East Oregonian : E.O., August 15, 1908, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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WEATHER REPORT.
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PENDLETON, OREGON, HAT UK DAY, AUGUST 15. 1908.
NO. 6352
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Five Members of Illinois Mob Mowed Down by Troops Before
Crazed Men Are Brought to Senses.
Assaulting of White Woman bjr Negroes In Springfield, Illinois, Stan
Night of Terror In which Men Are Sliot Down or Hanged and Bodies
Riddled with Bullet Business Houses and Dwelling Are Burned
and Negroes Are Chased from the Town Mob Carrying Torches For
bid Firemen to Interfere, and Is Only Halted In It Mad Punoso by
Volley of Musketry from Militiamen Who Had Been Ruste-d to Seen
In Early Morning by Special Train City Streets Now Patrolled by
Soldiers and All Saloons Are Clewed.
win, prohibition presidential candl
date, who was struck by a brick while
making a speech, In today one of the
heroes of the riot. When a negro,
chased by whites, rushed toward him
C'hafin held up his hand as if holding
a revolver, and threatened 19 shoot
anybody who harmed the negro. A
moment later he was' struck on the
hide of the head by a brick.
Springfield, III., Aug 15. A volley
from the guns of soldiers mowed
down five members of the mob,
slightly wounded many others and put
an end to the riot here at 4 o'clock
this morning, after two persons had
denly the order to shoot was given.
Five rioters fell, and It Is believed all
of them will die.
The riot then ended. It is not
known how many were wounded.
The soldiers then took charge of
been killed by bullets and one negro the burned section while the firemen
lynched, In addition to the destruc
tion of 35 business places conducted
by negroes.
The city is quiet today after the
night ot horrors. The soldiers are
patrolling the streets and all saloons
are closed.
The section occupied by negroes
looks as if it had been struck by a
cyclone.
The restaurant of Harry T. Loper,
who loaned the sheriff an automo
bile to spirit away George Richardson
the negro whom the mob wanted for
an attack upon Mrs. Earl Hallam,
Is a complete wreck and his auto Is
wrecked.
Militia from I'eoria, 1'ekln and De
catur arrived at 2:30 this morning on
a special train.
resumed the work of putting out the
fire.
Three Regiments Ordered ..Out.
Governor Deneen today ordered
the entire first regiment of Chicago
and the fourth, composed of south,
em Illinois companies, to report hero.
The remaining companies of the fifth
are en route. Three full regiments
will soon be on the scene.
Another outbreak Is feared tomor
row. While the mob was wrecking his
restaurant Loper sat In the rear,
smoking a clear and holding a rifle
on his knee. The restaurant was one
of the best In the city.
Mrs. Hallam, the wife of a street
car conductor, was assaulted Thurs
day night by a negro and the trouble
started when It was learned that Lo-
Charles Hunter, a negro hotel por- per took RIchardRon, under arrest for
ter who shot James Hayes, a white
onfooker. was seized by the mob and
dragged from the building amid yells.
A rope was fastened around his neck
and he was dragged to a tree and
hanged. The suspended body was
riddled with bullets.
The soldiers with bayonets fixed
charged the main street and succeed
ed In routing the crowds In the bus
iness section of the city. . In the mean
time the work of destruction was pro
ceeding In the negro section, where
the houses were burned and the
blacks were fleeing.
The firmen found themselves help
less. "Pave the homes of the whites, but
If you put a drop of water on the ne
groes' homes we will cut the hose," j played with the suspended
assault, out of town In his automo
bile. Attacked "by Negroes.
W. H. Bowe, clerk of the county
treasurer's office, was attacked by a
gang of negroes early this morning
and Is dying In the hospital. He was
going home when fired upon and
when he fell they searched his pock
ets, taking a diamond ring from his
finger, a diamond shirt stud and all
his money.
Atrocious Lynching.
Those witnessing the lynching r.iy
It was the most atrocious act of the j
night. After shooting Hayes, Hun
ter ran Into the buildln. Several
shots struck him before he was
dragged out and hanged. Small boys
RELIGION AN ISSUE.
Tafl'H I-ack of Religion Will Be Urged
Against Him.
Chicago, Aug. 15. There Is every
Indication that religion will be made
an Issue in the presidential campaign
Chairman Atwood of the democratic
subcommittee on speakers said today:
'Taft's unitarian views deprive him of
any right to expect to receive the
support of Christian voters. Bryan's
devotion to the church, on the other
hand, furnishes an appeal to every
believer in Christian doctrines."
No reply toAtwood has been given by
Chairman Hitchcock of the republi
cans and his aides are In conference,
arranging the distribution of cam
paign literature and Itineraries of the
speakers. Atwood Intimated he would
use the statement made by him, In the
campaign.
CRANK AT SAGAMORE IULL.
Crazy- Man Alarms Roosevelt's Body
guard. Oyster Bay, Aug. 13. Secret serv
ice men here are worried over a
crank having succeeded In reaching
Sagamore Hill yesterday. The presi
dent was aboard his yacht at the time
and did not see the crank.
He Is supposed to be Moses 8.
Okum, manufacturer of gas checks
for arc lights, who appeared before
the court and asked for a warrant for
the arrest of the "arch enemy" whv
he said Is exerting hypnotic Influence
over him. When the secret service
men learned he was at Sagahore Hill
they were alarmed and are looking
for him.
JAPAN RETRENCHING.
Derides Not to Ex-nd $50,000,000
on Army and Navy This Year.
Toklo, Aug. 15. As a result of a
secret conference between the new
cabinet and the premier, the minis
ters of war and the navy, announced
today they had decided to postpone
the expenditure of 150,000,000 on thh
army and navy from next year untl
1911. The determination to spend
that amount was reported Immediate
ly after the war with Russia.
RDBRERS SIEil
Bandits Hold Up Northern
Pacific Passenger Near
Spokane.
BELIEVE THAT AMOUNT
OF MONEY TAKEN IS SMALL
Engine and Mall Car Cut Off rroni
Ttaln, and Run Down the Track
Where Registered Mall Sacks Are
Rifled Officers Searching Saloons
and Lodging Houses In Sokwie,
While postal Authorities Are Try
ing to Find How Much Was Stolen.
Spokane, Aug. 15. While the city
authorities are today searching sa
loons and lodging houses for the men
who stole the mall car and engine
of the Northern Pacific passenger last
night, and ran them down the track
and rifled the registered mall sacks,
the postal authorities are trying to
learn 'the amount of money stolen.
The amount Is thought to be small.
A man giving the name of John
Snyder, was arresed on the top of
a coach today. He was stealing a
ride and is simply suspected. There
Is no evidence against him.
The bandits held the train up at
Kent, nine miles east of Spokane,
and after driving out the engintmen
uncoupled the. mail car and engine
and ran them to Tardley, In the out
skirts of Spokane.
HANGED BY TOES
FOR TWO HOURS.
Pittsburg, Aug. 15. Phillip
Mooser is recovering today from j
the effect of hanging by his
toes for two hours. The boy I
and his brother were working
in a gymnasium, when the lat-
ter was called away, leaving
Phillip hanging by the toes
from a trapeze. When he. re-
turned two hours later he found
Phillip in the same position, un
conscious, with Tils toes caught
In the ropes.
SIT Mi FOB
am SYSTEM
Engineers Have Been Em
ployed and Will Commence
Work Monday.
Y, M. C. A. AND THE
BREWERS LOCK HORNS.
Proposal to Give Former Balance of
Fleet Entertainment Fund Causes
Trouble.
San Francisco, Aug. 15. The
Young Men's Christian association of
this city and the Brewers' Protect
ive association have locked horns
over the proposal to give the former
organization a surplua of $1728 from
the fleet reception fund.
When it was discovered after the
fleet had departed, that several thou
sand dollars were left In the treasury,
WILL FIRST LOCATE
AVAILABLE SUPPLY.
Firm of Frank 7. Kel-ny and Compa
ny Will Measure Flow of Water in
Upper Umatilla, Meacham, McKay
and Birch Creek In Effort to Find
Most Practical Source of Pure
Water for City of Pendleton
Commission Is in Earnest.
1 The first actual step toward the
construction of Pendleton's gravity
system of city water will be taken
1 Monday morning when a representa
tive of the engineering firm of Frank
. G. Kelsay & Co., of Portland, shoul-
! ders his surveying instruments and
starts for the head waters of the
the flow of water In that stream.
' The water commission of this city
It was suggested by Chairman' Frank
Symmes of the entertainment com-
mlttee that this amount be given to rlrm 10 maKe tne "maies on
tVia nronOCA.1 nrnulo vutm Q r A f
the Y. M. C. A, but the brewers, who -
aait mill r rvi havA Ta rr car btith
gave a latge amount of the fund, were
aroused because thew didn't want any
of their money to go to an organ
ization opposing them.
TO POLL ALL VOTES.
yelled the moh.
At first the firmen paid no atten
tion, but when one line of hose, was
cut they saw It was useless to try to
fight the fire.
The poorer negro section was wip
ed out and the mob then moved on
swinging It back and forth.
Loper estimates his loss at
00.
body
$50,-
Snspccts Closely Guarded.
Bloomlngton, 111., Aug. 15. Rich
ardson and Joe James, the negroes
the homes of the more respectable spirited from Springfield, are closely
blacks.
"Run every nigger out of town,"
the mob shouted.
Many carried torches.
Troops drew up In front of the mob
and ordered a halt. At first the riot
ers paid no attention, but continued
to advance. Suddenly there was a
crash of muskets' and a flash of fire.
The soldiers were shooting In the air.
The mob hooted.
"Disperse, or wo will shoot you
down," shouted the colonel.
The mob refused to halt and sud-
guarded here. - The sheriff fears a
riot and gave out the statement that
Richardson had been taken to Teorla.
One More Dies.
Springfield, Aug. 15. John Cald
well, a white man, shot In the stom
ach lust night, died at 11:30 today.
The lynched negro was today iden
tifled as Scott Burton, a saloon por
tor.
MEAR-DLD
kidnaped
Republicans Will Find Exactly Hov
Tilings Are Going.
Chicago, Aug. 15. Republican
campaign headquarters were opened
In Chicago today and will serve as a
center of the Taft and Sherman cam
paign In the central west. It is ex
pected that a general conference will
be hold here shortly to outline cam
paign plans.
Preparations are now going forward
for a poll of voters of each state, giv
ing necessary data as to the nativity.
religion, politics and other important
facts In relation to every man. The
spstem io be followed in gathering
this information was adopted at the
Colorado Springs conference and is
based upon a method that has been
employed for several years In Nebras
ka by William Hayward, chairman of
the republican state committee. Mr.
Hitchcock places great dependence
upon the character of Information.
if IRRIGATE
Hit
HUGE RESERVOIR PROJECT
IS BEING PLANNED.
STRIKE LEADER AND
HA 1 1 .1 tOA l)E R CON FER.
MONTANA POSSE A ITER
TWO DESPERADOES.
Two Masked and Heavily Armed Meifj
Demand Money mid Whiskey from
Rancher's Wife and Daughter, and
Carry off I-atter when Demands
Are not Granted.
Chariii Hit with a Brick.
Springfield, Aug. 15. Eugene Cha-
FRED DRAKE OUTCLASSED RIVAL ARTISTS
Fred . H. Drake, a Pendleton boy",
son of J. A. Drake of Jane street and
brother of Lee D. Drake, advertising
manager of the East Oregonlan, has
Just won first prize of $16 In Sacra
mento, Cal., in a contest In which a
market design for Sacramento valley
merchants was adopted.
Mr. Drake Is an artist and a design
er for the John Breuner company of
Oakland and has high class talents
In this work, and his feat In taking
first prlzo In competition with all the
leading designers of Oakland and San
Francisco who submitted designs In
the contest Is a high tribute to "his
work.
The "design by Mr. Drake which
won the first prize and which' has
been permanently adopted by all the
fruit, grain and produce growers of
the Sacramento valley is a big "S"
with a map of California In the cen
ter, with the valley of the Sacramento
river outlined In black on the map
with nn arrow and heart denoting the
location of the city of Sacramento.
Hereafter this motto or trade mork
will be used on everything shipped
out of the Sacramento valley, and Mr.
Drake's design will be a perpetual
reminder of his skill as an artist.
Billings, Mont., Aug. 15. A posse
today Is on the trail of two men who
rode up to the ranch home of Con
rad Bauer, 12 miles away, and car
ried off a daughter, 16 years old. The
men were heavily armed and masked.
The Ruers were awakened last night
by the men, who demanded money
and whiskey. When Mrs. Bauer slip
ped away to notify neighbors, the
men seized her daughter and took hej
away on a horse.
Tried to Chloroform Girl.
Los Angeles, Anug. 15. Detectives
today are on the trail of the myster
ious man who last night entered the
home of Miss Sadie Black and at
tempted to chloroform her. The in
cident was the culmination of a month
of terror for the girl. She has been
constantly shadowed by an unknown
man.
Robbers Frustrated.
Seattle, Aug. 16. Four masked
men attempted to hold up a street
ear early today on Its way to the
city. They were frustrated by the
motorman, who saw their masks, put
on full speed and flew down the track
while the bandits fired at the car.
Winnipeg, Aug. 15. J. T. McVey,
strike manager of the entire western
section for the Canadian Pacific me
chanics, left hurriedly for Ottawa to
day to hold a conference with Pres
iden Shaughnessy of the railroad hik
ing toward a settlement. The com
pany continues to claim the company
is moving all the grain. This is do
nied by the strikers.
David Eciies of Ogdcn, Is to Back
the Scheme project Will Reoulre
a Capital of $100,000, Which Is to
Be Raised by Bonding Farming
Land Entire Valley May BO Irri
gated by the Project.
That from 35,000 to 40,000 acres
of the rich lands of Grand Ronde
valley will be placed under Irrigation
by a system of reservoirs at the head
of the Grand Ronde river, is now al
most assured.
David Eccles, one of the vice-presidents
of the Oregon Short Line,
president of the Oregon Lumber com
pany, ex-mayor of Ogden, and one
ofthe leading officials of the Mor
mon church, has proposed to back
the scheme which it is said will re
quire a. capital of $400,000.
Mr. Eocles' plan Is to bond 20.000
acres of land at $20 per acre for the
Initial expense of the project. This
sum Is to be payable In 10 annual
Installments of $2 per acre and each
shareholder would receive an equ.n
portion of the profits accruing from
TONY PASTOR IS ILL.
Elmliurst, L. I., Aug. 15. Tony
Pastor, the theatrical malinger, Is sc.
rlously ill.
Clniidlancs Arraigned.
San Francisco, Aug. 15. rPeter
Claudianes, the suspected dynamiter,
who was brought to this city from
Chicago, was arraigned In police
court today charged with conspiracy
to destroy the property of Former
City Supervisor Gallagher In Oakland.
A continuance was granted until Mon'
day. Detective Burns says he has
enough evidence to convict the prls.
oner.
the commission and decide upon the
details of the contract Monday morn
ing, after which the actual work of
I
making the estimates will be started.
1
' It Is the Intention of the commis
sion to measure the flow of water In
the Umatilla river at several points
' on the upper stream with a view to
securing an adequate supply of water
as near the city as possible.
Measurements will also be made on
McKay, Birch, Wild Horse and other
streams and springs tributary to the
city. No stone will be left unturn
ed to secure a good supply of water
as close to the city as possible and
It is hoped that when the final re
ports of the engineer are submitted
that the commission will have such
an intimate knowledge of the various
water supplies within reach of the
city, that it, will be able to select
that one which promises the best sup
ply of mountain water within the
most reasonable expense.
It is not known how long it will
U;ke to make the measurements and
surveys necessary to determine upon
the selection of a source of supply
for the city, but the work will be
thoroughly done no matter what time
it requires and the commission Is now
determined to go to the bottom of
the gravity water question since it has
been taken up.
Nothing will please the people Of
the city more than to know that a
good source of mountain water has
been found within reach of the city
and there will be no question about
the voting of bonds by the people
when the commission finally decides
upon a source of supply ;..f asks for
funds with which to bring It to the
the enterprise.
By erecting a massive concrete wi,tor mains of Pendleton.
dam near the head of Grand Ronde
river and with about 35 miles of main ' Married at ihe Golden Rule,
canals, it Is said that the entire Grand Ml--s Elsie Ross, and Fred O. Far-
Ronde valley can be irrigated and Ky of Adams, were married last
citizens of La Grande are now en- evening at the Golden Rule hotel by
thuslasticaJly engaged In furthering County Judge T. P. Gllliland. The
the plan. young people will reside at Adams.
ORDER IS SIGNED BUT BONO LUG
Attorney H. Bryson, representing j on the reserve, giving as a reasm
Final Balloon Test.
Washington, - Aug. 15. The final
test of Captain Baldwin's dlrgible
airship which will decide whether or
not It will be purchased by the gov
ernment, will be held this afternoon.
It is bolieved that the bafloon will
stand the test. The government will
probably pay as much a $7000.
Somehow the majority of our good
habits never get found out.
the Washington sheepmen who graze
their flock on the Wenaha reservation
In Oregon, succeeded in securing the
signature of County Judge Glillland
to the temporary restraining xrder.
but as the $10,000 bonds required by
the Judge have not yet been'produced
by the sheepmen the injunction has
not been Issued.
Through . the aid of Forester
Schmlu of Walla Walla the Washing
ton sheepmen seemed to be In a fair
way to escape the requirements of
the. Oregon law with respect to the
dipping of all sheep brought In from
the outside until State Sheep Inspect
or Lytic took the matter up with 'the
head of the forestry service.- Schmltz
had issued an order prohibiting the
sheepmen from dipping their sheep
that it would pollute the streams and
render the ground in the vicinity of
the dipping vats subject to erosion.
These were easily understood o
be merely pretexts to enable the
Washington sheepmen tu get out of
dipping their flocks, And when Lytle
took the matter up at Washington
the contradictory order was imme
diately made and the wool growers
instructed to rrepare to dip. .
The next move was to carry the,
matter into the courts once more, and
the asking for the temporary restrain
ing order Is the result.
The bonds will probably be secured
tomorrow and the sheepmen will be
excused from dipping their riocks un
til the return of Judge Bean from the .
mountains, at lnst. v