East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-09

w. F. Matlock will not join the re-
monstrants against street paving, for
he declares he Is in favor of improve
ment and will meet his share of the
expense. However, If 1t were posi-
BILE to macadam all of the principal
streets, he would prefer to see such
done.
Mr.. Matlock arrived in Pendleton
yesterday morning after two
months tour of the United States,
Mexico and Canada. When seen this
morning he said he had not yet
caught up with affairs here, as he had
just returned. When informed of the
present status Of the street paving
question and asked II he would sign
a remonstrance against paving, he de-
clared himself as above. He is strong
ly in favor of something being done
for the betterment of the streets, and
says that should nothing be accom-
plished by the council he will try to
have the block between Court and
Water streets paved as a sample. He
is the principal owner on the west side
of the street, and II those across the
street are willing he will favor paving
the block. Before leaving upon his
tour Mr.. Matlock signed the petitions
asking for the paving of Main and
Court streets with bitulithic or some
other hard pavement. or the pave
ments he is disposed to favor btu
lithic. But he also looks with favor
upon macadam for a town of this size
and believes that would be the thing
were it possible to place 1t upon all
the streets.
Was in Portland Hire.
Not the least of Mr.. Matlock's ad-
ventures while away on his two
months tour was his experience in the
Chamber of Commerce fire. At the
outbreak of the fire he was playing
solo with some friends in one of the
parlors of the Commercial club quar-
ters. He first detected the fire
through smelling the smoke, and a
moment later the flames broke
through window near by.
With the others in his party Mr..
Matlock escaped from the burning
building by dropping from a window
to the top of the Sherlock building, a
distance of but eight or 10 feet. This
building adjoins, the Chamber of Com
merce on the north. But few min
utes after leaving the burning eighth
story the flames burst through the
window through which they had
jumped. From the top OF the Sher.
lock building the men wended theil
way down the fire escapes in safety
According to Mr.. Matlock, the exact
cause of the fire Is not known, MOI
Will 1t ever be. Nor will 1t ever be
know just how H. H. Hallock camt
to his death. There was no one with
the latter at the time Of his drop. and
all stories regarding how 1t occurred
are but surmises. However, those
who were with Mr.. Hallock say he
delayed too long in the club rooms
evidently not becoming alarmed a
first. Assessor Sigler, of Portland
was the last man with him.
Had Pleasant Visit.
Since leaving here two months ago
Mr.. and Mrs. Matlock have Travelled
about 5000 miles. From here the,
went through California. Arizona
Texas, and attended bull fight a
Jaurez. Mexico. They then visited
Galveston and saw the Mardi Gras a
New Orleans. From that place the,
went through Atlanta, Co., to Wash
ington, Philadelphia and New Yorl
were next visited and from the latte
place trip was made into Ney
England, where Yale university wa
visited among other places. TIL
, party then returned to New York, an,
! went from there to Montreal, wher
they visited for some time and like
, wise In Ottowa. Mr.. and Mrs. Mat
5 lock then returned over the Canada
, Pacific to Vancouver B. C. Fror
there they came to Portland, wher
Mrs. Matlock is still visiting. MI
and Mrs. Babb remained in Montrea
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