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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 24.
PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1912.
NO. 7330
JXBK5S 1LLED 1111 FISHEH fO
COURTS ARE
CHARGES DECISIONS
ARE SOLD TO TRUSTS
Claims Judges Are Corrupt
ed as People Wor
ship Them
lawyer and Publicist, After Years of
Investigutlou Announce UnonrUi
Ing of Astounding Proof of Judicial
Perversion.
New York. Jan. 24. Red hot de
nunciation of American Justice and
courts, which he delares are the last
bulwark of trusts, are voiced in an
article of C. P. Connelly, lawyer and
publicist, which appeared in Every
body's magazine.
Ho relates specific miscarriages of
justice and freely names men high in
commercial life. He says he is pre
pared to "prove that big business in
terests retreated into courts, going to
make a last stand behind the Ju
"diciary." Connelly practiced law In Butte,
Montana, in 1884. He says that in
Rutin ho nav Tiartv conventions pack
ed and Judges named in the interests
of tho largest litigant In the state.
'These Judges," he says, "read de
clslons which were bought and paid
for in thn market place."
"While we have been giving to the
Judges reverence that men once gave
in ulnir. forces that corrupt every
other branch of public life have been
no more reverent to tne juuges wiun
in nldormpn." writes Connelly.
"While we worshiped them they were
corrupted.
"My Investigations have carried me
Into practically every state of the
union: Into both state and federal
nnnrt records. As a result I have
unearthed an astounding tale of Ju
dicial perversion and mal-practlco."
POLITICAL POT SIMMERS
CANDIDATES ARE L
STEIWER AND NEIL FOR
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Frederick Steiwer, well known
young Pendleton lawyer and J. P.
Nell, member of tho bar at Freewater,
will bo pitted against each other for
the republican nomination for dist
rict attorney it present signs hold
ifood. '
That both men are in the race for
S. P. Van Vactor's Job has been ru
mored more or less .?or some weeks
past and the reports arise from the
fact both men have been "taking
soundings" to ascertain the situation.
Nell was in the city yesterday and
while here took occasion to look over
his fences.
Thus far Steiwer has been making
no open effort in behalf of his can
didacy and he says he docs not care
to formally announce himself at this
time. However he frankly states he
Is liable to be in the running at the
primary election in April and if he
runs he will go In to win.
In the event he makes tho raco it
Is more than probable that Steiwer
will point to his services as deputy
rtiairli't attornev and to his residence
In Pendleton ns among the reasons
why he should be clepted. He serv
ed for a time as deputy under G. W.
Phelps before that official was made
Judge and Steiwer also continued in
the position aftor the appointment of
Van Vactor to fill tho unexpired
term.
As to whether or not he will seek
the democratic nomination Mr. Van
Vactor has yet tnado no statement.
Nolthcr is there' any other member
of the minority party who seems an
xious to enter the race.
fi.mt LUNATICS TO SAVE
THEM FROM KILLING SELVES
. Danvcrs, Mass., Jan. 24. Battling
with scores or insane patients to pre
vent them from leaping to their death
from windows during a fire in the
stato insane hospital early todt.y,
ffuards finally were compelled to
knock the patients out with clubs
It Is believed all escaped.
CROOKED
DENOUNCED
AS
DEEIED
or
Constitutional Convention
President Waves a
Red Flag
Culls on People to Prepare to Re
pudiate Bench for Alleged Plot to
Kill Initiative and Referendum
After Their Adoption.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. . 24. Open
defiance of the Ohio supreme court
was made here today by President
Bigelow, in an address before the
constitutional convention.
His remarks were prompted when
opponents of the initiative and ref
erendum cited an ordinance of 1787,
creating the northwest territory of
which Ohio Is a part, and a recent
supremo court decision in the case
of the State vs. "Boone, as indicating
that the court will Invalidate the In
itiative nnd referendum, on the
ground that It conf.lcts with' that ordi
nance.
Vlf the decision of the Ohio su
preme court is not repudiated by the
people," said Bigelow, ' this conven
tion will be reduced to the position
of an ordinary legislature and the
work it docs, though it may be rati
fied by the people, may be made
void by the court.
"Friends of the initiative and ref
erendum are Just awakening to the
fact that the supreme court has laid
plans to have these measures set
aside." " "
Weston Gets Postal Hank.
Washington. D. C Jan. 24. A pos
tal hank will be established Febru
ary 19 at Weston, Ore.
-BE-
OOKING AT THEIR FENCES
S. D. PETERSON TO RUN
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
S. D. Peterson, well known Milton
lawyer and ono of the representatives
from Umatilla county In tho legisla
ture, will be' a candidate to succeed
himself. He will make the raco as an
out and out progressive, taking the
statement No. 1 pledge.
Mr. Peterson was in the city yes
terday and in conversation w th
friends made known his desire to be
returned to the house as the cast end
county's representative. He has thus
fur made no formal announcement of
his candidacy but expects to do so
within a camparatlvely short time.
At the last election Representative
Peterson made the race as a progres
sive and was nominated despite the
fact that on the day of the primary
eloctlon a large proportion of the east
end voters were In Walla Walla for
the races. He had no opposition at
the election and with L. L. Mann
constituted the Umatilla county dele
gatlon in the lower house.
During the legislative session
Peterson was, aligned with tho pro
gresslvo forces and by his course kept
faith with tho promises mado during
the campaign. Ho was a Supporter
of Jerry Rusk for the speakership and
being with the winning faction was
well .rewarded with committee ap
pointments.
Thus far Peterson is the only man
who is certain to bo in the race for
representative , from this county
Whether or not he will seek reelec
tion has not been announced by L. L
Mann. Neither has T. J. Mahoney,
Joint representative, made known his
intentions.
Trainmen Blunted for Wreck.
Chicago, 111., Jan. 24. Holding
Conductor Brainard and Flagman
Breockcr, of train No. 35, and Engi
neer Stuart of train 3, responsible for
the Klnundy wreck, In which Hara
ban and three other railroad offt
clals were killed, responsible for neg
llgence. a board of Inquiry reported
today. The railroad Is absolved from
any blame. , ..
OfflLY
CHEEKING GOTHAM MOB FORCE ROYAL PAKTY TO FIGHT;
MAKE THEM PAItTICIPAXTS IX FUNERAL PROCESSION
New York, Jan. 24. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught .and
Princess Patrlca were almost mobbed today by cheering thousands
when they visited the Stock Exchange. They were forced to battle
their way kito the Stock Exchange building from their autos. When
they got ready to' leave, more police guards?, to clear a way, were
phoned for. The party included the Reids.
After visiting the exchange meeting, the members of the royal
party left and got mixed up with a funeral procession. The hearse
driver, In trying to get through the mob, drove behind the Duke's auto.
Back of the hearse followed Princess Patrlca's machine, then the
mourners. At the first intersection of the street, the royal party es
caped the mob by turning into a side street.
BODY
A TRUNK
Seattle and Portland Police
Have Mystery to
Unravel
Shipped from Orcfron Melropolx to
Sound taiy ami thlor or uoenyeu
Flesh Leads to Find.
zSeattle, Wash., Jan. 24. The body
of a young man, chopped in two, the
legs amputated and stuffed In a
trunk, was found in a trunk at the
King street railroad static n today.
The trunk was received December
21 from Portland and was being
held for presentation of a duplicate
trunk check. The odor of decaying
flesh led to the opening of the trunk.
The Portland police have been no
tified.
The trunk this morning weighed
175 pounds, indicating that the man
weighed about 135 pounds. His face
was' smooth shaven and a brown
derby was shoved over the face. His
hands Indicated that the man follow
ed some businesj cnlling.
Through the checking system It Is
expected tlrat some tangible clues
will be developed soon.
Papers on the body Indicate the
victim Is Said Bong, a Chinese, em
ployed by the Alaska Fishing com
pany at Astoria, but the body is so
badly decomposed that it can't be
told whether it is a white man or a
Chinese.
Clew Found at Portland.
Trt-llo1l Trtn fi nl.l Ttnnn. has
been missing several weeks. He had
plenty of money. Expressman btan
f.ia lonlr tho trnnlr from 81 Second
street and got a ticket for Seattle,
for a Chinese woman, lie r.oticeu
that the trunk was heavier at one end
tnan at tne otner.
Raker Petition Is Filed.
Baker. Or. The much-talked-of
petition to do away with the present
commission form of government and
revert to the old-style form of mayor
arid council, was filed with the city
commissioners. It Is signed by about
314 persons.
Teddy Not Publicly fiieaklii(r.
New York, Jan. 21. Colonel
Roosevelt says he Is "not maklnr
speeches now" and has declined an
Invitation to address the St. Louis
"Million Population Club" February
23, when the organization banquets
LOCAL MAN HUBBY NO.
9 SUED FOR DIVORCE
Salem Ore., Jan. 24. Mrs. Ellen
Ghangrow is suing for divorce from
Nicholas Ghangrow, her ninth hus
band, in tho circuit court of Marlon
county. She charges desertion.
The couple formerly lived on the
Umatilla Indian reservation near
Pendleton where the defendant still
resides.
An unusual turn in the case was
the asking for suit money by the de
fendant that ho might bring wit
nesses from Umatilla county. This
was denied him by the court and his
attorney stated that ho would ask
for a change of venue to the Pendle
ton, court.
One of Mrs. Ghangrow's former
husbands committed Bulcide. Gang
row was formerly In the employ of
Judge J. A. Fee of Pendloton.
1IARAHAX AXI MELCIIER
FUNERALS STOP TRAFFIC
Chicago, Ills.. Jan. 24 The funer
al of Colonel Harahan, former presi
dent of the Illinois Central, was held
today. Vice President Melcher's fu
neral, who was also killed in a wreck,
was held at his homo tit Winnetka.
All business, except of an emergency
nature, was suspended on both the
Rock Island and Central lines, while
the funerals were In progress.
T
CAME ASSN. MEET
Police Chief Kept" Busy
Dove of Peace Role
at Session
In
Newspaper Man Puts Ear In Way of
Game Warucii' Flying Fist An
other Bout Averted.
As the latest chapter In the attempt
being made to establish a fish hatch
prv at Gibbon, a stlrrine and any
thing but pacific meeting was held
bv the members of the Umatilla
fnnntv Pish nnd Game association
last evening. Frank Earnhart was
called upon to answer why he had
aroused the Indians on the reserva
tion 4o refuse the request made for
use of the land at Gibbon for a hatch
erv site and the discussion which
followed was marked with much bit
terness. The feelintr against Earn
hart was unanimous and before the
meeting was adjourned, this feeling
came near to developing scenes of
violence.
Earnhart, ' according to his fellow
members of the ascociation, has for
several months been nursing a secret
rrievnnee aealnst C. K. Cranston,
chairman of the state fish and game
commission, because the latter naci
used his influence to secure the ap
pointment of Edgar F. Averill rather
than Earnhart as deputy game war
den for the county. The disgruntled
one hv his own admission last night.
when pinned down by questions, was,
actuated solely by the motive or re
venge against Cranston when he in
fluenced tho Indians against giving
the desired permission, stating last
night that he would go to any extent
to "get oven" or words to that ef
fect. Arousal Indians' Suspicions.
At the opening of the meeting,
when asked why he had gone to
Chiefs No Shirt, Umapine and other
influential Indians with the represen
tation that the association was at
tempting to cheat them out of their
land, Earnhart declared his opposi
tion to the proposed hatchery was
based on his belief that the commis
sion was asking for more ground
than was necessary and that the es
tablishment of a hatchery would
mean the prohibition of fishing for
three quarters of a mile along Mea
cham creek.
When these arguments were ex
plained away, a number of the mem
bers, among them President Wesley
Matlock, Charles H. Carter and G. I.
La Dow, began directing sharp ques
tions at Earnhart which led to his
acknowledgement of his real motive
and which aroused him to a state of
belligerency. Hurling an epithet of
uncomplimentary color at Cranston,
he attempted to follow it up with a
rush upon the man who had aroused
hU enmity but was restored to his
seat with more violence than grace
by Chief of Police Kearney, who is
a member of the association and a
strong advocate of the hatchery.
The meeting was an Informal one
and a formal one will probably be
called within a lew days to lane ae
cislve steps In tho matter. Efforts
have been made today to restore
harmony between Earnhart and the
other members for the sake of the
cause to which the association is
pledged but these efforts failing,
Earnhart will probably be asked to
withdraw from the organization.
Xewsinierninn Mado Uncomfortable
The belligerency which marked the
meeting was not all caused by the
action of Earnhart. When that
matter had been temporarily settled.
Deputy Game Warden Averill called
upon W. A. Hiatt. representative of
n inral newsnaner. to state the au
thority for his published statement
to the effect that tho proposed
hatrherv has no ntntn backine. This
Hyatt refused to do and, when other
members of the association began
nlvln him with Questions, tho re
porter arose nnd moved toward the
dor. A retiring remark, however,
dlmetpft At Averill. aroused thn den-
uty game waden to retaliate with an
(Continued on page five.)
LOCAL IN IDE FRAUDULENT
USE OF CORPORATE NAME
In Communication Opposing West Extension Burg
ess Signed as "Pres. Umatilla Waterusers Assn."
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR MAKES INQUIRY
Real Officers of Association Favor West Extension Bur
gess Denounced For Attempt to Hoodwink President
Taft As to Local Sentiment Signed As Head of Three
Different Organizations.
Because he made fraudulent use
of the name of the Umatilla River
Waterusers' association by sending to
President Taft a communication
which he signed as president of the
organization in a manifest attempt
to hoodwink the president, Senator
J. N. Burgess has been severely
called down by Secretary of the In
terior Fisher. The matter has been
known to several Oregon people for
two or three days and has aroused
great indignation among them. The
letters were not given for publica
tion, unti today. ,
The Real Organization.
To make the fubject clear to those
not closely informed the following
explanation Is made: All settlers
tinder the Umatilla project are mem
bers of the Umatilla River Water
users' association, an Incorporated or
ganization with which the govern
ment deals upo.n all subects pertain
ing to the project. As is shown be
low, the members of the association
favor the west extension and they
have never been slow about making
their sentiments known.
Tho Infringement.
When the opponents of the west
extension formed an organization to
oppose the same they adopted a name
almost Identical with that of the
Hermiston association. They Infring
ed very closely upon the incorporated
name and for a purpose that is ap
parent. In one communication sent
President Taft the full and complete
name of the Umatilla River Water
user' association was made use of un
der such circumstances as to arouse
evident suspicion of forgery.
The following is a copy of a letter
written to J. N. Burgess by Secretary
of the Interior Fisher and in which
Burgess is called to account for his
action.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 12. 1912.
Mr. J. N. Burgess, Pres. Umatilla
County Water Users Association,
Stanfield, Oregon.
Sir: A letter' to the president
signed by O. D. Teal, vice president
of your association, and dated De
cember 29, has been referred to this
department for reply. You enclose
a circular letter from the Oregon
Development Lea'gue of Portland to
commercial clubs, urging the adop
UMATILLA
SWEEPSTAKE EVENT SAYS JUDGE MILLER
Fulfilling their boast that their
show this year would be the quality
show of tho northwest, members of
the Umatilla-Morrow County Poultry
association are taking great pride in
the statement made by Judge Miller
Purvis that the show is a "sweep
stake exhibition." He characterized
It thus because of tho fact that the
entries include sweepstake and cup
winners from a number of other
shows held in the northwest. The
best chickens from the Oregon state
fair, the Portland, Vancouver, Walla
Walla and Koseburg shows are com
eting here and tho seven birds be
longing to E. H. Rosengranz of Col
fax which won more prizes at the
Chicago show than all of the other
Frown Leghorns entered, are also here
to claim their share of honors.
Because of tho large number of
almost perfect birds entered, the
competition this year is unusually
close and the Judge is having great
difficulty in his work. Among the
barred Rocks, Black Mlnorcas,
White Leghorns and Buff Orpingtons,
the competition is unusually close
evidenced by the fact that E. F
Averill of this city won tho cup for
the best pen of Buff Orpingtons by
only a quarter of a point. This cup
together with the one awarded to
Earl Williams of Milton for the best
P I
tion of attached resolutions favoring
the proposed west extension of the
Umatilla reclamation project. You
present arguments against the said
west extension. v
A considerable number of letters,
resolutions, etc., for and against the
proposed west extension of the Uma
tilla reclamation project have been
received by this department, and all
of . them will be given due' considera
tion before any final action is taken.
The data collected by field surveys
made in 1911 will be considered on
the ground by a board of engineers
who will make definite recommenda
tions as to whether the proposed ex
tens'on should be undertaken by the
reclamation service and if so as to
the scope and method of the work.
They will also, if requested,, hear
whatever arguments for or against
the project the citizens or organiza
tions of citizens in the locality may
desire to present.
The adjudication of existing water
rights is no part of their duties but
it Is a matter primarily for the de
cision of the state authorities. Upon
receipt of the report made by this
board of engineers final decision will
be made by the department.
4
HERE IT IS.
Among the communications in op
position to the proposed west exten
sion of the Umatilla reclamation pro
ject which have been received in the
department I note the following:
Letter of December IS. 1911, from
Umatilla County Water Users' Asso
ciation, Stanfield, Oregon, J. N. Bur
gess, president, G. L. Hurd. secre
tary. Letter of December 4, 1911, from
Umatilla Water Users' Association,
Pendleton, Oregon, J. N. Burgess,
president, G. L. Hurd, secretary.
Resolutions transmitted with your
letter of December 5, 1911. from
Pendleton, Oregon, signed, Umatilla
River Water Users' Association, J.
N. Burgess, president, A. G. Hemphill,
(Continued on page eight)
I COUNTIES SHOW IS
ren of Rocks other than barred are
the only cups which have as yet been
awarded, there being yet ten others
to be presented.
An Odd Variety.
E. W. MoComas of this city has on
exhibition the only known chickens
of the Lakenvelders species in the
tate. They have coal black head,
necks and tails and snow white bod
ies and, because of their unusual ap
earance are attracting much atten
tion. A One Winded Chicken.
Another one of the oddities being
shown at the show Is a chicken with
one wing. It belongs to Felix Duke,
son of J. E. Duke of this city, and
was born with but tho ono side ap
pendage. When placed upon Its side,
It Is unable to rise without assist
ance. Judge Purvis declares it the
only one-winged chicken he has ever
seen.
Awards Partly-l ado.
The following were the awards
mado up until noon today:
Wyandotte.
J. R. Cromb, Stanfield, 1 cock. 1
cockerel, 1, 2, 3, and 4 hens, 1, 2, 3,
and 4 hens, 1 and 2 pens; Claud Cox,
Hoppner, 2 cockerel, 3 pen; Mrs. A.
(Continued on page eight)