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EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION WEATHER REPORT. Calling cards, wed ding stationery, com mercial stationery and Job printing to order at the East Oregonian. Fair tonight; rain. Friday COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 23. PENDLETON. OKEGON, THURSDAY. DKCEMDER 1, IJHO. NO 7073 " i j' Q' STING HOPE FOR E N Articles of Incorporation Filed tor West Umatilla Water users' Association. OT1IKR FACTS ALSO LEND ENCOURAGEMENT Though Rpxrt of Army Engineers lias Not Yet Keen Made Public Activity of Government Near Her. nilston looks Good. COMMITTEE'S REPORT IS CLOSELY GUARDED (By John E. Lathrop.) . Washington, D. C, Dec. 1. (Special to the East Oregonian) Recommendations of the Ir- rlgatlon board of army engineers as to assignments of money for extensions Is safe-guarded from publicity prior to tne pres- ldent's giving them out The board's report went direct from Secretary Balllnger to the white house and may be given out any day. All evidence points to the exten sion of the Umatilla project, so as to Include the 70,000 acres In the pro posed West Umatilla project, by the government. Despite the fact that the above spe cial message from Washington, D. C, to tho East Oregonian says the rec ommendations of the board of army engineers Is being carefully guarded, developments In this county Indicate tho report Is favorable and that the government is already taking the ne cessary steps to go ahead with the work immediately. It Is of course possible that the steps being taken are merely precautionary but they look to be more than that The two most significant of the re cent developments are the presence In the field of a crew of engineers and surveyors who are apparently run ning a line for the main distributing canal from the proposed reservoir site out over the proposed project and the filing of articles of Incorpor ation for the West Umatilla Water Users' association. Tne incorporation articles were filed today with Councy Clerk Baling and with the secretary of state In Salem. The amount of capital stock of the Incorporation is $10,000, divided Into 10,000 shares. The control of the as sociation Is left In the hands of a board of five directors to be elected by the stockholders and In every way the organization Is exactly similar to the one which now obtains on the Umatilla project proper. The Incor poratos for the new association are O. D. Teel. Thomas Campbell, R. C. Cnufleld, Thumas Hurlburt E. W. Rhea and J. W.'Campbell. Tho surveyors who are apparently running tho line for the main dis tributing canal have been In the field for several days. Their presence has been known to the ranchers In that part of the county and enthusiasm over the prospects for the proposed extension Is growing greater every day. I ATOIJRELLE 1 I Henry Latourclle's residence at 813 Mill street, was destroyed shortly af ter 8 o'clock this morning by fire. The frame of the building Is still standing, though greatly damaged while tho In terior of the structure was gutted. What was not destroyed by fire was ruined with the great quantities of watef poured Into the building to quench the flames. The fire started from a defcctlvo gasoline stove, according to Henry Latourclle, Jr., who was 'engaged In assisting his mother to prepare break fast. Mr. Latourelle was still In bed, having worked until 1 o'clock. According to the boy's story they had lit both burners. He then went out onto the back porch for some thing; ana returning saw the entire top of the stove on fire. His mother's back was turned and she had not seen the stove. Not wishing to alarm her the boy grabbed up a carpet and threw It over the blase, thinking to mother It out. The fire, however, spread to the carpet, from the carpet to the floor and from the floor to the walls and furniture In such an In credibly brief time that the boy and his mother were powerless to stop It An alarm of Are was turned In but Of FIRE LOSS NEARLY ' AMERICAN DOLLARS" ARE AN ISSUE IX ENGLAND m London, Dec. 1. Tories who men tioned "American dollars" In the campaign in Ireland were made to regret It today when Chancellor Lloyd George pointed out that American dol lars paid English rents and prevented his tenants from being ejected from their homes. Hourly the political sit uation In Ireland becomes more bit ter. Orangemen of Ulster are threat ening armed resistance. ' HAVE ROOSEVELT AND PINCHOT PARTED COMPANY? Washington, Dec. 1. Whether Roosevelt and Plnchot are really at outs or whether their seeming es trangement is merely the fiction of fccssips Is a much discussed question in political circles today. Rumors f-ay the two stalwart friends of con servation, and usually bosom friends, disagreed over Roosevelt's attitude toward framing the New York politi cal platform, t COOK WROTE STORY AT TROY, NEW YORK CROSSED ATLANTIC TWICE UNDER ASUMED NAME Discredited Explorer Now Anxious to Make Public Believe He Was Sin corct in Announcing Discovery of North Pole. New York, Dec. 1. While news papermen on two continents were seeking Cook he crossed the Atlantic twice with no disguise other than an assumed name. For a month he liv ed at Troy, New York. There he dic tated the story of his wandering In Arctic cone and wrote the confession that he did not discover the pole. Benjamin Hampton, editor of Hamp ton's magazine today gave this infor mation in explaining how the arrange, nients were made when Hamptons de cided to seek Cook. "We communi cated with his brother William and thus learned the name of his London solicitor. In turn he got Cook's ad dress there and then we sent repre sentatives to make arrangements for the story and he brought Cook to America where the articles were writ ten." Hampton says Cook Is extremely anxious to push his claim that he was sincere In announcing the discovery of the pole ns he believed he did it. Says Cook Is Fakir. Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 1. That Cook Is a fakir and that his confes sion that he was surrering mentally when he claimed a discovery of the pole is written with a view to regain ing the good graces of the American people Is the belief expressed today by Admiral Melville, U. S. N., retir ed. HELEN TAFT MADE DERUT AT WHITE HOUSE TODAY Washington, Dec. 1. President Taft forsook his official duties this afternoon to attend the official corn In out party of hjs daughtr, Helen Tho president with others, took tea in tho reception room of the white house. DIAZ IS INAUGURATED PRESIDENT FOR EIGHTH TIME Mexico City. Dec. 1. Precautions against dlsordr In the palace marked the Inauguration of President Diaz to the presidency today. The Mexi can president is now beginning his eighth term. IE DESTROYED it was several minutes before the de partment arrived on the scene and by that time tho entire Inside of the building was on fire. The blaze was extinguished with difficulty. The loss to the lulldlng and furni ture will be close to 14000, according to an estimate made by Mr. Latour elle. Insurance to the amount of $2. 000 wns carried, $1000 being 'on the house and $1000 on the furniture. M. Latourelle says the loss he feels the most keenly is that of the valuable paintings and other similar articles which can never be replaced. From the description of the origin of the fire as given by the boy it Is evident that there was no explosion of the stove. Apparently the burn ers were lit before they had been heated sufficiently to generate the gas properly. This allowed the cups underneath the burners to fill with gasoline and catch on fire. The gas oline flowed In faster than it burned out with the result that It was soon dripping onto the floor with every drop a blaze of fire. Users of gaso line say that had the flow of gasoline been shut off when the fire was first discovered and the gasoline in the cups allowed to burn out, there would have been no trouble. T PRESENT OFFICE Quits Railroad Commission and Resignation Will Take Effect Tomorrow. WEST AND KAY OFF FOR CALIFORNIA I'olitii'laiiK Now Satisfied Governor Benson Wont Resii as Secretary of State Dewpltc Effort to Oust lllni. Salem, Ore., Dee. 1. Governor-elect Oswald West today tendered his res ignation as railroad commissioner, to take effect tomorrow. He Is arrang ing to go to California in a few days. Tom Kay, state treasurer-elect ac companies him. It is believed the men who are warm personal friends, will fix up the appointments for different state offices. Politicians are satis fied now that Governor Benson, sec retary of state-elect, wont resign de spite rumors to this effect. HAD FIRE AT DALLAS, TEXAS, LAST NIGHT Dallas. Texas, Dec. 1. Five hun dred people are homeless and a hun dred thousand dollars worth of prop erty was destroyed by a fire that swept over a large section of this city today.. Fifty buildings were burned, Including many residences. The fire started shortly before midnight and was uncontrollable on account of a high wind. One woman and two fire men were struck by a hose wagon and fatally Injured. Ineffectual water pressure due to a long drought ren dered the fire fighting apparatus practically useless. The fire died out of its own account. WESTERN GOVERNORS OBJECT TO TOO MICH SOCIETY Louisville, Dec. 1. Governor Mar slioll presided today over the confer ence of governors. Spring Lake, N. J., was selected for the conference next year. There was little business up today. Western governors com plained that too much time is being spent In social duties and not enough chance given westerners to unburden themselves on conservation and oth er questions. JAPAN MAKES CHANGE IX HER FIGHTING MEN Toklo, Dec. 1. The promotion of 200 young army officers to import ant positions on the line; the retire ment of elderly officers and other Important changes In the rosters of naval officers was ordered today by the ministers of the army and navy. The shake-up is the greatest since Japan was organized as a modern fiKhtlng fjce. NEWSPAPERMAN WTLL RE ASSISTANT TREASURER Washington, Dec. 1. Robert O. Bailey, formerly a newspaperman and at present secretary to Secretary of the Treasury McVeagh. will become assistant secretary of the treasury In March. The appointment of Fred Lesman of St. Louis as a successor to Bailey is announced. CITY TAX LEVY IS TO BE IE MILLS Pendleton's city tax levy will be nine mills Instead of 8.2 mills as or iginally recommended by the finance committee. The change was made at last night's meting of the council af ter it had been decided to undertake more street Improvements during the coming year than had been anticipat ed. The levy will now b divided as fol lows: 6.8 mills for general purposes, two mills for street purposes and two tenths of a mill for library purposes. The deplorable condition of West Alta street was responsible for a pe tition from Mrj. Aura Raley which was read at the meeting and referred to the street committee. She called attention to the condition of the street and asked that it be cleaned. In dis cussing tho matter after the meeting. Street Commissioner Stansbrry said it would be an easy matter to clean off the mud. The street was cleaned to day. A petition from North Pendleton residents for a cross walk on Jackson street at the intersection of Logan street was read and referred to the committee on streets. Senator Beverldge of Indlann has the melancholy satisfaction of having stood on the burning deck for 84 of 3 8 nours arter all others had fled. Pittsburg- Gasette-Ttmes. m REINS 1 FOUND GUILTY Mrs. Hannah Bebee. Aged 69, He'd Guilty of Manslaughter by Jury at Wenatchee. DAUGHTER MUST SUFFER THE DEATH PENALTY Two Women Killed Junies Sutton, a Rancher, Following a Dispute in Which They Charged Sutton With Tresspassing. Wenatchee, Wash., Dec. 1. With out any outward show of emotion Mrs. Hannah Bebee, aged 69, tried for com plicity In the murder of James Sut ton, a rancher who trespassed on her ranch, listened to a verdict of man slaughter brought in by the Jury which had been out eight hours. Mrs. Tot ten, daughter of the woman was charged with killing Sutton and was convicted of murder In the first de gree last week. Both women were arrested last July. They had a dis pute with Sutton which ended when Mrs. Totten shot him dead. CHURCH ATTORNEY WILL HELP PROSECUTE PRIZE FIGHTERS San Francisco, Dec. 1. Declaring that his purpose is not so much the punishment of the principals In the Xelson-Moran fight as to prevent a repetition of prize fighting In Cali fornia, Attorny White of the church federation today accepted the Invi tation of District Attorny Fickert to cooperate with the authorities in prosecuting those deemed violators of the anti-prize fighting law. Fickert while stating in his opinion that no law was violated, appointed h's as sistant, Harry Lane, to undertake the prosecution. There Is popular feel ing against the prosecution of fights. SEATTLE PEOPLE WANT TO TAKE OVER CAR LINE Seattle, Dec. 1. Yielding to the de mands of angry residents, the coun cil committee on corporations has rented one of the largest halls in this city for tomorrow night to hear rea sons why the franchise of the Seat tle. Renton & Southern line, electric, should not be taken from the' owners and the line operated by this city. Recently the lines ordered a five cent fare, they continued overcharges and Monday rioting resulted on account of attempts by the company to throw off persons-who refused to pay over charges. The mass meeting Is the re sult. YAKIMA PEOPLE DIE FROM EATING ASPARAGUS North Yakima, Dec. 1. As a result of eating canned asparagus Thanks giving. Mrs. Frank Kuehn and Mrs. Carrie Fulkerson are dead and sev eral others are seriously 111. It was a family gathering and Mrs. . Kuehn had canned the asparagus herself. Comitss Dying: of Grief. St. Petersburg. Russia rer 1 Grieving over Tolstoi's death, the Countess Tolstoi is reported dying or fever at Yaunava. Polianna nccnr.i- Ing to messages received today. She nas suuereu ranch since his death. MAYOR MURPHY ET AL TO WRITE ORDINANCE Contrary to expectations no caucus was held by the mayor and members of the city council hist evening for the purpose of discussing the saloon question. During the day yesterday Mayor Murphy intimated such a cau cus would be held following the regu lar council meeting in the evening. It Is understood now that no for mal caucus will be held by. the coun cil for some days. In the meanwhile Mayor Murphy, City Attorney Raley and the members of the license com mittee will get busy drafting a regu lative ordinance. When the council is ci.lled together it will be for the pur pose of considering the provisions of tills ordinance which It is to be as sumed will be a perfect measure from 'he standpoint of the mayor, city at--.crney and ordinance committee. Regarding tho details of his plan for saloon regulation the mayor re fuses to say anything save to Intimate ho will havo something interesting. PENNSYLVANIA WILL GET SX MORE CONGRESSMEN Washington, Dec. 1. The popula tion of Pennsylvania is 7,685,111, an Increase of 21.6 per cent entitling the state under present apportionment to six more congressmen. West Vir ginia has 1,221,119, an Increase of 27.4 per cent and entitles It to one ad ditional congressman. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE READY FOR PRINTERS Washington, Dec. 1. A hur- rie.J call for a meeting today in- dicatis that Taft has completed his annual message to congress. It Is believed copies of the doc- ument will be sent the print- ers tonight. FIRE DESTROYS CANADIAN CONSUMPTIVE ASYLUM Westeon, Ontarla, Dec. 1. Toron to's free sanitarium for consumptives four miles from here was totally de stroyed by fire this morning, with a less of $100,000. There were 92 pati ents, 40 of whom were helpless and were rescued without misshap but were afterwards exposed for hours In a raw wind. The fire originated in the boiler-room. GREEK WOMAN HAS A STRANGE PLEA ESCAPED FROM ILVREM FEARS TO RETURN Immigration Officials Listen to Story and May Allow ner Admission to America Relative to Care for the Woman. New York, Dec. 1. Declaring she escaped from a harem at Damascus and that she would be killed If she returned to the mercies of her for mer captors Marie Hopila, a Greek woman of great beauty, today-pleaded with the immigration officials not to deport her. Her pleas were tern; porarlly successful and she with An tonio Japara, who rescued her, are being held pending a thorough inves tigation of her assertions. It is prob able she will be allowed to enter this country, because her cousin, Mrs. Ha flfl Hebelia, promised to care for her. The woman was held a prisoner for nine years after being kidnapped. She is 22. PULLMAN COMPANY OFFERS TO REDUCE UPPER BERTHS Chicago, Dec. 1. Threatened with an arbitrary reduction in sleeping car rates the Pullman company this after noon submitted an offer to the inter state commission to cut rates on up per berths twenty per cent where the charge is over $1.50. Counsel for the company virtually admitted the old rates are excessive. QUIET RESTORED IN j REBELLIOUS PROVINCE Lisbon, Portugal, Dec. 1. It is an nounced officlaly today that quiet has been restored at Macao. Judge Marquis Vidai has been appointed governor succeeding the official who resigned after he had granted the de mands of the mutineers yesterday. The governor was accused of protect ing religious orders and was disliked on this account. AMERICAN FISHER-MEN POACIHNG OFF CANADA Victoria, Dec. 1. Many United States fishing vessels are engaged In poaching in British Columbia waters in violation of law according to ar rivals from the west coast today. t It seems to be a disposition to give the animals a chance at the Mad ison Square Horse Show this year. EIGHT LOCAL SITES OFFEflED FOR EASTERN OREGON ASYLUM ir Fendleton docs not inn tho branch asylum it will not be hecnnse there are not a sufficient number of good SltCS in this vicillitv. At lonut eight locations for the eastern Oregon ayluin are being offered by local people and today Messrs. Cochran and McCarthy. renresentino- tho itia board, are busy investigating th Am Hero are the eiht sites that are available for use of the state if de sired: 320 acres composed of 160 acres from the R. L. Oliver ranch and of 160 acres from the Carpenter ranch Just west of the city. The Charles MeBee ranch on Birch creek. The ranches owned by James Johns and George Sloan, located near the mouth of Birch creek. The Cheney-Clopton site at the mouth of McKay creek and owned Jointly by Gritman Bros, and the F. B. Clopton estate. The Rugg ranch, Just above the city. The old Wllklns place, above the city and owned by the Byers estate. The ranch of Judge James A. Fee on Wild Horse creek. The Despaln place on McKay creek, Just above the poor farm. NOVEMBER HS J II MONTH Pendleton Has Had Nearly Six Inch Rainfall During the Present Rainy Season. ALL RECORDS BROKEN RY RECENT RAINFALL Precipitation Has Been General and Crop Outlook Is Good Accordingly Rainfall for the Year as Com pared With Normal. The November which enfled yes terday was the wettest experienced In Pendleton since the government began taking observations here 20 years ago. The amount in excess of the previous high mark is not much but it is sig nificant. The excess precipitation over the normal for the month la nearly three inches. In other words the precipitation for the month la nearly three times the normal. The November excess therefore overcom'es the prior existing defi ciency for the present wet season and. leaves 2.39 Inches to go on. There has been practically six Inches of rainfall during the present wet sea son, including the months of Septem ber, October and November. The nor mal rainfall for this period is but. 3.69 inches. The rainfall for the eleven months of the present year is also now above the normal though there was a defi ciency all through the late spring,, summer and fall. , Rain Was General. The most satisfactory part of the" November rains v as the fact that they were general throughout all of Uma tilla county and the greater part of eastern Oregon. With the moisture now in the ground fall-sown grain Is assured of a start which will carry It through an extraordinarily dry spring and it would seem that condi tions would be good for spring seed ing. The following is the rainfall during the year 1910 thus far as compared with the normal rainfall for each month: 1910. NormaL January 1.83 159 Fbruary 1.74 1.4T March 92 1.6 April r 1.04 l.Ot May 1.36 1.48 June 81 .97 July 0. .45 August .43 September 79 .89 October 91 1.19- November 4.28 1.61 December l.ji Total 13.46 14.08 Excess Precipitation for Year. That the year will therefore be fin ished with an excess of precipitation: is assured. There has only been one December in 20 years when but .62 of an inch of rain was recorded and this is the amount necessary to bring the total rainfall for the present year up to the normal. The above table shows that we can expect an inch and a half of precipitation for the month of December. Prior to this November the next wettest was in 1897 when a precipita tion of 4.24 inches was recorded. NJ vember, 1909, was next to that with 3.52 inches. Today Messrs. Cochran and Mc Carthy have been engaged in looking at the Oliver site and at the ranches on Birch creek. It is understood they will investigate the Cheney Clopton location tomorrow forenoon. They were taken to Birch creek to day by James Johns an.l Lee Teutsch. While here the two men will gath er all Information possible with refer ence to the different sites proposed and will also take options upon the land. One feature rejiardinft the local sltea offered Is the fact that with one ex ception all of the eight sites are lo cated upon railroad lines. Most of the sites are situated on the Main line of the O. R. A N while others are upon branch lines. Therefore the sites ore convenient from a transpor tation standpoint. If located here the branch asylum could be nnniiv reached by officers having patients or ny mends desiring to visit inmates. Furthermore sidetrack facilities may be Installed so that freight for tn Institution may be handled to advan tage. It Is believed this feature wilt have weight with the board, especially so since Pendleton naturally enjoys cheaper freight rates than do Baker City or Union. t