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EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION WEATHER REPORT. Fair tonight with heavy frost. Satur day fair and warmer TO ADVERTISERS. The East Oregonlan baa the largest paid clrculatloa of acj paper In Oregon, eaat of Portland and nearly twice the circulation In Pendleton of any other newapaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. J" fCITY OFFICIAL PAPER. r7 A : " NO. 7391 VOL 24. PENDLETON, OREGON, FItlDAY, APRIL 5, 1912. TAKE CAMPAIGN INTO Governor Wilson Starts Stum ping State and T. R. Will Begin Tomorrow. VISITS 7 TOWNS TODAY New Jersey Democrat Expects to Re peat WlsootiHln Victory Roosevelt Supporters Siellbliillng In Prepara tion for Ills Campaign. Chicago, ills., April 6. With Gover nor Woodrow Wilson beginning today his three days tour of Illinois In the interest of his candidacy for the dem ocratic presidential nomination; with Colonel Roosevelt expected here to morrow and with representatives of other political campaigners at work here, Illinois is now in the midst of the primary campaign. Governor Wilson expects to dupli cate the result he obtained in the Wlscons'n primary, when he carried that state. His way through Illinois was paved for him by United States Senator Gore of Oklahoma. Gover nor Wilson spoke today at Jollet, Iwlght, Pontlae, Bloomlngton and Lincoln. He speaks later in the day at Springfield and tonight at Peoria. Governor Wilson declared today that he had been very busy In New Jersey, catching up with the work of Investigating the 143 bills which were passed by the state legislature. Spellbinders in Chicago are boost ing Colonel Roosevelt and preparing for the coming of the colonel tomor row. Senator Stone, opened Champ Clark's final campaign in a speech last night and will speak at several places today in the Interest of Speaker Clark. May liur Gov. Wilson, Rock Island, 111., April 6. In pur nuance of his policy to prohibit po litical meetings until after the pri maries next Tuesday, Mayor Scrlver today notified the committee in charge of a proposed reception to Governor Woodrow Wilson, democrat ic candidate for the presidential nom ination, that Wilson will not be al lowed to make a speech here- The mayor fears another outbreak similar to that of a week ago when two m4i were killed. RoohcvcK Delayed. Cumberland, Md , April 5. Roose velt's special train was delayed two hours by a freight wreck. More than rive hundred persons greeted Colonel Roosevelt at Keyser, W. Va.. and a similar number greeted him here. CITIZENS WAGING WAR ON RUBBISH "Abas ye dirt, avaunt ye rubbish and sklddo ye filth," is the battle cry of all good citizens today as they has ten to obey the edict of the mayor who designated this the first of two successive Clean-up Days. Though the schools did not dismiss this af ternoon as In years heretofore, the young sons and daughters of the city will be put to work after school hours lit the effort to erase all unsightly blots from the face of fair Pendle ton. Yards are being raked clean of ac cumulated leaves and other trash while back alleys and front streets are being treated to a similar process by a great many residents though many are deferlng this task until tomorrow. With the debris all collected and plac ed conveniently, a half dozen or more wagons will be sent over the city by orders of the council to remove It outside the city limits. MIXERS OBJECT TO REPAIR WORK IX MIXES Philadelphia, Pa., April 5. With the mine owners and union laborers In bitter controversy over repair of the mines during the walkout, the an thracite situation assumed a serious aspect in this section today. Lead ers of the miners refused to allow the operators to repair the mines despite their plea that repairs are essential The miners charge that the owners wish to repair the workings for the benefit of strikebreakers. Privately, many owners take a pessimistic view of the coming conference, when they expect the miners still to Insist on their demands. Japan Ha New War Minister. Toklo, April 6. L'eutcnant Gener al Tusaku Hyhara today was appoint ed minister of war of Japan, succeed- Ing the late war minister, Shlaroku Ishimote. Uhyara served as staff of ficer In the Japanese 1 Chinese war and In . the Russo-Japanese war he was chief of staff to General Nodiu AMERICAN IS RELEASED Mexican Rebel Chief Compiles With Demand of V .S. Government. El Paso, April 5. Fearing 'that a refusal would mean intervention by the United States, General Pacoual Orozco, commander-in-chief of the Mexican . revolutionary forces, has complied with the demand of the state department for the release of Powell Roberts, the EI Paso citizen, who re turned to his home here today. Rob erts was arrested on a charge of steal ing $500. The rebels at Juarez inveigled Rob erts across the Rio Grande. He was Immediately thrown In jail. He was charged also with being an agent of President Madero. General Orozco paid no attention to the demands of Mayor Kelly, and others of El Paso for Robert's re lease but complied Instantly with the demand from Washington. S. McBRIDE FATALLY hurt;in auto wreck Former Weston Man Pinion ed When Car Turns Turtle loosing control of his automobile which swerved out of the road, made slick by rain, and turned turtle, Sam uel McBrlde, a livery and garage man of Walla Walla and member of a pio neer Weston family, late yesterday afternoon was caught under the car and sustained Injuries which it is feared will prove fatal, according to advices received here. He Is lying at the home in Weston of his father, L T. McBride. Mr.. McBrlde, in company with John Bell was enroute to Weston from Walla Walla when the accident oc curred. Bell succeeded in leaping clear of the wrecked auto, while Mc Brlde was caught under it, his head being plnoned by the sides of the car. The injured man was In a state of unconsciousness all last night but was revived today and while his condition U considered precarious, attending physicians have hopes for his recov ery. His Injures consist of a broken shoulder, a bruise on the head which caused a hemorrhage of the brain, in ternal injuries and numerous body bruises. Mrs. McBride, accompanied by Dr. Keylor of Walla Walla, hurried to Weston on being advised of her hus band's injuries and Is still at his bed side. A CITY BEAUTIFUL TO BE ILLUSTRATED On next Wednesday evening th citizens of Pendleton will have an opportunity to learn the measures necessary to be taken to make Pen dleton a city beautiful and the oppor tunity will cost them nothing but the effort of walking to the city hall as sembly room and the time required by Howard Evarts Weed, noted land scape architect, to give an Illustrated lecture. Incidentally these citizens will be made acquainted at the same time with the comprehensive plans which are being undertaken for the transforming of Round-up Park into the most beautiful area of Its kind in any city In the United States under 10.000 Inhabitants. Through the efforts of the directors of the Round-up association, Mr. Weed has been persuaded to come here next Wednesday and give his lecture gratis. He will explain brief ly ut pointedly the mistakes which are often made In the bcautlficatlon of homes and streets and will show how to turn this misdirected energy to real advantage. In addition he will exhibit blue prints of the work contemplated at Round-up Park and a panorama showing the park as it will appear ultimately. His lecture will be illustrated with sterloptican views. Mr. Weed will be remembered as the landscape artist who lectured here a year ago under the auspices of tho ladles of the Civic Club and that organization is also very Inter ested In his second appearance here. He has had experience extending over many years and In many states of the union and he Is universally recognized as one of the leading au thorities on the ways of making a city beautiful. GOVERNOR FOSS RELIEVES nE WnX BE NOMINEE Boston, April 6- Although Gover nor Eugene N. Foss has wlthdrawi his name from the Massachusetts presidential primary he expects to be tne nominee for tne democratic pres Identlal nomination. According tn i statement made by his secretary today he believes none of the other candl dates will be able to swing two thirds of the vote at. the national convention In Baltimore. He thinks a dark horse will win and believes he Is the dark horse. JOHNSON TELLS . OF T. R. Says La Follette's Campaign Manager Was First to Urge His Withdrawal. TREACHERY IS CHARGED Oregon Manager for WLsooiinIii Ires. identlal Candidate Answers state, nient Issued by the Governor of Culiforniu. Sacramento, Calif., April 5. Gov ernor Johnson refused today to add to the statement he had given out here of the reasons the La Follette League of California transferred iti support front Senator La Follette to Colonel Roosevelt. He says the statement was not giv en out because of his denire to boost himself for vice president but be cause of his desire to see the pro gressives of California put :lght with the people. The statement says that Walter Houser, national campaign manager for Senator La Follette, "was one of the first to urge that Senator La Fol Utte ought, in the interest of the pro gressive movement, to withdraw , In favor of Colonel Roosevelt." ' Governor Johnson's statement was accompanied by numerous telegrams from prominent progressives. In cluding Medill McCormick of Chlca- go. He claims that La Follette league withdrew only because it thought Sen ator' La Follette had no chance to win. Treachery, says McCusker. Portland, Ore., April 6 Thomas McCusker, Oregon campaign manager for Senator La Follette, branded the efforts of Roosevelt men to put Roosevelt into the race, as a treach erous effort to divide the progressive vote and nominate President Taft. He declared the explanation of Governor Johnson of California, as to why the La Follette League in Cali fornia transferred Its support from La Follette to Roosevelt, as unsatis factory. He said the statement of Governor Johnson, that Francis He- ney was one who believed La Follette should withdraw in favor of Roose velt amazed him. He said he met Heney here several months ago and Heney told him he had Just had a conference with Roosevelt and that Roosevelt urged him (Heney) to support La Follette. McCusker claims' Heney promised he would return to Oregon and speak in favor of La Follette. l'll.M MAY FIX CRIME OX ALLEGED MURDERER Riverside. Calif., April 5. A film taken from a kodak In the Chuckwa- lla mountain .camp, where it Is alleged Mrs. Harriet Buyot of Portland and Miss Julia Francois of The Dalles, Oregon, were murdered. It is believed has proved conclusively that one of the bodies found buried was that of the younger woman. The film devel oped, shows Miss Francois In camp standing beside Bauerwaerts, who Is charged with the crime. Tong War Again Starts. San Francisco, April 5. The Chi nese tong war was renewed suddenly today when two members of the Sing Suey Ying tong called Tue Quong Sing, a member of the Hip Sings, to the door of his nppartments and opened fire with revolvers. Tue Quong Sing fell with three bullets in his body. He has slight chance of recovery. LOCAL SUFFRAGIST K PLANS FOR MEETING Learning that Mrs. La Follette, wife of United States Senator R. M. La Follette, Is to accompany her hus band to Oregon on his campaign tour and will come to Pendleton local la dles are anxious to have her speak here In behalf of the suffrage cause of which she is a pronounced cham pion. During the day Mrs. C. S. Wheeler, prominent worker in the newly form ed Political Equality League, took the matter up with members of the league and as a result a call has been made for a meeting of the society tomorrow. In the absence of the president the call has been made by the secretary, Mrs. M. L. Akers, and Is as follows: "A special meeting of the Political Equality League will be held tomor row afternoon at the city hall, for the purpose of making arrangements for meeting and entertaining Mrs. Robt. M. La Follette who will accom- FLOOD SMASHES LEVEE AT CAIRO Citizens Fighting Desperate ly to Stay Rushirlg Water Threatening City. MEMPHIS ENDANGERED Dykes Are Weakening and Entire St I'm nets Basin Is Apparently IKxniM'd to Devastation by Angry Mississippi River. Cairo, 111., April a. The Tenth street levee broke today and citizens are fighting desperately, but it is be lieved there is little chance of sav ing the city from floods pouring through it. Worst Thought Past al Cairo. Cairo, Ills., April 5. It was believed that the worst of the floods, due to rtie rising of the Mississippi river and devastating this section the past week had past. Tlie drainage district north of here is deso!ated and lumber, barns and houses are floating about ln the fiood. None of the Ylve railroads, entering here, have been able to resume opera tions. Of these the Illinois Central was the last to suspend, abandoning Its line when 3000 feet of track was washed out today. Situation Grave at Memphis. Memphis, Tenn, April 5. With the levees weakening noticeably under the pressure of a 44 foot stage of wa ter, Memphis today faces the worst flood In the history of the city. Authorities fear the great St. Fran cis levee and other dykes protecting the Xlty. will break. To prevent such a catastrophe great gangs of men are today working, strengthening the va rious levees. Tens of thousands of persons are fleeing from the district near St. Francis basin. It is estimated that seven thousand persons are homeless in Memphis and surrounding country.; .MISS PAXKIII RST DODGES SLEUTHS IX XEW YORK Xew York, April 5. Christobel Pankhurst, who, with her mther, lends the English dimitant suffra gettes, today is In hiding here and is being sought by Scotland Yard de tectives, armed with a warrant, charg ing her with conspiracy to destroy property. It has been learned that Miss Pankhurst arrived here March 30 on the Cunard liner, Mauretania, under an assumed name. THREE IIUXDRED MEX ARE OUT AT TACOMA Taconia, April. April 5. Three hundred men today are on strike at the St. Paul and Taconia lumber mills here. Within a week, W. D. Haywood, the central figure in the Cripple Creek strike a few years ago will ar rive to direct the men. Haywood al so directed the big strike at Lawrence and conies from there to Tacoma, XIG1IT TORPEDO FIRING RECORD IS ESTABLISHED Pensacola. Fla. April 5. In the face of adverse conditions the United States destroyers, Trappe and Bona ghnn made a new world's record at night torpedo firing in this harbor last night. Evey torpedo sent from the vessel hit the bullseye target. The entire group of five vessels mado an average of 70 per cent, which is about the average daylight firing. LAYING FOR MRS. LA FOLLETTE pany her husband here April 13th. Mrs. La Follette Is a zealous worker In behalf of Woman's Suffrage, at present holding the office of auditor in the national association. "All members of the local League and also any others who are at all Interested In the movement, are urg ently requested to be present to morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. It Is hoped by the ladies to get Mrs. La Follette to address an afternoon meeting in the event her husband speaks in the evening. It la planned td have the Political Equality league and local club women co-operate If possible in the affair. The La Follette's are to leave Lin coln, Nebraska, tomorrow night but they will not reach Oregon until the 13th. Just what time the senator and wife will arrive here Is not yet known. Plans are also being made by the club women of Portland to en tertaln Mrs. La Folletto and use her Influence In behalf of suffrage. A EXPECT I. W.W CK San Diego Authorities lrepare to Re pulse Threatened Invasion. San Diego, Cal , April 5. Eighty deputies and constables, tired, but determined, remain un guard against the threatened invasion of the I. W. W. force from the north. They are patrolling the northern boundary of ban Diego county today. The local realty board has sent communication to Governor Johnson denying the alleged brutality of the police and asking him to take no hand In the fight here. About fifty I. W. W. members were questioned at the police station re gardlng their respect for the Ameri can flag. The police say they all declared they had no respect for any flag but their red emblem. CONTRACT FOR ANNEX LINCOLN SCHOOL LET Builders of Hiqh School Are Lowest Bidders For Work The construction of the annex to the north side or Lincoln school house, for which the city voted bonds a year ago, will be done by the Ad vance construction company of Port land, the same company which se cured the contract for the building of the new high school. At a meeting of the school board with Architect C E. Troutman yesterday, bids were opened and that of the Portland com pany was found to be the lowest, al though that of H. E. Cook, the local contractor, was but J 200 more. The bids submitted were. Advance Con struction company, $9795; H. E Cook, 9998; and D. A. May, $11,050. At the meeting yesterday the con tract for the wiring of the new high school was also let, the Standard En gineering company of Seattle being the successful bidder with a bid of $1139 With the letting of these all of the contracts In connection with school work with the exception of those for the heating and plumbing of the annex have now been let. Excavating; Almost Done. " The excavating for the new high school will be completed by the end of the week, it is estimated, after sev eral weeks of difficult labor. Because of the heavy strata of ce ment rock encountered, this branch of the work required much longer than estimated and will also exceed the estimated cost by a thousand dol lars or more. The rock formed such an impediment to progress that heavy blasts were necessary and had it not been for the help of the donkey en gine it would have been almost impos sible to do the work. After going for a depth of fifteen feet, the cement rock ended and the contractors ex perienced no difficulty in plouchlng the formation beneath. It is expected that the concrete work will be commenced early next week. P.O. CLERKS SWAMPED WITH DELAYED MAIL Swamue.l with tons of mail in doz ens of sacks, the force in the Pendle ton postoffice is today feeling tho ef fect of the Mississippi river fiood. which paralyzed railroad traffic for five days. This morning the first mail from east of the Mississippi since last Sunday, reacnea tnts cuy. Four long sections of tne aeiayea mail train arrived in the city during this morning, after making record creaking runs from Omaha. These ains had the riuht of way over all other trains of all classes. The trains carried mail out of )maha, only for Pacific coast states nd made no stops after leaving )maha. only for water, coal and to hange engines. rnno-..i trnin Vo 17. due at noon today from the east, is also carrying n extra large cargo or mail and win tot reach Pendleton until late this fternoon. Vcrmilyea Testimony In. Chicago, April 5. Th testimony In the case of Mrs. Louise Vermilyea, alleged wholesale and poisoner being tried here on a charge of murdering Richard Smith, was concluded to day. Arguments are being made this fternoon. BATTERIES FOR TODAY'S COAST LEAGUE GAMES. X At Los Angeles. Portland, Ppelger and Howley. Los Angeles, Toger and Boles. At Sacramento. Sacramento, Knight and Price. Vernon, Brackenridge and Brown. At Oakland. Oakland, Malarkey and Mltze. San Francisco, Miller and Schmidt. N. J. TEXTILE STRIKERS RIOT Industrialist Orator Authorities and Disturbance. Defies Starts GUNS AND CLUBS USED Sheriffs and Deputies in Enforcing Obsolete I -aw Against Public Speak ing Engage in Battle With Crowd ami Fire Shots. Passaic, X. J., April 5. Serious rioting broke out among the textile workers at Garfield across the river from here, resulting in five arrests. The trouble started when Chas. Roth sinher, an Industrial Worker, defied a manifesto against public meetings, Issued by Sheriff Conklin. The organizer was arrested and when a number of workers attempted his rescue the sheriff and his depu ties used their clubs and fired a vol ley from their revolvers. Apparently no one was hurt. Sheriff Conklin posted notices, re viving an absolete law prohibiting public gatherings. The strikers de clare this a violation of their consti tutional rights. When Rothslnher began to address the crowd in Garfield the deputies pushed their way through the crowd to hear. The crowd closed in to try to stop them. A fight started on the deputies who formed a hollow square with the ora tor handcuffed in the center. They then fought their way out Some one shouted. "Use your guns," and the deputies fired. WANT. MORE FISH, . GAME MEMBERS A membership campaign reaching out into all sections of the county as well as covering the city of Pendle ton was decided upon last night by the Umatilla Fish & Game association at its regular meeting In the city hall. A committee consisting of W. D. Humphrey, John Vaughan and Dan Bowman was appointed to canvass the city for recruits while a resident of each of the outlying communities of the county will be chosen to se cure additional names for the roll. The association feels that it ful fills an important mission In the county by assisting the state officials In protecting the fish and game and in providing better sport for hunters and anglers. The members also feel that every true sportsman will en dose them in their purpose and take the attitude that this support will en dorse them In their purpose and take the attitude that this support can bet ter be given them from the inside than from the outside. Therefore, tho membership campaign. At the meeting last night the com mittee appointed to work on the mat ter of locating a hatcnery near Gib bon was made permanent. It con sists of G. I. La Dow. John Vaughan. W. D Humphrey, William Hoch, L. J. MeAtee and Charles Carter, besides President W. X. Matlock. The only other business transacted was the authorization of the ap pointment of clerical assistants to Secretary Cranston and the changing of the form of calling a meeting from personal cards to notice in the news papers. KAISER COMMANDS MORGAX TO CONFER WITH HIM London, April 5. Cables from Rome say Emperor William of Ger many ha9 "commanded" J. Pierpont Morgan to meet him in Venice soon. It is believed the conference will re fer to the Turko-Italian war. Mor g.in recently visited King Victor Em manuel and Is said .to have learned the best terms Turkey can expect. If Morgan uuofficially communicates these to the kaiser, tho latter will probably forward them to the Turkish government. It is reported the kaiser will use his Influence to induce Turkey to cede, Tripoli to Italy, thus ending the war. "RED-HEADED WOODPECKER" Term When Applied to Woman Is Xot Justification for Assault. Marion, Ind. A Jury In the Grant circuit court held that if a man calls a woman "a red-headed woodpecker" she must not become provoked to the extent of striking him with a broom stick. The decision was called for In the case wherein Mrs. Estella Lang of Gas City was charged with assault and battery on Harvey Busbee. Mrs. Lang received a minimum fine of $1. She testified that as Busbee rode past her on a bicycle he called her a "read-headed woodpecker," referring to her auburn hair, whereupon she struck him with a broom handle.