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VOL. 21.
PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 20. 1908.
NO. 6313
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Centre of Republican
Transferred from
to Cincinatti,
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Chicago
HOME TOWN HONORS
RECENT NOMINEE.
Cries of "Next ll-eldeiit," "Our Own
President" ami "Cincinnati's Pres
ident" Rewound nil Along the Lino
of Marclt Sherman ami Members
of Kub-Conuulttoo Also Given Groat
RccciHloii Task of Reletting Cant
nlgn Manager a Hard One Hitch
cock Offeretl the Position, Hut Has
Deelinetl Uio Honor With Thanks.
Cincinnati, O., June 20. The cen
ter of republican activity has been
tranHferred here from Chicago. To
day the city has the appearance of a
presidential election time, so great Is
the enthusiasm.
Taft arrived from Washington at
8:20 and was greeted at the station
by a tremendous throng, which
cheered and made a wild demonstra
tion.
Sherman arrived from Chicago 15
minutes earlier with Charles Taft
and the sub-committee of the na
tional committee which confers here
on the appointment of a permanent
chairman to mannge the campaign.
Sherman and the national committee
were given almost as great an ovation
ns Taft received.
Two bands were at the Htatloti. with
a carriage prepared for a parade
through the city. The line of pro
cession through Taft's home city was
a continuous triumphal march, the
streets being blocked all along.
Everybody was out to cheer "Our
next president." Cries of "Cincin
nati's president," and "Our own
president" were heard all along the
line. The crowd took up the yell of
the convention: "Taft, Taft, William
11. Taft.-
The parade, led by the bands, made
the way to the residence of Charles
Taft, at Fourth and Race streets. A
big bunch of American beauties were
thrown Into Taft's carriage and he
received them with apparent pleas
ure. A street hawker playing a fltrto
phnne near the carriage. In a moment
of enthusiasm, threw the Instrument
Into the carriage, and It fell Into
Taft's pocket.
The crowds and bands drew up In
front of Taft's residence, where a
demonstration lasted several minutes.
The candidate howed, smiled, waved
to the crowds, then sprang out of the
carriage with surprising agility for
a man of his size and walked lightly
up the steps. At the door he turned
and waved to the crowd.
It Is understood Taft Is In a quan
dry regarding the appointment of a
campaign manager.
The Ohio contingent holds that the
permanent chairman of the national
committee should go either to Arthur
I. Vorys, tho first Taft manager, or
to former Governor Myron T. Her
rlck of Ohio. Many members of the
committee Insist that Hitchcock, man
ager of Taft's campaign for the nom
ination, Is not entitled to tho place,
hut la tho best equipped man yet
suggested.
The members of the sub-committee
are General Powell Clayton of Arkan
sas, former Governor Myron nerncK
of Ohio, Frank n. Kellogg of Minne
sota, Charles Nagle of Missouri, E. E.
Hart of Iowa, Senator Borah of Ida
ho, E C. Duncan of North Carolina,
and Frank O. Lowden of Illinois,
Hitchcock Declines;
Frank Hitchcock was offered the
chairmanship of the national commit
tee but declined. So far no selection
has ben made.
Morgan Likes Taft Nomination.
New York, June 20. J. P. Mor.
Because about 20 steel bridges have
been washed out on the Northern Pa
cific In a distance of about 80 miles
between Butte, and Garrison, Mont.,
the entire through passenger traffic of
. that system has been diverted to the
O. R. & N. and regular Northern Pa
cific passenger trains are passing
through this city each way, dally.
Beginning today a regular Northern
Pacific passenger train service will
be maintained, east and westbound,
on the O. R. & N. and at 11 o'clock
this forenoon the first train on the
new schedule passed this city east
ward. 1
The magnitude of the terrible wash
outs on the Northern Pacific Is Just
now being learned and It Is probable
that it will he several weeks before
through traffic Is opened. It Is esti
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NORTHERN TRAIN
gan, who arlved from Europe today,
expressed pleasure at the nomination
of Secretary Taft.
"It Is good," Mr. Morgan said. He
declined to talk further on politics or
any other subject.
TRAIN DYNAMITER GOES
FREE OF V'JHDER CHARGE.
ll080 o,i of Murdering
tSll0"V Wreck Is Acquitted.
.fin
"' Butte, Mont., June 20. Louis Fer
ris was last night acquitted of the
charge of murder In connection with
the alleged dynamiting of the over
land Burlington train near this city
May 1, last, the Jury deliberating
scarcely an hour. Ferris, who Is
youth of 23 years of age, confessed to
dynamiting the train, but the defense
claimed that the confession had been
wrung from Ferris by third degree
methods.
Ferris' mother and sister testified
that they heard the officers promise
the prisoner a Job of driving a team
a new suit of clothes, freedom and
other things If he would acknowledge
the dynamiting of the train.
The defense Insisted that a defec
tive rail not dynamite caused the
wreck of the train, introducing
number of witnesses to bear out the
contention.
Ferris was tried for the murder o
Engineer A. C. Bussey. who was kill
ed In the wreck. The other murder
charges yet remain against Ferris.
Santa Fo Shops Closed.
Topeka, Kan., June 20. Santa Fe
locomotive shops over the entire eye
em were his aferuoon ordered closed
until June. This will affect over
1000 men In Topeka. Scarcity of
work is given as the cause.
EEiS
FOR PENDLETON
ICE CREAM PARLORS AND
CIGAR STORES UNMOLESTED.
Efforts of Salooiimcn himI Interests:
Opposed, to Prohibition to Wreak
Spite Work Will Pall No Attempt
Will Re Made to Enforce Antiquat
ed Statute.
There Is no danger the Ice cream
parlors, cigar stores and drug stores
of Fendleton will have to cloie up on
Sundays and those who have conjnr-
ed themselves into believing that sach
state may come to pass have done
erroneously. That it would be
pleasing to some men to see the en
tire city closed there Is no doubt, for
It would be sweet revenge for the
saloonmen and some' others who were
opposed to prohibition.
But the state law regarding Sunday
closing Is such that a conviction un
der the same Is practically Impossible
even if such were desired. But Dis
trict Attorney Phelps has no desire
to assist in spite work that would In
jure tho city and It Is very evident
that those wanting "blue" Sundays
have reckoned without that Import
ant official.
This forenoon Mr. Phelps stated
that If complaints are made regarding
Sunday violations the cases will be
referred to the grand Jury. If the
parties implicated are In business and
are men located here permanently In
the city no arrests will be made.
Should they be transients a bond will
be required.
This has been the method of the
district attorney In the past and In
each Instance It has meant that no In
dictments were returned. The gener
al state Sunday closing law provides
that "circumstances of necessity and
mercy" may be pleaded In defense of
a vlolntlon and this provision practi
cally nullifies the law, for In the
average case It amounts really to an
Instruction for acquittal. This being
the case grand Juries have refused to
Indict In the past and seemingly there
is no reason to expect anything dif
ferent In the future.
ON 0. B. 4 I
mated that tho damage caused by the
floods In Montana will reach to over
$1,000,000. All the available forces
of the system are at work In the
stretch of 80 miles between Butte and
Garrison and the track will be repair
ed as soon as possible.
At one time the company was feed
ing over BOO passengers at Butte and
Garrison and after keeping them for
several days In hopes that the short
stretch of track could be repaired, the
entire number was sent to their desti
nation by way of Pocatello and Pen
dleton, the Northern Pacific buying
them through tickets over the Oregon
Short Line and O. R. & N.
The Northern Pacific passenger
train running over the O. R. & N. will
carry only their own passengers and
will be In charge of O. R. A N. freight
conductors.
SKETCH OF JAMES SCHOOLCRAFT SHERMAN,
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
James Schoolcraft Sherman, the republican nominee for vice-'
president, was born In Utlca, N. T., October 24, 1855, and save for
short Intervals occupied in travel, has spent his entire life there. He
received both an academic and . collegiate education and shortly af-
ter his graduation from Hamilton college In 1878 was admitted to
the bar.
He entered politics In 1880 and four years later was elected may-
or of Utlca on the republican ticket, receiving a handsome majority
In a. city always considered democratic. At Saratoga In 1895 he was
selected to preside over the deliberations of the republican con-
ventlon, and was later chosen orator on many notable occasions.
He was elected to the fiftieth, fifty-first and fifty-third congress-
es as a republican, reelected to ths flftyfourth, receiving 22,510
votes against 16,269 votes for John D. Henderson, democrat.
Congressman Sherman was for some time chairman of the re-
publican campaign committee and made a record for . himself
through the manner In which he got subscriptions.
On the floor of congress he made a stirring speech against the
building of the Panama canal, and declared that America should
not accept it as a gift. Despite his attitude in this matter he has for
years been one of the staunchest friends of President Roosevelt, and
on a number of occasions has conferred with him regarding the pres-
ent campaign.
While gathering contributions he Introduced a 2-cent railroad bill
In congress. He was Speaker Reed's most Intimate friend In con-.
gress during the latter years of his life, and presided in the house
more than any other man.
He Introduced the anti-ticket scalping bill and many other meas-
ures. His party has often offered him excellent positions In the
employ of the government.
DEATH
EXPLOSION
Trans-Atlantic Liner Arcadia
is Practically Destroyed by
Accident.
AT LEAST SIX MEN ARE
DEAD AND MANY INJURED
Chief Officer K nicer Is Hero Will)
Pace and Hands Badly Burned ne
Ruslies Into Haines and Curries
Out Two Dead and Sixteen Injured
Many Uvea Are Saved As Result
of His Bravery and Sacrifice Sev
eral Are Still Misting-Rut May Be
Safe Expios4on of Gas Is Followed
by Fire.
Philadelphia, Pa., June 20. It is
belleved that six men lost their lives
as a result of an- explosion on board
the Hamburg liner Arcadia today The'
shlp was practically destroyed by.
flre.
Chief Officer Kruger was badly
burned on the face and hands, while
rescuing the Injured. He saved many
lives. He rushed into the flames and
carried out two dead negroes and lb'
Injured.
A roll call this afternoon showed a
score are missing. Many were seen
bt
to Jump overboard and are believed ' tion and the following men are ex
to have drowned. I nected here from other banks of the
Twenty-five men were below the
hatches when the explosion occurred I
and It is not known whether all of'
them came up.
Thirty are known to have been In
jured.
The steamer, which carled much
freight, settled into the mud, and it
believed the entire Interior Is de
stroyed. The fire boats were pour-
ng water into the hold, but the
flames spread beyond control.
The only explanation Is that the
explosion was caused by gas.
The Arcadia steamed up the bay
this morning after completing her
voyage from Hamburg and was near Ethel, and son Quentin, left Washlng
the dock at the time of the accident. ' to" at 9:15 this morning for their an
METCALF WILL RETIRE.
Secretary of Navy Will Resume Prac
tice of Law.
San Francisco, June 20. That he
will retire from public life and resume
the practice of law after this present
administration Is finished, is the
statement made today by Metcalf, who
returned from Washington last night, i
"I am going to return to the Paci
fic coast and resume the law," he'
raid. "I do not Intend to be a candl- 1
date for United States senator. I have
no Idea where the rumor started that
would try to succeed Perkins."
He thinks that the Taft-Sherman
ticket Is exceptionally strong.
BAKER CITY BANKER
ALLEGED LAND FHAUDEH.
Baker City, Or., June 20. J.
H. Parker, vice president of the
First National bank of this city,
one of the biggest banks in
eastern Oregon, was arrested to-
day" on two Indictments charg-
Ing wilful and corrupt perjury
In connection with timber land
claims. The arrest causes a
sensatlbn. Parker was taken be-
fore United States Commission-
er C. A. Moore and released on
13000 bonds. United States
Senator Ankeny of Washington,
is president of the bank.
OF
GET TOGETHER
Bankers of Umatilla County
Will Form Organization in
This City Tonight.
ELABORATE BANQUET
NEW BOWMAN
GIULjb
Representatives from Every Finan
cial Institution In the County Are
Now Here and Will Pnrticiiate in
Meeting Tonight Plans Were
Laid Few Days Ago and Will Be
Itroght to Fruition Hits Evening
Organization Will Be for Mutnal
Beiterit and Will Result In Better
Acquaintance and Understanding..
For the purpose of forming a coun-
ty bankers' association representatives
from every bank In Umatilla county
will gather here this evening. Al-
ready several of the out of town fl-
nanclers are here and others will ar-
rive on the evening trains.
At 6 o'clock this evening a dinner
will be given at the Hotel Bowman
grill room and an elegant spread is
being prepared by Judd Fish, host at
that establishment.
All three of the local banks will be
represented in the proposed assocla
county: N. A. and E. J. Davis of
Milton; George J. Schlagel, Pilot
Rock; R. B. Stanfleld, Echo; F. B.
Swayze and J. H. Reed of Hermls
ton; A. B. Montgomery, Helix; F. s.
LeGrow Athena and I. M. Kemp,
Weston.
ROOSEYELTS AT OYSTER BAY.
Teddy Declares He Has Had a 'Per
fectly Corking Time" During His
Term.
Washington, June 20. Roosevelt,
accompanied by his wife, daughter
nual summer visit to Oyster Bay.
The president was accompanied to
the depot by a crowd of officials and
friends, guarded by secret service
men. Secretary Loeb and Assistant
Secretary Forrester accompanied the
Roosevelt party, while Assistant Sec
retary Latta remains at the White
House to be the chief "poobah" until
the president returns.
A friend reminded the president
that he had earned a vacation.
"Don't waste sympathy on me,"
the president replied, "I have enjoyed
every minute of my term in office.
My thanks are due to the American
people, not theirs to me for the op
portunity I had to serve them. I
have had a perfectly corking time."
. Want Marines in Panama.
Panama, June 20. Arrangements
are being made to place United States
marines now on the Isthmus In camp
at Corozal, from which place they
may be brought In a few minutes to
Panama should such a step be ne
cessary. The tension brought about
by the political situation in the re
public continues.
Labor Men at White House.
Washington, June 20. Represen
tatives of labor organizations of the
District of Columbia today called at
the White House to request the presi
dent to deliver a "farewell address to
labor" on Labor day next September.
The president will consider ' this request.
MEN
El
TRIMMING CORN SHE i
SLASHES ARM AND FINGER
California Woman Will Die As Re
sult of Peculiar Acidcnc
Vallejo, Calif., June 20. Mrs. F.
M. Hodgman, of this city, Is lying
near death today from severe razor
slashes Inflicted In a singular acci
dent. She was standing In her home, one ,
foot resting on a chair in the act of
paring a corn, wnen sne suddenly
lost her equlllbrum. In her efforts
to recover her balance she slashed
her left arm to the bone from the
palm to the elbow. In snatching the
razor from the wound she nearly sev
ered her fingers of the right hand.
The woman was brought assistance
but before the flow of blood was
stopped she was in a serious condi
tion. There Is lltle hopes of her re
covery.
GEORGIA IS QUEEN.
Fleetest Battles! dp Is Breaking All
Records.
(Wireless to the United Press.)
The U. S. S. Georgia at sea, June 20.
The Georgia Is still sea queen of the
Atlantic fleet. Under her natural
draft, racing through a moderate
beam sea, the Georgia, In a speed
trial south from Cape Flatery, Fri
day averaged 18.02 knots per hour
on a nine hour riin, 19.02 knots un
der forced draft on a four hour run.
This tecord beats the builders
trial speed of the ship, though on the
run Just completed the Georgia was
more heavily loaded and was drawing
three feet eight Inches more water.
No other battleship in the navy has
equalled this record.
FIFTEEN Kill
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LESS THAN HALF PASS .
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J ON SECOND TRLVL
Examining Board Completes Its Work
IjM Evening Twenty-eight Wlo
Failed First Time ami Ten Others
Take Eighth Grade Tests MJsb
' Hazel Dowd Is High With Grade of
90 Per Cent.
Last evening the eighth grade ex
amining board finished the work of
checking up the papers from the re
cent examinations held in this coun
ty and it was found that but 15 out
of the 38 applicants succeeded in
passing.
Of those who took the examinations
only 10 were new applicants, the oth
er 28 having taken the examination
a few weeks ago and failed to pass.
To Miss Hazel Down of district No.
11, near Weston, belongs the honor
of having made the highest average
grade at the examination. Her
grade was 90 per cent. Miss Leota
Cannon Is the teacher of the school
which she attends..
The following Is the list of those
who succeeded In passing the exam
ination. District No. E Souiak, Emma,
Mudge, Orton, McLaughlin, Owen.
District No. 11 Dowd, Hazel.
District No. 14 Stewart, Era
District No. 19 Beathe, Edward.
District No. 29 Taylor, Sheldon.
District No. 31 Kelley, Vivian.
Hudson, Jake, Martin, Earl.
District No. 55 O'Harra, Ollle,
Tucker, Elmer.
District No. 46 Morrison, Claude.
District No. 94 Parrie. Sterling.
District No. 110 Boynton, Verne.
FIND BODY OF MURDERED MAN.
Indian Dragging River Near Dawson
Secure Remains of David Itcrgninn.
Seattle, June 20. A special dis
patch to the Post-Intelligencer from
Dawson, Y. T says:
The body of David Bergman of Se
attle, was found today by Indians at
tached to the northwest mounted po
lice searching party which began
dragging the river on June 10, the
day that Ned Elfors made a murder
ous attack on Emil Anderson. Berg
man had three bullets in his head.
Anderson, who was shot In the Jaw, is
recovering.
POSSIBLE SITES FOR
Where will the new federal building
be located? This Is a question that
has been asked many times during the
past few weeks and it is one that
will not be settled until after July 16
at which time the bids for locations
will be opened In the treasury de
partment at Washington.
Up to this time It is known that at
least seven locations have been offer
ed the government and it Is very
likely other applications' have been
made. The sites known to have been
offered the government to date are
as follows:
The Llvermore property at the cor
ner of Court and Johnson street, now
mud Monr mn
IUUII IIIUIIL lllt.lt
(RE INDICTED
SgVenth COUflt iS RetUmetf
Against Colonel James H
Raley.
JOE II. PARKES, JUSTICE
OF PEACE, ON NEW LIST.
Warrants of Arrest Served Today by.
Deputy United States Marshal Nlck
leson George Adams, O. P. Bow
man and George McDonald Accus
ed of Land Fraud McDonald Is in
Mountains and Raley in Portland
Others Give Bond Before United
States Commissioner Halleyv
Five more indictments have "been
returned against Umatilla county
men by the federal grand Jury and.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Nlckleson' l
here today for the purpose of serving
the Indicted men with warrants for
their arrest.
In the last list of Indictments there
is an additional one against Colonel
J. H. Raley, while the following new
men are Indicted: George Adams, O.
P. Bowman, George McDonald and
Joe H. Parkes. While full particu
lars are not obtainable It Is under
stood that each Indictment is for
the same offense charged in the for
mer Indictments, to-wlt: Conspiracy
to defraud the government out of
land.
None of the men indicted were actu
ally placed under arrest. Colonel Ra
ley Is now In Portlan&.'and will give
a further bond thereof white MesWW
parkes. Bowman anq Aaanjs gave
bonds in the sum ot'fZWO each b
fore Commlfsionej- JShrr Halley, J.,
this afternoon.. At present McDonald
Is in the mountains with his sheep
and will not likely be reached for'
several days.
In the press dispatches from Port
land yesterday It was stated that two
additional Umatilla county Indict-
ments had been returned, bur the
names were withheld. Since then'
there has been much speculation re
garding the case. Not until the depu
ty marshal served the warrants today
and arranged that the accused men
give bonds for their appearance were
the names given ut.
Arrest More, Revolutionists.
El Paso, Tex., June 20. Addition
al arrests of alleged Mexican revolu
tionists were made by rurals today at
Xuevocasas Grandes, Mexico. Thirty
are now in Jail. Among the prisoners
is Santa Ana Perez, leader of the Te
mosachlc revolution of 1893, when the
Mexican custom house of Polomas
was raided. Troops at .Chihuahua are
held In readines to move to the scene
of. the uprising.
Rev. Blcakney Orator.
Last evening arrangements were
made by the committee 'of the Pilot
Rock Fourth of July celebration com
mittee to have Rev. W. H. Bleakney
president of Pendleton academy do
liver the oration at that place on the
Fourth. Rev. Bleakney is a pleasing
and forceful speaker and his address
on that occasion will be the chief,
feature of the celebration-.
Pilot Rock Church Organized.
The complete organization of the
Presbyterian church of Pilot Rock
has been effected and officers elect
ed as follows: Elder for three yeara,
H. H. Gilbert; trustees, W. A. Gilliam.
John P. McManus and Miss Eva Belts.
The official title of the church will
be the Presbyterian church of Pilot
Rock and a pastor will be selected as,
soon as possible.
Troops Killed by Indians.
Tucson, June 20. It is reportfd.
that In a fight between Yaquls and
Mexican troops, at a water hole be
tween Guaymas and Hermosillo, sev
eral soldiers were killed. The troops
had been pursuing the band and ran
into an ambush. The troops are still,
pursuing the Yaquis.
FEDERAL EUILDI'.'G
occupied by the lodging house ccrr
ducted by Tom Smart
The C. F. Colesworthy property at
the coiner of Alta and Cottonwood.
The Sloan blacksmith property at',
the corner of Alta and Cottonwood..
The George Darveau property at tht
corner of Webb and Cottonwood, next
to J. C. McLeod's.
The congregational church prot
erty at the corner of Webb and
Johnson streets.
The residences of Dr. W. G. Cole
and of Mrs. T. G. Halley on the northw
side of the river.
The respective prices at which the
above locations are offered to the
government have not beerr given out