East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, March 31, 1908, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text...... EWjjIHB EDiTIOK I " 'J Sunrise, 5:44; C W "iliL 5EM!-W1IKW jVV;t M EVENING EDITION After you have read the ads., you are ready to go shopping. Pen dleton' best bargain giving stores are rep resented In thla paper. VOL. 21. PENDLETON, OKEOON, TUESDAY. MAKCII l!n. I -a - r- NO. 6243 l RUSHING IRK ON RESERVOIR Umatilla Project Will Be Com pleted by May 28, it is Estimated, WATER NOW COVERS 200 ACHES 10 TO 30 VEST. Rig Dam Is About 75 Per Cent Com- plete and Is Rclug Huilt in a Most Substantial Manner Force .Now . miim,, vmmmm 100 Team Will Inquire mm nays to Fill the Reservoir Outfit Will 11c Taken to Tlc4m Project Two hundred and eighty-nine men, ,m .. m,,iv,-,i ,n the dam of the Umatilla Irrigation project reservoir and the work Is be lng rushed to completion to be ready for the Hennlston excursion on May 17, when water will be turned from the reservoir on to the kind in the project. About 10 acres of the Immense reservoir are now .covered with water from 10 to 30 feet In depth and a half head of water Is flowing from the Umatilla river through the feed canal Into the reservoir. It will require 100 days with a fall head of water in tlx feed canal to fill the reservoir to Its capacity. The great dam which will be 4000 feet long on top and 630 feet long on the bortdm with a width through the darn of 6i0 feet Is about 75 per cent completed. It will be raised yet about 15 feet and' all the forces are now employed on this work. The gravel trains are employed In hauling grave from the pit a mile away and the teams are -employed In hauling dirt and sand from near the dam while a steam shovel Is also employed in the work. The dam Is being constructed In a most substantial manner. As the dirt and gravel are placed In layers on the surface, they are plowed, cultivated and rolled vigorously, several teams being emplowed In cultivating the sur face and rolling It down so It Is bultt up almost as solid as a cement wall. On the faoe of the dam next to the water a surface of three feet of crush ed rock Is placed and a, concrete flood or overflow basin Is constructed at the north .extremity of the dam to permit the waste water to flow over In case of floods. 'Oonorrtte tower In which the hendgate is placed Is now complete and Is over 70 Tect In height. The headgate Is so nrranged with triple gearing that although It weighs sev eral tons, one man with a lever can rnlse and lower it with ease. The concrete arch by which the water will flow from the reservoir under the dam to the distributing ca nals Is now complete and Is over 400 feet In length. It Is five by NVen feet In she. The reservoir cannot be drained dry. the hcatlgute being abovo the bottom of the bed of the reservoir. This Is made necessary to prevent the headgate from being covered or clog ged with sediment which will natural ly wash Into the reservoir. The force of water which Is now running Into the reservoir may be Im agined from the fact that at the Inlet where the feed canal enters the reser voir, a gorge 140 feet in length, 50 feet In width and 40 feet deep 'has. been cut by the flow of water. Tltlsj Immense gorge has been hollowed out by the small head of water bkw' flowing Into the reservoir. The mouth of the feed canal or In let Into the reservoir Is constructed1 of concrete and la arranged In a series of cascades', about 100 feet In length which serve to break the force of the water falling Into the bed of the reser voir. It is said that the machinery, loco motives, teams and all government equipment now In use on the Umatilla project will be sent to the Tleton pro ject In Washington when the work Is completed here. To extend the scope of the La Grande sugar factory and to Induce Umatilla and Walla Walla county farmers to begin growing sugar beets for the factory, Is the mission of Elner Slbbolov, field superintendent of the sugar company to this city and county this week. The sugar company de sires that Umatilla and Walla Walla farmers raise experimental crops and to encourage this will pay an excellent price for beets raised west of the mountains. Mr. Slbblloy will visit Hermlston, where a number of farmers under the government Irrigation project will TB EXPERIMENT WITH SUGAR BEET CROPS FRENCH IE J IT Si: I . S. REQUEST FOE MURDERER., Purls, March 31. The for eign office today virtually turn ed down America's request for the return to this country of Paul Roy, charged by Glacla Calla with the murder of her brother. It Is said that the French government will offer-to try him on French soil as he Is a French citizen. MADAME GO! LD IX A RUFF, ! Quarrels With Family Over Re Sugan Alllumc and Takes Up Abode In St. Regis. New York, Mar. If. Following a j(Uar,.ei wtn her family over her threatened marriage with Prince De "Man, Mine. Anna uoum nas maoe arrangements to leave the Oould home and live at St. Regis hotel. Wn., lg s,,posed to have been a j flnnl conference between Mme. Anna Could and the balance of the family held last night, will result, it Is be lleved. to have caused a rupture It ! Is said the entire family Is arrayed I against Anna in the matter of the proposed alliance CONVENTION ARRANGEMENTS. Full for Slate Republican Central Committee to Meet on April 10. Portland. Mar. 31. The stRte re publican central committee was sum moned to meet at Portland on Aprlr 10 by Chairman F A. Westgate last night for the purpose of calling the state convention and apportioning dnlegntes. The convention will probably bo called about May 10 nnd Will select four delcgates-at-large and presl dentin 1 electors. The method of se lectins the delegates Is still undecld ed. or IS WELL KNOWN DANKER OF MORROW COUNTY lioininem fin- Yenr m Business Life of Morrow Connty Native Rom Orcgtmtaa Had HaTrmvtng Ex perience' oi l 'union-. Heppner Flood When With Ilk. Wife Was Suept Down Stream nod Both Narrow ly Esounnl Prownlng. George Conner, cashier of the First National Hank of Heppner, nnd prom inent for many years rn Morrow coun ty affairs, died at bis home In Hepp ner at 5 o'clock this morning. He had been 111 for several weeks. Mr. CoiVKer was a native Oregonlan, having been barn In the Willamette valley, where he lived until he came to Heppner 1 years ago. In early days he served as a conductor on the Southern Pacific rnilroad and he has a brother who is now an engineer on that line During all the rime he lived hn Heppner the deceased was (he cash ier Of the First National Ban of Heppner and though not personally wealthy himself, he rat very Influen tial In the business community of Heppner nnd Morrow couity. He was n heavy stockholder In me company owning the coal field In the southern end of Morrow county, but thus far the property has never developed any thing. During the terrible Heppner flood of l'.lOt, Conner and his wife were both swept down stream in their house and both barely escaped with their lives. He Is survived by his wife. They had no children. He was ne of the leaders in the relief work following the flood. The deceased was well known to many people of this city and there Is much sorrow here over the news of his death. He was a member of the Elks and Masons and wns personally popular among those who knew him. Mrs. W. E. Brock of this city, It a sister of the deceased and she and Mr. Rrock have been by his side at Hepp ner during the past few das. plant small quantities of beets as a test crop and from there will go to Walla Walla, where he hopes to make contracts for a number of large tracts. The beets raised west of the mountains for a few years would necessarily have to be shipped to La Grande to be man ufactured Into sugar, but It the In dustry would grow to any proportions in this and Walla Walla counties, a factory would be established near the beet raising center and hundreds of people would be employed in growing heets on land rented by the company at- Is now done In Grand, Ronde valley. GEORGECONSEI STATE RAILROAD GOBI TIKES BIC SLICE III FREIGHT RITES Salem, Ore., March 31. The state railroad commission today ended the most' important session In Its exist ence, cutting the freight rates In Ore gon from one-sixth to one-tenth of the present first-class rate and all ether freight rates accordingly. IS III P0RTE10 Much Wanted Witness in the Steve Adams C?se Has Been in Hiding. FLED TO ESCAPE HAH- VKY RROWN'S FATE. Knew Enough to Re Treated the Samo us RakiT CouMjr'l Assassinated Sheriff. Rut Saved III Lire by skipping Has Received Many Tempting Offer to Return to Idaho and Testify AgalHM Adam Rut Will Not Accept i in-ill. Portland., March 31. The missing witness in the Sieve Adams cage. Archie Philip, whose testimony was considered so valuable that the state searched far and wide for him. turned up In Portland today. He states that he has been In the District of Columbia In hiding. He also declares he was hurried out of the United States for far of the fate of Haryey Brown, who was a friend of his, and Wio knew much of the same testimony he did. He says he has been made many tempting offers to return to Idaho and he refidy to testify agatmtt Adams hut wfn hot accept them. He says the only thiryThat saved him from suffering the same fate as Brown was the fact that he left the country and Drown oidn"t. TOWER HAS RESIGNED. "President Sends Tflll Nomination to 'Senate ami Is1 Referred to Foreign Arrnirs Committee. Washington, March 31. It was an nounced at the White House today that the resignation of Charlemange Tower as ambassador to Germany had been accepted and that It would take effect June 1. The president has sent the nomi nation of David Jayne Hill as ambas sador of Germany In to the senate and It has been referred to the for eign affairs committee and It Is thought that the committee will tnjRo up the matter of the Tower-HIH In cident and Investigate It. EVANS AT SAN DIEGO. Admiral Arrhrs on Hoard the Con necticut Tender Yankton Also Ar rives. San Diego. Mar. 31. The battle ship Connecticut with the tender Ynnkton arrived here this afternoon and anchored In the harbor. Evans had not left the vessel -as yet. .nnlwrsary of Holocaust. Washington, March 31. Today Is the anniversary of the destruction by fire of the United States steam trans port General Lyon, which burned off Hatteras on March 31, 1865, with a loss of nearly 00 men, women and children. So far as known by the navy department there are but two living survivors of the holocaust, both now living In Illinois. DR, H. VOLP INSANE. Former Fendleton Physician Taken to the Asylum Suffering from Mor phine Insanity. Dr. H. Volp, formerly of this city. has been taken to the Oregon Insane asylum suffering from morphine In sanity and almost a raving maniac. He was taken In custody at his offices in Portland Saturday and made a desperate fight for liberty, begging for morphine and calling for help and upon reaching the office of the city Jail where he was to be examin ed he broke a library chair and using one of the legs for a weapon caused a commotion In the offices for a time. Dr. Volp Is a highly educated Ger man physician and has had a most Interesting career, having fought sev eral duels while at college In Ger many. His wife died in this city two yenrs ago and he became despondent and after leaving here for La Grande neglected his practice and was 111 much of the time. He h is two daugh ters, aged 14 and 16 years, ARCHIE The basis of the decision is that all rates from Portland to points In west ern Oregon east of The Dalles shall be reduced In portion of excess above the rate from Portland to The Dallea, which Is 25 per cent on the first-class rate. ARMY I Scandal Dertain to Follow Charges Made by Friends ot Coi, W. F. Stewart. ANOTHER AMERICAN DREYFUS CASE UNCOVERED Aged Former Commandant of Fort RurralK-cs. Morula, Is Exiled from Ft. Grant. Deserted ami Run Down at Arlxonu lost With Single En listed) Man ami Two Army Mules as ompanion . Claim Made That Stewart Was- L'njustly Accused and Condemned Without Hearing. Washington, Mar. 31. The army is faeing a scandal as the result of a report reaching here from San Fran cisco that Col, William F. Stewart, formerly in command of Fort Bar rances, Florida, has been made' an American "Dreyfus" by being exiled to Fort Grant, deserted, run down at a post In Arizona, where his only as sociates are one enlisted man and two srmy mules. An investigation is sure to result and a scandal seems Inevitable. If the charges of Stewart's friends are true and he has been condemned without a trial or hearing, some one in the war department will be called upon to explain. If. on the otjp-r hand, there Is some justification for the barbarous treat ment accorded the old officer, the sensation will be greater. The Inci deni Is veiled in mystery. Stewart's friends say he was given the alternative of resigning or tak lng to the desert. The post refused to sign a demanded inquiry. This was refused and he was hustled to Arizona where he says he has since tried vainly to get a hearing. ENGINEER'S NECK BROKEN. Falls. From Cab and Is Killed Train men Find Roily After Patrolling Track. Moscow, Mar. 31. Engineer Per kins, engaged in the freight train service of the Northern Pacific be tween Spokane and Lewiston, was killed at 7 o'clock Sunday evening by falling from his engine, the acci dent occurring on the Kendrlck hill near Troy From accounts of the accident It appears Engilneer Perkins was tak ing a heavy train down the hill with a brakoman and fireman. Noting that the engine was beginning to run rapidly. Perkins' companions came forward to find that he was not In the engine. The speed of the engine was checked and the track patolled back for a distance of half a mile when the dead body of Perkins was found near the track. He had evidently fallen from his cab. The fall result ed In breaking his neck. II. M. CAKE HERE NEXT MONDAY Republican Candidate for the United States senate Will Open Ills Cam paign Here on April fl. H. M. Cake, republican candidate for the United States senate and earnest and aggressive advocate of statement No. 1, and the popular election of united States senators will make his first address in Uma tilla county during the present cam paign at the court house In this city next Monday evening, April 6. Mr. Cake will pass through the city tomorrow night to La Grande, where he will speak Thursday night, and from there will go to Baker City for an address, returning to this city for his dale here on Monday evening. He Is being enthusiastically received everywhere and stands for the prin ciple of popular election of United States senators, one of the most im portant political principles now be fore !he people of Oregon and should be given an enthusiastic greeting. He is a logical and earnest spcak- r in educated, capable man and has not been connected with any political scandals of Oregon and Is now in the lead tor the nomination for the sen ate. Govenor Curtis Guild of Massachu setts Is reported to be recovering frore a serious selge of Illness. 4- 4 NEW KIND F POWDER CAUSE r EXPLOSION. Washington, March 31. Lack of familiarity with the new pow der now In use In the navy Is held responsible for the explo sion yesterday on board the Mis souri. The fact that the pow der Is slower of combustion jhan that formerly used was not taken Into account by the gun ners, say experts, and this caus ed the accident. TROUBLE AGAIN BREWING. German Cruiser at Port Ail Prince to Irotect Interest of German Citi zens. Port Au Prince, Mar., 31. The ar rival of the German cruiser Bremen Is. likely to result In important events. Alexis has determined to expel Herr lleibold. according to close friends, on a charge that he contributed funds to the enemies of Alexis. Germany, It Is added, has decided to oppose this expulsion nnd to exact the Immediate payment with Interest added from the Haytlan government of $300,000 bonds which Reibold bought and paid cash for some time ago. The government also owes the Rei bold firm money. The United States cruiser Des Moines Is here watching American Interests. WARD M'AIiUSTER DEAD Son of I anions Social Loader and For mer District Judge of Alnskn. San Rafael, Cal., March 31. Wnrd McAllister, son of the famous social leader of New York of 20 years ago, and former United States district Judge of Alaska, died today from shock caused by an operation for appendi citis. CHINA FOR JflPS BLOODY BOYCOTT ORDERED STOPPED AT ONCE Jaimncse Foreign Office Warns Chi nesc Government That Outrages Must Cense Immediately Blood shed litis Followed Violations of Boycott Say Chinese Wink at Boy cott ami Make Only Half Hearted Efforts to Check It Will Expect Indemnity. Tokio, Mar. 31. The foreign office today notified the Chinese govern ment that the "bloody boycott" on the Japanese now being conducted In China must be stopped at once. Bloodshed has followed the violations of this boycott and to this the Jap anese object. A notice served to Tsung LI Ya men broadly intimates that the Jap anese believe the Chinese are wink ing at the boycott making only half hearted attempts to check it. It warns China -tflat China will be forced to indemnify Japanese mer chants unless her authorities are more diligent In breaking up the em bargo. The situation Is one cause of the renewal of the feeling against the Chinese throughout the country. GRAND JURY AFTER JACKSON. New York Attorney General Accused of I'lHlerhand Work in Demanding Foe. New York, March 31. The grand Jury filed ft presentment In Judge Foster's court today, which, It is al leged, reflects upon the official con duct of Attorney General 'Jackson. Most of the testimony upon the find ing Is based on alleged demands made by Jackson for 50 per cent of the fees of ex-Deputy Attorney General White as receiver of the Hamilton bank. Jackson will appear in court this afternoon to ask that the presentment be stricken from the records. A report says that Miss Elklns has refused to marry the Due D'Abruzzi. FRESH TROUBLE IN FERTILIZING TRE SOU IT HERMISTON , Colonel H. G. Newport, the pioneer settler of Hermlston and the first man to turn water from the ditches of the Umatilla Irrigation project upon land under that project, In actual Irriga tion, has finished hauling 400 four horse loads of manure from the gov ernment stables nt the reservoir to his land near Hermlston, a distance of six miles, for the purpose of fer tlllrlng the land and preventing the llghter soil from blowing. He says that he would buy every pound of mnnure available In Pendle ton if he can make suitable arrange ments with the O. R. & N. for haul 1 IPTDfl AflflV umr V M M NH nHlL TO COI. TO TERMS United States Prepares to Defend Interests Special Cabinet Meeting, CONGRESS WILL LOOK IN VENEZUELAN OUTRAGE. Secretary Root Files All Correspon dence or an Official Nature Bearing Upon American Claim Against Yene xuiian Government in the Asphalt Claims With Congress Trumped Up Cliarges, Seizure America Goods and Violation of Contract Charged. U. S. Prepare for Action. Washington. March 31. A crisis In the affairs between the United States and Venezuela Is Imminent. At a special meeting of the cabinet this afternoon the advisability of a blockade of ports of that country will be discussed. At a conference of the state and navy departments today a list of vessels ready for serv ice was made out. Four cruis ers are Included In this list, It Is said. New York, March 31. Secretary of State Root today transmitted to con gress all the correspondence of an of ficial nature bearing upon the Amer ican claim against the Venezuelan government In the asphalt claims. Drastic action against President Castro and his government is expect ed to follow. Five claims against Venezuela are Involved. All are In connection with asphalt claims. Trumped-up charges against the, company by Castro, seizure of Ameri can property and violation of contract are charged. Commissioner Calhoun, who investigated for the United States. holds that $10,000,000 damages as sessed against the company by' the Venezuelan supreme court was made without giving the company a chance to defend Itself -and on Insufficient grounds. PINCHED WITH A PITCHfYJRK. .Man Wanted for Cashing Rad cheek Found Hidden In Hay Mow. Because he wrote a fictitious check for $11.25 In favor of himself and had the same cashed at Murrell's saloon. Edward Barrett Is now languishing In the county Jail and Incidentally he is nursing an injured leg which he re ceived at the time of his capture at Helix yesterday. Barrett passed the bogus check, on Murrell Friday evening and on Sat urday he left on the northbound N. P. train. He stopped off In that little city and there passed a $35 bogus check at the Morrison store. Instruc tions for Barrett's arrest were sent out from here by Sheriff Taylor and suspecting that their visitor was the man wanted the Hellxltes started out to find him He was located in a barn where he had concealed himself un der some hay. G. M. Lewis, the bar ber, secured a pitchfork and by prob ing In the hay succeeded In locating the fugitive. Barrett is still limping from n punch which he was given with the fork. STRIKE IS IMMINENT. Gould Lines Slay Re Tied Up Unless Closed Shop Order Is Restored. Denver, March 31. A conference between Gould railroad officials and, the Union men will determine the question of a general strike on the road or the renewal of the closed shop contract. The Issue is based on the closed shop. The bollermakers and black smiths have voted to strike If the contracts are not renewed. ing it to Hermlston. He Is preparing over 200 acres of land for alfalfa this year and wishes to fertilize It and enrich it and will take all the manure lu can secure within reasonable dis tance of the land. Not only Is the manure vnluab as a fertilizer and to prevent the lighter soils from blowing, but It Is also used In strengthening the ditches and In scattering the water and vast quanti ties will be used under the Hermiston project in the next few years. It possible that shipments will tH- made from Walla Walla. Large quantities will also be hauled from the Rutter creek feeding pens.