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fr ' 1 1 H i i i ti m i a 1 1 In i m - y EVEII1IIG EDITIOD EVEIIIIIG EDITION WEATHER REPORT. Fair tonight and Sat urday; heavy frost . tonight. TO ADVERTISERS. The Rait Oregonlaa h tha largest paid circulation of any paper la Oregon, east of Portland aod nearly twice tbe etrcolatloo la Pendleton of any otfeaf newapaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 24. PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1912. NO. 7411 BANK ROBBER'S GUN IS WOOD With 'Phony' Weapon, Man Boldly Tries to Force Teller to Deliver Cash and Snatches Patron's Roll. CAUGHT AFTER CHASE Rational llank of Commerce of Ta-c-oma la Intended Quurry of Nervy Fellow Who Ix-ads t'rowdTUroujrli Streets. Tacoma, Wash., "May 3. Unarmed, , save for a small piece of wood which , he curried in his pocket and attempt ed to make appear as a revolver through his clothing, Thomas O'Mal ley today threw Pacific avenue into a Btate of excitement by entering the National Bank of Commerce and at tempting to hold up and force Teller A. M. Frazcr to hand over the insti tution's wealth. Thrusting his hand Into his pocket in a threatening manner, O'Malley ap proached the window of the teller and said in a meaningly tone: "You know what I want." Before Teller Frazer could answer tho holdup man, Mike Morris, a well known local contractor, entered the bank and stepped up to the window also. As he pulled a lage roll of paper money from his pocket to make a de posit, O'Malley grabbed It and dashed through the doors into the street, with Morris in close pursuit. The chase created great excitement and within a few seconds more than one hundred men had Joined Morris in hin attempt to overtake the thief." H. F. Alexander, a local steamship man, who was walking along the same direction taken by the fugitive and pursuers, grabbed O'Malley and with the help of other men, succeed ed in overpowering the culprit and turning him over to officers who were soon on the scene. O'Malley told the officers that he carried the stick of wood in his pock et to frighten intended victims with and that he had no Intention of hurt ing any one. WANTS MORE PAVING ON EAST WEBB ST. A new paving scheme that bears prospects of meeting with success is ono that calls for the paving with hard surface material of East Webfc street from Cottonwood to College. George Darveau, who is on active supporter of tho move, says that from a partial canvass among property owners in the. district affectod, ho is ulmo-t sure tho improvement can be I made. .Darveau himself owns a halt block or more on tho street and is anxious to sou the work go. "X w i.s a good ti 1110 to have tho street improved," said the hotel man in speaking of the scheme today. "We have two computing companies here at preset. t and can secure 119 low 11 price as we will ever be able to get. Properly owners will have ton years In which to pay for the work if they want and it will not bo burdensome m them." Darveau himself is now a booster for gravel bitulithlo pavement, which he thinks will answer very well on Webb street. ROSECUTION MAY COMPLETE CASE. AGAINST ALI EN TODAY Wythevllle, Va , May 3. Indications Floyd Allen, a member of the Allen claii of bandits charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting are that the state's ease against !eo In llillsville county courthouse, probably will be concluded during tho day and the defense will then begin Taft Invades Maryland. Washington, 1). C. May 3 A fly ing trip through Maryland Is tho next step In President Tuft's campaign, ac cording to an announcement at-the white house today. President Taft will leavo on a trip tomorrow, speaking at Havre De Grace nnd Aberdeen. Ho will return here tomorrow night. .Sunday President Taft starts for Cincinnati for a rest. AI.IiF.fi 15 PERSECUTION OF I. W. W. STRIKERS. Hoquiam, May 3 The abduc tion of W. A. Thorn and C. A. Biscay," leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World, who wore run out of Hoquiam and beaten up Wednesdny night, wag roi- lowed by driving out of Emit Silvo, a Finnish strike leader and two others by special depu- ties, and the city Is In a ferment of indignation today. Warrants have been Issued for the kidnap- pers of Thorn and Biscay. Prosocutor Campboll says he will prosecute them vigorously. 2 HUMPHREYS TO BE HANGED Brothers Who Murdered a Philo math Widow, Sentenced to Pay Extreme Penalty for Deed. JUNE 14 IS DATE SET Judge Clasne Crime as Most Atroci ous Ever Committed In Oregon. After Uttering Words that Doomed Men to Die. Corvallls, Ore., May 3.--George and Charles Humphrey, the two brothers who were yesterday convicted of hav ing brutally murdered Mrs. Elizabeth Griffith, a widow at her lonely farm home last year, after having crimi nally assaulted her, today were sen tenced to pay the extreme penalty for their crime, they each having been sentenced to be hanged at the state penitentiary June 14. Sentence was pronounced this morning by Judge Hamilton in the district court, after the Jurist hnd bitterly denounced the murderous degenerates. When the prisoners were brought into court, their legal representative, Attorney Jeffrey, made a motion for a new trial of the case, which was promptly refused by the court. George Humphrey was then or dered to stand up to have sentence pronounced on him. He was asked by the judge if he had anything to say In hla own behalf. With his head bowed low, his hands trembling and In a low voice which could hardly be heard, he answered "No." Judge Hamilton then pronounced the sentence of death on the mur derer, saying the crime was "one of the most atrocious and henlous crimes that has ever been committed In the state of Oregon. Charles Humphrey, tho younger of the brothers, was then sentenced to pay the same penalty and he too re plied that he had nothing to say in extenuation of his deed. Aside from a slight nervousness, neither of the brothers displayed any emotion when they heard the words uttered that doomed them to die. Both were very pale, likely from their confinement. Each of the brothers believe that they will not be hanged, saying that they have been told such would not be- their fate. Their atorney declares he will appeal their case to the state supreme court. SON'S CRIME CAUSES FATHER TO SUICIDE Philadelphia, Penn.. May 3 Pre ferring death to separation from his I son. who is hel l In the reformatory nf Sacramento, Cal.. on a charge of kill ing another youth, William Kerran, i'.ge 4 5 years and financial secretary of tho Philadelphia Union of Steam Engineers; committed suicide hero bj inhaling gas . Near his body was found a letter from Judge Hughes of the Sacramen to juvenile court, saying he was un able to pardon young Kerran because his conduct was responsible for the death of anlther boy named llubcr. I.A EOI.I.ETTE ENDS TOUR OE XOItTIIEUN CALIFORNIA Tehama, Cal., May 3. With a speech in Tehama this morning and r.ther In Willows, Yolo and Wood land this afternoon and evening. Sen ator I.a Eollette today completes his stumping tour of northern California. From now on he will confine his cam paign to Sacramento, Stockton nnd Napa and districts taking In the south central coast section of the state. Ills final address will be In San Francisco tho night before the primary election. ANOTHER EFFORT MADE TO AVERT COAL STRIKE New York, May 3. In an effort tc; prevent a general strike In the an thracite coal fields, which. has become Imminent ns a result of their refusal to accept the compromise agreement drnwn up by a subcommittee, the miners' committee today is expected to ask the operators to modify their compromise proposal. The request probably will be rejected. The min ers then will call a convention to de cide whether to accept or reject the compromise ns It now stands. T. R. in Maryland, Also. Salisbury, Md., May 3. Colonel Roosevelt's campaign for Maryland's delegation to the republican national convention, opened here today before a large and enthusiastic crowd. In addition to an address here, Roosevelt spoke at a big gathering at Havre De Grace and Perryvi Le Delmar. He is schedulod to speak tonight at Balti more and will return to New. York Sunday. Auburn Hn Had Blaze. Auburn, Calif., May 3. Fire, evi dently Incendiary, destroyed the Hotel Tlacer and a row of frame buildings with a loss of $60,000. Entire Electrical Force x Perplexing Complication As a consequence of the electric strike now on among the' electrical workers of Portland and the coast a one-man strike Is now underway at the Eastern Oregon Hospital. The contract for the electrical wiring at the branch hospital was let by the state board to the 'Pacific Fire Ex tlnguisher company of Portland and the company had a man by the name of Hall 'busy on the Job. Yesterday he received orders from the union to quit work and did so. SUNG BY 120 One hundred and twenty Pendleton-' ians are today singing the praises of Stanfleld as a result of their excursion to that thriving little city last night and their attendance at a grand bail which formally opened the new audi torium in the Watts building there. Under the auspices of the Commercial club of their town, citizens undertook to make the event of last evening the greatest social event In the history of Stanfield and so well did they succeed, according to the local guests, that they not only outrlvalled all previous fes tive occasions in the newest town but made a record which equals that of an event in the older and larger towns of Umatilla. So energetic had the committee on arrangements been that their affair was advertised throughout the length and breadth of the county and so rosy were their promises of a good time that hundreds from other section., flocked in by train, auto, wagon and all varieties of locomotive vehicles. None were disappointed for the com mittee "made good" beyond the ex pectations of any and gave their city an enviable reputation as a host. The special train which left Pen LOCAL TRACK TEAM GOES TO BAKER Short on quantity, but strong in quality, Hie Pendleton high school track team left this morning for Ba ker where tomorrow the interschol astic championship of eastern Ore gon will 'be decided. Only five men went but each of the five Is a sure point winner ana their admirers be; lievo they will pick up enough points to bring another cup to tho trophy room of tho local institution. Coach Asbahr took only the stars of his quad on account of the large number 0 entries in the meet. These five, men ure Gordon, who will Am-pete- in the short dashes; Fee. in the hurdles and jumps; Jordan in the weights; Hampton in the high Jump and hurdles, and Williamson in the distances. Fee will also represent Pendleton in the oratorical contest which id held In the evening. The meet tomorrow is an annual affair and all of the high schools in eastern Oregon have been invited to enter. The preliminaries will prob ably be run off tomorrow morning and the finals in the nftenoon. Last year Pendleton was not able to participate in this meet owing to a conflicting date, but this year she hopes to carry off the title of undisputed champions. ALLEGED MUltDERER MUST RETURN TO MASSACHUSETTS Sacramento, May 3. Requisition for the removal of W. A. Dorr, alias Willias A. Dow, from Stockton to Lynn, Mass., where he is charged with the murder of Goorgo March, a millionaire manufacturer, has been granted by Frank Griffith, executive secretary to Governor Johnson. Offi cer Burckes of Lynn, started at once fo Stockton to secure his prisoner. A D APRIL RAINFALL SEI8 NEW HIGH RECORD IN UMATILLA COUNTY; MAY STARTS WET If it be true that April, showers bring May flowers then this should bo a blooming month here In Umatilla county for the precipitation for the thirty days just passed was Just about twice the normal. According to Weather Observer Averlll, the normal amount'of rainfall for April is 1.01 Inches while during this April It was Just two full Inches. Not only that, but during the first two days of May there has been more than a half Inch precipitation, the official lnstrucents showing yesterday evening that ,5S of an Inch had fallen since May was ushered In. This abnormal April rainfall has further Increased the excess of the season bo that to date, approximately Strikes at Hospital x a Arises on Local Job However, this morning the Port land manager for the company, Mr. Miller, arrived and has been at work himself. ' In order to do this It is ne cessary. for him to pay the union a penalty of $10 per day. It is neces sary for the company to do so how ever or abandon their contract with the state and allow the state to col lect on the bond. I The electrical workers are strik ing for an increase In pay from $4 to $5. dleton at 7:30 last evening was bur dened with s'xty jol.y couples bent or, enjoying the selves to full capacity. Just how many went from Echo is not recorded but there was a host, while Hermiston, Umatilla and all or the contiguous outlying territories sent in their delegations to augment the merry throng. The conditions for an enjoyable ball were perfect. Tho new hard wood floor of the auditorium was as smooth as gla-ss and its waxy surface shone in the brilliant illumination. The eight-piece United Orchestra of Pendleton discoursed dance music, the like of which had never before been heard in the west end of the county. The guests, home and foreign alike, yielded to the inspiring atmosphere and lent themselves to an evening of thorough enjoyment which lasted un til the last strain of the goodnight waltz had died away. At 11 o'clock, the guests were re layed, twenty couples at a time, to the hotel dining room where a splen .lid menu had been prepared. After the feast the dance was resumed un til 1 o'clock at which hour the Pen- dletoniuns re-entrained for home, ar riving here shortly after 2 o'clock. BIRD WOMAN WOULD FLY DURING ROUNDUP Miss Lillie Ersklne. world's famous aviatrix, would come to Pendleton during the Round-Up nnd explore the j upper strata of local atmosphere be- ' fore the crowd which will assemble I here. Secretary Keefe of the Round-! Up association this morning received j a letter from her managers In which her desire was stated. As a matter of course she also wishes a numetarj consi Jeration stipulated for she is not risking her neck without an adequate recompense. Inasmuch as the frontier show di rectors are confining their attractions t.) thrillers of the old west rather than of the modern era. Secretary Keefe w il turn the communication over to the fair board to give it an opportunity of securing tho daring little sky wo man ns a feature. There is no question of the interest which she would arouse by flights here, but her price may be an obstacle too large to re move. LOS ANGELES MAN MAY RE NEW M. E. BISHOP Minneapolis. Minn.. May 3. Inter est of the Pacific coast delegates to the quadriennial general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church cen tered today in the probable choice of C. E. Locke of Los Angeles as bishop and speculation as to how many bish ops will be chosen overshadows all other matters before the conference. For some time there has been a feeling that more bishops are neces sary to the church and it !. thought the number will be increased by two or three. Now there are eight bish ops. Quiet electloneerimr Is in evi dence today. Locke has a large fol- lowing. two Inches more than average has been received since last September, despite the fact that up until the first of the year there was a deficiency. The normal for the first eight months of the wet season is 10.79 Inches while this year it has reached 12.76. The rains of the past few days have brought the river up considerable, and some profess to see In the succes sion of heavy showers a similarity to the weather conditions which resulted in the big flood several years ago. However; there Is no general alarm and it is safe to say that whatever damage is done by high waters will be more han balanced by the great benefits which will be derived by the crops in all sections of the county. S BEING PENDLETONIANS 1 CHICAGO TYPOS GO ON STRIKE Printers Ordered Out of Newspaper Plants, Pending Conference With Owners Regarding Pressmen. 'NEWSIES' AID CAUSE Afternoon Papers Completely Tied u p by Labor Troubles Morning Publications liblishcd Disorders Also Start. Chicago, May 3. Efforts of Chi cago newspapers to get out their pa pers today were further hampered by the action of the Typographical Union members quitting work. The members were ordered out, pending a conference between the publishers end printers. Up to noon, none of the papers af filiated with the Publishers' Associ ation, had got out their early editionr. the pressmen having tied up the plants completely. "NcwhIch'' Join Strikers. Chicago, May 3. With the aid of non-union workers, all Chicago morn ing newspapers appeared today, de spite the general strike of union Webb pressmen. The situation was further compli cated by the action of union wagon drivers and newsboys refusing to de liver papers turned out by non-union pressmen. Whether the Chicago printers will join the striking pressmen will be de termined at a meeting today. Al though officers of the International Typographical Union say they will not .sanction a strike, because the union has an iron-clad contract with the newspapers, the local union is serious ly considering quitting work anyway More than 250 police guarded the offices of the newspapers and the non-union men today. Judge P.urke today enjoined tne striking wagon drivers from interfer ing with strikebreakers, driving the r.ewsiianer waeons but at several Dlac eg the non-union drivers wee stopped and the strikers aestroyed numerous bundles of papers. PATENT MEDICINE MEN SAY WILEY IS DESTROYING TRADE PTi-laiv That Eoriner Chief of Bureau of Chemistry Is Trying to Slip Jokers' Into Regulations. Washington, D. C. Patent medi cine representatives charged that Dr. L. P. Kebler, chief of the drug divi sion of the federal bureau of chemis try, and Dr. W. H. Wiley, former chief of the bureau, were trying to slip "jokes'" into the revision of the pure food and drug law s that many pro duels would be shut out of. the mar ket. The charges were made to the house committee on interstate commerce, the chief speaker being Warwick M. Hough of St. Louis, attorney for cer tain patent medicine manufacturers Frank H. Fredericks of Cincinnati, representing the Xational Association of Retail Druggists and the American Pharmaceutical association, said they favored strict regulation and legisla tion to stop fraudulent medicine. PET CAT TIES UP A S25.000 ESTATE! Wilkes-Barre, Pa. A pet cat which j was owned by Uen Di'.ley, a bachelor I and wealthy ho'tel keeper, prevents the' distribution of an estate of $23,164.91.1 According ,to terms of Dilley's will his estate was not to be distributeJ i while his two pet cats were living. I Since his death a few years ago one 1 of the cats has died, but the other; shows signs of reaching an old age. Former Judge Wheaton and W. S. j Diddle, executors of the state, have an accounting ready to file, and in j it they say there is a balance of $25.-j lti l. Pi This fund mu.st remain intact, until the cat dies, after which the are! several persons to share in the estate. Paiml Dclc-gnte Arrios. Hoboken, X. J., May 3. Archbish op Giovanni Bonzano, papal delegate to the United States arrived here to day on the liner Koenig Albert. He was welcomed by Cardinal Farley. Archbishop Prendergast, Judge Vic tor Howling nnd other prominent members of the clergy and laity of the church. .Archbishop Bonzano will remain here a few days as a guest at the home of Cardinal Farley. Woman Antoist's Victim Dies. San Jose, May 3. Eugene Barre. agen 30, executive agent of the Pen insular Railroad who was run over by an electric automobile driven by Mrs. J. H. Pierce, wife of the presi dent of the Pacific Manufacturing company of Santa Clara, died today. Aged Negroes Burn to Death. San Jose, May 3. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Porter, an aged negro couple, were burned to death today In their home here. A girl can be sentimental even about the way she eats pickles. A 0 TELL OF WRECK Senate Investigation Shifts to New York to Give Humbler Passengers on Titanic a Hearing. DELUGE SOUNDS WARNING Irish Youth Testifies That Ixwer laHseiigcrs Knew of Danger Only When Hood of Water Rushed Into Quarters. New York. May 3. Senator Smith, chairman of the senate investigating committee, arrived here today and examined a number of steerage pas sengers of the White Star liner Ti tanic. That the sierage passengers on board the Titanic knew nothing of the accident which had befallen the vessel till a torrent of water rushed into their quarters was the testimony given to Senator Smith by Daniel Buckley, age twenty-one years and a native of County Cork, Ireland, who was a steerage pasenger. Buckley said one of the stewards warned the steerage passengers that they had better hurry to the upper decks ' A ess they wanted to drown. TiOndon Probe Under Way. London. May 3. When the British court of inquiry resumed today its in vestigation of the Titani c disaster. Lord Mersey, presiding, granted the demand of the Seafarers Union for representation at the hearing. Attor ney General Isaacs then formally op ened his case, presenting the knowK. facts to the court. The first witness was Archie Jewell, the lookout on the Titanic, who tes tified that he saw no iceberg up to 10 o'clock the night of the disaster, when he was relieved. Jewell Testified the Titanic life- boats were not pTovided with com passes or lights. He said he saw no provisions. WELLES' CAMPAIGN EXPENSE WAS $237 Frank K. Welles, superintendent of schools who was defeated for re nomination by I. E. Young, conducted the most expensive campaign of all the county office seekers, according t-. his sworn statement of expenditures filed today with County Clerk Saling. The sum total of his expenses is $237. SI nnd the receipts for the sep arate items are filed with the state ment. The largest single expense was for printing and advertising, his to tal for this form of campaign being $115.10. 5 ti 0 S3 was spent for stamp ed envelopes while $33.50 was ex pended for clerical assistance. The remainder of the sum is accounted for by numerous little expenses. J. T. Hinklo and L. L. Mann, suc cessful candidates for the offices of representative from Umatilla county, also tiled their statements today. The former, according to his account, spent $90.98 in getting his name be fore the people while the latter pair out $39 23. Horace Walker, who was defeat ed for renomination for county com missioner, did not make a very expen sive campaign, his sworn statement I lacing- his total expenditures at Jl'2.65. 15. Burroughs, renominated for recorder, spent $33. While Welles has the distinction of heading; the list for large expenses, F C. McKenzle, renominated by the republicans for justice of the peace of the Hermiston district, and S. D. Phay. nominated by the remocrats f r constable of the same district, are distinguished by the fact that they did not spent a cent to secure their nominations, according to their state ments just filed. Sl YEAR PRESIDENTIAL TE11.M BEING AGITATED Washington. May 3. Prediction that early consideration of the reso lutions urging a six yelr term for the presidency of the Un'te 1 States, and prohibiting reelection, would be had in both houses of congress was voiced here today by Senator Works of Cali frniiv Opinion is divided as to the merits of the proposition. Senators Bourne of Oregon and Bristow of Kansas are opposed to the measure. LOUISIANA TOWN IS BEING FLOODED Bayou Sara. La., May 3. The levee here broke at noon and wa ter Is pouring through a one hundred foot gap and Is spread- ItiR rapidly In all directions. Already most of the streets of the city are inundated. AM male residents are fighting desper- ately to prevent further breaks.