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PENDLETON, OREGON, Fit! DAY, NOV EMIJEIJ 17, 1905.
NO. 551 G
VOL. 18.
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memorialize
THE
Managers of Commercial As
sociation Loyal to the East
Umatilla Irrigation Project.
HRDUf-iHT llKrtmK Til KM
llT KCHO FREEHOLDERS.
Memorial Recount the romimrntlvc
TncTiiensHwesw of the Project, tlie
Natural Ulrhiiriw of tlie Soil lo Ho
I'nt Under the VVat-er. Rare TranH
portntlnn Facilities, Danger of lro-
crast! nation, Reasonable Attitude of
Private CniHtnllxts, N'l-oosHlty of Ir
rigation and the Fct That On'Kim
Money Is the tre of the Entire
Reclamation Fund.
Last evening the hoard of managers
of the Commercial association adopt
ed a letter to the secretary of the In'
terlor In which that official Is asked
to favor the undertaking of Die east
Umatilla Irrigation project as rucom-
mended by the reclamation service
The matter was brought before the
board by J. F. MrNaught, A. C. Craw
ford and O. D. Teel. of Echo, all of
whom are Inte-wstert in lands lying un
der the project.
After listening to statements from
the three gentlemen It was decided
by the board to address a letter to
Secretary Hitchcock, and the follow
ing, drawn by Judge H. A. Ijowcll, was
read and signed by -ach member pres
ent: i
Pendleton, tre.. Nov. 1, 1905.
To the Honorable Secretary of the ln-
terlor. Washington. TJ. C.
We, the undersigned, constituting
the board of managers of the Pendle
ton (Oregon) Commercial asocliitlon,
pn organization exis-ling for the pur
pose, among other things, of assisting
and encouraging the development of
Umatilla county and the country trib
utary to the city uf Pendleton, re
spectfully urge the approval of the
east Umatilla project recently recom
mended by the engineer In charge of
the federal reclamation service In the
Mate of Oregon.
We believe that we reflect the sen
timent of the people of the state when
wt urgo that the following reasons
entitle the project to favorable con
sideration. 1. The project is a comparatively
small one and requires a minimum ap
propriation of reclamation funds.
1. That the section of country
covered by the survey possesses a soil
of marvelous fertility and a climate
almost semi-tropical in Its character,
thus assuring the early settlement of
the landH, the easy cultivation of the
nil, and abundant yield In crops of
all varieties possible to produce In
temperate lone.
TrnnMjoiitloii AviillnMe.
3. That the land Is In easy reach
of established lines of transportation,
to-wit: the Oregon Railroad & Navi
gation company riill lines, the Colum
bia river and the lines of the Oreat
Northern and Northern Pacific rail
roads at present In process of con
struction on the north hank of sold
stream, thus assuring to settlers easy
and rapid transportation for the fruits
of their husbandry upon the land to
be reclaimed. .
4. That there Is probably no project
which has been submitted for ronsld
crntion which presents so many feat
ares favorable to a fair test of the
reclamation work in the northern tier
of states, and for this reason we re
gard immediate approval of the pro
ject ns wise In order that a practical
SECRETARY
demonstration of the government
terprlse along the lines of the recla-'half
matlon net may be assured. In
comparatively short time and for u
comparatively small turn of money
there can be given here such an object
lesson as will In the future silence
all criticism of the work of the recla
mation bureau and align behind It nil
the Influence Interested In the devel
opment, of the great west.
Danger In Delay,
5, That there Is danger that delay
In approving this project may result
necessarily In its ultimate abandon
ment, for the reason that private en
terprises which are now willing to
give way to tho government will of
necessity be compelled lo resume their
operations nnd Incur In many In
stances largo expense In order that
Molilalia AoqulrcH ldind.
Rultc, Nov. 17. By a decision
of the general land office at
Washington In tho case of John
A. Bachus et al, affecting title
to limber lands In tho Flat-
head country, the state of Mon-
tuna will secure timber lands
valued at about $100,000. The
precedent established affects
numorous tracts under the pub-
lie buildings grant.
they may comply with the terms of
their contracts with settlers an to the
furnishing of water for their lands,
and when this has been done It Is
hardly reasonable to be expected that
they will again be Inclined to yield the
field to the government operations.
6. The gentlemen who represent
the many private Interests have been
willing and are now willing to sub
stantially abandon their enterprises in
the Interest of the reclamation serv
ice with the understanding that they
could make arrangements with set
tlers to fulfill their contracts with
them through the government ditches,
nnd. with the full expectation that the
project would be approved and work
begun Immediately, they have sus
pended operations for several months
last past, In order that no additional
expense might be Incurred for the
government to assume, but they are
now confronted with such an element
of uncertainty that neither they nor
the settlers who depended upon them
for water can longer continue the
present status.
Water Is Necessary.
7. We are advised that the greater
part of the land covered by the pro
posed government enterprise Is al
ready In the hands of entrymen and
we know that It Is practically all a
sagebrush plain and valueless with
out water, and under such circum
stances It Is absolutely necessary that
the settlers shall early secure water
either from a government ditch or
from the canals owned by private In
terests, and under such circumstances
It will be essential that unless prompt
action la taken, the present arrange
ments with the government must be
abrogated, and these companies must
proceed to extend their works and
furnish water to the entrymen upon
the lands.
Oregon a Liberal Contributor.
. We do not need to call the sec
retary's attention to the fact that
notwithstanding Orego'i has been the
most liberal contributor of any of the
states to the reclamation fund, she
has received substantially nothing In
return except the Klamath project
which Is quite as much a California
as an Oregon project. We are aware,
of course, that there h: s been an al
lotment of funds mudi ,- the Malheur
roject, so-called, but no construction
work has been begun, and the reports
(Continued on page I.)
L
THKY ASK FOR FEDERAL
EXPERIMENT STATIONS.
Tim Same to He Conducted in Connec
tion With the State Schools of Mines
and Also for Federal Assistance for
tho Slate ScIkhIs They Ask for a
I .bit Ijiw for Hie Relief of Mining
Claim Holder Who Cannot Develop
Their Holdings Prilling Contexts
In lYogrrws.
'
world's
El Paso. Nov. 17. In lb
championship drilling contest for II.-
000, the W. C. Greene purse. Mrlver
and Bradshiiw this morning eaeh
drilled 39 5-1 Inches, and the Terri
ble Swede of Cripple Creek, Col., 39
1-16.
A resolution was passed calling for
government experimental stations in
the different state schools of mines,
for research and Investigation along
the lines of mining and metallurgy,
and requesting the national govern
ment to offer ftnnnclnl assistance to
all state schools now established, and
calling for a federal statute whereby
the owner or locator of a claim may do
his unnual assessment work as now
provlded. or In lieu thereof pay an an
nual assessment of $50, one-half of
which will go to the school fund of
Ml
MS
en-j(1P state In which paid, and the other
to the reclamation fund of the na-
H(ii,nal government.
IiHi'ge Iron Works for Portland.
Portland Is to have the most com
plete and modern boiler, Iron nnd
steel works on the Pacific coast, says
the Portland Oregonlan. The Wil
lamette Holler Works and the Willam
ette Iron Steel works, affiliated
companies, hnve Just completed the
purchaso of a large tract of wntor
front property In the very heart of the
manufacturing district of North Port
land upon which will he Installed Im
mediately wharves nnd thorough up-to-date
boiler works. Ultimately the
Willamette Iron & Steel workB, now
located at the foot of Third street, at
the west end of the steel bridge will
he moved to the new site where It will
be housed In larger quarters than the
present, and tho most Improved equip
ment added. The entire enterprise
will Involve the expenditure of n vast
amount of money nnd is of greatest
Importance to Industrial Portland.
At Pes Moines, Iown, Mrs. Elizabeth
Heaton, a niece of former Minister to
China C. II. Conger, took tho part
of Blind Bertha In a dramatization of
"The Cricket on the Hearth." She Is
23 years of age and her eyesight was
perfect until three days after the play
was presented, when she was stricken
totally blind while walking on the
street.
T 1
S SH
" LEGAL
Political Leaders of Many States Had Pulls at Policyholders'
Investments in the Equitab.lt Society.
Money Ostensibly Weill for Ix-gal Seniors Rut ll It Noted Tlmt l"nlllle
lnn !ot the Swag One Thousand Vouchers for RUN for "Ix-gal Ex
Pciihch" Were Shown in Court One San Francisco Lawyer Ctt $1 1.1HB,
ami tlie Rrotlier of tlio Coiiunianer of Insurance Pulled Down $2.'0
Per Month Tlie New York Life and the Mutual Also ave Vp Policy
Holders' Money to Coimiilwdoiiers' Rrother.
New York. Nov. 17. Members of
the legislative Investigating commit
tee this morning, commenting upon
the sweeping changes In the Mutual
made yesterday, are of the opinion it
la a complete confession by Its officers
of a rotten condition of affairs exist
ing In the company. The committee
men were of the opinion the companies
would make no chnnge unless so di
rected by the new legislation.
Frank V. Jordan, son of a former
comptroller of the Equitable, Thomas
D. Jordan, was called to the stand
this morning. He said he had not
heard from his father since ho was
on the stand early In the investigation.
He heard from his mother somewhere
In Canada. She did not say where his
father was, and he did not know when
his father would return.
Samuel S. McCurdy. assistant regis
trar of tlie Equitable, testified as to
salaries and expenses.
A letter from Hill to Alexander pro
duced a laugh. The postscript read,
"I feel good. Congress has adjourned,
(he country Is safe. When the legis
lature adjourns the stale will be
safe."
McCurdy showed vouchers paid for
"legal expenses" to the number of;
lfliMt, each to various political leaders
of states. One payment was of nearly
J.tAOO to Hubert Luscum. of Milwau
kee, for "legal services" in Wisconsin
in 1899. One of 11000 to 8. 8. Olds,
of Lansing. Mich., for "legal services
before the Michigan legislature."
TRYING TO TRl'MP.
HniTinuiU Said lo He Trying to Out
Selieme Tom Ijiwsoii.
Salt, lJike. Nov. 17. Oregon Short
Line employes an- being questioned by
officials as to whether or not they car
ry Insurance nnd In what company.
The order Is said to he general over
the Harrlman system. It Is believed
to be an effort by the Harrlman Inter
ests to secure proxies to offset Thomas
ljawsnn's effort In that direction.
Stabbed by Mistake.
Walla Walla, Nov. 17. Arthur
Sommers was stabbed by an unknown
man l ist night ns he was entering the
Umvre saloon. Hl assailant called
hlin by a strange name and evidently
mistaking him for some one else,
plunged a knife into his abdomen and
fled. Sommers recently came Into
possession of a legacy of several
thousand dollars and has been doing
nothing for the last two weeks but
spend it.
KIIOO Protested Ballots.
New York. Nov. 17. Justice Gleg
erleh today began consideration of th
protested ballots, of which there are
8000.
Heel Sugar Destroyed.
Uockford. Col., Nov. 17. Ten mil
lion pounds of beet sugar was destroy
ed by fire and water this morning.
Loss $400,000.
Brynn's New Grandson.
Denver, Nov. 17. Bryan's daughter.
Mrs. Homer Lenvitt, gave birth to a
son Inst night. It Is her second child.
SEGREGATION OF MONEY IS COMPLETED
Deputy Sheriff A. C. Funk haB com
pleted the segregation of the money
that was paid In yesterday by the O.
II. & N. company, and the same will be
turned over to Treasurer Sommervllle
tomorrow.
Of the total amount, $52,659.71 will
go into the general fund and will be
available for the redemption of out
standing warrants. The portion that
falls to the school fund Is $14,622.33,
while but $354.24 goes Into the road
fund. Of the remainder. $57.64 goes
to the soldiers' and Indinns' funds,
while $1 1,322.25 goes to tho cities and
school districts, being in payment of
the district nnd city tnxes. Tho amount
duo the different cities Is ns follows
Pendleton, $493.06; Adams, $64.25;
Athena, $95.75.
The amounts which fall to the dif
ferent school districts for the district
tax Is ns follows: District 6, $1157.90;
district 6. $1963.64; district 13, $140.
35; district 16, $1070.78; district 19,
EXPENDITURES
McCurdy spoke of money spent for
legal expenses during the three years
following the long fight In 1897 with
Andrew J. Clunle. state Insurance su
perintendent of California. It ap
peared that Clunle attacked the three
companies and prevented the Equita
ble doing business In California for a
short time.
One voucher showed $14,166.66 paid
to Attorney Chlckerlng, representing
the Equitable at San Francisco. At
the bottom of the voucher it bore the
statement It did not Include the per
sonal services of Chlckerlng.
McCurdy said Judge Plllsbury asked
for $250 monthly which was paid, sup
posslbly, to a brother of the Insurance
commissioner. No record that the
payments continued for over three
years.
McCurdy said at the end of 1S99 the
California commissioner asked the sa-
ciety about 40 questions. It was Im
possible to answer some. He did not
have any like experience In any other
state. He salrr- the' commissioner's
brother did nothing to earn the sulary
McCurdy said former Governor
Budd, of California, came to New York
to make an Investigation. He spent
his time with Chlckerlng. The New
York Life and the Mutual also puld
$250 monthly to the brother.
He mentioned that the trouble
which Clunle caused the company by
demands which If enforced would
have driven them from the state.
McCurdy said that was the reason
the payments were made.
INDORSED THE TYPOTHETAE.
Citlaens- Industrial Asuoointion Re-
FJccls C. C. Post.
St. Louis, Nov. 17. The Citizens'
Industrial association this morning
udopted resolutions Indorsing the
United Typothctue's open- shop stand.
C. C. Post was re-elected president
Alimony Suit Decided.
Cincinnati. O.. Nov. 17. Judge
Swing today decided the alimony suit
of his wife against John E. Madden
allowing her permanently $250 month
ly, and $6500 for court costs and attor
neys' fees.
Fortcsque Resigned.
Washington, Nov. 17. It is offlc
tally announced Lieutenant Fortesque's
resignation Is accepted. The war de
partmcnt says it did not ask him U
resign. Lleutcnnnt Fortcsque says he
is going Into business.
Equal Suffrage a Live lsnne.
Woman suffrage Is very likely to be
come a live Issue In the next Oregon
election, as advocates of the cause an
working steadily In obtaining slgna
tures to the petition. They have al
ready 6000 names and all they need
is 8000 In the state to refer the wo
man suffrage question by referendum
In June, 1906. They came within 2000
votes of winning woman suffrage In
Oregon in 18S6. For every 100 names
they secure on their petition, the wo
men are now paying $500 to solicitors.
The Dalles Chronicle.
An entirely new steamer line has
been Inaugurated between Boston and
China, Japan and the Philippines.
$370.80; district 20, $207.13; district
26, $169.07: district 28, $181.18; dis
trict 29, $1361.03; district 31, $439.80;
district 39, $207.48; district 40, $521.-
12; district 44. $76.12; district 55, $32.
20; district 61, $480.25; district 74.
$114.14; district 84, $190.94; district
85, $563.62; district 89. $1153.83; dis
trict 98, $63.75; district 100. $102.20;
district 105, $102.03.
The abovo amounts, according to
Superintendent Welles, will for the
most part be available only for school
Improvements or for supplies, the
taxes having been voted for these pur
poses. However, In some cases the
tuxes were voted for general school
purposes, and whore such was done the
money now on hand may be used for
any purpose desired.
In all probability another apportion
ment of the money In the school fund
$14,622.33 will be made within a
fow weeka. However, It will not be
ordered at once.
COMPKIJiF.D HIM TO LAND.
'UHMsngerw Dictate to Captain of Ing
Island Sound Steamer.
New York, Nov. 17. After a night
of terror Just above Hell Gate. 200 pas
sengers uboard the steamer Warren,
were landed this morning. They start
ed last night from Fall River. Th"
machinery broke. The captain defer-
ed repairing and proceeded. Secret
Service Agent Wessel of San Francisco
was aboard and told the captain he
was disobeying the law. .
An Indignation meeting was held In
the cabin and the passengers forced
the captain to return to the dock. A
terrific gale was blowing, the lights
were out and steam from the broken
boilers was creeping through the
seams of the decks and created a
panic.
NEW FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
Government Will Spend 100,000 at
Fort Boise,
Boise, Idaho, Nov. 17. Joseph Tur
ner, constructing quartermaster of the
United States army, has received auth
ority to advertise for bids on it new
buildings at Boise barracks. They
will Include regimental headquarters
for colonel, major, four troops of cav
alry, a hospital corps, a band of 40
pieces, stables for 450 horses, hospi
tal and gymnasium.
All buildings are to be of brick and
stone with slat roofs and fireproof.
Estimated cost 1400,000. Complet
ed. July 1, 1906.
SUICIDE AT OGDFA.
Victim Despondent Beoauxe He Had
Been Jilted.
Ogden, Utah, Nov. 17. H. T. Mc
Mahon, of Ontario, Canada, commit
ted suicide this morning by shooting
through the head. He left a certifi
cate of deposit In a letter directing his
remains be shipped home for burial.
He loved a woman and sho ran off
with another man.
Grand Duke Adolf to Icd. i Peasant Ready for Revolt.
Hohcnburg. Nov. 17. Orand Duka ( St. Petersburg, Nov. 17. Mayor No
Adolf, reigning sovereign of Luxem- vikoff, of Baku, says the czar grant
burg, died today. Ing lands to the peasants is only half
Connt of Landers is Dead.
Brussels. Nov. 17. The count of
Landers, brother of King Icopnld, died
this morning.
OLIVER
CUT
DISTRESSING EVENT
TOOK PLACE THURSD Y.
leoeaHed Was a Swede and Had Re
sided ill Morrow County Twenty
Five YCHr Was Cheerful and
Talkative Up Till nulf an Honr Be
fore it Is SiipMsel He Committed
the leed Oironer's Jury Could i
Find No Possible Trace of a Motive I
lad Talked of Going Into Livery
Ittisincsn at lone.
lone. Or., Nov. 17. t Special.) I
Oliver Plerson. a pioneer of Morrow j
county, wns found dead in tlie water
closet back of the Hotel lone at about
5 o'clock Thursday evening. He had
cut his throat from car to ear with a
small pearl handled pocket knife and
death must have been Instantaneous
F. A. Ford, traveling salesman for
Richet company, of Portland, had
made several trips to the close! dur
ing the afternoon, eaeh time finding
the door closed, and the last time
when he found the door silll closed he
threw his weight against it. the door
gave and the horrible sight of a body
lying In a pool of blood "met his eyes.
Mr. Ford Immediately gave the alarm
the coroner was notified at once.
The coroner nrrlved here from
Heppner about !l:30. but upon e-tam-inatloti
of the body no cause for the
deed could be ascertained. Kvidence
hore out the fact that he must have
committed the crime about 1 o'clock
and the body remained there until the
coroner arrived.
The coroner's Jury who returned a
verdict that the deceased met death
caused by a knife wound on the throat
Inflicted by his own hands, were: Dr.
A. Reld, T. J. Maboney. F. E. Kverltt,
J. P. Louy, W. U. Cochran and Ed
Brlstow.
set-'
Mr. Plerson was an old-tinif
Her and favorably known citizen
Of
0
Morrow county, having lived here i terurban electric road betw een Che
some 25 years. He sold his ranch in . li.ilis and Centralis, Wash,
the Gooseberry country several years I
ago, and has been In Sweden, his na-J
live country, until his return to tlilsj
country a few weeks ago. He came
to lone from Lexington on the morn
ing train und had been talking to L.
Jordan about buying the lone livery
slnble not halt tin hour before he was
seen to go out the hack door of the
hotel, which was the bust seen of him
until found by Mr. Ford.
Nothing unusual was noticed hi tliei
actions by the deceased by his sever
al friends which he conversed with
during his three hours stay In lone
previous to the crime, but seemed
jolly and In good spirits nil morning.
The body was turned over to T. J.
Carle of this place.
WORKINGMEN
AFTER RESULTS
Russian Proletariat Oemand
Suffrage and Reform, Not
Benevolences.
EXPRESS SUSPICION
OF PRIME MINISTER.
Tlio Mayor of Baku Says the Peasantry
Ih Rle for Revolt and Cannot Re
Apiwasctl by Prouibies) Any Longer
und the Land Grant is Rut Half a
Measure Wluo Issues Tearful Ap
peul for tlio Supimrt of tlie Strikcra,
Whom He Urges to Return to Work,
und WIkiiu Ho Claims to Ho a Friend
of American Cruiser Will Co to Rt,
Petersburg at Once.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 17. Mutiny la
the Manchuria army Is reported.
Linevltch reported a revolt among the
troops, only repelled after a 'lent la
which many soldiers were killed. It
la said 45 officers Were shot for par
ticipation In a conspiracy.
They Want Justice.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 17. The text
of the workingmen's reply to Witte
showed all or nothing to be their plea.
They express astonishment that Witte
should call himself the worklngmen't
brother. They demand "suffrage, not
benevolence."
a measure. The agriculturists will not
be appeased by promises, and are
ready to rebel at the first opporta-
nity. (
Witte Appeals to Striker. -Witte
has made the following ap
peal to the strikers, which Is posted
In all factories: "Brothers: Don't
listen to evil counsel, but resume
work. Listen to the man who lovea
you sincerely, and who will do all pos
sible for you."
Cruiser Ordered to Baltic.
Washington, Nov. 17. The cruiser
Minneapolis, flagship of Admiral Che-
; ter. Is ordered to the Baltic sea to be
ready to put into Kronstadt or St
Petersburg In case of danger to Amer
icans there. It Is understood this or
der is made at the request of the
state department.
Minneapolis at CliertMiurg.
Cherbourg. Nov. 17. The Minneap
olis arrived at this port today.
Canal Decision Soon.
Washington. Nov. 17. The full
I l,,urd of consulting engineers met thli
morning. It Is expected a final decis-
J ion ns to the type of canal will he
'reached soon.
Snloonkcc Mr Fined at llolse.
Despite his chum that nothing more
serious than lemon soda had been
sold In the Owl saloon on Sunday,
Proprietor Ed Hart was fined $100
and costs, a total of $106. in police
court Tuesday for permitting other
I persons than himself lo enter that sa
loon during the hours in which it if
provided by the Sunday closing or
dinance that the doors shall bit closed
and locked.
City Attorney Charles M. Ruhr,
conducted the prosecution and Jus
tice W. H. Savidge appeared for the
def-mlanls. Officers Bostwick and
Abrahams, who made the arrest after
I seeing Warner enter the saloon, City
Clerk Heal, who testified as to the li
cense. Violet Ames, the girl to whom
the drinks were brought from the sa
loon, and Ed Warner, the etrtploye
who took her order and brought her
tho bottle. testifid on behalf of the
prosecution. The defendant, Ed Han.
took the stand on his own behalt
stating the girl had not entered the
saloon, and two other witnesses were
: sworn who had been refused drinks
I at the place on Sunday. The court
then found Hart guilty and asscssoe
the fine as stat"d above. Boise States-
man.
Work will begin at once on the in-
e
To Divort-e Congress.
e Butte. Mont.. Nov. 17. Gov-
ernor Toole. In response to the e
request of Governor Penny-
packer, of IVmtsylvsuia. lias ap-
pointed George P. Shelton, of
e Butte. W. T. Pigett. of Helena.
e V. M. Johnston, of Hillings, ns e
delegates lo the uniform di-
vorce congress at Washington, e
February 19 next. The con-
gress was first proposed by
Senator Kyle, of Dakota.
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