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, JSS: ' EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION WEATHER REPORT Calling card, wed ding stationery, com mercial stationery and job printing to order at the East Oregonla.ii. Ruin tonight and Sat urday. s COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 23. PENDLETON, OltKUON, Fill DAY, MARCH 18. 1910. NO 6853 INSURGENTS AND W N T CANNON AND FIGHT LASTS ALL NIGHT Republican Organization in Desperate Fight With Foes Over Attempt to Oust Cannon From Rules Committee. ' Washington, Mar. 18. The insurgents and democrats turn ed down three compromise propositions this afternoon. The Insurgents then submitted counter-proposition, which was re jected by Cannon, who said he wouldn't "be the goat." Washington, March 18. The des perate struggle against Speaker Can non which began late yesterday start ed again In deadly earnest early to day after an all night session. When a number of republican regulars left the house at 2:30 this morning, It was thought -the debate had been check ed because no quorum was on hand. Warrants were then issued for the ar rest of every member of the house and Sergeant at Arms Casaon was In structed to serve them. At 4 o'clock Holllngsworth nf Ohio appeared un der nrrest. Cannon returned to the house at 8, showing no effects of the strain. The democrats showered him with ques tion regarding the truant members. Cannon snid he had signed warrants for them. It developed, however, that he had issued warrants only to Cassoq, the republican, and that Sin not, the democratic assistant, had not been Instructed to bring In the ab sentees. Cannon was accused In bit ter speeches with having attempted a personal filibuster. His tactics were declared to be an effort to keep away those who would join the insurgents. Finally twenty deputies were sworn In to help hunt up the absent ones. At 7:20 the roll call showed no quorum present. Olmstead, a regu lar, moved that tho sergeant at arms and his deputies be. Instructed to cease their efforts o arrest- the ab sentees. A roll call' was demanded. Again the Cnnnon organisation was defeated. 124 to 93. Twenty-nine democrats refused to vote, being par ed with absent republicans. The al lied democrats and Insurgents declar ed at this time that they would have a majority of seven, even with a full membership of the house present. Force May lie Used. Norrls of Nebraska, leader of the Insurgents, was asked: "Suppose the speaker persists inhls refusal to rule on the question for a day or two, what then?" "The only thing to do will be to use force. He, must be deposed. A new speaker would have to be put In the chair, and If Cannon were to refuse to give up the gavel, you can Imagine what a scene would ensue." At 9 o'clock Cannon put Moore, df Pennsylvania, in the chair. Hostilities were suspended, but It Is expected the fight will be resumed soon. The insurgents arc confident of vic tory. Story of light. The fight is for a new rules com mittee, with the spenker Ineligible. A resolution for the reorganization of committee was presented by Norrls, of Nebraska, late yesterday. It Is through this committee It Is claimed, that Cannon Is able to rule the house. Insurgents) Embrace Opportunity. Over a matter comparatively trlval In Itself, the Insurgents found their opportunity for a test of strength with the "organization." It occured over an attempt by Representative Crumpacker of Indiana, to obtain con sideration for a resolution amending the census act. Practically no mem bers of the house opposed the resolu tion but It was contended that the method used In bringing It up trans cended the rules of the house. Speak er Cannon Wednesday ruled against that view and It was defeated. WII.fi JOHN D. AND J. P. MONOPOLIZE RANKING? New York, Mnr. 18. The of ficers of the Standard Oil and Morgan Interests today refus ed to affirm or deny the re port that the two gigantic In terests have combined to wrest the banking of Central and South America from England and Germany. For some time It has been rumored that such a step was under consider ation and now It Is common gossip that the American Inter ests propose to establish a chain of banks In the southern republics. Such a movement would open up a tremendous banking business. DEMOCRATS WAGE BITTER i Ai CONTINUES TODAY The question canle up again yester day and the regulars believed they had mustered sufficient strength on the democratic side to reverse Wed nesday's action. The vote developed that they had been mistaken or de ceived, and the Cannon forces again were beaten. The second vote took place late In the 'afternoon. The' fact was start ling. The "taste of blood" seemed to Infuriate those who had long fretted under the restraint of organization rule. Insurgent republicans and dem ocrats swarmed to the common battle ground nnd made a concerted move- ! ment against the rules. Reposing In Mr. Norrls' desk had been the resolution, prepared at the beginning of the present session, handy against the time when It would be useful. He seized the opportunity and flung the gage of open battle Into the arena. Il'Kiihir Swir for Time. The previous disasters had made the Cannon forces wary and immedi- i ately they began sparring for time. .! It was evident the organization was ! fighting for Itsvery existence. The conflict was on a plane different from any that had been held In the past. It appeared positions had been re versed. The enemy had presented n solid front and there were wide breaches In the regular ranks. The regulars declared the Norrls resolution was mt In order, but they bad not the votes to enforce their po sition. 'At the same time debate on this point could not be limited, and the fight resolved Itself Into an en durance contest with the regulars be hind the breastworks and the Insurg ents and democrats the besieging forces. The bcBt orators on both side ap peared in the debate. The very tact that so many members wanted to talk mnde It all the easier for the reg ulars to keep up their fillibuster. Even Speaker Cannon took part In the discussion. After listening for several hours to flings, he appeared on the floor, nnd In direct nnswer to a speech of Mr. Cooper of Wisconsin, defended his action In having demoted In committee seniority and from cfialrmanshlps such men as Fowler of New Jersey, Cooper of Wisconsin, Murdock of Kansas, and others. He placed the responsibility for their pun ishment upon their recalcitrancy In party measures, mentioning m partic ular, the attitude of the New Jersey member on the emergency currency law, Hejruliir Leave Hoiinc. The contest waged hot for hours. At 2 o'clock this morning the house by 134 to 135 defeated for the third time a motion to recess until 11:56 a. m. The filibuster of the republi can "regulars" was resumed against consideration of the resolution of Rep. re.ientatlve Norrls providing for the reorganization of the committee on rules. The moment the vote was announc ed and the olwtinnte test of endurance began again, the democrats renewed their cries of "rule, rule, rule." Mr. Smith, republican of I iwa. resumed the debate. .This was soon after 2 o'clock with no end In sight. It was genernlly understood at 2:30 n. m. that the regulars had broken the quorum deliberately and were gone for the night. At that hour tHo" prospect was that nothing further could ho done before morning. The roll call showed only 154 pres ent less than a quorum nnd Mr. Underwood, democrat of Alabama, moved that tho surgent-nt-arms find nnd arrest the absentees nnd bring them before the bar of the house. The motion was carried nnd the search was begun. Later It was found that an error had been made In the counting and there had renlly been, a majority of seven against recess. The Iowa member concluded and Mr. Towney raised the point of order that there was "no quorum." Mr. Underwood moved a call of the house. The call was ordered. legislative. Marathon. At half past ten the Insurgents gathered In Gardiner's room for a conference. Murdock of Kansas was onefof the leaders. He called the pres ent deadlock a "legislative mara--thon." "At noon Sims attempted to force the chair to do something. He subsided after a lengthy argument, which gained nothing. "Speaker Cannon will be forced to rule sooner or later," said Ashor Kinds, official parliamentarian. "In theory he could maintain a deadlock until the term ends but I guess It will bev broken as soon as both sides get their absenters Into the house." The present situation Is almost Identical with the situation In the fifty-first congress over free silver, TX when Meed was speaker. Arjoiirncd I'm II 4 P. M. Shortly before Cannon returned and took the chair a number of dem ocrats began to sing, first hymns, then pupu'.ar songs. Among the songs were "Old Hlack Joe," and "There'll lie a Hot Time." Moore, who was presiding could not stop them. Shakleford of Missouri then took the flood and vehemently demanded the speaker to stop "this everlasting fiasco." Payne of New York, cut him short by saying it was "the most senseless speech ho ever heard.' Finally, after twenty-four hours of continuous ses sion, the house took a recess until 4 this afternoon. Thin action was taken to give the regulars time to frame a compromise upon the Norrls resolu tion. Cannon voted in fuvor of the motion. ! of Dr. W. S. MeClure. The order is SHERMAN INJECTS LEVITY I of far reaching Importance. INTO SERIOVS SITUATION ' In the past it has been necessary for every Oregon shipper to submit Washington, March 18. During the ' his flock to a federal inspector be forcitoon Vice President Sherman fore he could ship It out of the state, dropped Into the house and stepped i This has caused great delay and much to the speaker's desk. He shook hands inconvenience besides entainlng con- with Moore, then presiding. While thus engaged. Sabath of Iillinois, ask- ! ed If a quorum was present. "There doesn't seem to be one," re plied Moore. "How much are you shy?" asked Sabath. "Flour blue chips and a red one," exclaimed Sherman loud enough for every one in the chamber to hear. H-si:HU.I, PLAYERS HAVE NOW EFFECTED A FN ION Boston, March 18. Today for the first time in the history of the game there It- a labor union for baseball player. The United States baseball league Is the first to become union- Ized. A regular charter authorizing the creation of such a union was re ceived yesterday from President Gompers. All men who play In this league this season are compelled to Join a union first. To Tour the South. Chicago, March 18. The Iceland Giants of this city, which have been training In Florida, are scheduled to begin today the longest tour ever made by a semi-professional baseball team. Nine thousand miles will be covered, games having been scheduled, in Flor ida, Georgia. Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Missouri. HIGH SCHOOLS MEET IN DEBATE TONIGHT PENDLETON AND FOSSIL TO CONTEST FOR HONORS Is Sccoiitl Scries of Slate Ix-ajrue Winner Will Meet Winner of I Gniiulc-Raker Debate for Cliam plonslilp of Eastern Oregon. The second in the series of state debates for the championship of east ern Oregon occurs at the Methodist church in this city this evening. Principal Plough of the Wheeler county high school at Fossil arrived last evening with the team that won from the Crook county high school and the Sherman county high school. The team feels well prepared and is going to do its utmost to win from Pendleton. The program is as fol lows: Presiding officer, Judge Stephen A. Lowell. Question: "Resolved, That the 'Commission Plan' for city govern ment insures increase of efficiency and decrease of corruption In cltv of fices." Vocal solo. Miss Grace Cole. Debate First affirmative speaker, Lcland Knox. Fossil; first negative speaker, Peter C. Crockett, Pendleton; second affirmative speaker, Howard Lamb, Fossil; second negative speak er, Pansle Ireland, Pendleton: third affirmative speaker, Albert Stewart, Fossil; third negative speaker, James Hartwell, Pendleton. Rebuttal for negative, Peter Crock ett. Rebuttal for affirmative, Leland Knox. Duet. Mrs. J. S. Landers nnd Mrs. J. R. Dickson. Decision of Judges, Dr. D. V. Pol ing. Fred W. Wilson, Rev. White, all of The Dalles. The program will not only be en tertaining but exceedingly Interesting. The enthusiasm for debating is high In both schools, and the work this evening will be a good exponent of high school debate. Two Negroes Lynched. Memphis. Mar. 18. Charles Rich, ardson, and Hob Austin, negroes were taken from Jail at Marlon today by a moh and lynched. The men aided In a jail break. FEDERAL QUARANTINE OF SHEEP RAISED SECRETARY WILSON SO NOTIFIES DAN SMYTHE DIm'Usoh Among Eastern Oregon Sheep Sufficiently Eradicated .to Warrant liaising of Quarantine Order Does Not Cover Western Oregon. Secretary Dan P. Smythe of the state board of sheep commissioners has received official notice from Sec retary of Agriculture James Wilson that the federal quarantine has been raised from sheep in that portion of Oregon east of the Cascade range of mountains. This will be welcome news to eastern Oregon wool grow ers and Is considered a tribute to the I work of the state board of sheep commissioners, the law passed in 1907 and the effective co-operation of the I federal inspectors under the direction smerauie expense, ny tne new ruling a' sheep man can ship out the stuff he nas to sell as easily as he can ship lumber or any other commodity. The state law, however, will still be rigidly enforced and no sheep will be permitted to be .shipped In without first having been submitted to In spection. Tills will be necessary In older to keep the flocks free from dis ease as they are at present. The quarantine will still be held against western Oregon sheep for the reason that the large number of small bands maintained in that section of ; the Btat( h!ls ma(le lt impOS!,ibie to clean up the flocks as rapidly as they have been in this part of the state. The work will be carried out there, however, and a request will be made ; to have the quarantine lifted from western Jregon in the near future. The quarantine was lifted at the re quest of Dr. A. D. Melvin. chief of the bureau of animal industry, who in writing to Secretary Smythe, says In part: "It is gratifying to the bureau to recommend to the secretary of agri culture the release of a part of your state as a result of state and federal co-operation in the eradication of sheep scabies. There is little doubt, however, that there will be occasion al local outbreaks of the disease whjch will require prompt quarantine by the state in order that its further spread may be prevented and It is expected that this matter will receive yout careful' attention. "At your suggestion. Dr. W. S. Me Clure. inspector In charge, Pendleton, Oregon, has been ii.structed to co operate with the state livestock cani tary officials of Oregon-o the extent of assisting In the investigation of re ported outbreaks, and when scabies H found to exist, he may. at the re quest of the proper state officials de tail bureau employes to supervise the dipping of all Infected and exposed sheep and the cleaning nnd disinfect tlon of infected premises in compli ance with the requirements of the state quarantine order." Aiitomohlllst in Brooklyn. New York, March 18. Delegates from a score of motoring, clubs met at the Long Island club house, Brook lyn, today in the annual session of the New- York State Automobile associa tion. The business meeting was call ed to order at 10 o'clock, and will con tinue through the day. Good roads and other matters of Interest to auto mobilists are under discussion and of ficers will be elected for the ensuing year. Sixty-eight true bills nnd three not true bills have been returned by the grand jury which made Its final re port and was discharged this after noon. Fifty of the 6S Indictments were returned today and though it has not been so announced it is understood that the greater number of them are against proprietors of near beer Joints in every part of the county. Among the Indictments returned yesterday, five were against local ci gar store and billiard room proprie tors. F. E. Welch was Indicted on one count for permitting gambling In his store on Court street while R. W. Hennemnn nnd James Estes were each Indicted on two counts for allowing minors to play pool and billiards In their places of business. The number of near beer men In dicted has not been announced but from the number of Indictments re turned lt Is evtdent that practically every dealer in the county has been Indicted or else those against whom true bills have been returned were Indicted on several counts each. RETURNS MOSTLY ALL NATIONS Fairbanks " Returns From World Tour With Message of Good Will. INLANDS TALK OF WAR WITH JAPAN AS BOSH Former Vice President Arrives in New York After Almost a Year Spent Abroad Says There Is Xo Reason for War With Japan Thinks Diplomacy Will Adjust Ail Differences Declares Roosevelt Secured Good Will of All. New York, March 18. Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indianapolis, former vice president of the United States, came home last night with a message of peace. After an absence of nearly a year on a tour around the world, he arrived in New York on the steamer Mauretania. On the same vessel came James A. Patten, the Chicago speculator who was so roughly handled recently on the Manchester exchange. The former vice president tolked freely. Peace with Japan was the burden of his interview and by a strange coincidence he reaches New York in time to be an honor guest with President Taft at a dinner of the American Peace and Arbitration league at the Hotel Astor Tuesday night. "President Roosevelt's administra tion." said Mr. Fairbanks, "greatly strengthened the ties of good feeling between the United States and other powers, and President Taft is under stood abroad to be in favor of unl sai panum. There is, therefore, no ev idence of lurking fear of our abso lute faith; and. so long as that con dition prevails, there Is no danger of collision between the United States and any other nation. "Diplomacy will adjust, as it should, any and all international questions wehave o rare likely to have, so far as we are abie now to foresee. Noth ing but inconceivable blundering di plomacy can bring about a conflict between us and any of our friends be yond the Atlantic. MAKE 15.000 TRADE An important change in local bus iness circles has just been consumated. By a trade made between the Bos ton Store and the F. E. Livengood store, the former transfers all of Its women's, misses' and children's shoes to the latter in exchange for all the men's shoes nnd furnishing goods re maining in the Livengood stock. Approximately 15.000 worth of stock changed hands and has also changed stores, the transfer of stock having actually been completed. Each was valued at approximately 7.500. KoomfvpH Writes Letters. Abu-Hamld, Soudan, Mar. IS. After a night ride by rail over tire Egyptian desert, the Roosevelt special arrived here today. The colonel spent the morning writing letters. The party Is scheduled to reach Assouan Sunday. T 111 AGAINST NEAR BEER JOINTS In speaking of the matter. District Attorney Phelps refused to state how many hnd been Indicted but he did say that samples of the so-called "near beer" had been obtained from nearly every resort in Jl'matilla coun ty and that practically all of the samples tested four per cent alco hol. He said these samples were se cured by a resident of' the east end of the county who had been sup piled by those Interested lp the en forcement of the local option law The general feeling prevails tha since some of those indicted acted in good faith in that they thought that they were selling a temperance drink and that since they all allege this, that the district attorney will recommend that all those pleading guilty will be given the minimum fine. The names of those Indicted for vio lations of the local option law will not be made public until after the arrests are mnde and as this work will be started this afternoon lt Is probable that lt will be completed tomorrow. MANAGERS HAD FIRST LUNCHEON Plan for Weekly Mid-day Gatherings Inaugurated To day With Good Results. ( Ll ll W ILL WORK OX DEFINITE LINES Member Discuss Plans for Public Work Following Lunch at Quelle Annex Dr. Smith Submitted Re Krt for Public Policy Committee and Same Was Adopted as "Plat form." With all the officers and manager of the association present save one, the first weekly luncheon of the Com mercial association was held at the Quelle annex today. Those present were W. L. Thompson, president; Dan P. Smythe, vice president: Ben Hill, secretary; Dr. J. J. Smith. W. B. Brock. A. L. Knight, Clarence Bish op, Ben L. Burroughs. Will Ingram, Harry Gray and E. B. Aldrich. The members of the board are to meet at luncheon every Friday and subjects of Interest to the association and to the city will be discussed. Among the topics discussed today were the opening of highways acroae the reservation; improvement of roads leading into the city and the propos ed publicity campaign. The feature of the session was the reading of a report by Dr. C. J. Smith, chairman of the committee on, public policy. The report In detail Is as follows and was adopted by the board as a "platform" to follow dur ing the coming year. Reirt in Detail. Gentlemen: As chairman of the committee on public policy I wish to offer the following suggestions While we all admit that it is quite desirable that we should add very materially te our population, and our inductrlea, and if possible increase the present population of the city of Pendletoa anywhere from 25 to 50 per cent dur ing the next twelve months; yet If conditions do not favor us toward the increase we must still adopt some policy that will make Pendleton a better town in which to live, give our people more enjoyment, recrea tion and social advantages and In the meantime bend every effort toward making the town more metropolitan. And r.r, to the particular policy we should pursue this year I think we should bend every effort toward the ! consummation of raising a publicity fund particularly on the plans that have been launched by the publicity committee. That we should encourage our transportation lines with which we are fairly well favored in every way that is within our power that will not work a detriment or militate against the best interests of our whole people. That we should endeavor to make Pendleton the social and financial center of this county and that we should ask our transportation com mittee to endeavor to arrange for both a morning and evening service over our transportation lines from the smaller places in the county to thle. rlace. Entertain People. That it is quite desirable that some kind of entertainment be provided for the people of the county when they find it to their advantage to remain in the city over night. That we should encourage as far as possible the up- ( Continued on page 8.) Several of those indicted yesterday were arraigned this morn'ng. Leo Lent entered a plea of guilty to the charge of burglary and w-111 be sen tenced tomorrow. Wilbur H. Bailey took until March 24 to enter a plea to the charge of forgery. James Carter will plead to a larceny charge tomorrow morning. Anthony Bloom was arraigned and given until to morrow to plead to the charge ot burglary. A. C. Smith entered a plea of guilty to the charge of forgery and will be sentenced tomorrow while O. U Slmpklns entered a plea of guilty to the charge of forgery and will be sentenced tomorrow. Others will probably be arraigned tomorrow morning, among them be ing Poe and French. The grand Jury In Its final report recomended that the county Jail be repaired so as to prevent a recur rence of the recent outbreak and it also suggested that lt was the duty of the cities to regulate questions of Sunday closing and minors frequent ing pool rooms. MENTS