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EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION WEATHER REPORT. Fair tonight; Wednes nesday fair and warmer. TO ADVEUTISERS The East Oregonlan has the largest paid circulation of any paper in Oregon. eat of Portland and nearly twice the circulation In Pendleton of any other newspaper. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. COUNTr OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 25. PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1913. NO. 7928 s' . x. S.P.HQW FACES STRIKE Sflflfl I WWW I MEN MAY QUIT Dispute Envolving Employes of Transbay Electric Lines May Re sult in General Walkout. STRIKE VOTE IS TAKEN Men Wnnt to Work on Same Hauls As I'jnployes of Steam linos Negotia tions AVItli Vice President Calvin Thus Fur Fruitless Men Detormln. ol to Stand Firm. BULGARS CHARGE GREEK SOLDIERS WITH BRUTALITY Dispatches Say That Troops Massa cred Bulgarian and Turkish Popu lations at Pravishta. GREEKS-SERVIANS MOVE SAN FRANCISCO, July 15. Start ing with a dispute Involving employes of the Transbay Electric lines operat ed by the Southern Pacific, a general strike of conductors, breakmen and yardmen of the Southern Pacific road 14 threatened. Unless officials will allow the em ployes of the suburban electric lines to work on the same basis as employ es of the steam roads, more than 6. 000 probably will strike, affecting lines In territory extending from El Paso on the south to Ogden on the east and Portland on the north. A strike vote Is being taken, following two weeks of fruitless negotiations with Vice President Calvin. The trouble started when the South ern Pacific posted a notice that th Transbay linos will be operated by an Independent company, although re maining in control of the Southern raclfic. Delegations of trainmen and conductors called on Calvin to ascer tain If they would be classed as street car or railroad men and what their status would he concerning pny. work ing hours and seniority. t ."!-- Calvin's explanation was not satis factory and the heads of the two or ganizations were notified. A strike vote followed shortly after the con ference with Calvin. Railroad em ployes declare their determination to get a satisfactory settlement. SACRAMENTO. July 15. More than 150 members of the Sacramento locals of Conductors and Trainmen's unions are voting on the proposed general strike of Southern Pacific employes The vote Is being taken under the direction of Benjamin How man of the grievance committee. LONDON", July 15. Charges of in humanity against Greek troops are vtdced in dispatches from Bulgarian officials at PraviHhta. It is asserted the Greeks massacred nearly all the Turkish und Bulgarian population. The' combined Greek and Servian forces continued to advance today, the Greek commander predicting the next big engagement will occur In Bulgar ian territory. BANKERS PARDONED BY PRES. WILSON CAMINETTI CASE SET FOR TRIAL; FUEL CASES TOO Two Men Charged With Violation of White Slave Law Must Face Jury Beginning August 5. NO MORE DELAYS COMING SAN FRANCISCO, Cal . Ju'.y 15. The Dlggs-Caminetti white slave case which, with the Western fuel cases, was postponed by Attorney General McReynoIds and brought about the sensational resignation of District At torney McNab, was set for trial Au gust 5 today. MASS MEETING CALLED TO TAKE UP COMMISSION PLAN MOVEMENT; MEET AT CITY HALL THURSDAY WASHINGTON, July 15. President Wilson granted unconditional pardons In order to get plans underway for the submission of a commission gov ernment chapter to the people this fall a mass meeting of friends of commis sion government is called for Thurs day evening. The meeting w ill be held in the convention room at the city hall and all citizens favoring the new plan are Invited to attend and participate. Liadles are especially invited to be present. The cull for the meeting was made by President J. V. Tallman of the Commercial Club at' the request of a number of friends of the commission plan who met Informally last evening by Federal Judge Van Fleet, at the office of Judge S. A. Lowell The Western fuel officers' i Mr. Tallman was one of those present cases were set for August 26, land at the request of those present Speclal 'Prosecutor Sullivan, appear-j agreed to make the call. However ing for the government, , declared: j the meeting will not be a Commercial "The government desires that these j Club affair but will be open to all who cases be set for the earliest possible i favor commission rule. It is desired time." j to have a representative gathering Van Fleet stated that he w-as about anil workingmen as well as business to leave for Eureka to open the term j and professional men are asked to be there and August 5 was the earliest j present. The meeting will be called date at which he could set the Cam- to order at 7:30. inetti trial. Van Fleet stated hP Want Sccinl Flection. would not trv the cases and had not: Though the definite plans for sub- 1 i.i. .1 -. . 1 1 1 Is. V. nrasMlnffl ..t.,U. .1 I . 1 V- - 1 .. . . J . 1 lU1A.ln to Wlilam F Kettenbach and Georgej " 11 wwuiu u,c ,,..u..,,j nimnis nie c"iiimiis.'iuii tiwnri imte,iie uuuei me "Nunuvc Kester, each sentenced to fiveJ""6, MOST IfAlES not yet been worked out It seems to be the general sentiment among com mission government advocates that a special election should be held in O j- j tooer and the fate or tne. new charter decided at that time. This plan is urged for the reason that it would permit of giving the entire time to the subject of commission government without any distraction from political fights. It is generally felt that the new charter would have been adopted two years ago had it not been for the hot mayorality fight that was on and which caused the commission govern ment issue to lie overshadowed. In preparing the new charter for submission this fail the workers will have the benefit of the work done two years ago. For the most part the charter submitted at that time will still suffice. Howeverseveral changes will be imperative because of the granting of suffrage to women and because of the change in the date of the election. It Is also possible that upon full consideration the old draft may be altered in other features. At the meeting Thursday steps will be taken looking to drafting the new- charter and getting it before the peo- 01 PETITIONS FOUND FRAUDS Indications Are That Scores of Cir culators May Be Sent to Jail on Charges of Forgery. SOME MADE $20 A DAY Itcforendum in Ohio Will Result in Series of Public Prosecutions Old Directories Were Used to Copy Names by Wholesale Three-quarters Names Forged. H years' imprisonment for making false reports to the comptroller of the cur rency on the condition of the Lewis ton. Idaho, National bank, of which they were president and cashier, re Hpectlvely. They were convicted April 4. 1911 but have not served any of their sentence. Vice President Marshall and Sena-, WASHINGTON. July 15. Acting on the request of a number of Cali fornia democrats, Senator Ashurtt. of Arizona, protested to Attorney Gn eral McReynoIds against the selection of Thomas Hayden of San Francisco, as special prosecutor in the Caml nettl case. He asserted the Californl- tors Borah of Idaho. Kern of Indiana ans complained that Hayden was In and Lane of Oregon, endorsed the ap- experienced and also was a Wend of plications for pardons which were based on the ground of Innocence. Denmark Accept Pence Plnn. WASHINGTON, July 15. Denmark through Minister Constantlne Brun, became the 21st nation to accept the principle of Secretary Bryan's peace plan. Details of the plan have been forwarded to Denmark. SITFRAGIST LKADF.lt -HAS HEART ATTACK AND WKDS FOR CUHE Camlnetti. Ashurst explained he pro tested because there was no democrat ic senator from California. MANY PERMITS ARE ISSUED IN COUNTY FOR WATER RIGHTS LONDON. July 15. Announcement has been made or the marriage of Inez Milholland of New York, a suf fragist leader, to Eugene Bolsseweln of Amsterdam. They are on a hon eymoon In Holland. William Marconi, the wireless In ventor, introduced the couple in New York last winter. WILD HORSE ROAD ' WORK SUSPENDED WEALTHY ITALIAN" IS MURDERED BY BLACK HAND CHICAGO, July 15. .Ins. Aequo, a wealthy Italian importer ami owner of a string of Italian restaurants, was Because the present hot, dry weath er makes the construction of good water-bound macadam practically Im possible, work on the Wild Horse road has been suspended and will probably not be resumed until Sep tember. The crews have been put to work building abuttments for the ten bridges which the county will con struct in different parts of the county. According to C. H. Martin, the en gineer In charge of the road building, the last week or so of hot weather found murdered in an alley. His 'showed that to contllnue the building lieail, iKH'k niul left breast were plcrc-1 of macadam would be a waste ofj po yym Hirst secures a permit cd by bullets. A Mack linnd plot is money. "The rock we are using Isi to irrigate 5 acres of land, the . . SALEM, Ore.. July 15. (Spe- rial.) During the quarter end- ing June 30. 1913, the state en- gineer has Issued seven permits for the appropriation of water in Umatilla county. The Teel Irrgatlon district has secured additional water supply from Cable. Hidaway and Ow- ens creeks for the reclamation of lan Is included in its 20.000 acre project near Echo. The Pilot Rock Irrigation company of Pilot Rock, secures a permit to appropriate water for the ir- rlgatlon of 1884 acres of land. including domestic use. being diverted from Birch creek in Sec. 17, Tp. 1 S.. R. 32 E. The Marlon Jacks Irrigation com- pany of Pendleton appropriates the water of McKay creek for the irrigation of 196 acres of land. The water Is to be divert- ed In sec. 34. Tp. 2 N., R. 32 E. J. H. Telkes of Freewater, se- cures a permit to Irrigate nine acres of land with the waters of Little Walla Walla river, al- wisevicd to lie responsible for liisj the very best but there Is nothing In murder. WHITE RANCHER TAKEN FOR INDIAN SUN TURNS HIS SKIN NICE BROWN water for both permits diverted in Sec. 36. Tp. being 6 N., it for binder and during this hot, dry weather it only takes a trittle traffic; R 35 K Geo Tillotson of Free- to tenr up a road. The horses arej water, for the irrigation of six large and shod sharp and these withi acres with the waters of Ford O IDENTIFIED BEFORE HE GETS DRINK He was just a young rancher of the government project at Hermlston who had Invested his money in sagebrush land and water rights and was not too proud to back It up with twelve hours of rally toll i na hot sun in an effort toward making his holdings a verdant garden spot. However, the constant exposure to the tropical rays of Old Sol had painted his face and hands a lovely brown. It was not a coat of tan such as summer girls cov et. It was a coat of copper and. as his eyes and hair were naturally black. the mistake of the bartender was al most pardonable. He had come up to Pendleton for a day's recreation and, Hermlston be ing a dry country in more senses than one, he dropped Into one of Pendle ton's popular drink emporiums to wash some of the dust out of this throat. "Gimme a highball with ginger ale and put it In a lontr glass," he greet ed the mixologist as he leaned his bosnm against the bar. The dispenser of spirits directed a searching scrutiny, at his would-be customer, noted the shade of his cu ticle and spake as follows: "Nothln doing." "What's the matter with you. Isn't my money good," demanded the sur prised tiller of the toll as he flipped a coin on the bar. "Your money's all right." came back the answer, " but your skin's a little too dark. It's against the law to sell booze to Indians," and he turn ed to another patron with "What'll yours be?" Now the humor of the situation would have appealed to the Hermls tonlan more If his throat hadn't been so parched, no after choking down a llttlo of his lro, he set about to per suade the bartender that his blood was of purest Caucasian, but he ar gued and expostulated In vain, for the other was obdurate. "I've been here too long," he said, "to be fooled in the matter of breeds How do I know that you're not a stool for some government spotter?" At that moment, the dry irrigator espied a friend, no other than Sam Oldaker, the genial citizen of the pro ject town. "Hey, Sam." he yelled and when the gentleman of that moniker entered the door, "Tell this piece of pickled tripe behind the bar that I'm not an Indian, lies been dealing with red noses so long that he can't appreciate a healthy cont of tan on a working man." Thereupon he ap praised the genial Sam of his predica ment and the latter, after Indulging In a few ebullitions of mirth, vouched for the contentions of his friend. "The drinks are on you," he said to the man behind the bar. "My friend here is the guy that put the "why" in "white" and the drinks were forth coming. However, the soul of the young far mer was not yet quite calm when a few moments later, as he was stand ing on the curbstone by himself, a big blanketed Cayuse approached him with the Indian high sign. "Tats ka-lowiU" he said, and followed with a long stream of guttural Jargon, all Lof which the other didn't catch. "If It's as bad as that I'm going to beat it back." he muttered as he hotfooted It to the depot and remained until the next train for the west end. "Never again," he told his .friends In speaking of the Incident. 'If I can't go to Pendleton to spend my kale without being taken for a Commanchr it's me evermore for the land where the Jackrabbit hoppeth and the alfal fa groweth, but where a man's a man for all his tan." the automobiles and winds break up a road laid without binder pretty fast. I think that if we start again in the fall so that the winter r.ins will have a chance to pack the road that by next summer It will be sufficiently bound to hold together." May Get Oil. There Is some conslderalon being given now by the county court to the matter of oiling the roads already build in order to preserve them Those who have studied road building are alniost convinced that water-bound main lam Is a failure in this country and they are advocating tne use oi oils or tars as a binder. Mr. Martin stated today that the grade of oil necessary for use on the road already built will cost about six cents a gal lon and that a gallon will cover about twenty yards. The best oil, which Is as heavv as tar but which must be mixed with the macadam as it Is built in order to fill the voids, costs about J13.50 a ton. he states. Building: Bridges Now. The county has ten bridges to build this summer In different parts of the county and, while the contract nas been let for the bridges proper, the county will build the abuttments It self. Engineer Martin has just com pleted the abuttments of the Holdman bridge and Is now starting the work of reinforcing the old wooden bridge four miles north of Pilot Rock. "By building the abuttments Itself, the county Is saving the taxpayers from $3 to $5 a yard," stated Mr. Martin. creek in Sec. 26. Tp 6 N., R 3a E. R. H. Patton of Pendleton. for irrigation of 5 acres with the waters of an unnamed spring. In Sec. 1. Tp. 2 N.. R. 32 E. Chas Serell of Pendleton for the irrigation of one acre of land. Including domestic use. The water is to be taken from a spring in Sec. 8, Tp. 2 N., R. 33 E. During the quarter the state engineer has Issued 114 permits for the appropriation of water and the development of 14,000 horsepower, of which 15 are for the construction of reser- voirs and will store 377,467 acre feet of water. j MULHALL TELLS MORE METHOD DEFEATED TOM JOHNSON Went to Cleveland. Ohio, in 107 Under Instructions of Manufactur ersLetter to Him Declared Lead ing Congressmen "Are With Us in Our Tariff Campaign. CLEVELAND, July 15. A series of public prosecutions to stop finally further attempts at fraud in the use of the initiative and referendum have been ordered by Attorney General Ho gan. Indications are that scores of petition circulators will go to prison for forgery, as a result of their ef forts to get a referendum vote on the Green law, providing compulstory compensation for workmen injured in industrial plants. The Ohio Equity association start fd the referendum and recently petitions were filed. An examinaion deeloped that at lease three-quarters of the names were forged. A canvass shows that less than one per cent of the names examined so far are genuine; Names of dead men and women and persons now living outside the state were copied from old directories and telephone books, ac cording to confessions of some of the petition circulators. It is declared the solicitors were paid five cents a name and some, by using directories, cleared $20 a day. The Ohio Equity association, state officials say, had no part in the fraud but was buncoed by agents. WASHINGTON, July 15. The In sidious lobby probe was resumed to day with Mulhall on the stand. Sen ator Reed examined the witness. Mul hall identified a number of letters and telegrams most of which have been published. Mulhall swore that in 1907 he went to Cleveland under instructions of the manufacturers to defeat Mayor Tom Johnson, and did so. In August. 1907. Secretary Schwedt man of the manufacturers, wrote Mul hall as follows: "Some large things are breaking. There is every indica tion that in our tariff campaign we have with us a majority of the repub lican leading congressmen and sena tors and those who are higher than that, too, to a small degree. This is a fact also in regard to the labor Is sue and some other propositions advo cated by the National Association of manufacturers." DANGER OF STRIKE HAS BEEN AVERTED DRINKING FOUNTAINS FOR PENDLETON WILL SOON BE A REALITY RATTLER LARGEST EVER BROUGHT HERE WASHINGTON, July 15. By unan imous vote tlie house adopted New. land's amendment to the Krdman act. Tlie senate unanimously concurred and the amendment now goes to the president for his signature. WASHINGTON, July 15. Danger of a strike on eastern railroads of train men and conductors was averted by ' an agreement of majority and minor ity leaders of the house to suspend other business and pass the amend ment of the Erdman arbitration act, authorizing a federal mediation com mission to settle such labor disputes. The house judiciary committee met early and prepared to report favor ably on Newland's amendment, with minor changes. The measure will be passed and signed by the president before tonight. SEARCHERS FIND BODY OF SMITH STORMS DO DAMAGE IN MIDDLE WEST CHICAGO. July 15. Severe elec trlcal storms throughout Illinois, In dlana and Ohio early today caused In Jury to a score of persons and started several fires. Heavy rain In Indiana caused a sudden rush of waters and considerable property damage was In flicted In northern Indiana cities. The storm was followed by a downpour In Ohio. J. W. Noble and Ed Noble, who farm on Birch creek, were in town this morning and had with them the skin of a monster rattlesnake they killed near the Charles McBee ranch Saturday. The snake w-as almost four feet long,, had a head fully an inch and a half In width and there we're twelve rattles and a button. When discovered the snake was going Into the alfalfa field on the McBee place and it was killed In such man ner that the skin and head were left intact. It is one of the most perfect rattlesnake skins ever displayed here and the snake one of the largest Ac cording to the Noble brothers the rat tlers are numerous en Birch creek this year and they have found a num ber of them In the alfalfa fields. They go Into the fields to catch the field mice. Alas, that so few of us are satisfied with what other people seem to think Is good for us! AVIATOK FALJ.S INTO LAKE MICHIGAN; KF.SCUKD Arrangements for providing Fen dleton with sanitary drinking foun tains are now being carried out by the ladies of the civic dub and within six weeks' time the fountains will be here and In use, according to Mr. George Hartman, one of the workers In the move. The fountains to be installed will be single bubble fountains with wrought iron base ana ionic columns. j.ney will cost $35 e;ich and will be painted gray und sanded to match the color of the sidewalks. In selecting the fountains the ladies have looked to utility more than to ornamentation, yet they believe the fountains will be appreciated for their appearance as well us for usefulness Just where the fountains will be lo cated on Main and Court streets is not yet determined as the street commit tee of the council will have final pow er in that matter. It Is probable the civic club will Install six fountains out of money collected. Then the club has already been assured that the county and city governments will each provide a fountain and It is hoped to have the Round-up association pro vide several at the ltound-up grounds. It is also understood that C. E. Oll phant, proprietor of the new picture theatre now under construction, will install a fountain in front of his the atre. The ladies have not yet completed the collection of funds subscribed for the fountains and those ladles who have not" yet paid are requested to do so immediately The revised list of subscribers wtlV be published within a few days, showing all who have made their payments. WOODLAND. Wash., July 15. Tlie body of C. n. Smith of Portland who with his wife was lost In a storm while desoendlivr, Mount St. Helens July 6. was found last night In a lava bed with his nock and arm broken. The search was continued for the body of his wife. The Smiths become separated from their companions. Miss Verdi Monroe and Randolph Moor, by a howling gale. CHICAGO, July 15 Aviator Max LiHIs Tell Into Iiko Michigan two miles off shore when his monoplane turned turtle. Ho swam from the wreckage and was rescued. Supreme Court Hears Injunction. SALEM. Ore., July 15. Arguments in the A. C. LIbbey Injunction suit to test the constitutionality of the Day bill calling for a special referendum election next November will be heard by the supreme court next Thursday. Secretary of State Olcott Is defend ant. The case reached the supreme court in almost record time. Powder Mills Blow Up. WILMINGTON. Pel.. July t,V-Tw rolling mills at the Pupotit Powder comiMinT near here were blown tip j by an explosion of KMX) xniids of powder. No casualties are roKrted. UNABLE TO ADJUST SELF TO SCHEME OK LIFE, GIRL SUICIDES DENVER. Colo . July 15 Leav- Ing behind a pathetic letter to her mother and grand parents. Bertha Wilcox. 23. sent a revolv- er bullet through her brain. The body was found In a lonely spot at Golden, near here. The let- ter to her mother said: "As my existence seems quite use- less and I find myself unable to adjust my existence to the scheme of life, I intend to free myself by my own hands. I cannot Imagine where I shall live henceforth, but I cannot im- agine a more wretched mental torture than I have already en- dured. T am too deficient In the essential elements of human- ity and In power and force to be a useful factor "