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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18

Stanford University March 49,
The university authorities face a cri-
sis in what may result in a walkout
Of about one-half of the student body
over the action of the new student af-
fairs committee in suspending IA men
yesterday for participating in DEM
onstration against the committees
ruling that no beer nor liquor would
be allowed in fraternity houses or
the rooms of the men in Encina hall.
Among the men suspended were the
captain of the track team and the
crew and all IA men are known to be
excellent students and boys of high
est character. The action of the stu
dent affairs committee is exciting
Stanford alumni who point to the
steady deterioration of the faculty
during the last three years and de-
clare that perhaps there is need of an
executive head to the great school.
Last night the students held mass
meeting and every male student In
the university signed a petition to
Jordan and the committee asking the
reinstatement of the suspended men.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
D. R. & \. TRAIN SERVICE RESUMED

damage to the track near Meacham
has been repaired. The line over the
Blue mountains is now in very good
condition, considering the damage
that was done Sunday and Sunday
night.
Although the track was blocked
temporarily by a slide near Wyeth
1t has been opened again and regular
traffic will be kept in motion, it is
thought The Nolin bridge, which
was pushed out of line. has been re-
paired and the bridge over the Wal
La Walla river at Milton is now in
very good condition, although it was
considerably damaged.
Work trains with large forces of
men are at work on the mountain
and the damaged portions of the
track and bridges will be put in good
condition as rapidly as possible. Ow-
ing to the fact that much Of the snow
on the mountain has been melted bv
the warm rains Of the past four DAYS.
the company does no anticipate anv
serious trouble from high water later
in the spring.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18

Caldwell, Idaho, Mar. 1S.-Harry
Orchard was sentenced to hang on
May Is today by Judge Wood. The
sentence was accompanied by a rec
ommendation to the state board OF
pardons for commutation without in
dicating to what length the proposed
commutation should go.
At the same time Judge Wood di-
rected orders to the attorney who
has been appointed by the state to
care for his interests, to file a petit
tion with the state board asking for
this communication or pardon.
Judge Wood accompanied his de-
cision by long legal opinion in
which he read authorities which held
that an accomplice confessing and
telling the whole truth be spared the
death sentence.
He declared that he believed Or
chard had told the whole truth and
that those implicated in his confess
sion would yet receive their punish
ment. He said the acquittal of Hay
wood and Rettibone did not indicate
their Innocence but the fact that the
state had failed to present sufficient
legal evidence beside Orchards con-
fession to convict them.
AS he spoke, Harry Orchard. for
the first time in his court experience.
broke down and wept Orchard said
that he had made the confession.
telling the whole truth and sparing
none, without hope of earthly reward
or promise of immunity from any
one.
Wood then declared he believed
Orchard was the victim of the system
he represented and he expressed the
belief that the proper legal corrobo-
ration of Orchards story would yet
be secured and the leaders of the
vicious system punished. Orchard
was then recommitted to the peni.
tentiary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
RALEY WILL Be
CITY ATTORNEY
SLATED TO SUCCEED
M'COURT AS LEGAL ADVISER
j. Roy Raley Probably Mayor MUIR
phys Choice for AppOintment-Mc-
Court VIII Offer Resignation Either
Tonight or Next Week and Appoint
mem viii FOllow-Raley Will Quail
ify TO Fill PositiOn-Is Careful and
Pamstalking Attorney.

j. r. Raley will soon be Pendleton's
city attorney If the signs are being
read Alright. He may be named for
that place tonight though 1t is more
probable that the appointment will
be made next week.
With the confirmation of John Nc
Courts appointment as U. S. district
attorney for oregon all doubts con-
oerning that post became settled and
| Ii is now but question of a few days
until he will leave for Portland to
commence upon his new duties.
Consequently he must resign as city
attorney. This morning he stated he
m.snt resign tonight with the provis-
ion that his resignation take effect
next week. However, he had not full
ly decided upon the matter at that
hour.
When McCourt resigns as the city's
legal advisor it will be up to Mayor
Murphy to name his successor. The
appointment must then be confirm
ed by the council Just whom Mr..
Murphy will see fit to honor will not
be known until the time comes. But
it is known to be a good speculation"
that j. Roy Raley will be the man.
In many ways Mr.. Raley is well
fitted for the post of city attorney,
and he is regarded by many as the
logical man." The fact that he is a
young practitioner with ambitions
helps his case while another thing in
his favor is that he has earned rep
utation for heing cautious and pains
taking. To draw ordinances. con-
tracts. resolutions, etc, that are with
out technical flaws, is one of the
things required of city attorney and
in many instances the care with which
such work is done means much to the
city financially.
Aside from the civil work of the
office the city attorney is also the
municipal prosecutor and as such is
part of the police machinery. Con-
sequently It is essential that the at
torney be in harmony with the may
or and his administration, which Mr. |
Raley evidently is. The salary now |
paid the city attorney is SIS per
month.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18

Portland, March lS.-The four
story building and $150,0O0 stock of
the Pacific Rubber company of Port
land was completely gutted by dis
astrous fire this morning and for a
short time the lives of the 25 en-
ployes of the concern were believed
to be in great danger.
The men were penned in on the sec
ond floor but all except one escaped
without assistance. George Fehler, a
clerk, was shut off by the flames
and was unable to reach the STAIR
way. The firemen effected his rescue
from outside by raising the extern
sion ladders. He was uninjured.
Seventy-five per cent of the stock
was hopelessly damaged and the
building is a wreck. The company is
owned by the Hotaling estate Of San
Francisco.
Reside the Pacific Rubber COM
apny, the Boston Meat company, the
Charles Beebe Adamant company, and
the Bay City lodging house were
damaged by the fire.
The blaze is supposed to have orig
mated on the second floor In the
bicycle department. but what caused
the fire is not yet known.
A general alarm was turned in and
for over an hour the fire burned
fiercely despite the best efforts of the
department and the situation looked
very grave. At. one time 1t was
thought that safety of the entire
wholesale district was threatened.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
TARGET PRACTICE PROGRESSES
Men of Fleet Pleased With Round
the World Trip-Regret Evans
Leaving Fleet

Magdalena Bay, Mar, 1s.-(via
wireless to San Diego and United
Press leased wires )-Target prac-
tice, which was inaugurated on Mon
day morning, is progressing satisfac-
torily, although as yet no records
have been broken.
No definite statement has been
made public as to the date upon
which the practice will be completed,
but it is thought that the end of the
first week in April will see the great
er part of this work over.
Nearly all the battleships are re-
coaling from the colliers which have
accompanied the fleet from Hamp-
ton Roads and when the fleet arrives
at Mare Island it will be with each
battleship supplied with full bunkers.
The officers and men are eagerly
awaiting the trip up the California
ton Roads and when the fleet arrives
coast, The news that the fleet would
was received with great interest, but
regret was generally expressed that
Rear Admiral Evans would not be in
command.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
BIG SUGAR MEN COMING.
Sugar King Eccles and His Assailants
To Visk la Grande Tomorrow.

La Grande, Mar. 1S.-President
David Eccles, the sugar king of the
world, and also president of the
Amalgamated Sugar companies. his
consulting engineer, Mr.. Cowen and
General Manager L. ]. Eccles. left
Ogden, Utah, yesterday morning,
headed for La Grande, and will
reach this city about Thursday. The
object of their visit to this, the CEN
ter of the Oregon beet industry. is to
start the summers work along the
right channels.
1t is expected that they will re-
main in the city for the day. This
official visit occurs about twice every
year, but the local management is
always so satisfactory to the COM
pany's heads that they have but lit
tie to do here. The last visit was Of
something like two hours duration.
They come by special train.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18

Six passenger trains were sent out
of Pendleton last night by the o. r.
& n. company-three east and three
west. At 1:45 this morning two
heavily loaded trains were started
east over the mountains and at s
o'clock this morning the third train,
No. 6, followed them.
Three delayed westbound trains
loaded to the limit with colonists, ar
rived from La Grande at 8 o'clock
this morning and today the regular
trains have been running as usual
No. arrived half an hour late, the
Walla Walla train was about 20 min
utes late and the Spokane train left
on time at 1890, so it may be said
that regular traffic on the o. r. & N.
has been resumed.
While the Cayuse bridge Is shaky
and is considered somewhat unsafe
by the company, yet trains are be-
ing crossed, every precaution being
used to prevent an accident Tempo
rary track has been laid around the
slide near Duncan and the slight
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18

The president has signed a procla-
nation creating the Ozark national
forest in the northwestern part of
the state of Arkansas. The new for
est has an area of nearly 100000
acres and is located in Johnson New
ton Searcy, Hope and vanburen
counties on the divide between the
Arkansas and White rivers 1t in
cludes the Boston mountains and
other ridges along the southern ex-
tremity of the Ozark range of Mis-
souri,. The area included in the new
Ozark forest is natural forest land
covered with unbroken stands of
hardwood and short leaf pine,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18

If the council adopts the recon.
mendations which the fire commit
tee will submit this evening Pendle
ton will soon have fire department
that will be as modernly equipped a!
that of any small city in the west
The report will be submitted as a re.
suit OF the recommendations made
last week by Joe Ell, of the fire com
mittee, and by j. L. Vaughan. fire
chief.
Two great Improvements are to be
asked for by the committee, to-wit:
An electric alarm system and a com.
bination auto hose wagon and chem
ical engine. The following is a copy
Of the complete report that will be
submitted by the committee tonight:
Pendleton, Ore, March IS, 1908.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council Of the City of Pendleton.
Gentlemen:-We, your committee,
to whom the attached communications
have been referred, hereby recon-
| mend as follows:
Considering finance, we find we
can make the hook and ladder truck
answer our present needs provided we
purchase two extension ladders of d
pattern and length to be selected by
the chief of the fire department and
fire committee.
AS soon as the new city hall is COM
pleted we would recommend the in
stallation Of a first-class alarm sys-
tenn, consisting of not less than %
alarm boxes and one chemical COM
bination automobile hose wagon with
60-gallon tank, to carry at least
1000 feet of hose, same to be pur-
chased at such time so as to be on
hand and ready for service when the
hall is completed.
We have reason to believe that the
above improvements in our fire serv-
ice will soon pay for themselves on
account OF the reduction in fire in
surance rates, which will be at least
i per cent lower
We further recommend the passing
of an ordinance providing for the
placing of fire escapes.
We find that the two new hydrants
can be placed to best advantage as
follows: One at corner Of Wash
ington and Bush streets, and one at
the corner OF River and Lewis streets
Respectfully submitted,
C. P. STRAIN,
JOSEPH ELL.
"A. L. KNIGHT,
Committee on fire.
Those who have made a study Of
fire apparatus are enthusiastic over
the auto chemical engine-hose cart,
1t is machine that has but recently
Continued on Page S.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
FUNERAL OF JUDGE HALEY HELLO TODAY

aside from the five or six men who
went to Portland yesterday for that
purpose. Representatives from the
Elks and knights OF Pythias lodges
were also present and floral tributes
were sent by both the Pendleton
lodges.
Circait Court Adjourned.
This morning tribute 20 the menu
ory of Judge HALEY was paid in the
circuit court when Judge Bean an
nou"ced that court would adjourn out
of respect TO the memory OF the. dead
lawyer The adjournment was taken
shortly after court convened at .
o'clock and II was entered upon the
record that the adjournment was out
of respect to the memory of T. G.
Haley.
The dead judges memory will be
further honored on the evening Of
April 49, when a memorial session
will be held by the members OF the
Umatilla county bar association.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18

At 1 o'clock this afternoon the fu.
neral of the late Judge Thomas G..
HALEY was held from the Trinity
church in Portland and shortly af-
terwards the remains were laid to
rest In one of the Portland cemeter-
les The funeral service was con-
Quoted by Rev. A. A. Morrison, who
was a warm personal friend of Judge
HALEY during the latter's lifetime.
Pallbearers were chosen from
among the legal friends with whom
Judge HALEY had been closely asso-
ciated and they were as follows:
Chief Justice r. S. Bean. Judge c. e.
Wolverton, Judge s, A. Lowell Gov
ernor George r. Chamberlain, w. e.
Thomas and Writ Minor. Mr. Thorn
as was the judges recent partner In
the law firm Of Chamberlain, Thomas
& HALEY.
Many former Pendleton people
were present at the funeral service
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18

Claiming that Relnhold Harras got
him drunk and fraudulently secured
from him a 1o-year lease upon a
$4,000 ranch. Desire st. Dennis has
brought a suit In equity TO have the
alleged contract annulled and Harras
restrained from entering upon the
premises.
The complaint In the above ca Sc,
which was filed today by Peterson &
Wilson, contains some torrid state
ments regarding the former Pendle-
ton butcher
According to the plaintiff who
owns the Jerry st. Dennis ranch
OF $40 acres upon the Umatila res
ervatlor, he is a man addicted to
drinking Intoxicating liquors and
wnon drunk Is unfit 10 transact bus
iness and is subject TO the willy and
irsiduous influences OF designing and
fraudulent characters Who have
sought to mislead him and take undue
advantage OF him to his irreparable
injury
Continuing the complaint declares
that Harras Is designing and
fs,udulent character ana that about
Fei ruary /, 1908. he began to asso-
ciate with the pla'ntlff AMI u on
courage him il his habits OF drink
ing. In doing 80 he would buy liquor
fsr he PLAINTIFF from the saloons Of
Athena. Adams, Walla Walla and
PendletUn.
ON February :2A, so the plaintiff al
leges, he was taken 10 Walla Walla
by the defendant and while in a
drunken condition was ''fraufflently
and wickedly'' induced to sign what
purports to be a 10-year lease upon
his ranch. The witnesses to the sig
nature were ID. c.. McIntyre and oscar
Cain.
About March 13 the plaintiff came
10 himself and when he asecrtained
that ne had signed n lease he notified
Harras that ne would not abide by
the same and ordered him to stay
away from the place. Instead OF
complying Harras is said to have
gone to the place, forcibly elected st.
Dennis from the same and threatened
to kill him IL he did not comply with
the lease which it was claimed he had
signed.
The suit brought by ST. Dennis is
an action in equity and Judge Bean
is asked to set aside and annul the
lease given 10 Harras and that the
defendant be required to pay the cost
Grd disbursements of the suit.
According to the statement of the
plaintiff he never had any intentions
OF leasing his place to Harras and
only did so through the fact that he
was imposed upon while drunk.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
BURNS A MESNIERIST.
Irish Sporting Editor Says American
Fighter Possesses Peculiar Pow

Dublin, March 1S.-In this after
noons editions of the sporting extras
one well known sporting writer ad-
vances the theory that Tommy Burns
mesmerizes his opponents when they
meet him in the ring and that this
accounts for his many easy victories
in Great Britain and America.
Tommy Burns denies any knowl-
edge of hypnotic power with his eyes,
but says that he has had remarkable
success in putting English scrappers
to sleep with his hands.
When Jack Johnson, the negro
fighter, who has been after Burns for
a match for so long, heard this charge
he Immediately telegraphed Burns as
follows:
Burns: Please try to mesmerize
me. Jack Johnson"
A match with Bill Squires is now
being arranged between Burns and
English sporting. men. He goes to
Paris next week to referee bout in
the French capital
Burns won from Roche, the Irish
champion, in one round last night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
Portland Man Annointed.

T.. w, Zimmerman of Portland.
has been appointed clerk OF the recla-
nation service. The forest service
has ordered 1900 cattle and horses
and 152,50O sheep to Craze in the
Blue mountain reserve the ensuing
season, being an Increase of 1000 cat
tie and horses and $500 sheep.-Baker
City Democrat
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
SHIPS CALM BLACKS.
Excited Haytians Cool Off When
Warships Come Into HarbOr.

Port Au Prince, Mar. 1S.-The
cruiser Des Moines arrived here to-
day but the situation is much less
grave. The temper of the blacks
which flared up last night on the hint
of foreign interference is now cooled
off and there is little danger now
from a further outbreak.
With three cruisers in the harbor
and French vessel due at any hour
the situation is we'll in hand and any
trouble for the Europeans will be the
occasion for sharp reprisals.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
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RUSSIAN GENERALS
FIGHT FATAL DUEL

. st. Petersburg, Mar 1S.-
. Lieutenant General Smirnoff OF
. the general staff, was probably
. fatally wounded today in duel
Q with General Fock over a dis
. pute in which imputations Of
. courage were made.
The men met In the riding
. school OF the Chevalier guard
. and exchanged shots at close
. range. Each was seconded by
, an officer Of the czar's own
. guard. General Fock challeng-
ed.
A memorandum written by
> Smirnoff, questioning Fock's
. courage, preeipitated the duel.
. ssss
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
Start Home March rs From Europ,

Start Home March IS From Europe,
In a letter received by the East Or
egonian today from DR.. c. j. Smith
he says that himself and family will
start home from Europe about March
25. When the letter was written, on
February 23, they were at a point 500
miles up the Nile and we're going still
further up the stream before turning
homeward. They were enjoying coed
health and were experiencing de-
lightful weather everywhere.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
ENGLAND WARNS PORTUGAL
Must Punish Assassins Of King Carlos
and Crown Prince.

Lisbon, Mar 1S.-It is reported
here that England has warned Por-
tugal that undess the assassins OF
King Carlos and the crowd prince are
punished England will take action to
exclude Portugal from any European
concern of the powers in the future.
This report follows the rumor that
King Manuel had decided to pro-
claim a general amnesty to all those
implicated in the conspiracy. The
English press declare this would put
Portugal and the Portuguese court in
the outcast class with Servia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
English Premier Very Low.

London, Mar. 1S.-Reports from
the bedside of Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman today indicate that the
premier's condition is unchanged.
His death may be expected at any
time. Should he die complete re-
organization of the British cabinet
will probably take place.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
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MULAI HAFID MUST
SURRENDER CLAIMS.

. Casa Blanca, Mar 1S.-Gen-
. eral D'Amade, commanding the
. French forces in Morocco, has
. replied to Mulai Hafid declaring
. that all proposals for peace must
. be first based upon the uncon-
. ditional surrender OF the pre-
. tender to the sultan's throne.
. Mulai's forces have been bad
. ly cut up during the last two
. weeks and It Is thought will give
. in. II he sh0uld surrender he
. Will probably be sent to Paris
. to guard against future out
. breaks by his followers,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
Big steamship in Collision.

New York, Mar. 1S.-The big pas
senger steamer Kronz Prince Will
helm caused panic on board when
she collided with the English tramp.
Crown of Castle, in dense fog.
Neither was seriously damaged and
both proceeded on their way.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
St. DENNIS SAYS
He WAS BUNCOED
Claims ReinhOld HarraS Sc
cured Lease on His Ranch
by Fraudulent Means.
SIGNED AWAY FARM
WHILE HE WAS DRUNK,

Ten-Year Lease on q $45,0O0 Ranch
Was Given the ex-Butcher While
the Owner Was Intoxicated-HmTas
Said to Have Worked Long and
Diligently on Plan TO Defraud the
Rancher-Deal Was Consunamated
in Walla WaIla-Fasm Was Gone
When ST. Dennis Sobered Up.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
TAYLOR WITH PROSECUTORS.


mess Fostering Corruption Should
BE Hurt.
San Francisco, March 1S.-For the
first time since his election Mayor
Edward Robson Taylor has publicly
expressed his sympathy for the pros
ecutors who are the attacking force
Of civic corruption in this city. He
spoke at the st. Patrick's banquet
last night.
IF business is hurt by fostering
corruption. then that business ought
to be hurt. If men will consent to
corrupt the city government, then
these men are corrupt. Those who
are guilty of disgracing San Fran
cisco's name should be punished.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
PARDON ASKED FOR
HARRY ORCHARD.
Sentenced TO Hang on May
IS, But CommutatiOn Of
Sentence is Recommended.
GUILTY ACCoMPLICEs MAY
YET BE PUNISHED

Judge Wood I'm Recommending Par
= don, Based Action on Grounds OF
Accomplice Telling Whole Truth
Be Spared From Death Sentence
Believes Haywood and PettibOne
VIII Yet Receive Their Punish
ment-Orchard Victim OF. Sys-
tem-Prisoner Breaks Down.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
student AND
FACULTY At WAR
California Educational Institu-
ton Torn with Strife Of
Liquor Question.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY IN
TURMOIL OVER SITUATION.

Action OF New Student Affairs Conn
mittee in Suspending Fourteen Men
for Participating in Demonstration
Against Committees Ruling Ex-
Guiding Beer and Liquor From Fra
ternity Houses Causes Demonstra-
tion-One-Half Student Body May
Leave School.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-18
ALARM SYSTEMAND
AUTO HOSE WAGON
FIRE COMMITTEE TO REC
oMMEND TWO IMPROVEMENTS

Electric Alarm System of Not Less
Than 25 Boxes and One Chemical
Combination Automobile Hose
Wagon With Sixty Gallon Tank TO
Carry 1000 Feet OF Hose VIII BE
Recommended Auto Chemical
Wagon Would Do Away With
Horses.