East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, May 17, 1907, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOAIIV" EVEN S3 EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION The people who do the shopping and buying,' the people 'who watch the advertisements closely, read the East Oregonlun regularly every evening. VVTL.V1TIER FORECAST. Showers tonight or Saturday. lSV VOL. 20. 4 PEN DLETOX, OK EG ON, FRIDAY, 3IAY 17, 1907. NO. 5980 1 .'' CONTEMPT COURT GOODING Denounced by Judge Wood for Action Intended to In fluence Prospective Jurors. COUNSEL FOR THE STATE PUT UPON THE DEFENSIVE Five Vacancies Upon the Jury, and Prospects Indefinite as to When They May bo Filled Publication of Orchard Interview, Secured by Reporters Through Gov. Good ing's Good Offices, Has Greatly Hampered Work of Getting a Jury Official Investigation. Boise, May 17. A sensational ell n;3x to the action of Governor Gooding personally conducting an excursion of newspapermen to see Orchard, came today when Judge Wood denounced the matter from the bench and Intimated It waa con tempt of court, and asked the coun sel what should be done, and finally referred It to the county attorney for Investigation. Richardson and Darrow, for the defense, denounced the matter In un qualified terms, and said It was a de liberate attempt to Influence the Jury, and openly charged that the governor Intended to make certain the accused should not have a fair trial In Idaho. Hawlcy and Borah agreed the matter Is In bad taste and unwar ranted, und said the action taken by the governor Is regrettable and not taken with their consent. The county attorney was then call ed in and u discussion arose as to whether the matter was Intended to Influence prospective Jurors. The ilef. life demanded that Hooding he punished for contempt. Borah de fended the governor and wld the others who wore responsible should be punl:ihd. This closed the Inci dent and the trial proceeded. The prnreculion clulms to have lo cated Jack Simpklns, chief of the four Indicted for tho murder of Steunenberg. The defense professes to know nothing of Simpklns' whireabouts. The court took a recess without the seats of five being filled. Publication of the Orchard Inter view has biased ninny veniremen, and the work of securing a Jury may now take weeka. The county attorney has Instituted' a searching examination into the propriety of Gooding's action. He xpe:ts to complete the Investiga tion and be ready to report to the court tomorrow or Monday. He declines absolutely to forecast any Intended action, but the deter- mined attitude of Judge Wood indi cates that someone will be punished. While Richardson and Darrow were denouncing the governor and representatives of the Associated Press, the New Tork Sun and Times, Judge Woed listened very attentive ly with face stem and set Orrln W. Potter Dead. Chicago, May 17. Orrln W. Potter a retired steel millionaire, died this morning. His marriage two years ago to a manicurist created a sensa tion. ' '. S(P St. George Team Kan Away. Some excitement was caused this forenoon when the Hotel St. George dray team started upon a wild runa way down Main street. The team be came frightened while stand'ng at the depot and dashed down the paved street, making a clatter that could be heard for blocks away. At the low er end of Main street the team turn ed up Water and ran for a number of blocks on that thoroughfare before they came to a atop. Fortunately, but little damage was done to the dray or team. Bridge Again in Van. Commissioner Horace Walker states that at last the approach to the bridge across the river above the city has been completed1 and that the bridge Is now again ready for traffic. It had been closed to travel for sev eral days while workmen were em ployed constructing the approach. Permanent High Priced Wheat. Chicago, May IT. Wheat olosed from 1 1-4 to I - cents higher. July at $1.0, September at U.M1I. and Hay a t t.i Wap the first time fa th present campaign July elos ad abort tl. It to general pra. dieted the high prices will te- a, moln, and the pit Is hysterical. Other grains are: Corn open- ed 51 1-4, closed 53 7-R; oats opened 44 1-2, closed 46 5-8. FOREST RESERVE DISTRICT. Salt. Lake Headquarters for large Territory. I'ocatello, Miiy 17. Announce ment Is made that Suit Lake will be die .-I'udci'jMitctn for the forest re- ;rve district created by the new pol icy of tfcf forest service at Washing ton, und R. E. Renodlct will he dis trict Inspector. The district, which Is wnown as Utah No. 4. Includes all of the forest ewer In Utah, the southern half of Idaho, part of Wyoming, reaching as fir .north aa the southern bouu- 1m ry it the Yellowstone park, the 'rand Canyon north reserve In Ari zona, the western part of Colorado. bounded by the Colorado river, und ill eastern part of Nevada. .Inspector Benedict will have as as sociates In his new office, F. W. Heed, forest Inspector, who was In Pocatt'lo lust week: J. M. Fetherhoff, plant Inspector; William C. Clos, grazing Inspector, and Clyde Leavltt, forest Inspector. MAY BE REV. COOKE. Suicide Found In Bowery In Clergy. 1 man's Attire. New York, May 17. A suicide In clergyman's dress was found In the Bowery this morning. Unidentified, but circumstances Indicate It Is Rev. Jere Cooke, who eloped with Floretta Whaley, a Long Island heiress, his ward." TERRORISTS ROB RAILWAY. Four Were Killed and Nine Wound ed in Raid. Warsaw, May 17. Four were kill ed and nine wounded and $5000 were stolen by terrorists who held up the city office of the Vistula, railway to day. E-THIRD OF THEE T OP 'FRISCO STREETCAR LINES ARE IN SERVICE Company Officials Express Entire Confidence In Complete Victory by (he First of .liinc Minor AssaulH Today Unexpected and Vnrelatcd Accident During Strike Riot at Evansvllle. San Francisco, May 17. One hundred and forty-seven cara were operated today, being one-third of the total equipment President Cal noun believes he will have the en- tire enulpment running by the end of the month. Union pickets today secured the numeb of hundreds of persons tiding the cars, and the firms by which they are employed, with a view to boycotting all firms whose employes persli-t In using the curs. Mar.y jurgn establishments have already notified their employes not to use the cars while the strike li on. Several minor assaults are report ed this morning. Accident During Strike. Evansvllle, Ind., May 17. While several strike sympathisers were aboard a street car this morning making trouble with the strikebreak ers driving the car, the car Jumped the track and plunging Into a build ing, killed and Injured three others. Bessie Cohn, It months old, was kill ed, while her elder sister, wheeling her In a perambulator, escaped. The conductor was fatally hurt O. R. N. SPECIAL TRAIN Officials Visit Pendleon in a Tour of the Washington Division. A party of O. K. N. officials, Including General Master Mechanic. F. Graham, Master Mechanic J. T. Langley and Assistant Superin tendent Thomas Walsh, In two spe cial coaehes, visited Pendleton this morning briefly, on a tour of the Washington division of the system. Attempt to Born Records. The theory has been advanced that the setting of the Incendiary fire In the basement of the confectionery story of Griffin It Flnnell Sunday night had for Its purpose the destruc tion of the city records, a large col lection of which is stored In the rear office of the city water company In the building adjoining the confee tlonery store, says a Walla Walla dis patch. Much has been said of late regarding the failure of the water de partment to make a report of the eg' pendlture of the (350,000 voted for the construction of the new gravity water system, it being alleged that It has cost much more than It should according to the original estlmatea Suit Upon Note. A suit was filed this morning by Frank Reiner .against H. C Llebe and Mrs. H. J. Llebe to collect the sum of $155 alleged to be due upon a note. The complaint was filed today by Attorneys Hosford Brie of Portland. QUIPMEN RESIGNATION i SUICIDE 6I SCMTZ Ruef s Confession Implicating One Particular. Even the Mayor's Enemies Are Slow Money From the Tenderloin Inte ScJimltz Will Turn Over the Rein Power, to a Committee of Citizens the Board of Works Also on the San Francisco, May 17. Schmlts wants to confess. The disgraced mayer Is moving heaven and earth to sectir Immunity in turn for a. complete statement of the part he took. In the stupendous graft game. but Heney is Immovable. Not only; will the mayor not be granted Im munity, or be given a promise of a light sentence, but he will be pun ished to the limit The mayor even promised to step down and out, but Langdon and Heney turned a deaf ear to all of Schmitz' propositions. and are determined to prosecute him to the end. Sdimltz Center of Attraction. San Francisco. May 17. When 8an Franclpco awoke, this morning It turned toward the residence of Mayor Schmitz, following the direction point ed by the accusing finger of Ruef. Around the city's chief executive, branded by his mentor as a grafter of the most sordid kind, now centers a Btnrm raised by the ex-boss' con fesslnn, and when Ruef shall have completed his story of the looting of the city by him and Schmitz. the In terest that centers In him will inevita bly be transferred to San Quentln or a suicide's grave. Early In the day rumors of all sorts circulated. One of the first to go the rounds was to the effect that the mayor had committed sulcde. This, of course, Is untrue, although many were only, too ready to accept It as true. Another, which was given equal credence, was to the effect the mayor had drawrt up a letter of res ignation and would today hand It to the committee of citizens who made the demnnd on Rudolph' Spreckles and Prn-ccutor Heney Thursday for Immediate restoration of civic health. All night long n squad of Burns' men stood guard around the Schmitz mansion, and had the mayor made a move that had th-? least semblance of attempt to escape, he would have been arrested. Lights In Schmltz's private room burned until far past midnight, riving rise to the rumor that he was conferring with attorneys as to the form In which he should frame a letter of resignation. Rufe Overdid It aa to Sclunltz. Ruef's astounding confirmation of the charge that Schmitz received a large share of the overhead trolley bribe was sufficiently nauseating, but that the mayor accepted protection money from brothels Is not believed by his bitterest enemies. The stamp of truth given this charge by Ruef has disgusted even those who stood by the mayor through thick and thin. In the face of the positive statement made under oath by. Ruef that high officials of the United Railways paid an Immense sum for the overhead On May 29, 30, 31 and June 1 Pendleton aerie of Eagles will hold an open air carnival and fair in the third district agricultural society's favlllcn on Main street, in which a first class carnival and general good time will he enjoyed. A large danee platform will be built in the pavilion and a large number ef booths wilt be filled with exhibits of Pendleton Industries Amusements and refreshments will be plentiful, an old time plantation III he reproduced and a number of highly entertaining features fill be enjoyed. The Ragles' band will be in con stant attendance and will furnish ex cellent music for the carnival, a queen of the carnival will be chosen RI6RT OF WAY IS The work of securing the right of way for the proposed railroad from Simmons Landing to Holdman Is now being carried on as fast as possible, and this afternoon E. W. McComas stated that the right of way has been practically secured. Only a few deeds are yet to be gotten, and they are from absent land owners. . C. E. McCumber, In charge of the survey for the right of way men, has been in the city for the past few days. Yesterday he went over the route with J. T. Whistler, and it was FOUR CAR VA IS EXPECTED Schmitz is Believed Except in to Believe Tliat Ho Accepted Musli rewts Deemed Quite Probable That g of Government so Far as In Ilia Chief of Police and President of Toboggan, franchise, Calhoun, Mullally and At torney Ford continue to make strenu ous denials. As much Interest centers In today's meeting of the citizens' commltte of seven as In the session of the grand Jury. The members of the committee feel confident before the day Is over Schmitz will have relinquished his power and turned It over to the com mittee with authority to administer the affaire of the city. This In con nection with what Is stated by Heney that so far as the prosecution Is con cerned the supervisors will not be forced to resign. Intimation that Chief of Police Dlnan and President of the Board of Works Duffey will be ousted Is fol lowed by the rumor that they will quit office before the citizens' com mittee has a chance to kick them out. Ruef arose early this morning and after a good breakfast was taken out for an automobile ride by Blggy. The tremendous strain the ex-boss Is la boring under Is telling on him more palpably every day. When he walk ed down the steps of his prison to enter an automstblle this morning. Jhe was painfully dragging his feet and carried himself with an air of utter llstlessness. His once Jet black locks seemed to have grown whiter over night. ToUt-rams of Sympathy. Telegrams of sympathy continue to pour In on Ruef. Many were receiv ed thlR morning from women, and several from old college mates. Ruef finds great strength and consolation In these expressions of sympathy. Even Heney. whom he hates with the deadliest hatred. Is showing a dispo pitlon to be magnanimous to the man whose spirit and power he has broken Plans to Succeed Sclimltz. San Francisco, May 17. A sub committee of the citizens' committee hail a long conference with Heney this morning on the matter of CO' operating with the committee in the administration of the city's affairs whn Schmitz Heps out Neither side will discuss the result beyond raying the conference ended satis factorily. Prof. Boulon Dead. Vallejo, Cal, May 17. Prof. Paul Boulon. a vlollncelllst well known In the east, suffered an attack of heart failure at a banquet at the opening of Masonic hall last night, and died an hour later. Andrew K. Vandeventer of New York has been elected treasurer of the Southern Pacific In place of the late Captain N. T. Smith. His head quarters will be In New York. L BY EAGLES and Pendleton and the surrounding country are promised four days of first class entertainment An electric theater will be one of the features ef the carnival, In which thrilling scenes win be reproduced by moving picture machines and there will not be a dull moment dur ing the carnival. The pavilion will be appropriately decorated and the elegant displays In the booths will be typical of the enterprise and business of Pendle ton. The Eagles are sparing no pains to make the event a success and the people of the surrounding country are cordially Invited te visit the city during that time and enjoy the entertainment which will be In store for them. NEARLY ALL SECURED decided to move the right of way back a distance of 100 feet where.lt touches the project While the right of way was not upon the project It Is possible the government may ex tend Its plans some time so as to en large the reservoir. Consequently It was deemed wise to change the course of the right of way at this time. Judge G. A. Hartman, who, with Mr. McComas, has been Instrumental In securing the right of way for the proposed railroad, Is expected up from Portland tonight XO STRIKE OX D. & It. G. SoltliiiHUt ItciM-lied at Denver But Ternw Unknown. Denver, May 17. There will be no strike on the Denver & Rio Grande railroad. The officials of the road and representatives of the men got together again last night and reached a definite agreement to that effect. . While no conclusion was arrived at as to the exact terms of the settle ment. It was agreed that the men will not go out. and the rest Is compara tively easy. All that Is left to be done Is to gree on the terms of settlement of the wage controversy, and as both Ides have made concessions It Is not thought this will te difficult. The ne gotiations have been long and tire some, and while each side has yield ed Important points, the amicable outcome seems to be gratifying to both. FIRST NATIONAL ENLARGES. Rank' Capitalization Increased from 170,000 to 1200,000. At the recent meeting fo the stock holders of the First National bank of this city It was voted to increase the capital stock of that institution from 170,000 to 1200,000. The change will be made July 1. According to G. M. Rice, cashier of the bank, the Increase In the cap Itallratlon of the bank was made primarily for the purpose of giving himself and other local men stock In the Institution. The new stock will all be held loyally and Mr. RUce will have a very sallrfactory block. Plot to Assassinate Czar. St. Petersburg, May 17. Eleven arrests were made In Finland follow. lug the discovery of a supposed plot in a regiment of guards to assassi nate the czar. TRACK TEAM TO A FINAL MEET TEX PENDLETON BOYS TO COMPETE AT LA GRANDE Svintt Will bo Pulled Off Tomorrow Afternoon, Between Pendleton, La Giiimle, Inland City, Union, Cove ami Baker City Strongest Rivalry Is Between Baker City and Pendle ton Teams. Ten members of Fendleton high school track team left this morning for La Grande, where they will take part in the eastern Oregon high school' meet tomorrow afternoon. Those who will represent Pendle ton high school are the following: Cliff Turner, John Dickson, Arthur Keenan, Nat Kimball, Ora Jay, Les ter Means, Arthur Means, Carl Eng dahl, Will Penland and B. McCarty. Pendleton will be . represented In all the events and hopes to bring home the honors of the meet. The strongest rivalry on the field will be between Pendleton and Baker City, with every advantage on Pendleton's side. The schools represented In the meet will -be Pendleton, La Grande, Island City, Union, Cove and Baker City. The meet will take place on the high school field at La Grande tomorrow afternoon. Preliminary and try-out events will be held this afternoon. In view of the fact that Jay car ried away the largest number of points In the Walla Wala meet, Pen dleton feels confident of winning the La Grande meet HIED GETS WRIT OF REVIEW. Issue of Occupancy of Hotel Goes to Circuit Court This forenoon Judge H. J. Bean granted a writ of review In the case of Charles R. Ried against J. D. Gregoire, Justice of the peace at Ad ams, and U. H. Ferguson. The ease Is one that was disposed of In the jus tice court at Adams and was a pro ceeding to oust Rled from the occu pancy of the Commercial Hotel at Adams. The writ of review was asked for by Rled, through his attorney, W. C. E. Prultt, and the matter will now be tried out before the circuit judge. Indian Woman Dead. Jane Stevens, an Indian woman, step daughter of Luke Mlnthorn, died on the reservation last evening at 4 o'clock after a lingering Illness with consumption. She was 40 years old and a member of the Catholic church on the reservation. The fu neral was conducted this afternoon nnfl Interment took place at the agency cemetery. Canadian Pacific Agent E. L. Cardie of St. Paul, has been appointed contracting freight agent for the Son and Canadian Pacific railroads with headquarters in Port' land. This Is one of the first steps mado by the Canadian Pacific In Or egon since the traffic arrangement was made with the O. R. a N. OMPULSQRY ATTENDANCE New School Law, in Effect When School Next Begins, is Quite Drastic. PPARENTS OF DELINQUENTS SUBJECT TO PUNISHMENT Superintendent Welles Is Desirous Tliat Every Patron of the Schools and all Others Interested Shall be AppaUed of the Terms of the New School Law at the Earliest Oppor tunity lumnilary Board Now Re sponsible Partly New , System of Polling the Delinquents. When the schools of this state re sume work next fall the new school laws will be In effect, and one that will attract much attention Is the compulsory attendance law. As a result of that act Sammy Small. Jennie Jones and all other boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 1 years, will have to attend school aa long as it lasts, in their respective districts. If they do not attend their parents will be responsible and will be subject to a fine of from 35 to lie for each refusal, or to imprisonment from two to 10 days In the county jail or both. The compulsory attendance law was passed at the last session of the legislature and replaces the old and defective law that has heretofore been In force. Suptrlntendent Wellee Is already planning the best method of making the law known through out this county and of enforcing it next year. Upon this - subject -he made the following statement this morning: "When the 'schools open next fall ths district clerk must present the teacher with a copy of his hut an nual census report' The census tak en In February contains the names and ages of all tho children residing in the district at that time, together with the nanus of the parents or guardiins of the children. "At the beginning of the term and every four weeks thereafter. It be comes the duty of the teacher te compare the names of the children on the clerk's census report with the names of the children enrolled in the school, and it from the census or In any other manner the teacher finds that there are children living In the district who are ! years eld or older and under If, the teacher must at once report the names of the children to the district boundary board." Under the law the enforcement of the law lies with the boundary board, which acts through truant of ficers. It has not yet been deter mined how or how many truant offi cers wilt be chosen, but it Is probable (hat the constables of the various precincts will be engaged wnerever possible. When a child Is found to be out of school, the parent or guar dian la first notified to have the child In school on the following Mon day, supplied with all books and other things needed In the school work. Should the parent ' fall to . comply he becomes thereby subject to arrest and to punishment as stat ed above. Aside from tho punishment of the parents the new law also has a clause making It compulsory far all school directors, clerks, teachers, or other officials to assist in the en forcement of the law, and failure to de so works a fine of from 35 to 330. Before the commencement of school next fall Superintendent Welles will have the substance of the compulsory attendance law compiled In a concise form for the guidance of teachers and other school people. Post Card Cost tSS. . Roy Mitchell, a young photograph er of Liberty. Mo., sent a fancy postal card to a man he did not like. The card showed the picture of a hog and lines making the picture applicable to the addressee. Mitchell was Indicted by the federal grand Jury, and at the trial was fined 125 and costs, amount ing to $J0. ; H. C. Nutt, general superintendent of the Michigan Central railway, has resigned to become general manager' of the Northern Pacific at Tacoma, Stcphenaon Elected. Madison, Wis., May 17. Isaac Stephenson, the La Fol lette candidate for the United States senate, waa elected at noon today after a 00 days dead lock. He will stand by La Fol lette In all his reforms In state and national legislation and his election Is an unqualified victory for the La Follette forces over Spooner.