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what conditions justify a higher charge
for a short than for long haul.
The amendment adopted yesterday cuts
out the words under substantially
and leaves a fat prohibition against the
charging OF more for q short than Tor
long haul. But there is proviso which
will give the interstate commerce COM
mission power to authorize a lower charge
for long than for a short haul. 1t was
the framing of this proviso which caused
the greatest amount of discussion. AS
adopted the Droviso is as follows:
That the interstate commerce COM
mission may. from its knowledge. or from
information. or upon application. ascer-
tain that the circumstances and condi-
tons OF the longer haul are dissimilar to
the circumstances and conditions Of the
shorter haul. whether they result from
competition by water or rail: then it may
authorize common carrier to charge
less for the longer than for the shorter
distances tor the transportation Of pas
the authority be granted unless the COM
mission is satisfied that all the rates in
VOWED are Just and reasonable and not
erential or brejudiciaI That no rates or
charges lawfully existing at the time Of
the passage OF this amendatory act shall
the nroxts1on sS De changed by reason Of
the expiration of six months after the
passage OF this act. nor in any case
Sefere a tba so%m, shall have been filed
with the provisions Of this section until
determination of such appIica fion hv
the commission Nv
Muii. hitting of Votes.
There was much shifting of snnnor,
from one amendment to another du,sn.
the afternoon. as the hour fixed for the
vote oclock-approached During the
morning there was general feeling
around the Senate that the regulars
would secure enough votes from the dem
ocratic side OF the chamber to kill long
and-shOrt haul amendment. The insur-
gents ana other senators from the Rocky
mountain states were hoping for sum
cient democratic support to carry the
Dixon amendment.
The democrats however or a laree
portion OF them. had some ideas of their
own. After the defeat of the Dixon
support OF an amendment offered by
Senator Paynter, very similar to that of
Senator Dixon. With the votes of re-
publicans who wanted some kind of an
amendment they hoped to pass the Pawn
ter amendment-and that would enable
over the republicans. If that failed the
democrats were to rally to the support
of the amendment of Senator Oyerman
which would place rates largely on a
mileage basis.
AS the afternoon wore ON. Senator
Aldrich and other OF the Senate leaders
learned that his democratic allies were
going TO stand by him only against the
Dixon amendment, but no further Sena-
tor Dixon also heard the rumblings of
defeat through the democrats.
Just before the hour for the vote the
two republican factions got together.
Senator Aldrich pictured to Senator Dixon
and his republican allies the humiliation
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and opportunity for debate ought there
fore to be given Vice President Sher-
man announced his intention to submit
to the Senate the question as to whether
or not debate was to be allowed. De-
bate on the question was starting
when Senator Stone withdrew the point
of order. At last the vote was to be
taken.
those framing the modification during the
recess, and it was expected that he was
committed to the amendment His was
the first name the roll call and he
voted faye"
Immediately after the adoption of the
amendment Senator Bacon obtained the
floor and declared that Senator Aldrich
and Senator Elkins had accepted the
amendment rather than face defeat-and
he claimed victory for the democrats.
Everybody Happy
1.-The senator from Georgia is happy
is he not?" queried Senator Elkins.
He is replied the Georgian.
We'll, / want TO say to the senator
that We are just as happy on this side"
replied Senator Elkins.
II am glad the senators on that side
are SO happy said Senator Bacon. ut
only goes to show with what ease and
celebrity they can change front and put
on new colors."
Several senators were asking for recog-
milton. but Senator Aldrich caught the
eye of the Vice President
He who laughs last laughs BEST. re-
marked the senator from Rhode Island.
II know what the senator from Rhode
Island MEANS" said Senator Bacon. 1.-The
senator refers to the fact that this amend
ment has got to go to conference. and
that it will be taken care of there"
Retort by AldriCh.
Il do not mean anything of the kind"
retorted Senator Aldrich. This amend
ment can be defended from principle.
such as l have advocated on the floor
of the Senate in discussing the long and
short haul"
This is Il great day for the railroads."
said Senator Hepburn of Idaho a moment
later. MANY senators here believe that
railroads should not be allowed to charge
more for a short than a long haul"
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ARRESTED IN CLEVELAND.
Former Waiter in a Local Restau.
rant Charged With Theft.

J. Henry Alrich. recently employed as
waiter al the Chop House, l+th and L
streets, was arrested this morning ia
Cleveland. Ohio, at the request OF IN
spector --oardman, acting superintendent
of police charges of theft having been
preferred against him in this city.
1t is charged that he took SD in cash
and a gold watch and chain from the cash
register at his place of employment. The
money belonged to the proprietor, while
the timepiece was the property of one ~
his patrons.
Detective ODea will go to Cleveland IN
connection with the case.
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ADOPTED IN SENATE
"Haur' Amendment to Rail-
road Bill Is Agreed To.
COMPROMISE OF FACTIONS
Republicans, Insurgents and Demo-
Gratis All Claim Victory.
MUCH SHIFTING OF VOTES
Five Republicans and Five Demo-
Gratis on Record Against the
Amendment.
MUCH SHIFTING OF VOTES

Senate regulars. insurgents and demo-
crafts became political bedfellows yester-
day, and as a result the Senate adopted
by a vote of 81 to 10, a modified form OF
the Dixon long and short haul amend
ment to the railroad bill. 1t was such a
coalition of votes that all OF the three
factions that united upon the compromise
claim the victory.
Republicans who voted against the
amendment were Senators Bourne of
Oregon, Buckley of Connecticut. Frye OF
Maine. Gallinger of New Hampshire and
Hepburn Of Idaho.
Democrats who voted against the
amendment were Senators Bailey Of
Texas, Chamberlain of Oregon. Fletcher
Of Florida. AfcEnery of Louisiana and
Overman of North Carolina.
Democrats who voted in favor OF the
amendment were Senators Bacon of
Georgia, Clarke of Arkansas, Clay of
Georgia. Frazier Of Tennessee. Martin of
Virginia. Owen Of Oklahoma. Paynter
of .-entucky, Percy Of Mississippi. Pur-
cell Of North Dakota. Shively of Indiana,
simmons of North Carolina, Smith of
south Carolina and Taylor of Tennessee.
Changes Present Law.
,fhe amendment which has been adopt.
e. changes the present law on long-and-
sho haul charges. The present statutes
prohibit railroads from charging more
for . short than for a long haul under
substantially similar circumstances and
conditions" This clause is held to null.
lily generally the law. in that it gives
the railroads the authority TO determine
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into one political body under the ban
ner Of the Polish National Alliance
The adoption of the resolution was
greeted with prolonged applause, and is
regarded as a significant Endorsement of
the alliance by the international assem-
bly, Of I'oles.
1t is id that this resolution will make
the Polish National Alliance e-eminent-
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Services tonight and Sunday at the SAL
walton Army headquarters. $50 Pennsy.-
vania avenue. will be conducted by Adjt-
Brazier. Ensign Hiatt and Capt. Mayors.
The service tonight win be held at b
O'Clock and tomorrow there will be two
services. at 3:45 and pm. Maj White
and Adjt Quirk of Atlanta will conduct
the service Tuesday evening.
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Concert at Washington Barracks.

Tomorrow Afternoon at o'clock.
United States Engineer Band.
Julius Hamper, Chief Musician.
March, Austrian Army .Eilonberg
Overture. Poet and Peasant"
Suppe
Intermezzo, La Danseuse."
Won Biom
Ballet Music from Faust :. .Gounod
Selection. ''The Serenade". Herbert
The Star Spangled Banner"
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Miss Belle Shervin, eighty-two years
old, died suddenly of paralysis Friday at
Hagerstown. Md. She was. stricken at
the dinner table. and expired a few mo-
ments later.
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Excursion to Mount Vernon.

The various sections adjourned about
noon today to meet again in general con-
gress at o. clock this evening The men,
bers of the congress hope to finish the de-
alterations this evening. There are many
important resolutions to be voted on. but
as each subject will hr been fully dis
cussed in the sections, it is thought that
the adoption of resolutions this evening
will proceed rapidly.
Several hundred members of the con-
gress went to Mount Vernon early this
afternoon carrying wreaths to place upon
the tomb of Washington. They will re-
turn in time for the session this evening
Late Proceedings Yesterday.
At the meeting Of the political section
yesterday evening Prof. Thomas Sic
mirzki of Chicago read a paper. in which
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8 increasing at the rate Of about sI.5oo

is increasing at the rate Of about S1.Jc0
a month.
The university will probably be estab-
lished either in the central part of the
country or perhaps in Pennsylvania. 1t
is intended to make it a great national
institution of learning for the Polish peo-
pie, supported by popular subscription,
and with a faculty drawn from the larger
universities of Europe, where there are
many Polish professors.
The educational idea for prescribing the
language and literature Of the Poles is
one of the main features of the Polish
Alliance, and the deliberations of the ed
vocational section are followed with close
attention.
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the adoption of the Dixon amendment and
for the defeat of any amendment were
of the democrats. compromise was
proposed and accepted by the leaders Of
the two republican factions.
: Mistake in the Text.
When the Dixon substitute-as the com
promise amendment is calIed-was read
from the desk. it was discovered that 1t
was not as agreed to. There had been
some mistake In putting its parts together
and in making some substitution OF
words. In accordance with the agreement
reached In the Senate the vote was to be
taken at O'clock and it was then a
minute after that hour.
senator Aldrich rushed to the desk
OF Senator Dixon. and there was a
Whispered consultation. Senator Dixon
obtained the floor.
Il move recess until 4:30 O'clock"
ne \, said: Some senator's expressed their
a reapIar arosr BY ~, shouting mo" and
put a recess was ordered.
Although the Senate was in recess. few
senators left the Senate chamber. There
were many consultations between groups
and factions on the floor Of the Sena te-
such as usually occur in committee
rooms behind closed doors. Senator
the floor. He talked with Senator's Aid
rich. Cummins, Bacon and others of the
several factions. Senator Smoot was
cutting parts OF several amendments
around him all the time. and after he
had completed his task he exhibited the
patchwork to many others on the floor.
When the hour of 4:3O o'clock arrived
Senator Dixon was not satisfied that
the compromise amendment was proper
ly framed and understood and moved
another recess until O'Clock. There
was considerable opposition to that. and
1t was only after roll call that it
was taken.
Finally Patched UP.
During this second recess Senators
Smoot. Dixon and Bacon gathered
around desk on the democratic side
Of the chamber. There was more cut
ting and pasting and writing-Senator
Smoot doing most of the selecting and
Senator Bacon using the~pastebrush. 1t
was just five minutes Of o'clock when
the work was completed and then there
was a lull.
Senator Dixon then offered the modi-
fed amendment. 1t included parts OF
his own amendment, a clause from the
Paynter amendment and some new
words suggested by Senator Smoot.
When 1t was proposed there was in
slant objection from Senator Hepburn
and later by Senator Stone. Senator
Hepburn insisted that the agreement
was that the vote should be taken at
ment, and that no modification or SUBJ
stitute for 1t was in order. This was
overruled Senator Stone then urged
that the amendment to be voted upon
was new-different from that which It
had been agreed to- vote at 4-o'clock-
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Of the adoption Of democratic amend
ment. 1t was agreed that the outlook for
the adoption of the Dixon amendment and
for the defeat of any amendment were
both dubious. on account Of the attitude
of the democrats. A compromise was
proposed and accepted by the leaders Of
the two republican factions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
"HA|R OIL PETE" IS
RELEASED FROM PEN
H. NJ. S. CYR WE'LL KNOWN
HERE COMPLETES SENTENCE
Engineer Who Made Remarkable
Records While Here Some Ten
Years Ago Leaves Prison to Accept
Position of Trust-Has Had Re-
markable Career.

H. NJ. ST. Cyr who was released from
the Idaho state penitentiary at Boise
after having served ten year sem
tence for murder, is we'll known in
PeRdleton. He was engineer on the
o. r. & n. for a number of years and
made this city his headquarters hav-
ing rooms in The East Oregonian
building. He will be remembered as
the artist engineer and to all old
railroad men he is known as Hair
oil Pete" While on this division he
made some of the most remarkable
runs ever made by an engineer, one
of them being the time he jumped
onto a locomotive at Meacham and
raced down the mountain to overtake
a train which had been given wrong
orders and was speeding to certain
destruction. He is also remembered
as the engineer who no matter what
engine he had, could blow the whistle
in such a manner that all railroaders
who heard it could tell who was at the
throttle and in a manner that could
not be initiated by anyone else.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21

Women say as mean thing OF the
men as they can think OF, in pubic.
but in public men are always COM
plimenting the women.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
BILL COLLECTORS WORRY
SULTAN OF ZANZIBAR

Paris.-Even a royal ruler some-
times finds himself in hot water II he
does not pay his debts The Sultan
of Zanzibar is the latest Individual to
discover the truth of this statement.
The sultan sent his big motor car
to a Paris firm for repairs, but left
here without paying the bill, going to
London and later to Nice.
The Paris firm, despairing of coll
lecting its bill by other means, sent
an employe to Nice. The employe,
after round of the garages, discov-
cred the sultan's car. When the sui
tan called for his machine, thinking
to enjoy spin around the municipal
ity, he found to his astonishment and
chagrin that it had been legally siez-
ed.
Seeing that he had been fairly
caught, the Zanzibar monarch took
the only sensible course left open to
him; he made quick settlement in
full for the amount due the Paris
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
The following dispatch from Boise

The following dispatch from Boise
concerning him will therefore be read
with interest by Pendletonians:
"a Frenchman by birth, an Ameri-
can by choice, graduate Of West
Point and once a civil engineer of
prominence, H. NJ. st. Cyr, who 10
years ago shot and killed Archie Ed
mond in fit of anger near his home
in Boise county. was released this
week after serving his sentence in the
state penitentiary. He was convicted
of manslaughter June 8. 1903.
"The killing of Edmond took place
at Lardo and provide the tragic end
ing of a quarrel which arose over
Edmond going to the home of st.
Cyr and taking a team of horses,
over which there was a dispute in
ownership. The testimony of the case
showed that Edmond took several
shots at st. Cyr, but the latter escap-
ed and went into his home, and, re-
turning to the yard. shot Edmond
the bullet striking him in the face,
killing him almost instantly.
"At the penitentiary he was mod
ell prisoner. refined in his tastes and
dress, having been allowed privileges
not awarded to other termers. He
soon received the confidence of the
officials and held it, never violating
a trust placed in him and, although
his term did not expire until Febru-
ary %. the pardon board granted his
release on probation. AS soon as re-
leased st. Cyr went to Twin Falls to
accept a position of confidence with
a business house of that city.
During his Incarceration in the
penal institution st. Cyr has contin-
ued his membership in the Brother
hood {of Locomotive Engineers and
also in the Masonic Lodge at La
Grande, Ore, both orders having
made an investigation of the shoot
ing and ,exonerated him. He also
holds a diploma of graduation from
the military school at West Point
and is credited with completing
courses in mining and locomotive en-
gineering. He held the position Of
deputy mining inspector II Idaho
under the administration of Presi-
dent Mckinley. receiving the appoint
ment upon the recommendation of
Senator Shoup.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
BATTLESHIP VIRGINIA
PROVES HER METTLE

Washington D. c., Feb. 21.-A bet
ter ship than she was in her infant
days, the battleship Virginia main
tained an average speed of 1854 knots
an hour in four-hour trial that Rear
Admiral Schroeder, in command of
the Atlantic fleet, put her through Oft
Guantanamo, Cuba, according to a
cablegram received today at the navy
department.
The speed is better than that made
in the contractors trials, when the
conducted with displacement Of l.
900 tons more than was the case when
the contractor took the ship out.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
PERSONAL
MENTION

]. e, Taylor of Echo, Is a Pendleton
business visitor today.
Miss Lillian Stanfleld of Echo is
the guest OF Miss Ivy Hill.
John Kapellas of Elgin, is here to
care for business interests.
Blanche Cuayne of Echo, is the
guest of Pendleton friends.
P, ], Bauer of wallula, is here for
the transaction Of business.
Mrs. w. H. Kincart of Haines, is
the guest of Pendleton friends.
]. B. Snow of Baker City, is here
for the transaction Of business.
Alice Evans of Weston, spent Sun
day as the guest Of Pendleton friends.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Gates of Cascade
Locks, are the guests of Pendleton
friends.
Mrs. C. P. Bishop left this morning
for two weeks visit to Portland and
Salem.
]. T. Lieuallen was among those
who came down from Adams this
morning.
H. c. Mack, the we'll known resi-
dent of Ukiah, is in the city on a
trading trip.
Winn Stewart was a passenger on
the delayed local train from walla
Walla today.
Mrs. Anton Nolte was a passenger
on the incoming Northern Pacific pas
senger today.
City Engineer Geary Kimbrell went
to Pilot Rock tbs morning to do
some surveying.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Molstrom came
down upon the morning Northern Pa
cific train today.
David L. Johnson, the Cold Springs
rancher, is in the city today for the
| transaction of business.
Mrs. w. C. e. Pruitt left this morn
ing for Portland where she will visit
friends for few days.
| DR.. NJ. S. Kern is spending the day
ir the west end of the county in the
interest of his lumber business.
F. R. McReynolds of Pilot Rock
returned home this morning, after a
brief business visit to this city.
Justice of the Peace Joe Parkes
expects to go to Portland tomorrow
where he will transact business.
Charles Matthews, the Pilot Rock
| sheepman, returned home this morn
ing after brief visit to this city.
E. f. Cleaver of Chicago, left this
morning for visit to the project OF
J the Western Land & Irrigation COM
pany.
Deputy District Attorney Steiwel
left this morning for Echo to partici.
pate in the water suit hearing in pro-
gress there today.
Mr.. Sam Tilden and family, who
have been visiting friends on the res
ervation, have returned to their home
| near Lapwai, Idaho.
Col. ]. H. Raley went to Echo this
morning to represent the interests o.
his clients in the water suit hearing
in progress there today.
T. Boynton Of Stanfield, returned
home this morning, after attending
the funeral Of his father, William
Boynton, in this city yesterday.
Dr. E. B. Waffle, assistant surgeon
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21

for the o. R. & N. arrived last night
from an official visit to Ia Grande
and left for the west this morning.
C. f. Van de Water, travelling
freight agent for the o. r. g. N.
company, is in the city today from
his headquarters in Walla Walla.
Editor John p. McManus of the Pi-
lot Rock Record, returned home this
morning after transacting business in
this city since Saturday afternoon.
Charles Hill has returned from
Portland and the Willamette valley,
where he had been for several days
on business for the Farmers Union.
william Hiatt, formerly news edi-
tor of the emi-Weekly Tribune, left
this morning for Pilot Rock to ac-
cept a similar position on the Pilot
Rock Record.
J. N Burgess returned to the Cum
ningham Sheep and Land company's
ranch at Pilot Rock, this morning,
after spending Sunday with his fam
lily in this city.
Attorney Harrison Allen of Port
land, arrived in Pendleton this morn
ing and returned as far as Echo on
the local where the taking of testi-
mony in the water suit, is now in pro-
gress.
Major e. A. McFatridge, former
agent of the Umatilla Indian reserva-
ton and later a member of the Ham
ley-McFatridge Harness company, re-
turned this morning from a visit to
the east.
Jack Keefe, who established a repu-
tation in this city as an entertainer
by his performance in the Sunny
South Minstrels," returned to Weston
yesterday morning, after a two days
visit in the city.
J. w. Messner, president Of the
Western Land & Irrigation company
who has been in the city for a few
days on business in connection with
the company, left for Echo on the
morning train.
]. Merrill Blanchard, who recently
resigned his position as instructor OF
athletics at Whitman college, passed
through this city Saturday night en-
route to Salt Lake city, where he may
locate permanently.
W. H. Daughtrey, president of the
Union Stock Yards company and a
member of the Henrietta Milling
| company of Echo, came up from the
metropolis yesterday and left this
morning for Echo
Circuit Judge H. j. Bean left this
morning for Echo, where he will pre-.
side at an iampromptu session of the
equity department of his court fol
the purpose of taking testimony in the
famous Echo water suits.
Attorney Charles Sternberg Of
Portland, who has been spending the
past six weeks in the Wallowa can
yon while engaged in literary work
stopped over in Pendleton this morn
ing for a brief visit with local friends
r. C. Stanley, representing the In
ternational Contracting company, ar.
| rived in Pendleton this morning and
wet out to Cayuse where his company
has the contract for erecting the new
steel bridge being constructed across
| the Umatilla river.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
Auto Race for $4,000.

Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 21.-Atlanta's au-
tomobile speedway will be the scene
tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday,
Of race which is expected to devel-
op hair-raising qualities. George
Robertson and Lewis Strang will be
the contesting drivers.
The conditions of the race call for
Robertson to drive a 100 horse power
Benz car and Strang a 200 horse pow
er Flat car three heats Of ten miles
each for a purse and plat Of the value
of $4,000. One heat will be decided
on each day, unless one car should
capture two heats in succession,
which would decide the race.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-21
NEW POSTMASTER FOR
TOWN OF STANFTELD

Edith M. Bell of Stanfield has just
been appointed postmaster for that
town. Her appointment was made to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of r, B. Stanfield, who has
been postmaster since the post office
was established, several months ago.