East Oregonian : E.O., August 13, 1907, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8

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DAILY EAST OHKGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TTESDAY, Al'GI'ST 13, 190T.
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WILL MEETT0NI9HT
piscrss POssumjTY op
QUAHTEKS IX CITY HALL
Commcrcinl Association Will Consid
er This and Other Topic Tonight
at the First Session Ilrld In Two
Months Proposed That a Third
Story be Added to Alio New City
Building If Other Quarters Can
not' bo Had, Perhaps a New En
trance. Tonight the Commercial associa
tion will meet tor the tlrst time In
two months, and aa business of Im
portance will come before the asso
ciation a good attendance Is desired.
No meeting was held last week ow
ing lo the absence of President Ra
der, and as the July meeting was also
omitted the association will have two
months' business to dispose of at
once.
At 7:30 this evening the board of
managers will meet for the purpose
of discussing the proposition of try
ing to secure quarters for the asso
ciation In the new city hall. ' It has
been fuggested by some that a third
story be added to the proposed build
ing, and that the floor be devoted to
the use of the association. This
evening the subject will be discussed,
and If the Idea meets with favor
steps may be taken to see If the pro
ject can be carried out.
Whether or not the council would
see fit to add another story to the
city hall remains to be seen. As the
association has no money In the ex
chequer with which to pay for Its
portion of the building, It could re
munerate the city only by paying
rent At present the association has
quarters that are very conveniently
located, and the rent is reasonable.
However, the entrance from Main
street Is a disreputable one, and
many members would like to see im
provements made In the stairway If
possible.
Should the Idea of securing quar
ters in the new city hall not meet with
favor from the members of the asso
ciation, it is probable that at least
an effort will be made to have the
presnt rooms provided with a better
entrance.
for the offender and asks that the
council at once sit tip and take no
tice of the proposition.
Though the writer of the epistle Is
weak on orthography, spelling we,
"wee," and making other errors, yet
his meaning is plain and if it were
not an anonymous communication
would doubtless be given considera
tion by the council. x
GAMBLING AT BAKER.
Lid Tightly Pitted There Onoe, Open
Again Now.
Baker City, practically the only
city In the state In which gambling
Is permitted, at one time had a lid
tightly fitted and sat upon by Sheriff
H. K. Brown, according to Rev. Ever
ett M. Hill, who was at Baker City
when the sheriff closed the town.
Sheriff Brown and the district at
torney who served then were practi
cally alone In enforcing the law,
said Dr. Hill, and they had nearly
all the business men of the town op
posed to them, because it was believ
ed then that an open town would be
more prosperous. than a closed town.
The next time an election was held,
a new sheriff was elected and the sa
loons and gambling again run wide
open. Oregon Daily Journal.
RAILS HAVE ARRIVED.
Trax-klaylng Will Resume on Umatilla
' Control.
At last a supply of rails for use on
the Umatilla Central has arrived and
tracklaying can now be resumed in
earnest upon the branch line. The
steel was sent here from the Wash
ington division of the O. R. & N.,
where the rails had been replaced
by heavier ones. Immediately after
the departure of train No.' I this
afternoon a work train left here tak
ing the rails to the Birch creek spur.
There is now a crew of 44 men at
the O. R. & N. company's Birch creek
camp, and with that force at work
tracklaying can be carried on rapidly.
During the past few days no rails have
been available for the work and the
crew has been engaged in work pre
paratory to tracklaying.
eastern market would set the Port
land and sound offices In the dark
themselves. As nearly all of the buy
ing and selling Is done upon tele
graphic Instructions from headquar
ters, there' is every reason to look
for a lng in the market until after
the strlko is finished.
However, the local wheat market
has been so quiet thus far that the
tie-up will make but Itttlo difference
for the present. So far the greater
number of farmers have been holding
their wheat In anticipation of better
prices. Seventy cents has been their
demand, whereas during the past
week the quotations have been 68 or
67 cents for club wheat.
COMMERCIAL AND NEWS
TELEGRAPHY BOYCOTTED
BRIDGE COMPLETED
COURT ACCEPTS STRUCTURE
AT MOUTH OP BUTTER CREEK
Will Expend $10,000 In Making the
Echo Bridge Perfectly Adequate
and Secure-Will Build a 120-Foot
Steel Span and 300-Foot Fill, Re
placing Trestllng, Which Has Prov
en Inadequate A Wing Jetty Will
Deflect tlie. Present Destructive
Current.
(Continued from page I.)
DOESN'T LIKE SYSTEM.
Graphic Writer Complnins to City of
Cows, Dogs and Other Rubbish.
Awaiting the meeting of the city
council tomorrow night It a com
munication that for literary merit ex.
eels anything ever before eddressed
to the city fathers. The value of the
letter lies In its terseness and the dl
rect manner in which the writer
reaches the point The letter Is a
complaint regarding the dumping of
garbage below the city and it recites
the fact that someone has been dump
lng horses, cattle, dogs and other rub
bish in his vicinity. Apparently the
action is resented by the writer for
he suggests a very radical treatment
ORDERS FOR THE PALM GARDEN
Will be Made a Very Beautiful Spot
at the District Fair.
An order was placed today by C. E.
Roosevelt of the fair commission for
many of the plants to be used in the
palm garden of the coming district
fair. The purchase Includes many
palm trees, some orange trees, among
them one with oranges upon It, and
other semi-tropical shrubbery.
It Is the intention to make the
palm garden 25 by 75 feet in extent,
and it will be a thing of beauty if
plans are carried out Aside from
the "trees," geraniums, fuchsias and
other potted plants will adorn the
garden, while all of the floral exhlb
Its at the fair will be placed Inside
the space.
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one time on a single wire. The prin
cipal expense of maintaining a tele
graph service Is the cost of equip
ment, or to make It plainer to the
public, the cost of the wire. In the
old days before the Invention of the
repeater It was possible to telegraph
but a short distance, necessitating the
expense of two operators at each re
lay, while now It is possible to tele
graph directly from New York to San
Francisco.
"Pittsburg was at one time, before
the perfecting of the repeater, the
principal telegraph office In the
world, for Pittsburgh then relayed be
tween New York and Chicago, the
two great commercial centers of the
United States. In those early days
men worked with pens or pencils:
they worked eight hours a day and
received $100 a month. Now they are
required to work nine or 10 hours a
day, they are compelled to furnish
their own typewriters (a man can do
twice as much work with a typewrit
er as he can with a pen), and grad
ually the 'sliding scale' has been em
ployed, until it Is almost Impossible
to get a better rating than $76 In a
metropolitan city.
"It Is true that copper wire costs
more than It formerly did, but the
telegraph companies have the benefit
of the repeater, the duplex and the
quad, which Increases the capacity of
the wire six fold; they have the bene
fit of the typewriter, which doubles
the capacity of the operator."
SEVEN HORSES KILLED.
Near Walla Walla While Crossing
Track This Morning.
While crossing the track In a pas
ture, seven horses belonging to
George Dague of Hadley, were struck
by an O. R. & N. train this morning
and killed, says the Walla Walla
Union.
It seems that the crossing is In the
pasture and the cattle guards did not
prevent the horses from crossing the
track. This morning while they were
going across thetrack a train struck
the bunch, killing all of them.
WHEAT AT A STANDSTILL.
No Telegraphic Instructions Can Be
Had By Buyers.
As a result of the telegraphers'
strike there Is a prospect that the
wheat market will have to remain at a
standstill for a whie owing to the dif
ficulty In securing eastern quotations,
Up to 2:30 today none of the local
grain buyers had received prices for
the day, and In consequence they were
In the dark as to the state of the
market.
That the strike is liable to Inter
fere materially with the wheat mar
ket is declared by the buyers. While
they themselves could be given prices
from their head office over the phone,
yet the lark of connection with the
C. W. IVENS
Express and
Transfer
PHONE MAIN 127
Teutsch's Dept. Store
Res. 'phone Black 2187.
Harvest Time Is
Here.
Take a bottle of
F. &. S. BITTERS
with you and you
will experience no
ill effect from the
heat.
It is an excellent system tonic,
Hundreds have tried it.
Tallman & Co.
Leading Druggists.
Last evening the members of the
county court returned from the
Echo country, where they had been
since Sunday night for the purpose
of looking over bridges and roads In
that section. While there they ac
cepted the newly built steel bridge
across the Umatilla at the mouth of
Butter creek, and. decided upon re
pairs for the bridge across the Uma
tilla at Echo.
It Is the Intention of the court to
spend in the neighborhood of $10,
000 upon the bridge at Echo. A 120
foot steel span is to be placed In pro
longation of the main span of the
present bridge. Then the distance
from the steel span to the approach,
about 800 feet, will be filled. In the
past trestle work has been used there,
but It has not been sufficient to stand
the current during high water periods.
Aside from the work on the bridge.
the court will also have a wing Jetty,
S00 feet In length, constructed above
the bridge.. This will extend In such
a way as to turn the river back Into
Its old channel and cause the main
current to flow under the principal
span of the bridge.
CHARGE FAILURE TO PROVIDE.
Infornmtlon Brought Against Frank
Balcom.
This afternoon District Attorney
Phelps filed Information against
Frank Balcom for failing to provide
for his wife, and it is doubtless the
first prosecution under the law which
was passed at the last session of the
legislature. Under the terms of the
law the husband, If convicted, may be
sentenced to serve from 30 days to
one year in the county Jail. He may
also be required to spend his time
working upon the county roads and
the ounty, if It so desires, may pay
not to exceed $1.50 per day for the
support of the wife.
In the case of Balcom he is accus-
ed of having utterly failed to provide
for the support of his wife and little
boy, a child of but 1 year old. Ac
cording to the story told the district
attorney by Mrs.' Balcom, she has had
nothing to eat for three days and
her ease was a pitiful one.
Actuated through sympathy for the
woman and desiring to put an end to
such treatment on the part of other
husbands, Mr. Phelps at once took
action against Balcom by filing In
formation In the circuit court. Upon
the return of Judge Bean from his
vacation Balcom will be given an op
portunlty to explain the reason for
his brutal conduct. -
Under the law a Jail term is not
Imperative, aa the Judge may order
the defendant to pay a certain sum
weekly to his wife and family. When
such Is done failure to comply with
the order again places the husband
at the mercy of the court, who may
then Impose a Jail sentence should he
see fit.
MORE MONEY SAVED
while your earning power is good, means more comfort when age or
sickness lessens the ability to earn.
We pay 4 per cent Intorest compounded semi-annually, on savings
deposited with us, and one dollar or more opens an account. Start
an account with us now and let us help you save.
Commercial National Bank
Capital $50,000.00 Rescource $350,000.00
H ARltlMAN AT SALT LAKE.
Various Northwest Projects Mny be
Affected.
That a meeting at Salt Lake of J,
P. O'Brien, general manager of the
O. R. & N. and Southern Pacific
lines, and E. H. Harriman, to occur
tomorrow, will have some special
significance In relation to Harriman
railroad construction and Improve
ments Is the hope of Portland and
Oregon business Interests, says the
Oregon Dally Journal. Mr. O'Brien
departed yesterday for Salt Lake. He
wi accompanied by J. D. Farrell of
Seattle.
It Is believed the Portland man
will endeavor to Induce Mr. Harri
man to visit Oregon at his time and
present to him personally Important
matters that are pending here, along
lines of Improvement, betterment and
and expansion.
O. R. N. officials are reticent
concerning the purpose of Mr.
O'Brien's trip to Salt Lake, but it Is
known that he went at Mr. Harri
man' Invitation, a budget of the
large plans that have been prepared
for Harriman railroad extensions, In
cluding the line to Puget sound. This
particular project Is In charge of J,
D. Farrell, president of the Oregon
& Washington railway, whose head
quarters at Seattle have been busy
for several months with plans and
preparations for the Washington ex-
tension. The plans Include a tunnel
through the East Portland penlnsu
la, and both Messrs. O'Brien and
Farrell are jointly Interested in the
project. That the Salt Lake meeting
will result In some final decisions on
some of the projects that affect Port'
.land and Oregon lines of the Harri
man roads, or a personal visit by Mr,
Harriman to this city, Is the general
opinion of those who have knowledge
of the situation.
So far as can be learned no deft'
nlte itinerary has been made for Mr.
Harrlman'a trip west of Salt Lake,
and there Is no certainty that he will
continue his journey either to San
Francisco or Portland.
A CONVICT ESCAPED.
John Ryncmon Would Not Work on
the Roads.
Taking advantage of the facts that
he wore citizen's clothing and that
he was a long way from home, John
Rynerson, a convict who was sent
with the gang to work on the roads
In Okanogan country, jumped through
the window of the special car carry
ing the convicts and made his es
cape, says the Walla Walla States
man.
Together with 29 other convicts
Rynerson was bound for the Okano
gan country where they were to be
put to work on the roads. Five guards
were In charge of the men and, as
they were chained together In pairs,
there was no thought of escape.
Rynerson asked permission to go to
the lavatory In the rear of the car
and accompanied by his mate and the
guard, was allowed to do so. The
guard did not go Inside with the con
victs, but watched them through the
partially opened- door. Rynerson,
quietly slipping his handcuffs off,
leaped through the open window
just as the guard, who heard the
clink of the Iron, entered the door.
The train was stopped and search
begun for the man. As yet, however,
he Is at large.
Both the penitentiary guards and
the Spokane police are working on
the case and there Is little danger
that the man will make his escape
permanent
NORTHWESTERN FAIRS.
For 1007 In Washington, Montana
Idalio and Oregon.
Following are the dates of the big
fairs to be held during next month
nnd October in Montana, Idaho,
Washington nnd Oregon:
Everett, Wash., September 2-7.
Bowman, 'Mont., September 2-7.
Riverside, Wash., September 10-12.
Centralln, Wash., September 9-14.
Palem, Ore., September 16-21.
Oroflro, Ida., September 17-19.
Missoula, Mont, September 16-20.
Redmond, Ore., September 19-21. '
Prosser, Wash., September 18-21.
Great Falls, Mont, September 23
27. Colvllle, Wash., September 19-21.
Pendleton, Ore., September 23-28.
Anaconda, Mont, September 25-28.
Spokane, Wash., September 23-Oc-
tober 5.
Helena-, Mont, September 30-Oc-tober
6.
Ln Grande, Ore., October 2-6.
Colfax, WaBh., October 7-12.
North Yakima, Wash., October
7-12
Lewlston, Ida., October 7-12.
. Baker City, Ore., October 8-12.
Wilbur, Wash., October 15-18.
Walla Walla, Wash., October 14-19,
Prlnevllle, Ore., October 16-19.
Boise, Ida., October 21-25.
Would Donate for Park,
Mr. Al Roberts, receiver of the
"La Grande land office, who was In
Baker City yesterday, offered to do
nate five acres from his tract on the
west side of the- city for a public
park and beauty spot. This Is a good
chance for Baker City people to get
In and beautify their home town.
Baker City Democrat
MEN ARE POWERLESS
f. Fi-ht Affalast Disease Vsiltsa They
strike at Iks VaderlrtBg Caw.
To treat Dandruff, and Falling Hair,
with Irritants or oils on which a para
lit Ic germ will prosper, Is like scooping
vator from the ocean to prevent the tld
Tom rising.
You csnnot accomplish a satisfactory
-uro without having a right understand'
ig of the fundamental causes of the
rouble.
You must kill the Dandruff Germ.
Newbro's Horplclds does this because It
rperlally made to do that very thlnp.
When the germ Is removed, the hi"
is no choice hut to resume health,
-owlh and beauty.
"Destroy the cause, you remove t'
Tnct."
Hold by leading druggists. Send 10c. '.:
tamps for sample to The HerpleMi Co
Detroit. Mich.
Two sizes 60 cents and $1.90.
A. O. Koeppen A Bros),
GORDON HATS
SOFT HATS
$3.00
STIFF HATS
Fall Styles Now Showing at the
BOSTON STORE
PENDLETON
BUSINESS COLLEGE
PENDLETON, OREGON
New Management. New Teachers.
Newest Methods.
Less Urn erequlred to complete a full course In the
Pendleton Business College than ever before. Four
months will complete a full course In Shorthand and
Typewriting, and the graduates will bo much better pre
pared than heroteofore. A strong English course will
be one of the attractive features of the college. Book
keeping will require between five and eight months time
only. All Instruction will be Individual, thus enabling
students to progress as rapidly as their own efforts will
warrant.
SEND FOR CATALOG NOW.
M. M. SLATTERY, President.
"THE GRILL"
Main Street, across from
St. George Restaurant.
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.
I Everything the Market Affords.
A Cool, Clean Place to Get a
Square Meal. .
MEALS 25c
A meal ticket given free every week to customers.
Harvest Supplies
Comforters, Blankets,
Gloves, Overalls, Jumpers,
Shoes, Shirts, Etc.
Reasonable Prices
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