East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, April 30, 1908, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1 win' - ' , .1 EVENIN6EDITI0H After you have re4 the ads., you are ready to go shopping. Pen dleton's best bargain giving stores are rep resented In this paper. WEATHER HEPOKT. Shower tonight; Fri day showers and cooler. VOL. 21. PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 30. 1908. NO. G270 EVENING EDIT10K 17 fqSl . V 1 9 ' 200 CADETS I T RAN Nb WHEN THEIR IP BLOWS IIP Accidental Explosion of Projectile in Magazine Sends Former Japanese Flagship to the Bottom. . Anng tli Mining In a Son of Field Marshal Oyama and Oilier Prominent JuiMincsc Men In Vicinity of Magazine Were Torn to Pieces Ship Goes Down Before (lie Boats Coul d Bo Lowered Ca)taln of Uie Veasc Id Among the Dead Those In Hold Had Xo Chance for Their Lives and Wore Drowned Like Rats In a Trap Xono of tlio Survivors Alilo to Explain Cause of the Disaster MatsuHhlma Was Flagship ut Hal tic of Yalu Curried Flfy Officers, 801110 of Whom Arc Killed. Toklo, Japan, April 30. In nearly every household of military or naval fame of Japan there is Borrow today. Over one hundred of Japan's best and youngest blood has gone from her forever, wrapped In the waters of the sea off the Plseadore Inlands the Japanese training cruiser Matsu shlma went down early this morning. A faulty cartridge In a magazine exploded and caused the explosion of the entire magazine. The big cruiser upon which Jqpan had been training her Togos of the. future shuddered and broke In two. In less than three minutes there was nothing but bits of wreckage upon the face of he sea and a few startled cries for help cutting Into the night air to mark the spot w here the vessel had been so short a time before. Prominent Families Mourn. Toklo, Japan, April 30. A supple-' mentary report received from Admi ral Moshlamatsu of the sunken Jap anese training ship Matsuhlma, says that only 141 men on board that vessel when she went down early this morning off Pescaderos Island, were rtseucd. If this Is so, the l umber of dead will exceed 200. Among the missing ore sons of Field Marshal Oyama and Vic Foreign Min ister Chinda. The young men ere cadets of which the ship carried 300. Among survivors were 41 cadets. The disaster was caused by the aeel dental explosion of a projectile In the magazine. The entire magazine blew up before the boats could be manned and the "hip went down like a plum met. Men In the vicinity of the magazine were torn to pieces. Those below had no chance to escape and went to the bottom with the ship. The cralsers Hashadate and Itsuk kushlma stood by and picked up the survivors. The captain and other officers are among the dead. None of the survivors are able to explain the cause of the accident. The Matsushlma was the flagship In the battle of Yalu and carried 50 officer." as well as cadets. 159 Have Perished. Toklo, April 30. Reports from Ad mlral Moshlamtsu regarding the sink Ing of the training cruiser state that 1B9 have perished. The accident Is now believed to have occurred late Wednesday instead of this morning. America Sorry. Toklo. April 30. A telegram ex pressing the Sorrow of America over the accident to the Japanese training hip was received here today from rtln Secretary nf the Navy Newberry. MEETING f Tin PAYERS IS OFF STRAINS I MA ESS IS CAUSE OF POSTPONEMENT Gathering for Discussion of Assess nuiit ami Taxation Wan to Have Hern Monday Evening, Hut Will He Later When Assessor Is Able to At tend Taylor Says Sentiment In Fa vor of Meeting Is Strong. Owing to the Illness of Assessor C. P. Strain and other reasons, the tax payers'" meeting announced for next Monday night will be Indeflnlely post poned. According to T. C. Taylor, chairman of the Commercial association commit tee appointed to provide for the meet. Ing, Is was originally planned to have fhe meeting Monday., But on learn ing of Assessor Strain's Illness, It was decided to postpone the meeting. That the mass meeting will be held Is assured by Mr. Taylor, who says that there Is a strong sentiment In fa- for of the meeting and that the coun ty court and assessor also Indorse the proposition. However, he does not believe It would be fair to Mr. Strain to hold the meeting while he is physi cally unable to attend. It has been suggested that when the taxpayers' mass meeting Is held the subject of a publicity bureau be also taken up. At Brockway, 10 miles west of Roseburg, Thursday night, burglars robbed the general store and postof flee conducted by 1. B. Nichols, se curing about $20 In coin, $12 In stamps, a district -school order for $40 and about . $50 In merchandise. There Is no clew. BASEBALL SCORES. San Francisco, April 20. Portland 4, San Francisco 2. Tacomo, April 29. Tacoma 6, Spo kane 2. Vancouver, April 29. Vancouver 5, Butte 0. Seattle. April 29. Seattle 6, Aber deen 4. Los Angeles, April 29. Los Angeles 3, Oakland 1. American League. At Detroit, Detroit 3, Chicago 8; at New York, Boston 5, New York 1; at Philadelphia. Washington 2, Phil adelphia 3: at St. Louis, St. Louis 3, Cleveland 6. Xiillonal Icugiie. At Boston. Boston 7, New York 6; at Brooklyr., Philadelphia 3, Brooklyn 1. SENSATIONAL SI'ICIDE IN NEW YORK CITY. New York, April 30. Shout ing to his wife, who was In the street below, that he was about to commit suicide, Meyer Glaf fenburg Jumped from the sixth story of a tenament building and landed on his head at his wife's feet. He was Instantly killed. Mrs. Giaffenburg was Just Btartlng for the Synagogue. The man has been sick for some tlme and became discouraged. TWENTY HEAD OF HORSES ARE ALREADY LISTED Combine Harvester, . Hack ami Gang Plows In the Lb Horse Include Heavy Draft Animals and Colts Other Will ITobably Be LWwl He fort Time for Sale Saturday. Suturday will be market day again and another sale will be held at the fair pavilion along the same lines as past uffalrs. According to Sam Bitner, manager of the sale, ubout 20 head of horses, consisting of drivers, draft animals and colts, will be offered for sale. Al so one combine harvester, a hack and some gang plows will be auctioned off. In addition to the above property other property will be listed for sale between now and Saturday. FHE' Mill. IT A CIRCUS CLUBS, BRICKBATS AND FENCE HAILS ABE USED. I.,f I AGENTS TO GET TOGETHER D. B. Costuma of Th!s City Takes Lead in a New Boost er Proposition. list will be once more signers. opened for CALLS A MEETING FOR COUNTY HEAL ESTATE MEN'. Every Dealer In the County Invited o Meet With Fellows In Tills City next Thursday .Meeting Will lie (cii and ProMTly Owners Are Also I'rg. ed lo Attend Publicity Bureau Plan Will Ih! Puslicd .More Inter, cut Being Manifested In Pendleton Now Than at Richardson Meeting. Fight Follow Insult at Hands of Show Man Tent Is Demolished and Half Dozen Men Are Badly Bruised When Circus Employes ami CIUzciin of the Town Mix In Fashion of Irish Wake. Portland, April 30. A special from Grant's Pass tells of a free-for-all fight! between employes of Norrls & Howe's circus and a crowd of local men (n which half a dozen men were bruised and cut, constables called out ind a small tent demolished. The" fight started when one of he circus employes made a vulgar remark t a couple who were passing from the grounds. Clubs, fence rails and bricks were used freely In the course of the bat tle. Country Girl Suicides. Emmett, April SO. Miss Meta Bailey, 19 years old, living on a ranch about two miles from this place committed suicide via the car bolic acid route last night. The members of the family were ail out doors except Miss Meta, who dressed herself carefully, then locked the door and took the neld. When the iamiiy round ner snc was uncon scious. ro cause for the deed is known. The funeral will be held to morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the family residence. Rev. MeGrudcr will officiate. Oldest Pa ht Quit Pekln, China, April .30. The Pekln Gazette, the oldest newspaper In the world. Isued today what will prob ably be Its last number. ,It will be ueceeded by the government Gazette, which will be larger and more mod ern In appearance and will be the of fleial o-gan of the Chinese govern meiit. The Pekln Gazette was estab lished In 911 A. D. and had a wide diculat'nn at a time when Anglo- Saxons were little more than barbar ians and America was inhabited only by savages. J Editor's "Thirty." Chicago, April 30. L. II. Biekford associate editor of the Chicago Inter- Ocean, died this morning of append! eltls.- Whltman Take Position. Mr. Walter C. Whitman, who grad uated from the shorthand department of the Pendleton business college this spring, has accepted a position as private secretary to the warden of the penitentiary at Walla- Walla. Reports from Nome are to the ef fect that the spring cleanup of gold which will be shipped to Seattle will be upwards of $3,000,000. The ship ments will begin as soon as the boats j get through the Ice. i is PURCHASED Twenty-nine combine harvesters have been sold this spring by E. L. Smith, agent for the Holt machine, and If the1 ordrs,contlnuo to come, all past records for thresher sales will be smashed. According to Mr. Smith the 29 combines which he has already sold will go to nearly every portion of the county. However, the majority of them will be unloaded In Pendleton for distribution among the farmers In this vicinity and south of here. , In shipping the machines out from the factory two cars are used to haul three machines. Consequently Mr. Smith has already sufficient orders for 20 carloads of machines alone. This first shipment of machines is now here and today Mr. Smith has had his men at work setting up the first combine to be delivered. To set up the comblnfs, deliver the same and see that they are In proper working order Is the task upon which Mr. Smith will now be busy for sev eral months. . When the machines are all delivered he will take a vacation at the coast. Half Thousand Died. New Orleans, April 30. Practically complete reports from ihe tornado districts show that 502 were killed, and 2296 Injured. Moved Shearing Plant. The Stanfleld-Cunha sheep shear Ing plant which has been located at the Rector place near Echo for the past thre weeks was moved to Nolln yesterday and will now be employed In shearing about 20,000 sheep at that place In the next three weeks. The Slasher sheep and a portion of the Cunningham Sheep and Land com pany's herds will be sheared at Nolln aside from a few small herds of that vicinity, after which the plant will be moved to Heppner to complete the spring's work. It employs 25 shearers and Is able to shear about 2000 head per day of 10 hours. Suit to Collect Note. Suit has been started by the Pen dleton abstract company, through Attorneys Raley, Richards & Raley, to collect $2304 from Henry T. Hill. The amount Is alleged to be due upop a note given by the defendant to the Savings bank which account was later transferred to the plaintiffs In the present suit. An attorney's fee of $200 IS also sued for. Famous Stallion Dies. The famous black stallion Rosen- burg, owned by the Davenport Horse company at Davenport, Wash., died yesterday after a few days' Illness. He was valued at $8000 and no Insur ance was carried upon his life. He took first prizes at the Chicago horse show and at the St. Louis exposition and was one of the finest animals In the entire northwest. With the aim of uniting the real estate men of' the county In a move ment for the development of the county and especially the west end; D. B. Costuma, representative of the Columbia Land company, has Issued a call for a meeting to be held here Thursday evening, May 7. The object of the gathering propos ed Is set forth by Mr, Costuma In the following letter which he mailed to 25 Umatilla county realty men this morning: Pendleton, Ore., April 30, 1908. Dear Sir: In conversation with sev eral of the real estate men In the dif ferent parts of the county, It has been suggested that a meeting of the men intersted In the development of Uma tilla county for the purpose of outlln ing a campaign of publicity In con Junction with property owners ami business men, would not only tend t' a better understanding, but also ma terlaily aid all of us.- I believe that our Interests are all closely enough allied to set aside any selfish consideration,, and as your co operation Is needed to assure ultimate success, we earnestly request your presence at the Commercial club, on Thursday evening. May 7. I enclose herewith a list of the gentlemen who have been Invited and if there are any others In your section whom I have overlooked, will you kindly see to It that they are also present. Yours truly, D. B COSTUMA. Those Invited. The following Is the list of those to whom Invitations were Issued: D. C. Browneli, Umatilla; S. R. Oldaker, Hermlston; A. C. Crawford, Hermls ton; Colonel H. G. Newport, Hermls ton; Colonel J. F. McNaught. Hermis fon; W. H. Skinner. Hermlston; L. W. Furnas, Hermlston; W. H. Daughtrey, Echo; R. N. Stanfleld. Echo; Louis Scholl, Jr., Echo; J. F. Shelton, Echo; Asa B. Thomson, Echo; George Rob erts, Pendleton; J. H. Gwlnn, Pendle ton; Cnutts, Blttner & Hayes. Pendle ton; E. T. Wade, Pendleton; C." B. Ad ams. Pendleton; Lot Llvermore, Ien dleton; R. E. Tarbett. Pendleton; John F. Hill, "Pendleton; James Johns. Pen dleton; Clark Wood, .Weston; A. S. Pearson. Freewater; R. H. Patton, Freewater; Ira Kemp, Athena, and N. A. Davis, Milton. Want Publicity Work. The prime object of the meeting of the real estate men will be to discuss the proposition of a publicity bureau or some other means of advertising the resources of the county. It Is possible that the real estate men will combine forces and agree to contrib ute a fixed sum per month towards the maintenance of such a bureau. According to Mr. Costuma 'the meet ing that he has called will be made an open one and all local property owners ahd business men are Invited to participate. Publicity Idea Growing. From the sentiments now express ed upon the streets by representative people it Is plain that the Idea of a publicity bureau for Pendleton Is now much stronger than It was on the evening of Tom Richardson's recent meeting. It is freely declared that If a meeting were held now ample sup port would be forthcoming. Thus far the soliciting committee. of which R. H. Wilcox Is chairman, has done nothing more towards se curing subscriptions. According to the committee they wish to let the sub ject "soak In" a little more and they say that at the opportune timethe FOR COAST DEFENSE. Torpedo Bout and Destroyers to Hold Joint Maneuvers. Washington, April 30. An exten sive system of maneuvers, In which destroyers, torpedo boats, submarines and other craft will take part, will be held during the coming month by the navy department. The object Is to perfect a system of mobile defense for the Atlantic seaboard. There will be between forty and fifty fighting craft In command of Commander Marsh. Practically all of the 33 torpedo boats available will be Included, with six or seven sub marines and two destroyers. Three submarines of the Viper class will be available, besides two of the Adder class, without counting the Octupus and the old Holland. The feature of the mobilization will be the demonstration of the value of the submarine for coast defence pur poses. The navy department contem plates materially Increasing the util ity of the submarines by providing each flotilla with what is termed a "mother ship."- The gunboat' Castine of 1,11" tons, will be used as "moth er ship." The great advantage of the "mother ship" will be the movable base which It will, provide the sub marines, thereby Increasing their ra dius of action in a very large degree. Aside from the praclcal demonstra tion of this new idea the submarines will go through experiments In div ing, In avoiding seagoing craft and In approaching and fleeing from the enemy. Nb'W POT BEGINS TO BOIL R, J. Slater Announces Candi dacy for District Attorney as Democrat. REPUBLICAN' TO RUX OX DEMOCRATIC TICKET. Homer I. Watts Will Make the Race for County School Superintendent Though a Registered Republican, Ills Xumc Was Written In by Demo cratic Friends at the Primaries Heathman and Bentley Will Be Op posing Candidates for Constable Nearly All Nominees Have Filed Their Acceptance. With R. J. Slater as democratic candidate for district . attorney and Homer I. Watts of Athena, as the minority's candidate for school super nltendent, the coming election now promises to be more a thing of Ufa than has been previously supposed. That he will consent to run for dis trict attorney upon the democratic The mobilization of the destroyers i ticket was announced this morning by . ( , . . . r f . 1 . TTt I 1 TT . ana me torpedo ooats will be as complete as that of the submarines ind will take place at the same time. WOOL DEADLOCK. Scouring Mills Will Xot Reopen May First as Planned. Because there Is no wool on hand to scour, the scouring mill will not be started May 1, and the date for com mencing operations Is now said to be Indefinite. Owing to he deadlock that Is now on between woolgrowers and sellers no wool whatever has been purchas ed by the scouring mill people. Nor has any of the new wool yet reached the city. The first wool sales day oc curs In this city May 25 and there Is a feeling that there will be little do ing In the way of wool sales until that time. JONATHAN FAILS TO GET L STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ENDORSES SECRETARY TAFT Senator Bonnie. Loses His Grip ' by Harping on Second Elective Term ( for President RcKWevekt Delcga tion Will Probably Go to ClUeago Instructed for the Big War Secre tary. Portland, Ore., April 30. When the state central committee of the re publican party adopted a resolution endorsing the Taft candidacy for nomination for president, Wednesday afternoon, it struck a fatal blow at the hopes of Senator Bourne to bring Oregon's delegations to the Chicago convention uninstructed. That Bourne lost his grip on the state organization because of his per sistent efforts to boom "a second elec tive term for Roosevelt" Js the belief of republican leaders today. Senator Fulton was warmly en dorsed by the state central commit Mr. Slater. Ever since C. H. Carter declined to accept the nomination which was tendered him by the dem ocrats at the recent primary friends friends of Mr. Slater have been urg ing him to make the race. In order to get on the ticket as the democratic candidate at this late day It will be necessary for the democratic central committee to select Mr. Slater as that party's choice for the office or else a petition must be circulated. There Is little doubt but that In view of Mr. Carter's declination the com mittee will endorse Mr. Slater and consequently he will be upon the bal lot In opposition to District Attorney Phelps. Watts Changed Mfnd. Last evening Homer I. Watts' ac ceptance of the democratic nomina tion for school superintendent was received at the clerk's office and as a result his name will go on the bal lot a3 that party's candidate for the office. Shortly after the primary election Mr. 'Watts announced that he would not accept the nomination but his ac ceptance filed yesterday, Indicates a change of heart upon the subject. Fqr the recent primary he registered as a republican. J. M. Heathman has accepted the republican nomination for constable for this precinct and J. M. Bentley has done the same by the democratic nomination. All acceptances of nominations must be filed with the county clerk by to morrow evening or the names of can didates will not go upon the ballot. Practically all of the nominees have already filed their acceptances and the nominations made by the so cialists have likewise been entered by the socialists chairman, G. A. Rob bins. Cannot Run As Democrat. Under the direct primary law, as Interpreted by County Clerk Saling, It will be Impossible for Mr. Slater to become the democratic candidate for district attorney. The law specifies that should a party nominee die or leave the the district the central com mittee may select another man to run, but' for no other reason may a change be made in candidates. A Suit lo Quiet Title. A suit to quiet title was begun in the circuit court today by Mrs. Cof fee or Rattigan. The land In question tee and recent attacks upon his career is 'the vacant lots at the denounced as "untrue, unmanlv and vicious," W. M. Cake was elected chairman. Wheat in line Condition. Thomas Campbell, who has been at his wheat r.tlich in the north part of the county for the past two weeks, has Just returned to his home in this city and says that practically all of the wheat in the north part of the county is In excellent condition. The recent winds did but little damage and the prospect for an Immense crop is good. The ground Is moist and wheat Is growing rapidly notwith standing the fact that no rain has fallen for many weeks. corner of College and Court streets. She alleges she furnished her husband with the money to buy the lots. The suit was filed by Attorney D. W. Bailey. Railroad Prospects' Good. J. M. Mitchell of Joseph, w ho held a sub-contract on the O. R. & N. work in this county returned Wednesday night from Portland where he had a conference with the head officials of the road, says the Elgin Recorder. While they would give out nothing definite in regard to the work on the road, they promised him that the old contractors on the road should have the work as soon as the work will be resumed this summer. S CO TO MEETING IN AUTOMOBILES Tonight the Presbyterian evangeli cal meetings to be held by the Indi ans upon the reservation will com mence and many are now here from the different reservations of the north west to attend the same. The meetings are to be held In a large tent under the Presbyterian mission and this morning It was rais ed and made ready for use. The meeting tonight will be conducted by T?pv f iln n t Arthur an tr. Mrmnn I will be delivered by Rev. Robert Par sons, Indian evangelist of Cottonwood, Idaho. Autos for Visitors. This evening a delegation of 30 or 40 natice Christians will reach here from the Nez Perce reservation and they will be met at the train by the local Lndlans with autos which will convey the visitors to the camp meet ing grounds. A delegation of six Is now here from the Yakima reservation and a crowd from the Warm Springs reservation Is expected Friday or Saturday, ..r-.k"' i At 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon a pie social will be held In the big re vival tent. under the auspices of the Christian Endeavor society. The pub lic at large, whiles as well as Indians, are Invited to attend. The revival meetings will be con tinued for several weeks and five dif ferent Indian minsters will preach. According to Rev. J. M. Cornelison, minister In charge of the reservation Presbyterian church, white people de siring to attend any of the camp meet-., lngs will be welcomed..