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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OREGON, Fit I DAY, JUNE 17. 19l0.
NO 613l
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OF
New York Surging With
Crowds to Welcome re
turning Ex-President.
KOOSEVELT WILL HE
OFFERED MANY POSITIONS
KtrecU of Gotham are Thronged Willi
Thousands to See Alan Who Sent
Thrill Through Three Continents
Teddy Haa Hud .Momentuous
Trip llmnilton Will Fly Out to
Meet Colonel Many Offers Await
llliti.
New York, Juno 17, Lower New
York Is beginning to surge today with
crowds present to greet the returning
Teddy. Roosevelt will receive offers
for positions of prestige from vari
ous organizations throughout the
country when he arrives. Among the
offers Is the editorship of a New
York paper. C. W. Post sent a wire
less offering Roosevelt one hundred
thousand dollars a year to become
the head of the National Trades
Workers association as arbitrator of
labor disputes. Hamilton, the avia
tor, plans to fly out to meet the
teamer and circle over the ship as
It enters the harbor The rough riders
are the Idol of the hour. The city Is
placarded with welcome signs.
The Kaiser Is within 400 miles of
Ambrose channel nt noon. With the
present schedule she will arrive In
good time for Roosovclts welcomo
home. The weather Is thick and the
water rough.
DMniH-rct Traveled hy Roosevelt.
From New York to Mombasa, 9,
800 miles.
While on the hunt, 6000 miles.
Down the Nib-, 4000 miles.
From Alexandria to Naples, 1020
miles.
In Europe, 6313 miles.
From Southampton to New York,
2S00 miles.
Total, 28,433 miles.
How Ho Traveled.
Ry boat, 17.120 ml!es.
lly rail, 5613 miles.
On horseback, 4300 miles.
On foot, 1376 miles.
On camel, 26 miles.
Feature of Roosevelt's Trip.
Degrees conferred upon him
University of Egypt. University
by
of
Leipsic, Sorbonne, University of Ber-
lln, University of Christiana, Cam
bridge and Oxford
Received In audience by the kings
of Ugranda. Italy, Helium, Norway,
and England, the emperors of Aus
tria and Germany. Queen Wilhelml-
nn, President Kallieres of France and
crown princes of Denmark and
Sweden.
Represented the United States as
special ambassador at the funeral of
King Edward.
Cancelled engagements to pay ht
respects to the pope awing to restric
tions that were sought to be Imposed
upon him.
Made startling speeches In Khar
toum, Carlo and London that called
forth the wrath of the Egyptian na
tionalists and n large part of the
English public.
Honored by special reviews of the
flower of the French and German
armies being the first civilian ever
given this distinction.
Made a new record in the amount
and variety of game killed In Africa,
seeming several new specimens.
Had two narrow escapes from death
from wi'il animals In the African
jungle.
Retraveled with Mrs. Roosevelt
the routo of their honeymoon In Italy
in 18X6.
Story of Ills Trip,
The home-corn :ng of Colonel Roose
velt tomorrow will complete what Is
generally considered the most re
markable trip other than exploration
ventures, ever made by nn Individual,
whether In public or private capacity.
Sailing from New York on the
teamer Hamburg on March 23, 1909,
amid scenes of unprecedented enthu
siasm, the colonel returns just 462
days later, after a Journey of nearly
80,000 miles, laden with honors -and
almost universal acclaim, to find the
BABY FMES ALOFT
ON FATHER'S MACHINE
Towago, N. J., Juno 17.
Leonard Abergasty, aged 4, Is
the youngest aeronaut in Am-
erica. Yesterday the baby
climbed on lower plane of an
aeroplane Its father was testing.
The father was flying at an
altitude of 200 feet when he
turned and was terrified to see
the baby's face peering at him.
He dashed earthward and when
thirty feet from the ground the
child fell off, struck on some
bushes and was hardly scratch-
ed.
V
DRAWING
plans for his welcoming far outrival- I
lug those that marked the send-off
given upon his departure. I
A world-figure before he left, he t
returns probably the most talked-of '
man of the present day, due to the I
fact that lie has traversed two con- ,
tihents, nearly all of the capitals of
n iiilii unu muiioiiB ut uie peupie ol
which have come Into close touch
with him and learned what manner
of man he Is,
That this Journey through a part
of Africa and through Italy, France,
Austria, Belgium, Holland, Germany,
Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Eng
land was nothing short of a triumph
al march, is plainly attested by a mere
unadorned recital of his movements.
Whether it was when Daudi Chwa,
the twelve year old king of Uganda,
did him honor at Kaupala, or when
Emperor William of Germany en
thusiastically called him "Mein
Freund Roosevelt" at a special review
of the flower of the Germany army,
whether It was in the thatched vil
lages of interior Africa, or riding In
the Imposing funeral cortege of the
late King Edward of England as the
spoclal ambassador of the United
States. It Is no exaggeration to say
that he was the central figure, adding
a note of expectancy and deepest in
terest to every gathering In which he
mlng'ed.
Four other ex-presldents of the
United KtatcH made trips abroad
Van Huren, Fillmore, Grant and Ben
jamin Harrison and while their
Journeys, pnrticular'y that of General
Grant, were memorable In many
wayH, they were hardly to be com
pared with that of Roosevelt, lacking
as they did, Its many spectacular fea
tures. When It is remembered that the
colonel spent nearly an entire year,
from April 21. 1909, when he landed
at Mombasa, to March 14, 1910,
when he arrived at Khartoum, in the
Interior of Africu, when practically
the only news of him was furnished
by the United Press correspondent,
who followed him through Africa, as
the only accredited newspaper man
Continued on Page Three.)
SCRIBER GETS FEW
DAYS OF FREEDOM
CONVICTED HANKER IS
GIVEN TIME TO PREPARE
Get I'ntil July 10 to Fix up Business
Affair Preparatory to Going to
Prison to Serve Term Rcxvlver of
Hank Resigns.
Portland, June 17. Judge Bean
today granted freedom to J. W. Scrl
ber the convicted La Grande banker,
until the return of United .States At
torney McCourt, probably on July 10th
to prepare for his sentence and go to
prison. Extension -was granted after
Attorney Fulton said Scriber would
ton appeal but wanted to put his bus
iness 111 shape'. Iji Grande advices
say Walter Nieder, receiver of the
Fanners' and Traders' hliank. which
Scrlber wrecked, has tendered his
resignation, as the business is nearly
adjusted.
PEOPLE VICTORIOUS IN'
FIGHT AGAINST ORIENTALS
Everett, Wash., June 17. Superior
Judge Black today refused applica
tion for 4Wi injunction prayed for
by thy United States Lumber com
pany to prevent the people of Dar
rington from driving the Japanese
from town. Thirty Japanese run out
recently were employed by the com
pany. The Judge paid no emergency
exists. The people of the town are
so far victorious In their fight against
oriental labor.
T. IT AN1 CANNON WILL
NOT ATTEND HIG WKU'OME
Washington, June 17.. The eapi
lo is deserted today by a general ex
odus of officials to New York to wel
come Colonel Roosevelt, who returns
tomorrow. Secrtarles Wilson and
Meyer left Immediately after cabinet
meeting, and many other officials left
In the afternoon. President Taft will
not bo among those present tomorrow
as he speaks at Villa Nova, Pa. Can
non will also bo among the missing.
"He Is too busy nt Washington."
MONEY FOR VOTE NOT A
BRIBE SAYS RECK EM EY ER
Chicago, June 17. Declaring that
he did not consider the money paid
him to vote for Lorlmer as a bribe,
State Representative Beekemeyer
testified today In the trinl of Browne,
charged with hrlbary. He said he
was willing to vote for any one to
defeat Hopkins. Representative Link
followed him to the stand.
Clinrlton Sludes Police.
Comn, June 17. The police say
Charlton boarded the liner Verona and
left the steamer at Palmero, Sicily,
doubled back to Italy, and then skip
ped to Africa or Turkey. Circulars
deschlblng him have been sent to the
latter countries. A message has been
received from relatives to exhume
Mrs. Charlton's body, cremate It and
send the ashes to San Francisco.
FIGHT WILL BE
Promoters Have Given Up All
Hope of Fighting in San
Francisco.
NEVADA'S LAWS CAN
NOT PREVENT SCRAP
Providing License Is Paid and Pugil
ist Arc Sound, Jeff-Johnson lionl
Can he lullil Off In Nevada and
Orders Will Probably be Issued
Soon to liuild Arena at Reno Gll
lett is Firm in His Intentions
Gold Hold Wants the light.
Reno, June 17. W. L. Carney, rep
resenting the fight promoters, is here
today and ordered arrangements made
for training camps for the fighters.
Jeffries probably will train at Moana
Springs and Johnson at Laughton's
Hot Springs, both near this city. This
nu-ans practieully the fight goes to
Reno.
Rowardennan, June 17. The slo
gan here is "On to Reno" today. Be
fore nightfall it is believed orders will
be received to pack and hurry to Ne
vada. Sam Herger, Jeff's manager,
intimated plainly that there Is little
hope of fighting in San Francisco.
Ncxada Can't Stop It.
Reno, June 17. Attorney General
Stoddard today issued a statement
saying the laws of Nevada cou'd not
prevent the staging of the Jeffries
Johnson contest. If a license of $1000
is paid and the contestants are healthy
a permit must be Issued.
Giilett Says No.
San Francisco. June 17. Governor
Giilett said today that no doubt but
ihat the fight will not be held in
California. This is the governor's an
swer to a statement that his action
b ft many outsiders doubtful as to
whether to come to San Francisco to
s.-(. the scrap.
Gnldrield Wants It.
Goldfield, June 17. The chamber
of commerce today pledged a sale of
f. I $2tl seats if Goldfield is selected
as the site for the fight.
Reno Probable Place.
Rowardennan. June 17. The gen
eral opinion here is that the fight
will be pulled off at Reno. It is be
lieved such announcement will soon
be made, and that work on an arena
will be started to reassure the sport
ing world that the fight will be held
Johnson Trains On.
San Francisco, June 17. Johnson
will not give up training a minute. He
was at It early this morning and
continued throughout the day, run
ning, boxing and tossing the medicine
mall. It Is evident he Is preparing
for a tough battle. '
Mrs. Edith Tucker, and her daugh
ter, Anna Margaret, of Kent, Wash.,
arc now in the city upon n visit with
Mis. Tucker's sister. Mrs. Mark rat
ion. Roy Etter and John Thome, both
residents of the Holdm.m country,
have been hero today.
A rounder is not a
This is on the square.
good citizen.
The last sad chapter has been writ
ten in the history of the Ill-fated
Sturgls ditch proposition which
promised to do so much for that sec
tion of Umatilla county lying north
and northeast of the city of Pendle
ton. County Recorder Hendley has
Just placed upon his books the words
which show that title to the right
of way for the ditch has reverted,
through abandonment, to the gov
ernment from which It was obtained.
Tkv grant giving the right of way
across the Umatilla Indian reserva
tion for this ditch was made March
29. 1SH2. The Umatilla Irrigation
company, in which several local peo
ple were stockholders, had been form
ed prior to that date. The object of
the company and the purpose of the
proposed ditch was to take water from
the Umatilla river at a point above
Cnyuse station, convey It down across
the reservation, by the town of Ad
ams to near Fulton, where it was to
be divided among three distributing
canals, going down as many differ
ent ridges and used to Irrigate sev
eral thousand acres of land.
CURTAIN DRAWN
STATEHOOD
PASSES SENATE
After Being on Calendar' for
Three Months is Finally
Pushed Through.
I)l lili: ON RILL LASTS
FOR OVER TWO
HOURS
New Mexico and Arizona Separate
Statehood Rill Paused hy Senate
Senators Beverldge, Frailer, Nel
son, Hughe, and Sinoot Make
SiM-eehe for it Democrats Favor
the House Rill Senate Votes Solid
ly. Washington, June 17. After re
maining on the senate calendar for
almost three months, the bill provid
ing for the admission of the territor
ies of New Mexico and Arizona to
separate statehood was taken up by
the senate yesterday and passed after
a debate lasting little more than two
hours.
The measure was called up by Sen
ator Beveridge, chairman of the com
mittee on territories and was passed
after speeches by Senators Beveridge,,
Frazier, Nelson, Hughes and Smoot.
All the speeches were favorable to the
creation of the two states, but the
democrats favored the house bill.
When the vole was reached there
was a division on the senate substi
tute for the house bill, but with that
amendment accepted the senate vot
ed solidly for the passage of the bill.
The senate substitute was adopted aa
nn amendment to the house measure
by a strictly party vote, the ballot
standing 42 to 19.
As amended the bill provides for
the admission as states of the two
territories but not until after a con
stitution has been adopted by each of
them, approved by the president and
ratified by congress.
Much apprehension has been felt
that the hill would tie up in confer
ence in the house but during the
day's discussion much was said to
dissipate that feature. It came in
connection with a speech by Senator
Nelson and in response by democratic
senators. The minority Minnesota
senator said he would do all he could
to bring nhout nn agreement with the
house during the present session.
Senators Carter and Borah thought
it ought to be disposed of in two or
three days.
"There are two reasons why we
I should reach an agreement." Mr. Bor
ah said. One Is that we won't go home
until we cot It and the other Is that
it Is getting too hot to stay here
long."
Saying he would prefer the senate
hill to statehood legislation. Senator
Bailey asserted it would he some time
before congress adjourned If the con
ference committee did not reach an
agreement.
Speaking for the democratic mi
nority of the committee on territories.
Senator Frazier contended that both
Arizona and New Mexico were pre
pared for statehood. He said that
12 billions of coal are estimated to
he in New Mexico.
Mr. Frazier advocated the house
hill In preference to the senate meas
ure. He found fault with the latter
measure, he said, because It under
took to fix the qualification of voters
in Arizona.
Senator Nelson favored the senate
bill hut said he was not strongly par
tial to it. On the other hand, Mr.
STURGIS DITCH AFFAIR
The survey was made, some work
was done on the ditch and much
money had been raised when tho
death of Samuel Sturgis, the chief
promoter, coupled with the money
market stringency of the early nine
ties, brought operations to a halt and
evidently caused an abandonment of
the project.
Among those who were Interested
withjthe late Mr. Sturgis In the pro
posed ditch were S. Rothschild, C. 8.
Jackson, J. R. Dickson, Wirt Minor,
A. J. Adams, Jesse Failing, W. F.
Matlock Charles Cunningham, Dave
Horn and W. W. Roper.
There are those who believe that
the government has a purpose In tak
ing legal steps to acquire full pos
session of the old ditch right of way
ami who believe that reclamation ser
vice engineers have recommended the
adoption of this ditch as one of the
projects' to be undertaken by the gov
ernment in the near future. It Is con
sidered entirely feasible and more
practical than many others for the
reason that much of the land to be
reclaimed Is already under cultivation.
Hughes favored the house bill be
cause, he said, the senate bill com
pels the proposed states to tie their
own hands so as to deprive them of
the equality that should be accorded
to all states.
Advocating the bill, fi-nator Srnoot
said that even if both states were to
be democratic they should be admit
ted. He believed that ultimately Ari
zona would be republican.
Mr. Hamilton of Michigan, chair
man of the house committee on ter
ritories, said he had no doubt now of
the passage of a Btatehood bill at this
session of congress. He is confident
that the house will adopt the con
ference report. He said there were
some good features In the bill put In
by the senate, for Instance,' the edu
cational requirement provision; but
that there were some features that
could be Improved, the part relating
to the time when statehood Is to be
effective being among them.
Under the bill as amended by the
senate, It might be two and a half
years before the statehood law would
become operative, and the couse con
feres want to shorten the time to the
spring of 1911.
BORAH JUBILANT OVER BILL.
Senate Approves Document for S30,
000.000 for Irrigation.
Washington, June 16. Senator Bo
rah, who has done more than any one
man In congress to promote the $30,
000,000 Irrigation bill. Is delighted
that the bill, by a vote of 67 to 3, was
made an amendment to the conserva
tion bill. In that form it goes to the
house for approval.
"My opinion is that this action
makes reasonably certain the final
adoption of the $30,000,000 bill,"-said
Senator Borah last night. "Friends
of the withdrawal bill In the house
are those who would naturally oppose
the $30,000,000 bill, and friends of
the $30,000,000 bill are those who are
naturally opposed to the withdrawal
bill.
"I feel very certain that both meas
ures will be adopted by the house, for
in view of the overwhelming vote of
the senate, one proposition cannot be
accepted without the other. Further
more, President Taft has .the assur
ance of house leaders that the $30,
000. 0U0 amendment will be accepted
by the house."
MILITIA WILL STOP
GOVERNOR IX EARNEST
IX HIS INTENTIONS
Promoter of Tomorrow's Scrap In-sl-ts
Fight Will Be Held But Giilett
Is Equally Insistent That It Will
Not.
Sacramento, June 17. Governor
Giilett ordered Adjutant General
Lauck to have two companies of mi
litia in San Francisco Saturday to
prevent the Langford-Kaufman bat
tle. "We have had enough prize
fighting in California," he said.
San Francisco, June 17. Louis
Blot emphatically stated today that
the Langford-Kaufman battle will
be held Saturday. Blot said he
would fight an Injunction if Webb
got it out, and that the governor
can not call out the militia until the
mayor of the city has notified him
that the municipal forces are unable
to enforce the law.
San Francisco, June
17. Attorney
General Webb said today the military
will be called out Saturday to stop
the Langford-Kaufman battle if ne
cessary. The governor ascommander
has the right to call out the militia
at any time to preserve the peace.
BLOOD SPURTS FROM ECK
WHEN TRAP IS SPRUNG
San Quentin, June ' 17. Ernest
Wirth was executed today for the
murder of his wife in Los Angeles.
After tlie trap was sprung Wirth'
neck split open and blood spurted
from the Intriil.ir vein. Phvslelans
said his repeated attempts to hang
himself previously, following his con
viction, weakened his muscles so he
couldn't stand the strain. Warden
Hoylo said that he hoped this was
,lis(' )ast executton, nnd ,hnt he wouid ,
work foj the enactment of
against capital punishment.
law
ESTRADA SENDS AGENT
WITH LETTER TO TAFT
New Orleans, June 17. Consul Gen.
er.il Susmnn, representing NIcaragu
an, left today for Washington bear
ing a letter to President Taft from
I Estrada. The message Is designed to
I offset an appeal made to the Ameri
jean government by Madrlz In which
he asks that the United States act as
nn arbitrator of the trouble.
Traveling Men's Convention.
Huron, S. TV, June 17. Knights of
the grip of South Dakota and sur
rounding states met here today In an
nual session and will remain through.
tomorrow and Sunday. According to
the commercial travelers, trade con
ditions In the northwest generally
are better than In years, with good
prospects for a steady Increase in bus
iness and prosperity.
HI KILLED IN
0 1 & N WRECK
Freight Train Plunges Over
Embankment 1 nt Columbia
River.
SIXTEEN CARS PILED UP
.BY SIDE OF TRACK
Engineer and Fireman of Freight
and Two Hobos Ixse Life When
Train Hits Boulder and is Thrown
Off Track Near Arlington Wlree
Down and Details are Meager
Traffic Is Delayed by Accident..
Four men dead, an engine in the'
Columbia river and 16 cars piled be
tween the track and the river. These
are the results of a disastrous freight
wreck on the main line of the O. R.
& N. Just west of Arlington, accord
ing to reports received here this mor
ning. Owing to the fact that the
railroad wires are down the details
are meager.
It seems, however, that a west
bound freight train the number is
not known was speeding toward
Portland along the Columbia river at
a point where the track skirt the
river on one side and the high Ar
lington bluffs on the other, when a,
boulder which had rolled down the
bluff shunted the train off the track,
down the embankment and into the
river. According to the reports re
ceived here the engineer and fireman
met Instant death, not having time
to Jump for their lives. Two hoboee
who were stealing a ride In an empty
box car were horribly mangled and
rendered unconscious. Their death Is
certain, if it has not already occured.
All traffic was tied up for several
hours,, but the rails are now clear and
trains are running as usual.
The accident must have happened
about midnight or before as the east
bound fast mail and eastbound pas
senger train No. 6 were both caught
west of the wreck. At time of going
to press they had not reached Pen-
i dleton and until they do arrive the
I full details of the disaster will not
j be known here. The eastbound sleep
! er, loaded with passengers who came
I In this morning at 1:30 from Spokane
(and way points has been held in the
local yards all day.
BRYAN WILL REMAIN
PRF.SIDEXT OF W.
S. CV
Pullman. Wash.. June 17. Presi
dent Bryan will remain the head of
Washington Agricultural College. He
so positively announced today. He
formally resigned last week but the
regents would not accept It. Instead
Bryan and his wife will tage an ex
tended trip to Europe to regain health,
returning some time next fall.
ROYALTY ENTERS PORT
WITHOUT OSTENTATION
Pan Francisco, June 17. Without
his Jeweled turban and robes of pearls
but attired In a dingy Prince Albert
and straw hat, his highness the
' Gaekwar of Barona arrived with h'.i
wife the Maharanl. and daughter.
Princess Inderaraka, and retinue to-
, day.
WTI.Ti KNOX RESIGN TO
BECOME PEXN'S GOVERNOR
Washington. June 17. There Is a
well authenticated rumor that Secre
tary of State Know will soon resign
to become candidate for governor of
Pennsylvania. He returned from
Philadelphia last night where he dis
cussed the coming campaign, and the
possibilities of his accepting the nom
ination which. It Is said, has been of
fered him. Senator Penrose urged
him to run. He must decide before
next Wednesday.
PFRY DOES NOT I.IKE
TO BE LIONIZED
New York. June 17. Commander
Robert Peary arrived today on the
steamship Mnuretanln from Europe.
He said he preferred explorations to
being lionized hy admirers. He re
fused to discuss the suit filed by Ru
dolph Francke, Pr. Cook's represen
tative, who claims Peary stole a num
ber of valuable furs from him In the
Arctic and charged him an exhorbl
tant price for a return to civilization
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GREAT FORFST FIRE
RGFS IN ARIZONA
Nseo At. June 17. A line of
fire fighters BO miles long !
hnttline to extinguish a forest
fire at OJo, In the Baecachl
mountains. The fire has been
rnglng several da vs. The en
tire town of MovnrnM was wip
ed out last night. Wild ani
mals are fleeing to the Yan.ul
river terrorizing the Inhabi