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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-03

Los Angeles, Jan. 3.---lt is impos-
sible to learn the full extent of the
damage done in southern California
by the rainstorm which ended early
yesterday, after precipitating five
inches of water during a period of 20
hours, an almost unprecedented rec
ord for southern California.
The railroads have been the heav-
lest losers, long stretches of road bed
and numerous bridges having seen
washed away or SO badly weakened
that trains cannot pass over them un-
til repairs are made. Over but one
of the several routes by which this
city is reached, are trains running on
anything like scheduled time last
night and some trains from the eas:
that were due to arrive in this city
on Friday last are still stalled in
mountain passes or on the desert, and
will not reach here until Tuesday or
Wednesday
The county of Los Angeles has lost
two costly bridges, both of which
spanned the San Gabriel river, and
! many miles of highway have been
badly damaged by the floods.
Ranchcrs Suffer Loss
Ranchers along the course of tne
Santa Ana and San Gabriel rivers
have suffered great damage from the
floods, both in Los Angeles and in
Riverside and Orange counties.
No lives have been lost as far as re-
ported as result of the sto m bu'
there have been several narrow es-
capes and some thrilling rescucs fro. |
partially submerged farm houses.
Several cloudbursts in the Sierras
above Jasadena and towns IN the San
Gabriel valley added great volumes of
! water to the streams which fiow from
the canyons, alreadv swollen, until
their banks were overflowng and to-
night the two rivers are pouring into
the sea a greater volume of wi.c- than
has been seen II th'n for . years.
Wrecking Engines Out.
All of Saturday and yesterday
wrecking engines and gangs of men
| have been out in the storm attempt
| ing to make temporary repairs so that
| belated trains may reach the city and
| last night there was still much con-
| Germ felt by the officials of all three
| of the transcontinental roads reach
| ing this city. The long stretches of
roadbed are washed away between
Los Angeles and San Bernardino on
the route used jointly by the salt Lake
and Santa Fe. Salt Lake westbound
trains are now being held at Victor
| Vile, Barstow and Otis, and it is hop
| ed to bring them here on Wednesday
| On the Santa Fe conditions are par
| ticularly bad on both main lines.
Near Anahein, on the San Diego route
| two bridges are out and all traffic is
stopped for several days. On the
main line between this city and San
Bernardino. new tracks will have TO
be laid for a considerable distance be-
| fore trains can be moved. The large
cement bridge at Olive station has
settled. and is declared unsafe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-03
Youth Wrecked Train.

Union City, Ind, Jan. 2.-Vernon
Plesslnger. is years old. of Anderson,
Ind. was arrested tonight charged
with having opened switch and
wrecked the Knickerbocker train on
the Big Four railroad at Dawn, Ohio,
last night Plessingeon confessed. the
police say. and gave as his motive that
he wished to rob the passengers and
go to some seaboard town where he
could Join the navy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-03
RECEIVES FATAL BURNS
BECAUSE OF COLD

San Francisco, June 3.-Unable to
sleep because of the intense cold that
prevailed in San Francisco last night
Mrs. Anna Brook. age so. wrapped
herself in a blanket and seated her
self in front of the open CRATE. Fly
ing sparks ignited the banklet and
the aged woman received burns from
which she cannot recover.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-03
Wrcckers Behind Plot.

Bellefontaine, Ohio. Jan. 2.-That
the wreck Of Big Four passenger train
No. IS, the Knickerbocker special, at
Dawn station, Ohio, near Ansinia, last
night, was the work Of train wreck
ers, is the opinion Of railroad officials
today. The lock on the open switch
which had been removed, was found
today in a cornfield some distance
away.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-03

Diaz Calls on ZeIaya.

Mexico City. Jan. president Di-
az tonight called on Jose Santos Ze-
laya at the Palace hotel. where the
former president of Nicaragua has
been staying since his arrival. The
visit lasted nearly an hour.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-03
THIRTY ARRESTED FOR
JACKSON'S ASSASSINATION

Bombay. Jan. 3.-Thirty persons
were arrested here today accused of
completely in the assassination of Ar
thur NJ. Jackson. chief magistrate of
Kaski, on December 2.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-03
FLOODS WASTE
Los ANGELES
Southern California Metropo-
lis Inundated by Five Inches
Of Rain.
TRACKS WASHED OUT
AND TRAINS HELD UP

Long Stretches of Trackago Washed
Out and More Weakened by Heavy
Downpour-COstly Bridges Washed
out and Ranches Are Under Lakes
Many Lives Imperilled by Floods
impossible to Estimate Damage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-03

Washington. Jan. 3.-Congress will
begin business in earnest this week.
With the Christmas holidays behind
them and with the preliminary ante
holiday plans completed both houses
will start in with the intention of
keeping their hands to the plow.
The senate is not so forward with
its work as the house and the former
body may experience difficulty in find
ing something to do in the first few
days of its sitting. But the house
calendar is we'll filled. Both houses
will reconvene on Tuesday. but both
will adjourn for the day out of re-
spect for the memory of the late SEN
ator McLaurin of Mississippi. We'd
nesday will be calendar day in the
house and that body will again take
up the Mann bill for the reorganiZa-
believed this measure will be disposed
of in one day. and, with ii out of the
way the house will attack the appro-
priation bills. I.
The army supply bill is already on
the calendar and by the time it is
passed will come the Notifications
measure, the urgent deficiency, the
agricultural and the navy bills Even
the sundry civil and the Legislative
bills are well blocked out in commit
too
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-03
CONGRESS HAS
MUCH To Do
Legislators at Capital viii
Settle Down to Earnest
Work This Week.
BOTH HOUSES WILL
RECONVENE TOMORROW

Holidays are Over and Much Work
Out of Respect for Late Senator Nc
Laurin of Mississippi, Recess Will
be Immediately DeclarcI-MucIi
Appropriation Legislation Ahead.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-03
Appropriation Legislation Ahead.

Indeed Appropriation legislation IL
further advanced in the house than
ordinarily at this season, and it is the
opinion of experts that supply bills
will be turned out by the committee
them almost continuous attention in
the next two months.
The senate committee on appropri-
atoms soon will begin the District of
Columbia appropriation bill. Senate
committees have not been as busy as
house committees and the senate cal
endar is barren.
For the present adjournment of the
senate every week from Thursday un-
til Monday may be expected.
Much interest is manifested in both
houses in the two announcements
that the presidents message on the
Sherman antitrust law and the reso-
lutions OF Senator Jones and Repre-
sentative Humphrey providing for an
investigation of the interior depart
ment and the forest service will be
presented on Wednesday.
There is division Of opinion as to
whether anything will be accomplish
ed in the way of modifying the Sher-
man law this season but everybody
Is concerned over the terms of the
presidents treatment of the subject,
and his message will be read with un-
usual interest.
On the other hand it is generally
understood that the Jones and Hum
phrey resolutions will be adopted and
the investigation will be entered on
in short order.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-24
BITTER ATTACK is MADE
UPON ROBERT E. LEE BY
VETERAN OF GRAND ARMY

Freeport, ILL.,. May 2s.-1nveighlne
against the placing of the statue of Gen
Robert E. Lee in the hall of fame ir
Washington, Col. Jasper T. Darling, pasi
commander of Columbia post. G.. A. r.
Chicago, tonight addressed the initia
campfire of the state encampment of the
Illinois Grand Army of the Republic He
compared Robert K. Lee to Benedict Ar
mold, and prophesied that the acceptance
of the statue of the Confederate hero
would be step toward pensioning Con-
federate soldiers and opening the way tc
the federal government assuming the bur-
den of. Confederate war bonds.
In part the speaker said:
so long as treason Is considered a
crime against constitutional law, the stat
ue of Robert E. Lee can have no abiding
place in that pantheon dedicated to the
heroes of the revolution and to those
whose achievements have contributed to
the triumphs of this republic"
The main portion of the address was in
support of the contention that General
Lee was not convinced OF the justice OF
the cause for which he drew his sword
and that he therefore should have nc
claim to the name of patriot. The speak
er based his argument on a letter from
General Lee to his son, Curtis Lee, the
text of which he obtained from a pubica-
ton of a southern history.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-24

Chicago. May 23-The receivership into
which the Chicago Railways company
was thrown today sent its most active
stock in series 2, participating certi1-
Gates, off an extreme points in the local
exchange, with only a slight recovery.
The stock participates only after the
payment of bond interest and dividends
on certificates of series 1 but the earn
ings of the company indicate, 1t is stated,
an early dividend on series 2. Thousands
of shares were unloaded when news OF
the receivership became known In La
Sale street. disappointment of the re-
ceivers In John n. Doach. president OF
the company. and Henry A Blair, a
large stockholder, was precipitated by
the fact that the company had neither
sufficient assets to pay judgment OF
s1344,sS4 rendered against 1t by Judge
Ball in the superior court of Cook county
last week nor to provide sufficient bonds
to secure a stay of execution by means
of an appeal.
There was only one way out Of the
trouble, and that was a receivership, and
the action is described as merely legal
movement for friendly conservation. The
action was taken suddenly and secretly.
By the arrangement taken 1t will be
possible to place the company whero
Judge Balls do1sion Is designed to take
1t, to the supreme court of Illinois. The
Judge held that the company in taking
over the old Union Traction company
promoted by the late Charles T. Yeres
assumed responsibility for the bonds Of
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ADJOURN MENT Is
AWAY In FUTURE

Washington, May 3.-(Special) Estates
men at the White House today talked
discouragingly about an early adjourn
ment of Congress.
.It will be July Is unless the weather
gets unusually hot said Representative
Champ Clark. democratic leader Of the
House.
"Yes. 1t looks like July Is to me- was
the way Representative Victor Murdock,
insurgent leader of the House, put it.
II think we can make 1t by July H. re-
marked Representative Longworth, who
is going to New York June IS to meet
his distinguished father-in-law, Colonel
Roosevelt. and join in the celebration OF
his return ,s 49,. .,
by July l." Senator Smoot of Utah
prophecied.
'I don't think we will be as late as
July 18TH" Senator Crane declared. but
am not at all certaiP when it will be-
when l was guessing July l, l was
told the date was absurdly late, but now
| hear much talk of July is. which seems
to be nearer the time" said Senator DICK
of Ohio.
II don't see why we cannot adjourn by
July L." remarked Representative Crump
OF Indiana.
"As long as things go the way they do
now In the House and Senate there is
no telling when we will adjourn" ven
tured Representative Kennedy of Ohio.
'But having won out In the primaries in
my district ] am prepared to stay here
as long as anybody
Thus went opinion among those who
talked with the President during the day.
Mr.. Taft had hopes to be able to get to
Beverly, his summer home, by the 1st
of July. but his hopes in this direction
appear to be doomed
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Chicago Street Railway
In Hands OF Receiver

the financially shattered Consolidated
Traction company The Judgment en-
tered today was in \avor of litigating
bondholders of the latter company.
Should the decision be upheld it opens
the road for additional judgments OF a
similar nature aggregating about S5,Ooo,-
900.
Other effects may be summarized %
the citys interest under the reorganiza-
ton ordinance of t5See years ago, where
by tho municipality received 55 per cent
of the net profits of the company. is fully
protected; (2) physical improvements on
which millions already have been spent
will GO forward under the direction OF
the board of supervising engineers; tsl
consolidation of the properties of the
Chicago Railways company and of the
Consolidated Traction company provid-
ing that Judge Ball is sustained by the
upper court.
1t is stated that the bonds of the Chi
cago Railways company are not affected
by either the receivership or the juds
ment as they constitute prior lien on
the $50, 100000 assets of the company.
The friendly officers of the Westing.
house Electric ans Manufacturing COM
pany were called upon to secure the re-
ceivership. The petition was filed by
Charles p. Cotton, Jr. Of New York. rtp-
rescnting the Westinghouse company.
His bill set up that the local company
owes bill of $50. 900 900 to the electric
concern which 1t cannot pay. owing to
the judgment secured against It, The
bill declares that the local company's as
sets are at present so encumbered by
mortgages and trust deeds that Il can
not raise enough money TO perfect an ap-
peal from Judge Ball.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-24
DEFENDS PAYNE
TARIFF LAW AND TALKS
AGAINST A COMMISSION

Detroit May 23.-Removal of the tar
III from the domain of partisan politics
was urged by Representative Henry
S. Boutell In speech delivered here
today at a luncheon given at the Bank
ers club.
Mr.. Boutell spoke in support of the
item in the sundry civil appropriation
bill appropriating s250,o00 for securing
information bearing upon the tariff and
outlined the change in the parliamen-
tary procedure in Congress that must
be made by joint rule before 1t will
be possible to make specific changes
in the tariff.
Everyone must concede," said Mr..
Boutell, that, judged solely as rev.
enue increase, the Payne tariff act has
justified the opinion of President Taft
that 1t is the best tariff law that has
ever been passed.
The charge that the Payne tariff
has been the cause of the increased
cost OF living is found on investiga-
tion to be without the slightest founda :
tion. There is not in the Payne tariff
any advance in rates above the rates
In the Dingley tariff that justifies the
increase in final retail price to the
ultimate consumer of a single neces-
sary article of food, clothing or house
hold use. Notwithstanding this, some
INSCRIPTIONS dealers have put up the
prices of their goods, giving the Payne
tariff as the necessity for the advance.
1.-The Payne law is the most logically
constructed and scientific tariff that
we have had. 1t is well adapted to
serve as a permanent, general revenue
statute that shall be amended from
time to time to meet the exigencier
of the treasury and conform to in
dustrial changes.
I'VE ought now to do away with po-
litical tariff revisions with their ac-
companying upheavals in the business
world and inaugurate a system of tariff
development by way of natural growth.
In other words, we should from now
on revise the tariff gradually by scien-
tific business methods. This cannot be
done and ought not to be attempted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-24
REPUBLICAN TICKET
IN BLOUNT COUNTY

4Oneonta, May 2S.-(Special.)-The re-
publicans of Blount county have named
the following ticket which they will
support In opposition to the demo
cratic nominees in the November elec.
ton:
For probate judge, T. H. Davidson
circuit clerk. L. H. Brown; sheriff
George Phillips; representative, VIII.
liam H. Garden; commissioner from the
sioner from the Third district, r. M
johnson.
Beginning on Wednesday night re.
vival will be held at the Methodist
church here. The Rev. Lane, the pastor
will be assisted by the Rev. J. c
Bowen. evanGeltGt
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Speaking of the impending war, the
letter as published" said Mr. Darling
read The trainers of our constitution
bor. wisdom and forbearance on Its for
nation and surrounded 1t with so many
guards and supports II 1t was intended to
be broken by any member of the. con-
federacy at will. ~
1T is intended for a perpetual union,
so expressed in the preamble, and for the
establishment OF a government, not a
compact, which can be dissolved only by
a revolution or the consent of all the
people in convention assembled.
% 1T is idle to talk of secession; an
archy would otherwise have been estab-
lshed, and not a government by Wash
ington, Hamilton. jefferson, Madison and
all the other patriots of the revolution.
'"The words of that message and his
subsequent acts cannot be reconciled.
said the speaker. III his conscience die
tated that letter then what aecursed In
fiuence caused him to embrace anarchy
lust 80 days later-anarchy as he himself
had pictured 1t.
What does all this mean? It means
that solid south, the daughters and
sons, propose to make Washington a
Westminster Abbey for the rebel uni
form; and so not only vindicate, but
glorify the rebels sword.
Then what? Simply another bill pen
sioning all Confederate soldiers. And long
before this century reaches Its meridian
British bondholders will knock at liber-
tvs treasury door and say. Redeem
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-24

by a tariff commission. The Idea of a
tariff commission authorized to report
rates of duty violates the spirit or
that clause of the constitution of the
United States which provides that all
bills for raising revenue shall originate
in the House of Representatives An ex-
ecutive tariff commission vested with
power to recommend rates might and
frequently would be In open conflic'
with the House of Representatives. Such
situation would be tntolerable ane
the possible creation of such s1tua-
ton is not to be thought OF.
IAN executive tariff bureau could ac-
ccmpIish nothing in the way of collecting
| facts that cannot be done by the existing
departments under direction OF the Pres
| ident with ample appropriations in ac-
cordance with the congressional authori-
ty But the suggestion and adoption OF
| specific duties and taxes always nave
been and always must be solely legls-
lative function Even IL tariff commits
sion should be created and should recon-
mend changes in rates Of duty. Its recon-
mendations would be abortive under the
present legislative procedure in Congress.
I'm order to replace the present unsat-
| isfactory method, two things are neces-
| sary The first requisite Is up-to-date IN
| formation. the fullest and most searching,
on every subject related to the tariH.
| This information should De Sdthei "
through the various departments and by
specially trained experts under the direc-
ton of the President and should be trans
mitted as rapidly as secured TO the House
OF Representatives.
when this information disclosed de-
feet in the tariff the information would
be like a vast. complicated machine, that
no one could start, because the lever TOT
setting 1t in motion could not be found.
In the House of Representatives an
amendment to a paragraph or the tarlH
might be considered without opening up
the whole tariff, but under present rules
such a bill in the Senate could be amend
ed without limit.
'The second requisite, therefore for
scientific tariff adjustment, the means oil
making information fruitful. the lever Tor
starting the engine is a joint rule OF the
two houses of Congress whereby para
graph of a revenue law can be amended
without opening up for consideration any
| other portion of the law. The rule should
provide that when the ways and means
committee reports bill to alter a para
| graph of a revenue law, no amendment
| to tho bill that is not germane TO the
! paragraph shall be in order"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-24
Manipulation OF Bills
OF L0ding Causes ayash

Albany, N. Y, May 23.-The flrm of
with offices in Albany. Chicago. Buffalo
and Boston, is practically in the hands
of the officials of the National, Com
mercial and First National banks of
this city, who are it's creditors to the
extent of nearly 100000. BY the al
legged manipulation of bills of lading
the company, through it's treasurer,
Gibson oliver, who had charge of the
Albany office, is alleged to have been
able to borrow hundreds of thousands
of dollars from banks in Albany and
other cities The total amount In
volved has not been ascertained. Il
is understood. however that the firm
has outstanding debts aggregating be-
tween 100000 and $500. 900, but just
what proportion of 1t is secured proba bly,
will not be known for several days.
Representatives of the banks were
busy today examining the company's
books and papers, and examining its
employees in an endeavor to get at the
truth of the allegations. That the COM
pany may not be able to resume busi-
ness was the statement made this aft
ernoon by Vice President E. Elmore of
Chicago, who is aiding in the investi-
cation.
Just where the money went has not
been learned. but it is alleged that the
Arm was dealing heavily in the grain
market. It has had considerable pa
per outstanding for some time but tha
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-24

1-Spitzer tells secrets of sugar frauds.
Boutell defends Payne tariff law.
House knocks out tariff board fund.
Singer sways Sunday school conven-
-tion.
Manipulated bills of lading cause
crash.
Attack upon Cen Robert e. Lee.
Chicago street railway in receivers
hands.
2-Rapid progress in murder trial.
Contest among Presbyterians.
Governor Glenn on prohibition.
3-Dallas coanty bonds for SALE
Grass will keep farmers busy.
4-Editorial comment
5-Candidates pay fees and race is on In
earnest.
Cloudy weather prevents view of
eclipse.
Automobile kills horse and Injuries
driver.
Governor Glenn to speak here tonight
Street car conductor has leg cut of.
Red Men here for annual sessions.
6-Methodist board of missions meets.
Mrs. Doxey on trial for murder.
Birmingham social events.
Dolly Dalrymple's department.
S-Whitfield IL not yet a candidate.
South Is gamer by theatrical war.
9-Stock market Says under pressure.
Cotton market Is very unsettled.
Wheat breaks on flood of selling.
TO- General sporting news