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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
IMPORTANT CON-
CESS|0N IN RATES
REDUCTION OF THIRTY-FTVE
PER CENT ON GRAIN BAGS
o. II. & N. and Northern Pacific
Grant Farmers Requests for Lower
Rate on Grain Sacks, Gunny, Jute
and BurIap-New Rate from Port
land, Seattle and Tacoma TO Inland
Empire Cities Will Be 40 Ceuts--
Many Sacks Used.

One of the most important freight
rate concessions ever made by rail-
roads serving the inland empire has
jut been made by the o. R. & N. and
the Northern Pacific to the Farmers
union of Walla Walla county in the
announcement of a rate of 40 cents
per 100 on grainsacks gunny, jute or
burlap from Portland, Seattle and
Tacoma to all points in eastern Ore
gon and Washington south of Snake
river.
This is practically a reduction of
35 per cent from the former rate and
was brought about through the ne
gotiations carried on for several
weeks between the Farmers union
and two railroad companies. The ne
gotiations have been marked by con-
spirit on part of both the
farmers and the companies and there
is much satisfaction over the result.
Since the inland empire uses about
100000 grain sacks, large proper
tion of which are shipped from Port
land, Tacoma and Seattle, the cost of
the sacks to the farmers is reduced
considerably by this reduction of
freight rates.
umatilla county will be more di-
rectly affected by this rate than any
other county, as she uses a larger
number of sacks and ships them all
from coast points, while the Walla
Walla jute mill supplies large guam
titles for eastern Washington farmers.
The new rate will go into effect on
May and while a large part of this
years shipments will have been made
before the new rate goes into effect,
the saving effected this year will be
considerable.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
WANTS ALMOST MILLION.
Millionaire Brewers Wife Will Ask
for Divorce and SSOO.OOO Allmony.

St Louis. Mar. ia suit for di-
vorce with a demand for 100000
alimony and the custody of their
child may be filed shortly by Mrs.
William ]. Lemp against her huband.
the millionaire brewer.
For several months they have been
living apart. Some time ago Lemp
began habeas corpus proceedings in
order to see his son occasionally.
Mrs. Lemp consented to his seeing
their son one day a week, but now
she is dissatisfied and has demanded
better terms of her husband.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19

Washington, March 19.-Secretary
of the Navy Victor Metcalf today ap-
peared before the congressional inves-
tigating committee, who is probing
into the affairs in regard to legislation
en- the naval appropriation bill and
the Electric Boat company and give
testimony contradicting one Of Rep
resentative Lilley's accusations.
The secretary branded as a false
charge that the pending naval bill
compelled exclusively the purchase or
submarine boats built by the Electric
Boat company. and stated that the
measure gave the Lake Boat compa-
ny, which also builds submarines, an
equal chance to bid for contracts.
Metcalf. in reply to one question
declared submarines necessity. mo
member OF congress urged the pur-
chase of any particular boat" said
Metcalf.
During the hearing Lilley was In
the committee room but took no ac-
tive part in the proceedings.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
ATTORNEYS CROOKED WORK
New York Attorney General Accused
Of Making Deal With Bank Re-

New York Attorney General Accused
Of Making Deal With Bank Re-
celver.
New York, March 19.-Attorney
General w. S. Jackson was accused
late yesterday afternoon under oath
by witness before the grand jury,
of having demanded of Frank White,
receiver OF the Hamilton bank, an
equal share In all of Mr.. Whites fees
and commissions resulting from that
position.
The assertion was sworn to by
White, who was to all appearances
an unwilling witness. White was ap-
pointed to the receivership by jack
son.
II is understood that Whites fees
and commissions amounted to S10,-
600. Jackson has issued a statement
In which he says he welcomes an in
vestigation and will throw open the
records OF the office to prove the
falsity of the charge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
GOOD GUNNERs WITH FLEET.
Hit Targets by SearchIight-Fishing
Is Recreation of Men and Officers.

Magdalena Bay, Mar. 19.-Target
practice continued steadily all day
Wednesday with conditions favorable
for accurate shooting. The first
night OF practice began last night, the
targets being located by search
lights.
This tyle Of shooting developed
surprising skill on the part OF the
gunners who riddled the targets. 1t
is unofflcially reported that target
practice will close on April 10. imme-
diately after which the fleet will
leave for the north.
Fishing continues to be the most
popular method Of recreation on the
part Of the men and officers and the
bay is dotted with boats loaded with
fishermen.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
Trial Marriages Popular.

Seattle. Wash, Mar. .l9.-That trial
marriages are popular and customary
amoiis the Esquimaux is the state
ment of Victor Stefanson, a profess
slonal ethnologst, who has just re-
turned from the far north after
making a most thorough investigation
of the customs and habits of the
people. Young people are usually
married five or six times before find
ing their affinity" says Stefanson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
BIG BALTIMORE FIRE.
Flames Subdued After Sensational
Work by Flremcn.

Baltimore, March l9.-Six alarms
were turned in this morning when
fire broke out in the fifth story Of
the Keidel building in the heart OF
the wholesale district. The building
is occupied by the Gun & Ammunition
company.
For an hour the flames ragged
fiercely and It seemed as though the
entire wholesale district might be en-
dangered.
Sensational work by the depart
ment. however, kept the flames con-
fined TO one building. 1t is impossl-
Bile to estimate the loss.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
o. r. & n. Open to the North,

General Freight Agent Robert
Burns of the Walla Walla district
of the o. r. G. N, is in the city to-
day in the interest OF his department
and says that practically all OF the
damage to the o. r. & n. in the Vi
cinlty OF Walla Walla has been re-
paired. Slight damage to bridges
were sustained but traffic is now rum
ming as usual and no more trouble Is
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
Bee Raiser Here.

r. e, Thorn, the Hermiston bee
raiser. left for his home this morning
after a business trip in the city. He
marketed about five tons of honey
last year and will produce more than
this in the present year, he says. He
finds the west end of Umatilla coun-
ty peculiarly adapted to honey and
bees and will extend his business as
rapidly as possible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
Gorernor Gnild seriousIy I'M.

Boston, Mar. 19.-There is little
change today in the condition of Gov
ernor Guild. whose illness of two
weeks may terminate fatally at any
hour. The physicians announce that
he is suffering with a complication Of
disease, isncluding grip and rheuma-
tism
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
INCREASE TEACHERS SALARIES
School District No. 10, Near Milton,
Elects Teachers for Coming Year
nj Advanced Wnges.

The directors of school district No.
10. near Milton, have just reelected
their entire force of teachers for an
other year and substantial advances
IN salary given. George Calhoun was
reelected principal at S95 per month,
whereas he had been receiving but
SIS. Wlnnifred Wlnnard and Mrs, r.
j. Davis. the other two teachers, had
their salaries advanced from $55 per
month to $50.
The contracts for the Ferndale dis
trict are the only ones so far recelv-
ed at the county superintendents Of
flee. though other boards are now Sc
lecting teachers for next year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
ANNA GOULD ARRIVES.

VIII Visit Family for Several Months
Prince De Sagan Expected Next
Week.
New York, Mar. 19.-Miss Anna
Gould, formerly Countess De Castel-
lane, arrived here today with her
three children for a visit with her
family, which is expected to last sew
eral months.
Her name appeared on the passen-
ger list as Mrs. Miller" Prince De
Sagan is expected in New York in
about a week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
Alexis Must Explain.

Port Au Prince, Mar. 1s.-Presl-
dent Nord Alexis is to be called upon
by the diplomatic corps for an ex-
planation of the order known to have
been issued by him for the seizure of
every diplomatic agent and consul on
the Island.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
EVELYN THAW IS
FACING POVERTY
Family Has the Upper Hand
Now and She Must Come
to Terms.
HAS TROD THE GREAT
WHITE WAY THE PAST YEAR.

Detectives Say Harry's Wife Has Been
in Forbidden Paths Within Past
Year-Mass OF Evidence Against
Her-Mother Thaw Orders Park
Avenue Home Sold and Daughter
m-Law Must Vacate-Siay Have
$4,000 If She VIII Accept FamiIy's
Terms.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
N COURT KNOWS
HE[,s'PPO|NTED
Official Motif Tssn Received
by PendIet SS Man This
Forenoon.
WILL PREPARE TO LEAVE
FOR PORTLAND AT ONCE

BOnaparte Wires News
That Commission Has Been For
warded and Notifies. McC0urt 20
Qualify at Once-Wm Move to
Portland Immediately to Assume
Duties OF Office-Win Keep Resi-
dence Here and Know Pendleton
as His HOme.a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
TOOK FEES AND
BURNED BOOKS
ExSeCretary of State Dunbar
Confesses on the Stand to
Frisking S26,48O
DESTROYED THE RECORDS
WHEN LEAVING OFFICE.

Defendant In Suit by State TO Recover
100000 Retained Illegally Con-
fesses to Taking Big Sum and HID
ing Record OF Theft-Counsel Stip-
plates In Absence OF Records That
Dunbar Had Taken at Least 40 Per
Cent OF Total Fees.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
GUNBoATS IN CONTROL.
Enough Foreign Vessels to Wreck
Haytian HarbOr Qualifications.

Port Au Prince, March 19.-The
gunboat Paducah arrived heer with
the cruiser Des Moines, which assures
the American interests ample protec-
ton. The English cruiser Greasy al
so reached here today.
Recent arrivals give foreign pow
ers a formidable squadron which
could wreck the harbor Notifications.
ir the event of trouble.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19

The "old swimmin' hole" made IA
nous in Riley's poem, has been saved
from destruction by an Indiana court.
Farmers along "old Brandywine"
wanted to convert the little stream
into covered ditch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19

Ground has been broken for the
oregon building at the AYP expo
sltion at Seattle. Oregon will have a
handsome exhibit palace.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
provnsyiIle Rioters Must Take Oath,

Washington, March 19.-Today
Senator Warner of Missouri, intro
duced a bill allowing soldiers con-
cerned in the Brownsville shooting af-
fair TO re-enllst. provided they would
take an oath that they had not been
involved In the riot.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
METCALF DEFENDS
NAVAL COMMITTEE
Refutes LlIIey's Charge That
Bill Compels Exclusive Use
of One Boat.
DECLARES SUBMARINES
ARE A NECESSITY.

Brands rs False That None But E'ec-
ric Boat Company's Submarines
Can Be Purchased Under ProVis-
ions of Pending Naval Act-other
Companies Have Equal Chance
IAlley Hears Testimony and Has
Nothing to Say.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
Washington, D. c.,
March 19, 1908.

JOiiu &hNNOuils
Pendleton, oregon.
Your commission as United
States district attorney was for
warded today. You may quail
ify at once.
BONAPARTE.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
PATENTS FOR THE n. p.
Deeds for Over 10000 Acres of Una
tilla Land Arrive from Washing

ton.
Tn Northern Pacific railroad COM
pany has just filed with County Re-
corder Fred w. Hendley, patents for
1064S acres of land in Umatilla
county. The patents are issued in
final settlement of the Northern Pa
cific land grant question in this coun-
txr
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01

The two most important local news
items of the year-the decision of the
Newman Lumber Company to rebuild
its Hattiesburg plant and the final
of plans of the Hatties-
burg Traction Company to equip and
opei ate the Hattiesburg street railway
have appeared exclusively in the col
umns of the Daily News during the
past week.
The positive announcement that he
Newman mill would be rebuilt appear
ed in the Daily News last Saturday.
1t appeared in no other newspaper
until Monday afternoon.
The authentic statement that ar
rangements have been perfected for
the equipment and operation of the
street railway was made exclusively
in these columns yesterday. Other
papers will probably announce the fact
today or tomorrow.
During the past week the Daily
News has published BAL headed news
items, exclusive of the editorial and
society columns. No other South
Mississippi paper printed half that
number.
In yesterdays issue, the Daily
News printed 81 live headed news
items. It's nearest competitor contain
ed only SO.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01
WORRIED
ABOUT IT
MR.. MOBILES WILL TRY TO FIND
WRITER OF LETTER.
Wants to Know the Identity Of the In
dividuaI Who Accused Him Of Com
hitting Suicide at the Hotel Bar
rett in Jackson.
The Jackson Daily News of yester-

The Jackson Daily News of yester-
day says:
Mr.. F. S. Mobiles, a. young man, en-
ployed at the railroad lunch counter,
is very much worried over letter
written by some unknown person to
his wife at Hattiesburg few days
since announcing that he had COM
mitted suicide at the Hotel Barrett
reference to which was made in the
Daily News of yesterday.
'.The letter in question was written
to Hattiesburg paper, accompanied
by the request thta a copy of the paper
containing the letter be sent to Mrs.
Mobiles. in order that she might learn
of her husbands death.
Mr.. Mobiles was a caller at the Daily
News office last night, and he dent
look very much like man who had
recently committed suicide. He is
much annoyed over the matter, and is
unable to understand why any person
should send out such report concern
ing him. At the suggestion of the edi-
tor of the Daily News, he has written
to the Hattiesburg Daily News to Sc
cure a copy of the letter, with the in
tention of placing it in the hands of
the federal officials to ascertain the
identity of the writer.
"Mr. Ellzey, proprietor of the Ho'
tel Barrett, at which place Mr. Mobiles
has his room, made the following state
ment concerning the young man:
Mr. Mobiles came to my hotel on
the 18th of June in search of work. He
found job at the depot lunch counter
and went to work Immediately He
has been at work ever since, has his
room at my house, and comes in regu
larly every night. He has shown him
self to be gentleman in every re
spect, has not taken drink since HI
has been in my hotel, that have beer
aware of, and has shown no sign
of dependency or other symptoms o
man about to take his own life.
"Mr. Mobiles also has a brother stay
ing at my house who has been Their
for three years. Both are perfect ger
tIemen in every respect, insofar as
know, or have been able to observe a
manager of the Hotel Barrett"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01

mess of it, No better illustration Of
this has ever been given than the
story printed of the narrow escape OF
Secretary Taft from death by railroad
accident, few days ago. Mr.. Taft
was riding peacefully in the rear car
of a ten-car train. press correspond
ent goes on to say that "the piston
rod broke short off" and that the bro
ken piston rod cracked the cylinder
1t is then stated that an operator in
the signal tower east of Coshocton say
that the piston. rod was broken and
the cylinder cracked, and threw down
the signal to stop the train. The en-
gineer is made to say that If the piston
rod had fallen on the track it would
have derailed the train.
1t would be difficult to imagine a
greater lot of adsurdities than are con-
tanned in this statement. If the piston
rod broke off short it would not, by
any possibility, crack the cylinder. If
the piston rod were broken short off
and the cylinder was cracked, the
operator in the tower looking down on
an engine going fifty miles an hour
could not possibly see the injury ~
the engine If he did see the injury
to the engine as it passed the tower,
it would be too late for him to stop
the train. If the piston rod broke
short off and, for reason, the cyl
inder cracked, the engineer and fir =
man would be be bound to know it in
stantly and, of course, would stop thu
train without any assistance from the
tower. If the broken piston rod fell
to the ground, If could not by any pos
sibility have derailed the train. It
does not ride directly over the rail,
and if it fell would strike the ground
instead of the rail, and il, for any
reason, it did strike the rail it could
not derail the engine because it would
be short, well oiled shaft which
would necessarily slip off the rail of
its own weight without any push from
a wheel.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01
The Denuer Convention.

The Daily News publishes today The
FIST of series of articles by Rooer-
tus Love, who will report the Denver
convention for the American Press AS
scc'ation. These art cles will appear
from day to day sntil the convention
H. over.
III addition 10 the report of The
American Press Association, several
staff correspondents of the Hearst
News Service win be on hand when
the convention is called to order and
readers of the Daily News may expe,
the big doings" from Denver a-~ssas,
as the wires can bring the news.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01
New PopuIist Paper.

Jackson, Miss, July Nv b.
o'Neal. of Simpson County, announces
that he will shortly begin the publica-
ton of a newspaper devoted to the in
terests of the Populist party. 1t is
not known where the domicile of the
new publication will be located
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01
NOTICE.

Saturday, July 4 being legal holt
day, the following banks will be closed
All those desiring pay rolls should
take notice and be governed accord
ingly. Paper maturing on that date
should have attention the day before.
Hattiesburg Trust & Banking Co.
National Bank of Commerce.
First National Bank.
Citizens Bank. JUL ct
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01
Ignorance, EUasion
or Robbery-Whrch?

When Treasurer Webb. of the Cum
perland Telephone and Telegraph
Company first wrote City Tax Asses
sor Beaumont, he gave the number OF
telephone connections at 759. Shortly
afterward he wrote the city assessor
another letter in which he said that
he had made a mistake-that the cor
rect number was 632 instead of 759.
Mr.. Webb had possibly overlooked
the fact that his company is charging
Hattiesburg patrons on basis of 500
connections.
And it is evident that he had also
overlooked the statement of Mr.. John
C. Hay the local manager, who re-
Gently made affidavit to the statement
that the company had more than $40
subscribers at the Hatuesburg eX-
I change
The question naturally arises: Is
Treasurer webb totally ignorant of the
real status of the Hattesburg ~
change. isr he merely trying to evad'
taxastron by lowering the assessment
t the company, or is it possible tina
his figures are correct and that th,
4 Cumberland Telephone Company is de
liberately robbing the people of Hat
tiesburg by charging rentals on
basis of 500 connections when it ha
less than that number?
To be perfectly plain, somebody ha
lied about the matter-and the fabr
cation is of a sort that calls for promp
and specific correction.
The Home Telephone Company {
HattieshHg has gwen in its propert!
ITO the assessor at more than $4,000
The Cumberland monopoly wants to b.
assessed at half that amount. TIL
people of Hattiesburg, who are ia
miljar with the equipment of the tw
exchanges, know that this is not just.
This is not ignorance on the par
Of the Cumberland Telephone Con
pany. Nobody will accuse them {
that. 1t is evasion-a deliberate effol
10 escape just and equitable taxation
If the Cumberland Telephone Cor
many has $4,000 worth Of property
Hattiasburg. it should be compelled
nay taxes on that valuation.
If the Cumberland Telephone Coz
pany has 500 telephones at the Hs
tiesburg exchange, it should pay tax
on that basis.
But IL the Cumberland Telepho
Company has less than 800 phones,
Mr.. Webb insists, then it should redu
the rate as provided in it's franchi
and refund to the people of Haiti
burg the several hundred dollars viii
it has deliberately stolen from tie
phone subscribers.
And it is the duty of the city col
eli to see that it is DONE
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01

ed that 1t is unconstitutional to re-
quire barber to keep clean towels
and separate shaving mugs. 1t is also
unlawful for Texas mobs to lynch
niggers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01
Dog Ordinances.

Jackson, Miss, July IA number
of Mississippi cities have recently
adopted dog ordinances of one kind
and another. Most of them provide
that all dogs running at large must
wear muzzles.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01
Lamp Exploded.

McComb City, July IA lamp ex-
ploded in one of the passenger cars of
the Liberty-White Railroad yesterday
and caused a small panic. The train
was stopped and the passengers I'M
loaded, after which the fire was soon
extinguished.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01
Editor Henry May Attend.

Jackson, July EDITOR R. H. Henry
of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger may
attend the Denver convention as a
delegate from the State-at-large in lieu
of Ex-Governor Lowry.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01
inspecting the Yellow Doc.

Jackson, Miss, July 1.-Railroad
Webb left this afternoon
for Tutwiler, where he will spend
Thursday and Friday inspecting the
Yellow Dog Railroad.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01

g. Governor, Chamberlain says that he
doesi't y want to be vice president.
May0s John Allen will take it, if they
VIII 1t him still live in Tupelo.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01

Hattiesburg will be in position to en-
terrain the Mississippi National Guard
next year The car line will be COM
pleted and we will have public park
of some pretensions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01
For Supreme Justice.

Jackson, July Formal announce
ment has been made that Judge S. s
Calhoon, for the past eight years a
member of the Mississippi supreme
bench, will be an applicant for reap
pointment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01
". M. c. A. Building.

Jackson, July 1.-More than $4,000
has already been raised here for the
erection of Y. M. G. A. building and
the committee expresses every conf
dence that the necessary sum will be
raised and that the building will soon
be reality
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01

jackson gets the next convention of
the Mississippi Travellers, but Hatties-
burg came within six votes of landing
the prize.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01

"A hess of pottage and a man. of
straw is the way Henry Watterson
refers to the Republican platform and
the Republican nominees
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01

dial and copies are today being forward
ed to the several members Of the
Board OF Trustees for their cons'd-
GRAFTON, II . ,.hnounc I'd that no meet
ing of the trustees will be held to take.
final action in the matter until after
Governor Noel has returned from Dem
yer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-01
Sons Of Veterans.

Jackson, July 1.-Col. e. N. Scudder-
has issued an appeal for the organiza-
ton of additional camps of the United
Sons of Confederate Veterans.