East Oregonian : E.O., July 16, 1908, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

EVEHGEDITIOI!
EVEIIINGEDITION
TO ADVERTISERS.
Don't Bit down In the
meadow and wait for
the cow to back up
and be milked go af
ter the cow.
WEATHER REPORT.
Fair tonight; Friday
fair and warmer.
NO. 033
PENDLETON, OltEGON, THURSDAY. JULY 16. 1908.
VOL. 21.
GHl WATER
SYSTEM IS SURE
Majority of Members of Water
Board Favor Adoption of
New System,
EX-MAYOR 3. A. FEE
SUCCEEDS V. 3. FURNISH.
Appointment I" Significant If Pw
pin Demand Larger nnd Purc
Water Supply it Will Be Forthcoin
lint I'liui In Feasible, ami ITartlcul
From Every Standpoint Present
System Eicnlv and Inadequate
No Difficulty Would Bo Experi
enced in Flouting Bonds.
Judge James A. Fee la now a mem
ber of the Pendleton water commls
lon, having been appointed to that
post by Mayor Murphy Inst evening.
The appointment was made to fill a
vacancy caused by the resignation of
W. J .Furnish and immediately after
the appointment had been made by
the mayor, wai approved by the coun
cil ,
The appointment of Judge Fee to
a place on the board la significant, for
he Is known as a "gravity system"
man, aa Indeed are now nearly all the
members of the commission.
Incidentally, Pendleton's prospect
for a gravity system are now exceed
ingly bright. Apparently the im
provement Is to be had If the peoplo
of t"he dry but show a sufficient In
terest In the matter and dfmand that
the commission tnke the subject up.
Gravltr System INwhIMo.
A casual glance Into the finances
of the present water system indicate
that it would not be difficult to es
tablish a gravity system and that In
atead of being a drain upon the tax
psyers of the city it would lighten the
load lntrtead.
At present the water system is
bc.naed for $45,000 and none of the
bonds are payable for 10 or 11 years.
At the present time there Is In the
vicinity of $20,000 in the general
sinking fund of the commission. The
system produces an annual revenue
of about $20,000 and as the annual
expenses are but $10,000 or $12,000,
It may be readily seen that the water
system Is a paying Investment. There
will be no trouble in meeting the
bond payments when they come duo.
lresent Systran Expensive,
But one of the strongest arguments
for a gravity system lies In the fact
that the present system Is an expen
sive one. Over $5000 annually Is paid
out to the electric company for pump
ing water and to the men who run
the present plant. This sum' repre
sent Interests nt 6 per cent on an In
vestment of $100,000 and that money
would not have to be spent if the city
had a gravity system.
Then It Is urged, and truthfully so,
that the city would obtain a much
heavier revenue from a gravity sys
tem for the reason that It would then
have ample water to sejl which It has
not nt present.
These facts are all known to 'the
members of the water commission
and as a result most, If not nil the
commission favor constructing a
gravity system. But to provide a
bond issue for establishing the plant
will require a vote of the people of
the city.
Accordingly It 1s up to the citizens
of Pendleton to teclnre for a gravity
system If they wish it and at present
they can best do this by urging the
water commission to take preliminary
steps looking toward the establish
ment of such a plant. Later on their
votes will be necessary to authorise
the bond Issue.
Men who should know say there
should be no difficulty In floating
gravity system water bonds, because
the water system itself would be a
mony making investment.
A severe hnllstorm visited the vi
cinity of Stltes, Idaho, Tuesday, caus
ing considerable damnge to frul trees
and roofs. It Is stated some, of the
hailstones were as large as hens
eggs.
SECOND NEW CHURCH WITHIN A MONTH
The second Presbyterian church to
be organised In Umatilla' county In
the past month, will be formally es
tablished at Uklah next Sunday, when
a delegation of ministers will officiate
at the event.
A committee consisting of Rev. W.
L. Van Nuyt of - the Presbyterian
church of this city, Rev. Levi John
son, Sunday school missionary, and
Rev. E. J. Conner, Indian missionary
at the Tutullla mission on the reser
vation, will go to Uklah tomorrow and
on next Sunday will formally organ.
Its the first Presbyterian church of
TWENTY-FIVE DROWN
WHEN' LAUNCH SINKS.
Manila. July 16. Twenty-five
persons were drowned today
when a pleasure launch foun-
dered. Three of the victims are
Americans, one Is thought to be
a surgeon In the United States
army. Tho launch was carrying
76 persons to Corregldor Island
when the disaster occurred. De-
tails are lacking.
THICK HOUSE KAHL
WALKS rNTO KIVEIl.
Owner Says He Lout $ In Gold Try
log to Cut His Hor.
Castle Rock, Wash., July 16. The
fine trick horse Prince Karl, valued at
$7000, and a number of trained dogs
were drowned In the Cowlitz river at
the ferry landing here a few minutes
before noon today, when the ferry
boat, which It Is alleged .was Inse
curely fastened, moved out as the
team and wagon with the trick horse
leading, were going on bonrd, letting
the whole affair, together with the
driver, drop Into the river. In his
efforts to get his knife out of his
pocket so as to cut the rope and save
the valuable animal, the owner claim
he pulled $600 in gold out of his
pocket, which sank. He says ho
probably will sue the county.
HILL ABOUT HARBOR
BLACK WITH PEOPLE
Iicper Colony Salutes With Fireworks
and Plays Patriotic Airs Ax Big;
Ships Pass Outcasts' Island Elab
orate Program of Entertalnnent Is
Being Carried Out Otlier Inlands
Visited. -
Honolulu, July 16. Completing
the first leg of the voyage around the
world from San Francisco to New
York, 12 vesseU of the Atlantic fleet
anchored in Pearl harbor today and
were welcomed with fireworks, cheers
and a tremendous throng.
A third division, composed of the
Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio and Mis
souri, proceeded to Lahalna and the
Island of Mauri.
Tho vessels passed Molokai at day
light and the leper colony saluted
with fireworks. A brass band com
posed of members of the colony, play
ed the stars and stripes.
The hills were black with people as
tho first division, the -Connecticut,
Kansas, Minnesota, Vermont and Wis
consin steamer Into the harbor. The
second division, composed of the
Georgia, Nebraska, New Jersey and
Ithode Island, dropped anchor to
eiinmaru 01 wiu iiurDur entrance.
The Illinois, Kearsarge and Ken
tucky of the fourth division anchor
ed to the west of the entrance.
After tho officers of tho various
ships had reported to Admiral Sperry
the latter went ashore and made an
official call on Governor Frear.
The elaborate entertainment pro
gram will be carried out. Saturday
night Admiral Sperry and the offl
cers wl)l be tho guests of the gover
nor at dinner. Monday they -will be
entertained by the chief Justice of
the supreme court.
BULLET IN DRAIN; LIVES.
Wife of Millionaire Despondent IKs
cause of III Health.
Passadena, Cal., July 16. The con
dition of Mrs. Kdlth Mary Teagle,
wife of Walter Teagle, the Standard
Oil millionaire and a resident of
Cleveland, Ohio, who shot herselt
through the head Wednesday In a fit
of despondency, Is unchanged today.
She may recover. -The bullet passed
through the right temple, penetrated
the brain and came out on the left
side of the head.
Mrs. Teagle la 30 years old. She
became despondent on account of
poor health. The nurse found her
lying across her'bed. Her husband Is
In Europe.
Uklah with a membership of about
28.
Two weeks ago the Presbyterian
church of .Pilot Rock was organized
and Rev. E. W. Warrington, a recent
graduate from Princeton seminary,
who Is pastor of the Pilot Rock
church, - will also be pastor of the
Uklah church, dividing his time be
tween the two points.
For a number of years Sunday
school work has been carried on In
Uklah by Rev. Levi Johnson' and
plana for the organization of the
church have been under way for
some time.
FLEET WELCOMED
IT HONQLULU
PRDHIS" MPT
WORM
Would Submit Constitutional
Amendment to Congress,
Prohibiting Liquor Traffic.
PRESIDENTIAL SITUATION'
STILL REMAINS IN DOUBT.
Platform Ihtinrcs for Woiimn Suf
frage, Arbitration or Capital and
Ijibor Dispute Direct Election
of United Slates Senator" and for
Immediate Enactment of Ijiw Iro
hihitliiK Shining of Liquor From
"Wet" to "Dry' Slate Further
Affront to Alice.
Columbas, O., July 16. When the
national prohibition convention met
early today the presidential situation
In in doubt.
The platform presented by the res
olutions committee provides for a
submission to congress of an amend
ment to the constitution of the United
Rates absolutely prohibiting "the man
ufacture, sale and transportation of
all alcoholic liquors to be used as
beverages.
It also declares for woman suT
frage, for arbitration of capital and
labor disputes, for the election, of
United States senators by the people,
for the Immediate enactment of a fed
eral law prohibiting the shipment of
liquor from a wet to a dry state, for
an income tax, for an inheritance tax
and other similar reforms.
Another affront was offered to Al
ice Roosevelt-Longworth today by the
Kentucky delegation when an effort
was made to take from the table the
Invitation for her to attend the con
vention. Colonel Demaree, presiding, took
up the tattered Invitation and said:
"Let's send It."
A. T. Orear of Covington, said: "I
move the invitation be taken from
the table."
Mrs. Francis Beauchamp, presi
dent of the Lexington W. C. T. U..
declared: "Oh, what's the use. Let's
quit this foolishness. Mrs. Longworth
is in Yellowstone Park and I am glad
of it. She could not get here even
K we asked her, and I am glad of
that, too."
Demaree put the motion to a vote.
Those opposed to extending the Invi
tation received 15 votes, si more than
on the first occasion when It was
tabled.
(X)N'SULTS BUSINESS MEN.
Bryan Wants Advice In Securing a
Manager Pleased With Walla Wai
la Election.
Falrvlew Farm, Lincoln, Neb., July
16. Bryan today sent an Invitation
to six big business men who are not
known as politicians or even strict
party men, requesting them to visit
him here, or If Impossible, to meet
him In Chicago July 25, when he will
be in that city to attend a meeting
of the sub-committee of the national
committee.
Bryan desires the advice of these
men In the matter of selecting a man
ager for his campaign. He wishes to
give the business element a voice on
this matter.
It Is learned from an authoritative
source that ho will make a famous
speaking tour In the east, visiting the
main cities.
Today workmen began the work of
grading the road to Falrvlew in prep
aration for the Bryan notification
ceremonies August 12.
Bryan today expressed gratification
over the receipt of a telegram from
W. H. Dunphy of Walla Walla, an
nouncing the defeat or the local Taft
organization In Walla Walla In the
mayoralty.
NEW WARFARE.
England Tries Plan of Directing the
Movement of Vessels by Wireless.
London, Eng., July 16. Enriand
today tried a new experiment In naval
warfare by conducting a battle from
land by wireless.
Over 300 vessels are now maneu
vering in the North sea, engaged In
sham battle. The movements of
every one Is being controlled by wire
less by experts In the admiralty office
in this city. .
As each ship changes Its nosition
or is forced on the "enemy" the move
Is reported to the naval experts here.
They sit before a .man showing the
situation at every minute.. Markers
are moved about like pieces on a
chess board. It Is claimed that this
system Is better In controlling vessels
than by an admiral In action. '
One Killed; Several Hurt.
East Stanford, Conn., July 16. One
person was killed and several Injured
when the fast White Mountain ex
press was ditched a few miles east of
here today. Dashing along at a rap
Id rate, the engine struck a defective
rail and the train left the track.
E
1
NOW
LEDAS THE RACE
British Athletes Secure Five
Gold Medals, While Ameri
cans Capture Four,
RECORDS BEING
BROKEN' EACH DAY
Athlete from United States Still
Hopeful of Victory as Events Taken
by Rivals Were Not Counted On
Americans Make (lean Sweep In
Discus. Taking First. Second and
Third Ralph Rose Takes First In
Sliot Put, Breaking Ills Own Rec
ord. TODAY'S GAMES.
The summary of today's re-
results In the Olympic games Is:
Discus Sheridan, American,
first, 134 feet 2 inches; Griffin,
American, second; Horr, Amerl-
can. third.
Sixteen pound shot put Ross,
American, first, 46 feet 7 In-
rhes: Horaan. English, second
n.'irrotu American, third.
400-meter swim Taylor, Eng-
llsh, first, 5 minutes 36 4-5 sec-
ends.
Merldlth, English, establishes
a new Olympic record In the
1600-kilometer bicycle race,
making the preliminary in 2
hours, 3 minutes, 15 2-5 seconds.
4 4 4
London, July 16. Carrying ofl
gold, silver and bronze medals, for
first, second and third .laces In th
discuss throw and breaking the
Olympic record, the American ath
letes today made rapid advancement
toward first place in the general re
suits at the games . Although Eng
land holds five gold medals and the
Americans but four, the Americans
say the Britons were victors In
events in which the athletes from the
United States had not counted upon
taking first place.
The English athletes are showing
good form, and have the advantage of
being on home soil, but the Ameri
cans will make a hard fight to repeat
their performances at former Olympic
games and carry off first place In a
large majority of events.
England's wonderful show'ing yes
terday when It captured gold medals
In the 660 yard bicycling race and the
three mile race has heartened the
home athletes. They entered the
field today with a new determination
to wrest the laurels from the Ameri
cans. When Martin Sheridan of New
ork hurled the discus 134 feet two
Inches today, winning the finals,
the American section went wild with
Joy. At Athens two years ago, Sher
idan thre wthe discus 136 feet 1-3
inches.
Make a Clean Sweep.
As predicted, America made a
Mean sweep, Grifflng taking second
place and M. F. Horr of New York,
third. Finland was counted upon to
make a showing In this event, but
England was expected to take a back
seat. i
In the preliminaries for the discus
finals W. O. Burroughs of Chicago,
won the first and second sections
combined with a mark of 122 feet 9
inches. The third section was won
by A. K. Dearborn of New York who
scored 126 feet 4 1-2 inches. J. C.
Gnrralls of Chicago who made a throw
of 133 feet 6 Inches won the fourth
section contest. M. F. Horr of New
York won the fifth with a score of
129 feet five Inches.
Meredith of England established a
new Olympic record for the 100 Kilo
meters bicycle race when he won the
second heat In two hours 43 minutes
15 2-5 seconds,
Fourth Gold Medal.
Another gold medal was added to
the American trophies today when
Ralph Rose of Santa Rosa, Calif., won
the final shot put. Horan of Eng
land, won second place, with a mark
of 44 feet, 8 Inches, and Garre's of
America was third with 43 feet three
Inches.
Rose won the final shot put by
muklng 46 feet 7H Inches, beating
his former record of 46 feet and 1
Inches. t
In the preliminaries for the 1C
pound shot event W. W. Coo of the
Br.ttou Athletic club, won second
with a mark of 42 fee; 74 Inches In
section two J. C. Ga rcls of America,
won the preliminary and also In ipc
tlon 7 and 8 by putting the shot 46
feet Hi inches.
Zini and then regained the lead in
the r timber of gold medals she cap
tured this year when Taylor won the
400 metet swim. Taylor captured the
final In this event In five minutes, 36
4-5 seconds.
ELKS IN BIG PARADE.
Three Miles In Lengtl 75,000 Watch
it Thieves Steal Valuable Watches.
Dallas. Texas. July 16. Over 75,-
000 people watched the monster pa
rade of the Elks today. The streets
were thronged long before the march
of the "Best people on earth" began.
Visiting delegations In purple and
white costumes, earning the banners
of their respective lodges, made a line
three miles long. Floats with plenty
of funny stunts marked the parade at
intervale.
Members of the Los Angeles dele
gation reported that a thief broke in
to their sleeping apartments last
nleht and stole some cash and three
gold watches valued at $205 apiece.
WAR OF GIANTS.
Billion Dollar Combine of Manufac
turers Will Fight Railroads.
Chicago, July 16. A battle royal
between a billion dollar combine of
the manufacturers and shippers.
against the railroads of the United ,
States, it Is said, has been declared.
The railroads are determined to ad
vance the rates at least 10 per cent
all over the United States.
The big shippers are said to have
leagued together to fight the advance
and a meeting Is called to be held In
Chicago July 24 to open the battle.
The struggle will be carried Into the
courts If necessary.
If not ended until next winter It
may be continued in the legislatures
of the various states.
'S
M. G. ROYAL ORGANIZED
FIRST GRADE SCHOOL.
Enrollment of Bat 280 When the
Grudo Seliool Was Started in the
New Building on South Hill In 1880
Former Pendleton Principal De
lighted With Growth of the City.
"I am delighted to know that the
enrollment of Pendleton public ,
schools Is now about 1000," said M. !
G. Royal, the well known attorney j
of Walla Walla, who was formerly j
principal of the public schools here. I
V'When I organized the first graded
school in the building on the south
hill in this city in October, 1S86, there J
was an enrollment of less than 300 ,
and but four teachers were employed.
Including myself."
For a number of years Mr. Royal
was principal of Pendleton public '
schools and was one of the leading
school men In eastern Oregon, but 1
for a number of years has been prac- j
ticlng law' In W'alla Walla and has
been oulte successful In his new call-
Ing. i
"We had a hard fight to get the '
new school building on the south hill," (
snld Mr. Royal. "There was strong
objection to it not only among the
members of the school board, but
among the citizens who thought the
school house located on that hill
would be "out In the country," but '
the wisdom of those who located it
there has been vindicated a thousand
times over In the years which have
followed that event.
vWhen we organized the first grad- '
ed school In October, 1886, and laid'
the foundation for Pendleton's pres
ent excellent public school system,
there was an enrollment of but 2S0 i
students and we employed four teach- '
ers, Mrs. Burke, Miss Scott. Miss Em
ma J. Anthony and myself the first
year. The second year the enrol!-'
ment was somewhat increased and we
employed five teachers. Miss Mary
Rltner, Miss Hexter (now Mrs. Max
Baer) Miss Anthony, Prof. German
and myself.
"When I look back to that time
and compare the struggling public
school of Pendleton with the present
magnificent system with four large
brick and one frame building, the
total valuation of tho five buildings
being over $100,000, and an enroll
ment of 1000 students; I am really
amazed. And I feel that Pendleton
has advanced in other lines to keep
pace with her excellent school devel
opment." Mr. Royal was in the city today on
legal business and left for his home
In the Garden City this evening.
Washington, July 16. Four im
portant decisions were handed down
by the Interstate commerce commis
sion today. i
They are: In a state where mem
bers of a family'are entitled to a pass
under the rulings of the commission.
a household servant traveling with
the family Is entitled to a pass on a
direct tour betwen two points.
"If It Is a reasonable route" for the
shipper, In cases where the cost of
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MPORTMT Plire Bf COMMISSION
MOSES
SUES ENEMIES
Wealthy Wheat Grower Who
Served Term in Penitentiary
Wants Revenge.-
ASKS $59,000 FOR
INJURIES AND DAMAGES
One of Most Sensational Suits Ever
Filed In Umatilla 'County Allege
He Wax Made the Victim of a Plot
Declares Men Who Attempted to
Burn BanlMer Barn Were Employ
ed bj. His Enemies and Not By
Himself Former Wife and 'Brother-in-law
Are Defendants,
Moses Taylor is out for vindication
and revenge for the 14 months
which he served In the penitentiary
for attempted arson and In a startling
suit filed for him today by Raley,
Richards & Raley he asks that hi
enemies be made to pay him 359,000
for the suffering which he endured.
The basis of his suit is that his foea
Instead of he were back of the plot
which was fastened upon him at hla
memorable trial several years ago.
The persons sued are his former
wife, Mrs. Isabel Taylor, John Ban
ister and R. J. Body.
A "Dime Novel" Story.
The filing of the suit for Taylor to
day opens another chapter In one of
the most sensational and bitter stories
that ever arose in this county. Taylor
Is a wealthy wheatralser of the Athe
na country and some years ago his
wife sued him for divorce. After a
long legal fight she won her case and
secured possession of her portion of
his property, though the litigation
over the same Is not yet fully ended.
The divorce suit was remarkable
for Its bitterness and throughout the
case Mrs. Taylor was assisted by her'
brother, John Banister.
About Jne 30, 1904, It wa3 discov
ered that a plot existed to burn John
Banister's barn and grain field. The
crime was fastened upon two men,
Richard McGrath and Monroe PaU
mer.
These two men were arrested and
both turned state's evidence, saying
they had been hired by Taylor to
commit the deed. On the stand both
men claimed that Taylor had employ
ed them with money to burn Ban
ister's barn, wheatfieid and further
Injure him. They said they had then
disclosed the plot to others who re- '
quested them to stay in the scheme
long enough to catch Taylor In the
trap. This they declared on the
stand they did.
In his own defense on the stand
Taylor denied the accusations of Mc
Grath, Palmer and others and his
reputation for truth and Integrity was
then brought into question. Many
neighbors testified to the effect that
his reputation was good, while many
others gave opinions to the contrary.
Among those holding his reputation
to be bad were his former wife, his
daughter, Judge James A. Fee, John
McCourt, the late Judge T. G. Halley,
and others.
. The jury returned a verdict of guil
ty and Judge Ellis, now congressman,
sentenced Taylor to serve two and a
half years In the penitentiary. He was
pardoned out after having been In
prison for 14 months.
Tables Now Turned,
In the suit which he now brings
Taylor seeks to turn the tables on his
old enemies and to fasten the heinous
arson plot upon them. He alleges
that for the purpose of Injuring him
John Banister, Isabel Taylor, his for
mer wife, and R. J. Body, conspired
to lay the plot at his door. In carry
ing out their scheme he alleges they
Induced McGrath and Palmer to take
part and later to testify against him
to his conviction. '
As a result of their alleged actions
Taylor holds that he is entitled to
$50,000 damages for the personal In
Jury which he sustained and also for
$9000 actual damages Incurred as a
result of his prosecution.
The Northern Pacific was hindered
Tuesday by several slides In the
Clearwater valley In Idaho, caused by
the heavy rain and hall, which fell
for some time.
circuitous route is less for the rail
road, the shipper can demand no re
paration. Eating houses conducted by rail
roads, supplied with food by the roads
at a less cost than the market price
for such commodities, will not be al
lowed to serve others than railroad
travelers In future.
The commission has no authority
over the conduct of belt lines owned
by municipalities, even though they
participate in interstate shipments.