davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
Mixup Over Hospital Ship
Command Causes Admiral
to Resign,
STRAINED RELATIONS BE
TWEEN TWO BUREAUS.
Head OF the Bureau Of Navigation
1ays Bare Feud Between That De-
partment and the Bureau of Medi-
clue and Surgery - Command OF
Hospital Ship Relief Bone of Con-
tention That Is Stirring Up All
Sorts of Trouble.

Washington. Dec. 26.-The sensa-
'tion which resulted from Admiral
Brownson's resignation as chief of the
NAVIGATION bureau has raid bare hit
ter feud in the der"Itment NJ the
navy which NAV hetcr. the fight has
run to its bi'tcr finish. culminate I'm
complete raorganlzai7on of the pres
ent system of administering naval af-
fairs.
Already the public has discovered
that the relations between the bu
reau of navigation and the bureau Of
medicine and surgery ;are very strain
ed and are looking 10 this to find the
cause Of Admiral BIZ wnson's with
drawal from office.
Because Of this fact, Surgeon Cen
eral Rixey has issued a statement
presenting the medical bureaus side
of the controversy The bureau of
navigation insisted that the hospital
ship Relief should be under the su-
preme command of the officer in Inc
while the medica, bureau demanded
that the Relief he put in charge of
surgeon with a civilian captain AMI
a crew.
The medical board based their de-
mand upon the claim that the Relief
is nothing more than a floating hos
pital and as such should be under the
supreme jurisdiction of the bureau of
medicine and surgery. Roosevelt has
apparently backed Surgeon General
Rixey and Brownson has left the
fiald
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
Can't Incrense Rates.

Spokane, Dec. .27.-Judge Edward
Whitson of the United States c0nrt
has refused to enjoin the Spokane &
International, Canadian Pacific, Ida
no & Washington Northern, Spo-
kane & Inland Empire. Washington
Central and Spokane Falls & North
ern railway companies from charging
the increased freight rate. The court
asserts that the freight rates which
became effective November / are ar
bitrary and unreasonable, but he
claims that the United States court
has no authority to decide In the case
and that the proper tribunal is the
interstate commerce commission. The
case is that of the Potlatch Lumber
company and 80 other companies ot
the northwest against the above men,
toned railway concepns.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
No Provision in Primary Law
for Selection of National
Convention Delegates
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS
OLD WAY HOLDS GOOD
Parties Are Necessary TO Select
Delegates-Matter OF Choosing Del-
egates Will BE Separated From tnas
Regular Primary Electors to be
Held Next Spring-Demand That
Primary Law Be Amended Is A.
ready Heard.

That delegates to the national DO
litical conventions must be elected
by means of conventions in Oregon b
the opinion Of Attorney General
Crawford, who was requested to make
thorough review Of the primary law
by G. A. Westgate, former chairman
Of the republican state committee
Mr.. Crawford says that he seer
nothing in the Oregon primary Law
to change the manner of electing DEB
egates to national conventions and
therefore it is thought that both dem
ocratic and republican parties in Or
egon will hold state conventions for
that purpose.
This matter has been discussed
widely by leaders of both parties and
while it has been the desire to fol-
low the primary law to the letter, yet
there have been doubts as to the pro-
visions for the election of delegates
to conventions and after a mosft
careful and painstaking review OF tIse
law the attorney general declares that
it does not affect the election OF DEL
egates in any way.
The national republican committee
urged the republicans of every state
to carefully and scrupulously observe
the primary law in states where Il
exists and ii has been the opinion Of
many leading republicans of the state
that the Oregon primary law provid-
ed for the election of delegates.
However, the opinion of the attor-
ney general will change the entire
program in this state and it is prob
able that both parties will call con-
ventions for the purpose of selecting
delegates to their national conYeR-
tions.
How the delegates of the state viii
be selected is another puzzling queS-
ton as the primary law does not pro
vide for state conventions and so y
seems that a side issue will have to
be made of the selection of state del
egates through precinct PRIMARIES.
county conventions and other routine
forms observed for years in Oregon.
Already there is a demand that the
Oregon primary law be amended Il
provide for the selection Of delegates
to conventions, since there is a lach
Of uniformity in the manner of Sc
lecting delegates and in the manner
Of electing officials under this law
The holding of precinct primaries
and county conventions for the sOSe
purpose of selecting delegates to =
state convention aside from holding
he regular primaries, viii entail q
great cost and an extra burden on the
voters and 1t is thought that some
action will be taken looking to the
amendment of the law at the ne11
session Of the legislature,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
FRAUDS IN FRUIT PACKING.
Movement Against Practice of Putting
Bad Fruit In the Bottom.

To prevent themselves from frauds
which are constantly being perpetrat-
ed by fruitgrowers in boxing their
fruit for sale, the fruitbuyers will hold
a conference to complete arrange
nents for a system to enable them
to identify the product of each or
cHard, states a Walla Walla report.
SO prevalent has the custom of
placing imperfect fruit in the bottom
OF boxes and other methods to de-
frapd customers, that the frutbuyers
have been compelled to sustain heavy
losses this year in duplicating suppos-
edly good fruit to dissatisfied custom
ers.
Al nhe conference to be held every
fruitraiser will be given a number,
and ne will be compelled to place this
number in conspicuous place on
every box or barrel of fruit that is
sold by him. The buyers will keep
record of the holders of the various
numbers, and when any complaint of
fraud is received from dissatisfied
buyers the growers win be compelled
to stand the loss,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
PRAISE FOR nMATILLA.
tChristmas Nnmucr oh Rural Spirit
TelIs Of Rich Country.


The Christmas number Of the Ru-
raj Spirit prints the following sketch
of Umatilla county, accompanying a
photograph of George Peringer's
,$70.S40 wheat check:
What is believed to be the largest
check ever paid to any one wheat
grower in the northwest, has Just
been received by Pendleton farmer
for the seasons crop, raised on about
5000 acres of Umatilla wheat land.
The check was drawn by the Pacific
Rlevator Company for S7O,S42.70.
All eastern Oregon has had a ban
ner crop year, producing 100000
bushels, or per cent Cf the total
wheat crop of the United States. Ac-
tual crop failure was never known
in this section, and many who began
work there few years ago with an
OK cart are now riding in Automobiles.
PARK of the wheat acreage is leased
from the Indians of the Umatilla
reservation. who derive an income OF
about $200D00 q year from this
source.
Along the main tine of the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation company lies
the governments TUmatilla redlama-
ton project, which within a year or.
two VIII add 10000 acres of fertile
land 20 the productive area OF this
section. This project already sttm-
ulated the territory effected to such
an extent as to wholly change It's
character. The principal town, Her
miston, has sprung out OF the dry
plains and now, with a population on
500, has several rapidly growing RI
walls.
Part of the land included In gov
ernment's reclamation project wifi
come under cultivation next year,
and a larger part OF 10000 acres
wtli be ready for cultivation in 1909
The engineering work necessary to
the transformation OF this territory
from sage-brush desert to Broduc-
tive farming land is simple, consist
ing Of feed canal from river to res
ervoir and distributing system that
can be completed in a short time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
Helms Commercial Club.

Through the liberality of Thomas
Milarky, owner of the property in
which the Commercial association is
located, the financial path of that
institution has been made easier. Mr..
Milarky has voluntarily reduced the
rent which the club pays from s55 to
$50 per month and the clubs monthly
statement will be SIS better each time
because OF his action
Ever since the association was
formed 1t has had a warm friepd in
the owner OF the property and Mr.,
Mifarky has consistently refused to
increase the rent though ne could
secure much larger amount by leas-
ing the location for other purposes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26

Chicago, Dec. I6.-In reply to the
repeated statements of John S. Mil
Ter, defending John r. Walsh, that
the national comptroller OF currency
not only knew of the use OF memoir
andum notes but suggested them to
Walsh" Federal Circuit Judge An
derson sharply denounced such con-
duct by any comptroller as ~conniv-
ance In violations of the law In which
the plain duty OF the comptroller was
to proceed against the bank"
mo office holder can approve vlo-
lations of the law no matter how high
the office. II is the imperative duty
Of the comptroller an the case Of every
bank rusing these notes and nther
methods described here to revoke the
charter Of those hanks.
-"Whenever they fail TO do this they
have failed to perform their duty as
an officer OF the government"
The court ruled against the Walsh
attorneys in many important points
in the argument TO dismiss the bank
ter
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
WARNER CIVIL SUIT BEGINS.
Case Called In Circuit Court Thi
Afternoon.

This afternoon the Warner civil
suit that of Mrs. Warner and others
against B. B. Hall and others was
commenced in the circuit court. The
parties to the case were in the court
room this forenoon, but the case was
not taken up at that time.
The suit now on is the civil action
whereby Mrs. Warner hopes to Sc
cure the $4,000 estate left by her
uncle, the late ]. w. Young. Her
legal representatives are C. H. Cart
er and ]. P, Winter of this city and
Attorney Blake of Spokane. John
McCourt is attorney for the other
side.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
THESE HAD too MUCH CHRISTMAS CHEER

There was an unusually large draft
before the police court this morning
as result of the Christmas spirit
manifested yesterday. The list Of
drunks included 10 of which many
were gentlemen from the reservation,
among them being George Marshall,
Nez Perze John, Little Salmon,
Moses Howard. Captain Bill and
Charley Bennett.
There were also several white citi-
zens in the drunk brigade and all
were treated impartlally to the usual
sentence of S5 or three days.
]. F. Campbell and Pearl Patterson
were both charged on the books with
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
Suicide I'm the ASYLUM.

o, P. Reed, aged rs years, and re-
Gently committed to the asylum from
Benton county, attempted to commit
suicide last Sunday by cutting his
throat with small piece of steel
attached to a stick, says the Salem
Statesman. With considerable
amount of slashing Reed succeeded in
severing the two extreme juglar veins
and the windpipe. In this condition
Reed was discovered shortly after he
had attempted suicide. His neck was
held firmly until the doctor arrived
and stopped the hemorrhage, also
sewing up the windpipe. Reed got
along nicely until yesterday after
noon when he suddenly expired.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26

fighting, though the woman was not
brought into court at the morning
session. Campbell was but recently
released from the county Jail, where
he had been held for attempting to
compound a felony. In a difficulty
with the Patterson woman wednes-
day night the latter broke beer
bottle over his head and she was also
confined in the Jail over night.
Rodney Dupuis Snd Andy Rothrock
were charged with being disorderly,
but their cases were set for 2 o'clock
this afternoon. According to Dupuis
they engaged in a fight because Roth
rock insulted him and said dlsparag-
ing things about his dead brother.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
Boring for Oil in Washington.

A corporation with a capital Of
S1,000,000, has been organized by
Odessa, Wash, capitalists to bore for
oil in a section few miles north Of
that city where oil experts have de-
clared the geological formation indI-
Gates there is petroleum in paying
quantities, says the Spokane ChronI-
Gle. Machinery for boring has been
ordered at cost of $4,000. The cor
poration is known as the Waukesha
Oil company.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26

Washington, Dec. 26.-Line off
GERS in the navy are urging Admiral
Bronson to publish the correspond
ence relative to his resignation, hold
ing the Rixey statement last night
as really inspired from the White
House.
1t developed that the acceptance
of the resignation was announced 15
minutes after it had been given Sec
retary Metcalf to take to President
Roosevelt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
Received Letter, Kills Wife.

Dedham, Mass, Dec, 26.-Two an
nonymous letters given to the police
today are believed to be responsible
for the Jealous rage which drove DIR.
Walter r. Amesbury to kill his tai
ented wife, a member of the faculty
of Roanoke College at the Christmas
dinner table at the home in Hyde
park. The letters reflected on the
honor OF his wife.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
SICKENING SUICIDE.
Man Jumps In Front of Train In View
of Hundreds of People.

New York, Dec. 2G.-While a hund-
red persons watched, Ernest C. sted-
man, a lawyer, jumped in front of a
subway train at the express station
at Fourteenth street today and was
ground to pieces. The slckening sight
caused many women to faint.
Financial trouble is believed to
have effected his mind. He was ex-
president and treasurer of the Lyons
Building Operations company, re-
Gently sued into bankruptcy. The
company owns ,property valued at
$1,000, 900, but could not raise the
cash.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
OKLAHOMA TO HAVE GOLD.
Governor Makes Redulsltion for Big
Batch of Yellow Metal.

Washington, Dec. -26.-The treasury
of Oklahoma will soon have a pile Of
government gold. The governor made
requisition today for 100000 Of the
total bonus of S5,OOO.OOO appropriated
by congress for the common school
purposes of that state.
The requisltion was accompanied
by a certified copy of the necessary
act of the legislature
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
CONTEST FOR INDIAN LAND.

Charles T.. Hanna versus John II.
Lawrey Heard In La Grande Land
OFFICE.
One Of the most important Umatil-
la county land cases to be up for
some time has just been heard at the
la Grande land office in the contest
of Charles T.. Hanna of Meacham
against Attorney ]. H. Lawrey of
this city for tract of Umatilla In
dian land located near Mckay post
office.
A large number Of witnesses were
heard in the case, those from this
city being as follows: T. ]. Tweedy,
George D. Peebler, George r. Rob-
erts, Charles A McCumber and
George Adams, all of whom have re-
turned home.
Attorneys in the case were r. J.
Slater of this city and Charles e.
Cochran and ]. d. Slater of La
Grande.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
Two Murders at Christmas Parties.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Dec. 26.-Two
murders have resulted from Christ
mas soires lasting until daylight.
Frank Smith was set upon and hor-
ribly butchered. Five suspects have
already been arrested. George Moro
was stabbed by his brother-in-law
John Gallop, as the two were going
home from Christmas party.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
Located In Portland.

Frank Robinson, formerly of this
city, who recently left here for Sc
attic, has changed his mind about To-
eating on the sound and will locate
permanently in Portland, where he is
opening an amusement parlor and
cigar stand.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
WORKING BALANCE LOW.
Uncle Sam Has Big Bunch OF None,
Scattered I'm. Banks, However.

Washington, Dec. 26.-Uncle Sam
is today working on a balance 'of
only a trifle over s2,OOO,OOO actual
cash. He has deposited in national
banks, however, S24s,556,257.
A strong impression exists that
part of this should be called in be-
fore long because nf actual need and
improved financial conditions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
A. c. Boswell and Miss Hilda e.

A. c. Boswell and Miss Hilda Z
Clifford, both of Pine Grove, were
united in marriage at the court room
Tuesday, December "a, 1907, Judge Z
H. Crawford officiating, says the La
Grande Star. This was Judge CraV-
ford's first matrimonial ceremony.
but after little rehearsing before
hand he acquitted himself of the tash
with becoming credit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
Rig Tin Mills Start.

Wheeling, w. Va, Dec. 26.-The 1S
mills in the Laughln tin plant al
Maetin Ferry, resumed work this
morning after several weeks Of idle
ness. The furnaces in the other mills
were also ordered prepared for next
week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
BOOTH HARRINGTON
PLACED UNDER ARREST.

. indianapolis, Dec. 26.-Booth
. Harrington, the author, is pom
. dering today whether he will
. "see to the finish" the scheme
. to get local color for a new
. story.
o While celebrating Christmas
. eve he fell into the hands of the
. police. After a hot argument
. and a fight he landed in the
. station. The cases against him
. we're continued until Saturday.
. "Say, I can write a peach of
. a story out of this II may
. make me famous yet"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
Taft 20 Make Speech.

Washington, Dec. 26.--Taft makes
his first political announcement since
his return at Boston on December 80
in a speech before the merchants as
sociation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
Oregon Dcsegation Took No Action

Washington, Dec. 26-The Oregon
congressional and senatorial delega-
ton met today but took no decisive
action in regard to the district attor-
neyship. Congressman Ellis will leave
for home tonight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
WOULD MAKE TRIAL
JUDGES OF POLICE

. Cleveland, Dec. 26.-Chief OF ,
. Police Koehler has aroused a ,
. storm among the socialists by
. order making policemen trial I
. judges in case Of minor Of I
. fenses.
. The move Is endorsed by ,
. Mayor Johnson who believes
. the submerged tenth more sim
. ned against than SHINING.
Critics say the police protect
their friends and make the ,
city a paradise for criminals. 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
Christmas Gift for worlmen,

Newcastle, Pa. Dec 26.-The an
nouncement of the resumption Of the
Shenango Tin mill on January was
welcomed as Christmas gift by 81
900 idle workers here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
WOULD ROB MAN IN DAYLIGHT.
Mark ShackiefOrd Lodged In County
Jail for Attempt TO Commit
Crime.

Charged with trying to rob a man
on Cottonwood street during broad
daylight, Mark Shackleford is now
lodged in the county Jail, while an
other prisoner, whose name is not
known, is being held in the city Jail.
According to the story as given the
two men and a third attempted to
roll drunken man during the after
noon yesterday. The crime is said to
have been seen by several witnesses
and the case may go hard with
shackleford and his partner If prose-
cufed.
The police are now busy looking
for the third man.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
OFF to Pine Knot Farm.

Washington, Dec. 26,-The Roose-
welt family left for Pine Knot, Va,
shortly after IL o'clock this morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
JUDGE ANDERSON
RAPS CONTROLLER
Stirred by Repeated State
mentS Of Walsh Attorneys
He Gives Some Advice.
NO OFFICE HOLDER CAN
APPROVE VIOLATIONS OF LAW.

Charged That the National COrnptrOl-
Ier of Currency Not Only Knew of
Walshs Use or Memorandum Notes
But Suggested Their Use to Walsh
imperative Duty of Comptroller
to Close Every Bank Using Meth
DDS OF Chicago Banker.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
WYOMING LEADS
THE WOOL STATES
FORCES AHEAD OF MON
-TANA IN'YEAR 1907.
Over ;5,OOO,oOO Sheep Now Being
Gr1ze1i I'm Wyoming aEM the 1907
Clip Averaged ~ pounds or a To-
tai cGf 1O,783.SiO Pounds Of Scour-
ed Wool--MoAtana Is Nc Longer
lin the Lead.

Cheyenne. Wyo., Dec. 26.--Tor the
first time in the hiatory of the indus
try. Wyoming S now the banner sheep
and wool state in the Union. Starting
with one hvck and a half dozen ewes
in the early sos, Wyoming has n pid-
~ increased her sheep holdings nntil
now nhere are being grazed on the
ranges of this state almost 100000
sheep
Range conditions are ideal, scahes
has been eradicated, the sheep are Fn
splendid condition, and with hun-
dreds Of thousands OF tonS of hay in
the stack ready 10 be fed in case uf
emergency. the indications are that
Wyoming vii increase her lead in an
other year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26
Pass Montana.

Montana has enjoyed the prouC
distinction OF being the banner sheer
and wool state for many years. bu
gradually Wyoming has been crawl.
ing up on her sister state, and the
present year, due TO unfavorable eli.
matte conditions in Montana and IA.
vorable conditions in Wyoming, this
state was able to pass her rival.
Difference I'm F1eeccs.
In 1906 the average weight OF the
Montana fleece was ~ pounds, the
clip secured aggregating 1885, ,250
pounds. The average shrinkage was
65. In the same year the average
weight of the Wyoming fleeces was
IN and the average shrinkage SO, the
clip aggregating N secured basis
10,511.920 pounds,
In 1907 the Montana fleeces aver
aged 6.7 pounds and showed a
shrinkage of SO, the clip aggregating
11.403, 400 pounds secured. The Wy
oming fleeces at the present year av-
eraged 7h pounds, with a shrinkage
of SO. the clip aggregating 1O,76S,S4O
pounds Of secured wool.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26

Pendleton stores are filled with at
tractive goods at the most reason
able prices ever to prevail in the
inland empire. Read the adver-
tisements for particulars.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-26

Fair and cooler tonight; Friday fair
Sunrise, 1928; sunset, 4:S5.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-02
Sheen and Cattle Dying.

Advices from the Salmon River
country in South Lewiston are that
sheep and cattle are dying by hun
dreds as the result of the prolonged
severe weather, which has been aug
mented by the recent almost record
breaking fall OF snow. Ranges are
so covered with snow that grazing is
impossible. Where farmers have no
feed and cannot get any, cattle are
slowly starving to death.
At one point on the Salmon river
where emaciated cattle gather on the
south slope, where It Is warmer, the
cattle are constantly sliding down the
hill side. the snow giving way under
their feet. Being too weak from
loss OF food they are unable to re-
gain their feet, and perish In that con-
dition.
A Iull in the storm has been noted
throughout this section today. snow
fell heavily during the morning Then
the clouds broke and the sun shone
for n time. The temperature gre"
sufficiently warm to permit OF ram
when the sky became overcast. Al
o'clock rain was still falling, bu'
the mercury was dropping at rate
which means more snow before morn
ing.
The snow Is a boon to horticultur'
lists and grain growers, but distress
ing to sheep and stockmen.-Lewis
, ton Teller.