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DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVERTISERS. The Kant Oregonlan has the largest paid circulation of any paper In Ore gon, east of Portland and over twice the circulation In Pendleton of any other newspaper. Forecast for Eastern Orciron, by lti United state VpmUmt Observer i Portland. Fair tonight and Sn:urlay; light frost tonight. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER, VOL. 25. PENDLETON, OREGON, FIJI DAY, OCTOBER '5, l!l NO. 8000 i - CAR HITS POLE O A ESCAPE Running at Enormous Rate of Speed Small Ford Car Cracks Off Big Stick 15 Feet From Ground. WALLA WALLA MAN HURT T. B. Eamca Jume Coojier and liuil Cornfield Hjfuro In Accident of Most IVtuliar Naiuro Sliortly After 11 O'clock lMM. MkIH Car Hut hlbdilly Damaged Alter 11k Terrific IiiiMut and In Able to go on Own lower. Driving his car at a terrific rate of speed T. IS. Karnes of Walla Walla lust night ran it so,uurely into a tele phone pole at the corner of West Al ia and Uardn streets and the force of the impact was such that the pole, ten inches in diameter, was snapped squarely in two fifteen feet from the ground. Neither the driver nor the other two occupants, James A. Coop er and Bud Cornfield, were Injured to any extent but the strangest part of the accident wus that the car, a little Ford "louse." instead of being demolished as might be expected, came out with only a broken wlnj uhleld and lamps and left the scene on its own power. The accident happened shortly after 11 o'clock. Eumcs, who httd been drinking rather heavily during the evening, had met Cooper and Corn field on the street and had volunteered to drive them home. Cooper got into the Mat and Cornfield stood on the running board. After proceeding a little day down Alta street, Eamca turned the car and started back tow ard Main street under full speed. Approaching Oarden street, he di rected hla car straight for the tele phone polo on the northeast corner of .thn street IntnriUH'tlon. Poonwr saw the impending danger and reaching! down, shut off the power, but the mo mentum wus so great that the car proceeded unchecked. Cooper state that he Just had time to brace him self when the cur struck the pole. Cornfield wus thrown about twenty feet and sustained several cracked ribs. Cooper's hund was cut by the windshield while Eumcs bumped hla nose severely. The overhead wires kept the bro ken pole from fulling upon them and they had backed their cur, cranked It and were away before the first of the crowd had gathered. Cornfield was token to a physician and had his in juries attended to. This morning Kumcs reported to tho police that someone had stolen his cnr. The officers found It on Jackson street near the Henry Tay lor residence and, upon investigating, they learned that he had left It there himself. Chief Kearney ordered his arrest and he was fined $30 In police court this morning on a drunk and disorderly charge He is a represen tative of the Brown-Lewis Harvester Co, of Walla Wall. He declares he does not remember anything thut. hap pened last night and evidently was very much under the influence of li quor. IMPLEMENT FIRM IS M'COOK & BENTLEY Hereafter the Court street Imple ment firm will be known as McCook & Bentley, the placo of William Kup ers having been taken by L. S. Bent loy. Severnl weeks ago Mr. Kupers sold his interest In the business to his partner, E C. McCook. Mr. Mc Cook then sold the partnership to Mr. Bentley. who will devote his time hereafter to the business, whll his brother, Newt Bentley, will conduct his farm near Fulton. . . William Kupers retired from tho Implement firm as a result of a big trade thut ho and August Kupers made when they purchased tho Arth ur Scott ranch of 1120 acres in Mid dle Cold Springs. It was a 150,000 deal, tho land In question having pre viously been sold by Scott to C P. Jlagsdulo of Wallowa county at that consideration. The Kupers bought ithe place from the Wallowa county man and William Kupers will devote his time to tho management of tho ranch. ENTOMBED MINER IS NOW NEAR TO FREEDOM CENTRALIA, Penn., Oct. 3. With 10 feet of coal separating him from freedom,- Thomas ToBhosky, entombed .since Friday In tho Continental mine, will bo rescued this afternoon, accord ing to mlno officials. Although ho In quired frequently concerning the probable time of his rescue, ho was not told, physicians fearing his col-lapso. NO DAMAGE RESULTS FROM PANAMA QUAKE report or colonel goethals SAYS CANAL IS ABSOLUTELY SECURE. PANAMA, Oct. 3. "Absolutely no damage was done by Wednesday night's earthquake to any part of the. canar." This signed statement was issued by Colonel George W. Ooethals. chair man and chief engineer. Isthmian Ca nal Commission. The canal officials are pleased over the fact that within the space of one week the Gatun locks have been call ed upon to respond to two supreme tests, and In each case proved equal to the demand. On Friday last It was demonstrated beyond question that the lock-operating mechanism works perfectly and that vessels can be locked through at will. While the earthquake test was not figured on, the event enme oppor tunely. Inasmuch as It has showed to the world that It will take more than the ordinary earthquake to cause Ir reparable damage to the lock struct ures and dams. Lieutenant Colonel Slbert went over the greater part of the Butun locks In person and satisfied himself that there had been no damage. Colonel Goeth als was assured early that the canal works had suffered no Injury and be fore noon on the Isthmus practically every one knew the fact. K.OFP. CHANCELLOR BACK FROM A TOUR tames if. gavin v retorts ixdges in flourishing condition. Jumea H. Gwlnn, grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, has return ed from the Coos Bay country where he attended the district convention of his order and he is now preparing to ettend the state convention which will be held in' Portland on October 13, II and 15. With him on his trip to the coast wus L. R. Stlhson of Salem, grand ! keeper of the records and seal, and he reports an extremely pleasant trip. Two Incidents of unusual note occur red while they were there, ono being tho start of the over-the-oceun flight of Ed Steele from North Bend to Ya qulna Bay and tho other the return of Dr. Leach, the alleged anarchist, who was run out of the country re cently. Mr. Gwlnn declares he was much surprised at tho conditions In the Cons Buy country. Murshfleld, he says, is a very prosperous little city and the "Ir of prosperity extendi over the en tire countryside. The small dairy farms and the Immense timber belt makes the country very rich in nat ural resources, he declares, and he looks for a great development there as soon as the railroad, now under way, Is completed from Eugene. In Portland, the grand chancellor found, grcut preparations being made for the state convention of Knights. The event will be the first of its kind ever held on the coiiHt, as Fred E. Wheaton, supreme keeper of the rec ords and seal, will come from Minne apolis to administer the obligations. He will bring with him the Bible which was first used by the founder of the order, Justice H. Rathbonc, and will use it in conferring the obliga tions of the Page or initiatory rank upon a class of 250. Another feature of unusual Interest in connection with tho convention, he states, will be the presentation of the play, 'Damon and Pythias." in which tho historic friendship upon which tne K. of r. order U founded, Is the theme. 0ELRICHS NOT TO . BLAME SAYS GIRL RETRACTS STATEMENT THAT MILLIONAIRE STABBED HER. NEW YORK. Oct. 3. Miss Marga ret Singleton, who claimed that she was stabbed while riding in an auto mobile with two men, completely re tracted her charge today that Herman Oelrlchs stabbed her. She signed a statement saying she was cut by the broken glass of the wind shield wheri the mochlno struck the curb. She de clared she did not know why she ac cused the millionaire and denied she had any Intentions of blackmail. lOrK SAID TO RE IN GOOD HEALTH. ROME, Oct. S. In view of tho persistent reports that Fope rius ls 111. hla nhvslclans today Issued a statement to the effect that he ls In better health now than at any tlmo since his Illness last spring. DEFENDERS OE TOWN HOLD IT FROM ATTACKS Mysterious Assaults Are Made at Midnight From the American Side of the Border. 2 INVASIONS ARE TRIED Roth Tlmo. the Attackers Are Iriven Buck by Volunteer Troo Who Have Defended Picdras Noktus Since ilH Evacuation by. the Rebels I'luce May bo guaranteed Ile cuuso of SniaIljM. Reported There Rebels Runt Town EAGLE PASS Texas Oct. 3. Who is responsible for the filibustering at tacks made last night on Pledras No gras was not discovered today. It Is known that two attempts were made under cover of darkness to capture the town from the American side of the border. The volunteer defenders of the town beat, back both attacks. The .volun teers have been In control since the evacuation of the place by the rebel forces. (wing to reports that smallpox has broken out there it is expected that a quarantine will be established. Tel egraph lines have been cut and not much Is known of conditions to the south of here but an illumination in the sky last night gave confirmation to the rumors that the rebels are burning towns. It has also been re ported that the constitutionalists troops are killing the inhabitants of the villages they destroy. SCHMIDT IS CAUSE OF A NEAR PANIC FLINGS ROSARY AT CORONER DURING INQUEST ON DEATH OF GIRL. NEW YORK, Oct. 3. Without a show of violence, which If he is shamming insanity was a marvelous piece of acting, Hans Schmidt, con fessed murderer of Anna Aumuller, nearly caused a panic among specta tors today at the Inquest over the fragments of the body of the mur dered girl. A pitiable object. Schmidt sat hud- died In a chair when Coroner Fein- berg announced that the mangled corpse would be burled In the Pot ter's field unless someone furnished funds to lay It In consecrated grounds. At the words, Schmidt leaped to his feet, Jerking something from his pocket. He wrapped It in a rosary and hurled It at the coroner. The po lice seized Schmidt and held hint. The rosary was unwrapped and It was found to contain a two dollar bill which he evidently intended to con tribute toward the -burial. Several witnesses were examined. Including detectives who made the ar rest and Attorney Koelbc, Schmidt's legal adviser, who denounced Fein berg after the Inquest for a statement concerning the girl's burial. "As a matter of fact." he said. "Miss Aumuller had moro than $300 In a bank at the time she was kllleJ and the coroner knew It, as he knew also there was, not the least danger of the girl being placed In a pauper's grave. He made the statement for effect. When he did so someone in the court room tittered which was responsible for tho unfortunate scene which fol lowed. My client and I regret It deep ly. My client and I regret It deep- him what was the matter and he re plied: "These fools had no right to laugh at me.'" Schmidt sat quietly in his chair af ter his attorney had calmed him. The coroner's Jury found a verdict that Schmidt was the murderer and he was ordered held for the grand Jury. It Is expected that an Indictment will be returned shortly. ALLEGED DYNAMITER AWAITS GRAND JURY GEORGE DAVIS IS TAKEN FROM NEW YORK TO INDIAN. ATOMS. INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 3. George Davis, confessed dynamiter, arrived from New York In charge of Federal Marshall Kund. Ha was lodged In the same room In the federal build ing as McMnnigul occupied to awali a meeting of the November grand Ju ry. Harry Jones, who was arrested on tho strength of Davis' accusations, re sumed his duties today being undet bond. DEFIANCE HURLED AT JUDGE HUMPHRIES SEATTLE JURIST SENTENCES. OTHER Jl IMiES ISSUE HABEAS CORPUS. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 3 After Superior Judge John E. Humphries had sent 12 men and six women to the cr.unty Jail for contempt of hla court, a consultation of other Judges of the superior court was held and Thor wald Siegfrld, an attorney, who had previously complained to the Bas As sociation of Judge Humphries' ex cessive use of the writ of injunction, was sent for by the Judges and re quested to apply for a writ of habeas corpus for the prisoners. Slegfrld applied to Judge Smith for the release of Glenn Hoover attorney for the Free Speech Defense League and ex-Assistant Attorney-General of Washington, and G. M. Hodgson, one of the signers of "resolutions of pro test" against Humphries' injunctions, and they were released on their own recognizance. Both men, a short time before, had bfen sentenced to pay f fries for con tempt and In addition Hoover had bepn "forever disbarred" by Hum phries. Hodgson's fine' of $400( hla Jail term six months. Judge Smith said he would release all the prisoners who sought freedom on writs of habeas corpus. Judge Smith said: 'Jt seems to me that the petitioners clearly are' entitled to their liberty pending further hearing. They have raised a question on which they are entitled to be heard. There is no oc casion to allow these men to lie In Jail pending such hearing." Judge Humphries was wroth when he heard of the consultation of his fellow Judges and the release of two of the prisoners. He called upon a newspaper office and made a state ment denouncing the other Judges. "My fellow members of the bench have conspired against me and have fought me from the first. They were against me In my campaign and they are against me now. Judge Smith had no right to shove In on this. The right of habeas corpus; does not. apply in contempt of courenses." Old attorneys -said they never had seen or heard of such court sessions as those of Judge Humphries. The courtroom was Jammed to suffocation with sympathizers with the contempt defendants and the audience Inter rupted and applauded frequently. Most of the prisoners when arraigned expressed anew their contempt for the Judge and defied him to do his worst. SHRINE PILGRIMS TO VISIT LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3. Mystic hriners of Islam Temple here have chartered the steamer Harvard and will leave for Los Angeles, to visit Almalalka Temple and assist in th !n,t!nAk,n of n.ce"- ere ue svu memoers oi ine ?an r rancisco party. Including the nll-Shriners' band and the Oslam Arab Patrol. The excursion Is In charge of Potentate William H. Hendricks and Rabban John A. Clrlch. Suloonkcciier in Duel With Robber. Seattle. Oct. 3. Two masked men entered the saloon of J. L. Muldoon last night and commanded him to throw up his hands Muldoon drew a gun and a duel followed. The two bandits backed out of the saloon and disappeared. Early today one of of them was found dead In the street near the scene with several bullet holes In his body. He wore an Indus trial Workers' button. Muldoon's left arm was shattered and his skull gra ed during the encounter. NEWS SUMMARY General. Squabble over ballplayers writing article on world's series for newspa pers seems likely to be cauMe of can celing of frames. Texas floods growing rttIoiih. F.lpht iiersons drowned. Defenders of lledrns Nojrrns beat off attack from American side of Ue border. Oelrlchs ls exonerated by jrlrl from ehnrsres slip formerly innde that lie stnblied her. Schmidt Is held for grand jury for killing Anna Aumuller. Drastic measures may lie taken n.salnst JudffO Humphries of Seattle.) Alleged Dynamiter is taken to In dlunnMlls to a "nlt action of grand Jury next month. j Former Pendleton woman deserted by huslmnd at San Francisco. Iocal. Anto Collides with telephone pole and snnps it in two. Miss lxtta Fleek relsrns front po sition of city librarian. Commercial club will nock to have reassessment clause added to com mission charter. Ftshlne In county never better tmn nt present. Grand Chancellor G1mi returns from K. of P. district convention. Parish Aid nys beautiful tribute to "Mother of Pendleton." School board icl!Uonod to open Field school. TEX'fiOOS E;: fSERIDUS; DA1AGE GREAT Rivers in Many Sections of the State Continue to Rise- -Rainfall Today Adds to Danger. EIGHT PERSONS ARE DEAD Proerty Loss Will Total Info lions At Least a Million Rales of Cotton Have Been Destroyed San Antonio Suffers) Heavily Rains Continue and Further Rise in Streams Is Looked Forward Colorado River Is lliirb. AUSTIN, Texas. Oct. 3. Flood cpn ditions lsn Texas became worse at noon today as a result of further rise In rivers following continued rains In many sections. The damage at San Antonio alone Is estimated at a quarter of a million. Revised figures show that the death list will be eight persons. The rail road damage is estimated at $4,000, 000. At least a million bales of cot ton have been destroyed. The waters receded In the vicinity of San Marcos but another rise Is pre dicted as a result of today's rain. The crest of the flood in tho Colorado riv er has not reached here, although the river is now 20 feet above Its normal stage. It sometimes happens that a boy learns some very good habits by not following in the footsteps of his father. MISS FLEEK RESIGNS AS LIBRARIAN TO ACCEPT POSITION IN PORTLAND Miss Lotta Ix Fleek. librarian of the Pendleton library during the' past three years and who has been very successful in her work here, has re signed her position in order to ac cept a position in the new Portland library. However, her successor has not yet been selected by the library board and Miss Fleek will remain la tharge of the local Institution until her successor arrives. Miss Fleek Is a graduate of the li REINFORCEMENTS GO TO HELP FEDERALS TROOPS MAKE RECORD RUN RATTLE STILL) BEING CARRIED ON. EL. PASO Texas. Oct. 3. General Salazar and 400 federal cavalry left Juarez on a special train for Santa Rosalia, Chihuahua to assist the fed eral forces under General Francisco Castro in the battle on Villa's com bined rebel forces, which are defend ing the town. The troops made a record run of nine hours to Chihua hua City. The train stopped only a few minutes at Chihuahua and then continued the journey to the front. Salazar took a field piece and a corps of artillery men with him. The Juarez garrison has been or. dered by General Mercado to be held In readiness to be sent to Santa Ro salia. Trains are made up and wait ing in the Juarei yards to carry more of the federal garrison to the scene of the battle. The latest federal reports stated that the battle was still in progress at Santa Rosalia and that the federals were pouring shrapnell into the town. The rebels are still holding their po sition. SUB-TREASURER MADE GOOD LOSS OF $2000 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3 An In ventory filed of the estate of the late Lester Jacobs. United States sub treasurer here during the great fire of 1906, shows that the vaults were robbed' of $2000 on or about April IS, 1906. tho date of the fire. Jacobs made good the loss privately and the claim of his heirs against the govern ment for reimbursement is valued at nil. Puvlng the conclusion of the fire and the days Immediately following, the sub-treasury vaults were guarded by United States soldiers. A week later they were opened by a lock smith and $2000 was found to have disappeared. The loss was never pub licly known before today, although thcrs were rumors at the time. What has become of the old fash ioned woman who had a bad omen for every dream T SQUABBLE MAY CALL HALT TO BIG GAMES NATIONAL COMMISSION OPPOSED TO PLAYERS WRITING ARTICLES. (By Hal Sheridan.) NEW YORK, Oct. s. Discord be tween members of the National Base ball commission and members of the Giants and Athletics continued here and in Philadelphia today. The trou ble follows an order from the com mission prohibiting tne players writ ing newspaper stories or ' allowing their names to be used. The players declare they intend to carry out their contracts. "If the players make good their threats," replied the commission, "the series will end with the first game." The players threaten to sue the mem bers individually for losses it the se ries Is stopped. The commissioner's side of the quarrel was given by President John son of the American league, a mem ber of the commission. "The purpose of the ruling," John son said, is to stop the players from faking. If players --ant to write bona fide articles, let them go to the headquarters of the commission after the game where we will rurnlsh them stenographers to whom they can dic tate. We will keep copies of the stor ies and If the newspapers print them without substantial changes, the com mission will withdraw' its objections." Hugh Jennings, manager of the De troit Tigers, believes the commission Is in earnest and has cancelled his contract to write for a New York newspaper. The Giants and Athletics players are standing pat and follow ers of the game believe that a serious clash is certain to come. Many be lieve the quarrel will result In the adoption of some plan to determine the world's championship other than the present series of games. It is pointed out that only a few clubs have shared In any world's series money since the games were started in 1905. brary school in the University of Wis consin and came here shortly after completing her course there. She has managed the destinies of the library during the last three years and dur ing those years the library has stead ily increased in size and usefulness. As a result there is much regret over her resignation. In her work In Portland Miss Fleek will be a general assistant and will work in the beauUful new llbrao building Just erected In Portland. EXAMS IN PORTLAND SAID TO BE JUGGLED COMMISSION ANNULS ELIGIBLE UST TOR POLICE CAPTAINS IN ROSE CITY. PORTLAND, Ore , Oct. 3. With the declaration that the civil service examinations for police captains held lust November constituted "a case of bold jugglery from beginning to end" the municipal civil service commiss ion annulled the eligible list which had resulted from this examination and instructed the clerk to present at once to the prosecuting attorney, the city attorney and the chief of police copies of a transcript of evidence tak en at the commission's hearing Just concluded to review the case, with a vew to prosecuting the persons re sponsible. "The evidence which we have ad duced," declared the commissioners, includes confessions by two members of the police department that they participated In the Jugglery whereby fraudulent ratings were obtained." Petective-Sergeant R. H. Craddock and ex-Captain Joseph Keller wen? the principal police witnesses beforu the commission at the hearings. Kel ler retired from the department last Tuesday. MYSTERY SURROUNDS CRASH OF TWO TRAINS SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 3. The Southern Pacific company was at a loss to explain the accident to the north-bound Portland express and the south-bound Los Angeles Flyer, which came together at the Sixteenth-street station, Oakland. WILSON TO SIGN TARIFF BILL TJONIGIIT WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. Pres ident Wilson will sign the tar iff bill at 9 o'clock this evening. It was announced today that he plans to make the signing a ceremonious affair and has In vited prominent congressmen to winess the framing of the new statute. HUSBAND ENDS HONEYMOON AS HE GETS CASH Former Local Woman is Victim of Crook Who Deserts Her After Short Wedded Life. WIFE SEEKS HIS ARREST Mr. If. c. Foer Formerly Mis Hat tlo Long of lendleton, Gives) $1000 to Hubby of Left Than Montli ami lie Promptly Disappear IIe Asked Me to Give Him the Money" She Says, "Hut I Did Not Want to do if Gets Warrant. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. S. Desert ed by her husband of less than a month, Mrs. H . C. Foster, formerly Hattie Long, of Pendleton, Ore., se cured a warrant for Foster's arrest today on a charge of grand larceny. Foster is said to have left his bride last Monday after she entrusted $1000 of her money to his keeping. "I gave him the money," said Mrs. Foster, "because he asked me to. but I did not want to do It. Something told me I should keep it myself. I have not seen him since." Hattie Long, or Mrs. Foster as her name now appears to be. Is well known here, having lived here for ser eral years. She was formerly a wait ress at the Hotel Pendleton and thn St. George Grill but lately had been running the State Hotel. She was one of those arrested In the recent vice crusade conducted by Governor West's detectives. The charge against her, that of conducting a bawdy house, was dismissed Wednesday upon the mo tion of the district attorney following the acquittal of Audrey Wilson. She . has been in Portland for several weeks. DRASTIC ACTION TO BETAKEN BY JUDGES WILL PROCEED AGAINST HUMPH RIES, ACCORDING TO PLANS UNDERWAY. SEATTLE. Oct. 3. That the other eight judges of the superior court ara planning drastic action against Judge Humphries was Indicated at noon to day when they met In executive ses sion. Notice of the meeting was serv ed twice on Humphries and 1a-each, case he wrote a terse note declining to attend. Just what the Judges can do is problematical. Seven more contempt cases were, heard by Humphries this morning. Each was fined $100 and sent to Jail until paid Three of the seven were women. WANT REASSESSMENT CLAUSE IN CHARTER When the Commercial club consid ers the proposed commission charter tonight an effort will be mude to have a re-assessment clause added to the charter so that If at any time in the future a situation should arls similar to the one on Jackson street whereby James Johns and others es caped payment for street paving it will be possible for the city to mukH another assessment and so requlru the property owner 10 pay for his Im provement. The clause to bo proposed Is Iden tical with the reujiscssment clause In the Portland charter and it was sub mitted to the sub-committee on streets when that ccmmlttee wus con sidering the ftreet Improvement sec ti.ui of the charter now drafted for Pendleton. Howevt r, 11 It. Johnson, who by the way, wus attorney fur James Johns, opposed tho plan and through hU intluence the cUu was omitted. At the meeting tonight an effort will bo ni.ulo to have thut clause udopt.nl. Tho club meeting this evening will be for the specific purpose of con sidering tho commission charter and of making such cIiuukcs In that char ter as seem deslrublu. All member of the association uro requested to at tend tho meeting. MAN'S HEART TOHCER OUT OF PLACE 11Y ILLNESS SAN FKANC1SCO. Oct. 3 Physlrl ans who examined Ralph Roso at tha Central Emergency Hospital discov ered thut hi heart wus on the right side of his body, forced tlit-r by n attack of pleurisy. Ho was nt to it I livute hospital, where his case Is at tracting attention from thu madical profession. Hl- chururn for recovery are said to be food.