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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
INVESTIGATION OF
O. II. & n. ACCIDENT

Trainmaster ]. d. Matheson. of La
Grande, came over last evening for
the purpose of investigating the acci-
dent which happened on the Q. r. 4
n crossing in the west end of town
on Thursday evening in which young
Girton and Slower, drivers of the
Powers milk wagon, were slightly in
jured by being struck by passenger
train No. S.
A committee. consisting of Judd
Fish, of Boman hotel; Bert Huffman,
and Agent Schuyler, of the o. R. &
~, was appointed by Mr. Matheson
to investigate the cause of the acci-
dent and it was found that the young
men in the milk wagon were watch
ing a freight train in the yards at the
time and had evidently forgotten the
incoming passenger train.
They drove upon the track imme-
diately in front of the passenger and
although the train was stopped In
stantly. the wagon was demolished
and the young men were slightly
bruised. The horse escaped uninjur-
ed. No blame is attached TO the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
NO HOPE OF RELIEF
FROM HIGH FREIGHT

San Francisco, Dec. 12.-No prom
ise of relief from the burden of ad-
vanced freight rates to and from Cal
itornia terminals has been received
from the two railroad presidents who
were recently memoriafiEed by the
executive committee of the recent
convention Of California business
men.
Hartman replied that he hoped a
conference between the committee
and the traffic manager of the two
roads could be held in the near fu-
ture and he trusted a satisfactory
conclusion would be reached
President Riply. of the Santa Fe,
said his representatives would be
quite willing to listen to arguments
against the advance rates, but warm
ed the shippers that in case transcon-
tinental tariffs, applying to and from
all points in the states east of Colo
rado a large number of Eastern rail-
roads were parties and their interests
would have to be consulted if changes
were found proper.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12

AS announced last evening in the
East Oregonian, the Land Office has
restored to entry several sections in
Township s. North, Range 20 East
w. NJ. which will be opened to
homestead entry by intending settlers
on the project within a few days.
The land office will not accept fill
ings on the land until 1t receives no
tice from the general land office that
water will be ready for delivery to
the land during the coming irrigation
season and that applications for wa
ter rights may be made. As soon as
this notice is received public an
nouncement will be made and the
land will be opened to entry, the first
to file receiving their choice of the
several tracts.
Altogether. according to the notice
sent out by the reclamation service
some weeks ago, there will be about
90 homesteads, ranging from 10 TO 40
acres in size. which will be opened to
entry and for which water right ap-
plications may be made.
The proceeding for those who de-
sire entries is first to file water
application with the secretary of the
Water Users Association for the Um-
atilla project, Mr.. F. A. Yates, at
Hermiston. Having received their
certificate of filing they may proceed
to the La Grande land office where
it will be possible to file on the land
described in the certificate. The
usual homestead filing fee will be re-
quired and the applicant must also
deposit at La Grande the amount Of
the first payment for water right, be-
ing $500 per acre.
The land to be opened lies in Sec
tions 27. IS. 80 and SS, according to
the statement of Register F. G. Bram-
well. of the La Grande land office,
and is from four to six miles from
the town of Hermiston. Some of the
finest land in the project is embraced
in this neighborhood. although it is
further from town than almost any
other portion of the project.
There was a rumor this morning
that the secretary of the Water Users
association had been instructed to re-
ceive water right applications for rhe
tracts in question, but this was denied
by Secretary Yates, who stated that
the rumor was quite general in Herm-
iston, however. and that numbers OF
applicants were attempting
To file.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
RALLY
AT ECHO TODAY

The first of series of Educational
Rallies TO be held over the county
during the next week was held at
Echo today in which County Su-
perintendent F. X. Welles with State
Superintendent j. H. Ackerman, met
with the teachers Of the west end of
the county, their school directors ana
such of the parents and patrons Of
the schools as are interested. One pig
feature of the rally today was the
male quartette, consisting Of Messrs.
NJ. L. Acres, first tenor; ]. S. Land
ers, second tenor; w. l.. Van Nuys,
first bass, and Frank X. Welles, sec
ond bass Other meetings will be
held during the coming week in vari-
Gus districts i'm the north. east and
southern parts of the county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
HERMISTON DEPOT
FACILITIES INADEQUATE

Surprised by the great quantities
Of freight at Hermiston, the o. r. &
n. may be forced to build a freight
depot or make other arrangements
for handling the business at that new
station. General Superintendent NJ. J..
Buckley, who, with superintendent
Campbell and General Storekeeper
A. H. Morris, visited Pendleton this
morning. caring for details of the
company's business here, left this af-
ternoon for Hermiston and Echo to
look over the situation and arrange a
solution for the difficulty.
Since the station at HermistJn was
first opened it has been a continual
urprise to the railroad people in the
great amount of freight traffic it has
furnished.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12

Chicago. Dec 12.-Active prepara-
tlons are being made today for the
republican presidential campaign Of
1912. The announcement was made
by Fred Upham, that the permanent
republican national committee which
will be established in the First Ma
tonal bank building is to perfect and
the most comprehensive national or
ganization ever known in America.
He will keep enc press bureau at work
on a card in r.: y7c IN.
Secretary "a. L. Hayward of the
national committee. will have charge.
I'VE are eoins 20 keep in touch
with the state committees, so that
when the next campaign rolls around
we will be we'll prepared" said Up
ham. I'VE will also keep the finan-
cial part running"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
SIN DAY BICYCLE RACE
ENDS TONIGHT

New York, Dec. 12.-Walter De-
mar of San Jose. Calf, member of
the transcontinental team, Floyd Nc
Farland of San Jose, member of the
Pacific-Atlantic team; Walter Rutt
of Germany "a member of the Ger
man-Holland team, will probably de-
eide premier honors in the six day BIZ
cycle race in Madison Square Garden
at 10 o'clock tonight.
These men with their team mates
are leading today. A mile sprint is
being planned which is expected to
give one OF the teams a material lead.
Early today all tried for the lead
Some of the trailers were simulated
by strychnine. The leaders have not
resorted TO the drug, but are drinking
copiously of black coffee. champagne
and of broth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
TAG! YOU ARE IT.
Everybody Tagged for Sake OF Free
Public Library.

standing on the corner didn't
mean no harm"
II Just meant that she was a work.
o. for the library, and 'she" might
have been any one of a hundred
earnest workers for that worthy
cause who were so employed
Not only were the ladies of the IL
brary club stationed on the street COR
ners throughout the business portion
of the city. but during the day they
visited the various stores and offices
and unfortunate indeed was the man
whose appearance was such that he
was not approached-and to be ap-
preached meant to contribute.
There were scores of little assistants
T. the game, too, boys and girls who
did their best and sold many tags, and
not only the men but the women and
children we're invited and did contri-
butte their mite and wear the tag that
showed them to be library supporters.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
LABORER BURIED UP TO HIS
NECK AND ESCAPES WITHOUT INJURY

To he buried up to his neck under
a sliding bank of earth was was the
experience that befell G. P. Melvin, a
member of the North Pacific bridge
crew this forenoon, and he is not very
much the worse for his terrible ex-
perience.
Melvin was one of a bridge crew
working on the N. p. Granch line un-
der Foreman c. w. Howell. This
forenoon the crew was about four
miles north OF Pendleton at work on
culvert,
Though the heavy rain of last night
the earth had become moistened and
ready to slide. Melvin was working
away alongside fill when suddenly
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
SERVER or POISON FOOT
DEMANDS INVESTIGATION

San Francisco, Dec. 12.-Leor
Cohn, the caterer who provided the
luncheon at the Mare Island Navy
Yard on the occasion of the launching
OF the collier Promethus week ag)
suspects that somebody else is caus-
ing him trouble.
"I have lost thousands of dollars
by the publicity" said Cohn. II de-
mand an investigation. The meat
used at the luncheon was exposed for
two nights"
The luncheon caused the sickness of
several hundred persons and the
death of one man.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
CHAPTER
ELECTS IT'S OFFICERS

The following are the officers elect
ed in Pendleton Chapter No. 2S. r..
A. NJ, for the ensuing year: Most Ex.
Comp. Lot Livermore. high priest,
Wilson f. Brock, king; Cliff Bell
niger, scribe; Adam W. Nye, c. of H:
John r. Dickson. Pr 81; Henry j.
Bean. r. A. c.; Arthur L. Knisht. NJ.
Srd "; Lynn X. Blakeslee. NJ. End
v; Edward o. Parker. NJ. 1st v: Joe
H. Parkes, secretary; Rueben Alex
ander, treasurer; f. Baum. guard.
The above named officers were in
stalled by Most Elk. Comp. Past High
Priest T. c. Taylor. assisted by Most
Elk. Comp. John F Robinson. acting
as Grand Marshal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
FEELING INTENSE
At WASHINGTON
EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR
AT ANY MOMENT
Presidents Criticism of Members Of
Congress Arouses che Deepest Feel
ing on All Sides-Believed that He
Has Something 10 Divulge-Com-
mittee Appointed 10 Revise Rules
of the House.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE contro-
versy getween congress and the presi-
ident, regarding the secret service,
has developed one of the tensest sit
uations the capital has seen in years.
A deep feeling has been aroused on
all sides by the presidents alleged as
sault in his annual message, referring
to the investigation of members of
congress by government agents.
There is a general expectation of
an explosion and all are wondering
what the president is concealing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
DRAWING NET CLOSER
AROUND MURDER SUSPECT

San Francisco. Dec. IA shee.
Of paper found in the effects Of John
Walter Wilson in the Netherlands
hotel, was today Identified by the
handwriting expert Kytka as exactly
the same kind of paper on which the
Doctors letter was written TO Harry
j. Boas, Turing him into taking the
strychnine Stomach powders" which
caused his death a few days ago.
The white powder found on the coat
in Wilson's room, is being examined
to determine If it is the same kind
that Boas took.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
.'HOLY ROLLERS
CHARGED WITH MURDER

Kansas City. Mo, Dec. 12.-John
Shark. the self-styled Adam God, -
one of the leaders of the Holy Roi-
lers'' sect, with three of his followers
was arraigned today and charged with
murder in the first degree, They are
charged with killing PatrOlman Dali
bow in a pistol fight recently between
the police and the Rollers" The
hearing was continued until this af
ternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
VIOLENT DEATHS
Of MANY FORMS
Several Die as Result of Ca
tastrOpheS in Both Old and
New World.
STEAMER SINKS IN BLACK
SEA WITH ALL ON is)ARD

More Than Half Hundred Lives
Snuffed Out at One Time-Hundred
Persian Rebels Killed in Desperate
Battle With Royalists-I'hree Men
Die and One Fatally Injured When
Southern Pacific Engine Explodes
at Beaumont, Tcxas-ExplOsion of
Dynamite Gets Many.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12

he was engulfed in a mass of moving
earth.
From his toes to his neck the ILL
fated workman was covered and 1t
required an hour or more for his fell
low laborers dig him out.
Meanwhile DR.. C. ]. Smith was has
tilly summoned to the scene. However
when taken out of the slide Melvin
was found almost unhurt. According
to DR.. Smith he is not seriously in
jured, though he was badly squeezed
and his feelings were badly ruffled by
his experience.
Melvin is now at the bridge crews
living car at the west end of the N.
p. track and is resting we'll.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
DAUGHTER-IN-LA OF
BRITISH PEER GETS DIVORCE

Tacoma, Wash, Dec. 12.-Mrs.
Josie Drummond Hay, who claims to
be daughter-in-law of Lord Drum
mond Hay. the British peer and form
er ambassador to Europe, was grant
eG a divorce here. She said she was
forced to leave her husband on ac-
count of "cruel and brutal treatment.
She will seek a position as a school
teacher in this country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
TAFT DISCUSSES
HIS CABINET
BURTON WILL BE
SECRETARY OF TREASURY
Root and Burton Are Both Consulting
Relative 10 the Selection of the
Other Cabinet Members-Taft and
Wife Are the Guests at Luncheon
of President and Mrs. Roosevelt.

Washington. ID. c., Dec. 12.-Taft
today discussed the formation of his
cabinet with Root and Representative
Burton. chairman of the rivers and
harbors committee. 1t is understood
that Burton will be secretary of the
treasury.
Taft and wife are guests of Roose-
welt and wife for luncheon
Among the callers on Taft was
Representative Needham of Califor-
MIA.
After the grldiron club dinner to-
night, Taft will go to New York. He
will go to Augusta, Ga. December II,
and will remain there until a few days
before his Inauguration.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
VALLEJO PEOPLE SUFFER
FROM PTOMAINE POISONING

Vallejo, Cal, Dec. 12.-drs. Alice
Rose, wife of Bandsman Rose. who
was poisoned at the Mare Island
luncheon a week ago, today lies in a
dying condition at local sanitarium,
having suffered a severe relapse late
yesterday. she is unble to take nour-
her veins, Many other victims of the
poisoned food are in a serious condi-
ton. The cases have taken the form
of dysentery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
HORRIBLE DEATH
FOR MACHINIST

Seattle. Wash, Dec. 12.-William
Preston, a machinist For the Seattle
Lumber company. was Killed late yes
terday by being twisted about a re-
volving shaft near the ceiling of the
machine shop. The body, from
which the machinery mad torn every
Nestage of clothing and crushed the
bones, fell at the feet of the black
smith, who rushed into the shop upon
hearing a peculiar humping noise.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
CORTELYOU NOT OFFERED
PRESIDENCY OF COMPANY

New York, Dec. IA. T. Wood
ward. chairman of the subsidiary COM
m.ttee of the trustees of the Union
Trust company of New York, today
denied that Secretary Of the Treasury
Cortelyou has been offered the presi-
dency of that institution.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
AGED MAN OF GOBLE
BEATEN AND ROBBED

Portland. Oe., Dec 12.-Without
regaining consciousness, Robert Liv-
ingstone aged sixty, beaten insensibie
H. his cabin at Goble, Ore, where he
was employed in the railroad yards
died in a Portland hospital early this
moring. His head was crushed by Il
heavy instrument Thursday night. He
was found yesterday morning ana
brought to Portland in hope of saving
his life.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
WELLS FARGO MAN
CHARGED WITH FORGERY

Carson City, New, Dec. 12.-George
c. Waite, for ten years connected
with the Wells Fargo company at
Portland, Ore, was arrested last
night, charged with forging a United
States treasury check for s971. 1t is
charged that he arrived here in Sep
tember and stole the gold bullion
from consignments to the United
States mint.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
FLEET SAILORS DEVELOP
SMALLPOX CASES AT SEA

Colombo. Island of Ceylon. Dec. t2.
The battleshlp Georgia arrived this
morning at forced speed to bring
some smallpox victims to this port for
treatment She is "a hours ahead of
the other ships. Smallpox broke out
on the Georgia shortly after leaving
Manila.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
ONCE RICH NOW
POOR HOUSE INNATE

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 12.-E. A..
Thorndyke, the first elected chief Of
police for Seattle, is an inmate of the
King county poor house. He was rich
in Seattle 35 years ago, but lost heav-
ily in the panic of 1892. He was sent
to the almshouse, November 19.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
Engine EXplOdeS.

Beaumont. Tex, Dec. 12.-Three
men were killed and one perhaps IA
tally injured today by the explosion
Of Southern Pacific freight engine,
while pulling a heavy train out of the
Beaumont yards. Engineer Dave
Mcdonald. Fireman Roy T Reynolds
and Conductor G. II. Brockman were
Instantly killed. Brakeman f. a.
Williams may die All lived at Los
Angeles.
The locomotive was demolished.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
STOCKTON BUTCHER
ROUGHLY TREATED

Stockton. Dec, 1.-TWO masked
highwaymen stopped Frank Snok, a
butcher, on a lonely road last night,
dragged him from his seat in his bug
gy, beat him into insensibility, took
$l2 from him nd left him unconscious
by the roadside
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12

Washington. d. c.. Dec. 12.-Con-
gresham Hepburn today announced
that the following committee had been
appointed to meet Monday to outline
action looking to a radical change of
the rules: California, Townsend; (;
Michigan, Cooper; Wisconsin, Forster;
Vermont, Hepburn.
1t is likely the committee will make
an effort TO get only changes in rules
favorable to the speaker. A confer
ence will be held with Cannon to get
his ideas.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
POISONED BABE AND SELF.
Arkansas Woman Temporarily Lost
Her Reason.

Holygrove, Ark, December IL
Mrs. Ben Chisholm and child. an in
FAINT, died at the home of the woman's
father near here today from the ef-
fects of an overdose of poison. II is
believed that because Of ill-health she
was temporarily bereft of reason. and
after administering the poison to the
child she swallowed a quantity her.
self.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
Militia Man Fined.

T. 7. Love of Aberdeen. who failed
to attend the American lake encamp-
ment as a member of Company G, W.
n. c., and who was fined in the de-
linquency court, appealed to the su-
perior court and Tuesday his case was
affirmed and he was fined $50, which
he will have to pay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12

Odessa, Russia, Dec. 12.-All mem
bers Of the crew and fifty passengers
were drowned when a big Turkish
steamer from Constaninople to Sebas-
topol, sank to the bottom of the Black
sea in a severe storm today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
HERM|ST0N LAND
OPEN To ENTRY
Filing on HomeSteadS Will Be
Accepted at Land Office
Within Few Days.
WATER FILINGS MUST BE
MADE AT HERMISTON FIRST

As Soon as Government is Prepared
TO Furnish Water for Reclamation
of the Land Public Notice Will be
Given and Intending Settlers Can
Make Their Filings-Tracts Are
Far From Town But Contain Some
of Best Land in the Entire Umatilla
Project.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
COSGROVE STILL LOW,
But WIFE Is HOPEFUL

Paso Robles, Dec. 12.-Governor-
elect Cosgrove's condition remains the
same today. 1t is still serious. Mrs.
Cosgrove is hopeful that he will be
able to return to Washington in jan
uary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGN FOR 1872
Republican Leaders Making
Their Plans for the Election
OF President Next Term.
MOST PERFECT POLITICAL
MACHINE EVER ORGANIZED

Wnl Have Headquarters In First Ma
tionaI Bank Building in Washington
and Will Keep In Touch With COM
mittees in Every State in the Union
During the Next -Four Years-Men
I'm Press Bureau VIII Start to Work
Without Delay Upon Card Index
System.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
NEW MAGAZINE RIFLE.
General Crozier Says That the New
Weapon Is Success.

Weapon Is Success.
Washington.-That the new maga-
zine rifle just introduced into the Uni
ted States army and the militia of the
various states is a success is set forth
by General william Crozier, chief of
ordnance. war department. in his an
nual report, to the secretary of war.
made public today. This rifle has
proved to be more powerful accurate
and rapid" he says, than the rifle
of the Krag-Jorgensen type. which it
replaced
The problem of avoiding the ero-
sion or cannon and smaller arms by
new ammunition is still unsolved. al
though General Crozier believes that
experiments now in progress may
throw much light on the subject.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12

The woolgrowers OF the west end
OF the county will erect a securing
mill at Echo, and expect to have the
mill in operation during the season of
1909. Such was the decision reached
ed at a meeting Of several prominent
sheepmen in this city at which prac-
tically all the money needed to finance
the project was secured.
The town of Echo will give the site
for the mill and several leading wool
men from that neighborhood, includ-
ing Joseph Cunha, Anton and Joe Vey.
John Kilkenny. Con Carly. A. A. Cole,
r. N. Stanfield, NJ. S. Corrigall and A.
b. Thomso. Others who were pres
ent at the meeting this morning were
* Warner. j. n. Burgess, VIM.
Susher and Dan p. Smythe.
Shccpmcn VIII Manage.
The securing plant will be put In
at a cost of about 100000. Arrange
ments have been practically complet-
ed whereby the woolgrowers will Sc
cure $4,000 plant which will be op-
Grated by man already chosen and
who is experienced in his business. The
will will be under the direction OF a
directorate of sheepmen who will also
have charge of the office of the con-
cern.
Rates Are Better.
Echo was chosen as location for the
plant on account Of the fact that the
men having interested are from that
neighborhood. The offer of site, ETC.,
was also considered in the choice of
the location and two other reasons
counted for much in the selection:
The fact that Echo. through water
east than Pendleton, according to wool
men. and the other fact that the
woods secured are largely wool grown
in the sandy country of which Echo
IS more nearly the center than Pen
dleton.
Want Test PLANT.
There is also movement upon foot
among the wool growers of the west
end TO ask the agricultural college to
install a small securing plant at that
place for the purpose of making sam
pie tests of the percentage OF dirt in
wool. The sheepmen are not altogeth-
er satisfied with the results they have
been getting elsewhere and they be-
lieve that a plant could be installed
I'm connection with the college where
samples of, say $50 pounds. could be
secured and thereby information CIV
en- the grower that would enable him
to get the best value possible out Of
his product.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
Dynamic Victims.

Colon, Panama, Dec. 1Z.-Many
men are reported to have been killed
by an explosion of dynamite, near Bar
Obispo, today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-12
ECHO To HAVE
SECURING MILL
Sheepmen Of West End of
County Pledge Funds to
Finance Mill.
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED
AT PENDLErON MEETING

Town of Echo Donates Site for Indus
try and Practically All the Proml-
nent Shcepmen of the West End Are
Said 10 BE Interested In the Prop
osieion-I.ower Freight Rates Enter
Into Location OF Enterprise-Will
Also Work for Establishment Of
Government Test Plant.