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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18

That Pendletons new city bonds
amounting OF $4,000 look exceed
ingly good to investors, notwithstand-
ing the financial stringency in the
east, is shown by the fact that one
OF the biggest financial firms in Chi
cago, has sent a representative to
this city TO look into the bonds and
will make a report to the firm at
once
w. A. Scott, a representative of E.
H. Rollins & Son, of Chicago, arrived
in the city last evening and today
has been in conference with city Of
ficials in regard to the recent bond
issue but will await the return OF
Mayor E. ]. Murphy from Portland,
before sending a report to the house
on the bonds.
Mr. Scott is western representative
of the house and is located perma-
nently at Denver and travels extern
sively in western states for the con-
cern. ~
He recently made a purchase of
100000 worth of city hall and fire
station bonds at Walla Walla and
will go from here to Wallace and
Spokane to look into bond issues in
those places.
While not giving out any definite
information as TO the possibility Of
purchasing Pendleton bonds, Mr..
Scott declares that the property VAL
ues and conditions of Pendleton are
exceedingly favorable and as his COM
pany has just invested in a large
block of Walla Walla bonds there is
every hope that the purchase of Pen
dleton's bonds will be recommended
by him.
Judge Fitz Gerald city recorder,
has furnished Mr.. Scott with all the
desired data concerning the bond issue
and the financial condition of the
city and this information has been
forwarded to the house at Chicago.
Upon the return of Mayor Murphy
from Portland the matter of the bond
purchase will be taken up formally
and it is now thought that a sale will
be effected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
Struck in Face With Rock.

o. R. & N. trainmen coming in
from the east brought the news of
vicious attack of a young laborer.
Charles Harris, upon Andrew Lun, an
aged foreman at the ice pond at North
Powder yesterday. Lun had dis
charged young Harris and while the
foreman was experimenting the load
ing of a car Harris threw a rock,
striking him in the face, breaking the
jaw and crushing his face in a hor-
rible. manner. Harris was arrested
and placed under $1,000 bonds and is
now in Jail at Baker City. Lun will
live, it is thought.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
SUGAR BEET SEED RECEIVED.
La Grande Sugar Factory Preparing
for the 1908 Crop.

The Amalgamated Sugar company
has received a carload of sugar beet
seed as part of the quantity that
will be used for this years seeding,
says the La Grande Star.
/ This supply comes from fields near
Fairfield, Wash. Up to within cou-
pie of years ago all the sugar beet
seed was imported from Germany
The Washington seed was used last
year with very gratifying results and
it is not likely that any more seed
will be brought across the Atlantic
for this part of the country.
The domestic seed is not only more
easily obtained, but it is considered
that on account of being acclimated
it is better than that which is pro-
duced in other countries regardless of
the quality of the foreign product in
other respects.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
TELEPHONE LINES MERGED.
Big Combination Effected Between
California Corporations.

Los Angeles. Jan. 1S.-A telephone
merger of far reaching effect has been
consummated at Redlands. The deal
consists of the transfer of the Pa
cific States Telephone & Telegraph
company to the Southwestern Home
Telegraph & Telephone company, all
of its local lines. exchanges, loops, in
struments and connections in Red
lands and a dozen surrounding towns
and 1t is understood that working
agreement has been entered into for
the exchange of business for score
rof small towns.
BY this deal the Sunset will con-
fine its business to long distance
switching, while the Home will con-
troll local business.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
WILL SOON RESCUE MINERS.
Rcscuers Close 10 Imprisoned Men i'm
the Ely, New. Mine.

Ely. New, Jan. 1S.-Developments
in the next "a hours may bring the
three imprisoned miners at Ely to
the surface of the earth in safety, An
opening was found at the 500 foot
level large enough for a man to
crawl through and the rescuers
reached the 75e level shortly.
The men are thought to be near
the 1000 foot level
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
NOTARY NOT NEEDED.
Washington Supreme Court Says Un-
ACKNOWLEDGED Deeds Arr. Cool.

olympia, Jan. 1S.-That deed not
acknowledged before notary is bind
ing'between the parties is ruling
upheld by the supreme court 'yester-
day that carries out the deathbed
wishes of Fren Lanston OF Kitsap
county, who in dying. decided ms sole
realty holding, valued at $10O to
Theodore, Melvin and Lenord Mstson
children of Mrs. Matilda Matson.
No notary being available the deed
was not acknowledged. The adpTin-
istrator of the estate did not recog-
nize the. deed as valid and sold the
property with the lower courts order
to Andrew johnson. The decision
rendered yesterday gives the place to
the children.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
Home from Norway.

A. Bklund, the well known shoe-
maker and shoe store man OF Court
street, returned home this morning
from a two months visit in his old
home at Stockholm, Sweden. He en-
5oyed his visit very much and saw
many changes in that old country in
the IS years which he has been alb
sent. He left Pendleton two months
ago and made ahe round trip alone.
He is delighted 10 be back in Oregon
and has no desire whatever to live in
Europe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
Pay for City Officials.

The city council of Union has pass
ed an ordinance allowing members
of the city council and the mayor SO
per night for actual attendance at
council meetings, beginning the first
of the year 1908. No pay will be
given where member does not at
tend the meeting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
To Pass ON Pure Food Problems,

Washington, Jan. 1S.-President
Roosevelt today announced that he
had decided to appoint commission
of scientists from the leading univer-
stiles TO pass on the problems brought
up by the enforcement of the pure
food law. The University of califor-
mia, Yale, Chicago and John Hop
kins will be the schools represented
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
JAP FLEET SAFE AT HOME.
minister OF Msrinc Gives Out State
mcnt 10 Quiet Rumors.

Toxic, Jan. lS.-All doubt con-
cerning the whereabouts of the Jap
anese fleet is removed by a state
ment officially made by Saito, the
japanese minister Of marine, who
states that the warshaps are at home.
He declares the vessels have not gone
on secret mission and offers to make
a more lengthy statement is neces-
40 ~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
Torpedo BOATS to Remain with Fleet

Washington, Jan. 1S.-The torpedo
boat flotilla will remain with the fleet
hereafter and will probably not visit
Buenos Ayres as was planned. The
torpedo boats fell behind the sched-
ule so much it was thought best to
keep the fleet together
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18

except that he had been employed in
responsible positions with several ex-
press companies many years ago. He
was about so years of age.
The dead man mad no relatives in
this country and today Coroner
Ralph Folsom sent a message to Dem
yer. where Seymour formerly work.
ed, to ascertain II any relatives are
living there. Nothing will be done
in regard to the funeral until a re-
ply is receiced from Denver.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
MILLIONAIRE TO ASYLUM.
While Being Examined Attempts to
Kill Wife and Creates Trouble for
POIipp

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 17S,-Bernard
Strok. a millionaire brewer, was sent
to the alylum today. adjudged insane
by the examiners.
While under examination he at
tempted to kill his wife. He then
jumped in an auto and dashed madly
about the city, pursued by the police,
who finally captured him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
KILLED BYA FALL At CITY BREWERY

"Bnl' Seymour. an employe of the
Pendleton Bottling works on Court
street, fell down the elevator snaft
at the brewery last evening and died
from the effects of his injuries at st.
Anthony's hospital at noon today
Seymour has been in the city for
several years and about two years
ago was injured in the west end of
the city by being struck by an o. r.
& n. train Little Is known Of him
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
May open at Pilot Rock.

Mrs. N. f. Harris of the Vogue Mil
linery, has Just returned from Pilot
Rock, where she looked over the field
with a view to opening small stock
of millinery goods If the location is
found to be favorable for the busi-
ness
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18

Portland, Jan. 1S.-Gus c. Moser,
of Portland, was elected president of
the fraternal order OF Owls today at
the annual convention being held
here. The next annual convention
will be held at Vancouver, B. c., in
1909.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
RUFF CHEERFUL OVER
ESCAPE FROM CELL

San Francisco, Jan. 1S.--
Abe Ruef and District Attorney
Langdon held a conference this
morning In which Ruef settled
the final details concerning his
immunity. Ruef was very
cheerful and his manner indicat-
ed that he enjoyed the relief
from the danger of a cell at
San Quentin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
Called to Discuss immigration.

Vancouver b. c., Jan. 1S.-E.
aIwanaga, secretary of the Japanese
consulate at Vancouver, has been
called to Tekoa to confer with the
foreign office in relation to immi-
grafton questions. He will leave Van-
couver early next month.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18

The rescue party is st'll al. work
to rescue the miners entombed In the
mine at Ely, New. and will reach the
men by February /. The men are
still alive, being fed by means OF a
tube.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18

Emil Mittag, of Milwaukee, Wis,
has written the pension department
that he shot his own fingers off and
does not deserve the pension that he
has been drawing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
EXPOSITION WILL
NOT BE DELAYED.

Seattle, Jan. 1S.-The rumor
that the Alaska Yukon Pacific
exposition at Seattle would be
postponed for a year. was posi-
lively denied by President Chill
berg today, The contract for
; the agricultural building has
} been, given out for $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
sroEssEL TURNS THE GUNS.
After the Strategists Whom He De-
clares We're the Cause of the Fall
OF Port Arthur.

st. Petersburg, Jan, 1S.-General
Stoessel today turned his artillery on
the st. Petersburg strategists whom
he accuses of being responsible for
the loss of Port Arthur.
Basing his testimony on the stories
of his men he will attempt to prove
that the fortress was not protected
by an adequate number OF men, that
arms were inadequate and provisions
were scanty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
HERM|STON WATER
USERS PLEA HEARD
interior Department Grants
Prayer for Delay in First
Payment.
SETnIEBs CAN GET YEAR
1oF GRACE TO GROW CROP

Mater Users Association Sends Peti-
':tions TO Department for Relief of
Poor settlers on New PrOjecf and
message Bears News OF Success of
the Effort-Speclal Order Makes
Necessary TO Apply for Water
Rights Before June is, 1908.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18

LOOK VEkI GOOD.
Representative OF {. H. ROl-
Iins & Sons of Chicago
Looking Into Recent ISSue.-
sis;E FIi;d PURCHASED
100000 IN WALLA WALLA.

w. A. Scott, Agent OF Big Firm Of
Capitalists, Is Looking Into PEN
dletOn's Financial Condition
Property Values and Other COndi-
tions Here Are Very Favorable and
Sale of S135,OOO Issue May BE Made
Will Await Mayor Murphy's Re-
turn From Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-18
TWO FOUND GUILTY.
l.. Il. Edwards on Trial Today for
IArceny-New Suit Filed.

the case Of the state VS.. L. e. Ed
wards, charged with purloining some
belongings OF another in the Queen
lodging house, occupied the atten-
ton of the court today. Edwards
vas represented by Pru..t & oliver.
The state rested at noon and the case
was resumed after dinner with the
attorneys for the defense making
motion to dismiss the case for want
of proof on the part of the state to
make a case against their client.
Sues for Half Interest I'm Crop.
Through his attorney. ]. H. Raley
Charles Sevey has filed suit against
Harvey Wade for s475 for his half
interest in 800 sacks of barley valued
at 81 per sack and one-half interest
in 20 tons of hay valued at s8 per
ton, which he alleges the defendant
wrongfully took possession of and
sold, using the proceeds for his own
use.
Paine and Kelly Guilty.
One ballot only was necessary for
the jury to bring In verdict Of
guilty against Arthur Paine and Har-
ry Kelly, charged with robbing a
drunken man, in the circuit court
yesterday. Paine and Kelly were
charged jointly with Mark Shackle-
for for the crime, which occurred on
Cottonwood street, and they sought
to throw the burden of guilt on
Shackleford in the trial yesterday.
The guilty men will probably get at
least year in the penitentiary. The
time for passing sentence has been
fixed by the court as Monday. Paine
and Kelly sought to prove an alibi,
but the jury evidently believed that
they failed to so prove their case.
The attorneys will file a motion for
new trial in the case of Paine.
The case of state VS. Mark Shackle-
ford, one of the trio charged with
robbery. which was set for today. was
postponed on account of the trial of
Edwards. The Shackleford trial was
TO follow the trial of Edwards. but
that case occupied the greater part
of the day.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-27
NORTHERN PACIFIC STOCK ISSUE.
Controller Gray Continues Explanation in
Hearing at St. Paul

St Paul June 26.-The testimony IN the Northern
Pacific rate hearing to-day related largely to the
new S9S goo OD0 stock issue H. A Gray controller
of the road who was again the stand, testified
that none of the new issue put directly on the
market by the Northern Pacific Railway, but that
J. P. Morgan & Co acted as standing fiscal agents
in disposing of the issue.
OF the 9300O0 shares, go 210 10 shares have been
subscribed for. The issue was offered TO sub
scribers on December 81 1906 and the right to sub
scribe ceased, or was announced TO cease. on Jan
uary Is Of last year The subscriptions to date are
far in excess Of the total of the regular quarterly
instruments Mr.. Gray said, because some Of the
stockholders chose to pay in full, instead Of in in
stalments Payments amounting to $50 o539,6 ,6S4 had
been received on April 80 of this year.
In answer to a question Mr.. Gray said that no
stock was sold after the middle of January, 1907.
He qualified this remark later, however, when he
had read a letter which the secretary OF j. P
Morgan & Co. had written to Howard Elliott presi-
dent of the road, in which it was announced that
some additional time would be given.
This was by the grace of the agents and not by
the grace of the railway company declared Mr..
Gray
cussOn.
Morgan & Co. and the Deutsche Bank of Berlin
through whom the additional stock handled
Mr.. Gray said. after objection had been over
ruled, that they known as the syndicate
managers. Mr.. How, for the defence, maintained
that since the value of this property s600O O0
and the company chose TO declare only a per cent
ther right to divide the surplus earnings as it
New-York tribune., 1908-06-27
CONDITION OF TRADE.
"Dun's Review" says;


Midsummer quiet is augmented this year by the the
general contraction that mas bI,r m snIendid
B@oeress of the crops strengthens confidence IN IN
fan business is gradually increasing me perez ~
age Of active machinery ,raC-er1eI4 o n,
he cotton goods industry. but the recent snaIR I
advance in hides and leather on aGGoT ess ~ a. shoe
receipts Of title failed TO chech ptosi ttas a. is
eoc-arSse and A fair tonnage Of new buSiIeS u
recelE ~ 5rz,goods were well attended coun-
try merchants replenishlng deP-e7u actions of
- cou1-rv testify TO good distribution or IignL g
u.eigSf - wearing apparel Idle freight cars nave nave
& NteL, L,5,ce5 t9 less than $4,000, and many rail-
rosd shops are resuming repair work wllIe @ earn earn
i5gs in June show loss Of 2QI per cent 5eiiIi SS
-aTed Win the same month last year PreilIIl-
nary statistics OF falIuIfs i,Ie viii compare ia
commercial suspensions IN ; Jntoe ~ coiIaRse last
y-orabIv with every month since tuf - e.
- - week Shows decreases Of S45934I IN e%-
ports and s3.6$0&75 in imports a. tee remained
o. despife preparations for semi annual settle settle
ffr1enntionaIy on small sales Bank exchanges at
New York for the week were liz per CEN ne s de
crease was 1872 per cent
I9radstreet's says:
..rr-sda mis- week has taken on most Of the char
f4t 70 lNa Of midsummer period. and favorable
Taatbar has made for better crop progress. 80 80
SaIed b,- warm weather in most sections and by
J1jdespread reduction sales Jobnins houses nv 1he
i,sI'aI Clearance sales. FAN buying has been ana ana
is cautious pending clearer 'le"S 81 d nd and the
xo xii Is conservativey optimistic. such lines as
leather, staple woTS.sa @ M tee, products are more
r.i,ee lIT+ the great industries as whole are DC
1,- ,orn7ai activity, and summer shutdo"ns PROM
low 70" "a no. he T more widely INDUCED in than for Some
- ,,ser Shoe shipments since January from
y-.-, ,er,-es are the smallest reported Tor sew
Faster asre past The railroads Of the country
are making preparations for crop moving ana 5s r5a
a. ,ugfe-ial Is being taken more Freely me
itiaiI eteeI industries are Irregular. MAnuIact-
ron ron - harvesting machinery report good safes.
uIsts Zeal -, machinery concerns are taking more
aIl1 T3aily-av earnings for June indicate de-
rease Of about IS per cent as against TaTeT
or :" "-dPr1parisons PT are now with ebbing totals
New-York tribune., 1908-06-27
CITY CLUB FOR NEW ALARM SYSTEM.
Memorial to Mayor Explains Dangers from
Confagration.

Mayor Mcclellan and the members OF the boaro
Of Estimate and AppOTtionment yesterday re-
ceived from the City Club urgent request for
action toward beginning construction OF new hre
alarm system for Manhattan. Emil Frenkel. w q
sewal. Walter F. Peacock and Wallace Reid, con-
stituting committee on fire protection of the club
sent memorial to the Mayor saying, among other
things:
The city's fire Geographic system is not only
fundamentally wrong in design, but it is IN
such had physical condition at present as TO FORM
a menace to the sa fety Of very large ana Fitlu-
able portion Of the property values in that I'M
p0rtant section extending from the southern boun-
dary of the Central Park to the Battery and from
river TO river. .--1 .
In our opinion the only possible and logical rem
ev for the existing state of affairs IS the speedy
establishment in the Borough Of Manhattan OF an
absolutely modern and approved hre alarm s%s-
fem altogether separate and distinct from the
nresent dangerous and inefficient equipment
Plans and specifications have been prepared look
ing TO the construction of an entirely new f!Fe
alarm system for the Borough of Manhattan, IN
Guiding all known modern and approved nethodsI,
,rbfs r1rOnosed system has te full Endorsement OF
tbf hest electrical engineering authorities
we believe ii to be highly essential that ACTON
should be at once taken to carry into effect these
MIA MS for new system in order that the LVes ana
property OF our citizens shall receive protecuoh-
New-York tribune., 1908-06-27
SHOT IN FIGHT OVER wIFE's VISIT.
Rockaway Beach Man Says Neighbor
Wounded Him in His Home.

George A. Travers of No. Is South klhert ave
nue. Rockaway Beach, is lying at St Joseph's Hos
pitaI Far Rockaway. with pistol shot in his left
side that may cause his death He says he was
shot last night by John Sheridan. who lives at
No 16 South Elbert avenue.
Travers says when he reached home last night
his wife was absent and he started out among the
paip7bors to find her He went the home OF
Mr. and Mrs Charles Sheridan. and. finding his
wife there he Gays, he ordered her TO return home
with him She refused ne says. and he struck
her whereupon fight ensued IN which every one
took mart John Sheridan. who was also present,
according 10 the story told by Travers to Coroner
Amber last night. drew revolver and shot HIM
PatrOlmen O'Connor and Smith heard the shooting
and found Travers lying In the doorway OF the
Sheridan home. badly wounded. They arrested
Sheridan and his wife.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-27
FIVE RAILROADS ACCUSED.
Milwaukee Merchants Charge Discrimina-
ton IN Favor of Chicago

Washington. June 2s-Charging five railroads
sith 6isc-Inina1ion il favor of Chicago against
Milwaukee " the grain trade, the Chamber Of
Commerce OF Milwaukee fled to-day with the
Interstate Commerce Commission two complaints
asking The government 10 require the same through
Tares on al kinds OF grain from stations the
oe.salan- roads in Iowa, Minnesota and South
TzkC-z TO Milwaukee as TO the Chicago markets.
one complaint charges that the Chicago, Rock
Island s Pacific. in connection with the Chicago
Milwaukee q s. Paul. enforces the same as the
Chicago through rates wheat and barley from
fls three states named 10 Milwaukee but refuses
l. apply these 10 corn, oats and rye, thus giving
Undue reference 10 the Illinois market The other
paint Is against the Illinois Central, the Chi
c1Eg. Milwaukee & 81 Paul and the Chicago &
c(ortlz estern- II says these roads had through
rates On all grain from the three states named 20
Milwaukee identical with the tariff TO Chicago
nut that or August !, 1907, the defendant roads
arbitrarily cancelled the existing Milwaukee through
rates and advanced the rate 10 milwaukee,, which,
Ire complaint alleges. ! unjust and prohibitory.