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""I EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITIOI) HEATHER REPORT. Fair tonight and tb- morrow; heavy frost' tonight. TO ADVERTISERS. The Rant Orpgonlan bu tbe largest paid clrcolatloa of any paper In Oregon, Mat of Portland and nearly twice tbe drcnlatlon In Pendleton of any other newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 24 PENDLETON", OREGON, -TUESDAY, MAKCJI 2, 1912. NO. 7382 II ii iii mi i ' I BMi.WBEinv A W,-o7. mm amy m;if i rw. i r - 1 1 .... - m m -ta. ' w . j nr V!irHDM A-r" 17 w BOVERHOR PtlBEl MEfllllr H STATE HOSPITAL I J If I BBS Sf IK If F" . .1 MSE HUB III MINE WRECKED BRITONS WORSE ' fAr FOUL BEGINNING OF WORK Another Underground Disas ter Destroys West Virginia Workers. ALL ARE BELIEVED DEAD After Damp Prevent Rcscuo Party From Reaching Their Imprisoned Comrades and Government lies euors are Hurried to Scene. Welsh, W. Va March 26. Eighty three miners aro entombed in the mine- Of the United States Coal and Coke company at Jed, three miles from here today as a result of an ex plosion. Eighty-six men were working In the mine at the time of the explo sion and three escaped. After damp pervades the workings and it is feared there is slight chance of rescuing alive any of the imprison ed workers. The miners have organized rescue parties and the United States mine bureau has been asked to rush aid. Chief Holmes of the bureau is ex pected to arrive with a force of res cuers, equipped with oxygen helmets. The output of the mine goes to the United States steel corporation. Two rescue cars have been order ed ruhed to the assistance of the entombed men by the United States bureau of mines today., The Jed mine works day and night shifts, 50 non-union whites und blacks are on both shifts. Heavy smoke and fumes Issued from the mouth of the mine shortly after the disaster but soon disap peared. It is not believed the mine Is burn ing, but probably part f l"e work ing is wrecked. Nearly all of the vlctijns aro mar ried men. They had been in the shaft less than an hour when the explos ion occurred. $1 Kate on Lemons. Washington, March 26. Maintain ing its former position, the Interstate commerce commission has refused to sanction nn incrensed rate on lemons from California to Colorado, Utah, Montana and other western states, and has ordered the rate of one dol lar per hundred pounds maintained The railroads tried to exact a 1.25 rate. CHICAGO PACKERS AUK FOUND NOT GUILTY Chicago, 111., March 26 De- liberating eighteen hours. ' the Jury In the United States dist- rlct court returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of J. Og- den Armonr and nine other millionaire packers ' charged with violating the Sherman Anti-trust law. The wealth of the defend- ants affected $190,000,000. Their names, besides Armour, are Louis F. Swift, Edward F. Swift, Charles II. Swift, Edward Tll- den, Arthur Meeker, Edward Morris, Francis A. Fowler, Thomas J. Connors and Louis S. Heyman. v BEN W. OLCOH Secretary of State and Member of v State Board. Are Are Firm as Millions Slowly Starving. EVERY TOWN EFFECTED Modern lunula ml Never Witnessed Privation Thai Would Coniarc Willi lreeiit Condition and Free Soup Houses arc ; Overrun. London, March 26. With the own ers refusing to make a single conces sion, the life of coul strike directly af fecting more than 1,000.000 men and more than nine million others Indi rectly, is indefinitely prolonged. Not a single community in England, Scot land andVales but is affected. Gov ernment officials admit the toll of human life as well as money is ap pulling. Millions today are facing slow starvation. The mine owners gleefully point to the fact that the miners' resources nro dwindling and contend that star vation will compell them to yield. The miners admit they have little money but claim they will hold out two weeks ut least. At a second conference today of tho mine owners and men, the men agreed to waive all demands except the minimum wage of five shillings for adults and two shillings for mi ners. The owners refused to treat on this basts. Their stand angered the .men, who say that no further ad vances will be made by them for a settlement, and the owners must take tho first step. The scenes in cities this the twenty flxth day of tho strike," arc particular ly affecting. Modern England nc$er witnessed such suffering. Free soup kitchens are over crowded and relief associations are swamped. Women and children in Sheffield have been virtually without food for weeks. Forty thousand aro Idle in Glasgow besides the miners Tho hopelessness of the situation tas emphasized in the house of com mons today. Premier Asquith an nounced that the government will not in.si rt the wage hi 1 figures demand ed by the miners and great pressure is b'lng brought on the government lo force It to make this concession. Tho final refusal of t'o miners to accept tho figures suggested by -s-iiith means no compromise and a fight to the finish. RELATIVE OF LOCALLY HONORED MAN HERE Amos II. Pendleton of Pueblo, Col orado, formerly of Ohio, and a sec ond cousin of Hon. George H. Pen dleton, the Ohio congressman, after whom the town of Pendleton was named, is here today. He is in the west looking about for a location for two sons and Is stopping here for a week to look over the country. Mr. Pendleton was born In Colum bus, Ohio, In 1847. Ills grandfather was a sturdy old New Englander and lived to be 15 years of age. His son, .James Pendleton, father of today's visitor settled in Franklin county, Ohio, in the early days. George H. Pendleton, after whom Pendleton was named, was a congressman during the reconstruction days and it was be cause of his sympathetic stand In be half of the stricken south that the early day residents of Pendleton took his name for this place. There were many southerners among the early inhabitants of Pendleton. NO AGRKKMKNT IN SIGHT IN MINE WAGE CONFERENCE Cleveland, March 26. With the differences unsettled and both sides taking a firm stand against conces sions, the bituminous coal miners and operators resumed their conferences today. The stand taken by presi dent White of the United Mine Work ers, Indicates the trouble with the an thracite miners may work to the dis advantage of the bituminous miners. White fears the anthracite strike is inevitable and. favors the establish ment of a new wage scale If possible. This may avert a strike of the bitu minous miners. Arkansas primaries Tomorrow. Little Rock, Ark.. March 26. The democratic primary here tomorrow will determine whether Jefferson Da vis will be reelected United States senator. State, legislative and con gressional tickets will also be nomi nated. ' Miners and Owners r7 1 1 ' ' 4" . ....... - ' ' J OSWALD WEST, GOVERNOR OF OREGON CIIHONOMXJY OFK TATE HOSPITAL. Jan. 16. 1907. Introduction In state senate by Dr. C. J. Smith of resolu tion providing for. allowing location of state institutions elsewhere than at the capital. Feb. , 1907. Final adoption of amended resolution providing for con stitutional amendment regarding location if state institutions elsewhere than at the capital. June 1. 190S. Adoption by the people of constitutional amendment sub mitted under terms of .senate resolution. February 19, 1909. Passage by the legislature of bill providing appro priation of J2('0.00ii for Eastern Oregon Branch Hospital provided establish ment of such institution is ratified by the people. November S. 1910. Adoption by establishment of Eastern Oregon Uraneh Hospital. December 27. 1910. Slate board, with Acting Governor Howerman cast ing majority vote, locates Eastern Oregon braiuh hospital adjoining Pm dleton, Olivcr-l'arpenter tract selected. February 20. 1911. Appropriation 1iy the legislature of $330. Ouo ad ditional money for const ruction of Eastern Oregon Asylum, $I5.0iio bciK3 for maintenance. August 2:1. 1911. Awardinft to Olson & Johnson of contract for con struction of institution. March 26, 1312. Inlying of corner stone by Governor West. November 23. 1912. Contract date by which construction work is to bo completed. TAFT NOW URGES jSON OF PORTLAND COTTON REVISION I Also Demands That Congress Keep Tariff Board , Alive Washington. D. C, March 26 Recommendation of downward revis ion of duties on cotton goods and a demand for further funds lor the tariff board are contained In a spec ial message sent by President Taft to congress, transmitting the report of the tariff board on. the cotton schedule. A portion of the message ii devoted to a vigorous defense of the tariff board, at the conclusion of which Taft demands an emergency appropriation to supply the organi zation with $20,000 a month to con tinue its work. The democrats of the house are practically determined to cut off all appropriation for the board, so the message is the opening gun of a fight for the existence of the board. The cotton report is a voluminous and detailed discussion of the cot ton industry condition in the United States and foreign countries, the la bor factor In the production of cot ton receiving scant consideration by the tariff board. The report, quoted by Taft, says the effect of the tariff is to secure for the American manufacturer an American market and prevent com petition. It says the cost of pro duction here Is as low as In foreign countries but the consumer pays a higher price. The report of the board blames the cost of distribution and exhorbitant percentages swallowed up by the middle man's transactions of getting cotton goods from the mill to the consumer. President Taft says: "On the basis of this report, I recommend congress to proceed with the consideration of the schedule with the view of re vision and reduction." if y rsV 4 1 the people of "measure providing for ' MILLIONAIRE CROOK Charged With Highway Rob bery and Father Be lieves Charge Portland, Ore., March 26. Charles Wakefield, young sou of Robert Wakefield, u millionaire bridge con tractor of this city, and who is well known throughout the Pacific coast country, was last night arrested by the authorities here on a charge of highway robbery. Young Wakefield was taken into custody while in company with two other men, named Jack Johnson and J. H. Carlton, all of whom resisted arrest and were only subdued after much rough handling on the part of the police. They are charged with having rob bed an aged man named C. C. Har vey, after having rendered him sense less by hitting him on the head. The police today declare that they found the watch and purse taken from the victim, on the persons ro the three men now held. When asked today if he would fur nish bail for his son. the elder Wake field replied: "No; jail is a good place for him. Let him stay there." REHKLS REPORTED TO HAVE ROUTED FEDERALS El Paso, Texas, March 26. Private dispatches received here today state that the Mexican rebels completely routed the federal forces at Jlminez, fol lowing a two days' battle and that the federals are in full re- 4 treat toward Torreon. Dispatches received from the commanders are conflicting, each claiming to have won a de- cislve victory. All Business Houses and Multitude Parades BUILDING , EQUAL IN MAGNIFICENCE TO BEST Distinguished Visitors in Addresses Point Out Meaning of and Feeling Toward Erection of Institution With Re ference to Eastern Oregon. With the silver trowel presented by the Pendleton Commercial club, Governor West formally laid the cor ner stone of the Eastern Oregon Branch Hospital this afternoon while local people and visitors by the thou sands looked on, and later listened. The weather god blessed the occasion with an ideal spring day and with the arrangements made by the special Commercial club committee perfect in every detail, the ceremonies of so much significance to Pendleton, Um atilla county and eastern Oregon were carried out smoothly and Impressive ly. The city itself Is deserted this af ternoon for every business house, ev en the saloons, cigar stores and res taurants, present closed doors to the empty streets, and the entire popula tion almost has journeyed out by au to or special train to the asylum grounds. Early this morning a Com mercial club committee appeared on the streets and pinned ribbons of the national colors on the lape's ot every man on the streets. The governor's party arrived on the early morning train and spent the fore part of the day in the company .f friends here. At noon they were entertained by the Commercial com mittee which has been in charge of tho arrangements nt a luncheon In tfto St. George Grille. Parade Is Long One. At 1 o'clock the long parade form ed ut the north end of Main street and headed by the distinguished gues;s in autos. filed down Main street to the depot, the governor viewing the pageant as it passed him near the fair pavilion. In the line of march were autos to the number of perhaps thirty-five, all laden with GOVERNOR PRESENTED A HANDSOME SADDLE While here today Governor Oswald West was tendered the present of a fine saddle made by Hamley Co., lo cal harness and saddle men, and It will be used on a long horse back ride'the governor Is to make from Sa lem to Boise this fall. The governor is planning to ride, overland across the Cascade mountains and through I the interior. The reason for this move is found in the fact that his expense appro priation of $500 made by the last leg islature has been depleted. He says that he wishes to attend the confer ence 'of governors, but does not feel willing to deprive his family of the expense of the trip, nor does he wish to create any deficiency in the travel appropriation account. Broad Hat to Re Worn. Consequently he will ride. His suitcase will be two saddle-bags, and he will probably wear a broad som brero hat. similar to the one which he made, famous during the last cam paign. "In addition to the fact that the appropriation for travel expenses has been depleted," he said, "I will find an oportunity before the general elec tion when road measures will be con sidered, to meet and talk with hun dreds of people in the mountain dis tricts, who have not had such a good opportunity as people in the cities to become familiar with good roads talk and prospective good roads legisla tion. I do not plan to make any ex tensive stops for meetings, but when ever a stop Is necessitated for the horse, or myself, I will preach the gospel of roads." The governor has not outlined his exact Itinerary, but says that It will be through the Cascade mountains and a bee line through Eastern Ore gon to Boise. He is not certain as to the length of time it will take him, but he will start In ample time to make the trip and to make the neces sary stops. Schools Close As Vast and Witnesses Event men and women, the Round-Up band, the Metz string of stallions, the W. O. W. degree team, two hundred mem bers of the Commercial club, formed two abreast and marching serpen tine, and hundreds of school children, formed by classes and headed by drummer boys. In all the parade was perhaps eight blocks In length and it took until 1:30 for the rear to reach the depot The first special train bore the . school children and band, the citizens either waiting for the second or go ing to the grounds in autos. Records Deposited. After arriving at the grounds, the big crowd wandered about viewing the work which has been done on the buildings until the playing " of the band summoned them to the scene of the ceremonies. Rev. J. B. Holmes of the First Christian church pro nounced an invocation after which Secretary Ben W. Olcott deposited the records in the hole in the center of the huge stone. Among the docu ments going into the little box depos ited were a copy of the statute by which the eastern Oregon branch asy lum became possible, the original patent to the land upon which the buildings are located and Insignia from the local churches and frater nal orders, business cards of many local citizens, a medal won by T. J. Tweedy as first prize for red chaff wheat at the Lewis & Clarke exposi tion and copies of yesterday's issues of the Pendleton papers. Tile cornerstone was then put in place by a representative of the con tracting firm of Olson & Johnson, the silver trowel was presented to Gover nor West by V. C. Knighton, state architect,. and the man who drew tho plans for the buildings, and to strains of soft music by the band the corner stone was laid by the chief executive of the state. Tho Governor's' Speech. When he had completed tho spread ing of the mortar, the governor ad dressed the crowd before him, say ing in part: .We are here today to lay the cor nerstone" of this magnificent struc ture which when completed will ba known as the Eastern Oregon Stato Hospital. We are here to lay the cornerstone of an institution which is In every respect a model and which will tak; rank as one of the finest, if not the finest and best equipped hos pitals in the United States. Xo time, labor and money has been spared to make It harmonious and complete in every detail. The state board has taken a great deal of pride and interest in the construction of tho institution. It has been fortunate in (Continued on Page 5) T. B. KAY State Treasurer and Member of State Hoard. !' tt OA'- oL;,'V