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EVENING EDITION
EVENING EDITION
WKATHMl REPORT.
Snow tonight. Sunday
fair.
Calling curd 11 wed
ding stationery, com
mercial stationery and
job printing to order
at the East Oregin.hu.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 23.
PENDLETON. OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1911.
NO. 7146
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VETO AX IS
STILL
Flaw Found in Reclamation
Bill Salary Increases for
Judges Stopped,
COUNTY ATTORNEY BILL
ALSO AMONG THE SLAIN
Many Mutters Pertaining to Proposed
Changes In Judicial System Are
Left to Judicial Coinmldtiloii Board
of Stock "Commissioners With $50,
OoO Appropriation Killed,
Salem, Ore., Feb. 25. With the ve
to of the Rogue river fish bill at mid
night, Governor West ended the most
strenuous campaign of axo wielding
ever conducted by an Oregon gover
nor. Total of 72 bills vetoed and to
tal of $618,874 was lopped off the leg
islature's appropriations. Practically
very bill raising salaries was vetoed.
Among the vetoed bills are nil four
good roads measures which were re
quested by the good roads association,
tho bill providing for the election ol
one railroud commissioner from
eastern Oregon, the unknown heirs
bill restoring lund to heirs of Morris
In Union county, and the bill pre
venting officials from selling goods
to the state.
House bill 186, hnvlng for its pur
pose authorization of the reclama
tion of certain lands in the state now
covered by the waters of nonnavga
ble lakes, was also returned with
Governor Woofs veto. Acknowledg
ing there Is much merit in the bill, the
governor dors not approve of it for
the reason that It does not provide
for the sale of reclaimed lands in
mall '.rucl to actual settlers, but
provides that the state land board
shall execute deeds direct to recla
mation companies for all land re
claimed by the companies and at any
price fixed by the board. Owing to
this objection, the governor believes
It la possible that the bill may result
In acquisition of large tracts of land
by reclamation companies and their
being withheld for speculation and
thus retarding the growth of the
country.
The veto ax fell on senate bill 303
today. This bill provides that the
salaries of all circuit Judges In the
state except those in the fourth Ju
dicial district bo raised. Governor
West explains his attitude In this
matter by saying the peoplo at the
last .election, anil in no uncertain
terms, placed themselves on record
as being opposed to any such Increase
In Judge's salaries, and he thinks It
is not for him to consent to the cir
cumvention of their wishes through
the legislature.
In view of the fact thot the legis
lature has appointed a commission to
review tho Judicial system, tho gov
ernor thinks It can do no harm to
postpone tho matter two years at
least.
Governor West's veto message was
attached to House Kill 116, which
creates a prosecuting district In each
county and provides for the election
of a district attorney in each district.
Governor West's reasons for vetoing
this bill aro that he believes the sal
aries fixed for prosecuting attorneys
as set forth In tho bill will throw ad
ditional burdens on tho taxpayers of
the state, and thnt the framcrs of the
bill fixed the fees without giving the
matter careful consideration of Its
merits. Although ho admits In the
message there may be merit to the
bill, the commission to revise the ju
dicial system should have an opportu
nity to report to the legislature and
tho matter should be deferred for two
years at least.
Other Kills Vetoed.
Governor West has also vetoed the
following bills:
S. B., 51, by Bowerman An net to
prevent fraud ngalnst the state.
S. B. 236, by Dean and Calkins
Raise prosecuting attorney's salary,
fourth district, to $1200.
S. B. 43, by Huwley Create board
of stock commissioners; carries ap
propriation of $50,000.
S. 11. 217. by Calkins Relating to
suits against corporations.
S. B. 156, by Barrett Adds $1900
to tho salary of tho prosecuting attor
ney of the fifth district.
Frank Neugcbauer, former resi
dent of Pendleton, arrived last night
from Burns, saying there 'Is too much
snow there for him.
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KICKERS REMOVED
AS SUPERINTENDENT
4 Salem, Ore., Feb. 25. Dr.
Frank Smith of Salem has been
appointed superintendent of tho
stnte institution for the feeble-
minded by Governor West, sue
ceoillng Harry, Bickers, former.
ly of Pendleton, who ronlgned.
WEST SETS NEW
RECORD FOR VETOES
GOVERNOR, CHAMBERLAIN'S
MARK HAS BEEN PASSED
Sharp Ax of Executive Saves Nearly
Million Dollars to Taxpayers of
Oregon Seventy-two Bills Killed.
Salem, Ore., Feb. 25. Governor
West has broken all vetoing records so
far established by the governors of
Oregon. The total number of bills of
the twenty-sixth legislative assem
bly to be vetoed by the governor Is
72.
It is the opinion of Oregon's new
chief executive that a great portion
of the enactments of a legislature are
useless acts that only serve to en
cumber the statute books and the
more of them that . can be dumped
Into the waste basket, the better it
will be for the people of the state,
not to take Into consideration the ve
to of a great many appropriation
measures that will reduce the taxes
of the whole people of the state of
Oregon from nearly $5,000,000 to less
than $4,300,000.
Democratic governors heretofore
have held the vetoing record In this
state. Governor Chamberlain two
years ago vetoed about 40 bills which
was considered a lurge number of
vetoes and was probably the greatest
number of bills that had ever been
disapproved by a governor of this
state. Governor West, however, will
beat Chamberlain's record by 50 per
cent, for his list of bills number 72.
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE TRIES
TO KILL GOVERNOR HASKELL
Muskogee, Okla., Feb. 25. rrlce
Taylor, a soldier of fortune, and per
sonal friend of Roosevelt was ar
rested here today for threatening to
kill former Governor Haskell whom
he blames for several arrests. Tay
lor's friends say the man Is de
mented. This morning he attempted
to enter Haskell's room In the hotel,
but was stopped by attendants.
ADDITIONAL SUM FDR
FEDERAL BUILDING
Sl'NDRY CIVIL KILL
1HS $35,000 FOR I S
Measure Now Under Consideration tn
Hoiino and Has Keen Adopted In
Part Contains Appropriations Mr
Next Fiscal Year,
Washington. D. C, Feb. 25. (Spe
cial.) At 5:15 this afternoon the
Sundry Civil Kill had not been pass
ed. If congress approves of the sundry
civil bill ns recommended by cu i
mittee, the sum of $35,000 additional
will be given for the construction of
the Pendleton federal building, nink
ing a total of $105,000 for the build
ing and ground. The bill is now un
der consideration In the house and
when an adjournment was taken at
10:30 last evening many sections of
the bill had been adopted.
The bill carries the following Ore
gon Items: Continuing work on the
public building at Albany, $40,000;
site and commencing building at The
Dalles, $16,000; Medford, $25,000;
Pendleton, $35,000; site at Portland,
$500,000; Roseburg. $10,000; Im
provements to Jetty In Sluslaw river,
$50,000; roads at Crater Lake Park,
$3000.
Washington Items; Site at Aberdeen,
$12,500. Ellensburg. $7000; Seattle,
$200,000; Vancouver, $12,000; con
tinuing building, Belllngham, $125,
000; Everett, $20,000; Olympln, $60,
000. An Item of $400,000 to enable the
president to procure Information un
der the Payne-AMrlch tariff law is
Included.
Among the other appropriations
aro:
To continue the president's Inquiry
into the. methods of transacting pub
lic business, $75,000.
Construction of accommodations
for sea-coast artillery In the Philip
pines and Hawaii, $250,000.
'Interstate Commerce Commission,
$1,185,000 increase of $455,000.
Survey of northern and northwest
ern lakes, $125,000.
Removing the wreck of the Maine,
$350,000.
National Home for Disabled Volun
teer Soldiers, $4,031,282, a reduction
of $170,618.
For enlarging tho capltol grounds
at Washington, $500,000.
Reconstruction of the hall of the
house of representatives, $350,000.
Alaskan seal fisheries, $100,000, a
reduction of $69,500.
Improvements nt Kills Island Immi
gration station, New York. $170,000.
For an electric power plant on
Corregldor Island, Philippine Islands,
$154,677 was appropriated upon rep
resentations that the amount Is ne
cessary to meet the needs of the army
properly to prefect it against a hos
tllo force.
PHY HERE,
STARTS WORK
Under instructions of State
Board Engineer Tests Foun
dation Features.
GOVERNOR WEST AND
T, B. KAY HERE TODAY
.Man Appointed as Branch Asylum
Engineer Arrives With Wlfo ami
Will Remain Permanently West
and Kay Will Stay and Decide Build
ing Location.
For the purpose of taking up pre
liminary work looking to the con
struction of the branch asylum build
ings Engineer Charles A. Murphy ar
rived here this morning. Governor
West and State Treasurer Kay are to
be here Monday. It is understood
that they will remain for several days
and settle matters regarding the lo
cation of the buildings.
Prior to his arrival Mr. Murphy
had wired to Dan P. Smythc asking
him to have ten laborers engaged to
go to work this morning. These men
were secured and this morning were
set to work digging test pits In front
of the R. L. Oliver home on the asy
lum site. It is understood that the
pits aro being dug for the purpose of
ascertaining what manner of a foun
dation that land offers for building
purposes.
When interviewed by 'phone at the
Oliver place today Mr. Murphy said
he coulj say 'nothing further than
that he is under instructions from the
state board to dig the foundation pits
upon the Oliver place. As to whether
or not it is now fully determined that
the buildings go upon the bottom land
near the Oliver place he does not at
tempt to predict.
Here to Stay.
On this trip to Pendleton Mr. Mur
phy is accompanied by his wife and
he comes to Pendleton to live. He will
bo the engineer nt the branch asylum
and that he expects to remain here
permanently Is evidenced by the fact
that he has also shipped his house
hold goods.
The appointment of Mr. Murphy as
engineer for the branch asylum Is
very pleasing to many local people
who know him. He is well known to
former Salemites and to a number of
local men because of his military ser
vice. As a lieutenant In Company K,
Second Oregon Infantry, Murphy was
a fellow officer in the Philippines
with Gorge Hartman, Jr. Until re
cently he was captain of the Salem
O. X. G. company and was rated as
one of the most capable officers In
the regiment.
For a number of years past Mr.
Murphy has been assistant engineer
at the asylum at Salem and his as
signment ti. the position here is due
to his good record there.
GOVERNMENT'S STAND
DENOUNCED BY LABOR
Son Francisco, Cal., Feb. 25. De
nounclng the nctlon of the federal
government in hampering the Mexi
can rebels in their border operations
and assisting Diaz, and asserting that
Wall street Is responsible for it, the
San Francisco labor council unani
mously adopted resolutions today call
ing upon congress to recognize the
Mexican provisional government.
Copies were forwarded to Taft and to
the California legislature.
American to Have Trial.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 25. As
surance has been received by cable
from Consul Ellsworth that Edward
Bnltt, an Amerknn nrrcsted ns a spy
in Juarez will be given a fair trlni.
AMERICAN BEEF CAUSES
TROUBLE IN AUSTRALIA
Melbourne. Australia. FVh 5s
Trouble loomed up here today for
American meat shippers when the
minister of trade customs announced
thnt the government Is preparing to
prosecute tne beer trust. He said:
"I'm convinced that American meat
shippers have sinister designs on tho
Australian market."
TWO BOLD BANDITS
SECURE $12,000
Pittsburg, Kansas, Feb. 25. The
police and IMnkertons are hustling to
day to trail two men who held -up
Mrs. S. E. Arnold, postmistress of
Fuller, a suburb of this city, ob
taining $12,000 In cash Intended for
today's payroll of the local coal com
pany. Twelve thousand dollars ad
ditional was saved by Bert Prigs,
tho company's cnshlcr who dropped
the money sack under the sidewalk.
1M. . . . ... , .,
i iiv e'lu'vif coniromeu inc viciims I
near tho depot Just after they recelv-j
ed tho money from the train.
KILL DIRECT
E T IS
Sutherland Amendment to
Borah's Bill is Adopted by
Senate.
IDAHO SENATOR SAYS
HE WILL NOT GIVEi CI
All But One Democrat and Seven Re
publicans Go on Record In Favor of
Popular Election of Vnited States
Senators Vole on Resolution It
self Next Tuesday.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 25. With
the resolution for direct election of
senators practically killed by the
adoption of the Sutherland amend
ment, Borah of Idaho said today ne
would continue the fight at this ses
sion for the poullar elections ana if
defeated would attempt it again next
session.
Senate Acts Quickly.
Washington, Feb. 25.--ln less than
an hour the senate late yesterday
voted the Sutherland amendment in
to the resolution providing for the
election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people, fixed Tues
day as the time for voting on the res
olution itself, made the casu Involv
ing Senator Lorimer's set for unfin
ished business and received the Ca
nadian reciprocity bill from the com
mittee on finance.
In addition there was much discus
sion of tho order of business. Several
speeches .vere arranged and Senator
Penrose gave notice that on Monday
he would ask the senate to consider
the postoff'ce appropriation bill,
which Includes the provision increas
ing the postage on advertising por
tion of magazines.
No souner hud Senator Beverloge
concluded his speech in opposition to
Senator Lorimer than almost a dozen
senators began "Jockeying" for posi
tion. Senator Hale asked that the
unfinished business be laid before the
senate.
This was the resolution providing
for a constitutional amendment t--r
the election of United States senators
by popular vote and the resolution
was taken up.
Almost before senators had time to
realize what was taking place, the
vice president directed the roll call
on the amendment offered by Sena
tor Sutherland, eliminating so much
of the amendment as takes from con
gress the right to supervise senatorial
elections. The vote resulted in favor
of the amendment, 50 to 37.
Of tho affirmative vote only one
was cast by a democrat, Senator
Clarke of Arkansas casting that one.
Seven republicans. Borah, Bourne,
Bristow. Brown, Cummins, Gronna
and La Follette, were recorded in op
position to the provision.
RAILROADS MAY NOT
APPEAL FROM DECISION
New York,' Feb. 25. The market
is irregular, but strong today, show
ing the fear of a cesation of railroad
development Is gone.
No Wage Cutting.
New York, Feb. 25. It is generally
believed ihnt the railroads wont pro
test against the interstate commerce
association's decision, that everything
will soon be adjusted, that roads will
carry out their propected Improve
ments, and that no fight or higher
rates will be made; but that they will
retrench for the purpose of meeting
current obligations. As the railroads
have signed contracts with most of
their employes covering a term of
years it is unlikely there will be much
wnge cutting, it is said.
Will Decide on Action.
Chicago. Feb. 25. Executives and
attorneys for western railroads are ex
pected to meet here next week to de
cide upon what action they shoulj
take regarding the decision of the
commission. The indications are
that It will be accepted without a
fight.
JAPANESE TREATY
IS
Washington, D. C, Feb. 25. While
the opponent of the administration
assert that disturbance in the diplo
matic relations with Japanese Is un
v nded the friends of Taft say the Jap
anese war bogey, is effectually laid
away until 1915 at least, following
the senates ratification of the Japn
'use treaty lose night. It 13 freely nd
nitted that the western senators
..nve voted for tho treaty with grave
lissivlngs owing to the elimination
f the old clause prohibiting coolie
immigration.
E ARE
INDICTED BY JURY
BAD CHECK ARTIST
GIVEN TERM IN PEN
Swift Justice. Meted Out to Man Who
Tried to Swindle Eclio Peop
Boxcar Roblx'rg Indicted.
Justice was meted out swiftly to
Christopher Columbus Taylor, the
Echo bad check artist. Arrested in
that town last week, he was indicted
by the grand Jury yesterday afternoon
on a charge of obtaining money un
der false pretenses, was Immediately
arraigned, pleaded i guilty to the
charge this morning, waived time for
sentence and was given 18 months in
the penitentiary by Judge Phelps.
Four other men were indicted by
the grand Jury yesterday, Charles
Foote, Albert Thompson, Harry Lu
ton and Marshal Gonzales. The for
mer two are accused of larceny from
a boxcar, they being the two men
captured at Huntington and having
In their possession certain goods
which were stolen from a boxcar at
Umatilla. Luton Is an Indian on the
local reservation and is charged with
stealing a horse from his sister, Alice
Luton, and of disposing of it
tO
Frank Miller of the Oregon Feed
Yard. Gonzales Is also Implicates In
the Umatilla boxcar robbery and Is
Indicted on a charge of larceny.
Ernest Toddhunter, Harry and
Kodney Dupuis', charged with receiv
ing stolen goods, all entered pleas of
not guilty this morning as did Jonn
Nitson, charged with the same crime,
and Daniel Ragan, Indicted for bur
glary not in a dwelling.
County printing hereafter will be
done by contract and contracts will
be let to the lowest bidder if the rec
ommendations of the grand Jury in
its final report are followed.
AVALANCHE BURIES SCHOOL
iiui, Willi children
St. Petersburg. Russia, Feb. 25.
Sixteen school children were killed
lun iy wnen an avaiancno Duned -a
school house at Aigha.
MAY CLASH OVER
COUNTY WILL C1LVNGE
ROAD SYSTEM MARCH
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Judjro Moloney Would Employ Three j should eonsider myself bound t0 'yet0
Houdmustcrs to Superintend Work ' 11 under my promise to the people of
Commissioners Mav Want to DolreBon in the recent campaign, that
., , , ' I if elected I would not permit any
It Themselves, for Pay. tampering with the laws they had ap-
proved by their votes. The "Oregon
At the March meeting of the coun- system" may need amendments, but
ty court, which begins next Wednes- so long as it is attacked as a whoie
day, one of the most important things I am compelled to stand solidly on
to come up for consideration will be j the proposition that its results are
the proposition of how to supervise ; good enough for the present.
the road work of the county. "When men who now oppose the
During the past few years the ' people's system cease their attacks
county has employed a county road- j on It and recognize the fact that It is
master and Dave Lavender has served , here to stay, then will be time for the
in that capacity and still retains the legislature to seek to improve It."
position. It is the Intention of tne j In speaking of the governor's ac
court to abolish that office the first j tion in vetoing the bill. Speaker Rusk,
of the month and to take up a new j the father of the bill, who is still at
system of supervision. j the capltol, made the following state-
Moloney's Plan. ment:
County Judge Maloney favors the "I am one of the lawyers who is
plan of having three roadmasters to j not a constitutional lawyer, but I do
look out for the road work in tne j not believe this bill is unconstitutlon
three natural sections into which the : al and I believe it comes clearly with
county is divided. He wants to em- J in the provisions of section 1 and
ploy practical men for these positions ) 16 of article II of the constitution,
and to get men who by their residence j Further, that this being a provision
nnd through other qualifications will : relating to primary elections, I do
be able to do fast yet thorough work j not believe the constitution has any
upon the roads at times of the year ' thing to do with it. as the legislature
when the work Is needed. He would ' has complete control over such mat
have the roads wo.ked for perhaps ters irrespective of he constitution,
two months In the spring and an "As to it being an attack upon the
equal time in the fall, the roadmast- I Oregon system I pride myself In be
ers being paid only for such time as "g ns good and staunch a friend of
they are actually at work. j the Oregon system as it has in the
May Adopt Old Plan. ' stnte of Oregon. I yield first place
However, it Is possible the two j to no man in my loyalty to progres
commlssioners, Walker and Cockburn, sive ropular government, and I class
may outvote the judge upon this point ' Senator Sinnott of The Dalles, and
and return to the old plan of super- Representatives Gill of Dufur nnd
vising road work themselves. Under ' Brownhill of McMinnville, along with
this arrangement each member of the ! myself as true friends of the people's
court would be assigned a certain por- j Iilws- These men, with myself, were
tion of the country to supervise. They ' the authors cf the bill, and I am sura
draw pay and traveling expenses ; have no apologies to make for pro
when engaged In such work. !
It is known that Commissioner !
Walker favors adopting this plan
again and to an extent he has Com
missioner Cockburn with him in the I
matter. However, the east end com- j
missioncr also looks with favor upon
Judge Maloin y's plan and it is pos-j
sible he may favor that plan when
t'mo for action arrives.
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SUNDAY TO
BE HELD IN ALBANY
Albany, . Y., Feb. 25. "Suffrage
Suv.day" will be observed In Albany
tomorrow by the hosts of feminine
would-be voters who have spent the
week here at the legislature and voic
ing their demands for the ballot.
Hevercnd Anna Spencer Garland. vlc-
president of the ethical culture soci
ety of New York will occupy the pul
pit or the Unitarian church and ad
dresses wT.l bo delivered nt other
churches.
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BILL IS VETOED
Governor West Holds Primary
Measure is Contrary to the
Constitution.
ATTEMPT TO TAMPER
WITH LAWS OF .PEOPLE
Section Which Prevents Voter from
Voting for Only One Man Is Moat
Objectionable Executive Thinks
Time to Remedy Defects In Present
Law is After Interests Cease War.
Salem, Ore., Feb. 25. For the rea
son that he holds the bill to be un
constitutional in that it seeks to de
prive the voter of his constitutional
righ to vote for one person for nomi
nation, and for the additional reason
that he considers himself bound un
der his nromise to th neonln of On.
, crrtn t ,1 vctr 'in." Ion' t Yt Q n t n m .a
tamper with the laws that have been,
approved by them.. Governor Oswald.
West filed the second choice primary
bill with the secretary of state yes
terday afternoon with his veto.
"When tne men wno oppose the
people's system cease their attacks
on it and recognize the fact that It
is here to stay, then will it be time
for the legislature to seek to im-
j prove it," says the governor in his
mtssage accompanying the bill. The
governor says regarding the bill In
the veto message:
"It violates sections 1 and 16 of
article II of the constitution of ore-
I eon in this:
i May Have No Second Choice.
"It seeks to deprive the voter of
j his constitutional right to vote for one
( person-for nomination under the tl-
tie to every office where more than
twice as many persons of one politi
cal party are candidates for nomina
tion in one political office division as
there are positions to be filled there
in, unless he also expresses a second
choice among said candidates. He
may not have a second choice, and
the legislature cannot, under the con
stitution compel him to name a sec
ond choice under penalty of losing
his constitutional right to vote for the
nomination of one person.
"But even if the bill was not open
to this constitutional nhWtlnn T
moting any measure that they ap
prove. "Of course, if we are to have no
party organization then there should
be no second choice, but I hold that
If a man is to have the benefit of the
; party name and prestige, that before
having this he ought to be compelled
'to be either the first or second choice
; of the majority of his party. This
house bill 402 required him to do."
MARCH FIRST IS
COLONIST DAY
Salem, Ore.. Feb. 25. Gover-
nor West issued a proclamation
today sett'ng Ma-eh the firnt as
colonist day. AH citizens are
roiUtstel to write letters east
setting forth tho advantages of
Oregon.
SECOND
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