East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, April 08, 1908, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextL EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION After you have read the ads., you are ready to go shopping. Pen dleton's beat bargain giving stores are rep resented In this paper. WEATHER REPORT. Fulr tonight with light frost; Thursday fair. VOL. 21. PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8. 1908. NO. 6250 PLUMMER SAVS 6EER TOOK MONEY . rn i ' New and Strong Affidavit is . Made Concerning renilen tiary Deal. j OEER RECEIVED $200, -- iv nisii "a'em, Oregon, April 28, 1898. Re $50 AMD $750 IN CASH. celved from H B p,ummer $1000i , consideration If I am elected gover- Detail of the Transaction Are Given j ofH0r"B" "ext June' ?U ,aP; point H. B. Plummer superintendent ami Sworn to This Week by H. B. of tne pcn,tentlBry for a perlod of four Plununer He Tells When, Where years." (Signed) "T. T. Geer." aiul by Whom the Disgraceful Deal This contract Mr. Geer failed to Wax Made and Stands Heady to Hack III- Statement. Since T. T. Geer hag called the edi tor of the East Oregonian, H. B. Plum mer, Belden H. Grant and everybody else In reach of his voice, liars, scoun- .lr. !j nnA ImnnifnrB .,n an,minf nf thfl .,, ., v7v. ... ,u, .iia" tnee facts and many more cor- publication of the fact ha. .Geer KM boratve ,)f ,, transacnn , tand the office f ut,er,ntJ'nden ' ready to back either In the public Oregon pen ten lary for $ 000 and Qf fh P her, fa led to ' make fod flta M- or owing fresh and juicy affidavit from affdavt ( XI. tv flUITlMifi, riHieu in ruiuaiiu this week, may be of Interest. Mr. Plummer has voluntarily made the affidavit so the voters of the sec ond congressional district may know the facts In the matter and It is only Just to the voters that the affidavit be made public. . Mr. Plummcr's word Is pitted against that Of T. T. Geer and the matter Is submitted without com ment: State nf Oregon. County of Mult nomah, ss. I, H. B. Plummer. being first duly I sworn according to law, depose and j say: That at present 1 am a resident of Portland, county of Multnomah, state of Oregon; that previous to lo cating In Portland I was a resident of Polk county, state of Oregon, for somo 30 years, serving as sheriff for that county from July, 1894, to July. 1898; that Belden H. Grant was my deputy from July. 1896 to July, 1898; that or. or about March 11, 1898. I went to Salem, situated In Marlon county, this state. T. T. Geer, then a candidate for governor, accompanying me on the return trip to Dallas. Polk coun ty, this state, where he was to speak that night; that on the way over In my buggy. Mr. ("Jeer said If he had the money to put up to carry what he called Governor LoTd'S precinct, he was sure he could get the nomination. and added that he was short of money; that I made the proposition i-ut this week to Alaska by J. T. Cox. to him. If he would appoint me su-1 the well known Independent cattle perlntendent of the penitentiary, I buyer of Seattle. would put up $1000 for his campaign! Mr. Cox has Just purchased two expenses and would pay him $200 to 1 cars from Dan Shaw of this county be used In Salem as he had suggested; and the remainder will be Bhlppcd that I said substantially: "If you from Ontario. All of the shipment don't get the nomination I lose the are heavy cattle, the choice of the $200 and If you get defeated I lose herds, and will be sent In to Duwson the whole $1000, but If you are elect-j by Mr. Cox early this spring, ed I get the penitentiary superlnten- I The Alaskan markets are opening dency." Tup gradually every year and accord- The next morning hy appointment. '"b" to Mr. Cox that vast region will Mr. fieer enme to the sheriff's office, XXta afford a market for more stuff going Into the private office, my depu- ' than is now prepared for market in ty. Belden H. Grant, being present, I tne inland empire, but before any conversation was had ' A" ,nit is now needed is better Mr. Grant stepped out Into the main transportation facilities to make office. I said, "what do you think Alasku the greatest market on the about the proposition?" Geer said In western hemisphere. All parts of the substnnce. "Well, I have considered territory are being rapidly settled your proposition and If you will help a'd nil the mining districts are prov me In Salem to carry the town and ln& to he substantial and permanent Lord's precinct I am sure of the nom- and " immense population will soon Inntlon. I'll take the $200. and If I bv supported by that country, am nominated you can pay me $800 The bulk of the fat cattle has been more and If I am elected I will give shipped out of eastern Oregon this you the superlntendency of the pent- tentlary." He added that "It was good poll- tics" to give me this place;" that I took $200 out of the safe and hand ed It to him, making a tag for the same; that afterdwards In Salem, the dsy of the primaries and before he was nominated, I paid him $50 more In the recoss of the Albert Bank: that after the state convention at Astoria, I met Geer In Salem on the street, on April 28, 1898, and he took me to Dr. J. N. Smith's office where he said: "We will fix things up;" that Dr. Smith being busy, we went to the re publican headquarters and there I paid him the balance of $750 due him as per our agreement, for which sum and previous payments, he signed a sort of receipt and contract combined, which acknowledged the payment of the money and stated that If elected I was to have the superlntendency of E Father Neate, priest of the Pendle ton Catholic church, Father Chlanale, of St. Andrews' mission on the reser vation, Mother Stanislaus and Sister Kllllan will all leave this evening for Baker City to attend the cathedral dedicatory service which Is to be held there tomorrow. The beautiful $55,000 cathedral, but recently erected In the heart of Baker City, la to be formally dedicated Thursday with Archbishop Christie, WILL T KEPI BLICANS CAIlItlEI) EVERYTHING I.N SIGHT. i i Tncoma, April 8. Thousands of scratched tickets In the mu nicipal election yesterday, made LI nek, the republican candidate, mayor by a large malorltv and backed him with a solid dele- K"ii"ii 01 repunucau omciaiw n u the most sweeping vie- tory n many years here. The iratlun of reiiiihllcnn nfflcliilH new officials will be inaugurat ed next Wednesduy. the state penitentiary; that said re ceipt was substantially as follows: Keep and arterwards, as the people of Oregon will remember, he ap pointed J. D. Lcc to the place Instead of myself; that said receipt has been seen by some of the most prominent citizens of Oregon, many of them re publicans who were and are well known; that they recognized the sig nature as that of T. T. Geer; that of substantially true In every particu lar. (Signed) H. B. PLIIMMEB. Subscribed and sworn to before me, In the county aforesaid this 4th day of April, A. D. 1908. OEO. A. BRODIE. Notary Public for Oregon. (Notarial Real) UMATILLA CATTLE SENT TO ALASKA FIFTEEN CARLOADS TO GO OUT THIS WEEK J. T. Cox, IiHleiM-ndent Buyer of Se attle Takes Orcein of Eastern Ore gon Terd for the Alaskan Market The North Country Is Fast Becom ing an Excellent Market for Inland Empire StuXf. Fifteen carloads of eastern Ore- gon'a finest fat steers are being sent spring, isate Rains shipped out two curs ltt8t evening to Seattle. These purchased from Roy Arbogast or Hitter and but few small herds of fat cattle now remain In this section. Over 10,000 head have been shlppod out during the past winter and the prices have been highly satisfactory to feeders. Two-Mile Record Brokeav Some remarkable performances, in cluding the breaking of the intercolle giate coast record In the two-mlle, marked the athletic meeting between Pomona college and the University of California this afternoon, says a Berkeley item. The final score was, Berkeley, 90 2-3; Pomona, 31 1-3. Himrod, of Pomona, ran two miles in 10:10 2-5, breaking Nash's record of 10:11. Stanton of California, equalled the coast record In the 440-yard dash In 60 3-5 seconds. L six bishops and' 40 priests in attend ance. The ceremony will commence at 9 o'clock and the principal address will be by Archbishop Christie. In the evening another service will be held, the address being by Bishop Carroll of Helena. Within a short time a handsome residence of 18 rooms will be erected for Bishop O'Reilly adjoining the ca thedral. The residence will cost $10,-000. 555,000 CATHEDRA FLEET'S PROGRAM OH PUGFT SOUND Bureau of Navigation Issues Itinerary for the Northwest Coast, FLEET TO BEACH PL'GET SOUND WATERS MAY II. Four Ships Will Go to Port Angeles Eight to BeUlngfiam and Ttiree to Port Tovcnsend On May 26 Fleet of 12 Will Go to Tacoma and From Tii it,. Eight Will Go to San Fran cisco Will Roach Bay City by July Washington, April 8. The bureau of navigation today Issued a program for the movement of the Atlantic fleet after the grand review In San Francisco. On May 18 the fleet will leave for Puget sound, and will arrive on May 21. Four ships will then visit Port Angeles, eight Bellingham bay and three Port Townsend. The vessels will then be docked and afterwards anchored at Seattle. On May 26 12 of the ships will sail for Tacoma and then without anchor ing eight vessels will leave for San Francisco, leaving four at Tacoma. By July 3 all of the vessels are ex pected back at San Francisco. Naval Bill Is Enormous. Washington, April 8. An enormous Increase of the naval expenditure is planned In the naval appropriation bill submitted to the house today. Twenty million dollars Is the amount demanded. The measure provides for two bat tleships costing J6.non.000 each, in torpedo boat destroyers at $700,000 each, eight submarines at $3. BOO, 000 and one sub-surface boat at $22,500. The enlistment of 6000 additional men Is provided for. France Abandons Baee. San Francisco. April 8. The own ers of the French automobile. Motor- bloc, In the New York-to-Paris race, have ordered car sold In San Fran cisco and will abandon the race. In formation has reached here from Fort Llscum. Alaska, that the roadbed through Alaska Is impassable. This may compel the Thomas car now en route to Alaska, to abandon that route. Once Morc-Iark London. San Francisco, April 8. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Londan started on a round-the-world crulsp again on the yacht Snark. She news arrived here by steamer from Tahiti that the London party left Tahiti on March 25 for the Island of Moreau. He will return to Papeete and then go to Pagopago. Governor Gillette III. San Francisco, April 8. Physicians attending Governor Gillette who Is at the Falrmount, say the governor is Improving and will be able to leave nis oed in a few nays. NEWSPAPER FROM GUAM, (iunni News Inciter Sent by His Son to B. F. Renn. B. F. Renn. ex-councllnian, has Just received a copy of the Ouam News Letter, a weekly paper published at the island of Guam In the Pacific ocean, The paper Is printed half in English and half In Spanish and gives an Insight into life In that lone ly American possession. It was sent to Mr. Renn by his son, who Is on an American gunboat now In the waters of the Pacific. It la dated February 29, which Is its natal day, this being the first number. The first Item tells nf the celebra tion of Washington's birthday on the island by firing a salute of 21 guns from the naval station. The population of Guam Is now 11, 361, of whom 10,998 are natives and 363 foreigners, the remainder being the naval force of the United States numbering 140 men. The only advertisement carried In the paper Is that of a drug store, the Susanna pharmacy, in which a base ment hospital Is conducted. Buys Big Automobile. The largest nuto to be owned by Union ,'iutoists, is on the way here, destined to Hot Lake, for Dr. Phy, says the I.a Grande Observer. It is also the highest priced machine, cost ing $4600. The machine is of the Franklin make, of 6-cyllnder grade and rated at 60 miles nn hour. This will, of course, be a wonder when it nets here. The sport of automoblllng In Union county Is rapidly becoming more and more popular. At present there are 17 machines in La Grande and 34 In the county outside of La Grande. More are coming. Jay Van Burcn is In Portland with the inten tion of purchasing a new machine. 1 and still others are contemplating the purchase of now machines. 1 ED HOW T Chinese-Japanese Difficulty in Manchuria is Far From Set tlement, CHINA SAYS JAPAN SEEKS TO COERCE II Fit Arrival of the Evans Meet In the Wa. tern of tli,- Pacific Said to Have Di rect Bearing on tin- Oriental Ques tionChina Has Become More Haughty and Will Now Fight to the laid Will Not Run Away from Japan. Toklo, April 8. Japan is worried over the negotiations now progress ing between the United States and Russia over the status of the latter In Manchuria. Sensationalists connect the arrival of the Evans fleet with the opening of these negotlatlona. A Washington dispatch says that the United States will oppose both Japan and Russia in Manchuria and will Insist upon the unrestricted dom ination of the Chinese in government al affairs in Manchuria. Advices from Harbin quote Consul Fisher as stating that the United States demands the abandonment of Japan's present status In Manchuria. The foreign office refuses to accept the alarmlsta' view of the situation and states Us belief that the Ameri can government is not opposed to Japan's position In Manchuria. China Will Not Back Down. 1VM .11 8. That Japan Is trying to torce China into an armed clash rather than arrive at a peaceful settlement of the many questions now pending between the two nations, is the impression at Pekln. Premier Hayashi's unyielding at titude over the status of the Man churlan question and has the appear ance of having been assumed for driving China past endurance. China on her part is inclined to put up a stlffer defense than usual and an agreement looks to be far awav at present. The Chinese believe that the presence of the American fleet In Chinese waters will uphold her posi tion. Ship Subsidy BUI Killed. Washington, April 8. By the re fusal of the ship subsidy committee to report that bill back to the house, as a result of the committee vote to day, all hopes of the passage of the ship subsidy bill at this session were killed. Ruef's Last Hope Vanishes. Los Angeles, April 8. The supreme court sitting In this city today denied the application of Abraham Ruef for a writ of mandate to prevent Judge Dooltng from hearing the Parkslde bribery ease This is the last hope of the curly boss to evade trial which Is now on In San Francisco GOOD PROSPECTS iN GOLD MINE Old Workings Apc Being Retlnibered ami Work Will Be Rushed Big things may be expected from the old Tom Paine mine, in Pocahon tas district, in which a big strike was made a few weeks ago, in the neap future, says the Baker City Democrat. The rich ore body ran Into recently Is at a point In the old workings, and where a huge cavein occurred on ac count of the rotten timbering, ne cessitating the clearing away of hun dreds of tons of country rock and earth and the putting in of new tim bers. ' This work has been going on ever since the strike was made and it will take some time year before It will be finished. This done the extent of the rich ore body will be determined. Mr. W. F. Grove, president and manager of the company, was in the city Wednesday transacting business He Is enthusiastic over the develop ments occurring at the Tom Paine ami being a practical and scientific man, what he says gives encourage ment to the belief that the Tom Paine will soon be in the producing class on a large scale. win Shear 10.000 sheep, Sheep shearing began at Smythe & Smith s plant, five miles south of Arl ington. Saturday, says the Condon Globe. Sixteen shearing machines will be used, the power being furnish ed by .i six horse-power gasoline en gine. Forty thousand sheep will be sheared at this plant this season and tin average of 2000 head dally is ex pected, Sheepmen report that the sheep are In good condition, but that pasture la getting scarce. This has been one of the most successful lamb ing seasons known, but a few lambs being lost from any cause. "Knocking" at someone else's door may help to smash it in. but It won't 'strengthen yours ORIEH CHICAGO UNEMPLOYED MARCH ON CITY HALL. Chicago, April 8. A mob of 200 men shouting that they were starving, marched on the city hall this morning and wer 1 driven from the place by the poj lice before they desisted In theU efforts to see the mayor and ob tain city employment. Chief Shlppy has been told that a mob of 2000 will organize this afternoon to march on the city hall. Rl'EF WILL BLOCK TRIAL. Tactics of the Boss Will Make ft Im possible to Secure Jury San Francisco, April 8. That the threat of the defense In the Ruef Parkslde bribery case that It will take six months to get a Jury was not an Idle one, was demonstrated this morning when the tactics of Ach and attorneys for Ruef were fully devel oped. All morning was spent and no Jurors were secured and only two talesmen were examined owing to the exhaustive detailed examination on the part of Ruefs lawyers. BASEBALL SCORES. Record of Yesterday's Games Among the Leagues. Los Angeles, April 8. Los Angeles, Oakland, 3. San Francisco, April 8. Portland, 2; San Francisco, 11. In Memory of Pope. Rome, April 8. Memorial services were held In St. Peter's today in re membrance of Pope Clement XL, who died April 8, 1721. at the age of 72, after a reign of 20 years. MEET STOCKMEN ADYISORY BOARD TO CONFER WITH OFFICIALS Problems' of the Eastern Division of Blue Mountain Reserve Will Be Discussed Executive Committee of Oregon Wool growers' Association Here on Friday. April 10 Sheep men to Protest the Cut In Allot ments. On Friday, April 10, the advisory board for the eastern division of the Blue mountain reserve will be here for the purpose of meeting Henry Ireland, supervisor of that reserve. The meeting has been called at the instance of Mr. Ireland himself and problems connected with the admin istration of the reserve will be gone over. On the same day the executive committee of the state woolgrowers' association will meet here to protest to the forestry bureau against mak ing any cuts In the number of sheep to be allowed upon the reserves this summer. This subject will also be discussed with Mr.. Ireland while hi is nere- The following men compose the ad visory board for the eastern division of the Blue mountain reserve: M. B. Gwlnn. chairman; Douglas Belts. Her bert Boylen. William Barrett of Hepp ner, and John Kilkenny of Heppner. CHANGE ADAMS BOUNDARY. 1 Special Boundary Election Is Being I Held Today. T.j , ' , . ! Today the people of Adams are j holding a special election for the pur- pose of voting upon a proposed change ir ,ar!, I," t0Wn' The change in the charter was pro- j , .77 " , posed by initiative pe tlon and the fol- lowing is ,he proposition a, It appears upon the official ha lot: "For amendment of section 2 of the charter of the city of Adams so as l .UMllf. a I'm 1 ui cuoirni UUUI1U- ary tnereof making It run due north from the point of Intersection of Wild Horse creek, with the north line of William Baker's ranch." CITT BONDS SEEE Pendleton bonds are now selling at a premium in the east and pessimists who feared that the last $135,000 Is sue could not be sold will have to change their views. The following press dispatch from Boston appeared In the Oregon Dally Journal last even ing: "Boston. Mass., April 7. Two blocks of Pendleton, Oregon, city bonds. $6000 levee and $19,000 street Improvement, offered In the Boston market by E. H. Rollins & Sons. Bos ton bankers, are meeting with ready sale to investors In small lots. Both are. per cents, due In 1928 to 193S. IRELAND WILL MASS MEETING TO DISCUSS TIKES Committee ot Five Citizens Appointed by Commercial Association to Act, TAXPAYERS OF COUNTY WILL BE CALLED TOGETHER CompiainU That Assessment Taxation .Are Not Satisfactory, Caused tlie Action to Be Taken T. C. Taylor, M. B. Gwlnn, J. B Dickson, Elmer Snyder and Dan P. Smythe Are Named Meeting Will Confer Willi County Court and As sessor on Taxation. A committee consisting of T. C Taylor, M. B. Gwlnn, J. R. Dickson, Elmer Snyder and Dan P. Smytho was named today by President Alex ander of the Commercial association. to serve as a special committee on taxation and county affairs. It Is authorized by the association, to call a public meeting In the association rooms for the purpose of discussing the- subject should it flna such a gathering advisable. At the regular monthly meeting last night the subject of county taxation was brought up by T. C. Taylor, who said he had heard complaints that taxes were too high and that assess ments in some Instances were not equitable. The subject was then taken up by others present, among them being W. L. Thompson and finally upon ms tlon of Mr. Taylor it was decided to appoint a committee for the purpose outlined above. President Alexander did not name the committee until this forenoon. Tribune Is Censured. Today members of the Commercial association have been strong in de nouncing the Tribune for the yellow Journalistic attempt It made thin morning to create political capital out of the action of tha association last night. According to those pres ent last night it was not the Intention of the gathering to dabble in any way with the political campaign and they resent that the association's action. should be construed into an attack on the county court or Assessor C. P. Strain. However, members of the court and Assessor Strain also are now anxious to see the matter carried through so that they may have an opportunity to defend themselves and so It is very probable that a public meeting wilr be held In the near future, at whieh time officials and others will be al lowed to speak. Other Matters Considered. Aside from the above subject con siderable other business came before the meeting last night. A communi cation from the Portland chamber ot commerce advising against a special train from Portland to Hermiaton on the day of opening the project, mi read. It was held that Hermlston would be unable to care for the crowd. A letter from R. B. Miller to Bert Huffman regarding the experimental trains from the Washington and. Ore gon agricultural colleges was read. In his letter Mr. Miller said It would be impossible for the Pullman train to be brought through Umatilla coun ty, but stated that later in the spring a train from the Oregon agricultural college would be brought here. Mr. Huffman was appointed a committee f one to represent the association in trying to Induce the Pullman train to pass through this county. A commlttee MmpoMd of Messri Leon Coneni M B w, 1 Roosevelt was named to the Proposition of having a Pendle- ,,., , fV) f . , ton float in the Portland rose fair, A communtcatlon from tne 8tate fair board ask, th 5 approprlat. pd for tne maintaining . booth at the state fair was u WR8 referred tQ b,ctv com. mittCC The meeting last night was one of the best attended in many months. (Continued en Page 8.) WELL IH BOSTON and sell at 103.20. yielding 4.75 per cent Income to the purchasers." The entire Issue of $136,000 was sold by the city to Rollins & Sons at par and the bonds are now being dis posed of In small blocks by the ord inal purchasers. Approximately $100,000 has now been paid, or will be paid shortly, to the city by the brokers. w Under the terms of the sale $50,000 was (0 be paid down almost Immedi ately and the remainder In monthly payments of $25,000 each, the city be ing paid Interest on the deferred pay. ments.