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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 23.
PENDLETON. OREGON. TUESDAY, AUGUST 16. 1910.
NO 6981
C. P. STRAIN FOR
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Assessor Boomed for Demo
cratic Nomination tor R. R.
Commissioner at Large.
WILL MAKE RACE IF
GIVEN NOMINATION
Enviable Record as Assessor for Eight
Years Gives Mini Strong Backing
for Post on Railroad Board On
Entering Assessor's Office Trebled
O. R, & N. Assessment and Made It
"Stick."
C. P. Strain, assessor of Umatilla
county during the past eight years,
is being strongly'urged to run for the
democratic nomination for railroad
commissioner and' he will take that
nomination if It Is tendered him. An
announcement to this effect was made
this morning by ' Will M. Peterson,
democratic chairman for Umatilla
county 'and the statement that he will
accept the nomination if tendered him
was later endorsed by Mr. Strain him
self. - -
As explained by Assessor Strain, his
candidacy is up to his democratic
friends. He" is' not out seeking the
nomination for railroad commission
er. On the other hand be has as
pired to run for governor upon the
democratic. But the multiplicity of
democratic candidates, together with
other considerations, nss caused him
to virtually withdraw from that race
He Is now of a mind to keep clear of
the coming campaign and serve out
his term as assessor. Yet if the demo
crats of the state want him to run for
railroad commissioner at large, to
succeed Oswald West he will make
the race. Should -he secure the dem
ocratic nomination Mr. Strain will
have to run fur commissioner at large
against Frank Miller of Albany, who
secured the assembly nomination re
cently. lias Worthy Record.
Local friends of Mr. Strain are en
thusiastic in backing htm as a candi
date for 'railroad . commissioner for
which position they declare he has
peculiar qualifications. They point
with pride to his record as assessor
to which position he has been elected
three times, running upon the demo
cratic ticket In a strongly republican
county. He was first chosen assessor
in 1902 and socuV after entering office
lie took up the matter of raising the
O. R. & N. company's assessment. At
that time the company was assessed
at the rate of $4000 per mile for its
right of way, the assessment being at
a one-third valuation. Mr, Strain
Immediately began an Investigation
and at the conclusion of the same
trebled the railroad's assessment by
making it 1J,000 per mile on a one
third valuation. The O. R. & N.
company resisted the raise and the
matter was fought out In the courts.
However, the county won out and the
company paid the Increased taxation.
At the time the Increase was made
the chnnge meant approximately $20.
000 a year to Umatilla couny. The
O. R. N. company now pays taxes
on an assessment of $40,000 per mile
for Ha roadbed, the assessment being
at a full valuation. .
In view of the fact that Mr. Strain
was 'able to make ttie advance stick
his friends say he should be fit tim
ber for the board' of railroad commis
sioners. 'WOMAN ON TRIAL FOR
KILLING llElt HUSBAND
Llbby, Mont., Aug. 16. The sec
ond diiy of the trial of Mrs Vera
Proper, of Seattle and Cleveland, for
the killing of her husband aboard a
passenger train near Llbby In June,
began today with County Prosecutor
Maiden still examining talesmen, Mrs.
Prosser looked tired and worn In
court today although she Is relieved
since she learned the state will not
ask the death penalty If she Is con
vlsted. Yesterday afternoon she col
lapsed nnd the court adjourned until
late In the afternoon to give the wo
man time to recover.
FEAR FINANCIAL PANIC
FROM BIG FAIR FIRE
Brussels, Aug. 16. Following
the heavy losses sustained by
those Interested in the burned
world's exposition, the people of
Belgium are demanding an ex
tra session of parliament to pre
vent a possible financial panic.
Thousands of fair employes are
dismissed and labor conditions
are consequently critical. Ad
vocates of an extra parliament
will ask a bonus be awarded the.
promoters who lost tremendous
ly. The fair reopened today
with a mere handful of people
visiting the small cluster of re
maining buildings.
m
win turns i rats
The downpour of rain which occur
red last evening in the Blue mountains
did more in a few minutes toward ex-
tlngulshlng the forest fires which 'have
been creating such havoc that nil the
forest rangers, soldiers and settlers
have been able to accomplish In weeks
of the hardest kind of work. The
rain began falling a few minutes be
fore $ o'clock and continued for sev
eral hours.
Water was soon running In dry gul
lies that have not seen water before
In many weeks, the parched range
was brightened up and altogether
much good was accomplished aside
from the forest fire work.
Though th,e range was the best this
spring that was ever known In the
mountains, the long dry summer has
caused it to be In very poor condition
for many weeks. The grass is there
but it Is dried up until It baa lost
much of Its nourishing power and
owners of sheep and cattle have been
complaining for several weeks that
their stock was not doing well. If
last night's rain should be followed
In a few days with a second one as
heaw. the range conditions will be
greatly ohanged for the better.
FOREST FIRES COST
V. S. $1000 A DAY
Washington, Aug. 18. It Is costing
the government $7000 daily to fight
the northwest fires, according to for
estry officials today. It is believed now
the worst is passed. The fires are the
most comprehensive and disastrous
since the bureau was created. Reports
from the northwest say the fires are
subsiding with the rains.
McDowell Pageant In Progress.
Peterboro. N. H.. Aug. 16. A three
day pageant entitled "The House of
Dreams' was commenced near here
today by the McDowell Memorial as
sociation In honor of Edward McDow
ell, the commander, who was long a
resident of this town.
C. II. M'ARTHUR WILL
REPRESENT OREGON
AT CONFERENCE OF WESTERN
' GOVERNORS AT SALT LAKE
Acting Governor Bowerman Appoint
KN.tiker of House to Attend Meet
ing Which Will Discuss Conserva
tion Movement.
Salem, Aug. 16. C. N. McArthur.
speaker of the Oregon house, left for
Salt Lake today where he will rep
resent Acting Governor Bowerman
and the state of Oregon at the con
ference of western governors, regard
ing conservation, August 18. The
views of the various western execu
tives will be presented later to the
national conservation congress at St.
Paul In September. McArthur de
clined to say what stand be will take
regarding conservation. The con
ference will be held at the suggestion
of Governor Hay of Washington.
Recommends Public Wharves.
Olympla, Wash., Aug. 1. Before
leaving for Salt Lake lost night to at
tend a meeting of the western gover
nors, Governor Hal addressed letters
to secretaries of commercial associa
tions In all of the big coast cities of
tho state, asking them to take up the
question of establishing ' public
vharves. He called attention to the
fact that the railroads are monopoliz
ing the water fronts of the nation.
BELIEVE DEAD MAN
VICTIM OF MURDER
Kingman, Kans., Aug. 16. Police
here are convinced that Richard Lu
ther who died n a local hospital Sat
urday night as the result of a beating
Inflicted upon his head and knife
wounds on various parts of his body,
wns murdered by an enemy. No wit
nesses to the assault have been, found.
At 9 o'clock Friday night, Luther was
suffering from many wounds and
bruises, entered a drug store here and
asked that a physician be called to
attend his Injuries. The physlcan
finding Luther's condition dangerous
sent"nlm to a hospital. He died the
next day, after having persistently re
fused to disclose the Identity of his
assailant.
MAYOR GAYNOR IS FAST
GROWING STRONGER
Hoboken, Aug. 16. Mayor Oay
nor spent a restful nlpht nnd seemed
stronger today. He Is getting better
fast.
WILL MAKE EFFORT TO
FLOAT PRINCESS MAY
Victoria. Aug 16. An effort will be
made tomorrow to float the Princess
May which grounded at Sentinel rock
recently, according to Captain Troup
who arrived here last night. He says
tho vessel will be operating In Octo-
TUFT CHOOSES
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Course Laid Out By President
in Reorganization of Party
Beset With Obstacles.
CANXOX WON'T LAY DOWN;
BALLIXGER WON'T RESIGN
President Undergoing Supremo Test
of III Ability to Head Ills Party
"Unci Joe" Refuses to be Elimi
nated From Party Balllnger Wont
lUwIgn Unless Taft Requests Him
to Aidrlch Still Pulls His Strings
(Yarn; 81ihjhi Taft's Course.
Beverly, Aug. 16. Scheme of Pres
ident Taft to reorganise tne republi
can party is steering a stormy course
Speaker Cannon refuses absolutely to
be eliminated and Information consid
ered .reliable says that Secretary Bal
Inger will not resign unless the presl
dent so requests him. Senator Aid'
rich is still announcing he will retire
but it Is generally understood he ex
pects to retain his hold on party af
fairs, and will not voluntarily re
linqulsh It.
Senator Crane, who. It is believed
Is the chief advisor of the president,
Is alleged to have advised the chang
es. It Is understood tremendous pres'
sure has been exerted to make Taft
get busy and make good the program
Crane has outlined. It Is reported
that when Crane approached Ballin
ger regarding his retirement, Ballin
ger told Crane he could nt see how
It would help the party and Instead
would make him the scapegoat for
others lenders' mistakes. Balllnger
declared Taft found him trust
worthy and would not resign unless
the president said so. It Is understood
Taft Is being urged to give the secre
tary a resignation hint.
COLLEGE GIRLS AS WAITRESSES
Old Boys of Thirteenth Maine Regl
incut Association Enjoy Innova
tion. Lewlston, Me., Aug. 16. With pret
ty college girls, imported at great ex
pense from Vassar. as waitresses, the
"hard tack" disguised on the bill of
fare as "hardasmllnticus tacklnnoof,"
and the bean swagan served under the
alias of beanulettlo swanganski, the
old boys of the Thirteenth Maine reg
iment association are today enjoying
quite the niftiest banquet and reunion
In the history of the organisation. In
the past the "vets" have been satis
fled with short dinners of an extreme
ly Informnl kind, but this year it was
determined to show the world at large
that the Maine veternns ore up to
snuff whin It comes to modern cus
toms. Anything may Interrupt the prayer
of the lips, but nothing the prayer of
the life.
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Boomed as Democratic Candidate
NDIANS VOTE
ROUND-UP
Three Tribes on Reservation
Enthusiastic for Big Wild
West Show.
PARADES OF REDMEN
WILL BE FEATURE
Umatilla, Cayuses and Walla Wallas,
Endorse Frontier Sliow and Signify
Willingness to Lend Their Presence
Will Camp at Grounds Parades
Will Be DignMed Chiefs Will Head
Tribes and Drunken Indians Not
Allowed.
The big Roundup to be held In Pen
dleton this fall received an added im
petus yesterday when the three In
dian tribes upon the Umatilla reser
vation In council unanimously voted
to participate In the celebration. Ma
jor Lee Moorhouse and Roy T. Bish
op, chairman of the Indian commit
tee, attended the council and with
Major Swartzlander succeeded in
arousing more enthusiasm among the
Indians of Influence than has any oth
er proposition ever presented to the
Indians by the white men. Chiefs
Umapine, of the Cayuses, No Shirt of
the Walla Wallas and Amos Pond of
the Umatll'.ao, all made talks in fa
vor of the celebration and when it was
put to a vote there was not a dissent
ing voice.
The Indians are to be allotted a
certain portion of the celebration
grounds There they will pitch their
tepees and no white man will be al
lowed to enter except at the Invita
tion of the Indians. The parades,
which are to be one of the big fea
tures of the Roundup, will be things
of digCy . and will, be, awe-inspiring
spectacles. Instead of being partici
pator in Vy a few drunken an! ro-d"
red men, they will be led by the three
chiefs and the other head men among
the three tribes. Indeed, if the en
thusiasm now being manifested by the
Indians keeps on increasing the spec
tacles to be presented will be far more
awe-inspiring than anything that has
been seen since the last Indian upris
ings. It Is expected that fully 100 tepees
will be within the circle and that the
Yakima, Nez Perce. Warm Spring and
Columbia, river Indians will also par
ticipate in the encampment.
Illinois Farmers Hold Meeting,
Urbana, HI., Aug. 16. The Illinois
Farmers' Institute Is holding Its mid
summer session today at the College
of Agriculture of the University of
Illinois. The meetings will continue
three dai, with addresses by leading
agricultural experts. Largely due to
the influence of the Institute, the
College of Agriculture now ranks
among the first in the country, with
students from all over the world.
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for Railroad Commissioner.
FRANCE LOOKS 10
U.S. FOR WHEAT
Portland, .Aug. 16. With crops
ruined by excessive rans, France has
turned to America for wheat and lo
cal exporters have been ordered to
buy bluestem. Although the wheat
market has advanced 2 1-2 cents, only
small lots have moved within the past
24 hours from the interior on the Ba
sis of 98 1-2 trackage, Portland. Far
mers are holding throughout the
northwest, 'seemingly believing that
higher prices will prevail. A promi
nent French grain man In Chicago
said: "It will take France several
years to" recover from her failure of
crops. 4JThe terriflf rains ruined the
farmes and the bankes' losses are tre
mendous. We usually look to Bui'
garia, Russia and Argentina for wheat
but this year turn to America as a
last resort."
ARCHER TOURNEY IX CHICAGO.
National Association Arranges Excel
lent Program for Men and Women.
Chicago, Aug. 16. Three men's
rounds and three women's rounds, at
various distances, are down for de
vision today at the opening of the
hlrty-seeond annual tournament of
the National Archery association of
the United States. Experts with the
bow and arrow from many states are
entered In the competitions, which
will continue four days. Morning and
afternoon sessions will be held each
day, the events, both scratch and
handicap, being provided in equal
numbers for boh men and women,
The annual business meeting will be
held Thursday evening at the Ven
dome hotel. The tournament wIU be
wound up on Friday morning, when
prizes will be awarded.
SPANISH STEAMER SINKS
AND 39 ARE DROWNED
Gibraltar. Aug. 16. Thirty-two oas
sengers and seveNi of the crew of the
Spanish steamer Mortos were drowned
tcday. The ship sank near Tarifa
Point following a collision with the
German steamer Elsa, in a heavy fog,
Tin; Elsas crew saved many. . 1
ROOSEVELT MEETS
HIS SECOND DEFEAT
LOSES C1LURMANSHIP OP
N. Y. REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Vice President Sherman Nominated as
Temporary Chairman by Vote of 20
to 17 Second Defeat for Colonel
Since His Return Grlscom Figures
in Both.
New York, Aug. 16. Vice President
Sherman will be temporar chairman
of the New York republican conven
tion at Saratoga on September 27th.
The state committee defeated Lloyd
C. Grlscom's motion to name Roose
velt by a vote of 20 to 17. A motion
to defer the selection of a chairman
was defeated 23 to 12. This Is Roose
velt's second defeat since his return
from Africa, and Griscom has figured
in both of them. The first defeat was
the direct primary bill wMch Teddy
supported, and the New York legis
lature failed to pass. Five minutes
before thfe vote was taken Roosevelt
disappeared from the offico of the
Outlook.
HORSE TinEVES FOUND
AND QNE IS KILLED
Klamath Falls, - Ore.. Aug. 16.
After a chase of 125 mites across hill
and mountain, a posse In pursuit of
two suspected horse thieves, found
the pair, and A. T. Remorse was shot
and killed when he refust-d to sur
render. Bearnard E. Kuhl later (rave
himself up. A coroner's Jury has
Justified Elsebery Brewer, the leader
of the posse for his act.
Ranchers around Silver Lake have
suspected the two men for the past
two weeks, and last week, when a
number of horses were missing and
the suspects could not bo found, a
search was organized. Taking two
Indians as guides, they trailed the men
across country, coming up with them
near Dairy.
PREMIER OF CANADA
ARRIVES IX VANCOUVER
Vancouver. Aug. 16. On the first
visit to the Pacific coast In nine years
Sir Wilfred Lnurler. premier of Can
ada arrived In Vancouver this after
noon. Ten thousand spectators lined
the streets from the station to Dom
inion hnll where the premier publicly
lunched. Indians from every coast
tribe In war paint were In the pro
cession. The premier went out to
Hastings where he officially opened
Vancouver's first exhibition. This
evening he will address the people.
Wlldwood Mardl Gra.
Wlldwood, N. J., Aug. 16. Wild
wood's annual Mardl Ors festivities
excelling In attractions and splendor
the previous . celebration of the last
seven years, were commenced today
and will end in a blaze of glory tonight.
RIMARY POLLS
t OF LIFE
California and Nebraska are
in Throes ot Process of
Elimination.
GREAT NUMBER OF
VOTERS CAST BALLOTS
Two States Voting at Primaries To
day Great Fight in California Bs
tween Regulars and In surges Is
Context Is Keen Over Many Offlcss)
Liquor Question Is Live Issue fca
Nebraska Bryan Endorses PmsM
Incumbent.
San Francisco, Aug. 16 California's .
next governor will be decided by ths
primaries in progress today through,' ,
out the state. Candidates will also b
nominated for all other state offices,
for two associate justices of the Su
preme Court, district appelate judges,
railroad commissioners, . representa
tives In congress and United States
senator. The entire state assembly
and senators from even numbered dis
tricts are also to be nominated in to
day's primaries. The fight between
the "Insurgents," known n California
as the Lincoln-Roosevelt republican
league, and the regular republicans,
makes the political battle to be de
cided today one long to be remem
bered and of national interest.
Theodore Bell will head the demo
cratic state ticket, without opposition,
while J. Stitt WSlson of Berkeley,
lecturer and writer of international
reputation will carry the red banner
of socialism. In the republican camp
however, harmony is the scarcest
thing imaginable. For months tha ri
val candidates of the G. O. P. have
Seen campajgnng, until the entire rtaM
is aroused politically as neSref beforti
J Five candidates are in the field for
the republican nomination for gover
nor: Hiram W. Johnson, insurgent,
of San Francisco; Alden Anderson, ot
Sacramento, alleged by his opponents
to be the favorite of the Southern Pa
cific machine; Charles Curry, of San
Francsisco, who is also alleged by tha
Lincoln-Roosevelters to be acceptable
to the so-called "bosses;" Phil Stant
on of Los Angeles and Nathaniel Ej
lery, of Sacramento, who are dark
horses and quoted In the advance odda
as "also rans". ;
With such a field, the republican
voter has a wide range of choice, and
it is futile to attempt to forecast tha
result, although admittedly the race la
beween Johnson, Curry and Anderson,
The S. P. Octopus.
Whether the state shall continue
to be the appendage of the Southern
Pacific railroad, owned body and son!
by a grasping and grafting corpor
ation, the prey of a politico-businesn
hierarchy which for forty long and
weary years has held the state with
in its octopus-like, tentacles this la
the Issue before the voters today, ac
cording to the Roosevelt-Lincoln re
publican league candidates.
On the other hand the regular re
publicans denounce these charges as
the feverish vaporlngs of those who
ride a nightmare after nothing. The
republican voters are called upon to
put the stamp of their everlasting dis
approval upon the muckrakers who
have maligned the fair fame of Cali
fornia, to damn eternally the political
mercenaries and soldiers of fortune,
who, to encompass their own selfish
ends, are willing to disgrace before
the nation and the world that great
and glorious state e'er which still float
the Stars and Stripes, beneath whose
fclds men are and forever must be
free.
Three republican aspirants to a
United States senatorial toga will al
so be voted on today. They are John
D. Works of Los Angeles. A. C.
Spauldlng of San Diego, and Edwin A.
Meserve of Los Angeles.
They are both regular and Insurgent
candidates for congress In the first,
second, fifth, seventh and rtghth dis
tricts. In the first. Congressman
Englebrlght is opposed by John L.
Chllds of Crescent City. Congressman
Duncan McKInlay, who represents the
second. Is opposed for the nomination
by William Kent, of KentfleM. In
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FROM LONDON TO
PARIS BY AEROPLANE
Paris. Ausr. 16. H'thert La
tham, the English aviator, left
Parts for London today in an
aeroplane. This Is the first
time the feat has ever been at
tempted. The London Dn'ly
Mall offers n prize o $25,000
for the successful performance.
Latham ascended at six this
mornlncr and started rapidly on
his 259 mile Journey." He flew
70 miles to Amiens, France
and alighted on account of a de
fective engine. He said he
would continue this afternoon.