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"WWxIH"'" EVENING EDITION - EVENING EDITIOH Calling cards, wed ding stationery, com mercial stationery and Job printing to ordr at the East OregonUn. WKATHEIl REPORT. Fair tonight and Sat urday. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. PENDLETON,' OREGON, FRIDAY, FEIHtUAItY 17, Mill. NO. 7139 VOL. 23. ; , w . calls ran II Congressman Macon Toasts Alleged Discoverer of North Pole. CALLS HIS STORY AN "IMPOSSIBLE TALE" Friend of tlk Captnln Retort Kind SHech Characterized "Unjust, Outrngcous and Offensive" Sinker Called a Snapping Dog Roosevelt's Hero Record Assailed Washington. Feb. 17. A bitter de nunciation of Captain Robert E, Peary as a "fake hero" who by means of an "Impossible tale" seeks rec ognltlon by congress "for an alleged discovery" of the north pole, was given to the house of representatives last night by Congressman Robert Bruce Macon (democrat. Arkansas), peaking In opposition to the bill re ported by .the committee on naval or fairs retiring the explorer as a rear admiral and granting him the thanks of congress. Several friends of Peary retorted hotly, among them Moore of Penn aylvania, who characterized the speecn as "unluRt. outrageous and otfen Ivc." "Heroes like these have not time to deal with every dog that barks at their heels." Macon's Bpeech abounded In acri monious criticism and sarcasm. He prefaced his remarks by hot shot at newspaper editors who have made fun of his opposition to Peary. Attacks "Pea-Eyed" Editors. "There are many thousands of hu man beings who think Just as I do abuut tills matter," said Macon. "Be cause I woul.l not accept the unsup ported and unreasonable tale of Peary and allow great honors to be heaped upon him without corrobora tion, some of the newspapers of the country, like the New Tork Times and the New York Post that are ed ited by pea-eyed, pin-headed and putrid tongued infinitesimals, have been trying to persuade the public to believe that I am almost alone In the position 1 have taken. But, Blrs, If they could read the vast number of petitions, letters and newspaper clippings I have received from every quarter of nearly every state, the lit tle "toms would change, their weak minds about the matter, if there Is strength enough left In them to change. "Peary roamed the fields of the north, getting rich ns n fur trader while the people were paying him a fat salary for 23 years," Macon con tinued. The Arkansas member de clared that his story of reaching the pole, was "wonderful, to put It mild ly,", and compared It with a piece of strength where some Ifaginative writer mado the north pole the scene of a monarchy. "I also remember to have read a novel written In the first person whose hero was a bombastic upstart and braggart who never knew dereat or met an equal," Macon said, "and yet the self-exalted, self-puffed ac's Of the self-opinionated hero of that book does not in any way or In any degree excel the self-told deeds of the wonderful hero who penned the nar rative of The North Hole.'-" Refers to Teddy. Commenting upon heroes In gener al and fake heroes In particular, Ma con said: "San Juan Hill had one of these for a time, but upon investigation It was shown that he would have been s Spanish prisoner instead of an Am erican hero If It hadn't been for the Intervention of negro troops. "Less than r year ago a conquering hero of birds and beasts marched forth from the Jungles of Africa and crossed the European continent with majestic tread. Finally he landed upon our shores, where he was met by thousands of hero worshipped who received him as an uncrown d mperor. But It was not many moons before many of those who paid him ' homage upon that occasion hung their heads and tried to forget It. Thus it will be seen that It will not do to put fake heroes upon pinnacles of fame." In conclusion Macon said there was a "paid lobby" of the Peary Arctic club and friends of the"- explorer at work "secklnk to coax action out of congress." PELAGIC SEALING WILL RE SITSPENPEB'INDEFINITELY Victoria, B. C Feb. 17. The seal ing treaty between Canada and the United States providing for a suspen sion of pelagic sealing for an Indefi nite term of years has been signed and as soon as tho consent of Japan is secured to enter Into a similar treaty, tho schooners of the fleets of three nations will be ordered off tho e.s, according to advices received here today. AMERICANS JOIN MEXICAN REBEL ARMY El Paso, Tex., Feb. 17. A currier arriving today says Madero, the rebel chief, has taken the field and per sonally commanding 600 men at Guadaloupe and Is preparing to march Ir.to Chihuahua. It is reported that forty-two Americans are accompany ing Blancho who with Orozco Joined him at Ascension last night and have also started for Chihuahua 1000 strong. Navarro at Juarez Is reported to have sent 610 men to Guadaloupe to retake the city. Governor Vegu Wounded. Mexlcala, Mex., Feb. 17. Beaten and In retreat, the army of Oovernor Vega of Lower California. Is hurrying back today .toward Ensenada by way of the Cocopa mountain pass, south west of here. ' That Vega himself Is sorely wound ed was confirmed when American ar my surgeons stationed at Calexlco re ceived positive Information to that effect from couriers who had com munlcatcd with the fleeing federals. One Insurrecto bullet pierced Ve ga's neck and another his left side causing serious wounds. In a Utter rigged like a sedan chair he Is being carried southward by 1 men. Rel Cross Aids Wounded. Washington, D. C. Feb. 17. Re spondtng to appeals by Mexicans wounded In tho fighting near the Am erican frontier, the National Red Cross society today ti'legraphed thousand dollars to Major General Tasker Bliss, commanding the V. S forces at Calexlco, California which will be used for their relief. CONSERVATIVES SEEK EXCUSE FOR FRIGHT BENNETTS ANNEXATION RESOLUTION- IS WELCOMED Lllierals See It As Thinly Veiled At tack on Reciprocity Meamire Is Promptly Killed n Committee. London, Feb. 17. Serious consid eration Is g'ven today by tho Evening Standard (conservative) of Congress man Bennett's proposal to unite Am erica and Canada. It says: "We need not suppose that either Clark or Bennett have unfriendly sentiments toward England, or that they pro lose to accomplish their design of annexation by illegitimate means. But they are not Joking when they pub licly express what thousands of Am ericans are saying privately. The liberal press regards Bennett's resolution lightly, saying it thinly veils his purpose of defeating reci procity. Ruthlessly Slaughtered. Washington, Feb. 17. The house committee on foreign affairs at Taft's urgent request, voted down Bennett's resolution for Canada's annexation by a vote of 9 to 1. Resolution Adopted. Boston, Feb. 17. Tho reciprocity resolution passed by the house Wed nesday was adopted by the senate yesterday. Liberals Endorse Reciprocity. Victoria, B. C, Feb. 17. The lib erals at a public meeting Inst night unanimously endorsed reciprocity. RUSK STRONG ENOUGH TO EIGHT HILL THROUGH Salem. Ore., Feb. 17 Speaker Rusk made a particularly strong fight on tho floor for passage of a bill In which ho was Interested and by his personal popularity won out. The bill gives to voters of counties the right to dlscontlnus county high schools by a majority vote. The ques tion Is of chief Interest in Rusk's home county, Wallowa, where the county high school has been estab lished tn Enterprise. Manv of the resident of Wallowa think the city of Enterprise should support the school and Rusk received petitions from 400 or 600 voters asking for the pnssago of the bill. He had no easy task in achieving this, because of objections from several members. SPECIAL SESSION TO REMOVE CERTAIN TARIFFS Sacramento, Calif., Feb. 17. De claring the present tariff on necessi ties too high, Assemblyman Wilson today Introduced a Joint resolution petitioning Taft to call an extra ses sion of tho newly elected congress to remove the tax from such eommqdi ties as he believes are causing the rlgh cost of living. LONG AND SHORT HAUL LAW IS IX EFFECT Washington, D. C, Feb. 17. Tne long and short haul provision of the Inturutnta nnmmnra Ian. KAama ... i ".... v v. ........ . v. . ii wvnu. ii fectlve today. POWERS 1 STOP HUS51A China Believes Enemy is Try ing to Take Advantage of Plague and Famine. rXITEI STATES MAY INTERVENE FOR CHINA Euro) mm Powers Warn Czar to Go Slow With War Demonstrations State Ikymrtment Hourly Expects t.MReccive Call for Aid from Chl 'neso Government. Pekin, China, Feb. 17. The semi official opinion here today Is that tho Russian threat is Intended to take advantage of the plugue and famine to force China to renew the treaty ot issi, granting Russia free trade In Mongolia and other concessions. For nearly a year negotiotions on the treaty have been progressing and Chi na has shown an unwillingness to submit to Russian demands. Her de termination to act Is looked upon as a last desperate means to force the concessions. ' It Is intimated that Chi na will resist by every means save war, trusting that th& powers will in tervene. Sympathy With China, Washington. D. C. Feb. 17. The state department hourly expects Chi na to appeal to the JJnited States to help against the menace of a Russian invasion. Sympathy here is with Chi na and it Is not Improbable that the Cnlted States will Intervene in Cht- I na's behalf. Russia Warned to Go Slow. London, Feb. 17. All European chancellories today sent warnings to Russia t'1 proceed cautiously with her military demonstration against Chi na. English papers particularly are apprehensive that Russia's move may r suit in the gravest consequences. Thoush not being quoted officially. British statesmen say they fear there w ill be a great anti-foreign u;.ri.s r..,' in China if Russi;'- makes a demon stration. China Given I'litii March. St. Petersburg, Russia, 1'cb. 1 .". It was semiofficially announced to day that unless China yields to thejj demands ot Russia Ixtore Jiarcn, an ultimatum will be sent. Minister Korotovitz has bun instructed to de lier a note to China saying that Russia cannot keep up friendly re lations owing to China's alleged un willingness to abide by the treaty and asks China to do o immediately. JUSTICES OF PEACE TO BE DISTRICT JUDGES Salem, Ore., Feb. 17. Justices of the neaee will be known as district Judges find their authority will be ex tended If house bill number l'.fl, pass ed by the lower body is approved by the senate. The bill also provides for nn additional Justice, to be appoint ed by the circuit Judge and to hold office until the next election. WILL PREVENT DEALING IX "COTTON FUTURES" Washington, P. C Feb 17. The senate committee on In'ra-state' and foreign commerce today decided to report favorably on the amended form of the house bill suppressing "future" contracts in cotton. c.ixt Powder kills three jap laborers Auburn, Cab, Feb. 17. Three Jap anese men were killed and one seri ously injured when 100 pounds of gi ant powder demolished a cabin near here today. GRAND JURY TO PROBE SEATTLE VICE Seattle, Wash., Feb. 17. The grand Jury which will investigate tho vice syndicate In Seattle is being selected today. The Identity of the men sum- summoned for duty Is kept secret to ! prevent tampering. The evidence, including eighty al leged confessions, was gathered by Detective Burns. It is reported today that much evi dence gathered against the so-called v(ce ring was secured by a Burns op erative who masqueraded as a weal thy broker and who did nothing but ! freight train nt Ashland whereupon have a good t,lmo. j the men congregated down the track i a mile, piled debris on the track. They IllK Spoiling Match. stopped a freight and compelled the Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 17. A j train to proceed with them aboard, spelling match for the championship I The Southern Pacific will make an of Indianapolis and the county will other attempt to throw them off at be held tomorrow. STATE i MAY P1S5 YET Warring Factions in House Finally Unite on Imporiant Bill. FULL APPROPRIATION OP $080,000 PROVIDED Harmony Prevails at Iist Measure Rerted Favorably This Afternoon Cilll Bonding Bill Act Al in Lino IiiviWigution of Rrlliory Charges IK-mamled. State Aid Killed. Salem, Or e., Feb. 1". The Gill bonding act was passed this afternoon. The state aid bill, amended in committee of the whole to appropriate $340, 000 Instead of $680,000. failed to pass. , Dimiek's eight-hour law was defeated in the house this after noon by a vote of 39 to 16. Salem, Ore., Feb. 17. With a har monizing of the various factions of the housj- in their attitude towards the good roads it is probable that the s'ate aid proposal, carrying an appro priation of $6 SO. 000 will be passed to day. The committee has taken fa- forable action on ihe bill already and reported it to the house this after- noon. Under its provisions each county raivng $ 10,000 for good roads will receive $2n.e00 from the state. The Oill bonding uct before the house wilr' likely be passed today. V.'rtnts Pr:!:rry C!::;r; PrnTtcd. Salem, Ore.. Feb. 17. Grover Fra htr, head of the labor legislative com mittee today requested the senate tc investigate the charges that mony Is ' i ": d by corporations to influ-rn,-o legislation. In a letter to Pres ident of the Senate Selling, Fraser re quests that witnesses be called to tes tify concerning the rumors that $17,- taken from Portland to bribe senators. Tile bouse today appropriated - a4 00 for the insane asylum and $570,000 (total) to the agricultural college n Corva'.lis; Other state in stitutions were given large sums, making a total of a million and a half. (;l I'NX .CURTIS MARES R E.MARK ABLE DEMONSTRATION San Piegi, Cal., Feb. 17. Glenn Curtis today made a demonstration 11 iJu in his new hydroplane proving he can easily land alongside a war ship and then be hoisted to the deck v. it li his machine. Curtis left the aviation camp at North Island at S o'clock. He sailed along the water near the cruisers and stopped alongside the cruiser Penn sylvania, the same vessel with whtcn Ely at San Francisco made a sens , tional flight, and was hoisted aboard by a boat crane. The whole operation did not con sume over five minutes. He remain ed aboard for fifteen minutes. He made the demonstration for naval of ficials. ADVENTURERS tiO IN SEARCH OF TREASURE San Diego, Calif., Feb. 17. Headed by A. Henry, who previously made an attempt, 20 local adventurers will sail soon for Cocoa island off the. coast of Ixwcr California, in search of supposed Spanish treasure. hey have charts giving the supposed lo dution of the wealth. SOLDIERS TO STOP y Scranton. Cal., Feb. 17. Compa nies A and B of Redding and Chlco, California have been ordered to be in readiness today to Intercept 208 Industrial Workers of the World who on freights nre enroute to Fresno to fight the anti-street speaking ordi nance. The men left Portland yes terday. Pile Debris on Track. Ashland, Ore., Feb. 17. The in dustrial army was today thrown off a lunsmuir. LIS SHOT In PORTLAND Portland, Ore., Feb. 17. (Special) At St. Vincents hospital Minnie Hemmelgarn admitted that she had acldentaly stepped in front of a 22 rlfle when a Greek was discharging at a target. The bullet penetrated her neck, but It Is believed it won't prove serious If properly cared for. She worked in a shooting gallery nt Fourth and Couch street. For a time she refused to give her yame HI lilt IlUHimttl UUt UL lilt; BUI" geons knew her. She went to the hospital unassisted Minnie Hemmelgarn Is 19 years of age and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Paul Hemmelgarn, residents of Pen dleton for the past 13 years. At pres ent Mr. Hemmelgarn Is proprietor of the Brewery Depot saloon, while two of his sons. Will and Ed Hemmel garn, conduct the Pendleton Soda Works. The irfjured . girl spent several months In an Astoria hospital where she was taking a nurse's training course. A few weeks ago she visited her parents here. . Going from here o Portland she was taken 111 and spent some time In the hospital. Up on leaving the hospital she took up her residence in the Grand Unton Hotc'. and accepted employment In the shooting gallery. It seems that following the aeci der.t il shooting she went to the hos- pital for treatment but refused to give her name. Her relatives in this city knew nothing of the incident un til Informed last night by the local correspondent of a Portland paper. E. J. SOMMERVILLE NAMED AS RECEIVER APPOINTMENT MADE BY CIRCUIT JUDGE PHELPS Attorneys for Cue and Furiidi Inter ests Could Xot .Varee on Man Ac ceptable to Both. E. J. Sommerville of this city was this morning appointed .Tiirlir.. O W. Phelns as su.-h properties of the Inland Irrlga - tion company In the possession of Henry W. Coc, his companies and sub-agents, the Coe attorneys failing to file any authorities why such ac tion should not be taken. Sommer ville was selected by the court to act in this capacity inasmuch as the Fur nish an. I Ce attorneys could not agree upon a man acceptable to both. The order of appointment was fil ed this afternoon and by it the receiv- or is given the power to secure com- I petent legal counsel to assist him In ills duties and he has selected Judge James A. Fee to perform this ser vice. In outlining the duties of the receiver, the order states that he shall take possesson of all moneys, con- tracts, notes or other properties in the possession of Coe, the Columbia Land company, Sloan & Co., or any of their sub-agents which belong to the Inland Irrigation company and all book accounts kept by Coe or these companies in the transaction of business for the Inland Irrigation company. ' Further, it states that in case such accounts are kept in the private books of Coe or his companies, the receiver shall take transcripts from the records. He is also directed to take possession of only such cor respondence uf the defendants In the suit as pertains directly to unfinish ed business of the Inland Irrigation company. The amount of the bonds of Mr. Sommerville has not yet been fixed. UNDERTAKER WOULD PREVENT SEA BURIALS New York undertakers have banded themselves together to protest against the custom of the steamship compan ies In burying at sea the bodies of passengers who die on board. The undertakers are of the opinion that this custom is barbarous, cruel and provocative of unnecessary grief to the relatives of the deceased, as well as a practice that causes considerable loss of revenue to the "laying-out" craft. POPE PIUS IS MUCH IMPROVED IX HEALTH Rome, Feb. 17. The pope is great ly improved. He was allowed to leave his bed for a short time today. Time Table BUI Killed. Salem, Ore., Feb. 17. The house killed the bill providing for the pub lication of time tables of railroads in newspapers of the cities where there are stations. Tho unusual part of this action was that no debate pre ceded the defeat of the bill. Ma honey's bill to prevent county school superintendents from conducting sum mer schools on the ground that they made charges for the tutoring and Intimidated some of the teachers In to Joining tho classes, was also defeated. BORAH FLAYS NORTHERNERS Declares They Play Hypocrite and Act the Parts ot Moral Cowards. IDAHO SENATOR DELIVERS POINTED REPLY TO ROOT Westerner Insists Xegro lias Been Used As Political Football As Long As Sense of Iecency Will Permits ' Culls Upon Fellows to Dispense With Soothing Syrup. Washington, Feb. 17. That pre judice against the negro Is Just as in tense in the north as in the south,, and that the north plays the hypo crite in its contentions to the con- trary, was boldly and bluntly assert- ed in the senate yesterday by Senator -Borah of Idaho. Mr. Borah's declarations regarding : the negro were made at the close of., a prolonged speech In opposition to the Sutherland amendment to tne senate resolution, providing for the election of senators by popular vote. That amendment would have the ef fect of giving congress control of sen atorial elections. The Idaho senator's pronouncement on the race question was made In reply to the recent assertion of Sen ator Root that without the Sutherland provision the resolution would deprive the southern negroes of federal pro tection In the exercise of the fran chise. Mr. Borah dissented from the New York senator' view and in doing so used language which elicited con gratulations from many senators. The Idaho senator expressed deep regret that the race question had been brought into the controversy and as serted that its introduction was in tended only to Imperil the resolution. "I wonder how long the north Is going to play the hypocrite and the moral coward on this question?" ha said. He insisted that a call of the roll of the northern states in wnrch. by Circuit j were an appreciable numoer or ne reoeiver of groes would demonstrate that V,e 1 north had not dealt more leniently with tne negro tnan nua oiner kc- -tlons. Same Prejudice. "The northern states have exhibited the same race prejudice that has been shown elsewhere," he assrted. "In the north we burn the negro at the stake and here, as in other sections, we have our race wars. We push our negroes to the outer edge of the industrial world. We exhibit the same prejudices, the same weakness, the same tolerance that is apparent in the south." Mr. Borah declared that if con- press had power under the existing ..m.laln tVia .nnstitntion ffivinfc . .,,, nvpr aenatorial elections, it should be exercised. If that right exists, the north has the greater obligation under it. be cause it makes claim to it. We as sert the power, but we admit that we have not had the moral courage to exercise it." For himself, he denied the existence of any such power and said that he resented such a position because of the position in which congress would be placed. The race question. Mr. Borah said, had been brought Into the discussion "in the fond hope that it would do service in defeating the resolution as a whole." He declared it had been used for a similar purpose for the last thirty years. In conclusion he said: "The negro has been used as a po litical football about as long as our sense of decency and his developing Intelligence will permit. We should no longer mistreat him but we should have the courage to Inform him of the object of our sophmorlc rhetoric. The colored race has advanced to the point where we well may dispense with the perennial distribution of soothing syrup and give them solid food In the way of facts. We should tell him the truth and conceal noth ing. New Chains ForjnM. "The negro Is beginning to realize that the white man of the north is of the same race as the white man ot -the south, and that In his blood Is the virus of dominion and power. He should know that while h's slave chains have been broken, the chains of industry are being forged around him and will continue to hold mm unless he himself can break them. This badge was placed upon him by his maker and It enn be removed only by the negro himself, with the aid of those who have the courage to tell him the truth, which Is that we have the power to guarantee to him the equal protection of law and to protect him against discrimination. To at tempt anything more would be ruin ous to the colored man and demorl Islng to the whole political body. He (Continued on page eight.) t f: i it 1 1 1 . 4