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PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1910.
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BANKERS SPEND
DAY AT WENAHA
Delegates to Convention Make
Trip to Summer Resort this
Morning.
BANQUET TONIGHT WILL
ADJOURN TirE CONCLAVE
Money Men Enjoy Rldo Through llio
Grain Country and AIho Dinner of
Flno Trout- Elect Officers and
Choose Next Convention Place This
Afternoon Address of J. J. Browne
of Spokane Feature of Yesterday's
Section Smoker Enjoyed ImhI
Night.
Today's session of the fifth annual
convention of tho state bankers' as
sociation Is being hold at the famous
Wenahn. springs summer resort and
the convention will be brought to a
close tonight with a banquet at the
Quelle Shortly after 7 o'clock this
morning tho first automobile loaded
with bankers left for the resort on
the Umatilla river anu by 8:30 the
last machine load was on tho road.
The drive up across the wheat belt
was a contlnuouH revelation to the
visitors, many of whom had never be
fore enjoyed the privilege of a ride
through a real wheat country with
the headed grain Just turning. Then
came the drive up tho river from
Gibbon to the springs and their eyes
were opened again because many of
them Jiud been led to bclievu that
nature had used up all her beauty in
western Oregon.
The prlnelpal feature of the lunch
eon served at the popular and his
toric hotel, was the trout which were
supplied by members of the local an
tlers "association. This part of the
entertainment semed to be especially
appreciated by the visitors.
A hysinesa session of the conven
tion is now supposed to be In pro
gress in the hotel at tho springs and
the bankers are expected to begin
arriving In Pendleton from 5 o'clock
on. Tho banquet Is supposed to be
gin nt 7:30. The features of the af
ternoon business session Is the elec
tion of officers and the choosing of
a plnce for next year's meeting.
Tlio Smoker Enjoyed.
Last evening the visiting bankers
were the guests nf the local men of
flnnrice nnd members of the Pendle
ton Commercial association at a smok
er In the Eagle-Woodman hall. Mu
sic ws furnished by the United Or
chestra and Major Lee Moorhouse and
his hand of Indians entertained the
bankers for an hour or more with
dances and speech-making. Attor
ney Pan P. Smythe acted as Interpre
ter for the Indians.
Following the smoker most of the
bankers adjourned to the Oregon the
ater to witness tho boxing match.
The feature of tho afternoon ses
sion of the convention yesterday was
a speech which was not down on tho
program but which aroused a great
deal of enthusiasm and elided fre
quent and hearty applause. The
speaker was J. J. Browne of Spokane,
who is Interested In the Columbia
Valley bank at Wenateheo and tho
Coeur d'Alene Bunk and Trust com
pany of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He
had stopped off in Pendleton for a
brief visit nt the convention whllo on
his way home from attending the Ida
ho State Bankers' convention at Twin
Falls. When nt the conclusion of tho
afternoon program he was Invited, as
a prominent guest to address the con
vention he said that tho only sub
ject upon which ho was prepared to
speak was that of "conservation," but
that if his fellow bankers desired, ho
would address them on that subject.
Shouts of "go ahead" came from all
parts of the houso and the Spokane
banker proceeded to launch forth on
an eloquent arraignment of the pol
icy of conservation.
The speaker was frequently Inter
rupted with tho applause and at the
conclusion of his remarks the bank
ers crowded about him to thank him
for what thoy termed a "maaterly ad
dress." lilts nt Plnchnt.
He said In part: "In the spring or
1908, Chief Forester Pinchot sent a
man into the three northwest states
to confer with the forest rangers up
on a very Important subject. The ex
act facts concerning this secret mis
sion did not become fully known un
til March 9 of this year when In giv
ing his testimony beforo the Ballin-ger-l'inchot
Investigating committee,
the former chief of the forest service
revealed his band.
"The object of this secret and Im
portant mission was not to confer
with the forest rangers regarding the
protection of tho forest, It was not to
Instruct these rangers with regard to
their duties as rangers, but It was
to instruct each and every one of
these rangers to go and solect suit
able places, wherever they could find
them within the forests or without
the forests If near enough for the
establishment of ranger stations. Then
tracts of land containing from 160
to 200 acres were to be withdrawn.
These sites were to bo located along
the banks of rivers so that they would
serve as a key to the water power of
th streams, holding tho water power
so that It could not be taken by. mi
ners, ranchers or manufacturers who
might wish to use It.
"This leads us to an Important
question to the Consideration of a
question that has been more discuss
ed during the past five years than any
other public or seml-publlc question
or topic, that has been before tho
American people. It Is that of 'con
servation.' Meaning of Conservation.
"But what do they mean by con
servation. The exponents of the doc
trine say they would conserve our
timber, they would conserve our coal,
they would conserve our oil and they
would conserve our water power. But
how can we conserve our water pow
er better than by building dams, stor
ing up the water, letting It loose
again to turn wheels, operate facto
ries, move trains and reclaim land?
"They tell us there Is a million
horsepower available In the Deschutes
river In Oregon. As a matter of fact
there Is more than that amount.
There is 1.600.000 horse power to be
developed from that stream. They
tell us they would conserve this. Con
serve It to what and for what?
"They tell us by conserving this
that they would save a million dollars
to the people. What do they mean?
They mean that f this water power
is held by the government and leased
out to users of power that It would
bring in a revenue of a million dol
lars. West Discriminated Against.
"But I ask you. why should this
be done? Why should the people
who develop the water power avail
able In the Deschutes river pay into
the treasury of the United States
government a million dollars or any
other sum? Do the developers of
water power In the older states pay
anvthinir Into the treasury? No,
they do not. Then why should we?
"The conservationists would have
the general government demand a
royalty upon the coal that Is mined.
Upon what coal? In the coal that is
to be found in Oregon, that Is to be
found in Washington, that Is to be
found in Idaho und the millions of
tons that are to bu found in Alaska.
In Pennsylvania? No! In any of the
stales east of the Mississippi river?
No.
"I nin willing o be taxed upon
anything and for any amount, so long
as all the people of all the states are
taxed in the same manner, but I am
unalterably opposed to paying taxa
tion upon anyrtilng great or small,
that the people of the east are not
taxed upon. Not in any single one of
the older states Is there a tax upon
the development of natural resources.
It is only the people of the Pacific
Coast states and territories who are
compelled to to pay a tax upon the
coal they mine and burn, upon the
timber they use and upon the water
power they develop.
Western Industry Crippled.
"There Is more coal In these west
ern states than in all the remainder
of the union and we should bear In
mind, that it Is the consumer that ul
timately pays the charges. If the gov-
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POLICE AND THUGS
BATTLE TO DEATH
ONE OFFICER, ONE CIVILIAN
AND THREE ROBBERS DEAD
Three, Footimds Hold up Manufac
turer and Kill Hint and Later a Po
liceman Posse Pursues and Kills
One, Another Shoots Himself
Third Is Captured.
Lynn, Mass., Juno 25. After hav
ing shot and kdlod John Landrigan,
and Policeman Carroll, three footpads
were pursued by a posse of citizens
through the streets. One was shot by
a policeman, another committed sui
cide to avoid arrest and the third was
captured. The bandits held up
Landrigan, a shoe manufacturer, as
ho was roturning from the bank with
14500 to pay his employes. He re
sisted and they killed him. It Is be
lieved the thugs had been watching
for some time and knew tho victim's
habits of going to the bank on Sat
urday's. Policeman Carroll arrived
and in a duel was killed, whereupon
citizens chased the bandits compell
ing them to nbandon their loot.
Politics In New State.
Phoenix. Arts.. Juno 24. Gov.
Sloan will arrive here tomorrow and
It Is believed ho will call for nn elec
tion to chose constitutional conven
tion delegates. The election will be
hi Id two months after the call. Hov
al Smith, chairman of the republi
can territorial committee has resigned
and has announced his candidacy for
the senate.
More Mine Victims.
Eureka, Utah., Juno 25. Three
men were killed and 15 overcome by
gas n tho A,Hx silver mine, today.
A blast caused the gas.. Some of tho
men were rescued and resusticated.
but others died of asphyxiation.
NT
LAUDS
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Former Chief Forester Says
Their Services to Nation
Have Been Inestimable.
HAS CONFERENCE WITH
EN-PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Reluming from Tiilkfcsl Willi Teddy
Piix-liot Expresses His Views Is
Glnd That Roosevelt Appreciate
Insurgents Declares . Tliey Have
Made Good Rills Out of Bad Ones
Cites Ituilrond Bill and Wlth
ilravtnl Bill Boosts for Conserva
lion. New York, June 25. Fresh from
a conference with Colonel Roosevelt
at Oyster Bay, Olfford Pinchot re
turned today and praised the work of
the Insurgents and criticised by In
nuendo, Balllnger and Wlckersham.
and further announced that Roose
velt will nddress the Colorado Live
Stock association at Denver in Sep
tember. He said he was glad Roose
velt had shown an appreciation of
the men who supported the conserva
tion program and the Roosevelt pol
icies He also praised the insurgents,
saying: "I feel cheerful over the In
surgents ability to make good bills
out of bad ones. Take the railroad
bill. Wlckersham prepared It and it
was hart, but the insurgents rewrote
it and made It a valuable measure."
He refused to discuss his visit yes
terday with Former Secretary Gar
field, Commenting on the attitude of
congress towards conservation he
said: "The withdrawal bill was one
of nlre bills Balllnger recommended
and was thoroughly valuable to con
servation as Introduced. The Garfield
National Conservation association
opposed the bill until it was modified
and when it passed, it was a good
bill. The insurgents' services to the
nation have been remarkable. Con
servation has been maintained. They
do not oppose development, but want
development in the public's interests
nnd not for special interests."
COMMERCE COMMISSION'
CAN'T RULE IN ALASKA
Washington. June 24. The inter
stale commerce commission today de
cided that it has no authority over
the railroad and stetamship lines In
Alaska. The commission holds that
Alaska is not territory of the United
States in the sense In which the
phrase is used In acts regulating the
Interstate commerce. The decision
relieves the Morgan-Guggenheim
syndicate, operating railways and
steamships in Alaska, of the com
mission's supervision.
DR. C. J. SMITH
After a busy three weeks tour of
the middle states during which he
attended tho convention of the nation
al medical association at St. Louis and
visited ut his old home in Ohio, Dr.
C. J. Smith arrived home today. In
an interview this afternoon he talked
interestingly of his trip.
"Insurgents" are Strong.
Politics is now a live subject
throughout the middle states accord
ing to Senator Smith. He asserts
that almost nine men out of ten with
whom he talked expressed dissatisfac
tion with the Taft administration.
There Is a general tendency to the
democratic party, not because of any
particular faith in that party but as
a rebuke to the administration. How
ever the liveliest issue now on in many
middle states is that with respect to
tho fight between the "insurgents"
nnd regulars within the republican
party. According to Dr. Smith "In
surgency" is strong throughout the
states he visited and ho says there Is
natch sentiment for a general political
realignment. Many believe that
Roosevelt will head a movement for
a new party. In Ohio, Harmon will
probably be reelected governor,
though there Is a chance for a re
publican to defeat him by taking a
strong position with reference to
county option. Ho thinks Bevcridge
will be elected senator from Indiana.
Everywhere party lines are being Ig
nored. Crops Arc Poor.
All throughout the middle west tho
crop outlook Is poor, according to the
doctor, and in some sections the sit
uation is very bad. In Ohio there
will bo but a 50 per cent wheat crop;
the outlook In northern Illinois is
bad. The situation In the Dakotas Is
deplorable, likewise in Minnesota and
HE LEARNED IN MIDDLE WEST
SCANDAL NOW
IN OKLAHOMA
Senator Gore Charges Attempt
Was Made by Attorney to
Bribe Him.
SENATE WILL PROBABLY
INVESTIGATE THE CASE
:lind Solon of Oklahoma Introduces
Resolution Providing for Investi
gation of Indian Lund Sales J. F.
' Murray Claims Fortune in Fees
Denies He Mutlo Attempt to Bribe
Gore Believed Senate Will Insert
ProlM) Into Charges.
Washington, June 25. The senate
today decided to investigate the af
fairs o the Choctaw andC hiekasaw
Indians following charges of attempt
ed bribery by Senator Gore yesterday.
Gore recently introduced a resolution
providing that the committee of In
dian affairs Investigate and ascertain
at the next session of congress wheth
er the Indians needed service In con
nection with tho sale of their lands
and to alco inquire whether the 10
per cent commission provided in the
sale contracts was reasonable. Gore
said the alleged effort to bribe him
was made in connection with legis
lation affecting the fortune In attor
neys fees claimed by J. M. McMurray
of Oklahoma, in Indian land cases.
McMurray denied the allegations.
it is doubtful If the resolution per
mits the investigation of the Gore
charges but it Is believed the com
mittee expects to Investigate anyway.
Congressman Creager, of Oklahoma,
denied the reports thot he likewise
had been approached.
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Springfield. Ills., June 25. In con
nection with the Lorimer election
scandal the Sangamon county grand
Jury today indicted Lee O'Neill
Browne, democratic leader of the
house and W. Wilson on charges of
conspiracy to bribe. Frank Traut
and Louis 1 It r.-eheini were also in-
dieted on the same charge in con- j
uection v. t i the passage of a fish j
bill. Throe counts wore returned
against each and arrtsts will be
made. Browne and Wilson were in-
dieted on th- strength
Assembly-
man TV V nu vrs testimony
that i
Wilson p:id him J!00 from the legis
lative Jaikp.it at St. Louis.
The defective vision of wilful ig-1
norance is not easily adjusted.
TELLS THINGS
Wisconsin. Kansas crops appear to
be good and the situation is also
good in southern Illinois. The en
tire middle west Is afflicted with
drouth. It was first a cold drouth,
but the weather Is now exceedingly
hot. In Minneapolis the water sup
ply is wholly inadequate and lawns are
being ruined by tho drouth. There
are hotels that cannot secure running
water above the first floors.
Using; Better Methods.
According to Dr. Smith the crop
conditions would be serious indeed in
the middle west if farmers were still
lining the methods that were in vogue
when he left Ohio 20 years ago. Since
that time however the Influence of
the agricultural colleges throughout
the west has brought about a wonder
ful change In farm methods. This is
now standing many farmers in good
stead.
Rankers Conservative.
Another feature of the situation in
tho middle states, according to Dr.
Smith, Is the fact that bankers have
suddenly taken a firm stand against
realty Investments, especially in Tex
as and in Canada. Money for land
speculation cannot now be secured
and this stand by the banks hns af
fected tho realty world very ma
terially. Dr. Smith attributes this
situation partly to the poor crop con
ditions and partly to a desire on the
part of banks to check over Indul
gence in the matter of land specu
lation. According to Dr. Smith the meeting
of tho national medical association
was a very Interesting affair. West
ern men succeeded In lnnding the
next convention for Los Angeles. An
Oregon man. Dr. R. C. Coffey of Port
land, wns named ns vice president of
tho association.
FRISCO CAN OWN HER
RAILWAY SAYS COURT
San Francisco, June 25. The su
preme court today decided that San
Francisco has a right to enter into
municipal ownership of public utili
ties. It handed down a unanimous
decision upholding the city's conten
tion brought in a suit to restrain San
Francisco from Issuing bonds to ac
quire and operate a street railway on
Geary stret. The city recently voted
bonds to purchase the .Geary street
line to operate In competition with
the United Railwavs.
OUTBREAK AT MEXICAN
ELECTION IS FEARED
Mexico City, June 25. Though the
country Is quiet today, officials
throughout Mexico are preparing for
outbreaks tomorrow when the presi
dential election will be held. It was
announced today that Corral, the vice
presidential candidate, against whom
the liberals and revolutionists are par
ticularly bitter, has withdrawn and
Theodore Depesa substituted. As an
other indication that the administra
tion wants to placate the populace,
it was announced that Felix Diaz,
nephew of the president, had resign
ed as chief of police. Every pre
caution is taken against an outbreak.
MADKIZ CRITICIZES U. S.
FOR INTERFERENCE
San Juan Del Sur, Nic, June 25.
Madriz today in a message replying
to Knox's note said the United States
had no right to interfere in Nlcara
guan affairs and said if .this country
had have left things alone, Bluefields
would have been taken, and the revo
lution ended. Knox's note demanded
protection for Americans in Nicara
gua, and Incidentally criticised the
Nlcaraguan government. Madriz said
this country broke an international
law by interference.
CONFIDENT CHARLTON
WILL BE EXTRADITED
Rome, June 25. Members of the
foreign office are confident that
Charlton can beextradlted to face
the charge of murder of his wife.
Lawyers here believe Charlton will
be acquitted if tried on insanity
grounds.
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
ADJOURNS TILL S E ITEM BE R
Washington, June 25. The Ballin-
ger-Pinchot committee adjourned to
day until September 5th, when it
meets at Minneapolis to prepare its
formal report and announce its find
ings.
Schwartz Resigns.
Washington. June 25. Henrv
Schwartz, chief of the field service
o," tlie general land office resigned
today and will he succeeded by James
Sheridan, special agent stationed at
I 'enver.
UllllHlOII Is Not III. j
Leavenworth. Kas . June -T. I
General Fuuston today indignantly do-j
nied that he was sick. He said his j
illness wns but a slight attack of in- j
d'gestlon. He. expects t leave soon i
f"r Oakland to rejoin his wife.
FIGHT GAME IS NO
GOVERNOR GILLETTS ORDER
IS PROVEN EFFECTIVE I
Police Stop Four Professional Bouts
Lust Night lu San Francisco light
Funs Throw up the SKngt.
San Francisco, June 25. That
Governor Gillett's order preventing
the Jeffries-Johnson and Langford
Kaufman fight has been far reaching
enough to kill the game in Califor-
j nia is recognized by fans today fol
l lowing the police interference last
! night in four four-round contests be
! tween professionals. The bouts were
scneuuiou as ooxing contests but Chief
of Police Martin decided otherwise
and stopped them.
Johnson Losing Weight.
Ricks Training Camp, June 25.
Jack Johnson will probably enter the
ring between 195 and 200 pounds If
he follows his announced program of
road work. He can not keep up his
weight to 210 as announced. This
place is located at a foot hill and is
as hot as a bake oven during the
hours when Johnson trains. He ex
pects to devote his time to boxing
with little hiking and will practice
climbing much.
Jeff Minus His Grouch.
Moana Springs Training Camp, June
25. The outdoor ring is padded and
ready for Jeffries to do a little real
work with the gloves. The pad was
received this morning and Immedi
ately put down. He Is in superb con
dition, his grouch has disappeared,
and he is confident that he will carry
the fight to a finish. He Is boxing
today and gymnasium work Is prom
ised. Resignation is the only possible phi
losophy of life after all.
TflFT IKES
BILLS LAWS
President Signs Rivers and
Haibors and Public Build
ings Appropriation Bills.
SPECIAL MESSAGE OF
CENSURE TO CONGRESS
Expresses Disapproval of Haphaiard
Way of Distributing Rivers and
Harbors Approbations But for
Few Projects Would Have Vetoed
Bill Congress Places Million Witl
Tart to Alleviate Flood Sufferers
Congress to Finish Business To
night. Adjournment.
Washington, June 25. The
senate late today concurred in
the house resolution for the ad-
Journment of congress. The
senate took a recess until nine
tonight when final business will
be completed.
Washington, June 25. President
Taft signed the rivers and harbors
appropriation bill this afternoon and
also sent a special message to con
gress expressing disapproval of the '
haphazard way the river and harbor
improvements appropriations had
been distributed. He said he would
have vetoed all but for a few pro
jects which should be fulfilled.
The resolution placing a million
dollars at the disposal of the presi
dent to alleviate flood conditions In
the Colorado river Introduced by Sen
ator Flint, was adopted without de
bate. The president urged immedi
ate action, saying the lives of hun
dreds and millions in property were
In Jeopardy.
The resolution empowers the
president to secure the permission of
the Mexican government to alleviate
the sufferings of Mexicans who are
victims of floods.
Signs Public Building Bill.
Washington. June 25. President
Taft signed the public buildings ap
propriation bill thereby setting at rest
the minds of the congressmen who
feared he intended to veto it nt the
lr.st moment.
Can We HcMl Invasion?
Washington, June 25. The house
adopted a resolution demanding that
the wur department inform congress
as to its preparedness to repel an In
vasion, in answer to a charge that
Japan could take and hold the Pa
cini coast. A report w ill be made in
December.
Back to Beverly.
Beverly, Mass., June 25. President
Taft is planning to return to his sum
mer capital either Tuesday or Wed
nesday next. Arrangements for the
president's Teturn have been com
pleted. While here during the sum
mer, this city will be the nation's
capital and Taft will transact most ot
his official business here.
$10,000 LETTER DISAPPEARS
AND rVVF.STIG.VnOX STARTS
Chicago. June 25. Investigation
has started into the disappearance of
a letter containing $10,000 In securi
ties, half of which was found in pos
session of a negro who asserts he
found it on the street. The letter waa
mailed in the main postoffice by
Walter Ford and addressed to the
Branch-Ford Roofing Co.
TWO ACRE TRACT
PAYS $1000 PROFIT
Kelso, Wash II. K. Cronk has
rr.lsed berries for 34 years. He Is
past 6S years of age. a veteran of the
war of the rebellion and a resident
of Cowlitz county for many years
past. He lias had little opportunity
to study the science of the book
taught farmer, and has had no one to
show him the way to make a paying
proposition out of a small place. That
he has been successful is due to his
own efforts as a careful and observ
ing gardener.
Mr. Cronk "farms" two acres From
his strawberries this year Mr. Cronk
expects a gross Income of J700. Last
year more than $600 was realized, so
it will bo seen that the output varies
but little each year.
From tho other berries a total of
between 3000 and 4000 pounds, at an
average price of S cents per pound,
is expected this year This will bring
the total gross receipts for berries
alone up to $9S0. Besides these there
Is a garden of onions, potatoes, etc.".
which will come into bearing next
year. It w-lll be seen that there is a
profit of no small proportions In this
one little rlace.
Resignation Is the only possible phi
losophy of life after all.
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