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i' I :! ' i EVENING EDITIOH EVTJIINGE1ITI0II WEATHER report. Cloudy with probably showers tonight and Wednesday. Take your store nsws to the people and the people will bring their patronage to year tore. VOL. 21. PENDLETON, OREGON. TUESDAY, JUNE 2. IU08. NO. C29T niicoiTui DRY E COUNTIES Wallowa, Union, Umatilla and - Majorities for Count at -Noon k1km1 Dry Majority in This County la 322 With Indica tions That Final Mujority WIU Be Near 500 Morrow ItciKHtttl Safe ly Dry, H"t Majority Is Sot Kno wn Lead in Union la 400 and In Wallowa 850, Being Much Greater Tlian Two Vcani Ago Cake Ap parcntly Carried Umatilla by at Least 400 Entire Legislative Ticket In Unuitllla ami Morrow Is Klect cd Strain for Assessor and Taylor for Slierlff. Probably Only Democrats Elected In County II udcinan May Defeat Walker for County Commissioner. At S o'clock Oil afternoon com pleto returns bad been received from S3 precincts ainl pniu iwunw from Echo and Weston. Hie following re sult was shown on tlko following con tents: For senator, Cake, 1B5; Clumber lain, 1631. Representative, Ikurelt, 2373; Maun, 1863; Ulakelcy, 1381. Commissioner. Iludeinan, 1628; Walk er, 1656.. Prohibton, 2167; An t-prohibition, 1586. An enormous vote wan cant at Edio and up to tbo I tour named above tlie count liad not boon flnlHlied. Walker also carried Juniper by a majority of five and H apparently elected over Iludeman by a majority of about 100. Four prohibition . counties In a string now grace the map of eastern Oregon Morrow. Umatilla, lTnlon and Wallowa counties, all of these having been carried by the prohibi tion forces yesterday by safe and de clslve majorities. At noon today the vote on prohlbl tlon from 27 precincts In Umatilla stood 1688 for and 1366 against the saloon and It is estimated that the county will be carried by the prohibi tionists by at least 600. This Issue has overshadowed all other Issues In the campaign In the counties where a county vote was being taken, and In tense Interest 1b being manifested in the outcome. Morrow county Is prohibition by a safe vote, although the official count is not complete. Union will be dry by a majority of at least 400 while Wal lowa county Is dry for a second 'time by a vote of 350, a much larger vote than was cast by the prohibition forces in that county two years ago In the senatorial contest Cake, the republican candidate, will carry Uma tilla county by at least 300, while the result In tho state Is In doubt. Re turns reaching Portland show Cham berlain's strength to bo amazing and while neither candidate will concede defeat, It la thought probable that Chamberlain will receive the popu lar vote. . The entire republican legislative ticket In Umatilla county, Barrett, Mann and Mahoney Is elected, Bar rett leadlug the other members by a large vote. Strain and Taylor, demo cratlc candidates for assessor and sheriff are reelected, Strain having a load over Brown this afternoon of about 300. Hendley, recorder, Welles, school superintendent, Bradley, treasurer, Paling, clerk, Klmbrell, surveyor, Fol som, coroner, Phelps, for district at torney, all republicans, are elected. Wallowa County Dry. Enterprise, June 2. After a most bitter and aggressive fight on part of the saloon element and the brewers of this county, Wallowa was carried yesterday by the prohibitionists by a majority of 350. The county has been dry for the past two years and the - stockmen, farmers and business men generally favor the dry policy, maintaining that conditions have been much better than before. However, the transient and laboring element largely voted for the saloons. ' The continuation of the dry policy after such a bitter fight by the saloon people Is considered to be a most signal victory and commits Wallowa county to the dry policy perpetually. It Is not believed that the saloon forces will ever rrlake another rally. It will be Impossible for them to again muster such forces as they col lected together this year. Union Count jr Dry. La Grande, June 2. Union county has been voted dry by a majority of about 400. Thirty saloons will go out of business In the county. At S i OREGON " TB I III A Morrow Counties All Give Prohibition, noon today the count was made very slowly and at that time Cake was but two ahead of Chamberlain In the senatorial race. 27 Precincts Complete. Complete returns from 27 out of the 40 precincts of Umatilla county, rep resenting the bulk of the county's vote, showed the following result: For prohibition, 1688. Against prohibition, 1366. For United States senator H. M. Cake, 1626. (i. 15. Chamberlain, 1345. For supreme Judge R. S. Bean, 2043. C. J. Bright. 209. For congress W. R. Ellis. 2349. J. A. Jeffries, 495. For railroad commissioner C. B. Altchlson. 1092. A. X. Hamilton, 498. Oglesby Young, 413. For state food commissioner J. B. Bailey, 1532. E. X. Emery. 701. For district attorney G. W. Phelps, 1957. (Continued on page 8.) TIFT SIS UP MEFOHIAL DAY SPEECH ANGERS VETERANS War Secretary Said (.rant Was Cont inued to IiCave Armory Before End of War Because of Love for IJqtior Says He Was IroiHliig General for Being Strong Enough to Over come the ApHtlte Iner. Washington, June 2. M. Dalzell, aide do camp to the commander-in-chief of the Q. A. R., today exprcsed the attitude of the veterans toward Taft's reference to General Grant be ing addicted to drink. Dalzell declares the veterans are surprised and shocked. The state ment surpasses their understanding. Ho usked: "Would Taft have made this remark had Grant been alive and present to resent it?" Taft says his reference to Grant's drinking and leaving the army before the was was ended on that account, was because he believed It to be a well known fact and thought It to Grant's credit because he overcame the liquor habit later. The remarks were made In Taft's speech at Grant's tomb on decoration day. LILLEY FOUGHT ALONE. Congressman Says Ho Struggled for Country's Welfare. Waterbury, Conn., June 2. Con gressman Lllley, who brought ' the sensational submarine Investigation, Issues a statement today that Con gressman Boutell of Illinois, tried to "call him off," influence being brought to bear through LUley's phy sician and Mrs. Lllley. He" declared he was opposed by every side In the fight, and acted alone and unaided and fought as long as he could for the public welfare. He says he couldn't withdraw the charges because he believes them true. Lllley claims the failure of the In vestigation is not because it Is Im possible to prove the charges, but be cause powerful Influence was brought to bear against him. STRING roasts ciiininc nin Pendleton Liquor Houses Have $100,000 Invested in Stock and Fixtures. WET GOODS HOUSES MUST CLOSE JILY I Kcmilt of Yesterday's Election In Umatilla County Has Some, Effect on Liquor Dealers 'In Pendleton Conservative Estimates of Amount Invested In Saloon Property In Pendleton Hotel hi. George Has Moot Fixtures and . Antono Xolte Hie largest Stock Saloonmen IVhslmMle. By the vote of the prohibitionists making Umatilla county dry, 25 sa loons In Pendleton having $105,000 Invested In fixtures and stocks will go out of business on July 1, 1908. A conservative estimate of the amount Invested In saloon property In this city places the value of the fixtures at $1200 each and the value of stocks at $3000, making a grand total of $105,000. A number of sa loonmen own their property, which will not be a loss, but which will be used for some other purpose. Pendleton boasts of several of the finest saloon bars in eastern Oregon. Hotel St. George has the most costly bar In Uie city, this fine specimen of workmanship having cost about $2, 500. The Pendleton bar is also cost ly, the Maze Is another valuable speci men and several others have cost close to $2000, It Is said by saloonmen that Antone Nolte carries the largest stock of li quors In the county, his stock being estimated at about $6000. The stocks carried by other saloons varies from $2000 to $4000 and tho average is placed at $3000. By the terms of the local option law the saloons must be closed with in 30 days after the election In which the county or precinct is declared to be dry, and consequently on the morning of July 1, 1908, the doors of 40 saloons In the county will be i closed and locked and the stocks packed for shipment to he wholesale nouses or to otner counties where many of the liquor men of this coun ty will continue the business. Xaturally the saloon men are pessi mistic over the result of the election, and while many of them are renters and can move away to engage In business elsewhere, yet many of them are home owners and have large sums Invested In city property and!00""' show a maJrlt- ror Prohibl-j must remain here until they can dls pose of their nterests. Many of them will continue to reside here and will engage in other business and will lose nothing by the abolishing of the li quor business In the county. Kitchcll Is Anxious. Chicago, June 2. Joe O'Connor, manager of Stanley Ketehel, has an nounced a pugilistic fight, his second battle In Milwaukee, if victorious when he meets I'apke there. It will be a bout with Hugo Kelly, the Italian fighter, who Ketehel means to meet as soon as possible. (Copyright 1908 by United Press As . soclatlons.) Panama, June 2. Never In the po lltical history of this country has the situation been at such a fever heat as If Is today, nor has It ever contained such possibilities of real danger. The most conservative business men are predicting revolution and demanding the Interference of the United States. Threats of dynamiting the Panama canal works are freely made and it Is constantly feared an effort will be made to blow up the Hotel Rivoll. The presidential election will be held the last week in June or the first week in July and trouble is expected at that time. Double guards have been .placed around all store houses where dynamite is kept and every precaution Is being taken to prevent an outbreak. The thing most desired is for tho United States to duplicate Its action In connection with Cuba and establish military rule at once, assuming con trol of the Panama government. Both conservatives and liberals wish this, and there is much talk of It. It Is alleged that the campaign for III Pll BTATE--8E PHELPS WILL District Attorney D c'jres There .Will be. no Blind Pigs in Umatilla. SOUNDS WARNING TO POSSmLE LAWBREAKERS Says He Expects tlie CoojKTatlon of All Good Cltlzenus of tlie County and Declares ThTC Will Be Xo Wavering Provisions of 'the Law Will Be Strictly Interpreted and Enforced to ho Letter Little Chance for Unscrupulous Drug gists o Engage in Illicit Business. "The people of Umatilla county have voted against the saloons and I Intend to see that the county Is made dry," declared District Attorney Phelps this afternoon when the elec a aiiernoon wnen me eiec asf sjVured a majority for . Uie work of en ; nm I expect the-cooper- tion return: prohibition forcing the ation of all good citzens." According to Mr. Phelps, he desires It understood from the outset that there will be no wavering in the mat ter of cnfor'.'ng the provlsons of the law, which people of the county have enncteTby their votes. Under the provisions of the law all saloons within the county must cease business by July 1 and from that time on It wll be Illegal for any one to sell Intoxicating liquors except for( medicinal purposes only. According to the district attorney the conducting of "blind pigs" and, the Illicit sale of liquor by drug stores will be rigidly watched and he Insin uates that those contemplating any thing of that kind will do well to fore go the idea. Under the state law a drug store ENfORG ,, , V, IH I HI 1111 IllUlMllll U 111 I. IV 1IU- may not. sell liquor, except upon he i legislature. Re written prescription of Physician , ,llconipIele It ,t Iooks Uko who himself must take oath that he ... . . ' . . has examined the patient and find that he is actually in need of the li quor prescribed. A prescription may be used but once The' present city ordinance regard- Ihi. 11a nnln rt llmiAM hv ririlfrplflta b, , :, , ,. u thir ..J: s almost Identical with thr state law , .... ,. ... . ... ... and as a result there will be but lit- tie opportunity for pharmacists to conduct a liquor business in disguise., As Mr. Phelps himself has been re- elected as district attorney by a large majority, he will be In office during the next four years and will have thei Seventy-two precincts In Multno enforcement of the local option law mah, 36 complete, give Chamberlain In this county and also In Morrow.' 5166, Cake 4995. The totals are more providing the full returns from that than a fourth of the entire county. nun. , - I Big Race Today. . . j Seattle, June 2. This afternoon at , 2 o'clock, a pistol crack will start the I crack eight-oar crews of the Unlversl-j nln strong In the Willamette valley, ties of Washington and California on I Cake has a large majority In Lane, the three-mile race on lake Washing-j Roth claim Marlon. Umatilla Is close, ton. Xelther team predicts victory. I partial returns from the state out but both know It will be a close race . sae of Multnomah give Cake '8030 with equal chances. Rohliers Escape. San Francisco, June 2. Detectives have failed to discover a trace of the robbers who held up two street cars here last night, securing $60. IS the presidency has been the most corrupt In the history of the country. Senor Arias Is the candidate of the constitutional party against Obaldia It Is alleged tne men In charge of the registration offices have sent out for mal notices that a fair election would be held, and later distributed confi dential letters ordering their hench men to see that none but men favoring Arals reach the polls on election day. It is reported that one of these let ters has reached Taft. As a result of Taft's visit the registration lists are being revised under the supervision of Americans. The United States has no tified the local government that the election must be fair and orderly. This Is taken to mean that In case of trouble military control will ensue at once. It is predicted on all sides that if Senor Arias is elected there will be a revolution. Minister Squlers has been called to Washington to discuss the situation with Roosevelt and the cab inet. It is charged that the minister has been supporting Arias. This al legation has aroused great sentiment against Squlers. u n F , .w CHAM B ER LA I fll APPAH E nUy I N LEAD iimai RACE IS CLOSE Partial Returns From Multnomah County and State at Large Give Governor Slight Advantage. Official Count In Every County Will Probably Be Necessary to Determine Who Has Been Elected United States Senator Early Estimates of Chamberlain's Plurality Has Been Greatly Cut Down by Later Returns Democratic Candidate Will Carry Multnomah County by Less Than. 1000 and Seems to Be Running Ahead In State Though Returns Are Slow Cake Has Strong Lead in .Lane and Claims Marion, Though Op ponent Is Running Strong In Willamette Valley Chamberlain Carries Baker, Clutsop, Crook, Jackson, Clackamas, Wasco, Linn and Lincoln Prohibition Carries in Several Counties. Portland, June 2. Chamber lain's lead In the state Is 2026, with more than half the vote of Multnomah county counted. Outside this county, with partial or complete returns from all but eight counties. Chamberlain leads by 1613. In Multnomah county 91 pre cincts of which 41 are complete, give Chamberlain 7178 and Cake 6775, making Chamber lain's lead 413. STATEMENT LOSES. Portland, June 2. Despite tlte fact that lie lias been chosen for United States senator by the people of Ore gon, Chamberlain may not be sent to Wailngton. Tlie statement num- ...... ..411 a.M..naKI. Ka l.a ml'. the direct election measure has been worsted. 11 le prohibitionists lost the Mult nomuh county fight, but won in many county contests.. I'nlonv Crook, Uma tilla, I.lnn, Polk, Iouglus, Yamhill, l-nne, Morrow, .voting dry.. Wasco, ' ' ... Clackamas, Jackson voted wet. ' Portland, June 2. Chamberlain has probably carried Multnomah county and the state, his plurality being about! 1000 The ratio gives Chamberlain the coun- ly uy ouu, Reports from tho st.ite are meager. but Chamberlain has carried Baker. Clatsop, Crook, Jackson, Clackamas, wasco. Linn and Lincoln. He is Tun- and Chamberlain 8675. Wasco County. The Dalles, Ore., June 2. (9 a. m.) Cake 49, Chamberlain 109. Sinnot, statement Xo. 1, elected senator. Union County. La Grande, June 2. Cake 247, Chamberlain 309. Union county is dry. Polk County. Dallas, Ore., June 2. Cake 813. Chamberlain 990. Hawley, anti-statement Xo. 1, wins. The county Is dry by 200. Roseburg, June 2. Chamberlain carries Douglas by a small plurality. The county la dry. Lane County. Eugene, June 2. Cake 1015, Cham berlain 775. This is from 22 small precincts of 50 in the county. Xo. 1 wins, Eaten being elected. The coun ty Is dry. Baker. Baker City, June 2. Cake 874, Chamberlain 1035. McKInney, anti statement Xo. 1, Is elected. There are 12 precincts to hear from. Jackson. Medford, June 2. Chamberlain carries Jackson county. Statement Xo. 1 candidates are leading. The coun ty will probably be wet by a small ma. Jorlty. Linn. Albany, June 2. Chamberlain 1112, Cake 807. Three statement Xo, 1 men are probably elected. Later fat Union. La Grande, June 2, 2p. m.) Cake 673, Chamberlain 717. Three state ment No. 1 men win. Twelve pre- The county Is dry. Yamliill. - McMlnnville, June 2. Cake 292,. Chamberlain 249. Statement Xo. 1 wins in Yamhill. The county is dry. Gilliam and Wheeler. Condon, June 2. Cake 340, Cham berlain 264. Statement Xo. 1 leads In Wheeler. Benton. Corvallis, June 2. Cake 664, Cham berlain 520. Anti-statement candi dates lead. Columbia. St. Helens, June 2. Cake 124, Chamberlain 87. ' Statement Xo. 1 leads In Columbia. Klamath. Klamath Falls, June 2. Chamber lain leads. Clutoop, Astoria, June 2. Cake 391, Cham berlain 502. Statement Xo. 1 loses. Lake. Lakeview, June 2. Cake 297,. Chamberlain 388. Wallowa. Joseph, (2 p. m.) June 2. Cham berlain and Cake are breaking even.' Wallowa remains dry. Enterprise holds the county seat. CIlUSOp. Astoria, (2 p. m.) June 2.-1-Cake 752, Chamberlain 1036. Marion. Salem, (2 p. m.) June 2. Cake JS59) chamberlain 1677. Three state- ment Xo. 1 and two antls are elected. Marion is wet. Polk. Dallas, June 2, (2 p. m.) Sixteen (Continued on page 6.) MINT SALOON FOR MOV ING PICTURE RESORT J. P. Medernnch, Pioneer Saloon Man Will Close Out IJquor Business a Once and Will Order Finest Ma cliine to be Found Has an Ele gant Location on Main Street. Unawed by the result of the pro hibition vote in Umatilla county and having unbounded faith In Pendleton, which has been his home for the past quarter of a century, Peter Meder nach, proprietor of the Mint saloon, one of the most orderly and well con ducted places In tho city, has ordered a moving picture machine at great cost and will convert his place Into a picture show. Mr. Medernach owns his own building and is a fixture in the city and will not leave the city because of 4he county going dry, but will meet the situation fearlessly, believing that Pendleton is the best town in the northwest and will continue- In busi ness in the city. Mr. Medernach has ordered one of the finest moving picture machines to be found and will fit up an ele- gant entertainment resort. He has" started In already to close out his 11 quar business and will advertise his large stock at cost, hoping to be able to close out as soon as possible and start In tohla new business. Mr. Medernach has an elegant lo cation on Main street and will re ceive a large patronage from the people. I clncts to hear from. P I SHOP