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VOL. 21.
PENDLETON. OltEGON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMIJKK 10. 15)08.
NO. 6374
WRESTLES II
ELECTR G IS
E
Features of the Propased Ordfnance Were Threshod Over in
a Long Session Today.
City Council Insists That Sonic Guarantee bo Given Hutt tlie Entire Line
He Completed Within a Reasonable Time, While tlio Company Will
only Agree to Complete Tlirce Miles in 18 Months City Will Xot Per.
mit Electric Lino Coiiiaiiy to Monoolhso lio Streets Question of
Maximum Light Rates Discussed Promoters of tlie Proosed System
of Electric Lines and Members of tlio Council Kiend Practically All
Day In the Discussion of the Ordinance.
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Reno, Sept. 'oday for
the first time In ie history of
Nevada, the voters face the
proposition of electing United
Slates senators by a direct vote.
By an agreement reached yes
terday between the democratic
and republican state central
committees, the legislative can
didates will pledge themselves
abide by the decision of the
voters.
FIGHTS IEUIIL
j Rockefeller Counsel Answers
Government's Contention as
to Ignorance of the law.
HARD FIGHT IX REBATE
CASK IS PROMISED
At 3 o'clock llN afternoon (lie j but It docs not make such obligatory
council met to take final action upon' upon them. This morning they were
tlie franchise. Tlio ordinance com- asked to change the franchise so as
ml t tee reported In fuvor of the fran-1 to make obligatory upon them to al
chlse as amended with the three mile' le w other lines the use of their tracks
provision. Tlielr retort was unanl-! upon payment of a reasonable sum,
moiif-Iy accepted and tlie ordinance but they refused the alteration.
passed to tlio third reading, Clio en-j Tlio Power Mne.
tiro five members of the council pres-1 regarding the power supply tin
cut apparently favoring the adoption , company refused to stand for the fix
of l he ordinance. However, at 3:30, , ing of a maximum rate for power or
Just lieforc tlie vite wan to lie taken' lights, but stated that they are ready
' Judge S. A. loucll licgan an address ti. enter Into contract with the city
to (lie council opHliig Its iMisxage. i 01 Individuals to furnish power at low
! AT 3:40 THIS AFTERNOON THE rates.
CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE Council Is Perplexed.
ELECTRIC LINE FRANCHISE BY A1 At the conclusion of the committee
UNANIMOUS VOTE. meeting at noon the committeemen
I and mayor were plainly perplexed as
In tlie Committee Meeting. j to what course they should take. They
; At 9 o'clock this morning the trac- ; resented the refusal of the traction
tlon men met with the ordinance coin- ; nien to accede to the changes wanted
i mlttee of the council and Mayor Mur- yet they disliked to take any action
, Jin the officii" .ty Attorney . that would bar the building of a road . furnixri the city with lights at one
lialey, for the purpose of going over ' that means so much to the city as the j na!f tnp prIce tney are now pnyng.
v. ,.i,i. in p.v,i thui nncruruan promises.
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' hour until nearly 1 oVIock the com-; As drawn last night the franchlsi
mlttee worked hard over the proposl- ordinance did not contain the einerg
not be sufficient at first. Ills peo
ple, he said, had gone Into the enter
prise only after the Walla Walla men
had offered to put their personal
capital Into the enterprise.
In a general way he then dwelt
upon the benefits to result from the
construction of the line, saying he be
lieved that it would mean the doub
ling of Pendleton's population and
the enhancement of the value of the
land along the line. He said he had
found from wide experience in other
sections that such results always fol
lowed the building of an electric
line.
Will Have (1icp Power.
Upon the subject of the company's
power supply he said that they could
develop 6000 horsepower which
would not only be sufficient to oper
ate their line, but would also furnish
power and light to sell.
He said the Northwestern Gas &
Electric company has but 2300 horse
power and predicted that power and
lighting rates would both be greatly
reduced when their plant is complet
ed. Later In the discussion he de
clared that the new company would
tlon and those who were there say , ency clause and in consequence of this
that they "sweat blood" as never be- ! It will bo subject to the referendum
fore jshould the 'final ordinance as passed,
In behalf of the city n number of . provided It Is passed. Is not found sat
changes were asked for In the pro- Isfactory to the majority of the people'
posed franchise and these were ' of the-city,
strongly Insisted upon by the aider- j I,nt Xlgl.Cs Session,
men. In the main their desire was to j At a meeting last night the fran
requlrc a guarantee from the traction j chlse desired by the electric line peo
peoplo that the line be built from end pio was presented to the council by
to end and placed In operation within j Judge Fee, their Pendleton legal rep
a specified time. resentatlve. He spoke briefly upon
But MV. Jones, who represented the j the subject and Introduced the de
traction people In the commltte, held j ferent gentlemen who were before
out obdurately against all change ; the council in connection with the
lie decladed that most of
guarantee ' them he had known for many years i
though he claimed that' the corpora-1 nnd held their reputations as citizens
tlon was under agreement with the,and business men to be such as to en
eastern hackers to have the Interur-j title them to consideration at the
ban lino completed. 'hands of the council. He said he be-
Giinriuitcc of Three' Miles, . lleved they would come as near ful
Flnally It was conceded by the trac- i filling any promises they might
tlon people that the franchise should j make as was within the power of hu
requlre nt least three miles of railway ' man beings to do so.
to be built out from Tendleton and In j The ordinance was then read to the
operation within IS months. The i council.
company asks for right of way on E. S. Isaacs, president of the trac
tion compnny, then addressed the
council briefly, He said that the
company was controlled by Walla
Mr. Jones also dwelt considerably
upon the advantages to the city of
cheap power. He held that manufac
turlng could not be done with profit
under the rates now being paid. The
new company hoped to furnish ample
power for the canning and milling
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and Insisted that the company could matter.
not make the desired
UNEMPLOYED PILLAGE-
HOMES OF THE RICH.
both Court and Alta streets for the
entire length of those thoroughfares.
They represent that they will build
down Court street to the end ' of the Walla men, home people, who had
city and then return on Alta street, j confidence In. the future of this sec
Wonld Bar ConiHllors. j were desirous of aiding In
Another feature over which the ; " development. He then Introduced
.,.,.m.nm ,,, fmnMitse men Mr. Jones, tne isew l orK nnanciai
locked horns was that of allowing ! Kp"t who represents the eastern men
other lines to use the company's ' who are to back the enterprise.
Between 25TM) and 8000 Laborers
Started Rioting and the City Pre
sents Terrible Scene Toduy Show
Mere Raided, Windows Broken mid
I Ionics Pillaged Proiwrty Owners
Guard Their I'reinlses With Eire
Arms.
Rockefeller Counsel Claims Judge
Landis Overstepped tlie Meaning of
'.he Law pi Imposing His Famous
Flue of J!K0O0,O()O Did Iandls
Aim at tlie Standard Oil Company
or Xew Jersey or Did Ho Confine
His Decision to the ConiMiny of In
diana? Chicago, Sept. 10. The govern
ment's contention that Ignorance of
the published rate is not a valid ex
cuse for the shipper to violate it, is
being contested by the Standard Oil
company in the answer to the gov
ernment's petition for a rehearing in
the J2 9,000,000, fine filed today by
Rockefeller's counsel In the federal
court of appeals.
The answer denies that, the su
preme court ruled It the duty of the
shipper to ascertain the published
rate. The answer also denies the
case should be reopened to establish
tl-e number of alleged offenses.
The answer says: "We may fairly
insist that counsel in their criticism
of the court's opinion be held scrup
ulously as to the accuracy, of their
treatment of both the court's ruling
and of the record.
'"We may require that such criti
cisms shall be confined to the sub
stantial ground for a rehearing.
Counsel for the defense is mistaken
in Its contention that the trial court's
ru'lng wis that a shipper should not
be permitted to avail himself of the
defense of ignorance where ' ignor
ance was the result of negligence and
wilful failure to resort to the sources
of Information which were available.
"The real point Is: Did the trial
court In Imposing the fine take Into
consideration the relation between
the Standard Oil company of New
Jersey and the Standard Oil company
of Indiana. Did it base the fine on
the wealthy standard of New Jersey?"
ASHES FALL OVER CITY
. LIKE W INTER SNOWS.
Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 10.
The Fort. William district Is a
mass of forest fires which are
approaching the city limits. The
far east side of Mount McKay
is burned over and settlers are
uneasy. One has been burned
out. In the unsettled portions
of Gillies and ' Scott townships
the fire is sweeping the brush.
Last night ashes were falling
over the city like snow.
FIRST BIG SALE OF
UMATLLA
IXVESTIGATIXG IDAHO'S
STATE TREASURER
Boise, Sept. 10. Governor Good
ing today directed the state bank ex
aminer to investigate the office of
State Treasurer C. A. Hastings. The
order follows an attack on the con
duct of the office by the Boise States
man, a republican organ.
W ft MOV
PORTLAND GROWS AS
A SHIPPIXG CENTER
Salt Lake Buyer Takes 10,
000 Head of Yearling Ewes
at Good Prices. I
WILL BE FED IX TRANSIT
FOR CHICAGO MARKET.
Price Xot Made Public, Rut Is Satis
factory to Sheepmen IKiU Grow
ers to Do Very Little Buying Thia
Full Prices for Yearlings Far Be
low Those of Last Yea i" Severs 1
Sales Have Been Made and More
Will Follow Soon.
Over 10,000 head of yearling ewes
have just been purchased by C. N.
Dansle of Salt Lake, with the assist
ance of James Hacket. These sales
constitute the most of the sheep trans
actions that have been made here this
fall. Other purchases were made re
cently by Sperry & Stanfield, who
bought 1400 head of yearling wethers
from William Slusher, and 1200
wethers from Johnson & Pearson.
Of the sheep purchased by Dansle
2050 head were purchased of Andy
r.ust, 1050 head of C. A. Johnson,
lf'OO head of Henderson & Son, 2500
head of Stanfield & Sperry, and !l700"
head of Dave Mitchellard & Co., of
the; Walla Walla.
Transfer Facilities at North Bank
Stations Are Swamped" by
Heavy Wheat Movement Steamer j The sheep are to be shipped to
bartered to Handle Crop on the, Chicago and will be fed in transit
Iwer River Wheat Receipts a ' They will be loaded at Meacham and
Portland Over 200 Curs Per Dny.
tracks should they desire to do so.
At the meeting last night It was rep
repented by the Walla Walla men that
they did not wish to bar competitors
from the uso of their streets nnd so
would permit other lines to use them.
But their franchlso as worded is
not In keeping with their talk. It
specifies that tho company may per
mit other concerns to use their lines
Mr. Jones, of New Y'ork.
Taking a seat with the council Mr
Jones went Into a detailed explanation
concerning the project. He said Uiat
strictly upon Its merits the propo
sition for an Interurban line between
Pendleton and Walla Walla was not
sufficiently good to justify outside
capital in taking the matter up be
cause the earnings of the road would
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FROM MM
Olney, 111., Sept. 10. Bryan made
Speaker Cannon an Issue In tho cam
paign today in a sensntlonal speech
before 30,000, In attacking Congress
man Cannon's statement that Bryan
has become a millionaire through
politics, which angered the Nebras
kan. Bryan explained that he Is worth
1160,000, and told how he earned It.
"I demand that Cannon take the
public Into confidence and show what
ho Is worth and how he obtained it.
Cannon represents wbat Is known as
the 'stand pat' idea of politics and
represents the theory that all Is well,
and nothing needs to bo changed.
"Every predatory corporation Is
praying for Cannon's success 'at the
polls."
Bryan was worth $3000 when elect
ed to congress. He made most of his
fortune as a speaker and author.
Glasgow. Sept. 10. Following n
night of rioting and fighting between
a mob of 700(1 unemployed and
mounted and foot police, this city to
day presents the spectacle of a town
In the throes of n siege.
Hundreds of citizens are guarding
their property with firearms. Scores
of houses are damaged, windows
broken and streets deserted.
The mob, under the leadership of
the socialists, attacked the aristocratic
section of the city and raided the
shops nt Foor Hills, overlooking the
wealthy quarter. The mob had start
ed to pillage the houses when the po
lice arrived. It Is estimated that there
are between 2500 and '8000 unemploy
ed in the city.
JONES LEADS AX KENT
BY" SAFE PLURALITY
Seattle, Sept. 10. Practically com
plete returns throughout the state
Indicate that Jones has won the en
dorsement for United States senator
over Ankeny by a safe plurality.
Jones carried his home county,
Yakima, 4 to 1, nnd ran remarkably
In every county except King, which
Is probably carried by Ankeny.
Cosgrove has undoubtedly won the
nomination for governor on the sec
ond choice votes. The returns indl
cvate that no candidate got the 40 per
cent of the first choice votes neces
sary to elect on the first choice. The
outcome will be decided on the com
bined first and second choice.
SYS MITCHELL IS PERJURER.
Aceiiswl by Attorney for Buck Stove
and Range Co.
Washington, Sept. 10. Attorney
Davenport, representing the Ruck
Stove & Range company, created a
sensalon In the stnte district court
here today by accusing John Mitch
ell, the former president of the Uni
ted Mine Workers of wilful and ma
licious perjury when the case of
Mitchell nnd Gompers was called for
the alleged contempt of court In vi
olating the order of Justice Gould by
placing the name of the Buck com
pany on the "unfair" list. Pointing
his finger at Mitchell, who was seat
ed with Gompers nnd other labor
leaders. Davenport shouted, "I will
show Mitchell's affidavit filed In this
connection Is a statement wholly
false, and made wltli knowledge that
It Is false."
Mitchell flushed to the roots of his
hair. Judge Parkec the attorney for
tho American Federation of labor de
clared his client had a reputation as
good ns any man In the United
States. The statement In the case Is
to be taken before a master In chan
cery. A limit or b'l days was fixed
ns n time during which nil testimony
must be taken.
Portland, Sept. 10. Wheat from
the Inland empire district tributary
to the north bank road and conse
quently tributary to Portland, Is now
being shipped to the city by the Se
attle, Portland & Spokane road, by
rail to Lyle and Vancouver and by
boat from these points to Portland.
Ever since the opening of the
wh"at shipping season the north bank
road has been hauling Portland
bound wheat to Lyle and thence
transferring It by boat to Portland.
at Elgin on the 16th and 20th of this
month.
Though the exact price paid for the
ewes have not been divulged it Is
known tha tthe price was upward of
$3 per head. However, the prices
were from $1.25 to $1-50 lower than
what was paid for the same class of
stock last year.
According to those familiar with
the local sheep market, or at least the
buying end of it, focal growers them
selves will do very little buying this
year. In the past m.any county grow
ers have purchased Iambs In the fall
In this manner large quantities of j for the purpose of running them
wheat that have heretofore gone over: through the winter and disposing of
the mountains to "uget sound have j them in the spring. - Because of the
been brought to Portland. Included i decline In the market and other things
in the list of shipments also was a lot
of last year's crop which had been
held for shipment by the farmers
along the road.
A week ago the shipments became
so heavy that the transfer facilities
few will do this this year, if predic
tions are to be relied upon.
Sales of any kind have been slow
this fall because of the wide differ
ences betwen buyers and growers, the
growers holding out for figures some-
at Lyle became inadequate to handle j where near like what they received
the grain without great congestion, j last year. This the buyers refuse to
and consequently a new train was putjg.ve and as a result it Is predicted
in operation through to Vancouver, j that many growers will hold their
The steamer Georgie Burton was sheep until later,
chartered to handle the wheat be-: 1
tween Vancouver and Portland and! Duv Poet 1 1 Before Poverty,
slnee that time has been making daily San Francisco, Sept. 10. Driven to
trips loaded to the guards at each despair by poverty and sickness, Gia
trlp. com! Brusio, aged 50, and wife Ma-
Wheat is coming In large volume by ria. aged 60, decided to die together,
rail, yesterday's arrivals reaching the They retired last night and after clos
hlghwater mark of 242 cars j ing the cracks about the doors and
I windows of their bedroom.
Railroad President Dead.
Will Test Balloons, Also.
San Francisco, Sept. 10. Col. M.
P. Maus, head of the department of
California, today asked the war de
partment to send at least one dirigible
balloon to Astacadero, Calif, when
the maneuvers of the California and
Arizona troops begin. Automobiles
will also be tested In the maneuvers.
turned on
the gas. They were found this morn-
Philadelphia, Sept., 10. Charles Ing in each other's arms, dead. They
Lord, president of the Goldfield and had been married 30 years.
Tonnpah Railroad company, died here,
today. He was former vlce-presl-' "r. Harry Taylor, now practicing
dent of the Baltimore & Ohio rail- dentistry at Joseph, Wallowa county,
road. i 1 here upon a visit with relatives.
FBIMEIfT
H Will OF DISCUSSED
Largest Warship Afloat.
Portsmouth, England, Sept. 10.
The world's greatest war vessel, the
English battleship, St. Vincent, was
launched today. The Countess of
Beauchamp christened the boat. " It
has 19,250 tons displacement.
If President Kerr and his party bands of Judge S. A. Lowell,
from the agricultural college reach M the meeting yesterday afternoon
here tomorrow a public meeting will Pr' c- J- pmi,h also Participated. For
, , , , . months past he has been interested
be held tomorrow night for the pur-
wlth others In the subject of nntex
pose of discussing the subject of dry p(M.imont Mm througn hJm
farming and Irrigation experiment Senator Bourne has had the subject
stations for the county. Up to this up with the department of ngricul
time It is not yet known 'jut yhen I ture at Washington,
he .will arrive as he merely stated In) President Kerr nnd nartv are to ho
In this county Friday and Saturday.
his letters that he Is to be here Sat
urday. I
At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
board of managers of the Commercial
association was called together by
Presumably they will spend most of
tomorrow In the arid section. They
are to be met nt Umatilla by D. C.
Brownell and Mr. Brownell is to no-
rresldent Alexander. The meeting, tlfy the people of this city ns to the
was for the purpose of deciding up- party's further itinerary.
on plans for entertaining the party
while here and In the absence of def
inite knowledge as to when they will
arrive the matter was left in the
According to Judge Lowell a meet
ing tomorrow evening would bo pref
erable to one Saturday as the latter
day will be a busy one.
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