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VOL. 21.
KEN! FIRES ill
MONEY
Strongest Argument Befter
ing Pendleton Department
Equipment.
AUGUST FIRES COST
CITY APPROXIMATELY $1000
Fire Chitf Soys $10,000 Worth of Xcw
ApjxiriUus Would Have Saved Half
Hi Recent L8 d Would Mean
all Per Cent Decrease In IiiHur
anc Roses Auto Engine and
Electrical Alarm System Nettled.
Since the first of August approxi
mately $85,000 worth of Pendleton
property has gone up In smoke and
the city has paid out $1000 to Its fire
fighter.
"If the city had been equipped
with proper fire apparatus, which
would cost about $10,000," said. Fire
Chief John Vaughan this morning, j
"we could probably have saved half
of that loss.- Furthermore, If we had
arch apparatus, insurance , rates In
the city would be 14 per cent lower
and property owners would save be
tween $6000 and $7000 annually In in
surance premiums."
For years the firemen of the city
have heen asking for better appara
tus and regularly their requests have
been denied by the city on the ground
o. economy. But during the past
month the record of the department
hows that It would have been more
economical had their recommenda
tions been granted.
Fires Were Expriwlve.
If anyone believes that Pendleton
rv inrn!vv flip denartmcnt.
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if i . trAlnnlnPf nro-fl il y.fi t Inll ,
U"t upc 1 1 id c vi" v, o
he Is snldly mistaken. Within tho
past month the firemen bave earned
approximately $1000 In wages. Every
time the fire bell rings, under our
present "economical" system It costs
the city at least $30 mid If the central
companies turn out In force, $-15.
Since the first of August the depart
ment has been called upon eight
times and there has been practically
1000 hours of fire fighting. Firemen
are paid a dollar an hour and when
they turn out they are given credit
for an hour's work even if they are
not needed. They deserve It, and
more besides, because their work Is
hard and often times dangerous.
Cost of Fires.
The Alta House fire cost the city
JOUU, Hie SCVt'11 llurM rinin'ciin.-.! uuvi :
the hook and ladder company all be- today at a meeting; of the republican
lug called out, approximately 10 men central committee. Thirty-three
t.) the company. Tho Wllcox-Chrls-j counties of Oregon were represented
tlan church fire was more expensive, i t,y 12 men. Ralph Williams, the na
the entire department being out and tlonal committeeman, was made tem
worklng approximately 375 hours, porary secretary. The meeting was
Tho smaller fires occurring duflng the harmonious. The name of Taft was
month have also cost the city money. ' signal for enthusiasm every time he
'None has cost loss than $30 and most Vas mentioned. James Kertchen, the
of them have cost from $-10 to $60. secretary of the Multnomah county
It cost tho city $30 to Investigate tho
smoke nt the Hohbach bakery Satur
day night for three companies were
called out and responded.
Tho Aniwratus WniUed. !
if vim Chief Vauirhan had his way
, the city would, secure a chemical nu- hotel conferring with politicians from
to engine, would employ one capable various parts of the state. No effort
man to run the same and would In- was made to oust Cake as chairman
stall nn electric alarm system. These Tho gap dividing the factions Is ap
thlngs would mean expense, perhaps parently closed for the campaign,
to the extent of $10,000. " j Cake has appointed a committee U
But the Improvements would mean receive and expend campaign funds
BUTE HEARING III PENDLETON SEPT. Z8
On Monday, September 28, the
'members of the Oregon railroad
commission will be here for the pur
pose of holding a hearing regarding
the grain rates now In force upon
the O. R. & N. company's lines in
this state. If upon Investigation the
commission finds that the rates now
charged are too high they will order
a reduction.
News of the coming hearing was
received here Saturday by District At
torney Phelps, who has been asked
by the commlsloners to assist them
In gathering information from this
fishing launch missing.
Sun Pedro. Sept. 7. Sixteen
persons who were passengers on
the fishing launch O. K., have
been missing since yesterday,
and It Is believed they have
been drowned. Efforts are be-
lng made by wireless to com-
munlcate with Catalina Island. 4
Five women were among the.
passengers. The party Intended
to return to San Pedro last
night. After they left the Island
a squall blew up. Captain
John Gishler was In charge of
the boat.
The fact that none of the rela-
tlves or friends have heard
from the missing ones Is taken
as a certain Indication that they
have been lost. Carl E. McStay,
the president of the McStay
Supply company, organized two
rescuing parties. The launches
Lou Kelly and Pearl have been
sent out.
that In cases of fire an alarm could
j be given quickly and accurately. Only
tne necessary companies would be
caca out. An auto engine and
drver WOuld mean that the depart-
ment would get Into action quickly
and therein lies the secret of fire
fighting. If the department had been
properly equipped the fire at the
Golden Rule stable would probably
have never gotten beyond that struc
ture. But when the firemen sleep at
.their own homes and have to rush
to the fire station and drag their hose
carts out by hand, how can really
prompt work be expected?
According to the fire chief, J. C.
Stone, manager of the Pacific board
of underwriters, has assured him
that if the department were equipped
as outlined above Insurance rates In
the city would be lowered 14 per
cent. This being true, what should be
done .
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FACTION'S OF REPUBLICAN
PARTY IX) WORK TOGETHER
Chairman Cake Appoints a Commit
ter to Receive and Expend Cam
paign Funds In Oregon Xo effort
Made, to Oust Cako as Chairman
Meeting Was Enthusiastic.
Portland, Sept. 7. W. M. Cake,
republican state chairman, presided
central committee, Injected some hu
mor Into the meeting 'by denying there
was any factionalism In the republi
can party. While Cake was planning
the campaign for the state committee,
Senator Fulton was at the Imperial
county.
Tho "grain" caso has been brought
by the commission upon Its own lnl
atlve and In the statement it has sent
out it seemingly Intends Inquiring In
to from all. points on the O. R. & N.
between Portland and Huntington
and also from points on the branch
lines. Tho rate from Pendleton to
Portland Is now 15 3-4 per hundred
pounds In carload lots. From Pilot
Rock the rate Is 20 8-4 cents.
The rate hearing will be held at
the court house and will commence
at 10 o'clock In the morning of Sep
tember 28.
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WATCHWDRD
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Woman Held in Jail at Omaha
for Killing Dr, Rustin Makes
Statement.
KILLED SELF TO SAVE
FAMILY FROM POVERTY.
Had Lost Everything and Been me
Discouraged and Despondent Car.
rlcd Large Life Insurance Which
Would Have Lapsed on Account of
Non-payment of Premiums so Com
mitted Snlcldo to Secure it to Fam
ily. Omaha, Neb., Sept. 7. Mrs. Abbie
L. Rice, who has been detained at the
city jail for three days In .connection
with the mysterious shooting of Dr.
Frederick Rustin last Wednesday
morning late tonight gave to Chief
of Police Donahue and County At
torney English a long statement. In
which It l said, she clears up consid
erable of the mystery surrounding the
shoofing of the physician and makes
it an evident case of suicide.
The girl said she had known Rus
tin since last December, but that It
was only four weeks ago that he told
her his troubles. She said he told
her that he had lost everything, that
he was in debt to an extent which
wruld make it Impossible for him
evf r to get out. He had received no
tice to vacate his office for non-payment
of rent; had borrowed from his
friends and had several checks at the
bank with no funds to cover them.
This had driven him to a deliberate
plan to end his life.
The girl says she left him in a con
dition of mental agony Tuesday and
could not sleep for fear something
terrible would happen. She had tel
ephoned the Rustin' house several
times and when she learned he had
not reached there she was sure that
he had carried out his declared Inten
tion of taking his life. The state
ment also intimates that Insurance he
carried, amounting to $50,000, had
much to do with his action, ho wish
lng to protect his family. Many of
the policies had lapsed for non-pay-
ment of premiums and others were
coming due every week or so.
DEMOCRATIC SQUABBLE
' IX SUPREME COFRT
Factional light Over Tickets to be
Contested in Court.
Boise, Sept. 7. Upon petition filed
by Attorney R. H. Johnson on behalf
of the Dubois ticket, an alternative
writ of mandate was Issued by the
supreme court today directed to Sec
retary of State Lansdon, and return
able Wednesday next at 10 o'clock, to
show cause why he should not file the
Dubois ticket and certify It to the
county clerks as the legal democratic
ticket.
The petition Is filed In the name of
Jesse J. Walling who alleges that he
is the nominee of the regular demo
cratic convention for the office of
secretary of state.
Mr. Johnson was the only attorney
present In court for Mr. Walling, but
the names of Henry Z. Johnson, T. D.
Cnhulnn, S. H. Hayes, Milton G.
Cage, C. H. Jackson and A. T. Ryan
appear as attorneys for that side.
James H. Hawley am Karl Paine ap
peared for the secretary of state,
though a number of other attorneys
will appear when the answer is filed.
Roth sides express anxiety; to have
the case pushed ns rapidly as pos
sible, and Judge Allshie, speaking for
the court, asked the cooperation of
tho attorneys In securing a speedy
determination of the question.
FOREST FIRES SURSIDIXG.
Change In Wind Enables Inhnbltants
to Save Many Homes.
Duluth, Sept. 7. The fire which
yesterday covered the greater portion
of St. Louis, Carleton and Ithaca
counties, and northern portion of
Douglas county, Wis., Is subsiding.
The wind chanked and enabled the in
habitants of Buhl and Naskwauk to
save their homes after a hard fight.
XPEIED
IN
Formally Opens Campaign
With Labor Day Address at
Auditorium,
GUEST OF IROQUOIS
j CLUB AT DINNER
Monster Parade In Which Bryan Wau
Star Kern Accompanied Him
Throtigiiout the Day Discussed the
Courts and Jury System and Hays
Taft Says the Democratic Plat
form 1$ Ideal.
Chicago Sept.
7. William Jen
nings Bryn was the Labor day guest
i
here today. The whole celebration
centers around him. When he ar
rived from Lincoln he was met at the
depot and- (tscorted to the Auditorium
hotel by k special committee of 50.
National chairman Mack personally
greeted tho Nebrasttan. John W-.
Kern accompanied Bryan through the
day's events.
At noon the candidates were guests
of honor at a dinner at the Iroquois
club with the state committee. Im
mediately afterward they proceeded
to the balcony of the hotel where
they viewed the parade iiu which
practically all labor organizations In
Chicago participated.
The Labor day exercises were. be
gun immediately after the parade was
disbunded. Bryan was cheered by
the parudOL' He' faced a tremendous
throng when he started his speech.
In part Bryan said: "Were I to
speak from a text I would select a
passage from Proverbs, one furnish
ed by the words of Solomon when he
declared 'as a man thinketh In his
heart, so Is he.' This bible doctrine
is but common sense. I begin this
speech with this proposition because
I want to impress It upon the minds
of those who listen to me. The
world is growing more toward a uni
versal brotherhood, our nation is
leading the way. There Is more gen
uine altruism in this country than in
any other In the world. The labor
organization Is a part of the great
movement of the masses toward clos-
er fcllowhlp. Some assume that to
settle the labor question permanently
we need only to enforce the law rig
orously, but we must remedy Uje
abuses by the law if we would insure
a respect for and obedience to the
law. A long step toward the eleva
tion of labor to Its proper position In
the nation's deliberations could be
found in the establishment of de
partment of labor with a cabinet of
ficer at the head. The republican
convention not did not deal candidly
with the laboring mai) on the sub
ject of the writ of Injunction. Taft's
promises offer nothing In the way of
a susbtantial reform."
Taft Is Xot An Unbiased Judgv.
Rryan discussed the questions in
volving the courts and Jury systems,
saying: "Taft Is not an unbiased
Judge where the Jury system is un
der consideration. He Is not only
known as the father of government
by Injunction but Is prejudiced
against the Jury system. His long
service upon the bench has led him
to underrate the importance of the
system. Taft has fallen Into the er
ror of assuming that any Improve
ment in the methods of court pro
ceedure Is an attack upon the author
ity of the court. One of the greatest
problems of the day Is to secure an
equitable distribution of the proceeds
of toll. The material w'ealth of this
country is largely the result of Joint
products. ' Where men work togeth
er, like an army organization, it ap
plies to some degree as some direct
and others are directed. The labor
question as it presents itself at this
time Is chiefly a question of equitable
distribution. The legislation asked
for will secure to each all that his
services entitle him to. As legisla
tion Is secured through the ballot
everybody should use their ballots to
obtain legislation. The democratic
platform presents the Ideal toward
which the democratic party Is striv
ing, namely Justice in distribution of
rewards."
SPEAKS
CHICAGO
REXATOH KXOX IX
AUTO SMASH UP
Geneva, Switzerland, Sept.
7. Hurled from an auto when
the machine cblllded with an
other car, United States Sena
tor Knox of Pittsburg, and
wife, were slightly injured here
today. His son was hurt se
riously. The party was travel
ing at a high rate of speed
when the chauffeur seemingly
lost control of the machine and
it collided with another car,
then went Into a ditch, throw
ing the occupants high In the
air. The senator was plcged up
apparently dead. Philander
C. Jr., was unconscious for sev
eral minutes and Is thought to
be Internally Injured.
GILBERT TO WED.
Olympic Victor to Marry on Arrival
in Portland.
Chicago, Sept. 7. It was announc
ed today that Albert C. Gilbert, the
Yale athlete who won the world's
pole vault record at the London
Olympic games is to become a bene
dict upon his arrival at home In Port
land, Ore, Miss Marie Thompson of
Seattle. Is to be the bride. The cou
ple will go east late this month. He
will take a post graduate course In
medicine. . "
THAW TO GO TO prTTSBURO.
Will Icave Xew York State First
Time Since His Arrest.
Pittsburg, Sept. . 7. Harry K.
Thaw will be brought to Pittsburg on
September 11 for the first time since
he left here prcceodlng the shooting
of Sanford AVhite to appear in the
bankruptcy hearing.
SAYS HE LIES ABOUT
THE RED SPECIAL.
Victor L. Herjrer, Socialist National
Committeeman, Scores Goinper
and Democratic Party Says Gom
jkts Would Drink Whiskey With
the Devil.
Milwaukee, Sept 7 In a signed
editorial in the Social Democrat Her
ald, Victor L. Berger today attacks
Gompers as follows:
"I am not going to answer Sam
Gompers' Inuendo about capitalistic
support for the Debs red special. As
ft member of the national executive
committee of the socialist party, I am
.. . !..-
posted about all the details of the
matter from the beginning to end. J
Every donation received and every
cent expended has been properly ac
counted for. In casting the asper.
sion Gompers did so against his bet
ter knowledge, in other words, lied
wilfully and did It in order to help
Bryan and the democratic party.
"I know Taft from the capitalistic
standpoint, .is more desirable than
Bryan, and from the worklngmen's
standpoint Bryan is the more insin
cere, and hypocritical of the two.
Now why should the working man
vote for the democratic ticket?
Should he do so because the Tamma
ny leaders, and democratic ward heel
ers of the large cities socially drank
whiskey In Denver with Gombers?
The average democratic leader would
drink whiskey with the devil and so
would Gompers. To vote for the
democratic party, even as a protest
against the other wing of capitalism
1 nonsensical and useless."
FRENCH AERONAUT
Paris, Sept. 7. Leon De La Grange
the French aeronaut, president of the
Aviator club of France, established a
new world's record today at Issy
when In an aeroplane he sailed for
31 minutes, beating the world's rec
ord established by him yesterday. He
SERGES
SAYS
GOMPEftS EIES
SHOES SHOW BIB
INUE '
Enrollment in Pendleton Over
Ten Per Cent Heavier Than
Last Year,,
"DRY TOWN" XO BAR
TO SCHOOL FAMILIES.
Gains In Attendance Xocessitates Ad
ditional TeaclRT Good Increase
at Every Scliool Save One Last
Year 719 Enrolled on Opening Day
While Total of 812 Appeared This
Morning OtlK-rs to Come Later".
There Is encouragement, to be
found in the enrollment in the pub
lic schools today for the enumeration
shows a gain of more than 10 per
cent over that of last year. If prohi
bition has driven people from th
city It has evidently had little effect
upon families with children..
This forenoon the public school
children of the city were enrolled for
the coming year and when a sum
mary of the enrollment was made at
noon by Superintendent Landers it
was found that the enrollment was
greater than that on the opening day
lr.st year by 92. The following la the
registration by schools and last year's
enrollment is also given for compari
son: Field school, 85; for '07, 76.
Lincoln school, 83; for '07, 85.
Hawthorne school, 246; for '07,
224.
Wabhington school, 27$; for '07V
220.
High school, 123; for "07, 114.
Total enrollment for "08, 812; for
07, 719.
Xcw Teacher Needed.
Because of the heavy attendance
this year It will be necessary to em
ploy an additional teacher for the
Hawthorne school and Superinten
dent Landers says he will take the
matter up with the board at once.
Begin Work Tomorrow.
Today was devoted entirely to the
registraion of the pupils, giving of
Instructions regarding books, etc. The
children were then dismissed for the
day. ' Tomorrow morning regular
school work will be taken up.
Other Schools.
Of the private schools in the city
the St. Joseph's academy Is already
under way, having started last Mon
day with a splendid attendance.
The Pendleton academy will open
its doors next Monday, September 14,
and the -prospects for a large attend
ance there are also good.
The Pendleton business college will
commence
work tomorrow morning.
.T,. - i ...in o,!ii initio., tha
ine sen "i "c i-s-"" "
management of Miss M. M. Slattery
of Spokane.
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN'
TO RECEIVE FORTUNE.
Colonel Vilas Makes it a Beneficiary
in lib Will.
1 Madison. Wis., - Sept. 7. It was
! learned today that the will of the
late Colonel Vilas leaves the Univer
sity of Wisconsin the sum which Is
o pected to total 30,000,000, some day.
I The estate Is valued at $3,000,000.
The widow Is to have the income
during her life. The daughter Is to
have $30,000 yearly and after that
half the income of the trust fund Is
to be used for the university and the
other half added to the fund until 1:
reaches $30,000,000.
George Ayre, former principal of
the Pendleton high school, passed
it rough last evening on his way to
Poise, Idaho, where he Is to teach
this winter. '
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
circled the parade grounds 17 times,
going at least 16 miles under perfect
control. The aeroplane maintained
an average height of 20 feet and as
cended as high as 30 feet and as tow
as 12. Wilbur Wright, the American
inventor, was the first to congratu
late the Frenchman.