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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19

BRIDGE TO VANCOUVER ISLAND
Stupendous and Expensive British Co.
Iumbia PrOjet

Vancouver, B. c., Dec. 19.-The
plan of Mr.. Bell, British Columbia
engineer to connect Vancouver with
the mainland by a bridge, is being
warmly discussed here today, when
full details were announced.
Mr.. Bells report and accompanying
plans were prepared for the depart
ment of railways and canals at Otta-
wa. He calculates that the bridge
could be erected at a cost of S35, ,00O,-
600, but admits that it would be a
work of a formidable character. By
crossing the Seymour Narrows and
taking advantage of the Valdes is
lands, the distance, he states, can be
spanned by seven bridges of about l.
200 feet each. He states the chan
nels between the islands are of inn
mense depth with tides running from
four to nine miles an hour, and he re-
ports that all difficulties of the work
would be further increased by the
fact that the islands are very rocky
and would prove most difficult places
for railway laying.
A number of tunnels would be re-
quired, while the bridge would have
to be strung $50 feet above the sea
The consensus of opinion in favor OF
the construction of the bridge /;
dominant.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
HOLIDAY VACATIONS
FOR ALL SCHOOLS
But NOT ALL WILL Re FOR
SAME LENGTH OF TIME
PGblic Schools Will Resume January
2. on Wednesday, at the Request of
the Teachers-Pendleton Academy
VIII Resume Also on January >
Business College VIII Have One
Weeks Vacation and ST. Joseph's
Full Two Weeks.

On Friday afternoon all of the
schools of Pendleton will take an ad-
journment for the Christmas vacation
and with the exception of the Busi-
ness college, none will resume work
until after New Years.
Regarding the vacation for the
public schools, Lee Teutsch, chairman
of the board, stated this morning that
the vacation will last 10 days. Con-
sequently work will be resumed on
Wednesday, January 2. 1t was orig
inally intended to have a two weeks
vacation, but at the request of the
teachers the time was cut down to %
days. BY so doing it will be possible
to close the schools three lays earlier
in the spring, as SO full weeks of
school must be held.
At Pendleton academy the vacation
will also last for 10 days, the adjourn
ment being taken Friday and school
resuming work on January 2.
At st. Joseph's academy a full two
weeks vacation will be given, school
resuming the Monday following New
Years. The Pendleton Business COL
lege will take but a weeks vacation.
school being. resumed on the Monday
following Christmas.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
"BRING BACK THOSE PAPERs.'
County Clerk Sailing VIII Institute q
Reform.

a raid was made In this city this
forenoon, but It was not a gambler
catching expedition, and no arrests
were made. II was instituted by
County Clerk Frank Sailing for the
purpose of gathering UP the papers
that had been borrowed from his Of
flee by the various lawyers of the
city. 1t has been the custom for law
Nors to draw papers from the office
and retain them as long as desired.
and often longer. As a result many
papers have not been obtainable at
the office when desired by other par
ties interested. and 1t will he remem-
bered that the system was severly
criticised by Experts Clark and Bu-
chanan when they made their famous
report over a year ago.
In order to gather in the property
Of his office the county clerk several
days ago wrote to all local members
of the bar requesting them to return
borrowed papers today For their
convenience he sent an express wagon
around town during the forenoon and
many documents were gathered in.
However, some were not secured and
peremptory orders have been given
for thir immediate return.
Hereafter papers will be allowed
taken from the office only upon or
ders from the court and then for but
six days time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19

Bakersfield, Cal, Dec. 1g,-With
preaching him, f.. d. Hicks, now en-
tering upon the 18th day of his en-
tombment in the Edison camp tunnel
has regained his nerve which he lost
Tuesday and which has entirely dis
sipated the fears of his rescuers that
his mind is giving way under the
dreadful strain.
Early this morning he told a watch
er at the pipe through which he talks
and feeds he would rather have Il
chew OF tobacco than be given his
liberty today He spoke cheerfully
and joked.
The rescuers continued to work with
extreme caution throughout the night
and when morning came the progress
made toward reducing the possibili-
ty of the cavein of a huge boulder
hanging above Hicks head was en-
tirely satisfactory. They expect TO
reacl. Hicks late this afternoon, or to-
night. Hicks was given a portion of
milk this morning and the papers
were read to him, and several airs
played on phonograph
The last few hours of the long
siege of rescue work is marked with
a spirit OF desperation. Every man is
on edge with nerves strained to the
breaking point. All Bakersfield is in
terested in the outcome of the strug-
gle. Little groups stand about town
anXiously awaiting the words. "rescu-
cd at last"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
suit fuT Stolen Money.

An appeal has been filed with j. y
Long, deputy clerk of the supreme
court, from an action of the district
court in Nez Perce county in the ac-
ton of J. NJ. Pratt plaintiff and re.
epundcnt, against the Northern Paci-
tIc Express company, defendant and
appellant. This action was originally
brought by Pratt against the express
company for $500, alleged to have
been deposited in a sack with the COM
pany agent at Culdesac for shipment
to }, w. Pratt at Lewiston, November
20. 1904. The evidence showed thar
the money was probably n portion of
that taken in the robbery of the of
flee at Culdesac on the night of Mo-
vemher 20, 1904, and never reached
its destination. The principal defense
was the fact that there was a provis-
ion in the receipt for the money that
the company should not be responsi-
ble for more than $50 if the package
was lost
ON the 10th day of April last Jury
gave the plaintiff a verdict for S72S.
Is and the court gave Judgment ac-
cordingly. From this Judgment the
defendant company is appealing
Lewiston Teller.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
100000 MEN NEEDED.
Railway Construction i'm the North
west Demands Labor.

Corporations, firms and individuals
who employ large numbers of work.
men, from unskilled day laborers to
the highest-priced mechanics. and the
like, are trying to find some means of
finding an adequate supply of labor
for the year 1907, which all authori-
ties admit is to be one of the busiest
years In the whole history of the Pa
citic northwest, says a dispatch from
Seattle.
If an army of 10000 workingmen.
skilled and unskilled, should invade
the states of Washington. Idaho and
Montana. arriving here March l. 1907
1t would be received with open arms
and a guarantee of steady employ
ment for an indefinite period.
On the Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Paul railroad, Washington division
there are seven camps which today
are practically without men. not more
than three workingmen being recorded
in each camp. The local constructors
office of the Milwaukee is looking for
men for these camps, and would un-
doubtedly furnish employment for 100
men at each camp.
The labor employment agencies Of
Seattle present an appearance entire
ly and vitality opposed to that which
might have been observed 10 years
ago, In 1896 the employment offices
We're beseiged by men of all ages and
all walks of life, seeking employment.
In those days, $1.25 was a fair meas
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
TOBACCO TRUST
IS UNDER FIRE
ACTION HAS BEEN BEGUN
AGAINST SUBSIDIARIES.
Large Number of Witnesses Will BE
Examined in the Attempt TO Prove
That the Tobacco Products Have
Arbitrary Prices Set Upon Them by
One General Authority-Other Suits
VIII Follow the Conclusion of This.

New York, Dec. 19.-Not guilty was
the plea entered today before Judge
Hough in the United States circuit
court by counsel representing the Nc
Andrews and Forbes company and the
]. S. Young company of Baltimore,
both subsidiary companies of the
American Tobacco company The
charge against the defendants is that
they violated the Sherman antitrust
law in restraint of trade.
De Lancey Nicoll and John d.
LINDSAY, counsel for defendants de-
scribe the case as of paramount i'm
portance to the trade. Henry L. Stim-
son, United States district attorney,
who is prosecuting. has a large num-
Der of witnesses to examine and the
case is expected to last IA days.
A further charge will be preferred
against the defendants at the termin-
alton OF the present cases. They will
be indicted for illegally controlling the
output OF liquorice paste used in
making plug tobacco. The govern
ment will charge that under secret
agreement they divided the trade be-
tween them, forcing prices up eXor-
bitantly. One company it will be
charged, furnished the material to the
trust companies and the other to the
Independent manufacturers. Congress
and the entire country has been
watching the outcome of these par
ticular cases for years and great in
terest Is centered in them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
9.-Senator

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator
Hansbrough today said:
IF the railroad presidents of the
country would spend more time in
managing the roads and less in str IT.
ting about swell hotels in dress suits,
there would not be so many shortages
of cars, causing suffering and death
in remote parts of the country"
He had just left a conference with
the president when he spoke. He
continued:
"All we can do is to investigate. and
fix responsibility. We cannot remedy
with the present laws. If the COM
merce commission were empowered to
orders cars from one part of the coun-
try to another when needed, the sit
uation could be relieved some. Also,
it would prevent the present demur-
rage charges as shippers often find II
cheaper to hold cars for month at a
dollar a day than to pay storage"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
Invented a Now Ront prnncllcr-

f. c, Gordon of this city. patentee
Of the reversible and interchanCeable
propeller for sea-going vessels and
river boats. returned today from Spo-
kane, where he has been on matters
pertaining to his patent. says the
Lewiston Tribune, Mr.. Gordon owns
the ferry at this place and for the
past two years has been engaged in
work on n simplified propeller that
will give the maximum amount OF
speed in the minimum amount OF
space Mr. Gordon has worked quiet.
ly on his invention and after many
trials succeeded in perfecting II dur.
ing the early summer. The Invention
has been tested on the Puget sound
and works to perfection. Mr.. Gordon
is now in communication with eastern
manufacturers relative to placing the
propeller on the market, from the
sales of which he will secure a hand.
some royalty,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
RICH FIND IN BAKER.
Five Hundreds Dollars Taken From
New Placer Diggings i'm One Day,

Five hundred dollars in one day. 1t
sounds like the tales that still remain
of the days of 40. Yet it happened
last week in Baker county when at the
new placer discovery in Pine valley,
one of the three discoverers. Blair.
Herbert and Underwood. took out that
much placer gold says the Baker
City Herald.
The statement is vouched for bv
those who We're on the ground at the
time, and saw the remarkable days
work.
According to those who have been
on the ground it is declared that the
present discover Wis the richest find
of placer gold ever made in Oregon
and that the rich ground about old
Auburn will not compare with the
strike made by the three persistent
placer miners who have located the
new field
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
TWO NEVADA STRIKES.
Cooks. Walters and Miners Out for
Wage Increase.

Tonopah, Dec. l9.--The cooks and
walters of Tonopah are on strike
Every eating house is shut down and
several private hotels are also affect
ed. Restaurant keepers declare they
will fight to the end.
Goldfield will take place tomorrow.
The tieup will be complete. Dire re-
suits are feared, with the bad feeling.
The miners want an increase of from
81 to So per day, and give the opera
tors "a hours to accept their demands.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
Hin Says II Was Expected.

Minneapolis, Dec. 19.-Regarding
the panic on Wall street J. ]. Hill
says:
"It was not unexpected by the
money interests, the approach of new
and large liquidations being partly
responsible. l do not think the calls
for money in the west had much ef-
feet, and do not think there is any
serious danger to business, but 1t rARy
pinch business for a time. have
nothing to say about the slump in
Great Northern now. All stocks slump
when call money goes up
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
Save thc'Lmbs and Tree Tons.

Every year Baker City experiences
fuel famine, says the Baker City
Herald. The same condition prevails
throughout the inland empire. This
occurs, while every year enough fuel
is wasted to heat the entire COM
munity. The solution of the fuel
problem is In limbs" In every dis
trict where timber is cut, in every
logging camp, thousands of large
limbs are Topped off and allowed to
rot upon the ground or burned in
bonfires. These limbs If trimmed into
poles make the finest fuel imaginable
and cost but little.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
i. i.++++++++++++++++s T. !
STEPS TOWARD HOME RULE.
Follow Military Abandonment of Can
ada by Great Britain.

ottawa, Dec. 19.-It was officially
announced today that the Canadian
government will take over the Halifax
dock yards on January l from the
British government. This is one Of
the great steps in the plan of home
government to give the defences and
military equipment of the colonies
into the hands of the Colonial govern
ment.
While the transfer will be purely
formal. Canada will agree to keep up
the efficiency of the yards for coaling,
and repairs, and the admiralty in the
event of war or other emergency may
take over the docks. The dock yards
proper include several wharves, a
number of fine buildings, several
yards, etc, covering about 100 acres.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
GENERAL STRIKE is POSSIBLE.

Portland, Dec. 19.-Labor leaders
favor calling n general strike to aid
the carmen. The Federated Trades
VIII consider this tonight. The COM
pany cerSnues 10 discharge all union
lists. Cars are running on schedule
time. The strikers are apparently de-
featcd.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
FAILED ACCOUNT FOR $50. 600.
Charged With Selling Mining Stock
and Keeping Proceeds.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-Charles Breiten-
bach, a broker, is charged in war;
rant this afternoon with failing to ac-
count fer $4,000 worth of bonds of
the Boston & Colorado Copper Mining
company, which Frederick II. Collins,
the president of Boston, says the de-
fendant sold, haing been entrusted
with the sale of $1O5.OOO worth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
+++*+++++++++++++,
Great Mutual Project.

: Los Angeles. Dec. 19.-The :
+ retail grocers of southern Cali I
+ fornia are prepared to organ :
: ize a mutual fire insurance :
7 company of their own and with :
7 draw millions of dollars worth :
: of insurance from the old line
: companies and thus avoid the I
+ great increase in coast insur-
7 ance which has come about Z
7 since the San Francisco disass
7 ter. The rural population Of this
! portion of the state strongly IA
+ vors state insurance since the
!. disaster.
Z. :. :. :. L L L =, 4. 4. :, Z. L L L L L
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
Countess Docs Not Have to Pay.

Paris, Dec 19.-The court today de-
cided that Madame Gould, formerly
Countess de Castellane. is freed from
all responsibilities Of her husbands
debts, except in n Few minor in
stances, being the claims for which
she herself was responsible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
FUEL AND CAR SHORTAGE.
Retwccn the Two southern California
Is I'm Bad shane.

Los Angeles, Dec. 19.-By the short
age of refrigerator cars in southern
California. $500 carloads of vegetables
and citrus fruit is imperiled.
The fuel shortage in this city has
reached the acute stage. II is estimat-
ed that but so tons is available for
retail consumption.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
TRYING TO PROVE INSANITY.
Denies Resort to Save Life of Chester
Thompson.

Tacoma, Dec. 19.-Judge Thomp-
son, father of Chester Thompson. the
hoy on trial for the murder of Judge
Emory, is still on the stand testifying
as to insanity in former generations
CT the family. Numerous insanity ex-
perts are present studying the boy and
will testify later.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
$500 900 Boston Fire.

Boston. Dec. l9.-Fire endangered
the square bounded by Washington.
Winter, fremont and Broomfield
streets this morning. 1t started in
EldrilEe & Pcabody's furniture store
A number of firemen were injured.
Loss, 100000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
H., u. Wright Dead.

Cleveland o., Dec. he. p.
Wright, aged 20, father of e. s..
Wright, general manager of the
Scripps-McRa Press association, died
last night The funeral will take place
Thursday afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
COUNCIL MAY
GUST H|NKLE
City Charter Provides That an
Objectionable Member May
Be Expelled.
PETITION ASKING HIS RESIG-
NATION NOW IN HIS HANDS
d

Meeting Tonight Promises Further
Development i'm the Unpleasant Sit
uation-At the star Chamber
Session Held Last Week Councilman
From Fourth Ward Was Asked by
All Other Members to Retire From
the BOdy--Charges Against Him
Arc Numerous.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
Professor Unm Extrndltcd.

London, Dec. 19.-The extradition
of Prof. Karl Hau of George Wash
ington university, Washington, d. c.,
to Germany, was granted today on. the
charge of the murder of his mother
in-law, Frau Nolllter at Baden, Ba-
den, November 5.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19

Bishop McCabe is Dead.

: New York, Dec. 19.-Bishop I
; McCabe. the fighting bishop" !
, of the Methodist Episcopal I
; church, died at $50 this morn I
ing. He left the ministry to en- I
, ter the army in an Ohio regi- I
+ ment during the civil war. Was I
; wounded and imprisoned at I
; Libby, escaped, resumed fight 1
: ing and returned to the pulpit I
: after the war. He was ousted I
; from the policy holders COM 1
: mittee last summer because he 1
+ favored the reelection of the l
+ administration trustees of the
+ big insurance companies.
Il n. n. 4. z. =. Z. 4,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
PACKERS CONSOLIDATE.
Alaska Packers Association said 10
he Absorbed.

Bellingham, Wash, Dec. 19.--It is
reported the Alaska Packers associ-
alton has been absorbed by the Paci-
fic and American Fisheries, the two
largest fish packing organizations on
the coast.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
PENNSYLVANIA Is OVERDUE.
Carries Between 200 and 800 lIaskan
Passengers.

Seattle, Dec. 19,-The steamer
Pennsylvania, five days overdue from
Valdez is still unreported at 10 this
morning. Between 200 and 300 pas .
sengers are aboard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
ncfaulting Sheriff Suicides.

Phoenix, AriZ., Dec. 19.--J. Elliott
Walker, sheriff . of Maricopa county
suic'dcd this morning by shooting
himself through the head. He is
short $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
BRADLEY MAY SURVIVE.
Fifty Other Victims OF Explosion Are
Improving.

Narysville, Cal, Dec. 19.-Fire
Chief Bradley, who was injured in
Monday nights explosion. has a bare
chance to survive. The other victims
numbering nearly so, are improving
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
MONEY SQUEEZE
{ WALL STREET
Magnatss ad and Unload,
Eodea a. to AnnihiIate
Each 0lHer.
CALL MONEY HAS GONE TO
TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT

Millions Lost and Gained Reciprocal
ingly in the Struggle-Pools Unload
Thousands of Shares TO Weaken the
Bull Movement of Other Pools
Nandcrbllts and Morgan Make Com
mon Cause to Relieve Situation
WHICH Standard Oil is Aggravatlng
Hill Stocks Vigorously Attacked.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
THIRTEEN DAYS
UNDER A CAVE|N
Imprisoned Miner Regains His
Nerve and Jokes With Res
cuing Party Above Him.
EATS AND TALKS THROUGH
MANY FEET OF GAS PIPE.

Good Progress Being Made Toward
His Early Rescue But There l.
Great Danger of the Lucillcss Miner
Being Crushed Beneath "A Huge
Boulder at the Moment of Rescue
Papers Are Read to Him and Pho
nograph Tunes Played, Through the
Long Iron Tubing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
Chicago Wheat Market.

Chicago, Dec. 19.--Wheat opened
"A 3-S, closed 7iH; corn opened
40 is, closed the same; oats opened
34M, closed the same.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
STRUT LESS AND
MANAGE BETTER
Advice to Railroad Presidents
By Senator HanSbrough Of
North Dakota.
WOULD THEN BE ABLE TO
FURNISH NEEDED CARS

He Had just Left a Conference With
Roosevelt OH the Car Shortage and
Fuel Famine Question-No Remedy
Exists Under Present Laws: All
That Can BE Done Under the Laws
Is to Investigate and EXpose-Need
a Law Giving Commission Emer-
gency Powers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19

As a result of the disclosures that
have been made regarding the official
misconduct of Councilman ]. T. Hin
kle it is possible he will be removed
from office by action of the council
Under The charter the council has full
authority in such matters as may he
seen from the following extract from
article four, chapter l, Of the city
code:
"They Uhe cCunc:lmen) may pre-
scribe rules for their proceedings;
punish any member or other person
for disorderly conduct in their pres
ence or at any meeting of the COM
mon council and with the concurrence
of two-thirds of all the members elect
ed to the council. expel a member"
AS to what action. if any, the coun-
CT will take in the matter remains to
| be seen. However, II is known that
| the proposition is being considered,
though the members decline to pre-
dict what may be done. Should the
matter be taken up it is presumed a
resolution declaring Hinkles seat va
such a measure will be presented this
| eening.
| 1t is declared by members of the
council that there are other offences
laid up against the fourth ward man
aside from the serious charge con-
tanned in the sworn statement of q.
w. Coffman, published in this paper
last evening. However, they decline
to give out any details regarding the
nature of the later charges, saying the
facts at this time are the exclusive
property of the council.
Was Asked to Resign.
That the continued presence of ]. T.
Hinkle in the city council is not ap-
preciatod by the other members of
that body is shown very clearly by
facts that have come to light recent
ly. 1t has become known that at the
star chamber session held a week
ago this evening his resignation as
councilman was requested. The re-
quest was embodied in a petition
which bore the signatures of every
councilman excepting the fourth ward
man himself.
The petition was given to Hinkle
either at the secret session or previ-
Gus to that time. However, he de-
clined to comply with the invitation
to vacate his seat though he did with
draw from the chairmanship of the
/ levee committee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-19
King Oscar Recovering.

Stockholm. Sweden, Dec. 19.-The
king is steadily recovering.