davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-12
PAYNE BILL
IN SENATE
Tariff Bill as Amended by the
Finance Committee to Be
Reported To-Day
RATES REPORTED LOWER
THAN THOSE OF HOUSE

Senate Committee Removes a Num-
Der of Articles from Dutiable List
Are All Articles of Common Use
Three Times as Many Articles
Are Lowered As Are Increased
House Rate on Lumber Is Report
cd Retained-Bill VIII Be Report
ed Today from Finance Committee
After Its Meeting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-12
SAYS CURRICULA BOARD
CAN'T PRESCRIBE ADMISSION

Salem. April 12.-Attorney General
Crawford holds that the board Of
higher curricula cannot prescribe the
standard of admission at the oregon
agricultural college, or the University
of oregon. BY an act under which the
board was created, 1t can only pre-
scribe general course.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-12
The Grand Jury.

One of the most substantial grand
juries ever drawn from a Umat!lla
county jury box was drawn this
morning and is now investigating the
various cases presented to II by the
district attorney. The grand jury
consists of two merchants two farm
ers, retired farmer, a carpenter and
a real estate and insurance agent.
The merchants are c. A. Barrett
and e. X. Henry Barrett is also
representative from this county and
president Of the Inland Grain Grow
ers association. The farmers are H.
j. Taylor and Jerome Gulliford Tay-
lor is also president of the County
Good Roads association and mem
ber OF the executive committee of the
Inland Grain Growers association
The real estate and insurance agent
is r. e. Tarbet, formerly proprietor
of the Fair store in this city. Robert
Laing is the retired farmer and ]. NJ.
Cook Is the carpenter.
Several Important Cases.
II is known that the grand jury
has some important work ahead Of
It. One of the principal cases to be
Investigated is the one in which the
employees of the o. r. & N. freight de-
pot are charged with stealing freight.
This is the case in which Charles
Dickens made a confession, implicat-
ing William Edwards and Frank ].
Ely. On the preliminary hearing JUS
tice of the Peace Parkes refused to
hold Edwards and Ely. declaring the
evidence was not sufficient The dis
trlct attorney was not satisfied with
that decision however, and announced
that he would present the case to the
grand jury for investigation. He evi-
IDENTIFY believes the grand jury will re-
turn indictments and that he will be
able to secure conviction when the
cases come to trial.
Aside from this there are a num-
Der of burglary cases to be passed
upon. There are six men in jail |
now, who are charged with breaking
into stores or houses, while another |
will be added to the colony tomor-
row or next day. Three boys accus-
ed Of stealing a horse are out on
bonds
Liquor Cases.
Probably as much interest Is CEN
tered IN the investigation Of the al
legged violation of tho local option
law, as all the others combined. This
for the reason that II Is rumored that
persons in every town In the county
have been implicated by detectives.
brought here for the purpose Of To-
eating blind pigs. How well the de-
tectives succeeded in their search for
evidence is known only
to those in whose employ the de-
tectives were, and possibly the DIS
trict attorney.-who sooner or later
must be made aware of the evidence
to be submitted to the grand jury.
Instructions to Jury.
In delivering his instructions to the
grand Jury, Judge Bean read extracts
rom the local option, libel and prize
light laws, but no significance can be
attached to this. inasmuch as these
avs provide that they shall be read
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-12

Washington, April 12.-The Payne
tariff blu as amended by the senate
finance committee, was ordered re-
ported to the senate today after the
committee meeting. In the main the
rates as reported from the finance
committee are lower than the ones
passed by the house. The actual
number of reductions are about three
times the number of increases.
a considerable number of articles
for common use are removed from
the dutiable list, and restored to free
trade. The house rate of a dollar
per thousand feet on lumber is re-
tanned, being a reduction of a dol
lar from the Dingley rate.
Some of the Duties Changed.
The house rates on manufactured
wood are retained showing reduc-
tions from the Dingley bill in almost
every instance is imported. Hard
woods are placed on the free list by
the senate committee, the sugar
SC, Idule Is left as it came from the
house, but the house rates on sugared
biscuits and waters was reduced.
The senate bill increases the duty on
lemons from one-fourth cent a pound
to one-half cent. Pineaples in pack
ages are reduced from eight cents to
seven cents per cubic foot, and in
bulk from eight to seven dollars per
thousand. Other citrus fruits are un-
changed.
The agricultural schedule, including
meat products. remains practically
unchanged except where reductions
by the committee are restored to the
Dfngley rates. The committee gave
its opinion that any necessary increase
should be made upon luxuries rather |
than upon necessities and it appar- |
emily followed this policy in the con-
struction of the bill. The rates on !
wines We're increased throughout by !
the committee.
1t is estimated that the additional
'evenue derived from this last course
will reach a total of three million
iollars annually. A greater part will
De from the increased duties on cham
laigne.
Aldrich Summarizes Bill.
In a general summary of the senate
,ill Aldrich said: THE cotton sched-
lie has an extension of specific rates
o cover clause on fancy goods and
lovelties which were covered in ex-
sting law by the ad valorem rates.
he result is that the advalorem rates
re not increased. Raw flax is re-
tored to the dutiable list, otherwise
he schedule remains substantially
he same as the house rates. ,
The committee is undecided what ,
ates to recommend for wood pulp .
nd articles dependent upon it and ,
as also left coal and hides for fu- ,
ure action. The free list reported by
he committee is in the main un-
hanged from existing law.
"One change of the free list of gen. ,
raj interest is the provision regard
lg free art. The house made paint ,
lg and sculptors work, over twenty !
ears old free. The senate has add ,
d to these works generally, includ- ,
lg antiquities over a hundred years ,
ID"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-12
Ketcbeu VIII Fight johnson.

San Francisco, April 12.-"I have
acceped the proposition rrom Croft
froth to fight Johnson" This tele-
gram was received by Will Jacobs.
the sporting editor of the San Fran
cisco News, from Willis Britt. mana
ger for Stanley Ketchel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-12
BOY OF TWENTY is
ELECTROCUTED AT SING SING

Ossining, N. Y, April 12.-Barnard
Carlin, aged 20, was electrocuted to-
day at Sing Sing prison for the mur-
der of his mother on April Sth, last
year. He killed his parent because
he believed she was responsible for
his being born with weak eyes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-12
GRAND JURY
IS SELECTED
Will Begin Investigation Of
Cases Presented by the
District Attorney.
SUPPOSED TO HAVE MUCH
IMPORTANT WORK AHEAD

Jury Is One of Most Substantial Ever
Drawn I'm Umatllla COmty-Made
Up of Merchants. Farmers, a Car
penter, and IA Real Estate Man
VIII Investigate Freight Depot
Thefts Dismissed at Preliminary
Hearing-Likely 10 Investigate Re-
ported Violation of local Option
Law.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-12
OREGON FACTORIES SUED
FOR INSPECTION FEF

Salem, April 12.-Over a hume
and forty factories and mills in
gon have not paid their insr
fees. A complete list. prepa
Labor Commissioner Hoff, J.
filed with the secretary Of
trict attorneys will bring az
last years fees are due
cases the fees of the We .
still unpaid.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-12
MARRIED TWICE WITHIN THREE

Because they were married before
the time designed by law between the
date of divorce and the date of re-
marriage had elapsed, Edward and
Mable Begg, were married for the
second time within three months. this
afternoon. Justice of the Peace Joe
H. Parkes officiated at this cere-
mony.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-12
DISTRIBUTE
SCHOOL FUNDS
Largest AppOrtionment in the
History of UmatiIIa County
Made Today.
AMOUNTS TO OVER SIX
DOLLARS FOR EVERY PUPIL

Increased Apportionment Is Due to
Promptness With Which Taxes
Have Been Paid-Will Mean Small.
er Apportionment Next Fall-Some
Districts Lose Part of Apportion-
ment Because They Fail to Hold
Minimum Term of School-Tw0
Districts Forfeit All of Their
Funds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-12
CHICAGO WHEAT AGAIN
COMES PATTEN'S WAY

Chicago. April 12.-May wheat
touched s1.26 and an eighth at noon.
The broadening of the market was a
play direct into Patterns hands. Pat
ten unloaded big quantities.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-12

The largest apportionment of school
funds ever made in Umatilla county
is being made today by County Su-
perintendent Welles. The total
amount to be distributed among the
several school districts of the county
is little more than $3S,0O0, or about
Sc for each boy and girl of school age
in the county.
The increased apportionment Is due
solely to the promptness with which
the taxes have been paid, which shows
the prosperous condition Of the tax
payers.
The apportionment is based upon
the census taken in November, 1907,
as the law provides that it shall be
made On the basis of the census con-
tanned in the last general reports Of
the school district clerks. The last
reports were made in June and were
based on the census taken the pre-
ceding fall. These districts, therefore,
which have been growing rapidly dur.
ing the past two years will not pro"
by their growth until next year. 4"
Among the districts affected
ruling are Hermiston, Fernda' - TINS
ton and Freewater. 4e, Mil
By this apportionment
large the one to be made being 50
will be very small. Sin in OCTOBER
all of the county take zee practicallS
been paid, there Wi have alreaos
more than the stat Il remain LITTLE
portioned If all e fund to be ap
when due there he taxes were pait
but the state f, would be nothing
in October. md to be apportionet
Som6
Because t Districts Lose.
county fai' nree school districts in tn
their fun ed to spend SIS per cent o
ers salf as in the payment of teach
will b .ries as provided by law, the
feren compelled TO forfeit the dit
pen ce between what they did eS
ce' in this manner and the S5 pc
a IT. one district will lose sS5.2
nother sSS.22 and the third SS7-S'
All three are country districts an
I the extra school which this none
would have provided is needed.
90 County School Superintendei
os Welles is urging those distric
md which have not yet gone in debt su
ne ficient to use up their apportiol
TO ment for teachers salaries to arran'
to continue their terms so as to u
,ro- it all. The law provides that
list least rs per cent of the apportiol
red ment made last october and the ol
at being made now must be used
ar the payment of teachers before I
; annual school meeting in June or t
give difference will be forfeited.
its Two Forfeit All Funds.
and Two districts in the county ha
va forfeited all the school funds
h ii falling to maintain school the requ
ed number of months The old ID
to- provided for a minimum of TO
cite months school in each district. T.
gers was not complied with. Next We
ssult the new law will be in effect and
haps months will be the minimum tern
ying BY failing to have at least fo
ever months of school in the year, tn
reep two districts will not get anythi
usu from the state or county fund fr,
'ther either the October or the present
portionmentt Through somebod
negligence the expense of the sch
which was conducted must be met
ship special levy or in some other wa
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-12
CHIEF CRAZY SNAKE
REPORTED. KILLED.

Henrietta, Okla, April 12.
The report that Crazy Snake,
the outlaw Indian chief, was
killed and buried on March 2S,
by a posse Of citizens, will be
investigated today. Col. Hoff-
man, commanding the troops
that are seeking the Indian, is
not willing to believe the story.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-12
THREATEN
HIS RECALL
Chinese Minister WI Ting
Fang Reported Mixed Up in
Mining SwindIe..
MAY BE ASKED RECALLED
BY SEC. OF STATE KNOX

Piusburg Chinese Are Reported the
Victims i'm Mining Swindle in
Which WI Is Thought to BE Inn
plicated-Clalmed That He Wrote
Letters Threatening Deportation of
Those Who Have Evidence-Is Re-
ported TO BE Associated With Two
Other Chinese-Matter Being In
Vestigated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-12
SIXTEEN FAINT AT
EASTER SERVICES.

New York. April 12.-Over-
come by a heavy, flower scented
atmosphere, sixteen uncon-
scious persons were carried
from the fashionable st. Bar
tholomew's church during
Easter services yesterday. IL
was the biggest crowd in the
history of the church.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-12
FINDS STANDARD
OIL JOKER IN BILL

Washington, April 12-With a pen
great flourish oil was placed upon the ce'
free list in the house Friday 1t was a
indeed blow at Standard Oil and a
triumph for the people. Now it has
been discovered that while petroleur
had indeed been placed upon the f,
list, all the products of oil, such
parafine, vaseline and a thousanf
one other articles made in the
ment of petroleum, were SUI -
a duty of 20 per cent ad val
Carefully or accidentally 'Jee'
ducts had been left off Il oi.n
when petroleum was on p
there, and were left tc Ie Aiee S,
the general rate collec y.
ticles not otherwise oe 'aA.1 CIV
The effect of thi' leu oi ~
the Standard Oil enuihera'eu'
crude petroleum VIII oe W ene
9 nrotactior of company all Of Its
,nrer, IN oil of lree of taxation anc
produces in It. ~ per GENT az
wban this Z the articles which Il
day it Great re1lneries'
,nan+ ne discovery was made TO
In the bc ed a good deal Of excite
NJ q ma. course the tariff manager
1t was Juse explain II as 'ne
It is flimentary HllslaAe'
anv but many people are sayini
int, a little curious that wheneve
Al, of these parliamentary errors cree
a tariff bill, they rebound usu
tv TO the benefit of one or anothe
If the Interests"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-12
/ MONTHS

HOrsh Is a
county, Wasl
supposed to .esident of Walla Walla
county. T ,inpton and the bride is
about thr be a resident of Umatilla
in WallP no couple were married
mad be- ee months ago, presumably
sin me Wala. but as one of them
to hP IN granted a divorce less than
.nths before it became necessary
we the knot retied
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-21
Convict Road Workers
and Movable Quarters.

1t has been claimed by many and
divers authorities, or sufficient
authorities. that the housing of con-
victs, should it be decided to work
them on the public roads. would
prove an almost insupeTable difficulty.
The following from the Andalusia,
Alabama, News will show what others
can do along this line:
The commissioners today gave an
order for a new steel cage, says the
Union Springs Herald, in which the
convicts will be kept while at work
on the public roads. 1t is 40 feet
long and weighs about 1000 pounds
II will accommodate a number of
prisoners and will be mounted on
wheels so that it can be easily moved
around. 1t will be so built that in
order for a convict to make an open
ing even one foot wide, he would have
to saw through four bars, which
makes il almost impossible for an
escape to take place. Other new
equipment has been ordered to use in
connection with this cage. The steel
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-21
Truck Farming in
Escanbia County.

In yesterdays Journal there APP
peared this item from its special cor
respondent at Beulah:
Wiley Weaver is the champion
onion raiser of this settlement. having
raised thirty bushels of Bermuda
onions from one pound of seed and
sold them in Pensacola for two dollars
per bushel. Our truckers should
make note of this as the Bermuda
onion market is never glutted, and
this Perdido land seems to be eSpe-
cialIy adapted to the growth OF the
Bermuda onion
This information is a guaranty Of
what the soil of Escombia county can
do and this abundant crop of onions
raised at trifiing expense from one
pound of seed is but an earnest Of
what settlers upon lands adjoining
Pensacola may expect as a reward for
well directed labor
Beulah is situated on the Pensacola,
Alabama and Tennessee railroad about
midway between Millview and Mus
cogee and is therefore in the imme-
date neighborhood of this city. What
may be done there in truck farming
may be done throughout this entire
section. The land awaits the intelli-
gent farmer and is certain to yield
an ample profit to those who will cul-
| tivate it.
Our correspondent well says that
the demand for Bermuda onions is
without limit. 1t would be next 10
| impossible to glut the market. There
! is no variety of the onion so highly
priced as the Bermuda and it COM
mands very profitable price every
where
! But the soil of Escambia county is
no better adapted to raising onions
! than it is TO produce an almost end
! less variety of other vegetables; for
it is aided by a peculiarly salubTious
and pTopitious climate. All that is
required is a study of it's chemical
properties and through the use of
proper fertilizers to best adapt it to
! the production of different plants,
| Experience has proved this to be
true, and the fact should be realized
| by farmers already located here and
| advertised far and wide to attract
others to settle in the neighborhood
For thrifty. well-to-do farmers are
the backbone of large and prosperous
! cities.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-21

cage is provided with curtains which
can be pulled down IN winter time,
making it almost as close as a house
and a stove will be put in it in cold
weather.
What can be done in an Alabama
county certainly can be done in Flor
ida. Of course, The Journal has al
ways considered the argument to
which attention was first called moth
ing but a specious pretext-one of the
many excuses offered by politicians
and the uniformed to prevent the
abolition of the lease system. 1t is
glad, however, to present evidence Of
actual accomplishment, as it will open
the public eye to recognize more fully
the falsity of these pretexts and ex-
cuses.
Public opinion is fast being mould
ed in opposition to the lease system,
and it would be safe to prophesy that
FIVE years from now neither the state
nor any of the counties will hire out
prisoners. And it will be a great day
for Florida when this shall have come
TO pass.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-21
a SIGHT for the Elk.

At a country fair out in Kansas,
says the ATgonaUt, a man went uD to
tent where some elk were on exhi-
bition and stared wistfully up al the
sign I'D like to go in there" lie
said to the keeper, but il would be
mean to go in without my family, and
] cannot afford TO pay for my wife
and seventeen children" The keeper
stared at him in establishment Are
all these your children he gasped
Every one" said the man You wait
a minute" said the keeper. I'm ga
ing to bring the elk out and let them
see YOU all"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-21

Under the shackIes provided by an
antiquated constitution the only re-
lief that can be afforded the unrep-
resented people of Hillsborough coun-
tv is one more representative in the
lower house. The same with AIval
and four other counties. 1t is not
worth figatins about. Entitled. as We
are. to an increase of three hundred
per cent. in our representation, IL
is not worth while to raise Tuction
over the pitifuI twenty-five per cent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-21

states. although there is undoubtedly
a growing sentiment that the govern
ment of the cities and towns should
be taken out Of the hands OF the
cheap politician and placed on high
business plane the same as any other
legitimate business enterprise After
all city is nothing but a large plant
which demands just as careful OPP
Grafton and supervision as does any
corporation in the country. While
there may be from time to time
temporary setbacks to the more pro-
greSsive idea of city government, the
day is not far distant when more
sensible view of this phase of gov
eminent will become generally adopt
ed--St- Augustine Record.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-21
OLD AGE
Comes to Everyone, But its Visits May
Be Postponed.

Old age is not a question of years.
Some men are old at forty, others
are young at sixty
It's a mighty hard proposition to
look young, no matter how young you
feel if your hair is falling out and
your head becoming bald.
Perhaps you are tired trying inef-
fectual remedies for this evil
We don't blame you if you are.
Why not try an effective one for a
change.
Newbro's Herpicide kills the DAN
druff seTm-which is the cause of the
whole trouble.
Destroy the cause you remove the
effect"
Sold by leading druggists. Send Toe.
n stamps for sample to The Herpicide
Co. Detroit. Mich
One dollar bottles guaranteed. W.
s. D'Alemberte, special agent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-21
A Good Mayor.

In a certain town in Covington
county they have a mayor that Is
eighteen karats fine. Perhaps all OF
the towns in this county have COM
petent chief executives, but there Is
one gentleman we lift our hats TO on
this occasion. The Star would like
to give the name of the town and
the mayor, but propTiety forbids, so
we're going to give the details and
omit the names. A few days ago z
worthless white man was arTalgned
before this mayor on charge OF
wife-beatins. The mayor looked at
the Offender Cor only a moment and
said: Ten days on the streets; ten
dollars, or ten ticks on the body
Which do you prefer" This lowest
of criminals said he would take the
whipping. "AII right" said the may
or, take him out and give him ten
Iashes" The whipping was properly
attended to and the community has
rid itself of an undesirable Citizen
AndaIusia (Ala-) Star
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-21

And now comes Jermain G. Porter,
sity of Cincinnati and director of the
observatory in Ohio's great beer cen
ter and almost in so many words
calls all the star sharps who have
written about the people in Mars,
their wonderful canals and how they
must be simply crazy to establish
inter-stellar communication of a lot
fools or Ananiases or something of
the sort This icOnoclast deserves a
fate more cruel than that of Pro-
metheus, and in serving out to him
his just desserts the patient paragra-
phist ought to be ringleader of the
mob.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-21
Pensacola Weakening.

Pensacola is weakening somewhat
in its advocacy of the commission
form of government. The anti-sentl-
ment does not come. however, from
the more prominent citizens. but from
the mass of those who prefer petty
municipal politics to municipal pro-
gress. 1t was proposed to so amend
the charter of Pensacola that all OF
the responsibility of the government
of the city would be placed upon the
mayor and twelve aldermen, all other
officers being appointed. The dose
was little too strong and thus the
proposed amendment was rejected by
a vote of 100 to 10 at mass meeting
recently held. The mass meeting
was against the decreasing of the
number of Offices now in existence
fearing that the size of the pie would
be so seriously decreased that there
would not be enough to go around
This is the case in several other cities
not only in Florida, but in other
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-21
A Living Skeleton.

IS the final condition OF any child
that has woTms-if it lives Think
of having something in your stomach
that eats all you take as nourish-
ment. Nine tentbs of the babies
have worms, may be yours has. Be
certain that it has not by giving il
Whites Cream VeTmifuge-it expeIs
all worms and is a tonic for the
baby. Price p cents. Sold by W. a.
HAlembertc