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EVENING EDITION EVEIIIII6 EDITION WEATHER REPORT. Fair tonight and Fri day. TO ADVERTISERS The Kant Oregon Ian lii the I argent paid circulation of any paper in Oregon, eaat of Portland and nearly twice the circulation In Pendleton of any other newspaper. COUNT? OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 25. PENDLETOX, OREGOX, THUI'SDAV, JULY 17, 19ft:A- NO. 7030 efrSmm-..--'X ..iSc . ' lH,IIWWjpli.,jl,ll II II tlJH.1 in... - m .. .. .. . RECOGNITION OF HUERTA 1$ HG URGED Foreign and American Commercial Interests Are Clamoring for Action By United States. QUESTION IS PENDING No Decisive Steps Will He Taken l'n-! til AmbassadorWHson Arrive from Mexico City Believed That lie Will Not Return Bankers Refuse Loans Until L'. S. Acts. WASHINGTON, July 17. While it lb generally believed that no decisive action will be taken by the govern ment In regard to the situation in Mexico until the arrival at Washington of Ambassador Wilson, both foreign and American commercial interests are clamoring for a recognition by the .. . ho Huerta EOVem- unueu . went. Ambassador Wilson, It U be- lleved, will noi reiurn w , American bankers, it la said are, HfnvlriA IT I willing to make loans io y the Huerta government is recognized by the United States. At the same time the financial Interests of other nations hesitate to loan money until BUch action Is taken by the American government. It was authoritatively stated at the White House that President Wilson does not intend to change his attitude toward Mexico as he doesn't regard the situation any more acute than frequently since March. GERMANY DENIES THAT PKMAXI) WAS MA1K BERLIN. July 17. Germany has made no demand on the United States regarding Mexico, according to - a statement issued by the war office. W1I-SOX IS OX THE WAY TO WASHINGTON MEXICO CITY, July 17. Amhas-) sador Wilson is In Vera cruz louuy nd expects to reach Washington the twenty eighth. He left Mexico City last night. He announced his trip to Washington was for the purpose of placing before the administration the exact situation In Mexico. The announcement which was Is sued by the American embassy, added that Wilson expected to return im mediately after a conference with the president, probably within two weeks. In spite of denials from Berlin it Is "believed a formal demand by Germany that the United States protect foreign property In Mexico caused the trip to Washington. No one here expects him to return. WEST COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY SALEM, Ore.. July 17. The death penalty for Jackson Adams, sentenced to hang tomorrow morning, for kill ing Clinton Chamberlain at Astoria, was commutted to life imprisonment today by Governor West because of extenuating circumstances In connec tion with the crime. The commuta tion papers had been prepared and signed by. Governor West but were not forwarded to the warden of the penitentiary until definite word was received from the governor who Is at his summer home at Cannon Beach. The governor made a personal In quiry Into the case at Astoria. Cham berlain Is alleged to have invaded Ad ams' home, which was the cause of the killing. ALLEGED PLOT TO BLOW UP CONSULATE I'.Adl.E PASS. Texas. July 17. De UUns of tho alleged plot to dynamite the American consulate at Potlgras Mefsraa, Mexlo, were telegraphed to Washington by Consul Ellsworth. After sending tho offlelal records of the consulate to Eagle Pass, Ellsworth KiXMit tho nlsht at the army post hero. .Ho refused to discuss tlie alleged plot. RESCUE PARTY IS BACK WITH BODIES PORTLAND, Ore., July 17. A res cue party In automobiles from Mount Ft. Helens with the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, who perished In the moun tains on July 6, arrived today. Mrs. Smith's body was found yesterday morning about 1000 feet from where her husband's body was found on Monday. Indications were she died from exhaustion. LAWYERS CHARGED WITH COLLUSION Grand .Jury May Frolic Al'-.-ed Fraud In Divorce Suit of Cl.c Gug jrenl !:: s. CHICAGO. July 17. Stat-'a Attor ney Hoyne i'linnunciMl that ho will ask the July grand Jury for an in vestigation of the charges of fraud and collusion in the proeurnient of a divorce by Grace Guggenheim from William Guggenheim in '1901. The motion to annul the decree was de nied her yesterday She is now the wife- of William WV.il. Hoyne said the statute of limitations bars a pros ecution of Chicago lawyers concern- 1 COYRIOMT CLINEDINtf. WASH. MRS. L1NBLEV M. GAURIPON Wife of the Secretary of War. ed jn. the .divorce, fiction, but that New York attorneys may be proceeded against. Famuel Untemeve." Is one of the attorneys concerned In the alleg ed collusion. GugKenhelm also re married. VILLARD HOUSE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE 20 YEARS AGO TODAY ! It was Just twenty years ago today, on July 17. 1S93. that the old Vlllard House in this city was destroyed by fire and the whole business section threatened for a time by the flames. At the time Joe Ell, now chairman of the fire com- mlttee of the city council, was fire chief and he has a series 4 of pictures taken during the conflagration which are of much Interest to old-timers. The Vlllard House was for many years Pendleton's chief hostelry. It was located on the corner of Main and Court streets where now stands the Judd building. It was a two story frame structure built in 1S8U by David Horn at a cost of about JtO.OOO At the time of the tire it was still owned by Mr. Horn but wa.s leased Hy Conrad Koehler. About 1 o'clock on July 17. 1893. fire broke out near the Hue at the north end of the building and in an incredibly short time, the entire structure was In flames. The response of the firemen was prompt. Ac- cording to the report of the East Orcgonian of that date. Chief F... and H. J. Stlllman fought the flames alone with Bibcock extinguishers until the fire engine and hose companies got Into action. Though the two companies had but 1500 feet of good hose and 350 feet of poor hose and though the near- est available mains were only of the four-inch kind, six streams were played on the building and the firemen by heroic work kept the flames from spreading to adjacent buildings. One company mounted to the top of the Despaln building and fought the flames at close range. The fire engine drew its water from a cistern at the cor- ner of Court and Garden street and, when the fire was extln- gulshed at about 2:30, there 4 was but 16 inches of water ieft in the cistern. After the fire was out the two companies en- gaged in a water fight. Mr. Home's loss was partly covered by M000 Insurance, while Koehler carried $3000 In- surance on a $3000 equipment Mack McCulloch lost saloon fixtures to tho value ot $2000 and carried no Insurance. The only Injuries received during the fight were by Chief Ell and Rob Bond, w ho had their 'faces badly blistered. . ' I" i' JOINT MB TO CRUSH OUT BULGAR HOPES Greeks, Servians and Roumanians Plan to Move on Sofia and Com pel Bulgaria to Accept Peace. ALLIES ARE VICTORIOUS Unitarian Troos Helpless la 'uee of Great Odds Turkish Soldiers Are Advancing In Three Columns Powers May Protest Uoiiiiinnia Continues Invasion. LONDON. July 17 Alignment of the forces of Greece, Servia and Ilou mania to crush Bulgaria is anncunced here in dispatches. At a conference at Salonika It was planned to consol idate the armies and march to Sofia to force Bulgaria to accept peace. Diplomats are much concerned but don't believe the powers will permit the combined forces to reach the Bul girlan capital. A Belgrade dispatch reports another ISulgarlan setback. It is stated that Servian troops yesterday stormed Julikamik, routing the right wing of the Bulgarian army. The casualties were enormous. Sofia telegraphs that Turkish troops are advancing in three columns, one division is reported .20 miles beyond the Media Enos line, the Turkish boundary in the London treaty. If the Ottoman soldiers continue to ad vance It is believed the powers will protect. , Roumanian troops continue to ad vance without opposition from Bul garia Tho king of Roumania is In j n Tyon.il command of the trooDS. It I U reported the Bulgarians sank two torpedo boats and two steamers lr the Danube to prevent their capture by Roumania. SOFIA. July 17. Unable to form a cabinet. M. Maltnoff, the new pre mier, declared the situation of Bul garia as far as the war is concerned Is hopeless unless the powers inter vene. King Ferdinand of Bulgaria Is reported to have telegraphed the king of Roumania that he Is ready to ne gotiate for peace, but the terms were not mentioned. BUCHAREST. July 17 The war of flee declared that Koumanla's troops have seized the cable station at Var na and that the Bulgarians are cut off from communication with the outside world, except through Servia and Roumania. STEAMERS COLLIDE; PASSENGERS SAFE CHICAGO. July 17. The steamer Sheboygan rammed . and sank the steamer Iowa just outside the harbor today. The Sheboygan carried 40 passengers, but they were not imper illed. Officers Finally Agreeable. THE DALLES, Ore.. July 17. After being at loggerheads since July 7 over the appointment of city officials. May or Anderson and members of the city council reached a compromise by the appointment of neutral officers. C. VV. Moore was chosen chief of police and Edgar Hostetler. recorder. The appointments were confirmed by the council. NAMES OF FO RAKER AND ROOSEVELT ARE MENTIONED IN TESTIMONY OF MULHALL; TELLS ABOUT CONFERENCE WASHINGTON. July 17. An In- vestigatlon of the inner workings of the national council for industrial de fense, alleged to have been organized to finance legislative lobbying at the direction of manufacturers, was the announced determination of Chairman Overman of the lobby committee. He plans to have expert accountants make an examination of the organization's books, prepare a financial summary and reveal the names of contributors Mulhall on the stand today discuss ed the days preceding the republican convention in 1908. Letters read in dicated frequent conferences were held with the managers of the Taft campaign and representatives of the manufacturers. It was alleged that certain Taft managers warned presi dent Van- Cleve that Oompers was uvglng an anti-Injunction plank, and suggested that Van. Cleave and others attend the convention to prevent en dorsement. Mulhall told of a secret conference lu 1908 In former Senator Foraker's TORPEDO BOAT IS DISABLED AT SEA Return t port Willi 0'c Compart ment 1'1jk1cxI Believed Leak Was Sprung. NEW YORK. July 17. The torpe do .boat destroyer Fanning, accom panied by the destroyers Jarvls and Jenkins, arrived at the Brooklyn navy van! with the after-crew comnartment flooded and listing badly. The cause was not announced, but it Is reported the boat sprung a leak. The Fanning left yesterday with a fleet of war ships escorting the Brazilian battle-: ship Mlnas Gerais, with foreign min-j l.ster Lauro Muller aboard, out to i SHERRY GETS SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY With but 26 cents on the dollar of: the money which he won In the con- tttitu at thn SJalt Tjllto wild West shoW. 1'arney Sherry, well known local far- j nier and race horse man, has arrived home from the Utah show. He was one of the committee of three repre sentlng the contestants In their efforts to secure their money and the best settlement they were J.Ue to effect was for the amount above stated. However, Cunningham and the others interested in the promotion of the show are still being held pending fur ther developments. Sherry declares that the Indignant cowboys would have lynched the pro moters of the show had they not been checked. Stories In the Salt Lake pa pers bear out this statement. One article declared that the cowboys had i planned as a form of revenge to rope the promoters, tie them and turn them over to the cowgirls for a good quirt ing. On another occasion one of the men interested in the management ot the show was cornered In a saloon by a mob of the contestants and had to be rescued by the officers, according to press reports. Sherry had something over $900 due him while the total amount of prize money unpaid aggregated close to $10,000 it Is said. SHOWERS IN EAST BRING SOME RELIEF CHICAGO, July 17. Scattered showers west of the' Mississippi brought relief in some sections from the heat wave In the middle west. In the territory between Chicago and the Rocky mountain, seven deaths and 40 prostrations have occurred in the last 24 hours. OMAHA. July 17. A shift In the wind relieved the most severe heat wave In this section In years. Eleven deaths from heat have occurred In Omaha since Sunday. BALLOON BREAKS AWAY; 1 IS KILLED BERLIN, July 17. One soldier was killed and one fatally injured when a giant army dirigible balloon, the Schuette-Lanjs, broke Its anchor age and was completely wrecked. The accident w-as caused by the sun ex panding the gas In the great balloon which sailed away with the two sol diers entangled in the hopes. When 200 feet in the air the tvo men were seen to fall from the airship. One was in stantly killed and the other badly mangled and cannot live. The dirig ible was five hundred feet in length. office, of republican senators. It was aeciued at this conference, according to Mullhall. not to enact th further legislation desired by Roosevelt who was then president. He alleged that Foraker told him the "allies" planned to defeat Taft's nomination and cap ture control -of the national commit tee and seat the antl-Taft delegates. To offset this Mulhall alleged, that Congressman Watson of Indiana, told him later that Roosevelt was mov ing heaven and earth to nominate Taft" by fostering attacks on Cannon to kill the latter's presidential boom In April, 1908. Mulhall declared, he wrote Frederick Schwedtman. then secretary of the manufacturers, that James Watson said IT Taft was nomi nated he (Watson) couldn't be elect ed governor. The witness told of a conference with Vice President Sher man, then congressman, the latter urging the manufacturers to stop the attacks of republican newspapers on Cannon. Mulhall said it was then he went to Foraker's office and attended a secret conference. PORTLAND MAYOR IS ENFORCING ORDER AGIST SPEAKING ON STREETS: I. W. ; ARE 00IET ' ' V''4 " , W TsS- 1 .t.v 1 i j. r V j -& A v- Aim COPYRIGHT HARRIS A CWINS, WASH. ' MRS F. A. STRONG Wife of the New Governor of Alaska. ERIE EMPLOYES MEET CONSIDER WAGE SCALE STRIKE IS PENDING XKW YORK, July 17. Despite the agreement that the differences of the 80,000 conductors and trainmen on eastern railroads will be arbitrated by the mediation committee appointed by President Wilson, the dispute assum ed a grave aspect today as tlie result of the Insistence of the railroad gen eral managers upon the eight de mands tlie employes which they de clare must be arbitrated with the de mands upon employes which they de wages and better working; conditions. Many members of the trainmen's com mittee favor ending negotiations and going on strike unless the railroads change their attitude. Tlie managers are firm. NEW YORK, July 17. Sixty-five represetatlves of the employes of the Erie railroad held a conference today to consider the threatened strike to enforce demands of the trainmen and conductors for an increase In wages, which has been denied by the com pany ' The controversy is separate from the eastern dispute which will be arbitrated by the new federal med iation commission. Aviator is Killed. SALISBURY. Eng., July 17. Major A. Hewetson of the army aviation corps was killed while 200 feet In the air when his aeroplane collapsed. COMMISSION PLAN MASS MEETING AT CITY HALL TONIGHT For the purpose of forming an organization to take up the ! subject of commission govern- ' nient and place the subject be- fore the people of , Pendleton this 4j fall a mass meeting of friends of the commission plan is o be held at the city hall convention room this evening, commencing ! at 7:30. The meeting has been called by J. V. Tallman, presl- ) dent of the Commercial assocla- , Hon. and Mr. Tal'.man will call ) the gathering together. 4i The meeting tonlsht is to be an open affair and all local voters, both men and women. who favor the commlsstort plan of government, are Invited to be present. There Is every evl- dence of a good attendance and the ladles of the American Wo- man's league and the W. C. T. V. have been requested by their presiding officers to attend. The meeting tonight was de- elded upon at an informal cau- cus held Monday evening at the office of Judge S. A. Lowell. the Judge having called In a half dozen local citizens to (lis- cusg a way of proceeding In or- der to get tho commission plan before the people In the best possible way. ; 1 , A Albee Believes That No Further Dis orders Will Occur as Result of Wholesale Arrests. MANY POLICE ON HAND Have instructions to Arrest Any Speaker Using Immoderate In. tmaKC All Arators Must Keep to Plaza Industrialists Hold Meeting But Are Very Tame In Speech. PORTLAND, Ore., July 17. (Spe cial.) Mayor Albee believes that no further disorders will occur as the result of the abolishment of street speaking. The only attempt last night to violate the mayor's order against street speaking occurred In the north end, but after being warned by the police the speakers withdrew to the city, park near by. An industrialist meeting was held In the Plaza block but no immoderate language was In dulged in. Scores of patrolmen and deputies paraded the streets to arrest any speakers attempting to vlo'.ate the order. STREET GRATINGS MUST BE CLOSED Declaring the gratings on the side walks of the business street to be un sanitary and unsightly and character izing them as nuisances and obstruc tions, Br. I. U. Temple, city health physician last evening appeared before the -city council and asked that all gratings be ordered closed and that iK be made unlawful to construct such" gratings In the future. The matter was referred to the street committee. Dr. Temple stated that he had in spected quite a number of these ven tilation gratings and had found them in a filthy condition. "They are noth ing more or less than the public cus pldore," he declared. "Men spit down them, throw their cigar stubs, peanut shells, etc.. down them and under them this filth accumulates sometimes for years before It is removed. . The stench is something awful and I have no hesitation In branding these grat ings as very unsanitary. Where they extend well out Into the sidewalk, they are also obstructions for no lady will walk across one." Dr. Temple suggested that where openings in the sidewalks are neces sary, that , they be covered with solid iron doors and that the ventilation be supplied through the building. Mayor Matlock was not fully In sympathy with the physician's views although admitting the gratings more or less of a nuisance. Councilman Montgomery, who was with Dr. Tem ple when he made inspections, ex pressed himself In favor of an ordi dance closing up the gratings while Councilman Cole, chairman of the street committee to which the matter was referred, declared that, given the power, the street committee would gladly see that the gratings are abol ished. NET BEING WOVEN ABOUT VON KLEIN PORTLAND. Ore.. July 17. E. E. C Von Klein, accused of larceny and polygamy, was Identified at his trial on the former charge as the man who in October. 1911. registered at the Portland Hotel with Miss Ethel New comb as "Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Lewis," and who on the succeeding day or two exhibited at the hotel barbershop, the Jewels which he Is accused of having stolen of Ethel Newcomb w hom he had just married at San Francisco and who now accuses him of having already had a wife. Rev. E. R Dllle ' of San Francisco testified to having performed the ceremony and Miss Newcomb told her story fully. Mrs. Rena B. Morrow who has befriended Von Klein and who put up $14,000 bonds during extradition proceedings In Chicago and who came to Portland and tried to have him again released on bonds. Is In attendance at the trial. Also In the court room was Mrs. C. Weber of Kansas City, the "woman of mystery" who declared she is making good her expressed determination to pursue Von Klein until he Is behind the state's prison doors. In court she sat with Miss Newcomb. PAY RILL IS ARGUED BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT SALEM. Ore . July 17. The con stitutionality of the Day bill, provid ing for a special referendum election next November. Is being argued to day in the supreme court, all seven membi't's of tho court sitting In tho case.