East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, March 22, 1912, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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    EVENING EDITION
EVENING EDITION
WEATHER REPORT.
TO ADVKRTISER9.
The liimt Oregonlan bm
the largest paid circulation
of any paper la Oregon, rant
of Portland and nearly
twice the circulation In
Pendleton of any other
newspaper.
Fair tonight with a
heavy frost; Saturday
, fair.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 24.
PENDLETON, OREGON, Fill DAY, MARCH 22, 1912.
XO. 737C-
110 AMENDMENT
FOR WAGE Bill
Britons
Would
Other
Fear M
Cause
Trades.
iners Plan
Trouble in
STRIKE MAY CONTINUE
Should Men Kef use to Accept Now
Uw and Return to Work, Goveni-
. mont Will. imiriute Protection
for Non-Union Workers.
London, March 22. Premier As
qulth explained In the house of com
mons his opposition to the miners'
amendment to his minimum wago bill
which was defeated without discus
sion. It would establish a dangerous
precedent and bo followed by the de
and of other trades for similar action
ho eniil. The miners. Asquith said,
are opposed to a m'nimum wage and
six days of labor. They want five
shillings a minimum for adults and
two shillings for minors each day.
The mine owners have notified Pre
mier Asquith that they will erfuse to
open the mines unless the minimum
wako rate flving is left to a local
committee.
Premier Asquith said the bill, un
amended, will be read the third time
tomorrow and will be passed. It will
be called In the house of lords Mon
day. The laborltes Informed Asquith
that tho responsibility Is on him, if
the unamended bill falls to settle tho
strike.
Sir A. B. Markham of New Castle,
said the strike will continue If the
amendment of the miners was not In
corporated In the bill. Asquith re
plied that the amendment would make
the bill unworkable.
It Is generally believed that the
distress following the strike and the
depletion of supplies and funds ob
tained through strike benefits will
force both sides to accet tho bill.
If the miners refuse to do so Pre
mier Asquith will accept the offer of
the operators to resume working the
mines if guaranteed protection for
their union men.
SUICIDE'S RELATIVES TO
SUE FOR HER JEWELS
New York, March 22. A civil suit
niny he brought by relatives of Mr3.
Blanche M.- Carson, the San Francisco
society lady who hanged her self af
ter her arrest for alleged smuggling
for disposition of the $20,000 worth
of Jewels which were seized with "her
arrest. Her brother Is coming from
Los Angeles to claim her body.
;iRI,S! WANT FAME? HAVE
ANDY SAY YOU ARE PRETTY
Pittsburg, Pa., March 22. Virginia
Leo. ago 20, a stenographer, has leap
ed from obscurity to fame since she
was declared by Andrew Carnegie to
he tho prettiest girl In the. world.
Many offers from wife seekers, the
atrical managers and artists have
been received.
STANDARD DECLARES 2000
PER CENT DIVIDEND
Now York, March 22.
Through tho declaration ofs. a
dividend of 2900 pup-oent the
Standard Oil Co, of Indiana,
holds tho record for the largest
stock dividend. Recently tho
company Increased Its stock
from $1 000,000 to $30,000,000
and the directors will distribute
29 additional shares of stock to
each holder of one share.
SAYS LOCAL PEOPLE SHOULD WORK FOR -REELECTION
OE COMMISSIONER CiAITCKISGN
That Clyde B. Aitchlson, member of
the preent railroad commission and
candidate for renomlnatjon from the
old second Oregon district should be
kept upon tho board is the belief of
W. L. Thompson, presldont of the
American National bank of this city.
Mr. Thompson is an open advocate
of the renomlnatlon of Commissioner
Aitchlson and sets forth that Import
ant service has been rendered this
city by that official. Some of this
work was done during the time Mr.
Thompson was president of the local
Commercial club. As to the work of
Commissioner Aitchlson In particular
reference to this locality the following
Ih set forth by his friends:
"Ho has been a member of the
commission since It was organized, and
STRIKE STOPS SHIPPING
Grays Harbor Twns Without Coast
Wise Traffic.
Hoquiam. Wash., March 22. All
wharfs and docks In Aberdeen, Ho
quiam and other Grays Harbor towns
are tied up today by the I. W. W.
and Longshoremens union strike.
Strike leaders claim that the sailors
are ready to assist.
A trifling amount of lumber is go
ing obard and is handled on the
wharves by ship masters and mateaJ
The men have asked all longshore
men to keep away.
PROGRAM COMPLETE
FOR CORNERSTONE
Big Parade Will Be Open
ing Feature of Cere
monies At a meeting last night of the Com
mercial club committee handling the
corner stone exercises of the branch
asylum final preparations were made
for the event and all is now virtually
in readiness for the occasion.
The ceremony is scheduled for 2
o'clock next Tuesday afternoon and
all business houses of whatsoever
character are urged to close at noon.
Most of the houses have assented to
this arrangement.
At 1 o'clock a parada Is to be held
through the business section of the
city. In tho procession will bo the
school children of the city. The W.
O. W. degree team, members of the
Moose lodge and others. The pro
cession will be headed by a line of au
tomobiles, the leading machine car
rying Governor West and other state
officials and visitors. The line of
march will be south on Main street to
tho depot.
Most of the crowd will be taken to
tho asylum grounds by special O.-W.
It. & N. trains. The first train will
convey the children who will be taken
to tho grounds as guests of the ar
rangements committee which organ
isation has raised funds for the chil
dren's tratn.
After taking the children to the
grounds tho special train will return
and make as many trips as necessary
to take the throng to the branch asy
lum grounds A round trip fare of
10 cents will be charged and those
making the trip will secure tickets of
fered for sale by the Commercial
club.
Tho Program.
The following is the program as ar
ranged for the cornerstone ceremony:
Master of Ceremonies Dr. C. J.
Smith, chairman of committee on ar
rangements. .Arrival at asylum grounds.
Music Round-Up Band.
Invocation Bishop Robert L. Pad
rock, D. D.
Depositing of records, etc. Ben W.
O'cott, secretary of tate.
Placing of corner stone Chief con
tractor. Presentation of trowel to governor
W. C. Knighton, state architect.
Laying of cornerstone Oswald
West, governor of Oregon. Soft mu
sic by band.
Address V. P. Matlock, mayor of
Pendleton.
Music Round Up Band.
Address Ben W. Olcott, secretary
of state.
Address Thomas B. Kay, state
treasurer.
Address R. E. L. Steiner, supt.
state hospital.
Address J. F. Robinson, president
Pendleton Commercial association.
Music. ,
Evening Reception.
At 8 o'clock In the evening a recep
tion will be tendered the state offi
cials and other visitors, the affair be
ing held In tho Eagle-Woodman hall
and under the auspices of the ladles'
clubs. A full announcement of the
reception has not yet been made but
It Is understood that the committee
will follow tho sentiment by Governor
West in San Francisco when he de-
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Umatilla county citizens have cause
to remember that It was by the com
mission's order the present Pendle-ton-Portland
local passenger was In
stalled; that the Pendleton grain rates
were reduced from IE a-4 eonta t n
3-4 cents: that the first class freight
between Pendlcton-and Portland from
l.U3 to 78 cents: that thn rates nn
of Pendleton were reduced In even
greater proportion; that the express
merchandise rates between Portland
ana rendieton were reduced from $:
per hundred to $2.30. and
ing reductions were made between
other points and this city and that
air. Aischiton presented to the Inter
state commerce commission the com
plaint of the eastern Oregon wool
growers for lower rates to the cast."
5 T0U
War Breaks Out Anew A
mong Chinese in Pacific
Coast Towds.
10 CLANS ARE INVOLVED
Dispute. Ai-Im-h Over Owncsliip of
Young Slave Girl INdlce to Take
Drastic Measures Portland Police
Pear More Trouble.
San Francisco, March 22 In a
new outbreak of a Chinese tong war,
five Chinese are dead. The trouble
started simultaneously here, at Oak
land, Antioch and Sacramento. Ten
tones are involved throughout the
state.
Two Americanized Chinese entered
the store of Tom Lung, here and shot
Iiim Y.e Chow Wo also was killed
here.
One Chinese was killed in Facra
mento, one at Antioch, Oakland and
one at Sacramento.
Chief of Police White has Issued an
order to Sergeant Layne of the Chi
natown brigade to put an end to the
tong fighting at any cost, as the peace
agreement of the tongs has been vi
olated and they are entitled to no
consideration.
The present outbreak is due to a
feud of the Bing Kong tong and the
Gom Lorn Lee Sor tong.
Shue May, a slave girl, was taken
by the Bing Kongs In payment for a
gambling debt. The Sor tong captur
ed the girl as she was about to sail
for China on the steamer Manchuria
and turned her over to Miss Donald
son Cameron of the Chinese Presby
terian mission.
Tile Bing Kongs then tried to gain
possession of Shue May by swearing
out a robbery complaint.
The case was called this afternoon
and a heavy guard of police was on
hand when they appeared In police
court.
Uear War at Poll land.
Portland, Ore., March 22. Detec
tives patrolling Chinatown here fear
a tong war, following the outbreak at
Sacramento, Oakland and Antioch,
California.
The Sold family and the Hop Sing
Tong may fight. The Hop Sing tong
aro importing gunmen from San
Faranclsco. The police have warned
the Chinese that if they fight they
will make wholesale raids and put
them out of business.
STATE LINE ROAD
TO BE ONE OF BEST
Tile county road between Freewater
and the state line will soon bo one of
the hot If not the best highways in
Umatilla county, according to County
Commissioner H. M. Cockburn who
was In the city yesterday. In accord
ance with a recent order of the county
court, the residents of tliat vicinity
with the assistance of the county road
making apparatus, are rapidly trans
forming that stretch, from a rough,
uneven, dusty road to a smooth, ma-,
radam thoroughfare, and if Walla
Walla county, Washington, joins in
tho movement as is expected, this Im
proved highway will be continued
from the state line on Into the city of
Walla Walla.
According tjj the commissioner, the
work is proceeding very rapidly, the
farmers responding eagerly to the
call, and the work is being done at
half the cost that was incurred In the
construction of the Athena-Weston
stretch of macadam.
Work on tho Wild horse road will
bo commenced the first of next week
according to tho Intentions of the
court, tho rock crusher havlngarriv-
ed and the roller being en route.
PORTLAND MURDERER
HEARS DAMAGING EVIDENCE
Portland, March, 22. The prose
cution today strengthened its case
against Burt Hicks, a machine shop
owner charged with the murder of
W. A. Wortman, a union machinist.
II L. Born, a salesman, testified he
saw Hicks follow Wortman Into the
Markell store and shoot him. He said
Hicks said:
"I am not a murderer. He Insult
ed me." Tho witness' testimony was
not shaken by a gruelling cross-examination.
C. H. Tracy testified that Hicks
called him vile names without any
provocation.
Robber Susiiect Still Held.
Los Angeles, Cal , March 22. No
confirmation has been received here
of a report that the Canadian authori
ties have dropped extradition proceed
ings against Charles Dean, the alleg
ed New Westminster bank robber. He
Is still In the custody of Sheriff Ham
mel. .
CHINESE II
FIHFIN
Show English Sisters Some
; Real Action in Routing
Assemblymen.
ROUGHLY HANDLE POLICE
Oriental Suffragettes Pull Hair of
KintcKiuen, Smash Windows and
Destroy Official Document to Im
l!i'cs I Hi makers.
Nanking, Mitreh 22. Chinese suf
fragettes attacked the quarters of
tho national assembly here, routed
the statesmen and broke all the win
dows in the building. The women
were incensed because resolutions
granting them a right to vote if they
were taxpayers, and could meet cer
tain educational requirements. j
The attack of the women came un
expectedly. They crowded into the
corridors of the national assembly
building, past the doorkeepers, and
denounced the resolutions, as dis
criminatory against a majority of
Chinese women, because of the ed
ucational test prescribed.
Pulling their hair and scratching
vigorously, they attacked the assem
blymen In a free for all fight.
Then they hurled chairs through
tho windows, destroyed large masses
of official papers and marched out of
the building demanding their rights.
In the streets the suffragettes were
attacked by the police and a hot
fight followed. Several police were
roughly handled and several women
were arrested.
l" lt Is generally believed that the
outbreak was inspired by American
and European women suffragettes
who are working here. ,
MULLiN-EVANS BOUT
AGAIN SCHEDULED
Barney Mullin. who claims the wel
terweight championship of the north
west in fistiana, and Dud Evans, erst
while welterweight champion of Mult
nomah club, will meet in their long
deferred twenty-round boxing bout at
tho Oregon theate.r on the evening of
April 1 at a smoker to be given by
the Pendleton Athletic club. A num
ber of good preliminary cards are be
ii. g arranged and lovers of the manly
sport are manifesting considerable
interest in the approaching fray.
Both men are well known here,
Evans having been a resident of Pen
dleton for several years, while Mullin
has made this city his headquarters
as long. Both have appeared in sev
eral bouts before local audiences and
have demonstrated their skill with
the padded gloves.
During the past several weeks both
men have been training vigorously
nnd are in splendid condition. Charles
Jost. known sometimes as "Young
Fitzsimmons." a claimant to the title
of middleweight champion of the
northwest, has been engaged by the
club as athletic director and will or
ganize a class In boxing in the near
future. After working out with Ev
ans for a number of evenings, he de
clares the latter has regained all of
his o'd ttme form and will make Mul
lin extend himself.
l'OlR GOVERNORS SELECT
BUILDING SITES AT FRISCO
San Francisco, March 22. Four
western governors, representing Ida
ho. Montana, Utah and Washington,
this afternoon are looking over the
exposition grounds and harbor view
to select sites for their respective
state buildings.
They are Governor Norris of Mon
tana; Hawley of Idaho; Spry of
Utah, nnd Hay of Washington. The
four have been on the Jump all day.
They conferred this morning at
Exposition headquarters with Direc
tor Works, regarding sites for tho
buildings and attended a luncheon at
the Commercial club' in honor of Gov.
Spry. They are sight-seeing this af
ternoon. Washington May Have Primary.
Tacoma, March 22. R. T. Hudson,
a Roosevelt supporter, arrived here
today. With his coming talk of a
presidential primary, a renewed at
tempt will probably be made to have
tho legislature provide one. The pro
gressives think that if they get a pri
mary they can beat President Taft.
Dr. llazznnl to Fast.
Seattle. Wash., March. 22 Dr. Lin
da Durfleld Hazznrd, the fast cure
specialist, recently convicted of caus
ing the death of her patient. Miss
Clara Williamson, will begin an abso
lute fast Tuesday morning to last
thirty days and perhaps more than
that
$83,000,000 v ft BUDGET
Chancellor Would Increase German
Army and Naval Strength.
Berlin, March 22 Millions of dol
lars, to be expended in the enlarge
ment of the German army and navy,
U provided in a bill which has been
submitted to the government coun
cil by Chancellor Von Bethmann Hol
lewg. If ihe bill is approved Germany will
spend $83,000,000 In the next three
years, increasing her army 29,000
men and will spend $31,000,000 on
the navy.
HIGH ATHLETES HEAR
CALL OF SPRINGTIME
Starting Training on Track
For Summer Program
of Sports
With the first warm days of spring
at hand, the high school athletes
have abandoned the gymnasium und
are disporting themselves in abbre
viated attire on the track at Round
up Park. With only three or four of
last year's point winners absent from
the squad this year, prospects are ex
ceedingly bright for a track team of
high calibre and the school does not
Intend to hadnlcap itself by lack of
training and preparation.
Under the direction of Coach As
liahr, the boys are now only accus
toming themselves to the outdoor
work but within a week or so will be
down to hard training. The cross
country race which has been an an
nual event of the spring training, will
be foregone this year, the boys de
ciding that the heavy strain encoun
tered works detrimentally to some of
the weaker athletes. Instead an in
terclass relay race, with each par
ticipant running a mile, is being ar
ranged and will probably be held in
a couple of weeks.
Among the men who will bo relied
upon this year to take points in the
various meets are Gordon, the crack
sprinter. Fee. hurdler and jumper,
Jordan, wiight man, Hampton, Haw
and Strain, middle distance men,
and Jarvis, a freshman who showed
speed last year in the grade schools.
The schedule has not yet been
completed but the boys are assured
of one big meet, that of the eastern
Oregon association which Is to be
held in Baker. The Whitman inter
srholastie meet has been abandoned
this year, but it Is probable that the
local school will be represented in
the O. A. C. and Oregon meets.
MONTREAL BANK ROBBER
OFFERS JAILER A BRIBE
Los Angeles. March 22. Charles
Dean, alias "Hoffman," who Is held
here on a charge of assisting In the
robbery of more than $250,000 from
the New Westminster, B. C, branch
of the Bank of Montreal .offered $2.
000 to Turnkey Oscar Norrell for a
chance to escape, according to the
latter. He promised similar amounts
to all others who would help him get
away.
Norrell says Dean said that seven
men took part In the robbery and that
most of the loot was taken to China.
Dean's preliminary examination will
bo held March 29th.
BONAF1DE CRIPPLES TO WAR
ON ALL IMPOSTERS
Paris, March 22. Bonafide crippled
beggars here are planning to organ
ize a guild to protect themselves
against Importers who encroach on
the beats and bring the profession
into disrepute.
Miners-Operators Asm In Confer.
Cleveland, O., March 22. Final' ef
forts are being made here to effect
a reconciliation between the miners
and owners to avert a strike of more
than 350,000 bituminous coal miners
by a conference subcommittee of 8
miners and operators.
UP WILL HELP
FEATURES AT
As a result of a meeting at lunch
eon today between members of the
Round-Up board, district fair direc
tors and Commercial club managers,
plans are laid for making the district
fair a "hummer"' this year, particular
ly with reference to band and other
amusement features.
At the luncheon today a special
committee of which G. M. Rice, W.
L. Thompson and Dr. C. J. Smith were
members, submitted a report in which
two proposals were offered, one to
the etfect the Round-Up directors be
asked to cooperate In erecting a stock
pavilion near the Round-Up giounds
for uso this year and the other sug
gestion that the Round-Up cooperate
with the fair board in handling the
amusement features of tho fair, hold
In tho regular pavilion on Main street.
This suggestion was adopted, the
Round-Up men present assenting to
F
BOY JAILED
Criminal Career of a Day Is
Full of Deeds Worthy o
Veteran Crook.
WANTED TO BE A SLEUTH
Seventeen Year Old Pendleton Youth,
Refused Place on Police Fwrce,
Turns Emmy of Law and Commits
Series of Offenses
Deciding that he had reached man's
estate and that the Innocent pastime
of boyhood must give way to the
stern duties of fortune making, Ralph
James, a seventeen year old youth of
Pendleton, yesterday took a fling at
high finance, did a turn at detective
work and finally brought up short in
the clutches of the officers. Today
his fate wa consigned to the juvenile
court and he will probably be taught
that the world was not built In a day
and that maturity cannot be acquired
at will.
Young James began his meteoric
flight yesterday by appearing at the
Troy laundry, where his mother has
been employed and drawing her wa
ges without her knowling or sanction. .
Then, having contracted with Wesley
Harrah, well known rancher, for the
purchase of fifty tons of hay, accord
ing to his own statement, he under
took to raise money by the issuance
of checks. Though he had never
at any one time had more than $15
lit the First National bank, he did not
hesitate to draw three checks upon
that institution, one for $10, one for
$15 and the other for $25. These
were cashed by several business men
of the city, Si Reetz, the barber, ad
vancing money on one.
During the afternoon, the boy de
cided that he was peculiarly adapted
to detective work and applied to
Chief of Police John Kearney for a
position upon his staff. Upon being
informed that thye present officers
were quite competent to preserve the
peace of the community, he forthwith
appointed himself deputy sheriff and
commenced a gum-shoe search of the
various lodging houses for evil doers.
His career was cut short, however,
when the bogus nature of the checks
was discovered, and his dreams of
becoming a great boy detective were
rudely Interrupted when the officers,
whose work he wished to assist paced
him under arrest.
On account of his extreme yout
he was turned over to Juvenile 'Of
ficer Hailey this morning and his pun
ishment is now being brewed.
ALLEGED BURGLAR CLAIMS
TO BE WORTH MILLIONS
Los Angeles, March 22. Morris
Condroy pleaded not guilty today to
a charge of burglarizing the home of
Mrs. Jack Cudahy, at Pasadena, He
claims he is a son of the late Count
Charles Neal of Copenhagen, Den
mark and the sole heir to an estate
of $32,000,000 and protests his inno
cence. He is said to be mentally un
balanced at periods.
MINE DEATH LIST
HAS AMOUNTED TO 82
McCurtain, Okla.. March 22.
A total of fifty-two corpse
have been removed from the
San Bois coal mine and thirty
other bodies have been locat-
ed. The funeral of twenty-five
men were held today
AMUSEMENT
COMING
DISTRICT FAIR
the idea they should assist in paying
for a splendid band. Creatoro's Ital
ian band now in Los Angeles has been
suggested.
Members of the Round-up board
declaro they are not ' in -position to
spend money on a pavilion this year
but suggested that by next year they
might be in position to do so.
A luncheon today was the second
affair during tho present administra
tion and lasted until 3 o'clock. Aside
from the members of the board oth
ers present were Messrs Taylor,
Hartman. Sperry, Collins and Earl
of the Round-up association and
Messrs. Hurd and Frasler of the dis
trict fair.
A special committee eonslsti ntr nf
Messrs Thompson, Frazler and Col
lins was named to assist in schedul
ing the amusement features for the
fair.
LYING