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PENDLETON, O KEG ON, SATURDAY, MAY 28. ID IP.
NO GO 14
VOL. 23.
:
SECOND DAY OF
PIONEER PICNIC
Bright Sun and Large Crowd
Make Last Day Great Suc
cess. nON. C. A. JOHNS OP BAKER 4
DELIVERS FINE ADDRESS
Splendid Program Is Rendered and
Great Crowd Enjoys Weston's Hos
pitality Hon O. A. Johns of Baker
Delivers Splendid Address to PiO'
neers Auto Parade and Fiddlers'
Contest Features of Day Pendlc
ton Meets Weston on Diamond.
(Staff Correspondence.)
Weston, Ore., May 28. This, the
second day of the pioneer picnic, Is
proving more successful than the
first. Fine weather, large crowds and
the unbounded hospitality of local
residents are serving to make the day
one long to be remembered. Every
thing is being carried on according to
program without a hitch or anything
to mar the enjoyment of the day.
There was only one change In the
morning program. B. F. Swaggart,
who was down for an address was
unable to be present and his paper
was read by Attorney Homer I Watts
of Athena,
The features of the program were
the baritone solo by Joseph N. Scott
of Athena, the primary drill directed
by Miss Lillian Holdman, the vocal
solo by Jack Keefe and the memorial
address by Hon. C. A. Johns of Baker
City.
One of the most enjoyable events
of the morning was the parade of the
pioneers in autos. There were 30
autos in line and all were filled with
the men and women who came west
when the country was young. It Is a
far cry from the slow crawling prairie
schooner to the swift flying auto, but
such 1b tho rapid march of progress.
Manv of those who ccupied seats In
the gas buggies had crossed tho plains
behind teams of oxen ana many a
cheer went up as the procession pass
ed by.
The feature of the afternoon pro
gram will be the old fiddlers' contest.
There has been much tuning of In
struments all day in preparation of the
event and the large crowd is looking
forward to it with much pleasurable
anticipation.
The election of officers Is also
scheduled for this afternoon and then
comes the baseball game between the
Pendleton and Weston league teams.
The members of the Pendleton team
are here, confident of victory, while
the local ball tossers are anxious to
duplicate their victory over Athena
yesterday. Milne and Ward will form
the battery for Pendleton, while Har
lan, the crack twirler, will hold down
the third station.
In addition to the ball game there
will be races and other sports.
Johns' Address.
In part Mr. Johns said:
It is a marked honor to be invited
to address such an audience on this
occasion, so important in the history
of the state of Oregon, and to eastern
Oregon In particular.
It was my fortune to land in Salem
on December 26. 1858, and to have
been a continuous resident of the
state of Oregon ever since, thirty
years in western Oregon and twenty
two years in eastern Oregon.
t have learned to love and admire
h mnuntnina and forests, her
trmrns. lakes and rivers, her hills,
plains and valleys, her birds and
flowers, her climate, rain and sun
shine, her sons and daughters, and
above all have I learned to honor,
admire and respect her old pioneers
who first constructed her rude huts
and log cabins, ploughed the furrows,
tilled the soil, wielded the ax In her
forests, erected the primitive church
and school house, and who first gave
to all nature within her borders the
sublime evidence of the fatherhood
of God and the brotherhood of man.
Much has been said and written,
and much will be said and written
about the pioneers of Oregon, yet the
people of this and future generations
will never know or appreciate, or
comprehend their early trials, hard
ships privations, struggles and con
flicts In the land "Where rolls the
Oregon, and hears no sound save its
own dashing." No son or daughter,
no matter how loving or affectionate,
will ever fully repay the watchful
care and devotion of a kind and lov
ing mother.
.- In this day and age of commercial
splendor and struggle for wealth and
position, we sometimes forget our du
ties as neighbors and friends and as
citizens of this great nation, and the
debts which we owe to our fathers
and mothers, to home and native land.
Many have gone, never to return.
Those remaining will not always be
with us. Their hair Is silvery, their
form Is bent, and their step Is feeble,
and no one knows how soon, or Who'tence of $5 or three days,
wi;i be the next that will fail to re
spond to the call of the roll.
Heritage of the Pioneer.
Then how fitting and appropriate
that these particular days should be
set aside to the due' and proper ob
servance of pioneer pleasures and
recollections so that youth may be
Inspired by the memories of old age
and taught to lay aside their ambi
tions for the present and reflect on
the early history of Oregon. It will
make you better citizens, better men
and women. Be it said to the credit
of the pioneers, they were not skilled
in the art of flattery and deceit, and
that with few exceptions, they were
fair and honest In all their dealings.
were accustomed to toil and labor and
did not have, or enjoy any of the lux
uries of life, there were no gentlemen
of leisure among them and many of
the crimes which now exist were to
them unknown; and while their
church and school nouse was both
primitive and far between, yet It is
a fact that their standard of moral
character and Integrity has not been
Improved. In making this statement
I do not cast any reflection on either
the church or school, but do wish to
pay a high tribute to the virtue, Integ.
rity, strength and character of the
old pioneers. The church and school
are the very foundations upon which
this great nation has been constructed
and from which it receives its energy,
strength and support, and so long as
the child of the rich and poor, the
high and low, shall meet in the same
schoolroom, on the same common
level, study the same books, and are
taught by the same teacher, this
grand old government Is founded on
a rock, and Its flag will forever wave
"over the land of the free and the
home of the brave."
Conceive, if you can, a long and
affectionate farewell to father and
mother, sister .and brother,' and the
severing of every tie which makes
home near and dear, and the placing
of everything which you have in the
world in an old covered wagon drawn
by an ox team, a long tired six
months' Journey through an uncivil
inert, uninhabited country over a dim
unbroken route of travel, In which
you are solely dependent upon the
beasts of the field, and the fowls of
the air, and the products of nature
for food and raiment, with the howl
of the coyote and the yell of the In
dian to arouse you from your weary
midnight slumbers, with the moonlit
sky as a shelter, and the ground as a
pillow, sickness and even death In a
lonely, unmarked grave, you will then
have some conception of that long
and weary Journey across the plains
that was made by many ol your ratn-
ers and mothers, by which you became
residents and citizens of this grand
and glorious country. Time alone will
tell how Important It was to you. the
stutc and the nation.
Tribute to Oregon.
In the past our growth has been
slow, but it has been sure- The foun
dations have been laid firm, broad
and deep. This Is a great and grow
ing country, with a great and grow
ing future, and it will soon be an im
portant factor jn the affairs of thjs
nation. The saying, that "westward
the star of emuire takes' its way," is
receiving new force and new energy,
and we are on the eve of a tremend-
our business and commercial revolu
Hon, and the markets of the east and
the harbors of the world will all pay
tribute to the products and resources
of the great northwest, and sooner
(Continued on page 5.)
J
E FITZ GERALD
HAS A BUSY DAY
WELL KNOWN CHARACTERS
' APPEAR FOR SENTENCES
Gambling, Drunkenness and Disorder,
ly Conduct Charged Against Sever
al Men Three Accused of Gambl
lug Thomas McNulty Tries to
Wreck Rooming House.
Gambling, drunkenness and dlsor
derly conduct made this a busy day for
Police Judge Fltz Gerald
To start out with this morning he
Issued warrants of arrest on the
charge of gambling for W. H. Gibson,
Jim Dupuls and George McDonald
Gibson nnd Duruls were soon arrest
cd. The former pleaded guilty and
his sentence was suspended. The lat
ter pleaded not guilty, and his case
came up this afternoon at 3 o'clock
for trial. Chief of Police Gurdane is
still looking for McDonald.
The accused men are charged with
having engaged ln a game of draw
poker. It Is not the first time that
Dupuls has been called upon to face
such a charge.
Tom Ralcom "started something" in
the Crescent near beer saloon last
evening and was therefore given his
choice of )10 or five days ln Jail for
disorderly conduct. He Is ln jail.
Thomas McNulty started out to ex
haust the city brewery's supply of
near beer and becoming discouraged
In that endeavor, undertook to wreck
the St. Elmo rooming house. He also
drew $10 or five days.
Fred Curry, arraigned for drunken
ness, admitted he had taken "too
i llluuu niiu vvca iiitu i c 51 it 11 u 01 11
ESTRADA WILL
ABANDON CITY
Revolutionist Leader Reported
2$ Given Up Hope of Hold
ing Bluefields.
MARDIK WILL NOT HE
BALKED BV AMERICANS
ItcMrlM Coining From Nicaragua
Say Customs House Has Fallen In
to Hands of Government Troops
After American Recruits Were
Worn Out Madriz. Will Not bo
Stopped by Order of Pndueah's
Comma uricr Estrada Will Flee. j
I Washington, D. C, May 28. "Pin
Port LImon. May 28. Messages chot the Pure controlled Garfield as
from Bluefields say Estrada has ab-
... . , , , . . ,
ndoned all hopes of holding the city
agalnst Madriz, and is preparing to
flee; and plans to take his staff with
him. Reports say Bluefields Is sur-
ounded by 600 of Madriz's troops,
most of whom are on the bluff over-
looking the city. The Nicaraguans 1
have made a demand for the city to
surrendcr and it Is understood that
if the commander of the Amerlcap
gunboat Paducah continues his re-.
fusal to allow a bombardment of the
city, Madriz plans to advance anyway.
The fall of the customs house is
a severe blow to the city's defense.
It was taken yesterday after Estradas
Amerlcon recruits naa ueen iignu.iB
continuously for 72 hours. They had
exhausted their amunltion and were
exnausien inemKeivt-s. i no ...... ..r
from the Paducah surround the Am-
erican cunsumie.
Ireland Working for Money.
IJUBIln. ireianu. jreiana. ueuig a.
country "on the make. Has a pne-
nomenal number or societies una us-
sue la t Ions for teaching the people
everything mat an me pniiusiui-.
dream or. Still more pnenomeimi
than the number of these associations
Is the fart that fresh ones are being
formed unceasingly. Their alluring
appearance on paper is accountable
for this, and also for the flooding of
the country with leaflets, me latter
are absolute waste of money In Ire-
land, however It may be
in other
countries. The Irish
against "tracts" is racial.
WILL GO TD PRISON
Portland, Mav 28. Attornev Me- Of the 300.000 pounds of wool of
Mahon. who assisted In the defense fered for sale at Pilot Rock yester
of J W. Scriber said today that the day little more than 100,000 pounds
Scriber case will .ot be appealed, changed hands. Still other clips may
that Scriber will be sentenced nt the yet be sold as a result of the sale as
end of the ten day's stay of Judg- some of the growers have their of
ment, and will go to the penitentiary, fcrs under consideration.
Scriber Is broken in health. The prices paid ranged from 14 to
He will begin serving time nt the 17 cents, Pat Doherty's 29,000 pound
McNeill's Island federal prison as clip bringing the top price,
soon as Judge Bean sentences him, ' The largest clip offered was that
McMahon said, "We have no funds of the Cunningham Sheep anl Land
to rnrrv on the flKht. so we will have company. There was nearly 40,000
to give' It up. Scriber was convicted pounds of this and the bid of 14 cents
by an honest Jury, and before an was refused.
honest Judge, nnd will be reconciled Among those who sold and the am
to the prison term." Scriber may be ounts disposed of by each were:
imprisoned from five to fifteen years H. Boyien 13,000
on each four founts. The attorneys A. Bill 3,500
prohablv hope for an earry pardon. Perry Houser 11,000
' R. N. Stanfleld 4.000
Stock Exchanges Closed. Owens Brothers 15,000
New York. May 28.-The stock at Dherty, "-J"
exchanges, as well as the cotton ex- ? ' ' "'0
change closed today, and will remain Charles Johnson 22,000
closed over Monday, Decoration day. George Adams ............. 11,000
The Chicago hoard of trade is the only ' "Kmi their clips but
important market open. -.have thus far declined to accept the
' bids were Chapman, Cunningham
company, Donald Ross, Hlrl Brothers.
But those who are rightly taught to o. Igo and Rugg Brothers,
weigh themselves are never short The next eastern Oregon sale will
weighted on the market scales. . be held at Heppner on Tuesday.
MAJOR
M
MUMMIFIED
A very diminutive Indian baby
mummy Is now In possession of Major
Lee Mooihouse, The mummy was
found on the North bank of the Snake
river, about 20 miles above Pasco by
L. D. McAlpin, Tuesday, May 17, and
was brought to Pendleton by him
yesterday. It was found lying in the
sand.
Physicians who have seen the mum
my say there can be no doubt of Its
Identity despite the diminutive form.
It is not more than 8 Inches In length
and though the head, arms, body,
legs and feet are all present, the child
evidently died before completely de
Am VERTBEES
GETS
Ballinger's Counsel Bitterly
Denounces "Pinchoi-Gar-field
Outfit.
MAKES VIGOROUS DEFENSE
OF SECRETARY OF INTERIOR
Calls Fanner Foresler "Plnehot the
Pure" and Says He Controlled Gar
field Defends Itallinger'g Policy ln
Cunningham Claims Says It Was
Honest and Straightforward Hurls
Denunclatioii of Stenographer Kerby
he pleased. Everything was wild and
uiiiiueriitti n uu itritri cute iu me ucc
reserves." said Vertrees. Sec-
retary Balllnger's attorney in summing
Up his case before the investigating
emmiiiee uuiay. vertices vibuiuub-
trended Ba.llnger's policy In tne
. ..raieht forward. This
wa8 tne bas;8 of his arguments. He
bitterlv arraiened "that Pinchot-Gar-
field outfit" as he characterized them,
Vertrees declared the testimony of
tne clerks ln the interior department
..indie.-,, Rallineer. With his arms
UDllfted and hlg boay trembling with
,, h. ohmitert - denunciation
Qf Kerb;. the stenographer, who gave
QUt (he ptatement regarding the prep-
ratlon of the Lawlor memorandum,
He He u ft poor weak m;ser.
flbe creature( fIattered by an invita.
. pln.v.f ,nainr, under
of n,gM t) confer w,th
D, . an .v,i.
: Brandeis.
Representative McCa'd read a letter
frrirn T.nn.OP the assistant attornev
..-addressed tn Chairman Nel-
ROn rgtracng nis disparaging remarks
nInst p rvinnellv and anoloeizine
fof utterlng them.
B)g j,1re j,, Arzona.
nlni, Arizona Mav 28. Twentv
nouses burned and 100 people were
made homeless by a fire last night
wb(.h swept the mining town of Mi'
. The uamage was sixty thous-
all(j dollars. The entire water supply
available -was through one inch pipe
prejudice ari(j wag useless, so the miners dyna
. mited buildings to "top the fire.
THIRD OF PILOT
ROCK WOOL IS SOLD
veloped.
There is no way of ascertaining the
HKe oT the mummy for according to
Major Moorhouse there have been no
Indians ln the vicinity where it was
found for many years. He accounts
for Its mummification by the fact that
the combination of warm sand, wind
the sun along the Snake river bank
has a preservative effect.- He says
he has personal knowledge of the car
casses of cows and other animals be
ing preserved Intact for many months
In that locality. Many persons have
viewed the mummy and all marvel at
the manner in which it has been preserved.
SECURES
INDIAN BABV
II
FRISCO SPORTS SATISFIED
WITH JEFF'S CONDITION
San Francisco, Calif., May 28.
Four thousand scectators cheered
Jeffries last night at Dreamland af-
ter the big fellow had gone three
rounds with Joe Choynskl, showing
his physical condition to be splendid
and that he has come back. Jeffries
also went a short bout with his
brother Jack. Sporting writers today
declare the exhibition proved Jeffries
to be In good condition, and that he
will be ready to put up the fight of
his life against Johnson
CHINESE MINISTER WANTS
TO LEARN GERMAN SYSTEM
Berlin, May 28. Prince Tsai Tao,
Chinese minister of war, arrived here
today to study the German military
system. He will probably be received
by the kaiser Monday. His arrival
caused a stir. Part of the command
ers want to show him everything,
while others oppose the play, assert
ing that the Chinese, in possession of
the the German system, could put an
army into the field that would whip
anything on earth.
MILLION DOLLAR SWINDLE
IS NIPPED IN THE BCD
Chicago. May 28. Secret service
agents and the post office are per
fecting evidence here today showing
that a million dollar green goods
swindle is planned. Federal officials
stopped it just as the promoters were
prepared to flood the country with
letters offering spurious government
notes at low cost. E. A. Starkloff and
George Post were arrested in Phila
delphia following an indictment by
the federal grand Jury here for an
alleged connection with the swindle.
MINNEAPOLIS HAS MILLION
DOLLAR CONFLAGRATION
Minneapolis, Minn., May 28. It is
estimated that the fire which burned
a number of warehouses and lodging
houses in the manufacturing district
early today caused a million dollars
ln loss. One man was severely In
jured. The fire threatened to get be
yond controll but at daylight It was
controlled but still burning.
SPOKANE LABORER IS
STRCCK BY METEORITE
Spokane, May 28. John Berg, a
section hand, standing on the corner
of Main avenue and Stevens street
today was struck on the head by a
meteorite which inflicted a deep gash
and knocked him insensible. He was
taken to a hospital and will live. Sev
eral meteors fell last night.
ALL IN READINESS
EOR DECORATION DAY
MEMORIAL SERMON TO
BE PREACHED TOMORROW
Rev. Ralph E. Storey Will Preach
Sermon Remainder of Exercises
to be Held on Monday Co-operation
of Lodges is Asked.
All arrangements have now been
completed for the decoration day ob
servance by the people of this city
and from present indications the ob
servance Is to be the most general of
any ever attempted here before. In
addition to the members of the G. A.
R. and company L. the local lodges
and many citizens are to participate
ir the exercises of the day.
The memorial sermon - will be
preached tomorrow morntng at 11
o'clock at the Baptist church by the
pastor. Rev. Ralph E. Storey, while
the remainder of the exercises will
all be held on Monday.
Lodges to Take Tart.
The committee appointed by Presi
dent W. L. Thompson of the Com
mercial club to arrange the Decor
ation dny ceremonies has asked the
co-operation of the various lodges ln
making the observance of the day a
success and ln nearly all the lodges
committees were appointed to take
part In the services. The lodge com
mittees will meet at the court house at
9 a. m. on Monday where autos will
congregate to take them to the cem
etery. All Intending to Join ln the
parade will report at the court house
to Grand Marshal T. D. Taylor for
assignment.
RECORDS ARE SHATTERED
IN W. S. C.-OREGON .MEET
Eugene, May 2S. One world's rec
ord was tied and three coast inter
collegiate records broken in yester
day's spectacular meet here between
Washington State College and the Uni
versity of Oregon, which resulted In
Pullman's defeat by the score of 81 to
59. Hawkins of Oregon, lowered his
own record of IS 2-6 seconds for the
120 yard hurdles and equalled the
world's record of 15 1-5. Nelson of
Pullman made the quarter mile in
49 3-5, a fifth of a second faster than
his previous Northwest record. Mc
Guire, an Oregon freshman, set a new
Northwest record in the two miles.
His time was 10.05 while the previous
record was 10.10. Nell of Oregon
threw the Javelin 148 feet six Inches,
breaking the coast record of 146.3.
Nelson was the Aggies star, and Haw
kins Oregon's.
L
llimis Senator Alleged to
Have Been Elected by Brib
ery Defends Himself.
INSl'RGENTS SEEK TO
STAY EXPL.ANATIOJC
Regulars Succeed in Postponing Con.
Kfderation of Railroad Bill in Order
to' Keep Insurgents from Going
Homo Lorimer Takes Floor and
Don:r Charges Declares Chicago
Tribune 1.4 Plotting Against Ills Po
litical Life. t ' 4
Springfield, Ills., May 28.
State Senator W. D. Holtshaw
this afternoon confessed to the
grand jury that he received
$2500 for his vote for Lorimer.
He also confessed he got $760
from the "Jackpot" and $1500
for his vote In the furniture
deal.
Washington, May 28. Wm. Lori
mer, who was elected United State
senator after a long deadlock In the
Illinois legislature last May, was the.
star feature in the senate today. The
railroad bill was scheduled for final
consideration and was postponed la
order that Lorimer might take the
floor and explain the oharges of
bribery In connection with his elec
tion, which led to a number of In
dictments of legislators for bribery
and perjury. The insurgents, through
La Follette and Clapp, asked that the
explanation be postponed until Mon
day, in order that the railroad bill
might be adopted. The regulars re
fused, knowing the Insurgents wanted
to go home to attend to political
fences.
Lorimer demanded an InvestleaCon
of the bribery charges, and blamed
the Chicago Tribune for his trouble.
He said he had fought the paper for
25 years and denied any legislators
had received money to vote for him.
He said the charges which appeared
In that paper, purporting to have
been written by White, was not writ
ten by him but by a train of newspa
per men. He accused White of lying -and
forgery and was very bitter. He
branded It as a political conspiracy
to ruin him.
In part he said: "It is plain every
word was passed upon by a lawyer be
fore It was signed by that poor low
creature, White, who doesn't hesitate
to commit a forgery for a few dol
lars, and to whom perjury Is no
crime. When the truth is known,
everybody will understand the publi
cation of the article, signed by White,
Is a political conspiracy to deceive the
public, drive me out of public office
and ruin be because I'll not do as oth
er Illinois republicans do and place
myself under the absolute control of
the Tribune."
Toddy's Sister In Frisco.
San Francisco, Calif., May 28. Mr.
and Mrs. Douglass Robinson, the lat
ter a sister of Col. Roosevelt, are here.
They arrived from China yesterday
and have been traveling around the
world for a year for the health ef
Mrs. Robinson, which Is greatly Im
proved. KING OF ENGLAND
COLLECTS STAMPS
London. King George is an enthu
siastic stamp collector. His collection
Is one of the finest in the world and
is worth thousands. Some years ago
he gave the huge sum of $7250 for a
single stamp.
The king's interest in philately was
so keen that he turned his attention
to stamp designing, and was once
asked by the Canadian postmaster
general to give his advice in the prep
aration of a new die for the Canadian
stamp. This he did, and the resulting
design was most artistic.
Little Prince Edward shares Me
royal father's taste for stamps and
his collection Is one that Is the envy
of all his schoolfellows, and, indeed.
Is better than many possessed by ex
perienced adult collectors.
Another noted stamp collector Is
the czar of Russia, whose collection
Is almost as valuable as that of the
king Few people are aware how the
craze has spread during the last few
years. There are many well-known
society women who go In for the hob
by, the duchess of Bedford be ng one
of the most ardent of women philatel
ists In this country. .
Stamp collecting, however. Is nat
urally more popular among men. and
one of the keenest philatelists Is the
Earl of Crawford, who Is said to have
spent nearly a hundred thousand
pounds tn postage stamps.
Love that will not sacrifice m-n
than friendship Is no longer love.
OR MER