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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-27
Breakdown Causes Havoc.

Because there has been no electric
ity since Sunday night much incon-
venience has been suffered locally.
At night time householders have been
forced to resort to candles and old
lamps for illumination and in the abb
sence of the street lights the town has
presented dismal, deserted appear
ance. AS a result few have been n
the streets after nightfall.
But the day current has also been
sadly missed. Dozens of local con-
Germs use electricity for power pur-
poses and since the breakdown they
have had to fall back upon other
things. The East Oregonian's ma
chinery is operated by electricity, but
as the paper also maintains a good
steam plant the shutdown has not
greatly affected it. The morning pa
per has just installed a gasoline en-
gine to take the place of the absent
juice.
The Forster planning mill, Coles
worthy's chop mill, the foundry and
several other local plants also use
the day current. The planning mill
is now using its steam plant, but the
two other concerns have suffered
Dentists. jewellers, grocers and 9TH
er professional men and tradesmen
also find themselves handicapped.
The grocers use the current to run
coffee mills and the armstrong
method must now be relied upon.
At the telephone station the abb
sence of the current makes itself felt.
Were it not for a generating plant
which the phone company has for
the phone system OF the
,ity would also be out of commission.
As it is woodsaw engine is now being
lsed to operate the emergency plant
md the phone service is unimpaired.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-27
NJ KAY WATER HAS
BEEN FILED UPON
Irving WOrthington Locates
Power and Water Sites,
Claiming 10000 Inches.
WATER TO BE STORED AND
DIVERTED NEAR IRRIGON

Immense Reservoir to Be Erected on
Mckay Creek Where Water VIII
BE Collected From Hills-Water
to BE Used for Power, Irrigation
and Household Uses-After Trans
porting W0er Down Mckay Creek
and Umatilla Ii VIII be Diverted
10 the Irrig0n Project.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-27
LOSS Of POWER
IS kEENLY FELT
May Be No Electricity in Pen
dIetOn for Several Days, it
is Said by Company.
MANY LINES OF INDUS
TRY SERIOUSLY HURT.

Several Plants Have Temporarily
Suspended Owing TO the Absence
OF Power While Great Inconven-
ience Is Experienced I'm Homes ana
Business Institutions by Failure OF
Light-Old Steam Plants Are Re-
vlved and Candles Furnish Light
for Households.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-27
4 -Four Mile Reservoir.

According to the statement con-
tanned in the appropriation notice,
Mckay creek is to be damned at a
point between sections five and six,
I township four, south of range 80 BY
damming the stream a reservoir is
to be made out of the bed of the
stream and it will extend from sec
| tion two to section five. The head
Of the reservoir will be a few miles
below the conveyance of the north
and south forks of Mckay creek.
Claims Water Twice.
Under the notice of appropriation
that has been filed the claimant as
serts a right to use the 10000 inches
of water again after 1t has run from
Mckay creek into the Umatilla. He
appropriates the right to take that
amount of water from the Umatilla
at a point in section 81, township
five. north of range 2S. This is the
location of the dam and headgate for
the Oregon Land and Water COM
pany, the Irrigon project, and the
claimant takes the right to have 20,-
900 inches of water flow from the
Umatilla into that company's canal,
Under one provision of the oregon
law, so it is said, a company or indi-
vidual may store water upon one
stream and have the right to that
amount of water at a point lower |
down that stream or from a stream
into which the first one flows.
Filings Cause Speculation
Who are the people who are se-
curing the water and power rights in
the streams adjacent to Pendleton
and what are their motives? This is
n question that has been asked fire.
quently of late and up to this time
there seems no positive answer.
Among many there is belief that
he hand of the Northwestern Gas
md Electric company is behind the
filings that have been made. The
for this theory lies in the
act that that corporation is now sup
'lying light and power to Pendleton
md other places and that it would be |
'ut natural for the company to head I
IF rival plant If possible. {
The fact that the city has "gone $
ut with a brass band" to secure {
vater supply and possibly a power S
upply might easily have caused the G
7. w. G. & f. people to take steps to l
revent the municipality establishing s
rival electric plant.
Another Theory. d
But there are others who see in re- Il
ent actions a move of anoher char d
cter. Their idea is that the real n
eople behind the filings are not those
ithin the Northwestern Gas & Elec-
'ic company but a group of men
no are planning to secure power for o.
future electric road through the CT
est end of this countv a-
During the past six months numer- ii
is prophesles Of an electric road cr
ave been made and some work has ii
zen done towards such an end. The 81
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-26
NO FORESTS IN 1912.

All the timbers in the United States
will be cut within the next twenty
three to thirty-three years. This, at
least, is the startling statement made
by Appleton's Magazine in an article
on national waste which is to appear
in the March number. To back up its
assertion it quotes figures. The pre-
sent consumption of timber is approx
imately l00,000,000,000 feet year
and the annual growth is about 40,-
000000,000 feet. The estimates of the
present total supply vary from l,400
to 1000 billion feet. Taking the for
mer figure, it is found that by 1882
there will be practically no merchant
able timber left in the United States
while, even if the larger estimate is
correct, it will all be gone by 1912.
The moral pointed by these statistics,
Of course, is the need of immediate
action If the nation s not to be rob-
bed entirely of one of its most import
ant natural resources. The Appleton
article points out that other sources
Of national wealth are being depleted
in the same way as the forests, al
though in these other cases the limit
OF actual exhaustion is not so close
at hand, The assertion is made, how
ever, that the coal supply will last no
more than another hundred years;
that over million tons of fertile soil
is washed away yearly by the rivers,
largely because of floods, due to the
denudation of forest lands, and that
the source of agricultural wealth are
being undermined by improper meth
DDS Of cultivation and neglect Of fer
tilizing, The remedy proposed for
this state of affairs is to arouse the
interest OF the club-women Of Amer
ica in movement to combat national
waste OF all kinds and to urge the
conservation of the natural resources
of the country.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-26

4
sort to play on II would take up my
time and add what You might call Eest
| to the occasion" "
"But you haven't the slightest idea
Of music, you know" she rejoined
without weighing her words.
"what? What's thatT'
'yThat Is, you haven't what they term
q musical ear-that Is. you don't sing,
and tho time you got harp and tried
to learn to play on II pedestrians stop
ped at the gate to sec what was going
on"
| by the seven spotted bulls Of Ba.
shan. Mrs. Bowser. but do you know
what you are saying and who you are
saying It tor he demanded with a
face as red as lre.
.Imean that you kicked the harp out.
doors after the third evening"
| "Never! Never In all this worldl
gave II up simply because Of the
cramp In my fingers. You tell me that
I have no ear for music! Why, wo-
man, was leading a church choir
while you were wearing short dresses.
| Is this Insult intended to drive me out
into the world tonight to get drunk and
smash up some saloonf"
''You know It Is not,p replied Mrs.
Bowser. ''it Ii nothing to your dis
credit that you can't whistle a tune.
There are lots Of people that way"
more insults, ehY' k
II mean that you couldn't--that Ia. ]
hoped you hadn't brought home an-
other harp. The cook is very nervous,
you know. and some Of our neighbors
don't even like to hear my soft playing
on the piano. II YOU wasn't to take
lessons and would hire soma halr'--s
| Was All Mixed Up.
Poor Mrs. Bowser was oil mixed up
ana could not finish.
| Mr.. Bowser, who was as pale as the
dead and as weak In the knees as II
he had seen bear, looked at her for o
moment and then pointed to the hall
and stairs and said. y" M
"Woman, you may 80 to your room.
l viii excuse you for the rest Of the
evening. Tomorrow morning l viii
endeavor to find out whether you have
a brain storm or wish to drive me from
my home in ignominy and humilia-
tion." 'aY ha
Mrs. Bowser went She was glad to
CO. Mr.. Bowser looked after her for a
moment with set Jaw and then brought
out his package from Its hiding place
and removed the wrappers to reveal q
secondhand cornet He had seen 1t In
the window Of pawnshop as he was
about to pass, and while he stood look
ing at 1t the pawn man came out and
offered him a bargain that he couldn't
resist. IT was the veritable cornet
that a king Of France Yves playing on
when the revolutionists called to say
that he must part with his head to
| show that he had no hard feelings
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-26
DID LEE EXPECT DEFEAT?
The Generals Significant Statement
After Sailors Creek.


Ny last official intercourse with Gen
eral Lee was ON the retreat | was
sent to him with dispatches from Pres
ident Davis and reached him near mid
night Of April 6 near Rice's station. !
approached without being challenged
by single sentinel and found him
standing near a smoldering fire with
one Of his hands resting on an am.
bulance wheel. He was debating some
order to Colonel Marshall, who sat In
the ambulance with lap desk receiv.
ing his dictation. As General Lee
spoke be gazed into the bed Of Goals
as II weighing every word. There was
no staff or escort about, so far as !
could see, Touching Sailors Creek, be
spoke bitterly and said in answer to
Mr.. Davis desire to know his proposed
line Of retreat that It was beyond his
control: that he had intended to re
treat by the line OF the Danville road,
but had been forced off that route by
the arrival Of Sheridan ahead Of him
at Burkville; that he was then follow.
Ing the line Of the Southside road to
Lynchburg, but the enemy was out
marching him and might force him off;
that his movements were dependent
on the developments Of each hour, and
then he added: 'fHow can | tell? A
few more Sailors Creeks and 1t will all
be over-just where thought 1t would
end from the beginning" When I first
published this statement Its truthful
ness was questioned. Fortunately !
afterward saw two of his staff, both
Of whom said they had heard him ex.
press himself In the same way, There
may have been times when General
Lee, elated by some Of his surprising
successes, felt hopeful about the tri-
umph Of our cause. From the proba-
bilities based on numbers and resources
his judgment may have been warped
away now and then by the feeling he
expressed when, after Second Manas-
sas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg and
Charlottesville, he said, mo general
ever commanded such troops as those
under me-" But his mind was too
mathematical In its workings, and all
its calculations were too habitually
based upon what could be done with
given number Of men and certain
amount Of material to make him forget
the vast disparity between the contest
ants or hope for ultimate triumph
John s. Wise in Circle Magazine.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-26
REASON ENTHRoNED.

Because meats are so tasty they
are consumed in great excess. This
leads to stomach troubles, biliousness
and constipation. Revise your diet,
let reason and not a pampered ap-
petite control then take few doses
of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets and you will soon be we'll
again. Try it. For sale at Frank
Hart and leading druggists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-26
Ono WAY.

Husband.-I don't know how much
OF an allowance to give you. Wife
You know how much you can afford,
don't your Husband Why, yes. Wife
Then give me as much more as yoa
can snare. illustrated Bits
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-26
Reilina Il Down.

"Pimmie, what is your fathers OBJ
lection to me2" gi~ 4f
"He says you don't amount to any
thing, Percy"
''Was that all he saidT'
.No; that was only small part of
It."
'"Tell me the rest, Pimmie."
"The rest Of 1t consisted of strong
adjectives. You don't expect me to re-
peat those, do you, pereyr'-C Chicago
Tribune. 4l
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-26
B0WSER PLAYS HORN
Weird Noises Soon Attract 4 Crowd In
Front ofths House That 10 Dispersed
BY His Wlfs.-lsusIosi Career u
Cut short.

Copyright. 1901. by r. G. MccIure.l
Mm. Bowser happened to be upstairs
tho other evening when Mr.. Bowser
reached home, and he had fivc minutes
In which to hide q bundle that hc had
brought under his arm Throughout
thA dinner hour sha noticed that hc had
d triumphant look on his face. and
now and then lic gave vent to soft
chuckie, but shc did not seek to fnthom
the mystery. II he had bought and
brought home an x ray plant In order
to discover II the cat had swallowed
tho ten cent piece he had lost In tho
morning hc would have something 10
nay about Il In due time. He hung on
longer thnn usual. but after finishing
dinner and smoking half a cigar hc
turned on her and blandly said:
"Mm. Bowser. you don't begrudge
mo any little happiness I can take
around tho house. DO your @(
why. Of course not" she promptly
replied.
"You know I'm not much Of q hand
10 % out evening""
mo. you are not"
n think II In q husbands place to
pass his evenings at home as much as
possible, but Of course he wants q little
something to divert his mind. ! don't
care TO read and you don't care to play
cards. and m II n q bore to run into
the neighbors' | am sometimes a bit
lonesome. II has seemed to me that II
! had q musical instrument of some
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-26
New Grocery Store.

Try our own mixture Of coffee-the
J. P, B. Fresh fruit and vegetables,
Badollet & Co, grocers. Phone Main
1881.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-29
PREPARATIONS AT JACKSON. MT. Bryan Will Be. the Guest of the State of Mississippi.

Jackson, Miss, February 2S.-(Special.)- W. J. Bryan was met in Memphis to- night by a committee of six from the legislature and city of Jackson. who will accompany him here tomorrow. MT. Bry- an will address a great audience at 10 o'clock at the opera house, taking dinner with Governor Noel and several distin- guished Mississippians and return north in the afternoon.
 The committee on arrangements for the Bryan speaking has issued the fol- lowing as the programme of the day:
 Hon. William J. Bryan. the guest of the state, will arrive in the city on the southbound Illinois Central Saturday morning at 5:30. He will be met at the train by a special reception committee, composed of senators, representatives and citizens, and escorted to the Edwards House.
 s.At o'clock MT. Bryan will be es-. corted to the governors mansion by a committee. composed of Lieutenant Gov ernor Manship, Speaker Street. the com mittee from the senate and house and citizens committee.
 'sThe entire legislature is urged to as- semble at the mansion at 9:45 and will proceed with MT. Bryan and Governor Noel to the opera house, where the ad- dress will be made promptly at 10 o'clock.
 ssHon H. McQuin, chairman of the joint committed, will call the assembly to order, and present Lieutenant Cover nor Manship, who will present Governor Noel, and who in turn will present MT. Bryan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-29
SHAH OF PERSIA
 ESCAPES DEATH
Two BsmbS Explode and Injure
 His Chauffeur
VEHICLE TORN TO PIECES
The Shah Was in the Second Vehicle Following the Automobile and This Saved His Life-Nobody
 Was Arrested.

Teheran, Persia, February 2S.-Moham- med Ali Mirsa, Shah of Persia, narrowly escaped death at the hands of an assas- sin today. A bomb was thrown from the roof of ] house at the Shah's automobile in which it was supposed he was a pas- senger, the bomb striking the vehicle, Wounding the chauffeur. Fortunately the Shah had taken the precaution to send his automobile in front of the vehicle which he occupied and this, therefore, probably led to his escape from death. Two bombs were thrown, but the first ex- ploded in the air and did no damage. The second, however, struck the ground a few feet from the automobile and tore the ve- hicle to pieces. The assassins believed the Shah was in the motor car, which was a closed one, but which it developed carried no passengers.
 When the explosion occurred the Shah's carriage was some distance in the rear of the automobile and the ruler immediately left his carriage and took refuge in 8 nearby store, where he remained until a detachment of troops could be brought up As soon as the soldiers arrived on the scene the Shah left the house where he had taken refuge, was surrounded by strong bodyguard and escorted to the palace.
 Nobody was arrested, although the buildings in the vicinity of the explosion were closely searched for the assassins.
 The cavalry escorting the Shah imme- diately after the explosion began firing wildly in all directions. Twelve persons are known to have been injured by bullets from their weapons.
 The street in the vicinity of the explo- sion was filled with debris and smeared with the blood of the men and horses.
 Further trouble is anticipated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-29
Bryan Speaks At Memphis h Most Optimistic Terms
 of the Future
CONFIDENCE IN BANKS
 MUST BE FULLY RESTORED
Bryan Declares That the Republicans Have Long Been Boastfu of Power,
 But Now Are Afraid of the " National Issues.

Memphis, February 2S.-Five hundred banqueters heard William J. Bryan speak at a local hotel tonight MT. Bryan arr rived early in the day and was besieged by friends and visitors. He delivered a lecture in the afternoon and at o'clock held a public meeting which was attended by many citizens At the banquet MT. Bryan was warmly received. and his speech was given marked attention. The speaker said prospects for the coming campaign are very brilliant from a demo- cratic standpoint and are growing bright CT every day. The issues in a sense, he said, are moral ones since all economic questions are, in last analyses, moral problems. The most important step to be taken for the restoration of better busi- ness and industrial conditions, he said, is the building up again of confidence in the banks of the country. MT. Bryan continued:
 'sI think the most important step to be taken is to reassure the depositors in the i banks. for until confidence is restored in these banks more sor less money will be kept in hiding, and this money ought to be kept in circulation
 Mr. Bryan said he was always glad to visit the south, for the loyalty Of it's citizens to democracy and himself was we'll known. He said he had enjoyed many things President Roosevelt had done.
 'In fact" said MT. Bryan, T have en- joyed some of his actions more than the republicans. His recent message to Con- gress was applauded by the democrats, while many republican leaders sought the ! cloak rooms to discuss it in the absence of newspaper reporters"
 MT. Bryan charged that Wall street had <, largely helped the republican party to continue in power. He said the recent panic was largely due to Wall street and the fellows down there must have felt bad. appreciate all that President Roosevelt has done in making many cf my ideas successful. In New York they are .cussin' him now, even more than they formerly 'cussed' me-
 Mir Bryan said that never in the history fof the country had any party been more thoroughly vindicated than had the dem- ocratic party in the past 10 years. The republicans boasted 10 years ago, he said, that they could elect anybody to the hish office of President. and now they were afraid they could elect nobody. Mir. Bryan strongly advocated states rights and discussed the trust question along his usual lines.
 Our platform at the next convention, he said twill be outspoken for tariff re- form, but if there is a democrat in the whole country who thinks the democratic party will surrender to the railroads l de- sire to assume him there is one who Will not"
 The speaker advocated the appointment of a commission to investigate all rall- roads and see what they are worth and place the amount on which they should be permitted to collect their returns.
 After closing his speech, MT. Bryan inn mediately boarded train for Jackson' Miss, where tomorrow noon he will ad- dress the Mississippi legislature in joint session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-29
INDIAN BILL PASSED.
Present Appropriations Amount To
 Nearly $1o,ooo,ooo.

Washington February 2.-The Indian appropriation bill was today passed by the Senate. As passed by the House the bill carried an appropriation of sS,215,697 to which the Senate added $1,610,123.
 An amendment desired by the secretary, as stated by Senator Clapp, in charge of the bill, was to allow the appointment of an agent to exercise all the powers of the secretary in connection with the affairs of the five civilized tribes was defeated. The secretary of the interior, 1t was stated, desired another amendment, giving him authority to do certain work in the way of repairing irrigation works on Indian reservations with advertisements for bids The amendment was modified by limiting the amount of such contracts to $5000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-29
TERRIBLE DEED OF
 INSANE WOMAN

New Baltimore, Ohio, February B. Mrs. J. c. Spires. wife of farmer three miles west of Basil, today killed three of her children, fatally wounded a fourth, and then committed suicide. One of the children was drowned in well and the others were shot and their throats cut. Mrs. Spires took carbolic acid, shot herself, and cut her throat. The surviving child, which may die, is 8 boy named Ava. The dead children are Catherine, aged B; Lucia, aged six, and Jesse, aged 1 year. The surviving boy is years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-29
Bank Cashier surrenders.

Montgomery, February 2S.--A special to the Advertiser from Pensacola says: George c. Scudamore, the former bank cashier of Pensacola, accused of embez- zling s40O00, will be sent to the insane asylum at Chattahoochee. The commits sion declared that he was insane but his relatives were allowed to give bond of 5000 for his safe keeping. Today his rel atives surrendered him to the sherin. It is expected that they will now make a legal fight for his release from custody.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-29
.nd Aloorta thus succeeded to the pres-

and Alcorta thus succeeded to the pres- idency.
 This is not the first time that the Presi- dent of the Argentine republic has been threatened with death py anarchists. In August, 1905, Spaniard named Planas Vivella approached President Quintana' carriage with loaded revolver in h,s hand, but before he could fire the Pres!- dents adjutant seized and dsarmed him Planas confessed at tine time that he in- tended to kill the President. not because he had any grievance against him per- sonally. but on account of his position as chief of state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-29
Food Preserva vatIves.

Washington, February 2s.-The use in small quantities of benzoate of soda and sulphur dioxide as food preservatives will be permitted, pending the formal action of the referee board of consulting sclen- tific experts according to an order issued today by the department of agriculture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-29
prydocks To Be Built.

washington, February 2S-The House committee on naval affairs today agreed to an authorization for the construction of two steel floating dry docks capable of holding battleship of 10000 tons, one to be located on the Atlantic and the other on the Pacific, and also the estab- lishment of naval station at Pearl nar-