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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 24.
PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1912.
NO. 7313
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Id FOUETTE
IS POISONED
Only Slightly, and Continues
Speechmaking in Illinois
Towns.
:n. y. may support taft
Believed Prewklent Can Secure Em.
plro State Delegation Colonel
; Roosevelt Says lie Will Not Talk
Until lie Is Ready.
Jollet. I1L, Jan. 4 . Suffering: from
.ptomaine poisoning:, as the result of
eating oysters. Senator La Follette ar
rived here today from Chicago and
despite the fact that he was feeling
badly, he addressed a large audience
at the auditorium on his progressive
policies.
It Is though that the effect of the
poison will not be serious and Sena
tor La Follette contlnned on the ln-
.terurban to scattered towns, where he
will dellves a series of addresses dur
ing the day. lis will end the day at
Peoria tonight.
Taft Can Get X. Y. Support.
New York, N. T.. Jan. 4. Politicl
ans here today express the belief that
President Taft can secure the sup
port of the New York delegation to
the national republican convention If
"he will talk with Chairman Barnes
-of the state republican central com
mittee. v
Otto Barnard, who Is one of Mr.
Tart's strongest supporters, announc
ed today that -he would hold a con
ference with Barnes In the near fu
ture. It Is believed that Barnes will
soon announce his support of PresI
dent Taft for renomlnatlon.
T. R. SU11 Silent.
Oyster Bay, Jan. 4. Maintaining
his sphynxllke attitude regarding the
republican . presidential nomination,
Colonel Roosevelt today flatly refused
to talk politics.
Ills secretary announced that the
colonel would make absolutely no
-statement, regarding the political sit
uation until he gets ready. This, he
Added would not be soon. If at all.
Both Taft and La Follette leaders
want to learn what Colonel Roosevelt
Is going to do.
La Follette Leaves Chicago.
Chicago, 111., Jan. 4. Senator La
Follette went to Jollet this morning
where he boarded the Interurban for
several Illinois towns to make speech
es In his campaign.
LADIES' QUARTETTE
IS COMING SOON
In order to assist in raisins funds
for the completion of their fine, new
$40,000 church building, the members
of the local Catholic church have se
cured the Schubert Symphony club
and ladies' quartet for an engagement
In the city under their auspices for
the night of January 16. The enter
tainment will be given In the Ore
gon theater and the church expects
to fill every seat.
The foundation of the new struc
ture was constructed during the past
year but the church still lacks suffi
cient money to justify It In proceed-
(Conttnued on page five.)
RAT DEVOURS PLUMBING
NARROWLY AVERTED
Modesty, as a rule, prevents a
.newspaper from publishing many In
teresting things that befall both the
plant and workers almost daily, but
that trait . Is for the nonce relegated
to the backmost corner of the jour
nalistic conscience, in order that it
may be known that the East Orego
nlan office narrowly escaped a bad
flood and the workers herein espe
cially those who are not webbed
footed were threatened with drown
ing, or at least, and worst still, with
& bath, as the result of the energetic
and dangerously near successful ef
forts of a rat, to force the manage
ment Into the clutches of the plumb
ers' trust. - .
This self same rodent, Identity un
known, but species very evident, not
satisfied with the particular brand of
printers' Ink, type lice, belting, high
class stationery and glue that are
plentifully distributed about the office
and plant, started in to appease Its
appetite with the plumbing.
It had succeeded In gnawing away
the solder from around the joint of
one of the water pipes, when the in
rushlng waters aroused the bunch to
the impending danger, and after a
.
LEADER OF ' IXSURGEXCY.
. 'j
SEN. ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE.
Who Is Making Aggressive Cam
paign for Presidency.
ADMIRAL ''FIGHTING
BOB" EVANS DIES
Nation Mourns Sudden End
of Battle Scarred
Sea Warrior
- Washington, D. C.. Jan. 4. With
the entire nation today mourning
over the death of Admiral Robley
(Fighting Bob) Evans, telegrams are
pouring in from all. parts of the civ
ilized world.
Officers and men of the United
States navy department have united
today In a request to the family to al.
low the remains of the dead sea com
mander to lie In state In the navy de
partment building and to allow the
navy to have complete charge of the
funeral arrangements which have
been partly arranged. He will be
burled with full military honors.
It Is the plan of the department to
carry out the ceremonies simply and
without pompt, but with full honors
and President Taft and other high
dignitaries will be present.
Admiral Evans death was sudden
yesterday afternoon. He was in hla
usual good health and feeling In high
spirits until 2 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon when he was suddenly and
without warning, stricken. He linger
ed until 4:45 o'clock when he ex
pired, after saying, "I am choking and
cannot get my breath." He reaalner
consciousness until the last.
With him at the end, were his wife
and daughter, Mrs. Seawall and the
wife of his son, Lieutenant Command
er Frank Evans, of the Torpedo boat
destroyer Monnhan, who is at present
at sea with his vessel.
Chaffee Lauds Evans.
Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. if When
he learned this morning that Admiral
Evans had died yesterday in Wash
ington, General Chaffee, former chief
Of staff Of the United Rtatpa nrmv.
said:
"Admiral Evans was a splendid of
ficer and he had a m igniflcent career
as a naval officer. He was always
highly respected by his brother offi
cers and the public In general. He was
one of the few men of whom I never
heard a breath of scandal."
AND DISASTER IS
IN NEWSPAPER PLANT
time about the usual period that Is
required by one. to convince a plumb
er that the applicant Is really In need
of succor the rat's damage had been
repaired (and the bath postponed.
This occurred yesterdav that In
the pipe bursted yesterday. Lee
Drake, whose duty, in addition tn
managing the advertising end of the
paper, is 10 see that the editorial
force does not become overheated
when the thermometer Is rpirlntrinp-
only 10 degrees below zero (the jan-
iiur-nreman goes to him for instruc
tions) stands sponsor for the rat the
ory. It sounds almost as reasonable as
the utterings he emits when a shiv
ering editorial workers chatters out
an opinion that he might like to hear
the chirp of a robin If a little heat
were forthcoming in the meantime.
The plumber backs Mr Drnirn in
the claim that the rat gnawed the
ooiaer away; but then a plumber will
label the cold water faucet of your
bath with the word "hot" and leave
you to a chilly awakening to the pos
sibilities of his ilk, wnen you are all
primed for a delightful warm plunge.
E
LOS ANGELES
Experience Gained Here in
Roundup to Benefit a Riv
al Attraction.
BECOME STOCKHOLDERS
Former President Ralcy and James
GmIiiii, Present Secretary of Pen
dleton Association, Will Stage Wild
West Show In California City.
President T. D. Taylor of the
Round-Up association has call
ed a meeting of tne board of
directors tonight for the pur
pose of listening to the explan
ation of the connection of J. R.
Raley and James H. Gwlnn with
the company which contem
plates staging a wild west show
In Los Angeles. The meeting
was called at the request of
Meesrs. Raley and Gwinn.
In order to assist In staging a wild
west show In Los Angeles, If condi
tions are as represented to them, J.
Roy Raley, ex-pre8ldent and James
H. Gwlnn, secretary of the Round-Up
association, will leave tomorrow or
Saturday for the southern California
city. In persuance with their arrange
ments with the corporation Just or!
ganlzed in Portland and of which
they are stockholders. Th:s was thel
announcement the two gentlemen
made this morning upon their return
from Portland, where they have been
conferring with the promoters of the
project.
The company, . which - has been
furmed for the express purpose of
putting on an annual frontier show in
Los Angeles is incorporated for $30,
000, the majority of which is Oregon
capital. Railroad interests are back
of the movement and will be the chief
factor In its exploitation. It is the
intention of the promoters to make
the show a big mid-winter drawing
card of southern California and al
ready they have secured- an option on
the Lucky Baldwin ranch near Los
Angeles.
The company has been in the pro
cess of incubation for the past two
months. Not many weeks after the
close of the Round-Up, one of the
promoters of the new enterprise ap
peared In the city and held consulta
tions with Messrs. Raley and Gwinn
relative to securing their assistance in
forming the organization and staging
the show.
At that time the matter was brought
up before the board of directors of the
Round-Up and, no objection having
been made, the two men began se
riously to consider the proposition
made to them with the result that
they have been enlisted among the
ttockho'ders, will be given much the
Fame positions they have held with
the Round-Up and will, in fact, take
leading parts in the presentation of
the show, if, after an investigation at
Los Angeles, they are satisfied with
conditions.
Declare. Loyalty to Round-l'p.
While their connection with the
new wild west show company was
made purely from business motives,
(Continued on page five.)
COUNTY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY IS PROPOSED
At the request of citizens interested
In the organization of a Umatilla
County Historical Society, which shall
be an auxiliary of the Oregon His
torical Society, the Pendleton Com
mercial Association requests . all per
sons interested to assemble at the As
sociation rooms over tho Pendleton
Drug Company's store on Saturday,
Jan. 6, 1912, at 2 o'clock In the after
noon, that being the 100 anniversary
of the first known appearance of
white men upon the soil of what is
now Umatilla county, the Astor over
land expedition under Wilson Price
Hunt. Valuable historical matter is
likely to be lost forever by the death
of the pioneers unless some organi
zation is effected soon, and this an
niversary seems a proper time to act.
It Is hoped that the County Pioneer
Association will be represented, as
well as the Women's Clubs and Com
mercial bodies of the county, together
with the teachers and public school
students Interested in historical
studies. Arrangements are being
made for the presence of T. C. Elliott,
one of the directors of the State His
torical Society; and historian of re
search and accuracy, to be present
and deliver the address which he gave
the people of Baker last week, upon
the occasion of the centenlary there,
LOCAL M
N AID
CITY OFFICIALS
ARE APPOINTED
Council Organizes Under
New Mayor; Committees
Are Announced.
SELECTIONS UNANIMOUS
Kearney, Pollee Chief; Fit Gerald
Recorder; Carter, City. Attorney;
Temple, City Physician and Brock
Chairman of Council.
Xew Appointive Officers.
Chief of Police, John Kearney
City Recorder, Thos. Fitz Gerald
City Attorney, Charles H. Carter
City Physician, Dr. I. U. Temple
Chairman of Council
'. . . W. E. Brock 4
Following the caucus of Tuesday
night at which the council and mayor
came to an agreement on the new ap
pointive officers of the city, at the
regular meeting of the council last
night. John Kearney was named as
chief of police, Thomas Fitz Gerald,
recorder, Charles H. Carter, city at
torney. Dr. I. U. Temple, city physi
cian, and W. E. Brock, chairman of
the council. All of the selections
were unanimous and were made with
out any discussion.
t Mayor Matlock also named his
standing committees as iouows;.
Finance Brock, Montgomery and
Kirkpatrick;
License Ell, Siebert and Sharon.
Ordinance Montgomery, Dyer
and Cole.
C.a'ms Sharon, Montgomery and
Kirkpatrick.
Ways and Means Kirkpatrick,
Dyer and EU.
Streets Cole' Sharon and Brock.
Fire and Water Ell, Dyer and
Cole.
, Police Siebert, Cole and Mont
gomery. Cemetery Dyer, Siebert and Ell.
Sewer Sharon, Brock and Kirk
patrick. Business Transacted.
Other than the appointment of new
officials, the first meeting of the
council under the new administration
was not marked by any great volume
of business.
The bonds of Lee Moorhouse, city
treasurer, for the sum of $25,000,
were accepted; his bondsmen being
C. J. Smith, E. L. Smith, George Pee
bler, John W. Crow and Thomas
Thompson.
Upon the request of Paul Hemmel
garn, who recently sold his Brewery
Depot saloon to Adolph Molitor, his
license fees of $1200 for the year
$1900 were ordered refunded and his
bond released, while the application
of Molitor for a liense was passed
upon favorably.
The annual report of the board of
trustees of the public library was
(Continued on page eight)
NEW POLICE CHIEF
NAMES PATROLMEN
John Kearney, Pendleton's new-
chief of police, today announced the
appointment of his assistants on the
police force as follows: Alex Manning,
day patrolman, "Billy" Sheer and Ira
Hughes, night patrolmen, and the of
ficers have already entered upon their
duties.
Sheer is the only one of the three
appointees who served regularly un
der Chief Gurdane although Hughes
acted as substitute officer for some
time past. Sheer has been a police
officer in Pendleton for the past fif
teen years and is regarded as one of
the best men who ever wore a star
here.
" Manning, who takes the place held
recently by Charles Myers, is one of
the men mentioned prominently for
the office of chief before the caucus
and was a member of the police force
six years ago. Lately, however, he
has been doing carpenter work In the
employ of Gibson & Cole, well known
contractors.
- Hughes takes the place formerly
held by the new chief and Is looked
upon generally as a man with quali
fications adapting him for the positi
on. During the time he has served
temporarily, he demonstrated his ef
ficiency and his appointment comes
in recognition of the ability he has
displayed.
Altogether, the new police force of
the city Is regarded favorably by the
citizens.
Chief Kearney declared this morn
ing that he would endeavor to the
best of his ability to enforce the laws
and ordinances of the city give to the
citizens of Pendleton tho protection
they desire.
THE MAX AT THE HELM.
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W. F. MATLOCK.
Mayor of Pendleton. Who Presided
at First Council Meeting Last Night.
ECHO SHEEP THIEVES
BREAK JAIL; CAUGHT
Hard Pressed By Posse, Re
captured By Umatilla
Officer
(Special Correspondence.)
Echo,. Ore., Jan, 4. Having made
their escape from the jail at this
place, where they were being held
pending their removal to the county
jail at Pendleton to answer charges
of stealing and slaughtering . sheep,
Harold Smith and O. T. Hotel, the
two men who were bound over under
$500 bonds by Justice of the Peace
Scholl yesterday, are again in pris
on and will be removed to Pendleton
this evening.
The two men succeeded in reach
ing a point a short distance from Uma
tl.la, when they were captured today
by a Umatilla officer and turned over
to Constable Whitworth of this place
who was in close pursuit of the fugi
tives. They were heading for the Co
lumbia river.
Their escape was dtecovered by Con
stable Whitworth at 2:30 o'clock this
morning. He went to the home of
George Pearsons, a relative, and learn
ed that the men had been there fif
teen minutes before and had secured
three revolvers and left. It was learn
ed that they tried to board the mall
train here, but were unsuccessful.
Later a freight conductor reported
having seen the men one mile west
of Stanfield, walking westward.
Constable Whitworth Immediately
organized a pursuing party and start
ed after them, reaching Umatilla a
few moment after the men had been
taken Into custody by officers who
went to meet them.
It Is not been determined how the
prisoners managed their escape and
it is considered probable that they
were assisted by some one from the
outside.
IUOTS MAItK PORTUGAL'S
EXPULSION OF BELLO
Lisbon, Jan. 4. Dangerous rioting
today marked the attempted expul
sion of Monsignor Bello, the Patriarch
of Lisbon, by government order.
Believing that the order was to be
put In immediate execution, 10,000
Catholics gathered at his residence
and started a demonstration. Five
thousand republicans shouting
"Down with papacy, down with
monarchy" attacked them.
More expuls'ons are coming and
the Catholics aro bitter at the gov
ernment's determination to do so.
BIRCH AND M'KAY CREEK FARMERS SHOULD
GUARD OLD WATER RIGHTS SAYS, ATTORNEY
That the farmers on Birch and Mc
Kay creeks who are making addition
al filings on water should act with
care so as to avoid any danger of sac
rificing old rights is held by Col. J. H.
Raley who has been actively connect
ed with the water proplem in this vi
cinity. "I notice," said the colonel yester
day that the East Oregonian has ask
ed why Jawyers did not advise farm
ers to file on .water before this," and
he then set forth a feature of the case
not previously mentioned.
There is a chance that some farm
ers may lose by asking for more water,
according to Colonel Raley. There Is
this danger if farmers file upon ad
ditional water when such water is
desired to irrigate land for which the
farmers already assert they have a
water right. The danger comes from
the fact that the farmer might some
ARBITRATION
IS ATTACKED
Senator Sees Plan to Involve
U. S. In England-German
Troubles.
OPPOSES PEACE TREATIES
Relieves Alliance Is Looked Forward
to and Would Follow an Well as Di
plomatic Arrangements Which
Would Hurt America.
Washington, Jan. 4. That the Taft
arbitration treaties are a direct at
tempt to lead the United States into
ar. entanglement with England, was
the statement made by Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, today, speak
ing before the senate.
He said he firmly believed that the
arbitration treaties would, permit an
alliance with England later which
would inevitably tangle the United
States in England's foreign policy and
her troubles, meaning Germany. He
opposes the treaties. -
Senator Hitchcock quoted from the
speech of Sir Edward Grey, the Brit
ish foreign minister, in which Sir
Edward is quoted as saying that he
believed that the "arbitaratlon
treaty" probably would lead England
and the United States to follow it with,
an agreement to join each other, in
case either had a quarrel with an
other nation.
Hitchcock said it was easy to see
that Grey referred to Germany, when
, he spoke and that England would
: desire the United States to join her
against Germany, if Germany would
refuse arbitration.
He said that even if the treaty did
, not end in an alliance, that it would
J Inevitably promote controversies, en
' courage claims and cause diplomatic
' arrangements, through which Ameri
' can interest would likely suffer.
WILL GIVE RECEPTION
FOR 0. A. C. GLEE CLUB
While the O. A. C. glee club is In
Pendleton on February 22, the mem
bers of that high class organization
will be made welcome to the city by
members of the local O. A. C. associ
ation and a reception in honor of the
visitors will be given in the Eagles
Woodman hall following the glee club
performance at the Oregon theatre.
At a meeting of the Umatilla county
O. A. C. association, held at the Hotel
Bowman last night, preliminary ar
rangements for the reception were
made and committees appointed to
carry out the plans. The glee club
program will be finished at 10 o'clock
and the reception will last from 10
until 12, dancing providing the chief
diversion. Invitations will be issued
to local students, music lovers and
others Interested in the occasion.
The glee club reception will also
serve as the annual reunion for the
O A. C. people of the county. In the
past it has been customary to hold
such reunions during Christmas week
each year but owlnp to the press of
holiday work no such gathering was
held this year. So the energies usually
devoted to such affairs will be used
this time in welcoming the glee club.
C. G. Brownell of Umatilla, has been
re-elected as president of the Uma
tilla county O. A. C. association white
Walter Waggoner and Boss E. Wimer
have been re-elected as secretary and
treasurer respectively.
Seeing that Great Britain is 3cared
half to death or is moribund, the
czar of Russia is helping himself to
As a.
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day have his old right contested and
have his new filing used against him
by the contesting party.
In the view of Colonel Raley a far
mer is entirely safe to file upon water
for the irrigation of new lands, or In
other words land for whtch there has
bten no water available in the past.
But ranchers Bhould not make new
filings in Order to get water for land .
that can be watered under older
rights
As to the filings that have already
been made before the state engineer
through Attorney Frederick Stelwer
It is understood that all the land for
which water is asked is now land ly
ing to the west of Birch creek. Ac
cording to Mr. Steiwer none of his
applicants may water any of this land "
under the terms of old water rights
so they have not jeopardized their In
terests by their recent filings.