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COUNTY OFFICIAL I APISH.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. .
NO. 075 4
VOL. L2.
L'ENDLETON, OHWJOX, WEDNESDAY, XOVEMHElt 24, 1 !(.
TRACTION
1
TOLD OF PUNS
nfrtnn Xi
Oregon Company's Inten-jJ
tions for Pendleton.
J.OCAL PEOPLE SHOW
J
ENTHUSIASM FOR PROJECT
Committee of Seven to Meet With
Traction Men und Present Peiidlo
ton's Botdres as to Traction Lines
Primlnent Ixx-ul Men Indorse Eu-te-rprlho.
bh Offering Salvation to
City Committee to Report Sutur-
diiy Evening.
The. conference held last evening at
the Commercial association rooms be
tween local people and representa
tives of the Washington & Oregon
Traction company proved decidedly
Interesting and enthusiastic. After D.
FitzGeruld had explained at length
the purposes of the traction company,
regarding the work it wishes to do in
this city, enthusiastic talks by local
people and finally a committee of sev
en was named to confer further with
the traction people and to report Sat
urday evening. President Moore
named the following to act upon the
committee: James A. Fee, Dr. C. J.
Smith, Frank Frazler, E. J. Murphy,
It. Alexander, Leon Cohen and E. B.
Aldrlch.
FltzGerald Explained.
At H o'clock last evening the rooms
of the Commercial association were
well filled 'villi local business men,
professional men and property own
ers. In opening the meeting. Presi
dent Moore referred but briefly to the j
object of the same and then Intro- i
duced D. FltzGerald. j
"I have been here before and well 1
remember the grilling I received ut I
the hands of your mayor and council-
men and my friend. Judge Lowell,
said the traction man, entering upon
Ills subject. He then proceeded to
tell In a concise, business-like man
ner of the plans of tho Washington &
Oregon Traction company and of
what the company expects of the peo
ple of this city.
In substance, Mr. . FitzGeruld said
that following the veto of the com- j
pany s franchise by tne mayor oi
Walla Wolla tho plans of the com
pany were completely changed. Pre
vious to that time the company hud
been serving as a Walla Walla com
pany and proposed the construction
of an interurban line from Walla
Wnlla to this city. At this time the
company Is anxious to enter Pendle
ton as a Pendleton company, to sell
electric power in this city and to es
tablish a traction system with this
city as Its base. The company has a
power site on the Walla Walla river
from which It can develop 8000 horse
power, it does not wish to establish
distributing plants in both Walla
Walla and Tendleton so prefers tak
ing this city, leaving Walla Walla to
the Northwestern Oas & Electric
company.
W1U Hold Franchise.
According to Mr. FltzGerald his
company desires to hold tho franchise
It has from the city of Pendleton and
in order to do so Is going to comply
with the franchise bv building at
lenst three miles of track within the
city and vicinity during the next five
months upon which it will operate
cars. Since the power plant will not
be developed by the time the
line will be ready the company will at
first operate gasoline-electric cars
over its lineB.
To Establish Park.
In detail Mr. FitzGcrald told of the
plans for a park to be used as a fair
grounds, athletic field and recreation
grounds. He said it is the rule that
new traction lines reap more profit
from park traffic than from their
PENDLETON PEOPLE WILL
FEAST ON TURKEY MEAT
With turkey at 25 cents per pound
and cranberries at 16 cents per quart.
Thanksgiving dinners in Pendloton
will come rather high, but will still
be within the reach of practically ev
ery resident. While the supply is
now exhausted, there were plenty In
the markets to supply the local de
mand, for though many of the local
stores had sold out early this fore
noon there were a few with a supply
on hand sufficient to last them
through the day.
Therefore, while Portland, Seattle
and other cities in the northwest were
unnble to secure a supply of the na
tion' most popular bird sufficient to
supply the demands in those cities.
Pendleton families will be able to
i -
HAMILTON denied '
WRIT OH ERROR
Olympla. Nov. 24. The su-
preme court yesterday denied
the writ of error on the part or
the counsel for Ortls Hamilton.
ThlB writ would huve had the
fr effect of taking the ase to the
United Status supreme court on
appeal. The CounKe) then mall-
' ed its report direct to Washing-
ton, where it will be presented
to the supreme court. If grant-
ed it will cause the setting aside
j4' of the present trial. The morn-
; Ing was spent by the superior
court in examenlng talesmen for
. a Jury to try Hamilton.
regulur business and .so the company
will include a park In its plans. He
Intimated that It would be located
upon one of the plateaus on either
side of the city or else below the
city. But thus far nothing definite
has been done towards selecting a
park site.
That tha company wishes assist
ance In the form of stock subscrip
tions from the people of Pendleton
wag announced. As to how much aid
they expect Mr. FitzOerald did not
state. He cplalned that support
from local people Is expected in the
construction of the line within tho
(Continued on page 6,)
E
SUIT IS FILED
JOHN CLARENCE CAMPBELL
CLAIMS FALSE IMPRISONMENT
Hoy SuspecUxl of Passing 8275 Forg
ed on American NutJonul Bank Re
(uys Kindness by Bringing Suit
Against Bank ami Officers Writ
ins EHrt!4 Justify Arret.
A suit for $10,000 damages was
filed today by John Clarence Camp
bell, a minor, by Neil Campbell, his
guardian, against the American Na
tloul bank, W. L Thompson, Sheriff
T. I). Taylor and Sheriff J. J. Cross ol
Ritzville, Washington. Tlhj suit Is
tho result of the urrcst last Septem
ber of young Campbell on the charge
of forgery.
About tho middle of September a
forged check fur $275 was pass" 1 on
the American National bank, the
name of George La Fountalne having
been forged to the piece of paper.
Sheriff Taylor was Immediately no
tified as soon as It was discovered
that the check was a forgery and ho
commenced an Investigation.
It was soon found that young
Campbell hud been employed by La
Fountalne and that he disappeared
about the time the check was forged
A further investigation disclosed the
fact that his writing was nearly ex
actly like that of the man who hail
forged the check.
With this strong circumstantial ev
idence against Campbell, Sheriff Tay
lor started out to find him and soon
located him at ltitzville, Washington
There ho was arrested and held in
Jail until Sheriff Taylor could go after
him. After talking with the boy,
Sheriff Taylor, despite the fact
that every test of his writing would
seem to Incriminate him, believed
there was a doubt as to the guilt of
the young fellow. This doubt was
communicated to the bank nnd after
a conference It was decided to give
the suspected boy tho benefit of the
doubt and he was released.
Later he returned to Pendleton and
after a conference with Attorney
W. r.allcy, derided to bring the suit
for damages, Bailey and George C
Itrownell of Oregon City, being his
; ;;nrncys.
According to local handwriting ex
perts the officers were fullly Justified
in making the arrest and public opln
Inn also seems to Justify the course ta
ken.
partake of the usual annual meal in
the usual manner. The prices in this
city are also more reasonable than
have prevailed In most of the other
cities. In Portland the ruling price
was SO cents, while in Seattle 35 cents
was paid and at that price the birds
could not be had.
According to the Portland papers It
was the Seattlo buyers who sent
prices bo high. Not being able to se
cure turkeys from the producing
centers of Washington, Idaho and
Oregon, they Invaded the Portland
msrket Itself, bought as many of the
I birds as they could obtain and shlp
I ped them to Seattlo. Tills not only
I caused a rapid rise In the price In
Portland but also caused a shortage
I in the supply for home consumption.
FLOOD ITERS
ARE RECEDING
High Waters Caused by Re
cent Deluge Subsiding and
Rains Ceased.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC
IS DEMORALIZED
Crest of Flood Is Past (ireat North-
era Is Tied l"p Hcpnir of Dam
ago Will Require Week Passen
ger TruliiH Held in Mountains
Work Trains Are Busy tiiiutillu
River l'pySeven Feel No Damage
Reported Here.
Seattle, Hov. 24.-V7fh the cessa
tion of a heavy rainfall It is believed
the worst of the flood situation in the
Cascades, which has tied up the
Great Northern Is ended, but it will
require a week to repair tracks und
rebuild bridges. Meanwhile the
trains of the western division are di
verted to the Northern Pacific to
Spokane. Several passenger trains of
the Great Northern are held by wash
outs in the mountains and some an
xiety is expressed for the welfare of
the passengers owing to a probable
shortage of provisions. They have
been stalled for more than thirty
houra. ' ) jj
Officials of the company have de
cided to send no more trains through
the Cascades for the present because
of fear of a possible cave-in. Work
trains have been sent fr jm Spokane to
repair the damage to the track on the
east end of the mountain division.
Work trains ore also being sent east
ward from Everett Telegraph wires,
and poles, for several miles through
the mountain districts were carried
away by roaring mountain streams,
many of which overflowed their
banks.
Fmntilla Is Swollen.
The heavy rains of Sunday and
Monday nights, coupled with the
warm winds which have prevailed
during the past few days, have served
to eiiuso a rise in the waters of the
Umatilla river. At noon today the
repl'Jtcr at the Main street bridge
showed the water to be nearly seven
f' et a'wvf low water mark, a height
not attained at this season for several
years.
No damage, whatever, has been
sustained as yet because of the high
water. For the most part the river
Is still confined within its banks and
the few places where exceptionally
low bottom lands have been 'flooded
contained nothing that could be in
jured by the overflow. They are
places which are accustomed to be
ing flooded at every slight rise in tho
v'vr and the owners of the land were
th. refore prepared.
It is believed that the crest of the
flood has now reached this city and
that the seven foot mark will not be
reached.
The total rainfall for the week Is
1.05 Inches and for the month. 2 65
Inches.
Nooksnck Diver Falls.
Bcllingham, Nov. 24. Clear, cold
weather and a cessation In the rain
fall have combined to lower the Nook
sack river by several feet In the past
few hours and all danger Is passed.
LOGGERS AND FAHM I HS
AKE HEAVY LOSERS
Portland. Nov. 24. Two hundred
thousand dollars IS a conservative es
timate of the damage done In Oregon
and Washington by the torrential
rains up until noon today. Loggers,
and farmers are the heavy losers. The
Willamette river is rising rapidly, and
its tributaries in western Oregon have
overflown their banks. Fifty thous
and dollars Is the toll residents of
the valley will pay for the high water.
CHRISTY WANTS TO
KEEP HIS LITTLE CHILD
Indianapolis, Nov. 24. Howard
Chandler Christy, the famous artist,
whoso daughter Mrs. Christy Is seeit
Ing to obtain, left Inst night after re
maining two days in a local hotel In
cognito. Before he left he said:
"My little daughter Is Just the bright
est, sweetest child you ever say. Ty
wife broke our contract when she filed
habeas corpus proceedings. I gues
I am stubborn but I think the child
needs the country air more than she
does city society."
SLICE OF THUMB
IDENTIFIES MURDERER
Snn Jose, California, Nov. 24. Hon
da. a Jap from Alvarada, Is In the
Jail today nccused of murdering Ok
sakl, a fellow countryman, with a
knife because a piece of a man's
thumb was found nr U)e body exact
ly fitted the recently cut thumb or
Honda. The murder was brutnl, the
victim being literally slnshed to pieces.
ALU BELL IS
VINDICATED
Jury in Famous Murder Case
Acquits Her on Grounds of
Insanity.
AFFECTING SCENE WHEN
VERDICT IS ANNOUNCED
Girl Who Murdered Her Lover Be
cause He Wronged Her and Be
trayed Hit TruM, Held Not Guilty
by Her Judges Aged Mother Over
come Liberated Girl Hadiant With
Joy, Announces She Will Start Life
Anew.
Auburn, Cal., Nov. 24. Alma Bell
vindicated herself In the eyes of the
Jury of mountaineers for slaying her
lover, Joe Armes, to whom she had
relinquished her honor under a false
promise of marriage, and the young
girl is free to go her way. The Jury
returned a verdict of acquittal after
an hour and fifteen minutes of de
liberation. Three ballots were taken.
She was acquitted on the ground of
Insanity, thus concluding one of the
most famous cases in the history of
this section of the state.
Scene is Affecting.
As the grey bearded foreman arose
and In a tremulous voice, with tears
running down his cheeks, announced
the verdict, the aged mother of tne
defendant fell Into her daughters arms
r-id vent convulsively. Tears stood
in Die ryes of the Jurors as the af
fritiiig scene was enacted. Attorney
Chamberlain hastened across the court
room end Joined the family in thanks
giving with the girl. Alma, radiant
through her tears, exclaimed: "I'm
so thankful, so glad. We'll have a
great tiianksgiving up at the farm to
morrow. That turkey will taste ood.
I'm going to rest up after this and
I'm going to be a good girl, and try
to live down this awful thing." There
was a suppressed exclamation of ap
proval from the crowded court room
which was promptly frowned down by
the Judge.
Girl Had Little Hope.
"I haven't much hope now but I
am eo glad its all over," said Alma
Bell as the Jury left the room to con
sider the verdict which meant free
dom or conviction tu her for the
-laying of her lover. Judge Arnot de-
1'vered the Instructions to the jury
this morning, Instructing them to bring
in one of four verdicts, first or second
degree murder, manslaughter or ac
quittal.
HERMAN WILL FACE
JCRY JANUARY 10
Tortland, Nov. 24. Binger Her
mann, ex-congressman of Oregon, wili
be put on trial January 10 for con
spiracy to fraudulently obtain govern
ment lands. Judge wotverton uen-
nitely set that date today on the re
rint nf a tpleernm from Henrv
Worthington, chief counsel for Her
mann, notifying the court of his abil
ity to attend.
I EAVES GREENBACK
ROLL UNDER PILLOW
San Francisco, Nov. 24. A package
containing $32SO in bills belonging to
Otto W. Olson, a mining man, was
left under his pillow in a room in
the Beanford hotel when he left for
Los Angeles. After he had gone,
Sadie Martin, a chambermaid, found
the money and turned it over to the
manager ot the hotel, who tele
graphed Olson. Shortly nfterward the
l"t!er telegraphed back for them to
forward the money ond to pay the
chambermaid the munificent sum of
five dollars reward, which the girl
reluctantly accepted. The money
was in .large 'denominations.
EXI'CITION OF AMERICAN'S
' NOT A LEGAT, SENTENCE
New Orleans. Nov. 24. Consul
General Sussman, of Estrada's gov
ernment today announced that upon
Investigation of the case by lawyers
thev hnit declared that fourteen
years' imprisonment was the severest
penalty that could have been legally
Inflicted unon Cannon nnd Grace.
Sussman will notify the American de-
nnrtment of state the result of their
findings. Estrada's secret agents are
reported to be seeking Juan Delphas
!n this city. He Is nccued of tipping
off Estrada's plans to Zelnya, thereby
forcing Estrada to begin the revolu
tion 48 hours before ho Intended.
Schooner Being 1 tattered.
Portland. Maine. Nov. 24. The two
masted schooner Pinkey was blown
ashore In this harbor by the force
of a storm and Is being battered to
pieres. Many small craft are re
ported wrecked on tho Maine coast.
The man who understands women
Is the man who has n Jolt coming to
him and will be at home to receive it.
Hundred bodies
found in mine
Cherry, Nov. 24. A large
number of bodies were found
today In the lower level of the
mine. It is estimated by res-
cuers that the number found
this morning will total ninety.
The bodies have not yet been '
brought to the surface.
The summary of the fatal
!
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mine disaster shows 514 men in
the mine when the fire started.
It is estimated that two hun-
dred escaped the day of the fire.
On Saturday twenty were re-
moved alive. With 101 bodies
found In the lowest level today.
24 bodies are still unaccounted
for.
DEBBS TO TAKE I P
FIGHT IN SPOKANE
Spokane, Nov. 21. Eugene V.
Dclihs has hecn ordered to come to
Kpokano to assist in the free speech
fight Immediately. A telegram from
Editor Warren of the Appeal to Hea
son, of Girard, Kansas, states that
Debhs will undoubtedly come n a few
days. Willi a small force of workers
still fighting ajratnst the police, Indus
trialists declare they will havo more
men as soon as work begins to shut
down pi the lumber camps and mines.
RYAN WILL HEAR
' HIS DOOM FRIDAY
JUDGE BEAN SETS
TIME FOR SENTENCE
Attorneys for Defense Will File No
tice of Appeal and Will Ask for
Writ or Probable Cause WHS .V.yy
Ask for Freedom of Ryan on Ball.
Friday morning at 9 o'clock is the
time fixed by Circuit Judge Bean for
passing sentence on Michael Ryan,
found guilty yesterday of manslaugh
ter for killing Edward Dixon, the eve
ning of May 20. As soon as sentence
is pronounsed. Lowell & Winter, of
counsel for defence, vill file a notice
of appeal, ask f. a v.';it of probable
cause and ask thai their client be ad
mitted to bail. It is anticipated that
the writ will be granted and that Ry
an will be given his freedom under
$10,000 bonds.
The esin'Vate on the amount of bail
which will be required is based on the
amount which was fixed in the
George Horseman case, he having
been found guilty of a similar charge.
Before they made their report the
Jurors agreed not to make public
the results of their several ballots. It
Is therefore impossible to determine
just h nv they stood, but It is under
stood that on the first ballot they
stood all the way from acquittal to
first d. murder. No record was
kept of the number of ballots taken,
but one Jur r says he thinks then;
must have been four thousand. Fi
nally afte- they had been out more
thn 16 h"'.:rs, those who were in fa
vor of manslaughter finally won the
others over to their way of thinking
and the verdict was returned.
That Ryan and his attorneys ex
pected a vei diet of acquittal was
plainly evident by the' looks of dis
appointment which appeared on their
faces when the verdict was read.
CABLE PKOBABLE
SUCCESSOR TO M'HARG
Washington, Nov. 24. Penjamln S.
Cable, n Chicago attorney, will suc
ceed Ormsby McHarg as assistant sec
retary of commerce and labor, accord
ing to a statement made by Senator
Cullom of Illinois. Cullon. today sub
mitted to President Taft documentary
endorsements for Cable's candidacy.
George C. Forest of Athena, is the
Sliest of Pendleton friends todav.
Pendleton's football season will be
brought to a close In this city to
morrow afternoon when the elevens of
of the local High School and Academy
will line up for the last battle of the
year for both teams. An Interesting
exhibition of the modern game Is
promised and those who will take the
trouble of walking down to the Alta
street grounds will have a chance to
r t; real same.
Though the Academy team has been
unfortunate in its games this season,
the members of the team have kept
faithfully at work and are now fully
100 per cent better than they have
been at any time before this season.
Taylor who has been playing a speeay
game at end has been switched to
right halfback nnd It Is expected that
LOCAL TEAMS
LAND OFFICE
Testimony in Cunningham
Coal Land Case's Indicates
Conspiracy.
GLAVIS' EFFORTS TO
PROSECUTE WERE BLOCKED
Evidence Heveals Fact That Glavia
Was Denied Sufficient Time to
Make Examinations by Land Office
Forestry Service Intervened
Time Granted to Make Cursory In
vestigation Government's Case is
About Concluded.
Seattle, Nov. 24. Proceedings In
the Cunningham coal hearing today
disclosed indications of a willingness
on the part of the land office to facili
tate the granting of patents to the
claimants and a seeming lack of de
termination, and vigor In prosecuting
the case. It developed last summer
at the time the land office was forcing
Glavls to a trial with the case Glavis
was demanding a field examination
for the purpose of ascertaining the
character of the land, and improve
ments thereon. Failing to convince the
land office of this necessity he appeal
ed to the forestry service who inter
vened and asked for a delay and se
cured time enough to make a hasty
examination. This examination was
made by Special Agents Kennedy and.
Stone of the land office, and Ames,
Langllle and Wingate of the forestry"
service. Kennedy testified that he
had covered nearly fifty five hundred
acres in the mountain forests In eight
diys end Langille was on the claims
six days. Eoth testified that on some
of the claims they had found no evi
dence of improvements. The morn
ing session of the hearing today wis
devoted to a discussion by the oppos
ing counsel regarding the order of
procedure. Attorney Sheridan an
nounced that with the exception of
taking testimony in Spokane regarding
certain deeds in some claims placed
in care of the Union Trust company
of Spokane, the government had con
cluded its case.
FRISCO WILL GIVE
JAPS ROYAL WELCOME
San Francisco, Nov. 24. Compri
nt nsive plans for entertaining the
Japanese commercial commission now
completing' its tour of this country
are being arranged by the San Fran
cisco Chamber of Commerce. The
entertainment will Include automobile
rides, "garden parties, receptions and
banquets. As the crowning event of
welcome the local committee has ar
ranged to give a banquet and recep
tion in the St. Francis hotel which
will be attended by prominent men of
the city. The commissioners will ar
rive Saturday.
"FOOTBALL MOKE PERILOUS
THAN ARCTIC EXPLORATION'
Chicago, Nov. 24. "Football is
much more dangerous than Arctic ex
plorations,' 'declared Explorer
Amundsen, who was here today buy
' Ing supplies for another trip through
the Northwest passage. "The best
equipment for football players and
explorers Is a lack of relatives to
leave behind them," he said.
EDDIE GKANEY WILL
DID FOR BIG SCRAP
San Francisco, Nov. 24. With a
certified check for five thousand dol
lars in h's pocket, Eddie Graney will
It ivo tomorrow for Now Tork to bid
for the Jeffries fight. The amount
bid it is estimated, will be around a
hundred thousand.
BILL BUTTLE
FOB CITT CHAMP I0NSHIP
he will be able to carry the inflated
pigskin for gooel yardage when ever he
is entrusted with Its care. The team
has otherwise been strengthened, prin
cipally by the substitution of team
work for individual playing and as the
weight of the two teams is about
ev;ual, the football enthusiasts are
looking foward to a goqd contest
To make the academy eleven's
chances still brighter, the high school
team has suffered the severest blow
that could possibly be handed to It,
with the loss of Pevine, the whirl
wind fullback. The high school cap
tain sustained a serious Injury to his
knee early In the La Grande game
and though he continued to play
(Continued cn page S.)