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-.'"?- " f '- ' -',T . EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION WEATHER REPORT Calling cards, wad ding stationery. om mercial stationery and Job printing to order at the East Oregonlan. Showers and thunder storms tonight or Sunday; cooler Sun day. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, .Jl'LY 1011. NO. 7200 VOL, 24, .1: ..,,fc. - . --jszr n jfck f v . - i- - r-: SWAN PETERSON IS A PRISONER Denies Any Knowledge ot Double Murder of Archie Coble and Young Wife, FINGER PRINTS MAY PLAY IMPORTANT PART; ExiK-rt Declares Slayer Wus Loft handed ami Suspect Is Murked by Sume Nuturul Oddity Being Held ill Taconui Jail. Tacoma, July 15.-Swan Peterson, the section man, who was wanted to i explain his disappearance following : the murder of Archie and Nettie Coble at Rainier last Monday, is In the county Jail here and today he denied any knowledge of the crime. Newspaper descriptions of Peterson made his capture easy. He was ar- rested at Meeker and admitted his : Iflontltv ! identity. Weaving Evidence, Doctor Cathey of Portland, who has been working on the case, de clared that the murder of the Hill family near Portland and the slay mg oi me uo.es 0 uu..c uy same man. ! This is proven by a study of the finger prints and footprints of the t man who committed the two crin The doctors also pay that the man Who committed the two almost par allel murders was left handed. Pe terson is left handed. . . . Arc uniNi oi o v.vauco. Rome, July 15. It Is asserted here . . i . .v. i. a u today on good authority that Arch - . , ..,,, . t-, . .,, K binhops Ireland and Farley will be- come cardinals at the next conclave, M NAMARA ATTORNEYS PREPARE FOR BATTLE I Los Angeles, Cal., July 15. Now j that the McNamara cases have been actually sot tor trial, attorneys for the defense, of the accused union j men, today settled down to earnest ; work in preparation for the legal battle. They say that to get the case ready for October 10 will require the hard est and most persistent work. Not only will five thousand pages of transcript evidence have to be gone through and classified, but trips must be made all over the country and many witnesses summoned. It Is nunllkely that any further le gal steps will be taken before the ac tual commencement of the trial. FIVE GENERATION'S LIVING. Child Has l iiu-sual Distinction In llolli ; " . raroiitu' Families. I ; j Wallace, Ind. Little Lois . Stairna of Wallace has the distinction of be ing the representative of the fifth liv ing generation of her father's and mother's families. The parents of her father, Held Stams, are Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Starns; Mrs. A. E. Starns' parents are Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Alward; Lewis Al ard'8. mother is 'Mrs. .Mary Alward, the groat-great-grandmothcr or the little girl. The parents of her mother, Hattie Starns, are Mr. and Mrs.A.B. Grimes; Mrs. A. H. Grimes' mother' Is Mrs. Philpott of Yeddo; A. B. Grimes' parents are Mr. and Mravi W. L. Grimes of Lafayette. A. R. Ijewis is ainorfg the Helix pe. pie In the city today. MORE UNEASINESS IN That the business situation in the east is more unsettled than in the west and that business houses, both retail and Jobbing, are buying very cautiously is the news brought back by Clarence M. Bishop, of the Pen dleton woolen mills who has Just re turned from a month's stay in the Atlantic and New England states, "I was more closely associated with people concerned In t.lye, .woolen mill industry than with others and It may be that I found more pessim ism 'there than exists elsewhere. How ever, I am sure from observations In various cities that, mercantile houses are buying light. This is especially true with reference to textile goods. They are afraid of being overstocked and of facing a decline." "This Is the season for the light summer weight goods and ordinarily majnufacturers are now talcing or ders from clothing manufacturers for goods for next summer's use. But there Is no business being done and this regardless of the fact that bust judge lynch after Kentucky murderers Burnslde, Ky , July 15. De puty Sheriff James Ellis anil John Helton have leen spirit ed awny from the Somerset Jail today to prevent their lynch ing, for killing Magistrate Boaty and Constable Heath. Ellis and Helton shot the officers dead, when they appeared in court to answer to minor charges. UOT SUBDUES AND ARRESTS I MI JJESEXTS INSULT W1TJI Holds Follow Until Arrival or I'oiicc. Who Also Find Extreme Measures Necessary In Jailing ' Prisoner Fined in City Court. Mrs. Collins of 1415 East Court street last evening demonstrated her ... . - . . ability to protect herself from the In sulU if a drunken reveler, for she not only succeeded in quelling John W. OU with a well directed blow from a hammer but she actually held him at ner home untn the po,lce arriVed ..... . , to take hlm lnt0 custody, Ott yesterday evening, it is alleged, proceeded to break a two years ab- stenance by swallowing the contents of a quart bottle of Bourbon. In an Irresponsible condition tie arrived at the Collins home In the eastern lim its of the city and is said to have pro- ceeded to force his way into the expostu- , . . . . ,,. , , luting with him, he Is alleged to have ,, , . ... .. .,, I Insulted her in the vilest manner ne on ghe 8l;1zbJ a hammer and j gtruel Phlm a hard blow over the right temple, felling him to the floor. I Mrs. Collins then telephoned to the J police and held Ott at her home un- I til oincer Kearney arrived, on is ! said to have attempted to resist ar- I rest and struck at the officer but a crack on the head from the latter's night stick, showed him the futility of his efforts. Ho was brought before Police Judge Hailey this morning and fined 125 which he paid after several hours. ,' UAIIE FALLS FOCU STORIES AXD ESCAPES New -York. John Kelly and his Wife, living at 132 Eighth street, Brooklyn, got a shock that they will never forget. Hearing urgent knock ing at their door, they opened it to find an ambulance surgeon there with their 13-nionths-old baby In his arms. The little boy's head was bleeding from cuts and scratches. f ,- . Little James, who Is precociously active for his age, had awakened at daylight, crawled out of . his crib, crept to an open window and fallen through the fire escape to the ground, four stories below. V The baby landed on a pile of gar bage, which accounts for his not be ing killed outright. The janitor heard the Infant's cry and sent for an tm hulance. The surgeon found that the baby had escaped serious injury. Tho baby crowed and laughed in glee when placed In his father's arms. His mother had fainted. DETAILS OF HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ARRAN'Gl ID Loniln, July 15. Thirty thousand dollars, win, lose or draw, is fli .mount that Champion Jaqk Johnson will receive for his fight with Bom bardier Wells, the Irishman, during September. All details except ac tual signing of the articles, have been completed. EAST THAN IN WEST .1 v, a i !;-; ! ness has been light in the past. According to Mr. Bishop the agi tation over the tariff Is the cause of the unrest in woolen circles. However, people have quit considering the sub ject from a partisan standpoint, he says. They are now trying to get down to an adjustment of 'the tariff on economic lines and mfst people are ready for an adjustment If an economic adjustment may be had. There is much Interest In the 'coming report of the tariff board on sched ule K and he says the commission lias been striving hnrd to get at the facts and to submit a fair and unbi ased report to congress this winter." During his absence Mr. Bishop met with many men prominent in textile lines and so heard much upon this subject. While In New England Mr. Bishop purchased some additional machinery for the Pendleton mill and it will be used in the manufacture of some lines not heretofore turned out by the lo cal plant BRIDGES GIRL HELD 8! COURT 'Judge Refuses to Consider Wishes of Mother in Etfort to Select Guardian. SEVERELY ARRAIGNS SEE'S "FREE LOVE" DISCIPLE Daughter Refuses proffered Trii to Eurooo, Hume in California, or Even ConiiMiuy of Her Father Cave Under Advisement. Chicago, Ills., July 1?. Mildred Bridges, the seventeen-year-old girl whom Evelyn Arthur See stands con victed of having abducted, was ar raigned in the juvenile court here to day in an action to determine into whose custody she should be remand ed. "Your wishes will not even be considered," the court said to Mrs. Bridges, who was present. "1 do not consider you a fit person to care for any girl," continued the judge. . Stephen Bridge)?, the father, offer ed to take the girl to Europe for six months and upon receiving her refus al, he offered to purchase her a home in California. This offer was also declined. Mildred said she would go nowhere in the company of her father. The court took the case un der advisement. ! Washington. .Tulv IT,. Vavnl mi litia of the Atlantic coast states will be given a taste of "war" during the summer practice commencing today and to continue througli ten days. The Atlantic torpedo fleet and- the naval militia ve-sels will "defend" Xarra gansett Bay and the eastern entrance of Long Island sound against a sim ulated attack of the battleship fleet. The little torpedo craft are now scout ing about on the lookout for the "enemy," which is expected to begin Its attack on next Tuesday or Wed nesday.! !. , . : .1 :,j - x ; St. Suithin's Day. Washington, July 15. Old St. Swithln. according to English tradi tion, controls "the weather for forty days after July 15, and you can tell wMIt he is going to order by what he favors us with today. The sharps of the weather bureau scout St. Swith ln and denounce him as an impostor and his followers as superstitious. Today is St. Swithln's Day, and. de spite the skeptics, thousands of Am ericans and Englishmen will await with interest everything in the way of meterological phenomena that is sprung before midnight. 30.000 Bathers Daily. Newt, York, July 15. Thirty thou sand bathers will be able to use daily the new municipal bathing establish ment which Father Knickerbocker op ened to the public at Coney Island to day. The pavilion is sixty feet wide and 400 feet long, containing hun dreds of private rooms and shower baths, together with all the adjuncts and appointments of an up-to-date bath house. , 50 Years a Postiimstcr, Wa.-'hington. July 15. Lyman E. Thurston, who was Appointed post master 'of Leicester. Mass., by Abra ham lineoln, in 1861. has sent in his resignation to the postoffice depart ment at Washington, to go into effect today. Today is the semi-centennial of Thurston's appointment, and his period of continuous service breaks all records. Deputy Accidentally Killed. Spokane, July 15. Deputy Sheriff James M. Bennett, was instantly kill ed at Chelan, Wash., last night by the accidental1 discharge of his revolver. He was soplng over a spring to drink when the weapon was dis charged. CONTROLLER BAY MAP WAS BOGUS Washington, July 15. That the map which mysteriously disappeared from the files of the war department 1s the one showing the Controller Ray entries, made by Richard Ryan, agent for the Guggenhelms In Alaska, and that It was physically impossible for such a bonafide map to rehch Wash ington from Alaska within fifteen days after the entry had nctually been made, was confirmed today by Glf ford Plnchot, formerly chief forest er. , Plnchot said he had called the at tention of Secretary Stimson to the matter and the map was thoroughly Inspected and discussed at that time. U.S.ATTy.GEN'L. TO LOSE READ Alleged ';o Have Deliberately Ignored Fact of $50,000 Fraud. CONGRESS WILL DEMAND DOCUMENTS OF CASE I Alikan Delegate. Explodes Ex)se kihI Cliurjrc.s He Personally Fur niMied !iiforn.at!-'Mi That Would Have Warranted Late Suicide's In dictment. Washingtrm, July 15. Impeach ment of United States Attorney Gen eral Wkkersham, on charges having deliberately connived to aid in the es cape of men who defrauded the gov ernment out of $50,000, In Alaska, was predicted here today. Democrats generally " took up the charges against the attorney general, which were preferred by Delegate James Wickersham of Alaska. Documents Wanted. The judiciary committee of con gress, today decided to report favor ably on a resolution, demanding the documents in tase of Captain Jarvls, once the agent of the Guggenhelms In Alaska, and failure to prosecute whom may cost the attorney general his official head. Had Information. In his expose of the case, Delegate Wickersham asserted that more than a year ago he furnished the attorney general with Information that war ranted ilie Immediate indictment of Captain Jarvls. He declared the attorney general deliberately allowed statute of limi tations to run against the offense. Captain Jarvls committed nuicide- in Seattle, June 2nd, last. Attorney General Wickersham is sued a statement this afternoon de nying the charges made against him. He declared his department had en deavored to prosecute Jarvls but was unable to secure sufficient evidence. INSANE CON'TK ACTOR SHOOTS TWO AXD KILLS SELF Okland, July 15. Following a quar rel over the payment of a debt, George Euchler, a contractor, fatally wounded Harry Kelton, a street car Inspector and J. Auchanbaugh, a by stander on the street here today and then killed himself. He was prob ably insane. DR. W 1 LEY'S PROFESSION' AL BROTHERS SUPPORT HIM Cincinnati, July 15. The local di vision of the American Chemical so ciety will launch a movement here Monday to have the' United States chemists oppose, by every means possible, the proposed ousting of Dr. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chem istry of the department of agricul ture. AVIATOR WILL SURVIVE TOO FOOT PLUNGE Erie, July 13. Hud Mars, the av iator who fell seven hundred feet here yesterday and was, apparently fatally injured, may recover. Reports from the hospital tt which Mars was taken, say today that he is showing remarkable vitality and his chances for recovery are fairly good. Typhoon Does Diniiitiie, ' Manila. July 15. Northern Luzon has been swept by a typhoon. All the wires nt'e down and the observers believe it is the worst experienced in years. Details because of the; lack of communication have not beeiv receiv ed. ; j . , China's First Ship launched. London. July 15. The first cruiser for the Chinese modern, navy was launched- at Barrow today. LAND IN 1RR0CC0 London, July 14. The British- France-German Morroccan crisis be came more grave than ever today when dispatches from Gibraltar con firmed previous reports that a Ger man force had been landed at Cape Juby, Morrocco, from the German cruiser Panther which is at Agadir In defiance of French and British pro tests. It Is believed the landing of Ger man troops will be made the basis of new and more positive, demands, by F.nglnnd and France, that Germany Immediately cense activities in Mor occo. MANY MISSIXt; A ITER NEVADA CLOLD-IM RST Reno, Xev., July 15. Several lives are thought to have been lost In a mighty cloudburst, which occurred late yesterday between Gardnersville and Lake Tahoe. The roads were de stroyed and several automobile p.nd -Irlvlng parties are unac counted f'jr. 2ND HEROIC EFFORT TO SAVE WIFE'S LIFE!'m SENATOR LIKE LEA HACIXG WITH DEATH Charters Special Train to Rush Llfc inato to Dry Country, in Attempt to Check Ravages of Sickness. Washington, D. C, July 15. Hav ing saved his wife's life recently, through allowing the transfusion of own blood Into her veins, United States Senator Luke Lea, of Tennes see, is today racing (westward against death, which now threatens Mrs. Lea, from pneumonia. After Senator Lea and his wife were discharged from the hospital here as convalescent, thoy went to Deer Park to recuperate. While there pneumonia attacked Mrs. Lea and physicians told the senator the only way to save his wife's life was to get her to a dry climate. Lea at once put his wife aboard a special train and began a raca to the west. JAPANESE ADMIRAL MAY INSPECT NAVAL YARDS New York, July 15". That the na vy department shares in admiration in which Admiral Togo, the famous Japanese naval officer. Is held by most Americans, was proven today when orders were received at the navy yard here to make an excep tion in his case, regarding the prohib iting of foreigners from inspecting any construction work in the United States navy yards. Upon his arrival in August, Admiral Togo will be al lowed to inspect th yards from end to end. S. SAFE FROM ATTACK BY AXGLO-JAP 'TREATY Tokio, July 15. "A new triple al liance, with Great Britain, the United States and Japan as its components," is the gist of many published opin ions here today, with reference to the revised Anglo-Japanese treaty, which was signed in London yester day. It Is generally believed here that the agreement absolutely pre vents war with the United States. Editorial comment is mainly favor able. UNION' OFFICIALS ARE GIYEX PRISON' SENTENCE Denver, July 15. Judge Whitford today sentenced Edward Doyle and William Crawford, officers of the United Mine Workers, to a year's im prisonment for violating an injunc tion restraining the strikers from picketing the Golden coal fields. Twelve other miners were also com mitted to. jail, pending the payment of fines. In passing sentence Judge Whitford denounced the union, de claring the miners had maligned, as well as attempted to intimidate him. The Dalles Man Mis-injr. The Dalles, Ore.. July 15. The dis appearance of L. P. Ackerman, Mon day 'is still 'tho; cause of great un eariness on the part of the family and friends today and the belief grows that Ackerman, who Is a prominent business man, has been murdered and hts body thrown, into -the Columbia river. He had considerable money whi'n he disappeared. HAMPTON TO SPEND In order that he may take instruc tion In the department of pedagogy of Columbia university, New York citv. Principal A. C. Hampton o'f me FeViT dleton high school, has asked the board for a two years' leave of ab sence and the matter Is to be acted upon by the board at a special meet ing to be held this evening-. . --"iiir tout? L'usl 1J. nuillliiou has been desirous of attending Co lumbia university and of taking two years' instruction under the McMur ray brothers, who have the depart ment of pedagogy and are reputed among tho foremost educators In the United States. Mr. Hampton's train ing thus far has been obtained from taking the normal course at the Mon mouth normal and attendance at Uni versity of Oregon; Being ambitious for success and advancement In his profession he desires further instruc tion In an eastern school. He would COAL AT COST OF PRODUCTION MovemBnt Started at Portland to Bring this About by Gov ernment Operation. TURK j Plan Is ApK)intiiient .r Coal Mining j Commission to Take Charge of Controller Hay IjiikIs and Establish I Bunkers AIoiik Oregon Coast. Portland, Ore., July 15. A move ment looking to the mining and mar keting of coal deposit !n Alaska, by the government, was launched her today. With hundreds of s.yners already. Including Governor West, petitions are being circulated, urging congress to create an Alaskan Coal ITinlni; commission,, which shall supervise the mining of coal on government lands in Alaska; , building of a rail way to the tidewater at Controller Bay. the purchase of colliers and es tablishing government coal bunkers at Astoria, Coos Bay and Portland. Coal stored in these bunkers Is to be sold direct to the people of the entire country at the cost of produc tion, plus the expense of handling, according to the plan. The estimated cost of financing the entire project is placed at $6,000,009. Copies of the petition are being sent to all parts of the state for sig natures and will be forwarded to Or egon's representatives at Washington for presentation to congress. TO CARE FOR PRESS MEN DURING ROUND-UP For the purpose of entertaining the newspaper men who will be here dur. ing the RouTid-up this fall a special committee from the Commercial club has-been named by President Smyths pursuant to fnstructions given him at the board of managers meeting yes- , terday. As named today by the Commercial dub president the committee is com posed of F. W. Lampkln, business manager of the East Oregonlan. CL W. Meighan and Joseph Skrable. Upon this committee will fall the task of making the "visiting newspaper men welcome during the Round-up and district fair. From indications there will be many representatives of the newspaper fra ternity here this fall, many from eastern Oregon towns and many from the larger cities of the northwest Special arrangements will be made for their entertainment. , To Quell Revolt. Cape Haytien. July 15. With Pres ident Simon lu personal command, practically all the government troops of Hayti, are today en route to the northern part of the island t.- stamp out a serious insurrection there. The rebels have been victorious in several recent engagemnts. MERCURY CM Ml IS HIGHER; REGISTERS 112 Still hotter than yesterday is today, the mercury In the offi cial thermometer climhlu-; to 112 this afternoon. However, the weather man promises a cooler day for Sunday with probable thunder storms, either tonljrht (r tomorrow. TWO YEARS IN THE EAST like to leave for the east at this time because of the fact that Mrs. Hamp ton Is called to Denver by the illness of her father. Mrs. Hampton will accompany her husband to New York and they will make their home there during the next two years. Who will have the prineipalshlp of the high whool following Mr. Hamp ton's departure has not vet been de- I. n a m ... ie school durinr the past four years and In that time hns had the honor of turning out a debating team of state championship class for three years In succession. The championship was won by the lo cal team last year, while the team In the final debate of the series lost out to Grants Tass this year. Duchess Victim of Heat. London. July 15. The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire died here to day following a seat stroke at San down Park race meeting.