East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, April 02, 1907, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text! DAllYEVMBEDlflOH DAILY EVENIHSEDITION WEATHER FORECAST. Probably showers tonight or Wed nesday. ' Isn't It boiler to know things nbout prices than to guess, wonder and 1 fret? Then it's worth while to read the ads. S NO. 5946 VOL. 20. PENDLETON, .Olt' X, TUESDAY, APRIL 2. 1907. 0 PROSPECTS FOR AGREEMENT Chief of Conductors1 Union States that Negotiations Have Made No Progress. TNCEKTAINTY GOVEtfXS ALL PKOttSCfciTICATIOXS. NcxWng Gained and !WrtliliiR Los 'by 'Elilier Side According to fiiirmmn It Im the Railroad iluiuigfrs Who Will Not CoacWIe Anything Com i liiUsloncr Knupp and elll Apar--ently IIhtoiotip Triul of "Seven Railroads cin 178 Counts U"gun at Minneapolis. Chicago, AptO i. At a moment when the railway situation seemed past the cruelnl point, the radical ele ments In the -unions' committee be came active and -at noon "there was much uncertarnty. ' Garretson said after the conference this morning, "We are Jast at the starting point, sVlth nothing gained and nothing lout. The Inbor side has not receded an fiich from 'the original position. The mon'i patience will be exhausted pretty -soon If the roads do not show a spirit of concession." Commissioners Knapp and Noll! are apparently moCh discouraged. Seven Biillronds on Trial. Minneapolis, April 2. The trial of seven railroads and four grain firms accused of granting rebates, -began In the federal court here today. There arc 178 counts against the Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul. CHICAGO -ELECTION TODAY. Street Han-naty lwiip Overshadows All Othen. Chicago, April 2.-i-The decisive con. test In ChVugo's mulflclpal campaign takes place today, when the electorate will decide nr or against the street railway ordinance passed by the city council In February. The ordinance provides for 'the granting of 20-year franchises to the two companies now operating the street-railway lines. In return the companies are to give uni versal transfrs, through routes and a better service for -a 6-cent fare. The lines are to be -rchiiMlltated under the direction of the city at a cost of $40. 000,000. The city im six months' no tice may bay the line for $50,000,000 nlus the cost of rebuilding. While the companies operate the lines they are to pay to the city 55 per tent of the net Income. There are . the usual declarations of confidence on the ps.rt of the rival ninvornllv candidal. Mayor Dunne, heading the democratic ticket, and ! Frederlrk A. Busse, the standurdlicnr er of the republicans. The newspapers this morning wind tip the multitudi nous apostrophes and Imprecations which have long filled their columns dally, and make a Ilnul appeal to the voters to deliver a true verdict. Heavy Vote IVIng Polled. Chicago, April ' 1. Cool. crisp, weather l bringing out a heavv vot. The polls opened at 6 this morning and will close at 4. Busse claims the election by 43,000, Dunne by 35,000. Walla Walla Hail a Fire. Walla Wallu, April 2. Fire caused . damage of more than $5000 In less than one hour early this inuriiliig, en tirely destroying the Walla Walla bowling alley on Alder street, between Third and Fourth, and causing a water dtimage to the Owl saloon building next door of several hundred dollars. Unlet on Trcudwell Mnntl. Juneau, April 2. Quiet prevails on Trcmlwell Island. It Is expected the troops will he withdrawn within a Any or two. There Is ho disorder, and none Is expected. Reports that the miners had threatened to destvoy property are untrue. lnqnltli Kills Himself. Omaha, April 2,- A. B. Jnqutth, original promoter of the Omaha ex change, committed suicide this morn ing by shooting, following reverses In business. A total of 16,053 (migrants and 1898 cabin passengers arrived at New York on March 28. It was the record Im migration day of the rush season. Actual Trial of Rnef Begun. San Francisco, April 2. The trial of Ituef on extortion charges was called this morning, but one venireman failed to ap pear. Court adjourned until this afternoon in order to give the officers opportunity to find the missing venireman. TtESTORING RESERVE LAND. P.'nclint Makes Segregation of Over 200,000 Acres. Washington, April . 2. Forester Plnr.hot has ordered the restoration to public: settlement of about 200,. 000 ncres which had been withdrawn temporarily and placed In forest re serves. The lands are: 133,360 acres which 'Tiad been placed temporarily In Uie reserve In Las Animas county, Cora;; 42,240 acres adjacent to the sovtberu portion of the Big Belt na tional forest In Park and Gallatin counties, Mont., and 25.CO0 acres In Grant county, K. M., adjacent to 'the Big Burros reserve. This lust named, on examination, was found to be chaparral and open grassland, hence, following the pol icy which the bureau has adopted, it was restored to settlement. The Montana lands were found to he rhlefly grazing in character. The Colorado land was restcred because it was represented by commercial he dies of Trinidad, Colo., that the most of the area was already filed on' by settlers, and, as In the case of all restored lands, when 90 days have elupsed. It will be open to entry. Hearing on 3-CENT HATE. Atlanta,' Go., April 2. The state railroad commission today commenc ed Its hearings on the petition filed by the Georgia Farmers' Union asking for a reduction to 2 cents a mile on passenger fares in Georgia. Execu tives of the several railroads doing business In the atate.have been cited to appear before the commission and show cause why the reduction Bhould not be made. THE TOMBS FITTSICIAN TnrVKS THAW IS SANE Jerome Himself Sticks to the Theory Hint He Is Snne at Tills Time, While nr. Hamilton, an Expert, Substantiate the Same "Claim Both Whncse Have Studied Thaw.- - New York. April 2. Dr. McGuIre the Tombs physician, was called as the first witness before the Thaw lu nacy commission today. Dr. Mc Gulre Is -the Teattie -rjhyslclm. He tes tified he saw Thaw two or three times a week while In prison and also has been In court frequently to observe Thaw. He said he never observed anything unusual In the defendant's action. He declared Thaw was always rational In conversation. Jr'o'ne examined McOu're briefly, brlmf.-i;: out -"h Tact that ho never evtnnined til, i e'endaiit with the view of determining hi sanity. Jerome, when Dr. Hamilton ,oi,k the stand, engaged In a discussion of a log-il pnlp; with Commissioner Mo r;i;-e. The discussion led to Mc ('lure's asking, "You claim, then, that Thaw has been Insane through nil this trial?" Jerome replied, "Yes, sir." Dr. Hamilton swore he does not think Thaw Is capable of udvlslng his attorneys. Killed HHiiMir on ii 'Train. 2. Stephen Washington, April Shelllga of Cleveland, committed sui cide by shooting aboard a Baltimore & Ohio train this morning.' His body was taken to the morgue in tills city. Quieting In Homi-anlii. Bucharest, April 2. Nearly 140, ooo soldiers are under nrms In Hou iv.nnla and the situation Is iiiiloting. T:oops have been ordered to end the trutalttl.t. CAItinKM) REFUSES AID. Xo Relief for Wyoming Cattlemen, Says the Secretary. In response to a telegram from Governor Brooks of Wyoming, Sec retary Garfield states that he cannot make uny departure from the order requiring that fences on the public lands be removed, says a Cheyenne dispatch. Uovernor Brooks' telegram was addressed to the secretary of ag riculture, and Is as follows: "Owing to tho extent of cnttle range In Laramie, Albany and Con verse counties, Wyoming, It would 1 e very dangerous to have all tl.e fences removed that President Roosevelt has ordered, down, as cattle would be at large and spread disease everywhere, A few months' time should be given thtse cattlemen to dip infected herds before the April 1 fence order is en forced." The communication was referred by Secretary Wilson to Secretary Oar field and the latter replied: "As congress did not amend the foncu Ivv 3 suggested by the depart ment, I cannr.t make exception re garding special fences. The facts to which you refer were fully known lurt winter to the cattle and sheep Interests affected and ample notice was given of the result If no legisla tion wera enacted. No action oth-jr than the enforcement of the law can pow he Uken by the government,." EVIDENCE IS CONFLICTING UN !i'S SOLICITS Roosevelt Says Such a Statement by Harriman ,;ls a De liberate and Wilful Untruth." ' Acnrn-dliig to Harriman His Services aa a Special Pleader and Contributor Were to Be Partly Repaid by the Apimintincnt of Chaiincey M. Depew aa AmluiHMUlor to France $200,000 Was Needed In 1901 During an Emergency, anil of Tim t Amount Harriman Gave Personally $50,000, According to a Letter by Him Published In New York Papers. Harriman Is frantic. Now York, April 2. Harri man, almost frantic with rage, refuses to defend hlmfteif ex pect to admit the authorship of tho letter. The end of the greatest sensation Roosevelt has sprung In n most spectac ular administration, Is not yet In sight. TO, morning It seemed as If the president had hit hard; this afternoon the world Is staggered at the force of the hlow he hit In return. Wall street Is speechless and the politicians dumfounded. New York, April 2. The publica tion of the Harriman letter In which he Is said to have declared Roosevelt appealed to him In 1904 to secure campaign funds, reveals a peculiar sit uation. Harriman says the letter was furnished the 'World by a former em ploye named Hill, he Insists, and says It Is "about as Imperfect as a poor stenographer could get from old notes. I warned the World the letter must not be printed, but when I found I could not stop It. I telephoned the American to release the letter for that paper's use." Harriman admitted writing the let ter, tout raid, "I went further," accord ing to the World's reporters, "than the copy you have. You only have a part of It. The letter, If printed in full would do Irreparable harm. It is go ing to react on the person who prints It. because It falls short of the mark aimed." The letter created a stir In Wall street todny. lliirrimnri's Aociisollnns. Harriman wrote the letter to Sidney Webster, a New York millionaire. The portion relntlng to the alleged sollci tated contribution Is as follows: hout n week before the election of 1904. whnn !t looked certain the state ticket would go democratic, and New York was doubtful as to Roose- velt himself, the president sent me a reqnes: to go to Washington to con fer upon political conditions In New York. I eomplled. He told me he understood the campaign could not be urf'cf-i'tv cm-led on without suffic ient funis, and the national commit tee had utterly Tailed of obtaining litem. "I explained to him I understood the difficulty here In New York was mnlnly rnased by the up-stnte leaders beln; unwilling to support Depew for re-election; that If he. (Depew) could he taken care of In some other way I thought matters could be adjusted and different contending elements In the pnrty brought Into close alliance again. We talked over what could ho civile for Depew and finally ho agreed that If fonnd necessary, he would appoint him ambassador to Perls. With the full, belief the pres ident would keep the agreement, I en me back to New York and sent for Treasurer Bliss, who told mc I was the last hone: that they had exhausted every other resource. In his presence I culled up my Intimate friend Depew and told him It. was necessary. In or der to carry New York, that $200,000 should be raised at once, and that If he would help I would subscribe $50, 000." That gentleman said he 'would let me know,' which he did with the result that the whole amount. Includ ing my subscription, was raised. Checks were given to Bltte, who took them to Cortelyou." HnoNCvcIt Says Harriman Is a Liar, Washington, April 2. The president this afternoon gnvo the lie to the as- For the purpore of allotting about 75,000 acres of range land recently added to tho Wenaha forest reserve In Umatilla county, Forest Supervisor J. M. Schmlt of the Wenaha reserve, has called a meeting of stockmen In terested to be held In this city on April 12. The new addition to the Wenaha reserve Includes the greater part of townships 1 soulh, and 1, 2 and S north, range 36 east, and Ilea along the eastern border of the Umatilla RANGE MEETING ROOSEVELT Gin FUNDS sertlons In the alleged Harriman Webster letter making public copies of letters the president wrote to Con gressman Sherman of New York, last summer. In one of these letters the president said: "I understand you to say that Har riman alleged that I made this prom ise (referring to Depew as ambassa dor to France) at a time when he had come to see me In Washington In 1904, when I requested him to raise a $250,000 fund for the presidential campaign then on. Any such state ment Is a deliberate and wilful un truth; by rights it should be charac terized by a shorter, more ugly word. I never requested Harriman to raise a dollar for the presidential campaign in 1904." After giving out the above corres pondence the president said, "I feel particularly fortunate In having been attacked within the last few days by both Burton , and Harriman." The president then authorized the following statement: "After writing the letter to Sher man the president was assured Har riman had not make the statement Sherman credited him with making, inasmuch as these same statements appear In the letter of Harriman, now published. The president deems it proper the letters he sent to Sherman last October shall now themselves be made public." llooecvclt Is Sizzling. Washington, April 2. The presi dent'k Witfrs to Sherman concerning Harriman are sizzling with refutations, and he has told Sherman to show them to Harriman. He said he not only never promised to appoint Depew to the French embassy, but said he be lieved It to be Impossible and was also surprised that Hurrlman wanted to as severate he had written favoring Hyde. He said his conversations with Har rlman related entirely, to Hlggins and that Roosevelt was willing to confer with Harriman to aid Hlggins and would liked to confer with Harriman later In regard to government control of railroads. The letters showed Har riman thought his message should contain nothing indicating what shnuld be the attitude of the railroads toward the Interstate commerce com mission. Itavi iniiin W'uiiieil Vlvniicc Message Wnshingttr., 'pill ?. The presl- di-nt's correspondence with Harri man shows the president was not st-eklng Harrlnian's aid; thnt Harri man sought an advance copy of the president's message. The president refused It, saying tven members of the cnblnet were not permitted to see any part of it, and that the tnree pre3 associations had It under havy penalty of disclosure before lu fficinl nppearRt.ee. Tftese letters between the presi dent and Harriman were enclosures with correspondence to Sherman. In one letter Harriman strongly urged the appointment of Hyde to Paris, and suPI llyd; certainly would have the hacking of Depew and Pl.vt. "The whole shows how Incompatible "The whole shows how eompatlablo actions at times were with any the oi y now advanced that I solicited or sought or expected any campaign contribution from Harriman. I con ferred with Hirrlman, Morgan. Hill and othc railroad men the same as I did with Kefe, Monlssey and oth er labor leaders." Tho president continues to Sher Inan, "So much fo what Harriman raid about me personally. Far more Important are the aiddltlonnl re marks he made to you, as you In form me. When you asked him If he thought It well to see Hearstlsm nservntlon nt the base of the mountains. Only stockmen Interested In Blue this Immediate section of range will at tend the meeting as It will not affect In any way any range In any other pel Hon of the resene. The addltlcn tc the weraha reserve- Includes a large section of ex cellent range which has been used by Umatilla county people and who will be on hand to make application for fllotmenti within the new boundar PENDLETON APRIL ies and tho like triumphant over the re publican party, you Informed me that he told you that he did not care In the leist, because those people were crooks, and he could buy them. That whenever he wanted legislation from tate legislature that he could buy It. That he could buy congress, and that If necessary he could buy the Judiciary." The president continues: "This was doubtless said In a boast and synlclsm, and partly In a burst of bad temper, because of his objec tion to the interstate commerce law md to my actions as president; but It shows a cynicism and deep seated corruption which makes the man ut tering such sentiments and boast ing, no matter how falsely, of the power to perform such crimes, at least as undesirable a citzen aa Deb, or V.oj-er or Haywood. It Is because we have capitalists capable of utter ing such sentiments and capable of acting unon them, that there Is strength behind the sinister agitators of the Hearat type. "The wealth of corruptionlsts and wealth of the demagogue who excites In the press or on the stump. In 6f fice or out of office, class against class, and appeals to the basest pas ion of the human soul are funda mentally alike and equally enemies of republic. I am horrified, aa was Root, when you told us today what Harrlmtii hud raid to you. As I say, if you meet him, you are entirely welcome to show him this letter, al though of out st. it must not be made public undess required by some rea son of public policy, and then only after my consent Has been first ob l line 1 " THREE TRUSTEES MRS. EDDY SPRINGS A TREMENDOUS SURPRISE Move Viken to Forestall Prosecution of the Suit Brought by Her Son and Other Relatives to Compel an Accounting of Her Estate -Prosecution Also Charged Misappropria tion and Mismanagement. Co.icord, X. H., April 2. Mrs. Ed dy has given million into Ihe charge of three men prominent In tho church, to act as her trustees so long as she livo. The transfer was made March 1 and became known this af ternoon, when her attorneys made returns to the suit In equity to com pel the leaders of tho church to an swer charges of mismanagement and mi.saupropnatlon of Mrs. Edy's prop erty. By virtue of the assignment the three trustees moved this afternoon for leave to Intervene and substi tuted in place of her so-called "dear friends," Mary Baker Glover and "iiorge W. Baker, Mrs. Eddy's rela tives. Tliis surprise, promised by the de fense, has created a sensation. The transfer of property, real and per sonal, was made for the considera tion of $1. The trustees to control during Mrs. Edly's earthly life. Names of Trustees. Concord, N. H April 2. The trustees, Henry M. Baker. Mrs. Ed dy's cousin, Archibald McClellan and Jcslah Fernald of this city must dis pose of the property at her death ac cording to will. Mrs. Eddy retains the home and sufficient for her cur rent expenses. II. W. GOODE IS DEAD. President of Lewis and Clnrk Fair Corporation Died of Pneumonia In New Jersey. While attending n meeting of the hoard of directors of the Portland Railway, Light and Power company, of which he was president, H. W. Goode of Portland, president of the Lewis and Clark fair corpo-.aticn and cue if the leading citterns of the state of Oregon, died yesterday at Atlantic CUy, N. .1., after a very brief lllresg with pneumonia. Mr. (toode left Portland for the east on March 15, passing Through Pendleton on the evening of that date. He had a slight cold at that time, which was aggravated by the Journey across the continent until It had developed Into a severe case of pneumonia by the time he reached Philadelphia. ,R3C53 The funeral was held in Chicago today, wh re Interment took place. He left a wife, one daughter and ono son. New Dally for Nanipn. The Nampu Evening Leader Is the name of a live dally w hich was start ed at Nam pa, Idaho, yesterday. The paper Is a seven-column, four-vage publication and Is filled with excel lent locnl news aside from a good tel egraphic service. As Nanipa 's in the center of one of the richest districts in the west the Leader has an excellent field and from its appearnnc: will cover Its field well. Tillamook, Oregon, will have a condensed milk factory In operation In a short time. 1I1S GIVEN COUNCIL AND NEW GHARTEK Discussed Proposed and Pos sible Changes and Adjourn ed Till Wednesday. BONDED INDEBTEDNESS AND MAXIMO! TAX LEVY. For All Purpo Levy of 11 Mills May Be Readied Under Amended Charter, or Two Mills More Than at Present Balance of Opinion Fa vors City Paying for Intersections of Street Paving Contract With Hardin for Street Cleaning Ordered at $108 Per Month. Last night the city council held Its long deferred charter meeting, and the various changes that have been drafted by City Attorney McCourt at the Instance of the council, were talk ed over In detail. It was then decid ed to take the matter up again at the meeting tomorrow night and after wards to hold a public meeting for the purpose of allowing all to participate in the changing. Of the various changes proposed, the most Important features are those providing for Increasing the bonded Indebtedness and for raising the max imum tax levy. It Is proposed to issue new bonds as follows: for levee Im provements and redemption of bonds now due, $50,000; city hall, $40,000; sewer system, $10,000; streets, $10,000. Under the proposed new charter the maximum city tax hereafter Is fixed at 9 mills, with a possible addition of 2 mills for street purposes. At present the maximum levy Is 7 mills, with 2 mills for street purposes. The proposition of having the prop erty owners pay for the Improvement of the street Intersections has also been proposed. However, the senti ment of the council last night was op posed to that provision and It will probably be eliminated tomorrow night. It Is urged that since the city has already paid for the paving of the squares on Main street, It would be showing partiality to the owners In that section to change the system now. Hardin Got Contract. Among other business taken up last night was the matter of street clean ing and an ordinance was passed auth orizing a contract with A. A. Hardin for the coming year. .Mr. Hardin was the lowest bidder for that work, hav ing offered to clean the paved portions of the streets for $108 per month, and he has now commenced on his con tract. A resolution was Introduced for the purpose of clearing a defect In the title of lot 4. block 21. in Arnold & Raley's addition. The property is owned by Mamie Brown with the mayor of the city designated as trustee. The reso lution was referred to committee. TACOMA AT WALLA WALLA. League Team Will Practice at Garden City for a Time. The Walla Walla Statesman says of the coming of the Tacoma baseball team to that city: Manager M. J. Lynch of the Tacoma Tigers, and eight ball players of that aggregation nrrived In the city this morning in order to take advantage of the Garden City weather and Gar den City ball park for their practice. Manager Lynch took his colts Im mediately to the Dacres hotel. When Interviewed this morning he said he expected to have 14 men her? at work in the next few dnys. Among the urtlsts who are here Is Danny Shea, cousin to the famous Danny, who Is a "Yellow Kid" on the Athena team, was well known to local funs. Danny himself played with Alhena four years ago and later play ed for the Moro professional team when Whitman college took its famous trip down to Sherman county. Later Danny was catcher on the Portland league and Is still a sure man behind the stick. "Ike" Butler, the former Portland twlrler of note. Is one of Lynch'a bunch. He was a favorite with the Portland bleachers before Tacoma captured him. On account of a strike the street car service of Montgomery, Ala., Is com pletely tied up. Judge Parker Is Tickled. Albany, April 2. Tho pub lishing of the Hurrlman-Webster letter th's morning is greatly pleasing Alton B. Parker and his friends, who declare the truth will now be known, us It refutes Roosevelt's statement made at the time (1904) that the corporations wero not ap proached by him for funds.