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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1908)
TO ADVERTISERS. Don't sit down In the meadow and wait for the cow to back and be milked o af ter the cow. WEATHER REPORT. nesday. fair tonight and Wed- VOL. 21. " IENDLETQy. OREGON, TUESDAY. AUGUST 11. 108. NO. 6318 .... r.nxn nil PurpoBo otj , , nnyn rnn TrWip linT RrTm router bv armed maiden. MUI IITII All fl M C V iiiiani i ni il i ni i iiiuinii i.iiiik w liim ibi i n k kn i mi 11 in iiii i i iui 1 1 i h Mr rHh UN n,:onotothea luuixj run ham iiui m iui i nn nro u ,m h h hi k n h - nro van rantu ' l Figures Show That East Ore gonian's Information Came From Reliable Source. OREGON MERINOS ARE BEST IN TILE UNION. Montana Buyers Come Here fori Weathers ana moauu Come Here for Bucks Wool from tills State Contains More Dirt, but, la of Longer Staple ami Finer Qual- Ity-Ilcall, a Cent. Difference- Buyers Did Try to Hammer Down l1"041 I Referring to the statement of the. "Oregon Wool Grower," published in' u " . the Pendleton Tribune under date of . .,,, thi. anoi' August 9, we note that this wool , .,. ,Wot fh. grower makes the charge that the .. oerson who gave the Information to person wnu B ... 1 the East Oregonlan does not at all . understand the wool question. . m i . ! We quote from the Tribune s artl- cle: "In the first place the Oregon fleece will average about 12 pounds,! while that In Montana Is only eight pounds, approximately In both cases, and since the grade of sheep In both states Is about the same the difference Is found In the dirt In Oregon wool It Is plain to be seen and understood, therefore, that the buyer who has ( paid 12 cents tor Oregon wool in the dirt has given more for It than the, Montana man who has received 18 cents." ! The fact Is that this wool grower does not evidently understand the wool sntuatlon very well himself. In stead of the Oregon sheep shearing 12 pounds, statistics show that for a number of years they sheared 8.6 pounds, and Instead of the Montana sheep sheurlng eight pounds they shear 6.7 pnnnds. Avenice Orrinii lrlec 11 Outs. We originally made the statement that the average price of the Oregon clip was 12 cent, but we are now satlRfM that the average Is about 11 cents. With Oregon sheep shearing 8.5 pounds of wool at 11 cents per pound, we have 9 3.6 cents as the nvefuge value of the Oregon clip. AVith the Montana sheep shearing 6." pounds per sheep ut an average of 16 cents per pound, we have an average value per sheep in Montana of 81.072. The average price paid in Montana, how ever, Is above 16 cents. We note what the Tribune wool grower has to say relutive to the grade of sheep in Montana beinp tbt; Toklo, Japan, Aug. 11. At a nieet samo as that in Oregon. This state- Ing of the parliament today the pre ment also indicates that the Tribune ' gresMve party introduced a bill pro wool grower Is not well Informed, for R iding for an Increase of the Toklo the fact is tlint Oregon has the best exhibition appropriation to $15,000, grade of merino sheep of any state. 000. This means an addition of $10, ln the union, including Ohio. I 000. 000 to a fund of $5,000,000 al- As evidence of this fact, we notice ' ready provided. The bill Is popular, such Montana buyers as C. M. Rear' as every effort is being made to make and Will Rca and dozens of others the exhibition a most successful coming to Oregon this year to pur-1 world's fair. M TREE F I A reminder of pioneer days In Mis souri, Kentucky and other eastern and southern states is contained in the discovery of a bee tree and a large store of wild honey bn "The Pines," the Joe II. I'arkes homestead near Mcacham last wockl ' ; While working In the Umber a wood cutter found a colony of bees at work in a hollow tree half a mile from the Pa ikes house, and upon examination It was found that It contained honey. The tree, a largo tamarack, was cut 0 down and eight gallons of cleai, rich ,wnd bonoy was taken from it . .. , ' " The tree was hollow for eight or ten feet, and the bees entered by a knot' hole 20 feet aboeve the ground. The entire lnsldo was literally filled with the beo bread and honey comb nd was a oretty and attractive sight. So far as known, It Is the only only bee tree ever found In that part ( of j fhe Blue , mountains. , The, wood outter located the , trei I1IJI chase weathurs raising wool. We also note the average Montana sheepman comes to Oregon to secure his bucks, an( there Is not In the en tire state of Montana a flock of breed ing sheep that can begin to compare with the flocks of the Baldwin Sheep & Land company, the Cunningham Sheep & Land company or the, J. E. Smith Land & Livestock company. SuiKjrlorlty of Oregon Sliecp. . These Montana sheepmen In general recognize the superiority of the Ore gon merino, and while our wool con tains more dirt than docs the Montana wool, It Is also of longer staple and much finer, and these are the Influ ences that should govern the prices. The fact Is that statistics prove that -.Montana wool Bnrlnk. per cent and hag every eommanded much( and durlng jm ml hag CQm. mQre pound than hftg the scoured Montana wool, which shows that the difference In quality Is In prices Hammered Down, ,.. Referring to our original statement that It was the purpose of the wool buyers to hammer down the price of "u,t .... wool, we desire to submit the follow- Ing statement made In Montana by Fred H. Putnam of Boston, who Is one (Continued on Page 8.) IlIGGJ-ST IRRIGATION SCHEME EVER LAUNCHED. Will Cost $15,000,000 State Land Hoard Segregated 400,000 Acres Waters of Snake and Itruneau lUvcrs Will Do Used to Reclaim Arid Land Million Acres Under Projects. Roise, Aug. 11. The biggest Irriga. i Hon enterprise, costing $15,000,000, ' ever undertaken In this country, was launched today when the state land board segregated, under the Carey act, 400.000 acres In Owyhee county, i Idaho. The project Is financed by the Buhl Interests, giving the first demonstra tion of the great possibilities of Irrl Katlon under this act. The waters of the Snake and Bruneau rives will b tli verted to the Inn J under the pro ject. This Is the sixth and greatest of the Twin Falls projects, making a total area under them of 1.000.000 acres. Japan's World's Ualr. i I by watching the swarms of bees which he noticed around his spring all this season. After staying at the i spring for a few moments each day,' the swarms woud rise Into the air and af ter circling a few times would always take a direct course In the same di rection,' arid by following thclr flight one day recently he discovered the bee tree and was rewarded by secur ing eight gallons of delicious ; wild honey; ' j Three "largo Swarms Inhabited the tree, and when the tree was cut down the entire colony' was found knotted Into a buzlng, swirling sphere of bees on the Inside of the tree." The' inside of the hollow tree cop-, talned some rotten wood and a por tion of the honey' comb 'was broken, but -the larger part of the great mass was removed ! Intact from Its Mdlng place. The campers at the Parkes ' . place greatly enjoyed the feast which followed; the finding of the wild j honey 1 Ik BBl W I W W VaWWWW ANOTHER GREAT Ml fflJECT AGHAM GAMP mm m inn nin nuinninn ...... ... i,vu. , mm iinmii'iii il Count Okuma Directs His Remarks Against Roosevelt Speeches. KAYS NAVAL EXPANSION" HAS ONLY ONE OBJECT. Declare That I'lilnuite CluKh for Mas tery of the Pacific Ocean Is Object or the lreHieiit'8 Policy- Okuma U One of Leading Statesmen and President .of Waxeda Vnlverslty Utterances Create a Sensation Views Accepted as General. Toklo, Aug. 11. "American naval expansion has but one object in view, an ultimate clash with Japan for the mastery of the Pacific ocean." This Is the gist of an Interview to. day by Count Okuma, formerly pres ident of the progressive party and now president of the Waseda univer sity. He Is one of the foremost Mu tators and thinks as the statesmen ot Japan. His remarks created a sensation and were directed chiefly against Roosevelt. He said: "Judging from the fragmentary Roosevelt speeches transmitted here, it is not difficult to Infer that the' augmentation of the United States navy In the Pacific Is directed solely at Japan." BRY AN MAY COME WEST. Told That Chances Would Be Good to Carry AH Coast States. Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 11. Charles Edelman, a member of the notifica tion committee, today appealed to Dryan to visit the Pacllfc coast on a stumping tour and assured Bryan that If he does come he will have a good chance of winning the electoral vote of Oregon, Washington nnd Cal ifornia. Bryan wns interested in the request but did not Indicate that he would be able to make the trip. A conference was held today by Bryan, Kern, National Chairman Mack and other big democrats, to dls- cuss campaign plans and arrange ments for the notification ceremonies tomorrow. All is ready for the cere monies. The city Is rapidly filling and lead ers of the party from all parts of the country are filling the hotels. SAYS CHRIST WAS NOT A JEW. llerliii, A UK. 11. Pnul Hnupt, head of the Oriental deMirtment of the In- (enintioniil coiibtcss today created a sensation by declurliiK Christ was not a Jew, hut an Aryan. Scores of theo logians took Ihsiic with hint and a live 1v discussion followed. Blew Hlmseir ot ricces. Sonora, Cal., Aug. 11. Placing a stick of dynamite on his breast, nnd holding a razor In his hand ready In case the explosion failed, a man, sup posed to have 'been Charles Beck- man, blew himself to pieces today at Tuoluma. lie was despondent be cause Jobless. , , Chinks Deported. San Francisco, Aug. 11. Eighty five Chinese who were smuggled across the border from Mexico Into this country, were deported to China today when the Pacific Mail liner Si beria sailed. 7 APPALLING CONDITIONS. IN SOUTHERN CHINA. ' " . ' , ' Hong Kong, 9Aug. 11. An official report issued today gives details of the ftppaling condl- tlons; among, .the ylctlms of the recent typhoon, ' which killed thousands , Of native V More than a million refugees are dy- ipg of exposure and starvation. Many thousands have sucbumb- ,ed since, the typhoon, and the dead are piled in heaps, there being no means of burial, i V. y. Complaint Filed Monday Charges 67 Companies With Conspiracy, TEXAS COMMISSIONER FINDS TRAFIO THROTTLED. Interstate Commerce Commission Re ceives Startling Evidence from Lone Star State All the Big Com panies ()ieratlng n the States Are in the Conspiracy Freight Sclied ules Hied in Evidence. Washington. Aug. 11. The railroad enmmisplon of Texas taday filed a formal complaint with the Interstate commerce commission against 67 rail roads and other common carriers, al leging a conspiracy on the part of the defendants through Southwest ern Traffic association ror tne sup pression of competition and restraint of trade in the recent action In in creasing freight rates to common points in Texas. . The commission will forward notice of this complaint to all the carriers Involved and will .give them 15 days to reply, the usual period allowed for answering a complaint being 30 days. The commission will expedite this case as much as iw'lblo on account of Its widespread Importance. The complaint is signed by Allison Mayfield, chairman of the Texas com mission, with R. T. Davidson, attorney general. Claude Pollard, assistant at torney general of the state of Texas, countersigning the paper. Values Compared. The complaint undertakes to com pare the cost of maintenance and op eration of the railroads with the ac tual cost and the claimed Indebtedness which Is supposed to justify the In crease, with the actual indebtedness. The railroad commission of Texas, It appears .has appraised the cost of construction and operation of the roads, as -well as the actual Indebted ness upon which the tates may be fairly based. Eight freight schedules which have recently been filed with the commis sion are made the basis of the cem- plalnt, and all are claimed to have been brought about by the unlawful agreement between the defendant car riers and the Southwestern Traffic as sociation, of which they are members or whose members represent, through power of attorney, those who are not. TURKISH MINISTER RECALLEIX Entire Diplomatic Corps I- o Be ChniiKcd as Result of Reform. Constantinople, Turkey, Aug. 12. The report that Sultan Abdul Hamld has recalled Mohamid Allebey. Tur kish minister at Washington, was confirmed today by the officials of the new cabinet. It was learned also that the French and Russian ambas sadors will be recalled. It is believed here that the entire diplomatic corps of Turkey Is to be changed before the sultan gets through with his program of reform. There are no specific charges of In competency against Bey or others, but . the changes are made to give Turkey an entirely new service. WOMAN DIES; WEIGHT 5W. Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 11. Five, hun dred and ten" pounds ws the weight of Mrs. Anna B. Lynch, who died at MeKeosport today. For 19 years she had been a sufferer from elephan tiasis. Fleet Officers Entertained. , Auckland, Aug .11. Officers of the Atlantic fleet are today visiting Ro tours, the Yellowstone Park of New Zealand. Entertainments have been planned there. The trip will be three days In length. Fierce Political Battle. Juneau, Alaska, Aug. 11. Alaska Is today voting for a, delegate to con trress. The bta four candidates In the field and the fight Is the fiercest ever waged here. Government Officials Put to Flight by Moonshiner. Sargeant, Ky Aug. 11 Miss Mary Fonts, 27 years old, widely known as the "Maldon Monshlner," Saturday had a pitched battle with United States officials. Entrenched at her camp near Beav er Creek and armed with a rifle, the girl fired 60 shots at the officials. United States Deputy Marshal Hiram Day was seriously wounded and the the other officials were routed. The woman occupied an advantage ous position In a ravine overlooking a public highway. The government au thorities have for a long time tried to find and arrest her. It is said she has been engaged In moonshinlng for eight years. AMPUTATES LEG WITH COMMON POCKET KNIFE. Man Has Leg Crushed In Machinery and Companion Cuts Him Out. Dawson, Alaska, Aug. 11. William J Lowrcy, oiler on the Guggenheim, 1.4 dead as a result of an accident. After his leg was crushed In a roller In the machinery, he took a knife from his pocket and requested Donald Hardin to amputate It. It was impos. slble to extricate the limb, so Hardin Immediately cut It off, but Lowrey died a few minutes later. KAISER KISSES KING; KING EMBRACES KAISER. William Gives Edward a Smack on Each Cheek Hundreds Witness Foolish Greeting of Two of the World's Greatesti Rulers Papers Say Vklt Augurs for Peace Between Nations. . Cronberg, Germany, Aug. 11. Kaiser Wilhelm kissed King Edward on both cheeks, and the king em braced the kaiser when the met at the station here today. Hundreds witnessed the greeting. The two rul ers held a private conference at the castle and dined together on an "auto trip.. The emperor wore a gorgeous uni form, which was In strong contrast to the black silk hat, black frock and coat of the king. After the first exchange of good will both entered the kaiser's auto and were whirled off to Frldrlchs choff castle, two miles away. The kaiser's suite wore Imposing military uniforms. The king's en tourage wore silk hats and frock coats like their ruler. The German press, judging from the warm greeting. Is unanimous In declaring that the visit augurs for peace between the nations. Dr. A. E. Shaw is In the city today from his homestead near Barnhart, where himself and family are spend ing the summer. FATHER AND 10 George E. Evans, his two children, aged 14 and 16 respectively, are dead as the result of the treacherous wat ers of Snake river, at a point 17 miles from Huntington on the W. E. Baker ranch. Saturday evening about 6 o'clock the daughter and son of Mr. Evans were in bathing and the boy was try ing to teach his sister to swim. They ventured Into water that was too deep for them and their father was attracted by cries for help. Hi rush ed to the river and plunged In to rescue the ones who were In danger, only to bo overcome by the swift current himself, and all three per ished. , Evans and family lived on a ranch In that section of country about two miles below the Cook ranch. He Is well known in eastern Oregon, having been here for many years, and at one time was a resident of Baker City. He carries a life Insurance policy In i the Queen of Forest Circle and lso 1MB sum AS SCWIS Umatilla Coi-nty Officers Are Given Another Mysterious Disappearance to Solve. EPIIRLM IIEDBERG DROPS FROM SIGHT AT UMATILLA. Retired Farmer. From Wisconsin, Steps From Train No. 5 at Umatil la the Night of August 5, to Secure Cup of Coffee and Has Never Been Seen Since Daughter Left on Train Continues Journey to Ashland Nephew Takes Up the Search Had the earth swallowed up Eph- rla'm Hedberg, who stepped off O. R. & N. train No. 5 on the night of Aug. ust 5, at Umatilla, his disappearance would not have been more complete. Mr. Hedberg was a retired farmer of Cumberland, Wts., on his way to Ashland, Ore., in company with hie daughter Ellna, aged 26, and in pass ing through Umatilla he stepped off for a moment to get a cup of coffee and since that moment he haa not been seen or heard, of. His nephew, G. H. Hedberg, a Southern Pacific lineman of Ashland, arrived in the city today to make In quiry concerning his uncle, but as be looks into the matter the mystery deepens and there Is . absolutely no clew 'to. tke'old gentleman's where abouts. Ephrlam Hedberg was 63 years of age, about five feet six Inches In height, weighed about 13S punds, had black hair and sandy mustache and was dressed In a common business suit with soft hat and shirt and had drafts for $1030 in his pockets on the Cumberland State bank, of Cumber land, Wis. When last seen he was In good health and perfectly sane. It Is believed he met with foul play. He was on his way to Ashland to Invest In a small property and was accompanied by his daughter, who immediately missed her father, but who supposed he was In another car of the train and that he would soon come to his seat. But upon the fall- are of the father to reurn the daugh ter then thought that he had been left at Umatilla and that he would follow on the next train and so she proceeded to Ashland where she still anxiously awaits news of her father. All the banks In the country have been notified of the disappearance of the drafts and It will be Impossible to cash them If the old man has been murdered. There is absolutely no clew as to the cau.- or reason for his disappear ance and the nephew who will spend sevor.il weeks making a personal search Is at a loss to know where to begin. Sheriff Taylor has been notified of the disappearance and will render every assistance in finding the miss ing man. CHILDREN DROWNED one In the Woodmen of the World of this place. . Members of the local lodges will send representatives to Huntington this evening and from there they will proceed to the scene of the drowning for the purpose of gathering informa tion for the lodge before payment of Insurance is made. The bodies of the unfortunate ones were recover ed shortly after drowning. This makes four people inside of ' one week who have lost their lives In the treacherous waters of Snake riv er within a few miles of Hunting ton, the otherd person being John Potter, railroad workman, whose re mains were found Friday by a Jap anese laborer at the point where Burnt river empties Into the Snake. It is claimed that' undercurrent In this rij-er makes It very dangerous for any to venture In Its waters, and the list of people who have lost their lives in this stream during the past 10 years Is very large. Baker City Herald. I
