East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, March 01, 1911, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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    EVENING EDITIOH
EVENING EDITION
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ding stationery, eotn
merclal stationery and
Job printing to 'rd-r
at the East Or-ntn
WEATUIsH REPORT.
Fair tonight and to
morrow; warmer.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
PENDLETON. OIIEGON, WEDNESDAY. MAliCII 1, ll 1.
NO. 7149
VOL. 24.
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BOARD OF CDMMISSIONEttS TO
SUBMIT BDNDJSSUE TO VOTERS
MILLION DOLLARS IN IHHIUQR PUNSED
Ture Mountain Water Will Bo Brought From Thorn Hollow Springs II
People Approve ot $200,000 Bond Issue Two Sieclal Elections Neces
saryAction Derided Upon at Lust Nights Meeting of the Board
First Election In Six WeoJo Two Reservoirs Will bo Constructed
Branch Asylum, New High School, Federal Building, Catholic Church,
Main Street Bridge, Sower Extension and Street Work Bring Value of
Summer's Activities to More Than
IroFpeetlve Local Work
Branch Bylum J BOO
Gravity water system.. 200
New high school 100
4 Federal building 100
Catholic church 50
Main Etreet brldgo 30
Sewer extension 20
Total 1,000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
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By action of the board of water
commissioners taken last evening It
has been decided to construct a grav
ity water system for Pendleton pro
vided the people approve of a $200,
000 bond issue for the purpose. Le
gal work looking towards calling the
special election is now underway.
An announcement to this effect was
made today by J. T. Brown, chairman
of the water commissioners. Follow
ing the meeting of the board yester
day evening Mr. Brown informed
Mayor Murphy of the action taken
and the mayor has already given In
structions to the city attorney with
referenco to preparing, for the elec
tion. It la probable thut two elections
will be necessary, one to vote a char
ter amendment permitting the lssu
. ance of the gravity water system bonds
and the second to pass upon the
$200,000 bond Issue. The first elec
itioii will be held In itibout six weeks
time and the second election as soon
.as possible following the first.
Vtom Thorn Hollow.
Under tl e plans adopted by the wa
iter commlsloners will go for Its new
water suppiy to the springs In Thorn
.Hollow, In. the foothllle of the Blue
mountains. It Is estimated that the
flow of water from the .springs am
ounts to from three to five million
gallons dally. As at present the city
uses from MO. 000 to a million gal
lons dally It will be seen that the sup
ply will be ample for many j-ears at
least. Should the supply eventually
become inadequate then tho-et'y may
So further Into the mountains and
draw a supply from the north fork
of the Umatilla river above Wtnaha
prlngs.
.Under the plans adopted water will
b brought a distance of 14 .milosind
an J.8 inch main will be used part way
an a 28 Inch main the remainder.
The engineering work was done hy iF.
C. Jtelsay.
Two Reservoirs.
Two reservoirs will bo established
one on the north side hill above the
Chartae Ferguson bungalow a&d one
on the hill .above the present reser
voir. Bach ireservoir sw'll have a ca
pacity of one million gallons and each
will be 44 feet higher ithan the pres
nt reservoir. Those reservoirs will
be of such elevation and alzo as to as
ure an abundant supply of water for
all sections of the city and likewise
tor the branch hospital.
The Right of Way.
Regarding the proposition of secur
ing a right of way across the reserva
tion for the pipe line Chairman Brown
ays that the way now seems clear.
LABORER FALLS
H. O. Patch, a laborer ef Pilot Rock
Is dead at the Folsom undertaking
parlors as a result of a fall down
stairs yesterday. At tho time of the
accident he was intoxicated and was
starting down the stairs in the Brad
burn building In Pilot Rock. He fell
a distance of 15 feet and struck his
head in such a manner as to fracture
his skull from the back of his head
to the temple bone.
Despite his terrible Injury Patch
lived for several hours. He was
brought to theclty on the afternoon
passenger train and taken to the St.
Anthony's hospital where he was op
T
Million.
At the request of the board Congress
man Ellis has consulted with the in
tt-rlor department regarding a right
of way across the unallotted lands.
This right of way has been promised
and the government, through Major
Swartzlander, will also assist in secur
ing rights of way from the Indiana
who hold allotments. No trouble Is
anticipated in securing such rights of
way since the city may condemn
rights of way if unable to secure them
upon satisfactory terms by any other
course.
When the special city Is elected to
vote a charter change preparatory
to voting the water bond Issue the city
administration will also submit to the
voters an amendment bearing upon
the subject of street work. An an-
nouncement to this effect was made
today by Mayor B. J. Murphy. Ac
cording to the mayor the amendment
has not yet been drafted but the most
important thing about the amendment
will bo the fact that it will excuse the
city from paying for the Intersections
when paving or macadam work is
done. This change Is desired for th
reason that under the present charter
the city would quickly run short of
funds were any extensive street work
undertaken.
Mayor Murphy states that the char
ter change will bo worked out by the
city attorney and members of the
council previous to being submitted
to the people.
.llnkertons Ixxik for Stolen Jewels.
New Tork. March 1. The Plnkei-
tons today took a hand In the search
for the Jewels valued at I ISO. 000
nfolen from tho utateroom of Mrs
Drummond on the liner AmeflKu. She
had them Insured for $100,000 so s
taking the loss pnllosophically.
LD MEN
Vi
PLEADS GUILTY
New York, March 1. Following a
stormy session with his client, Former
District Attorney Jerome, formally
withdrew as attorney for Joseph Rob
in, the wrecker of the Washington
savings hank. Robin then changed
his plea from not guilty to guilty of
larceny of $27,000 from the bank.
Jerome said that Robin's actions to
day convinced him that Robin Is in
sane. Robin was then returned to
the tombs after the district attorney
disked that he he sentenced March 26.
"It Is easy to fool the alienists,"
said Robin as he went toward his cell,
"lut you can't fool the common peo
ple and because I believe this I've de
cided to take no chances and to plead
pulKy In the hope of doing every thing
IiHRble to assist the authorities."
District Attorney Whitman admitted
this afternoon that Robin had given
him the names of men Involved In the
bsnkwrecking and wholesale Indict
ments nd startling revelations are ex
pected. TO RIS DEATR
erated upon by Drs. Parker and
Lleuatlon. However he was so badly
Injured that recovery was Impossible
and he succumbed within an hour
following the operation.
The dead man has been living ar
ound Pilot Rock for the past 16
years. He has worked at odd Jobs for
different people during that time. He
was about 45 years of age. He has
no relatives living In this section but
some of his . people living in Denver
have been notified of his death. Un
til word Is received from them the
arrangements for the funeral are be
ing withheld.
urn KEEPS
SEAT IN SENATE
THE FINAL VOTE IS
FORTY TO FORTY-SIX
Progressives Fall to Oust "Blonde
Boss" Accused of Briber- One of
Most Remarkable Fights Semite
Ever Saw Magazines Win.
Washington, D. C, March 1. With
forty voting that they believed him
corrupt and forty-six voting for his
exoneration of the general charges or
bribery and corruption in his elec
tion Lorimer was today vindicated
and the resolution to unseat him was
lost. It ends one of the most re
niarkuble fights in the history of tne
United States senate in which the
progressives headed by Beveridge de
clared the "blonde boss' had been
whitewashed by a majority of the in
vestigation committee and demanded
his unseating. During it all Lori
mer never specifically defended him
self and steadfastly refused to re
sign. The galleries were crowded when
the vote was taken.
The features of the three weeks'
struggle were the speeches by Bev
eridge, Rolf and Crawford, all of
them bitterly attacking Lorimer, and
when the vote seemed imminent they
began a filibuster which held the
senate to an all night session. For
himself Lorimer appeared and spoke
in his own behalf in which he review
ed his early struggles and attributed
the fact that democrats he knew
while driving a street car caused
democrats to vote for him as sena
tor. Among those voting for Lorimer
were Carter of Montana; Flint of
California; Heyburn of Idaho; Pi'i-s
of Washington. Those against h!:n
were Bourne and Chamberlain of
Oregon; Borah of Idaho, and Dix n
of .Montana.
Man.iiHN Win Victory.
Washington, D. C, March 1. The
senate met today under an agreement
to vote on Lorimer this afternoon, t?.e
disposition of the tariff board meas
ure before March 4, and to. hold night
and day sessions to pass the appro
priation bills. The magazine publish
ers won a victory when it was agreed
that the bill increasing second class
postage rates be dropped. No agree
ment was reached concerning reci
procity, and Vice President Sherman
said today that he believed an extra
session will be inevitable.
It was stated at the white house
that Taft's mind is unchanged ana
that an extra session will be held
unless reciprocity is voted on.
RUSSIAN PAPERS FORSEE
BIG REVOLT IX CHINA
St. Petersburg, Russia, March 1.
The newspapers at Reltch, which re
cently voiced the Imperial govern
ment's demand on China declares to
day that a great revolt against the
Manchu dynasty is being organized in
l'eking. The Impending revolts, they
say are fraught with the greatest
danger to foreigners and they Inti
mate broadly that Intervention by
European powers may be necessary to
prevent a repetition of the boxer
troubles.
NO BOXING ALLOWED
IN WASHINGTON
Ciympla, Wash., March. 1. There
will be no boxing In Washington The
senate today killed the bill providing
for Jen-round no-decislon contests
which Tommy Burns had been at
tempting to have passed. The vote
was 1 to 22. The bill died by In
definite postponement.
MILLIONAIRES TRY TO
E
Washington, March 1. Attorney
General Wlckersham today is consid
ering an offer by the Duveen Art
Importing company of New York to
pay back more than one million dol
lars which they are alleged to hnve
defrauded the government through
undervaluation of goods brought into
the United States from abroad. The
Duveens are also said to have agreed
to pay .'inea In the courts If they are
promised Immunity from the peniten
tiary. It is said that U. S. District At
torney Wise of New York favors a
compromise.
It looks pretty black for the mil
lionaire brothers today however fol
lowing the declaration of Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury CurtlB who
announce! that there was not enough
money in the world to purchase Im
munity for the Duveens and that the
government would reject all offers of
compromise.
ma
CHICAGO TYPOS GO
OUT ON STRIKE
VIOLATE THEIR OWN BY
LAWS AND AGREEMENT
Morning Papers in Windy City Ap
iwar in Abbreviated Form Presi
dent Lynch of International Union,
Talks.
Chicago, .March 1. President
Lynch of the International Typo
graphical union is expected here to
day to tiike action on the strike of
the 250 union printers which crip
pled the Hearst papers here. It is
believed the printers will be ordered
back to work pending arbitration.
Hearst type Is being set in the Chi
cago Journal's office by union print
ers today and the typos say a strike
will be called there today unless it is
discontinued. The Publishers' asso
ciation declares that if they do that
all union printers will be locked out
in Chicago. All papers in the city
j:e getting out four pages today.
Chicago, March 1. Chicago morn
ing paper's are published in an abbre
viated form because of differences
with the typographical union. In
connection with the matter, the Chi
cago Publishers' association made the
following statement for the morning
papers of March 1:
"On February 3, 1910, James M.
Lynch, president; J. W. Hayes, vice
president, and Hugo Miller, second
vice president of the International
Typographical union, together with
H. X. Kellogg, labor commissioner of
the American Newspaper publishers'
association; Herman Kidder, presi
dent of the American Publishers' as
sociation, and Geo. C. Hitt, publisher
of the Indianapolis Star, the six con
futing the international bord of ar
bitration to adjust the scale of wa
ges for printers employed in the of
fi, , s of the daily newspapers in Chl
eago, met here and made an award,
establishing a scale of wages for
members of the Chicago Typographi
cal union, No. 16, employed on the
uaily newspapers of Chicago.
"The award went into effect at once
in till of the offices. After it became
effective, a question was raised by
printers employed in the offices of the
Chicago American and the Chicago
Examiner, the printers claiming that
they were entitled to be paid on t e
Lasls of 13 1-2 ems per line, whereas
the actual type set measured less than
13 ems per line. The columns of the
Chicago Examiner and the Chicago
American are slightlly narrower than
the columns of all the other Chicago
newspapers. Therefore in demand
ing compensation for type set on a
basis of wider columns, the president
of the union Insisted that the print
ers should be paid for work which
they did not do.
"The management of these two
newspapers, in compliance with the
ci ntract with the printers' union,
agreed to submit the disputed question
for settlement to the Joint standing
committee, a body authorized under
the contract between the Typograph
ical union and the newspapers to set
tle all differences of opinion.
"The offer of settlement was made
in the communication by Victor E.
Lawson, president of the Chicago xj
cal of the American Newspaper Pub
lishers' association in a letter dated
February 18. It was renewed in a
letter dated February 28.
"In spite of these requests and al
so in spite of an offer made by the
management of the Chicago Ameri
can and the Chicago Examiner, to de
posit the small difference in wages
with the president of the Chicago
Typographical union, No. 16, to be
(Continued on page eight.)
BY
Chicago, March 1. The net result
of the Chicago primaries Is the heavi
est blow to the bosses and machines
of both parties the city has ever seen"
said Professor C. E. Merriam of the
University of Chicago who won the
Chicago mayoralty nomination over
his republican opponents. Former
Mayor Harrison won over the demo
cratic machine. Former Mayor
Dunne, also a candidate, threatens to
contest Harrison's nomination on the
ground of fraud.
Line Cnvnlierl Will Sue For Divorce
St. Petersburg. Russia, March I.
Madame Llna Cavallerl, wife of
Chanter, terminates her engagement
tonight here and leaves Immediate
ly for Paris. It Is understood she
will soon bring a divorce suit for
separation from Chanler from whom
she received $50,000 in full settlement
for her ante-marriage contracts.
SiliIEl
COLONIST
IN OREGON
People of Entire State Expect
ed to Write Lexers to Their
Friends in the East.
ATTRACTIONS OF BEAVER
STATE ARE TO BE URGED
Governor Proclaims Half Holiday :
and Speaks of Opportunities Here
for Settlement and Development !
Commercial Organizations and
Uailroads of State Co-operating In
the Move to Bring Homeseekers.
This is Colonist Day in Oregon.
Governor West has issued a procla
mation declaring a half holiday, and
throughout the whole state, people
are expected to write to acquaintances
back east and urge upon-them Tne '
attractions of the Beaver state as a
place for permanent residence. Un- '
der the direction of the railroads and j
the commercial bodies, it is expected
this work will be very effective.
.Special folders have been Issued by
the Harriman lines to be sent with
the Utters and they may be obtained
from the commercial organizations of
the various towns. Special one-way-colon
st rates will be in effect from
March 10 to April 10 and It is to call !
attention to these cheap fares that
the letters are being sent out.
The governor In his proclamation
calis attention lo the pro"am for
Colonist Day upon the suggestion of
O. C. Chapman, secretary of the
Oregon Development league. rre
speaks of the opportunities here for
more people and the effect in the
east of a shower of letters from per
sonal friends and acquaintances tell
ing of the attractions Oregon and the
Paifiic northwest offers to the new-'
comer. j
William McMurray, general passen- :
ger agent of the Harriman lines In
the northwest, is enthusiastic over the
idea and is co-operating fully to make
it a grand success. W. E. Coman,
general passenger agent for the Hill
lines in Oregon, is also an ardent sup
porter of the plan and regards It as
a great advertisement for the state.
Men, women, school children, and
in fact everyone who can write, are
urged to Join In the letter shower. '
Resulting publicity for Oregon will
amply repay the small effort expend
ed in sendng out the missives, which
will carry the fame of the state Into
every corner of the country.
THIEVES GET $25,000
IN REGISTERED MAIL
Vancouver, B. C, March 1. There
Is no trace of the thieves who robbed
the registered mails of the "Princess"
of approximately $25,000 while en
route from Skagway today. The
northwest mounted police have been
notified to be on the lookout, as it is
believed the robbers will try to work
their way inland from Prince Rupert
where the police believe the thieves
landed
CHICAGO PACKERS MAY
FACE FEDERAL CHARGE
New York, March 1. Federal in
dictment of Chicago packers Is pre
dicted here by attaches of the district
attorney's office. The federal grand
Jury has begun an examination of the
evidence produced by District Attor
ney Garven of Jersey City, w hich re
sulted in the Indictments in the state
courts. The state Indictments were
Ineffective because the courts held
the packers could not be extradited.
VOTE Oil SCHOOL
On March 23 the people ot this city
will be called upon to vote yes or no
upon tho proposition of voting a $100,
000 bond Issue for the purpose of
erecting a new high school and to
complete the Lincoln school build
ing. The date for tho holding of tho
special school election was fixed at a
meeting of the school board held last
evening. Charles H. Carter, attorney
for the board, is now drafting the call
for the meeting and attending to
other legal steps in connection with
at trait
OPEN FOR RUEF
Former Boss of San Francisco
Must Spend Fourteen Years
in San Quentin.
SUPREME COURT VACATES
ORDER FOR REHEARING
Last Chance of Escaping Sentence
Goes Return to First District
Court Ordered Attorneys for Arch
Grafter Unable to Secure New
Trial for Their Client Case in
Court for Five Years.
San Francisco, March 1. In jail
facing fourteen years In Sun Quentin
for bribery Abe Ruef today pleaded
his last fiht for freedom. He says
he'll curry the case to the United
States supremo court now that the
slate supreme court has reversed its
order grunting him a rehearing.
Ruef was nrreste-d at midnight and
after breaking the news to his famlly
hi- went quietly to the county Jail,
l.itef says he is ready to take his med
icine. Sheriff Finn has decided to take
Ruef to San Quiiitin to begin his sen
tence tlds afternoon.
.n Francisco, March 1. The last
chance of Abraham Rut-f escaping
the service of 14 years in San Quen
tin, on a charge of bribery was dls
s.pated late yesterday when the state
supreme o urt vacated the order
granting the former boss a re-hearing.
The order was made on the motion
of Attorney General Webb which was
argued at length before the court
sitting enbanc last week. At the end
of several days of argument, the mo
tion was taken under advisement,
with yesterday's decision concurred in
by the entire court as the result. The
order was made on the ground that
the absence of Justice F. W. Hen
shaw from the state at the time of the
order granting the rehearing became
effective, made the action a nullity.
In arriving at the decision to vacate
the order this was the only point con
sidered by the court, which contend
ed in the decision accompanying the
order that no other contention of the
attorney general was worthy of con
sideration. In the decision granting the motion
to vacate the order of rehearing, the
court explained that the point on
which it had been granted had never
before been brought to the attention
of the supreme tribunal of this state.
The court declared that the raising
of this point by Attorney General
Webb had raised the gravest doubt
as to the correctness of the court's
proceedure and the subsequent con
sideration of the question by the court
had entirely satisfied it that the point
was well made by the chief attorney
for the state.
Return Ordered.
In conclusion the decision ordered
the return of Ruef to the first district
court of appeals, which has sustained
the order and Judgment of the fed
eral court. Within 24 hours the ap
pelate tribunal must issue a remit
tance to the superior court depart
ment which tried Ruef. This court
will then sign an order directing the
sheriff to take Ruef to San Quen
tin. Abraham Ruef during the Incum
bency of Mayor Eugene Schmitz was
credited with being the political ate
tator of this city. As the result of
the graft disclosures following the
fire of 1906 he was indicted by the
Oliver grand Jury on 70 odd counas,
charging the acceptance and bestow
al of bribes.
He was placed on trial before Judge
Lawlor on a charge of bribing Super
visor John J. Furri to vote in favor
(Continued oa page eight)
BONDS MARCH 23
the matter.
Under the law all men and women
owning property within this city and
paying taxes upon tho same are en
titled to vote at school elections. All
men and women who have children
mending school are also entitled to.
vote, regardless of whether or not
they pay taxes. Citizens who do not
pay taxes and do not have children
In school are not eligible to vote.
On March 23 the polls will be open
from 1 o'clock until 4 for the purpose
of permitting those entitled to vote
to do so.