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KimWAWt. N va -fU,, Jtt - 0UM A..,. ;i r I 'V EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITI0I1 WEATHER REPORT Calling card,' wr 1 dlng atatlonery, co merclal stationery r n Job printing to oi ,-t. at the East Oregon tun. Fair and cooler tonight with light frost, Sun day fair and warmer. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 23. PENDLETON, OliEGON, HATURDAY, MAY 14. 1910. NO G90'J f-h j6tjfefeSBs ! SIS' CLERK KEBBY TELLS SECRET Stenographer In Ballinger's Office Tells How Lawler Letter Was Written. FURNISHED TAPT WITH HIS GLA VIS DECISION Balllnger Excused from Stand After Week's Testimony Plnchot'g At torney Will Call Attorney General Wlckerahaiii to Testify--Balllnger Advertised for Complaint Against Forestry Deportment. San Francisco Mnv 14 a Wajih. lngton special to the San Francisco of the va,ue f tnls land tor assess Daily News today quotes Frederick mcnt Purposes Is $160,000. M. Kerby, stenographer In Ballinger's , office, as saying that the "Lawlor memorandum" about which there has been so much discussion, was a letter evidently attended, as a basis for the letter by Taft exonerating Balllnger and answering the Glavls charges. The letter was taken to Taft when Lawlor, assistant attorney general for the Interior department, went to Bev erley to consult Taft shortly before mis trip. tt.erDy said jawior dictated , the letter, which obviously was being written for Taft's signature, reviewing ! the Glavls charges, exonerating the ! secretary. "As I said." said Kerby, "the letter was dictated In Ballinger's private office by Lawlor. Probably half a doien drafts were made be fore the final one. Lawlor revised every fresh draft, corrected It and had It rewritten. For two days Massy (another stenographer) and myself did nothing but help write this work. Lawlor frequently consulted E. C. Finney, assistant to Balllnger. On the afternoon of the second day a con-1 ultatlon was held between Balllnger, Lawlor. Finney, Commissioner Fred ; Dennett of the land office. Chief of the Field Service Schwarts, and I j think Secretary Pierce and his private ecertary. Carr. They discussed the ! um in aeiaii ano ir my memory is correct, uauinger read the letter aloud and general criticism of others was Invited and received. It is now the belief that Taft hlm aelf added the latter part of this let ter of Sept. 13. The section which takes up the general conservation of the natural resources In the so called' whitewashing letter. Lawlor closed ... i. .mi uran wun, Ano i nereDy : authorise you to dismiss from the government service, Louis R. Glavls," In the president's letter before his re marks on conservation comes the clause authorizing Balllnger to dis miss Glavls, which Balllnger prevl- T!ry,h.d ueHtTeA- Certain portlonsi ,, ...k-. i t . . I made It possible to withdraw lands "ubstance of Lawlor's now wHh f d temporarily, Tww - nriJi Taft ;oftenor on approval for one year, so thai -Tenlhi; Lnwy . b f"T,ri state can go ahead at once and GarfieuT Becrrt" close negotiations with the contract Kerby ended his statement by de- tor ,or "Ti"0" rlnrin thnf , hn nn.....in., 1.1. I Heretofore It has been necessary to orlgtnal note books containing Law lor's dictation, which he can produce should he be railed before a congres sional committee. Will Qulzz Attorney General. Washington, D. C., May 14. Bal llnger was excused from the stand yesterday afternoon after a weeks cross-examination. The capltol ' Is waiting on tip toes for the calling of Wlckersham, whom Brandels has requested to appear, and which re quest the committee granted. Bran dels will probably ask Wlckersham to explain how the summary of the Glavls charges was written after September 11, though It bears that date. . Advertised for Complaints. Washington, May 14. After dis missing Balllnger from the stand, Pepper, representing Pinchot, Intro duced a copy of the Montgomery, A1 rrtlma. nnnt.lnlm .n Adv... 7." ""; ",;:. ! toTTZZrtoi declined either to admit or disown this method of gathering evidence' against Pinchot. I TALK BONDS FOR YAKIMA ROADS County Commissioners Invite Voters . to Discuss Issue. North Yakima, May 14. Those Interested In the proposed county bond issue of $825,000 for the build ing of roads In this section have been 4 "ROOSEVELT LUNCHED AND TALKED OF HIS nUNT. . 4 Berlin, Germany, May 14. Roosevelt lunched today with Joseph crow, first assistant secretary of the American em- bassy, who Is a big hunter. Both talked of nothing else. The colonel has not decided when ha will visit London. - Invited by the county commissioners to meet with them June 6 for general discussion. It Is proposed to raise money, Im mediately available, to construct the trunk system of roads toward the building of which the commissioners have been working for some time. In this system would be Included a main rond from the Benton county line from North Yakima, four branch, es from North Takima Into the Seiah, Ahtanum, Naches and Moxee valleys, and two main branches In the lower valley, one extending south of Mab ton Into the Horse Heaven country and another from Toppenish to Zil lah and Into the Parker country. PROVE UP ON 32,491 ACRES. Land WorUi $150,000 Added to Klickitat Assessment. Goldendale, Wash., May 14. Ab stracts received by Frank L. Runnell, assessor of Klickitat' county, from the United States land office at Wal la Walla and Vancouver, show that from March 1, 1909, to March 1, 1910, final proof was made on 32,494 acres in Klickitat county. In addition the Northern Pacific turned in 970T acres making a total of 42,201 acres added to the assessment for 1910 In Kllckl- tat county. A conservative estimate NEW MEXICO HAS IAN 1PRI S3 national GUARDSMEN CALLED INTO SERVICE Indians Assaulted Family, Drove Away Stock and Terrorized Whites Trou ble Result from Dispute Regard ing Land. Santa Fe, N. M.. May 14. Two companies of New Mexico national guardsmen are being rushed to Be raca, where they will take horses for the ancient Thor Indian nuphlo to quell an uprising among the Indians, on request of Sheriff Ellzandro, who notified Governor Mills the situation is beyond civil control. The Indians are reported to have cut telegraph wires, to be driving away stock and terrorizing white settlers. Reports from the scene of the uprising say the Indians assaulted Mrs. L. S. Meyers and her two small children ami stole their stock. Trouble is said to have started when they fenced lands claim ed by the Indians. CHANGE IN CAREY ACT ' . BOON TO IRRIGATION! STS ' Salem. Ore., May 14. An act of congress aonrove.l March IB which amends the Carey act, is regarded by the state engineer's office as a great boon in this state to the more rapid reclamation of its arid lands. The act removes the red tape formerly neces sary to withdraw acreage under the arey act for reclamation and has nan iui nit L 1 1 v biiiiiuviauiiic luaiuiu- ery of the Interor department to start moving and watt until surveys and- In vestigations could be made before the state could go ahead with the project. Now the secretary of the Interior may upon the application of the proper state officer, withdraw acreage tem porarily from settlement or entry pending the investigation and the making of maps and surveys. At the end of the year the state must pre sent .Its maps and plats and apply to have the segregation permanently withdrawn. Under the act as it formerly exist ed It was Impossible to announce new reclamation projects for fear that set tlers would rush in and take the land, so slow did the government machin ery move. Now the project will go ahead and the government machinery can move at its leisure. The lands will be restored to entry if all the former requirements before demand ed are not complied with within a year. Just as formerly, so that the in ! Un'tefd state8-are RS Ptad as before. SALMON RrVER OUT OF HANKS. 'Idaho Stream Higher Than Ever I Known at This Season. Grangeville, Idaho, May 14. Re ports received today from Whltebird say the Salmon river Is rising rapid ly, caused by melting snows In the mountains, and is higher than ever known at this season. The stream has overflown Its banks in a number of places and there is fear of property loss In the lowlylng districts between here and Salmon City. The state wagon road from White bird to Freedom, Goff, RIyglns and several other outlying , settlements, which depend upon Whltebird for their supplies is under water for miles. I MAN WHO BUYS RANCH j NEAR HEPPNER DIES j Chicago, May 14. Thomas Gllflllan, who recently bought a ranch near Heppner. Ore , died suddenly last , night In Chicago. N WEB-PERSE WITNESS Had Left Bonds With Scriber and Found Banker Had Used Same as Collateral. PAID NOTES TO SECURE THE BONDS Government Agent Is En Route from Washington With Original Rnort Made by La Grande Bank Cashier to Examiners Testimony of Claud Gateli Was Corroborated. Portland, May 14 Officials of the U. S. treasury department represent ing the comptroller of the currency are en route to Portland with the or iginal reports made by Scriber, for mer cashier of the Farmers & Trad ers' bank of La Grande. The gov ernment expects them to show the al leged Illegal dealings of Scriber were done to deceive the bank examiners. The prosecution yesterday brought a number of witnesses to corroborate Gatch's testimony regarding the alleg ed shortages. Walter Pierce was the principal witness. He said that after th failure he tried to locate $8000 In bonds of the Grand Ronde Electric company, which wag In the posses sion of the bank and that Scriber told him he did not know where they were. He finally located them with the Ladd & Bush bank at Salem, where Scriber had given them ns security for a loan. Pierce paid this note he said In or der to get possession of the bonds. He said that Scriber had bought $4000 worth of bonds of the Hot Lake sanatarium for which he had paid the money. The witness said that Scriber bor rowed $4000 of the McCormack bank at Palouse. Idaho, giving six notes as security. One of these notes was for $2000 given by Pierce to the Scriber bank, and another was for $1000 giv II by Thorsen. The other four notes were forgeries. Scriber had paid all but $1500 on this note when the bank failed and Pierce had paid the re mainder, being given his $2000 note" and the $1000 note of Thorsen, to gether with the four forged notes. In exchange for having done this Scri ber returned $7500 worth of Electric Lfompany bonds to Pierce. ...There were two Issues of the Elec mi 'company bonds, Pierce said, and Scriber bid held a lot of the old bonds at' thetim the new issue was made. The old'bonds had been put up as se curity for two loans made to Scriber. personally, by the Oregon Trust and the Canadian Bank of Commerce ofc Portland. Scriber had been given new bonds in exchange for the old and had promised to put the new bonds In place of the old with the Portland banks, canceling the old bonds Instead of doing this, how ever, he left the old bonds where they were and used the new bonds given him as collateral for fresh loans. Pierce said that on October 10, the day the bank was closed for the last time, he heard rumors of its condition and went to Scriber, trying to get him to turn the bank over to Scrogglns and Myers, two bankers of La Grande. To Open Canals. Albany, N. Y., May 14. Great ac tivity prevails today along the state canals preliminary "to the opening of the season. The canals to open this month Include the Erie, Champlaln and Cayuga-Seneca, and the Oswego canal, with the exception of that por tion between Three-Mile Point and Fulton. The Black River canal will not open' until June 1. ' Ml STOCK TRAIN TO PORTLAND On account of the prospects for a large movement of stock from Interior Oregon, Idaho and Washington points to Portland, as a result of the pack ing plant and the Union Stock Yards which have recently been established at Stockdale. the O. R. & N. company will arrange for special livestock trains from Huntington to Portland In order to furnish fast and satisfactory service for this class of traffic. It Is now contemplated to Inaugurate on about Jjine 20, a twlce-a-weck service which will consist of a special live stock train leaving Huntington about 9 a. m., arriving at Stockdale the fol lowing afternoon under a schedule of approximately 80 hours. This train will pick up stock at In termediate points and shipments can be made from branch line points such as the Joseph Branch, Pilot Rook branch and the Washington division, so as to connect with this train, there by affording shippers an opportunity E ON BIG TASK White Nations Will Cp-operaie . In Building Canton-Hankow . Railroad for China. AMERICANS WILL BUILD PORTION OF THE ROAD Financiers of Germany, England, France and America End Long : Conference Over Matter America's I Sliare Will be Seven Millions , Work to Start at Once. Washington,' May 14. After pro tracted negotiations the leading fi nancial groups of the United States, Germany, England and France have reached a agreement on financing the Canton-Hankow railroad loan accord ing to reports circulated today. Only unimportant details remain to be completed. Loans will be negotiated for the Chinese government and the work of construction begins immedi ately. The United States' share In the loan is seven million. American engineers will be employed for part of the work. American material Is to be used for construction. W. S. C. CADETS WERE OUT FOR INSPECTION Washington State College, Pullman, Wash., May 14. The annual Inspec tion of the military department by an officer of the general staff of the United States army, was held yester day and the cadet corps was put through a thorough Inspection by Ma jor Michael J. Lenihan. Major Jenlhan arrived in Pullman Wednesday and was the guest of Lieu tenant P. J. Hennessey, U. S. A., conv mandant of cadets of the state col lege. Promptly at 1:15 o'clock the two battalions of the regiment of cadets were assembled on the athletic field for inspection, under command of Cadets Coionel Clinton Imus. The fol lowing was the program of inspec tion: Regimental review, regimental Inspection, guard mount, regimental inspection, guard mount executed by company p., advance guard; enmpany G ; rear guard, company E ; extended order, company F.; close order, com pany A.; manual and firings, com pany B.: close order, company C.J close order, company H.; close order followed by normal attack; close or der followed by formation for march, battalion under Major Clifford L. Imus. HYDE JURY CANNOT AGREE 01! VERDICT Kansas City. May 14. When the Hyde Jury filed into court today it announced it hadn't agreed. There is a court room report that four are for nc(Uittal, two for murder in the first decree, and with two for an imprison, mint penalty, and the remainder for murder in the second degree. The defendant slept soundly and appeared today fresh and smiling. Mrs. Hyde vi.-lted the Jail and comforted her husband. (Later) The Jury reported a dis agreement Judge locked them up and sit i'l he would hold them until Tues day. RUN SPECIAL to get their stock through without de-' lay, and reach Stockdale In the after noon so as to have the benefit of rest and 'feed before the stock is placed on the market the next morning. It Is proposed to schedule this fast stock train out of Huntington Wednes day and Saturday mornings so as to reach Stockdale Thursday and Sun day afternoons, and have the benefit f the markets on the following morn ings. Livestock for Seattle. Tacoma and points north and south of Portland will also be handled on this train making close connections at Portland and avoiding delays of unnecessary expense to the shippers. The service will be Increased as the business Jus tifies and it is hoped that with the active demand and benefit of the com petitive market at Portland, tho bus iness will increase In time to an ex tent that will require a daily service of this kind. f BANKERS SENATOR JONES FAVORS LONG AND SHORT HAUL PROVISO Spokane, Wash., May 14. Mayor N. S. Pratt is strongly in favor of the long and short haul clause In the In terstate commerce law for Spokane. He believes that it will solve the pres ent difficulty over freight rates and a few days ago he communicated this fact to United States Senator Wesley L. Jones, asking him to stand firmly by the clause.' Yesterday the mayor received the following letter from, the senator: "Your telegram, asking me to stand for the unrestricted long and short haul clause in the Interstate commerce law, at hand. "I am in favor of this proposition, but I feel that I have to take Into ac count the legislative situation here and get the very best we possibly can. "There are extremists on both sides nf the imposition and there are friends of the principle, but who oc cupy a middle ground, and-all legis lation of this kind is usually a matter of compromise. It may be that this Is what we will have to do in this case." S1ESMOGRAP1I RECORDS QUAKE LASTING 48 MINUTES Washington, D. C, May i4. Early today the government siesmograph recorded an earthquake of 48 min utes duration.. The location of the quake Is not ascertained. LOUIS WINTER DOES HOT WANT DIVISION PIONEER RESIDENT OF FREEWATER OPPOSES Has Lived In East End for 24 Years and Disagrees With Lawyers Who Urge Secession Says It Will In crease Taxation. Louis Winters, prominent old time resident of the Freewater country, does not favor county division.. Mr. Winter was a visitor here yesterday and to the East Oregonlan declared he had refused to s'gn the petition for "Orchard" county. Mr. Winters lives north of Freewater and near the state line. He regards the "Or chard" county scheme as something for the benefit of Milton but he can see nothing but higher taxation for the farmers in that country. He says the dlvisionists tell him taxes will be lower If a new county Is created, but he does not believe this. He says he fails to see how that country can maintain an entire government by it self and not be put to Increased ex pense. Mr. Winter has been a resident of eastern Oregon for 30 years and 24 years of his life has been spent In the east end of the county. Because of his long residence in that section he feels that he knows something of the county and of its needs, as well as do the lawyers who are booming "Orch ard" county. According to Mr. Winter he has made no effort to ascertain the sen timent of farmers regarding division but he has talked with several who share his Views upon the subject. CARRIE NATION MADE MAN THROW CIGAR AWAY Prosser, Wash., May 14. The visit of Carrie A, Nation to this city today was marked by no particular Incident. This being a dry town she had no particular opportunity to make any special demonstration. Mrs. Nation delivered an address at the high school auditorium at 10 o'clock, and the schools were all dismissed that the students might attend. Several men who were in the lobby of the Prosser hotel came in for their share of abuse because they were smoking. Postmaster T. N. Henry among them. D. C Hanson of the Hanson Realty company Invited Mrs. Nation to luncheon at his residence, and she accepted only after Mr. Han son had thrown away the cigar he was smoking. Quite a number of souvenir hatch ets were sold. FIVE PEOPLE CREMATED IN INDIANA FIRE Minneapolis. Indiana, May 14. Bert Sperry, his mother and three children were burned to death In a fire, which destroyed his home-, at Faribault today. Mrs. Sperry and two children were saved by firemen, who could not rescue the rest on account of the flames. TOWN OF SANTIAGO IS REPORTED AS DESTROYED Port Llmond, May 14. The town of Santiago was destroyed yesterday by a quake. Scores are believed killed. The town Is deserted today. Sartago was badly shaken and some graves opened. Columbia Is Agitated. Bogota, Columbia, May 14. On the eve of the meeting of the Constituent Assembly to reform the constitution, of the republic, all Columbia Is vastly excited. The assembly will convene here tomorrow, superseding congress. FIELD MEET IN PROGRESS Athena is Over-run by Cheer ing Throng of Pupils From County Schools. -v COLUMBIA COLLEGE WINS THE BASEBALL GAMS Attempt to Bar Five Pendleton Stan From Meet Fall protest Lodged Against Boylen, Devlne, Gordon, Kimball and Fee Day Is One of Greatest In Athena's History Pea dleton Sends Largest Single Dele gation. V 444 PENDLETON WILL WIN AN EASY VICTORY. Athena, Ore, May 14. At 2:30 this afternoon it became apparent that Pendleton high school would win the field meet with an easy .margin. With the 4 exception of the fifty-yard dash, Pendleton had won first place in every event pulled off. Boy- len was first In the -mile, Gor- dan In the hundred, Devlne in the shotput, Kimball In the 120- 4 yard hurdles and Boylen in the half mile. Payne of Athena, won the 50-yard dash. (Staff Correspondence.) Athena, Ore., May 14. This Is ft great day for Athena. With the streets and park thronged with a cheering, care-free crowd of puplla from the schools of the county tha day for the first annual interschol astic track and field meet of the coun ty has arrived. The different dele gations have brought In such large quantities of school spirit and enthusi asm that the town itself has fairly gone mad and everyone has given himself up to the full enjoyment of the days events. Fully 150 came In this morning from Pendleton and 'about the same number arrived soon after from Mil ton and Freewater. Weston Is also represented by a strong delegation and never In the history of the city has Athena seep so many young people at one time. Some consternation reigned for a while this morning In the ranks of the Pendleton enthusiasts when It be came noised about that protests had been lodged against Boylen. Devlne, Gordan, Kimball and Fee, the five men who are being counted on to win this afternoon's meet for Pendleton. It was alleged that these men wera all stars, that they had participated la lnter-state meets and that they wera therefore Ineligible for this contest. The protest was not allowed, however. and these athletes are participating In the meet Columbia Wins Ball Game. The baseball game this morning be tween Pendleton Academy and the Columbia Junior college of Milton, was won by the collegians by the one sided score of 8 to 1. The first part of the contest was characterised by the ragged playing of the Pendleton . aggregation. In the latter stages of the contest the academy players set tled down and did better work. Henderson and Storm composed the battery for the victors while Milne and Sturdivant acted for the Pendle ton team. Field Meet In Progress. The field meet began promptly at 1 o'clock and isnow In progress. The oratorical contest wm occur this evening. Pendleton will be some what handicapped In the latter contest by the absence of Harry Fowler who was to contest In the "C" division and who was counted upon as a sure win ner. He was taken 111 and could not make the trip. COSTA RICA SHAKEN BY EARTHQUAKE YESTERDAY Port Llmon, May 14. A great earthquake rocked Costa Rica and lev eled scores of buildings In San Jose. The wires are prostrated. A heavy loss of life undoubtedly was Inflicted. A low tidal wave followed. Reports Indicate another disartsous tremblor has shaken Cartago. San Jose and vi cinity. AUTO WENT WILD IN 1ST1I HOUR OF RACE. 4 Brighton, May 14. Taking a curve on the home stretch at high speed, W. Endlcott and Mechanican McGruder were thrown from a Cole machine No. 6. near grand-rond and se- rlously Injured. The accident came in the thirteenth hour of the 24-hour auto race being held here. i '-, '1 A Us A T i