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NO. 6330
PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 17. 1908.
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FOURTEEH SITES
FOR BIG BMIC
Many Pendleton Property
Owners Would Sell to the
Government, ,
fRICIS RANGE FROM
$1000 TO $22,600.
fcvcry l'art of City Han a Location to
Offer Bids 0cned Yesterday at
Washington Values Given May Bo
of Interest to County Assewor
Inspector WW Bo Sent Out to Make
Selection Nature and Situation
of Slto Will Have Weight In Deter
mining Final Choice Albany and
La Grande Abo.
'Bids for sites for the Pendleton fed
ml building .ere opened at Wash
lsrton yesterday and It wai found
tfct 14 different locations had been
ibmltted from this city. In price,
tie bids ranged from $4000 to $22,-
0. .The following are the Pendle
S bids In detail:
Brlttan & Gray, Garden and Alta
sreets, $10,000.
' Lot Livermore, East Court and
Jihnson street, $12,600.
Thomas Mllarkey, Weat Court and
Vlllow, $7000.
f Jesse Falling, Main and Water,
0 00.
W. G. Cole. Main and Jackson
Veeta, $13,000.
J Chris Stanull, Bluff and Garden,
1 1.270.
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c.oo.
J J. II. Young, Mala and Blaff streets
$1000.
!?ir!a Stanull, Main street. $72(0.
ft'lovr Searcy, lot h Week G, 14000.
Mm. S. A. Lowell Congregational
church property) $4000.
iA. Alloway, lot 10, block 54. $10.
0. (Harry Folaom, College and Court
ireets, $22,100.
C. F. Coleaworthy, Alta and Cotton
wood atreeta, $K,tO0.
The bid by Dr. Cole combined hli
residence property and also that be
longing to Mrs. T. G. Hailey.
Nothing la yet known as to the site
tie government will select, for It is
generally conceded that' the nature
aid location o fthe various sites will
have as much to do with the selection
ei will the price. It la understood
tint a special Inspector will be send
ou by the treasury department to In
vestigate the sites and report In favor
Ot a particular location: How soon
t)U man will be sent out Is not
known.
Bids were also opened at Washing
ton yesterday for postofflce sites at
Albany and La Grande. The follow
lig Is the list of bids from thlse cities
and they show property valuations to
he lower than In this city:
'Eight sites are offered at La
Grande, as follow:
E. E. Moore. Spring avenue, Fourth
and Fifth, $7000; B. W. Grandy.
Fourth and Adams, $10,000; Rynear
etm SIsteTS, Fourth and Adams,
tfrOOO; J. M. Berry, same location.
$8750; D. Fitzgerald. Eden and
Washington, $7000; H. J. Young.
Menroe and Greenwood, ' denied; W.
,4. Wade. Greenwood and Adams,
600; Island City M. & M. Co., Elm
and Jefferson, $12.0009.
Following sites are offered at Al
bany: Mrs. N. O. Bnker, Fourth and
Lyon, $8000; C. C. Cleanger. Fourth
And Ellsworth, $8500; Charles E. WoN
Werton, three sites on Lyons street at
$8000, $7750 and $10,000, respective
ly; Ed Cuslck and W. H. DaVls.'Third,
Fourth and Ferry. $8750;- P. W. Spl
her, Water and Ferry, $3000; E. A.
Woodln and Jacob Lelb, Third and
Broadalbln, $12,500; J. K. Weather
ford, 22d and Lyons, $9600.
1 Frank Susbauer, the 11-year-old
on of Henry Susbauer, of near Cor
nelius, Ore., died Sundny from tetan
us, as a result of a silver which he
ran In one of his toes two weeks ago.
! Although Pondloton la JWBoaedto
be a closed town as far as gambling ti
eonccrned and no games are con
ducted except behind locked doors,
and then only In a few places where
respect for the law la one of the least
conspicuous commodities, yet the
clink of the gold does not fall lo at
tract the devotees of the green cloth
and stories ot big winnings and los
ings come to the ears of outsiders
frequently. .
Within the past few days three well
known men of the city and county
have been "closeted" In a room where
gambling has never been suppressed
anrf-wliere It will, perhaps, never be
suppressed at. long as the building
POKER SEIKO" HIM FROM $10
CASTAWAYS SUBSIST
ON FISH THKKK WEEKS.
Seattle, July 17. Two casta-
ways from the barkontlne Fre-
mont of San Francisco, who
when rescuod off Unlnck pass,
had subsisted on raw fish for
three weeks were brought down
on the Hyados, arriving last
night from Nome. The men
are William " McDonald and
Ernest W. Elzer, fishermen of
Fremont. They had put out In
dorjes to attend their lines and
when they attempted to return
to their ship found they had lost
their bearings, after which they
drifted for three weeks.
. MUKDEIUEU IS PARING.
Calmly Walks Into Town and De
mands a Drink of Beer,
Marysvllle, Calif., July 17. Heav
ily armed and bearing evidence of
having traveled far without much
nourishment, Adolph Jules, the Ital
ian murderer, who Tuesday killed two
men In the Western Pacific camp In
the Big Bear hills, boldly walked in
to the town of Merrlmac last night.
He went to a store and asked for a
bottle of beer. When told no beer
was sold he struck off again for the
woods. The possees are working
toward each other and are confident
of bagging the fugitive before night.
SLAPPED BY HUSBAND, .
. SHE SUICIDES
Spokane, July 17. Because her
husband slapped tier face, Mrs. Flor
ence P. Ptilppa, wife of Sydney
rhlpps, drank carbolic acid in the
Club cafe last night and will proba
bly die. She is the daughter of John
HlnUle, a furniture dealer of Sand
Point, Idaho. i ,
TIE DEMOCRATS
SCORES LABOR LEADERS
FOR SUGGESTING UNITY.
Declares He Has Lost Faith In the
Party and tliei Professions of Its
leaders Action Will Probably Re.
anlt In Desertion of Independence
Ijcagiie by Labor--Bryan Will Not
DiscuM It.
Washington, July 17. Hearst's re
ply to Gompers, scoring labor leaders
for the suggestion that he support
the "discredited, decadent old demo
cratic party," was the subject of a
heated discussion at the headquarters
of the American Federation of Labor
today.
It la believed Hearst's stand will
result In a split betwen the labor
people and the Independence league.
In reply to messages from Gom
pers that the Independence league be
abandoned and that Hearst unite
forces with the democrats, Henrst
said that while he Is not authorized
to speak for the party he Is personal
ly opposed to such a step.
Closing, Hearst said: "I have lost
faith in the empty professions ef tho
unregenerate democracy. I have lost
confidence In the ability, sincerity
and even Integrity of Its leaders."
Bonn Will Not Discuss It.
Lincoln, July 17. Bryan today de
clined to comment on the cable mes
sage sent by Hearst from FatIs In
which ho attacked the democratic
party.
The Henrst message will be tho
chief topic for dlscusslen tonight at a
conference between 'Bryan, I jamb of
Indiana, James of Kentucky, and Cal
lahan, of Massachusetts.
Bryan spent tho day in attending
to correspondence.
James decided todny he will not bo
a chairman for the democratic na
tional committee chairmanship.
Bryan said the conference Is to be
held on the subject of the selection
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tands,,.Jn ,ft. pokJK fame, ,for.a day
and i night.' '' 1-1
Two of the gentlemen won $1030
from the third In a day and night
sitting and on the second- round, one
of the two winners won practically all
of the third man's share and ended
the game, i. ?
It was not a spectacular game, but
few witnessed it as It was conducted
under lock and key and only "the
right ones'! could . gala admission.
But that It was played and that the
winnings were divided as stated, has
come to common knowledge.
Several old-time gamblers are In
the city in hopes that the "good work
wjll go on."
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CHIN HEADS
"Ml" TICKET
Chicago Attorney Will Lead
"Dry" Party to-Quadrennial
Defeat.
AARON S. W ATKINS
IS RUNNING MATE.
IToddotulal Candidate Is Named
UnaiiiinouHly After Three Ballots
Had Been Taken Candidate for
Second Place In Selected by Accla
mation rolUntfng Parliamentary
Rule TaiiBlo MrHt Man Named
Absolutely Refused to Serve and
Second Choice Was Made Short
ot Platform.
Columbus, O.. July 17. For presl
dent Eugene W. Chafln, of Chicago.
For vice-president Aaron S. Wat-
kins, of Ada, Ohio.
The above ticket was nominated
last evening by the prohibitionist na
tional convention, both men being
chosen unanimously. The full en
dorsement of the convention waa not,
however, given to Chafln until after
three ballots had been taken.
On the first two ballots, Mr. Cha
fin did not show a great deal of
strength, receiving but 195 out of
1083 votes on the first and 376 out
of 1087 on the second ballot. His
nomination waa practically assured
however, when the roll call began for
the third ballot. His own state,
which had voted largely for Daniel R.
Sheen of Peoria, 111., and the New
York delegation followed by those of
Indiana and Wisconsin, came over to
Mr. Chafln and on the third ballot
he received a total of (3( Votes. The
strongest competitor of Mr. Chafln
was Rev. William B. Palmore of St,
Louis, Who received 274 votes on the
first ballot and 418 on the second
ballot, and a comparatively small
vote after It was evident that the
nomination of Mr. Chafln could not
be prevented.
No Friction.
The convention up to this time had
run smoothly and without the slight
est friction. It was decided to make
Mr. Palmore the vice-presidential
nominee and he was named by accla
mation. ta declined to accept the
office, however, and persisted In his
attitude despite the strong urglngs of
his friends. The convention finding
Itself confronted with the necessity
of naming nnother vice presidential
candidate and many of the delegates
being anxious to catch the early
night trains for their homes, became
Involved In a deep parliamentary
tangle.
The rules were several times sus
pended and the suspensions immedi
ately revoked. Finally It was decided
that Prof. Aaroa S. Watklns of Ada.
Ohio, should be Tiamed by acclama
tion. There was no opposition to him
at the moment and Chairman Charles
Scanlon was on the verge of declar
ing Prof. Watklns the nominee, when
delegates In various parts of the hall
broke In with a flood of motions,
countermotions, amendments and sus
pensions of the rules.
An extended debate followed which
finally resulted In the restoration of
the' rules and a ballot for the vice-
presidency. Three men were named,
Prof. Watklns, T. D. Dcmaree, of
Kentucky, and Charles S. Holter, of
Indiana. Then the ballot resulted In
the nomination of Trof. Watklns by
an overwhelming majority and he was
Immediately thereafter, upon motion
of the Kentucky delegates, made the
unanimous choice of the convention.
Both GulM'miturinl Candidates.
Both the presidential and the vlce
. residential nominees are candidates
for governor of their respective states
on the prohibition tickets.
Eugene W: Chafln, who leads the
prohibition party this year, Is an at
torney residing In Chicago. He Is a
native of Waukesha, Wis., and for
pome years practiced law there. He
wus at one time candidate for gover
nor of Wisconsin on the prohibition
ticket and this year placed In the run
ning for the same position In Illinois
by prohibitionists of that state.
The forenoon session of the conven
tion was devoted to the discussion
and adoption of a brief platform
which Is possibly the shortest on rec
ord, Containing' not more than 350
ords.
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American Falls Goes 'Dry."
Pocatello, July 17. American Falls
went "dry" yesterday by a vote of
84 to 108. The vote fell 27 below the
registration. The result was largely
a surprise, as during the closing days
of the campaign, sentiment seemed
to favor an open town. The election
waa to determine the question as to
whether or not the village board of
trustees should refuse to issue liquor
licenses after the expiration of those
In force. The result will be to close
the saloons within the corporate lim
its of the village. '
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Powder Magazine Blows Up
With Disastrous Results to
CleElum, Washington.
MANY INJURED AND
PROPERTY IS WRECKED
Cause of Explosion In Unknown
Victims Blown to Fragments and
All F.rfoits at Identification Are
IM.ess pieces of Human Flesh
Hurled Half a Mile Wholo Town
Rocked and Citizens Tlirown Into
Panic Some of tho Injured Will
Great Sorrow Holds Town
Ellensburg, Wash., July 17 Nine
persons were blown to small frag
ments, several Injured, much prop
erty wrecked and panes of glass shat
tered all over town as the result of
a terrific explosion In the powder
magazine of the northweslfcrn Im
provement company, located a short
distance from Cle Elum, a small min
ing town, late yesterday afternoon.
The cause of the explosion is un
known. George Mead, manager of the com
pany and a clerk In the store went
near the magazine to unload a car of
powder. They had been working a
few minutes when the explosion oc
curred. They were blown Into such small
pieces that all hope of identifying
the same have been abandoned. .
- The whole town was rocked and
the Inhabitants were panic stricken.
A tent where Mrs. Peter Moffatt,
wife of a brlckmaker, and two chil
dren Uvea, waa blown to shreds. The
Moffatt infant was killed and the
other injured. The body of the moth
er was not found. It Is supposed she
waa blown to small pieces.
Pieces of human flesh were hurled
half a mile.
The dead as far as known, are:
George Mead, Andy Grill, a clerk,
Joe Rossi, a miner, Joe Pogrlnappl, a
miner, the Moffatt Infant, Gilford
McDonald, a clerk, and two other
unidentified miners. Numbering Mrs.
Moffatt with the dead makes a total
of nine.
The injured are. Mrs. Robert
Smithson, Injured in the wreck of her
home; Michael Evans, an electrician
struck on the head with a flylnf
brick: Mike Seuall. a laborer.
The Moffatt daughter Is seriously
Injured. It is expected some of them
will die.
Excitement continues In Cle Elum
today and there Is great sorrow.
SUSPICIOUS DEATH.
Prominent Northwest Mining Man
Found Dead in Seattle. .
Seattle, July 17. George D. Pot
ter of Spokane, one of the best known
mining men In the Pacific northwest.
and inventor of Potter's safety fen
der for street cars, was found dead In
his room In the Prince Albert hotel
this morning.
It Is thought death resulted from
heart disease, though an nutopsy will
be held to determine the exact cause,
Potter was to have kept a business
engagement this morning with D. A
Doyle of the Seattle Electric compa
ny. Doyle phoned the proprietor,
who went to call Potter. There was
no response to the knocks and Potter
was found lying in bed.
Friends of Potter expressed sur
prise that no money was found In his
pockets, as he always carried lots of
it. Not a cent was found. A pecul
iarly shaped gold nugget, the first
picked up when Potter discovered
gold In the famous Coeur d'Alene dis
trict, Is also missing.
Potter was worth $300,000.
War on Absinthe.
Geneva. July 17. Switzerland Is
now in the midst of an exciting cam
paign against the absinthe evil, and
the sale or manufacture of the worm
wood distillation has already been
prohibited in all the cantons of the
republic except that of Geneva. The
warfare Is now centered In this city,
with every prospect of success.
Indians Get Fortune.
Washington, July 17. Eight hun
dred thousand dollars have Just been
distributed among the Indians of the
Slsseton and Wahpeton tribes In .South
Dakota.
Hold for Murder.
The nrellmlnarv hearlntr of Jim
Jenkins, who Is accused of the murder
f Mrs. Mary Morrison at Hazlemere,
i. c, was held at Vancouver and he
as bound over to the higher court
fnr trial. All the evidence elven wai
strongly against the prisoner.' He was
positively Identified by the little
daughter of the dead woman and by
the Great Northern engineer. Noth
ing could shake their statements in
regard to the prisoner's Identity.
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INSURED FOR $5000,
DIES 3IYSTERIOUSLY
Her Married Companion neld on Sus
picion, Refuses to Talk.
Chicago. July 17. Miss Ella
Bloomberg, 25 years old, a dressmak
er, died suddenly yesterday at the
home of Mrs. Carl Heldelman, In
Maywood. under circumstances
which point to a possible murder.
William Golden was arrested last
night at a drug store where he was
employed, and held In connection
with Miss Bloomberg's death. He re
fused to talk except to admit that he
had been with Miss Bloomberg Tues
day night. Golden, who Is married,
and Miss Bloomberg are said to have
been friends for the last six years.
Mrs. Heldelman at the Inquest tes
tified that she heard Miss Bloomberg
groan, and on going to her room
found an unlabeled bottle near her
side, partly filled with a drug. She
died soon after a physician arrived.
The doctor was unable to tell the na
ture of the poison and an effort will
be made to clear up the mystery.
J. A. Bloomberg, father of the dead
woman, testified that his .daughter
met Golden six years ago at New Or
leans and traveled with him In the
west and south. For more than a
year, according to his statement, his
daughter was aware that Golden was
married, but refused to give him up.
She frequently Insisted, he said, that
she would marry Golden or remain
single. Two months ago she left b
father's home and remained away ever
since. A $5000 Insurance policy was
carried by Miss Bloomberg. The pay
ments on it are said to have been
made by Golden.
ARBITRARY RULINGS OF
OFFICIALS IS DISPLEASING.
AnM-rlcaiM Protest Tug of War Pro
test Is Denied and Germany and
Greece Withdraw From Contest
English Athletes Break Rules-
Sweden Wins Some Points.
London, July 17. The protest
against the methoa of scoring In the
Olympic games resulted today In the
announcement that no championship
award will be made this year. Real
izing It would be hopeless to attempt
to get the competing teams to agree
upon any one system of scoring, Lord
Desborough, chairman of the London
Olympic association,, adopted this
course as the only solution of the dif
ficulty. In the 100-meter backstroke swim
ming, race today Rleberscein of Ger
many, won the first heat of the semi
finals In one minute 23 1-5 seconds.
In heat two, Haresmape of England,
was victor, making the distance In
one minute 25 1-5 seconds.
Combining sections 1 and 2 Nllson
of Sweden, won the preliminary In
the middle hold Javelin throw by
hurling the shaft 154 feet 6H Inches.
Lamer of England, won five points
for England today by finishing first
In the 10-mile walk, time, 1 hour 15
minutes, 2-5 seconds.
Lemming of Sweden, won first place
In the Javlln throw final, scoring 179
feet 10 Inches, beating his own
Olympic record by four feet 44
Inches.
England won the tug of war from
America, but a protest was entered
by the United States team.
The American complaint In the tug
of war is based on the fact that the
members of the English team wore
heavy cleated boots. This Is against
the rules. The Americans wore light
boots and the rejection of the protest
has caused a great deal of unfavora
ble comment. Greece and Germany
withdraw from the contest.
It Is raining and the attendance is
small.
Howard F. Thompson, a wealthy
citizen of North Yakima, has been
cited to show cause why he should
not be punished for contempt of court
In marrying after his divorce before
the time limit expired. The complaint
was sworn to by his former wife.
HYYNOTISM CAUSES
Cincinnati, July 17. Suspected of
killing a whole family by hypnotic
power, Louis Wollweber, son of a
San Francisco policeman, is In pris
on here today.
The authorities' believed the man
used his power througn the medium
of an accomplice, Grace Bllllngsby,
aged 20. They are held on the
charge of murdering Robert I. Sin
gleton, aged Justice of the peace.
It Is alleged they enticed him Into
a room a year ago for the purpose
of robbing him. Singleton died In
the room. Wollweber was arrested
In Boston and the girl was caught In
Chicago.
DISAFFECTION IT
OLYMPIC CUES
MEN
H
M
Matlock and Tweedy Attended
National Democratic Con
vention. PROSPECT GOOD FOR '
BRYAN'S ELECTIOJf
Democratic Convention Was a Spec
tacular Assemblage Cheered for
Bryan One Hour and 28 Minute
Greatest Demonstration In History
of American Politics Over 5,000
Visitors and Delegates Thronged
Colorado's Capital - '
A spectacle that Is to be Witnessed
but once or twice In the life of an or
dinary man, is the way the national
democratic convention recently held'
at Denver, is described by W F. Mat
lock and T. J. Tweedy, who returned
last night from Denver.
Mr. Matlock was a delegate from
Oregon to the convention and Mr.
Tweedy accompanied him from thla
city as a spectator and secured a seat
in the auditorium where he attended
every session of the remarkable meet
ing. It Is estimated that there were 66,
000 delegates and visitors in Denver
during the convention week and with
all her boasted hotel facilities Den
ver was crowded to the limit to en
tertain the crowd.
It waa a most remarkable meeting
and was an illustration of the pecul
iar characteristics of the human spe
cies. At oe time when Senator Gora
of Oklahoma mentioned the name ot
Bryan In a speech, t the convention
went wild. and cheered without cessa
tion for one. hour and 28 minutes.
State delegations headed by the Ne
braska delegation, marched and
countermarched about the convention
hall with banners streaming and
voices shouting nntil they wera
hoarse.
AH but six states Joined In this
first demonstration. Those staying
out at that time were New York,
Rhode Island, New Jersey, Connecti
cut, Georgia and Illinois. Every oth
er delegation Joined in the demonstra
tion on and "made Rome howl" as It
wee for an hour and a half.
Tammany was there with 600 mem
bers. The Oklahoma delegatloa
brought along 600 rooters. A Chicago
club was there in uniform and high
silk bats and created a sensation In
all the processions and parades.
It was the greatest, most spectac
ular, most uncontrollable mass of hu
manity ever witnessed In action by
the Pendleton men and they do not
expect to see its equal again. The
bare mention of the name of Bryan
was cause for a demonstration and
often the chairman pounded the desk
for order, but all in vain.
However, the auditorium had been
constructed with a view to securing
excellent acoustics and It is said that
when order was restored and the
vast assemblage settled down to busi
ness that speakers could be plainly
heard In all parts of the building,
when speaking in an ordinary tone
of voice. The seating capacity of the
auditorium was 13.000 people and tt
was filled to the limit most of the
time.
Looks Good for Bryan. "
According to the observations ol
the Pendleton, men, Bryan will be
elected president. ew York declar
ed that she would carry the state for
Bryan, "by force, If necessary," ac
cording to a Tammany speaker. The
middle western states are enthusiasti
cally for the Nebraskan and the west
Is going to give him its usual hearty
support.
The oniy man to' go home "sore"
was Guffey of Pennsylvania and it Is
not believed that he can take away
any strength from Bryan.
Killed While Stealing Hide.
John Jacobsen of Portland, On, a
stationary engineer, was killed while
beating his way on the Short Line at
Ontario, Ore. His left leg was cut off.
TBI OF DEATH?
While Singleton's son was signing
the information charging them with
murder, he dropped dead. While
handing a bible to the girl, Mrs. El
F. Jones, daughter of the murdered
Justice, dropped dead yesterday.
Mrs. Singleton, widow of the mur
dered mnn's son, is at the point of
death today. One detective who
brought Wollweber here from Bos
ton Is seriously 111.
Wollweber declares that the sus
picion that he caused the - trail of
death through a strange power is ri
diculous. Miss Bllllngsby declares that ever
since she met the man he exercised
an evil Influence over her.