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The Washington times., 1907-01-04
StOck-Watering.

There is reason for some satisfae-
tion, among people who would like
10 get at the bottom of current po-
litical Gistrust and social unrest, in
the manifestation of growing appre-
citation that stock-watering is
basic and unmitigated evil of pres
ent finance. Denounced by econ
omists and academicians as the very
citadel of special privilege, politi-
clans have seemed palsied at the
thought of attacking it. They have
preferred To administer sugar-coat-
ed pills TO "a patient that they knew
needed capital surgery.
But there have been signs lately
OF a disposition to attack even this
evil and try 10 curb it. Governor
Hughes demanded that a new rail-
road commission be established in
New York with power. among 9TH
ers, to pass on issues of securities.
That means, of course. that the
commission would be expected 10
/ prohibit issues which il found did
not represent real investment, and
would be armed with power 10 en-
force its orders. They do that in
Texas today, and the law is com
plete success. IL has not discouT-
aged development of the State;
rather, it seems TO have given i'm
petus. In Great Britain such a
thing as a railroad company issuing
capitalization ad lib without so
much as by your leave" is I'M
known. Likewise in most countries
with modern codes. The United
States is the paradise of the stock
watering manipulation.
The Interstate Commission wants
a commercial valuation of all the
railroads made, 10 be used as basis
for rate making, for taxation, and
for restraint of excessive capitaliza-
ton. If a railroad is found worth
/ S10O, 900, 1000, with $500 900. 900 of Sc
curities afioat, there will be hesita-
tion about permitting it 10 issue
more securities until values catch
up with capitalization. Nothing that
could possibly be done would con,
tribute so much TO the stability of
business and the conservation OF
prosperity as 10 prevent excessive
capitalization. 1t is said that over
a billion dollars of new securities
have been issued within the year
Just ended, against railroad proper
ties alone in this country, most OF
! il representing no investment what
ever. 1t was simply capitalizing the
, right 10 charge the public Induly
/ high rates for service. Add TO this
! the general expansion Of capitalize
. tion in industry. and then carry thai
! COMP tatiOn back twenty-five years
: and solution Is found of the prob
lem of the tremendous cost Of liv
ing. The consumer is paying inter
, est on water-on-water In railroads
industrials. municipal facilities
everything.
Two or three bills have been in
PRODUCED in Congress lately looking
TO curbing this practice. They vii
not pass without a great struggle
and they will be fought bitterly il
the courts. But the statesman VIII,
win put his finger firmly on thi
spot and make the whole cOmmun
ity understand that here is the cor,
of the whole vicious system, vii
, win in the end if he is strong an,
/ able enough 10 keep his fight going
The Washington times., 1907-01-04
BOARD OF IRA
PLANS NEW HOME~
IN NEAR FUTURE
Provisions of Resolg
mai the Presldent Of

That the President Of
Board OF Trade, Gen. job.
Wilson, shall appoint q spie
committee of five to consider
feasibility of erecting a bull
for the permanent home Oft
Board of Trade; q
That the committee shsll :
ternine what would be the Is
of such a venture; laee
And that the committee 81
and suggest methods OF rais-
the money necessary for such
purpose.
The Washington times., 1907-01-04
WEEKS TRAGIC DEAIE
FIFTEEN IN M

Thirteen deaths by violence, two
them by suicide. marks an unusual II
ord for single week as shown by I
weekly health report submitted
Health Officer ". c. Woodward to I
District Commissioners yesterday. 7
record, which does not cover the vietil
OF the Terra Gotta disaster. incluc
deaths by asphyXiauon. gunsf
wounds. street and automobile acciden
and fatal falls.
The Washington times., 1907-01-04
ROBERT GRAU, IMPRESARIo,
DISAPPEARS MYSTERIOUS

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Great anxietyl
felt by relatives and friends OF R0ba
Grau, once manager Of celebrities auI
as Adelina Patti and Helena MOdjesE
over his disappearance under stranl
circumstances. They fear he eithsA =
met with foul Dlav or that his ""i8F'
unbalanced from his continued busine
reYerses.
The Washington times., 1907-01-04
FIGuRATIyELY SPEAKING.

81 told Jones he looked like thirty
cents"
What did he say?'
'.He told me I wasn't one. two, three.
What them?
Why 1t made me as made as sixty,
and scored on him"
How
Told him / could buy a dozen men
like him.
Got mad. did hep
You bet. tried 20 punch me, but
grabbed him and shook him..
And them"
-.Oh. II was twenty-three fol him.
The Washington times., 1907-01-04
PLAN TO ABOLISH
BRANCH PRINTING
Joint Printing Committee
Getting Data on Running
Expenses.

The question whether the branch PRINT
ing ofaces in the various departments
cannot be abolished 10 the advantage OF
the Government Will probably be gone
over thoroughly and disposed OF before
the end Of the session. There Is strong
reason 10 believe most Of the branch
printing Offices will be abolished
Albert II Howe, clerk OF the Senate
Printing Committee, and Victor l.
Ricketts,, clerk OF the House Printing
Committee. are working day and night
On the preparation OF report 10 the
Joint printing committee on the branch
printing offices. They are finding it a
huge task. They are getting all the
data possible on the cost OF printing in
the branch establishments and are max
ing careful comparisons with the cosl
OF corresponding work in the Govern
ment Printing Office.
The Washington times., 1907-01-04

brought up a question Of great public
Importance. This resolution, which the
directors adopted. was that Congress be
urged 20 pass a law authorizing -
municipal government 70 remove
public expense ashes and refuse from
hotels. apartments. and places OF busi-
ness
The position was taken by the meet
ing that il ashes and refuse can be re-
moved from private dwellings, at pub
lie expense as is no " the Ease IL seems
like discrimination not 70 have the
same policy apply 10 business houses,
hotels. and apartment houses directors
argued that taxes are paid by the larger
houses as well as by the su aller and
that therefore they are entitled 10 -
same service as that which rs given 70
the smaller houses.
Fer instance. said one. III ] haks
forty rooms ia a row OF private nov
the ashes are removed free of enc
| By the District government. II,
ever. / have thirty rOoms IN an a.
ment house ] have 10 bear that eXpe
myself. II the thing is fair for one
/ should be for the other
No Dumping cOnyeniences.
| Other directors pointed out that.
/ ing TO the restrictions which have Z
/ put around the dumping OF ashes
refuse in the District It is extreH
/ hard for teamsters TO ind places VI
/ the ashes can be disposed OF.
makes IL a hard matter 70 have
/ ashes hauled away. Transfers "
/ Ike 10 do the work but have no
I venient place 10 dump them.
: A recommendation was adopted
I the directors that the Board OF 7
abandon the practice OF furnis
] speakers for the public schools
| WashingtOn's Birthday, and that
! duty be turned over to the Boar
! Education.
The Washington times., 1907-01-04
FLAGLER INCREASES WAGES
FOR NEW YEAR PRESENT

NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-Henry M. Flag
Ter owner OF the Florida East railway
system. employing several thousand
men, gave ali his employees Z per cent
increase in wages Tor New Year gift.
The Washington times., 1907-01-04

Gentlemen who want a "conserva-
tive" nominated for President will learn
something 10 their advantage by noting
the tendency OF these governors IN the
opDosite direction.
The Washington times., 1907-01-04
Call on President.

The official program as announced for
this afternoon includes the following
Visit 10 President Roosevelt al the
Executive Offices.
Adjourned meeting 0f the Council OF
the Archaeological institute. IN UniYer-
slty Hall
Visit 10 Smithsonian institute and Ma
tional Museum. and the Library OF Con
gress.
There VIII De a meeting OF the eXecu-
tive committee OF she American school
OF Classical Studies In Rome, az the
sh0reham Hotel this evening az
o'clock.
Tomorrow there Will be a meeting Of
the managing committee OF the Ameri-
can School OF Classical Studies IN Rome
IN West Hail. However. a number or
The visiting delegates viii return home
tonight Prof Carroll, OF George wash
ingtOn University. In speaking OF the
joint convention. pronounced IL a success
In every particular. both in It's social
and literary features. About 115 MEM
beFs have been IN attendance reI resent
ing the most learned scholars ans edU-
Gators Of the country
The Washington times., 1907-01-04

Judge lands found two bad counts
in the Standard oil indictments. hut
as there we're 6227 counts, nobody
seems disposed TO make trouble about
FrH
The Washington times., 1907-01-04

A man up in Maine has developed an
apple without core. II he can get II
on the market there amt agOin' 20 be
no core in earnest
The Washington times., 1907-01-04

Governor Folk finds that his block
signal system hasn't been a complete
protection against lobbyists. and pro-
poses to improve it,
The Washington times., 1907-01-04

II is a sign Of the times that a dis
patch charging the use OF money in
a Michigan Senatorial contest actually
was played up as If it were right
smart news.
The Washington times., 1907-01-04

Higgelty. piggelty,
Ny old hen,
I'm glad she's not a gentleman.
She lays an egg
Say now and then
And when she lays me two and ten
III sell them all
j do declare
And then become a millionaire
"BY ANY OTHER NAME"
I'D like 10 kiss you meath the rose. %
said Reginald, we know"
And Grace exclaimed, with uptuFned
nose: What ails the mistietoe2'
The Washington times., 1907-01-04

Also. it might be urged that a hus-
bands affections. when they can be
alienated, are not worth $1,000
The Washington times., 1907-01-04

The year 1901 will look pretty familiar
IN spots. The Thaw trial and the New
York mayoralty recount are on the
card as early attractions
The Washington times., 1907-01-04

How can M Rockefeller be sure that
"a clear conscience is worth more than
a fortune gained by dishonorable meth
ods?" Is it possible that he is the one
man who has both2
The Washington times., 1907-01-04

In the failure and death of Martin, the
great New York restauranteur. who
gave bonuses for marriages among. his
employees and for babies born 10 them.
race suicide took a sharp upward turn.
The Washington times., 1907-01-04

A New York judge named siIkman
has retired. and there is widespread re-
gret. Must have been a smooth propo-
sition.
The Washington times., 1907-01-04
Hurrying Report.

Messrs. Howe and Ricketts, worked on
the branch printing Office question much
OF the recess. The House AppTOpria-
ton Committee is urging that they
hurry up their report, but the task of
gathering reliable data is so great that
they will probably not be able 10 finish
the investigation and compilation OF
facts and figures until we'll along in the
session.
The House Appropriation Committee
planned 70 abolish the branch printing
offices last year. but took no steps 20
make proper provision for the increased
work that would be thrown on the Gov
eminent Printing Office. In the end. a
provision was made for an inquiry by
the Joint Printing Committee into the
conditions IN the branch printing Of
fees. IL IS this inquiry Messrs. Howe
and Ricketts, are still engaged on, and
will be engaged on for month or more
Just what their report VIII show is not
disclosed, but there are reasons for
believing il viii oppose the branch
printing office idea, and will favor either
the entire adjustment OF the branch
printing plan. or its restriction 10 a
large extent.
The Washington times., 1907-01-04

Mr.. Hartman has been sick lasely.
and there is some ground for the i'm
preston that he is due 70 have q re-
lapse later in the week
The Washington times., 1907-01-04

The Interstate Commerce Commission
is likely 10 go a good deal higher up
than 20 the man In the tower
The Washington times., 1907-01-04
Branches Expanding.

II will be shown by their report that
the branch and independent printing
offices have been expanding greatly
putting in more machinery, using more
material and employing more force.
over 800 employees are required in the
branch offices. and there are ''independ-
ent'' offices. as they are called, that are
distinct from the branch Offices and the
Government Printing Office.
Most of the departments have branch
offices that are under the jurisdiction
OF the Public Printer, but there are a
number of offices entirely independent
OF the Government Printing Office.
These are the so-called ''independent"
Offices.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27
D. R. { N. WRECK
NEAR MISSION
WHEEL UNDER CHAIR CAR
BROKE, CAR DERAILED
Accident Happened at Noon While
Train Was Wheeling Down the
Grade at 40 Miles an Hour-Pas-
sengcrs Brought to Pendleton i'm
Pullman Coaches and Wreck
Cleared Up This Afternoon.

While wheeling down the grade at
about 40 miles an hour at noon to-
day a wheel in the middle of the train
on No. l, the west bound o. r. &
n. passenger train broke and the
coach ran for half a mile on the ties
before the train was stopped. The
accident happened about a mile
east of Mission station and the train
came into Pendleton at l o'clock
with but four coaches, the remaining
five being left at the scene of the
wreck where the derailed coach
blocked the track.
The wheel which broke was on the
day coach or chair car in the mid
die of the train and fortunately the
coupling held the train together I'M
til the speed was slackened and in
this way what might have been a
terrible accident was averted.
The passengers were shaken up
and greatly frightened by the bump
ing of the car on the ties and the ties
were badly cut and broken for half
a mile, but litetle damage was done
otherwise.
The wrecker was ordered from La
Grande and the derailed car was
picked up this afternoon. The pas
sengers were brought to this city on
the Pullman coaches, which were in
the front part of the train.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27

Washington, Nov 27.-William j.
Bryan concluded his speech at the
banquet given in his honor last night
by the district of Columbia democrats
at 2:15 this morning.
He closed with the following words:
II do not know who will be the DEM
oeratic nominee for the presidency,
but If l am, l prefer to make the
race without a national committee or
funds and on straight principles that
will appeal to the confidence OF the
voter"
Late yesterday afternoon a sharp
encounter took place between Bryan
and Representative Daniel, of Vir-
ginia, in the lobby of the New Will
lard hotel.
The Virginian accused the Nebras-
kan of taking his cues from the In
dependence league.
"I like you" said Daniel, but I
don't like the way you try to dictate
to the party. You are running any
chance of our success by your meth
DDS"
Bryan denied any attempt at die
tatorial methods and said the party
ought always to do as 1t thought best.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27

The coat in question had been left
by Mr.. Dreher on the back of one of
the chairs in the Hotel st. George
lobby. An hour or more later he
looked for the garment and failed
to find It. After vain search OF the
hotel lobby he then consulted Chief
of Police Gurdane upon the subject
and the chase for the thief was TAX
en- up.
Later In the evening two men were
arrested on suspicion Of having stol-
en- the coat. One of these had been
seen by Sheriff Taylor with q coat
answering the description and maxi
ing for the o. r. e. N. track. The
fellow is said to have tried to catch
the westbound passenger yesterday,
but was ousted by one OF the train
men. When found he did not have
the coat and denied all knowledge Of
1t, saying he was too drunk to re-
what he had been doing.
The other man arrested was taken
mainly as witness. He says he first
saw his friend without an overcoat
and later with one.
This forenoon a search of the rail-
road yards was made for the missing
but 1t could not be found.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27
EXAMINING TALESNTEN.
Pettibone Trial Opens-Cavanaug
Appears as Associate Council for

Pettibone Trial Opens-Cavanaugh
Appears as Associate Council for
State.
Boise, Nov 27.-The examination
of talesmen in the trial of George A.
Pettibone, charged with completely
In the murder of Ex-Governor Steun-
enberg, begun in the district court
here at 10 o'clock this morning.
James H. Hawley, chief counsel for
the state, arrived at 10 o'clock this
morning, but Darrow is not yet pres
ent.
c, c. Cavanaugh, law partner of
Senator Borah, was entered as asso-
ciate council for the state.
AID TALESMEN Elk
Early in the examination of tales
men it became evident that difficulty
will be experienced obtaining a jury
The first four examined, R. Fl
Lamb, G. w. Mitchell F. M. Blair,
]. S. D. Manville, all farmers, were
excused because of their objection to
capital punishment or opinion form
ed at hearings of the Haywood trial.
The state passed W. H. Gobberd for
cause. He is a farmer
The state challenged Henry Con-
rad for congratulating Haywood on
the verdict in that trial; Alex Heffn-
ger was accepted by the state;
French, civil war veteran, who
never reads papers and Jesse Sailor,
were challenged by the state for bias:
Frank ]. Garner was peremptorially
by the defense.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27
SW|TCHMAN
HEEOS IMPULSE
CHILL wHVE OF APPRE-
HENSION SAVES TRAIN CREW
Edward Trcw. Northern Pacific
Brakeman ,Obeys Danger Signal
from Occult World and Stops
Train With Engine Pilot on
WashOut in Track-ActiOn Saved
Grew and Probably Passengers of
Fast Seattle-Portland Train.

Tacoma, Nov 7.-Instinctively
obeylng what he now firmly believes
was danger signal from the occult
world, Edward Trew, a Northern Pa
cific switchman, signaled a freight
engine to stop last night as it was
speeding through the yards to South
Tacoma and found few yards ahead
of the pilot a washout in the track
extending a distance of 30 feet.
Undoubtedly he saved the train
crew and engine. Trew was riding
on the pilot when he states he sud-
denly felt chill wave of apprehen-
sion sweep over him.
He Immediately signaled the en-
gine to stop and found the breaks.
His discovery probably saved the
train, which arrived
at the spot a few moments later.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27
UMAT|Lu PRODUCTS FOR 1907 AMOUNT
TO s11,000,000

According to a conservative esti-
mate of the products of Umatilla
county during the year 1907, the
wealth produced by the county this
year amounts to about $11,000,O 900,
or $500 each for every man, woman
and child in, the county, estimating
the population at $4,000.
While all of hese products have
not been marketed, nor will they
all be marketed, yet this amount of
wealth has been added to the county
in the past year, and as the irrigated
section is more fully developed the
per capita wealth production will
constantly increase.
With but one-half of the area of
the county under cultivation and
with much of this cultivated area but
sparsely settled and only partially
developed this enormous production
Of wealth gives some insight into the
resources Of the county.
Following Is tabulated statement
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27
BUYING LITTLE WHEAT.
Portland Exporters Are Holding
Purse Strings Tight.

Portland, Nov 26.-There is quite
fair volume of buying in the local
wheat market. During the past few
days miilers have been good purchas-
ers on their own account, and values
have been well maintained here.
While some concession in price is
asked by small millers on the sound
local people are paying the full mar
ket.
The Portland FIGURING Mills COM
pany has been a good purchaser of
wheat of late. I'VE purchased some
5000 bushels of club and bluestem
the last few days around 81 and SO
cents bushel That does not look
like we have quit buying" says
Theodore B. Wilcox, president of the
Portland FIGURING Mills company,
and the largest operator on the west
coast.
elsewhere 1t is quite likely that local
values will soon be lowered, because
this market has been paying too large
premium over other centers this
year.
Operations in wheat will likely be
curtailed in the near future, because
of the general lack of oriental flour
business, and the entire disappear
ance of export wheat trade anywhere
on the Pacific coast since the finan-
clal situation became so muddled.
Millstuffs are firmer as a result of
the smaller milling operations, de-
mand being better than supplies at
current values.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27
WOULD BLOW HIS HEAD OFF.
Testimony in Bradley Trial Shows
Defendant Made Threats.

Washington, Nov. 27.-When the
Bradley trial was resumed this morn
ing Archibald Livingston. clerk in ex-
Senator Browns office in Salt Lake,
was called to testify in rebuttal.
He identified the ticket which the
defendant had turned in after she had
changed her mind about going to Los
Angeles and went to Washington in
stead.
The witness said that at the time
when Mrs. Bradley had asked if he
thought that Brown intended to mar
ry her, 81 told her." said Livingstan,
THAT / did not think he did, where
upon she exclaimed he will have to
or 7 will blow his head off,"
Livingston admitted he had told
untruths to the defendant concern
ing Brown in order to make their re-
lations agreeable.
Replying to the query, Livingston
stated that the telling of untruths
was not a part of his business.
Witness Christinson stated that I'm
conference in Pocatello between
Senator and Mrs Brown, he cried,
"let me kill her."
Christensen declared that Mrs.
Brown seized the defendant by the
throat at the Pacific hotel in Poca-
tello, but were separated.
Later in his room Brown admitted
he was the father of two of the chill
dren, but not the father of Max
Brown.
Police Matron Thornburg testified
that Mrs. Bradley said after the
shooting: II am not crazy, am far
from it,"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27

Berkeley, Nov. 2S.-The. first fight
for the freedom of Harry Klein
schmidt for the murder of Frank
Bellows will be made Friday when
the defendants attorneys will ask for
writ of habeas corpus.
District AtAtorney Brown will re-
s'st this motion and he believes he
can hold the boy in Jail.
A. Kleinschmidt, father of the
accused boy, who lives in Helena,
Montana, is expected to arrive today.
When the boy was first arrested
the news was kept from him, but as
the charges grew more serious he was.
notified and he at once took steps
to close out his business and come
to his sons defense.
hleinschmidt received many call
ers today who came to offer their
services. Reaction ser in and many
state the case against the boy is not
so strong as it appears on first light.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-27

Oakland, Nov. 27.-As the police
probe deeper into the supposed mur-
der of the pseudo wife, who iden-
tity is still mystery, of NJ. A. Will
kins, in the little cottage at Elm
hurst q, 'grewsome crime is devel-
oped.
Every element has a mystery and
grimness that has rarely been equal
ed in the criminal annals of Califor-
mia.
Despite the persistent sweating of
the prisoner, but one statement was
rung from him-that she took her
own life by swallowing strychnine.
He does not offer to explain the
towel tied about her mouth or why
he buried her in the ground beneath
the barn in a bed of quicklime.
Neither does he tell why he start
ed to dig the hole which afterwards
became the woman's grave before she
died.
Neither does he tell what he told
the woman in order to get her to as
sist him to dig this hole.
The motive for the murder, if mur-
der was done, is the battling feature.
Wilkins could not have gained finan-
cially by the end. in fact he was
worse off financially after her death
than before it.
One theory is that he was tired of
her and wished to avoid the respon-
sibility of earning a living for the
child which would have come in Oc-
tober had she lived.
The police have discovered a kit
Of burglar tools in the house, and be-
lieve Wilkins has a criminal record.