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EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION WEATHER REPORT. Occasional rain tonight and Wednesday. TO AOVFIITISKKS The Kant Oregonlan baa the largent paid circulation jf any paper In Oregon, east of Portland and nearly twice the circulation In Pendleton of any other newspaper. CITY ft StlAL PAPER. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER J9 , - ? s VOL. 25. (lie OF GREECE 18 RflURDERI am mm mm MOBM SIMIII King Was at Head of a Detachment of Greek Sol diersRumors Not Confirmed But They Are Persistent News is Received in Several For eign Capitals Today. LEGATION AT WASHINGTON ALARMED IHidon, MurJi 18. Klnjr George of Grecoe. wan a-HtubMiiiitUxl at Alliens to lay according to unconfirmed dls IMiUln'M received from Saloiiiki. The Greek legation admitted It had heard minors of tho assassination, but de clared there wan no confirmation. Renter'! agency carried an unquali fied disMiU-li to the effect that the king was annawdnated at Saloiiiki where ho was nt the head of a division of tho Greek army. News of the death reached Paris. Berlin and other w pi ta 1 Hltnultaneously, but confirmation Is still lacking. Washington, March 18. Up to four o'clock today the Greek legation re ceived no official notification of the Teportcd assassination at Salonikl of Kin George of Greece. The Greek charge d'affairs is anxious and Is mak ing frantic efforts to get some defi nite word from Athens. BANK MEN INDICTED IFOR TAKING MONEY Cincinnati, March 18. George Cox and ten other Cincinnati citizens are facing two indictments charging them with misapplying funds of the Cin cinnati Trust company, of which Cox Is president. The institution closed itc doors In November, 1911. The Krand Jury which probed the com pany's affairs returned indictments yesterday. The men Indicted with Cox were former officers and direc tors of the bank. This Is the second Investigation conducted Into the bank's affairs. If Cox and his asso ciates are convicted, each will be sub jected to a fifteen thousand dollar fine and thirty years' imprisonment. FRANCE IS PLEASED WITH MR. M'COMBS Paris, March 18. Highly favorable sentiments are being published here over the selection of William F. Mc Combs as ambassador to France. The Midi declares today: "France Is to be congratulated. Mc Combs belongs to a race containing Woodrow Wilson and William Jen nings Bryan. He Is a man of won drous activity. We are happy he has reconsidered his decision regarding the Paris embassy. In him America will be ably represented. BR.IAND RESIGNS FROM FRENCH CABINET Paris, March 18. Cabinet Premier Brland resigned today following his failure to obtain certain election re forms from the chamber of deputies BRYAN TELLS LEGISLATURE OF ILLINOIS TO STAND BY PARTY PLEDGES IN ELECTING SENATORS Springfield, 111., March 18. Secre tary of State Bryan, Mrs. Bryan and Governor Dunne of Illinois, arrived here today. The governor refused to .discuss the Illinois senatorial situa tion. Bryan was given nn enthusiastic welcome when he addressed a Joint session of the legislature at noon. The Nebraskan Insisted that he spoke as an Individual and not as a govern ment official, emphasizing the fact that he was not speaking for Presi IOSSE SEEKING FOR SAFE BREAKERS San Francisco, March 18. A posse of patrolmen, armed with Winchesters, is searching the Sutro forests overlooking the Golden Gate, for two cracksmen who were routed early today while attempting to dynamite the Shumate pharmacy's safe, After running a revolver duel with officers, the burglars es- caped. GIRLS WILL TELL STORY IN COURT Sacramento. March IS. With the transfer of the cases of Maurice Dlggs and Drew Camlnetti from the county court to the federal court on charges of violation of the Mann white slave law, cornea a new complication today. Martha Warrington and Lota Norrls, society, girls, with whom the two men eloped and with whom they were caught at Reno, will now have t.i tell the story of their shame In open court. Had Dlggs and Camlnet ti been tried under the state law for wife desertion and contributing to the dependency of minor children, the" girls would have been spared the hu miliation of a public confession. The girls are at liberty on a thousand dol lars ball. AT IUIS1I BANQUET WAITERS STHIKE Employes of Hotel Cecil in London Win When Management Concedes Demand. London, March 18. The employes at the Hotel Cecil took advantage of the Irish banquet last night to In augurate a strike, but the manage ment conceded their demands and 700 patriotic Irishmen enjoyed the feast. Proposing the toast, "Ireland, a Na tion," John E. Redmond, leader of the Irish parliamentary party, said that opposition to home rule In Great Britain was dead and the general feel ing was one of Impatience and regret that the house of lords still had the power to delay the passage of the measure. "But." added Hr. Redmond, "we have only to possess our souls In pa tience for a few months more, and the home rule bill will be the law of the land with the good will and the sympathy of the whole empire." Loud cheers greeted the reading of a cablegram from the United Irish league of America announcing the dis patch of another $1000 for the cause. Absence of the long green has caus ed many a man to feel blue. dent Wilson. Bryan advised the leg islators to stand by the party pledges In the election of two senators. He praised Governor Dunne's administra tion. Springfield, 111., March 18. The state legislature is still deadlocked to day In efforts to name two senators, one for a long term. A feature of to day's balloting was the falling off In the votes for J. Hamilton Lewis. He received but eighty-five votes. PKNDLETOX, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1913. PRESIDENT WILSON FAVORS BUDGET SCHEME FOR RUNNING GOVERNMENT Washington, March 18. That the budget plan, making appropriations for running the government affairs, win be adopted by President Wilson Is indicated in a letter given out for publication today at the White House. It was written January 20, last, by Wilson to Senator Tillman. He said: COMMISSION TO ENFORCE LAW MUST HAVE VALUATION Common Carriers Will Be Compelled to Furnish Data Showing Value of Their CorioraUons Chairman Clark of Interstate Commission Confident of Results. Washington, March 18. That the interstate commerce commission is well able to eforce the law demanding a physical valuation of the property of common carriers, was the state ment today of Chairman Clark of the commission. "The work is one of great magni tude," Clark said, "but the commis sion is not staggered or dazed by the duties placed upon it. It will neces sarily take some time to secure the desired values." Clark said the valuation work would comprise "securing of reliable, authentic and authoritative informa tion whereupon to base a determina tion of the original cost and produc tive value of these properties which exist under public franchises and per form public functions." He declares that no one knows the value of a sin gle carrier. SKAMANIA ELKS ARE GUESTS OF THEIR RULER Stevenson, Wash, March 18. The! monthly meeting of the Skamania Elks club was held with the acting ruler, Shlherds, at Shipherd's Springs Hotel this month and everv member of the organization was in attendance. The evening was pleasantly spent at a banquet, with a .social session fol lowing. Among the members were four residing in Cascade Locks, Ore., who came across the river in a steam launch especially secured for the oc rrHlon Tho clnh Is nlanninir many Jolly gathering in the open for the coming summer months. 1' EAR ED THAT EATON WAS MURDERER'S VICTIM Bingham, Mass.. March 18. Fol lowing the reported discovery of ar senic In his stomach, it was positive ly stated today that Read Admiral Joseph Giles Eaton, either was a sui cide or was murdered in his homo near here. His widow Is expected to testify at the inquest which Is being conducted at the courthouse here. GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO ACT AS GUARANTEE FOR FINANCIAL LOAN Washington, March 18. As long as Wilson Is president the government will not act as a collection agent for the South and Central American re publics for big business, or as a guar antee of Wall street loans for foreign powers. President Wilson and his cabinet discussed this afternoon the request of the Morgan company, Kuhn, Locb and other financiers for participating in the six power loan to be made to China. They wanted the state department to sanction it so the BASEBALL SEASON APRIL 22; DIRECTORS HERE TODAY The baseball season of the Western Trl-State league will open on April 22 the date tentatively set some time ago, according to a definite decision reached today at the meeting of the directors of the league here today. While the schedule has not yet been completely worked out, it is practical ly certain that the season will open In the three larger cities, Walla Wal la, Boise and North Yakima and that as last year, Pendleton will probably play Its opening series with Walla Walla. Each of the six clubs has its offi cial delegate here and Walla Walla, Boise and Pendleton are represented, by several other club members. From Bolan there are President W. N. Sweet, W. F. Bossner, president of the club, and J. F. Gimun, manager oi the team. P. A. Foley, president of the La Grande club, and Charles Ho "I have always Insisted on the abso lute necessity of a carefully considered and wisely planned budget. One of the objects I have most In mind when I get to Washington will be conferences with my legislative colleagues there with a view to bringing some budget system into existence." BRIBERY SCANDAL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord, N. H., March 18. Gordon Woodbury, who was a candidate for United States senator in the contest t!'at ended last Thursday, with the choice of Henry F. Hollis, charged before a legislative investigating com mittee that a member of the legisla ture had offered to sell his vote and dc'.iver three other votes for $1000. Two other witnesses testified that they had been improperly approached in the prolonged balloting. Woodbury was an anti-Hollis dem ocrat and the support he received prevented for a time the election of Hollis. He testified that a representative, whom he named, called at his office and said that if Mr. Woodbury would produce the money he could have four "tes then being cast against him. The witness said that he replied that he was not interested and showed the man the door. William D. Young, a business asso ciate of Woodbury, told the commit tee that the man mentioned by his partner had said to him that he and two others should vote for Woodbury lor $200 each. Representative John S. Wheeler of Manchester, testified that the alleged briber met him on a railroad train and, exhibiting a large roll of bills, offered to put the witness In the way cf making $800 or $900 at the legis lature. PRISON CILVPLAIN CONFESSES TO GRAFT San Quentin, Mar. 18. Confessing that he Is holding fifteen hundred dollars graft money from prisoners in the state penitentiary upon the representation that he would use his influence to secure their pardon or parole. Rev. William J. Call; Chap Iain of the prison, was discharged. The chaplain declared he could not support his family of seven children on a salary of a hundred dollars a month and was forced to obtain more money through graft in the prison. RA1X WELCOME IN SOUTHERN CAL1 FORNIA Sacramento, March 18. Generous rainfall ended the longest drouth since 1899 and is general throughout north ern California today. Local fore caster reported heavy rains and snows in the valley and mountain dis tricts. The precipitation Is a godsend to farmers and cattle raisers. security would be unquestioned. It was learned from an authoritative source that Wilson Is determined the government will not collect private debts or guarantee loans. Immediately after Wilson's inaugu ration representatives of certain fi nanciers tried to secure Bryan's en dorsement of a loan plan, saying it was favored by, Knox. Bryan gave these emissaries no satisfaction. It is un derstood the cabinet discussed the advisability of recognizing the new Chinese republic. WILL OPEN ON sier, president of the Baker club, are representing the other two Oregon cities, while Manager George Engle is North Yakima's official representa tives. Walla Walla's delegtes are four, Secretary L. M. Brown, Man ager August Bade, Director J. T. Crawford, and Captain R. Brown. Two Vmlros Selected. President Sweet announced to the directorate that he had secured two of the three umpires necessary in W. J. Burnslde of Portland and George A. Mead of Stockton, California. The directors spent most of the morning In working out a schedule but the task proved far from easy. However, by noon, It had been com pleted as far as July and this after noon the remainder will probably be outlined subject to changes. At noon the visiting delegates were guests at a luncheon given at the St. George Cafe by local fans. REBELS AWAIT RIGHTS BEFORE ATTACKING FEDERALS 3 FATALLY INJURED IN RAILROAD WRECK Marshalltown, Iowa, March 18. Three persons were fatally, and a score seriously injured in the derailment of a northbound Minneapolis and St. Louis nas- senger train near here. The baggage car and chair car fell Into a ravine and caught fire. The baggage car was destroyed. SMALL-POX SCARE AT WALLA WALLA Walla Walla, Wash., March 18. One man has already been taken to the pest house with smallpox and fceveral other residents of West Main street have been exposed to the dread c'isease, according to announcement of County Health Officer Dr. M. Stiles yesterday. This is the first indica tion of the epidemic which has been raging in other nearby communities, and Dr. Stiles is using every precau tion to prevent the spreading of the disease. He has thoroughly fumi gated the lodging house In which the man has been rooming and has is sued warnings to all residents In that near vicinity, while he also desires to publicly warn others in that neighbor hood to be extremely careful in the near future. , The disease was first discovered by a friend of Dr. Stiles who informed him of his suspicions, and an investi gation Sunday morning proved the diagnosis correct. The man. whose name is Gale, had only recently re turned from a trip in and around Pasco, Toppenish and Spokane, and it was on this trip that he contracted smallpox, for there have been scores of cases throughout that section dur ing the past few months. The patient was Just beginning to break out when he was examined by Dr. Stiles and no time was lost in retting him to the pest house. There were several friends and others who had associated with the man before bis plight was discovered, but as yet none of these have shown any symp toms of the disease. STORES TO CLOSE ON GOOD FRIDAY It is believed that Pendleton will be the only city in the United States west of the Mississippi river that will, as a city, formally observe Good Fri day. On the sixth day of this week there will not be a store, poolroom, saloon, or business house of any kind open to the public between the hours of noon and 3 p. m. as a result of a move which had its Inception with J. F. Robinson and which was endorsed by President Tallman of the Com mercial assoclaition, and which was brought to a successful conclusion as the results of the efforts of a commit tee. The custom of closing business houses on Good Friday is one quite prevalent In Europe and many eastern cities have adopted it but ' heretofore, so far as is known, no city in the west has evenr recognized the day in such a manner. Good Friday Is observed by both the Episcopal and Catholic churches In commemoration of the death of Jesus Christ and there will be special ex ercises held by both of these churches on that day. "Pat" Foley, proprietor of the Hotel Foley at La Grande and Incidentally head of the La Grande club of the Western Trl-State league. Is over to- ("av to attend the league meeting. PATIENTS DYING WHILE RED TAPE REGULATIONS PREVENT FRIEDMANN FROM TRYING TO GIVE THEM AID Seattle, March 18. A special to the Star from Dr. Charles Noble of Se attle who Is In New York investigat ing the Friedmann cure says: "Many sufferers who rushed to New York are dying, while Dr. Friedmann Is prohibited from helping them with his alleged cure owing to red tape regulations." Noble attended a clinic at Bellevue hospital yesterday where Dr. Fried man gave treatment. He says: "Frledmann's technic is good but not quite up to the American standard. He Injected eleven patients, all In the second stages of the disease. Bacilli was present in the sputum of all. ' ft XO. 7815 Destruction of General Ojeda's Com mand is Believed to be Matter of Short Time. INDIANS WILL REVOLT RelH'ls, Stuns by Defeat of Saturday, Gathering to Make Final Onslaught on Government Troow Will Move Again Toward Naco Large Force la in Held. Naco, March 18. For the second time within a week General OJeda and his little band of federals are facing destruction. Stung by defeat on Sat urday, Colonel Calles and Prefect Bracamonte are gathering the scat tered forces south of Agua Prieta and before tomorrow -will move toward Naco. From Nogales two detchments are coming to support Calles and Bra camonte. One of these, comprising six hundred men of Obregon's com mand, which captured Nogales, are proceeding by rail along the border. Cumpas Huasapas, Sonora, Mar. 18. General Rojas withdrew his federal troops from the vicinity of Cumpas Huasapas today, to await reinforce ments before the expected attack. Rojas' command comprises six hun dred men. The rebel garrison is five hundred and twenty-five strong. Naco, March 18. One hundred Ya- quls, recruits from tribesmen who have not been Impressed for federal service, are timing their march to ar rive near the probable battlefield simultaneously with the other rebel troops. It is rumored the Yaquis of the federal garrison will desert to the rebel ranks and Join the attacking force. Agua Prieta, Sonora, March 18. A hundred rebels under Captain Felix Cortez, left Agua Prieta by rail to re inforce the rebel garrison at Cumpas Huasapas. MILITANT SCENES ATTEND GATHERING London, Marcn 18. There were militant scenes at the weekly gather ing of suffragettes in a London music hall. In the course of an address by Mrs. Pankhursst, shouts of "why don't you blow up Premier Asquith." and "f-hoot him" rang through the hall. Mrs. Pankhurst referred to her ap proaching committal to Jail on the charge of inciting malicius damage and then to her daughter's Imprison ment. "My daughter," she said, "Is trying to release herself as a prisoner of war from the enemy and Is enduring all the tortures of Imprisonment" At this Juncture the hall resoundd ed with an outburst against Premier Asquith and his cabinet ministers. The militant suffragettes have de clared war against their sisters who are working for the. vote for women by constitutional means. A meeting of the constitutionalists which Philip Snowden, socialist M. P. for Blackburn, was addressing at Gateshead last night, was thrown into disorder by militants, who Insisted up on Interrupting Mr. Snowden. Quiet was not restored until the students, male and female, had ejected the more warlike supporters of the suf fragette movement. Address by New York Woman. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis. Ore.. March -8. Miss Anna M. Cooley dean of domestic art at Teach er's College, Columbus University, New York, addresses the young women of the Oregon Agricultural College this morning on "The Value of Home Economics as a Preparation for Life." They showed a loss of weight, rapid heart action and also had coughs. Friedmann was composed. He worked rapidly but appeared to be under a great tension. He Injected every case intramuscularly." Noble continued: "All Frledmann's clinics hereafter must be held under government supervision and no one except government physicians will be allowed to observe the action of the serum on patients. Friedmann will not even be allowed to treat any cases privately, or sell any of his serum un til he gets a favorable reply from the government surgeons. He Is com pelled to submit to this regulation be cause he has no license to practice."