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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07
PROTECT THE GRADE
WEST COURT PEOPLE WHO
PETITION THE COUNCIL
Represent That COnformance to the
Official Survey VIII Impose I'm
necessary Hardship and Expense
by Compelling Walks, Crossings and
Buildings to BE Elevated, and Ex-
tensive Fills to Be Made.

Property owners on West Court
street are protesting against the sur
vey that was made of that street by
the county surveyor last fall, and they
allege that II the survey is maintain
ed great hardship will be wrought to
themselves, as the street will have to
be raised fiom eight to 16 inches,
sidewalks raised and likewise some of
the new houses just erected on that
street
To bring the matter before the
council G. 1. LaDow and H. C. Craig
are circulating the following petition
which will be presented at the next
meeting of the council
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
of the City of Pendleton. Greeting:
We, your petitioners, residents and
property owners in the blocks adja-
cent to West Court street, most re-
spectfully represent to your honora-
BILE body that the grade of said West
Court street between Ann street and
Star street, as surveyed by County
Surveyor ]. w. Kimbrell, sis unjust to
the property owners along said street,
in that II Is higher than the general
trend and level of the street as now
laid out and graded, with reference
to the fall of the Umatilla river and
the grade of the land lying west oi
Main street in Pendleton, Oregon.
We further represent to your hon.
orable body that manifest injustice
and hardship would be wrought upor
the property owners along said Yves
Court street between the cross streets
mentioned, IL they are compelled o.
required to fill said street and theil
adjoining properties to conform t
said survey; that many valuable i'm
provements were made and building
erected prior to said survey and will
some assurance that said street, a
graded under the Matlock-LaDoI
survey, would not be afterwards ma
terially changed. and that great dam
: age would be done to the propertie
along said street, and great costs an
expenses incurred by the propert
1 owners thereon IL compelled to Il
according to said survey.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07
SEEKING TEMPERANCE TOWN
Col. j. H. Kinney Of Cincinnati, Leaves
for Ashland.

"I learned of the Umatilla county
wheat belt through a copy of the
Weekly East Oregonian," said Col.
H. ]. Kinney, of Cincinnati, o.. this
morning, "and / did not rest until 1
looked over this wonderful district.
1t is the most magnificent country 1
ever looked upon. 1 have just spent
three days in the vicinity of Athena,
Weston and Adams and would buy
land in this district and make Pen
dleton my home but for one thing.
have seven sons, three of whom
have completed their education and
four of whom must yet be educated.
"On two of your main streets
counted 25 saloons this morning, but
don't know how many I missed. This
seems to me to be an enormous num-
Der for a city of but 1000 people and
I hesitate to bring my boys here
The influence of so many saloons ii
the community must be bad. / an
well pleased with the country. 1 hav'
money with which to buy two or thre,
sections of wheat land, but 1 am set
Ting for the remainder of my lif'
and hope to place my boys in the bes
possible surroundings, and hesitate t.
invest where sue ha condition exists.
Colonel Kinney is looking for a 10
cation where he may purchase farm
ing or fruit land near n good schoo
town and have home in the city
while his sons would conduct tn
farm. He left this morning for Ash
land, which has the reputation of be
ing a temperance town, with goo
school facilities.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07

But FOR timely help there would
probably have been a double drown
ing yesterday afternoon when the
two children of Rev. and Mrs. Eyer
ton fell into the Walters mill race
Just below the Main street bridge.
About o'clock the two, Stanley,
aged 10, and Irene, aged IL, were
coming, from the Pendleton Acade-
my and passed along the bank. When
they came to the bridge the boy, look
ing for adventure, walked across the
foot plank that extends from the
north side of the river out to little
island under the bridge. The little
girl was urged by her brother to fol-
low, and he came back to lead hel
across However, as they were cross
ing, she lost her balance and fell into
the mill race. The brother pluckilS
held on to her hand, and was also
drawn into the race.
The water In the mill race being
swift, though not deep at the bridge
the children were carried dow
stream and were unable to save them
selves. A teamster who was haulini
dirt and saw the accident, waded II
and caught the girl before she hat
been taken a great distance. How
ever, the boy was not reached unit
he had been carried down nearly op
posite the academy, when he was saw
ed by the same man who had rescued
his sister. How the boy escaped from
being strangled in the water is re
markable. in view of the distance h
was carried and the depth of tn
water. Had it not been for promp
help that was given him he certain
ly would have been drowned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07
+%+++*4- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

that the driver should have been
prosecuted for cruelty to animals
When the horses stalled trying to
drive onto the bridge, the driver be-
came abusive and beat his team in a
manner that aroused the ire of by
ISLANDERS. Councilman Murphy and
others warned him to use a little
judgment in the matter. After he
had crossed the bridge and was driv-
ing up the road on the other side he
began beating the horses with stay
chain when he was summarily order
ed to stop by Louis Greenawald, and
did so.
At the council meeting last night
the incident was mentioned by sever
al members, and great regret was ex
pressed that there is no humane So
ciety here to attend to such cases.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07
Attachment Suit.

Attachment proceedings were be-
gun today. by C. ]. Smith against A,
D. Rhominus for the collection OF
s14s and interest since July IA, 1904.
The amount is said to be for profes-
sional services and for accounts trans
ferred to the plaintiff by the Sisters
of st. Francis and Tallman & Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07
For Municipal Water System.

Fifty-four towns and cities in Ore
gon and Washington own and oper-
ate their own water works. The
number is far larger than most peo-
pie would have guessed. The infor-
nation was obtained by the sub
committee that is securing data for
the use of the water committee in de-
vising a plan for construction of
plant for Corvallis. Letters are being
sent to each town that is working un-
der municipal ownership, requesting
information as to cost, plan Of operat-
ing, water rates, and much other in
formation of value.-Corvallis Times
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07
HE CRUELTY BEAT HIS HORSES.
Demanded Too Much OF Them and
Then Acted the Brute.

Great indignation was caused on
North Main street last evening by the
cruelty of teamster to a little team
of blacks that were compelled to pull
a wagon and a trailer, both partly
loaded, across the bridge and up the
grade on the other side. Those who
witnessed the incident declare that
the two wagons, as loaded, should
have had six horses to pull it, and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07

Manager Cooley announced this
morning that the following players
will be taken to Echo next Sunday
for the game that will be played with
the team there on that day: Bryson,
King, Hayes Cronin, Saunders. Alex
ander, Osborn, Captain Strand, Wat
son, Drake. Froome, Kelly and possi-
bly, one or two more, though trans
.portation is provided for the above
number only.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07
Leaves Telephone Company.

Miss Matte Good, who has been
collector for the Pacific States Tele-
phone company for a number of
years, has resigned her position and
is no longer connected with the COM
pany In any capacity. Her successor
has not yet been named.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07
MODERN wooDMEN DELEGATES
Ira Troyer, of Milton, Chosen to Sit
I'm State Convention.

At the county convention of the
Modern Woodmen, held at Milton on
Wednesday, Ira Troyer, of Milton,
was elected a delegate to the state
convention, and Charles Semple, of
Pendleton, was chosen as alternate.
The state convention will be held at
Baker City early in May.
Delegates from the Pendleton camp
to the county convention were G. A.
Hamblen, Charles Semple and G. A.
Robbins. H. E. Cook was also elect
ed to go, but did not attend the meet
ing an a ~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07
delegates Elected to Grand Lodge

At their last meeting held Wednes-
day evening Integrity Lodge No. 80
I. o. o. F., elected delegates to at
tend the session of the grand lodge
which will be held at Portland or
June 0. The four delegates elected
are w. H. Mccormack, ]. e. Beam
Ed Morgan and A. NJ. Erb.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
Y. p. $. c. Il. HOLDS
EXCELLENT MEETINGS.

Delegates From Distant Parts of the
County and From Other Counties
Latter Portion of This Afternoons
Meeting VIII BE Devoted to Busi-
ness-This Evenings Session Will
Be Especially for the General Pub
lio-Fun List of Delegates Given
Below.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07
under Treatment by OculIsts.

Mrs. C. ]. Whitaker is now in Port
land for the purpose of having her
eyes treated by oculist specialists.
She will remain there for about six
weeks for the purpose.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07
New Railroad Spike Invented.

Leopold Datner5 of this city, has
invented a new kind of railroad spike
and will endeavor to secure aid In
patenting the device. 1t is so made
with barbs as to prevent 1t from pull
ing out of the soft tie, as the kind of
spike now in use does.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07
New Typesetung Machine.

The Athena Press has just installed
Simplex typesetting machine, and
made other improvements. The semi
weekly Press is one of the very best
country exchanges coming to this Of
flee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07

George Riggs shipped 10 carloads
of sheep from Lewiston, consigned to
st. Paul. They will be taken to a
small town near St. Paul where they
Will be clipped, and then fattened
for market. The consignment con-
tanned $500 head.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07

Two thousand miners at Calumet,
Mich, are out on strike, demanding
an increase OF wages.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-07
IN THE MILL RACE.
TWO CHILDREN NEARLY
DROWNED YESTERDAY.

A Taste for Adventure Led to n
Duclzing, and But for the Prompt
ness and Activity of Teamster,
Both Would Have Lost Their Lives
Ono Was Carried Nearly 200
Yards Before Being Pulled Out.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-27
J. r. LEUIS ON CORONERS.
Erpects to See office abolished at
Last, He Says.

James Taylor Lewis. counsel for the NeW-fork
State Medical Association which has led the hght
ror the abolition of the office of coroner in TINS
county is much encouraged at the outlook for the
success Of the crusade. He has high hopes of the
massage of Senator Elsbergs bill now pending at
Albany which would put end to the obsolete
'crowners quest" Speaking of the efforts to abol-
ish the coroners office. Mr. Lewis said yesterday;
1t was the public criticisms Of the acts Of the the
coruners in office which originally brought 10 the
attention of the medical men the conditions presehl
.he County Medical Association of this county 10
appoint special committee TO inVestlgae the piaiis
and Rhode Island. as we'll the systems which
had been after several years established In the
cities Of Vienna. Berlin and Paris: ,,,,, M.
f,9Ted in 1sa bv this committee and was present
IN the State Legislature by Senator Elsberg, VINO
has continued TO foster the measure through It's
Suggestions have been received from many
sources many Of which had been adopted even up
re 9'iti@s Committee and it is believed now that
the plan provided for in this bin is eomptete; o
~ coroner bureau in the Department of Health OF
mediate cause of death can be ascertained with
out the possibility of criticism and unsatisfactorE
results which have made the, office Of coroner a
laugh ing stock in our community
Teoent mfins 9t lion me bei9 m the Bar
Association. final suggestions were received from
Williams of Brooklyn. and as far possible
their suggestions. many Of them very valuable
committee feels that as nearly as it be made,
the system outlined in this bill is perfect one
IN spite all this courtesy extended. the friends
of the Coroner's Office have introduced so-called
coroner's mill simply 10 impede this measure. but
owing its wholly inadequate provisions, added to
the fact that il merely continues the present sys
fem and is hastily and cTUdely drawn, il can mis-
lead 10 To Its purpose.
Mr. Lewis said he did not feel it necessary to go
into the subject of graft. but the recent convic-
tion Of Of the coroners in criminal court spoke
forcibly against the present system than any
augmentation which could possibly be offered.
The bill would Mr. Lewis said. proba bly,
brought up for final passage in the Senate about
March J. and would be speedily pushed through
both houses. presented again 10 Mayor Mcclellan
and. n vetoed. last year would doubtless he
passed over FSs veto
New-York tribune., 1905-02-27
a FULLER STRIKE IN CHICAGO.
Carpenters Accuse the Masters of Not Want
ing Peace

The national officers Of the Brotherhood OF Car
psnters and tho AmalGamated Carpenters Society
VINO tried unsuccessfuy last week at d confer
ence with the Master Carpenters Association 70
h'lng about Al END of the lockout are still in the
"iE Another conference will probably be held this
week They deny the statement made IN behalf
~ the Master Carpenters Association that the,-
came here without power To settle and say they,
relieve the Master Carpenters Association does
nof really desire peace The officers reported YES
1erday that they had ordered strikes of the car
Jenters on al Ih@ contracts Of the George A Fuller
Company in Chicago Bothi brotherhood carpen-
ters ana Amalgamsted carpenters quit work The
strikes are also to be extended TO contracts of the
FULLER company IN other cities The committee
issued the following statement yesterday:
We came 70 this city in absolute good faith with
power 10 emo the lockout. nd told the master
carpenters committee AT the conference last week
: proposition was made that we either recoenIze
INC cards Of the union or that the national
union give charter TO the union When we
asked II giving A charter the new union wonild
ftin inc trouble the spokesman for the master
farSnfeTs said that L woulc be for the new union
10 oscide. When another proposition was made the
masters carpenters said that they would nor allow,
iue ne" union To accept II. thus showing that ths
master carpenters had the power to settle the lock-
understanding that could be resumed on tvrentI
folr hours notice. Ne are here for peace hut a.
want peace ~ '''N
New-York tribune., 1905-02-27
DEADLOCK OVER CANAL COMMISSION
House and Senate Conferrees All Refuse to
Recede from Their Positions.

Washington Feb. &.-Conferrees appointed by the
Senate and House to consider the Isthman Canal
bill were in session two hours to-day While no
definite action taken any of the Senate
amendments, the conference proceeded far enough
to the acceptance OF all of the Senate
amendments except that relating to the contnu-
ance Of the commission.
The House bill abolshes the commission and
this amended by the Senate to provide for its
retention Representatives Of both houses stood
pat at to-day's conference and compromise plan
was suggested. A movement is foot however
looking to agreement for reduction of the
commission to three members Another meeting
will be held tomorrow the Naval APP
preparation bill has been passed
New-York tribune., 1905-02-27
DIAMOND IN THE RUINS.
Imbedded IN Siluer in Cellar of Ross
House at MOntclair.

Montclair n j. Feb. 26 (speciaD-while men
digging out the cellar of the home of Mrs.
Hannah B. Ross, in Highest, Montclair. Satur-
day, to satisfy number OF persons who believed
the coaChmans body there. the police who
superintendent the excavation found quantity of
melted silver. in which imbedded diamond.
This. well many knives and forks were taken
to the police station. Hundreds of persons con-
tinue to visit the scene many of them relic hunters.
None of the Montclar detectives any one who
is familiar with the jewery owned by Mrs. Han
nah b. Ross. who murdered at her home in
that place, have yet been to look at the watch
who is said to resemble closely the coachman of
Mrs Ross. for whom the police are looking The
usually small sold to Miss Hilma Rosswall,
who keeps a confectionery store at No; 1908 Flat
nervous and anxious TO get rid of the piece of
Jewelry as soon possible, After he had gone
published pictures and descriptions of the coach
man and told the police. Several Brooklyn detec
they have no means of telling whether the watch
belonged to Mrs. Ross.
which it supposed solid gold, has been
found to be of cheap plate and of little value 1t
belong to the person who owned the watch. but
probably bought for hindering the identifca-
ton OF the watch as stolen property. ii it was
Chief Gallagher. of the Montclair police. and
urday to Newark from Philadelphia. empty
handed, were still working yesterday on the case.
dephia Saturday they felt that they going
70 find the missing Goachman. but in this they
phia was counterpart Of the coachman as to ap-
pesEa2ce. ea5in9 YET ne was q much older 49,. =,
An effort is being made to find a young woman
with with whom the eoaenman & IS supposed @ TO- have
usual haunts fer some time.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-27
SCHOOL SUPPLIES GONE.
Truck DrfUer 4irested-LOsS Be
tsreeu So 600 and SO 900.

With the arrest yesterday of a driver em-
ployed for a trucking company when does
trucking work for the Board of Education inc
police of the East 51st-st. station believe they
have uncovered a conspiracy in which dozen
or more mon are implicated whereby the De
psrirnent Of Supplies OF the Board of Education
has for the Iast.three or four years been mulcted
of supplies valued at between 5000 and slo'ooo'
or even more
The prisoner is Frank Reher. of No. 4'ts East
T9d-st He is driver employed by Thomas
Walsh The charge against him is grand lar
ceny the complainant being Superintendent
Patrick Jones, who has charge of the Depart
roent OF School Supplies.
The police Of the East 51st-st. station were in
formed several weeks ago that school supplies
worth hundreds of dollars had been stolen IN
transit from ne headquarters of the Board OF
Education. at 59th-st and Park-ave-. TO schools
TO which they had been consigned. Detectives
Conroy and Summers OF Captain Lantry's stan
were assigned 10 the case and after working for
the best part of month. arrested Reber
The supplies stolen consisted of ink. pencils
pens peuhoiders blank writing paper blank
ps per pads. ruled paper etc. but in such guam
titles that their loss not at first noticed: Inc
supplies the police say, were sold 10 small sta-
tionery stores throughout the city at low prices.
A storekeeper near 2d-aYe. and 1Oth-st.. VINO
bought of the goods, not knowing they had
been stolen, the police say, mas eHpTesseo d WI
lingness TO testify 10 what he knows OF the
.hefts Reber had charge Of truck which con-
veyed school supplies from the Board OF Edu-
cation building and also the Supply Department
building in East 6Sth-st. to the hundreoS OF
public schools throughout the city.
The police sa that he in the course OF one
Of his trips would stop and leave his truck un-
guarded. while Confederates would take from
the truck articles left in bundles on one end or
the truck
The driver would then proceed and the stolen
90 a temporary StOrenOuSe
oneTated nv the accomplices, and in the course
of time would be disposed OF to small dealers
The names of three of these confederstes are
known 10 the police
New-York tribune., 1905-02-27
WOULDN'T INTERFERE WITH LOVE
Jewish Parents, Who Opposed Marriage,
Have Suitor Arrested on Abduction CHARGE.

Love was the victor over a racial prejudice in a
case heard by Magistrate Stenert in the Tombs
court yesterday. John c. Hannah twenty-one years
old. who conducts a typewriting and reporting
business at Room 124 No 81 Park Row was
charged with abducting Miss Dresah Cohen. the
daughter of Rabbi David Cohen Of No 233 East
Broadway.
Miss Cohen had been employed by Hannah. She
is sixteen years old. She appeared in court with
her parents She corroborated every statement that
Hannah made. especially that in which he told
that they loved each other and intended to marry.
Her parents opposed the match. Hannah had been
locked up all night. He lives in Nutey, n. J.
VIII you promise TO give up the girl?" asked
the magistrate
mo: indeed. I will not" said the prisoner.
Then the magistrate turned to her parents. They
declared that they wanted her marry the man
they had picked for
We'll, m not going interfere in a case of
love. said Magistrate Steinert for the second
time. From all can learn this young man would
make MODEL husband for the girl. So |
reason why should cause them any unhappinesS
Dresah departed with her parents while Hannan
went his way. He said that he determined that
his romance would not end as the Coheps wished.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-27
CHEAPER TELEPHONE RATES.
They May Come as Result of the Mer-
chants Association Inquiry

Concerning the reduction of telephone charges in
this city. Clarence Whitman. president Of the Mer
chants Association. yesterday made the following
statement:
In May last Merchants Association took up
with the New-York Telephone Company the matter
of telephone service and charges in this city with
view TO making a fair. unbiased and thorough
investigation Of the whole question. After much
the way of gathering information respecting tele-
phone conditions and rates in other cities. the
sentative of the highest standing This COM
mttee made partial report recommending that
before entering upon the final steps of the investi-
cation the association. through its proper officers.
confer with the officials of the New-York Tele-
As announced TO the press in the early part of
October last, the aim of the association was to
that il would not be surprising IL six months were
consumed in making the investigation 1t was also
stated at that time that the general manager of the
New York Telephone Company had promised to
operate with the committee provided ii was not
preiudtced at the start.
The association and special committee have
collected large amount of data the subject
and have been assisted in their inquiry by experts
m sr achnoWiedged ability and national reputation.
ne telephone company has cO-operated TO the
inIest extent affordng the committee every desired
"IEtlIy !pI lhteIhsentiy prosecuting its work.
From the outset we have had no desire 10 GO IN
the legislature unless finding the charges unreason-
uon, We also early determined that we would NOT
InsEe dt1f, % untl We were fully prepared
that would carry conviction We are not Us ~, ii
10 make a tuii and final report for there is et,II
huch work 10 De done In carrying out the nro.
gramme Of the committee but there s everv rpng ~,
pect that our further conferences with the teis
which have already taken place. and that In tbe
enc ne etnods & pursued by the committee and the
Of our association and the general pubIjc eia y
The committee does not favor the legislative in
vsstigauon which has been proposed. We believe
that such an investigation IS not only unnecessary
, a. this time but II undertaken. may defeat the
3bl"ef which, without such an investigation. We
hopE and expect 10 obtain.