u(i'."-'4',..-'vt ,-iiT. .-.ti.iL
r. ,
J. , ! -.
:hh. ... .' i v 1.
-: -'
VOL. 21.
lENDLETON, OKEGON, THURSDAY, JULY 2. 1908.
NO. 6323
' " " ' I ' II.. . " f -M..- ,111. , ... .... I ,. . , ... . . . , , ,.
PENDLETON 10
NETWORK OF
James H. Gwinn, as Trustee,
Franchise on
Ohio and Plttnburg Capitalists Offer
and Right of Ways Can Bo Secured Eastern Enginoer Makes Thor-
ough Examination and His Report Is Favorably Received Lines Will
Extend to North, East, South and Went and Will Eventually Con
net Willi the Columbia River Tonnage Found to lie Sufficient to
Guarantee Paying Proposition -Will Mean Much for Development of
Pendleton and Umatilla County City Park and Natatorium Included
In Die Plan Matter Reported tb
Ordinance C'onmilttee,
An electric street car system for
Pendleton, with an Interurban trac
tion line connecting this city with
steamboat transportation on the Co
lumbia river, 1a a movement which
had its Inception at the council meet
ing last night when an ordinance waa
Introduced granting a franchise for
this purpose to James H. Gwinn,
trustee.
Mr. Gwinn wAs present and briefly
explained that In asking for the fran
chise he was following the Instructions
of Ohio and Pittsburg capitalists en
gaged In building and operating trac
tion railroads, who had sent an en
gineer here some weeks ago to look
over the territory, and It was upon the
report of the expert that the franchise
was asked.
The ordinance was read the first
and second times and referred to the
ordinance coirmlttee, with Instructions
to Investigate the matter and report
at the next regular meeting.
In speaking of the enterprise which
means so much to Pendleton and
Umatilla county this morning, Mr.
Gwinn said:
Backers Are Not Named.
"I am not at liberty to give the
names of these people for two rea
sons: If on a final examination of
the project they should conclude not
to go Into It the fact that they turned-
It down would make it extremely dif
ficult to Induce other capitalists to
take It up; and if the council should
refuse to grant the franchise, these
people would not care to have the
matter published that they were turn
d down.
"We have been corresponding with
a representative of these capitalists
for several months, principally an
swering questions, and In May their
examining engineer came to Pendie
tlon, spnedlng several days driving
over the country, gathering statistics
and securing Information necessary to
make a report. A street car line will
not pay operating expenses In cities
of less than 15,000 population, and
there Is nothing to Insure a city of
that size in Pendleton for some years.
Sufficient Tonnage Assured.
"In order te make an attractive
proposition It was necessary to show
the business In the tonnage to be ob
tained In a line from Pendleton and
the Columbia, and the local traffic
from the Irrigated lands of the Echo
and Hermlston districts. A railroad
must have an initial point and a ter
minal. With Pendleton as the start
ing place and the Columbia river the
objective point, and a eonnectlon with
a line of steamboats, sufficient ton
nage Is now In sight ' to pay fixed
charges on the estimated cost of con
struction, the Increase of business
from the development of the country
by the road Itself . guaranteeing the
profits.
"A street car line has to look far
Into the futur6 of a city to secure the
business necessary to make It a pay
Ing proposition. The city was gone
over very thoroughly with a vltw of
outlining future development of bust
ness. We are to have a park some
day at one end of the city and a nat
atorlum or some such resort at the
. other. These are matters the railroad
DUE OE BRUTAL MURDERS III HISTORY
Chicago,-July 2. An Initial and
laundry marks on two handkerchiefs
stuffed Into the mouth of Mrs. E.
Thompson, whose mutilated body was
found yesterday in a lodging house
room, may lead to the arrest of the
murderer.
The letter "B" worked in the corner
of one of the handkerchiefs and the
laundry mark, "P 143" stamped on
them are clews.
The coroner's physician who exam
ined the body says he never before
has seen the work of such a fiend.
The police believe It waa J. H. Ray
mond, who rented the room, who
BE
ELECTRIC LINES
Asks City Council to Grant
Certain Streets.
to Finance Proposition if FranclilHC8
will assist In securing for the purpose
of making business places for peoplo
to go on the cars.
McKay Crock Line.
"This was the purpose In view in
asking for the use of some bf the
streets, and another was a lino out to
the cemetery, and on up McKay creek
If the Irrigation project once propos
ed should be revived and -consTructed,
a project that appeared to be feasi
ble lo the engineer.
"The franchise submitted was
drawn by their attorney and sent to
us. Perhaps the only objection Is the
provision giving three years In which
to commence construction. The. rea
son for this is that It will require
several months In which to make per
manent surveys and estimates on cost
of construction, securing right of way
and other preliminary work before
arranging for the money to do the
work.
'This ll a presidential election year
and capitalists will not go Into large
enterprises like this until they are
fully satisfied with the proposition.
The franchise Is the foundation. With
this secured they can, go ahead with
their plans.
W'irk .May Begin at Once.
"While they ask this time for be
ginning construction, for they cannot
anticipate what may happen to delay,
if the final examinations bear out the
preliminary reports made construc
tion work will begin at once and hur
ried to completion.
"My Interest In the franchise Is only
that of a citizen of Pendleton. When
these people say they are ready to go
ahead and build the line 'I will make
an assignment to them. If they aban
don the project we "will try to find
other parties, and If others should
come ami want to take over the prop
osition the franchise will be ready for
them. I shall be a trustee for the
people of our city whenever my trus
teeship for these capitalists ceases.
The movement Is one to build up Pen
dleton and Umatilla county, and we
must all do what we can to boost It
along."
The request for the franchise was
leferred to the ordinance committee.
REAL STRENUOUS LIFE.
Ross Newport Makes Flying Trip to
Ilcniilston In MhUIlo of Night.
An example, of the strenuous llfo as
It Is led in eastern Oregon was given
here last night by Ross Newport, su
perintendent for the Newport Land
& Construction company.
When the council decided last
night to again throw down the bars
for bidders on the levee work, the
junior Newport found he had quick
work to do. At the time his father
Col, H. G. Newport, was asleep at his
home In Hermlston and as they have
no night 'phono service In that
city there was no way to reach him.
Engaging an auto Mr. Newport left
here at 11 o'clock to make the triD to
Hermlstlon "overland." Ho arrived
there at 2 o'clock this morning and
at that hour Col. Newport was arous
ed from bed and told that the Pen
dleton council would be open for an
other bid on the levee work. The
father and son then returned to the
gagged and bound her, stripped the
clothes from her body and viciously
tortured her, pounding her body with
his fists, kicking her face, clawing at
her throat with his finger nails.
There are 15 deep finger marks on
her throat, 400 distinct bruises were
counted on her body and the Imprint
of a boot heel Is on her face.
The autopsy showed the fiend who
choked the woman possessed such
strength that he broke every bone In
her neck.
The coroner is astounded at the re.
voltlng revelations. It was not be
lieved Raymond was such an awful
fiend.
NEW YORK 11AS IIOT-
TEST DAY OF SEASON.
New York, July 2. This is
the worst day of the terrific
heat which has held this city
In Its grip. Before noon seven
deaths had been reported.
The blistering rays seemed
concentrated on Manhattan Is-
lands. The streets are 'so hot It
Is almost Impossible to carry on
business. Prostrations are al-
most without number. They
are so common few are report-
ed.
The hospitals are unable to
care for the victims and In the
east side tenement districts, the
suffering exceeds Dast records.
city, by auto, and reached here early
this morning.
According to the Newports they will
have a new bid for the levee work this
evening and as It Is understood that
V. S. Betts will again seek the work
the opening of the bids tonight is
awaited with Interest.
$100 FOR DYKE.
Firewater Coiiuniltcc Gc Iah Than
Half Amount Asked For
This forenoon the county court
granted the appeal of Freewater-Mil-
lon people to the extent of voting $400
to be used in the construction of a
dyke for the Little. Walla Walla. A
delegation of east end people were
before the court yesterday afternoon
In behalf of the dyke proposition and
their efforts proved successful.
Much of the time yesterday and to
day hus been given by the court to
the consideration of bldH for some
steel vault furniture to be used In the
vault of the clerk's office.
The commissioners have not yet
acted upon the 11000 appropriation
asked for by the district fair board.
LIVERMOHE REELECTED CLERK
Will Serve Pendleton School Board
for Anotlier Year. .
At a meeting of the school board
held last evening Lot Livermore was
reelected to the position of clerk and
other business of Importance transact
ed. Bills for the past month were
audited and paid. . Bids for the fuel
and general supplies for the coming
school year were also opened. But
owing to the fact that some explana
tions regarding the bids were desired
no action was taken upon the bids.
The matter of filling vacancies in
the teaching force was not taken up
owing to the fact that Dr. C, J.
Smith, chairman of the board was
away. There are several vacancies
to be filled.
FAMILY COMES BECAUSE
PENDLETON WENT DRY
J. II. legate SI ions Fn.h In New
Conditions by Engufiug In Huslne
IiCtiscs Dining Room at Golden
Rule Hotel and Will Conduct First
Class EKtabllNlHiicnt.
The first business man to come to
Pendleton to engage permanently In
business here because the town and
county went "dry" at the recent elec
tion Is J. H. Lodgate or North Yaki
ma, who has leased the Golden Rule
dining room and will convert it Into
a first class .restaurant at once.
Mr. and Mrs. Lcdgate will have Im
mediate charge of the business and
being experienced restaurant people,
will make improvements and add at
tractions to the place and hope to en
Joy a share of the patronage of the
city and adjacent country.
The deal for the lease of the res
taurant was consummated last eve
ning and today the new proprietors
took charge and will begin business
at that popular place, believing that
prohibition will help, rather than In
jure, Pendleton.
J. Popejoy will continue in charge
of the hotel, but hereafter will have
nothing to do with the dining room
or restaurant department.
HUNDREDS REPORTED KILLED.
Ynzovka, Russia, July 2. It la re
ported tliat 100 miners lost tlielr lives
lajt night by an explosion of gns In
a mine at Rikorvket. It Is feared 400
are Imprisoned. Trooiw Were niHlicd
to the scene.
Daily Revolution.
Fez, Morrocco, July 2. The popu
lation of Morocco Is again on the
verge of a revolt, this time against
Mulal Ha fid, the victorious pretendef
to the throne, who Is subjecting the
followers of his rival, Sultan Abdul
Axlx to torture In an effort to locate
the treasure which Is believed to have
been hidden, by Ails In his flight
before the army of the pretender.
first RESULT
OF PROHIBITION
SEVEN KILLED.
Frightful Train Wreck in
Missouri Head on Col
lision.
BOTU TRAINS WERE
PRACTICALLY DEMOLISHED.
Two Fum, Express, Running at High
Rate of Speed, Cradi Together Near
Scdalin With Awful Results One of
the Worst Dlnaxters in the History
of the Roud Full Extent or Low of
Life unil Pronrty Is Unknown
Muny Injured Will Prolmbly Die
Yk'tlniH Buried in Wreckage.
.Sedaira, Mo., July 2. Seven per
sons were killed and a score Injured
seriously In a head-on collision be-
ween t-he Missouri Pacific California
limited and the St. Joseph express, 20
miles from here today.
It is one of the worst wrecks in the
history of the road. Both were going-
it a high rate of speed and the trains
were practically demolished. The full
extent of loss of life and property Is
unknown. ' I."
The locomotives, tenders, mall cars
nd forward coaches of the two trains
were reduced to splinters. A fire
quickly followed.
It is reported that the St. Joseph
express was two hours behind and It
Is understood that the failure of the
California limited to take a siding,
caused the collision.
Both trains carried a large number
of passengers, according to reports
i om the St. Joseph offices of the
road.
Relief trains with surgeons, nurses
arid wrecking crews were rushed from
this city.
The only victim so far Identified Is
William Harking, mall clerk, whose
home Is in St. Louis.
The California limited left St.
I.iuis last night. It is one of the fast
est and best equipped trains of the
Missouri Pacific system. It carried
two mall cars, two chair cars, two
sleepers, observation car and a diner.
The St. Joseph express was also a
; high-class train, and
was eastward
bound, trying to make up Jlme when
the collision occurred.
It Is believed more bodies will be
found when the debris is cleared away.
The whole town of Knobnoster turn
ed out to aid the wrecking crews. It
Is feared that Feveral of the Injured
will not recover.
WRECK KILIi? FOUR.
F.iijrliHT and Three Mexican Tramps
Loe Their Live.
El Paso, Texas, July 2. Engineer
Jones was killed and several passen
gers Injured early this morning when
the eastbound Texas and Pacific pas
senger ran Into a washout near Bo.
rancho, Texas, 155 miles east of El
Paso. Fireman Elmer Ellis escaped
by Jumping.
The engine and baggage car and
two coaches left the rails and rolled
down an embankment.
In clearing away the debris the
bodies of three unidentified Mexicans
were found under the baggage car,
making four deaths. The Mexicans
were stealing a ride.
TAl'T 1NYITED TO SPOKANE.
Tuft Club Trying to Bring Candidate
to Northwest.
William H. Taft, republican candi
date for the presidency, may visit
Spokane and other northwestern cit
ies during the campaign, a request for
him today, by Judge L., B. Nash,
president of the Spokane County Taft
Republican club.
This club was the first to be organ
ized in the northwest to promote the
candidacy of Mr. Taft, and "will be
the -first to extend an Invitation to
the presidential nominee to make a
trip through the northwest before
the election.
Judge Nash has not only sent a per
sonal Invitation to Secretary Taft, but
he has opened correspondence with
the leading Taft republicans of Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana,
asking their cooperation In trying to
Induce Mr. Taft to make the trip to
the northwest.
"It Is a matter of history." stated
Judge Nnsh. "that both Mr. Taft and
Mr. Roosevelt are Interested In the
northwest, and I have no doubt thai
If a united effort Is made by the re
publicans of the northwest to Induce
Mr. Taft to visit this section of the
country he will come. While there Is
no doubt that he will earry the north
west, a personal visit from him would
add greatly to his majority here, and
would put Washington well up at the
top of republican states of the na
tion." Why Is the careless boy like a hen?
Because he can seldom find anything
where he laid It yesterday.
BISHOP POTTER CAN
LIVE ONLY FEW HOURS.
Cooperstown, N. Y., July 2.
Cheerfully chatting with phy
sicians today .whenever his
strength permits Bishop Henry
Codman Potter Is today rapidly
drifting toward death. Al
though suffering no pain he Is
losing strength and has but a
few hours to live. Dr. Jan
verin and Dr. Bassett gave up
hope of saving the life of the
famous preacher and bulletins
today Indicate the end is near.
STRIKE IS IMMINENT.
Railroads Preparing to Employ Non -
unionists.
Chicago, July 2. Precautions
were taken today by the railroads of j
this city to guard against the conse-j
quences of a possible strike among'
freight handlers.
In the event the negotiations pend
ing between the roads and the men
are broken off a walkout will be de-
rlnrprl nrtA thA roflda will pmnlnv
nonunionists. The Rock Island and
other roads have already preared
cots in warehouses for them.
The matter of a strike Is In the ,
hands of the executive board of the
union, which Is Instructed to take
whatever action Is necessary to pre
vent a reduction of wages.
L
L
ALPHA PSI BECOMES
LAMBDA SIOLY
' "
Harold Warner Succeeds In Getting
Signal Recognition for the Pendle-
ton High School Organization
, . T,. r0,
Honor Great Since Big Eastern
f mi ii I mi
Natlonal Is Exclusive, i tIon pank resolutions will re-
' j fer extensively to Cleveland's high re-
The Pendleton high school frater- spect for the courts and will dwell up
nity, the Alpha Psi, has been signally on them in such a way, they say, at
honored by being admitted to a na- to reflect on the present Issue,
tlonal association, the Lambda Sigma,1 Mayor Dahlman of Omaha, stated
and there Is now strong rejoicing today that the convention will do
among the boys. everything possible to honor the mem-
A message announcing that the lo- ory of Cleveland.
cal fraternity had been admitted to
the national association was received
yesterday by Cress Sturgls from Har
old Warner at Ithlca, New York.
Warner had been In Ithlca to attend
a meeting or tne national associauon
and to present Pendleton's claim for control the convention, besides noml
admission. That he was successful nating Bryan on the first ballot and
Is shown by the message received. j will adopt a platform In accordance
While to outsiders the admission to
the national association may seem of
little consequence, among fraternity'
bovs it means much. I
The Lambda Sigma Is one of the'
strongest fraternities of the east and
It has always been very exclusiveState Chairman Connors and other
Aside from Pendleton there Is prob-
ably no other western town within
the charmed circle and so the news
received yesterday was hailed with
Joy by the members of the Alpha they expect a fight before the con
Psl. , vention.
Over a year ago application for ad-(
mission to the national association
waa made but at that time It was
turned down. Since then further ef-
forts were made to gain admission
and a short time ago the JUpha Psi
was requested to send a man to
Ithlca to present the claim. Warne
being in Indiana at the time was sent
to Ithlca and by his Influence he had
his fraternity admitted.
Now that the Alpha Psi has been
admitted to a national association
the name will be changed for the lo-'
cal boys will hereafter be members
of the Lambda Sigma.
Installing Pumping Plant.
WIntworth and Elder of Echo have
Just Installed an eight horse power
gasoline engine and 5-inch pump for
a private Irrigation plant on the Uma
tilla river. They have excavated a
hole about SO feet long by 25 feet In
width and 15 feet deep to tap the un
derflow water and will have a large
supply for Irrigation purposes. The
pump will lift "00 gallons per minute
to a height of 15 feet and this is a
complete Irrigation system within it
self .
Fresno, Oil., July 2. (3 p, ni.)
Ijovcnll, the kidnaper, surrendered
this afternoon, according to a report
received here.
Coalinga, Cal., July 2. Tony Love
all, the outlaw who planned the sen
sational kidnaping of Edna Domen
glne, has eluded his pursuers though
sick, and is holding up Isolated fam
ilies, forcing them to give him food
and Is carrying out a remarkable
campaign which promises to rival
Tracey, the famous bandit
01
E
S
New Yorker Announces That
He Will Be Bryvn's Run
ning Mate.
NEBRASKAN WILL HATE
NO STRADDLING OF ISSUES
, Will InMt-t on Adoption of Strom; An
ti-Injunction Plank if He Has to Go
to Denver Personally Demands of
Labor Will Be Met Leaders Dis
cover Plot in Resolution to Mjemory
of Cleveland Say It Will Strike at
Injunction Plank Covert Attack
Resented.
Denver, July i. cnaries lowne or
New York, arrived here today from
(Lincoln, bringing his own' boom for
the vice presidency. He announced
he will be nominated
for second
place.
I When asked If Bryan had promised
I to support him he avoided a direct
I reply.
j He said Bryan waa preparing a
, draft of several special planks for
l the platform, which he will Insist on
: being Inserted.
j "Bryan told me that he did not
; want any ambiguous language in the
! platform," said Towne. "He will not
be satisfied with any straddling oi
questions.
I "Bryan is going to see that a
strong antlinjunctlon plank. In plain
terms, njeeting the demands of labor
j goes Into the platform. He will en-
force Its adoption If he has to come
nere personally."
The Bryan men declare that the
resolution In memory of Grover Cleve-
land, as given out by Alton Parker,
' " , ,
. Is a covert atack on the antl-lnjunc-
Kern Not a Candidate.
Lincoln. July 2. John W. Kern of
Indiana, Is visiting Bryan here today.
He said: "I am not a candidate for
vice-presioeni. nryan s irienas win
with the principles of progressive
democracy."
Tammany on the Way.
Chicago, June 2. Chairman Mur-
phy of Tammany Hall, Lewis Nixon,
members, of the advance guard of the
New York delegation to the Denver
convention, passed through Chicago
today. All gave the Impression that
KING TO CROOK. ;,
.
Engineer Has Month- Work Ahead
of Him.
Horace W. King, the eneineer. will
eave tomorrow morning for Laidlaw.
Crook county, where he has a month's
work nhea(1 w!th orle of the cornpan.
les now engaged In developing that
'section. He will combine his work
with an ou;insr aniJ wm return t0
peniiieton when through. Ha hi.
office In the Despaln building.
Before ODenine his encmi-inn- nf.
flee Mr. King was with the reclama
tion crew on the East UmatUIa pro
ject and had charge of the work on
the dam.
The railroad in German Southwest
ern Africa from Swakopmund to
Wlndhak was built with a 2-foot gage
and so far has served chiefly as a
base for military operations against
rebellous natives. It Is now decided
to reconstructit with 3-feet 6-lnch
gage, which is that of the Cape colony
railroads, with one of which It will
connect. The railroad Is now 238
miles long.
IS
He seems to know every Inch of the
ground and travels with the speod
and accuracy of an Indian..
So rapidly does he change his
course and shift his base of opera
tions that the posses have little chance
of capturing him until overcome by
hunger.
"I will follow him until I drop
dead In my tracks," said Adolph Po
menglne, father of the girl today, as
he headed a new posse..
Loveall was surrounded yesterday
In a narrow valley and escaped be
tween sentinels.
i
BOOM
HIMSELF
OJ