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WEATHER REPORT.
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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 24.
PENDLETOX, OREGON, TIJI'llSDAV, DKCEMIJEIl 7, 1911.
NO. 7289
!Y CREATE
A H WARD
Bill Providing for Reappor
tionment of City Is In the
Making.
2 ADDITIONAL ALDERMAN
1'iiUor lrnxMl 1,II,I NH-t, sl,lw
Would CoiiHtltulc Ono Ward Fifth
Would Comprise Tterrltory Located
in West Pendleton.
To crcuto an additional ward In the
city and to Increase the number of
councllmen by two la the purpose of
the city aldermen and an ordinance
calling for the reapportionment will
probably bo Introduced before the
council next Wednesday.
For some time past the council hae
had under consideration the propo
sition of creating a ntv ward and last
evUng Councilman rock. member
of the committee, appointed to Inves
tigate, submitted a report upon the
subject.
As contemplated the reapportion
ment will throw the north side into
a ward by Itself and It will continue
to be known as the second ward. The
territory lying on the south Hide of
the river and now Included In the
second ward will be divided-among the
first, third and the new fifth ward.
The fifth ward will comprise territory
li-lng in west Pendleton and Will be
made up of territory now Included in
the four regular wards of the city.
Thereapportlonmmt of the ward
lines will take place jointly with the
changes In the local .reelnct boun
daries and the matter was brought
before the council by County Judge
Mnloney who hns been busy on th3
task of providing for an additional lo
cal precinct comprising territory out
side the city limit. The precinct is
to be known ns Asylum precinct. The
precincts within the city will be
known as East Pendleton, North Tcn
dlcton, Pendleton, South Pendleton
and West Pendleton. The ward num
bers will be in accordance with this
arrangement.
Under the charter It Is held changes
in wards niny bo made by the coun
cil by ordinance and City Attorney
Ralcy will prepare an ordinance call
ing for the reapportionment
TAXlEVY OF NINE
MILLS RECOMMENDED
It the city council adopts the recom
mendations of tho finance committee
with reference to tho city tax levy for
tho coming. year the levy will be nine
mills, the snme ns last year.
At the council meeting Inst night
the finance committee submitted a
report wherein it asked for a levy of
six mills for general purposes, tor
seven-tenths mills for sewers, for two
mills for streets and 'three-tenths
' mills for library purposes, making a
total of nine mills.
Under the proposed levy tho library
will receive tho benefits of slightly
more money than in tho past. Last
your the library levy was two-tenths
mills. However, this Increase is saved
elsewhere nnd the additional money
for the library will therefore mean
no Increase in the city levy.
LOCAL MERCHANT APPEALED TO FOR AID
BY WORKERS OF WORRIT SPANISH SWINDLE
That tho Spanish letter writing
swindiers nro still busy In this section
Is shown by a letter Just received by
John W. Dyer, proprietor of the East
End Grocery and councilman from
the first ward. The following Is the
missive received by Mr. Dyer.
Prison of Madrid, Nov. 11.
Mr. John W. Dyer.
Dear Sir and Relative: Although I
know you only from good references
of my dead mother, Mrs. Mary Dyer,
your relative, gave me, I address my
self to you for tho first time and per
haps tho Inst time, in consideration
of my gravo state of health, request
ing your protection for my only
daughter, a motherless girl of 15
years, who Is now in college.
Before bo'ng Imprisoned here I was
established ns a bnnker in Russia. I
beseech you to help mo to obtain a
sum of $200,000 I have in America
and to take care of my daughter by a
roward of a third part of said sum
nnd tho interest of tho whole stock
during her minority. It being your
duty to'ndvance the necessary funds
to ncrpilre my bnggago. As I Offf In
prison It is prohIblft.'d for mo to ro-
RECORD BROKEN
FOR POOR CROPS
But Uncle Sam's Farm Pro
ducts Are Worth Over
5 Billions
Ha Sufficient Stuff for
Neod.s and Is Forty-four
Richer by Shortage.
Nation's
Millions
Washington, D. C, Dec. 7. De
claring that the last crop season was
replete with adverse conditions, that
broke all previous records and put a
aevure tent the. truth of the assertion
that the nation's varied climate,' soli
and crop?, make a nation wide crop
calamity Impossible, Secretary James
Wil-on. of the department of agricul
ture, today submitted his annual re
port to President Taft. Despite these
discouraging facts, however, the sec
retary suites that America raised suf-
flclent crops to meet all her needs !
and will have a surplus left.
All crops, except cotton, fall below I
the average for the past five years.
Cotton shows a twenty-five per cent 1
Increase over the average for that pe
riod.
Despite this shortage, the crops this
year are worth 15,504.000,000, which
is 144,000.000 more than the value
of the larger crops of 1910.
Tho hay crrfp Is valued at $700 000,
000 and wheat, with 656 000,000 bush
els. Is worth $600,000,000.
fa.AVIS SAYS AM, CLAIMS
IV ALASKA CAN UK CANCELED
Sacramento, Dec 7. Jubilant at contractors and tnere win ne many
tho snpreme court decision, canceling , bidders for the Job. The bids are to
tlx eStacv group of Alaskan coal land, be opened here on January 10 and it
claims. Louis Glavis, who was dls-! is the Intention to have work under
m'ssed by Halllnger becau-e he ex-, taken sufficiently early to get the new
posed the Cunningham coal land building ready by fall, if possible,
scheme, declared that nothing now; During the coming year the Pendle
stands In the way of cancelling all ; ton school district wilj have between
Alaska coal land filings, which num- $45,000 and $50,000 to expend for the
ber 700. The Cunningham group operation and maintenance of the
numbers thlrtv-two and Is worth flf-! schools. The assessed valuation of
ty million dollars , j th" iocal district totals $5,267.1S4, and
.. . the six mill levy voted yesterday will
...,., M.v nv. net the pum of $31,603. Aside from
' SUP KEMK COURT JUSTICE this the city will get $15,000 from the
i county school fund through the $10
Washington,. D. C. Dec. 7.-It was1 Per capita arrangement and approxi
declared openly In official circles, "atoly $3200 will be available from
today, that Secretary of Commerce
and I-ibor Charles Nagel will prob-
ably be the next supreme Judge ap-,
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SHERIFF l'OIl I'WS
L.WALllltl SIAEN1Y THOlsANR
Xew York, Dec. 7. "Returning!
from Paris today Robert Chanler said
' ,7.hl v f.
hat ho had settled with his
Llna Cnyallerl, and she will obtain a
llivorce. lucre n i'i vv nu ict""-
cliiatlon .d.h.?. n-
nancinl. It is understood that
no
paid her $70,000.
COMMONER'S ASSOCIATE
WOIXO A GOVERNOR RE
, , " . " ,,. !
.Incoln, Dec 7.-Richanl Metcalfe.
an s associate editor of the Com-,
LI
Rry
moner. today announced his candidacy
for the governorship at the next prl
mary. Complete Voto Announced.
Los Angeles. Vec. 7 -Tho complete
vote follows: Alexander. , S5.739;
Ilarrimnn, 51,590. Prohibition was
beaten by a majority of G5.S70. Every
good government candidate was elect
ed by a b'g majority.
Oill for Rniik Statements.
Washington, Doc. 7. The comp
troller of the currency today Issued
a call for statements of tho condition
of national banks at the close of busi
ness December 6.
i
'
ceivo public correspondence, but vou !
wlll send a cablegram, signed with'
your full name, not letter, to tho scr-
vnnt'nAmo of my protector who will
deliver it to me just received, to know!
if you received this letter and to in-1
struct you in ail my secret.
I chnrge yorf absolute reserve about
this letter.
Awaiting your cable, I am dear sir,
Tours truly,. 1
AXiEXAXDER VOLKOFF.
Address, C. Uodr'gnes, Ayaia, Madrid,
Spain.
Received letter, Dyer.
Ho Is Irish.
Needless to say, Mr. Dyor disclaims
having any relatives in Madrid and
ho Bays that Indeed the letter will bo
tho last Mr. Volkoff will write to
him. He has turned tho letter over,
to Potmnster Brown so that the fed
eral plcuths may aid In breaking up
the scheme.
The letter to Dyer Is but one of nu
merous such missives rero'ved here
nnd it Is the belief of the councilman
that some people have fallen victims
to tho game or o'hcrwl e the work
would not bo continued so persistent-
ly.
SCHOOL FUTURE
LOOKS BUT
Board Has Sufficient Money
to Complete Many Needed
Improvements.
TO FINISH LINCOLN BLDG.
Planned to Mako Unfinished Structure
Same Size us Other Buildings in
City Work of Trustees Receives
Endorsement.
There are good things in store for
tne local -noois as a result of me re-
ccnt sal of tne n'Sh school bond i-
Eue anJ tne voting of the six mill
u,x levv yesterday. Aside irom car
r'lng on the regular work of
the
schools during the year, the board
now has available money for the con
struction of the splendid new ni6h
school, for the completion of the Lin
coln school and for furnishing the
new high school in an up-to-date
manner.
Tho Lincoln school will be com
pleted during the coming summer and
henceforth will be of the same size
as the Hawthorne and Washington
schools. Plans for the new high
school are already in the hands of
At the school meeting held at the
i .
, nou e e , .
bv Dr. C. J. Smith. It is estimated
of $2. onQ , bp needed f()r
salaries durng the coming year. The
$ be neede(,
! for the sinking fund and aside from
these Items money will be needed for
'"''I. Insurance, power, new furniture
for the hlgU 9chool and other incl-
, b , t am
nft T (h nvnnt- the
SdJmo', 5? ar tHec
. ...Ill
i Fary expenses are met uie ui joua n
j be added to the sink'ng fund.
Roard Is Endorsed,
The meeting at the court hou-e yes
terday was noticeable for the cordial-
it v shown towards the school board.
bo(m, wn d
, , , ,.i ,
' as shown In a substantial manner
when the meet'ng voted to levy a tax
of one-half mill in excess of the re
quest made by the board.
l1U:sn,1iNZ1Cv!; "'VSt vv
f ATTEVI ION 1) Rl SMANS
Washington. D. C, Dec. 7. Presi
dent Taft today sent a message to
congress, in which he outlined the
present state of the government's re
lations with foreign nations.
In this message he calls attention
to the recent refusal of Russia to is
sue passports to American Jews as
follows:
"By direction of the state depart
ment, our ambassador to Russia has
recently been having serious confer
ences with the minister of foreign af
fairs in Russia, with theview of se
curing a clearer understanding of the
construction of the treaty of 1S3
SSHslrESH
of the rights of American citizens,
under the treaty,
Relieve the government ofRus-
pla ls addressing itself seriously to
tlin needs of changing tho present
P'ctices, under the treaty."
The president also urges the senate
to ratif.v. "s soon as possible, the
j Franeo-Britain-American peace treaty
NO JI RY' YET IX
CHICAGO PACKERS5 TRIAL
Chicago, Dec 7. At noon the gov
ernment had tentatively passed eleven
jurors for cause, and had a challenge
pending against the twelfth. The de
fense will begin the llmination of ob
jectionable Jurymen thl9 afternoon.
The government has twenty percmp
tor'es left.
The court room was again Jammed
today. Tho government wants far
mers on the Jury and clo--oly question
ed all veniremen drawn, who reside
in Chicago. ;
Another Mexican Revolt.
El Paso. Dec. 7. Another outbreak
against President Madcro Is reported
!n Chihuahua. Tmons are bolnir
t rushed to the cities of Andreas and
I Parral.
WITEMKIt BEFORE FEDERAL GRAND
JURY CONFESSED MURDERERS ARE
McNamaras Will Refuse
Testify
fo
Los Angeles, Dec. 7. The McXa
mara brothers cal'.ed Captain Galla
gher, the Jailer of the--county prison,
tl their cells today and told him they
would not under any circumstances,
make a statement to the federal
grand Jury which began its session
here today -regarding their knowl
edge of the dynamiting conspiracy. It
Is expected that John J. will be called
anyway and given an opportunity to
decline to answer questions.
Local postofflee inspectors have re
ceived in tructions today to Investi
gate the charges that the United
States mails were misused in gather
ing the MeXamara defense fund and
to turn their evidence over to the
United States district attorney's of
fice. When the federal probe was start
ed today, by Special Attorney General
Lawlor, it requ'red over an hour to
carry the books and documents to
the grand Jury room. This was all the
evidence that had been gathered by
District Attorney Fredericks and De
tective Burns.
It is expected that many prominent
Pacific coast hibor leaders will be In
volved In the case and some of them
have already retained Judge Hilton
to defend them.
Every effort !s being made by the
federal officials to keep their inten
tions secret. Picked men guard the
grand jury room and a'l officials re
fuse to talk.
While the grand Jury probes the
general conspiracy, the Los Angeles
authorities are working on the brib
ery cases, which are alleged to have
precipitated the er'sls in the MeXa
mara cases.
Assistant District Attorney Ford is
marshaling his forces in the proceed
ings again -t Franklin, who will be
glen his first hearing next Monday.
It Is believed that all efforts have
ceased to have the cases dropped.
It is likely that ,the McXamaras
wi'l be taken to San Quentin next
week. They will be taken there se
cretly to prevent any demonstration.
Ityan Ridicules limw.
Washington, Dec. 7. "Detective
riurns likes to hear himself talk," said
Frank Ryan, president of the Inter
national Association of Bridge and
structural Iron Workers here today.
"I'm not hiding."
He den'ed that the ironworkers
organization Is disintegrated as a re
sult of the MeXamara confessions.
Ryan started for Indianapolis with-
STRIKERS ON TRIAL
IN LOCAL COURT
Archie McFarland and Frank
Johnson, Umatilla strikers who are
accused of mistreating sotue Greek
strikebreakers are being given a
hearing before Justice of the Peace
Joe H. Parkes today. A charge of as
sault and battery has been made
against each man and in addition to
that charge John-on is charged with
assault with a deadly weapon.
Owing to tho nature of the case it
is attracting much interest and it is
being hard fought. The prosecution
ii rtproentpd by Deputy District
Attorney Pruitt and by atio.-neys for
the railroad company, while Judge J.
A. Fee represents the. defendants.
OIL TRIST MAY PAY
TWO MILLION'S
IN FIXES
ruffalo, Dec. 7. United States
Judge Hazel today deferred sentences
until December 22nd in the case of
the Standard Oil company, or .New collision with another bark at sea, the
Jersey, convicted yesterday of having schooner .Albert Meyer was picked up
accepted rebates from railroads on left Golden Gate t 'day and brought
oil shipments' from Xew York to Ver-I safely here.
point. The company wa"- found guilty!
of. 143 counts, and can bo lined over
two million dollars. The Standard has !
filed a motion for another trial. I
Royal Family nt Delhi.
Delhi, Deo. 7. King George with
hi; court arrived at Delhi today amid
the boom of ennnon. They were wel
comed by the British viceroy, Lord
Harding, and about one hundred and
fifty native ru'ers whom the king re
ceived. An imposing procession fol
lowed. The coronation Durbar. Tues
day, will be the climax of tho big
slvnv
PORTLAND MAY' DROP OFT
OF NORTHWEST LEAGUE
San Francisco, Dec. 7. Judge Mc
Bredle today said he lost over $6,000
by keeping Portland in the North
western league last season and if he
dees not break even next year he will
quit.
Women
Sacramento
ly will have
tatlves in the
Eligible to Ofriee.
Dec. 7. "Wo certain-
some women represen
next state legislature af
election," said a promt-
tor the net
nrnt member
following the
man Ki.-op's
giblo to overy
of tho assembly today
passage of Assembly
bill making women pll
ofiee in the state.
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Ortle McManlgal tells grand
Jury of alleged conspiracy.
California will not surrender
McManlgal to other states.
MeXamara brothers assert
they will not testify . before
grand Jury.
Collectors of defense fund
under federal probe.
District Attorney' Fredericks
gives federal officers all his
evidence.
Labor leaders 'retain counsel,
for defense against possible
charges of conspiracy.
Effort to have bribery case
dropped, are futile.
Burns tells of his connection
with case.
Federal prosecutor demands
that Gompers secure accounting
.of defense fund.
Labor leaders clash over dis-
position of remainder of de-
fense fund.
Detective Burns makes sen-
sational charge against Samuel
Gompers. 1
out attending the meeting of the Me
Xamara defense committee at the
American Federation of Labor ses
sions. IJurim Tells of Cast.
Xew York. Dec. 7. In tel ing. of his
connection with the MeXamara case.
Detective Burns here today said:
"Mayor Alexander of Los Angeles,
hired me to work on the MeXamara
case first and for a ime he furnished
me with money.
"I learned ear'y that John MeXa
mara was the man I was after, but I
knew I could not arrest him on con
clusive evidence.
"In getting proof I spent $14,000
of my own money and still I did not
have all the threads of evidence and
I told Mayor Alexander that I needed
more funds.
"Alexander was then "in bad" be
cause he had hired me. Big men of
Los Angeles did not want me on the
Job.
"I quit and later Mayor Alexander
sent for me. 1 appeared before
three members of the Merchants and
manufacturers' association and told
them all I knew. Then money was
forthcoming agaly "
Burns goes back CO Philadelphia to
morrow to cont'nue his work of secur
ing evidence.
ITALY TO SEN" I) MORE
TROOPS TO TRIPOLI
London, Dec. 7. Milan advices to
day announce that the Italian gov
ernment Is preparing to dispatch n
fifth division of troops to Tripoli.
When this division lands there will
be approximately 130,000 Italian
troops to cope with about 10,000
Turks and disorganized Arabs, of un
known numbers. The censorship is
so strict that the true situation can
not be ascertained, but it is admitted
the Italians are making no progress.
tllRL CHARGES SHE WAS
KIDNAPPED RY A MAN
Olympia, Dec. 7. Man- Manford.
'age 14, who was kidnapped by Frank
Hollo an Italian, was found along the
roadside late yesterday and rescued.
Shi said Hello made her accompany
him and mistreaed her. The woods
are being scoured for the fugitive.
Helpliss Ship Rescued.
San Francisco, Xov. 7. After
drifting helpless on the h;gh seas for
nearly two weeks, with the jib boom
carried away, in a sinking condition
nnd badly smashed as a result of a
J. W. HlllSTER, OF
T OF
After having 're-elected J. W. Mc
Allister of La Grande ns state presi
dent and having re-elected the entire
old bonrd with but one exception, tho
farmers' union state convention came
to an end last evening and tho scores
of farmers who were hero in attend
ance upon the gathering aro now
wending their wtfy homewards. Tho
final adjournment came at 11 o'clock
last night and marked the close of a
very Interesting and enthusiastic
gathering.
At the eloction of offices held yes
terday 'he vice presidency went to
Mr. Crusoe of The Dalles, while F. A.
Sykes of this county was re-elected
ns secretary. C. C. Connor of Helix
who was a member of the board dur
ing the past year, deel nod a reelec
tion, because of the press of his pri
vate work, and his place on the board
went to Mr. Daugherty, a delegate
from Baker county.
DYNAMITE CONSPI RACY
REVEIAJPMEXTS
AN
McManigal Unfolds
spiracy
Con-'
Los Angeles, Dec. 7. Ortie McMan-'
igal, confessed dynamiter and accom
plice of the McXamaras. was taken
before the federal grand Jury this
forenoon.
McManigal's testimony Is expected
to be the whole ground work from
which the government will build its
structure, which may result in whole
sale Indictments.
He told of all his operations and al
so whatever the McXamaras told him
of the inner circle of dynamiters.
District Attorney Fredericks posi
tively denied that McManlgal will be
turned over to the Milwaukee or Pe
oria authorities, after he has testified
here. "We will loan him, wherever
his service are needed, in the cause
of justice, but we will retain our prior
right to prosecute him," said Freder
icks, j
Demand Cash Accounting1.
Indianapolis, Dec. 7. United States
District Attorney Miller today de
manded that Samuel Gompers, sue
for an accounting of what disposition
was made of the MeXamara defense
fund, "as evidence of good faith and
to show the people how much was
used legitimately, how much for cor
ruption, fees and expenses."
Miller Insists that the center of the
governments investigations, into the
dynamiting case will be here, and
that the others will radiate from In
dianapolis. Labor lycoder Clash.
Washington, Dec. 7. Following a
hot clash with President Ryan of the
iron workers, over the disposition of
the remaining money of the MeXam
ara defense fund, Samuel Gompers
today locked his doors to all news
paper reporters. The trouble started
when Secretary Morrison criticized
Ryan who resented his words.
Attack on Gompers Renewed.
Xew Tork Dec. 7. Returning to
his attack on Gompers Burns hero to
day said his agents are shadowing
every man wanted for the dynamit
ing conspiracy and none will escape.
He said: "If Gompers is so inno
cent, why don't he explain how he
happened to be in Indianapolis the
day after the MeXamara arrests, and
voted for the defense fund.
"The labor leaders were there for
a jollification over five dynamiting?,
which were to have occurred at De
troit, but failed because the places
were too well guarded."
LOCAL HANK STATEMENT
SHOWS HEAVY DEPOSITS
A call for a statement just made of
the First National bank by the United
States bank examiner, finds that In
stitution with deposits such ns are to
be found in few western banks out
side of the large cit'es. The depos
its at this time according to Assist
ant Cashier George Hartman, total
$1,758,000. It is a splendid showing,
yet immediately after the Round-Up
this fa'l the deposits at the First Na
tional totaled almost $2 000 000, and
considerable of the large amount of
money in the city following the big
show is credited to the Found-Up by
Mr. Hatman.
ALIEN MINISTERS CANNOT
AID CCPH) IX OREGON"
Salem. Dec. 7. According to an
opinion of tho attorney general's of
f ce, no mini-ter from outs'de the
state can perform a marrage service
under the new Oregon law. which
says that only ordained ministers, re
siding in Oregon, can secure licenses.
Mrs. Patterson deserved conviction
and pun'sh ner.t. But there's no use
in trying to convict a pretty young
woman murderc.-s.
LA
Among those who were in attend
ance at tlu state xeeting Pendieton
is decidedly the fa w rod town for the
tristate meeting to be held this win
ter. The invitation from the Cora
merelni club to meet hero this year
was waxnily received and efforts will
be made by those who were in at
tendance t j bring about such a result.
"We have met In Walla Walla for
two years." said W. W. Harrah this
morning an l we would like to bring
the convention to Pendleton for a
chango Pendieton Is a very conve
nient point in every way and we are
in hopes of bringing the convention
herae. However, Walla Walla Is en
deavoring to secure tho gathering
again ani has t!.e presti-'e of having
entertained the past conventions lr
good stylo. Tho place for tho tri-state
meeting will bo selectd by tho Joint
officers of tho as oclations from this,
state, Washington and Idaho."
GRANDE, STILL.
MERS UNION: ADJOURNED