East Oregonian : E.O., April 16, 1908, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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After you have reed
the adi., you are ready
to go shopping. Pen
die i bcit bargain
glvl 2 atorea are rep
reac 1 In this paper.
WEATHER REPORT.
Showers tonight or tomorrow.
VOL. 21.
SEP SHIES ARE
Kin mm
Deadlock-Between Buyers and
Growers Continues to Hold
Sales in Check-
outcome depends on
Tin; reserve DECISION
If Flock Are Cut Down by the For
estry DopertiHeiit sale Will Be
Miule sM)ii If Bheepmen win umi
Hooka Arc Hot cot Down, Sheep
Win Perhope Be Held spring
Movement of Sheep Depends 00 th'
Forest ftuaOI'IC Question.
Though the season la now well ad
vanced, not a sheep has been sold out
of Umatilla county this spring and
the deadlock that Is on between the
aheepralser and buyers Ib much
greater than usual. Compared with
last spring the situation is radically
different for by this time a year ago
practically all of the surplus sheep
of the county had been bargained
for.
That the sheep buyers are holding
back this spring In order to learn
more definitely where they are at be
fore buying wan declared this morn
ing by Howard Stevens, the well
known sheep buyer. According to
Mr. Stevens the drought that has
prevailed all over the sheep region
during the pant few weeks has af
fected the situation greatly. while
another reason that tends to delay
matters this spring Is the fact that
the growers do not know yet Just
how much of their flocks they will
have to sell.
But a few days ago the Oregon
woolgrowers' executive committee
petitioned the forestry bureau to fore
10 any cut In the number of sheep to
be allowed upon the reserves In this
atate this summer. If his petition is
granted It will help much In strength
ening the market, for If the cut is not
made It mention that there will be
$100,000 les eheep for sale than
ajdaarvtaa,
From .appearance inure will be lit
tle doing in the way of sheep selling
this spring until the forestry bureau
acta upon the woolgrowers' petition
or at least until the situation assumes
a more definite shape.
As la true In the woo market the
buyers this year are talking low
prices on the strength of the finan
cial condition, the prospects of tariff
changes, drought, etc.
But on the other hand the buyers
maintain that the sheep and wool
markets should both be strong and
they object strenuously to accepting
lower prices for their surplus sheep.
Thus far no prices have been estab
lished in this county and according
to those well Informed it Is Impossi
ble to tell at this time what figures
will prevail.
HINDI'S ARE PESTS.
AV. R. Frey Tells of Condition In
Hrklsli Columbia.
That the Invasion of western Can
ada by the Hindus and other Asiatics
Is becoming serious Is declared by W.
R. Frey, who arrived here this morn
ing from British . Columbia. During
the past year or more the Freys have
been at Vancouver and Victoria. B.
C, and were there during the hottest
of the agitation against the Hindus
and the Japs.
"One fifth the population of Van
couver nt present are Asiatics, prin
cipally Hindus," says Mr. Frey. "Out
of a total population of 60,000 there
are 12.000 Hindus, Japs and Chi
nese." According to Mr. Frey the Hindus
have become much of a pest ubout
Vancouver. He says they ore a lazy
class of people who will not attempt
anything like hard manual labor but
confine themselves to seeking such
Jobs as splitting wood, caring for
lawns, etc.
A peculiar thing about the situa
tion in Vancouver Is the fact that
while the city Is caring for a horde
of unemployed white men, all the
city's scavanger work and street work
Is being done by Greeks and other
O.Ri OFFICIALS
A special train bearing 0. H. & X.
officials left Pendleton this morning
at 6 o'clock for the east end of th"
system, where the officials go on a
tour of Inspection and for consulta
tion over the Improvements to bo
started on the. Blue mountains.
The private cars, 01. 02 and 0:1
beating General Manager J. P.
O'Brien, General Superintendent M. J.
Buckley, Superintendent M. M. Camp
bell, Engineer O. W. Boschke, Divis
ion Engineer W. Rollons and other
officials were attached to N'o. 6 into
Pendleton, but here a special was
SOMEBODY MUST GIVE
JAPAN A WHIPPING.
Washington, Apr. 16. Some
body has got to whip Jupnn mid
I am very much afraid that the
Important duty will fall on us"
This sensutlonul statement was
made today by Congressman
Hayes, after a' conference with
the president at the While
House. Continuing, Hayes said:
"What do you suppose that
Japan Is spending $100,000,000
unnualy for on her army and
navy? What nation Is she pre
paring to go to war with? It Is
the United States and there la
no use trying to fool ourselves
Into the believing of anything
else."
foreigners. This fact has tended to
Increase Ihe bitter feeling which the
white workmen have for the Asiatics.
Throughout British Columbia the
sentiment is strong for Japanese and
Hindu exclusion, according to Mr.
Frey. but the people are powerless be
cause of the treaty existing between
the dominion and Japan and the fur
ther fact that the dominion govern
ment seems to favor the policy of
bringing In the Asiatics.
Teloffniplii rv will Strike.
X(w York, April 16. The Commer
cial telegraphers' union will strike
next June unless the Western Union
.Telegraph company restores Its old
. schedule of wages. The officials of
the union have been notified that the
locals at San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Montreal. Pittsburg. Memphis, Ham
ilton. Ont., and Winnipeg, have de
rided to go out on that date.
MONTANA RANCHMEN
IXISE EVERYTHING.
Thousand of Head of Livestock and
All Kinds of Property in the Path
of 4he Water Swept Away Loss
May Reach $1,000,000 Twenty
MUM of Grent Northern Track Out
of Service All Traffic Is Stopped.
Helena, April 16. The latest figures
on the losses sustained by the break
In the Hauser dam, fix the property
loss at $500,000 to $1,000,000.
The floods have covered such a wide
territory that It is Impossible to get
an accurate figure at this time.
The greatest loss was among the
ranch owners whose property was In
the path of the flood, Is completely
swept away. Thousands of head of
livestock are drowned.
Twenty miles of track of the Great
Northern Is swept awaV or submerg
ed, it will be two weeks before traf
fic on that part of the road can be
resumed.
TO HUNT ON RESERVE.
Wallowa Man to Hunt for the (Jovern
meiit on Reserves.
Joseph Carper of Wallowa, will on
the 17th of this month, commence to
hunt for bear, coyotes, wildcat and
other animals on the forest reserves in
Wallowa county.
He draws a salary of $90 a month,
and what he can make from the sale
of the furs, but ns the furs are practi
cally worthless during the summer
months, his income will principally be
What his salary, will bring him.
The position Is attended with eon
slderablp danger. The hunter spends
his entire time In the woods, hunting
on the hills. The government goes to
this expense to protect sheep and cat
tlemen from wild animals.
Suit to Collect on Note
A suit to collect $600 was filed to
day by the Pendleton Savings bank
agnlnst Ben F. Brown. The money
Is alleged to have been loaned the
plaintiff and the suit was filed by Ra
lcy, Richards & Raley.
Francis J. Heney has been called
to San Francisco and cannot meet
Fulton In joint debate or on the same
platform with the senator In Port
land ns had been hoped.
ON TOOR OF SYSTEM
made up and the throp cars pulled by
engine 374, loft here for the east nt
6 o'clock.
TMt party of officials will look ove
Ihe mountain division where work
trains are now distributing !l0-pound
steel rails between Huron ntn Meneh
am and where extensive Improvement!
are to ba made,
Special efforts are to be made this
season to change 'he track in places
where Meacham creek washes It out
with every flood, and It is possible
that a vast amount of new trade will
be built on the mountains this year.
FLOOD LOSSES
IRE ENORMOUS
BL'ENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 16. 1908.
BANKERS HI
CHANGED Hi!
financial Siudunt and Critic
Says Currency Commission
Has Been "Bought."
SENSATIONAL CHARGES
STIR CONGRESS
viired o. Crnrier Boat a "Nigger in
the Woodpile" ill the Sudden
t boofe or Croat n the AJdrlcn Bin
Bonkers' Committee shows Umm it
Has Been Tampered with, He says
Willi street IjiikIs Its Quarry.
Washington, April 16. Alfred O.
Crozler, a student of financial condi
tions and prominent financial writer
whose homo is Wilmington, Del ,,
today made the sensational charge at
a meeting of the house committee on
banking that the members of the
currency commission of American
1 tankers' association had been
I "bought" by Wnll street to agree to
a compromise on the Aldrich flnan
clul bill now before the house.
The currency commission came to
Washington to defeat the measure
but Cf Osier declares It has suddenly
changed its mind in a most peculiar
manner. He did not mention any
names la making the charge, add
ing that he was enabled to obtain his
Information because of the fact that
a banker was dissatisfied with the six
per cent tax on emergency currency
and that they held this emergency to
be wrong In principle and dangerous
in practice.
"But at 10 last night," he contin
ued, "our distinguished banking
friends held a conference. Today
they are holding another with the
promoters of the Aldrich bill to agree
on a compromise. Now they are
holding out for an amendment reduc
ing the tax to three per cent.
"It appears that Wall street knew
Its quarry and was familiar with the
best way to get support for It."
Crozler then attacked the bill,
which has passed the senate, giving
Wall street power to create a mOtttfJ
panic at will, terrorize and plunder
the business industries.
HORSE DROWNED.
I an ploy e of the HopMT Ranch l.o-t
One of u Team In McKay Creek.
While driving across McKay creek
several days ago a man named Rad
cliffe, employed on the Hopper ranch,
met with a mishap that caused the loss
of a horse. At the time the creek was
not high arid Riidcllffs had started to
ford. In some manner the horse fell
and becoming entangled In rhe har
ness his head was held under the
water until he drowned.
Raddllle and several others who
were In the rig were forced to wade
ashore and succeeded in landing with
out much difficulty though they found
that the water was wet.
Roller Is Coast champion.
Portland, April 16. Dr. Frank
Roller of Seattle and Victor McLnugh
len of Tacoma. wrestled In this city
last night for the heavyweight chanv
plonshlp of the Pacific coast. Roller
made easy work of his opponent, put
ting him to the mat In two straight
falls In 8:22 and 3:23 respectively.
The great weight of the Tacoma man,
220 pounds, availed him little In com
petition with his lighter opponent,
who weighed In at lflS pounds. Mc
Laghlen announced that he would
never wrestle again, but hereafter
would devote his attentions to prize
fighting, It being his ambition to
become heavyweight champion of the
world.
Transferred (lie Golden Rule.
J. Popejoy, the new lessee of the
Golden Rule hotel, arrived last even
ing with his family and this morning
the hotel was turned over to him by
H. C. Means, who retires from the
business. Mr. Popejoy is well pleased
with the outlook and will conduct the
hotel along the same lines as former
ly. Mr. Mentis will go down to Uma
tilla for a hrlef business trip, but will'
possibly remain In this city perman
ently. Mr. Popejoy was formerly a
resident of Umatilla county and Is
wi ll known to all the old pioneers. He
Invites a share of the patronage for
the Golden Rule and will give the
best possible service.
Senate Favors Postal Savings Bill.
Washington. April 16. The senate
Cnmmittes today ordered a favorable
report on the postal savings bank
bill tiie onlv change being made was
that of the name, which was changed
to the "Postal savings depositories"
The bill practically embodies the
views of Postmaster General Meyer
Marriage License Issued.
The following marriage licenses
have Just been Issued: George W.
Bear and Mildred Fehr: William H.
CofllUI and Amy Shumway.,
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A SURE WINNER
Portland Journal Estimates
That 55 Members Will
. Have Taken the Pledge,
CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT
STATE ARE FABORABLE
Predicted That Entire Multnomah
County Delegation Will lie State
ment No. 1 Marion Comity In Line
With Southern and Eastern Oregon
With Sure Winners In the Field
Canvas ol the Suite Has Been
Thorough.
Portland, April 16. After a thor
ough canvass of the state made today
by the Portland Evening Journal, it
Is declared that the estimate that 65
members of the next legislature will
bo for statement No. 1. is extremely
conservative. '
Today it is freely predicted that tho
entire Multnomah county delegation
will be statement No. 1 men. Op
ponents of the statement are not Is
suing any announcement and refuse
to make any prediction as to the out
come. Down the Willamette valley re
ports are to the effect that the state
ment No. 1 candidates will win by
300 majority, although the fight is
very bitter.
At Medford the prediction Is made
by George Putnam of the Tribune
that the democratic candidates for
the legislature will be elected because
of the fact thnJ they are for the
statemejii and hat the republicans
failed ., Xitntement N'o. 1 can
didates. --
At Pendleton. Bert Huffman of the
East Oregonian, declares that C. A.
Barrett, statement No. 1 candidate,
will undoubtedly be elected.
FIENDISH HI' SB AND HELD.
Insurance Solicitor of Tacoma Guilty
of Torturing His Wife.
Tacoma. April 16. Clinton K
Goody. Insurance solicitor. Is In Jail
today charged with extraordlnarv
cruelty to his wife. Late yesterday
the parents of Mrs. Goody broke Into
her home and found her lying on a
bed. her hands handcuffed and tied
to the bedpost, the victim of the
jealousy of her husband.
The couple have been married since
last August, By his own admission
he has long practiced this torture. He
was bound over to the superior court
after being severely excoriated by the
Judge.
Returned to Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Frey have re
turned to their home in this city af
ter an absence of a year in Vancou
ver and Victoria, B. C. They are de
lighted to be back in Pendleton and
find conditions here much more fa
vorable than in British "Columbia.
The winter at Vancouver has been
most unpleasant and business condi
tions have not been good. The fi
nancial flurry of last fall affected
British Columbia much more than the
northwest states and in many places
the Canadian provinces have not yet
entirely recovered. They are pleased
to note the many Improvements and
changes In the city sine their de
parture and look upon Pendleton as
the favored spot of the northwest.
Arranged Series of Lectures.
Dr. W. 0. Fitzmaurlce, the noted
Irish lecturer who has been In the city
for sevcrnl days, has Just arranged for
a series of lectures In the west part
of the county, his dates being as fol
lows, so far: Echo, Monday evening,
April 20; Hermiston. Tuesday even
ing, April 21, and Umatilla Wednes
day evening, April 22. He left for
Pilot Rock todny to arrange for a lec
ture there In the near future. He Is
a capable and humorous speaker and
his talks are excellent.
Raining in Malheur County.
M. B. Gwlnn received word today
from his sheep ranch foreman at
Skull Springs, Malheur county, say
ing that It has been mining there for
the past 24 hours. As a result the
condition of the sheepmen has been
greatly Improved and little anxiety Is
now felt concerning the drought. Re
ports received here also show that
heavy rains have been falling In
Union county.
Traveling Freight Ageni Here.
E. .. McKeiinn. traveling freight
agent for the Northern Pacific, was
In the city last evening and left this
morning on the Portland local for
BhanlkQ, to look over the WOOl ami
heap Snipping business. He will re
main in the central part of the state
for several day?
Five Chicago capitalists have pooled
$1(10.000 and will build a flat for
their own accommodation on what
they consider Ideal plans.
STATEMENT 1
e PORTLAND POLICE STILL e
e SEARCH FOR NIHILIST e
Portland. April 16. Detec- e
e tives and police today are
e searching the city for the Ni- .
a hlllst. who Adolph Alder, an e
a Australian, suites forced him
a to carry the letter to Slg Slchel, e
a he prominent Portland man. de- e
e mamllng $400 or his life would e
e be forfeited. e
a Abler was arrested and today e
a declares that he Is glad to be In a
a Jail and safe from the man who e
a compelled him to do the work a
a of Intimidation. To the public a
a Alder refuses totalk, but It Is a
a believed that in the long confer- e
a ences he has had wlh the po- a
a lice today that ho has given up a
a the name of the alleged Nihl- a
a list and that th- police are In a e
a fair way of breaking up the a
a group of undeslraljfes who have e
a located in this clfy. a
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JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS
AVOULD BE GOVERNOR
Chicago, April 10. .lames Hamil
ton Lewis has announced his candi
dacy for the (fuliernntorlal . noniliift
tton on Ihe democratic ticket ami to
day liN managers are flooding the
state with nominating petltlona in or
der to get In- name on the primary
ticket.
He declares that he believes it i
time Chicago had u candidate at the
head of the ticket which has not oc
curred since Altgeld wan governor
Dining Lewis' incumbency of the
Ks(lon of corporation counsel under
Hajrat1 Donne he has gained it state
wide reputation.
CITY HALE BIDS
GIBSON AND COLE'S BID
OF $34,920, IS LOAVEST
Three Firms of tlio City Bid on New
Building Building Committee Will
Meet This Evening to Pass Cpon
the Bids Cemetery AA'ater Supply
AA'III Be Secured From City Mains
Drug Store Liquor Ordinance la
Being Shaped I'p.
Last night bids for the construc
tion of the new city hall were open
ed by the council and this evening the
building committee will meet for the
purpose of passing upon the same.
Three bids were found on hand last
night and when opened were found to
be as follows:
Gibson & Cole. $34,920.
Boothby, Hale & Horn, $35,864.
G. I. LaDow, $35,742.
The bids received are for the con
struction of the city building ac
cording to the amended plans adopted
by the council recently.
As was predeclted the question of
the cemetery water system also came
up last night and the cemetery com
mittee was instructed to have plans
drawn for a system under which the
water is secured from the city mains.
The work will be done as quickly as
possible and bids for Installing the
ystem then asked for.
It Is now thought that sufficient
water can be secured from the city
system to irrigate the cemetery, but
should the supply fall short a well
may be dug at the lower end of Webb
street and used as a reserve.
The drug store liquor selling ordi
nance Is now in the hands of the
druggists, according to a report made
last night by Councilman Hlnkle, and
they are trying to draft a measure
that will be adopted by the council.
Last night a resolution was passed
condemning land needed for a street
extending from West Court .street to
the city's garbage dumping grounds.
A special committee had been looking
the subject up and at their request
it was decided to condemn land for
the new roadway.
Change of A'otlng Place.
Instead of the city hall tho voting
place for Pendleton precinct tomor
row will be at the court house. The
change In the voting place was made
today and the commlslsoners' room
will be used for the booth
If it Is possible to secure him for
a lecture in this city Congressman
Richmond P. Hobsoti will he brought
here at a later date this spring. If he
cannot be secured a substitute will
be brought here to fill his appoint
ment or else the money collected for
the Hobson lecture will be refunded
by the high school.
This announcement was made to
day by Superintendent J. S Landers
Snd Principal Hampton of the high
school. Mr. Landers has already
written the Merrlmac hero. laying
the facts of the case before him and
asking him if he can come here at '
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14-HOAJR 1AW
0. R. & N, Officials Indicted
by District Attorney G. W.
Phelps.
INFORMATION FILED
AGAINST M. J .BUCKLEY.
General Bnpertntendestl of o. R. & N.
N Made Defendant by the state
Violated 11-Hour 10m in Keeping
Train Crew on th'- Road Over 17
Hours Firs) and Last Case Under
ihe Late Oregon Law.
This afternoon District Attorney
Phelps filed a criminal Information
against M. J. Bucgley, general super
intendent of the O. R. & X. company,
charging him with violation of the 14
hour law and the railroad official will
have to plead to the same before
Circuit Judge Bean.
In several ways the indictment filed
against Mr. Buckley Is one of Interest
It Is the first criminal action ever
brought under the It-hour law that
was passed at the last session of the
legislature. Incidentally It will prob
ably be the last one for the recently
enacted federal law, making 16 hours
the maximum time railroad men may
be kept at work, supersedes the state
law.
However, the federal law did not go
Into effect until March 4, and as the
offense with which the railroad com
pany Is now accused occurred In Oc
tober, the general superintendent Is
subject to prosecution under the state
law. Henceforth violations will be
prosecuted by the federal courts.
In the Information filed today. M.
J. Buckley and John Doe. the latter
being the train dispatcher at The
Dalles, who was then on duty, are
both charged with violating the law
on October 13. 1907. The railroad
tecord for that day shows that freight
train No. 22 bound from The Dalles
to Umatilla, was upon the run for a
period of 17 hours and five minutes.
The case was referred to Mr.
Phelps by the railroad eommlsison,
who asked that It be prosecuted. Ac
cordingly an investigation was made
by the district attorney. In the course
of which he took testimony from J.
P. O'Brien, general manager. Mr.
Buckley and others. No reasonable
excuse for the delay was offered by
the railroad people and it Is believed
that a plea of guilty will ,be made
when the case comes up In court.
At the same time the above case
was given to Mr. Phelps two other
charges were also filed with him.
However, the offenses occurred In the
other Judicial district so no action
has been taken by Mr. Phelps.
Under the state law the penalty
for violating the 14-hour law varies
from a fine of from $100 to $500,
imprisonment In the county Jail from
six months to one year, or both.
It is very probable that the facts
In the present case will be stipulated
and passed up to Judge Bean without
a trial. Since October tho dispatcher
then on duty at The Dalles has re
signed and his present whereabouts
are not known.
Whitman Musical Contest.
Whitman College. Walla Walla,
April 16. At Whitman college on
April 23 and 24 will occur the music
contests for the four $350 scholar
ships in the Whitman conservatory of
music for next year, for which 39
contestants will strive. On the even
ing of Thursday April 23 the contest
ants In voice and violin will compete
and on Friday evening the piano com
petition will be held. The scholar
ships cover each of the principal ex
penses of a year In the conservatory
of music at Whitman, Including tu
ition in music and board and room
In the college dormitories.
Coal Miners Go to Work.
Toledo. O., April 16. An agree
ment between the operators and coal
miners will be ratified today and work
will be resumed in western Pennsyl
vania. Ohio and Indiana on Monday.
E FOR A LECTURE
a later date, the time being left to
the speaker.
According to the high school peo
ple they regret deeply that Hobson
was not here nt the time set for him.
but the fault was with the lecturo
bureau manager and not with the lo
cal people. The latter acted entirely
In good faith In selling ticket for
the entire course, of which the Hob
son lecture was one of tho five.
Since the first- of tho week Supt.
Landers has been trying In vain to
communicate with the lecture bureau
manager, who seemingly has drop
ped out of sight.