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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 23.
PENDLETON. OBEGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7,-1911.
NO. 7105
HERM15T0N
JOINS APPEAL
Reclamation Project Town
Commercial Association
Sends Message to Taft.
URGE IMMEDIATE RE-
APPORTIONMENT OP FUND
Prompt Action Necessary to Save Wa
ter Rights Value of Lands Set
Out Reclamation Service Offici
al Declureu Project 18 Best In Unit
ed Statu Remarkable Climate- and
Market Conditions Cited.
(Special Correspondence.)
HermUton, Ore., Jan. 7. The fol
lowing telegram was sent to Presi
dent Taft today by the Hermiston
ClutTT O. H. Upthegrove, secretary:
President" William H. Taft,
Washington, D. C.
We urge re-apportlonment of the
reclamation fund giving sufficient
amount to start work on the extension
Of the Umatilla Irrigation project In
order to save water rights of Uma
tllle river to the government which
will otherwise be lost next August.
Ninety per cent of west side extension
Is public land and railroad lands,
easily acquired by settlers of moder
ate means. Each twenty acre tract
I capable of sustaining a family of
five and has a possible valuation of
five hundred dollars per acre In five
years after water Is served. This is
In fact the original Umatilla project
and is in no sense to be considered a
new scheme. But in order to conserve
and distribute water from some source
of supply moHt economically Joint op
eration of present project with the ex
tension Is demanded.
A. P. Dnvls has Just said that It is
the best project In the United States,
and all reclamation officials agree
with him. ' Army engineers did not
see this land when here at Her
miston nor had they time to investi
gate its real merits of proposed ex
tension. All land Is less than six
hundred feet In elevation; the climate
Is most equitable In northwest with
two hundred and forty days of grow
ing season. Our big markets are only
eight hours distance with .both river
and rail transportation. Present
Umatilla project Is proving a great
success but lands under the extension
are really better. We have valuable
data, Information and maps, wire to
us If you care to have any of these.
Signed:
HERMISTON' COMMERCIAL CLUB,
Q. H. Upthegrove, Secretary.
Project to Bo Taken Up.
Washington, Jan. 6. The depart
ment of the interior before long will
order the reclamation service to pro
ceed to the construction of the west
unit of the Umatilla project. It seems
almost certain that $500,000 wljl be
available, probably from the general
reclamation fund, and not from the
$20,000,000 certificate of Indebted
ness loan fund. However, It will be
better to have the funds assigned
from the general fund than from the
certificate fund, because the latter
must bear Interest at 3 per cent,
while the former Is repaid under the
prevailing rules, without Interest.
Investigation by Senators Bourne
and Chamberlain sustains the predic
tion made In these dispatches Sat
urday night, that there is practically
no hope of procuring a larger appor
tionment from the loan fund for Ore
gon, but they are confident, as a re
sult of Informal assurances, that the
West Umatilla unit will be taken up
soon.
Secretary Balllngcr and the board
of army engineers manifest no dis
position to discriminate against Ore
gon, but seem disposed to consider
all these matters in the light of the
best Interest of the public service.
"ABSOLUTE LIFE"
LEADER IN JAIL
Chicago, 111., Jan. 7. Interrupted
by the police, Evclin Arthur See,
leader of "the absolute life" cult, by
which he sought to provide perfect
mothers of the coming race, answered
In court today to charges of improper
relations with girls. The latter were
his pupils who were being educated
as priestesses of the cult.
Mona Recs and Mildred Bridges,
aged 16, confirmed See's admission
that the relations between them were
tronger than religious association.
The mothers of the girl declared
their daughters were living at See's
"school" with their full permission.
"We have the absolute life and can
not sin," the mothers explained. They
professed to believe all of See's teach
ings and couldn't understand why the
law Interfered.
DUEL WITH THUGS
RESULTS IN DEATH
Belllngham, Wash., Jan. 7.
Charles Robinson, a mulatto thug. Is
dying In a hospital at Sedro Wooley,
while W. R. Stevens died there last
night from Thursday's wound when
Robinson and a pal who he says Is
named Ben Lowe, engaged In a pis
tol duel with Justice of the Peace
Galbraithe, whom they killed and
Stevens, who was wounded. The of
ficials were attempting to arrest them
for theft.
A posse of a hundred men is now
combing the mountains of Skagit
county for Lowe. "
A victim of mistake, U K. Hyms,
a Seattle plumber, was shot through
the stomach last night while beating
his way on a train by Deputy Sheriff
Gabriel, who with others, was hunt
ing Lowe. He Is at' St. Joseph's hos
pital here and it is believed he will
recover.
Robinson, who has confessed, was
wounded when the dueling occurred
and was found In a lodging house at
Sedro Wooley.
DIED THIS MORNING
POLICE CAPTAIN SULLIVAN
SUCCUMBS TO BULLET
'I Want More Air," He Gasps, and
Dies Reward for Capture of As
miwln Now Total $12,000 AU Po
lice Departments f Northwest on
Lookout Prominent Detectives
Hurry from East.
Spokane, Wash., Jan. 7. "I want
more air," gasped Police Captain
Sullivan at 2:30 this morning and
then expired as a result of the bullet
fired by the assassin Thursday even
ing. His brother, Dennis Sullivan, a
sister, a doctor and a nurse were at
his bedside, while his wife was hurry
ing to the hospital when he expired
Rewards now aggregating $12,000
have been offered for Information
leading to the arrest of the murder
er.
H. W. Connors of Hillyard, Wash
ington, employed as a Jeweler, was
arrested this morning as a suspect.
Three other arrests have been made
Including W. D. Stout, a prominent
member -of the Industrial Workers of
the World.
"All police departments of the
northwest are now engaged In hunt
ing for the assassin. Several big east
ern detectives are likewise coming
from the east. Bertillion finger
print experts have been examining
the finger prints lert on the frost
covered fence near the window
through which the fatal shot was fir
ed. Yesterday it was believed Sullivan
would recover as the bullet p'assed
through his body, but last night was
given up and his wife sent for.
BODY OF ELKINS
LAID TO REST
Elkins, W. Va., Jan. 7. A simple
ceremony marked the funeral of Sen
ator Elkins, held here today. Mrs.
Elkins Is prostrated and remained at
home. The train from Washington
arrived at 8:30. The coffin was car
ried to the Davis Presbyterian church
where a brief service was held. The
interment was In Maplewood ceme
tery'
After the church service the body
was taken aboard the train again for
the cemetery. Employes on the El
kins estate acted as pall bearers. The
honorary pallbearers were: Senators
Scott, Bacon, Bally, Foster, Carter,
Smith and Root, and Representatives
Rucker, Alexander, Longworth, Cald
erhead and Lamb.
NATIVE SOLDIERS MUST
. PROTECT PHILIPPINES
Washington, D C, Jan. 7. The
United States would have to depend
on native troops to protect the Phil
ippines should an emergency arise,
according to the annual report of BrI
gadlcr General Pershing, commander
of the department of Mindanao, He
says the natives would respond loy
ally and suggests that the native scouts
be used as a nucleus for the creation
of a native standing army.
SPECIAL MILITARY TRIBUTE
TO MEMORY OP ELKINS
Washington, D. C, Jan. 7. Flags
at all military posts are at half mast
today In honor of Senator Elkins,
whose funeral Is being held this after
noon. Elkins was sucretary of war
under President Harrison and the war
department Is paying special tribute
to his memory for this reason.
Columbia-Cornell Basketball.
New York, Jan. 7. The first bas
ketball league game between Colum
bia and Cornell will be played here
today. Both teams are exceedingly
well groomed for the contest, which
will be a spirited one.
H
BANK CLOSES
Carnegie Trust Company Ta
ken in Charge by the State
Bank Commissioner.
PROMOTOR DIES UNDER
MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
Institution Oixncd in 1007 With Paid
up Capital Stock of a Million Dol
lartt Former Secretary of Treasurer
Was at Head for a Time William
Dickinson Inlialed Gas and Died In
May.
New York, N. Y., Jan. 7. The bank
of the Carnegie Trust company was
closed today by State Bank Commis
sloner Cheney.
The company was chartered in
1907, with a paid-up capital pf a mil
lion dollars. A surplus of half a mil
lion and undivided profits amounting
to $73,000. The gross deposits
amounted to $8,900,000.
Cheney took charge of the property
on the ground that the condition of
Its business is such that it is unsafe
to continue business. J. T. Powell
Is president.
The principal organizer of the bank
was the late Charles Dickinson, whose
mysterious death by gas poisoning at
Scranton. Pennsylvania, was never
fully explained. Dickinson was pres
ident a few months In 1907 and then
retired. When Leslie Shaw, former
secretary of the treasury, was elected,
while Dickinson was made vice pres
ident. Finally Shaw resigned and
Dickinson was again made president
until his death In May.
He was in the laboratory of Pro
fessor Lange, who denied that any ac
cident occurred ' in his laboratory,
while his visitor was there. Reports
said that Dickinson deliberately end
ed his life by Inhaling rumes which
caused his death later. This was de
nied by his family and the mystery
was never cleared up.
Cnuxcs Flurry.
New York. Jan. 7. The closing of
the Carnegie Trust company today
was reflected for a short time at the
opening of the stock market, but af
ter the flurry the market recovered.
THUGS MURDER AND
ESCAPE WITH LOOT
Reno, Nev., Jan. 7. Three thugs
who murdered Gene -tjuilicl, proprie
tor of a saloon at Imlay, near this
city and escaped with twelve hundred
dollars In cash, are being sought by
the Nevada police today. The author
ities of California have been Instruct
ed to watch all Incoming trains.
The officers have a good descrip
tion of the men who. lined up the pat
rons at the bar, forced the proprietor
to open the safe, and then shot him
because he attempted to give the
alarm, " I
FALL OF ROCK CUTS OFF
30 MEN IN IDAHO MINE
Wallace. Ida., Jan. 7. A caveln of
rock in the Morning mine of the
Federal Mining & Smelting company,
at Mullan, Ida., yesterday morning
Imprisoned 30 men. Rescuers at
work report talking with the Impris
oned miners who apparently are In
no immediate danger.
PENDLETON'S TOTAL
TAX IS 18 MILLS
Property owners of Pendleton will
only be required to pay an 18 mill
tax this year as against a 20 1-10 mill
tax Inst year, a reduction of 2 1-10
mills. This Joyous tidings was made
possible yesterday afternoon when the
new county court $ session decided
on a tax levy of 6 mills for county
and state purposes. As property own
ers In Pendleton are exempt from the
2 mill road tax which is included In
this, their portion will be but four
mills. The city tax this year Is 9
mills and the school tax 5 mills,
which makes the total tax against
their property 18 mills.
The county taxpayers have also less
to pay for state and county purposes
than last year, the levy as thade In
1910 being 7 mills. This is accom
plished by reason of the $5,000,000 In
crease in the valuation of county
property as assessed by the state com
mission and Assessor C. P. Strain.
LOS ANGELES PAPERS ARE
DELIVERED BY AVIATOR
San Bernardino, Cal., Jan. 7. Dtdter
Masson, the aviator, who left Los
Angeles this morning, carrying news
papers for distribution here, arrived
safely at 1J:45 today.
H
FOB THIS Cin
Nevada, California and Ore
gon Will Build Through
Oregon to Pendleton.
NEW ROAD OWNED BY
HILL, SAYS REPORT
Raits Are Ordered for Line Which Is
to Extend from California to Tills
City and Contract for Work Will
Be Let Within 30 Days. Connec
tion to be Made Here With North
ern Pacific Lines.
That Pendleton is to be the termi
nus of a new railroad extending up
up through central Oregon from the
California line is Indicated by a mes
sage received yesterday from Reno,
Nevada. It is reported that the new
read is to be built by Hill and that
it will connect in this city with the
branch of the Northern Pacifi thus
affording communication with the
Hill roads of the northwest.
The following is the Reno dispatch
Rails Are Ordered.
Reno, Nev., Jan. 6. Three thou
sand tons of steel rails for the exten
sion of its line from Alturas, Cal far
Into Oregon, with Pendleton as the
probable terminus, were ordered to
day by the Nevada, California & Ore
gon railroad.
The rails will begin to arrive with1.
the next sixty days. Within 30 days
the contract for the construction of
the extension will be let. J. J. Hill has
secured control of the road it is gen
erally i supposed.
BRUTAL MURDER IN
WASHINGTON TOWN
Centralia, Wash., Jan. 7. The hor
ribly mutilated body of a well dressed
man was found lying in a granary two
miles from Centralia early .yesterday
morning. The head was beaten to
pulp and many terrible bruises were
found on the body. The floor of the
granary was covered with blood and
the disheviled condition of the body
showed that there had been a terrible
struggle.
The case is an entire mystery. Nq
one of the description of the murder
ed man has been seen in the vicinity
and the body had lain In the granary
several days before it was discovered
by a tramp named Samuel Secord,
who entered the place to seek shelter.
The victim's shirt had been torn
from the body, the shoes and hat were
gone and there was absolutely noth
ing in the pockets by which to Iden
tify the body.
The murdered man was about
feet 6 Inches In height, had gray eyes
smooth face and welched about 140
pounds.
BOY HELD FOR SLAYING
MATE WHILE AT PLAY
Chicago, Jan. 7. Lester Carlson
13 years old, who confessed to shoot
ing John Wiesnlewskl, 8 years old
while . playing "Indian" was held to
the juvenile court by a coroner's Jury
yesterday. While Carlson was de
scribing the shooting of Wiesnlewskl
the dead boy's father attempted to
attack Carlson In the court room, but
was restrained.
VIEWS ASYLUM SITE
Superintendent J. D. Plamondon of
the eastern Oregon branch asylum ar
rived in Pendleton this morning to
make an Investigation of the grounds
upon which the asylum is to be locat
ed. Dr. Plamondon found the site ad
mirable in every particular for th
purpose for which it is to be used and
declared he was happily surprised to
find conditions were so ideal. He
picked a tentative site for the build
ings on the sloping side hill in a shel
tered cove to the north of the rail
road track' and is already preparing
plans for the location of the buildings
which he will submit to the legisla
ture when It convenes next week.
"There ought to be a large force
of men. at work on the grounds right
now," declared the newly appointed
superintendent. "There is much that
needs to be done in the way of clear
ing up and preparing for the more Im
portant work which Is to come later,
"One of the most Important things
I have In hand at present Is to con
vince the legislature that the pres.
ent appropriation for the construe'
tlon of the buildings Is totally Inade
quate. I do not know 'Just yet how
much more money will be needed but
I will have figures to present to the
legislature In a few days."
PEARY TELLS HIS
DISCOVERY STORY
Washington, D. C, Jan. 7 Com
mander Peary told his story of the
discovery of the pole to the house
committee on naval affairs today,
fingering the big greasy memorandum
book filled with scrawly dates. All
the documents upon which the Na
tional Geographical society based its
decision, were submitted to the inspec
tion of the congressmen who are striv
ing to determine whether Peary is en
titled to congressional recognition.
Peary said he remained thirty hours
at the pole. He said:
"I reached the pole on April 6 and
remained thirty hours. I started back
April 7 at four In the afternoon. On
two successive days, returning, we
covered the mileage of two trips in
one day. A Btrong northerly wind
was at our backs."
He said the temperature was never
above zero. All the entries in his
books were penciled.
ACTRESS SCORNS
LOVER, KING MANUEL
WOMAN FOR WHOM THRONE
WAS RISKED IGNORES HIM
Crowded Londop Theater Witnesses
the Open Affront to the Infatuated
Dethroned Monarch of Portugal.
London, Eng. Jan. 7. Gaby Des
Lys, the actress for whom King Man
uel risked end lost the throne of Por
tugal, has deserted the former king,
it was learned today. The music hall
dancer recently came to London and
scorned her lover before a crowded
theater. He was attending the per
formanc with Marquis De soveral and
met Gaby there. ,He rushed over to
her but she calmly gathered up her
wraps and walked away while he at
tempted to speak ardent words to her.
Because the young king had become
infatuated with her he brought her to
the Portuguese court. The populace
became inflamed and the revolt ran
its course without loyalists to pre
vent. NEW TELEGRAPHING
TYPEWRITER ON DISPLAY
Chicago, Jan. 7. A feature of the
electrical show which opened at the
Coliseum here today was the tele
graph typewriter. A large number of
railroad men from the western states
especially have come here to see the
machine, because It is of peculiar in
terest to them. Mistakes in telegraph
in future will be almost an impossi
bility where this Instrument is used.
The marvelous strides in electrical
invention and development are dis
played in hundreds of other exhibits,
ranging from musical instruments to
punching bags. The Chicago show is
always looked upon as the most im
portant of the many electrical shows
held annually in America. Forty
thousand square fet of space have
been alloted to exhibitors and the ex
hibits represent hundreds of millions
of dollars.
KING DENIES ATTEMPT
MADE TO MURDER HIM
Madrid, Spain, Jan. 7. King Alfon
so Issued today an official denial of
the report than aa attempt to assas
sinate him was made yesterday.
Aboard the yacht Giralda he arrived
at Mellilla and disembarked. It was
rumored he was Injured with two
others by a bomb thrown by an an
archist. NOVICES RACING IN
AIR AT FRISCO
San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 7. With
novices engaged in eliminating con
tests to determine entries for the half
mile novice race for the $1000 prize.
the second International aviation meet
to be held in San Francisco, opened
today. Fifteen types of aeroplanes
participated this morning.
WIRELESS SUMMONS
FLOTILLA FOR PRACTICE
Santa Barbara, Calif , Jan. 7. Re
sponding to a wireless call from the
flagship California, the torpedo flo
tilla arrived today from San Fran
cisco for a fortnight's maneouvers.
Both fleets will engage in target prac
tice in the channel and participate in
land operations.
Washington's Exclusive Show.
Washington, Jan. 7. The annual
winter show of the Washington Rid
ing Club, an ultra-exclusive feature
of life in the Capital takes place to
day at the club house. The program
Includes a music ride, first lesson,
military ride, fancy ride, Jumping and
high Jumping. About fifty riders will
participate and President Taft Is ex
pected to attend the exhibition.
Remark of Dr. Baldwin's concern
lng upstarts: We don't care to eat
toad-stools that think they are truf
fles.
INT Si 2.1
FOR
Finance Committee, (Joard of,
Control and Business Men
Grow Enthusiastic,
WILL PURCHASE AND
IMPROVE PERMANENT GROUND
City Will be Canvassed for Necessary
Funds Whirlwind Campaign to be
Waged Fifty Business Men of City
Will Sally Forth to Coax Shecklea
From Pockets of Pendleton's Citi
zenship In General.
"$12,000 for the Round-up. Let
'er buck."
Such a slogan would epitomize the
meeting held last night of the finance
committee and board of control of
the Round-up with a large represen
tation of the business men of Pendle
ton for the purpose of discussing
methods for the financing of the pur
chase and Improvement of the per
manent grounds for the annual fron
tier exhibition. The result of this
discussion was the dividing of the city
into ten districts, each one of which
Is to be canvassed thoroughly by a
separate committee for subscriptions'
to the Round-up fund In a whirlwind
campaign which is to begin Tuesday
and continue through three days.
$12,000 is the amount needed to make
a first payment on the grounds re
cently purchased and to construct .
the track, grandstand and bleachers, .
and from the sentiments expressed at
the meeting last night it will be the
easiest $12,000 ever obtained In this
city for a public enterprise.
Much Enehusiasm.
Chairman; Hartman of the finance'
committee presented the matter' to
the business men who had gathered'
last night, explaining that it was ab
solutely necessary that the directors
of the association have the assistance
and co-operation of the business men
in order to raise the needed money.
The response to his request was in
stantaneous. The Round-up spirit
was again In evidence. Man a'ter
man arose and signified his willing
ness to contribute time, money and
effort to the success of the show. All
seemed to realize the value of the en
terprise to the city and were emphatic
n insisting upon seating and sleeping
accommodations for the Immense
crowd which will be in attendance
September 28, 29 and 30.
Decide on Subscription.
The final concensus of opinion was)
that the best method of raising the
$12,000 was by taking subscriptions
among the business men, as that part
of the citizenship will benefit most
from the success of the annual show.
Accordingly the city was divided Into
ten districts, a business block to a
district, and a special committee ap
pointed to canvass each.
The amount subscribed is not to be
come due Immediately nor all at once
but is to be made in five payments,
the first on February 1 and the others
on the first of the four following
months. This will cover over the
period of construction, bringing in
the funds only as needed, and mak
ing the payments much easier on the
subscribers. $1000 is to be paid to
W. F. Matlock out of thia subscrip
tion as the first payment on the 17
acre tract which was purchased from
him and a mortgage is to be given on
the land for the remainder of the
$5000.
A Whirlwind Campaign.
During today and Monday Chair
man Hartman and the others of the
general finance committee will make
a preliminary canvass of the business
section of the city, but the real cam
paign will not begin until Tuesday
morning. It will be a whirlwind af-
(Continued on page eight.)
FRANK GOODING
HEADS WOQLMEN
Portland, Ore., Jan. 7. Frank
Gooding, brother of President Fred
Gooding, who is retiring, was elected
president of the National Wool Grow
ers' association today. His home is at
Gooding, Idaho.
George Austin was elected western
vice president, and R. J. Knowlln,
eastern vice president. The Indica
tions are that Omaha will be the next
convention site.
It Is expected this afternoon that a
resolution will be adopted demanding
a retention of the tariff on raw wools
and an endorsement or the creation of
a permanent tariff commission with a
view to taking the tariff out of poli
tics. Otis Patterson of Canyon City, came
In this morning from Heppner whin
he has been spending the past few
days.