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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28
Senate Committee on Tour Of
Northwest TO Investigate
Government Projects
WILL ASCERTAIN CONDITIONS
AND DETERMINE NEEDS
Twelve Senator'S Are i'm the Party
Will Spend Tuesday in Portland,
Coming on to Hermiston Wedncs-
day-Will Also Visit Ontario, Boise
and Minidoka-NeweIl and Henny
Accompany Them.

The senate committee on irrigation
which is making tour Of the north
west will be at Hermiston Wednes-
day. This is in accordance with the
program now arranged, but it is pos
sible that a change may be found me-
cessary and that the delegation Of
distinguished visitors will be a 6dy
or two later in arriving at the Una
tilla project.
The committee is making a de-
tailed investigation Of all the govern
ment projects in the west The OBJ
ject of the visit is to. ascertain the
actual conditions and needs and to
determine as far as possible the
amount of money that will be requir-
ed to complete those now under way
and also to undertake those projected
ones which may appeal to the sena-
tors as being practical
In Portland Tuesday.
The committee will spend Tuesday
in Portland and while there a public
meeting will be held in the assembly
hall of the Chamber of Commerce.
At that ii is expected that many Ore
gonians who are interested in the mn
portant work of Irrigation, as possi-
BILE will assemble and assist in pre-
senting the needs of this state for SUBJ
stantia aid from congress in finish
ing reclamation projects already un-
dertaken as well as those merely pro-
jected. The afternoon will be given
TO the entertainment of the visitors.
Early Wednesday morning the par
ty will leave Portland for Hermiston, |
aiming to arrive by noon. Several !
hours will be spent on the UmatiIla |
project and the following day some |
time will be spent at Ontario in 60
ing over the proposed project at that
place. Later the committee will pro-
ceed to Idaho, where the Payette-
Boise project will be viewed, Septem-
Der 3. The inspection of the irriga-
ton operations in Idaho will be con-
cluded with visit to the Minidoka
project on the following day.
senators In the Party.
The senators comprising the party
are Joseph W. Bailey of Texas; Will
lam E. Borah of Idaho; Frank o.
OF New Jersey; Thomas H.
Carter, of Montana; George f.
Chamberlain, of Oregon; Thomas p
Iore, OF Oklahoma; Wesley L. Jones,
IF Washington, Francis G. Newlands.
" Nevada, George Nixon, of Nevada;
Tohn Walter Smith, of Maryland;
George Sutherland of Utah, and
Francis e. Warren. of Wyoming.
F. H. Newell, director of irrigation
work., is accompanying the party and {
t is probable that Consulting Engi- Z
leer D. c. Henny and other reclama- !
ion officials will be with the party
While it is in Oregon and Idaho '
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28

Katchikan, Alaska, Aug. 2S.-The
latest reports obtainable here by
wireless indicate that the total dead
in the wreck of the steamship Ohio
which foundered off Steep Point,
Alaska, will number seven. The body
of George c. Eccles the heroic wire--
les operator, will arrive in Vancou-
yer, B. c., today on the steamer Ru-
pert City. The Rupert City has 10S'
passengers saved. The Humboldt is
nearing here with 32 survivors. The
known dead are: George c. Eccles,
wireless operator; Fred Stephen. pur-
ser, Albert Anderson, quartermaster;
two membes of the crew and twN
steerage passengers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28
SAN FRANCISCO WILL
HAVE WORLDS FAIR

San Francisco. Aug. Aug. 28.-The
Sandiego Chamber of Commerce to-
day launched plans for a worlds fair
to be held in this city in nineteen
fifteen to celebrate the completion of
the Panama canal. At a meeting OF
the board of directors last night the
idea met with unanimous approval
and various committees were named.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28

Brighton Beach, n. Y, Aug. 2S.--
one man dead, one dying and six SER
iously injured is the result in ten
hours of the "a hours automobile race
now on. The-latest accident this NOR
ming occurred to Patrick Corrigan, a
Pinkerton man. who had his leg bro
ken by lamp flying off of a skid
ding racer Leonard Cole, mechani,
of the Stearns. was killed at mid
night. The Acme and Stearns collid-
ed in front of the grand stand. the
Stearns was wrecked, Cole killed and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28
Another Auto Accident

Redding, Cal, Aug. PA big tour
ing car on which Mr. and Mrs. G. w
Hight of Los Angeles, and their son
were making the trip from the south
ern city to Seattle, caught fire in the
siskiyou mountains late yesterday and
was completely destroyed. To prevent
an explosion the gasoline tank of the
machine was shot full of holes. The
Hights proceede on to Portland by
train.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28
USUAL MISTAKE OF
MAN FOR DEER

Eugene, Ore, Aug. 2S.---John
Matthews of Coburg, was shot and
badly wounded by Virgil Glover of
Coburg, while hunting in the noun
tains. Mathews and Glover. two
companions. were hunting and had
seen deer in that vicinity and were
in thick brush. Glover thought
Mathews was the deer. Mathews is in
the hospital at Eugehe with no hope
of recovery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28
ROSEBURG HAS MOST
DISASTROUS FIRE IN HISTORY

Roseburg, Aug. IS. = One Of the
worst fires in the history of Roseburg
near the depot last night in which
half block was destroyed, resulted
in loss of $4,000. The fire started
in a large wooden barn and was un-
der control by this morning. The
buildings burned were: Stable, two
story concrete building and two two
story bricks. 1t is supposed to have
been accidental. Eighteen head of
horses were burned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28
BIG TREES
THREATENED BY FLAMES

Yosemite Valley, Calf, Aug. 2S.-
Last night a fire was within two and
a half miles from the Merced big
trees and squad of two troops Of the
army detchment we're endeavoring TO
save the trees of the national park
from flames. The safety of the huge
Sequoias depends upon the caprlces
of the wind.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28
Horse Thief Recaptured.

Grand Junction, Colo, Aug. 27.-Ed
lillian, charged with being a horse
thief, who broke Jail at Delta, Colo,
July s, was recaptured today at Mon
ticello, Utah. lillian broke Jail after
hand to hand conflict with Sheriff
Williams in which he nearly slew the
sheriff. He was captured after being
betrayed by former companion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28
Notorious Smlndler Is Cnnght

Vancouver, b. c., Aug. 2S.-A.
Groves alias w. Smith, charged with
working a loan company swindle in
Seattle. was arrested here this eve
ming. Among his effects was a COM
plete forgers' outfit number Of bank
cashiers slip such as are never per-
mitted to leave bank premises. De-
tective Church of Seattle leaves to-
night with a requisition. Smith or
Groves has not stated whether he
will fight extradition or not.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28
Throws up Sponge m Negro

New York, Aug. 27.-Sandy Fer
guson of Boston. in a bout with Joe
jeanette, the New York negro heavy
weight, tonight was jeered by the
crowd. His seconds threw up the
sponge in the eighth round after he
had been floored by a right shot on
the jaw.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28
Last Alaska Steamer Leaves

Seattle, Aug. 2S.-The steamer Vic
toria left last night for Nome and
st. Michael carrying the last freight
to be shipped for up-river points this
year. The last steamer will leave st.
Michaels about Sept. 5th. The Vic
toria carried heavy cargo of perish
aoles, food stuffs cts, for camps.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28
HARRY THAW WILL
NOT BE FAVORED

Albany, N. Y, Aug. 27.-Harry
X. Thaw who is protesting against
his treatment in the Matteawan hos
pftal, will receive no different treat
ment there from that shown to other
patients of the sort, according to Su-
perintendent C. V. Collins of the state
prison department.
The changed conditions provided
for Thaw by Judge Mills, it was
pointed out by the Matteawan Off
GERS, are contrary to their rules OF
discipline.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28

Leipsig, Ger, Aug. 2S.-The Zeppe-
lin airship lost one of its propellers
near here this afternoon and was
forced to alight. The accident is Sc
rious and it is not known when the
flight will be resumed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28
Evidence of Cruelty Gathered

Pittsburg, Aug. 2S.-Attorneys
representing the Pressed Steel Car
strikers declared today that they
have enough evidence of cruelty to
employees revealed at the investiga-
ton to warrant prosecution of the
company officials.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28

After many months the attorneys
for the o. r. & N. company have sub
mitted TO the railroad commission
briefs giving their side of the con-
troversy relative to the freight rate
on wheat shipped from points on the
main and branch lines in Eastern Or
egon TO Portland. 1t will be remem-
bered that several months ago, hear
ings were held in Pendleton and at
various other points in eastern Ore
gon at which testimony was taken
from farmers, shippers and others
who were interested. All eastern ore
gon is therefore Interested in the
commissions decision.
The hearing on the rates was in
stituted upon the motion of the COM
mittee ITSELF the attempt of +. w.
Gaines Of this city to break into the
game and secure a rake-off for him-
self, having been squelched by the
commission. Notwithstanding this
fact the railroad attorneys seem to
regard the agitation as Gaines
movement and have treated It accord
ingly The following account Of the
railroads contention Is given by a
Salem correspondent to the Portland
Oregonian:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28

on shares, and that there Is no de-
mand among the shippers Of eastern
Oregon for reduction of rates which
II Is maintained are now reasonable.
II Is claimed that the rates on various
small Independent lines like the Ore
gon Electric, the Salem, Falls City
and Western and others are as high
or higher than the local rates fixed
by the tariff on the branch lines of
the o. K. a. N, but that because the
branch lines Mapped to be operated
by the parent company 1t Is proposed
to make them put in rates that will
not leave them sef-supporting, but
will make them a charge upon the
parent company.
Branches Operated at Loss.
The statement is made that several
of the branch lines do not pay any
substantial returns on the investment
and that the Pilot Rock and Wallowa
branches afford absolutely no return
whatever over operating expenses and
fixed charges.
1t has been estimated that 1t would
cost $4,000, 900 to reproduce the ply.
sical properties Of the o. r. & N. The
road and its branches are capitalized
at $65,S70,000. Its net earnings are
capitalized at s65,S7O,000. It's net
earnings during the past ten years,
not including taxes, amount to So
21S,476.07 per year. The annual tax
es Of this period averaged $312.674,-
II. making the average net returns
per year s4,905. .S01.90.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28
AMERICAN AVIATOR WINS
INTERNATIONAL COUPE

; Rheims, Aug. 2S.-Glenn H.
= Curtis the American aviator
won the International coupe to-
day in the great aeroplane race
meet here. Curtiss covered
twenty kilometers equivalent TO
twelve and forty two hundredth
miles in fifteen minutes and flf-
ty and three quarters seconds.
Bleriot made a trip course OF
seven minutes fifty eight
seconds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28
LA TOILETTE TAKES A
DIG AT "UNCLE JOE


Madison, Wis, Aug. 2S.-La-
Follett's weekly today attacks
speaker Joe Cannon for his ap- I
polntment of Congressman Ed
ward b. Vreeland as chairman
of the house committee on bank :
ing and currency. 1t says: "Vree- :
land was appointed to work :
with Aldrich to frame up cur :
rency programme to suit the :
high finance needs of wall :
street. The banking system :
is anxious to have legislation :
put through without hitch :
because the next house may be .
democratic. 4.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28
Railroads BRIEF.

DFiGt.
w. w. Cotton and Arthur c. Spen-
Ger. attorneys for the o, II. & N.
company, today submitted their brief
in the case OF the railroad commits
sion VS.. the Oregon Railroad & Navi-
CATION company.
This case Is known as the eastern
Oregon grain rate case. which is an
investigation by the commission on
its own initiative into the freight rates
on grain from eastern Oregon to
Portland and elsewhere. Several
pages of the brief are devoted to a
scathing arraignment Of F. W. Gaines
'If this man were a shipper" COM
ments the brief, "there might be
some excuse under the law to justify
the railroad commission, or court,
in giving him hearing In this mat
ter, but 1t is farcial to say that even
under the Oregon commission law.
a man who has never shipped car
load of grain in his life, can back
out OF the door of his wife's little
millinery shop. in some little town in
the Palouse country. and light in the
best wheat growing belt In Oregon
and there pose as the emancipator Of
the graingrowers of the state, with
the alleged mission of freeing them
from the greed OF a railroad company,
and incidentally. by any order the
commission might possibly make re-
ducing grain rates, round out an I'M
successful career with several thou
sand dollars rake-off."
Gaines Admits Money Contract.
Gaines admits that he has made
contracts with growers by which he
is to secure one-half of any reduce
tion in freight rates brought about
by any order OF the commission.
The brief asserts that the rates OF |
the Open River Transportation COM
pany and the o. r. & N. are substan-
daily the same, Notwithstanding that |
the river and portage railroad line is
kept up by Portland merchants and |
by the state, and is losing proposi-
ton so far as an investment is con-
cerned
The claim Is made that the land
barons Of eastern oregon are getting
richer and increasing their holdings
every year; and there is less popula-
ticn in the grain belts than there was
ten years ago, owing to the alleged
fact that the large landowners are ac-
curing so much land and renting 1t
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28
SEVEN SANK
WITH OHIO
Latest Reports Say That is
Total OF Victims Of the Big
Disaster.
STEERAGE PASSENGERS
FIGHT FOR LIFEBOATS,

Women and Children Were Rescued
Flrst-SurviyOrs Camp On Shore
Until Rescued by Steamers-Ves-
sci Lies Submerged in Water
Chief Officers Remain Near Scene
OF Disaster-Fifteen Are Believed
to Have Perished.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-28
D. R. & n. CO.
MAKES REPLY
Denies Wheat Freight Charges
From Eastern Oregon
Are Excessive.
SAYS BRANCH LINES ARE
OPERATED AT LOSS

Railroads Attorneys File Answer to
Charges Made by State Railroad
Commissioners and Substantlated
by Testimony Taken at Pendleton
and Other Points I'm Eastern Ore
gon--Say Open River TranspOrta-
tiOn Rate Is Met.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-15
HUSBAND AND WIFE
SUE FOR DAMAGES
OVER AUTO SMASH
Mr.. and Mrs. Surgess Say She
Suffers Still from Trolley
Car Collision.

An action brought to recover dam
ages for injuries received in a cc..ision
between an automobile and a trolley
car on November %, 1904, carae up in
the Court of Common Pleas today be-
fore Judge Davis. n. j.. Surgess and
his wife, Pauline Surgess, are the COM
plainants, and the North Jersey Rail-
way Company Is the defendant. Mrs.
Surgess asks for 1000 for the injuries
sustained in the collision, and her hus-
band asks 81, 900 for being deprived of
her services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Surgess, who live at 25s
Var Buren, street. were in an automo-
bile, making their way down Market
street toward the Pennsylvania railroad
station. When the loop at Thai poind
was reached a car crashed into the rear
of the automobile, fitting it at a dan
assistance rendered by spectators, Mr..
Surgess said on the stand. his machine
would have fallen over on it's side and
thrown him and his wife to the street.
As a result of this accident, 1t is
claimed that Mrs. Surgess has suffered
since that time from extreme
ness, and that she has been unable to
perform her household duties. This is
the second time the action has come up
for trial, the jury having disagreed on
the first trial.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-15
COCAINE F|END,
ARRESTED, ASKS
THAT He Be SHOT
Philip Lowenthal Has Large
Amount of Drug on
Person.

Philip ~Lowenthal, of 104 Prince street,
who has long been under suspicion of
being a cocaine vendor, was yesterday
arrested by Detectives Harris and Nc
Connell, of headquarters. He was APP
pretended just as he was about to sell
some of the drug to one of his com
rades, and when searched almost $40
worth of the drug was found on his
person. He admitted to the detectives
that it was nc uncommon occurrence
for him to have 500 worth of the drug
at M time.
Although under the influence Of the
drug at the time of his. arrest he
realized that he was being arrested for
selling the goods.
oh, please shoot me, please do. !
know that l will be sent up for five
years" he begged of Sergeant Harris.
All the way to the station house he
kept up the wall that he wanted to be
shot. He Is laboring under the de1usion
that a plan is on foot to have him Sent
prison for life and he would rather
die than be sent away to Jail. He will
be arraigned in the First Precinct Po-
lice Court tomorrow.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-15
PRINCETON GRADS HERE
AWAIT ALUMNI PARADE.
Takes Place on Day Of Ball Game
with Yale.

Graduates of Princeton University
residing in Essex County, are greatly
interested in the alumni parade, which
is to be held on Saturday of commence
ment week, the day on which the Yale
Princeton baseball game occurs, Two
years ago a movement was started to
have various classes. which were not
holding fixed reunions. represented in
the alumni parade.
In its beginning the movement was
small and hardly noticeable, but as the
idea and sentiment behind ii, began to
make its appeal to the alumni, it grew
in force and volume until last year the
participation Of the "Old Guard" as 1t
was properly named, assumed large
proportions n enlisted the sympathy
and support OF over 200 alumni.
It has been thought advisable to per-
petuate this feature of commencement
week, and to make 1t a rallying point
for returning alumni who desire to take
part in the fun and frolic of that event.
full day.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-15
JERsEYMAN AND
SON USE GUN ON
BURGLAR GANG
Mount Holly and Smithville in
Fear Because of Mailed
Threats.
Especial to the Evening star. ]

Mt. HOLLY, April 15r-Indications
point to the fact that yeggmen have
designs on Smithville, two miles from
here, where a gang Of five desperadoes
successfully operated three years ago,
getting $4,000 $500. after blowing open
the postoffice safe.
Alarm was created yesterday when
citizens of Smithville received warning
postal cards reading: we will be back
soon" One of these, dated Hudson, n.
Y, April 10, came TO Stacy Shinn, man
ager of a grocery. Two similar cards
were received by Frank p, Cook, a for
mer dry goods merchant
Lying out of town In d secluded spot
caused Cook to prepare for an emer-
gencys, which came last night, when he
discovered robbers trying to enter his
house. He and his son used their shot
guns and drove the men away.
In this mornings mail from New
York threats printed on cards n in
closed in envelopes were received by
leading business men here.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-15
LOCAL D. A. R. At
RECEPTION FOR
MRS. v. c. STORY
Jersey Women Given Chance to
Size Up Candidate for Pres
ident=G General.
is AT PRESENT THE
NEW YORK REGENT
interesting Battle Is Expected at
Annual Election-Local
Members Line-Up.

Among the North Jersey women who
attended the reception given by the
members Of Manhattan Chapter. of
New York, of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, in the Hotel
Gotham, New York. today. in honor
of Mrs. William Cummings Story, the
State regent of New York, and candi-
date for president-general of the ma
tional society, were Mrs. Eyerard b.
Hopwood, regent of Nova Caesarea
Chapter; Mrs. Jonathan b. Hunting
ton, vice-regent; Mrs. L Percy Black
man, of Passaic; Mrs. Frank H. Vim
son, Mrs. William Scheerer, of Orange,
and Mrs. j. Merrill Foote.
The reception CAV the Jersey daugh-
ters an excellent opportunity to meet
and Judge Mrs. Story. Interest CEN
tres round the election of the national
officers, which takes place in Washing
ton next week. The other candidate
for the Office of president-general. is
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, Of Illinois. who
is being supported by a large party
headed by Mrs. Donald Mclean, the re-
firing president-general. Mrs. Mclean
Is conducting a vigorous campaign in
ia of her candidate. 1t is expected
that the balloting will be very colse.
Nova. Caesarea Chapter will be repre-
scented in Washington by Mrs. Hop
wood, Mrs. Huntington, Mrs. Austen
McGrcgor. the second vicerpresident;
Mrs. William Scheerer, of Orange; Mrs.
H. j. Hoerner and several others, not
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-15
JOAN Of ARG TO
Be BEA7IF|ED BY
Pope ON SUNDAY
Final Decree Venerating Maid Of
Orleans to Be Promulgated
at Vatican.

ROME, April 15.-The final ceremony
In the Identification of Joan of Arc will
take place at st. Peters on Sunday,
The mass will be celebrated by the
Bishop Of Orleans. and the decree OF
Qualification will be read during the
service. Following this announcement
the Pope will descend to the basilica
to venerate the portrait of the Maid.
After April IS Joan Of Arc may be
publicly venerated and affairs nay -
erected to her in churches. The Pope
shortly will publish a decree proclaim
ing the Maid pr~octectress of Catholic
France.
Trains bearing pilgrims to attend the
ceremonies are arriving here. No less
than sixty French bishops and a total
of 10000 pilgrims are expected in Rome
by Sunday.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-15
BRIGHT UNIFORMS AT
THE JR. O. U. A. M. BALL
Battery B and Others from Eliz'
aheth in Attendance.

The men bers of Battery B, of Eliza
beth, and the Fourth Regiment Drum
Corps, also of Elizabeth, were tbs
guests at the first uniform and civic
dress ball and reception of Company \
and Field NJ, sic. Uniformed Rank, Jr,
o. u. A. M. held in Grafton Hall last
night. Fully 200 couples were in at
tendance, many of them from outside
the city.
/. Among those present were: Captain r.
A. Disbrow, Capt. l.. E. Hunt, Lieuten-
snt-Colonel William Disbrow, Colonel
Price, Captain Fred Morgan, Lieutenant
AL Freeman, Captain w. s. Banner,
Captain J. r. Brewster. Lieutenant II,
M. Trexler. LIEUTENANT G. F. Adams.
Lieutenant Colonel H. g. Eaton and
Major M. It. MERRILL
The grand maIch. preceding an order
Of twenty dance$, was led by Sergeant