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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
WILL NOT RENEW
LEASE ON FRAZER
LONGER is THE THEATER
\ PROFITABLE INVESTMENT.
When X. j. Taylor, the Lessee, With
draws OH April From Its Manage
ment He VIII Take With Him Be-
tween 5000 and 500 Worth of FIX
turcs-Anothcr Chapter i'm Favor of
New Playhouse.

That Pendleton will be completely
without theater accommodations after
April /, is now threatened, for X. j..
Taylor has declined to renew his lease
which expires on that date. Mr.. Tay-
lor has been the lessee of the local
playhouse for several years, and dur
ing the present season has been also
the manager of the opera house at
Baker City. The announcement that
he would not renew his lease came
as a surprise to many here. However
ii has been known for some time past
that the theater has not proven a
financial success this year.
Aside from having a lease upon the
theater, Mr. Taylor also owns 5000
or $500 worth of fixtures in the thea
ter and these will now doubtless be
offered for sale.
In view of the dscredit into which
the "theater" has fallen of late, 1t
may be difficult to secure a new ten
ant for the playhouse. BY some 1t Is
believed that Mr.. Taylor's refusal to
take the theater for another year will
have the effect of aiding in getting
new theater for the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14

Dogs, street cleaning and the OPEN
ing of West Court street furnished
the topics at the council meeting last
night, and of the three propositions
that regarding the CANNES was the
most difficult to handle. 1t was to-
wards the close of the session that
the anti-doggists, led by Councilman
McCormmach, opened the fight.
Some of the people are objecting
to the dog ordinance, but l would
like to see them shut out from
running at large at ALL They are
nuisance and should have no more
right to run around loose than any
other kind Of animals, like cows or
horses" declared the northside al
derman.
Other councilmen acknowledged
that dogs were much subject to crit
icism, but held that the license
should be raised and an effort made
to enforce the present ordinance be-
fore any drastic steps were taken.
Councilman Ell wanted the license
raised to IS and sS, and in this he
and Councilman Mccormack stood
together. When a vote was taken to
see whether those amounts prevail
or the license be raised to SO and s6
the latter carried. Messrs. McCorm-
mach and FIJI voted for the higher Ii
cense, while Murphy Rem. Thomp-
sen and Mumm voted to merely
double the license. The ordinance
raising the license to SO and Sc was
then adopted.
1t was then agreed that the pres
ent ordinance be rigidly enforced at
ter April !, when the tax will be-
come delinquent. The matter will
be han iled by the marshal and spe-
cial deputies this year.
The proposition of letting the
street cleaning work by contract was
broached by Councilman Murphy
and after some discussion it was de-
cided to advertise for bids upon the
work. 1t is proposed to have the
cleaning done after nightfall, COM
mencing at some time between and
3 o'clock at tho discretion of the
street commissioner.
The subject of opening West Court
street was discussed, and at the in
stance Of west end property owners,
the street commissioner was instruct
ed to proceed With the opening of the
street.
In the absence of Mayor Fee, Coun-
Gilman Murphy, chairman of the
council, presided last night
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14

New York, March 1i.--Abe Hum
mel resumed the stand in the Thaw
trial tins morning.
Hummers testimony is required
by Dclnas. who spoke In reply 70
Jeronle's effort to have Evelyn's af-
f,davit made for Hummel accepted
as evidence. The court sustained
Delmas' objection to the admission
of a conversation between Hummel
and Evelyn Immediately preceding
the dictation of the affidavit. (Je-
rome had based upon this conversa-
ton all his hope of getting the affi-
davit admittedly
Delmas flayed Jerome and flattered
the jury, and said twelve intelligent
men should not be influenced by the
improper relation by the prosecution
of an affidavit before its introduc-
ton as evidence. Jerome answered
briefly and said his remarks were
entirely relevant.
Jerome's PalpabIe Blunder.
In ruling out an important ques-
ton Judge Fitzgerald curtly caid,
1.-THE cases cited by the district at
torney are not authority on the
point" Jerome had asked Hummel.
"At the interview with Evelyn did
she tell you she had told Thaw it
was untrue that White had drugged
and wronged her."
Before Delmas could object Hum
mel exclaimed. "She certainly did"
Delmas shouted. "And you call your
self a lawyer" jerome himself
moved the answer be stricken out.
Delmas won, having it retained, and
said he would meet II in the proper
time.
Jerome appeared to think he had
blundered and tried again to have 1t
stricken out, but failed.
pelmas, to prove that Evelyn was
Hummel's client, offered to put the
Cirl on the stand. Jerome was un-
willing that this should be done and
asked to be allowed to put alienists
on the stand this afternoon. The
court agreed.
Jerome tried to get the court to
irstruc; Delmas not to confer with
Evelyn in the interval between call
ing her to the stand. This request
the court ignored.
The afternoon session began at
2.O7, when Jerome called eight ex-
perts to the stand.
To Prove Jealousy, Not Insanity.
Before putting his own hypothetical
question, Jerome read to the experts
one which Delmas read to him. Je-
rome's question required over an hour
to hear, having SO printed pages in
a little book. He gave copies to the
attorneys and Jurors so they could
easily follow him.
The opening sentence asked the
jury to assume that H. j. Thaw was
born February 12, 1871; his maternal
uncle of unsound mind; Thaw was
highly nervous in youth; had st. Vitus
dance and several weeks later had
strabismus. so that he looked cross
eyed. He next asked the jury to as
sumo that Thaw first met Evelyn
December, 1901. in New York, when
II years old, and a chorus girl. He
reviewed the preparations for and the
trip to Europe. contrasting the posi-
tions of the two families.
He read impressively that part deal
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
COCK FIGHTING
IS PREVALENT
CRAZE SPREADS ALL
OVER EASTERN OREGON.
In n Fight in La Grande Recently Two
Fine Birds We're Killed and Several
Were Injured by Steel Spurs-Big
Fight Planned for Pendleton on
March 30-About 100 Birds Owned
I'm Eastern Oregon.

Perhaps not outside of the Phil
ippine islands is there such an epi-
demic of cock fighting as is now prev
alent along the line of the o. R. & n.
at all the principal towns and stations.
During the past year the sport of
cock fighting has become a real craze
in La Grande, Baker City, Huntington,
Umatilla and Kamela, with a fair
sized popularity in Pendleton.
At La Grande recently about dozen
fine birds were exhibited in a fight
in which two high priced birds were
killed outright and others injured by
the steel spurs placed upon their feet
by their owners. Several hundred
dollars changed hands in wagers and
the fight was attended by sports from
Baker City, Pendleton and other
towns in eastern oregon.
1t is estimated that there are now
about 100 fine game cocks in eastern
Oregon divided as follows Pendleton,
20; Weston, 10; Kamela. 8: La Grande,
ESQ; Baker City, 10, and Huntington,
s or 10. Some of these birds are i'm
ported and cost all the way from $40
to $40 each and are well trained and
highly priced by their owners.
A big fight is now planned for
March 80 in this city in which num-
ber of fine outside birds will be pit
ted against Pendleton birds. A num-
ber of sports from Kamela. La
Grande and Weston are expected to
attend the Pendleton fight and an in
teresting contest is anticipated.
Some especially fine birds have been
recently received by La Grande peo-
pie from Maine and California and
interest in the sport is now absorbing.
especially in railroad circles.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
VIII Initiate Pendleton.

Walla Walla, March little prop
os;tion of having a cleaning day"
for the city was adopted by the
Commercial club last night and a
committee was appointed, with tn"
city health officer as chairman, and
arbor day will probably be selected
as the date. The committee will be
of five members, one II be selected
from each district of the city. This
committee will appoint a sub-com-
mittee of one lady from each district
to act in conjunction with them and
the help Of the school children will
also be enlisted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
Canadian Forestry Association.

Ottawa, March 14.-Forestry and
all that relates to 1t is to be discussed
at the annual meeting opened here to-
day by the Canadian Forestry asso-
citation. The attendance is large and
representative and includes a num-
Der of expert foresters from both
sides of the American boundary. The
program arranged for the gathering
extends through two days and con-
tains many interesting features.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14

ing with Evelyns refusal to marry
Thaw because of her previous rela-
tions with White, and of Evelyn's tell
ing of her adventures with White to
Thaw.
The previous testimony was review
ed. The whole trend of the question
seemed to be to show that Thaw was
perfectly sane, but Jealous, up to the
time of the murder.
Believes He Was Sane.
DR.. Austin Flint, replying to Del
mas hypothetical question, testified
that in his opinion Thaw knew what
he was doing when he shot White.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
BURIAL OF DOWIE.
Frequent Deaths at Zion City Re-
garded as Warning.

Zion City, ILL.,, March 14.-Dowie
was buried today, an elaborate
pageant accompanying. Throngs
passed the pier in tears and the long
cortege slowly followed the hearse
drawn by four white horses to the
grave. The band played a dirge as
the funeral car passed. guarded by
Zion City guards in full uniform.
number of recent deaths in the
community is declared to be awarn-
ing to the members of the Voliva
faction. ana scores are leaving. It
Is feared the exodus will become
general.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14

HOWLING AND BLEATING
FILL THE ATMOSPHERE

Market Opened Irregular Today, With
a Bull Start, Immediately Followed
by Bear Movement and the Tur-
mol Is On-London Reflects Wall
Street to Certain Extent, and Two
Small Failures Are Announced
Hopeful Feeling as to American
Stocks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
Child Burned TO Death.

La Grande, March 1.-THE S-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Ellsworth,
of this city, was burned so badly last
evening that 1t died within a short
time after the accident. 1t was left
in bed by the mother for few mo-
ments and after she left 1t got up
and went to the heating stove where
its night robe caught fire, burning It
so terribly that 1t died in a short
time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
AFFIDAVIT WILL
NOT Be ADMITTED
Mornings Struggle Between
State and Defense Ends in
Triumph by DeImas.
DEFENSE PUTS JEROME ON
DEFENSIVE FROM START

The Latter Being Called Down by
Judge Fitzgerald-Jerome Tries IN
Vain to Have the Answer to One
of His Own Questions Expurged
from the Tcstimony-Thc After
noon Devoted to Testimony by Ex-
perts Summoned by the Defense,
Jerome Having Had Eight Sub
poenueG.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
CALLED TO WASHINGTON.

Springfield. Ill.,, March 14.-Thc
governor and attorney general left
today for Washington In response to
call from the president. Probably
called to conference about the in
vcstigation of the Illinois Central
the state is now conducting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14

Umatilla reservation. He has made
many friends while here and the
people with whom he has dealt have
found him to be practical, efficient
official who fully understands his
duties and who Is ready to perform
them fearlcssly and impartially.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
Standard Stocks Shaky.
London Reflects Wall Street.

London, March 14.-Stocks are de-
moralized partly today. All opened
flat, and two small failures are an
nounced. The general opinion is the
owrst is over. General improvement
in all Americans is expected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
SOME CHANGES
ARE SCHEDULED
Affairs Of Minor Indians Will
Hereafter Be Managed by
the Indian Agent,
ONE-THIRD RESERVATION
IS PROPERTY OF MINORS.

The 64O-Acre Limit Upon Lessees of
Indian Lands VIII Hereafter BE
Rigidly Enforced, and the Present
Cook Wagon" system of Occupan-
cy Must Give Way to Actual Resi-
dcnce-Probablc That Stoclmen
VIII Get Privilege of Trailing With
out Paying Toll, But Not During
This Spring.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
TOLLS ARE TIGHTENING.
Evidence of Fraud During Hcrmann's
Tenure of Office.

Washington. March 14.-Melvin Nc
Vean, a clerk in the interior depart
ment, testified today in the Binger
Hermann trial concerning the estab-
llshment of forest reserves, and the
clerical work incident thereto. The
purpose was to show that certain
fraud had been committed by outsid-
ers while Herman was commissioner
of the land office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
PROGRAM FOR MARCH g At WESTON

What Should the Child Know of
English at the Completion of the
Eighth Grade Work" ........
............... Normal School
The faculty of the normal school
will provide a lunch and have in
vitcd all visiting teachers to be their
guests during this meeting
The following teachers are expect
ed tc be represented in person or by
letter:
T. NJ. Bowman, Lillian Robinson,
Anice Barnes, Lulu Keller. Charles
Pinkeiton, Julia Woods, Luella Crai-
gen, Constance Hastings, A. H. Per-
ryman, o. A. Cannon, Mabel Gibbons.
Amy Mcdaniel. Carrie Sharp, Tillie
Bissirger, George Hansell. Lillian
Dohson, W. q. Read, ]. II. f. Scott,
Lizzie Mckenzie, Reda Carstrom.
Alice Carlstrom, Daitsy Mcintyre,
Elsie Otterstcdt, Ida Storla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
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Secretary Relieves Pressure.

Washington, March 1.-THE
secretary of the treasury has au-
thorized the deposit of customs
; in public repositories, and an
nounces he will anticipate the
July interest on per cents of
the funded loan of 1907, to the
amount of $25,O0O,OOO.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
ORDER WILL ISSUE LATER.
Roosevelt VIII Wait Till San Francis
co Stands Pat.

Washington, March 1.-THE presi-
dent this afternoon issued an execu-
tive order putting into effect the Jap
anese exclusion provision of the immi-
grafton bill. The order will be issued
as soon as the president has received
word that the San Francisco authori-
ties have made good their promise that
japanese school children shall have
equal privileges with the whites.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
Zinc Mine Was Not Sailed.

st. Louis, March 1.-THE court to-
day decided against Frank Rockefel-
Ter. declaring there was no fraud in
the sale of zinc mine to him by
Henry Gross for S265, 900.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14

An engine and three freight cars
went through bridge which a flood
had undermined near Harmarville,
Pa. The dead are: ]. r. Mikesall,
engineer; w. J, Cantwell, fireman,
]. NJ. Johns, brakeman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
Scryian Labor Trouble.

Belgrade, March 14.-Sugar and
ing. They fought with the police
this morning. The police killed four
and wounded twenty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
Government Suit withdrawn.

Washington, March IA.
The president today instructed
Ronaparte to order the district
attorney at San Francisco to
withdraw the suit pending
there which was to decide the
right of the Japanese children
to attend the regular public
schools. This is done on infor-
nation received nv the presl-
dent that the San Francisco
school board has rescinded the
former extreme order of seq
regotior.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
Standard Company Hard Hit.

Chicago, March 14.-Stand-
ard attorneys were hard hit to-
day by decisions by Judge Lam
dis declaring the announce
rent of a rate from Chappelle,
Illinois to East st. Louis to be
prima facie evidence of
through tariff agreement with
the railroad. The government
attorneys declared Chaprelle
to be a plain railroad speak
easy" for the avoidance Of le-
gal rates, and the giving of re-
bates.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14

During the eight months ending
March there was daily average of
five executions following drumhead
court-martial in Poland and the
Paltic provinces of Russia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
Chicago Wheat Market.

Chicago. March 14.-Wheat opened
II Ia, closed 76; corn opened 46 "a
closed 46 Ia; oats opened 40 "a, clos
ed 40 rs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14

That some sweeping changes are to
be made in the policy of the govern
ment regarding the management of
the Umatilla reservation is believed
by those familiar with agency affairs,
and they base their beliefs on state
ments made by Charles L. DAVIS,
special inspecting officer who has been
here for the past three weeks. In an
interview this morning Mr.. Davis
himself predicted a change in the
guardianship system, closer enforce
ment of the 640-acre limit and the
opening of the reservat'o on to the free
passage OF stock.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
RIOTING AT LOUISVILLE.
Strikebreakers and Policeman Fatally
Injured.

Louisville, March 14.-Nicholas Ma
gel, a strikebreaker, was dragged from
a car and his skull fractured by strik-
ers. He cannot recover. Policeman
whitman in another riot was fatally
hurt and others injured.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14

New York, March 14.-There is ex-
element in Wall street this morning.
The killing yesterday punched the big
fellows, but the howls were unexpect-
ed from those quarters. The bleating
lambs were mostly shaken out before
yesterdays squeeze started.
Today the market opened irregular.
Active stocks up for fractional gains,
but at the end of 10 minutes a down.
ward movement started. Sugar was
the first to start down. The fun ap-
pears to have started again.
Standard Stocks Shaky.
Reading bore the brunt this after
noon and was forced to 96h after
opcning at 1.15. A rally to 80 follow
ed. Amalgamated hit the toboggan
to 81 " and rallied to "a.
Union Pacific opened at 145, but
dropped to 1872 before the close.
Amalgamated copper opened at 80, but
reached so five minutes before the
close,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
DOG TAX WILL
Be So AND s6
Ell and Mccormack Advo-
Gated Raising the Tax to SIS
and So.
WILL CALL FOR BIDS FOR
DOING STREET CLEANING

The Cleaning to Be Done After
Nightfall, to Commence Between
and 0 O'clock in the Evening, I'm
der the Direction of the Street
mmlssiOncr-Ordered that the
Street Commissioner Proceed at
Once With the Opening of West
Court Street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
Thompson VIII Go.

Regarding the matter of guardians
for the minor Indians, Mr.. Davis says
II is the general policy of the govern
ment to revert back to the plan OF
having agents assume those duties
rather than to have outside parties
named as guardians, as has been done
here. The system Of having the
agents act as guardians is being fol-
lowed elsewhere, and he says that the
same will be done here in the future.
1t Is estimated that about one-third
of the rese ervation Is composed of land
belonging to minors, and as a result
the matter Of guardianship is very
important one here. At present w.
L. Thompson is guardian for about
100 minors, which constitutes the
greater portion of the number. OF
late County Judge Gilliland has de-
clined to appoint Thompson to that
position when recommended by the
agent. and as a result Agent Edwards
himself has been filling the duties Of
guardian.
AS to when the new policy will be
put into effect here Mr.. Davis declined
TO anticipate, but intimated that the
matter would be left to the discre-
ton of the agent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14

Spring, summer, autumn or winter,
the hest bargains are always to be
found in East Oregonian advertise
ments.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
Roads VIII Be Free.

Upon the subject of free roads
across the reservation Mr.. Davis said
he believed the matter could be so
adjusted that stockmen will be able
to cross this fall without having to
pay toll. However. he does not be-
lieve the order for the change can be
gotten into effect so as to be of any
benefit when stock is taken across to
the mountains this spring.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-14
Cook Houses Must Go.

Also the inspector was willing to
discuss freely the general policy of
the government regarding the leasing
of reservation lands. He says that the
640-acre limit Is to be more closely
observed in the future, and likewise
that more preference is to be shown
applicants who actually intend to live
on the land, at least during portion
OF the year. 1t is the wish of the
government, he says, to have actual
farmers lease the lands because they
build better homes and have civiliz-
ing influence upon the Indians.
While there is no hard and fast rule
recurring tenants to live upon leased
lands. he says that the foreman" and
the cook wagon must go, the tenants
hereafter having homes rather than
camps on the reservation.
That he will finish his labors here
some time next week Is now believed
by Mr.. Davis. However, he will not
return to Washington after he is
through. but says he will remain In
this section during the summer
People Pleased With Davis.
The straightforward and business
like manner In which Mr., Davis has
conducted the investigation and his
inclination to &C to the bottom of
reservation affairs in fair yet firm
manner, have been especially graft
flying to the people of Pendleton and
those who are interested on the
Evening journal., 1907-04-30
souires Gets Down to Work.

by trudging eight miles Bin Squireq
did his first work on American sot
yesterday.
lie tramped over the roads around
San Rafael, Cal, took a swim In %
salt water creek and spent "a couple Of
hours in the, afternoon i'm a gym
nasium.
Englishmcn, living on tho coast arc
forming "a pool to back Bill Squircs
in his coming battles with O'Bricn and
Burns. and, so successful have the
first stops been In this direction that
it looks as though the sum to be so
raised might reach tho huge amount
of S50.OOO
Should he win Il IS understood the
hackers of tho Andpodean will pyra-
mid their winnings ON him and back
him against Jenrios. For their benefit
he gave a private exhibition of his
speed and boxing prowess, with the
result that they have organized the
California Englshmen into pool ana
are taking subscriptions for a fund
with which TO back Suires.
Tho first idea was that they should
get together a sum of $4,000. but this
was increased to $4,000. and this, too.
camo in so fast that IL looks now as
though $4,000 might be the total
amount.