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WEATHER HEPORT.
Fnlr and cooler tonight
wit hltght frost; Fri
day fair and warmer.
After you have read
the ads., you are ready
to go shopping. Pen
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giving stores are rep
resented In this paper.
VOL. 21.
PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 9. !()8.
NO. 6251
STRAIN HMDS
Ml HHE5TIMTI0I
Assessor Declares That State
ment of County Finances is
Misleading.
DEMANDS MASS MEET
ING OF TAXPAYERS.
Says All Investigations Should Bo
Mado In Uie Open Where tlub People
May Understand Makes Affidavit
as to Instructions to Deputy Asses
sors Concerning Valuation Wants
Everything Done In the Open, Fair
and Sauare.
Being drawn Into the controversy
that has arisen concerning the assess
ment in this county, Assessor C. P.
Strain today Issued a statement to
the public and in fairness to that of
ficial it Is here published In full and
without comment.
Pendleton, Ore., April 8, 1908.
To the Public:
The editorial statement In the morn
ing Tribune of today, so far as it per
tains to the assessor's office, is wil
fully and viciously false and mislead
ing, except in a few unimportant par
ticulars. The same Is true of a statement In
the same paper of the same date sign
ed by R- T. Brown, and the members
of the county court. I not only wel
come a real Investigation, but I de
mand It. This investigation, however.
In order to have any value, must not
be a star chamber affair, conceived
and engineered by the little corterle
of tax dodgers In this city who are
making It their business to capture
the assessor's office.
It must be made by a mass meet
ing of taxpayers from all over the
county right out In the open where
everybody can witness all that trans
pires when I come to be confronted
by my detractors.
This meeting should be held at the
court house, where the records are
convenient. The comnMttee should
be large enough to Include every
taxpayer who desires to be present
As to the misrepresentation con
cerning the assessment of personal
property. I attach hereto an affida
Vft by myself and H. P. Whitman, my
clilef deputy.
To assert that the assessor's office
multiplied the personal property by
four Is to Insinuate that the other
members of the board of equalization
were but putty In my hands, for each
of them had equal power with me.
As to the motives of those, scrapping
me I will suggest that the arbitrary
assessment of $52,000 against C. W
Brownfleld for notes and accounts In
1907 will furnish a Key to the whole
situation. I have added a million dol
lars of this kind of property to the
roll. A good many of Its owners are
either openly or secretly fighting me.
More will be told at the forthcoming
Investigation.
C. P. PTOATN.
Affidavit by Assessor.
State of Oregon, County of Uma
tmi,m
We. C. P. Strain, county assessor of
Umatilla county, Oregon, and H. P.
Whitman, chief deputy county assess
or tor said county, being each duly
sworn, deposes and says that the field
deputy assessors for the years 1906
and 1907 were Instructed to assess
perorml property as nearly as possi
ble at one-quarter of Its full market
value.
O. P. STRAIN,
H. P. WHITMAN.
Subscribed and sworn to before roe
this 9th day of April. 1908.
C. H. MARSH,
"Notary Public for Oregon.
FTTNWRAL OF MRS. TERRY.
Pioneer Woman Laid to Rest
Oliwjr Cemetery Today.
At 10 o'clock this morning the fu
neral of the late Mrs. M. A. Terry
was held from the residence of T. B.
Swearlngen aad the turnout was one
of the largest seen here In months.
The service was conducted by Rev.
Charles Qulnncy, rector of the church
of the Redeemer.
Pall-bearers at (he funeral were as
follows: Pete Peterson, Henry
Thompson. V. Strsblc, Oeorge De
Mott, J. W. Daley and Ed Harlow.
Tree Planting Crusade.
The La Grande post of the G. A. R.
assisted by the Women's Relief Corps,
will start a tree planting crusade In
that city on Friday afternoon.
Speeches will be delivered by District
Attorney F. S. Ivanhoe and others and
the event will be largely attended.
Henneman Is Back.
R. W. Henneman returned home
this morning from a visit In Seattle
end Portland, during which time he
bought fixtures for the new billiard
parlor he will open adjoining his
cigar itore In the rear.
ST. LOUIS STILL ON MAI'.
Fanatics' Predlotlon That City Would
Be Destroyed, Falls.
St Louis, April 9. St, Louis is still
on the map and wagging along with
the rest of the world, despite the pre
diction of an evangelist that tile me
tropolis of the Mississippi would be
wiped out by earthquakes, cyclones,
fire and flame during the present
week. John Mess, known as the
I "boy preacher," was the author of
the dire foreboding as to the fate of
St. Luis, wliich he has branded as
"the wickedest city In the world."
Many of Moss' followers fled from
the city, but are now returning, with
their confidence in the ability of the
"boy preacher" as a prophet consid
erably diminished. Moss admits that
he may have mado a mistake in his
calculations, but insists that St Louis
will soon lie In ruins and that its de
struction will herald the end of the
world. '
Moss declares that St. Louis is the
plague spot of the universe and that
It is worse than New York, Paris, Chi
cago or San Francisco.
MISS MA11LOW PROSTRATED.
Actress Shocked to Have Name Men
tioned In Divorce Case.
Ithica, N. Y., April 9. Miss Julia
Marlowe was a victim of nervous col
lapse last night, due to the fact that
her name is mentioned In the news
dispatches as a co-respondent In a suit
of Mrs. Clara Von Herman for di
vorce against her husband, the mag
azine writer. Karl Von Herman. She
may be able to play tonight.
HEIM STEEL
FOR MOUNTMNS
FORTY-SVEN CARS OF
BO-POUND STEEL ARRIVES
Work of Replacing 85-lound Bails
Between Kaniela and Huron Will
Begin at Once River Gravel for
Ballast Will Be Hauled from lie
Grande May Change Grade at Old
Washout.
Forty-seven cars of 90-pound -steel
rails have Just been received by the
O. R. & ft, company for distribution
on the Blue mountains between Ka
mela and Huron and the work of re
placing the 85-pound rails now on
that section of the road will bein at
once.
Several work trains and a lurge
force of men will be engaged for sev
eral months In laying the heavier steel
and In ballasting that section of the
roadbed and when the work Is com
pleted the mountain grade will be
the best In the west.
Gravel from the Grande Ronde
river will be hauled by work trains
to the mountains and the roadbed
will be placed In first class condition
during the summer. Important
changes at the point where the grade
Is washed out with every rise In
Meacham creek are contemplated and
the present season will be one of the
most active In the history of the O.
H. & N. on the Blue mountains.
The work of improving the moun
tain roadbed will be In direct charge
of Division Engineer William" Bolloiis.
Jurors Are Secured.
San Francisco, April 9. Two tenta
tive Jurors were secured at the morn
ing session of the Ford bribery trla'!.
They are J. D. Mansfield, a railroad
man, and B. H. Brilliant, a furniture
dealer. In the Ruef trial one Juror
was secured, the first He is John
Koeneman, a grocer, and ho will prob
ably be challenged on the grounds that
he served as Juror In Older-Tevls libel
suit case against the Bulletin recc.'V.
CHINATOWN ALARMED.
Jim Town Warns Police That Gam
bling Is Going On.
There was some excitement on In
Chinatown last night and if Jim
Town, the Chinese vegetable vender,
carries out his threats Pendleton may
be treated to a fJJ fledged metropol
itan highbinder war.
During council meeting last night
Jim rushed into the recorder's office
and appeared much agitated. Ho ap
plied for a policeman and when he
found none present at the time, said,
"Tell policeman watch gambling
business!."
Later In the evening Officer Kear
ner, learning that something was
brewing in Chinatown, repaired
thereto and found a rather excited
bunch of Mongolians. However,
they were all as Innocent as babes
when questioned and the officer could
find nothing for a policeman to do.
This morning Jim Town said that
a highbinder Chinaman was there
last night and insinuated that he had
succeeded in winning some money
from his countrymen
"I will get pistol and klllum five
or six," said Jim this morning in ex
plaining hie plans for the future.
Other members of the Chinese col
ony declare that they do not gamble
now and the true "inwardness" of the
trouble that was on last night has
not yet been revealed,
El If
VETO BENTON 01
Power and Irrigation Com
pany Mubt Compensate the
Government,
PRESIDENT WANTS FOUR
NEW BATTLESHIPS
Nuxal Appropriation Bill Provide
for But Two Ships, But This Is
Not Satisfactory to Roosevelt
Work on Four Vessels Should Be
gin at Once Venezuela War Cloud
Lowers Again and the Situation Is
Again Serious Castro's Papers
Attack Roosevelt.
Washington. D. C, April 9. In
formation has been given out
from a high source that the presi
dent will veto the Benton Water
Power Company's Snake river dam
bill unless an amendment Is passed
limiting the franchise and requiring
compensation for the privileges con
ferred by the federal government
Wants Four Battleships,
Washington, April 9. A special
message to congress for the construc
tion of four new battleships is now
the plan of the president. This de
veloped as a result of the naval ap
propriation bill which provides for
only two battleships
This provision Is not satisfactory to
either the president or the navy de
partment. The president believes that
work on the four vessels should be
gin at once and will make an effort
to have the appropriation changed.
Venezuelan Cloud Lowers.
Washington, April 9 The feeling
of vexation on the part nf the admin
istration toward Castro's government
has given away to one of anger as a
result of the publication of articles at
tacking President Roosevelt In the
Venezuelan president's organs
Secretary of State Root is more
aroused at this crisis than at any
time since he took office Root is
confident that as soon as the senate
committee takes the matter up the
president will be authorized to treat
with Castro In a manner he deems
necessary and fit.
(GOVERNOR HUGHES SAYS
PASS ANTI-G.MBLrNG BILL
Albany, April 9. Governor Hughes
stirred up a hornet' nest today when
he sent a special mesrsige into the sen
ate urging again the necessity of the
passage of an anti-nice horse gambl
ing Mil upon which a He vine was
'taken yesterday.
The message was no sooner read
than ScnaHW MeCarren leaied to his
feet and suggested tluit the bill be
sent back to the governor with a mes
sage asking the governor to mind Ids
own business.
"Tlie message is an insult to the
senate" said Senator Grady, who then
declared that Hughes whs turning In
to n common "scold."
NO FEVER IN CUBA.
Magoon Protests Against the Govern
ment Quarantine.
Havana, April 9. Governor Gen
eral Magoon has sent an earnest pro
test to the American government
against placing a quarantine about
Cuba as he asserts that there is no
fever on the island.
Many planters In the country dis
tricts are placing gatllng gnus In
their homes in anticipation of the
withdrawal of American troops next
February and in fear of revolutionary
disturbances.
Third Trial of Ford Begins.
Rati Francisco, April 9. The third
trial of Former Attorney General
Ttery I Ford was called this morning
In Judge Lawlor's court. Ford is
charged with conspiracy and brlbary
of supervisors In regard to the pass
age of sn overhead trolley franchise.
The first trial was a disagreement and
the second an acquittal.
Special excursion rates to Hermls
ton and the east Umatilla reservoir
have been granted by the O. R. & N.
company and they will be In force at
the expiration of the 80 days' notice
which must be given. The rates will
be in effect from Saturday to Monday
of each week and they are given at
points as far west as Arlington and
as far. east as La Grande.
The rates established cover the rail
road trip to Hermlston and also the
stage fare from Hermlston to the res
ervoir. From Pendleton the round
trip fare will be $2.80: from La
Grande, $5,75; and from Arlington,
BERMISTilf EXCURSION IBIS WILL RUN
TIE INTERESTS"
IRE FOR FULTON
Fairbanks, Knox, Cullom and
Nelson Wire Indorsements
to Oregon.
ACTIVITY OF THE "INTER
ESTS" MAY BE BOOMERANG
Looks Like an Attempt to Swltcti
Oregon Away from Taft Fair,
banks and Knox Being Candidates
for the Presidency, are Fishing for
Oregon Delegation, It Is Thought
Fulton's Opponents See a Reaction
in This Activity from the Big "Bi
terests" of the Senate
Portland. April 9. The telegraphle
endorsements of Vice President Fair
banks, United States Senators Knox,
Cullom, Lodge and Nelson of the
candidacy of Fulton for reelection,
created a political sensation in this
city today.
The action of Fairbanks and Knox,
both of whom are candidates for the
republican nqnination for the presi
dency, Is regarded as significant and
may mean an attempt to divert Ore
gon from the Taft column
Lodge's statement also caused sur
prise, as Lodge acts as the voice of
President Roosevelt In the senate.
This tt taken by Fulton's friends to
be an ' indication that the reputed
anxiety on ,'tie part of Roosevelt to
see NjUton (defeated is unfounded and
that Futtort g again in favor at the
White House.
On the other hand the opponents
of Senator Fulton in Oregon see his
chances for reelection wane, in this
public endorsement and far fetched
activity of the pronounced represen
tatives of the "Interests" In the sen
ate. The people of the state of Oregon
prefer to use their own Judgment as
to the fitness of public servants, with
out dictation from outside politician)
who have "axes to grind" and who
are personally Interested in strength
ening special Interests- In the United
states senate.
STEEL TRUST TIRES OF COREY.
Stockholders Say That He Is a Poor
Business Getter.
Pittsburg, April 9. The resignation
Of W. E. Corey as president of the
United States Steel company, will be
demanded by a large number of stock
holders at the annual meeting on April
20.
They maintain that Corey is not a
good president at this time when the
business condition is not flourishing.
Since the depression it Is said that
Corey Is a very weak business getter.
lottery Pays Fine and Dies.
Cincinnati, April 9. After pleading
guilty to Indictment charging a viola
tion of the federal laws, the promoters
of the Kentucky lottery were today
fined $25,700 In the federal court at
Covington. They promised to go out
of business forever.
WEALTHY CHINESE DIES.
Wing Sick, Pioneer Resident of Wal
la Walla, Is No More
Wing Sick, a Chinese doctor and
one of the best known Oriental resi
dents of this city, died yesterday af
ternoon at St Mary's hospital of
Brlght's disease, says the Walla Wal
la Statesman.,
Wing Sick was born in China, 76
years ago and has been a resident of
Walla Walla for 28 years For 22
years he occupied the building at 117
West Alder street, practicing as a
Chinese herb doctor He was a Ma
son. Deceased Is survived by a wife and
several children, all of whom are in
China. According to report they will
be provided for most handsomely by
the dead man's estate.
Funeral services will be held tomor
row from the Hennessey undertaking
parlors and interment will be made In
the Chinese cemetery.
$3.35.
As a result of the excursion rates
eastern Oregon people will hereafter
be able to make the trip to the dam
site and return at comparatively light
expense and there Is little doubt but
that the excursion will prove popular.
On the day of the primary election
two special trains will be run from
Hermlston to Echo for the accommo
dation of the Hermistonians who must
go to Echo to vte this spring. The
first train will leave Hermlston at
noon and returning will leave Echo
at 2:30. The second train will leave
Hermlston at 5 o'clock and returning
will leave Echo at 7 o'clock.
SIX NATIONS IN MEETING S
Q
Famous Indians Will Hold First (.
ference In a Century.
Oskosh, Wis., April 9. For the
first time In a century the scattered
remnants of the Six Nations, the pow
erful Indian tribes which Inhabited
New England In colonial days, are
holding a general council.
Quinney an Indian settlement on
the shores of Lake Winnebago, is the
scene of the conference, which lias
for its purpose the perpetuation of
the ancient forms and customs of the
Six Nations. Delegates are In attend
ance from many states.
Historians of the tribe have been
busy for months In preparing elabo
rate accounts of the prowess of their
ancestors, with which to regale the
assembled redskins The wanderings
and the trials and tribulations of the
tribe since it was driven from Its New
England home will be recounted for
the benefit of the younger genera
tion EVANS IS SERIOUSLY ILL.
Worst Night Since He Game to the
California Resort
Paso Robles, April 9. Admiral
Evans is a very much sicker man
than the public Is lead to believe.
Last night was the worst since leav
ing the vessel and this morning he
looked very III. He has suffered a
painful Injury to the left ankle, which
was most affected when the leg was
caught between the wheel and body
of a chair yesterday while he was
taking an airing The Injury caused
the patient much pain and loss of
sleep.
ERIE IS SCOOPED
ID BP HIMMI
SYSTEM BECOMES PART
OF HARRIMAN LINES
Short Term Notes Which Matured
This Week Were Refused by Banks
. . ... -
and Harriman Furnished the
Needed $5,000,000 to Save the
Road from Bankruptcy Morgan Is
In Despair Erie Gives Harriman
Eastern Outlet
New York. April 9. By stepping
forward at the last moment after ' Hastings had been approved. He does
every other possible source of aid ' the cleaning work for $90 per month.
At the request of Councilman Stro-
had been appealed to in vain. E. H. b chairmnn of tne clty ha bud.
Harriman saved the Erie railroad ' nfr committee, the opening of bids
from bankruptcy and Is this morning upon the building were postponed for
the dominating factor in ETle con-! a week.
trol. I The subject of providing a conta-
The Erie short term notes matured , glon hospital was brought up by
yesterday and the roads could not i Councilman Hinkle, who referred to
meet them. The banks refused to the fact that there are now some
touch the road's paper and Morgan ' smallpox cases in the city and said
is In despair. the city should have hospital for
At a meeting of the directors it was use in the event of anything like a
practically decided to apply for a re-' general epidemic. The health com
celver when Harriman tendered thelmlttee was instructed to take the
needed $5,500,000 and averted a
crash.
The Erie control gives Harriman '
a strong eastern outlet
IRRIGATION WHEEL.
Test Being Made in Columbia River
Tills Week.
Many of the Irrigation problems for j
the Kennewick valley will be solved j
if the new water wheel placed In the
Colombia river this week by J. R.
Morrison, proves as successful as all I
Indications point to, says the Kenne
wick Reporter.
The new wheel or screw, is five feet
In diameter, built on the same plan as
propeller on a boat, the water act
ing on the screw as does the screw of
a boat against the water. The new
Invention is placed in a large cylinder
on a barge which Is anchored in the
river with a funnel on the up stream
end. With a two-mile current It Is
hoped to develop some great power.
Where practical the water will be
pumped from a large pipe directly In
to the ditch, but where the land is too
far from the stream for this method
a dynamo will be placed on the boat
and the power transmitted by wire.
Last Wednesday the barge and
screw were placed in the river and
the propeller began operations as soon
as It struck the current. While Mr.
Morrison was unable to give his In
vention a thorough test it worked well
and Is turning In fine shape, although
not yet firmly set In place. Much in
terest Is being manifested by ranch
ers of the valley in the new machine
and the development of power Is be
ing watched in hopes that It will be
as successful as the preliminary test
Indicated.
Suit to Collect Note.
A suit has been brought by the
Holt Manufacturing company against
J. A. Wilson and George M. Stevens to
collect $824 alleged to be due as prln
clpal and interest upon a note given
to Annie Ennls. Carter Smythe are I
attorneys for the plaintiffs.
Baseball Scores.
Loa Angeles. April 9. Los Angeles.
11: Oakland 2.
San Francisco, April 9
n Fran-
clico. t: Portland, (.
CJTY WILL PIKE
TEN MORE BLOCKS
Residents of West Court
Street Want More Im
provements. NEW PAVING DISTRICT
FROM MAIN TO STAR.
Petitions Presented at Council Meet
ing Last Night and Street Commit
tee Indorsed the Movement New
Site W1U Be Selected for Cemetery
Well Subject of Contagion Hospi
tal was discussed by Council City
Hall Bids Not Opened.
Ten blocks on West Court street,
covering the section from Main to Star
Streets, are to be paved with bitullth
ic or asphalt unless a sufficient re
monstrance against the Improvement
is presented.
At the council meeting last night a
petition from the property owners on
West Court was presented. It asked
that the 10 blocks be paved, the block
between Main and Garden streets,
for the full width, while on the ra
i binder of the street parking was
a-ked ?rr
The petition was repor- 1 upon fa
vorably by the 3treet rj-nmittee and
later in the sessw n a r'bo.ulion pro
viding ior the lmprovemeu was pass
ed. Another Cemetery Well.
When the subject of the. cemetery
watering plant came up last night it
was reported that water had not been
found at the experimental well above
the Porter ranch. After some discus
sion the cemetery committee was au-
thorized to select a new sit? and it
! probable the well will be lowlcA
ion the flat rear the end of Webb
.
street.
Joe Ei chairman of the ordinance
I committee, resigned that post and
Mayor Murphy named Councilman
Hinkle to head that committee
A contract awarding the street
I cleaning work to John Hastings, was
j passed after the bond furnished by
1 subject up with the county court with
I a view to securing a joint city and
county contagion hospital
The subject of Major Moorh.-use's
long lost warrant for $150 wa brought
up again last night, but the sentiment
of the council was against making a
payment and no action was taken.
Candidate for Commissioner.
W. H. Hurlburt, candidate for rail
road commissioner, and well known
in this city and county, is here for a
few days meeting the voters in the
Interest of his candidacy. He was
formerly connected with the passen
ger department of the O. R. & N. and
has a wide circle of friends through
out the state. On account of his
railroad experience he Is a logical
candidate for commlssioleV and Is
making an effective campaign for the
place. Mr. Hurlburt has many warm
personal friends in this city who
would like to see him nominated for
the place.
For a State Rifle Range
The purchase of a suitable tract of
land near Troutdale for use as a state
rifle range Is the principal matter up
for consideration before the state mil
itary board, which is in session, says
a Salem item. The tract under con
sideration consists of over 120 acres,
and It is also proposed to purchase
au adjoining tract, making an aggre
gate of over 4 00 acres, which will b
used in connection with therlfle range
as a camping and maneuvering ground
for the state and government troous.
The war department will be asked to
purchase the latter tract.
Money for Meeker Monuments.
It may be that the appropriation of
$50,000 to erect monuments to mark
the old Oregon trail as traveled by
Ezra Meeker will be passed by this
session of congress Representatives
Jones and Humphrey of Washington
state appeared before the library com
mittee In Washington yesterday In
behalf of the bill appropriating $50
000 for that purpose The committee
took no action but Indicated its In
tention of reporting the bill favorably
Use your head to think with. Hat
racks can be gotten at the 10-cent
store.
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