EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITIGrS WEATHER REPORT Occasional rain tonight j(Sjq iXnpung pub southerly winds. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. C72T OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 23. PENDLETON, O KEG ON, SATURDAY, APRIL . 1910. NO 686 C BBi5T fl SSMI-WEEKUA 3V Job printing to order R JUSTICE MILL IS EXONERATED New York Jurist is Cleared of Charges of Bribery in Sen sational Trial. - POLITICAL FRIENDSHIPS CAUSE OP INVOLVEMENT Judge of Supreme Court In New York, Implicated In Insurance Graft, Is Exonerated After Trial Political Friendship Accounted for QueHlionablenoiw of Aspect of Al leged Incident Judge Loaned. Money to Friend in Need. New York, April 2. Justice E. E. McCall of the New York supreme court today was completely exoner ated of all charges against him In con nection with the fire insurance brib ery scandals. Superintendent Hotch klss said today the charge that Jus tice McCall was Involved in the scan dal was entirely without foundation. After yesterday's hearing. Justice McCall met Superintendent Hotchklss of the state Insurance department and gave him a statement that satisfied Mr. Hotchklss political friendship ac counted sufficiently for the question able aspect certain Incidents had seemed to wear. Earlier in the investigation evidence was found in the books of the Phoenix Fire Insurance company of Brooklyn which Induced Mr. Hotchklss to say it looked as If Justice McCall had been a party to an attempt to deceive the Insurance department. The statement first takes up the $35,000 check issued to Buckley, which the Justice endorsed with Buckley's name nnd deposited In his own bank account. Buckley owed 137,000 to the North American Trust company, which he had borrowed from the In ternational Banking and Trust com pany. When the International was taken over by the North American, the loans were called. ' Secured a Loan. Mr. Buckley, according to Justice McCall, induced the Phoenix to loan $36,000 to him on the collateral held by the North American Trust com pany. There was due a balance, which with interest, amounted to $2,731. This amount Justice McCall, who was then a practicing lawyer advanced. As Buckley had to leave town, he arranged that Mr. McCall should re ceive the $35,000 from the Phoenix and take up the loan. Mr. McCall ac cordingly deposited the $35,000 check to Buckley's order. In his bank, drew his own chock for $37,731 to the North American company, pnld the loan and obtained the security for the new loan of $36,000. Justice McCall then takes up the matter of the $13,000 check. Buckley had borrowed $13,000 from the Poe nlx on Februnry IS, 1900, and $13, 000 nn January 29, 1901, but Justice McCall says he has no knowledge of either of thes loans. Buckley went to htm In December. 1900, and asked him for $348 to pay Interest due on a loan. He got the money." On January 14, 1901, Buckley ag4n Went to McCall, this time fnr $12,968 and again got the money. SEA ROSE VP AND DEVASTATED COUNTRY Lisbon, April 2. Heavy loss of life . nnd great property damage by a cy . clone is reported today along the east Afrlcnn coast in a cable from the gov ernor of Mozambique. The dispatch ays the level of the sea rose twenty two feet under a terrific wind and the water rushed inland for miles. Scores of bodies havo already been recovered from the devastated plantations. Metallurgist Dlos Suddenly. Denver, Colo., April 2. Announce ment of the sudden death of Dr. Franklin E. Carpenter, a widely known metallurgist and authority on pyritlc smelting, was received here today - from Chicago. Dr. Carpenter, a resident of Denver for years, had gone east on business and Is reported to have been stricken with paralysis. Eleven Are Drowned. Lisbon, April 2. Eleven men were drowned yesterday In the wreck of a fishing boat, caught ln the heavy torm which swept the north coast of Portugal. GERMANY ALSO HAS SOME LABOR TROUBLES. Berlin, April 2 Although the lockout of a million end a half men of the building trades In Germany Is threatened, l Is probable that German employers will take no action unless the men refuse to agree to certain regulations governing wages and hours. It la predicted here the question at issue will be amicably settled. FREEH FAMILY HAS THE HOOKWORM Walla Walla, Wash., April 2. Probably never before litis a case of hook-worm been discovered this far north, but there is a family of six living near Freewater on the lnter urban line which is now suffering with this dreaded disease. Owing to the sandy condition of the soli In and around Milton and Freewater it Is possible that the neighboring Inhabi tants will fall a victim to the ravages of the disease which John D. Rocke feller has donated one million dollars U stamp out of the south. Dr. Edward Montgomery of- this city, has the cases well in hand though he reuilzcs that great precaution will have to be taken to prevent the spread of the disease. If. the contagion once gets Into the soli it would be almost Impossible to prevent it spreading to other persons until next winter when the severe cold x would in all proba bility kill the dreaded plague. . Dr. Montgomery refuses to make known the name of the family suffer ing with the disease but after care ful consideration has arrived at the conclusion that there is no mistake and that the hook-worm hns Invaded the Walla Walla valley. The family originally came from Smith county, Tennessee, near Nash ville. About two years ago they mov ed to Oklahoma and last fall moved to Weston, Ore., coming to tho ranch on . which they now live about six weeks ago. Dr. Montgomery Is inclin ed to believe that they contracted the disease while living In the south and have brought it north with them. This belief was also strengthened con siderably when the father of the fam ily admitted to the physician that the entire family hud, while living in the south what Is commonly known as "ground Itch." It is believed by many who have studied the disease that the germ enters through the pores of the feet first. Hookworm in California. Ton. Los Angeles. April 2. That the hookworm has Invaded southern Cali fornia and may gain a foothold in this section was the Information given to the Los Angeles county medical as sociation by Dr. Joseph King, who Is making a. further investigation to day. King declares the sandy soil of southern California makes an excel lent breeding ground for the parasites and sounded a note of warning to physicians. F YORK FIGHT A DUEL ONE IS KILLED AND OTHER MAKES ESCAPE Chauffeur Witnesses Two Men Settle Differences With Pistols One Falls and Other Quickly Pi-tapiM-ars 0 CI uo for rolice. New York. April 2. The police ad mitted today they have no clue to the Identity of the Frenchman who early yesterday fought n duel with a fellow countryman on the east side water front, killed his adversary and escap ed. The fight was witnessed by a chauffeur who was driving past an apartment house, shortly before he passed the Frenchmen stepped from the doorway, piRtols In hand. Measur ing off the distance they wheeled and fired. One fell, mortally wounded. Without waiting to observe the effect of his bullet, the other man quickly disappeared. The body of the dead duelist has not been Identified. MORE PITTSBURG ALDERMEN INCRIMINATED BY JURY Pittsburg, April 2. Indictments charging bribery are recommended to be filed against Morris Einstein and six nelect councllmen of Pittsburg In the grand Jury presentment today. The councllmen are alleged to have receiv ed money distributed by Former Councilman Kearns. SPOKANE WOMAN INHERITS TWO MILLION DOLLARS Spokane. Wash., April 1. Two million dollars, representing n third Interest In the Los Mollnos estate, 200 miles north of San Francisco, has been inherited by Mrs. J. Dickinson Sherwood, wife of a pioneer resident of Spokane, by the deoth of her moth er, Madam Cone, In Paris, France. Mrs. Sherwood Is deeply Interested In charitable work nnd It is likely that the bulk of her fortune will be used In assisting worthy girls and boys In obtaining an education and learning trades. The Shcrwoods came to Spokane from New England In terri torial days and Mr. Sherwood hns been n prominent factor In the up building of the place from a village of 300 In 1880 to a city of 138,000. He became wealthy through making In vestments In town nnd outside prop erty. Mr. Sherwood Is also Interest ed In several lnrgo properties In southern California and other slates In the Pnclflc Norfhwest. Mrs. Sher wood also has a large Independent Income. MOLTEN UN DOOM S Ti Mount Aetna Continues to i House Committee Widely Dlf Belch Forth Death and De-! fer in Views on Control of struction. ONE TOWN ENGULFED, TWO OTHERS IN PATH Citizens or Catania Frenzied Willi Fear Violence of Eruptions Con tinues to Increase Cinders from Mountain May Start Firo In Town IBvh Engulfs One Village Hut In habitants Ilee Two Other Towns Doomed. Catania, April 2. The roaring-furnace of Mount Aetna increased in vi olence today and the people of Catan ia, after many sleepless nights, are almost pnrallzed by fear. Fear of a conflagration from the live cinders from the craters adds also to the gen eral alarm. Occasional earthquakes rock the Island. The Inhabitants of the village of Vavalleri fled for their lives during the night when lava en gulfed the town. Bellpaso and Bor ello are In the path of the flow and cannot escape destruction. WHO OWNED THE WEAPON - THAT KILLED DR. SAYIAR? Wat.seka, III., April 2. C. Orunden. brother of Mrs. J. B. Savior, charged with the murder of her husband, was placed on the stand by the prosecu tfon today and testified that shortly after Saylor was shot, Mrs. Saylor gave him an automatic revolver, say ing she found it. The state is trying to determine the ownership of the weapon. The state also asks permission to in troduce two bloodstained skirt which the prosecutors believe will show Mrs. Saylor was present when her husband was shot instead of running away as she remembered she did. The court reserved Its decision. Godfrey Reuhl, who followed sev eral neighbors of the Saylors on the stand, said he saw Mrs. Saylor one midnight, cautiously npproachlng and enter the home of Dr. Miller. ALASKA GOLD FIELDS WAKEN FROM LONG WINTER SLEEP Dawson, April 2. The Yukon is awakening today. The big spring thaw has begun and this district is stretching itself preparatory to a sea son of activity. Klondike is prepar ing to operate twelve large dredges and a score of hydaulic plants oit many individual placer properties thl season. The largest new enter prise, the Treadgold, will build n ditch seven miles long from the North Fork of the Glondike, carrying fifteen thousand inches of water to generate power for lifting' water for hydraulic purposes. Many other big projects are planned. SOPHOMORES TIE HORSES C'IX) FRESHMEN'S BEDPOSTS Seattle, April 2. Irate freshmen at the University of Washington are to day searching for the sophomores who unhitched two livery horses yester day, led them into the freshmen quor ters In the dormitory and tied them to the bedposts of Leon Becker and Claud Bozart. The horses belonged to a driver for a dyeworks firm. Watch any man long enough and you will see him do something he ought to be ashamed of. MARCH CLOSES STILL IN EXCESS OF Pendleton's rainfall for the pres ent season is two inches more than the normal and even though there should not be a drop of rainfall dur ing the month of April the preclpl tation will still be in excess of the normal, according to the official weather report of tho local co-oper. atlve observer. The total rainfall for the months of September, October, November, December, January, February and March is 11.82 inches, while the nor mal rainfall for this period is onlv 9.82 Inches, leaving a balance of tx actly two Inches In favor of the grain grower, the gardner and tho stock, man. The excess remains despite the fact that the month Just ended was one of the prettiest Marches ever seen In eastern Oregon, the precipitation for the entire month being only .91 Inches, a deficiency from the normal of .67 Inches. During the entire seven months. however, there hns only been two In which there was not an excess of pre OF GREAT Common Carriers. ME.VSURI DRAFTED AT INSTANCE OF TAIT Even MiiifrltyPreeiitmioii of Reiort Is Split Chairman Mann Stamps Hill As More Important Than Any ITeccding; Acts for Contral of Rail roads Minority Members Say Bill Is Paternalistic. Washington, April 2. Widely di verging views on control of common carriers. Including a split minority presentation, are expressed in reports that accompanied the submission of the administration railroad bill to the house by the- interstate commerce committee yesterday. The measure drafted by Attorney General Wlekereham at the instance of President Taft, introduced by Rep resentative Townsend of Michigan and transformed by radical changes in house committee Into a substantial measure, already Is being debated in the senate. In the house it probably will follow the naval appropriation bill. Chairman Mann, who will act as sponsor of the bill, though opposed to some of Its provisions, will seek on Monday to fix a date for the bill to be taken up. The majority report, which Chair man Mann signed w-ith the other re publican members, stamps the pro posed legislation as even more im portant than any preceding acts for the control of railroads. Imposing no undue Interference with railway man agement and conferring large bene fits upon tUi public. The minority report, striking at the commerce court, declares "no untried, experimental legislation of a doubtful constitutional character, should be en tered upon by congress at a time when neither consumers, shippers nor rail roads ask for such legislation." The minority members, while ear nest advocates of federal supervision of interstate railroads, attack the bill as paternalistic. Still another set of views is pre sented by Messrs. Simms of Tennessee and Russell of Texas, democratic members of the committee, who refuse to sign the minority report, although in favor of some of Its features. Mr. Richardson of Alabama, who signed the minority report, believes the bill leads to government owner ship of railroads and will offer an amendment prescribing prysical valu ation Instead of fluctuating value of rapital stock as a basis for ascertain ing a fair rate. FORMER POLICE CAPTAIN GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER San Francisco, April 2. Former Police Captain Michael Conboy was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury after being out 24 hours. Con boy last summer while Intoxicated shot and killed Bernard Lagan on Market street. MORMON MISSIONARIES ARE EXPELLED FROM GERMANY Berlin, April 2. Five Mormon mis sionaries from Utah were expelled from Saxony today as undesirable aliens. They are charged with "con ducting Immoral propaganda." The missionaries had already many wo men and girls to emigrate to Utah. WITH RAINFALL L cipitation of from. 05 Inches to 2.1 Inches. These two were September and March. According to the records of the lo cal observer the present wet season has yielded 3. "6 Inches more mois ture than was received during the en tire 12 months of 1908 and the last six months of 1909 recorded practic ally the same amount of precipitation as felt during the entire preceeding year. That the rainfall for the present year will surely exceed the normal by a few inches is evident, not only be cause there is now an excess of two Inches but because the total rainfall for the seven months Is within 2.38 Inches of the normal rainfall for the entire year. In other words there are five months yet In which but 1.38 Inches of rain must fall to reach the normal whereas ordinarily the rain, fall for the five month should be 4.4 Inches. It Is therefore evident that , 1 (Continued on Page Eight.) TWO CRIMINALS ARE SENTENCED TO PEN All the "near beer" cases which were to have been brought up in the circuit court today have been carried over until Tuesday by mutual con sent. At that time pleas will be en tered and if any fight is to be made, the fact will become known at that time. If the defendants are to plead guilty their fines will be assessed at that time. One year in the penitentiary was the sentence pronounced In the case of Anthony Bloom, the aged Coombs can yon rancher, who entered a plea of guilty to the charge of burglarizing the cabin of a neighbor. His son, Peter Bloom, who was Indicted on the same charge is still at liberty, having successfully eluded the officers of the northwest since the sensational Jail break of a few weeks ago. Wilbur H. Bailey, the young forger from Milton was this morning sentenc ed to serve two years In the peniten tiary, but the judge still has his ap plication for a parole under advise ment. The application for paroles in the cases of Lent and French Is also still under advisement. SMALLPOX BREAKS OUT IX SEATTLE NAVY YARDS Seattle, April 2. Schools, saloons, billiard and pool rooms are all closed In Charleston, the navy yards town across the bay because eight cases of smallpox have developed. AH Char leston pupils In the Union high school have been ordered to stay away from school until further notice. Some persons believe the epidemic was started by sailors from the cruiser Washington, now at the navy yajrds, which was quarantined for some time for smallpox following her return from the orient. JUSTICE BREWER'S REMAINS CONSIGNED TO EARTH Leavenworth, April 2. The funeral of David Josiah Brewer, late associate Justice of the supreme court of the United States, was held here todav at noon. The funeral services were ex tremely simple and were hid in the congregational church. FRANCHISE TAKEN FROM NEGRO IX MARYLAND Annapolis, April 2. After an all night session the Maryland legislature today passed a bill prohibiting negroes from voting in town, city and state elections. t RAISES ITS RATES GENERAL INCREASE OF 25 PER CENT IS AXXO!TNCED Subscribers Must Pay $1.50 a Month Xovt People Do Xot Welcome the News Management Says Service Is Growing Better and I-argcr. Telephone subscribers are being greeted with an unpleasant surprise In the shape of a 25 per cent Increase In rates as they call at the local of fice to pay their bills this month. The new rate is $1.50 per month for four party phones instead of $1.25. Tn explanation of the advance G. F. Moore. Jr., the local manager, simply stated that the company was standardizing Its four party line rates In this city. For the past several months all new subscribers have been charged at the rate of $1.50 per month and this general advance for the old ones Is simply making an equal rate for all obtaining the same service. ' Mr. Moore says that those who are complaining forget that the exchange is rapidly growing and that they have now more than a thousand connec tions, whereas when the old rate was made, there were only 500 or 800 connections. He says the subscrib ers are also being given better serv ice and better facilities in every way than they ever had before. To substantiate the contention that the rates are no higher here than In other places he cited Walla Walla. where the rate is $2 and Athena and Hermiston, where the rate is $1.50 In each Instance. Mr. Moore also called attention to the fact that the increase was insig nificant since it amounted to less than a cent n day for each subscriber. Will Break Coal Strike. Des Moines, Iowa. April 2. Com plications In the strike situation in Iowa arose last night when it became known that J. Xichol of Chicago, a strike breaker, hr.d arrived in Dea Moines to force the striking miners to come to terms. Mr. Nlchol said that he had been employed by the operators to break the strike. He was to begin work April 10, when he was to bring 1,000 miners Into Iowa. John Freese, president of the Iowa operat ors' association, said he had entered Into no agreement with Nlchol. ALL NAPLES GETS T. I Great American Statesman Arrives in Italy From His African Trip. AMERICAN'S DO HONOR TO FORMER PRESIDENT Roosevelt Arrives from Cairo an4 Was Met by Great Crowd Brands Political Interview as False Pro. tesls Against Special- Guard for Protection Ambassador Leishmanm Journey to Meet His Former CbleC Naples, April 2. Colonel Roosevelt arrived here today from Cairo aid was given a reception by prominent Americans. He shook hands all round and made a speech In which he pro tested against the special guards giv en him as a protection from the black hand. He denounced a political in terview as fale within the short time between the docking of th steamer and his arrival at the hotel. The Prinz Helnrlch bearing the par ty, arrived at 8 o'clock this mornin. Half the population of Xaples wu out, among them a great number of Americans and all gave the America statesman a great reception. Roose velt was met by Ambassador Leiah mann, who had came from Rome t welcome the former president. Con sul Crowninshield, stationed here, th mayor of Xaples. the prefect of pollc and dignitaries were also present.' Aa soon as Roosevelt disembarked he waa surrounded by a guard of police de spite his protests and escorted to th Excelsior hotel. He -made a brief speech of thanks in response to th speeches of welcome. JUGGERNAUT IS FATAL. Racing Auto Fatally Injure Thre Negroes, Kills Two Cows, Injure Driver. Savannah, Ga., April 2. While go ing at high speed on the race course near Savannah, last night, an auto mobile In which were Albert M. Mar shall and Harry Xoyes, young society men, became unmanageable, left the road and struck, first a small negr girl, then a negro man and later a ne gro woman, probably fatallv iniurins? each. Then after killing two cows, th machine turned' over, seriously injur ing Xoyes, who was sent to the hos pital. Marshall was arrested and is hald at police headquarters until the result of the injuries to the three negroes la Known. GOVERNMENT WILL ATTACK IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY Pittsburg, April 2. It was learned today on good authority the govern ment is preparing to proceed aeatnat the Imperial Window Glass company for alleged violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. Federal emDlovea have been investigating and are to present their evidence to the federal grand jury Monday when an attempt will be made to prove the corporation Is a trust. BROKING FIRMS INDICTED FOR "BUCKET SHOP" SIETHODS Washington, April 2. The grand jury today returned three indictments against twenty-nine brokers, member of firms in Baltimore. Philadelphia and St. Louis, for the operation of "bucket shops" in the District of Col umbia. The companies operate 259 offices throughout the east and mid dle west. Raids are being conducted smiultaneously today In many of the big cities. . JOE CHOYNSKI ADDED TO JEFFRIES' TRAINING FORCE San Francisco, April !. Sam Ber- ger. Jeffries' manager, returned last night from the east and announced today his training force was nearly complete. Joe Choynskl. the veteran heavyweight. Is expected to be an hand to help Jeff when his train ng stunts are begun next week. Illness Iads to Suicide. San Francisco. April 2. Made mis erable by continued illness. Hosa Ful da, aged twenty-eight, shot herself through the lungs today and died shortly afterward. HOOKS FISH WEIGHING OVER TON AND HALF Lo Angeles, April 2. A sun fish weighing three thousand two hundred pounds was hooked bv W. X. McMillan, n. South A f . A rienn ranchman yesterday. it was towed ashore by a launch and the efforts of twenty five men finally landed the ftsh on the beach. 4)