East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, July 15, 1908, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEVEfllGEDITIOli EVENINGEDITIOII TO ADVERTISERS. Don't lit down In ths meadow and wait for the cow to back up and be milked go af ter the cow. WEATHER REPORT. Fair onlght; Thursday fair and warmer. t VOL. 21. PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY Iff. 1908. NO. 6334 TIX MUDDLE 1 Assessor Strain Perplexed and Hindered in His Work. ' . early decision in yamhill case desired. Suitrcino Court Will Probably no Ask. ed to Advance Cams on Uio Calen. liar If Judge Galloway's Decision Is Upheld Some Sweeping Changes Must Do Inaugurated Strain Is Leaving Valuations Off Roll Pend ing Settlement of Matter City ALso Greatly Interested. Because the state tax law Is now a tangled skein with the date of un raveling uncertain, Assessor C. P. Strain Is a perplexed official and there are others who are also wondering where we- will be if the supreme court upholds Judge Galloway's de cision. At present Mr. Strain Is engaged In making up the assessment roll, but owing to the uncertainty concerning the law Is leaving the valuations off the roll so that he may fill them In after the present controversy has been settled. By so doing he will protect this county against paying more than Its Just share of the state tax. Ask for Early Decision. Because of the confusion growing out of the tax muddle there Is a great desire to have the supreme court act promptly on the Yamhill county case and It Is probable that the court will be asked to advance the case on the calendar. - This line of action Is advocated by Dr. C. J. Smith, who as state senator from this county, is endeavoring to help straighten the tax tangle. According to Mr. Strain there will fee no state tax law and simply no basis whatever for raising state rev enues If the Oalloway decision is af firmed. Consequently It 1s very Im portant that the supreme court pass upon the case before the legislature meets. But even then there will be diffi culty for the state tax must be ap portioned by the first week in Jan uary so that the county courts can make their levies. This being the case the legislature could not enact a new law In time to meet the exigency and It may prove that a special ses sion will have to be called by the gov ernor In order to pass a Taw In the required time. This Is on the assump tion that the Galloway decision will be sustained. Should the Galloway decision be upheld It will then be up to Mult nomah, Umatilla and other counties now on a full valuation, to force the remainder of the counties of the state to follow their lead. Under the law It Is mandatory that each county shall assess Its property at the actual valuation and the mem bers of the board of equalization are required to take oath that they will do so. But this pledge has not been observed by most of the counties. That being the case an Injustice would be worked upon those obeying the law, If Judgo Galloway Is sustain ed, for those counties would be re quired to pay the specified levy' on a full valuation, while the recreant counties pay the same levy on a frac tional valuation. Strain Is Watching. In order to protect this county, Strain snys he will keep In close touch with the Multnomah people and the situation In general. By leaving the amounts off the assessment roll for the time being he will be able to make the assessment at the actual valuation or a fractional valuation, according to what Is done In the re mainder of the state. But he does not wish to abandon the plan of assessing property at the aotual valuation, for such Is required by law and the change has already been made here. Pendleton Is Interested. Furthermore, if he Is compelled' to go back to the old basis of assessment there will be trouble in store for the city of Pendleton. At present the Santa Barbara, Calif., July 15. Two men killed and 60,000 barrels of oil destroyed with a loss aggregat ing $200,000 resulted from the fire which Is etlll raging fiercely at the little town of'Orcutt, In the. Santa Maria Oil fields today, , At noon the entire country side was on fire. Desperate efforts are being made fey the inhabitants to check the flames, which are threatening a4 tank containing 15,000 barrels of oil. Through hard work the volunteer ci on ALICE LONGWORT1I IS BARRED FROM CONVENTION Columbus, O., July 15. Alice Longworth, daughter of President Roosevelt, wW not at- tend the national prohibition convention, now In session, as guest of the Kentucky delega- t tlon because the delegates have decided she Is not the proper kind of a woman to have as a. guest. This was decided today. One case was cited when one delegate recalled that Alice put a tack on a seat In congress, causing a fat man to well. maximum city tax levy under the charter 1s nine mills and that levy on a one-third valuation basts will not raise enough money to run the city. So should Judge Galloway's decision be sustained and the county go back to the old basis of assessment a spec ial charter election would have to be held here. So It may be seen that the Yamhill county people "played hob" when they brought their suit before Judge Galloway and won out. ' What the outcome will be remains to be seen. MRS. MATLOCK GIVEN DIVORCE Allowed to Retain Property She Had Before Marrying Mayor of Eu gene. Eugene, Ore., July 15. Judge Har ris, of the circuit court, has granted Mrs. Sarah Matlock, wife of Mayor J, D. Matlock of Eugene, a divorce. Mrs. Matlock sued the mayor two weeks ago for legal separation on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment, al leging he was frequently quarrelsome over property matters. Mrs. Matlock is given the property she owned pre vlous to marrying Matlock. ADAMS NOT GUILTY. Grand Junctlon,Col., July 15. Steve Adam was fouml'not guilty" Oils afternoon of the murder of Ar thur Collins, Uie Tcllurkle mine su perintendent who was blown op with a bomb. F III REMAINDER OF REVOLUTION ISTS WIPED OFF THE EARTH Cossacks In Pay of Sliah Finally in Control of City of Blood and Car nage Streets Literally Swept With Bullets of the Soldiers Bodies of Victims Mark Path of the Firing. Vienna, Austria, July 16. The cul mination of the horrors of Tabrlx comes In the form of a bombardment and massacre which wiped out the re mainder of the revolutionists and left the city finally In complete control of the Cossacks under pay from the shah, according to a news agency message. A hundred were killed, the bom bardment being directed at the Umlr- athi quarter of Tabriz. The firing continued until the place was com pletely destroyed. The Cossacks lit erally swept the streets with their bullets. The bodies of the victims mark the course of the firing. This marks the end of the terrible bread riots fol lowing the first massacre by the Cos sacks. Bryan as Farmer. Falrvlew Farm, Lincoln, Neb., July 15. Bryan the candidate, was "Bill" Bryan the farmer, today. He went out early to seo to the affairs of the field which were allowed to lag somewhat during the convention ex citement. . Ho appears Interested in every feature of the crops and gives them his personal attention, direct ing the men himself. He will prob ably spend the afternoon outlining his speech of acceptance. Forest Fires Raging. Forest fires are running through old logging works In various direc tions from Snohomish, Wash., filling the air with clouds of smoke, but so far as reported doing no damage. OIL FIELDS IRE Oil FIRE firemen have so far kept the fire away from the houses of the village. The conflagration was probably started by sparks from a locomotive which set fire to the dry grass and brush. The two men were killed In a hor rible manner, both were working on a runway above a huge oil tank when the plank was Ignited and col lapsed. The men fell into the burning oil. , Orcutt la an oil distributing town with a population of 700. TI TOT TUB TO END HER LIFE Refused Credit for Mother at Butcher and Baker Shops She Drinks Ink. PROMPT WORK OP PHYSICIANS SAVES LIFE, Decides She Wants to Live When She Finds Her Mother Will Be Taken Care of Father Killed in Earth quake, KcMixmrtbllitieg of Care of Younger Children Weigh Heavily on Child of 1 1 Years WIh-ii Refus ed Credit She Leaves Pitiful Note for Mother and Tukes Poison. San Francisco, July 15. Learning that that her mother will be cared for, Louise Jansen, aged 11, and pret ty, today decided she wants to live, though she tried to suicide Tuesday after being refused credit at butcher and baker shops. Leaving a pathetic note for her mother, she drank Ink, and only prompt medical -attention saved her life. The girl's father was killed In the earthquake. Her mother sought em ployment as a seamstress and kept the wolf from the door by hard work The care of the three smaller children developed upon Louise. When told by the butcher that no more would be charged to her moth er's bill, the girl wrote the following note to her mother: "I am sorry to tell you I am dead, but the butcher would not trust me or the grocery store, and I am very sorry mamma, dear. I know you would scold and say I am a bad girl, but I hope you will forgive me. I know dear God will forgive me. I went to church and said some prayers for all. Send this to all. Your loving daughter." Across the front of the note she wrote: "Please give this to mother." Then Louise went to the rear of the butcher shop and drank the Ink which she was carrying with her school books, and fell to the floor. COMMITS SUICIDE TO ' ESCAPE A POSSE August Groess and His Half Brotlter Dead Behind Barricade. Benton Harbor, Mich., August Groess, who. yesterday shot and fa tally wounded James Kirk, an 80-year-old meat peddler, for no appar ent reason, was found dead on the floor of his barricaded house wWen the posse which had surropnded it last night forced an entrance today. Groess had shot himself during the night. Kirk is still alive, but in a critical condition. During the night Groess and the posse frequently ex changed shots. The body of Fred Groess, a half brother of August, was also found In the house by the offi cers. It Is not yet known whether he was killed by shots from the posse or by his brother or whether he com mitted suicide. High School for Condon. Condon, Ore., July 15. Since the June election decided the location of the county high school at Condon, the county court is taking steps for its establishment. As there is no fund set aside for this purpose the district will run the high school until the January term, or until such time as the court can raise the funds. The county court has pledged Itself to re imburse the district for all appara- tus purchased and also for all money expended for teachers, provided tKe patrons of the district guarantee the board against loss in case the ques tlon Is raised as to the legality of the county court's paying this amount. It has been practically agreed to use the two" available rooms In the court house as quarters for the high school until the building of suitable quar ters. Two teachers will be added to the number already chosen by the dis trict. Prince in Accident. London, July 15. The New British battleship Indomitable, with the Prince of Wales aboard, collided with a barge off Porthmouth today. The man of war was slightly damaged. The barge Is a total loss. PREPARING ANSWER. Attorneys for Roy Perrlnger Will Ask . to nave Injunction Dismissed. Messrs. Lowell & Winter, attorneys for Roy V. perrlnger, are now pre paring an answer to the complaint filed day before yesterday by Raley, Richards & Raley for Marlon Jack. The answer will embody a motion for the removal of the temporary Injunc tion that i was granted by Judge Bean. The answer will likely be filed to morrow morning and thereupon the Jack-Perrlnger case will be ready for trial upon Its merits. flfS TROUBLES . BEGIN AFRESH Bondsmen Discover How Ex pensive Sighning of Names Will Be and Revolt. ASSESSOR ANNOUNCES NEW BASIS FOR TAX. BombfJiell Creates Consternation Sworn Statements of Signers of Bonds Shows They .Overlooked a Few Hundred Thousand Dollars When Giving In Their Property Increase In Assessments Will Be From 50 to 100 Per Celnt Rucf Called on to Pay the Difference. San Francisco, July 15. Ruef U again in trouble. His troubles began afresh when the men on his bond discovered that the work of signing their names to his bond was going to be expensive. The'announcement made at the as sessor's office that the sworn state ments made by the persons on Ruefs bond would be accepted as the basis for their tax this year Is a bombshell that created mueh consternation. As a result Increases of from 50 to 100 per cent will be made In the assess ments of nearly everybody who. sign ed Ruers bonds. In one Instance the amount will be raised from $600 of unsecured person al property to $15,000 In a bank which the bondsmen told the court of, but forgot to mention to the assessor. Delegations of Indignant bondsmen have been calling on Ruef throughout the day. The story gained circulation that Ruef will be asked to pay the difference in his friends' taxes. MANIA FOR ROBBING. Tretty Stenographer Cannot Resii Temptation to Steal. San Jose. Col., July 15. Suffering from a nervous breakdown, and on the verge of collapse, Miss Jessie Tur ner, a pretty stenographer ot Palo Alto, who last night robbed the home of Mrs. Mabel Seale, of this city, and later tried to kill her victim when she tried to summon help, told her story to Sheriff Langford today. She says she is an orphan and be lieves she inherits a mania for rob bery. I was driving past'the Seale home last night," she said, "and noticed the blinds pulled down. The thought flashed through me that this would be a good opportunity to enter the rplace. I found the key in the door. entered and took everything in signt. I cannot tell why I did It" The woman has a sister who com mitted a similar crime a few months ago. Miss Turner lives at the home of Arthur Crane, a San Francisco busi ness man, and she took the Crano boy, aged IS, with her. She had the boy open the house. FLEET. NEARS HONOLULU. Will Arrive Tomorrow Day Declared a Holiday. Honolulu, July 15. The Atlantic fleet is expected here tomorrow morning, according to a wireless from the Connecticut. , The celebration In honor of the ships Is expected to be the greatest ever witnessed here. Tomorrow has been declared a holiday and all busi ness will be suspended. Thousands of people will take their places at daylight tomorrow morn ing on Diamond Head to watch for the first glimpse of the white ships over the eastern horizon. ' Name Forest for Cleveland. Washington, July 15. The San Jacinto national forest, California, will hereafter be known as the Cleveland national forest. It was rechrlstened by Roosevelt In honor of the late president, under whose administration the first national forest was created. TESTIMONY ALL IN". Interesting Facts Develop m Harras St. Dennis Case. The taking of testimony In the St. Dennls-Harls case as concluded here today and with the exception of the arguments by the attorneys the case is now ready for Judge Bean to pass upon. No time Is set for the arguments and the attorneys have different wishes in the matter. D. B. Bailey, counsel for Harris, wished to have the arguing work deferred until Septem ber, while Messrs. Peterson & Winter for St. Dennis, was to close the case in the near future. It was disclosed during the trial that all but 80 acres of St. Dennis' land Is allotment land and hence the alleged lease given Harras was an "Informal" one as It was not approv ed by the department. Since the al leged tease was given St Dennis sold the 80 acres of non-reservation land. EIGHT MEN KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION. Pittsburg, Pa., July 15. Eight men were killed in an explo sion In a shaft of the Williams burg colliery, operated by the Susquehanna coal company. Eight others were rescued, suf fering terrible bums which will probably prove fatal. More men remain In the shaft where they were trapped by the explosion. It Is feared the death list will grow. Every effort Is being made to reach the im prisoned men, but the flames make it difficult. THINK WIFE POISONED HUBBY. Cause of Castle Rock Man's Death Under Investigation. Castle Rock, Wash., July 15. Sus pecting that Godfrey Kunart of Castle Rock, did not die from hiccoughs after all, Mrs. Kunart and Reinhold Greenwald, a friend, have 'been ar rested on Information sworn out by a countryman of Kunart. Kunart died last Friday, supposedly from a malignant attack of hie coughs, but the physicians who attended him were not satisfied and a quiet investigation was begun. The result wag an Inquest yesterday, Coroner Bird and Prosecuting Attor ney Hubbelll of Kalama, having been notified. Much testimony was taken throughout the day but nothing was elicited sufficient to take a murder case Into court. The body had been exhumed, however, and a portion was sent to Portland last night for analy sis for poison. The Jury wag then dismissed till re turns are received from this analy sis, when the investigation may be resumed. The most damaging circumstantial fact adduced was the purchase by Mrs. Kunart of poison at a local drug store a short time ago and the sup posed unusual friendliness of the wo man and Greenwald. Mrs. Kunart has three little child ren. ITALIAN TRIES TO SETTLE OLD SCORE. Driven Out of Railroad Camp Be cause He Was Quarclsome, He Vows Vengeance on Whole Camp Watdiing Opportunity He Attacks Band of Five Posses Scouring the Hill. Marysvllle, Cal., July 15. Sheriff Chubbuck and three posses are today scouring the woods in every direction In an effort to locate Gus Adolph, an Italian, who Tuesday night. It Is charged, murdered two men and tried to kill three others In a Western Pa cific camp In the hills 25 miles east of Orovllle. 'The. Italian wag run out of camp last March because he was quarrel some. He left vowing vengeance on the whole camp. Adolph was familiar with the camp. He watched his opportunity to get some of them alone. He slipped up on a party of five and killed two. He was about to slay the others but they ran. It Is believed the .Italian Is heavily armed. Oregon Wool in Demand. Boston, July 15. The wool market Is one of special Interest, with an active demand for quarter and half blood fleeces, and staple clips, in ter ritory wool, especially Oregon. Cloth ing wool, however, has not improved. Prices remain firm and the advance Is well maintained. Oregon eastern, No. 1 staple, Is selling at 18 to 19 cents. Foreign wools are active. Must Go Back. Governor Mead of Washington, has granted a requisition of the governor of Illinois for Louis Rankenburg, who Is wanted In Chicago for an alleged theft of .J1248. He Is In Jail at Col fax. AMERICAN ATHLETES London. July 15. B. V. Lemlng of Sweden, won the final Javelin throw at the Olympic games today. His mark Is 178 feet 7tf Inches, In the final heat of the three mile team run, M. W. Deakln of England, was first, the American team was second and France third. Deakln's time was 1 minutes 39 S-5 seconds. In the final contest in the 660 yard bicycle race, Johnson of England, was first; Pmbagel of France, sec 11EI1S U THREE ESCAPE PENDLETON IS BEST OF HIE Universal Verdict of North west Traveling - Men is "Best of Its Size." MORE BIG THINGS THAN EVER BEFORE Harmonious Aggressive Action Is AH That Is Needed to Land Institu tionsBranch of State Insane Asy hun Practically Assured Electric Lines Coming New nouses Needed to Rent Vacant Saloon Buildings Being Rapklly Filled Tax Ques tion Is Important. The repeated statements of travel ing men who "make" all the north west cities, that Pendleton Is still the best town of her size in the north west, is encouraging to Pendleton business men and property owners and Is stimulating many of them to make renewed efforts to build up the town and Increase the population of the county. There never was a time In the his tory of the city when united, harmo nious, aggressive action was needed as much as now and If this kind of ac tion characterizes the city during the next two or three years, those who have looked for it to die, will bo startled to note the excellent pro gress that will have been made. There are more really big things ahead of Pendleton and within her grasp today than ever before, if she will only take hold of her opportu nities with a vim. The law permitting state Institu tions to be located away from Mis state capital, will give Pendleton a branch Insane asylum to accommodate fro m 600 to 800 patients, If she tries for it It will require three years to locate the branch here, under the law as it fi. 'If the asylum bill is Introduced in the legislature at the coming session of the legislature, It must pass by a two-thirds vote and then be referred- to the people under the referendum It could not be voted on before tha state election in November, 1910, and then if It was passed by the people,. It would be ready for construction. Pendleton Is In position to secure this institution if the Commercial as sociation will get behind the Umatil la county delegation and will take the matter in hand now. The associa tion should begin now to lay plans for the asylum. Electrlo Lines Coming. It Is absolutely certain that a sys tem of electric car lines will be start ed out of this city within the next year or so, if the citizens show any disposition to encourage such. Capi tal is looking toward this rich coun ty and Pendleton being the trading, banking and industrial center will ba the hub and central point for any sys tem which is installed. But to secure this will require united, energetic work. The Com mercial association can help this alone by Investigating the traffic possibili ties of the county and making reports upon them for the benefit of capital. New Houses Needed. " When the schools of the city open next September, there will not be half enough good houses to rent to those who will come here for schools. Al though there are a number of vacant houses now, yet it Is Impossible to secure good, large houses to accom modate a big family. Pendleton ab solutely needs a score or more ot large, commodious dwelling houses to rent. Farmers and homeseekers Inquire every day for houses In good locations and of a size to accommodate a family and there Is a demand, even now, In the middle of the summer, when it Is usually dull, in this lino. Within a few months every room vacated by a saloon can be filled with a. live, enterprising business, If Pen dleton property holders and business men will pull together and work har moniously to that end. The business Is In the country and somebody will come here to take advantage of the opportunity. (Continued on Page S.) HI III OFF DAY ond, Numan of Germany, third. Johnson's time was 51 1-5 seconds.. On the Javelin throwing the second! place was given to Bonltza of Greece, who threw 168 feet 6 Inches. Hatoe of Norway, was third, 163 feet 1 3-4 inches. In the three mile race the English team was composed of H. A. Wilson, A. J. Johnson, J. B. Oeaktn, N. F. Hallows and W. Coates. The Ameri can team was composed of George Y. Bonhag, G. A. Dull, J. L. Elsie, H. U Trbue and Harvey W. Cohn.