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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12

In the circuit court today the
peaceful civil routine followed last
week was broken away from, and the
day devoted entirely to criminal mat
ters, the attendance in the court room
being consequently much increased.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon the
gambling cases were brought up, and
the list of those against whom indict-
ments had been returned by the grand
jury were read. Pleas of guilty were
thereupon entered by ]. p. Meder-
mach, George Mansfield, A. Gull, F.
y. Schempp, William Bogard, John
Schmidt Charles Morrison, e. Nor
gan and John Garrison. All of these
were fined $50 each, with the excep-
tion CT Gull, who having been before
the court once before was given a fine
of SIS. The others against whom in
dictments were had were given until
tomorrow morning to plead.
Following the gambling cases Gro
yer Martin was arraigned for the
murder of o. N. Preston, the indict-
ment against him being read by Dis
trict Attorney Phelps. A plea of not
guilty was then made by Martin, and
]. II. Raley for the defense. stated
that they would be ready to proceed
tomorrow morning. Previous to the
arraignment a demurrer by the de-
fense was overruled by the court
During this forenoon the attorneys
in the Moses Taylor case argued the
demurrer submitted by the defense
the district attorney appearing for
the state and speaking against the
demurrer, while J. II. Raley argued In
favor of it. No decision has yet beer
made by the court in the matter.
Following the Martin case this af
ternoon that Of the state versus Bono
was taken up, ]. A. Fee appearing
in behalf of the state and John Nc
Court for the defense.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
NATIONAL. ASSOCIATION
CONVENES IN PENDLETON.
Continued from Page /.

lated settlements shut away from the
world receive few of these blessings.
II want to emphasize the fact that
good country roads alone, will make
every citizen a beneficiary of civilized
government in the fullest sense Of the
word"
Owing to the lack of space 1t is i'm
possible to give all the excellent ad-
dress by Col. Moore. His words of
encouragement and advice met with
hearty applause and he urged the
meeting to organize permanently and
maintain a good roads organization in
this city, in order to receive the liter
ature being sent out by the national
government in furthering the work.
Experience Meeting Held.
At the close of Col. Moore's ad-
dress, T. G. HALEY moved that num-
Der on the official program be sub
stituted for number ~, in order that
an experience meeting be held before
taking the noon recess, and accord
ingly~ the address of Col. T. P. Rixey,
who was scheduled to speak after Co.
Moore, be postponed until after he
had gained some information from the
conditions in Oregon, road laws and
road work.
A delightful and profitable expert
ence meeting followed, in which Judge
Hartman spoke on straw roads. Hen
ry Frazer, ex-county commissioner oi
Milton, answered questions in regart
to the general character of road work
and expenses in Umatilla county, 7
P. Gili2and, present county commits
sioner told of the cost and construc
ton of county roads and brides, F. B
Holbrook spoke of the roads in tn
sandy belt along the Columbia river
and Caspar Woodward of Athena, toll
OF the work of road building In tn
wheat belt or heavy land.
one of the most interesting mum
bers in the experience meeting wa
the short talk by c. A. Barrett,
Athena, who told of the street i'm
provements in Athena, in which tha
city has used crushed rock in improv
ing her streets, a six-inch layer o
rock, costing but SO 1-S cents pc
square foot, or about $3.50 per cubi
yard.
The officials asked many entertain
ing questions Of Mr.. Barrett and Sc
cured much valuable information
from his talk B. F. Rem, city coun
Gilman from Pendleton,- next talke
of the proposed street improvement
in this city and told of the plans n
the city to make a crushed roc
street covering.
All the members of the party hav
taken the deepest interest in the ad
dresses and talks by local people an
they declare that the road condition
are vastly different in Umatilla cour
ty from any they have encountered q
any place in their trip across the cor
tinent.
At the close of Mr.. Renn's talk tn
convention adjourned from noon, tn
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12

The entire force of teachers for the
Fendleton schools for next year have
now been chosen. a principal of the
high school and four grade teacheds
having been elected at a meeting of
the school board held Saturday even
ing at the office of Chairman Failing.
For principal of the high school J.
w. Huff, now at Lebanon, and a re-
cent arrival from the east. was chos-
en-. The position was given to Mr..
Huff after much investigation by the
board and by Prof, Traver. 1t was
upon the recommendation of the lat
ter that the selection was made.
Prof Huff is a graduate of the Ohio
Northern University, having finished
there with the class of 1890. In 1897
and 1898 he took postgraduate work
in the University of Wooster, and
holds a degree of NJ. S. He has
taught in the public schools for many
years, mostly in Ohio and Dakota
and is recommended as very strong
teacher He is 3S years old, and has
q wife and one child.
Other Selections Made.
The other teachers who were chos-
en- Saturday evening are: Miss Mir
riam Hickox, of Salem, who will teach
in the seventh grade; Miss Mary
Quick, of Falls City, a graduate o.
Monmouth, who will be assigned tC
the seventh and eighth grades; Mis-
Daisy Lee, of Milton, who will b'
given the sixth grade, and Miss Alm'
Harris, who will teach in the fiftl
grade. = Miss Harris was a teache
here during the past year.
With the selection of the five teach
ers above the entire corps of 2S is nov
chosen. and it is not anticipated b,
the board that they will be require
to fill any vacancies before schoo
commences. In the selection of
high school principal one of tn
things insisted upon was that h
should be one who will hold the posi-
ton permanently If satisfactory
the board. There were quite mum
Der of applications for the position.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
Fairbanks and Williamson.

While the Fairbanks vice presiden-
tial train was tipping along the eight
mile tangent between Haines and
Baker, the locomotive whistle blew.
what town is this?" asked Mr.. Fair
banks. His private secretary looked
up the record. Baker City, sir-in
Wiliamson's district" "Oh!" said the
vice president. The infection was
serpentine. The porter opened the
ice chest to heat up the atmosphere.
The Eavesdropper, in the Baker
City Maverick.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
PATRIARCHs MILITANT.
Will Be Instituted Tonight by Major
Mobley.

A canton of Patriarchs Militant, the
uniform rank of the odd Fellows, VIII
be formally instituted here tonight
by Major Robert Mobley, of Boise
who arrived last evening for that pur-
pose. Several months, ago the pre-
liminary steps toward the formation
of the canton were taken and officers
elected. However, they were not
given the work at that time, and the
organization will be instituted tonight.
There are 25 or 80 local odd Fellows
who are already upon the roll of
applicants for the degree.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
Program Received.

superintendent Frank X. Welles
has received copies of the program
for the educational congress which
is to be held at the Lewis and Clark
fair from August 2s to September 8,
and has been mailing them out to
the educators of the county. Some
very able lecturers are upon the pro-
gram,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
Roy Rounds in Hospital.

T. P. Rounds foreman of the o. r.
& N. mechanical department, has re-
turned from Portland. where he plac-
ed his son Roy, in hospital for treat
ment for the injury which he receiv-
ed the other day in the securing mill
At that time his eye was badly burn
ed with caustic, and it is feared that
he will lose the sight from it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
Nav Yohe BanIxrupt.

New York, June 12.-Putnam Brad
ley Strong, who gained notoriety be-
cause he married May Yohe, the ac-
tress, and who is now appearing with
her on the vaudeville stage, today
filed a petition in bankruptcy sched-
uling liabilities of over $1,000 and as
sets nothing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
IN CIRCUIT COURT
NINE GAMBLERS PLEADED
GUILTY AND WE'RE FINED.

One Had Been Convicted Before, and
Mas Given q Heavier Fine Than
the Others-The Other Defendants
VIII Plead Tomorrow = Grover
Martin Pleaded Not Guilty of the
Murder OF o. N. Preston-Demur-
>rer Being Argued in the Taylor Ar
son Case.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
OSWALD WEST KNOCKED OUT.
Attorney General Crawford Hands
His Office to Chamberlain.

Salem, June 12.-In the opinion of
Attorney General Crawford, the man
who holds the office of state land
agent as such has never been created
by the statutes, and Osward West is
not a statutory officer. He holds the
governor is land commissioner, which
in reality is state land agent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
Taft Gone to West Point.

Washington, June 12.-Secretary
Taft this morning examined Ira At
kinson, secretary of the Barber As
phalt company, in the Bowen-Loomis
inquiry. The nature of the testimony
is not given out. Taft then left for
West Point, where he will address the
graduating class at the military
academy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
Subway Flooded.

New York, June 12.-Through traf-
fic by the subway is still completely
suspended today as a result of break
of water into the main Park avenue
subway yesterday, north of Fortieth
street, which completely flooded the
tunnel for blocks. Trains are rum
ming on local tracks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
Robbed of S12O,OOO.

Boston, June 12.-Col. Henry w.
Comstock, wealthy broker Of Den
yer, reported to the police today he
was robbed of securities valued at
$4,000, while en- route to this city
last night from New. York, on the
steamer Puritan, Fall River line.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
Plenty Worth the Money.

A. L. Knight returned last night
from Portland, where he has been at
tending the fair during the past week.
He says that while the exhibits are
not complete, it is nevertheless well
worth ones time to see the fair any
way, and that the scenes around the
grounds are now beautiful.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
In Police Court.

In the police court this morning
Ross Carney, George Rothrock and
Harry Heathman were each given $40
or five days for fighting, while Harry
HALEY forfeited IS bail for the same
offence. George Williams was also
fined $5 for disorderly conduct.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
Ferguson and Spence Won.

Some very interesting shooting was
done yesterday at the traps by the
members of the Sportsmen's associa-
ton. In the shoot for the medal c.
j. Ferguson was the winner. while j.
NJ. Spence won the Vincent trophy.
The medal is shot for once a month,
and the Vincent cup each week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
Coll Released on Bonds.

Milwaukee, June 12.-Henry Coll,
accused of doctoring boks to aid
Frank Bigelow, cashier of the First
National bank to default for $780,
900, today pleaded not guilty in the
federal court. and was released on
$50, 900 bonds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
De Freese Has 40 CompIaint.

T. P. De Freese, of Athena, return
ed last evening from Portland, where
he has been attending the fair,s Ac-
cording to Mr.. De Freese he did not
find the cost of accommodations to
have been greatly advanced, and he
says that every courtesy is being
shown the fair visitors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
Stole Through a window.

Chicago. June 12.-Thieves early
this morning cut a window in the
store of Lewey Bros, at State and
Adams, and secured $4,000 worth Of
jewelry. The watchman saw tn m ,
but they escaped.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
Officers ON Tax Commission.

Salem, June l2.-(Special.)- 1.-The
state tax commission today elected F.
w. Mulkey, of Portland, chairman;
Clyde B. Aitchison, of Portland, clerk,
at a salary of 500 per month.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
WhIte Consort of a Jan.

Last evening Officers Scheer and
Manning arrested white girl found
occupying a room with a Jap in one
of the local Jap quarters. She was
released upon bail.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
Death of an Infant.

The 1-year-old child OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Banister, of Weston, died
last night after being i'll for several
weeks. The funeral will be at Wes-
ton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
HIGH SCHOOL CHIEF.
D. W. HUFF. AN EASTERN
MAN SELECTED SATURDAY.

Chosen After Much Investigation
Recommended by Superintendent
Traver-Is a University Man and
Has Had Extensive Experience as
a Teacher-Four Subordinate
Teachers Were Chosen-Entire City
Force Now Complete.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12

to resume again at the Fra
ger theater at o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
Promptly at o'clock Chairman
Hartman called the afternoon session
to order at Frazer's theater. large
number of women were present in the
audience and the interest in the meet
ing was increased greatly.
Chairman Hartman appointed the
following committees:
on Permanent Organization-Wil
L. Thompson, David Taylor, Horace
Walker, w. d. Hansford and Frank
Frazer. On Resolutions-T. p. Gill
land. B. F. Rem, c. Woodward. DR..
F. w. Vincent and Thomas Thompson,
and Col. w. H. Moore and Col. T. p.
Rixey to assist in preparing reports
to be presented at the evening session,
which will be held at the Frazer, Oe-
ginning at o'clock this evening.
Colonel Rixey's Address.
The first address of the afternoon
session was delivered by Col. n P.
Rixey of Missouri, lecturer of the ma
tional association, upon the subject of
Good Roads Building and Its Effect
Upon Civilization"
Colonel ,Rixey spoke brilliantly upon
the subject of road building in its re-
latlon to home building and develop
ment He said the man who is hem
med in his mountain home away from
markets, by bad roads, is more help
less than the man who has no market
| because the man with no market viii
make no effort and will waste nc
energy while the man with product!
I, to market over bad roads makes Z
vain effort, wastes his energy anC
wears out his life.
The national government is reach
ing out to uplift the rural commuhi
ties to relieve the conditions of tn
isolated settlements and is beckonint
state governments and county govern
ments to meet on common level 70
the benefit of all people.
"Who is the United States govern
ment?" asked Colonel Rixey why
it is you and and every citizen unde
the flag! Let us not be tfmid in ask
luB lOT lttutu lOl u
not hesitate to urge civilization for
ward! We are the government W
are the bearers of all burdens! lie
us go to the national and state legis
latures and demand relief-deman
that highways be opened up and i'm
proved, to knit the nation togethe
and develop every beautiful spot t
its highest frllition "
At time of going to press, Hon. Mar
tin Dodge, director of public road in
; quiries of the United States govern
ment was addressing the meeting o
"The Educational and Experiments
, Work Of the Government division"
An Evening Session.
An evening session viii be held {
S the Frazer theater this evening at
: o'clock and all are cordially invited
t attend. A musical program will |
rendered at this session, besides til
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12

The Pennsylvania Central ran
train from Chicago to Pittsburg, 46S
miles, in 440 minutes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
Marriage License.

a marriage license was issued today
to Charles NJ. Stetzer and Hazel H.
Hinchey
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12

AS WE ARE VERY A NXIOUS TO SELL
ING.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12
An Evening Session.

An evening session viii be held at
the Frazer theater this evening at s
o'clock and all are cordially invited to
attend. A musical program will be
rendered at this session, besides the
regular program which will be given
as printed. One of the chief numbers
of the evening session will be stere-
opticon lecture by Col. w. H. Moore,
president of the National Good Roads
assOcia ton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-12

A LATE SPRING SEASON MEANS AN
EARLY FALL, THEREFORE, WE TAKE
BOTH HORNS OF THE DILEMMA AND
THROW A FALL IN PRICES.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-08
dgar Welt0m Cooley

'0SS he placed himself upon a diet and fell
into the habit of sleeping with his legs
Dangling over the toot-board of the bed and pound
weight attached to each foot for the purpose of de-
creasin his latitude and increasin' his longitude
tie apparently enjoyed posing as an animated
target, and weeks when The Buzz-Saw' anpered
not more than two or three citizens the rnonotonv
OF existence seemed to pail upon him and he would
urge the editorial department adopt a more Bran
n1sh style OF literature, remarkng that should the
rulecase prove unequal to the responsibility imposed
upon it he could wrap himself in the office towel
and hurl defiance at the whole army of allied in
vaders.
Me and Ike boarded with widder named Halfertv
She was buXOm darnsel with hair like the aurora
bory-AliCe and a tongue like the siege of Trov She
also had six children
Things went halcyon for about two months
Then one morning me and the widder got to takin'
politics, and Aurora BOry remarked pertinent that
she was gOin to bust trust right off short She said
She had been trustin' and Ike for our grub ever
since we'd been restin feet under her provision
stand and she hadn't the color of nary Journalistic
nickel She said she enjoyed society immense
but she had trouble convincn' the grocer and the
butcher that her credit g-edged when her princi-
pal assets consisted of pair of mpeCunious disciples
OF the preserved art, who were due to come home
any time full of bullet-holes that they wouldn't
make good screen for the winders.
i told her my innate honesty was all that had
prevented my maxim a settlement in full weeks be-
fore | had had in mind, l said to pay her in stock
IN The Buzz-Saw' corporation, but l hesitated to
take advantage of poor, lone wdder with SIX chill
dren and matrimonial possibilities. begged
her to have patience, | had a rich uncle over in
Frisco who tryn his best to die of gluttonitis
and that on more than one occasion he had assured
me | was his favOrite nephew
But Ike and both savvied that these few re-
marks had failed to extngush the raging conflagra-
ton of distrust in the bosom of Aurora Bory. 1t
plain sOmethin' had to be done expeditions. So
we took inventory and found undivided profits
amounted to siXty-seven cents.
THE situation not a rhapsody. Ike waxed
senfu and insinuated that of luck had jumped
its orbit and Cavortin round in ilnitable space
beyond recall
Anyhow, he said, you misrepresented the value
of this here layout
"'How so?' said l. indignant.
Said it had doubled under your able management,
ne growled, sarcastic. a dago junk juggler couldn't
discover the first suspicion of value in the whole
works.
81 looked at him like a feler what's had his feens
through a stone-crusher.
Ikey, my boy said l. real grieved, your educa-
New-York tribune., 1905-01-08

followed, endeavoring TO start the drill Of compre-
henson through the flint OF his personality We took
= seat the sluices that had picked up the river
bodily and were carrying It along the side OF the
First 80 said / under what slug do you dtsrnp?'
Thirty Clifford, ." he said. and I'm mixed sorts
nor much good for anything but the hell-box."
Thirty. ! asked. pulled By baptism?"
Yes, he said by baptism in the 1nurly waters
q -nisdirected endeavOr. It's appellation I've
t1red for twenty years souvenir OF the days Of
hand composition on The Denver News its the herit-
age OF my inert laziness bestowed upon by virtue
my being invariably the last finish the nights
takes. But what's your propositions"
This said I. irving TO thaw him with the fire
Of nv earnesrness: Mesa City has long-felt want
that's hurting i ike an aching tooth" "
Its intellect's dryin up Ike alfalfa before sand
storm. I suppose. he said. For lack of a literature
peculiarly Its milk Of human kindness pretty
much all clabber.
Conditions are just right for successful journals
tic venture there l assured him
$50 l inferred. he said and you want to inject
the serum OF intellectual enlightenment into the veins
oi The bailiUick.'
.Or words to that effect laughed
We'll he said, why don't you begin the
vaccination process. If YOU feel called upon to
perform great and good mission IN Mesa City why do
YOU ra-ry here. brother5"
Because, I said 4 want a partner. some one TO
look after the mechanical department-I want
you"
For fully FIVE minutes he gazed silently across
the dim valley. Then he sighed.
I'm not a very clean case, " he said 4 was once
as pretty font as You ever saw, but I'm only
mixed sorts as I remarked previous.
By that. " I said, you mean
That I've graduated from journalism and have only
fearful recoIections Of my alma nater. "
I saw he was hard hit. and my voice grew sy1aPa-
thetic " How did Il haPpen:" I asked
Il was the aftermath OF a late supper, more
particularly s1,eakin'. the tragedy Of the mornin
after " he remarked retrospectively. 1 tossin
IN rny bunk over TO Reno my thought-Plant workin
over time To prevent eXplC-.On, l took the
-norley-rreuch from the safety-valve and let her
blow. In other words, I committed the most un-
pardonable crime Of my strenuous but heretofore
honorable career l writ a poem"
A poenl?" I cried
Twas something about The Bullfrog and the
New-York tribune., 1905-01-08

Dug Later, IN a moment OF mental alteration
submitted II to the editor of a local paper He was
SalooI with ryopic discernment, for he published
It. to my everlastn' sorrer
for a moment he paused, and I thought I saw
d look OF reInorse IN his eyes. Then he continued:
oolhe TWO months afterwards Swede from Saint
Louie wandered into Reno with an ar7bitio, that -
MN deiTlous He swaPPed roll OF greenbacks for
tWo-by-four pr1nt-shOp and a coagulation of tvDo-
eraPca errors OF the time of Franklin and resolving
cast his eye about kinder prouisc1,ous for a., s;t-
New-York tribune., 1905-01-08

ragged edge OF civilization the tips of his fingers
oaous from picking type
Aflnty ana plan that incubatinp in my
BRAN guided me TO him. l found him passing l,rid
Judgment on the sock OF the New Moon saloon
Printer / asked
il 10 you'" mat
" hat habbling brook to a man with simeon
tangled on his epiglortis?' / asked by wav of answer
Bad as that: he said. softening like FROST
bitten tomato. Here. drown YOUR sorrer
Ten minutes later he led the way into the open. I