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VOL. 20.
PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1907.
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Oregon Trust & Savings Com
!peny Closes Ite Doors and
Kas a Receiver,
b u not mr-.w.u!K uihn '
- ITS ASfiCTW SfH-iClENTLt:,
Only Forty Thousand Dollars Casta 'Oil
Hand, IMit ti 'Ix Claimed by the In
stitution's tMYIt-ialx That An )e
pcMtor 1WII Re Iald In Fu-T.
C. Devlin, Recently Candidate (for
Mayor, 1 llcectver -The Moore
Brothers smd E. E. Lytic, Capital'
Ihm and tProitiota-i-H, Inumand.
This mwnnlng the doors of tfho Ore
' gon Trust & Suvinga company of
Portland, failed to open, ana within
a short ttme tho startling m ws was
spread thst the bank had tailed.
In a tefcphonlc message from Port
land this afternoon. It nrus stated
that the hank had 12,000.000. In de
posits at the time of cJonlng.uind that
the fallare was due to It Inability
to realize upon Its assets. .However.
- the Uttrj- are said to equal the lia
bilities, and the statement Is made
that aU depositors will be .paid In
full. At the time of the .failure the
bank had but Htf.lB In sash on
hand.
T. Cj Devlin, formerly oily auditor
of Portland, and recently .republican
candidate for mayor, has been named
as receiver of the bank, and Is now In
charge of the business.
Was Lytle's Bulk.
The Oregon Trust A aviugs com'
. pany was a new financial institution
and Its principal nun -were formerly
of eastern Oregon. 'E. E. Lytle,
builder and farmer wner-of the Co
lumbia Southern railroad, was a
heavy stockholder, while . the Moore
brothers of Sherman county, were
heavily Interested. One of the
Moores was president of the bank.
. Since he sold the Columbia Southern,
Mr. Lytle has been prominently con
nected With the TUlamni k . railroad,
hns been the head of tle Consumer's
Oas compnny In Portland, and of the
United Hallways.
Wild lTomtrvtr Rank.
The news of the Portland bank's
failure was received with Interest in
local banking cirri, for of late It
hns been rarely thai tuirli Informa
tion has been flashed over the wires.
However, but Utile surprise and no
apprehension wrs amused by the fail
ure of the Oregon Pavings & Trust
company. According to local banking
men the lenders In the bank that has
failed ore promoters and speculators
ruthnr than bankers. The bank was
started but two years ago, and meet
ing with some suecews. the men back
of It. lost their heads and .rushed In
whore conservative hankers would not
tread. It I said that but ..a few
weeks age the bank was negotiating
with the intention of securing a
string of country banks in eastern
Oregon, and that they proposed n"
terlng Pendleton.
The Oregon Pavings & Trust coin
puny had quarters nt the corner of
Sixth Bfid Washington streets and
was fitted nut In an unusual manner.
At the street corner a large serpentine
electric sign attracted mncli atton
tlon, hut gave a vaudeville appear
ance to the bank.
' "No IVangcr," Says Monis.
That tho failure of the Portlnnd
'bank to open Its doors doe not mean
anything as far ns the regular bank
ing business Is concerned, Is 'declared
by T. J. Morris, vice president of the
"Pendleton Savings bank. As a 'bank
er, Mr. Morris regrets the failure of
any financial institution, though
knowing the methods of the bank that
failed he was not surprised at the
news of Its misfortune , .
"There is no reason for any alarm
at all In the northwest," declared Mr.
Mnrrls this afternoon. , "While mon
ey Is tight In the east, the conditions
here' are good, and tho people have
every reason to feel safe. The crops
have been unusually good, high prices
are being received, , and the farmers
are all well situated financially. But
few have mortgages now, while 10 or
12 veirs ago everything was mort
gaged to eastern houses, and Interest
' had to be met."
$200,0(10 Stolen.
.
Chicago, Aug. 21. Arrests be-
4 fore nightfall are expected In
Chicago In connection with the
robbery of 1250,000 from three
mail bags en route from Den-
ver to Chicago on 4he Hurling-
ton. A package directed to a
person In Chicago Is supposed
to contain part of the booty.
It was traced through the post-
office.'
FA LU R
P0RTU1
DELEGATES APPOINTED.
Attorney . D. Peterson to Irrlgntinii
ConftreMH In Saoanmito.
Milton, Aug. 21. The Progressive
club of Milton met last last night at
Its roonrs over the bank. The meet
ing was attended by a large number
of entAususttlc members.
The meutlng was called to order by
the .president ot the club, Mr. J. L. ,
Miller. The business first transuded
was that of appointing a delegate, to
to National Irrigation congress
wiilch will convene In Sacramento,
California, In September. Attorney
S. D. Peterson was chosen from this
oily and A committee composed of
Dr. and Mrs. McQuary, S. D. Peterson,
Tassy Stewart, and W. A. Peterson
were elected to prepare an exalblt
for the convention, '-, ; 1 i
Delegates were appointed 'to' the
District Development league, which
convenes at Froewater, August 28.
They were a A. Miller, A. E. Troyer,
U Borry, H.' M. Cockbum, Tassy Ste
wart, Mrs. M. Cockburn and Mrs. Lee
Berry.
The Walla Walla street carnival of
fered Milton a booth for the carnival,
and this was accepted and a com
mittee appointed consisting of Mr.
and Mrs. McQuary, Mr. and Mrs. L.
Berry and Mrs. P. A. Sykea to .ar
range for advertising and other mat
ters pertaining to the booth. A spe
cial meeting has been called of the
Progressive club to be held Monday
night to complete the unfirittreo usi
ness. . . , , ,
FOUND GUILTY
JOHN A. BENSOX AXD TTt.
PEllRIN "GKT TIIKIRS"
Judgment Overtake tl 5en WIhj
by Perjury and Other Fa lee Preten
ses Swindled tlie Government Out
of Twelve Thousand Arrea of Tim
ber In Northern California.
San Kronclsco, Aug. it. .John A.
Benson and Dr. Edward B. Perrin
were today convicted of conspiracy
to defraud the United States govern
ment In securing 12,000 acres of land
In Tehama county.
The verdict, which means a fine
and Imprisonment, was returned by
a jury In the United States district
court after being out about one heur.
Only two ballots were required before
the Jury arrived at the decision to
find the aged defendant guilty. Ben
son and Dr. Perrin were allowed to
retain their liberty on ball. Judge
De Haven set Thursday as a day of
passing sentence.
.T. C. Campbell made .the closing
argument for the defense at the
morning session and In the afternoon
United States District Attorney Devlin
closed for the prosecution, -summing
up the case In a forceful manner.
In his charge Judge De Haven In
structed tho Jurors that If they found
ftom the evidence that Dr. Perrin
had at any time subsequent to Octo
ber 31, 1!MI3, taken advantage of the
contract with Ilenson he should be
found guilty as charged. After the
Jury hud boen out half an hour they
filed back Into court and asked for
the reading of letters Perrin wrote
from Washington, Shell's reply and
that part of the charge relating to
Dr. Pyrin's liability In connection
with the Benson rontract. .
' The verdict was returned In 10
minutes after the request of the itiry
had heen granted. Dr. Perrin took
tho verdict very hard and was com
forted by his two sons. ' Benson ap
peared to be dumfounded at the re
sult. 1
, Tho punishment provided by the
statute Is a fine of not less than 100Q
or more tthan 110,000 and imprison
meyit for not less than two years.
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niSCOVEHED PLOT.
To AsHnsslnnto King Carlos nnd tlie
' Premier of France.
Lisbon, Aug. 21. An extensive plot
to assassinate King Carlos and the
premier of 'France was discovered
through the explosion of a bomb In
the tenement district of the city.
Thirty rebellious plotters were ar
rested and taken secretly aboard a
ship and held In Irons. They will be
given a secret trial and probably ex
iled In confinement. ,
JUDGE I1EAN RETURNS. , ,
With Circuit Judge Back Criminal
. ' Business WUI Revive.
Circuit Judge H. J. Benn has re
turned to the city - from Lehman
Springs, where he and his family
have been stnying during the past
month. 'He arrived from the moun
tains this morning and this afternoon
has been engaged In gathering up the
legal threads where they were left
when he went upon his vacation.
Several criminal cases have been
waiting the return of Judge Bean and
these will now be tnken up Bhortly.
However, criminals who wish to stand
trial must wart for the regular Jury
session In September.
LAND
THIEVES
TRUST STOCKS
BY FEAR
American Tobacco (Under Indictment) Dropped 29 Points
Following Roosevelt's Speech.
IVonilse That Uio Laws Sliall be Enf
Trouble Wall Street U Filled W
Stocks nooscvelt Recopnlwa
Bring on a Panic and Defli-a The
and Provided Lmv Abiding Cor
New York, Aug. 21. Following the
publication of the president's spech,
American tobacco dropped 29 points.
This trust Is on the list for prosecu
tion. Wall street bulls and bears are
sullenly anathematizing the president.
"Must Obey the Lews;"
Provlncetown, Mass., Aug. tl.
That portion of the president's speech
which created real consternation is
as follows:
"During the present trouble on the
stock markets I have of course re
ceived countless references and sug
gestions that I should say or do some
thing to ease the situation.
"There Is a worldwide Tlnanolal
disturbance, and most of It I believe
to be due to matters wholly uncon
nected with any governmental action.
But It may well be that the determi
nation of the government, In which
It will not waver, to punish eertaln
malefactors of great wealth, has been
responsible for something of the
trouble, I believe to the extent of
having caused these men to contrive
to bring on as much financial strife
as possible in order to discredit the
policy of the government and there
by secure a reversal of that policy so
they may enjoy unmolested the fruits
of their own evil doings. They have
misled many good people into believ
REDUCED RATES TO PORTLAND.
During the Week Secretary Taft Isi In
That City.
Portland, Aug. 21. (Special cor
respondence.) Hon. William H. Taft,
secretary of war, will spend all day In
Pnrtlund Friday. September 6. He will
speak at the Armory In the evening at
S o'clock nnd seats will be reserved
for every editor, for the officers of
every commercial and industrial body,
for the members of the last legisla
ture, the state officers, the mayor of
every city, and a limited number of
delegates from nil of the commer
cial bodies throughout Oregon, but
these names must be reported and res
ervations made by Monday, Septem
ber 2, by addressing Tom Richardson,
secretary of the Oregon Development
league, Portland,
Everybody In the state will be wel
come nt this meeting, in addition to
the reservations mentioned, and it is
desired that tlie larger portion of the
audience be from outside of Portland.
A rate of a fare and a third for the
round trip has been made for the oc
casion from Pendleton and all points
west on the O. R. & N, and from
Itoseburg and all points north on the
Southern Pacific.
The meat and btead of Oregon ad
vertising is the colonist rates. The
people of Oregon are not neglecting
tills opportunity and there will be
thousands of people come to thlB state
to find homes between September 1
and October 31. However, do your
portion and write another letter Just
as soon as you lay down this paper,
to some friend In the older states,
who should get the advantage of the
low one-way rates to' Oregon.
The different organizations com
posing the Oregon Development
league have now had printed 112,000
of the official letter heads. That looks
like going some.
, . Albert Phenls, staff correspondent
of the Manufacturers' Record of Bal
timore, and one ot the country's best
posted correspondents on Industrial
subjects, is making a study of Oregon
and the Pacific northwest, In connec
tion with a trip, Including all of the
Pacific coast.- The report of Mr.
Phenls will be decidedly complimen
tary to Oregon.
One hundred prominent business
men of Brooklyn, N. Y. composing
the Brooklyn league, will spend all of
August In Portland. .These men are
visiting the different cities of the
country studying municipal conditions
everywhere.
W. E. Shaffer visited Portlnnd last
week In the Interest of the Tillamook
county fair and street carnival, to be
held In Tillamook August 22, 23 and
24, and wants delegates from all
over the state.
DERATE REFERENDUM.
1'cnture of Washington Public School
Work Tills Winter.
Olympta, Aug. 21. State School
Superintendent R, B. Bryan has ad
dressed a circular letter to the prin
cipals of all the accredited schools In
tho state of Washington, advising
them that a second serlea of Joint de
bates would be hold during the com-
DEPRESSED
OF THE STATUTES
nrced Vntll Murch 4, 1909, Make tlie
Ith Maledictions ami Deprr-tl Trust
at the Trust Munagers Are Trying to
m In the Xnme or tlie Statutes Made
iterations Are Snfe.
ing there should be such a reversal
of policy. 1 If so, Tm sorry.
"Once for all. let mo My that as
far as I'm concerned, and for the 18
months of my presidency remaining,
there will be no change .In the policy
we have steadily pursued, or any let
up In the efforts to secure an honest
observance of the' laws, for I regard
this content as one to determine who
shall rule this free country. . i
"Shall the rulers of this country be
the people, through their governmen
tal agents, or a few ruthless, domi
neering men whose wealth makes
them peculiarly formidable because
they hide behind corporate organiza
tions? i
"I wish there should be no mistakes
on this point: It'ls Idle to ask me
not to prosecute j criminals, rich or
poor, but I desire to have It under
stood that we have not and will not
sanction any action of a vindictive
type, and above all sanction no ac
tion which will Inflict great and un
merited suffering upon Innocent
stockholders, and upon the public as
a whole. 1 ,
"It is our purpose to act with the
minimum of harshness compatible
with attaining dor ends. Business
can only be done I through corpora
tions, and we propose to favor those
corporations which observe the laws."
Ing winter, beginning on November
15. The winning team will be award
ed a prize of J15o cash, and the los
ing team In the final debate will re
ceive a prize of 150. The debate this
winter will he on the subject:
"Resolved. That the state of Wash
ington PTiiinhl adopt the system of ini
tiative and referendum es set forth In,
seotlan 1, article IV of the constitu
tion of the state of Oregon."
i TWO WOMEN MURDERED.
Crime Supposed to Be to atimplNli
a Robbery.
Camden.. X. J.. Aug. 21. A negro
today murdered the wife of Edward
Horner, a farmer, on their farm near
Merchantsville. He also killed a ser
vant, Mrs. J Victoria Xapolel, for the
purpose of murder and robbery. The
assassin fined the bnrn to distract the
attention of the household first.
nanes unison, a negro, ws ar
rested In Philadelphia on suspicion
this afternoon. The negro had two
pawn tickets, one of which was for
a watch whereon Homer's name was
Inscribed. I i
TRIP' TO I.OS ANGELES.
At Exxmisc of Glni According to Re.
IMirt of lleney., ,
San Francisco, Aig. 21.-)-The Glass
trial dragged on this morning. A
great portion of the time was taken
up in reading the minutes. The Pa
cific Telephone company. Honey an
nounced, would introduce evidence
showing thnt the Oakland board of
supervisors) took a trip to Los An
geles a year ago at the expense of
Glass,. ) .
TIELP WELL NIGH COMPLETE.
Chicago, Aug. 21. Tho government
Is unable to reach lint two m1iu In
the northwest for Ixinrd of trnde
weather reports, ami none from the
Canadian northwest OMclnls of the
union are Indignant at reports of
weakening, nnd declare tho strike Is
stronger than crcr.i Official of the
companies claim they are doing bus
lii all right.
:' hlNPontlnno Proceedings.
Concord, N. H., Aug. 21. The suit
against the 'Eddy estate was formal
ly withdrawn today, and the proceed
ings to determine Mrs. Eddy's mental
condition was discontinued.
Safe Forced and Roblied at Elgin.
A bold and clever robbery was per
petrated here last Saturday, when the
combination to the vault In the Elgin
Forwarding . company's warehouse
was turned and the cash vault broken
open by means of tools. Sunday
morning found the warehouse side
door open and the manager. E. W.
Rumble Investigated the unusual fact
only to find thnt the safe had been
opened and 140 In cash and $700 In
checks of no value to anybody but
the company Itself, had been taken
and the robber escaped In safety. One
of the, checks was drawn by S. R. Ha-
worth of La Grande, In favor ot the
company. La Grande Observer (El
gin correspondent.)
TO START SEPTEMBER 5. g m
Palmer Mill People Predict Ttiat Date
Will Sec Logs In Pond.
La Grande, Aug. 21. The 6th of
September. It 1b predicted by the
George Palmer Lumber compahy of
ficials, will see logs. In the mill pond
from the company's timber holdings.
The O. R. & JJ. Is already accumu
lating the extra classes of flat cars,
and when a sufficient number have
been set aside for log hauling pur
poses, they will be supplied with un
loading arrangements, which Is a sim
ple yet effective piece of mechanism.
The side poBt can be detached by a
simple turn and allow practically all
the logs on the car to fall off. Sixty
men are building the tracks to the
company siding which taps the tim
ber belt. In the meantime the mill
will be kept In order to start at al
most a moment's notice.
Texas Confederate Union,.,
Bowie, Texas, Aug. 2L This town
U alive with confederate veterans,
sons of confederate veterans,' daugh
ters ot the confederacy ' and oteher
visitors, come to attend the annual
state reunion of the veterans. Ap
pearances Indicate that the reunion,
which will ' last until the end of the
week, will be the most enthusiastic
gathering of the veterans of the lost
cause ever held In Texas. Major
General K. M. Van Zandtc; of Fort
Worth, commander of the Texas di
vision, Is one of the central figures
among the Visitors, i Covernor Camp
bell and Senator Bailey are among
the scheduled speakers. , i I
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HOW FAR SHOULD
GOVERNMENT GO?
HOT TIMES AHEAD IX THE
I IRRIGATION CONGRESS
Management Invites Discussion of
Every Phase of the Irrigation Prob
len Senators Hcylmrn, Clark of
Wyoming, Fulton and Patterson
Will Oppose tlie Policy of Govern
rent Reclamation. '
Sacramento, Aug. 21. The nation
al Irrigation congress, which, will be
held In tills city September 2-7 next,
promises to be the scene of some of
the liveliest debates in recent history,
The management has practically
callenged both the supporters and the
opponents of what is known as the
administration policies with reference
to the public land to defend their re
spective positions on the rostrum
here.
The question of how far the nation
al government should go In the con
t:ol Of the public lands Is recognized
as one of the leading questions before
the .American people, and the lrrlgs
t!on management wants these dis
cussed because It proposes that this
shall be a congress of real, live, up
to-date Issues. During the last two
or three weeks letters and telegrams
have been sent from the headquarters
In this city to men who ore especially
prominent and whose participation
would make this a debate of national
Importance.
Ust of Heavy Debater.
G If ford Pinchot, United States for
ester, hns responded with the inser
tion that he will! come prepared to
debate with any man the govern
ment's forest policy. Among others
who have been Invited to interest,
themselves, either by participating in
person. or by seeing to- It that the
isuo is properly presented here, are
United States Senator Burkett of Ne
braskaGovernor Frantz of Oklaho.
rau, Senator Warren of Wyoming.
Senator La Folette tt i Wisconsin,
Senator Spooner of ATlsconsIn; Sena
tor Nelson of Minnesota and Murdo
MacKenzle. president of the Ameri
can Livestock association of Colora-"
do. . ; i ;
Among the opponents of adminis
tration polltlces who have been ad
dressed In tho matter are United
States Senator Heyburn of Idaho,
Governor Brooks of Wyoming, Gov
ernor Butchtel of Colorado, Congress
man Mondell of Wyoming, Congress
man Cushman of Washington, Sena
tor Clark of Wyoming, Senator Ful
ton of Orogon, Serator Patterson of
Colorado, Senator Carter ot Montana,
and Dr. J. M. Wilson, president of
tho American Wool Growers' associa
tion ot Wyoming. i
MANY SOLDIERS KILLED.
Sultan's Troops Defeated a Great
Force of Natives.
Tangier, Aug. 21. Six hundred sol
diers were killed, nnd the Jews are
barricading themselves in their shops
against an attack.
Villages Burned.
London, Aug. 21. The sultan's
troops defeated the great forces of
natives, according to a Tangier dis
patch. The villages were burned and
looted.
In 76 years no man has been elect
ed governor of Iowa who was born
In the state. And of the six Judges
of the supreme court at the present
time, not one la Iowa-born.
PREPARING FOR
U STR CT
F
Open One Month From
Today for Second Annual
, Show in Pendleton.
PEOPLE READY AND
WILUNG TO BRING EXHIBITS
An Addition of Fifty Feet Will be
Made on the South Skle of Pavilion
All Commissioners Will be Here
September First to Begin Active
Work for the S iiooe.su of the Fair '
. Morrow County Is) Also Taking an
i .Active Interest Secretary's Office
E-MabllsJied at Pavilion. J
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One month from Friday the doors'
of the (falr pavilion will swing open
for. tho second annual' show of the
Third District Agricultural society, '
and during the intervening time the
commissioners and other officials of
th society will lead busy Uvea. To
properly .arrange for the holding of
the fair, upon the broad scale plan
ned for this fall means much ardu-"
ous work for many. However, thlsr
year the commission Is more fortu
nate than- last year .In ' that the pa-
vlllon Is - already constructed ; and
more general Interest la being taken;
in the matter. ' '
"Last year," said Commissioner '
Roosevelt this morning, "the fair was
a new thing for eastern Oregon, and
but few knew really what was com
ing. So naturally farmers and stock
men were slow to bring In their ex-'
hlhlts. But this summer the feeling . '
Is different. Those who participated
last fall went home with honors that
were sources of much , satisfaction,
and In addition the exhibitors; had
received favorable advertising that
meant dollars and cents to them in
their business. The fact that the fair
was enjoyed by a'l who attended it ',
and that the total admissions for the
week exceeded those at the state fair .
In Salem proved that the fair was ap
preciated by the people, of the two.
counties. !
"This year the commissioners have
found people more ready to exhibit
their farm products and livestock,."
ind the fair will be a better one In
consequence. With the addition of
50 feet on the south side of the pa
Villon, plenty of room IU be pro
vided for the extra displays, and every
effort nlll be made to handle the ex
hibits In a satisfactory manner."
At present Commissioner Roosevelt
Is the only commissioner tn the city,
and he,, with Secretary Fitz Gerald,
has been carrying on the preparatory
work thus far. However, Lee '
Teutseh Is expected home fronv the
east about Saturday, while Leon Co
hen will reach home about September
1. Upon their arrival the wheels will
be rtarted In earnest, and the detail
ed program for the week will soon be ;
decided upon. :
This morning Socretnry Fitz Ger
ald received the printed premium lists
from the state printer., and copies of
the same will be forwarded to; in
tending exhibitors upon application.
An office for the secretary has been ! .
established at the northwest corner
of the pavilion, and all exhibitors, are ,
requested to see that their displays '
are registered at the office. I
AN ENORMOUS CRAB APPLE.
And Other Fruits Will Re ExlUhitcd .
By lassie Stewart. j
Tassle Stewart, the i well-known ,
resident of Milton and moinber of the ' ,
Progressive club there, was In the
city today. Wldfe here he consulted
with Secretary Fitz Gerald regardlne- :
the Milton exhibit at the coming dis
trict fair. Mr.. Stewart is planning to. :
have some fruit on exhibit hera In
September,, and he was seeking a '
preservative formula yesterday.
Among the fruit which Mr. Stewart
will bring to the fair is a mammoth ,
crab apple. It is so large that the
owner cannot find a glass Jar large
enough to display It in. : Nevertlie-
les. It will be on exhibit at the fair
atnd will be a close rival to Irrigon's
Jumbo watermelon, should the latter
be at the fair again.
The Grand Ronde lumber company
at Perry has closed down one-half of
Its sawing equipment and will clean
up the season's run with one-half the
capacity.
Hurrlninii IniKrtlng Laborers.
Omaha, Aug. "SI. The scare-
Ity of labor In the west Is acute. s
The Harriman lines are opening
coal mines and ordering Ubor-
ers from Australia. Japanese
In some of the Harriman mines
are getting as high as 1175 a
month. 4