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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
UMATIL[A'S TAX LEVY
MAY Be SEVEN MILLS
INCREASE IN STATE
APPORTIONMENT OF $4,000
County's Share of State Taxes Much
Higher, Causing Raise in Levy of
About One Mill-Nlatter VIII Be
Adjusted by End 70 Week.

Cmatilla county's tax levy for this
year will probably be as high as sew
en- mills, according to an announce
ment made this morning by County
Judge Gilliland.
The levy last year was IL mills. but
this was on 60 per cent valuation
and with a full property valuation
this year it was expected that six
mill levy would be sufficient. 1t was
not figured, however, that the amount
Of the state levy would be more than
$4,000 greater than last year and as
this is the case it will be necessary
to make more than a six mill levy,
possibly a full seven mills.
The county court Is now in session
and as soon as the bills are all aud
tied, road matters and other business
disposed of the work of determining
the levy will be taken up. One Of the
largest items to be considered is that
of schools, while the roads and bridges
is also an important one.
The amount of the levy will prob
ably be announced Friday or Satur-
day of this week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
Freight Trains Collide Near
Cascade Locks, Causing
Two Deaths.
UNIDENTIFIED IMMIGRANT
INCINERATED IN CAR
Dense Fog and Steep Grade Respon.
sible for Collision of two Extra
FreiEhts-Victims Mostly Cattle
men-Caboose and Immigrant Car
Catch Fire and Burn-Dead and
Injured Asleep When Crash Comes,

Cascade Locks, Ore, Jan. 5.-Two
men were killed and five seriously in
jured today in the wreck of two extra
freight trains on a curve three miles
east of this place on the o. r. & \.
road. A dense fog and steep grade
were partly responsible for the acci-
dent. The dead are I. H Carson
cattleman, and an unidentified immi-
grant, burned to death. The injured
are T. B. Moore Of Durkee, Ore.
cattleman. leg broken and internally
injured; NJ. Mclean of Mauchchunk
Pa, a cattleman, arm broken and in
ternal injuries; George d. Hill of Ia
coma, cattleman, head cut and shoul-
ders badly injured; G.. H. Hanley, cat
tleman, internal injuries, may not re-
cover; and Bert Haliman of The
Rallies, a brakeman. leg broken.
The wreck was caused by extra
freight Number 800, and extra train
Number 1872 colliding. The caboose
of train Number 500 caught fire from
an overturned stove and the caboose
and an immigrant car Immediately
ahead were totally destroyed. 1t was
in the latter car that the unidentified
immigrant was incinerated. He was
coming west in car with his furni-
ture. Carson is believed to be from
Carney. Neb.. as card with this ad-
dress was found In his pocket. He was
in the caboose asleep when the crash
came, and was caught underneath the
wreck All of the injured were either
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
''SURESHOT JACK, DESPERATE
BOXCAR ROBBER, CAPTURED

they have been watching and waiting
to get a strong case against him be-
fore making the arrest. Now in addi-
tion to all the other evidence which
they have against him they caught
him with the goods on, making his
conviction doubly sure. The goods he
had and which he had taken from
box cars at Umatilla consisted for the
most part of hand painted china and
br,ar pipes. He was taking these to
Walla Walla to dispose of them, as
he had disposed of other plunder.
He was brought to Pendleton yes
terday morning by Officers Sweeten
and Pluver and lodged in the county
Jail, Pluver then left on the 1890
train for Walla Walla and will return
tomorrow from that city with men
who have bought stolen goods from
him These will testify against the
accused main before the grand jury
tomorrow afternoon and the incident
against him will probably be included
in the list to be returned Friday or
saturday
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
One Indictment and Two Not
True Bills Only Findings
Yet Announced.
NO REPORT RETURNED
ON MURDER CASE
Carl Smith Indicted on Charge OF
Larceny-A. l.. Campbell and j. N,
Klein Not to be Tried--An Wit
nesses Have Not Been Examined In
Murder Case-"Old Bill Walker
Under Inyestigation-Surpr VIII
be Sprung.

One indictment and two not true
bills are included in the report of the
grand jury which was made tbs af-
ternoon. This is the first report
which that body has made to the cow
since the jury was convened last Mon
day morning.
Carl Smith is indicted on the charge
of larceny from building. He is the
man who was arrested recently by
Night Officers Sheer and Kearney.
after he had stolen some clothing and
a sheepshearing outfit from the room
OF Charles Witt and pawned them at
second hand store.
A not true bill was found in the
case of A. l. Campbell, the young
man who was caught while attempt
ing to cash another mans check at
The Boston store, several weeks ago.
A not true bill was also returned in
the case of j. n. Klein. the Weston
hotel proprietor who shot Frank
Beathe in the shoulder, in the form
er's hotel a few months ago. The
grand jury found that the hotel man
was justified in the shooting.
No Report on Murder Case.
| 1t was thought that the Tracy muir
der case would be among the first
disposed of but IL seems that all the
witnesses have not yet been examin-
ed. 1t is understood that two other
minor cases have been disposed of but
that the reports will not be made pub
| lie until arrests have been made.
This is apparently proving to be an
exceptionally busy session Of the grand
jury. They have been kept busy con-
tinuously since Monday morning and
all during the day there have been
from five to fifteen witnesses await
ing their turn to testify. 1t is known
that the case against "Old Bill" Wal
ker is under investigation but the
presence of some of the witnesses can
not be accounted for by any Of the
known cases. 1t is therefore possible
that some surprises will be sprung In
the course of the week.
| District Attorney Phelps announced
this afternoon that the jury might not
be able to make its final report be-
ore Saturday afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05

The following is the detailed report
submitted last night by the water
committee.
To the members of the Commercial
Association:
Gentlemen:-Your committee ap-
pointed at a recent meeting 20 in
vestigate the water conditions of the
city of Pendleton and with especial
reference to voting at the recent city
election on the subject Of bonding for
the purpose of putting in a gravity
water system beg leave to make the
following report:
l. That we met on three or four
different occasions and discussed the
subject quite freely and were of the
unanimous opinion that without the
aid of funds with which to make tenn
porary surveys 1t would be impossible
for us to make a report of much val
ue so far as a gravity water system
was concerned but after investigating
finances of the municipality of Pen
dleton we came to the conclusion that
If we could find some means of in
creasing the present water supply and
rendering ii pure and healthful with
out going to the expense of putting
in a gravity system which we feel
that the city at this time is unable TO
do It would be the best thing that
could be done for the city.
Therefore we will recommend to
the water commission THAT they en-
deavor to increase the present sup
ply of water by securing water from
some point in or near the river chan
mel above the Byers intake and that
we further recommend that the wa
ter commission make a thorough in
vestigation of a system of mechanical
liberation. Both the increase of wa
ter supply and the mechanical filtra-
ton being nominal in cost to install
and be small in expense to operate
with the present plant.
2. The committee being without
any authority except that delegated
by the Commercial association are not
in a position to do anything except
report to this body and offer such
suggestions as may be accepted by
the water commission.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
asleep or lying on hunks in the ca
boose.
MASSACHUSETTS WILL
DECIDE VOTING MACHINE

Boston, Jan. 5.-One of the most
important matters to be decided by
the Massachusetts Legislature, con-
vened today will be the fate Of the
voting machine. The constitutional
amendment which will permit their
use in this state was adopted by the
last legislature, and If it can be pass
ed by the new one, it Will be submit
ted to the voters at the election next
fall
Work for the amendment has been
going on for the last two years, and
the committee on constitutional
amendments last winter found prac-
tically no opposition. Neither did
any develop in the legislature. The
same conditions are expected TO pre-
vail this year, so far as indications at
present show.
The secretary of states department
has anticipated the possibility of the
machines becoming popular at some
time, and ever since the supreme
court decided that their use was un-
constitutional the study of the vari-
Gus types of voting mechanism has
been continuous.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
VICTIMS OF SNOWSILDE
HAVE NOT BEEN FOUND

Cardova, Alaska, Jan. 5.-The bod
les of Harry Curttss Elliott. of Chi
cago. and H. H. Greer OF Seattle. who
We're swept to their death by a snow
slide 100 miles north of here Decem-
Der 80. had not been recovered up to
January 3, according to word receiv-
ed here today. Elliott, who was
president of the Elliott-Hubba bard
Copper company of Chicago, left Cor
dova with Greer and a party of other
mining men December IL. His OBJ
ject was the examination Of mining
property on Elliott creek in which his
company has interests. No further
details of the accident were. forth
coming from the messenger who
brought news yesterday from Tiekel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05

With certain conviction and term
in the penitentiary staring him in
the face, "Sureshot Jack" a desperate
freight train robber, is confined in
the umatilla county Jail He was
arrested at Umatilla at an early hour
yesterday morning as he was boarding
the train for Walla Walla. Special
o. r. & n. Officer and Deputy Sheriff
Sweeten was the man who took him
in custody. but the fellow did not sub
NIT until after he had been knocked
down and out.
But for the fact that the fellow
had pawned his gun during the day
in order to get enough money to take
him to Walla Walla, he would prob
ably have been shot, as he is regard
ed as a desperate character and the
officer was taking no chances.
Special Detective Il. B. Wood of the
q. r. X N, says the evidence against
the prisoner is conclusive and that he
will certainly be sent over the road"
seems that the officers have known
of his actions for some time and that
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
CENSURES PRESIDENT
FOR EXTRAvAGANCE
aDAIR DECLARES GOVERN
MENT is PRODIGAL
Tafts Son and Daughter Barely Es-
cape Hearing Denunciation OF
Father-Indiana Congressman Says
S3S,0OO Annually for Executives
Stables $50. 900 Too Much.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Had the pres
ident's daughter and son. Miss Helen
and Robert Taft, remained in the
house gallery a few minutes longer.
yesterday, they would have heard
their father roundly criticised by
Representative Adair of Indiana for
alleged extravaganza of the executive
department.
Mr.. Adair said the presidents sal
airy should not have been increased to
$4,000 year. adding that a pres, :
dent, with practically no expense,
who could not save from an income
Of $4,000 a year sufficient sum to
live in ease the balance of his life, in
my judgment does not have sufficient
business capacity to direct the affairs
of this great nation"
Attacking the presidents allow
ance of $4,000 for vehicles. stables,
etc. Mr.. Adair argued that this was
$4,000 too much. He also asserted
that one third OF the $4,000 for the
care Of the white house green houses
would furnish the president with all
the flowers he can possibly use.'
Without depriving the president OF
any of the comforts or luxuries that
properly belong to the white house
Mr. Adair said, the appropriations OF
the executive department, $32 9.42O
last year, could be reduced at least
$4,000 a year.
Mr.. Adair declared that appropria-
tions for all purposes could be reduc-
ed at least 800. 100000 a year with.
out impairing any part of the govern.
ment service.
Characterizing the government de-
tective service as the dumping
ground for those who had rendered
political service" Mr.. Adair said that
outside OF benefits derived from the
work Of the meat and pure food in
spectors, the $7.726,ooo appropriated
for that service last year had beer
wasted.
There Is more extravaganza in tn,
army and navy than in any other de
partment of the government" sait
Mr.. Adair. 1T is enough to bank
rupt any government in the world t
spend $23S,132.6s9 each year for til,
maintenance of its army and navy
and that too. in time of peace"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
MILLIONAIRE WILL BE
BURIED IN SLEEPY HOLLOW

San Francisco, Jan. 5.-The funer-
al of the late D. o. Mills, millionaire
philanthropist, will be held from the
family home at Mildrane next Friday
afternoon, according to arrangements
announced today. The remains will
probably be shipped to Tarrytown,
New York where they will be inferred
beside the body Of his wife in the
cemetery of Sleepy Hollow. Esti-
mates here place the value of Mills
estate at between eighty and hun
dred millions. Eastern associates OF
Mills estimated his fortune at s60,-
000, 900.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
Pastor Alleged Liquor Man.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 5.-A hear
ing is set for today on motion which
has been made here which seeks to
enforce payment of a retail liquor
dealers license from concern of
which Rev. F. c. Atkins. pastor of the
Spruce Street Methodist church of
this city, Is secretary.
The motion seeks to require the
company to take out a license on the
ground that it is selling a certain Ii
Quid which contains Is per cent of
alcohol.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
TWO MORE VICTIMS
OF PTOMAINE POISON

Sawtelle, Calf. Jan. 5.-B. Pre-
ciado. aged Ss. and his three year old
daughter, Virginia, died today
bringing the total number of deaths
in the Valdez family from ptomaine
poisoning to eleven. Mrs, B. Preci-
ado, who was reported to be in a pre-
carious condition will recover
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
COMB DEFTECTS BULLET;
SAVES WOMAN'S LIFE

San Francisco, Jan. 5.-The
body of James Allen Roberts.
aged 81. street car conductor.
Is in the morgue today and
Miss Tinnie Tennesen, his
sweetheart, aged IS, is pros
trated as result of Roberts
} insane jealousy. The conductor
fired four shots at Miss Tenne-
sen, none taking effect. A shell
, comb, which deflected one OF
the bullets, probably saved the
, woman's life. Roberts then
, ended his own life. According
, to the girl, she quarreled with
. Roberts last Sunday. Yester-
. day he called the girl by phone
> and stated he had two seats at
. the Orpheum as peace offer
. ing, While she was putting ON
. her wraps, he opened fire
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
TRAINS WILL RUN;
MINES WILL START

Great Falls, Mont, Jan. g.
Following assurances from the
Great Northern officials that
they will guarantee moving
trains between Butte and Great
Falls, it was announced today
that the Great Boston and
Montana mines of the Amalga-
mated Copper company will re-
sumo operations. In making
their promises to move ore
trains, the officials declared
they would go personally into
the yards to do the switching
II necessary. Many Of the local
smelters were forced to close
during the switchmen's strike,
and thirty five hundred men
were thrown out of work in this
city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
FOUR LOSE LIVES IN
LIVERY STABLE FIRE

Peoria, H., Jan. 5.-Mrs. Linton
Dawson her two small children, and
Joseph Pacey were burned to death
early today in fire which destroyed
the livery stable over which they liv-
ed. The bodies have been recovered,
Pacey was boarding with the Dawson
family.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05

New York. Jan. 5.-The annual re-
port of the American Telephone &
Telegraph company, which recently
purchased the Western Union, shows
today that the concern made nearly
$3.50, 600 in the last year, which makes
the most prosperous year in the his
tory Of the Bell interests.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
HORSEMAN AND
WIFE KILLED In WRECK

Chicago. Jan. 5.--Lewis E. Cone, a
wealthy horseman, and his wife, were
instantly killed today when an Illi-
nois Central train crashed into a
touring car in the southern section of
this city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05

William Anderson, wife and child,
came in yesterday from their home
on the John Day, presumably for the
purpose of testifying against Mrs.
Anderson's father before the grand
Jury now in session,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
Damrosch on Tour.

New York. Jan. 5.-Walter Dam
rosch will celebrate his twenty-fifth
year as conductor of the New York
Symphony Orchestra by taking on
tour with him the entire orchestra of
100 players through the east and mid
die west. The tour Is to begin today
and will last two weeks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
DOUBTS AND FEARS
BEING CLEARED AWAY
Speakers ut Commercial CLUB Meet
ing Tell of Plans and Are Enthusf-
astio-Special Committee to Inves-
tigate Water supply Advises In
provement of Present System and
Establishment of Mechanical Ffltra-
tion Plant.

the session proved one or tne uiooe
interesting in several months. In De-
half of the water system committee
Or. c. ]. Smith presented written
report bearing upon the water ques-
ton and this was accepted. me SUP
iect of the traction system was also
taken ND and upon motion the associ-
alton authorized its special committee
TO enter into a contract Win the
Washington oregon company reh-
tive to the construction of this sys-
tenn in this city.
The Traction System.
The subject of the contract with the
traction company caused CONSIDER
able discussion and was the chief
theme of interest during the meeting'
In behalf of the local commil'ee ~
Smith reported the progress the COM
mittee Is making and asked 1or au-
,horitv TO enter into contract undet
which the traction company may oihu
,tse,f to do the work It proposes TO GO
here in the event the sum OF seo'VoV
is raised by local people a motion
that this authority be given the com
mittee was made by Judge james a.
Fee and when voted upon carried
without a dissenting vote.
But while the result of the entire
meeting was encouraging ana sati'-
factory 10 those behind the tracuoh
movement II became clear early IN
the session that some misunderstano-
ing existed as to the matter. NO
sooner had the motion been made thah
inauiries were made in critical Vein'
r. C. Taylor and w. L. Thompson
led In this. However 1t was shown
that the committee merely wished
formal authority to secure from the
company an agreement to perform It's
work within the specified time and
all objections were explained away
Under the terms of the contract local
people assume no financial RESPONSE
bility save that which Is to be as
sumed by individual stock purchasers
r. Alexander. one of the members
of the traction committee. made an
enthusiastic talk in which he explain
ed much regarding the position OF the
committee and boosted for the sue
cess Of the traction enterprise. Judge
Fee, DIR. Smith. Will M. Peterson. Col
]. H. Raley and others also assisted
in explaining the situation. Col. ]. ID
Raley made an extended statement In
reference to the legal features OF tht
contract that has been drawn. Hit
opinion, as given coincided with thu
opinion Expressed by him before th'
committee Col. Raley holds that thu
contract from a legal standpoint u
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05

If time is money, there are some
awful spendthrifts in this old world.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
Opening Fray in War Between
Taft Administration and
Insurgents.
TAFT USES POWER TO
WITHHOLD HIS PATRONAGE
Millcr of Minnesota Sounds. First
Battle Cry on House F1oor-Prcsi-
dent Does Not Sanction Men Rec
commended for Office by Insurgents
Administration VIII Secretly I'm
dcrmine Rebellious Republicans.

Washington, Jan. 5.-War' without
quarter will be waged between the
Taft administration and such repub-
lican insurgents" in congress who
are opposing and who oppose in the
future. the Taft legislative program.
The battle is not with those tariff in
surgents who quietly sheathed their
blades after defeat, but with those
who have nursed disappointment and
are whetting their knives publicly in
anticipation of continued conflict.
The battle broke suddenly yester-
day, At first II was a single shot
then a scattered firing; swiftly the
battle line spread, until last night it
had taken on the aspect of a general
engagement, the consequences of
which cannot be foretold.
The substance of it is that senators
and congressman who have taken a
stand against the present admins
tration and who continue to align
themselves with the opposition to the
presidents policies, are to receive no
consideration in matters of patron
age.
Taft Riled by Utterances.
Utterances such as that made by
Senator Cummins at a recent dinner
in Des Moines; by Senator Bristow in
previous speeches; anti-Taft articles
lin Senator LaFollette's magazine. and
recent. interview by Senator Clapp
on the price, of foodstuffs are said to
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CONTINUED on page 81
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-05
Taft Riled by Utterances.

Continued on page 81
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-23
BUGS AND TARS
BATTLE TO TIE
Walsh Allows But One Hit in
Eleven Innings-Called on
Account of Darkness.

DANvILLE, VA. Aug. 73.--The
Bugs and the Tars played to stand
still yesterday. and a. the ending oil
the eleventh inning Umpire Westsr-
veit called the game on account OF
darkness. neither side having scored
a run.
Walsh was in great form and al
lowed but one hit. while the TAR
found AMayberry for Ave hits. but tney
were so widely scattered that they
could not aid In getting a run.
Chambers finger was broken In the
seventh inning on third strike 10
Murray. The score:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-23
FAST COLTS RACE
IN BIG fUTUR|Tt
Native Belle and Colorado +. Elk
Feeted te Put Up Great
Exhibition.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2s,--AIthough
professional bookmaking win be pro-
hibited at the Grand Circuit meeting
which opens this afternoon at the
Empire City race track at Yonkers, q
number OF private wagers have been
made on the $4,000 futurity. the stei-
lar event OF the days card. The race
gives promise of proving one of the
greatest colt races on record. The
choice Is regarded as even between
Colorado E. and Native Belle. The
former has trotted a mile In zoos Ia.
Native Belle holds the worlds record
for two-year-olds 2;o7 "a, and Is
credited with ability to trot In az good
as e:05, Several others have a mark
of 2:0s.
The card includes the first division
Of the Speedway stakes for 2;1s trot-
tiers, amateurs to drive. and the Fash
ion stakes for a:i2 PAGERS.