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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OREGON,
M.ON1J DAY, JUNE 13. HMO.
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BRIEFS FILED
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Brandies, Pepper and Verlrees
Submit Briefs to Investi
gating Committee.
DOCUMENTS BRISTLE
WITH VITUPERATION
Last Chapter of Famous BalUngor-1
PLnchot-Gluvls Investigation la Be-,
lnjj Written Each Attorney Eulo-j
gizrs His Client ami Bitterly Assails (
Opponent Brief Covers Three 1
TltoiiHaim Typewritten rages Bal- (
linger Gets Worst Dose.
Washington, June 13. Three thou-
and pages bristling with vituperation
were submitted today by the attor
neys who appeared before the Bal-llnger-Plnchot
investigation commit
tee. "The record disclosed that Bal
llnger Is hostile to the people und
ahows his cooperation with special In
terests and with violation of the law,"
aays the Brandels brief. "I trust the
committee will find the public do
main in unsafe hands," said Peppers.
"The prosecution's contention Is cruel
and baseless. It Is nothing on which
to assail the character of cabinet
members and Is absolutely no ground
for an attack," declared Vertrees'
brief. These three briefs totaled
nearly a thousand written pages. They
were largely along tht lines of argu
ment laid down bl the attorneys be
fore the committee previously. Bal
Ungor was severely excoriated In the
documents,
Brandels asked that Glavls be re
warded as a patriot. Vertrees re
ferred to him as a "traitor, and a
snake." Pepper defending Pinchot,
referred to the discharged forester as
"a xealous advocate of good govern
ment." Vertrees called him "an
arch conspirator seeking to destroy
the good name of cabinet officers."
Brandels, referring to the Glavls
charges, declared the "records prove
tho facts as stated. These were not
the same records the president saw.
In this proceeding Wlckersham ap
pears no longer as an assistant judge
but as an over zealous advocate, Law
ler Is no longer a Judge but stands In
his true light as a prejudiced witness
and bitterly vituperative.
"In these cases Glavls, Pinchot,
Jones and Kerhy have been dismissed
and Newell and Davis hold only a
alight tenure of office. The commit
tee will determine whether they are
snake to bo killed or traitor to be
shunned. If any of them told the
truth, the secretary of Interior should
be dishonored and declared unfit for
office.
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MURDER MYSTERY" IN
ITALY STILL UNSOLVED ,
Como, June 13. Local police today
received word that Porter Charlton,
the young Washlngtonlan, suspected
of the murder of his wife, Mary Scott
Castle, whose body was found In a
trunk In Like Como, was at Lucerne,
Switzerland. Meantime Ispolatoff, the
Russian who rented the couple the
villa, Is being held, and opinion is be
ing divided regarding the Identity of
the murderer. Some believe Charlton
himself was murdered and authorities
today began digging up the grounds
around the villa, looking for a pos
sible body.
Fishermen this afternoon found a
coat like Charlton's in the lake. This
strengthens the theory that Charlton
was murdered like his wife.
J.E.
SMITH
WOOL
INTO
PENDLETON INDIAN ROBES
An Important wool sale was made
this morning when the Pendleton
Woolen Mills company purchased the
Barnhart clip of tho J. E. Smith
company This Is considered one of
the best clips In the country and Is
the one on which fivo different bid
ders tied at the sale here last Satur
day. The bids were all refused by
Mr. Smith and this morning he dis
posed of the wool to Clarence Bishop
of the Pendleton Woolen Mills com
pany. Tlie price has not been mads
public.
The clip consists of 75,000 pounds
of exceptionally good wool and there
la much satisfaction In local circles
that the Pendleton plant was able to
secure and to keep at home such a
high grade of raw material. This
will now be made up Into the famous
Pendleton Indian robes and other
goods turned out by the local manu
facturing establishment and will as
sist in further spreading the fame of
WHAT DOES RECALL. OP
JAP ROYALTY PORTEXD?
Washington, Juno 13. Diplomats
are discussing the sudden recall of
the Prince and Princess Fushiml of
Japan, who are touring America.
There Is much speculation as to
whether their recall means that Jap
an intends to renounce the existing
treaty with this country. Itis believ
ed It will be formally renounced Fri
day. The anticipated act Is not a
sign of hostility, but there is feeling
that Japan did not want to place the
royal couple In an embarassirig po
sition should the treaty negotiations
result In acrimony. The Prince and
Princess start for Seattle tomorrow,
and thence to Japan.
DECLARES GOVERNOR FORGETS
DUTIES DURING CAMPAIGN
Topeka, June 13. The political op
ponents of Gov. Stubbs are declar
ing today the governor and several
state officials are shunning their du
ties to give their time to campaign
ing. They point out Stubbs on the
platform declared for a "Dollar's
worth of work for a dollar pay." Open
letters are being circulated asking
why he does not pay more attention
to duties.
WHITE TEM-S OF BRIBERY
IN ELECTION OF LORIMEH
Chicago, June 13 Charles White,
confessed bribe taker, was the first
witness In the trial of Browne, the
democratic leader of the Illinois house,
accused of bribery In connection with
Lorlmer's election. White told of re
ceiving payments In Springfield and
Chicago. He said the money was giv
en him to vote for Lorlmer
HASKELL DESTROYS
INJUNCTION PAPERS
OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR HURLS
THEM OUT OF WINDOW
Threatens i, Throw Sheriff Who
Serve Them After Them Injunc
tion to Prevent Removal of Capitol.
Oklahoma City, June 13. Gover
nor Haskell today ordered Sheriff
Mahoney from his office when Ma
money tried to serve Injunction pa
pers brought In state courts t pre
vent the removal of the capital to
this city. Haskell threw the papers
out of the window and told the sher
iff to get before he was treated like
wise. He acted on the advice of the
attorney general who said the su
preme court of the state could nut
mandamus the governor. There is
much excitement owing to the result
of the election which changed the lo
cation .of the capital. Slate officia's
believe they can not transact business
till the election has been canvassed,
and this will probably be Thursday.
AMERICAN CHARGED WITH
TREASON IN NICARAGUA
Bluefields, June 13. It was learned
today that Walter Plttman, an Am
erican, who it was believed escaped, is
a prisoner of Madrlz at Greytown. It
I? understood he will be taken to
Manague to be tried for treason. He
i responsible for the death of a com
pany of troops which he blew up by
mines while the Nionrnguans were
trying to capture this city recentty.
Managua reports that Madrlz's
prisoners are treated barbarously. Es
trada it is said, Is preparing to ask
Washington to authorize the creation
of n republic called New Nicaragua,
which will Include half of the present
state of Nicaragua with Bluefields as
the capital.
A man who is ashamed to show his
face can't blame people for talking
behind his back.
TO BE MADE
Pendleton.
The Pilot Rock clip of the same
company, consisting .of S0.O0O pounds
was sold Saturday at 16 3-8 cents, this
being the highest price paid either
here or at Pilot Rock.
A total of about 380,000 pounds of
wool changed hands at the two places.
The prices paid w ere about a half cent
higher than those offered at either
of the former sales and for that rea
son the growers let go more freely.
Practically vcry clip offered was
sold. The most notable exception was
the Barnhart clip of the J. E. Smith
company.
One small clip changed hands at 12
cents, but the others brought from
13 1-4 to 16 3-8 cents.
There are no more sales days sched
uled for Pilot Rock or Pendleton. The
wool yet remaining In the hands of
tho growers will therefore be disposed
of at private sale, or consigned to the
Chicago warehouse.
BIG DISASTER
IN MONTREAL
Many Employes of New
spaper
Killed and Injured in
sion and Fire.
Explo-
WATER TANK ('HASHES
THROUGH THREE FLOORS
Timliers SiviMrting It Collapse anil
It Plunges Through Three Moors,
Currying Employes and Machinery
to Death ami Destruction sixty
eight Girls Working on Top Floor
Feared Death Mm May Tolul
Thirty.
Montreal. June 13. Fourteen per
sons are known to have been killed
and fifteen injured in an explosion
and fire which destroyed the Herald
building here today and It is feared
that the total loss of life may be thirty.
Sixty girls were employed on the up
per floor working In the bindery. The
accident was caused by the collapse
of the timbers on the roof supporting
the water tank which dropped through
three floors. Briely, the managing
editor, says the loss will be half a
million dollars.
The tank carried several persons to
death as it tore through the building,
accompanied by heavy machinery. Sixty-eight
employes were working on
the top floor at the time. The art
room, composing and editorial rooms,
and the bindery were wrecked. "
ONLY TWO KILLED IN '
lORTLAND AUTO WRECK
Portland, (ire., June 13. It is con
sidered certain that Chauffeur Day
and Majicl Monte, the divorced wife
of a Portland fireman, were the on'y
persons in the automobile which
plunged into the Oregon slough near
the Vancouver frrry Friday night.
The machine was removed yesterday
ami contained no one, but it Is be
lieved the bodies will be found later
in the Columbia river.
hlX'I.ARF.S TEDDY WILL NOT
MIX UP IN CAMPAIGN
New York, June 13. Several men
recently returned from abroad are au
thority for the statement today that
Colonel Roosevelt will not take part
in the coming campaign. His pro.
gram, it Is asserted, includes a rest at
Oyster Bay, and then maybe he might
help Governor Hughes In an effort to
secure an adequate promary election
law for Xew York. It Is declared
Roosevelt will not enter the senatorial
race to succeed Depew.
ROOSEVELTS ABOARD SHIP
HAVE THEIR SEA LEGS
Aboard Steamship Kalserlne Au
guste Victoria. June 13. With Bongo.
Ethel's dog. in full possession of his
ea legs. Colonel Roosevelt and fam
ily report a clean bill of health to
day. The Colonel spent the morning
in writing letters. Yesterday he ad
dressed the immigrants and exhorted
them to become good citizens of the
country to which he welcomed them.
Ahead of Weston.
Reno, Xew, June 13. Jack Eld
ridge after a 12 hour rest, left here
today on the last leg of the walk
across the continent from Boston to
San Francisco begun March 15, to
beat E. P. Weston's record of inn
days. Eldrldge. who Is 24 years old,
now 19 days ahead of the septun
auenarian's record and expects to
reach the toast June IS, 77 days from
Boston. Tist Wednesday he beat
Weston's best daily record of 72 miles
by three miles, when he made 75 miles
in 24 hours while crossing the desert.
Several Boston sportsmen have wag
ered a large sum that the lad will
bent Weston, and If he succeeds, he
u ill lie paid 12.000.
Wanderer Picked Up.
Chicago, June 12. The police here
have In custody a man believed to be
TJ. H. Edmeston. a former million
aire dry goods merchant of Buffalo.
The prisoner was found wanderng in
the streets Saturday nlglit penniless.
According to the police their prison
er once owned two 'arge stores In
Buffalo nnd at one time was reputed
to be worth $2,000,000. The police
also say that the supposed Edmeston
was placed In an eastern sanitarium
two years ago.
Two are Drowned.
Monttrenl, Que., June 13. Albert
Esnough. a builder of St. Lambert,
and his adopted daughter, Iena Hca
ly Jumped from the center of Vic
toria bridge nnd down 60 feet Into the
swift current of the St. Lawrence rlv
e." yesterday. Both were drowned.
Esnough leaped first and was follow
ed a moment later by the girl but
whether she Jumped in the excitement
of the moment or was following out
n suicide compact Is not known.
CORPORATION IN j
INTERNAL BROIL
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Orchard Development Com
pany Stockholders Fight
Among Themselves.
UMATILLA MEMBERS
ACCUSED OF FRAUD
Montana Stockholders in Land Com
pany Alleges Iocal Members Held
Illegal Meetings and Sold Stock to
W. L, Thoiniisoii H. R. Loughlin,
One of Defendants, Explains Tran
sactionSays Montana People Tried
to Piny Frcczoiit Game,
A valuable tract of land in the west
end of the county and control of a
corporation owning the land, are the
bones of a contention in another big
legal batt'e, the first gun of which
was fired Saturday. At that time a
suit was filed in the United States
court at Portland, in which S. P.
Wright, C. W. Smith, G. M. Russell,
T. S. Lane. Olaf Lundwall, D. W.
Grieve, J. R. Afflerbaugh, E. W. Fos
ter and Lewis R. Anderegg are plain
tiffs, and the Orchard Development
company. H. R. Loughlin, Bertha E.
W. Loughlin, X. D. Loughlin, W. L.
Thompson, R. N. Stanfie'.d, Inez
Standfield and J. X. Burgess are de
fendants. - The Iughlins live at Hermlston
and the other defendants in various
parts of the county. The plaintiffs
live In Montana. The Orchard De
velopment company, a corporation in
which all of the above people with
the exception of the Stanfields have
an Interest, and being the owner of
a tract of about 200 acres of land
near Hermlston, which was purchas
ed from Mr. and Mrs. Stanfield.
Illegal Meetings Alleged.
T'.e complaint cherges that the- de
le iidants held illegal meetings of the
corporation and sold stock to W. L.
Thompson and that the Montana
stockholders, who constitute the plain
tiffs, were misled as to the purpose
of these meetings by the form of the
notices which were sent, and it also
asks an accounting from H. R. Lough
lin, treasurer, for the moneys which
have passed through his hands. "
Mr. H. R. Loughlin, secretary and
treasurer of the company, was in
town today and, when seen, gave the
following version of the transactions:
Mr. Loughlin states that the com
pany was organized about four years
ago, with a distinct understanding
that the properties were to be Im
mediately placed on the market and
sold, and that he has ever since that
time been endeavoring 'to get the
Montana stockholders to go ahead
with the proposition, but that the
Montana people have not been able to
agree among themselves as to what
should be done with the property,
some desiring to hold It and others
to sell, and that they were constantly
embarrassing him in his efforts to
successfully handle the affairs of the
company.
This condition of affairs has con
tinued for two or three years, until
It became necessary, in order to meet
the payments on the contract, the
Montana people having refused to ad
vance further moneys for this pur
pose, to raise funds in some manner.
Mr. Loughlin states that he submitted
the proposition to the attorney for
the company and was Informed that
the entire holdings of the company
would be lost and forfeited under
their contract if they failed to meet
their payments. He then proceeded
to call a meeting which, under the
advice of the corporation attorney,
was entirely regulnr and, after can
vassing the situation from every pos
s hie point of view, it was decided
that the only feasible method of
raising the money was the sale of
some 15,000 shares of treasury stock
in the corporation. The directors ac
cordingly proceeded to sell the stock
and the same was submitted to local
capitalists, among others Mr. Thomp
son, who, after investigation, pur
chased the stock.
FrccBOiit Game Alleged.
According to Mr. Loughlin's state
ment, as soon as the Montana stock
holders learned that he had succeeded
in raising money to handle the af
fairs of the corporation and to defeat
their purpose in endeavoring to freeze
biin out, they immediately began ef
forts to wreck the corporation, by
publishing paid advertisements in
Umatilla county papers calculated to
discourage investments in the corpor
ation property, and discrediting him.
They came to Hermlston and without
notice to the Umatilla county stock
holders, attempted to hold a meeting
without a majority of the stock be
ing represented, and attempted to
take the control of the corporation
away from the Umatilla county stock
holders, nnd to elect their own mem
bers and two Hermlston men, to whom
they. Transferred two dollars worth of
stock each, as directors, to contrtol
the affairs of the company. Lough
lin, on learning of their purpose, tele
phoned to the other Umatilla county
stockholders, and Mr. Thompson Im
mediately secured the proxy of Mr.
Burgess and left by automobile for
Hermlston to attend the meeting.
LougMin says he requested that the
Montana stockholders wait until such
time as the stock should be fully rep
resented, In order that all the busi
ness, of the company could be settled
up and disposed of. They, however,
refused to do so and he says that
when the dust of Mr. Thompson's au
tomobile was seen coming over the
hill Into Hermlston they proceeded to
close up their business as fast as they
could, endeavoring to finish it before
he could arrive. However, he got
there before the meeting was closed
and by his promptness succeeded in
voting the stock represented by him
and preventing the control of the cor
poration from passing entirely out of
the hands of the local stockholders.
Attorneys Approved Action,
Mr. Loughlin states that he is thor
oughly satisfied with his position In
the entire matter. That all of his
acts have been passed upon and ap
proved by the attorney for the cor
poration, R. R. Johnson, and that In
addition Mr. W. L. Thompson has
had the matter thoroughly examined
by his attorneys, who have assured
him that the records of the corpor
ation are entirely regular.
The complaint also asks for an ac
counting from Mr. Loughlin, as treas
urer of the company, but Mr. Lough- i
llr. states that the accounts of the
corporation have been repeatedly ex
amined by the Montana stockholders
and by accountants they have desig
nated, and have been approved' by
them, and that he has no fear what
ever on that score.
Mr. Loughlin considers the proper-!
ty a good property and says it would
have been possible to have disposed
of practically the entire tract had It I
not been for the constant efforts of j
the Montana stockholders to hinder
his actions.
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FROM SWITZLER
COURT GIVES HIM THE j
POSSESSION" OF THE ISLAND '
Another Battle In Island Controversy j
Is Fought Out Judge Bean Dls-
solves Injunction Keeping Eurnlmrt
Off Island. j
F. E. Earnhart is once more In
complete and for the time being
undisturbed possession of the Dave
Beavert or "Little" Switzler island in
the Columbia river. Circuit Judge
H. J. Bean this morning rendered a
decision dissolving the injunction
which he hnd granted a few days ago
and which put Earnhart off the is
land as well as ordered him not to
harvest the alfalfa crop.
The island contains about 70 or 80
acres of land and is valuable chiefly
for growing alfalfa. It is claimed by
William Switzler who had purchased
the improvements made on it by Bea
vert and who says he Intended to se
cure final possession by means of the
homestead law. A little more than
a year ago, Earnhart took possession
of the island and the case has been
in the courts since that time.
Switzler secured an injunction
from Federal Judge Wolverton which
put Earnhart off. A few week? ago,
the Wolverton decision was overruled
by a higher court and Earnhart went
on again. It was then that the tem
porary injunction was secured from
the circuit court.
Bean's decision this
to the effect that the
morning was
state circuit
court has no jurisdiction In this case.
Horses for Sale.
P. G. Smith of Burns, is now at the
Bowman ranch 5 miles south of Pen
dleton, with 60 head of big horses to
sell.
Principal L. W. Keeler of the Echo
schools, passed through Pendleton
this morning on his way home from
a visit to the east end of the county.
EXPENSIVE COLLISION IN
LOCAL RAILROAD YARDS
An expensive accident occurred in'
the railroad yards last night when
the cafe car of the Spokane train)'
which spends the night here, collided j
with the switch engine.B oth were put
out of commission and must be sent I
to the repair shops In Alblna.
A few minutes after 12 o'clock the!
night switch engine crew switched I
the cafe car onto a side track. A
block was placed in front of the I
wheels to hold the car there while!
the switch engine backed out and
started to come back up the adjoining!
side track. Hardly had the engine
passed the' switch when the cafe car
came down the track at about IS miles:
an hour. The engineer saw the car
coming In time to stop but not In tlmej
to reverse his engine and the twoi
pieces of railroad equipment came
together with a crash which was
HAlLiiiri DOES
THRILLING
Aviabr Sails From New Ycrk
to Philadelphia and is Now
Returning.
THOUSANDS APPLAUD
HIS WONDERFUL, FEAT
Makes First Half of Trip in One Hour
and Fifty Minutes, Distance of M
Miles Asks for Cigarette When H
Alights Says Trip Was Perfect
Curt iss Assists Him to Repair
Damage of Bad Start and Path
finder Guides the Way.
Breaks Down on Return.
Xew York, June 13. After
successfully breaking the Ameri-
can record for the longest sus-
tained flight, by a trip to Phil-
adelphia, Hamilton started on
his return. At Southamboy, N.
J., his engine broke and he de-
scended and his propeller also
broke so he was compelled to
give up his return trip this af-
ternoon. Hamilton will prob-
ably not reach New York before
tomorrow night or Wednesday.
He will send to this city for an-
other propeller.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June
13. Charles Hamilton, the aviator,
landed in North Philadelphia on
Fronters street early today, complet
ing the first half of his trip from
New York to Philadelphia and return.
He covered S6 miles In one hour and
fifty minutes, leaving New York at
7:38. His start was witnessed by
thousands of people and fully twenty
thousand greeted him when he
alighted here.
' He circled tne field three times be
fore alighting with the twenty thou
sand people cheering him wildly HI
first remark was: "Has anyone got
a cigarette."
He said it was the most beautiful
flight he ever had, the weather being
perfect.
Cnrtiss Helps His Start.
New York, June 13. While Hamil
ton was preparing for his Philadel
phia flight he started and the propel
ler struck a tree, smashing it. Ham
ilton alighted, swore some and then
borrowed one from Curtiss. Curtiss
and his assistants soon had things in
working order and on his second at
tempt the aviator plunged into the
air at high speed.
He passed the upper bay at a height
of 600 feet and headed for New Jer
sey meadows. River boats whistled
and dipped their flags as the air
man shot over the Hudson. At Eliza
beth he turned inland and followed
a pathfinder automobile swathed In
white blankets. The machine tore
along at a mile a minute clip with
Hamilton 500 feet above It.
On Return Trip.
New York, June 13. Hamilton
started on his return trip at 11:25. At
South Amber, New Jersey, he de
scended and began tinkering with his
engine.
Lightning Kills Many.
Berlin. ,Tnne 13. Six are dead. IT
severely Injured anil 80 slightly, to
day ns a result of lishtnlng. The peo
ple returning from a picnic sought
refuge In an iron fenced building, "at
Brealan, where the lightning struck.
heard for blocks.
The two switchmen who were
standing on the corner of the Pilot
which was wrecked had a narrow es
cape, but neither was injured n the
slightest. The corner of the cafe car
was torn away and the entire front
end damaged. Parts of the engine
were also torn away and the big ma
chine was rendered helpless The pi
lot Rock 'ocoinotlve did duty as
switch engine during the morning.
It seems that when the air was re
leased from the brakes the block
which had been placed In front of
the wheels was not sufficient to hold
the car. It does not seem possible,
however, that in runn.ng a hundred
yards on such a low grade that a mo
mentum could be gained sufficient to
do the damage that was sustained as
a result of the collision.
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