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VOL. 22.
I'EXDLETON, OliEGOX, THURSDAY, FEHKUAKY 17, 1910
NO 6828
PENDLETON WILL SOON HAVE TRACTION
LINE WITH INTERURBAN CONNECTIONS
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Local Solicitors Raise Over
$25,000, But Still Seek
More Money.
Flu Gerald Announces Plana of Com
pany Fifty-Two Miles of Road to
Bo Built Quickly Flnrt Line Will
Reach Went End Region No Road
to Athena Country Big Banquet
Coming.
Willi the required sum 'of $26,000
now raised and with more names still
being added to the subscription list,
the traction movement has succeeded.
Pendleton is now In line to secure a
traction system and at this time in
terurban feeder lines are promised,
connecting Pendleton with the west
end country and likewise with the
southern end of the county.
It was a jubilant committee that as
sembled In the council chamber at
the city hall at 6 o'clock last evening.
The meeting was held at the conslu
slon of several hours of hard solicit
ing and during which nearly $5000
was raised. The meeting had been
called for the purpose of taking up the
work of getting the remainder of the
fund. However, the subscription had
been run up to a figure slightly above
the $26,000 mark when the committee
assembled.
But though tho committee had se
cured the needed $25,000 It was de
cided to continue the work of solicita
tion so as to permit others desiring
to sign to do so. However, from this
time on the burden of raising the re
mainder of the $50,000 fund devolves
upon'the traction company itseif. Ac
cording to D. Fitz Gerald, the allgh
ment of tho road will be used to In
duce subscriptions. '
At the meeting yesterday afternoon
Dr. Smith presided and after thank
ing the members of the committee-for
the hard work done, gave the commit
tee the substance of a talk he had
previously held with Mr. FltzGerald
and In which the latter had consented
to proceed with tho work on the com
pletion of the $26,000 fund. Mr.
FltzGerald, arriving at the committee
room a moment later, corroborated
this statement.
Will Start at Once.
According to Mr. Fits Gerald his
company Is ready to start construc
tion wofk almost at once. An engi
neer was sent here from Walla Walla
this morning but owing to the snow
was sent back to the Garden City.
Survey, work will probably be taken
up next week.
His company has contracted for 62
miles of steel, according to Mr. Flti
Gerald. This steel. Is to arrive In
three months Installments, eight miles
of steel coming at each shipment. It
Is the Intention of the company not
only to construct Its six miles of track
In and about this city but also to. im
mediately throw out Interurban lines.
Over the Interurban trackage as well
as over the local lines the gasoline
electric cars will bo operated pend
ing the development of the company's
power plant.
Before the committee last evening
Mr. Fitz Gerald stated that the com
pany's first Interurbnn extension will
be to the west end country. The sec
ond will be to Uklah In the south
end of the county. He declared
against the construction of a road
from here to Athena.
Will Hold Banquet.
As a finale to the meeting last eve
ning. Dr. C. J. Smith suggested that
on the evening of the Installation of
the new officers of the Commercial
association a big "get together" ban
quet be held to celebrate the success
of tlfc traction movement. The Idea
met with general approval and upon
motion a committee composed of Leon
Cohen, R. Alexander and Frank O'
Gara was named to arrange for the
same.
GREEK ARMY HOLDS ATHENS
AGAINST THE NAVY FORCES
Constantinople, Feb. 17. The
Greek army Is still holding AthenB
against the hostile navy, according to
STANFORD SHAKEN
BY EARTHQUAKE.
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Stanford University, Calif.,
Feb. 17. Stanford was shaken
by an earthquake at 10:60
'clock this morning. All classes
were dismissed, fearing a repetl-
tlon of the disturbances. Plas-
ter fell from the ceilings of the
class rooms, although no serious
damage Is reported.
advices received here from the Greek
capital. Tho army men arc reported
to have seized ammunition Intended
for the torpedo destroyers of the
fleet, thus rendering the vessels prac
tically useless. Colonel Zorbas, whom
the army men want proclaimed mili
tary dictator, is mobilizing additional
soldiers of Athens. In view of the
activity It is feared vessels will shell
the Grecian norts left unnrntocterf
j by tho removal of the garrisons to
the capital. The exact situation Is
difficult to learn because of the strict
censorship of news that has been es
tablished. It Is certain from dispatch
es to commercial organizations of this
city, however, hat the situation Is
critical.
LIBRARY ADDITION TO
UNION PRINTERS nOME
Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 16.
At the Union Printers Home today the
library addition to that institution was
formally dedicated. The Union Print
ers Home Is the only Institution of Its
kind In the world conducted by a trade
union for the benefit -of Its indigent
and sick members. The value of the
property Is estimated at one million
dollars, and the addition that was de
dicated today cost $30,000. It houses
the Home's magnificent collection of
books 12,000 volumes. Among the
speakers were Mayor Avery, of this
city, a representative of the local ty
pographical union, a representative
of Denver Typograhlcal Union and
President James M. Lynch, of the In
ternational Typographical Union. Tho
exercises were attended by a large
number of people. President Lynch
made the principal address of the clay.
WOULD INSURE BIG
FIGHT AGAINST RAIN
SID HESTER WANTS
S30.000 TOLICY WRITTEN
Wires London Company Singular Re
quest If Company Agrees, Prcm-
lum Will be Decided by Weather
Forenst Day Before Fight.
Oakland, Cal., Feb. 17. Acting for
Sid Hester, Clarence Coleman of the
Coleman Insurance company, of this
city, today cabled to London to the
Lloyd's Insurance company a request
for a policy of $30,000 against rain
on Washington's Birthday when Hes
ter will stage the Nelson-Wolgast
fight ftt Point Richmond. Hester has
n'anned no covering for his arena,
and fears that should It rain on the
day of the fight the receipts will be
cut down to such an extent that he
would lose heavily on the venture.
Coleman declared today he Is unable
to predict whether the London In
surance writers would consent to Is
sue such an extraordinary policy, nor
could he estimate what the premium
might be. The premium probably
would depend largely upon the weath
er forecasts and atmospheric con
ditions 48 hours previous to the fight
day. These he said, probably would
be learned by telegraph should they
consent to Issue tfce policy, and the
premium estimated in direct ratio with
the probability of rain. The promo
ter already has Insured the life of
Eddie Smith, who will referee the
battle.
SECOND SMALLPOX VICTIM
ON CRUISER WASHINGTON
Port Townsend, Wash., Feb. 17.
Tho second smallpox victim was
burled from the cruiser Washington
In the quarantine station today. The
dead sailor is William J. Bohnlng,
who was 22 years old and a native of
Kansas. P. O. Griffiths, aged 25, of
California, Is one of the sick sailors.
whose condition Is serious. Tho name
of the eflllor who died Tuesday could
not be obtained.
No gel on Corporation Control.
Chicago, Feb. 17. Chicago, Feb. 17.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Charles Nagel has arrived here to be
the guest of the Industrial club of
this city and will deliver an address
this evening on "Federal Control of
Corporations." It Is expected that the
speech will give some hint of the ad
ministration's future attitude regard
ing corporations and business Inter
ests are hoping that It will be of a re
assuring nature.
Has a Show at Last.
Grand Rapids, Feb. 17. After try
ing In vain for several years to devel
op sufficient Interest, Grand Rapids
has finnlly succeeded In having an
automobile show. The exhibition
opened today, with a splendid display
of cars.
New Thought Is a body of no-matter
entirely surrounded by what's-the-
ARE GENERAL RULE
Minneapolis, Feb. 17. The entire
northwest Is In the grip of a cold wave
today. Minnesota and the Dakotas are
blizzard swept and communication Is
difficult. Tile Northern Pacific of
ficials announced today that the trains 1
on their road are stalled In Montana I
because of unusually heavy snows
and that none are proceeding toward
the Pacific coast.
j Southwest Also.
S. Louis, Feb. 17. The heaviest
snow fall of the season is recorded to
day throughout the southwest. The
blizzard which has raged for 36 hours
continued with unabated fury this
morning. Traffic has been tied up
in many sections. Reports from Tex
as and Arkansas Indicate that Intens
ly cold weather prevails in those,
states.
DEEDED HOMESTEAD !
WHILE DRUNK IS CHARGED '
Wilson Creek, Wash., Feb. 17. If
a man signs a relinquishment to his
homestead while intoxicated, will the j
land office hold the relinquishment
valid? A ruling will be made on this j
question when the case pending be- j
fore United States Commissioner J-j
W. Brewer, to be heard February 21,
is decided by the officials of the Gen- '
oral land office. John Wallace has
; filed a contest against the homestead
! entry of John B. Peters, alleging that '
Peters secured a relinquishment from
j him for this land while he (Wallace) '
was intoxicated and not cognizant of
his acts, and he asks the land office
to declare the transaction void.
DUMMY" ENTRYMKX WERE
PAID HUNDRED APIECE
Boise. Feb 17. The government
opened its case In the Kcttcnbach-Kestcr-Dwyer
land frau,d trial today
by plnring on the witness stand two
alleged "dummy cnirymen," Ivan R.
Council and Fred Wr. Shafer, both of
Lewlston, who testified they were
approached by George Kester and
asked to make filings on quarter sec
tions of land, Kester agreeing to Tay
them a hundred dollars each for do
ing so. The witnesses said they made
filings and later deeded the land to
William F. Kettenbach. receiving the
amount stipulate, n the agreement.
j Roosevelt In n Proirrcwe.
' Niinuie. Uganda, Feb. 17. The
Smithsonian African scientific expedi
tion headed by Colonel Roosevelt ar
' rived at Gondokoro today, where
' hunting, which was discontinued tem
1 porarlly early in the month, will be
' resumed. The party will embark
from Gondokoro In a launch for the !
, trip down Bar-el-Jebel, the most
most southerly tributary of the Nile,
for Khartum.
! The Journey from Nimule to Gon
' dokoro has to be taken on foot and
! is an unusually hard one because of
' the roughness of the roads and in
, tense heat. The distance betwen the
: two places Is about 10$ miles.
The Riidson-Carroll Go.
Bakersfield, Ore., Feb. "l7. "Chick"
Hudson and Joe Carroll will fight here
tonight for a $1000 side bet. A de
cisive victory over Carroll will again
put the "Chicken" in a line for a
rrack at the topnotchcrs. The battle
will be over the twenty-round route.
SHEEPMEN'S INTER EXPENSES
BUT THEIR
Though Umatilla county woolgrow
ers have been compelled to pay out
more than $100,000 more than usual
for feed for their flocks because of
the extraordinary winter, the most of
them are congratulating themselves
that they aro In a country where they
can pay out this much money and
save their sheep. They are glad that
they aro not living Jn some of the
Rocky mountain states where the
winter has been even more severe
and where this much money has been
spent and thousands of sheep lost be
sides. They are also grateful for the fact
that price prospects for both wool and
mutton were never brighter, while
the heavy fall of snow makes good
range conditions for both spring and
summer a certainty. While the ex
pense of feeding has been heavy, the
ordinary loss has been little If any
1 more than usual and the sheep are
HAIMtOAD IS COMPLETED;
WINCHESTER IS HAPPY
Lcwiston, Idaho, Feb. 17. The lit
tle town ot Winchester held a celebra
tion Saturday, tho occasion being the
completion of the railroad from Craig
Junction on the Camas Prairie Road
to the new town. The road, which Is
6 1-2 miles In length, was construct
ed by the Craig Mountain Lumber
company, consisting of Spokane and
eastern capitalists, and will give trans
portation for freight and passengers
to Winchester, the site of the com
pany's mill and dam.
Superintendent W. P. Bohun, has
announced tariffs to be effective
February 17. Winchester Is prosper
ing and promises to become one of
thai most prosperous towns of the Interior.
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WICKER.SIIAM MAY GO j
A ITER TELEPHONE COMPANY
NOW York FVh 1 7 Tt la
here today that a request will be !
made that Attorney General Wicker-.'
sham start proceedings against the j
American Telephone & Telegraph j
company on the grounds of conspir
acy In restraint of trade, following a '
suit brought by the stockholders of '
United States Cuyahoga. I
IN DYNAMITE CASE
SAN FRANCISCO WOMEN
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY
District Attorney Resides Seeking In
dictment for Attempted Murder,
Will Irove That Burke Sanitarium
Was Disorderly House.
Santaltosa, Feb. 17. One ramflca
tion In the investigation of the dyna
miting of Miss Lulla Smith and baby,
was revealed this afternoon when
District Attorney Lea stated that at
least ten San Francisco women will
bo questioned by the grand Jury to
morrow. Lea refused to reveal the
names of the women he has summoned
as witnesses but intimated that, not
only would he lay before the inquisi
tor.; the evidence with a view to se
curing an inducement for the dynamit
ing but also testimony that he deemed
sufficient to prove that the Burke
sanitarium violated the county laws
relative to disorderly houses.
The District Attorney declared he
expected later to summon many more
women from various parts of the state.
He also intimated that among the
early witnesses would be those who
favor Dr. Burke and those will be al
lowed to make a statement and if
later facts develop tending to throw
the question upon their testimony they
will airnln he called before the grand
jury.
Texas Booze Statistics.
San Antonio. Tex., Feb. 17. Statis
tics recently compiled and ready for
distribution today show that San An.
tonlon leads all Texas cities In the
number of thirst parlors and saloons.
The figures are as follows:
San Antonio, 378 saloons; Huston,
375: Fort Worth. 244: Dallas. 223;
Galveston, 175; El Paso, 133; Austin,
89, and Waco, 74. In these eight cities
there are 1,671' saloons, almost half
the saloons In the state.
To Welcome Sebree.
Fayette, Mo., Feb. 17. Great prep
arations are being completed to give
Rear Admiral Sebree a rousing wel
come when he reaches home early
next week. Thirty or forty folk were
standing around to see him off in 1863.
Hundreds will Join in the welcome he
will receive from his home town.
An acre of 12-Inch ice usually will
provide a harvest of 1000 tons.
LOSSES WILL
coming through the winter In splen
did shape with fine, clean, long fleeces.
Secretary Smythe of tho state wool
growers association estimates the ex
tra expense entailed by this winter on
the Umatilla county flockmasters at
more than $100,000. This estimate Is
coincided with by J. E. Smith of the
Smith Livestock company who says
they have been compelled to pay out
about 76 cents more per head than in
an ordinary winter. The extra ex
pense of this one company, will there
fore probably be about $10,000.
According to Secretary Smythe It
was a fortunate thing that the sheep
men of the county wore Induced to
sell off all their surplus stock last
fall. The good prices and the short
crops combined to cause the sheep
men to take a step which has worked
out to their advantage. Smythe says
fewer sheep were wintered in Umatilla
county, and In all of eastern Oregon,
for that matter than for many sea
sons and to this fact Is due In large
ROW BREWS 1
NIL CIRCLES
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Effort to Remove Admiral
Phelps Erom Mare Island
Will Stir Up Conflict.
PHELPS HAS INFLUENTIAL
FRIENDS ON ins SIDE
Secretary of Navy Meyer Reported
to bo Displeased With Navy Yard
Admiral at Latters Attitude Tow.
art! Newberry Plan of Administra
tion Congressional Supporters of
Phelps May Balk Removal Gener
al Unrest In Naval Circles.
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Vallejo, Cal., Feb. 17. A hint that
efforts may be made to remove Rear
Admiral Thomas Phelps, as com
mander of the Mare Island navy yard
la believed here today to foreshadow
a sensational conflict in naval affairs
which will reach to the highest seats
In Washington. Following- the re
moval of Commander C. A. Carr from
the position as head of the engineer
ing department of the yard it has been
suggested that Secretary Meyer is dis
pleased at the support given him by
Phelps to the Newberry plan of ad
ministration of naval affairs, and may
endeavor to put in an entire new re
gime at Mare Island.
Friends of Admiral Phelps today
pointed out that he is a "Native
son of California" and stands high In
favor with the entire California dele
gation In congress. It is said PhelpB
in particularly pleasea with Sena
tor Perkins, head of the committee
on naval affairs in the senate and
some of Phelps supporters intimat
ed that perhaps the admiral, though
he is subject to the regular discipline
department, perhaps may have more
power than some of the officials at
Washington may supposv There is
no doubt whatever that any euort to
remove Phelps will result In a bis
row, and it is believed here his influ
ence In congress will make It possible
for his friends to give Secretary Meyer
considerable trouble.
General dissatisfaction and unrest
in naval circles has grown out of the
confl'?t which resulted from the ac
tion of Secretary Newberry in placing
the construction department in a po
sition superior to the engineering de
partment, and making the naval con
structor general manager of the navy
yards. This policy was put. Into effect
throughout the organization.
Sebree to Retire
San Francisco, Feb. 17. Rear Ad
miral Uriel Sebree, U. S. N., arrived
here today from Asiatic waters en
route to his home in Fayette, Howard
county. Mo., where he will spend some
time resting after fifty-seven years
of unbroken absence. The civil war
was on when he left home, at fifteen
years of age, and went to Annapolis.
Admiral Sebree is now on the Tennes
see, with seven armored cruisers In
his wake. He retires from active
service On the 20th of this month.
A Triple Execution.
Richmond, Feb. 17. Richard Pines,
Calvin Johnson and Eugene Dorsey,
negroes, will be electrocuted In the
state penitentiary tomorrow for the
murder of the Chicago artist, W. F.
Schultz, in Alexandria, some months
ago. They were convicted through
the confession of Henry Battine, a
confederate.
ARE HEAVY
BE ONLY
measure the good fortune of the
growers of wool. Had the growers
been compelled to feed the usual num
ber of sheep throughout the long
months the snow has been on the
ground, the expense would have been
much heavier and there would prob
ably have been some actual loss.
The growers of wool are evidently
taking much satisfaction In consider
ing the deep fall of snow In the moun
tains for this means splendid summer
range. The extra amount of moisture
and snow fall in the valleys and foot
hills also means that the spring range
will bo good and that for the first
time In three or four years It will not
be necessary to hurry into the forest
reserves with their flocks in the early
summer. They are also watching with
much satisfaction tile tendency of the
price of wool to soar skyward and feel
that they will be able to recuperate
their extra expense from the extra
price they will be able to command
for their clips and surplus sheep.
NORMAL
POWDER PLANT
IS
With Mighty Roar, Trojan
Powder Works ot San
Leandro, Calif., Explodes.
FEARED MANY EMPLOYES
ARE BLOWN TO ATOMS
IH-U)iiatiHi Shook Surrounding Corns
try for Miles After Explostoa
Plant Is Consumed by Fire Over
Hundred Men and Women Employ
ed In Building Seven Injured Mm
Removed Still Burning.
Sun Leandro, Feb. 17. With four
men missing and fourteen known to
be seriously Injured, and a score)
slightly wounded, as the result of a
terrific explosion of the Trojan Pow
tier works at Roberts Landing;, hua
dreds of volunteers are working des
perately this afternoon to prevent tho
fire from spreading to other maga
zines which are near by and In Im
minent danger. The known Injured
were conveyed to the county hospital
in wagons and automobiles and some
were taken on the train, which stop
ped near the scene of the accident.
Explosion Was Terrific,
The. force of the explosion was
great that hundreds of persona who
were in the vicinity were stunned and
it was several minutes before anyone
was able to discover the extent of tho
damage. The buildings in the Imme
diate vicinity of the explosion were
shattered, and the fire which immedi
ately broke out was soon burning
fiercely, emitting a great column of
biack smoke that could be seen for
miles. Many of the windows of thla
town were shattered and in farm
houses for several miles in every di
rection from the powder plant they
were' also shattered.
A large force of men and womea
were working in the plant at the timo
of tlir ii-vldent and the confusion that
followed was so great that It Is im
possible for officials to form an ac-'
curate estimate of the number of those
injured. The four men who are m'ss
Ing were believed this afternoon to
have been In one of the buildings
which was destroyed. It is stated at
the hospital this afternoon that all of
the injured brought there are In tho ,
most critical condition, and that it l
practically certain that between five
and ten are fatally burned.
San Leandro, Cal., Feb. 17. With
a roar that startled the people of this
city and vicinity and a detonation
that shook the surroufl'ng country,
the Trojan Powder Works of thla
city blew up today and was afterward
totally destroyed by fire, and is now
menacing the'urrounding buildings.
It is feared a hevy loss of life may
have resulted, although at thla tlmo
no details are obtainable. Over on
hundred men and women were em
ployed In the plant and were at work
when the explosion occurred at 10:41
o'clock and many of them may have
been blown to atoms.
The plant was at Roberta Land
ing some distance from tho heart
of San Leandro. Seven badly Injur
ed men were removed from tho three
destroyed buildings shortly after tho
shock, and hurried to the Alameda
county hospital. Conditions at the
scene of the explosion are such that
rescuers are having difficulty In reach
ing the helpless Injured. Report!
reaching San Lorenzo two miles from
the scene of the disaster are that the
buildings of the works are on fire
Scientific Bodies Meet.
Milwaukee, Feb. 17. A Joint meet
ing of the scientific societies of Wis
consin here today In the public mu
seum. The following societies aro
represented:
Wisconsin Archaeological, Wiscon
sin Mycologlcal, Wisconsin Natural
History, Wisconsin Academy of Sci
ence, Arts and Letters.
The greater part of the two days
session will be taken up with the
read'ng and discussion of sclentlfio
papers, though several business meet
ings will be held by the academy at
the various societies. Several lec
tures on topics of popular Interest will
be provided and the public will hare
access to the meeting at all hours.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP O
HITS AN ICEBERG, o
Juneau. Alaska, Feb. 17.
The Alaska steamship liner
Yueata, southbound from Skag
way to Seattle, hit on Iceberg
In the Icy straits this morning.
She Is beached at Mud Bay, 25
miles from Hoomnh. No lives
were lost. The Santa Anna has
sailed In relief. There wero 79
passengers aboard and the ship
Is badly damaged.
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