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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
MORTGAGE TAX
QUESTION RAISED
DOCUMENTS NOT TAXABLE
IN WASHINGTON; ARE HERE
To Prevent Holders of Real Estate
Mortgages Going 10 Walla Walla in
Preference to Pendleton, City Coun-
Gil May Request the Legislature 10
Permk Exemption of Tax for City
Purposes.

Real estate mortgages in Oregon are
taxable, There are about $4,000
worth in this county Real estate
mortgages IN Washington are not tax
able. Now the problem is to keep
the monied people who hold those
ortgages-mostly retired capitalists,
as residents of Pendleton in face of
the high tax levy to be made in this
county and city during the coming
year.
Hitherto several instances are
known where people who had come
TO Pendleton to make their homes,
people with money loaned on real es-
tate, have gone to Walla Walla to re-
side, and it is feared that others will
follow, now that the levy for city
property has been raised to the equiv
alent of about 27 mills, which it is ex-
pected will be the amount of the levy
next year.
The state constitution of Oregon
provides that the legislature may now
except mortgages from taxation for
state and county purposes. but those
who have studied the situation believe
that it would be possible to exempt
them from city and special school tax
alton and many believe that such steps
would be properly taken if needed to
prevent the removal of local citizens
to Walla Walla, or to attract new citi-
ZenS-say from the north end of the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29

Frank Day, the city scavenger, now
in Jail on a forgery charge may or
may not be an apt student of the
Bible, but most certainly-he is an apt
scholar of Old Man Adams. 1t was
Adam, according to the Book who
said "The woman whom thou gav-
est"
Frank also lays his trouble to a
woman.
Day may have used the $10.10 he
secured by cashing the check given
him by Alfred F. May, the foundry
man, to pay to Mrs. Ed Zeuske for
two loads of scrap iron purchased
from her, but he wants 1t distinctly
understood he did not endorse the
check. The woman did that.
Frank was arrested last evening on
charge of utterlng a forged instru-
ment and is now in the county Jail
where he awaits arraignment.
Day explained the matter carefully
this morning through the bars of the
city Jail.
MAY ought to have given the
woman the check instead OF giving 1t
to me. That was his fault. but
took 1t and carried it around with me
until it got dirty"
The cue at this point called for
trembly Eliza a-crossing-the-ice music
for it marked the entrance of the
william. but the only accompaniment
to Franks touching story of his past
life came from a secluded cell where
strong male voice was singing "It
you amt got no money you needn't
come around"
''Then l met woman and she
said why don't you sign the name
and get the money on the check but
! told her that wouldn't be right and
j. wouldn't do it. l always want to
do what's right.
'But she said, I'll sign the name,
and so she took the dirty old piece of
paper and signed the name and gave
1t back to me.
"Then l had been drinking and 1
wanted the money and so I cashed
the check and spent it."
"Who was the woman?" the man
was asked.
81 don't know who she was, but
she did It," and so the matter stands
until Frank is arraigned in Justice
Parks court.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
LONESOME KNEECAP
TOOK WRONG TRAIN

Lonesome Knee Cap, an old white
haired citizen of the reservation, made
the discovery this morning that all
the trains that are headed westward
do not necessarily go that way.
When the local from Walla Walla
arrived at II o'clock this morning the
old fellow was right on the spot. No
sooner had the incoming passengers
gotten off the train than old Lone
some made dive to get on board.
Hey, there, where are you going?"
shouted Conductor Gordon Menzies
The old fellow then made some mo-
tions to the effect that he wanted to
go down the line and he was induced
to wait for No. l. But 1t took him
some time to comprehend the situa-
ton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
ZIP BOOM BEE'' TONIGHT.
o. A. Students VIII Have Banquet at
Hotel Pendleton-Cortlley Coming.

At the Hotel Pendleton this even
ing the Umatilla County o. A. c. as
sociation will hold its first annual
banquet Plates will be laid for 30
members and invited guests. Prof.
A. B. Cordley, dean of the o. A. C..
faculty, will be present as represen-
tative of the college, in the absence
of President Kerr, who was unable
to make the trip. Members of the
Umatilla legislative delegation have
also been invited and will attend.
The banquet will be held at 9
o'clock and. at the conclusion of the
affair toasts and "reminiscences will be
in order. During the banquet music
will be furnished by Johnson's orches-
ira. However, the banquet will be
entirely informal and no set program
has been provided.
At 8 o'clock this evening a business
meeting of the association will be
held in the parlor of the Hotel Pen
dleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
JACK ROBINSON is
KIDNAPPED AND INITIATED

Pride goeth before a fall, and If
Jack Robinson had not boasted that
he would be member for 20 years
before taking the initiatory work in
the Woodmen of the World he might
have set that record, for while Mr..
Robinson had been a charter member
of the order he had never attended
meeting. But because he had been
proud of his is years absence from
the lodge the degree team last night,
needing some candidate upon which
to practice before the big initiation
ceremonies next Monday evening,
kidnapped the laundryman and carry
ing him in triumph to the lodge hall,
gave him every degree in the book
and few others for good measure.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
WOOL MEN OF STATE
WILL GATHER HERE

Pendleton will be headquarters for
the woolmen of the state on January
18th, at which time the flockmasters
will gather here for their pilgrimage
to the National Wool Growers con-
vention at Pocatello, which occurs on
January IA. Is and Is. Thirty men
are expected to leave this city in a
special Pullman which has been Sc
cured for that purpose.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
WHTTTEMORE SISTERS WILL
MOVE TO, CORVALLIS

The Misses Whittemore have sold
their acreage tract in Riverside addi-
ton and will leave in few days for
Corvallis, where they will be enrolled
as students In the Oregon Agricultural
college. Miss Ruby has resigned her
position as bookkeeper for the Peo-
pies Warehouse, a position which she
has held for some time, while Miss
Clyde has resigned her position with
the wonder store Blanche and Eu-
nice have been students at the Pen
dleton academy during the year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
COYOTE DRIVE.
Poultry and Sheepmen Near Grants
Pass Will Attempt determination.

Using the methods which have been
successful in the rabbit drives in this
county the poultry and sheepmen of
the Williams valley near Grants Pass
have planned a monster coyote drive
which it is hoped will exter1ninate
that pest. An announcement of the
plan has been received at the office
OF the Oregon Sheep commission in
this city, being sent Secretary Smythe
for the purpose of showing the need
of the proposed coyote bounty in the
state.
Coyotes have become so great a
nuisance in killing poultry, pigs and
sheep in the valley that a day has
been set apart ana every peS.-son in
the district will join in the drive. The
Coyotes will be chased into d big cor
raj by the aid of dogs, and will be
killed with clubs. No firearms will
be allowed in the drive.
Following the slaughter there will
be a dance and big feed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
CITY OF MILTON WANTS
CERTAIN WATER RIGHTS

Asking an easment which will give
It the right to run the water OF the
Little Walla Walla river in its low
channel so as to connect with the
city's flume, the city of Milton has
brought action in the district court
against Higher and Laura Harris, own
ers of certain lands embraced in the
channel The city needs the right to
use the channel to get water for its
lighting and power as we'll as fire
and domestic uses and has offered
$3.50 for the easment which was re-
fused before the condemnation pro-
ceedlngs were started.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
HEPPNER WOULD
PATTERN AFTER PENDLETON

Pendleton has been appealed to
from Heppner to find a solution to
the near beer problem. The city
clerk of the Morrow county capital
has written Judge Fitz Gerald seeking
copy of the ordinance licensing the
sale of that product in this city, thus
following in the footsteps Of La
Grande and other Inland Empire
towns which are patterning after
Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
PENDLETON ELKS WILL
PARTICIPATES IN CARNIVAL

Pendleton Elks are greatly inter-
ested in the big Elks' carnival at
Walla Walla this week which many
of them will attend. Programs of the
affair have been received by R. w.
Henneman. exalted ruler, in this city
and give promise of splendid enter
tainment during every minute of a
big and busy week. Band concerts,
vocal music and vaudeville sketches
will enliven the program every even
ing during the week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
LOSES $4,000 AND
GETS 1T BACK AGAIN

Chemawa, Ore, Dec. 29.-During a
football game on Saturday Mrs. Smith
of Chemawa, the wife ON Chemawa's
center, lost an envelope containing
stocks, bonds, drafts, etc., to the value
of $4,000. Fortunately the valuables
fell into the hands of Thomas E.
Hulme Of 548 Seventh avenue, who
got into communication with Mrs.
Mrs. Smith a couple of hours after
the game and the property was re-
turned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
COUNTY OFFICIALS
CHARGED WITH BRIBERY

Redwood, Calf, Dec. 29.-Unoffi-
cial charges of giving and receiving
bribes have been made against the
proprietors Of the Northern roadhouse
the gambling place of the sporting
fraternity at Colma, and certain coun-
ty officials of San Mateo county. The
grand jury is investigating. 1t is
charged that officials were bribed to
overlook conditions at the roadhouse
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
HENNEMAN GOES TO
HOT LAKE SANATORIUSI

r. w. Henneman, exalted ruler Of
the Pendleton Elks, is at Hot Lake
fighting an attack of la grippe. Mr..
Henneman has been suffering from
the grippe and tonsilitis for several
days and a complete rest was thought
necessary, hence his departure for the
sanitarium.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
county, to Pendleton instead of to the
Washington town.


Washington town.
Several other cities near the WASH
ington boundary are feeling the same
problem and it is probable that some
steps authorizing that city and special
school taxes in those instances be
abated will be taken.
Under the present system mortgage
taken to Washington pay nothing in
this county. and while should the
change be made nothing more would
be gained in taxes the money spent by
the capitalists might make the change
worth the city's while. Under this
theory the question will probably be
brought up for discussion at the coun-
Gil meeting Wednesday evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
JUDGE BEAN SITS
ON JUDGE KNOWLES BENCH

Judge Bean has returned from La
Grande where, yesterday. at the re-
quest Of Judge Knowles, he heard
testimony in two equity cases In
which the Grande Ronde magistrate
had been party prior to his eleva-
ton to the bench.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
LOCAL ODD FELLOWS
OFF FOR FERNDALE

Headed by r. Alexander, who will
have charge of the instituting cere-
MONIES a party of local odd Fellows
left this morning for Ferndale,. near
Milton, where tonight they will insti-
tute an Odd Fellows lodge. The party
consisted of Mr.. Alexander, G. w.
Brady. Henry Taylor, ]. T. Brown and
r. F. Kirkpatrick.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
VIII Admitted to Probate.

The will of the late Mary Eckley
Hodgell Of Milton, was admitted to
probate by Judge Gilliland this morn
ing. The will disposes Of some $500
worth of property and Henry Frazier
of Milton has been named as admins
traitor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29

Austin, Tex, Dec. 29-"Blue laws"
on the statute books Of Texas will
either be strictly enforced or repealed
by the next legislature, IL the recon-
mendations Of Governor Campbell are
needed by the Lawmakers. The gov
ernor lays special stress upon Sunday
baseball. Although the law prohibits
such amusement baseball is played on
the first day Of the week in every city
OF the Texas Baseball league.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
Thieves Steal Ian Robe.

Thieves stole plush robe, valued
at about $s, from the buggy Of C. r.
O'Brien which was hitched near the
Goey store on west Alta street yester-
day. No Gle was left by the guilty
parties.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. RAIDER returned
last evening from Walla Walla where
they have been guests at the home
OF Mr.. Raiders brother, Attorney c.
N. RAIDER. nj .,ss
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29

F. T. George Of Echo. was busi-
ness visitor in Pendleton last evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29
FRANK DAY LAYS
BLAME ON WOMAN
SAYS SHE ENDORSED
A. +. MAYS CHECK

City Scavenger Has an Interesting Ac-
count to Give of Incident Which
Has Landed Him Behind the Bars
OF the County Jail on Charge of
Forging the Name of Mrs. Edward
Zeuske.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-29

Small ambitions are the enemies Of
great achievement.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-12-04
JUST DOUBLE

As further inducemen
to settlement Of thu
wheat lands d
Western Canada, thu
Canadian Goyernmen
has increased the are,
Il L --..-l -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-12-04
IOWA BOYS WIN.
Take international Championship In
Stock Judging.

Stock Judging.
Ames. students representing
Iowas agricultural college at Ames
won the students judging contest
which was the feature of the opening
day at the International Live Stock
exposition.
The Hawkeye lads were credited
with 1878 points for their placings
in the horse, cattle. sheep and swine
departments.
The University Of Nebraska stu.
dents were second with 4,153 points,
and the Texas Agricultural college
was third with 4,0S1.
The winning Iowa students were
Ross Morgan, C. w. Campbell, 4. =.
Hunt, Fl. L. Kiger and w. w. Hunt.
These men accumulated their leading
margin by registering the most points
in the Judging OF cattle and horses
and finishing third in the placing OK
sheep and swine.
In judging horses Iowa led with
1,1S6 points, Ohio being second with
LOTS and Minnesota third with 1,073.
Iowa led in cattle judging with l,29e
points, Kansas being second Win
1865 and Ohio third with 1927.
In the swine department Nebraska
finished first with S73 points, Mime
sofa being second with s57 and Iowa
third with S42 Texas led Ontario by
10 points in sheep Judging registering
1906 points. Ontario had LOTT points
and Iowa was third with 1,049.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-12-04
LIGHT PLANT FOR MT. AYR.
Now is Only Town in Iowa Without
Such Plant.

Now is Only Town In Iowa Without
Such a Plant.
Mr.. Ayr.-The town of Mt. Ayr will
soon remove the stigma OF being the
only county seat town in Iowa with
out light plant. A $4,000 plant Is
rapidly nearing co.pletion and viii
be giving the citizens Of the town
light in the darkness before Christ
mas. The event will probably be
celebrated with booster banquet,
as the town is now feeling that a new
era Is dawning. All merchants re-
port more business this fall than for
many years and there are no empty
houses in the town and many people
are living at boarding houses while
awaiting the building or yacatins OF
quarters. Many new residences have
been built this season and more than
six miles of cement walks have been
laid in the town. A water plant is
proposed at this time and probably
before the end of 1909 it will be In
operation
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-12-04
CENSUS TO COST s12,s3o,ooo.
Director North Proud of Small IN
crease Over 1900.

Washington. - The cost of tax
ing the next census, as estimated
by Director North in his annual report
Just issued, will be $12.930,00O.
The director points with pride to the
fact that this sum is but $41O,OOO more
than the cost of the census OF l900. ana
says that this will be accomplished
"in spite of the enormous growth IN
the population during the last decade
a growth largely contributed ny LOT
eign-born people who do not speak
English, class which it Is very ex'
pensive and very difficult to enumerate
If the work can be done for this sum
it will be the first time In the history
Of the nation that census mas Deeh
taken and compiled at practically the
same cost as the prior enumeration"
The increase, he says, heretofore
from decade to decade has been about
SO per cent. The enormous saving,
says the director, will be effected by
reason of the existence of the perma'
nent census bureau and the installa'
ton Of the bureaus own tabulatlng
machines, which, he states, will do the
work faster and more efficiently than
the machines. which were rented. =.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-12-04
LOOT BANK AND FLEE IN AUTO
DARING ROBBERY COMMITTED IN
PEPPERELL, MASS.
Bandits Secure $14,o00-BloW Open
Vault with Nitrooycerine and
Escape with Plumber.

PepperelI. Mass.-Bnrglars blew open
the safe of the First National bank
here Wednesday, took $4,000, and es-
capped in an automobile.
The thoroughness and skill with
which the work was performed has
convinced the police that the burglars
were professionals Three were in the
party, and although they were seen
escaping in the auto, all trace OF them
was soon lost, and the authorities
were unable to ascertain in what d.
rection they departed. 1t is believed,
however, that the burglars went in the
direction of Groton.
The bank vault was blown open
about two o'clock, at which time the
last of three explosions was heard by
Ernest Tarbell, who was sleeping next
door. The two earlier detonations had
aroused him, but he was uncertain as
to their origin, as the sound was muf-
fed The third explosion, however,
was less guarded and was followed by
crash and rattle, as the vault door
fell away and interior glass fittings
were broken.
Tarbell armed himself with a revol-
yer and started to investigate, only to
find the door of his house barred from
the outside He succeeded in break
ing open his door and Immediately
started for the bank. Tarbell reached
the bank9ust as the robbers We're leav-
II ing in an automobile. After shouting
an alarm, Tarbell fired several shots
at the burglars. The shots were fired
ut distance of about 20 feet, but
there is no indication that any Of them
took effect. Tarbell, who followed the
automobile for some distance along
the main street, is certain that the ma
chine took the road to Groton.
Cashier Henry F. Tarbell, who was
at once notified of the robbery, came
to the bank Immediately. He found
quantity of bills and silver scattered
about the vault, giving evidence of the
hurry with which the burglars secured
their booty The large quantity OF
gold stored in one of the inner re-
cesses of the safe was untouched save
for single ten-dollar coin, which was
missing.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-12-04
THREE THOUSAND HOMELESS.
Great Flood Works Havoc in West
Guthrie, Okla.

Guthrie, Okla,-As the result of
4S-hour downpour in the valley of the
Cottonwood river and its tributaries.
the Cottonwood overlooked here Sun
day afternoon. Several hundred homes
are partially under water in West
Guthrie and 5000 people are homeless.
The river Sunday night was one foot
higher than ever before in its history,
and rising IL inches an hour. Hun
dreds of people who refused to get out
of the flooded district, believing that
the river would not rise as rapidly as
it did, fired shots of distress before
sunset and many boats with an army
of rescuers brought the tardy ones to
places of safety.
Street car service is completely at
standstill. The city's water plant Is
under water. Five thousand dollars
worth of cotton belonging to the Farm
ers' Oil mill was washed away down
stream and 1000 bales are still in the
water. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe roundhouse and shops are mum
dated. All railroad trains in and out
of Guthrie have been annulled.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-12-04
DEATH LIST is SHRINKING.
Victims of Mariana Mine Probably
Number About 1870.

Pit,sburg, Pa. The Squeak1ng
iron bucket, operated in the BOO
foot shaft leading to the Rachel and
Agnes mines of the Pittsburg- Buffalo
Coal Company at Mariana, Pa, since
last Saturday, when terrific eXplo-
sion in the mines wrecked the up-to-
date elevator of the shaft and snuffed
out the lives of miners to number
estimated at from 100 up, had carried
to the surface, when darkness fell
Monday night, the bruised, mangled
and burned remains Of more than 100
of the victims of the disaster
The most reliable count OF the
bodies recovered at that time was ITO,
two-thirds of which have been identi-
fed. The general belief at that time
was that not many more bodies would
be found. James E. Roderick, head
of the state department of mining,
said that from data furnished him by
the company and reports from his six
deputy inspectors he did not believe
the death list would exceed 1870.
The sale of intoxicants in Mariana
has been prohibited by Coroner Sipe.
Food in plenty is being distributed.
Mrs. David G.. Jones, wife of the gen.
eral manager of the plant, with paSy
Of friends, is administering to the
wants of the miners wives and chill
dren. The company has sent in sew
eral carloads of provisions and will
provide for dependents Of victims un-
til other plans are formed.
Henry d. Thompson, one Of the vic
tins, was the last of four brothers, all
of whom lost their lives in mine disas'
tiers, the first one Is years ago.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-12-04
IN GAS EXPLOSION.
Father, and Son are Badly Injured at
Mjnburn

Minburn-William Girgis and his
son John, residing five miles north
in an acetylene gas explosion in the
cellar of their home. They took the
crown off of a gas tank while re-
pairing it, allowing the gas to escape.
When they had finished and replaced
the crown, the son struck a match,
causing a terrible explosion. AS a re-
suit, the son Is suffering from a
broken leg, both men are badly bruis,
ed and cut. and the father has lost
several teeth. So great was the force
of the explosion that it required the
assistance of several neighbors to ex-
tricate the victims from the debris.