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WEATIIElt REPORT.
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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
NO. 7!fi
VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OKEfJON, WEDNESDAY, DEC ISM HER 28, HMO.
PENDLETON
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STATE BOARD flgS OUIMMIIHI TRACY
Superior Climatic Conditions and Transportation Facilities
Win Out Over Claims of Union and Baker.
Asylum Will Bo Located Just West of this City Dr. J. A. Plamondou of
Athena, Named as Suerliitcndo nt ami Will Tnko Charge of Work at
Once Will Furnish Estimates und Make Arrangements for Opening in.
stltutlon State Officials Feci That Good Business Deal Has Been
Made Fcrtllo Farm Land Secu red at Nominal Figure Baker in per
Cries "Politics" and Alleges Selection Not Made On Merit.
Salem, Ore., Dec. 27, 1910,
W. L. Thompson,
Pendleton, Oregon.
Oliver and Carpenter tracts selected
asylum site. Dr. Plamondon appoint
ed superintendent.
C. A. BARRETT.
The above message received last
evening at the American National
tank brought the first official news
that Pendleton had been selected for
the location of the eastern Oregon
branch of the Insane asylum. A few
minutes later East Oregonlan bulle
tins were being scattered about the
city, giving the first news to the cltl
sens. Selection incases Officials.
' Salem, Ore , Dec. 28. It is general
ly felt here among stntg officials that
the state board made a good proposi
tion when It selected the Oliver-Carpenter
tract west of Pendleton for
the site of the eastern Oregon branch
of the state hospital for the Insane.
It Is understood the state got 130
acres of land for approximately $100
per acre. About one-half of this is
bottom land and is already under
cultivation.
Dr. J. D. Plamondon of Athena,
was appointed superintendent of the
branch asylum and It is expected that
he will take chnrgo of the work Im
mediately. Ho will be compelled to
prepare estimates and otherwise ar
range for the opening of the Institu
tion. Baker and Union both bid for the
locution but they were eliminated by
the board.
Much Rejoicing Here.
There Is much rejoicing In the city
today over the decision of the board.
Among the men who have been ac
tive In tho work toward landing the
asylum, tho opinion Is prevalent that
the Investigators could not get away
from the superior combination of cli
mate and soil which this section of
eastern Oregon offered. There Is a
great cry from Baker City and Union
to the effect that politics and politics
alone decided the matter but local
men declare the statistics which had
been prepared here was the great fac
tor In the selection.
Everything Is colng ahead rapidly
for the beginning of operations which
will result in the establishment of the
big Institution. The abstract to title
Is all completed and will be summltted
soon to Judge James A. Fee, who has
been appointed to represent the state
land board. This morning affidavits
were made by a number of persons to
the effect that the water from the
Umatilla river had been used on the
Oliver place since 1881.
The Oliver-Carpenter tract Is an
Ideal site for the location of the asy
lum. It consists of 824 acres, 175 of
"which Is hill land and the remainder
in the bottom. Three good residences
are located on It and there are ten
acres of the best apple orchard In the
county. These facts, together with
the fertility of the soli and Its adap
tability to all kinds of farming, the
water right which goes with It, the
fall In the river which would develop
considerable power and the proximity
to the railroad were the principal
points which made the site more ac
ceptable than the others offered near
hnre.
The purchase price was $82,200, $6,
T00 of which will be paid to H. E.
Camonter and the remainder to R. L.
Oliver. According to Lee Teutsch who
has been interested In the sale of the
nrnnertv. the lmnrovements on the
two places nro worth fully $12,000
As the money for the establishing
of tho asylum is available, It Is prob-
able that work will soon bo com
menced In preparation for the erection
of the buildings. Governor Bower
man, when he wrs here, declared that
EIGHT KILLED BY
AN EXPLOSION
El Pnso, Tex., Dec. 28. Eight
persons wero killed today by a
gns explosion nt the El Paso
smelting works. The plant Is
the second largest In the world
and Is located five miles from
this city. It is owned by the
American Smelting company.
EASTERN
ASYLUM
once the selection of a Bite was decid
ed, It would be but a little while until
operations were begun as the asylum
at Salem was In a badly overcrowded
condition.
Baker Is Sore,
The following is a portion of an ar
ticle published in the Baker Herald,
a day before the selection of tho site
was determined upon by tho board
and is taken locally as Indicating
that the people of Baker city realized
that in a contest of merit neither Ba
ker nor Union stood any show with
Pendleton:
"The eastern Oregon branch of the
insane asylum will be located at Pen
dleton. That is the decision of Act
ing Odvernor Bowerman as announc
ed to certain Individuals in Pendleipn
when he was there last week Inspect
ing the sites. This information was
brought to Baker by citizens who have
been In Pendleton and who have
learned the real facts of the case there.
The governor made the announce
ment when he was thefe i";?ect1ng the
sites but nsked that it be kept UiiuCr
cover until his official decision should
be announced.
"Some people seek to Justify Bow
erman's decision by comparing the
climate of Pendleton with that of
Baker and Union. At this time of the I
year the winter along the Umatilln
Is quite mild. There Is no snow and
It is not cold enough to freeze. As
Bowerman comes up from the valley
he would naturally prefer Pendleton
because of the warm weather. . -
"But such excuses will not be ta
ken In good faith. Bowerman has
lived in eastern Oregon long enough
to be familiar with the climatic con
ditions of Baker, Union and Pendleton
and knows that from a climatic and
health standpoint. Baker Is far supe
rior to the other two towns.
A Political Deal.
"Those who are familiar with the
political conditions in connection with
the location of the asylum believe
that Bowerman was merely playing
the game for all he could get. He is
a shrewd politician and was so In
debted to Pendleton politicians, ac
cording to reports, that he practically
had to bow to their will.
"It Is commonly reported among
politicians that W. J. Furnish of Pen
dleton furnished the necessary mon
ey for Jay Bowerman to make his
campaign for governor at the last
election. This may or' may not be
true, but It Is the report that Is whis
pered about among the men who are
(Osnttnaea ea page elsjkt.)
MILITIA RESCUES
NEGRO FROM MOB
Clarksburg, W. Va., Dec. 28.--Es
corted by a company of militia Wil
llam Furby, a negro, was brought to
the Moundsvllle penitentiary today.
He was rescued from a mob by the
mllltlal after having spent the greater
part of the night locked ln the vaults
of the Wells Fargo express company
at a railway station in Weston to pre
vent a lynching. He Is accused of
attacking Florence Anglln, a white
girl.
The Anglln girl says Furby attacked
her while she wns returning from the
dairy on her father's farm last Sat
urday night.
While she struggled, he dragged her
fully 300 yards, and following the
attacks he was ln the alleged net of
strangling her when a rallrond flng
mnn came running to her rescue. The
negro ran to a horso tied nenrby and
made off, but the animal fell, throw
ing the rider. His shoulder was dis
located and he was captured.
WIFE OF FOUNDER
OF SEATTLE DYING
Seattle, Wash., Deo. 28. Mrs. A.
A. Denny, one of tho first white wo
men to come to Puget Sound In 1861,
Is dying at her home in this city. She
has been 111 for several months. She
Is the widow of Arthur Denny, one of
the founders of Seattle.
Tfl Mllir
UfllO I Ln
II IU llllllL
OF
WOULD HLOW UP WARSHIPS
IN EVENT OF RUMORED WAR
Alleged Conspiracy Said to Have Been
Discovered Explosives und Maps
Reported Found In Japanese Hous
es by Militury Authorities.
Manila, P. I., Dec. 28. The alleged
discovery of a conspiracy among Jap
anese to place mines in Manila har
bor and blow up the American war
ships In case of war between the two
countries is persistently rumored ln
military circles today.
Although General Duvall has said
that the search of Japanese homes for
explosives was unsuccessful, It Is re
ported that explosives were found
and also maps showing that Japanese
spies had a thorough working know
ledge of the harbor and fortifications
and had planned carefully where and
how to place submarine bombs in the
harbor. This Is causing much excite
ment in military circles as it Is report
ed that Duvall has threatened to
court-martial any officer who tells the
alleged facts.
The story leaked from civil author
ities who aided in the, search.
According to a current report today
papers have been discovered that
Identify the Japanese secret agents in
the Philippines. It is reported that
acting on this Information a number
of arrests have already been made
secretly. Reports say the Japanese
have been smuggling explosives into
the city for months.
if is understood a careful search of
the principal Japanese colonics is be
ing planned by army officers. It is
believed the military authorities are
attempting to cover up Japanese ac
tivity in the island and at the same
time are weeding out spies.
Denied at Washington.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 28. War
department officials ften?ej that offi-j
cial advices concerning the discovery
of an alleged plot of tne Japanese to
mlne Manila harbor had been recelv-j
Cu. i ne anry yiiieeia, iiuweici, uic
of the oph.IOD that the Japanese have
been working secretly in the islands
since the war with Russia.
The particulars as far as they can
be learned Indicate That the Japanese
plotted placing the mines iu:ar the
naval anchorage. These were to be
connected with shore batteries Mili
tary men privately admit the prop-
sitlon Is serious.
DISEASED ASIATICS I
CALIFORXIA ILLEGALLY
Sacramento, Cal., Dec. 2S. That
hundreds of Asiatics, mostly Hindus,
are illegally in California and that
the state has failed to provide funds
to permit the (employment of phy
sicians to search out the diseased ones
and have them deported, was the as
sertion today of a prominent member
of the state board of health. The
federal government is willing to aid
In the deportation of the undesirable
aliens if only a report by state offici
als can be secured.
The principal ailments of the Hin
dus here is hook-worm and trachoma.
ACTOR-A VIATOR CTIOSES
PATH OF LOST BIRDMAN
Dover, England., Dec. 28. Robert
Lorraine, the actor-aviator, flew from
Shepper Island In the North Sea to
day in an effort to win the Deforest
prize for the longest flight from
England's shores to France or Bel
gium. Lorraine took the course
flown by Cecil Grace, the English av
'ator believed to have been drowned
in the channel last week while at
tempting the same flight. The ma
chine must be English built to win
the $20,000 and the aviator must be a
native Englishman.
BANK PRESIDENT
PROPHESIES PROSPERITY
New Tork, N. Y., Dec. 28. Unusual
prosperity is predicted for 1911 by
Orion Howard Cheney, state super
intendent of banks, based on the con
dition of the banking business of New
York state. He Is preparing a report
showing the condition of the state
banks. He says when banks are pros
perous other business will flourish
also.
CITY OFFICIALS
Hammond, Ind., Dec. 2S. Nine city
officials of tho town of Gary, Indl
ann, a new city built by tho United
States Steel corporation, were called
Into court today for arraignment on
Indictments charging election frauds.
Mayor Thomas Knott nnd Chief of
Police Martin were among the accus
ed. The Indictments charge they alter
ed the returns of the November elec
tions. It Is expected they will be re
leased on ball.
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T
TWO THOUSAND REBELS
- PREPARE TO ATTACK CITY
Federal Officials Admit Outbreak
Which Hus Been Threatened For
' Some Time Is About to Occur Am
erican Adventurer Leads Rebels
Guiihout Hushed to Scene.
Puerto Cortez, Honduras, Dec. 28.
That two thousand rebel troops have
gathered ready to attack Teguclgala
is reported here today. Federal of
ficials say the revolution which has
threatened for months will start soon.
Preparations to repel the attack on
the city are being made and troops
are being moblized.
The rebel army has been drilled for
several weeks near Cape Cracias. Lee
Christmas, the American adventurer
who pj?yed an Important part ln the
former revolutionary movement and
who has lead armies In Honduras and
Nicaragua, will share the command
of revolutionists with former Presi
dent Bonilla who started the trouble.
Gunboat for American Interest.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 28. The
United States gun-boat Torktown ar
rived at Amapala, Honduras today.
She was sent to investigate the con
ditions and protect American interests
in the event a revolutionary outbreak
occurs.
' Americans Lashed.
New Orleans. Dec. 28. A special
dispatch to the Picayune from Puerto
Cortez, Honduras, says William Bar
ber of Kentucky, and two other Am
ericans, were seized by Honduran po
lice and soldiers, thrown into Jail and
brutally lashed with whips, afterwards
deported on the Honduran gunboat
jTatumbla to Guatemalan territory and
landed penniless In the forests.
According to an affidavit made by
Barber and corroborated by witnesses
the dispatch, says he was taken by po
lice to Puerto Cortez while walking
along the street, and ordered to go
with two zither Americans, also in cus-
tody and bury a dead Honduran pau
per.
Refusing to do as he was told. Bar
ber, who was foreman of a bridge
gang on the Honduran railroad, was
taken to Jail surrounded by soldiers
with fixed bayonets, beaten over the
bead with clubs and lashed with whips
the other two Americans being treated
likewise and the three were then taken
to the Taumbla and transported to
Guatemalan territory and set down In
woods without food or money.
WANT TEACHERS FOR
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Washington, Dec. 28. A special ex
amination for teachers in the indus
trial schools of the Philippines is be
ing held today in all parts of the
country under the direction of the
United States civil service commis
sion. Teachers in carpentry and forg
ing and machine shop practice are In
great demand, according to the com
mission. GOVERNMENT PREPARING
TO DEFEND AUSTRALIA
Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 28. Ac
tive preparations for the government's
establishment of defense forces on
the soundest footing in a short time
are under way. It was announced to
day that the government is planning
to train at least 100,000 boys, between
the ages of fourteen and twenty, ln
the military art, probably beginning in
July. The government will soon order
the equipment and clothing necessary
for the new departure.
Rtenograpljers nave nigh Ideals.
New York, Dec. 28. The New York
State Association of Stenographers
opened its annual convention here to
day under the direction of President
William C. Booth. The association
has under consideration a plan to
standardize stenograph In this state
the same as In the profession of cer
tified public accountants.
Observe Messtnn Anniversary.
Rome, Dec. 28. Special masses
were said in all the churches of Rome
today ln memory of the hundreds
who perished in the earthquake by
which the City of Messina was de
stroyed, today, it is the second an
niversary of the disaster.
VOTERS BY HUNDREDS
PLEADING GUILTY
West Union, Ohio, Dec. 2S. West
Union's hotels are overflowed today
with citizens of Adams county wait
ing for a chance to plead guilty to the
charge of selling their votes. Wagon
loads of indicted voters poured Into
the city during t,he dny. As fast as
tin Ir cases are called they pleaded
guilty, were disfranchised for five
years and given a small fine. It Is
expected the grand Jury now In ses
sion will return 160 more indictments
before tonight. Already 750 have
been Indicted.
F
IS SELECTED
Matlock Tract in West Pen
dleton to Be Permanent.
Home ot Big Celebration.
MORE
EXPENSIVE LOCATION
CHOSEN BY COMMITTEE
Proximity of Ground to neart of City
ResH)iisille for Decision Two
Blocks Nearer Mala Street Than
Last Year Meeting of Stockhold
ers Called to Ratify Recommenda
tions of Directors Celebration Will
Never Be Siieeulative.
That the Matlock tract In the west
end of the city is the most desirable
one for the Roundup parK despite the
greater expenditure of money involv-'
ed In Its selection was the verdict of
the board of control and directors of
the association at a meeting held last
night. The merits of the two sites
offered, the one by W. F. Matlock
and the other by the city, were dis
cussed at length and when finally a
vote was taken, an endorsement was
made of the former. This action does
not necessarily mean that the Matlock
site will be selected as the stockhold
ers will have the final voice in the
matter, but they will probably act up
on the recommendation of the direc
tors. A meeting of the stockholders
has been called for Friday evening
and all are requested to be present.
Ibe selection of the Matlock site
will mean expenditure of practically
$5000 more than would be necessary
were the city tract chpsen as the lat
ter would be donated provisionally.
However, the majority of the men at
the meeting last night were of the
opinion that this extra $5000 would
be made up in two years oy virtue of
the Matlock tract being closer in and
more accessible. The Matlock tract
is 10 blocks from Main street while
the city site is 22 blocks distant. An
other point in favor or the former
was its superior availability for an
athletic park in which to hold all out
door contests.
The Matlock grounds consist of
considerably more than that piece in-
i hi within the four fences during
the la:t Roundup. It comprises 17
acres which Is over tnree times as
much ground as used last fall, ex
tending from two blocks this side of
the east fence to the railroad "Y" on
the west and reaches across the river
to the millrace, taking in the island
in the channel. This will probably
be more ground than is necessary and
several lots could be sold from It if
advisable.
The directors have decided to at
tempt to raise $15,000 in the city with
which to purchase the ground and
construct the stadium and they think
that this amount can be easily secur
ed. ,
Another provision that will be made
Is that the Round-up will never be put
upon a speculative basis. Measures
will be adopted to prevent any few
persons from acquiring control of the
stock. The title will be placed in the
name of the city and in case the as
sociation should be dissolved the prop
erty and all improvements would all
revert to the city for park purposes.
KILLED IN ACCIDENT
Paris, Dec. 28. Marquis Marie
Paulla and Alexander Laffon, chief
pilot of the Antoinette school of av
iatlon, were crushed to death today
under an aeroplane Just after they
had taken to the air for a speed flight
from Paris to Brussels, trying for a
$20,000 prize offered for the fastest
passenger flight over this course.
The crushed bodies of the famous
French aviators were viewed by
hundreds In the morgue this after
noon, soon after the news had spread
that they had been killed in an aero-
plane accident while attempting to fly
from Paris to Brussels. Laf f on s
body was horribly crushed. His wife,
who witnessed the fall. Is prostrated.
Tho machine turned over twice in
falling and struck on top of the pas
sengers. SUFFRAGETTE DIES OF
ALLEGED ILL TREATMENT
London, Eng., Dec. 28. As a result
of alleged hardships she said she was
forced to endure in prison where she
was sent for participating in the re
sent suffragette raid, Mrs. Clark, sis
ter of Mrs. Pankhurst, the suffragette
leader, died today at Brighton, her
heme. Previous to her death she toll
of how the officers fed her coarse
food and were cruel and gave her no
comforts. When she was released her
health was impaired and she became
ill.
FRUIT SHIPPER
S
Famous Umatilla County Test
Case Decided by Supreme.
Court Against Railroad.
CONSTITUTIONALITY OF
NEW LAW UPHELD
O. R. & N. Must Pay Damages tor
Failure to Deliver Cars for Fruit
Shipments Absence of cars Caus
ed Loss of Fruit Existence of
Railroad Commission Attacked by
Railroad In Defending Suit Case
Tried In Pendleton.
F. V. Martin, surviving partner ot
the firm of Riggs & Co., and RIggs -.
Martin of Milton Is awarded Judg
ment by the supreme court for $2768.--25
and $500. attorney's fees in addi
tion against the Oregon Railway &
Navigation company for failure of
that railroad corporation to deliver -cars
at Milton as provided by the
railroad commission act of this state,.,
enacted ln 1907. The nrms in whose .
behalf the action was brought by Mr
Martin were dealers ln fresh fruits;
bought and sold in Idaho and Ore
gon. The case was tried ln Pendle
ton more than a year ago and was
the first to be brought under the
new law. It was therefore regarded
as a test.
In this case the supreme court up--holds
article 26 of the railroad "act,
which was attacked in this case by
the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company's attorneys, and which is
one of the most Important and most ;
essential provisions of the entire en
actment and makes it obligatory up
on railroads to deliver cars within a
certain number of days after the or--der
is filed in writing by shipper. The
number of days allowed for delivery
depends upon the number of cars or
dered. In this case Mr. Martin was able to
prove considerable damage by failure
of the company to deliver the cars ac
cording to law. An important point
was determined in this case relative
to the Jurisdiction of the railroad laws
of this case because the shipment for
which cars were wanted was inter
state and the corporation's attorneys
argued that only federal laws applied
but the supremtecourt held that the
Oregon railroad act did not conflict
in any particular with the interstate
commerce law, but merely covered
matters not covered by the federal
laws and was therefore properly with
in its constituted powers.
The order of the lower court for
Umatilla county, H. J. Bean presid
ing, was affirmed. The opinion was
written by Associate Justice Slater.
MILLIONAIRE ARRESTED
OX FUGITIVE CHARGE
Sah Francisco, Cal., Dec. 28. B. H.
Bibb, a millionaire lumberman of San
Francisco, has been arrested as a fu
gitive from Justice according to As
sistant District Attorney Cotton who
so Informed Judge Lawler today when.
Bibb's case was called in the superior
court Bibb is charged with having
sold a piece of real estate twice. He
failed to answer the case six weeks
ago when called into court. Since
then he was arrested in Washington,
D. C.
SENATOR GORE EXPECTS TO
6PEND LIFE EV SENATE
Washington, D. C, Dec. 28. Sena
tor Gore, of Oklahoma, moved by
the printed stories that he Intended
resigning today definitely declared he
would not retire and that he expected
to spend the rest of his life ln the
senate fighting graft and grafters. The
senator said since his charges of fraud
In connection with the Indian lands
he had been the target "for vitrlollo
abuse and fake charges." And the
resignation story Is part of the scheme
to embarrass him, he says.
LORIMER WHITEWASH WTT.L
CAUSE FIGHT IN SENATE
Washington, Dec. 28. Senators In
terviewed today believe that the white
washing of Lorimer in the recent brib
ery scandal Is due to cause a fight
in the senate.
Many senators, among them Bever
id.ee, is reported to he spending his
vacation studying the testimony tak
en by the committee preparatory to
the clash. Peverldge said today he
has not decided whether he would
submit n minority report.
Senator Frnzler, of Tennessee, Is al
so expected to take exception to the
report clearing Lorimer.
Kansas Auctioneers Meet.
Lnrned. Kans , Pec. 28. The auc
tioneers of the state met here today
In their annual convention. The
meeting will be an Important one bo
cause of resolutions to be framed
covering laws which the auctioneers
would like passed in their Interest In.
the state legislature
DECSON