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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
Reported Bod Political Stroke
Decided Upon by Admins
traton Leaders.
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
MAY CENSURE SECRETARY
Plan As Reported is to Eliminate
Votes OF Mccall and Root, Thus
Insuring Adverse Report by Con-
gressiOnal Committee-Taft Would
Thus Be Forced TO Dismiss Secre-
tary OF InteriOr-RoOt May Be Dis
qualified.

Beverly, Aug. 31.-Report is cur
rent today that Secretary Ballinger
will be forced out of the cabinet by
a bold political stroke. 1t is declar-
ed that instead of being whitewashed
by the committee, he will be censur-
ed, thus forcing President Taft to ask
for his resignation. The success of
the plan depends on eliminating the
votes of Congressman Mccall and
Senator Root. If this works. the vote
will stand 6 to against Ballinger.
Senator Root is now at The Hague
in the interest of the New Foundland
fisheries cases for which place he
sailed before the hearing closed. 1t
is planned to disqualify him because
he did not hear important testimony.
It is understood Senator Crane of
Massachusetts, is using pressure to
force Mccall to change his vote. 1t is
intimated the administration leaders
deemed it advisable thus to force
Ballinger out.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
I.AURIER FAVORS OPENING
OF COLUMBIA RIVER

Portland, Aug. 31-Open river pre-
ponents are much encouraged today
following the report that Sir Wilfred
Laurier, premier of Canada, yester-
day met the oregon and Washington
Columbia river delegation at Nelson
and said he favored the scheme for
making the Columbia navigable to
Robson, B. C. Laurier said he would
Immediately instruct the minister of
public works to survey the river from
Lake Windemere to the International
boundary with a view to ascertaining
the cost of improvements. Should
Canada join with the United States it
is believed the river will be open to
navigation from the sea to Robson,
with the completion of the Cello ca
nal above The Dalles. This would
immensely benefit the inland empire,
il is asserted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
WATERWAYS CONVENTION
OPENS IN PROVIDENCE

Providence, r. l., Aug. 31.-An in
land water route from Maine to Flor
ida is the ambitious project fostered
by the Atlantic Keeper Waterways as
sociation, which convened here to-
day in third annual session. Although
President Taft has cancelled his en-
gagement to address the convention,
scores of other noted men are on the
program for addresses. Congressman
]. Hampton Moore, of Philadelphia,
is president of the association. Com
mander Robert E. Peary, the north
pole discoverer, has agreed to deliver
an address tomorrow.
Much money has been spent in fur
therance of the waterways scheme
since the last meeting of the associ-
alton, including a large part of the
100000 appropriated for a survey by
army engineers of routes for canals
to connect the streams and bays along
the Atlantic coast from Portland to
Jacksonville.
Local waterways boards of cities al
ong the route have also accomplished
much of value during the twelve
month, and the reports to be present
ed at the convention will be of great
interest.
President Moore declares that the
big project has now reached the cru
cial point. The report of the army
engineers who surveyed the route will
be presented to congress this fall.
Whether the Atlantic seaboard shall
remain bottled up" asserts Repre-
sentative Moore, depends now upon
the enthusiasm and influence to be
brought to bear within the next year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
END OF WORLD AT HAND
SAYS HOLY ROLLER

Boston, Aug. 31.-Only a few hours
more and this old world will go to the
demnition bow-wows. This statement
is made on the authority of Elder A.
]. Rawson, an apostle Of the Holy Roll
Ter sect, who declares that the world
will come to an end at midnight to-
night
Rawson alleges that at midnight this
globe will round out its 6.000th year,
and claims that he can prove from
the Bible that the world is due to suf-
fer great change on its 6,000th birth
day. The great tragedy will begin
with fire against which the puny eff
forts of mundane fire departments
will be as nothing. All of the peoples
of the earth will be consumed in the
big blaze, except those who have been
bern again, namely, the Holy Rollers.
The Rollers will enjoy the spectacle
of seeing their neighbors, protestants
OF other sects, Catholics, Jews, agnos-
tics and all other adherents of false
religions or of none, burned to ashes,
but angels will come down from heav-
en- and carry away the Rollers, safely
nestled in the folds of the angelic
wings.
Finally, when the world has been
entirely cleaned" by fire, new spirit
will descend upon the earth, garden
of Eden. worldwide in extent, will
spring up in day, and the Holy Rol-
lers will descend again and claim the
whole world as their own. But the
Rollers, instead of stomach, liver,
blood, gizzard and similar Intervals,
will be filled to the nozzle with i'm
mortal glory, and will live forever in
this worldly arcady.
All the Rollers in Massachusetts, are
spending the day in fasting and prayer
as preparation for the new world
that is to come. Varacious reports
from several places state that some
of the Rollers already have a goodly
growth of fuzz upon their shoulders
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
Draw Up Resolutions DecIar
ing His Refusal TO Address
Them is Insult.
ALSO DECLARE HIS
ACTION UNPATRIOTIC
Baxter Springs G. A. II. Reunion As
sociatiOn Highly Indignant Because
Vice President Passed Them By
Sherman Told Them Matter Was
in Hands of Campaign Committee
But Committee Shifts Responsibility
TO Sherman.

Joplin, Mo-, Aug. 31-Vice Presi-
dent Sherman may be jolted when he
opens a letter containing the resolu-
tions adopted by the Baxter Springs
G. A. r. Reunion association. Sher-
man is en- route to Oklahoma on a
speaking tour. Owing to his refusal
to speak before the association, the
old soldiers drew up resolutions to
the effect that his faction" was un-
patriotic. an effront to the old SOL
diers and a deliberate insult to the
organization and also that previous
ly sherman had told the association
committee that the matter was in the
hands of the congressional commit
tee, but the association had wired the
committee and received a reply that
the matter was left entirely with Sher-
man.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
sherman Nav Not Be II.

New York, Aug. 31.-Vice Presi-
dent Sherman may not be temporary
chairman OF the republican convention
OF New York, despite his appoint
ment Following a conference of the
state progressives it was announced
that Roosevelt's name will be present.
ed as temporary chairman and now
the regulars are preparing to fight
against him. They are expecting a
heavy fight both at the convention and
at the city primaries to name dele
gates to the convention and they are
preparing for it. Roosevelt is certain
to capture the country delegations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
MYSTERIOUS GIRL is
DAUGHTER OF COLONEL

New York, Aug. 91.-Identified as
Vera Fitch, the daughter of a late
colonel in the army, the girl who shot
herself in the Hotel Astor. is dying
today in Flower Hospital Physicians
assert she can not live more than a
day or so. She continues to deny her
identity, although her mother, Mrs.
Henry Fitch, who now lives here with
her family, has identified her as also
have relatives. Miss Fitch formerly
lived in San Francisco with a sister
Mrs. Conger the wife of Roy Con-
ger
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
Most sincerely yours
~ry~-- -

of me.
Most sincerely yours
DUNCAN Z, M'RAE.
1t was also announced by Frederick
Steiwer of the committee on COM
petitive events, that the program,
containing the premium list and list
OF events. competitive and otherwise.
would be placed in the hands of the
printer this week. 1t is therefore prob
able that they will be ready for dis
tribution by the first of next week.
There has been big demand for these
programs from all over the West and
many local people have also been
anxious to get them so they could send
them out to friends in different parts
of the northwest
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
ARMY ENGINEERS TO INSPECT
LOCAL PROJECT NEXT WEEK

Portland, Aug. 31.-Director New
ell head of the government reclama-
ton service, accompanied by a board
of army engineers, is inspecting the
kittitas irrigation project near Ellens-
burg today. They expect to go to Sc
attic for three days visit and thence
to Portland next week. They will in
spect the Umatilla and klamath pro-
jects in oregon and then visit Ida
no, Utah and Colorado projects. They
have been in the field for month
ana expect to be out two months
more
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
METHODISTS OF CANADA
CONCLUDE LEGISLATION

Victoria, b. c., Aug. Sl.-After a
two-weeks' session in which much
legislation affecting the Methodist
church in Canada was accomplished.
the general conference is today wind
ing up its affairs and the 500 dele
gates are preparing to go home. Two
of the most important matters passed
were upon the church's policy regard
ing more liberal laws governing the
conduct of its members and the vote
in favor of church union.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
MALHEUR COUNTY HORsEMAN
WILL SUPPORT THE ROUNDUP

Duncan E. McRae, one of the larg-
est horse men in Malheur county has
written to Ben Hill of the frontier as
sociation, pledging his support and as
sistance for the Roundup" He has
therefore been elected to membership
on the board of directors and will be
counted upon to bring up a string of
Malheur county outlaws.
His letter follows:
Riverside, Ore. Aug. 26.
Mr.. Ben Hill,
Pendleton. Oregon.
My Dear sir: 1 am more than will
ling to assist you in my humble ca
pacity, but with what success, can
not say. However, please command
me, stating what you wish and expect
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
THIRD OF HOLY ROLLER
FASTERS PASSES AWAY

Los Angeles, Aug. S1.-Mrs. Nellie
Boyle, one of the quartette which
tasted for forty days in a religious
frenzy. died today in the county hos
pital She lad starved so long that
when the fast was broken ten days
ago her stomach was too weak. She
is the third Of the four to die. The
others were Reverend John O'Neill,
Alice Griffin, aged Is, niece of Mrs
Moyle. The survivor is James But
Ter, but his condition is so critical
that il is believed he will also die. The
fasters We're members Of the Holy
Roller sect and were found in a cot
tage on the outskirts of the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
Brethren Begin Conference

Winona Lake, md, Aug. 3l.-MIn-
listers and laymen from many states
are assembling here today for the ma
tional conference Of the Brethren
church. This denomination is what
is known as the progressive branch
Of the Dunkard or Brethren.
The International Lyceum assooia-
ton. which has recently made Vino
ma Lake its permanent home, will al
so nolG daily sessions here during the
coming ten days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
Pittsburg Exposition Opens.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 31.-Wlth the
exhibition halls and galleries filled TO
overflowing with displays, the twen-
ty-second season of the Pittsburg ex-
position. beginning today, promises
to surpass all past records. AS usual,
a great festival Of music will be fea-
ture of the exposition. From now
until october 90, when the exposition
closes, some of the creates; musical
organizations of the world will be
heard daily. Victor Herberts orch-s-
ira is the opening attraction to be
followed by Damrosch, John Philip
Sousa and other bands and orchestras
almost as famous.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
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Boise, Aug. 31.-Returns from the
Idaho primaries up to this morning
indicated that Governor Brady would
secure the republican gubernatorial
nomination and that James Hawley
would be the next democratic candi-
date for the governorship. The In
surgents are claiming a victory for
Burton French, the congressional can
didate, over Thomas Hamer, the pres
ent congressman and standpatter.
French is running ahead in northern
Idaho, but Hamer is strongly sup
ported in southern and eastern Idaho.
Arthur Bowen is leading over John
Sewell for the democratic congress
sional nomination. 1t looks like Idaho
will remain wet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
Man IS BLINDED BY
ACID IN GARDEN CITY
MYSTERIOUS MAN is
MYSTERIOUSLY ASSAULTED
Loses One Eye as Result of Acid
Throwing but Refuses to Call Po-
lice-Leaves for Spokane-Was Ida.
no Man-Assailant Unknown.

Walla Walla, Aug. S1.-The police
today have practically dropped the
case of acid throwing yesterday which
probably will result in the loss of one
eye to Fred Cornelius of Murray, Ida
no. Cornelius left this city this NOR
ming for Spokane. No one seemingly
knows the identity of his assailant and
least of all of the victim. He was
leaving the hotel when the binding
fluid was thrown in his face. I'm
mediately he returned to his room and
would not call the police which leads
to the belief that he does not want any
investigation into the case.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
british Scientists Meet.

London, Aug. 31.-Some of the
worlds greatest savants in all branch
es of scientific research are assembl-
ed today at sheffield. where the Brit
ish association for the advancement
of science began its annual session.
The association, which is the greatest
scientific body in the world, held its
meeting last year at Winnipeg, Man,
Canada. The Sheffield meeting viii
continue through this week and 8
part of next week
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31

made 1t. The citizens of the United
States must effectively control the
mighty commercial forces which they
have themselves called into being.
There can be no effective control
Of corporations while their political
activity remains. To put an, end to
1t will be neither short nor an easy
task, but it can be done.
We must have complete and ef-
fective publicity of corporate affairs,
so that the people may know beyond
peradyenture whether the corpora
tons obey the law and whether their
management entities them to the con-
fidence of the public. 1t is necessary
that laws should be passed to pro-
hibit the use of corporate funds di-
rectly or indirectly for political pur-
poses; it is still more necessary that
such laws should be thoroughly en-
! forced. Corporate expenditures for
political purposes, and especially such
expenditures by public service corpor-
I stions, have supplied one of the prin-
cipal sources of corruption in our po-
litical affairs.
Regulation Necessary.
1t has become entirely clear that
We must have government supervision
! OF the capitalization not only of pub
lie service corporations, including
particularly railways, but of all cor
porations doing an interstate busi-
ness. do not wish to see the nation
forced into ownership Of the railways
IL 1t can possibly be avoided, and the
: only alternative is thoroughgoing and
I effective regulation, which shall be
based on a full knowledge of all the
facts, including a physical valuation
of the property. This physical valu-
alton Is not needed, or at least is very
rarely needed, for fixing rates; but II
is needed as the basis of honest CAPT.
talization.
We have come to recognize tina,
franchises should never be granted ex-
cept for limited time, and never
without proper provision for compen-
sation to the public. 1t is my person.
al belief that the same kind and de-
/ gree of control and supervision should
be exercised over public service cor
porations should be extended also tc
/ combinations which control necessar.
les OF life, such as meat, oil and coal
or which deal in them on an importan,
scale.
l believe that the officers and es.
pecially the directors, of corporations
should be held personally responsible
! when any corporation breaks the law
Combinations in industry are the
result Of an imperative economic Law
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
RAILWAY HAS TROUBLE
WITH TACOMA OFFICIALS S

Tacoma, Aug. 3t.-Damage suits
against the city are likely to
follow the wrecking of the Tacoma
Railway & Power company's track
on Cliff avenue overlooking the
Sound, yesterday by a crew of men
from the department of public works,
The city ordered the removal of one
Of the double tracks which the COM
pany refused to do. Thereupon Com
missioner of Public Works Woods
headed laborers and tore up the
track. Woods said today If the COM
pany tries to relay the track his men
will throw the traction men into the
bay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
DAYTON MINISTER WAS
TOO CHUMNfY WITH SINNERS

Dayton. Wash, Aug. 31.-Rev.
Harris. for three years pastor of the
First Christian church here leaves
his pastorate today because he was
too chummy with sinners" and MEM
bers OF his congregation complained
that he dressed too much like a
travelling man." Harris doubled the
membership of the church and is al
ready overwhelmed with calls. He
will accept an offer to go to Waits
burg.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
FORMER TELEPHONE MANAGER
JUMPS FROM BUILDING

Salt Lake, Aug. 31.-David Murray,
former manager of the Rocky Noun
tain Bell Telephone company today
jumped from the top of the Desert
National bank and was instantly kill
ed. Murray had been escorted to his
room by police who believed him in
toxicated. He crawled through the
skylight to the roof.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
BURGLARS ATTEMPT 4
WHOLESALE ROBBERY

Springdale, Wash, Aug. S1.-The
town is recovering from the shock of
a wholesale robbery which began yes
terday and ended last night when a
gang of burglars attempted to blow
open the vaults of the Merchants
bank with nitroglycerine unsuccess-
fully
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
More Rioting in Snain.

Bilboa. Spain, Aug. S1.-Following
vote by the labor federation here
to join the general strike, rioting be-
gan in the mining region today. The
mine owners have demanded troops
At present the miners have 1t all their
own way.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
UmatiIIa County Senator Will
Make Race to Succeed
Himself the Second Time.
WAS URGED TO TRY
FOR THE GOVERNORSHIP
Popular senator Has Been in UppeR
Legislative House for Eight Years
Led Fight for Eastern Oregon Nor
mal-Former Mayor of PendIeton
Will Issue Statement.

DR.. G. ]. Smith. state senator from
Umatilla county. today announced his
candidacy for reelection to the SEN
ate and he will go before the people
for their endorsement in November.
The announcement of his candidacy
was made by Senator Smith today af-
ter he had been urged FOR weeks to
seek reelection.
According to Senator Smith he was
averse to running for the senate
again but has consented to do so be-
cause of the insistent requests OF
friends of all political parties and re-
siding in all sections of the country.
For a long time DR.. Smith was prom
inently mentioned as a prospective
candidate for the democratic nomins-
ton for governor. By friends in va
rious parts of the state he was urg-
ed to try for the gubernatorial Job
and il is possible he might have done
so had there not been multiplicity
of democratic candidates. Had he
entered the race it Is the prediction
of his local friends that he could have
easily secured the democratic Domi-
nation.
Strong Record.
Because of his long public service
| few residents of Umatilla county are
more widely and more favorably
known than Senator Smith. During
the past eight years he has served
this county in the state senate ana
served it with credit. Numerous
measures are now upon the statute
books as a result of his work. In
the last legislative session he was the
leader of the fight for the Eastern
Oregon normal school and for many
| measures affecting the welfare OF
eastern oregon.
Aside from serving as senator from
this county, DR.. Smith has also held
many other public positions, though
they have been offices with much
work and no pay. He served term
as MAYOR of Pendleton and has been
a member of the local school board
for II years. He has been secretary
of the local pension board for l9
years. is now a member of the board
of higher curricula which has to do
with the courses of instruction Of
fered at the Oregon agricultural col
| lege ana at tne STATE u'eis''i "
is a member of the state board OF
health and is a former president OF
that body.
At this time DR.. Smith has not con-
cluded his official statement of his
candidacy but he expects to have the
same ready within few days when
the same will be published in this
| paper.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
Walsh to Fight Britt.

6oAhAhokS, -hus AUS. oA.-JiiuillN
Walsh, the Boston bantam. and Yourg
Britt of this city, are matched 10 box
six rounds tonight before the Eureka
Athletic club. This will be Walsh's
first fight since he met Pat Moore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
BRADY HAS A LEAD
IN IDAHO ELECTION
PRESENT GOVERNOR WILL
PROBABLY BE RENOMINATED
Returns From Primaries Also Indicate
Hawley VIII be Democratic Nomi-
nee-French and Hamer Run Hard
Race-Wets are Ahead.
French Wins.

Boise, Aug. 31.-Idaho insur-
gents and regulars admit
French, the progressive, has
beaten Congressman Hamer for
the congressional nomination.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31

Continued on page 81
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-31
Party, Servant Not Master.

The true friend of property, the
true conservationist is he who insists
that property shall be the servant
and not the master of common
wealth; who insists that the creature
of mans making shall be the servant
and not the master Of the man who
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-10-01
SMALLEST DOG IN AUSTRIA
Bakers Wife Gave II to Princess
WIndischgratz. Thereby Making
Her Very Happy.

The Princess Windischgratz Is the
granddaughter Of the emperor Of Aus
tria. When she was but about eleven
years old she was known and loved as
"the little Princess Elizabeth"
There lived baker in the city OF
Vienna whose wife was particularly
fond Of the little Princess Elizabeth.
This bakers wife had, in 1894, tiny
white dwarf dog given her, which was
so small that, when fullgrown, it
could sit on lady's hand. So small
a dog had never been seen before, and
people often came to the house on
purpose to look at it.
It was Christmas eve. The bakers
wife dressed herself in her Sunday
best, put the dog in a basket lined
with pink satin, and went to the pal
ace where Elizabeth lived. No strang-
er was allowed to go into the palace
except by permission. She showed
the dog to the guards, and they were
so delighted with 1t that they man.
aged to get her into the palace, and
when once in, it was not very difficult
to obtain permission from the court
authorities to see Princess Stephanie,
the mother of the little Princess Eliza
BETH
your royal highness," said the
bakers wife, II hope that you will al
low me to present little gift to your
daughter this Christmas eve"; and
then she uncovered the basket with
the tiny white dog in it.
Wasn't the Princess Stephanie de-
lighted with it? And Of course the
little Princess Elizabeth was. She
loved 1t more than any Of the rich
gifts which she received for Christ
mas. The dog remained very small
and never grew to be more than five
inches high.