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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON. OKEfJON, MONDAY, .TANUAliV Hi, 1911.
NO. 7112
ALL IS BUSTLE
IN HOT
Commencement of- Prelimi
nary Construction Work
Sets Town Agog.
6ECOXI) CAMP TO BE
ESTABLISHED IMMEDIATELY
Throe Crews Engaged In Making Fl
nul Surveys Cost of Dam Will Ho
Near Million Dollars Concrete
Core Will Cost $100,000 Work
Starts on Extension of Eurt Side
Project.
All Hermlston Is agog over the com
mencement of the preliminary con
struction work on the west Umatilla
extension by which sixty thousand
additional acres of land are to be re
claimed by the government. A mem
ber of the East Oregonlan staff made
the trip to the project town yesterday
and found conditions even more en
couraging than represented In the
columns of this paper Saturday eve
ning. In addition to the force of men
mnklng camp at the dam site, prep
arations are being made for another
camp of twenty men three miles west
of Hermlston -on the west extension
lands. Outfits are being made ready,
tents, beds, teams and all necessary
accoutrements prepared, and engi
neers are being employed for three
plane crews. . These crews will make
the final surveys of the main canals
and laterals and prepare the contour
maps of the extension land.
In speaking of the probable cost of
the construction work Saturday, a ty
pographical error made the total es
timate for the building of the dam
$100,000 when It should have read
$600,000. The cement core Itself will
cost tho former amount, while the
embankments will require the expen
diture of approximately $4X0,000, and
the outlets of probably another $75,
000. Present Project Extended.
Another source of satisfaction
among tho Hermlston folk Is the be
ginning of work which will mean the
annexation of four or five thousand
additional acres to the present pro
ject. A r-rce of men Is now employ
ed In making final surveys on this
land 'which lies immediately adjacent,
to that which Is already under water.
This annex comprises a tract lying In
tho region of Cold Springs station on
the Columbia river and a long strip
between the A line lateral and the
feed canal, extending from the reser
. voir to the Umatilla river. The whole
lies east and southeast of Hermlston
and from one to five miles distant
The price of water for this land has
been fixed at $100 per aero on the
last named strip, the soil of which Is
of an especially high grade, and at $76
an acre for the Cold Springs tract. So
far there has been no complaint on
these figures.
Moro Homesteads.
Tho project dwellers are expecting at
any moment a proclamation from Sec
retary of the Interior Balllnger open
ing the fourth unit to settlers. There
are 1600 acres In this unit In which
there will be a number of 20 and 40
acre homestead tructs. This unit lies
three miles north of Hermlston.
Hum ley Is Transferred.
R. W. Hawley, according to re
ports current In Hermlston, will b
transferred to the west side project,
which transfer will make Jim Grif
fith superintendent of water . on the
east side.
TWO SEATTLE MEN
. KILLED BY TALL
Seattle. Jan. 16. John Anderson, a
saloon proprietor, and won Christen
sen, a bartender In his employ, were
Instantly killed when they fell from
a third-story window of a hotel at
Second avenue and Lexington street.
The men were engaged In what their
friends described as a friendly tussle.
The room had been cleared to make
way for the struggling men when they
suddenly careened against the win
dow overlooking the alley. The sash
gave way with a crash, the men top
pled on the brink a moment and then
plunged head first to the cobblestones
below. Companions rushed out of the
hotel to their assistance but both were
dead, each man's arms tightly locked
about the other's body.
DECLARES BALLINGER
UNFAITHFUL SERVANT
Washington, D. C Jan. U.
A resolution declaring Ballln-
gor an unfaithful public servant
and asserting he should not be
retained In, office was Introduc-
ed today by Senator Purcell, of
North Dakota, member of the
Balllnger Investigation commit-
tee.
IS UNDER ARREST
Hot Springs, Ark., Jan. 16. Charles
Everett, who Is wanted on various
charges of forgery preferred by va
rious New York banks, was arrested
here today accused of passing a
forged draft for $1300 on the Peoples
Savings bank of Seattle.
Everett, with three others, appear
ed at the hotel and showed the at
taches a largo sum of money. The
bell boy said he saw plies of green
backs In four piles on the table in
their room as though !t was being di
vided. When Everett was arrested
a seurch showed a memorandum
which Indicated that $236,000 was to
be split up. The detectives believe
that the men by forged drafts duped
different banks of at least this much.
Seattle, Walla Walla, San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Reno and Hot Springs
bunks were victims.
GOVERNOR'S NEPHEW
COMMITS M l"H DKU
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Jan. H.
F. D. Updike, nephew of former
Governor Haskell, Is sought by the
police today for the murder of A. C.
Chrlstensen, a civil engineer, and the
fatal wounding of T. D. Anderson, a
plumber. Mrs. Updike Is held in con
nection with the shooting.
The killing Is said to have followed
a quarrel between Updike and his
wife. Chrlstensen was killed instant
ly and Anderson Is shot through the
lungs. He stated that both were shot
when they attempted to prevent Up
dike from beating his wife.
WEST ASKS FOR
GOVKIINOIt SAYS BUILDING.
SITE IS TOO SMALL
Stale Board Envoi- Boom Enough
for Million Dollar Structure Secl
al Committee. Coming Will Not
Lcuvo Pendleton.
Salem, Ore., Jan. 16. The state
board, headed by Governor West, to
day decided to reject the lands pur
chased at Pendleton for the branch
insane asylum. They asked authority
to appoint a committee of five citi
zens including the state engineer, to
act in conjunction with a legislative
committee to examine the site for the
purpose of condemning the site chos
en or purchasing more adjoining land,
YV'esf sent a special message to the
legislature this afternoon In this con
nection. Tho message said that none of the
320 ncres purchased for about $40,
000 by Howorman, affords a place
for building a million dollar struc
ture. Wont Iiea've Pendleton.
In a 'phone message with Governor
West this afternoon Dr. C. J. Smith
was Informed that the state board
lias no intention of tnking the branch
asylum from tho vicinity of Pendle
ton and that the investigating com
mittee will merely make an Inspection
of additional lands in this vicinity.
The committee will not visit Baker or
Union.
In his phone conversation Governor
West said he had asked Dr. Andrew
C. Smith, Dr. .Harry Lane. and Dr. W.
T. Williamson to come here and make
an Investigation and make a recom
mendation as to the location of the
building.
At this time Engineer Charles A.
Murphy Is still here making Investi
gations In behalf of tho state board.
Ho and Mis Hazeltlne, tho architect
remained In Fcndlcton after the de
parture of Governor West and State
Treasurer Koy Friday. Mr. Hazel-
tlno left yesterday. ,
TAMMANY APPARENTLY
IN LOOSING STRUGGLE
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 16. The gener
al Impression prevails today that Ed
ward Shepard will be the next Unit
ed States senator, despite the oppo
sition of Tammany Hall. The remo
cratlc caucus Is In a muddle. Mur
phy, heading the hall, insists that tho
plum go to Shehan but members of
the opposition fear the state will
go republican at the next election If
Tammanylsm Is allowed to spread.
BOYS WITH MATCHES
END OWN LIVES
Fresno, Cal., Jan. 16. A special
from Madera says that Harold Miner,
aged 8 years and Otis Russell, aged
IS, were burned to death when a 60-
gallon gasoline tank was set afire by
matches with which the boys were
playing and exploded. The boys ran
three blocks, screaming and with
clothes biasing, before they were stop
ped and the fire extinguished.
NORTH IDAHO CITIES
HAVE MORE HAN 5000
Washington, D. C Jan. 16. The
population of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Is
7291; Lewlston, 6043; Pocatello, . 9,
110; Twin Falls, SSE8.
CHARGES STIR
L
Rear Admiral Accused of Re
volting Crime by Other Of
ficers of Flagship,
COUIT MARTIAL Oil
GRAND J I'll Y AWAITS
Con i mainler Edivurd Barry of Pacific
Squadron Summarily lUiieved of
Command Accusers Peered 1 1 rough
Port Hole, of Captain's Suite Room
and Witnessed Offense.
San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 16.
Either a court martial or grand Jury
I l......l!n..l!.Ln iw.nf-nntt. Dan. Umlral
I Z ,
Edward Barry, commander of the Pa
ciflc squadron, who before night will
be succeeded In his command by Hear
Admiral Thomas, as n result, it is
said, of charges of moral turpjtude
which have convulsed naval circles
the country over.
This announcement was made to
day by District Attorney Fickert, fol
lowing a consultation with Thomas.
Fickert said the court martial will be
given first chance and then the courts
will take cognizance If the military
does not act.
Still commanding the flagship West
Virginia, Barry is absent today on a
24-hour coaling test. He will return
this afternoon and be relieved of his
command.
Officers, peering through a porthole
witnessed the alleged criminal action.
A boy on duty in the state room is In
volved. In connection with the charges
against Barry it is said six sailor n
board the West Virginia are held from
communication with each other or
outside in the navy hospital. Among
them is A. L. Warner, a sailor, men
tioned in the statement of the Barry
case ns one of those in h'.s cauin when
the officers of the ship, peering
through the port hole, are said to have
witnessed the alleged criminal ac
tion. Detriment Not Talking.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 16. Little
information could be obtained at the
war department regarding Barry.
Impression is general that a court
martini will be ordered. Barry's tele
graphic request for retirement which
arrived before the officers' mail
charges is not expected to prove suf
ficient to hush the affair.
Offiecrs Will Meet.
San Francisco, Jan. 16. The off'-
cers of1 the Facific squadron will
meet, probably tomorrow to decide
whether Barry will be court-martialed
or be subjected to the civil courts.
Officially Retired.
Washington, Jan. 16. Admiral Bar
ry was retired officially from the navy
today and his retirement approved by
Taft.
SHIPPERS TELL OF LOSS
INCREASE WOULD MEAN
Washington, D. C. Jan. 16. De
claring that the proposed rate In
crease of railroad freight rates would
cost them not less than twelve mil
lions annually, western shippers are
today bitterly attacking tho proposed
advance at the final hearing of the
matter before the Interstate com
merce commission. The loss, to the
shippers. It was asserted, was reckon
ed definitely on sixty commodities
directly affected but they aver the
sum would bo further Increased by
sympathetic Increases on other articles
not definitely specified.
HAVEN ROSS IAS
"Haven Ross, a Pendleton young
man, was reported to be shot and
killed dead, but It Is not true," is the
opening statement of a letter received
yesterday by the East Oregonlan from
Miss Lena Miller, Big Timber, Mon
tana. She then goes on to chronicle
very graphically, in spite of a limited
familiarity with the king's English is
It Is spelled, the details of a shooting
affair which occurred on New Year's
eve at Columbus, Montana, In which
the aforementioned Haven Ross and
Charles Glen, "a .quarter bread boy,"
were the principals and a young lady
by the name of Lucie Mitchell the mo
tive.
The affair, she says, took place at a
dance and was directly caused by the
evident preference of Miss Mitchell
for the company of Ross. 1 The lat
ter, according to the narrator, took
the girl into supper, whereupon the
jealous rival entered, slapped the girl
IN MONTANA, AS REPORTED
1
IS LEFT
Man Who Made Rusk's Elec
tion Possible Given No
Chairmanship.
SPEAKER NAMES HIS
HOUSE COMMITTEES
Eaton, Defeated by Busk and Leader
of insurgents. Named As Head of
Enrolled ISills Committee Itecfo
sion. Southern Oregon Candidate,
given Most Important Position on
Ways and Means.
j
Salem, Ore., Jan. 16. Rusk named
the house committees this afternoon.
Contrary to expectations, W. Lair
Thompson, whose support made
Rusk's election possible, got no chair
manships. Eaton is chairman of the enrolled
bills committee; Lelnenweber, . en
grossed bills; Clemeps of Portland,
chairman of the committee on rules;
Pierce of Coos and Curry counties, on
fisheries, and Eggleston on ways and
means.
Normal Board Organized.
Salem, Jan. 16. The state board of
regents of the normal schools met
this afternoon for organization. Miss
Cornelia Marvin was appointed a
member of the board to succeed Wil
liam Ayer, resigned. Beyond adopt
ing plans fbr the future course of
procedure, nothing was done.-
SENATOR LODGE FORCES
GROWING NERVOUS
Boston, Mass., Jan. 16. Although
proclaiming to the world that Lodge
will be reelected senator on the first
ballot tomorrow, evidence that his
supporters are nervous was Indicated i
t.iday by the announcement that Con-
: .man Gardner would arrive this
: i ' noon to campaign for Lodge.
The steady opposition to Lodge by
Governor Fss is admitted will make
the rare of Congressman Butler
J. inies, opposing Lodge, easier
Much opposition is said to have de
veloped against Lodge owing to his
stand-pat tendency. The political
promises being used unsparingly in be
half of Lodge is that nis defeat, fol
lowing the retirement of Hale and
Aidrich would mean the practical
passing of New England's strong
standpat powers who have made the
tariff so beneficial to New England,
POIN DEXTER WILL
WITNESS OWN" ELECTION
Olympln, Wash., Jan. 16. Poindex
ter will be present to witness his own
election, according to Senator Ever'
red.
Two progressive measures were in
troduced in the legislature today by
Representative Teats of Pierce coun
ty and Todd of Whitman, one for
the Initiative and referendum, one for
a recall of all state officers, includ
ing the supreme court Justices. Rep
resentative Buchanan of King coun
ty, and Denman of Spokane, ask
simply for the Initiative and refer
endum. The memorial to congress granting
Whitman college tho lands vacated
by the removal of Fort Walla Walla
was passed.
It Is announced from Port Arthur
that the-Japanese colony on October
23 celebrated the opening of the com
merclal harbor to the commerce of
all nations. The chief local authorl-
t'rs and Chinese European ropresenta
t Ives 'were present at the ceremony.
NOT KILLED
In the face with true chivalry and then
like a knight of old, challenged the
favored suitor to "take It up," at the
samo t'me drawing a revolver-- and
backing out the door.
The Pendleton boy, It seems, was
equal to the occasion. Quietly slip
ping into a bedroom he procured a
gun and, crawling out a window
walked around the house to the front
yard where a number of men were
endeavoring to pacify the jealous
quarter-breed. Both young men op
ened fire at once, Glen shooting three
times and Ross twice. Ross escaped
uninjured, but Glen fell with a bullet
through his left shoulder. However,
he is recovering rapidly but has been
required to put up $500 bonds to in
sure his appearance before the court,
Miss Miller appears to be a great
admirer of young Ross and would
not have Pendleton people believe that
he came out second best in the affair.
"HE OUT OF II"
Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 16. "Lie
out of It and everything will be all
right," was the advice given Mrs.
Klein, the detective nurse, by Mrs.
Sfchenk, when the discovery of the
affair was imminent, according to the
nurse, who again took the stand to
day against the accused wife of the
millionaire..
The nurse said that three days prior
to Mrs. Schenk's arrest she was left
alone with her husband a few minutes
when his condition was the most criti
cal and she said they had high words.
When the nurse returned the man's
condition was worse.
She gave other testimony, showing
the woman disliked her husband and
was looking for his money.
The attorneys for Mrs, Schenk bit
tely attacked Mrs. Klein's testimony
and said they would treat her as a
sly liar, because she had been hired
to conspire with Mrs. Schenk for the
purpose of catching her in an alleged
plot.
SLAYERS OF KETCHEL
ARE NOW O.N
ARIAL
Springfield, Mo., Jan. 16. The trial
of Walter Dipley and Goldie Smith,
accused of the murder of Stanley
Ketchell, the pugilist, was begun
here today. The defense will attempt
to show that Dipley shot Ketchell
while latter was attempting to force
his attentions on the Smith woman,
Dipleys common law wife. The state
will attempt to show the couple had
schemed to rob Ketchell and that the
shooting was the outgrowth.
Y ARE AGAINST
FORTIFYING CANAL
PROMINENT PEOPLE SIGN
PETITION TO PRESIDENT
six Reasons Given Wliv
Bis Ditch
Should be Left Unprotected Would
le Safer Than If Protected by
Forts.
Boston, Mass., Jan. 16. A state
ment embodying six reasons why the
Panama canal should be kept neutral
and signed by prominent men and wo.
men from all parts of the country is
being perused and discussed by of
ficials today.
David Starr Jordan, President Le-
and, Stanford University; Richard
Olney, former secretary of state, and
William Dean Howells, the novelist
re among the signers.
The first reason Is that it will be
safer if unfortified, the peace confer
ence at the Hague having agreed by
n international order that no unfor
tified coasts should be bombarded at
the expense of another.
GAS LEAK EXPLOSION-
KILLS FOUR PERSONS
Niobrara, Neb., Jan. 15. Four per
sons were killed and four injured in
an explosion which occurred here at
7:30 o'clock last evening. The fire
which resulted from the explosion
burned to the ground a three-story
frame building owned by Michael
Kendall. The explosion was caused by
a leak in a gas plant in the cellar of
the hotel It is thought that all the
injured will recover.
SIMON MAKES LONG
FLIGHT IN OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City. Okla., Jan. 16.
Rene Simon made the longest flight at
the aviation meet here yesterday, stay
ing in the air five minutes. 16 1-2 sec
onds. Roland Garros attempted to
make an altitude record, but the low
temperature and high wind forced
him to descend after he had gone up
1600 feet.
CARRIE NATION COLLAPSES.
Pioneer Saloon Smasher Suffers a
Nervous Breakdown.
Eureka Springs, Ark., Jan. 16.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, the pioneer Kan
sas saloon smasher, has.Fuffered a
nervous collapse at her home here.
Her condition was such that she ex
pressed the fear that her career a? a
temperance lecturer ani the nct.ve
eiv ivy of intoxicants win endo.l.
ENGLISH WOMEN HAVE
VOGUE FOR CHARMS
The vogue for charms continues
among the women. Models in gold
of the coronation chair for next year
and of the anointing spoon that has
been used at the coronation of English
sovereigns for centuries are especial
ly popular. There is also a great de
mand for figures of King Edward's
dog, Caesar, modelled In China. The
popularity that Is enjoyed by this lit
tle ornament Is only equalled by the
Blue Bird for happiness while minia
ture aeroplanes In gold are also pop
ular. When It comes to the pinch there Is
something to be said for the lobster.
THREE BLACKS
ARE LYNCHED
Mob of
Storm
Fifty Masked Men
Kentucky Jail srd
Hang Negroes.
JAILER HIDES KEYS
BIT FINALLY YIELDS
One of Victims Had Murdered Col
ored Woman While Other Two Were
. Accused of Insulting White Wo
men One Killed Because he Threw
Kisses at Women on Uie Streets.
Shelbyville, Ky., Jan. 16. Fifty
masked men stormed the Shelby coun
ty jail here early yesterday seized and
lynched three negroes, two of whom
were charged with insulting white
women, and the third under sentence
to hang for the murder of a negro
woman.
Bodies of two of the negroes. Gene
Marshall and Wade Patterson, have
been found, but that of the third, Jim
West, is still unaccounted for, al
though he was seen in the hands of
the mob with a rope about his neck.
According to Ernest Hornback, dep
uty jailer, the mob appeared at the
Jail at 2:10 o'clock yesterday morning
and it was 3.25 when they took the
three negroes away.
The two bodies recovered were
found about a quarter of a mile apart.
That of Marshall was found hanging
to the bridge over the Emminance
pike near the Jail, while that of Pat
terson was found in Clear Creek. Pat
terson, it Is said, attempted to escape
from the mob, when Tie was shot and
his body thrown into the creek.
According to Hornback, Jailer Ed
ward Thompson hid the Jail keys
when the mob appeared and later
when it became more insistent Horn
back admitted the men to the jail of
fice. Patterson, It is charged, Insulted
two white women during the holidays
and knocked both of them down.
West's alleged crime was more re
cent, and it is said he had often been
seen throwing kisses at white women. -
He was a chauffeur.
Both West and Patterson were to
have been taken before the grand
jury to be called January 23 and a
speedy trial was predicted for each.
No Hojms of Identity.
Shelbyville. Ky., Jan. 16. Admit
ting they have little hope of identify
ing the members of the mob that took
three negroes from the jail here and
lynched them, Sheriff Perkins and
Coroner Buleck today began an in
vestigation.
The mob stormed the Jail early
yesterday after the engineer of the
electric light plant had been compell
ed to 'shut off the power on the
streets and made It dark.
The leaders without firing a shot.
battered down the Jail door and took
out the negroes.
CHINA NEW YEAR
ON JANUARY 29
What is commonly known as China
New Year Is now near at hand, the
exact date being two weeks from Sun
day, or January 29. Local celes
tials are already making special prep
arations for properly observing the
most Important date in their calendar.
Their festivities last 14 days, com
mencing at 1 o'clock Sunday morning,
when the arrival of the new year is
heralded in with all the firecrackers
that can bo collected together in one
bunch. After these opening exercises,
the entire time Is spent in rest, visiting
worship and a geneial festival season
carried on, with every Chinaman
ket ping open house to all his friends,
and enemies alike.
About 6 or 7 o'clock each night, one
or more of the several Chinese stores,
same having been previously agreed
upon, conduct the fireworks for all,
and the last night Is celebrated by
all. These last nights are famous In
Pendleton, the booming of an artillery
battery being out of comparison to
the noise created on West Alta street
where the closing ceremony is usually
held.
It Is a quaint and curious custom
of the Chinese to keep open house
during the most of this time, and have
ready at all times- on their tables, a
plentiful supply of food, consisting ot
all their delicacies and sweetmeats, so
sweet to the taste of oriental races.
Everyone is Invited to attend and join
In their festivities and every Chinese
house has a regular contingent of
American friends who take advantage
of taking new friends to witness their
curious ceremonies each year.
Some thing unusual Is being plan
ned for the opening and closing night.
In years past, hundreds of people have
gone down to witness tne close of the
new year, for the fire-works are really
on a large scale, local celestials having
gained a gfeat reputation in this line.
There are nearly 3500 miles of elec
tric wire In the Singer building In
New York City.