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VOL. 21.
PENDLETON. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17. 1908.
NO. 6310
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TAR IN ABSOLUTE CONTROL
OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTION
Credentials Committee Adopt Temporary Roll Call of Nation,
al Committee Insuring More than 700 for Taft,
War Secretary Dominate Every Part of the Convention Organization by an
Overw-lmlming Majority Allies Go Down to Ignominious Dcfcut Xo
Fight In Exixrtcd on tlio Floor of the Convention, Tliotigli Throat Has
Been Made Governor Cummins of Iowa, Given Boost for Vice Presi
dent, Wlille Dolllver Hum IJeen Eliminated llanuiiond still in Itaoe,
But ApiMircntly Does Xot Figure With Those in Control Second Day
ut Convention Culled to Order at 12:30 and One Hour Later He-port of
Crcdcntiali-i Committee I Adopted ami TeinXrary Hull Call Made Permanent.
Chicago. June 17. Taft clinched
absolute control of the national con
ventlon toduy when after a session
lasting 15 hours, the credentials com
mittee by un overwhelming majority
ratified the action of the national
committee In every contest over seats
There was no real fight In the com
mittee.
The proposal to endorse the action
of the national committee by a single
vote was opposed on the ground that
It would appear to stifle fair hearing
of the cases. So the committee went
over the 110 contests offered by coun
el for Cannon, Fulrbanks, Hughes
and Foraker.
The first vote on an Alabama con
test was 38 to 7 favoring Taft, showing
how completely he is In control.
The committee decided to submit a
report to the national committee rec
ommending: "That the temporary
roll of delegates to the convention as
prepared by the national committee
bo made permanent." This makes It
certain thnt Tuft will have over 700
on the first ballot.
A small majority threatened today
to support Mayor Charles Bookwalter
of Indianapolis, In demanding that the
contesting delegates from Indlanapo
lis be Heated. The Taft leaders assert
ed toduy that such an effort would be
subdued quickly and there Is little
prospect of a fight over seats on the
floor of the convention.
Cummins Given Boost.
The vlce-presldcntlal boom of Gov
ernor Cummins, of Iowa, was for
mally launched today under an agree
ment with his faction of the party In
Iowa, with the official White House
stamp of approval.
Dolllver Is said to have been ellml-
Dated from the race at a meeting of
the Iowa delegation at which the
delegates pledged themselves for
Cummins.
One of the Iowa delegates has an
nounced that he has received positive
assurance that Hoosevelt Is "willing
for Cummins to be nominated."
This, following the assertion that
Roosevelt and Taft have notified the
managers at Chicago that either Dol
llver or Cummins would find favor at
the White House, Is taken by many
to mean that the administration has
nettled on Cummins.
John C. Montgomery, manager for
John Hays Hammond, said: "Ham
mond certainly will be placed In nom
ination He will be voted for solidly
by several western states and will be
strongly supported east and west. It
is probable the nominating speech
will bo by a Colorado orator, as
Hammond lived In that state for
many years."
All Night Session.
After Hurrows called the conven
tion to order for the second day's ses
sion at 12:19, Chairman Daughterly of
tho credentials committee, announced
he would be ready to make a report In
about an' hour. He explained that the
committee was In session all night and
until 5 o'clock this morning, other
wise the report would have been
ready.
Henerle Baker of Minnesota, and
Judge James D. Connor of Indiana,
who is attending the state national
convention, were Introduced and
loudly cheered.
It was announced that the resolu
tion committee had rejected by a vote
of 25 to 17 a resolution Introduced by
Representative Burke of Pennsylvania
restrlctln the representation of the
southern states. .
The convention has adopted the re
port of the credentials, committee
maKing uie temporary roll perma
nent and ending the fight made by
the allies. This gives Taft over
seven hundred votes.
Prayer and Song.
Prayer was offered by Rev. W. O
Waters at the opening of the session
and during the Interim Mrs. Beatrice
Flsher-Erlanger sang a solo from tho
balcony.
A large supply of Taft danners were
distributed through Ihe hall.
The report of the committee on
credentials was made, recommending
that the temporary roll be made per
manent and the report on permanent
organization was next received and
adopted.
General Stewart L. Woodford, of
New York, and Governor Deneen of
Illinois, were appointed a committee
t escort Senator Lodge, permanent
chairman, to the platform.
K. OF P. GRAM) LODGE.MEETS
IX PENDLETON IX 1009
Tlio Kawt Oregonlan received a mca
sago from K. B. Aid rich, city alitor,
who I a delegate to tlie grand lodge
Knights of Pythian of Oregon, now in
session In Portland, Maying tliat Pen
dleton Iiuh been unanimously clio-sen
a tlio meeting place of tlio grand
lodgo for tlio session to be held In
June, 1009.
Tills will bo good news to Damon
lodgo Xo. 4 of tills city, one of the
most actlvo and enthusiastic local
lodges in tho state. J, W. Maloney,
M. A. Hadcr and E. B. Aldrkli of Da
mon lodge, who are attending tlie
grand lodge have worked diligently
for Pendleton and that tlieir effort
have been successful Is shown by the
decision reached by the delegates tills
afternoon. TIm grand lodge will be
attended by at least 250 delegates and
visitors and it will be tlie biggest fra
ternal event of tlie year in this city..
HIM
IS SUBMITTED
HELPED FROM THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Coast Ignored.
Chicago, June 17. There will be
nothing doing for the Pacific const
In the resolutions Adopted by the con
ventlon.
Washington, Oregon and California
will go on record through their mem
bers of the committee as opposing the
president In the matter of the antl
Injunction plank. Through Richard
A. Ballinger of Washington, the
coast Is represented on the subcom
mittee of 13.
Ballinger Is a member of Roose
velt's tennis cahlnet Since his ar
rival here Ballinger has learned that
the coast delegates will not heaj- to
the antl-lnjunctlon plank, which It
Is understood Ballinger will endeavor
to get through on behalf of the pres
dent and the labor leaders. There
fore Ballinger will be recorded in the
discussions of the sub-committee as
opposing the antl-lnjunctlon plank
and there will bo nothing In the pint-
form regarding the demands of the
coast for Increased fortlclfatlons and
naval strength. There will be no
special reference to the Pacific and
he demands of Washington and re
quest for amendments to the Inter
state commerco laws so as to require
decision before an Increased rate
(Continued on Page 8.)
CUPID PUTS SALOON OUT OF BUSINESS
Prohibition Is not responsible for
one Inland empire saloon man quit
ting tho business.
George G. Glsh, 'of Dayton, one ot
the most prominent liquor dealers In
eastern Washington, Is going to mar
ry the girl he loves and before the
ceremony Is performed, he must dis
pose of his large saloon at Dayton and
forever quit the business.
That is the price which Cupid has
placed upon the love of his Intended
wife. She asked that ho quit and he
promised and he Is In Pendleton today
to dispose of his place to some one
of the Pendleton taloonmen who are
going out of business July 1.
Mr. Glsh la an Interesting charac
ter and Is well known In Pendleton.
Before he went into the liquor busi
ness at Prescott four years ago he was
telegraph operator on the O. R. AN.
at Kamel. ; I' SfflQf
He has but a part of one hand, hav
ing lost his entire left hand and all either.
but the thumb and llttlo finger on
his right hand, and yet with this
handicap is one of the finest tele
graph operators and swiftest penmen
ever employed by the O. R. & N. He
operates a typewriter with his one re
maining thumb and holding a pen or
pencil in the grasp of his little fin
ger and thumb he writes beautifully
and rapidly and Is an expert account
ant and a good railroad office man.
Tiring of the monotony of railroad
office work several years ago he
went to Prescott and engaged In the
liquor business and has made a small
fortune out of It and wll soon be
married to a fine young woman of
eastern Washington.
Prohibition he defies, local option
has no terrors for him, but Cupid put
him to flight and he will sell and for
ever quit the business because he loves
his girl and will do her bidding.
So his place Is for sale. And he
won t postpone the sale very long.
Eugene Prlnglo Who Conducted
Mass Meeting "Under the Oak," Is
Ieud.
Chicago, June 17. A dispatch to
the Tribune from Jackson, Mich, says
Eugene Pringle, the oldest member
and preldent of the Jackson county
bar, and for more than half a cen
tury prominent In Michigan politics,
died at hls home In this city last night
of apoplexy. Mr. Pringle was th
man who conducted the mass meet
lng at whiph the republican party was
formed In the western part of the
city, "under the oak," In 1854. Twen
ty years after he deserted that party
and became a democrat. Mr. Prln
give was born In Otscwo county, New
lork In December, 1836.
Gompers Asks That it Be In
corporated in the National
Republican Platform,
Would Pledge Party to Enactment of
Antl-lnjunctlon Law to Apply to
Labor Dispute, to Amendment to
Interstate Commerce Law Favora
ble to Organizations of Labor and
to Application of Eight-Hour I -aw
to AH Brandies of Government
Work and to Enactment of Federal
Employes Liability Act.
A1TEH HEKMISTOX LAND.
Ten People File Applications at La
Grande Ijuid Office.
La Grande. June 17. Ten men and
one woman filed application In the lo
cal land office this morning for lands
In the Hermlston reclamation pro
Ject. They are Messrs. Burton A.
Fowler. William R. Langhorn, Clar
ence E. 1 1 It-ley, Herbert E. Ryder,
Burt W. Smith, Henry Wyckoff,
Charles P. Wllmarth, John W. Ste
wart and Ella S. Chilton.
Samuel F. Pace, assessor of Wal
lowa county. Alexander McKenzle. ot
Rltter, Grant county, and George Har
ris of Freewater, bought Isolated
tracts this morning.
Charles O. Dlnius, Elmer P. Keeney
and Harry A. Reynolds all of Tacoma,
made proof on timber and stone en
tries.
J.E
IS
in
wo
WO.MAX DRIVES URFTE
FROM HOCSE WITH KXIFE.
Fellow Is Arrested at Illot Rock ami
Will He Drought to County Jail Tills
Evening" Attack thvurred Yester
day Afternoon During Absence of
Mr. Edwards Whole Neighborhood
Aroused.
wnue Airs. Aiorg Edwards was
alone at their home on Bear creek a
few miles from Pilot Rock last eve
ning, she was viciously assaulted by a
man named "Doc" McKenzle, who
boldly walked Into the house and
made an attack upon her.
Mrs. Edwards was horrified at the
actions of the fellow and breaking
away from his grasp, she grabbed a
large butcher knife and drove him
from the house, locking the doors and
barricading the window to prevent his
return.
She then telephoned to the neigh
bors who came to her assistance, but
before any one reached the Edwards,
home McKenzle had disappeared and
could not be found, until this morn-
ng, when he was arrested at Pilot
Rock, and will be brought to this
city this evening by Sheriff Taylor.
Mr .Edwards was in the mountains
at the time and did not return home
until this morning.
The entire neighborhood was arous
d by the affair and every available
man In the entire country Joined In
the search for the assailant, who elud
ed them and escaped in the twilight
of tho evening. However, he was rec
ognized and apprehended at Pilot
Rock this morning.
The sheriff's office and Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Charles J. Ferguson
were notified by telephone and Sher
iff Taylor left for Pilot Rock this
afternoon to bring McKenzle to the
county Jail.
The Edwards family Is well known
and highly respected. The home Is on
Bear creek, a somewhat Isolated set
tlement a few miles from Pilot Rock
and great Indignation has been ex
pressed by the neighbors over the affair.
A class of 328 students i
graduated from the Seattle
school this week.
dll be
high
Chicago, June 17. The labor plank
adopted by the executive council of
the American Federation of Labor was
jresented to the sub-committee of the
committee on resolutions of the con
vention today. Labor asks that It be
placed in the platform.
It was submitted by Gompers in the
following form:
"The republican party Is In accord
with Lincoln when he declared that
'Labor is prior to and Independent of
capital. Labor Is superior to capital
and deserves more consideration.'
"The republican party has been a
staunch d"nder of property and
property rights, yet It holds personal
rights and human liberty must of ne
cessity be entitled to first considera
tion. "Recognizing the new conditions
arising from' the marvelous industrial
development, our. people and nation
realiS the fact that the wheels of
commerce and Industry require new
law, and new conceptions of law must
be enacted with modern Industry and
commerce, to advance freedom and
keep it In line therewith.
"We 'herefore pledge the republican
party to the enactment of laws by
congress, guaranteeing to wage-earners,
agriculturists and horticulturists'
of our country the right to organized
effort to the end that such associations
and their members shall not be re
garded as Metal combinations In re
straint of trade.
"We pledge ourselves to the enact
ment 'of a law to prohibit the Issu
ance of injunctions In cases arising
out of labor disputes, when such in
junctions do not apply when no labor
disputes are exacted, that In no case
shall an injunction be Issued when
there exists a remedy by an ordinary
process of law, and which shall pro
vide that In proceedure for punish
ment for contempt of court, the par
ty cited for contempt shall, when
such contempt Is not committed In
the actual presence of the court, be
entitled to a Jury trial.
"We pledge the republican part
to the enactment of an amendment ex
tending the existing eight hour law
to all government employes, all
workers whether employed by con
tract or by sub-contractors, doln
work for or In behalf of the govern
ment, and we pledge the republican
party to the enactment of a law by
congress, as far as the federal Juris
diction can extend, for a fedeYal em
ployes' liability act.
Labor Leaders Hopeful.
Fired with new hope and confi
dence by positive asurances from Taft
and Roosevelt, labor leaders today
are conducting their campaign mora
vigorously than ever to obtain an an-ti-lnjunctlon
plank.
James Van Cleave, president of the
National Association of Manufactur
ers. Is preparing to use desperate
means to defeat the plank. Van
Cleave Insists the plank will turn all
the voters who have money invested
In this country against the republi
can party.
He is busy with telephone and tele
graph, lining up the big commercial
organizations, and urging them to
bring their Influence to bear on the
delegates from their respective localities
Gompers Is equally busy on the
other side.
There Is little doubt that the bat
tle for the recognition that labor's
domands for what labor considers, Is
"Just protection" will be the event
which will give the convention Its
place In the history of the develop
ment of the country.
The plank would provide that In
junctions not be Issued without a
hearing and would pledge the party
to change the law In such a way as
to prevent the Isuatice of summary
orders by federal Judges in strike
cases.
The plank demands a law to ex
tend the federal Jurisdiction to grant
woman's suffrage.
To submit a constitutional amend
ment to the states for the ratifica
tion, providing for absolute suffrage
of women equal to that of men
A law creating the department of
labor, separate from any existing de
partment, with a secretary at the head
holding a seat In the cabinet.
A law creating the federal bureau
of mines and mining, preferably un-1
BIU1 SPAIS
III NAME NO MORE
der the proposed department of la
bor. ,
A law approprating sufficient funds
for Investigation of the causes of
great disasters, for the purpose of
recommending laws, and r ons
for preventing the terrible loi & life
in mines. -
A law establishing United ' es
govenment Ravings banks.
Compei-H Talks Nonsense. j
In- presenting the plank Gon
said in his speech that a revolt. S ,
would result in this country if . flgyg gggr, Completely 0t
labor unions were destroyed or If tl t J
were treated on the same plane
'criminal trust," monopolies.
He said: "We don't want to eat the
employer as an appetizer before
breakfast, nor as desert, after, but we
want fair treatment and are going to
get It. We are not, anarchists or de
stroyers of property; we do not repre
sent that Idea. We are as loyal to the
Institutions of America as anybody,
but we want to retain the right to or
ganize and take steps to meet the en
croachments and oppression of capital."
Wade Ellis of Ohio, asked Gompers
If it were true there had been only
23 Injunctions against labor In the last
five years.
Exciting Scene.
"I deny that." said Gompers. "The
man who made that statement knows
Is untrue."
Name of Resort and Station
literated From Map.
Springs Will Be Known as Wenalim,
While Gibbon WIU Designate Nam
of Station With Log Cabin Depot
Fostofflce Also Known as Gibbon
and Hereafter the Name Blngbam
Springs Will be a Stranger in Blue
Mountains Original Name of Rail
road Station Was Mlkecha Inter
esting Bit of History in ConnecHoB.
The name of Bingham Springs has
been completely obliterated from tbs
map of Oregon.
About a month ago J. A. Borle, pro
prietor of the Bingham Springs re
! sort, changed the name of the springs
"I made that statement," announc- I to Wenaha and this week the O. R.
ed T. A. Emory, general counsel for & company changed the name of
the National Manufacturers assocla- Bingham Springs station to that of
tlon. i Gibbon, and now Bingham Springs
An exciting scene was prevented by I he heard no more forever. In tns
the action of Chairman Hopkins. He Blue mountain district
told Gompers to proceed. This week a bulletin was Issued
Gompers then produced a document from ,he offlces of General Superin-
from the records of the house of rep- . naem eucmey oi ine . ,
repentatives Including 53 IntimMInn KvlnS notlce tnat the Station will
cases, explaining they had been se- ""eafter be called Gibbon to corres-
lected from hundreds.
E.noiy asked the committee to ex
amine the Injunction cases referred
to by Gompers. Emory said there are
some cases of Injunctions Issued for
i..e lu.F ui rra.mng men irom the eumIrler regort at the
parading tne minings camps to pre- wnlcn he calIed Bingham
pond with the postoffice at that place
and so all O. R. & N. literature will
bear that name In future.
The name of Bingham Springs was
given to the station about 17 year
ago when Dr. J. E. Bingham started
springs
springs.
c..i uw.era irom going 10 worn. t-.- nrllnaI name of the rai,,oad 8ta.
This ended the public hearing and tion had been Mlkecha, a euphonious
the committee went into executive ses- ' name given it by the locators of tho
sion.
FIFTEEN STEEl
n
O. R. & N. COMPANY
TO EXPEND $15,000.
Four New Structures With Capacity
of 65.000 Gallons Each Are Now in
line.
For many years it was supposed
that the word Mlkecha was a Cayuso
Indian word and local historians
ransacked through the language and
lore of the Cayuses In search of the
meaning of it. However, it was
found that the name originated with
an English and two Irish gentlemen
Mix, Kennedy and Chase, who wer
civil engineers and assisted In making,
the final survey of the O. R. & N.
line across the Blue mountains.
Unable to decide which of th
three should be honored by having -
1 his name applied to the beautiful
spot under the pines, they finally
' agreed to take the first letters of each
, of their names and originate a name.
Place One Will Be Built at Pontile- . and this was done.
ton ami One at Mcacham Within ' The "mi" stands for Mix, the "kc
Few Weeks Taking Place or Wood. , for Kennedy and "cha" for Chase,.
and thus came into existence the name
en structures. wn)ch puzzed tne ngtorIang of tl)e
i county and which for many years -
Fifteen steel water tanks will be was supposed by many to be a Cay-
erected within the next few months use word.
by the O. R. & X. at a total cost of The change In the name of Bingham
about $45,000. Four of these tanks Springs station to Gibbon takes place
are now In position at Arlington, Dun- on June 23, acordlng to the O. R. &..
can, Hood River and La Crosse and X. bulletin Just issued.
immediately after July 1, others will ,
be Installed at Pendleton and Meach- ; NO CELEBRATION AT SPRINGS-.
am. i
These tanks are of steel throughout Wenolia Springs Management Not
and have a capacity of 65,000 gallons. Heady for Such Crowds as Celebra-
They are 24 feet In diameter and 20 , ,,,, WouId Bring,
feet in height and will be placed on 1 . . .
steel pillars, which will in turn be set 1 A' ?one' PPtor of the We- -upon
concrete pedestals, making them ; "aha "prlngS r,esort' ln the cH to"
permanent and substantial improve- day a"er suPP,ies r the springs and
mentg says that owing to the fact that the
' " . , , , I improvements to the grounds, hotel
These tanks are taking the place of and otner teBturn 0f the resort are
the old wooden structures which have ' now undtr wav and not , complete
done service on the O. R. & X. for there w, be no cf.lebration nt ,ne
many years and when once the new P,rngs on Jul 4
tanks are In place there will be no Man frU,I1()s nave d Mr porf(
more trouble in this line for many to give a celrtratlorii but ne feo)s
Jears' that he cannot take care of such
The new tanks will be erected by crowds as would attend the celebra-
contraetors, the cost of. putting them tion and will not makv any prepara-
in place being about $500 each, while tlon for the Fourth this year. How-
the cost of the tank and material used ever, large numbers of people will go
will be about $2500 each, making tho to the springs to spend a quiet day on
total cost of the tanks about $3000, the Fourth, and every effort will be
eacn- made to accommodate all who come.
LARGE BUILDINGS MUST BE REWIRED
That practically every large build
ing in the city of Pendleton will have
to be refitted with electric wires and
switches ln order to make them up
to the standard demanded by the Fire
Underwriters' association Is the deci
sion of Inspector Stewart of the asso
ciation, who recently made a thor
ough Inspection of the electric wiring
of the city.
Today Fire Chief John Vaughan
has been busy notifying property
owners of the report of the inspector
and of the necessity of rewiring most
of the buildings. Practically every
large building in the city Is said to
be defective in wiring and It will cost
at least $5000 In new wire and
switches to make them absolutely fire
proof, according to the standards of
the Underwriters' association.
The Fire Underwriters' association
makes a regular inspection of elec
tric wiring, gas connections, steam
boilers and other hazardous appli
ances, in order to see that all of thee
appliances are kept in good repair
and safe. This is done for the pur
pose of keeping Insurance rates as
low as possible and to reduce the
hazard of risk.
As the manufacturers of electric
appliances and safety devices In wir
ing and conducting electricity, make
new Inventions for the protection of
buildings, the Fire Underwriters' as
sociation demands the installation ot
the same and unless owners of build
ings choose to pay exorbitant Insur
ance rates, they will be compelled to
keep pace with the Improved appli
ances and change their wiring and,
electric attachments frequently.
The work of re-wlrlng will begfn
at once and rraetlcalty all of the
stores, hotels and other business
buildings will be refitted' during the-summer.
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