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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1907
Page
4
A Washington Star note reflects on patience and perseverance needed to achieve happiness. It compares the long road of preparation, practice, and weathering sorrow before lasting joy, suggesting the wait is worthwhile for a moment of true happiness.
Governor Chamberlain urged Treasury Steele to raise bonds for safeguarding state funds. Critics argued against harsh measures, but the failure of Title Guarantee and Trust with 395,000 in school funds, partly unsecured, supports the governor's stance. The move protected school children’s money placed with a Portland trust company viewed as speculative.
A Pendleton veteran and former Indian fighter urges the government to remove red tape in pension processes, arguing that many old veterans live in poverty while government aid is delayed. He condemns neglect of those who helped build the West and calls for urgent relief and rights for pension eligibility.
In rapid succession two large Portland trust companies fail from similar causes. The Oregon Trust and Savings and the Tittle Guarantee and Trust offered high rates to lure deposits, then could not meet obligations. Depositors, including the state, suffer as speculation collapses. The piece condemns wild cat schemes and defends depositor protection.
A Chicago sourced dispatch reports Mr. Harriman and the Union Pacific plan to exit the commercial coin trade. It claims Harriman will permit new construction related to the initiative, signaling a major shift in company policy and market practice.
The item accuses Mr Harriman of controlling Union Pacific fuel supply and extorting high prices by denying access to independent coal mines. It argues the admission that branch lines to independent mines may be built shows a shift, and calls for Roosevelt to define railroad legal status amid a two year fuel crisis.
A sermon-like excerpt defines charity as a mindset of kindness and just action beyond alms. It cites Paul’s Corinthian letter to contrast mere money gifts with enduring virtue, noting charity lasts beyond prophecies tongues or knowledge and remains the greatest virtue alongside faith and hope.
A reading in Pendleton contrasts India’s famine risk with its wheat surplus arguing England’s aristocracy robs colonies while Indians suffer. A Hindu speaker proclaims loyalty to Edward amid calls for famine relief and U.S. aid, criticizing imperial policy and suffering in India.
The sub treasury idea once urged by Senator Peffer for money stringency is still advocated by millionaire banks. Certificates on wheat wool money in banks cord wood apples barley or any marketable commodity could serve as a safe medium of exchange. Yet no one dares mention populism.
If Pendleton’s new administration converts the cemetery north of the river into a pioneer park it will have accomplished two years of work. Without other actions in two years that would suffice. The aged cemetery is called an eyesore and a disgrace to both living and dead.
A narrator travels through a gray city at dawn with a child whose eyes have never seen beyond streets. They reach wild landscapes where berries stain brambles and the sun sits lonely over rolling meadows. The moment deifies the child as she seems to glimpse God through natural grandeur.
A quoted poem fragment contrasts the lure of a simple countryside with the harsh reality of urban work. The speaker rejects pastoral ease for a fierce, fast game where one must beat rivals to survive, ending with a warning that opponents will strike first. The excerpt centers on struggle and urgency.
The report highlights Canada’s printing trade employing nearly 10 000 workers at a total annual wage of 5 640 885 dollars. Kansas City lays cornerstone for a new labor temple to be ready in about a year. Massachusetts enacts a rule barring Sunday work unless 24 hours off in six days. Five thousand push cart peddlers join a cooperative house in New York City costing 2 000 000 dollars on a full city block. Montreal considers an Industrial Peace Congress to avert strikes and resolve disputes without public disruption. Aberdeen Washington man James Bowes lands a sea otter skin worth 100 to 154 dollars after shooting it with a rifle.
The advertisement asserts Truth and Quality appeal to the well informed and presents Syrup of Figs and Hemix of Senna as a preferred laxative. It cites cleansing and sweetening effects on internal organs, no debilitating after effects, and natural action. It urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
Miss Mildred Keller of Washington DC writes that Peruna cured her year long catarrh after friends warned changing climate. She says her health and appetite improved from the first dose and a few bottles completed the recovery, noting many testimonials Hartman receives.
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