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VOL. 21.
PENDLETON, OltEGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13. 1908.
t
1 PIPE F EUD
IS
Man Who Assaulted Two
Pawnbrokers and Chinese
Tailor Placed in Irons.
DECLARES HIS NAME IS
"JACK THE SPLITTER."
Id Cornered Hi Saloon After Heating
Chink Into Insensibility Had Lewi
IMpe tXMicmlcd in Puter ami Struck
Without Word of Warning Eliher
IiiNine or Feigning Insanity I'olloe
Do Not Connect Him With Wolff
Murder, But Believe HI in Guilty of
Recent Crime Identity Unknown
Portland, May 13. The gas pipe
fiend, whom the police believe to be
the same man who struck down with
In the last 36 hours Pawnbrokers
Max Hermann and 'H. Newman, wns
captured at 11:30 this morning after
a desperate struggle In the rear of the
Erlckson beer saloon a few minutes
after he had beaten John Chong, a
Chinese tailor, into Insensibility.
The prisoner does not give a name
beyond declaring that It Is "Jack the
Splitter." and the police believe that
he Is either Insane or feigning mental
disease.
This morning at 11:16 he walked In.
to the tailor shop of the Chow Wah
company at 249 Ankeny street, and
without a word of warning struck
Chong over the head with a length of
gns pipe which he had concealed In a
newspaper. Thert uttering a yell he
Jumped out Into the street and ran
around a corner.
He was seen by a number of persons
who started In pursuit. The fleeing
man dodged Into the saloon and was
cornered there and after a desperate
struggle put In Irons.
At the station he muttered and
mumbled while being examined,
chuckling "I make them yell. When
they see the pipe they yell."
The prisoner Is about 22 years of
age and weighs 225 pounds. He Is
thought to be a sailor.
He Is not connected with the Wolff
murder by the police but Is thought
to be the man who struck down Her
mann and Newman.
Port In ml. May IS. Tlie prisoner's
name H Jack larcm of Home, Ga. He
says lie rttnick Cliong because lie
lurtcw Chinamen, hut dcnlon the as
sault on the pawnbroker. He de
clares lie ns a member of the crew
of tlic gunboat Housntonic until re
cently. HNliop Hero Tonight.
Bishop II, L. Paddock will conduct
services at the Church of the Redeem
er tonight and will also confirm a
large class of new, members.
BANKER CLOTHE!)
IN P1USON GAHB.
Sun FnmclNco, Calif., May 13.
Under guard of two deputy
sheriffs, J. Dalzell Brown, con
fessed accomplice to ' wrecking
the California safe deposit and
trust company, was taken to
Pan Quentln today "to serve his
term of 18 months for embez-
r.llng $5,00 worth of bonds of
the Sacramento Gas & Electric
company, deposited with the
trust company.
As he left the county Jail he
seemed resigned to his fate. He
had plead with the authorities
to allow him to servo his prison
sentence In the county jail, but
this had been Refused him. He
will now have to undergo the or
deal of being measured, shaved
and clothed In convicts' garb.
OREGON REPUBLICANS INDORSE TIFT
Portland. May 13. Taft will be en
dorsed anil Oregon's delegation to the
national republican convention at
Chlcngo will bo Instructed fur the
secretary of war, If the plans of the
Fulton-Taft organization prevail at
tomorrow's state convention, which
will bo held here.
Apparently the Fulton-Taft men
control the convention by about 200
votes. Out of the 239 delegates Ful
ton expects to control all but about
45. ' '
Bourne may be left off the delega
tion entirely If the present plans pre-,
vail.
If he Is sent, declare the Fulton
men, ho will be limited by Instruc
tions for Taft. The convention will
be called to ordor by State Chairman
REPUBLICAN WAH.
Faction In California to Fight It Out
Tomorrow'.
Sacramento, Cal., May 13. With
the Lincoln-Roosevelt league claiming
a ."comfortable working majority,"
and the Herrln organization asserting
that It will dominate the convention,
there is every prospect of as merry a
melee as hag ever been pulled off by
a republican state convention when
the factions meet here tomorrow.
Governor Gillette announced today
that he was not a candidate for dele
gate at large to the national conven
tion. The test of strength will eome at
the start over the selection of a tem
porary chairman. The organization
will put up George A. Knight and
will attempt to appoint him through
the central committee. The league
will protest and appeal to the dele
gates. The result will settle the ques
tion of control.
WARRANT FOR TREADWELL.
San Francisco, May 12. A warant
of arrent for Jamea "Treadwell, Uie
former Alaskan mine owner, against
whom an Indictment charging perjury
In connection with tlx; embezzlement
of the Colton securities from the Cali
fornia Safe Deposit and Trust com.
Nny, waft Issued today and put In the
ImiMls of the sheriff.
No Politics for Bob.
Chicago, May IS. Admiral Evans
left for the east at 3:15 this afternoon.
In an Interview be said: "The re
tirement from the navy la the "biggest
blow I ever experienced. I hate to
leave the old gang.'
When asked whether he would ever
think of going Into politics the admir
al Intimated that he would not.
EXPELLED STUDENT BRINGS
SUIT AGAINST COMMITTEE,
Denver Boy Will Comiel Faculty Ac
cuser to IVove Charge Made
Again Him Ilk Kxpnlslon 'Secret
Alleged He Wrote Profane let
ter to lroftiori-i-nils He Stren
tioiixly IHnics Graduate Without
Diploma.
Stanford University. Cal., May 13.
Stung to the quick by his secret ex
pulsion from college by the students
affairs committee, Claude H. Ray
mond of Denver, one of the best
known students In the university, an
nounced today thut he had been ex
pelled and that he had secured at
torneys to force the students affairs
committee to make good their charges
against him. Up to the present time
the committee has refused to do so
upon Raymond's request.
Among the charges Is that Ray
mond 'wrote a profane letter to the
committee taking them to task for
their expulsion of 40 students last
March. Raymond denies he ever
wrote the letters and will bring the
matter Into court.
Reymond Is a Denver boy who is
noted as one of the successful college
financiers. He paid all his expenses
through the university, lived In the
best style, and was a prominent fra
ternity man, on the profits of nn ad
vertising bureau he managed. He
was also n leader In musical circles.
Many Stanford seniors who gradu
ate this week are refusing to have
their ' degrees given them personally
by Dr. Jordan and the faculty but are
leaving tlx' campus and having the
degrees mailed to them.
Bishop Paddock's Reception.
A reception will be tendered the
Rt, Rev, Bishop R. L. Paddock at the
home of Mrs. W. P. Matlock under the
auspices of the Parish Aid tomorrpw
evening at 8:30. An Interesting musi
cal program will be rendered and a
few brief speeches will be given by
Judge S. A. Lowell, Bishop Paddock
hand others. A cordial Invitation Is ex
tended to all.
V. M. Cake at 10 o'clock.
Judge G. II. Williams may be se
lected to act as chairman.
Tonight tlio Fulton-Taft men will
hold an Informal conference. It U
understood their ' ticket for the na
tional convention delegation Includes
Fulton, Judge George H. Williams, M.
A. Moody of The Dalles. A. N. Gilbert,
Snlem.
Campaign Closing Up.
Portland. May 13. The senatorial
campaign Is closing up. Both candi
dates are coming In towards the me
tropolis. Cake speaks at Harrlsburg
this morning, Shedd this afternoon
and Brownvllle this evening. Cham
berlain Is at Hood River and The
Dalles today.
5TINF0BD CASE
MED 1 COUOT
PUBLICITY BALL
IS ROLLING Oil
Bureau Established and More
Than $2,000 Subscribed,
Campaign Start!,
NEXTIATIOXS ENTERED INTO
WITH HARRIMAN SYSTEM.
EntliusUiHilc Meeting at ContiiMTclal
A.HHOcuitiim iMut Evening Fifteen
Mew Connlo the Bureau Twelve
from Commercial club ami Three
Ioiii County Real Estate Meifs
I.jckuc Coiiuiiltlcc Will Meet Tills
Evening Plan lo HaHe $()()() or
110,000 Being; Worked Out.
At last the publicity ball Is rollln
and nothing can now stop the onward
progress of the movement to start an
advertising campaign for Pendleton
and Umatilla county,
Already over 12000 has been pledg
ed for a publicity fund and a strong
committee of 15 Is In charge of the
work of further raising money and
of expending the same. Negotiations
are now on between the committee
and William Bittle Wells, representa
tive of the Sunset magazine, the Har
rimnn publication, and It has been
practically agreed to adopt the rail
road company's advertising plan at
cost to the city of $2240.
President R. Alexander presided at
the meeting held In the Commercial
association rooms last night and 40
or 60 members were present. Also
several were there from outside the
city.
At the opening of tho meeting
H. Gwlnn submitted a written report
In behalf of the realty dealers' com
mlttee and It outlined a plan of action
After being rend the communication
was referred to the publicity bureau
committee.
I-argc Committee Named.
The selection of a committee to
have charge of the fund was first
taken up and M. R. Gwlnn moved that
the holleltlng commltte for the fund
headed by R. H. Wilcox, be made
the standing committee. The motion
was carried. But after the action had
been taken D. B. Costuma arose and
suggested that the committee should
be still further strengthened and pro
posed that the following men be
added to the list: T. C. Taylor, M. B,
Gwlnn, (1. M. Rice, W. L. Thompson
W. J. Furnish, Ijron Cohen and R.
Alexander. His motion was likewise
carried, and as a result the general
committee Is now composed of 1
men from the association and the
three men from the realty association
Subscription Is Growing.
The list of subscriptions up to that
time was read by Secretary Marsh and
It was found that about 32000 has
already been pledged. The largest
new contribution made last night was
$75 per month from the liquor dealers
of the city.
Immediately after the adjournment
of the association meeting last night
the publicity committee met and or
ga nixed by electing T. C. Taylor chair
man and J. H. Gwlnn secretary.
The Railroad's Offer.
After some Informal discussion of
the subject at baud W. B. Wells was
called upon and explained in detail
the proposition offered by the rail-
road people. By the terms of the of
fer the company agrees to publish
anil mail out 20.000 copies of a beau
tiful 6S-pnge booklet devoted entirely
to this county.
In addition several lesser booklets,
folders, etc., will be furnished, a page
advertisement run in the Sunset mag
azine for one year and a half page
advertisement In the Sunday Oregon
Ian. The expense of gathering data,
pictures, etc., for the publications. Is
to be borne entirely by the company
and the entire thing Is to be furnished
for the price of 32240.
Considering the extent and nature
of tho work to be done by the rail
road people the offer Is a very liberal
one. and after listening to the plan In
detail It was voted to accept the prop
osition. However, no final contract
v..s signed last night as the committee
wished to wait until further funds can
be raised.
This forenoon an Informal meeting
of the committee was held and It was
decided to hold another session this
evening. It Is the Intention of the
committee to work out a schedule of
contributions, and when the work of
soliciting Is started It will be taken
up systematically and each man asked
to subscribe the amount that Is con
sidered due from him.
It Is tho hope of the committee ot
raise $8000 or $10,000 so as to pro
vide a substantial fund for maintain
ing a publicity bureau for at least one
year. When the money Is pledged a
man will bp chosen to serve as direc
tor of the bureau and he will conduct
(Continued on page 7.)
HERS' TRI
TOURING COUNTY
Large Crowds Listen to the
Lectures at Hermiston,Echo
and Pilot Rock,
MANY PENDLETON PEOPLE
GREET THE DEMONSTRATORS.
Train Will Remain Over Night in
Pendleton and Will Cover the Walla
Walla, BruiMli Tonus Tomorrow
Lecturers Well Received in Slierman
and Gilliam Counties I'louccr
Train in Better Farming Movement
for Eastern Oregon Dr. James
Wltliycomhc Heads List of Siieakers.
Echo, (noon.) Fully 250 peo-
pie greeted the farmers' dem-
onstratlon train at this point,
and 16 were oat at Hermiston.
The weather is fine and the
lectures are being delivered In
the open air. The speeches are
not sterotype, but are good,
practical talks and the farmers
seem greatly Interested, many
questions being asked and an-
ewered.
At Hermiston and Echo ex-
celletit Information was given
on the subject of Irrigation and
fruit raising.
The train stays here for lunch
and then goes to Pilot Rock.
The schedule Is being followed
closely. At the Rock the lec-
tures wll be on diversified
'farming and apple culture.
, (
This afternoon at 4 o'clock the
farmers' demonstration train which Is
being ruij by the freight department
of the O. R. & N. company, arrived
from Pilot Rock and at time of going
lo press the excellent lectures on Im
proved farming methods are being
given by the experts from Oregon
Agricultural college from the demon
stration car in the O. R. & N. yards
In this city.
Large crowds attended the lectures
at Hermiston, Echo and Pilot Rock
today and great Interest has been
manifested In the train and In the
subjects of the lecturers. An excel
lent attendance greeted the lecturers
here this evening.
The train will remain over night
here and will go tomorrow morning
to Milton for a lecture at 8:30 and will
turn westward on the Walla Walla
branch, making stops at Weston,
Athena and Adams on the return, trip
to this city.
Ijcrtnrcs Well Received.
That the lectures have been well
received at every place visited by the
train Is shown by the following ac
count of Its itinerary by E. W. Wright,
staff correspondent for the Portland
Oregonlnn, who accompanies the train
for his paper. Mr. Wright says, writ
ing from Condon:
That the Oregon farmers are as
much Interested In the gospel of good
farming as their Washington neigh
burs wns unmistakably apparent In
the enthusiastic manner in which they
greeted the O. R. & N. farming dem
onstration train on the Columbia
Southern today.
The efforts of General
Freight i
Agent Miller, of the O. R. & N. com
pany, to Improve agricultural condi
tions In his territory met with such
pronounced encouragement when he
sent the first demonstration train
over the company's lines In Washing
ton that there was a clamorous de
mand for a second train In Washing
ton and also for a similar train on the
Oregon lines of the company.
The second Washington train, which
last week ran through the wheat belt
In our neighboring state, mot with an
ovation wherever It stopped, and If
today's reception of the pioneer Ore
gon demonstration train Is a criterion
last week's success will be duplicat
ed..
The pioneer train in the better
farming movement in eastern Oregon,
Is in charge of R. B. Miller, general
freight agent; M. J. Buckley, general
superintendent; D. W. Campbell, su
perintendent of Oregon lines; Dr. A. J.
MacKenzIo, chief surgeon of the O. R.
& N. company; Robert Burns, general
gent, Walla Walla; Jack O'Neill.
traveling passenger agent, and A. A.
Morse and C. F. Vandewater. freight
gents; Guy Anderson and Charles
Lord, stenographers, F. H. Kelser,
photographer.
The .list of speakers Is headed by
Dr. James Withycombe, director of
the experiment station at the Oregon
Agricultural college. With him are
C. L. Lewis, horticulturist; C. E.
Bradley, chemist, and H. D. Scudder,
gronomlst. Byron Hunter, assistant
agriculturalist of the United States
department of agriculture, Is with the
train as representative of Secretary
Wilson.
Farmers Rally on the Scene,
The train left Portland Sunday eve
ning and reached Kent about 6 o'clock
this morning, It consists of two pri
vate cars, In which the meetings were
held.
Although more than 100 people
found room in the lecture car at both
Moro and Grass Valley, it was neces
sary to use the sleeper, both cars be
ing filled and many farmers standing
outside to hear what they could
through the open windows.
The attendance at Kent was an
agreeable surprise, and showed quite
fffectlvely the deep Interest that Is
being taken In the matter. The sched
ule called for the opening of the lec
tures at 8:30 and the departure of the
train at 9:30. Despite the early hour,
there was an attendance of 118, some
of the farmers having driven 10 miles
to reach Kent in time for the lectures,
and a number of them leaving urgent
farm work In order to attend.
Cold Wind Become a Gale.
The weather was chilly, with a
strong wind blowing when Grass Val
ley was reached at 10 o'clock, and the
Intended open-air meeting was aban
doned and the crowd packed' Into the
two cars, the lecturers alternating be
tween them.
At Moro, the third stop on the
route, school was dismissed and
while the experts were talking to an
audience of 175 farmers Mr. Miller
entertained the youngsters. The wind,
which began easy at Kent, was blow
ing a gale when Wasco was reached
at 2:30, and the attendance was
smaller than It would have been un
der more favorable conditions. There
were 125 farmers at the Moro lec
tures, no women or children being
present.
i MEMORIAL Ml
j INJNDLETON
I
URGED TILVT PEOPLE TAKE
TIME FOR OBSERVANCE
Kit Carson Post Making Plans, Bud
. ncss Men Are Interested and Militia
Boys Willing to. Help in the Good
Work Public Fund May Be Raised
to Purchase Flowers for Graves o(
Departed Soldiers.
That Pendleton should take time
this year to observe Memorial Day in
the spirit which the occasion deserves
la strongly urged by local people. Al
ready the members of Kit Carson Post
G. A. R. and of company L have
planned to observe the day and busi
ness men are also faking an Interest
In the matter.
It has been suggested by Leon Co
hen that a public fund be raised for
the purpose of buying flowers with
which to decorate the graves of the
soldier dead and this Idea may be car
ried out. In the past the recoratlng
has been left entirely to the handful
of veterans that now survive In Pen
dleton and there Is a feeling that the
old soldlrs should be given more as
sistance than in the past few years.
. Guardsmen Will Help.
The following official circular has
Just been Issued by Adjutant General
Finzer and contains Insturctlons that
will be obeyed by company L.
"Headquarters Oregon National
Guard, Adjutant-General's office,
Portland, Oregon, May 9. Circular
No. 1. The near approach of Memo
rial day with Its sacred memories re
minds us that amid theturmoil of life
land rapid progress of events that we
halt for a space and pay our tribute
of love and duty to the fallen corn-
fades and garland their graves with
sweet flowers as a token of their un
selfish patriotism, heroic bravery and
devotion to their country's cause. It
is benefitting that we should observe
May 30 and help strew the graves of
tho departed heroes with flowers and
show to the living that the brave deeds
of those who fought In the Indian
wars, civil war and Spanish-American
war must not be forgotten.
"It is desired that the day be fit
tingly observed by the members of
the Oregon national guard. Where It
Is not practical for military companies
to participate in the ceremonies of
the day It Is requested that officers
and men shall take part as Individuals.
"By order of the commander-In-chler.
"W. E. FINZER.
"Adjutant-General."
FORMER PENDLETON
N. M. Forkins, formerly of this city
but of late years a resident of Boise, I
died at his home In that city last
night. Word of his death was receiv
ed here today by Mrs. Llna Stuigis,
with whom Mrs. Perkins had been
visiting when called home by her hus
band's Illness. The immediate cause
o.' his death was heart failure.
The deceased was widely known
among many of this city and deep re
gret Is expressed over the news of his
S NO. 6281
fill it"
LL1UEF0RMEQ
Four-Town Baseball Associa
tion a Reality at Last Sea
son Opens May 21.
PENDLETON MAN IS
CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Four Games a Week for Tbre
Months Guaranteed Each Town f
Have Games Every Other Week
Pendleton Opens at Walla Walla
and La Grande at Baker City Gar
den City Players Come Here Next
A National League Organization of
Class D Local Fans Are JubilaoC
Last night the long-planned four
town baseball league was formed at.
a meeting in this city and henceforth
all the games by the Pendleton, Wal
la Walla, La Grande and Baker City
teams will be under protection of the
national league.
At meeting last night Walla Wal- -la
was represented by William Rog
ers; La Grande by William Splllman, .
who attended in behalf of Dr. Lincoln;
Baker City by C. A. Hosier, and Pen
dleton by E. K. Lorlmer, manager of '
the team.
Under the terms of the agreement
entered into last night the four town
enter a league class D to play for m
season of three months. A forfeit of
$150 Is put up by each team to en
sure compliance with the regulations -of
the league and the salary limit for
each team is placed at $750 per
month. At the meeting last night .
the delegates chose W. L. Thompson
of this city to be president of the -league,
it being conceded that the
presidency of the association should
go to this city.
At this time the full schedule of,
games has not been worked out, but
the season will be opened by La
.Grande playing at Baker City and
Pendleton at Walla Walla.
Since the league was formed much
satisfaction has been expressed by
ballplayers and others interested in
the game. It is understood that most'
of the present players will be retained:
by Manager Lorlmer and that the
amount paid In salaries will be but lit- -tie
greater than at present.
The season is for three months or
longer, each team having posted a for
feit to play out the schedule for that
length of time.
Pciidlotoniiins In Cyclone Path.
C. B. Adams and Mr. and Mrs.' Bert
Huffman of this city, formerly lived '
at Woodward, 6klahoma, the town
which was visited by a cyclone this ;
week. The Taylor Green estate, seven i
miles south of Woodward, was In the -dlrect
path of the cyclone and S. P. .
Green, a son of Taylor Green, and a
brother of Mrs. Bert Huffman,- lives
at Richmond, a small place visited '
by the twister. Several people were -killed
at Arnett, Mutual, Vicl un i
Gage, places well known to the Pen
dleton people mentioned.
Wells Returned o Portland.
William Bittle W'ells, northwest
manager of Sunset Magazine who
closed the advertising contract with
Pendleton Commercial association
and the Umatilla County Real Estate
Men's association last evening, return
ed to his home In Portland today.
DR. SMITH AND
FAMILY ARE HOME.
Dr. C. J. Smith and family ar
rived Home on the Northern
Pacific train today after having
been absent from the city upon
a European trip that occupied
many months.
The Smith party left here
early last fall and while away
visited in nearly all the coun
tries of Europe, northern Afri
ca and in the Holy Land. They
returned to the United States
some weeks ago and have been
visiting at the doctor's old home
In Ohio and at other points in
the middle states.
MAN DIES AT BOISE
death. He was a bandsman and n
the leader of the Pendleton band dur
ing the time he lived here. He wns
also in the cigar business Cir a time '
and for two years was in charge of Un
Bingham Springs resort.
In Boise Mr. Perkins wax a partner
In the laundry business with J. I'.
Robinson, now proprietor of the Do
mestic laundry here, and he was also
prominent In band circles in th I l.i?i.
capitol. He was the leader of a b.iri l
In Boise for a period of I J yws.