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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-02-27

That the Atchison, Kan, J
Globe says the grocer may smile
when you take an apple but he does
Mt mean it.
That Ray Blanchard read it and
remarked that some people are me an
enough to think the grocer is mean
because he Doesn't mean it.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-02-27

That at convention of preach
ers in tn east few wesks ago a
res 'lution was adopted against rub
be collars.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-02-27

WE carry everything in light
Wv and sheet hardware. We
beat the world for prices on
barb or any kind of fencing
wire. We buy in car lots.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-02-27

Thst at q meeting OF one OF the
women's clubs held not long ago,
discussion arose as TO what consti-
tuted good husband.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-02-27

That one Of the largest crowds
ever seen on the streets of Noun
tain Home turned out to see the ex-
hitbiion given Friday afternoon by
Fire Chief Keller aud his fire lad
dies.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-17
SPIRIT OF CONVENTION
Apparently Against the Anti-Injune-
 ton Plank.

Chicago. June 16-The struggle that is going on over the adoption of an plank found a place in today's convention proceedings when an outburst of applause. greeted Tenn porary Chairman Burrows in his dec laration that the republican party has no sympathy with that spirit which divest the courts of their constitutional powers or imDeach their integrity. This demonstration was probably the most enthusiastic of the session and was re- peated when a little further on in his speech MT. Burrows spoke of the re- fuge which always could be found in the supreme judiciary.
 MT. Burrows brief reference to the question of tariff revision that if it were made it would not extinguish the fire of single mill or deny just or ad- equate protection to American industry and labor became a signal for strong applause.
 Mir. Burrows is not a rapid fire talk CT and after talking forty minutes had gone through just half his address. By this time his voice had lost its vigor and frequently towards the close of his remarks it was inaudible to almost the entire assemblage. Many points es- capped attention Reference to Secre- tary Cortelyou barely received hand clap. Mir. Burrows omitted some of the latter portion of his speech.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-17

can goods have disappeared, and
 American trade in China has been re-
 stored to it's natural course, and United States has secured the assent of all the nations having possessions in thc Orient to a united effort with China to put an end to the curse of Opium in the Orient, and an interna- tional conference, under the leadership of~the United States, has been agreed upon to meet at Shanghai on the 1st of next January for the purpose of devising and formulating an inter- national agreement to prevent it's pro- ducticn, sale and use.
 Threatened tariff wars between the United States and Germany. and be- tween the United States and France, have. been .averted :, by commercial agreements between the United States and. each of those countries, made un- der the authority given to the presi- dent in the third section of the Ding ley tariff act.
 But the crowning act in this drama was that in which the president him self took the initiative, halted the armies of Russia and Japan, bringing about an honorable, and, it is to be , hoped, enduring peace.
 Yet nothing has added so much to his just fame as his persistent and ir- reYoclble refusal to break the unwrit ten law of the republic by accepting a i nomination for third term. By this act of self -abnegation he places his name and fame in the secure keeping l of history by the side of that of the | immortal Washington.
 The work of this convention will soon be concluded. The platform will
 voice the dominant thought Of the | people, and the candidates nominated | must stand upon it firm and erect | They must have the patriotism ana sagacity of Lincoln, the tenacity 0!
 Grant, the wisdom and moderation | of a Mckinley, and the courage of z | Roosevelt. With such a platform and such candidates the issue can not bc
 in doubt. The republican party con- | ifdently submits its record to the ap-
 proving declaration of faith, invokes | continuance of public favor"
Arizona republican., 1908-06-17
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.
Organized With Strong Pro-Taft Man
 as Chairman.

Chicago, June 16.-The committee on credentials was called immediately after the adjournment of the convention and was late in gettingsorganized. Sen ator Charles w Fulton of Oregon, choice of Taft's supporters for the chairmanship, was nominated and elected without opposition to preside over the hearings and all contests. The absence of objection to Fulton was sur prising. It was understood that the anti-Taft committeeman failed to pre- sent a name at all. A R. smith of New York was. elected temporary sec retary although he is not member of the committee.
 After the election of Fulton, who sat as a member of the national committee in the hearing of contests. methods of procedure were discussed by the com mittee.
 As soon as the decision to hear con- tests was announced by the committee, counsel representing Cannon, Fair banks, Hughes and Foraker, submitted a statement showing that they pur- posed to submit cases involving no seats, as follows: Alabama, at large etil NOHGi IsosSlOidi hiSbAiNbSs gates; Arkansas, fifth district, dele gates; Georgia, first and third districts, 4 delegates; Kentucky first, fifth, sixth, eleventh districts, 8 delegates: Mississippi, delegates at large and the third, fifth, and eighth districts. 10 del- egates; Missouri, tenth, eleventh and twelfth districts, delegates; Ohio, thirteenth district, delegates; Ten nessee, at large, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and tenth district. 20 delegates; Texas, at large sixteen districts, 36 delegates.
 . The statement was signed by Major Fred c. Bryan. who served as general counsel for the "allies" in the hearings before the national committees; George T. Buckingham, for Cannon; Senator- elect w. O. Bradley of Kentucky for Fairbanks and A. N. Sager for Hughes.
 When the b-committee met it was proposed by MT Daugherty of Ohio to adopt the report of the national com mittee without hearing the contests. His plan was supported by Elder of Massachusetts, but it was opposed strenuously by Fitzpatrick of Kansas; Rinaker of Nebraska and Fassett of New York These men are not un- friendly to Taft. but they thought it unwise to adopt any plan which would
Arizona republican., 1908-06-17
THE CUMMINS BOOM.
The West United on Vice President.
 ial Candidate.

Chicago, June 16.-FolIowing sharp upon yesterdays announcement from Washington that the president and secretary of war were prepared to in sist that the vice presidential candi- date should come from Iowa, and they would favor either Senator Deliver or Governor Cummins, a boom today was formally launched for Cummins.
 It was furthered by Senator Borah of Idaho, who early as o'clock was in telephonic connection with potent Washington friends of the Iowa gov ernor Soon as he came out of the telephone booth he announced his ad- vocacy of the Cummins candidacy and when he had swallowed a bite of breakfast he started out with real western energy to promote the new boom
 The movement is significant in view of the fact that yesterday Mir. Borah was among the most ardent of Senator Delivers supporters. He now says he is convinced that of the two men, Cummins is the most available. and declares he can carry much larger vote in the far west than any. other man. He says the complications are such that it does not seem wise to longer attempt to nominate, Deliver. and he announces that he has the most positive assurance that Cummins' nom inatiOn will be acceptable to both Pres. ident Roosevelt and Secretary Taft
 According to George G. Roberts, for
Arizona republican., 1908-06-17
FOR NEW REPRESENTATION.
Mir. Burke's Motion Aimed at the
 Southern Delegates.

Chicago, June 16.-The following motion submitted by J. Francis Burke of Pennsylvania, was referred to the committee on rules: Resolved, that the basis of representation in the re- publican convention hereafter shall be as follows: Each state be entitled to four delegates at large, and one addi- tiOnal delegate for each 10000 votes additional or majority fraction there of cast at the last preceding president ial election for electors and two dele gates from each territory. in the Dis trict of Columbia, Hawaii, Alaska, Porto Rico, and the Philippines and that the methods for the enforcement of the rule shall be provided by the republican national committee chosen by this convention"
Arizona republican., 1908-06-17

passed through period of complete and bloody chaos, and would now up- doubtedly be the possession of. some other power which there is every reaz son to believe would not have. done as we have done-that is. would not have striven to teach them. how to govern themselves or to have developed them, as we have developed them, primarily in their own interests. Save only our attitude toward Cuba, I question whether there is brighter page in the annals of international dealing between the strong and the weak than the page which tells of our doings in the Phil
 ippines.' t
Arizona republican., 1908-06-17
GOING FOR TAFT.

The Alabama cotnest, involving the entire twenty-two delegates was de- |cided by the committee within two minutes after the close of the argu ments The verdict was in favor of the Taft delegates. The fifth Arkansas district went to Taft by default The work of the committee was greatly shortened by the action of the contesting factions in Louisiana. They held a conference immediately after the Adjournment of the convention which lasted several hours and decided to withdraw their contest and allow the decision of the national committee to stand This gives each faction the full number of delegates, each with one half vote.
 In the first and third Georgia dis tricts the Taft delegates were seated.
 The Taft delegates in the Florida contests, two at large and three from the districts, were declared entitled to places on the permanent roll, with only one vote in opposition.
 The Missouri contest was passed for the moment. as. when the cases were reached, the delegations could not be found.
 In the third Ohio district the Bic ser -Allaman delegates were seated. the decision of the national commit tee being sustained. Both delega- tions of the district were instructed for Taft, but the delegation seated is understood to have the sympathies of the Taft people.
 At 10:30 the Ohio cases were com pleted They were all decided in ac- cOrdance with the decisions of the national committee. Four districts were involved, the third, sixth. tenth and thirteenth. In the sixth the Taft and Foraker delegations were both seated with a half vote each. In the tenth and thirteenth, as in the third, the Taft men gained the deci- sion.
 At midnight the committee was still
 in session with every intention of fin
 ishing it's work before adjournment Six states, involving sixty-two dele gates, had been called up to that time. and every instance the decision of the
 committee was in favor of the Taft factions, sustaining the action of the national committee.
 i The contests heard were those of Ar
 kansas, Alabama. Florida, Georgia
 Kentucky and Mississippi. Much il
 feeling was shown between the con- testing delegations throughout the night. The members of the opposing factions of the first Kentucky district
 piled epithets with force and frequency
 and angry disputes between counse
 were frequent.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-17
MIR. TAFT's INSISTENcY.

Washington, June 16.-ReflectiOn over night has only strengthened the determination of Secretary Taft to in sist upon the inclusion in the republi- can platform of Hthe anti-injunction plank along the lines as telegraphed last night a long telegram accord ingly went forward from the war de- partment to Frank Hitchcock today instructing him to insist on having the plank.
 ExSenator Stewart of Nevada call ed at the White House today and saw the president and expressed especial interest in having a strong plank on irrigation inserted in the republican platform.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-17

appear to -stifie fair hearing. The case of. Alabama, involving the dele gation at large, and all the districts, was called at 5:5S o'clock and tine pro- ceediugs were opened Under the rules adopted giving ten minutes to each side in the state contests and eight minutes to each side in district cases, more than fourteen hours will be re- quired to dispose of the hearings un- less some of the cases are consolidat- ed. The contests of one state can be joined by the consent of both sides, but not otherwise. Many of the con- tests submitted were consolidated be- fore the national committee. The Taft forces will seek to have these con solicitations made in the hearings be- fore the committee on credentials.
Arizona republican., 1908-06-17
THE REDUCTION MOTION.

Chicago, June 16.-The question whether there shall be a reduction of representation in future national con ventions was discussed for two hours today by the committee on rules and order of business without result, an adjournment being taken until to- morrow
Arizona republican., 1908-06-17
YOUR vAcATIoa WILL BE COM

PLETE if you will order the daily Re- publican sent to you while away from town. B nail 75 cents, per month. What can you get more pleasure out of than this 1-2 cents per day. Phone Main A.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-09

At the second wool sale, held today
many growers are disposing of their
clips and from indications at this
time there will be but little wool left
at the conclusion Of the sale this
evening.
During the forenoon today nine
clips, aggregating about 800, 900
pounds of wool, were sold and the
prices ranged from 9 SIS cents to
II 1-2. The fact that these prices
are lower than those offered at the
first sale is due to the fact that much
of the wool sold today is from the
west end and is heavier than that
sold on May 25.
OF the clips sold this morning that
of William Slusher was by far the
heaviest and aggregated 1900
pounds. By holding his clip for this
sale Mr.. Susher was able to get a
cent more a pound than he could have
realized had he sold it at the first
sale.
The big clip of the ]. E. Smith
company was not offered this morn
ing, but will be bid for this afternoon.
Thiy fUrenoon's sale was held at the
Furnish warehouse, owned by the
Pacific Coast Elevator company, and
at 2 o'clock this afternoon the sale
at that place was resumed Aside
from the wool in the grain companys
warehouse there are four clips stored
in the Independent warehouse. and
trey viii also be bid for this after
noon.
- The following are the sales made
this forenoon:
William Slusher's clip, 15O.0O
pounds, sold to Defour for 1O1s cents.
d Goodman's clip. 26,136 pounds,
sold to Green, for 9A cents.
A. P. Warmers clip, 1871
pounds, sold TO Kuhn for 1Ol5 cents.
G. w. Ellis clip, 1O47 pounds, sold
to Green for 1915 cents
d. w. Chapman 26,1S6 pounds.
sold to Greene for 9h cents.
NJ. P. Pomeroy's clip, 1923 pounds.
sold to Greene for 10 "a cents.
Luhrs e Sons clip, 11,40l pounds.
sold to Greene for 10 cents.
j. W. Groom's clip, 9997 pounds.
sold to Greene for II ga cents.
Henderson & Sons clip. 1919
pounds, sold to Kuhn for Tx cents.
Sam Warmers clip, $3.50 pounds,
sold to Greene. for IL IA cents.
j. NJ. Hemphills clip, sold to Judd
for s SIS cents
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-09

Washington, June 9.-Wade Ellis,
attorney general for Ohio, returned
from Virginia beach today with a
rough draft OF the Chicago platform.
He says Taft has gone to Chicago.
The substance of the platform dec
larations which he drew tentatively
with the approval of the administra-
ton are as follows:
The endorsement of the policies OF
the present administration will be the
central idea of the platform.
Tariff-an unequivocal declaration
for revision.
Railroads. declaration favoring
amendments to the antitrust law that
will enable railroads to enter into
reasonable traffic agreement without
fear of prosecution and will also
pronounce in favor Of national con-
trol as against combination owner
ship.
Trusts-a resolution condemning
such combinations as create monopo-
lies, to limit production and control
prices.
Finance note congratulating the
country and congress on the passage
OF the. currency bill.
Navy-a plank urging an increase
in fighting ships.
New states-the recommendation
for the admission of Arizona and New
Mexico as new states. Shipping-en-
of the ship subsidy idea.
Labor-a recommendation for en-
actments to insure labor organizations
against snap judgment by courts in
the Issuance of injunctions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-09
TO SINK MONITOR.
Important Naval Test in Hampton
Roads TOmOrroM.

Norfolk, Va, June -9.--Another inn
portant naval test viii take place to-
morrow in Hampton Roads, when the
monitor Florida, whose turret was on
May 81 the tarket of the big guns OF
the Arkansas, will be torpedoed with
Whitehead torpedo. Since the for
mer test, the Florida has been at the
Norfolk navy yard fitting out for to-
morrow's test.
The torpedo will be send against
a spot on the side of the vessel about
eight feet under water. Inside the
vessel just back of the spot that is to
be hit by the torpedo, a bulkhead of
new form has been built; it proba-
bly, will be filled with water. 1t is
expected the torpedo will sink the
Florida, but as the experiment will
take place in water not over % feet
deep, it will be easy to refloat the
vessel
At the sale held this afternoon the
following clips ware sold: F, " Chap
man to Greene: George M, Mcdonald
to Greene: John Perkins to Greene;
and \. B. Chapman to Defour,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-09

AS a result of the investigation OF
the alleged land frauds in Umatilla
county by the special federal grand
jury in Portland, seven prominent
Umatilla county men were last eve
ming indicted.
Those indicted are Col James H.
Raley, John Crow, Alonzo Knots,
John NJ. Wynn. William Caldwell,
William Slusher, W. C. Matthews,
John Vert Bailey Ross, Samuel Ohm
stead and William Rahe.
The charges against these well
known citizens is that of attempting
to defraud the United States govern
ment out of 10000 acres of land un-
der the act disposing of the unallot-
ted portions of the Cmatilla Indian
reservation.
The land in question is located on
the Blue mountain foothills in the vi
cinity of Upper Mckay and Meacham
and large part of that involved is
now in cultivation, otner portions are
being pastured and still other por-
tions have been cancelled and are
now subject 10 entry.
The cases will create widespread
interest in this county and eastern
Oregon and perhaps 800 people will
be called as witnesses when the
cases come to trial. Many entrymen
who would have been involved in the
alleged frauds relinquished their
claims during the rigid investigation
by Captain ]. H. Alexander in this
city year ago and these entrymen
are now being used as witnesses,
II is understood that the grand jury
has about 20 other Umatilla county
people under investigation and other
indictments are certain to follow those
already announced.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-09
C0RR|GAN FACES
SERIOUS CHARGE
ACCUSED OF PASSING
WORTHLESS BANK CHECKS
Prominent Pendleton SalOonman Ar
rested on Complaint of Walla Walla
County Officcrs-Allegcd 10 Have
Passed State Bank of Georgia Drafts
in Walla Walla and Wallula-Ar-
rested Saturday by. Deputy Sheriff
Bert Wilson.

P. A. Corrigan. owner OF the Column
bia saloon and lodging house, faces q
grave charge that has been made
against him by the authorities OF
Walla Walla county. 1t is that OF
passing Georgia State bank" notes,
greenbacks that are no hnger coin
of the realm and with which many
Oregon towns have had trouble in the
past.
Corrigan is accused of having pass
ed some of the worthless bills in Wal
la Walla and at Wallula. Saturday
afternoon the sheriff at Walla Walla
wired the sheriff's office here telling
them that a man had passed one of
the bills in Wallula and then had
taken the northbound Northern Paci-
fic train for this city. A description
was given but the Walla Walla Off
GERS did not have the name.
As the n. P. train arrived in this
city Saturday afternoon Deputy Bert
Wilson boarded it at the east end of
the city and went through the train
in search of his man. The saloonman
was the only one answering the de-
scription and after he had left the
train he was arrested by the reputy
sheriff. However, he kept his liberty
by giving a cash bond of $500.
The bank notes which Corrigan is
accused of having passed were issued
by a state bank of Georgia which eX-
listed before the war and which be-
came defunct. In appearance the bills
are much the same as any other
greenback and this fact makes it easy
for one to pass them upon the unsus-
pecting. In the past Pendleton has
been buncoed several times by parties
who brought some of the sham money
here and hastily departed after hav-
ing exchanged the same for good
lucre. The bogus bills have also
been passed in Portland frequently,
and not long ago John McCourt,
United States district attorney, issued
a warning to the public upon the sub
ject.
As the passing of bogus money is
a federal offense, there seems some
doubt whether Corrigan will be tried
by the state court at Walla Walla or
by the federal court of Washington.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-09
BARTNETT TRIAL CONTINUES.
Defendant Was Correspondent OF
Wrecked Institution.

San Francisco, June 9.-The trial
of Walter Bartnett charged with en-
bezzling the Cotton securities, was
resumed today before Judge Conley.
James Coming secretary of the
wrecked California Safe Deposit &
Trust company, ontinued his testi-
money. Coming brought out the fact
that the correspondence of the sub
sidiary companies, the West Coast
Investment company and the Noyes
Land company as well as of the main
concern, was in charge of Bartnett
and all mail matter addressed to them
was opened by Bartnett.
There were spirited objections to
this line of testimony and the judge
was compelled several times to call
the counsel of both sides to order
Some important testimony is looked
for from Miss Merry Bishop of Ala
media, who was Browns stenagrapher,
to whom he dictated letters to Bart
nett
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-09
SPLIT IN RANKS
OF REPUBLICANS
LOUISIANA DELEGATION
Is EVENLY DIVIDED
Nine Votes for Taft and Nine Against
Hlm-Governor Yarmouth Is Fu-
Householder of "Lilley Whites"
Declares There Can BE No COM
promise With Black and Tans and
Says He VIII Box the Convention
Before lie VIII Agree TO IL.

Chicago, June 9.-The first split
since the republican national COM
mittee began the hearing of contests
was made today when, after a hot
discussion and much objection, it was
finally determined to divide the Lou
isana representation, but even this
is considered victory for Taft, as 1t
leaves his men in control of the state.
The fight has fastened the name
of Lilly Whites" on the Taft men
and the term BLACK and Tans" on the
allies, so far as the contests i'm the
south are concerned
The decision means that Pearl
Wight, a Taft supporter. will be the
sole dispenser of federal patronage
I'm Louisiana.
Former Governor Yarmouth OF
Louisiana, is furious al the result
When the committee adopted the
compromise resolution he was asked
TO accept II. 81 will bolt the conven-
no compromise that could accept;
IL Is impossible.
Yarmouth says he will never en-
ter an agreement with the Black and
Tans,
The committee took an adjourn
ment and adjourned before going on
with the contests in order to allow
Yarmouth to cool off. The compro-
mise gives nine votes from Louisiana
to each side.
Taft delegates at large from Mis-.
souri, were seated this afternoon.