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WWMIIMHHMMUMMMlMlMII 1 t EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION WEATHER REPORT. Fair tonight and Sun ' day. Calling cards, wed ding stationery, com mercial stationery and Job printing to order at the East Oregonlan. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2o, NO. 7255 VOL. 24. HARROW AND T Over Ruling That Belief of Guilt Dees Not Disqual ify a Juror. WILL DEMAND NEW JUDGE llonlwell IMiimm to Allow Attorney for McXnniuni to Arffiio or Question Veniremen Clutrgo Court Disre gard Prisoner's Rights. Los Angeles, Calif., Oct. 28. An Important point was today lost by the defense in the trial of the McNa inaras, when Superior Judge Bord well overruled the challenges of tho defense against Veniremen Winters, Butcher and Hampton. Butcher had admitted that he was prejudiced .against labor unions and Hampton, who is a farmer, declared that he be lieved that tho McN'amaras were guilty of destroying the Times build ing. Judge Rordwell peremptorily re fused to allow Clarence Darrow, chief counsel for the defence, to either make an argument or further ques tion the men. His only resort now Is to peremptorily challenge them. As a result of the decision, which they claim is extremely unjust, the attorneys for the defense will In all llke'ihood make another demand for a change In judges. Judge Iiordwell took up tho chal lenge of the defense against Winter and asked him regarding his speech es against the unions two years ago. While Winters did not deny the facts brought out by the defense, the Judge disallowed the challenge. Ho did the same with Hampton nnd saying that he had examined tho rec ord and did not believe that Hamp ton's opinion that Mc.amara was guilty would disqualify him to sit in the case and decide whether or not he was guilty after hearing the evi dence. When Clarence Harrow attempted to make an argument before the court Judge Iiordwell curtly cut him off, saying: "I consider th's matter a closed in cident." Dnrrow could do nothing else but tako his feat and he plainly showed that he was deeply chagrined. After Assistant Prosecutor Horton had challenged Venireman Lee, who was passed by the defense last night, Judge Rordwell excused him on tho grounds that he was bias. Uistr'ct Attorney Fredericks at CLASH tempted to pass Winter nnd Hampton girl at Santa Cruz a few days ago, and without questioning them, but Dar-1 who was married within six hours of row insisted and finally Fredericks his acquittal to tho complaining wit asked them a couple of questions. I ness, was shot rrnd seriously wound Davis, attorney for the defense, I ed by the girl's mother l ist night as then qu'ck'y examined them, re-dl- j he came toward her home. Mrs. rect nnd renewed the challenge for J Whltson collapsed alter the shooting implied bias and after a bitter Inter-(and was taken to the emergency hos change of lawyers, Judgo Rordwell idtiil. said he would rule on the challenge Monday. Davis elicited from tho two ve niremen that they would not hang n man on circums'nntlal evidence, then he challenged them. Horton argued that he challenged them too late and mu-t bo overruled, ncoit answered Ditteriy: "There cannot be two kinds of law here, one for the state ond one for tho defense. Wo admit we are desperately desir ous of getting these two men off the jury because they are plainly unfair minded men." When the case was resumed this morning, the record showed that the defense was forced to proceed after Darrow hail declared that tho consti tnllonal rights of the McN'amaras had been disregarded by Judge Rord well, who lat night refuse to decide on the challenges of tho defense ngn'nst Winters an Hampton, each of whom expressed the belief that Mc nnmara is guilty. Both defense and prosecuting attorneys were In a fighting mood. V. S. Wants Fxlilbltx. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 28. The federal government, through District Attorney Miller, today filed a petition for the removal of all evidence, ex- WOMAN THRASHES A SEATTLE JUDGE Seattle. Wash, Oct. 28. Superior Court Judge John F. Main was way laycd nnd horsewhipped at tho court houso yesterday by Mrs. Christian M. Olson who had InRt a case involving title to some property in Judgo Ma;n's court. Mrs. Olson wielded a short wh'p of braided rawhide and succeeded In sinking the amazed Judge on the head twico before a bn'llff overpowered her, "You've robbed me! You've rob bed me!" streamed Mrs. Olson as she FtrtiTcled t free herself from tho grasp if fie court attendants. After she ben me nuiet she was taken to the county vl where sho was held without a charge. F ARE DESTROYED Capture of Ching Kiang By Rebels Is Momentarily Expected Now. SHANGHAI IS IN DANGER Imperial Troops Claim to Have (bused Revolutionists Across River lit Hankow New Dictator Trying to Muko l'cuco. Shanghai, Oct. 28. The fortifica tions of Wu Sing have fallen under the rebel attack, according to press dispatches received here and the cap ture of the city Is expected soon. Ching Kiang citizens are frenzied, fearing the rebels will sack the town without awaiting the outcome of parleys. Shanghai Is also disturbed, as .Shanghai is the next city in line for trouble If the rebels capture Ching Kaing. Wisdom of Action Doubled. Feklrig, China, Oct. 28 Foreign legation officials here express doubts as to whether the appointment of Yuan Shi Kai, practically dictator of China, will be sufficient action on the part of the imperial government, to quell the rebellion against the Manchu dynasty. He has been given supreme com mand over the army and viceroys. His preliminary steps indicate that he intends to be very temperate at first and try to restore peace, rather than risk all by trying to stamp out the revolution with armed forces in the field. Loans Again Refused. Toklo; Japan, Oct. 28. Overtures made by the Chinese imperial govern ment, for a loan of $5. 000, 000 have been refused by the Yokohoma Specie bank. Canton Xoi Captured. San Francisco. Oct. 2S. Heliel dis patches received here state that Can ton has not fallen, but the revolution ary sentiment is so hot that business men are advising the royalists to withdrew and avoided bloodshed surrendering to the rebels. by MOTIIKIt OF IUCIDF. SHOOTS SOX-IX-IAW San Francisco, Oct. 28. Henry De. Lorme, acquitted of a white slavery charge for the abduction of Helen Whltson, a 17-year-old San Francisco ton Claims Filed Olympia, Oct. 2S. In the accident fund In the state treasury there Is up wards of $300,000, nnd although the Industrial Insurance commission has been in existence less than a mouth there have been 400 claims filed with that body, and it Is estimated that they will, when the law becomes widely known, and there is no delay In sending In reports, that the num ber will total about f.oo a month and reach about 10,000 a year. GOODS ENROUTE 10 LOCAL STORE STOLEN The Boston Store Is short about 150 suits of high quality underwear as a result of a boxcar robbery clever ly executed while o shipment of goods was being transported to Pen dleton from the east. Yesterday, the long awaited bill of goods arrived and the clerks began opening the boxes to get their wares before tho public. When the small pastebonrd boxes la beled underwear were taken out, the clerks remarked upon their lightness nnd, thinking thnt the clothing must bo an extra fine quality of "nermesh," they opened one and tound nthing but air. Pox after box was then opened nnd all were found to be empty. An Invest'gatlon revenlod that the top had been removed from tho shipping enso. tho contents carefully removed from the little boxes and' tho latter replaced In order. There is no clew to the perpetrators of the clever rob bery but the railroad compnny will probnbly make good the loss. ' ept dangerous explosives, in the Mo- Namara case, to the jurisdiction of I he federal nuthorit'es. Tho pclit'on se s forth that tho '"nitnd States grand Jury convenes Tuea 'ay and will need the hooks and documents of tho International Bridge and Structural Tron Workers to Investigate the McNamara case. CHINESE NEWLY FORMED LUMBER TRUST SOON TO SQUEEZE MONEY FROM NORTHWEST Seattle, Wash., Oct. 28 Of all the flagrant impositions upon the public, the newly formed lumber come forwanl with the annvuncenient of one that it will inflict, be- ginning at the end of the year. At a meeting of the officials of the trust in this city it was decided that all mills in Oregon and Washington, belonging to the West Coast Lumber association members, were to close down December 30 for one month in order to curtail the lumber output and force an enormous in- crease in prices. In addition to the hardship that will be worked on the public by this move to swell the purses of the trust members, thousands of working people of he Northwest, will be thrown out of employment during the worst part of the winter. " ANSWER OF TRUST EXPECTED DEC. 4 Array of Legal Talent Is Brilliant President Taft nnd Dickinson Hold a , Conference on Status of Suit Fx- tends His Trio. Washington, Oct. 28. The United States Steel corporation's first step in the legal battle with the govern ment for its existence will be taken Monday. December 4. On that day, an array of counsel, which promises to include some ff the most brilliant legal talent In Am erica, will appear before the United States circuit court at Trenton, N. J-, In wh'ch the government's dissolution suit has been brought. On January 2, 1912. the steel cor poration is expected to file its answer to the government's charges. Several legal maneuvers of which the steel corporation lawyers could avail themselves, may postpone the date of thoir answer, for they have the right to .ask the court to give 31) days more grace, thus extending their t'me to February 2. Taft Told of Suit. Chicago, Oct. 28. That the govern- menfs suit against the steel trust will 1 be the subject for a conference be-.j ("ri'1 regulation of prices at which tween cabinet officers here and Pres- the coal shall be sold, ident Taft seemed pract:cally certain 5Ir- Fisher stated in his address today. lhllt President Taft approved this President Taft addressed the Am- l,lan erican Mining congress and the Bar JIr- Fisher proposed that the gov Association and visited the new train- frnment purchase the Alaskan North ing station at Lake Bluff today. ern railroad and extend it to the Me- Tonight he will banquet with tlu tanuska fields, one hundred miles, Chamber of Commerce. 1 an' ultimately open up the agrieul- Attorney Diitfcinson and President ' tural districts. He said the owners Taft talked over the suit this morn- W"M sell In jr. . Tll program also pi vi!" that all Conferring with Secretary of tho ' Masting- lawful claims be 1-cognized Navy Von Meyer, Mr. Taft decided a"' ,h:'t H coal lands be subject to to extend h's trip. From Morgau- ' a. limited lease, with federal restric town. W. Va., he will go to Washing- 1 t,011f!- ton. thence ta New York. November Addressing the American mining 2 to review the naval mobilization, congress today, President Taft endors then to Hot Spr ngs then to Ohio. ed. tn-? Alaskan pol'cy of Walter Kentuigy and Tennessee. I Fisher and said that Secretary Fisher I would win his lasting gratitude if Marjorle Paine Suicides. j Provo, Utah, Oct. 2S. Rowing out alone into the deep waters of Utah Iiike to a spot where her craft was obscured from the shore line, Mar jorle n. Paine, dramatic critic and special writer for the papers of Salt Lake, leaped from her boat and was drowned. The woman had bound about her waist strong cords to which was nttaehed a heavy railroad iron. The empty boat drew the attention of! a launch party and the body was re covered. Despondency is said to have been the cause of the suicide. I Sleamers Collide'; One Sinks. Siatlle, Wash., Oct. 2.S. In a heavy fog tiiis morning the s'eamer Iro qoi:s, jdying between Seattle and Vic toria and tlu steamer Multnomah, running between Seattle and clym 1 -in. collided in the harbor The lat ter vessel sank but the crow and pas sengers were all rescued by the Iroquois. tlemipt to Wiwk Train Fails. j t''"t General Reyes may be seated as San Bernardino, Cal., Oct. 28. A i ,,xocutlve. deliberate attempt to wreck the Santa j "el'TO. the newspapers claim, in Fo fast train which left here yester- j ''tiL'ted the Seapatastas to refrain rrom entering the canltol. made near Colton, according to offi- dais of the company here. A tie, '" " l ' 1 1,11 l,lt' 'o ia iiarra adminis they said, had been placed between j . "' the rails on the bridge over tho San- If ,llls is Pbn. it is succeeding t i Ana river just south of Colton. The :an'1 tl,rco members of the cabinet ergineer could not see the tie until , ,avo signed, because of their failure his train was nearly upon it. The locomotive nnd tender passed over tho obstruction but were derailed. Tliei Story or Sam Jackson. Frazler's Book Store has received posters announcing thnt the next is-1 sue of the Saturday Kvening Post will contain In the "Who's Who and Why" columns the story of tho rise of Charles Samuel Jackson from a clerk In a country store to publisher of the Oregon Journal. Mr. Jackson was a former prominent resident of this city, having been publisher of the Fast Oregonlan, find his many friends here will read with interest what the great national weekly has to say of him. , Wm Potts fie well known farmer from the Helix country is a Pendle ton business visitor today. trust of the Northwest states, has w TRUST CONTROL FOR ALASKAN COAL Lease Without Regulation is Taft's Policy S!deste-pH Gove rnment Operation of , Mines, as Advocated Throughout i SMtr in West Chicago, 111., Oct. 28. President Taft's polit y regarding the develop- ' ment of the Alaskan coal fields, to-j ilae srnnrk ,i,.irK. nntlino.i Q nltely formulated last night in a speech delivered before the American Mining congress in this city, by Walter Fisher, secretary of the de partment of the interior. The people will not receive any relief from the present situation if the president's ideas are carried out. The main points of the policy, asi given out by Secretary Fisher, are: The leasing of Alaskan coal lands, to private corporations, on a royalty basis: no government operation of the .mine, except for a model mine to rovide the navy with fuel: federal ownership of a railway line, connect ing opening a means of transportation to one of the two important Alaskan coal fields either the Bering river 1111,1 or lf Manuska section; no fed- lie couiu untangle the Alaskan af- fairs, so that development could pro ceed. Mr. Taft won't be able to vote In the Cincinnati municipal election. He mailed his registration papers but they go; there too late F. Mi'xieo city. Mexico, Oct. 2S Open - iv ciinrLrniir t t.it tt,-.. ,. ..., . " .ll.lllt'l II, ,.i .ufMoi, rotored and , financed the Seapata rebellion, which! now threatens the City of Mexico, three newspapers here to, 'ay pieli.-t the president-elect's downfall and de clare that Knrlque Diaz, the deposed president will return from his exibi nnd be again seated as iiresi,i.,nt ;!arf t!lat he Planned the rebellion i to end the revolt. RelM-ls KcnortMl Defeatenl. Shanghai, China, Oct. 28. German warships, anchored here, today pick ed up a wireless telegraph message from the Imperialist forces at Han kow, to the government at Pening, In which they claim they engaged the rebels and drove them across the riv er Han with enormous losses to tho insurgents. Tho report cannot be verified. CKXSl S F.XI MFK ATORS PI.KAD XOT GUILTY Tnconia, Wash.. Oct. 2S. -Plena of not gu'lty will be entered Monday in the fodcrnl court by Guy Kellv. Rod ger Watts Klward Shaffer and F, L. Anrdon, ccit-us enumerators who are charged with having padded their census li 's of this citv. MADERO PREDICTED COMMISSION PLAN CHARTER 13 READY! THE PEOPLE Progressive League Unanimously Approves Charter After Making Important Amendments CHANGE GIVES TUeIoTERS DIRECT POWER Mayor To Serve Two Years; Commissioners for Four Years; Freeholder Clause Eliminated; Water Board to Be Done Away With. With a representative body of men $1200 per annum; each commlssion- ii. attendance and with every one present voting for the approval o the commission plan charter, after it had been amended in several particulars. .' . . . , , . '"" --i" is"- accepted the proposed commission government charter and took steps to have the charter presented to the people for adoption at the flection to be held In December. Copies of the initiative petitions calling for the submission of the question to a vote of the people are being circulated to day and there appears to be no doubt but thut the necessary number of names will be scured before evening and the petitions filed witii the re cr.rder before midnight. The league meeting last night was held in the assembly room of the city hall and the session was character ized by many spirited debates during which those present set forth their respective views as to what should and should not go into the charter. However, all present manifested a disposition to win or lose with good grace, according as the majority vot ed, and the meeting was harmonious throughout. Long Term Cut Out. By an almost unanimous vote the league elhninated that provision of the charter that called for six year terms for the mayor and each com missioner. Instead of the long terms the charter as adopted calls for a two year term ior me mayor ami tor lour year terms for the commissioners However at the initial election Com missioner No. 3 is to be elected for but two years. This will bring about the election of the mayor and one commissioner every two years. Water Hoard Eliminated. A discussion also arose over wheth- ev or not me new commission snoun take up at once (he management of the water system. Some favored con tinuing the present water board for four years so as to permit them to complete work they now have under- way. However, the majority ser.ti- ment was for having the paid com- mis-don take up the handling of- the water business at once and the league voted accordingly. Must 1h" Taxpayers. Ttie "freeholder" qualification for tiell and proving that he is not respon office was also eliminated nnd the silile for her state of approaching charter provides instead that a can- motherhood when killed are the didate for mayor or commissioner ' two most Important features embrac must be a taxpayer on property am-fed in the outline of the defense that oi.ntlng to at least $2000. The free- will be made by him, as announced holder clause was objected to on the; today. ground that merchants and other These facts were published in local substantial business men are some-j papers today and have created no end limes not "freeholders" though they of new interest in the celebrated case. pay heavy taxes and are well quali fled for office. Salient Points. Tile following are the salii-nt fea- I tt.res of the commission charter :ip - , i i... i, ,.-i.... I I l ll f,l laSL llii;il I'V 1,11' I MMl'MWi i.v;gue and which win be to the voters of the citv at submitted ; the vie tboi ill December: Power over all city in a board composed oi if fairs vested a mayor and j two commissioners. The mayor is to serve for a term ot two years, and the commissioners : town umier pol.ee escort in an eriort for four years save that at the first to raise h:s bail which Judge Mcln election one commissioner would be nes fixed at $20,000 to assure the safe elected for two years only. Tho mayor Is given a 'alary of DEMOS WILL CHANGE THINGS, SAYS WILSON Dallas, Texas. Oct. 2. Governor Wood row Wilson ef New Jersey, dem ocratic nresblential possibility, today is the guest of the commissioners of the Texas State Fair which is now be ing held in this city. In an address which he delivered before a large crowd of Texans, Governor Wilson spoke of the present administration and said In part: "Things cannot go on as they are, and only the democratic party is ready to altar them. Its leaders come from every quarter of the country; are in touch w th conditions of every k'ml; are keenly aware of the care ful aeooinmndal'ons. wh'ch are neces sary if a whvlo nat'on is to be prop erly serve 1; have the points ,.f view of population of many g:n Is. livin". in mativ circumstance. Are n it these the con li i 'tis of p.v-re--s and er.ruh'mi'r.t and achievement " er $900 per annum. The mayor is head of department No. 1, and shall have charge of the city's finances, police, public health, library and have general supervis ion. Commissioner No. 2 is to have department No. 2 which includes streets, sewers, lights, cemeteries and parks. Commissioner No. 3 has department No. 3 which includes water, fire, and public buildings. If the commission charter Is ad opted a special election will be held on the first Monday in February for the election of a mayor and two com missioners. If at any election no candidate re ceives a majority of the votes cast a second election shall be held at which the two candidates having received the highest number of votes at th9 previous election shall be voted upon again, the candidate receiving a ma jority being declared elected. A candidate for mayor or commis sioner must be a legal voter of the city and must be subject to taxes on an assessment of at least $2000. It is not necessary for a candidate to be a freeholder in the city. The charter provides for the recall of officials and for use of the Initi ative and referendum. After the initiative petition calling for tne 8ubmission of the charter to a vote of the people it will devolve upon he council to place the measure upon the baot m DeCember and to make pubIlcation of tne provisions of the charter. PREACHER DENIES Boston. Mass., Oct. 23. Absolute denial that Rev. Virgil Richeson, who is held in Jail here on the charge of murder in connection with the death oi" nineteen year old Miss Avis Lin- nell, ever purchased any cyanide of potassium from Druggist Hahn, and a l.4ter, which is purported to have been written to Richeson by Miss Lin- The minister declares that he will have absolutely no trouble in proving that he is neither responsible for the ill's condition while living, or for i;cr death. I TCITIVi: r.AXKF.K-S BAIL IS FIXUl) AT $20,000 Vancouver. Wash., Oct. 2S. J. S. O'Neill, a banker, who is wanted in Idaho and who was captured here, is today making the rounds of tho custody of the fugitive until he is re turned to Idaho. O'Neill expects to bti able to meet the bail within ten days. NO DUSFCT PH1MARIKS YI T IX WASHINGTON Olympia. Wa-dv. Oct. 28 The out look for the people of Washington choosing" their own presidential can el dates are today dull, the spokes men for Governor Hay today state that he will not call a special eiec tion of the legislature to act upon the matter of a presidential direct primary law, which has been strongly urged throughout the state. SliigRer Convicted. Chicago, IU., Oct. 2S Maurice En- . right, c.apt.vn of an aliened gang of sluggers, who, in a recent fight be tween labor unions In Chie.agi. mur dered Vincent Altman, a rival slu; g. r, was today eonvYted ef murder and civen a l fo sentence in the penitentiary. Orcein Heaehe :.'ll Diego, C.ipf San Die.-o. Vt. 2v Th" 1't'i'el S' I r Ve.l il' 1 t'l -drp Or.-; m ar fi'.mi SiU't.e. t id.' if