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VOL. 21.
PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNJCSDAY, AUCiUST 5. 1908.
NO. 6343
EXPERT'S REPORT
IS Ml PUBLIC
Only Slight Shortages, Due to
Errors, Found in Umatilla
County .Records.
IHGII STANDARDS OF
BOOKKEEPING CO.MMEXDED
Records of All Office Found in Ex.
cellent Condition and No Recom
mendations for Improvement Were
Made Umatilla County in Good
Financial Condition Fines Are
StiH Unpaid, but Records Are Gen
erally W ell Kept and Correct.
The report of Accountant E. A.
Johnson, who hus just finished ex
pertlng the books of the different
county offices, was officially received
and acted upon by the county court
today, and discloses but minor er
rors In bookkeeping- In all of the of
fices experted, but 'Mr. Johnson In
his report commends very highly the
excellent Btandard of bookkeeping
and record-keeping of the different
offices.
The Introductory to the report Is
as follows:
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners:
Umatilla County. Oregon, Aug. 6,
190S.
As per contract of date of April
10, 1908, made by you with the un
dersigned, and contemplating an ex
amination Into the fiscal affairs and
financial condition of the various
county offices of Umatilla county,
Oregon, the following report of the
result of such examination Is re
tpectfully submitted:
Generally.
It is a pleasure to be able to re
port the excellent condition generally
of the various offices examined, and
only Justice to the men to whom Is
given the management of the affairs
of the county to say that a more care
ful, painstaking, honest and efficient
set of officials could hardly be as
sembled. In the work just finished
your examiner has been shown ev
ery courtesy and given all assistance
possible, and the work of examina
tion thereby greatly facilitated.
Much Improvement has also been
made within the past few years In
the method of handling the receipts
and fees of the several offices, requir
ing more frequent returns and ac
countings by the different offices, and
all tending to Insure a more careful
and correct administration of the
financial affairs of the county.
Mistakes have been found, and
probably will never be entirely elim
inated. In view of the Immense vol
ume of business transacted by the
county, amounting as It does to hun
dreds of thousands of dollars yearly,
they are, however, small. Further,
your examiner Is fully satisfied that
none of the errors or deviations found
are the result of an Intent upon the
part of the county officials to de
fraud. In the light of a thorough knowl
edge of the conditions leading up to
the transactions appearing In the fol
lowing pages of this report, a total
absence of anything of a criminal na
ture In the errors is very apparent,
and most of the mistakes easily un
derstood. U
The offices experted hnve been
very thoroughly gone over, and In
by a misunderstanding of the law and
errors In collections and Is not seri
ous and has no criminal bearing
whatever.
Under the administration of Re
corder Fred W.' Hendley, from July
1, 1906, to July 1, 1908, shortages In
collecting fees from filings amounting
In full to $39.65 were found. As In
the case of Recorder Folsom this
amount was made up of 10 and 20
per cent shortages on a large number
of Items and Is wholly a mlsunder
standing of the law.
Of the assessor's' office Mr. John
son says: "With the county poll tax
done away with In the levy of 1906.
and no other public monies with the
exception o fan occasional . transient
tax, coming Into the hands of the
assessor, the examiner found little
In this office to occupy his atten
tion." In the office of the county clerk,
under the administrations of Frank
Paling, from July 1, 1905 to July 1,
1908, shortages amounting to a total
of 1149.05 were found, -but all of these
are errors in making collection of
fees and were easily explained.
There is a dispute among attor
neys' as to the meaning of the law of
1905 concerning fees for transcripts
furnished private parties by the coun.
ty clerk and when this law Is correct
ly Interpreted and Its meaning under
stood the difference In the clerk's of
fice will be fully explained.
In the sheriffs office from July
1, 1907, to July 1, 1908, a discrepancy
of 18.12 Is found In the collection of
taxes and most of this was the result
of a misunderstanding of the division
of school district and other special
taxes. The accountant says: "No
suggestions are offered and but little
Improvement could be made In con-
111?!
IS
Attempt to End Life of Tur
key's Ruler Foiled by Coat
of Armor.
KNIFE
AIMED AT
HEART IS BROKEN.
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5TBIOE5JP
GENERAL STRIKE ORDERED
ALL ALONG THE LINE
Machinlrtta Walk Out at Vancouver
and Winnipeg Leaders Say Ev
ery Wheel Will Cease to Revolve
Within Ten Days Eight Thousand
Men Affected Fate of Union at
Stake.
Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 5. Prompt
ly at the scheduled time the men em
ployed In the shops of the Canadian
Pacific laid down their tools and'
quit. This probably means that the
bitterest IndustrlU fight In the his
tory of the city Is on.
J. II. McVety, secretary of the ma
chlnlsts, who Is In charge of the
strike, declared today that the men
will Btay out until their demands are
granted.
Winnipeg, Aug. 6. Machinists on
the Canadian Pacific struck at 10 this
morning. Advices say that the men
have refused to go out at Toronto.
Leaders here say the strike Is gen
eral. The lowest estimate Is that
8,000 men are affected.
Status, of Unions at Stake.
Vancouver, B. C. Aug 6. The
strike resolves Itself Into a battle be
tween the company and the men
as to the status of the unions on the
road. That Is what the men are
fighting for.
"Within ten days not a wheel will
he turning on the company's western
lines," said one leader after quitting
work. "The public Is with us and
checking In the fees thereof no men
tion has been made of, nor credit
given for, any fees collected and turn
ed over In excess of the amount pre
scribed by law. While this may
seem unfair to the officials who must
be held to account for the fees due
the county, It Is apparently the only
policy which may consistently be fol
lowed In an accounting of this kind.
Slight Shortage Noted.
After giving every entry In detail
In the books of the county recorder,
under William Folsom, from July 1,
1905, to July 1, 1906, the report shows
a shortago of fees collected amount
ing to $58.05, but as the accountant
says In his Introductory statement
this slight shortage mny be explained
J will see to it that no non-union labor
Is brought In from the United States
or Europe."
Winnipeg, Aug. 5. Reports Indicate
that nt least 8000 machinists have al
ready quit. It Is estimated that 1500
have loft the shops here.
The railroad Is taking a negative
attiltude, making no move and no
statement. This city is the general
headquarters for the strikers.
General Manager Bury Is directing
the affairs of the road In trouble.
Many strike leaders are arriving here.
Bag of Gold lYeventa Would-be As
Hu.sMn's Ewape Snpowl to Be
Blood Money Sultan Badly Fright
ened and Will Grant All Demands
of Young Turk Near Tragedy Oc
curred Monday Xlght and Abdul
Haw Not Apieared Since.
Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 6. The
sultan of Turkey was stabbed in the
breast by a minor palace official In
the ruler's apartments, according to a
Constantinople dispatch. The only
thing that saved the sultan's life was
his heavy armor coat
.The knife was directed at his heart
but the blade broke.
The assassin failed to make his es
cape on account of a bag of gold he
carried. It Is supposed the gold was
given to kill the sultan.
The assassin was captured . by a
palace guard and thrown Into a dun
geon.
The sultan Is so frightened It Is
ald he Is almost ready to yield to
any demands of the young Turks.
Report Confirmed.
London, Aug. 5. The attempt Jo
assassinate the sultan Is confirmed
by Constantinople dispatches. He
was stabbed Monday night. Since
then he has not appeared In public
The palace Is heavily guarded.
Sultan Grants Everything.
Constantinople, Aug. 5. An entire
reorganization of the Turkish minis
try Is expected Immediately, follow
Ing the announcement today of the
success of the mission of the Salon
ika committee which came here to
present the demands of the young
Turks, acting as an Intermediary bp.
tween the organization and the Sul
tan. It is understood the sultan Is
anxious to make every change possi
ble' now that he has started to revo
lutionize the government.
United Press Is First.
Washington, Aug. 5. The United
Press gave the first Information of
the attack upon the life of the sultan
to "the Turkish legation. The Turkish'
minister expressed great regret over
the attempted assassination.
1U QUAKES,
lU KILLED
Hordes of Wild Bandits Sweep
Down on Stricken Towns
Causing Terror.
FRENCH SOLDIERS SHOOT
DOWN MARAUDERS,
Estimate of Dead as Rrault of
Eartliquuko Roach a' Thousand
Scores of Bodies Being Removed
from Ruin Rescuers Interrupted
by Fighting: French Official Hur.
ry Relief Measures, but Suffering
from Famine in Outlying Districts
Ih Feared Springs Dried Up.
Constantlne, Algeria, Aug. 5. Fol
lowing a terrible earthquake yester
day, killing between five hundred and
a thousand persons In a score of Al
gerian towns, hordes of wild bandits
swept In from the desert, bent on
loot. A reign of terror ensued and
the French soldiers are shooting them
down.
Hundreds of dead are being remov
ed from the ruins.
Rescuers are frequently interrupt
ed by the fighting.
Two thousand natives are home
less. The French authorities have
taken measures for their relief.
It is feared a famine will result be
fore the outlying districts are reached
with food. In some places the earth
disturbances dried up springs.
1HGHWAYMEX HOLD .UP AUTO
tliute Wealthy Family in Big Ma
chineSecure Money and Jew
elry. - ' '
Reno, Aug. 6. While returning
early today from an auto trip to
Mona springs Sam Wheeler, a weal
thy business man of this city, and his
family were stopped by three high
waymen out side of the city limits,
after a running chase of half way,
during which the highwaymen fired
four shots. The occupants were forc
ed to submit to search.
The robbers secured jewelry and
money to the value of several hun
dred dollars. Wheeler's beautiful
daughter saved a beautiful diamond
necklace by putting it in her mouth.
Wheeler dropped a valuable diamond
ring and picked It up later.
The thugs pursued the auto in a
buggy. To save the lives of the
party Wheeler stopped the machine.
NEW COURT REPORTER.
F. A. TuriHT of Salem, Succeed Judge
Slorrow. '
Salem, Ore., Aug. 6. After a con
tlnuous service of 16 years,. Robert
G. Morrow f Portland, elected Judge
of the circuit court for Multnomah
county, today tendered his reslgna
tlon as supreme court reporter, and
the supreme court announced the
election of Frank . Turner, of Salem,
to succeed him. In tendering his
resignation Judge Morrow expressed
his pleasure In his duties as reporter
and association with the members of
the court, and Chief Justice Bean, on
behalf of the court, expressed regret
in his resignation and congratulated
htm upon his election to the circuit
bench. F. A. Turner, his successor,
has been a resident of Salem for many
years, and a practitioner at the bar
for over 10 years. He Is quite prom-
inent In county politics, a republican,
and also In Masonic and I. O. O. F.
circles. His Incumbency takes place
Immediately.
LOVELORN SAILOR ENDS LIFE.
Plunges From Quarterdeck of Battle-
ship in Mldocean.
Wireless Aboard Georgia, Aug. 5.
Albert E. Helsel, an ordinary sea
man on the Wisconsin, Is the first to
lose his life on the voyage of the fleet.
He flung himself Into the sea.
Helsel received a letter In Hono
lulu from his sweetheart In the United
States and Immediately became mo
rose. He wrote a long reply, but re
fused to tell what was In the letter,
saying: "It Is all wrong."
Last night he slipped away from his
comrades and plunged from the quar
terdeck, carrying his secret with 'him.
The fleet is 1000 miles from Auck
land.
DEbtlME Ell
IS. MURDERER
I
111 EIGHTY CENTS
Price of Umatilla Grain
Reaches Highest Mark in
Many Years.
OFFICES THRONGED WITH
GRAIN GROWERS.
BERIBERI KILLS JAPS.
GREAT AIRSHIP DESTROYED.
Count Zcppllii'H Dlrgablc Balloon
Wrecked In Electric Storm.
Berlin, Aug. 5. Count Zepplln's
dlrgable balloon was torn from Its
moorings on the Plateau this after
noon In an electric storm, caught fire
and sailed away In a cloud of smoke.
It Is not known whether anybody was
In the balloon at the time. It Is
practically certain the ballon was de
stroyed.
The count Is heartbroken over the
loss of the biggest airghlp in the
world. Four workmen were serious
ly Injured by the explosion of the
motor. The count wept like a child
He had worked on the ship, for
years.
He was cheered by word from the
kaiser that he would contribute funds
for a new one. Parties are looking
for what Is left of the ship.
200 Quit at Montreal.
Montreal, Aug. 5. Two hundred
mechanics have quit here.
SELECT HE
BOOKS II
County Superintendent Frank K.
Welles, who Is itnv at his office after
a delightful outing In southern Idaho,
' Is now working upon the matter of
selecting library books for the school
districts of the county.
About $600 Is available In the li
brary fund of the county for new
books which will be apportioned to
the different districts according to
their school population, Tho books
selected are of t'ne highest possible
standard and a large majority of the
districts are taking much Interest In
the development of their, libraries.
Last year about 1000 volumes were
distributed and if Is estimated that
about the same number will be' pur
chased this year.
However, there Is a pile of books
In the county superintendent's office
which Is a constant reminder of the
lack of appreciation of a number of
Umatilla county school district offi
cers. Books from last year's distri
bution for about half a dozen dis
tricts are still In the office of the
county superintendent and repeated
efforts on Mr. Welles' part to have
the officials oX ..the district call for
the books have been unavailing.
TWO DAYS OF BATTLE.
Troop nt American Luke Will Par
ticipate In Mimic Warfare.
Tacoma. Aug. 6. The soldiers will
tackle the first real warfare Monday
when they will start a two-days bat
tle with Imaginary powder and ball.
Washington will probably be ptted
against Oregon.
The work so far Is largely In shnp
Ing up the guardsmen for duty. Bat
talion formation In the various forms
were the order of yesterday.
Honors of the camp have been be
stowed upon troop H, the crack cav
alry company of Tacoma, which has
shown Itself equal to tho regulars In
action.
The seasoned men are having great
sport at the expense of tho new men
in the national guard.
Death of Ilrkle of Three Days Leads
to Discovery of Plague.
San Jose, Cal., Aug. 5. Beriberi,
the dreaded Asiatic disease, has been
discovered In a colony of Japanese
&frnlt cannery In the vlclntiy of Al
viso, near here.
The health officers are making an
Investigation.
The presence of the plague was re
vealed by the death of the wife of N.
Ilakl, a Japanese, three days after
he had purchased her and her chil
dren for $250.
It is reported that there are
cases in the Jap camp.
FAILS TO REALIZE
ENORMITY OF CRIME.
Boasts of Ability "to Plug" Victim
Where He Wanted to Takes De
light in Telling Crowd How Mur
dered Man Fell Without a Word
Children Set Dogs on Old Man, and
When Son Cornea to Rescue with
an Oar Young Owner of Dogs
Sends Sister for Gun and Shoots to
Kill.
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TRUST BUSTER TO
HOLD BRYAN SACK.
Chicago. ,ug. 5. The unofficial
announcement that Moses Wetmore,
of St. Louis, a stockholder In the so
called tobacco trust, has been select
ed by Bryan for chairman of the fi
nance commute, has created a sensa
tion In political circles. Wetmore Is
widely known as a trust buster and
three times he opened strong inde
pendent concerns with the avowed
Intention, of putting the American
Tobacco company out of business.
Mysterious Suicide.
Medford, Ore., Aug. 6. Lawrence
H. Belser, a wealthy real estate deal
er of -Wcnatchee, Wash., aged 50,
suicided last night by blowing the top
of his head off with a rifle In his
raom In the Nash hotel. He came
here to purchase an orchard. He sent
for some acquaintances, shook hands.
stepped Into an alcove and fired
The case is a mystery.
Tliree Boys Heroes,
Three boys of Tacoma, aged about
14 years each, rowed nearly a mile
Saturday and saved two men from
drowning. The men were In a small
boat, which capsized, and their
shouts were heard by the boys, who
Immediately went to their rescue.
Arrested on Murder Charge,
J. R. McDonald is in the jail at
Greenwood, B. C, on the charge of
attempted murder near Chesaw,
Wash. He will be held for extradi
tion.
Portland, Aug. 5. What Is with
out doubt the most cold blooded
crime ever committed In Portland by
a degenerate boy was committed last
evening on Government island, the
site of the Lewis and Clarke fair,
when ll-year1old Jackson Reld shot
and Instantly killed Charles F. De
mars, a painter residing on the- east
side.
Reld and a number of other chil
dren set dogs upon the elder Demars
who with his two sons was fishing In
Guild lake. Being unable to drive
off the dogs alone, the father called
to his son, who came to his relief,
driving away the dogs.
A war of words between the young
Demars and the Reld boy ensued,
when the Reld boy ordered his sister
to go to their home near by and
bring him a pistol. This she did, and
Instantly upon receiving the pistol
from his sister young Reld called to
Demars to halt, and as he spoke shot
the young man through the head,
killing him instantly.
The Reid boy was placed under
arrest, but laughs about the matter
and Is evidently without feeling as
to the enormity of his crime. His I
mother, Mrs. Charles H. Schemp.
begged for his freedom, but he 'sj Woman'
tocKea up ana win pernaps De sent
to the reform school.
He delighted In telling a crowd of,;
curious sightseers how young De
mars fell to the ground, without ut
terlng a word as he fired, and boasted
Few Are Selling but Signs of Weak
enlng in die Market Will Be Sig
nal for General Letting Go Rep
reeentatives of 2,000,000 BnsbeJa
Anxiously Watching for Fluctua
tions Every Cent Up or Dowa
Means Thousands of Dollars Lea
Than 100,000 Bushels Sold Yester
day. That the sharp competition be
tween the old line and Independent
wheat buying companies is coining
money for the farmers these days la
shown by the rise In wheat price
yesterday afternoon.
Tuesday, August 4, 1908, will go
down in the history of the wheat
market in Pendleton as the day on
which the price touched 80 cents for
the first time In almost a decade. It
Is estimated by the buyers that about
60,000 bushel changed hands yes
terday afternoon at that price.
During the afternon yesterday the
grain offices were thronged wit
anxious farmers who were closely
watching the rising tide of the wheat
market, who declared that they would
sell at 80 cents If the market showed
the least sign of weakening, but aa
It closed strong few crops were of
fered. A rough estimate of the wheat rep
resented by the farmers who were
watchers at the various grain buying
offices yesterday afternoon is placed
at 2.000,000 bushels, and a cent on
way or the other meant a large sunt
of money for these men. Therefor
the pulse of the market was closely
watched, and had a decline of half a
cent been experienced toward tha
close of the day It is thought the
sales would have been enormous, but.
as there was no sign of weakening,
the farmers held on, hoping that the
market would yet reach 85 cents.
This morning the price of wheat
was reported at 80 cents, and large
numbers of farmers were In the city
to take advantage of any change In
the market, but practically none waa
sold during the forenoon.
TO ENLARGE COAST LEAGUE.
Sacramento and Some Suburb of Loa
Angeles Will Be Taken In.
San Francisco, Aug. 5. It la like
ly that the Pacific Coast Baseball
league, which now has but four clubs.
will enter the next season with six
or eight cities represented. San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland and
Oakland now comprise the circuit.
Sacramento will . be taken In next
year, and some suburb of Los Ange-
es will make the sixth city.
It Is possible that two northern
cities, probably Seattle and Tacoma,
will be Induced to cast their fortune
with the Coast league. The forma
tion of the Pacific Northwest league,
resulting in the withdrawal of Seat
tle, seriously crippled the Pacific
Coast league, but prospects are now
good for a return of the old time
prosperity and supremacy of the
league.
MURDER MYSTERY.
' Legs Found in Cnmil.-'iit
Off With Butcher's Cleaver.
Chicago, Aug. 5. The recovery of
two human legs, evidently those of a
woman, from the Illinois and Michi
gan canal today, has given the police
of being such an expert shot as to be ; a murder mystery to solve. The au
able to "plug him" where he wanted,' thorities are satisfied a faul crime has
to. It is one of the worst cases of, been committed. The coroner's phy
degeneracy to come before the local ! sielan thinks the legs were chopped
police department for many years, j off with a meat cleaver.
To Form Bryan Clubs.
Falrview, Neb., Aug. 5. Ten thou
sand Bryan and- Kern clubs will be
formed in doubtful states, according
to plans 'approved by Bryan today.
His acceptance speech was printed
today and the notification ceremonies
in charge of Mayor Brown will ac
cur at Lincoln next Wednesday.
Ceased with Grief.
San Mateo, Cal., Aug. 5. Ethel
McCormlck, who drove the auto In
which her mother and four relatives
were killed Monday Is today on the
verge of Insanity. She Is In constant
hysteria. Her mind wanders over the
details of the auto's wild plunge over
the embankment.
MS ADOPTED UNIQUE ITEIG PLAN
One of the most unique lawn wat
ering plants ever adopted In this city
is to be Installed by C. S. Terpening
In his lawn on Tustln street when the
new cottage now being erected by
him Is completed.
Instead of using surface Irrigation
for his lawn, Mr. Terpernlng Is to use
underground Irrigation, altogether,
and believes that he will make a great
and about three or four feet apart,
over the entire lawn.
All of the boxes will be connected
with the hydrant hose from the sur
face and also with the overflow from
the water motor which will be used
to operate the washing machine and
the boxes will be filled about once
each week, allowing the water In
them to evaporate upward and out-
saving In water and that he will also ward at the roots of the grass,
have a better lawn than those water
ed from the surface.
He will construct boxes about three
Inches square, from cedar boards and
will bore holes about six Inches apart
bn each side of the boxes. These
boxes will then be burled In the lawn
about eight Inches under the surface,
No surface irrigation will be given
tc lawn whatever but It will be water
ed altogether from underneath. This
will avoid tho scalding of the lawn,
which Is so frequent during hot
weather and will give the roots of
the lawn grass the first benefit of the
irrigation.