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iBRMMMi r'iiIL'vitrttll-KttiW'ff.! . .? v '."Xi ' w-:'s m-.!'. r. -, M . . .. ' .. .... -- ..-, ,. , . - EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION Calling cards, wad ding Btatlonery, com mercial stationery id Job printing to ordr at the East Oregomi. WEATHER REPORT. Fair tonight and Thurs day. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 23. PENDLETON. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11. NO. 7132 GOVERNOR WEST SUPPORT TO URGES UMATILLA DELEGATION TO GET BUSY State's Executive Would Build Institution That Would Be Credit to Oregon for All Time. Local Delegation of Business Men As mired by Governor and State Treas urer Kay That Building Will lie Located at Pendleton Bid Calling for Additional Apiroprintlon of $4oO'ooO Introduced in the Hons Report of Ijcglslntlvo Investigating Coin niltteo Delayed and Will Be Made To morrowGood Roads Association Officers Supporting Bills Before the Legislature, golem, Ore., Feb. 8. Tho legisla two brancli atoiunt committee report Mill be mudu tomorrow. Senator Ouue says Ue delay is duo to errors wlucli caused an entire revision of tlie report. Tbe Pendleton men will be ' homo tomorrow morning. (Staff Correspondent.) Salem, Ore.. Feb. 8. At a confer ence with the delegation of Pcnde ton business men yesterday. Governor "West gave assurances of his heartiest support for the branch asylum at Pendleton. He urged tho Umatilla county delegation to get busy with a bill to provide an additional appro priation. 1 will be with you to tho limit," aid the governor. "You are entitled to more money than can be had at the best The state board wants to build an institution at Pendleton that FROM ALL BLAME The ocylum authorities have been exonerated by the coroner's Jury from blame In tho death of Hans Hansen, the Pendleton patient, who died Sat urday as the result of a battle with three attendants and another patient hilt they are criticized for not more promptly reporting tho matter. Tho following is tho jury's verdict "We, the Jury, summoned by Cor oner dough to examlno Into the cir cumstances surrounding the death of Hans Hansen at the Oregon hospital for tho Insane on the morning of February 4, find that the deceased came to his death by a hemorrhage caused by Internal Injuries, according to the expert testimony given by the physicians on their findings at an au topsy examination, received by a kick, strike or fall delivered on the abdo men which caused the bursting of a blood vessel, and we further think that the attendants were negligent In their duties n not reporting as to the critical condition of the patient at onco to the supervisor. "We, the Jury, exonerate the admin istration of the Institution of any re sponsibility as to the cause of the death of said Hans Hansen." The Jury consisted of F. W. Steus loff, foreman; H. H. Ragan, deputy sheriff; W. I. Needham, F. D. Bean, C. T. Pomeroy and Frank Morrison. SOLDIER DISABLED HIMSELF IS FINED AND JAILED For shooting himself In the hand with a rifle, thus Incapacitating him self for duty, Private John W. Ham ilton, 2nd company. Coast Artillery Corps, at Fort Wright, N, Y., was sen tenced to confinement at hard labor for eight months, together with for feiture of $10 a month of his pay for that period. "AIR, LAND AND WATER" BANQUET IS HELD Houston, Tex. Celebrating the re cent achievements in navigation In the air, as well as upon the water and land, there was held in Houston on the night of January 30 one of the most unique banquets ever arranged and the first of Its kind In the United States If not In all the world. It was an "Air, Land and Water" banqurt and while given In compliment to half a doien of the world's most fam ous aviators, was also a recognition Of the seal and enthusiasm of the men who have perfected the automobile and the fast going pleasure vessels of the sea. LIFE OF MIKADO SAID TO BE IN DANGER Toklo, Japan, Feb. 8. Rumors of a conspiracy to kill the mikado are current today and following In tho wake of the report that a number t American anarchists arrived on the Tokohoma have caused police vigil ance to be doubled. It Is reported a number of secret arrests have been made. It Is said the American and Japanese reda have Joined hands to PLEDGES HIS PENDLETON 1 will be a permanent credit to tne state." Treasurer Kay says the same things. A bill providing for an additional appropriation of $400,000 was intro duced in the house yesterday. Tne measure seems to be without opposi tion. The only element of danger arises from the fact that the legisla ture may attempt to tie the hands of West and Kay too closely reguarding tho building site. The report of the legislative Investigating committee is expected today. ' The Pendleton delegation was busy yesterday and today on branch asylum matters and the good roads measures. The good roads bills are fully ap proved by H. J. Taylor and Sam Thompson, who are now urging the delegation to work for the same. Their action will probably bring the Umatilla delegation into line. avenge the deaths of Kotoku and his followers recently executed. TAFT WILL START RECIPROCITY CAMPAIGN Washington. II. C, Feb. 8. Taft's reciprocity campaign will get under way tomorrow night when after a state dinner he will leave the capital for a three-days tour through the middle west. He delivers three speech es, ono each at Columbus, Ohio; Logansport, Indiana, and before the Illinois legislature at Surlngfleld Sat urday. The occasion Is a banquet honoring the memory of Lincoln. DANCE BY PRETTY GIRLS A FEATURE A special feature of the opera, "Trial by Jury," to be given Friday night under the auspices of tho Par ish Aid, Is the bridesmaids' dance which Is said by those who have seen It to be the perfection of terpslchore u n art. The dancers are Mrs. Roy Alexander, Miss Edna Zimmerman, Miss Mary Zurcher, Miss Ida Cherry, Miss Edna Thompson, Miss Mary Shea. Miss Edith Johnson, Miss Jenny Perry. Tickets on sale Thursday noon at Hanscoms. LOEB COMPLETES HIS 1 PORT HOUSE CLEANING New York, Feb. 8. Collector Wil liam Loeb of the Port of New York today announced that four more In spectors and assistant weighers had been discharged for complicity In the plans of the sugar trust to beat the customs duty. It Is believed this practically ends Loob's house clean ing. TOURIST PASSENGER RATES MAY BE INCREASED Chicago, III., Feb. 8. An Increase In tourist passenger rates Is scheduled for discussion at the meeting today of the central passenger association. Before the meeting began reports were circulated that a number or roads represented would make a vig orous effort to boost the rates. All-Star Box-Fight Show. Philadelphia, Feb. 8. There will be some A-l box-flghtlng, as Hashlmura Togo would call It, In Philadelphia tonight, If the program arranged by Philadelphia Jack O'Brien goes off without any more hitches. O'Brien's American Athletic club will be the scene of the all-star stag, In which the feature will be a six-round con test between Ad Wolgast, the light weight champion, and Knockout Brown. The men will weigh in at 183 pounds ringside, the champion In- sistlng on this weight. Joe Coster of Brooklyn and Tommy O'Toole of Philadelphia were to have mixed things in the curtain-raiser, but, me illness or coster made It necessary to substitute Frankle Burns. The In Jury to Abe Attell, who was to have taken on Patsy Kline of Newark, shot another hole In the program. Tho big thing, however, the scrap between Wolgast and Brown, Is a drawing card that will attract hundreds of fight fans from New York, Baltimore and other cities, as well as the local con tingent, to the American Athletic club tonight PHONE MERGER DAY NOT IE ALLOWED GOVERNMENT MAY STOP J. P. MORGAN'S PLAN Consolidation of all Independent Tel ephone Lines in tho United States With Hell Coniiany May Violate Trust Law. . Washington, D. C, Feb. 8. Antici pating the formation of a multi-million dollar telephone trust the United States department of Justice today detailed special agents to investigate the steps taken by the Independent Telephone association meeting at Chi cago. It is reported a plan Is being considered to consolidate all the In dependent systems In the United States with the Bell-Morgan system. The combination, if effective, would practleaily end competition. It is understood the government is ready to sturt proceedings against the trust as soon as any evidence of illegality 1 detected. DEMOCRATS CANNOT AGREE IN NEW YORK Albany, X. Y., Feb. 8. All efforts to end the senatorial deadlock In the legislature today by a conference be tween the democratic leaders failed. The adherents of Sheehan are un willing to eliminate him and his op ponents wont accept him. The con ference which was secret was finally adjourned subject to the call of the chair. JAILED WITNESSES WILL BE COMPENSATED HEREAFTER Olympla, Wash.. Feb. 8. Witness es detained in Jail he after will be compensated at the rate of a dollar a day and regular witness fees for the days they actually spend In court attendance, according to a house bill Just passed. Heretofore there has been no legal authority to pay wit nesses during detention. DOCTOR COOK TO ENTER VAUDEVILLE New York. Feb. 8. Dr. Cook who thinks he discovered the polo says he knows Peary did not nnl will start his campaign to reconvince the Dub llc of the truth of assertions next week on the vadueville stage with a moving picture show as an adjunct. Will Enforce Neutrality. Huachuca, Ariz., Feb. S. General Walter Schuyler and Major Robert Hirst, accompanied by their staffs ar rived today from Denver enroute to Fort Hunehura where the head quarters of the department of Colo rado will be temporarily established. Schuyler plans a more enforced neu trality. He will personally supervise the stationing of troops along the border. Several companies of troops have arrived during the Inst twenty four hours and the efficiency of the patrol Increased thereby. Superintendent I. E. Young of the Milton schools, came down from his home yesterday evening to assist In conducting the county and state school examinations. Today begins a new administration of the Pendleton Commercial associa tion with Attorney Dan P. Smythe as president. The annual election of of flers was held In the association rooms last night and, without an exception, each selection was made unanimously so that there will be no time lost In the healing of wounds or the reduc ing of friction caused by a factional fight. When the nominations for presi dent were opened by Vice-president Smythe, who presided In the absence of President Thompson, A. J. McAl lister, placed the name of Mr. Smythe before the association and the nomi nation was seconded by Attorney J. P. Winter and amid plaudits a i o tlon was carried declaring his elec tion unanimous. Attorney Charles Carter placed the name of W. E Brock In nomination for vice-president and Principal A. C. Hampton did a like honor to Clarence Bishop for the position of secretary. Both men were elected without opposition. For treasurer, Lee Drake nominated Will McKlnney, the present incum bent, but Mr. McKlnney declined and nominated Royal Sawtelle, who was thereupon elected. In calling for nominations for tho nine members of the board of man agers, President-elect Smythe empha sized the necessity of selecting men who could and would work to raise the efficiency of tbe Pendleton Com mercial association to that reached by numerous other like organizations In other cities. He stated that the term "live commercial club" had come to be synonymous with "live DAN P. SMYTHE IS PRESIDENT OF COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION MAYOR GILL OF ' SEATTLE RECALLED OPPONENT HAS MAJORITY OF SIX THOUSAND VOTES Victory for Closed Town Credited to Women Who Cast More Than One Third of Total Vote Lid Goes on Tight. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 8. By a vote of 31983 to 25,992, George Dilling was elected mayor over Mayor Gill in the recall election yesterday. Dilling admits the closed town victory was on account of the .woman vote, as over one-third of the total cast was by women. It was noticeable that the women, whose Interests, or whose husbands' Interests will be Jeopardized by a closed town, turned out, while the wives, of business men and men in other lines, remained at home. The vote will be canvassed today and tomorrow Dilling will succeed Gill. He promises a big cleanup and will put the lid on the town. WANTS PROTECTION FROM OUTCASTS OF OTHER NATIONS Sacramento. Calif., Feb. 8. That the immigration laws are being wink ed at by the officials whose duties are to keep undesirable aliens out and that America should be for Ameri cans first, is the statement Assembly man Frank Smith of Oakland maoe today when he Introduced a resolu tion appealing to congress for protec tion from the outcasts of other na tions. LORIMEK HAS ABSCESS . IN HIS EAR Washington, D. C, Feb. 8.. Sena tor Lorimer may have to undergo an operation for an abscess in his ear, his physicians say today. He has been to ill to attend the sessions of the senate. CALIFORNIA TOWN HAS VERY DISASTROUS BLAZE Richmond, Calif., Feb. 8. Five buildings, known as the aide plant, in) the heart of the great Standard Oil ' refinery here, are In ruins today. Hhe loss is estimated at $750,000. The fire followed an explosion. Four men i were badly burned fighting the flames. The entire fifteen acres of works were emperiled for a time. SCHWAB WILL BUILD FIVE MILLION COKE PLANT London. Feb. 8. Charles Schwab announced today that he will build In Berlin a coke plant to cost five mil lions. He will supply the Bethlehem steel works. German capital will as sist Schwab who declared he was fa vorably Impressed with Canadian American reciprocity agreement. Douglas Ball, district manager of the Blake-McFall company with head quarters at Walla Walla, came over on the local from that city tills morn ing and is transacting business here today. city," and that It was the duty of the executive board and the board of di rectors to make the local club a live one. The following men were nominated for the nine positions: Dr. C. J. Smith, A. J. McAllister, T. C. Taylor, G. M. Rice, W. L. Thompson, G. I. La Dow, T. G. Montgomery, Harry Gray, Attorney J. P. Winter and E. B. Aldrlch, ten In all. but through some mistake. It was announced that only nine names had been placed for consideration and by a motion all were declared elected, so that the associa tion now has ten directors instead of nine. Following the election of officers, Will Moore made a motion that W, H. Skinner, who has been sent to Washington by Hermlston in the in terest of the Umatilla project, be au thorized to represent the Pendleton Commercial association while there and the motion was passed. Responding to a call for remarks, George Hartman, Jr., who has been so active In raising the $12,000 Roundup fund, expressed himself as believing what was necessary for the rejuvenation of the association was the Infusion into It of the same sprit which has made the Roundup such a success. President-elect Smythe, in closing the meeting, asked that each member make some effort to get Into com munication with some other commer cial club so that new Ideas might be had for building up the local organ ization. Two more members were voted In last night. Professors Ruth and Brelthnupt of the high school. BAILEY TO KEEP OFFICE Senate and House Both Table Charges Preferred Against Him by Committee. DAIRY AND FOOD OFFICER WINS THROUGH POLITICS Malar key's Public Utility BiU Wins Favor of Senate Annual Appro priation for National Guard to Be Increased Bowerman's Bill Cre ating Assistant Secretary of State Id Up to Governor. Salem, Ore., Feb. 8. (Special.) Malarkey's public utility bill was re ported favorably in the senate todaj by the railroad committee. Senator Kellaher, chairman of the committee, submitted a minority report charging the measure was full of jokers but he was voted down, indicating the bill will pass. House bill No. 72, increasing the annual appropriation of the Oregon national guard from $45,000 to $70. 000 passed this morning with prac tically no opposition. The senate today followed the ex ample of the house and tabled the charges against Dairy and Food Com missioner Bailey. He probably will hold office until the expiration of his term on account of politics. By a vote of 25 to 32, Bowerman'f bill creating the office of assistant secretary of state was passed today, in the house. DEATH REMOVES MENACE j TO KING ALFONSO I Madrid, Spain, Feb. 8. A great j menace to the reign of AlfonBo was ' removed today by the death of Juan i Costa, the leader of the Spanish re-, publicans. He was regarded as the : strongest fighter against the crown, ' and his death means, the beginning of strife between the factions in the re- publican party which he held to-, gether. - i CHINESE REGENT REPORTED i STABBED BY EUXIC1I , London, Eng., Feb. 8. A report that a eunich had stabbed the Chi nese regent at Peking was received from Shanghai by the morning post today. The report Is discredited but It is generally understood the regent Is sick. Some believe a palace In trigue Is afoot to dethrone the young emperor in favor of some older branch of the family. SENATE WILL GIVE FAIR TO 'FRISCO Washington, D. C, Feb. 8. The senate committee on expositions unanimously voted In favor of San Francisco for the fair. The committee's action virtually ends the opposition of Xew Orleans to San Francisco's selection and it is believed the senate will soon adopt a favorable report. Pardon for Hains, Perhaps. Xew Tork, Feb. 8. Friends of Captain Peter C. Hains. the former army officer who is serving a term In Sing Sing prison of not to exceed fifteen years, for killing William E. Annis, a magazine editor, are seeking to secure a pardon. Hains accused Annls of being too familiar with Mrs. Halns, and much sensational testi mony was introduced at the trial. An nls' friends will probably fight the at tempt to secure the release of Halns. It Is said that Captain Halns has im proved both mentally and physically since he has been in prison. Black Angels Come High. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 8. Book agents are said to be reaping a rich harvest in Alabama and other south ern states from the sale to negroes of Bibles in which Jesus, the angels and various scriptural characters are illustrated as being of ebony hue. The Bibles, which are said to be of a kind usually selling for 76 cents or a dol lar, with the Illustrations pasted In, are disposed of to the colored peo ple for $10 each on the Installment plan. Another Over-Sea Flight. Tampa, Fla., Feb. 8. McCurdy, who recently made a sensational at tempt to fly from Key West to Ha vana, has entered In the hundred mile race over water to be held here February 19. Ely, Ward, Post and other flyers are also expected to com pete. To Discus Industrial Peace. San Francisco. Feb. 8. A national convention for the promotion of In dustrial peace and the arbitration, of difficulties between employer and em ployes has been called for this city to begin a week from today. Sometimes a woman looks the worst way for a man. 1 HOOT FIGHT Engagemen Between Mexican Government Troops and In surgents is Farce. HUNDRED AMERICANS COULD WHIP WHOLE BUXCH EI Paso Citizens Watch in Disgust Bat tle Which Terminates Without Hu man Bloodshed Federals Retreat Leaving Revolutionists in Posses sion of Field and Two Dead Horses, i El Paso, Tex., Feb. 8. The general verdict today is that a hundred Am ericans could have whipped the whole bunch following the fight between ISO Mexican troops against 200 reb els at Smelter yesterday. Fully a. thousand residents of El Paso watch ed the show. Every time the revo lutionists shot two or three 'troopers went down but got up again. Finally the froops fled, the Americans hoot ed, and the rebels were left In pos session of the field and two dead . horses. Country Lined With Rebels. Hauchuca, Ariz., Feb. 8. After a. pursuit of three days Into Mexican territory after horse thieves, Sheriff Al Berry returned here today. He said the country through which he passed is lined with insurgents who are camped in the hills. He went as far south as Bacauche. Battle Is Reported. San Diego, Calif., Feb. 8. Reporta from Campo, near the border, say a battle between the rebels and Mexican troops under Lieut. Governor Vega, of Lower California, occurred ten miles southeast of Campo this morn ing. Xo details had been received at 11 o'clock. JUDGE PHELPS SETS ' CASES EOR TRIAL Circuit Judge G. W. Phelps has set the cases which will come up for trial at the adjourned term of the January session which will be con vened on February 27. The first case to come up will be that of the State vs. Beardsley, the defendant being Im plicated in a grain warehouse rob bery. The case of Wheeler vs. Sheriff Taylor is scheduled to follow Immedi ately after, the case involving the ownership of the Coe automobile. On Feb. 28, the civil case of Hilte vs. the Columbia Land Co. Is set for trial and following that on the same day Is the State vs. Xajjar, the de fendant being charged with the theft of a suit case at Athena. On March 2 is set the case of the State vs. Reynolds, charged with rape on the person of his stepdaughter. This case comes from Milton. Fol lowing the Reynolds case is another criminal case In which Feeney, Allan and Ryan are the defendants. These men are charged with burglary In Echo. On March 6 is set the civil case of Ash vs. Craig, administrator. In the first two civil cases, an aut side judge will be on the bench as Judge Phelps was formerly interested in the cases as an attorney. The grand Jury will probably be recalled on Feb. 20. Gay Doln's in Manila. Manila, Feb. 8. Although the ac tual celebration will not begin for two weeks. Manila is already donning holiday attire for the Mardi Gras fes tival and Philippine exhibition, to be held during the last week of the month. Visitors from the United States, China and Japan are begin ning to arrive and the festival prom ises to be the greatest general merry making since the American occupa tion of the Islands. Cnrtlss Lenses Field. San Diego, Cat, Feb. 8. Glenn Curtlss, the aviator and aeroplane manufacturer today signed a three year, lease of North Island from the Aero club of San Diego. He has ar ranged to establish a permanent qur ters here and conduct his experiments for the army and navy departments with aeroplanes. LONDON ALARMED AT SPREAD OF PLAGUE. London, Feb. S. Dispatches from China saying the pleague has reached Peking have aarm ed London papers and a num ber of them urge editorially to day that the most stringent pre cautions be taken to prevent Infection.