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VOL. 21.
PENDLETON. OREGON. MONDAY, JUNE 1. 1908.
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Flowers and Words of Praise
For Men Who Fought and
Bled.
FITTING CELEBRATION BY
PEOPLE OF PENDLETON.
Splendid Memorial Oration by Colottcl
James Jackson Old Veteran Pays
High Tribute to Those V1u Fell
CoiiijHiny L. Lead Procession to
Cemetery White Haired Survivors
of World's Greatest Conflict Follow
In Carringes Graves Strewn Wltli
GarlumU One of Rent Memorial
Day Service Ever Held In Pendle
ton Exercises Impressive and Well
Attended.
With flowers and words of pralso
the memory of the soldier dead was
honored by the people of Pendleton
yesterday In a fitting service held at
Olney cemetery.
It was one of the best Decoration
day services held here In several
years and the surviving G. A. R. men,
the national guardsmen and several
hundred people turned out to do tho
occasion Justice. The feature of the
program was the address of Colonel
James Jackson and It was one of the
finest orations of that character ever
delivered In this city or state.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the
procession was formed on Court street
and with company L leading, the line
moved out to the cemetery. Immedi
ately behind the guardsmen were the
veterans In carriages, while numerous
other people were also In line. A
large crowd whs waiting at the ceme
tery when the procussion arrived there.
At the opening of the program
Peter West, commander of Kit Carson
post G. A. R., read the official orders
for the observance of Memorial day,
and following that an extract from
Lincoln's address at Gettysburg.
Colonel Jackson's Address.
Colonel Jackson was then Introduc
ed for the Decoration day address and
spake for a half hour or more. Dur
ing his address he was listened to In
tensely by those In the audience and
he was greeted with "n hearty round
of cheers at his conclusion.
In opening his address Colonel
Jackson paid a high tribute to the
memory of tho soldiers who foil In the
civil war. He drew n plcturo of how
the United States would now he di
vided had not the soldiers of the Union
army been successful over their broth
ers of the south.
Continuing, the speaker made an
earnest talk along patriotic lines and
urged a proper preparation for war
In time of peace. He declnred that at
the opening of the civil war thousands
of lives were lost and untold expense
Incurred because the government was
not In military condition for war. He
then predicted that the time might
again arise when the nation would
need soldiers to defend It and urged
that a proper preparation should be
made..
At the close of Colonel Jackson's
address the gathering was dismissed
for 10 minutes at which time the
graves of the veterans were decorated
with flowers. ' Company L then fired
the military salute of three volleys
and taps was sounded by the com
pany bugler.
4000 APPLY FOR LAND
AT TWIN FALLS.
Boise, Idaho, June 1. When
the registration books closed at
Twin Falls at midnight for to
day's drawing under the Twin
Falls-Salmon River Irrigation
project, 4020 applications had
been made for acreage, ranging
from 40 to 160. Application
was made for 600,000 acres and
there is only 80,000 acres avail
able at this time.
Ing the business and flanclal depres
sion are back In their old places today
as the result of a concerted plan of
alt the manufacturing and commer
cial concerns In the city to make this
"employment day." The projeot had
its origin with the National Prosper
ity association, the "let us alone"
body, and has been generally taken
up by the business Interests of the
city.
Among the big concerns which
celebrated "prosperity day" were the
Ferguson-McKInney Dry Goods com
pany. which put back 1000 employes
temporarily dropped, from tho pay
rolls during the financial depression,
and the Ely & Walker Dry Goods
company, which today started every
machine In Its factories and gave em
ployment to 2000 men and women
Many other concerns employed
smaller numbers of . workmen an
the movement has been taken up
the railroads and other corporation
There is a feeling of confidence that
"employment day" marks the full re
turn of prosperity to St Louis, and
Is likely that the plan followed here
will be taken up In many other cities
throughout the country.
BILL PASSED BY CONGRESS
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FIESTA OPENS
HEX OREGONUS HAS KEYS
OF OREGON METROPOLIS
Identity IMizzk tlie Curious and Will
Not Ho Known Until FrUlay Night
Two Cruiser on Hand ami Torpe
do Boats Will Arrive Today to Iur.
tlr4HUo hi tho Festivities Admen
Entertain Officers.
PROSPERITY BOOM.
Re--
Movement Started In St. Louis
suit In Opening Factories.
St. Louis, June 1. Thousands o
men thrown out of employment dur-
Portland, Ore., June 1. The second
rose fiesta opened this morning when
Rex Oregonus landed from the barge
at the foot of Stark street and was
escorted to the city hall where Mayor
Lane presented him with the keys to
the city.
Now the question bothering the cur
lous Portlanders is "Who Is Rex?" for
his Identity Is concealed behind the
mask which will not be lifted till the
grand ball Friday night. , Guesses
range from J. Wesley Ladd, the mil
lionaire, to A. Mutts Grant.
The cruiser Charlestun and the
gunboat Yorktown arrived In the har
hor yesterday morning. They will be
Joined by the torpedo boats Terry
Petrel, Farragut, Davis and Fox to
day.
Tonight th Pacific coast admen
will entertain the officers of the fleet
at the annual banquet
Five Ship Ready.
San Francisco, June 1. Five war
ships of the Atlantic fleet are here
preparing for the trip around tho
world. The fleet will assemble hero
July 3. Sperry has Issued orders for
the officers and men to participate In
no more festivities.
Assessor Strain Out Again.
Assessor C. P. Strain has been on the
streets today for the first time since
he was taken 111 a month ago. He has
been sitting up at his home for the
past week and is now recovered from
his illness though he Is still weak
from his operation.
ELECTION INTEREST
BUT QUIET
With must earnest work being
done by those on both sides of the
prohibition , question election day is
passing off quietly In this city and up
to the time of going to press nothing
In the way of disorder has occurred,
Ever since the polls opened at 8
o'clock this morning voting has been
heavy and everything Indicates that
the vote of the city will be large. At
I o'clock this afternoon 185 votes had
been cast in North Pendleton, 134 In
Pendleton precinct and the voting In
the other two precincts was large In
proportion. Unless all signs fall the
vote today will be heavies ever polled
In Pendleton.
A feature of the election has been
the fact that scores of voters have
been sworn In. During the forenoon
the supply of blanks used for swear
ing in voters became exhausted and
It was necessary jto print more. What
efect this unregistered vote will have
on the result remains to be seen, but
It Is evident that most of these so
voting are being lined up by the sa
loonmen. The general sentiment among vot
ers Is strong In favor of both the uni
versity and armory appropriations and
in this lty at least both those meas
ures will receive heavy majorities.
The polls will remain open until 7
o'clock this evening.
Congressman Ellis Wires Good News to Mayor Murphy-
Victory Comes When Defeat is Expected,
Nearly Everyone Had Given Up Hopes of Bill Passing at Tills Ses
hlon of Congrc Money Is ov Available and Notlting Remain
Hut the Selection of Site, Perfecting of Plan, Letting of Contract and
ho Actuul Construction Home Will Be Provided for Postoffiec, Fed
era I Bureau Df Animal IndusUy, United States Commissioner and
Possibly for Indian Agent Headquarters and Some of Forestry Off!
elnls Last Argument In Favor of Baker City for New Federal Judi
rial District Is Sent Glimmering ImKlon of Building In Doubt
Pendleton will have a federal
building, for the $70,000 appropria
tion for the same has passed both
houses of congress and has been sign
ed by the president,
' By signing- his name Saturday af
ternoon to the federal building bill
President Roosevelt decided the fate
of the Pendleton as well as that of
the others ordered by congress. As a
result nothing now remains but to
erect the building and it Is presumed
that plans for the construction work
will be started soon.
Ellis Wired Ne,wu.
Immediately after learning hJ
President Roosevelt had signed the
bill Congressman Ellis wired to May
or E. J. Murphy to that effect and
the Western Union message pasted in
the window of the mayor's store on
Court street has attracted more at
tention today than any candidate's
card. I
sloner and possibly the Indian agen
cy heudquarters; while it is also prob
able that some of the forestry bureau
people may be stationed here.
Later when the state Is divided into
the federal Judicial districts, which
many believe is Inevitable, Pendleton
will furnish the logical point for court
headquarters and the building will be
used us court room and for the U. S,
marshal's office.
With the new city hall, the federal
building, and a possibility of an ar
mory building, Pendleton will fare
well for public structures this year,
Location for Building,
ki. .t to this time nothing has been
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nn towards locating a site for the
federal building, and it is impossible
to tell where the building will be lo
cated. However, there Is one nolnt
which will probably figure proml
nenuy in tne selection of the sita
This is the distance of the building
rrom tne depot. At present the post
Like the news that the bill had ! nf.'lce Is sufficiently close to the depot
passed tne nouse tne information mat that the mail from the Spokane
prancn must be delivered free of
he appropriation was made came as
a surprise to many. It was feared
for a time that the appropriation
would be killed by the senate or else
that the president's veto would lay
it In its grave. But no such fate
awaited the measure.
A $70,000 Building.
By the terms of the bill, introduc
ed byCongressman Ellis, the sum of
$70,000 Is appropriated for the pur
chase of a site and the construction
of a federal building in this city
The work of erecting such buildings
comes under the treasury department
which carles on the work under the
direction of a supervising' architect.
When the federal building Is erect
ed it will provide a home for the post
office and also for all the other fed
eral people having headquarters here.
This at present means the bureau
of animal Industry, the U. S. commls-
liiuiBo oy me rauroad company,
while the government has to pay for
the delivery of the mall from the
main line trains. As the expense of
mall delivery Is considerable it Is very
probable that the government will lo
cate the new building close enough
to the depot to secure free delivery
oi an man.
Of the available locations close to
the business center of town and yet
close to the depot there are few.
Among those suggested Is the O. R
& N. block now occupied by the fair
pavilion. In the past the railroad
company has steadily refused to sell
that piece of property to private par
ties for fear It would pass Into the
Hands of the Northern Pacific How
ever. It is believed that the site can
be secured for a govenrment building
ir desired.
AMERICA CHINA'S ONLY
FRIEND, SAYS ltX)X CHEW,
Chinese Editor Declare His Country
Is Progressing.
Sun Francisco, June 1. "Give China
10 years more of pence and at the end
of that period, China and the United
States could make a combination that
would command and Insure the peace
of the world." Ng Poon Chew, a Chi
nese editor said In delivering an ad
dress on "Progressive China" in the
Hamilton' Square Baptist church.
He declared America was China's
only ally. "America is the only coun
try that has not taken a slice of China
and the only one China can depend
upon to be a friend.
During 1907 China made more pro
gress than any other country In the
world. She sent 23,000 students
abroad to be educated, established 167
newspapers and commenced many
railroads."
were put aboard the Survec to be
snipped home. Ever since they went
aooard they have been trying to es
cape, resterday they rushed the
watchman and a bloody fight ensued.
He drove all back but two and In the
hand to hand encounter he shot one
through the wrist.
The Chinese wrenched the revolver
from Gainsford and he would have
been killed but officers Intervened.
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u.u.iMiuus rm was oroKen, he was
bitten on the face and arms and was
badly bruised.
BILLY SUNDAY ILL.
Too
Baseball Evangelist Preaches
Strenuously.
Sharons, Pa., June 1. At the con
clusion of a strenuous sermon yester
day, Billy Sunday, the ex-baseball
player who closed a series of revivals,
collapsed from exhaustion and today
is so weak he Is confined to his bed.
During the sermon he pounded the
pulpit to pieces with his fists, picked
up a large splinter and waved It
through the air as though lining out
three-bagger.
FIFTY CHINKS MUTINY.
Chinese Object to Being Sent Back
to the Orient.
Tacoma. June 1. Fifty Chinamen
on the British steamer Survec, load
ing lumber at Old Town, mutlned yes
terday because Watchman Gains-
ford refused to allow them ashore.
The Chinese crew of the Yeddo
CHAMBERLAIN AND CAKE
BOTH CLAIM VICTORY,
Portland, June 1. Both Governor
Chamberlain mid H. M. Cake claim
the election to the senate a a a result
of to)y'H election, but rumor gives
CluvinlxTlalii tho lead bccniiHO of the
heavy vote cast.
Prohibition! claim to have ear
ried a majority of their rights, their
opponents claiming an even break.
Woman anffrage has probably been
defeated, while the university appro
priation lias probably carried.
Outside of the contest of senator
the hardest fought buttle Is on thej
inline- (jut-mum, aw or live counties
voting on the question. Of the four
remaining counties there arc big pre.
clnct elections in two. The tliird Is
hopclcKrfy "dry" ami the fourth lione
lessly "wet."
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BEATEN TO BEAIli
WOOL BUYERS LEAVE
FOR SHANIKO SALES.
Hcppncr Clip Tops die Market at
Cents Low Price Also HegLstiTed.
This morning the members of the
wool buying crowd left for Shaniko,
their special car being attached to the
Portland local when It pulled out at
8 o'clock. The sale at Shaniko Is to
be held tomorrow. After the Shaniko
sale the buyers will go lo Vale for a
sale to be held there on June 5.
Pendleton Booze Caused the
Death of Sells-Floto Indian
Saturday Night..
MET IUS FATE WHILE
"CELEBRATING AFTER SHOW
Harry Charge-Eagle, One of the
Members of the Sioux Party With
Circus Here Saturday la Dead at
Walla. Walla and His Comrade,
. Black Bear Is in Critical Condition
Heads Were Crushed by a .Club
While on a Drunken Brawl Hem.
As a result of a drunken brawl In
( this city Saturday night following
the ftrplia rirfnrmanpa Uarm
At the sale at Heppner Saturday the . Cnarge.EagIei a Sl0ux InQlan wlt
highest price paid was 1414 eents and I the SeUs-Floto circus, Is dead and
a. low as 5 1-8 cents per pound was j B,ack Ea , comrade
pa d for some of the wool. The low ,he ,nt of death a g hQft
prices were paid for the Columbia I lM at Waa h nead hay.
river wool which Is very sandy this ; lng bee crushed wUh a c,ub before
year. It Is estimated that 1,500'000 ! ieaVing thla city,
pounds of wool changed hands during j
I attendants the two Indians named
! left their party at the circus grounds
I find Joined a number of UmatlUas for
a "good time" before leaving for
the two days' sale at Heppner.
BITE ITIEAIPTS
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WESTOX SALOON SWAMPER
LODGED IN COUNTY JAIL
John BclireiLHon Caught in tlie Act of.
Walla Walla with the circus train
and while intoxicated they became
engaged in a broil with a party of
white men who were playing cards at
a campfire beside the railroad track
near the circus grounds
When found shortly before the de
parture of the train, both Indians -were
horribly beaten, both their
heads having been crushed by blows -
from a heavy club and before reach
ing Walla Walla Harry Charge-Eagle
was dead and his comrade In a criti-
.Utcinptlng to Ravish Beautiful cal condition in the Walla Walla hos--Threc-Y'ear-Old
Daughter of Coun- Ptal-
ty Clerk ami Mrs. Frank Sallng I Tne sheriffs office here has been
Child Rescne.1 IWnrn Tlnrm Ta '"u " "iimr, out 11 IS not.
Done.
John Behrenson, a saloon swamper
of Weston, Is now In the county Jail
and Is charged with attempting to
notified of the
known what Umatilla Indians accom
panled the Sioux on their midnight
brawl and consequently little Is known
of the matter here. Every effort will
be made to find who was with the
circus Indians and the matter will
be sifted to the bottom b Sheriff
commit one of the most dastardly Taylor
crimes over heard cf !: this county Black Eagle, who Is now in the
or state. It is that of criminal as-,Walla Wallil hospital, is still uncon-
sault upon the person of a three-year-; scluus ana cn B've no account of
old child and for his Infamous act tne afflllr and as there was n n
Behrenson faces a maximum penalty
of 20 years In the penitentiary.
Saturday afternoon Behrenson was
rested at Weston by Dave Lavendnr,
former city marshal, who caught him j
i wun me inaians wnen they were
found, it is almost impossible to as
certain who their asasllants were.'
The circus management will make
a thorough investigation of tha easa
n a situation which Indicated he had
I and
clew
arrests will follow
can be found.
if the least
ttempted to rape the little three-
ear-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I
Frank Saling. Shortly before the ar- VAST.Ti.G FLOODS
rest the little girl was missed by her
mother and Lavendar, who chanced
to be passing the Saling home at the
time, assisted in the search. They
found the couple In a vacant house
djoinlng the child's home and the
nectacle that met his eyes was suf
ficient to convince Lavendar that the
man had attempted or was preparing
o attempt the crime named above.
Placing him under arrest, Laven
IN MONTANA.
Bntlc, Mont., June 1. Tlie North
ern Pacific roud Is washed out in half
a dozen places in this state, also a
large bridge near Missoula and four
smaller ones are out.
The Helena brunch Is also out of
business, 12 trains ln-ing stalled at
stations on the line. It Is estimated
tlwit 2000 passengers are being held
der hurried the swamper to the city i ' In tills state.
Jail and a short time later took the Four Inches or rain has fallen In
evening train for this city. On the '"0 last three days and a foot of snow
rrlval here, Behrenson was placed in : " the hills. The worst flood w ill
the city Jail for a time and later In come when the sun starts shining,
the evening was transferred to the! Many lrripitlon (buns threaten to
county Jalk break under the terrific pressure. The
The news of the attempted outragt
as received with horror, by the peo
ple of Weston and of this city Satur
day evening. Indignation over the
crime was increased by the fact that
the Intended victim is one of the most
beautiful little children of the coun
ty and the parents are popular and
highly respected.
heaviest rains In 10 years arc falling.
The track team from the Univer-
slty of Oregon won the trl state meet'
at Seattle, Saturday. Idaho finished
second and Washington third. The
Oregon athletes won a place in every
event and had a good lead over th
other teams at all times.
Foot of Snow.
Ely, Nev., Junel. Twelve Inches of
snow fell here Sunday. It was the
heaviest snow storm of the year, but
no reports of serious damage have
been received. The storm was gener
al between here and Corbie.
Cleveland Still Lives.
Princeton,-June 1. It Is reported
that Cleveland Is resting well and Is
none the worse for his auto trip from
Lakewood last night. His physicians
refuses to talk, however.
BOIl MEDRY WIDOW" HERE T
"Tonights the night," for the "Real
Merry Widow" and those who want
to see something good should be ai
the Oregon theater without fall. When
the curtain goes up at 8:30 it will be
for the last theatrical performance to
be seen here this season and In
cidentally It will be 'for the nicest lit
tle play that has ever been pulled off
under local auspices.
In the "Real Merry Widow" Is com
bined all those things that go to
make up a high class local talent en
tertainment. It will have the people,
the nicest folks of the city, there will
be lots of light amusement, good sing
ing, spectacular stunts, etc.
Owing to the rush of events on In
this city during the past few days the
sale of seats has not been as fast as
Is customary for Commercial associa
tion entertainments and as a result
there are still plenty Of good seats
te be had by those who apply early,
this evening.
For the lower floor the regula:
price of II is being charged, except'
for the boxes, which cost $1.50, while
the gallery Is selling for 0 cenU a
seat.
A Correction.
In the published program an error
wae made In that Mrs. Dickson was
scheduled for a solo part In "Moon
Dear," whereas that selection will be-
given by Miss Bernlce Ruppe.
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