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EUGEDITIOf) EVOlGEDITIffi WEATHER REPORT. - :- Cloudy with possibly showers tonight and Sunday. Take your store new to the people and tb people will brine their patronage to your it or. PENDLETON. OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 6. 1908. NO. 6301 VOL. 21. SITE IS WIS " If n 1LH Treasnry Department Invites Prices on Site for Pendleton Federal Building. BUILDINGS TO BE STARTED IV T1IEUI TURN The Qwlekcr Pciulleton Sends la Sat Isfactory Price on Building Site the Quk-kor Will Work Bo Stutred on Ntnv Building tovernnicnt U Now Ready to Receive Irlec on Suit Alile Property Selection Will Be Made After Prices Arc Received. The government of the United States has already taken the first steps toward the construction of the $70,900 federal building In this city, Postmaster J. T. Brown having re rpivpii a circular from the treasury department giving instructions and Information as to the acquisition of a site for the building in mis city. The government Is now reudy to re ceive bids on sites for the building and the quicker property owners or the Commercial association send in price lists of property for sale for this purpose, the quicker will work be started on the building. The circular letter received by postmaster. Brown today Is as fol lows: Treasury Department, Office of the Supervising Architect: Upon the en actment of a law authorliing the ac quisition of a site for a federal building the treasury department In vites, through a local newspaper, pro posals for the sale or donation of a suitable corner. This advertisement gives such information as to the di mensions of the ulto and the general requirements as will enable prepara tion of proposals. The offers are opened In Washing tort at the time Btatcd in the adver . tlscment. and as soon hereafter as practicable a department agent is sent to mnke a personal examina tol of the proposed locations and sneh others as he deems desirable. Upon this report, together with rep resentations in wrlftig from other sources, the department selects the site and. if the property Is to be ac quired by purchase, accepts the of fer of the suceesful bidder, subject to the conditions stated In he adverlse ment and the attorney general's ap proval of he title. Whenever the department Is un able to purchase an acceptable site at a reasonable price, or where accept able title can not be secured by vol. untary conveyance, a selection Is made and the title acquired by condemna tion proceedings, In which the price paid s Judicially determined. The buildings (If any) on the site should be reserved by the vendor, to be removed upon notice nfter pay ment for the larid has been made. Generally notice to move Is not given until the construction of the federal building is about to begin, If the ven dor is willing, pending such removal, to pay a reasonable rent. Tlnns for public buildings are taken up In the order In which the titles to the sites therefore are vested In the United States, and the contracts foi their, construction are let at as early a date as practicable. ! Teddy to Ilunt Lions. Washington, June 6. It was for mally announced at the White House yesterday that Roonevclt will go to South Africa, accompanied by Ker mlt, on a long hunting trip as soon as he retires. This is meant to quiet ;thlrd termers. He win all from New Tork to Culro, Egypt, and will buy !hls outfit there. Idaho Floods) Stibuldc. Iewlston. June 6. Clearwater and Salmon river floods nre reccedlng af ter "two days' rampage." The greatest property loss was caused by the burst ing of two dams valued at $10,000. One nit the Grangevllle power plant and the other a mining company's. A repent from Vancouver, B. C, eays the Naas Indians have gone on t1ie warpath and are carrying on A prosperous business by holding pros pectors and timber cruisers for ran som. F OF Forty head of horses, several ve hicles and other equipment are be ing auctioned off at the market day sale being held at the pavilion this afternoon. . In the number of horses offered for ale the one today hal perhaps been greater than any previous ones. At 11 o'clock this morning the horses were taken through the business sec tion of the town In a procession and If IIE10 M""i I A .f PUBLICITY COMMITTEE WILL MEET MONDAY. A meeting of the entire pub licity committee of Pendleton Commercial association nd the Real Eetate Men's association, will be held at the offices of the Pendleton Abstract company in the basement of the Savings bank building on Monday even i: ing, June 8, at 8 p. m. A full at tendance of the committee is de- sired as business of extreme lm- portance will be Up for consider- atlon. . ' EIGHT ARE KILLED IN HEAD ON COLLISION I Annapolis, Md., June 6. In a fear ful crash of to heavily loaded elec-. , trie cars on the Washington and Bal timore electric railway last night eight passengers were Instantly killed and a score more seriously Injured. The cars were going at a rapid rate of speed when the head on col lision occurred, smnshlng both cars and bringing death to the occupants. The collision was a result of a mis understanding of orders and both cars were specials ad heavily loaded. OFFICERS CONFLICT. Navy Uniform Is Discriminated I Atralnst l)v Land Officer. " - Seattle, June , The first dis crimination, against the navy uniform since the fleet arrived on the coast comes from a high officer, Admiral Burwell, commandant of the Puget Sound navy yard, who has Issued nn order prohibiting enlisted men from entering the yard of alehouses though civilians are admitted at all times. Retaliations between Burwell and the fleet's officers are decidedly strained. Only perfunctory cour tesies are exchanged. The reasons reported are that the commandant feared the sailors' bro gans would ruin the golf links and that their noise on returning from shore parties disturbed his game of bridge. WAR SECRETARY NABS CONTESTED DELEGATIONS Alabama, Arkansas and Florida Will Be Represented at Chicago by Men i Favorable to Roosevelt's Protege Allies Haw No Given - Up and Knox's Representative Declares the OmiiulMce Li 'Taclted." . Chicago, III., June 6. The allies have not surrendered despite Taft victory yesterday In seating his Ala boma and Arkansas delegates. Knnx'i miinuicr. Burke, said he would car ry the fight Into the convention for he believed the credentials committee would not ho "packed" for Taft, - The committee this afternoon seated Taft delegates at largo and In the sec ond district of Florida. This ndds six to Taft's total. He won 2! in Alabama, two from Arkan sas, making a gain of 30 since the hearing began. May no to Courts. It is reported this afternoon thnt nwnaratlons are being made which will possibly result in the action of the court In attacking the legality of the whole nctlon of. the republican national committee In connection with convention contests. This will result from tabling the protests against the seating of Hitchcock 1n tbe commit tee. The members of the committee said the courts have ruled many times thnt the actions of the committee couldn't be reviewed and that the allies had better give up. nnnk Hard Hit. Los Angeles, June 6. With Trot $400 in cash to meet $40,000 In de posits, Is the condition of the Consoli dated bank, according to the reports of temporary receiver Lewis, who took charge yesterday, W W. Carlson, who was practically the entlro board of directors. Is missing. Friends scout the Idea that he has skipped and say he will return to settle affairs. the parade attracted wide attention. Unlike the previous sales the auc tion today did not commence until this afternoon. At that time J. M. Bent ley commenced the work of selling the stock on hand and he was assisted by Auctioneer Hadden. At the July sales day the horses used by the government In the work on the East Umatilla project will be auctioned off. IT IS GOOD IS ItOMIlTEO FIVE KILLED, NIIMID Frightful Boiler Explosion on Flagship of Admiral Se bree's Squadron. CRUISER TENESSEE IS SCENE OF DISASTER Two More of the Scalded Victims Will Probably Die Disaster Oc curs While Men Are Working o Break Speed Record Water PIihs Bursts, Filling: Room WIUi Steam and Literally Cooking Occupants Admiral Illnwclf Escaped Only by a l'c Moments Dead Will Bo Burled at Sun DIegd This After, noon. Los Angeles, June 6. The holler of the cruiser Tennessee blew up at San Pedro late yes terday afterrjoon, killing four and Injuring ten. The Tennes see is the flag ship of Rear Ad miral Sebree. Los Angeles, June 6. The burial f the four victims of Friday's fear- ful boiler explosion on the cruiser Tennessee will be held at 2 this after noon In the naval cemetery at San Pedro, off which port the damaged warship Is anchored. Of the 10 sailors Injured It Is fear ed at least two will die, H. Fltzpat rlck of Brooklyn, and F. S. Maxfield, of Toughkena, Pa. ' Arrangements were made to bring the injured to the hospital here on a special raln but a heavy fog early this morning caused this to be aban doned. The revised list of the dead is as follows: E. C. Boggs, fireman, Woodlnwn, Ala.; G. W. Meek, fire man. Skldmore, Kansas; A. Rein hold, machinist's mate, Germany; George Good, watertender, Scranton. Pa. The accident occurred while the' men were working to break the speed record off point Hneneme. " A watei tube cracked and filled the fire room with steam 'and literally cooked the men. Admiral Sebree had left the room n moment before. One More Dies. One more victim of the terrific boiler explosion on the Tennessee, died this morning, making the total number of dead five. E. J. Burns, n coal passer from New Tork, suc cumbed to his terrible Injuries. S. Stematis, fireman of Norfolk, and F. S. Maxfield. a fireman ot Pennsylvania, are fatally Injured. No official investigation has been made but it Is understood the men and officers are not blamed. FULTON AM) ELLIS N LEAVE FOR CHICAGO. Washington, June 6. Senator Ful ton and Representative Ellis left Washington today, Senator Fulton going direct to Chicago. Ellis will stop in Indiana and reach Chicago In time for the convention. Try to Destroy Th'ldciicr. Washington, Juno 6. The efforts of the defense in the Hyde-Renson case have been devoted to an attempt to destroy the testimony or the gov ernment to the cfrect that Hyde and Henson secured dummy applications for land. To Lease A Snap. Will lease for 4 4 mdnths for $75 cash, good flve-rom house and barn with one acre alfalfa, two acres .wheat and one acre potatoes, nil grvwlug nicely. Riverside, 1 3-4 miles east of Pendleton. Apply to J. M. Bentiey. A Western Oautlklate. Boston, June 6. John Hays Ham mond today announced that he. want ed it understood he's a western can didate nnd that the whole coast 4s backing him. NATION ARRESTED. Ditch Rider Is Clutrgrd With Assault narking Dog Is Responsible. - y Bert' Nation, a ditch rider for one of the private irrigation concerns In the west end, has been charged with assaulting Ferdinand Kraft and will have to explain his conduct In the Justice's court. The warrant for Na tion's arrest was issued last evening by C. J. Ferguson, deputy district at torney. - The trouble between Nation and Kraft arose over a dog belonging to Kraft and which Insisted on barking at Nation when he would be passing the other man's place. In the melee Kraft was not seriously Injured, but his feelings were sufficiently lacerat ed that he swore to the complaint against the rider. II OF EXPLOSION Wall of Infirmary Full of Pa tients Blown Out and Many Will Die. PRESTOLITE GAS PUMPING PLANT IS BLOWN UP. Fire Engine House Adjacent Is Wreck ed and Many Firemen Arc Seriously Iiijmvd largest Number of Death Are Exiled Among the 100 Hospi tal Patients Wlio Will Succumb as Result of the Shock Received From Wrecking of the Infirmary 1111 nieiiKc Gurt Tank Is Brown Tliree Blocks. Indianapolis, Ind.. June 6. Ten are known to be seriously injured and many deaths may result from the ex plosion today of tile Pi'L'istolile Gda Pumping station which blew out the side of St. Vincent's Infirmary next to II. Tiie wreckage is burning and searchers are having difficulty. ' The Immense tank of the gas com pany was blown three blocks. One hundred patients were in the Infirmary at the time of the explosion and many will die from the shock. The fire engine house adjacent to the Prestolite plant, was demolished by the explosion, and several firemen were Injured. AUSTRIA HAS EXPLOSION. Vienna. Austria, June 6. Firtecn were killed and ninny Injured by an explosion In a celluloid factory here. '11m? bodies, wife burned. CYCLONE SWEEPS OVER CENTRAL KANSAS Chester, Kan., June 6. Two deaths ami six injured are the results of a tor nado which swept southern Kansas lust night. The wires nre down and rc)orts are meagre. The tnnii or Sc.imlia Is il'lii-tl with wnur and siukI today. - One tornado formed south of the city and sucked water and sand from the river IshI. which was hoi tiered over the country. Another formed east of the city and iM-ndod for Republic City. Thousands of dollars dumuge lias Ik-cii sustained. S1DKAXE FAIR WILL PAY $1000 FOR ONE APPLE Spokane, Wash,, June 7. Fifty thousand dollars. Including several Ir rigated fruit tracts, will be offered as, premiums by the National Apple Show association .of Spokane, headed 1 by Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railway company, at the competitive exposition in the Spo kane state armory and pavilions, De cember 7 to 14. Harry J. Neely, secretary and man ager of the organization, who has just returned from a trip throuch the mid. dlewestern states, announces that the apple show, which Is to be open to me worm, gives promise of beinsr the largest of its kind ever attempted on tne continent if not In the world. In addition to $1000 in gold for the best single apple exhibited, there will De premiums of at least $1000 each ror carload exhibits, als0 for displays of by-products. .The Spokane chamber of commerce has financed the project to the extent of $10,000, but more than $15,000 nd- dltlonal has been pledged and it is ex pected as much more will be subscrib ed tu tne next few days, making the MKKrcKuie runy $50,000 In premiums. The association, which Is composed of Spokane men Is incorporated for MVU.UUO. Dr. Owens' Acqultcd. Los Angeles, June 6. The Jury ac quitted Dr. J. S. Owens, accused of "l""lu" y J. wnyte Evans this morning. The Jury deliberated nn hour. The trial has been In progress since Mon day. Owens was kidlcted on the cnaige of writing letters to Evans, in tended to extort money. Had Many Forged Checks. While attempting t0 pass a forged check on a second-hand store man at Seattle the other day, Roy Kurtx, aged IS, was arrested, and when searched at the police station forged paper was found on his person amounting to $621. He admitted making the check he attempted to pass. Drew Friend's Pay. D. j. Dunning of .Rock Island, Wash., is under arrest at Wenatchee on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. He secured the pay check of E. B. Manasek and cash ed It In a saloon at . Wenatchee. He admitted hie guilt and haa been bound over to the superior court for "trial. El 1 4 SECOND VICTIM OF DRUNKEN BRAWL. Colfax, Wash., June 6. Black Eagle, aged 3, a Sioux Indian from the South Oakota reservation, who hag been with Sells-Floto show this season, died today at St.' Ignatius hos pital from wounds received while trying to make peace among several drunken Indians who were engaged In a fight. The fight was between Indians from the circus and Indiana at Pendleton Saturday night. One other Indian died at Wal la Walla from injuries received in the same battle. Black Eagle was struck In the back of the head with a rock, which fractur ed the skull. Undertaker L. L. Brunlng communicated with manager Tammln of the Sells Floto show, at Spokane, who or dered the body burled at the show's expense. OKLAHOMA HAS DISASTROUS FLOOD. Enid, Oklu., June 6. Twenty houses are washed away and scores of IM-rsons Injured as a result of a flood :".r.:l::g t!:e worst storm In the his tory of the slate Joday. Searchers arc hunting bodies though, no deaths have liecn rerted. The water Is rushing 12 feet deep In the main street. Bus iiXH.s is siiscndcd. A 25-Ronnd Bout. San Francisco, June 6. Baron Long announced today he had signed the Packey McFalding and Fredie Welsh to box 25 rounds in'Los An geles July 4, before the Jeffries club. Oakland, June 4. Emeryville racing season closes today. Featurt Presidio finale handicap. FREEWATER AND MILTON STILL IN SAME DISTRICT. Discovery That Districts Affected Have Bonded Indelrtediicss Cuts Short Hearing Before District Boundary llils Morning Freewatcr Has Been Striving for Several Months to Be Made a Separate District. Because both thq school districts in volved have bonded Indebtedness the long-standing Milton-Freewater school fight was dismissed by the district boundary board this forenoon. By the discovery made the members of the board were saved from the dif ficult task of passing upon the mer its of the controversy. At present both Milton and Free water are in the same school district, though separate schools are maintain ed. Seeking Independence from its rival sister. Freewater sought to have a new district created by taking a slice from district 31, the Milton trlct, and some territory from another district in that section. An Old light. The fight for the division of the district began months ago, hut owing to technical defects In some of the petitions the nutter was held up for some time. This morning It came up for settlement upon its merits before the district boundary board which is composed of the Judge, commissioners and school superintendent. However, Mr. Welles was not present at the meeting this morning, having gone to Idaho upon a vacation. During the forenoon today repre sentatives from both sides ef the con troversy were present at the board meeting prepared to fight the case to completion. But early in the hearing it was discovered that both of the dis tricts from which territory was to be taken for the new district were bond ed. Under the law the board cannot change the boundaries of district hav ing' bonded indebtedness, so It was neoessary for the case to be dismiss ed. The Milton district has but $500 outstanding bonds and they are to be redeemed next year. PROHIBIT! DOES In spite of the fact that Umatilla county has gone prohibition the wheat crop continues to grow and reports which have Just been received from diferent sections of the country indi cate that conditions are good. It has been generally supposed that the dry weather which has prevailed at times durlAg the spring has re tarded the grain In the country north west of Pendleton, but such Is not the case if recent reports are true. H. C. Mills, a farmer of that sec tion, has been here today and he de- SCHOOL FIGHT -IS THROWN 001 1 ill u Large Delegation Waifs Upom County Court and Requests; Appropriation. DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS $1000 WAS GIVES. Active Preparations for Largest Fatr Slnce District Comprising Jlorrow nnd Umutilla Counties Was Form ed Are Now Under Way All Inter ests and Sections of the County Represented on Delegation Which -Addressed the Court Promises) to -Act -on Request Before Tills Term . Is Adjourned. With nearly a score of solid taxpay- -en' as backers the members of the fair commission called upon the coun ty court this morning to ask for an -appropriation for a county exhibit at the district fair to be held here this fall. The array was a strong one and those In the groupe were earnest In asking that the county again partici pate in the fair. During the past two years the county has given $1000 each year for the maintenance of a county display at the fair and the1 same amount la asked by the commission this year. Active preparations for the coming; fair are now being made and the com- I mission is maKing every ciion iu yuu off a better and more successful fair than at any time in the past. Among those In the delegation that waited upon the county court that morning were C. B. Roosevelt, Leoa Cohen and Lee Teutsch, memTer- ot the board; R. Alexander, president of the Commercial association; M. B. Gwlnn, president of the Savings bank; ; O. M. Rice, cashier of the First Na tional bank; W. L. Thompson, cashier of the Commercial National bank; Joe Stockman. W. E. Miller. Henry Piper, Thomas Thompson, Clint Hodgens,, C T. Godwin and others. A nurrfber of those In the delegation were from the east end of the county and they were unanimous in endorsing -the request as were also the represen tative farmers with the party. After listening to the delegation the members of the court took the mat- I ter under advisemept - and promised to act upon the request before their adjournment. WATTS WANTS WALLET. Erstwhile Candidate for School Super--Intendenl Seeks to Collect Attor- ney's Fee. In a suit that was filed In the cir cuit court this morning, Homer I. Watts of Athena, seeks to collect an attorney's fee of $750 from A. C. Russell. According to the complaint that amount Is due the plaintiff In I consideration of legal services ren ; dered In connection with the settle- ment of the estate of A. C. Russell, deceased. I The suit was filed by R. J. Slater ' and H. I. Watts. ' American League Gaines. : At Detroit Score: Detroit, 8; Bos ton, 7. ! At Cleveland Cleveland, 6; Now jYork, 4. At Chicago Score: Chicago, 2; i Washington, 1. ! With National Players. ; At Philadelphia Pittsburg, 1; Philadelphia, 4. At Boston Chicago, 4; Boston. At Brooklyn Cincinnati, 4; Brook lyn. 1. One Kthilled, One Hurt. As the result of the wrecking of a freight train near Stone Hill in Mon tana, Wednesday morning. Fireman R. P. Brown was killed and Brake man C. Smith had his hip broken an J was otherwise badly injured. Four teen freight cars went into the ditch on account of a washout. The Aurora Borealis, published at Aurora, has changed hands. L. I. Palmer, the former editor and pub lisher retiring from the field. NOT STOP GRAIN ciares that the wheat In the Juniper and Vansycle sections has never look ed better than at present. If rain but comes within the next It or IS days he says that there will be bo danger of a crop failure In the "light '. land" section. As rains almost al ways occur In June there Is seeming ly little danger in store for the farm ers of that section. According to those who have been in the northwestern part of the coun ty recently the weeds are fewer there, than In the older portions of th county. ? 1 ) i l I .1 i t J
