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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-12
RIDE ACROSS CONTINENT.
Soldier VIII Ride 31S1 Miles to Test
Endurance Of Arabian Horse.

Second Lieutenant e. R. w. Nc
Cabe of the Sixth cavalry at Fort
Riley. Kansas. on special duty. has
received notice from Washington
that he has been selected to make a
ride from Portland, Ore, to New
York on an Arabian stallion.
The purpose of this land ride is to
test the endurance Of this breed of
horses with the view Of determining
their value as cavalry horses. Lieu
tenant McCabe expects to be ordered
to Portland within the next two
weeks. He will be accompanied by
an orderly and they will travel over
land with their full field equipment.
The distance from Portland to New
York is S1Sl miles by rail. The
route Lieutenant McCabe will follow
probably will be longer than that.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-12
SCORE WAS NINE TO THREE.
Aberdeen Team Wins Over Pendleton
Amateurs. *

In the first baseball game Of the
season played here yesterday, the
regular Aberdeen team defeated their
local opponents by a score of nine
to three. The game was witnessed
by n bunch of several hundred reo-
pie, who were able to get away for
the occasion and considerable inter-
est was manifested, principally be-
cause the game was a tryout for the
Aberdeen men. Aside from their
Double Practice Sunday.
No match game has been arranged
for this coming Sunday and instead
Manager Frazier has ordered a dou-
BILE practice for the purpose of Civ
ing his men a much needed workout
All players are wanted on the dia-
mond at Q o'clock in the morning and
in the afternoon another practice
will he held. On the following Sun
day the team will play Walla Walla.
own nine four OF the visiting play
crs held positions on the Pendleton
team and did the star work for the
local boys. Pendleton players were
in the game as follows: Collins, first
base; Nelson, third base; Schockley,
Williams and Kink, flelders.
To-Day the Aberdeen men have
taken their last workout here and
they will hoard the train tonight for
home. BY leaving today they will
reach Aberdeen in time for a game
Sunday, which will be the first APP
pearance of the team there this year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-12
Price reasonable. Inquire at 202
Fast Webb street

Fast Webb street.
The hest coal to he had Is the Pea
cock brand. handled by the oregon
Lumber yard. Phone in your order.
Wanted, to pasture about 100
head horses. Good grass, and plen-
ty of running water Address, C. c.
Darr. Meacham, Ore.
Ice cream season just opening and
tho Blue Mountain Creamery COM
pany is prepared to fill all orders.
Quart bricks. SO cents; half gallon,
80 cents; gallon, $3.50. Phone Main
l55. Orders promptly filled
Lost-Between postoffice and Pen
dleton Drug company, two hand en-
broidered shirt waists, one. Japanese
on az yards linen; one shadow en-
broidered on Y yard fine linen. Finder
return to this office or to Mrs. F. p.
Rounds Reward.
Our high grade lawn mowers have
hall bearings or brass bushings, in
cased gear, hardened and tempered
solid cast steel cutting knives, and
are fitted with patent yielding bed
knife that make them absolutely self
sharpening. They cut a swatch from
12 20 90 inches in width and range
in price from 81 to s14. Goodman
Hardware Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-12
Log Driver Drowned.

Emil Erickson was drowned at
1890 this morning in the Boise river
a short distance above the New York
canal headgate. He was working on
a log boom with a number of other
men, when he dropped his pole and
as he started to recover II, he stum-
bled and fell forward into the water.
He went down on one side of the
boom and as he was coming upon the
other was caught between log and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-12

Read the East Oregonian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-12
Mabel McDilI Honored.

The Walla Walla Statesman says:
The senior class of Whitman college,
at a meeting held last night, choose
Mable McDill of Pendleton, as spade
orator for the class and Joseph AL
len as chair orator. The spade ora
tor is entrusted with the duty of
passing the famous spade which is
handed down from class to class to
the Junior class June IL, with a
speech appropriate to the occasion,
while the chair orator hands over the
famous chair in which President
Roosevelt sat while IN Walla walla,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-12

a piece of timber and was held fast.
The body was recovered in about 10
minutes, life being entirely extinct.
Coroner Schrelber was at once no.
titled and left Immediately after the
remains. which he brought to the
city.
Erickson was IL young man about
% years of age ana has lived In this
section for a number Of years. He
was not married and his relatives
live in Minnesota.-Boise Capital
News
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-12
jefferson Banquet at Spokane.

Colonel James H. Raley has receiv-
ed an invitation to attend a jefferson
anniversary banquet to be held at
Spokane tomorrow evening. The
banquet is being given by the Jeffer-
son society of Spokane, and will be
attended by large numbers of leading
democrats from all over the north
west.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-12

Kodo! for dyspepsia clears the
stomach and makes the breath as
sweet as rose. Kodol is sold by
druggists Oh a guarantee relief plan
It conforms strictly tothe national
nurc food and drugs law. Sold by
Tallman 6 Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-12
Fruit Inspector at the Alta House

Howard Evans. county fruit inspec-
tor, is now here for the purpose of
conducting spraying campaign
against the fruit tree pests which
sorely afflict the orchards of the city.
He has headquarters at the Alta
house, and those desiring to have work
done, or to secure spraying mixtures,
are requested to consult him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-12
Blind Man Is an Artist

Thatcher, the blind musician at the
Star theater this week, is one of the
best attractions yet brought to the
Star. He plays excellent music on
bells and sings well beside. His per-
formance is meritorious in every way
and Pendleton people should see him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-12
Stop Gambling IN sbosbone.

All gambling has been closed down
In Shoshone, Idaho, and 15 arrests
have been made. Shoshone has long
heen one Of the notorious "widc
open" towns of Idaho.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-12
Marriage License.

marriage license was issued this
afternoon to William B. Hale and
Katherine Stone.
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TO PROBE coMPANY's STATUS
Suicide of Official Starts Demand for
an Investigation.

PHILADELPHIA, November 14.-Stock-
holders of the William Penn Theater Com
pany are clamoring for a statement as to
the financial standing of their invest
ments. Counsel has been e. gagged and an
investigation of the books of the COM
pany is in progress. Gustav A. Wegefarth.
who recently committed suicide, was pres
ident and treasurer Of the company. His
successor will not be chosen until the ex-
animation now under way is finished.
Frank Ehrlich, jr., counsel for the ma
jority stockholders. expressed the belief
that the company would be able to pro-
coed with its enterprise. IN which. 1t Is
said, 100000 has already been invested.
If the matter is in too bad a shape, it may
be decided to sell the company's equity IN
the building and land.
According to Mr. Graham who is look
ing after the private affairs of Mr.. Wege-
farth, as yet there have been no heavy
claims against the estate. One phase
gratifying to the stockholders is the wish
of the dead managers son, w. Dayton
Wegefarth, to assist the work of the COM
mfttee
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Haytien Political Prisoners Shot.

NEW YORK, November 14.-Private ad-
vices received here from responsible for
eign sources in Hayti give details of the
execution of five political prisoners re-
Gently reported in a dispatch from Minis
ter Furniss to the State Department. Ac-
cording to these advices some few weeks
ago several men were arrested and con-
demned to death on the charge of conspir-
ing against the government. One of the
men was condemned because he had made
a military coat for another man. and an
other was condemned because he lived in
a house between two others. in each of
which a rife had been found On the
morning of October 80 some one put a rife
cartridge on the tram line. and the first
engine passing exploded it. The president
at once had five of the condemned men
taken to the burial ground and shot. The
names of the five men were Helvetius Ira
verslerre. Alexander De Launay Noise.
Nestor Dummy. Edouardine Edouard and
Exime Jean.
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Kansas City has been urging him to &C
cept. and only yesterday James j. Hill Of
the Northern Pacific publicly declared in
Minneapolis that should Mayor Johnson
consent to attend Kansas City would not
be graced by the presence of James j.
Hill on that occasion.
The mayors announcement was put
forth by Burr Gongwer, his private sec
rotary, just after Mayor Johnson had
boarded a train for New York city.
Mayor johnson authorizes me to say
that under no circumstances will he be a
candidate for the presidency" announc d
Mr. Gongwer. He wants it to be known
that he considers Cleveland the sphere
of his duty at this time. He has given
himself wholly to bringing about three
cent traction fares in this city and he
will consider nothing else but that is
sue"
IF the traction troubles are ended in a
victory for three-cent fares before May
there may be a difference" commented
Thomas Coughlin. city auditor and dem
ocratic leader, when told of the announce
ment.
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DIES SUDDENLY OF POISON.
Right-Hand Man of E. G. Lewis, on
Trial at st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. November In. Lee
Travers forty-four years old. native of
Dorchester county, Md. one of the right
hand men of E. G. Lewis. mayor of Uni
versity City, now on trial in the federal
court on the charge of using the mail to
defraud. died yesterday of carbolic poison
ing In the library of his home at Kirk
wood The coroners jury summoned by
Justice Jacoby heard the testimony of
only two witnesses and returned verdict
in which suicide was not mentioned.
Justice Jacoby said the testimony did
not make IT clear that Travers took his
own life. Travers was formerly vice pres
ident of the University Heights Realty and
Development Company. promoted by
Lewis. Lewis expressed regret when he
was informed of the death of Travers and
said ''he had been nervous wreck for
two years" Lewis said 1ravers ,left an
estate of approximately 500 600 A wife
and two children survive him.
The trial of Z. G. Lewis was resumed
yesterday. Counsel for the defendan Mt
st ated that Lewis defense will be that the
Peoples United States Bank of which
he was president at the time it was closed
by the government fraud order was abso-
lute!y solvent.
The government contends that it lie
wholly immateriaI whether the bank was
solvent if the conditions named in his
periodicals were not lived up to in all re-
spects.
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tonight" replied Senator Scott. Taft,
you know. was only II quarter horse at
best. Whom do l favor? l have a new
candidate every day-Root, Cortelyou.
Fairbanks-and this is my Fairbanks day.
We all think in Washington that II Root
could get the New York delegation ne
would make a very strong candidate be-
fore the convention and at the polls. But,
as I said, Unc.e Joe Cannon is ahead OF
all the horses tonight
Speaker Cannon, it was learned. does
not believe that there should be any tarln
or currency legislation at Washington
this winter. The Speaker is so powerful
as the head of the House of Representa-
tives that if he puts his foot down hard
in opposition to tariff and currency legls-
lation there will be nothing done.
Several members of the republican ma
tional committee, believing that the oppo-
sition to the republican party next year
Is to have tariff revision for its chief Is
sue, have outlined. it was learned pro-
gram by which a joint commission OF
senator's and representatives shall be Sc
lected this winter at Washington for the
purpose of taking testimony and such
other additional steDs as may be nee
essary to frame a tariff bill which may
be introduced at Washington in the winter
of 1o0S-09.
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SOUTHERN METHoDISTS.
Opening Of Virginia Annual Confer
ence at Petersburg.

PETERSBURG. Va, November 1.-THE
one hundred and twenty-fifth session OF
the Virginia annual conference, Methodist
Episcopal Church South. began here yes
terday at the Washington Street Church,
with Bishop Charles B. Galloway of Mis-
sissippi presiding and a large majority
of the clerical and lay delegates answering
the roll call. The opening religious serv-
ices at $50 o'clock were followed by the
administration of the holy communion,
Bishop Galloway being assisted by the
following clergymen: Revs- Owen Little
ton, ]. H. Amis. w. P. Wright. ]. C. Read,
]. A. Proctor and T. NJ. Simpson.
The conference promptly settled down
to work after roll call. during which the
transfer of Rev c. T. Collier from Japan
to the Virginia conference was announced.
Rev. DR.. S. S. Lambeth, for many years
assistant secretary to the late DR.. Paul
Whitehead was elected secretary with
Rev Dr. George F. Lipscomb and Rev.
George F. Green as assistants. Rev. j.
T. Whitley was announced as secretary to
the bishop.
Communications from the board of edu-
cation and church extension at Nashville
reported d total of Sill ,633 raised for
church extension during the past year.
being an increase of $500 over the
previous year. The assessment for church
extension TINS year ls 10 De increased
$50, 900.
The report OF the trustees Of the super
animated ministers fund recommended
that an apportionment of 1 per cent of
the salaries Of all ministers be made for
the fund. A total revenue Of $50 900 for
last year was reported from the board
of education. the assessment this year
for the board on the Virginia conference
being $3.50.
The publishing house report showed
sales aggregating $64B,s77 for this year.
an increase of SAT .sS3 over last year
A resolution by Rev. James Cannon.
jr.. providing for the appointment of a
temperance committee, to be composed OF
conference members who are officers of
the Anti-Saloon League, was adopted, as
was a motion by DR.. r. H. Bennett that
the committee report on Thursday night.
Rev. Dr. Edward Cook of Nashville,
secretary Of the board of missions, was
introduced to the conference and made
an eloquent address on the world power
of missions. emphasizing the Importance
and possibilities of the layman's mission
airy movement. DR.. w. F. Tillet. dean
of Vanderbilt University, made an address
on the world power of Methodism and
the strength of soundly converted min
istry, which was heard with intense In
terest and was highly complimented by
the presiding officer
A congregation that packed the church
heard the opening sermon of the confer
ence last night preached by Rev. DR.. S. S.
Lambeth
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ROOSEVELT OUT OF RACE.
Ex-Representative Sibley Says He
Would Not Accept Third Term.

FRANKLIN, Pa, November LEX
Representative Joseph c. Stbley of this
city, who voluntarily retired from politics
two years ago, 1as written a letter to a
local paper from lis winter home, at
Washington, d. c.. to Roosevelt and
third term Mr.. Stbley writes
Immediately after his election Mr..
Roosevelt issued the following statement
Under no circumstances will l be a.
candidate for or accept another nomina-
ton
This declaration has been often re-
peated by him. To question his sincerity
IS TO doubt his integrity.
The last extended conversation | had
with him, just before his departure for
oyster Bay last June. confirmed me in
the belief that he meant precisely what
he said on that subject. and 1t occurs to
me that those who are strenuously in
sistent to the contrary are doing him no
honor. and are such friends as those from
whom one might we'll pray for deliver
ance. -Four or eight years from now
President Roosevelt. bound by no pledge
and in violation Of 10 unwritten law. will
again be free to accept public service
and, doubtless. ready to patriotical.y re-
spond to any call for public duty"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-14
PROHIBITION FOR ALABAMA.
New Measure Passes House by Big
Maiority-Rate Laws.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. November If
The house of representatives. yesterday
passed a general state prohibition bill.
This bill overshadoWed all railroad rate
regulation measures. notwithstanding the
fact that 1t was not included in the call
for an extra session by the governor. I'm
der the constitution it required two
thirds vote to pass the house. This num-
Der was secured without trouble.
The house passed the bill preventing
the charging of more rate on freight than
fixed by law; also the bill fixing penalty
for ejecting a passenger from train
after he had offered to pay the amount
fixed by law.
A. a mass meeting Tuesday night of
business men from all parts of the state
the Legislature was urged to desist from
further attempts to pass laws that may
disturb busin IS, having special relation
20 the proposed railroad acts. A resolu-
ton adopted requests the members to
refrain from the passage of additional
legislation at this time affecting the bust
ness interests of the state
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5000 IDLE IN CHICAGO.
List of Industries In Which Many
Have Been Laid Off.

CHICAGO, November 14,-Large reduc-
tons in working forces in many industries
in Chicago have been made within the
last few days. owing directly to business
depression. Several hundred men were
laid off Tuesday in various woodworking
establishments. The following list shows
the Industries in which the greatest num-
Der of men have been laid Off
International Harvester Company, ap-
proximately. 1000; Republican Iron and
Steel Company GO; Griffin Wheel Com
pany 400: Hines Lumber Company. 300;
Allis-Chalmers Company. $50: Brunswick
Bake Cole nder Company 100: F. I. Alb
bott woodworker, 100; L. f. Becker, soda
fountain fixtures, 100; Bush q Carts Plano
Company, 100
In addition to these conce rms there are
several which are running short time in
an effort to maintain their forces. Nearly
900 machinists in Chicago are idle, and
railroads west of Chicago have laid off
an aggregate of 25,OOO men employed in
construction work. maintenance of way
and in the mechanical departments.
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EP1scoPALIANs CRITICISED.
Bishop Says They Should Be More
Public Spirited.

DETROIT. Mich, November 14.-Bishop
Charles D. Williams of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese Of Michigan yesterday
In his annual address to the diocesan con-
vention criticised Episcopalians in his
diocese for lack of public spirit and small
contributions to the church's diocesan
works. He had previously urged the
erection of a cathedral and a church hos
pital in Detroit.
There is plenty of money to spend on
personal enjoyment" said he i have
pr reached many sermon to an elegantly
dressed congregation and then received
as an offering for my emergency fund an
average of cents per head. That Is the
established average of these offerings
throughout the diocese-3 cents head.
This is not due to stinginess. 1t is
lack of public spirit The Episcopal
Church boasts of It's strength and COM
pa ctness of its organization, but 1t some
times seems to me that 1t is more con-
gregational than the Congregatio nalis.s
themselves
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Japanese Army Maneuvers.

. TOXIC, November 1.-THE emperor left
today to attend the army maneuvers
which will be on an unusually large scale
IL, 900 troops of all branches of the serv-
ice participating, with pontoons and the
commissary corps. They will be employed
as In actual war operations. The maneu-
vers will be directed through the balloon
and electric light corps. The line will ex-
river, near Nikko, a noted resort. Gen.
Prince Fushima and Gen. Vscount ka-
mura will command the respective forces.
Among the military attaches who will
witness the maneuvers is Gen. John j.
Pershing of the United States Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-14
MAY COME TO LINEUP.
Between Roosevelt Men and Hughes
Men in Assembly Caucus

NEW YORK, November 14.-Chairman
Woodruff of the republican state commit
tee and Senator Tully of Corning. Col.
Archie E, Bakers chief champion in the
fight to re-elect Col. Baxter clerk of the
assembly had a talk yesterday at state
headquarters. Senator Tully spoke up
for Col. Baxter Chairman Woodruff said
later that he wouldn't discuss the matter;
that the fight was too trivial to call for
comment.
Senator TuIly said that there would be
A lineup in the caucus to be called at AL
bany the first week In January: that Col.
Baxter had already forty votes of repub-
lican assemblymen pledged to him, and
that he only needed nine more.
Chairman Woodruff and VIM. Barnes,
ir.. who support Ray P. Smith of SYRIA
Cuse for the place were rather inclined
to think that Senator Tully was bluf1ing,
Should the fight for this place become Sc
we're it was said, things might become
unpleasant at Albany, and lineup be-
tween the friends of Gov Hughes and
the friends of President Roosevelt might
be the result
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FAvoRs SPEAKER CANNON.
Senator Scott Believes Him Ahead
In Presidential Race

NEW YORK. November Ex-senator
Scott of West Virginia was at the Wal
dorf-Astoria last night He chatted a
little about national republican politics.
He said:
If Kansas City puts up a pretty stiff
fight, she may get the convention, and she
is putting up stiff fight, let me tell you.
Although l personally favor Chicago.
there has been a good deal of talk about
Kansas City,
Who's ahead In the presidential can
didate race today"
Uncle Joe Cannon heads all the horses
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Arrangements for Music.

John ]. Virgo of Sydney, Australia, W..
lead the singing, and the arrangements
for the music are In charge of Prof
Charles S. Clark. A trained choir of
male voices will be one Of the features
of the convention, and they have already
begun rehearsals under the direction of
Percy S. Foster. The association or
chestra, under the direction of Donald
B. Mcleod, will also add to the musical
program.
Many social features for the convention
have also been planned. A trip to Mount
Vernon. Tuesday. November %, after the
close of the strenuous business sessions
has been arranged President Roosevelt
Will give reception to the delegates and
as will the Commissioners Of the District.
Evangelistic services will be held in
theaters, in front of government build
ngs. IN workshops, in hotels. in parks, in
missions. in churches and in various
places where groups OF men congregate;
and these meetings will be addressed by
some of the most prominent eyangelistic
speakers of the country This campaign
Is predicted to be on the largest scale
ever attempted anywhere. The details
Of the meetings will be announced In a
few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-14
JOHNSON NOT A CANDIDATE.
Cleveland's Mayor Will Not Seek
Presidential Nomination.

CLEVELAND. November 14-Tom L.
Johnson yesterday put himself out of the
running for the democratic presidential
nomination.
Mayor johnson also made public his
declination of invitations to speak at the
Bryan banquet in Washington and at, the
Kansas City Commercial Club BANQUET.