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Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-19
SOUTHLAND READY TO GREET PRESIDENT
Taft Will Speak at Celebration of Signing of MecklenOury
 Declaration

CHARLOTTE, x. C.. May ls.-The
 finishing touches to the preparations
 for the visit of President Taft and the celebration of the anniversary of the signing of the Mecklenburg dec
 laration of independence. which the president will attend Thursday, were completed today. The entire city is in gala dress. Hundreds of flags and countless yards G bunting have been
 used in the decoration of the build ings facing Independence square and along Tyroa- Trade and other of the
 principal streets. Three magnificent arches, made brilliant at night by hundreds of colored electric lights
 form a court of honor. which Is the central feature of the decorative scheme
 The three days celebration pro gram was formally usherd in this morning with a salute of artillery The day was devoted to drills by drum corps, companies os firemen and militia, with a series of concerts arranged for this evening.
 | Tomorrow there will be a monster athletic meet at the fair grounds. to- gether with program of literary ex- ercises in which addresses will be de livered by Governor Kitchin of North l Carolina and the official representa- l tives of other states. Later in the | day there will be exhibition drills and maneuvers by the United States cav airy.
 Thursday. the third and last day <,f ha ~s- ed as Presidents day. The pres ident and Mrs. Taft will reach the city from Petersburg at lV o'clock in the forenoon. Veterans of the -fiue ani the Gray will escort tlie dis tfnguished visitors to the Aotel Selwyn, where they will be officially velcomed by Governor Kitchio, Sen ators Simmons and Overman and the mayor of Charlotte. At noon the pres ident will review the parade from a stand erected in front of the court house and later he is expected to de liver a public address.
 Charlotte expects to entertain al record breaking crowd of visitors during the next two days. Several thousand strangers are guests of the city already and every arriving train Is crowded to it's utmost capacity
 Streets Gay With Bunting.
 PETERSBURG. Va. May 1S.-The Petersburg people are making great preparations for the reception of President Taft. when he comes to- morrow to attend the dedication Of the $50. .oVo Pennsylvania monument near Fort Malone. The main streets are gay with bunting and the indics | tions are that the crowd wiN be the largest ever entertained in Peters. burg
 The presidential train will arrive | here from Washington shortly after Q o'clock tomorrow morning. A de- | tachment of military will escort the l president and Mrs. Taft to Center Hill mansion, where President Lin. coin held his last conference with Gen. Grant. April 3. 1865. After taking luncheon at Center Hill the president will inspec. the Petersburg battlefields.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-19
GOVERNOR TO ELECT
 CHEMIST FOR CEMENT
If Executive Will Act as Re- queSted His Selection Will
 Satisfy All

Governor Richard E. Sloan has been drawn into the cement controversy. Mayor Neale and representative of the cement company have agreed to let him select a chemist to make a re- port on the cement, which the city council claims Is not up to the stand. ard called for n the contract with tha Dallas oement company It is not known here that the governor will act.
 Four samples were taken yesterday from each of twenty-five sacks of cement now stored in the city hall store room. as many from that in the Metz building in Tombstone canyon. and as many more from the cars now standing in the local freight yards of the E. P. & s. W. There are locked in the vault of one of the local banks. Alter Gov. Sloan Snas selected an um- pirs. provided he consents to act they will be forwarded to the chemist designated.
 representative of the coplpany and several of the eouncilmen were present when the samples were taken.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-19
FL T|GRE MINE To
 BE WELL INSPECTED
Mining Expert of International Reputation on Ground For
 Prospective Buyers

Frederick Hellnian. representing
 interests who have taken an option on two-thirds of the capital stock of
 Fl Tigre mine, the consideration be- ing s3.90o.000. arrived in Douglas from the east this morning and after short stay at the Hotel Gadsden left on the afternoon train for Fl Tigre where he will make an exam ination of the property and observe it's workings for period extending over six weeks or two months. Mr. Hellman is accompanied by his wife
 He is a mining expert of great note. having installed some of the most notable plants in the world. A native of the United States. MT. Hellman has made South Africa the scene Of his endeavors during the past ten years and in that field achieved not able success. He and his wife also are well known by reason of their big game hunting trips i,i Africa. both having hunted over the same country where Roosevelt Is.
 The option which Mir. Hellman and his associates. T. H. Leggett. have taken on the Tigre carries with it the stipulation that one-half of the agreed price shall be paid in by Au. gus, zl and the remaining one-half by November of this year The pres ent inspection of the property by MT. Hellman will determine whether his people shall take up the option.
 Annual Meeting May 21-
 The visit of MT. Hellman has noth- ing to do with the forthcoming meet ing of the stockholders of the Lucky Tiyre Combination Gold Mining com any. which is now scheduled for Fri day, May 21. at 3 o'clock, at the Ho tel Gadsden. Douglas. The resolu- tions of the company. passed at & re- cent meeting in Kansas City, make no reference 10 the pending sale. which is between individual stock holders and the prospective buyers. The principal business of the stock holders at the meeting to be held here will be the increasing of the capital stock of the company from 55 GOO shares of the value of $f0 each to Soe. .ose shares of the par value of SIC each. making the capital stock sS,- ooo 900 instead of s6i0.000 Another matter of some importance mention ed in the call is proposal to reduce the size of the directorate from eleven to seven. Several amendments toI the articles of incorporation. Ssied for by the proposed increased capi- will be made.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-19

PARIS. May is-The former vice president of the Equitable Life As surance society has at last created one too many outrages against the public and will serve months i'm prisonment in Paris ard pay fine of sl0o This comes Us a climax to a series of depredat'cnc and experiences in many lnads an extending over the last two or three years. Automobile speeding is his latest offense. and it occurred in Paris re. ently, when hs chauffeur, Ladwice. ran into a taxi cab. doing considerable damage, and then ran away at full speed.
 Under 2 law passed last July. flight after an accident is a special of fense. Hyde is at present automobil- ing in the Riveria. and it is not known whether he will have to be taken in to custody by them at sight.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-19
ELECTRIC SHOCK IS FATAL
 TO ARIZONA MANS CHILD

SAN DIEGO. Cal. May 1s-While climbing to the ton of a steel electric light tower last night. the f5-year-old boy of Earl Weston came in contact with an uninsulated electric wire and was knocked to the ground. dying four minutes later. The lads father is thought to be in Arizona Efforts to locate him so far have failed.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-19

1s62-Grant attacked Pemberton al Big Black river bridge. in Mississ- ippi.
 lS77-Gen. Grant and family sailed from Philadelphia for tour of the world
 lss0-Nashville, Tenn, celebrated the centennial anniversary of it's set tlement
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
BUTTE TEAM WILL
NOT COME HERE

The Butte baseball team is not
coming to Pendleton. This is the day
the players were to have reported for
practice in this city, but Manager
Dick Sullivan of the local team has
received word from Manager John
Barnes of the Butte team, saying he
had changed his plans and that his
team will not be here for practice.
Manager Brown of the Hotel Pen
deton has also received word from
Barnes to the effect that the Butte
team wiuld practice elsewhere. The
reason for changing his plans was not
stated by Barnes in either communi-
cation.
The failure of the Butte team to
make use of the local diamond will
be somewhat of a disappointment to
the Pendleton fans who had counted
on seeing a professional league team
in action in this city. The local
players were also looking forward
with pleasurable anticipation to the
opportunity to try conclusions with
the league team.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
HOPE FOR JOHN DAY ELECTRIC LINE

Should data that has just been
gathered by engineers prove satisfac-
tory some action will shortly be taken
towards developing electrical power
on the John Day river and the con-
struction of an electric line from the
John Day country into Pendleton.
For some weeks past a party of
engineers under the direction of John
T. Whistler. formerly with the recla-
nation service and who had charge
of the work on the Umatilla project,
has been busy I'm the John Day
country Their work is now all COM
pleted as far as the field is concerned
and il now remains for the engineers
to compile their data so as to make a
report to the parties interested.
The work now being done IS for the
newly Incorporated company in which
Douglas Belts, George G. Schlegel and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
PRICE Of FLOUR
ADVANCES A THIRD
FLOUR THAT COST $3.50
NOW WORTH SO 4 BARREL
Prices are Expected 10 Further Ar
vance Due to the Rise I'm Price of
Wheat-Price Advances Forty
Cents a Barrel I'm Portland Icstcr-
day-Last Local Increase Comes
Last Week When il is Marked up
25 Gents.

Following the phenominal jump Of
80 cents a barrel in the price of flour
in the Portland market. 1t is expected
trat the price Of flour in Pendleton
will again be advanced. As the price
has already been increased $3.50 per
barrel during the past few months
a further increase will not be looked
forward to with very much pleasure
by the bakeries and consumers of
flour in general.
Flour that formerly sold for $3.50
per barrel is now selling at So. The
last increase was made last week and
was an advance OF 25 cents.
The following from the Portland
Journal tells of the conditions in the
metropolis:
Flour today took the most phenom-
email Jump ever recorded in history in
the Pacific northwest, when at the in
stance Of several interior millers, the
price was raised 40 cents a barrel on
patent flour and as high as 90 cents
on several inferior brands. The ad-
vance mas DetH btHtl il hAi NNtl AH'
country, but no other section has had
the tremendous individual raise today
given northwest flour.
For a long time the local millers
have feared raising their prices for
fear of an invasion of the local market
by cheaper eastern wheat. However,
when the price OF the eastern product
kept rising steadily their fears were
overcome and today the jump came.
At 40 cents a barrel the raise will be
10 cents per sack.
Flour is now bringing to local
wholesalers as high as S6.O5 barrel,
while the minimum price is $565.
Since the first of the year flour has
advanced nearly 81 barrel or in
many instances nearly 60 per cent of
the usual cost. It has been the most
phenomenal, yet steady advance that
has ever affected the local market and
bids fair to grow higher yet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
JAIL BREAK At NOON IN IA GRAN0E

to Carlson this morning at the usual
time, and no officer was in the Jail
from that time until noon. when both
the sheriff and deputy Newlin went
into the corridor with the purpose Of
locking the prisoner in the cell while
they were away at dinner. To say
that they were surprised when they
found their man gone is putting it
mildly. Sheriff Chlders wasted no
time in speculation however, but at
once mounted his horse and went af-
ter his man.
Carlson made his getaway by saw
ing one of the bars Of the north win
dow in the corridor of the Jail and
bending the bar out of place. The
cutting was evidently done with a thin
dull instrument, and must have taken
time, although the metal
of the bar is very soft, and they are
entirely unfit for the purpose to
which they are set.-Observer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15

Declaring it important to the well
fare of the Philippines that the tariff
bill for the islands be passed stimuli
taneously with the Payne bill, Taft
today sent a message to congress
transmitting the proposed measure
prepared under the direction of the
bureau of insular affairs. The mes
sage states that the bureaus measure
revises the law of the Philippines,
and the revising of the tariff makes
it conform as nearly as possible with
the regulations and customs of laws
and of the states. The purpose OF
the bill is to meet the new conditions
which will arise under the Payne
bill,
Accompanying the message was
letter from Secretary Dickinson. who
admits unfamillarity with the sub
ject but transmits the recommends
tion of General Edwards, chief of the
bureau of insular affairs, who says:
ission of American goods TO the
Philippines will revolutionize business
there. Unless the adoption of the
policy is accompanied by revision of
the present Philippine tariff it will be
disastrous to important industries and
embsrrass the Philippine govern
ment."
The schedule regarding tobacco
and sugar in the Philippines in the
measure are identical with the Payne
bill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15

La Grande, April 15.-Kid Carlson
the ex-pugilist, and apostle of the doc
trine Of self help, and whose faithful
adherence to his doctrine caused him
to be locked up some time ago for
approprlating to his own use sundry
light hardware in the shape of guns
and knives originally belonging to
Fred Davis Of Union, became tired OF
solitude some time yesterday and left
his home for parts unknown. His
home was in the west corridor of the
county Jail. Mr.. Carlson evidently
concluded that waiting for the grand
Jury to meet was bad for his health
and that he would be much better off
camping in the hills over toward
Rock Creek. Unless Sheriff Childers
finds the wanderer this afternoon he
will have at least one night In the
woods.
Deputy Lindgren served breakfast
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
.ELKS AND KNIGHTS
MAY ERECT TEMPLE

Negotiations are now being carried
on between members of the local
lodges of knights of Pythias and Elks
with a view to the erection of joint
ly-owned building at the corner of
Main and Water streets. Thus far
the matter is still in the preliminary
stage, but 1t is easily possible an
agreement may be reached whereby
very creditable fraternal building
will be erected.
The local Knights of Pythias own
the corner site upon which now
stands the old building which is used
as a sample room by the Hotel Pen
dleton, 1t is the intention of the
lodge to build upon the location at
some future time Within the past
few days the idea of a joint building
has been suggested. AS the Elks have
long been seeking a location for an
Elks club they declare themselves
ready for the undertaking provided
satisfactory agreement can be reach
ed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
WATER RIGHTS To
Be AOJUD|CATED
STATE WATER BOARD WILL
SETTLE OLD DISPUTES
Powder Valley Reclamation Scheme
VIII Be Determined by the Decision
Other Streams in Eastern Ore
gon Will BE Adjudicated-Some of
Them Involve the Irrigation of
Much Valuable Land.

Salem, April 15.-To determine
who viii be granted the rights to wa
ter necessary for the prosecution of
the Lower Powder River valley rec
lamation project, the water board will
hold a hearing here on May 10th. The
board has already closed a contract
with eastern capitalists who are in
terested in the proposed Eagle val
ley electric road, but to make the
contract of value the rights to water
necessary TO irrigate the tract must
be obtained Probably the same cap
italists who will make the prelimi-
nary surveys will receive the rights.
The board viii also take up early
adjudications on the four streams of
eastern Oregon, the rights on Squaw
creek in Crook county, involving
three thousand acres of land, and
rights to the water of Willow creek
of Morrow county, and the Tumalo
in Crook county, and Mill creek in
Union county. be settled
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
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Judging from the witnesses who
are now being examined by the Una
tilla county grand jury, the investiga-
tion of the alleged violation of the
liquor laws is in full swing. 1t is
also easy to surmise that the scope
of the investigation is to be fully as
broad as was indicated in this paper
last week.
From appearances, an effort is to
be made to secure indictments against
individuals in practically every city
and town in the county. not except
ing Pendleton. Among the principal
witnesses being examined today are
depot and express agents from the
several towns. Each of these carried
a bundle of papers and records into
the grand jury room with him and It
is supposed that these records will
show that certain persons have had
shipped to them more intoxicating
liquors than they could possibly con-
sumo themselves.
This evidence may be used as a
basis from which to York and it is
also possible that it may be used to
corroborate other evidence yet to be
presented to the grand jury.
Men who are believed to have act
ed in the capacity of detectives have
also been seen about the court house
and are evidently awaiting their turn
to tell what they discovered. Promi-
nent workers in the law enforcement
league have also been summoned to
the city from various parts of the
county.
Therefore. while it is impossible
to find out exactly what is transpir-
ing in the grand jury room. there is
no longer any doubt that considerable
evidence of violations of the liquor
law has been secured and is now be-
ing presented. 1t is also known that
the anti-saloon men believe they
have secured sufficient to result, not
only in indictments, but in convic-
tions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
TAFT FAVORS STATEHOOD
FOR NEW MEXICO

I'll Paso. Tex. April 15-A special
to the Times from Santa Fe, y. NJ,
says:
Governor Curry has announced
that he would remain as governor of
New Mexico until statehood is secur-
er. He received letter from Presi-
dent Taft assuring him of the Presi-
dents confidence and cooperation.
The Taft letter was not given out.
Mr. Taft gives assurance of the early
passage of the statehood bill.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15

other Pilot Rock people are interest
ed.
When questioned by phone today
regarding the plans of the company,
Mr.. Belts declared they would know
definite about such until Mr..
Whistler's report is received. Thus
far the field work only has been done
and the result of the work is not yet
fully known.
At this time the local company
was formed last fall Mr. .Schlegel an
nounced, in an interview with the
East Oregonian. thar the company in
tended developing electric powor'up-
on the John Day with a view 90 trans
hitting the same 70 Penlleton At
that time the hackers had the cleo
trio road idea in mnd. The promoters
of the company have always claimed
sufficient financial backing provided
the plans are found feasible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
SALVATION ARMY
CAPTAIN TO WED

Capt. Dempke. formerly in charge
OF the local salvation army corps ap-
pcared at the clerks office this after
noon to secure a marriage license. As
there was no one with him or at the
court house who could make the nee
essary affidavit as to the brides age
and residence, he had not secured the
license yet at time of going to press.
The bride-to-be is Amalia Kentrat.
Dempke now lives In Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
j. T. WALLACE WITH
CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN

]. T. Wallace, representative of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad, has
been in the city today. He is here on
business connected with the routing
of wool from the coming seasons clip.
Mr.. Wallace has just taken the post
formerly held by H. B. Miller who
has resigned from the railway SER
vice to enter the real estate business
in Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15

Washington, April 15.-Cabinet
members are considering thousands
of letters protesting against Patten
and bull operations in Chicago. The
general opinion is that there is no
federal statute to deal with the stu
alton Representative Townsend of
Michigan, is preparing a bill making
corners impossible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
NEWSPAPER
FOR SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, Apr. 15.-1ncorpor-
ators OF the Democratic Press COM
pany announced today, that II Will
meet on Saturday to perfect plans
for establishing a democratic paper
In this city It was incorporated yes
terday for two hundred thousand dol
lars. An appeal to the party mem
bers to support the venture will be
made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
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HOUSE WILL PUT OIL
PRODUCTS ON FREE LIST

Washington, April 15.-At the re-
quest of the house the Payne bill was
today returned from the Senate In
order that correction of clerical err
rors be made placing the products OF
petroleum on the free list. The house
adjourned until next week after re-
ferring President Taft's message TO
the ways and means committee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
sherman Law Inadequate.

Washington, April 15.-The only
possible remedy suggested in the pro-
vision is the Sherman law, designed
to offer protection from conspiracy
in restraint of trade. Many thing this
Is not broad enough to cover the pres
ent case. Townsend is acting on that
theory. Secretaries Wickersham
Ballinger, Nagle and others held a
conference on the matter yesterday,
but the decision is unknown.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
MRS. MARY MORGAN TOMORROW

Funeral services over the remains
of the late Mrs. Mary Morgan, who
died recently in Portland, will be con-
Quoted at the Methodist church to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The
sermon will be preached by Rev. John
Reeves pastor of the Southern Meth
odist church.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
TAFT SENDS
A MESSAGE
Requests Congress to Pass
Philippine Tariff Bill With
Payne Bill,
PROPOSES SAME SCHEDULES
AS IN THE PAYNE BILL

Message Includes Bill Prepared I'm
der Direction of Bureau of Insular
Affairs-Will Conform As Closely
as Possible 10 Terms of Payne Bill
New Conditions Bring Need Of
New Laws-Free Admission of
American Goods Has Changed
Conditions There-Revision Neces-
sary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
BANK WINS SUIT
AGAINST TEMPLES

After being out for three
! hours, the jury in the case of the
! Commercial National bank
) against ]. F. and w. P. Temple,
) brought in a verdict in favor of
) the bank, at 8 o'clock this after
: noon. The verdict was for
; s34S.50 and $50 attorney fees,
; being the full amount sued for.
; The Guy Hayes cattle stealing
; case is being tried this after
noon. This is the second trial,
the first having resulted in a
hung jury.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
STANTON WOULD-BE
ROBBERS NOT LOCATED

Salem, April 15.-All efforts to To-
cate the two robbers who attempted
to hold up the bank at Stayton yes
torday failed today. The report of
the wounded man caught at Munkers
proved to be false. Two suspects who
boarded the train at Marion, were
tracked as IA ras Oregon City, where
the trail was lost.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-15
LYONS REAPPOINTED
ALASKAN FEDERAL JUDGE

Washington, April i5.-Thomas R..
Lyons, the federal judge of Alaska
whose denomination was withdrawn
pending investigation charges against
him, was nominated today, Taft con-
vinced that the charges were untrue.