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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
NO ORDERS FOR ECHO CUTOFF ON 0.
R. & \.

That the completion of the Una
tilla irrigation project and the grow
ing Importance of Hermiston will
perhaps prevent the construction oi
the Echo-Coyote CUTOFF on the o. r
g. N. is now the belief OF prominent
o. r. & N. officials.
Although 1t has been reported al
Echo that preliminary steps are now
being taken toward the construction
Of the cutoff yet officials say that
nothing has been done with the mat
ter for months and that no orders
for the beginning of work have been
received
II is the belief of the officials that
had Hermiston not been rounded and
the Umatilla irrigation project un-
dertaken that the cut-orr would have
been completed long ago. but as the
company will have to maintain line
to Hermiston now under any circum.
stances 1t is not their belief that the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
BRYAN BOLTERs
LOSE SKIRM|SH
NEBRASKAN HOLDS TO IDEA
THAT HE IS MAN FOR PLACE
Delegation Headed by COI. Harvey Of
Harper's Magazine. Confer With
With Peerless One in Regard to His
Withdrawing from Race and Ad-
init That They Were Defeated in
Their Project-Plan OF New York
Democrats for New Man as Leader
Has Fallen Fiat.

Washington. ID. c., Jan. 2S.-The
end of the fight against the pomina-
tion of Bryan by the democrats rep
resenting the old Cleveland Parker
wing of the party, is generally sup
posed to have. been reached yester-
day when the delegation OF demo-
Gratis headed by Col. Harvey, editor
of Harper's Magazine, came to Wash
ington to confer with him In regard
to his withdrawing from the race.
They failed to convince the Me-
braskan that he was not the most
available man in the party. Follow
ing the meeting Colonel Harvey ad-
mitted defeat
I'VE lost out" he said, Bryan Is
certain to be nominated. The por-
ject advanced by the New York DEM
ocrats for a new man as leader has
fallen flat"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
LANGDON SCORED IN COURT.
Calhoun's Attorney Accuses Distric
Attorney of Breach of Faith.

San Francisco, Jan. 2S.-District
Attorney Langdon was given ter
rifle scoring today by A. A. Moore,
attorney for Patrick Calhoun, of the
United Railroads, because of the fail
ure Of Langdon to set Calhoun's case
for trial.
He accused Langdon of breaking
faith with him in delaying the trial
and said that the Ruef trial was
merely a club to hold over Calhoun
and delay the magnate's trial.
Langdon's face flushed with an
ger but he said nothing in reply save
to deny Moores charges. Calhoun
was in the court room during Moores
speech. Ruef was given a continu-
ance until Thursday in order to await
the arrival of Attorney Ach from Los
Angeles.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28

Johns Hopkins Science Professor
Chairman of Committee to Work
for Enforcement of Pure Food
Laws.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-It was learn
ed authoritatively today that Prof
Ira Remsen, of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity will be the head Of the con-
sulting committee of five scientists
who will work with the government
in the enforcement of the pure food
laws.
This board was created last week
by the president. The remaining
members have not been selected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28

main line will be constructed down
the Umatilla river to Coyote as was
intended.
Since the Hermiston line will have
to be kept In operation It is now
thought that the main line will be
maintained over the present route
by way of Hermiston.
1t is a well known fact that $1,000
900 was appropriated for the Coyote
Echo cutoff two years ago and the
Hartman system had planned to
construct 1t, but the beginning Of
work on the Umatilla irrigation pro-
jectaand the rapid growth or business
at Hermiston has had the effect Of
changing the plans.
There is a mild rivalry between the
towns of Echo and Hermlston and it
is said that the reports of the begin
ming of work on the cutoff which
would have detrimental effect on
Hermiston. have originated in the
Echo newspaper office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28

New York, Jan. 2S.-The state be.
gan the Introduction of evidence in
rebuttal today in the Thaw case. r
e. Lingley, public accountant, who
was in Madison Square Garden the
night Harry Thaw shot and killed
White, was the first witness of the
day. He declared Thaw appeared
rational enough to him.
Mayer Cohen, a music publisher,
also saw Thaw in the garden that
night and he, too, thought him ra-
tional. Paul Brune and Warner Pax
ton, the foreman and engineer sta
toned In the garden, say the tragedy
and testified that Thaw showed no
signs of insanity.
District Attorney Jerome has de-
cided not to sail any medical experts
in rebuttal. During the morning ses-
sion he called number of witnesses
who testified they always thought
Thaw normal mentally
Abraham Snydecker, clerk of Abe
Hummel, who witnessed Evelyn Mes
bits signature to the affidavit al
leging Thaw's cruelty, was not able
to identify the photograph of the af-
fidavit this morning.
The state rested in the Thaw case
at o'clock this afternoon. The de-
fense will put in their sirarebnttal
this afternoon and tomorrow morn.
ing and the jury should have the fate
of Harry Thaw in their hands by
early tomorrow afternoon. The sum-
ming up should begin at 10 tomor-
row.
The defense rested at 3:15 this af-
ternoon. introducing no evidence in
surrebuttal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28

That olney cemetery. Pendleton'i
burying ground, should be improved
and kept in better condition than In
the past is the sentiment OF every
citizen who mentions the subject and
the East Oregonlan Is glad to pub
lish the following communication re-
celved this morning upon the mat
Ter Of cemetery improvement
Tn time to begin the improvements
is early In the spring and not In the
middle OF summer after the vegeta-
tion is dead and the streams dried
up. BY concerted action on the part
of the fraternal organizations. clubs,
associations and business men of the
city, olney cemetery can be made
one OF the most beautiful spots in
the county II Is well located and
with just a little expenditure for wa
ter could be made attractive and
pleasant the year through.
The following communication from
a well known Pendleton citizen was
received this morning:
Pendleton. Jan. 2S, 190s.-(To the
Editor. )--Pendleton has the reputa-
ton Of being a progressive town. 1t
is. 1t Is known as wealthy town.
That. too. Is true, Its substantial
business blocks. modern homes. paw
ed streets and other features Of met
ropolitan life appeal to the stranger
within her gates.
But there Is one thing in which
Pendleton is sadly lacking and that
is proper respect for the dead.
Olney cemetery was laid out al
most II years ago and what is 1t to-
day? Simply the stretch of barren
hillside that ii was before Il was ever
devoted to cemetery purposes.
know of nothing more cherries,
disheartening and disgraceful than
the condition of this cemetery on
summer day.
With the exception of few graves
where the relatives OF those who
have passed away have arranged
with the sexton to haul water to
them the conditions are anything but
credit9ble. That the cemetery con-
tains the remains of loved ones from
almost every family that has been in
the city for any length Of time.
Somewhere or other am informed
a fund of $20oe lies idle which was
long since directed to be used in
bringing water into this cemetery.
This may not be enough, but III
the Commercial association, the Wo-
mems clubs and the various other
associations and societies that exist
in the city will take the proper in
terest a sufficient fund can be speed. |
lily raised to bring water into the |
cemetery and with water only a lit
tie time will pass until trees, grass
and flowers will redeem and beau
tify this cheerless spot Of ground.
I do not believe there is anyone
living here who has a loved one laid
away in Olney cemetery who will not
do his share In. the matter. II we are
so ready and willing when 1t comes
to celebrations and street fairs why
not devote little Of our time, en-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28

Those who have land in this coun-
ty but have escaped assessment
through the fact that their deeds were
not recorded will now "get theirs"
Through an arrangement Just made
with the county court. ]. T. William
son, Of La Grande, has undertaken
to list all decided lands within the
county upon which taxes are not be-
ing paid.
In this county, as in all others,
there is said to be more or less land
for which the deeds have never been
placed upon record. When such is
the case the assessors have no means
Of listing the property unless the
owners willingly give in their proper
ty which they seldom do in such
cases.
Only recently Mr.. Williamson per-
formed similar service for Union
county and found about 5000 acres
of decided land on which the owners
had been paying no, taxes, escaping
through the fact that their deeds
were not recorded.
Under the law the county may coll
lect five years back taxes upon any
property which the owners have been
Withholding from assessment. Under
the terms of the deal with Mr.. Will
Hanson the county will pay him the
amount derived from the first years
tax upon All property discovered BY
him
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28

ergy and money to do something that
should have been done long ago? Why
not issue call for a mass meeting? :?
Who will be the first in the list of
associations. clubs. lodges or societies
to take the initiative in this matter? :?
With prompt action water can be
put into this cemetery so that next
summer will transform Its appear
ance.
Let us do away with conditions
that should never have existed and
put water into Gods acre 10 the end
that those who wish may be in a po-
sition to beautify the last RESTING
places of those who have passed
away.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
win shin in Incubator Chicks.

Anton Nolte, who shipped in about
1000 incubator chickens from Peta-
luna, Cal, last season, is preparing
to ship in at least 1000 this spring.
He had excellent success with those
brought in last year and will make a
regular practice Of handling them
His losses on the 1000 brought here
last season were very light and he
has enjoyed good market for both
eggs and fowls.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
FILE o NHERSusToN LAND.
La Grande Land Office Receives
Many Filings on Desert Claims.

Filing on homesteads, and on the
desert land thrown open for entry to
privileged settlers near Hermiston
this morning have been unusually
active at the United States land Of
flee this morning Before the noon
hour, mail and personal filings on
homesteads had reached 23. Six
timber and stone claims had been
filed on at the same hour, says the
La Grande Observer.
piece of desert land in Umatilla
county was thrown open for entry
this morning and seven filings were
made on that land.
Aside from receiving these many
filings, contest case. was disposed of
this morning. II was the case of Ira
L. McFalls VS.. John Ross, and the
dispute was over a piece of land
near Kamela.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
WILL DIG UP
HIDDEN TAXES
Land Which Escapes Taxation
Because Deeds Are Not Re-
corded to Be Listed.
COUNTY COURT ENGAGES
j. T. WILLIAMSON.

Much Land In County That Is Not
Assessed Because Assessor Has No
Way OF Knowing of Such Land by
Record-Expect to List Such Prop
erty-Recently Found 5000 Acres
Of Unlisted Property In Union
COunty-WilI Get First Years
Taxes for His LabOr-Question Of
Timber Land Assessment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
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DRINK ROOSEVELT
TOAST IN SILENCE.

4 New York, Jan. 2S.-J. p.
+ Morgan was cheered as the
+ 'Uncrowned King of American
+ finance" last night at the an
= nual banquet OF bankers Of New
+ York at the Waldorf-Astoria.
+ A toast to Roosevelt was Z
4 drunk in absolute silence on the
4 part of the guests.
+ Morgan sat unmoved during :
& the cheering that followed the :
+ mention of his name.
= When the toast to Roosevelt Z
{: was called everybody stood up
= as usual and drank and then :
= sat down In silence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
NJ. w. A. Rates Will Not Be Raised.

A circular letter has just been re-
ceived by G. A. Robbins, clerk of
Tutuilla camp of the Modern Wood
men of America, denying that an eff
fort will be made to raise the insur-
ance rates at the next meeting of the
head camp of that order. The letter
is from State Deputy j. w. Simmons
of Portland, and absolutely denies
the report published in a Portland
paper several weeks ago to the effect
that rates would be raised. Consid-
cradle discussion has been raised
among the membership here about
the alleged raise which was to be
made at the head camp meeting, but
this letter removes all fears on that
ground.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
win Not Apply for Rehearing.

San Francisco, Jan. 2S.-The dis
trict attorneys office will not apply
for a rehearing in the appeal of Eu-
gene Schmitz in which the judg-
ment of the lower court was dismiss
Cd.
Langdon announced this today. He
will not say whether he will take the
matter up before the supreme court
or not
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
THAW CASE To
JURY TOMORROW
Defense Rests This Afternoon
Without Introducing Sub
rebuttaI Evidence
SUMMING UP WILL BEGIN
TOMORROW MORNING

Second Trial of Murderer OF Stanford
White VIII End Before the Close
of Another Day-Winesses Testi-
fy Today That Ihaw Was Rational
-Hummers Clerk Fails to Identi-
fy Photograph of Evelyn's Cruelty
Affidavit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
Pioneer Conductor Here.

Jake Gulling. the pioneer, o. R. g.
n. conductor of the Elgin branch,
came over this morning and will look
over the Pilot Rock branch line with
view of taking that run in the near
future, perhaps, He has been i'll at
his home in La Grande for some time
but is now about recovered
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
Poaccable settlement Says HAyashi.

Toxic. Jan. 2S.-Replying to an in
terpollatlon In parliament today, For.
eign Minister Hayashi declared that
the recall of Ambassador Aoki will
have no effect on the negotiations
with the United States in regard to
the immigration treaty which he said
would be settled in a manner salts
factory to the Japanese.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
WHY NOT IMPROVE
OLNEY CEMETERY?
PendIeton'S Burial Grounds
Should Be Kept in Better
Condition.
WATER is NEEDED TO
MAKE PLACE ATTRACTIVE

Taxpayer Suggests Some Pertinent
and Timely Points Favorable to
Early Improvement--Water Could
BE Supplied II Fund Could be
Raised for That Purpose-BaTen
and CRASHES Hin Could Easily be
Converted Into Pretty Cemetery
Park With Little labor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
CHARGE AGAINST
MAYS DISMISSED
Government Fails to Make
Case Against Co-Defendant
of Hall.
ARGUMENT TO DISMISS
HALL CASE THIS AFTERNOON

Honey Makes Motion at Opening OF
Morning Session to Ask Judge Hunt
TO Instruct the jury TO Find Mays
Not Guilty--Argument in Halls
Favor ON Grounds That No Evil
dence Has Been Introduced Show
ing Hall Guilty of Acts Charged.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
CAPTAIN AND 10 MEN SAVED.
Eclipse, an American Sailing Vessel,
Lost i'm Open Ocean Off Honolu-

Honolulu, Jan. 2S.-A ships boat
containing Captain Larsen and 10
members of the crew of the Eclipse.
are reported to have arrived at the
island of Maui.
The Eclipse, an American sailing
vessel, went down in the open sea
900 miles north of Honolulu. The
men took to the boats Three died
later from exposure and privation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
Reitman Cleared of Riot Cbaroc

Chicago, Jan. 2S.-Ben Reitman,
charged with melting a riot last
week when he lead the unemployed
in a parade was acquitted today. He
says that he intends to go to Califor-
mia at once.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28

TUPPER LEAVES TO AC-
CEPT CANADIAN JOB.

C. T. Tupper, who has had
charge of the safety deposit
, business at the Savings bank,
leaves this afternoon for Win
nepeg, Canada, where he is to
accept a very lucrative position
in the real estate business. He
will have charge of H. L. EN-
merits Winnepeg office. The
remainder of the family will
stay here for the time being and
Miss Tupper will continue her
work in the Savings bank.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
schuebcl Appointment Considered.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-The sub
committee of the judiciary commit
tee of which Senator Fulton is chair
man, met tonight to consider the
matter Of the Schuebel appointment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
Regarding Timber Land.

The county court has also been
considering the advisability of grad
ing the timber land of the county SO
as to assess il more in accordance
with the actual value. At present all
such land is assessed alike. whereas
1t differs greatly in value. In order
to get at the value Of the respective
tracts it would be necessary for the
county to have it "cruised"
But according to one of the COM
missioners. it is not likely the court
will do this at present owing to the
fact that most of the Umatilla coun-
ty timber is remote from transporta-
tion lines and so is not sufficiently
marketable to justify cruising.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28

Death Penalty for Assault on Women
Jackson. Miss, Jan. 2S.-As a cure
for lynching the house passed bill
yesterday making 1t the death pen
atty for the attempt to assault on
women.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
Archbishop of Paris Is Dead.

Paris, Jan, 2S.-Cardinal Richard
archbishop of Paris, died today, a
victim of congestion of the lungs He
was 80 years old.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
Torpedo FlotiIIa Warmly Received

Buenos Ayres, Jan. 2S.-The torpe-
do boat flotilla was warmly received
here today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28

Pendleton stores are filled with at
tractive goods at the most reason-
able prices ever to prevail In the
inland empire. Read the adver-
tisements for particulars.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-28
REMsEN HEADS COMMITTEE.

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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-01
HEADLIGHT MORGAN
Wins Two Blue RibbOnS-HiS
Colts Get Nine

Headlight Morgan, owned by I'm
Gle Dick Skinner, took two blue
ribbons at the State Fair recently
held at Hutchinson. The first was
in the stallion class and the other
was for a stallion with three of his
get.
Nine colts Of this horse were ex-
hibited and five received blue rib
bons and four received red ribbons.
The judge was a government horse
expert and said this was the finest
horse that there was in America to:
day.
The horse owned by w. T. Bruce
of Englewood, took second prize in
the stallion class and he is a colt
from Headlight.
These horses we're shown with
horses from Iowa, Kansas and Ne
braska.
Uncle Dick can justly feel proud
of his horse and the colts, and
Meade county should feel proud to
have such horses.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-01
Monte Christie

There will be special scenic re-
vival of "Monte Cristo" at the
Phelps Opera house October 9th
when Fred G.. Conrad's metropolitan
Company will present the Dumas
drama with all its original strength
Mr.. Conrad will offer the clever ar
rangement of the Dumas Novel for
the stage by Eugene Moore, known
throughout the country as one of the
best actors who ever starred in the
play. There are FIVE acts with I'M
pressive climaxes, including the fam
Gus, "The World Is Mine"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-01
CROOKED Greek Items

Everyone was hunting up over
coats and caps the first of the week.
Chas. Thompson made business
trip to Meade Thursday and return
ed Friday.
School is progressing nicely at the
Lakeland school hous.. There is
an enrolment of fourteen pupils.
Morton Wilson and family were
visitors of Five Mile, Sunday.
Mrs. c. V. Thompson was at
Mrs. Surgeons. Monday and Tues
day.
Bob Hollister hauled supply of
coal for the school the first of the
week. The school board has also
announced that the school house is
to receive fresh coat of paint.
Edith Butler and Eva Smith were
visiting in the neighborhood Sun
day.
A slight frost was on the ground
Monday morning. Everything goes
to indicate an early winter this year.
L. P. Desmarias took a herd of
cattle to pasture near Englewood
Monday.
MERELY MARY ANN.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Rahenkamp, of
Haviland, Kas., visited over Sunday
with John Taskenhorst and family.
Claus Eckhof, of Cole Camp,
Mo-, was down in our settlement
Sunday. He is visiting Henry
Borchers and other relatives.
The Mission festival of our Ger
man church Sunday was we'll attend
ed and enjoy ed. Rev. J. c. Adel,
of Optima, Okla, had charge of the
German service in the morning and
Rev. H. F. Gronemeyer preached
an English sermon in the afternoon.
A good collection was taken up for
the home mission cause.
Mrs, Henry Winter was called to
Denver, Colo, last week to visit her
son, William, who is very sick with
typhoid fever.
Mrs. Harry Lewis and Gladis re-
turned Monday from Eureka, Kas.
GERMANY.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-01
A School Fair

In response to our request for
suggestions as to the best means for
raising money to purchase musl-
cal instrument for the public school,
many plans have been proposed.
But it seemed that the most practi-
cal plan is a School Fair:
So, in order that this or some
other plan may be started at once,
we kindly ask all who are interested
to meet in the upstairs rooms of the
Meade State Bank building at 500
O'Clock, Friday evening, October 2.
Everybody come.
Respectfully,
|. BUNYARD.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-10-01
Edison Phono8raph !

Mr.. Edison would like to see an Edison
Phonograph in every American home, be-
cause he knows that there is in this, his fav-
orite invention more sound, healthy amuse
ment than can be had 10 any other way for
SO little money, after all, what is it that we
want in the way of entertainment? We go to
the theatre to hear songs and dialogues, to
the dance hall for music and motion, TO the
concert hall or grand opera to hear good sing
ing, when we can get them all, at far less ex-
pense and trouble, in our own homes with the
Edison Phonograph.
Our Edison Phonograph Standard Outfit
No. with. large horn, stand and IL records
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down, S. 90 per moath. Every record in the
Edison catalogue.
If there is record you want we can send
1t to you
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