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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12

DIR. c. ]. Smith has filed with the
county clerk a copy of his petition for
the democratic nomination for state
senator from this county, which po-
sition he now holds. The petition in
full Is as follows:
To Frank Sailing, county clerk of
the county of Umatilla, state of Ore
gon, and to the members of the DEM
ocratic party. and the electors of the
county of Umatilla, In the state of
oregon.
|, C. ]. Smith, reside at Pendleton,
Ore, and my postoffce address is
Pendleton, Ore. l am a duly regis
tered member of the democratic
party. If I am nominated for the Of
flee of senator, at the primary nomi-
mating election to be held in the coun-
ty of Umatilla, in the state of oregon,
on the Goth day of April, 1906, will
accept the nomination and will not
withdraw, and IL I am elected 1 will
qualify as such officer.
If / amnominated and elected l
will, during my term of office vote
and work:
/. To make more efficient the pub
lie schools, and to Increase the state
school fund from indirect sources.
Q. To perfect the irrigation laws,
so that no hindrance remains to the
reclamation Of arid lands.
8. To enact laws taxing all prop
erty now escaping taxation except
charitable institutions
4. To enact laws for better roads
and highways.
g. For a state examiner to examine
the accounts of all state and county
officials, private banks, and for rigid
official inspection of all insurance
companies transacting business in
this state.
6. To enact rigid laws regulating
trusts and corporations.
| 7. Fair trial of all laws enacted
by the people.
On the nominating ballot print
these words
"Better school, better road, better
irrigation laws. Lower freights fol
Umatilla county"
/ further state to the people of Or
egon as we'll as to the people of m!
own legislative district, that during
my term of office l will always vot'
for that candidate for United States
senator in congress who has received
the highest number OF the people
votes for that position at the genera
election next preceding the election
Of senator in congress, without re
, gard to my individual preference.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12

farmers rejoice at the prospect of
more water for the irrigating bitches.
No fruit in the mountain district
was far enough advanced to be IN
jured In the least by the cold weather
and the snow is highly beneficial to
the mountain district.
Worst Sandstorm I'm Many Years.
What is declared by railroad men to
be the worst sandstorm in the his
tory of the o. r. e. N. has been
blowing along the Columbia between
Wallula and The Dalles since Satur-
day evening. Sand has been blown
upon the track at intervals along the
line, and in many places at points
where II has never troubled before.
Sand-boards have been blown down
or buried under the drifting sea. The
most trouble was in the vicinity Of
Biggs and Grants though the track
has been covered in stretches clear
from The Dalles to Umatilla.
As result of the storm passenger
traffic has been paralyzed. Yester-
day six passenger trains were blocked
between Wallula and The Dalles, and
two of them, Nos. and 4 of the Spo-
kane run, gave up the trip. No. 4,
the eastbound Spokane flyer, was the
first to face the fun. After trying In
vain to get past the drifts between
The Dalles and Biggs, 1t returned to
The Dalles, where No. 6, yesterday
mornings passenger. had been held.
Yesterday morning No. 6, in charge
of Conductor Allison, left The Dalles
and gradually worked its way east
ward along the river. At Grants II
passed No. 5, the westbound train
and took the carload of Jap laborers
that had shoveled for No. 5 from
Umatilla to Grants. The workmer
on No. were transferred to No.
and taken back to The Dalles.
About 5 o'clock last evening No.
and No. 2, which had overtaken the
former, waited at Arlington until No
/, westbound, passed. The two train
| then came slowly on to Umatilla
where No. took the lead, the othel
train having lost its place by beint
so far behind time. The two train
arrived here about IL o'clock las
night, No. 6 being just IS hours be
hind the schedule
It was a tired train crew on No.
when it reached here. They had beel
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
L|EUALLEN AND WADE FOR LEGISLATURE

be elected.
Mr.. Lieuallen is now president of
the Pioneer association, of this coun-
ty.
Cecil r. Wade, who will doubtless
be the other democratic candidate
for representative, is well known in
this city, having lived here and in the
county practically all of his life. He
is a native OF Missouri, and 25 years
of age. He came to this county with
his parents in 1885. In 1908 he grad
uated from Whitman college, and last
fall was admitted to the practice of
law. AS he will be the only attor-
ney among the four aspirants for
representative, this fact should be to
his advantage. He is recognized as
one of the solid young men Of the
city and is good public speaker. On
Umatilla county day at the Lewis and
Clark fair he delivered an address
. which won him high praise.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12

Wasi Ington, March 1.-THE COM
lnitt,t topointed by the Philippines
commission to investigate the opium
traffic, recommends that the trade
become a government monopoly. Taft
sent the committees recommends
tions to congress today.
The committee thinks high license
does not restrict the use of the drug,
but only increases the temptation to
smuggle.
1t would have smokers registered
and finally have absolute prohibition.
Employees of the government, of
proven reliability, to be the only ones
allowed to handle the drug.
1t recommends treatment of habi-
tues wishing freedom from opium,
and the teaching Of the dire effect Of
smoking in all Philippine schools,
and also prevention of the growth of
poppy for opium.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
MUTUAL PHONE
SYSTEM COMING
CONSOLIDATION AND
EXTENSION PROPOSED.
Farmers Interested in Mutual Limos
Will Meet i'm Pendleton Next Satur-
day With Field Superintendent
Nanny, of. Seattle - The Mutual
Lines in This County Are Now In.
dependent and Have a Mileage of
About 65 Miles-New Company
Would BE Anti-Bell,

A mass meeting Of farmers inter-
ested in mutual telephone lines will
be held in this city on Saturday,
March II, for the purpose of con-
sidering the advisabiity of forming
general mutual system including all
the mutual lines now centering in this
city.
Field Superintendent Nanny, of the
company of Seattle. will be in the city
on that day TO confer with people in
regard to the formation of such a
company, in hopes that the present
mutual companies may be merged,
and other lines built to penetrate
every settlement in the country.
II is the intention to have a central
office in this city with lines diverging
from here among the different settle
ments of the county, including the
Birch creek, Wild Horse, Butter creek
and reservation lines with others that
may be built to supply portions of the
countysnot now reached by telephone.
There are now five or six mutual
companies in the county with total
of about 65 miles of telephone line,
but these lines are independent of
each other and do not cover one-third
of the settlements in the county.
Representatives of the different
lines have conferred and it is prac-
tically agreed that the formation of
mutual system with a central office
in Pendleton would be favorably con-
sidered by all those now in existence
and that several localities which are
now isolated would also come into
mutual system.
1t is hoped that large number Of
farmers interested will be present at
the meeting to take definite steps to-
ward the organization of the mutual
company. The new company, il form
ed, will use the Carlson-S -Stromberg
telephone instruments, an opposi-
tion instrument to Bell pattern now
in general use in eastern oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
WORK ON STREET CAR LINE.
Walla Walla Will Have Mile and a
Half of Track by April 80.

The most important announcement
in connection with the building of
Walla Walla's street railway system
was made by a prominent official of
the Walla Walla Valley Traction
company who stated this morning that
several carloads of steel rails and ties
will arrive in Walla Walla early next
week and that the work of extending
the system to conform with the re-
quirements of the franchise held by
the company will be started imme di-
ately, says the Walla Walla States
man.
BY the terms of the franchise the
Walla Walla Traction company must
have one and a half miles of electric
road completed within thescorporate
limits by April so. The company will
make tremendous effort to meet the
terms of the franchise and in order to
do so have ordered large quantity
of material.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12

St. Petersburg, March 12.-Father
Gapon was arrested today upon the
eve of an inquiry which he demanded
into charges made by labor organiza-
tions that he is subsidized by the
government
The minister of commerce exoner-
ates Gapon, but his enemies declare
the priest has arranged the arrest to
make the people believe the govern
ment is prosecuting him.
Elections for the national assem-
bly, are being conducted. In Moscow
about one-third the factory employees
refuse to vote, declaring the cleo
tions a farce. the law favoring the
rich against the poor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12

At meeting of prominent Umatilla
county democrats held here yesterday
]. T. Lieuallen, of Adams, and Cecil
II. Wade, of this city, were invited to
become candidates for representative
in the legislature. Also, John O'Hara
and Charles Pinkerton, Of Weston,
were discussed for the nomination for
county clerk, but iio action was taken.
For some time j. 4. Lieuallen has
been urged by his friends to enter
the compaign for the office OF repre-
sentative, and it is understood he will
now do so. He is one of the best
known democrats of the county,. and
by reason of his high standing as a
citizen and his personal popularity he
is looked upon as being an ideal man
for the office of representative. There
is little doubt of his being given the
democratic nomination for represen-
tative, and his friends declare he will
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
NOMINATION. PETITIONS.
All Represent Democratic County
and Township Candidates..

This afternoon y. d. Stillman filed
with the county clerk copies of the
following petitions for democratic
nominations:
7. D. Taylor, for sheriff; W. r.
Campbell, for treasurer: James Nell
son, for county commissioner; John
F. Hill, for recorder; 5. S. Darnell,
for justice of the peace, Pendleton
precinct; John NJ. Bentley. for con-
stable. Pendleton precinct; and DIR.
T. NJ. Henderson, for coroner.
The petitions were circulated to-
gether as decided upon shortly after
the recent mass meeting held here, at
whcih the respective men were invit-
ed to boone candidates for the nomi-
nations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
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HABEAs CORPUS DENIED.

March 12Judge Stewart of the district court heard
a Vincent ST. john
of
advsement
o Steunenberg
opinion denied the
Meyer Haywood
Federation of
Of
him either the county Jail or
left to
prisoners in whc o
. notice OF an appeal the
time to
a of
place of confinement
changed pnenary jail They will be
morning
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
OPIUM TRAFFIC
SPECIAL REPORT
Committee Appointed by Phil
ippine Commission Would
Create a Monopoly.
REPORT is ADVERSE TO
HIGH LICENSE SCHEME.

Claims High License Would Increase
the Temptation to Smuggle-Would
Register Smokers, and Plans to FL
nalIy Accomplish Prohibition OF the
Drug-Would Also Have the Gov
ermient Treat "Fiends," and
Would Prevent the Growth of the
Poppy for the Opium Product.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
DROPPED DEAD ON STREETS.
A. j. Huffman. of Walla Walla, Sue
cumbs to Heart Failure.

Walla Walla, March ia. j.
Huffman, a retired miner 10 years Of
age, dropped dead of heart disease
in front of Chief of Police Browns
residence on Park street about $40
o'clock this morning, while walking
down town.
A woman saw him fall and notified
Chief Brown, who summoned DR..
Martin Stiles.
The unfortunate man was beyond
medical aid, however.
So far as is known, Mr.. Huffman
had no relatives.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
VIII BE Married June =.

Madrid, March 12.-Premier Nor
ct today official communicated to the
cabinet the kings betrothal to Prin-
cess Ena. She will be officially known
as Victoria Eugenie. Parliament was
notified. Fifty thousand dollars an
nually will be appropriated for the
future queen, and June ? has been
fixed as the date of the wedding.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
EXPERT Is \ FORGER.
Work on Walla Walla Records Stop
ned by Arrest of Accountant.

A dispatch from Walla Walla to
the Oregon Daily Journal saturday
night, says:
H. C. Dye. one of the accountants
employed by f. G. Shorrock of Seat
tie in exporting the books of the city
of Walla Walla, was tonight arrested
by Sheriff Painter on charge Of
forgery. upon a telegraphic communi-
cation from officials at Sidney, Iowa.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
EASTERN OREGON
IS STORM SWEPT
From Three to Eight Inches
Of Snow Covered Umatilla
County This Morning.
NO SERIOUS DAMAGE
TO MILTON ORCHARDS.

Newly Shcared Sheep and Young
Lambs I'm Pilot Rock District May
Suffer II Storm Does Not Stop Soon
Terrible Sand Storms Along Co
Iumbia River Delay All o. X. & N
Trains-No. 9 Due Sunday Morn
Ing Was IS Hours Late Into PEN
Idcton-Six Trains Blockaded Be
tween UmatiIla and The Dalles.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12

Kansas City, March 12.-Former
Senator Cockrell of the interstate
commerce commission, intimates he
believes that Rogers will tell all Had
ley wants to know the next time he is
placed on the witness stand. He
thinks that Rogers fears punishment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Accomplicc VIII BE Imprisoned for
Eight Years.

Athens, March 12.-Gherakaris, the
gambler, who on June 13 killed for
mer Premier Delyannis was sentenc-
ed to death today. He addressed the
jury, asking them to inflict the eX-
treme penalty, as he wished to expiate
his crime. His accomplice was sem
fenced to prison for eight years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12

Chicago, March 12.-Attorney Cen
eral Moody attended the presentation
of evidence in rebuttal in the packers
case today. He said he has no pres
ent intention of retiring from the cab
met.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
FATHER GAPON
UNDER ARREST
Enemies Claim He Arranged
With the Government to
Mis|ead the People.
LABOR UNIONS ALLEGE HE
is A GOVERNMENT AGENT.

The Minister OF Commerce Hastens to
Exonerate Gapon But Cannot Divert
Workingmen's Suspicions-In Mos
COW Thousands of Worbingmen Re-
fuse to Vote at the Elections for
Members of the DOuma, Claiming
the Whole Thing Is n Farce 50 Far
as They Are Concerned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
SMITH FILES
HIS PETITION
is CANDIDATE FOR
THE STATE SENATE.

Would Again Accept Democratic In
dorsement for the Position-fis
Declaration of Principles Includes
Betterment of the Irrigation and
Taxation Laws, State Official Ac-
countant- Examiner, State Inspec-
ton of Insurance and Fair Trial of
All Laws Enacted by the People.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
DAMAGE BY STORM.
Virginia City Suffers Much, But No
Lives Were Lost.

Virginia City, New, March 12.-The
storm last night destroyed five build
ings. Damage $4,000. Chinatown
suffered most, where many houses
were brown from the foundations. No
one was injured.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
Thirty Fires In Portland.

, Portland, March 2.-Thirty
; different fires In the 30 hours
= ending at noon today kept the
, fire department on the go and
, caused a probable loss OF $4O,-
, 900. Fires were due principally
+ to the gale which is prevailing,
. most of the flames starting In
Z roofs from sparks from neigh
= boring chimneys. The burned
3 structures are principally resi-
Z dences In various parts of the
Z city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
Susan b. Anthony Dying.

Rochester, n. Y, March Ia
Susan L. Anthony is sinking
rapidly and is expected to die
before night, In her delirium
she spoke Of the work in Ore
gon, where a battle for woman
suffrage is being fought.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12

Rome, March III. p. Morgan
and a number of New Workers, were
granted an audience by the pope to-
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12

The American Window Glass Co.,
of Pittsburg, (the trusD has advanced
the price of all window glass five per
cent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12

Attorney George D. Collins, con-
victed of perjury at San Francisco,
was sentenced to - years in the
state prison at San Quentin. Notice
of appeal was given.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
OIL PRODUCERS
INVESTIGATING
Ex-senator CockreIl Believes
Rogers Fears Punishment
and Will Testify,
HEARING OF CHARGES BY
COMMERCE COMMISSION.

Charges Brought in Kansas Are of
Unreasonable, Unjust, PrejudiciaI
and Discriminatory Rates, All Com-
panies Producing or Handling Oil
Getting the Worst of 1t Except the
standard and Affiliated Companies
oil Carrying Roads All Defend
ants.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12

One of the most severe storms OF
the winter has swept over Umatilla
county and eastern oregon from Sat
urday morning until noon today.
Snow fell to a depth of from three to
eight inches in Umatilla county with
increasing depth further eastward. At
Kamela about one foot OF new snow
fell, at La Grande about six inches
country about IS inches of new snow
had fallen up to noon today.
The storm was most severe from
Hot Lake to Baker City, although II
was storming with more or less sever
ity from this city to Huntington, this
morning.
Yesterday morning about two in
ches OF snow covered Umatilla county
and strong wind was blowing in
parts of the county, but It cleared up
early in the day and most Of the snow
disappeared. but 1t grew much cooler
toward evening and last night bliz-
zard in miniature, ragged In the south
ern part of the county and in the FOOT
hills of the Blue mountains. and snow
from three to eight inches covered
The entire county this morning.
Six Inches at Pilot Rock.
The heaviest snowfall reported in
Umatila county fell last night at Pi-
lot Rock and vicinity, where six in
ches covered the ground this morn
ing. A fierce wind blew in that por-
ton of the county from yesterday
morning until midnight last night and
water froze in many dwellings in Pi-
lot Rock. The temperature went as
low as 12 below freezing and II Is
feared that newly sheared sheep and
Young lambs will suffer II the snow
remains on the ground long.
Several herds are now lambing and
while they are supplied with she ds
the sudden cold weather was ex.
tremelv severe upon them. II the
weather changes and the sun shines
however, within a day or so, little
damage will be done.
Some Damage to Fruit.
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"i'e A., ~ a.,,,or,, :,
s', ~. m"aI, ,'i,, l.. 80. ,,ah, - Tho weatbe,
., A., o,,a no frr,her freoz
'l W. srovo In dve,,ino,
r"e ~. w, r,.oo,,,ato, ,o., night
" -a.'' ,,.a, ,,,,.,, dr,, ond frrit
ou' '''e 'i,oM ,,', ,to, ~, ,ar,, sIigh
,,, ,o,,o uowo,,or tho ac
tmaI resu,t of the sudden change can
not be fully known for several days
TJ,ro. Inches nt Atbcua.
The snowfall I'm the Athena dis
trict amounted TO an average o
,hroo ,nohos CopsiderabIe wind nc
a,,,onioa tho s,orr, ot first I'm
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12
Helix Welcomes snow.
Heavy Fall In Mountains.

Reports from Weston and Basket
mountains say that a heavy fall,
ranging from 10 inches to a foot and
a half has fallen all along the west
slope of the Blue mountains, and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-12

Read the advertisements in the
East oregonian. They come from
the most enterprising citizens.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-03-15
Stop Insurance In Russia.

st Petersburg, March After today
the Equitable Life Assurance society of
New York and other American insur-
ance companies will write no more poi
ic;e' in This country, at least not until
internal peace is again restored. The
insurance companies were compelled to
'ake this stap for their own protection,
of the deaths among the policy holders
in Russia fully per cent were directly
due to the political and economical dis
tnrbances existing in Russia. The Amer
an companies who are doing large bus
less in Russia suffered consid 4rable
oss last year owing to the fact that 30
many OF their policy-h ,lders were killed
riots and as there seems to be but lit
.'e prospect of an improvement of the
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-03-15
VOTING OF UNREGISTERED,
Blank GA, IL Provided for Use at
the Primaries.

Salem, Or. March 2.-Attorney-Gen
eral Crawford settled a muchmootec
question oday when he rendered q,
opinion holding that voter who hal
not alrea ~ registered may qualify TO
v ting at the primaries on primary day
b signing blank "a" provided for il
the direct primary l.w.
Opinions have widely differed upor
this tubj ct, and there has been much
discussion OF it, for the reason that there
will be m ny voters who will fail
register and who will demand the righ,
to vote on primary day. The prevailing
op non Las been that an unregistered
person couli n register at the polls
and vote, FIR section Is of the direct
primary law says that "no person who
is not quali d elector and registered
member of his party making it's nomina-
tions under the provisions Of this law
shall be qualified to jim in signing any
petition for nomination or to voc a.
said primary nominating election"
Attorney General Crawford stys it
tn 8 were all the law con aimed uIon
this subject. the intention would be
plain that unless registered the party
could not vote. He looks further, how =
ever, and finds that in sections and S
OF the primary law there are provisions
which make the Australian ballot Law
applicable, AMI section 1915 of the cod.
is expressly made applicable to primary
nominating elections.
This aforementioned section provides
for any elector who is not registered in
the precinct in which he applies to vote
to Use blank "a" and vote if otherwise
qualified Section SO of the direc;
primary law says that nothing con
tanned in this law sha'l be construed to
deprive any eIector of the right to
register and vote at any primary nomi-
mating election required by this law o,
his complying with the special provi-
sions Of this law in the same manner
that he is permitted BY the general laws
to register and vo te at general cleo
ton"
Constituting the lsw as whole, the
Attorney General finds that the elector
may qualify by using blank "A' on
election day, and hence that County
Clerks shou Il send out b 'anks with the
balot-boxes and poilbooks.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-03-15
Sales Dates Arranged,

In accordance with the costom of tn,
past few years. H. C. Roper. sec
retary OF the State Woolgrowers' associ
tion, has arranged dates for sses days
ior the different markets iu eastern O. Q
gon. The following is the schedual at
made out by the secretary and it will be
followed during the season, though
some changes may be found neces sary
Pendleton, May % and % June 5.
Heppner, May 25; June s.: June %.
CoudJn, May 90; June q.
Shanlko, May 81; June L; June 1G
and 20; July 10.
Wallows. June II; June 80.
Baker City. June IA; July II.
Last year no Gales days were held at
Condor or B .ker City.