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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
Conditions at Walla Walla.

AS stated by the Daily Bulletin of
last evening:
Local operators at the Western
Union walked out last night about
1880, but both the Western Union and
Postal offices are open today and
business, though limited, is being ham
died. The offices will be kept open
until 5 p. m. The Associated Press
reports are coming to the Bulletin as
usual, though the eastern reports are
briefer.
The telegraphers' strike is doing
some damage to walla. Walla. Just
now the fruits are ready to be ship
ped but quotations have to come by
mails and II cannot be determined
where the best markets are. The
grain dealers are in a similar predic-
ament owing to the limited amount of
business being handled by the COM
panies.
A peculiar feature is the Gripping
of the weather bureau at Washington,
d. c.. as the reports from some of
the stations are not obtainable. The
weather map received here from
Portland yesterday contained A.
missing stations and the one arriving
this morning was shy reports from
90 stations. Storm movements cam
not be kept track Of by the depart
ment.
Practically only the managers and
wire chiefs are working in the va
rious cities. In Walla Walla only the
MANAGERS are at work.
The limited service is being Grip
pied, 1t is claimed, by men along the
route who break in and prevent the
sending Of the messages, If possible.
These men are hampering the send
ing of messages.
The Bulletin was enabled to get
quick return from a message sent
Portland this morning. In 20 min
utes after the message had been
written to the Associated Press cor
respondent at Portland instructing
him to wire all news available, an
answer was received and the Bulle-
tins report has been coming since.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
At Portland Yesterday.

The situation at Portland is stated
as follows by an evening paper of
that city, yesterdays date:
Telegraphers of Canada will refuse
to permit messages to be sent to diff
ferent points in the United States by
Dominion wires. All messages sent
to Canadian points will be received,
whether the senders be union or nom
union men, but none will be sent out
to other points in the United States
except such messages as have their
origin in Dominion territory.
This, in substance was the report
made to the local branch of the
Commercial Telegraphers' union this
morning at the meeting held in Drew
hall, 1872 Second street, by William
Burke, striking Western Union op-
orator. He asserted that the welcome
news was received this morning over
the long distance telephone.
"As l understand it," said Burke
''the Canadian telegraphers will re-
ceive any message which may be sent
to point in the Dominion, but will
refuse to send on any message intend
ed for point in the United States.
This means, as an example, that a
message may be sent to Winnipeg, but
that If 1t is intended for Chicago the
boys at Winnipeg will refuse to send
it on to its destination"
DISCRIMINATION is sthe keynote of
the forceful plant which the striking
telegraphers of Portland lodge against
the Western Union and Postal Tele-
graph companies. They emphasize
in the strongest language that the
local strike is not a sympathetic af-
fair and that they have gone out be-
cause they have grievances of their
own. While this is, true, the men will
not go back to work II their own dis
agreements with their employers are
settled satisfactorily unless an AMIGA
BILE adjustment of questions at issue
is reached by President Small, of the
National Telegraphers' union, and
company officials.
A committee of five was appointed
for the purpose of drawing up reso-
lutions embodying the causes of COM
plant and outlining the demands of
the strikers in comprehensive manner.
The report of this committee will be
made at a meeting scheduled for 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. A set OF
resolutions will be adopted, and after
discussion and debate they will be
presented to the local superintend-
ents of the Western Union and the
Postal Telegraph & Gable company.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14

covered the reds were being robbed
of their rights wholesale.
He made n complaint to Washing
ton, and demanded that the affairs of
the agent be Investigated. He then
made personal trip TO see Presi-
dent Roosevelt and other officials.
and special inspectors were Gent to
Nebraska. The resnits of their la
.bors was so repressive that Father
Schell was set upon one dark night
and almost killed.
Recently he received from Fl.
Chase, OF Pender, Neb., full blooded
Indian, long statement, saying that
for time after his departure affairs
were conducted on a reform basis,
but now they have been slipped back
to the Immoral days ani dealings of
the past. Father Schcll paid another
visit to Nebraska and says the claim
that the agency has gone back to the
cid immoral ways is true.
He proposes to cause criminal pros
ecutions of those he blames for the
Tony bank wrecking.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
FATHER scHELL, CRUSADER.
Is After Bunch of Alleged Bank
WreckerS

Ladysmth, Wis, Aug. 14.--Father
Joseph Schell, the Catholic mission
ary, who first called the attention
of the government to the land frauds
In Oregon, resulting in the famous
prosecutions now under way, and ex-
posed the corruption in the Indian
departments dealings with the red
men of Nebraska, has a new crusade.
After leaving the Nebraska reser-
walton, where he incurred the enmity
of the whites, who resented the man
ner in which he had prevented their
further debauching Indians. Father
Schell was sent to a tiny residence in
the village Of Tony, near here, but
his revelations are to continue. This
time, his object of attack will be the
failure Of a bank, which "went un-
der" two years ago, leaving many of
Father Schelps present parishioners
penniless. He proposes to stir the
officials who. he declares, have been
lax in the punishment of these re-
sponsible for the bank crash.
Father Schell came here a few
months ago from the winnebago res
ervation in Northern Nebraska, near
Sioux City. His being a missionary
priest brought him into close contact
with the red men, and he soon dis
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
ROY KILLED HIS FATHER.
Youth Wouldn't Take Any Chances
With the Old Man.

Glenwood Springs, Col, Aug. H.
John James was shot and killed last
night by his son, IS years of age, at
a camp located, a mile above Sho-
shone in the Grand canyon.
The boy says his father, from whom
his mother recently obtained di-
vorce, was prowling about the camp,
threatening to kill both of them. The
youth. alarmed for the safety Of him
self and mother, picked up a rifle and
fired, killing his father instantly. The
boy was arrested and is now in the
county Jail at this place.
The quarrel between James and his
wife, it is stated. is of long standing
After Mrs. James secured her d.
vorce, she established a camp in the
canon and started a stage line from
the plant Of the Central Colorado
Power company of Shoshone to
Glenwood.
James went to the power COM
pany's plant a day or two ago and
last night went up the canon to the
camp of his former wife and of his
son, where the tragedy took place.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14

At a meeting of the state sheep
commission just held in Portland the
scab situation throughout the state
was gone over in detail and plans for
the future were agreed upon. Dan
P. Smythe, secretary of the commits
sion, arrived home this morning and
concerning the meeting had the fol-
lowing to say:
Practically all of the sheep Of the
state were dipped in accordance with
the law, and the state is now in good
condition, In the southern end of
Harney county there are some bands
that have not yet been dipped, but
they will be dipped within the next
few weeks. However. all of the
sheep are free from scab.
This fall all of the sheep in the
state will be inspected by the federal
men and all bands found infected will
be ordered dipped. Also, all stock
men who have had infected sheep will
be required to disinfect, or else close
their former bedding grounds. The
county and state deputies will con-
tinue to hold office, but will not act
except in cases where scabby sheep
are learned of. in which cases they
will require dipping.
"The members of the commission
feel well satisfied with the work thus
far and If proper care is taken in
the future there should be no diff
Guilty ir keeping the state clean.
However, the growers should assist
in the work by reporting all cases Of
infection, so that dipping can be in
sisted upon promptly.
IF the conditions next spring are
as favorable as is hoped for, the an
nual dipping will not be required. un-
less in particular localities. Under
the law the commission may quaran-
tine any portion of the state, and
should any section be found bad all
of the sheep of that portion will be
required dipped. 1t may be neces-
sary to quarantine the lower end of
Harvey county, where some Mexican
owners have been tardy in dipping
this year.
'nr. S. w. Mcclure, in charge of
the federal inspection in the north
west, has already announced that
sheep may be shipped from this state
without dipping. However, bands
must first be inspected in order to
make sure that they are not scabby."
Owing to the fact that all of the
business before the commission was
not disposed Of at the recent meet
ing, another session will be held in
Portland next Monday. Drs. Mcclure
and Lytle. who were also in attend
ance, are still in western Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14

messages as have been offered, but
last evening the strike became gen.
eral, and when the Spokane office,
responding to the word from the east,
went out, the union employees in the
Lewiston office followed. The office
here is handled by Manager Kyle and
two assistants, Arthur Dunn and H.
L. Dorr. 1t is the rule throughout the
country for the managers of the Of
flee to remain on duty, and Mr.. Kyle
alone remained at the instruments.
Mr.. Dunn handles the commercial
business of the company during the
day and Mr.. Dorr receives the Trib-
une's Associated Press service at
night Such part of the Associated
Press service was received by the
Tribune last night was taken by Mr..
Kyte,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14

Portland Aug 4-CTelephone special)Smal
. National Telegraphers
10000
bity of 10000 being Friday
railroad threaten
to this time carried out of turning Western Union
. cunlstances. fully involve of Canada. .
At the Chicago
sthe Postal Union confidence
exactly the sentiments defiance and confidence
. pressed at the headquarters of the teegraphers.
Western Union claims handling
nothing is palmer than that the
At Francisco the
having Joined Western
morning Further the cable
Postal did
with the Philippines
the government possible, ompe
y to arbitrarily take charge of I'll the teaphic ne
regulations. .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14

At a meeting of the Commercial
association held last evening a com-
mittee WIS named to confer with the
members cof the city council regard
ing the possibility Of securing quar-
tiers In the new city hall, and much
other business was transacted.
The subject of changing the quar-
ters was brought before the meeting
by Judge S. A. Lowell. He said he
had been informed by parties in au-
thorfty that rooms might be secured
in the city hall, though he had been
given mo definite proposition upon
the subject. 1t was his understand
ing, however, that the association
could secure the third floor of the
city hall by paying for the construc-
tion of the same.
After some discussion is was de-
cided to name a committee to confer
with the city authorities upon the
subject, and Judge Lowell, DIR. c. ].
Smith and c. e. Roosevelt were
named upon the committee.
VIII Help Fair.
-" eN'oii VI the ldiT COMMISSION,
G. r. Roosevelt addressed the meet
ing briefly and asked that the asso-
citation give the members OF the
commission all the support possible
In making the coming fair a success.
1t was suggested that the association
write letters to all the other similar
organizations in the district, and this
President RAIDER promised to do.
The aid of the association in Sc
curing an appropriation from the
county court for the purpose of buy
ing an armory site was asked for by
Captain NJ. S. Kern Of Company L.
The status of the armory case was
made known to those present, and the
enthusiastic support of the associa-
ton was promised. Brief addresses
I'm favor Of the move were made by
George Hartman. jr., Senator C. ].
Smith, T. 7. Geer and others.
]. T. Lambirth was named by Pres
ident RAIDER to serve upon the gym
nasfum committee in place of Glenn
Goodman, who has left the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
bUNCO INLAND
PROPOSITIONS
ATTORNEY BRISTOL WARNS
ovER-sURE LANDSEEKERs
Right or Wrong, the Southern Pacific
Owns the Lands I'm Its Name and
Has Sole and Undivisible Proprie-
torship Therein Until the United
States Courts Declares They Are
Public Lands.

From the Portland Telegram 4,
taken the following, which may be
taken as valuable advice by interest.
ed parties:
That lawyers and timber locators
are mulcting hundreds of people out
Of their money with no prospect OF
ever giving them value received in
procuring them to make application
for lands covered by the Southern
Pacific land grant, is asserted by
United States Attorney Bristol.
Money paid to these lawyers and
locators for locations upon and ap-
plications for railroad lands under
the idea that 1t gives the applicant
a prefertory right is nothing less than
money thrown away, says Mr.. Bris-
tol, for the reason that no right to
the land can be initiated before the
pany is terminated.
1.-THE public is entitled to know the
truth in regard to this matter" said
Mr.. Bristol yesterday. "These peo-
pie who are paying lawyers and To-
Gators all the way from $40 to 500
to locate them upon railroad land
and then make application to pur-
chase the land, are doing nothing less
than giving their money away.
"Under the law the railroad COM
pany is the present owner of this
land. Whether rightly so, is not the
question. They are now the legal
owners. They have the title that goes
with possession of the land and can
hold II against all the world, until its
right of ownership and possession is
terminated.
"It is idle, then, to suppose that
while 1t is the owner of the land any
one can go upon 1t and initiate a
right. The man whwo goes upon it is
trespasser and the man who pro-
cures him to do It under a pretext Of
helping him to initiate a right pro-
cures him to commit trespass, and
nothing more.
"As long as the railroad company
is in possession of this grant, no man
can gain color of title to 1t, by mere
ly going upon It, claiming 1t and then
offering to purchase It. Filing a no.
tice Of offer to purchase with the
county clerk after the offer has been
refused by the railroad company gains
nothing for the applicant.
SHOULD the government by suit
terminate the grant and come into
possession OF the land, 1t would then
be open to settlement, and not be-
fore.
1t also appears that many of those
who have offered to buy the land and
In pursuance of that purpose have
been located upon 1t are residents Of
other places, and have no intention of
becoming bona fide settleds. Many
Of these applications are those mere
ly of spectators, who want to get
hold Of a piece of this land. It is
folly to suppose as a matter of pub
lie policy the government would rec
ognlze the genuineness of the pur-
pose of such people and give them a
right Of preference over bona fide ap-
plicants who might file on the land
as soon as 1t is thrown open to set
tlement."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14

New York, Aug. 13.-(Delayed in
transmission.)-Percy Thomas, dep
uty national president of the Com
mercial Telegraphers' union, tonight
declared that telegraphers all over
the country would continue to strike,
and that by Friday 95 per cent of the
operators of the country would be
out.
General Superintendent Brooks, OF
the Western Union, on the other
hand, declared he had $50 operators
at work and ample force to handle
all business
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
Printers May Go Out.

Columbus, o., Aug. 13.-The union
titled the publishers today that they
will not set up copy sent over the
Western Union wires by non-union
operators. The Western Union es-
tablished new man at the special
leased wire in the Dispatch office to-
day to take the place of the man who
quit Saturday, and when the first copy
was sent to the editors the notice was
sent to the management.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
DENIED TROLLEY PERMIT.
Supervisors Repudiate Doodle
Agreement.

San Francisco, Aug. IA heavy
blow was struck at the United Rail-
roads by the new board of supervis-
ors last night when they denied the
overhead trolley permit, and took the
first step looking to abolition, IS
months hence, of all overhead electric
wires in the district eastward from
Devisadero street.
This is in direct reputation of the
permit granted by the Doodle board
at cost to the company, 1t is claim
ed, of s450,000. Only bitter oppo-
nents of the United Railroads have
favored this extreme action The res
olution provides that all telephone.
telegraph, trolley and power wires in
that portion of the city between De-
visadero street and the ferry be plac-
ed under ground.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
& ALTON COMES NEXT
Judge lands Ordered Jury Impanel-
cd for the Trial.

Portland. Aug. 14.-(Telephone
special Judge Lands has ordered
the impaneling of a jury to try the
Chicago & Alton railroad on the
charge of rebating to the Standard OIL
company. Trial of the case has been
postponed until September 8, the date
rpon which the government investi-
gntcrs are to make their report of
the investigation into the claims that
the company is entitled to immunity
because It divulsed information in the
Standard Oil cases.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
At Lewiston, Idaho.

Special from the Lewiston, Idaho,
Tribune:
Lewiston, with the rest Of the COM
munities Of the nation. is enjoying
the inconvenience of the telegraph
ers' strike. The commercial service,
while being conducted under ham,
pered conditions for several days
past, afforded the handling Of such
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
The long distance telephone is being
used somewhat to obtain news.
BoiIermakers May Settle.

Portland members of the Boiler
makers union, says the oregon Daily
Journal, who are out on strike in
sympathy with strikers at Los Ange-
les are unable to get any telegraphic
communication with the Los Angeles
men, on account of the telegraphers'
strike, and are awaiting news by mail
concerning developments in the strike
situation in California.
1t has been reported that w. H.
Carter, foreman of the Los Angeles
shops, whose removal. was demanded
by the men, has voluntarily resigned,
and that a settlement of the trouble
is in progress.
Carter Leaves Service.
A dispatch to the Journal this
morning from Los Angeles stated that
Carter had taken the initiative and
left the service of the Southern Paci-
fic system, when 500 men in Califor-
mia, Oregon, Nevada and Idaho walk
ed out. The men did not ask that
Carter be dismissed from the service,
but wanted him deposed from the
foremanship. They charged that he
used abusive language, and that he
Disseminated in favor Of members
of a secret order with which he was
connected.
The Southern Pacific company ten
dered arbitration. but the men refus-
ed 1t. fearing that arbitrators would
justify Carter. They stated that they
would prefer to deal direct with H. J.
Small, general superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Southern Pacific
system, whom they regard as a fair
arbitrator. Regarding the new situ-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
Schmitz Victory at Frisco.

Portland, Aug. 14.-(Tele-
phone special. )-The republi-
can primaries at San Francis
CO yesterday resulted in a COM
plete victory for the Schmitz
element, Egan, his candidate for
reelection to the chairmau-
ship of the county committee,
being chosen Egan declares
that not only will Schmitz be
reelected mayor this fall, but
that District Attorney Langdon
will be overwhelmingly defeat
ed for the position which he
now holds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
DORA JENNINGS DEAD.
Denied to the Last that She Aided
I'm the Murder of Her Father.

Portland, Aug. 14.-(Telephone
special )-word reached here that
Dora Jennings, accused and acquitted
of helping in the murder of her
father, is dead at Grants Pass. Up
to her last conscious minute she deni-
ed explicitly that she either assisted
in or connived at the death OF her
father.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
Delegates to Sacramento.

During the recent session of .
the county court five delegates .
were appointed from this coun- .
ty to attend the National Irri- .
CATION congress to be held at .
Sacramento in September. Those .
named by the court were as .
follows. G. A. Hobbs, Milton; .
]. T. Lieuallen, Adams; Douglas .
Belts. Pilot Rock; B. r. Rem, .
Pendleton; c. A. Barrett, Athe- .
ma. Aside from the represent .
tatives named by the county .
court, Mayor Fee also has the .
naming Of five delegates, while .
a delegation may also be named .
from the Commercial associa- .
ton. Q
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
COMMITTEES
WILL CONFER
To Make Terms Between the
City Council and the Conn.,
merciaI Association.
FORMER MAY. BraLD THIRD
STORY TO THE CITY HALL

Lowell. Smith Mhd Roosevelt Will
Represent taIe Commercial Associa-
aion In the Negotiations with the
Councff-Commercial Club VIII
Promote she District Fair and Do
all In ms Power to Buy Site for
an Assa@w for Company L OF the
o. n. C.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
WORSE AND MORE Of IT"
THE FUTURES ONLY PROMISE
Foyseven Thousand Railroad Operators Are on the Verge
of Joining the Strikers.

They
lsuinesTen thousand
be Out
Friday Nextn Canada
Philip off by Telegraphy
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
OREGON NEARLY
FREE FROM SCAB
Dipping Law Complied With
Everywhere Except South
ern Part of Harney.
FEDERAL INSPECTION
EVERYWHERE THIS FALL

Cooperation by the Sheepgrowers
Necessary to Secure the Best Re-
suits and Make These Results Per.
-manent-Quaranti of the South
ern End OF Harney County May be
Found Necessary Next Spring
Sheep May be Shipped Without
Dipping, Says DR.. Mcclure.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14

Continued on page s.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14

1t never gets hot or cold enough to
affect the excellent bargains offered
by East Oregonian advertisers, and
the people who buy to save read
the evening paper.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-12-26
Christmas Visitors

Some OF those who spent Christ
mas ont OF the city are: Mrs. Her
man Decker and children at Tony,
Mr.. aud Mrs. II. II. Schmidt and
NJ. and Mrs. J. T. Trecartin at Prem
tice, Esther and Grace Harmony at
Hawkins, A. ROesler at POskin,
Miss Elva Baker at Lacrosse, Miss
Brown at Eau Claire, Miss MOnOt at
Chippewa Falls. Miss Dodge at
Windsor. Miss Peterson at Aften,
MINI Miss Monroe at BaraboO. Miss
NOteware at Rice Lake, Prof. J. c.
McCormik and family at Lancaster,
Miss Early at New Richmond, Miss
Batson at Cadott, Chas. Kirwan at
Manitowoc, Miss McFadden at Ocon-
to, David Bogue at POynOtte, Miss
Beatrice Baker at Chippewa Falls,
Miss. Nellie Miles at Canton, Miss
Gilbertta Markham at Milwaukee,
Howard Potts at VirOQua, Mrs. A.
Rafferty, at Prairie du Chen, Miss
Flossy Holden at Glen Flora and
Mrs. II. l.. Shutters and daughters
at Chippewa Falls.
Christmas visitors in the city were:
Phil .COnrath oi COnrath, Mrs. Lloyd
Davis Of AbbOtsford, Miss Alice
Meyer and Miss Luceile Butterfield OF
Eau Claire and V. A. PaulsOn of
Atlanta.