East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, March 26, 1907, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDA1LYEVENIKGEDITI0H QAHY EVENING EDITION WEATHER. FORECAST. Rain or snow tonight or Wednesday. Opportunity may knock at yoiir door today, but you may never know it unless you read the East Oreeonlan want ads every day. VOL. 20. PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY. MA11CII 2G, 1907. NO. 5940 COMM ss 15 Thaw's Present Mental Condi tion Will Be Looked Into by Court's Appointees. HEAD OF COMMISSION WAS OXCE A PRESIDING JUDGE. Three Men Couikhh It, and Upon Tholr Report Diicih1h tlie Issue of AVhctlier the Thaw Trial Will Ever Proceed, or the Defendant He Sent to a Mail Houko Without Trial for Uio Killing; of While Thaw and Ills CoiuiM'i Greatly Disappointed Case In Indefinitely Postponed. New York, March 26. The 1 court this afternoon decided to appoint a lunacy commission to examine Into Thaw's present mental condition. Fitzgerald named as the commission to Inquire Into Thaw's sanity Hun. Morgan J. O'Brien, Dr. Leopold Put eel and Peter B. Olney. O'Brien, head of the commission, was former presiding judge of the ap pellate division of the New Tork su preme court. He resigned eight months ago and Is now practicing. He Is one of the trustees of Ryan's Equi table. Olney was former district at torney of New York county. Dr. Put sel is famous In his profession as a scientist. It is expected the session at which the comm'.si mi will examine the wltneis will be publ!"!; Trial' Indefinitely Postponed. The appointment of the commission means postponement of the trial In definitely. When the Jury Is recon vened tomorrow It will be excused, subject to further call. If the commission finds Thaw In sane at present, there will be nothing further for the jury to do. If It finds him sane the jury wlH be reassembled and the trial resumed where It was Interrupted Wednesday. The decision was rendered in chambers, only the attorneys of both sides and Evelyn being present. All the attorneys re fuse to discuss what transpired, say ing from the manner In which the de cision was rendered that Justice Flts gerald wanted any announcement to come from himself. Evelyn was adversely affected by the decision and needed assistance when leaving. Thaw was greatly dis appointed and his lawyers' faces show ed marks of defeat. Evelyn recovered and hastened to the Tombs to encour age her husband. Evelyn carried the news of the de cision to her husband, who took It more calmly than expected and devot ed himself to cheering up his wife. His attorneys followed Evelyn to the Tombs and a conference followed. Through Hartrldge, Thaw gave out an Interview, saying: "I am satisfied with the decision. I do not fear the com mission, as I am confident I can prove myself perfectly sane today." CADETS TO WALLA WALLA. Encampment April 18 to 30 Will Bring 420 Students. .Walla Walla, March 26. Walla Wallu's Invitation to the Washington stote college cadets to hold their an nual encampment In this city, has been accepted according to word re ceived in this city today. Captain Ed ward Kimmel. U. S. A. Instructor In military science and tactics at the in stitution, Inspected the site when in the city several days ago and found It Ideal. . The encampment will be held from April 18 to 20, inclusive, and will be participated In by seven companies, a total of 420 men. A special train will be run from Pullman to Walla Walla over the O. R. & N. to bring the cadets and their baggage and cahip equip ment to this city. During the encampment all sorts of formations Including a big sham battle will come off, and the cltlsens look forward with pleasure to the ca dets' visit. A number of the cities bid for the encampment, but Walla Walla pulled down the prize. INVENTION SAVES GRAIN. Former Oregon Mim Effects Suvlng Fur Farmers. Wolla Walla, March 20. J. W. Will Prosecute In Colorado. Denver, March :16. It Is learned today that Oliver Pa- gin, assistant attorney general of the United States, who as- sinted In the prosecution of the beef trust, is here with a force of secret service men and de- tectlves of the Interior depart- ment, to prosecute alleged land frauds nnd trespasses by unll- censed stockmen upon forest reserves. APPOINTED Walsh, formerly of Medford, Ore., but now of this city, Is constructing a separator that Is expected to save all tho grain for the farmers that Is ordinarily wasted In threshing, and will save thousands of dollars u year. The attachment, on which he has secured a patent, was tested last week and found to be satisfactory. The new machine Is being constructed In the building by the Electric Mills on 1'alouse street, and will be completed In a short time. The grain saver consists for the most part of nn extra fan which goes underneath the separator and gets the straw before it goes Into the stack. The straw is shaken up and the grain sifted nut. and It Is claimed that the method Is very successful. The test was made by Mr. Walsh and A. B. Olsen last week and straw was used thnt hud stood In. the stack since last fall. The test was surprising to the Inventor. $100,000 TRACED TO RUEF. Ileney Announces Evidence Is Com plete and Convincing. San Francisco, March 26. Ruefs trial for extortion was this morning postponed a week. The court denied the request to order Blggy to permit anyone to see Ruef at any reasonable hour. Heney declared this' morning the prosecution has traced from hand to hand (100,000 corruption fund sent by the Home Telephone company from Los Angeles, the disposal of the money to be traced through witnesses already summoned and ordered to have all de tails on record. THE WOOL SALES AGREED TO BY BUYERS AND GROWERS AS WELL. Announced Officially This Afternoon Practically the Entire Eastern Oregon Clip Will Be Carried Until the Dates Given, aa Very Liule Wool Hn Been Sold County Associa tion In Session. Pendleton May 22 and 23. June 7. Heppner May 28 and 29. June 18. Shaniko June 10 and 11 July 16. June 26. Condon June 21. Baker City July 9. Elgin July 11. The above are the dates that have been officially designated as sales days for eastern .Oregon this year. The schedule was prepared by President Burgess and others of the State Wool growers' rso-lntlon, after consulta tion with the Growers tributary to the various markets. Also the schedule has been submitted to Charles H. Green, representative of the wool buy ers, and was found satisfactory to those gentlemen. In view of the fact that but little if any contracting for wool Is being done this year, practically the entire east ern Oregon clip will be offered -cr sale at the dates above named. This afternoon a meeting of the Umatilla County Woolgrowers' associ ation Is being held in the rooms of the Commercial association, and when the Pendleton sales dates were submitted to the members present they weie found to met with approval. The meeting this afternoon Is the first one held by the county uss.vln- llcn In many months nnd numerous niaiters of business came before the cty.anlzatlni. The se..-"'or. was called to order at 2:30 by Dougas Halts, vice president. OHIO SAID TO BE TOR TAFT. Efforts Made to Discredit Hint With Union I.nlHirltes, Cincinnati, March 26. Charles, a brother of Secretary Tnft, says: "1 helli:Vu the sentiment in Ohio Is favorable to Ihe secretary's candi dacy for the presidency. Effort3 will be made to give the sentiment concert, so It will be expressod em phatically, nt the proper time." Taft's enemies are trying to discred it him wlih labor by citing his de cision in the Phelan case In 1884. while ho was Judge! Phelan came from Oregon to speak In regard to the railroad strike and Taft enjoined him from Interfering with FullmRn employes nnd sent Phelan to Jail for six months for contempt when he violated the Injunction. . STOCK BEATEN DOWN. Desperate Combination of Bull Op erators to Offset. New York, March 26. The bear element took everybody by surprise this morning. A further decline In the pi Ice of copper In London was used for bi taking Amalgamated to 7X 1-2 and for a concerted drive at steel common, which was offered In large blocks at the opening nt 31 1-2. Pear attacks were noticed In nearly all thf active Issues. One story Is current that a $25,000,000 bull pool has been formed of operators nffll lated with the Hill-Morgan Interests. DATES IDE FOR EMPLOYES AND COMPANIES STILL NEGOTIATING. Chicago, March 26. Upon adjourned this afternoon of the conference between railroad managers and representatives of the employes It was announced that no definite decision had been reached in regurd to a strike or a settlement. It Is understood the railroad unions Informed the managers of the results of the strike vote, which Is said to be 25 per cent majority In favor of quitting work. The conference will meet ogaln tomorrow morning and va rious comm'ttees are meeting thi afternoon. What the Railroad Employes Demand. Chief of Conductors Oarretsoii, after the conference said. "Our demands are for ah increase on evry Mne wesf rf Chicago to the coast, and from New Orleans to Fort Wlll'ams,' bawd upon Increas ed services Tho railroads have quadrupled thir carrying capacity within ten years and have granted only fifteen per cent Increase In that time." ' T IS Four Thousand Peasants in Open Revolt Marching on ' Capital of Roumania. OF ANTI-SEMITIC ORIGIN I Cnnwd by tliv Sunie General Con ditions as Prevail In Russia: Op. prcsslon of the Agricultural Statists state of Siege Declared at Buch arest and Extreme Measures Will Be Taken Troop's Killed 200 at Gnletr. Revolt Rife in Widely Sep urnted Districts. Bucharest, Koumania, March 26. Four thousand peasants from the ru ral . districts ure marching on this city. ... A state of sclga Is proclaimed and the army Is prepared to prevent an invasion. The artillery Is ordered to use shrcnnell If the peasants refuse to dlspci so. . Sunday troops killed two lijr.dred peasants at Galetz. Revolt Is Widespread. liucharaest, March 26. Plunder continues on a large scale In the Ro man, Putna, Jassy and Bolosahnl dis tricts. The peasants are setting fire to everything within reach, but flee at the appearance of troops. Four uddiMonal regiments have been or dered to Jassy where 12, '.'00 troops are already concentrated. It is re ported that from forty to fifty thou sand peasants are ready to attack the place. Ten Tonus Afire. . London, March 26. A Sofia cor respondent to the Morning Post says he has been Informed from a reliable source nt Rustchuk, that ten Rou manian villages near there are burn ing. Not Antl-Seniltle. London, March 211. The Rouman ian government considers the recent trouble In Moldavia and Wallachla Is the result of a similar disturbance In adjacent provinces In Husnia and not of ami-Jewish character. Is evi dent from a communication made to the Associated Press today by Pre mier Cantnsues-nn. The premier says the troubles do not arise from any anti-Semitic feeling, but are ,well defined agrarian character. The peasants are devastating not only the homes and farms of the Jews, but also those of the Roumanian landed pr.iprlet.irs. It Ik undeniable, ho says, that these occurrences are In part resultant from Russian agitation, especially In Bes turabla. He concludes by saying the govern ment Is taking energnlo measures to restore order and hopes the rlot'i.g may be quickly suppressed. Immedi ately thereafter the government will Intorduce some agrarian reforms. At Baker City, Mrs. Hany Miller's' left hand was bndlv mangled in a mangle in the X. V. laundry. 10 RUNAWAY SOYS Answering the call of the restless wanderlust of the American, the two little toys aged six and four years, sons of Natt Knlpht of Athenn, yes? terdny started on a journey around the world, nt least that was their de clared Intention when overhnuled near this city and returned to their anxious parents at Athena, Inst eve ning. The youthful adventurers left their home In Athena yesterday morning, pulling their wagon with them, and during Ihe day walked from Athena to within a few miles of this city, along the O. R. '4 N. track. Search was begun for them soon after their absence at home was no ticed, but It was not until late In the BOB if DANGER ENFORCE ANT L Hitchcock Issues Order to Enforce Statute He Does Not Approve, Of. IMMIGRATIONS CONDITIONS WILL BE STUDIED ABROAD. Commission Appointed Which Will Afford I)ata Upon Which to Base Amendments to Immigration Law Measure Taken to Relieve the Mon etary Strain In New York, by Sec retary Treasury, Who "Anticipates" Iutcretst Payment on Bonds, and Orders Deposits. Washington, March 26. At the di rection of the president, Hitchcock has Issued an order against fencing public land, and instructing agents of the government to vigorously prose cute all violations .of the law. He states his effort to have the last .ses sion of congress modify the law were futile. The order says It works hard ships on small stockmen, but the law must be enforced. Imiiilurulion Commission. Washington. March 26. The presi dent today appointed Immigration commissioners to investigate condi tions abroad this summer and prepare a bill to Introduce in congress next winter. The appointees are Charles H. Xelll, commissioner of labor; Prof. Jenks, of Cornell, and William R. Wheeler, of Oakland, Cal. Will Believe Wall Street. Washington, March 26. Coltelyou today directed the deposit of customs receipts In the national depository in New York city. This is an enlarge ment of a recent order by him. Another statement Is also issued, anticipating the Interest on 2 per cent consuls of 1930, and 4 per cent on the loan of 1907, due April 1, so as to make payable Immediately the amount of deposits accumulated from Customs receipts, amounting to $15,000,000 daily. Bank StatenieiitH Called For. Washington, March 26. The comp troller calls for bonk statements giv ing conditions at the close of business on March 22. ANOTHER TWO-CENT FARE. 'vniisylvuiilu Gets Into the Tall of the Precession. Harrlsburg. Pa., March 2-5. The senate today passed a rate bill mak ing the maximum passenger fare two cents per mile. The house will con cur, and It is expected the governor will sign the bill. Eight miners went burled alive In an avalanche of sfcow at the Britan nia mine of Howe Sound,' 49 miles north of Vancouver. B. C. March 21. Four were taken out dead, four were rescued. Two Japanese were In the group, one was killed. The surnames of the dead P.rltishcrs arc McBrlde. Wilson nnd Mcpherson. AGED FOUR AND SIX evening that they were overtaken near this city still tramping westward, pulling their wagon. When they passed through Adams late 'n the afternoon several people noticed them nnd asked them whore they were going and received the re ply that they were going on a long trip. Llttk was thought of the inci dent until frantic Inquiries were re ceived by 'phone from Athena. Searchers at once started to follow the runaways, and late In the eve ning they were overtaken a few miles east of Pendleton and returned to their parents, During tlie day they walked about 15 miles and were still traveling westward when overtaken. FENCING EIGHT IN POLICE COURT. Plain Drunks anil Other Drunks Who Were Not Plain. Three Flnlanders wont sailing away upon a had drunk shortly before evening yesterday and to safely bring them to shore required tho combined efforts of Marshal Gur dane and Deputy Kearnev. John Killng, Fd. Peterson and Louis Swanson are all marooned in the city jail t'jday. Swanson will stay there for 20 days, Peterson for seven, while Killng, if all goes will, will es cape in two days. Late In the afternoon yesterday the three Flnlanders became badly Intox icated nnd first sought trouble In Joe Sullivan's saloon. They were sudden ly induced to leave by Bert Wilson and they then proceeded up thu street, running Into the marshal near the French restaurant. While tho piarshal was trying to subdue one of the gang Swanson tried to assist his friend by sandbagging the chief with a slingshot made out of a rock and a picket handkerchief. However, the blw missed Its mark and the marshal soon had his assailant down upon the sidewalk. With the aid of Night Officer Kearney he then conveyed the three Flnlanders to tho city bnstlle. Aside from the above trio there were five . ordinary drunks in the draft this morning, and with but one exception, alt were unable to make the $5 payment demanded of them. SEVERAL YEARS' TIMBER SUPPLY IN SIGHT FOR THE NEW SAWMILL AT MEACHAM Grande Homle Lumber Company Will Start a Mill There Soon Five Miles of Specially Built Railroad Brings In tho Logs Branch Line Will 'Be Extended Along the Sum nilt in the Future. - Five miles of new railroad track Is now In operation at Meacham and several hundred thousand feet of saw loks are In the mill ponds at that place where the Grand Ronde Lum ber company Is preparing to start a large sawmill soon. The branch road has been built west and south from Meacham into a good belt of timber and several years' run is now available along the new line. Logging by train has been in progress for some time, and the mill will soon be ready to start. A large force of men is at work In the timber nnd the new plant promises to furnish employment to about 100 men in all departments when in op eration. As the timber is cut out the branch line , will be extended further along .he summit of the Blue mountains and an immense lumber Industry will be built up at Meacham, which was one of the busiest logging and wood camps in the northwest. 130,000 ACRES UNDER WATER. Levees Are Holding Out Around San Joaquin Islands. Stockton, March "JC. The great linod In the San le.nqu.ln river is now down to about the mouth of the old river. The Mauds' levees are still holding out nnd It Is believed are safe. Frilly 131.000 acres of reclaimed lands In this county are flooded. The damage cannot be estimated. Hermann Case Drags. Washington, March 26. George F. Ogden, a clerk in the general land office today told the Jury of his in vestigation Into the sufficiency of proof of the "7-11" Puter claims In which Hermann Is accused of having an undue Interest. Ineffectual Bomb Throwing. Blalystock, March 26. A bomb was thrown at Governor General Bigalvowkl while he was driving to day. The general was uninjured. Buildings near by were damaged. The thrower escaped. SNOW IX BAKER COUNTY. Considerable Sheep Loss Will Be Sustained In Some Localities. O. R. a N. trainmen ccmlng ir. from the east today say thnt the now yet covers the country from North Powder east to within a few miles of Huntington and that on the higher hills It is several inches in depth. , A dispatch from Baker City to the Oregon Dally Journal says: Six Inches of snow fell Sunday night and It is feared losses of sheep and cattle mi the range will bo heavy. Si ring weather had prevailed here since, in February and stock was ou. ill -over ihls district. If the snow gees off Immediately there will be little danger, as the range has been fine and ntock well f-'d. If It turns colder and the snap lasts even a few rays the damage will be enormous. TOWN MARSHAL IS FINED 10 Jack Noble of Echo Pleaded Guilty to Gambling and to Malfeasance in Office. MULCTED $50 AND COSTS OX EACH OF THE CHARGES Nol le Patronized the Game That Was Run by Mctcnlf, Who Is a Fugitive Prom Justice, Wanted Under Ac cusation of Shooting With Intent to Kill Gillette, an Echo Hotel keeper, Also Fined $50 and Costa Upon Each of Two Counts, While Iliad Barnes Was Fined $30 for Gnmlillng. The spectacle of a town marshal being arraigned for ramhll presented in the circuit court here mis morning when Jack; Noble of Echo pleaded guilty to that offence and also to the charge of malfeas ance In office. He was fined $50 and costs on each count by Judge Bean. The cases against Noble Hevelnneii as a result of the Metcalf shooting affair which occurred in Echo a week or more ago. While In Echo for the purpese of Inquiring into that case District Attorney Phelps learned that Noble had been among those who patronized the game that Met calf had been running In a room ef the Echo hotel. Accordingly infor mation was filed against him for gambling, and also for malfeasance In office. In court this morning Noble was represented by L. A. Esteb.mayor of Echo, who pleaded for a lenient sen tence. Among other things he said It would be impossible for his town to secure another marshal should the 1 present Incumbent be Imprisoned. ' In passing sentence Judge Bean spoke at length in a general way up on the subject, saying that he took into consideration the previous con ditions at- Echo and the fact that the town had not yet gotten over some of Its "Interior" ways. Under the law regarding malfeasance In of fice the penalty may be imprison ment In the penitentiary for a term fo from six months to one year; in the county Jail from three months t onj- year, or by a fine of not less than $50. Llkenlse the offender may be removed from office. At the con clusion of his discourse he Imposed the fine of $50. Two other residents of Echo were also in court this morning upon gambling charges. They were M. H. Gillette, owner of the Echo hotel, and Thad Barnes. Two informations had been filed against Gillette, both for permitting gambling within his hotel, and he-was fined $50 upon each charge. Barnes was also fined $50 and costs. Fdticatinnal Bequest Expected. Cleveland, March 26. Standurd today advanced the price of all grades of gasoline, naptha und re fine! oil in barrels one-quarter of a cent per gallon f. o. b. at Cleveland. Chicago Wheat Market. . Chi-MKO, March 26. Wheat opened 76. closed 75 3-4; corn opened 16 1-4, closed 16 t-S. oats opened -u 3-4, closed 41 7-8. Hung Hliuseir In a Train. Mobile, Ala., March 26. John Hip po, of San Francisco, committed sui cide this morning by hanging while aboard a Louisville & Nashville train. ADAMS DEPOT ROBBED. Burglnrs Took Small Amount of Change and Several Railroad Tick ets. Adams, March 26. (Special.) The O. R. & N. depot at this place was burglarized last night, the thieves taking all the small change, amount ing to about $1, from the money drawer and also a number of rail road tickets. Entrance to the office room was effected througn a win dow in the rear of the building. Several tickets newly stamped for Pendleton were found In the office this morning and at least one or two tickets to Pendleton are missing;. There Is no clue to the robbers. , see e Saloonniuii I'oileln License. Athena, March 20. J. W. e Pavi, a sa'oonman at this e place yeter.lay pleaded guilty e to the charge of selling liquor e to minors before the Justice e court and forfeited his license. Jerry Stone, J. Willaby and J. e M. Hays were the plaintiffs In e the case, charging thot hoys e under age were sold liquor In e Davis' saloon on March 15.