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meadow and watt for
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ter the cow.
WEATHEIl REPORT.
Pair tonight and Sat
urday. VOL. 21.
PENDLETON. OHEGON, Fill DAY, JULY 31. 1908.
NO. 6348
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NEWSPAPERS DO
THEIR PIT WELL
Read Abroad and Bring Pros
pective Settlers to City of
Pendleton.
SOMETHING MUST BE
DONE TO HOLD THEM.
Striking Illustration of Potent Influ
ence of Local Papon and Need of
Systematic Effort to Show Uoino
seekers "tluj Goods" Nollilng Can
He Seen of Wonderful Resource
from Train or Touii Oonuiicrclal
Bodies Not Doing- Full Duty To
ward City and County .
Kamela, July 31.
Tu tlie East Oregonlan:
That the newspapers of Pendleton
are read abroad and that they have
a potent and Irrefutable Influence In
building up the community was for
cibly impressed upon mo today.
While riding from Kamela to Union
on an O. It. & N. train I heard an
elderly tourist cursing Pendleton and
Pendleton newspapers, to a seat com
panion, and I was greatly Interested
and amused at the old man's argu
ments and earnestness.
He spared no language In express
lng his disgust for accounts of Pen
dleton and Umatilla county which he
had read In hi far eastern home
and which had been directly responsl
ble for him spending about. $100
with E. H. Harrlman for a tourist
ticket from Ohio to Oregon and re
turn.
"I have read more of this town of
Pendleton during tbe past year than
of any other town in the west," he
aid. "My neighbor In Ohio takes a
Pendleton paper, and all I hear ev
ery week is Pendleton, Pendleton,
Pendleton! So I came out to see
PeodJoten, and I am now going back
home. I have eeen Pendleton, and It
Is a damned sell. Nothing in the
whole country aj-ound it. Only a
little town down in a canyon. Can't
ee out. Nothing In sight from the
railroad. Track follows down the
canyon all the wuy. Not a square
mile of wheat to be seen from the
car window."
But here I began to get mad, and
interrupted his animated description
of ray borne town.
"My friend." I said, "did you make
a trip In any direction out of Pen
dleton?" 'Naw; nothln to see," he replied.
"How do you know there Is nothing
to see?" I queried.
"Is It usual to build cities Jn a des
ert with no resources with ,no re
sources surrounding them? Can a
city of 7.000 people subsist on noth
ing, have no Industries, no resources,
nothing to do or depend upon?"
"Nothing In sight," he angrily re
plied. "Did you visit the wheat .belt in
any direction from Pendleton? Do
you know that Pendleton ships out
2,000,000 bushels of wheat and grinds
about 2,000,000 bushels Into flour
each year? Where does this come
from? Did you learn that In the
three banks of Pendleton are $2,500,
000 on deposit? Are such sums of
money accumulated from deserts?"
Farmer sof grave Hand which have
been under cultivation for over 30
years are producing more and better
crops than ever.
The water supply for irrigation Is
greatly diminished through the re
moval of the forests, but deeper
plowing, more thorough and frequeni
cultivation and rotation of crops have
combined to more than double the
value of the products of many of
these farms .
"We have changed our methods as
often us signs of soil demanded it,"
said one farmer to me. !'We keep
our ears close to the ground and heed
every warning voice . If the wheat
yield Is reduced we change to pota
toes, clover or rye for a year. If we
have but little rain, we cultivate the
soil and hold down the moisture all
the more. In the winter when flood
water la plentiful, we see that It is
well distributed over the land and
take care that one part of a field is
not soured and killed by too much
water while another part Is famish
ing for want of water."
This Intelligent study of farming
methods has put dollars Into the
pockets of these farmers, and their
success should stimulate others to
adopt the same policy. '
Bert Huffman.
W.J.BRYAN WILL
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Democratic Nominee Expect
ed to Show up Motives ot
Independence League.
REPORTED THAT IIEAKST
TIMED TO MAKE A DEAL.
It It Said the New York Journalist
lYomlsod to Support the Xchrus.
kan nils Year "If Latter Would
Aid Hmrst In 1912 Filing of Affi
davit Uft to 'Tacked" Convention It
Only Forerunner of What Is to
Come Bryan's Disclosures Expect.
til Aft it Notification.
ens pipe Ties
ARE
Two Hundred Persons Witness
Double Execution at San
Qi'entin Prison,
TWO M EX DIE EIMEXDS
SIEMSEX FORGIVES PAL.
(i I'Uft EN 1 1 EI M EltS ENTER
INTO ALASKAN IOLITICS.
Denver, July SI. A telegram re
ceived from Juneau, Alaska, make
the charge that the Guggenhelmer
Interests are planning to force the
election of Alaska delegates and con
trol the Alaskan legislature.
The message which was made pub
lic today, was addressed to the
Rocky Mountain News, and was sign
ed by the Dispatch of Juneau. A
number of democrats of the territory
and former Governor Osborne of Wy
oming, hav eannounced their inten
Hon of looking Into the case.
BEAUTIFUL EI
IS OUTRAGED
riEIJ) CAPTIVE FOR 24
HOURS EV LONELY HUT.
Mtcrtnu4y Returned to Hr Home
During AUsenoe of Parents Found
In IVxi .Unconscious and Weeding
Attacked on Struct ; Gagged and
Taken to lie Hut.
Pittsburg. Pa. July 31 Kidnaped
and held captive .for 24 hours in a
lonely hut where she was horribly
mistreated, beautiful Clara Konter,
aged 14, was mysteriously returned to
her home In Sbousetown near here.
She was found la her bed at home
this morning after an all-night search
for her. During the absence of her
parent who have been looking for
her, the girl was mysteriously return
ed home. She was unconscious and
bleeding. '
Later she said three men had at
tacked her on the street Thursday
morning, gagged her and carried her
to a lonely but
Intense excitement prevails In
Shousetown, and posses have been or
ganized.
Lincoln, Neb., July 31. Bryan Is
expected to make sensational attacks
on the motives behind the Indepen
dence party immediately following his
formal notification of his nomina
tion. The filing of an affidavit In Chlca.
go Thursday by Joseph T. Marshall,
the only Independence delegate from
Nebraska. In which he alleges Hearst
"packed" the convention in the inter,
ests of the republicans, is said to be
but a forerunner of the revelations
expected from Bryan.
Bryan has declined to discuss the
Scrii of Cold-ltliHMli'd .Murders Arc
Avenged Crimes of Pulr Stirred
San Francisco I nuned lately After
the Qunko With Robbery as Mo
tive They Dasluxl Out Brains of
Their Victim Attack on Jujwnese
Bank TlHir Undoing.
San Quentln, Cal.. July 31. Louis
Dabner and John Slemsen, the San
Francsico gas pipe thugs, were hang
ed simultaneously in San Quentln
prison at 10:30 this morning. Two
hundred persons witnessed the hang
ing. The priest who converted both the
murderers to the Catholic faith, re
mained In their cells praying with the
doomed men until the warden ap.
peared, shortly before 10. and made
preparations for the death march.
Everything was still In the old fur
nlture factory where the gallows are.
With their arms strapped to their
sides and two rows of R-uards on elth-
report that Hearst made him an of
fer whereby Bryan was to receive the f B'de of the condemned men, the
support of the Independence party j march began, led by the warden and
thin year In return for Bryan's sup.
port of Hearst's aspirations to the
democratic nomination In 112.
Contributions are pouring Into
Falrvlew from every section of the
country. 1
Author's Widow Sells Home.
San Francisco, July 81. The
quaint, beautiful San Francisco home
of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, oc
cupied by her since the death of her
distinguished husband In Samoa, has
been sold and Mrs. Stevenson will
hereafter reside In Santa Barbara.
The Stevenson house, because of Its
strange architecture and Its associa
tions, has long been an object of In
terest to sightseers.
CHANGE ADMIRALS,
diaries S. Swinburne Now in Cliarge
of Pacific Fleet.
Vallejo, Cal., July 31. Hear Adml
ral John H. Dayton today delivered
But the passengers were laughing! the command of the Pacific fleet to
at the old man's confusion by thl
time, and he made no reply, but
changed his seat to another portion
of the car.
Pendleton papers are doing their
part to advertise Pendleton, If only
the Pendleton commercial association
would do something to hold the home
seeker and make him feel at home.
The kindly greeting ot a live as
soclatlon would have put this home
Beeker right, and perhaps would have
made a permanent settler of him.
The incident contains a hint and
a lesson for all of us, Every citizen
should bo a reception committee to
greet the stranger.
Better Methods Pay.
This week I visited the foothill
section of Union county and was sur
prised and delighted to note the In
creased yields of hay, grain " and
fruits and vegetables In those localises.
FRAXCE HAS A
' SERIOUS STHIKE.
Paris, July 81. A committee
of all labor organizations and
general labor federation held
secret meetings today to take
action regarding the clash be
tween the soldiers and strikers
at Vlgneux Thursday. The gov
ernment regards the situation
as serious. Two strikers wound
ed died today, making a total
of eight deaths resulting from
the rioting. Several were
wounded and are not expected
to live.
Hear Admiral Charles S. Swinburne
on board the flagship Virginia. The
ceremony was simple.
As Dayton's flag was hauled down
from the armored cruiser It was sa
luted by 13 guns. There was another
salute when Dayton left the - ship.
There was the same salute when
Swinburne took charge.
Duyton does not retire until Octo
ber. .
Strlko Cripples College.
San Francisco, July 31. An Inter
nal strike In the college of physicians
and surgeons has resulted in the res
ignation of 10 of the most prominent
Instructors. The college Is badly crip
pled. The resignations followed a
disagreement between faculty mem
bers and President Wlnslow Ander
son.
Beware of Buttermilk.
Mason City, Iowa, July 31. That
buttermilk is capable of becoming as
dangerous a beverage as cocktails
was proven here when a barrel of the
former liquid exploded. A negro sit
ting on the barrel was hurled a dozen
feet through the air by the force of
the explosion, but escaped serious In-Jury.
Sherman Is Still 111.
Hot Springs, Ark., July 31. Taft
and family arrived here today for a
month's stay. Taft said Sherman, the
vice-presidential nomine, Is still at
home sick, but he will participate in
the campaign.
Seattle Banker Embezzles.
Seattle. July 31. H. F. Parkhurst.
first assistant cashier of the First Na
tional bank of Seattle, has Just been
arrested, charged with the embezzle
ment of $48,330.
COSTLY FIRE IN WHEAT FIELD.
Over a Thousand Sacks of Grain De
stroyed Lust Night.
Damage to the amount of about
$5000 Was done last night by fire on
the W. A. Raymond ranch four miles
northeast of town, says the Walla
Walla Statesman. Two settings of
threshed wheat comprising more than
1000 sacks, derrick wagon and feed
racks of the threshing outfit of Geo.
McGuIre, were destroyed.
The fire resulted from an explosion
caused by smut, and the engine and
water wagon were the only part of
the outfit saved. Some standing grain
was destroyed, but not much. Hard
work on the part of the threshing
grew and the residents of that part of
the country was all that saved much
more grain from being devoured by
the flumes.
SHIPPPER IS RESPONSIBLE.
If Railroad Is Received as to Class
of Freight Shipped, .May Be Prose,
eiited.
Local railroad officials have .had
their attention called to the law which
makes it an offense for a shipper to
deceive a railroad company regarding
the class of freight shipped.
Walter Adams, agent for the North.
ern Pacific, has Just received a cir
cular letter calling his attention tt.
the statute and he is instructed to
promptly report all violations.
The following Is the section of the
interstate commerce law relating to
the subject:
"Any person and any officer of
agent of any corporation or company
wno snan deliver property for trans
portation to any common carrier, sub
ject to the provisions of this act, or
for whom as consignor or conslgneo
any such carrier shall transport prop,
erty, who shall knowingly and willful
ly, by false billing, false classlflca.
tion, false weighing, false representa.
tlon of the contents of the package,
or false report of weight, or by any
other device or means, whether with
or without consent or connivance of
the carrier, Its agent or agents, ob.
tain transportation for such property
at less than the regular rates then
established and In force on the lino of
transportation, shall be deemed guilty
of fraud, which Is hereby declared to
'be a misdemeanor, and shall. udo.
conviction thereof In any court of the
Unlted States of competent Jurisdic
tion within the district In .which such
offense was committed, be subject
for each offense to a fine of not ex.
ceedlng $6000 or Imprisonment In the
penitentiary for a term not exceeding
two years, or both, In the discretion
of the court."
priest. Both men trembled visibly as
they faced the crowd in front of
them.
Almost Instantly as they stepped on
the trap, the guards drew the black
caps over their heads. The handman
adjusted the nooses, the warden rais
ed his hand and the guards in a hid
den box released the cords operating
the traps and three murders' "were
avenged.
Just before the cap was put on
Slemsen he said to the crowd: "Good
bye all." Dabner went to his death
without saying a word.
History of the Crimes.
The crimes for which Dabner and
Slesmen hanged were a series of cold
blooded murders causing a reign of
terror In San Francisco, Immediately
j after the earthquake. The two men
j dashed out the brains, of the three
men with robbery as a motive.
They first slew J. Pfltzner. a hum
ble shoe merchant In his little estab
lishment on McAllister street.
Three weeks later they murdered
William Frlede, a haberdasher, and
soon after. M. Munakata, president
of the Klmmon Glnko Japanese bank,
was murdered and his clerk danger
ously Injured. Dabner and Slemsen
took $2800.
It was for the Japanese murder
that they hanged.
The thugs lnterprersed their mur.
ders with many robberies. An ex.
convict was sent to prison for one of
the robberies, but was released when
Dabner confessed.
Dabner's poor mother visited her
son for the last time a few days ago.
She wept bitterly, but Dabner paid no
attention to her.
uuDner and Slemsen died friends,
a reconciliation being affected last
night, Slemsen extending the hand of
forgiveness. Before Dabner retired
last night, Slemsen wrote this note
and handed It to Dabner for his sig.
nature: "Mother dear: Forgive Dab.
ner; you. mamma, forgive and forget
all; this is for Dabner and I. May
you In your grief feel for Mrs. Dab
ner what you suffer, so will she. Pray
for us In this, our and your misfor
tune." The note was signed by both men.
Slemsen hnd been angry at Dabner
for confessing. Slemsen's mother is
now in Honolulu.
KOIt ROTES MULTIPLY.
Islanders Prosper Under Roosevelt
Administration.
Washington, July 31. However
much or little William Jennings
Bryan may be worrying President
Boosevelt and Judge Taft, there Is
cause for rejoicing In Oyster Bay an
Cincinnati. This la due to the annual
report of Governor William F. Pack
of Benguet province, Philippine Is
lands.
Benguet province is the land of the
Igorrote. These native tribesmen were
recorded as uncivilized until seven
years ago, when the Roosevelt ad
ministration came In. The report
shows that since that time there has
been less race suicide among the Igor
rotes than among any other people
on the face of the earth.
Governor Pack says that during
these seven years the Igorroteg popu
latlon has Increased from 12.000 to
30.000. He admits that some inhab
itants have come across the border
from other provinces, but he proves
conclusively htat the birth rate has
due to additional prosperity and a
better mode of living, which brings
abou tan effect that the women do
not have to work as hard as former
ly," explains the governor.
BALLOONIST FALLS 1LVLF MELE.
the
Parachute Falls to Work Hita
Ground With Great Force.
Jackson, Miss., July 31. William
Oliver Ih dead today as a result of
falling half a mile from a balloon. His
ascension at Vandercook, late Thurs
day. was witnessed by a big crowd,
.Shoutnlg "Good bye," he sailed up
3000 feet, and then cut loose his para
chute, which failed to work. He
struck the ground with great force
and died a few minutes later.
SLAVES TO
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AT LEAST THAT MANY
FIENDS IN NEW YORK.
Startling Statement Made by Ameri
can Representative on International
Commission Investigating Traffic
Throughout the World Every Big
City Will Be Vlsked.
Washington, July 81. At least five
thousand persons in New York City
are slaves to the opium habit, ac
cording to a statement made today by
Dr. Wright, one of the three repre
sentatives of America on the Interna
tional commission Investigating the
opium traffic throughout the world.
He says there are from 600 to a
thousand Chinese residents In New
York who are addicted to the habit.
The commission Intends to Investi
gate the conditions in every big city
in the United States.
Tons of Fish Dying.
San Bernardino, Cal., July 31.
Reports from the desert side of San
Bernardino mountains today say tons
of trout are dynlg In pools left In the
beds of streams which have dried up
for the summer. In a deep creek at
Little Mojave headquarters the fish
are so thick they resemble a great
mass of wrigglers.
HUNGRY PAIR BALK CUPID.
S,end Lost Dollar for Meal Instead
of License.
Whether It was more Important to
pay $1 for a marriage license or to
have the money for dinner was the
problem that confronted a couple at
the marriage bureau in the city hall,
yesterday, says a receit dispatch from
New York. Appetite won, and the
couple decided to defer until another
time the obtaining of the license.
In appearance the woman was more
than 70 years of age. The man was
about the same age. They spoke Ger
man only . Neither gave a name
When they appeared for a license the
woman asked timidly how much it
was and when told $1 exclaimed
"A dollar.' We won't pay it. Why
shouldn't we get It for nothing?"
The law was explained to them.
but the woman was still In a remon-
stratlve mood.
"Well, we won't pay It," she re
marked. "If we paid a dollar for
that bit of paper we wouldnt' have
any money for supper. That's all we
have a dollar."
Both seemed anxious to get the li
cense, but the dinner was evidently
more Important, and, smiling to the
Interpreter, they walked away.
SEATTLE BANKER
ADMITS CII
R. F, Parkhurst Admits Having
Taken $48,330 of Bank's
Funds.
ASSISTANT CASHIER IX
FIRST NATIONAL.
Shortage Fully Covered by Bonds and
Bank Will Lose Nothing Einbez
zler Says He Could Not Live on
Salary. Protest Against New Meth- '
ed of Checking Wan His Undoing
Deposits Not Involved by Pecula
tionsMan Had Risen from Teller.
Seattle, July 31. Confronted by Ir
regularities In his own . books and
statements of depositors In New
York and Chicago banks, B. F. Park
hurst, assistant cashier of the First
National bank, confessed last even
ing that he had stolen $48,330 of the
bank's funds during the past 14
years, and w'as arrested on a charge
of embezzlement.
Suspicion was drawn to his book
four weeks ago when President M. A.
Arnold inaugurated a new checking
system. Asked for an explanation.
Parkhurst Indignantly denied that be
had taken any of the bank's funds
and was compelled to accept a va
cation of two weeks. Bank official
confirmed their suspicions, and the
National Surety company, on Park
hurst bonds for $20,000, were noti
fied, and placed him under surveillance.
He said, when arrested on tha
street, that he was glad it was over.
Rose Rapidly.
Parkhurst had risen In the bank's
employ from exchange teller to as
sistant cashier during the eighteen
years he has been Identified with tba
bank. He was drawing a salary of
$250 a month.
Following his confession, Park
hurst was asked by President Arnold
why he had taken the money. He
said he could not live on the salary
paid htm. He protested against the
new checking system when It was in-
ugurated a few months ago, and
called on President Arnold at his res
idence at night to remonstrate against
It as unwarranted.
Parkhurst checked and reconciled
the bank's statements of deposit on
eastern banks, and the theft does not
Involve the depositors.
President Arnold says the shortage
will be fully covered by Parkhurst's
bonds and property he had turned
over to the bank.
Portland Man Weds.
San Jose, Cal., July 81. Charles
Grelle ,a young Portland capitalist,
is on his way to Santa Barbara today
ith one of San Jose's most beautiful
girls as a bride . Miss Bessie E. Hen-
daughter of J. H. Henry, a
ealthy mining man, became his wift
last night at an elaborate wedding.
ry,
SUSPECTS RELEASED.
No ETldence Against Charles Peterson
and Farmer Edwards.
For lack of any case against them,
Charles Peterson and Farmer lid
wards, the young men arrested a week
ago for a supposed burglary of the
Stock Exchange, have been given their
liberty. The two men were arrested
by the night officers who had been
told that the house was being robbed.
At the time of their arrest the
young men claimed they were inno
cent of any crime and that Peterson,
who is nn electrician, had gone Into
the building to fnllsh some wiring
work. However, they were held until
the return of C. J .Ferguson, acting
district attorney, who let them go go
after Investigating the case.
WILL CHOOSE SITE.
Jeffries Witltdraws.
Los AngeJes, July 31. Jeffries an
nounced today that he intends to
withdraw from the club bearing his
name, and not to referee any more
fights, because things are not run
right.
Big Wheat Yield.
Fifty bushels of wheat to the acre
Is the yield John Miller will get from
his ranch in the foothills, near Walla
Walla. The grain is called the Jen
kins. Farmers generally report heavy
yields of wheat this year.
Yeggemen were busy at Pasco again
Sunday morning, when the Crescent
pharmacy was robbed. It Is estimat
ed that stuff worth $400 was taken.
No clue which will lead to the identity
of the thieves has been discovered.
Ioentltu of Pendleton Federal Build-
to be Decided.
J. H. McDowell, of the supervising
architect's office in Washington, D. C,
left that city this morning for Walla
Walla to locate the site for the new
federal building. This news has been
received by local authorities and ac
cording to them It will be but a few
days now until the site for the build
lng is picked out.
While Architect McDowell Is in the
west he will locate the sites for build
ings at Pocatello, La Grande and Pen
dleton. He will arrive In Walla Walla
the latter part of this week or the first
of next week.
Workman Drowned.
While employed on the Northern
Pacific, bridge near Plains, Mont,
Monday, Louis Jensen fell Into the
river and was drowned. The body
was not recovered.
Action for Money.
Suit to collect the sum of $790 has
been brought by the Monumental
company against J. W. Coopering.
This amount Is alleged to be due the
plaintiffs upon notes given by the de
fendant. The suit was filed by Peters
& Wilson.
WILL RACE FROM NEW
YORK TO FRISCO.
New York, Jjily 31. Auto
mobile racers today are pre
paring for an endurance con
test from New York to San
Francisco and return. The
cars will leave New York Aug.
22, and according to the itin
erary, the cars will reach San
Francisco Sept. 2. They will
arrive there again Oct. 8. The
drivers will be required to run
to the coast over one route and
return by another. Each car
must carry four persons, a driv
er, a mechanic, an observer
and a newspaper man.
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