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VOL. 19.
Only District Forced to Sus
pend During Welles' Term
Was for Above Reason.
HEAL, REASONS FOR OTHER
SUSPENSIONS ARE GIVEN.
In Nearly Every Instance Suspensions
Hnve Simply Been Eliminations Due
to Consolidation for the Purpose of
Securing lienor School Facilities
Decrease of Population In Wlieat
District Is a Factor Losses In Some
Districts Counterbalanced by Others,
and a Decided Gain for the County
as a Whole.
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Frank K. Welles, county school su
perlntendent,does not take the gloomy
view of the county school situation
expressed In the recent Tribune edi
torial, and declares the statements
mado In that paper do not tell the
entire story. According to Mr. Welles
but one district In the county has been
forced to suspend operations since he
has been In office. This was district
107, near Meacham, which he ruled
out because of Insufficient enumera
tion. Front Choice, Not Necessity.
Regarding the schools that have
been suspended during that time, he
says in every Instance the step was
taken not through necessity, but In or
der to secure better and longer schools
through co-operation. By combining
the schools of two small districts a
better teacher could be secured and
a longer term taught than was form
erly possible. That there should be
fewer rural schools and better ones,
has been the plea of educators for
years and when the small districts of
this county united they merely car
ried out the recommendations of ed
ucational leaders.
Within the past few years the fol
lowing districts have suspended their
schools and are sending their children
to adjoining ones: District 17, near
Athena: district 3, near Athena; dis
trict 27, near Pendleton; district 82,
near Juniper; district 61, near Adams,
and district 62, at Nye. That suspen
sion was not "forced" upon these dis
tricts It shown by the enumeration at
the time. The largest district to sus
pend was No. 51, which contained 22
children of school ages, while the
smallest was No. 32, which had but
eight. The other districts had be
tween 10 and 20 pupils at the time of
suspension, whereas but six is neces
sary to keep a school going.
Decree! Population a Factor.
Rut while the above named districts
were not forced to close through de
creased populntlon, Mr. Welles says
that lore of population had a bearing
upon the subject. In general he says
the wheat section of the county has
gone backwards with regards school
attendance. Aside from the schools
that have suspended, Athena has dis
pensed with one teacher and next
year Hklah, In a stock country, will
have but one Instead of two teachers.
Many Districts Gain.
But on the other hand, the Vincent
and Ferndale districts, in the Milton
country, hnve each added a teacher.
Echo will add one next year; Hermls
ton Is seeking a school; Helix needs
another teacher badly, and four new
teachers were added to the Pendleton
corps lost fall.
According to Mr. Welles the losses
which come districts have sustained
within the past few years have been
more than balanced by the gains In
other districts. That the nttendance
for the entire county Is Increasing at
a healthy rate Is shown by the coun
ty enumerations for the past five
years, which were as follows: 1900,
6836; 1902. 6073; 1903, 6393; 1904,
6425; 1905, 6421.
Town Schools) Preferred.
According to Superintendent Welles
the general tendency of lata years has
been for farmers to send heir child
ren to adjoining town schools In pref
erence to those In the country. By
this course the children have been
given the benefit of a nine months
school under better teachers than
could generally be secured for the
country. Many farmers from all parts
of the county now live In Pendleton
nnd the other towns during the winter
for the purpose of sending their
children to school. Naturally this
tendency has weakened the country
schools and strengthened those In the
towns. However, It has furnished
better school advantages for the chil
dren, and consequently from an edu
cational standpoint Is a step In the
right direction.
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INSUFFICIENT
ENUMERATION
MIKKELSON WILL SAIL MAY 15.
Arctic Explorer Has Hcen Abundant
ly Financed.
Victoria, B. C, April IS. Captain
Mlkkelson, the arctic explorer, who
leaves May 15 on the Duchess Bed
ford on a two-years' cruise In polar
seas, this morning received a contri
bution of $10,000 from Lord Roths
child and an additional (25,000 from
the Royal Geographical society. Mlk
kelson says this solves the question of
finances.
The heat will have a crew of 10
men and six scientists. The scientists
Include tho following;: Ernest Lek Lef
flngwell, zoologist and artist; EJaar
Dttlerson, geologist; V. Staffansan,
etomologlst; Dr. Qeorge Bowe, sur
geon. COMPROMISE WILL CONTEST.
Contestant Will Receive $ 7,800 Out
of $270,000 Total.
Chicago, April 18. The suit over
the estate of Mrs. Harriet G. Mc
Vlcker was compromised today to, as
put by her attorney In court, "protect
the good name of McVlcker."
Mrs. Minnie Effey, who attacked
the will, will receive (17,500 of a
1270000 estate. The settlement Is a
surprise. The work of taking depo
sitions of California witnesses was
about to begin when his attorney told
the court that Horace McVlcker, step-'
son of the testatrix, aged 64, and In
poor health, was unable to "stand the
strain of a possible scandal."
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BASEBALL SCORES.
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Pacific Coast League Games of Yes
terday Afternoon,
Fresno, Cal., April 18. Oakland 6,
Fresno 6.
Los Angeles, April 18. Los
geles 2, Seattle 1.
San Francisco, April 18. San Fra'.
Cisco 6, Portland 2.
Mrs.. Bunkers Is Out of Luck.
8an Francisco, April 17. Fire at
11 last evening; destroyed practically
all the household goods of Mrs. Harry
Bunkers, wife of the disgraced sena
tor, at 1549 Mission street. There
was only a small Insurance. "I seem
to have become a mark for bad luck,"
suld Mrs. Bunkers,
Passenger Agents Have Met.
Los Angeles, April 18. The conven
tion of the Transcontinental Passen
ger association opened at the Alexan
dria hotel this morning for a four
days' session, with 50 present. The
prevailing question Is the rate bill.
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DEEDS FILED
MILTON-WALLA WALLA
ELECTRIC RAILROAD.
Twnty-Ono Deeds and Three Agree-,
incuts for Deeds Recorded With the
County Conditioned Upon Roud
IteliiK In Operation Within One Year
Below Ih Given a List of Those
l'rlvHlu Owners Grunting Permis
sion to Go Through Their Holdings.'
Right of way deeds for the proposed
electric line from Walla Wnlla to
Milton have been filed with the coun
ty recorder and apparently the Walla
Walla Valley Traction company Is ln
earnest ln its enterprise. Of the pa
pers recorded 21 are right of war
deeds, while three others are agree-'
ments to give such deeds. The right
of way Is 30 feet wide.
The conditions upon which tho
right of way Is granted Is thut the
Walla Walla Valley Traction com
pany shall establish and have In op
eration within one year an electric
railway running from Walla Walla to
the land designated In the respective
deeds.
The right of way for tho electric
road runs through land owned by the
following, all of whom have given
deeds:
George Overturf, J. P. McMlnn,
William Haun, E. P. Jensen, Mary
Hlmard, Cyrus Powell, A. Fuller, J.
F. Hansen, A. J. Crlgler. N. Q. Ma
son, S, J. Campbell. J. W. Mulr. E. :
M. Babcock, C. O. Rogers, Fred Sel
ler, J. B. Miller, (Jus Peterson, 8. J. j
Babcock, Newton Carnahan nnd A.
R. Ballou. Agreements for right of
way deeds were given by F. W. Ness
ly, F. P. Ransome and H. D. Staley. -
The consideration named in the
deeds was II, except in the case of
E. M. Babcock, where SI 00 additional
was given. The recorder's fee for the
filing of the right of way deeds was
135. . - j
From the headquarters of the
Standard OH company ut Cleveland, a
second advance within one week of
one-half cent per gallon for refined
oil and gasoline It announced.
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PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 190G.
m to
lu n
THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE
Water Mains Break, txplosives Are Exhausted, and the En
tire City is in Danger of Being Burned Troops Ordered
Out From fhe Presidio to Do Guard Duty Death Under
Falling Ruins.
Chicago, April 18. Communication with San Francisco was se
cured first, late this morning.
Tills Is the most terrific earthquake In the history of the Pacific
coast.. Building fell in all directions.. It Is believed there are de
stroyed 50 blocks south and east of Market street to the bay, Includ
ing San some and Mission, and on Battery Front, Davis and Drum,
all buildings destroyed, and al along Fremont, Beats, Main, Spear,
Stuart and east and south of those streets.
FIRE IN EVERY DIRECTION.
Soutliern Pacific operators say It Is known 1000 are dead. The
police are carting dead from tho ruins as fast as they can, bnt fire is
jprcadliur ln U directions, the debris being Ignited at a dozen places
at once.
Water mains are broken and the water supply la shut off. What
few engines awe not ruined are Inadequate and helpless on account
of no water.
All clocks were stopped by the earthquake.
RAILROAD SUNK FROM SIGHT.
Three miles of railroad bed sunk from sight between Sulsun and
Bentda, the wires being taken with It. At Pleasnnton a train turn,
ed over on the rails.
Fire Is now approaching the Palace Hotel.
Los Angeles is connected with 'Frisco and it says 300 bodies have
been recovered. Mechanics' Pavilion Is nsed for a morgue and more
bodies are arriving every minute.
Ruin of almost the entire business section Is Inevitable.
LAST SHOCK AT 8:17 A. M.
The last stmck was felt at 8:17. Tlie ferries are all engaged in
can-) lug people to OaklanC and other places of safety. Thousands
are fleeing. In their panic anany drop In the streets.
A Western Union dispatch says the W estern Union and PoNtal of
fices are destroyed.
The Pulace Hotel is attacked hy the blaze.
It h estimated that 2000 are dead.
A commercial company's dispatch says the modern steel build
ings are all right, but those of brick or frame are completely
wrecked.
An Ogrien, Utah, dispatch says all Union Pacific wires from
there are down, Indicating the quake extended hundreds of miles.
There were severe shocks for tiireo minutes at Sacramento, but no
body was Injured.
Electric lighting plants at Fresno failed, and the gas mains arc
broken.
SAN FRANCISCO IS BURNING.
According to later dispatches the entire city of San Francisco is
being destroyed by fire, and there nre still frequent quakes. Flames
are wirking toward the docks unmolested. . From the highest ele
vation In San Jose, 25 miles away, the city can be seen ablaze. ,
At 11:43 It Is estimated 1100 lives arc lost.
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Estimates of the dead vary, all re
ports being confusing and conflicting,
but It is believed at least 2000 are
dead. Reports centering at . police
headquarters are appalling and most
nil are verified.
Application is made to the United
States government for transports to
take bodies to be burled at sea. So
many so mutilated l is impossible to
care for them ashore. The cities
acrosr the bay suffered, being se
verely shaken.
The suburban departments are
fighting many fires.
City Hall Collapsed.
Along Pine, Bush and Market
streetc the fronts of buildings fell In
to the street, exposing their Interiors
to vl-w. At 9:30 the dome of the
city hnll fell nnd the Majestic theater
collupsed. The Occidental hotel roof
fell In and huge stones ruined the
floors. Not a window Is left.
Four entire blocks along Market
from First, Second and Third streets,
are burning fiercely. The Rlalto
building is wrecked.
Entire City In Dnngcr.
Chicago, April 18, 12:45. The sup
ply of dynamite Is exhausted and the
mayor has telephoned to Oakland for
more explosives. It is feared the en
tire city will be destroyed If we can't
stay the flames quickly.
General Funston has ordered out
the entire force from the Presidio
and Fort Mncon to guard property
and preserve order. As yet there Is
little disorder.
Fire Chief Sullivan and Policeman
Frenner were killed under falling
ruins. Saloons are closed hy order of
the mayor. AH business Is suspended.
Howard and Mission streets are a
blazing furnace. On the Battery front
the wholesale firms of Levy Strauss,
Payot, Upham &' Co., Dlnkelsplels,
Hayman, California Game association,
a'e destroyed.' Tho Mutual Life In
surance tulldlng. Market and Real,
and Rosenbaum Clothing company, on
Sansome, are totally destroyed. By
ron Jackeon. pump dealers, Van Wink,
Alexander & Yost, hardware, at the
corner of Market and Sacramento
streets, are gutted.
Valencia Hotel Collapses.
San Francisco, April 18, noon.
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LIS LOST,
FLEE IN TERROR
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Exerybody has deserted the Postal
building, which was early damaged,
raerlng immediate collapse. The Va
lencia hotel collapsed burying 75 per
sons. At 18th and Volenclo a crevice
six foet wide has opened. The street
car tracks are badly twisted and traf
fic stopped.
Head Will Number 3000. '
Dallas. Texas, April 18. The Pos
tal Telegraph company has a message
which says that nearly 3000 are dead
ln San Francisco. From the elevation
the city appears to be a seething fur
nace. The Call and Examiner build
ings are afire, and are doomed to de
struction. Instruments Record the Shock.
Washington, April 18. The seis
mograph of the wenther bureau here
recorded the San Franlcsco earth
quake. It was violently agitated all
morning.
House Adjourns.
Washington, April 18. In the
house this afternoon Cahn,.of Califor
nia, whose family Is In San Frapclsco,
from whom he Is unable to get a
word, with his voice quivering with
emotion, moved the war nnd navy de
partments be directed to extend all
aid possible to the sufferers. The
resolution was drawn as a Joint reso
lution and passed the house, which
adjourned out of respect to those who
lost their lives.
No Earthquake Insurance.
New York, April 18. H. K. Miller,
of the nntlonnl board of fire under
writers, snld this afternoon that a
standard fire Insurance policy does
not protect the holder from loss from
earthquakes. He said there are a
few earthquake policies but they are
uncommon. The loss by fire' follow
ing a collapse from an earthquake is
expressly exempt in all policies .
Entire City Doomed.
New Orleans, April 18. Southern
Pacific dispatches say the Palace ho
tel of San Francisco Is burning and is
doomed. Martial law now rules the
city. The entire town Is almost cer
tain to be destroyed. Fire Is now far
beyond control. The seventeen story
Spreckles building Is on fire. All the
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fire departments on the Pacific coast
have been called upon. Most of the
residential part of the city Is of wood.
The wind has Increased in velocity.
Berkeley Is Demolished.
Washington, April 18. The war de
partment is Informed that Berkeley is
demolished by recurrence of shocks
at 1:30. Buildings left standing after
the first shock fell before the second.
Federal troops are hurrying to the
devastated district. National Red
Cross telegraphing Immediate calls to
all branches for assistance for the
sufferers.
10,000 Dead and Injured.
Chicago, April 18. From reports
coming through Santa Fe headquar
ters this afternoon It Is estimated the
dead and Injured In southern Califor
nia can be placed at 10.000. A com
mittee headed by Mayor Dunne,
which had raised 626,000 for the Ve
suvius sufferers, has decided to di
vide with San Francisco and raise
more.
San Jose Ruined.
San Francisco, April 18. The loss
will be at least 640,000,000. It Is re
ported San Jose Is rated, 95 per cent
of the buildings being destroyed.
Santa Rosa is said to be In flames
following the quake. The St. Agnew's
Insane asylum, near San Jose, Is de
stroyed. Nearly 400 Inmates were
killed. .
Tidal Wave Predicted.
Rochester, N. Y., April 18. Prof.
Falrchlld, of the University of Roch
ester, says: "A tidal wave would not
be surprising at San Francisco, as an
accompaniment to the present seismic
disturbances. Much of San Francis
co Is so low and particularly liable to
such a calamity."
. President Ofrers Aid.
Washington, April 18. President
Roosevelt has sent messages to the
governor of California, and the mayor
of San Francisco, offering sympathy
and assistance to the fullest ability of
the federal government He has re
quested officials to use freedom in
asking for anything the government
could do.
ANXIOUS PENDLETON PEOPLE.
Many Have Friends and Relatives at
San Francisco.
Hundreds of Pendleton people have
relatives and friends in San Francisco
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IN UMATILLA FIRE
O. R. & y. ROUNDHOUSE
WAS DESTROYED.
Fire Supposed to Have Caught From
Oil Burning Locomotive hi the
. Roundhouse Loss Estimated nt
8100.000 One Engine Run Out of
tlie Via n ics by Night Hostler Oil
Tanks Caused Terrific Blaze.
Fire which Is supposed to have
originated in an oil-burning engine,
destroyed the O. R. &'N. roundhouse
nnd six locomotives at Umatilla at 10
o'clock last night.
The roundhouse building was so
dry and there was so much oil on the
floor that the entire structure was
burned to the ground within 15 min
utes nnd the efforts of the local fire
department were unavailing In saving
any portion of the roundhouse, al
though the work of the department
saved adjacent buildings from de
struction. Five of the large new passenger en
gines were totully destroyed and one
small work train engine. No, 46, was
burned almost beyond repair.
The passenger engines burned were
192 nnd 137, oil burners, and 191 and
184, coal burners, all of the Portland
division, nnd 196, coal burner, of the
La Grande division, and 46 in work
train rervlce. Engine 84, of the Spo
kane passenger service, was run out
of the burning building by the night
hostler, and saved.
The oil tanks of the oil burners
were partly filled with oil and caused
a frightful fire, when they ignited. It
seemed for a time that the entire town
was doomed to certain destruction,
but there was no wind and the fire
did not spread.
The boilers of the big engines are
standing on the wheels, stripped of
every combustible part and are ruin
ed beyond any hope of repair It Is
thought.
The roundhouse was one of the old
est and largest on the O. R. A N. sys
tem and besides the engines, contain
ed a large amount of engine supplies
and machinery belonging to the shops
which were located In one end of the
building.
SIX ENGINES BURN
WEATHER-FORECAST,
Fair and warmer tonight and
Thursday.
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FOR REMEDIAL
LEGISLATION
Roosevelt Would Have a Law
to Correct Abuse of the Im
munity Privilege.
COMMERCE COMMISSION
URGES RIGHT OF APPEAL,
Would Extend and Broaden tlie Priv
ileges of tlie Government as Plaint
iff ln Trust Cases, That Its Rights
and Functions Be No Longer Faro
leal Roosevelt Urges Tliat the Re
sult of Judge Humplirey's Decision
is to Render Inefficient and Belittle
tlie Interstate Commerce Law.
Washington, April 18. The presi
dent to sent a message to congress
urging remedial legislation In the
matter of Immunity to persons and
corporations.
The interstate commerce commis
sion is also advocating the passage of
a law granting the right of appeal to
the government ln criminal cases,
wherein the defendant has not yat
been actually put on trial on the
merits of hlB case.
These recommendations grow out
of the recent decision of Judge Hum
phrey of the federal court In Chicago,
in the beef trust cases, whose inter
pretation of the will of congress, the
president declares comes miserably
near making the law a farce. ,
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SCARCITY OF RANCH WORKERS.
Due Mainly to Activity In Railroad
Building. '
That there is a scarcity of men for
ranch work is declared by J. C.
Spoonemore, the employment agent.
According to Mr. Spoonemore, he hafl
been unable to secure men for several
farmers who have applied to him re
cently. The men have been wanted
mainly for plowing, though some are
needed for other farm work. Iri
some Instances 11.25 per day has beeri
paid, whereas the usual rate has been
630 per month. Dave Nelson recent
ly employed some men offering them
11.25 per day from now until harvest
time. Others have offered the same
rate for shorter periods. '
According to Mr. Spoonemore there
are plenty of men for work In the
city, but a scarcity of farm hands.
This he attributes mainly to the large
amour' of railroad work now ln
progress In various parts of the north
west. W. D. CHAMBERLAIN NAMED.
Will Mnke the Race for Joint Repre
sentative Between Umatilla and
Morrow County.
W. D. Chamberlain, ex-representa
tive of Umatilla countyy, and also ex
county clerk, will be voted for at the
primary election on Friday as the
democratic nominee for Joint repre
sentative for Umatilla and Morrow
counties. Mr. Chamberlain has decid
ed to allow his name to be used and
will make the race for the office.
He accepts statement No. 1 un
qualifiedly and if elected will vote
for the people's choice for United
States senator without hesitancy, no
matter who it Is.
Mr. Chamberlain served the county
ably for two terms as county clerk,
and wns a member of the legislature
two years ago, having been elected by
a hnnd3ome plurality.
TRACE OF BURGLAR FOUND.
Sold Knives and Pistols Under Mar
shal's Nose at Unintilln.
While at Umatilla yesterday Sher
iff Taylor found a trace of the burg
lar who robbed the Sharon & Ed-
dlngs store Saturday night.
On Monday a large, dark complect
ed man was In Umatilla and sold a
number of the knives and several pis
tols .that had been taken from the
store. They had been sold to parties
there under the very nose of the mar
shal, although that official had been
notified of the robbery promptly and
asked to lookout for anyone disposing
of such articles. As the peddler had
left Umatilla before the arrival of the
sheriff it was too late to catch him,
and his capture will now be difficult.
Suit for Divorce.
George A. Hills, of Hermlston, to
day filed a suit for divorce from his
wife, Ella Hills, Peter West being at
torney for the plaintiff. They wore
married In Minneapolis In 1904 and
have no children. They have lived
at Hermlston for a year.