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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
Strikers MUST Sign Contract.

Chicago, Aug. 22--Every telegraph
operator who went on strike two
weeks ago must make individual ap-
plication for reinstatement before he
will be taken back. This policy of
the companies WAS announced today
and means not only that there will
be no union recognition, but that even
a committee from the ranks of the
strikers will not be treated with.
Tae Postal company has prepared
a torm of contract which every appli-
cant is required to sign before given
employment The Western Union has
not adopted any form Of contract, but
is requiring each operator to make
application for work as a nindivid-
ual. The contract of the Postal COM
pany reads: "I hereby agree IL given
employment by the Postal Telegraph
& Cable company to render full and
faithful service at all times, refrain
ing from all agitation and interfer-
ence with the company's business,
and further agree that will work
carefully and well with every oper-
ator, whether he or she be union or
non-union."
President Small of the Telegraph
ers' union. announced tonight that he
would be in New York next Saturday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
CONCESSIONS TO THE PUBLIC.
interchangeable Mileage Books VIII
be Issued.


Chicago, Aug. 22.-The western
railroads have come to the conclu-
sion that it is the best policy to con-
sider the convenience of the travelling
public no matter what legislation is
passed by the states against the rail-
road interests. At a general meeting
Of officials here today this feeling
was manifest by the tenor of the rec
concentrations submitted by special
cor'mittec recently appointed by the
Western Passenger association. Sew
eral of the recommendations II adopt
ed will greatly add to the conve-
nience of the travelling public.
Probably the most important Of the
recommendations is that which pro-
vides for an interchangeable excess
baggage book to be placed on sale in
all western territory. The committee
also reported in favor of putting on
sale in eastern committee territory,
which is between Chicago and the
Missouri river, an interchangeable
2000-mile mileage hook at a flat rate
of two cents mile. 1t is also rec
commended to put on sale a 1000-mile
mileage hook at a flat rate of 500,
the book to be an individual system
book and not good off the lines of the
road issuing it. The committee fur
ther recommends the withdrawal
from sale Of all credential forms of
tickets which have become unstable
because sold at higher than the legal
rate in the various states.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
COMMISSIONERS REMOVED.
Trouble Is Expected Over Removal OF
Chief Dinan.

San Francisco, Aug. 22.-Mayor
Taylor last night removed from Of
flee Police Commissioners w. r.
Hagerty, A. NJ. Wallen, P. r. Finn
and Harry ]. Moore-that is, he is
sued an order that they should vacate
the positions, the order being accom-
panied by typewriter calculations of
the reasons for the removal
The reason for the order is the re-
tusal of the commissioners to oust
Chief of Police Dinan from office.
and the crux of the whole affair is
the alleged corruption and malfea-
sance in office of Dinan, whose 10y
atty to Schmitz and the ousted board
of supervisors is outspoken, undis-
guised and recognized. The allega-
tion is also made respecting that Di-
nan that he is "notoriously unfit for
chief of police, being the crony and
right hand of crooks and malefactors
in office and out"
Commissioner Finn, speaking for
himself and his associates, said:
"The mayor assumes to remove us
for cause, alleging, among other
things, that we are not fit to serve
because we have refused to oust Chief
Of Police ninan. We will pay no
attention to DR.. Taylor's communica-
tion. We will continue to be the
board of police commissioners until
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
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San Francisco, Aug. 22.-Mayor
Taylor last evening appointed as po-
lice commissioners Joseph A. Leggett,
his attorney and single tax advocate,
Chas. W. Sweigert, Hugo D. Keil,
retired merchant, to fill the vacan--
cies created by the removal of Po-
lice Commissioners Thomas F. Finn,
A. W. Wallen and John L. Moore, on
charges of misconduct in neglecting
and refusing to dismiss Chief of Po-
lice Dinan for gross incompetency in
office. The three appointees, accom-
panied by the mayors secretary,
went at once from the mayors office
to the county clerk and were sworn
in. j.. E. Cutler, secretary of the
Metropolitan Trust company, will be
appointed for the fourth vacancy in
the board as soon as it has been Gre
ated by the removal of William R.
Hagerty, who thus far has evaded
service of the notification of custer.
It is reported that Mr.. Hagerty in
tends to leave San Francisco for the
east today, and his idea in evading
service is to prevent. for an indefi-
mite time the complete reorganization
of the police board.
Commissioners Finn, Wallen and
Moore stand pat on their declarations
that they will recognize no power Of
removal other than the court. and
they and Chief Dinan will resist with
force any attempt to dislodge them
and take possession of the board and
records.
The mayor was asked what course
the new commissioners would take, il
the old commissioners refused to sur
render their seats and the records. He
replied: 81 don't know what action
the new commissioners will take.
Ask them. They are the ones who
will shape their course, not I. For
that matter, the new board has not
qualified. Commissioner Hagerty
has not been served with a notice of
removal, and it may be that shall
decide, his successor cannot be ap-
pointed until that has been done. On
the other hand l may decide that
personal service is not necessary,
since he is evading it, and the statute
does not stipulate personal service.
In either event I shall appoint Col.
Cutler when the way is clear"
Commissioner Leggett said: 1--WE
do net officially know that the
Schmitz commission will resist us
with force; but of course we have no
idea of meeting force with force. Per-
sonally 1t would suit me very we'll to
have them resist us formally, for
then our course in law would be per-
fectly clear; but We won't cross the
bridge until we come to it. At 1880
o'clock this afternoon, Mr.. Keil and
myself with Col. Cutler, IL in the
he has been appointed, will
60 to te board rooms on Eddy street
and formally announce our intention
of assuming office. What happens
then will shape our future course"
Mr.. Leggett did not care to discuss
in advance the policy to be pursued
by thenew board "who are just now
getting personally acquainted with
each other" he said,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
RaiIroadcrs Arc Uneasy.

Billings, Mont. Aug. 22.-Accord-
ing to an official connected with the
Northern Pacific Telegraph company
of this city, there is a strong proba-
bility of the Northern Pacific railroad
operators going on a strike for short
er hours and higher wages within the
next few days. Except at division
points the majority OF operators are
compelled tor work from IL to 16
hoars a day at salaries comparative
ly small. In case of walkout the
operstors will demand increased pay
and II working day of eight hours.
The authority states that the COM
pany has foreseen the present situa-
tion. and has for some time been en-
ploying young men as learners at sta
tions, and In case of strike It is his
opinion that these learners will be
placed in'th positions of the regular
operators. Preparations are also be-
ing made to install the block system
along the line Of the Northern Pacific
from the coast to Fargo, and for
more than a week material has been
distributed along the llne to prepare
for the emergency.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22

To replace the Lee street bridge
with a modern steel structure is now
the next thing upon the program of
local improvements, and If the plans
of the city council can be carried out,
the old wooden crossing will soon be
a thing Of the past. .
At the council meeting last night
the bridge question was brought to
the councilmen's attention when r.
W. Fletcher, street commissioner, re-
ported the bridge to be in an unsafe
condition. A similar report was made
by the members of the street COM
mittee. and after some discussion II
was decided to confer with the county
court regarding the replacing of the
bridge. The bridge is owned half by
the city and half by the county, SO
that the expense of a new bridge
would fall jointly upon the two gov
ernments. 1t is estimated that to re-
place the Lee street bridge with a
first class steel structure such as is
! desired will cost about $4,000.
After the bridge question last night
came the proposition of abolishing
obnoxious billboards. Complaint was
made against several billboards in
different parts of the residence dis
tricts, and Mr.. Phelps, acting city at
torney, was instructed to draw an or
dinance regulating the same. When
II passes the council some of the most
Objectionable boards will have to go.
For the purpose of sending Fire
Chief John Vaughan TO the Pacific
coast convention of fire chiefs to be
held at Centralia, Wash, next month,
an appropriation of $50 was made
last night.
The petition of the Third District
fair commissioners to be allowed the
use of a portion of the street south
of the pavilion was granted upon the
recommendation of the street COM
mittee.
BY resolution passed the East
Court street property owners were
assessed the sum of $3.50 per foot
for the purpose of paying for the ma
cadamizing work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
BOISE CUTOFF
WILL Be BUILT
WORK HAS ACTUALLY BEGUN
II MILES EAST of NAMPA.
Men. Teams and Graders Are I'm Oper-
ation-Mora Is Almost Directly
South OF Boise. and Approximately
Fifteen Miles From That Place
The "Cutoff'' Is a Diversion OF the
Main Line Into Boise.

Nampa, Aug. 22.-(Special TO the
Boise Capital News. Work was be-
gun yesterday on the grading for the
main line of the Oregon Short Line
into Boise.
The line, contrary to general ex-
pectation. will be built from Mora, IA
miles east of Nampa. Men, teams
and grading outfit was unloaded
there yesterday morning and actual
work was begun this morning.
The outfit unloaded yesterday con-
sisted of five teams of horses, about
25 men and graders and scrapers,
making in all two carloads of ma
terial The superintendent of con-
struction in charge of the work stat
ed to A. L. Throop of this city who
has homestead there and who ask
ed him for information, that they
were there for the purpose of build
ing the branch from Mora to Boise
over the old, original survey and the
only one ever approved by the Of
ficiais who have found that the line
built from there would save both in
mileage. and in grade over the one
surveyed from Orchard. The Or
chard line has been abandoned alto
gether.
Mora is the first station east of
Kuna and has siding and section
house. 1t is almost due south of
Boise and about is miles from there.
The superintendent OF the survey
ing department Of the Short Line ar
rived at Mora yesterday afternoon
and confirmed the statement OF the
superintendent of construction that
the work being done there was for the
purpose of constructing the line into
Boise.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
PLEASED WITH GRANDE RoNDE
Rev. G. T. Ellis Also Speaks in Fiat
tering Terms of Umatilla Crops.

Rev. Geo. T. Ellis, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Athena, who
has been in the valley the past few
days looking after his property inter-
ests in this valley, left this morning
for Baker City, where he will per-
form three marriage ceremonies, says
the La Grande Observer.
Mr.. Ellis has glowing accounts OF
the bumper crops being harvested in
the vicinity Of Athena, but says that
he is equally well pleased with crop
conditions in the Grande Ronde val
ley. He says he has an S0-acre field
of oats near Ladd creek, which he is
certain will make an average yield OF
better than 75 bushels per acre. His
hay crop was equally satisfactory and
his grain will run as heavy as any
thing he has seen in Umatilla coun.
ty. In fact, he says this years crop
Is the best he has seen In the valley
during the past 20 years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
MONMOUTH and
DRAIN GUT OFF
REGENTS RESCIND ORDER
CONTINUING THE SCHOOLS
In Effect the Board (by Unanimous
Vote) Refuses All Responsibility
so Far as the State Is Concerned.
and Discharged the Faculty Already
Chosen for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
May be Continued.

Salem, Aug. 22.-The board of re-
gents of Oregon state normal schools
yesterday rescinded its action of JULY
is, ordering that the Monmouth and
Drain normals be operated this year
| and instead a resolution was adopted
declaring that the schools shall not
be operated unless donations are re-
ceived and that mo donations shall
be received without the express un-
derstanding and agreement that no
claim will be made for repayment by
the state legislature"
The faculty already elected at Mon
mouth was discharged and the exec
utive committee authorized to elect
a new faculty when funds are avail
able. No faculty has been elected by
Drain normal. Ex-President Ressler,
of Monmouth, says that his institution
will meet the conditions imposed and
that the school will run next year.
Ex-President Briggs of Drain, would
not say what the friends of that in
stitution Will do.
The resolution that expressed the
new policy of the board was intro
duced by W. b. Aver, and was adopt
ed by unanimous vote. Mr.. Ayers
resolution was drawn in accordance
with his views of the powers of the
board under the law creating it and
1t is supported by an opinion he has
obtained from Geo. H. Williams,
Dolph, Mallory, Simon and Gearin. He
took the position that If the board of
regents should accept donations that
have been made with an announce
ment that claim for repayment will be
made, there would be a moral obliga-
ton upon the part of the state to re-
pay the money. Thus the board would
in effect be creating debt which 1t
Is forbidden to do.
So far as the board of regents has
now anything to do with the matter,
the Drain and Monmouth schools will
not run next year, and 1t is up to the
friends of the schools to take action.
If they do not run as normal schools
the board will lease the buildings for
local school purposes.
Monmouth normal has an income
Of $4,000 from the local school dis
trict, $4,000 from tuition and Presi-
dent Ressler says that $4,000 can be
raised by donations. This, he says,
will be sufficient, as the teachers
have agreed to serve for $3.50 a year
each.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
CHARGED WITH GAMBLING.
Warrants Out for Arrest OF Two Una
tiIla Men.

William Meredith and F. W. Cline.
both of Umatilla, have been indicted
by District Attorney Phelps for
gambling. and this afternon Deputy
Sheriff Joe Blakley left for UmatiIla
to serve the two gentlemen with no.
tices Of their arrest
According to the Information filed
against Cline he has allowed the
game Of roulette to be played with
wheel and ball for money and other
representatives of value" within his
place Of of business at UmatfIla. Mr..
Cline conducts a saloon in that town.
Meredith is merely charged with
having participated in gambling
game.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
Union Has New County Assessor

Rudolph Hug, the newly elected
county assessor. filed his bond, took
the oath of office and Immediately
went to work yesterday morning. He
has selected as his office deputy
Mr. c. M. Humphrey, who for sew
eral weeks has been deputy in the
office of d. q. Proctor, recorder of
conveyances. 1t is not yet decided
who will succeed him I'm the record
er's office. Work in that depart
ment is not rushing and Mr. Proc
tor says that he will make no ap-
pointment for n few days at least.
The new assessor and his deputy
found everything in orderly shape in
the assessors office and they will
now get busy i'm making up the roll
of the 1907 assessment.
Assessor Hug will leave his family
on the farm east of Elgin until the
rush work is over. He will bring
them to La Grande to live. La
Grande Star.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22

the courts put us out-if they ever
do. That is the only removing au-
thority we will recognize"
"What will you do II the mayors
new board comes here and attempts
to take possession of the records and
supplant your" he was asked.
Leave that to u.s." he answered.
1t was learned that the commits
sioners, supported by Dinan have de-
cided to "use force II necessary" to
prevent their appointed successors
from assuming office, and that If an
attempt is made to sieze the boards
records, Dinan purposes to sail in his
bluccoats and eject "all trespassers."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
DEFENSE IN FRISCO CRAFT CASES MEETS
WITH REVERSE

San Francisco, Aug. 22,-Argu-
ments on the appeal Of Louis Glass,
T. V. Halsey and the heads of the
United Railroads, and the Parkside
Realty company Indicted for bribing
supervisors,) for a writ Of prohibi-
ton restraining the superior court
from trying them, began before the
supreme court this morning.
At the outset Of the proceedings
the chief Justice gave the defense the
hardest setback It has received since
the indictments, by knocking out
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
Affairs Today ut Chicago.

Chicago. Aug. f2.-Eight
speakers started out today to
raise funds for the telegraph
ers on strike Small says the
Western Union Is doing only
25 per cent OF its normal bus
mess. and Is per cent of that
is by mail Both companies
claim their business Is increas-
ing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22

three-fourths of the defense's con-
tentions, and declared the court
agreed that putting into the grand
jury boxes the names of IL men who
were summoned for duty preceding
the present grand jury, was entirely
regular.
The court also declared the issue
of insufficiency OF evidence on which
the indictments were based did not
constitute a valid objection. The
only point on which the court cared
to hear arguments was as to the pro-
longation of the grand jury.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
Carmcn's Strike Nearly Over.

San Francisco, Aug. 22.-The Even
ing Post says: 1.-THE car strike will be
declared off by the general strike
committee before many hours have
elapsed. The ways and means COM
mittee Of the general strike commit
tee has made arrangements with the
representative of the railroad to call
off the strike. The car men will re-
turn to work as individuals"
Questions relative to the union will
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
San Francisco, Aug. 22.-Th

Schmitz police board and Chief
Dinan held a long conference
this morning at which it is be-
lievcd arrangements were made
for Dinan to hand in his resig-
nation when the Schmitz' board
meets this afternoon. 1t is said
Dinan and his friends made a
canvass Of the police and found
an almost unanimous feeling in
favor of recognizing Taylor as
mayor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22

Nay York. Aug 2t.-Some striking
telegraphers said the object of Small's
visit here next Saturday would be an
endeavor to bring about arbitration.
The general superintendent of the
Western Union said that he would not
meet Small under any circumstances,
and added that he had nothing he
cared TO discuss with him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
N. D. swearingen Very I'LL.

N. d. Swearingen is very i'll at his
home In the west end of town, and
Is threatened with typhoid fever.
During his illness the French restaur-
ant is being managed by his brother,
7. b. Swearingen.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
SAN oEplNC|sCO'S
7RN\ lM FORMATION
Mayor Tay 8 .as Appointed
a New Board Of Three Po.
lice Commissioners.
ONE OF TILE OLD BOARD
is EvADING REMOVAL

When He Is Served With Custer No.
tice the Fourth Member VIII be
Appointed-OId Board VIII Recog-
nize No Removal Except by the
Courts-New Board Will Not Make
Any Promises, and 1t Is Not Known
Whether the Old Board Will Ac-
tIally Do More Than Protest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
COMPANIES ARE
|NC0RR|G|bLE
WIN Not Negotiate With Com
mittees or Recognize the
Telegraphers' Union.
OPERATORS MUST APPLY
FOR WORK AS INDIVIDUALS,

Furthermore. All Employees Must
Agree to the Open Shop But Upon
Their Personal Responsibility
President Small VIII Go to View
York, and Ovcrtures Toward n Set
tlement Will Probably BE Made by
Him-Northern Pacific Railroad
Operators Are Showing Uneasiness.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22

Dick Bell was found dead in his
cabin 12 miles from Dayton, Ore,
where he had lived alone for a num-
ber of years. 1t is believed by peo-
pie who knew him that he commit
ted suicide.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
Troops Fight Muuneers.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 22.-The
general commanding reports
the Siberian army as complete
ly beyond control. In an attack
on the barricade OF the mutt
neers loyal troops sustained a
heavy loss. Eighteen rebels
were killed and 35 wounded.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
STEEL BRIDGE
ON LEE STREET
Is Needed, and the Council
and County Court Will
Jointly Confer About 1t.
OLD BRIDGE RAPIDLY
BECOMING DANGEROUS.

Cost of Steel Bridge Is
$20,O0O-City and Council Equally
Share Responsibility and Expense
Obnoxious Billboards VIII BE Or
dered Down Later On--S5O Appro-
priated to Send Chief Vaughan to
Centralia - Macadam VIII Cost
$1.60 Per Foot.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
Telephone Strike in CANADA.

TT. William. Ont, Aug. "a
Employees Of the telephone Of
flee here struck today because
an American girl-Ora Hudson
Of Decatur, ILL.,, was made
chief operator. The linemen
threaten to strike In sympathy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22
THREE SENT TO
PEN|TENT|ARY
After Pleading Guilty to For
gerry Petty Stealing and
Stealing of a Horse.
EIGHTEEN-MoNTH AND
Two-YEAR SENTENCES

Rogers, Who Forged, Pleaded Youth,
Orpbanage, Drunkenness and Hon.
est Intentionally man Simply Said
lie Did It-Indian Boy With Usual
obtuscness Regarding Individual
Rights to Horses-M. L. Taft In
sists He Was Not Guilty OF Adultery
and VIII Stand Trial.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22

The biggest and best stocks OF goods
ever brought to Pendleton are to
de displayed this fall. East Ore
gonion advertisements will tell all
about them.