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NO. G360
OPENS SEPT. 19
C, J, Mitchell Arrives in the
City to Make the Playhouse
Ready for the Season,
"THE ROYAL CHEF" WILL
BE THE OPENING PLAY
Mr. Mitchell Has Had II Yearn Ac
tive Experience in Theatrical Work
ami Iliulfi Pendleton a Tine Field
Conies to Thin City to Locate Per
manently and to Show His Good
Intentions He Will He Married to
Duyton Girl September 9 and Comes
Here to Stay.
C. J. Mitchell, new lessee of the
Oregon theater, is now In our midst
and Is arranging to get the playhouse
Into good shape for the coming sea
son. The "opening" will be on Sep
tember 19 and the bill will be "The
Royal Chef," a comic opera that Is
hard to beat.
If a good, hustling, experienced the
atrical man can make a success at
managing the Oregon then Mr.
Mitchell will" certainly do well. For
he Is both wideawake and knows the
ahow business In all Its intricacies,
.He Is a Chlcagoan.
For 14 years Mitchell has been en
gaged In the business and he tins
served both as player and manager.
Last season he managed the Qulncy
Adams Sawyer company, the year
previous he had "My Wife's Family"
and during the year '04-05 "The Of-1
flee Boy."
Pendleton, a Show Town.
From having taken troupes through
the northwest for many seasops Mr.
Mitchell knows what kind of a the
ater town Pendleton Is and he says
tlint there Is but one small city In
the northwest that surpasses It from
a theatrical standpoint. .That town
is Bclllngham, "Wash.
During his active experience Mitch
ell has been thrown Into close touch
with the Northwost thentrlcal people.
He Is on Intimate terms with George
T. Hood, general manager for John
Cort, and It was largely through Hood
that he came to Tcndleton.
A Heal Life Kmiiunce.
Hut there Is something else that
has Influenced Mitchell to locate In
this city. On September 9 he Is to
be married to Miss Pauling E. Sam
uel of Dayton and It Is the urgent
wish of his future mother-ln-lnw that
the newly married people locate
somewhere near Dayton. Pendleton
fills the bill to Mr. Mitchell's satisfaction.
Immediately after their marriage j waiter.
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell will come here j since he left this city so suddenly
and they will have work aside from : during July Prttitt has not sent a line
that connected with the management ( explanation of Ills conduct to any
of the theater. Miss Samuel is a tal-f his friends or relatives In this
en'ted pianist and It Is her Intention pinCo. His disappearance Is still as
to give music lessons here and they unaccountable as before and all who
will also open a music store. They inow hm are remarking nt his pe
wlll have the agency for the Sherman-, j cullnr action.
Clny company and will likely have a j ' According to those who are In po
locatlon on Court street. Perhaps In sitlons to know Prultt's affairs were
the corner room of the theater build
ing. Good Shown Coming."
While he Is not yet able to an- i
nounce the complete list of attrac
tions for the season, Mr. Mitchell says
that he will get the best shows that
LOME HT ROBBED 12S PEOPLE
Livingston, Mont.,. Aug. 25. Ad
vices today from the outlying portions
of Yellowstone park state that a troop
oi cavalry Is In hot pursuit of the
i lone bandit, who yesterday evening
robbed 15 stages carrying 125 people
In the park.
The robber escaped In the thickly
timbered .mountains. He had two
hours start of the soldiers, but he will
be captured or starved to death.
It Is estimated that the robber took
an aggregate of $2000 In cash and
drafts worth $10,000, watches and
Jewelry from the passengers.
The robbery was committed along
the banks of Spring creek. The pas
STOPPED FOIt VALUABLES
Hi K.M.I) TO DEATH,
t
Stockton, Aug. 25. In a fire
wiping out a large part of the
coal town of Tenia, Ernest
Ccrf was burned to death. The
fire started, In the kitchen of
the Tenia hotel whk'h was de-
stroyed. Fifteen sleeping In
the upper story were cut off
and leaped to the ground, many
being hurt. Cerf come to a
window but returned for his
valuables and perished. A
butcher shop, Ice cream parlor,
bakery and saloon was also
burned.
the Northwest circuit brings west
ward. Among these will be "The
Clansman," "The Man from Home"
"The Holy City." "Paid In Full,"
Charles B. Hanford and other fine
bill-.
Ilalio Killed by a Wast.
By the premature explosion of a
blast In the Mother Lode mine at
r hoetilx, B. C., Saturday, the 3-year-old
daughter of James Dimmick was
killed and his wife Is in a precarious
condition.
1 C. E. PITT
MISSING ATTORNEY IS
WORKING AT SHERIDAN
I). C. Bowman of Pendleton Met Mr.
Pruitt, Wlu (laliiMtl to He on His
Way to Chicago Won Working ax
a Waiter In u Restaurant and Wns
ApMirently ".Making Good"
Strange Departure f IVuItt Still
Unexplained.
". C. E. Pruitt, former Pendleton
lawyer. Is now at S'heldun, Wyoming,
or at least was there a few days ago
and when seen was engaged in
"slinging hash" In a hotr..
The first news' that has been re
ceived from Pruitt since he was seen
I by H. C. Willis soon after his disap
pearance was that conveyed In a let
ter which Fred Taylor received from
Dan Bowman yeslerdny.
In the letter, which was
written
from Sheridan, Mr. Bowman, who Is
now working there as an electrician,
says that he saw Pruitt last week.
Mr. Bowman himself was doing some
electrical wiring at that time anu
when he saw the former Pendleton
lan asked him where he was going.
Pruitt replied that he was bound for
Chicago. He seemed to be In good
spirits and was making good as a
entirely straight when he left and
there was nothing In the way of bus'
In ess trouble that could have causeu
him to flee. As an attorney he had
charge of several estates, but appar
ently tho money belonging to them
was untouched.
sengers wero held up one by one.
In nil 21 coaches left the Uuper
Geyser basin yesterday morning. Tho
highwayman was encountered about
five miles further on at a lonely point
I along the banks of Spring creek, a
tributary of the Flrehole river. The
creek is lined with bushes.
The first lot of coaches numbering
seven, and following ench other close
ly, passed by the place unharmed.
There was a gap between them and
the next lot of eight following.
As the first of the eight came along,
the highwayman stepped frim the
bushes and ordered the driver to halt.
He did not molest the driver nor any
of the drivers following.
I M
7p "
.1BE SENSE
IES TIE DAY
Embarrassing Situation Pre
vented by Wise Words of
Kisabi-ro Uyono,
JAPAN W AS CENSURED
AT FLEET BANQUET
Enthusiasm of White Men Led Them
to Offer Indignity to Juimnene Con
hid General, Whose Tact and Good
Judgment Overlooked the Matter
A Kinging Speech by iho Japanese
Diplomat Saved the Day ami the
P!iniiet Emleri Mot Happily,
(By II. Lee Clot worthy.)
Sidney, Aug. 25. An anti-Japanese
feeling Is sweeping Australia as a
result of the visit of the fleet. In all
quarters the cry Is responding that
whltes must dominate the Pacific,
This feeling is dally growing.
Only the remarkable tact of Klsa
buro I'yono, the Japanese consul
general at Sydney prevented an ex
tremely embarrassing situation at the
reception given the fleet officers by
the Brazilian embassy.
I'yono disregarded the veiled and
open threats against Japan and spoke
in the highest terms of the fleet. He
said: "Japan will try to equal the
reception here, for the fleet. Japan's
friendship for America is traditional.
We know of nothing to prevent a
continuance and strengthening of the
bonds between the two nations."
It had been feared hnt Uyono
would make some reference to the
prevailing sentiment or that his speech
might be an open breach which
would be hard to heal In view of the
circumstances. However, he was per
fectly calm and fully equal to the
situation His speech was well re
ceived nnd had a good effect. The
enthusiasm continues. I
KERX NOTIFIED OF
HIS NOMINATION.
Indianapolis, Aug. 25. The state
fair grounds is the centeT of Merest,
where the democratic leaders of the
Unite.i States are gathered, with
tl ousands of supporters to witness the
'Kren notification and hear Bryan's
addrtfs on the trusts. There Is an ab
sence of pomp as Kern dislikes dis
play. There was no paarde or street
demonstration. In his a.ldress Kern
said that Bryan, while the foe of un
lawful monopoly, Is a friend to every
hgltlmate enteprlse. He said that
Roosevelt had been unable to secure
tariff revision or relief from the duty
on wr.rd pulp, although SO.ono.Oftft
people are demanding this legislation
to right and admitted wrong.
"During the In tt session of con
gress," he said, "Speaker Cannon
openly opposed the remedial measures
ri quested by labor for the alleviation
of the workmen from oppressisn anfl
dtfied the will of three-fourths of the
members by refusing to permit the
proposed bill to pass the committee
on rules. The only relief proposed by
Cannon himself Is to remove him
from his position. "
EIGHTEEN
ARE KILLED
BY FALLING WALLS
Boston, Aug. 25. Eighteen men
are reported killed and a number
hurt by the co'lapse of a building to
day. Ten are dead and seven Injur
ed were renioved. The dead were
crushed to an unrecognizable mass
and are unidentified. Thirty-five
men were working on the building,
which is being reconstructed.
The disaster was due to an effort
to use the old foundation which was
damaged "by a recent fire.
All the men were caught In the
debris and 12 were seriously injured.
Hundreds of citizens are helping the
firemen and police lift the debris.
The dead are pinned down without
a chance for their lives.
While walking across a bridge at
Lombard, Mont., Sunday evening,
Harry Hepburn was struck by an en
gine and hurled 40 feet. His left arm
was broken In five places and his left
leg was broken at the hip.
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SUM
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CLAIMS II VICTIM
A. 0, Brown k Co. of New
York Forced to the Wall by
Saturday's Crash.
ONE OF BIGGEST BROKER
AGE FIRMS OF NEW YORK
Hurry In Wall Street Circles Last
Saturday Kupied Their Resources
After Handling One Million
"!Miares of Stock he Firm Was
Forced to Qnlt "Wash Sales"
Were Fatal Failure Is the First
of Any Importance for Many
Weeks and Is a Surprise.
New York, Aug. 23 It is an
muneed today that the firm of A. 0.
Brown & Co., large Influential mem
be. s of the stock exchange, has sus-
j prided. It Is due, it Is thought, to
th.- unusual flurry of the stock mar
ket Saturday.
A representative of the firm says
the trouble Is due to financial em
barrassments and the Impossibility
of making delivery on time.
T'ip company handed 750,000 out
of l.OftO.ono shares of stock which
changed hands In the "wash sale"
Saturday, leaving less than 400,000
shares -for the remaining 1908 mem
bers of the exchanges. The company
did business Saturday amounting to
over I,n00,nnn shares of stock.
It is estimated that the liabilities
are between $1,000,000 and $1,500,
000. ARRESTED AT FHEEWATER.
Mail Oirrier Jiiimvi Charged Willi
MNupproprluihig Funds.
Free water. Aug. 25. The postof
fiee inspector of Spokane came . to
Fieewuter on Saturday in seanh of
John Jensen, who was .mall carrier on
K. F. D. ,o. 10, Spokane, and who is'
accused of purloining money entrusted
to him by the j.atrons for postoffice
nrdei.
Af'er a long ?c-.v:'.i through Men
Tana and Idaho the Inspector heard
i f a man answering the description In
Freewrter and when he arrived here
he-found his man working on the new
building being erected by C. T. God
win tuxt to Elgin's hank.
He was known here as George Idea
mer. He has been here for some, time
and has lately bought a nice little
home at Fruitvale, about four miles
west of town and has been earning
goo(i wages as a carpenter. Jensen
was taken to Spokane by the inspec
tor to stand his trial on the charges
brought against him.
TEXA. MAY EXACT
THE UNWRITTEN" LAW.
Eastland, S"exas, Aug. 25. The
grand jury today recommended that
the "unwritten law" be put upon the
statute books of the state In order
that young women may have greater
protection. The recommendation is
a result of serious crimes against
young girls anl women lately. The
whole community Is aroused. The
legislature will be asked to take this
step.
Lightning Strikes Residence.
Walla Walla, Aug. 25. Lightning
nt 4:20 this morning struck the resi
dence of Hans Btfrg, 408 X. Fourth
street, Mr. Berg was thrown out of
bed but was not seriously Injured.
The lightning followed the electric
wires and started a small blaze la the
attic. The fire department was
quickly on the scene and put out the
Maze. The side of the house was
torn open.
SUIT TO COLLECT FROM
STREETER AND BRYAX.
Suit to collect $307.40 alleged to be
due them from Morrle B. Streeter and
Blanche Bryan for rent was started
today by J. R. Dickson and W. P.
Matlook, owners of the Oregon thea
ter. The suit and attachment papers
were filed about noon and some scen
ery and other property belonging to
the Streeter-Bryan company was at
tached, i
WAYMIRE AND It ADDING
MI ST SERVE SENTENCES
Salem, Aug. 25. In an opin
ion rendered today by Chief
Justice Bean the verdict of the
lower cotfrt In the famous case
of the state versus Belle Way-
mlre and E. E..Raddlng was af-
firmed. The defendants were
charged In the Indictment with
placing Mayor Lane of Port-
land In a compromising posl-
Hon with the woman, the de-
tails of which are familiar to
the public. Both were found
guilty and sentenced, the wo-
man to four months In Jail and
Raddlng to six months.
THRILLING ESCAPE
FROM: HEAD HUNTERS
Berkeley, Aug. 25. Living for eight
days in the midst of the fierce tribe
of head hunters on the Island of for-
mosa, with no protection except a
slender garrison of Japanese soldiers.
Is the experience of Mrs. Julian Ar
nold, Jyst returned from the orient,
where she was engaged In mission
ary work.
She is a graduate of the University
of California, and is the wife of the
American consul on Formosa.
She penetrated the Interior where
no white woman had ever been, and
was met by a band of savage trlves
men. The giant chief, with a belt
decorated with the scalps of white
men, advanced toward her, but the
woman's coolness saved her.
"ALASKA" WHEAT YIELDS
OWNER X EARLY $500,000
SKViilntive Side to the Xew Wheat
"Discovered'' By Adams of Idaho
Regular Press Agent Is Maintain
ed in the East Crop of 700 Acres
Yielded 21.500 Biinliebi Which Is
Being Sold at $20 Per Bushel or
Total of $100,000.
It Is said that the crop of "Alaska"
wheat raised at Jullaetta, Idaho, by
Abraham Adams this year will yield
him about half a million dollars.
It is generally reported in the Ida
ho country that the experiments con- '
ducted by Mr. Adams have a specula
tive side from the fact that he has a j
press agent lnthe east who Is clrcu-j
latlng the stories In eastern rapers I
of all classes as to Its wonderful pro- j
ONE WHEAT CROP
WORTH II FORTUNE
from 100 to 200 bushels per acre. j MVan Brotnprho0(1 of y0rth Amer,
These reports say that the write up ca at the meeting of the grand lodge.
In a recent Issue of the Saturday ! held at Great Falls. Mont.. Saturday.
Evening Post cost $1500 and that his The other grand officers elected are:
plan of only selling one bushel to aUius J. Ptromme of Butte, grand vice
patron at the cost of $20 per bushel ! president; A. K. Anderson of Missou
means that his clean-tip will he close!;... prand sccretarv-treasurer; Walter
to one-half million dollars. H Hanson of llace Idaho and g
Figuring on a jass of 35 bushels ! R. Jcnson of Great Falls. Mont., grand
to the acre for 700 acres means 24,-trustees.
500,000 bushels at $20 per bushel, or!
$490,000. Are Rabbits Increasing?
Those who are inclined to believe! Reports from various parts of east
that the wheat Is all that it is repre- ern Oregon are to the effect that jack
sentcd to be, claim the fact that he! rabbits are increasing quite rapidly,
paid $10 per year rental for the 700
acres besides the cost of plowing,
sowing and harvesting shows that
Mr. Adams had unlimited confidence
In Its productive capacity.
Mrs. J. R. Forrest, a milliner of La
Grande, whose husband, James R
rorrest, n locomotive engineer, was
killed on the Santa Cruz division of
tho Southern Pacific. IS months ago
has brought suit to recovr damages
to the amount of $50,000.
Forrest formerly run through Pen
dleton on the mountain division of
the O. R. & N., but left here a num
ber of years ago to run In California
on account of his health. He was
willed by the carelessness of a bridge
gang, near Big Trees, a station on
the Sunta Cruz division and his wi'fe
LI GRANDE iiilsl
SHEEPMEN'S CASE
STILL UNSETTLED
Judge Bean Will Probably
Rescind Injunction Secured
by Washington Men.
NO GROUNDS FOR ORDER,
rr IS DECLARED
Washington Sheepmen Refused to Dip
and Sought to Restrain Oregon Of
flciala from Enforcing Oregon
Laws Regardless of the Antt
Dipping Injunction Washington
Sliecpnien Are liable to Criminal
lYoMxmtlon Oregon Inspector
Will Force Dipping of Outside
Sheep.
When Circuit Judge Bean returns
to the city he will be asked to rescind
the Washington sheepmen's injunc
tion which Judge Gilliland recently
granted, so It is Intimated.
That there was no proper basis for
an injunction is freely declared by
Dan P. Smythe, secretary of the
sheep commission, for he holds that
Dr. Lytle, state sheep Inspector, had
done nothing to warrant the order
made by Judge Gilliland.
Under the terms of a ruling mad
by the sheep commission all sheep
brought into this state from Wash
ington and from some other state
must be dipped under the direction
of the sheep Inspector.
This year the Washington men re
fused to dip and in their stand they
were aided by Ranger Schmttz, of th
forestry service, who Issued an ordr
that the sheep should not -be dipped
on the reserve. However, the forest-
! ry bureau reversed Schmltz In thtt
j matter. (
A few weeks ago H. C. Adams, of
Walla Walla, brought suit for an or
der restraining Dr. Lytle or John
Bryant, state and county Inspectors,
from seizing sheep that had not been
dipped according to regulations. The
order was granted by Judge "Gilli
land in the absence of Circuit Judge
Bean.
' But regardless of the Injunction
the Washington sheepmen are liable
in a criminal way for having brought
their sheep into the state without
dipping, so it Is now claimed. Ac
cordingly the cases against them will
be brought before the grand Jury when
it Is called In September In which
cas that body will have troubles
aside from those arising out of pro
hibition law violations.
Xew Chief Elected.
Enoch E. Engdahl of Spokane, was
elected grand president of the ScanJi-
owing no doubt to the very mild win
ter, says a Burns paper. The Times
Herald .would suggest that In, view of
this people arrange to protect their
fruit trees from fhe little pesrs.
will endeavor to make the company
pay for the negligence of the bridge
crew.
Mrs. Forrest has been engaged In
the milinery business in La Grande
for the past IB years.
At one time Mr. Forrest ran the
helper engine out of Pndleton and
was well known to many old timers
here.
A number of former La Grand
engineers are working on the South
ern Pacific near where Forrest work
ed. Among them are Oliver, Ken
nedy, Parker. Frates, Palmer, Sims
and Fields.