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J .1 .; M l I EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITIO!) TO ADVERTISERS. The Ent Orpgonlan Um the lrffet paid cli cnl'l of ny paper is Oron, esrt of Portland and nearly fwlre the circulation In Pendleton of any otber newipaper. WEATHER RiCPORT. Fair tonight and Sun day; cooler tonight. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. PENDLETON", OREGON, SATURDAY,' MAY IS, 1912. VOL. 24. NO. 7421 , 11LL., , 7.:;. , ,. , 7 f PRISON, DISFRANCHISEMENT I0R SAN DIEGO VIGILANTES Goveihor Johnson Urged by His In vestigator, to Take Drastic Meas ure in Labor Troubles. I. W, W. ALSO GRILLED District Attorney In California City Bitterly Denounced for Ixttlng Out ragott 101 by Unuotlcvd Citizens Clawed as Uncivilized. Sacramento, May 18. Stinging de nunciation of the campaign of the In dustrial Workers of the World, at San Diego and even a more stinging denunciation of the "vigilantes" of that city, whom he convicts of un American and uncivilized abuse of the San Diego disturbers, with a rccom. mendution that the state authorities take a drastic hand In the war there, nre features of a report of the San. Diego situation, sent tj Governor Johnson by Harris Welnstock, who the governor appointed as a commis sioner to investigate the San Diego labor war. Welnstock scores District Attorney Utley of San Diego county for in difference to the refgn of lawlessness and practically recommends that all San Diego "Vigilantes" should be fined 15.000 each and sent to prison for terms of not more than ten years and should be subject to forfeiture of all privileges of American citizens Indict 33 I. W. W. San Diego, Cal., May 18. Wood ford Hubbard and 32 others were In dieted by the grand Jury on charges of assault to commit murder and as sault with deadly weapon. The action enme as a result of the attempt upon the lives of Policemen II. C. Stevens nnd G. R. Heddon, on the night of May 7. Stevens was shot and Heddon was hit on the head with an ax. Neither officer was fatally hurt. In the shooting, Joseph McKolasek, alleged anarchist, was wounded, dy ing the next day. The assault took place In front of a rendezvous of the Industrial Workers of the -World. Hubbard and several others of those indicted were In Jail when the indictments were returned. Ten others since, have been arrested, and a search of Los Angeles for the re mainlng fifteen Is In progress. LIVED NEARLY 102 YEARS. XCw Jersey Centenarian Was a Re markable Woman. Haddonfleld, N. J. Mrs. Mary AI bertson Thaekani, said to be the old out resident of tho state, died t her home, 24 Totter street. The caus Riven was a cold and old age. Had Mrs. Thackara lived until July ? she would have been 10 years old. She wos born In what Is now Magno lia, In 1810. She had long lived here nnd was known by the majority of the townspeople. She was the second wife of Samuel Thackara, a veteran of tho Mexican war. Mrs. Thackara was a moat remark able woman; her memory, sight and hearing were almost perfect until the last, nnd until December, 1906, she did her own housework, wardenlng, painting or anything; else needed In the house. At this time a fall in jured her hjp, and she fus confined to her room until tho time of her death. She was a.HicJcslte Quaker, nnd when quarterly meeting came to Haddonfleld her house was always the sceno of much entertaining. SAWS OFF ARM, BUT LIVES. Man Imprisoned Before n Log Writhes ' to Best Advantage. York, Fa, Falling upon the sliding carriage of the circular saw he was operating near Gatchelvllle, this county, Elmer Pentz of Harrlsburg had his right arm cleanly Bevercd at tho elbow and barely escaped a hor riblo death. Tentz was hit by the log upon the carriage and h's body In some manner became wedged In front of It. He noted his peril In the short time given him he managed to shift his body out of tho course of the revolving blade; but to do so he had to sacrl flee the ariri. Other workmen saved him from blaedlng to death by making a tourn Iquct from a handkerchief. METHODISTS CAItfNOT GET TOGETHER ON BISHOrS Minneapolis, Minn, May 18. The third ballot on bishops in the quad rennlal general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church today re- Bulted in no election. Rev. Dr. W. O Shepard of Chicago received 486 votes, falling fifty short of the 636 necessary to elect. Rev. Matt S Dughes of California, received 862 votes. FLAYS SAN DIEGO WOMEN Emma Goldman Makes Bitter Charges Against Fair Vllltfantes. San Francisco, Calif., May 18. Em ma Goldman and her manager, Dr. Benjamin Reltman, who was tarred and feathered, and driven from San Diego by vigilantes, arrived here to day. Miss Goldman is very bitter against San Diego women who were In a par-: ty which met her when she arrived In San Diego, demanding that she im mediately leave tho city. She said some of these women cried: "Tear her clothes off! Let us get at her." CALIFORNIA COURT AROUSED AT LAST Cite Over Hundred San Diego Vig ilantes to Answer to Contempt Charges San Diego, May 18. Cited to show causo why they should not be ad- Judged in contempt of court for threatening officers of the court, will be Issued for 160 local citizens Mon day. Superior Judges Guy and Sloane, this afternoon declared the evidence presented by Attorneys Fred Moore and Marcus W. Bobbins, who were, they charge, threatened If they did not leave town, was sufficient to Jus tlfy this action. Attorneys Moore and Bobbins, who have represented' the I. W. W.'s In practically all their cases here, ap peared beforo Judges Guy and Sloane today and asked the warrants for contempt of court for fifteen cltl sens. They alleged the citizens suround ed them at the police station and told them In no uncertain terms to leave town. The Judges asked for affidav its and they were furnished. Arrests are expected to follow. SAME DETECTIVE FOR BOTH. Watched Husband and Wife to Get Opposing Evidence. Trenton, li. J. In the testimony taken today In the trial of the divorce suit of Mrs. Clara B. Taylor against? her husband, William T. Taylor, It deJ veloped that at various times both husband and wife had the same detec tive watch each other. The case has oroused much interest In Trenton and large crowds are turning out at the? hearings. , Harry B. Dougherty, head of a de tective bureau In New York, called as a witness for the wife, said he discov-i ered Taylor on the steamer Priscllla with a girl In his stateroom. The girl was rather good looking, he said, and had a pug nose. He was engag ed by the wife In 1909, and In 1907 had been In the employ of the hus-1 band. Dr. Chorles H. Dilts and Frederick Baker were named In the cross pe- tition filed by the husband as corres pondents. Mrs. Taylor acknowledged that she knew both very well. Baker, she said, was a cousin and for seven years had lived with her husband", and herself, and Dr. Dllta was an In timate friend, she calling upon his fnmily many times and he calling at the Taylor home. Biggest V. S. Battleship Launched. Newport News, Va., May 18. The battleship Texas, the newest of Am erican dreadnoughts, was launched here today In th epresence of. a dis tinguished gathering. The Texas Is the largest vessel In the United Stnten navy. La Follctt Claims Victory. Columbus, O., May 18. I' sbn.ll be nominated at Chicago," said Senator La Follette here today. "It Isn't al ways that the man going Into a con ventlon strong that Is nominated." In proof he cited the cases of Presl dents Garfield, Hayes and Harrison. Methodists May Bo Naughty. Minneapolis, May 18. By a close vote, the Methodist conference refused to lift the ban on card playing, danc ing, theaters and similar amusements The vote followed three hours of tur moil. Submarine Floated. Atlantlo City, N. X, May 18. The United States submarine, Tuna, which wont aground In four feet of water In Egg Harbor Thursday, was report ed afloat again today with no serious damage. 10 Barrow Jurors Secured. Los Angeles, May 18. Ten perma nent Jurors for the trial of Clarence Darrow on a bribery charge growing out of the McNamara trial, had been accepted and sworn at noon today. STRIKE OF BALL MYERS DETROIT PHILADELPHIA RlSTATEIfiT Merry War is Threatened as Result of Resentment of Insult President Ban Johnson Says of Fandom and Latter's Teammates Are "Standing Pat" Philadelphia, Muy 18. (Bulletin) refused to play with the Philadelphia ten in this afternoon, 1h--hukc' President Johnson would not reconsider the husim'iisIoii of Ty Cobb. It may mean a tuiKcbull war in ImmIi the major leagues. Philadelphia. Penn.. May 18. The Detroit Tigers of the American ball league, announced today that they will stand pat and refuse to play tfie Philadelphia Athletics this afternoon unless Ty Cobb, who was susixmded indefinitely for assaulting a specta tor who had insulted him, Is rein stated. The Athletics also threatened to strike if Cobb Is not a'lowed y play. ' President Ban Johnson declares he will not re-instate Cobb. He says that If the other players refuse to play they will also be punished. Veterans who have not played for years and youngsters from the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, will take the places of the regulars If the latter strike. President Johnson said: ' "There may be Justification for Cobb's complaint against his suspen sion, but until I receive Jennlng's statement I cannot say what action I will take. However, the action, of the Detroit players will have no In fluence on my declslon'as the Amerl- DEBS IS NOMINATED TO HEAD SOCIALISTS Indianapolis, May 18. Eugene V. Debs, nominated as a candidate for the presidency by the socialist na tional convention and Emil Seidel nominated for the vice presidency, announced here today that they would make the campaign "as lively as any the capitalistic parties have ever seen." Efforts are being made to have the convention adjourned not lated than Sunday night und possibly the convention will close at 12 o'clock tonight. The national committee today adopted a resolution denouncing Fed eral Judge Hanford of Seattle, for ruling and depriving Leonard Oleson of the Tacoma Socialist of his citizen ship rights because he is a member of that party. CANADIAN MURDERS WIFE AND COMMITS Sl'ICIDE Hamilton, ont., May 18. Frank Truckle, resident of Brantford, near here, shot and instantly killed his wife, Lena, age 24 years. Police In an automobile pursued the slayer for several blocks and when he was fi nally, cornered, Truckle shot himself in the'v chest. He probably will re cover. T. R. Campaign Nears End. Columbus, O., May 18. Colonel Roosevelt left Columbus this morning to' enrry out today's Itinerary which calls for eleven speeches In as many cities and towns. He speaks tonight in Cleveland. He will close his Ohio tampalgn Monday. II TOISEHD, FORMER FOUND DEAD IN i Tim Townsend, a half brother of the late S. L. Morse of this county, and himself a resident of Pendleton until a few years afro, when he engaged in the stock business In northern Grant county, was found dead In his cabin at Heppner recently. The Gazette of that town has the following: account of his passing: After having been dead for at least two days, if not longer, the remains of Tim Townsend, an old timer of eastern Oregon, were discovered lying across the bed In his cabin just across the creek south of the depot late Fri day afternoon. It la hard to say Just how long he had beon dead but the body was In a bad state at the time of discovery, and It Is known that he must have been dead for at least two days, probably passing off shortly after retiring on Wednesday evening. He was missed after a cou ple of days and Dennis Splllane de elded to visit the cabin and see If there were not something wrong, when PREVENTS E; DEK OF FAMOUS TY COBB in Both Major Leagues He Will Not Restore Idol The IHtrolt American league team .can League has from Its inception been strongly against rowdyism on the bull field. "When I receive Jennlng's state ment I shall go over the entire mat ter and may have something to say. I was a spectator at the game, and witnessed the affair for which Cobb was suspended." Congressmen In Fight. Washington, May 1". Georgia con gressmen and senators sent Ty Cobb, member of the Detroit Tigers, who v.as suspended for threshing a fan a message commending his action. vThose sending the message are Senators Smith and Bacon and Rep resentatives Edwards, Roddenberry Hughes, Adamson. Howard, Bartlett, Lee, Trlbble, Bell, Hardwlck and Brandtley. The message reads: "As Georgians we commend your action resenting the uncalled for In. suit. We hope for your complete ex oneration and speedy restoration. We Jlr proud of your record as a leader of your profession." LA GRANDE TO PLAY HERE ALL NEXT WEEK Commencing Tuesday Pendleton will have baseball all next week, too, with the La Grande Pippins and the Buckarooes opposed. This was the announcement made "this morning by Charles Bond, president of the local club, and results from negotiations which have been going on for several days. According to the schedule, Pendleton was to play in La Grande on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs day and here on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but," because of the fact that the state convention of the I. O. O. F. lodge Is to meet here during the fore part of the week, it was deemed ad visable to provide the visitors with the opportunity of seeing the games and Incidentally of contributing o the success of the league. Bols will also play the full week In Walla Walla and, with these two teams, the league leaders, fighting against each other, Pendleton figures on climbing up the ladder a notch. However, La Grande has sent for four new players and will come over here bent on chnnglng her fortunes. Next week officials of the league and representatives of the different clubs will meet here and revise the schedule which has been found very unsatisfactory to all clubs. With this revision, It wjll be declared perma nent. Wright's Condition Unchanged. Dayton, O., May 18. No change is reported today in tho condition o' Wilbur Wright, ono of America's fore most bfrdmen, who is critically ill with typhoid fever at his home here. PENDLETON M IS CABIN IN GRANT COUNTY the discovery was made that the old man was dead. Coroner Chick mado an investiga tion and decided that death resulted from natural causes and that an in quest was not necessary, so the body was turned over to the undertaker and Interment was had on Saturday In the Masonic cemetery. Mr. Townsend' had been a resident of Heppner for about five years past, living some of the time with the family of Percy Hughes with whom he had been acquainted for a num ber of years. He came here from Grant county. He was an Indian war veteran, a pioneer of eastern Oregon and known to many of the old timers. At one time he was quite prosperous in the cattle business. He was given to drink quite freely of late years, suf fered, much from chronic rheumatism and had nut been feeling well for some time prior to his death. He was about 65 years of age. C. C. Morse of McKay creek Is a nephew of the deceased. M M PREACHER FEARS ATE OF HIS DECIDING BATTLE WAGES Mexican Federals and Relnd Are Engaged lu TerrUlc Struggle. Mexico City, May 18. With the life of the Mexican revolution at stake, the rebel forces under Oroczo this afternoon are engaged with the federal forces under General Huerta In a terrific struggle near' Ceballos. Meagre reports of the clash receiv ed before the federal troops cut the telegraph wires, say the battle was waging furiously, the two commanders fully realizing the fate of Mexico hangs on the outcome. FIRES SWEEPING ALASKAN FORESTS Yukon Valley is Roaring Furnace For Two Hundred Miles is Report Seattle, May 18. Cable from Daw son, Yukon Territory, says: "The Yukon valley Is a roaring fur nace for 200 miles between Big Sal mon and Stewart City. Everywhere forest fires are raging, but they are not near any city. Hundreds of thousands of acres of virgin forest are -being swept. Possi bly 1,000,000 cords of splendid wood and timber has been ruined. At Coffey Creek, so hot was the fire that it leaped the river. Six hundred cords of wood piled there belonging to Hary Reynolds, was burned. F. X. Ladernut lost his home, barn and horses In the flames. Arrivals from up river said it was impossible to see the banks for many miles be cause of the dense smoke. It Is generally asserted that wood choppers started the fires purposely to burn off the undergrowth and limbs so as to get the chared trees ready for certain corporations. Governor Black has Issued a special proclamation of warning that all guilty persons will be rosecuted to the extreme limit of the law. Autoist Killed, Portland, Ore., May 18. William H. Donahue, owner of several cafeterias in this city, was killed last night when his heavy touring automobile went In to the ditch along the Linnton road, just north of Portland. Donahue was alone in the car when the accident happened. Occupants of an automo bile which Donahue had passed a mo ment before said he was traveling at an estimated speed of 50 miles an hrr. His wife left Portland for a visit in Boston, Mass., yesterday. MEAT TUIST" WELCOMES BOYCOTT BY HOUSEWIVES National Provisioners Say Men In Beef Business Are More Disturbed by Conditions Than the Consumers. New York. That the "meat trust" would welcome a movement by house- w lves to boycott meat dealers while tho present high prices are in force is the statement made by the National Provisloners. Some people seem to think that such a movement would bo a terrible blow to the meat trade," says th journal, " and that meat would have to come down as a result. Blow or no blow, such a movement will be balled with joy by the meat men. "There Is nobody on earth more disturbed than the men who sell the beef. Thb situation is perplexing and serious. If any persons can carry out a boycott or any kind of a movement which will readjust conditions of sup ply and demand so that the beef mar ket may be put on a healthier basis, every man in the meat trade will con sider them his best friends. "But it is to be feared that neither the housewives' league nor anybody else can make corn and grass where there isn't any or induce farmers to feed cattle for zeef instead of selling the fodder for cash." T. R. Fears Blind Ballot. Delaware, O., May 18. Speaking from the rear platform of his train here today. Colonel . Roosevelt said: "There Is only one feature in the Ohio situation which makes me doubtful of the outcome. That is the blind bal lot. My name will not appear on the ballot. Taft people would not permit It to bo there, not wanting you to have a chance to vote for me. . Suit Against Coffee Trust. Washington, May 18. It was an nounced this afternoon that the de partment of justice has filed suit un der the Sherman act In the federal court of New York against tho coffee pool. The object Is to throw on the market 590.000 bags held by the trust. WEAKER 1 Rev. Richeson, Slayer of Avis Lin net, Collapses as Shadow of Electric Chair Draws Near. AFRAID TO BE ALONE Following a Night of Hysterical Out breaks, Cowardice of Krstwliile Di. vine Asserts Itself and Ho May be Scared to Death. Boston, May 18. Rev. Richeson, awaiting execution here for the mur der of Avis Linnell, collapsed at noon today In another fit of hysteria In his death cell In Charlestown prison, fol lowing a night of outbreaks. William Morse, the condemned man's counsel, arrived just after 9 o'clock and went to the death house. A few minutes later a call was sent for Dr. McLaughlin, the prison phy sician, to attend the murderer, who was moaning In his cell and appar ently In a state of collapse. Rev. Herbert W. Stebblns, the pris. on chaplain, and Rev. Herbert S. Johnson, who has been selected as spiritual adviser, will take turns in remaining in the death house until the hour of death, at the condemned man's request. All day Richeson had borne up well under the news that Governor Foss had refused to defer his petition for clemency to the executive council. His only comment on the governor's action which was allowed to become public was the remark: "As I face execution my principal thought Is not for myself, but for the sorrow of my family and friends." " "Richeson was standing when I broke the news to him," said Mr. Morse, "and aside from a slight drooping of the head and a dejected look, there was absolutely nothing In his manner to Indicate that he was conscious of the fate that awaits him." The warden is forbidden by law to make public the hour of execution, but It Is believed that It will take place Immediately after midnight Tuesday morning. D0ANE BROTHERS HELD FOR THEFT Plez and Bascum Doane, two men charged with clipping the wool from twenty-eight sheep belonging to John Wynne, the McKay 'creek rancher, have been captured after eluding the officers for more than a. week. Sheriff Taylor was notified that the men had been picked up at Elgin and he left this morning to bring them back. Satisfied after his futile pursuit of them, following their alleged crime, that they were headed across the mountains, the sheriff notified the Elgin authorites and those of other nearby points to be on the watch and. the message yesterday proved his sur. mises to be correct and his precau tions well taken. They rode into El gin on their horseis and were Immedi ately apprehended. Sheriff Taylor will arrive home with them on the early train tomorrow. In addition to being charged with the larceny of the wool, they will face a charge of larceny of two sheep, a warrant having been sworn ' out by Wynne on this charge prior to the loss of his wool. PEACE IS IN SIGHT IN A VTH 11 ACITE DISTRICT Wilkesbarre, Pa., May IS. Anthra cite miners met in convention here to day to vote on the adoption or re jection of the tentative agreement be tween the miners and mine operators. The sub committee's report probably will bo ratified by the convention afcd miners are expected to resume work next week. Ia Follette in Ohio. Bowling Green, O., May IS. Sen ator La Follette left for Columbus today where tonight he will continue his fight against Taft and Roosevelt for a portion of Ohio's delegations to the Chicago convention. INDICTMENTS AGAINST ABE RUFF DISMISED San Francisco, May 18. All of the eighty bribery indict ments against Abe Ruef, the for mer political boss of San Francisco who is now serving a sentence in San Quentln for bribery, were dismissed today by Judge Frank Dunne, In ac cordance with a writ of man date, hnnded down by the appel ate court. i v: i t 'j i ' I