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NO. 5995
PEXDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1907.
VOL. 20.
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HAYWOOD
I
RIAL
NOW UNDER WAY
Western Federalion of Miners
Also on Trial, According to
Prosecution's Statement.
DECLARE PETTI BOX E AND
MOYER ARE EQUALLY GUILTY
3luv ley Detlnres Steunenberg Mur
der Was an Incident In a Carnival
of Butchery Carefully Planned by
Official of Labor Unions Also
the Federation of Miners Hud a
Sonic nf Wages for Every Kind of
Crime Examination of Witnesses
11 Hit IKvun. Willi Four on Stand.
Steunenberg residence at tlroea dur
ing November, watching the nouse
through field glasses. The witness
gold- Orchard acted so as to attract
comment.
MOUE WATER IH WASTED.
Will Strive t Correct 1'alluie L
Grande Artesian Well.
La Grande. June 4. Miller A
West, well diggers, are again In the
city and within a few days the well
drilling machine will be here ana
then there will be more digging to
ascertain If the decrease In the O.
R. AN. artesian well flow Is because
of a diminishing of source, or simply
due to clogging. The diggers always
maintained that additional digging
should have been done after the flow
was found, but the chief engineer of
the O. R. A N. would not allow It.
The decrease In volume In the
opinions nf Miller A West, can be
Illicitly remedied when the pipe is
sunk n few feet more and the pipes
cleaned out. They are confident that
the water Is there and a day or two
of digging will again send the water
spouting high In the air with as great
or even greater volume than It did
originally.
RhlLROAD COMMISSION .
COHSIHPHN
llYNER GOT EIGHT YEARS.
ttblse, June 4. The actual trial of
Haywood begun this morning when
Hawley opened for the state In a
vitriolic address charging the accus
ed, Moyer, I'etllbonc and Slmpklns
with the murder of Steunenberg. He
declined them guilty of wholesale
crimes In the middle west; that all
the outrages In Idaho. Colorado and
Wyoming since "9 have been due
to the leading spirits of the Western
Federation.
The court room was well filled long
before Judge Wood ascended the
bench. For the first time a large
number of women were present, and
f'dlowd the proceedings with Inter
est. By order of the Judge the ad
mission Is limited strictly to those
for whom seats and other accommo
dations are provided. Deputies are
stationed In the aisles to preserve or
der. Haywood's family were present
at the opening session..
Haywood seemed more serious than
usual, but this Is due in great part
to the fact that he passed a bod
night, having had a recurrence of
the ailment . which caused postpone
ment of the trial Saturday.
"There Is no necessity of going
deeply Into this matter," declared
Hawley. "The Jury will place more
dependence on the evidence than on
anything I can say."
Western Federation Accused.
Haiyley then reviewed the killing
nf Steunenberg and declared Orchard
was the lender of the Western Fed
eration, and that his evidence would
be capable of credence. Hawley ad
mitted he did not expect to prove the
defendant present when tho crime
was committed, but stated he would
show them accessories before the fact
and equally guilty with Orchard, and
declared he would prove beyond the
rlindow of a doubt that lenders of
the Western Federation conspired to
kill Steunenberg, and would show tha
Western Federation as nn organlza
t!on became an accomplished fact in
lc.98. and that, after that time riot
and bloodshed was the port'on of
the entire western mining commu
nity. He declared all this due to the
executive committee in part, hut for
the most part to the president and
secretary-treasurer.
Continuing. Hnwlev declared the
Inmr circle plnnre-d to perpetuate
their own power and control both the
federation and the communities they
lived In hv exploiting desperate crim
inals to commit murders and rpread
terrorism.
Hawley ('nihil Down.
r.nrrrw here objected to Hnwlev"
statements nni a hot fight between
the counsel followed. The court fi
nally ruled that Hawley must confine
l.'s arguments to what he could
prove.
' Continuing, Hawley said: "These
men left a trail of blood through the
entire mining region. They took life
an ' destroyed property at will. The
murder of Steunenberg was simply
an Incident it. the carnival of crime.
He Incurred the enmity of these men
because he prevented them frem at
tolnlng their objects."
Hawley then devoted hnlf an hour
to reciting facta following the murder
and arrest dud confession of Orchard
H-iwley closed by declaring the In
ner circle had a scale of wages for
everv description of crime.
Wit new- Take tho Stand.
The first witness, J. A. Wayne,
Wavne, was then called. He first
reached Steunenberg's side after the
explosion. He described his condition
and said life had not left, but that
Stoitnonhei-g was unable to speak,
Wayne was not cross-examined.
Dr. J. W. Cue was called. He
went to Steunenberg after the ex
plosion, and explained the nature of
his mlurles.
John C. Rice, a Caldwell attorney,
was the next witness. Ho brought
up for the first time the name of Or
chard, whom he knew as Thomas
Hogan. He swore ht saw him dally
for 10 days In the vicinity of the
Stcunenherg home prior to the explo
sion. He said he saw Hogan after
the murder and learned his name was
Orchard.
Richardson asked If Orchard did
not seem to be trying to exhibit him
self. Tho witness said, "Possibly."
N. S. Ellis, a Caldwell carpenter,
told of seeing Orchard about the
First Session in Eastern Oregon Convened to Investigate the
Need for a Local Train to Portland.
Wltmws Called From Echo, Herml ton and Pendleton .Showing the
Crowded Condition of Passenger s While Uie Growth of the County
Has Been Very Rapid In the Pa t Few Y-ears the Train Service Re?
mains tlc Same People at Sni 'nil Stations Suffer Great Incon
venience by Delays nnd Uncerta Inty of Trains.
Tough Who Shot City Marsha! 3. W.
Wnltlon Sentenced Last Evening.
La Grande, June 4. (Special.)
Fred Ryner. who shot City Marshal
John W. Walden six weeks ago In a
gun fight on the streets, was sentenc
ed to serve eight years In the peni
tentiary by Judge T. H. Crawford In
the circuit court last evening.
ftyner changed his plea of not guil
ty to that of guilty and thus saved
the expense of a trial and It Is
nought by this action secured a
lighter sentence than otherwise, the
limit for his offense being 10 years,
which It Is believed would have been
Imposed had he stood trial and been
found guilty.
HARMLESS IIOMIIS EXPLODE.
Supposed to Be the Work of Small
Boys, as a Jiike.
Pan Francisco, June 4. Two harm
less bombs composed of saltpeter and"
sulpnur, were exploded this morn
ing under Ellis street ears crowded
w'th passengers. There was no da';
age done, but- the passengers aW
crews were badly frightened. The
police are inclined to think it the
work of small boys.
THREATENED WITH A MOB.
Omits Arc Trying to Handle West
Virginia Outrage.
Mnrllnton, W. Va., June 4. War
w-lrte Ratcllffe and Albert Ony were
placed on trial today charged with
capturing Ona B'rd, aged 10. and Ar
nold Gladwell. aged 17. while the
couple were eloping to marry, and
assaulting tho girl. A heavy guord
keeps linck the crowd which Is de
termined " n lynching.
F.i.i-tliiiiiiikiv Killed 10(10.
Victoria. B. C. June 4. Advices by
steamer today say nn enrthqnake In
tho province of Hslngklng, China,
killed 4000 people.
NORTH
BANK ROAD
IS
BEING
RUSHED
LAYING TWO AND A HALF
MILES OF TRACK DAILY,
Believed Road Will Be Opened for
Traffic From Kcnnewlek to. The
BnllcM by September 1 ami That It
Will Handle Tills Year's 'Wheat
Cron Produced Along Its Route
Finely Equipped Roadbed.
That the North Bank railroad will
be ready to haul out the 1907 wheat
crop from Its tributary territory Is
now the belief of people living along
tho line and who are acquainted with
the progress of tracklaylng there.
The tracklaylng crews are now
working opposite Umatilla and are
making progress at the rate or two
and a half miles, of new iraca per
day. It is thought the line will De
complete from Kennewlck to The
Dalles by September 1. when It will
be opened to traffic In time to haul
out the bulk of the wheat crop along
the line.
The grade Is practically completed
from The Dalles eastward and the
work of tracklaylng will be rusneo
as fast as possible. Over 200 men are
employed In the tracklaylng gangs,
and the work is Deing unisnea
fast as the rails are laid, so the road
will be ready for use as soon as the
last spike Is driven.
Those who have visited the scene
of tracklaylng on the line say that an
elegant roadbed Is being made. Heavy
steel and good ballast are being used
and It will be one of the finest road
bods In the west.
The first meeting of the Oregon
Railroad commission ever held In
eastern Oregon convened in the par
lors of Pendleton Commercial asso
ciation this morning to hear the dis
cussion of the matter of placing a
local train In service on the O. R. &
N. between this city and Portland.
All the railroad commissioners, In
cluding President Thomas K. Camp
bell. Oswald WeBt and Clyde B.
AttchlBon and Secretary George O.
Goodall were present and were rep-
esented In the Investigation by Dis
trict Attorney G. W. Phelps -ana
Judge S. A. Lowell.
The O. R. A N. company was rep
resented by General Manager J. P.
O'Brien, General Passenger Agent
Wlllinm McMurray, Attorney Arthur
W. Spencer, Traveling Passenger
Agent J. H. O'Neill, Auditor A. Gavin
of the passenger department, and C.
F. Van De Water, traveling freight
agent of Walla Walla. The Investi
gation. was conducted by Mr. Spencer
for the railroad company.
Documentary Evidence Introduced.
The meeting was called to order by
President Campbell of the railroad
commission and Mr. Altchlson for the
commission Introduced transcripts of
train and engine movements on the
main line of the O. R. A N. from No
vemher 1, 190 to May 1, 1907, and
also a record -f the movement of pas
senger trains on the main lino from
November 1, 190C, to June 1, 1907.
These records were taken from the
official records of the O. R. A N. of
fices, Secretary Goodall of the com-1
mission having conducted the work
nf transcribing the passenger train
iiiovcment nt La Grande this week.
These transcripts show the exact
time of the arrival of every passen
ger train on the O. R. A N from the
registers and tralnsheets of the com
pany and are Intended by the com
mission to show the great delays to
trains during the time covered by the
records.
The commission In Introducing the
transcripts stated that they desired
the -ai!:-.v;,l cffiiiajs to look over
them and that any errors found
would lie cheerfully corrected.
Good Spirit Prevailed.
The meeting was devoid of rigid
fcrinr.llty an-' tlie best of splvlt pre
vailed. The parlors of the associa
tion were well filled with Interested
citizens, all of whom were personal
friends and acquaintances of the rail
road officials and the investigation
and hearing was entered Into with
the best of feeling and the utmost
fairness on both sides.
As the railroad commissioners were
supplied with all the documentary
and official records from the O. R. A
N. offices which they desired In the
investigation, It was. stated in the be
ginnlg that personal experiences
showing congested condition of ears,
growth of passenger traffic and In
conveniences of the present service
were desired. The commissioners
already knew how many times trains
had been late on the O. R. A N. for
tho j ast six months. They wanted
personal experiences In travel from
residents, of this section and the ex
amination of witnesses was all along
this line.
Witnesses Called In the Forenoon.
Leon Cohen, former president of
the Commercial association, was first
called ly the commission and his
statements to the commission showed
a general congestion of passenger J
truffle, crowded cars and difficulty
In securing seats on trains running
out of Pendleton west and north.
E. H. T.rown. editor of the Echo
Register was next called by the com
mission and testified as to the crowd
ed condition of cars between this city
and F.cho and of the difficulty ex
perienced In securing seats owning to
the crowded conditions. He also
complained that only the doors of
smoking cars were opened at small
stations, which often caused women
and children to pass through the
smoker In going to the chair car for
scuts. Mr. Brown also testified that
the population and business of Echo
had doubled In the past two years
since ho went there.
C. E. Baker, editor of the Hermls
ton Herald, was next called and also
testified as to the congestion of traf
fic on passenger trains. He had vis
ited Hermlston on an average of
twice each month for the past five j
years, he having been one of the first
settlers nt Hermlston, and was fa
miliar with conditions. He also tes
tified as to the rapid growth of the
Hermlston country, there now being
firm 300 to 400 permanent residents
there now, whereas there were but
threo permanent residents there two
years ago. He said that while the
business and population of that sec
tion of the county was rapidly In
ciislng the train service remained
the same. -
Dr. C. .1. Smith Culled.
Dr. C. J. Smith of this city, who Is
president of . the state board of
health, was the most Important wit
nets called In the forenoon and went
over the entire question of train
sen-Ice, congestion of traffic, unsan
itary cundlttnn of cars, rapid growth
of the country, luadequency of the
present train service and other fea
tures of the Investigation most thor
oughly. He declared that he had found
passenger cars grently crowded and
In a highly unsanlty condition quite
often and that the health board had
taken steps on two occasions to rem
edy the sanitary conditions. The
greatest inconvenience In travel Is ex
perienced by residents living at small
Matl.ms where no agent Is maintain
ed, hi those rlaces t is necessary
to flag trains in the night time and
the uncertainty of the arrival of the
trains makos It very unconvenlent
Till' unpleasant.
Statement From Mr. O'Brien.
"1 me conclusion of Dr. Smith's
testimony, General Manager J. P.
w urien or tne o. R. & N., made
ruiKiiit-iu concerning sweeping and
cleaning passenger ears nnd du.i9r
thnt the company had started In to
"" me oroers or the board of
iie.-um m clean cars, but had met
witn sucn a storm of objection from
passengers, who refused to moo. nt
of the cars while they were being
swept and cleaned, that they had ben
forced to abandon their plans, and
that a car sweeper had been put In
service who sweeps cars as best he
can w hile the train "la In motion. Mr.
O'Brien said that the company was
very anxious to find some suitable
and practical way In which to clean
heir cars Jto prevent filth and ill
odors from accumulating, but that
It was a difficult and vexing problem
and was receiving the best efforts of
the officials.
At the conclusion of Mr. O'Brien's
statement to the commission, the
session was adjourned until 2 o'clock
this afternoon,
Afternoon Session.
A larger crowd than this morning
greeted the afternoon session of the
hearing of tha railroad commission
ers ind a number of witnesses were
examined on the subject of tram
service during the afternoon.
The first witness called waa City
Attorney John McCourt, who testi
fied as to the crowded condition of
trains, difficulty li securing seats
and sleeping accommodations and
other features of the matter under
Investigation.
He had made frequent trips over
the O. R. & N. west of this city and
had found conditions en passenger
trains unsatisfactory at times.
James Johns of the Hartman Ab
stract company, was next called and
testified that trains were quite often
very much crowded west of this city
and It Is with difficulty that seats are
found at times. He travels frequent
ly over the O. R. A N. lines and has
noticed the Immense Increase In traf
fic In this territory during the past
two or three years.
Dr. E. A. Mann of Condon was
next called to give his experiences In
making connections with the main
line of tho O. R. & N. at the junc
tion of the Condon branch. He told
of the long watts which are often
necessary and of Inconveniences suf
fered by the people on that branch
because of the Inadequacy of th9
present service.
DR. LANE AGAIN
ELECTED MAYOR
Heppner Represented.
A. Knotson of Heppner who repre
sented the Commercial club and citi
zens of Heppner In the hearing pre
sented a petition from the ctitlzens
of Morrow county asking for Ira
proved train service and also for re
duced freight rates.
Mr. Knotson gave details of the in
conveniences of the present mixed
train service and also told of the In
unsatisfactory connections with main
line trains by which It Is often neces
sary to go to Heppner Junction a day
In advance to get a train to Portland
If a pressing engagement calls the
rassenger to the metropolis... ,
WHEAT STAMPEDE.
In No Class Could It Maintain Yester
day's Close.
Chicago, June 4. Wheat slumped
this morning on account of better crop
reports and Increased receipts In the
northwest. July closed last night at
97 1-4, sold this morning at 96 S-4,
94 1-4 and 94 S-4. September, which
closed at 99 H, sold this morning at
98 3-4. 96 4 and 97. December, clos
ing at 100 S-4, sold at 100, 98 3-8 and
98 3-4.
Cheinnna Indians Won.
The Chemawa Indians, In the first
track meet In which they have ever
participated, vanquished the McMlnn-
vlile college ladB at Chemawa Satur
day afternoon by a score of 7B to 60
says the Salem Statesman. The vic
tory was a great thing for the In
dian boys and every student was pres
ent to witness the defeat of the
"palefaces" and cheer their brothers
in the battle. The McMlnnvllle team
was not as strong as It was In their
meet with Willamette, but the col
lege boys fought gamely.
One Democratic Councilman,
All Remaining City Officers
Are Republican.
LANE'S MAJORITY WILL
BE AT LEAST SLX HUNDRED.
All Republican Candidates Except for
Mayor ami One Councilman Elect
ed by Average Pluralities of 10,O04t
Estimates Are Based I'pon the
Official Count as it Stood at Noon
Today, and tlio Official Finals Will
Not Change the Results Lane's
Victory Largely Personal. "
Portland, June 4. Harry Lane was
re-elected mayor of the city of Port
land yesterday by a plurality of at
least 600.
The vote as counted at noon stood:
Devlin, 7814; Lane, 8408, with the
returns at that time giving Lane tha
best of It.
One democrat was elected to tha
council, but all other city officials are
republicans who were elected by aver
age pluralities of 10.000. All of tlje
bond Issues carried. The vote waa
extremely light In the afternoon, but
in the forenoon a very heavy vote
was cast
Lane's Remarkable Victory.
As the registration of voters Ins
Portland Is studied closely the victory
of Mayor Harry Lane becomes mora
and more remarkable. It Is a person
al victory of which the mayor may
well be proud for he enjoyed the con
fidence of republican voters, in . large
numbers as the results show he must
have received many more republican
than democratic votes.
Ill the 10 wards of the city of Port
land, the total registration for the
city elect'on was 25.386, of Which only
4S47 were demoncratlc voters ana
008 were republicans, with 1631 mis
cellaneous and Independent.
Lane received about 12.000. or 8000-
more than his oartv vote, which ac
cording to the registration amounted
to but 4747.
With Devlin regarded as "a good
man" by his. party and with many
strong Influences, at work for him.
the victorv of Mayor Lane is one oi
the most remarkable in the history of
the metropolis.
STRAWBERRY
DAY A! MILTON
ATTRACTED LARGE NUMBER
PROGRESSIVE OUTSIDERS.
BUSINESS AND CONFIDENCE AT HIGH TIDE
Joseph Block, a second hand deal
er of Oaklond, Calif., was beaten over
the head with a piece of gas pipe and
robbed. His skull waa broken and
he will probably die. -
That business has been good In
Pendleton during the past mouth and
In fact for the entire spring Is plain
ly evident from talks with business
men, and there Is now a general feel
ing of confidence regarding the
summer's business.
Friday and Saturday of last week
were busy days In all of the local
stores, and Saturday waa one of the
record breakers of the year. With
the circus In town, the Methodist
church sate on and the Eagles car
nival under way. there were many In
ducements for people to come to
town. As a result of the activity last
week the business tor May closed
strong and Saturday, the first of the
new month, was a splendid starter.
"Our business for this season
knocks that of last year Into a cock
ed hat," declares Leon Cohen of the
!n that store of late certainly Indi
cate that trade Is on the Increase.
The same story of good business dur
ing May Is told by other merchants,
also, and It Is not confined to any
particular line. All lines from Jew
elers to Implement dealers have been
enjoying a good teoscn's trade and
there Is every Indication of a contin
uance during this month.
With the wool sold at high prices,
when prospects good and a Fourth
of Juiy celebration being arranged
for, there Is every reason for busi
ness to he good ut least until after
the national holiday. During the
heated senson of the lummer busi
ness, except In certain lines, Is never
very lively, and but little la expected
from thnt time of the year.
Collections for the month were
commenced yesterday and they are
reported to be better this month than
Addresses by Senator Fulton and Rep.
rcsetitatlve Ellis and Other Promi
nent People Milton Progressive
Association Gives Reception to Al
lied Bodies From All Parts of In.
laud Empire Ball Tonight.
Milton, June 4. This Is Strawberry
day In Milton, and many prominent
visitors are here for the occasion,
though the meeting of the railroad
commission at Pendleton today Inter
fered with a number being able to
attend from there.
Senator C. W. Fulton of Portland
and Representative W. R. Ellis ar
rived here at 1 o'clock this afternoon,
and both delivered addresses at the
grove this afternoon, where a pro
gram Is being carried out. Addresses
are being made by prominent men of
Oregon and Washington.
This evening the Milton Progressive
association will give a reception and
banquet to the leading spirits of the
commercial and development Inter
ests of this part of the Inland empire,
The reception will be held In the par
lors of Columbia college.
Strawberries are thick on every
hand and all visitors are being well
supplied. Covers will be laid for 160
at the banquet table.
A grand ball will be given at the
Milton opera house tonight. Promi
nent visitors are here from Walla
Walla and different parts of Umatilla
county.
Peoples Warehouse, and the scenes ever before In years.
North Yakima will pay 12200 for
an automobile hoae cart which will
cover 10 miles an hoar on an ordl
ruuy street.
ONE YEAR IN PENITENTIARY.
Jesse Lawless Violated the Terms of
HIS Parole.
Jesse Lawless is again in durance
vile, and faces a term of one year
in the penitentiary because he was 'In
discreet in falling to live up to the
terms of his parole.
Some months ago Lawless was ar
rested for stealing a saddle belonging
to D. P. Smythe, from the Despain
building, and' upon pleading guilty
he, was given the minimum sentence
of one year. However, a plea for a
parole wns made In behalf of Law
less by Mrs. Despain by wohm he had
heen employed, and he was accord
ingly pnroled. Since his release Law
less has been working at the poor
farm and ranches In that vicinity until
a few days ago. At that time he was
again evidently taken with a desire
to live up to his name and he started
matters off by getting drunk. ntte
In that state he tried to break Into
a house In the west end of town, and
when arretted declared he thought
the place was a hotel. However, his
misbehavior at that time and on sev
eral other occasions, was such that.
this morning Jundge Bean revoked
the parole and he must now go to the
penitentiary at Salem where there
will be no whiskey to rouse the baser
elements In his nature.
WILL RUN BINGHAM SPRINGS.
James Cornfield of Tills City, Takes
Cluirge of the Well Known Sum
mer Resort.
James Cornfield of this city, has
leased the Bingham Springs mountain
resort and will conduct the same
this season. He Is now making ar
rangements for the opening of the
resort and will add a number of new
features and Improve the service In
every way. '
This is one of the most popular re
sorts In this vicinity and is largely
patronized by Pendleton and the sur
rounding country.
Mr. Cornfield has been doing con
siderable work on the roads leading
to the resort and will give a formal
opening on June 15, at which time
a dance will be given and a general
good time enjoyed.
He will prepare to accommodate
a large number of people this year
and there Is every reason to believe
that the springs will be better pat
ronised than ever as they are becom
ing better known each year.
The county court of Clackamas re
fuses to Incorporate the village of
Oswego, as the court and the peti
tioners do not agree on boundaries.