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NO. 003
VOL. 20.
PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1907.
ARGUMENT FOR
THE DEFENSE
Summarizes Evidence and
Draws Conclusions Favor
able to Schmitz.
JWMKXSE AUDIENCE IN
ATTENDANCE UPON (OCTURT
(Campbell Inveighs Heavily Against
Credibility of ex-Police Chlof Ilea-
gnii, and Against thr Acceptance
'of Hiicfs Concession at Face Val
ue, Saying it Was a Forced Confes
sion und Therefore Valueless) He
Argued That There Could be No
Guilt.
San Francisco, June 13. The clos
' ing argument by the defense in the
Schmitz case began this morning by
Campbell before an audience of 3000.
Campbell begma by .pointing out
that none of Ue French restaurant
keepers testified they had been
threatened. Then he made an attack
on Reagan, who, he declared, first
fought the restaurants on his own
Initiative and then voted In favor of
their licences.
"Now Reagan comes Into court
and forgets the entiala and magni
fies the real. If It was true the
French restaurants were running
contrary to law, and none of these
restaurant men denied It, then there
could have been no threat Take the
testimony of Reagan and see If you
can find the language of threat
there. If yoa cannot find a threat,
you must find the mayor not gull
ty."
Campbell declared that Ruef's
confession was forced from him by
methods worthy of the inquisition,
and that as tt was a forced confes
sion, It should not be given weight.
He declared there Is not a scintilla
of evidence to prove the mayor and
Rucf ever held a moment's confer
enre in regard to the restaurants.
While Campbell rpoke, the mayor
sat with me head in bis hands.
Conviction Predicted.
Cumpbell closel at noon and a re
, cess was taken till 2:30, when Heney
will make the dosing argument for
the state. He will speak two hours,
The Judge charge will take about
an hour.
It is believed the Jury will speedily
render a verdict. The general expec
tation Is It will find Schmitz guilty.
KASTEHN FOREST RESERVES.
Irrigation Congress' Will Urge Crea
tton of RcecTTCS In the Font.
The suggestion that the eastern
forest reserve question be discussed
at the fifteenth session of the Nation
al Irrigation congress, to be held In
Sacramento, California, September
2-7 next, has created much Interest
among prominent men of the east
em states who am Identified with
the movement to establish reserves in
tne Appalachian and White moun
tains. ,
The headquarters of the. congress,
which Is already open at Sacramento,
'lias received letters from all over the
eastern states approving the sugges
tlon and expressing the hope that the
matter wll! he scheduled for discus
sion at the Sacramento meeting.
William Bollons Over the lAne.
William Bollons, formerly roaflmas
ter of the O. R. ft N but now divis
ion .engineer of the system, passed
through yesterday to La Orande on
his first tour of the system as engi
noer. Mr. Bollona Is familiar with the
O. R. & N. In every department, hav
Ing been employed in an official ca
pacity on the system for many years,
He will return to this city for a brief
visit this week.
Now In Business In I.a Grande.
W. W. Horry, formerly employed In
the dry goods department of the
Teutsch department store In this city,
Is now engaged In the clothing busi
ness as a half owner In one of the
best stores in La Grande. He has
purchased an Interest from A. V. An
drews, who has been In business there
since resigning as conductor on the
O. R. & N. several years ago.
Crabtree Arrested.
A man named Crabtree waa ar
rested here this forenoon by Sheriff
Taylor upon Instructions from the
officers at Walla Walla. He Is
there upon charges made against him
by hla wife.
Killed by Gasoline Explosion.
Portsmouth, England, June
13. Lieutenant Hart of the
British navy was . killed and
three seamen Injured today by
an explosion of gasoline on a
sub-marine boat.
WW V" a Federal Approprl-
- , "" atlon.
Btaumont, Texas, June 13. The
executive committee of the Inter
state Inland Waterway association of
Texas and Louisiana, which was
formed at a meeting held In Lake
Charles a year ago, assembled here
toduy for Its first meeting. The sec
retaries of numerous commercial or
ganizations throughout the two states
are also taking part In the proceed
ings.
The chief purpose of the commit
tee meeting Is to arrange for a con
vention of the full organization to be
held In October. This convention will
urge upor congress the necessity for
an early completion of the proposed
Interstate canal. The last session of
congress appropriated about 3600,'
000, equally divided between the two
rtates, for the beginning of the con
structlon work. The completion of
this Inland waterway will create new
Industrial conditions and shift the
commerce of the Missouri and 'Rio
Orande valleys from an artificial to
a natural basis, afford cheap, fair,
equal and adequate transportation
facilities to all lines of business.
In addition to the canal problem
the commercial secretaries now In
convention win , discuss numerous
other matters relating to the welfare
and development nf Texas and Louis
iana. Governor Campbell of Texas,
Governor Campbell of Texaa. Gover
nor Blanchard of Louisiana, Hon. O.
P. Colquitt and other men- of
prominence among 'the scheduled
speakers. Methods at securing new
Industries, Panama and the coast
trade, transportation and other mat
ters will be given attention.
STREET GRADED
WILL BE DONE VNEESS
ADEQUATELY OPPOSED
Anti-weed Ordinance Introduced
and Referred to Committee City
Attorney Ordered to Draft an Or.
dlnmicc Regulating the Width of
Concrete Sklewalklng AU Over the
City.
At a very brief Pension of the city
council held lait evening a resolution
providing for the grading of Bush
street from Jackson to Wilson was
read and adopted. Consequently tha
improvement will be ordered unless
a remonstrunoe signed by two-thirds
the people affected is received with
in 10 days.
As Intimated last evening, an nntl
weed ordinance was also Introduced.
However, the measure was referred to
the ordinance committee for further
Investigation.
Regulating; OonOTatc KJilewalklng.
At the council meeting last eve
ning the proposition of an ordinance
regulating concrete sidewalks In the
residence portion of the cltv was dis
cussed, and the city attorney was In
structed to draft an ordinance for
Introduction next week. It was
agreed to require all walks on the
streets running east and west to be
five feet In width, while those on the
streets running north and south, ex
cepting Main,, must be at least four
feet wide.-
It Is also proposed to require the
center of the concrete walks to be
three and a half feet from the prop
erty line, thus leaving & small park
on each side of the walk. The walks
ore to have a slope of one Inch.
The adoption of such an ordinance
as is proposed has become necessary
on account of the fact that many
property owners In the residence secV,
Hons are planning to construct con
crete walks.
FLEECING THE FARMER.
Fakirs Are Working tin Country
With Worthless Stock or Goods.
A number of years ago some fakirs
went through this country. Their
echeine was to call upon the well-to
do farmer and place a large pile of
dry goods before him and then be
gin a floweiy speech that had pre
viously been prepared and learned
for the occasion. A great many far
mers In this vicinity invested 3150 to
3300 in these goods at that time, pays
the Tekoa Blade.
After their great benefactors (?)
had left the country, they made an
investigation of their goods without
the beautiful speeches of the tllver
tongued orators and they found that
they had a pile of shoddy remnants
that were of little value. The great
er part of these goods the farmers
have yet. They have never worked
them up and they certainly never
will.
There are several men going
through the country now calling up
on farmer In the same kind of way.
They have their stock of dry goods
remnants and they tell a very nice
tory, but it Is our opinion that the
very few few farmers who buy these
goods will wish their money back.
It lt our advice to farmers who read
thlsartlcle to give these fakir a wide
berth and patronise the home mer
chants who pay taxes and are doing
good to the town ond country.
ORDERED
BUS
ORCHID INSISTS
HELPED PUN
Later on Simpkins Got Cold Feet and Pulled Out Why Or.
chard Preferred
Orchard Adds a Confession of Burglary und Robbery to Prior Confessions
of Murder, Bigamy, Arson, Wife- Desertion, Defrauding Insurance Com
panies and Sheep Stealing A For mcr Attorney of Orchard's Refused
to Defend Him In the Steunenberg Caw Planned at One Time to Kill
Stctinenbcrg In a Passenger Car, Wholly Indifferent as to How Many
Others Might He Killed.
Boise, June 13. When the Haywood
case was resumed this morning Rich
ardson at once plunged Into a series
of questions designed to bring out
every detail of Orchard's movements
just prior to the Steunenberg tragedy.
It was plain that he desired to Im
press the jury with the fact that Or
chard was broke, and realizing that
his former partners In the Coeur j
d'Alene district had made fortunes
which he would have participated In
If he had not had to leave the state
because of Steunenberg, he had mur
dered Steunenberg without a sugges
tion from anyone.
Asked If he hal not told Jack Mof
fet In Wallace that he was going to
Puget Sound to smuggle opium Into
the country. Orchard said no. He
thought he might have said something
about a smuggling proposition, but
could not remember.
Btirglory ami Robbery.
Before he and Simpkins started for
St. Joe the latter gave him 3100 which
he claimed was sent by Haywood. He
admitted he borrowed 35 from Sa
loonkeeper Murphy In Burke and then
that night broke open his cash reg
lpter and stole 340.
Before reaching the St. Joe country
he and Simpkins went to Spokane and
stayed there three days, at the let
ter's home. They then went on to St.
Joe and hunted for a week. Simp
kins, he declored, told him be would
help him kill Steunenberg, and would
give as an excuse for being In south
ern Idaho that he was going official
ly to visit a federation local at Silver
City.
He and Simpkins went direct to
Caldwell. He staytd there three
weeks, while Simpkins went to Silver
City and Halley to visit federation lo
cals there. He made no attempt to
conceal himself, but went in the
streets freely, but denied all attempts
to attract attention to himself. Simp
kins, he declared, did not keep from
being noticed while in Caldwell.
He wrote Easterly and received
two letters from him which he tore
up, but he understood detectives had
recovered part of one of them. He
made two trips to Natrrpa, where he
hoped to meet Simpkins by appoint
ment. The letter making the date Is
also In the hands of the prosecution.
Flmpklns. he swore, got cold feet
when the actual killing was discussed,
claiming he was so well known he
would get Into trouble.
Before going he and Simpkins made
a bomb, using wood cases; but ofter
Simpkins went away he took It apart
and made another with a metal case.
He then called Easterly up by tel
ephone at Silver City and asked him
to come to Caldwell and help him.
Easterly, he swore, had been told by
Simpkins of the plot to kill Steunen
berg, and Easterly told him he could
not come then. He denied that he
visited Boise contractors and tried to
sell a non-freezable explosive.
About this time a photographer
started a flash light.. Borah and Rich
ardson both Jumped and the deputies
and detectives dropped their hands to
their guns, but a laugh followed as
the reason for the noise became ap
parent. Bomb Instead of Pistol."
Orchard paid he chose a bomb In
stead of a revolver for the killing be
cause he was so disgusted with him
self he wanted to finish the job and
get away.
He went to Nampa once with the
bomb, Intending to put it under a
train seat, and blow a car to pieces,
hut did not get a chance. The fact
COL. JAMES H. RALEY
A special dispatch from Washing
ton to the East Oregonlan today says
that Col. James H. Haley of this city,
who Is now Jn Washington, D. C, has
effected an adjustment of the diffi
culties between desert land entrymen
whose claims border the reservoir
site of the Umatilla Irrigation project
and tho reclamation department .
By the terms of the adjustment en
trvmen will be allowed to secure title
to their entire claims, deeding; to the
government afterwards, such portions
LAND
M
Bomb to Pistol, '
that many others might have been
killed by the explosion made no im
pression on him. When he finally
exploded the bomb it went off before
he had planned, and he was compelled
to run In order to get to the hotel
so he could proe an alibi.
He denied that as soon as he ex
ploded the Steunenberg bomb he went
to his bedroom In order to put things
around to prove he had not made a
bomb. He said he was trying to re
move all traces of his crime and had
cayenne pepper with him to put In
his shoes If dogs followed him
He was arrested Sunday afternoon
In the hotel, but was hot locked up,
being permitted to remain on parole
until Monday. No one came to see
him until the following Sunday, when
he was visited by James Sullivan, who
had acted as his lawyer In a suit in
Denver. Sullivan came to see if he
was Orchard. Sullivan refused to act
as his lawyer because he did not
know Idaho methods, but at his re-
quest telegraphed to Fred Miller of
Spokane to come on
OHIO CRIPPLED BY AN ICEBERG,
Crew Panic Stricken and Four Were
Drowned.
Seattle, June 13. The owners of
the steamer Ohio confirm the report
of an accident to that vessel early
Wednesday in a collision with an Ice
berg. The steamer Is now anchored
off Nome nd leaking. It is believed
she can be saved unless there is bad
weather. She carried 100 passengers
southbound.
The crew had much difficulty con
trollng the passengers. Captain Brown
was on the bridge at the time of the
accident. The steerage was flooded
and the' passengers rushed on deck In
a panic, cut away the life boats and
all were thrown Into the water. Otto
Anderson, another white man, and two
Chinese were drowned.
The vessel is valued at 3200,000.
GOVERNMENT LAND OPENED.
Land Also Withdrawn for Utah Ag
ricultural College.
Washington, June 13. The Interi
or department has opened for set
tlement 3.000,000 acres 60 miles south
of the Arctic circle in Alaska and
500,000 acres In Montana.
It also withdraws 11,000 acres for
an agricultural college In the Salt
Lake district.
CHARTER FOREIGN SHIPS.
To Carry Coal for American Pacific
Squadron.
Washington, June 13. Danger of
a coal famine on the Pacific coast
has caused Roosevelt to authorize the
navy department to charter foreign
ships to carry coal there for the
squadron in those waters.
Choking Off Jap loiinuillstit.
Toklo. June 13. Newspaper men
were today summoned by the home
department and Instructed not to pub
lish Inflammatory matter on the coast
trouble.
No Successor to Rev. Hall.
No successor will be chosen to Rev.
G. L. Hall, who has just resigned as
pastor of the First Baptist church,
until next fall. In the meantime an
effort will be made to find a suitable
man for the place. Arrangements
will be made for services during the
summer months.
ADJUSTS UMATILLA
of their claims as may be needed for
the construction of the Irrigation res
ervoir. In addition to this adjustment It
was also agreed by the government
that all entries made prior to the
withdrawal of the land for reclama
tion purposes shall remain intact af
ter the restoration of the land.
Colonel Ralcy left Pendleton some
time ago for Washington and this ad
justment effected by him is a suc
cessful termination of his mission to
the national capital.
MATTERS
LOOK INTO POSTOFFICE STEAL.
Government Inspectors Are Trying to
Stop Extortions.
Cincinnati, June 13. An investi
gation of the relations of the rail
roads and the postofflce department
by direct order of President Roose
velt, which has already caused a sav
ing io the government of more than
32,000,000, is declared to be now un
der way. Thirty-two postoffice in
spectors are said ' to be at work in
u case of alleged conspiracy of the
railroads and the postoffice deport
ment. The Times-Star nays:
Thirty-two postoffice Inspectors of
the United States, the shrewdest In
the service of Uncle Sam, are at
wo: k on a case of alleged conspiracy
of certain of the railroads with the
postoffice department of the United
States.
Handles 190,000,000 a Year.
The inquiry has been going on for
months; in fact since last December.
One postoffice division has charge
of the disbursement of 390,009,000
annually, and enough has been learn
ed In the Investigation to save the
United States 32,000,000 a year. The
money gees to all the sources of mall
receipts, but the alleged conspiracy
from whatever department Is said to
have been with certain railroads. It
is In connection with the payments
for the handling of the mails.
M ETC ALF PARTY SAFE.
Washington, Jane 13. The Met'
calf party, supposed to be lost, is
Meantime up the Potomac on the
Dojphin, passing; Indlanhead, Md., at
v o ciock this morning.
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HE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
MAIN BODY OF THE GUARD.
Assignment to Seaside Preferable to
That of the Seven Companies Which
Are Provided for by tho Government
Appropriation Expenses Paid by
State and From $1.50 Per Day Up
Beside.
There Is Joy today among the mem
bers of company L over the news that
the company along with the rest of
the guard will be stationed at Seaside
for the encampment this year. The
selection of a place on the coast was
greatly desired by the entire regi
ment and especially by the eastern
Oregon companies to the members of
which the sea breezes will be espec
ially pleasing.
Announcement was made from the
headquarters of Adjutant General Fin
zer. yesterday, that Seaside will be the
place of the annual encampment for
all troops excepting the seven com
panies provided for In the government
appropriation. General -Flnzer is now
in communication with the artillery
district commander with a view to
arranging for participation of the
Seaside camp.
Under an encampment order to be
issued very shortly, the troops as
signed to Seaside will leave Portland
for camp July 8. The seven companies
assigned to Fort Stevens and Fort
Columbia will depart two days earlier.
It is Intended to work out a plan
whereby the Seattle troops can march
to the mouth of the Columbia, blv
ouacing In the field over night. They
can be thrown Into the mimic cam
paign either as an attacking or as a
support to the posts In warding off a
theoretical landing party. The formal
encampment order will be Issued from
headquarters within the next few
days.
Pendelton Company Fortunate.
Through being stationed with the
main body of the guard at Seaside,
the Pendleton company will be lucky.
It will be with the greater portion of
the brigade and in view of the large
body of troops the maneuvers will be
more Interesting to the men than will
the service In the forts to which seven
companies have been assigned.
The encampment will furnish a
splendid outing for the local members
of the company, and It Is hoped to
have the company filled to Its maxi
mum strength for that occasion. All
of the expenses of the enllstea men,
Including transportation, arc paid by
the state and In addition the men are
phld 31. B0 per day by the state. Of
ficers and non-commissioned officers
receive higher pay according to their
rank.
Colored Elks Not Recognised.
Denver, June 13. The colored
Elks of Colorado will not have the
protection of the state law providing
for the filing of badges with the secre
tary of state. A few days ago Attor
ney Oenernl Dickson wrote an opin
ion In which he placed the applica
tion of the law with reference to this
matter In the hands of Secretary of
State Timothy O'Connor. Yesterday
Mr. O'Connor said that he had decided
not to recognize the badges, emblems
and other Insignia of the colored Elks,
as eomlng within the protection of the
14w, for the reason that they were so
similar to those used by the Elks.
COM N
L WILL
CAMP AT SEASID
W. & C. R.
BEEN ADSORBED
Will Hereafter Be Managed
and Operated as Part of
the Northern Pac'fic.
ELLIOT INTERESTS SAID TO
BE L THE ASCENDANCY.
Road Can Bo Operated More Econom.
Ically, and It Is Possibly a Part of
a General Plan by Which Pendle
ton's Train Service Will Be Sub
stantially Benefited Upon the Com
pletion of the New North Bank
Road Direct Management From
Pasco. '.
By action taken by the director
of the Washington St. Columbia River
railway yesterday, that road has been
absorbed by the Northern Pacific and
will no longer be operated under a
separate management. The action Is
said to have been taken at the instance
of President Howard Elliot of the
Northern Pacific, and advices from
Tacoma state that theimove was one
of the features of the struggle be
tween James J. Hill and friends of
President Elliot for the control of
the Northern Pacific. It Is declared
that the absorption of the W. ft C. R.
was to the advantage of the Elliot
forces and that the move was brought
about by C. M. Levy, general manager
of the western division of the North
ern Pacific with headquarters at Ta
coma. j
At the local W. A C. K. headquar
ters nothing more Is known of the
transfer than what has been publish
ed. However, among railroad men It
has long been known that efforts
were being made for years to have
the road placed under the direct
Northern Pacific management. By
such action it is understood that the
line can be operated at a less expense
and more advantageously In other
ways.- What will be done with the
old officers of the road Is not known,
but It Is the supposition that the posi
tions will be abolished and the road
operated under the. management of
the superintendent of the Pasco divis
ion of the Northern Pacific.
It is possible that the W. ft C. R.
was taken In by the Northern Pacific
service out of Pendleton to connect
with the trains on the north bank
road when that line Is completed. It
Is generally supposed that the N. P.
will provide a good train service out
of Pendleton In order to get Its share
of business to Portland, and the ab
sorption of the W. & C. R. may be
the first step toward that end.
Some W. & C. R. History.
The W. St C. R. was built during the
'80s by G. W. Hunt, the well known
pioneer and until recently owner of
the big Hunt ranch near Echo. It was
built with the purpose of providing
a connection with the Northern Paci
fic,, hut was owned Independently of
that company. It was first called the
Oregon & Washington Territory rail
way. After Its completion the road
was acquired by C. B. Wright of Phil
adelphia, who disposed of it to the
Northern Pacific.
When the road was built Into Pen
dleton strenuous objection was made
to the building of the Hne along Webb
street. Property owners along the
street threatened to secure an Injunc
tion to keep the road from building
down that street. To avoid the Injunc
tion a large crew of men was placed
at work Immediately after midnight
one Saturday night and between that
time and Sunday evening the line was
laid through the city. By doing the
work on the Sabbath the builders
were Immune from the service of an
injunction.
When the road was built a large
amount of money was raised from
among the people of the county and
city as a bonus to help pay for the
road.
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DANCE AT EAGLES' TIAI.L.
Cold Weather Causes Pavilion Dance
to Bo Altnndoncd This Evening.
The dance which was to have been
given on the platform In the fair pa
vilion tonight for the benefit of Eagles'
band, will be given In Eagles' hall on
account of the cool weather.
Everything has been done to make
the benefit ball a success and as the
Eagles' band Is highly appreciated In
Pendleton, it Is hoped that a large
crowd attends the event. Invitations
have been sent out to a large number
of Pendleton people and as the pro
coeds will go to the band, there will
be a general response to the invita
tions. XronworkXTS Strike Settled.
San Francisco, June IS.
The Ironworkers' strike was set
tled this morning and the men
will go to work Monday. Sev
en thousand are affected.
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