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VOL. 22.
PENDLETON, )! K(()N, Fill DA V. DIX ILM JJKli .'!. !!)!.
NO. G7G1
cXo-
JUDGE J. A. FEE
ENTERS
Declares for Mayor Murphy's
Re-election and Strikes at
"Peanut Politicians.!'
MAYORALTY
FIGHT NOT
A PARTISAN JSKCE
Prominent Republican Leader In
Against Move t lniec. ' Partisan
ship Into Contest Wauls New
Electric Company to Come llyci
KImmiUI Not l!o Involved In Issue
ItrtMfilH Attack on FitxGcrulil.
Pendleton. Oregon, Dec. 3. 1909.
(Editor East Orcgonlan ) rermlt me
to say, it Is unwise, In my judgment,
to engender strife and HI feeling and
to Inject partisan politics Into the ap
proaching municipal election. The
people should be encouraged to look
to their own Interests, and to
choose from among the aspirants the
best qualified men for the offices. In
their gift. The object of the voter
should be to promote the welfare of
the city and 1U inhabitants, to secure
efflclenLand economical service, and
the nan and reasonable enforcement
of the law. The man trained and ex
perienced In conducting the city's
business should bo preferred to an un
tried and inexperienced one. The
mere fact that a man has accumulat
ed money In private bus.ness Is not
always a safe criterion by which to
Judge of his qualifications for the suc
cessful management of the finances
of a public office.
For nearly eighteen months, u'n ler
. the guidance of Mayor Murphy, the
city has been forced to run without
the large revenue formerly derived
from saloon licenses Yet. not a dol
lor's worth of script has been issued
during that time. Few men could
have, accomplished this dfflouit task,
and he was only enabled to do so hy
reason' of his intimate ktiowlodgo of
all the business interests of toe ciiv.
which mode him the most suece.sfui
financial representative who ras ever
occupied the -office of mayo-. At this
critlcak stage In the city's history, I
feel she should have a coo bund, and
a steady head to guide her, fur nn
unwise or extravagant administra
tion would endanger public confi
dence, create distrust and InT-ase
the burden of taxation beyond 'ho
means of her Inhabitants. During his
Incumbency he has glvn Pend'cton n
inagn'flcent city hall, i splen Vd no
bridge across the Um.it'lla river, kept
the city on a cash has:?, an 1 enforced
the laws ns well as th-v enu'.J rison
ably be enforced with the revenue.! tit
hand.
Partisan politics can never restore
vested rights and private ownership If
once destroyed. I am convinced the
people of Pendleton are making n ser
ious mistake, one that It will be dif
ficult to remedy. If they permit an
unprovoked attack to be made upon
the Hyers mill, the oldent and most
Important Industry of the city, an In
dustry that, with Its progressive foun
der, contributed materially to the
growth and development of Pendlo
ton. When he Is gone and unnble
longer to defend his rights it Is unjust
t.i his widow and heirs that, to further
the political ambition of any man in
the i'.iiiii:i:;n, this growing enterprise
should be threatened with the loss or
the destruction of Its most essential
right, the power by which it has been
operated from the time of Its found
ing to the present.
1 cannot persuade myself, that any
policy, which seeks the destruction of
property rights, or interests. Is sound
or safe! In my Judgment, the mere
ndvocacy of stub a doctrine Is the
commencement of nnurchy. for the
stability of organized society depend
upon the protection of properly rights.
The NnrlUw-ostern Gas and Electric
company Is a heavy investor in Pen
dleton .it has Its franchises and prop
erty Interests an.l should ho accorded
the fullest protection under the law.
However, it is not to the Interest of
Pendleton or her people, that we
'should build up the Northwestern Gas
mill Electric company to tho exclusion
of all others. Competition Is health
ful. It means progress and Improve
ment. Two mercantile establishments,
two banks, two newspapers and two
doctors are far better for a community
than one, the more the better. Port
land or tVattlo did not. become great
DOG EATS ItODY
or READ IIABY.
Walla Walla. Dec. 3. A dog
l-r'onrrlng to C T. Stovall, drag
ged to the steps of the Stovall
home the body of a baby about
four months old, which the dog
found In an alley back of the
house and was trying to cat.
There is no clue to tho baby's
Identity.
by a system of exclusion nor will Pen
dleton grow or prosper if we adopt
uueh a policy. Therefore, if tho Waah
li gton-Oregon Traction company is
soaking a field for Investment, if it
will,, as Its representatives claim, con
struct a street railway in Pendleton,
furnish a cheaper power and cheiipet
lights, why should e;e not give it aid
ii nd encouragement. It will add to the
material wealth of Pendleton, It will
greatly Increase the assessable value
of her property, it will lighten tho
burden of taxation and enhance the
value of every dollar's worth of real
estate many fold In Pendleton and vi
cinity. The men, who are promoting this
enterprise, arc not strangcr.s to the
people of Pendleton. They come from
our sister city of Walla Walla, where
for years they have been among the
most enterprising and enlightened of
her business men, where they enjoy
tho confidence and esteem of their
fellow citizens, for honesty "and fair
dealing. Their wealth has been ac
cumulated there. They have seen the
marvelous growth and development ol
their own city, as the result of the
building along their streets and con
necting with outside territory of an
electric railroad. They are interested
In the growth and Improvement of
the entire Northwest, and, If they can
find a safe and profitable Investment,
which will aid In that development,
their capital is ready for Investment.
They believe they have found In Pen
dleton and the territory tributary to
It such a field. Is It right that, by
Vilification and abuse, these men
should be forced to abandon this en
terprise, and -that Pendleton and her
people, through the selfishness and
greed of a few Individuals, should be
required to make such an enormous
sacrifice?
Mr. Fltz Gerald, who stands at the
head of this enterprise, has establish
ed in the city the headquarters of the
corporations he represents. He has
been engaged In this character of work
for many years, he is an experienced
nnd competent man, a gentleman by
Instinct and education, and it is a dls.
grace to our people that a few peanut
politicians, moss back and surly and
avaricious schemers should slander
him without excuse or Justification.
JAMES A. FEE.
ZELAYA CAUSED ;
lEllSlEAIH
MODU S MITH.ATED
AT TYRANT'S ORDERS
Fighting I'lidoruay at Iilucflclds Willi
Hc-vtdiitinnists Succeed inr Troop
ship Prairlo Aground in Delaware
It Tver.
Hluefield, Nicaragua, Dec. S. It Is
I reported today that the
! Cannon and Oroce, the
bodies of
Americans
executed at Managua, were cut into
small pieces and burned. It is al
leged this barbarous work was dono
under the direction of Prcsldont Ze
laya. There are indications that
fighting has been progress. ng for two
days nnd thnf the revolutionary troops
fared 'Well. The news of the defeat
of Zelaya forces is expected momen
tarily. Troopship Aground.
Wilmington, Del.. Dec. .1. The troop
ship "Prairie" with seven hundred ma
rines under Hear Admiral Kimball and
Icnrouto to Central Aiicrlcn Is still
aground in the Delaware river. Ef
forts to float the vessel at high tide
this morning proved futile. Another
attempt will be made tonight when n
powerful tug will be used In an effort
to get the vessel into the channel. The
rrnlrle went ngorund las night as It
wns starting on a voyage from Phila
delphia to Nicaragua.
.elaa Is Crafty.
Washington, Dec. 3. Driven to
desperation by the unexpceti d attitude
in the I'nited States, President Zelaya
Is now reported to have developed a
plan whereby he can resign and si ill
retain power. Tbl consist ; in putting
in office of president of Nicaragua.
.Ioijc Madriz, well known in Central
American diplomatic circles ns Zetn
ya's henchman nnd declared to be at
Zelnyn's beck and call.
The stntc depnrtmcnt. it Is declared
is entirely cognizant of the conspiracy
under way and will act vigorously and
promptly If occasion-demands.
In the meantime neither the state
ib partmont nor the Nicaraguan lega
tion officials will discuss the matter.
When the Alleged plot for the con
tinuation of the Zclaynn power by
proxy became known It threw tho
Central American contingent here In
to n. frenzy. One of the diplomats ex
plained tho reason for their perturba
tion. Zelayn's General Surrendered.
Bint-field, Dec. 3. Colonel Ouada
muz, In command of a detachment of
Zelaya's sold'ers hns surrendered to
Oeneral Matuty of Estrado's army
nenr Rama. The Zelaya forces held
out until they were physical wrecks,
hnvlng gone without food for two
days. They were simply unnhle to
continue the contest longer.
n MOTTER-WliEl
ILER
ry
store destroyed
i t hi : at early Horn
Walla Walla. Waidi.,
Dec. 3.
the largest depurtment
stores In
this morning, with a loss of $150,000. An rxploslon of an office oil
styvc was responsible On y about five per cent of the. goods were
saved. The loss is partially covered by insurance.
MM PREDICTS :C0HB TO
TAFT-flLDRICHr FIGHT LORDS
Asserts Senate Leader Wnu'd
Take Vice Prrsldency and
Then Succeed Taf t.
"INSrKGKXT" MCADKU SAY'S
CANNON SEES WHITING
Prosklenl Tafi's Prnlse of Hliixlc 1s
lnnd Man May Mum New Eng.
In ml Yic-p President Claims Dcino
ratlc iA-aibT "If You Can Stand
Taft-Aldrloli,' Then Wlijr Not
Aiilrlcli-ramuin In 1916T
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 3. William J.
Pryail, In The Commoner today, said:
"Has it occurred to you that Ta and
Aldrich will likely head tho republi
can ticket nt.xt campaign? Taft's en
dorsement cf Aldr.ch's statesmanship;
his praise of the Aldrich bill as best
ever: A Id rich's tour through t he
west, making laudator)' comments
upon the corporation press, all point
to the plan. New England has not had
a place on the nnt'onal republican
ticket for sometime, although it has
supported the ticket with great con
stancy. Isn't It about t me to recoi
nlre her?
"Aldrich has nnnounnced h won't
be a candidate for the senate again.
Wh.it could be 'more natural than
that he should aspire to be the boss
of the senate in name as he has been
I f r vears, In fact.
"Why not Taft and Aldrich In
1912, ami if possible to swallow that,
then Aldrlih and Cannon in 1916?
"What do the progressives ay to
that?"
Canni'ii To Hot rc.
Washington. Dec. 3. That Speaker
Cannon believes the house Is in dan
ger of democratic capture and will
try to save it to the republicans by
announcing his speakership retire
ment before the republicn primaries
next June was the statement made to
day by Victor Murdock of Kansas,
house leader of iiie ".n.-uirgc!:'.!-."
"Watch the first of June; v.a'ti h Can
non announce he will not servo as
speaker after his preesnt ' term." said
Murdock. "He has seenthe writing on
the wall"
Tank Explodes: Loss SIOO.IHMi.
Camden, H. C. Dec. 3. A gas tank
in the Southern Express office explod.
ed last nlnht, wrecking the ' office
building and "causing a fire that swept
half a block of Camden's finest busi
ness section with a loss of over $100.
itnn. One nemo is reported killed.
Senator
mischief.
Tom Carter is up to mor
WATEfl SUITS
The rapidlw becoming famous Echo
water suit. will start In the circuit
court next Monday morning as per
sihedule, all efforts to have tliein re
filled I.) tho state board of water
i oMini.-'sloncrs having failed. Those
directly Interested In the suits were
brought up from Echo last evening
but after an extended conference held
tills morning in the office of Lowell &
Winter between the litigants nnd their
nttiVrncys it was decided to go ahead
with the trial of the cases.
Tho principal difficulty In the way
of having the matter referred to the
board was tho indefinitness of the
length of time which might elapse be.
fore the board could take up nnd ad
judicate tiie rlulits of water users al
ong the Umatilla river. As it is neces
sary that the questions Involved In
these suits be settled before the next
Irrigating season it was decided best
d, proceed witli the litigation.
The first ease called will be that of
the Allen Ditch company versus the
ltinrietta Milling company. Owing to
the' large number of witnesses to no
est a mined it Is expected that a week
will be consumed in the hearing of
this case alone. It will he followed
by the rase of the Henrietta Milling
I'ompany ngtilnst Joseph Cuhna nnd
the trial of this will probably require
as much time as the other.
HEARING OF FAMOUS WEST - END
I'HIS MORNING
The Motter-Wheeler tore, one of
the city, was gutted by fire at 7:30
Asquith Threw Down Gauntlet
in Lower Houee and Great
Struggle is Now On. .
BAMXU U'S OWN WOHDS
TUIXED AGAINST HIM
Hy Okth In-lining Vote House of
Commons Passed Resolution De
nouncing Action of Aristocrats in
Opposing Financial Measure
Irony for Titular Gentlemen.
London, Dec. 3. Ey a majority of
21S the house of commons today re
corded Its claim to exclusive control
of the nation's purse a claim never
befor challenged In modern t.mes.
The vote was taken on a resolution of
fered by Premier Asquith, which de
dared "that the action of the house
of lords In refusing to pass into law
the financial provisions made by the
chamber fur the expenses of the year,
was a breach of the constitution and
usurpation of the rights of the house
of commons."
The resolution was passed by a vote
i of 349 to 134. Uy this vote the op
I posing forces of the lords and con
i nvons or.- placed i" battle array tor
I one of the greatest constitutional
: struggles that has come before the
country for centuries. Scenes of -iii-1
thusiasm which accompanied the vot
j ing of Mr. Asquith's resolution were
In marked contrast to those witnessed
I In the recent debate in the house of
lords. No prominent members of the
j government side arose in the house of
I of commons to utter solemn warn
ings against the course the ministeis
were pursuing The ministerial racks
! were closed in a complete unanim.ty
j of protest against the action of the
. upper heuse.
! Mr. Balfour, leader of the opposi
. tion, evidently was suffering from ef
fects of h.s Indisposition and his
,' speech lacked the ring of sincerity and
1 conviction that characterized the
. prime minister'.. The latter had an
easy task in pouring, ridicule upon
what he described, mil id the rousing
cheers of his supporters, as u "new
j fangled cnesar.sm," this "arrogi'it
I usurpation" of the lords.
! The premier's ironical reference to
! the "Instinct of divination" of tho
peers on reaching manhood dissolved
; his hearers in laughter. He quoted
j with trenchant effect the speech of
Mr. Palfour less than a year ago In
' which the ex-premier described hini
! si 1 f as a "house of commons man,"
' and sai l: "It is the house of com
mons, not the house of lords, which
settles, uncontrolled our financial
system. If the. house of birds could
BEGINS IV
il'.liil i .-isc, fiat of the Heui'iett.i
Vlilim; cump.-ir.y versus Joseph Kamo.s
has not yet been set for trial, i mn.
follow the others and it may not come
up until later.
The difficulty in the west end of the
cfunty which i.s responsible for tills
! litigation is the inability of the ITm.-i-
lilla river io supply wnter during tlie-l
suinnier months sufficient for the do. I
m.inils of nil those who want to take
water from the stream.
The trouble was started last summer
when Ramos built a dam In the river
which shut off the water from ttie
t- iee of the Henrietta milling company
and diverted It on to his own fields.
Tills necessitate, the closing down of
the alfalfa meal mill being operated
by the milling company nnd was fol
lowed by an injunction suit brought
by the company to compel! Hamas to
take out liis dam. 'The other suits
tollo,e, in rapid succession.
After a time the litigants agreed up
on a compromise which was affected
by Judge Pcan nnd which was to re
main in effect until in October. Pince
that time there hns been plenty of
wnter fur all. The hearings have now
been resumed In order that the rights
of the litigants may he adjudicated be
fore the next Irrigating Reason nn 1
thus avoid a repetition of Inst sum
mer's difficulties.
touch the money bills the whole ex
ecutive machinery of the country
would be brought tj a standstill."
The amazement with which the lib
erals listened to the quotations from
lia fur asa nst himself, was only-
equalled by the chagrin depicted on
the faces of Mr. Palfour's followers.
Altogether Mr. Asquith surpassed
himself and his elated followers de
clare that he never made a finer or
more effective speech.
Mr. Henderson's speech for the la
bor party also hps given the liberals
great encouragement for the coming
election, as showing that the whole
party is of one mind.
English Campaign on.
London. Dec. 3. The capital Is
practically deserted by parliamen
tarians today. Released from duties,
many members of the house of com
mons have left the city to commence
their personal political campaigns.
Chancellor Lloyd-George, whose
budget precipitated the parliamentary
crisis was scheduled to open the ac
tual struggle between the opposing
factions with a speech at a luncheon
at the national liberal club. The
luncheon was timed with the proro
gating of parliament, and the chan
cellor's utterances will probably mark
the opening of the fight throughout
the country.
Parliament Prorogued.
London. Dec. 3. Parliament was
prorogued this afternoon. There is
much comment upon the fact that the
king thanked the house of commons
for a liberal allowance for the na
tion's needs, while he failed to thank
the house of lords according to the
usual custom.
OAKUM) I.
GUILTY
AWYEll
OF EMBEZZLEMENT
Oakland, Calif., Dec. 3. John S
Delancey, one of the most prominent
attorneys of Oakland, was found guil
ty of felony by embezzlement by a
Jury today, after thirty minutes de
liberation. The charge was made in
connection with the recent scandals
In the office of public administrator,
it being alleged Delancey, as counsel
for the pubulic administrator, with
held funds from estates being ad
ministered. FIGHTERS WRANGLE
IMCIIARDS WOI LD HAVE
FIGHT AT SALT LAKE
1'lgliters However Favor California
and San lYnneiscn Seems Preferable
City Contest Over Stakeholders
and Referee.
Hoboken. N. J., Dec. 3. Jeffries
and Johnson with Managers Tex Ilick
ard .and Jack Gleason, promoters,
wrangled for hours today over the
place of holding the chamionship bat
tle, the referee, stakeholder and final
division of the purse. It is understood
the hottest fight is over the stake
holder, ashe will be responsible for a
fortune which is to he divided between
the two contestants.
The men agreed to meet at 11
o'clock and sign articles but it was
nearly 12:30 when Jeffries and Kiek-
kard, and Gleason arrived together. A
big crowd was on hand and Jeffries
was cheered. Shortly afterward John
son arrived with his manager. IJ'
iilso was greeted with cheers. The
party went into secret session and
barreil reporters. "Tex" Ttickard said
j In had received two telegrams from
j prominent Salt I-ike City men guaran
teeing that the fight would not be in
terferred with if held there. He also
said he ha I a sarong guarantee that
I no financial loss would be sustained
if Salt Lake is chosen as the battle
scene. Itickard sa'id he favored hold
ing tho fight in Salt Lake If all con
ditions arc favorable. It is known,
however, that both Johnson and Jeff
:ii s like to train in California. It is
probable San Francisco will be chosen.
S rrcilMllNS STRIKE CAl'SES
CLOSING OF COAL MIXES
Ihitte. I'.otit., Dec. .3.
iniicod today that the
in s at St ckett. Reit
mine, in the country
It is au
la rge coal
and Sand
tributary to
C.
Great Falls, will close tonight as a
n s;iif o; the switchmen's strike that
has demoralized freight transporta
tion on till ra lro.ids in this section.
In accord. '.tice with yesterday's an
nouncement the Moonlight and Par
rm mines of the Amalgamated Cop
pi r company closed this morning. I!
is estimated . 4 iiOfl men are Idle to
day. Drowned in Channel.
London, Dec. 3 The steamer This
llemere foundered In the channel to
day after a struggle with the storm
that is prevailing. It Is reported that
all members of the crew were drown
ed. Rnltlmnre Has lire.
Raltlmore, Md., Dec. S. Fire which
broke out in a building in Smith
Shrrp street within a block and a halt
of the point of origin of the great dis
aster of 1904. caused a loss of 5300.
000 before It was finally extinguished
s
Yard Officials Are Taking the
Places of Striking Switch
men in Many Cities.
STIUKEBHEAKERS CLEARING
SEATTLE TTtACKS OP FREIGHT
No Freight Helng Received at Ta
coma, liut Perishable Goods are
ISHng Sent on Their Way By Aid
of Off.ee Men Activity Character
ize Situation In Seattle Trains Ar.
riving at Spokane from East and
West Mall on Time.
STRIKE MAY CXME
TO AN END TODAY.
Minneapolis, Dec. 3. It is re
ported this afternoon on reli
able authority that the strike of
the switchmen will be ended
within three hours. The re
port Is verifie.l by men who
are In close touch with the sit
uation. Tacoma, Wash.. Dec. 3.. The first .
attempt of the officials of the North
ern Pacific to cope with the switch
men's Etrlke was made today when
the yardmaster's office men were
placed in the yards to take the switch
men's places Several engines were
operated all day and many cars of
perishable goods were moved. -
At the freight office no freight Is
being received. The office is closed
and the instructions are that not a
pound of fre!ht will be received un
der any condition. Very little freight
Is coming in.
Activity in Seattle.
Seattle. Wash., Dec. 3 In strong
: contrast to the strike situation yes
I terday there is marked activity in the
local railroad yards today. Between
j 25 and io strikebreakers are work
I Ing to clean the tracks of perishable
freight.
The Northern Pacific had five
I crews busy this morning, while three
j crews were working in the Great
Northern yards.
Officials Make Vp Trains.
Spokane, Wash., Dec. 3. Through
freight trains en route to Spokane
from the coast cities and from the
east over the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern roads are be ng made
up by yard officials from eastern
points. The mails are arriving on
time.
At St. Paul.
St. Paul. Doc. 3 More than 400
Imported Chicago strikebreakers are
working today !n the local rallroil
yards, according to the transporta
) tion officials. It Is stated that before
I tomorrow the places of pra-;ti ;ully
jail the strikers will be fille.1 nn.l
freight moving resumed. The lead
ers of the striking switchmen laugh
at the statement that the strika is
practically broken and apparently are
confident of victory. They deo'ure
that comparatively few of their num
ber have rt turned to wotk anj are
making- every effort to combat tho ef
forts of railroad officials to Import
I more men to fill the strikers' places.
As n, result of the importation of
! substitute switchmen It is deemed
probable the d'spute will be cn nod
into the courts. Mayor Lawler hns
been retained as the strikers' co nisei
and will assume direct charge of the
legal campaign if instituted. Many
strikebreakers have been sworn in as
special pol ce to protect th railroad's
Imei est, str'kers claim t'l"; proced
ure is in direct violation of the state
law which prohibits non-residents
from serving as officers. Lawler has
brought the matter to the attent'mi
of State Labor Commissioner Mc
Ewtii. The strike leaders demand
the arrest of every non-resident em
ployed In the local yards who i
wearing a special officer's badge.
P.rotherhood Against Strike.
Chicago. Dec. 3. Grand Master
Lee. of the brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, announced today that the
striking switchmen of Duluth. who
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COAL FAMINE
THREATENS
SPOKAXE
Spokane. Dec 3. - . Much
alarm Is felt here today b, cause
railroad officials report the coal
surply !s becoming so low that
it is doubtful if the passenger
trains can be run 24 hours
longer. The o ia! f inline is the
risult of the switchmen's strike.
COPING
IT T