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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-21
!. ". K|MBRELL GAVE WARNING
THROUGH THE DISTRICT ATTY.
YET GRAFT SCHEME CONTINUED
Damaging Facts Relating Bridge Business Revealed by Former County
Surveyor Mmbe Tried to Secure Lower Prices on Bridges and
Ran Into a Frame Jp" Eberhardts Methods Shown Up

bridges Is the Rhea Crrck bridge and
the other the Little Mckay creek.
The Rhea creek bridge cost s795 and
the Little Mckay bridge SG59. How
many other bridges were built In VI
OlatiOn Of the law has not yet been
determined
MORE SKULLDUGGEIiY.
But the fact he caused the old
county court 10 be warned regarding
the violations OF the law Is not all J,
". KimbrclI has 10 say ON TIE bridge
graft subject. Here Is another Incl
dent he recalls and Il throws further
light on the methods employed by A.
T.. Ebcrhart in mOnopoliIing the
bridge business OF Umatllla county
for four years.
TRIED TO SAVE COUNTY.
.In 1909" says MFR. Kimbrell, 1.-THE
county arranged To build six bridges,
all Of them alike. These bridges
were the Eastland bridge. the Tachel-
Ia bridge. the Adams bridge. the
Raulstonc bridge, the John Price
DflOGe anu TIC IfG bthukt. OfNE ~ y
creek nc Ices crossing. 1 determined
II possible 20 bring about some COM
petition 80 as 10 obtain cheaper prices
than the county had secured ON for
mcr bridges. I took the matter up
with n bridge company and n repre-
sentative named Gallagher was sent
here to go over the ground. spent
two days showing him the sites OF the
nrious bridges and was TO get for
him prices ON concrete work. !
charged nothing for my work.
TAKE NOTICE or THIS.
THE next day l went 10 find Mr..
Gallagher 10 tell him about the con-
crete prices. lie was In his room I'm
THE Hotel II. George. I went TO the
room and knocked. The door was
locked and l received no answer. I
knew there was someone in the room
I stepped down the corridor and wait
ed. \ little later A. T.. Eberhart
camc out Of the room. lie had been
In consultation with my man. knew
there was "framc-up." when the
bids upon those six bridges were OPP
ened by the county court the bid
made by Gallaghcr's Tirm was just a
few dollars above the bid submitted
by Ebcrhart''
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-21
PROTEST MADE BY U. s.
AGAINST SELLING VESSEL

WASHINGTON. oct el.-Protes;
against the seizure Of the Stadard
oil steamship Rockefeller off the
orkney Islands was handed the Brit
ish ambassador by an official Of the
state department today. II was con
tended the vessel was an American
and that its cargo Of petroleum had
not been in a foreign registry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-21
RUSSIA WITHDRAWING ITS
TROOPS FROM MANCHURIA
ALL FIRST LINE SOLDIERS WILL
BE HURLED AGAINST
THE GERMANS.

PEKIN. oct. 2i.-Russia is with
drawing practically all its first line
troops from Manohuria and siberia
to hurl them against the Germans on
the western frontier it was reported
here. Their places were being taken
by the reservists.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-21

That the county court during the
regime Of II. T.. GIlliland as county
Judge was officially warned that the
court was violating the law by award
ing important bridge contracts with
out advertising for bids is another
development I'm the SCANDAL connected
with the purchase OF bridges under
the GlllilRnd term. The warning was
given two years prior 10 the Umhtil-
In bridge deal, yet despite that warm
ing tile court continued to violate the
law and the taxpayers were shame
IessIy robbed OF $1,000 through one
single deal as exposed yesterday.
The statement the old county court
was warned as TO Its violation OF the
law Is made upon authority OF j. W.
Kimbrell, county surveyor at the time
GIIIiland was county judge. Mr.
KImbrelI states he bitterly opposed
the system under which the county
allowed Ebcrhart TO enjoy monop-
oily OF bridge building in this county.
lie also resented the violation OF the
law when the court awarded import
ant contracts without advertising Tor
bids.
KINIBREI.IiS WARNING.
"It was In 1905" says MIR. KIM
brclI. "that my attention was first at.
trncted and my suspicious aroused.
The High Bridge on Mckay creek
was awarded to Ebcrhart without any
advertisement for bids. The bridge
cost tie county 1881. The bridge has
no approaches and there are no piers
The cost OF the steel laid down at Pi-
lot Rock was St35. The expense OF
placing the bridge was light.
Il b,Samc suspicious and spoke to
Judge Phelps who was then district
attorney and informed him the court
was violating the law In not adVer'is-
ing for bids upon thc~c bridges. He
told me that he would notify the
county court that they should obey
the hw and he afterwards told me
he had ~ informed them"
Aside from the High Bridge and
the bridge at Umatilla, II Is already
known that at least two other bridges
were awarded by the old court with
out asking for bids. ono OF these
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-21
NEWS SU N MARY
General.

Gcrmanys attempts TO move forward
In France have been checked accord
ing To English and French reports.
Kaiser is believed TO be preparing
his fleet for test of strength with
the British navy in the North sea.
Berlin reports gains being made In
eastern and western theatcr of war
ROyalistS i'm Portugal are reported
to be In uprising.
Protest made 10 England by the
United States over seizure of Standard
OIL steamer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-21
DRYS" SUPPORT SMITH BECAUSE Of
STRONG STAND FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
lBy Fred Lockley in the Portland
Journall

lBy Fred Lcckley in the Portland
Journall
ALBANY, ore. oct. 2I.-The Jour
nal has sent me cut 20 report on the
political situation. under instructions
10 report truthfully what I find.
am reporting facts as I find them and
not with reference 10 what / think
they should be.
I spent several hours in a livery and
feed stable in Albany TODAY. query
Ing farmers on how they are going 90
vote The first man I Queried was
a hig farmer with pair ~ Wen fed.
well cared for bay horses. He spoke
With a S,ishuy foreisn accent ~I
throw the political letters ir tre fire.
he said. $50 MANY letters come t1 me-
tc vote wet. 7 have about decided o.
vote dry guess D uu y.re f.r
Smith for governor
The next man is uuV "a prosperous
former though De- MAS Formerly %
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-21

WASHINGTON. oct. 2i.-Troops
of the Franco Anglo Belgian allies
have been repulsed on the advanced
line of the Germans near Nieuport.
Belgium. with heavy losses, a Berlin
wireless message to the German EN-.
bassy stated this afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-21

Above l. shown the condition at
the present time OF the concrete work
ON the Umatllla graft bridge erected
I'm violation Of the law during the re-
gime of +. T.. Gilliland as county
judge and by which deal Umatilla
county was swindled out Of $4,000 in
cold blood.
A. shown by the photographs which
were taken last week the concrete
work was poorly done. Many Of the
piers are cracked and broken with
the result "a Is impossible 10 tell how
long the bridge will be fit for usc. IL
l. natural that poor work was done
ON this bridge. IL was built without
specifications and the contractor su-
pcrviscd his own work.
The above illustration i made
from group of photos showing de-
tailed defects in the concrete work
ON the bridge. other defective piers
are not shown here bur the group
picture is sufficient To show the poor
class of work on the bridge.
The lower picture gives a photo
graphic view of the Umatilla bridge
"a IL appeared during the high water
period a year or two ago. As may be
seen tie bridge was submerged and
practically out of use. one Of the
men I'm the vehicle crossing the bridge
Is II. {. Means OF Umatilla.
That the bridge would bc submcrg-
cd during the high water period
should have been a forcgone cOnclu-
sion when the bridge was erected. IL
Is very low bridge and an improp-
er type of bridge I'm view OF the fact
the river at that point is always rails |
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-21

The liquor husincks. his name a. T.
rome Williams and VIII vote act and
for Dr. wi,hyccmbe
VII Vote for smith.
zoe NoMiian % crab Greek "A.
NE next arrival -I ara rainr q. ro,-
Tor Smith. he said. -b-cau.~ wItb,-
e'H'oe viii be tno expensive Wi,hr-
e'H'oe doesn't Like o. ay na. smlfh
Is not afraid to stand D. hss -aio--
3nd tsht I Ike to knaa ah.r.
man IS and Ahat he stanf. f.- 4
believe the state au g. DE- n-s f
think Smirh uIn te elected a IA
~ my neLEhhars aha a-e r.re tn-.r.
are Eo.uE tn vote f.- -ntr h--.a.-
ifsE fhiHk hc sl uat. t.- 3.
-arerner
?. ?. Wr.t 70 FI.ir.sr 1 -rl
re down t.- -rr GO n ana o.
.hawhtr-sr
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-21
Local.

q Roundup buclScrs will so 10 war.
Copperfield case 10 h argued here
next Monday.
Big mass meeting last night: an
other tonight.
Leakage i'm water system very small
Members of old school bOard are
sued.
violations.
Judge Maloncy gives statement re-
galsimg county expenditures.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-21
ROYAL|STS SAID To
HAVE BEGUN REVOLT

LONDON. oct. 21.-That a royalist
revolution has started in Portugal
was asserted in a Lisbon dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company
here.
Rumors have been current here
for some time that the friends OF ex-
King Manuel had promised 10 IL
nance an uprising in his behalf.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-21

PARIS. Oct .l--SzEEen tighten
ing today q the censorship hintsd of
important Developments alcu< the
fighting frozt = Frsrce-
Il raS rs0r-te5 t.st TIE allies Eere
directing a determined attack zEainz.
The Germans az Lille. Thich. az heal
quarters. Eas believed 20 he the kai-
ssrs riEht EinE
The opinion vas widely held that
Ihe German troc7s Ue-e retiring 20
eaSIward % the Begin frontier
No condr-atioa has yet hsea r.
received of Tues1ay's report that the
Germans svacusted os-ena.
THROUGHOUT Tcesiay.- announced
the war Of1ce AZ Bor5ea1x in the :
O'Clock report. the erezy's attacks
were particularly violent az Sisuport.
Dixmu6s and LahaSse. but al were
repulse5 with great energy by the al
lies.
Elsewhere. the general situation
along the front remains unrhangsd--
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-21

LONDON. Oct .I-Eerorts that
GeruanT Uzs recall-z rhe marines
Eho took part In the gperariozs pre-
oedi1E the capture q AutEerp and
that the Te1rozic Earzh-ps Usre TAX
ing o. quantities q supplies. aroEssd
much enfhEziasz here as L Wzs con
5ectursd thzt ths German Gsst was AZ
lzs1 about 20 venture from the shel-
ter of the German shore tsfsrses 20
give battle 70 the British iz the 0pea
SEA
Tie British public has ben Thirst
ing for such q trial % strength since
the var began an conddence has
been expressed that from the nznsr-
icsl superiority Of EzElznd's sg1ad-
ron. The German ssa strength EfTI
be snnihlztsd-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-21
KAISER PREPARING
FLEET To ENGAGE
ENEMY, IS BELIEF
Marines Kho Took Part in Opera
Tons Before Antwerp Being Re
called and Supplies furnished
TEST OF STRENGTH IS NEAR

British FuhBc Enfhzziassic Over Ru-
.nOrs That Germsny-s Warships AZ
Iast Mean 70 Cizsh With En<iish
in Open Sea-Fsrifozs CDnnseuf %
AnnihiIatins Enemy-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-21

\ poultry show will be held at
Albany on January : to 10.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-21

COPENHAGEN, oct. 2l-An at
tempt 10y British submarines TO sink
several German des,royers OF Eurcn
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-21
10 ADVERTISERS.

The East Oregonlan has the largest paid
circulation Of any paper In Oregon, est OF
Portland and over twice the circulation In
Pendleton Of any other newspaper.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-28

hailed to court on the charge o. Dig
amy, convicted and paroled. That
was in 1910. .-..-.-
That didn't seem to cool the ardor
of her love, for she very soon con-
cluded that, never having been legal
ly married to Hopkins, she had per-
feet right to exercise the privilege of
marrying again and her name be-
came Mrs. William E. Chiveral
A year ago she evidently grew
weary of the name and left Chiveral,
who began suit for divorce, which
case is still pending. That didn't seem
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-28

to worry ner IN the least, for on Feb.
IA she gave another section of her
heart to John j. Pilachowski.
The news of the event reached the
waiting ears of Chiveral and he had
her arrested before the honeymoon
had fairly had time to reach the
first quarter Anna was convicted of
holding the Maryland marriage rec
ord, both formally and Informally,
and was sent to the penitentiary for
the purpose of protecting the sus-
ceptible males of Maryland for the
next 10 months.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-27
THANKSGIVING FINDS
BELG|ANS STARVING
America Depended Upon to Feed
The Multitudes
ALL SECTIONS AIDING
Norh, East West and Soutb Arc
Sending Food. andCIothinu
to Sufferers

New York, Nov. % Thanks
giving day found 1000 600 starving
persons in war swept Belgium cry
ing out for bread and only half
enough food on hand to appease their
hunger Thee thousands tons of food
are required each day to feed the
sufferers. yet to date the United
States, upon which the Belgians
must depend in the main for susten
ance, has furnished less than half
that amount
The foregoing epitomizes a state
ment by commission for relief of Bel
glans carrying plea for food for
inhabitants of the stricken land. A
cable from II. c.. Moover, chair
man of the London commission
declared the situation desperate and
urged immediate assistance. Hoover
sGid the commission was sending
several ships to the Atlantic sea-
board trusting that America would
fill them.
The Middle, Western and Eastern
States are helping.
he South, even though il suffered
ed from the war. is helping. too
Alabama will send ct ship load from
Der 10. Flour will be sent in cotton
sacks and when the sacks ard empty
they can be turned into clothing
virginia is preparing a cargo of FOOD
. Tor January shipment.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-27
VERDICT FOR DEFENSE.
Interesting Case Decided at Chester
This Week


Chester, Nov. % The most in
terosting case at the fall term of the
court of general sessions was that OF
the National Bank OF Savannah. Ga.
VS.. the Lancaster & Chester Railway
company, in which Judge G.. NJ. Efrd
OF Lexington. directed verdict for
the defendant on all points except in
the matter of interest, amounting to
about $1,000, on which he reserved
his decision until both sides have
filed briefs, 20 days being allowel
for the purpose
About three years ago when J. c..
II. All & Son of Savannah purchased
300 bales of linters from the Lancas
ter oil Mill and had the l.. d c rail
way use cotton bills of ladmg i'm
shipment. The reason they ad-
Nanced for such request was that tlc
linters We're lost or tnsroyed i'm
transit and only two cents per
pound could r. recovered if the
shipment We're billed as luters.
while the actual value OF the lint
ers could be recovered if the ship
ment went forward as cotton.
All Il Son, il was alleged. sub
sequertly used the cotton bills of
ladinE as additional collateral on =
loan at the National Bank of Sa-
vannah and when the firm failed the
bank instituted suit against the
Lancaster Oil mill and the l.. & c..
r@ilway for recovery of sum equal
to the difference in value between
the 800 bales OF the linters and an
equal amount of cotton.
Al the first trial OF the suit against
TIE oil mill the judge directed a YER
dict for the defendant, while at the
second trial the pdaintiff wn a YER
second trail the plaintifr won a ver-
was still pending against the l.. 6 c.
railway, and the case was heard
here, the object of the bank being TO
secure the difference between the
amount paid by the oil mill and the
amount actually lost by the bank.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-27
BOOSTER SPECIAL MONDAY
Details of Advertising Trip to the
NeighbOriug Towns

The first real Booster Special. for
the pupose of advertising Lancas-
Ter. the first annual County Fair to
be held in this city December 3-4-5
and especially to increase our trade
territority, will be operated under
the auspices of the Lancaster Cham
ber of Commerce. Monday. Novem-
ber 3Oth. over the L. Il c. and
Southern Railways from Lancaster
via Chester. Rock Hill, Kershaw.
Heath Springs and return.
The Booster Train" will consit
of an engine and two chair cars. 1t
will leave the l.. & c. station prompt
" at o'clock, A. NJ, and will travel
special making twenty and thirty
minutes stops at all towns and viii
lagos with the exception of Chester
and Rock Hill where stops of fifty
minutes will be made The ticket
for the round trip fare will be only
$2.25 and will be purchased from
the Chamber of Commerce or the
local ticket office in the usual man
ner. The jobbers and brokerage
men, as well as the retail trade, are
expected to each have representa-
tive on the train.
Smiths Royal Italian Band will
be carried and band concerts will be
given at each stop. A large amount
of advertising matter, consisting Of
postal souvenirs, cards, buttons. pen
ellis, badges, mirrors and various nov
elites will be carried along for free
distribution. A day of pleasure as
well as a profitable one is promised
those who attend. There must be at
least seventy-five in the party in or
der to make the proposition success
in fact. every buiness house in the
city is expected to have a representa-
tive on the trip.
Remember til" date. next Monday
November &Oth. and the fare. $2.25
for tho round trip ticket Pc sure
TO so arrange your business @s TO enc
able yon to spend a day boosting
for your business aaI for YOUR r~.f
wwa County Tair. rurrHor rrar
nation may be had 40 ,ne Chamyer
OF Commerce Office.
Luther Ellison,
Secretary.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-27
ZAPATA OCCUPIES
MEXICO CAPITAL
His Troops Take Full Charge of
City

Washington, Nov. 25.-The forces
of Gen. ZapatG occupied Mexico
City today and are maintaining, or
der, according to ofiiciil kilograms
from Mexico City dated today and
received here late tonight
Two messages were received. one
from the Brazilian minister and the
other from American Cons
man. Both were filed in Mexico City
this morning.
Mr.. Silliman said The Zapat3
forces, after sharp fighting in the
outskirts of the capital yesterday.
when 60 soldiers were reported kill
ed, entered just "a the r1rc of Gen
blanco yacuated. There was soma
looting in the brief interval between
the evacution by Blanco and the ar
rival of the Iapata troops, but the
city became quiet Immediately after
ward. Villas force according to Mr.
Silliman, was expected to reach the
capital late today.
The Brazilian minister reported
he had received full assurances from
the Zapata troops that they would
maintain order. He said Gen. Blanco
withdrew at 3 a. IN. yesterday con.
trary to promises to the diplomatic
corps and without taking any meas
ures to protect the city The Rrazili-
an minister added that the Zapnta
forces in agreement with the diplo-
matte corps har organized patrol
service from the police force, whose
arms had been taken by the depart
ing troops
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-27
1O2 ARE SET FREE BY
BLEASE WEDNESDAY
Governor Makes THANKSGIVING
Offering
w. T. JONES PAROLED
Welthy Union County Man Was
Serving Life Sentence For
Killing Wife

Columbia, Nov. 25.-Spcial: One
hundred and two convicts received
freedom at the hand of Governor Cole
l. Blease as a Thanksgiving offering
The list includes sixteen life termers
thirty-one serving sentences for
manslaughter and fifty-five sedving
terms for other offenses, such as
housebreaking. and larceny, assault
and battery with intent to kill, car
rying concealed weapons, violation
of the dispensary law and other mi
nor infractions of the law. This
brings Governor Blease's clemency re
cord up to 1,43O pardoned or senten-
ces commuted in his administration
of less than four years. This leaves
less than one hundred prisoners in
the state penitentiary.
The most noted in the list is w.
t. Jones, the Union County white
farmer who was serving a life SEN
tence for the murder of his wife.
John f. Hough, the Kershaw county
white man sentenced to be electro
cuted for the murder of his father
in law, got his sentence commuted
to five years in the state penitentiary
lie will be recalled that the action
of the Governor in paroling Allen
Emerson of Anderson, and r. A.
Richey of Abbeville played promi
nent part in the campaign of last
summer. Today the Governor re-
mover the conditions under which
Richey was paroled and parolcd him
during good behavior. Ander ON was
granted full pardon and can nov
return - the state 10 live fully re
stored to citizenship.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-27
Richard w. Croke, Married

New York, Nov. 26.-Richard w.
Croker, the former Tammany lead
er, was married today to Miss Bula
Benton Edmondson, member of the
Cherokee Indian tribe, who is so
years his junior. He is 73 years old
and she is 23. Tonight the bride and
groom are on their way 10 the Croker
estate near Palm eBach, Fla, for
their honeymoon. Only about %
were invited. TO the wedding.
The bride was given away by her
uncle, w. w. Hastings, who for Is
years has been attorney for the Chero
KEGS.
A typewriter statement given out
made clear good deal of her life
history, which had been reported in
many different ways since know
ledge of her engagement became
known. The statement said she was
a Indian Princess known as Princess
Sequoyah or Ketaw Kaluntuchy
among her tribe Her father. the
statement continued was Michael
Smith Edmondson, a descendant OF
Roger de Montgomery, who com
manded the van Of the Norman army
at the battle of Hastings and her
mother was G&!ela WelcL. who de
sconded from the famous Chief Sc
quoyah, inventor OF the Cherokee "al-
phabet."
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-27
Husband of Late Mime Nordica Files
Protest

New York, Nov. 25. George w.
Young today fled objections to pro-
bate of the will of helm innen
bate of the will executed Jan. IA,
1914 by his wife Lillian Nordica
Young, the singer, on ground that it
was made under undue influence
He did not indicate by whom such
influence might have becn exerted.
Her real and valid will. he declared
was filed by him rs executor on July
3, 1910. In the 1914 will Madame
NorGica left the bulk of her proper
ty to three SISTERS.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-27
Program for Teachers Institute to
BE Held Here December 3-4-5
Luther Ellison,
Secretary.


Thursday night, Dec ;, p NJ
Motto for meeting: Life is so
short for us all; let us make the most
of it for ourselves and each other"
Song-America.
Prayer-fev. Jas. III. Thayer.
Address of Welcome Mayor
Hood.
Response Supt. Chalmers +.
Nesslnger, Pres. of Lancaster Coun-
E Teachers Association.
Benefits 30 be derived from at
tending an lnstitute."-N A Linglc
go. Supt. OF Education.
address, THE Child, the Home
2"G the school with the school
house rs Social Centre. Lucco
GualeG state Supervisor OF Rural
H'hooiS.
Mus'r--Quartet Boys from Lam
caster High School.
Friday morning, Dec. 4.
Motto of the meeting; People
seldom improve when they have no
model but themselves to copy after. -
inspection OF Lancaster Graded
Schooi at work.
FRIDAY afternoon.
Motlo Tor meeting: 'Enligh,cn-
ment for children in schools means
Ihat IN a few years Lancaster Will
a''2 t." south Carolina the finest
phySical and noblest intellectual
specimens OF manhood and woman
hoou III the history OF the race"
Lueco Gunter presiding