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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
TAFT INVITED TO SPOKANE.
Taft Club Trying to Bring Candidate
to Northwest.

William H. Taft, republican candl.
date for the presidency, may visl
Spokane and other northwestern cit.
les during the campaign, request .fol
him today, by Judge L., B. Nash
president of the Spokane County Taft
Republican club.
This club was the first to be organ.
ized in the northwest to promote the
candidacy of Mr.. Taft, and will be
the first to extend an invitation to
the presidential nominee to make q
trip through the northwest before
the election.
Judge Nash has not only sent per-
sonal invitation to Secretary Taft, but
he has opened correspondence with
the leading Taft republicans of Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana,
asking their cooperation in trying to
induce Mr.. Taft to make the trip to
the northwest.
at is matter of history" stated
Judge Nash, "that both Mr.. Taft and
Mr.. Roosevelt are interested in the
northwest, and 1 have no doubt that
If united effort is made by the re-
publicans of the northwest to induce
Mr.. Taft to visit this section of the
country he will come. While there is
no doubt that he will carry the north
west, a personal visit from him would
add greatly to his majority here, and
would put Washington we'll up at the
top Of republican states OF the ma
ton"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
FIRST RESULT
OF PROHIBITION
FAMILY COMES BECAUSE
PENDLETON WENT DRY
j. ii. Ledgatc Shows Fa.sh In New
Conditions by Engaging i'm Business
Leases Dining Room at Golden
Rule Hotel and Will Conduct First
Glass Establishment.

The first business man to come to
Pendleton to engage permanently in
business here because the town and
county went dry al the recent cleo
tion is ]. II. Ledgate or North Yaki-
ma, who has leased the Golden Rule
dining room and will convert 1t into
first class restaurant at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ledgate will have i'm
mediate charge of the business and
being experienced restaurant people,
will make improvements and add at
fractions to the place and hope to en-
joy a share of the patronage of the
city and adjacent country.
The deal for the lease of the res
taurant was consummated last eve
ming and today the new proprietors
took charge and will begin business
at that popular place, believing that
prohibition will help, rather than in
jure, Pendleton.
]. Popejoy will continue in charge
of the hotel, but hereafter will have
nothing to do with the dining room
or restaurant department.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02

sedal!a, Mo-, July 2.-Seven per-
sons were killed and a score injured
seriously in a head-on collision be-
tween the Missouri Pacific California
limited and the st. Joseph express, 20
miles from here today.
1t is one of the worst wrecks in the
history of the road. Both were going
at high rate of speed and the trains
were practically demolished The full
extent Of loss Of life and property is
unknown. -,
The locomotives, tenders, mail cars
and forward coaches of the two trains
were reduced to splinters. A fire
quickly followed.
1t is reported that the st. Joseph
express was two hours behind and 1t
is understood that the failure of the
California limited to take siding,
caused the collision.
Both trains carried a large number
OF passengers, according to reports
fiom the st. Joseph offices of the
road.
Relief trains with surgeons, nurses
and wrecking crews were rushed from
this city.
The only victim so far identified Is
William Harking, mail clerk, whose
home IS in st. Louis.
The California limited left St.
Louis last night. 1t is one of the fast
est and best equipped trains of the
Missouri Pacific system. 1t carried
two mail cars. two chair cars, two
sleepers, observation car and a diner.
The st. Joseph express was also a
high-class train. and was eastward
bound, trying to make up time when
the collision occurred.
1t is believed more bodies will be
found when the debris is cleared away.
The whole town of Knobnoster turn
ed out to aid the wrecking crews. 1t
is feared that several of the injured
will not recover.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
REAL STRENUOUS LIFE.
Ross Newport Makes Flying Trip tc
Hcrmiston I'm Middle of Night.

An example of the strenuous life as
it is led in eastern Oregon was given
here last night by Ross Newport, su-
perintendent for the Newport Land
& Construction company.
When the council decided last
night to again throw down the bars
for bidders on the levee work, the
junior Newport found he had quick
work to do. At the time his father
Col, H. G. Newport, was asleep at his
home in Hermiston and as they have
no night phone service in that
city there was no way to reach him.
Engaging an auto MIR. Newport left
here at IL o'clock to make the trip to
Hermiston overland" He arrived
there at Q o'clock this morning and
at that hour Col. Newport was arous-
ed from bed and told that the PEN
dleton council would be open for an
other bid on the levee work. The
father and son then returned to the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02

Denver, July 2.-Charles Towne Of
New York, arrived here today from
Lincoln, bringing his own boom for
the vice presidency. He announced
he will be nominated for second
place.
When asked If Bryan had promised
to support him he avoided a direct
reply
He said Bryan was preparing a
draft of several special planks for
the platform, which he will insist on
being inserted.
Bryan told me that he did not
want any ambiguous language in the
PLATFORM" said Towne. He will not
be satisfied with any straddling OF
questions.
Bryan is going to see that
strong antiinjunction plank, in plain
terms, meeting the demands of labor
goes into the platform. He will en-
force its adoption If he has to come
here personally"
The Bryan men declare that the
resolution in memory Of Grover Cleve-
land, as given out by Alton Parker,
is covert attack on the anti-injunc-
tion plank. The resolutions will re-
fer extensively to Cleveland's high re-
spect for the courts and will dwell up
on them in such a way, they say, as
to reflect on the present issue.
today that the convention will do
everything possible to honor the mem
ory of Cleveland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
Installing Pumping Plant.

Wintworth and Elder of Echo have
Just installed an eight horse power
gasoline engine and 5-inch pump for
a private irrigation plant on the Una
tilla river. They have excavated a
hole about so feet long by 25 feet in
width and 15 feet deep to tap the un-
derflow water and will have a large
supply for irrigation purposes. The
pump will lift ZOO gallons per minute
to a height of 10 feet and this is a
complete irrigation system within it,
self
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
LIvERMORE REELECTED CLERK
VIII Serve Pendleton School Board
for Another Year.

At a meeting of the school board
held last evening Lot Livermore was
reelected to the position of clerk and
other business Of importance transact
ed. Bills for the past month we're
audited and paid. Bids for the fuel
and general supplies for the coming
school year were also opened. But
owing to the fact that some explana-
tons regarding the bids were desired
no action was taken upon the bids.
The matter of filling vacancies in
the teaching force was not taken up
owing to the fact that DIR. C, ].
Smith, chairman of the board was
away There are several vacancies
to be filled
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
WRECK KILLS FOUR.
Engineer and Three Mexican Tramps
Lose Their Livea.

FL Paso, Texas July 2.-Engineer
Jones was killed and several passen-
gers injured early this morning when
the eastbound Texas and Pacific pas
senger ran into a washout near Bo.
rancho. Texas, 155 miles east of FL
Paso. Fireman Elmer Ellis escaped
by jumping.
The engine and baggage car and
two coaches left the rails and rolled
down an embankment.
In clearing away the debris the
bodies of three unidentified Mexicans
We're found under the baggage car,
making four deaths. The Mexicans
were stealing a ride.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
SENSATIONAL NDNAPER IS CAPTURED

He seems TO know every inch of the
ground and travels with the speed
and accuracy Of an Indian.
So rapidly does he change mis-
course and shift his base of opera
tions that the posses have little chance
of capturing him until overcome by
hunger.
II will follow him until l drop
dead in my tracks, said Adolph Do
mengine, father Of the girl today. as
he headed a new posse.
Loveall was surrounded yesterday
in a narrow valley and escaped be-
tween sentinels.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
STRIKE is IMMINENT.
Railroads Preparing to Employ Nom
unionists.

Chicago, July 2.-Precautons
were taken today by the railroads of
this city to guard against the conse-
quences Of a possible strike among
freight handlers.
In the event the negotiations pend
ing between the roads and the men
are broken off a walkout will be de-
clared and the roads will employ
nonunionists. The Rock Island and
other roads have already preared
cots in warehouses for them.
The matter of a strike is in the
hands Of the executive board of the
union, which is instructed to take
whatever action is necessary to pre-
vent a reduction Of wages.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
Daily Revolution.

Fez, Morocco, July 2.-The popu-
latlon of Morocco is again on the
verge of a revolt, this time against
Mulai Hafid, the victorious pretendef
to the throne, who is subjecting the
followers Of his rival, Sultan Abdul
Aziz to torture in an effort to locate
the treasure which is believed to have
been hidden by Aziz in his flight
before the army of the pretender.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02

An electric street car system for
Pendleton, With an lnterurban trac-
tion line connecting this city with
steamboat transportation on the Co
lumbla river, is a movement which
had Its inception at the council meet
ing last night when an ordinance was
introduced granting a franchise for
this purpose to James II. Gwinn,
trustee.
Mr. Gwinn was present and briefly
explained that in asking for the fran
chise he was following the instructions
of Ohio and Pittsburg capitalists en-
gagged In building and operating trac-
tlon railroads. who had sent an en-
gineer here some weeks ago to look
over the territory and 1t was upon the
report of the expert that the franchise
was asked.
The ordinance was read the first
and second times and referred TO the
ordinance committee. with instructions
to investigate the matter and report
at the next regular meeting.
In speaking OF the enterprise which
means so much to Pendleton and
Umatilla county this morning, Mr..
Gwinn said:
Backers Are Not Named.
II am not at liberty to give the
names OF these people for two rea-
sons: II on a final examination Of
the project they should conclude not
to go into It the fact that they turned
II down would make It extremely diff
ficult TO induce other capitalists to
take II up; and IL the council should
refuse to grant the franchise, these
people would not care to have the
matter published that they were turn
ed down.
I'VE have been corresponding with
a representative OF these capitalists
for several months. principally an
swering questions, and in May their
examining engineer came to Pendle-
tion, spneding several days driving
over the country, gathering statistics
and securing information necessary to
make a report A street car line will
not pay operating expenses in cities
OF less than $4,000 population, and
there is nothing to insure a city of
that size in Pendleton for some years.
Sufficient Tonnage Assured.
I'm order to make an attractive
proposition 1t was necessary to show
the business in the tonnage TO be OBJ
tained in a line from Pendleton and
the Columbia, and the local traffic
from the irrigated lands of the Echo
and Hermiston districts A railroad
must have an initial point and a ter
minal. With Pendleton as the start
ing place and the Columbia river the
objective point, and a connection with
q line of steamboats,, sufficient tom
mage is now in sight to pay fixed
charges on the estimated cost of con-
struction, the increase of business
from the development of the country
by the road itself guaranteeing the
profits. -,l
"a street car line has to look far
into the future OF a city to secure the
business necessary to make 1t pay
ing proposition. The city was gone
over very thoroughly with a vitw of
outlining future development of busi-
ness. We are to have a park some
day at one end OF the city and nat
atorium or some such resort at the
other. These are matters the railroad
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02

gagged and bound her, stripped the
clothes from her body and viciously
tortured her, pounding her body with
his fists, kicking her face, clawing at
her throat with his finger nails.
There are 15 deep finger marks on
her throat, 400 distinct bruises were
counted on her body and the imprint
of a boot heel Is on her face.
The autopsy showed the fiend who
choked the woman possessed such
strength that he broke every bone in
her neck.
The coroner is astounded at the re-
voting revelations. 1t was not be-
lieved Raymond was such an awful
fiend.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
ONE OF BRUTAL MURDERS IN HISTORY

Chicago, July 2.-An initial and
laundry marks on two handkerchiefs
stuffed into the mouth of Mrs. E.
Thompson, whose mutilated body was
found yesterday In a lodging house
room, may lead to the arrest of the
murderer.
The letter "B" worked in the corner
of one Of the handkerchiefs and the
laundry mark, "P 143" stamped on
them are cle%s.
The coroner's physician who exam
ined the body says he never before
has seen the work OF such a fiend.
The police believe It was J. H. Ray
mond, who rented the room, who
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02

The railroad in German Southwest
ern Africa from Swakopmund to
Windhak was built with 2-foot gage
and so far has served chiefly as a
base for military operations against
rebelious natives, 1t is now decided
to reconstructit with S-feet 6-inch
gage, which is that of the Cape colony
railroads, with one of which it will
connect. The railroad is now 2S6,
miles long.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
James H. Gwnu as Trustee, Asks City Council to Grant
Franchise on Certain Streets

Ohio Ptsbug Capitalists Proposition
Right Engineer
His Received-Lnes
Extend to North East, South Eventually
PrOpodtion-WDl Development of
County-Ciy
Plans-Matter Reported TO
Committee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
KING TO CROOK.
Engineer Has Months Work Ahead
of Him.

Horace W. King, the engineer, will
leave tomorrow morning for Laidlaw,
Crook county. where he has a months
work ahead with one of the compan-
les now engaged in developing that
section. He will combine his work
with an outing and will return to
Pendleton when through. He has an
office in the Despair building.
Before opening his engineering Of
flee Mr. King was with the reclama-
ton crew on the East Umatilla pro-
ject and had charge of the work on
the dam.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02

city. by auto, and reached here early
this morning.
According to the Newports they will
have new bid for the levee work this
evening and as 1t is understood that
w. S. Belts will again seek the work
the opening of the bids tonight is
awaited with interest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
Kern Not q Candidate.

Lincoln, July John w. Kern Of
Indiana. is visiting Bryan here today
He said: II am not a candidate for
vice-president Bryan's friends will
control the convention. besides nomi-
mating Bryan on the first ballot and
will adopt a platform in accordance
with the principles Of progressive
democracy"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
500 FOR DYKE.
F'reewater Committee Gets Less Than
Half Amount Asked For

This forenoon the county court
granted the appeal of Freewater-M Mil
ton people to the extent Of voting s40O
to be used In the construction of a
dyke for the Little Walla Walla. A
delegation of east end people were
before the court yesterday afternoon
in behalf of the dyke proposition and
their efforts proved successful.
Much of the time yesterday and to-
day has been given by the court to
the consideration of bids for some
steel vault furniture to be used in the
vault of the clerks office.
The commissioners have not yet
acted upon the $1,000 appropriation
asked for by the district fair board.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
Tammany on the WAY.

Chicago, June chairman MUIR
ply of Tammany Hall, Lewis Nixon,
State Chairman Connors and other
members. of the advance guard Of the
New York delegation to the Denver
convention, passed through Chicago
today. All gave the impression that
they expect a fight before the con-
vention.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
Fresno, Cal, July 2. (S p. ny
LOveall, the kidnaper, surrendered
this afternoon, according to report
received here.

Coalinga, Cal, July 2.-Tony Love-
all, the outlaw who planned the sem
sational kidnapping of Edna Domen-
gine, has eluded his pursuers though
sick, and is holding up isolated fam
lilies, forcing them to give him food
and is carrying out remarkable
campaign which promises to rival
Tracey, the famous bandit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
, 'sssossssossssss
NEW YORK HAS HOT
TEST DAY OF SEASON.

New York, July 2.-This is
. the worst day Of the terrific I
. heat which has held this city
. in its grip. Before noon seven I
deaths had been reported.
The blistering rays seemed
concentrated on Manhattan Is
lands The streets are so hot it
. is almost impossible to carry on
. business. Prostrations are al
. most without number. They
. are so common few are report
. ed.
. The hospitals are unable to q
. care for the victims and in the Z
. east side tenement districts, the Z
. suffering exceeds past records. .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
+++++++++++++++%
BISHOP POTTER CAN
LIVE ONLY FEW HOURS.

+ Cooperstown, n. Y, July g.
+ Cheerfully chatting with ply
+ siclans today whenever his
+ strength permits Bishop Henry
+ Goldman Potter is today rapidly
+ drifting toward death. AL :
+ though suffering no pain he is :
+ losing strength and has but :
+ few hours to live. DR.. jan :
4 verln and DR.. Bassett gave up I
+ hope OF saving the life of the :
+ famous preacher and bulletins
+ today indicate the end is near.
+ 1
4 L L L L L 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
HUNDREDS REPORTED KILLED.

Yuzovka, Russia, July at is re-
ported that 100 miners lost their lives
last night by an explosion of gas in
mine at RiSorvIct. IL is feared 400
are imprisoned. Troops were rushed
to the scene.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
CHARLES TOWNE
BLOOMS HIMSELF
New Yorker Announces That
He Will Be Bryvn's Run
ming Mate,
NEBRASKAN WILL HAVE
NO STRADDLING OF ISSUES

Will Insist on Adoption OF Strong An
ti-InjUnction Plank II He Has to Go
TO Denver Personally-Demands Of
Labor VIII BE Met-Leaders Dis
cover Plot in Resolution to Memory
Of Cleveland-Say 1t VIII Strike at
Injunction Plank-Covert Attack
Resented.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
SEVEN KILLED,
MANY INJURED
Frightful Train Wreck in
MiSsOuri-Head on Col.
IisiOn.
BOTH TRAINS WE'RE
PRACTICALLY DEMOLISHED

Two Fast Expresses, Running at High
Rate Of Speed, Crash Together Near
Sedalia With Awful Results-One of
the Worst Disasters I'm the History
OF the ROad-FuIl Extent of Loss OF
Life and Property Is Unknown
Many Injured VIII Probably Die
Victims Buried I'm Wreckage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02

Why is the careless boy like hen 2
Because he can seldom find anything
where he laid II yesterday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02

Will assist In securing for the purpose
of making business-places for people
to go on the cars.
Mckay Creek Line.
This was the purpose in view in
! asking for the use of some of the
streets, and another was a line out TO
the cemetery. and on up Mckay creek
II the irrigation project once propos-
ed should be revived and constructed
a project that appeared to be FEAST
bic to the engineer.
The franchise submitted was
drawn by their attorney and sent to
us. Perhaps the only objection is the
provision giving three years in which
to commence construction. The rea-
son for this is that II will require
several months in which to make per-
manent surveys and estimates on cost
of construction, securing right of way
and other preliminary work before
arranging for the money to do the
work.
This Is a presidential election year
and capitalists will not go into large
enterprises like this until they are
fully satisfied with the proposition.
The franchise Is the foundation. With
this secured they can. go ahead with
their plans.
Work May Begin at Once.
while they ask this time for be-
ginning construction, for they cannot
anticipate what may happen to delay,
II the final examinations bear out the
preliminary reports made construc-
ton work will begin at once and hur-
ried to completion.
MY interest In the franchise is only
that OF a citizen of Pendleton. When
these people say they are ready to go
ahead and build the line I will make
an assignment to them. II they aban-
don the project we will try to find
other parties, and IL others should
come and want to take over the prop
osition the franchise will be ready for
them. l shall be a trustee for the
people of our city whenever my trus-
teeship for these capitalists ceases
The movement is one to build up PEN
dleton and Umatilla county, and we
must all do what we can to boost It
along"
The request for the franchise was
referred to the ordinance committee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
.PEND[ETON To Be HUB FOR
NETWORK Of ELECTRIC LINES

- .'TnTr1T
New-York tribune., 1908-06-10
CLASS DAY AT VASSAR,

President and Mrs. Wilson received at Prospe
this afternoon.