Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1906)
M ... fa .a I! DAILYEVENIHGEDITIOH 0A1LYEVEN1NGED1TI0N People who buy and people who ell are brought together through Intelligent advertising. It ll the chief meani of Introduction. . WEATHER FORECAST Fair and cooler tonight; Sunday fair. VOL. 19. PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, J 906 NO. 5636 - , : J ONATHAN BOURNE AS H IS IN LIFE Correspondent in Portland Lays the Politician's Char acter Bare UNSAVORY RECORD AT - v SALEM NOT FORGOTTEN. Accused of Maintaining Corrupting Institutions at tlie State Capital Haa Allied Himself With Men of Dtsreptable Record While Mak ing Grand Stand Play Against Bosfssm In Politics, He I the Mont Tyrannical and Corrupt Boss Among Them Hla Picture on Tooth Picks the Latest Freak. , Portland, Ore., April 7. (Editor East Oregnnlan.) Think of Jonathan Bourne, tooth pick candidate for United States senator, and W. E. ' Burke, the Judas of Oregon politics and press agent for Bourne master and tool. Truly that political wiseacre who long ago said that politics make strange bedfellows, must have had In mind the present situation In Oregon. Fancy Jonathan Bourne, a man who, since he . came to Oregon, has played with Oregon politics as a gam bler for the money that was in It, daring. In spite of his unsavory repu tation, to come before the people as a candidate for one of the highest and most exalted gifts of the people of the state. Think of this man who has repeat edly gone to Saltm with a barrel, who has In times past openly boaste.1 of his ability to barter and trade leg islators, who maintained at Salem a gilded salon where legislators were entertained, where wine and whiskey flowed free and feminine voices sang siren songs Into the ears of the legis lative tools who had .sold themselves to Jonathan Bourne! Bourne's Corruption Not New. This story Is not new. It Is com mon gossip throughout the entire state and those who were privileged to enter the "tooth pick" senatorial candidate's apartments, smile now when they glance over the Bourne letters of loyalty to the people, and wink the other eye. They know Jon- athen. They know his methods. So do fully half of the 50,000 voters of the state of Oregon, but not a voice of protest has risen against the man who would have the people believe he was a Moses, created to lead the people out of the wilderness of boss- ism and ring rule. Those who know through the tongues of gossip of the orgies which always followed Jonftthan Bourne's presence at Salem, are half Inclined to also wink the other eye, but they will not vote for the man who makes his boasts of the money he has won by gambling In politics. Bourne's Answer to Charge. Bourne knows that he Is openly charged with having furnished feml nine entertainment for his corrupt legislators and It Is said of him that he meets this charge with the state ment that prize fighters are prone to make when caught faking a fight that he will give $1000 to charity to any man who will come out In the open and say that women were ever In his apartments at Salem. Bourne knows he 1b safe In making this offer, for no one who had taken part In the revels would be shameless enough to admit It to the public. Bourne knows that he has spent thousands upon thousands of dollars In manipulating political deals at Sa loin. He Is the kind that spends his own money first and when he gets what he wants he holds open the empty sack and rays to those who want, to buy, "Fill the sack and you get vours. " Allied With Traitors. The old saying that he who lies down with the dogs will get up wlthj tne neas is appncaDie in Jonathan Bourne's case, since he tied up with W. E. Burke as his campaign mana ger. If Bourne was honest and Bin cere he never would have allied him self with Burke, who stands charged with being a traitor throughout the state. When he and Cole sold out Senator Dolph In 1895, the Oregonlan said editorially of the pair, February 1, 1896: "Of all the cheap stinking creatures who ever entered a legislative body through false pretenses and base lies. Cole and Burke, of Multnomah, or Caught In Belt and Killed. ' Burke, Idaho, April 7. David Taylor, a prominent mine and mill man, was caught In a belt In the Hercules mill and killed. Nearly every bone In the unfor- . tunate man's body was broken. nowhere, are easily chief. Tilese crea tures never had any consideration be fore; never will again. They eagerly embrace the 'only opportunity of their UveB to be Infamous through misrep resentation of those who elected them. Cheap varlets, base colstrels, they can not even live In Multnomah hereafter, because nobody will , trust them. Those who now applaud their course and approve their treason and Infamy voted against them to the lust man. Multnomah will not be betrayed again." But Burke has lived In Multnomah, lived here and long enough to bo openly charged In court by District Attorney Francis J. Heney, with hav ing been one of the men to offer a bribe of 1500 to Senator John H. Mitchell to aid him In foisting upon the people of the state of Oregon a fake Irrigation scheme which to' this day stands as one of the shames of Oregon. ' Not alone was Burke guilty of this, but the betrayer of Senator Dolph on September 19, 1S99, to gether with C. E. Joslyn and 18 others, was Indicted for conspiracy In Oregon land frauds. This tool of Jonathan Bourne was among the first of the land fraud thieves of the state. It is true that the Indictment against Burke was never pushed. Burke knows why and so does John Hall, the United States dlstricf attorney whom Heney had thrown out of office. It Is alleged, be cause of the countless crooked things he winked at while in office. The Indictment against Burke was dis missed October 20, 1900. It la alleged that Burke and Joslyn sent IS entrymen to Oregon City and had them file on timber lands on the east halt of the southwest half and lots 3 and 4 of section 19, township 6 west In Tillamook county. It la said that Burke paid the men Indicted along with him their fare to Oregon City and gave them $3.00 for making (Continued on page 7.) ACTION NEEDED OTHERWISE SHEEP WIlX' NOT CROSS THIS SPRING. t ' - i Senator Fulton Said to Have a Meas ure In Hand That May Afford Re lief The Indiana Are Uncompro mising In Their OppotstJon to Al lowing Hocks to Cross the Reserv ation, and Proposed Public Roads Cannot Be Authorized Soon Enough. If the sheepmen of Umatilla county are to cross the reservation with their flocks this summer they will have to secure the privilege from the "Great Father" at Washington. The Indians themselves have positively declined to permit sheep to cross, and conse quently congressional action Is the only remedy for this season. At the requeet of the sheepmen Major Ed wards recently presented the matter before the Indians, but he rlnelnrpM the opposition was so strong that a vote was not taken. If III ltnrifratVin4 that CannfAw ton has a measure before congress securing for the sheepmen the right to cross the reservation. But little Is known about the matter by the local sheepmen, though they are hopeful of getting relief in that way. It will be impossible to have the three proposed public roads created In time to be of use to the sheepmen this year. Under the law the petitions cannot be presented except at a reg ular session of the county court, so they must await the May term. Then after they have been passed upon by the county court the approval of the agent and department must be se cured before the roads become pub lic highways. This would require so much time, even if prompt action were taken, thut it would mnka it t.,n late for the sheepmen, as their bands are taken to the mountains Immeiil ately after shearing. INVALIDATES MORTGAGES. Supreme Court DerldcH Exchango Is a Trust. Topeka, Kaa., April 7. The state supreme court today decided the Kansas City Livestock Exchange to be a trust. This Invalidates all chat tel mortgages on cattle given In Kan sas to members of the Exchange. SPRING APPORTIONMENT. Superintendent Welles W1U Announce the Same Next Week. County School Superintendent F. K. Welles will make an apportion ment of school money some time next week. This Is in accordance with the usual custom of dividing the money among the various districts soon after the spring tax payments are in. As the money has not yet been all segre gated, It Is not known yet Just how large the apportionment vWll be. However, Superintendent Welles say it win be as large, if not greater, than the apportionment last spring. As soon as the apportionment Is declared, the money will be available for the different districts. CONGRESSIONAL IMPORTANT ARRESTS AT EUGENE AND PORTLAND. Jack Mitchell, accused In five states of horse stealing, train rob- bery and the murder .of two deputv sheriffs, and who repeatedly de- clared he would never be taken alive, was captured at Eugene and brought here this morning. He will be taken to Idaho to stand trial' for murder. Alleged to have robbed a Northern Pacific train In Montana two years ago, and killed one of the posse. He was next hunted for horse stealing In Idaho, where he killed a pursuer. -Pletro Tortorlol Arrested. San Francisco, April 7. .News was received this afternoon of the arrest at Portland of Pletro Tortorlol, who killed Biaggla Vllardo In this city last April and dismembered the body with a cleaver. DOWIE EAGER FOR THE Returning to Battle for Vindi cation, Revenge and the Flesh Pots ot Zion City. HE "IS ANSWERABLE ONLY TO HIS MAKER," Threatens to Drive His Wife and Son From Zlon City, and Savagely De nounces Them and All Others Mak Ing Charges Against Him Also to Have All His Accusers Put In Pris on, and Limits at One Week the Time It W1U Take Him to Be Re recognized as Leader and Holy Man of God. Laredo, Texas, April 7. Dowle en tered the United States this morning, Lbut not In a private car, because none was available. When the train stop ped at the International bridge for Inspection, a crowd of newspaper men were met at the car door by Dowle's associates who would not permit close contact with the "prophet." They said that Dowie's strength has increaa. ed under the opposition, , Dowle Breathes Vengeance. . San Antonio, April 7. Dowle, after the train left Laredo, welcomed the correspondents and denied entirely the charges of hla wife and son and the overseers, and said he would drive his son and wife "from the city of God." He says he has been true to every trust, and answerable only to God. He says the "charges are foul mouthliigs of ingrate curs, and the receivership, with the curtailing of my commands, are illegal acts. In the courts oa well as with my right hand, I will smite. Women may have proved the downfall of prophets of old. but they cast no spejl on the modern prophets. "They say I lost millions In Wall street. It's a lie. The lustful letters purported to be written by me are forgeries and their creators shall be In prison, and the charges be publicly refuted. Within a week Dowle will again be Zlon's leader and accepted as a holy man of God, not as a char latan." EMBEZZLER WAS SENTENCED. Cook County Official Stole $21,000 Puhlle Money. Chicago, April 7 John A. Linn, former clerk of the superior court, and present clerk of the circuit court of Cook county, pleaded guilty to charges of embezzlement and conspir acy In concealing public records, and was sentenced to from one to five years. He has agreed to replace the money, amounting to $21,000. Naples, April 7. The eruption of Vesuvius is now most violent. On the Pompel side the main stream of lava has divided Into two. One threatens Otto Nano, of 20,000 Inhabitants, the other Is threatening Torredel Greco, with a population of 30,000. The danger Is Immediate and calls for the evacuation of Boscotrecase, the village nearest the crater, with 9000 souls. From a new crater, 20 feet In clr-! FISR CANNOT PASS Echo, April 7. (Special.) Thous ands of fish are now collected at the mouth of Butter creek In the Uma tilla river, where they are held by the Maxwell ditch company's dam, in Butter creek. The dam is supposed with a good fish ladder, but the fish der Is now out of repair and the fish are unable to pass over it and the water over the dam Is so swift that they cannot ascend that way, sothey are held In large numbers below the dnm, FRAY DESTRUCTION AND OPERATORS ARE HAVING LOSSES Butthe General Average of Conditions Shows Little Change in Coal Districts. 100 ILLINOIS OPERATORS OCT OF 032 HAVE SIGNED UP. In Indiana, Eighteen Per Cent of the Tonnage Has Agreed to the 1903 Scale Lald-Off Employes of the Pennsylvania Railroad Ordered to Report Next Week, Regarded as an Index Pointing to Settlement Ohio Operators Friendly to Arbitration Independents and Coal Roads in Conference. Springfield, III., April 7. The end of the first week of the coal strike shows little change. The operators have lost a few adherents. The hun dred mines which have signed repri sent only a million tons, while there are 932 mines in 54 counties. Three hundred eighty produce all but 2, 000,000 of the total output Of 37,U0ti, 009 tons per year. Idle Railroaders Ordered to ReHrt. Indianapolis, April 7. Eighteen per cent of the tonnage of Indiana has signed the 1903 scale. A dispatch this morning says the Pennsylvania railroad employes laid off last week on account ot the threatened strike, are ordered to re port next week, which leads to the belief the operators intend to make a settlement. Oliioans Would Arbitrate. Cleveland, O., April 7. The Ohio bituminous operators today decided they would not make an adju-i.-ment with the miners except upon the basis of the 1903 scale, conditions effective April 1, or arbitration. Conference In New York. New York, April 7. The anthra cite coal roads and Independent oper ators met In secret conference today for a final consideration of Mitchell s offer of arbitration. Roosevelt Cannot Attend. Washington, D. C, April 7. The president has notified the League of American Municipalities that he will be unable to attend the conven tion at Chicago In September. Cambridge Won Boat Race. London. Anril 7. Pnmhrlriiro venn the annual boat race from Oxford this morning by rive lengths. The Jail at Benton, Cott county, Missouri, was blown with nltro-glycer-Ine and three negroes and one white prisoner escaped. No one was in jured. DEATH BY VESUVIUS cumference only, lava has already gone two and one-half miles. Naples, April 7. (Special.) Other craters have opened on Vesuvius, some opposite Naples. The village of Boscotrecase Is now completely sur rounded by lava. London, April 7. A dispatch says the village of Boscotrecase is destroy ed by lava from Vesuvius . DEFECTIVE LADDER The fish are now on their upward Journey for the purpose of spawning and If held at this place long many of them will be caught by fishermen and many will die from being crowd ed in the stream unable to get away. The fish ladder In the dam was well constructed by the company, but Is out of repair and unless something Is done to relieve the situation there will be great loss of the fine fish with which the Umatilla river Is supplied by the state and government SHERIFF , SHOT BV GAMBLER. Result of an Attempt to Oust Latter From a Disorderly House. Manhattan, Nev., April 7. Thomas Logan, sheriff of Nye county, was shot and killed by Walter Berrier, a gambler here at this morning. The men became Involved In an alterca tion over Logan's efforts to eject Berrier from a disorderly house. Ber rier began shooting, and the sheriff returned the fire, but without effect. Logan was shot through the head, dy ing two hour later. Berrier was ar rested and hastened to Tonopah to avoid lynching. WILL APPOINT MERRI FIELD. Ranch Friend of Roosevelt Will lie Marshal of Montana. Washington, April 7. The presi dent told Senator Carter he would ap point A. W. Merrlfield, of Flathead county, to be United States marshal of Montana upon the expiration of Captain Chass Lloyd's term In De cember. Merrlfield Is an old ranch friend of the president. Lloyd was a member of Gribby's Rough- Riders. BUTTE WILL BE IN THE LEAGUE. The Sea ton Opens at Spokane on the 24th or April. Butte, Mont., April 7. Butte has decided to enter the new nrothwest baseball league and a $500 guarantee was posted last night, following the election of officers by the local or ganization yesterday. Charles Mcln. tyre was elected manager. The sea son opens at Spokane April 24. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Quotations From the Greatest Wheat Center In the World. Chicago, April 7. Wheat closed to day at 77 7-8; corn at 48 1-8, and oats at 31 5-8. WILL APPEAR MAY CALL GRAND JURY FOR ' THE MAY TERM AT HEPPNER. Further Particulars Are Given of the Poisoning at Heppner Which 3. H. Bode is Accused of Perpetrating Several Persons Who Boarded With a Stepdaughter of the Accused Man Are Under Physicians' Care. District Attorney Phelps will go to Heppner Monday for the purpose of appearing against J. H. Bode, the German tailor, who Is accused of hav ing tried to poison his wife, her daughter and several boarders. It Is possible that a grand Jury will be called for the May term of court In Heppner, and In that case Bode may be bound over to appear before that body. The following Is a more complete account of the poisoning Incident: The wife of the imprisoned tailor recently entered suit for divorce, and he swore vengeance against her and against "that bunch of bulls." thus designating a number of young men who are boarders at the home of Miss Behrens, a daughter of Mrs. Bode. While Mrs. Bode and her daughters were attending a theatrical perform ance on Wednesday evening, It Is al lenend, the vengeful tailor made forci ble entry Into the boarding house operated by Miss Behrens, went to the kitchen and Introduced Into the official tea kettle and the family cof fee pot poisonous acids in quantities. Oxalic acid is thought to have been the drug used. Discovery of the attempted poison lng was made when T. R. Gaynor dranK coffee at the boarding house table and was Immediately seized with Intense pain. Clarence Shultz ate mush made with water from the pois oned tea kettle. Both are under the care of physicians. Gaynor received the largest dose of the poison. Shultz escaping more serious Illness because the mush doubtless absorbed much of the drug and rendered hurinless the small quantity he ate. Analysis of the remaining contents of the cooking utensils revealed ut flcient oxa'lls acid to kill the Inhabi tants of the entire town," according lo Dr. Swinbourne's announcement. Bode was found to have a bottle containing oxalic acid in his pos.ses slon, and Sheriff Shutt claims to have gathered enough evidence to secure the tailor's conviction without ques tion. Not content with his attempt to de stroy the entire household at the boarding house, It is alleged Bode ruined Miss Behrens' piano by pour ing carbolic acid over the felts of the keys and over the case. Many of the keys were also broken and the Instru ment otherwise damaged. When arrested by Sheriff S'tutt. Bode asserted his Innocence, and claims that his arrest Is a plot to In jure him. Bode has been a resident of Hepp ner for six or seven years, and has been conducting a tailor shop lure. He Is a German. After securing a di vorce from his former wife, he at once advertised for another, and it was by this means that Mrs. Behrens came from Kansas and married him. 1ST DEEP REGRET TO ALL PENDLETON Was the Tragic Death of H. H. Hallock, Once a Resident Here and Well Known. HELD MEMBERSHIP HERE WITH ELKS AND MASONS. Had Been Engaged In Several Lines of Business Here, at One Time Be ing Employed on the East Oregon lan, at Another Time With the Tribune Wife and Four Children Survive Him Opinion of H. M. Cake Relating to the Origin of th Fire and its Progress, and Also as to the Losses and Insurance. The terrible death of Homer H. Hallock In' the Chamber of Commerce building fire yesterday, came as a sad shock to his many friends In Pen dleton. Because of his former resi dence here Mr. Hallock and family were well known to local residents. Mr. Hallock was a telegrapher by profession, and for several years dur ing the late nineties was the Pendleton agent for the O. R. & N. company Also, he was interested In the news paper business In this city. For a time he was advertising solicitor for the East Oregonlan, and he was pub lisher of the Tribune for a while. Of late years the family has been living In Portland, and last summer Mr. Hallock was employed as travel ing representative by the Lewis and Clark fair management. At the time of his death he was employed by the United Railways company, recent purchasers of the Chamber of Com merce building. ' Mr. Hallock was a member of the Pendleton lodge of Elks, and also held membership In the Masonic lodge of this city.. Yesterday C. J. Fergu son, exalted ruler of Pendleton lodge, wired the Portland Elks to represent. u .oraer in me iunerai arrant--, menta. It Is not known yet where the funeral will be held. It la possible burial will be at Heppner, where Mr. Hallock formerly lived, and where his. mother died a few weeks ago. Ir that event it Is probable a committee will be sent from the Pendleton lodge. Besides his wife, there are four Children who mourn Mr. Hallock's untimely death. - These are Hi James B. Welch, formerly Miss Flo Hallock, Miss Alma Hallock. Blaine Hallock and Joe Hallock. The last three named have been living with their parents In Portland. Cake Regrets Fire. H. M. Cake, until recently presi dent of the Portland Commercial club, and who Is here today, expressed great regret over the loss of the club headquarters. "The news was wired me by my brother yesterday," said he, "and it was certainly a shock." Mr. Cake declared himself at a loss to account for the origin of the fire. He does not believe It could have started In the kitchen, as the walls and floor are all cement and fire proof. However, he says that once started it was inevitable the flames would quickly overrun the entire floor. The quarters are arranged so that a fire would have a good sweep. There are but few doors on the floor, most of the rooms being open and provided with portlers. Because of this and the carpets and other fur nishings in the rooms, the club quar ters were an easy prey for the fire fiend. f According to Mr. Cake the club property was valued at 350.000, and In his oplnoin there wus 315,000 In surance carried Instead of 310,000, as reported. At the close of the fair he says a large collection of paintings was secured from the art museum, some of them being -.very valuable. These were doubtless all lost In the fire. The law office of Cake & Cake is also in the Chamber of Commerce building. However, it is on the lower floor, and Mr. Cake was informed by his brother, W. M. Cake, that no loss had been sustained, the ammunition for the senatorial campaign being un damaged. Before entering the present cam paign Mr. Cake resigned as president of the Portland Commercial club, which position he had held with suc cess for a number of years. Protocol Signed Up. Algoelraa, Spain. April 7. The protocol outlining the agreement was signed at noon. Russian Governor Killed. St. Petersburg, April 7. Qov- ernor Sleptzoff, of Ever, was assassinated In the streets of e that city this morning with a bomb, while driving on the main street The bodv wu ten. rlbly mutilated.
