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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OKEGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6. 1910.
NO 6974
GUDTIS MAKES
FIAT DENIS
Kansas Senator Declares He
Never Was Interested in
McMurray Contracts.
M'CURTAIN TESTIFIES
I IK WAS OFFERED $25,000
Congressional Committee Still Prob
ing Charges made by Senator Gore
of Oklahoma Senator Curtis De
nies lie Was Interested in Contracts
-McCurtaln Sa' McMurray Offer
ed Him 125,000 to Withdraw Oppo
sition to Bill.
Muskogee, Aug. 6. Senator Curtis
of Kansas, before the congressional
committee today denied Senator Gore's
Charges that he was interested In the
McMurray contracts. He said: "I
have never been interested in the Mc
Murray contracts.' I am a member
of the committee . on Indian affairs
and knew McMurray and Gore. As
far as I can remember J never met
Hamon."
"In April President Taft said he de
sired to see Sherman and myself," said
Curtis. "We went together to the
White House. Taft aeed for infor
mation regarding the proposed grant
ing of tribal rolls, and asked us what
we thought about it, and I said I
thought it would be a grave mistake
for him to take any stand on the
question." Curtis declared Gore told
the committee on Indian affair that
a certain man interested In the land
deals was to get two commissions and
said Gore afterward named Richard
Adams, the Washington attorney."
At Gore's request a statement pre
viously published was read before the
committee. Curtis then resumed his
testimony. So far as he knew, Curtis
said, McMurray had always dealt fair
ly. He told of many Indian land bills
that had come before the committee
and declared whenever there was any
doubt as to the benefit that might be
derived from the measures the com
mittee always sought to protect the
Indians.
Curtis was then excused.
McCurtaln Testifies.
D. D. McCurtaln was called to the
stand following Curtis. He testified
McMurray offered him 125,000 if he
would withdraw his objections to the
sale of Indian lands. McCurtaln was
then a delegate representing the
Choctaw nation.
McCurtaln said: "I thought if I
displayed too much activity, McMur
ray might marshal his forces and se
cure the passage of the bill. The of
fer of twenty-five thousand for the
withdrawal of my opposition was
made In the lobby of the Raleigh Ho
ai In Wiuthlmrton."
McCurtaln further testified that the
bill he opposed would have resulted
in the sale of 2,000,000 acres of Choc
taw land. "I was to get $25,000 only
in event the secretary of the Interior
approved of the bill as drawn. Mc
Murray told me that he was more
powerful In Washington than ever be
fore and I feared If I displayed too
much activity he might pass the bill,
so I told him I would think the mat
ter over. Later I told him I would
accept his proposition."
Gore Not Surprised.
"I am not surprised that one will
ing to debauch would be willing to
defame," was Gore's comment on
Hamon's testimony yesterday, in
which the witness intimated , that
Gore's charges might have been in the
spirit of revenge. Gore sent numer
ous telegrams last night, and while
the nature of the messages
la unknown, It Is believed he expects
by them to show the nature of the
telegraph correspondence between cer
tain congressmen and those Interested
in the Indian contracts, and that he
is asking some of these congressmen
to appear before the committee.
The committee expects to finish its
hearing today and then goes to Mc
Alester, to start its sessions Monday.
SEATTI.E WOMAN'S BODY
IS FOUND IN LAKE
Glonbrook, Nev. Aug. 6. The body
of Mrs. J. Bowen, 61 years old. of Se
attle, wife of a member of the firm
of Tatum & Bowen, was found In
Lake Tahoe today. It Is believed she
fell in the water while boating.
SUFFOCATES TRYING
TO SMOKE WOLF OUT
Wellington, Wash., Aug. 6.
J. O. Jamleson, a rancher, tried
to smoke a wolf out last night.
He crawled into the den and
lighted a smelly mixture, the
fumes of which he expected
woufd drive the animal out. Be
fore he could crawl out he was
overcome himself and suffocat
ed to death.
L.I HANGS HIMSELF
WITH HIS NECKTIE
Kalamazoo, Mich., Aug. 6. Blaine
Thayer, 11-year-old son of i)ejuty
Sheriff Charles Thayer, hanged him
self in his room yesterday. When he
refused to take his music lesson yes
terday morning It was said at the lad's
home, he was sent to his room as
punishment. He fastened his necktie
around his throat and hanged himself
to a bed post.
REAL BVLLETS FSED
D I' KING SHAM BATTLE
Tacoma, Aug. 6. Weekly inspection
occupied the morning at American
Lake. Everybody will rest this af
ternoon. It Is rumored today that
real bullets instead of soap were used
by one company In the sham battle
yesterday. A rigid Inspection will
hereafter prevent its recurrence.
MOKE ABOUT ALICE
AND HER CIGARETTE
Boston. Aug. 6. The woman's cam
paign to urge Alice Longworth to see
the desirability of abstaining from
cigarettes because of the example It
sets for boys and girls of the country
gained an Impetus today. Mrs. Ella
Gleason, president of the Suffolk
County Temperance union, said to
day: "True hearted womanly wo
men have done their duty and it Is
for her to listen to their request or
not to listen. I think a daughter of
Roosevelt who said so much about
bringing up children and about the
moral atmosphere surrounding them,
ought to gravely think of the influ
ence she Is exerting on young girls."
WHITE SALMON VALLEY
WILL SHIP MANY APPLES
Bristol, Wash. Deputy Fruit In
spector W. Olson estimates this year's
apple shipments from White Salmon
valley points will aggregate from 20,
000 to 30,000 boxes, as against prac
tically none to outside points last
year. Of this year's shipments the
McCracken place, north of Husum,
will have from 8000 to 12,000 boxes,
principally Spitzenbergs and Yellow
Xewtowns. Of the other shippers In
that section of the district, R. D. Cam
eron will probably send the largest
amount. The Pyatt Hedley-Ziegler
orchard just north of Bristol, which
has been taken over by a syndicate
headed by L..R. Glavls and Gifford
Plnchot will send the largest ship
ment from this section.
FIRE IS THREATENING
LA GRANDE WATER
SOURCE OF SUPPLY FOR
CITY IN GRAVE DANGER
City and Government Officials Hurry
Fighters to Jordan Creek Where
Fierce Flames are Pushing Toward
Beaver Creek Which Is Source of
City's Water Supp'j".
La Grande, Ore., Aug. 6. A forest
fire threatening the Beaver Creek
watershed anl timber, If its progress
is not stopped, will render the new
water system useless. Fifty men were
rushed to the scene of the fire at
noon today, which Is 20 miles away.
The blaze Is on Jordan Creek and
Is rapidly making its way over the
divide to the water shed from which
La Grande gets its water. The situ
ation Is critical and government and
city officials are sending men as fast
as they can be secured.
WALNUT GROWERS WANT
TO FORM A COMBINE
Washington. Prices of English
walnuts produred In this country are
not satisfactory to growers and they
are figuring on forming an organiza
tion to boost returns. In a letter to
Senator Smith of South Carolina, a
rancher, living near San Juan Capls
trano, California, says there is not
enough money In the business and
asks the opinion of the senator on the
question of forming a combine. They
do not want to form a trust, he says,
but to get some safe form of co-operation
that will uplift profits.
It was because he had heard of the
prowess of the southern statesman
as one of those who had led the cot
ton growers out of a state of disas
ter that the California man app.ealed
to the senator for advice. Several
years ago cotton sold for five cents
a pound, which was only another
name for starvation. Prominent men,
among them Smith, considered the
problem and reached the conclusion
that the solution law In organizing the
cotton farmers.
The theory was that with co-operation
the farmers would be able to
contest with the cotton gamblers who
manipulated prices. Smith visited ev
ery part of the south, "rousing the
fnrmers to unite, In defense of their
Interests. They responded, a great
organization was formed, the acre
age of cotton was reduced and prices
began to Improve.
Injured in Explosion.
London. Aug. ,8. Advices received
by the admiralty report serious In
Jury to two officers and five men in
an explosion of oil aboard the sub
marine "A 1."
MURDER
William Rice Wealthy Attorney
Shot and Killed by Un
known Man.
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW
Cleveland Law Club offers $5000 Re
ward for Apprehension of Murder
er Rloo Found With Two Bullet
Wounds Over Right Eye Money
and Jewelry Not Touched Exam
ination of Chauffeur Gives Police a
Clew Development a Momentarily
Expected. "",
Cleveland, Aug. 6. The Cleveland
Law club today offered $5,000 reward
for the apprehension of the murderer
of William Rice, a wealthy attorney,
who was shot and killed last night.
Rice was found dying with two bullet
wounds over his right eye. He was.
removed to his home nearby, where
he died. He is not known to have had
an enemy and his money and Jewelry
was not touched. It is thought that
the highwayman was frightened away
before he could rob him. Rice was
attacked In front of former Governor
Herrlck's residence.
After examination of John Grimes,
Rice's chauffeur, the police abandon
ed the theory that the wealthy at
torney was killed by highwaymen.
Grimes, the police say, named a man,
whose capture will give rise to sen
sational developments.
DECLARES MAYOR KILLED
HIMSELF WITH DYNAMITE
Roanoke, Va.. Aug. 6. Asserting
that he killed himself by holding a
stick of dynamite in his hands and
then lighting it, detectives refuse to
credit the story that former Mayor A.
H. Bouseman, of Ridge way was as
sassinated. They say he was involv
ed financially and had a big Insurance.
Recently he had been experimenting
with high explosives.
PII)T OF PRINCESS MAY
RESPONSIBLE FOR WRECK
Juneau, Aug. 6 The steamer
Georgia reached port at midnight
with the remaining passengers and
crew of the Princess May. Pilot
Richardson is declared to be respon
sible for the wreck, but refused to of
fer any explanation. The steamer was
far out of her course when she struck
and was traveling at 12 knots an
hour. Shipping men believe she can
be saved.
RAILROAD CONDUCTORS ARE
DENIED BAIL IN MEXICO
- Douglas, Ariz., Aug. 6. The order
of railroad conductors today asked the
Washington government to Investigate
the incarceration of four members of
their order at Guaymas, Sonora, Mexi
co, who are dented bail. They are
held on the ground of violation of rail
road regulations.
ELEANOR SEARS DENIES
SHE SMOKES CIGARETTES
Xew York, Aug. 8. Replying to a
letter from Miss Eleanor Sears in
which she denied she Is a cigarette
smoker, Miss Lucy Gaston, who has
devoted her life to the eradication of
smoking said: "It Is exceedingly
gratifying to hear that Miss Sears,
the Boston society girl, does not
smoke, and I will write her making
amends, and at the same time telling
her I will give as wide publicity to her
denial as was given to the report that
she was a cigarette smoker."
Jnp Confesses Crime.
Denver, Colo, Aug. 6. Genkyo Mi
sanga, the Japanese accused of hav
ing murdered Mrs. Catherine Wilson
and stuffing her body In a coal bin
In the cellar, partially confessed to
day to participation in the crime.
Major Lee Moorhouse has added an
other valuable Souvenir to his already
large collection. It Is a large sliver
medal presented by President Zachary
Taylor of the United States to the chief
of the Crowe Indians In 1849 as a
token of the treaty of peace which
was made with the Indians in that
year.
The silver disk Is about two Inches
in diameter and though It has been
worn suspended by a cord about the
necks of different Indians for more
than half a century, the Inscription la
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ANOTHER
DEMONSTRATION
IS
Senor Canalejas Rushes
Troops to San Sebastian and
Plans are Changed.
CATHOLIC NEWSPAPERS'
WILL EXPLAIN DECISION
Spanish Premier Takes Decisive Ac
tion and Big Manifestation Is Call
ed Off CanaleJaK Declares He
Would Have Permitted It In Any
Place But San Sebastian or Bilboa
Adversaries Will Re RcpoiiKlble
for Whatever Happens.
Alfonso Has Close Call.
Cowes, Aug. 6. While AI-
fonso and a party of Spanish
and English officers and Sir
Thomas Lipton were standing
amidships on Lipton's yacht
Shamrock, one of the top masts
broke and fell to the deck. Al-
fonso was excited and uttered
an exclamation which caused
hearers to believe he thought the
fall of the mast was not acci-
dental. It was miraculous that
none were injured.
Madrid, Aug. . It is officially an
nounced that the manifestation sched
uled to be held at San Sebastian on
Sunday has been abandoned.
The Catholic newspapers will pub
lish manifestos explaining the decis
ion. Simultaneous with the rushing
of troops to San Sebastian to cope
with the uprising which the govern
ment feared might grow out of the
proposed demonstration of the clerical
forces in protest against the govern
ment's stand In Its dispute wifh the
Vatican. Premier Canalejas issued a
statement outlining his policy.
.Senor Canalejas declared that the
demonstration would have been per
mitted eJsewhere than at San Sebas
tian or Bilboa, in fact that he desires
it to be held in order that Its strength
may be shown. The demonstration,
however, has been abandoned since
the premier's statement came out.
The statement of the premier fol
lows: "I would have allowed the manifes
tation if it had been announced to
have been held elsewhere than Bilboa,
where a strike of coal miners is in
progress, or at San Sebastian, which
is crowded with visitors on Sundays.
"I know that priests are distribut
ing arms, and, also that the manifes
ants intend to bring women and chil
dren with them in order to prevent
military intervention. But I am de
termined to enforce respect for the
law. Troops will be distributed a.
stragetic points and the railroad will
be held for reinforcements. If my
adversaries want a lesson they shall
have it. They will be responsible for
whatever happens."
The government openly charges that
the scheduled manifestation at San
Sebastian was secretly arranged in
Home at a meeting of five cardinals,
among whom were Cardinals Merry
del Val and Rampolla. The object
of the manifestation. It is charged,
was to bring pressure upon King Al
fonso to get rid of Premier Canalejas
and appoint a more friendly minister
with which negotiations between the
government and the Vatican could be
resumed.
ENGINEERS TO DEMAND
INCREASE IN WAGES
Chicago. Aug. 6. After deciding to
demand from several companies a
wage Increase of fifteen to eighteen
per cent, delegates representing the
locomotive engineers of 62 roads of
the west adjourned today. Thirty
thousand engineers are affected. It
Is believed that railroads will seek ar
bitration under the Erdman act
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Taylor with his name and title, while
on the other appears the tomahawk
and pipe of peace crossed, and clasped
hands. One of the hands Is that of
an Indian and the other that of a'
white man.
The medal was recently presented
to Major Moorhouse by a young
Crowe Indian who was here for the
recent big Fourth of July celebration
In the reservation. The young Indian
said It had been the property of his
grandfather.
very plainly discernible. On one side
there appears the bust of President
ABANDONED
SOUVENIR
BANDITS KILL STAGE DRIVER
AND ESCAPE WITH $18,000
Silver City, N. M., Aug. 6. Two
bandits, after shooting and killing
Driver Jose Dominguez and looting the
Mogolon mountain stage today near
here, escaped with eighteen thousand
dollars in gold and silver bullion. The
silver bars were recovered by a sher
ilf's posse, but It was only the cheap
er metal which was abandoned. The
bandits escaped to the mountains. No
passengers were on the stage.
JOE GANS WINS RACE
WITH GRIM REAPER
Baltimore, Aug. 6. Joe Gans was
victorious in his race across the con
tinent with death. Physicians say he
will die within three days. He was
taken to the home of his mother and
i surrounded by friends and relatives.
He is bavely conscious ann n-rvo-on
administered every half hour.
DECLARES BODY FOUND
IS THAT OF WOMAN
London, Aug. 6. The body found
In the cellar of Dr. Crippen's home
Is that of a woman, according to Dr.
Pepper, the London chemist. He
says the remains are thos of a mM.
die aged woman of a targe, robust
tpe. rne description corresponds
with that of Mrs. Crippen,
BELIEVE JAP CAN CLEAR
, , , UP KENDALL MURDER
i lAtl
Santa Rosa. Aue. 6. Relieving
Yoshida, the Japanese storekeeper
and secretary of the Japanese asso
ciation in Sonoma county knows of
the details of the murder In which
at least two members of the Kendall
family were killed, he was subjected
to a sharp examination and admitted
he conferred with Henry Yamaguchi,
the Japanese suspect, for several
hours Monday. Aside from this the
Japanese refused to reveal any de
tails of his talk with Yamaguchi.
Read August Sunset.
Read "The Philippines As I Saw
Them," by General James F. Smith,
ex-governor of the Philippines, and
"California's Black Gold, the Ro
mance of the Oil Wells," by Walter V.
Woehlke, in Sunset for August, now
on sale at all news stands, fifteen
cents. -.
FRENCH AERONAUT
DEFEATS AMERICAN
. the Monon railroad, was murdered
and did not commit suicide, as hinted
HUBERT LATHAM WINS J In a coroner's Jury verdict, a reword
FROM WEYMAN EASILY of 500,) has heen offered by the
: Rawn estate for information leading
n .. t t. , - - t0 the arrest and conviction of his
Despite Fact He Was Lost for Four murderer or murderers. Mr. Rawn
Hours in Fog, Frenchman Outdis- J was found dead In his home at Wln
tances His Rival Wins Prize of ! naka n the morning of July 20.
Two Thousand Dollars. I
! Steamer Abandons Run.
Paris,
.... Hwt Ta.i,om i SeattIe- AuS- . The steamer Cor
Aug. 6. Hubert Latham, ,.,, . -m
driving an Antoinette monoplane in ' Norton Sound, for years, staying la
an 87 mile race from Chalons to Issy, ! the north until the close of navigation
a suburb of Paris, against Weyman. I ln tne fal1, has abandoned the run for
the American, in a Farman biplane! i t,l,s summe'". the reason being glvea
was easily the victory. Weyman was t that the gasoline schooners have he
outdistanced 'with ease i como 80 numerous in the Arctic wat
Latham spent four hours flving In a rs tnat tne freKhting is not as prf
circle before he succeeded in setting . ,tabIe M il used t0 be' Tht! Orwta
a course for Paris. A heavy fog be- I left Nome Wednesday afternoon for
wildered the aviator and although he , Seattle wlth passengers and will come
flew low he was nnahi f m- 1 "V way of the Inside Passage. The
way, Latham left Chalone half an
hour ahead of Weyman, But it was
not until 11:30 near Nogent the avia
tor got his bearings. Iimmediately he
set out toward Paris at a forty mile
speed. The prize was a two thousand
dollar purse.
BEND'S NEW SAWMILL IS
IN OPERATION AT LAST
Bend, Or. The sawmill of the Pilot
Butte Development company, located
here is now cutting lumber, the old
mill having been destroyed by fire
on April 23. The new plant erected
since then Is much better and has a
capacity of 30,000 feet daily. The
company recently built a dry kiln,
which is operated in connection with
the sawmill. The destruction of the i
old plant came at a time when there
was a brisk demand for lumber, as a '
ku,i; k, , .7 t
building boom of no mean proportion
l&iVo7fZSlnl tth,lt ,lme; J1"?
I tk t iij ' halted
nnth i T "Mld "0t 'V,P
cUtrun r t" ti Tf'tiTflre !
!n tn thvan TnTn tfhebUilJinSS T I
IVn.l k k the surrounding
country- have been waning for the
Plant to resume operation, and con-
struc.lon on these will be started at
!
New Tariffs Effective. I
Seattle, Aug 6. In order to divert i
to Seattle from San Francisco freitrhf I
destined for the Hawaiian Islands, the
Chicago, Milwaukee and Pu"et Sound
railway has just put into effect new
tariffs, under which such freight will
be delivered at shipside on Puget
Sound at the same rate as at San
Francisco. Heretofore the southern
lines have assumed the cost of ship-
side delivery, while northern roads
have not done so. Hereafter the Mil-
waukee will assume the cost of ship-
side delivery, thus placing Puget
Sound ports on an equality with Cal-
ifornia competitor.
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Sir Wilfred Laurier Injured
When His Train Collides
With a Freight.
FIREMAN OF PASSENGER
KILLED IN THE WRECK
Premier of. Canada's Tour of Province
Suddenly Stopped When HI Trakm
at High Speed Collides Head oa
With Freight Train Fireman In
stantly Killed Engines Telescopa
and Several Cars Derailed Repor
ter Injured Internally.
Winnipeg, Aug. 2. In a head-oa
collision near here last night, Sir Wtt.
fred Laurier, premier of Canada, wb
is touring Canada was slightly injur
ed about the legs, and his hands rfnd
face were cut by broken glass. The
fireman on his train was killed. The
train was enroute to Battleford an4
was taken back to Moose Jaw with the
dead fireman and Injured premier. It
is not thought the premier's Injuries
are such as to interfere with his tour.
Laurier's train was going fifty mile
an hour, when it collided with m
freight The engines were telescoped
and the baggage cars and live freight
cars were derailed. The premier wu
thrown to the floor. O. Temple, ft re
porter was internally injured.
p Prisoner Released.
Salt Lake, Utah. Aug. 6. Peter
Marls, a Greek, was arrested here
three weeks ago on the charge, of
holding up and robbing two fellow
countrymen In a fashionable New
York hotel, was released yesterday
when a letter was received from the
New York authorities saying that th
witnesses against Maris had left the
city and no case could be made out
against him.
Reward Offered.
Chicago, Aug. 5. In an tfforr -r.
prove that Ira G. Rawn. pres'drnr of
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jOorwin has been one of the best knowa
, run,1,nS "r jeare, ana
for ten years has been the first steam
er to reach that port from the out
side each spring.
WAR ON SEATTLE'S
RESTRICTED DISTRICT
Seattle. Wash. The fight being wa
ged by the Public Welfare league to
compel the city administration to close
the resorts in the King street district
was taken into court Thursday when
Robert C. Saunders. In behalf of
James B. Murphy, a property -owner,
procured from Judge W. R. Gay, of
the superior court, an order citing the
mayor, council and other city officials
to appear in Court August 15 and
show cause why they should net be
rARffofnA.) finm nintnt.ilnl
,i.fVw , T ,T
? I ?. '"V it
t,0n t0 the abolition of the nuisances
th court ia k d award' 110 fl00
-mage, against the city en "thi
ground that the plaintiff's Property
the dietrlct has been dam!
-
3 " -
breakors. to restrain chu. lp F ,.
c w. yvappenstein from extending his
ptficiil protection to tne 0
the dlstrPiot, and"to resteraIn t
council from establishing such a dis-
trlct by ordinance.
RAILROAD VICTIMS
OX THE INCREASE
Washington, Aug 6. Accord
ing to a statement of the Inter
state commerce commission,
1100 were killed ln railroad ac
cidents and over 21,000 Injur
ed during the first three month
of this year. This Is an Increase
of 463 killed and 6100 Injured
during the same period In 1909.
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