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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OREGON, FBI DAY, AUGUST 19. 1910.
NO C984
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ALL ABOUT TIE
BIG ROUND-UP'
Promoters of Annual Wild
West Show Explain Their
Plans in Detail.
TO BE OXE OF GREATEST
ENTERTAINMENTS IN WEST
Not to lie Made Purely a Local Show
but a Northwest Affair Exhibition
Not Doing Given for Money-Making
Purponoa All Receipt to Be tfsed
In Building Better Show Stock Is
Snphscribed in $10 Share $3000
Is Needed for Success.
Since the first idle talk of a fron
tier show for Pendleton has developed
Into well-laid plans for an annual wild
west exhibition to be known as "The
Round-up," the first such occasion
which will be pulled off here Septem
ber 29 and 30 and October 1. Is the
aubjeot of much talk. Because of the
great interest which manifests Itself
in numerous inquiries, the promoters
of the event have drawn up a state
ment which explains everything con
cerning the "Round-up," Its nature,
purpose,, organization, plans, results
and the various steps necessary to
success. The full statement Is print
ed below:
Organisation.
The organization is composed of
approximately 250 of the leading bus
iness and financial men of the city of
Pendleton Incorporated under the
name of the Northwestern Frontier
Exhibition Association. The manage
ment is vested in a board of six offi
cers and nine directors, the work be
ing carefully organised and subdivid
ed among these men. Each of these
men has from two to ten assistants
working with him in the perfecting of
his part of the organisation, making
a total of between one hundred and
one-hundred and fifty of the lead
ing young men of Umatilla county,
who are at this time actively engaged
In making a success of the 1910 ex
hibition. Purpose.
The purpose of the organization is
to give an annual exhibition 1 some
thing along the lines of the annual
frontier show held at Cheyenne, and
to offer the championship of the
Northwest for the various frontier
events. This will Include, first of all.
the championship bronco busting. For
this purpose a live committee, headed
by T. D. Taylor, sheriff of this coun
ty,- is now In correspondence with the
leading stockmen of eastern Oregon,
southern Washington and Idaho, to
get track of the worst outlaw horses
which can be obtained. A sufficient
appropriation has been set aside to
guarantee a fine line of bad livestock,
The managers feel they can conserva
tively say that during the three days
of the exhibition they will have ap
proximately thirty of the worst horses
in the northwest, on which aspirants
for. championship honors can demon
strate their ability as riders.
What would probably rank as the
second event in Importance la the
steer roping contest. In order to meet
.the objections frequently urged against
this sort by humane societies, the
roping will be done by a team of two
men, one to rope by the head and one
by the hind feet
' Other events will be men's and la
dles' relay races, pony express races,
tug of war, pistol shooting from horse
back, and fancy roping and riding.
In addition to the competitive events
a band of Indians from the Umatilla
reservation will be secured to give
Indian parades, races and war dances.
It is the purpose of the organization
to secure an encampment of approxi
mately fifty Indians with their tepees
immediately upon the grounds of the
exhibit.
It Is also the hope of the organiza
tion to secure detachments of cavalry
from the best rough riding troops and
a .detachment of artillery probably
including the famous Mountan Bat
tery. These, troops, If secured, will
also be encamped upon the grounds
and will assist In parades and give
dally demonstrations of cavalry, rough
riding and artillery drills.
Suitable grounds have been secured
NO LAW PREVENTING
ACCEPTANCE OF WINE.
Washington, Aug. 19. The
navy department today polite
ly announced that there Is no
navy regulations to prevent of
ficials of the cruiser California
from accepting 100 cases of
California wine presented by a
wine association. This answer
was given by the department 'to
a protest of the Women'i Chris
tian Temperance Union against
the officers' acceptance of the
gift. Secretary Meyers' reply
brought joy to the sailors aboard
the cruiser.
on which will be Inld out a one-quarter
mile track, enclosing a fine arena,
itnd full seating capacity will be pro
vided by the erection of special grand
stands and bleachers, and everything
possible done in order to bring off a
fast, snappy and thrilling three-day's
exhibition.
HOHIlltS. .
The promoters believe the result of
this form of entertainment will be
to bring to Pendleton more outside
people' than have ever been here at
one time before. The exhibition Is
not given for the purpose of making
money In Itself. The receipts will all
be expended from, year to year In per
fecting a larger and better exhibition.
and In the advertisement which Pen
dleton will get, and in the amount of
money which will be spent by visitors,
the people of Pendleton will be more
than reimbursed for the time and ex
pense of getting up this form of en
tertainment. There can be no question but that
a contest of this kind is a great draw
ing card. The annual contests at
Cheyenne, although a less amount Is
expended upon them than upon many
county fairs throughout the north
west, draw immense crowds from the
sparsely settled states of Wyoming,
Montana and Colorado, and of course
from coast to coast outside people
come. The present season the pro
gram at Cheyenne is headed by ex
President Roosevelt. The total of
cash prizes offered at the Cheyenne
exhibition last year, as figured from
the official premium list, is approxi
mately $3000, yet it is a poor county
fair that cannot double this amount
in premiums each year.
The exhibition is unique in the
northwest. Many contest have been
Continued on Page Three.)
SPEEDY CLASHES TO BE
SEEN AT STATE PAIR
Salem. Or., Aug. 19. When ' the
gates open for the Forty-ninth annual
Oregon State fair the 12th of next
month, the, visitors who enjoy horse
racing will undoubtedly sec some of
the speediest clashes ever seen in the
west and from the talent that is now
training on the track ana the excel
lent condition of the course, new track
and western records are looked for by
prominent trainers.
Under competent track men the
course is being worked down every
day until It la now faster than In the
history of Oregon State fair rnrtng.
Three days a week, Tuesday, Wednes
day and Fridays, see lively brushes
between the speed kings and queens
of the West. From the workouts of
some promising green material, rec
ord holders will have to extend some
to keep their laurels.
During the five days of racing. Sep
tember 12 to 17 Inclusive, each day
Includes purses that are attracting
horse owners from all over the coun
try. TO
VIEWS TO ST PAUL
KELI-OGG ASSURES THEM
THEY WILL BE PRESENTED
Conference of Western Governors
Prepare Statement for National
Conservation Congress Is Tanta
mount to Declaration, of States
Rights.
Salt Lake, Aug. 19. Western gov
ernors conferring today voted to send
representatives to the National Con
servation congress at St. Paul, after
Frank B. Kellogg had promised their
views regarding conservation would
be presented to the congress. Kel
logg declared President Taft and
Colonel Roosevelt had decided to at
tend the convention. The governors
then went into execuive session to
prepare the statement. It is expected
the statement will be tantamount to a
declaration of states rights of jurisdic
tion over timber lands. Senator
Smoot was chosen to present the
statement to congress. Smoot is ta
booed, by the Pinchotites on account
of his favoring a bill in the senate for
the transfer of the control of water
power sites from the government to
the states.
Smoot will attend the congress as
the representative of Governor Spry.
He and Senator Borah of Idaho will
be the chief spokesmen for the state's
right faction.
Bl'RKE WILL WITHDRAW
TO DEFEAT POINDEXTER
, Seattle, Aug. 19. The Seattle Star
today says: "Q. Burke of Seattle will
withdraw from the United States sen
atorial race In favor of John Wilson,
publisher of the Post Intelligencer,
his bitter rival, for the purpose of
beating Miles Polndexter, insurgent.
A formal announcement, says the
Star, will be made soon. It la known
Polndexter's campaign throughout the
state has caused the regulars much
worry and It Is believed has decided
them to concentrate on one candidate."
Burke Denies It.
Bellingham, Wash., Aug. - 19. G,
Burk denied vehemently that he
would withdraw from the senatorial
race In favor of Wilson to beat Poln
dexter. He left for Vancouver today.
WANT LOWELL
FOR GOVERNOR
Effort Being Made to Induce
Local Man to Enter Guber
natorial Race.
BEN KFI.L1NG AND JUDGE
WEBSTER ARE NAMED
Strong Effort Being Made by Ami
Assembly Republicans to Induce
Either Pendleton Man Or One of
Two Portland Men to Make Race
Against Bowerman Rlmlck, Ilofer
and Abraham Do Not Satisfy
Judge Lowell Reluctant But May
Enter Lists.
It is rumored in the inner politi
cal circles here that within the next
few days either Judge Stephen A.
Lowell of Pendleton, Senator Ben
Selling or Judge Lionel R. Webster
of Portland, will enter the guberna
torial contest as an anti-assembly
candidate. It is reported that strong
pressure has been brought upon
Judge Lowell In Portland and the Wil
lamette valley to make the race
against Bowerman. and that he Is
giving the subject careful consider
ation. He Is said to prefer, however,
to wait two years and seek "a seat In
the federal senate and would prefer
at this time to support either Selling
or Webster for governor.
There seems to be a feeling that
some stronger man than either Dlm
lck, Hofer or Abraham Is needed to
defeat the machine which Is behind
the Bowerman candidacy, and it is
possible that Judge Lowell will ac
cede to the wishes of his friends and
make the fight.
Local republicans who are oppos
ed to the manner in which the dele
gates to the state assembly were se
lected anil who bc-lieve that th? as
sembly was dominated and manipu
lated by the same old gang that made
the old political conventions a. stench
in the nostrils of decent citizens are
earnestly and sincerely hoping that
some of the three candidates In the
field can be Induced to withdraw and
that Lowell can be induced to make
the race. They say that !n a contest
between Lowell and Bowerman, that
the result would never be In doubt.
RA1I1.MAN MAINTAINS HIS
MAJORITY OVER RIVAL
Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 19. With re
turns from two thirds of the Mate in.
Mayor Dahlman of Omaha is leading
governor Shallenberger by a plur
ality of 2000 but Shallenberger will
not admit defeat. The result is yet
In doubt as Dahlman is weak in the
rural districts.
CALIFORNIA INVENTOR HAS
NEW TYPE OP DIRIGIBLE
San Francisco, Aug. 19. Backed
by prominent business men, W. T.
Murray, an Inventor, will launch his
monster dirigible balloon in Septem
ber and hopes to Inaugurate a service
between this city and Los Angeles. He
will use helicopters heretofore un
tried as a means of ascent and de
scent and horizontal propulsion by
three powerful gasoline motors. The
gas bug is only used to make buoy
ancy while the helicopter.' are to be
used to lift the dirigible.
To Tour China.
San Francisco, Aug. 19. More than
a hundred of the leading business
men of the Pacific coast have signi
fied their intention of taking part In
the excursion to China which will
leave this city next week. The party
will spend six weeks in the interior of
China, with the object of extending
trade relations with Chinese mer
chants. DEIS GOV. BENSON
IS AT DEATH'S
San Francisco, Cal Aug. 19. Dr.
Worden, Governor Benson's physician,
emphatically denied today that the
Oregon executive is at the point of
death. Benson has been so weak that
he has remained in bed until the last
few days and does not move about
much. He has cancer of the nose
which threatened for a time to de
stroy the sight of his right eye. The
doctors say he Is yielding to treat
ment and Benson expects to return
to Salem soon.
For some time Benson has been
staying at the Ross home in Marlon
county. Yesterday he returned to his
apartments in this city and seems In
much better spirits. It is admitted
that a change for the worse may come
at any time.
He who fear being conquered
sure of defeat. Napoleon.
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T. R. WILL Pill
E
Will Stand Aside From New
York Campaign to Avoid
Factional Fight.
WILL THUS BE FREE
FROM ALL RESPONSIBILITY
Conference Between Roosevelt and
Close Friends Results in Adoption
of in finite Plan "Old Guard" Will
be Left to Fight Its Own Battles
Roosevelt Reserves Right to Enter
Campaign Should He D-eni it Ne
cessary May Again Run for Presi
dent. New York, Aug. 19. It is believed
that Colonel Roosevelt will not take
part In the coming New York cam
paign though it is known Lloyd C.
Griscom, chairman of the New York
republican county committee, is urg
ing him to carry his fight for tempor
ary chairman to the Saratoga conven
tion. Roosevelt's advisers, Griscom
excepted, opposed the plan of making
a fight. They declare that the "old
guard" might bolt thus leaving the
colonel leader of the minority should
Roosevelt win his fight. Then if the
democrats win Roosevelt would be
blamed.
Yesterday the colonel gathered
about him a group of his close friends
-and talked over with them the situ
ation which is best expressed in the
reports that relations between Presi
dent Taft and himself are strained to
the breaking point.
William Loeb, Jr., collector of the
port of New York, Lloyd C. Griscom
chairman of the New York republican
county committee. Representative
William M. Calder of Brooklyn; Fred
erick J. Kracke of Brooklyn, and Rep
resentative W. W. Cocks of Colonel
Roosevelt's home district, took part in
the conference.
Agree On Plan.
From what was said by some of the
visitors it was learned that the colonel
and his friends have agreed on a plan
of action which will hold until the sit
uation shapes itself more clearly.
Briefly stated, It is this: Colonel
Roosevelt Is to stand aside in the New
York state campaign and let the "old
guard" fight its own fight and thus
shoulder all the responsibility for the
conduct and result of the campaign.
He Is neither to Indorse nor criti
cise the Taft administration. He Is
to keep out all around if he can.
Through some of yesterday's visi
tors It was learned why the colonel
has decided to keep his hands off. He
feels that the republican state com
mittee in refusing to indorse him for
temporary chairman of the Saratoga
convention a position he had agreed
to accept, much against his will, with
the knowledge that he would be held
responsible for election results acted
in a manner that would make further
activity on his part look as If he was
leading a factional fight against the
administration.
It is said that Colonel Roosevelt
does not deem It either wise or proper
to permit himself to become involved
in such a factional fight and that his
present decision is that he will not go
to the convention or take ar.v part
which would render him responsible.
He has come to no definite conclu
sion, however.
Reserves Right to Enter.
One Important provision was em
phasized at the conference. Those
with whom he talked were made to
understand clearly that Colonel Roos.
evelt reserves to himself the r'sht to
enter the thick of the fight at any
time, if he believes that the policies
of which he is the exponent are In
jeopardy. But he let it be known that
he would do so with much reluctance,
for he feels that In such a contingency
he might be led Inevitably into a con
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WILL VOICE ffiY NIK
VIEWS" SAYS TEODY
New York, Aug. 19. "My speeches
In the west will represent my own
views." said Colonel Rooseveli. tap
ping his chest, In the office "f the
Outlook today. "They won't repre
sent the views of anyone else " He
said his addresses would not b-- nade
under the auspices of the republican
congressional campaign committee.
Roosevelt Is to speak at Assnwai-mle,
Kansas, August 31. Lloyd Griscom.
who conferred with Roosevelt among
others today, will go to Beverly Au
gust 30 to confer with Taft. It Is
believed that Griscom will te'.l Taft
where Roosevelt stands and discuss
the attitude of the .administration to
ward insurgency. Some, however, be
lieve Griscom will virtually deliver
Roosevelt's ultimatum defining the
colonel's stand on Insurgency and in
forming Taft how far he will endorse
the administration.
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troversy with the Taft administration.
From what was said after the confer,
ence it was gathered that Colonel
Roosevelt believes the present attitude
of men who are affiliated In the na
tional administration is hostile to him
and that an open rupture may result.
In such case the colonel feels that he
may be compelled at some Juncture
to exert his influence against the ad
ministration. 1
Those who are closest to the col
onel believe he will do everything In
his power to avert such a crisis dur
ing the fall campaign. It Is their
opinion that If he should decide to
fight he prefers to postpone the strut?.
gle until the 1912 campaign, when the
question of the nation's policy for the
next four years is to be brought be
fore the country and when a suc
cessor to W. H. Taft Is to be elected.
May Become Candidate.
Should such an Issue between Col
onel Roosevelt and the administration
present itself at that time, it Is the
belief of the colonel's intimate associ
ates that he will be in the fight to the
end that he will stake his own future
on the outcome and again become a
candidate for the presidency. It Is
believed, however, that Colonel Roose
velt regards such a decision as a re
mote contingency which is not to re
ceive serious attention at the present
time.
He has said repeatedly that he can
form no plans for the future, for the
situation may be changed at any time.
He has told his friends that he is a
candidate for no office and he can
conceive of no circumstances which
would lead him to accept the guber
natorial or a seat in the United States
senate.
His associates believe the only rea
son which might lead him to consider
becoming a candidate for the presi
dential nomination would be the con
viction that he must seek another
term in order to successfully carry on
the work he began while president.
MRS. VERA PROSSER IS
NOT GUILTY OF MURDER
L!bby, Mont., Aug. 19. Vera Prosser
who killed her divorced husband
aboard a passenger train near Libby
on June 1, was acquitted today of the
charge of murder after the Jury had
been put all night. The trial lasted
three days and was replete with dram
atic Incidents. Mrs. Prosser says she
does not know her plans but probably
she will go east. Previously she lived
In Seattle. Popular sympathy was
with the woman.
- Captain Hampton Retires.
Washington, Aug. 19. Captain Cel
wyn E. Hampton of the Twenty-first
Infantry, having been found Inca
pacitated for active duty, was today
placed on the retired list of the Unit
ed States army. He has been on leave
for some time, owing to illness. He
graduated from West Point in
class of 1896.
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CREATES SENSATION
MORE LIGHT THROWN .
ON INDLN SITUATION
Report of J. H. Powell to Interior De
partment Shows Methods by Which
Indians Are Made Citizens MvMur
rays Activity Shown.
Washington, Aug. 12. An unpub
lished report to the department of
the Interior by J. H. Powell on the
conditions surrounding the makeup
up of the citizenship rolls of the five
civilized tribes of Indians in Okla
homa Is today in possession of Chair
man Burke of the congressional in
vestigating committee that is inves
tigating Gore's charges that an at
tempt was made to bribe him by those
Interested in Indian land contracts.
The report followed a personal inves
tigation by Powell of tne methods
used to admit Indians to citizenship
and was given to the interior depart
ment the day before Secretary Gar
field retired.
In part it referred to "the ridicu
lous" time limitations placed on the
Dawes Indian commission making it
impossible for the commission to give
adequate time for the adjudication of
Indian claims. Powell gave evidence
of J. F. McMurray's alleged activity in
the land cases among the Indians.
GAYNOR FINALLY ANNOUNCED
TO BE BEYOND DANGER
Hoboken, Aug. 19. Mayor Gay
nor's condition is satisfactory to the
physicians today. It was officially
declared that he is out of danger and
Secretary Adamson announced this
afternoon a final blood test was made
and that danger of infection is re
garded as ended.
Wisconsin Sheriffs.
Wausau, Wis., Aug. 19. That the
law should afford greater protection
to the mayors of cities and governors
of states is the opinion expressed by
many members of the Wisconsin Sher
ltf's Association, in convention here
today. The recent shooting of Mayor
Gaynor of New York, has brought the
subject to the fore. It is alleged that
Mayor Seldel, the socialist chief ex
ecutive of Milwaukee, whose numerous
reforms have antagonized the "tough"
element, has received several letters
threatening assassination
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STILL BURN
General Situation Improved
But Flames Make Headway
in Southern Oregon.
FLAMES BREAK OUT
AGAIN IN WALLOWA
Report from Over Northwest Iiiduttte
Worst Is Over Clearwater and
Crater Fires Still Burn Stubbornly
Troops Arrive to Combat Flames
Big Fire Breaks Out in Klanaatn
County More Fires Reported ha
Wallowa. ,
Portland, Aug. 19. Save the tirea
in the Clearwater district in Idaho
and the southern Oregon Crater And
national reserve fires, the situation
continues to improve. Reports reae
ing the local forestry from points
in Washington. Oregon,. Idaho and
Montana say a number of fires are
burning but are comparatively small.
Rains are promised and it la believed
the worst is over.
The two companies of Infantry
which left American Lake yesterday
arrived at Medford and left for the
Crater fire today. Twenty-five tires
are burning in that district Th
fire area coves fifty square miles.
While It is admitted the acreage burn
ed over Is large and the losses heavy, -Forester
Cecil says the first reports
were exaggerated.
More Fires In Wallow.
Portland, Aug. 19. A telephonic
report from Wallowa, Ore., says the '
fire which it was supposed troops had '
controlled, has broken out again but
it it believed it can be stopped before
much more damage is done. In the
Snake river district on the Wallow,
reserve a new fire is also reported. It'
it gets bad another requisition of
troops will be made.
One Fire Dying Chit,
Grants Pass, Aug. 19. The forest
fire which raged yesterday near
Fruitvale, four mileg from this city,
is reported to be dying out this after-,
noon.
Wire in Klamath.
Klamath Falls, Or., Aug. 19. Ev
ery available man Is being rushed to
the forest fire on Prospect trail which
is believed to be of incendiary origin.
The flames extend over twenty miles.
Unverified reports say several rang
ers are surrounded by fire. The tim
ber Is dry and hard to control.
CRIPPEN STORY GETS
EDITORS IX TROUBLE
London, Aug. 19. The proprietor
and chief editors of the Daily Chro
tcle were today ordered to appear in
the court of the crown (criminal di
vision) to show cause why they should
not be punished for contempt fo
having published. a story intimating
that Dr. Crippen has poisoned hi
wife. The paper is . held respon
sible for the statement that Crtppen'a
denial of having confessed was based
on a distinction between a confession
and an admission of having done no.
BRISTOW SAYS LA FOLLETTE
WILL WTN TS A WALK
Salina, Kansas, Aug. 19. Senator
Bristow today returned from a trtp
about Wisconsin and said there Is no
doubt but that LaFollette of Wis
consin, will be re-elected to the sen
ate. He said: "I don't believe they
can beat LaFollette. I think he will
win the renomlnatlon by a plurality
of seventy thousand." Bristow said
insurgency in Wisconsin is nearly as
strong as in Kansas.
LABOR FEDERATION WTLL
OPPOSE JOBW DALZELL
Pittsburg, Aug. 19. The American
Federation of Labor will oppose John
Dalzell, regular republican, and will
support Dr. Black, independent, ac
cording to an Intimation of Samuel
Gompers. Black was defeated at the
primaries by Dalzell and after an un
successful contest of the election de
cided to run as an independent.
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
RAVAGEVG ITALY
Bari. Italy. Aug. 19 With a
death list of S3 which is being
Increased hourly, the virulent
cholera epidemic on the Adriat-
lc coast Is assuming ominous
proportions. The - Italian gov-
ernment Is hurrying doctcr
from Rome to the scene. All
public gatherings are forbidden.
The peasants are holding hyster-
teal religious meetings and .
praying for divine Intervention.
The towns of Barletta, Tranl,
Bitonto and Mola are principally -
affected.
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