QAILY EVENING EDITION
The biggest and beat stocks of goods
ever brought to Pendleton are 'to
de displayed this fall. Bast Ore
gonlon advertisements will tell all
about them.
VOL. SO.
PINDLETON, OREGON, FBI DAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1907.
NO. 6070
TRUANCY
mi
TO BE ENFORCED
Six Truancy Officers for Uma
tilla County Schools Are
Appointed.
WILL DEVOTE Alii THEIR
TIME TO THE WORK
DtKtrk Boundary Board Tills Fore
noon Named J. W. Dykes of Milton,
. Frank Richmond of Helix, William
Hoggard of Echo, D. ' Turner of
Pendleton, H. H. McReynokls '
Pilot Rock and W. E. Ptersol of
Ukiah Officer Will be Paid 13
Per Day and Win See That Laws
Are Strictly Enforced.
Six truancy officers, to have
charge of the truancy work of the
county, were elected at a meeting of
the eounty district boundary board
this forenoon. Those appointed have
already said they would accept the
positions and they will begin upon
their duties at once. The .appoint
ments made are as follows: ,
J. W. Dykes, for the Milton district,
comprising school districts 2, 4, 8, 10,
12, 18, 22,81, 41, 47, (7, 72, 74, 88
and 108.
Frank Richmond . for the Helix
district, comprising districts 2, 17, 28,
82, 88, (2, S4, 58, 58, 60, 83, 89, 70,
86, 88, 91. 94, 105, 109.
William Hoggard, for the Echo
district, comprising numbers 5, 8, 8,
13, 14, 28, 60 and 81.
D. Turner, for Pendleton district,
comprising numbers 15, 18, 23, 24,
25, 27, 36, 38, 39, 44, 48, 61, 60, 68,
68, 84, 89, 92, 93, 98, 99, 100, 103 and
107.
IL H. McReynolds. for the Pilot
Rock district, comprising numbers 1
21, 87, 43, 64, 77; 81, 87, 102 and 106.
W. B. Plersol, for the Uklah dis
trict, comprising districts 33, 84, 78,
79 and 80.
Tho appointment for the Weston
district has not yet been made.
Some complaints of violations of
the compulsory attendance law havs
already been received at the county
superintendent's office and there will
now be turned over to the truancy
officers. '
The following are the rules for tru
ancy officers as adopted by the
boundary board:
Rules fnr Truant Officers.
1. When notified by the district
boundary board, truant officers must
inside of 24 hours, send a written no
tice to the parent or guardian, not!
fylng htm to send his child or chll
dren to school on the following Mon
day morning. Form 63 Is to be used
for this purpose, and if more thnn
one child has been reported delin
quent, a separate sheet should be
used for each child. The notice must
be sent to the parent or guardian
by registered letter. At . the same
time the truant officer must send the
principal or teacher of the school In
the district In which the parent or
guardian resides, a copy of the no
tlce which he sends to the parent or
guardian. This should be sent In a,
sealed envelope, but not registered.
2. When notified to do so by the
county superintendent, the truant
officer must Investigate truancy or
non-attendance at school, and If he
finds that the comuulsory education
law Is being violated, he must lmme
dlately report such fact In a letter
addressed to the Secretary District
Boundary Board, Pendleton, Oregon,
He must also, and Inside of 24 hours.
send a notice to the parent or guar
dian, and to the teacher or principal,
as provided In rule 1.
3. Upon being notified by the
teacher or principal, that the parent
or guardian has failed to comply
with the notice of the truant officer
to send his child or children to school
at the time specified In the notice,
the truant officer must, Inside of
three days, go before the Justice of
the peace whose office Is nearest to
the home of the delinquent person,
and make a complaint against such
parent or guardian.
4. Every truant officer must keep
n strict nccount of the time employed.
and of the stationery, postage and
traveling expenses Incurred In the
discharge of, his official duties, and
must present the county clerk with
on Itemized statement of these things
at the beginning of each month.
5. Truant officers will be paid 82
a dny for the time actually Imployed
while serving In an official capacity,
and will be relmubrsed for the ne
Bomb for Governor Franti.
Outhrlo, Okla., Sept. 20. An
nttempt to assassinate Governor
. Fruntx has Just been discovered.
A genuine bomb which was sent
to him by mall was loaded With
nltro glycerine.
cessary stationery and postage. Mile
age at the rate of 10 cents a mile
each way by the nearest traveled
route will be allowed truant officers
when traveling under the orders of
the district boundary board or the
county school superintendent. s
"THIRD TERM" THE SLOGAN.
Portland Republican Club Begins
Fight for Roosevelt.
Portland, Sept 20. The second
elective term slogan has been taken
up by the Republican club of Port
land as also has the plan of operation
outlined by the United Republican
club when the latter organization
'tried to crowd the former out of ex
istence and the public eye.
Last night a meeting of the execu
tive board of the Portland club waa
held In the office of Charles E. Lock
wood In the Columbia building. At
that time It was decided to whoop It
up for Roosevelt along the lines de
sired by Senator Bourne. According
ly A. A. Bailey presented a resolu
tion pledging the support of the club
to the second elective term campaign.
Since Senator C. W. Hodson came
back from Washington where he was
entertained by Senator Bourne, ' he
has been a great champion of the
Bourne doctrines and by the magic
of the same conversation, A. A. Bail
ey, the political shadow of Mr. Hod-
son, has espoused the cause. This Is
all In the game to allow Senator
Bourne to lead the Oregon delegation
back to the republican national con
vention pledged to support Roosevelt
for tho second elective term.
NO CARS FOR HAY.
Over 400 Tons at Baker City Await
ing Shipment,
Baker City, Sept. 20. There is stor
ed In a warehouse of Baker City more
than 400 tons of hay that cannot be
shipped because of the shortage of
cars. It Is Impossible to obtain cars
to ship the hay and as a result all that
Is coming Into Baker City must be
stored. This Is a great Inconvenience
as It necessitates the handling of the
hay twice.
Although the car shortage has not
affected the price of hay It Is feared
that If cars are not obtained in a short
time that the price In Baker City will
fall. Hay Is now selling for 815 a ton
and there Is a strong demand for It.
The crop this year is larger than usu
al and of the best quality. There is
no danger of a shortage- of hay In
this country, but there Is danger of
a drop In prices unless the shortage
is relieved In a short time.
Praises Filipino Girls.
Chicago, Sept. 20. Dr. David
Doherty. commissioner of the Phil
ippine Progress association. In ChU
cogo, says: "The Filipino girls are
the best telephone operators In the
world. There Is no question about
It in my mind," he said, "The. Fill
plno girls are the best telephone ope
rators In the world. Louis Glass, now
In trouble In San Francisco, said he
wished he had Filipino girls, with
their even temper and soft voice for
his offices In this country."
L
IS
A MINIATURE "MILWAUKIE
CLUB" AT ADAMS
It Is Thought Informations Will Soon
be Filed Against a Number of
Umatilla County Citizens for
Gambling at Atlums Known Tluit
Gambling Has Boon Conducted at
Thnt Place and Several of the Par
ticipants Aro Well Known.
Has there been a "Mllwaukle Club"
In operation at Adams 7 That some
thing of the kind has existed there
for many weeks past "contrary to the
peace and dignity of the state of Ore
gon and the statutes therein provlde
ed" Is evident from facts that have
Just become public.
But the plot Is now discovered and
the patrons of the erstwhile Monte
Carlo are watting with some uneasi
ness for the announcement of their
Indictment by the district attorney.
At least one of the gang, In order
to escape from the cruel clutches of
the law, has placed some distance be-J
state line.
From the nature of things the full
details of the Adams case are difficult
to ascertain. No arrests Have yet
been made and District Attorney
Phelps who Is now deep In the throes
of the Rhonlmus trial, declined to
make any statement regarding his
part In the matter.
However, It Is known from evidence
that cannot be disputed thnt there
has been "something" In the way of
an antl-gambllng crusade but recent
ly. Who the men Involved are is not
definitely known. However they,are
said to be permanent residents and
their Identity may be shortly dis
closed through the filing of Informa
tions in the circuit court.
GIG
RA
PROUD
FIVE DROWNED
E
Treacherous Canyon on the
Kitsegulka River, British
Columbia, Claims Victims.
FOUR PASSENGERS AND
INDIAN CAPTAIN, LOST.
James. Munroe, Prominent Mining
Superintendent of Victoria, Among
the Drowned James Dibble, a Vet
eran Miner Who Had Just Sold a
Mine for (40,000 to Spokane Com
pany, a Victim Boat Became Un
' manageable in the Wild Rapids and
Crashed Upon the Rocks.
Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 20. The
news of a canoe manned by two In
dians and carrying eight white pas
sengers in the Kitsegukla canyon near
Hazelton, has been received here.
Four passengers and the captain of
the canoe were drowned. The dead
are: James Munroe, Of Victoria, man
ager of the Kildare Hydraulic Mining
company of Manson creek: Edward
Williams, of Esquimau; James Dib
ble, a miner; Arthur Nelson, a pros
pector, and the captain of the canoe.
The saved are: H. L. Troop, of
Ottawa; S. Morrison and O. Dorman,
of Victoria; Edward Bollng, a mining
promoter of Spokane, and Dick Ham
ilton, an Indian,
Dibble had Just completed the sale
of his mining property' to James Cro- f
nln, of Spokane, for $40,000. '
The KItesgulka canyon Is one ot
the most treacherous river passages
In British Columbia and only Indian
boatmen will attempt to run tne
gauntlet. In order to save a long ,
overland Journey mining men from
the Interior often brave the canyon
In charge of experienced Indian boat
men. This is second fatal acci
dent In the canyon this year, two
men having been lost there In May.
EZRA MEEKER ON BROADWAY.
"Trail Marker" Drives Down
jfew .
lora a i rowucu Directs.
New York, Sept
20. An ox team '
drawing a "prairie schooner," the
driver of which was a rugged old
man who wore a typical western garb,
attracted great crowds of people on
Broadway.
The vehicle and driver were not 1
only a striking contrast to the auto-
mobiles and carriages on the "great
white way," but a decided novelty In
New York. The driver was Ezra
Meeker, a pioneer of the Oregon trail.
who had returned over the trail he
followed half a century ago.
All along Riverside drive, from
Grant's tomb to 7 2d street. Meeker
was followed by an Interested and
curious throng. When Broadway was
l eached the crowd was so .dense that
tho oxen had a hard time to make
any headway. The Meeker trip end
ed ut the buttery. He had come all
the way from Tumwater, Wash., to
New York city In 626 days. ,
SPECIAL BOISE GRAND JURY.
Boise, Sept. 20. A special grand
Jury has been ordered lor the pur
pose of Investigating the chnrgCM
inntle against District Attorney Rulck
by three members of the grand jury
.which returned indictments agulnst
Uoralt, ex-Attorney Gcnernl Martin
uml others, . was. empaneled tills
morning and given hint ructions by
Judge Whltson of Spokane.
I Whltson Instructed tlie Jury tluit
II it iounti mat tne uirce auiuuviis
"charging misconduct were made with
the Intention to defeat justice to re
turn the Indictments and it It found
thnt the district attorney is guilty of
misconduct an Indictment should be
returned against him. Whltson stat-
ed tluit he was not ready to give a de
cision in the plea in abatement In tlie
case of Martin.
Waterspout Causes $100,000 Loss.
Dallas, Tex., Sept. 20. Reports
from Leroy, 75 miles southwest of
here, say heavy rains visited this sec
tion Thursday. A water spout wash
ed out a long section of the tracks of
the International and Great North
ern. Large numbers of horses, cattle
and sheep were drowned. The prop
erty losses are estimated at more
than 8100,000. ' J
WRECKED
CUO
MURDERED 01 FANATICS OF ZION CITY
Zlon City, Sept. 20.-Accused of
torturing to death Mrs. Letltla Oreen
laugh, aged 64 and a cripple for 20
years, five persons, members of the
sect of Parhamltes, Including a son
nnd daughter , of the dead woman,
have been arrested.
According to the charge against the
prisoners the dead woman's neck
was twlrted and she was literally
pulled to pieces iln an. attempt to
BIG ART EXHIBIT
AT DISTRICT F,
Commission Prepares Safe
Place for Immense Display
of Art Works of all Kinds,
' " "
MARTIN BUILDING, ADJOIN
ING THE PAVILION, RENTED
Fir Proof Building Secured by the
Commission and Will be Fitted Up
Especially for the Competitive Art
Exhibit Will be Under Caro of a
Special Guard Every' Night Large
and Convenient Quarters for Art
Display List of Exhibitors in Pa.
vlllon. '
' That the competitive art exhibit at
the coming dlBtrlct fair will be one
of the most attractive features, Is
now an assured fact. The commis
sion .secured the west half of the
Martin building, adjoining the pa
vilion on Webb street, which will be
cleaned up, fitted with tables, shelves
and picture moulding and made ready
to necleve all kinds of art exhibits. -
This will Insure safety to the ex
hibit, as It will be under a roof, in a
fireproof building and In care of a
special watchman who will remain
on duty every night. Last year the
art department was handicapped by
being, under the canvas roof, where
many people feared to leave valuable
paintings and other classes of art and
the exhibit wag consequently curtail-
?.ed. This year the commission has
prepared against such an emergency
Dy renting the Martin room, which
wlii h. fitted un this week bv Con
tracto- Arthur Gibson for the Dlaclna?
of exhibits.
Picture moulding will be placed
along the walls at a height of six and
10 feet for the hanging of paintings
of all kinds and down the full length
Lof the center of the room will be
placed tables and shelves where the
smaller art works, fancy works, chl-
ns painting and other classes of art
j exhibits may be conveniently placed
"
ii is nopfa mat tne entire room
win De nuea witn art exhibits as
afe and convenient place is now
provided.
Everything which is entered in
competition in the art department
will be placed In this room, while in
the main pavilion a number of art
booths, arranged for display but not
for competition, will be arranged.
These special booths in the pa-
vlllon are being made up of selected
exhibits from various homes In the
city and will form an attractive fea
ture of the exhibit but will not be en
tered In competition for premiums.
List of Exhibitors.
Today the work upon the booths
and decorations for the pavilion has
been continued and the grounds are
dally becoming more attractive. All
of the space around the. pavilion has
now been engaged and many of the
booths are preparing their exhibits:
Echo, Hermlston, Pilot Rock, Wes
ton, Freewater and Milton. The. Mor
row county and likewise the Umatilla
county exhibits will be located on the
elevation at the east end of the pa
vilion. The following private business con
cerns and Institutions have booths In
process of construction: Goodman
Hardware company, Taylor Hardware
company, Teutseh's department store,
Oregon Lumber company, Northwest
ern Gas & Electric company, the
Campbell Automatic Gas Burner
company of Portland, M. A. Rader(
St. Anthony's hospital, The Delta
candy kitchen, St. Joseph's academy,
the public schools, the Peoples Ware
house, W. J. Clarke & Co., Pendle
ton Business college, G. R. Demott &
Co., Alexander's department store,
and John Nlsson and Son.
Excellent Work by Dan May.
Dan May, the well-known contrac
tor and maker of concrete building
blocks, will have an excellent exhib
it in the form of the concrete work
at the fountains within the . palm
gnrden at the west end of the pa
vilion. Mr. May donated the entire
concrete to the fair commission and
It will add much in making the
flower 'exhibit a success.
This forenoon Secretary Fltz Gerald
drive the devil out of her pain-racked
body. The woman died on Wednes
day. When the authorities learned the
story they arrested Jennie and Walt
er Greenlaugh and Mrs. Hattle Smith
and Harold Mitchell and wife, and
charged them with manslaughter.
Walter Greenlaugh Is said to have
made a confession. Tne five per
sons are now under arrest.
was engaged in dividing up the space
In the stock pavilion on the south
side. Many stock entries are being
constantly received. One which came
by mall this morning Waa that of J.
I. Joy of Freewater, who haa entered
a band of five mule colts and . two
jacks.
Will Illuminate Streets.
At the council meeting last night
that body appropriated 8100 for the
purpose of providing' extra electric
lights for Main street during the fair
week. Strings of incandescents will
be attractively arranged along the
street and will materially add to the
gala appearance of the town during
the fair, .
At a meeting of the booster com
mittee of the Commercial association
held last evening the red badge of
the former Boost club waa adopted
as the official emblem for Pendleton
day at the fair. Today the committee
men have been engaged In selling the
buttons and Chairman Goodman of
the committee urges that all patriotic
citizens of every walk In life wear the
badge upon Monday. The money de
rived from the sale of the buttons
will be used In maintaining the pub
licity booth at the fair.
Mrs. Trumbull Will Speak.
A letter was received today from
Mrs. Millie E. Trumbull of Portland,
by the committee In charge of the
program for educational day, saying
that she would accept the Invitation
to speak at the district fair on edu
cational day. She is a noted juvenile
worker and reformer of Portland and
Is considered one of the strong edu
cational leaders of the metropolis.
Her address will be a feature, of the
program for that day.
Editor Bennett Will Talk.
Editor Addison Bennett of the Irrl
gon Irrigator, will deliver an address
on Morrow county day at the district
fair, September 25, on the subject,
"'Plant Trees; As Many as Tou Can."
A large delegation of Morrow county
people will be here on that occasion
especially, and many are planning to
attend during the entire week.
ITALIAN "FOURTH OF JULY."
Anniversary of Italian Unity Is Being
Celebrated.
Rome, Sept. 20. Celebration of the
anniversary of the entry of Italian
troops Into Rome on September 20,
1870, Is being held today throughout
Italy, this date marking the unity of
me Italian monarchy. Business is
suspended and the day Is observed as
a national holiday. In Rome the an
niversary Is made the occasion of a
great demonstration of the socialists.
Radicals of all kinds are marching
through the streets carrying red ban
ners. Kerlous outbreaks directed
against the priests are feared.
Threatened to Lynch Mayor.
Ocean Park, Cal., Sept. 20. Anger
ed citizens threatened to lynch Mayor
Dana Burks last night after he had
attacked ex-Policeman Cannon In
public speech and later knocked him
down a stairway when Cannon con
fronted him and demanded an ex
planation. For a few minutes lt
looked as though the threat might be
carried out.
REST RECIiING
OVER 50 ENROLLED IN
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT,
Pendleton Academy Starts Out the
New Year With Bright Prosiects
New Applications Arc Being Re,
celved Dnlly Reception to Stu
dents Will Be Held Tonight Ath
Iotlcs and Debating Will Receive
Much Attention This Year.
At the close of the first school
week the largest enrollment and the
best Interest Is shown In the student
body of the Pendleton academy of
any year since Its organization.
There are over 60 students in the
academy department and others are
expected at the first of next week,
The number of students will double
before long as new applications are
being received dally.
The greatest Interest Is shown In
athletics and debate. There will be a
class In debating, reciting twice a
week. Five are enrolled In this class,
The annual reception to students
will be given at the academy building
tonight. The fourth year class has
charge of the arrangements.
HERMISTON NOTES.
B. II. Dnvls Who Was Burned With
Oil Is Recovering.
Hermlston, Sept. 20. B. H. Davis,
who was recently Injured In an ex
plosion, Is ablo to be about, and there
will be no serious result.
Realestnte has been moving rapidly
during the past several days, some
very good sales being reported.
Col. H. G. Newport has returned
from a business trip to Portland. He
is now in Pendleton on business.
A number of new people have been
here during the past week, looking
over the lands under the project with
FOR THE ACADEMY
a view to Investigating.
TELLS
STORY OF CRIliE
Aged Slayer of Tom Myers
Says He Shot to Save His
. Own Life.
RHOMMUS SAYS HIS
HORSES WERE BEING STOLEN
Straightforward Recital of the De
tails of the Killing Told by Defend
antHe Went to Recover His
Horses and Upon Being Attacked
He Fired In Self-defense Found.
tlons for Impeachment of Witness
Were Laid in tlie Examination Todays-Case
Is Being Ably Contested
and Is Now Making Good Progress.
At the opening of the defense's tes
timony In the Rhonlmus case this af
ternoon Rhonlmus himself was plac
ed on the stand. Carefully And in
detail he told of the occurrences the.
afternoon of the killing. :
He first told of having met Myers
and young Roberts. He said Myers
got off his horse to tighten his cinch.
According to the old man, Myers'
horse had peculiar spots on its head.
He Indignantly denied that a horse
exhibited outside the 'court house to
day was Myers mount. He then told
of quarreling with Myers about the;
horse that had been shorn of its tail.
Myers had denied having sheared taa
horse and called the old man a liar
and threatened to tie him to a tree.
As he was leaving Myers threw
rocks at him, some .striking him and
some hitting bis horse. The old
man then went home to do iome
work. While he had his horse sad
dled he thought he would go and
bring In his horses.
On going up the hill where Myers
and Roberts were he found to his
surprise that they were driving off a
band of horses in which were several
of his animals. According ta Rho
nlmus he could easily have been seen
by Myers and the boy, as be neared
them. When he came up to them
Roberts took to flight, while Myers
dismounted and pulled his pistol.
"He fired a shot, which broke my
horse's leg, though I didn't know It
then," said he. "He then fired a sec
ond shot which struck my leg. . A
moment's pause occurred and I had
time to fire a shot to prevent a third
from him. He then went down over
the hill and I never saw him again."
At Judge Fee's instance the old
man then told more In detail of the
fight and the incidents connected
with It. He said he could only se
Myers' head and shoulders above his
horse and saddle. He said ..e could
easily tell Myers' saddle and stutry
claimed that the one In evidence was
not the one ridden by his enemy.
"Did you expect ta find those men
up therr?" asked Judge Fee.
"No: I thought they were over'
there," indicating another place on
the map, "rounding up cattle, instead
of trying to steal my horses," was the
answer.
According to Rhonlmus it was hbj
custom to carry his shotgun when he
rode. But he was not expecting trou
ble on the day ho killed Mvers. Ha
said If he had been hunting hor
tmeves he would have loaded his
gun with buckshot Instead of th
number six shot ho did use. Accord
ing to the old man not a word was
"ald before the shooting began.
"It was a hurry up fight," he said.
"Myers was in a hurry and I had to
hurry, too," said the old man. "There
was a reason for his hurry; It was a,
thief s cowardice "
After the fight the old man
climbed back upon his horse wiU
an effort, and looked around to see)
If the thieves had come back, he said:
But his horse could not move and
he got off, dragging himself dowa
the hill. Moody and Rhodes then
came along and they helped him on
to another horse. Willis Pee then
came along and he went down to
Pee's place.
At S o'clock Rhonlmus was still on
the stand.
Forenoon Session. '
The witnesses called by the stata
this forenoon were the same ones
who testified yesterday. Both Dm
Cole and Vincent were recalled and
questioned further as to the condition
of Myers' body when the autopsy
was held.
Since last evening Dr. Cole had
(Continued on page 8.)
Pettlhono Trial October 15.
Boise, Sept. 20. The trial of
George A. Pettlbone has been
re-set for October IS. Attorney
Hawley will withdraw from the
Borah case and give all his time
to the Pettlbone case.
RON
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