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PENDLETON, OIlEfiON, TJI UKSDAY, SEl'TEM ItEIS U, 1905.
NO. 54G2
OPENING OF
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The New School Buildings
Are Models of Convenience
and Comfort.
ATTENDANCE WIIIj UK
I.ARGKK THAN IiAST YEAR.
Ikaril Has Secured -Borne of Die Bert
TeaclK'rs In tlie Slate A Largo
Number of Students Will Come
From Adjoining District Pendle
ton Should Fool Proud of Her
Splendid Softool High School
Course Very Flexible It Excellent
Faculty Will Iju-gcly Increase Its
Attendance Probably a Hundred
Will lie Enrolled In High Schoot
Pint Day.
'Next Monday morning the Pendle
ton public schools will open for the
year's work. The new buildings are
receiving the finishing touches and a
force of workmen are busy In placing
everything In perfect order for the
opening of school. Pendleton has the
best school buildings In the state of
Oregon. The new schools are models
In every particular that make them
convenient, comfortable and healthful.
By the fan system of ventilation, the
air will be changed In each school
room every 16 minutes. By as excel
lent arrangement of the windows, no
pupil will face the glaring light, ii.
fact, the boys and girls will be very
proud of their new schools.
TTlie Attendance.
It is certain that the attendance
will be In excess of last year. A num
ber of families are moving to Pendle
ton on account of the schools. The
board has adopted the excellent policy
of allowing non-resident pupils to at
tend school free of tuition. It Is be.
lleved that this plan brings a number
of families to town each year, people
that spend their money with oar bus
iness men and rent houses for the
winter. A large number of graduates
from the eighth grade will attend the
high school from adjoining districts.
The new high school course of study
Is very flexible and has been adapt
ed to the needs of every boy and girl
that desires work above the eighth
urade.
ThciOnrp of Teachers.
The board hits secured some of the
1est teachers In the state. Ne city
In Oregon can boost of a corps of
teachers that Is more capable than
the present 'body of teachers In the
public schools. It la believed that
each new teacher In the corps has
added to Its strength, and fortunately
the strongest 'teachers have remain
ed tfrom last year. In fact, nearly
-every teacher has a successful record
la ether schools. t
Tito 'Boundaries,
The boundaries for each school will
be one of the problems to be solved
this year. The temporary arrange
ment of the boundaries has been made
an follows:
High School All high school pupils
and nil elghth-A pupils In the district.
East School All pupils in grades
fourth-R to elghth-B residing east of
Main street and all pupils in grades
one, two and three, living east of Col
lege street. Field's Wchool All pupils
In grades one, two and three living
between College and Ann streets and
south of the river. West School All
pupils In grades fourth-B to the
lghth-T) living west of Main street
and all pupils In grades one, two and
three living west of Ann street. North
School All pupils In grades one to
five living north of the river.
This arrangement of boundaries Is
tempornry and all pupils are request
ed to go to school designated for their
grade, next Monday. It may be nec
essary to make a slight change In the
boundaries In order to equalise the
pnpils In each school. It will be no
ticed that all pupils In the three low
est grades will have a convenient
school.
Ik-sinners In the Fir Grade,
All pupils that enter school for the
first time should enter on the first
day, as new classes can not be formed
for beginning primary pupils after the
first week. Pupils that are nearly 6
years old will be received at the first
of the term. Beginners that do not
Devil Fish Got Him.
Vancouver. Sept. 14. Investl-
A Mtlnn into the mvsterlous dlsao-
4 pearance of Richard Stanley of
Bamflcld, Vancouver Island,
shows a dovll fish grabbed him.
He lived on a small island, and
all his clothes, boat, etc., have
been found. Many devil fish In-
fest those waters, and It Is be-
lleved one seized Stanley while
taking his morning bath, and de-
vourcd him. Including Stanley,
18 persons have been devoured
by devil fish within the past
eight years.
enter during the first week must wait
until the February term.
The tVimpulsory School law,
The provisions of the new compul
sory school law require nil children
net wen the ages of 8 and 14 years to
be sent to school the entire year. The
new law Is modeled after the new
laws of New York, Nebraska, Ohio
and other states and will prove a suc
cess In Oregon If parents will assiNt
the school authorities In Its enforce
ment. It Is certain that every father
and mother in Pendleton wish the
boys and girls to attend school every
day In the school year, hence, there
will be little or no difficulty In secur
ing the attendance of all pupils re
quired by law to attend school.
Tlie High SHiool.
The enrollment of the high school
promises to be In excess of 100 on the
first day. The old students and many
new ones will enter this year. A
large number are coming from ad
joining districts, attracted by the new
course of study, the excellent faculty,
and free tuition. The present year
promises to be very successful in all
lines of high school work. All old
students will be given full credit for
ull work done in the post and are of.
fered a choice of several new sub
jects that will be added to the course
this year. The addition of one mem
ber of the faculty will give a number
of subjects that were much needed
Several students have expressed great
satisfaction In the new commercial
and optional courses of study.
Tii Fir Day.
Pupils will be classified as at the
close of lust year and all pupils are
requested to bring their old report
cards for last year. A special class
will be organized for all pupils who
are backward In the grade work, or
have lost time on account of sick
ness or short terms In rural districts.
It Is thought that this special cluss
will be very helpful to pupils who are
from two to Tour years older than the
grade, as It will give them a chance
to make up for lost time. The super
intendent will be pleased to meet all
older pupils In the grades who wish
to do special work and arrange to
have them Join the special class.
General Teachers' Meeting.
All teachers In the city schools will
meet the superintendent for discus
sion of plans for the year's work at
the high school at 2:30 p. ra. Satur
day, September 14.
SUFFRAGISTS
ARE CONFIDENT
KXPKEKS rXTKNTION AND
HOPE OF CARRYING OIU-XiON
Well Organised .and Have Forty Loral
nubs la tho State, and IMr Or
ganization In Continually Rxnand
log F.xnert Petitions for Submisv
siort to II Signed at Lea by O00
Men Will Open Prens Bureau In
a Short Time Ik-Vow Are the Nantes
and AibtrrmcM of the. Stale Suf
frage Organization.
Portland, Sept. 14. Speaking of tht
coming campaign for suffrage In Or
egon, Miss Laura Gregg said:
"There Is little doubt that we are
going to carry the state. We will or
ganize campaign clubs in every city
of any size and will hold campaign
meetings throughout the state. Ore
gon women and national officers of
the Women's Suffrage association
making addresses at these meetings.
After opening headquarters In a few
days we will take up the matter of
districting the state, sub-dividing U
into voting precincts and placing cer
tain women in charge of our work In
each.
"A little Inter on we shall open a
press bureau, where we will have on
our exchange list practically all the
dally and weekly papers In the state.
Those we shall provide with campnlgn
news. There are already about 40
woannen suffrage clubs In the state,
and 'this number will be doubled be
fore the referendum vote Is taken.
There are fully 8000 men In the state
who will sign our petition."
The following are the officials of
the Oregon State Equal Suffrage as
sociation, who are leading the cam
paign movement:
President, Mrs. Henry Waldo Coe;
vice president-at-large, Dr. Jeffrey
Myers; first vice president, Mrs. C.
W. Cartwrlght; second vice president,
Mrs. Clara Waldo, Macleuy. Marlon
county; third vice president, Mrs.
Kmma Galloway. McMlnnvllle. Yam
hill county; fourth vice president. Miss
Ida Maxwell, Halsey, Linn county;
fifth vice president, Mrs. Eva Emery
Dye, Oregon City, Clackamas county;
recording secretary. Miss Frances E.
Ootshall; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Nellie H. Lambson; general
chairman and enrollment committee,
Dr. Jeffrey Myers; treasurer, Mrs.
Abble C. French; auditors, Mrs. A. H.
Breyman, Mrs. J. C. Prltchord, Mrs.
Eunice P. Athey"; sixth vice president,
Mrs. Minerva B. Baton. Union; sev
enth vice president, Mrs. Rose M.
Skenck, Toledo, Lincoln county;
eighth vice president, Prof. Helen
Crawford. Corvallla.
Sweden Getting Ready.
Stockholm, Sept. 14. It Is reported
the Swedish government today pur
chased a large quantity of supplies for
immediate delivery at Gothenburg,
twelve injured at bingham, utah.
Bingham, Utah, Sept. 14. A runaway ore train crushed Into a
passenger train on the Kin Grande branch road this morning and in
jured I!: the most seriously, C J. Logan of Ht. Louis. Mrs. McKu
tee of Salt liHkn, Ous Kodis of HI nullum. The passenger raced
ahead of the runaway to a derailed switch, where the runaway was
tin own off, si l iking a haggugc car anil severely shaking up the passengers.
T
W A CHANCE
Officials of the New York
Mutual Explain Some of
Their Transactions.
THE COMPANY'S BALANCES
M)M ETI M ES $10,000,000.
Claimed the Mutual Huh Been Kx
treinely Cunt Ions About Its IOnns,
to Secure Gilt-Edge Security Ie
vetoped Tlmt Treasurer Cromwell
Has Extraordinary Powers of Dis
cretion, as He Sometimes Outranks
the Finance Committee Claims the
Company Was Forcd into Syndi
cate cKTUIloiis Cromwell Craw
fishes WIiimi Yskcd in Explain too
Far.
New York. Sept. 14. Frederick
Cromwell was recalled to the stund
this morning upon resumption of the
Insurance Investigation. Hughes ques
tioned Cromwell In regard to the bal
ances the Mutual carried In banks
from January. 1900. to December.
1S04.
The statement Cromwell submitted
showed the balances ran from $6,000.
O00 to $10,000,000. The witness ex
plained large bulancc were carried
when large payments were to be made,
because the banks paid only 2 per cent
and could not nlwuys Invest to such
udvuntage. Cromwell denied the bal
ances carried give the banks a chance
to use the company's funds.
Hughes showed the Mutual carried
no deposits in the National Bank of
Commerce prior to May. 1900. but now
owns 36,088 shares and does the busi
ness of the bank. Cromwell explained:
"Previously we had .no Interest In the
bank."
Hughes testified along technical
lines regarding Interest on assets. Sev
eral other companies get higher rates.
The witness explained by declaring
the Mutual couldn't make loans
where others would, considering the
securities Insufficient.
Hughes brought out the fact by
questioning how deposits can be made
left entirely to Cromwell's discretion
as treasurer without Interference by
the finance committee.
Three trustees were placed on the
stand and gave evidence to substanti
ate the "law of combination" as set
forth by Cromwell yesterday, which
forced the Insurance companies Into
syndicute operations. He declared the
banking houses are practically in a
monopolized field.
Cromwell enlightened the commit
tee on the ethics of high finance from
an Insurance company's view. He
elaborated upon the question of honor
which prevented the company from
becoming a member of a syndicate to
deal In bonds which they did not
carry regulurly as an Investment, al
though n clear profit was promised,
but which allowed the company to
reap profits through auxiliary com
panies, the stock of which It con
trolled. Disclosures were brought forth
when Hughes questioned him con
cerning half million In Missouri Pa
cific bonds which tho company hod
purchased. The bonds were taken by
the Mutual and distributed among the
companion controlled by the Mutual.
A syndicate bought tho bonds at 91
and agreed to sell at 95, promising u
clear profit of four per cent. Crom
well was asked why the Mutual omit
ted the chance to clear a profit by
immediately transferring the bonds to
trust companies. He answered that
when first asked to Join they refused.
Hughes demanded to know why
they refused to participate, in the
syndicate. Cromwell became excited
and exclaimed. "Rather you wouldn't
press that question." He said the
company never handled Missouri Pa
cific bonds, and did not consider It
advisable to go Into a syndicate which
had
the avowed purpose of dealing
with securities the Mutual would not
handle as Investments.
Goes to Vale.
C. A. Despain, who has conducted
a store at Uklah for the past few
ytars. has sold his store and with J.
T. Huston, who formerly conducted
the hotel at that place, will go to
Vale with a view of locating In the
stock country. Charley Despain is
one of the best riders in eastern Ore
gon, and he never felt as much at
home weighing sugar and measuring
calico as he did on horseback, and
though his store has made good
money for him, he prefers the cattle
business and the outdoor life.
BANKS
STATE AUDITOR
SHORT 00
Indiana Official Invested Pub
lic Money in Private Spec
ulation. gov. hxi.i:y discovers
the alarming siioktag
E.
TIm Office Has Hern IH-chired Vacant
in Consequence Auditor Slierrick
Also limned State Funds, and Could
Not Return tile Money When Ask
ed to Do so Declared That He Will
lie Aide to Make Himself Technic
ally -Squqare" Shenick Has Re
signed by Request Claimed Thai
He Hns Made KcKihiitloii of All But
S2.VHMI, nd That Hie I,ouns Have
Not Been IllegNl.
Indianapolis, Sept. 14. Governor
Hauley found State Auditor Slierrick
a defaulter for 1145,000 today.
The governor bus Issued an execu
tive order declaring that by reason of
embezzlement of the public funds the
office of the state auditor is declared
vacant. He nccuses Herrick of In
vesting the ftnd In private affairs.
It Is alleged he loaned 'the funds to
private concerns and when pressed to :
pay could not.
The governor says he asked for the
resignation technically, and that
Slierrick will square the account.
After the governor made the order
public he sent a demand upon Slier
rick to resign. The resignation was
received at 2 o'clock. Friends say the j
illness of Sherrlck's wife and her j
death lust spring prevented his close
attention to outstanding loans, and de
clared that heretofore such loans have
been permitted by law. It Is said
Slierrick had until lust midnight made
returns to the treasurer, and nad
raised all but $25,000.
OFFICIALLY INDORSED.
Japanese Government Will Stand by
Hie Treaty.
Tdkeo, Sept. 14. Katsura today
called all the local governors to the
palace and Informed them the treaty
of Portsmouth meets the full approv
al of the government, and appealed
to their love of country to use all
their Influence to Impress the popu
lace at large with the fact that the
concessions obtained by Japan mean
much to the future of the nation.
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET.
Quotations From the Greatest Wheat
.Market In the Vnlted States.
Chicago. Sept. 14. Wheat closed at
KI 5-8, corn, 45 1-8, oats. 28 1-8.
prosecution is stronger.
Wltncsse In Williamson Case Now
Talking More.
Portland, Sept. 14. Misses Maggie
Glaze and Pearl (Vanderpnol. Mrs. J.
L. Wat kins and Henry Beard were
witnesses this morning In the William
son trial. A letter from Gessner to
Beard consulting about admitting the
claims of the court as to the possible
prosecution, was Introduced. The
government's case so far Is stronger
than In the previous trluls, tlie wit
nesses talking more.
PIKE AT GKANGEVH.l.E.
Business Houses to Value of $L'00.00(
Burned.
Orangcvllle. Idaho, Sept. 14. Fire
this morning broke out in Wilson's
saloon and before It could be check
ed three blocks In the business part
of the city were destroyed. Loss es
timated at $200,000.
Mew Proprietor.
I. R. Laurance, who for several
years has been Interested ill a store
at Prairie City, has bought out the
store of C. A. Despain at Uklah. Mr.
Laurance Is enthusiastic over his new
field. Camas Prairie is a fertile and
beautiful country and while real estate
values ure low now there is no ques
tion that in the near future a railroad
will tap that country. Its resources
will be wonderfully developed when
a railroad goes in. It Is a natural
dairy country and dulry countries are
almost always thrifty and progressive
communities.
The pope has appointed Bishop
O'Connell of Portland. Me., on a spe
cial mission to Japan, the nature of
which cannot be learnea.
risks lift; to save child.
Heroic Act of Nurse Causes Serious
Injuries to Herself.
fiend, Or., Sept. 14. Orace Kever,
of Bend, Is a candidate for the Car
negie medal for heroes. By her
prompt action she saved the life of the
baby of Mrs. Rowlee. for whom she
works as nurse girl. In doing so she
suffered severe burns upon her arms,
buck and side and risked her own life
In saving that of her charge.
In lighting the alcohol lamp, the
girl Ignited the bottle of alcohol with
which she had filled the lamp. The
bottle burst and the flames spread
quickly over the baby. The girl ex
tinguished the flames on the child's
clothing, and her own dress caught
fire. Running out of the room, she
put the infant in the arms of Mrs.
Kowlee, and ran towards the river to
extinguish her burning dress. A tub
of water stood on the porch, and she
tipped this over, quenching the flames.
Grace Kever is but 15 years old.
In addition to the painful burns on
her body and arms, there are blisters
on her neck and her hair Is singed.
She gave no heed to her own danger
until the child's safety was assured.
Nothing but her prompt action saved
the life of the baby.
Want Carte Blanche.
Washington, Sept. 14. Reports are
that Germany and France are aching
to slap Venezuela and are endeavoring
to ascertain to what lengths this
country will let them go In punishing
Castro. It is said that both govern
nients have addressed notes to Wash
ington urging the United States gov
ernment to either be firm and enforce
their rights In Venezuela, or keep
hands off and let the foreigners pro
tect themselves with sailors and ma
rines.
ST. I.OVIS PRINTERS STRIKE.
Prospects for a Rig Fight Between
Employers and Union.
St. Louis, Sept. 14. One hundred
fifty-five employes quit eight of the
largest Job printing houses In the city
this morning In an effort to enforce
a demand for an eight-hour day. The
president of the local union says 60 of
140 shops signed the eight-hour
agreement this morning.
AI.OI SE PROJECT TO
AFFECT WHEAT MARKET.
Is a l"relude to a tieneral Co-operative
Movement by Farmers That Will
Comprise Tlieir Interests as Pro
ducers, and Sor-k to Effect Organi
zation to Do Milling and MereJutn
dlzlug as Well Promoters Confi
dent That tlie Times in Central and
ICastern Washington Are Ripe for
lrlvate Socialism.
Sprague, Wash., Sept. 14. E. M.
Ldnsmore, president of the local farm
ers' organization, has called another
mass meeting in the city hall at 2:30
Saturday afternoon to perfect the
wheat pool movement.
Mr. Dinsmore said today: "The
primary object of the meeting Is to
make more definite arrangements
for handling the pool and to induce
iurniers who have not yet Joined us
to come In. I Intend also to place
before ihe meeting a proposition for
perfecting a permanent co-operative
tanners' protective organization
something after the plan of the Ells
worth, la., scheme. I firmly believe
that such on organization would fur
ther the Interests of the farmers very
materially.
"It Is my intention not onlv to ar
range for the handling of our wheat
and produce, but to try to start a
movement to establish our own store.
our own mill and In fact to control
everything the farmer has to buy or
sell. We Intend to correspond with
ititzvllle and other points where there
Is a likelihood of securing the co-op-
erution of farmers.
Mr. Dinsmore is sanguine and
thinks the success of the movement
Is assured.
MISSOURI DAY AT THE FAIR.
F'olks Presidential Boom Will Bo
Formally I-aiinched.
Portlund, Sept. 14. Today is Mis
souri Day at the exposition. The ex
orcises this afternoon will bo at the
auditorium. Addresses of welcome by
President Goode, Governor Chamber
lain and Mayor Ijino. and response by
Governor Folk. Tonight Folk will be
tendered a banquet at American Inn.
It Is expected Folk's presidential boom
will be formally lutinched.
Will Have a New Trial.
Constantinople, Sept. 14. As a re
sult of the representations of the
American minister, a new trial has
been granted Ghirkus Vartunlan. a
nuturalized American, who returned
and was arrested and convicted of
murder.
Progress of Cholcru.
Marlenwerder, Germany, Sept. 14.
Three new cases of cholera and
three suspected and one death by
cholera. Two coses and one death at
liromberg.
FARMERS WILL
ORGANIZE POOL
MACADAMIZING
ON ALTA STREET
Recommended by the Street
Committee to Reach From
Cottonwood to Market.
AN ORDINANCE WILL BE
SHAPED IP FOR FRIDAY.
Would Have Been Passed La Night,
But for Failure of tlie Council to
Make Tliolr 'Terms Intelligible to
the City Attorney, Wlio Will Not
Take Responsibilities Not Pertain
ing to His Office IroKirty Owners
Must Be Given Opportunity to Pro
test, hy a Ten-Duys' Publication
It Is Proposed to Mucadamlze a
Thirty-Eight I'oot Wide Roadway.
For fully an hour last night the city
council floundered helpless In a sea
of discussion regarding the proposi
tion of macadamizing Alta street, and
at last It was decided to adjourn until
Friday afternoon, when the matter
will be taken up again.
During the past week the street
committee Investigated the subject
upon Alta street from Cottonwood to
the Intersection with Court, as most
needful of improvement. Thereupon
It seems they went before City Attor
ney Carter to have that official draw
up the resolution ordering the im
provement, which under the charter
must be adopted by the council and
published for 10 days before the work
can be undertaken. However, the
resolution was not ready last night,
or at least not In a form satisfactory
to the city attorney, and that official
declared the street committee had
failed to give him the specifications
for the work and had attempted to
make, an engliter out of him as well
as aj attorney. ft this Jhe members
of the committee attempted to ex
plain to Mr. Carter what they wished,
but their powers of expression seem
ed to be limited, and at the end of
an hour they hud not made them
selves clear.
After the discussion had waxed and
waned for some time. 1. M. Bates,
representing the Buffalo-Pitts com
pany, and who sold the roller to the
company, arose and after apologizing
for butting in. proceeded to straighten
out the tangle. However, it had then
grown late, and since there were but
four members of the council present.
It was decided to adjourn until Fri
day afternoon at 4 o'clock, when the
matter will be taken up again.
It was contended by City Attorney
Carter that the resolution ordering:
the Improvement should specify very
completely the nature of the work to
be done, for fear that the city would
otherwise be unable to collect for the
work after the same had been done.
A proper resolution will be prepared
by Friday afternoon and passed at
that time. Thereupon the owners of
abutting property on Alta street will
have 10 days in which to file a re
monstrance against the work.
The plan of the street committee
is to have the roadway of that thor
oughfare, a strip 38 feet wide, macad
amized and to leave a park four feet
wide on each side of the street At
the outer edge of the park a 3x12
plank is to be placed at an angle,
forming a curb.
Aside from the macadamizing dis
cussion there was little business be
fore the council last night.
A petition from residents of Ann
street asking for the removal of a born
held to be a nuisance and also a fire
trap, was referred to the street com
mute and the city attorney.
UNDERWOOD UNDER ARREST.
Said to Have Waylaid uud Murdered
Dick Bennett.
The Dalles, Sept. 14. Sheriff Sex
ton has returned from Tygh valley
with Charles U. Underwood, who yes
terday waylaid and murdered Dick
Bennett as the result of a quarrel over
refusal to give the dead man's wife
fruit from his ranch.
Russian Prince Run In.
Chicago, Sept. 14. Claiming Im
munity because the Russian vice con
sul Is In the city. Prince Englctscheff
appeared In police court this morning
charged with speeding his automobile
beyond the limit. The case was con
tinued. He threatens to take the case
to Washington.
A Patent Mcdli-lno Prunk.
Suit Lake. Utah. Sept. 14.
One Is dead, another at the
verge of the grave, and four III
are at a sheep camp nt Opal.
Wyo.. us a result of the use of
nine bottles of patent medicine
In place of whiskey. All the
members of the party are sick.
One crawled to a ranch and In
formed as to the conditions.
Cllne Armstrong was doubled up
so It was utterly Impossible to
straighten him out. and he wus
buried III thut condition.
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