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PAGK EIGHT. DAILY EAST ORBGONIAM, PENDLETON, OREGON, FKIDAY, APRIL 8, 1910. EIGHT PAGES. Headquarters for SEED POTATOES Early Rose Early Ohio Peerless "Mortgage Lifter Our Potatoes Grow Try 'em Standard Grocery Co. 214-216 East Court Street Leading Grocers NEW MOTOR CAR IS READY FOR RUN ARRIVED LAST XIGHT; MAKES INITIAL TRIP TOMORROW Regular Service Will Be Preceded by Business Men's Excursion Trip Into West End Schedule Win Begin Sunday. The new Pendleton-Umatilla motor car is now here and is being put in trim for the trial trip and excursion to Umatilla and the other west end towns tomorrow. The regular sched ule will be taken up Sunday. The car arrived at 10:30 last night from Port-, land and today worfcmen have been giving the car a thorough scrubbing inside and out, while machinists have been going over the machinery. The car will be in charge of E. W. Cross as brakeman and Motorman C. Car penter. Cross has been running as brake man on the Pilot Rock branch for some time and during a greater part of the time has been acting as con ductor. Carpenter was formerly one of the engineers on the Pendleton Portland local. The car is of the same type as all those which have recently been brought to the northwest by the O. R. & NT. It is built of steel and in appearance resembles a torpedo boat about as much as anything else. The entrances are at the middle of each side and the car Is divided Into two compartments. It has a seating ca pacity of "5 and is olive green in col or. The regular schedule for the motor was given out today by Local Agent O'Brien and goes into effect Sunday. It is as follows: No. 14 leaves Umatilla 8:30 a. m.; Hermiston, 8:45 a. m.; Stanfield, 9 a. m.; Echo, 9:15 a. m.; Nolln, 9:25 a. m.; Yoakum 9:30 a. m.; Coe, 9:40, a. m.; Barnhart, 9:50 a. m.; Pilot Rock Junction, 10 a. m.; arrive Pen dleton. 10:10 a. m. No 13 leaves Pendleton 4 p. m.; Pilot Rock Junction, 4:20 p. m.; Barn hart. 4:15 p. m.; Coe, 4:25 p. m.; Yoakum. 4.40 p. m.; Nolin, 4.45 p. m.; Echo 4:55 p. m.; Stanfield, 5:05 p m.: Hermiston. 5:25 P. m.; arrive Umatilla 5:40 p. m. "TIME HAS NOW COM ETO CONSIDER T. R SERIOUSLY" Louisville, April 8. "The time has come for the people of this country to consider Theodore Roosevelt as they never considered him before," said Henry Watterson today In an editor ial. "The candidacy of Roosevelt for the presidency in 1912 may be regarded as so probable that people should be gin to seriously consider it." Watterson calls Roosevelt the most startling figue in the world since Na poleon, and a man fitted by tempera ment, education and training to eradi cate corruption. MAYOR GAYNOR WILL NOT EXEMPT CHURCHES FROM TAX New York, April 8. Mayor Gaynor today suggested to the tax board that churches and other religious Institu tions be compelled to pay their share of the taxes for local Improvements. He announced his intention to refuse to approve applications to exempt churches from assessment. CASTOR I A Pr Infants Utd Children. The Rind You Havs Always Bought Bears tha Fresh Green Vegetables Any and Everything that you wish for the table. Complete fresh stock daily. Phone in your orders to Main 3 7 Ingrams Grocery "BOOSTERS" OFF FOR WEST END TOMORROW O. R. & X. MOTOR CAR WILL BE INITIATED Business Men Will Celebrate New Service and Boost for Publicity Fund For All Umatilla County LwncJi at Hermiston. "All aboard." Umatilla. Hermiston. Stanfield. Echo. At 9 o'clock tomorrow morning the O. R. & X. company's motor car will be initiated into the mysteries of the Umatilla county spirit when "5 local business and professional men will board the car for the first trip to the west end of the county. All arrange ments for the junket have now been made and the car will start from the O. R. & N. depot at 9 o'clock. All members of the Commercial associ ation have been asked to go and there are indications that a sufficient num ber will respond to fill the car to its capacity. Though tomorrow will be Saturday and a busy day all leading business men are planning to make the trip regardless. As arranged the car will run first to Umatilla. It will return eastward to Hermiston by noon and a lunche on will be served the party by the people of Hermiston. Stops will then be made at Stanfield and at Echo on the homebound trip. As previously announced the trip will be primarily in celebration of the motor car service and efforts will be made to let the O. R. & N. officials know their action in ordering the car is appreciated. The next big purpose o( the trip is to boost for the move to organize a Umatilla county publicity bureau by means of taxation. Local speakers will explain the provisions of the law relating to publicity and also explain the reason for taking the subject up at this time. Copies of the petition asking for the vote will be left with parties in each of the towns visited. YOUNG TURKS PARTY IS FACING A CRISIS Constantinople, April 8. Reports of the growing revolt in the Balkans and the determination of the Albanians again to seat Abdul Hamld on the throne, are arousing alarm In the young Turks party. It is believed the former sultan is reduced to Idiocy and could never be more than a nominal ruler. Torn between a desire for a modern foreign policy and reformation at home, the Young Turks are be lieved to face a crisis. DENIES MEXICO REVOKED AMERICAN CONCESSIONS San Francisco, Cal., April 8. Mar quis Le Laarena, secretary of the Mexican Jockey club, in a dispatch re ceived here today denies the report from Galveston that the Mexican gov ernment had rfvoked racing conces sions granted to Americans in Mexico. The messag esays that racing will be gin next fall and will last five months Boggcnberg rtcots Brown. New York, April 8. In last night's match for the national amateur xAY hard championship, J. Ferdinand Pog. genberg of the Liderkranz club of this city beat Morris D. Brown, the Brooklyn champion, who represents the home club, by a score of 400 to 341. T.iniit. T.orinir Retires. Washington, April 8. First Lieu tenant Svlvester G. Lorlng of the Fif teenth Infantry, was placed on the retired list today, having been round Incapacitated for active service. PERSONAL MENTION J. N. Sulst of Pilot Rock, la in tha city today. E. W. Rhea of Hermiston, is a Pen dleton visitor today. Evelyn Brown of Hermiston, is the guest of Pendleton friends. Mrs. R. E. Eaton of Heppner, is a guest of friends In this city. Ed Eben of Joseph, is looking after business interests in this city. . Attorney Dan P. Smythe has re turned from a brief visit to Boise. T. N. Stout of Baker City, is here toduy to care for business Interests. Robert A. Andrews, the sheepbuy er from Billings, Mont., Is In the city today. v Charles Belts of Athena, is here to day to attend the meeting of census takers. Charles L. Payne of La Grande, is looking after business interests in Pendleton. T. S, Tillson, former marshal of Umatilla, is here today for the tran saction of business. Charles Green, the woolbuyer, was a westbound passenger on the morn ing Portland local. Mrs. J. W. Lennox and Mrs. R. E. Lingon of Umatilla, are registered at the Hotel St. George. Mr. and Mrs. William Gulliford left this morning for a visit to their ranch on Butter creek. Charles Lysle, the Echo merchant, returned home this morning, after a brief visit to the county seat. Mayor H. R. Newport of Hermiston returned home this morning, after a hurried business visit to this city. L. K. Harlan, manager of the Pen dleton Prlntery,, was called to Con don this morning to transact busi ness. Matt Mosgrove, the well known Mil ton merchant and chicken fancier, Is transacting business in Pendleton to day. H. G. Hurlburt of Echo, returned to that place this morning, after tran sacting business In Pendleton over night. S. W. Steele and H. B. Schoch of Freewater, are down from the east end of the county for the transaction of business. J. T. Mayo, superintendent of bridges and building for the O. R. & N., is in the city today in an offi cial capacity. Lyle Beeney, prominent stockman of Grant county, is in the city today from his ranch near Susanvllle, to do some trading. Asa B. Thomson, county chairman of the republican organization, is up from his home at Echo, to meet with Seneca Beach, the census supervisor. Claud Steen, former representative from this county, came down this morning from the east end of the county for the transaction of business. J. T. Wallace, traveling freight and passenger agent for the Chicago, Mil waukee & St. Paul, Is in the city to day on business in connection with Ms road. Dr. Herbert Eastland, a graduate of the University of Oregon medical col lege, passed through Pendleton last evening en route to Walla Walla. He is a son of Robert Eastland, the pres ent treasurer of Lane county, who was an early settler In Umatilla coun ty. OF ESTES ALL IN The brilliant coup d'etat pulled off yesterday by John Estes when he beat the officers to the police station and entered a plea of guilty to the charge of gambling, failed to net him very much, as subsequent developments have proved. Though he was only fined $25 yesterday, he was rearralgn ed this morning on the charge of con ducting a gambling game and was fined $76. Another forty dollars was added to the city treasurry last evening as a result of the roulette raid, when John Doe appeared by attorney to enter a plea of guilty to the charge of gamb ling. The fine of $40 which was as sessed against him was promptly paid. The cfty Is also still further ahead of the game, since It Is now the own er of a first class roulette outfit of the probable value of $360. According to Estes, the roulette wheel had only been In the basement under the Matthews barber shop a few days and he bad not made nearly enough from the few games to pay his fines. LEWISTON ALSO ATTEMPTS TO ANNO LOCAL OPTION LAW Lewlston, Idaho, April 8. Action will be begun In the district court to day to have the recent local option election, which resulted In a no-H-cense victory, set aside. The case will come up for argument Saturday and will be carried tothe supreme court, regardless of the lower court decision as both "wets" and "drys" declare they will fight to a finish. Suit was begun by J. P. McGrane, proprietor of the Bollinger hotel bar and his complaint is the lengthiest ever filed In the county court. His contention Is that the election Is Il legal because the ballots as well as the stubs were numbered, making It possible to determine how each per son voted. Hallrg'g Comet Is Sighted. Lick Observatory, Cal., April 8. Halley's comet was viewed shortly be fore sunrise by professors at the ob servatory. It was visible only a few minutes and the tall was not seen, owing to the brightness of the twi light background. The comet ap peared In the position predicted. $1,000,000 WILL BE SPENT ON IRRIGATION PROJECT Northport. Wash At least 80,000 acres of land lying between Rossburg and Northport, along the banks of the llpper Columbia river ar,e to be put under Irrigation. A gigantic corporation has beon formed with $1,000,000 subscribed for the purpose of carrying out the project. For the past few days a corps of engineers has been surveying the land lines and laying the district off into tracts "to bo marketed in the larger cities of the west. The sum of $300, noo has already been expended by the corporation In securing water rights, land and townsltes. A town will he laid off about 12 miles from the boun dary line between the United States and British Columbia on the line of (lie Spokane Falls & Northern Road. The purchases of the corporation extend over a distance of 15 miles Mong the Columbia river. ! I'OlTt MILES OF PAVING TO BE DONE AT BAKER Baker City, Ore. Preliminary work was started Thursday for the paving of First Btreet from Place to Center, will be In full swing in a few days. W. S. Houghton, manager for the Warren Construction company, is su pervising the work. As soon as First is completed, Center will be paved from the depot to Main street, a dis tance of 10 blocks. By that time plans will have been completed for the paving of Washington from Main to the O. R. & N , 10 blocks; Court from Resort to Fourth; Valley and Auburn from Main to Second streets; North Main from Baker to B, four blocks, and Second street from Dewey to C, making a total of 32 blocks, and a total distance of nearly four miles, when all the paving is completed. 1S7.000 ACRES TO BE WATERED BY OWYHEE Ontario, Ore. The county com missioners at Vale Monday establish ed the boundaries of the Owyhee Ir rigation district and set the date for the election of directors and ratifica tion of the boundary lines. This dis trict includes all the land from the Malheur river, which is the north line, south to the Owyhee river and west from Snake river to the High Lln canal, 30 miles In length, north and south and from four to six miles in width from Snake river to the ca nal line, comprising, with the King man colony district formed last week. 8. ,000 acres. This, with the Gem Ir rigation district In Idaho, already or ganized, comprising 50,000 acres, will make nearly 137,000 acres to be Ir rigated by the High Line canals from the Owyhoe river. TWENTY BILLETS RIDDLE ESCAPING PniSONEK San Francisco. Cal.. April 8. O. P. Collins, a military prisoner serving two years for desertion, was shot nnrt killed by guards while attempting to escape at me transport docks today. A squad of prisoners were being trans ferred from the Alcatraz when Col lins maae a break for liberty. He was hit by twenty bullets. New Air Record Made. Mourmelon, France, April 8. With one passenger, Aviator Daniel Kinet sailed 102 miles In two hours and twenty minutes in a rarnam biplane today, establishing a new record. The previous record was held by Orville Wright. Glnss Workers Walk Out. San Francisco, April 7. As the result of a conflict over the closed shop principle, about 125 glass work ers In this city have walked out. The Building Trades Council has been asked to Indorse their course. TIDE FLOWS TO CANADA. Unprecedented Immigration Follows Offer of Free Homesteads. London. Unprecedented numbers of Britons are departing for Canada. Sailings for the first three months of 1910 are likely to exceed the com bined sailings of the corresponding periods In the previous two years. Nearly all the berths on Canada bound emigrant vessels are booked until well Into the summer. The ac tivity In the Canadian Immigration office in London is increasing. It publishes today a striking advertise ment representing Canada as a huge funnel out of which grain Is pour ing into Great Britain. "Canada," It says, "offers you 160 fat and fertile acres for nothing. It Is a land of glorious sunshine and opportunity. Wheat costs 30 shillings ($7.20) an acre to raise and sells for 60 shillings (14.40). Two years' rent of an English farm will purchase a freehold of Improved land of equal area In Canada, where field crops brought to farmers In 1909 1120,000, 000 ($600,000,000.) GERMAN ADOPTS INDIAN. Long Beach Resident Adds Yaqul to "International" Family. Los Angeles, Cal. Dr. M. S. Schutz, of Long Beach, has taken steps to acquire another member for his "international" family by mak ing application In the Probate Court for permission to adopt Ramond Pala morls, a Yaqul Indian boy, 18 months old. Dr. Schutz is a Russian and has two children of his own. Besides he has adopted a Corean and a mulatto, and Is casting about for Infants of other races to add to his family. He believes that racial differences can be largely eradicated by providing a proper environment for the children. The Yaqul boy adopted today, is a son of an Insurgent chief of Sonora, his mother having been captured by Mexican soldiers. She was given Into slavery and came to Los Angeles dur ing a visit of the family in which she Is a servant. A candidate for mayor of Milwau kee gave out cakes of soap to voters. The other Issued only verbal soft oap. Best of All Our and Lemons Are "Sunkist" We pick, pack and oranges and lemons each season trom our O.UUU Droves. These are of varying grades. From all this vast quantity we select the finest the tissue paper bearing the may know them as the choicest fruit. So be sure to get "Sunkist" oranges and lemons at your dealer's. tie has a tresh supply today. "Sunkist" oranges ripen on the tree. The warm California sunshine gives a tender, sweet pulp, matured and made ex quisitely juicy by Nature. "Sunkist" Navel Orantfes Are Seedless These oranges are distinct, Cull-flavor, thin-skinned. They III I 11 1.1 i a are picked by gloved-hands; thoroughly cleansed; wrapped in "Sunkist" tissue paper; packed carefully to insure firm. , unbruised fruit. How to Tell "Sunkist" Each "Sunkist" orange and lemon ia wrapped in tissue papar upon .which ia printed lha "Sunkist" label. Lemons or orangea without 'Sunkist wrapper are not "Sunkist brand. Free Best Rollers Oraode Sdoods Send ua 12 I Ounkist orange or lemon i lamps lor posiage. pacaing, etc. ana we will I send tree, a Wm. Rogera ' AA plate orange spoon. For ' send o two-cent stamps and ' can easily have a lull set. orangea or lemons and aend Address 'California Fruit Growers' Exchangi 31 Clark Street, Uncle Sam Sells Lots. Boise, Idaho, April 8. A govern ment sale of tewn lots was commenc ed today at the new town of Rupert, in the Minidoka project of southern Idaho, where Uncle Sam has made the desert blossom as the rose by the es tablishment of an Irrigation system. The village has a population of 600, Is Incorporated and Is on a railroad. Cheap power Is developed frqm a gov ernment dam and contracts for sup plying some of it for lighting Rupert and for commercial and manufactur ing purposes have been approved by the secretary of the Interior. Rupert already has an $8000 public school, several fraternal societies, five churches and a woman's culture club. Birthday of King Albert. Brussels, April 8. Brussels Is en fete today In honor of the new Bel gian monarch, King Albert, who la celebrating his thirty-fifth birthday. Although It has not been long since he took up the reins of government, on the death of his nncle. King Leo pold II., the young ruler has already endeared himself to the people, and his birthday Is being made the occa sion of grent popular rejoicing. Cue Experts In Spokane. Spokane, Wash., April 8. Willie Hoppe, champion billiard player of the world and Ora Mornlngstar. hold er of the title for several months be gin an exhibition contest here this evening. Iowa Baseball. Iowa City, Iowa, April 8. The Unl- J verslty of Iowa begins Its baseball season today with a series with the Davenport team of the Three Eye league. 41 DIAMONDS THE BIRTH STONE FOR APRIL Do You Possess One? I have recently purchased a paper of stones from New York which were Imported In the rough and cut In the United States thus saving the duty which Is 10 per cent. ' By purchasing the entire pa per I received an additional dis count and am making a feature of these particular stones in my ' ' diamond stock. To appreciate the beautiful color and brilliancy of these gems you must see them. ROYAL M. SAWTELLE JEWELER f PENDLETON, OREGON Oranges snip over 20,000 cars of California superior crades which we wraD in famous "Sunkist" label so that you wrappers and 6 two-cent . i . ii as. m & Son full alandard. each additional spoon li wrappers. You (jet a dozen aunkiai (or your Grst spoon. Chicago. 111. (Paid Advertisement.) You wit) be asked to settle the nor mal school question by your ballot In November. You want the schoola separated from politics. You want the boys and girls educated. It wMl cost you four cents a year if you pay taxes on $1000. Don't fall to vote "Yes" for Monmouth. J. B. V. BUTLER, Sec. Com., Monmouth, Ore. 8ave money by reeding today's ads I wish to Announce that I have turned my Optical Business over to Mr. Dale Rothwell who is a graduate Optomethlst, and registered In this state by examination. Having worked with him I know him to be competent and highly recommend him to any one requiring his services. O. M. HEACOCK With WM. 1IANSCOM. THE JEWELER. During April, which is the diamond month, I will offer these stones for $180 a carat One of Many details In the enjoyment of the Am erican people Is their personal ap pearance. This we'll attend to If you'U leava your order for us to call for yonr gr ments for cleaning and pressing. You'll find our work 'the pink of perfection, and our charges pleasing ly paid. Pendleton Dye Works; : 10C 1-1 East Alta Bt. Phone Mala 111