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EVMGEDITION
raiiiGEDura
TVEATUEK IIEPOIIT.
Probably fair tonight
with light frost Wed.
nesday; fair and
warmer. , '
Take your tort nw
to the people and the
people will bring their
patronage to your etor.
PENDLETONOREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 26. 1908.
NO. 6201
VOL. 21.
ILL REM FOR
BIS EXCURSION
Special Train of Eight Coach.
esWill Car.y Hundreds to
Hermiston Tomorrow,
rnofcrECTs bright for
WEATIIEH AND CROWDS
Train, Leaves at Eight Opportunity
to View Reservoir Dam, Head
gates, Canals, PJie Lines am! En
tire Project Hcriiilston People
Spare No Effort to Make Event
Enjoyable Formal Owning of
Floodgates Exercises and Hall
Game n the Afternoon Address
by lTomlnent Citizens aiul Govern
ment Engineers Extensive and In
tiTcstliijr Program Arranged.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
HEADY TO UNITE.
Kansas City, Mo., May id.
The general assembly of the
Presbyterian church adopted a
resolution this morning an
nouncing that the Presbyterians
are ready to co-operate with any
church In an effort to unite
with any church of the Protes
tant faith. This Important step
means that some If not all Pro
testant churches will be In unity
soon.
The committee on co-operation
and union declares there Is
no doubt that such a plan would
met the approval of the Meth
odist, Episcopal, Reformed Pres
byterians, Methodist Protes
tants, Moravians and the re
formed churches of the United
States.
ROASTS
H
E
TO '1 FINISH
man," has been here today and he
reports that Col. H. G. Newport has
arranged for sufficient teams and au-
i tos to take 800 people form Kermis
. ton to the dam tomorrow. Conse
quently no ono need remain away
from the excursion through fear that
there will be a shortage of . conveyances.
Tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock the
Hermiston excursion will leave this
city, the special train of eight coach
es to be attached to the regular Port
land local, leaving at that hour.
EVELYN Wl
TlinitAWH
SUIT FOR DIVOKCE.
New York, May 26. Counsel for
Thaw Applied for a withdrawal of Iter
unit in. fiiiiml lui kiftrriiiL'vi tt Ifiirrv.
The prospects this evening are that . j.,,.nluy al JikII Insane.
He gave no reason for the Midden
change of attitude hut It I rcrtcd
the step Is an effort by Evelyn to gain
control of Tluiw's estate.
an Immense crowd will go to Hermis
ton and a most Interesting and prof
itable event is promised. The peoplo
of Hermiston will do everything In
their power to make the day pleasant
for the visitors and every one will bo
given an opportunity to view the res
ervoir, dam, headgates, canals, pipe
line and other Interesting features of
the project.
The peoplo of Hermiston have ar
ranged an elaborate program which
will furnish entertainment to the vis
Itors and which will make the event
one long to be remembered. On the
arrival of the train at HermlBton the
teams will leave for the reservoir
carrying the visitors to tne dam where
the formal opening of the monster
headgates will take place on the ar
rival of the crowd at fhe dam.
On the return from the dam the
exerciser nf the dny will be held In
the new M. E. church at Hermiston,
where the address of the day will be
delivered by Judge S. A. Lowell of this
city.
D. C. Henny, engineer In charge of
reclamation woik In Oregon. Wash
lneton and California, wll also
speak, and Engineer John T. Whistler,
father of the Umatilla project, will
also give an Interesting talk on the
practical features of the project.
During the afternoon, H. M. Cake,
candidate for United States senator,
will deliver an nddress to the excur
sionists and other polltlcaT addresses
will be made during the afternoon,
perhaps.
The excursion train will leave Her
miston at 6:30 on the return trip, ar
riving at this city about 7:30.
The day promises to bo one of the
most Interesting and pleasant events
of the season and hundreds are going
from this city and surrounding coun
try to view the Immcnso project for
mally opened.
The following Is the program ar
ranged by the Hermiston people:
Train from Pendleton, trip to dnm,
arrive nt dam, formal opening' of tho
headgflte, call of bugle for return to
Hermiston, arrive at Hermiston.
lunch, speaking, Hon. S. A. Lowell,
orator of day; ball game, Hermiston
vs. Pilot Rock; 'Sports, 4:30 p. m.
List of prlr.es: Obstacle race, first
prize, $2; second. $1; boys" pony race,
under 15 years, first. 2; second, $1;
100-ynrd dash, first, $5; second, $2.60.
EKg race, girls under 12 years, first,
11; second, B0 cents. Horse race, free
for all, first, $10 second, $5; bronco
busting, first $20; second, $10.
Excursion 1caven at 8 O'clock.
The Hermiston excursion train will
leave this city tomorrow morning
promptly at 8 o'clock, the coaches to
be attached to the regular Portland
locnl leaving at that time. The circu
lars sent out from Hermiston give the
leaving time at 7 o'clock, but this Is a
mistake. .The train will not leave un
til 8 o'clock and returning will leave
Hermiston at 6:30. Those who ex
pect to go on the excursion will re
member the hour of the departure
of the train.
Can Accommodate 800.
L. D. Lay, who Is associated with
A. C Crawford, the Hermiston "land
With the uitlxlrawal of the suit
Evelyn Isvomes the wife of the Insane
mail and It Is reortcd the lawyers are
preparing to brini; action to have her
npXlned a committee to take charge
of hi personal roeriy. Later an at
(unt will he made to gain control of
tlio whole estate In Pittsburg.
Franklin Pearce Declares His
Continuance in Office Would
Be a Calamity,
IS DISGRACE TO
COUNTRY AND STATE
Attorney Kays Few Men Had Better
Iroseets and Tliat Many Expected
Hint to Bo President Promised to
Follow Trail of Crime Into Off!-
com of Captain of Finance, Rut In
stead Ik On Terms of Intimacy
With (lie Robber Sliakcs Dice
With Sons of Ryan and Declare He
Does Not Regret It.
oiL AT COOS RAY.
Marshfleld, Ore., May 26. Oil lias
been discovered on Coon Bay, large
options are being taken.. Machinery
for development has been shipped
front ' Frisco.
Gas has been found In many, places,
the strongest on South Inlet four miles
from Marshfleld, wlicre machinery
will lie installed. The first guslier
was ocncd near liandon.
BRfIN SPRINGS
I SENSATION
NEIIRASKAN MAKES
PIMlOSlTION TO TAFT.
Challenge War Secretary to Join
With Him In Urging Congress to
ConiM'll Publication of Campaign
Contributions Republicans Cry
"Play to he Galleries," While lem
(Hrrats Cull it Wise Move and Proof
of Sincerity.
Washington, May 26. l'ryan sprung
the first sensation of the presidential
campaign when he sent a message to
day to Taft, suggesting that they Join
lh urging congress to pass a bill com
pelling the publication of campaign
expenses.
Democratic leaders look upon the
move as ono of great wisdom and say
It proves ho is sincere In his determ
ination to conduct the campaign with
out the aid of the great corporate In
fluence. The Taft men don't make open crlt-
' Iclsm, but they are understood to bo-
llevo It Is a "play to the galllerlcs."
Ellzabcthtown, N. Y., May 26.
"No graver calamity could befall the
country than the continuance in of
fice of Jerome, whose corruptness
equals the ancient Roman courts,"
declared Attorney Fraklln Pierce
this morning, who on behalf of the
minority stockholders of the metro
politan Street Hallway, Is asking the
governor to remove Jerome.
"Few men had as bright prospects
as Jerome. Many expected him to
be president, but now he Is a disgrace
to the state and country."
"He promised to follow the trail of
crime Into the offices of the captains
of finance, but Instead we find him
on terms of friendship with tho male
factors of great wealth against whom
evidence had been placed In his
hands but against whom he never
HCted. He served as a protector to
criminals Instead of a prosecutor.
"He not only failed to do his duty
but worked against the Interests of
the people he swore to protect and
we find him, throwing dice for drinks
with Ryan's sons and brazenly say
ing ho doesn't regret It."
C. E. S. WOOD TALKS.
Portland Anarchist Attacks Y. M. C
A. Recant Hall Was Denied Emma
Goldman.
Portland, Ore., May 26. Dr. C. E.
S. Wood, a noted anarchist scientist,
called the members of the Y. M. C. A
"easy Christians" In an address here
yesterday.
He severely arraigned the organiza
tion for its refusal to rent their hall
to Emma Goldman.
Wood In Introducing Emma Gold
man declared he believed young men
Joined the organization because it Is
so easy to be a Christian now. He
said he believed that even the direc
tors would not belong In days when
there was burning at the stake.
200,000 POUNDS
OF WOOL SOLD
Nine Clips Change Hands at
Pilot Rock This, Morning.
Prices Better.
13 3-8 CENTS IS BEST
PRICE OFFERED THUS FAR.
t
Choice Foothill Wool Is Offered to
Buyers Lowest Bid Is 10 1-4 All
But One Grower Accepts Price Of
fered Warner Takes His Under
Consideration Nearly All AYool Of
fered at Pendleton Sale Is Fliuilly
Disposed of fchcepmen Loath to
Accept Low Fibres, But Finally
Give In J. E. Smith Livestock Com
pany Holds 160,000 Pounds.
RACING AGAINST TRAIN'S.
Taft Answers Commoner.
Washington, May 26. Taft replied
to Bryan today, saying he had already
taken up the matter of publishing
campaign expenses. He quoted a con
fidential letter sent to Senator Bur
rows, chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections, April 30, say
ing he believed It would greatly tend
to abolish corruption from politics If
published.
He also tells Bryan he has publicly
announced tho hope that tho bill pend
ing would be passed, since writing to
Burrows.
UNO FRAUD TRIALS REOPEN TUESDAY
Portland, Ore., May 26. The Ore
gon land fraud trials will be reopen
ed Tuesday when Tracy Becker re
turns from Los Angeles to prosecute
j. H. Booth, ex-reglster of the Rose
burg land office, for bribery.
The federal grand Juy has been se
lected to Investigate the Umatilla
frauds Involving 15,000 acres of un
allotted Indian lands which promi
nent persons are accused of having
acquired by fraud.
U. 8. Attorney McCourt yesterday
filed suits to recover 9280 acres In
Linn county and D. B. Townsend ar
rives from Washington this week to
file suits to recover 3,000,000 acres
of the Oregon-California grant.
This Is the land which the railroads
have refused to sell according to the
terms under which It waa granted by
the congress of the United States. The
three million acres comprise some of
the finest timber lands in the north
west. The case will be bitterly fought
by the railroads.
San l-'raiicH-o, May 20 -Fernando
Nelson left Vallejo, Calif., In an auto
mobile for Portland nt 3 o'clock this
morning to establish a sliced record.
He exists to reach Portland at 3
o clock tomorrow nltcnioon, making
the trip from 'Frisco to Portland In
3 hours, ono hour faster than the
trains.
POPE PRAISES TEDDY.
Admires light Made by Iresldent on
I'redatory Wealth.
Rome, May 26. Pope Plus today
expressed admiration for Roosevelt
for the fearless fight against predatory
wealth and declared that America
should be appreciative. The occasion
was a brief address during the visit
of the New York and Brooklyn pil
grims to the Vatican.
The pope received the visitors sev
eral minutes. He asked many ques
tions on the Industrial and political
conditions In America.
Child Scalded o Death.
Sumpter, Ore.. May 26. The funer
al of the 2-year-old Infant boy of Mr.
and Mrs. E. A. Stark took place yes
terday. The child died from falling
Into a vat of scalding water at the
family home, at the Columbia mine.
At the time of the accident it was not
thought the little fellow was serious
ly Injured and the announcement of
his death was a surprise.
Heney" Cliaufcur lined.
Oakland, May 25. Heney's chauf
feur was fined $10 for speeding to
catch the ferry with Heney and wife.
When ho protested Heney shouted
"Quit complaining, the officers did
their duty."
Ship Bodies East.
Bremerton, Wash,, May 26. The
bodies of the marines killed Friday
by the stret car, will be shipped east
for burial. Fred Lullnskl, to South
Chicago, and J. J. Straub to Detroit.
Would Quash Indictments.
Washington, May 25. Arguments
to quash the indictments against Ben
son, occupied the court yesterday.
At the wool sale. held at Pilot Rock
this morning, nine clips, aggregating
over 200,000 pounds of wool, were
sold at prices ranging from 10 1-4
cents to 13 3-8. The following were
the sales In detail:
Herbert Boylt-n, 12,918 pounds, 12
cents. Bought by Greene.
Rugg Bros., 24.019 pounds, 12 1-8
rents, bought by Livingstone. '
Donald Ross, 35.187 pounds, 111-4
cents, bought by Abbott.
C. W. Mathews, 18.444 pounds,
12 3-4 cents, bought by Cummlngs.
A. A. Cole, 35,144 pounds, 10 1-4
cents, bought by Greene.
Knotts Bros., 29,415 pounds, 12
cents, bought by Brlgham.
L. L. Mann, 10,354 pounds, 13 3-8
cents, bought by Cummlngs.
U. G. Horn, 15.519 pounds, 18 3-8
cents, bought by Greene.
Waucop & Hubbard, 18,815 pounds.
12 7-8 cents, bought by Brlgham.
The clip of A. B. Warner. 12.121
pounds, was also offered this morn-
ng, but the bid had not been accept
ed up to noon.
Complete Locnl Sale.
When the first Pendleton sale was
brought to a close last night practi
cally all the wool offered here yester
day had been disposed of. Though
at first the growers were loth to ac
cept the prices offered, many of them
decided late in the day to let go.
Among those who refused to sell were
the J. E. Smith company, Joe, Cunha
and William Slusher. The Smith
company sold 60,000 pounds of Pilot
Rock wool, but rejected a bid of
10 1-4 cents on 168,000 pounds of
Barnhart wool. Cunha was offered
12 cents for his splendid clip, but re
fused to accept. The Cunha clip of
81,000 pounds and that of Slusher,
120,000 pounds, have not yet been
touched.
The low bids on wool from the Echo
country were due to the fact that the
wool of that section has more sand
than that of the remainder of the
county.
The following Is a complete list of
sales consummated here yesterday:
Andrew Rust. 40.000 pounds, to
Livingston, 13 1-8.
John Wynn, 16,268 pounds to Brlg
ham, 12 3-4.
M. McCracken, 16,915 pounds, to
Cunha for 10 8-4.
It. X. Stanfleld, 172.S00 pounds to
1 reen for 8 Va .
Charles Ely. 16.6S1 pounds to Green
for 12 1-4.
Pat Doherty, 2S.400 pounds, to De-
four for 13 1-4.
J. E. Smith company, 60.667 pounds
Pilot Rock wool, Ellery, 13 1-4.
Joe Conley, 17,000 pounds to Green,
614.
D. Goodman, 20,000 pounds
Green, 9U.
Austin Grey, 110,000 pounds
Burke, 8 3-8.
C. A. Johnson, 38,341 pounds
Kuhn for 12V4.
Pedro Brothers, 48,236 pounds
Brlgham for 12 3-4.
Cunningham company, 197,000
pounds to Ellery for 12 1-8.
D. L. Johnson, 20,160 pounds to
Greene for 6.
Enoch Pearson, 23,589 pounds to
Kuhn for 6 3-4.
K. G. Warner about 35, 000 pounds
to Brlgham for 12',
FLOOD S DEATH LIST
GROWS LARGER HOURLY.
Dallas, Texas, May 26. The
death list from the flood Is ln-
creating hourly, more than 100
lives are believed to have be n
lost. One thousand people are
homeless. The property loss Is
estimated at $25,000,000.
The Trinity river passed all
records last night, when It is
believed the crest of the flood
had passed, a continued rise tak-
lng everything before It. It Is
believed that many who refused
to leave their homes last night,
thinking the worst was over, -
have1 perished.
It was hoped that the flooxl
would begin to recede last even
t lng.
f Fort Worth, May 26. No
definite estimate of the number
f of dead from the flood here can
be made. Millions in property
has been destroyed and the
worst of" the flood has not yet
arrived.
CAKE IV '.'Jill
SATS illILL
DAUGHTER OF "PARIIAMITE."
COMMITS SUICIDE,
Haunted by Visions of Fattier Writli
lng: In Sea of Brimstone.
Chicago, May 26. Pretty Florence
Ferrian, aged 20, committed suicide
this morning because her father re
fused to abandon the fanatical religion
of the "Parhamltes."
She was continually haunted by
dreams of her father writhing In a
cca of brimstone. Fearing .Insanity,
she begged her parent to drop the re,
liglon.
Upon his refusal she drank wood
alcohol and Jumped Into Lake Michi
gan.
Miss Ferlan was an acquaintance
of Chester Brown, who was electro
cuted for the murder of "Billy"
Brown.
Nelson In Vaudeville.
Seattle, May 26. Battling Nelson
will appear In vaudeville here for four
days, boxing with Guy Buckles of
Omaha. Afterwards he will go south
to train for Gans.
FEE PLANS
ARE PERFECTED
WILL EXTEND WING DAM
AND ADD TO WEST END
Proiosed Plan of Levee Improvement
Will bo Submitted to Council To
morrow Night Upper End to Be
Protected With 500-Foot Addition
to Wing Dam To Extend Lower
End 1000 I'm to Island.
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BIG BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED.
Camden, N. J., May 26. The battle,
ship Michigan, tho first of the "all
big gun" warships for the American
navy, was launched here todny. Miss
Carol Newberry, daughter of tho as
sistant secretary of the navy, christen
ed the ship. The Michigan's length at
tho load water line Is 450 feet, breadth
80 feet, and displacement 16,000 tons.
Gives Lives for Science.
New York, May 25. After deliber
ately allowing himself to be Inocu
lated with tuberculosis, Frank Merritt
declares he Is happy. His wife and
baby died of the disease some time
ago. Merritt contracted so scientists
might study. Dr. Carroll inoculated
him.
It Is now planned by the levee com
mittee of the council to add another
500 feet to the present 200 foot, wing
wall at the upper end of the Byers'
mill race and to eventually extend the
wing wall until It reaches the railroad
bridges. Also the levee will be ex
tended 1000 feet at the lower end.
According to Mayor Murphy It
would be poor policy for the city to
spend any more money In repair
ing the old leve above the railroad
tracks and so the policy will be to
extend the wing wall until It reaches
the bridges and there connects with
the lower levee. But It will, be im
possible to build more than 500 feet
of the wall this summer.
By adding 1000 feet to the lower
end of the levee this summer the
bulkhead will bo taken across to the
Island In the river opposite the ball
park. When this extension is made
the levee will then be complete as no
trouble Is anticipated from the river
below that point,
As the extension will have to be
built across the natural course of the
river It will be necesary to make the
wall very substantial.
The plans of the levee committee
will be laid before the council to
morrow night.
Pendleton Man Completes
Campaign Tour For Repub
lican Candidate For Senate.
THINKS NATIONAL ISSUES
' WILL DEFEAT CIUMBERLALX
Republicans Wlio Voted for Hln
While Running for Governor Will
Not Do So Now Difference Be
tween State and National Issue
Judge Was as Far South as Ash
land Great Interest In University
Appropriation Sentiment Appar
ently in Favor of Supporting State
Scliool Armory Bill Supported by
Thinking Men Woman Suffrage in -Doubt,
"I believe that Cake will carry thla
state. The nearer we approach elec
tion time the more people come to
think that national Issues are Involv
ed. Men who voted for Chamberlain
when he was running for office on
state Issues will not do so now. I be
lieve that Cake will be elected by a
majority of 10,000."
Thus spake Judge S. A. Lowell this
morning after his return from his
campaigning tour in the interests of
H. M. Cake and the others who are
running upon the republican ticket.
While uway Judge Lowell was as far
south as Ashland and he spoke there
at Medford, Grants Pass, Roseburg,
Eugene and at The Dalles. He will
leave for Portland the latter part of
the week to close the campaign
there at a meeting which Is to be ad
dressed by Henry E. McGinn and him
self. .
According to Judge Lowell one of
the reasons why he believes that Cake
will be elected senator is the fact that
the people wish to endorse the Roose
velt administration and they hold that
to elect a democrat as senator from
Oregon at this time wculd be a repu
diation of the Roosevelt policies.
Tlie U. of O. Appropriation.
Great interest is being taken by
Judge Lowell In the university ap
propriation and he says that the sen
timent throughout the state is
strongly in favor of supporting the
appropriation. However, those be
hind the uuiverslty are anxious to
have the appropriation sustained b
the largest majority possible so that
future appropriations will not be up
held by a referendum petition.
The Armory Bill.
As to the armory bill the Judge de
clares that among those who give the
matter thought the armory appro
priation Is regarded favorably and will
be endorsed. This element represents
those who realize that In a republic
like the United States the country
must rely upon its citizen soldiery
and such being the case proper en
couragement must be given the na
tional guard.
Woman Suffrage.
That the equal suffrage amendment
to the constitution will be adopted,
provided the women of the state de
sire It Is believed by Judge Lowell.
According to him hundreds of men:
are willing to vote for the amendment
provided they are shown that the wo
men themselves really wish the right
of suffrage.
lighters Talk.
San Francisco, May 25. Willis Britt
says Gans has made "loose talk" when
he said he would put Battling Nelson
out In the 15th round of a 45-round
battle In "Frisco July 4. Britt says if
Gans meant what he says the negro
would be willing to bet he would
make good.
No Hope of Arbitration.
Cleveland. May 26. There Is little
hope of arbitration of the ear strike.
Incomplete count of the strikers' vot
shows an overwhelming majority
against arbitration.
IRK ON 0. R. I II. WALLOWA BRANCH
Portland, May 26. narrtmnn luis
ordered construction to liegin on the
Wallowa extension Immediately. With
tins Umatilla Central, the Ilwnco Hue,
the Rlimria-Lowistoii and the rebuild
ing of the main line of the O. R. & N.,
this makes 187 miles of new track for
Oregon this year.
A thousand men and several hun
dred teams will soon be throwing dirt
on the Wallowa branch of the O. R. &
N., orders having been Issued In Port
land last evening to resume work on
the grade at once.
It Is estimated that the grade Is now
about 75 per cent complete, some of
this having been damaged by- high
waters, however, since work stopped
last October. The remainder of the
grade will be rushed to completion
and tracklaylng will be started soon, It
Is announced, and It Is now thought
probable that the line will be finished
nito Wallowa valley this year.
Land prices in Wallowa valley have
greatly advanced during the past two
years in anticipation of the comple
tion of the road and great plans are
now on foot for the development of
the mineral, Irrigation and timber re
sources of the county.
A portion of the extension west of
Elgin Is now used as a logging road
by the Palmer Lumber company of
La Grande. A fine timber belt near
the mouth of the Wallowa river, will
be tapped by the new branch, the
timber to be hauled to the La Grande
mills.