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Rain tonight and Sat
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VOL. 21.
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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.
PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 17. 1906.
DIHT IS FLYING
ON TIE Cllf 11
Bid of Gibson and Cole for
$34,920 Accepted by City
Council,
WORK OP TSXCAVATING
VEGAN THIS MORNING
BulkRng to be Erected Was Designed
bv T. F. Howard and WiU Have
Frontage of 77 Feet on Alta and
7 Feet on Cottonwood Street Ex
pected Tliat It WIU be Heady for
Occupancy by January 1, 1909.
Aotual construction work on the
city hall was commenced this morn
ing and It is estimated that the build
ing will be ready for use by January
1. The, contract for erecting the
building has been awarded to Gibson
A Cole, their bid being accepted at
a neial committee meeting last
night, and tonight the entire council
will meet to ratify the contract with
the builders.
The bid of Gibson & Cole, for the
construction of the building, was $34,
920 and being the lowest of the three
bids submitted lt was accepted. The
contract for excavating for the build
ing was let to Sam Hastings, for the
price of 30 cents per cubic foot, and
he began work early this morning.
The New Building.
The building to be erected by Glb
on & Cole was designed by Architect
T. F. Howard a year ago, but this
spring the plans were changed In
quite a number of minor particulars.
Aa the specifications now read the
structure will have a frontage of
72 feet on Cottonwood. As usual
with pttbllc buildings, It will be set
back slightly from the sidewalk and
there will be 10 feet of parking on
both Alta and Cottonwood streets.
Washington, April 17. Sec
retary Taft Is authority for the
statement that he will not re
sign from his cabinet position
during his preliminary cam
paign for the nomination as re
publican candidate for presi
dent, but will step down if nom
inated In June.
He takes this position be
cause of the fact that he wishes
MICH
n
T
S
to be In a position to officially
care for legislation affecting the
insular position which the de
partment wishes enacted.
building and there will be a tower
above the entrance on Alta street.'
MRS. STAHL DEAD.
Well Known Walla Walla Woman Fell
Dead In Chair.
Walla Walla, April 17. While sit
ting in her chair waiting for supper,
Mrs. J. H. Stahl, one of the pioneer
citizens of Walla Walla, and for many
years owner and manager of the Stahl
Rrewlng company, died at the family
residence, 362 South Second , street
about 7 o'clock last night from par
alysis of the heart.
Her death came aR a sudden shock
to the Immediate family and her
many friends and acquaintances In the
city. Although troubled with heart
failure for many years, Mrs. Stuhl had
during the past year appeared much
better than for some time and the
family physician pronounced her
health unusually good, only a short
time ago.
Catherine E. Stahl was born In the
small town of Weltzler, Germany,
April 25, 1835. When 19 years of age
she Immigrated Into the United States.
Several yeaTs after coming to
America she was a member of an Im-
Democratic State Central
' Committee Refused to Ac
cept Nebraskan.
HAS HE JOINED THE
"DOWN AND OCT" CLUB?
Governor Johnson Feels Encouraged
aJKl His Workers See Victory Ahead
Action of Michigan Committee a
Cruel Sunwise aa Bryan Was En
hiudaslically Deceived at Lansing
the Night Before the Action Was
Taken.
Chicago, April 17. Is William Jen
nings Bryan on the political chute
leading to the pit where the down
and outs go? This is the declaration
of the Johnson men here today, who
are more than pleased with the sud
den turn of affairs that have occur
red within the last few days.
fcven the most enthusiastic Bryan
men are perturbed. The action of the
state central committee of Michigan
in falling to indorse Bryan, was a
neavy mow and even the "Peerless
one" winced when the news was re
ported to him.
It came to him In the shape of a
cruel surprise as he had been most
enthusiastically greeted at Lansing
the night before by a large crowd of
democrats.
DOUBLE
01
IT
HIED
Jilted Lover Killed His Sweet
heart and Then Commits
'Suicide.
A I Tsirino.n I, rt 1 . .
migrant train which crossed the plains ,. l ..eunU..ners. wnere
. .... ... . they are already ment.ilk-rmintin. n..
- -
tn the gold fields of. California. The
trip which was made with ox teams,
was a long and tedious one. but after
Innumerable hardships and hazardous
experiences the party reached Cali
fornia. Later with her husband, J. H. Stahl,
she settled In Canyon City, Ore., and
engaged extensively in the mining In
dustry. While In the Oregon city B
small capital was accumulated which
South of the building there will be a J formed the foundation of a small for-
two and a half foot passageway be
tween the building and the Troy
laundiy, while on the west side there
will be a six foot alley between the
city hell and the Schmidt building.
Concrete Basemen.
The basement is to be of solid con
crete, while the Alta and Cottonwood
street nldcs of the building are to be
of pressed brink. In the southwest
corner of the basement will be a
woman's rest room, with an entrance
from Alta street. The basement will
also contain the heating plant, stor
age room, tool room, fuel room and
a long room to be used for draining
and drying fire hose.
The first floor will be used for of
fice purposes, fire apparatus and city
Jail. The recorder's room will occu
py the northeast corner and the po-
.llce court room will be directly In !
rear of the same. A hall way will
Jead from the police court room to
rthe city jail, which will take the
southwest corner of that floor
The fire department will be located
in a room in the southeast comer of
ttbe first floor and the entrance will
tee on Cottonwood street. The fire
men s meeting hall and club room
will be directly above the apparatus
room.
The water superintendent's office
will adjoin the recorder's office on
the wvst. The muln entrance to the
bulldlty will be In the center on the
Alta street side. On the west side
of the entrance will be located the
chief qf police's office and west of
that an iofflce for the city superin
tendent of schools. No office will be
provided for the mayor at present.
Library on Set-ond Floor.
On the aecond floor the northeast
corner will be devoted to the library
aid reading oom. The library room
Will be IB by 0 feet, while the read
ing room will be 28 by 24 feet, both
rooms being tbrown together.
The council chamber will occupy
the entire west aide of the second
floor and wlU-be 28 by 64 feet. There
will tee committee rooms adjoining the
council eh&mber. The city surveyor
will be given an office facing Alta
street aud located last above the
stairway.
Externally the city hall will be a
plain, yet vry substantial looking
tune In later years
Tn Walla Walk Since '79.
In 1S70 Mrs. Stahl and her husband
enmc to Walla Walla where he pur
chased a small wooden building on
the present site of the Stahl Brewing
Malting company, and began the
manufacture of malted goods. Sever
al years after this, having established
n lnrratrve business, Mr. Stahl built
the present brewery building on Sec
ond Ftreet.
RAIN REDUCES
PRIM VOTE
being headllners in the Nebraskan's
political obsequies, they can count off
on their fingers; the blows he has re
ceived In the last week and which they
assert has made his case a desperate
.one.
These are: The failure of New
York to instruct Its 78 delegates for
him; failure of the Michigan state
central committee to Indorse him;
the action of the Delaware conven
tion In Instructing for Judge Gray;
the publication by the Bryan press
bureau of the "Johnson's Imperti
nence" letter.
Unless Bryan wins Illinois, declare
his enemies, he cannot he nominated
and they declnre that he has squelch
ed the anti-Roger Sullivan fl ,it that
Carter H. Harrison was planning up
or. a few days ago.
Bryan, It h said, will not risk the
Sucker state delegation In any event.
Bryan Is satisfied that he must have
54 delegates from Illinois to win the
nomination.
GIKL WAS OKA KOBY,
KNOWN AT MILTON
John Grills Sees the Love of H1h Af
fianc.il Wane and Becomes! Insane
With Jealousy After a Quarrel He
Killed Her and Shot Himself Miss
Itoby Was a Famous Iknuty of
Oregon and Was Known in Umatil
la County.
Marshfield, Ore., April 17. A girl's
petulance and a boy's overmastering
Jealousy caused the double tragedy
aft Marshfield, Oregon, In which John
Grills shot Miss Ora Boby and then
killed himself.
At the coroner's Inquest a pitiful
letter written by the distracted youth
to his mother Just before he con
summated the terrible deed shows the
state of mind under which he labored.
Mis Itoby, who was famous In
Willamette valley for her beauty, had
lived at Marshfield but a few months
but in that time won the love of
young Grills, who was Just 21, and
had promised to marry him.
Then the parents of the girl Inter
vened and declared the young couple
must wait. In the meantime it seem
ed to 'Jrills that the girl's love cool-
eu. in returning home from the
skatlnt rink they quarreled and the
murd. and suicide resulted.
In a letter addressed to his moth
er, found in the boy's coat after the
tragedy, he said: "I could not live
to see anybody else have her. I
know 1 am craay, but I can't help
it. She promised me then she tried
to 'shake' me, but she couldn't. If I
can't have her nobody else can."
Miss Koby was well known in Mil
ton, Oregon, Washington and eastern
Oregon, where she frequently visited
with relatives.
FLEET WILL PARADE
ON EASTER SUNDAY.
Los Angeles, April 17. The
ministers who have made a pro
test over the proposed parade
of the fleet on Easter Sunday,
have been overruled by the
navy department and the parade
will occur next Sunday as orig
inally planned.
The contention of the fleet
committee that the parade on
Sunday would give the whole
people a chance to see the big
vessels and witness the Illumi
nation at San Pedro Saturday
night was sustained by Secre
tary Metcalf.
THE ALDRICH BILL
KILLED IN THE HOUSE
Washington, April 17. The Aldrich
financial bill was practically killed
litis morning as far as he house Is
concerned when it was laid on the
table by the house committee on
hanking. Hie senate passed the bill
on March 27.
Tin- hill will die in the committee
mile- the house by resolution directs
that K be exhumed and brought out
Tlie art of the committee followed
the attack of Alfred O. Crozier, fi
nancial expert and writer, who made
the charge that the committee or the
American Bankers' association ltad
ton won over to tlie side of Wall
street by methods that he considered
peonUar,
Tlie bill lias been savagely marked
In sneeclies by members of both
houses.
ANOTHER GOULD DIVORCE.
Declared That Frank Gould Will Be
Sned.
New York, April 17. The an
nouncement that Frank Gould, son of
Jay Gould, would goon have to defend
a divorce action Instituted by Helen
Kelley. caused a great surprise in the
social world today.
Mrs. Edward Kelley, Mrs. Frank
Gould's mother, however, does not
credit the report. "I would be great
ly surprised if my daughter served dl
vorce papers on her husband., They
nave nad a quarrel, but I think It will
soon blow over." she said.
NO. 259
Mill CONTEST
NTH
Heavy Vote Cast This After
noon in All Four Pendleton
Preeincts,
ELLIS AM) FULTON ARE
FAVORITE CANDIDATES.
Spirited Contest Is on for the Legisla
tive Candidates Fight Over Nomi
nation for County Commissioner la
Also Very Hot Friends of Hend
ley and Macomber Are Active
Heavy Vote Is Reported Through
out the County.
OREGON IS DRENCHED
IN EVERY DIRECTION
Senator Fulton Left Portland for As
toria This Morning, Confident of
Winning II. M. Cake Says He Will
Carry the State and Is Not Worry
ing1 Hain Will Cut Down the Coun
try Vote.
Portland, April 17. A general rain
all over the state, hut heaviest In
Willamette valley, will probably cause
a sharp reduction In the number of
veil s which had been previously esti
mated would be cast tn today's pri
maries. .,!,
Closing his campaign last night In a
rally on the East Side 1n Portland.
Cnlted States Senator Fulton left for
his home In Astoria this morning. Be
fore leaving he expressed himself as
confident of winning.
Judge Cake spent the morning In
close conference with his advisers and
In hearing telephone reports from all
over the state.
He said: "I feel confident that I
will be given the nomination as a re
sult of today's primaries. The rain
Is general all over the state. This will
help me In the country districts. I
think, but may operate against me in
the cities."
FOUR BOX MB THIEVES IT UMATILLA
Four box car thieves were caughi
In the act of robbing two merchan
dise cars at Umatilla this morning by
City Marshal Pete Tillson of that
place and aie being held under guard
today awaiting the arrival of Rail
road Detective B. B, Wood Of The
Dalies.
This Is the second catch of box car
thieves made by Marshal Tillson of
that place In the past two weeks, ho
having succeeded in taking the men
sentenced for that crime by Judge
Ben n . few days ago.
The four men arrested this morn
ing were plundering the cars In the
yard! and were preparing to enrry off
a large amount of merchandise. The
ears were in an east bound freight
train and 'he robbers were making
every effort io secure the merchan
dise before the train pulled out. Had
the train left the yards with the rob
bed cars lt would have been difficult
to have located the robbery and the
catch by Marshal Tillson is consid
ered most fortunate.
The thieves will be brought to the
city this evening or tomorrow.
Death to Korean T.eaene.
Toklo, April 17. A war of exter
mination against the Blghteous Ar
my league, a Korean oreanlzntlon.
which the Japanese allege Inspired
the assassination of Durham W. Ste
vens, and Is supporting the rebellion
In the interior and many murders In
Seoul. Numerous arrests of promi
nent members of the league have
been made and more promise to fol
low.
MINISTER SUICIDES
IN FACE OF EXPOSURE
RIHORN GITS ONE YRR.
Former Pendleton H?al Estate Man
Sentenced for Bigamy,
W. P. Hlhorn, arrested on a charge
of bigamy in Portland a few days
ago, pleaded guilty to the charge yes
terday and was sentenced to serve a
year in the Multnomah county jail
for his offense. He married a Ken
tucky girl at North Yakima last
Christmas, while yet the husband of
another wife In Portland. When
charged with the crime a few weekb
ago be left Portland, but was soon
captured at Tillamook and brought
back for trial. The case was called
for trial yesterday when Bihorn
Dleaded euiltv. Bihorn was former
ly engaged in the real eswte business
in this .city, but left here two years
ago for western Oregon.
ARRESTED ON HAD CHARGE
Carl Smiriz Placed Under $300 Bond."
Today
Carl Swart,, a bartender for the
Rainier beer hall, was arrested here
last night upon a charge of adultery
and he Is now in the county jail Be
fore Judge Parkea he entered a plea
of not guilty this morning and hie
ball WO fixed at $300.
The complaint against Swartz was
made last night by a young man
named Farmer who alleged that he
had found Swartz and the complain-
nit's wife occupying a room at the
home of Crabtree, the proprietor of
lie Rainier saloon Farmer's wife
a niece of tlie saloonnian
Swartz has secured Col. J. 11. Ks-
ey to defend him and It Is innier-
tood that he will seek to show till
innocence.
The abandoned saw mill sites,
where the timber has vanished and
put the mill out of business, are be
ing overhauled and turned Into small
electric plants by groups of farmers
for power or even to light small villages.
Woodbor, N. J, Ajiril 17. Rather
than nice the exposure of ids eia
Uons uiili ,, woman whose name is
Unknown, Rev George W. Thompson,
aged 18. pastor of the First Presby
terian church or iiis city, committed
suicide in a local hotel today.
He wits engaged to Mrs. Fannie
Keiitworthy of ,hls elty, hut at the
Inquest it was discovered be luul had
a stonn.v interview with sonie woman
inuiieHaieiy after the engagement to
Mrs. Kent worthy was made public.
" 11 in -mien mat tins unman
uireaitmen to publish tlie facte of
iik 11 relationship. Worry is supposed
10 uawc urwen 1 nompaon suicide
Heavy Vote Despite Rain.
Portland April 17. Despite a
heavy rain which has been drenching
the city all day. the voting of the first
two hours at the primaries was the
heaviest in the city's history. There
is no rowdyism and no arrests so far.
Apparently the voters are taking con
siderable time over each ballot as
long lines of men are formed in many
of the precincts awaiting their turn.
(iiii Killed by an Elephant.
Riverside, Cal., April 17. Miss Ellu
Gibhs. a deaconness of the If, E.
church and a prominent slum worker,
was killed last night by nn infuriated
elephant which broke away from Hi
keeper in the Sells-Floto circus dur
ing a fire In oil tanks near the circus
last evening. The elephant rushed
wildly through the city, crashing
windows, knocking down pedestrians
and creating jfiVW where it went. L.
J. Worsley was also fatally injured by
the animal.
TO MARKET MILTON FRITT.
BINGE H DACES
III CDOOK COUNTY
WILLIAMSON'S BARNS
AND CORRALS BURNED
Sltorlff Elklns Arrested I nrkin H.
Elliott for Incendiarism Loss of $5,
000 Sustained by Congressman J.
N. Williamson Miles or Wire
Fence Cut Down I-ast Tuesday
Night More Arrests Are Expected.
Piinevllle, Ore., April 17. The
range war has broken out in central
Oregon again after smoldering for
some months. One arrest has been
made. Sheriff Elkins has niaeed
Larktn H. Elliott, a rancher of the
Ochocco valley under arrest, charged
with burning the sheep corals, hay
With lively Interest manifested In
all four Pendleton precincts the pri
mary election is on this afternoon and
If the voting continues at the rate lt
started with there will be few who do
not vote.
At 12 o'clock the polls were opened
at the voting places designated for the
different wards, at the court house
for Pendleton precinct; the Hotel
Pendleton sample room for North
Pendleton: at D. Turner's residence
for East Pendleton, and at Mrs. Bish
op s house for South Pendleton.
By 1 o'clock the various booths
were filled with eager voters and the
Judges and clerks were given an early
workout.
Though there are comparatively few
contests there is sufficient Interest In
those to bring forth a strong vote.
Naturally the chief Interest centers In
the race between Ellis and Geer for
the republican nomination for con
gress, while much concern Is ilso
taken In the senatorial race between
Fulton and Cake.
If sentiments expressed upon the
streets are to be relied upon.' Con
gressman Ellis will carry the cjty and
also the county by a landslide vote,
and Fulton will also win over Cake In
Pendleton.
For legislators a lively contest Is
also on between Messrs. Barrett. Mann
and Steen. while the three-cornered
race between Messrs. Walker, Bailey
and Sunderman for county commis
sioner Is also a lively one. The only
other local contests are those be
tween Charles Wall and Ralph Fol
som for coroner and between Messrs.
Hendley and Macomber for recorder
On the democratic side there has
been little excitement today for there
are really no contests whatever for
democratic nominations. Upon the
ticket there appears but one contest,
that being betwen Messrs. Jeffreys
and Derby for the congressional nomination.
Governor Chamberlain's name was
generally written In for senator by
lemocrats and many other names
were filled In upon that ticket.
BASEBALL SCORES.
Record of Yesterday's Games Among
the Leagues.
Los Angeles, Cal., April 16. Los
Angeles 3, Portland 2.
At Eugene Oregon 3, Whitman 1.
At San Francisco Oakland 4. San
Francisco 3.
6, New
Union of the Growers Has Been Or
The Fruit vniwami ,.i .i i l)arna an houses of ex-Congressman
" " " " T 1ST Willi.,.,,...,.. ...u.u .
w. 11 iui.uiisuii, milieu utrasiuriea a
loss of about $5000.
The Mackintosh Livestock com
pany also suffered a heavy loss when
their corrals and barns were burned
last week.
Last Tuesday night a mile and a
organized among the fruit raisers of
the Milton and Freewater districts
will try the interesting experiment this
year of handling and marketing the
fruit produced by its members, some
300 In number
In a small way the growers for sev
ral years have marketed their own
fruit, but owing to a lack of coopera
tlon among the different growers, the
most successful results have not been
obtained.
Tins year, nowever, the growers
have adopted plans employed by the
frultnien's unions In the Yakima
Hood River and Wenatchee districts
In marketing their fruit and lt is ex
pected that better results will be se
cured.
The Milton-Freewater union has
Just let a contract for a new ware
house which will be erected In time
(o handle this season's crop. It will
be located conveniently to the two
railroads connecting with that place
so that markets in all parts of the
United st : ti s can be conveniently
reached.
In order to protect the eastern
shipments the union will keep a man
in the hlg eastern markets. It will
he the eastern man's place to ascer
tain the best markets, place ship
ments to the best possible advantage
and sec that commission merchants
make adequate returns for all ship
ments received and disposed of.
National League.
At Philadelphia Phlla
York 3.
At St. Louis Pittsburg 9, St. Louis
6.
At Brooklyn Brooklyn 3, Boston
1.
American League.
At Cleveland St. Louis 6, Cleve
land 2.
At Boston Boston 3, Washington
1.
At Chicago Detroit 4, Chicago I.
At New York New York 2, Phil
adelphia 1.
The Missouri Pacific system In
half of wire fence belonging to Wil- Kansas will employ telephones Instead
llamson was ruined by wire cutters, of the telegraph In Its railroad work.
LANDSLIDE VOTE III PUBLIC SCHOOLS
At several of the Pendleton schools
straw votes were taken today by the
children, the sample primray ballot
being used, and the elections proved
almost as exciting as the regular pri
mary.
Up to this time complete returns
have been received from hut one
The voting at the east end school
was In the seventh and eighth grades,
but the vote of the larger grade has
not been learned. At the Hawthorne
school the same grades also voted,
but the counting will not be done
until Monday.
At the high school no election was
he' I, but the sample ballots were dis-
ward " that helng from the vote in tribute,! Ma nia he students an,i tha
fl" warners room in i lie u isa voting -ysteni explained by Priinipal
gress
M
ington school. The contest there 1 Hampton.
showed landslide tendencies. For con i jn (he votliic at the differs. ,.o
w - , -.'i'jui
rooms only "registered" voters were
allowed to participate and some lively
skirmishes occurred over contested
votes. The vote of one young hdy
was contested on the ground of frroo,-
Wulker and Ralph Folsom both , ulanity because her reeltere,i mr
carried off the honors for commls- held to be different from tht .m.
sloner ami coroner respectively. she gave at the mils
Kills received 15 VOtea to but 2
for (leer: Fulton carried the gcruitorii'1
contest over rano ny me same yore;
srs. Barrett and Steen were nomi
nated for the legislature, while Hor-
ict