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WEATnER REPORT.
Showers and thunder
storms tonight or
Sunday.
Calling cards, wed
ding stationery, torn
merclal stationery and
Job printing to order
at the Bat Draconian.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 24
PENDLETOX. OREGON", KATTItDAY, SKI'TKMHKU 2, 191
XO. 7207
BANDITS HOB
S.P.E
Sheriff's Posse, Handicapped
by Six Hour Lead, are Pur
suing Robbers.
WELLS FARGO COMPANY
ARE ONLY ISERS
Itlow Safe, Secure Ijurgc Amount or
Money uml EMcapo in Automobile
After Firing Shots at Trainmen
live la Hand, One a Negro.
Redding. Calif.. Sept. 3. With a
ix hours lead, five men who shortly
b fore 9 o'clock lust night held up
the southbound Southern Pacific ex
press train No. 15 at Gibson station,
forty-throe miles north of here, and
robbed an express car In charge of
Messenger Meyers,, are being pursued
by a sheriff's posse today.
The men boarded the train while
It was awaiting the passage of the
Shasta limited nd before the ex-
ress messenger could close his doors,
tney covered him with guns and fired
several shots at Engineer Coleman
avid Fireman Dickey when they put
tl clr heads from the cab windows to
ham the cause of the commotion In
the cxprn-'s car.
The men secured a large amount of
pioncy, hlch was being carried In
a safe wh'ch they blew up with dyna
riltc. The company has not given
out the eact amount.
The robbers did not take anything
except ciln and it Is believed that
they escaped In an automobile. Ono
of the bandits was a negro. They
I oarded the train at Gibson and
forced the engineer to proceed, blow
ing the safe as the train speeded
along.
Securing the booty, they brought
the train to u standstill-and left after
firing several shots ut the. train.
Secure $7,000.
Sun Francisco, Sept. 2. Officials
cf the Wells Fargo express company
1 ere announce that $7,000 was taken
from their car last night by the Red
ding band'ts.
The train eaehed this city this
morning ur.d the passengers were bad
ly frightened, but none were harmed.
RAINIER FOLK WIN FIGHT
FOR FIVE CENT FARES
Seattle, Wash.. Sept. 2. Following
the action of Federal Judge Hanford
ystcrday In dlsolving the temporary
injunction he had Issued against tlio
people of Uainier Valley at the be
lust of the Seattlo-Renton trolly line,
the company today began issuing
tiansfers and collecting only single
fares. Thus the fight, with the peo
ple vitoilous, is temporarily ended
at least. The case will now go on
pppeal to the United States supreme
ecu i t.
Because Judge Hanford ltwucd the
Injunction, he was burned in , effigy
and denounced, and nine men, who
started a movement to Impeach him,
are now awaiting Indictment on
charges of "obstructing Justice,"
Thief Would Return Painting.
Paris, Sept. 2. It Is today reporrted
that the French government has re
Vp!VPd a cnmniunlcation from the
illef" w iio has the ' nalntinir "Mona
Liza," offering to return the picture
for J30.000. ' j
Texas Senator Dies,
Corslcana, Texas, Sept. 2. Former
X. lilted States Senator Roger Q. Mills,
(i'ed here today following a long Ill
ness. WIND STORM STRIKES
The brief but Violent wind storm
which swept down upon Pendleton
yesterday evening shortly after 6
o'clock, struck the temporary !ot
bridge above Main street bridge now
under construction with sucb terrific
force that It fell with a crash and
now lies a pile of wreckage in the
liver bed. It was only by rare good
fortune that no pedestrians were car-
sled down with It for the accident oc
curred Just at the time when many
business men were returning to their
homes.
At it was Frank Neagle and bis son
had very narrow escapes from death
or serious Injury. They had got mid
way on the bridge when they felt It
way and rock before the terrific
blasts that swept down the river,
feeling that It was about to fall, they
ran and Just leaped on to the bank
when a gust of unusual violence car
ried it from Its Insecure foundations
nnd deposited it" with a crash Into
the river bod. Cllve Cheshire and
Mrs. Brusha also bad narrow escapes,
the ono having Just crossed and the
ether Just starting to cross.
Immediately a'ter the wreck of the
temporary structure, punks were laid
across the steel beams of the' new
brldgo and, although these did not af
MESS
THREATEN TO
ISM)V-l'P CANAL.
-
Washington, Sept. 2. Be-
cause of a threat to blow up the
Panama canal with dynamite,
the government has decided to
Immediately dispatch the Tenth
Infantry, now stationed In Tex-
as, to the canal zone, to prevent
any troube. The threat . was
made by opponents of President
Arohemana, they believing that
by blowing up the canal that the
government would oust the
president of the little nation.
run c m
J. A. Boric Head of Company
Purchasing Interest of
Robt. Forster
As a result of a trade completed
today, Robert Forster. for many years
owner of the Pendleton planing mill,
has sold his mMI and business to J.
A. Umle and usoviites. Mr. Horie
's now In charge of the mil and will
henceforth direct its operations. The
title to the mill will rest with the
Pendleton Planing & Lumber com
pany, which concern will aiso conduct
the lumber bus.ness of the J. A. Bone
Lumber company.
Under the terms of the deal Just
made a half Interest in the planing
mill hahs been purchased by Mr. Ho
rie personally, while the remaining
half interest has been taken by asso
ciates living elsewhere than in Pen
dleton. The price for which the mill
was sold ha snot been made known
but It Is seid the mil property com
plete is valued at $40,000. Tne real
ty consists of 16 lots, upon wh'ch the
mill and lumber yard are located.
It is understood that Mr. Forster
has sold his business with a view to
taking a rest and rrecuperating his
health. He will go to the coast for
the present to Join his famiy and will
not engage in further active business
at this time.
6. M. RICE BUYS
MAIN STREET BLOCK
i At 2 o'clock this afternoon, the
' John Schmidt block on Main street
1 tetween Webb and Alta changed
1 hands, G. M. Hice, cashier of the First
' National Hunk bidding In the prop-
( rty at a sheriff's auction on the front
Sieps of the Court house. The figure
at which it was sold was $25,700.
This action followed a suit Instituted
some time ago hy the bank for the
foreclosure of a mortgage which it
.Juid on the property.
AVIATOR SURVIVES 500
FOOT FALL INTO OCEAN
Squalitum Aviation Field, Boston,
September 2. Aviator Joseph Cum
m'.ngs dropped into Dorihesto bay to
day from a height of MO feet. He
was hardly hurt nnd his escape was
miraculous. A cylinder blew out,
cairslng his monoplane to drop in
to thy water and sank. The crew
from the revenue cutter Gresham
picked him up.
CITY; BRIDGE
ford a passage any too safe, and
caused some north side residents to
drink only of lemonade last night,
they served their purpose without ac
cident. The temporary bridge will
not be rebuilt but means of crossing
by the new bridge will be prepared
until the permnnent" footbridges are
in place.
The windstorm of last evening was
very unusual both from point of viol
ence, direction and durration. It
swept down from the east and car
ried great swirls of dust with It, but
fortunately lasted but a short time.
Stato in Robolllon.
El Paso, Texas, Sept. 2. According
to a special to the Times last night
from Hermoslllo, the Btate of S,na
loa, Mexico, is in rebellion against the
Mexican government. Governor Juan
M. Banderas, heads the revolt, ce-
clarlng for an Independent state,
Innugtirutetl President.
Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sept. 2. Gen
eral Emillo Estrada was inaugurated
president of Ecuador today. General
Flavio Alfaro, who recently endeavor
ed to foment arevolution, addressed
ills friends and requested them to rec
ognise the new regime.
MM INVOLVED
s
Employes of Water oard In
timidated by Band Led by
Red Elk
THORN HOLLOW DISPUTE
IS NOT YET SETTLED!
Sii)Mrtcrs of Former Owner of Land
Arm Themselves and Threaten
Trouble Unless Workers Ieavc VI
clnlty Firing; of Shots Reported.
That the Indians on the reservation
are not reconciled to the loss of the
.'horn Hollow springs and may put
l p an armed resistance to their use as
a source .f water supply for Pendle
ton is apparent from reports receiv
ed in this city today. Red Elk, son
of Wenix, one of the squaws who for
merly o vned the land on which the
springs are located, Is the head of the
opposition and last night succeeded In
('.riving the crew of men engaged in
developing the springs away by
threats.
A telegram to that effect was re
ceived by the water commission and
orders to hold their ground until fur
ther directions were wired back to
them, according to advices. Other
leports t ) the effect that Red KIk with
a small 1-ind of braves hail taken up
a position on the high bluffs and had
opened tire have been received but
there is no confirmation.
For some time past the Indians
have be-ii threatening to arm them
selves and drive the workers away
riul last night after dusk Red Elk
went to the springs and, with a large
l.oe, began filling in the ditches which
the men have been digging. From
the telegram received it is apparent
lhat he Intimidated the. crew to the
(xteiit that he wis not Interfered
w 'th.
The w.cn- commissioner arc loth to
discuss the situation further than
stiying th.a evn-ything Is all right.
.MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESS
LAUNCHED IN CALIFORNIA
Herkley. Calif., Sept. 2. "The peo
ple are ready to rule and want to rule
wisely. The aim of the initiative and
recall, is to furnish them with the
power to (;o so with protection against
those corttlpt influences that seek to
restrain.'
1 The foregoing is the cry of a state'
wide car.ipaign for progressive const!-j
lutlonal amendments to the charter '
of the suite of California, which was
f uniitlly inunehod hy Governor John
son last :;lght when he addressed a
meeting of two thousand voters of the
nty.
Murders and Cremates.
Klmballton Iowa. Sept. 2. Mrs
Paul Amlvrson. 32 years of age, to
day shot and killed h-r S-year-old
stepson and then set fiiy to the bed
on which he had fallen, buttling the
house to the gr und. Her husband
r-t-eing the flames, rushed to the house
and was shot and badly injured. The
woman later attempted sulc.de by
h -toting. Both will rercovcr. Jeal
ousy is sa'd t) nave iji en the cause of
the tragedy.
FISHER MAY NOT GET
TO INSPECT PROJECT
Secretary of the Interior Fisher
will probably not get to visit Ucrm'S-
ton end the Umatilla project but will
pass through Pendleton September 8
en route to Boise from North Yaki
ma. Information to th's effect was re
ceived here today from D. C. Brow-
nel of Umatilla, who has been in the
(ity. According to Mr. Brownell he
recently discussed with Mr. Blanchard
'.he question of the West Umatilla ex
tension and the secretary's vis't. He
was Informed by Mr. Blanchard that
it is very probable the secretary's
itinerary will bo such that he will be
forced to foreg) Inspecting the pro
ject in person.
In the view of Sir. Brownell, the
outlook for the extension seems very
bright and he Is also hopeful over the
out'ook In the town of Umatilla. There
Is one new building under way In the
little town now and others are prom
ised. With the development work
promised for the near future and with
the river busini s, Mr. Brownell be
lieves that Umatilla's future looks
Havana Teamsters Strike.
Havana Sept 2. A general strike
of 3400 Havana teamsters was culled
today.
Roy T. Bishop, of the Pendleton
woolen mills, returned last evening
from a ttlp to Seattle'.
WHITES 1
BEATTIE A I
T
'Mysterious Witness" Proves
to be Driver cf Car Prev-'
iously Mentioned
RESPECTABLE MARRIED
MAN WITH AFFINITY
l earing Domestic Troubles, Had Kept
Silent Woman Coniuinloii Was on
Ruiinin;' Hoard of Car Judge
Threatened With Hcing Killed.
Chesterfield Court House, Va , Sept j
1. A de ided victory was scored to-'
day by the defense in the case of Hen-
r;' Clay Beattie, Jr., and a sensation ;
created when the "mysterious witness"
In the person of Charles Kastellberg. i
a Richmond meat dealer, was put on 1
ihe witness stand and testified that!
l.e was the man who was working i
over his 'jutomohile on the Midlothian
pike, while a woman stood on the
running board, the night of the mur- j
der of .Mrs. Reattie, for which the
young husband Is being tried.
Kastellberg stated that his woman
companion's Identity was unknown to
b-m and that he had not mentioned
the matter until the Beattle develop
ments threatened to put the Incident
cn an innocent person, for fear of do
mestic trouble in his own home over
the affair. He stated that he was at
the time re-filling his radiator.
This in a great measure, substanti
as the contention of Henry Reattie.
that his i'utomobile had not stopped
previous to the murder.
Elsie Mosely, an eged negress today
testified that she had heard two
shots ;iriil the blast of an auto horn,
from her homo near the scene of the
murder.
V. H. Sampson, a personal friend
of i.'en;r Ileattie, testified that the
defendant's relations with Peulah Bin
ford. weie broken off after his mar
riage to the woman who was later
i.'iui dered.
No little excitement was caused in
tiie court room today when Judge Gol
ursinaer rec ived an annonymous let
ter, in which lie was warned that he
would be shot if he sentenced Beat
tie to die in the electric chair.
BELGIUM VERY AFRAID
OF GERMAN -FRANCO WAR
Bruss. Is. Belgium, Sept. 2. Believ-'
i ig thai there Is now grave danger
of war breaking out within the near
future bit ween Germany and France,
ever the Moroccan situation, the Bel
pium government today canceled all
leaves of absence which have been
granted recently an.l abandoned the
field army maneuvers which have
I een under way for some time.
In their stead a series of fortress1
maneuveis were inaugurated. All ar-i
tiilery rc.-'iiiients are being strength-'
(tied ami other means of enforcing
t'eutrali'. are being arranged. ;
-V Inquest Necessary, ,
T.'is Aii,-clos, Sept. 2. The coroner;
today di-iided that no inquest was!
necessary in the case of Dr Ryan who '
; I'sterday murdered bis wife and'
suicided.
RELEASED ON BOND
Walla W'ullii, Wash., Sept. 2.
"Having spent a n'ght and part of a
day In a filthy cell in the county jail,
where she was confined and not al
lowed to communicate with her bus- i
1 and or attorney follow ing her arrest i
on the charge of being Implicated in j
the performance of an illegal surgical'
operation which is alleged to have
resulted in the death of Mrs. Delia'
Reams, Dr. Alice Prather was yes-1
terday released on ball in the amount i
of $5000 which was furnished by!
friends as soon as had been fixed.
Dr. John A. Hamilton, who is alleg- j
ed to have performed the operation
"n the Trather sanitorlum, is still in
custody and his bail is fixed at $10,-'
000. I
The body of the dead woman was!
exhumed yesterday and examnied by j
a coroner's jury. The inquest will '
lie held later and local physicians, It
is believed, wil do everything in their
power to push the prosecution against
the woman and man doctors, as it is
claimed that they have incurred the
ill will of regular practitioners, who
do not approve of the methods used
by the physician owner of the san.
torium and her assistant, Dr. Hamil
ton. It developed that the husband of
the dead woman had insisted on her
burial shortly alter her death and
that, while ho is deeply affected by
her death, he does not bear any 111
will aga'nst the two accused doctors.
SCO POM
WOMAN DOCTOR IS
DR. COOK SAYS
HE HAS Ills PROOF.
New York Sept. 2. Reiterat
ing his claims to being the first
discoverer of the north pole and
declaring that he is now in a
position to prove hts case be
yond any doubt, Dr. Frederick
Cook today filed sensational
charges against Rear-Admiral
reary, w no had pre
viously discredited Dr. Cook.
He asks that congress investi
gate the rival claims, which he
says will be submitted next
month.-
U -v V. i. Tl .
BIRCH AND M'KAY
CREEK SETTLERS
WIN THEIR FIGHT
Commissioner Cochran Allows
Motion to Continue Case
Until May
A big victory was won by the wa
ter users on Birch and McKay creek
and lower Umatilla river yesterday
i fternoon when Water Commissioner
George T. Cochran allowed the motion
fur continuing the 300 or 'more cases
which the government instituted
against them and named the second
Monday in May as the date for the
'ett'ng of the trials. The considera
tion of the motion took nearly the en
tire day, Attorney Oliver P. Morton
for the government contest'ng the
move bitterly.
Colonel J. H. Raley introduced the
motion and made the opening argu
ment, and was followed by Attorneys
Fee Lowell and Drowiey, for the wa
ter users. They declared that their
(Hints d'd not believe two and one
half acre feet to the acre sufficient
for irrigation purposes as maintained
by the government, but would be un
able 1 1 prove their claim at an early
trial because tiny have not been given
sufficient time to measure the' water
thy hae been accustomed to use.
(Uiver P. Morton declared the mo.
lion for postponement of trial to be
preposterous and po nted out vehement-
that it was not he nor the rec
lamation service, but the United States
f America that demanded immediate
(Continued on 'paSe ten.)
CITY OFFICIALS OF
TOLEDO ARE DROWNED
I.
Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 2. Seven mem
bers of a party who were fishing in
Maumee bay, met their deaths today
when the launch which they occupied
was run down and sent to the bottom
of the br.j by the freighter Thi'dip
Minch.
The deed are:
James Wilson, suncrintendent of the
city wat-r works.
Alderman Harry Batch, member at
large of the Toledo city council.
Fred Shane, director of civil service
for the rhy government.
William Latt. William Carroll and
Rudolph Yunker. all members at the
wr.ter works, of the city, and Thomas
Purcell,
It is ci timed by the officers of the
freighter that the launch attempted
to cross the bow of the larger veseel,
'nusing the accident.
POLICE PROTECTION PERFECT FOR ROUND-UP
That police protection such as this
city and few others of its size have
ever had will be afforded during the
Round-Up Is the announcement of the
city officials and the Round-Up di
rectors made this morning.
Realizing that among the great
throngs that will be here for the cele
bration there will undoubtedly be
many crooks and blacklegs who will
seek to ply their nefarious trades un
der cover of the excitement, both the
city and the frontier association have
taken steps to insure protection to
townspeople and visitors.
Chief Gurdane has not yet decided
upon the number of special officers
he will enlist for the week but he has
a large number of blanks prepared to
wh.ch he is getting signatures al
ready. There will be at least one po
liceman on the street to every block
in the business section, while the res
idence districts will be patrolled day
and night by men with stars.
Officer For Eneh Saloon.
The proprietors of ull the saloons In
the city have signified their intentions
of having an officer stationed .tr each
ot their places of business to prevent
disorderly conduct or crime of any
description.
HURRY CALL
FOR UNION MEET
All Committeemen of Federa
' tion on Harriman System to
Gather in Frisco
MATTE ROF STRIKE
HANGS ON CONFERENCE
Still Some Hoe That General Mas
er Kruttschnitt Will Concede Rec
ognition oi New Organization and .
Another .Meeting With Officer "
San Francisco, Sept. 2. A call to
ril committeeman of the federated
shop employes on the Harriman sysw
iem to meet here next Tuesday, wa
w ired out today by President Kilinew-.
of the Backsmitns' union, who Is act
ing as chairman of the conference
officials, who were denied recogni
tion, as a federation by General Man
ager Kruttschnitt yesterday.
The coming conference is likely to
determine whether stens will be ta
ken to call a strike and also to deal
with the possibility of another meet--ng
with Mr. Kruttschnitt.
It is believed that there is some se
cret negotiations between the unioa -and
railroad officias on now.
President Kline says thirty-one ad
ditional delegates fro mpoints as far
away as Pocatello, Ida., Denver, CoL,
and New Orleans, La , will assemble
here to thoroughly discuss the matter
before a strike order is issued. Mr.
Kruttschnitt started for Chicago to
day. Some federation representatives be
ievo that that Mr. Kruttschnitt may
yet concede to recognition of the fed
eration. The representatives al.Sij cited sev
eral instances wherre m?n of Ions
standing had been laid off, in the re
cent retrenchment movement, when
other men who had been employed,
a shorter time, were retained. In
ach case the discharged men were
I active unionists.
j Mr. Kline this afternoon said that
jti.e situation had taken a decidedly
! f ivorable turn, but would not go In
j to details. This is taken to indicate
, that communication with Mr. Krutt
I bt hnitt has been renewed.
1 Wait Until Labor Day.
Chicago, 111., Sept. 2 Secretary
! Kramer, of the Blacksmith's union-.
I today said that no definite action om
a possible strike would be taken be
' fore Labo- Day.
j LalKir Optimistic.
Los Angeles, Caiif., Sept. 2. Fol
I lowing the receipt of telegrams from'
San Francisco to, lay, labor leaders'
; here appear to be confident that Gen
j f'al Manager Kruttschnitt will recog
lf.ze the federation system of employee
nd that the differences will be aiiilc-
eHy settled soon.
Labor Endorses Plan.
San Francisco, Cal.. Sept. 2. The
an Francisco labor council, repre
senting 55 000 worklngmen, today-
gave unanimous endorsement to the
I roposed government development of
the Alaskan coal lands.
Chine-so Section Biiriif.
Manila. Sept. - Fir. n Tola Te-.-troyed
a block of C'liae-.- houses
The loss -is half ; million dollars, two
fifths of which is covered by insur
ance. Roller Kills Eight.
Stettin. Germany. Sept. 2. Tho
boiler of the steamer Strewe explod
ed near the mouth of the Oder, kill
ing e ght persons.
At the meeting of the Round-Ur
directors last evening, they decided,
to ask the city for twelve extra po
licemen for service at the park and
camping grounds. Four of these men
will be delegated to patrol the fence,
at the park to stop those disposed to
see the show without paying. Any of
these persons caught will be place!,
under arrest and either put '.n a tem
porary Jail on the grounds or sent to--the
city jail in a patrol wagon. Sentry
boxes will be stationed along the fenc
so that the officers can command a.
view of the entire boundaries of the;
park.
Two mounted officers will take
thelr places in the arena so that the-y
can respond to a call from any direc
tion. Each officer and each director
of the show will bo provided with a
vh stlo so that aid can be summoned
f necessary. Then there will be two
nher officers on foot in the stadium
I whose duty it will be to guard the box
tffices to frustrate any attempt th.it
! "rght be made to make away witr
j the gate receipts.
Guard Cninping Ground,
Both a day arid a n ght policeman -i
I (Continued on page ten.)