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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-21
RAILROAD Commission REVISING
RATES Of NORTHERN PACIFIC

Salem, April 21.-After numerous
complaints from people at Goble. and
othet points along the Northern Pa
cific, between Portland and that
point, regarding alleged excessive
freight charges the railroad commits
sion. upon its own motion. took up the
matter of freight rates, and announc-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-21
GRANTS PASS TO HAVE
FLOAT AT ROSE CARNIVAL

Grants Pass, Ore, April 21.-
Grants Pass will have a float at the
Portland rose carnival parade. Ar
rangements for It were made by the
commercial club ladies auxiliary, the
citizens subscribing the money. The
crowning feature will be n beautiful
Josephine county girl to act rs the
queen. She has not been selected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-21
MANY ENTRIES MADE
IN TACOMA DOG SHOW

Tacoma, April 21.-Entries for the
Tacoma dog show closed tonight with
rush. Nearly five hundred star
CANNES will be seen when the doors
open next week. Every city on the
coast and the northwest. with few
exceptions, is represented.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-21
YOUNG TURKS
MARCH ON CITY.
Their Large Army Now ViSi-
Bile From the Outskirts of
the Capital City,
FANATICS CONTINUE TO
MASSACRE CHRISTIANS

Reported That Over Five Thousand
People Have Been Killed by the
Fanatics in the AppellO Galley
Massacre Is Continued Practically
All Over Asia Minor-Invaders Are
Marching Against the City - Ex-
pected TO reach Capital Within a
Few Hours - Americans to Be
Protected by Gmboats.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-21
SN|NDLER IN
WALLA WALLA
Catches an UnIucky Thirteen
of the Business Men in a
Smooth Game.
MAKES BANK DEPOSIT AND
THEN CASHES BOGUS CHECKS

His Smooth Game is Worked Last Sat
urday and Has just Come to Light
First Deposits Small Amount in
Bank Then Proceeds 10 Cash
Checks all Over Town-Stranger
Calls Himself c. =. COIc-Ias Two
Days Start Of the Police and Leaves
no Traces Behind Him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-21
LOST $4,000 IN
ALL NIGHT POKER GAME

I Reno, Rpril 21.-John Har-
+ mon. once a millionaire owner
I I'm Cripple Creek is seventeen
I thousand dollars poorer today
Z as the result Of a spectacular
: game Of stud poker with plung-
+ er Ole Elliott last night. The
+ session lasted all night, two
+ bookkeepers keeping record
Of the bets. one pot contained
+ eight thousand dollars, another
: $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-21

Berlin, April 21.-The young
Turks advance against Constantinople
was renewed today. Advices receiv-
ed here say the invaders are plainly
visible from the outskirts of the cap
ital and they are expected to reach
the city within a few hours.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-21

italian frequenters of the theaters
are given an opportunity Of express
ing their views of the play by bal
lot system.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-21

Nelson Allen and J. +. Hoskins, two
stockmen in the Vincent country re-
turned home today after transacting
business at the county seat.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-21

Walla Walla, April 21.-Thirteen
business houses Of Walla Walla were
victims Of a wholesale swindling game
last Saturday afternoon when they
cashed bogus checks presented by a
stranger giving the name of C. S. Cole
and signed by j. NJ. Rayburn for am
cunts ranging from IS to SIS. Three
other business houses also cashed
checks presented by the same man.
but because the smooth stranger had
deposited S54 to the account Of j. NJ.
Rayburn in the Farmers Savings
bank they obtained their money, their
checks coming into the bank ahead
of the unlucky thirteen. A strange
feature OF the bold fraud perpetrated
on the thirteen Walla Walla business
men is that each of the worthless
checks is numbered with the fatal
"l3."
The fraudulent operations of the
mysterious Cole came to light yester-
day morning when the checks which
were all made payable to the Farmers
Savings bank began to come in. With
the exception of two checks written
$5 and 81 respectively, the remaining
checks We're all for SIS.
Police are Notified.
The police We're notified of the
wholesale swindling game manipulate
ed by Cole yesterday as soon as the
checks were found to be worthless,
and are prosecuting the search to To-
cate the stranger, but as the man has
nearly two days start. they have not
much hope of effecting his capture.
Posing as a laborer and roughtly
dressed, Cole entered each one of the
thirteen stores, and made small pur-
chases, presenting a check in pay
ment and saying that it was his weeks
wages. The checks were all signed
by j. NJ. Rayburn in favor of Cole.
but inquiry thus far fails to reveal any
persons living in this vicinity of this
name. A man whom the bank Off
cials say gave his name as Rayburn,
but whom it is now believed is the
same person who passed the worthless
checks under the name of c. S Cole |
came to the bank the first part of last
week and deposited s54 to the account |
Of j. NJ. Rayburn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-14
ALFRED MoSELY ON ARMAMENTs
Finds Confirmation OF Views in Sta.ament of
First Lord of Admiralty.
TO the Editor OF The Tribune

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: My will no doubt be familiar to YOU
as having taken part Gin the capacity OF British
delegate) in the recent arbitration conference at
Lake Mohonk
Your public will remember that the great bulk
OF the speeches at that meeting were devoted 10
the question Of European armamests- especially
those of Great Britain and Germany. NV own ad-
dress 20 the referred mainly to this sub
ject. and | pointed out-what seemed to be en-
tirely new TO my audence-that England had
pleaded, and pleaded in vain, TO Germany for the
Limitation Of such armament
on July ~ House OF Commons was engaged
upon the navy estimates. and during the debate the
question OF overtures Germany was raised.
Mr.. McKenna, the First Lord OF the Admiralty.
replied follows:
The British government not only expressed its
desire. but by something much stronger than
words. II showed its determination 10 give the
lead In restricting ornaments For three success
sive years the British government did its utmost
10 convince the world % futility OF this race
OF ornaments and the desirability Of curtailing
construction During those three years the British
government laid down eight large armored ships
three in the first year three in the second and two
In the third During the same period the German
government has laid down eleven large arrnored
ships"
Your readers Will therefore see that what
stated before the arbitration conference has now,
been confirmed In more detail-with the number ~
ships laid down by each naton-on the authority
OF the British FRS, Lord OF the Admiralty After
his statement and explanation 1 think IL hardly
necessary for me TO do more than call the atten-
ton of the good people of TIE United States to the
fact that II is not ourselves but Germany which
Is the cause of the present unrest
May l again refer 10 the possible good offices Of
MI Taft and once more say that II he is to offer
the same he will only need To apply himself 10
Germany. England has already shown her willing
ness to come 10 Arrangement and 1 have no
reason to think taat the attitude OF mind OF our
responsible statesmen either side In politics
mas undergone any liberation. Furthermore l be-
heve that IL negotiations could be carried to a sue
cessful issue 1t would be a blessing 10 humanity
and Mr.. Taft COR Any other statesman Instrumental
in bringing about such a consummation) would
build himself an everlasting monument
London Aug. 2. 1909 A MOSF,Iy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-14

Is Brooklyn about to come into its own Are
its fears that the tunnels under the North River
might work 10 the disadvantage OF Long Island
as baSeiess as the fabric of a dream: There
have been serious and well founded suspicious
that the multiplication OF tunnels leading 10
New Jersey and the hardness Of the municipal
authorities and local capital in opening the
way for travel 70 the eastward within the
boundaries of the city would result not only in
preventing new industries from settling in the
available territory stretching from Jamaica
Bay on the south far up Long Island Sound on
the north but also In draining the greater city
Of some Of the industrial plants already with
in it.
In view of these fears it is encouraging 10
note the action of company whose headquar-
tiers are now in Hoboken y. J.. which has
leased spacious quarters in Both street. Brook
Ign. and will move its entire plant To Long
Island. AS the concern employs between seven
and eight hundred persons the gain To
Brooklyn is great enough TO be worthy "
notice. especially in view Of the announcements
made by a number Of manufacturing concerns
long settled in New York that because of the
cheapness of land west of the Hudson they con-
template arranging for factory sites in New
Jersey.
There can be 10 question that with the vast
improvements now under way Brooklyn will
soon have railroad facilities which should make
it keen competitor with the most favorable
locations elsewhere factory centre. for its
great water frontage gives il the double advan-
tage so sought after by shippers. and those in
terested IN the development of the borough
across the bridges should see To ii that Brook
Iyn's light is not hidden under bushel All
questions of civic pride aside it is of impOr
lance TO the municipality that every reasonable
effort should be made To keep within its borders
industries having large taxable properties and
10 induce others TO establish their plants where
there are so many unquestoned advantages to
be secured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-14
DIScoURAGING ~REroLUrIoNs.~

The arrest OF several alleged Mexican revOlu-
tionists in Texas is commendalle exercise
OF federal authority and also a performance of
a duty which should be esteemed imperative
1t is reported that military arms and incrimi-
mating account books, correspondence and other
documents were captured in the possession OF
the prisoners. If so. these things may serve
as valuable evidence not only for the convic-
tion of these men hut also for the apprehension
of other conspirators who may have been
leagued with them and for the battling of what
is said TO have been widespread and formida-
lie movement against the Mexican government.
ii is TO be hoped that no pains viii be spared
in detecting and furnishing offenders against
the neutrality laws, just as though they were
violatOrs of the laws against smuggling or
counterfeiting. or any other federal statute
We have said that this is duty and we
may add that il is a duty both to our neighbors
and TO ourselves. Every civilized state which
i. a member of the community Of nations owes
20 all It's fellows the duty of not permitting
itself 10 be used the scene of inimical con-
spiracies and as the base of hostile operations
against them. In view Of the extent TO which
for eighty-hve years il has been their self
constituted sponsor and protector. this country
Is under a special moral cOmpulsion 10 dis
charge that duty toward its Southern neighbors
Nothing could be more seif-stultfying than
for our government while maintaining their
independence against alien lswers. 10 counte-
nance or consciously 10 permit Operations cal
culated 20 make that independence contemplate
and odious. But the other ground, of purely
selfish interest, the duty is conclusive. IL is
tc our own political and pecuniary advantage
10 encourage stability Of government Il the
Latin American states and Ia discourage at
feplpts ar revolution.
These principles are happily row far more
generally and effectively appreciated than they
once were. Time was when il was considered
''smart," heroic and patriotic 10 he n flibuster
or AN lbetior of hlihusters. ana when il was
looked .Don as legitimate If not praiseworthy
for Americans 10 connive M plunging Central
and South American states into the embarrass-
Inenfs 81 political chaos. IL not into the horrors
OF civil war. Possibly there was some imagi-
nary excuse for it In the professed and perhaps
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-14

sincere intention of replacing poor governments
with better. But even that can be pleaded no
more. The average revolution nowadays
there are some exceptions-is thing OF sordld
greed and of desire for loot. If ever natters
become so bad I'm any of those countries thaI
Intervention is justifabe or necessary. our own
or some other government can be trusted Ia resort
officially to that extreme measure No volunteer
Intervention. 10y self-seeking 'revolut'ohS's'
Is wanted and whenever an attempt AT IT,
whether 10y our own unworthy citizens or by
aliens who are abusing the privileges OF hos
pitality. is detected on our soil Il should De
punished sharply as 10 make the prac'ice
odious and 10 discourage its repetition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-14

qualified victory for the workmen-and pledged
themselves 10 accept the verdict. But this the
wOrkmen refused. They insisted that their de
mands should be granted in full. without arbi-
tration or mediation Of any kind, under penalty
of a universal strike.
We repeat that this demand was so unrea-
sOnable that its success should in any civilized
and justice loving country have been impossible
1t meant that unless certaip small number or
persons were to have their own arbitrary and
unbridled way the whole nation was TO be sub
jected to grave privations, distress and loss. 1t
meant that rather than have a few thousand
persons submit TO the consideration of their fel-
lows a matter of minor Importance millions
were 10 be made TO suffer heavily. Unless Il
fraction OF the population could have an in
crease of wages which was of so doubtful pro-
priety that the demand could not be referred to
arbitration, industry was to be parayZed every
where the sick were TO be uncared for and the
dead were TO lie unburied. 1t is not easy to
imagine a more Offensive or more menacing
tyranny than that. Its success would have
meant the end of government by the people and
the substitution of n self-constituted Oligarchy.
of which the masses of the people would have
been the self-enslaved puppets The failure Of
the strike is triumph of reason. justice and the
common good.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-14
INTEReoRoUeH NOT BLOCKING RIVAL s

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In an editorial In Tuesdays Tribune and In
an editorial paragraph to-day you accuse the In
terbOrough OF trying 10 block other subwavs be-
cause IL has divided its proposed new East Side
extensions between Lexington and Third avenues
II has been explained that this done because
of the excessive cost of building a doubIe-tIecked
subway under Lexington avenue. This company
believes with The Tribune. that the streets should
be utilized that their ultimate possible deveop-
ment can be maintained Therefore the two-track
express subway proposed under Third avenue north
OF 10th street will be deep subway and will I'm
no way prevent Third avenue frcm being occupied
by four track subway directly under the surface
OF the street.
Ihe Lexington avenue subway will be a shallow
subway constructed directly under the surface of
the street and WIN not prevent the future construc-
ion OF a deep subway under that street With this
explanation think you will readily see that there
is no intention the part OF the Interborough TO
block the city H. T. WAUGH
New York. Aug. -. 1909
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-14
THE BURSTLNG OFT OF NATIES.,

Lord ROsebery's recent remark about "the
bursting out of navies everywhere" seems TO be
pretty well justified. Great Britain of course,
is sparing no efforts to keep her fleet up to the
tremendous standard which has been set for IT,
while Germany is increasing hers no less
rapidly. Russia is strenuously striving to create
a new and efficient navy in place of the inefi
cient one which Japan destroyed. and Spain is
developing one superior 10 that which was 80
sorey stricken at Santiago and Manila. Italy
has resumed the building of battleships, which
abandoned suspended some years ago; ;
France. in spite of almost incredible mismanage-
ment, is setting herself TO the task of regainin-
if possible the second place at sea In Europe;
and Austria Hungary. under the ambitious urg
ings OF the heirpresumptive. is putting herself
forward for place among the great naval
powers.
Perhaps the most interesting and instructive
feature of the case is the exhibition of rivalry,
jealousy and suspicion which il affords. There
seems. indeed. 10 be an understanding between
Great Britain and France that the British fleet
shall guard the French as we'll as the British
shore of the Channel, and that the French. In
turn, shall protect English as well as French
interests in the Mediterranean Sea But Austria
Hungary and Italy present curious spectacle
They are partners in the Triple Alliance yet
each is armng against the other. The Italian
naval department argues that II Is necessary 10
keep the Italian fleet superior To that Of Austria
Hungary. while the naval authorities of the lat
ter power insist that their fleet must be made
strong enough TO contest the mastery of the
Adriatic. and of the Mediterranean. with
Italy Italy and Great Britain have long been
on the friendliest terms. yet the latter Is con-
PEELED 10 regard the former as her potential foe
in the Mediterranean. because of Italys mem
hershp In the Triple Alliance Almost every
power seems to deem II necessary 10 surpass or
AT least 10 equal some other power
The result will he that three or four years
hence there will he in European waters more
than two hundred first class batteShips and
thousands Of cruisers, destrOyers and other fight
ing craft. II will then he an interesting ques
ton whether the nations will regard war among
such navies as too dreadful 10 be incurred, and
Will therefore keep the peace at any price. Jr
will think IL necessary'to Use these ships In war
since they have been built. The great armies of
Europe have refrained have been restrained
from war for nearly forty years. II may he that
the great navies, however great they may be-
come will remain similarly peaceful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-14
-Abouf People and Sociaf Incide..

kiseo. arrived to-day. and are ~.
T. Woodward 'ne Guests a.,
WI ana Nirs Reginald W. RivA.
are 'he guests OF Mrs. Oliver Gouls y, New Yor.
charles p H. Gilbert. Arthur Is.,. Jennings
New York. uieir brief 10
Alfred G. Vanderbilt returned -
DAY after aprolonged visit abrosd NEWPORT late IA,
General Horace Porter. Conn,
i Home. and Mr. and Mrs. H. B H An'onslR q
Milton Mass. registered at tho O. ,,unphreys =,
The annual meeting of the Ns aas'no today
Club will be held tomorrow. a,, clanbas,
the members will have the third ols ,he Meeting
season. eiuo bake n, =,
James stiilman. George McFada.n
Knight lr a @sm from g as and Ed 'a
Lawrence L. Gillespie. Of New yor Vol 'on'sht
of Mrs o. H. p Belmont r. IS the guss
D montgomery Roosevelt, Of
to-day and is at the Muenchingsr- arriya
Paul Morton. OF New York is tn IS cottage
and Mrs Edward J. Berwind suest Of "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-14
IN TIE BERKsuIore
GBy Telegraph to The Tr,h,,.

tby Telegraph 10 The Trh,,
Lenox, Aug. 3-Mss Helen q D..
d'hher Tonight at LdnwoOd, Stockbrdvs save 4
Mrs Gerald Fountain, of ScarsaoI1
or her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Caldua,, slss
bridge ""en st0ck.
Mrs. Frank Higgins and Miss Er.
\. y Mrs William Osborne Smith. Mr. LEA, oeaa
Maurice Hoops. Of Gens Falls. and NJ - ~14 Ara
F. V. Barton and Miss Margaret Bar,o, 'ua IN
York. are at the Hotel AspinwaU Nss
Mr.. and Mrs William Douglas sloau.
tonight from Newport to Elm Coprt 'e'ans
Mr.. and Mrs Frederic S. DeIaheId a..
home tomorrow from Cape Cod 'Vsd
Mr.. and Mrs Giraud Foster starta5 -,
motor trip along the Atlantic Coast to R.r ~ "a
Peter G. Gerry. Mrs. Francis C. Ma,,,n ,,@'of
f. A. Hitchcock. Mr.. and Mrs. John g. Aa
and Spencer Borden and PARTY have arrives s-'s'
Curtis Hotel 70
Harry Allen. OF st. Lou s. who is a ma,
father. William Russell Allen broke tho -,
the Country Club PittsheId this afternoon - =" |"
over the nine-hold greens in thirty-ave stroEa.
amateur and professional record was thru =
strokes.
Mrs. Alfred f. Bates wife Of CAns-.I n
U. s A, of Washington. has closed her 49,.
place in Windsor and sails to-morrow for e -
Mrs. Oscar Iasgi gave a luncheon this 80.
at ClOvercroft, Stockbridge. for Mrs -
Crowninshield. who is shortly 10 start for Pom.
Alden A. Thorndike. Of Boston; W. W. Bass- :,
Miss Baker. of New York, and Thomas Csrus,,..
OF Mount kisco. are at the MapewOOd. Pf,,sss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-14
A PUZZLE IN NATIONAL ETHICS.


DR. Reichmann the State Superintendent OF
Weights and Measures WAS treating a favOrlte
topic of his when he discussed before the Re
tail GrOcers Convention at Albany the defraud-
ing of the public by short weights and measures.
The Tribune some time ago printed an extended
report of an interview with him, in which he
went into this subject in detail. Furthermore,
he has urged the passage of legislation prOvd-
ing for the adequate testing of weights and
measures. only 10 have il defeated i'm the Legis
lature. through opposition, il is said, from New
York City. which is probably the short weight
artists PARADISE.
In his efforts TO reform conditions DIR. Reich
mann should have the support of an earnest and
energetic public opinion, but public opinion is
apathetic. This is strange when the enOrmity
of the evil and public familiarity with il are
considered. Dr. Reichmann estimates that the
people OfNew York State, the ultimate consum-
ers over whom many tears are shed, are
losing S200O0OOO annually through deceptive
scales and dishonest measures, and every one
knows that the scales and measures of buck
sters, and in not a few instances OF somewhat
more pretentious retailers. are designed 10 de-
fraud. But. as DR. Reichmann says, this is 1.-The
only civilized country on the globe where no
efficient weights and measures inspection
exists Here is matter that cries for re-
forming the bookkeeping methods of our rail-
roads than the scales, the quarts, pecks and
bushels Of the dealers that cheat MS: Can the
people perceive mote I'm the eye of a corpora
ton but not a beam in the eye of an individuals
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-14

strength and growth. without the addition OF
contiguons territory The new charter provid-
ing for larger city failed of approval not
withstanding the fact that in general suburban
villages taken into greater municipality gain
many advantages at the expense of taxpayers
living within the old boundaries. 1t Is TO DE
hoped that the fate of Knoxville VIII not be
that of Omaha which, just before the last
census. sought to annex South Omaha in order
TO maintain its prestige a centre of popula-
ton, and, failing. saw Its population cut down
almost a tlIrd from the figures of the last pre-
viOus census. And the election in Omaha
wasn't complicated by the prohibition issue
either