East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, October 31, 1906, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1 OMlVENINGEOITION i i DAILY EVEN1NGED1TIDN WEATHER FORFCAST. Showers tonight or Thursday; warmer tonight. Every day is a good day (or East Oregonlan advertisers. CrUp, new, clean and attractive ads every day. Don't (all to read them. VOL. 19. PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, H0(. NO. 58 1 1 J ' mi i iii fl wmmmmmmm'SSmtmSl NATHAN STRAUSS QUI FOR HEARST Great Jewish Philanthropist Believes HeaTst is the Man to Fight the Trusts. llEATtST PEOPLE "ELATED BY DECISION OF COVTtT. "Republican! Claim That llie Agrlcnl turtll District Arc Tallinn In Lino (or Huglicfi ami That Hearst I Hurting- Ills Own 'Chances Other Republicans Insist Fpon Being Afraid of Hcjnut, EncciriHy Should Ho He Benton by bo Narrow a Slur (Tin as to Support Fraud Claims. New York, Oct. 31. The Hearst campaigners arc today making great capital of the decision of the court of appeals yesterduy that multiple petl tlona for candidates are valid, and upon the letter of Nathan Strauss fa vorlng Hearst. Hearst's managers say the establish ment of (ha principle of the validity of multiple petitions Is of so much value to the committee the decision will be printed In great numbers. rhlle Strauaf Tetter U-osed ai heavy artillery In all centers today. Strauss has for years been trying to have poor women and children get plenty of fresh nnd pure milk. He says the action of the trust in raising the price of milk Is criminal, and de clares the governor could prevent It, and says he knows If Hearst were gov ernor the crime would be stopped and punished. He also says as a demo crat he must support Hearst, The republicans profess to be gain ing confidence, as It appears the agri cultural districts are falling Into line for Hughes. Henrst's campaign of personal Invective has apparently lost him much support. Hughes Is more dignified In his methods, ignoring personal attacks, which gives him strength. Hours! Dungeroim If Urntmi. New York,-Oct. 31. Leading repub licans fear that If Hearst Is defeated hy a narrow margin that with the cry of "robbery" on his Hps he will be stronger than ever after election. Woodruff and others nre worrying greatly and say Hearst as a martyr will Ue worse than Hearst as gover nor. Hearst's Lust Day Vp State. Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 31. Today Is Mcorst's last day Mp state. The rum pnliin Is siiowy anil cold and the can didate's voice Is worn out. He spoke at n number of towns this afternoon, nt three meetings at Buffalo tonight, 'then return to New York. Hutt'iiK Returning to City. (Invito, -N. V., Oct. 31. Hught Is Winding tip 'Us campaign nnd working gar lually toward New York. He tins a -meeting tonight nt Syracuse, mid claims to he winning hark the Interest of the factory workmen. TANGDON ON DEFENSIVE. Rcfnwd to AnMier QtieHtlnn and It fcultjcvt to Contempt Action. San Francisco, Oct. 31. Prosecutor LnngiY.ui will he cited for contempt ol court some time todny 'because of his refusal to answer the questions put to fcfm by a -notary puVllc before whom he was subpoenaed iby Abe Rucf to asake depositions to support statements made by iJiliRilon In his petition for n restraining order against Ruef. Ituefs attorney asked him a number of questions as to his knowledge fur complaint, all of which he refused ii answer, deserted the witness chair Mid lett dine room. DFNNE NHINGS LIBEL SITT. (tiicngo Tribune Made lVfondiint (y Hie Mayor. Chicago, Oct. II. Mayor Dunne to day filed suit (or SIO0,O0 against the TiiWine and Roliert W. Patterson, basd on an editorial saying the mayor "Packed the school board with freaky monooninliic! and hoodlers." Will He No Trouble With I'tes. Cheyenno, Oct. 31. Six troops of cavalry are moving toward the Ute on Towder river, to round them up. Official Infor- motion says there have been no depredations whatever nnd not over 100 nhle-hodled Indians are In the band. The Utes hate the Cheyenne! worse than they hate the whites, and there is no truth In the story they are going to co-opernte with the Cbeyennes, It Is expected they will be taken without (Irlng a shot. 8ALTOX KKA DRYING VP., Colorado River Huh Censed to Fl Into llio Desert. Los AngeloB, Oct. 31. The famous Sutton sea, the creutlon of the Tun away Coluruilo river, must soon cease to be. The work of turning the river hack Into Us old channel has pro gressed so that the new river, which fed the sea from the overflow water. Is falling rapidly and will entirely cease to discharge water Into the sea within two or three days. The regaining of the control of the Colorado came lust In time to save the Southern Pacific from the neces sity of building a high line of railroad across the Colorado desert, the water already being so high that In time of windstorm! the track was endangered! The evaporation of water on the des ert "Is about 10 feet a year, and it is estimated that It will take seven or eight years 'for the Salton sea to wholly disappear. CASTELLANE DIVORCE SITT. Claimed Count Bonl Abused His Wife Shamefully. "Paris, Oct. 31. The hearing o( Countess Costellane's divorce case oe gan today, Maltre Cruppy represent ing, the countess. It Is declared that frequently the count struck and slap ped his wife during quarrels caused by "his demands (or money. Other startling revelations were made, and the trial promises to be sensational In the extreme. The plaintiff demands an absolute divorce and the custody of the chil dren. It is said the trouble, with cruel treatment by Bonl commenced three months after marriage. In stances of Infidelity are also alleged. Cruppy stated It Is the Intpntlon of the countess to remain In France af ter the divorce and raise the children here. NEBRASKA HHINC.S SITT. I.iinlrKTnnn'h Trjl Must rroduee Its Records. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 31. The state Is victorious In the first Skirmish with the lumber men's association. This morning the -supreme court ordered the secretary to bring Into court all records and correspondence, which was objected to on the grounds that the atatute only applied to outside corporations. The objections were un sustained. HAD CASE OF IIVPNOSIS. lU'lllnchani Girl Infatuated Will lrof. Dnprles. Bcllinghnm, Wash.. Oct. 31. Ada Humphries, who v.us hypnotized sev eral days ago hy "Prof. Duprles," can not be restored to her rignt mind. She Is lying In a hospital indulging in ehlldlsk prattle. The hypnotist has left the city. The young woman was Infatuated with him. following him around. Physicians can do nothing for her. REST METHOD A VAI VAR1.E VOIXTFR FOR OlATU.l. ITtl IT GROWERS Advice From li'c-.ilent of the State Horticultural 1 oiiiiiiivkjon, Who Is In Pendleton From Here Mr. New- ell Will Travel Through the He-. Chutes and .Turin Day Ditiicts In Hie liilccrMs of the Fruit Industry "While In eastern Oregon with th- legislative party, Representative W. K. Kewell. of Washington county, will a'so devote some time to the work of the "Hate horticultural commission, of whp'h he Is the president. Last even ing Wr- Newell stated that after leav ing Pidleton he would make a trip through the Dei Chutes country and also a portion of the John Day val ley. In hot of the nbove sections fruit raising is Just being taken up as an Industry liy those having Irrlgnted lands. While the Industry Is young and the section free from the pesti which bother older orchardlsts, the commission wishes to so educate the growers that thev will he able to keep free of the San Jose scale, the codlln moth, the wooly aphis and others of their Ilk. According to Mr. Newell, the same will be done In the west end of thlr county when the lands o( the ens Tmntllla and neighboring projects have been watered. He declares that It Is rruch easier to prevent n section from becoming Infected than to erad Irate the evil afterwards, and conse quently will give proper warning to those Just entering the business. SOUTHERN EXPRESS RORRERV. Said That $7000 Was Stolen on the N C. A St. I.. Railway. Nashville, Oct. 81. The Southern Express company admits a robbery yesterday on the Nashville, Chattanoo ga St. Loula road In which it I believed $"000 was stolen. PROTON iUUIUII Ul W v Thirty-two Members Assembled in Mock Session at Commercial Club Banquet. Members of Oregon Legislature and Governor Chamberlain Inspected Jute Plant ot Walla Walla, and Weston Normal School Members Pleased With the Visit and Express Surpr lso at the Scope and Resources of Eastern Oregon Sentiment on Jute Mill Is Mixed Normal School Is Looked Vpon With Much Favor. Two special cars attached to the Spokane train of the O. R. & N. yes terday carried a party of 75, Includ ing 21 representatives and 11 senators of the Oregon legislature, and citizens of Pendleton and eastern Oregon to Walla Walla, where an Inspection of the Washington Jute plrfht In the peni tentiary was made under the direction of Governor Meade of Washington, and Superintendent Klncald of the penitentiary. Governor Chamberlain of Oregon, and the Mulnomah county delegation had gone direct (rom Portland to Walla Walla Monday evening, and were In waiting at Walla Walla when the Pendleton train arrived. For an hour and a half the Oregon party viewed the wondrous mechan ism of the Jute plant, studied state reports and tnlked with penitentiary officials, in the quest (or knowledge as to the working of the plant and the cost of operation and maintenance. The findings of the company of Oregon legislators were In substance what was published In advance of the meeting In Monday's East Oregonlan. Washington Will Increase Plant. The members of the Oregon legis lature were encouraged by the fact that the legislature of Washington has practically decided to double the ga parity of the state Jute plant, so well pleased are the people of Wash. Ingtnn with Its working. Governor Mead. In all his conversations on the subject, spoke In (avor ot increas'ng the plant and assured the members from Oregon that he would be In favor of Instituting a plant In Washington, were It not now in operation, since Its results in the 12 years of Its existence have been so satisfactory to the peo- ple. Elegant Luncheon Served. After the Inspection of the Jute plant the Oregon party was tendered an elegant luncheon In the officers quarters of the penitentiary by the state board of control of the Wash ington penitentiary nnd the Commer cial club of Walla Walln. Sentiment Is Mixed. The sentiment of the Oregon mem bers, after an inspection, was decided ly mixed. On such a brief review of the subject It was Impnssttile to form an adequate or definite opinion of the Jute plant proposition, but nil the member expressed themselves highly pleased with the visit nnd that murh valuable Information was se cured was evldenrcd In the enrnest and intelligent manner In which the practical detnlls of the operation of the plant were Investigated. Cost of n Plant for Oregon. Dr. C. J. Smith, state senator for Umatilla county, through whose ef forts, largely, the legislative excur sion was accomplished, has Just re reived n letter from n company of manufacturers of Jute plant machin ery, at Leeds, F.nglnnd, in answer to his Inquiry which was made several weeks ago. The letter Is from Fair barn McPhersnn of Ixteds, and Is ns follows: "Senator C. J. Smith. "Pendleton, Ore., U. S. A. "Dear Sir: We duly received your favor of August 20, nnd the matter about which you write has been care fully considered. We hove now the pleasure to Inclose herewith an esti mate giving the approximate cost of preparing, spinning, weaving and fin ishing Jute machinery to produce the kind of goods you mention. "We may say that the machinery specified In the estimate would be capable of manufacturing about 1. 000.000 wheat pockets, 500,000 wool packs and 600,000 hop pockets per year, and would cost In full, free on MGBROOM TAKES GOLDEN RULE ROTEL J. K. Cherry, who has conducted the Golden Utile hotel since Inst Feb ruary, today sold his lease on the building to E. L. McBroom, formerly of Pilot Rock, but well known In this city. Mr. JleBi'uom will take chnrgc of the business tomorrow nnd Mr. Cherry will engnge at once In the life Insur ance business, having taken a position with the Bankers' Reserve Life In surance company with headquarters in this city. LEGISLATURE ED III PEWTIM the board the vessel at Glasgow or Liver pool, approximately 19,881 pounds sterling, or In round numbers, $100, 000. "We consider that 300 men would be required to attend the whole o the Machines and that It would require about 650 horse power to drive them. "We may say that In common with other makers of Jute machinery, we are at present very busy and would ask 12 months' time In which to de liver the plant. "Yours very truly, "FAIRBAIRN M'PHERSON, "Leeds." However, It Is not the desire of the promoters of the Oregon Jute plant to install a plant of this magnitude, as there would not be either convicts or power to operate such a plant In the Oregon penitentiary, and the plant which will perhaps be proposed next C?.:u iry, will cost about 150.000, and will require about 200 to 250 convicts and 200 horse power, which would be within reach of Oregon. Statistical Report. For the benefit of the visiting mem bers of the legislature, the board of control of the Washington penitentiary had prepared the following excellent statistical report of the operation of the Walla Walla plant, Its cost, re qulrcments nnd the profits accruing from Its operation: The Jute mill at the penitentiary has 70 looms with the necessary auxiliary machinery to even up the plant. The appraised valuation of the entire plant on September 30, 1906, Including structures, machinery and all ap purtenances was about 1125,000. The appraised valuation of the machinery alone Is about 150,000; It is estimated however, that a similar plant could be installed and fully equipped with modern machinery (or about the pres ent appraised valuation of this plant. The Jute mill, as well as nil other manufacturing industries at the Wash Ingtnn state penitentiary are care for by a fund separate and independen from the prison proper. For the past three legislative periods, or since April 1, 1900, there has been appro printed $150,000 for each succeeding t-.vo years: this allows $75,000 a year for the operation of the various In dustiies at the penitentiary. The re ccipts from the sale of all manufac tured products nre turned In direct to the state treasurer, hence the necessi ly of a new appropriation each legls la live period. The enhanced price: of raw materials with the greater de mand for the manufactured products will necessitate the Increasing of the appropriation by a considerable amount In order to keep the mill In nperntlon the year around and cover the Increased cost of the manufac tured product. Heretofore it has been the custom to shut the mill down from two to four months of each year with very short hours after the har vesting was done. During the year 1905 Jute cost $15. 6759 laid down at the mill. It cost 5.16 cents to manufacture the bogs during the same period, while they sold for 5.85 cents each, leaving a profit of about .7 of a cents each. During 1906 the Jute cost $18.34 ot the mill, the grain bogs cost 5.54 cents each, and sold for 6'4 cents each, leaving a profit of nearly 1 cent per bag. The cost of the bags during this season was considerably decreased by the Installation of electrical power, and n better grade of Jute, which per mitted n much larger dally output. During the time between January 1, 1906, nnd September 30, 1906, the mill turned out 1.339. 650 grain bags, together with quite an amount of hop cloth, oat bags, hop warp, wool hags, Mr. Cherry will move his family to Milton to teslde for the winter, for the reason thnt his residence In this city Is rented for the entire winter, and he canrot use It and could not find a suitable dwelling for rent. He will be In Pendleton, however, as much as elsewhere nnd this will prac tically be his headquarters. Before engaging In the hotel busi ness here Mr. Cherr'v was a highly successful school teacher In this coun ty for p. number of years, his last work in thnt profession being at Adams. fleece twine, floor matting and other products made from Jute, all of which Is mude with the same machinery with but n trifle loss of time for the read justing of the looms for the different products, it has been estimated that since the electrical power has been in successful operation, that the' mill can easily make a dally average of 7000 bags, with a monthly average of 175,000 and with a yearly output of soy 2.000,000. On this basis there would be a short time allowed (or closing down the mill (or a general overhauling of the plant, which Is deemed advisable at least once a year: Expenses for Nine Months, Jute, at $18.34 per bale $58,009.42 Solarle 7,069.64 Fuel 2,797.04 Electrical power 6,251.97 Repairs and Improvements. 3,013.73 Other supplies (or manu facturing purposes 2,356.42 Total expense! 9 months. $78,498.22 Value of articles manufd 91,100.74 Net profit for operating mill 9 months $12,602.62 During the biennial period ending September 30, 1906, there were ex pended (rom the fund provided (or this purpose $153,615.87, while the gross receipts were $204,558.84. This Included the sale of any manufac tured products which were carried over from the preceding biennial per iod. The gross profits (or the Jute mill for the two years were $22,149.01. It is estimated with a fair margin of profit, and sufficient machinery to utilize the surplus convict labor, together with a sufficient appropria tion which will Insure the continual operation of the Jute mill the year around, that the Washington state penitentiary can be put on a self-sustaining basis. Visited WeWon Normal. After luncheon at the penitentiary the party left Walla Walla by special trnln for Weston, where they arrived at 3 o'clock, and were met by the citi zens of Weston with between 30 and 40 carriages and transported to the Weston Normal, eastern Oregon's only state educational lnst'tution. At the normal the party was met by President R. C. French who. In company with the members of the board o(. regents conducted the party to the auditorium o( the Normal, where the students were assembled 138 In number, and where they were addressed by Governor Chamberlain Representative Frank Davey, Col. James H. Raley, Senator O. J. Smith nnd Representative W. I. Vawter. Atter the Informal meeting In the auditorium the party was escorted through all the rooms by President French, and visited the dining hall and dormitories, where a thorough In spectlon wo made. The members were delighted with the location of the school, its attend ance, the progress It is making, and Its management. Sentiment (avora- ble to Increased dormitory (acilitles (Continued on page 8.) IS BUT BEGUN EXTENSION OF STREET PAVING ALMOST SI RE " t 'nl versa I Sittlsfartlon Willi the Op eration Now Vnder Way Iinproh nhle. However, 'Flint More Will lie Accomplished This Winter Thau Is Now Contracted Additional Paving Will Radiate From Main Street. That the street Improvement pro gram will not end when the paving of Main and Court streets Is complet ed. Is declared hy the members of the street committee. Since the pav ing work commenced on Main street, a very decided sentiment In favor of further improvement has been created and ns n result the councilir.en ex pect further petitions for street work. In speaking on the subject this morn ing, Joe Ell, of the committee, said: "It has been pleasant to find that the pavement is liked and to hear those who previously objected to It now say that they are glad the work wus undertaken. There has already been some talk of paving the cross streets for a block on each side of Main street. , Especially have the property owners east on Alta express ed n willingness to have such done. But It will be so late when the pres ent contract Is finished by the Warren company that It would likely be Im possible to do anything more this win tor. "But during the coming winter the street committee is not going to be Idle. We will profit hy the long de lays we had this year and will make the preliminary arrangements for work during the winter instead of waiting until summer." Jut what Improvements will bo undo next year cannot be fully told yet. However, the macadamising of East Court will douhtless be ordered, nnd also some Improvement will In all probability be made hi Water, Alta nnd Webb streets In the vicinity of the business section. IMPROVEMENT !il REWARD FOR SEWELL Potlatch Lumber Co. Notifies the Public Through Sheriff Taylor's Office. XO CLUES DISCLOSED IF ANY ARE YET KNOWN. For the Time Being at Least, the Dot limiting Manager Hag Mude a Suc cess ful Getaway Speculation on Whereabouts Ranges From Western Canada to England Exact Amount of Shortage Not Yet Known. While New Claims Are Constantly Appear ing of I ncretllted Payments. For the capture of W. J. Sewell, the defaulting munager of the Potlatch Lumber company, a reward of $200 has been offered by that company through Sheilff T. D. Taylor. Notices to this effect are now being sent broadenst by the sheriff's office, and it i! hoped the financial Inducement will cauje officers at other placea to be on the lookout for the fugitive. If the sheriff has any clue ai to the whereabouts of Sewell, he haa not disclosed the same, and apparently ' the missing lumberman has made a successful (light. That he went to Canada Is believed by many, and It Is possible he may now be in one of the provinces of that country. How ever, It Is unlikely that he remained in Western Canada, and there is al least one officer who believes that he has gone to England. Regarding Seweil'i shortages with the Potlatch Lumber company and the Gray"! Harbor Commercial company, there are no new developments. Ac cording to Mr. Kendall, of the for mer company, it la still impossible for him to tell what the .exact shortage, will be. However. clalrr4 nrs being presented by customers who paid Sew ed money en their accounts and did not have the same credited to them on the books of the company. Mr. Howell, who la here to close up the accounts of the Gray'! Harbor company, saya that hl customers have shown a reluctance to appear, and consequently he Is likewise In the dark as to the real state of affairs with, his company. ' ' i LARGE DELEGATION. ! ', . " I'niiHilln Stockmen in I-nrae Numbers to Sumpter Meeting. On next Thursday, November 8 the stockmen who have been using the range within the eastern division of tre Blue mountain reserve, will meet at Sumpter for the purpose of securing allotments for nxt year. The meeting will lie presided over by D. B. Sheller, superintendent, who wai here last spring. Local sheepmen are preparing to attend the meeting In a body, as prac tically every grower of the county has been using range In the reserve. The crowd will leave here on Tuesday evening. November 6. and on the seventh they wlM hold a preliminary meeting in Sumpter to discuss the situation. Dan P. Smythe. secretary of the Woolsrower?' association, states that the O. II. & N. company has granted a one nnd one-third fare for all stock men who attend the meeting from thlt place. Those wishing the same will take a receipt from the local agent, and by having the same certified by either Douglas Belt! or Secretary Smythe, n one-third fare home may be secured. No reduced rate will be given on the Sumpter branch. Hour I-i Dying. Worcester. Maps.. Oct. 21. General Rockwood Hoar, congressman for this district and son of the late senator, is expected to die any moment. A bul letin Issued at noon says he Is grad ually slnVlng. INDIAN FIGHT REPORTED. Omaha. Neb., Oct. 31. Cnvoi-lfled reports sny a troop of cavalry and a band of Cheyeiines clashed on Powder river lust night. Three Indians were killed nnd others wounded. Smugglers on the Spoknuc. San Francisco, Oct. 31. When the steamship Spokane arrived last night, custom hoii'-e officials went aboard nnd arrested G. C. Hart and W. Pint, members of the crew, sus pected of being members of a ganir of smugglers. Another number of the alleged gang was taken off the steamer when she reached Seattle from points fur ther north. He Is said to have made a complete confession.