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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04

This forenoon a delegation from
the city council made a tour Of in
spection Of the levee, viewing the
same from one end to the other. AS a
result they found the levee in much
worse condition than was supposed,
and plans were at once made for maxi
ing temporary repairs. In three or
four places 1t was found that the rip
rapping had been washed away, the
current having ate underneath 1t dur
ing the flood. There was a bad place
Just below the railroad bridges, an
other above the Lee street bridge, and
third back of Dr. Vincent's home,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
EXTENDING GAS SYSTEMS.
Northwestern Gas & Electric Company
Making Progress,

I'VE will spend $4,000 in improv-
ing the Lewiston gas plant and will
start to work as soon as the gas pipe
arrives from the east" said I. w. An
derson, general manager for the
northwest for the Philadelphia syndi-
cate of capitalists, which owns large
number of power. light and gas enter
prises in the northwest, asserts the
Lewiston Tribune.
The syndicate recently acquired the
Lewiston plant and it owns the plant
in Spokane, the lighting system of
Yakima, Walla Walla, including the
street railway; Pendleton, Baker City,
the street car system in Boise and in
the Willamette valley the electrr light
system at Cottage Grove, light and
water systems at Eugene, and the
electric light plants of Springfield,
Albany, Corvallis. Independence. The
Dalles and Seaside.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
NOT LIABLE As 4
REGULAR LIFE
FR,TERNALs ARE GIVEN 4
FORFEITURE PRIVILEGE.
Decision by the Missouri Supreme
Court Is of Vital Importance to
100000 Policy Holders i'm That
State. and Millions Elsewhere
Plaintiffs Beneficiary Rights Inval-
idated by Failure to Pay One Pay
ment Due Before Death.

jefferson City, Mo-, June 4.-The
state supreme court en- banc today
handed down an opinion Of import
ance TO 10000 policy holders of Mis-
souri, and several million policy hold
ers in fraternal insurance associations
throughout the Uniaed States.
The case was that of Mary Wester-
man versus the supreme lodge Knights
Of Pythias, in which the plaintiff re-
ceived judgment for s5236.27 in the
st. Louis circuit court for the death
of her husband ]. p. Westerman, who
Joined the association in 1895. Divi'
sion No. l of the supreme court some
time ago affirmed the decision of this
lower court in an opinion by Judge
Marshall. and the case was transfer
red to the court en- banc for re.
hearing.
The suit was prosecuted on the the
ory that the defendant company was
under the same law as regular life
insurance companies.
The association forfeited the mem
ber's policy for failure to make {
monthly payment due in August, 1901
The member died in January, 1902
The plaintiff contended that the Ger
tificate was non-forfeitable under th'
statute of Missouri. which was COPIED
from the nonforfeiture statute o
Massachusetts,, and has been adopted
by three-fourths of the states of tn
United States.
Today Judge Fox wrote the opinion
the court en- banc holding that the de
fen'Hnt is fraternal life insuranc
company. The case is reversed.
It is said that this decision is tn
most important to the fraternal soci
eties that has been handed down b
this or any other court in many years
as the entire plan upon which frater
nal societies are organized was N,
VOlyed,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
QUIET BUT EARNEST ELECTION
Heavy Vote PolIing-Chances Largely
With Pierce.

Since o'clock this morning the
state and county election has been in
progress, and while everything has
been very quiet much earnest work
has been done in this city. During
the forenoon the voting in Pendleton
was lively, and as the weather was
fair all signs pointed to heavy vote.
While there has been much interest
in the governorship fight the princi-
pal interest locally has been in the
county and legislative ticket. In sew
eral instances, one of which is the
contest for the sheriff's office. the
fight has been regarded as close, and
the friends of both candidates have
been doing all that was possible for
their respective men. However but
little bitterness has been developed
anywhere, and for the most part the
rivalry has been good natured.
Owing to the bad condition of the
roads and telephone lines as a result
of the flood 1t is feared the returns
from over the county will arrive slow
ly. However, most places may be
reached by phone, and the general
results should be known by tomor-
row, excepting in cases where the re-
suits are close.
Union County for Pierce.
This afternoon VIII Moore, chair
man of the democratic county central
committee, received a message from
La Grande, saying that there was a
landslide for Pierce in nearly all the
Tni he
message reported the weather favor
able in that county, with the result
that a large vote was being cast.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
TO OPPOSE THE TRUST.
Cooperative Livestock Commission
Firm Launched at Denver.


Firm Launched at Denver.
Denver, June AT the final meet
ing of the stockmen assembled here
to arrange for the establishment Of
commission houses at livestock CEN
ters. officers of the company. which
will be called the Cooperative Live
stock Commission company. were
elected. They are: A. L. Ames, of
Buckingham. Ia, president; ]. H.
HALEY, Delta, Col. vice president;
Colonel William E. Hughes, of Den
yer, treasurer, and T. w. Tomlinson,
OF Denver. secretary. A board of di-
rectors was chosen also.
AS fixed by the constitution of the
company, the charges for cattle are
not to exceed $40 per carload, for
hogs; SO per single-decked car, and
SO per double decked car: for sheep
and goats. Sc per single-decked car
and SO per double-decked car, and
for stock or hauled in, so cents a
head.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
Roosevelt Is Out for Revenge"

Chicago, June Packing Of
, ficials today stated that Presi-
, dent Roosevelt is inspired by
} personal animosity, due to the
, fact that he lost heavily in the
} Marquit De Morres scheme to
, establish a rival packing house.
, The scheme fell through in the
, sos.
, The packers representative
, refusing to be quoted, but said:
, 1.-The export meat trade OF
, America is ruined with the posi-
, sibe exception Of England,
, which is the largest meat con-
, suming market in the world, and
, which will undoubtedly view our
. meat with suspicion. Germany
. is certain to exclude American
. meat. The kaiser IL watching
2 for an opportunity"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
ROBBED A PHOTOGRAPHER.
Specialist Gets In His Pilfering Work
at Hood River.

Hood River. June 4.-Sometime last
night burglar broke into Dietz's
photograph studio and stole his best
lens and shutter and a ray screen, ag-
gregating about $40 in value.
He, 1t or they, gained access to the
gallery by breaking the top glass out
OF the south window In the developing
room and raising the lower sash en-
tered.
The burglar went all through the
rooms and took the sens off the cam
era, took the ray screen out of case
In the dark room, and the little
change, about rs cents, out of the
money drawer, but missed another
cheaper lens which was in another
case in the printingout room. The
thief did not take time to remove the
lens with screw driver. but took the
shutter and board off altogether with
the lens.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
SEVERAL DAMAGED PLACES IN THE LEVEE

while the levee below the Failing
property was also damaged.
According to Councilman Ell, much
damage would be done should the
river rise again, even II it did not be-
come as high as on Wednesday.
Immediately after the inspection
tour Walter Wells was directed to
commence work making temporary
repairs so as to have the levee as
safe as possible in the event Of an
other rise. Should another flood come
the weak places will be protected by
hanging sacks of gravel over the bank,
as was done above the LaDow place
after the break there.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04

Because they do not wish to pay
the government $4,000 for range in
the Blue mountains which has not
been allotted and will be used in
common, the Umatilla county sheep
men have petitioned to have the re-
serve tax left off this year.
Under the rules of the department
all sheep allowed within the Blue
mountain reserve this summer must
be paid for by the owners at the rate
of g cents per head. As 100000 sheep
have been admitted from Umatilla
Morrow and Gillian counties, this
means the payment of $4,000 to the
government for range that has been
free in the past.
Were the Blue mountain reserve al
lotted among the sheepmen, as Is the
Wenaha, the growers say they would
have no objection to the tax. Six
cents per head is charged in the We
naha reserve, and no remonstrance
has been bade against the same. But
| in the Blue mountain reserve the
| range will be used in common and
each man will be forced to rustic for
grass the same as in the past. Such
being the case, the sheepmen look up
on the government tax as paying
something for nothing and in the ma
ture of a graft,
The remonstrance against the graz
ing tax has been sent to the depart
ment by Secretary Smythe. of the
Umatilla county association. Prompt
action upon the same was requested
as the reserve tax is payable by June
15. 'ay-t.rt~i y
Another reason why the sheepmen
ask that the tax be omitted this year
is the uncertainty created by the re-
cent decision of the federal court at
North Yakima. The decision held that
the department officials being exec
utive and legislative officers, have no
power to make rules, and consequent
ly had no right to make regulations
for the use of the reserves Should
this decision be sustained by the high
or federal courts, the governments
entire program concerning the use Of
the reserve will have to be aban-
doned.
More Sheep Losses.
Additional reports that have been
received from the mountains show
that many sheep were lost during the
storm though the damage was not as
feared at first. 1t is impossible to
learn the exact amount of the loss, as
many of the bands have not been
heard from yet. Also, the sheepmen
are reluctant to admit their losses.
The bands of Joe Connolly have now
been heard from, and a loss of 800
is reported. One of the herders for
Mr. Connolly had his feet frozen dur
ing the snow.
Frank Dickerson has also received
word from his sheep, and says his
loss will be about 500.
j. f. Smith has now received COM
plete reports from all of his bands,
, and says the loss was $500.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
DECLINED THE CHALLENGE.
Baker City Team Prefers Triangular
Contest.

Since the Baker City high school
track became marooned here an offer
was made by the Pendleton boys to
hold a dual meet with them, since La
Grande was unable TO come. How
ever the visiting athletes declined the
invitation, saying that they preferred
to wait until next year, when all thr,e E
schools could participate. Had the
dual contest been held 1t is believed
the local team would have been sue
cessful.
The Baker City team is still in the
city, and will remain until the train
service Is resumed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
Butter Creek Land Sells Well.

Asa B. Thompson recently sold 100
acres of land on Butter creek for
s13,500, to w. A. Thomson. his
brother, who expects soon to gradu-
ate from the Corvallis Agricultural
college. This land sold a few years
ago for $500 section.-Echo Reg
lister.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
PET DOG POISONED.
Grief, the Real Thing. Comes to One
Young American.

The following communication was
handed in to the East Oregonian Of
flee this morning by a small boy with
a quivering chin, a tear in his eye and
a lump in his throat:
Pet dog poisend.
Dodo, the pet dog which belongs
to Tyra Harris was poisend sometime
June 2, 1906. 1t died about twenty
minutes of seven in the evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
WILL NOT COOPERATE.
United States Government Refuses to
Fight Anarchists.

Washington, June 4.-The United
States will not enter an International
pact for the obliteratlon OF anarchists.
Congress would doubtless pass such
a law, but the difficulty is this coun-
try has no national police to enforce
IL
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
BARE QUORUM
NOW PRESENT
Obstructionists of Pei Relief
Measures for San Francisco
Control Senate Committee.
REFUSE TO VALIDATE
EMERGENCY MEASURES.

These Measures We're Taken Follow
ing the Earthquake, When Entirely
New Issues Confronted the San
Franciscans-BiIl I'm the House
Would Dcfray Expenses OF National
Guard, and Another Meets the
Emergency Caused by the Destruc-
ton OF School Census and Records,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
Death Of Senator German.

Washington, June 4.--Sen-
ator Arthur Pugh German died
at his home here at s:16 OF
heart failure, being Ill several
weeks, tn ,ugh death was unex-
pected. Burial will be at Lau-
} rel, Maryland, probably We'd
J nesday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
Tortured to Death.

Madrid, June 4.-The body of Man
uel Morales, the would-be assassin of
Alfonso, was buried today. He was
tortured to death.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
'HORR|FY|NG REVELATIONS
ABOUT THE PACKING HOUSES
Made Public by Roosevelt in Special Report to Congress
With Recommendations for Remedial Laws.

soounde Responsible sickening Conditions Only
in Repo-Te Reason Given for the
Expene-Dus
Slime and General Composition
Utensils Workmen
Filthy They X Clean
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
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River at n Standstill.

Owing to the heavy rains
, last night and yesterday the
Umatilla river has ceased falling
and has been practically at 4
standstill all day. 1t is now five
feet six inches above the Tow
water mark.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
Burton Has Resigned.

Topeka, June i.-Sepatcr Burton
resigned today after a conference with
Governor Hoch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
NIistreatCd Employees.

The report refers TO the mistreat-
ment accorded employees, especially
women. and closes with a number of
recommendation which are covered
in the presidents message.
Beveridge and the president in his
message threaten to destroy the pack
ers' foreign business should congress
fail to provide federal inspection of
meats through all the processes. In
the event of failure to pass this leg
islation. the president says he will be
compelled ITO order that inspection
labels and certificates on canned pro-
ducts shall not be used hereafter"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04

arising from the dirty, blood-soaked,
ture beds for disease germs of men
and animals.
The investigators found an utter alb
sence of cleanliness everywhere in
handling meat. They report that
workers climb over heaps of meat.
select pieces they wish and frequently
throw them upon the dirty floors be-
side the benches. In cutting meat on
the benches, the work is usually held
against the aprons, which as a rule
are indescribably filthy. Men are
seen to stand on meat tables with
their shoes covered with filth, and
at the lunch hour are seen to sit
on the spot where meats are cut under
the superintendents eyes.
Tuberculosis Spittle.
eve saw meat shoveled from filthy
floors and piled on tables, rarely
washed" and pushed in rotten box
! carts, always gathering dirt and
splinters from the filthy floors, expec-
| torations of tuberculosis from diseas'
ed workers. AS an example of the dis
regard of the employees of cleanliness
in handling dressed meats, we saw
killed, cleaned and washed hog start
ed for the cooler, fall from slidint
rail to the dirty, wooden floor anC
slide rart way-into a filthy men
priyy. 1t was picked up by two EN-
ployes, placed on truck, carried INT
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
WILL PROTEST
THE $4,000
Umati|Ia Sheepmen Do Not
Want 10 Pay Range Tax for
Blue Mountain Reserve.
RANGE is NOT ALLOTTED
But WILL BE IN COMMON.

Further, Recent Decision by the
Federal Circuit Court Has Thrown
the Whole Subject Of Reserve Regu-
lations Into the Air, and 1t Is Pos
sible There Is No Authority for I'M
posing Charges-Losses of Sheep
Now Known to Be Less Than at
First Estimated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04

Sacramento, June with the
clearing of emergency measures speed
developed Saturday and Sunday the
legislature began to fade. and when
the time set for reconvping this
morning arrived there were few mem
bers in either chamber. When the
house was called to order a bare
quorum was present.
The first ripple OF the session devel-
oped when word was passed around
that the senate judiciary committee
had decided to report adversely on
assembly bill No. 2, which validates
all official or legal acts or publica-
tions done during the enforced holi-
days succeeding the earthquake. II
was anticipated this bill would have
rough shedding, .o"1.. o". see@ sPee'y ae'
ton by the senate committee came as
,,...t.a srf
Among the acts that the bill would
have validated is that of the San
Francisco supervisors in granting the
United Railways permission to trans
form their cable lines into overhead
trolley systems.
Measures In the House.
The house session lasted for but a
few minutes and adjourned after In
PRODUCING two bills and similar
number of resolutions.
One bill provides for an appropria'
ton of half a million dollars for de-
fraying the expenses incurred In call
ing out the National Guard.
Another enables school principals
TO make affidavit as to the former
school attendance, this being made
necessary by the destruction of thu
school census and other records. ant
without which the city cannot secure
school appropriations.
Adjournment was taken until thi
afternoon. at which time a number o
committees are expected TO make re
ports.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
MILITIA ORDERED OUT.

Striking Miners Fire on Mine Guards
i'm Ohio.
Columbus, o., June 4.-Eighteen
companies of state militia have been
ordered to Sansville to await develop
ments at Coal Hollow, where strik-
ing miners fired on the guards last
night. More trouble is threatened.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
. s...ssss.sss.ss'

Washington, June 4.-Horrifyins
revelations almost beyond belief are
made in the special report on Chicago
packing house conditions by Commis'
sioners of Labor Neill and Reyn'
olds. submitted to congress today b!
the president.
In the message accompanying the
report, Roosevelt describes the con
ditions as revolving and urges imme'
diate and drastic legislation accord
ing to the Beveridge amendment.
The report is not nice reading
Many of the statements are sickening
They show the packers generally
displayed total disregard of not only
common rules of sanitation, but ever
of common decency.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
WILL SUE ON
REBATES DUE
GOVERNMENT EXPECTED
TO GO AFTER RAILROADS.

Attorney Generals Office Said to
Have Complete Chain Of Evidence
Against Bcncficiaries of Compacts
With Standard Oil I'm Violation Of
the Anti thrust Laws-C. B. & Q.
Liable for 100000 at $4,000 Per
Car.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04
Manure and Refuse.

The report says the stockyards
pavements are mostly of brick and
filled with manure and refuse and
improperly cleaned. and are Shiny
and malodorous when wet, and dusty
when dry.
stock which died en- route, are
thrown on the platform and If not
an advanced stage of decomposition.
the meat is put through various pro-
cesses to secure edibilty.
The reason given by the packers in
delaying removal, is the expense.
The interior of the buildings is
mostly of wood, the floors being usu-
ally OF wood. soaked and Shiny, and
the rooms poorly lighted and i'll ven-
tilated, and many without windows.
Systematic ventilation is not found
anywhere.
But one porcelain receptacle was
found for meats.
No Chance to BE Clcanly.
Lack of sanitary conveniences for
employees shows the employers are in
| different to cleanliness. The retiring
rooms adjoin the working rooms and
| are usually cut off from the latter by
| low partitions. Many are without
side air openings. Conditions withir
them are abominable and such that
affect directly the cleanness of food
There Is frequent entire absence OF
any lavatory provisions in the privies
while the washing sinks are either
unfurnished at all, or are small anc
dirty, with neither towels, soap MOI
toilet paper provided. Men ant
women return directly from these
places to plunge their unwashet
hands into the meat products.
"Worsc and More of It."
Some privies are situated at dis
tance from the work rooms, and the
men relieve themselves on the killing
floors or in the corners of work rooms
Hence in some places urine fumes
swell the sum of nauseating odor'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-04

There is something in store for
you In every advertisement in the
East oregonian. Don't fail to
read every line.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18
To Extend Your Life.

According to the theories propound'
ed recently by DR.. Wilhelm Ostwald
Of the University Of Leipsic, In mis-
lecture before the students Of Column
bia University, the length OF human
life depends upon the store OF psychic
energy which is within the body. The
prolongation of life at pleasure, ac-
cording to his theory. should be mere
w a question of revitalizing the body
occasionally with this mysterious
force, which travels through the nerv'
ous system, and which experiment
has shown to be closely akin to cleo
tricity.
DR.. OSWALD said in part:
NThinking is the most exhaustive
kind of work, because it consumes
more of this force than any physician
process. 1t has often been found, up
on stopping the process Of thought
that this energy is transformed INTO
heat in the body, and at the same
time there is less need of reinforce
ment of the supply of energy. Wnen l
am engaged in severe mental labor,
as have been since coming to Amer
lea, eat twice as much as do when
I am not so engaged. This only shows
that the brain is constantly using up
a supply of the energy. and to keep
nm brain work we must keep supply
ing the energy from the outside
Most of this energy comes In
through food which we eat, but every
sense impression, such as seeing.
hearing or feeling, conveys certain
amount of force into the body. When
the body once receives the energy,
it acts just like any other machine
in its transferrences. The question
of long life then is simply question
of keeping up the supply. AS long as
the vital organs are able to assimiiate
properly. thus providing the body with
the force that Is used up in mental
and physical processes, q person
should remain young.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18
GEESE ARE PROFITABLE.


All kinds of meat have been high
for the past year, and the effect Is
plainly seen in the price of poultry
and eggs.
Turkeys and chickens have been
high and geese and ducks have kept
pace with them.
Geese especially are growing more
and more in favor, and the public Is
beginning to learn the value of goose
flesh as food.
Geese are less trouble than any
other kind of fowls, and require but
little care after the first few days.
An old worn-out pasture, a creek
to swim in, and one feed each day
and they will grow fast.
Goslings must be looked after Tor
the first few weeks, during rain
storms, as they drown easily; but
they grow rapidly and are soon able
to take care of themselves. When
grown pure-bred geese weigh from
fifteen to eighteen pounds, and, we
believe, labor and cost considered,
that they are among the most profit
able kinds of poultry.-Home and
Farm.