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VOL. 21.
PENDLETON. OREGON, FKIDAY, MAY 22. 1908.
NO. 6288
IE FOR THE
mm due
Pendleton Guardsmen Appeal
to Voters For Their Support
June 1.
ENDORSEMENT OF DILL
MEANS LOCAL ARMORY.
Splendid Building for Pendleton and
Umatilla County Depends Upon Uie
Vote at State Election Present Ar-
morles Are Vnflt ami High rrlcod
Armory BUI a Sound Burtlncwi Mean,
ure National Guard a Neoewwlty
In Tlnie of War or Peace.
In support of the armory bill the
following appeal has Just been made
to the voters of Umatilla county by
the Pendleton guardsmen:
Pendleton, Ore., May 22, 1908.
To the People of Pendleton and Uma
tilla County.
In order to Insure the endorsement
of the armory bill, passed by the last
session of the legislature, we deslro
to make the following statement so
that kMA may know the true merit
of the measure.
The armory bill provides for the
construction of armories In the towns
of the state where guard companies
do not have proper quarters at pres
ent. There Is but one armory In Oregon,
that being In Portland, and In each of
the other 18 towns where guard com
panies are located the state has build
ings rented, paying annually from
J8000 to $6000 In rent.
For the most part the halls used as
armories are far from suitable for ar
mory purposes and the state Is yearly
paying out good money with but little
In return.
Is It not good sound business policy
for the state to own the armories,
which would then be adapted to the
needs and save the money which It Is
paying out for rent? Within 10 years
the state will save the (100,000 that,
has been appropriated for armory
purposes by trie armory bill.
At present company L Is using for
an armory a hall that Is not suitable
and the rent amounts to more than
the entire amount the company re
ceives annually from the state. The
necessary expenses or me company
during the puHt year have been double
the allowance from the state and the
members of the company have had
to make up the deficit by their own
efforts.
If the armory bill Is approved Pen
dleton is practically certain to be
given an armory costing $20,000 or
$25,000. Such a building would pro
vide suitable and permanent quarters
for the company and It would mean
that the company can be maintained
here continuously.
Aside from serving as an armory
the building would be a valuable ad
dition to Pendleton nd I'-oatlllaj
county. i
It would serve for many other pur-1
poses, such as a large meeting room
for big gatherings, of a political na- '
ture or otherwise, for Indoor ath-!
letlc tournaments, etc.
It Is the unanimous opinion of all
who are Informed upon the subject
that the national guard Is a vital ne
cesslty In the United States. With the
' regular army the guard furnishes the
first line of defense In the event of
war with a foreign power and In times
of peace it furnishes protection to the
lives and property of citizens at times
when the civil authorities are unable
to do so.
We earnestly ask you to vote "312
YES" at the election June 1 and help
us secure adequate quarters for our
company and a valuable public Im
provement for Pendleton and Uma
tilla county. -
Respectfully,
OFFICERS AND MEN CO. L, 3D IN
FANTRY. O. N. O.
Seven hundred head of hogs were
shipped to the Spokane market from
Grangevllle, Idaho, recently.
SUNSHINE SMILES
Beautiful weather and an enormous
crowd greeted the opening of the
Caledonian picnic at Athena today.
The delightful program as printed in
the East Oregonlan last evening was
carried out In full and everything was
favorable for the Jolly Scots.
This Is the first picnic season for
several years on which It has not
rained and the Athena people are
elated -over their good fortune and
the auspicious beginning of their pic
nic. A large crowd of Scots who are to
take part in the program passed
through Pendleton last evening on
GOVERNOR SPARKS
OF NEVADA, DEAD.
Reno, Kev., May 22. Gover
nor Sparks died this morning at
6:30 of neuralgia' of the heart
after an Illness of six months.
Lieutenant Governor Don S.
Dlckerson succeeds to the gover
norship. Dlckerson Is 64 years
of age, the youngest governor
Nevada ever had. ,
Governor Sparks was 65 years
old.
HONOLULU SOCIETY D3
DIVIDED ON SAILOR DANCING
To Dance or Not to Dance, Tliat la the
Question.
Honolulu, May 22. Society la dl
vlded against Itself today, on the ques
tion of whether Mr. Jack Tar of the
Atlantic fleet is a suitable dancing
partner for ladles of upper crust of
Honolulu- The trouble has grown out
of plans for a big ball for all the sail
ore of the fleet to which society lead
ers here are expected to come and
welcome the sailors with open arms,
But then a rift in the social circles
appeared.
"The ladies of Honolulu will never
attend a ball at which they are ex
pected to dance with sailors," said G
W. Smith, a social light of the Islands.
This caused a storm to break. Now
society is divided Into two camps.
Among thoso who have announced
that they will be at the ball, are Mrs.
George R. Carter, wife of the ex-gov
crnor.
"I shall certainly be at the ball,"
the said today. "The American sailor
Is good enough for any society in the
world."
If jury ci
I
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DISCHARGED AFTER BEING
OUT FORTY HOURS
Former Bow and King of Grafters
Will Be Tried Again Honey Disap-
pointed, But Not Discouraged
Ballot Stood Six to Six From First
to Lam "We Shall Continue to
Prosecute Rnef VimJI Ijbw Isj Vindi
cated," Says Francis J.
San Francisco, May 22. Unable to
agree after being out almost 10 hours
the jury In the case of Abraham Ruef,
charged with offering a Drlbe to for
mer Supervisor Jennings J. Phillips,
was discharged at 6 o'clock last even
lng by Judge Maurice T. Doollng.
Thirteen ballots were taken and the
Jury stood 6 to 6 from the outset. At
no stage was there a chance for n,.
agreement. The credibility of the
witnesses being the main point upon
which the Jurors divided.
District Attorney Langdon made a
statement, last evening to the effect
that the prosecution will not cease the
work that has been cut out and, that,
as soon as possible he will proceed
to try Ruef on one of the hundred
or more indictments pending against
him.
"We shall continue to ' prosecute
Abe Ruef until the law Is vindicated,"
said Heney this morning, discussing
the failure of the first Ruef trial.
Heney declares that he is disap
pointed but not discouraged by the
action of the Jury which was dis
charged Thursday htght because of
disagreement. ,
"I shall continue the battle until
Ruef gets what he deserves," con
cluded Heney. Ho Is already at work
on papers to be used In a retrial.
May Call Extra Session.
Guthrie, Okla., May 21. It Is very
persistently rumored around the capl
tol that Governor Haskell will call an
extra session of the legislature Im
mediately following the adjournment
of the ensuing session next Tuesday.
The session contemplated will be call
ed for 80 days only and prominent of
ficials state that the governor will Is
sue the call for the extra session to
begin June 4, giving a 10 days recess.
their way front Portland ' to Athena
and the numbers on the program were
given today aa printed.
Among those who passed through
were Judge George E. Cameron, Pi
pers McDonald and McKlnlcy, Prof.
A. Epplng, Jack Coloman, D'Arcy and
King, hornplpo artists, and others. A
number of local people from Athena
and Weston are also taking part In
the program.
The principal event, of this after
noon was the address by Judge
George E. Cameron of Portland. At
torney 8. F. Wilson delivered the ad
dress of the opening program this
forenoon.
I'LL ROT FIBST,"
SitS IE UVOOD
Senator Piatt's
Shouts Defiance
Prison Bars.
"Catty"
Through
DECLARES SHE WILL
NOT PLEAD GUILTY.
"Affinity" Says She Did Not Commit
IVrJury Had Reflect for Senator's
Age in First Trial More Serious
Charge to Follow Insists Hu
Threatened to Kill Her if Kite Men
Honed Anything About Their Mar-
rlage He In Powerful Politician
and Can Get Friends to Swear lo
Anything, Site Says.
New York, May 22. "I'll jot first,'
shouted Mae Wood through the bar
of the Tombs In New York today
when asked If she Intended to plead
guilty to the charge of perjury upon
which she was arrested yesterday at
the conclusion of the action for a dl
vorce against T. C. Piatt, based on her
alleged marriage to the senator.
"Out of respect to Piatt's age we
left out some strong points In our case
which will come out at the nevt trial,'
she said.
"He threatened my life at numerous
times If I ever spoke of his marriage,
He Is a powerful politician and can
get friends who will swear to any
thing."
BARNES MURDER TRIAL
POSTPONED BY JUDGE
Plea of IriHunily Will Probably Be
.Made to save Murderer's Neck.
Walla Walla. May 22. At the re
quest of the defense, the case of Bud
Barnes, charged with the murder of
Mrs. Anna Aldrlch, was postponed
yesterday from May 25 to June 8. The
case of John Tyacke, charged with
horsestealing was also postponed un
til the June term of court, the Jurors
for this month being excused by Judge
Thomas H. Brents from further ser
vice.
That Insanity will be the plea set
up to save Bud Barnes appears cer
tain from the length of time demand'
ed for preparing the case in his be
half. For that reason, the prosecut
ing attorney is fortifying himself
against this line of defense.
Although no change of venue may
be asked, It is probable that objections
will be raised by the defense against
many of the Jurors who have been
empannelcd for the June term. Many
on the list reside near the scene of
the murder and are acquainted with
the prisoner besides having known
Mrs. Aldrlch. So Intimate Indeed is
the relations between many of the
prospective Jurors and the case that
more names will probably have to be
added.
HEY. MR. MAN, GET GOGGLES!
Transparent Gowns Will Soon Clothe
the Women.
Paris, May 22 If it is true that
"What Paris wears today the rest of
the world will wear tomorrow," Am
erican mjii had better Invest. Imme
diately In goggles. The transparent
gown, the most daring sartorial effect
ever achieved by Parisian modestes to
lure men to destruction, has made Its
appearance on the boulevards, setting
off but not hiding the charms of the
feminine leaders of the French capi
tal's "smart set." The new gown Is
not only tight fitting, showing every
line nnd curve of the fair wearers, but
It is made of silk so thin and fragile
as to be almost transparent.
The Innovation has created a sensa
tion, even In Paris, which is accustom
ed to bizarre costumes. In many in
stances, the wearers of the transpar
ent gown have been usrrounded by
great crowds of men, all anxious to
Inspect at close range, and only the
Interference of the police has pre
vented the women from being mob
bed. HONEST MEN SCARCE
IN SAN FRANCISCO.
San Francisco, May 22. Dr.
E. J. Creley, who was charged
with contempt of court for
Vhoutlng, "Hey don't convict
my friend, Ruef," to the jury
in the Ruef case yesterday, was
given five days In Jail today. He
declared that he thought the
Jury had come to the decision
and was walking to the court to
be discharged when he made
the outcry.
Juror Hohrlg declared that he
did not believe the conviction
of Ruef possible as it would not.
be possible to get 12 honest
men on a Jury In San Francis-
co.
RIDE III BOX
CIS 10 SOI!
Trains Cannot Handle the Big
Crowds Desiring to Attend
the Fleet Celebration.
BELLINGILTM ALONE HAS
50,000 VISITORS.
Feature of Celebration la Parade With
2000 Blue Jackets Marching Along
Streets Packed With Cheering
Thousands Haw-ball Game Be
tween Navy and City Ijcoguo
Tiicatcrs 0x-n to Jackie Nearly
Hundred Leave Pendleton, Fifty
More From County, and Thousand
Go From Walla Walla 250 More
Cnnnot Got Seats.
Beilinghani, Wash., May 22. With
box cars attached to every train so
that thousands of visitors could reach
the city In time for today's celebra
tion, Belllngham awoke this morning
with 50,000 visitors within her gates.
The feature of today's program Is
a parade of 2000 blue Jackets. Thou
sands of spectators were massed along
the water side to observe the sailors
dl-iembark.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the long line
of sailors swung Into Elk street. Be
tween solid banks of cheering citizens
the men marched on.
This afternoon a baseball game be
tween the team of the Connecticut
and the Belllngham league team will
bt watched by thousands of sailors.
Tonight 1000 sailors will be guests
of the theaters of the city, while
others will be at a dance at White
City. The officers will be entertained
at Fairylan ' rink tonight.
BIG EXCURSION TO SEATTLE.
Eighty Tickets Sold From Pendleton,
About ISO From Umatilla County
by Northern Pacific.
Eighty tickets were sold in this city
for the Northern Pacific excursion
which left here for Seattle this morn
ing, and about 150 people went from
the county on the special train. Helix,
Myrlck, Juniper and Athena all fur
nishing large numbers.
The large number going on the ex
cursion is especlully gratifying to
Northern Pacific officials who or
ganized the train. The number pat
ronizing the special train is almost up
to the estimates made by local offi
cials of the Northern Pacific.
About lOno people left Walla Walla
this morning over the Northern Paci
fic for Seattle, and It Is reported that
about 200 people who desired to go
could not find room on the special
train provided.
It Is estimated by O. R. & N. offi
cials that about 200 people have gone
from Umatilla county by way of that
system and Portland so the total num
ber of people who will see the fleet in
Seattle tomorrow will reach to almost
400. -
FAIRBANKS SATISFIED
WITH SECOND PLACE.
Washington, May 22. Fairbanks is
now out openly for second place on
the ticket. At his Chicago bureau his
malingers are making a cnmimlgn for
delegates and liope to have him nonii
tutted with Tart on n Taft and Fair
banks ticket.
UNIVERSITY TREASURER
STEALS $10,000.
Custodlnn of Funds for 25 Years
' Further Disgrace in Store.
Lansing, Mich., May 22. After
holding the position of secretary of
the University of Michigan for 25
years, James H. Wade is confronted
with the charge of having embezzled
810,000 of the Institution's funds.
Further disgrace Is In store for him
for It is said Attorney General Bird
will demand that the university re
gents dismiss him and will Insist that
the secretary reimburse the universi
ty. In addition facts will be laid before
district the attorney for action. It Is
said Wade practically admits the
charge of grafting.
Restore "In God Wo Trust.
Washington, May 21. Announce
ment was made at the White House
yesterday evening that President Roos
evelt had signed the bill directing the
restoration to the gold and silver
coins of the motto, "In God We Trust,"
ordered by him stricken from the gold
coins some months ago on the ground
that the law did not authorize its use.
Must Honor Flag.
Washington, May 21. The senate
yesterday passed a bill to prevent
desecration of the United States flag
when an amendment providing that Its
restrictions shall not apply to banners
or flags carried by military or pat-
lotlc organizations authorized by law.
IIEMBREE MURDERED
WIFE AND DAUGHTER.
Dallas, Ore., May 22. Ab
Hembree, accused of murdering
his daughter Florence on their
ranch in Tillamook county, and
setting fire to the bouse to cover
up the crime, was found guilty
by a Jury early Thursday even
ing. He will be sentenced June
24.
Hembree had been convicted
once before of the crime of kill
ing his wife at the same time as
the murder of the daughter occurred.
Killed by Criticism.
Carson City, Ma 22. Governor
Sparks began to sink at 2:30 this
morning and a physician was hastily
summoned but nothing could be done
and at 8:30 he passed away.
Sparks became 111 soon after the
federal troops were sent to Goldfield
last year and the criticism he receiv
ed at that time caused him to first
take to his bed.
He was born in Mississippi and later
went to Arkansas and Texas. He
made a fortune and lost it in 1888,'
but regained It again. He w-as elect
ed governor of Nevada and reelected
In 1906.
New Engineer in Charge.
Washington, May 22. Major James
F. Mclndee has been appointed to re
lieve Major Roessler of all charge of i
I t 1 lA.tft..tlAH I.SW '
river aiiu nm uur iui iiutaiiuii nuin
in the department of the Columbia,
Roessler will go to Newport, R. I. Ma
jor Mclndee Is considered one of the
best engineers In the service.
HONEST VOTERS' LEAGUE
FOR THE COUNTY
Reward of $100 for Every Case of Il
legal Voting Discovered In the Court-
ty New Organization Starts Out
WM Membership 0f About 200
Col. H. G. Newiwrt of Henniyton Is
President Appeal to Voters.
One hundred dollars will be paid by
the Honest Voters' league of Umatilla
county, for every case of Illegal voting
discovered In the coming election.. The
league was organized in this city last
night and now has a membership of
over 200 substantial voters of the
county who are determined that there
BIG REWARD FOR
ILLEGAL VOTES
shall r-e no Illegal voting In the coun- modesty of those Involved. But thir
ty If watchfulness and big rewards much is known, that the lineup era
will prevent it. I braces a host of the most popular.-
The following announcement was
made this morning by the president alone will suffice to make the per
of the league, Col. H. G. Newport. formance interesting.
To all Honest Voters and Good Cltl-
zens of Umatilla County:
The undersigned, president of the
Umatilla County Honest Voters' ,
league, hereby offers a reward of
tiuu) one nunarea dollars ror every
case of illegal voting resulting In con
vlctlon for the crime of perjury,
where the party shall swear In his
vote on June 1, 1908, In any voting
place in the county, where It. can be
proven that he is not a citizen of the
United States, has not been In the state
sixmonths, In the county 60 days, or
In the precinct 30 days. This reward
applies to those who may swear
falsely as supposed freeholders, for
the purpose of swearing in votes.
I further agree to furnish an attor
ney to prosecute the cases, the reward
to go to those furnishing the evi
dence. I ask all good citizens to help
our men at the polling places on
election day. Let every good citizen
help the members of the Honest Vot
ers' league who will hold forth at ev
ery voting place in the county.
H. G. NEWPORT,
President Honest Voters' League of
Umatilla County, Oregon.
Burglars broke Into the club hotel
at Rosalia Sunday night, opened the
safe nnd secured about $75. The safe
was not broken In any way, and It Is
believed the combination was worked
by someone who knew how.
E
La Grande, 18: Baker City, 4. was
the score of the game which opened
the season of the Enland Empire
league at Baker City yesterday. The
second game Is being played between
the same teams at the same place this
afternoon.
Pendleton' and Walla Walla will
open their half of the season In this
city Sunday.
While La Grande had it all her own
way In the opening game, that Is no
indication that Baker City will con
tinue to hold down the cellar position
for the remainder of the season, since
this was the first game Baker has
played this year and O'Brien's tossers
di'ieut
mr cofiic
.Will Appear at the Oregon
Theater Monday, June U
for Commercial Club.
MRS. ANNA SELKIRK-NORTON
TO MANAGE THE BENEFIT
Bright and Pretty Affair to Be Staged
by Local Talent Under Direction of
Noted Vocalist Effort to Be Mad
to Wipe Out Deficit of Gymnaslam
Department "Something Doing
Every Minute," When the Real
"Merry Widow" Comes to Town
Many Interesting Features Not Re
leased. "The Real Merry Widow"
Oregon Theater, Monday Eve.,
June 1.
For the Commercial Asoclatloo
Gymnasium.
Under Management of
Mrs. Anna-Selkirk Norton.
For those who like to see bright andT
pretty things perpetrated updn a the
atrical stage by people of their ae-
qualntance there Is pleasure In store -as
la Indicated by the announcement:.'
above.
For many months those behind tha -Commercial
association gymnasium
have been seeking in vain for an at
traction that would open the eyes of
the people of Pendleton and inciden
tally lower the figures that are writ
ten upon the left hand side of tb
gymnasium account In hopes of find-. -ing
a suitable performance many
meritorious things have been investi
gated, but in each Instance the prop
osition has been weighed In the bal
ance and found wanting In some re-
gard,
j But In the "Real Merry Widow, "
88 11 18 De,n" arranged by Mrs. Nor-
ion, mere is a piay tnat luiiy meet -
all the exacting demands and all ar-
rangements have been made present- -ing
the play June 1. the evening ot '
election day.
Last evening a meeting of those to
participate in the performance waa
held In Mrs. Norton's studio and all
parts have been assigned. Up to this -
, time the identity of those In the oj
has not been divulged, owing to th -
1 vounar neonio of th ritv nn thu t
"The Real Merry Widow" Is a ner-
formance that does not have a dull
place from start to the finale. It t.
nn Ideal play for such a performance
a's Is desired here for it allows of lots
of music, beautiful scenic specialties
and mirthful stunts. As the name
Indicates, there will be something of
a millinery tinge to the play and it is
declared on good authority that the
largest Merry Widow hat ever captur
ed will be exhibited to the admiring,
eyes of the ladles In the audience.
Other interesting things about the;
coming performance have not yet
been "released," but will be made
known shortly. In the meantime the
people of the city are cautioned to
keep the date in mind and to be pre
pared for the rush that will be on for
theater seats.
Strike Narrowly Averted.
Chicago, May 22. A general strike
on the traction lines of this city was
averted this morning when 20 men
who withdrew from the union sent a
letter to the general manager stating
they would again pay the union dues
and fines In the Interest of peace In
an effort to save the city from disor
der. The union had given an ultima
tum that the men either must be dis
charged or be back In the union by
Monday next. The voluntary action
of the 20 men, however, clears up the
situation.
is
have been In several skirmishes:
The O. R, & N. company will run
a six-car excursion train from Walla
Walla to this city next Sunday morn
ing on the occasion of the baseball
game here between the Walla Walla
team and the Pendleton boys. The
train will arrive at 10:60 a. m. and it
is expected that 500 people from the
Garden city will witness the game in
this city.
The train will leave here, on the '
return to Walla Walla, at 6:45 In the
evening and aside from witnessing an
excellent game of baseball the Gar
den city people will also enjoy a pleas
ant outing.
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