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EVENING EDITIOn 1 - 'g3CIa EVENING EDITIOII TO ADVKIITISERS. The East Oregonlan h the largest paid circulation of any paper In Oregon, east of Port land and nearly twice the circulation In l'endleton of any other newspaper. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. .VOL. 24. PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1912. NO. 73G7 urday; heavy frost J ZBT j?y. AXlX K T tonight. . Jl V "T COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. V- --4- V 4 : , i . AMUNDSEN NOW 1 IT SCOn FOUND SOUTH POLE Bottom of Earth Promises Controversy Equal to that Following Discovery of Top NORWEGIAN SAYS 3 DAYS London Generally Believes Norse Explorer Successful in Plan to Drift With Ice and Then Use Siberian Dogs and Skiis in Reaching the Goal. London, ling , March 8. Confirma tion of the success of Cuptaln Hoald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer. In reaching the South Pole ahead of Captain Scott of England, was receiv ed here today by the London Express, the newspaper which first received the news of the alleged success of Scott. The announcement came In a dis patch dated at Hobard, Tasmania, a small Island off the southern shore of Australia, where it Is said that Cap tain Amundsen hag Just arrived on his homeward journey on the steam er Fram. Ho forced his crew to re main on board the ship and success fully prevented the details from leak ing out. Another dispatch which was receiv ed by the London Star, stated that when Amundsen was asked at Hobart If Captain Scott had reached the pole, Amundsen refused to make a definite reply. In tho dispatch to the Express and purported to have been sent by Amundsen himself, it said: "Pole reached fourteenth, seventeenth Pe cember." It wi.l be noted that the dispatch does not say who reached tho pole; whether Amundsen or Scott. It is generally believed here, however, that It means that Amund sen was the successful explorer. The dispatch further states that the Norwegian would visit San Francisco before returning to Europe, going first to Buenos Ayrcs, Brazil, after a week's stay at Hobnrt. From Buen os Ayres ho will sail around the Horn of South America to San Francisco and later drift through the Northwest passage to European waters. Tho fact that no direct news has been received from Captain Scott leads to the general belief hero that Annmdsen reached the polo first. It is reported that he remained there three days. If Amundsen re mained at the pole three days, it is admitted thnt observations, he is re ported to have claimed he made, could not havo well been faked. With referenco to the results of MISSOURIANS GIVE T.1R. BIGpAJORITY Kansas City. March 8. Leading all other candidates by about a 15 to 1 vote. Colonel Roosevelt, Judging frorr the preferential prlmnrles Fifth Mis souri congressional district is ho popular choice of this section of the stato for the republican nomination. The vote was as follows: Itoosevelt, E.ror; Taft, 3,905; La Follette, 55; and Cummins 6. Itoosevelt di'legates will convene next Tuesday to select delegates to the republican national convention. Taft supporters, who say the prim aries are Illegal, will select their na tional convention delegates tomorrow. Contesting delegations are expected from every district In Missouri. APPROVAL OF WEST BY FISHER IS (Special Correspondence.) Hermlston, Ore., March 8. Offi cial Information to the effect the sec retary of tho interior has formally approved the report of. the board of engineers appointed to investigate the WtBt Umallla Extension has been re ceived hero by Project Engineer H, 1. Newell. That he has received such a mes sage was stated by Mr.Newell this af ternoon. The message he received is in the nature of a confirmation Of the newspaper report heretofore pub lished regarding the report and the action taken upon it by the secretary of the Interior and the president However, the message was received by Mr. Newell was brlof and that of ficial declined to draw any inferences from it save to say that the West Ex tension has been approved by the sec retary conditional upon the signing up of land under the proposed project. CMS HE ID WERE SPENT AT PIVOT the Amundsen expedition, dispatches that reached London from various points gave early reports that the Norwegian explorer had not been suc cessful in his quest. Later. However, a Copenhagen dispatch said that the Social Democraten had published news from Christiana that a telegram from a member of the Fram expedi tion declared that Amundsen haC declared that Amundsen had reached the South Pole. Other reports seem to confirm this, and at the same time to dispose of the rumor that Captain Scott had reached the pole. None of the auth orities here were inclined to credit this latter report unconfirmed. In the race for the pole, British ers, whi'e hoping for the success of tho British representative, .entertain ed a fear that " Captain Amundsen would win the honor as his previous experience made him a formidable competitor. It was ho who discov ered the Northwest passage in 1903. Amundsen had with him a hardy band of Norwegians who undoubted ly were aided by skiis In traversing the glacial ice an 1 he puts his faith in Siberian dogs fur the supply sledg es. He had an advantage of nearly eight months over Captain Scott in the race for tho pole and his base of supplies was nearly 100 miles nearer the goal. Moreover, his was not a scientific expedition, but one designed to move swiftly. The steamer Fram is the vessel with which Dr. Nansen made a jour ney of thousands of mileg in the Arc tic ocean in 1903-06. nnd on which Amundsen planned to drift with the Arctic ico to the North pole. Amund sen started in April, 1909. to carry out this drifting trip in search of the North pole, but changed his plans in the following year, proceeded by way of South America for the Antarctic. Early In 1911. Lieutenant Pennell of Captain Scott's expedition, sent word from Stewart Island that he had come on Amundsen's ship in the Bay of Whales, Ross Sea. where the Nor wegian had made his winter quar ters. llQporls Conflicting. London, Eng., March 8. "Amund sen positively denies telling a corres pondent of the London Express or (Continued on Page 5) lKMO NOMINATION MENTIONED TO URYAX. Minneapolis, Minn., March 8 William Jennings Bryan to day completed his tour of the northwest states with his arriv al In this city. When asked if he would accept the democratic preidentlal nomination, if a deadlock should occur at the Baltimore convention, Br. Bry an gave an evasive answer. EXTENSION OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED However, among those Informed regarding reclamation affairs It is said that the approval by the score tary makes the sxtension assured, pro vided the necessary number of land owners sign up with the government. They point out that the secretary of tho Interior would scarcely an nounce his formal approval of the extension unless it first had tho ap proval of tho extension cmfwypcmf proval of the president also. The di rector of the reclamation service has already approved the project. The engineering board reported in favor of a project that will reclaim a total of 30,000 acres of land, the first unit being reclaimed through use ol waters on the lower river diverted by means of a diversion dam at Three Mill falls and the remainder of the project being watered through use of a reservoir to be constructed below Stanfleld. The whole project will cost 93,000,000. 6 KILLED IN R. R. WRECK Broken Hail PlungCM Wabash Train Into Ditch. . West Lebanon, Ind., March' 8. A check of passengers here today shows that six passengers were killed and fifty-one injured, five of whom are dying, as a result of the derailment last night of the west bound Conti nental Limited on the Wabash line The dead are: Mrs. U. Good of St. Louis; .Mrs. R. Grant, of Adrian, Mich.; Henry Green, a cook, and three unidentified men. The train was running fifty miles an hour when it struck a broken rail and plunged Into Redwood creek. AGREE 10 SETTLE LAWRENCE STRIKE Poorest Paid Workers Get Increase; Congress to Act. Lawrence, March 8. A settlement of the Lawrence strike Is in sight. This afternoon it was learned that the mill owners and operators, in a get together meeting, practically set tled on a compromise agreement, by which both factions will make con cessions. The plan gives the poorest paid workers substantial increases while the advance to skilled workers is slight. The "speed up" system will be abolished. It is understood that the district attorney will urge the release of Et tor and Giovanniti, the strike lead ers who are charged with the mur der of a girl who was killed by a policeman, on bail. The strikers say they would not settle until Etter is released. Congress Will Act. Washington, March 8. Taking the stand that the Lawrence textile work ers proved conclusively to the' house tules committee, that . the - strlkers- and their children had been abused by the Lawrence police and mill own ers, Congressman Wilson, of Pennsyl vania, chairman of the house labor committee, today predicted that con gressional action will be ordered. FIRST BATCH WATER CERTIFICATES REC'D Thirty-two water users on Mud cieek in the northern part of the county are the first in the county to secure certificates of . their water rights from the state hoard of control. County Clerk Frank Sallng today re ceived these certificates defining the amount of acre feet to which each tract of land along Mud creek is en titled and, as soon as they have been recorded on the county books, they will be sent to the water users. It will' be remembered that in con formance with a recent law, all wa ter users of Umatilla county were re quired to submit to the board of con trol the amount of water which they had been accustomed to use in the past so that the amount expressed in positive and definite terms could be assigned to the different lands. Cer tificates will probably not be receiv ed by water users along the tribu taries of the Umatilla for some time owing to the delay caused by the in stitution of adjudication suits by the government. Death Claims Agvtl Woman Death this morning' claimed Mrs. C. L. McCoy, un aged widowed lady' who has been a resident of Pendleton for a good many years. Three years ago she fell and broke her hip bone and has never recovered from the in Jury. This coupled with a general breakdown incident to senility caused the extinguishing of the life spark. Death occurred shortly before noon today at her home 630 Maple street, the deceased lady being 67 years of ago when she answered the last call. Besides a son and a number of nieces and nephews over the state, she leaves a brother, G. W. Thomerson of Walla WaKn . He Is In tho city today and has made arrangement for the ship ment of the body to Walla Walla to morrow morning and will havo it in terred there. ARBITRATION TREATIES WILL UK PIGEONHOLED Washington, March 8. Tho . Brit ish French arbitration treaties, which were yesterday ratified by tho senate after being stripped of the clause that Invaded the constitutional trea ty, making powers of the senate, was taken to the Btate department today where they probably will bo pigeon holed. It Is known that President Taft wished them passed unamend ed. Hawlildo District Clinngcd. The county 'boundary board yester day changed the boundaries of school district No. 11 at Rawhide south of Weston so thnt It now Includes ter ritory heretofore not in any district DIXON AIDS ANANIAS CLUB Roosevelt Manager Teiearain I Denies tiMi-heil. Sending Washington, March 8. Mad clear through. Senator Dixon, Roosevelt's campaign manager, today denounced as a forgery a telegram published here, purporting to be from Dixon to Roosevelt reading: "The senate has ratified your contention in regard to treaties. Our -democratic friends have come to your rescue. Joseph Dixon." He said: "There Is no excuse for this fragrant forgery. I only sent Roosevelt a brief note appraising him ol the passage of the arbitration treaties." TAFT AGAIN PLEADS FOR BIG BUSINESS President Uses "Full Din ner Pail" Argument In New Form Aboard Tafl's Special, Canton, O., March S. En route to Toledo, where he wi.l speak tonight. President Taft addressed 1U00 people at Alliance, Ohio, and said that agitating and creating a lack of confluence Is not good and the people want quiet and confidence and then stability will cumo. He said: "Assuming that everyone is obeying the law, it Is prosperity and business t'rat we should look to. "Agitation and creating lack of con fidence among those having capital invested is not for the people's good. Therefore what we want is that quiet confidence that makes every one look after his own business and put as much money into it as he can. Then jobs will be many; wages will rise. We will all have money with which to buy shoes for our children and those liking comfort can enjoy it. "It Is wise that we should not cul tivate hostility between classes and between persons in similar situations and we shou'd have confidence In each other because we all are In the same boat." Will Answer Teddy. Pittsburg. March 8. President Taft arrived here today en route to Toledo. Ohio, where tonight he will reply to Colonel Roc-eeve't's Clumbus speech. It Is expected he will devote much time to an attack on Roosevelt's policy, that the recall of decisions js preferable to the reea'l of judges. President Taft is unalterably oppose ! to judiciary recall. CONCORD STAGECOACH HERE FOR ROUND-UP After a trip clear across the con tinent, the old Concord stage-coach presented to the Round-up by Ed ward Arlington of the 101 Ranch ar rived in Pendleton last night via the O.-W. It. & N. and tomorrow morn ing it will be paraded through Main street. Because of the fact that It is but one of the very few of this type of early carriers in existence, it is an object of great curiosity and inter est. To F. W. Robinson, general freight agent of the O.-W. It. & N., the Round-up is largely indebted for the new acquisition. He located it in Lake View, New Jersey, and it was through him that Arlington tendered It to the local association. Original ly it traversed the plains and moun tains of Oklahoma and, could it but speak, could unfold a history of stir ring excitement and adventure un doubtedly. As is the case with most old stage coaches, the distinction is claimed for it. that General Grant once rode In it. Though the coach itself is a pres ent to the Round-up. it was not se cured without expense for the freight charges on it amounted to more than $200. ALLEGED DYNAMITERS TO UK ARRAIGNED TUESDAY Indianapolis, March 8. Forty-six men, who were indicted by the In dianapolls federal grand jury on charges of complicity in the alleged nation-wide dynamite conspiracy among whom are many prominent labor men will be arraigned in the United States district court here next Tuesday. The defendants who are also involved in tho .California court's proceedings, won't be arraigned here. The indicted men will hold a confer ence Monday to complete plans for their defense. LA rOLLKTTK WILL NOT MAKE PERSONAL ATTACK Washington, March S Senator La Follette, answering a report that he had planned a direct attack on Col orel Roosevelt, today said he has planned to discuss the records of all candidates but will not make a per sonal attack. He said the public should know their records, but the personal life of candidates Is their own. REBEL MY SWEEPS FEDERALS ASIDE IN 1ARCH ON VERA CRUZ Citizens of Capitol and Seaport Cities Flock to Aid Government in Repelling Attacks AMERICANS MOBILIZE FOR THEIR OWN DEFENSE While Sentiment Against Yankees Grows More Bitter, United States Authorities Allow Arms and Ammuni tion to Be Sent Across Border.! Mexico City, March 8. Victorious! after a terrific battle which lasted three days near Acatlan with fifteen hundred federal troops, a force of two thousand rebels today is. marching on Vera Cruz, the principal seaport of the Mexican nation. The losses on both sides, in the battle, exceeded more than three hundred men. News of the battle was received by govern ment officials here today. At Vera Cruz the federal forces and private citizens are hurriedly mass ing their combined strength to repel the impending attack by the rebels, in an effort to prevent the fall of the city. General Orozcq's forces are also approaching nearer Mexico City and a decisive clash is expected to take place between the federal-citizen ar my and the rebel forces, early next week. Henry Wilson, United States am bassador to Mexico, and five hundred other American citizens, held a con ference here today and after admit ting the seriousness -of their situation, a committee of nine Americans was appointed to perfect plans for the de fense of all Americans in the capital city, should the threatened attack be made. Sentiment against Americans is continually growing and has reached an alarming state. It is being shown by both Mexicans and Vasquititas and Ambassador Wilson hopes to be ready to successfully meet any outbreak .'rninst foreigners. President Madero today took active charge of the work of recruiting men to engage In the defense of the city in co-operation with the government troops. Orders have -been sent by President Madero to all federal commanders in Northern Mexico to exert every pos sible effort in an attempt to check Ml RRERER OF GIRL , BELIEVED ARRESTED Tacoma, March 8. In the person of J. C. Brown, n print er, aged 50 years, who formerly worked in La Grande, Ore., who was arrested here and charged with attempted assault on sev eral little girls, the police be lieve they have the murderer of little Barbara Holtzman in Portland. The police are com municating with Portland in an effort to identify Brown. BASEBALL FANS MEET FOR LOCAL TEAM IN Pendleton baseball fans are sum moned to assemble In the Commercial rooms tonight at 7 o'clock for the purpose of choosing a delegate to a meeting in Walla Walla tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock at which steps for reviving the Blue Mountain league will be taken. Carl Cooley, secretary of the league last year, received a tel egram last night from August Bade. the Walla Walla baseball manager, announcing the meeting, and Secre tary Dickson of the local club imme diately issued a call for a local meet ing tonight. As projected, the league this year will bo formed with clubs in Pendle ton, Walla Walla. Weston-Athena and Dayton, and. because of the large number of men under contract with the Northwest league, many of whom will be released, it is believed that each club can put a team in the field capable of giving the fans something classy in tho baseball line. Already the local club is being besieged with applications from "outlaw" and seml professlonals for berths here and some of these men are well known in the baseball world. In discussing the meting tomorrow, the Walla Walla Union this morning says: In all probability Dayton will be substituted for Milton-Freewater this year, the former town having been an applicant last year but too late to the advance of the, rebels under General Orozco. President Madero plans to have a force of thirty thousand men in the field to protect ' Mexico City against General Orozco's attack, while the combined forces of Orozco's army will number twelve thousand men, thus giving President Madero an ad vantage in mvmbers, but with many untrained mn while Orozco's army is made up of veterans. Federal C'omcontrating. El Paso, Texas, March 8. In the effort that is being made to prevent a rebel attack on the City of Mexico, all commanders or federal forces in Northern Mexico are trying to effect a concentration of their armies at Torreon for the purpose of giving bat tle and tying to rout the rapidly growing army of General Orozco, who l-t marching on the capital. Their move was started immediately upon receipt of orders from President Ma dero, who is evidently thoroughly alarmed by the rebel advance. More than three thousand federal troops have already reached Torreon and two thousand more, comprising the armies of General Villa and General Blanquot, are now on their way to that city. A terrific clash Is expected to take place between the two forces early next week and it is being watched with much interest here. American authorities here are per mitting arms and ammunitions of war to be taken across the border and more than 56,000 rounds of ammuni tion consigned to various rebel com manders have already passed across the line. LA FOLLETTE PAPERS READY TO FILE Portland. Ore., March S. Petitions to place the name of Senator La Fol- -lette on the Oregon presidential pri mary ballot will be filed tomorrow. Only a few more names to complete the requisite 1000, are needed. Taft and Roosevelt petitions havo already been filed. Roosevelt's had 1528 names and the Taft petition 3499. Petitions to place the names of Governor Harmon. Governor Wilson and Champ Clark on the democratic ballot are now circulating. TONIGHT TO PLAN - BLUE MOUNTAIN LEAGUE get into the league. Dayton is a live little ball town and has good grounds. It should draw as well as any of the others. Athena and Weston will unite in financing one team and have the monev back of them. Pendleton is always ready to do tho right thing and .August Bade and other local magnates, are confident that they can deliver an article of baseball that will be a credit to the city and furnish desired entertainment. Good Games; in Past. S.nie of the g.imes played in this league last year rivaled any seen on the coast. There were some stars playing here at times and this year will he even better for the local team for Joe Colin will ie:ive many a good player here after his team is picked. There should be men enough from his squad to furnish two or three good men for each town and with the best of Ipcal talent thrown in, a club can be organized in each town that will put up real baseball. A few pitchers can be easily obtained by each club. Colin has some good men that he wants In a year or two but desires them to gain more experience and therefore will ask them to play here. Jones will probably be one of these. He is one of the most promising young catchers in tho business. With a nu cleus thus formed. Wal'a Walla would be in a good position to start in tha Northwest league next year.