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WEATHER REPORT
Fair tonight and FrU
day.
Calling cards, wed,
ding stationery, eem
merelal stationery and
job prlatlag to order
at the Baxt Oregonian.
COUrfTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPXB.
VOL. 23.
PENDLETON OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1910.
NO 7001
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ARMY ENGINEERS
TO
E
Practicability Will Be Decid
ing Element in Proposed
Extension.
Spokesman of Investigating Board
Instills Hope Into Local People-
Ability of Land to Bear Reclamation
Charge Will Be Chief Question Con
sidered Elaborate Banquet Served
by Hermlston Ladlca Many Speak
era Urge Extension.
The army engineers, they came and
wey saw. What they will do re
mains to be seen, but if they accent
advice that waa freely and frankly
riven at Hermlston last evening, they
will order that the land lying under
tne project extension be conquered.
That there is good hope wor the ex.
tension being undertaken ia indicated
by the remark of Col. Langfitt,
spokesman for the engineers last
evening, that the chief question re
garding the practicability of the ex
tension has to do with how great a
reclamation charge the land will bear.
He was assured by numerous speak
ers that the land is such that it will
bo worth reclaiming, no matter what
the cost may be.
As stated yesterday the board of
army englners arrived at Hermlston
on train No. 6 yesterday morning. The
entire day waa passed by members of
the party In visiting the land lying
under the proposed extension, in view.
Ing the reservoir and damsite, the
headgate of the feed canal for the
Umatilla project, the Cold springs
dam and the land lying under the
present project. It waa after dark
when the day's trip was finished and
the party again reached Hermlston
Meanwhile many had gathered in
the west end metropolis for the pur
pose of meeting the members of the
party and attending the banquet ar
ranged in honor of the engineers by
the people of Hermlston. Between
SO and 40 business and professional
men were in the delegation from
Pendleton and most of this number
made the trip to Hermlston on the
motor car. Prominent men were also
in attendance from Echo, Stanfleld
Umatilla and other points.
The Banquet.
At 9:34 an elaborate course ban
quet was served In the dining room
of the Hotel Oregon and the capacity
of the room waa taxed, so large was
the number of guests. The banquet
was served by the ladles of Hermls
ton and was of such a character as to
bring forth strong praise from those
who partook thereof.
Col. lUlcy, Toaatmaeter.
At the speaking which was taken
up after cigars had been passed
around. Colonel J. H. Raley acted as
toast master. He opened the discus
sion of the evening with a reminis
cence of the first Irrigation enterprise
ever launched In the west end of the
county.
Congressman W. R. Ellis was next
called upon and devoted most of his
time to an explanation of the repeal
of section nine of the reclamation act
Section nine was the clause of the law
which required that money collected
from a state be expended within that
state. Ah explained by Judge Ellis,
the repeal passed the house because
of the fact that some states contrib
uting to the reclamation fund have no
feasible projects yet, while the old
law was in force the senators and
congressmen from those states kept
Insisting that work be undertaken
within their states.
Irrigation Brings People.
Senator C. J. Smith was the second
speaker called for and in a brief man
ner he outlined the Intense need of
more Irrigation in this section. He
pointed out that during the past ten
or twenty years the wheat section of
this county has been on the standstill
or upon the retrograde with respect
to population and development. Dur
ing the past ten years the population
of the wheat section has docreased and.
the fact that the county population Is
now slightly greater than In 1900 Is
due to the adoption of Irrigation
within the county.
Hon. Wallace McCamant of Port
land mode an able argument in be
half c.f the extension of the project and
upheld tho doctrine that natural re
sources belong primarily to the peo
ple residing within the territory where
these resources abound. t
J. T. Hlnkle whs Introduced as the
father of the Hlnkle project and dis
cussed at some length the possibilities
of Irrigation In the west end. He
urged that the engineers look with fa.
var upon the extension.
Col. Langfitt.
In the absence of Brigadier Gener
al Marshall who was unable to at
tend the banquet and remained In hla
PROJECT
PAY VISIT
AT
car. Col. W. c. Langfitt, of the army
board, was asked to speak In behalf
of the board and to ask any questions
he might desire of those present. His
talk was one of the most interesting
and significant of the evening. Dis
claiming any intention of making a
Breech Col. Langfitt frankly declar
ed that the people of this section could
answer one of the greatest questions
involved in connection with the pro
posed extension. It is the question
as to how great a charge settlers
may be able to pay for the reclama
tion of the land. He indicated the
cost might be $80, 175 or $190 per
acre and asked if settlers would be
able to pay such a price for the land.
Continuing he told of the function of
the army board which is to pass upon
the feasibility and practicability of
projects now under consideration and
their extensions. The board has noth
ing to do with the division of the $20,
000,000 to be received from the irri
gation bond Issue.
Director F. IL Newell.
Director F. H. Newell, chief of the
reclamation service since the govern
ment took up reclamation work was
next called upon to speak and the re.
ception accorded him proved his pop.
ularlty in Hermlston. Mr. Newell
spoke briefly and like Col. Langfitt,
stated that it was of supreme import
ance to the board to learn actual con
ditions and to secure accurate infor
mation as to how great a charge in
tending settlers will be able to pay
for the land under the extension.
The Question Answered.
In order to enlighten the members
of the party as to the estimated val
ue of the land when reclaimed sev
eral prominent west end men were
called upon. Col. H. G. Newport In
sisted that the cost of reclamation was
of little importance. The land la
worth reclaiming no matter what It
may cost. W. H. Skinner of Hermls
ton also spoke optimistically upon
this point as did D. C. Brownell of
Umatilla. Mr. Brownell told from hla
own experience of the profits to be
made from Irrigated farming In the
went end country. Will M. Peterson
(Continued on page five.)
BALLIHBER'S FATE 10
BE FINALLY FIXED
COMMITTEE TO MEET
AGAIN TOMORROW
Absent Members Hurrying to Scene
Senator Fletcher Formulates Re
port Upholding Glavls and Plnchot
Bitter Fight Expected.
Minneapolis, Sept. 8. Repre
sentative Denby, member of the
Balllnger investigating commit
tee who was absent from the
meeting yesterday, arrived to
day in response to a telegram.
Representative Olmstead, also
absent, wired he would arrive
tomorrow night. The meeting
will probably be tomorrow af
ternoon. It Is believed the anti
Balllnger faction will be in con
trol with a ratio of five to four.
Minneapolis, Sept. 8. Senator
Sutherland, who with Representative
McCall bolted yesterday before the
investigating committee took a vote
on the Balllnger adverse report said
todny that the resolution was worth
less. Sutherland admitted, however,
that the anti-Ballinger forces stole a
march and that yesterday's action
was a surprise. Both are republi
cans. Denby and Olmstead will be
present at the committee meeting to
morrow. Representative Graham and
Senator Fletcher are formulating a
report upholding the Glavls and Pln
chot charges. A tie vote Is expected
tomorrow. Senators Root and Flint
will be nbsent tomorrow but will have
the privilege of concurring which
means a majority In favor of Ballln
ger. Balllnger Is Perturbed.
Seattle, Sept. 8. In reply to his do.
tractors, Secretary Balllnger before
the Arctic club last night, said he was
Innocent of nil wrong in office and
he would pay no attention to "fa
natics." Balllnger Is much perturb
ed over the action of the five members
of the investigating committee who
tried yesterday to force through a res.
olutlon censuring him and ordering
his removal.
0cii Llfo Convention. -Detroit.
Mich.. SeDt. 8. Renresen.
tatlves of all the leading life lnsur.
ance companies of the country were
present when the annual convention
of the National Association of Life
Underwriters was opened In Detroit
today. Many problems of Im nortnnee
affecting the life Insurance business
are on the program for discussion
during the 'next three days.
1
LEGAL BATTLE
Accused Doctor and His Par
amour Are Fighting for
Their Lives.
DEFENSE SHAKEN BV
EVIDENCE OF POISON
Chemist Testify Poison Was Found In
Body of Dead Woman Two De
fendants Are Haggard Former
Acquaintance Testifies Mine. Le
n eve Was Wearing Clothing of Mrs.
Crippen Dew Says Crippen and
Wife Quarreled.
London, Sept. 8. At the resump
tion of his trial today, Dr. Crippen
looked haggard as did lime. Leneve.
Evidently the announcement of chem
ists that they found evidence of hyo
scln in the body of the murdered wo
man has caused the doctor anxiety.
Unless the defense will be able to
throw out the poison as evidence, it
is believed a staggering blow has been
dealt to Crippen.
Mrs. Symthson, an acquaintance of
both Mrs, Crippen and' Mine Lev-en e,
declared today she saw the latter wear
ing the clothing which was the prop
erty of Mrs. Crippen before she dis
appeared. About the same time, Bhe
testified, Crippen told her his wife
had died while enroute to America.
Inspector Dew testified that Crip
pen told him he and his wife had
quarreled the night preceding her dls.
appearance and that Mrs. Crippen
told her husband she would leave him
for another man. Dew said Crippen
said he had spread the story of her
death to hide a possible scandal.
Dew aslso testified the relation of
Crippen with his wife were strained
at the time of her disappearance and
intimated her temper had something
to do with the cause of the rupture.
The court then adjourned until Wed
nesday. KA1SKR TO SEE MANEUVERS
OF I IIS IMPERIAL ARMY
Berlin. Sept. 8. With bands play
ing, flags flying and the guns roar
ing out an imperial salute, the annu
al maneuvers of the German imperial
army were commenced today, with
Empeimr William as an .interested
spectator. The scene of this wear's
mimic warfare is a great field on the
Haltic sea, near Danzig and Koengs
berg. A spectacular feature of the man
euvers will be the participation of the
fleet in combined landing operations.
Dirglble airships of the various de
signs represented by the Zeppelin, the
Parseval and the Gross types are on
the field and with biplanes of the
Wright pattern and several varieties
of German flying machines, will take
part in scouting and reconnaissance
work.
Two army corps are participating In
the maneuvers today, with a total of
about 85.000 men engaged. One di
vision of each of the corps is dottier
In the new gray uniform which Is
soon to be generally adopted by nil
branches of the service for field work.
Princess Louise and other members
of the Imperial family accompanied
Emperor William to the maneouvers.
Roth the Kaiser and the Princess are I
wearing the brilliant red uniform of!
the Death's Henh Husars, of which
the young princess Is honorary coin
ncl.
BRIDE WILL WEAR
IflO.OOO DRESS AT WEDDING
Newport, R. I., Sept. 8.--When Miss
Irene Sherman weds Lawrence Gil
lespie tomorrow afternoon, she will
wear the most expensive and elabor
ate gown ever seen In this country.
It will cost $60,000 and be made
princess style of Ivory satin and lace.
The wedding is to take place at the
home of the brodes parents on
Ochre Point.
ANOTHER STAMPEDE CAUSED
BY RICH ORE STRIKE
Victoria, Sept. 8. The discovery of
copper and gold In the mountains
near the little town of Hope has
started a stampede. The town Is al
most deserted. People with scant
provisions are hurrying to the scene
of, the new find. Some good claims
are reported staked.
LA FOLLETTE'S PLURALITY
IS FIFTY THOUSAND
Milwaukee, Sept. 8. The latest pri
mary returns give La Follette's plu
rality as approximately fifty thous
and. The plurality of McGovern, the
Insurgent for the governorship, will
bo about 15,000.
To Try Alleged Murderer.
Springfield. Mass., Sept. 8. Trial
of Bertram G. Spencer for the murder
of Miss Martha B. Blackstone. is to
begin here tomorrow. It will be the
first murder trial In this city since
1902.
TEDDY BURSTS
A
L
Refuses Absolutely to Sit at
Banquet Table With Senator
Lorimer..
CHICAGO CLUB HAS
PROBLEM ON HANDS
Illinois Senator, in Connection With
Whose Election Charges of Graft
Were Made, Aroused Stir In Windy
City Roosevelt Refuses Emphati
cally to Sit at Banquet With Him
Says Lorimer Represents Antithe
sis of What He Does.
Freeport, 111., Sept. 8. Colonel
Roosevelt today emphatically refused
to sit at a table with Senator Lorimer
at a banquet to be given tonight In
his honor at the Hamilton club, Chi
cago. Lorimer's election to the Unit
ed States senate and subsequent
charges of irregularity resulting in
court legislative charges, caused tTie
colonel's action. Some state legisla
tors were Indicted tor bribery In con
nection with Lorimer's election.
The colonel said: "Lorimer repre
sents the antithesis of what I rep
resent In politics. In justice to my
self I cannot sit with him at the ta
ble." "Gentlemen, I can't do it," he de
clared, determinedly, as the commit
tee sent from Chicago met him. "If
Lorimer is at the dinner even, I must
refuse to attend."
BLOODHOUNDS ON TRAIL
OF WIFE MURDERER
Belllngham, Wash., Sept. 8. Sher
iff Stevenson of Skagit county, with
bloodhounds, is assisting Sheriff Van.
zandt of Whatcom county today in a
search fer Geo. Reid wanted by
British Columbia authorities in con
nection with killing his wife. The
woman was found in her home at
Cluyburn. B. C, with her throat cut
and skull crushed. Her husband's
razor was by the side of the body. It
is believed he is in hiding In a thicket
of woods in this district.
THIRD TONG IN FRISCO
IS DRAWN INTO WAR
San Franeisco, Sept. 8. Extra po
lice reserves are stationed in China
town today owing to the nenewal of
highbinder troubles. An effort will
be made to prevent a repetition of
last night's shooting when in a
crowded street filled by white tour
ists an On Tick tong member was
killed by gunmen of the Suey Sing
tong. TV? kHling complicates the
matter as the gunmen made a mis
take. They believed they were kill
ing a Hop Sing. The On Tick tong
win probably now Join In the combat
ARTICIJ38 WRITTEN TO
EXPOSE STRENUOUS ONE
New York, Sort. 9. The New York
World today prints the first of a se
ries of articles by George Earle, for
mer receiver of the Penn Sugar Re
fining company, designed to show that
Roosevelt, while president refused to
uros.Tute the suear trusts. Earle
says these are being written because
of Roosevelt's n.'tack on the United
States supreme court. Today's story
says Enrle asked Roosevelt and Bo
naparte, then attorney general to
1 rosecute the trust.
NATIVES OF ALASKA
MADE BLIND BY DISESE
Seward. Alaska. Sept. 8. There are
117 caxes of trachoma among the na
tives of southwestern Alaska. Dr.
Joseph Roniig, In charge of the na
tive schools, started today on a tour
of his district to treat a score- of new
victims of the eye disease. Several
patients are already totally Mind.
Fatal Fire on Battleship.
Newiort News, Va., Sept. 8. An
oil barret in the fire room of the bat
tleship North Dakota exploded to
day resulting in a fire in which it Is
lielleved three seamen were burned to
death. Eleven more arc missing. The
explosion occurred within the Virgin
ia capes. Admiral Schrocdor aboard
the hospital ship Solace started under
a. forced draft for the scene of the ac
cident. Expect Frost Tomorrow.
Chicago, Sept. 8. Private weather
prophets who stick io the old "signs"
are confidently predicting that Colonel
Jack Frost will swoop down upon the
central west tomorrow. It is alleged
that the katydid is responsible, that
cheerful insect having for ages been
received as a weather prophet second
only to the groundhog and the rac
coon. Predictions of a frost, based
on the peculiar song of the katydid
have come from many central states,
and nearly all agree that September 9
is the date. Local sharps hold that
this Indicates a very heavy and gen
eral frost.
BOM
GIFFW PUT ADDRESSES
T 1
OPEN NEW RAILWAY
TUBES UNDER RIVER
New York, Sept. 8. Direct railway
connection between Manhattan and
al! points on Long Island, without the
use of ferries, was established today
by the opening of the tunnel under
the east river. A complete passenger
service was Inaugurated today be
tween the Pennsylvania station and
the Long Island railway system.
Through electric service will be ope
rated from the Far Rockaway branch
from Long Beach, from the Hemp
stead branch and from Jamaica, con
necting with all steam trains to more
distant points on Long Island.
The opening of the tunnel under
the North river, the Pennsylvania
railway now has a tube stretching
from the Jersey shores of the Hud
son, under that river and the entire
island of Manhattan and the East
river to Long Island. To the traveler
from the west to points on Long Is
land, New York will be less than a
whistling station, since the passenger
may, if he desires, pass under the
metropolis and Ignore its existence.
The palatial new Pennsylvania sta
tion in Seventh and 'Eighth avenues
and Thirty-first to Thirty-third streets
will serve as a terminal for both the
North and East river tubes. The new
building is the finest railroad struc
ture In the world. The ferries of the
railway companies will be continued
on both rivers for a time, but It Is
likely that they will be abandoned
entirely when the traveling public
has become accustomed to the tubes.
SAN FRANCISCO CAS
NOW BOND HERSELF
Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 8. The
legislature at a special session today
unanimously passed the constitutional
amendment permitting San Francisco
to amend her charter so she can
bond for five million dollars for the
Panama-Pacific exposition. Reso
lutions were also adopted endorsing
the Taft administration.
NEW PHONE LINE
TO WALLA WALLA
FIFTY MEN AT WORK
ON THIRD TRUNK LINE
Pacific Telephone Company Making
Improvements $20,000 Will Be Ex.
pended in City.
Fifty men, employed by the Pacific
Telephone company, are now encamp
ed in Byers grove in the east end of
the city and are engaged In putting
in a long distance line between Pen
dleton and Walla Walla. This will
make the third trunk line between
the two cties.
In about eight or ten days a sec
ond crew will arrive to build the ex
tension of the line Into Pendleton
and connect It with the local ex
change. About a week later a third crew Is
due to arrive, to begin the improve
ments within the city which are to
necessitate the expenditure of $20,
000, according to statements made by
officials of the company. These will
consist in the establishment of aerial
and underground cables.
Some extensive improvements have
also been made recently within the
local telephone office building. A
glass partitition has been put in across
tlie front and the methods of hand
ling long distance messages in the lo
cal office has also been changed.
Local Manager Moore says the im
provements will enable the company
to render its patrons better service
than in the past.
CONSERVATION
SENATOU ELKINS DENIES vation were never called into question
HIS DAUGHTER WILL WEDuntiI conservation began to be really
- embarrassing to the grabbers and ef-
Elkins, W. Va., Sept. 8. Senator I Active to the public interests. I'm
Elkins today denied that he was in ' not a 80't Pdal conservationist my
Europe where a rumor said he had ! se,f-
gone to discuss plans for announcing I Special Interests Oppose,
the engagement of his daughter1 "The one great obstacle to rra.;
Katherine to the Duke De A'Bruzzl. ' tical progress of conservation lay in
"1 am risht here in the United States" J tne political power of the special in
said the senator angrily. "I have de- terests. Every effort to conserve nat-
nled these slllly rumors until I am'"rl resources for the general wtl
worn out. My daughter is not to mar. fare was met bv legislative acents ..f
ry A'Bruzzl, she Is not to be made a
countess. I much prefer my daugh- j
ter to marry an American than any
nobleman living." ti.in v the great interests endures,
, corrupt control of legislation will car-
Cracksmcn Secure Loot. j ry with it the monopolistic control ot
Vallcjo. calif., Sept. S. Cracksmen natural resources. This is what we
opened the safe of the El Verano ' face today In the effort to apply
postofflce at Sonoma, California, at ! conservation. The conservation 'pro
day break and secured $600 In cash ' gram Is definite and concrete. It has
and a like amount in stamps. They i been so almost from the time the
escaped but a posse has tracked them ' conservation movement was born at
to Napa. It is believed the robbers 1 the congress of governors at the
are working towards San Francisco.
Spinners In Session.
Boston, Sept. 8. With delegates
from all the local branches represent
ed by delegates, the International
Spinners' Union convened In Boston
today.
CONGRESS
EXPLAINS HIS VIEWS
Deposed Chief of Forestry
Expresses ConcepMon of
Conservation.
National Conservation Oongrews doss
Tonight Fight Between State and
Federal Rights Advocates Called
Off Plnchot Explains Needs fa
Carrying Out Safe and Sane Cob
serration Policy Great Obstacle la
Political Power of Special Interests,
He Says.
St. Paul, Sept. 8. The reso-
lutions committee in the conser-
vation congress by a vote of 43
to 4 adopted a plank favoring
federal control of water power
sites. a
St. Paul, Sept. 8. Tonight will
the closing session of the conserva
tion congress. Shortly after the dele
gates were called today -It was decided
to eliminate the session planned for
tomorrow and declare formal ad
journment tonight. In view of this,
running fights betwen the advocates
of state rights and federal rights to
control national resources were de
clared off and a truce declared while
reports of the progress of the con
servation movement in the various
states which were advocated by con
servationist were heard.
Introduction of politics into con
servation affairs was the subject of
addresses by Forester Allen of Ore
gon and J. W. Whipple of New York.
All demanded that officials to wnom
the conservation of natural resources
has been entrusted be permitted to
prosecute their duties without politi
cal Interference.
Pinchot's Speech. .
"During the first part of the agita
tion for conservation," said Gifford
Pinchot before the congress today,
"conservation met with little opposi
tion for it interfered with no man's
private profit. From the beginning
of the world the preaching of right
eousness in general terms has been
contemplated with entire equanimity
by men who rise in violent protest
when their own particular privilege,
graft or advantage comes into ques
tion. "Conservation has now passed iwo
the stage of a practical fighting at
tempt to get things done. It has be
gun to step on the toes of the bene
ficiaries and prospective beneficiar
ies of unjust privilege. The resulting
opposition, considering the quarters
whence It comes, is one of the best
proofs that conservation is a live
movement for the public good.
"The demand from the opponents
Is not that we shall abandon the
principle of the greatest good for all
of us for the longest time. The sett
pedal conservationist merely arks
that conservation shall be safe, sane
and practical. Safe ana sane legisla
tion, as that expression is used by the
men who use it most, means legisla
tion not unfriendly to the continued
control of our public arralrs tiy the
special interests. Safe and sane con
servation means conservation so ster
ilized that it will do the special in
terests no harm and the people rio
good. Real conservation is putting
public welfare ahead of corporate
profit and keeping It there.
"The sanity and safety of consr-
the men who wanted to exploit these
resources for their own private profit
"So long as the political dotn.na-
White House. The principles are few
and s'mple. One of the first Is that
the natural resources belong to all
the people and should be developed,
protected and perpetuated mainly for
j the profit of the few. Another prln
( Continued on page I.)