East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, April 23, 1908, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEVFIIIHGEDITIOfl WEATHER REPORT. Fair tonight with light frost; Friday fair and warmer. PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 23. 1908. NO. 6264 VOL. 21. r ""WJ. j i" mi wrrmri rr jr1- ,ri " itore- ara rep- I V J yprLV Vv, J resented In thl paper. DATE FIXED FOR BIN Pendleton Will See Umatilla Irrigation Project on Wed nesday, May 27. XXCUUSION IX) CELEBRATE 1).TE OF OPENING Government Irrigation Prolyl Cod ing $1,0)10,000 Will Bo Complete and Water Will Bo Complete awl Water Will bo Turned from Re ervolr Upon the Ihih1 on May 27 Train Will bo Run from Pendleton atitl Otlwr Eastern Oregon Towin Visitor Should Take Luncli " Many Teams Will lie Needed. Wednesday. May 72. 1908, Is des tined to be a memornble duy la the history of tho little town of Hermls- ton, tho center of the Irrigated belt of the cst end of Umatilla county and the official town of the Umatilla government Irrigation project. On that date water will bo 4urned from the mounter reservoir contain ing over 1700 acres, upon the arid land under the project, for the first time, and on that occasion a monster excursion will be run over the O. R. & X. from Pendleton and perhaps from other points In eastern Oregon to view tho government project and celebrato the formal opening of the greateHt Industrial enterprise of east ern. Oregon. At a special meeting of Pendleton Commercial association presided over by Vice President Sj A. Lowell, last evening. It was definitely decid ed to run Hn excursion from thin city to Hermiston on that date. Mayor 'F. A. Yates.of Hermiston and Attor ney Fruncls II.. BarUett of that place, were present at the meeting ami dis cussed the subject with members of the association and Pendleton will cooperate with Hermiston In making that date an event to IV remember ed. While It ks recognized by nil that Hermiston will not be able to trans port an excursion of 600 to 1M0 peo ple the distance of six miles from the town to the reservoir nor to feed ;that number of people, yet every thing possible will be done to make the excursion pleasant and successful and people from all over eastern 'Oregon -will attend the celebration. Governor Chamberlain and the Oregon congressional delegation. Sec retary James Tt. Garfield of the In terior department and prominent business men oial members of the press of Port la vd and other north west cities will be Invited to be pres ent and the plait is to have the ex .erclses in the town of Hermiston in the forenoon with addresses from .different distinguished men present. .During the day te.ms will be run out ;to the dam and reservoir to carry tint the sightseers and a most pleasant ,tlme M anticipated. Tuko Lunch With You. Since It will be impossible for Her imlston tto feed an enormous crown on that day. It Is suggested that (everyone take lunch along In order '.to be assured of having something t at during the day. Hermiston will make .every preparation aosslblo, but owing to Umlted faclllUwe In the mill place., -It would be .out of the question to ask them to feed 500 to 3000 jioople. Fawners in tthat vicinity are urges to ootne In wMh their teams on that day to haul visitors out to the dam. Hermiston will furnlsb every team, possible, but with all her teams In use the suppjy will perhaps be short. Water will be formally turned from the reservoir upon tho arid land under the project n that date and It will be a gala dy for Herminton and the west end of Umatilla coun ty. Application was mude by Pendleton Commercial association this morning for an excursion train to carry from 400 to 600 people, from this city, tho train to leave here at 8 a. m. and re turning leave Hermiston at 6 p. m. "Why, Brudder Johnson," he asked "where are your chickens?" "Huh," grunted Johnson, without looking up, "some fool nlggah left do do' open and dey all went home." Fim THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR IK Fifty thousand dollars will shortly be paid out to the Indians of the res ervation and that amount of money added to local circulation. It will represent tho spring payment of rent money to the Indians, That the payment will commence Monday was announced this morning by Agent McFatrldge. For several weeks Major McFatrldge has had the proposition In mind but until today ALEXIS WILL SATURATE ILtYTI WITH IlIiOOD. Port Au Trlnce, April 23. Although affairs In Haytl are tranquil at present, hostility against the government Is In creasing dally and the- better class ef citizens are hoping for Intervention by the United States. If this Is attempted, President Alexis declares he will saturate the Island in the blood of foreigners on the Is land. "They may send me to bell," he Is said to have re marked, "but I won't go alone." ELECTRIC LINKS FOK VALLEY. Network Will Cover the Willamette Valley in All Directions. Portland, April 23. Work Is to commence next week on the exten sion of the present lines of the Ore gon Electric company, which will lay a network of 301 miles of new track Pi the Willamette valley within the next three years. It will put the cntlro northwestern portion of .Oregon from Eugene to the Columbia and from Tillamook bay to the Willamette river In direct touch with Portland. The new lines will cost 11 0.000, onn, and the capital of the company has been Increased to meet 't. George Barclay Moffat. Wllllvn A. White and A. C. Bedford nre handl ing the financial end of the den) In New York city. The Interurbnn road extension will open tip some of the richest dairy. Ing and fruit country In Oregon. OLD MAX lXHXD GUILTY OF STEALING HORSES .Tory Brought n Vcrdlst After Being Out All Night lrlsoncr Is rionccr of Union County and Hum Served One Term In Penitentiary for Sim lar Offense To Appeal. After being out allnlght and hav ing taken many fruitless ballots, the Jurv In the case of W. Deal brought In a verdict of guilty shonJy nfler o'clock this morning. Deal will now have to go to the penitentiary. . Tho defendant, who Is on old man, was charged with horsestealing In Union county. Owing to alleged prejudice against him In Union county the case was brought here up on a change of venue. The trial of ' the case has consumed the time In Judge Bean's court since Monday and the arguments were not completed until Into In the afternoon yesterday. When the Jury began balloting last evening nine men voted for convic tion, while three stood for acquittal After a number of ballots were tak en two of those for acqnlttal went over to the other side. However, the third man stood obdurate and when the Jury was sent to bed lnte last night the contest stood M to 1. This morning the remaining man rave In and cast his vote with his fellow-Ju rors, thereby making the decision unanimous for conviction. Defense Will Appeal. Following the verdict this morn ing the attorneys for Deal announced that they will appeal the case to the supreme court. This morning Judge Bean granted time in which to file an appeal. Sentence will be Imposed upon Deal by Judge Bean at a later date. A QUIET AFFAnt Deaf Mntes Wed at Walla W'nlln i Prttdleton Man Firings rtrlde. Wesley Peters, an employe of the scouring mill, was married at Walla Walla Sunday to. Miss Annie Boise. The wedding occurrled at the home of bride and 'the ceremony was per formed by Rev. Gabriel Sykes, pas tor of the M. E. church. They will live at 601 Aura street. Doth 'bride and groom are deaf and dumb. Prominent KulglKrf Here. L. Tt. Stlnson and O. W. Knight, two prominent Pythtnns who were at Raker City for the dedication cere mony Tuesday, returned on train No. 1 this afternoon. ho had not set a definite date for the payment. To pay out the $50,000 will require several days, even If the Indians nre prompt In applying for their money. However, ninny of tho allottees will bo dilatory In appearng and as a re sult It will require longer to complete the payments. As In the past tho Indians will be paid In checks upon the local banks, WHITE IRS DO NOT SAVE HI A Attempt Made to Blow Up Home of Chief Witness for the Prosecution. AHE HI KE SAYS HIS LIKE IS THREATENED Believed Tliat Some Crunk Has De cided to Dyiuimltc Everyone Con nected Willi tlio San Francisco Graft Regime Trial of Tlrey L. Fortl Continue Suitcrvisurs Ad mit Tliey Were Paid Money for Their Vole on Iho Overhead Trol ley . lVanclik-e. Oakland, April 23. The mystery of the attempt to blow up the home of the person of James L. Gallagher, crtlef witness for the prosecution in the graft cases In San Francisco and a former go-between for Ituef, has not yet been cleared up by the police. Tin' entire force uf detectives in Oak land Is employed on the case and so tar there arc u jtfu.u. Idief Receives Warning. San . KrancijM'o, .April ..23. Abe Ruct's life has been threatened, ac cording to the story of the ex-boss. This statement coming Immediate ly ufter tiie Mowing up of the Gal lagher home yesterday in Oakland leads to the belief that some crank hay decided o do away with every one connected with the graft regime in this city. Ruef and Gallagher are no longer friendly. Gallagher giving the prose cnlion all the 'aid that he can ant K-jef lining up with the higher ups. The Gallagher affair Is causing much apprehension among the other supervisors who have testified In the fraft trials. SiiH-rvlHorH Confess. San Francisco. April 23. When the Ford trial was opened this morning Dr. Charles Roxton, ex-supervisor of the old "boodle 'board, again took the stand to finish his testimony, his story being uncompleted yesterday when eonrt adjourned. Yestwrday Daniel Coleman. Max Hamlnck, James F. Kelley, C. J. Har rigan, J. J. Furey and Edward Walsh, ex-supcrvtsors, testified. All report ed that Ihev -were In favor of the ocerhoad trolley ordinance and would Ti.uve voted for 'It whether the money was paid them or not. They admit ted that Gallagher had paid them for their vote. Roxton was excused after answer ing n few questions. Ex-supervisor rat McGnsliin was the next witness. VomdefMlts May Agree, Sew York. Arrll 23. rMrs. Cornel ion Vauderl'llt Bidder for Europe to day In order to . meet Alfred Vander bllt and lay bufore him a plan for a compromise between Alfred and hi wife who has sued him for di vorce. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbllt hn had several Interviews with her daughter-in-law recently and It Is thought that nbe has arranged a ba sis apon which The husband and wife can meet Again. I lad a Hanlware Stove. Seattle. Wash.. April 23. Eleven knife blades, six screws, flvfc nails, three tack and veral. other miscel laneous piece of shelf and ;heavy hardware were removed from the In terior of Henry Harrison, a vaude ville performer, who makes a spe cialty of eating glaes and hardware. He has been In the business for 20 years and estimate that he has eaten a ton of hardware, amd Is at a losb to understand why the pieces remov ed should hove been Indigestible. Stork Made Mistake. Jackson, Miss., April 23. Dr. V. S. Pitta, a prominent Webster county physician, vouches for the truth of the statement that a nine-year-old ne gro girl of Ccdretta has become a mother. Tho Infant weighed seven pounds at birth. This Is believed to be the earliest birth record In the United States, although such Instan ces arc said to be not uncommon among the native negroes In Africa. Gnrtlner-Sulllvnn Bout Today. Los Angcles.Aprll 23. This Is op ening day for the Jim Jeffries Ath letic club with Jimmy Gardner and Mike (Twin) Sullivan on for a 25 round bout. The men will go 25 rounds for a purse of $3000. This Is the fourth time the two men have met. The first two battles were draw? ind ' Sullivan won the third after 20 rounds of close fighting. Echo of Llhel Suit. Rerlln. April 23. Dr. MaxBern- steln, w ho acted as counsel for editoi Harden in tho Moltke-TIarden trial Is to be prosecuted for libel for charges made against Prince Zu Eul-. onberg during tho trial. ' 0 BITTED FIGHT n Harriman Intereets Strive Desperately to Amend the House Resolution, "IN NOCENT PURCHASERS" IS THE EXCUSE GIVEN Million of Acres In Southwestern Oregon Form IImj Hone of Conten tion Attorney General Will lie In Hlrncted to Wrest Lands from the Hailroad Company Which Has Failed to Keep the Terms of the Rest iii-1 ions Under Which the Grunt Was Given. Washington, April 23. One of the bitterest fights of the session occur red in the house today over the adop tion of the senate resolution In structing the attorney general to In stitute a-suit to wrest land In south western Oregon from the Harriman Interests which are alleged to have violated the restrictions tyider which they received the grant. The land lies along the Oregon California railroad and the grant was made In 1866. Representative Fordney of Michi gan Introduced an amendment to pro tect "Innocent purchasers." Includ ing the inhabitants of small towns and 45.000 acres purchased by lum bermen. This amendment was sav agely attacked, the charge being made that It would operate to let out Har riman. , HAD FIRE AT BELLI N Gl 1AM, Ilellln-liam. Wash., April 23. A fire. KiiMicd to lie of Incendiary ori gin, destroyed the lndeieiidciit lis pluilt plant this morning and hy burning- the wires enirjlnir the electricity from the jwiwer plant of tlc Whatcom county railway, shut off from the city all the power. Truffle was paralyzed and not until noon were street cars and many Industrial eoneeriw able to proceed. The loss was alMiut $5000. SLEEPS 76 DAI'S. l.os AiikcIcs, Airil 23. This l the "6th day of the cmitlmxons sleep for Mrs. Heidnli Hawkins and physicians have given up the hie of ever awak ening her hy artificial methods. Na ture w ill 1k allowed to take Its course. There is no clmngc In the condition of tho wtnnnn exci-pl a sTiglit variation in her weight. Iase Guns In Texas.. . Austin, Tex., April 23. When the legislature passed a law imposing a tax of 50 per cent on the gross pro ceeds from the sale of revolvers, It was confidently anticipated that the treasury would benefit largely. It hasn't. Hardware dealers no longer sell pistols, but lease them lor a pe riod of 50 years, and thus evade pay ment of the tax, while the possessor of a rented gun Is quite contented, being satisfied that he flrte arm won't be worth much to Mm at the expiration of the fifty-year lease. Union Draws Color line. Jackson, Miss., April 23. The Farmers' Union of Mlsslslppl, ene of the strongest bodies of Its kind In the country, has gone on record as op posing the admission of negroes to membership or of having; any affilia tion whatever with organizations f colored farmers. $100,000 for Park. An ordinance Introduced at the regular meeting of the city council last evening provides for a municipal bond Issue of $100,000 for public Im provements under the plan outlined In the park system and sets May 21 as the date for holding of a special election to submit the question to the taxpayers of Boise, says the Capital Kews. Tho bonds will bear 5 per cent In terest payable semi-annually and will be redeemed at the end of 20 years. A vote, of two-thirds of the taxpayers is necessary for the issuance of the bonds. The ordinance provides for a special tax to bo levied for the pur pose of raising funds with which to pay the Interest and also to raise $10, 000 each year after 1918 for payment of tho principal. Teacher Scarce In Wyoming. The difficulty of the state In get ting sufficient teachers for the In creasing number of schools in the state j. rapidly being overcome, ac cordlng to State Superintendent Cook, says the Cheyenne Tribune. There have been Issued, as a result of the recent examinations held In the va rious countlis under the direction of tho county superintendents, about 100 teachers' certificates. Somo of these were renewals, but a large number were of young women who have nev er before taught In this state. Hobson Talked to Students. Congressman Richmond I Hobson of Alabama, who wl, lecture at the M. E. church thl evening, and President P. L" Campbell of the University o. Oregon, arrived from the easi on the noon train and this afteri noon at 3 o'clock both of the gentlemen addressed the stu-' dents of Pendleton high school briefly. They were enthusiastic ally received by the student and teachers and the addresses were much appreclaetd. ft PIN PRICK CAUSES DEATH. Popular Nurse In New York Hospital Lose Life. New York, April 20. One of the most popular and efficient nurses of the Riverside hospital, on North Brother Island. Miss May Relle Straw muskl, has given up her life to her calling. Riverside hospital Is a city Institu tion given over to the treatment of contagious diseases exclusively, and about three weeks ago Miss Straw muskl was In charge of several pa tlents. She pricked her thumb with a safety pin In the apron of one of her patients, and at the time thought nothing of it. In a very few days, however, it developed that the pin was badly Infected, and Miss Straw muskl was found to be suffering with a violent attack of septicemia. Ordinarily an operation on the in jured thumb, or an amputation of the arm. would have saved the life of the sufferer, but In the case of Miss StrawmuskI, the poison had bpen so virulent and had spread so rapidly that all efforts to save her life prov ed futile, and she died yesterday. THIRTY-SIX CARLOADS SENT OIT TO SEATTLE, I). Ii. Jarmaii Sends Out the Largest Shipment of Potatoes Ever Sent From Umatilla County Weston Mountain's) Famous Potatoes Find Heady Market in the Northwest More Shipments to Be Made. Thirty-six carloads of potatoes, the largest single shipment ever mad from eastern Oregon, will be sent out from Athena over the Northern Pacl- flce to Seattle this week. This ship ment has been purchased for Seattle buyers by D. B. Jarman, the mer chant of Athena and Weston, and will practically clean up the famous Wes ton mountain district of potatoes this spring. Mr. Jarman has been engaged In making the purchase for some time and has finally secured enough to make 36 carloads, but will continue to buy as long as there are any pota toes grown on the Westonmountaln potato ranches. The Weston mountain potatoes ar 1n more brisk demand In the markets of the northwest than those raised In any other section of the country and ar. Increased acreage will be planted this year. ' ' '"IWTH The next largest shipment of pota toes to be sent out of the north Inland empire was a shipment of 60 carloads sent out of North Yakima last fall. However, this far exceeds any pre vious shipment ever made from east ern Oregon, and places Umatilla In the lead as the potato producing sec tion of Oregon. The non-Irrigated potatoes of Wes ton mountain have long been consid ered among the very best produced Ir the northwest and within the past year this fact has been recognized In all the market centers. HOBSON, THE NAVAL Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson, hero of the Merrlmac and now con gressman from Alabama, Is here and will fill his engagement with the high .school lecture bureau tonight. His subject will be "The World's Struggle for the Blessings of Industrial Liber ty." The lecture begins at 8 o'clock. Word to the effect that Hobson was coming was received here last night by Principal Hampton, of tho liigli school. Last evening the nnva hero lectured In Boise and about 1 0 o'clock in the evening Mr. Hampton received a telegram saying he would leave that night for Pendleton. Hobson was originally bonked to speak here April 13, but he failed to arrive and the fact created keen dis appointment. At the time Superinten dent Landers tried in vain to get Into communication with the manager of the Great Western Lyceum Rureau. the concern that had sold the lecture course. Falling to locate the manager lie wrote to Congressman Hobson per BIG SHIPMENT ISI011 "SPUDS" GREAT BOOSTER MEETING MONDAY Commercial Association Plans an Enthusiasm Developer Interest Grows, TOM HICIIARDSO.V WILL TELL HOW TO DO IT. La Grande Raises More than Three Thousand Dollars and Will Double That Amount Before Morning Coiiietent Rooster to Ro Employed for the Sugar licet Town Local .Meeting WH Ho at Court House and Property Owners Arc Wanted. Tom Richardson, secretary of the Portland Commercial club, and now on a boosting visit In eastern Oregon, will return to the city Monday and a meeting will be held for him at S o'clock Monday evening at the court house. Last evening President Alexander of the Commercial association, re ceived word from Mr. Richardson say ing that he would return to Pendle ton on train No. 1 Monday. He ask ed that a meeting be held in the even ing and that the same be advertised as widely as possible. Among other things he suggested that the an nouncement of the meeting be made by the ministers at the church serv ices Sunday. Richardson Will Talk. In compliance with the request a mass meeting will be held In the Com mercial association rooms next Mon day evening and all are Invited to at tend. At the meeting Mr. Richard son will have an opportunity to make some suggestions regarding what the city should do In the way of advertis ing Its attractions and resources. While here a few evenings ago Mr. Richardson criticised the business men of the city for their lethargy In ex ploiting the town and It Is understood that at the coming meeting he will present some practical suggestions on the subject of town advertising. La Grande Gets Busy. At a meeting held at La Qrande last evening the sum of $3300 was subscribed towards a booster fund for the purpose of advertising the town and It is said that the amount will be doubled by tomorrow. The Commercial club, of that city, which recently went" out of business, has been .partially revived and It Is the Intention to engage a high-priced man to conduct a publicity depart ment for La Grande. To mRlchardson, the Portland boos ter, was the moving spirit at last night's meeting and he succeeded Ir arousing a great deal of enthusiasm. WATTS REFUSES TO RUX, Republican Nominated by Democrats' ' Declines the Honor. Homer Watts of Athena will not run for school superintendent upon the democratic ticket nor as an ln- pendent candidate. A statement to this effect was made by Mr. Watts to the East Oregonlan last evening:. At the primary election held last Fri day Watts was given the democratic nomination for superintendent and It was thought by many that he would make the race against Frank K. Welles. Mr. Watts Is Intending to practice law at Athena. Because Miss Alice Kauffman, 225 North Broadway, Seattle, did not re spond to the affectionate overtures of L. B. Wright, he attacked her with .v knife and cut the back of one hand while she was out walking wtth a girl friend. Wright ran away. HERO, HERE TONIGHT sonally and asked If It would be pos sible for him to speak here. As a re sult he will be here tonight. The lecture, tonight will be held In the new Methodist church at the cor ner of Webb and Johnson streets. As the seating capacity of the church 13 nearly 1000, there will be ample room for all who come. Reserved seats are not being sold. Thp Hobson lecture tonight will bo the last attraction of tho high school lecture course this year and the sohool people are doing what they can upon short-notice to Insure a good attend ance. Hobson Is Here. Captain Hohson arrived hero at 2 o'clock this afternoon and inim.?dl ite ly went to the Hotel Pendleton, where he took lunch. Turing the day it he came rumored that he was en routo to San Francisco and would not be hero tonight. . However, his arrival has dispelled all such doubts and everything I now In readiness for the kcture fniuhf.