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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
CONSIDER
RAILROAD COMPLAINTS

Salem, April 22-The state rail-
road commission will hold a meet
ing at Comstock on May to deter
mine the fairness of the demands of
the people of Curtin for a new depot,
and better transportation facilities
to that point. Southern Pacific Of
ficlals say that Curtin Is a small sta
tion and If the practice of stopping
at all such points were enforced IT
would be disastrous to the public.
The hearing will be held at Salem
May II regarding the double deck
chutes for loading double decked
cars on the Hartman lines in Ore
gon. The railroad commission will
also take up the matter of better de-
pot facilities at Vale, which is the
terminus of the Malheur valley rail-
road branch of the o. r. G. N.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
CANDLES WEALTH AWAY
THEN STEALS LOAF OF BREAD

New York, April 22.After losing
seventy five thousand dollars at the
race tracks and pool rooms, Mrs.
Anna Trafford, the widow of John
Trafford, the Peruvian mining pro-
moter, was arrested today accused
of stealing loaf of bread and a bot
tie of milk with which to break a
fast of many days. Penniless and
hungry the woman admitted in court
that she followed the milkman and
breadman into the basement and stole
what they had left.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
WOOL MARKET AT
LEWISTON is BUSY

Lewiston, April 22-Wool buyers
are hurrying here ready for the selling
season which opens about the middle
OF next week. 1t is estimated the clip
tributary to Lewiston will be seven
hundred fifty thousand pounds. The
price will be approximately twenty
cents. In the Salmon river country
the clip will reach two hundred fifty
thousand pounds. 1t is likely to be
handled through Lewiston.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
Release Prisoners from Jail.

Smyrna, April 22.-Messages from
Ayas say that rioters broke into Jail,
released four hundred prisoners and
there was pillaging, robbery arson
and murder in general. At Tarsus
there are five thousand homeless and
easily two hundred murdered by the
rioters, and two hundred houses burn
ed Five American women are in
danger of being murdered by Ar
menian fanatics in Hadjin. Miss
Lambert, the missionary, sent tele-
gram today saying tina the town is
filled with rioters threatening the
lives of all foreigners. All surround
ing villages are burned, and a large
part of Hadjin is ablaze.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
COUNCIL ACCEPTS BOND
OF HIGH STREET INIPROVERs

After accepting the bond of Skin
ner Il Shotwell, the Hermiston con-
tractors who are to improve High
street, and transacting some minor
routine business, the council adj
journed last evening. The session was
decidedly brief but a called meeting
may be held this week, as A. f. Eber-
hart of the Columbia Bridge Building
company Of Walla Walla is supposed
to have the plans for the Lee street
bridge ready to submit for approval.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
OREGON'S POTATO SUPPLY
WILL LAST ONLY MONTH

Portland, April 22.-Oregcn will not
have sufficient amount of potatoes
to fill the wants for more than
month. 1t will be fully two months
before new California potatoes come
in sufficient quantities to meet the
demand. At the present time western
Oregon has one hundred and fifty
cars of potatoes of which one hundred
are held by dealers and fifty by grow
ers. Nearly all of the hundred care
are sold to California buyers for fu-
ture delivery or go to meet the needs
of the trade within the next month.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22

Chicago, April 22.-It was learn
ed today that James Patten, the wheat
king, who disappeared during the
heat of the battle in the pit, has fled
in fear of his life. During the past
few days he has received many threat
ening letters.
Patten denied the statement that
he is making a tour to investigate the
wheat crop, but said he is going to
the ranch of friends near Trinidad,
Colorado, to recuperate from the in
tense strain from which he has been
living.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
MEN HONORED
BY GOV. BENSON

Salem, April Ex-Governor Benson
today appointed the following dele
gates to the national conference of
charities and corrections to be held at
Buffalo, June 9Th, 18th: Rev. T. L.
Elliott, Portland; Mrs. c. A. Johns,
Baker City; Mrs. w. F. Osborn, Eu-
gene; w. T. Gardner, Rev. A. A. Nor
rison, Mrs. Millie Trumbull, Portland;
Rev. j. n. R. Bell, Corvallis Mrs.
Sarie A. Flint, Roseburg; w. A. Dem
ton, Salem. Following are among the
delegates to the peace conference at
Chicago, May 3-5: Rev. J. B. Ford,
Pendleton; Samuel White, Baker
City; R Alexander, Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
NEW SCHOOL CODE
TO BE READY MAY Is

Salem, April 22.-J. H. Ackerman.
state superintendent or public in
struction, announced today that the
new compilation of school laws will
be ready for distribution about May
18th. The legislature provided that
four copies be sent each district, one
to each member Of the legislature and
five to each chartered educational in
stitution, the balance of ten thousand
to the county school superintendents
and to public librarys.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
GOVERNMENT BUYS
AUSTRALIAN COAL FOR SHIPS

Port Townsend. Wash, April "a
1t Is learned today that a contract
for supplying the forts of Puget
Sound with artillery and the district
with coal for the coming year was
let by the chief army quartermaster
at the Vancouver barracks to repre-
sentauVes of the Pacific Coal COM
pany, which will supply an Austral-
ian coal The selection of Austral-
ian coal was made against the best
Washington product, owing to diff
terence in price averaging sixty cents
a ton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
GENERAL RISE IN BREAD
IN NORTHWEST EXPECTED

Portland, April 22.-Reports re-
ceived from over the Pacific northwest
today presage a general rise in the
price of bread within the next few
days, says the Journal. Heavy ad-
vances are reported on flour and
bakers complain of a losing business.
The single exception is Benton county,
Washington, where, at Prosser, the
county seat bakers have cut the price
of bread-stuffs instead of making an
advance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
OF REVOLUTION
AWAITING ELECTION RESULTS

Washington. April 22.-The congress
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution convened this morning to
await the result of the ballots cast for
national officers, Mrs. Scott of Illinois.
and Mrs. Story Of New York are rivals
for the presidency The latter is con-
iident of carrying Oregon. Utah.
Colorado, Washington.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
AMERICAN SCHOONER
SEIZED BY BRITISH

Washington. April 22.-Official no.
tification of the seizure of the Am
erican fishing schooner Woodbury. by
the dominion government cruiser
kestrel, was received at the state de-
partment today in dispatch from
Consul General West of Vancouver,
B. c. No action will be taken until
a full report is made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
CITY SURROUNDED
BY YOUNG TURKS
NOW IMPOSSIBLE FOR
SULTAN TO ESCAPE
Asiatic Side of Constantinople Held
by the Young Turks-Sultan Is
Entirely Cut Off from His Loyalist
Supporters-Rioters Have Released
Prisoners from Jails-Murder and
Rioting Continue.

Sofia, Rpril ga detachment Of
Young Turks crossed the sea of Mar
mora today and are now occupying
the Asiatic side of Constantinople,
thus completing the investment of
the city. 1t is now impossible for the
sultan to escape and join the loyal
lists in Asiatic Turkey, as it is sup
posed he had planned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
OREGON CENSUS WILL
BEGIN APRIL IS. 1910

Washington, April 22.-The census
VIII begin April Is, 1910. Oregon will
have two supervisors and 400 enumer-
ators. Country enumeration must be
done within 80 days. In cities of 5000
or more the work may occupy two
weeks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
REPORTS 29
TRUE BILLS
UmatiIla County Grand Jury
Makes Final Report This
Morning,
PROSECUTION OF ALLEGED
LIQU0R VIOLATERS FAILS

Grand Jury Concludes It's Lab0rers
This Morning and Is Discharged
Prosecution OF the Alleged Local
Option VlOlaters Turns Out a FL
asco-Only Four Indicted for That
Purpose and Two of Them Escape
Arrcst-Possiblc Indictment in the
Case of the Freight Thefts Have
Not Been Made Public.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
WELCOMED BY
KING EDWARD
Ex-PreSident Roosevelt Wei
coined to British Africa by
: English Ruler.
WILL BEGIN HUNTING
ON PLAINS TOMORROW

The Great American Hunter Is Given
ROusing Reception al Mombasa-
Chcered Long When He Speaks at
Banquct-Party Changes Plans and
Will Spend Week Hunting on Ka-
pitt Plains-EXpected TO See All
Sorts of Game There-Cable Mes
sage Is Received from English
King.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
WANT
A. DRY STATE
Anti-SaIoon Workers of East
ern Oregon Declare for
State Prohibition,
THINKS TIME RIPE TO
PUT QUESTION TO VOTE

Conference Meets in Methodist
Church This Afternoon-AlI Sec
tiOns of Eastern Oregon Repre-
sented-All in Favor of Voting on
Prohibition i'm 1910-WiH Hold a
Mass Meeting Tonight - Another
Conference to Be Held i'm Baker
Clty-Question VIII Be Finally De-
cided in Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
WASHINGTON. ID. c., MAN
CONSIDERS A-Y-P POSITION

Seattle, April 22.-Will F. Thom-
as of Washington, d. c.. manager of
inaugural balls from Clevelands sec
ond administration to Taft's. has ten
tatively accepted a position as direc-
tor of concession at the exposition
here
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22

Albany, Oregon. April o2.-Albany
Elks went to Corvallis today in a body
to attend the funeral Of II. c. Willis
member OF Albany lodge $50. Wills
was head carpenter at the Oregon
agricultural college.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
RUNS FROM
REPORTERS
Wheat King Patten on Way to
Colorado to Escape News
paper Men, He Says.
OTHER REPORTS SAY
HIS LIFE THREATENED

The Great Wheat Manipulator Sud
denly Disappears From the Wheat
Pit-Reported That He Was Out
to Inspect Wheat Prospects-He
Denies Thls-Saying That He Is
Merely After Needed Rest-Chi-
cago Reports Say His Life Has
Been Threatened I'm Wheat Pit
Goes TO Colorado.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
WOULD DYNAMITE THE
NIAGARA ICE DAM.

Buffalo, April %. - Two
thousand pounds of dynamite
were sent 10 Youngstown by
train today to be used in an ef-
fort to break the mammoth ice
jam at the mouth of the Nj
agara river. The jam is so feet
high and twelve miles long. and
is the source Of great anxiety.
The condition is the worst ever
known at the falls.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
Patten Seen i'm Colorado

Hutchinson, Kas., April 22.-Patten
passed through this city en- route to
Trinity, Col. and said the object of
his flight was to escape reporters.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
MAYOR RESIGNS RATHER
THAN SIGN ORDINANCE

Bellingham, April 22.-Rather
than sign an ordinance permit
ting the playing of cards on a
basis that the loser buy cigars
for the, crowd. mayor Elder,
of Lynden. handed in n written
resignation to the council Mon
day but today changed his mind,
stated that he would withdraw
It, and veto the measure. He
was under the impression that
he had to sign every ordinance
passed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22

Twenty-nine indictments and one
not true bill Is the record Of the grand
jury for Umatllla county at the pres
ent term of the circuit court. That
body concluded it's labors this morn
ing. made its final report and was
discharged The members have al
ready gone to their several homes.
The campaign for the detection and
prosecution OF violations of the pro-
hibition law turned out to be a fias-
co A total of eight indictments were
returned against four men. Two Of
these evaded arrest and have left the
country, while the other two are on
trial now, with their conviction ex-
tremely doubtful. Though several
hundred dollars were raised by church
and anti-saloon forces, to ferret out
the blind pigs, the two men from
Athena were the only ones against
whom anything like strong cases was
made. They are the ones who es-
capped.
Though the o. r. & n. freight de-
pot thefts were Investigated. the re-
suit OF the investigation is not known.
Several indictments were returned
which have not been given TO the
public. Some Of these are known to
be for other offenses and II is pos
sibe that none Of them are in con-
nection with the wholesale thefts from
the freight depot The indictments
which have not been given out will be
kept secret until the accused men
arc placed under arrest, bench war
rants having been issued and placed
in the hands of the sheriff
The failure OF the haphazard cam
palgn OF the liquor foes and the sue
cess of the district attorneys efforts
last fall, inspired the grand jury to
heartily endorse the district attorney !
and to urge the county court to place
means at his disposal for the employ |
ment OF any system that he thinks ,
necessary to secure evidence against .
violations OF the prohibition law.
The jury also made a trip of inves-
tigation to the poor farm and recon-
menu SuHle CndHbts III lHc COHuuCi
of the farm.
Grand Jury Report.
The final report is as follows:
We your grand jury, drawn for the
April term, and in session ten days
beg leave to report that we have in
the matters of public i'm
portanoe which have been brought to
our attention and have reported and
into court twenty-nine true
bills and one not true bill.
We have inspected the Jail and var
ous county offices and have found
Ill being conducted In a lawful and ef-
'icient manner by the respective Off
,ers In charge.
Inspected Poor Farm.
We have made careful inspection
If the poor farm and find the build 2
ngs and implements we'll cared for Il
md have the following recommended |
ion to make regarding the farm: We 8
ecommend that all the waste land
long the creek above the barn and /
" the orchard be cleared up and put II
n alfalfa and that all the land on
he west side OF the creek across u
rom the house be leveled properly Il
nd be thoroughly soaked with water p
nd seeded to alfalfa. We also recon- W
1end that most OF the orchard be o
ut off and the land now occupied 81
v the orchard be seeded to alfalfa. 81
We believe that II the above recon- e'
lendatlons be carried out the farm u
an easily be made self sustaining o.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22

state wide prohibition in 1870"
was the slogan to which anti-saloon
workers from different parts Of east
ern Oregon met in conference at the
Methodist church this afternoon. A
mass meeting will be held in the same
place this evening and will be ad-
dressed by j. r. Knodell, state pres
ident Of the anti-saloon league.
This afternoons conference was
called for the purpose of ascertaining
the feeling of the people in eastern
oregon as to the advisability Of SUBJ
mitting the question of state wide
prohibition to a vote in 1910. With
out exception, those present believed
the time had arrived for action and
that nothing could be gained by de-
lay. Those who could not be present
in person sent letters, so that practi--
cally every section of the state, trib-
utary to Pendleton, was represented
either in person or by letter.
A similar meeting held reoently in:
Roseburg, resulted in the same YER
dict from that portion of the state
meeting will be held at Ba-
ker City tomorrow night and the final
one will be held in Portland April
81.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22
Knodell Sees Success,

STATE president j. K. hnodell now
feels assured that all will decide that
the question should be submitted to
a vote. Not only that but he de-
clares the question will carry and that
the voters of this state will Danish
liquor from its borders. Mr.. Kno-
dell says he has made n systematic
study of the conditions and the feel
ing of the people throughout the state
and thinks he is better qualified than
any other one man in the state to
prophesy as to the outcome of the
election.
He insists however that failure in
this election will not deter them from
the campaign. He says
hey are out to win and that while il
he foes of liquor shall be successful
n 1910 it will have been a full fledg-
"a battle, in case of defeat it can be
ermed nothing more than skirm-
sh.
1--WE are bound to win and the liquor
nen know it," said Mr. Knodell.
They realize that their days are num-
'ered and they are only sparring for
ime."
Start Campaign at Once.
At this afternoons conference IL
'as decide that the campaign for the
$40 election should be started at
nee and carried on increasingly from
his time until the opening of the
oils on election day. With a large
treet of dry territory in eastern Ore
on and Willamette valley, it is be-
eyed that these sections of the state
Ill roll up large majorities. for the
ty of Portland to overcome. The
rongest fight will of necessity be
ade In Portland.
1t was reported this afternoon. that
lere were scores of voters in each
'unty in eastern Oregon would vote
r state wide prohibition who had
ways opposed county or precinct
'ohibition on the grounds that it
aced their town or county at dis
Vantage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-22

Continued on Page Elght.)
Arizona republican., 1909-03-21
NEWS NOTES.

l.. w. Blinn of Los Angeles arrived here yesterday and will be here sev- eral days in the interests of the Tempe Land and Improvement company.
 F. H. Steele of Denver. who has been stopping at the Casa Loma, re- turned yesterday from a short trip to Buckeye
 James Carroll, a former resident of Tempe. arrived here yesterday from Sasco after an absence of a couple of years He will be here for a few days
 Will Laird and Dave Goodlett re turned Friday evening from a short trip to Roosevelt. They report a fine time and a very interesting journey
 r. A. Carr of the Arizona Motor company was over yesterday on a new Reading Standard machine. one he has just placed in Mesa.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harry Boyden of Dal- ton, Pa. their two children and Mrs Boyden's mother. are spending a few days with MT. and Mrs. Niels Peter sen. MT. BOyden is at present the civil engineer at Granite Reef
Arizona republican., 1909-03-21
MARSHAL LPETERSON'S TRIAL PROVES GOOD DRAWING CARD
BUT IT WAS DEVOID OF START.
 LING INCIDENTS.
Court Room Was Crowded to the Gun wales With Curiosity Seekers.

When Justice Irwin called court to order yesterday afternoon at ? o'clock the court room was crowded with the curiOusly inclined to hear the evidence and the outcome of the trial of Mar shal Peterson, charged with assault by Wm. Burton Jr
 The attorneys demanded a jury trial, which was made up as follows: II. B. Morris, w. Dukes, Ed Lewis. Fred Maier. Hyrum Davis. Herman Sprague, James Passey, John Coleman, w. J. Clark, Jas. Lisonbee, John Horne and Ezra Smith
 The witnesses were closely question ed as to the nature of the conversation just prior to the arrest, or rather just prior to the actual striking of the blow by the officer. The plaintiff stated that he was not sure whether he had said anything to the officer be- fore the blow was struck or not.
 The district attorneys office was represented by Frank H. Lyman. as- sisted by Attorney P. B. Hayes. for the plaintiff, while Attorney Silverthorn appeared for the defendant.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-21
NEW REALTY FIRM.
Will Commence Doing Business To-
 morrow Morning in New Office.

Tomorrow morning a brand new real estate firm will officially hang up its sign in the room formerly occupied by the Salt River Valley bank and throw open its doors for the transaction of such business as may come in line of organizations of such matters. While the firm iS new. and will be nCorpO- rated under the name of the Mesa Land company, it is made up of men tions in the valley. O. C. Bullock the well known Mesa citizen. has been elected president, while Rosel Cooley, formerly interested in the drug busi- ness and later a cattle buyer. will act as president in the absence of Mir. Bullock. Lafayette Dana, who has had considerable experience in the real es tate business. will have charge Of the funds. The only member of the firm, and also its secretary. who is not per sonaly known to the citizens of Mesa and vicinity is Thomas Payton, form erly assistant county recorder of Pinal county, but late a legislative clerk. MT. Paytons clerical ability will peculiarly fit him for the realty business and will add strength 10 the firm. The firm starts out with a strong line of listings and the wide acquaintance of the members will be means of soon getting more. However, a personal resume of the individual members will be given later.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-21

tains. It consists of nothing except a cup shaped vessel from the center of which the water bubbles. The thirsty one must stooD over and drink horse style, without touching anything but the water. Some sarcastically prOpos- ed real water troughs, but the new simple fountain is by far the most san itary thing on the market and it is hoped that the delinquent ones have adjusted themselves.
 Probably no new classes in school are more delighted with the new state of affairs than the chemistry and physics classes. These subjects are now fun for those who care for sciences. In the old headquarters some experiments could not be performed on account of the lack of room and ap- paratus. Now each one has his own place and chemicals and washes his own dishes, and besides must not look on his neighbours note book. Between the two science rooms is the large lec- ture room, where all science and all German classes recite."
Arizona republican., 1909-03-21
MILL OUTLET SALE IS
 PROVING GREAT SUCCESS
The Rush of Women Yesterday Morn ing Was Greatest in History of the Store.

The mill outlet sale which com menced yesterday mOring at the Le-
 Sueur- Gibbons store has proven more of a success than the originators of the plan or the proprietors anticipated. On account of the arrangements which o'clock yesterday morning before the doors were opened, but immediately the rush was on, and it was but a few moments until over one hundred ladies and few men were rushing here and there, from counter to counter. in a vain endeavor to get the attention of a clerk. The capacity of the store was taxed at different times and finally the rush became so great that the anxious