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PENDLETON, OKEOON, S AT U I? DAY, MARCH 12. 1910.
NO 6848
Vaqyo i
D. FITZGE
HAS RESIGNED
Traction Company Will Have
New Manager Soon, Says
Local Rumor.
JOHN SMITH SAYS
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
Director of Traction Company Says
Company Propose to Carry Out Its
Enterprise Fitz Gerald Left for
Walla Walla Today After Denying
His Reported Resignation -Max
BaumciHtcr in Charge of Office.
D.' Fltz Gerald has resigned as the
manager for the Washington-Oregon
traction company, according to the
statement of John Smith, one of the
directors of that corporation. This
statement was made to the East Ore
gonlan yesterday afternoon over the
long distance 'phone.' Further than
to state that the resignation had been
accepted Mr. Smith refused to com
mit himself save to say that the com
pany proposes to carry out Its enter
prise and build its traction system
here during the life of its present
franchise.
Today the office of the traction
company Is being looked after by Max
E. Bnumelster who states that he Is
under Instructions to keep the office
oppn and to remain in charge until
otherwise -ordered. Mr. Fits Gerald
left this morning for Walla Walla,
presumably to meet with members of
the company In that city. Before leav
ing he stated to one local man that
he expected to return to Pendleton In
about two weeks. To the East Ore
gon Ian yesterday Mr. Fitzgerald de
nied he had severed his position with
the traction company. On the other
hand he said ho was still with the
company but might resign soon.
As to who will take charge of the
company's business here hns not been
disclosed by the traction people. When
interviewed yesterdny John Smith de
clined to make a statement upon this
point. However It Is rumored locally
that the company has another man
who will be here shortly to look over
the situation with a view to carrying
out Mr. FltzOerald's unfinished work.
Night before Inst a meeting of the
directors of the traction company was
held here. Members present were
Samuel Drumheller. John Smith, E. S.
Isaacs and Mrs. Baumelster. It Is
understood that Mr. Fltz Herald's
resignation was tendered at thnt time.
VICTIM OF CUDAIIY'S
KNIFE LEAVES HOSPITAL
Kansas City, March 12. Hanker
Jere Llllls. who was disfigured for life
by Jack Cudnhy. was removed to his
home last night and according to his
physician will be able to be out In a
few rjays. Prosecutor Conklln an
nounced today there will be no prose
cution of Cudnhy unless Llllls him
self files a complaint.
The aftermath of the quarrel be
came known today when It was an
nounced thnt Cudahy had resigned
from n swell country club here and
that the club had expelled Llllls.
Llllls was notified of the action today.
TAFTS CABINET ENJOYS
COTTONSEED FLOnt PASTRY
Washington, March 12. Members
of Taft's cabinet who ate cookies and
pastry made from cottonseed flour
yesterday, were unanimous today In
asserting the confections were "just
as good" as anything they had tasted
where wheat flour was used. The
feast was provided by Secretary
Dickinson, the unique banquet being
given with ti view to showing that
cottonseed flour could be used In place
of wheat flour,
FORMER GOVERNOR FRANCIS
ARRESTED AND GIVES RAIL
St. Louis, March' 12. Former Gov
ernor Francis capitulated today and
furnished bond for appearance In
court following "his arrest yesterday
on a charge of failure to make a re
turn of personal taxes. Other mil
lionaires were arrested at the same
time furnished bail and were releas
ed. ANOTHER HEIRESS FALLS
VICTIM TO NOBLE TITLE
New York, March 12. Ex
tensive preparations for the
marriage of Harriet Daly,
daughter of the late Marcus
Daly, and Count Anton Slgray
are In progress today. The
count is a scion of one of the
oldest families in the Hungarian
nobility. Miss Daly lias a for
tune of several millions of dol
lars. The marriage takes place
shortly after Lent.
FORMER PENDLETON MEN
RUN RAILWAY HOSPITAL
The following interesting article
from the Portland Oregon of recent
date Is of especial Interest to Pen
dleton for the reason that the hospital
referred to Is the receiving hospital
for all accidents and cases of sick
ness occurring in construction camps
of the Deschutes railroad and Is un
der the management of Dr. Eldred B.
Waffle, formerly of Pendleton, as
Medical superintendent of the Ore
gon Railway hospital service, und J.
D. Boyd, well-known in this city,
where ho Is a member of Co. L, O. N.
G., In the nurse In charge:
The Deschutes road has at Gross
Valley a well equipped hospital, with
80 beds, nurses and a resident doctor,
besides two doctors who make weekly
visits to the camps.
The maximum number that the hos
pital has held at one time up to the
present Is 22.. For the most part the
cases have been those of men blown
up through their own carelessness by
blasts or Btruck with flying rocks. In
many of the later Instances, curiously
enough, the rocks that have done the
damage have been thrown from shots
on the opposite side of the river.
In regard to this an amusing in
stance Is related of an exchange of
damage bills between contractors
whose camps lay opposite. An Oregon
Trunk blast, It seems sent a shower
of small stones across the Deschutes
and through the tents there situated.
Immediately a bill for $100 damage
was paid. The next day, however, a
"coyote shot" on the Harriman sMe,
slightly overcharged, dropped a ton
or two of boulders upon the cook
shack of the Great Northern camp.
Thereupon the debtors of the pre
vious occasion turned the tables by
presenting a damage bill for $160.
How that $60 balance will be evened
up remains to be seen.
GEORGE PALMER PUTNAM.
1. 1 in ur
HIS MIGHTY BOB
KX-PHESIDENT IS HOST
TO NEWSPAPERMEN
Dines Correspondents Aboard Steam
er and Plies Tliciii With Questions
Until Woo Sma' Hours Says He Is
Through With Hunting.
Rabak. Soudan. Marrh 12. Colonel
Roosevelt last night gave a banquet
aboard the steamer Dal In honor of
the five newspaper correspondents,
who came up the Nile to meet him.
The dinner lasted far into the night.
Roosevelt spent most of the time
questioning his guests faster than
they could reply. He announced he
was through with hunting. He said
he had accomplished all he had set
out to do, and had had a good time
and is now content to lay down his
gun. The steamer is duu at Khartoum
tomorrow.
Methodist Bishop Dies.
Trenton, March 12. Bishop Henry
Spellmeyer of the Methodist Episco
pal rhurch of St. Louis, was found
dead in the apartments of his hotel
here today of heart disease. He came
here to preside over the sessions of
the New Jersey confrence. Ho was
born in New York in 1847.
Hogs Smnxli Records.
Chicago, March 12. The price of
hogs continued to advance today. A
new record was set at $11 a hundred.
Portland. March 12. Hogs sold In
the local market today at $11.10 per
hundred, the highest on record.
Cl'SS WORDS OX LINKS
SHOCKS AMELIA BARR
New York. Ever since Mrs. Ame
lia Bnrr, novelist, heard the tall end
of a golf foursome blaspheming up
on St. Andrew's links, In Bonnie Scot
land, she has been unalterably oppos
ed to athletic sports for women. Mrs.
Barr thinks a game which provokes
in a loser the words which she heard
on St. Andrew's historic course is no
game for a woman.
So, at the age of 79, Mrs. Barr Is
sues a warning to young American
women against overindulgence in
athletic sports. "If America has a
national fault," said Mrs. Barr, "It
lies In the fact that Americans carry
everything to extremes. Overindulg
ence In athletic sport brutalizes a wo
man. It robs her of the fine bloom
of woman hood. More than any one
thing, I believe, this craze for ath
letics Is responsible for passing of the
old-fashioned woman, the sort of
woman the average man wishes to
marry.
"Women never were meant to be
athletic. They were meant to be
mothers and home-makers."
Mrs. Wiseman Dead.
Mrs. AniVe Wiseman, a sister of
Mrs.' G. W. Beddow of this city, died
at her home In Huntington, Oregon,
at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
remains will be brought here for bu
rial, the body coming on train No. 5
tonight. The funeral will bo held at
the Catholic church at 10:30 tomor
row forenoon. Mrs, Wiseman former
ly lived here and has many friends
who regret her death. She was mar
ried in this city about one year ago.
ANOTHER RAP
AT ILIER
A. P, Davis, Chief Engineer of
Reclamation Service, Takes
Stand at Investigation.
RELATES INTERVIEWS WITH
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR
Says He Defended Reclamation Ser
vice from Criticisms Applied ' by
llulliiigicr Socrctnry Reprimanded
Newell for Dismissing Special
Agent Perkins Said It Was His
Own Personal Matter Little Inter
est Today by Public.
Washington, March 12. Chief En
gineer A, P, Davis of the reclamation
service, continued his testimony to
bay before the Balllnger congressional
committee. He related Interviews he
had with Balllnger wherein he defend
ed the reclamation service from the
criticism of the secretary. The at
tendance at today's hearing is small,
and little interest is manifested.
E. P. Perkins, a special agent and
lecturer, engaged in publicity work for
the reclamation service, received five
hundred dollars a month from the
Harriman railroads In addition to his
salary from the government, accord
ing to Davis. Director Newell de
manded Perkins" resignation when he
learned of the matter. Davis said that
In his presence Ballinger reprimanded
Newell for interfering In a matter
that "he knew he (Ballinger) was
handling personally."
Perkins Showed Favoritism.
.Attorney Pepper, representing Pin
chot, presented certain correspond
ence which Included a complaint
from James J. Hill, who objected to
Perkins' methods in "boosting" only
those projects along the Harriman
lines.
"After all these things about Per
kins coming to light, does Ballinger
still retain him at Chicago?" was
asked.
"Yes," replied Davis.
Davis said Perkins had always In
sisted he was under the secretary's
jurisdiction and not under the au
thority of the reclamation service of
ficial's. Kit II POLISHING CAUSE
OF DREADED DISEASE
Manila, March 12'. Many medical
men in attendance at the conference
here today have advanced the opin
ion that Berideri, the much feared dis
ease of the island. Is due to the prac
tice of polishing rice. Polishing Is
the outer covering which contains
phosporous. The disease is said not
to be infectuous.
BRlIKiET SWALLOWED TABLE
FORK: OPERATION SAVES HER
San Francisco, March 12. -Bridget
Brady Is recovering from an opera
tion for the removal from her stom
ich of a table fork which she swal
lowed Wednesday. She was suffer
ing from a sore throat and placed the
handle of the fork in her throat in
an effort to examine her tonsils. The
muscles gripped the handle of the
fork and It slipped down her esopha
gus. G. N. Resumes Operations.
Seattle. Mar. 12. The Great Nor
thern resumed operations over its
main line today after a lapse of 16
days. A through train to St. Paul
went out on time and the oriental lim
ited will leave as scheduled this eve
ning. Fairbanks to Re-enter Politics.
London, Mar. 12. rFormer Vice
President Fairbanks, who sailed for
America today, declared before leav
ing thnt he may reenter politics at no
distant date. He declined to state
what particular field of politics he Is
considering.
IS RUN
AFTER TWO TEARS
A man for whom Sheriff T. D.
Taylor has been searching since June
1908, was arrested yesterday after
noon at Hermiston by Deputy Sheriff
Ross Newport on instructions from
Taylor. His name Is A. C. Smith and
he la charged with hnving forged four
checks In this city, the first three In
June, 1909, and the last onev last
month. His crimes netted him more
than $100.
Signing the name of E. C. Brown,
Smith appeared In Pendleton in June,
1908, passed three checks of $38.75
BATTLE
Survivors of Steamer Reach
Haven After a Struggle of
63 Days.
'.BOAT SUNK BY
WEIGHT OF ICE COAT
Six .Men Who Fx-apcd from Wreck of
sieimier Farall on January 7, Have
Harrowing Experiences Land 0n
Island anil Exist on Whale Oil and
Dried Flsli Suffer Great Hardships
Searching Tug Boat Finally Finds
'Hum.
Seward. March 12. After a 63-days
battle with ice, blizzards and hunger,
four of the six men who rowed away
from the wreck of the steamer Farall
on January 7, are safe in Seward to
day, and the remaining two are safe
at Kodiak. The four men were
brought her by the revenue tug Ta
homa. which has been searching for
them for a month. They are Gus
Swunson, Charles Peterson, Albert
Bfilley and Otto Nelson. The surviv
ors were found at Afognak in the
Karaluk straits.
On the second day after leaving the
Farrall their boat sank under the
weight of the Ice with which it was
coated, but the men managed to
reach Kodiak island terribly frost bit
ten. Here they found a camp of a
trapper whey they stayed, living on
whale oil and dried fish. They suf
fered incredible hardships.
P.HKV MCFARLAND WILL
MEET FREDDIE WEI.CII
Chicago. March 12. A letter from
Packy McFarland. now abroad, indi
cates the stockyards light weight and
Freddie Welch may meet in England
fW'u battle soon. According to Mc
Farland. the Mountain Ash club of
Wales has offered a ten thousand dol
lar purse for the fight and the Na-
j tional Sporting club of London, has
offered fifteen thousand. Welch Is
expected to sign articles immediately
and the match, seems assured.
SALES DAY SYSTEM
NAUGURATED TODAY
The general sales days to be held in
j tli is city each month under the aus
; pices of the farmers' union and for the
benefit of every one In the county
I with anything to sell, were successfully
; inaugurated this afternoon. At the
i conclusion of the sale the manage-
ment announced that the next sale
would be held at the district fair pa-
villion the fourth Saturday in April.
There were not as many buyers
' present as had been anticipated or as
j will be when the sales days become
' permanently established. Nearly 20
j head of animals; horses, mules and
i hogs, were put up and nearly every
thing changed hand at fair prices.
The fact that a number of horsebuy
; ers had visited this section resently
j and picked up many of the animals
. during the week that had been listed
for the sale cut down the offerings
; somewhat.
It was so much of a success, how
ever, that the promoters became con
vinced that it wiii pay to make the
, proposition permanent.
BROTHER -1 X-I.AW OF TAFT
TO FILL SUICIDE'S GRAVE
Pittsburg, Mar. 12. Thomas Mc
Laughlin, brother-in-law of President
Taft. committed suicide by shooting,
according to the coroner today.
Laughlin's death occurred yesterday
and physicians reported "cerebral
hemmorrhage" as the cause McLaugh
lin had been ill for several months.
TO E
T
each on The Peoples Warehouse, Bond
Brothers and Wcssel and made his
escape. Last month he appeared at
the Clark grocery and left a worth
less chock for $H1 50. the namo sign
ed nt that time being A. J. Jones.
The man arrested last evening has
been under Suspicion for some time
and the sheriff feels he has made no
mistake. He went to Hermiston last
evening, returning this morning on
the early train with his prisoner.
Smith stoutly denies his guilt and will
be given a preliminary hearing before
Justice Joe H, Parkes.
A
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BROKEN JOURNAL CAUSES
FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILMENT
The committee of Investigation
makes the following report on the de
railment of three freight cars, about
two miles west of Meacham Thurs
day: "Extra 366 west, consisting of 44
cars, 1500 tons. Conductor Regan,
Engineer Thornburg, had three cars
derailed two miles west of Meacham,
damaging equipment to the extent of
$1000, track $10 and eqitents $50. No
one Injured and no other trains de
layed. "Investigation shows derailment
was caused by broken journal on the
forward wheel of front truck on A.
R. L. 5725, which caused derailment
of the following two cars. Two-thirds
of the surface of the broken Journal
shows old flaws; journal had not
been overheated. Contents of cars
was canned meats, destination San
Francisco.
W. BOLLONS.
Superintendent.
A. BUCKLEY.
Asst. Superintendent.
J. H. WATSON,
Division Foreman.
E. L. ACKLEY,
Editor La Grande Star.
JOE WOODS,
Proprietor Livery Stable.
FIFTEEN FIREMEN HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE IN SEATTLE
Seattle. March 12. Fifteen fire
men had a narrow escape from death
today when the burning six story Mi
nor hotel collapsed and they were
caught beneath the falling walls.. For
tunately the ruins in falling struck
the sides of another building, this
holding the blazing timbers above the
Imperiled men.
The hotel was an old unoccupied
frame building and had been con
demned by the city authorities.
TWO BURGLARS LOOT
STORE AT HERMISTON
STEAL 8100 WORTH OF
CLOTHING FROM MERCHANT
First Burglary in Many Months Oc
curred Last Night Robbers Were
Judges of Good Quality Clothing.
(Special Corresponrence.)
Hermiston, Ore., Mar. 12. The first
burglary in many months occured
here last evening when robbers en
tered the store of J. F. Scarborough,
a local merchant, und removed $100
worth of clothing. It Is believed that
there were at least two to enter the
store but further than that, there Is
no clue.
Entrance to the store had been
gained by means of the back door.
According to the appearance of the
rear of the building, one fellow had
been working on the window and one
on the door at the same time. The
man at the door affected an entrance
first and the window route was ab
andoned. ,
That they were capable of telling
good clothes from poor is indicated
by the fact that only the best shoes
and clothing carried in stock were
taken. Almost the entire stock of
clothing had been handled but all the
cheap stuff was laid to one side.
The officers In the surrounding
towns have been notfied and it is be
lieved thnt the burglars will be ap
prehended within a few hours.
IRRIGATION DAM BREAKS
LITTLE TOWN DESTROYER
Julesbur. Colo., Mar. 12. Floods,
resulting from the breaking of the ir
rigation dam at Ovid are reported to
ccding today. The town of Ovid was
destroyed and this city is threatened
with destruction. Heavy damage has
been done to the Union Pacific tracks
but they are fast being repaired.
NAMES OF OTHER INDICTED
OFFICIALS ARE GIVEN OIT
Portland. Mar. 12. The Indictment
of eastern Oregon lumbermen return
ed Thursday include In addition to the
three men already arrested here, Da
vid Eccles. the millionaire of Salt Lake
who today Is reported on Ills way to
Portland to surrender and Frank M.
Slmrtlcrf. Fred W. Atkinson and W.
M. Green, all officers of the Oregon
Lumber company.
TURNER STREET RESIDENT
WANTS NEW SIDEWALKS
That he is not satisfied with the
sidewalks in the east end of the city;
that he Is willing to do his share of
the work of building new walks and
wants others to do the same Is the
emphatic declaration of J. B. Grubb.
Mr. Grubb lives at 900 Turner street
above St. Anthony's hospital. He says
that at the present time his premises
are without sidewalk accommodations
and he had to walk a Mock and a
quarter through the mud and snow of
the winter. This was. especially In
convenient this winter as he has chil
dren who are attending school.
According to Mr. Grubb he has four
lots In that section and In the event
a sidewalk is ordered he Is ready and
anxious to have a walk built along
this property. He believes the walk
should be ordered and that In other
parts of town also new sidewalks and
cross walks should be provided.
IN GOVERNMENT
LIES ONLY HOPE
Federal Intervention May Be
Resorted to in Order to
Settle Strike.
LABOR LEADERS THREATEN
A STATE WIDE STRTCE
Situation in Ptiiladeipiiia Shows No
Progress toward Adjustment of Dif
ficulties All Efforts at Amicable
Settlement Fails Labor Commis
sioner May Investigate and Repot
to Washington Strikers'' Deliver
Ultimatum to Company.
Philadelphia. March 12. Federal
intervention in the street car and gen
eral strike Is considered the only
hope of peace. Every effort to have
the question settled amicably appears
to have failed. Charles P. Neill, com
missioner of labor, is expected to ar
rive soon to investigate and report t
Washington.' Strike leaders last night
sent out their ultimatum that unless
the street car company consents t
arbitration In 4 8 hours, that every
union man in Pennsylvania will bs
called out.
High Price 4 f feet Strikers.
Retail prices of meats here today
range from five to 10 cents a pound
above normal and thousands of strik
ers' families are suffering. Dealers
predict another advance Monday and
other commodities are expected to
follow. The strike leaders announc
ed that a number of men at the Dlra
ton Saw works at Tacony went out
today. They claimed the plant will
be closed by night. Minor disorder
occurred throughout the day. Several
cars have been stoned.
SEN. MONEY'S N EURALGLA
SERVES AS ALARM CLOCK
Washington. Neuralgic pains that
strike him in the Jaw punctually at I
a. m. daily are responsible for tte
fact that Senator Money of Mississip
pi is the earliest riser In his branch
of the national legislature and that
his secretary is the most enterprising;
stenographer about Capitol H1IL
Every morning by breakfast time UM
senator's correspondence is out of tho
way and his secretary has practically
all the rest of the day to himself. TL
hardest work he has to do is to "keep
office" during the remaining govern
mental hours.
What is particularly remarkable as
well as agonizing about Senator Mon
ey's peculiar style of neuralgia Is tlt
fact that it has been visiting him reg
ularly at the same hour every day for
14 years. All sorts of prescriptions
have been tried in vain to ward off t '
attacks, and all sorts of drugs, and
rubs, and shocks, have been resorted
to for relief from the pain while It
lasts. In spite of all the. remedies and
treatments Mr. Neuralgia bobs up se
renely every morning at 5, remains
for a little less than two hours, and
departs as suddenly as he arrives.
Finding that close attention to work
caused him to forget the pain, tho
senator got Into the habit of plunging
into his correspondence as soon as ths
neuralgia was felt. His secretary soon
adapted his hours to those of his
chief, and, as a result, the Mississlp
pian"? letters are always tn the local
postoffice nearly a half day ahead of
of those sent home by other sentors.
WOMEN ANGRY AT PLAT.
"The Snffrngettes" Calls Forth a
Turbulent Protest.
Lemberg. Kronllnskl's four-act
tragic comedy. "The Suffragettes."
met with a very hostile reception from
Polish women students in the Stadt
theater, and when, in the second act.
the principal actress said, "If tho
English suffragettes only had the op
portunity to get married there would
be no women's question in England
any more," there was a perfect storm
of protests. Women In boxes, stalls
and balconies united in angry dem
onstrations, while the students in the
gallery whistled and shouted so vo
ciferously that the actors were forced
to break off the dialogue.
Most men Imagine that running a
wife or nn automobile is merely a
matter of procuring a license; that's
why marriages, like Joy rides, nearly
always end In a smashup.
WANTS INTERNATIONAL
RACE IXR SOUTH POI.E
London. March 12. English
explorers welcome the decision
of the German geographical so-
ciety to send out an expedition
in search of the south pole. Noth-
ing would please the promoters
of the Captain Scott expedition
better than German. English
and American expeditions all
starting at the same time