EUGEDITIOf)
EVOlGEDITIffi
WEATHER REPORT.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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.
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