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EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION Calling cards, wed ding stationery, com mercial stationery and Job printing to order at the East Oregonian. WEATHER REPORT. Fair tonight and Wed nesday; warmer. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 23. PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1911. OPEN POSTAL RANKS TODAY Each State and Territory to Haye One Klamath Falls Named in Oregon. SYSTEM WILL RE ENLARGED AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE Deposits Will Not Re Allowed to Go Over $500 for Present No 'Pass " Rooks G I von Depositors Will Be Given Engraved Certificates Small Deposits Will Re Accepted Sav ings Can Ro Exchanged for Bonds. Postal savings banks were Instituted In every state and territory In the anion this morning. For the present there will only be one In each state, but If the system proves successful It la planned to extend the system as rapidly as possible. Klamath Falls Is the Oregon post office designated as the postal sav ings depository. Among the others are tme following, all of the offices being of the second class: Globe, Arts.; Orovllle, Cel.; Leadvllle. Colo.; Couer d'Alene, Idaho; Anaconda, Mont.; Carson City, Nev.; Klamath Falls, Or.; Provo, Utah.; Olympla, Wash.; Laramie, Wyo. No pass books will be furnished depositors, but all deposits will be evl denced by engraved postal savings cer tificates, issued In fixed denominations of $1. It. $5, $10. $20 and 150, each bearing the name of the depositor and the date on which Interests begins to accrue. The certificates are non transferable and non-negotiable. In teresl will be payable annually at the rate of 2 per cent per annum. $.100 1.4 Limit. By the terms of the law no account for less than $1 may be opened and no person may deposit more than 1100 In any calendar month, or have to nls credit at any one time more than $500 exclusive of accumulated interest. Ac counts may be opened by any person over ten years In his or her own name and by married women In their own names. The accounts of wives can not be Interfered W'lth or controlled by the husbands. For the present, deposits will be limited to patrons of the postofflces at which the system is established. The service Is entirely free, no fee be ing required In connection with the opening of an nccount or the with drawal of money deposited. Rutin Laid Down. No person connected with the post office department will be permitted to disclose either the name of a de positor, or the amount of his deposit, unless directed to do so by the postmaster-general. Deposits may be withdrawn at any time with accrued Interest or the Interest alone may be withdrawn. While deposits of less than $1 will not be received, small amounts may be saved for deposit by the purchase of postal savings cards at 10 cents each and of 10-cent postal savings stamps. Which hnvo been specially prepared for the purpose and will be on sale at all depository offices. Each postal avlngs card contains blank- spaces to which 10-cent tavlngs stamps may be affixed as purchased. The postmaster will accept a postal savings card with nlno 10-cent sav ings stamps affixed as a deposit of $1 either In opening an account or in adding to an existing account. This feature is expected to appeal partic ularly to children and to encourage In them habits of thrift. Bonds May Bo Had. An Inturestlng feature of the sys tem is the privilege accorded a depos itor of converting his savings Into United States bonds, to be Issued In denominations of $20, $40, $60, $80 and $100, and multiples of $100 up to $600. The bonds will be Issued in both registered and coupon form and will bear Interest at the rate of 2 1-2 per cent, payable - semi-annually. The (Continued on page eight.) OREGON PLAN FINDS Helena, Mont., Jan. S. Urging the adoption of direct primaries, and the lection of senators by direct vote, under the Oregon plan, Governor Norrls message was read In the leg islature today. The document served notice that a pectal message would be sent In soon which would deal with conservation, forest fires, Income tax and employ era liability. The message today urg ed the passage of a public service commission law empowering oltlea to adopt the commission form of govern, tnent Norrla la rumored as a dark hone In the senatorial scrap. WOOLMEN GATHER IN PORTLAND Portland, Ore., Jan. 3. The Oregon state wooigrowers' .con- ' ventlon was convened here this afternoon. Tomorrow the forty- seventh annual convention of the national wooigrowers" con- venes. It adjourns Jan. 7. rne w wool tariff and it's effect on woolmen will be the principal topic for debate. IANS AT NEW YEAR'S DINNER Nearly 300 Indians participated in the big New Year's dinner at the Tu tullla mission on the Umatilla reser vation at noon today. About 200 of these are now encamped at the mis sion, participating in the annual mid winter campmeeting, while the others came from their homes on the reser vation, especially for the big dinner which had been advertised as free to all. Three young steers and $60 worth of pies and cakes, besides large quan tities of fish and berries were con sumed by the representatives of the northwest tribes. After all had eaten until they could hold no more, baskets and sacks were filled with the "leav ings" which were taken home to pro vide feasts In many a tepee for sever al days to come. Through the courtesy of Major Swartzlander the Indian children who attend the government school at the agency were permitted to remain at the camp one day longer in order that they tpo, could enjoy the big dinner. Missionary Cornelison says the meetings have been very successful and that several additions have been made to each of the different church organizations. Among these recent prominent ar rivals at the meetings are the follow ing: Matt Whitfield, Lapwal, Idaho; An drew Moody, Cottonwood, Idaho; Miss llolloquilla. Warm Springs, Oregon; Mrs. George Waters, Takima, Wn.; Rose Whitman, Takima, Wn. New U. R. Embnssy In Berlin. Berlin, Jan. 3. Ambassador and Mrs. David Jayne Hill, formally opened the new Unltod States embns sy here yesterday with a brilliant re ception which was attended by a bril liant company. EIGHT TO DEATH SEVEN ROBBER BANDITS DEFI POLICE AND ARMY Barricaded In House With Inexhaust ible Supply of Ammunition. Tliey Fight Until Burned to Death Po licemen and Soldiers Killed. London, Jan. 3. Barricaded In a house in the heart of the slums, sev en anarchists defied the police and fire departments and three compan ies of the guards, all headed by Home Seretary Churchill today, until the house wns set afire by shots from ma chine guns and the defendants burned to death. The fight began when the police In seeking two members of the notorious "Houndsditch" gang, dis covered two of them In the house. Over 1000 citizens assisted the po lice and fought until the defenders were driven to the roof by tlfe flames and then foil into' the fire. The bat tle raged for five hours ond several times the house was rushed but with unerring rifle fire, the anarchists mnde the attackers retire. During one of these Sergeants Lecson, Chessam ond Chick, Policemen Dyer and John Oldeaon and an unidentified man, were shot and are now dying. It Is believed the robber anarchists were the same who It Is reported plotted to assassinate the king next June. , After the machine guns started the fire the robbers gasping through smoke, kept up the fire on the po lice. Finally they were driven to the roof by the heat. There they fought until with a crash the roof fell Inward and they disappeared. The police had been searching for two of the men In connection with a robbery last week. They came upon them In Sydney street. In a moment the thieves fired upon the police, who unarmed, retreated and called for aid. The fire department and the Scot guards were called also. The men seemingly had an Inexhasutlble sup ply of ammunition. It la estimated they alone fired 1000 shots. HOXSEY'S BODY WILIj BE PRIVATELY CREMATED Pasadena, Cal., Jan. S. Hoxsey will be burled this afternoon 'at 1:30 at a local undertaking parlor. The body will be privately cremated. 01 BALLOT BOX DISGRACE Judge Blair Tells of Condi tions Unparalleled in Any Other State, REGISTERS A VOW TO STOP VOTE BUYING Unique. Situation Desorlltcd by Jurist Vim Has Disfranchised More Thun Thousand Voters in Adams County Thinks Lesson Will Bo of Value to Entire State and Nation Would Purify the Ballot Everywhere. West Union, O., Jan. 3. The probe by Judge A. Z. Blair of Adams coun ty, O., Into the wholesale corruption of the ballot box there, has revealed a condition without parallel In the United States. The situation Is so unique that the United Press has se cured from Judge Blair the following specially written statement on condi tions In Adams county. Statement by Judge Blair. (Copyright 1910, by the United Press Association.) It has been stated that I haye had personal knowledge for many years of the traffic In votes that has pre vailed in Adams and other counties In my judicial district, and this Is quite true. I have had both the personal knowledge and the positive proof of this practice in my district for a long time. In the fall of 1906, I registered a vow that I would put an end to vote buying In Adams county the very first opportunity, and this Is the first op portunity I have had to carry out my resolve. The barter In votes has. I believe, prevailed to a considerable extent in about eight other southern Ohio coun ties for the past 30 years. Two years ago, during the local option campaign, I learned of money being used In Sci oto county by the "wets" and I promptly called a special grand Jury and had Indictments returned that stopped the vote buying in that cam paign and I believe prevented the use of money to any great extent In elec tion following in that county. In the present investigation, I will say that the people of Adams county, including the politicians of both par ties; have Importuned both Judge Ed win Corn of the common pleas court and myself to break up the practice of having to raise big corruption funds every year. Judge Corn was not acquainted with the Insld? workings of the game as played In Adams and I was. For thnt reason. I, instead of Judge Corn, came here to begin the Inquisition. From results already obtained, there can be no more vote selling In old Adams. The good influence of this probe will permeate the body politic of the entire state. I believe that this strong wave of protest against the practice of corrupting elections will swell to such proportions that It will overflow the boundaries of the state and affect every state In the union. Wo have made the start at the root of the evil. We hear of city councils selling out franchises, and state legislatures give the United States senatorshlp to the highest bidder, and men havo been (Continued on page eight.) IT MARRAGE5 OUTNUMBER DIVORCES IN 1910 If anyone thinks that the Institution of divorce Is becoming more popular In Umatilla county than is the insti tution of marriage, they have but to consult the records In the offico of the county clerk to be undeceived. These records show that during the year 1910, 32 decrees for divorce were handed down In the local court while 248 couples successfully applied for licenses to be Joined In the holy bonds of matrimony. This would seem to indicate that the god of love still holds the balance of power In this section of the state and that the divinity of marital discord, despite the new ally he has found in the affinity germ, Is still but of secondary Influence. These figures show that during the past year there has been a decided falling off In the number of divorces and a decided Increase In the num ber of marriages. Lawyers in the city do not attempt to explain the reason for the former fact, but they do de clare that the strlngepcy of the Wash ington law baa greatly swelled the marriage fees of thla county and It la a fact that a considerable number of BANDITS BOB AND MURDER Two Desoeradoes hold Up Train and Wake Passen gers at Revolver Point. " ESCAPE AITER KILLING POUTER AND WOUNDING ONE Mmev an. I Valuables to Amount of 82.500 Secured Slierlff and Picked Posxe Closing In on Robler8 Who Are Making Ieierate Effort to Gain Mountain All Are Heavily Armed ami Bloody Battle Is Ex ploded. Ogden, Utah, Jan. 3. Following a clear trail along the shores of Salt Lake, leading northward from the Southern Pacific, Sheriff Wilson and a picked posse is closing In on three bandits who held up the westbound overland limited at Reese and robbed the passengers of $250. It is believ eded the bandits will be overtaken. A battle Is expected, as the robbers are heavily armed. Just before the Bherlff left this morning news was received of un encounter of the high waymen with two daughters of James Wayment on the old north road. The Passengers In the Pullman cars who were robbed gave a -good description of the desperadoes. They stopped the train by use of a fusee and drove the engineer and firemen from the cab. While attempting to enter a Pullman, William Davis, a negro porter, was shot and killed when he ordered them away. A. W. Taylor, another porter, was wound ed. The sheriff's posse is mounted and a relay of horses will await them alone the route. The bandits are taking to the hills. It is believed they will not attempt to hide their -tracks until they reach the road's end. After firing a number of shots the' bandits entered one of the Pullmans, one of them stood guard while the o'her rifled the passengers. Many of them were sloping but were awakened at revolver point and were compelled to hand over their valuables. MINER DISCOVERS RICH QUARTZ AND GOES INSANE San Bernardino, Cal., Jan. 3. Prospectors today are preparing to inn ke an uttempt to find an unknown ledge of rich quartz, presumably dis covered by Mojave Bill, a negro, whose real name is Joseph Smith, who was brought in from the desert last night, raving mad, his pockets stuffed with rich quartz. He left here two months ago on a prospect ing trip. He was found half dead M'storday and brought in by miners. JOHNSON WILL BE INAUGURATED TONIGHT Sacramento, Calif.. Jan. 3. A de sire to prevent a wholesale raid on the administrative appropriations of Covernor-elect Johnson, by Gover nor Gillett, Is said to have caused the progressive leaders to change their plans for the Inauguration. Instead of Wednesday night they will inaugu rate him tonight. Albert Wallace will be sworn in as lieutenant governor. The public at large quickly recog nizes truth at first glance. Walla Walla people have secured their licenses In Pendleton. December was the banner month for the culmination of rpmances, as there were 33 licenses Issued during thnt month or an average of more than one each day. This would sem to disprove the theory so popular among poets and bards that the am orous passions and emotions of man kind hibernate during the winter to awake from their long slumber with Increased activity In the spring, which theory was responsible for those oft quoted lines, "In the spring, when a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts, of love." However, there la some substantiation for that theory In the fact that the month of May ranks socond In the calendar In the num ber of passports Issued to the port of conjugal felicity, 26 having been granted. November is the third with 34 while June and October tie with S3 apiece. The following are the numbers granted In the other months: January, 14; February, 16; March, IS; April, 18; July, 19; August, 18, and September, 31. DEPOSIT GUARANTEE LAWS UPHELD a Washington, D. C, Jan. 3. Bank deposit guarantee laws were upheld today by the su- preme court of the United States in two decisions. One declared that the Oklahoma state law Is constitutional and the other up- holds the law passed in Kans- as in 1909. a E GAIN EOR YEAR The business of the Pendleton post office for the year Just closed shows a gain of slightly more than seven per cent over the business of the pre ceding year. During 1909 the total receipts at the office amounted to $20. 574,36 while during the year 1910 a total of $22,056.39 was collected a. the Pendleton office. As shown by the report Just com piled by Assistant Postmaster Harry Rees, the receipts by months for the two years were as follows 1909. January ....$ 1,683.51 1910. 2,023.80 February March . . 1,346.16 2,156.57 1,580.78 1,576.66 April 1,61328 1,886.37 1,463.41 1,525.93 May June July August ... September October . . November December 1,418.27 1,618.13 1,469 47 1,549.04 1,562.95 1,668.69 1,663.04 3.023.39 1,675.64 1.922.62 2,018.01 2,237.99 1,924.12 2,344.08 Totals ...$20,574.36 $22,056.39 Gain $ 1,482.03 From the foregoing it will be seen that with the exception of June and December each month of this year surpassed the corresponding month for last year. In the opinion of Mr, Rees the business for June and De- cember last year was swelled by an abnormal sale of special request en velopes. The quarterly reports show that each quarter for 1910 witnessed a gain over the corresponding quarter for 1909. The total business for quarter that closed December amounted to $6487.99, whereas total for that quarter one year the 31 the ago amounted to but $6339.12. The business at the local office dur ing 1909 Fhowed approximately the same increase over 1908 as the 1910 business pver that of last year. PHELPS NAMED EOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY WILL SUCCEED BEAN Portland Rumors Say Stelwer May Get District Attorneyship but Local Reports Put S. P. Van Vactor In Iiead for Post. Portland, Ore., Jan. 3, 1911. East Oregonian, Pendleton, Ore. Phelps appointed judge sixth judi cial district by Bowerman today. Looks like Steiwer for district attor ney, but chances for Watts good. UNITED PRESS. The above message was received at the office of the East Oregonian and the first part verifies the many ru mors which have been afloat since the election of Judge H. J. Bean to the supreme bench, namely, that District Attorney Gilbert W. Phelps would be Bean's successor in office. The lat ter part of the message, however, will come as a surprise to many people as Deputy District Attorney Frederick Steiwer was not considered in the race inasmuch as he had emphatically de nied his candidacy. In a telephone conversation with the East Oregonian this afternoon, Acting Governor Jay Bowerman, who Is at present in Condon, denied that he had as yet made any appointments and intimated that the announcements fould not be made until Thursday when he returned to Salem to wind up the business of the present state board. There can be no further doubt as to the appointment of Phelps, but there are many who refuse to be lieve that either Steiwer or Watts will land the other plum, and these same men are equally emphatic in declar ing that neither will It fall to any one of the other candidates who nave fig ured In press conjectures, namely Charles J. Ferguson of this city, S. F. Wilson of Athena or C. C. Woodson of Heppner. A man, hitherto un mentioned in the many predictions which have been made, they declare, will be the chosen one. This man Is none other than Sam P. Van Vactor, the well known attorney of Heppner. Van Vactor Is a democrat but is a per sonal friend of Bowerman and. It Is said, was favored by the governor (Continued on page eight) TURN TIDE OF MM 6RAT ON Western S'ates Start Move to Divert Settlers From Can ada to West. BIG MEETING TO BE HELD IN OMAUA SOON Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Ore gon, Nevada, California and South Dakota AH Join In Movements Western Development Association To be Formed Many Approve Plan. Omaha, Jan. 3. In response to a demand from western governors, im migration officials and commercial associations for an association which shall devote Its energies to turning the tide of immigration Into the west, a call Is being sent out from Omaha this week for a meeting to be held In that city between January 18 and 28 for the purpose of organizing the Western Development association. Aa the meting is called on the advice of some powerful state and private in terests, the organization promises to become potential In stopping the tide of people going from the Mississippi valleys Into Canada. Nebraska. Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California and South Dakota are the states taking the lead' in attempting to see that the new pio neers are turned from the south and from the Canadian northwest Into the most fertile and promising part of the United States. The organization of such an asso ciation for the purpose of devoting the next few years to the gigantic ... task of turning the tread of men and -women toward the distinctively west ern states was proposed by the pub lishers of the Omaha Dally Bee and the 20th Century Farmer, which pa pers organized the western land pro ducts exhibit with such an end In view. The publishers con suited western governors, heads of commercial organizations, and rail road men. That tbir Idea Is popular and will result in a more or less per manent association is shown by the following replies received to the in quiry as to whether there was a de mand for such an organization: Jas. J. Hill, chairman of the board of directors of the Great Northern railway: "Such an association could do a great deal of good If the work could be Intelligently handled." J. H. Hall, commissioner of agri culture of Montana: "The move i one In the right direction and an or ganization ought to be formed" for that purpose." Jos. P. Fallon, commissioner of im migration o'f Idaho: "I believe such an association would do a great deal of good for the western states and I will lend any aid In my power. Governor J. H. Brady of Idaho: "We are interested in the movement you suggest so do not hesitate to call on me for anything I can do." Col. W. E. Skinner, president Denver & Laramie R. R-: "The for mation of an association loking di rectly to western development would be highly advantageous. We feel very grateful to you for the suggestion, and know everyone will." E. L. Lomax, passenger traffic manager Western Pacific R. R.; "We realize the practical results that can be accomplished by the proposed or ganization and we think we can as sure you of a hearty welcome from the states of Nevada, Utah and Cali fornia, and particularly from the Western Pacific R R., which tra verses these states." F. E. Fisher, general passenger agent, Colorado & Southern R. R.: "It would be- a good plan to call such a meeting, and I believe something (Continued on page eight.) WOULD MAKE IDAHO UNPOPULAR EOR SOME Boise, Ida., Jan. 3. Idaho won't longer bo a divorce mecca If the sug gestions in Governor Hawley's mes sage to the legislature, delivered to day Is followed. He recommends a law requiring a legal residence of one year In the state before a divorce can bo granted. He also recommends the repeal of the Sunday rest law, and an enactment providing for the Initiative and re ferendum, the Income tax, and the construction of dams In the Clear water river for the purpose of creat ing reservoirs In which to save the burned over timber In the forest fire territory. He also recommend! aa appropriation of $400,000 to complete the main section of the capltol building. V