EVENING EDITION
EVENING EDITION
WEATHER REPORT
Calling cards, wad
ding stationery, com
mercial stationery and
Job printing to order
at the East Oregonlan.
Fair tonight and
Thursday; colder to
night. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 22.
PENDLETON, OKEGON, WEDNESDAY, JAXUAIiY !. 11)10.
XO 0808
COINTY OFFICIAL PAVER. t-T VPO -"
WEB WOVEN
T
ARNOLD
Prosecution Presents Evidence
Against Alleged Murderer
Which Seems Conclusive.
RUMORED THAT DEFENSE
WILL SPRING SURPRISE
Court Itoom Crowded With Curious
People to Soo Mesh Woven About
s Claml Arnold Tnklnjr or Testimony
licgtiii YcMcrday Afternoon Pros
ecution lion Much Circumstantial
Evidence Rut It Ik Intimated Re.
fense I Ins Card up Sleeve
With every nvailable seat In the
court room occupied and men stand
ing up ugalnst the three walls of the
court room the trial of Claud Arnold
for the murder of A. Rnbeal Is draw
lng the biggest crowd of any murder
trial In local history. The Interest Js
Intense and every spectator strains
his ears to catch every word of the
testimony .given by the witnesses on
the ytand. With every witness the
state Is drawing closer and weaving
finer its web of circumstantial evi
dence about tho unfortunate defend
ant. Poginning yesterday afternoon with
the Introduction of the testimony of
Coroner Ralph Folsom the prosecu
tion started its looms anj has been
steadily weaving on Its web ever since.
A thread here and a thread there,
picked up and pieced together with
a master's skill by Sheriff Taylor and
his assistance. It Is being woven Into
a woof for the benefit of the Jury.
Testimony Begins.
Coroner Folsom testified to the
finding of the body and the Inquest.
He was followed by Dr. Cole who tes
tified as to the blows on the man's
head, the crushed skull, the spatter
ed brains and the death which must
have been Instantaneous from such
brutal beating.
Sheriff Taylor took the stand and
detailed to the Jury minutely tho spot
where the body was foiind, the con
dition of the body nn-1 the surround
ings. It was near mile pout 192 on
the Spokane branch about .six miles
above Umatilla The body lay In a
bunch of sage brush a short distance
from the railroad track toward the
river Kvldence showed that the body
had been dragged from the south side
tt the railroad track across the track
to where 1t lay. Evidently the mur-
derer Intended to dump his victim In
to the river but finding the conditions
unfavorable left It lying there after
carelessly attempting to cover It up.
The face was covered with some
brush and grass Across the track at
mile post 1U2 the sheriff found where
two horses had been tied to n post.
These tracks he .followed from thnt
point on the return to where they
were lost in the country road in the
vicinity of Ihe Government reservoir.
From there It was Impossible to follow
the horses' track farther.
At the point where the body was
found the sheriff testified as to the
condition of the ground and the find
ing of several foot prints In the sand
and dirt. Of these foot prints careful
measurement were made and of our.
especially a plaster cast was made.
Also the big, ugly club with which the
.deed was don bloody and covered
with spattered brains, was picked up
and Introduced in evidence.
Witnesses Connect Prisoner.
So far the defendant hail not been
'connected with the testimony except
In a gejieral sort of way. Deputy.
Sheriff llert Wilson took the stand
And the principal points of Interest
1n h s 'testimony were the plaster cast j
of the footprint found near the. body
of the murdered man and the shoes:
taken from the defendant at the time
lie was !ii rested. These were put in
evidence for the consideration of the
Jury. The shoe, wis fitted to the plas
ter cast and the jury was left to draw
their own conclusions.
Then the state began from Echo to
connect tho defendant with the crime.
Mr. Ronney. a liveryman, testlf ed
that about the 21st of kjst November
tho defendant came to his liverystablo
and hired a team and buggy. At the
time Mr. Ronney had known tho de
fendant and of course did not ask
him his name, but did ask him what
his business was. Tho defendant, so
Ronney testified. Bald ho was looking
after cattle for a man named Sworn
son and wanted the rig for that pur
pose. Mr. Ronney let him have the
rig and saw him drive up tho street
and saw another man get Into the
rig with defendant. This was on
Sunday about 11 o'clock and the team
was not returned to tho barn until
about 11 o'clock that night. When
Ronney saw the defendant on the
streets the next morning or Tuesday
morning he demanded pay for the rig
and he testified that the defendant
answered "Tho man I was looking
for was to be here Sunduy, but he did
not come and so I have no money and
can't pay you for tho team " j
Engage Two Horses. j
n Tuesday morning the defendant j
went to tho livery stable of Mr. liar-
ker In Echo and engaged two saddle
horses about 8 o'clock. He did not j
come for tho horses until about l i
o'clock. When he did, so Mr. Bar
ker testified, ho said he and his fr.end
wanted to take a little ride. Mr. Bar
ker saddled up tho horses and the
defendant mounted one, saying he
would ride over to the hotel and see
if his friend was ready and If he was
they would goy Ir came back In a
few minutes and got tho other horse
and led him away toward the ra.lroad
track and Rarkcr said he saw the oth
er man meet him unn they mounted
tho horses and rode away north. Mr.
liarkcr said that was about 1 o'clock
in the afternoon and at 12 o'clock
that night vvheii he loft the barn and
went home the. horses had not been
returned. He got up at 5 o'clock In
tin? morning and went to the barn
and the horses were there. He had
left no one in charge of the barn.
About 8 o'clock he met the defend
ant on the street '
Mr. liarker testified that the de
fendant then asked him what fine tho
horses got in. Mr. Rarker replied that
he didn't know, but some time be
tween midnight and & o'clock in the
morning. The defendant then said:
"Well, I hired those Iutfcs for two
other fellows, but as I hired them I
suppose I will have to pay for them.
I don't suppose they paid fur them,
and I will h.H e to pay you f r tin in.
That is the way I am always treated "
Anil he pulled out a purse from his
pocket to pay for the two horses and
!r. Rarker testified that he had a
five dollar gold piece and a Ion dol-
UPTOTHE POULTRY SHOW
I
Hit OH BREAKS RECORD
I
I i
Big Property Owners Must Be;
Brought Into Traction j
Movement. ' :
Local -Exhibition Opens With
Largest Attendance of ' Any
Show on Coast.
nearly ssotio is
ALREADY
pledger
K I EN EST COMPETITION
. ALSO AMONG BIRDS
irforts Now Centered on Getting Sup-
port' or Irincipnl Renefhiaries"
Merchants and .Men Willi Moderate '
Holdings I.'nthiihiaMic for Traction j
System Compromise .May Save tlie I
Day. "
More People In At ti nulance on First
Evening Than, in Eirst Two Days
of Portland and Walla Walla Shows
Judge Dixon Pays Tribute to Ex-
liioitlou SjM-elal Music Tonight-
Show- To lJst Through Saturday
Awards Made.
it
: ! .;. k. v
The List at Present.
'' Dr. C. J. Smith $ 1 000
It. Alexander loon
fr Li em Cohen land
James ,. Fee moo
' E. J. Murphy loim
W. L. Thompson louo
I ' ' V. Colesworthy 500
1 Bond Bros 500
; Ft-.-! r:k o'Oara 500
j J. F. Robinson 2T,0
- K. A. Schiffler 100
' : v. str-.tie inn
; $7. SOO
is the status of the trac
subscription as it stands
it stood yesterday after-
close of a brief oam-
(Cnntinui-d on page S.)
The iH.OV
t on cnmpai
t day and ;
noon after the
paign ty the committee. Although
the solicitors have hardly started up
: tin lr work they have already se
cured marly .S00i) of the sum t'aal
,idi'd. If the rest of the money
e;.n he secured with the same ease
as this amount the movement to git a
liaition system for Pendleton wli!
stfcci d.
' At this
( I r f lull
j !' tiding s
HAkEIl CITY ATTORNEY
GIYES IMPORT WT I1Y1RENI I
Enimett Callahan Connects Ringer
With Fraudulent Schemes for First
Time In Trial Hermann Told Him
Thnt Oregon Mrm Would Retiefit
It.v Transaction.
Portland, Jan. 26. Ringer Hermann
was connected directly with n knowl
edge of the Mays-Jones activities in
the schiied lands of the nine moiin
ta.n reserve for the first time today
by the testimony of Enimett Calla
han, a liakrr City attorney. "Calla
han, why bother about It." Hermann
Is quoted as having said during a con
fen nee in Wash ngton, conce rning the
Blue mountain reserve. "It Is only a
matter of some 200.000 neves. The
state will benefit by the transaction,
as well as a few men and these men
are our friends, and are Oregonlans."
This in substance, is the conversa
tion of Hermann with Callahan, as
told by Callahan in the present trial,
lie continued by saying that Hermann
had mentioned Mays and Odell as be
ing two of the Ore gon men who would
benefit hv the creation of the reserve.
time however there is a
ri the work of solicitation
:ne negotiations between
i i,i icIm i s of the committee nnd some
e.f the heavy property owners of the
jeity. The committee Is taking the
ii in.l that the support of the big
jnalty holders Is absolutely imperative
j If the movement is to succeed. The
silicitors do not want to ask merch
lents and small property owners to
jln ar the full burden of the movement
I when the wealthy property owners
will be the chief beneficiaries of the
; improvement."
Accordingly work is now being done
j towards bringing Influential property
I ow ners and members of the eommit
I tee together so as to provide prope r
support from the realty owners tmv
j anls raising the fund. Those who are
J backing this lino of nction hope by
I some manni r of compromise to elimi
! n.ite objections to the movement and
get all the people of the city behind
the scheme. How well they will suc
i i i d remains to be seen.
Yesterday's Work.
Although yesterday's soliciting work
did not swell the subscription list
greatly the work that was done
proves that the merchants and prop
el ty owners with moderate holdings
are enthusiastically behind the move
ment. All of those who subscribed
d'd so willingly and readily, much to
the gratification of the i otninittcf.
The committee was out for but a
short time yesterday but the result
shows that there will he much sup- I
. port froni the "rank and file" of the-'
j l'i ople of On- city. As the situation j
.stands tlie matter is entirely up to the i
I big propirty ow ners.
i
j By having nearly exactly 600 birds
on exhibit and by having tho largest
opening day attendance of any poul-
! try stow e.n tho eopst this year, the
! Pen 'Met. n show easily takes its place
in Hi.- wry front rank of western
show. More than 500 people passed
' Shr-uifh the doors last evening, fully
as large as was the attend. nice for the
4f Tirst two days of the Portland and
. W-'Hi Walla shows.
V While the loe;i people are pi.in:-
f os tints a greet denl of interest and
f ; nre giving the undertaking the sup-
1 port it di-Ferves. the crowds that are
fr ; i oni'io daily from out of town nre
helping to swell tjie attendance. Peo-
plo are coming from every part of
j I'mat Ila and Morrow counties and
i there are some here from Union coun
ty. : nc-se are in aeiu.tlon to the ex-
hihitors who are here in person from
all over the northwest.
, Keen Competition,
j Judge Elmer Dixon, who has offi
ciated ft practically all the leading
j shows on' the coast from tho Califor
nia line to Victoria and Vancouver, B.
, C, sr.yvthe compe-tition in the bar
' red Plymouth Rock class Is the
1 s;roi,jret he has seen this winter. He
i explain. . '.hat be meant b that state-
j meiit that there wire the greatest
! number of bad'ng nortWwest breeders
1 at this show of any show held In the
j northwest this year and this !s say
i ing h rrreat deal.
Wh'le the competition Is keen in
h! classes the closest is found In the
barred and buff rocks, the white and
buff Orpingtons and the Minorcas.
'Awarding Prizes.
judge n.xon is making rapid pro
gress in scoring the birds and w.ll
have the cards finished by this eve
ning or early te morrow morning. The
awards will be placed as soon there
after as possible. Many of those have
! already been made nnd the winners
have taken occasion to decorate their
i coops with ribbons, cups and trophies
I won In former contests. These form
f'one of the most attractive features of
the show and as the days go by this
feature will grow better and better.
Show leasts All Week.
Many expressions of satisfaction at
the decision to continue the show all
week are heard on all sides Pen
dleton people are delighted at the
chance to go night after night while
the exhibitors are delighted at the
opportunity offered for more exten
sive advertising.
Birds Given Away.
ti-, 'irst of the . standard bred
cockerels was given away last eve
ning and at least one will be given
away each oveivng this week. The
lord given away last evening was won
by I.. K Tipton of Kamela. a forest
ranger in the Whitman forest. S?v
e"al numbers were drawn out before
bis was reached, as many people had
gone home ami were not in the room
when the drawing took place.
The numbers nt drawn out each
evening will be left in the box and
m x. d with those put in the box the
evening the drawing takes place. Ac
cording to present plans there will be
a more extensive drawing Saturday
night. There will be three or more
prizes of the total value of $23 or
$30. All the numbers given out dur-
Injr the week and not drawn from the
! box during one of the evenlmrs will
have a chance atthe grand drawing
on -the closing night.
Prlxt Winners.
The following Is a list of the prize
winners announced thus far:
Barred Plymouth Hocks.
T). C. Gurdane, Heppner First on
cockerel and hen.
M. J. Myers. Portland First on
pen, third cockerel, second cockerel,
second hen.
Douglass & Durrant, Walla Walla
First pullet, first cock and third
pen.
E. S. Foss, Walla Walla Second
cock, third cock.
Breed & Roblson, Walla Walla-r-Sc-cond
pullet, second pcn, third hen,
third pullet.
White Plymouth P.oeks.
Wm. Hill, Heppner First pullet,
first and second hen, first Ci ki rel and
second pen.
C. E. Johnson, Irrigon Second and
third pullet, first cock, third cockerel
and first pen.
J. F. Kurtz, Irrigon Second cock
erel. Rnrf Roe ks.
R. F. Williams, Milton Second
cock, second hen. third hen.
Windlo Bros. Eents First hen,
first and second and third cockerel,
first pullet, also second and tlvrd.
OoliTen Wynndottct-.
-Pleki.son & Levy, Walla First, sec
ond and third pullet, first hen, second
and third cockerel.
SEARCH EICRT
IS TURNED ON
Congressional Committee Be
gins Its Investigation ot
Ballinger Charge.
PROBING WILD BE
MINUTE AND THOROUGH
Members of Congress Start Inetl
;ra(ion of Allegations Made Against
Se-eretary of Interior Clavls First
to Take Stand Tuking of Testi
mony Will be Extended Commit
tee Will go to Alaska to Make Per
sonal Investigation,
Silver. Wyandotte.
I. U. Temple. Pendleton Third
pulli t, third cockerel.
White Wyandottes.
Chas O. Curtis, Pasco, Wash. First
pullet, third cockerel.
A. E. Dickson. Pomeroy. Wash.
Second pullet, frst cockerel, also sec
ond. F. M. Barrows Third pullet, first
h-n. also second and third, second
cock.
Hoiiduns.
Lee Drake, Pen.dleton Third hen.
Ruff Orpingtons.
Wrindle Bros, Lents First, second,
(Continued on page ,5.)
STAGE GULCH PHONES
CONNECT WITH CITY
FORMAL CONNECTIONS
MADE THIS MORNING
Washington, D. C, Jan. 28. Actual
probing of the famous Balllnger-Pln-thot
controversy bsgan today when
I R. Glavis. who was removed from
the office of chief of the field divis
ion of the land office by President
Tuft, was called before the Joint com
mittee of congress to begin his testi
mony. It Is not expected that all
of the evidence will be obtained and
re ports submitted before next con-,
gress.
The taking of evidence will place
in the records the most minute de
tails of the manner In which the dis
posal of public lands has been made
under the direction of Ballinger, and
! every phase of the famous Cunnlng
j ham-Ali?kan coal cases with a vast
i amount of d'l?113 regarding other
leases, c.loSOd propod, fltv.t pending.
!ln addition to the hMnn. .V evidence
hi re, the committee -!n
. into the northwest in the oil in mot-
.will go to Alaska where it will actu
j ally investigate at first-hand the
j charges that the government has been
defrauded nf most of its valuable coal
! deposits.
IVople Crowd Room.
j Great public interest is shown by
jibe enormous crowd which thronged
jthe committee room and all adjacent
; halls, anxious to hear a word of the
tcstimon v
trip
and
or to
j pants in the affair
I so much confusion
13
New Line Is Eleven Mile's Long and at
Present Only Four Subscribers
Work on Line to Holdman Nenring
Completion.
The Sage Gulch Telephone com
pany's new rural line, Just completed,
was formerly connected with the city
service of the Pacific Telephone com
pany today and as a result this city
now h is ";'i mo connections with the
Stage Gulch region northwest of town.
The line as it now stands is 11 miles
in length and has four subsciybers.
They are Alfred Lang, Brady 'Howdy
shell. Charles Chancy and Virgil
Moore. Of these tho Moore ranch
is the most distant from the city.
The work upon the rural line from
the city to Holdman is now npproach
ing completion and it Is understood
the lino will be ready for use within
a couple of weeks. When this line is
completed a switchboard will be es
tablished at Holdman and through the :
same; several small rural lines will be i backers
brought into connection w ith the city, i I'rit's.T
st e leading Duriiol-
which has caused
in high Places. Tt
believed the investigation will nro-
gress somewhat slowly at first as the
committee evidently Intends to go In
to the matter systematically with the
purpose of clearing up every phase
ut.der discussion before passing on to
the next feature.
Attorney George Pepper, of Phila
delphia, appeared' as counsel for Gif
ftrd Pinchot. The public expects
Pinchot will appear in person and
give voice to his grounds of complaint
against the interior department, the
expression of which led to his dis
missal and that of his subordinate.
Glavis is attended by Attorneys L. p.
Brandtis of Boston and Joseph Col
ti n of Xew York.
owex Moras loses
DECISION TO BALDWIN
Boston, Jan. 21. A left hand body
blow Is regarded here today by sports
as the cause of the defeat of Owen
Moran, the English fighter by Bald
win of Charlestown last night. Bald
win was picked as the winner by the
referee after twelve rounds of fight
ing at the Armory Athletic associ
ation. He handled Moran in a clean
cut style and showed a complete re
versal of form since the bout In which
he was defeated by Moran. Moran's
put up the excuse that the
showed the effect of his long
lay-off.
AIMS COU.M II. CONDUITS
SPECIAL "CALAMITY" SESSION
3
WOULD FORM NEW
PACIFIC COAST STATE.
Yrekft. Calif., Jan. 25. A
e movement to make a new state
to bo called "Siskiyou," out of
fourteen counties, half In north-
em California and half In south
cm Oregon, comprising tho rlch-
est part of the Pacific coast, Is
growing today. Treka, the
county scat of Siskiyou county,
In favored for the capital of tho
projected commonwealth. Great
Interest Is helng manifested
here.
Paris. .Ian. 20. Tha chamber of
deputies this afternoon went Into a
special "ca'amlty" sess'on following
the reports which indicate tl(- city
Is face to face with a ton- Me catas
trophe which. It Is f. 'iied will p -nil
during the n'ght from rising waters.
The towns of Nugent and S'hil Maur
are completely inundated. The cabi
net this evening est'mates the loss
throughout France from high water
at $100,000,000 with a strong prob
ability of it reaching $2.r0,oon,ono.
The Seine Is roaring Its fury, which
Is increased hourly by the great wo'ght
of water coming down upon it from
above Paris and toVtight threatens to
tear all barriers ami send Its floods
sweeping through the great city.
PIISIS BATTLE
mi! one
DESPERflTELY
FLOOD ITEfiS
TAUT BIDS TRUSTS TO
SLEEF IN PEACE
.Paris. .Ian.
WATER HAS NO TERRORS
FOR AMBASSADOR R CON
Tarls. Jan. 25. Although water
stands fivo feet deep In the basement
of the residence of Robert Bacon, the
new United States ambassador to
France, he Is sticking manfully to his
post today. The house, which is In
Avenuo Gcrber, Is almost surrounded
by water from tho river. Its heating
and lighting facilities have been put
out of commission, and telephone
connections are severed.
oi
m
st;
2 0. At
li.iod vi,
t tasted
tiding
to
wiV
da .i ll today
limy, manv of
food for
in soup
the public
tlie relief
thousands
which had
days w i in
bread lines leading
kitchens established
fund to which wealthy Parisians con
tributed. The city today is in a
wretched state. Following a heavy
fall of snow la-t night, warmer weath
er prevails today and melting snows
are swelling the floods that ara
sweeping down the Seine. The Paris
weather bureau offers no immediate
relief. Indications point to more rain
nnd snow during the day. Two hun
dred thousand people, have been ren
dered homeless in the Inundated dist
rict. ,
People Ready to Flx
People are preparing to flee nnd al
most every citizen with the valuables
for which he cares most. Is holding
himself In- readiness for any emerg
en jr.
i terror
The fianlion Is one of such
ind anxiety as lia seldom been
two known except in a city about to be
nnd, sacked by an oncoming army. The
inilitiiiN forces today were
t i resort to actual cannon. idin; In
their battle with the oncoming wa
ters, to save tin- little town of Lux
from immediate destruction. The
dyke was bombarded, and great holes
torn in its structure w ith cannon balls
to permit the river's swollen waters to
spread over the surrounding low
lands.
A new danger arose today from an
unexpected quarter, when the en
croaching water made its way toward
the great gas plant i f the quarter of
west Paris. Nearly the entiro city
uses the gas supply furnished by this
plant for lighting and cooking. Should
the waters rise the city will be almost
wholly without this form of fuel upon
Washngton. Jan. 2a. Five initi
al after .l imes J Hill, the "empire
luiilder" of the northwest, emerged
from a conference with President
Taft at the white house tou.iy. the
president issued a statement to the
effin that there shall bo "No dis
criminate prosecution" of trusts. Hill
told the president yesterday that hints
front the white house that a vigorous
campaign against trusts under tho
provisions of the Sherman anti-trust
! r.v. h id toused a crumbling of pri
ns in Wall street and toll the pres
ident that such a course, if persisted
in. would result in a financial chaos.
mpi '!!' if is believed the president assur&d
It II the government contemplated no
'ndiscrlminate action, nd that he
thereafter decided to make an offi
cial announcement to that effect
I l.EI" TRUST SEEKS TO
IXIMINATK SMALL DEALERS
beef
o" i i.incsco, Jan. 26 "The
trust lias r.iready entrenched itself sol
idly ,, tH, pacific coast, but ;s now
- iiga -r. d jn trying to make its posi
tion impregnable. The trust Is going
after city councils and boards of
health 'n an effort to have laws
pass'-d with prov'slons that s-nall
slaughten rs couldnot meet." Till' '
was the statement of J. M -Menaminv.
president of tho local butchers' board
of trade, when oakod for an explana
tion of the h'gh prices of meet or. 'he
coast.
(Continued on page 6.)
9 il (I (1
r
YACI1T1NO PARTY IS
MISSING AT EYERE
TV
TAFT
NOMINATES RECEIVER
OF MONEYS AT OT.YMPIA
Washington. Jan 26. President
Taft today nominated Robert W. El
well as receiver of public moneys at
Olynipla, Wash.
IIiKulaniltC9 on Meat Strike.
Hoeiuiam, Wash., Jan. 25. The
Hoiiuinm Trades and Labor Council
today voted unanimously to abstain
from the use of meat for SO day? nnd
urges all local fraternal organisations
to follow suit.
Everett, Wash . Jan 26
Much anxiety Is felt here today
for the safety of a party of five
young people from th s city,
who set sail on a pleasure trip
yesterday in a sixteen foot sloor
and who have not been heard
of since. They expected to re
turn In a few hours. Search is
being mado today but no trace
has been found of them. Last
night was very stormy, and it Is
thought tb,. sloop may have
foundered.