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Caus es of the fire range from the custom ary defective flue to the ever-to-ber feared boy with the match. , In his report, the city fire chief again takes occasion to point out the nhnninfa method of alarm now in vogue here and to recommend the In stallation of a modern system, which, lie says, would result in a 7 per cent rodnptlnn In Insurance rates. Following is the report of the fire chief in full: To the Honorable Mayor and Com mon nnunell. Pendleton. Oregon. Gentlemen: I beg leave to submit to you for consideration the the fol lowing report and reeommendaloa for the Pendleton volunteer fire de partment: Months. Alarm. Damage. January ..1 None. February .. 4 $11.700. March Not. ADrll 2 1.000.00 Vnv None. June 1 600.M Julv ." S . 1,800.00 " August". 2 . 200 00 Renumber ...2 100.00 October 1 4,500.00 November 2 40. 00 December .1. 1.150.00 Total number of alarm. II. Total damage to buildings and fur nlture, $23,350. Caum of Fire. One false alarm, four defective flues, one boy and a match, two gas oline explosions, six unknown cause, one fire crackers, three cigarette or cigar trash pile. Our fires get greater headway than thev should on account of our seem ingly poor method of communicating the fact that there is a nre to our volunteer firemen. It Is a fact that onlv about one-fourth of the firemen hear the alarm. Our bell is not 'large as It should be and our method Is far out of date. I have written to the underwriters of the Pacific coast several times and they have told me that the Installation of a fire alarm By-Mem of at least 15 boxes would reduce the insurance premium of Pendleton 7 per cent, and 7 per cent of the premium on the bus iness district would pay for an up-to-date system, of which Pendleton Is sadly In need. Therefore, I will recommend to your honorable body- that you pur chase at an early date a fire alarm system of 15 or 18 boxes, distributed through the city at points most effec tive. 1 haws been urged by a few of our largest property owners to make an ffort to get the Insurance premium reduced In our city, and I believe that this to be the most economical means for the crty to accomplish this end, as tho maintenance of this system would be very light, while the cost of the system "would not exceed one eighth of tho fire loss for 1911. Very respectfully yours, J. L. VAUGHAN, Fire Chief. WALLA WALLA GRAIN BAGS TO COST 7c ' Walla Walla, Wash., Jan. 11. The state board of control, which has been in session at the penitentiary for the last few days, adjourned yesterday afternoon and the members left last night for the sound. The price of grain bags was finally fixed 'at seven cents, although the price will be changed as the retail market for bags fluctuates. . Jury Has Smythe Case. Portland, Ore., Jan. 11. The taking of testimony and argu ments In the case of -Attorney Dan P. Smythe of Pendleton, against the Northern Pacific Railroad company for $60,000, were completed today and the case went to the jury this af P0RTLANDTHUGSSH00T4 Fight Battle With Police After Hold ing-tip Pedestrians, Portland, Ore., Jan. 11. A large squad of plain clothes officers are today scouring the city In an effort to locate three thugs who last night held-up and robbed a number of pe destrians at Park and Oak streets, forced the proprietor of the La Salle hotel to hand over $35 from the cash drawer and then repaired to the wa ter front where In a battle with the police they shot Patrolman Amund sen through the hand and Special Of ficer Edward Gassett through the neck, seriously wounding the latter. The battle was started by the high waymen when they were accosted by the officers and asked as to. their ac tions. They .later shot ' two Italians also. , SALOON RULES ARE MODIFIED BY CITY Owners May Now Enter Dur ing Closing Hours if Necessary Henceforward, it; will be possible for saloonmen to enter their places of business in cases of emergency during the hours when their doors to clos ed to the public and they will not have to hunt up a policeman to do so, either. Action of the council last evening made this possible, the mar shal being Instructed to notify the sa loonmen that they would be permit ted to so do until an amendment to the liquor ordinance made such action legal. According to a strict Interpretation Of the liquor ordinance, It has been unlawful for the proprietor of a sa loon to enter his place of business on Sundays, at nights after the closing hoar or at any other time when the doors of the saloons are Closed to the public, unless he be accompanied by an officer. In consequence, many of the saloonmen "were Jorced to stand on the outside during the cold nights aad last Sunday and watch their wa ter pipes and their liquor freeze. They also claim that m case of fire they would not have been allowed to enter their saloons. The matter was brought up for dls- evasion last night by -Councilman Cole and, after considerable argument, was finally settled -wlien Recorder Fits Gerald announced that the Intent of the law was to prevent traffic dur lng those hoars and that no court in the country would convict the pro prletors for entering to protect their property. Therefore, Chief Kearney was notified to Inform the saloonmen of the attitude of the council pending the preparation of an amendment to the ordinanoe. During the discussion. Councilman Ell paid hlB respects to the old coun ell which incerporated In tho liquor ordinance -what he termed an unjust clause. He declared the men who had drafted the ordinance and who had pushed It through to adoption had lost their heads over the matter of saloon regulation and had become Incapable of rational reasoning. 51 MEN HAVE 80 PER CENT OF U. S. WEALTH Washington. Jan. 11. A red hot denunciation of the gambletv in cot ton, wheat and corn was voiced today by Senator Davis of Arkansas, in the senate. He said: "I want to see the gamblers of New York driven out. The growing sentiment of it is, that the govern ment has censed to fulfill the wishes of the fathers and has become a tool of the oppressors, and agent of tbe money kings and money grabbers. He named fifty-one mlllonalrea, whom he said controlled 80 per cent of the country's wealth, which -he es timated at one hundred billion dol lars. He declared that It can not be con tended that they made their .-money honestly. Gold In Canada. Winnipeg, Man., Jan.. 11. Forty- two below sero prevails here today. At many points west of here It Is SO below. Railroads are practically tied up. Alt trains are late. At Minneapolis the temperature during the night was SO below; Grand Forks and Medicine Hat. 44, and Dev il's Lake, 40. Judge Fines Himself. Pueblo, Colo., Jan. 11. District Judge J. Ed Riser arrived at his court room ten minutes late today. "I will have to be consistent," he said. "A few weeks ago I fined an attorney $10 for this offense, and I hereby Impose the same penalty against myself." Judge Riser paid the money to the clerk of the court. Black Sc Claims 172. London, Jan. 11 The routers agency has reported that the Rus sian steamer, Russ, sank in the Black Sea and 172 persons perished. , WILL PROBE YOUTH'S OEATH Grand Jury May Fix " Blame For Electrocution of Eu gene Graham. CORONER HOLDS INQUEST Public Sentiment at Weston Is Bitter and Unfavorable to Athena Com- Deny Which FuniiHiies Electric Power to Weston. Without fixing the responsibility for the death of Eugene F. Graham, the coroner's Jury impaneled yester day by Coroner Ralph Fo'.som return ed its verdict that the young man came to his death as the result of contact with a live wire In the base ment of D B. Jarman's store in Wes ton on Tuesday afternoon. However, District Attorney Van Vacto. -rras on the scene and made an examination, and, as a result, there may be i grand ! Jury Investigation to determine whether or not there was any crimi nal negligence connected with the tra gedy. According to Coroner Folsom, pub lic sentiment against the Preston Parton Milling comany of Athena, which furnishes power Tor Weston, Is at a high pitch, the citizens declar ing that, with proper attention to the wiring, the young man's death would never have occurred. They do not blame Mr. Jarman In any way as the testimony at the inquest showed that he had warned the young man not to touch the wirei and even followed him into the basement to repeat the warning. According to the proprietor's tes timony, he himself "had experienced a severe shock when he had attempted to turn on the lights in the basemenT and ' had, immediately following, warned all of his employes of the dan ger. Young Graham, he said, being something of an electrician, went be low to make an Investigation and was followed by his employer, who warn ed him again not to touch the wires. Graham, ho saia, took hold of the drop light to turn -It on and was Im mediately knocked down, the drop and cord failing on him and burning a hole In his chest so deep that the ribs were charred. So great was the voltage that the glass bulb was melt ed and this with the cord was order ed preserved as evidence by the dis trict attorney. John Vaughan, local electrician, this morning stated his belief that the cold weather had grounaed one of the company's high power wires and that the young man's body had formed a circuit between the ground and the low power wires. If Mr. Vaughan's theory is correct, the wires them selves were not carrying a large volt age and the young man's death would not have resulted had his feet not have. been on the charged ground. The coroner's jury was composed of the following men: E. .O. De Mors, W. S. Payne, Otis Turner, J. L. Fu son, John Bannister and F. E. King. STRIKING SHOPMEN MAKE . APPEAL TO SYMPATHIZERS San Francisco, CaL, Jan. 11. An appeal to sympathizers with Labors struggle, to assist in carrying on the strike of the Federation of Shopmen of the Harriman lines, was Issued to day by E. L. Reguin, of the federa tion. A general "Tag Day" for the benefit of strikers in the interior towns, who are not entitled to Union benefit payments will be held Saturday. PENDLETON TO BE ASKED TO SUPPORT - BASEBALL TEAfJ IN CLASS D LEAGUE Can Pendleton support a baseball team in a class D league during the coming season? This is a question that will be put up to the fans of the city in the near future, if plans now being considered in Walla Walla and La Grande meet with favor with the bugs of those cities. Grant Lincoln, a well known baseball enthusiast of the Union county city, has written to Walla Walla fans stating that Baker and La Grande are ready to join with Pendleton and Walla Walla in a four team class D league and a meeting will be held in Walla Walla tonight to consider the proposition. Whether or not Pendleton can raise enough money to warrant Joining In a move of this kind is an undecided question. Some of the fans are of the opinion that, in view of the suc cess of the Buckarooes on the diamond last year, a sufficient fund would be subscribed to start a good team, while others are very skeptical over the sit uation. ., GOV'T SHOULD FIX Andrew Carnegie Says This is Remedy for Misdeeds of the Trusts. DISLIKES INCORPORATION Declarer Day of ConiiR'titloii Has Past ami That Maximum Prices on Com modities Must Be Held Down by Law. Washington, Jan. 11. Andrew Car negie today was on the stand again before the Stanley committee and ad vocated fixing proces by the govern ment. , Today's examination opened with Inquiries Into the growth of the Car negie Steel company from (250,000, 000 to $420,000,000 in 1900. The members attempted to get Carnegie to admit that such growth was un reaBonaDle Carnegie attempted to evade qucs tions, designed to show why the .Asel business has stood practically still since 1900, by declaring that he had not kept In tou;h with the situ atlon. Congressman Beall asked ' him whether he thought there was the game incentive, for the development and improvement under a single big corporation, that there was In smaller concerns. Carnegie, replied: "I don't believe a corporation can manage any business like a partner ship. It la the same as a. man own ing land that he tills and lives on." Carnegie then related personal In fidenta to illustrate the superiority of a partnership plan, as amplified in the Carnegie company. Responding to Beall's questioning "Carnegie said he believed the day of competition was over. When asked why competition had ceased, he said "Because corporations and their representatives are able to sit down and agree to fix prices and maintain them. This is obvious." When ask ed how the condition could be reme died, Carnegie said the government should fix maximum prices. Finally Carnegie admitted that the steel trust dominates the industry. HERMISTON HAS NO CITY TREASURER (Special Correspondence.) Hermiston, Ore., Jan. 11. Hermis ton is today without a city treasurer for the reason that J. M. Scarborough, treasurer-e'ect, failed to qualify. Ac cordingly last evening the council de clared the office vacant and will pro ceed to elect a treasurer itself. At the recent election, Scarborough de feated Ash Pierce by but r single vote but isst night failed to file the requir ed bond. Cold Weather Reconl Broken. Chicago, 111., Jan. 11. All cold weather records of forty years w.ere broken here today. The mercury went to three below zero with a prediction of a drop to 12 below tonight. Re ports from the northwest indicate the cold is Intense. Railroads are hamp ered. Suffering Is increasing here and a coal famine Is feared. War Veteran Burns. Seattle, Jan. 11. Thomas Baln brldge, aged 73 years, a veteran of the civil war, was round burned to death in his cabin today. Balnbrldge was last seen alive Monday. L. G. Frazler, president of the Blue Mountain league last year, declared this morning that, while he would very much desire to see organized ball Introduced here, he is very doubtful whether the necessary fi nancial support would be forthcom ing for such a venture. "Class D ball would mean a $750 salary list and, in my estimation, we would have to have $1500 subscribed before undertaking the maintenance of a club. I am not saying that that amount can not be raised but I am rather doubtful about it. Personally, I will not be connected officially with baseball again, but I hope the fans will look Into the mat ter." Mr. Frailer also went on to say that with the first two months' sal ary subscribed, - the gate receipts from two games a week should pay for the rest of the season, probably two additional months. PRICES YANK KILL 30 M0R0S Sidestep Ambuscade and Turn Tables on Outlaw Band. Manila, P. I., Jan. 11. During a battle today between American troops and a band of Moro outlaws, follow ing an unsuccessful attempt on the part of the Moros to ambush the Am ericans, the latter killed thirty of the natives and won the fight. Lieuten ant McGee, of the American cavalry was seriously wounded during the bat tle and three troopers were also wounded. The Moros had planned their am bush, which was discovered by the Americans, who in turn surprised the outlaws and attacked them from all sides and practically wiping out the entire band. It is believed that this Is the last band that will give the United States government any trouble. BOARD OPENS BIDS ON NEW HIGH SCHOOL Will Award .Contract at Meeting to be Held Today With sixteen bids submitted and with a difference between the lowest and highest of more than $30,000, and with none sufficiently low to ad mit of acceptance under the present plans and specifications, the school board, which met last night to open the bids on the new high school build lng, is meeting again this afternoon to receive additional figures from the contractors upon the cost of cheaper materials in certain parts of the struc ture. and the awarding of the con tract wi'.l be made as soon as these figures are secured. A large crowd was gathered last evening in the office of Dr. C. J. Smith when the bids were opened and much Interest was displayed. The following are the gross bids received: Welch Bros, Salem ..-....$ 95,483.00 Dltelfson & Gerring, Port. 91.097.00 J. ' Huntington & 'Co, Port"" 89,884.00 Gibson & Cole, Pendleton 92.880.00 Erlckson ,& Hansen, Cen- tralla 96,677.00 G. H. Rush, La Grande.. 93,300.00 F, E. Peterson, Spokane. 89 666.00 Bartlett & Roth, Portland 94,750.00 Lance & Peters, Spokane. 96,400.00 Olson & Johnson, Missoula 91,900.00 Advance Construction Co., Porland 88,939.00 J. A. McClaln. Walla Walla 109.326.00 J. A. Dugan. Seattle 120,000,00 Palmberg & Mattson, As- - torla 83,640 00 McClellan & HIckey Seattle 102,000.00 These figures appear to give the As toria company the lowest bid but, in asmuch as that compniv'' bids pro vide for Baker City stoi.- ;.:ie all the rest provide for Tenino stone, its bid is really higher than that of the Ad vance Construction company of Port land. Inasmuch as the board has but $100,000 to spend for a high school building and an annex to the north side school, and inasmuch as the plumbing, heating and wiring is not included in the bids and would prob ably cost $17,000, the board has de cided to make a substitution of cheap er materials in som nnria nt tho building, such es wood lnsfead of Mone in tne stairways and terra cotta for stone In certain other parts of the structure. Accordingly they asked the bidders to submit their modified bids and will pass upon them this af ternoon, the meeting commencing at 3 o'clock. HARMON" OPEN'S CAMPAIGN" FOR PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION" Chicago, 111., Jan. 11. Opening his western campaign, to capture the dem ocratic national convention and secure the presidential nomination. Governor Harmon of Ohio, spoke here today at a luncheon of the Iroquois club. Rep resentatives of the Hearst and Harri mon factions were absent. Harmon outlined the reforms put Into force in Ohio and urged that they be made national. MABEL WARNER TO BE TRIED JAN. 29 Mabel Young Warner, alleged maker of many fraudulent wills, will stand trial for the third time on th 29th day of the month, Judge Phelps hav ing set that date this morning. She is accused of forgery, and the particular will which, it is alleged, was drawn up by her and to which she Is alleged to have forged signatures, is the one which the supreme court of the state recently declared a palpable forgery. The case will be tried before an out side Judge because of the connection Judge Phelps had with the Devious trials In the capacity of prosecuting attorney. Mrs. Warner escaped conviction on the same charge twice before through a hung Jury and she has declared re cently that she has no fear of the out come of the approaching one. R. R. Johnson is her attorney. HALF BILLION FOUND INTACT Vaults in Ruins of Equltabla .... . a Building Upened ana Money Recovered. DARE DEATH IN MAD HUNT Bankers' Scramble About rnder Tot tering Walls to Recover Burls Treasurer Hundreds of OfOc" Guard Millions Through Street. New York, N. Y., Jan. 11. Nes hefore in the history of this city so much money carried through tss streets as today when a number elf companies who had offices in the ds- stroyed Equitable building, and whees vaults were today uncovered and tks millions of dollars in cash and se curities removed to other places la the city. More than five hundred million dollars had been removed this? afternoon and the work is still going on and will be continued night and day until the last dollar will base) been recovered. All papers thus tut recovered were not Injured by the firs. This afternoon the vault of tbs Equitable Trust company was opesea and over $325,000,000 were found .h tact. The treasure of the Eaultabls Trust company was guarded by tw hundred plain clothes men, one hun dred uniformed policemen, two hasr dred private detectives and 125 em ployes of the company, who formed m cordon about the entire block as tbs money was being loaded into wagons and followed the treasure to 111. Broadway where it was again deposit ed in vaults. . Sixty million dollars in gold seemt tles were taken from the vaults of the American Exchange National bank and moved away in$n iron bound ex press wagon heavily guarded.'" " From the vaults of the Mercantile Safety Deposit company $75,000,0M was also recovered. ' . - : Dare Death in Hunt. - -i "New York, N. Y Jan. 11. Al though warned that they were taklac their lives in their hands, two hun dred and fifty men today entered th luins of the Equitable building te prop up the tottering walls and te clear paths to the vaults in order that an effort may be made to recover the two billion dollars worth of se curities that are locked in them. Wall street men today admit that the activities of the financial world are badly hampered by the absence) of the securities and the uncertainty that surrounds the fate of the papers. It is however believed that they wiB be found in good condition. Part of the books of the Equitable Life Assurance society were salvaged today and were uninjured by the fire. The vaults of the banking firm of William Ried and company, were reached and opened today and flftee million dollars In cash and securities were removed in good condition. At noon today, after several hours of hard work, President Strong of the Bankers' Trust company, left the ruins with a small tin box under his arm in which he carried six million dollars in gold certificates, which he removed from the company's vault. PACKERS ORDERED FIGURES JUGGLED Chicago, 111., Jan. 11. When tks trial of the packers was resumed to day, Henry Meyers, chief auditor for tho Armour company was called tm the stand. He described the packers methods, in determining the cost and prices of the output. He said meats were never sold be low the margin of cost, based nr. nw ures, which he prepared. Then he ac knowledged that the packing house heads frequently ordered him to change the cost figures. This, the prosecution says, shows how the packers, bv fiamrM. m. i appear that the packing business was unprofitable. Trains Moving on Time. Portland, Ore., Jan. 11 Train ser vice on all lines leading east front Portland which were demoralized by the recent storm was placed on nor mal schedules today. In Portland, with the exception of the outlying res dences dictrlsts, electric light and tel ephone service is practically restored. No flood conditions are expected to result from the mild weather now prevailing. ' Killed by Indiana. Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 11. Robert S. Kier, son of George O. Kler, a pio neer newspaper man of California, was killed by Yaqul Indians In the state of Sonora, Mex., on December 26 last, according to information re ceived here today from Belen, N. M. No details were given. 1 i. i