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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26
NO BOOTHS ON
OREGON 5 GROUND
STATE AND EXPOSITION
AUTHORITIES COMPROMISE
A.-Y.-P.- Officials Agree lot to Erect
Booths on the Grounds Allotted to
States Without Consent of the Lat
ter-Oregon People Say They Will
Not Consent-Controversy Threat
ened to be Serious.

Seattle, May 25.-There will be no
selling booths on Oregon's ground on
the exposition grounds nor on any
land allotted to states or counties. un-
less the exhibitors consent. This is
in accordance with an agreement
reached between the committee of
commissioners of the association and
the executives of the fair committee.
In the case of oregon, president Web
rung, who left for Portland last night,
said Oregon would never consent to
any booths.
The controversy which for a time
threatened serious complications is
now said to be closed. The difficulty
arose through the determination of
the department works Of the expo
sition to erect a hundred candy and
chewing gum booths on the grounds
allotted to the various states. Vari-
ous state commissioners refused to
consent to the disfiguration of their
awns.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26

With five new indictments, seven
sentences, the grand jury investigat-
| ing another case and still another one
on trial it is evident that the present
| brief session Of the grand jury and
circuit court is busy one. Three of
the five indictments were against
Umatilla men charged with selling
liquor in violation of the local option
law, while the other two have not been
made public yet for the reason that
the persons indicted have not been
arrested.
Two of the Umatilla men, F. W.
Cline and j. Johnson, have been SEN
fenced while the other man, Joe Nor
rison has pleaded guilty and will be
sentenced this afternoon or tomorrow
morning. Cline paid a fine of $3.50
while Johnson was fined $500 which
he secured after some delay.
The other five sentenced were ] A.
Crossley, Michael Burke, David Clark.
Henry Henderson, and Fred Hook or
Oakley. Henderson was given six
months for throwing a rock through
the Pullman car window near Gibbon
station a few weeks ago. Hook was
given two years for forging Mayor
Murphy's name. The other three men
are the ones who cracked the safe
in the Sim Galley store at Weston
They entered pleas of guilty to the
charge of larceny from a store and
the other charges against them were
dismissed. Crossley and Burke were
given seven years EACH while Clarke,
the younger of the trio, was let off
with five years.
Crossley recently completed serving |
a five year sentence in the Oregon |
and it is believed that |
Burke has also been inside the walls
IF the Salem institution before.
This afternoon the grand jury is
investigating the case against Mike
Ryan, the aged bachelor farmer, who
killed H. E. Dixon in a quarrel over
road. last week. Jacob Shubert.
he man who was wounded by the
anne bullet which killed Dixon, came
Iown from Walla Walla this morning
nd is giving his testimony before the
rand jury this afternoon. The widow
nd six-year-old son OF the dead man
lso came down from the ranch near
iilton.
The case of the state against
harles Grant, indicted for the selling
f liquor contrary to the prohibition S
NV, is still on trial today, but it is c
elieved that it will be finished and a
wen to the jury late this afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26
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Weston, Ore, May 26.-With the
assembly hall of the Normal school
crowded TO the doors with a throng
Of admiring friends and relatives, IL
graduates were last night handed the
little rolls of sheepskin certifying to
the fact that they had completed the
prescribed course of the eastern Ore
gon State Normal school. While the
exercises were among the most sue
cessful ever held they were also the
most pathetic. In addition to the
fact that commencement is always a
sad season for students. this was
made doubly so by reason of the fact
that it is to be the last commencement
for the local institution, for two years
at least
Flowers were piled high about the
front Of the platform and at the con-
clusion of the evenings exercises
scores of people pressed forward for
the farewell leave-taking.
The commencement oration was
delivered by Judge Stephen A. Low
ell Of Pendleton, who delivered an ex-
ceptionally able and eloquent address
TO the graduates.
Miss Lillian Holman was the class
valedictorian, while Miss Claudia
Kelley was the salutatorian. An ora
tion was delivered by BENJAMIN W.
Curry another member of the class
class.
Regent Hofer was also present and
on being invited to the platform made
brief address, in which he came out
strong for the maintenance Of the
three schools as at present He de-
clared that if necessary he would be
in favor of the maintenance Of a
fourth one within the shadow of the
Oregonian tower.
In addition TO the oratorical part
If the program, several musical num-
oers were offered. Piano selections
we're rendered by Miss Lillian Kemp,
Mss Cecile Boyd, Miss Marjorie Mil
er and Miss Margaret Wheeler. Sew
raj especially creditable choruses
we're also rendered by the student
'ody under the direction OF George
,. Chatterly instructor in music. The
ne vocal number on the program
'as by Miss Lois Powell.
The concluding part of the eve
ing's exercises was the presentation
the diplomas by President R. c.
rench to the II graduates, all bu
To Of whom were from towns out
de of Weston. The members of the
lass were: Lillian Holman, Claudia
.elley. Bessie Vim, Florence March,
oris Barnes, Ada Ely, Louene Hois.
lgton, Benjamin W. Curry. Pima
ayfield, May Meighen and Benja-
in F. Brown.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26
ANCHOR CABLE BREAKS
HANGING BOATSWAIN

Seattle, May 26.-Boatswain An
drew Hamilton, of the cruiser Penn
sylvania, which arrived at Elliott bay
last night from San Francisco. is to-
day suffering from terrible injuries
received while the port anchor was be-
ing dropped as the warship completed
the journey. The shackle was carried
away and the loose cable struck
Hamilton across the legs. mangling
both limbs. below the knees. If he
survives he will probably be crippled
for life. He was hurled into the
water.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26
WORK BEGINS NEXT WEEK
ON NEW PENDLETON DEPOT

The contract has been let and work
Is to start next week on the new
depot Such is the announcement
just received in Pendleton from the
office OF Chief Engineer Boschke.
Fisher & Petrie of Portland were the
successful bidders for the contract,
and the same firm is also said to
have been awarded the contract for
the construction OF the new depot at
Baker.
While II is announced that work is
to commence next week, this does
not mean that the work will be start
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26

ed on the depot building at that
time. Before this work can be COM
menced it will be necessary to move
the roundhouse to its new location
and make other preparatory changes
Everything will be rushed as rapidly
as possible, however, for after the
work is undertaken no delay will be
tolerated.
The grounds have already been
surveyed and stalSed off by the engi-
neers. An inspector is expected to
arrive this week to outline the worn
to be done first. and the big under
taking will be under way.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26

course Of cruel and inhuman treat
ment The woman says Lyon threat
ehed to Kill her and her son by a for
mer marriage; that when she was III
ne refused to procure a physician:
that he killed a sick sheep and made
her eat its meat, while at other times
he refused to furnish sufficient
amount Of food or clothing.
Mrs Lyon asks for am absolute de-
cree OF divorce ana permission to
take her former name Of Gerle.
She also asks Tor SIS for attorney
ices $50 for costs. $50 for clothing
and $50 for her support while this
suit is pending. Peter West reprc-
sents Mrs Lyon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26

New York, May 26.-William Trav-
ers Jerome, the famous district at
torney of New York, will voluntarily
undergo a grilling examination as to
the conduct of his office when the
Peoples institute meets this evening
at Cooper Union.
Mr.. Jerome will not be called upon
to reply to his inquisitors extempor-
aneously, as at first proposed. All
questions have been presented to him
in writing and he has spent much Of
his time during the last three DAYS IN
formulating his answers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26
WANTS $500 FOR
HIS LOST REASON

Tacoma, May 26.-Theodore Nell
son. an inmate of the state insane
asylum at Steilacoom, has brought
suit against his former employers for
$77500, which he claims is the value
Of his lost reason. The suit was
brought through Miss Caroline Lem
son, the mans sister. Nelson was
formerly employed as sawyer at the
Massell Lumber company, and on
May /, 1907, he fell through a trap
door, sustaining injuries unbalancing
his mind
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26
RETURNS NEW
INDICTMENTS
UmatiIIa Men Are Held for
Selling Liquor and Two of
Them Sentenced.
FORGERS AND BANDITS
ARE ALSO SENTENCED

Hendeson Must Spend Six Months i'm
Prison for Throwing Rock
Through a Pullman Car Window
Forgers Of the Mayors Name Given
Six MOnths-Weston Safe Crackers
Held for Seven and Five Years Fol-
lowing Their Pleas Of Guilty-Case
Against Mike Ryan Being Investi-
gated This Afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26
NORMAL HAS
Il GRADUATES
Exercises Held Last Night at
Eastern Oregon Normal
School at Weston.
EVENT SADDENED BY FACT
THAT SCHOOL MUST CLoSR

Exercises Are Among Most Successful
That School Has Ever Held-Com-
mencement Grafton Delivered by
Judge Lowell-Miss Lillian Hob
man Is Class VaIedictorian-SIiss
Kelley Is SalutatOrian - Regent
Hofer Present During Exercises
Favors Fourth Normal i'm State.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26
SUCCESSOR TO CENSUS
DIRECTOR NORTH APPOINTED

Washington, May 25.-1t was Of
ftcially stated at the White House to-
day that Census Director North had
resigned and T.. Dana Durand. dep
uty commissioner of corporations.
has succeeded him The announce
ment was made at the close of a
conference between President Taft
and Secretary Nagel 1t is under
stood that Nagel demanded the resig-
nation as the result of the investiga-
ton recently ordered by the presi-
dent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26
EARTHQUAKE
IN THE EAST
Shock Felt in States of Iowa,
Illinois, Michigan and Wis
ConSin.
THROWN DOWN
IN ONE CHICAGO SUBURB

Shock Continues for -Four Seconds
Early This Morning in Peoria. Ill.,
Small Fires Reported Started by
Overturning of Stoves in Chicago
buildings Shaken in Wisconsin
Rockford, ILL.,. Feels Two Distinct
Shocks-Looscns Car Sending IL
Down Grade.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26
STANDING OF TEAMS
IN FIELD MEET

With 12 points more than her near
est competitor, Baker City high school
won the annual scholastic field
meet at the Frazier track. yesterday
afternoon. Pendleton finished Sec
ond, Ontario third. and La Grande,
fourth The failure OF the Island City
and Union representatives to show up
narrowed the meet to five teams
Though Bakers winning margin was
large, the meet was not decided until
the last two events, in both of which,
the victorious team took all but one
point. The surprise OF the day was
the manner in which the Pendleton
team took the lead with the very first
event and held II until the next to the
last event OF the day was pulled off
This showing In the face of the fact
that the locals had been figured out
of the running is a source of mucn
satisfaction to the Pendleton school
and its supporters, With one more
strong man the victory would have
remained in this city.
Gordon the Star Of Meet.
Chester Gordon of this city. with
Is points to his credit. was the star
point winner OF the day, taking frs,
in the so, the 100 and the 220-yaro
dashes, these being all the events in
which he was entered, except the last
lap in the half-mile relay. Beers Of
Baker City was a close second with
13 points, all of which were won in
the weights. Nat Kimball OF PEN
dleton was third with IL points, hav,
ing won the low hurdles and run sec
ond to Gordon in the so and 100.
Cup to Winning Team.
At the conclusion OF the meet the |
medals were presented to the differ
ent point winners. and Oliver Hus-
ton. as captain OF the University of
Oregon track team, presented the
handsome cup offered by the student.
of the University OF Oregon to the
winning team. This was handed to
Captain Jones OF Baker City.
Huston also ran an exhibition 100.
yard dash in 10 flat, coming down
the line with a magnificent stride
amid the cheers OF the spectators.
Among the surprises of the meet
was Ia Grande's failure to win more
than fourth place. The athletes from
the sugar beet town were the most
confident of victory of any on the
field, but when II came to a show
1own they were not there.
EngtfahI Springs Surprise.
Another surprise was sprung when
1ngdahl fer Pendleton crowded
'eare Of la Grande for first place in J
he mile finishing a strong second.
Gngdahl had not been counted on 10
AXE a place In this event. and when
oward the close of the gruelling it $
'ecame evident that the taii debater
vas going TO come in at least second
he enthusiasm Of the local suppor- n
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26
BAKER WINS
FIELD MEET
Neighboring School Wins the
Eastern Oregon Athletic
Contest by II Points.
PENDLETON SURPRISES ALL
BY BEING CLOSE SECOND

Ontario Gets Third Place and La
Grande Comes In Fourth-Union
and Island City Do Not Show Up In
Meet-COntcst is Close. Pendlcton
Leading Until the Last Two Events
-SordOn of the local High School
Proves Individual Star of Meet
Wins First In all Dashes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26

COMMITS SUICIDE
IN. FAMILY'S PRESENCE

Seattle, May 26.-While
two sisters were attempting
u wrest revolver from
Charles Faulk, a Ballard car
penter, aged Al, he turned the
weapon against himself and
suicided in the kitchen of his
fathers home. The cause
was dependency over the
death of child.
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-26
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KING EDWARDS COLT
WINS ENGLISH DERBY

+ Epsondownes, Eng, May 26.
+ -Minoru, King Edwards colt I
+ today won the English derby, I!
4 the greatest turf event of the !
+ world, before enormous crowds. Z
+ This is the third time that the I
+ King has won the derby. The Z
+ purse was $4,000, /
+ =
+ + = 4 + + + 4 + 4 4 + + = =
Arizona republican., 1909-09-15

structive force; how feed the coming of the bills, has retired to the city or the country town in order that his children may the better enjoy their automobiles and enter into the de- lights of the social game?
 "A stationary or declining product, soil becoming annually less pro- ductive. a revolt against the life of the farm and a consequent rise in wages amounting since 1895 to 55.6 per cent with board. compel such a rise of all prices as bears ruinOusly upon town and country alike. Our real concern is not so much to save the home market from the inroads of the foreigner as to keep it from destruc- tion by an enlarged city life and a neglected country life, a crowded arti- san population clamoring for food and d foreign demand for the product of their wages limited to fields where the competition of all the world must be met and overcome.
 'The consumers of bread throughout the world increase by, probably from four to five millions every year. Tn our own country we shall require from 13.OOO. 900 to 15.0OO.000 bushels more annually for seed and home con sumption. The domestic supply can nOt be maintained by present methods Not only is the cultivation of the soil being neglected but it is also notori- ously ineffective. Our wheat product per acre from the older lands falls
Arizona republican., 1909-09-15
PRESIDENT FOWLER
 RETURNED YESTERDAY
Had Pleasant and Profitable Summer With Work and Pleasure
 .ntermingIed.

B. A. Fowler. for a year at least the biggest irrigationist in the world. in certain sense. returned yesterday morning after an absence of several weeks in the west and northwest. Mrs. Fowler. who is now with her father and mother in Los Angeles, will remain until about the first of October.
 Though the summer is the vacation period and Mir Fowler made quite an extended stay, he said he found it impossible to devote more than half his time to vacation or rest, being most of the time engaged in one fea- ture or another of the irrigation work in which he is concerned. Much of his time was devoted to conservation matters. but that in a way is only an other phase of the irrigation question.
 He left here in time to reach Spo- kane a few days before the meeting of the irrigation congress, of which he was secretary, and was very busy preparing for that big convention which was the most notable gather ing that was ever held in the interest of the irrigation movement. There were more delegates than at any former congress, both from the home land and from foreign countries. Near the close of the session he was ele- vated to the presidency of the organ ization, a fact the public is already familiar with. and an honor greatly appreciated by Mir Fowler. as much for the recognition it gives Arizona g.. . l e. .l. sonal compliment carried with it.
 At the conclusion of the congress he went to Seattle. where he spent one day in conference with affairs per taining to the conservation congress, and incidentally delivered an address before the Seattle chamber of com merce. One day was also spent in a visit to the Alaska Yukon exposition. He next went to Tacoma and Sacra- mento, in both of which cities he was busy with irrigation congress mat ters He then went to San Francisco. where he tarried for four days. and to Los Angeles for a rest of ten days with relatives before returning home. He is happy to state that Mrs. Fow- ler's father and mother are enjoying iltdllu lIldu loI Soiilt llfilt past
 His first day at home was a very busy one. as he joined the General Bell party and spent much of the time in riding over the valley. and again with the party at the hotel in the exening. so he was not available for extended interviews concerning the activities of the past few weeks. In fact, he scarcely had time to get his mail and read it or make inquiry concerning the trend of events To- cally, since his departure. in respect of the local water users association and other matters in which he had been a leading figure. and which are closer to his daily life and of even greater interest to him than the more spectacular things he may have en- countered in his summer journeying.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-15

lowest rates in the world. His life has become more comfortable and desir- able. But the Increaseo cost of liv- ing bears most hardly upon him while it entices his children to the centers where they think tha: the larger in- come now found necessary may be won more easily. And while the en- hanced price of grain may induce him to enlarge his wheat acreage. it does not lead him to more careful tillage.
 You deal with wealth in it's most condensed and universal form That wealth is the slow secretion of many centuries. It changes its form and occupation with wonderful facility; but so slight at all times is the mar gin between the worlds production and its consumption that it's savings have been acquired almost as slowly and painfully as the miser's hoard. Practically only few months lie be- tween a universal cessation of pro- duction and the destruction of the hu- man race by starvation. The mar velous diversion of modern industry and it's products blinds us to the bare simplicity of the situation Those who. like you. are main factors in supplying to industry the means through which the fertilizing stream of capital may be turned upon the otherwise barren fields of labor should source and storehouse of national wealth. and the most sensitive when ever it is depleted or endangered"
Arizona republican., 1909-09-15

steadily. Our national average is less than half that of England or Germany, both of which have soil inferior to our own. Only hv bringing rich new land under culJ,vatIon nave we pre- vented the fall from becoming abrupt Good farms in the Mohawk valley in New York state forty years ago were worth from $l00 to S150 per acre: now many are sold at from s25 to S3O. This is not because wheat has become cheap. for it is dear; not entirely be- cause of western competition. but be- cause there is neither good cultivation nor enough cultivation. The younger generation throngs the cities and the land rented by it's owners to tenants careless of everything but immediate profit is abused and robbed of its fertility. In New York state 20.0O0 farms are for sale. The southern central portion shows a progressive loss of population. Ii anybody inn agines that this process of exhaustion and abandonment or transfer to other uses k peculiar to the east, let him look at Iowa, whose average wheat crop in the five years 1SS3-S7 was 29.6S2.560 bushels, and in the five years 1904-0S was 9.976.4SS bushels. In 1908 it was s.06S.0O0.
 "All this has come about nOtwith- standing economic changes favorable to the occupant Of the farm. The per lection of our transportation system has made a market accessible to every farmer. and carries his produce at the
Arizona republican., 1909-09-15
ALONG THE VALLEY
 0F THE HASSAYAMPA
NEWS OF WlCKENBURG AND
 NEARBY CAMPS.
Activities at the Vulture, |. x. L., Orc
 Grande and Other Mines.

Wickenburg, Sept. II. Eugene Bailey has commenced the cement work at the mill of the American Pro- duction Co, which is also enclosing its machinery.
 T. P. Dozier spent a portion of the fore part of the week in Phoenix
 c. C. Davis, proprietor of the cold storage and meat market, went to Phoenix Monday on business.
 Mrs. C. V Crabb ST. who resides in Phoenix. has just returned from a visit to the Seattle fair. Mrs. Crabb spent Sunday with her son, L. V. Crabb and wife, in Wickenburg, on her way home.
 M. Lockhart of Phoenix was a Wickenburg visitor Sunday.
 Mrs. H. C. Hamlin. from Goldfield. was registered Tuesday at Hotel eVr- netta.
 The only business transacted at the city council meeting night was the ac- ceptance of the bonds of Police Judge Edward Kelly. The meeting was ad- journed till Saturday night, when it was expected that the bonds of the re- maining officials will be filed and ac- cepted, that being the expiration of the required time for such filing.
 Earl Smith has received word from Mrs. Smith that she will leave San Francisco Wednesday of next week for home. Mrs. Smith has been away since the 1st of July.
 Neagle & Bogaetta are putting in shelf room for a window display in their store on Front street.
 Angel COntreras s erecting a new home in the western part of Collins addition.
 Mrs. Allan Love returned yesterday from Tempe and Phoenix.
 Mrs. Genevieve Murphy his return ed to her home in Phoenix. accompa- nied by her nephew, Louie Hammer, who will enter the Phoenix central school.
 Miss Mayme Snyder, primary teach CT of the Wickenburg school. arrived Tuesday from Glendale and has gone tO Salome for a visit with Mrs. Leon Jones prior to the opening of school.
 Reports from the Vulture mine are to the effect that prospects are growing brighter, bigger and better every day. With ores schowing up richer, the working force increasing and new equipment being added. the outlook is particularly encouraging The nature of the improvements be- ing made is one of permanency, look ing not only to the needs of the mo- ment. but to the future of this prop erty. The beginning of this era of renewed activity and advancement was made about a year ago, when the property was taken over by a Boston and Canadian syndicate with plenty Of capital and experience to put the project on a successful paying basis.
 The famous Alvarado mine at Kofa has been oDtioned by the Alvarados and Felix Mayhew to R. J. Williams of Los Angeles for s3OO.OO The AL varado is one of the latest discover ies in that very rich district.
 Superintendent T. A. Warden Of the