlns
themselves within the conditions of
?.iid grant as actual settlers, and
Whereas, It is apparent that the
grantees In said grant by the accept
ance of said grant plainly agree to
convey the s.ild lands according to
the terms of said grant to such set
ters upon the payment of the am
ount specified In said grant, and to
make such conveyance upon the full
Terformance of the terms of paid
grunt by s:ild actual settlers, and
Whereas, The supreme court In lis
opinion of June 15, 1915, held that
congress should have a reasonable op
portunity to provide by legislation for
rthe diSMrsitiut of said lands in ac
icordance with such policy as it might ; 31
Ceem fitting usder the circumstances i
nd at the same time to secure the 1 5
defendants, at all times keeping in f
view the policy which will insure ac-!s
tnal settlement of the lands rather EE
thin specnlatian, and I
Whereas, The United States govern-j
ntent has heretofore created national 1
ftitipsts within tiie state of Oregon, j
occupying approximately one-third of
thi area of the tate of Oregon, and 1
thereby militating greatly against the
growth and development of the state!
of lOregon; therefoe, be it j
Resolved, That It is the sense of E
this .conference thfct the congress of 5
the Tnlted States imould enact laws '
defining and settling who shall be I EE
consifiered an actual pettier under the ! EE
terms of said acts, awl what shall be EE
considered an actual settlement and EE
requiring the grantees under said act EE
to perfrm the terms nd conditions E
of said act, and sell and dispose of EE
said lartds according to the true in-iE
tent and purpose of saWJ acts to such EE
actual settlers, and, be it further j S3
Resolved, That we are unalterably EE
opposed to any further Increase of I EE
forest reserves in the state of Ore-1 3
gon; and Itstly, be Jt j
Resolved, That we urge upon con-' E5
gress the enactment of legislation EE
which shall provide for the. lmmedl-iEE
ate sale of said grant lands in areas EE
of not greater than 160 acres to any: ES
ne person and to actual settlers u: EE
a price not in excess of 2.50 per, EE
acre, and to provide against all fraud; EE
In the settlement and disposition ofj
said janda.
One of the largest and most modern
fire-proof garages in all
the northwest
fl PT IM Is) f? m Oil ? CT"
l I I It I t t 111 if t
Automobile
Overhauling
otlco of Change In Firm.
Notice is given that N. P. McLean
has purchased the Interest of. W. J.
Burns in the City Auto Co. of Pen
dleton and after this date the firm I
will be known as N. P. McLean & Co.
and will be conducted by N. P. Mc-1
Lean and Bert Peterson at the same :
location. D. H. Nelson, trustee, has1
turned over the entire business to.
the new company and the ald N. P. I EE
McLaln & Co. assume all obligations j EE
and will collect ail outstanding ac- j
counts of the former City Auto Co.
D. H. NELSON. ! 1
W. J. BURNS.
n. p mclean.
BERT PETERSON.
Dated thla 9th day of September,!
1915. Adv.
For sale Ford roadster, excellent
running order. Inquire 1104 East
Court Adv.
Regular Saturday light Dance
Eagle-Woodmen Hall
Saturday, September 18
7 piece Orchestra, good time guaranteed. These par
ties are growing in favor daily.
KARL GUIOTT, Mn.er.
and Repairing a Specialty
General repairing and overhauling of auto, combined
harvesters, ga engines and machinery of all kinds. Parts
awide to order promptly. Expert machinists and up-to-date
machinery.
Kelly's Auto Repair
hop m Connection
We offer three roomy, clean, light and well ventilated
floors for the storage of your car. Ladies' waiting room
and every modern convenience for our patrons. Gaso
J.n free a.r and water at our curb. Largest and besfi
gasofuie pump In Pendleton. Prompt attention and satis
factory service all day and ALL NIGHT. Full line of ac
cessoriet carried.
Ilommolgarn & t7o!)b, Prons.
East Court and Thimiiu. - i. ' 1
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