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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 24.
PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1912.
NO. 7422
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A
"KILL" LIST
Stanford White Was Third of Trio
Young Millionaire Had Marked as
His Prospective Victims.
ALL WERE SOCIETY MEN
In Letter, Uncovered by Newspaper,
Slayer sent Names of Five Enemies
to an Agent to Bo AattemleU to as
lie Demanded.
New York, May 16. The New York
Herald prints a letter today, purport
ing to show that Stanford White was
the third on a list of five of Harry
Thaw's enemies and that the " word
"kill" had been written by the Pitts
burger opposite the names of three
' men.
The five men, whose names are
printed by the Herald as composing
the list are: Bancroft Davis, Freddy
Gehhard, Stanford White, Craig
Wadsworth and Reginald Franklin.
The first three men had the word
"kill" after their names, according f
the Herald. The letter Is alleged to
have been written by Thaw to a New
York agent In 1903, the list accom
panying It.
It is alleged that Thaw wrote the
letter after his return from Europe
with his wife, Eveln.
Davis Is a prominent New York so
ciety man and a member of the
Knickerbocker club.
Wadsworth is connected with the
diplomatic service at Washington.
White was killed by Thaw on the
roof of a New York amusement place.
The letter Is alleged to have salt'
In part:
"Do you know any colored elevator
or bell boy in the Audobon apart
ments? I hope you win have all
"of these curious reports 'of and S.
W. and H. W. P.'s other friends. When
will F. Gebhard go to Philadelphia,
even for a day or so? Please return
this as a good rule. Thaw."
MEMORIAL DAY WILL
BE OBSERVED HERE
Memorial Day, which falls on May
30, will be observed In Pendleton, Kit
Carson Post No. 28, G. A. R . and
Malabon Camp No. 6, U. S. W. V., tak
ing the initiative in the preparation
of appropriate ceremonies- John W.
Welles, commander of, the former or
ganization, and A. O. Carden, com
mander of the latter, are extending
n Invitation to nil fraternal orders to
join with them In honoring the mem
ory of the dead. A meeting for the
making of final arrangements is to
be held In the city hall on the evening
of the 23rd and such lodges as are
desirous of cooperating with the old
soldiers are requested to appoint
committees to meet thero on that
date.
Chairman Dyer of the cemetery
committee of he council, last night
again called attention to the approach
of Memorial Day and urges that the
' graves be properly attended to before
It arrives. He declares that many of
the graves, among them some mark
ed by stones of fraternal organiza
tions, are overgrown with weeds and
should be attended to Immediately.
Pnnkhiirst Trial Rsuincs.
London, May 16. The trial of Mrs.
Kmmellne Pnnkhurst, leader of the
militant suffragettes here, and Peth
rick Lawrence and his wife, sympa
thizers, charged with conspiracy to
destroy property, has been rsumed In
(lid Bailey.
Farmers to Try Pnrow.
Los Angeles, May 16. The Darrow
trial was resumed shortly before
noon today. A jury Is expected with
in a week and will probably consist
of farmers.
ATHENA EXPECTS TWO
TO ATTEND PICNIC
Preparations are now under way for
the fourth annual county picnic by
the Farmers' Educational and Co
operative union which is to be held at
Athena Saturday, June 1. ' A big pro
gram Is being arranged and the peo
ple of Athena are laying plans to en
tertain 2000 visitors.
The picnic Is to begin at 10 o'clock
In the forenoon and will wind up with
a dance at night. In the afternoon
a baseball game and other sports will
be the chief attractions.
A fine speaking and musical pro
gram is also to be given. Among the
speakers slated to appear are F. A.
Sykes, state secretary; Fred Kruso,
state president; C. S. Nelson and E.
a. Curry, terminal gents; a member
THAW
AD
IT'S I"-T. R;
"I J
"- TAFT
President and Predecessor Each
Claim to Have Republican Nomi
nation "Cinched."
1ST BALLOT, SAYS TEDDY
Ills Opponent Declares That With All
the Vnchoscn Delegates to Clilcago
Convention, Ills Opponent Cannot
Win a Victory.
Greenville, O., May 16. Reiteration
was made here today by Colonel
Roosevelt of his assertion that he
would be nominated on the first bal
lot at the Chicago convention. Sever
al thousand heard him and approved
his utterances.
Taft Tulks Differently.
Cleveland, O., May 16. In a speech
here today President Taft declared
that Colonel Roosevelt cannot be the
republican candidate for the presl.
dency and also that his own renom
ination Is certain.
President Taft said: "One hundred
and eighty delegates to the national
convention at Chicago are still un
chosen. If Roosevelt got them all
he could not be nominated. Care
fully prepared figures show only 309
delegates are Instructed or pledged
for Roosevelt. Talk of real genuine
contests against delegates who are
instructed for me Is as unsustalned by
facts as are many other misleading
statements that have been Injected
into this campaign."
2 Delegations from Washington.
Aberdeen, Wash., May 16- Both
factions of the republican party,
which split in two conventions yes
terday, are busy today explaining that
the other side bolted.
The Taft convention elected four
teen delegates Instructed Jor Taft, and
the Roosevelt meeting also instructed
fourteen for the colonel.
T. R. Has Minnesota.
Minneapolis, Minn., May 16. Col
onel Roosevelt was practically the
unanimous choice of the republican
state convention here today. Six del
egates at large, pledged to support
his candidacy, were elected.
Colonel Controls Idaho.
Lewiston, Idaho, May 15. Roose
velt men control the Idaho state re
publican convention which met here
today at noon, but an effort to avoid
a break in the party may bring a
compromise. Probably nothing defi
nite will be done till late tonight.
GOYMHXMEXT STARTS SUIT
AGAINST ALUMIXUM TRUST
Pittsburg, May 16. Airother slup
at "big business" came today when
the United States started a suit which
seeks the dissolution of the Aluminum
Company of America, the so-called
aluminum trust.' A bill, with this in
view, was filed in the United States
court for the western district of
Pennsylvania by Special Assistant At
torney General Cantland.
TAFT WILL XOT QUIT
IF BEATEN IX OHIO
Cleveland, May 16. President Taft
will continue In the race for the pres
idential nomination regardless of the
outcome of the Ohio primaries. This
wag the statement today of Gus Kar
ger, Taft's publicity agent, who denied
that Taft will quit If he Is beaten In
his own state. Karger said the story
to this effect was "nothing but a hy
podermic pipe dream."
Take King's Remains Home.
Hamburg, May 16. The body of
King Frederick VIII was removed
from the Hotel Hamburghoff, taken
on a special train to Lubee, on the
Baltic Sea, and transferred to the
Danish royal yacht, on which they
will be carried to Copenhagen.
THOUSAND
El
of the O. A. C. faculty who will talk
on scientific farming; E. S. Norrls,
La Grande; Alva Shumway, Milton,
and Assessor C. P. Strain.
It Is also hoped by the committee
In charge that the national president,
C. S. Barrett of Georgia, will be pres
ent. However, he Is now In the east
and the commltte Is not certain as to
his attendance,;'
The musical program will Include
selections by the male quartet of
Athena, the ladles' . quartet of Hold
man; a duet by the Misses Skyes; se
lection by Jack Keefe and some banjo
solos.
A business meeting of the county
association Is to be held In Athena
on May 31 the day preceding the big
annual picnic.
mil
ONE HUNDRED FOREST
IN WASHINGTON; SIX
Seattle, May 16. More than one
hundred forest fires are raging in
western Washington, between the
Canada boundry line and the Colum
bia river.
Half a dozen Uvea are reported lost
in the vicinity of Acme and Wlcker-
THOS. f.fCUSKER WILL LAY GOVERMENT
PAYMENT OF PRESIDEMIAL CAMPAIGN
EXPENSE BEFORE G. 0. P. CONVENTION
Thomas McCusker, La Follette
manager for Oregon, and delegate
elect to the republican national con
vention, Is preparing to submit to the
national convention a plank endorsing
the plan of having congress vote mon
ey with which to fiance the presiden
tial campaign and to bar private con
tributions to the campaign funds. He
will do at tlie republican national con
vention what Juflge Will R. King has
already declared he will do at the
democratic gathering at Baltimore
Consequently the idea will be suggest
ed at both big political conventions
this summer.
Following Judge King's announce
ment In this paper last week copies
of the same together with editorial
expressions by this paper were sent
Mr. McCusker at the request of local
republicans who have shown an In
terest in the subjqet. It was suggest
ed he might find the matter worth
advocating by the republican national
convention. Mr. McCusker's reply is
as follows:
EVIDENCE AGAINST ,
ARCHBALD DAMAGING
Official of Erie Declares Commerce
Court Judge Promised to
Change Decision
Washington, May 16 Damaging
testimony against Judge Archbald of
the commerce court, was given to he
house judiciary committee here to
day by G. F. Brownell, vice president
anil general solicitor of the Erie rail
road. He corroborated the testimony giv
en by Captain May, to the effect that
Judge Archbald sought to Influence
the Erie officials after May had re
fused to sell hiin the Culm properties.
Mav said that after Judge Archbald
visited New York, the latter said he
would "reconsider his decision' 'if he
(May) recommended the sale of the
Culm property.
RICH11SOX XOT AFFECTED
UY APPROACHING DEATH
Boston, Mass., May 16. Rev. C. V.
T. Rlcheson, expected to be put to
death in the electric chair Sunday
night at Chnrlestown for the murder
of his fiance, Avis Linnell, is appar
ently callous to his fate, ltieheson
slept quietly till 7:20 o'clock this
morning.
Governor Foss today told the Unit
ed Press that he had not examined
the reports of Alienists Stedman,
Forrest and Tuttle. This aroused new
hnnn nmoimr Rlcheson's friends that
Governor Foss mav yet present a peti
tion for leniency to the executive
council.
RE1TMAX SAYS HE WAS
ABUSED UY YIG1LAXT1.
Los Angeles, May -16. Ben Reit
tnnn niniiHirpr nf Emma Goldman, the
anarchist lecturer, today told a sen
sational story of his treatment ny me
San Diego vigilantes who drove him
out of San Diego. He said ins cap
tors, who looked like business men.
took him out on a desert 30 miles
from San Diego and subjected him to
various tortures, including beating
him with fists and clubs, cursing him
and stuffing articles into his mouth,
etc.
MEXICAN FEDERAI.S HOT OX
TRAIL OR REBEL FORCES
Jiminez, Mex., May 16. With the
main column of the government
troops under General Huerta, report
ed to be only three miles behind Gen
eral Orozco's rebel forces at an early
hour today, it Is expected a decisive
clash will occur before tonight.
It ' Is thought General Orozco will
trv to remMi Hellano before civine
batt'e to Huerta's army as the rebels
have good fortifications there.
Bunk RoblxM.
Nevada City, Calif., May 16. Tele
phone reports received here from
Grass Valley say the First. National
Bank there was held up this afternoon
and Us officials locked in the vault.
by bandits who escaped. It Is not
known how much loot they secured
FIRES ARE RAGING
LIVES REPORTED LOST
sham. In Whatcomb county, but the
report has not been verified.
Sultan, In Snohomish county, is in
Imminent danger of destruction by
fire. .
The bodies of the five men who lost
their lives near Blrdsvlew have been
Identified.
Portland. Ore., May 15, 1912.
Mr. E B. Aldrlch, Editor East Ore-
gonlan, Pendleton, Oregon.
Bear Sir: I have read with Inter
est your letter and the views on the
suhjeet of congress passing a law to
finance national campaigns and I be
lieve that It is along the progressive
line and should be adopted. ,
I have written to Senator La Fol
lette, Senator Bourne and Mr. Robert
It. Mcl'ormlck, delegate from the
ninth congressional district from Illi
nois who wrote me regarding my views
on certain questions to come before
the convention, telling him that this
emanated from you and recommend
ing that this be put In shape and pre
sented to the coming convention.
I believe that your Ideas are good
and will do what I can to have this
matter presented tc the convention,
although I myself admit my inability
to put It in the proper shape for such
presentation. With the assistance of
La Follette, Bourne and other dele
gates to the convention, I hope to get
it Jn shape. .
Kind personal regards, I am
Yours very truly,
THOS. MeCTJSKER.
SOCIALISTS START
FIGHT ON HANF0RD
Resolution Introduced Favoring
' peachment of Judge of
Federal District
Im-
Indianapolis, May 16.- The formal
demand of socialists of Tacoma that
the national convention of the party
here go on record as favoring the im
peachment of United States Judge
Hanford of Washington, was received
here today , and referred to the com.
mittee on resolutions. The Tacoma
branch of the party denounced Judge
Hanford for his many alleged acts of
usurpation and tyranny, the latest
bring his cancellation of the franchise
of Leonard Olson of Tacoma, because
he is a socialist.
A hot fight is expected today over
the attempt of the industrial faction
to pledge the socialists' support to
Industrial Unionism, and not trade
unionism.
Roy Owes Life to Kittens.
Rising Sun, Md. Two kittens, that
followed him wherever he went, were
responsible for saving the life of
twenty-months-old John Bollins, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Bollins of
Cecil county.
Missing her son, Mrs. Bolins made
a search and across the field saw the
kittns walking to and fro on the
banks of a pond. She hasened to the
scene and noticing a bubble on the
surface of the water, jumped in, the
depth being almost to her neck, and
found the boy.
Restoratives were applied, several
hours elapsing before respiration be
came normal.
State Line Proorty Sold.
A deed was recorded today by
which Lydla U. Aylward and James
Aylward transfer to Clara Klahr and
William Coleman McNown 133.21
acres just north of Frultvale and close
to the state lino. The consideration
stipulated is $11,500.
Presbyterians In Session.
Louisville, Ky.. May 16. With dele
gations present from all tho Presby
teries of the north, east and west, rep
resenting about 1.400,000 communi
cants, the one hundred and twenty
fourth annual general assembly of the
Presbyterian church opened here to
day. Wool Dnte Changed.
A. K. Warner of Pilot Rock. Is In
Pendleton today and announced that
the wool sales date for Pilot Rock
have been chnnged and the sales will
be made there Saturday, Mav 25, in
stead of the date previously announc
ed.
Jury litis Allen Case.
Wythesville, Va.. May 16. The case
of Floyd Allen, member of the noted
bandit gang, went to the Jury this af
ternoon. Did it ever occur to you that foolish
people seem to have a monopoly on
happiness?
RON
S
ARE ACCEPIED
City Council Approves on Receipt of
Blue Print and Turns Over Addi
tional Property.
WILL BE BEAUTY SPOT
Lake, Swimming Pool, Shade Trees,
Fountains) and Driveways of Mile
are Made Postdblo Under Experts
Proposed Arrangement.
Upon the receipt of a blue print
showing the extensive Improvements
contemplated for Round-Up Park, L.
G. Frazier, director of grounds, and
George A. Hartman, Jr., treasurer of
the association, last night asked the
approval by the council of the plan
and also requested a lease on the
property recently purchased by the
city as an addition to the park. Both
requests were granted and the Round
Up association will Immediately en
close the additional tract which lies
just east of the preient park.
The blue prints, which were made
by Howard Evart Weed, the noted
landscape architect, give some Idea
of what the park will be like when
it is completed and a water color
drawing which he will prepare at
once will more clearly convey the im
pression. Aliready a number of
driveways have been completed, the
grandstand and fence painted, lawns
sowed and other improvements made
and, as each succeeding Round-up
gives the association more surplus
money, other installments of' the
grand plan will be carried out
According to the blue prints, the
main entrance will be where It at pres
ent is, but another, a park entrance,
will be made at the southeast corner.
A perfect maze of driveways is pro
vided so that, small as the park may
seem, an automobile will te able to
wind its course about for an hour be
fore traversing all of the roads. De
vious footpaths are also arranged for
and interspersed over the big tracts
of lawns will be trees and shrubbery.
A swimming pool, an artificial lake
and two little moss rock pools are to
be made between the track and t
grove -and a rustic bridge Is to span
the lake. A driveway is to be made
down the levee, ending in the grove
until the levee is extended, and a chil
dren's playground and' probably ten
nis courts are to be laid out. Near
the main entrance a small bungalow
will -be constructed as a residence for
the park keeper, and .many other lit
tle Improvements- are to be made
which will fulfill the dream of the di
rectors, which is to make of Round
Up Park the best park in the United
States for a city the size of Pendle
ton.
FRISCO SWINDLER IS
CAUGHT IX NEW ORLEANS
San Francisco. May 16. Claude
Alexander Astro, the clairvoyant who
was arrested here November 29th.
1909, charged with having embezzled
$20,000 worth of Jewels from Jasper
O'Kelley, a Coos Bay tow boat king,
upon whom he foisted Stella Tynan,
a vaudeville actress, in the role of
O'Kelley's long lost daughter, has
been rearrested, according to ad
vices today from New Orleans. He
jumped his bail in San Francisco. He
was taken into custody at New Or
leans as a suspicious and dangerous
character.
Typos Re-elect Lynch.
Indianapolis, Slay 16. Incomplete
returns from the general election of
the International Typographical un
ion today show the re-election, as
president, of James M. Lynch, of
Syracuse, N. Y., by 6500 majority.
lilies police Connivance.
San Diego. Calif., May 16. Police
Chief Wilson today denied there had
been police connivance in the abduc
tion of Ben Reitman, manager for
Emma Goldman, the anarchist lec
turer, from San Diego.
BIDS ON PRINTING, STREET SPRINKLING AND
SWEEPING OCCUPY CITY COUNCIL'S Til
Last night was bid night at the city
council. Upon the recommendation
of the committee, the bid of the Am
erican National bank on the street
improvement bonds, the bid of tho
East Oregonian on the printing of no
tices and the bid of H. E. Ireland for
Job printing- were accepted. Ernest
Schreckler's bid for tho sweeping of
the paved streets was declared the
lowest and best bid and a vote to ac
cept It upon the furnishing of $200
bonds was carried. Tho bids for the
sprinkling of the streets In the four
districts were referred to the proper
committee and a report will be made
next Wednesday evening.
There were eight bids In all submit
ted for the street sweeping contract.
SOOHAROOfJED
BY MISSISSIPPI
Motor Boats and Revenue Cutters
Attempting Mammoth Task of
Rescuing Vast Horde.
20 PARISHES FLOODED
More Than Seven Thousand Square
Miles in Louisiana Are Under Water
and One Hundred Thousand People
Are Homeless. '
New Orleans, May 16. Motor boats
aided by the revenue cutters Wlndom
and Wenona, today are endeavoring;
to rescue five thousand persons who
are marooned by flood waters rush
ing through the Hymella crevasse. It
was estimated the preliminary work
of repairing the levee alone will cost
$20,000. More than twenty parishes,
in the territory adjacent to Hymella
and including twenty towns, are
flooded. Six negroes drowned during"
the last twenty-four hours.
Approximately 7500 square miles
of Louisiana's lands are Inundated, by
the Mississippi river flood and more
than 100,000 inhabitants have been
driven from tjbelr homes in the par
ishes west of the river from the Ar
kansas line almost to the Gulf. Fur-'
ther danger Is in sight.
The most serious crevasses of the
present disastrous flood Mimelya -promises
to add another thousand
square miles to the overflowed terri
tory, make homeless thousands of per
sons, and add millions of dollars to
the property damage.
Except for a small stretch of land
In West Felclana, and another in
Lower St. Bernard parishes, the over
flowed territory extends along the
west banks of the Mississippi river
from the northern part of the state to
the extreme southern part, 300 miles
in length and varying in width from
10 to 15 miles.
BROTHER, 21, SISTER 17,
ARE AS ANIMALS
Held Prisoners by Mother Con
Scarcely Talk and Have No Power
to Reason.
San Francisco. Imprisoned In a
lonely house from the day of their
birth, a brother and sister, aged 21
and 17 years respectively, with intel
lects below those of the average
dumb animal, have been unearthed
here by the state insanity commis
sion. The two mental dwarfs are James
and Marry Crummey. They are Im
prisoned by their mother, an Irra
tional woman, and no one but the
family physician new of .their exlst
ance until the mother died. The fath
er died when they were Infants. Neith
er brother nor sister can tell one let
ter of the alphabet from the other,
they can carcely talk and are virtually
devoid of reasoning power. Both
were taken to the asylums. The rea
son for their imprisonment the moth
er carried to the grave.
PAYS ANCIENT "SPUD" BILL.
Indiana Woman Semis Grocer $2 on
a Forty Year Old Account.
Seymour, Ind. Samuel Newby of
this city received $2 for sweet potato
p'ants that he sold forty years ago.
With the cash came a woman's letter
callink his attention to the fact that
forty years ago her husband had pur
chased $2 worth of plants from him
and never paid for them. Though her
husband had been dead for years, she
said the dept had caused her much
worry. Mr. Newby had charged the
account off long ago, but the con
science fund was accepted.
Bulletins; on Bishops.
Minneapolis, May 16. The Metho
dist conference today took the first
ballot on the new bishops. There are
more than one hundred and fifty
candidates. No nominating speeches
were made. A two-thirds vote, or
530 delegates, Is required to elect.
Schreckler's bid was for $125 a month
and the others were as follows: H.
H. Harvey. $175; L. D. Lynne $190;
C. E. Williamson $149.50; William
Gardner $174; Marlon Dcardorff $175;
J. F. Miller $147; and W. P. William
son $180. By the terms of the con
tract, the work of sweeping the
streets is not to commence In the eve
ning before 9 o'clock.
There were twelve bidders for the
street sprinkling jobs, one of whom,
W. P. Williamson, who has been do
lug the sweeping for the past year,
submitted bids on threo different dis
tricts. Altogether, thero were four
bids for district 1, four for district 2.
four for district 3 and two for dis
trict 4. As yet the committee has not
decided which are tho best.