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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OREGON, Fill DAY, MAY 2. 1910.
NO 6907
LAST CHAPTER OF
INVESTIGATION
TESTIUDHY 1$ DLL III
"Defense" Closes Case and
Arguments Are Now in
Progress.
Predicted That Verdict Will bo 7 to 5
for Acquittal of Secretary Senator
Root Will Get Vote Despite Ab
sence Madison Will Write Minority
Report Vert rocs and Brandeis
Both Introduce More Testimony
Brandeis Refutes One Point of "De
fense." Washington, May 20. Attorney
Vertres, representing Secretary Bal
llnger today announced the "defense"
would rest with the testimony already
In.
At this announcement the argu
ments called for by the committee.
It was predicted the vote will he 7 to
S for the acquittal of Ballinger. Sen
ator Root will cast a vote despite the
protests of the minority, although he
left Washington today. Representa
tive. Madison is expected to write the
minority report, and it Is also prob
able that Fletcher, Purcell, James and
Graham, democrats, will submit a
drastic opinion against Ballinger. '
At the opening of the session today
Vertrees Introduced testimony try
ing to show that Glavls, who preferred
the charges, had a peculiar Interest in
securing government lands, through
his knowledge secured while a govern
ment employee.
Brandeis called for several witness
es and one, F. Spaulding, formerly a
stenographer under Glavls testified
that one of Glavls' letters to Seattle
had been opened and then marked
opened by mistake but did not say
who had opened It. He also refuted
the testimony of Field Agent Christ
iansen who testified he had never been
In the room of the federal building
where the Glavls boxes were stored.
Spaulding said he accompanied Chris
tiansen to the room and searched for
a note book and that Christiansen had
asked whose boxes they were, and that
he had answered "Glavls'." He said
he left the room before Christiansen.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Brandeis
concluded his cross examination of
Oscar Lawler assistant attorney gen
eral for the department of the inte
rior, and author of the now famous
tentative draft for the president of a
letter dismissing Special Agent L. R.
Glavls. Commissioner Fred Dennett
of the general land office also fin
ished his testimony. S. T. Perkins,
a Chicago officer of the reclamation
service, was the last witness of the
day.
Important Admission.
What was regarded by the "prose
cution" as an Important admission
was obtained from Lawler. Brandeis
was endeavoring to show that Law
ler retained an old grudge against
Glavls that unfitted him for the prep
aration of a Judicial finding to assist
the president in passing upon the
Glavis charges. He was questioning
Lawler along that line when the lat
ter volunteered the allegation that
Glavls had "demonstrated" himself
to be untruthful. This, he said, was
three years ago. when Glavls had
made complaint to the land office
that Lawler was not competent to
conduct the government's prosecution
of certain land cases In southern
California,
. Lawler was then United States at
torncy for the southern, district of
'California, and Glavls was chief of
the field division at Oakland. Lawler
said the charges were Investigated by
the department of Justice and were
found baseless. He went to trial with
the cases and obtained convictions.
An attempt by Brandeis to secure
the production of all papers and doc
uments relating to this matter, on
file at the land office, was blocked
by the committee as involving a coi
lateral Investigation. Brandeis said
lie desired to show whether Secretary
Ballinger knew Lawler entertained
STEAMER, IS A TOTAL
WRECK OFF NEWPORT
Newport, Ore., May 20. Cap-
tain Peterson and Chief Engl-
neer Hastrof leave tomorrow for
San Francisco for the purpose
of reporting to the owners of
the burned steamer that Is on
the rocks north of this city,
The crew Is to be taken to Port-
land. The coroner's Jury ver-
diet Is that the cook, whose
name Is unknown, died from ex-
posure. The vessel Is a total
loss and Is going to pieces On the
reef.
BALUNGER
BEING
WRITTEN
such a grievance agalnct Glavls. '
In emus examination of Dennett the
fact was brought out that the interior
department had employed two of its
special agents on "detective work"
In an effort to connect the forest ser
vice officials with the preparation of
the Glavis affidavit, and to trade the
motives of other critics of the depart
ment. Newell Is Quoted.
A conversation E. T. Perkins claim
ed to have had in Chicago on October
29 last with F. H. Newell, director of
the reclamation service,' whom, It has
been alleged, Secretary Ballinger in
tended to supplant with R. H. Thom
son of Seattle, was the most interest
Ing feature of Perkins testimony.
Perkins detailed It as follows:
"You should not try to - vindicate
Ballinger in the 'black tent' matter."
Newell said. "I want to make Ballin
ger the goat'"
"You can't do It," Perkins replied.
"He's too big a man."
'"Never mind," Newell replied, "I
am going to do It any how."
Perkins told pf attending, at the
request of Glfford Pinchot, a confer
once at the home of former Secretary
Garfield In Westmore, Ohio, on July
18. He said Pinchot, Garfield and
Thomas R. Shlpp of the conservation
society were present at the confer
ence, the purpose of which 'was to
Insure the retention of Newell in of
fice. Perkins 'said he bad promised
to work for Newell and had done so
to the extent of Inducing a number
of railroad officials to write to Bal
linger in. Newell's behalf.
Attorney Vertrees Introduced a
number of letters and telegrams writ
ten by Shlpp and Garfield regarding
a trip "our friend (who Perkins said
was Pinchot) was to make to. Wash
ington to see Newell.
The evident purpose of the "de
fense" was to show through the testi
mony of Perkins and these documents
that the conspiracy which the "de
fense" charges exists against Bal
linger, had its beginning at the home
of Oarfield, and that Pinchot came in
Washington to try to induce Newell
and other subordinates of Ballinger to
participate In it.
Perkins contradicted much of the
testimony of Director Newell and
Chief Engineer Davis of the reclama
tion service as to the "black tent"
lectures. He said he himself had in
itiated the Idea of giving stereoptican
lectures throughout the middle west
to encourage people to settle on re
claimed land.
He said all the western trunk line
railroads, excepting the Great North
ern had contributed to the fund for
carrying on these lectures, and Presi
dent Hill of the Great Northern has
not complained his road was discrim
inated against In these lectures. As
a matter of fact, Perkins said, most of
the projects advertised In the lectures
were accessible exclusively by the
Great Northern.
The commltte adjourned until next
Friday after adopting a resolution al
lowing each aide five hours Friday and
Saturday nights to sum up their cases.
Brandeis and Pepper will probably di
vide the time in argument, but Ver
trees will talk alone.
10
BLUEFIELDS SITUATION
HAS GROWN SERIOUS
Madria and Estrada Armies Face
Each Other Just Outside City
Fearing Harm Paducah Sends Her
Marines to Protect Americans
Machine Gun Mounted.
Blueflelds, May 20. The American
consulate at Blueflelds Is cordoned
with American marines from the gun
boat Paducah and sailors have mount
ed machine guns which command the
main street, anticipating a sacking of
the city by Madrlz forces. Three
hundred soldiers were landed by the
Nlearaguan gunboat Venus last night
below the city to reinforce the Nlca
raguan troops which are within three
miles, of the city.
Scores of Americans have taken
refuge at the consulate fearing Mad
rlz' threat to bombard the city will
result In a premeditated attack upon
Americans. The Madriz and Estrada
armies are facing each other outside
the city. The outposts engaged In a
fight last night and about B0 wore
killed before Estrada retreated. .
BALLOON IS RACING FOR
LOXG DISTANCE CUP
Milwaukee, Wis.. May 20. The bal
loon "Centennial," carrying Capt. H.
E. Honeywell and W. F. Assman, en
deavoring to win the Lahm long dis
tance cup passed out over Lake Mich
igan today. Honeywell dropped a note
saying all was well, and that they in
tended to cross the lake into Canada.
They ascended from St. Louis yester
day afternoon.
CLANSMEN
MAKE MERRY
First Day of Caledonian Picnic
at Athena Draws Immense
Crowd.
SECTION OF SEATS FALLS
DURIXG MOKXIXG PROGRAM
One Hundred People Are Precipitated
to Ground When Seats Give Way,
But Xo One Is Seriously Injured
Town Is Turned Over to Scots and
Everyone Joins in Celebration Two
Xonagcnarians Are i" Attendance.'
(Staff Correspondence.)
Athena, Ore., May 20. Athena is In
gala attire today and the holiday spirit
pervades the town. The occasion is
the eleventh grand annual Caledonian
picnic and It has drawn bonny Scotch
men from far and near to partake of
the festivities and to recall once more
the good auld days of the heather and
the heath.
Clansmen from the "highlands and
lowlands, far and near," representing
the families of Douglass, Graham,
MacDoriald and Cameron, and a host
of others are In attendance forgetting
past enmities, border wars and hatreds
due to different fealties in their loyal
ty to the mother country.
But the scotch descendants are not
the only ones who have taken advan
tage of the occasion for a celebration.
Hundreds of people from all over the
country have poured Into the town
by trains, autos and wagons. Pendle
ton is represented by about a hun
dred who went down this morning.
The program of the day was start
ed promptly at 10 o'clock when the
multitude had wended its way to the
new city park. After an overture by
two bagpipers, an address of wel
come was made by Mayor A. B. Mc
Ewen, who turned the keys over to
the lovers of the plaid.
Judge Cameron of Portland fol
lowed the mayor with a response on
behalf of the Caledonian society. The
Misses Johnson and Best and Messrs.
Smith and Robertson then entertain
ed the throng with a real old fashion
ed Scotch reel, greatly to everyone's
delight.
The annual address was delivered by
Prof. W. D. Lyman of Whitman col
lege. He chose for his subject "The
Spirit of the Northwest" and his treat
ment held the Interest of the entire
crowd. John Smith and Jack Robert
son roused the spirits of the crowd
with their Highland fling, and the
two vocal selections "Ma Hairt Goes
Back to Bonny Scotland," by Jack
Colemun. and "Annie Laurie" by Miss
Helen I. Calbreath. were among the
best numbers on the program and
brought forth great applause. The
morning program closed with a bag
pipe selection by Piper John Smith,
the strains of which seemed to stir
the blood of the clansmen.
During the course of Prof. Lyman's
address there came near being a panic
when a section of the improvised
seats,' containing fully 100 people gave
way and fell with a crash to the
ground. It was nothing less than a
miracle that the accident was not at
tended by some serious Injury, but
as it was, several sustained a good
many bruises and scratches. Among
the latter were Mrs. Sam Osborne and
Mrs, Kyle Long of Pendleton.
One of the unique features of the
great assembly Is the presence of two
nonagennrlans. both Of whom claim
good old Scotch blood in their veins.
These two men are Peter S. Morrls-
( Continued on page 8.)
Man may be master over nature In
some instances, but there is a case in
this city wherein man ' is playing
"second fiddle." The particular rep
resentative of the human race, who
Is doing this Is H. Howdyshcll, the
well known retired farmer. The first
seat in the figurative orchestra Is ta
ken by a swarm of bees. Here is the
Vtory as Its details have been wafted
to the East Oregonian.
The Hodwyshell family lives at the
corner of Mill and Railroad streets.
Tn the house there Is a chimney that
has not been used for some years.
Last fall the house was repapered and
when the work was underway the
flue openings into the parlor and Into
one bedroom were papered over.
It is evident that some time last
fall this particular chimney "lookpd
good" to a swarm of bees for they
selected theVlocatlon as a good home
for the winter. All of this of course
was unknown to the occupants of
the dwelling, for the bees were very
W 1
DID WE MISS
COMET'S TAIL?
Astronomers Differ As to Fact
and Many Theories are Ad
vanced to Cover Situation.
"NOT YET THROUGH"
SAYS OXE STAR GAZER
Lick Observatory Men Claim Earth
Penetrated Two Thirds of Comet's
Tall at Dawn Today Will Pass
Through Remainder This Evening
Apparation in Sun's Face Startles
Wisconsin Astronomers at Williams
Bay. .
Lick Observatory, May 20. Direc
tor Campbell states the earth passed
through two thirds of the comet at
dawn today and will pass through the
rest before night, so he believed. The
tail extends from the eastern horizon
to the milky way.
Carnegie Observatory, Mt. Wilson,
Calif., May 20. Prof. Chretlon, a no
ted French astronomer, said today the
earth will pass through the tail of the
comet notwithstanding the doubts of
other scientists.
Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay,.
Wis., May 20. Following closely upon
the wholly unexpected astronomical
condition that prevailed early yester
day morning when the tail of Halley's
comet was plainly seen in the east
astronomers at the Yerkes observatory
yesterday were further bewildered by
a startling apparation across the face
of the sun at noon time.
A broad spectrum of light extend
ing across and a considerable distance
to each side of the sun challenged the
attention of vigilant observers in no
uncertain fashion.
For the second time in a dozen
years the little band of scientists was
aroused to excitement.
Professor E. B. Frost who first
sighted the phenomenon said he had
never witnessed its like. Hoping to
secure an accurate check on the
strange spectrum. Professor Frost at
once telephoned to observers within
a radius of 100 miles calling attention
to the peculiarity. The apparition
continued for less than half an hour.
COURT MARTIAL FOR MAX
WHO HIT WRONG TARGET
t Port ownsend. May 20.-The court
martial of First Lieutenant R. F. An
derson of thei 149th coast artillery,
will be held soon. Anderson was In
charge of the mortar battery which
fired the shot which struck the quar
termaster's steamer. Major Evans, re
cently while towing a target at prac
tice. Anderson has been under ar
rest since at Fort Worden.
Cuban Holiday,
Havana. Cuba, May 20. The eighth
anniversary of the inauguration of the
republic of Cuba was generally cele
brated throughout Jhe island today.
It was on May 20. 1902. that the
transfer' of sovereignty from Maj.
Gen. Wood, representing the United
States, to Gen. Palma, the first presi
dent of the new republic, took place.
To Hang Negro Brute.
Atlanta, Ga., May 20. Howard
Harris, a negro, who confessed to as
saulting a young white woman, a
bride of six months, at Thomasville.
Is under sentence to be hanged to
day. At the trial last month a mob
attempted to capture the negro and
two men were fatally wounded by the
troops.
OF BEES TAKES
POSSESSION OE HOUSE
orderly during the cold weather. In
fact they did not make their presence
known until Tuesday of this week.
On that day the members of the Hpw
ryshell household noticed that the flue
openings had become penetrated and
that bees were passing to and from
the parlor, one bedroom and the old
chimney. Investigation revealed the
fact that the bees had worked an
opening through the wall paper, thus
securing entrance to the house as well
as to the smokestack.
At this time, according to reports
that seem to be authentic, the bees
are in practical possession of the
Howdyshcll parlor and also of one
bedroom. This Is Inconvenient for
the members of the family and for
two days Mr. Howdyshell has been
busy with various schemes for rid
ding himself of his unwelcome guests.
Up to this time he has not succeeded
and is therefore open to suggestons
as to the best manner of trapping a
swarm of bees.
REMAINS OF DEAD MONARCH
CONSICNED
PINCHOT WILL WRITE A
BOOK ABOUT HIMSELF
New York, May 20. Gifford Pin
chot, former chief foreHter is writing
a book to be published shortly, rel
ating his experiences In the conserva
tion fight which resulted in his dis
missal. Pinchot will defend his ac
tions, saying the special interests were
so entrenched as to know what to ex
pect from their enemies. He will ad
vocate that these enemies shift their
ground and adopt tactics the inter
ests are unprepared for.
VANCOUVER DOES HONOR
TO LATE KIXG EDWARD
Vancouver, May 20. This city is in
mourning for King Edward. Business
Is suspended. A great public service
is being held this afternoon at recre
ation park, addressed by W. B. Mc
Innes. All street cars were stopped
for one minute when the services be
gan. HY DE'S ATTORXEYS FILE
MOTIOX FOR XEW TRIAL
,anoM v.-1 1 . .nil.' v. 1 . ,1 t c
attorneys filed a motion for a new 8even other British Kings are buried,
trial today. Thev allege the Judge The funeral was one of the most lm
hn r,rH..,iin on .hnf nnm. ! presslve in the world's history. The
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petent testimony for the defense was
not allowed to be introduced,
PITTSBURG COUNCILMAN i onlookers fainted in the dense thron
IS DECLARED GUILTY ; jjning the route and forty ambulance
were kept busy. Spectators began ar
Pittsbune, May 20 Dr. R. C. Bless- j rMng at midnight, and by dawn th
liiffton, president of the common coun- j streets were jammed,
ell. ws today fonnd jmllty of bribery, j simultaneously with the atartlng of
The Jury recommended extreme mer- 1 the procession every street car, and
cy. . train in Great Britain stopped from t
. i to 15 minutes. It required two hour
Oklnhom Editors Gather. and seven minutes for the procession
Enid, Okla., May 20. Editors of a to cover the distance from Westmln
large proportion of the 700 newspa- ; ister to Paddington station. Th
pers in the new state were present i funeral train arrived at Windsor at
when the annual session of the State 12:34 "p. m., and the slow pace of the
Press association convened In the ' funeral car marked the time for th
North Oklahoma metropolis today, cortege. Hedging the pall bearer
For two days the scribes will talk came detachments commemorative ot
shop, and the text of most of the pa- ; the England of long ago. These in
pers and speeches will be the appllca- ' eluded Halberdiers, Muskeeters, and
tion of modern Journalistic ,methods Yoemen in the scarlet uniforms of th
by the rural newspapers of the state. . Tudor days.
Many men who have been connected ' Following the royal catafalque came
with some of the largest papers In Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg.
the country have flocked to the new ! then Edward's favorite charger. Pre
state to establish Journals of their ceded by their royal standards rod
own and "grow up with the country," King George and his aides, accompa
with the result that Oklahoma papers ' nied by the Duke of Connaught, Ed
as a rule compare more than favor- ' ward s brother, and Kaiser Wilhelm.
ably with those of the east and cen- Following these came seven Euporeaa
tral west. The exchange of ideas at monarchs: Alfonso, of Sp"aln; George,
the present convention will doubtless of Greece; Manuel of Portugal; Haa
result In further great Improvement. kn of Norway; Frederics of Den
- , mark; Albert.of Belgium, and Ferdl-
Mn T-i.11ir nand. of Bulgaria. After them, riding
Cleveland, Mav 20. Four earth-
quake shocks were registered this
morning by a local seismograph. They
are believed to have occurred some
where on the Pacific coast.
Commercial Law Dowager Czarina of Russia. Next,
New Orleans. May 19. A program came Queen Mary, then the Princes
dealing largely with commercial law of the British royal family, and then
and collections occupied today the at- came the diplomats of the foreign na
tentlon of the National Association of tions including Colonel Roosevelt,
Creditmen's annual convention here, who was dressed in a black
! coat, with a band of mourning on ht
arm.
If
SCRIBER IS INSANE
! and yoemen of the guard were walt
TESTTMOXY INTRODUCED j ing as the guard of honor. A special
TO PROVE CONTEXTIOX train containing Premier Asquith and
: other personages of British life, in
' eluding Lords Balfour and Roseberry
Insanity Expert Takes Stand Serf- and mimary attaches, arrived before
ber Came from Family Which Has ; the funeral train.
Suffered Mental Disorders Family ! As the royal party moved forward.
- to. m the guards stood with raised arms and
Phystelan Testifies. , or chanted Archbl8h0p8 ,ea
: the procession up the aisle and the
Portland, May 20. Alienists are on ' oaken coffin containing the king's
the stand today in the defense of J. body was placed upon a purple bier
W. Scrlber, the La Grande banker, : in front of the altar. At the conclu
charged with shortages. The defense ' sion of the service the deputy king
is trying to prove mental derangement ' at arms proclaimed the death of Ed
caused his actions which are alleged ' ward VII, and prayed a long life for
to have wrecked the Farmers' and George, ending with "God save the
Traders' bank. Attorney Fulton pro- king." The choir sang, "Blessed are
pounded a hypothetical question of the departed," and a benediction waa
several thousand words to Dr. Cusrlck, j pronounced by the Archbishop or
expert on insanity from Salem. The Canterbury- The archbishops then
effect of 'the question was that Scrlber ' prayed silently, and the congregation
is from a nervous, illy balanced fam-i filed from the chapel while the or-
ily, some of whom are Insane, that IT
Scriber suffered from the delusion (Continued on page 6.)
that the church faction plotted
to :
wreck his bank and that further grief
on account of the death of his wife, ,
unbalanced his mind and that in this
condition he forged 9000 notes. Mc-'
Court objected on the ground the
question did not contain all the facts
or Include the way he com-ealed the
shortages. It Is admitted that on the
answer the case may hang, so the '
court allowed time to argue the point. ,
Dr. Molty, family physician, was the
first witness, and he testified that
Scrlber was a victim of a number of ,
ills, and intimated Scrlber was un- f
balanced.
President Taft's cook for a long time
has married a policeman, and has quit
which Is another worry. The cop is
happy and proud.
TO SEPULCHRE
LAST RITES OVER KIII6
Amid Great Pomp Body ot
, Edward VII is Laid to
Rest.
Xlne Crowned Heads of Europe Par
ticipate in Funeral Parade Over
Two Million People Witness Spec
tacle Which Was One of Splendor
Roosevelt Appears With Dignitarle
Royal Body Taken to Windsor
and is Laid With Seven Other King
of EiiRlund.
London, May 20. The body of King:
Edward VII was laid to rest today la
nrocession left Westminister at 9:10
a. m., and probably two million, two
hundred forty thousand people saw
i the naereant nass. Hundreds of the
three abreast, came a display of the
lesser royalty numbering practically
100 scions of the ruling house of Eu
rope. A long line of carriages wa
next, the first containing the queea
mother, Alexandra and her sister, th-
' Following the diplomats were Judg
' es, civil officials, soldiers, etc. Wlnd
! sor station was gorgeously decorated
' In flowers, flags and palms. Detach
ments ' of grenadiers and life guard
' were drawn up at the station. Bodlea
of blue Jackets, a detachment of Scot
1 euards. a corps of gentlemen at arms.
UTAH ROBBERS LOCKED
CASHIER IX VAULT
Salt Lake. May 20. Cashier
Ellison of the First National
bank of Layton, 20 miles north
of here was early today compell
ed by two unmasked robbers to
leave his bed and accompany
them to the bank and open the
vaults. They did not get any
thing as the cashier could not
open the Inner safe containing
thousands. They escaped after
locking him In the vault where
he was found.