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I EVENINGEDITION WEAT1IEK REPORT. Fulr tonight and Sun day. VOL. 21. PEXDLKTOX, OIMXJOX, SATURDAY, OCTOI5KK 10, 1908. xo. nioo. f , J L I UNA JK AO the ads in today s East ""l -J,'yjHW wmmmmf Oregonlan, yau are : Kr y -T .t' WILL SI IE WOOLEN III Active Committee Now at Work on Plans for Retain ing Industry. . MAY LEASE PLANT WITH OITION TO HVY. 7 Portion of Money Needed for Enter iris Already pledged to fi. SI. Itl4, Cluilrnuin of Committee Himi of $10,(H) Needed Commit- I expected, leo Will Sleet at 3::i0 Sloiulny to Discuss PrOMslton iiikI Listen to lienor! 5. SI. IlU-e Saved Day for Movement at Yesterday's M1 in Iroved Mill n laying HunI-lietw. Sheucrman . made a. profit of $10,- 000 tho ycav' ho operated the mill. He then explained why Mr. Sheucr man had not continued the business which had" paid him so well and he explained many other things that had previously been matters of doubt In the minds of those present. As a result of Mr. Rice's arguments tho feeling of pessimism was largely dispelled and when the meeting ad journed the prevailing Impression wag one of hope.' Slill Sold at Auction. At the court house this afternoon the plant of the Pendleton woolen mill was f orally sold at auction by Sheriff Taylor under foreclosure pro ceedings brought by the First Nation al bank of Hartford. The plant was bid In by C. H. Carter for the Hart ford people and he bid the exact price of the bank's claim, a sum slightly over $17,000. Mr. Carter was the only bidder for the plant, and the sale was a per functory one, as other bids were not As a result of the meeting held at the Commercial association rooms yesterday afternoon practical steps are now being taken towards retain ing the Pendleton woolen mill In this city. While the Investigation of the sub ject has not yet gone far enough to make the outcome of the movement clear, yet prospects at this time are highly favorable. At the conclusion of the board of managers meeting yesterday a com mittee of six was named to take up the subject with a view to keeping the mill here If possible. G. M. nice, T. C. Taylor, Leon Cohen. M. B. Gwinn, T. T. (Jeer and E. B. Al drlch were named upon the com mittee. Later, by unanimous vote, It. Alexander was made a member of the committee. Committee at Work. Since the meeting adjourned the members of the committee have been busy with plans for saving the mill. O. M. nice, chairman of the com mittee, and one of the most enthusi astic friends of the mill, has been es pecially active. This afternoon Mr. Wee Issued a call for the committee to meet at the club rooms at 3:30 Monday after noon. At that time much Informa H FISST OF SERIES World's. Baseball Champion ship Contest Now on in Earnest. FINAL SCORE OF 10 TO 6 WINS GASIE. $10,000 for Auto Hire. San Francisco rw 10. Within five days Hearst must answer a sum mons In the suit against him for $10, 000 for automohile hire. The Action was brought by Sol. J, Levy, who al- j .More Than 15,000 People Sit or Siaiul In Drizzling Italu to Witness One of World's Greatest HiihcImiII Rat tle Chicago I'se Two Pitcher, Detroit Ono National! Take Iend Early, Hut Are lassed I-atcr by American! Victory Came Lute. SERBS THIRST FOR REAL BLOOD Enraged Populace Call Upon Their Monarch to Declare War Against Austria. PETER SUST FIGHT Oil HE TO UN FROM TIIItONE. leges he removed valuable papers and files from the Examiner office dur ing the fire of 1906. The autos were used In transporting the Examiner property. Hearst was served person ally last night. CONGRESS 1 H Detroit, Mich., Oct. 10.--Chicago wins the first game of the world's championship se ries. Final score: Chicago, 10, Detroit,. 6. .MANY I.MIORTANT HESOIATIONS ADOITE1). The appropriation of $2')0,0U0 for the Improvement of Oakland harbor. The appropriation of $259,250 for the improvement of San Diego har bor and tho Improvement of Hum- appropriation of $400,000 for Ijiko to Gulf Waterway, Improve ment of Coat Harbors, Fortifica tion of Coot Hay, Improvement ol HIvt-rH, Federal Aid for Slereluinl ' Slarlne, One Faro Hato to Seattle 1'tolr Among Tilings Favored. San Francisco, Oct. 10. The fol lowing Is the net result of the five days' session of the Trails-Mississippi congress expressed In resolution: Annual appropriation of $50,000,- J OOQ for a Lake to Gulf waterway. tlon that Is now being gathered will eompjetea. be laid before the committee and mill I The appointment of a commlsion men will be there to explain details,'0 examine and report on the 1m ngnrdlng the condition of the plant provement of the Mare Island navy- and the success of the business In the yard in California. past. May Uiise Slill. One plan upon which tho commit tee Is now working Is that of form ttr a roninnnv to lonse the mill for , i.,( bolt bay. Al tint nn.l of Mint Hmn Tiilu nl in U ' Q 1 regarded as probably more ' feasible 'he Improvement of Sacramento and ., ... , . feather rivers In California, t hnn an out and out purchase of the . ... , ... . Mant at thls'.lme. LTlp l'Prprlutlon of $2S4 S00 for 10.000 N Xwl.nl. Ibhpe "'"Provement of San Pedro har- Considerable capital Is needed for (h.. n.w.pnti,,,, r ih .,lnt it i ... ! Fortification of Coos Bay harbor tlmate.1 by Mr. ltlce that the sum of H,1d ''nprovenieiit of Sluslaw harbor. $10,000 will be needed to finance tho scheme upon a leasing basis. Of this , amount he secured a substantial ' portion this forenoon as n result of , an Informal canvass of a few local business men. If the remainder of this money can be secured the suc cess of the enterprise Is assured. i YpKlir1iiv'fl Meet I n ir. I In response to the call of Presl-1 Empowering the Interstate commis d.nt Alexander most of the Commer- lon t0 miulro '1r,,!,,',, ""Ipment of dal association managers and a num. 1,V0S,o, k and perishable freight, ber of other local business and pro-j fesslnnal men met nt 3:30 yesterday1 Two Everett Hoys Shot, afternoon. At the opening of the As a result of the accidental dis nieeting President Alexander an- 'barge of a loaded revolver at Ever nounced the purpose of the meeting 'tt. Alfred Beeves, about 12 years and spoke in favor of the movement of "Re, Is hovering between life nnd to retain the woolen mill. Brief talks uVa,h & lncnl hospital with a bullet were then made by practically every ls abdomen and his companion, a Detroit, Oct. 10. Shortly before the game a slight drizzle started. More than 1 5.000 people were pres ent. Both teams were given a big ovation. The batteries were: Detroit Kll han and Schmidt. Chicago Iteul tach, Overall and Kling. Game Uy Innings. First Sc'netkard opened for Chi ef go with a two-b.ip.K-r; l'vers fan ned, while Schulte and Stelnfeldt went out. No runs. I ft the last half, Milntyre singled; Oleary nnd Craw ford fami'.'J; Cobb singled, storing Mclntyre; Cobb went out on second by a throw from Scheckard to Evers. Detroit 1. Second Inning No runs. It was raining ciulte hard when Detroit went to bat Id the second. It was still raining when Sheckard went to bat in the third Inning. He "Are Servian Coward That They Ilexltate to Defend the Honor of . Hiclr Nation?" I tlie Cry on Tliu-. siiiiiIn of l.ls Molts Hnge Through Stnii.ii of Capital Far Into Night and Gather JIkmiI Itoynl Palace and Iarliameiit Hulldliigs in Early Dawn War Inevitable. Belgrade. Servla, Oct. 10. A great crowd Is flocking about the parlia ment building and everywhere there Is a demand for war. "We want the blood of Austria," Is the cry. "Are Servians cowards that they hesitate to defend the honor of their nation?" There Is mii-h talk against King Peter and hitler criticism of his at titude. A mob was raging through the streets until after midnight and at dawn the demnn-tr.ition ensued. The furious hatred' of Austria In public minds has driven out all pos sibility of argument or reason having any weight. The heads of the gov ernment departments have been call ed together and King Peter Is with his advisers. Tlie king's hold on the throne is In secure anl !t Is believed he will b? forced to declare war. Ministers iinm the Lie. London, Oct. 10 M. Iswosky, the Russian foreign minister, today add ed a new sensation to the Balkcn Im broglio by Issuing a statement giving the lie to Foreign Minister Vonaeren thal of Austria. He says Arenthal lied when he said Iswolsky knew HAS LIVED UN DEI I 1 ALL THE PRESIDENTS Redbank, Pa., Oct. 10. Mrs. "Bet ty" Freeman, who Is believed to ' e the oldest woman in the United States, quietly observed her 115th birthday today at her little home In Madison township, this county. Mrs. Freeman was born In Fayette county In 1793 and has always lived here. So far as Is known she is the only per son now living who has lived under every president of the United States from Washington to Roosevelt. I 10R CASES YIELD REVENUE SIAI) WITH HUNGEIt; EATS ASPIIALTUSI. Los Angeles, Oct 10. Antonio Castanio, a Mexican, Is In the receiv ing hospital recovering from the ef fects of a meal af asphalt. Mad with hunger, he dashed up to a barrel of asplialtum and frightened the work men by ravenously devouring the mixture. When arrested he saM he was not crazy, but simply mad from hunger. Total of $4450 Has Been Collected ' in Fines Still More in Sight. HOG A I IT AND KEEGAN PUTTING UP A FIGHT SIAN AND WOMAN SIURDEKED AT ONCE I Defendants Admit Receiving Ship ments of Liquor Hut Contend They Were Simply Acting As Agents for Individuals Endeaver to Impeach Hilel Detective Witnesses Tell of Purchasing Ginger Ale Straight Wlille Dr. Garfield Gives Expert Testimony on Alcohol. With $4450 now In the county landed on second with a two bagger; about Austria's plan to annex Herxo Evers bunted safely: Schulte singled; Kovlna and Bosnia, long ago. scoring Sheckard; Chance grounded; Iswolsky resented bitterly the Inter retlrlng Eveis; Stelnfeldt singled and ference that he, as a representative or Russia, was aware or tne scheme scored Schulte. Summers succeeded Klilian with the bases full; Tinker forced Hofman, who was out, scor ing Chance; Kllng made a drive, scor ing Stelnfeldt; Kllng was caught stealing. Detroit no runs. Chicago 4; Detroit 1. Xo tuns In the fourth, fifth or sixth. In the seventh Evers singled; Schulte sacrificed nnd Chance was safe on Down's fumble. Stelnfeldt In advance. He intimate,) It was an effort to put Russia In a bad light before the other powers. Xew York, Oct. 10. Bound face tii fitrp u-ilh a nlrA rnno. thp horiipn ' . j I ;u . 1 VOm4 of a man and woman have been found treasury, ana mure m BiB"i. w.e uuuu floating In Jamaica bay by fishermen. P'K crusade of District Attorney w. Both were expensively dressed. The. Phelps is drawing to a successful woman Is a blonde and Is about 30 C18e' ana nu"'a l"e lale vears of age. She wore a wedding ogari, .eegan ana ooie, nw m ring They had been In the water for trlal tor alleged violation of the local hours. S VAMPIRE Sin la Iteet With Strife. Belgrade. Servla. Oct. 10. Servla must declare war against Austria or he torn to pieces by strife within Its boundaries. That Is the situation. The mobs thronging the cities are being reinforced bv thousands and filed, scoring Every. Cine run. De-j thousands have gathered at the royal Aiding of American marine by the federal government. One-way round trip fare to Seat tle during the exposition. Government ownership of steam ships between all Pacific coast points, Panama ami South America unless the present company Improves Its service. trolt made three runs, overall re places Reullmch. Chicago 5, Detroit 4. Eighth Chicago 0, Detroit 2. Xinth Chicago 5. Detroit 0. man present. At the outset of the meeting n tone Oi' pessimism prevailed, though every speaker declared himself strongly in favor of keeping the mill If such Is possible. Many seemed to think the business n losing one from a financial standpoint and others declared the plant to be worthless from age. The credit for saving the day be longs mostly to O. M. Rice, cashier of the First National bunk, who severnl times spoko very enthusiastically In favor of the mill. Regarding the money making powers of the plant, Mr. Rico openly declared that J. boy named Faucett, Is nursing n per forated hand at his home in Monroe. The accident occurred Sunday while the boys were handling the weapon In the presence of several young companions. Voting Evans Guilty. Manila, Oct. 10. It was slated here today, following the departure of the Atlantic fleet fur Japan, that Lieutenant Flank Evans. son of Fighting Bob," had been found guil ty on the charge of being absent from his station while acting officer of the deck, and of uslig profanity. palace. Servian ards. Agitators are calling the officials traitors and cow- Cross Com incut to Vote. Los Angeles, Oil., Oct. 10. Henry E. Huntington, the trolley king, Is arranging his affairs preparatory to starting across the continent tomor row to vote for Taft. He will go to Oneonta, X. Y his voting home. He is a presidential elector In Xew York. Thomas pleads Not Guilty. J. K. Thomas of Belllngham, Wash., has pleaded not guilty to murder In the first degree, the charge placed against him as a result of his con fession that he shot Ms wife. He showed no fear or anxiety and seem ed confident his plea would be sub stantiated at his trial. T RAS SOLD Through a trade that was complet ed last evening, A. D. Stlllman and associates sold their stock In tho Pen dleton Ico and cold storage plant to Henry Koplttke. The entire plant is row owned by Mr. Koplttke and Earl Glllanders of Meacham. Previous to last evening the Ice plant was owned by a company In which the stockholders were A. D. Stlllman, Walter Markham, Miss An na Markhnm, Henry Koplttke and Earl Glllanders. Tho exact amount Involved In the trade made Inst evening has not been disclosed. The company Is Incorpor ated for $18,000. but It Is known that the valuation Is greater than that. Wnlter Markhnm, who has been manager of the plant for a number of years, now retires from the busi ness. He does not yet know Just Whnt he will do In the future. A. D. Stlllman, who now has a large ranch In Montana, came to the city to complete the deal. He will leave at noon tomorrow. Tail Sloney Plentiful. Memphis, Oct. 10. O. Howard Den by, claiming to represent a syndicate, says he has $1,000.00"0 to bet B to 2 on Taft. Some was taken here. He claims to have placed $JOO,000 al ready. Ho Intends to visit the big cities. Barrett to He lit Med ford. Medford. Ore.. Oct. 10. John Bar rett, director of the general Interna tional bureau of American republics has wired the Commercial club of this city that he will stop In Medford the night of October 13 to deliver an ad dress on "What the Pacific Coast Has In Store for Oregon." option law, it Is probable that the criminal docket at the present term of court will be closed It Is also un likely that there will be any continu ation of court In civil actions. According to the district attorney one charge each against Ben Morton and Keegan and Bogart must be tried or answered to by a plea of guilty In addition to the cases taken up this week, before the present term is clos- , ed. There are two counts against Tom Murrell, M. V. Townsend and SICKS HlX)OD FR.OM Chas. Xewcomb. In other Instances COUNTRY'S TOn.EHS" the court has secured pleas of guilty for two counts each against the de- ...... fendants In the liquor cases and fines 1 "rf""n Kevcal Sfethods ot naye or ,, be ,evled Coiiiko's "Great Gambling Den" i-p t0 the present time Tom Moffat Declares It Is ImiKssibIe to Be and his bartenders have contributed Eltlier Human or Honest and Take H000 to the county funds, so have .... , , ' . Dee Matlock and his emploves. Mel Part n Exchange's Transactions AA ' . . , .... Gillette of Echo, has paid In $500. Says It Causes Tanies. 0scar stone 200 and the other bar. tenders at that place $300: John Xew York, Oct. 10. Bitterly de- Schmidt, whose offense was not so nouncing the Xew York stock ex- flagrant as some of the others has change as a vampire sucking tha contributed $800 and the McXab place blood from the hearts of the country's at Echo, $650. toilers, E. F. Buchanan, organizer' "Hilly ami Dick" Fight. ' and manager of the defunct broker The one lively fight of the series of firm of A. O. Brown & Co., in a re- prosecutions Is that put up by Bo- markable interview today reveals the gart and Keegan. WMle admitting methods of what he terms the "great the order of liquors since prohibition gambling den." has been in effect the defendants He said: "The 'wash sales', cam- claim to have placed the orders as paign that drove his firm from the agents for individuals. The defense exchange is duplicated daily by brok- this morning Introduced many wit- ers of good standing. He said he nesses to prove that they had pur- was glad his firm's failure had plac- chased straight ginger ale at that ed him in a business where It is not place, and other evidence evidently a failure to be honest. Where It is tor the purpose of impeaching the not irreparable disaster to be hu- witness Whitney, the detective in the man. , case. "Without the Xew York stock ex- An interesting feature of the evL change it would be impossible for the dence was that of Dr. Garfield, who country to have a financial panic, testified that It would take 15 min Spread the alarm from Maine to Call- utes for alcohol to have its intoxicating fornla, abolish the ticker and the sell- elect ing of stock on margin, then much Som f""'8 Go ver will have been done to correct the In tne event tnat the litluor ases Queen Will Fly. tremens France, Vt. 10. Queen Margharit.i, the Italian king's moth er. Is preparing to make a flight with Wilbur Wright In his aeroplane. Wright consented to take her after she had begged. Strike Fizzles Out. San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 10. Ow ing to a successful arbitration of the differences between employers nnd the union, teamsters are still working today as an Indication of no strike. A wage scale will be adjusted to suit all. Frenchman Wins Slaratlion. London, Oct. 10. Henri Slret, a Frenchman, won a Marathon race here today over the Identical course traveled by Hayes, the American win ner of the Marathon held In the Olympic games. Overturned Wagon Kills Handier. S. K Taylor was found dead under the load of an overturned wagon In the road leading to his ranch, near Aberdeen, Wash., at an early hour Sunday morning. It appears that In the dark the horses left the highway, upsetting the vehicle. Taylor wns thrown on his head and held fast un der sacks of cement, bundles of shin gles and timbers. A widow and three children survive. ' One Sinn Killed. Haverhill, Mass., Oct. 10. The ves tibule of a Georgetown car was struck by a work car at the foot of a steep hill today, kill'ng one man and njur Ing a sere. evil.' Fatal Accident. The first fatal accident in the Pal mer lumber camp below Elgin oc curred yesterday, says the La Grande Star. One of the employes of tht camp named Brooks, was struck by a heavy sawlog which threw him up into the air nearly 30 feet. He was frightfully mangled and as soon as possible the unfortunate man was placed on the train and started for the hospital. He died on the train a short distance below Elgin. The body was taken from the train at Elgin. So far as can be ascertained he was unmarried and had no relatives In this country. Telephone Girl Shocked. Fright and pain ran rife in the Central office of the Pacific States Telephone company this afternoon, when one of the central girls was knocked to tho floor nnd every girl 'it the board more or less shocked by a current of electricity, says the La Grande Observer. In sonif4 unaccountable manner the electric wires In the exchnnge board became short circuited. Miss Martha Cahoon wns the most seriously shock ed, for while In the act of switching on an Incandescent light, a heavy shock passed through her, knocking her down, though she was left con scious. Painful shocks struck the girls at tho board simultaneously. Those at the board were able to scream for help, and when pedestri ans arrived the office was In a tur ivo'l. Miss Cahoon wns lifted to a chair where she soon recovered from the effects. lVnlse for Mitchell. Many words of praise are being heard on nil sides for Manager Mitch oil of the Oregon theater, for having provided such an excellent line of at tractions for the present season. Pen dleton is a good theater town and her playgoers appreciate being given the best that Is to be had. No Township Plan for Snohomish. A petition signed by 124 bona fide residents of Snohomish county. Wash ington, asking that the proposition for township organization be submit ted to a vote of the people at the coining election, has been rejected by the county commissinoers, who held that the law passed in 1S95 author izing such organization, has, In part, and by Implication been repealed by the present road law. are closed up today the minor cases of State vs. Card, State vs. Xewcomb and State vs. Townsend, will be heto over until next term. Frrewater Is Sued. Through their attorneys. Watts & Xeal, J. C. Kaller and wife have brought suit against the city of Free water, asking the court to change the form of a deed to property given the city by them some years ago. - The property In question has for one boundary a stream of water. The agent through whom the sale was ne gotiated, the complaint alleges, was misinformed as to the size, of the tracts sold nnd disposed of a piece of land 100 feet wide at one end, 155 wide at the other and 200 feet l"ng as being 30 feet and 45 feet wide, re spectively. The plaintiffs seek to have the error rectified by a change in the deed to give the city title only to that portion of the tract that would correspond to the amount that the seller declares he believed he was conveying. The com plaint alleges that the affair was a mistake all around. George Mansfield, tha Pilot Rock man indicted for gambling, appeared in court this afternoon and changed his pba from not guilty to guilty. 0. S. SENATOR EE RID HERE TONIGHT Former United States Senator JohnjC. H. Marsh. M. Gearln will speak nt the court ' prat and E. J. R. Raley, B. Aldrlch. Frank Du Thls coin- house tonight upon the Issues of the niittee was named yesterday by the political campaign, viewed rrom a democratic standpoint. From ap pearances at present It will be one of the best meetings the local de mocracy will have during the cam paign and a crowded room Is assured for the distinguished speaker. Senator Gearln will arrive In Pen dleton on train Xo. 2 this evening and he will be met at the depot by a local committee composed of the following men: Dr. C. J. Smith. C. P. Strain, local democratic organization. The meeting at the court house Is. set to begin at 7:30. Previous to that time the local band will play up cn the streets. Of the prominent democrats In Or egon Senator Gearln Is known as one tif the most gifted speakers. This fact has caused him to be much sought after during the present cam paign and the people of Pendleton are fortunate In securing him.
