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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1908)
EVENINGEDITIOH EVF.NINGEDITION TO ADVEUTISKRA Don't sit down In tte meadow and wait for the cow to back up and be milked o af ter the cow. WEATIUJI' i ! " ilT. Pair tonight and Tuesday; light frost tonight. " XIZI' NO. 6365 a niwiiTinviw. mtrcunK. AmviiAY. ArfiirsT :n. urns. VOL. 21. EVER IN OREGON State Cannot Accommodate All Exhibitors in Pavilion and Grounds. PRESIDENT W. P. MATLOCK PLEASED WITH OUTLOOK. Oregon State Pair Which Opens on September 14 for a Week, Will 1W the IUt Ever Held Mre Exhlb its of All Kinds Tiian Ever Before Space Will He Limited for Late Applicants Machinery Building I Needed Now to Display Oregon Manufactures rri)erly. That the state fair board Is having difficulty In providing enough' room to accommodate the Increasing num ber of exhibitors la declared by W. F. Matlock, president of the fair board. ho Is In Pendleton today, "The state fair needs more build ings badly," nays Mr. Matlock. "We keep adding new buildings constantly but the state Is growing so and In terest In tho fair Is Increasing so fast that we have a hard time keeping up. What wo need the mw now Is a machinery building where we could house all of tho machinery offered for exhibit at the fair." For the past few months Mr. Mat lock has been at Salem most of the time attending to business In connec tion with the fair. As president Ot the board he is now the one upon whom the burden of responsibility fulls and there Is much administra tive work to be done at this time es pecially. The state fair this year commences on Monday, September 14. The val ley counties are taking more Interest than usual In the fair, practically all of them having secured space for large 'exhibits. BLIND ri(;' ARTISTS UNDER $500 BONDS. In the "blind pig" cases at Echo Saturday afternoon each of the five men arrested was required to give $f00 bull. Three of the men, M. H. Gillette, Norman Stone and Morrison waived examination and their, cases will go before the grand Jury. M. B. Gillette and Frank Neaee will be given a preliminary hearing In the Justice's court Friday. Iilstrlrt At torney Pholps and Judge Fee, the latter .being attorney for the defen dants, returned home from Echo Sst mrday evening. Crisis on Canadian Pacific. Vancouver, .11.' C, Aug. 31. Winni peg dispatches say a crisis is ap proaching In the mechanic's strike on tho Canadian Pacific. A commit tee meeting at Winnipeg representing all jthe unions was' given this week ti doeldo whether It wfN meet In con ference with the object of settling the strike or have the whole system tied up. Taeotna's Population, 107,500. Tacoma, Aug. 31. The Advance Sheets of the 1908 directory show this city has a population of 107,500, an Increase of 9760 in a year. The suburbs -of Ruston and Fern Hill are included In tho new directory. Jersey Horse Fair. Newton, N. J., Aug. 31. A horse fair and carnival which has attract ed many lovers of thoroughbred equlnes from all over the state was opened here today and will continue through the week. Hon. Aaron S. Watklns, prohibition , candidate for vice-president of the United States, Is scheduled to speak here on political day of the dlptrlet fair. By reason of his high standing In the ranks of his party his presence should add much to political day. News that the vice-presidential candidate may be here was received this morning by Judge Fltz Gerald, CHARLES SCHWAB PLAYS ") ROLE OF "SPOTTEB.-" Bethlehem, Pa., Aug. 81. Employes of the Bethlehem Steel works are shaking In their boots today awaiting the out- come of a little visit paid to the works by Charles Schwab, the steel magnate and former president of the steel trust, In the garb of a workman. It Is reported he saw several men asleep. AN ACTRESS' COURT IV ARCHDUKE'S PALACE Vienna, Aug. 31. The Palace of Archduke Louis Victor, the younger brother of Franz Josef, Is being re modeled for Mme. Catherine Schratt, the actress, to whom the ruler has been devoted for years. The emperor took the palace away from his broth er and banished him for Immorality. Mme. Schratt will set up a sort of second court in it. Her power with the emperor Is strong. THREE MR COMPANIES WORKING FULL CAPACITY. Over 300 People Employed in tlic Milton-Freewntcr District in Handl ing Fruit Crop peaches, Prunes, Apples nnd Pears Going Out Daily Thirteen Cars to Be Load ed Saturday Shipments Go to Every Eastern State. Freewater, Ore., Aug. 31. The three fruit packing houses In the MII-ton-Freewatcr section, namely the Shields Fruit company, Milton Fruit growers' union and Walla Walla Pro duce company, arc doing a rushing business these days. Three are over 300 packers at work and still they are culling for help. Fifty more, at least must be had. Peaches, prunes and apples are the principal fruits now on hand. They are being shipped out at the rate of five carloads a day. On Saturday afternoon there were 13 refrigerator cars standing on the tracks awaiting shipment. Some go over the O. It. & N. and others in the Northern Pacific cart- wer the Walla Walla Valley Trac tion company's lines and are being billed to New York, Plttsbnrg, Chi cago, St. Louis, Minneapolis and points In Montana and Dakota, flood prices are being obtained. Ready for Peach Day All preparations are being com pleted for a big tlmo at the ap preachlng pear day, Sept. 2. The only drawback Is the late date, as the crop hag matured earlier than was antic ipated a few weeks ago. Still there will be peaches galore. It Is expect ed that there will bo a' big delegation from Pendleton. New Gotham Theater. New York, Aug. 31. New York's newest theater, tho Gaiety, at Broad way and 46th street, will be opened tonight by George M, Cohan in "The Yankee Prince." Tho house will b devoted exclusively to comedy. Bids on Aqueduct. New York, Aug. 31. Bids will be opened tomorrow for another section, costing $1,300,000, of tho Catsklll aqueduct, the gigantic project which In to carry water from the Catsklll mountains to the metropolis. FRUIT ne III FULL BLAST HE TO BE IT secretary of the fair commission. Ho received a letter from J. P. Newell, state chairman of tho prohibitionists saying that Mr. Watklns Is to he In Oregon during the campaign, nnd that ho would endeavor to have him ap pear here during tho fair week. Should he be unable to do so some other national figure In prohibition circles will be sent here. COMMITTEES IRE IF f I Democratic and Republican Leaders Are Not Flush With Gold for Campaign, t $ DEMOCRATS HAVE ONLY 1 ABOUT DO,000 ON HAND. Willi Million Dollar Canrpalgn Now on Both tho lurty Lenders re Knitting Their Brows Over 'the IYospect Democrats, by Good Management Saved Over $03,000 From Denver Convention Rich Men Arc Not Contributing to tho Funds of Either Committee as Yet. Chicago, Aug. 31. Their la an aching void In the campaign coffers of both the democratic and republij can parlies, according to political gos.' sip and leaders have begun to knit their brows over the outlook. The campaigns have thus far been conducted on a conservative financial busls, tho managers being hopeful that conditions will Improve. Some thing has seemed to dampen the ar dor of the rich men who formerly opened their wallets for liberal amounts. So far the democratic national committee has taken in 325,000 which added to a balance of 365,000 left over from tho Denver convention, amounts to a total of 390,000 with which to pay the expenses of half a million dollar campaign. The republicans have a small com fortable sum. It Is reported that Taft's brother, Charlie, has contrib uted the largest sum. Hitchcock Arrives. Chicago, Aug. 21. Hitchcock, chairman of the national republican committee, arrived here from the east today. It Is expected that the democratic charges of corporation management will soon be answered from Hitchcock's office. Polsont lleeovering From Storm. Las Vegas, Aug. 31. Folsom is gradually recovering from the effects of the cloudburst. Food and cloth ing is being supplied to families. Thirty victims have been bulled. The country surrounding Is devastated. It Is estimated the loss will reach half a million. The wrecked houses have been Inspected and the search for more victims is proceeding. Old Soldiers Arriving. Toledo, Aug. 31. Hundreds of members of the Grand Army of the Republic are 'arriving here tsday tr attend the national encampment opening tomorrow-. Commander in Chief Charles Burton, of Missnnri, has established headquarters ut the Boody house. Aslniry Park Carnival. Asbury Paik, X. J., Aug. 31. With a mad and merry masque, the reign of Queen Tltania over Asbury Park will come to an end tonight, closing one of the most successful summer carnivals In the history of this re sort Negroes Discuss. Politics. Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 31. Negro editors are today gathering in Pitts burg for n general convention during the next three days, at which the po lltlacl situation, as it affects the col ored race, will be the principal sub ject of discussion. Unused Himself pi Ills Cell. James Bovard was arrested at Oa'.resdale Monday night for drunken ness and Tuesday morning was sent to Jail to serve out a $5 fine. Shortly afterwards ho was found hanging In lils cell, having used the roller towel for a rope. He was dead when he was found. CnndUlnto Accused of Crime. Steven Mngll, candidate f'r coun ty clerk In Columbia county, has been arrested at Dayton on the charge of wronging Ruth Heter, aged 17. It Is stated that both parties have confessed. In U MET I CAUGHT III IMP Clever Ruse to Discover More Taxable Personal Property Worked Like a Charm, PITTSBURG ASSESSOR LAID TRAP FOR FAIR ONES letters Asking for Statement , of IroHTty Were Unanswered Until Wedding Gifts Were Mentioned When Full Statements Were Made Several Millions Added to Tax- uhlci ITopeny by the Clevor Ruse- Woman Rushed to Office hi Haste to Make Statements. Pittsburg, Aug. 29. The assessors today report an Increase of several millions of dollars In the taxable per sonal property of the city as the re sult of a clever ruse worked by the assessor on wealthy women. Letters from the assessor to society women were unanswered until they received others asking "about the stock your father gave you as a wed ding present" and similar questions. These brought the women to the of fice with a correct list of their prop erty. IYoiii Central Oregon. J. H. Estes and wife returned home tcday from a long overland hunting and camping trip which they took In to central Oregon. They went by tkan from here to Crook county and camped during the summer in the mountaiiiH southeast of Bend. Fishery Congress. Washington,. Aug. 31. Announce ments were made today of plans foi the International Fisheries congress opening here September 22. President Roosevelt, Secretary Root and Secre tary Straus will welcome the dele gates. ITolie .Militia Scandal. Portland, Me., Aug. 31. A court of Inquiry has been ordered by Gover nor Cobb to convene here tomorrow and Investigate charges against the Montgomery guards, recently expelled from the Maine militia for alleged misconduct. Insurance Loss Paid. The Christian church today receiv ed a draft for 34000 to cover that portion of their Insurance they car ried In the Oregon Fire Relief asso ciation, for whom Coutts. Blttner and Hayes are local agents. Successful Aeroplane Flight. Lemans, France, Aug. 31. After a wonderful flight f 56 seconds over the military course Avours today, Wilbur Wright of Dayton, Ohio, was forced to bring his aeroplane down on account of a slight accident. Double Capacity of Big Mill. The capacity of the Corvallis saw mill, which is now owned by Eugene people, now 30,000 feet daily, Is to be doubled within a short time. The announcement was made by' o. O. Bassett, one of the owners who Is to be the resident manager of the prop erty, says a Corvallis item. Mr. Bas sett has been manager for the Booth Kelly company at Springfield and other mills for nin? years and is an expert in the lumber business as well as In matters financial. His family arrived In Corvallis thlsweek and Mr. Bassett will assume personal charge of the mill in about 10 days. Arrested for Horse Stealing. Edward Edwards, of Toppenish has been arrested on the charge of horse stealing. It Is stated he was trying to elope with a Granger girl, but she refused to go with him and he went on alone with the rig. He was cap turned to Prosser. New Paper for Newport. J. J. Amlott, formerly from Mon tana, Is preparing to establish a new paper at Newport to be known as the Pend Oreille Press. Ho Is now getting his office material In shape and ex pects to Issue the first number about September 10.. CANADIAN PACIFIC IMPORTING LABORERS. Winnipeg, Aug. 31. Trains are delayed throughout the west on the Canadian Pacific lines. The railway commission meets September 10. It is understood that many affidavits by rail- road men in the United States will be offered supporting the contention that the railroads are violating the alien labor law by a general Importation of Americans as strike breakers. DEBS' "RED SPECIAL" STRIPPED OF ITS COLORS. Chicago, Aug. 31. Eugene V. Debs the socialist presidential candidate, left here today on the socialist "Red Special." The train was shorn of Its colors In the depot by order of the company. As soon as it was out of the yards It was stopped and decor ated with red bunting. Debs Btood on the rear platform. F. BICKNELL OFFERED BUT $1.50 PER HEAD. rinlto Buyer Would Uke 20,000 Head But Sheepmen Will - ''Noj Sell Prices Offered at Irom 25 to 50 Cents Too Low Bicknell Would Feed Oregon Lambs on Idaho Ranch. After trylns In vain to induce some Umatilla county sheepralsers to part with their lambs R. F. Bicknell, the sheepbuyer, will leave for his home at Parma, Idaho, this evening. He has been In this section for several days looking over the situation. According to Mr. Bicknell, he wish- ed to buy 20,000 or 25,000 head of Iambs to feed on his Idaho ranch. He offered 31.50 per head for them but found out that his price was from 25 to DO cents lower than what was de manded. Also he says' that he came here too early In the season. Durlns the fall many sheepmen purchase lambs with the Intention of running them through the winter, shearing them and selling them for mutton in j the spring. This business usually i creates a considerable local demand for lambs and It often occurs that I local buyers take all of the surplus sheep, leaving none for outside buy ers. What the situation will be this fi.il remains to be seen. According to Mr. Bicknell Iambs are selling for $1.75 per head in Idaho nt present. To an Idaho man ' this is equal to a price of $1.60 at ( this point as the freight rate is 15 cents per head to Idaho. Mr. Bicknell was formerly In part- : nershlp with F. C. Oxman, but for over a year past each man has been i hi business Independently. Taunted Comade; Is Shot Dead. Los Angeles, Aug. 31. Leslie Vertices, the boy shot and killed yes terday by Earl Orr, aged 17, had taunted young Orr about being a poor marksman. The boys were re turning from a rabbit hunt when Orr raised his rifle and shot Vertrees dead. He said he didn't mean to pull the trigger. T (S Writing to his father, W. F. Mat - lock, under date of August 6.Wesley Matlock has the following to say re garding conditions In the north. "I was in Nome four days the first of this month and Nome looks to be a back number. Been no new strikes made there this last year, the beach line getting pretty nearly worked out. It looks like the life of Nome Is pretty nearly at an end as far as a business center Is concerned. Of course there will probably be a town there for 20 years, but never the old I IPS SOLD I! LOW PRICES NOME C IS FIRE- sura Priceless Redwood Forests Threatened by Fire Raging in Coast Ranges. OVER 20,000 ACRES OF TIMBER BURNED NEAR CIHCO Two Hundred Farmers Are FlghtLna; the Fires Which Are Being Panned by a Strong Wind Mountain Homes and Summer Resorts Are Threatened Finli Hatchery Near Uklah Endangered and Tlionsancla of Acres of Forest and Grail rig Land Burned Over. Chlco, Calif., Aug. 31 The forest fire raging north of here has already burned 20,000 acres of timber and grazing land. Two hundred farmeri are fighting, which is made hard by a high north wind. Redwoods Tlireatened. Santa Cruz, Aug. 21. Over a hun dred acres of valuable redwood tim ber land has been burned over already today by a forest fire raging In Blackburn gulch four miles away. Scires are fighting to keep the" fire from their homes. The burning of a barn started the fire. Flames then spread to trees and dry grass and burned over the John Walsh ranch, part of Crandall's ram mer refer?,' Morgan ranch and Dr. Holmqulsts ranch. The fighters saved Crandall's place. Back firing was re sorted to. Fires Rajre Near Uklah. Ukiah, Calif., Aug. 31. Fires start ed last night are raging today on the mountains west of here threaten to destroy the fish hatchery of the -Northwestern Pacific Railroad Co. SOCIALIST LEADER TOO NEW IN THE CAUSE San Francisco, Aug. 31. Because she has been a member of the social ists for only six months, Countess Ponlatowski of Poland, known as Mrs. Cloudaley Johns of Los Angeles was turned down by the socialists of California for a place on the presi dential electoral ticket at the state convention last night. She has been in Jail for speaking for the socialists on the streets. She Is considered by outsiders as one of the strongest mem--bers of the party. Spanish War Veterans Meet. Boston, Aug. 31. Hundreds of vis itors are arriving here today to at- tend the national encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans, which begins tomorrow. It is estimated that 50,000 visitors will be here. The grand parade will occur Wednesday, Among the prominent guests are Ad- mlral Schley and General Miles, ' Miners' Slrike at an End. Birmingham, Aug. 31. The Alaba ma miners' strike was called off to day by President Lewis of the execu tive board of the United Mine work-' ers, after a conference with the local mine unions. BiS Theft Case postoiicd. Chicago, Aug. 31. The hearing ot Ceorge Fitzgerald, accused cf the theft of $173,000 from the sub-treasury a week ago, was postponed today until September 9. A 'Nome, "This morning we could see snow on the mountains all around us. I don't know whether It Is an Indica tion of an early close up or not. Hope it Is not." In another portion of the letter the writer says that his children had been fishing and gathering huckleberries, there being many of the latter this year. The Matlocks are now at the Mid night Sun mine at . Solomon City. Alaska. It Is a point even farther north than Nome. 1 V
