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V' EVEIIINGEDITIOB EWillllGEOITIOII , t WEATHER RlfPORT. Cloudy with poBslbly showers tonight and Friday; warmer Fri day. Take your ttor nwa to the people and the people will bring their patronage to your tore VOL. 21. PENDLETON, OREGON, THITItSDAY, JUNE 4. 1908. NO. 6290 , - :r Js """""""" ' ""v OFFICIAL COUNT IS Cake.s Plurality in Umatilla County is 294 and Dry Maj ority is 694. REDDY AMENDMENT LOSES IN COUNTY BY OVER 600. University Appropriation, Scattering Stuto Institution, Changing Election From Juno to November, Custody of Prisoners, IKHIi Fish Hlllt, Re onll, Instructing Legislators, Iro portlouul Representation, Limiting CaniMilgn Exic'ncs, Grand Jury AmeiHluient and Hood River Comi ty All Carry. At 1 o'clock last night the official count for Umatilla county waa com pleted and the full returns show Cake's plurality to be 294 and that the county has gone dry by 694. The university appropriation has carried by 429, while the, Reddy amendment has lost by 639 and the armory bill by 159. The complete results In detail are as follows: , Slate Ticket. ' For United States senator I. H. Amos, prohibitionist, 167. II. M. Cake, republican, 2071. Geo. E. Chnmberlaln, democrat, 1777. J. C. Cooper, socialist, 155. Second Congressional District. For representative to congress W. It. Ellis, republican, 3034. John A. Jeffrey, democrat, 730. O. E. Sanders, socialist, 192. H. C. Shaffer, prohibition, 203. For Justice of supreme court R. S. Bean, repub-domo., 324 4. C. J. Bright, prohibition. 381. C. C. Hrlx. socialist, 283. For Oregon dairy commissioner J. V. Bailey, republican, 2409. E. N. Emery, democrat, 1127. C. E. Hosklns, prohibition. 358. For railroad commissioner Clydi H. Altchlsnn. republican. 1S58 A. X. Hamilton. Independent. 862. J. P. Newell, prohibition. 285.' Oglesby Young, democrat, 818. Silh Judicial District. For prosecuting attorney Gilbert W. 1 'helps, republican, 2732. It. J. Slater, Independent, 1073. 22il Hcprcseniallve District. For Joint representative J. P. Hadley, socialist, 262. T. J. Mahoney, republican, 1861. , J. N Scott, statement Xo. 1, 1713. County Ticket. For representative' C. A. Barrett, republican, 2612. U L. Mann, republican, 2084. Geo. Harshman, socialist, 247. Virgil .Moore, socialist, 303. Wm. M. Blakcley, statement 1, 1559. For Sheriff Charles Hanna, socialist, 282. T. P. Taylor, democrat, 3654. For county clerk T. C. Frazier, democrat. 1208. M. H. nice, socialist, 233. Frank Sallng, republican, 2638. For recorder of conveyances Fred W. Hendley, republican, 2273. Perry Houser, socialist, 284. John Q. Peebler, democrat, 14S1. For county treasurer G. W. Bradley, republican, 3252. William Coffman, socialist, 643. For assessor W. II, Blrdsell, socialist, 156. Robert T. Brown, republican, 1773. C. P. Strain, democrat,- 2171. . For school superintendent Homer I. Watts, democrat, 1685. Frpnk K. Welles, republican, 2253. For surveyor John W. Klmbrell, republican, 3170. For coroner Ralph Folsom, republican, 3300. B. K. Hoyt, socialist, 431. For county commissioner J. Hudeman, democrat, 1827. A. D. Selbert, socialist, 223. Horace Walker, republican, 1974. For prohibition, 2334. , Against prohibition, 1640. The following Is the vote of the AT Milton, June 4-(Speclal to the East Oregonlan.) Two thousand vis itors are attending the strawberry day festivities In this city today and it Is a most successful event. At noon fully 2000 people are standing at the long tables In Nlchol's grove, feasting upon the free strawberries and cream furnished by the people of Milton. The grand lodge delegates of Wash ington Odd Fellows came out In a body from. Walla Walla this morning to attend and the electric cars run ning out from Walla Walla . were loaded every trip until 10 o'clock this forenoon. .Mayor N. A. Davis delivered the ad COM ETLB TWO county upon the Initiative and refer endum measures: Increasing legislators' pay Yes, 882. Xo, 2108. State Institutions elsewhere than at capital. . Yes, 2028. No, 735. Increasing supreme court Yes, 11621 No, 1291. Changing election time Yes, 2336. No, 413. Custody of prisoners Yes, 2455. No, 720. .f Railroad passes for officials Yes; 1328. .' .No, 1653. Armory appropriation Yes, 1405. No, .1664. U. of O. appropriation Yes, 1569. No. 1130. Equal suffrage Yes, 1575. Xo, 1960. Lower Columbia fish bill Yes, 1877. ' Xo, 1128. Reddy amendment . Yes, 1285. Xo, 1924. Single tax amendment Yes, 1342. No, 1816. Recall amendment Yes. 2245. Xo, 871. Instructing legislators on senator- ship Yea, 2720. Xo, 530. Proportional representation Yes, 1877. No. 922. Limiting campaign expenses Yes, 2064. Xo, 843. Upper Columbia fish bill Yes, 2027. Xo, 923. Grand Jury amendment Yes, 1916. Xo, 831. Hood Rlver county Yes, 1412. Xo, 818. MOKMON MONEY WAIT ING FOR INVESTMENT. Ogden Milliomilrc Says Pendleton Is a Good Town and If Any Cheap ITopcrty Is Offered Hit People Will Take "Snaps" Pendleton May Iie coino Mormon Center If Proerty Holders Get Scared. In order to discredit the prohibition policy which the people of Umatilla county have adopted, a number of sa loon men and especially brewery In terests In eastern Oregon towns have offered, or have boasted that they would sell their property In the "dry" towns for .10 cents on the dollar. The East Oregonlan has received a letter from a prominent Mormon mil lionaire of Ogden, saying if any of the property of Pendleton Is for sale at a reduced prlco on account of pro hibition that he knew of over $2,000, 000 which could be Invested here within a month. "I am not afraid of a 'dry' town simply because It Is 'dry,' " he writes, "and If any of your property holders ore scared, I know of at least $2, 000,000 of Mormon money which Is available for good Investments, and If any bargains are offered we will be on the ground. The Mormons are not afraid of a, 'dry' conununnty and have the money to back their Talth. Shingle Weavers In Cutting Affray. Henry Harding and Bert Jewett, both of Avon, Wash., engaged. In a cutting affray at Mt. Vernon Saturday afternoon during a quarrel over a debt and Jewett was seriously Injured. Both men are shingle weavers. Jew ett Is married. Harding, n single man, Is In Jail. In the melee, Harding accidentally slashed his brother's wrists. 'S dress of welcome and complimented Umatilla county upon the success of the reform movement, citing Milton as an Illustration of prohibition. At torney E. F. Baker of Walla Walla was orator of the day and Attorney C. T. Godwin of Milton was master of ceremonies. At 1 p. m. a program of sports wq; given and at 2 o'clock the big horse parade took place. Oyer 100 fine animals were In line and this feature of the occasion was eminently success ful. The people of Milton are pleas ed over the fine attendance and de clare that the strawberry festival is now a fixed event In this place. WM0N5 READY FOR PENDLETON 1 FESTIVAL COUNCIL RISES TO THE OBI Will Enforce Prohibition Law and Provide for City's Run ning Expenses. $21,000 A YEAR REVENUE IS SUDDENLY CUT OF! Emergency measure Will Be Neces sary to Moot Deficiency Occupa tion Tax Suggested Rut Probably Will Not Iks Adopted Special Four Mill Property Tax Would Meet tlie Difficulty Levee Improvement Plans Adopted Will Extend 10OO Feet Down Stream Mayor De. dare for Law Enforcement. ' At the council meeting last nlghi only four members aside from the mayor and recorder were present and the time was devoted largely to a' dis cussion of how to raise money with which to finance the city adminis tration during the coming year. As a result of the prohibition vote the city will lose a revenue of 124,000 In license money during the comlni, year. As the city tax for the yeav has already been levied It will re quire an emergency measure of some sort to make up the deficiency. Last night the subject of an occu pation tax was broached by some of the councllmen' and It was likewise suggested that a special city tav could be Imposed upon the various business concerns of the city. A year ago. when the city had a heavy war rant Indebtedness, this proposition was considered to some extent and a schedule was made out However. It did not become necessary to resort to the measure at that time. Unless money can be raised by some special tax the city will have to again go beyond the $10,000 limit of warrant indebtedness and this the ad ministration Is anxious to avoid do ing. Ijcvec PIuiih Adopted. At the meeting last night the le vee committee reported me plan j agreed upon for levee repairs during the coming year. The recommenda tions are as follows: 1. Extend wing dam above town about 50() feet on the line of new sur vey; and advertise for bids on this se parate. 2. Starting, from Turk street ana repair where needed and place heavy rock toe wall wherever It has been cut by water, and continue westward to Cottonwood street: bids to be let separate also. 3. From W. S. Bowman's cement wnll to connect with new levee. Lay up good rock wall with cement mor tar to heighth of new levee; bids for this to be let separate also. 4. Extend new levee from Star street to connect with Island about 1000 feet. This bid to be let separate also. Will Enforce Imw. At (he opening of the council meet ing last night Mayor Murphy declar ed himself emphatically regarding the administration's attitude on the sub ject of enforcing the prohibition law. Ho held that since the people of the county have enacted the law It Is the duty of nil officials to see that It Is rigidly enforced by the city police, force as well as by the state author ities. In his expressions the mayor was strongly supported by the four coun cllmen present and apparently the city authorities will be as active as the county officiate In seeing that the law Is enforced. Strikes Close Universities. Vienna Austria, June 4. The lead ing universities of Austria are closed today by a double strike of the cleri cal and non-clerical students. An ad dress by Trof, Wahrmund at Iunes buruek caused the dlssentlon. He criticised the Roman Catholics. PORTLAND AUTO RACES ARE ON. Portland. Ore., June 4 Thousands of persons watched eight big cars whizz down the base section line roads In , the 60 mile road race this afternoon expecting each moment to see a fatal accident, Thousands of dollars are bet. Soon as this race Is finished a second contest, for 100 miles, will be pulled off with 12 ma chines entered. ' The races are the greatest of the kind ever pulled off on the coast. Folbetrh's accident key ed the spectators to the high est pitch 6t fea of a repetition of the disaster. Members of the. third infantry national guard are patrolling the course. LIMIT 1 OF Judge Lowell Points Out Nec essity to Prevent Abuse and Discredit BELIEF IN INTEGRITY . OF PEOPLE IS ABSOLUTE. Staunch Advocate of Irlnclple of Ini tiative and Referendum Would Pre serve It Voters Have Neither Time Nor Inclination to Look Into Merits of a Score of Prosltions Good Measure Fall Ifl-cause Misunder stood Should Re More Opportuni ty for Exercise of Judgment. Judge Stephen A. Lowell strikes a key note in the matter of popular leg islation In the following communica tion to the East Oregonlan on the matter of limiting the number of ini tiative measures which may be sub mitted to the voters In one election. His communication Is as follows: Pendleton, June 4, 1908. To the Editor: I beg the courtesy of your columns to suggest an amendment to the law of the state providing for the Inltia- ive and referendum to Oie effect that there shall be a limitation upon the number of measures which shall be pi'i'SitUcd to the people at any one election. We have at the election Just passed been called upon to vota upon IS ie pa rate measures and, while the re sult, go far as this county Is concern ed. Is generally right. It Is apparent from conversation with voters that many did not vote at all, that others voted to some extent blindly, and some voted exactly opposite to their mention. Such a condition Indicates that while the people desire to do right, they have neither thetime nor th,i inclination to study such a num ber of subjects as has at this time been presented. I believe absolutely in the Integrity and good sense of the people and de sire to .-ce mr present system contin ued, and a I'njlt-itlon of the number of subjects to be voted on at any one election would be no attack upon the principle, but rather a provision for the reasonable exercise of a valuable power by the people. I know that the legislature hesi tate to amend laws which the people have enacted, especially as touching the Initiative and referendum provis ion, but the legislature can very properly recommend that the people themselves act In the matter through the Initiative, and I believe that the great mass of the voters would readi ly sustain an amendment limiting the number of measures to be presented at any one election to six or even four. It Is too early yet to know exactly what the result has been upon all the subjects which the people voted upon" on Monday, but an analysis of, the vote In this county shows that the result has been eminently satisfactory. I do not mean to say that the ma jority vote has in all cases been in aeeord with my judgment, for I think that the appropriation for armories should have been sustained, and I can see no good reason why the member ship of the supreme court should not be Increased from three to five, and I believe women ought to have the privilege of voting If they desire to do so, and I am of the opinion that members of the legislature should not be paid at least enough tA cover their expenses while In the performance of public duties, and I regard compul sory acceptance of statement No. 1 as farclal, but these are matters upon which men may very properly disa gree and If a mistake has been made In' them, they can be corrected later. In any event the result In these cases leaves conditions substantially as they are and the state will be no worse off for the result of the vote at least. The voters of this county very properly refuted the "open town" amendment by more than 600 ma jority. t If the total vote of the state shall be substantially as that In this county, we all have reason to congratulate ourselves upon the demonstration that the Institutions In the state have not been placed In Jeopardy by the adop tion of the Initiative and referendum. I think all agree, however, that In or der to get the best legislation there must be -opportunity for the exercise of more considerate Judgment, and that a limitation such as Is above sug gested should In some manner be reached. Respectfully, STEPHEN A. LOWELL. Escaped From McNeil's Island. While working with othe convicts outside the penitentiary on McNeil's Island Monday, Adam Aren made a break for liberty and succeeded In gaining the brush before he was miss. ed. He was sent to the prison from ka for forgery. MINNEAPOLIS HAS STRANGE TRAGEDY Minneapolis, Minn., June 4. A strange tragedy occurred on the street here shortly aft er midnight when James Mon tague, aged 17, possessed an in sane desire to kill. the first man he met, shot A. P. Camden, a Chicago elevator man. Police found an entire outfit of women's clothes in Monta gue's room and they believe he masqueraded as a woman a part of the time. . He makes no explanation ex cept that something told htm to kill the first man he met. IDAHO DEMOCRATS HELD .RIVAL CONVENTIONS. Salt Lake, June 4. The Idaho democratic state convention which met at Twin Falls yesterday was split wide open on the Mormon Is sue, two rival conventions being held. The anti-Mormon faction led by ex- Senator Fred T. Dubors, was organ ized and put In nomination Glen Mc- Kinley and the opposition put In nomiatlon K. I. Perky for chairman of the convention. McKlnley receiv ed 148 and Perky 132 votes but the Perky faction claimed that Illegal voting was done by the Dubois fac tion by the admission of delegates not regularly elected. The Perky or Mormon faction with drew to another part of the conven tion hall and organized and elected! delegates to the Denver convention while the-. Dubois or anti-Mormon faction proceeded to elect a regular set of delegates to Denver. Both factions were Instructed to stand by Bryan as long as his name was before the Denver convention. Riotous scenes were enacted on the streets of Twin Falls following the double convention. TYPHOON GETS 275. Ixmdon, June 4. A typhoon off the west coast of Australia Is believed to huve wrecked 40 boats and killed 275 sailors.. Meagre reports say the boats were a part of a earl fishing fleet. DAY TO BE BIG GOVERNMENT HORSES MAY HE SOLI) THEN". If Dam Is Completed This .Month the Next' Sale Will He the Largest and Most ImMrtant of the Year June Sale Will He Held Saturday Twenty Head of Horses and Other Property Already Listed. According to the present plans of the market day managers in this city, the entire lot of government team horses now employed on the Umatilla project dam will be sold at the regu lar July market day In this city. There will be about 100 head of fine horses to sell at that time if the Work on the government dam Is completed and If arrangements now on foot are carried out. Manager S. C. Bittner Is worklngon the matter and hopes to secure the government horses for the July sales day and if the horses are sold at that time other property used on the gov ernment project will perhaps also be sold and the July market day will be the biggest sales day of the year. This sale should aggregate from $10,000 to $15,000 if the government property is sold here and buyers from every northwest state will come here for the event. Market Day Next Saturday. The regular June market day will be observed In this city next Saturday, June 6, when a large amount of property will be offered for sale. About 20 head of good horses have been listed for the June sales and It promises to be a good event, although not as large as former sales. Farm ers are urged to patronize the sales and bring In their property to be dis posed of at that time. The publicity campaign was started In Umatilla county this morning when a party of committeemen represent ing Pendleton Commercial association and the Umatilla Real Estate Men's association left here In automobile for the east end of the county to start the subscription list for advertising the county. The party consisted of Chairman T. C. Taylor, C. E. Roosevelt, J. V. Tall man, R. Alexander, Montle B. Gwinn and W. I Thompson, and the trip to the east end was made In W. L. Thompson's new automobile. The MARKET UMATLIA am 0 ffl CAMPAIGN E TRIES HIS ""ETFOS Famous. Army Ma, sceives. Two Bullets in fit 6. .... Arm. Wounds Not SerioUd DREYFUS SHOWS GREAT? PRESENCE OF MIND.- Though Startled, Ho Makes No Out cry Regs People to Remain Quiet and Not Let Affulr Re Made Known Unaided He Enters Automobile and Is Rushed to His Home Where Physicians Attend Tragedy Enact -' ed In Midst of Great Crowd Witness ing Exercises Incident to Removal of Remains of Emllc Zola From Cemetery to French Hall of Fame, Paris, June 4. (By Francis Wat tnigton Dawson, manager Paris bu reau. Copyrighted by the United Press Association, 1908.) M. Greg ory, military editor of the La Gaulois, who had been standing by my side for several minutes, suddenly quitted the crowd of newspaper men, walked up to Major Alfred Dreyfus, and fired point blank at him twice with a re volver. Both balls took effect In the right arm. Dreyfus, though startled, uttered no exclamation. Gregory darted Into the' crowd In an attempt to escape but M. Mouquih, head of the municipal po lice, pounced upon the fleeing editor and hurried him to jail. The affair took place near the close of the exercises In celebration of the transfer of the remains of Emlle Zola, the famous novelist and defender of Dreyfus, from the Mont Martre ceme tery to the Patheon, the French hall of fame. A tremendous crowd was present Dreyfus showed the greatest pres ence of mind, begging the people to keep quiet and not to let It be known what had happened. He entered an , automobile unassisted and was rush ed home where surgeons said the wounds were not necessarily serious. Gregory stood within three feet of President Fallleres. As a patriotic song was being Fung, Fallleres, close ly followed by Dreyfus, started down the steps to review the parade. As they passed the press table Gregory rose with the others and as Dreyfus approached, exclaimed "Here's for the parade." The shooting followed. A mob attempted to take Gregory from the gendarmes and a fight fol lowed In which several were badly cut. Gregori said, "de didn't fire at Dreyfus, but at Dreyfusism." He said It was "revolting to see the noble French army mixed In an affair of this sort which at best con cerned only the government and the Dreyfus family." The surgeon announced that the first bullet grazed Dreyfus' arm and didn't damage. The second penetrated the forearm, a few Inches above the wrist, and didn't touch the bone. PRYAX CONGRATULATES GOVER NOR. Salem. Ore., June 1. William J. Bryan this morning wired congratula tions to Governor Chamlx'rlnin. Mes snevs are pouring jnto the guberna torial cliaiiilx'rs from old friends, jm1 itlclans and governors of other states. Bryan wired from Omaha:. "Ac cept my hearty congratulations. You have won a great victory. RELMOXT LIKES ENGLAND. Will Engage In Racing Extensively Wants Danny Malier. London, June 4. Despite his fail ure to win the derby, Belmont has decided to go into English racing extensively. He Is looking for sta bles in Ireland where he can train steeplechasers. Parkinson, broker's first trainer,, will manage Belmont's stables. Bel mont wants Danny Maher to ride for him exclusively. party was also accompanied by C, V. McMonagle, official photographer for -Sunset magazine."" Stops were made at Adams, Athena, . Weston, Freewater and Milton where the matter of raising a large adver- tislng fund for Umatilla county was : presented to the business men of the various towns and where photographs. were taken by Mr. McMonagle for use In the advertising booklets. Similar trips will be made to Pilot Rock, Helix, Hermlston, Echo and Umatilla and every section of the county will be Invited and urged to assist In the publicity campaign. I