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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-02
BREAK Is REPAIRED.
Colorado River Finally Brought Under
Control

WASHINGTIN, d. Co.. March l.
The Southern Pacific Company an
nounces tnat 1t has closed the break
in the Colrado River referred to in
the telegram from President Roosevelt
to Mr.. Il. II. Hartman, under date of
Dec. 2Oth., in which he said:
1T seems clear to me that the i'm
perative duty of the Company is to
close this break at once"
At that time Mr.. Hartman replied to
the President to the effect that while
the Southern Pacific Company was
not Interested in the stock of the CAL
ifornia Development Company, except
as holding such stock as collateral for
advances made. yet, he would give au-
thority to the Southern Pacific officers
in the West to proceed, at once with
efforts to repair the break. trusting
that the Government as soon as you
can Procure the necessary Congress-
ional action, will assist us with the
burden.
Plans for undertaking the work We're
made Immediately. The task was a
very large one. When tne dumping
of rock was actually commenced, the
water was "a feet deep and the ve-
locity of the current something like
4 1-2 miles an hour.
1t was the expectation of the COM
pany to make the closure in ten days
as a minimum and twelve days as
a maximum, but progress was retard-
ed by unexpected rises in the river on
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-02
FARMERS MAY MANUFACTURE

WASHINGTON, March, 1.--Dena-
tured alcohol bin passed the senate by
a vote of 65 to /, Pettus casting the
negative vote. An amendment requir-
ing the presence Of government store
keeper whenever the alcohol Is being
manufactured was defeated 47 to 1s.
amendment permitting rum to be de-
The bill as passed contains a senate
natured Consequently the measure
must be returned to the House for ac-
tion. The bill Is intended to make 1t
possible for farmer to establish a
still with a limited capacity for the
manufacture of alcohol to be denatur-
ed
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-02
House Approves Measure After
an Interesting Fight.
ELIMINATE PACIFIC LINES
Steamship Mail Lines From Pacific
Coast to Orient Struck From Pro-
visions of Measure-BiII For Indus
trial Peace Commission.

WASHINGTON, Mar, 1.-The House
this afternoon passed the Ship Subsidy
fbill after an interesting fight. On the
first vote the democrats and insurgent
republicans had votes enough to defeat
the measure but after three hours OF
fierce contest the bill as perfected in
the committee of the whole, striking
out the provision for the steamship
mail lines on Pacific coast points to
the Orient finally passed by eleven
majority. Fifty two Republicans voted
with the Democrats on the first ballot
and four on the final ballot The gen.
eral deficiency bill passed after an
amendment by Grosvenor giving all the
employees of congress one months ex-
ira pay adopted. A bill was passed
providing for the creation of an indus
trial peace commission which is to ad-
minister the $4,000 which Roosevelt
received from the Nobel Pece prize.
Only four steamship lines were sub
sidized under the measure in the form
agreed upon. And all these lines are
to sail for South American ports. One
line on the Atlantic Coast to Brazil,
the second from the Atlantic coast to
Argentina, the third between the Gulf
of Mexico and Brazil, the fourth from
the Pacific Coast to Panama, Peru and
Chile. The annual subsidy of each Of
these lines is $3,O00,OO0 for the month
ly mail service or 100000 for a fort
nightly mail service except the Argen-
tina line which is to have 100000 for
monthly or 100000 for fortnightly
service.
No American cities are named as
ports from which any of the lines are
to start and the bill is so worded that
the line in the Pacific to South Amer
lea can touch at any number of ports
in the United States. The same is
true of the Atlantic lines. Vessels pro-
fitting by the subsidy must have speed
Of at least sixteen knots.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-02
France Will Raise Cotton in Her
Colonies for Own Use.
EXPERIMENTS IS SUCCESSFUL
Gins Have Been Established by French
Government Undor Direction Of Col.
onial Office and Prospects for Indus
try Are Bright.

PARIS, March 1.-The French Colo
NAL Cotton Association, which was
started three years ago by the French
Cotton Manufacturers with the object
OF exploring the French Colonies for
tho purpose OF ascertaining where cot
ton could. be advantageously grown.
has obtained some surprising results
and seems to warrant their confidence
that In n few years the French colo
MES will be able TO supply consider
able portion OF the raw cotton con-
sumed In France, In round figures
France bought over 100000 francs
worth of cotton last year, chiefly from
the United States. Unlike the British
Cotton Growers Association, the French
was not organized with the object Of
profit, but with the simple purpose or
furnishing free seed to the local in
hnbitants Of the colonies for test pur-
poses.
Seeds were sent not only to hitherto
regions In Algeria and Tunis where
there has been for many years some
attempt at cotton growing. But into
the French Soudan, Senegal French
Congo on the West Coast of Africa,
Dahomey, Madagascar and Indo- China,
and even little Guadalupe with some
success.
Last year the colonial office backed
the work of the society with "A sub
ventlon of $4,000 francs, Gins have
been established In all OF the colonies
where experiments have been made,
and the society has now, mapped out
enough areas. especially In the Soudan
and the country back of the Ivory
Coast, which 1t Is believed, are capa-
pable of producing limtless amounts of
Of cotton as soon as proper railroad
and transportation facilities are fur
nished. The track back of the Ivory
coast alone, 1t Is believed, can easily
furnish million bales annually when
put under systematic cultivation and
properly euipped with railroads. -
For the coming year the society es-
Inmates the output from their expert
ment at 500 bales, The efforts Of the
society are especially directed to the
production Of fine quality cotton and
In this aim the colonial directors are
cooperating. without additional ef-
ofrt the society believes the progress
Continued on Page 81
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-02
RAILROAD LAWS.
Union Paoic Official Believes Thoy viii
+" Lead 10 Panic.

OMAHA. Mar. 1T believe THIS
anti railroad legislation win shortly
produce IA panic" said vice-prcsident
and Gcnarnl Manager Mohlcr Of the
Union Pacific today. Mohler aad just
returned from a Chicago meeting with
labor Representatives.
"The agitation has already greatly
affected tho railroad building and l
think can say that the Union Pacific
win do very little new construction
work for some time to come.
Regarding the demand OF the men
for higher wages can only say that
the railroads will agree to submit TO
proposed increase In pay and also other
questions to arbitration. Whether the
men will agree TO this proposition IL
unknown. II strike is decided upon
that IL tho mems business"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-02
PRICE FIVE CENTS

confiscatIon and would not tolerate
such system. "But the difficulty
would be" said Bryan, "in determining
their actual cash value. The railroads
would want to run In their watered
stock"
The proper way would be- retorted
Whitney" 10 pay for them on tle basis
Of the cost Of their reproduction"
Bryan asked Whitney IL he believed
in the Government ownership Of rail-
roads.
Stickney answered that the policy Of
Hill and Hartman tended to lead to
the Government ownership but he be-
lieved government regulation will meet
the requirements.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-02

two different occasions, one Of which
Increased the flow to something more
than 10000 feet per second The nor
NAL flow o. water At Yuma, near which
the dam Is located, is approximated
at 200 feet per second, the gauge
reading q feet.
Even az late an Feeb. 4th, the sitution
on the Colorado River was menacing.
The settling Of a portion OF the lam
on the night Of Feb 3rd, caused con
traction Of the flow and took four bents
out of the upstream trestle; sudden
rise In the river had Increased the flow
10 approximately $4,000 feet per sec
ond. carrying heavy drift, and rem
deringthc situation most serious. New
orthcless within a week from that time
the closure was finally made.
the time consumed IN making the
closure. dating from the dumping Of
the first rock, was fifteen days and
two hours. At the time Of the closure
at p. NJ, on February llth., the heal
difference between the level Of tne sea
water and below It was 10 feet inch
en- The top Of the dam was four feet
above the level Of the water. Tne ver-
tical distance from the top OF the dam
TO the base. where the water was deep
est, was approximately go feet.
The length of the dam Is approx
mately LOO feet. The material in 1t
now amounts to $1,000 cubic yards, 95
per cent Of which rock and the bal
ance gravel and clay.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-02
DANGEROUS PORTLAND STRIKE,
Act OF Eleven Yardmen May Affect
Many Coast Cities.

PORTLAND, Ore.-March THE
strike of eleven yardmen employed by
the Eastern and Western Mill one
of the largest lumber mills in Portland
may spread so that the entire Eastern
and Western plant will have to close
down should the strike be a prolonged
one it may spread to other Portland
mills and other coast cities. The men
wno struck today have been getting
$2.75 for twelve hours work. The mill
men of Portland have no organization
but claim to be able to tie up the in
dustry here If necessary to win their
point.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-02
FAVoRS REGULATION.
Whitney Against the Purchase Of Rail-
roads by Nation.

OMAHA, March 1.-The Omaha bee
will say tomorrow: Henry M. Whitney,
of Boston once Democratic nominee TO
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts,
and w. ]. Bryan engaged in spirited
coiloquy at the Omaha club today on
the subject of Government ownership
of railroads, and the method Of this
requirement, whitney condemning con-
f1scation. Bryan assured Whitney that
he and his friends did not contemplate
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-02
Declares His Parent Not Cap
able Of Transacting
Business.
HIDDEN FROM HER RELATIVES
Bill Filed Charges High oAielslsof
Christian Science With Securing Con
trol OF Property Of Supposed Head
Of Church.

CONCORD. N. H.. Mar. IA bill 10
secure an accounting OF the financial
AFFAIRS OF Mrs Mary Baker Glover Ed
dy, head Of tho Christian Science
church was filed In the Superior Court
today by Mrs. Eddy'a son, George w.
Glover OF Deadwood s. D., and mis-
daughter Mrs. Mary Baker Glover and
Geo. w. Baker. OF Bangor. Maine. a
nephew and next friend OF Mrs. Eddy.
The bill is directed against Alfred Far
low and other trustees Of the Christian
Science church OF Boston: Alvin A..
Frye, Mrs Eddys secretary Lewis O.
Strand. her assistant secretary, and
Herman Springer. first reader Of the
church In Concord.
Bcsldrs demanding an accounting
OF al transactions regarding Mrs. Ed
dy's affairs tho bill asks for restiiu-
tion In case any wrong doing appears;
agninstfor an Injunction during litiga-
ticn against Interference with her
property and business and for receI-
yer In a statement issued tonight by
former United States Senator w II.
Chandler special counsel In the action,
II is declared that Glover Is actuated
by no spirit or lisrcspect to his mother
but believes that the proceeding Is In
her real interest.
Glover says the action Is not directed
against the religion Of the Cnristian
Science church. The statement fur
ther declares that Glover had long
thought his mother growing too feeble
IN body and mind to attend to impor-
tant business matters, but that for
longtime he was unable to confirm
his suspicion because those about her
seemed unwilling to allow even ner
nearest relatives to have nm interview
long enough to reveal her actual con-
dition.
Early In January, II Is said. Glover
during a visit to Concord was enabled
to have a short talk with his mother
and after duo consideration he decided
on tn epresent action as an imperative
duty too long neglected. Specifically
the bill alleges that the plaintiff, Mrs,
Eddy, who sues, by her next friend
has for a long time been incompetent
to do business or understand the trans
actions conducted In iner name. the
next allegation Is that the defendants
have possessed themselves ner personal
nal property and have carried on her
business
It is alleged that having done this,
knowing of her infrmity, they have
become trustees for nearly all Of her
property which has come into iner pos
session, and are bound to give an ac-
count thereof and of all transactions
in her name
It Is declared that there Is reason to
fear that the defendants have wrong
fully converted some of her property
to their own use and that there are
transactions of which an account
should be given.
Glover Is son of Mrs. Eddy by ner
first husband @. w, Baker Is a son
of Mrs. Eddys brother, the late George
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-02
GASOLINE EXPLOSION KILLS.

RIO JANEIRo, March 1-One man
was killed and IA severly injured in
two explosions that occurred aboard
the Brazilian steamer Floreanopolis
yesterday. The men were loading gas
oiine when the explosions occurred.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-02
SIR HENRY HoziER DEAD.

PANAMA, March Sir Henry Ho-
zier, formerly secretary Of Lloyds, Lon
don, died yesterday at noon after a
long illness. His body will be buried
in Panama.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-02
WHOLESALE ASSASSINATION.

LONDON, March IA special to the
Times from st. Petersburg says the
police have learned the Terrorists have
planned wholesale assassination of
officers by means of DISCUSSES.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-02
Baker, and In her only sur

Sullivan Baker, and In her only sur
viying nephew.
when an Associated Press represent
ative went TO Pleasant View, the home
OF Mrs. Eddy tonight, hc was received
by Lewis q. Strang. her assistant Sec
rotary. Strang expressed surprise
when proceedings were outlined 10 him.
Strang said II was impossible 70 in
tcrylow Mrs. Eddy tonight.
SHIP
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-02
HUNT CONTINUES
Men Who Robbed Sub-Treasury
Not Discovered
BUT ONE MAN SUSPECTED

Examination Concentrated on Suspec-
ted Man But Arrest Has Not Yet
Been ordered-May Have Had Sew
eral Aecomplices.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-03

The talk made by some Pythians In
their lodge rooms would be all right
II 1t wasn't for what they say.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-03
RAISE IN WAGES MEANss12OO PER MONTH

II the conductors and brakemen
get the wage increase which they are
making a fight for at Chicago this
week, it will increase the payroll Of
the conductors and brakemen on the
mountain division of the o. R. & N. at
La Grande about $1,000 per month.
At the present time there are about
10 brakemen and 80 conductors work.
ing out of La Grande on the mountain
division. The present pay is $4.02 per
day for conductors and s3.06 per day
for brakemen in the freight service.
The increase in wages demanded by
the present conference of the railroad
men amounts to 12 per cent, which
would increase the wages of brakemen
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-03

BY action of the county commits
sioners yesterday afternoon four steel
bridges, aggregating a cost of s3316
were purchased CT yesterday &. Co
through their representative, A. E.
Eherhart of Walla Walla. They are
all to replace wooden bridges that
went out during the spring floods
and are to be in readiness for travel
by June 2.
or the four new bridges two are
u be square bridges with 40 foot
srans and together will cost $1s2S.
One of these is TO be use d 10 replace
the Dutch Hall bridge, while the 9TH
er VIII replace the old Stanton
bridge In Vansycle canyon.
y! the other two bridges one is to
be a skew bridge, to run diaEonally
across stream, and will have a 40
foot span. 1t will he used in place
OF the Old Miner bridge on Juniper
canyon and will cost $107O. The
fourth bridge will be a 2O-foot beam
bridge and will be used across Wild
Horse near Judge Hailey's place. II
will cost si1S.
The action of the court in buying
steel bridge is in line with the pol
icy 1t ras pursued of late. However,
this is the first time that such an ex-
tensive order has been placed for
small bridges.
According to Judge Gilliland it has
been found that steel is practically as
cheap as lumber for bridge building
at this tine and is far superior for
the purpose, for the reason that the
steel bridges will not rot nor will
they wash away as readily in flood
times.
In constructing the bridges Just
purchased steel posts will be used
for abutments instead of concrete, cx-
cept in one instance. This is the first
time that the court has tried using
steel for abutments and the commits
sioners believe considerable expense
will be saved by the plan.
In placing the new bridges some of
the lumber from the old bridges will
be used for flooring and as a result
the work to be done is classed as re-
pairs. Such being the case 1t was
not necessary for court to advertise
for bids and the contract made with
yesterday & Co. yesterday was done
privately In defense of this action
the members of the court declare that
had bids been asked for several
Honths' time would be consumed
and much inconvenience caused as
the bridges will soon be needed badly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-03

If you haven't a corner lot, be con-
tent with it anyway.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-03

the looting of the public domain is
made thing of the past.
He has developed a comprehensive
plan, involving the systematizing OF
the work of the special agents, by
districting the entire country under
chiefs who may be expecte d to prose
cuse relentlessly all who have in the
past or will in the future attempt to
steal lands belonging to the people.
Concentration is the keynote of
the new plan. Men will be kept
where they are most needed. He says
1t is his intention to use a force of
agents TO keep the department ad-
vised promptly of the principal land
frauds and secure convictions when
ever possible.
1t is also the purpose to protect the
bona fide settler and entrymen in all
their rights. The principal frauds
have been in the local timber and
arid lands and he will guard the gov
errmcnt's interests in reference to
these classes especially. However.
agricultural lands will also be under
a strict surveillance.
Harry H. Schwartz has been
made chief of the special service di.
vision with the following assign
monts to districts: Oregon and part
of Washington, chief of divson. Ed
ward w. Dickson, Portland; Califor-
MIA and Nevada, Louis r. CLAWS.
Oakland; Washington and Idaho, F.
w. Goodwin, Spokane; Montana,
Louis L, Spark, Helena; Alaska, H.
K. Love, Juneau.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-03
CUPID WAS TOO FAST.
Infringed Upon the Six Months Re.
quirement of the Divorce LAW.


That cupid must not break over
the rules of the divorce court was
shown yesterday when Gotlieb Miller,
the we'll known rancher, and Esther
j. York were compelled to seek a Sec
ond marriage license of the county
clerk, But few weeks ago the first
license was secured by Mr.. Miller and
he was duly welded to the lady named
above. However, 1t was recently dis
covered that through an error in cal
culating time the bride had been mar
ried within six months after having
been granted a divorce from a former
husband. Though but four days of
the half year prescribed by law re-
mained, it was nevertheless regarded
as better to have the ceremony per-
formed again. Consequently, another
license was sought this morning and
a second ceremony performed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-03
Progress on the Elgin Extension,

After the middle Of April grading
on the o. r. & n. between Wallowa
and Joseph will be suspended. 1t is
understood that work in the canyon
will be pushed to Wallowa as fast as
possible in order to take care Of this
seasons crop. When the rails are
land to Wallowa 1t will be very
easy matter to construct the road
clear through TO Joseph as there are
only about five miles more grading
to be done. This stretch of road is
easily worked, there being practically
no cuts or fills TO be made.-Joseph
Herald.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-03
TRYOUT GAME OF BOWLERs.
Best Men Will Play Walla WaIla Next
Saturday.

Tonight red hot bowling contest
will be pulled off at the Robinson
Amusement parlors between the
Rough Rollers" and the Co-opera-
tives." The contest will be for the
purpose of trying out men for the
team which will go against the walla
Walla bowlers when they come here
Saturday evening for two games, one
Saturday evening and one Sunday.
The lineup of the two local aggrega-
tions Is as follows:
Rough Riders"-Adolph Molitor,
Earl Simmons, Ralph Coon, E. K. Lor-
inner and Roy wilkins.
"Co-operatives"-O. NJ. Castleman,
H. A. Anderson, Joe Hendricks, Baba
johnson and Nick Noel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-03

That the land fraud cases will be
vigorously prosecuted by the new
commissioner of the general land Of
fee is shown by the following Wash
ington dispatch, which says:
Commissioner r. A. Ballinger of
the general land office today issued a
vigorous statement showing that all
land fraud cases will be prosecuted
with all possible thoroughness until
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-03
BALL GAME SUNDAY.
Aberdeen and Pendleton Will Play
Opening Game of Season.

Several more of the Aberdeen ball
players have arrived since yesterday
ard at the forenoon practice today a
squad of over a dozen was out.
Among the men in the team are
some who have been stars in coast
league teams and the bunch has
been the subject of much admiration
on the part of the local ball tossers
since their arrival here yesterday.
On Sunday a game is to be played
ut the Matlock grounds between the
Aberdeen team and a picked local
Zine. Arrangements for the lineup
are now Icing mace by Manager
Brown of the Aberdeen and L. G..
Frazier, manager of the Pendleton
nine. In order to make the teams
we'll matched several Aberdeen men
will play with Pendleton and a red
hot GENE is promised for the open
irS of the season here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-03
-FOUR NEW STEEL
COUNTY BRIDGES
CHEAPER IN "THE LONG
RUN" THAN WOOD

Aggregate Cost sss1e, Ordered by
the County Court for Vansycle
Canyon, Wild Horse, Juniper Cam
yon, and TO Replace Dutch Hall
Bridgc-Will Be in Readiness for
Travel June 2, and Replace Wooden
Structures.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-03

The carpenters have won out at
Yakima, the contractors, with the ex-
ception Of one firm. having granted
their demands for 81 for an s-hour
day. The one firm refusing to yield.
Is at standstill with It's contracts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-03
Sixteen-Pound Son Born.

DR.. Lynn K. Blakeslee was called
to the home of William Schwaldt, near
SAKE Station, last night, to attend Mrs.
Sehwaldt to whom a 16-pound son
was born, early this morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-03

slo.sO, and OF conductors $14.4O per
month Of 80 days, making the total
increase for 70 brakemen and 80 con.
ductors, s11sS per month. On the
entire o. r. & n. system 1t is estlmat-
ed that the increase would amount to
$4,000 per month.
An increase of 15 per cent in wages
was made by the o. r. & n. four years
ago, the wages OF conductors being
increased from $3.50 to $4.O2 and OF
brakemen from s2.ss to sS.Os per day
at that time.