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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26. 1910.
NO 6990
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PROJECT IS NOT
YET ABANDONED
Washington Dispatch Indi
cates Government May Yet
Extend Umatilla Project.
WILL NOT DECIDE UNTO.
ARMY ENGINEERS REPORT
Report That Dr. Andrew C. Smith
Has Induced Government to Re
linquish Proposed Extension in Fa
vor of Corporation Prove to Be
Prematura Umatilla Project Only
one in Oregon Eligible to Part of
$20,000,000 Fund Extension Is
Feasible.
A special dispatch to the Portland
Oregonlan from Washington indicates
that the government has not yet aban
doned the proposed extension of the
Umatilla project. This message states
emphatically that the question of
Abandonment will not be decided un
til after the board of army engineers
has made its report. This board is
now In the west and may appear at
Hermiston within the next few days.
The Oregonlan correspondent says:
Reports that the government would
abandon- this project in favor of Dr.
Andrew C. Smith, of Portland, have
proved to be premature. It is true
that Dr. Smith has made application
(or water rights, and has acquired
maps and surveys of this project
made by engineers of the United
States reclamation service, but the
government, which has the prior wa
ter right on the west stae of the Uma
tilla river, has relinquished nothing,
and as long as it holds what It has.
Dr. Smith cannot proceed with his
project.
Army Engineers to Report.
It is the understanding of officials
of the Interior department that Dr.
Smith made his filings, and acquired
records from the reclamation servfee,
In order that he might have the first
option on the west side extension In
the event the project fs to te aban
doned by the government. Should the
government decide to build, however,
Dr. Smith's filings will come to naught
for the government will utilise all
available water in reclaiming the 60,
000 acres embodied in this contem
plated project.
Until the army engineers have gone
over the west side project, and stud
led Its feasibility and practicability,
nothing will be done by the govern
ment either towards the adoption or
abandonment of the work If the re
port of the board Is favorable, the
chances are said to be strongly in fa
Tor of the construction of the pro
ject of the project by the government,
a part of the 120,000,000 being used
to defray the cost.
Only Project Eligible, for Fund.
Particularly Is this true In view of
the fact that the Umatilla extension
is the only project In Oregon eligible
to receive any part of the IJO.000,000
fund, now that the Klamatn work has
been minimised. Oregon, as is well
known. Is way behind In Its share of
benefits under the reclamation act;
Secretary Balllnger has declared the
tate Is entitled to further recognition;
the engineers of the reclamation ser
vice have reported that the west side
project at Umatilla Is even more
promising than the lesser unit recent
ly completed, and the president Is
likely to act upon the recommenda
tion of the secretary.
Therefore, it Is 10 to 1 that a fa
vorable report from the army board
will result In the undertaking of the
reclamation service late this season
or the first of next This project has
been thoroughly studied and surveyed
and there would be no occasion for
delay should the president say the
word.
Project Is Feasible.
On the other hand. If the report of
the army board Is adverse, It Is not aJ
all likely that the governument will
apportion any of the $20,000,000 for
the Umatilla extension, but v rather
that the Umatilla project will be
abandoned, In which event Dr. Smith,
under the filings he has made, and
with the plans and maps he has ac
quired, will be at liberty to proceed
with his private project along the,
UNITED STATES HAS
ABOUT 81 MILLIONS.
Washington, Aug. t. The
completion of the census will
show the population of the U.
S. between ninety and ninety-
one millions, according to the
first official statement by Du-.
ran published today. Adding to
this the population of the Phil-
Ipplnes will doubtless give the
total 100,000,000. The net gain
from 1901 to 1907 was only 4,-
292,000. A couple of millions
more came but returned to
Europe. 4
lines laid down by the engineers of
the reclamation serace.
That the west side project Is feas
ible seems to havebecn established
beyond all question of doubt. The one
question with which the army board
will deal will be that of expediency;
whether the project can be built at a
cost per acre which will yield a sure
return to the government, and the
fact that adjoining lands under water
are now selling for $300 and more
per acre would seem to Indicate that
similar lands, west of the river can
stand any building charges Iigely to be
assessed. It Is thought that $60 per
acre ought to be the outside figure,
though the official estimates are with
held. WOMAN PUBLISHES LETTERS
WRITTEN BY F. AUGUSTUS
New Tork, Aug. 28. Endearing
letters starting "My dear little slob,"
and "Dear little Puss." were publish
ed today by Mrs. Lillian Hobart
French, following her accusations
against F. Augustus Hclnze, the Mon
tana copper magnate, that he jilted
her after years of affectionate rela
tions. Mrs. French alleges Heinze
wrote the missives. She says maybe
he will run for United States senator
from Montana and If he does, she says
Bhe will stump the state against him.
She expects to sue him for breach of
promise.
ACTRESS PREFERS STAGE
TO DARNING SOCKS
Tacoma. Au. it. Margaret Tlllnir-
ton, the actress who once retired from
the stage and married Bowes, tha
real estate dealer, and said she would
spend her life "darning socks,"
tonight returns to the stage when the
new play "Until Eeternity" in which
she is starring opens here. Every scat
has been sold.
CHEYENNE WILD
WEST SHOW BEGINS
GRET CROWDS ATTEND
FRONTIER CELEBRTION
Animosities Forgotten in IUr Event
Coming of Teddy Is Anticipated by
All Great Riding Is Promised.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 26. All
roads, highways, trails and cowpaths
ieaa to cneyenne today and all are
crowded with people anxious to see
and hear and possibly crowning
glory of glories shake the hand ot
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. The
Frontier Celebration Is on In full
swing today, but the most exciting of
roping contests and other feats of
the cowpunchers pall In the antici
pation of the arrival tomorrow of him
whom the crowd, man, woman and
child, lovingly refers to as Teddy. It
is safe to say that no other living man
not even President Taft looms
half so large In the western mind, and
the fact that he Is actually to come
here has set all Wyoming wild with
excitement. Pet animosities of long
standing are forgotten, and bad man
and tenderfoot, cattle king and sheep
herder, are associating In peace and
amity.
Preparations for the celebration In
augurated today have been going for
ward for months, and Cheyenne Is
decorated as never before. Pictures
of Roosevelt appear In nearly every
window, and the entire available sup
ply of flags and bunting west of Chi
cago has been exhausted to supply the
color for the Cheyenne holiday. F.
O. Bonfils, proprietor of the Denver
Post and the Kansas City Post, trav
eled all the way to Khartum to meet
Colonel Roosevelt wnen he came out
of the jungle and presented to him
Cheyenne's Invitation. Bver since the
news of Mr. Roosevelt's acceptance
reached this city, after having been
flashed by cable and telegraph half
around the globe, all Wyoming has
been preparing to tnnite ibis year's
Frontier Celebration one that will go
clattering down the corridors of time
as the all-flredest wild west show In
history. More than a thousand cow
punchers Joined In this endeavor and
the colonel of the Rough Riders will
see some real rough riding tomorrow
that will make his hair assume an
erect position. At least, that Is what
the Jackson Hole punchers say, and
they are noted for their respect for
the veracities.
EDNA GOODRICH DENIES
SHE WANTS A DIVORCE
New York, Aug, 26. Back from
Europe, Edna Goodrich, wife of Nat
Goodwin, the actor, denied the rumors
that she is about to apply for a di
vorce. "I have been separated from
my husband on account of divided
theatrical engagements, but I am hur
rying to California to meet him.' Ed
na is accompanied by her mother. She
was compelled to pay five hundred
dollnrs custom duties on 12 trunks of
dresses.
Bigger Crop of Oats.
Chicago, Aug. 16. Estimates of the
oats crop of Illinois. Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebras
ka Ohio, Oklahoma. South Dakota
and Texas place the total at about
785.000,000 bushels, as compared with
(61,407,000 bushels In the same ter
ritory last year.
1ST. B. SEEKS
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William Barnes Jr. Replies to
Recent Speeches of the
Ex-President.
CHANGES COLONEL IS
NOT HELPING PARTY
Roosevelt's Announcement of His In
tended Fight Against "Old Guard"
In Coining Convention It Branded
ns Advertising Scheme by Barnes
tatter Says He la Opposed to Mak
ing Pet Theories of Demagogue Is
sue of Campaign.
New York, Aug. 26. That Theo
dore Roosevelt Is not helping the re
publican party but Is merely getting
personal advertisement which he is
seeking, is the answer of William
Karnes, jr., to Roosevelt's speeches,
announcing his intentions of fighting
the "old guard" at the Saratoga con
vention. "I am against making the
pet theories of a demoagoguc In poli
tics the Issues of this fight. Roose
velt says he opposes croaks. So does
every honest man," -said Barnes. "I
regret the controversy in New York
as It means it will be Impossible to
conciliate the ructions after the con
vention Is over."
Teddy Is Lauded.
On Board the Roosevelt Special,
Aug. 26. Accompanied by two car
loads of newspaper cosrespondents,
Colonel Roosevelt is speeding through
Iowa today and Is greeted enthusias
tically everywhere. The colonel vig
orously depreciates any ciamor when
a third term is mentioned. He has
delivered a number of rear platform
addresses.
Continuous Ovation.
Carroll, la., Aug. 26. The colonel's
trip through the state was a continu
ous ovation. He spoke with his over
coat covering his pajamas at Mar
shalltown, two thousand greeted him
at Ames and fifteen hundred at Boone.
Senator Cummins accompanied the
party to Council Bluffs. Roosevelt
spoke about public honesty.
RED FLAG WAVES
IN DANISH CAPITOL
Copenhagen, Aug. 26. "Working
men of the world unite, you have
nothing to lose but your chuins; you
have a world to gain."
These words. In half a dozen lan
kuuges, emblazoned on a great red
banner, covered the front of the hall
where hundreds of earnest men and
women assembled today to begin the
International Congress of Socialists.
A score of nutions were represent
ed by the various delegations. Ger.
many was In the ascendant, with
more than a hundred delegates. Re
cent elections In the empire of Kaiser
Wllhelm have shown great gains for
the socialist democrats, and the Ger
man branch of the party is already
preparing for the gTeat day of tri
umph, when the blood red banner
will be hoisted above Berlin and em
peror, princes, kings and dukes will
flee for refuge to other lands.
The French delegates, too, are con
fident of the early success of their
cause, although In the great republic
the party is divided against itself. Jean
Jaures, the squat, fat leader of the
party In the French Parliament, Cham
plon orator of the world In the mat
ter of output of words, has many ene
mies In his own ranks. Prof. Herve,
leader of the radical revolutionists,
and Guesde, the head of the moderate
Socialists of France, are combined
against him.
America has several delegates, chief
of whom is William D. Haywood, the
former western mine leader whose
sensational trial for murder a few-
years ago convulsed the entire social
ist world.
TRIES TO PIERCE HEART
WITH HER ILT PIN
New Orleans, Aug. 26. Katherlne
Frltehcwho shot and killed her lov
er Frank Miachler. whom, she al
leged betrayed her, attempted to corn
It suicide today. She first thrust a
hat pin through her throat and then
tried to pierce her heart. ' She shot
MIscheler following te acquittal of
Mamie McLaughlin, who killed Hugh
Smith and was then freed on the un
written law. The Picayune editori
ally upholds the unwritten law and
suggests the "Cudnhy-LIUIs," penalty
be applied to all "rounders."
Display Dog Aristocracy.
Philadelphia, Aug. 26. With the
artistocracy of Quaker City dogdom
on display, the annual dog show of
the Chestnut Hill Kennel Club was
opened today at White City Park. It Is
one of the biggest canine exhibitions
held In the East this summer and is
under the sanction of the American
Kennel Club. Some of the most pro
minent fanciers of America are acting
as judges. The show will continue
through tomorrow.
ADVERT SEMEN
FURY OF FIRES
E
Colder Weather Prevails and
Flames in Forests Burn
Less Fiercely.
ESTIMATED DEATH LIST
, TOTALS OVER 150 NOW
Many Others are Missing Three Hun
dred lire Fighters Thought to be
Lost, Report 11 res in Montana
Dying Down But Fighters Watch
Embers Rain Is Expected Fires
Near San Francisco Burning
Fiercely.
Spokane, Aug. 26. While it is ad
mitted the official list of dead and
missing in the Idaho and Montana
fires is probably far from correct, the
forest service announced today that
160 are: dead. One hundred fire
fighters in Idaho and Montana are
included in the list and SO settlers
and fire fighters in the St. Joe coun
try. The rest are in settlements. Three
hundred missing yesterday reported
during the night. Forty-four are now
missing. It is known some died who
are unrecorded. It is cloudy and cold
today and the fire situation is im
proving. It is believed it will soon
rain and that the critical stage Is
passed.
Fire Fighters Report.
Lewiston, Aug. 26. All but 3 par
ties of 25 men out of the 500 fire
fighters In the Clearwater reserve are
heard from. These are surrounded
by fires but are not considered in
danger. The general situation is im
proved owing to cool weather and
the cessation of he wind.
: Montana Fires Dying.
Misoula, Mont., Aug. 26. The Mon.
tana fires are dying, down and fight
ers are being withdrawn. Several
details of men have been left to
watch the embers however.
Fires Near Frisco,
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 26. Tim
ber and brush fires raged all night in
the San Mateo mountains 20 miles
south of San Francisco and the pe
ninsula is under a pall of smoke. Ten
companies of militia in the vicinity
of San Mateo are fighting the fires
today.
Pinchot Lauds Fighters.
Washington, Aug. 26. Gifford
Pinchot said today he was proud of
teh forest fire fighters of the west
who have given their lives to protect
the property. He said the fires are
usually preventable and that the great
loss of life is unnecessary under ordi
nary circumstances if the fighters or
ganized to fight when fires first start.
Fire Near Spokane.
Spokane, Aug. 26. Fires broke out
today in the logged off lands six
miles from this city. The fire depart
ment Is ready, but there is no dan
ger as far as this city. Is concerned,
except possibly from flying sparks.
Several other fires are reported near
by. Smoke obscures the sun.
Fires Near Portland.
Portland, Aug. 26. A score of con
flagrations east of Portland near Bor
ing, Sandy and Gresham. are burning.
They are being controlled, however,
by national guardsmen sent out yes
terday and today. Several settlers
lost their homes and much cordwood
and forest has been burned. Port
land is overhung with smoke obscur
ing the sun.
WEALTHY UNION LADIES
ARE SUED FOR D IMAGES
New York, Aug. 26. Miss Inez
Milhollnnd, daughter of the multi
millionaire and member of the Wo
man's Trade Union league, today was
made defendant in several suits for
damages aggregating $200,000. The
plaintiffs are New York shirt manu
facturers who allege their business
has been ruined and that they have
sustained heavy financial losses from
the strike of employes, incited, they
claim, by league members. Mrs. O.
H. P. Belmont and several socially
prominent women are made co-defendants.
ALLEGED WRECK CAUSER
BY INCOMPETENT EMPLOYES
Durand, Mich., Aug. 26. The rail
road, county and state are each In
vestigating the Grand Trunk wreck
In which 12 persons were killed yes
terday. The railroad Is gathering evi
dence to refute the charges that It
employed Incompetent men to man
the trains following the recent strike.
Chairman Glasgow, of tne state rail
road commission, announced If he
fonnd It true that the company em
ployed Incompetent men, the railroad
would be prosecuted. It Is alleged
that the crews of both trains In col
lision were strikebreakers.
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HITCHCOCK WILL ESPOUSE
REGULARS IN WASHINGTON
Seattle, Aug. 26. ostmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock Is expected here any
day by the managers of the Burke
and Wilson senatorial campaigns. For
days the regulars have been waiting
ror Hitchcock to come to throw the
weight of the administration mandate
in the balance. The decision to de
mand that the administration send
its chief exponent to Washington came
when the state welcomed Victor Mur
dock, the Insurgent. Believing that if
Wilscta and Burke, the regulars, were
to remain in the race and that Poin
dexter, the insurgent, would win at
the September primaries, the organi
zation demanded that Hitchcock be
sent.
METHODISTS REMOVE '
BAN ON DANCING
Victoria, Aug. 26. The Methodist
general conference in session her
has removed the ban on danr.inir unit
other amusements after a bitter con
troversy. A committee of 35 promi
nent churchmen of the discipline
committee after a meeting decider!
that the long taboo be removed, and
this was carried by a vote of the con
ference. Hereafter there will only be
an admonition to members not ta en
gage in anything not consistent with
a cnrisuan lire Dut there will be no
rule prohibiting dancing, theaters.
etc.
WIFE OF BANK WRECKER
WORKS FOR HIS FREEDOM
Atlanta. On.. Anc 2 Ur cvmrio.
Morse. Wife of the former Ice klnr
who is now serving 15 years in the
federal rjrison for bank wrepklnr
said today she had thousands of names
iu me ijtuuon ior ner nusoana s re
lease, which she will present to
President Taft as soon as everr aer.
tion of the country is represented on
me petition.
FINDS QUARRY HERE
FTVE JAPANESE ARRESTED
, AND WILL BE DEPORTED
Four Women and One Man Traced
Here from Seattle Women Brought
in for Immoral Purposes.
Four Japanese women and one Jap
anese man were arrested In Pendle
ton yesterday and will be deported
under the act which forbids the Im
portation of women for Immoral pur
poses. They had been trailed from
Walla Walla to this citv bv f? T..
Wells, immigration official, and were
arrested by the help of the local of
ficers in the Japanese Association
building on Garden street.
One other Jap was supposed to be
in the party, but he apparently made
good his escape and went back to
Walla Walla before me immigration
officer arrived.
The women had originally been
landed in Seattle and were brought
from that city to Walla Walla. Fear
ing arrest there they came to Pendle
ton, where they were soon located by
the local officers. Officer Wells was
notified and the orientals were taken
Into custody upon his arrival.
Big Corn Crop In Mexico.
City of Mexico. Aug. 26. Reports
on the corn crop of the republic indi
cate that the yield will be much larg
er than for many years. The corn
famine which has caused much priva
tion among the people of several
states for six months past will be re
lieved by a bumper crop all over the
central plateau. Planters fear that
the big yield will cause a serious
slump In prices.
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 26. Figures
compiled by the department of agri
culture show that the maize or corn
crop of Argentina for this year will
amountt to 4.500,000 tons. This Is
somewhat less than last year's crop,
but there is said to Te a decided Im
provement In quality that will offset
the decrease In quantity.
Convention on Boats.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 26. Sing ho!
for a life on the bounding wave. Is
the Joyous refrain sung by the mem
bers of the Northwestern Electric
Light and Power association, who
gathered in Seattle today to begin
their annual convention on board the
good ship Queen. The vessel has been
chartered for four days and will tour
the Sound and take a trip outside to
Cape Flattery, giving the delegates
from the intermountain region a taste
of life on the deep briny. An exten
sive exhibition of electrical apparatus
has been installed and will be operat
ed by electric power generated on the
ship.
Pentecostal Camp Meeting.
New York. Aug. 26. What is ex
pected to become the national gath
ering place for members of the Pen
tecostal church of the Naxarene was
Inaugurated today on a site overlook
ing th Hudson, near Matteawan. A
tabernacle has been erected and many
well to do adherents of the sect will
erect cottages fer summer homes.
The camp meting will hereafter be
an annual event The present ses
sion will continue until Sept. 5.
GAVE LIQUOR
TO WITNESSES
Detective
Against
Makes
Charges
State
in Browne
Bribery Case.
PLIED WITH QUESTIONS
WHEN INTOXICATED
Detective Keller, Formerly tn the Eos-
ploy of State Attorney, Declare OS)
Stand That Witnesses for State
Were Deliberately Given Intoxicants
Before Being Questioned Also says
RepreHentative Becksmcjer Testi
fied Under Coerciou.
Chicago, Aug. 26. Thr; witnesses
in the case of Lee O'Neill Browne,
charged with legislative bribery, were
deliberately given Intoxicants and
then plied with questions on the or
ders of the state's attorney, was tha
charge made by D'etective Kelly on
the witness stand today. Kelley waa
formerly employed by the state at
torney's office. The detective testified
that State Representative Becks
meyer told him he was forced to tes
tify for the state against Browne, or
be sent to the penitentiary.
BELIEVE PIRATE MADE
ms WAY TO RIIORJB
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 26. Uni
ted States Marshal Elliott nan receiv
ed information leading him to believe
that Edward Wood, the pirate wbe
jumped Into the ocean from (be.
steamer Buckman, lost week, after he
had, killed Captain Wood and with hie
companion tried to hold up the steadi
er, is not dead. It Is believed the J
man succeeded In reaching the Ore
gon coast, so circulars are being post
ed and officials warned to look out
for the man. It Is qure possible he
has gone into eastern Oregon or Ida
ho. EASTERN MEN WILL TESTIFY
IN SPOKANE RATE CASK.
New York, Aug. 26. D. O. Ivee
and several other representatives of
eastern commercial organizations wlU
attend the interstate commerce com
mission meeting at Spokane Septem
ber IS. Testimony will be taken ia
support of Spokane shippers against
what is known as the Spokane rare
case decision.
BALDWIN WILL TRY TO
FLY OVER GOLDEN GATC
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 26. In a
440-pound aeroplane. Captain Bald
win, formerly of the United States
balloon service, will tomorrow at
tempt to fly ocross Golden Gate. He
hopes to fly from Fort Baker to the
Presidio in a machine of his owl
construction.
JAP CONSUL IN THE
PHILIPPINES RECALLED
Manila, Aug. 26. Because of per
nicious activity, Japanese Consul
Iawa was recalled today by the Jap
anese government. It was reported .
the action was taken on request ot
Secretary of War Dickinson.
Young Women's Conference,
Corpus Chrlsti, Tex., Aug. 26.
Scores of the beautiful young women
for which Texts Is Justly famous are
gathering in Corpus Christ! today for
the general Southwestern Young Wo
men's Conference. The meeting will
continue ten days. While devoted
principally to Bible and mission study
there will be several affairs of a so
cial nature. All of the Young Wo
men's Christian associations in the
Southwest have sent delegates. This
is the last of the series of summer
conferences for young women which
have been held throughout the United
States, from Ashville. N. C. and Silver
Bay, N. Y.. to Capltola, Cal. It is
stated that about 5.000 girls and young
ladies have spent an average of ten
days In these conventions, which are
of the nature of outings with educa
tional and spiritual accompaniments.
Canada Exhibition.
Montreal, Aug. 26. Canada's Great
Eastern exhibition will open tomor
row at Sherbrooke, Que., and prom
ises to be a record breaker in exhi
bits and attendance. It will con
tinue through all of next week.
STEAMER TURNS 4
TURTLE AT SE
Bremen, Aug. 26. News dis-
patches today say the steamer
Harvest Queen turned turtle In
mid-ocean and was brought here
today by the liner Koentgen
Louis. The passengers and crew 4
was picked up by the Louise off
Azores. They were In small e
4 boats.
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