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VOL. 21.
PENDLETON, OREGON. TUESDAY, JUNE 2. IU08.
NO. C29T
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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,
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Clackamas, Jackson voted wet.
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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