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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.
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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.