EVFIIIHGEDITIOfl
WEATHER REPORT.
Fair tonight with light
frost; Friday fair
and warmer.
PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 23. 1908.
NO. 6264
VOL. 21.
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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.
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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.