East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, May 19, 1908, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text' " i i 1 1 mi hm"i rwimiiiHinwnwihniiLWiMiwuiil'iiinfciiiiinwniwii mmm a m)immmitamm MMinmmmm"mt'mTutimt ,. V i ' ' L ! "I, ( EVFillUGEDITIOH EVEIIKDITOII1 WEATHER REPORT, Cloudy with pettlbly showers tonight and Wednesday. Take your tor nwa to the people and the people will bring their I 'onafe to your etore. VOL. 21. PENDLETON, OREGON. TUESDAY, MAY 19. 1908. NO. 6286 0 . WIT FIELDS III THEIR GLORY Section of Umatilla County Between Pendleton and Walla Walla a Paradise. RECENT RAINS MAKE AMENDS FOR SLOW START 'Only Blot Is Idle Summer Fallow ' Fruit Season Commenced In Milton Free water Srrtion New Homes Springing Up Along 'the Interurban Electric Ume Jraws Ka End Ckmer to WaAa Walla Tlian Pen- dleton Residents Prefer to Trado In County Snat 'of "Umatilla County. "" . (Staff Correspondence,) With th wheat fields green and fresh from tfce .late rains the section of country between Pendleton and Walla Walla never looked better than at present and one passing along the line yesterday eould readily believe that the land ils -suited for diversified farming. Though the fgrowlng crop was re tarded somewhat earlier In the spring the rains taat have occurred recently have made intends for that. Today the entire -wheat belt Is one great field of green except that hall the land Is Idle as summer fallow. Milton's Early Fruit In the Preewater-MIIton section , conditions are likewise good thlsj spring and an especial activity Is now i noticeable because the fruit season has commenced. At the Milton depot yes terday trackloads of strawberries were being expressed to Boise, Nam pa, Butte, Anaconda, Elgin and other points wlxire the fruit season comes much later than In the east end ot Umatilla. Along the line of the Interurban be tween WaTIa Walla and Milton new homes are now springing up and al most every acre of ground la being used for fruit raising or gardening. The ball ding of the Interurban line has put a new face on affairs In the east end and realty values have gone skyward since the road was Installed. But there Is one feature tn connec tion with the road that Is not favor able to Pendleton. The line has drawn the Mllten-Freewater country closer to Walli Walla and whether they wish to or not the eat end people are now forced by the logic of the situa tion to trade at the Washington town. They ITefer IVmllon. That this condition Is not acceptable to scores ef -people In that section is shown by a conversation that occur red yesterday In a Milton drug store. An old farmer, the proprietor of the store and the writer were discussing the respective merits of Walla Wall And Pendleton and without knowlnit that he was talking to a Pendletonlan the rancher aid: "I would rather trade In Pendleton thon at Walla Walla, for I can buy better goods there and buy them' cheaper than I can In Walla Walla." According to the same man there are mony who feel as he does upon me suojrn n i m w.e 1. 1 a -A ..u. ik. I that they regnrd Pendleton as a bet ter place to trade they would prefer to come here If they could because this city Is In the same etate. But In the absence of a through electric line from Walla Walla to thin, cuy wure m i.me iui ; t,.ke (0(l8yi but th poIUv wcre on business to come tills wny and If Pen-: ,)nnd )n mph hort or(ler th, , evory dleton wishes to hold Its own In thei,niiB nn ,.., rtis,rhanre. resulted. east end It must hind Itself to thai section by means of a trolley wire FLEET STF.AMTNC. NORTH. :S-n Fighter on Their Way o the Pu get Sound. t San Francisco, May 18. Without any demonstration beyond a few Cheers, the Atlantic fleet pulled up their mud hooks yesterday and headed by the Connecticut with Admiral Pperry's pennant at the forepeak, started on the trip north. They left the bay shortly after 11 o'clock and will arrive In Puget sound May 21. Eight vessels will then visit Twenty-five Umatilla Indians In , company with Rev, J, M: Cqrnellson and Rev. E. J. Conners of the Tutu llla Presbyterian mission, returned today from Fort Slmcoe, Taklma res ervation, where a two weeks' evan gelistic service has been held and where the Yakima Indlahs were or ganized Into a temperance society, similar to that organised on the Uma tilla reservation. About 25 Ne Porces returned to their home at Kamlah, last evening, and the meetings have been brought to an end after a most successful serlei, In which a large number of tho SHINS RETURN FBI 1 MEETING Belllngham bay, four go to Port An geles, three to Port Townsend -and one to the dry dock at Bremerton, May 28 the fleet wll lassemble ait Seattle and May 27, 12 vessels go to Tacoma, but only four will remain there, the other eight proceeding on out of the seund to Sas Francisco, The ships left In the sound will take their turn dry docking and will then proceed to San Francisco. July 7 the fleet will leave for Honolulu and Australia. The Maine and Alabama will Rot accompany the fleet north. ENCOUNTER BAD WEATHER. ! licet Has Disagreeable Joarncy Up i California Coast. On board thn IT. 8. H. nenrela nt Bt.a by wireless to Mare Inland, May 19. Long rolling seas and a heavy fog 'made the morning run of the fleet a disagreeable one. In the afternoon the fog lifted a bltbut the seas con tinued heavy and the ships "Steamed at a"bnut eight knots. At night the weather cleared and the vessels speeded up to 12 knots There are but a few absentees report ed and the majority of those left be hind will report at Seattle and rejoin 'their ships. ! The fleet steamed In shore as near i as safety permitted to allow the sight seers view the big boats. All night bonfires along the coast lighted up ( the skies. ! THOUSANDS SAW ELECT MANEUVERS On Board Battleship Georgle, May 19. Wireless Sixteen battleships In Bperfy'e command maneuvered out j i,ie 0f Humbolt bay this noon in view 0f thousands of people who stood on the cliffs In a drenching rain to watch ; the proceedings. Wireless greetings I were exchanged with the Eureka board of trade and chamber of corn- ineree. E rrTWBURG COMPELLED TO ..MAKE BIG BOND ISSUE, MiUKm lead a Half Tied Up In Insti tution Wrecked by I'liwrupuhtux CarfUi State Ha $5,000,000 In Bank But I Protected by Bonding Ounikany Montgomery Stole Half a Million . But Sliortago Will Equal tt.OOO.OOO. Pittshurg, Pa.. May 19. Following the closing of the Allegheny Nutlonal bank by the comptroller of the cur lency, the announcement was made that the city of Pittsburg Is In dan fier of being compelled to Issue bonds In the sum of $1,600,000 m that amount of the city's funds are tied up In the defunct institution The city to without available funds to meet current expenses and the of' ficlals must take action at once to re lieve the situation. State funds to the amount of $5 000,000 are also tied up In the same linnk. but this. money Is secured by a bonding company. The peculations of Montgomery are officially placed at $694,000, although (ho b(ink- toU, shortage Is said to be $2,000,000. Montgomery has been held to the grand Jury. Rioting Continue. rif,ui.innri n Mnv 1. niotlnir marke( ,he roftrPRS of ,he street car Jn onp plnc0 n Mr C0,lU.d wlth an 1 explosive, but no one was hurt- It is thoiiRht thnt the end of the strike Is In Rigrit. The hope Is expressed that nn agreement will be reached through I the efforts of the state board of ar bitration. Eplpnl nt Portland. Portland, May 19. Delegates from nil over the west are arriving today to attend the primary missionary council of the eighth district of the Episcopal church tomorrow. Tho district Includes Washington. Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Nevada and Califor nia. , Taklma Indians were converted. This Is the first of tho series of In dian revivals which will be held throughout the northwest and Is a most auspicious beginning of the unique movement to evangellise the northwest tribes. The meetings were attended by about 100 Indians from outside reser vations and some eight or 10 native ministers took part. The ITmatlllas are delighted with the progress of the religious sentiment among their Tak lma cousins and visits between the vo tribes will be much more frequent hereafter. E TlbES Chi DEATH III HE OF CELEBRATION Civil War Cannon Used to Salute Passing Fleet Ex plodes at Ferndale. WHITE MAN DEAD AND MANY INDIANS INJURED. First RcKrt Said Seven Would Die Gun Had Been Used In Celebrations for 30 Years Extra Cliarge Dc molbsies Weapon Curious Reds Had Gatltercd Around to See It Fired Clearing Smoke Revealed Deud and Dying Three Women May Succumb to Injuries Indians May Pull Tbrougti. Ferndale, Cal., May IB. (Later.) Isaac Davis Is tlie only man dead as the rcKult of the exloKlon of tlie okl cannon which was fired as a salute to the passing fleet at CcntenUIe, near here. Ttiree wonienv wlx were injured, may die, but It is expected tliat the Indians, thought to have been killed by I1h explosion, will pull through with their lives. Hie cannon was an old one and had Ih-cii used -for SO years. Fired a Fatal Salute.. Ferndale, Cal., May 19. While sa luting the slowly passing Atlantic fleet today an old cannon exploded, killing one white man and seven In dians. A great crowd had gathered at Cen tervllle to observe the big fighting machines sail past. The old cannon, a relic of the civil war, If not older, which had done duty on every national holiday for many years, was dragged out of 1st shed and hauled to the beach. Here It was loaded and fired several times In honor of the fleet. A crowd of Indians incautiously gathered close about the old gun to observe the manner In which It was exploded. The last charge was an unusualb large one. The fuse was toucned anu a moment later a tremendous explo sion occurred. Screams of agony issued from out of the cloud of smoke that surrounded the gun carriage and when the breeze blow the smoke away, seven Indians and one white man were huddled about the dismantled gun carriage. all being dead or dying. Others In the crowd were painfully wounded. MRS. GUNNESS IS DEAD, la INMie, Ind., May 1. All doubt n to the fact that Mrs. Gnniicss died in the fliuncH tluit destroyed her lioine was removed todny when her dentist. . Norton, positively Identified a gold crown In the ruins as the one lie ind placed In her mouth sinue tunc ago. It is nopeci mat inc trial i Ray lJimiliere, charged with burning the GunncKS home, will Is-gln next Monday. No Currency Bill. Washington, May 19. As the ses sion draws to a close It Is appnrent there Is little chance for any currency eglslatlon to be passed. It is admit ted that the Vreeland ond Aidricn bills are so unlike that there Is prac tically no hope of passing either one nd there does not remain sufficient time for both parties to get together and make a new bill. Neither side seems disposed to yield a point. IH-iuocrnts Grow Cnutlc Fresno, Calif., May 19. A platform teeming with denunciation of the po lltlcal grafters and the Southern Pa cific and endorsing Bryan and rldtcul- ng the state railroad commlssldn, was adopted by the democratic convention today. The eight hour day, Asiatic xcluslnn, conservation of resources, restriction of the power of Injunction and Independence of the Philippines Is also urged. Murderess Was Norwegian. Trond HJom, Norway, May 19. Bryndylld Pulsdatter was the maiden ame of Mrs. Belle Gunnesa, whose murder fame at Laporte In America, Is now exciting so much attention. She was born In Norway In 1863, and he left her homo 33 years ago for America. Her only surviving relative, her sister, Selbe, died last Friday. It said that the sister had not heard from Mrs. Gunness In many years. SciiHatloiuil Ietter. Clinton. III., May 19. The Jury In the Snell will case was secured today. The attorneys for Richard Snell, who is trying to break the will, announc ed letters written by various women d Snell, and which, If read In open court will cause a number of domestic tragedies, will be Introduced, lECISTHI IS 400 G R EATEI1 Many More Voters Than Two Years Ago Total on the Books Reaches 4,465. PENDLETON LEADS WITH - MILTON AND ECHO CISE Compilation by Registering Clerk Shows Number of Voters Is Much Greater Titan When Books Closed for Last Election Echo Has Neat ly 600 Voters and Crowds Milton Close for Second nonors Ruddock Is Lowest With Only Five Men on the Books. With a total registration of 4466 Umatilla county has over 400 more voters la line for the Jane election than thera were two years ago. At that time the total reached 4931. This afternoon Clark Nelson, regis try clerk, complied the following state ment showing the registration by pre cincts for the coming election., As those registering for the state election are not required to give their political faiths the respective strengths of the different parties cannot be known. Rcglstntalon. Precinct Electors. Adams ,. 41 North Athena 196 South Athena 7S Bingham Springs 19 Cottonwood If Echo 495 Encampment 38 Fairview 4J Ferndale 95 Fulton 96 Gllliland 38 Helix 84 Hogue 42 Holdman 115 Juniper 81 North Milton 272 South Milton 247 Mountain 68 McKay Pendleton '. 299 North Pendleton 319 South Pendleton 331 Eat Pendleton 217 Pilot Rock 233 Prospect . .' 34 North Reservation 60 South Reservation 61 Riverside 10 Ruddock 5 Uklah , 7T Umatilla 101 un'n 35 Valley 104 vansycle 21 Vinson 1$ Weston ' 123 East Weston WWW. 148 Willow Springs . . ." 22 Yoakum 50 Total .4465 TO INSPECT OREGON TIMBER. Government Exm to Investigate for TurjHMitliie in Northwest States. Washington, May 19. L. W. Haw ley. expert on wood distillation for the forest service has Just left Washing ton for Oregon, Washington, Monto na and Idaho, to Investigate the possi bilities of n future turpentine Indus try in the northwestern portion of the United States. Mr. Hawley hoa taken with htm a small distillation apparatus, which he will set up at various places In these states, distilling the different woods to determine their value in the pro duction of turpentine. In this man ner an accurate Idea of the yield of extracts from the various woods can be obtained, and samples of the ma terial will be sent to Washington for analysis and estimation of Its value for use In paints, varnishes and other naval stores. There are at the present time in the northwest, seevral wood distilling plants which are producing various grades of turpentine, wood preserving oils and materials of a similar nature. It Is believed thot a careful study of existing conditions in this section will yield results which will give an accu rate Idea of the possibilities of utlllz ng the enormous quantity of sawmill refuse now woing to waste. Victim Identified. Laporte, Ind., May 19. One of the alleged victims of Mrs. Gunness was Identified today so posltlvefy that the coroner has Issued a death certificate. The corpse was that of Jennie Olson. The body was one of the first found on the farm. Mrs. Gunness told neighbors that the Olson girl had gone to Los Angeles. New Tacoma Newspaper. The plant of the defunct Seattle News, purchased by R. F. Rfifdabaugh, has been taken to Tacoma and stored In the Wallace block on A street. In which Radabaugh proposes to house his newest Tacoma dally, the Tacoma Tribune, BURNED $700 HIDDEN IN SAGE. Ditch Worker Had Close Call for Los ing His Entire "Wad." Boise, May 19. A man named O'Donnell working on the government canal, came near losing $700 In a pe culiar manner. While at work he took off his vest and threw It across a sage bush with the money still In the pock et. A companion coming along saw the sags bush which he thought was in the way, but did not see the vest and knew nothing of the money, O'Donnell's back happened to be turned and he did not see what was going on and the first Intimation he had that things were wrong was when he smelted smoke and looked behind him. His companion had touched a the way. O'Donnell made a frantic rush Into the burning bush and grabbed the remnants of a badly burned vest The purse containing the money had been badly burned and $300 In greenbacks were also badly scorched. The bal ance of the money was In gold. None of It was completely destroyed. CLOSING ARGUMENTS. Honey Is Roasted and Called Unfair Allege Private Prosecution. San Frnnciflen Ufav IQTnlrlnv tin th rniment whr Atfnrnov ioh had left off last night. Attorney I. F. j ' the Vear tor regular chool work, Chapman today addressed the Jury lne examinations commencing tomor--the Reuf case. row- , tl , "This Is a peculiar prosecution." he At the assembly this morning tha said. "Since the Impanelment of theents were treated' to an Interest jury many times Heney has attempted ln talk C J- Smlth' w T ed to tear fram the defendant the le- !f his travels abroad. The address- gal presumption of Innocence to which my client Is entitled." , Chapman added. It is not Heney's nature to be fair and that the entire case Is a fabrication. "This Is private Spreckles prosecution," he added. TO r, ANSWERS WIFE'S CHIDING f WITH RAZOR SLASHES Cuts Tliroats of His Two Babies Crased With Drink He Becomes a Fiend When Spouse Remonstrates With Him for Staying Out ' All Night Police Arrive In Nick of Time and Strike Down Mad Man Children Rushed to Hospital In an Auto. San Francisco, May 19. Crazed by drinking, Wm. J. Hanna, a plumber, attempted to murder his wife and two babies this morning because his wife remonstrated with him for staying out all night and spending his money. Attracted by the woman's screams the police rushed In in time to see the frenzied husband slash the throats of his children with an open razor. The police struck the man down with night sticks and handcuffed him. then ImnrpQQpri a nnostnir nlltnmnhlla tn falra ' the two children, both wounded, to the hospital. It Is believed both will recover although they were badly slashed. Test Cose on Land Brought. Roy W. Mlnckler, of Clarke county, Washington, has started suit In the federal court to compel the Oregon & California Railway company to sell its granted land to actual settlers at $2.60 an acre, under the terms of the act of congress of May 4, 1870. This Is a test case and If Mlnirkler Is suc cessful a large number of similar suits will be begun. Bad Fire at Hope, Idaho. Fire Sunday morning at Hope. Ida., destroyed six residences, causing a loss of about $10,000 with little Insur ance. The fire started In the resi dence of Harry Morton from a defec tive flue, and the residences of Mrs. P'eshak. John Larson, Wm. Billings, Grant Sherman and Messrs. Stone and Termullen were completely destroyed. Unable to Tell His Name. A stranger, about 38 or 40 years of age, applied at the police station at Aberdeen, Wash., the other night for a place to sleep, and when asked his name , was unable to give it. His mind seemed to be a blank as to hU past, and he could give no account of himself. Washington, May 19. Senator Ty ler delivered his maiden speech In the senate today. .The Tennessee sen. ator made the basis of his argument an attack on President Roosevelt, which the republicans are Inclined to think unwarranted. "In these Imperial days," he began, "when concentrated wealth Is en trenched under the dome of the cap Itol and centralized power enthroned In the White House, what can you ram 1 1 TENN ESSEESEHATOft GRILLS REPO BLICANS EKEIITFUI.il it men school: Regular Work Closes for the Year Final Examinations. Begin Tomorrow. DR. SMITH ADDRESSES THE STUDENT BODY Champion Orator of Eastern Oregon Delivers Winning Oration to Fellow Students Both Speakers Are Heartily Cheered Smith ' Popular With the Students Euster Elected Captain of Next Year's Track Team Jay Will Not Represent Local. School After This Session. This has been an eventful day at- I the high BChOOl for it U the last day " listened 10 cioaeiy oy ue siu' dents and the doctor was warmly cheered both when he entered tha room and at the conclusion of his talk. Harold Warner, winner of the In terscholastlc oratorical contest at Ba- . ker City, also rendered his oration this morning. It was the first time ths oration has been delivered before tha Pendleton students and it was given by Warner In fine shape. Euster Is Captain. This forenoon the members of the high school track team met and elect ed Alfred Euster as captain of the -team for next year.- He will succeed Ora Jay who has now been on the team -for four years and hence Is no longer qualified to run under the colors of the high school. Euster Is a weight man and Is one of the most enterprising of the new students at the high school. Conse- i quently It is believed he wui mase good as track captain next year. Aside from Jay, the high school will also loose Arthur and Lester Means and Cliff Turner this year. These are all good men and will be missed next sea son. In the grade rooms of the Pendle ton schools the last class work will be done tomorrow and the examinations -will commence Thursday, according . to Superintendent J. S. Landers. Track Meet Friday. This forenoon the high school ath. letes organized rival track teams and ' will hold a friendly meet next Friday afternoon on the Tutullla grounds. The event promises to be one of the mosf interesting of the school year and will ' be closely contested. Eight athletes have taken sides and will contend for honors. A reproduction of all the fast events of the Inland empire track meets of the past month will be wit nessed on the home field. Trouble at Reform School. . H. T. Jones, member of the state board of control, is again temporarily In charge of the state Industrial school at Chehalls, Wash. Open friction has been prominent In the school between Superintendent F. G. Thompson and Assistant Superinten dent John Simpson for some time, and recently there have been a number of escapes from the school. It Is charg ed that Simpson connived at the es capes, and a few days ago Superin tendent Thompson Informed the board that either he or Mr. Simpson must leave. The board upheld Simpson and Mr. Thompson tendered his res ignation, which was accepted. Child Died. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Haupt of Colton, Wash., died Friday from the effects of a terrible scalding received a short time ago by turning a tub of boiling water over Its head and shoulders. John Donlan committed suicide ar Grand Forks, B. C, a couple of days ago In a horrible manner. He placed 1. a stick of dynamite next to his skin . at his chest and lighted the fuse. The body was blown to pieces. He was about 40 years of age. rrneot hut a gradual encroachment of the federal government upon the re served rights of the states." Turning to the republicans he taunt ed them with their lack of unanimity in regard to the president's policies. "The question Is," he said, "are you going to put the president's reform policies In the platform? If you are why don't you endorse Bryan and be done with It? If not you will repudi ate your own president."