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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
ROY STEWART, SAM END|COTT AND
A SWEDE CHARGED WITH LARCENY

For the parts they played in a gam
lling game with G. w. Biggers, at the
Eanier Beer hall, Roy Stewart, sam
Gndicott and Swede whose name is
unknown, are now facing a trial for
larceny. In the justice court this
morning District Attorney Phelps
filed infCrmations charging all three
men with the larceny of $1,000. War
rants for their arrest were then issued
by Justice Joe Parkes.
Bisgcrs' $1,000 Certificate Was Cashcd
Some of the facts regarding the
gambling operations of the three men
were published last evening. At that
time II was stated Riggers had stopped
payment of the $1,000 certificate of
deposit which Ne had parted with in
addition 10 si00 in cash. But later
in the day yesterday it became known
that the certificate had been paid by
the bank before Biggers' note reached
the La Grande institution. The certi-
ficate was taken to the First National
Wednesday afternoon. 1t had been
properly indorsed, and the local bank
then wrote the La Grande bank to
ascertain If II We're good. The reply
was favorable and the certificate was
accepted by the First National, cash
being given for II.
Evidently Stewart and Endicott
afterwards became afraid the paper
would not be accepted, for yesterday
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16

morning they both appeared at the
bank and again inquired regarding it.
George Hartman, jr., assistant CASH
Ter of the First National, then phoned
to the La Grande bank to again ask
regal ding the certificate. Again their
reply was that the certificate was
good ard would be accepted by them.
Biggcrs Is the Sole Loser.
About half hour later in the day
the La Grande bank called the bank
here to inform it that Biggers had
asked payment stopped upon the GER
tificate. However, the First National
had already Cashed the paper upon
authority from the La Grande bank
end being an innocent purchaser the
La Grande bank was required to pay
the certificate. Accordingly Piggers is
the sole loser by the deal.
Stewart Arrested; Others Gone.
This afternoon Stewart was placed
under arrest by Deputy Sheriff Joe
Rlakeley and taken before Justice
Parkes. Time for a preliminary hear
Ing was then set for next Tuesday at
10 o'clock. To insure his appearance
at that time Judge Parkos placed
Stewards bail at $500. A cash bond
was given.
Up to this hour neither Endicott
nor the alleged Swede have beer
found. They are believed to have left
the city in which case some time may
be necessary for their capture.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16

Monte B. Gwinn is now the presi-
dent of the Pendleton Savings bank,
having been elected to that position
at regular monthly meeting of the
directors held yesterday afternoon. He
takes the place of w. J. Furnish, who
resigned. But according to the an
nouncement of Mr.. Furnish himself,
he still has 4 large financial interest
in the bank, being one of the heaviest
stockholders and will continue to be
director in the institution. He gave
up the active management of the bank
in hopes Of benefiting his health,
which has been more or less broken
for several years,
That the same general policy which
has governed the bank in the past
will be continued is declared by the
new president who states that moth
| ing which the bank can properly do
to foster all legitimate enterprises,
will be left mdone.
Under the management Of W. ].
Furnish the Savings bank has been
made into one of the strongest finan-
cial institutions in the northwest, and
It now has total resources of over
! $1,5OO,OOO.
Monte =. Gwinn, the new head of
the big institution, is now we'll known
10 the people of Umatilla county
through his previous connection with
the bank. and through his record as
business man of Idaho and Oregon.
He is now the treasurer of the Idaho
State Bankers association. vice presi-
dent of the Caldwell Bank g. Trust
company, and treasurer of the Idaho
grand lodge of odd Fellows. which
position he has held for Is years. In
fraternal circles he has also been
pror"inent in the knights of Pythias
being past grand chancellor of Idaho
and past supreme representative from
that state. He has been heavily in
terested in the livestock business in
the past and is now president of the
Malheur livestock & Land company
That no other changes in the work.
ing force Of the bank are contemplate
ed was stated this morning by Mr..
Gwinn. As vice president Mr.. Morris
will continue in the work he has done
in the past. while j. w. Maloney Will
continue as cashier.
The following is a list of the stock
holders of the bank
w. ]. Furnish. j. y. Teal. Al Page.
of Wardner, Idaho, r. Alexander. r.
T. Cox, Joseph Basler. Charles H.
| Carter, f. w. McComas, r. y. STAN
field, a. ]. Devlin, of Wardner, Idaho.
f. l.. Smith, L. Drsenbery, f. Boetch-
er, Frank S. Curl, Marion Jack. W. F.
Matlock. f. p. Marshall. ]. Il. Raley
Herbert Boylen, F. W. Vincent. A. c.
Koeppen, C. E. Roosevelt, estate Of D.
p. Thompson, estate of C. II. Lewis
of Portland. Monte B. Gwinn and T
], Morris.
Plans for the remodeling of the
bank building are now being drawn.
f. b. MacNaughton, of the architectu-
raj firm CT MacNaughton, Raymond &
Lawrence. was here Yesterday in con.
nection with the same The general
features of the changes to be made
were outlined in this paper some time
ago. According to Mr.. Gwinn the i'm
provements will be made as speedily
as :he work can be done.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
CHESTER THoMPsON's TRIAL.
Slayer of Judge Emory at Seattle
VII BE Tried i'm Tacoma.

Seattle, Nov. 1G.-The trial of Ches,
ter Thompson. which was taken to
Pierce county under change oi
venue, will probably occur on Deem
Der 10, as the calendar of the Pierce
county courts is full up to that date
Prosecuting Attorney Mickintosh will
90 to Tacoma on Thursday to have
the date set.
The prisoner, who is accused OF
killing Judge G. Mead Emory, will
be removed to the Pierce county jail
during his trial. Judge Smell, who
handles the criminal business OF
Pierce comfy, vii probably preside al
the trial. The case was set for tria
in this county November 10. the de.
lay being necessary under the change
of venue.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
Influence of the storm, Locally.

Although the fierce storm which
has been sweeping the North Pacific
coast the past two days, has subsided
TO great extent, the weather condi-
tons are still unsettled, and more rain
and wind are predicted by the Port
land weather bureau.
AS result of Yesterdays unusual
storm, Telegraph wires are down in
many places and communication with
outside points is still unconnected and
unsatisfactory. Press dispatches
therefore, are again lacking today,
and the East Oregonian is somewhat
handicapped in supplying its readers
with foreign news happenings this
afternoon,
rcIcgraphic service between Pendle-
ton and the east is still cut off entire
ly. Reports this afternoon received
from la Grande state that the storm
in the Grand Ronde valley was the
worst in years. The partly built
rcundhouse at La Grandc was razed
10 the ground, plate glass windows
We're shattered, and fences blown
down. Telegraph poles in the coun-
try were broken down and wires put
out of commission. Electric light
wires in La Grande were also twisted
and broken, and the city was in par
tial darkness last night.
Western Oregon ana Washington.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16


ing vote. mat one was cast by j. J..
Hlhkle.
Ihe license held by smith had been
granted out Few weeks ago, While
SteWarts was Just expiring An ap-
piicatioh Tor renewal Of the latter was
upon the taoIe ana II was denied by
'he council
Upon the request OF the parties con-
cerhed Ihe saloon license now held by
l. l. oro"her was transferred 70 T.
l.. MatocK u Co. VINO nave pur-
chaSed the shamrock saloon from the
forher'
Street Bonds Voted.
An ordinance providing for the is
suance of street improvement bonds
was also passed 1t is for the purpose
of taking advantage of the Bancroft
bonding law and allowing property
owners to pay their street paving as
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16

Portland, Nov. 16.-Nearly all the
towns along the Cowlit2 and Lewis
divers are still under water. The in
habitants are camped in the hills, suf-
fering from exposure. The morning
revealed sad scene of devastation.
Reports from North Yakima con-
firm the statement the Naches river
has changed its course and 100 fami-
lies are washed out, and thousands
Of acres of orchards are submerged.
Reports indicate the Northern Pacific
Is SO badly washed out it will be
months before it can operate. 1t me-
cessitates practically reconstruction of
the line from the summit of the Cas-
Cadcs 10 Tacoma
Traffic over the o. II. & n. was re-
sumcd this morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
BOISE FUEL FAMINE.
One Company Is Behind 10 Cars on
Its Orders

Boise, Nov 16.-An evidence Of the
seriousness of the fuel situation in
Boise is the fact that one of the coal
firms, the Boise Commission company
is 10 cars behind on orders. Fur
thermore, the orders for this Goa,
were mostly placed during the first
and the middle of the summer.
The company went to the expense
of erecting bins to store 5000 tons anC
secured teams and wagons to deliver
the coal and all are useless.
The company as a result of the re-
duction of freight rates on wood from
Council endeavored to contract fol
3oOo cords hut was unable to secur,
any at all.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
Western Oregon and Washington.

Portland. Nov l5-Marooncd on
an island at the confluence of the
Cowlii2 and Columbia rivers, with
the waters rapidly rising around them
threatening TO submcrgc their place
of refuge and drown all of them, 40
men. women and children stand, not
knowing whether they will be rescued
or swallowed up in the engulfing
waters OF the swollen rivers. A tele-
phoned appeal for aid has been re.
ceived in Portland. and the steamer
Burton Is now on her way to the
island. Whether she will arrive in
time to take the refugees off the
island before II becomes completely
covered with water. is a question.
Portland is situated today almost
the same as In the pioneer period.
Communication cannot be had by rail
telegraph or telephone with points
east or north, while to the south the
rail and wire lines are being kept open
with difficulty. An immense landslide
on the O. II. & n. at Dodson this
morning has paralyzed traffic on the
Hartman system, and the destruction
Of Castle Rock bridge of the
Northern Pacific shuts out the Sound
cities and other points on the Hill
system.
Damage amounting to about S2,-
100000 has been done by floods
throughout Washington. particularly
in the western portion.
The Cowlitz river which began to
rise rapidly yesterday as a result OF
the incessant rains and melting SHOWS
from the foothills, jumped to 90 feet
above low water mark this morning,
and the big S00-foot drawbridge that
spans the stream between Kelso and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
NEGRO KILLED SEVEN.
Was Ovcrtaken i'm the Woods and Shot
to Death.

Asheville, ~ c.. Nov 16.-After
shooting two of a posse in the woods
near Fletcher. two miles from this
city at noon, Will Harris, a negro,
who killed two policemen and three
negroes Tuesday was killed today.
He fought desperately and his body
was riddled with bullets.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16

Some city history was made at the
council meeting last night, the ses-
sion being an adjourned one from the
night previous. II was decided the
charter cannot be changed until the
legislature meets the saloon licenses
were raised to 5000 per year; an eX-
ample was made of two disOrderly
saloons. and other important propo-
sitions considered.
Charter Change Must Wait.
The subject of changing the city
charter had been left with City At
torney John McCourt for investiga-
tion, and ne reported last night. Ac-
cording to the same the city has no
power to order a charter election until
the legislature passes law putting
the recent amendment into execution.
Although the attorney general had
ruled otherwise it was declared by Mr..
McCourt that the weight of authori-
ties was that the amendment adopted
Is not seh-eXecuting. Consequently
he recommended that no charter
change be attempted until the legis-
lature has met and passed bill maxi
ing the amendment effective.
saloons Pay 5000 Hereafter.
An ordinance raising the saloon IL
censes of the city from $3.50 to $500
per annum was introduced last night
and passed by a unanimous vote. 1t
is to go into effect June l, 1907, and
in the meantime all renewals of IL
censes will become due on June l and
December /, and when license is
secured between those dates the ap-
plicant will pay pro rata to one Of
the dates.
The object of the increased license
is to raise more revenue for the city,
and with the 80 saloons now in exist
euce here it means an increase of $1O,-
500 per annum from that source.
Two Licenses Revoked.
Immediately after the license ordi-
nance had been passed Mayor Fee
called the councils attention to law
violations on the part of two saloon
men-D. G.. Smith, of the saloon in
the Matlock- -Browufield building. and
Roy Stewart of the Rainier Beer hall.
At the direction Of the mayor, Record
cr Fitz Gerald produced the docket
Of the police court ana read entries
thcrefrom. one of yesterdays date
showed Stewart to have pleaded
guilty to gambling within his place
while Smith and his bartender We're
shown to have been guilty of selling
liquor to Indians last week.
other misdemeanors were also
charged against the two saloons, and
the mayor recommended that the Ii
censes for the places be revoked as an
example. After a little further dis
cussion, during which Councilman
Murphy stated that the men had been
warned repeatedly, it was moved that
the two licenses be revoked. The mo-
tion was carried with but one dissent
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
Mountain Gem Repaired.

Riparia. Wash, Nov. 16.-The
steamer Mountain Gem is now on the
ways at Riparia, having arrived there
saturday. The hull of the boat is
undergoing some repairs and she will
be placed in commission and turned
over to the o. r. & n. on Saturday.
Sunday the boat will start for Lewis
ton and will thereafter be engaged in
service on the upper section of the
river.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
EITCLITHIC AT BOISE.
Active Operations Arc Under Way, of
Paving Streets.

Boise, Nov. 16.-The first shipment
of 12S barrels of bitumen for the War
rem Construction company, for use
in paving has arrived after a long de-
lay en- route. Two more cars of 143
and 14S barrels are now on the way
to Boise.
1t is expected that active operations
in paving will be started before the
end of next week. on account of some
Of them being broken en- route the
work of assembling the machinery
for the plant has been delayed. The
first layer of crushed stone, the coarse
stone, is being placed on Jeffers on
later.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
WalIa Walla Brick Collapses

Wall1 Walla, Nov. 16.-Early last
evening it was found that the brick
builGing owned by Mrs. Thos. Quinn
and occupied by the John Smith I'm
pl"ment company, at Main street
bridge. was sinking on the west side.
and about : O'Clock. with a crash
which could be heard for several
blocks. section Of the wall jack
knitted and disappeared with loud
splash beneath the muddy waters of
Mill creek, which had undermined
the foundrtion and caused the dam
age.
Tho break in the foundation wall
o'cu.r"d u a point where the heavy
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
GOMPERS WINNING OUT.
For Participation in Politics. and OPP
posed to Indorsing Roosevelt.

Minneapolis, Nov. 16.-Gompers
position for participation in politics is
gaining strength.
Roosevelt is the issue before the
Federation of Labor today. Gompers
is opposed to any action by Mitchell
leading to the Federation favoring the
president. Gompers is angry because
Root was sent to attack Hearst. The
Federation adjourned this morning
until Saturday. The committee will
consider $50 resolutions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
Italian Was Killed.

Ogden, Nov. 16.-An unknown Ital-
ian was killed and six injured in a
wreck on the Southern Pacific at
Montenello last night. The air refus-
ed to work on the engine of a freight
which rushed down grade and hit an
engine In process of repairs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
MISREPRESENTATION DOUBTED.
Red Cross Officials Know of No Dc.
flcit Anywhere.

Washington, Nov. 16.-Officials of
the Red Cross here are ignorant of
any misappropriation of funds at San
Francisco, If any really exists, which
they doubt Miss Boardman, the sec
retary, says about $4,000, 900 was col
lected by the society for the relief of
San Francisco sufferers, $4OO, 900 of
which was sent to San Francisco for
distribution. Every dollar is account
ed for, she says.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
GW|NN CHOSEN
BANK PRESIDENT
Succeeds W. }. Furnish as
Active Head of the PendIe-
ton Savings Bank,
MIR. FURNISH RETAINS
HIS LARGE INTERESTS.

There Will BE No Deviation From the
General Policy of the Bank i'm the
Past-It Carries S1,50O,OO0 Resour-
ccS-The New President Is Prom
inent Figure in Northwestern Finan-
cial CircleS-No Other Changes in
Personnel of Banks Management
Contemplated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
FIERCE STORM
IS SUBS|D|NG
Left a Wrack of Destruction
Over Large Portions of Ore
gon and Washington.
WIRE COMMUNICATIONS
NEARLY ALL LACKING YET.

The Cascade Districts and Beyond
Suffered the Most-Portland Nearly
Cut OFF, and the Flood Has Caused
Great Suffering Among the Dcni-
zcns of the LowlandS OF the Will
lamettc and Cowlitz Especially
Brick Business House In Walla
WalIa Cullapscs Into the Mill Creek
Flood.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
Earthquake I'm New Mexico.

Tucumcary, n. NJ, Nov. 16.-An
earthquake at 3 this morning awoke
the people and shook articles from
shelves.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
Explosion Kills Many.

Douglas, Aris,, Nov. 16.-It is re-
ported 90 We're killed by an explosion
at stone quarry nine miles east of
this city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16

Alexander Huegening, a pioneer res
ident of The Dalles, is dead. He re-
sided in The Dalles since 1860. He
was 4 native of Switzerland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
MUST AUTHORIZE
PENDLETON CHARTER CHANGES
Saloon Licenses After June Next Will Cost 5000 Per An
num---Two Licenses Revoked.

sd5Soas Worth Improvement Authorized;
VIII nerestPIoposcl That the City Build
Yearly
Opinion of Attorney
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
L. $. Cook Removed.

Portland, Nov. 16.-L. $.
Cook, superintendent of the
state Portage road at Cello
Falls, was removed this morn
ing. He is charged with grating
by forging the names on vouch-
ers and padding payrolls.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
Woodland Washed Away.

Portland, Nov. 16, $40 p. m.
The town of Woodland, Wn.;
was submerged this afternoon by
Lewis river. All wires and
buildings are reported swept
away. No details have yet
reached here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16

Catlin, unable to withstand the terri
fic strain, shortly after s o'clock broke
from its fastenings with a crash that
was heard for blocks and Joined the
huge mass of debris in its hurried
race down the swollen river.
About 10 o'clock the immense
boom of the Metcalf Shngle company
broke and 100000 feet of logs and
1910 cords of shingle bolts were
swept away Strenuous efforts on the
part of employees saved about 1000
cords of shingle bolts. At the mouth
of the Cowlitz large portion of the
boom located there has been swept
away.
Logging camps and mills through
out the entire district have suffered
heavily, logs and other property being
swept away or damaged to a big ex-
tent. The total damage as estimat-
ed by those conversant with the situ-
alton is placed at 100000 in this vi
cinity.
Word has reached here that the
OleQuah bridge has been washed
away. hut the report did not state
! whether 1t was the railroad or wagon
! bridge, and as all wires are down
north of here it is impossible to get
reliable confirmation.
At Castle Rock part of the town is
under water, and residents of the
| flooded district are moving to upper
floors. The newspaper plant has
moved upstairs. About 100 passen-
gers are blockaded there.
O. II. & n. Troubles.
The @. Il. & n. has experienced its
share Of difficulty caused by washouts
| on the western end of its lire. Up
| to this morning only slight damage
was done and the two regular passen'
/ ger trains and two Northern Pacific
| trains oastbound came through last
night, though somewhat delayed
Chief Dispatcher Gleason was kept
up all night last night and the force
| at the office are extremely busy to-
/ day. Last night their wires were
Gown at Sandy river, and they are
! also having trouble at that point to-
day.
/ Thursday a washout occurred
at the old-time scene of difficulties
known as Sliding mountain, just be
low Bonneville. A slide 200 feet Ions
and three or four feet wide put .
stop to all traffic. Westbound pas
senger trains Nos 2 and 5, and 6
Northern Pacific train which passed
here at 1l:30 this morning went a.
/ for ne I(,pr,yilla ,ybara tho poScpp
gers we're transferred by boat. No
and the eastbound local were an
/ nullcd this morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16

Every day is n good day for East
Oregonian advertisers. Crisp, new,
clean and attractive ads every day.
Don't fail to read them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-11-16
WEATHER FORECAST

Tonight and Saturday light rain or
snow; colder.