East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, November 15, 1906, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextQA1LY EVENING EDITION 0AILYEVENINGEDITION Every day Is a good day for East Oregonlan advertisers. Crisp, new, clean and attractive ads every day. Don't fall to read them. . WEATHER FORECAST. Occasional rain tonight and Thurs day; cooler. VOL. 19. PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1906. NO. 5824 SPECIAL AGENTS . IMPLICATE RALEY Indicate That He Maneuvered Senator Fulton's Trip to Deceive the Latter. FITTON AMENDMENT BASED UPON MISINFORMATION. Acquired During n Trip Over the Ron. million Willi Colonel Rnley Who, According to the Special AgeiHH, Took Cure 'Hint the Sennlor Should Ron Only the. Miwt Hnrrcn mitl Least Productive Lands Not n Single Fraudulent Entry Has Yet ;one to a I'll lent. The latest developments In the al leged land fraud Instances arising from the disposal of lands lying with in; the I'matllln reservation, are In dicated by the following from the rortland ( ircgonlan's Washington 'cor respondence: Reports received In Washington from the special agents who are at work on the t'ni.'itllla Indian reserva tion leave no doubt that bold frauds have been attempted by men seeking unlawfully to procure title to valuable agricultural and grazing lands on that reservation. Hut It Is nlso appar ent from these reports and from the land office records that all such at tempts have been frustrated, ns not a single fraudulent entry has passed to patent. All these frauds were at tempted tinder the act opening to en try the unceded portion of the Uma tllla reservation anil the Fulton amendments to that act. J. H. Haley figures conspicuously In the reports of tfie Investigators, and npriears to have been more direct ly Interested In these entries than any one else. Incidentally it develops that Mr. Ttaley Is the man who drove Senator Fulton over a portion of the Umatilla reservation to convince him that the original law should be amended so as to afford some relief to settlers who hail taken up land supposed to be unfit for cultivation. Showed I'ulloii Hurl-en I.imd. Arcorillng to the ugent. who has made capful Investigation. Mr. Ha ley did not show Mr. Fulton the land In which he and his friends were In terested and which they had subse quently attempted to acquire under the Fulton amendment, but took the senator over the worst portion of the reservation, showing him barren peaks and unattractive grazing areas, rep resenting them to be land that had been taken up by entrynien before ills covering that It would not produce crops. Mr. Haley, according to the report, said that some 30-oild settlers had partly paid for this unproductive land, but would not be able to acquire title unless the law was amended. It Is the conviction of this agent that Mr. Fulton was entirely misled by Mr. Haley, and that" he Introduced his amendment to the Indian bill upon the representations that had been made to him on that drive. The agent also declares that several teams accompanied the senator on that oc casion, and the occupants of the other teams were represented as settlers who sought relief under the proposed amendment. May Lose Land and Money, Ton. Mr. Haley, nccordlng to the report, hns paid over to the government some $6000 or 17000 on lands entered In the names of his friends, Mr. Rnley him self appearing as attorney for num erous entrymen. This money Is now In the possession of the government, and. If the entries supposed to have been made In tho Interest of Mr. Ha ley are held for cancellation, he will not he able to recover this amount. On the contrary, It Is the opinion of the authorities he may find himself In deep water, as numerous other Or egnnlans who are being Investigated In the belief thnt they perjured them selves In connection with proof on various entries In which Mr. Raley is supposed to bo Interested. May Face Perjury Charge. ' In attempting to procure agricul tural land under the Fulton amend ment It would be necessary for every entryman to submit perjured testi mony, and this constitutes a serious offense, as docs the alleged conspira cy among those Involved. What Colonel Rnley Has to Say. Editor Kurt Oregonlan: I have read the article In the Ore Ionian of the 14th, In which I figure so conspicuously. I say emphatically that I am not the man who drove Senator Fulton over n portion or nny portion of the Umatilla reservation. However, I was one of the party who Joined him at Mcadhnm and drove over a part of the reservation. It can be easily ascertained what other persons constituted the party and the only statement I have to make re garding thot Is that every member of the party was a personal friend and acquaintance of Senator Fulton, and no deception was practiced on him and could not have been practic ed on him regarding their standing. Senator Ankeny was expected to be among the party, but failed to arrive. Senator Mitchell had been Invited to be present, but for some reason now net known to me, he was not present. Alexander Invited Also. Some days before the meeting at Meacham, 1 met Captuln J. H. Alex ander In Pendleton, told him of the proposed meeting of the senators and requested him. to he present. At that time he Informed me that he would be very glad to do so. I believe he also stated that his son-in-law was then visiting him and he would be pleased If there was room In the party to have his son-in-law go along, and requested me to notify him of the day and he owuld try to meet with us. Perhaps about the day before we did meet at Meacham one of the men who afterward composed the party received a telegram from Senator Fulton, stating that he would be in Pendleton on I think It was the fol lowing day and could remain here ojic day and would at that time be glad to Inspect the reservation lands. Upon receipt of that telegram two teams with hacks were sent to Meach am, Senator Fulton was notified that we would Join him In Pendleton and go by train to Meacham and from that point drive out over the lands to lie inspected. I Immediately noti fied Captain Alexander by wire at La Grande to meet us the following morning at Meacham. Captain Al exander did not meet us there. Some time afterward In a conversation with him he expressed some regret or gave Some reason for the failure to meet us, but I have forgotten Just what his reason was. Senator Fulton was driven along three sides of the so-called Crow & llalev pasture and was. driven as near to all portions of It practically as he could have gone with a wagon, and had a good opportunity and did have a full understanding of the character of the hip. Is In that pasture. From there he was driven across the high plateau which contains some good agricultural land, to the high brakes of the Southern fork of Mc Kay creek, and from that point view ed other lands which were embodied in tho bill. Pulton Not Misled. Senator Fulton was not misled In any manner nor by any person re garding the location or the character of the lands to he affected by the bill. It Is true that Senator Fulton, when he was shown the Crow & Haley pasture, vas shown barren lands, because this pasture Is composed, or at least all parts of It which are held by Crow & Haley, or either of the under leases, are barren lands and of the most worthless character, it Is (Continued on page 8.) T O. It. N. 11(11 (HIT LAM! SOUTH OF PRESENT DEPOT. Iloilght of A. II. Todd New Depot to lie Erected UKu the East Side Tank Need of Room .for More of the Track, Opposite a New Water Side Tracking Is the Itenson for Ihc Change Lund Cost $100 Per Acre The O. R. & N. company hns pur chased a piece of land ar Meacham from A. H. Todd, and will use the same for a depot site. The deal for the land was made here yesterday between Mr. Todd and J. B. Eddy, right of way agent for the company, $100 per ucre being paid. The tract purchased Is about a quarter of a mile Bouth of the present depot at Meacham. It lies on the east side of the railroad track, and a new depot will be erected at once. On the opposite side a wnter tank will be placed. The reason for the change in the depot location Is to secure more side track room. No More Chinese Labor for Transvaal. London, Nov. IB. The Trnnsvaal labor ordinance comes Into force to day. Under Its principal sections the recruiting of Chinese labor Is entire ly stopped and tho Introduction of Chinamen into the country made a penal offense. Argentine Wheat Crop Short. Bueynos, Ayres, Nov. IB. The wheat crop this season will fall much below the average. Recent storms have practically destroyed the crop In the Rodarlc and Santa Fe districts. Pastors! to Help Each Other. Arrangements have been made by the Baptist ministers of this place, Baker City and La Grande, to hold triangular meetings during the com ing winter. The first meeting will be held at Baker City, Rev. Hall of Pen dleton, and Rev. Gibson of La Grande, assisting Rev. Secor of Baker City In the letter's church. Afterward meet ings will be held at La Grande and then here. WIN BI EW 11 PENDLETON ISOLATED BY STORM THOUGH DAMAGE Only One Wire to the Outside and That Does Fitful Service. Telephone Service Also Impaired. High Water Delays Railroad Service From tho West Heavy Wind Pre vailing in Tills Neighborhood Yakima and Naches Rivers Higher Than They Ever Have Iloen Known Heailgates Washed Out and Irrigation Canals Sustain Vast Damage Northern Pacific Traffic Tied lTp, and City and Tounty Authorities of Interior Washington Are Holding Emer gency Sessions. By reason of the heavy gale which continued almost steadily all drt telegraph and telephone wires have been out of commission, more or less, and In many Instances communication Is entirely cut off. The wind began blowing at an early hour this morn ing and Increased somewhat In veloc ity up to noon, but slackened to some extent this nfternoon. The wires operated by the Western I'nlon were In bad shape all day and It was impossible to get Into com munication for any length of time with Portland or any other outside places. The only exception to this Is a single and occasional wire to Port land, via Spokane. Direct telegraphlo communication east or west from Pendleton any distance Is Impossible. As a result the telegraphic service of the East Oregonlan today is some what abbreviated, and the usual amount of foreign news will be missed. Besides. the poor service of the tel egraph system, the telephone lines have not heen working w ell, and much trouble has been experienced by pa trons and employes of the company. Linemen have been at work In the attempt to Improve conditions on the system, but as the wind continues, satisfactory service cannot be expect ed. Several fences and billboards were blown down this morning In the city, but the damage done Is not extensive. This morning the glass In the large transom in Gray Bros.' grocery store was blown out. but fortunately no one was near the door when the glass fell, and no Injuries were received. Reports from different parts of the county are to the effect that the wind has been blowing with an unusual ve locity, but that no particular damage has been sustained. No 0 Was Late. No. 8 passenger train arrived from Portland at S o'clock this morning, being about three hours late. It was necessary to make slow time between I'matiHa and Pendleton because of tile high water and condition of the bridges. Heavy Gale This Morning;. A heavy wind blew this morning in Pendleton and vicinity, but no partic ular damage was reported, except the blowing down of fences. Telegraph and telephone wires were more or less out of commission, but communication was not entirely cut off. Electricity Turned On. The electric light service was again put Into commission this afternoon, but Manager Vincent stated that the repairs at the power station above Milton were not as yet completed, and he could not promise continuous service. He said, however, that he had assurances from headquarter? thnt everything would be running smoothly again hy tomorrow. The water in the Little Walla Walla river has receded rapidly today, and the flume can now be repaired with out further difficulty. The Umatilla river has fallen some One of the most sensatlonnl gam bling cases that has come to light here In many months became known today when warrants were sworn out for the arrest of Roy Stewart and Sam Endlcott. The former has been arrested and pleaded guilty, and was fined $75 today by Judge Fltis Gerald. Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon Endl cott had not been located by the chief of police. G. W. Riggers of La Grande, is the complainant agnlnst the two men, nnd according to his allegations he was robbed of M00 by the two men, and was In line to lose $1000 more. According to Blggers he Bat In a game of poker at the Rainier Beer hall, of which Stewart Is the proprietor. The others In the game were Stewart, En dlcott and a stranger whose name Blg gers did not know. Blggers alleges that In the first game fhe trio won $400 from him. But he still had a certificate of deposit for $1000, and they then induced him to try his luck again In hopes of redeeming his losses. While the game was on he WARRANTS OUT FOR IS SLIGHT HERE since this morning, and residents need have no occasion for worry about the levee at this time. Yakima Country Flooded. North Yakima, Wash., Nov. 15. The Yakima and Naches rivers are higher than ever before In the history nf the valley and much damage to railway and' other property Is being done. The headgates of the canal of the power plant of the city washed out last night and other headgates have gone out of canals northwest of this place with the result that there Is grave danger of flooding the city and surrounding country. Dynamite was used by the power company this morning to blow up Its embankment a mile from the Naches river to di vert the water and prevent It from coming down to the city. The city and county authorities at noon today held informal meetings to consider the seriousness of the Im pending flood. The rivers are stilt rising and some county bridges have washed nut. The North Yakima & Valley railroad trestles were washed .jiut at the approach to the bridge across the Naches river, five miles from here, and all traffic on the Northern Pacific is tied up. The wa ter Is overflowing the banks of the rivers and the lowlands are Inundated hy reason of the washing away of the headgates of the power ditch and the Sihanno ditch. Both canals are now- carrying more water than they can hold. The surplus Is flooding out over the whole country northwest of Frultvale. It is reported here that several Northern Pacific bridges in Yakima Canyon have gone out. Two miles of the main track west of Cle Elum have been taken out and all traffic suspended. If the rains continue all the county bridges will be washed out before night. The rainfall In the mountains Is the heaviest ever report ed in this county. Damage to proper ty will amount to thousands of dol lars. RESUME WORK TOMORROW. Paving: Willi Re Completed ill Three Weeks Probably. As a result of the heavy wind today the streets have dried up almost en thelv. The force employed by the Viiren Construction company will be put to work again in the morning afic- a several days' lav-off on ac count cf the rain and wet streets. It Is believed that the work of lay ing the pavement on Court street can be completed in about five more days, provided the weather remains favora ble. The company has not made much progress with the street work during the past two weeks owing to the wet weather. As soon as Court street Is finished the work will be directed to the south end of Main street. The com- nriPV hopes to complete its contract within the next three weeks and It declares an extra card was slipped Into his hand by one of the other players, who then pretended to dis cover the same and accused Blggers of cheating. The gambler then picked up all the money In the pot, taking nlso the $1000 certificate of deposit. The certificate of deposit was from a La Grande bank and since the game payment has been stopped by Blggers, so he says. The cases against Endlcott and Stewart were taken up in the record er's court by District Attorney Phelps. Should Blggers' story be found sus tained it is probable both men will be Indicted In the circuit court for lar ceny of the $1000 certificate of de posit. According to the officials much trouble has been had of late with the Rainier Beer hall, which has become so disreputable that complaints re garding the same are being made by others In the saloon business. Stew art's license will require renewal within a few weeks, and this last trou ble may make It difficult to secure another. STEWART ENDICOTT GAMBLERS Is' probable that after that time, the paving plant will be moved to Walla Walla unless It Is decided by the council and property owners to have other streets paved. FOURTEEN CARLOADS BEEVES. Shlpjied Today, and An Equal Num ber Will He Sxnit Tomorrow. Fourteen carloads of beef cattle are btlng shipped from Pendleton today over the W. & C. R. and Northern Pacific to Seattle, and tomorrow an equally as large shipment will be made from here to the same point. The two shipments comprise about 700 beef cattle and were purchased by Nate Raines of this city for the Frey-Bruhn company of Seattle. Mr. Raines purchased the cattle mostly from stockmen of the Izee country In Grant county, and It Is un derstood that little better than aver age prices were paid for them, as tho cattle are In prime condition for slaughtering. ' The cattle would have been shipped In one train, but the railroad company was unable to get enough cars to gether today and It will be necessary, therefore, to make two shipments of the same. This number is the largest single purchase made at this point for many months. Owing to the high water and wash outs on the Northern Pacific In the Cascades and western Washington, the cattle will be shipped as far as Top penlsh, Wash., and will be held and fed there until through service can be had from that point to Seattle. WOOD GROWING SCARCE. Weather Drives Workmen from Hills Above Raker City. It will not be at all surprising if the pi ice of wood Jumps as high as $9 or $10 a cord before long, says the Baker City Herald. The present weather has driven the few choppers and haulers from the hills and the supply Is cut off. One of the dealers said this morning that he had but about half of his wood down from the hills and that he had taken no orders for the past two weeks. The outlook is not very encouraging. Idaho is trying to buy wojd from Baker and Is willing t" pay 8 a cord f. o. b. Baker City. The price m Pendleton and Walla Walla is going up steadily and it will certainly advance In Baker City before wry long. WATER WAYS CONTENTION. To Sivure a Chlcago-St. Louis Deep Channel. St. Lou's, Nov. 15. The water ways convention for forwarding the move ment for a deep channel from the lakes to the gulf met this morning and will make recommendations to congress. OF CERTIFICATES .1211 FOR SCHOOL LANDS RASED UPON FORGERY". Total of 88.IS0.72 Acres Directly Af footed All the Forged Applications Acknow lodged Hcfore Henry H. Turner Many of the Investors Seemed to Have Hern Innocent Vic tims of Others' Dishonesty. Three hundred and twontv.si .. tlflcates based on forged applications lor scnooi lands covering 88. 130.72 acres, on which certificates of sale had been Issued to purchasers, have been ordered cancelled at Salem by the state land board. This action was taken when It became known that this fraud had been practiced on the uoaro. In reference to the matter a Salem paper further says: Payment on the nrlncinal sums due had been made to nn aggregate of J45.7S1.20. All of the forged appli cations na-d been acknowledged before Henry H. Turner, who was a Justice of the peace In this city. The forged applications cover a period running through the years 1900-1-2-3. Many of the holders of the certificates have made all payments, except the final one nnd all of them are losers in vary ing sums. Amone Ibe vtetlma la xr T. Palmer of Bath, Me., who appeared nerore the board seeking relief and wanted his money bnlr Hrt Vtnl.lo several of the cancelled certificates and ctntmed to have everything Invest ed In them. He will have to apply to the legislature for relief, said mem bers of the board. When It Is known thnt the order nf the cancellation hns been made It is thought likely many more will be seeking a way to recover their Invest ments, but thev will nnvp nn renmirua excepting through the legislature. lurner, wno is a resident of this city and a young lawyer, has figured before In similar deals and was In dicted bv the Marion Jury In the land fraud cases that have oeen oerore me puoilc for the past two years. He became a witness for the state in the trial nf those and thereby secured dismissal of the Indictment against him. CANCELLATION FRISCO RELIEF W EMBEZZLED $1,000,000 Intended for the Destitute Victims of Earth quake and Fire Was Stolen. MJSSING REMITTANCES SENT IN DIVERS SHAPES. Cash Sent Direct and by Express and Money Order Over One Hundred Expert Agents of the Federal Secret Service Are Employed on the Case by Order of the President Mayor Sclimitz Under Suspicion 810,580 From Searchlight, Nev., Is Missing Great and Dastardly Steal. San Francisco, Nov. 15. New and sensational features have come to light in connection with the graft In vestigation in this city. It is learned on good authority that the relief funds for the fire sufferers have been looted to the extent of nearly $1,000, 000. So Indignant was President Roosevelt, on hearing of the stealing of the funds contributed by sympa thetic citizens of various states for the relief of the unfortunates of San Francisco, that he is reported to have said that he would bring the offenders from the uttermost parts of the earth should they make temporary escape. Postal Orders Taken. During the first days following the fire in San Francisco, sympathetic citizens throughout the country for warded relief moneys by postal or ders and by enclosing scrip in envel opes and other packages. The world not being acquainted with the organ ization of relief hodles In the city, forwarded much financial aid In care of Mayor Schmltz. It Is said amounts ranging from 50 cents upward Into hundreds and pos sibly thousands of dollars were sent to the mayor and that a compara tively small sum only reached the Red Cross or citizens' relief committee as shown by the records. It Is estimated that the relief moneys were forward ed throuch 10,000 and possibly 30. 0U0 posteffiecs of the United States and also that considerable sums came through the express companies. Rix-sevclt Interested. The interest of President Roose velt and the federal authorities in this affair has been so great that the pres ident Is credited with the statement that the government will expend $1, Oon.ooo If necessary to unearth and bring the criminals to Justice. Over mo of the nion expert oper atives of the secret service depart ment have been at work amour the posttffices of the Union and in this city tracing money orders and re ceipts. Tlie crime of forgery is said to be included in the offenses of the raiders of the relief contributions. It is through the president's influ ence that William J. Burns, one of the most expert and successful de tectives in the employ of the govern ment. Is detailed to work in San Francisco. It was also through th president that Francis J. Heney. who with Furns was engaged in prosecut ing important land fraud cases In Oregon and California, was detached from that work and assigned to the San Francisco graft investigation. So secret has been the " work of these government agents that even District Attorney Langdon was not acquainted with the main purpose for fear thnt he might "leak." A considerable sum of n-.onev was also sent through the express compa nies and Wells-Fargo. which compa nies are now investigating the disap pearance of $10,550 sent in one pack age from the citizens of Searchlight, Nev., which the relief committee says it never received, and which the com pany says -was delivered to the rep resentative of the committee to whom u was addressed. The express company has n nini for the money, and the Searchlight editor, who sent the money, has a letter of acknowledgment, but tho money is missing and Mayor SchmltJ and all his underlings deny It wn ever received. . RciNiiring Furnish Flume. Progress is beliia- rani.tiv m,.t the repairs of the Furnish ,iit,.h nn- Hermlston, about 15 men being em ployed at the present time. The foun dation for the large flume had become Impaired In a number of nlncna Tho sand is being removed and timbers are being placed deeper in the ground ior a oetter foundation for supporting the flume when full of water. Reception to Grand Matron. Mrs. B. L. Sherw-I of the Order of the Eastern Star, or- nea nere yesterday upon an official visit to Bushee chapter No. l;. At the Masonic hall this evening she will be given a recention hv tho .,.., i of the local organization and follow ing the same, instruction win be given in the secret work of the order, Mrs. Sherwin's home is at Ashland.