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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
LOCAL OPTION.
Elect Said to
l5e Against Proposed Law.

The Walla Walla Union in a review
of the recent state election i'm Wash
ington. says that it is probable the new
legislature will he opposed to the pas
sage Of a local option law.
Liquor interests allege that local
option has beer beaten in the next
legislature, says the Union. This claim
is based on reports that have been
received since the election from All
parts of the state and which appear to
give a majority against the anti-saloou
league. that has been fighting for a
local option bill, drawn on the lines
Of the Oregon law.
II is probable the anti-local option
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
PENDLEToN. OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1906
RIVER AND HARBoR DEMANDS
Work Greatly Neglected by Compare
son With Needs.

Washington, Nov. 29.--There was a
special meeting of the rivar and har-
Dor committee today called by Rep
rescntatiyc Burton for the purpose of
deciding the place the proposed new
bill should take in forthcoming legis-
lation. The committee decided to
make determined attempt to report
the bill to the house before Christmas
1t Is expected that the measure will
carry s50.000,000 or $50, 1000, 900 chief
ly in authorization.
1t Is announced that n river and
harbor congress will be held here at
the beginning of congress which is ex-
pected to give an impetus to a demand
that international improvements be
given consideration equally with other
needs requiring appropriations in this
session of congress. This movement
has always been shelved by house
leaders until all big appropriations
were out of the way so the river and
harhor interests had to take what re-
NAMED.
So while the navy bill has been car.
rying sl00,000000 year after year,
river and harbor bills have been kept
down to s25,00O,OOO or $4,000, 900.
Its promoters are determined that 1t
will he run through this session as
the preliminary work on the bill is
complete.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
FLOWING UP ALFALFA.
Yakima Valley is Being Converted
Into Orchards.

resident of Yakima valley SAYS
to the Yakima Republic. of the alfalfa
and fruit industry of that valley:
I'm three more years Yakima will
be importing hay instead of shipping
it, This may surprise many people.
but ii is true, or I miss my prediction
very greatly.
Did you ever stop to think that for
the past three years the people of
Yakima have been plowing up their
alfalfa fields and planting them to
fruit at such rate of increase that
it win not take long to do away with
every hay farm in the valley if con-
dnued much longer.
81 know to my own knowledge of
1900 acres west Of the city that at
one time produced large quantities of
alfalfa now growing their first crops
of fine fruits. l have planted several
hundred acres in fruit myself in the
last few years and am planting more.
Next year l will be out of the hay
business. 1t does not pay to raise hay
on such valuable land as we have
here. 1t pays better to raise fruit"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
REFUSES To FILE
AN |NF0RMAT|OA.
SERIOUS AND UNUSAL
PHASE OF COAL FAMINE
Citizens of Winona, Whitman Conn
~ Conriscatc O. II. & y. Coal, and
Division superintendent Walsh De-
n,antls in Vain That official Action
BE Taken Against 1hcm-"NO Jury
Would Convict Them"

ColfaN, Wash, Nov. 29.-F. T. Alb
bott, local o. II. & n. agent. has made
a demand for the arrest of six citizens
of Winona, small town in the west
ern part of Whitman county, demand
ing that they be officially accused Of
larceny and arrested on that charge.
The alleged offense is the theft of
company coal from a car at that place.
The demand was made by order of Di-
vision Superintendent Thomas Walsh
of the o. r. & n. at Tekoa.
Last Wednesday n car of coal was
received at Winona, consigned to the
agent at that place. Many families
in the town were entirely out of coal
and suffering extremely because Of
the cold weather. In many instances
children were sent to neighbors who
had some fuel to keep them from suf-
fering extremely from cold. Leading
merchants ana business men offered
TO buy the coal to prevent further suf-
tering. but We're met by a refusal,
whereupon the citizens collected
enough money TO pay for the entire
car of 20 tons at the rate of IS ton
and deposited the money with Stewart
Small, a merchant They then ap-
pointed weighmaster and proceeded
to help themselves to the coal. The
entire car was appropriated and dis
trbuted to the people who were out,
each getting about a half ton.
The prosecuting attorney. refused to
file an Information, giving as his rea-
son that no jury in Whitman county
could be found who would convict
these men.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
Ireland objccr, to Canadian Cattle.

Dublin. Nov. 2G.--At public meet
ing I'm the Rotunda here tonight, Mr..
Field, NJ F., presided. Resolutions
were adopted objecting to the free inn
polta;ion of Canadian cattle into
Great Britain and Ireland as it would
have a disastrous effect ON the small
farmers in the south and west Of Ire
land. 1t was pointed out thar the
farmers who bred cattle and the small
graziers would suffer while the only
persons who would benefit by the free
importation would be the settlers who
took evicteh farms. Mr.. W. ID. Daily,
estates commissioner, and Sir Jahn
Colomb. II. p, are interesting them
selves i'm the matter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29

Shortly after o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon the sixth annual convention
of the eastern division of the State
Teachers association was brought to
final close. The adjournment was
taken without much ado, and in dis
missing the 300 school teachers who
had been in faithful attendance for
three days, the presiding officer, su-
perintendent Frank K. Welles. mere
ly said:
THE work of this convention is at
an end, and we are now adjourned"
Resolutions Passed.
During the afternoon the commit
tee on resolutions presented the fol-
lowing resolutions and the same were
adopted by a unanimous vote:
I'VE, the teachers of Umatilla coun-
ty and of eastern Oregon, in joint con-
vention assembled, do hereby reaffirm
our allegiance to the American public
school system. We reassert our faith
in the integrity and efficiency of the
American school teacher. We believe
in the boys and girls of America; that
the solution of the great social and
economic problems of the future will
devolve upon them. To this end the
best talent that the age affords should
be provided for their present instruc-
tion.
Recognizing the loyalty and devo-
ton of our teachers we recommend
such legislation by our lawmakers as
will make it possible for this great
army of educators to live becoming
their station in life.
Whereas. We have been so pleas
antly entertained by the citizens of
the city of Pendleton; and
Whereas, We have received much
valuable instruction from the distin-
guished educators who have con-
tributed to our program; therefore
be it
Resolved. That we are indebted to
the good people of this city for the
cordial welcome we have received: to
the officers of the Christian church.
and of the Methodist church. for the
use of their buildings; to the teachers
and school children of Pendleton for
their part in the program. and espe-
musical numbers Of the program.
Resolved, That we offer our heart
felt thanks to DR.. Winship Mr.. Hart
ranft DR.. Penrose, President Camp
bell, Superintendent Ackerman and the
other lecturers for the valuable sug-
gestions they have brought to us.
Resolved. That we extend our
thanks to Superintendent Welles and
the other officers of this association
for the successful and profitable man.
ner in which they have conducted the
sessions.
Resolved, That we endorse the
wise and wholesome administration of
State superintendent Ackerman
Respectfully submitted.
u. w. HUFF.
MRS. FLETCHER.
MISS ELLA THOMPSON.
"D. c. HENRY.
MISS c. MOORHOUSE.
Committee"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
SEIZED RAILROAD COAL.
People of Wilbur Become Frantic Over
Fuel Shortage.

A special from Wilbur, Wash, says:
Residents of Wilbur, In the grip of
the fuel famine for weeks, took mat
ters into their own hands yesterday
and appropriated coal belonging to the
Northern Pacific railroad. The coal
was billed to the companys agent,
and residents quietly took possession
of the entire consignment.
Earl Larrabee was appointed weigh
master and collected from each ap-
plcant the fuel market price of the
fuel delivered. The total receipts were
turned over to the company's agent.
Other cities in Central Washington.
where the fuel shortage is unprece.
dented, have publicly announced an
intention to repeat the same method
the railroads having confiscated many
conslgnments of coal in transit from
the collieries,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
~FLUNKED' ON TEDDY
Flremcn on Battlcship refused to
Work Under Forced Draft.

Washington. Nov. 29.-Stokers on
American warships do not appreciate
President ROrsevclt's ambition to
make fast time on the sea.
Plue jackets ashore from the war
ships in the harbor at Newport News
say that about so stOkers are in the
brig aboard the armored cruiser Ten
nesscc because they refused to work
when that vessel was put under fore
cd draught Monday while the Tcnnes-
see and the Washington were convoy
ing the battleship Louisiana, bearing
the president home from Panama.
The officers ashore decline to dis
cuss the matter and 1t is impossible
to get aboard the Tennessee tonight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29

This evening the first championship
basketball game that has been pulled
off here this fall will be played at the
gymnasium, and all who love that
that strenuous game will have an op-
portunity TO see it in its most violent
form.
The game is to be between the first
team Ci the Commercial association
and the team from the Weston normal
school. The latter has been trained
by Mr.. Stricklin, OF last years Pendle-
ton high school team, who will him
self play in the game. While there
has been little so far by which 10
Judge the Weston team, rumors have
been current for some time that the
school teachers have a team that
plays the game" and does so with a
whirl. Aside from Stricklin, the other
Weston players are Laughridgc, Pot
ter, still. Webster, Sanford and Cas-
tello.
.. But In tbe faro First Team" the
normalities will find some children
that are hard to chastise. To begin
with, Tarbett at center Will probably
give them some difficulty, as he has a
habit of hitting the ball first at the
tuas-up regardless of the feelings OF
his opponent. Then at guard the local
team will have Jim Thompson and
CHn Turner, both of whom are sure
swift players and rlvaled Stricklin on
the l.. II. 5. team last year. They Will
have to be settled with before goals
are thrown by the visiting team.
As forwards the first team has two
ground gamers that are hard to heat
They are Shockley and Percy Folsom
and upon these two will rest the bur-
den OF placing the round ball in the
Weston basket a sufficient number ot
times to win the game. But they
are not the only goal tossers on the
team FOR every player is such.
The game viii be called at O'Clock
and spectators will be admitted to
the gymnasium gallery FOR the price
Of 25 cents.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
FUEL FAMINE GROWS.
Coal $3.50 Per Ton and Wood 50. 80
Per Cord In Eastern Washington.

A correspondent writing from Day.
ton to the Walla Walla Union con-
cerning the fuel famine. says:
The coal famine in Dayton con-
tinues unabated and visions of an
abundant coal supply are fading fast
Only one carload OF coal has been
received by the local dealers within
the past two or three weeks. This
meager supply was engaged for near
ly month in advance and the carload
melted like SNOWFALL.
When a prominent coal dealer was
asked the retail price of coal this
morning, his reply was: whats that
you say-coal9 Why. there is no
price on coal" And the expression
on his face revealed the fact that In
the lexicon of the commercial world
coal was becoming next to obsolete.
In Waitsburg the fuel situation Is
even worse than II Is in Dayton One
car of coal dust was received last
week there for use at the city pump
but coal ms fuel for the community
at large Is n scarce article.
The present price of the luxury per
ton is s12.5O or % cents pint. de-
livered, while the price of cord wood
is $3.50.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
sUTFRAGISTS IN CONGRESS.
Ohio Women Are Proud of the Result
of Their Fight.

The Ohio woman suffra gists are
congratulating themselves upon the
fact that General Sherwood. who has
been elected a member of congress.
from Toledo, is an ardent woman suf-
fragist. In the 4Sd congress he in
troduceG a petition asking the right
of citizenship by the 10th amendment
He also, when he was probate Judge
appointed Mrs. Stranahan a deputy
and ne flied a vacancy on the board
of school examiners by appointing
Mrs. I'm, and when he was in con-
gTesS recommended the appointment
o. women in the service. especially in
the treasury, where accuracy and
care were required.
w. Aubrey Thomas, Just electei /
from the 18Th district, is personally
in favor OF woman suffrage.
J. Warren Kicfer has always been
a strong advocate of woman's rights.
in the 18TH congress, in making a plea
for the appointment of a sub-commit-
tee on woman suffrage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29

Thousands of dollars have been lost
by Baker county stockmen during the
present season through shrinkage
caused by delay in shipping, says the
Baker City Herald.
Upon whose shoulders rests the
blame for this shrinkage is a ques-
ton which is agitating local shipping
circles now. the stockmen claiming
that they have been unable to get cars
when promised by the railroad and
the officials of the latter declaring
that the shippers fail to notify them
of their proposed shipments until it
is too late to get them cars.
1t is estimated by local shippers
that approximately 1000 head of cat
tie are shipped out of this city every
month of the shipping season. The
stockmen declare that in every in
stance they are forced to hold up their
shipments from two to II days, while
awaiting the arrival of cars. This
delay causes a loss, they say. of $500
as they are forced to feed hay costing
so a ton, and shrinkage amounts to
% cents head a day. If their estl-
mates are correct and the average
time they are forced to wait is five
days on each shipment, the loss has
been S1l00 a month, a total of nearly
$4,000 loss for the season, to the cat
tlemen alone.
Shippers Negligent.
On the other hand, Agent Lawrence
says this loss has been brought upon
the shippers by their own negligence.
He says that in a number of cases
which are cited by the stockmen. the
trouble has been that he received no.
tification of the intended shipment
only one day before the arrival of the
stock and he did not have time to get
the cars into the yard for them. Mr.
Lawrence says that while there has
been a large number of cars tied up
both in the north and the south, that
they can be furnished the shippers II
reasonable notice is given him. The
tie-up in the north caused by the
floods, and in California by the delay
in unloading at San Francisco, has
worked hardship on this section OF
the country, but traffic conditions
are being righted with as great rapid
ity as possible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29

lake City. Ia, Nov. 2a--This town
has become so honey combed and un-
denmred by mus,<rats that the water
from Lake creek has inundated the
cellars. and threatens serious damage
been the damage done that the rail-
road company, which is suffering ex-
tensively, has employed a. large num-
Der Of Boys to exterminate the rodents
offering them a royalty of 6 cents
for each rat, while Calhoun county
has offered to pay 10 cents more.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
Car and Bodies Burned.

Washington. Nov. 29.-Rescucrs
after Goals from the engine of No. 81
had set fire, were forced to extinguish
the flames before they could enter the
burning private car in an attemp; to
save the officials and capitalists pin
ned uEder the wreckaRe. They were
unable to more than check the flames
and could not save Spencer's body.
The two cars burned. Wreck and re-
lief trains were rushed to the scene
trom Lynchhurg and other nearby
cities. Spencer's remains, it is under
stood, We're identified by a ring he
wore. 1t is expected some of the in
jured will die.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
TO RECLAIM FLOODED LANDS.
The Far South Clamors for Needed
Recognition.

Washington. Nov. ga move will
be made during the next sitting of
congress for large appropriation for
the purpose of reclaiming waste lands
in a number of states.
In the state of Louisiana alone it
is stated there is a reclaimable area
sufficient ia support a population of
100000. while all along the coast
of Virginia to Texas is an extremely
fertile and productive strip of vast
aggregate extent under very shallow
water. The small portions here and
there brought under cultivation pro-
duces in abundance.
II will be shown that the drainage
of the southern swamps and marshes
means Improvement of the health OF
the people as well as the creation of
new wealth and that canals and drains
dug through the submerged area
would give far-reaching useful results
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29

Spencer was horn in Columbus, Ga.
March ., 1S47, and graduated from
the University of Virginia as a civil
engineer in 1869. He began service
on the railroad as a rod man, raising
through the grades rapidly. He was
president Of a number of southern
roads and director in number Of
transportation companies, and the
Western Union Telegraph company.
He leaves a widow and two sons one
of whom, Harry is sixth vice president
Of the Southern.
Spencer was one Of the great rail-
road magnates of the south, and did
more than any other man to merge the
southern lines. He was Morgan's
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29

Washington, Nov. 29.-The following
list of killed, missing and injured is-
sued by the road at 11:4O:
Killed-Samncl Spencer, Washing
ton, president of the Southern rail-
road, Phillip Schuyler New York, and
a director of the B. & o.. retired capi-
talist; Watt Davis. of Washington, tel.
egrapher: one unidentified.
Miss!nG.-Charles n. Fisher, Of Bal
tlmore. member of the firm of Gill &
Fisher, commission merchants; Red
mond, Baltimore.
Iniured-F. \. Merrill. of New
York, Spencer's secretary; Samuel
Cox, colored cook Of private car; Pol
lard Gill and Thomas, colored porters
Four negroes in the car Immediately
in front of the private car, were un-
injured.
Spcrccr's body was burned to ashes
Biography Of Spencer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
November Sale of Florida Oranges

New York. Nov. 29.-Not since the
freeze of 1895 has large quantity of
Flordian November oranges been dis
posed of here than this month. Up
wards of S5 carloads have been sold
up to date and there is still very
active demand for the fruit Califor-
ma oranges are coming very slow and
have not yet flooded the market as in
past seasons, the result being that the
Florida fruit finds a ready sale at
from 50 to $5 n box.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
To Finally Stop All Child Labor.

Washington, Nov. 29.-The bill
which Senator Albert ]. Reveridge will
introduce upon the opening day of
congress dealing with the prohibition
OF child labor, is complete. In its
clauses the bill provides that no rail-
road steamship, steamboat or other
carrier of interstate commerce shall
transport or accept for transportation
the product of any factory or mine
that employs children under IA years
of age.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
DARING NEW YORK ROBBERY.
Merchant Slugscd on Platform of a
Broadway Car.

New York. Nov. 29.-One of the
most daring robberies in this city in
many wears took place this morning,
Michael Connolly, a produce merch-
ant, being slugged and robbed on the
platform of a Broadway car. Three
men got $S6O0O, watch and jewelry
and left the victim unconscious and
escaped.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
right hand man. He contributed
heavily to the support of the technica
schools of the south.
Story of the Wreck.

Washington, Nov. 29.-The South
ern has issued statement of the
wreck in which President Samuel
Spencer was killed this morning.
Passenger No. 33 left Washington
last night late on account of the holi-
day traffic. and at 80 this morning
stopped at Lawyers, Va. for light re-
pairs to coupling. Passenger No. 81
following, was given clear block and
ran into the reaI of 33, causing a Sc
rious wreck. President Spencer was
killed and others of his party injured
1t is also reported that Watt David,
manager of telegraphs of the South
ern, was instantly killed. 1t is said a
number of officers and prominent
capitalists met death"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
TEACHERS ARE
H0MEWARD BOUND
Final Adjournment Of the Asso-
citation was taken at 4 p m.
Yesterday.
ATTENDANCE UNIAIPAIRED
TO CLOSE OF CONVENTION.

Series of Broad and Thoughtful Res
olutions Were Adopted by Unani-
nous VOte-LOcal Contributors to
the Success OF the Convention All
Gracefully Remembered, as Well as
Those From Distance-Superin-
tendent Ackerman's Administration
Endorsed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29

About 10 laborers from the Elgin
branch of the o. r. & N. transferred
here last night to the Spokane branch
OF that line en- route to the north
hank road, where they have been en-
ployed,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
Summer Weather NJ Denvor

Denver, Nov. 29.-Summer weather
today. and the people IN an effort TO
advertise the climate have appeared
In straw hats and negligee dress.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
+t++++++++ = +++++++% =
Frcctlom as a Present.

This morning the prisoners in
the city jail were made happy
by Marshal Gurdane, who turn
ed the entire assortment loose
that they might enjoy Thanks
giving without the city's cold
hospitality. There were but a
few within the jail this morn
ing and none of them were
really bad cases, most of them
being drunks who had been
} picked up during the night.
They expressed much satisfac-
ton when they were released.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
CHAMPIONSHIP
CAME BASKETBALL
Strongest Teams in Eastern
Oregon Will Line for a
Memorable Game.
COMMERCIAL CLUB AND
WESTON NORMAL TONIGHT

Pcndlcton Players Anticipate a Hard
Struggle, a. the Weston Team Has
a Reputation and Cunfldence-Game
VIII BE Called at 8 O'Clock and
Spectators VIII BE Charged 20
Cents Admission 10 the Gallcry-No
Question About the Game Being an
Event.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29

The recent floods cost Yakima
county sS200 FOR bridge repairs alone
Scarcely bridge in the county but
lost a span or was in some way dam
aged.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
SHIPPERS ARE
RESPONSIBLE
IT APPEARS IN MANY
INSTANCES. AT LEAST.

This is the Dictum of the Baker City
Agent of the o. Il. & ", Who Pre-
sents the Other Side of the Car
Shortage Situation-Baker Shippers
Lose S22O II Day Per 1000 Head of
Cattle by Inability to Get Stock
Cars.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29

The new Baptist church at Rose
burg has been dedicated and is out
of debt. Rev. +. II. Hicks is pastor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29
RAILROAD N|AGNATE KILLED
BODY CREMATED IN WRECK
Rearend Collision on the Southern Railroad at Lawyers Va
Butchers Capitalists.

Number While
Stopped
BIock'Two Entirely Conumcd-Syeral
erocs andO Have Mario Escapes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-29

Every day is good day for East
oregonian advertisers. Crisp, new.
clean and attractive ads every day,
Don't fail to read them.