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EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION WEATHER REPORT. Rain or snow, tonight and Thursday. TO AOVnitTISERS. The East Oregonlan hu the largent paid circulation of any paper la Oregon, aat of 1'ortland and nearly twice the rlrculatlon In Pendleton of any other newspaper. - COUNTY OFFICIALS PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 24. PENDLETON", OREGON,. WKDXKSDAY, MAKCK G, 1912. NO. , ; ... .... ....... ---fe - " - "sy -i!::: - - T COLONEL P.OOSEVELT SAYS I IK ENTERED PRESIDENTIAL l-'ROM SENSE OF DUTY AND WITH GREAT RELLXTAXCE Mlneola, N. T., March 6. Declaring that he was drawn-Into the contest for the republican presidential nomination, through a sense of duty to the people and not 'because of any personal interest, Colonel Roosevelt today replied to a statement made in Chicago yesterday by Secretary Stlmpson, that "those who forced Roosevelt Into the po- lltlcal arena were jeopardizing Instead of helping the nation's pro- gress." Colonel Roosevelt said thut the statementt "is correct In the sense that it would be correct to make the same statement regarding my advocacy of'Stlmson's candidacy for governor of New York In 1910. That contest, as this one, I .was drawn reluctantly into. I acted then, as now only from a sens of duty." CHEERS GREET NEW PRESIDENT J. Robinson Presides at Im portant Meeting of Com mercial Club. RETIRING HEAD LAUDED Association Taken Vp Many Weighty Matters, Plan Asylum Cornerstone 1-uylnU, Nume ITtoco Delegation and Committees. ' With President J. F. Robinson In tho chair for the first time, the monthly meeting of tho Pendleton Commercial club was held last eve ning; Ihe new officers were cheered, the retiring president lauded, much important business transacted and the new administration launched .under very favourable auspices, Indeed.- Un der the head of new business a com mittee was appointed to arrange the program for laying tho corner atone of the eastern Oregon branch hospital. Tho New anil tlio Old. That President Jack Robinson" is popular with the membership and has the good will of the club, was made evident by the cheers which greeted his Induction into office and the speech vhlifl ho made. In tho cnurno of his remarks Mr. Robinson referred to the time, when ' he was "Janitor" of the club rooms at a small salary and ho said Tie considered his rise to tho presidency of the club as a triumph. Dan P. Smytho. retiring president, was given nn enthusiastic vote of thanks for the vigorous work done during his term as president of tho club. Talks in commendation of the Smytho administration were made by Jack Kecfe ,and by Leon Cohen. A rising vote of thanks was given Smytho and in reply the ex-presldent congratulated tho club upon the high quality of the new officials and de clared himself still anxious to use his personal Influence In behalf of the club. HlUliing Rack Reform. Tho subject of a public hitching rack to supersede tho hitching placo now used on College Btreet was brought to tho attention of the club by President Robinson. Ho favored tho establishment of a hitching lot on tho site of tho old academy grounds on East Webb street. The matter was referred to the committee on streets and roads with instructions to con- fere with tho school board upon the subject. niir Questions I'o. In tho course of the meeting last evening many Interesting subjects woro touched unon. A communica tlonfrom Professor Lyman of Whit man College offering to give a lec turn nnon the aublect of the ODCn river was referred to the committee A HARD SURFACE PAVING MATERIAL CHEAPER THAU BITULITHICJEPORTED DISCOVERED That there are hard surface pave ments other than blthulithlc and to be had at a less cost Is a fact just dis covered by several local . property owners and they have begun an agi tation for an investigation of Rich mond Road Oil and Tarvla. two sub stances said to be very similar to and equally as good as the blthulithlc used by Warren Bros., who have the con tract for paving Alta and Cottonwood streets. Among these property own ers are James Johns, who has been one of tho leaders In the demand for a hard surface pavement on Jackson street. Engineer Martin, tho nowly employ ed county road builder and a man of PILE REPORTE - MORE U.S. TROOPS, CHINA All Foreign Diplomats Make Similar Requests; Missionary Murdered. Washlneton. March 6. Minister Calhoun, from Peking, cabled thp Am erican authorities at Hani a today to rush son additional troons to Peking. This followed a conference of the for eign diplomats, who decided to ask their governments for more soldiers The request Indicates that the mutin ous soldiers still have the upper hand. Missionary Murdered. Peking, March 6! Rev. F. Day, a missionary, was murdered by a mu tinous Chinese soldiers at Chin Gho. No details were received. Rev. Day was connected with the Church of England mission. Ten British soldiers have been sent to res cue Reverend Hughes, Day's com panion, who Is barricaded In the church. VILLA TO CHECK REBELS' ADVANCE El Taso, March 6 Reinforced by 200 men under Colonel De'.asoto, Gen eral Villa, heading 1000 federals, is marching on Chihuahua to engage tho rebels. The move is believed to bo on .President Madero's orders, in hopes of thus checking the March on Mexico City. The rebels are superior In numbers and, may whip Villa's force. They start for Mexico City to morrow. In Juarez, Colonel Pace, command ing 1500 rebels there, Is having con siderable trouble with him mu. Many threaten to mutiny and 300 ringlead ers were disarmed last night. Wealthy Mexicans there are being seized for ransom o raise money for the rebel lion. nn county affairs. A communication from the Medford traffic bureau re lating o rate reductions out of Port land was turned over to the railroad committee. A letter from A. R. Shumway in response to one from Secretary KeeTe said that the farmers unon opposed the policy of state aid in road building. Agnirist Proiod Move. Another subject devoted at some length was the prospective measure looking to giving the tax money from all public service corporations into the hands of tho state for state purposes. (Continued on Page 5) ROOSEVELT HAT IS IX OltECiOX RING. Salem, Ore., March 6. Col onel Roosevelt's hat Is In the Oregon political ring. A peti tion to place his name on the Oregon presidential primary ballot was filed with the secre tary of state here today. It Is the first petition filed. During the week Taft and La Follette petitions will be filed. The Roosevelt petition Is signed by 1528 persons, representing ten counties. long experience In the Improvement of highways, gives his unqualified en dorsement to both the Richmond oil and Tarvla and has compiled figures by. which he estimates that the cost of Improving streets with either one of these materials would be less than one half the cost of blthulithlc at the price quoted byNWarra Bros. He states that many cities In California have been using the Richmond Oil and have found It entirely satisfac tory. Roth Substances Now. Both substances, according to. En glneer Martin, are comparatively new but are the products of long expert- continued on Page 6) PRACTICALLY LAST EXPLORERS FINALLY Captain Scott in Ancient Whaler Beats Other Expe ditions in Dash For Bottom of Earth . Finding of Pivotal Point Result of One Hundred and Forty Years of Search By Britons England General ly Credits Unconfirmed Rumor London, Eng., March 6. (Bulle tin.) Reports have reached here that Captain Scott, an English navigator, has discovered the South Po'e. Eiiv;Iuik1 Credits Report. .. London, March 6. Reports that are given credence generally here, have been received stating that Cap tain Scott's exploring expedition has succeeded In reaching the south pole, thus defeating the Norwegian explor er sheaded by Amundsen and a Jap anese expedition. The British Royal Geographical society has admitted that the organ ization has received the same report but they are unable to vouch for Its auhenticity. Captain Scott Is of the famous Eng lish naval family. Ho made the trip on a fund of $200,000 which was sub scribed by the British people and the government. He sailed from London on the whaler, Terra Nova, In June, 1910. Amundsen, the Norwegian, left Buen os Ayres, Argentina, In. 1910, and is believed to be near the south pole now. Captain Scott was also in command of an expedition that set out to at- Z FREE; F TO Judge Instructs Jury to Acquit Former Mayor of Frisco San Francisco, March 6. Eugene E. Schmitz, former mayor of San Fran cisco, and the most recent of the per sons Implicated In the famous graft expose, of 1906 to face a Jury was freed of the charge of having bribed Supervisor Andrew Wilson In the so- called gas cases, for which he was, in dicted by the grand jury in May, 190. Acting upon tho request of District Attorney Charles M. Fickert, Judge William P. Lnwlor instructed the Jury to bring in aerdict of not guilty, which was done as soon as tho verdict could be written out by the foreman. Discouraged by his failure to have tho Indictments against himself re moved, so that he might apply for a parole, Abo lluqf, former political boss who was convicted of bribery in connection with the Schmltz case, will this afternoon be returned to the pen itentiary at San Quentin to finish serving his fourteen-year prison term. Ruef was brought here from the prison to testify, In the Schmltz case. Ho refused to testify unless the in dictments against him were dismiss ed, which the court refused to do, on the ground that his testimony was valueless, anyway. No Immediate steps are to be ta ken by Ruef looking o his release, but lie may later apply for pardon. March 6 seems to bear a fateful connection with tho lifo of tho for mer boss. He was first arrested on March, 6, five years ago, on the charges which resulted In his convic tion and prison sentence. On tho same date two years ago his sister died of a broken heart, caused by his disgrace. One year ago today, he be gan serving his fourteen year prison term and today he re-enters the pris on to complete that term after a brief period outside of prison walls, during which his chances for free dom were considered good. Berry Crates nt Erecwater. Freewater, Ore Manager N. W. Mum ford of the Milton-Freewater Fruit Growers' union announces the price of berry crates for this year has been reduced to about 16 2-3 cents, the lowest price for a number of years. A carload of box material was received last week and men are get ting them made up. OF tempt the discovery of the south pole in 1U02. ' The Terra Nova, the ship which is now credited with having successful ly negotiated the difficulties of the Anarctic seas, is an old Scottish whal er and was built In 1884 at Dundee The first known dash that was made by explorers into the frozen southern zone, was made In 1772, 140 ytars ago, by Captain Cook, a Brlt tisher. He reached a point about 21 degrees south and was forced to abandon the trip. Since then practically every at tempt to reach the south pole has been made by British navigators and explorers, until recently the Norwe gians and Japs took up the task. In the winter of 1908-09 an expedi tion commanded by Lieutenant Ernest Shackelton, reached a point within 111 miles of the pole, believing that they had discovered it when they started to return. Although the report is not verified the papers tonight still persist In printing the story that Scott has been successful. The Central News, which claims tc be Scott's agent. Issued a statement this afternoon saying It had not heard from Seott and doesn't expect to for "several days." i YEARS III PRISON FOR SUFFRAGETTES English Authorities Find Way to Tame Fair Rioters London, Eng., Mar. 6. Determined to end the reign of terror that has been caused during the past week by the activities of the militant suffrag ettes, the British government today inaugurated a policy by which those women who destroy the property of other people will be sentenced to pris on terms of seven years for each of fense, as common felons. This was announced today by Police Inspector McCarthy, after a raid on the head quarters of the suffragettes. Pursuing clews afforded in letters and other documents, which were seized in the raid by the police, the authorities have uncovered the full campaign of tho women as mapped out by Mrs. Pankhurst, tho leader who is now serving a two months' jail sentence for window smashing. This evidence, it is said, may be used by the authorities In prosecuting Mrs. Pankhurst on charges of con spiracy against the government and may result In her being sentenced to prison for several years, or banish ment from the Uniteid Kingdom. To further cripple the woman suf frage movement, the government plans to confiscate the funds of the organization and use them to reim burse the property owners for losses sustained when the women smashed windows and other property. The women have an available fund of $500,000. Stunned by the parlous turn that affairs have suddenly taken the suf fragettes today held, conference to decide whether to contlinue their fight for equal suffrage along tho lines that have been mapped and partly carried out. A majority of them apparently fa vor the Idea of carrying out their program, despite the danger of long prison terms, evidently believing that they will soon be able to overwhelm the authorities by forcing their ar rests to such great numbers that will compel the granting of their demands for votes, as a compromise. Attorney James P. Peal of Free water, candidate for tho office of dis trict attorney, came In this morning from his home and left this afternoon for Heppner. GOAL GIIFOKD PINCHOT BITTERLY AS IXCiRATE AND DISLOYAL TO COLONEL ROOSEVELT Devil's Lake, Ind., March 6. Speaking in behalf of the campaign of Colonel Roosevelt In the bitter three cornered fight between the Colonel, Senator La Follette and President Taft for the republican presidential nomination, Glfford Plnchot, former chief forester of the reclamation service, today denounced President Taft as "Disloyal to Mr. Roosevelt." He also said that Mr. Taft Is "an Ingrate." He said: "My attacks on president Taft are not the result of my enforced res- lgnation from government service. My dismissal gave conservation, a stronger footing and it was thus benefitted. But bv all th rules of decency Mr. Taft should have been loyal to Mr. Roosevelt. It was Roosevelt's policies that elected Taft. We don't want any more of Taft. It costs the people too much." ENGLAND SEES RELIEF Strikers May Return to Mine If Min imum Wase Law Is Pussed. London, March 6. Relief for the millions of suffering throug cmfwyp millions of suffering poor throughout England Is In sight. Announcement has been made that the striking coal miners are seriously considering the government's assurances of enacting a minimum wage law and may return to work. The government Is feverishly anx ious to end the strike and la endeavor ing to rush through a minimum wage bill. Reports from New Castle, Glasgow and other cities tell the same story of business paralysis. The Industrial factories are closed and the poor are burning their fur niture to keep warm. MRS. TAFT AGAIN ATTENDS HEARING Washington. D. C. March 6. Mrs Taft, wife of the president, was again rresent at the hearing of the Law rence strfkers' stories before the com mittee today. The police had their inning today. Police Commissioner Lynch was the the first witness. He admitted that women and children had been jailed, adding, "He didn't know why." He was unable to give any reason for their detention. Marshal Sullivan was also a wit ness and said that he clubbed several mon but emphatically denied that any women or children were clubbed, as other witnesses had testified. He said the strikers first wrecked trolley cars ond then threw Ice at the pasr singers and the clubs were necessary He said children were not torn away, but were picked up gently from those mothers who did not resist the police Murderer Suicides. Conrad, Mont., March 6. Harvey Sissler, well known resident of Con rad, shot and fatally wounded his wife today and and then committed sui cide. Family disagreement, extend ing over a long period, Is believed to have been the cause of the double tragedy. McFarland Wins. New York, March 6. Packey Mc Farland, the Chicago lightweight, won a'l the way In a ten-round bout last night against "One Round" Hogan of California at the Fairmount Athletic club here. LAWRENCE STRIKERS AND POLICE CLASH. Lawrence, March 6. Renew ed physical force tactics with the textile strikers here, the police and militiamen charged a crowd of picketers nt Arlington mills foday and arrested ten women and five men on charg es of intimidation. More men are working than at any time since the strike. The strikers say 12.000 are still out. J. T. WHISTLER WILL OF PROPOSED John T. Whistler, well known hy draulic engineer and the builder of the UmaTtilla Irrigation project, has been secured by the city council to in vestigate the feasibility of the electric power site offered the city by Milton people and with whom Assessor Strain has been associated. Mr. Whistler is expected here within a few days and will not only Investigate the Milton site but several other propositions that have been suggested to he city. Mr. Whistler Is regarded as a very authentic and conservative engineer and those interested in the prospec tive city plant are anxious to have him go over the ground and see what he think9 of It. The city now has a DENOUNCES PRESIDENT TAFT TUX DEFEATED Seattle Voters Vindicate Re call and Elect Cotterill As Mayor. SOCIALISTS ARE BEATEN Underworld Gives Former Municipal Chief Executive Heavy Plurality, Rut llis Opponent Wins Out In Oth er Parts of City. Seattle. March 6 Returns today indicate that George Cotterill, demo crat, was elected mayor of this city by approximately 500 votes overv former Mayor Gill. Early indications were' that the single tax was beaten. About 65,000 votes were cast. The two candidates ran practically neck and neck In the resident districts but Gill carried the First ward, in which the vice district is located, by four to one. Until early this morning the streets were packed with people watching the bulletins. Four socialistic candidates for the council were beaten. Mayor-elect Cotterill is a single taxer but he took no part In the sin gle tax campaign. It is estimated that over 150,000 was lost on fhe election. Single tax was overwhelmingly de feated. . Twenty precincts show a three to one vote against the meas ure. As these returns are from va rious sections of the city they show tho sentiment of the city and single taxers concede their defeat. Two hundred and eighty precincts out of a total of 281 reporting unof ficial returns, show Cotterill in the lead by about 500. . The bogus plans for the "city beau tiful'' which cost $75,000 to prepare, have been rejected. Cotterill's election is hailed as a vindication of the recall. Mayor Gill was recalled last year and he tried to win this time to prove that the recall was merely something which appealed to the people and they'were easily swayed. More Troop to Border. Washington. March 6. It has been learned that the government is plan ning to send more troops to the Mex ican border. The exact number and their disposition will likely be decid ed tomorrow, with Secretary Stimson's return from Chicago. Polndcxter Lauds Teddy. Washington. March 6. In a five thousand word statement today Sen ator Miles Polndexter of Washington lauds Colonel Roosevelt's candidacy and declares the colonel stands for the common man and against the oppression of the great. , INVESTIGATE SITE L ELECTRIC PLANT provisional option, secured by Coun cilman John Dyer, chairman of tho special electric plant committee, and if the project appears satisfactory It will be put up to the people for ap proval. That the possibility of Pendleton's securing a municipal electrical supply from use of the waters of the Walla Walla river is not menaced at all by a second filing just made by farmers on that river Is declared by parties familiar with the situation. It Is pointed out that while a second fil ing has been made and overlaps; somewhat on tho filing held by How ard Evans and upon which the city 1 Continued on Pago 5)