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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
BIG INDIAN WAS IN
FAMOUS BATTLE

Many people have passed along
Court street today ana have noticed
an old Indian of giant physical pro-
portions sitting in a chair in front
of Major Lee Moorhouse's office, the
stolid stoical expression on his large,
heavy face never changing. There Is
something about the aged red man.
who has remained in that one spot
almost the whole day that compels
the passerby to take a second look,
something that instinctively speaks Of
a historic past.
1t is we'll that the passerby wonders
as to his identity, for his career has
been a notable one, beginning in the
days when his people roamed over
this country in undisputed possession
of all they surveyed. He is none
other than Wa-win-ilp-ilp. which In
English means Red Elk, and he Is one
Of the few survivors OF the battle OF
Walla Walla, one OF the most famous
engagements Of the uprising of 1855.
| In this battle he was shot in the head
and left on the battlefield for dead
but he recovered and lived to become
| friend or the whlteman. IN MS own
words. he "lay dead three days, then
come to life"
Although Red Elk owns land or
the Umatllla reservation he makes his
home on the Nespalem or Colvillt
reservation in northern Washington
Twice a year he makes the trip dowr
here to collect his rents and then goe'
back TO dream of the glories OF th'
past and to wait for his summons t
the Happy Hunting Ground. He be
longs to the Cayuse tribe and has
brother. Eat-no-meat, on the local re
serve. Both Indians are counted
among the most honest of the allot
tees and were never known to chea
or rob their own tribesmen or thei
, white brothers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02

grants, newly arrived from the south
or middle west. With but few weeks
OF school before the summer vacation
sets in, the children of school age
wish to work and are disappointed
when they find that no permit can
be issued to them until after the
schools close.
Hundreds OF children. during the
next six weeks. will make application
for vacation permits. They are
granted to boys and girls over IA.
They may work in factories, restau-
rants, stores. etc, Children OF IL or
over may be granted permits to work
in the fruit canneries. the discrimina-
ton being made because the work Is
not continuous and Is less of tax
on the younger children. No permit
Is required by law for children TO
work in gardens. hopfelds and berry
patches.
This year honorary pupils of the
public schools will be granted vaca-
tion permits before the close OF the
school year, though they cannot be
used until vacation begins.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
CLEVER DEDUCTION.

When Congressman j. Hampton
Moore was a reporter in Philadelphia
he was assigned one night TO go out
and get human interest story about
woman who had died at the age
Of eighty eight. leaving a twin sister.
with whom she had lived for fifty
years, as sole survivor OF an old fam
lily.
The house stood opposite a ceme-
terry at the outskirts OF town, and
Moore wished as he pulled aside the
crepe to ring the&ell that his city ed
itor wouldn't be so fertile with his
Ideas OF human interest stories. A
woman friend Of the aged sisters OPP
ened the door and ushered ]. Hamp-
ton into the parlor. over in the corner
OF which rested the dead sister in
her coffin.
The neighbor seemed to feel II was
up TO her to entertain the reporter
while waiting for the other sister to
drag herself in for the Interview. By
way Of small talk the woman motion
ed with her thumb In the direction OF
the coffin and remarked: That's tho
lady that died"
II suspected as much," replied
Moore.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
CALIFORNIA BOOMERS
WILL ADVERTISE STATE

Eureka, Cal.-Northern California
will be advertised on an unprecedent-
ed scale during the coming six months
and the plans for the great publicity
campaign will be worked out during
the convention opened here today by
the California Development Board.
Executives of nearly all the chambers
of commerce, boards of trade and pro-
motion leagues Of the state are taxi
ing part in the conference. While
projects Of benefit to the entire state
will be discussed, the general theme
of the meeting is ''The Development
OF the Northern Part of California" J"
According to reports Of officers of
the board, great progress has been
made during the last year in COM
pleting a permanent and official af-
filiation between the various pub
licity organizations Of California.
State publicity. which had its origin
in California and has been developed
here To a greater extent than in any
other state Of the Union. has beer
reduced 10 almost an exact science
The cooperation between the hun
dreds of local clubs and chamber!
prevents waste and has given far bet
ter results than when each organi
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
WIFE DESERTION SETS
CHILDREN TO WORK

Wife desertion has become n pro-
nounced factor in the child labor
problems in this city. the effect being
to throw the burden of the family
support on children too young to take
heavy responsibilities, says the Port
land Telegram. Many applications
from such children have been made
during the last month to the secre-
tary of the commission. The new law
provides that children of school age
under 15-must attend school. This
in many cases, works a seeming hard
ship upon the deserted family. which
could live on the few dollars a week
earned by the older children.
Another class of applicants which
objects to the new law, which went
into after May 20, are the immi-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
ATHLETES MEET AT
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Minneapolis, Mimi, June 2.-Ath-
letes from a majority of the import
ant universities and colleges between
the Great Lakes and the Pacific are
sporting their colors today on Nor
throp Field, University of Minnesota,
where the eleventh annual Western
Intercollegiate Conference track and
field championship meet was COM
menced today. Preliminaries will be
decided today and the big tug of war
in the finals will come tomorrow. A
bigger field Of athletes than any ever
before participating in any meet in
the Mississippi valley will contest for
supremacy.
Leland Stanford University of Cali
| fcrnia, whis was joint winner with
Norte Dame of the 1910 classic, has
again entered its cracks. The Uni
versity of California is represented by
James Beesom, hurdler and higf
jumper; Harry Wood, distance run
ner, and Horatio Allen, broad jump
er and distance runner.
The track has been put into the bes
POSSIBLE condition for the meet anC
the entrants will have every oppOr
tunity to make good records. Th'
visitors will be feted and entertained
on an elaborate scale by the facult
and students Of the University o
Minnesota and the citizens of tn
Twin City. The class play of tn
Minnesota Thespians will be given to
night at the Shubert Theatre as tn
opening feature of the commence
r meut week festivities.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
WH|RL|NG SPR|NKLERS
FOR IRRIGATION
NEW PLAN PROPOSED
on EXTENSIVE SCALE
Apparatus Is Specially Designed for
the Experiment. and is larger and
of Greater Capacity Than Used on
City Lawns

Spokane. Wash.-Irrigation by
means of whirling sprinklers is to be
carried out on an extensive scale In
the quincy district in Grant county,
Wash, upon a large tract of land
few miles south of the town of Win
chester The apparatus, specially de-
signed for the experiment Is larger
and of greater capacity than the
sprinklers ordinarily used on city
lawns. Water will be lifted from a
deep we'll by a double action pump,
driven by a gasoline engine.
In making the foregoing announce
ment at his headquarters in Spokane,
Stephen o. Jayne, irrigation invest-
gator for the United States depart
ment Of agriculture. said that owing
to the irregularity of the land and the
sandy character Of the soil large eX-
pense would be involved to properly
grade it for irrigation by ordinary
methods, and, he added. it is to avoid
this outlay, as we'll as to secure a
more economical use of water than
would be possible otherwise, that the
experiment is to be carried on.
"The irrigation branch of the de-
partment of agriculture is conduct
ing experiments throughout Wash,
ington, Oregon. Idaho, Montana and
} other states" Mr.. Jayne continued
with a view OF determining the
practicablity of the various method!
and it is believed that the knowledge
so gained will result in a materia
saving and increased efficiency in th'
use of valuable water supplies.
> while irrigation by the use o
r whirling sprinklers Is not a new Idea
t having been successfully and profit
e ably practised in various places II
! connection principally with trucl
= farming operations. it is something
e of an innovation to undertake the wa
k tering Of general field crops by thi
II method.
} "Apple growers in tne vicinity q
Chelan, Wash, are this season install
4 ing sprinkling systems also, and dur
ing the summer the whirlers will
going in many orchards.
ALBERT Setter, a successful or
chardist of Moran Prairie, near Spo
- kane, last year installed such a sy'
TEN and was greatly pleased with tn
+ results, also demonstrating to his sa
Ia isfaction the advantages of applyin
~ water in this way. A novel idea wi
a to place a light dressing of straw b'
,r meath the trees to prevent the sprinl
Al ling from beating the ground so as
m compact and crust the surface.
8. has some old Jonathan apple tre'
10 which never produced fruit of marke
al oil Ia [
rgating them with sprinklers a ver
heavy yield was obtained, most Of tt
t apples being larger than four-ter
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
Two Divorces Granted.

Circuit Judge q. ". Phelps today
granted two divorces, one to Hattie
\. Jones from her husband, John L.
Jones and one to Mary McCue from
her husband, John McCue. Attorney
James \. Fee represented the plain
tiff in the first case and Jones APP
peared for himself. The demurrer
OF the defendant wasoverruled by hi:
consent and he refused to plead fur
ther \ decree was therefore giver
to the plaintiff and the property
rights settled as per stipulation. At
torney ]. B. Perry appeared for th'
plaintiff in the second case.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
SEEKS MOTHER OF
DEAD YOUNG MAN
JOSEPH \. PETTTTT KILLED
LEFT INSURANCE POLICY
Deceased Formerly Worked for VIII
Meiners Near City-Killed in Iowa
May 3-Insurance Policy Does Not
Contain Address of Beneficiary.

Who knows of the whereabouts OF
Mrs. Mary f. Pettitt, who Is reported
TO have formerly lived in Pendleton?
Her son is dead and has left an in
surance policy in her favor and pay
ment Of the claim is withheld pend
ing the location Of the woman.
This morning Postmaster ]. T.
Brown received a letter from J. I.
Partridge of Corydon, Iowa. The
letter sets forth that Joseph Albert
Pettitt, formerly OF this vicinity, was
killed in a runaway on his ranch,
May s. The young man died without
rega ming consciousness. Among his
effects an insurance policy in favor
of his mother was found, but the ad-
dress of the beneficiary was not CIV
en-.
Before the accident young Pettitt
had talked with his employer about
William Me,ners for whom he had
worked while in Umatilla county. Ac-
cordingly Mr.. Partridge asked Mr..
Brown to inquire for friends and rel
atives OF the dead man. Mr.. Meiners
remembers Pettitt, who worked for
him several years ago. However, he
knows nothing as to the whereabouts
Of the mother.
Petttt is described as having beer
five feet nine inches in height
weight 10 pounds, black hair anC
blue eyes. He was a member Of tn
Eagles lodge at Colfax, Wash. He ha'
a watch with the name of W. W
Sheriff., who is an officer in the Ea
giles lodge at Colfax.
Parties having information as t
the whereabouts of Mrs. Pettitt ar
requested TO give it to Postmaste
Brown so that he may forward tn
same TO Iowa.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
Looking Tor Thrillers.

T. G.. Montgomery, chairman of the
general arrangements committee for
the fourth of July celebration, left
last evening for Portland to be gone
for several days. While away he will
look up several features for the COM
ing celebration. During the absence
of Chairman Montgomery the work
of arranging for the celebration will
! be managed by Jack Keefe, secretary
| of the Commercial club who is also
serving rs secretary of the fourth of
JJiy committee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
Stallinns Must Be Inspected.

DR.. g. w. Lassen, VINO was recent
ly appointed inspector Of stations un-
der the new state law, which went
into effect May %, declares that all
stations must be Inspected else it
will become his duty to prosecute
and the penalty for failure to COM
ply with the law is by nc means a
light one. The minimum penalty is
$50 fine or three months in Jail and
the maximum is 5000 fine or six
months in Jail. Any person, he states
who breeds from an unlicensed stall
lion can not collect for such breeding.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
l. Arrested for Rape.

Charles Workman, an employee of
the Pendleton planning mills, was
this morning arrested on a warrant
issued from the local justice court
charging him with rape. His victim
is Evelyn Rugh of this city and the
complaining witness her mother The
accused man was arraigned before
Judge Joe H. Parkes and placed un-
der $500 bonds. He will be given
hearing as soon as he secures a
! witness for whom he asks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02

La Grande, Ore.-Automobile own
ers Of Union and Wallowa counties
met here Tuesday night at a banquet
for the purpose of taking preliminary
steps to form a motoring association.
More than so were present and tenn
porary directors were appointed to
put the proposition in form, which
will probably be modelled after the
Portland Auto club, as follows: A. v.
Andrews. Jay Van Buren,, Fred j.
Holmes, L. c. Smith, Karl Ditte-
brandt. F. L. Meyer, ]. 3. Thorson,
Mr.. Wade, Of Summerfield, and
George Ruckman, of Alicel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02

Stanfield VS.. the Umatilla Water
Users association and II. ID. Newell
restricting the defendants from run
ming water in their canal near stan
field during the pendency of the suit.
The injunction was made. however,
subject to the further orders of the
court and, II the government officials
desire a modification, Judge Phelps
viii consider the matter before the
Morrow county session of the court
which conVenes Monday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
Four Victims for Cupid.

Circus day has resulted in two mar
riage licenses being granted to out-of-
town couples. The first applicants
were Charles w. Vonderahe and Lu-
ella y. Bixby, aged 26 and 10 respect
lively and both residents Of Umatilla
county. The second couple were Peter
sarante aged % and Iva Howe, aged
IL. As the bride-to-be in the latter
case has no father or mother or legal
guardian. Herman Wolff with whom
she has lived for the past IL years,
gave his consent to the ISSUANCE Of the
! license
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
still Moro Coyote scalps.

The beginning of the month OF
June has witnessed no abatement in
the collection of bounty on coyote
scalps. Up until o'clock today, Rep
uty Clerk Brown had accepted 2S
such scalps, all but two of which were
coyote pups. Deputy Brown, however
refused 10 accept five other from
James Hounshell of Stanfield. be-
cause the pelts had been cut contrary
to the stipulations of the law.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
Trains Bring Big Crowds.

The MALTA Walla local and inc
Northern Pacific train this morning
were crowded to their utmost capacity
by people coming in to witness the
Sells-Floto circus today. The latter
train will remain here until $40 to
accommodate those who wish to re-
turn this evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
M Managers, Luncheon.

Owing to the fact that the Quelle
was unable To serve the weekly board
of managers luncheon today, because
of the circus crowd. the affair was not
held today. The regular monthly
gathering of the club occurs next
Tuesday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
Will Make Headquarters Here.

H. f. Weymouth, manager for the
Boise and Baker diocese for the New
York World Live Insurance company
is in Pendleton and will establish his
headquarters here. His company is
the first and only old line Catholic
insurance company and has its home
office in Spokane.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
Real Estate Transactions.

western Land & Irrigation COM
pany to Walter B. Hinkle, north half
of southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter, section 33, township north,
range 2S. Consideration, $4,000.
John Bratnober and wife to Robert
\. Stewart and wife, south half of the
northwest quarter and east half of the
! northeast quarter of the southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter, Sec
ton SO, township north. range 2S.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
switicr Horses to Canada.

DR. Harry Pinkerton, northwest
chief of the federal bureau of ami
nal industry, left on the local this
morning for Umatilla, where he will
inspect the 500 head of horses which
are being shipped from the Switler
herd TO Canada.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
Wins Rose Show Ticket.

At last ticket 1884 has been pre-
sented to the Peoples Warehouse.
Miss Laura Corporan of Stanfield is
the fortunate holder, and she will ac-
cordingly receive the railroad ticket
to Portland and return for the Rose
Festival
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
Drunk Squaw in Court.

Stella Williams, the most notori-
Gus squdw on the reservation re-
newed her acquaintance with Judge
Fitz Gerald this morning when she
was brought before him on charge
of being drunk. She pleaded guilty
and was released after she had de-
posted five dollars.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02

Tomorrow will be given over to the
entertainment of the delegates, who
will be shown the redwoods, noun
tains, bays and other scenic wonders
of Humboldt county. and will be ten
dered a banquet at night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
sues for Divorce.

Francis NJ. Coffmau has instituted
a suit for divorce from her husband
Orville w. Coffman. The grounds
for the suit are withheld from the
public.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02

The only trouble now in ordering
your dinner at the restaurant is to
decide what to eat with the asparagus
on toast.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
Temporary Injunction Granted.

Circuit Judge G. w. Phelps this
morning granted a temporary in
junction in the case Of the City Of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02
Neusy Notes
of PendIeton
Sccurcs His Patcnt.

John i. Neuman of Ukiah today
received patent to his homestead
from the government.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02

What has become Of the old-fash-
ioned Balkan war cloud?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-02

E. G. Marquis is in town from Ad
ans today.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-04
MOTORCYCLlSTS HERE.
Fourteen Wichita Riders Leave for
Home This Morning.

Fourteen members of the Wichita
Motorcycle club made an endurance
run to Topeka Sunday arriving at $50
o'clock p n. They left at o'clock
this morning for the return trip.
The distance is about 1s5 miles and
a fast schedule was set by the club
for its run The schedule is as fol-
lows:
Leave Wichita d m. arrive En-
poria 1880 TO l .. m: leave Emporia
p m. arrive Topeka $50 to $40 p.
m; leave Topeka a. m, arrive Flor
ence 1 TO lilo p n; leave p m;
arrive Wichita $40 to $50 p. m
The member of the club who made
the trip were C. A Seton Earl Wier
Robert Boggess, Ray Weisharr. c.
Blades, R. E Francis, Paul Garsh.
VIII Braitsct, H F D0bson, J. c.
TTimmeI. H A Pinaire, Albert Nc
Lane. Wells Beuuet and A Jackson
They were checked IN and out here by
NJ c. Harding. secretary of the Tope-
ka Motorcycle club
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-04

neut as are the police The khaki-clad
horsemen were greeted with half-hearr-
ed cheers. sIthough with sabres in hand
and cartridge bslts filed. they present
ed no reassurinR aspect.
ii an effort to clear AvenIdas Juarez
nd san Francisco, into which tue rab-
hle had been fled tie troops were set
marching up and down the thorough
fare Respectfully, the rioters gave way
before their advance. closing in fnrne-
diateIy behind them, leaving for the
police the unpleasant duty Of charging,
and receiving each time a shower OF
missiles At one point in Avenida san
Francisco the Popular favor for the
army men was shown by occupants Of
galleries who threw upon the passing
column quantities Of flowers
Early in the afternoon the main body
Of rioters vas broken into small groups
which parlGed through the streets,
hating at intervals to lister to q ha-
rangue by some member Mounted police
and soldiers could be seen from almost
airy street intersection in the down town
district but rarely was any attempt
made to disperse the smaller gatherings
v no joy0uslv continued their work Of
ampaiGniug until long after dark
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-04
OBSERVE LABOR DAY.
Large Crowds See Celebration at Gar
field Park.

hurry back or we viii go to Garfield
park without you" So spoke a Topeka
woman at her home this morning as
she was sending her little boy on an
errand- Doubtless the little fellow hur-
ried back He was anxious to attend
the Labor Day celebration a Garfield
park
Here one of the best programs. in
Guiding the baby show. IS being given.
The attractions at the park have drawn
large crowds All day long park bound
cars have been crowded
one OF the most amusing events on
the list was the potato race for ma
ried women \ sack of flour. a box OF
stationery and a box Of salted peanuts
all equally dear TO a woman's heart,
were offered as prizes In fact ever
moment OF the day something was
doing
Dr. 5. s Estey's address at 1:3o 2.
m was practical. interesting and much
10 the point It dealt largely with tho
problems Of the Iaboring man The
speaker is pastor Of the First Presby-
terrain church
The morning opened with ball game
between a team Of plumbers and
newspaper employees. As plumbers
are in the game II IS a lead pipe cincE
that it was interesting
This evening A. s Huling will talk
on Practical Education Mr. HuIing
is president Of the Topeka Typo
graphical union He IS opposed TO in
dustrial education and tonight he VIII
give his reasons for his stand.
Practically all of the business houses
closed at noon