. w. r. DAILY EYQJIf iG EDITION Read the' advertisements In thi East Oregonlan.- They come Irem the moat enterprising citizens. . U EATirEIl FORECAS1 . Fair toniKlit. Sunday ton- with lining temperature. VOL. 18. I'ENDLETON, OREfJON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 103. NO. 5548 iHUiuiimaManijaMBaiMwaM ' ' hhwm nmini i .,, i i OAlLYEVENIflGEDITION t. , n IS I In Every Line it Has Been as Great or Greater Than Any Year Within Memory. NKAKI.Y MERCHANTS II l pibchaskd III-.WII.V JnxiTH anil llurdnarc DcuUth and I "ii nil inn- Men Have All rofltod by llw Demands of a IrOMporouM Community Upon Tlii'lr Stocks- SHH'lni'iilur Affulr on a Great Scale of Kxcnavcnxa uiMt Jtrgo. ousnttM ClutracterUc Clu-iwtmas In Inndon One lYcsciitaUofl of "On- derelln" tiost 9100,000 to Put On Tendency Timurd Amrrkiuiivn In Stage Art. Christmas business him been good In Pendleton in spite of the early pre dictions that it would be off this sea son because nf the money spent at the fair. All last week tho various re tail stores were scenes of uetlvlty, und when the various places closed lato Saturday night merchants and salespeople were worn out from the long siege. Hut In almost every Instance busi ness men declare their trade r have been good, and in the general discus sion' that has ensued since tho close of business there has been no note of disappointment. In some Instances merchants declare they !inv bad the best season since they htvj been In business, while many claim their sales to have exceeded those of ls year. As a rule the stores purchased heavily for the Christ mas t rides and the results have tint I fie 1 such a course, for those, having the largest stocks have done the bulk of the business. A splendid trade has been had by the Peoples Warehouse, the Boston Htore, Alexander's. Teutch-H. Bond Bros., the Great Raslern and Fair Htore. and other general stores have had their share. The Jewelers have shared well In the harvest. Wlnslow Bros, have greatlv exceeded last year's trade, the Hunzlker store has been rushed with business ami others have also been well patronized. I.. 1. Frailer of the Frazler book store, states that he has had the best season since he has been In business, while the crowds within the Conk .4 Perry store have shown the activity there. Also, tin; drug stores have enjoyed a good business. Tallinn n ft Co. and Urock McCnmas especially, carried large stocks of Chrtslmns goods and were rewarded for so doing, while Koeppen Bros, and F. J. Donaldson report good business. But the above establishments are Dot the only ones to profit by the holidny business, for almost every line hns been affected. Furniture stores have been remembered, while the confectionery stores have reaped a harvest, flrocers and even hard- wan dealers have profited by the (hrlstmas shopping. lioniton's Christum. Ignition. Dec. 25.--The longest hoi I. lay period KiiKlnnd has e.iioyej in years conies to an end with tho tele bnttion of thai peculiar Institution known us "Hoxlng Day." As usual the chief Interest cwrv.vher? centers In the pantomime proiliictinn.i at the theaters, which this year. In the language of the posters, are "bigger, .better and brighter" than ever before. And In truth they are gorgeous pro ductions, the most of them. In every sense of the word. Tills afternoon nnd evening there are few theaters throughout the whole United Kingdom not given up to these entertainments. The Thea ter Koyal, down in Drury Lane Mar ket, and the plnyhouse of tho king. Is foremost In making those produc tions, and It has been presenting spectacles to the Kngllsh public for nnerly a century. Kvery Christmastlde Jts production Is bigger und more expensive than tho one before, for tho public In the Brit ish metropolis has been educated to expect a more lavish display each season, und It must not be disappoint ed. It Is not an exaggeration to sny that tho expense of producing "Cin derella" today was over 1100,000, and the.blg spectacle would havo cost twice ns much In America, where sal aries and cost of material are higher. The production this yenr contains loss of the old-fnshloned pantomime and more of the American style of musical comedy features. At tho. other theaters In London and the suburbs thero were produc tions more or less elaborate of "Alad din." "ltod Riding Hood. Humpty, Dumpty," ond similar pieces. The 4,000,01)0 Inhabitants; of Aus tralia are divided among 14 provinces, each supporting an Independent state government with a legislature. HDL DA RADE REMENDOUS SMITH NOT FOR CONGRESS. Brilliant Young Democrat! of (.runt's Push Will Not Hun. Grant's Pass, Dec. 26. Though urg ed repeatedly by democratic leaders and friends generally throughout this congressional district. Representative Robert Glenn Smith, of Josephine county, says he is not in the race for congressman. Robert Smith Is one of the foremost attorneys of this elty'and in criminal law stands at the head of his profes sion in this section of the state. He made a brilliant record for himself und county nt the last session of the state legislature nnd was elected rep resentative from Josephine on the democratic ticket, in a county that is largely republican. On Trial fur Murder. Springfield, Mass.. Dec. 25. The most important case on the docket of the criminal term of the superior court which opened today la that of Antonio Caraclolo, who Is charged with the murder of Gulsseppo Iji Rosa, In thlg city November 13, 1904. tM Rosa AVHS killed daring an alter cation with tTaraclolo, ' three shots from the Intter's revolver penetrating his body. Caraclolo claims, self-defense. ;V " ' ' Admiral's Wife Write a Play. New York. Dec. 2B. A new one-act play entitled "Between Two Fires," dealing with an Incident of the Amer ican revolution. Is to be seen for the first time tonight it the Lyceum thea ter. The piece was written by Mrs. Schuyler Crownlnahleld. wife of Ad miral Crowninshleld. U. 8. N., and the author of "The Archbishop and the Lady" and other stories. THE UMATILLAS TKIltK WKLL OOXTK.VTED AND VERY PltOHPKKOCS. Old IMrbstonx Among the Indians Have Boon 1-argciy Unmoved by Major Orvlllo C. Edward tita New Agent Indians More IntereHted in Schools Than Formerly, and Com plaints I-n Frequent. Tho lending members of the Uma tllla tribe are responsible for the statement that tho entire tribe is now better satisfied and more contented than nl any time since the Umattllns were allotted. The policies of Major Kdwards, the new agent on tho reservation, and the belief that the department Is actual ly Interested in giving the Indians Justice have had the effect of har monising the formerly divided . fac tions of the tribe and all the leaders In the opposition to the government and Its policies as Intended to pro tect and uplift the Indian. The lndtnns are now tAking more nnd more Interest In the schools and their grievnnees are fewer and more reasonable than formerly and the con dition or the tribe Is highly encour aging. Intentional Nine) to Dine. Wilmington. Del.. Dec. 25. Much interest centers in tho annual dinner of the "Intentlnnnl nine" nt the Clay ton house tonight. The organization is unique In that but nine young men muy be members. Its object is to further matrimony. At each banquet lots are drawn, and the member drawing No. 1 must marry before De cember 10 of the following' year. In the event of failure to either marry or become engaged the victim must pay for a dinner for his fellow mem bers.' The victim this year was Frank D. Horlsk. PoKtofftoo Advanced. Postmaster J. W. King hus receiv ed a messago from the department stating that tho postoffice hero will on January next be raised from a fourth-clans office to a third-class. This change will be a highly gratify. Ing one to the citizen of the town ns It shows perhaps more clearly than anything else the steady growth In population and business of the town. Th change will mean a very pleasing increase In the salary to Postmaster King and his assistant. Miss Ausman, the latter has recently received a reappointment for another four years. Mr. King's term is now nearly expired and It Is more than likely he will receive a reappoint ment, his work having been eminently satisfactory to the public as well as to the department. Asotin Sentinel, Suicide, of Mrs. Noyes. .Mrs. Fred Noyes, aged SO. wife of n well known Grangevllle citizen, committed suicide a short time after 12 o clock this (Thursday) morning by taking a largo amount of strych nine, while nt the Grangevllle hospi tal. Xo cause Is assigned for the deed other than that tho woman had been a sufferer for the past year and wns taking treatment In the hospital at tho time of tho deed. .She leaves a husband nnd two small children, aged 4 and 2 years, Grangevllle IN GOOD CONDITION Free Press, r BRIDGE SITES IRE SELECTED North Bank Road Will; Erect Two Monster Structures at Great Cost. (xn,nii!n river bridge AT VANCOIIVKU PIER. Willamette Bridge Will lie a Lift Bridgo and Will Be Built Just Above Itirtlaud Dry Ioc-k Cost of Wil lamette Bridge Will Bo Over SI, 000,000 sites Have Been Definite ly Decided I'pon and IHimiision Will Now Be Secured I roni the Wiir Department. The Oregon Dully Journal gives the following account of the location of the bridges over the Willamette and Columbia rivers to be built by the North Bank road In entering Port land: Exact locations for botli of the large bridges to be constructed for giving the Northern Pacific and Great North ern railroads entrance to Portland, have been decided upon. The Colum bia river bridge will be erected ut the site of the present pier nt Vancouver and the Willamette river bridge will be built on the Brur.ee tract, immedi ately above the Portland drydock. "It has been decided to erect the Columbia river bridge where the old pier is located ut Vancouver and the plans und proiwsala of the company were on Thursday forwarded to the secretary of war, immediately on re ceipt of the news that the president had signed the bill granting a char ter," said J. Couch Flanders, trustee of he Pyftniid A !enttle 1 latin 'J company. "The company has asked the port of Portland commission for the privil ege of erecting the Willamette riv r bridge at a point Just south of the Portland dry dock. It is a very ex cellent crossing. The company hopes for early action by the commission." May Itc a Mlt Bridge. Mr. Flanders, with George H. Crosby, chief engineer of the Pacific division of the Northern Pacific, met with the port commission late yester day afternoon, and the plans and pro posals of '.he company were present ed. The company requests permission to erect a drawbridge. The commis sion discussed the matter and it Is understood that the members strong ly recommended that the company build a lift bridge instead cf a draw bridge. The commission Is favorable to the general proposition for a bridge at that locution, but it Is argued that a. lift span would be a structure best adapted to accommodation of naviga tion Interests. The bridge will be a single deck carrying double tracks. There will be no provision for vehicle or foot travel, The cnt, according to estimates on present plans, will be upward of tl (100, ono. The structure will be of steel, resting on concrete piers, and at right angles with the channel, which tit that point has a straight run of about 4000 fet. It will be six feet above the highest flood stage known, nnd 37 feet above low water mark, ond it is In tended that smnll craft can puss un der the bridge In ordinary stages of water without opening the draw. The proposed location of the Wil lamette river bridge Is 1600 feet south of the entrance to the dry dock nnd 4200 feet north of the northern ex tremity of Swan Island. WHY SMYTIIK WAS CHOsK. Ni"m SMTotary Ioo Not Own Shep In I'niMtllla County. At the session of the I'matilla county sheepraiscrs held here Satur day, Dan P. Hmythe, tho ottorney waa chosen as secretary and treasurer for the ensuing year. This position of responsibility was given him be cause of his knowledge of the busi ness gained through association with his father In sheepralslng In Gilliam county. While the rules of the association state that all officials must be sheep men of this county, nn exception was made In the case of the secretary. In view of Mr. Smythe'a experience and legal knowledge, he will doubtless be a valuable official for the woolralsers. and there Is general satisfaction over his selection. Since J. H. Gwlnn left Pendleton to become secretary of the National Livestock association, there has been no permanent county secretary here, and the work formerly done by Mr. Gwlnn will now be taken up by Sec retary Hmythe. Printers Are TliHiikful. The mechanical depnrtmeut ot the Knst Oregonlan enjoyed nn annual Christmas luncheon on Saturday even ing, and accordingly acknowledge the donations received and enjoyed, from the Peoples Warehouse and also from Aiilone Nolle. STOCKMEN E Resolution Praying for For mation of Blue Mountain Reserve is Adopted, MANY TIIOI SAM1K OF SHEEP FAIL TO SEC1RF. RWGE I 'n lew Rcmtvo In 4'nntcd Sheen and Cuttle Will Be Congested In Moun tain Range Districts Not Included In fu Rstv! Strolls Demand Has DevWoped for a Reserve All Ahrt; Uie Blue Mountains Into . (.'runt County Sheepmen Claim the, Wrnaiui Kajign Was Not l'ro rty Distributed. As ii result of the distribution of range in the Wenaha reserve, and the failure of several hundred thousand sheep und many bands of cattle in Umatllht county to find pasturage in that reserve, the demand for the for mation of the Blue mountain forest reservi , extending from the Wenaha reserve to the southern boundary of Grant county, has become strong. Umatilla county stockmen feel that unless the entire runge of the Blu mountains is now reserved and set pld! and taken in charge by the government and each man allotted his portion, the country not Inside a reserve will lie badly congested and therefore the Woolgrowers' associa tion uassed the following strong reso lution lute Saturday evening, urging the formation of the Blue Mountain reserve : "Whi rcax. The proposed Itlui Mountain reserve has been over rtUH-kt.J by cattle, horses and sheep for a number of years to the great injury of the grass and other forage plant thereon; and. "Whereus, By virtue of the Wenaha and other forest reserves in Wallowa county. Ore., being made permanent and under government control, will force tens of thousands of livestock to seek pasturage next summer on the proposed Blue Mountain forest reserve to tin- great injury of the peo ple living in and adjacent to the pro posed reserve nnd making tho pres ent deplorable conditions bad In the extreme; and "Whereas, It is the earnest desire of the members of . this association that the -waterfall In the mountains be conserved for the purpose of Irri gation and that the range may be preserved for pasturnge for the pres ent as well as for the furore genera tions. "Having ihese objects In view, and we believe it ie necessary that the proposed Blue Mountain forest re serve should immediately be made permanent and tilaced under govern ment control and the amount of stock run thereon be restricted to what it will reasonably support; therefore be it "Resolved by the l.'matillu County Woolgrowers' association In conven tion. That we earnestly and respect fully petition the Honorable Hitch cock, secretary of the Interior, to proclaim the temporary Blue Moun tain forect reserve permanent, that It may immediately come under govern ment control; and be It further Resolved, That the secretary o! thiK association be nnd hereby Is in structed to mall a copy of these reso lutions to the Honorable Hitchcock, secretary of tho Interior, at Washlng- ton. D. C, immediately." IHwatihTiHikm KxprcwMxI. The following resolutions express ing dissatisfaction ovor the division of the Wenaha reserve, were unani mously passed 'Whereas. Tho Woolgrowers' as sociation of Umatilla county feels apgrleved nt the result of the division of the range In tho Wennhu forest reserve, and . inasmuch as Oregon woolgrowers representing property to the value of half a million dollars, have been shut out of the resurvo In the distribution of range within the borders of the state of Oregon nnd sheepmen from, the state of Wash ington have been allotted to Oregon range; and "Whereas. This failure of Oregon sheepmen to secure range In the state if Oregon is extremely detrimental to the stock interests of the state of Otgon, and gives Washington stock men an undue advantage; therefore be It "Resolved by the woolgrowers ot I'matilla county. That the action of the forestry department in allotting range wtlhin the borders of Oregon to Washington stockmen to the exclu sion of Oregon stockmen Is unjust and unfair, and may greatly dunuige Oregon slockmen by congesting stock excluded from the reserve by this nc- tlon on the small eren outside the reserve; that Oregon Is entitled to Just and fair recognition in the dis tribution of range within the state nnd that the oresldent of the I'nlted tale., the secretary of agriculture, ANOTHER RESERV and the interior department, and the delegates In congress are hereby apr pealed to in the hope that the regula tions governing the distribution of ran-- Mn the Wenaha forest re sorv ' changed as to give cxn 1 ,1 unquestioned Justice to the taxi :,nd the stockmen of each state intcieeied. That we hereby vig orously protect aguiiiHt the seeming discrimination in favor of Washing-' ton stockmen in the distribution of tange within the state of i tregon." picicsBY tk'ri ns ,Mi;it(;r. Meeting of Joint ComnillNi-i Hi kl ut St. IjOuIs Tomorrow. St. Louis, Dec. 2.'. I'omniltli es ap pointed by the general assembly of the Presbyterian and Cumberland Presbyterian churches ef the United States will convene at th Southern hotel tomorrow. It Is expected that when the meeting adjourns the latter part of the week plans will have been completed for the merger of the two denominations on the doctrinal basis adopted by the general assemblies last May and concurred In by a con stitutional majority of the Presbyter ies of both churches. , The committees are to agree upon the steps to be titken to unite boards nnd colleges and Presbyteries and synods of the two churches. The plan of corporate union agreed upon will be submitted to the two general assemblies next May, that of the Pres byterian church meeting ut ' Des Moines, Iowa, and the assembly .of the Cumberland church at Decatur, III. . t L TO BE CODIFIED ST l I'K nO!!8 C(,l,Kn ION OF ('III IK 11 CANONS. All lows Not Oboletc or Annulled Will Be Printed In One MusMive CihIc Wotk Is of Such Magnitude Tiut ii May Not Be tivonipll-tird During Presm! I'ontiibntc This (VKlifinition Is to Be u Perpetual Monument to the Itcisn nf litis X. Rome, Dec 25. The work of the codifying the canon laws of the -Catholic church turns out to be a task of such rmgnltnde thnt the members of the commission of cardinals appoint ed for the work by Pope Pius X. are said to despair of getting It completed during the present pontlficnto. But a number of prelates are working hard on the matter, they are authori ties on ration law, and hope to have the main part of the work finished tn six years. The object of thi?. stii)suittnus task Is to include In the new code all the laws made by the church since its foundation which ure now in force, and to exclude from the work all obsolete laws, such as the edict of Fope itenedlct XI V. made little mor than a century ago. excommunicating all persons who took snuff in the great basilicas of Rome. The pope takes much Interest In the matter and is said to indulge the hope that the new code mny be a lasting monument to his pontificate. How Cold in Alaska. Washington. Doc. 25. Is it as cold in Alaska as the story writers, tourists and other denlers In fiction would have the American people believe? Major William A. lilassford. C. S. A., chief signal officer of the department of the Columbia, thinKs not, and he was up there in connection with tho establishment of the extensive cable and telegraph systems. He intends to show he is right by having signal of ficers in Alaska send him dally tem perature and general weather reports. The first of those received were for November IS. He didn't take the coast villages where the temperature Is ns mild as on the Atlantic ea bna'd, but confined his observation to the interior towns. At Salna. it was 18 degrees above, the same as at many points in the states; Keystone had the same temperature as Denver, Col.; McCarthys, that of Helena. Mont.; Salcha, as Boise City. Idaho and Chens, as Flagstaff, Ariz. Major GlaSsford will make public these reports, with comparison' from time to time Third Infantry Coming Home. -Washington, Dec. 2.V. -Arrangements are being made at the ar de partment for the relief ,,f th,. third infantry from duty In Alaska, which will be brought home In August. UHOi. from Its service in the far north. There is talk now that the first in fantry, nt Fort Wayne. Mich.: Fort Brady. Mich.; Fort Snei td.iu. III., and Fort Porter, N. Y., will vet the as signment to succeed the third The First State bank nt i'reieott. has receivfd a draft tor $tooi. being the amount stolen by a messenger in the employ of the express company as the transfer was being made from, a main line Portland Irani to the Spo kane train. The messenger has been sentenced to serve a three-year term In the Oregon state penitntlary.-- Day toi Courier Press. mm 'S LEGAL PHASES Government Interests Looked After Here by Attorneys Holgate and Williamson. SS(M1TIOS UK DOlNti BUSINKSS JANUARY 14. Mr. Ilolgatc, Who Has RcprrmnijHt Government la Similar Undertak ing!! Since the Organization of ttSe Reclamation Bureau, Outlines ftm Advantages of the Earn T7matiB Project to Tills Knrire ttounty, Kat Merely 20,000 Acres Inunedlaffahj ' Affoeted Both Gentlemen Am : Pleased at the Public Spirit Kajrt festcd by Local ItetdilenlM. H. rt. Holgate and It. B. William son art In Pendleton for a few dpj looktuJ after legal matters, on behalf of' the' government, affecting the Umatilla . reclamation project Mr. Holgate has been field attorney for the reclamation service since Its m ganization and recently resigned ' t engage; In the practice of law a Klamath Falfc. Mr. Williamson ms recently appointed to take charge mt the legal and land matters of the service" In Oregon and Washington. Their Immediate work Is the argaa-' Izatlonjof the Umatilla River Water Users' .association, and they expect that tje association will be In fine operation by the 10th of January. The Incorporators have selected Hermlstoa as the 'association's principal place at business. Mr. Holgate, who has been connect ed . wifh a number of government project nod under construction, salf: r "The heneflt that will accrue ti tttas section of the state by the connti tlon of, the Umatilla project is not eao flned to the addition of 20,000 acres ut producing farm lands to the fesourees of. tho county. These projects attract the attention of homeseekers from every .portion of the United mates, and the correspondence of the m la matioii officials In charge of the n-. ribus projects demonstrates that Ihe number of well-to-do land-hungrj people- In this country Is enormoat You will find that a great many people who Visit this county on account o the project will settle in other sectloas In the vicinity, especially since the area under the project is comparative ly small. "Cnpltallbts will come In and ex ploit resources not unconsidered, ana Pendleton and the smaller towns will receive large. Immediate .and linthna benefit. I understand that about 000,000 will be spent in constructing the works. The largest Item of coat, by far, Is of course labor and most of thnt money will find Its way throngs the various business houses of th county. "Mr. Williamson and myself are naturally, as yet not thoroughly fa miliar with all the conditions affcetias; the Umatilla project, bukit seems, s far as we have met the representa tives of the various private interests, thnt the latter are anxious to remove any obstacles In the. way of govern ment Irrigation. The public spirit manifested by some of these gentle men s highly appreciated by the ser vice and doubtless will be gratefully remembered by the water users." Mr: Holgate, who has been in the government service for six years, is s nativp of Corvallis, this state, and s graduate of the Oregon Agricultural college. Mr. Williamson was until hb recent appointment, a member ut the Portland luw firm of Johnson tfc Wil liamson, and is a graduate of Harvard. THREK INJVRKD Wll.l. DIK. ; Many OUicrs Injured In Wreck a DuraiiKO, Colorado. DUrango, Col., Dec. 25. TwentJ person are reported injured, some fatally, In the wreck of a Rio Grande express car here. Fifty passenger, wen' Imprisoned in overturned coaches. l-ater. Thirteen were injured irnt three will die as a result of their la Juries. They nre: Kate Porter, K vertifn, Col., arm torn off at the et bloW; John Schofield, Durnngo, in ternally Injured; M. C. Hari-ii, uuU clerk. Internally Injured. After :t.000,000 Knot of laiinbrs McXIsh Allen, the sawmill firm of Kmnnnt. have mude nn applica tion to the forestry service for the purehnse of 3.000,000 feet of stan Ing timber on the Welser reserve, along the north fork of the Tayettii river. In Boise county. . The appliai tlon will be forwarded to the depart ment at Washington, and when ap proved the timber will bo ndverttRe for ,iale; Should tho Kmmetf fh-m become the successful bidders, the logs will bo floated down the rtvr-r during tho .springs floods and mauw fact tired into lumber during the sum mer. lloise Capital News RECLAMATION