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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20

Nashville, March 2O.-Col. Duncan
Cooper and son Robin, were today
found guilty of numbering former
Senator Carmack in the second de-
gree and were Immediately sentenced
twenty years each by Judge Hart.
The eighteen ballots taken at first
resulting in the acquital of Sharpe,
showed that the jury was standing
five for conviction of murder in the
first degree, and six favoring convic-
tion in the second degree, and one
NJ. Hyde, holding for acquittal After
several ballots eleven of the Jurors
were voting for conviction in the sec
ond degree. Finally Hyde was won
over. Under the laws of Tennessee
the jury fixes the penalty excepting
in convictions of the first degree. The
minimum for a crime for which the
Coopers were convicted is ten years.
The jury decided on maximum of
twenty years.
When the jury filed in after four
days of deliberation the Coopera were
pale. Near Collin sat the two daugh-
tiers. The father and son showed no
emotion when the verdict was read
but the daughters were broken heart
ed. The court Immediately COM
manded the Coopers to stand up. and
then pronounced sentence. When
they were led out the defendants
counsel announced that they would
appeal from the verdict and judgment
would be taken. In support OF the
appeal the defense caused some cop
les TO be made of the courts rulings
10 the jury then announced that even
If they could not agree regarding the
Coopers instructions the jury must
either conviction OF acquital.
Later) THE court denied the
motion of the defense attorneys to set
aside the verdict on the ground that
it interferred with the verdict render
ed yesterday. The court declared that
yesterdays statement to jury was ,tI
"Was hopelessly tied up as to Coop
ers," and not as to the verdict. The
motion for bail was not opposed by
the prosecution.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
HOME PHONES COMBINE.
All Allied Interest of the Northwest
to be Combined.

Portland, March decentralization
under one management of the inde-
pendent telephone companies of the
Pacific northwest is the object to be
achieved by the sale af the interests
of these companies to a syndicate Of
Portland and Seattle capitalists
This means the financial strength
ening of the Home Telephone COM
pany of Portland and its allied in
terests, with a large amount set aside
for improvements of service and ex-
tension into new territory. It is
interpreted to mean an aggressive
policy on the part of the syndicate,
that has taken control. Engineers
are already at work drawing plans
for 100000 worth of Improvements
for Portland, that sum being now
available, and half million dollars
will be expended in the coming year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
Shinglc Men Active.

Seattle, March 2O.-Many shingle
men are still in the dark regarding
what the ways and means committee
did with the sh'ngle schedule. as no
mention of shingles is made in the
reports from Washington. The sup
position is that the committee let the
old schedule of 80 cents stand
Thirty cent duty on shingles is not
enough" said Henry S. Stine, a
prominent shingleman today. Ca
madam manufacturers are crowding
us out of our markets even now, and
are developing the shingle business
rapidly. Unless the industry is prop
erly protected we cannot hope to com.
pete with the Canadians. The pro-
lection of shingles, the way 80 per
cent of them are manufactured, is
under the hardest and most expen-
sive circumstances. The shinglemen
employ many men, and these are en-.
titled to protection"
The lumbermen are not only going
to carry their fight for two dollars
on lumber into congress but the shin
glemen are not satisfied with the
present schedule left intact by the
new tariff bill They will ask con-
gress for an increace Of 90 cents per
thousand
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
FEAR TIME
CLAUSE IN TARIFF BILL

Washington, March 19.-Portland
importers are telegraphing anXiously
to Senator Chamberlain expressing
fear lest the new tariff bill go into
effect Immediately on its passage The
bill as introduced reads, ION and af-
ter the day following the passage of
this act" making the new tariffs eff
fective Immediately
The importers assert that such a
provision, If finally adopted, would
immensely injure them. One. promi-
nent house wires:
'If such a measure passes 1t would
mean putting out Of business practi-
cally every importer on the Pacific
coast. The bill should read, 'on goods
not actually I'm transit at the time Of
passage
Pressure here seems to be for bill
effective Immediately on passage, the
claim being that business interests
have been disturbed by the revision
agitation. and it is necessary to set
tie all questions as soon as possible
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
BARRETT SAYS
NORMAL WILL LIVE
EACH SCHOOL SHOULD
STAND ON MERITS
Umatllla County's Representative Says
Sentiment Is Favorable TO Eastern
Oregon NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Were
Never Fair Regarding NormaIs-
Wanted Only 10 XIII Them.

That the Eastern Oregon normal
school will be sustained If It's case is
presented before the people of oregon
under the initiative IS the firm belief
OF Representative C. A. Barrtt, who
has been in the city this afternoon.
From expressions OF sentiment
have heard in this and in the west
ern part of the state, / believe that
the people will vote to retain the
school," said Mr. Barrett. "Of course
each school should present a sep
arate bill under the initiative so that
the people may select the schools
they wish to have continued"
For those of the state senate who
opposed the normal schools, Mr.. Bar.
rett has harsh criticism He declares
they were unfair from start to finish
and were deliberately organized for
the purpose of killing the normals.
When the senate finally offered to-
vote money for maintaining the
schools until June It was only upon
consideration that the schools be COM
pletely killed at the end of this school
year. Naturally all normal school
legislators opposed his bill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20

Washington, March 19.-There is "A
general disposition among the house
members to eliminate as far as pos
sible any academic discussion of the
tariff. Members on both sides are
desirious of having as little general
debate as possible and as much time
as practicable for consideration of the
bill under the five minute rule forth
with.
When the Dingley bill was before
congress, less than a week was devot-
ed in the house to the discussion of
the bill under the five minute rule,
and While it is likely that a rule will
be brought in to limit the time for
considering amendments, it is belev-
ed that sufficient time will be allow
ed for consideration of the whole bill
under the five minute rule.
Members of both sides are lining up
and preparing to submit amendments
in which their constituents are inter-
ested The main contention will be
over the cut in the lumber duty. 1t
is understood that the southern rep
resentatives are almost. unanimous in
retaining the present duty of $500
per 1000 feet They viii have the
support of many members from the
northwest and the Pacific coast
states.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
ADAMS ROBBERS
CAUGHT IN PASC0

The two men who robbed the store
at Adams, recently. after digging a
hole through the brick wall. are now
under arrest at Pasco. Sheriff Tay.
lor will go over after them this eve
ming and will return tomorrow.
The two men were arrested on in
structions sent out by Sheriff Taylor
and the description of the two men
tallics exactly with that of the two
suspicious characters who were seen
around Adams before the burglary and
who disappeared mysteriously the
night the store was entered. Some of
the clothing they had corresponds To
that taken from the store. while the
government check for $50 was also
found i'm their possession.
rs the officers are certain that the
two men now under arrest here are
the ones who entered the residences
of Dean Tatom and p. O. Elliott, the
capture of the Adams burglars at
Pasco, would indicate that there is
still a third crew at work in tho
county. since none or these could
have robbed the Echo store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
vEY BROTHERS INDICTED
FOR FENCING LAND

Portland. March 20.-Six indict-
ments charging fraudulent fencing of
public land in Oregon were returned
this morning by the federal grand
jury. They make William Hanley of
Harvey county, the principal defend
ant. He is accused of fencing for his
own use eighty thousand acres of gov
ernment land in Harney county. The
indictment says he refused to give
other persons access to the land for
the purpose of settlement. Similar
indictments have been placed against
O. c. Jennings, Joe Vey. Antoine vey,
John Bord and Frederick (Phllips
William Bomsen, a Umatilla Indian is
charger with the theft of saddle val
ued at forty dollars. John Mitchell
another Umatilla Indian is charged
with assaulting mother.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
D. R. { n. COL0NIsT TRAFFIC To
NORTHWEST DOUBLE LAST YEARS

Twice rs many colonists win be
brought into the northwest over the
TO- r. & y. during March and April
of this year, as during the same per-
iod of time for 1905. if the present
rate of traffic continues, says J. H.
O'Neill, travelling freight agent He
says the remarkable part of this
years influx of home seekers is the
way in which the heavy traffic con-
tinues.
No. . was compelled to run in two
sections last night, No 1 yesterday
had a couple of extra coaches and
the same train will have two extras
The travel during the time the rates
were in effect last year was confined
principally to the first few days the
rates were in effect. This year it is
keeping up Notwithstanding the fact
that three weeks have elapsed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
EVERYBODY TALKS
ABOUT THE WEST
COE SAYS FASTENERS ARE
INTERESTED IN IRRIGATION
Thinks the Movement Is General and
Not TO the Exclusive Benefit of Any
One Section-Everybody Wants to
Hear When One Begins to Talk
About Reclamation-Thinks Fulton
Has Good Chance for Judgeship

There is mighty westward move
ment all over the country" says DR.
H. w. Coe of the Furnish-Coe project
who returned today from a trip to
! Washington and other points in the
east. He says the movement is YER
table trek which can only be COM
pared to the movement of the Goths
and Visi-Goths or that of the Aryans
in early centuries.
DR.. Coe says the INJURY for irri-
gated or irrigable land is especially
great. The fact that the government
has seen fit to take such an interest
in the reclamations of the semi-arid
land of the west seems to have caused
ans additional interest to be taken in
the matter. at is simply impossible"
says DR.. Coe, "to begin a conversa-
tion with one man in regard to rec
lamatiou projects, without soon hav-
ing an interested crowd to talk to. The
people in the east and middle west
are so interested in the matter that
they simply 'butt-in' and begin to ask
uestions."
The doctor thinks the movement OF
interest is not confined to any one
part of the United States, but that it
is general and that the result will be
beneficial to this whole western coun-
try.
In speaking of the Furnish-Coe |
project, he said he had some new
plans for the town of Stanfield and
for the project in general, which
would be put into effect immediate
ly.
He had nothing to say regarding
politics, declaring that he knew moth
ing. He did say however, that when
he left Washington, Tuesday night,
the appearances were favorable for
the appointment of former Senator
Charles W. Fulton as federal judge.
The doctor says there are several
other candidates for the position but
he regards them as candidates who
expect a chance for the office in case
It is not given to Fulton, and not as
with him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
CALIFORNIA SENATE
DOESN'T WANT PRIMARIES

Sacramento, Cal, March 2O.-Sena-
tor Marchall Black failed to arrive at
the capital today and for the fifth
time since the upper house of the
legislature commenced its long fight
over the direct primary bill the sem
ate was unable to muster a quorum.
Black was reported to be at his home
at Palo Alto, too i'll to be removed TO
Sacramento. Sergeant-at-Arms Mar
tin, who was sent down to bring him
back, found that instead of running
away to delay the bill, Black was in
reality very sick man. The senate
is tied up by the deadlock and the
prospect of adjournment tomorrow
has disappeared.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
PORTLAND TELEPHONES OUT
OF USE BY FIRE

Portland, March 20.-Business was
nearly stagnated here today when a
fire, starting In the most vital part Of
the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
system, put fourteen thousand tele-
phones out of commission. 1t will
probably be Tuesday before the sys-
tenn is repaired. 1t is supposed that
the fire started from cross wires.
Every instrument on the west side
OF the river excepting the automatic
telephones is useless. Fircmen ex-
perienced a hard time i'm extinguish-
ing the flames because they could not
force water through the tangled net
Of wires. Before it was put out six
hundred cable carrying $4,000 wires
and several switchboards were burned
out.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20

Santa Barbara, Calf, March 90
Alleging that her husband, Stanley
Mccormick, the son of the late Cyrus
Mccormack the harvester king, is
mentally incompetent, and asking that
guardians be appointed to handle
the ten million dollar estate, Mrs.
Katherine D. Mccormick appeared
today as a petitioner before the SUI
perior court. Mccormick came to
Santa Barbara last July accompanied
by a doctor and three trained nurses.
The party is now at Rivenrock, a
magnificent estate owned by the Nc
Cormick family. 1t is reported that
Mccormick is suffering from emo
tional insanity and subject to violent
spells rendering him dangerous.
Noted alienists are said to have pro-
nounced his case hopeless.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20

committee, that the Willamette VAL
ley Road company, also The Dalles
company, have signed the petitions to
the reclamation department asking
that the Malheur irrigation project be
built. Two hundred thousand acres
OF the finest land in the Snake river
valley will be watered by the scheme.
Construction is expected to begin with
surveys and estimates have been COM
pleted and the government has sig
nified its willingness to start the
building as soon as the people and the
road companies express a desire for
the project.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20

Mr.. O'Neill. like others who have
been observing the incoming people,
is struck with the remarkably pros
porous appearance of them. For the
most part they seem TO be men with
means. Men with families who are
seeking to better their already good
condition and who have the money
to enable them to start off in good
shape. That they are not the COM
mon run of emigrauts is also shown
by the fact that many of them travel
in sleepers instead of riding for days
and nights at a time In the day
coaches.
Other railroad officials who are In
the city today with Mr.. O'NeiU are
J. NJ Scott. assistant general passen-
ger agent and Robert Burns. general
-sent for the company az Wa
Walla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
(Sneclal Corresnondence.N

Hermlston, Or, March 20.-Blood
hounds will probably be brought down
from Walla Walla for the purpose of
running down the miscreant who
hurled rocks through the plate glass
windows Of the Hermiston Mercantile
company about o'clock this morn
ing. The rocks are being preserved
intact so as to furnish a clue for the
hounds to work from and the tracks
OF the men have also been covered
up so the dogs will be able to get a
good scent to start out on,
The loss to the Hermiston mercan-
tile company will be considerable as
the plate glass windows are valued
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
MAY PUT BL0ODHOuNDS ON TRAIL
OF HERM|ST0N 0ESTRuCT|0N|sTS

at from $50 to $75 each ana there
were two Of them broken out, c. *.
Rand is the principal owner and il
is presumed that the person who
broke the glass had a personal grudge
against Mr.. Bland. If the latter has
any ,intimation as to the identity of
the miscreant however he has SO far
kept his suspicious to himself
Mayor Ross Newport, who is also
deputy sheriff and Marshal Play were
at once notified by the proprietor OF
the store and it was decided to send
to Walla Walla for the penitentiary
blood hounds. Whether or not the
prison officials will let the dogs come
has not yet been learned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
ASHLAND WILL SUPPORT
HER NORMAL SCHOOL

Ashland, Ore, March 20,-As the
result Of a special canvass by the
Ashland Commercial club $4,000 was
pledged by citizens this morning for
the maintenance of the normal school
at this place until the end Of the pres
ent term, The commercial club de-
cidcd to make the canvass at a spe-
clal called meeting last night. The
hours this morning.
The committee on raising funds for
advertising Ashland for 1909 last
night reported $4,000 pledged and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
STILL NO TRACE
OF KIDNAPPED BOY.

Sharon, Pa, March 20.-At-
. torney Whitla, the father of the
kidnapped boy, Willie Whitla,
declares that he has no trace of
his son, and asserts that the
statement that a ransom of $10,-
. 600 would be paid was untrue.
. The case is still a big mystery
. as ever. Whitla will lspend his
. entire small fortune to restore
his son.
Whitla says that Frank II.
. Bull, the millionaire uncle of ,
. the boy, will not defray the ex-
o penses of the search. Detec
. tive Ward, Philadelphia spe-
. cialist on kidnapping cases, will
. arrive here today to work on the
. case.
. Cleveland, March 20.-The Z
. Scripps-McRae league of news I
. papers today offered a reward
. Of $1,000 for any information
. leading to the whereabouts of
. the kidnapers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20

BALLINGER BUYS TEDDY'S
FAVORITE HORSE

+ Washington, March 20
: When Roosevelt departed from
: Washington he left Roosevelt,
! his favorite mount, and spirit
+ ed jumper in care of horse
I man here with the stipulation
that he be sold into private
ownership, and only to a person
who was appreciative of good
+ horse.
I 1t has just been learned that
7 Richard Ballinger, secretary of
+ interior has purchased for his
I use Roosevelt" the saddle
horse recently owned by Roose-
. welt. Ballinger lode him for
+ the first time yesterday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
HOld-UD Men In Frisco.

San Francisco, March 20.-Bur-
glars dynamited two safes and looted
the cash registers of the six Mile"
house at San Bruno avenue early to-
day After a running revolver battle
with pursuers they escaped with sew
eral hundred dollars. The dynamiters
were caught red handed by the pro-
prietor, who, with the bar tender,
fired at the robbers fleeing in bug
gy. A posse is on their trail.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
COOPERS ARE
HELD GUILTY
Jury Finds Both Father and
Son Guilty Of Murder in
the Second Degree.
JUDGE PRONOUNCES MAXIMUM
SENTENCE OF TWENTY YEARS

Jury Had DelibeTated for Four Days
All but one are for Conviction at
First Ballot-Fivc Want First De-
gree Conviction and Six Second De-
gree-One Held for Acquittal-Ob-
stanate Juror not Convinced for
-Four Days-Defense VIII Appeal
Case on Technical Grounds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
BIC FIGHT
ON LUMBER
The Proposed Reduction Will
Be the Chief Fight Before
Congress.
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
MEMBERS OPPOSE CHANGE

House Will Limit Academic Discus
sions-Representad VIII Sub
init Amendments According TO the
Wishes of COnstitucnts-Will Like
ly BE Little General Debate-Pa-
cific Coast Men Anxious Concern
ing Shinglcs-Sccmingly Not Men
toned in the Payne Bill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
ASKS FOR
GUARDIAN
Wife of Stanley Mccormick,
Son Of Harvester King, De-
cIareS Husband Incompetent
ASKS FOR GUARDIAN TO
HANDLE S1O,OOO,OOO ESTATE

Petitions Before the Superior Court
Is Now Living on Fine Estate in
Southern California-Have Been
There Since Last July-Husband
Objects to Emotional Insanity
Subject to Violent Spells Which
Render him Dangerous-Case Pro-
nOunced Hopeless by Alienists.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20

about one-third of the town yet to
be canvassed. The club set out to
raise $4,000 this year.
Action was also taken in making
Ashland's reorganized band perman-
ent by voting a monthly allowance to
retain the services of Prof L. P. Mil
Ter, the bandmaster, who has devel-
oped the local talent TO such a re-
markable degree of proficiency in two
months.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
Hides and Leather.

Hides and leather manufactures al
so win be the subject of considerable
debate. The democrats will fight to
have shoes and other products of
leather reduced at least or 10 per
cent more and have hides retained
on the free list
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
ONTARIO RECLAMATION
PROJECT PROGRESSES

Ontario, March 2O-Word was re-
ceived here today from Walter Grif-
fifth, director Of the Malheur project
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20
MASS MEETING
NEXT FRIDAY
County Publicity Bureau to
Be Strengthen Twill Give
Banquet,
ALL THE COUNTY
INVITED TO ATTEND

Commercial Association Managers
Plan TO Raise $4,000 for Publicity
Work and 10 Have Work Conduct
cd Through Association Office
Outside People VIII be Asked TO
Help Exploit Their Investment OPP
portunltics.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-20

Next Friday evening a mass meet
ing OF the people of Umatilla county
will be held here for the purpose of
taking steps for strengthening the
present publicity bureau. 1t is the de-
sire to have present all the leading
business men of the county and those
engaged in colonization work are es-
pecially invited. Following the meet
ing a banquet will be served in honor
of the out of town people.
At a special meeting of the board
OF managers of the Commercial as
sociation, held at o'clock yesterday.
arrangements to this effect were
made For some time past the man
ayers have been planning upon calling
a general meeting for the purpose of
organizing the bureau upon a strong
er basis and yesterday actual steps In
this direction were taken. The mo-
tion to hold the mass meeting next
Friday evening was made by r. Alex
ander and unanimously carried. As
a committee to arrange for a banquet
President VIII Moore. Vice President
]. p. Winter and Secretary Jack
Huston were named.
II Is now the intention to combine
the work OF the publicity bureau
with that OF the Commercial club.
Within n few weeks the club rooms
are to be completely remodeled. 1t
is the plan to establish headquarters
for the publicity bureau within the
club rooms and 10 employ an expert
enced man to have charge OF the as
sociation's office and the publicity
work. the expense incurred to be
borne Jointly by the association and
the publicity bureau. Already sever
al applications have been received
from men who desire to take charge
OF the work.
$4,000 Needed.
Though complete plans for the pub
licity bureau have not yet been work.
ed out It is the prevailing sentiment
that $4,000 should be raised for con-
Quoting the bureau during the COM
ing year. For the present bureau the
sum OF $4,000 was raised, almost
every cent being contributed by local
business men. 1t is desired to secure
a like amount for the coming year
and a similar sum from the remainder
of the county If this can be secured
the work can be carried on very ef-
ficiently.
For the meeting to be held Friday
evening a general invitation is ex-
tended to all the people of the county.
Those active in the realty business
are expected to attend At the meet
ing plans for strengthening the pub
licity work will be discussed and COM
mittees appointed to raise funds for
the bureau.