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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11

Vancouver, Cept. 11.-Despite the
fact the orientals of Vancouver have
practically bought out all the gum
stores, no further outbreaks occurred
last night. Mounted imperials were
on guard and with this assurance of
protection the japanese are returning
to work.
While all further outbreaks will be
promptly suppressed, the people are
still determined on the absolute ex-
clusion of all orientals from British
Columbia. The recent Canadian-Jap-
anese treaty provides for full free
dom of entry, but the local politicians
are expecting to find means of over
coming and obstructing it and the
passage of exclusion laws.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
Exclusion Treaty Probable.

Washington, Sept 11.-That a
stringent treaty between America
and Japan is nearer the realization
than the most optimistic administra-
ton officials could have believed 4S
hours ago is the judgment of num-
bers of the diplomatic corps. The
long sought object is expected to be
obtained perhaps through the direct
result of the mobblng of the japanese
at Vancouver.
The officials. deplore what they
view as an unfortunate infraction of
the treaty rights of the Japanese,
but they do not fail to concede the
important bearing this incident will
have upon the negotiations between
the state department and the Japan
ese ambassadors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11

fire the entire stockyard was aflame.
So rapidly did the flames spread that
1t was necessary to cut the teams
loose from the horsepower to save
them.
One mare, after being cut loose,
ran through the fire and then ran in
to the barn and setting it on fire,
from burning sack on her harness.
However, the fire in the barn was ex-
tinguished before either the mare or
the building were badly inquired.
The loss will be about $500 with
out insurance. The machine belonged
to Mr.. Fix, who came to the city this
morning after supplies and who will
make arrangements for another ma
chine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
Systematic Attempts at Arson.

vancouver, Sept. 11.-The only de-
velopment today in the local anti
japanese agitation was the action Of
the japanese consul, Mourikawi. In
the late excitement Mourikawi went
to Mayor Bedhune and demanded
that he have the militia called out
to protect the japanese. Mourikawi
stated that an attempt was being
made to burn every Japanese house
In vancouver and that cotton waste
saturated with oil has been found
under the doors of the Japanes
Methodist mission.
The mayor tried to reassure the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
Monster Mass Meeting.

Seattle, Sept 11.-Promoted by the
local Japanese-Korean exclusion
league, monster international mass
meeting, similar to those held in Van
couver, is planned to be held in Seat
tle'in the near future. The exact date
will be chosen preparatory to a meet
ing on Thursday.
Agitators say that monster parade
and demonstration will be held, but
violence will be prevented if possi-
BILE. Fleeing Hindus from Bellingham
are flocking here to seek employment.
A local mill strike will be declared
by the mill hands.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
TAFT PLEADED GUILTY.
Sawyer Pleaded Not Guilty of MUIR
dering Monee.

In the circuit court today NJ. L.
Taft, charged with adultery, changed
his former plea of not guilty to one
of guilty. He will be up for sentence
Friday.
James Sawyer, charged with mur-
der in the first degree for the killing
Of Jack Monee, was also arraigned
this foreneen. He entered a plea of
not guilty to the charge. Sawyer is
being defended by w. C. E. Pruitt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11

consul, assuring him that the au-
thorities have the situation well in
hand. Finally to further pacify the
consul the mayor agreed to tele-
graph Colonel Holmes, commanding
the militia in this district asking the
militia to hold themselves in readi-
ness Everything was quiet today in
Vancouver in and about the oriental
quarters, and there has been no fur
ther effort to renew rioting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
MARE ISLAND LABOR PROBLEM
Skilled Laborers Repelled By the
Piece System.

Vallejo, Sept 1.-THE Mare island
navy yard is facing one of the most
'critical periods of its career, ewing
TO the scarcity Of skilled labor.
The illfeeling of mechanics at the
yard toward the introduction OF the
piece work system has not been over
rated. On account of the scarcity of
labor the yard authorities have been
forced to practically suspend work
on several vessels, and for the same
reason the laying of the keel Of the
collier Prometheus has been delayed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
HARTMAN Is CHEERFUL.
Saw Great Prosperity Along the Pa
cific Cons1.

New York, Sept lie. II. Harri-
man, who recently returned from the
west, says the west is more prosperous
than ever. with no signs of panic
there. The people'o that section are
not now seeking Investments. He
added:
I'm spots the crops VIII not be ae
good as last year, but they will have
fair crops. There is no question in
my mind that good deal of money
Is tied up in the banks. But these
people who are hanging OBJ to their
money now will later be se.king in
vestments."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
Confessed Being Bigamist

Bellingham, Sept. Thames B.
Ross last night surrendered to the
police and confessed to being a sew
en-fold bigamist. 81 have no excuse
to offer, the only thing that can save
me is DEATH" and he says he has
twice been soldier in the regular
army, and deserted. He is now
physical wreck as the result of the
opium habit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
Exhibit of Goats nt the Eair,

What viii be the first exhibit of
goats ever seen at an eastern Oregon
fair will be seen at the district fair
in this city. Peter TacheIli of Wild
Horse creek, who has fine herd of
Angoras. has promised it. This will be
a unique livestock exhibit for Umatil-
la county and will have no trouble in
capturing the prizes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
FIFTY SHEEP WE'RE KILLED.
By Lightning on Their Bedding
Grounds on Bear Creek.

During the heavy thunderstorm
which prevailed in the mountains near
here last week. about so head of sheep
belonging to Robert Stanfield, were
struck by lightning and killed AT
the time of the catastrophe the sheep
were on the bedding ground on Bear
creek. where the storm ragged heavily.
Whether or not any other losses of
stock occurred during the storm is mot
known, as reports from the mountains
are meagre. The only news received
from there thus far was that just
brought in by one of the Vey broth
ners.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
TACOMA DEFEATEs THE BONDS.
VIII Not Pay s2,OOO.O 900 for Gravity
Water system.

Tacoma, Sept. 1.-THE special dec
ton yesterday to determine whether
Tacoma should issue $4,000. 900 bonds
for the construction OF a Green river
gravity water system, resulted In an
overwhelming defeat for the project.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
Confer With President.

Oyster Bay, Sept. 11.-Secretary
s1raus and Labor Commissioner Neill
conferred with the president on the
telegraphers' strike today. No state
ment can be had whether the presi-
dent will take a hand in the trouble
or not
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
Recommend Quarterly Dividend.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE executive
committee Of the Western Union to-
day recommended the usual quarter
ly dividend of " per cent. The COM
mfttee also adopted unanimously the
resolution congratulating the officials
on the conduct of the companys af-
fairs during the strike. President
Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor, conferred today with the
operators on the relief measures.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
Stubble Field Fire.

Reports reached the city this morn
ing that there had been a serious grain
fire on the Charles Hamilton ranch on
the reservation, but 1t is learned that
1t was a stubble field fire and that
there was no wheat in the field.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
WILL IIs |FE|T
TWO DAYS. PAY
BY Not Registering Teaching
Contracts With the County
Superintendent,
LAW REQUIRES 1T TO BE DONE
BEFORE SCHOOL BEGINS.

Teachers Err in Depending Upon Dis
trict Clerks TO Do This for Them
superintendent Welles Is Making
Search for Truancy Officers-Re-
quirements OF the Law Set Forth
in Detail Below-Its Provisions
Should Be AssiduousIy Studied and
Needed by Scholars and Patrons.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
Taft Sails Tomorrow.

Seattle, Sept 11.-Taft and party
left at o'clock this morning on a
special for Gray's Harbor. The party
returns to Seattle tonight and will sail
on the Minnesota at noon tomorrow
for the Philippines.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
BURNED IN OIL EXPLOSION.

B. III. Davis of the Umatilla Irrigation
Project Badly Injured i'm Accident.
In an explosion of crude oil at tine
Umatilla irrigation project at Her
miston. last evening B. H. Davis, su-
perintendent of construction on the
dam, was badly burned about the
face.
He was not seriously injured, but
received some painful burns. DIR.
w. G. Cole of this city was called to
the dam last evening to assist in
dressing the injuries and has not yet
returned to the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11

The theatrical company called the
Jesse James" show, has gone broke,
not having money enough to reach
Yakima after billing the town. The
members have scattered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
Chicago Wheat Market.

Chicago, Sept. 11.-Wheat opened
99h, closed 81 as; corn opened SO
3-4, closed 5915; oats opened SO is,
closed 52is.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
Christine Nilsson Very Ill.

Stockholm, Sept. l.-Christine
Nilsson Countess Mirandax) the
great Swedish soprano. is seri- Z
ously Ill with heart disease at
her country place in Smalend.
She is confined to her bed. and
her friends fear she will not re-
cover. Miss Nilsson was born in
1884, made her debut in Stock
holm in 1860. Her first trip to
America was made in 1870.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11

Through failure to comply with the
strict requirements of the school law
as amended by the last legislature,
several of Umatilla county's charm
ing school teachers have met with
woe. By the terms of the law all
teachers are required to have their
teaching contracts registered at the
county superintendent's office before
they commence teaching. Unless,
they do so they cannot draw their
salaries for the time they are delin-
quent.
Through ignorance of the law, or
negligence, several young ladies, one
of them a well-known Pendleton
teacher, failed to have their con-
tracts registered. To their dismay
they learned yesterday that as a re-
suit they would be deprived of two
days pay in consequence.
According to Superintendent
Welles, teachers should not rely up
on school clerks to register their
contracts, but instead should leave
the top copy of the contract with the
clerk and forward the other two cop
les to his office. After registration
one of these will be returned to the
teacher. 2
Truancy Officers.
In accordance with the terms of
the state truancy law the district
boundary board is now seeking suit
able men to appoint as truant Off
GERS for the different sections of the
county. As secretary of the board.
superintendent Welles has Just writ
ten to the various parties asking them
TO serve in that capacity. As set
forth in his letter the duties of a
truancy officers are as follows:
l. To investigate truancy or nom
attendance at school, when directed
to do so by the county superintend-
ent.
2. To order parents and guardians
to send their children to school
when directed to do so by the district
boundary board.
8. To arrest parents and guardians
II they fail to comply with the order
10 send their children to school. and
TO bring them before the nearest
Justice of the peace for trial
Every truant officer will he undar
me direction and control of the dis
frict boundary board, which board
VIII prepare rules for their guidance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11

At Nampa, Idaho, Ed Share was
stabbed in the arm with a jackknife
by a negro named Watson. Watson
was afterward given 60 days in JAIL
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
Coal VIII Be Higher Yet.

Pittsburg, Sept. 11.-Accord-
ing to the operators, there is
every reason to believe the price
OF coal will be higher this win
ter than ever before, mainly
through the shortage Of cars.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
BURNING OUT
THE JAPANESE
Fire Follows Riotiag at Van-
couver, B. G., and an Ap-
peal for the Military.
ENGLISH GOVERNMENT is
NOT OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED

Until II Is the Japanese Must Fight
Ii Out With the Canadian Author
titles and Pnblic-Japanese Consul
Reports Systematic Attempts at Ar
son In the japanese Town-0ne of
the Immediate Results Expected to
be Fastening of an Exclusion Trea-
ty With America.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11
HENEY OPPOSED
TO FAIRBANKS
He is a Roosevelt Republican
First, But is Also an Ad.
mirer of Taft.
WILL SUPPORT A DEMOCRAT
RAINIER THAN FAIRBANKS

Heney's Only Object In Becoming
Governor of California Would be 10
Fight the Southern Pacifics Con-
troll Of the State-OnIy Take Fly
err In Politics When He Had an
AvOwed Purpose to Accomplish
Something-Land Fraud TRIALS
November First.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-11

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.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-22
Sentiment for Brown.

Sentiment is rapidly developing IN
the Tenth district favorable to the
nomination OF Ho.. III. b. Brown
president OF Valparaiso University
as the Democratic candidate for gov
ernor. There is the promise that the
Democratic leaders in the district
will give form to a movement which
will bring Mr.. Brown TO the atten-
ton of the Democracy OF the state as
one of the most available men in In
diana TO make the race in 1908. He
has been made cognizant of the senti.
ment which is being developed favor
able to his candidacy, but has not ye'
indicated what his position will be
This is not the first time this cd
ucator has been brought conspicuous
| ty into the limelight as a political
possibility, but each time Mr.. Brown
has frowned upon the enthusiastic ef
forts of his friends 1t will be ar
gued n his support that he is splen
did campaigner; has an extensive ac
auaintance in the state, which would
form the neucleus of superb organ
ization and has ample means fnan
cially to devote his time to the vigor
ous campaign which it is believed HI
would conduct if made the party
standard-bearer
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-22
Confer on Alton Immunity.

Attorney General Bonaparte Mon
day made searching investigation 20
determine if the Chicago and Alton
railroad is entitled to immunity from
prosecution for granting rebates to
the Standard Oil company, which re-
Gently was fined s29,240,oo0 by Unit
ed States Judge Lands for accepting
rebates from this. road
From IL o'clock in The morning
until late in the afternoon Mr.. Bona
parte was in conference with Dis
trict Attorney Sims of Chicago
Charles B. Morrison, special attorney
for the government in the Standard
Oil cases; Special Assistant District
Attorney Wilkerson, and counsel for
the Rock Island railroad, which owns
majority of the stock of the Chi
cago and Alton.
AT the conclusion of the conference
the attorney general announces that
he would make no statement until he
had furher communicated with Judge
Landis. which he hoped to do with
out delay. The decision in the case.
it is said will depend largely upon
Judge Lands reply If the fact is es-
tablished that Special Counsel Morri-
son promised immunity, and the road
carried out its agreement in good
faith, it is said that the department
|of justice will order proceedings
against the road abandoned
A transcript of the testimony TAX
en- in the Standard Oil hearing before
Judge Lands in the United States
court was brought here by District
Attorney Sims for Mr.. Bonaparte's
consideration Mr.. Sims left for New
York Immediately after Mondays
conference, and counsel for the rail-
read company declined to make any
statement regarding what took place
at the conference.
The attorney general has given
out a statement" said Mr. Mather
"and it certainly would be improper
for us to say anything at his time.
Mr.. Bonaparte will communicate with
Judge Lands before announcing his
decision"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-22
Says Country is Still Safe.

Contrasting social and government
tai conditions in England 800 years
ago with those of America at present
Rev. Newell Dwight Hills at Vino
ma Lake Wednesday, gave America
far the better of the comparison
The subject upon which he addressed
the Chautauqua was "O,iver Cron-
well and the Problem of Democracy
In part he said
Don't think your country is going
to the devil because of the life insur-
ance scandals. For thirty-six days
have been travelling from coast to
coast. and have seen but one drunken
man." The graft and immor atty oil
today, according to DR. Hills, IS
nothing as compared with the days oil
Cromwell.
On his trip DR.. Hills found tina.
there was but one case pending in
the Supreme Court in Kansas, and in
another western town he found the
jail was rented for corn crib.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-22


The Third Annual reunion of the
Spi,ler- Myers family was held last
Friday in Ridge Grove on the banks
of Twin lakes.
The weather was ideal and crowd
of ABOUT two hundred people were
assembled, all of whom, with but few
exceptions were related. Scores of
large. well-6lled baskets were brought
and at noon one of the finest dinners
ever seen was placed on table
eighty-five feet in length, to which
everyone was invited to help them
selves and it is needless to say that
this was done with credit. There
were pies, cakes, chicken, cold meats
impossible TO mention all the good
things to be found ON that table
A splendid program was arranged
for the afternoon consisting of songs,
recitations, impromptu speeches, etc.
The talks by various members
brought to light much of the early
history of both families.
Among those from a distance. were:
John Splitter and son-in-law, E. d.
Arlington and wife of Freeport, ILL.,,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Myers, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Myers, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. T. Keim, Mr.. and Mrs. Pontious,
Miss Carl and Peter Holem of Elk
hart, Ind; Mr. Allen Spriggle, Mrs.
Mary Bachtel of Monroe Falls, O.,
J. Spriggle and wife off Cuyahoga
Falls, Ohio Mrs. Mary Farris, t,
Pressler, A. Pressler, Akron, Ohio.
Mrs Dora M. Klcimer, Cleveland, o.,
Mr. and Mrs VIM. Nichols, Mrs. ].
Holem, Mrs. Catharine Sponssler,
George Weyrick and three sons,
Frank, Morris and Irwin of South
Bend, Rev. c. Ringenberg and fam
ily Niles Mich, Mrs. Harry Mead,
Hudson, Mich, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Byers Etna Green, and Rev. c. A.
Splitter and family, Land, Ind
The officers for the ensuing year
are c. Fl. CRUDE, president, Floyd
Holem vicc-president, and VIM.
Strunk, ecretary-treasurer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-22
State Prisons are Crowded.

The board OF state charities which
has been interested for some time in
noting the rapidly increasing popula-
ton of the state prison at Michigan
City and the reformatory at Jeffer-
sonville, has issued the following
statement: At this time the two in
stitutions have total of 2,211 in
nlates-1,052 in the state prison and
1859 the reformatory. This is the
highest population in their history.
Their average attendance for the first
six months of the fiscal year was q
217, as against 1 1893 for the same per-
iod in 1906 and 1913 in 1905. In look
ing back over the records for the last
five years it has been found that the
daily average number of inmates was
2o.7 per cent greater in the first six
months of 1907 than in the cores
ponding period of 1902.
THE natural inference would be
that crime is increasing, but, as a
matter of fact. fewer men are COM
mitted to prison now than there were
FIVE years ago In the twelve months
ending with June 30 1907. there were
but sos, or thirty-seven less commit
ments.
1T is a remarkable fact that while
there has been a continual and rapia
increase in the population of the state
the last FIVE years have witnessed an
actual decrease of per cent in the
number of commitments to the
states penal institutions for men.
st is therefore TO some other
source that we must look for the in
crease in the number of inmates in
the prisons and this is found in the
workings of the indeterminate sem
tence and parole laws. Those who
have been studying the results OBJ
tanned under hese laws have seen
how the tend to increase the ! 1gth
OF time men are kept III prison. AM
other fact which has been brought
out by reports from the two institu-
,tions is that fewer men are being pa
rolled In 1902. 466 men were re1eas-
ed on parole, while in 1907 there were
but 307, or 159 less men so released.
These are interesting figures, but
the point to be emphasized is that
notwithstanding a greater number of
prisoners at the present time, the
number of men committed to prison
is not only relatively but actually
less now than five years ago"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-22
Bird on Long Trip.

"Winona" a priced homing pigeon
belonging to Harry Lathrope, OF
East Warsaw, is again in his posses
sion. following an absence extending
About year ago Mr.. Lathrope start
ed the bird for Abilene. Texas with
view of having the Adams express
agent at Abilene liberate it on its
arrival. The bird never rsache
Abilene. AT Rondolph, Texas, it was
stolen from its cage by a person who
apparently knew its value. The loss
was soon afterward reported TO Mr.
Lathrope, who at that time predicted
that the bird would put in an appear
ance in less than a month. After six
months had elapsed Mr.. Lathrope de-
SPARED of ever seeing the pigeon
again. believing that it was being
held in captivity Considerable sur
prise was occasioned when Mrs
Lathrope on going to the rear of her
home Wednesday spied the bird. II
showed the effects of the trip of more
than 500 miles
Despite the forced absence ol
twelve months, the bird seemed to
recognize Mr.. and Mrs. Lathropc
The pigeons trip is considered a phc-
nomenal one in view of the fact that
If was made after the bird had been
away from Warsaw for year.--War-
saw Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-22
Hoffman Gives Up Fight.

John w. Hoffman and his allies
in Democratic state politics have de-
cded not to make fight for control
of the Democratic state committee
next year This will be interesting
news to the politicians and will be a
source of disappointment to- every
person who loves an animated polit-
ical scrap.
1t became known Thursday that
those who have INDUCED in visions
of a battle royal between the Holtz-
man and Taggart forces with slip
perry elm clubs, meat cleavers and
razor edged adjectives as weapons,
have reckoned without their host.
A truce has been declared and the
state committee will be reorganized
without any outcroppings of the old
Acknowledged feud
Another fact that has contributed
to this resolution is the prospective
voluntary retirement of William II.
O'Brien from the Democratic state
chairmanship-South Bend Times.