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EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION WEATHER HEPORT IU kv Calling 'ing stat rclal i y , Prini cards. stationery, cum- Fair tonight and Wed nesday; continued warm. tatlonery an) printing to ori.r East Oregon t an. 1 " CITY 0 ICIAL PAPER. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 23. PENDLETON, OIJEGON, TUESDAY, MAY 31. 1910. NO 6916 1 X" 3 65. ft f S& J flfVtt?ff$fffW?IvXtk STATISTICS U. S. CHURCHES Department of Commerce and Labor Publishes Interesting Information, SHOWS STRENGTH OF RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS Comparisons Aptcaiiiig In Census Bu reau's Report on Religious Bod lea In United States for 1006 Show How Strength of Various Churches is Di. Tilled Catholic Stroiujetit In the Largest Cities and Weakest in Coun try. Washington, D. C, May 31. The aggregate number of 32,936,445 com municants or members of all religious denominations in continental United Stab's was reported for 1906, accord ing to the U. S. CeiiHUH of Religious Bodies for the same year, as detailed In part I of the U. S. census bureau's special report on the subject, now In press. Of this grand total the various protestant bodies reported 20.287.742 and the Human Catholic church 12, (7U.142. For purposes of comparison the census authorities divided the princi pal cities into four classes, those hav ing in 1900 a population of 300,000 and over, constituting the first class; those of from 100,000 to 300,000 form ing the second; those of from 60.000 to 100,000 making the third; and those of from 25,000 to 50,000 form ing the fourth class Of the protestant aggregate there were 1,478,145 or 7.3 per cent In the flrft class cities; 4.7 per cent in the second; and 7.4 per cent In" the third and fourth classes combined while 80 6 per cent were outside the prlnelpnl cities. Of the Homnn Catholic church's to tal membership there were 3.375, 463 or 27.9 per cent in first class cit ies; 1,361,132 or 11.3 per cent in the second; 1.570.944 or 13 per cent In the third and fourth classes combin ed; with 5,771,613 or 47.8 per cent outside the principal cities. It is seen, therefore, that the num ber of the Roman Catholic church re ported in cities of the first class was considerably more than double the number reported by all the protestant bodies, while outside of the principal cities the number reported by the Catholics was only a little over one third of the number credited to the Protestants. It Is pointed out in the report that the strength of the prot estant bodies, as compared with the Roman Catholic church, is greatly understated. Only two of the protestant bodies reported a majority of their member ship In the prlneTpal cities. I. e., the Churrh of Christ. Scientist. 82.6 per cent, and the Protestant Episcopal church 61.2 per cent; while of the membership of the Jewish congrega tions. 88.7 per cent are In the princi pal cities, and of the eastern orthodox churches 70.7 per cent. of the total number of communi cants or members reported for the principal cities by nil denominations, 6,307.529 or 60 per cent belonged tn the Roman Catholic church, nnd 3, 935.341, or 37.4, to protestant bodies. Comparison with the report for 1. 890 shows that In general there has been nn Increase In the proportion of communicants or members in the prin cipal cities as compared with those outside of these cities. In 1906 the nercentane of the total number of communicants in these cities for all denominations was 81.9 as compared with 25.7 In 1890. Of the total number, 10,511.178. of communicants or members In the principal cities In 1906, there were 7,34.1.403 or 69.9 per cent reported by the 38 cities of over 100,000 pop ulation, and, of these, 2,432630 or 33.1 per cent belonged to Protestnnt bodies and 4.736,536 or 64 5 per cent to the Roman Catholic church. The latter denomination had In these cities nbout 76.1 per cent of Its membership In rltles of over 25.000 Inhabitants. In thirteen of the cities more than one-hnlf of the communicants op members reported belonged to prot estnnt bodies, while In 23 the majority 4 PORTLAND TEAMSTERS 4 WAITING TO STRIKE 4 Tortland, May 81. Four hun- dred teamsters await the call 4 for a strike tomorrow and may- 4 be two thousand others will fol- 4 low soon as a result of the fall- ure of employers to meet the demands for a 26 cent advance 4 over the 12.75 wage. Labor lenders sny the transfer men are getting more for their ' transferring and that the strike Is a matter of bread and butter. 4 They blame the high cost of living. 0 belonged to the Roman Catholic church. The cities showing the largest pro portions of protestant communicants are Memphis, 84.4 per cent; Toledo, 70 per cent; Washington 66.9 per cent; Kansas City, Mo., 66.2 per cent; and Indlannpolls, 62.1 per cent. The cities showing the largest per centages of Roman Catholic communi cants ure Fall River, 86 5 per cent; San Francisco, 81.1 per cent; New Orleans. 79.7. per cent; New York 76.9 per cent; Providence. "6.5 pet cent; St. Louis, 69 per cent; Boston. 68.7 per cent; Chicago, 68.2 per cent; and Philadelphia, 51.8 per cent. In the five lending cities the pro portion of communicants to popula tion was: New York, 44.7 per cent; Chicago, 40.7; Philadelphia, 38.8 per cent; Boston, 62.6.. nnd St. Louis, 46.6 per cent. It Is stated that, in general, cities which have a relative ly large Roman Catholic population show a higher percentage of church members than cities In which this body has a comparatively small rep resentation. In Fall River, 86.5 per cent of the total number of members reported were Roman Catholics and the church membership represented 67.8 per cent of the population, while In Memphis, where 84.4 per cent of the communicants reported belonged to protestant bodies, the church mem bership was only 30 per cent of the population. SEATTLE SCENE OF A MAX SHOOTS HIS WIFE AND COMMITS SUICIDE Couple Memliers of Prominent Faml. lie J. II. Trlpple Locks Doors and Docs Fatal Deed While Little Hal)) Was Down Stairs. Senttle, May 31. John II. Tripple, son of Robert Trlpple, president of the Sknglt Queen Mining company, who yesterday shot and killed his wife Lydln nnd then fired a bullet Into his own head, died today In the city hos pital. The murder occurred at the home of Trlpple's father nt Fourteenth avenue north. It Is believed family trouble was Iho cause, as Trlpple had asked his wife to come to his fath er's home. They went up stairs while Carrie Tripple, his sister, held their 15 months baby. A moment later she heard n shot nnd ran Into the street nnd called the pollee. The latter bat. tered down the locked door and found the woman dead nnd him dying. The couple were members of two of the most prominent families In the city. Ill III :i: RECORDS BROKEN AT IRISH-AMERICAN (JAMES New York, May 31. Three world's records were broken in the annual outdoor games of the Irish-American Athletic club nt Celtic Park yesterday. Melvln Sheppard ran 660 yards in one minute nnd 21 2-5 seconds and 700 yards in 1:26 4-5. He ran only one race 700 yards but was timed at two points. Sheppard's new figure for the 660 yard run surpassed Lon Myers rec ord, made In 1SS2 by three fifths of a second, while his time for the 700 yards wns a similar margin faster than the mnrk made by Emll Lunghl Inst year. Sheppard defeated such men ns Abel Klvlnt, R. J. Egnn nnd W. C. Robbins. "Tex." Rnmsdell, the new Intercol. leglnte 100 yard champion, equalled the record for the 125 ynrd dash by covering the distance in 12 3-5 sec ens, breaking the tape two feet In front of Bob Clotighan. The other record breaker wns Dan Aheran, whose effort wns 4 9 feet 7 3-S Inches in the running, hop, step and Jump added one foot 1 3-8 Inches to the old mark. Hold Robbery. Los Angeles. May 30. Cutting a circle out of a plate glass door while crowds emerging from a ttienter pass ed within a few feet of him, Manuel Sepulveda entered a Spring street Jewelry store shortly before 11 o'clock tonight nnd robbed the cash drawer of 175 In cash nnd a large amount in Jewelry. Sepulveda hnd a compan ion. A policeman saw the two at work on the safe nnd rushing into the store seized Sepulveda. The other burglar leaped upon the officer and bore him to the floor. Rut the hlue cont's cries brought nid from the pass ing crowd and Sepulveda was sub dued, though his companion darted through the door nnd escaped. Ac cording to the police Sepulveda has served three terms In state's prison. Old Soldier Dies. Pittsburg. May 30. Lying beside a basket of ferns gathered to decorate the grave of some comrade, the hody of Albert Ollson, 66 years old of Wilk- Nonburg. was found tonight in a wood. Qilson left his home yesterday after noon to gather ferns. Grief over his Inability to partici pate in the. memorial day exercises has shortened the death of George Lion at his home In Plcalrn. Lion was taken III a week ago and as the pn rade approached his home he died. freshly mined meerschaum Is so soft that It may be used as soap, glv- ir . an abundant lather. NEW TACK IN BRIBERY CASE Prosecution Acquires New Evidence of Graft in Lori mer's Election. STOCK IN NEW HANK GIVEN FOR VOTES Prosecuting Attorney Burke Begins Investigation of Charge That Mem ber of Legislature Secured $10, 000 Worth or Stock In Runk In Which Loi liner It Interested White Confessed He Was Given Same Op portunity. Springfield, 111., May 31. Prosecut ing Attorney Burke today began an investigation into a new phase of the alleged bribery In connection with the election of Senator Lorimer. He was Informed that a member of the legis lature came into possession of $10, 000 worth of. stock in a banking as sociation recently organized In Chi cago, In which Lorimer declared in the senate be was Interested. Burke refused to give the name of the legis lator but saiil if it is true, unusual de velopments must be expected. The legislator's stock was reported last week and Burke learned things from the transaction. White, when he con fessed, said he hod been offered a chance to get In on the ground floor of the new banking associa'ion. Strike Is Ordered. Houston, Texas. May 31. A Btrike of all members of the international order of maintenance of way employ es of the Southern Pacific lines was ordered last night. President A. B. Lowe, of St. Louis. Issued the order to go into effect Wednesday. Iowe will make a final effort to ef fect a compromise of the order's de mand with President Fay tomorrow, but does not expect to succeed. The strike will tie up all bridges building operating along the line, ac cording to nn official of the order. The company, according to Lowe, has refused to recognize the order and refuses to grant a demand for higher u ages. Eight Starters. New York, May 30. For the 24th time the Urooklyn handicap, one of the turf classics of the east, will be run at Cravesend tomorrow. The field has narrowed down to eight starters, of which Sam Hildreth's pair, Fltzherbert and Forestone. will lie favorites. Fashion Plate perhaps comes next in public regard. There was consid erable rain today, however, and mud horses may upset nil calculations. HrcaU World's Record. Philadelphia. May 31. Matt Mc Urath of the Irish-American Athletic i lub of New York in throwing the .ri6 pound weight for height yesterday reached 16 feet, 1 Inch, which exceeds the world's record by one eighth of nn Inch. The mark, however, will stand only as an exhibition record, as it wns not made In. competition. Ilridgemakcrs mil GO Feet. Spoknne, May 31. Two bridge car penters were probably fatally hurt to day when a sectional form of the Monroe street bridge fell 60 feet to the ground carrying the men with it. The bridge tinder construction Is a mil lion do'lar structure, nnd the largest single span bridge in the world. .More Earthquakes. Mexico City. May 31. Reports to day from various parts Indicate earth quakes last night but no damage was done. DECISION OF JUDGE BEAN UPHOLDS LOCAL OPTION LAW Circuit Judge H. J. Bean has ren-1 dered n decision upholding the local j option law und finding that the 20 1 or more nenr beer sellers, recently In- j dieted, to be guilty of violating this law. This decision was rendered In I the test case brought by a number of the defendants In an effort to set aside ! the Inw In so far as It applies to this' county or at least to prevent Its com- ' plete enforcement until after the fall j election. Notice of appeal to the su preme court hos been filed and as the decision of the latter court cannot be rendered until after the election, the purposes of the suit wljl have been accomplished. The attack on the law was made on the ground that the county court had not been officially notified by the elec. lion board of the result of the election RAILROADS ARE JOLTED Supreme Judge McKenna Up holds Interstate Commerce Commission. WU KERSHAM WORKING I'NDEIt T.UT'S ORDERS Coiiunl ions Power to Enforce Rates of p. Own .Making Upheld by Opin ion From Supreme Ilencli Rail roads Argued Thut Constitution In. vested Congress Alone With Legis lative Powers Suits May be Started Against Roads. Washington, May 31. The power of the Interstate commerce commission to enforce railway rates of its own making was affirmed today in an opinion handed down by Justice Mc Kenna of the supreme court. The rate making power of the commission was questioned by the railroads, and a number of caBes were filed to test this point based on the ground that the law authorizing the rate making pow. cr of the commission was a delegation of legislative power vested in con gress by the constitution and there fore invalid. ShlpiMTa Conudniii. . Washington, I). C, May ' 31. The complaint of western shippers to Wlckersham against "the traffic as sociations" of the western railroads and their request to the attorney gen eral to proceed against the associa tion as combinations in restraint of trade was laid before President Taft today and action by the president is not expected for several days, and his attitude is problematical. It is be lieved Taft will wait for the associa tion to answer. Hany high railroad otfvis are here to reply to the com plaints. Later developments indicate that Wickersham was acting under the president's orders when he submit ted the allegations of the shippers to the president. It is intimated this afternoon at the white house that At torney General W. S. Kenyon would start suits against 25 of the western roads centering in Chicago. SUPERIOR JUDGESHIP DOESN'T PAY ENOUGH Tacoma. May 31. Superior Judge John Shaekleford today announced his intention of returning to private practice. He said: ""I owe it to my self and family. In the first place a lawyer of my years should be mak ing more than $3000 yearly and sec ondly the salary is Inadequate to the importance of such a position. NOW POSSIBLE 1X1 GRAFT I.IMBS AND REPAIR VEINS Chicago, 11!., May 31. The substi tution of rings of magnesium for thread in surgery makes possible the crafting of severed limbs, and repair ing diseased arteries according to Dr. Victor Lespinasse today. The sur geon announced his discovery to nn alumni meeting of physicians of the Northwestern University medical school. Lespinasse said he experi mented five years ago before he ob tained a perfect blend .so the rings dissolve as the bones and arteries mend. He has performed operations on animals. In Air an Hour. San Antonio, Texas. May 31. Lieu tenant B. D. Foulers In the army's Wright biplane, remained in the air an hour and 2 1-2 minutes, bettering any previous record made by the army's airship. His average height was 200 feet. in accordance with the requirements of the general election law, and that the prohibition order was invalid. The district attorney contended that the permanent record of the election result had been made in accordance with the law and that In accordance with the special requirements of the local option law the County Clerk had officiary notified the court of the elec tion result. The circuit court con curred with the district attorney and held that the order made by the county court and prohibiting the sell, ing of intoxlcoting liquors In this county wns a valid pne.. The attorneys are now engaged In the preparations of their briefs, the appealed case will be argued before the supreme court In this city next fall nnd the decision will probably be handed down a few weeks later. STRIKES NEGRESS; j TABLES ARE TURNED' Chicago. May 30. Armed with a! hatchet, Max Kariafine, a real estate dealer, went to one of his houses here today to eject Flora Smith a negro tenant. Flora refused to move. Kafiaflne, it is chaged, struck her( on the head with a hatchet. The hatchet stuck, quivering, in Flora's hend. Flora blinked a moment, then kicked Kariafine down stairs to the street. .She followed, and before he could rise, seated herself on his body and drew the hatchet from her head as though It were a hairpin. She was beating Kariafine with the weapon when the police rescued him. Kariafine was arrested charged with assault to commit murder and the woman was taken to a hospital where her condition Is reported to be serious. FORMER U. S. TREASURER DIES OF APOPLEXY New York. May 31. Charles Henry Treat, former treasurer of the United States, died at Hotel Victoria todaj-j of apoplexy, having been stricken at' midnight. His wife and two daugh-! ters were present. Treat was appoint-' ed treasurer in June, 1905. and served I unul recently when Taft appointed McClung. He was prominent in re publican national politics. OF OAKLAND WRECK DIES TWO OTHERS ARE IN PRECARIOUS CONDITION Conductor Who Signed Statement Ad mitting Responsibility of Wreck, Disappears Much Unfavorable Comment Is Rife. Oakland, May 31. Maud Rothrick who was terribly crushed in yester day's collision of two electric cars near Leona Heights, died today In the Providence hospital, making a total of three deaths. W. J. Holder, the car conductor, who signed a state ment confessing responsibility for the tragic wreck, has disappeared. Hold erf said he forgot his orders. The fact the man was not arrested Is causing unfavorable comment. Oroville Lewis' condition is critical and he may die. as both of his legs have been amputated. Gus Audibert is In a precarious condition. GRAND JURY INVESTIGATES MYSTERY OF PORTLAND Portland. May 31. Impelled by se cret evidence, the grand Jury Is Inves tigating the disappearance of Hannah Smith, the widow and this afternoon will visit the place she called home nt Thirteenth and Davis streets and other places unannounced. District Attorney Cameron admitted evidence had been unearthed which makes the case more mysterious and grave None of the woman's relatives have heard from her yet. ESTRADA MAY TAKE THE OFFENSIVE FOR A WHILE Port Limon, May 31. Messages from Bluefields say Madriz's forces surrounding the city were driven bock by Estrada with a loss of a hundred killed. They also state the govern ment army is so weakened that Ma driz may take the defensive and Es trada the offensive. It Is said the government troops are fighting against disease. Estrada Is said to ba planning to attack Madriz. SWEARS CLEVELAND POLICE CHIEF WAS INTOXICATED Cleveland, Ohio, May 31. George Moran, advertising manager of the Cleveland riaindealer, on the stand today, stated Chief of Police Kohler, who was suspended recently, was drunk In a saloon on last election day. Moran was the first witness in Koh ler's trial before the police commission charged with malfeasance, immorality and unbecoming conduct. Kohler a I. leges the charges are a political plot. Sll ACKEl.TON TO EXPLORE NORTHLAND OF CANADA Vancouver, May 31. Sir Ernest Shackelton. the British exrlorer. and hedder of the furtherest south record, said today he Intends to hend an ex. pedition Into the Hudson Bay and Mackenzie river country next year, for the purpose of" discovering mineral wealth and gaining data. This part has never been explored by whites. He leaves this afternoon for Montreal, nnd sails June 10th for England. There he exneets to raise fnmls for Hi .1 nrnnn.a.1 Pon linn BnaIM,n ' Champ Clark for Speaker. Washington. TV C. May 31 Rep resentative Champ Clark of Missouri would like to succeed Cannon as Speaker. When asked about It he said he would rather be speaker two years than senator four. Clark pre dicted the democrats would control the next house. A man who Is on the hog thes ilays Is riding a hlgh.prlced steed. TEDDY SPEAKS TO BRITISHERS Roosevelt Responds to Utest Honors Bestowed Upon Him With Vigorous Speech. COM PM MEM'S ENGLAND ON AFRICAN POLICY City Chamberlain Presents Distin guished American Statesman With Certificate .Making Him Honorary Freeman of London Teddy Tells Tliem Egypt Needs Governing and lloM's They Will Take Task Say Egyptians do Not Appreciate Tol erance. London, May 31. England today ftlt the "big stick." Colonel Roosevelt wielded it at Guild Hall when he re. sponded to a speech of the city cham berlain making Roosevelt an honor ary freeman of the city. The honor was conferred on Roose velt in "recognition of the distin guished manner in which he filled the office of president, and the eminent services he rendered civilization by maintaining amicable relations with foreign nations." The ceremony fol lowed a precedent set by a similar presentation to President Grant 31 years ago. After thanking the city chamber lain, Sir Joseph Dimsdale, who for his corporation had offered him the right hand of fellowship and present ed him in a gold box a vellum cer tificate of a freeman, Roosevelt con gratulated the Britishers for their work in Africa for their "empire and civilization." He said every savage country had benefitted by white oc cupation and that the Englishmen were doing the right thing In Egypt, Further he said. "You have given Egypt the best government in tthous- and years, yet you have made one mistake. It is necessary to remem ber that weakness and timidity are alike and more harmful to uncivilized i people than violence and injustice. You treated the pan-Egyptian move ment and religious struggles fairly. Instead of acknowledging this action, the natives took advantage to start an anti-foreign movement. Some na tion must govern Egypt and I hope you will decide it is your duty." HERMISTON WINS SPECIAL GAME FROM STANTIELD (Special Correspondence.) Hermiston, Ore., May 31. Hermis ton took the decoration day ball game from Stanfield on the local grounds yesterday afternoon by the score of 12 to 1. Pitcher Hutchinson of the visiting aggregation made an unsuc cessful effort to win the game for his team when he sent the horsedide cov ered sphere over the fence for a home run and the only score for hie side. Phelps and Andrews formed the battery for Hermiston. while K ateh inson and Williams performed fT Stanfield. There were about 200 In attendance, the receipts being for the benefit of the p'.ayers. This game was not one of the Irrigation league series and will therefore not count In figur ing the percentages. miU Into River. Portland, May 30. While working" on top of a steel bridge being built over the Willamette river at Oswego, Harry Rahjose, a riveter lost his bal ance this afternoon and fell Into the river. 170 feet be'ow. About half way down he struck a projecting beam and his body made a dozen complete turns In the air before striking the water. After remaining on the sur face for nearly two minutes Rahjose sank and was apparently caught by the strong undercurrent at this place, for he did not rise for a second time. Contractor Killed. Seattle, May 30 Ike Graham, aged SO. a contractor, was run down and killed by a fire wagon at Pike street and Fourth avenue late today. Graham stepped from behind a street car di rectly In front of a hose truck which was hurrying to a small fire on Sev enth avenue. He was knocked down ty the horses and the wheels ran over his body nearly cutting him in two. WAR BETWEEN TRUSTS AND INDEPENDENTS Pittsburg, May 31. A big war between the United States Steel corporation and the Iron and steel Jobbers was precipitated by the corporation attempting to drive the Independents out of business. The subsidiary coml panics of the trust are waging war by establishing retail warehouses in Pittsburg, and Wnverly. N. J. The Jobbers are backed by the big Independent steel companies.