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PENDLETON, OREGON, T1IUMSDAY, MA11CII 11, 1907. NO. 5930
SOME CHANGES
ARE SCHEDULED
Affairs of Minor Indians Will
Hereafter Be Managed by
the Indian Agent.
ONK-TIIIKI RESERVATION
IS PROPERTY OP MINORS.
Tlifl in-Acre Limit Upon lycs'sccs or
Indian Land Will Hcrcnrtcr lie
Rigidly Enforced, ami the Prcwnt
"Cook Wagon" Systom of Occupon
ry Must Give) Way to Actual Red
dencc ITobnhlei Tluit Stockmen
Will Get IThllcgc or Trailing With
out Paying Toll, Itut Not During
This SM-lng.
I
That gome sweeping changes are to
be made In the policy of the govern
ment regarding the management of
the Umatilla reservation Is believed
by those familiar with agency affairs,
and they base their beliefs on state
ments made by Charles L. Dnv's,
special Inspecting officer who has been
here for the pnst three weeks. In an
Interview this morning Mr. Davis
himself predicted a change In the
guardianship system, a closer enforce
ment of the 640-acre limit and the
opening of the reservation to the free
passage of stock.
Thompson Will Go.
Regarding the matter of guardians
for the minor Indians, Mr. Davis says
It is the general policy of the govern
ment to revert back to the plan of
having agents assume those duties
rather than to have outside parties
named as guardians, as has been done
here. The system of having the
agents act as guardians Is being fol
lowed elsewhere, and he says that the
same will be done here In the future.
It Is estimated that about one-third
of the reservation Is composed of land
belonging to minors, and as a result
the matter of guardianship Is a very
Important one here. At present W.
L. Thompson Is guardian for about
100 minors, which constitutes the
grentei portion of the number. Of
JSte County Judge Uilliland has de
clined to appoint Thompson to that
position, when recommended by the
agent, and as a result Agent Edwards
himself has been filling the duties of
guardian.
As to when the new policy will be
,put Into effect here Mr. Davis declined
to anticipate, hut Intimated that the
matter would be left to the discre
tion of the agent.
Roads Will Re Free.
Vpon the subject of free roads
across the reservation Mr. Davis said
he believed the matter could be so
adjusted that stockmen will be able
to cross this fall without hnvlng to
pay toll. However, he does not be
lieve the order for the change can be
gotten Into effect so as to be of any
benefit when stock Is taken across to
the mountains this spring.
Cook Houses Must Go.
Also, the Inspector was willing to
discuss freely the general policy of
the government regarding the lenslng
of reservation lands. He says that the
640-aore limit Is to be more closely
observed In the future, and likewise
that more preference Is to be shown
applicants who actually Intend to live
on the land, at least during a portion
of the year. It Is the wish of the
government, he says, to have actual
farmers lease the lands because they
build better homes and have a civiliz
ing Influence upon the Indians.
While there Is no hard and fast rule
requiring tenants to live upon leased
lands, he says that the "foreman" and
the cook wagon must go, the tenants
hereafter having homes rather thnn
camps on the reservation.
That he will finish his labors here
some time next week Is now believed
by Mr. Davis. However, he will not
return to Washington after he Is
through, but says he will remnln In
this section during the summer.
People Plcnsod With Dnvls.
The straightforward and business
like manner In which Mr. Davis has
conducted the Investigation and his
Inclination to gc to the bottom of
rcsfrvitlon affairs In a fair yet firm
manner, have been especially grati
fying to the people of Pendleton and
those who are Interested on the
Slumlord Company Hard lilt.
Chicago, March 14. Stand-
aid attorney were hard hit to-
day by decisions by Judge I.an-
dls declaring the announce-
ment of a rnle from Chnppelle,
Illlnrls to East St. Louis to be
prima facie evidence of a
through tariff agreement with
the railroad. The government
attorneys declared Chappelle
to be a plain "raMroad speak-
easy" for the avoidance of le-
gal rates, and the giving of re-
bates.
Umatilla reservation. Ho has made
many friends while here and the
people with whom he has dealt have
found him to be a practical, efficient
official who fully understands his
duties and who Is ready to perform
them fearlesslv and Impartially.
CALUMET AND HECLA'S GROWTH.
Proven to Ho the Greatest Goper
Property In flie World.
Boston, March 14. The Calumet &
Hecla Mining company, which has
produced almost 1100,000,000 In divi
dends In the 36 years of Its existence,
promises to dwarf In future years the
enormous returns of approximately
82 times the capital originally paid
In, if the new plans of those In control
of the company are successfully con
cluded. The Osceola company, which Is the
Calumet & Hecla's largest neighbor,
holds Its annual meeting today, and It
is expected has passed into the hands
of the Calumet & Hecla Interests. The
Osceola property, added to the hold
ings of the Centennial, the Allouez,
and the Tccumseh companies, about
whose control there'is no dispute, will
give the Calumet & Hecla Interests
about 10 miles of the richest copper
land that has been developed anywhere
In the world up to the present time.
Calumet & Hecla proper extends di
agonally across two one-mile sections
of land. The four mines of which it
has obtained control string out In
length across six additional one-mile
sections, giving It In all a diagonal
line across eight contiguous sections.
While the production of Osceola Ib at
present at the rate of only 20.000,000
pounds of copper a year, compared
with the Calumet & Hecla's produc
tion of 100,000,000 and the other
three mines are still In the develop
ment stage, the prediction is current
here that the expansion made possible
through the new propertied on the
north and south wlb bring the pro
duction up to within .100.000.000
pounds within a few years. The total
production of the Lake Superior dis
trict Is now about 225,000,000 pounds.
Canadian Forestry Association,
Ottawa, March 14. Forestry and
all that relates to It Is to be discussed
at the annual' meeting opened here to
day by the Canadian Forestry asso
ciation. The attendance is large and
representative and Includes a num
ber of expert foresters from both
sides of the American boundary. The
program arranged for the gathering
extends through two days and con
tains many Interesting features.
WILL NOfRENEW
LEASE MAZER
NO LONGER IS THE THEATER
A PROFITABLE INVESTMENT.
When K. J. Taylor, the Lessee, With
drawn on April 1 Prom Its Manage
ment He Will Take With Him Be
tween $1100 ami $700 Worth of Fix
ture Another Cliupter In Favor of
New Pluylumse.
That Pendleton will be completely
without theater accommodations after
April 1, Is now threatened, for K. J.
Tuylor has declined to renew his lease
Which expires on that date. Mr. Tay
lor has been the lessee of the local
playhouse for several years, and dur
ing the present season has been also
the manager of the opera house at
Haker City. The announcement that
he would not renew his lease came
as a surprise to many here. However,
It has been known for some time past
that the theater has not proven a
financial success this year.
Aside from having a lease upon the
theater, Mr. Taylor also owns J600
or J700 worth of fixtures 111 the thea
ter, and these will now doubtless be
offered for sale.
In view of the discredit Into which
the "theater" has fallen of late, It
may be difficult to secure a new ten
ant for the playhouse. By some It is
believed that Mr. Taylor's refusal to
take the theater for anothor year will
have the effect of aiding In getting
a new theater for the city.
CALLED TO WASHINGTON.
Springfield. III., March 14. The
governor nnd attorney general left
today for Washington in response to
n enll from Hie president. Probably
called to n conference about the In
vostljrntlon of Hie Illinois Central
the state Is now conducting.
Child Burned to Dentil.
La Grande, March 14. The 3-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Ellsworth,
of this ally, wns burned so badly last
evening that It died within a short
time after the accident. It was left
In bed by the mother for a few mo
ments and after she left It got up
and went to the heating stove where
Its night robe caught fire, burning It
so terribly that II died in a short
time.
Chicago Whent Market.
Chicago, March 14. Wheat opened
77 1-4, closed 76; corn opened 46 3-4,
closed 46 1-4; oats opened 40 3-4, clos
ed 40 7-8. '
WALL STREET
DISTRACTIONS
Many of the "Big Fellows"
Got on the Under Side and
Were Badly Squeezed.
HOWLING AND BLEATING
FILL THE ATMOSPHERE.
.
Market Oiiened Irregular Today, With
a Hull Start, Immediately Followed
by a Iicur Movctncnt and the, Tur
moil Is On London Reflects Wall
Street to a Certain Extent, and Two
Small Failures Are Announced
Hox-ful Feeling as to American
Stocks.
Secretary Relieves .Pressure.
Washington, March 14. The
secretary of the treasury has au-
thorlzed the deposit of customs
In public depositories, and an-
nounces he will anticipate the
July Interest on 4 per cents of
the funded loan of 1907, to the
amount of 126,000,000.
New York, March 14. There is ex
citement In Wall street this morning.
The killing yesterday punched the bltf
fellows, but the howls were unexpect
ed from those quarters. The bleating
lambs were mostly shaken out before
yesterday's squeeze started.
Today the market opened Irregular.
Active stocks up for fractional gains,
but at the end of 10 minutes a down
ward movement "started. Sugar was
the first to start down. The. fun ap
pears to have started again.
Standard Stocks Shaky.
Reading bore the brunt this after
noon and was forced to 96 V4 after
opening at 1.15. A rally to 99 follow
ed. Amalgamated hit the toboggan
to 91tt and rallied to 94.
Union Pacific opened at 145, but
dropped to 122 before the close.
Amalgamated copper opened at 98, but
reached 80 five minutes before the
close,
London Reflects Wall Street.
London, March 14. Stocks are de
moralized partly today. All opened
flat, and two small failures are an
nounced. The general opinion Is the
owrst Is over. General Improvement
In all Americans is expected.
CAR SHORTAGE IS EXPENSIVE.
Managers "Can't Help It," Shippers
tall It "Hot Air."
Tseoma, Wash., March 11. Fifty
thousand dollars have been lost to
Tnooma's longshoremen nnd ware
housemen In wages, and the exports
of this port since the first of th" year
have been diminished by a million
dollars as the result of the Noithen
Pacific railway's failure to move the
wheat In eastern Washington to tlde
water as promptly as In years past.
Even the big flour mills on the wa
ter front can not get wheat as fast
as they would like nnd are conse
quently kept behind with orders. The
steamer Hyades Is now detained In
port and has to wait until part of
the flour which she is to take to the
orient Is manufactured.
Alexander Balllle, resident partner
of Balfour, Guthrie & Co., today
slated that the railroads keep giving
the "same old hot air" as to the de
livery of wheat to tidewater. He says
that their promises do not seem to
"nmotinl to much."
An engine and three freight cars
went through a bridge which a flood
bad undermined near Harmarvllle,
Pa. The dead are: J. B. Mikesall,
engineer; W. J. Cantwell, firemani
J. M. Johns, brakemnn. '
PROGRAM FOR MARCH 23 AT WESTON
The following program has been
nrranged for the local teachers' In
stitute which will be held at Weston
on March 23:
10:00 a. m. Opening Exercises.
Singing Selections
School Courtesy .'...A. H. Ferryman
Discussion J. H. E. Scott
Sng Male Quartet
The Teacher and the School Board
Frank K. Welles
.Teneral Discussion
Address J. H. Ackerman
Noon Intermission.
100 p. m. Singing Selections
Boll Call
Then and Now J. S. Landers
Song Male Quartet
Address J. H. Ackerman
Declamation Et:la Forsylhi
Song Male Quartet
AFFIDAVIT ILL
NOT BE ADMITTED
Morning's Struggle Between
State and Defense Ends in
Triumph by Delmas.
DEFENSE PUTS JEROME ON
DEFENSIVE FROM START
The Latter Being Called Down by
Judge Fitzgerald Jerome Tries In
Vain to Have the Answer to One
of His Own Questions Expurgvd
from the Testimony The After
noon Devoted 10 Testimony by Ex
perts Summoned by the Defense,
Jeronu Having Had Eight Sub
poenaed. New York, March 11. Abe Hum
mel resumed the ;,tand In the Thaw
trial this morning.
Hummel's testimony Is lequired
by Dcln.as. who spoke In reply to
Jerome's effort to have Evelyn's af
fidavit made for Hummel accepted
as evldenca. The court sustained
Delmas' objection to the admission
of a conversation between Hummel
nnd Evelyn Immediately preceding
the dictation of the affidavit. (Je
rome had based upon this conversa
tion all his hope of getting the affi
davit admitted.)
Delmas flayed Jerome and flattered
the Jury, and paid twelve Intelligent
men should not be Influenced by the
Improper relation by the prosecution
of an affidavit before its introduc
tion as evidence. Jerome answered
briefly and said his remarks were
entirely relevant.
Jerome's Palpable Blunder,
In ruling out an Important ques
tion Judge Fitvgerald curtly cald,
"The cases cited by the district at
torney are not authority on the
point." Jerome had asked Hummel,
"Kt the Interview with Evelyn did
she tell you she had told Thaw It
was untrue that White had drugged
and wronged herV"
Before Delmas could object Hum
mel exclaimed, "She certainly did."
Delmas shouted, "And you call your
self a lawyer!" Jerome himself
moved the answer be stricken out.
Delmas won, having It retained, and
said he would meet it In the proper
time.
Jerome appeared to think he had
blundered and tried again to have It
stricken out, but failed.
Delmas, to prove that Evelyn was
Hummel's client, offered to put the
Girl on the stand. Jerome was un
willing that this should be dene and
asked to be allowed to put alienists
on the stand this afternoon. The
court agreed.
Jerome tried to get the court to
Inst'-nct Delmas not to confer with
Eve'yn In the Interval between call
ing her to the stand. This request
the court Ignored.
The nfternnon session began at
2 07, when Jerome called eight ex
perts to the stand.
To Prove Jealousy, Not Insanity.
Before putting his own hypothetical
question. Jerome read to the experts
one which Delmas read to him. Je
rome's question required over an hour
to hear, having 39 printed pages In
a little book. He gave copies to the
attorneys and Jurors so they could
easily follow him.
The opening sentence asked the
Jury to assume that H. J. Thaw was
born February 12, 1S71; his maternal
uncle of unsound mind: Thaw was
highly nervous In youth; had St. Vitus
dance and several weeks later had
strabismus, so that he looked cross
eyed. He next asked the Jury to as
sume that Thaw first met Evelyn
December, 1901. In New York, when
17 years old, and a chorus girl. He
reviewed the preparations for and the
trip to Europe, contrasting the posi
tions of the two families.
He read Impressively that part deal-
What Should the Child Know of
English at the Completion of the
, Eighth Grade Work"
Normal School
The faculty of the normal school
will provide a lunch, and have In
vited all visiting teachers to be their
guests during this meeting
The following teachers are expect
ed to be represented In person or by
letter:
T. M. Bowman, Lillian Robinson,
Anlce Barns, Lulu Keller. Charles
Plnkeiton, Julia Woods, Luella Oral
pen, Constance Hastings, A. H. Por
ryman, O. A. Cannon, Mabel Gibbons,
Amy McDanlcl, Carrie Sharp, Tlllle
Bislnger, George Hansel!. Lillian
Dobsnn, W. O. Read, J. II. E. Scott,
Lizzie McKenzle, Beda Carlstrom,
Alice Carlstrom. Daltsy Mclntyre,
Flle Otterstcdt, Ida Storla.
lng with Evelyn's refusal to marry
Thaw because of her previous rela
tions with White, and of Evelyn's tell
ing of her adventures with White to
Thaw.
The previous testimony was review
ed. The whole trend of the question
seemed to be to show that Thaw was
perfectly sane, but Jealous, up to the
time of the murder.
Relieves He Was Sune.
Dr. Austin Flint, replying to Del
mas' hypothetical question, testified
that In his opinion Thaw knew what
he was doing when he shot White.
BURIAL OF DOW1E.
Frequent Deaths at Zlon City Re
gnidcd as a Warning.
Zlon City, III., March 14. Dowle
was burled today, an elaborate
pageant accompanying. Throngs
passed the pier In tears and the long
cortege slowly followed the hearse
drawn by four white horses to the
grave. The band played a dirge as
the funeral car passed, guarded by
Zlon City guards in full uniform.
A number of recent deaths In the
community Is declared to be awarn
ing to the members of the Voliva
faction, and scores are leaving. It
Ifc feared the exodus will become
general.
ORDER WILL ISSUE LATER.
Roosevelt Will Walt Till San Francis
co Stands Pat.
Washington, March 14. The presi
dent this afternoon Issued an execu
tive order putting into effect the Jap
anese exclusion provision of the Immi
gration bill. The order will be Issued
as soon as the president has received
word that the San Francisco authori
ties have made good their promise that
Japanese school children shall have
equal privileges with the whites.
RIOTING AT LOUISVILLE.
Strikebreakers and Policeman Fatally
Injured. '
Louisville, March 14. Nicholas Na
gel, a strikebreaker, was dragged from
a car and his skull fractured by strik
ers. He cannot recover. Policeman
Whilman In another riot was fatally
hurt and others Injured.
Servian Labor Trouble.
Belgrade, March 14. Sugar and
leather factory employes are strik
ing. They fought with the police
'.his morning. The police killed four
and wounded twenty.
CRAZE SPREADS ALL
OVER EASTERN OREGON.
In a Fight In La Grande Recently Two
Fine Birds Were Killed and Several
Were Injured by Steel Spurs Big
light riamieU for Pendleton on
March 30 About 100 Birds Owned
In Eastern Oregon.
Perhaps not outside of the Phil
ippine Islands is there such an epi
demic of cock fighting as Is now prev
alent along the line of the O. B. & N.
nt nil the principal towns nnd stations.
During the past year the sport of
cock fighting has become a real craze
In La Grande Baker City, Huntington,
1'matllla and Kamela, with a fair
sized popularity In Pendleton.
At La Grande recently about a dozen
fine birds were exhibited In a fight
In which two high priced blrdr were
killed outright and others Injured by
the steel spurs placed upon their feet
by their owners. Several hundred
dollars changed hands in wagers and
the fight was attended by sports from
Baker City, Tendleton and other
towns In eastern Oregon.
It Is estimated that there are now
about 100 fine game cocks In eastern
Oregon divided as follows: Pendleton,
20; Weston, 10; Kameln. 6; La Grande.
ViO; Baker City, 10. nnd Huntington,
8 or 10. Some of these birds are Im
ported nnd cost all the way from J10
to $30 each and are well trained nnd
highly prized by their owners.
A big fight Is now planned for
March 30 In this city In which a num
ber of fine outside birds will be pit
ted against Pendleton birds. A num
ber of sports from Kamela. Ln
Grande nnd Weston are expected to
attend the Pendleton fight and nn In
teresting contest Is anticipated.
Some especially fine birds have been
recently received by La Grande pen
pie from Maine and California nnd
Interest In the sport Is now absorhlng.
especially in railroad circles.
TOILS ARE TIGHTENING.
Evidence of Fraud During Hermann's
Tenure of Office.
Washington. March 14. Melvln Mo
Vean, a clerk In the Interior depart
ment, testified todny In the Blnger
Hermenn trial concerning the estab
lishment of forest reserves, and the
clerical work Incident thereto. The
purpose was to show that certain
fraud had been committed by outsid
ers while Herman was commissioner
of the land office.
COCK FIGHTING
IS PREVALENT
DOG TAX WILL
BE $3 AND $6
Ell and McCormmach Advo
cated Raising the Tax to $5
and $8.
WILL CALL FOR BIDS FOR
DOING STREET' CLEANING
The Cleaning to Be Done After
Nightfall, to Commence Between 1
nnd 0 O'clock ln the Evening, Un.
der the Direction of the Street
Commissioner Ordered that the
Street Commissioner Proceed at
Once With the Opening of West
Court Street.
Dogs, street cleaning and the open'
lng of West Court street furnished
the topics at the council meeting last
night, and of the three propositions
that regarding the canines was the
most difficult to handle. It was to
wards the close of the session that
the antt-dogglsts, led by Councilman
McCormmach, opened the fight.
"Some of the people are objecting
to the dog ordinance, but I would
like to see them shut out from
running at large at all. They are a
nuisance and should have no more
right to run around loose than any
other kind cf animals, like cows or
horses," declared the northside al
derman.
Other councllmen acknowledged
that dogs were much subject to crit
icism, but held that the license
should be raised and an effort made
to enforce the present ordinance be
fore any drastic steps were taken.
Councilman Ell wanted the license
raised to 15 and (8, and in this he
and Councilman McCormmach stood
together. When a vote was taken to
see whether those amounts prevail
or the license be raised to $3 and $6
the latter carried. Messrs. McCorm
mach and Ell voted for the higher li
cense, while Murphy; Renn, Thomp
son and Mumm voted to merely
double the license. The ordinance
raising the license to S3 and 16 was
then adopted.
It was then agreed that the pres
ent ordinance be rigidly enforced af
ter April 1, when the tax will be
come delinquent. The matter will
bo hanlled by the marshal and spe
cial deputies this year.
The proposition of letting the
street cleaning work by contract was
broached by Councilman Murphy
and after some dlreusslon it was de
cided to advertise for bids upon the
wo'k. It Is proposed to have the
cleaning done after nightfall, com
mencing at some time between' 7 and
9 o'clock at tho discretion of the
street commissioner.
The subject of opening West Court
street was discussed, and at the In
stance of west end property owners,
the street commissioner was Instruct
ed to proceed with the opening of the
street.
In the absence of Mayor Fee, Coun
cilman Murphy, chairman of the
council, presided last night
Will Imitate Pendleton.
Wall Walla, March 14. The prop
osition ot having a "cleaning day"
for the city was adopted by the
Commercial club last night and a
committee was appointed, with the
city health officer as chairman, and
arbor day will prohably he selected
as the date. Th committee will be
of five members, one tT be selected
from eacb district of the city. This
committee will appoint a sub-committee
of one lady from each district
to act in conlunctlon with them nnd
the help of the school children will
also be enlisted.
Zinc Mine Wns Not Salted.
St. Louis. March 14. The court to
dny decided against Frank Rockefel
ler, declaring there was no fraud In
the sale of a zinc mine to him by
Henry Gross for J265.000.
During the eight months ending
March 6 there was a dally average of
five executions following drumhead
court-martlnl ln Poland and the
Kiltie provinces of Russia.
Government Suit Withdrawn.
Washington, March U.
The president today instructed
Bonaparte to order the district
attorney at San Francisco to
withdraw the suit pending
thee which was to decide the
right of the Japanese children
to nttend the regular public
scbrols. This Is done on Infor
mation received bv the presi
dent that the San Francisco
school bnnrd has rescinded the
former extreme order of sog-
e regatlon.