East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, October 20, 1914, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textif DAILY EVENING EDITION " "-" ' ' .--e.;- - -' TO ADVERTISERS. Tb East Oregonlan ha tin largest paid rlrcnlatlon of ao paper In Oregou, east oC I ortlaad and over twice the circulation la I'Midlttoa of any other newspaper. DAILY EVEIJING EDITIOII Turn aa t for fartmi Onto, ky Ik rafted Stair Urathrr oiMerver M PtJCTUad. Fair tonUht an. I Wetni'Ur. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER C GUSTY OFFICIAL TAPER VOL. 20 DAILY EAST OREQOXIAX, PENDLETOX. OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER SO, im jjH f) THEFT OF $6,000 IN UMA TULA BRFMBEAL If 11 OUT VHTED DUR1I1G BUM ii ENGINEER'S SKETCHES SHOWING DATA REGARDING UMATILLA BRIDGE GRAFT PJan of Orijioipl Contract, Two Hfjh TV.. s.es 153 ft. each on Concrete Pier a tout 2 3L.h,. facts From County Records Show Colossal Swindle Worked on the People in 1910 Contract for . Good Bridge at Fair Price Cancel ledNew Contract Made for Graft Bridge at Enormous Cost. With T. r. Gillilund Becking cl- . i i i wuuu us euuiny juuu im rccoru Umutliu und the graft bridge that wLt-u formerly ill oUico in a pro- wa constructed. The upper picture J'Cr bubjwt ol iiivealiatiull. It is show, the high truas bridge original- lair that this lliau llo becks ull 'y contracted fur. That bridge was to ofl'k-e of preat public trust bhould, have bn 30 length exciu- be judged by the way ho uctcd. Bridtja at constructed under Second Contract, 30 ft. each en Concrete Piers Thirteen "I Beam Saeee ii ft. ;. fimrn nniiTimir 10 HID AT l,H III HE Eefgans Ha!d the Line From Nieu pcrt to Dixmude and AJcng the Rivsr Yser Despite Assaults. Here I a sketch showing in con clue manner the facta relative to the bridge that should have been built at lve of the approaches which were to have been built by Eberhart at a price of 5 per lineal foot. The truss bridge m to coat $7000 exclusive of the approaches and the concrete work. The lower sketch showi the graft bridge erected at a total coot of 1 13.- C70. This bridge Is a light, cheap at thtt point are jrati lies- w-ks l serious jiroMem regarCte tie ay- " Hi.w leiitpe that u boilC Tfce a3:e were prepare! X I- W gT-n.pt aai are Tow:hed Jtr ir ft. tt u niv'jLr r tr-rtH re- feet 3(.i)jr-r than tie tw fzilum .f !i . drawn In direct violation f ih j t,.. v-j . .1 . . . . ' "' , " . iiitcre us ktjf. i3-e gli a:oi also regarding the construction of bridges, truw t.ridse oc:d tare rt-S--iS wra t ti It: Kitei la the io unuMoi me lu-earaj omr 1; ie?t tr erjToaci at atli eaifl c-ee3" ewrfa. bridge. It contains but little atetl. Jet the county paid I&S00 for that, Iroachf ii tb trta lridr i.aJ steel Thia bridge wat built without i that brids i'a ! loriug the days he held that of- ,8 dated June J5- 'i1 " noth- i'ico Tho Eust Onomnn m in lng more nor ,eM than cancellation jic. me i.ast ur4,oman is in of the bonJ and contract undt.r whJch KSiitflI0n Of evidence fallowing Kberhart had agreed to build the bridge uttked for at Umatilla. The official record of the cancel lation Is as follows: that when in office before Uilli land U'trayed his trust in shame- .,sNaFiiV wiuw ,N THE C0UNXr COURT OF whereby tlio county was robbed of the state op oreoos for $C0U0 in 0110 instance and was one I'hatiua county. who Dartieinated or auauieUHl In lno Matter of the Cancellation YOUNG MEN ARE ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF RUSTLING SUMMIT' TAVI.OU TAKKS C1STODV TWO YOUTHS OF KC1IO. IX either through gross ignorance, corruption or both, in tho plund ering of this county for many months in connection with the pu ehaso of bridges. Jheee are strong charges, lue of Hond with Alius Urldge Co Now on. this day It appearing to the court that the Alius Uridge Company hua heretofore given a bond to this county with the Pacific Hurety Com pany as surety for the conntruction of a steel bridge over the Umatilla river near Umatilla, Umatlllu, Oregon, dat- Eat Oreironian is a resiionsible. May 2. 110, for the faithful per cautious newspaper and would not ("a"c of contract of May 6. 1 1 1 , .. . 1 110. between said Atlas Bridge Com. iiiako such charges unless it bc-'p,y and this Mit county in the con- 4viaa 1 10 loieuo w vv w uu ouu nnutiiuu oi saiu inJK and nuw Mi hek now mm WORTH OF BRIDGES By A SCHEME TO SOLD S91.531.25 UMATILLA had evidence to show tho truthful nci of the accusations made. Elsewhere in this issue of the Eat Oregoiiian there is a story this day this court being fully advlned, (Continued on page six ) lowing that for several years ESTATE OF LATE MAYOR tinier tlm (iillilnrul ronnifl A. Iv I EN-rhart had a inonoolv in sup plvinir e-t-T bridges to I'luatilla oiMit v. TliSt story shows the it- i .,....,,,,., 1 1.: .1. .1. . 1 'i.iM-.is t uii.ir an.iuut uiiiii i which wit old county curt jtroteeted him in that monopoly and lought from him bridges aggregating more than $110,000. The Umatilla bridge Mas the ''high water mark" in the bridge operations of A. K. Kbcrhartjn Umatilla county. It is one case in which the graft has eoino t light in plain form. How many otner swindles were worked upon the county no one knows. We will first take up the story f the Umatilla bridge and the at tention of the iHit'h' of Umatilla eounty is invited to the following narrative and to others that will iipcar in subsequent issues of this jiaKT. Ttio Umatilla Ilrlilgr. Now for the Umatilla bridge Htory. Just prior to Muy 6, 1910. the I'ounty court nail inivertloeil lor Mrt upon the conHtructlon of n bridge at 1'inatllla. I'ropoRnls were secured on A high trusft bridge of two spunx, each fpim 163 feet In length. As uxuul l'.'berhart had drawn the plans and he Hrcurtd the contract. HIh bid in dc tu II was us follows: lroMMal. To the honorablo county court of I'miitillu county, Oregon Gentlemen AVe propose to furnish nil the ncces sary materlnls and erect complete, In 11 workmanlike mnnner, ready for travel the bridge over tho Umatilla river at Umatilla ns per drawing and Hpeclficntions on fllo for the following prices: .uperntriicture complete ...17,000.00 -Approaches, per lineal foot . B.00 Concrete per cubic yard 10.00 The above proposal Is based on the undrrFtaudlng that a format contract .shall be entered into acceptable to both parlies. ATLAS nittnOB COMPANY. My A. E. Eberhart. Filed May 6, 1910. T'endleton, Oregon. Under tho same date, May 6, 1910, n formal contract was made between Khei hart. alias the Atlas Hrldge Com pany, and the three members of the then county court. The contract bound Eberhart to construct a brldgo In accordance with the plans and HPeclflcatlons on file. For the county the contract was signed by Messrs Cllllland, Walker and l.ce. It was a lawful contract and had that contract been cnrrlcd out tho county would have secured an acceptable and Hiib rtaiitial bridge at Umatilla at a fair VI1 Ice. (Jooil Contract Annulled. l;nt that contract was never ful filled as tho record shows. Tho next VALUED AT OVER $100,000 MAki: KSTIMATi: 1 1 It'll IS MIIMITTKI) TO COURT. The estute of the late Mayor V. F. Matlock la valued at 1110,611.40. according to tho estimate of the ap praisers, G. ' M. Rice, F. W. Vincent and V. YV. llrownflcld, submitted to the county court today. Of this 162,128.40 is In personal property and 178.483 00 In real property. The report lists In detail the prop erty of the deceased and gives what they believe to be the atcuaj cash value. The personal property con sists of 200 shares In the First Na tional Bank, valued at $40,000, 240 shares In the IVnJIeton Building As sociation, valued at $15,998.40, 330 shares In the Hotel Tendleton, valued at $3300, Tendleton woolen mill bond valued at $650, eight shares In the I'endleton Wool Scouring and Tacking Co., valued at $400, notes for $3i0 and cash In the amount of $1400. The real properly consists of 85 biLsIness and residence lota In the city of Pendleton with their Improve ments, . and a lot each tn rortland. Athena, lleppner and Echo together with five tracts of land In Umatilla county. VILLA REPORTED TO HAVE CAPTURED PEACE DELEGATES niaiKi. MAIE AIX HIT OXE PRISONERS. Working from Saturday noon until last evening, night and day, Sheriff T. D. Taylor succeeded In running to earth the two young; men he believes to be responsible for the theft of a bunch of cattle from James Nelson, well known Butter Creek stockman. With his prisoners, Arthur Gulliford and Carl Kirk, both well known young men of Echo, he arrived back In I'endleton last eveDlne and left again this morning for Echo to con tinue his search for evidence. Tho cattle were "Molt-ft from the Cunha ranch near Echo Thursday night but the theft was not discov ered immediately. The theriff left Saturday noon and wont at once to the ranch from whicji the cattle had been driven. Strikine their trail. partly obliterated, he followed its cir cuitoii mute until dark when he procured a lantern and by its lish! continued the pursuit with thp rpsult that ho discovered the stolen cattle ' m('n!!or"J 'or the provisional presl "i another place near the Gulliford j dency c-f Mexico to succeed Carranra, far!' . i was th on)y delegate escaping, it As he followed the cattle tracks, he I was Mat, j noticed the tracks of two horses, evl-I ' detitly those of the thieves Inasmuch! Th cal'tur reported in prt- as rhey could be seen following the i va, messages and advice to Car- """" "i came closely. He took j ranzista newspapers plaster-paris casta of the horse tracks aiit-rnaras corresponded ex actly with the shoes on the horses of the two young men he suspected ion meir arrest both of the young I men denied all knnwledce of th ' crime and have steadfastly refused to make any Incriminating admissions. However. Sheriff Tuylor Is positive he has the right persons and will gath er more evidence by which he hopes t.i . . . 1 -w- . - ... ....,,,- in,- u(w against mem a clear one. OF SYSTEMATIC COUNTY SWINDLE HEWS SUMMARY I rlur il rise tLi: T. P. i-LiLtia i? r-"-c-:j fron -J jol 1. 1;-;7 z Ji2."l. It 1 1, there Ur fmiiiiBf aa I"' I Finn? cim rr ti . s ItwwiaiM. said aa tr PARIS, Oct 20. Miterlal progress by the allies at many placea along tha baMa Una waa reported thla aft ernoon by the Eordeaux war office la tia rr Jr atatement at 3 o'clock. Ti Belgians, It wis said, were fcoldiny the Una from Xleuport to Dixznade and along tho river Tser. maintaining their position despite tie fierce German assault. Ia ta rgion of UHe. where the Gmxaaa h.jl ! atror.g entrenched po sitions, u a aaid t.ere was little eharge. On the right bank -t f.e Meuse. tia kaiser's troops wre declared to b striTing in rain to check the FYeoca o enalTa. The statement declared that the general situation was entirely satisfactory. Xo IaorwsaUo A boat OrXrod. LONDON; Oct. 29 Concerning re ports pablishetj by several local mo rains; papers that th Bettfans had reoccupied Ostend. neither the offi cial war information bureau nor the Belgian legation, had information. Japa Ort-wptr Island TOKIO Oct. Japans military cenpation of the Minanne. Marshall an Caroline IsUnls. a German stood man back ia lia-c ilU os,'eurpd -a 42eaar a LA H EDO, Txas. Oct. 20 It wasrum,,r- reported here today that General Villa entered ApuiLs Callentes at the hear of 15 000 troops and made pr's oners of the peace delegates. General Villercal. who r.as 1-een iTwucwn otMerers Ajn4e lajr. Mwrirf TaW after Lard -t cj- - - " nrei aihx-fd lMavr ihies. t MatltH-k. slae ajirsked ax $la... - r-zz OOfl. j.. ,. - - . . , m r . I in the sooth seas, has been completed v T.TvTb.-a "I S'WI tt wi, ofSciaiiy announced J 12. I -""J. IhiriiLi" Iirin the seiznre. one German r f -r Tarf. T rvr-i uck B'1 another captured, i .j.a fr:-ci rL- r lark's T!" ofrlrtJ o3ncement added that . t .--t - - l ju.'iiur:nf wnicn recenuy escape.! frrnn KUo Chaa bay despite L mi- i the bTocijid. had been wrecked on ' the Sl-antcn? coast. 7 V n- Tlieft of (6044 in rsnaiiaa Indpr . How iartart -old l"rid. vy "r1- tt-noitir v riKiJr. It. " "'XTZiiT.-z o-7t .. -j- tr.i- zu.z. A. E. VI, -- '2- r?ir..a' Scio js to have a new j.r:T.-ir 3.13. a r.ew hotel tufl irfcisj rurArK lrug rt,ire. IZj. r- ; FIGURES - EXTENT DF GRAFT II THE EE !-?:: O'T -2.-? z -w m STEEK3TH OF NAT10SS IS ' DECIDED BY BATTLESHIPS PIMELS l ITU1!LIS KF(TM vi'ntrrnc i-r -- - - r r ' - .v, . u - t r: t-i-l SERVINi; EmoPE. --." Yr n-able. "i Washington. Oct. 21 secretary J cr 1 " avy Danie'jj admitted today "-"itiat he wa withholdics; his recom- UMATILLA Aln.skn 11111 RlgniHl. WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. President Wilson signed the Alaskan coal lands bill thia afternoon. Kalian plot U lUamol LONDON. Oct. 20. Prince Hohen lope, governor of the Austrian port of Trieste. Ls quoted in a Borne dis patch as declaring himself convince! that an Italian conspiracy was re sponsible for last week's fire which destroyed a new Austrian dread ll'f"-- iZ.1 . " 11 " Z j c , - . -r - - uu m - r- rin LJ.- Z-r fn(the United States penling- teets of i trii.?1 Smrs-l rwchtins machines in the r- . ' E3.-pan war. Deepite the remarkable effective- B4S P thw m'r i ...i ' - I- by the German submarme, since the - - fa.- ti? wir bgan. it was believed that bat- - . j , . 3 ' V - i the I .-k -A T lf. r - Am ... ......... Ma, concern: , f ,s thousand dollars less the --Z-Z. i'1 . l""-T-"31 ractor in -arfare on Ipon the request of the countv T- . . . . t i . . . . -" , ' - iuitr t v ..f.,n.. UMl:" west cost rte tarparea " -t- r - -t.-- c -r - - ' - v .nit.uu.. a ii i i ne a me; . - nrn :i whs erectea in IPi". onage erected at Umatilla bv the il "s rec.ea a i a3 county court in 1910 under contract ! furthermore prepared to jrove t with the Atlaa Bridge company at a 'this hrlc wb .r-,. rm-.-r ' rnof t.v )d a .. . . . j-v-,. ... ...v u.uci) oi I the law governing tV.e 1 iair.ui cyumaie oi tne1 i-ricges rv county material in the bridge and the work ! as it wa.i-t -T Tj. P tV.e buili-r-c tvf courts, inufmart r a contran snl Z-- j: laught and several destroyers in the' tem rW nirlood 1v tn' county in required to erect it. Under the sys- j was awarded to the cowartpr ih- - Trieste shipyards. The dispatch add ed that the Italian cabinet was hold ing frequent meetings. The belief was said to prevail In Rome that Turkey Immediately would attack Ku.xsla if Italy Joined the allies. "I NEED GOVERNOR 10 WILL CURB Iff LEGISLATURE" SAYS COUNTY ASSESSOR C. P. STRAIN oi iuki's ine iTiage can duplicated in every reepect ior sum not to exceed $7000. C. II. MARTIN. To Whom It May Concern: As stated on many former occa sions to the public. I am willing to erect a duplicate of the Umatilla l 4'onii or ai any place) tiiaate l.as not. 1 where conditions are the same for'tioned. out bring suHit lo ciTrTet'::ve Litis J. W MALi 'NET. IViani icary Kimlir41. I have lon Aked to f ulan.-t for publication the following stirr.i-te oT the actual cost of the fraatil'.a fcifh way lridge w hioh I jrertra I,.r the information of the gTand Jury Et lie time of their dcli'.-eraTlons on tie subject. The rorrectnev if.ice. i.Z the i'ocn cacs- ii-r- tj. -. M .- "Tt.r.T-. TIT r.tJ. W4Ci.,l "i. T. th- ;evxt. W.J l-s W".! th su'.marir.e Ls m.vst effee. tT a a d--f-cs:e weapon." Daniels i in an offu-:aI itemer.t. "and -J grat r-'1 .H::::e development ! the f j-ir. U i rot believed sb ciartE in thir p rt of d- fer.-'PT-ert w.;: dci ! any naal war. tit tat the p.iramourt nee.l r.f twe -;n?ct Uy tur u battleships h "hurt the tjltirr.ite tst of trmt?i -DSL VilTHTCOMBE OPPOSED - mil SUFFPJSE HOVE m :r . i: (By C. P. Strain, Assessor of Umatilla County.) That each succeeding legislature spends pubic money more lavishly than any one before It, la not a mcro accident nor la It due to the wanton extravagance of the Individual membership. The fault Inheres In the pvstem. Each of the 90 members has measures of his own, which too often, are of local Interest only, and detrimental to tho state generally, and for these schemes ho can find support In no way except logrolling with hU fel low members Thus It l.i that waste .official document upon this subject of public money originates, and so It will always continue !n spite of criticism and protest until some ra tional remedy shall be adopted to stop It. When Dr. C. J. Smith declared in favor of the single Item veto and of the free uso of the veto power, he proposed such a remedy. The single Item veto would give ?:ie governor authority to pick an appropriation bill to pieces and to veto any single vicious item. Now, the governor must either accept or reject tho leg islative budget as a whole. Treas ury gralw of various kinds are so In- . ,. I 'Miniate of (m ,f IniatilU I'.ridn 6 lines of 12" I-beams. SiMi ft. 31 1-; lbs : - ones oi i. i-ueams. sso It.. 20 1-; lbs 4 lines 2"x2""xl-4". HVO ft.. 3.S lbs. 130 posts 2""x2 l-r xl-4 ". 4 ft. C 7 lbs... . Steel bolts, about 1--'" Iron hook bolts, about S-4" .71" li.s .!" lbs 1 -;'.4 1 - 17 A J r iirr.- :.i.vl. tt .t r 1L c - "- r f .;cn v i h . urt " ' ..:'--:. - r.tr 1 ir ---r It-: ' . . Total steel and iron 52 pieces 6"'x!""xlS' 2 lines of 3"xl2". 3s0 ft 3 SO pieces 4"xl2""M" . . t 3 cents jer lb. long , . .?7.::6 :;.s. . s.r;.- v.. y. . z. r. M. . H.Mii'" I". M. J2 K .e fe. : i: .-- .,- Total lumber at $is plus $1 hauling Hauling steel at $2 on per ton Placing steel at Jl.toi pr ton Uibor laying floor. ;:t $4. no Nulls for floor 4afl bbl. cement, at JlVv" .ravei and sand about J.'.O yds. 175 days labor placing cement Lumber for forms, r.n'iii" j;. m 5e.; '. M ft 4 v f. 4 v e i arpentT work on forms. Nails and ire for forms . at Jl 5.i $.v.-.. ut JlS plus J 0 days at f ini. o. -v :c.c- of t'.t V e-i. 2t V ..f -r!.rt. ne vZ the .fK-t: .e .r:--t.o t 'c other 1v.cu-t t --, ,r in 'i-rtff.-. .i. ir TM th. r -air. ecu-- a,,e e at,.m La. to t'T.. ei-i-.t tf- rz 'i i - ar-T..t;c,-rr..-rt. w :',( J.- j.-i,. h ,-'t -.rt !.!. r:-T:.r ..;--inttT....t:t r "a.e a,i. t:i ..-..- rf -'- e -t-.-a.t j-! Dr W: J i'.Lcja ran 1,1a w J- .. t T-f.l t ..t. :: rin ' K-t. J.,hn N-." h- .-nn.v)e re - f"r g..rnr if.tr: no'tirn and !j. there t,. the is. th tion br.. -if : "1. "i-i ( (Continued on page four ) Total . M per ce! t for i luli'tice and p- e 4V : F rt. ir 1 Srr: " r " i' . in an ' J-'irra! !. i:.J "f-ur rh t.r! t-l t' e ".'Cijf! It V," i .. e-i-it- i --n ' !i - : '. j" j : i ! r jt i -- -- i '. :,r- -'. r- w in Mr, I1 . h-rr 'a r ..f. r' W - i. ft! ' 'A I If- . V. . T. tal plus 2d p. -. i :r.Y e e