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V.UiE FOCI!. DAILY EAST OUEtiOXLVX, 1'EXDLETOS, 0HCG05, Tl'KSDAY, MAY 11, 1009. EIGHT PAGES. COVSTX OFFICIAL PAPER. AN IXPKrEXPEXT NEWSPAl'KH. Published Pally. Weekly nd Semi-Weekly, at lVndletn. Oregon, by tha EAST OKFaJOMAX TIULISHIXO CO. SUBSCRIPTION KATES. PUt, on rer. by mall $3.00 Dally, all months, by mall 2.50 Dally, thrt months, by mall 1.25 Dally, or. EKnth. by mail 50 DallT. or. ytar. by carrier 7. 50 Dally. lx months, by carrier 8.75 Pally, three month, by carrier .... 1.93 Dally, one month, by carrier 05 Weekly, one year, by mall 150 weekly, an momus. uy wan WeeklT. (our months, by mall 50 Semi-Weekly, one year, by mall .... 1.50 Semi-Weekly, all months, by mall .. .73 Semi-Weekly, four montlis, by mail . .50 The Pally East Oieonlan Is kept on sale at the Oregon New Co., H7 0th street, Portland. Oregon. Chicago Bureau, (His) Security Building. Washington, P. C, Bureau, Jul Four teenth street, X. W. Member United lYesa Association, Telephone Main 1 Entered at the postofflce at Pendleton, Oregon, as second-class mall matter. A SIGH i on SUMMER. I wish that summer'd come along: An' not be foolin' so; I want to be where rivers sing An' honeysuckles grow. To see, a mile or two from town. The cork a-bobbin' up an' down. The wear' weather worries me I'm not a growlin' one But st'll I'm gropin' In the gloom An' wishin' fer the sun. I want to hear a bird sing sweet An' see the violets at Love's feet: Atlanta Constitution. m . ELIMINATING THE GRAFTER. Graft is about the greatest evil of modern Hfe. It Is a serpent that ln slduously steals its way into the lives j of men and makes criminals of hon est people almost before they are aware of its presence. This is a fact. Almost every day we read of pub lic men who have been caught In wrong doing and who must suffer prosecution. Generally It means dis grace and ruin, if not the peniten tiary for them. The state of Wash ington now has a half dozen officials or former officials who must explain their conduct. One or two of them are sure of conviction. Oregon had its day when some of its most' promi nent men were convicted of complic ity in land frauds or in crimes equal ly as bad. But grafting Is not confined to men in high public offices. It begins low er down. Nor are all the grafters caught. The most of them are never suspected and this Is what causes the zn'-schlef. The man who cheats a railroad company, whether he be a railroad employe or a passenger, is a grafter. So is the traveling salesman or the mall government employe who pads his expense account. So is any man, whether he occupy a position that Is high or low, public or private, who takes something that Is not honestly his. The two examples named are merely mentioned because they rep resent grafting in Its elementary form. All grafters are not bad men. Many of them are very estimable men. Few of them are thieves in the ordinary meaning of the word. Most of them would abhor out and out stealing. They merely see chances to make money easily and apparently without injuring any one. They see others do the same thing without being ques tioned and they grow to believe that the practice Is alr!ght. It Is only when they are caught that the wrong comes to light. To do away with grafting It Is nec essary that there be a more rigid ob servance of the commandment , not to steal. Grafting Is merely indirect stealing and the grafter really de serves to go in the same catalogue with the burglar and the footpad. When society reaches such a stage that people will so regard him, graft ing will soon become unpopular.- The practice is now fast being placed un der the ban, and every time a grafter gets "burned," whether he be an ad jutant general or a railroad conduc tor, the educational proces Is for warded. Some day people will learn that the eighth commandment covers stealing In all Its forms and they will then regard the grafter In the same light as the horse thief. ENTIRELY UNJUST. How a protective tariff works to the injury of the consuming class la well illustrated by the case of pulp and paper. The pulp and paper In dustry is largely centered In Maine. Quite naturally the trust that controls the business desires a tariff to keep out competition and Senator Hale of Maine docs Its bidding. But there Is no Justice In a high tariff on paper and pulp. "There U scarcely a more indefen sible duty than that on wood pulp," says the Portland Journal. "It has been demonstrated that American mills can produce this commodity as cheaply as Canadian mills can. It has also been proven, admitted by the protected wool pulp manufactur ers, that their net profits amount to 24 per cent on their own capitaliza tion, which doubtless includes a good deal of water. Besides, to exclude Canadian wood pulp from this coun try directly a'ds in the destruction and extinction of our rorests. "What statesmanship is here pre sented; consumers of wood pulp and its product, paper, are taxed millions a year to enrich the wood pulp and print paper monopoly, and indirectly to destroy the forests, while on the other hand millions nre asked, and great efforts are being made to pro tect and preserve portions of our for ests. The high duty on wood pulp robs the people doubly, first, by mak ing a necesa'ty cost much more than 't should, and second, by deforesting the country. Nobody is benefited but a few men who form a trust " AX UNPLEASANT SITUATION'. The normal school regents have re fused to allow the normal schools to continue during the next two years, even at private expense. Consequent ly, Oregon will not offer any normal instruction for a couple of years, at least. In order to fill the hundreds of vacancies which occur annually Ir. the state's teaching brigade, teachers will have to be imported from other states or else the ranks filled with untrained young men and women. This is not a pleasing situation. It is especially discouraging at this time for Oregon Is now posing as a pro gressive state and is inviting new peo- pie to locate within its boundaries. ; These newcomers will wonder why Oregon, like other states of the union, does not provide for normal educa tion, for it is now universally recog nized that normal schools are the ba sis of a state's educational system. What shall we tell them? Shall w tell them that the people of Oregon are too poor to properly support an educational system or that the people are too Ignorant to understand the need of normal schools? No, the people of Oregon are not starving, neither are they ignorant. The most of the people firmly believe In schools and are willing to support them lib erally. Tell them that In an evil hour the safety of the normal schools was left in the hands of some state sena tors who were prejudiced against them and who tried to kill them. But that Oregon will not do without nor mal training. In due time such train ing will be provided for and Oregon will have more than one state nor mal school. Thursday night the high school de bating team will debate with the win ning team from western Oregon for the championship of the eastern Ore gon and Willamette valley districts. For the fine showing the Pendleton team is making the students are en titled to much credit and local peo ple should show ttielr appreciation by attending the coming debate. For kidnaping Willie Whltla, James Boyle has been sentenced to prison for life, while his wife was given a 25-year sentence. They deserved the harsh punishment that has been meted out to them because kidnaping Is a fiendish crime. Since Pendleton already has sev eral tracts of land suitable for park purposes surely the city should be able to place them in fit condition for use. The first crate of Milton strawber ries sold for $18. Yet there are some men who sneer when told there Is money to be made In small farming. Sometimes the move quickly. mills of the gods The Burden of Art. The supernumerary In the drama had to enter from the right and say, "My lord, the carriage waits." "Look here, super," said the stage manager one night, "I want you to come on from the left Instead of the right after this, and' I want you to transpose your speech. Make it run hereafter ,"The carriage waits, my lord." The super pressed his hand to his brow. "More study! More study!" he groaned. Cleveland Leader. "Why do you always go out onto the balcony when I begin to sing? Can't you bear to listen to me?" ask ed a Kingston lady last Saturday. "It Isn't that, but I don't want the neighbors to take me for a wife beat er." Exchange. 'TIS. SPUING! The children shouting on their way from school; "l'ls spring! , The weary plowman swearing at the mule; 'Tin spring! The mockingbird he hns my heurti- est thanks His notes Indorsed by all the violet banks. It is the time of birds and bees, and bats: 'Tis spring! Of millinery bills for Easter hats: 'Tis spring' In this wild world I've made no won drous way, But I. can beat the carpet any day! Thank heaven for life and the un shadowed sun: 'Tis spring! A race with rapid rivers let us run: 'Tis spring! Down with the stovepipe! Oct the garden hoe. And quinine capsules till the spring chills go! Frank L. Stanton. SKLF CONQUEST. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. There is a room, serene and fair, All palpitant with light and air; Free from the dust, world's noises and fuss God's tower room, in each of us. Oh, many a stair our teet must press. And climb from self to sr! t ssness. Before we reach that radiant room Above the discord and the r!"nm, So many, many stairs to oI'ti'i; But mount them gently--..;.; your time. Rise leisurely nor strive to run Xot so the mightiest feats are done. Well doing the little thlnr; Repression of the word that stings; The tempest of the mind tlll By victory of the God-like ; U. The hated task performr - ''. live; All these are stairs that wind above The things that trouble nr. ; annoy, Up to the tower room of Joy. Rise leisurely the stairs once trod Reveal the mountain peaks of God; And from its fpper Room, the Soul Sees all In one United Wii-iii THE SUMMONS. One whose time was spent As the shadow flickered nVr him From the clefts where It Ip pent Summoned the Sphinx before him. "Intimate pulse of my heart Nearer than child or wife- Now that our ways must part. What can you do for me, Life? What are the things you have done? You cast me out on the sands. Meshed in a blind web spun By dread, unthinking hands. "Fettered here in the dark Yet drawn to the sphere afar. You give us- the glow worm's spark And mock us with the star. "You take the rose of love And crush It In your hand; In hard, cold ways you move We cannot understand. To our last dim lurging place You bring the spoiler Death." Over the Sphinx's face Fluttered a Bmile's wan breath. Selected. IX THE SHADOW. Could I have shielded thee against time's fret. Placing my heart between thee and all ill, Life's Jars and strain and the deep thrusts that kill With sudden grief, I might have kept thee yet; With soft allurements bidding thee forget That alien joys seeks exile at her . will. While woe earth's native lingers with us still; But who can banish pain and dark regret? And so, beloved, for love's sake I would hear These , heavy hours and call thee back no more. Knowing that thou art sheltered and secure From the keen ills that all who live must share, I would endure the burden and the heat Call evil good, and think death's sharp draught sweet. New York Sun. Come on, 111 blossom, You Is boun' ter win! Ef blizzard blow you off, Miss Spring Will kiss you back ag'ln! THE REAL TEST Of Hatyidde Is la Glrlsr It rbor agh TrtaL There is only one test by which t Judge of tha efficiency of any art id and that la by Its ability to do Hi" which It Is intended to do. Many h" vigors may look nice and smell til" but the point Is do they eradicate pan druff and stop falling hair? No, they do not, but Herplcide Cooi because It goes to the root of tiie e"1 and kill the germ that attarl:.i t papilla from whence the hair gots it life. Letters from prominent people every where are dally proving that Newbro'? Herplcide stands the "test of ue." It Is a delightful dressing, clonr. pur and free from oil or grease. Sold by leadtnr druggists. Send lOu. I tamp for sample to The Herplcide Co Detroit. Mich. One dollar bottles guaranteed. A. C. Koeppon A Bros. Have yon heard the Victor Vicfcrola at 813 Main St. Pendleton ' CONDENSED ' Report of Condition of the American National Bank of Pendleton United States Depositary Rendered Comptroller of the Currency as of Date April 28, 1909. ' , RESOURCES Loans and discounts $1, 014, 841. 49 Overdrafts 10,187.98 Warrants and Securities 14,635.67 United States Bonds 160,100.00 Premium on TJ. S. Bonds 3,200.00 Banking House 60,000.00 Other Ileal Estate 1 600.00 RESERVE. Cash on hand and due from banks 299,810.69 LttiuJ;L $1,663,278.71 LIABILITIES Capital stock $ 100,000.00 Surplus 100,000.00 Undivided profits (net) t... 58,205.25 Circulation 98,400.00 U. S. Treasurer 47,600.00 Deposits ... 1,159,173.4 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. TO HE SURE. A young man, who looked every inch the bridegroom, stood In the ro tunda of the Great Northern the oth er day (says a Chicago paper), telling a friend of the nanner of his propos al to his bride. She had known of his wild ways and fondly hoped to reform him through marriage. "Af ter I had popped the question and she accepted me," he said, "I at once began to talk about the wedding. 'We will1 go away somewhere by ourselves, my dear 1 said; 'there will be no flourish, no cards, no ceremony' here she Interrupted me, and with a dignified sweep of her arm, declared: 'Mr , I shall certainly insist up on a ceremony." " Selected. Wit of a Duelist. Prince Pierre Bonaparte and a French gentleman, H. de la Valette, Tough with pistols. M. de la Valette fired first and OREGON THEATRE Thursday May 13 Oliver J. Eckhart presents the effervescent comedy Hi town's By Mark Swan One large, delightful evening bubbling over with pure joy from the well spring of comedy Mark Swan's Best Effort. Summer Prices Sale now on. I Byers' Best j Flour Do you want to BUY or BUILD a homo 7 If yot do. and if you desire to borrow money to assist you, it will pay you to see FRANK B. CLOPTON & CO. 1 12 E. Court St., Pendleton, Ore. You can repay the loan in monthly installments. missed. The prince fired, hit (De la Vallette Just above the belt, but did not wound him, owing to a five franc j)iece In h'a waistcoat pocket, against which the bullet was flatten ed. "Sir," said Prince Bonaparte to his adversary, holding out his hand, "let us make friends, and allow me to con gratulate you on the foresight with which you have Invested your mon ey." Selected. - Her Bargain; He Will you share my lot? She Tes, when you have a house on It that Is paid for. Judge. THE PENDLETON DRUG CO. Best Good Best Service M'jraKxmuin.Tuumsvixirii'' In Town" Lower Floor $1 75c Balcony 50c 35c Pendleton Drug Co. Ills made from the choicest wheat that fcrows. G)od bread is assured when BYERS' BEST FLOUR is used. Bran, Shorts, Steam Rolled Barley always on hand. Pendleton Roller Mills W. S. BXERS, Prop. Jewelry Made to Order (- Fine Engraving and Expert Watch Repairing our specialty. Only competent help employed. We cordially solicit your patronage. ILL CI Successor to Itunzlkcr Jewelry Store, 726 Main Street. Pastime Theatre Cass Matlock, Prop. Latest Moving Pictures and Illustrated Songs A Comfortable Theatre Entertaining and Instructive Shows afternoon and evenings Adults 10c. Children un der 10 years 5c. Next door to French Restaurant Milne Transfer Phone Wain 5 Calls promptly answered for all baggage transfer ring. Piano and Furnture moving and Heavy Truck ing a specialty. New and Second Goods Bought and So Empire SccoixMIoiid Store. cor. Webb and Garden Sts. Phone Red 3201. Nice Roasts, Chops and Steaks Best sausages and smoked r cured meats. Pure lard. EMPIRE MEAT CO. Phone Mala IS. $1.00 LOW $1.00 FARES $1.00 Between THE DALLES and PORTLAND Leaving The Dalles at 3 p. m. dally except Sundays and Thursdays; arriving in Portland 9:15 p. m. on fast Steamer BAILEY GATZHRT, Sir. DALLES CITY leaves The Dalles 7 a. m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Passengers on O. R. & N. Co., trains No. 8, 5 and 7, can make con nections as above, dally ex cept Sunday, boat from Portland 7 a. m. W. L. CRTCHTON, Agent, The Dalles. s. f. Mcdonald, supt. CENTRAL : ...HEAT MARKET... : For the best to be had in Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal, Cured Meats, Fish, Eeto. Prompt delivery. 108 E. Alt St. Plione Main 83.