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EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION WEATHER ItKPORT. Fair tonight; Friday rain. Calling cards, wed ding stationery, com mercial stationery and Job printing to order at the East Oregonlan. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAVER VOL. 24. PENDLETON, OREGON, TI I TliSDAY, OCTOIiKIl :,, 1011. NO. 7235 t- c- Y , 1 J AIL MISSISSIPPI TROOPS ON DUTYJVSTRIKE CENTER Numerous Clashes Result in Wounding of Strikers and Their Successors OFFICERS ENGAGE IN BATTLE AND SHOOT GUARD Brotherhood of Trainmen Will Remain Neutral Present Difficulty, Declares the Organization President MeCdmb, Mis Oct 5. So seriou' Jian the strike Munition become at thin place that Governor Noel huj or dered that the entire state mllltla be concent rated at this point to prevent anticipated violence among the strik ing shopmen of the Illinois Central railroad and strikebreakers. The fear has been spread that an attempt will be made to destroy by dynamite the simps here which are valued at more than $2,000,000. Eleven companies of tin; stale mi litia arc now ramped in the city and ix more companies are en route to this cliy. Martial law practically prevail. Striker Shut During Mot. Jackson, Miss., Oct. B. Continued rioting among the Htriklng shopmen of the Illinois Central and other lines with termlnnlx here. Is more serious today than since the Inauguration of the strike the first of the week. In a general mix-up between the striker and strike-breakers this morning, many shots were fired and J hn Tardy, a striker, whs seriously wounded. Threw Strikebreaker Shot. Augusta, Ga., Oct. 6. The Mrlke "has spread to the Georgia and Flor ida railroad and Is already marked with violence. While a freight train In the Southern yards at Hamburg H. C the strikebreaking crew was fired upon, supposedly by strikers, one. man was fatally Injured and two others of-thc crew were wounded. Gourd Wounded. Watervalley, Miss, Oct. D. Sheriff Smith and two deputies last night en gaged In a gun battle with guards at the local ships of the Illinois Cen tral. One guard was wounded and hurried away, Fatally'sltoot Guard. Houston, Texas. Oct. 5. Four guards at the Southern Pacific situ were lircd on at midnight by unknown persons. Guard Tulils was f.Ual'y wounded. Striker Shot. Jackson, M;ss.. Oct. States Mar-hal Alfred last 5 United night sh COAST TRUSTS TO BE PROSECUTED .San Francisco, Calif., Oct. 5. That (i startling prosecution Is to Inline diately be started by the I'nltet States government against several Pa elfin coast Jobbers, for the violation of the Sherman anti-trust law, was the statement made this morning by Joseph Hailing, a special agent for the United States department of Jus tlce, who has been hero several day gathering data and making prepara lions to institute the proceeding; against the alleged offenders. Mr. Darling stated that ho couh not at this time state Just who would bo. Indicted by the federal grand Jury but declared that the ones slated for prosecution nre four of the largest corporations in California, Oregon and Washington. only two prosecutions for vlolatioi of anti-trust laws, have been ro corded on the Pacific coast In th last twenty years. NEW BRIDGE TO BE THROWN OPEN TO TRAFFIC AT 6 O'CLOCK THIS EVENING The handsome new Main street bridge will be thrown open for trafllc t 6 o'clock this evening. This was the announcement mndo today by Mayor -Murphy and Chairman Stroble of the street committee. Although the time specified In the contract for the hardening of the concrete floor ing will not expire until next week, it. Is the opinion of both tho company officials nnd the city engineer, that tho bridge Is ready at this time to re ceive traffic. The bridge was formally accepted nt a meeting of the council last night when Cltv Engineer Geary Klmbrell made his report on the structuro, and tho last Installment wn paid to the Coast Bridge company. The total cost of the bridge was a little more In Mexican Revolt Starts. Mexico,- Oct. 5. Capturing the town of San Juan Coseom pere, in the province of Vera Cruss alter a seven hour fight, Jlusoul Kuse, commanding 5 J 'J men, t-tartcd the new Reyes Mexican revolt two months nh'ud of schedule today, leav ing a garrison of one hundred men, he next attacked Huatse. and seriously wounded a striking shopman, whom the marshal claim was found tampering with thu coup ling on a freight train. M'ii Shop, Chicago, 111., Oct. 0. The Burnside hops of the Illinois Central becanv open shop-; lute yesterday when th company had notices posted to this effect. Trainmen Neutral. Denver, Colo., Oct. 5. "If the striking shopmen of the various roads flow involved in strike trouble, win their struggle It will be without any aid from the lirotherhood of Railway Trainmen " today said President Lee of the organization. President lx'e said that the difficul ties of the shopmen were of such a nature that the brotherhood of train men could not take cognizance of it and the latter organization would re main neutral. Nerilee Crippled, Portland. Oct. B. Many trains are running behind schedule, and in Port land, Ashton. lloscburg, Huntington and I'matUla. numbers of locomotives are dead today because they can not be repaired, according to the strikers' committee. Los Angeles wins that the men are optimistic and have re ceived information from Chicago In dicating the roads are weakening and they expect the strike to end in a month. Many dead locomotives are in California also. S. 1. Shops Diverted. San Francisco, Oct. B. The South ern Pacific simps are deserted today. It was estimated that less than forty men are working In the shops. Several strikebreakers) deserted the company last night. Tuft Anions Mormons. Salt Lake, Oct. 5. President Is spending a busy day here Senator Smoot supervising. Mr. Taft with Taft and lb is the center of "Old folks week" he received many callers at the Utah hotel and then went to the ernacle nnd heard the choir, lunched at the commercial club. Se- cret service men nro doubling their precautions In guarding him since the scare at Denver. MntnF.RF.lt BEING HII FROM OFFICEI Tncomn, Wash., Oct. 5. That sym pathetic strangers have taken in nn are sheltering Frank Calvin, the mur derer of Mrs. Vivian Irvine, who wa; slain two wucks ago, is the opinion of Sheriff Longmlre. than $:'.", 000, a few hundred dollars additional being necessary because of extra work which had to be done by the company. The contract specified that the bridge was to be completed by Sept. 10, but as there was no pen alty attached for failure of such com pletion, no complaint was made last night. The approaches to the bridge are not yet completed and the filling of gravel which has been put In will be utilized until the htthulitchlc ap proaches are built, according to Coun cllman Stroble. The completion of the work gives Pendleton one of the finest bridges In the state nnd the citizens are gen erally expressing their pride In the . new structure. PORTUGESE IN REVOLT SAYS BRYAN i Uprising of D e posed King's Followers Spreading MANUEL WILL RETURN i Forty Thousand Monarchists Vnder Prince Joseph. .Marching on 0rto Hepuhlieaii Troojx Deserting and Enlisting W.th Royalists. Madrid, Spain, The Portuguese (Jet. 5. Bulletin j monarchist uprising be lit rapidly spreading today. Prince Joseph, of Kraganza, at the head of a well armed army of 40,000 Royal ists, Is advancing on Oporto. King Manuel Is expected to arrive here soon from England, where he has been in exile since his dethronement one year ago. o will '"to the country he formerly ruled and again be proclaim ed king, If the revolution is success- ful. Two Province Taken. London, Oct !. In accordance with the announcement made yesterday, two provinces in northern Pgrtugal were taken todav nnd occupied by the Royalist-revolution forces and the monarchial government was proclaim ed, according to a statement given out here today by Maro,uis La. Varadie, ft rmerly private secretary to the de posed King Manuel. Today Is the time set for the coun ter revolution of the Uoyallst party and the marquis says that the Repub lican troops are deserting the present government and enlisting by the wholesale with the Royalists. He de clares that a report sent out from Lisbon, stating that the revolt had been suppressed, is false. LIFE ENEMIES PAY ' RESPECTS TO HERO Washington, D. C, Oct. S. After1 denouncing Admiral Schley during his life time and officially refu-n.fi to approve his conduct at Santiago ' the United States navy outdid itself i In rendering respect at his funeral to-! day. i It was one of the most impos ng ceremonies at the national capital. Fifteen hundred midshipmen from Annapolis, mar lies and blue Jacket were in line. The services wei a j hts home and later at St. John's ! Episcopal church and interment at Arlington cemetery. Men who were bitterest in denounc- . ing the living Schley, who character- ; ized him as "coward, caitiff and trai- ; tor," were the most prominent in thu ; funeral cortege. The military and navy displays were elaborate. j Admiral Dewey, Schey's champion 1 and friend, was unable to sttend. He is reported to be in feeble health. SCHOOL FOLK TO BE GUESTS AT BANQUET In a big "get together" banquet that promises to be an event of much interest, the members of the local school board and their wives, mem bers of the high school faculty, stu dents of the high school and Pendle ton business college, and all grade teacher of the city will be guo-ts eif the Christian Endeavor society of the Christian church tomorrow evening. The baneiuet is to be held in the big dining room in the basement of the church and plates will be laid for 150. Dr. C. J. Smith is to act as toast master and the banquet Is to be serv ed at S o'clock. Acixirding to those In charge of t' banquet, it Is the intention to make it a get acquainted alt'air and it will probably be made an annual cunt. M'XAM R AS ARE SOON TO SEE THEIR MOTHER Los Angeles, Oct. . Tile Mc Xamara brothers were overjoyed to day when told that their attorneys would send Immediately for Mrs. Me Natnara. their mother. Although tho accused men are scheduled to face trial Wednesday, for dynamiting and murders, they aio seemingly not w orrying. McDnxIt Enters Pleu. San Bernardino, Oct. 5. With less than a dozen persons present. Dent ist McDavIt entered a idea of not guilty before Superior Judge Bledsoe, in connection with holding Jessie Mc Donald n prisoner in his room for sixteen months. He Is charged with a statutory offense. The case was continued until October 16th. MET BLUFFS Insinuates Supreme Court Was Named By Trusts ASKS FOR THE FACTS Says IrCsllont Won Last Klection W illi Aid of Conxirations and Iok to Win Next by Same Method Hurls More Challenges. Lincoln, Oct. 5. Declaring it would practically Impossible to convict'a trust magnate in a criminal court, W. J. Bryan, in The Commoner today,, tiikes up President Taft's challenge, relating to the supreme court trust de cision, and characterizes it as a 'bluff." He then challenges President Taft to give full facts regarding the ap pointment of the supreme court Jus tices. Concerning President Taft's recent utterances, that the anti-trust law is potent to curb the trusts Mr. Bryan says: "The president is bluffing. He knows that the question he raises can not be settled until after the election and then it does not make any dif ference! to him how it is settled. "With the trusts aiding, he won the last presidential election, without pro posing a remedy for the trusts and he hopes with the aid of the trusts to win another, by endorsing the retro grade policy of the supreme court." He then asks If President Taft knew the stand of the men whom he ap pointed to the supreme bench, before he made the appointments and chal lenged President Taft to answer. ASSAULT CHARGE FOLLOWS RELEASE Joe Orten, the man tried for lar ceny of a watch from Perry Gould during the present term of court and upon whose guilt the Jury disagreed, yesterday jumped from the frying pan into the fire and it may be that he has wiggled out of the fire to free dom Upon the motion of the dist rict attorney yesterday. Judge Phelps dismissed the case against him anil dischitrgeri the prisoner but immedi ately a new complaint charging him with assault with a dangerous wea pon was sworn out against him and ne was brought before Justice Parkes. Chief of Police Tom Gurdane was the complaining witness and upon his testimony that the accused had on September 12 drawn a revolver and threatened him with it until it was taken away from him. he was bound over t the grand jury under $5I0 bonds. Although he failed to put up the bonds, Deputy District Attorney Pruitt and Attorney R. R, Johnson for the prisoner, reached some agree ment whereby he was released from custody. Chief, Gurdane arrested the man again last night but released him again this morning. I. PROMISF.S OREGON MORF. RAILROAD!- Rend. Ore., Oct. 5. Cheers and I tears from 3000 people greeted James I J. Hill today when he drove the gold- in spike here today, marking the com i pletion of the Oregon Trunk line., the I nine years' wait for a steel highway ', and the inaugurattion of the devel i opment of central Oregon's millions of idle acres. Hill in a speech prom ; ised more railroad development if this , project is successful. The Harrima lines, which has n 999 year contrae, , for joint use of the tracks into Rend. was represented by R. B. Miller, traf fic manager. , SENATOR AM) ATTORNEY EXCHANGE HITTER WORDS Milwaukee, Oct. .1. Because Ed monifs bas been evasive and showed no knowledge, practically, of expen 'diturrs during Senator Stephenson's 1 1 ampab'.n, Senator Heyburn and At torney Littlel'ild had it war mtiit to l day. Htyburu severely criticised Ed- nionds and Littleton sair the burden ' of proof liiy with the committee. Hey I bin n replied: "The burden of proof (makes little difference." I am nftcr facts. If I fail to get them the re sponsibility rests with those failing to turnish them. CiontiH'rs Sees Plot. Washington, Oct. 5. Sanuie Compers, arriving today, said he was more firmly convinced than ever that the McNamarns are victims of a plot and are Innocent of dynamiting Times building at Los Angeles, tin Trust to Dissolve. Xew York. Oct. 6 Plans for the dissolution of the American Tob;iec company may be filed in the fed era court Monday, according to an ' nouncements made today. TURKISH FLEET REPORTED DESTROYED 01 ITALIANS Austria Preparing to Take Steps Against Further Operations in Albania BALKANS AWAIT FAIL OF PREVSA TO REVOLT Turks Succeed in Holding Port Against Enemy and Slay Small Number of Italians-Capture of Tripoli Announced World's Scries Planned. Xew York. O t. 5. The Na tional baseball commission met here today and decide. 1 the first game of the world series will lie played in Xe,v Y rk October II. The second game will be play d in Philadelphia. Tiie teams thereafter will alternate be tween the two cities until the .series is decided. In case of a postponement the game will be played in the city originally scheduled. A coin was tossed to decide where the first game would be played. PLAINTIFF AWARDED DAMAGES BY JURY When the Jury In the case of Frank Brown, administrator of the estate of Peter Nehjn vs. A. W. Dau'nner brought in a verdict giving the plaintiff $300 and $25 attorney fees yesterday, the present session of the circuit court, so far as jury trials were concerned, was brought to an end. It has been a long and extremely arduous term and lawyers as weil as the judge are glad of 1U I end. A number of cases were dismissed by Judge Phelps and development occurred in a number of otiiors. Default and judgment was taki in the case of G. S. Andrus vs. D. R j Andrus and an order for the sale oi the attached property given. The same action was taken in th. case of o. B Steward vs. o. H, Kid der ct ux and t'oO attorney fees v allowed. In the case of H. M. Todd vs. Geo. Ti e le judgment Was rendered on the pleadings for the failure of a replj and for failure to plead further with ing the time provided by rule of the court. The two cases in which E. M. Walsh, former grocer, was ilefendant and Sophie Ryer.s and Lang Co plaintiffs, was dismissed because o. the bankruptcy of the defendant. Other cases dismissed on motion the attorneys for the plaintiff wen those of Columbia Land Co. vs. Max well Land & Irrigation company. Wil liam G. V. Hughes vs. Violet Reesor Hughes, and AUbert Stickler vs. Mag gie Stickler. 0 In the case of the First National bank vs. Stokes Kirk et al defau; against the defendants was taken and decree for foreclosure given. $lon attorney fees were allowed. Baby Dies Suddenly. The six months old baby of Mr. and Mrs D. C. Russell, who lives near Mission, died very suddenly Tuesday evening. When the father left f o Enterprise Monday, the little one was in good health but took su id and expired before a doctor arrive nly ii could Current Literature Club. The Current Literature club will l'u .M t'ir.i.-.r:' .v afternoon at 2 o'clock ;it the home of Mrs. 1. I". Temple on south Main street. OPEN BIDS TOMORROW FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE PENDLETON FEDERAL BUILDING Bids for the construction of the federal building in Pendleton are to be opened ill 3 o'clock tomorrow af ternoon in the office of the supervis ing archileii in the treasury ilepait ni 'iit tit Washington. D. C. This is in aoou-danco with the no tice given recently to contractors when October (J war set as a date for the opening of the bids. At the tinii Postmaster J. T. Brown was furnish ed with copies of the ;!ans and speci lications for the building and was in sti noted to supply a copy of the sun. to each contractor making applica tion therefore". Constantinople, Oct. 5. Wild ex citement was caused here when uncon- I firmed reports were received that the Turkish fleet had been destroyed In a naval engagement with the Italians , off Mitylene. ! It was reported that the Italians jsunk and captured the fleet and then s ized the Island of Leiunos of which i i.-ne is tha capital. It is reported that heavy firing has en heard in north Dardanelles. Capture" Confirmed. Rome. Oct. 5. It was Officially an unced today that the Italians have ptured Tripoli. The Turkish gar rison went into the hills. They would not surrender. Austria Prepares for War. London, Oct. 5. The Evening Times, in an extra edition, asserts it has reliable information that Austria is determined to prevent a continu ance of Italy's operations against Turkey on the Albanian coast. Many rumors are afloat concerning the war, but it is hard to tell what ii true. It is believed the Italians have oc cupied Tripoli, but they control the cables and will not give out any in formation. Attempt Assassination. Vienna, Oct. 5. An unidentified man created a panic In Relehsrath to day when he fired several shots from a gallery into the benches occupied by the ministers justice and of ed ucation. Neither were hurt. The man was arrested. The place was crowded at the time. Italian Cruiser Destroyed. London, Oct. 5. A report reached this city today from Tripoli, stating t hat the Italian cruiser Cavout, struck a submerged mine in the Trip oiitan harbor yes.erday and was de stroyed, with all on board. The re port has not ljt'en officially con firmed. The same ian fleet is Mitylene. report says that tlu Ital bombarding the port of Turks Rent Off Italian.. in. Oct. 5. The Italian force Mi! were repulsed successfully by th" Turkish forces today when they tried to land here following the bombard ment of yesterday and last night. The (Continued on page eight.) GOVERNOR WEST QUITS POLITICS S.ilem. Ore.. Oct. ". Governor West this morning came out with a flat statement to the effect that when his present term of office expires that he will retire from the game of poll tics and will never again be a candi date for any public office. He how ever admitted that he tniulit enter the race if his enemies abuse him. The governor stated that he would still stick t' his well known policy with regard to conducting the state prison and patrolling convicts by the honor system, despite all protests. While admitting that a number of parolicd lonvicts lune vi dated the confidence reposed in th. m by th. m by him- si If and hav br iken their paroles, dd his methods contentions in the tovemor West . . ould prove his ng run. In L.i c: 1 l - i accordance with the Mr. Brown .-uppli it concerns v ilh the In: tructions . d four dif plans and sp.-cifieaiio'is. i 'lie of the prospec tive builders is a Pendleton firm; an-oib- r is from S.iit Like; the third Is ii. o.i Wai'.a W.iila ami the fount from Seatt'e. It is undertool that the Set Lake concern is the firm of Campbell Iti.'S, which .''ready h"' contrails for the construction of gm erninent buildings elsewhere. In view of their experience in this class work they may bo able to land 'ho Pendleton cmtract. They are now at I-i Grande.