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OAlLYEVEHuNGEDITION
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair tonight with light frost; Friday
(air and warmer.
Isn't It boiler to know things about
prices than to guess, wonder and '
fret? Then It's worth while to
read the ads.
NO. 5918
VOL. 20.
PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1907.
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COMPANY L OF THE
IfFANTRY
Completed Organization With
Enthusiasm and Patriotic
Earnestness.
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SWORN IN AND ELECTED
OFFICERS LAST NIGHT
Captain and IJeutcnuntg AH Chosen
liy liuinliuous Vote A Total of
Fifty-Two Took tile Oath Last
Night Following tlio Physical Ex
amination Company Will Meet
Walucwlny Evenings Kern,
S1115 the and Aldrich Are the Elect
he Officers.
With right bands uplifted S3
young men of thin city took oath of
service In the Oregon National
GuarJ last evening and Company L,
third Infantry, is now a reality. Im
mediately following the muster In
the election of company officers was
held and M. S. Kern was chosen cap
tain, Dan F. Smythe, first lieutenant,
and E. B. Aldrich second lieutenant)
nil by unanimous votes.
That the newly organized com
pany will prove popular and success
ful is indicated by the enthusiasm
and harmony that prevailed last
night. During the day yesterday ap
plicants for admission took the phy
sical examination before Captain
Broslus, assistant surgeon, and by 8
o'clock 55 had succeeded In passing
the tests. Shortly after that time
the recruits were formed In line by
Oeorge Hartman and C. K. Crans
ton, former officers of the Second
Oregon, and the roll wns called. At
the conclusion of the same Adjutant
General Flnzer administered the oath
of service and at the conclusion of
the same each man in the line re
sponded "I do."
After waiting a short time for the
"irrlva'l of some tady members, the
' 'Election of officers proceeded,- with
Adjutant General Flnzer acting as
chairman and Oeorge Hartman as
secretary. Dr. M. S. Kern was placed
In nomination for captain and no
further nominations being made the
selection was made unanimous, the
secretary casting the ballot for the
company. The same course was fol
lower In the selection of lieutenants,
Dan P. Smythe being chosen as first
lieutenant and E. P. Aldrich as sec-
ond lieutenant.
Following the election of each
company officer, a speech was de
manded and the various officers re
sponded. Addresses were, also given
by Adjutant General Flnzer, ;inrge
Hartman and C K. Cranston.
In his remarks General flnzer
paid a high compliment to the offi
cers and members of the new com
pany and predicted a .successful ca
reer. He announced that the mem
bers of the company would be
measured for uniforms todny and
that an entire new equipment will
be furnished the organization at
once. The encampment this year
will be held at Fort Stevens.
It was decided last night for the
company to meet each Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock until perma
nent hy-laws have been adopted,
nnnqiiet nt lintel Pendleton.
Following the Institution of the
company last night an Informal ban
quet wan tendered Adjutant General
I Inzer, Captain Droslus and the offi
cers of the new company nt the Ho
tel Pendleton. 'It was given by the
"Plain clothes division" of Company
L nnd proved a very enjoyable occa
sion. The following is a complete roster
of those mustered Into the company
Ir.st night.
Max S. Kern, Dan. P. Smythe,
Wood Dozler Pasley, Edwin Burton
Aldrich, Frank .W. Pond. Willlnm
Isaac Oadwa, Drover Cleveland Herr,
Roy Dewltt Hert, James Hartman
Sturgls, Elvln Stanley. Lnmpkln,
Frank Edmlston Engdnhl, Carl Fred
erick Engdahl, William Percy Fol
som, Royal Montgomery Sawtelle,
Frank Clinton Buznn, Ambrose C.
Funk, Glenn G. Goodman, D. Bernard
BMloy, Lewis M. Cnrglll, David B.
Hill, Garry C. Taylor, Burton W.
Lyon, Clarence Roach, Will A.
Crank, Lester Allen Means, Trace
Lee Baker, Arthur Grover Means,
Prof. Ilrayton Shot nnd Killed.
Chicago. April 11. Jnmes H.
Brayton. principal of the Ray-
mond school and member of the
Jury that convicted the Hay-
market nnarchlsts, wns found
shot In his home this morning.
The case Is a mystery. A revol-
ver with one cartridge dlschnrg-
ed was found In n dresser In
the same room. The bullet wafc
In the head. He died half an
s hour after being found.
Clifford Turner, Lee Drake, Floyd
Alvla Raht, Walter Edward Cadman,
Carl E. Ruppe, Leo H. Kohn, Wil
liam Edward Hanecom, Carl B. Nls
sen, Roy I. Rowland, Harry A. Mor
rissy, Arlle E. Siddons, John H.
Loedlng, Edward A. Hurlburt, Clyde
E. Finch, Hawley Bean, Walter
Stewart, Harry J. Kellogg, Orvllle Q.
Reeves, James C. Neal, Walter C.
Whitman, Walter L. Cresswell, E.
Harvey, Roland N. Oliver, George
Edwin Marsh, E. K. Lorimer.
. Enlisted", but not present for mus
ter In: James R. Thompson, Ernest
Boynton and Henry W. Collins.
Now Ordering Uniforms.
Today the members of the militia
company have been measured for their
uniforms, measuring blanks being left
at the Peoples Warehouse, Bond Bros,
and the Boston Store. Those who
have been unable to get measured
during the day are requested to report
to Dr. Kern's office early In the even
ing and have their measurements
taken theTe.
TIDE LAND NOT SOLD.
State Hoard Refused to Permit
Speculation.
Salem, April 11. An attempt by
speculators to purchase about 2500
acres of tide land above Tonguo
Point, in Clatsop county on the lower
Columbia at $2 per acre, thereby de
feating the purpose of the new land
act, passed by the recent legislature,
which withdrew from sale for a pe
riod of 10 years all tide lands not
connected with the shore, was frus
trated by the state land board yes
terday when It turned down the ap
plications for the lands Indefinitely,
or at least until the new act goes In
to effect, which will be May 23.
Under the new act tide lands
which are not withdrawn from sale
must be sold only to the. highest bid
der and for not less than $5 yer
acre.
The lands applied for are situated
between the Columbia river and the
Astoria and Columbia river railroad
and would prove especially valuable
for wharfage and manufacturing sites
In the near future. The applicants
were represented by Attorney W. T.
Mulr of Portland and the parties
were mostly from Portland.
PERSISTENT
TWO 51 FN ARRESTED AND
LYNCHING THREATENED
Armed Citizens Are Searching Every'
Nook and Hiding Place In Califor
nia Town for Men Alio Have Re
peatedly Sit Flre Thought That
Robbery During Resulting Confu
sion Wiim Piiinury Object.
Onksdale, April 11. The arrest
Inst night of John Cralir and George
Sehloh on suspicion of attempting to
start fires In a number of stores
about town promised to insult in a
double lynching and was followed to
day by n. further search for suppos
ed accomplices. Armed citizens are
scouring the town.
A brother of one of the prisoners,
believing his brother would be
lynched, became a raving maniac.
It Is thought the purpose of the
incendiaries was robbery during the
excitement caused by the fires. Two
buildings were destroyed, one being
Sehlnh Brothels' shop.
COLONIAL CONFERENCE.
New Denl Possible In RrltMi Empire
Affairs.
London, April 11. A number of
the distinguished colonial statesmen
who arc to Jake part in the coming
colonial conference have reneho.i
London. The Canadian delegation,
headed by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, is due
to arrive tomorrow or Saturday. The
conference will begin ' its sittings
Hon day,
A large suite of apartments at the
Hotel Cecil has been secured fcr the
ueo of the colonial premiers during
their official visit to London, nnd a
colonial office official has been sta
tioned there charged with the duty
of looking to the comfort and con
venience of the guests.
Canada. Newfoundland, Australia,
Xew Zealand, Cape Colony and Na
tal are sending their premiers to the
conference. India will he represent
ed through the secretary for India
and a member of the council of In
dla deputed for him.
Looking for Carnegie With a Knife-,
Pittsburg, April 11. A man giving
the name of Frederick Slegcl, aged 83,
of Los Angeles, wns arrested nt the
entrance of a hotel this morning whilo
seeking Andrew Carnegie. He asked
to see him about a "patent cow milk
er." The prisoner had an open Jack
knife In his cuff.
Two Hundred Drowned.
Berlin, April 11. Two hundred
were drowned In floods In the valley
of the Vadar river, In Turkey, accord
ing to dispatches. .
PiROMANAC
EXAMINER PEOPLE
t
Editors Request the Grand
Jury to Investigate Charges
Against Them.
PROSECUTION ADMITS
CHARGES ARE FLIMSY
Police Corruption, Home Telephone
Bribery Charge atltl Charge That
Examiner Editors Were Implicat
ed In Ballot Box Stuffing, (Were
the Subjects Considered by the
Grand Jury Tlri Morning -Work
of Scleetliii; a Judy for the Trial of
Kucf Drugs: and Meets Unexpected
Obstacles,
San Francisco, April 11. The Ex
aminer this morning made an ed
itorial request that the grand Jury
Immediately Investigate the charged
which are branded as absurd. It is
stated by persons elope to Heney that
the evidence so far secured shows
that no money was paid by either
Hearst r Barrett to eitherjfcraney or
Coffr,oth.
Grand Jury Is Grinding.
San Francisco, April 11. The
grand jury Investigation this after
noon mixed affulrs. Three matters
were considered; police corruption,
the Home Telephone case, and
icharges of ballot box stuffing
against the Examiner.
Ex-chle-f of Police Wittman Stuart,
was a witness In the police case.
Eddy Graney gave the most Im
portant testimony In the Examiner
case.
The examination of talesmen In (he
Ruef case was resumed this morn
ing. Talesman Ganz was excused on
the ground that he Is a personal
friend cf Ruef. Theo. Colin, who
wns apparently anxious to serve, waa
eoely questioned as to statements
derogatory to the prosecution attrib
uted to him.
Mrs. Detwelier and Louis Glass
were called this morning and the
case continued.
DEAD MAX FOUND.
Thought to Have Been a Murdered
Safcblower.
Stockton, April 10. The body of an
unknown man who had a vial of nl-
tro-glycerine in his pocket and a bullet
hole through his heart, and who had
been run over by a train, wns found
on the Southern Pacific tracks be
tween Bantn nnd Tracy last night. It
is believed the dead man was a safe
blower and was murdered by pals.
Woman's Body Found in Lake,
Clikyx.i 'nil 11. The body of
Mrs. Sylvester Smith, aged Id. wife of
a retired railroad magnate and capi
talist, was found In the lake this morn
ing. It Is supposed she committed
suicide.
BODY OF FIREMAN
The Umatilla river has been thor
oughly searched for miles, but no.
trace of the body of Fireman Mc
Partrldge who was killed In yester
day mcrning's wreck, has been
found. A Inrp force of Umatilla In
llars have dragged the river thor
oughly and It Is now believed bv the
officiate that the body of the fire
man Is under the wrecked engine,
which is partly submerged In the
river.
EffortB to discover the body hnve
been redoubled today, a large force
having been put to work digging un
der the wrecked tank and baggage
cars. Master Mechanic J. F. Graham
of Portland Is now directing the work
of search and he is of the opinion
that the body will be found under the
wreck.
The track has been cleared and
trains are now using the main line,
which hhs been temporarily repair
ed. To Immense steam cranes are
at work and after nil the enrs thnt
e'an bo saved are picked up, the re
mainder of the wreckage will be
burned. One new baggage car Is
now In splinters and will be among
the debris burned. It has been In
service but a short time and cost
about $10,000.
About 60 men are now at work at
the wreck and as soon as the body of
the fireman Is recovered the de
bris will be burned. The engine will
he lifted out of the river by ths
rtenm crane nnd will be'sent to Al
hlnn for repairs. It Is possible that
It will he necessary to ship It to the
shops on a flat car, as It Is thought
the axles and wheels are sprung so
It cannot be run In.
The Injured men who are now In
DEMAND
INUIR
THAW JURY HAY
NEVER AGREE
Retired at 5:20 Last Evening
and Return Repeatedly for
Instructions.
ALT, EITHER HAGGARD AND
ILL OR SHOW EXHAUSTION
Absolutely Nothing- to Indicate "How
They Stand," Though a Widely
Crcilltcel Surmise Is to the Effect
That They Stand Nine for Convic
tion to Three for Acquittal Im
mense Mob Has Gatheretl ami Ex
presses Unanimous Sympathy for
the Defendant and His Wife Po
lice Fight with Crowd.
Jury Retired at 5:20 p. m.
New York, April 11. At the conclu
Eion of Prosecutor Jerome's argu
ment at 6:20 last evening, the Jury
retired for deliberation after having
been on duty In the case since the
23d of January.
Six hours Inter) they had failed to
reach an agreement and shortly after
11 p. m. they were locked up for the
night In the Jury room of the crimi
nal court building.
Judge Fitzgerald, who hnd been
waiting for some word from the Jury
room, became convinced at that hour
that the chances of receiving a verdict
tonight were too remote to warrant
his remaining up any later, and tel
ephoned his Instructions to have them
locked up.
It was said that when Justice Fitz
gerald's message was received at the
court house, the officer on duty there
put the matter up to the Jurors them
selves, asking them If there was any
possibility of a verdict within the next
few hours. , The Jtjry was strongly
negative. - The Jury was said to be
almost hopelessly divided and nobody
connected with the case tonight. would
venture a hope of anything better
than disagreement.
After 13 Hours.
At 8:20 the Thaw Jury left the
building for breakfast. A number
bore evidences of the strain of the
night. The Jury did not resume de
liberations till 9:30.
At 10:15 Fitzgerald hnd not reached
the court. It Is rumored when he
arrives the Jury will ask for addition
al instructions. A feverish mob Is
about the building, swelling every mo
ment. The police are taking extra
precautions to prevent a demonstra
tion. Judge Fitzgerald arrived at 10:21.
At 10:E5 the jury sent a communica
tion to the Judge asking for certain
exhibits in the case.
Jury Asks for Exhibits.
Judge Fitzgerald took the bench at
11 and the Jurors filed in. The prose
cutor took his place. Attaches were
rial for the defendant's attorneys. The
Jury then requested exhibits used in
the trial plans of Madison Squnre
roof garden, the Longfellow letters,
Thaws' will and codicil, the Com-
NOT YET RECOVERED
St. Vincent's hospital are getting along
very well, according to reports from
Portland nnd it is believed that all
will recover.
The Coroner's Verdict.
After having held another session
this forenoon during which time
Conductor Coykendnll, two section
foremen and others were examined,
the coroner's Jury completed Its la
bor this afternoon. No new facts
were brought out during their Inves
tigation nnd both of the section men
declared that at their last Inspection
of the track It hnd been found In
good condition. ' The fulf verdict of
the Jury Is as follows:
"Thnt Nlcoln Serlflno, Mervyn
Thompson nnd Michael Dunn came
to death on the 10th day of April,
J!0", near Cnvuse, in Umatilla coun
iv, Oregon, hy means of an accident
te and the wreck of a passenger
train of the Oregon Railroad & Navi
gation company nnd thnt the said ac
cident to the wreck of the said train
was due to a casualty "
Arrangements are now being made
to bury Dunn nnd Thompson, the
two loggers, In Olney cemetery this
afternoon. Thus far no trace of any
relatives has been secured and the
men will be burled at the expense of
the county or the railroad.
It was found during the day that
Kerlflno, the dead Greek, has a
brother In Seattle and during the
day L. Monternstello has been making
efforts to communicate with him.
Until he Is heard from no funeral ar
rangements will be made.
The funeral of the other two men
will occur at 4:30 and the services
will be conducted by Rev. Warner,
pastor of the M. E. church.
stock letters and Jerome's and Del
mas' hypothetical questions.
Reading Evhlenee to Them.
The Jury Is now having read to
them the testimony of Meyer Cohn,
witness for the state, who saw the
shooting, and as to Thaw's changing
his course while leaving the roof
garden so as to walk past White. Th3
testimony of Paul Brody, a fireman
at the garden, was also read to the
Jury. Brody is the man who took
the revolver from Thaw.
Thaw Iswucw n Statement.
As Thaw crossed the Bridge of
Sighs over Franklin street, a great
throng packed the street from curb
to curb and cheered Wildly. The pris
oner smiled and saluted. Reaching the
court Thaw gave to the newspaper
men, asking each to sign his name
across the back and return for pres
ervation, the following statement.
"I am told It is impossible to tell
before hand what the Jury will do,
so I am attending to. my ordlnarv af
fairs, preparing for the best. As I: is
simpler to unpack If necessary than
to return here for my things if the
verdict Is favorable, I am packing my
belongings. Had a good cold bath
this morning and good breakfast.
Naturally we are all anxious for a
speedy verdict."
While the exhibits were beln read
Thaw handed to the reporters the fol
lowing: "I wish they had the 64
other orlg'nal letters of the deceased."
Evelyn's testimony was read to the
Jury.
The Jurors looked haggard and for
lorn as they listened to the reading
by the clerk. Their faces are pinched
and eyes hollow. Juror Sts ie, tlje
oldest of the panel, appeared to suffer
most. He once Interrupted proceed
ings to go for a drink of water and
breath of fresh air, and staggered
from exhaustion as he wa'ked from
the room. It was five minutes before
he was able to return.
Jurors in Bad Condition.
The reading of other testimony to
the Jury continued for some time, that
of Dr. Hamilton particularly. Th
Jury listened. attentively, but their ner
vousness Increased. At 1:05 Oscar
Pink requested a recess, started for
thft window, staggered and displayed
evidence of actual Illness. .
Mob of Thaw Sympathizers.
Even a larger mob followed Evelyn
when .uhe, Jeft a restaurant after, a
quick lunch. Fully 6000 people were
near Franklin and Lafayette streets
when she came out. The police form-)
Continued on page 8.
MATLOCK WINS SUIT FOR
COU.ECTION OF A CHECK
Defendant May Mring Suit for Twice
the Amount, Under the State Law
Relating to Gambling Debts Case
of Rowley Charged With Robbery,
Is on Today One Jury Out 20
Hours.
After taking but two ballots the
Jury In the case of Matlock versus
Sheuerman returned a verdict for
the plaintiff yesterday afternoon. It
was after 3 o'clock In the afternoon
when the Judge completed his charge
Ij the Jury and the Juryman retired.
Oa the first ballot the vote stood 11
for the plaintiff and one for the de
fendant On thel second ballot the
voting was unanimous.
As a result of the verdict J.
Sheuerman, the defendant, will be
required to pay W. F. Matlock the
sum of $400, the amount of the
check upon which payment was stop
ped. It is now said that further de
velopments may occur in the case
through Sheuerman bringing 'suit
against Swnegart to recover twice the
amount of his gambling loss. How
ever, no action has yet been started.
In the case of the First National
Bank of Pomeroy, Iowa, versus B.
F. McCullough and M. H. Gillette,
tho Jury brought In a verdict for the
defendants yesterday. The Jury was
out 20 hours before reaching a de
cision. Rowley on Trial.
Today Jesse Rowley has once
more been on trial for having rob
bed E. B. Short In the rear of the
Hie Hour saloon Inst fall. This Is
the second time Rowley has been
tried, the Jury having disagreed at
the previous trial. During the fore
noon, today E. B. Short, the young
dairyman who accuses Rowley, wns
on the stand and told substantially
the same story as before. At 11:30
the court took a recess so as to allow
the Jurors to visit the Idle Hour sa
loon to see the construction of the
swinging doors at that place. This
afternoon, F. A. Waters, night po
liceman, was placed on the stand.
In the trial today District Attor
ney Phelps Is conducting the prose
cution, while W. C. E. Prultt appears
for Rowley. The Jury Is composed
of the following: J. R. Porter, T.
B. Wells, W. P. Temple, A. Ruppe.
W. W. Atherton, S. P. Hutchinson, J.
L. Stockman, S. T. Phillips,' D. C.
Brownell, J. C. Pendergrast, Rod
McDonald and V. C. Lldvall.
VERDICT FOUND
FOR PLAINTIFF
CHARTER MEETING
TUESDAY E
April 16 Psople of Pendleton
Vfill Have an Opportunity to
Build a Charter, .
SUGGESTIONS DRAFTED
AND WILL BE SUBMITTED
By the City Attorney at the Instance
of the Council, Which Met Last
Nljfht and Discussed Charter Af
fairs in Detail and at Length
Would Make Larger Levies Possi
ble', and Appropriations to ' Relieve
Distress, and a City Hall and to
Raise $125,000 for a Gravity Wa
ter System.
Next Tuesday evening, April If,
lias been designated by the council
as a ddte for a charter convention,
action to that effect being taken at
the council meeting last night. The
idea of having a public meeting for
the purpose of discussing the pro
posed changes has' been advocated by
Mayor Fee from the start,
April 16 the charter as drafted by
City Attorney McCourt at the In
stance of the council will be gone
over lr. detail and those having sug
gestions to make will have an op
portunity to do so. Following ther
meetlng an initiative petition asking
for a charter election will be circu
lated and when properly signed and
presented the election will be order
ed by the council.
The following are the essential fea
tures of the charter as drafted and
agreed upon by the members of the
council:
To empower the council to make a
tax levy of nine mills Instead of sev
en as at present.
To authorize the expenditure of not
to exceed 1200 at any one time to re
lieve distress In other places, caused
by floods, fire, pestilence, or other
calamity.
To raise the percentage of signers
necessary to defeat a proposed street
improvement, from 66 2-3 per cent
to 80 per cent of the frontage along
the streets to be improved.
To authorize the issuance of bonds
as follows:
1. To refund warrants issued for
levy Improvements made the past
year and to be made this year, $27,
000. 2. To refund bonds due July 1,
1007, In excess of sinking fund, $10,
000. 3. To further extend and strength
en the levee, $30,000. ,
4. To refund warrants Issued and
to be Issued for Improving intersec
tions on Main and Court streets, 20,
000. 5. To provide a fund for the Im
provement of street Intersections,
$20,000.
6. To extend the present sewer
system, $10,000.
7. To construct a city ha'.l and
city jail and to procure a site there
fore, $40,000.
8. To provide a gravity system,
$125,000.
AdveutlHts nt Wollu Walla.
Walla Walla, April 11. It is an
nounced this afternoon that the an
nual conference and campmeeting of
the Seven Day Adventlsts, would be
held In - Walla Walla for ten days,
commencing May 30 nnd lasting un
til June 10. There will be about 800
people in the city at that time from
eastern Oregon, eastern Washington
and western Idaho, and the meetings
will be held in a large tent, about
r.nvjn feet In size. These conferences
are held every year and are always
attended by the Adventlsts and their
families from all over the country.
Will Sheep 40,000 Sheep.
John Fleming, the well-known
sheep buyer, has been here today,
having come over last night from
Morrow county. Last fall he con
tracted for 40,000 head of Morrow
county yearlings, and delivery of the
same will commence soon. They are
to be shipped to Montana and other
states In the middle west for sum
mering. Woman's Roely Under a Hrlriirc.
Portland, Ore., April 11.
The body of Ignltz Lowengnrt.
wife of a wealthy wholesale
milliner, owning store? through-
out the northwest, wns found
early this morning under the
Fort street bridge, nt the same
place Dr. Philip Johnson was
murdered last winter. In fall-
ing a distance of ov?r 100 feet
the body smashed through a
tree and was crushed to a pulp.
It was probably suicide.
ME