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VOL. 20.
PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOHEK 20, 1907.
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Umatilla County Directors
Meet to Hear Instructions
From Educators,
GATHERING IN NATURE
OP FREE PARLIAMENT
Aiklrewse by State Superintendent
Ackernuin, ITof. Traver and fiupt.
Welles Chief End of Organization
of Directors to Secure Co-opcratlon
In Needed Reform Prof Traver
Makes Plea for Elgin, Montlw'
School Term.
Today the school directors of
Umatilla have been meeting here in
their first annual convention and the
meeting la proving one of much im
portance to the schools, especially
the rural districts. Many are pres
ent from remote purts of the county
and during the sessions questions
have been freely asked by directors
present and the meeting has been
largely in the nature of a free par
liament. J. IL Ackermnn, state supcrlntend
ent, Trof. L. R. Traver nnd Supt.
Welles have been the chief advisors
during the meeting.
Superintendent Aekeruuin.
State superintendent Ackerman
was the first speaker, and he briefly
stated the objects of these school
board conventions and the history of
the law authorizing them. One of
the chief ends In the organization of
directors of the different counties Is
to "eeure co-operation in any needed
reform throughout the county and
state.
In this the director has much
more Influence than the teacher, as
up to the present time most of the
teachers have no votes; nnd some
how or other, the legislator has a
great respect for votes. ' 'Whatever
the school directors of the county
unite in asking from their members
of the legislature they will be pretty
sure to get.
In other states of the union this
Idea of co-operation has been car
ried Ft til further, and they have state
board conventions. In all other
businesses and interests conventions
have been found to be of great bene
fit, and the school boards will also
find them so. Everything of practi
cal importance to the district should
here be discussed, nnd different
plans compared. In this way the
best will be determined upon.
The male quartet furnished music
for the occasion, and their efforts
were much appreciated.
! For Eight Moiitlw' School.
1 Prof. L. K. Traver then made an
fc earnest plea for- the eight months'
school In the rural district. He said
it is impossible for the country boy
to cover the came ground in four
months that his .city brother can In
eight; and that he has the same right
to an education that the other has.
To do this, it is necessary to levy a
j special tax. Every city does this,
and the country district should also.
The time to begin figuring for next
year's school and the money that will
be needed to carry It on is before the
December tax meeting.. After that
It will be too late. This Important
. matter s often overlooked. The
method of raising and distributing
the school money was also gone In
to, and it Is safe to say many dlrec-
: tors understood this matter better
after this address than they hod
'done before.
A question was here asked: What
shall that district dp thnt has al
ready voted Its speclnl tax before
the new valuation went Into effect?
As this new valuation will raise the
value of all taxable property in the
district, the burden will be too heavy
. and the sum raised more than is
needed. To avoid this, the district
must have another school meeting
' and reconsider the vote. A lower
rate can then be passed, one that will
give the required amount and no
; more.
' Still another question often asked
It "Who are entitled to vote at the
chool meeting?" The law declares
only those who have school children
or who are taxpayers.
Directors Respond Well.
. Qut of the 100 or more school dis
tricts in the county, the majority
have representatives at the conven
tion now on and god will doubtless
come from the gathering. The fol
lowing are among those present: B.
Osborn, Milton; F. W. Nessly, Frea
water, H. E. Dickers, Lee Teutsch
and J. V. Tallman, Pendleton; Fred
Hasc.tll, Pilot Rock; S. K. Yates,
Pendleton; E. E. Elder, Fkho; A.
Ranqulst, Pendleton; F. E. King,
Weston; R. E. Thorn, Echo; J. H.
Ctrlstopher, Adams; Ed Wright, Pi
lot Rock; II. II. Gilbert, Pilot Rock;
W. P. Wallan, Athena; William Ilaun,
Frcewater; C. E. Marple, Pendleton;
W. N. Claypool, Pendleton; R. A. Do-
zler, Nolln, W. E. Miller, Milton; R.
E. Stewart, Athena; II. J. Bell, E. C.
Slmm, Pilot Rock; H. J. Taylor, Pen
dleton; O. F. Thomson, Echo; W. H.
Bond. Helix, J. N. York, Weston; A.
J. Gill, Nye; W. F. Gentry, Freewa
ter; J. O. Hales, Adams; Isaac Ha
gen, Brlggson; W. P. Card, Pendle
ton; W. H. Wltherrlte, Freewater; J.
H. Hagen, Pendleton; H. A. Megy,
Freewater; C. W. Mathews, Pilot
Rock; Henri Marsh, Weston; W. L.
Guerrant, Holdman, and others.
PIjOT TO ASSASSINATE KINO.
Kins; Edward's Life Endangered by
Mad Man Captured by Police.
London, Oct. 26. What hi thought
to have been a plot to assassinate
King Edward was discovered In th
arrest of John Pearce, who was loit
ering near Ernest Cassel's Chlppen-
nam I'ark residence where the king
is nunting.
The man Is probably Insane. T
was sent here to shoot a gentleman
who s to hunt here," he said to po
lice after his arrest.
The prince of Wales Is due to ar
rive at the hunting grounds shortly.
The arrest Is connected with the
mysterious attempt of a closed car
riage to ram the king's carriage a
week ago.
This attempt was foiled by detec
tives.
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Vi'al Subject to Be Considered
at The Dalles Woolgrowers'
Convention,
SHEEPMEN WORRIED OVER
GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE.
Dan P. Sniythe, Oregon Committee
man, Familiar With Government's
Plan - Eastern People Relieve
Western Stockmen Are Getting
Something for Nothing Impossible
for WcHtern Statesmen to Block
IroK)seJ Measure.
Refuses HI 000 Per Week.
Los Angeles. Oct. 26. Oliver Mo-
rosco. theatrical manager, has offer
ed Jim Jeffries $1000 per week to
appear as Ursus the giant slave in
"Quo Vadls." which he Intends to put
on for a brief revival. Jeffries will
not accept.
SEME FfEHTS
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PROMINENT SPECIALISTS
HURRYING WEST.
Government Has Sent New York Man
to Take Charge of Situation Dr.
Martin Glover Called From Alaska
for Plague Duty City Council
Appropriate $13,000 Dollars for
Plague Station and Laboratory.
Seattle, Oct. 26. There are no
now developments In the plague sit
uation here.
No new cases have been discovered
and no new suspects found. Dr. Mar
tin Glover of Juneau. Alaska, has
been ordered by the government to
come here at once for plague duty.
Dr. Leland Cofer of New York, has
been sent here by the government to
take charge of the situation. Fifteen
thousand dollars has been appropri
ated by the city council for the erec
tion Of a plague station and labora
tory.
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Thieve Grab $3000 ami Run.
Philadelphia, OL-t. 26. Two men
walked Into the sub-treasury here
yesterday morning, grabbed $5000
that was being paid' out to a national
bank teller and started to run from
the building. Clerks and others gave
chase and the two men were bo hot
ly pursued that they threw the mon
ey under a street car. Roth men were
captured and are! now in the city
Jail. One of them carried a revolver.
The mopey was In notes and was all
recovered.
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Resent Tillman's Words.
Denver, Oct. 26. Senator
Tillman's speech here last night
: almost created a riot.
i Negroes In the audience re-
; tented the speaker's statements
and the hall was in an uproar
' . for tome time.
; A woman socialist then creat-
ed diversion by asking Tillman
questions In regard to the so-
: clal evil.
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Fleet May Stay on Pacific.
Washington, Oct. 26. The presi
dent said yesterday he had money to
send the battleship fleet to the Pa
cific coast, but not enough to bring
them back. "Therefore," he added,
"congress will have to 'vote money
to enable bringing the ships back if
it wants them on the Atlantic coast."
He said the fleet probably would
remain on the coast three months.
At the annual meeting of the Ore
gon Woolgrowers' association to be
held in The Dalles November 12, one
of th" most .vital subjects for consid
eration will be the government's prop
osition to lease the public ranges.
At the next session of congress the
Burkett bill, Introduced last session,
but which was not reached on the
calendar, will again be brought forth.
While the Burkett measure was
under consideration last winter a
committee of western stockmen was
named by the president to meet with
the public lands committee of con
gress and a session was held in
Washington. Dan P. Smythe of this
city was Oregon's committeeman at
the time and while at the capital be
came familiar with the government's
attitude toward the public rang.
"The proposition will again be
brought up" says Mr. Smythe, "for
the eastern people have the belief
that western stockmen are being
given something for nothing by the
government and there Is a wide de
mand that charges be made, for using
the range. It seems Impossible for
the western senators to block the
measure and If so It Is up to the
stockmen to se that the measure as
pussed Is as well adapted to the con
ditions as possible.
"At The Dalles meeting, which will
be the official gathering of the Ore-
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gon sneepmen mis yenr, me uuji
will be discussed and some line of ac
tion probably agreed upon so that the
Oregon congressional delegation can
havp soniithinc to go by. Among
other features connected with the
leasing proposition Is the question ot
whether or not ranges may be fenc
ed, the term of years for which leases
niny be made, leasing prices, etc."
New Advisory Hoards.
Aside from the above subject the
naming of new advisory boards for
the different reserves in the state will
come before the convention at The
Dalles.
It Is expected to have the wool
growers In session for two days and
a good program has been arranged.
Aside from the sheepmen some of the
congressional delegation, forestry of
ficials, representative from the bureau
of animal Industry and others will be
present.
The present officers or tne uregon
Woolgrowers' association are j
Burgess, president, and Dan
Smythe, secretary.
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Board of Equalization Places
Taxable Property on New
Basis for Assessment,
PROPERTY AT ACTUAL
WORTH, TAXES LOWER.
Total Assessable Proerty Value In
County Raised From $10,300,000 to
$41,200,000 Tax Levy to Re Re
d ii cod to One-fourth Board Mere
ly Following Provisions of Law
Few Complaints on File Much
Property Owned by Local People.
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ANNA GOULD TO MARRY.
Prince De Sngan, Euroenn Spend
thrift, Is Her Choice.
Purls, Oct. 26. Despite all former
denials, Anna Gould is said to be
ready to marry Frlnce De Sagan, ono
of Europe's titled spendthrifts. This
action Is In spRe of strenuous pro
tests of her family.
The prince is said to have told
friends that the marriage is arranged
and that he will not take any Gould
money, but Instead will settle the De
Sagan estates upon Anna after the
death of his father.
Salem Man Lost In Woods.
Salem, Ore., Oct. 26. Ole Olsen,
a well known Jeweler of Woodburn,
has been lost in the Cascade
mountains for the last 10 days and Is
known to have been out of provisions
for at least six days. A searching
party is out beating the foothills In
search of him. '
With one fell swoop made by the
board of equalization today, the as
sessment of the county was raised
to full value and every man upon the
roll will have his assessment multi
piled by four. As a result of the
action taken the total of the assess
ment for the county has been raised
from $10,300,000 to $41,200,000 and
the tax levy will be reduced to one
fourth its present figure.
In raising the assessment to actual
property valuations the members of
the board declare they merely com
plied with the provisions of the new
state law and the oaths they were
required to take before entering upon
the work this yar. Under the new
law all members of the equalization
board are refm.-red 40 take oath that
the assessment will be at actual value.
This pledge Judge Gllllland and
Messrs. Strain and Sallng took at the
first of the week and they are now
living up to the same.
In order to raise the assessment to
the new basis It will merely be neces
sary for the assessor to multiply me
assessment of each man or corpora
tion by four. This change Assessor
Strain says can be made In a few
weeks and when the county court
meets In January to make the new
lew the new valuation will be known
known.
Will Lower Taxes.
In reality the change In the assess
ment basis will not affect to the
slightest degree the anuunt of taxes
to be paid by an Individual or cor
poration, for with the Increase in the
assessed value the tax rate will be
lowered correspondingly. Instead of
a 22 mill county tax as at present.
next year's rate wUl probably be six
mills and In place of the present
total tax of 4 3 mills for Pendleton
property the levy next year will be
but a fraction over 10 mills,
Thnt the new system will result
In much benefit is anticipated by tne
board. At present a man seeking
investment in this county asks for
the tax rate and receives the startl
ing Information that it Is over 45
mills. No amount of explanation can
convince him that the levy Is really
fictitious, and he leaves for other
fields where .the rate is not so high,
though the actual amount paid In
taxes for corresponding property may
be. greater.
Henceforth the total levy here will
be In the neighborhood of 10 mills or
1 per cent, an amount that looks bet
ter to outsiders.
Xo More Complaints.
During the week thus far the equal
ization board has acted on very few
complaints presented. Under the law
all requests for changes must be
made In writing and
company, $100,000, and the Western
Union, $50,000. The total assess
ment of the banks of the county will
be about $750,000.
GROUP OF DEGENERATES.
Lawyer Bernstein Declare Harden
Has Performed Public Service.
Berlin, Oct. 26. Count Von Molt
ke writhed today while Lawyer
Bernstein made a passionate argu
ment, favoring Editor Harden In his
libel suit.
He declared that Harden's attack
In his newspaper was not so much
against Von Moltke as against the
German aristocracy generally; that
the kaiser was surrounded by a group
of degenerates and that Harden, hav
ing exposed the "'criminals" had per
formed a public service for which he
should be praised.
Attorney Von Gorden followed for
Moltke, denying the charges so far
as his client was concerned.
$200,000 FOR A HORSE.
James R. Keane Willing to Pay For
tune for Sire of Sclireibcr's Horses.
Cincinnati, Oct. 26. A horse deal.
that will be the greatest ever known
In America, is pending between James
R. Keene and Barney Schrelber, ac
cording to advices of the United
Press. Major Dalngerfleld, for
Keene, is here with orders to buy the
Imported stallion, Sain, which sired
so many of Schrelber's horses.
One hundred and fifty thousand
dollars is offered, but Schrelber wants
$200,000.
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10 LEVEL BASIS
Issuance of Clearing House
Certificates Big Event ot
Day in Finances.
HORRIBLE SIGHT IX ITALY.
United Prcs Correspondent Readies
Scene of Earthquake DLsnster.
Rome, Oct. 26. A correspondent
of the United Press association, has
been! able to reach Ferranzano and
found the place a mass of ruins with
the dead and injured lying every
where. In the ruins he found inhabitants
in a semi-nude condition, starving
and sick. A Parish priest is making
the rounds, reciting prayers for the
dead. Desolation, terror and death
are everywhere.
I S 7 DEPOTS
TRACK LAYING COM-
TI.ETE TO THE DALLES
Traveling Representative of the X. P,
Snys Work' on Xew Line Is Pro
gressing Rapidly Some Unique
Names for Xew Stations Expect
to Haul Grain In November Pas
senger Service Must Await Com
pletion of Line to Portland.
Seventeen depots have now been
erected along the Portland and Se-
attie Hallway, or north bank lino,
and are ready for use, according to
ueorge D. O'Connor, travelling rep
resentative for the Northern Pacific,
who has been here today. He has
Just returned from a trip down the
north bunk road for the purpose of
selecting warehouse sites.
Already the tracklaylng on the new
line into Portland has been complet
ed as far down as opposite The
Dalles, suys O'Connor, and In addi
tion depots have been erected at all
FIRST FULL MEETING
IN FOURTEEN YEA71S".
Certificates Will Relieve Tension In
Money Market Stocks Steadying:
After Long Waver Large Ship
ments of Gold Also, Help J. P.
Morgan Is Sick Nevada Banks to
Oicn Monday Runs on Two More
- Brooklyn Ranks Situation la
Greatly Improved.
New York, Oct. 26. Clearing house,
certificates will be Issued to banks
having need of them to tide over the
present stringency of the money mar-,
ket.
This move was settled on this noon
at the clcirlng house.
It will go far towards relieving the
present tension in the money market
The issuance of the . certificates
from the clearing house was the day's
big event in financial circles.
Practically every bank In the city
was represented at the meeting, the
first full meeting since 1893.
The loan committee will arrange
details of the issuance of certificates.
The certificates will be issued on 75
per cent collateral. i
Stocks Are Steadying.
New York. Oct. 26. A buying"
movement which characterized yes
terday's close was resumed this morn
ing with renewed vigor, with the re
sult that favorite issues opened a
point or two higher.
Bears tried to sell down, but after
a sag of a point or two held up
steadily until the bank statement was
Issued.
This was considered very good and
under the stimulus considerable buy
ing was done, and the earlier loss was
recovered. The close was strong.
After today the board cannot consider
any new requests. However, the com
plaints which have already been
properly filed will now be taken up
and disposed of by the equalization
board.
Throe-Fourths Owned Locally.
Of the $41,200,000 In property
shown by the new assessment the
treasurer's books show that at least
three-fourths Is owned bf Umatilla
county people and consists of farm
ing lands, Improvements, town prop
erty, etc. The following will be the
new assessment of the outside com
panies doing business within the
county: Railroads, $8,195,000; North
western Gas & Electric company,
$300,000; Pacific" States Telephone
i of the stopping nolnts between Pn
under oath. ;C0 arid The Dalles. The bulldlnes
SALOONS TO SELL
CIGARS ON SUNDAYS
Four Feet of Snow.
Fairbanks, Alaska, Oct. 26. Most
pecullnr weather reports come from
Alaska. The weather Is warm with
but little slush yet running In the
Yukon. Snow fell two weeks ago but
melted. Towards the coast on the
Valdez ' trail, snow Is reported four
feet deep, but little ice has been
formed on streams.
Charles Nelmeyer, a Walla Walla
huckster, was arrested yesterday up
on charges preferred by his wife.
Nelmeyer threatened to kill his wife
and child. His wife says he has been
known to beat the pet dog into In
sensibility, attack the cow wlfh a
pitchfork and to draw blood on the
horses with his whip.
It has been rumored upon the
streets today that many of the sa
loons are planning to keep their ci
gar counters open on Sundays hero
after. However, the liquor men
themselves, or at least several of the
leaders, declare they have no such
Intentions.
Since the recent all day closing or
der went Into effect all of the saloons
have remained closed entirely, ex
cepting at "Fergy's," where the ci
gar counter has been kept open
while the barroom has been parti
tioned off.
That the saloons have a right to use
their cigar counters on Sunday . If
they have their bars partitioned off
Attorney Phelps. But while they
have that privilege he does not ad
vise saloonmen to take advantage of
it for the reason that deeper tempta
tions would then be before them.
In talking of the subject this morn
ing several prominent dealers, and
men who have been careful In observ
ing the requirements, spoke strongly
against the proposition of keeping the
cigar counters open.
"It would be coming too near the
line and would be liable to cause
trouble, which is the thing saloon
men should now seek to avoid," de
clared one. "There would be no
profit in the Idea and for myself I
believe it much better to remain
closed all day long and take a Sun-
was stated this morning by District' day rest."
nave an been painted and will he
ready for occupancy as soon as the
line Is opened.
The following Is the list of sta
tions on the new line between Pasco
and the present end of the line:
Finlay, Hover,, Yellepit, Tomar, Pot
tlnger, Colbia, Plymouth, Gravel,
Coollde, Patterson, Page, Luzonm,
Carley, McCredle, Moonax and
Roosevelt.
It has already been announced by
the Northern Pacific officials that
grain hauling will commence on the
north bank line some time in Novem
ber. With the road now completed
to The Dalles the wheat of tfle In
land empire, may be taken down to
the open river and there transferred
to steamers for Portland.
No passenger service will be estab
lished on the new line, it is said, un
til the roadway has been complleted
Into Portland.
MEDAL FUND AFFECTED.
Carnegie Had Hero Money Tied np In
Trust Company.
Pittsburg, Oct. 26 It has Just
been discovered that the ready, mon
ey in the Carnegie hero medal fund
Is tired up In an Iron City trust con
cern and that the aspiring heroes
will have to wait for their medals
until the dark financial clouds roll
by. The scare here , Is subsiding and
confidence Is being restored.
Shipping In Gold.
New York, Oct. 26. The National
City bank is planning to import $5,
000,000 in gold and another bank is
going to Import another million.
The run on the Lincoln Trust com
pany is still on, but all demands are
being paid promptly.
J. P. Morgan is suffering Intensely
from a cold, but was at his office all
morning.
Xevnda Ranks to Oicii Again.
San Francisco, Oct. 26. According
to United States Senator Nixon, who
is here direct from Goldfield, the Ne
vada banks will open as a. matter of
course Monday. "Things will be In a
settled condition on Monday," he
said.
Runs on Two Ranks.
Brooklyn, Oct. 26. The Terminal
Bank of Brooklyn closed Its doors
this morning as a result of the failure
of the Williamsburg Trust company-yesterday.
A slight run on the Nassau Trust
company of Williamsburg was started
this morning but It Is being easily
handled.
To Assist Ranks.
Providence, R. I., Oct. 26. After
an all night session the clearing house
commission decided to assist the lo
cal banks whenever necessary.
Clearing House Still Closed.
Pittsburg, Oct. 26. The clearing
house Is still closed.
HORSE THIEVES TO YAKIMA.
Deputy Sheriff Metzger Took Joe WU-
Hams and Jim Luke to Yakima for
Trial.
Deputy Sheriff J. Metzger of North.
Yakima, has been here today for th
purpose of getting Joe Williams andr
Jim Luke, both accused of horse--
stealing in his county. He will return
to Yakima with the two men on the-
afternoon Northern Pacific train.
Williams and Luke are charged
with having stolen four head of work
horses from an Indian of the Yakima
reservation. They then drove them
to Sunneyside, sold the animals and
walkod to Alfalfa, where they took
the train for Pendleton.
Five Killed In London Wreck.
London, Oct. 26. Five persons
were killed nd 17 injured this morn
ing In the Metropolitan Underground
railway when two trains collided at
a station.
Great Northern Tlileves Canght.
Spokane, Oct. 26. The po
lice believe to a certainty that
they have captured a part- of
the gang that held up the Great
Northern at Ronod last Sep
tember In the persons of C. B.
McDonald and Ed Smith.
Bankers have Identified a
package of money found on
them as part of the train's con-
signment.
The men claim Innocence and
assert they have an alibi.
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