East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, April 10, 1908, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION After you have read the ad., you are ready to go (hopping. Pen dleton' beet bargain giving stores are rep resented In thla paper. WEATHER REPORT. Fair tonight and Sat urday. Light trout tonight. VOL. 21. PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 10. 1908. NO. 6252 SUITOR FULTON DLFIE5 IFJFJf "The Coming of Heney to Oregon is Immaterig." Says the Senator. FULTON'S CAMPAIGN OPENS IN EASTERN OREGON Personal Malta Is Aiwlgned by Sen ator Fultuu an UtUMJfi Reason for Engaging in Senatorial Fight Against lllm Honey n- His Campaign In Portland Saturday Nlgtil aiul U'lU Speak In KiUimi To night .Senator Pulton Jh Hopeful and Will Make Active Campaign for the Office. Portland, AprU 10. ur will fly la Oregon political circles during the acxt three days. Francis J. Heney Is due to arrive In Portland tonight. He corner to enter the lists agalns; C. W. Fulton, candidate for re-election to the United States senate. He will open here Saturday .ilgh1 and vill speak at Salem Sunday night. Senator Fulton leaves for eastern Oregon today as he closed his western Oregon campaign last night with a STjeoch at McMhrrrvlHe. 'When told that Heney was en rOUtt north to take the stump against him. he emlled. "It merely goes to show that Heney Is actuated by rersonal malice when he will drop his duties In San Francisco to come up here to make two speeches ag'ilnst me. His coming Is Immaterial," he said, line Heney the Affidavits? Portland, April 10. A report that Heney had with him a number of af fidavits from members of the legis lature backing up certain charges that he had made against Senator Fulton rn his speech last winter, was not denied by him while he stopped at Gram" Pass this noon Tor a few minutes. "When I finish my speech next Saturday night the peep! will know whether I have such affidavits of not,' he said. He also Intimated that he might extend his spenklng tour in Oregon to cover several days and stump the Willamette valley, follow'mg Fulton's route. MAY WANT BURBANK CAtTUS. Eastern Vaehlngtun lYople Ave Be ing Shouai Virtue of New riant. R. P. Prohasro of Seattle, who la representing Lather Burbauk" thorn leas cactus, addressed tbe chamber of commerce at Its meeting an Tuesday says a Spokaa I tear Mr. Probasco had a specimen of the new variety -.which may tarn the desert wimte In- rto a fertile field br producing bun .dreds of tons of palatable cactus per acre. The specimen was about 18 (Inches long and eight Inches wide by an Inch thick, and was cat after br months growth. He avers That 400 tons per acre .can be produced with no effort ex- oept the planting, which would be equal to 100 tons of alfalfa mm a cat tle feed, and stock eating It will need no water. It may be kept In storage for months and stilt be In good con ditio.. Not only Is it an excellent stock food, but is palatable for man. The chamber of commerce decided a commute should be appointed to Investigate the matter of starting an experiment station In eastern Wash ington under the supervision of Mr. Barbank, to determine If the growth and ouKtvatlon of the thornless cac tus is practical In eastern Washing top. W. S. Thornber, horticulturist of the Washington State college, was telephoned and invited to come to Spokane tonight and meet with the committee and Mr. Probasso In re gard u the matter. George Farren and Frank Mlllch were sentenced to 30 days Imprison ment at Upland, Cal., for bathing their feet In the stream from which the olty water supply Is taken. AMERICAN CAR HAS REACHED THE PAR NORTH Valdes, Alaska, April 10. The Thomas car in the-New York-to-Parls race has reached here and was met by a large crowd. A public reception will be held and tonight a banquet will be tendered the car crew. On Sunday the automobile will a start for Fairbanks. Owing to e the narrow trail the car will be sledded through Krlstone can- yon. From there to Fairbanks the trail Is wide and can be made easily. IAN IMEGO EXPECTS 100,000. PreiMtratloiiH for Coming of the Meet Are Elaborate. San Diego, Cal., April 10 an Di ego Is prepurlng to entertain 100,000 visitors next week, when the battle ship fleet will arrive here and mako Its first slop at an American port on the Pacific coast. The ships are expected to arrive on the afternoon of irt-xt Tuesday and remain until next Saturday. The work of decorating the city Is now on 'In full blast and Ihe streets have alreudy assumed u gala appearance such as has never been wltbnossed here be fore. The city, shipping, harbor and fleet will be brilliantly illuminated every evening while the fleet Is here On the second night there will be a dis play of fireworks and a parade of yachts and launches aglow with col ored lights. The remainder of the time will be taken up with boat races naval parades, review of the yachting fleet, dances, concerts, banquets and baseball games. On Wednesday, the day of the big parade in honor of the A"antlc fleet, the general fleet oelcbratlon commit tee is planning to have a large num ber of beautifully garbed girls dis neiiHe n nrf.nn of fioupm tn all whnmlP'W was finished this forenoon by they meet on the streets, so that ev ery one may see and enjoy at least one of the .natural blessings of San Diego. It Is also planned lo establish a great booth made of flowers, proba bly on the plaza, which will be one of the most Interesting features of the day, and will tend to give a very fpleusant and lasting Impression to the visitors In the city. 8UNDAT IilQl OR CELLING CASE IS DISMISSED Smiley Who I uniWii d Information Agalnw. popular Resort Saloon Says He Has Forgotten When He So- cured the Liquor (to Against Ab Ogg Will Now Re Dropped. This morning the indictment aiinst Abb Ogg for selling liquor on Sunday, was dismissed at the instance of District Attorney Phelps because of a 'backdown" on the part of A M. Smiley, the slate's" chief witness. According to Mr, Phelps. Smiley, who was nrresled for larceny, first told a story wherein he said he had purchased liquor on Sunday from the Popular Hesurt Oggts -saloon. Ac cordingly an Information was filed ugnlnst Ogg, who plead not guilty to Hie charge. Smiley was permitted to plead guil ty to the larceny charge against him and was fined by Judge Bean. When culled upon to Testify In the case against Ogg he claimed be was mis taken In his original statement and that he does not now remember w h. rc he bought his liquor Criminal ran.- Deferred. Monday morning -the April jury session of circuit oourt commences and It was the intention to try Ogg's case first. Now that It has been dropped there will be no criminal cases up for a week. Melvln Mm k and Guy Hayes were also slartetPfor trial Monday, but their cases have been deferred so that Witnesses may oe -summoned. But while there will be no crtminal eesslon the first wek there are some Jury cases for trial and the court ses slon Monday will he opened as usual TO BEGIN WORK ON THE O. ft W. Prtl!Kl (People Ready to Building Toward Seattle The directors of the Oregon ft Washington Railway company for mally accepted the franchises neoent- lr gnubted by the Seattle cUr coun cil, at a regular meeting ut tbe Port land headquarters Monday Present at the meeting were the fUllsisss directors: W. W. Cotton, H. F. Con ner.. H. Blaledell, W. A. Robblns and W. R. Litoeafcurg. all of Portland. The meeting lasted only a few min utes. The most Important business was the mere formal acceptance of these franchises, as Is required by the Se attle city charter, ft was strnno-iv Intimated by one of the directors that actual construction work on the Seattle end of the road would begin within the next few weeks, and that the entire Washington portion of the road would be In operation within the next year. Specific denial was made that the Harrlman people had any Intention of making a Joint arrangement with the Northern Pacific Railroad for the common use of the -former's tunnel at Tucoma, The Oregon A Washing ton Is to use the big hole exclusively. Formal notification that the fran chises granted by the Seattle council had been accepted are being prepared and will be forwarded to the Seattle city authorities forthwith. The new Y. M. C. A. building at Portland will be eight stories Instead of six as at first Intended. BEE INDICTMENT HIS BEEN DUPED REGISTRATION FOR PRIMARIES GIVES UMATILLA 38G8 VOTERS Books Closed and Report of Registration Clerk Nelson Turned Over to County Court, Registration Is .Much Heavier Than In the Primaries of 1(H6 Total Re publican Ibcgirti-ation Id 2479, D cinocraUc, 1036 Kuddoek Precinct Registered Hut One Voter Book Will Open Again for tlic General Election April 22. The following Is a complete report of the registration in this county by precinct and shows the respective strengths of the different political parties In Umatilla county. The re- Clark Nelson, registration deputy. Alba South Holdman . . . Juniper .... North Milton South Milton Mountain North South Kast 1 Pilot Pendleton Pendleton South lie Riverside Kuddoek Ukiah . Valley Vansycle ....... Vinson Weston ....... Kast Weston . . Willow Springs Yoakum By a petition drafted this forenoon by the executive committee of the Oregon Woolgrowers' association, the forestry bureau is asked to forego milking any cut in the number of sheep 0 be allowed upon Oregon re serves nl summer ana some good reasons are set forth why the request should be granted. In brief the sheepmen hold that owing to the present state of the sheep market it would be Injurious to the woolgrowers to have to sell off any of their bands this spring and they ask the government to omit the cut unless the market Improves It has been the intention of the forestry people to make a cut of from 10 to 30 per cent In the number of sheep that were allowed on the ranges Inst summer. If this stand Is adhered to approximately 104),'000 sheep will 'be forced onto the market for the rea son tnai there will be no summer range for them. According to the petition of the executive committee which Is most courteously w-orded, the reserve ran ges sufficed for all of the sheep last summer and they will again If the forestry hureau will bat allow the sheep to go -upon them. The executive committee has been in session today in the office of Dan P. Smrfhe, secretary of the state sheep commission and of the state woolgrowers association. Aside from the above proposition It has also been considering other subjects. Among them Is the question of foot rot and action wns taken toward having the sheep commission take up the fight against that disease. Tlie Advisory Hoard. Another sheep meeting of Import ance on here today Is the conference between Henry Ireland, supervisor of the eastern division of the Blue mountain reserve, and the members of the sheepmen's advlstory board for that division. The consultation has been on since morning. Mr. Ireland having arrived last night, and various problems connected with the adminis tration of the reserve have been gone over. One of the topics for consid eration has been that of barring from the reserve some stockmen who are said to have no rights thereon. All members of the advlstory board are here and the personnel of that OREGON WOOL MEN PROTEST AGAINST REDUCTION Of HERDS who has been at work upon the same since the close of the registration. The total registration of 3868 is much heavier than the primary regis tration two years ago. The registra tion books will be opened again on April 22. Rep.. Dem. Pro. Soc. Ind. Ref. Total . 70 12 1 1 104 .22 16 1 39 .107 58 5 6 4 180 33 28 4 13 69 . 15 .4 19 .12 3 15 298 95 3 5 13 8 422 14 14- 4 1 33 20 21 41 51 20 1 3 2 1 78 55 - 19 .. ... 1 2 77 18 4 1 1 1 25 .41 It .... 2 2 63 21 11 1 33 62 23 .. 14 6 .. 104 16 10 .... 11 28 128 56 18 8 7 3 220 122 47 37 7 21 .. 234 37 15 1 4 1 68 61 27 1 14 94 171 57 1 1 3 1 234 193 58 .. 4 9 6 270 184 66 .. 1 8 7 265 115 54 1 2 2 5 179 175 t 12 1 14 226 21 30 41 A 50 32 s l 41 2 10 1 . .. 1 41 26 1 2 2 1 73 51 20 8 8 ... 12 91 17 10 2 .... 1 30 50 32 6 2 3 93 16 ... 1 16 9 4 1 14 58 49 4 .. 8 1 120 71 62 .... 9 2 144 9 6 ..... 1 l 17 16 10 2 11 28 2479 1036 84 69 111 89 3868 body is as follows: M. B. Gwlnn, Douglas Belts. Herbert Boylen, Wil liam Barret and John Kilkenney of Heppner. At the executive committee meet ings those present were J. N. Bur gess, president; Dan P. Smythe, sec retary; William Barrett, proxy for George Currln of Heppner; John Kilkenny, proxy for George Perry of Lone Rock; William Slusher, K. G. Warner and J. B. Smith, the last two named being present by request, though they are not members of the committee. Taft Ijotfes Massachusetts. Boston, April 10. Governor Curtis Guild was endorsed for the vice pres idency today by the Massachusetts re publicans in state convention. The anti-Tuft men secured control of the platform committee and knocked out the Taft plant. The administration was approved, especially its railroad legislation. ELLIS IN WASHINGTON. Congressman Stays at His Post Dur ing Entire Campaign. The Grant County News pays Con gressman Ellis the following deserved trlbue: W. R. Ellis has sent the following brief twt expressive letter to his friends and the voters generally In this part of the country: "I am giv ing my whole time to the work here, hence I cannot be present during the campaign." Such Information under normal conditions is worth more than cam paigning to the neglect of his work, if voteres view the matter rightly. State Commander Here. state Commander J. W. Sherwood of the Knights of Maccabees, arrived in the city from his home in Port land last evening, and will conduct a brief membership campaign In this city to assist Umatilla tent No. 27 In Increasing Its membership and Inter est. Mr. Sherwood finds the order in excellent condition throughout the state and looks upon Pendleton as one of the best fraternal towns In the entire northwest. He will remain In the city for some time and will meet with Umatilla tent often. TAMMANY IS COMING. - New York Organization to Sec Ret. Thl Summer. g Denver, Colo., April 10. Arran ments have been made by Secret Thomas F. Smith of Tammany HaJ for the entertainment of 800 Neg f York braves will be here during tf&'S democratic national convention. It understood that the Tammany brave 0 will come with their war paint and will seek the scalp of a certain fa mous Nebraska gentleman. Big Chief Murphy Is believed to be opposed to the nomination of Bryan and the arrangements for the big New York delegation are looked upon .1 significant. Special excursions will be run from Denver to Yellowstone park and the Pacific coast after the convention, for the benefit of the Tammany contin gent. The best quarters available have been secured for the New York crowd, which will evidently not come to the mlle-hlgh town penniless. FORD IS THE WRONG MAN. Talesmen Believe That Attorney I- Not Guilty of Bribery. San Francisco, April 10. The de lay in filling the Jury box for the third trial of Tlrey L. Ford, chief counsel for the United Railroads, on a charge of bribery, seems due to the fact that the talesmen believe that Ford having had two trials and not having been convicted, the prosecu- Hon have the wrong man. Five tales men were excused this morning after a long examination. All had fixed opinions. TEACHERS MEET IT ACKERMAN AND CHURCHILL WILL BE PRESENT. First IX-acheW Meeting to Bo Held In the Irrigation Town Presence of State Superintendent Aekeiinun and l'i -l .r Churchill Will Add Much lo the Program Professors Ijandcrs ami Welles Will Return from Pullman Tonight. J. H. Ackerman, state superinten dent of public Instruction, and Prof. J. A. Churchill, city superintendent at Baker City, will both be present at the teachers' institute to be held at Hermiston tomorrow and their at tendance will help in making the gathering of more than ordinary in terest Word to the effect that Messrs. Ackerman and Churchill will attend the Hermiston institute was received here last evening from County Su perintendent Welles at Pullman. The three gentlemen and also Prof. J. S. Landers, city superintendent, are now at Pullman attending the convention of the Inland Empire Teachers' asso ciation. Upon the return Messrs. Ackerman and Churchill will go to Hermiston via Umatilla, while Messrs. Landers and Welles will arrive here this eve ning and go to Hermiston tomorrow. Until yesterday It was not posi tively known that Superintendent Ackerman could be secured for the Institute, nor was Prof. Churchill counted upon. The latter Is noted as a strong man, having been city superintendent at Baker City for 20 years, and he will be a valuable addi tion to the program. A feature of the program at Her miston tomorrow will be selections by a male quartet composed of Messrs. M. L. Akers. Frank K. Welles, A. J. Owen and J. 8. Lan ders. Tomorrow will be the first time Hermiston has ever been honored by make the stay of the teachers pleas- a teneners institute and the pro gressive people of that little city are putting forth every possible effort to ant. Cattle to Summer Rangers. Henry Lazlnka passed through the city this morning with 400 head of fine cattle which he has wintered In the north part of the county and which will be taken to his Catnap i-rnirie range ior me spring, m a few weeks they will be turned Into the reserve ranges for the summer. The cattle were In excellent condition having wintered well and he expects to turn off some fine grass beef about June 15. The herd was mostly steers. O. R. ft N. Officials Here. Superintendent D. W. Campbell and Trainmaster J. D. Matheson of the O. R. & N are In the city today In" Mr. Campbell's private car, 03. They hove been on the Blue moun tains, where extensive Improvements are now being started. Inquiring of Oregon. The East Oregonlan has just re ceived a letter from J. B. Stewart of Rogersvllle. Tenn.. asking for inform ation about eastern Oregon. A copy of the East Oregonlan and other tTmatilla county literature has been sent to Mr. Rogers in the hope of Ml Inducing him to come to this county. DJOURNMENT Congress Will Continue Long Into Summer Unless Emer gency Rules Are Adopted. MINORITY MAY BLOCK ALL CONSIDERATION Secret Service Is Guarding Against a Threatened Anarchist Outbreak la Washington Threatening Letter Sent to Postmaster General Meyer Outbreak Feared As Result of Roosevelt's Message Urging More Restriction for Anarchists. Washington, April 10. Represen tative Mann of Illinois, who Is close in the confidence of Speaker Cannon, stated today that he expects to see congress adjourn about May 20. pro- L vided a rule Is brought In to expedite the disposition of bills which have been to conference He pointed out that a motion to suspend the rules and place the In dian appropriation bill on immediate passage had failed and that the mi nority took advantage of Its full rights, they could force the house to spend two months considering the senate amendments to ttls bill alone. All the leaders realize that their fences need attending to and they are anxious to get away, so more emer gency rules can be expected. Fear Anarchist Outbreak. Washington, April 10. Fearing an archistic outrages will follow as a result of Roosevelt's short message of yesterday asking that congress adopt stricter measures against the spread of anarchy, the secret service men are today closely guarding the mem bers of the cabinet. particularly Postmaster General Meyer. An order directing the secret ser vice to take such steps was Issued last night after threats had been made against the life of Meyer and other cabinet members. News of these threats reached the White House In an indirect manner and so far It Is not known who sent in the information. Roosevelt, however, has been told to be very careful of his movements In future and the service ig very careful to see that no suspicious char acter approaches the White House. W. H. STEUSLOFF INJURED. Sheep Commissioner Sustained Frac tured Ankle by Fall from Horse. The Salem Statesman says of an injury sustained by Sheep Commis sioner W. H. Steusloff, well known in this city. W. H. Steusloff. while out huvln stock for Steusloff Bros.' meat mar ket suffered a severe accident yester day by having his horse fall upon him. The accident happened six miles east of Crabtree, in Linn coun ty, at 2 o'clock. Fortunately it was close to the residence of Cooley Gaines, who brought Mr. Steusloff to Albany in a rig, from which place he came to his home by train. Mr. Steusloff's right leg has a compound fracture just above the ankle. Drs. Richardson and Bird are the physicians In charge. Eugene Folder Is Out. "Nobody's Magazine," a descriptive folder of excellent merits just Issued by the Commercial club of Eugene. Is now being distributed. The chief feature of the publication is the ex cellent photographs of Eueene and the vicinity contained In the booklet. several housand copies are being ditrlbuted and the city is receiving much advertising from it. Don't Want "Tall Timothy" Geer. A subscriber to the East Oregonlan in Salem, Marion county, T. T. Geer's home for over 30 years, adds to his letter, "Keep 'Tall Timothy' Geer Up there in eastern Oregon: we don't want him down here." From a careful estimate made by Gilliam county farmers, there are now 185.000 acres seeded to wheat in that county. VANRERBILTS HAVE AGREED TO DIVORCE. New York, April 10, Now that Alfred Vanderbllt has agreed 0 the divorce the only a Important question to remain unsettled Involves the child, the amount of money which Mrs. Vanderbllt will demand and the disposition of the home furnlsh- ings. It is said that Vanderbllt is determined to educate the child as he wishes One report has It that Mrs. Vanderbllt will be given 'mm $1,000,000 to $5 -e 000.000 e Iff COM I 1