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VOL. 22
PENDLETON, OHEGON', FIJI DAY, DECIvMIJEIt 10, 11)09.'
NO. 6768
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FREIGHT BEGINS '
TO MOVE AGAIN
Indications Are That Switch
men's Strike Has Failed in
Its Purpose.
NOHTHWFST AGENTS A RE
xow receiving freight
Gonirul Orders Issued to Receive
Freight From all Points Twin Cit
ies Joblx-rs .Make Tour of Investi
gation and Report Favorably on
CcMtditioiiH tit Terminals HukIupm
In Sonic, place Above Normal, Be
ing Satisfactorily Handled.
The Switchmen's strike Is practically
a thing of history, judging by orders
which have been Issued today by the
officials of the Northern Pacific road.
Local Agent Walter Adams was In
structed this morning to receive
freight for all points, this being the
first day that freight has been received
at the local station sine. ..ho strike
was Inaugurated.
The general freight agent of th
road has also notified all agents of
the company in the normwest that
the embargo hus been removed from
all points and Instructing them to re
ceive freight for any point.
From St. Paul.
The following concerning the situ
ation Is from St. Paul:
"The merchants and manufactur
ers of the Twin Cities have received
numerous Inquiries during the past
few days as to the actual freight con
ditions nt these terminals. Merchants
In tho country have made frequent In
quiry by wire, telephone and letter, as
to whether goods ordered could be
gotten out. The St. Paul Jobbers and
manufacturers1 association through its
secretary has kept In close touch with
the situation from day to day making
daily observation at I tie various
freight depots and loading tracks. The
movement of freight fr the past three
days has 1 1 reasonably satisfactory
on all lines, and an Improvement was
noticeable dally. The conference of
n few members of tb- Jobbers' asso
ciation was liel.l. and It was decided
t.i make an inspection of as many of
the terminals, transfer stations, etc.,
jis possible and observe for themselves
the conditions as they tim.iy exist.
"After covering the terminals cf sev
eral lines In St. Paul the party visited
the Hamline Transf. r of the Great
Northern railway end several of the
terminals In Minneapolis, observing
conditions at Minneapolis Transfer en
route. At (he various points a care
ful Inspection was made of the work
being done, a number of engines and
crews actually engaged in switching,
the general conditions of the various
vr.1 . Roup si nllUivt s of the Prcsi
accompanied the parly and were given i
opportunity of making independent
observations.
Sat Isfactory Condi I ions.
"The conclusion reached nt the
completion of the trip were that the
freight Is being moved In a very satis
factory manner. And. ulthough nor
mal conditions do not prevail at all
points, a volume above normal was
being handled at some points. For
example: At the Harllno Transfer
where the merchandise freight from
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Mlii..esoin
Transfer Is assembled anil consolidated
for all points on the Great Northern
railway, IB I cars were loaded and
forwarded on Monday as against a
normal of approximately 130 cars.
This unusually large amount of busi
ness wis caused 1'V the accumulation
of some of the freight on the first days
of the strike and completely cleaned
the accumulation. me
business
up
foiluv was being nanoien in no run"-
normal and satisfactory manner.
"The various members of the party
expressed themselves as well satisfied
with the conditions as they found them
nnd and united in the statement that
there is no longer a question of the
ability of the railways to handle the
bus'ness offered with hut little delay.
There Is every Indication that as the
new crews become more familiar with
the yards in. mini conditions will pre
vail. We feel justified therefore in
announcing to our customers through
out the entire northwest that they may
order goods freely without fenr of
serious delay.
SAYS A I. LEG 1
il Fit A I'D
IS PART OF PLOT
New York, Dec. 10. Dillon Wal
lace, the Labrador explorer, who or
ganized an expedition a year ago for
the purpose of searching for Dr.
Frederick A. Cook, If he had not re- ,
turned before last summer, toiiay
came strongly to the defense of the
Brooklyn explorer and declared that
tho affidavits of George H. Dunklc
and Captain August Loose are part of
a plot to discredit Dr. Cook.
Dr. Worthlngton and wife of Grand
Junction, Colorado, are staying at the
Hotel Pendleton for a few dayi.
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS
MAY GO OX STIMKR
Cincinnati, Dec. 10. It be-
came known today that 90 per
cent of tho telegraph operators
In the employ of the Big Four
railroad, who sent in, ballots on
the question of a strike for
higher wages, favor the strike.
This Is believed by union lead-
ers to Indicate that thi; tele-
graphers of the system will de-
mand their request be granted
with the flat alternative of a
strike.
cm
MAGI ST RAT ES Ct X FER
OX CRIMINAL METHODS
Albany, N. Y.. Dec. 10. To ex
change vfews and opinions mi t'.ie best
methods of dealing with both juvenile
and adult offenders Is the object of
a conference of magistrates of crim
inal and children's courts, convened
here today under the auspices of the
State Probation commission. Gover
nor Hughes will address the magis
trates this evening.
This is the first opportunity for
city magistrates In the state to com
pare' their experiences and methods,
and It Is believed that it will tend to
promote a greater degree of uniform
ity In the different cities of the state
In disposing of cases. The session
will be concluded tomorrow.
SKKK TO ARRANGE
MEETING WITH PARENTS
Accost Negro Girl anil
Her With Instruction
men's Clothes One at
Commission
Wore Wo
Ix'ast Was a
Man Police arc on Trail.
Louisville. Ky., Dec. 10. If stories
told by Katie Martin, a colored girl,
are true, the police are sure that the
man they want of whom they have a
fair description Is implicated In the
kidnaping of pretty eight-year-old Al
ma Knthuine Keller, who mysterious
ly disappeared Sunday when she left
home to go to school. Yesterday :r.
ti i noon the colored girl was accosted
by two strangers, so she says, dressed
in woman's clothes. One of them was
a man. They whispered a few in
structions to the girl and told her to
arrange a meeting with the parents
of the missing child. They talked but
a few moments and appeared as
though they feared detection. The
girl was then sent with a message to
Mrs. Keller all of which is not made
public.
NEW UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
URGED FOU ADOPTION
Geneva, Dec. 10. A convention of
tht disciples of Ido, the newest uni
versal language, was opened in tie-
nova
today. Study of the new tongue
Is now largely confined to Switzer
land, but it s expected to spread rap
idly over Europe and America It Is
alleged by Its herents that It Is easier
to learn and move cosmopolitan In its
construction than Esperanto. Pro
fessor Boubler, of the Gcnevla l7ni
v rsity. has delivered lectures on
"Ido" to crowded audiences of late
here, and has stated that it could bo
learned In a dozen lessons if serious
ly studied. During this winter free
classes in "Ido" will be given twice a
week at the university.
duxcax school district
has enviable record
With a percentage of attendance of
100 for the three months of Septem
ber. October and November, the Dun
can school district on Mcaeham
creek, leads all others in the county
i nis was
the announcement made' at
the office of County School Superin
tendent Frank K. Welles this after
noon. The Pendleton district lias not re
ported yet for the month of Novem
ber, but for October, the dally attend
ance was '.ifi. 6 per cent, higher than
any other district In the county, with
the exception of Duncan.
.1. H Barton is the instructor of
the Duncan school and he has nine
pupils. In the Pendleton district
there were 8S7 registered during the
month.
Besides Pendleton, the Echo and
Milton districts are also slow In re
porting, but the reports from all tho
other towns In the county are In. Tho
names of each with the number of
pupils and the average daily attend
ance follow:
Town. Registration. Attendance
Pilot Hock 6S 94.1
Cinatllla 39 95
Weston 232 95.9
Athens. 202 94.68
Adams fit
Helix 37 90.9
Hermlston 159 &
Stanfleld 68 92
It will be noticed that Adams and
Helix are candidates for low honors.
Mrs. J. Spofford of Boise, s a guest
at tho Hotel St. George.
i ENTRYMEN TRY
i TO SHIFT BLAME
Men Implicated In Alaska
Coal Land Cases Would
Escape From Snare.
PIT
responsibility
ox cunxixgham
I'c-fiiiiony or Fiilrjiiion This Morning
Slums They are At lcniMing to Shift
Culpability to Promoter' Shoulders
Coiiiiiiigliaiu'M ilounial ami Re
ports Prove Collusion for Develop
ment of lVofMity Men Had Com
mon Fund.
Spokane. Dec. 10. An effort is be
ing made by the cntrymen recently ex
amined in the Cunningham coal lands
Inquiry to shift the responsibility for
the varioues enterprises launched in
connection with a Joint development of
the coal project, to the shoulders of
Clrrence Cunningham. The govern
ment has introduced Cunnincham's
private Journal, also reports, showing
that the money Invested In the sur
veys for railroads, wharves, coal
bunkers and tunnels was pp.U from a
common fund, showing collusive ac
lion by entrymen In developing their
property. The entrymen now dis
claim any participation in these pro
motions, and say It was entirely the
v.i-rk of Cunningham Entryman F.
C. Davidson, and Joseph H. Nelll tes
tified along these lines this morning.
Nelll sold his claims some months ago
through H. V. Winchell, of Minneapo
lis, said to he buying for Guggenheim,
for $13,000. The title was placed in
the name of Fred S. Snyder. The
Cunningham Spokane inquiry is cx
pi eleil to conclude tomorrow night
unless Clarence Cunningham is called
t i the stand.
Oi D CAPTAIN RESIGNS
A ITER LONG SERVICE
l.-oi ion. Dec. 10. Capt. John
Prit liar i. commander of the Mau
ve! a r a, v.h::h, with its sister ship,
the I.usitaiiia. is the largest passen
ger vessel afloat, has forwarded lis
resignation to the Cunard company.
Captain Pritciiard is also Commodore
of the Cunard fleet. It is expected
that his retirement will take effect
the first of the year.
Captain l'ritehard has risen from
til.- rinks, having commenced as a
buy cook on hoard a sailing vessel at
month. Having gamed his mas-,
tor's certificate he saved sufficient
to become part owner 'of an e cht
hundred ton sailing brig, of which
he was master, and in which he made
many voyages, inclining one across
the Atlantic. Thirty-five years ago
he juried the Cunml company as ju
nior officer and for the past 13 years
h has been a master. The Mnuro
tania was the third Cunard liner he
took over on c unpletion. by the build
ers. As captain of tne i oronia ,ne
took two vears ago formally opened
the Ambrose channel at New York.
and 1: was the Mauretania which in
augurated the present Cunard service
with Fishguard as a port or call.
AXOTIIF.lt TRAGEDY IS
REPORTED IX OUiLAXR
Oakland. Dec. 10. Police received
a report this afternoon that D. I.
Groff. of IN Kontcvi'da avenue, which
s on the outskirts of the city had shot
hs wife. The report said that both
ire dead, hut this is not verified. Of
ficers were, immediately dispatched to
tho scene.
Thomas Duncan and wit.- expo.-;
to leave in a few days for San Fran
cisco, where tiny will reman until
ifter Christmas.
Tile sum of $6250 in damages as
the result of injuries received in a
train wreck, has been paid to D. B.
.larnian, the merchant of Weston
and Athena. Mr. Jaj-man. through
his attorneys. Peterson A Wilson of
Pendleton and Athena, bad put in a
claim for $15,000, but the case was
settled out of court for the sum
montipned above and Mr. Jarman now
has the money to his credit In the
Vank. it having been paid over to
him Wednesday by the claim agent
nf the Spokane & Inland road.
It will be remembered that the
wreck In which Mr. Jarman was an
unwilling participant. occurred on
the line of the Spokane & Inland be
tween Spokane and Coeur d'Alene last
IT IN
mm men
. IE FLOWN
i
Nicaraguan Legation at Wash
ington is Deserted, Bare
and Desolate.
Ill MOKi'.l) THAT KENT OX
QUARTERS XOT PAID
(hill's of Xicaragiiaii legation Leave
Thclr Headquarters. Taking Hag
and Baggage With Thom Zelaya
Failed to Como Tlu-oiigh With the
Necessary Casli Lull Before the
Storm n Little Republic.
Washington, Dec. 10. The Nicara
guan legation here is no more. Big
vans have carried off the furniture
and other appurtenances of the house
in O street, where President Zelaya's
representatives once were domiciled.
A "for rent" sign ornaments the
front lawn and drawn curtains and
an air of desolation greet the caller,
while no Bervltor hastens to answer
a ring at the bell.
In addition, it is the gossip In Cen
tral American circles that the Ze
layan government has sent the
monthly checks to Its legation an
oversight that la said to be sorely felt
by the legation force.
Senor Rodriguez, special emissary
of Zelaya, through whom Secretary
Knox's sharp note was conveyed to
the Nicaraguan government, is still
In Washington. Tt was said by a for
mer attache of the legation that the
furniture had been stored until the
present situation cleared and that it
was the property of the government.
It was indignantly denied that the
legation had been driven from its
quarters because of the failure of the
Nicaraguan government to meet the
monthly rent bills.
Word has been received in Central
American circles that reports of a
Zola van victory over the Insurgent
army near Rama were without foun
dation. It was declared there had
been no fighting in the last few days.
"It is the lull before the storm."
said a Central American d'plomat.
"In a few davs we will hear of a bat
tle and it will be a decisive one. pro
vided the Estrada forces are victor-
I Ions. If they are not they will fall
back to fight again."
COXGRI'.SS AD.KU RXS AITF.lt
DOING I.1TTLT2 WORK
Washington. Dec. 10. After adopt
ing resolutions urging the necessity of
establishing a federal department of
public works and inst tilting a legis-
l'ltif., nrntwiin f.ir ir:l I onvn va im-
I"- """ .
j prov mi tit. embracing the annual ex-
pendituie of fifty million dollars on
I livers and harbors, congress adjourn
I 1 1 t i'iay sine die.
I I'.oiim1 Adjourns.
Washington. Dec. 10. fter a very
brief session, the house cf representa
tives adjourned today until Tuesday.
DOFBI.F. TP. GKDY F.XDS
SCHOOLBOY LOVE
Washington. Dec. 1 0. Jealousy re
sulting from a schoolboy love afra:r
developed into a double tragery here
today when Walter Sybold. aged IS.
sl ot I.ura Prnden, aged 16. and later
committed suicide. The girl was on
In:- wav hom- from school at noon
w hen approached by Sybold. who shot
the girl and then turned the weapon
op himself.
Chinese Student Debates.
Philadelphia. Dec. 10. Chinson
Young, a gifted young Chinese stu
dent, will be one of the Pennsylvania
representatives in ton gilt's debate
with Columbia. Young speaks Eng
lish fluently and is a skill."! debitor.
POIGE FOO BROKEN RIBS
fall while the rush to the Coeur d'
Alene Indian reservation land draw
ing was on. Two interurban trains
met in a head-on collission, resulting
in the death of several and the se
rious Injury to many others, as both
trains were heavily loaded.
As It happened Mr Jarman was
the only person from this county who
was injured. He sustained three
broken ribs, a skinned head and suf
fered n nervous shock. His attorneys
notified the railroad company that
they were about to bring suit for
$13.00(1. This was followed by at
tempts at a compromise which result
ed in the payment of the $6250 to the.
Weston merchant. The latter, as well
as his attorneys, is well satisfied with
the outcome.
HKVOLl'TIOXISTS WAIT
ZELAYA'S APPROACH.
Bluefields. Nicaragua, Dec.
10 Strongly entrenched at
Rama, Estrada's revolutionary
forces today are awaiting the
approach of Zelaya, confident
that a battle Is but a few days
distant. Zelaya's army is un-
der General Oseja and is re-
ported to have approached
within ten miles of Rama.
Ql'ARRFL OVER CHILDREN
CAI SE OF MCRDER
Qulncy. III., Dec. 10. James Dobbs,
charged with slaying William Thomp
son, his neighbor, will be given a pre
liminary hearing today and Will
doubtless be held to answer to a
charge of murder.
Dobbs Is 62 years old and Thomp
son was 54. Both were married and
lived as neighbors in the Village of
Columbus. Recently there was a
quarrel between the children of the
two families and Thompson called on
Dobbs to discuss the causes of the
disturbance. Thompson was shot
twice 15 feet from Dobbs' doorway.
Excitement ran high and residents
of the village threatened to lynch
Dobbs. Sheriff Thomas, of Adams
county, hurriedly brought the pris
oner to this city In an automobile.
ECHO WATER SUIT
IS EXPENSIVE CASE
COSTS $l.")0 A DAY
TO OOXDl Cr CAKE
Testimony Will Not Bo Concluded
Tills Week President Suit Is Only
One of Throe Plaintiffs Raw'
Claims on Three Reasons. Which
Defendants Deny.
At an expense of close to $150 per
day the hearing of the first Echo wa
ter suit has been In progress this
week. Sixty witnesses are now in at
tendance and from present indications
the taking of testimony will not be
concluded this week. The last wit
ness for th. plaintiff company will
probably take the stand this after
noon and then the defense will begin
the Introduction of testimony the first
thing tomorrow morning. It is cer
tain that at least three days will he
consumed before the case is given to
the Judge for his decision.
The case now being tried is that of
the Alien Ditch company against the
Henrietta Milling company and it is
only one of three or four which are
about of equal prominence and which
will probably consume about the
same length of time each.
The attorneys for the plaint'ff
company allege they are entitled to
what water they need for three rea
sons, the first being that of prior use,
the second that of adverse use and
the third being that the defendan's
had abandoned whatever rights they
may have at one time possessed. By
adverse use is meant that they used
the water for such a length of time
without opposition on the part of the
defendants that they had acquired
the right to the water.
The attorneys for the milling com
pany deny all of these, alleging that
the mill's ditch was constructed first,
that the Irrigation people acquired no
rights by adverse use and that they
hod not abandoned their rights.
vvKtniM Indian Agent.
At St. Anthony's hospital at 6
o'clock this morn tig, an eight-pound
son was horn to Major and Mrs. E.
T.. Swartzlander. Major Swarfland".
is the present agent at the C'uatiila
Ind'an agency.
still Investigating Wreck.
Because the committee of citizens
and railroad officials which went to
the scene of the Coo derailment yester
day, were unable to determine the
ot.u-e. another ciunmittoo, composed
entirely of officials went down in a
; ... Kil ir::it today Those in tne
r,. .jouer.il Manager M. J.
Buckley, Superintendent William B1
. ;i- and A 'isl-.nt Superintendent A.
i'ii,-i.-iev If thev have been able to
jac.ree upon a solution of the mystery
I they have not yet announced that fact
I The train w as not running fast, the
track was in good condition and there
! seems to be no excuse for the two
rear cats leaving the rails.
Fell Into Cellar.
Mrs. William Mickclsen who to
gether with her husband Is occupying
the .ludee Gilliland home on the south
Hill, had a narrow escape from seri
ous Injury list evening. Coming home
lute from town she failed to notice
in the darkness that the plumber in
fixing tho water pipes had left th.
i - liar door open and in going out the
kitchen door onto the porch she
wrvlked into the opening. She was
found JRiter In a daied condition but
it was reported today that no bones
were broken, that she was resting easy
and had probably escaped serious injury.
TWO WOMEN
MADE WIDOWS
Infatuation of Doctor for Jew
eler's Wife Results in the
Death of Bo'h Men
Ml RIH.lt AXD SI ICIDF.
SEPAR ATES A I FIXITIES
Two Homes in Oakland, Calif Brok
en Vp By Doubly Trag-dy Doctor
Loved Another Man's Wife Better
Than His Own Importunities of
Wronged Parlies Had No Effect
Jeweler Kills Rival and Then Him
self. Oakland. Cal., Dec. 10. Markinr
the end of a domestic tragedy that
shattered the homes of Dr. Ejgene C
Wood, a prominent physician and
clubman and Gabriel Jacobs, a jew
eler, the bodies of both men today
lie in the Oakland morgue. Jacobs,
believing he had been wronged by
Woods by alleged affection with Mrs.
Jacobs, shot and killed the physician
last evening on a congested corner
of Thirteenth street and Broadway
fired two Ineffectual shots at Mrs.
Jacobs, who had been riding with
Woods In an automobile, and then,
ended his own life by firing a bullet
into his brain.. For more than two
years Woods' attention to Mrs. Ja
cobs, who Is unusually beautiful, cre
ated much comment In the local smart
set. Mrs. Woods is said to hav
pleaded for months i:h her husiand
to overcome his infatuation for the
beautiful wife of the jeweler, while
Jacobs' importunities to his wife to
give up Woods are reported to have,
been as ardent. Despairing of reach
ing a settlement, Mrs. Woods and
Jacobs almost simultaneously filed
suits tor divorce from their allegrea
faithless spouses a week ago.
Pursued Automobile.
.Supposed to have been crazed by
an unhappy martial status. Jacob
early last evening .saw Dr. Woola
and Mrs. Jacobs speeding Jownr
Broadway in an automobile. Running
after the car, Jacobs arrived at the
corner of Thirteenth street and
Broadway at the moment it was
brought to a stop When Woods
leaped to the pavement, he was con
fronted by Jacobs who had a leveled
revolver in his hand and who with
out a word fired p nnt b'ank at the
physician. When Woods staggered,
shot through the breast, three more
bullets were sent crashing into his
body and he fell mortally wounded.
Turning to the auto where his wife
was huddled, terrified, Jacobs dis
charged his smoking weapon at her
twice but neither shot found its
mark. Jacobs fled from th? angry
crowd that surrounded him. With
Patrolman Connely close upon his
heels Jacobs pressed the revolver to
Ins head and fired the bullet that
end"d his life two hours later. Pre
vious to dying, the man w-as carried
to a nearby drug store, where Mrs.
Jacobs followed and ignoring the
prostrate body of her husband, knelt
on the floor and took the bloody
head of Woods on her lap, weeping
heartbrokenly.
NEW YORK CITY SELLS
MUNICIPAL BONDS
New York, Dec. 10. Controller
Metz will have a bargain sale in his
office today of $12,500,000 worth of
50-yar 4 per cent New York Cil
municipal bonds. The issue will pro
vide for the following purposes: $6.
000,000 for general expenditures: $6.
000,000 for the Catskill water system,
and $500,000 for the new ' public li
brary at Forty-second street and Fifth
avenue
This sale of municipal bonds will
bring the issue during the year up to
$62,000,000. Snles were held in the
; spring of lots of $40,000,000 and $10.-
000,01)0. Both brought rather unsat
isfactory prices, running only a little
over 101. It Is generally believed,
however, that now that the debt limit
discussion has been settled the bonds
will sell at good f.gures. The con
troller has already received assur
ances of large bids, and the adminis
tration is looking forward to placing
Its last bond sale near to the re.-or I.
ARCHITECTS IX COM PETITION
FOR ARGENTINE POLYCLINIC
Washington, Dee. 10. Several Am
erican architects, upon the invitation
of the Argentine Republic, have en
tered the competition to secure plans
for the proposed polyclinic. Jose do
San Martin, a large government hos
pital to comprise twenty fine build
ings. Architects all over the world
have taken part in the competition,
which closed today.
The winner of the prize project will
not only be instructed to execute def
inite plans for the buildings, but will
have charge of the technical direc
tion of all the work. The second and
third best projects will receive prizeB
of $10,000 and $:0o. respectively.