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EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION Calling earda, wed ding stationery, com mercial stationery and Job printing to order at the East Oregonian. WEATHER REPORT. Fair tonight and Satur duy; continued cold. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 23. L'kNDLETON, OKEGON, FRIDAY, JANUAKY .', 1911. NO. 7110 11 v 1 REBELS WIN FIERCE BUTTLE Deadly Fire of Small Band of Insurrectos Drives Back Federalists. MORE THAN SCORE KIIXKD IX CONFLICT Arrival of Reinforcements Saves Small Band of Insurgents from Annihila tion Eighteen Men Hold Nearly Ten Times Their Number at Bay for Three Hours. Comstock, Texas, Jan. 13. -More than 20 men were killed in a desper ate battle between the Mexican feder alists and a small party of. Insurrec- tos on the bank of the Rio Grande op posite this point yesterday. The return of 20 Insurrectos who had been out on a raid saved the rest of the band and prevented what probably would have been a massacre Of those defending the rebel camp. The original party of Insurrectos numbered 40 men. They had been on raid through the country south of Las Vacas, getting horses and recruits. For two days 70 rurales had chased the band and Tuesday night the party went to the river to water their jaded horses, thinking they had eluded the government forces. The next morning, 20 rebels started for a ranch about 12 miles away to get more horses. The camp of the Insurrectos was discovered and 70 mounted Infantrymen were sent to the support of the rurales. Whenthey approached the 20 Insurrectos then there, prepared to give them a hot re ception. Two of the rebels were set at work packing extra ammunition and rifles on mules. Rebels Accurate The 18 remaining Insurrectos took position In a line drawn across the trail of the advancing soldiers. The firing began at a distance of about 200 yards. The insurgents poured a volley from their 30 calibre rifles Into the enemy and three soldiers fell. The soldiers replied with' tholr mauser carbines and the battle was on. After half an hour of continuous fighting, the federals received rein forcements from their main body and a charge was made on the Insurrectos. As the federals advanced, the defend ers of the pass sent a storm of bullets Into their ranks, firing cooly and ac curately The federals advanced a short distance and then returned to their original position. The firing continued and one by one the rebels dropped from the ranks, either dead or wounded, until only nine men remained working their guns. Again the soldiers charged, ' this time approaching within 60 yards of the gully where the Insurrectos were concealed. Not a man gave way but continued firing deliberately until the soldiers again retreated. Both In the charges and in retreats, the ru rales kept their line In good order and. showed no panic. The steady fire and goad aim of the Insurrectos were more than the sol ders could stand, and they shrank from closing for a final assault. The battle started at 4:20 o'clock and continued until 7:30. As dark ness approached the 20 Insurrectos who hnd been sent for horses appear ed on a neighboring hill at a gallop. The bugles of tl.e soldiers blew a re treat and the federals fell back about a mile, where they took a stronger position in a shallow canyon. The field was left to the Insurrectos. The 18 rebels had successfully held at bay nearly ten times their number for three hours. Bury the Dead. The Insurrectos burled their dead, oared for the wounded, packed the'.r equipment, and two hours later start ed across the country for El Burro, a mountain on which they have estab lished a stronghold. The report from Mexican government sources that a detachment of Insurrectos had crossed the river and fired on the soldiers from the American side Is denied by the Insurrectos, who say that had they wished to do so, after the fight start- (Contlnued on page eight.) WOMAN DYING. TELEPHONES HUSBAND Santa Ana, Jan. 18 "Come home, John, the house Is on fire and I think I am dying," Mrs. John Qowan telephoned her husband after she had been fa tally burned by the explosion of a gasoline Iron. Her husband rushed home, extinguished the blase and endeavored to revive his wife. She died after phy sicians had been called. The woman was attempting to refill the Iron when It exploded. THREE FREEZE TO DEATH IN MONTANA Helena, Mont, Jan. 13. Three are known to have frozen to death In va rious parts of Montana, while there is a heavy loss of livestock and no signs of relief from the storm. It be gan snowing again today. It is be lieved others have perished and that their bodies will be found later. The mercury is twenty below, rail road traffic is badly demoralized and the Great Northern throughout the Flafoot country is blocked. Traffic has been routed via the Northern Pa cific. Eleven hundred passengers are stalled on trains, but most of them are amply provided with food and fire, LORD DECIOS OOCLD NOT PAY DRESS DUTY New York, N. Y., Jan. 13. After a night In the customs house where it was held for duty, Mrs. Gq.uld'8 $1400 gown was redeemed today and taken home. It was brought from Paris by Lord Dec 1 OS, the fiance of Miss Vivian Gould. He arrived last night but could notpay the duty and the govern ment officials would not take a check. The duty amounted to a thousand dol lars. The lord will marry Vivian Gould In February. ; ; ATTACKS RAILROADS RADICAL LEGISLATION URGED BY EXECUTIVE California's Chief Official Demands Early Consideration of Rate Regu lation BUI and Scores Transporta tion Officials. Sacramento, Calif.,. Jan. 13. Urg ing the most radical legislation ever presented to a California legislature Governor Johnson In a special mes sage to the legislature today demand ed early consideration of the Stetson railroad regulation bill. The message was introduced five minutes before the presentation of the governor's message. The message deals In specific rates between stations in California showing their inequality and alleging they were fixed on the theory of "all the traffic will bear." He asserts the operation of railroads In California Is as cheap as any In the world and then shows that many short haul rates are the same as for hauls between sta tions nine times as far. PUBLIC SERVICE BILL WILL CAUSE BIG FIGHT Salem, Or., Jan. IS. One of the big fights of the present session of the legislature will be on the public ser vice commission bill. The Portland Railway, Light & Power company has announced that it is in favor of a fair measure on this sort, but it is the only one of the larger corporations which has declared a favorable atti tude, while members of the legisla ture have heard that several of the railroads and other public service companies will be in the fight against It. In tho senaie the bill will be Intro duced by Dan J. Malarkey, while Ed win O. Amme has announced that he will have a bill In the house. Amme's bill will be modeled after tho New York state law, which he believes to be better than any other adopted by nny other Btate. He declares that the New York law Is fair to the corporations, while at tho same time tho members of the commission are so bound by Its pro visions that they are unable to dis criminate against the people.. "Oregon has as yet met with com paratively few abuses from corpora tions," declared Amme yesterday, "but If we accept the experience of the eastern states as a. barometer they are bound, to come. I believe Oregon should take care of the situation be fore the extremity is reached. If we regulate the corporations now In ex istence In a manner which will only protect the people and not discourage the investment of legitimate capital, we will not have the abuses and prob lems which have been tne experlonce of many of our sister states. "I know there Is going to be a srong lobby against the passage of any public service commission meas ure which will be a all serviceable to the people, but I have confidence In the present legislature and I believe the commission will be created and that the law will have useful provi sions." CIVIC FEDERATION TACKLES MANY BIG PROBLEMS New York, N. Y., Jan. 13. The worklngman's compensation law was the principal subject before the na tional civic federation today, although uniform taxation, pure food, taxation of corporations and uniform banking laws were also discussed. Roosevelt and Carnegie are scheduled to address the meeting today. MORE GROUND FOR ASYLUM Governor. Wesf Says Addition al Adjoining Acres Must Be Purchased. STATE BOARD GOES OVER LAND TODAY Gardening Tracts Will Bo Added Main Building Will be as Large as One at Salem Says Chief Executive Not CVrUiin Tliat Hill Side Is Best Building Site Party Entertained. "More ground is necessary and must be had," said Gov. Oswald West this morning after he had returned from a trip to the site chosen for the lo cation of the branch Insane asylum In company with State Treasurer Thomas B. Kay, Dr. R. E. L. Stelner, superintendent of the asylum at Sa lem, Engineer Charles A. Murphy ami Architect Louis R. Hazeltine. The party arrived in Pendleton this morn ing on the early train from Portland and at 9 o'clock were driven by auto to the Oliver tract by a committee from the local Commercial association club managers. The fall of snow during the night was a considerable handicap in the inspection but the general topography of the land could easily be ascertained. Several adjoining tracts of bottom land will have to be purchased in the opinion of both Governor West and Treasurer Kay as the present acreage is inadequate. Governor West is, moreover, not certain that the hill land to the north of the road is the best site for the buildings. "I think the main building will be as large as the one at Salem," he said, "and In that event it is a question whether there is enough suitable hill ground to be had for such a large site. Then It must be taken Into consideration that all supplies will have to be haul ed to the buildings which would pre sent a serious difficulty in case the latter were situated on high ground. Then there is the water in-ublvm. We i-an not locate the institution at the same elevation as the reservoir. There are also a great number of other prob lems which will have to be solvej later and for which purpose, both Engineer Murphy and Architect Haz eltine will remain for some time in the city." At Luncheon. At 12 o'clock Governor West, State Treasurer Kay and others of the vis iting party were entertained at lunch eon by Commercial association board j ui uuwiHger. xne tuiuir whs neia in j the annex to the Quelle and those present were (Jovernor West, State Treasurer Kay, Superintendent Steln er, Mr. Hazeltine, the state's art'TIt tect; Mr. Murphy, the engineer. May or E. J. Murphy, Lee Teutseh, James Johns, W. L. Thompson. Dr. C. J. Smith, G. W. Rice, W. E. Brock, Clar ence Bishop. Dan P. Smythe, Harry C?ray, Ben F. Hill, and E. B. Aldrich. In response to a call for a speech Governor West spoke briefly anil told something of the work now con fronting the board In erecting the branch hospital here. He explained that In his judgment and in the judg ment of other members of the board -some additional land should be pur chased. He pointed out that tho groat problem confronting the board Is how to erect the buildings upon a location suitable for building purpos es nnd one thnt will also provide close connections with the railroad siding. A more extended talk was made by Mr. Kay though he covered much of the ground thnt was gone over by the governor. Ho said that the Pendle ton site has been selected ns the lo cation for the branch asylum and that there is no disposition to criticise the selection made. Yet the new hoard Is anxious to avoid mistakes of any nature and so the ground will be gone over carefully before final plana are adopted. However the state board will go ahead and ask the legislature (Continued on page eight.) TOUR ARE KILLED IN RAILROAD WRECK Batavla, Jan. 13 Four paaJ sengers In a Pullman sleeper were killed today nnd twenty Injured In a renr-end colisslon on the New York Central. The accident occurred at the station. One, passenger train was standing still when another plunged Into it, telescoping the rear sleepers. None of thedcad had been Iden tified at noon. Wrecking trains are being rushed from Buffalo and Rochester. The Injured were penned under the debris for four hours before they were released from the wreck. VETOED BILLS House Wtll Consider Meas ures Chamberlain Refused to Make Into Laws. NEARLY ALL ARE INCREASE SALARY BILLS Former Governor Refused to Approve of Plans to Raise Salaries of County Officials During Present Terms of Of flee Announced Intention to Use Veto Is Firmly Adhered To. Salem, Or., Jan. 13. House bills passed by both houses at the twenty fifth legislative session two years ago and which were vetoed by Governor George1 E. Chamberlain have been made the order of business In the house ;for 2 o'clock next Tuesday af ternoon. There were 15 house bills vetoe'd. the majority of which were so-called salary bills, increasing the salaries of county officials during the term for which they had been elected. It was the announced Intention of Governor Chamberlain early In the session to veto all such salary bills that came before him. Among these was house bill No. 349, having for its purpose the increase in the emolu ments and salaries of the offices of county Judge, county clerk, sheriff, recorder, treasurer, county school su; perintendent and county assessor of Benton county. Other Proposed Increases. House bill No. 341 purported to" In crease the salary of the county judge of Coos county. No. 340 attempted to Increase the salary of the Justice of the peace and constalje of the Eugene Justice dis trict. No. 326 was returned because it at tempted to Increase the salary of the rvhiol superintendent of Columbia county. A similar bill, denominated house t.ill No. 303, attempted to Increase the salary of the assessor and his deputies in Marlon county from $4200 to C3, 000. No. 196 attempted similarly to in crease the salary of the county school superintendent of Wallowa county. No. 170 had for its object the In crease in salary of several officials of Klamath county during the term for which they had been elected. No. 109 atempted to increase the f-alnry of the county assessor of Coos county. No. 96 had for Its object the In crease of the salaries of the deputy dltv'rt attorneys In the counties of Lane. Benton and Lincoln. No. S3 proposed to permit the ; s sessor of Tillamook to employ a dep uty i an annual salary of $900, when the law already in effect gave the county court authority , to allow the assessor such deputy hire as he re- kiuirc.i and was necessary. It also at tempted to increase the emoluments of the deputy clerk. No. 63 attempted to Increase the silary of the county superintendent of Jackson couity during his term of of Ilce. McIiOughlln Home Trustees. A bill providing for the appointment of a board of trustees of the Mc Loughlln home, at Oregon City, and appropriating $1250 to be expended toward the permanent preservation of the home located at Oregon City, for merly owned by Dr. John MeLough tin, was vetoed by Governor Chamber lain for the reason that the ground upon which the house was situated had been sold and the house had been removed to another quarter and be cause of this removal and the uses to which the house had been put dur ing the past few years, it had become entirely disassociated with the revered memory of its former owner. Would Injure Orclinrds. No. 216 was vetoed because it pro posed, according to the governor's In terpretation of it, to eliminate from (Continued on page eight.) FOR NIGH SCHOOL Leroy Bretthaupt, a graduate of the Oregon Agricultural college, has been chosen by the Pendleton board to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Trof. Pate and will commence his : jties the beginning of the second semester which is on January 23. Mr. Bretthaupt comes highly recommend ed by President Kerr of the state col lge. He was graduated from that In stitution last June with high honors and all during his career there was a leader In student activities. Since graduation he has been doing post graduate at Corvallls and Is especially fitted to Instruct In the agricultural department. AGED BROTHER AND SISTER HEO Independence, Kansas, Jan. 13. John Walker and Mary Walker, brother and sister, both aged, were found dead today In the ruins of their home near this city. It is believed they were murdered and robbed as It Is known they kept their money in their home. - The bodies were partially cremated Indicating that the house had been fired to hide the crime. Barns and other buildings on the place were burned and the horses turned loose. EATS EXPENSIVE MEAL, - .. THEN BLOWS OUT BRAINS Tacoma, Jan. 13. After ordering and ealng an expensive dinner to day, Archie Shlllaty, who came from Aspen, Colo., blew out his brains while the waiter was writing out his check. He was about thirty years of age. He entered the cafe shortly before midnight. Joked and seemed light hearted. A note was found In Shellaty's pock ets which shows he premeditated sui cide. He wrote that he intended to have a good meal and then die as he feared consumption would finally end him. He was an assayer. DR. PLAMONDOn HAS BEEN REIVED NO IjONGER SUPERINTENDENT OF BRANCH INSANE ASYLUM New State. Board Declares There Is No Need for Such an Official at Present Place Left Vacant. Salem, Or., Jan. 13. Dr. J. D. Pla mondon, appointed by Acting Gover nor Ja7 Bowerman superintendent of the eastern Oregon branch asylum yet to be built at Pendleton, was late yes terday afternoon removed from of fice by Governor Oswald West and State Treasurer T. B. Kay, the new members of tho board governing the state Institutions. Dr. Plamondon was notified of the Intended action of the board soon af ter Governor West was Inaugurated last Tuesday. It was conveyed to h:m from, the governor through State Senator C. A. Barrett of Umatilla, his father-in-law, that his resignation would be accepted. Dr. Plamondon, however, answered by stating he would resign if he were assured by the board of a place on the staff of the new Institution when that staff Is se lected by the board. This neither State Treasurer Kay nor Governor West would promise and the action taken by the board this afternoon fol lowed. A copy of the resolution removing Dr. Plamondon of Athena and giving the reasons of tte board for his re moval follows: "Whereas: It would appear from the records that the position of su perintendent of the eastern Oregon branch asylum has been filled by the appointment of Dr. J. D. Plamondon, and "Whereas, It would appear that at the present time the state has a com petent and efficient staff, thoroughly familiar and acquainted with needs and requirements of insane hospitals, which are willing to assist and advise the board without extra expense to the state In all matters pertaining to the plans and procedure necessary In the construction of said branch asy lum and preliminary to its active op eration, and "Whereas, it would appear that there are no duties the performance of which at this time requires the services of a superintendent, "Therefore, be It resolved, that the said Dr. J. D. Plamondon be removed from said position as superintendent of the eastern Oregon Branch asylum and that said office be left vacant until further orders of this board. "Dated this 18th day of January, 1911. (Signed) "OSWALD WEST. Governor. "T. B. KAY, "State Treasurer." GAS CAUSES DEATH DEALING EXPLOSION Connellsvllle, Penn., Jan. 13. Five bodies, two of which were burned be yond Identification, were removed from the ruins of McCory's store to day. Tho police and firemen are searching the ruins In the belief that others may have perished. Gas caus ed the explosion. Nomination Unanimous. Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 13. Tho nomination of George Sutherland to serve a second term as United States senator from Utah was maCe unanimous yesterday by the republi can legislative caucus. The nine dem ocrat members in the legislature are said to have organized a complimen tary vote for former Congressman W. H. King. The two houses will ballot on January 86. E IRKS EAST Snow and Rain Prevail Along Coast of Oregon and Wash ington. EASTERN OREGON COLD '. 1 WITH LIGHT SNOW FALL, Telegraphic Reports Mark Progress of Storm Across Northwest Center Over Nevada Today Two Men Freeze to Death In Montana Live stock Suffer in Many Places. EIGHTY PASSENGERS FACE DEATH BY FREEZING Whltcflsh, Mont., Jan. 13. With the temperature twenty below zero, eighty passengers on trains No. S and. the fast mail, No. 27, of the great. Northern are stalled In the mountains) near lidding, Montana, where the -trains were sopped by great wind blown snowdrifts. There are no diners . on either train and they have only -enough coal to last till Sunday. The -fae of the passengers is unknown. Rotary snowplows are working; from Cutbank and WhlteOsh toward the -trains, but so far have been unable to clear the track, owing to the rapid drlfs. Frenzied efforts are being . made today to reach the trains. May Release Trains. Spokane, Wash., Jan. 13. General ; Superintendent Brown of the Great . Northern, said he expected the re- -lease of Nos. 2 and 27 by midnight.. He said the reports today indicate progress toward the trains is being made. Portland, Ore., Jan. 13. Gushes of rain and snow prevail on the western ' coast of Oregon and Washington while the cold weather m eastern Washing ton and Oregon, with little snow. Heavy snowstorms and bitter cold weather are being experienced In Montana, Alberta, the Dakotas, while much snow is also reported to have fallen in Idaho. These reports mark the progress of the cold snap which is now working across the northwest and centers over Nevada today. From Walla Walla comes the report that fall sown wheat is endangered. while Medford reports the coldest weather in twenty years, but It be lieved fruit will be undamaged. In Montana and the Dakotas, trains are stalled. It is believed the weath er will moderate In another twenty- four hours. Livestock in Montana, the Dakotas and Alberta, Is suffering. Two men have been frozen to death in Montana. Rain in California. San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 13. A general rainfall north of Tehachapl is reported by the weather bureau to day and will continue until tomor row. The cold snap which accom panied the storm at first, gave way to warmer weather today. Nearly three inches of rain has fallen since Mon day. Condition Serious. Whiteflsh, Mont., Jan 13. Railroad officials say the condition is the grav est for several years. High winds continue to blow snow over the track as fast as It Is cleared, and the snow plows no sooner make progress than flakes are blown in behind. Yester day three big rotaries were compelled to return to Whitefish to escape bu rial. On top of all this It Is feared snow slides may cause a repettlon of last year's Wellington disaster. I.lvesock Suffering in Alberta. Winnenee. Jan. 13. The Canadian west is experiencing bitter cold weather. Livestock In Alberta and Montana Is suffering an.l there will undoubtedly be heavy losses. tiny degrees Deiow zero at Prlncs Albert. Sask. fortv-four below at Cal gary and thirty below at Winnipeg. BAKER'S POPULATION IS NEARLY SEVEN THOUSAND Washington, D. C, Jan. 13. The population ofSBaker. Oregon. Is giv en at 6748 by the census bureau tol day. SIX MEN ARE blown to Brrs. Prince Rupert, B. C Jan. IS. Six men are dead and one other Is dying as a result of a premature blast late yesterday on the right of way of the Grand Trunk Pacific within the city limits. The victims were workmen who were putting In the blast and their Todies wera blown to bits. The one survivor has a fractured skull. STORM 1