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VOL. 21.
PENDLETON, OREGON, THITItSDAY, JUNE 4. 1908.
NO. 6290
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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.
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