East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, July 03, 1908, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text. ...J...... i at.-" - '.'-i.,.jj..-al(i. "w.. EVEIIGEDITIOlt EVHDITUI WEATHER REPORT. Showera tonight or Saturday; cooler. ' Take your etora nam to the people and th people will brine their patronage to your etore. VOL. 21. PENDLETON. OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 3. 1908. NO. 6324 L TO FIGHT HARD Struggle at Chicago Conven tion Will Not Be a Circum stance in Comparison. DEMOCRATIC PARTY FACING A THREAT, Labor Puny Will 1 5c Launched if Do iiuumIm of Loaders Arc Not Hoard If Planks Wanted Aro Inserted, Democracy's Candidates Will Rc- oelvo Undivided Supiort New Yorkers Will Lead tlio Opposition Bryan Favors Labor Measures Ad dairies Tonne for Running Mute. t Denver, Col., July 3. (By John E Kevins.) Labor leaders are here to make a fight around which will cen tcr the chief Interest of the demo. cratlc convention on the contest lor an antl-jnjunctlon plunk that will get results. The content at Chicago was a mere skirmish compared with the battle to be fought here If the statements of the leaders Is correct. The democrats are facing the open threat, backed by the strongest Indications of sincerity, that the failure to Incorporate Into the platform a Btrong, plain and con elusive plank, pledging the party, if successful, to enact laws preventing the use of the courts "by corporations against labor unions," will mean the Immediate launching of a labor party, On the other hand, the democrats are promised the support of labor If they wll put In the right kind of plank. Among the labor leaders here are IL B. Terham, president of the Rail way Telegraphers; H. S. Morrlssey, grand chief o' " Brotherhood of Railway Tral . I. Garrison, grand chief i .... .rJer of Railway Conductors; James O'Connor, national president of machinists; and Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, is en route. The leaders say the Nebraska plank Is al right as far as it goes, but Is not conclusive enough. They are fighting for the strongest poslsble wording. Labor Is not fighting Us battle alone and many advance delegations are arriving to bring support to the antl-lnjunctlon plank. The main op position is expected from New York Congressman William Sulzer of New Tork, after conferring with Bryan today, said: "Bryan gave me assur ance that when the platform Is adopt ed It will contain the following: A plank declaring strongly against In junction In labor disputes, a plank demanding a representative of labor In the cabinet, a sweeping clause fa voring the merchant marine, an' ef fective declaration fuvorlnga nation al good roads movement." Sulxcr said he believes Bryan fa vors Congressman Townc, of New Tork, as a vice presidential candi date, though he said Bryan had not admitted It Lincoln, Neb., July 3. Senator T. P. Gore of Oklahoma, today declared against the squabble over the Cleve land resolution to be offered to the convention by Judge Parker. He said: We must honor the dead without dishonoring the living. The acred memory of Cleveland must not be used as a shroud to veil the sinis ter implication against man's honor. 1 am against anything tending to dis rupt the democratic party." The blind senator declared that Oklahoma will vote for John H. Mitchell for vice 'president. MURAT HALSTEAD DIES AFTER A LONG ILLNESS Was Well Known n tlio Journalistic World as a' Brilliant Editorial Writer. Cincinnati, .July 3. Murat Hal stead, one of the leaders In American Journalism - for over half a century, and widely known as a vigorous edi torial and magazine writer, died at his home In this city yesterday af ternoon in his 79th year. At his bed side were his wife, his son Robert, and one daughter, Mrs. Arthur Stem. Mr. Halstead had been failing In strength for several months, and Wednesday suffered from cerebral hemmorhage. His physlclons yes terday morning told the family that leath was samply a question of hours, and those of the family at a distance were at once notified. Mr. and Mrs. Halstead celebrated their golden wedding anniversary a lltle more than a year ago, at which time II r. Halstead's "health seemed frail and as time passed he grew weaker, so that the news of his death was not wholly unexpected. The sud den death of his son, Marshall, a few months ago was a severe shock him and Is believed to have had an adverse effect on his health, being the first break in the family. Albert Halstead, another son, American consul at Birmingham England, and other members of the family are scattered throughout the country. SHAH'S soin : BUTCHER VICTIMS City of Tabriz Being Sacked by Cossack Horde Streets Reek With Carnage. EXPLOSION KILLS AND MAIMS, Iiuuulelplila, July 3. Two were killed and 10 Injured by the explosion of an oil tank on board tlio Htcamcr SlK-nango hero Unlay. The tank nan exploded by a back fire from the eu glue room running along a train of oil leading from the feed pipes on ilto boilers to the oil tank. SIX KILLED ID M FIRE IN TEN CENT STORE CAUSES PANIC Hundred Persoiw Slightly Injured and More Than a Score Seriously Frightened Out of Their SeiiHes, Young Girls Leap From Windows of Upper Story. -Cleveland. O., July 3. When the firemen forced their way into the burning building, six bodies were found In the base- ment, five women and one boy. They had evidently suffocated in their efforts to escape. Cleveland, July 3. More than a score of young girls were seriously In ured by springing from the windows of the upper floors of Kresge's five and ten cent store in a fire panic at noon today in which probably a hun dred persons were slightly Injured. The store was crowded when the fire started, and a wild stampede fol The stairs leading from the upper floors were blocked and the fire spread rapidly, causing a great volume of smoke. The girls who leaped were evident ly frightened out of their minds. The. firemen were In the act of preparing nets when most of them leaped. Many were unconscious when picked up, but so far no deaths have been reported. The fire was caused by the explo sion of a patent torch during a dem onstration In the fireworks depart ment. One of the sales ladles over turned the fireworks onto a table and the explosion occurred at the same time. A spark flew into the combustibles and firecrackers let go. Other flre- orks sent streams of flames Into the crowd of shoppers. Twenty-five women escaped down re escapes and 20 girls jumped from Indows. The bodies found In the basement ere unrecognizable and were horri bly burned. Many of those Injured were small children who were In the store buying crackers. A hundred were Injured. A man will wait on a bank four hours for a fish that doesn't intend to bite; but he won't wait five minutes for his wife to get ready for church. MAIN THOROUGHFARES BLOCKED WITH BODIES After Holding Out for Two Days Reb els Are Forced to Surrender City Soldiers' Enter Under Promi.sc Tliat Disorders Will Not Result Troops Go to Drinking and Massacre Fol lowsMen, Women and Children Arc" Slaughtered Cossacks Carry Heads on Pikes. St. Petersburg, July 3. Authentic advices received today say Tabriz is being sacked by the Cossack horde. The shah's soldiers are drunk and rioting through the city, killing men, women and children. The streets are blocked by bodies and several thor oughfares are running with blood. The frenzied Cossacks are running about the town, burning houses and killing the occupants. Many of the soldiers are carrying the heads of women and children on pikes. Two thousand persons have been butchered since the shah's forces en tered the city last night. The rebels have taken arms to defend the wo men. There Is desperate fighting In all the streets. Rachln Kahn, commander of the shah's forces Is trying to marshal his forces and' restore order, but he has lost control. Women and children who are still alive are fleeing from the city In all directions to escape massacre." The shah's forces entered the city at night fall. After fighting for two days, lack of food forced the revolu tionists to surrender. Between Run. day and last night, 370 were killed. and 700 wounded. When the English representatives heard the city had surrendered thev rushed to Khan and notified him that If ft massacre resulted Great Britain ! would Intervene. Khan promised I there would be no disorder. i When the troops entered the city tney began to drink and then the kill Ing began with the shouting, "Kill the rebels." One soldier killed the wife of a sa loon keeper and ran through the streets with her head. n 31,000 FOB FI Desired Appropriation for Umatilla. Morrow County Eirent is Made. BELIEF IN RESULTS OF FAIR OUTWEIGH OBJECTIONS. NEW YORK'S FOURTH. CELEBRATION AT PILOT At 8:45 tomorrow morning the Pilot Rock excursion train will leave the O. R. A N. depot carrying out to the little city the first Fourth of July excursion ever to go by rail to that place. Traveling Passenger Agent J. H. O'Neill is in the city today making final, arrangements for the train and expects a large crowd to go. A round trip rate of 75 cents has been made and the train will return at 10 p. m., bringing the crowds home after the fireworks and evening exercises. The prospects are that a very large crowd will go on the excursion and preparations have been made to han dle as many as desire to make the trip. The equipment of the Spokane train will be used In taking the crowd out to Pilot Rock. The people ol Pilot Rock have pre pared an excellent program and will entertain their friends roya'lly and all of Pendleton and Umatilla county are urged to attend. Every feature of the celebration has been well taken care of and It promises to be a success. In addition to the regular Fourth of July features there will be a bar becue, In which plenty of beef and mutton will be served free to every body. The farmers have donated a number of sheep and a big beef and mutton barbecue will be one of the chief features. Physician. and Firemen Prepare for Usual Accidents. New York, July 3. New Tork will spend about $4,000,000 tomorrow In celebrating the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, If June Pluvlus and the local weather sharps provide anything resembling a fair day. Incidentally, several persons, main small boys, will lay down their ves upon the altar of patriotism. The number of Injured will mount Into the hundreds the list last year number ed nearly 400. A dozen or two youngsters will pick It up because It didn't go off right way, and will lose a few fingers or an eye or two as a result. The per ennial fool who dodn't know It was oaded will get in his usual deadly work. Premature explosions of fire works will take place hi many and diverse places and the firemen of the metropolis will be kept busy. The .ambulance surgeons, too, will ave an active time of It In adminis tering first aid to the Injured. Alto- gether, It may be said that New York s headed toward another glorious and bloody Fourth, and nothing but the details are lacking for a full descrlp tlon. Dealers In fireworks, who have their habitat In Park Place, admit to doing bigger business than ever before. It Is estimated that $2,000,000 Is a modest estimate of the cost of the ex plosives and fireworks that will go up in smoke tomorrow and that the grand total for the nation will be In the neighborhood of $25,000,000. Many new and novel ways to burn up mon ey have been Invented for this sea son's trade. Policy of Retrenchment Being Strict ly Adhered to Thla Year Decision Hailed With Joy by Board and People of County Who Have Suc cess of Fair at Heart Commission otn Hexltated Long Because of Meeting Held Last Sring at Which Court Was Criticized. At. 2 o'clock this afternoon the county court voted the $1000 appro priation for the district fair and their action comes as welcome Fourth of July news for the people of Pendleton and the county. During each of the two years the district fair has been held the coun ty has given $1000 for the purpose of maintaining a county exhibit and otherwise helping finance the fair. This y:-ar the commissioners were asked to do the same thing again, but until this afternoon the request was ungranted. At present the county court Is strong on the subject of retrenchment and because of this the three mem bers hesitated long before voting the $100 to the fair people. Then again It was at a meeting Of the Commercial association last spring that a move was started professedly for the purpose of "Investigating" the county court In hopes of Inducing that body to cut down expenses.- Nothln ever came of the move though the members of the court welcomed the Idea and repeatedly demanded that the Investigation be made. Memhers of .the court are free In admitting that they hardly knew how to act upon the fair matter this year, especially when one of the party that called on the court In favor of the appropriation was a lender In the "In vcstlgatlng" movement. However, It was explained to them thnt the fair commissioners had noth ing to do with the movement against them last spring and that representa tlve business men did not approve of the course taken.. This, together with their apprecla tlon of the fair caused the court to lay aside Its resentment and vote the appropriation. "I believe that the district fair Is a splendid thing for the county and that it does more to boost the county thanJ anything else could possibly do," said Judge GUUland this afternoon. This same opinion was shared by Commie sioner Lee and Commissioner Walker also declares himself a friend of the fair. CHINA FLOODS CAUSE SUFFERING. Hong Kong, July 3. Intense suffering exists In the flooded region of southern China, ac cording to reports received here today. The Kwang Tung river Is still on a rampage and the dam age already will amount to mil lions of dolars. Relief funds are being receiv ed. Thousands are left home less and they are getting food and shelter. The death list will reach Into the hundreds. The government has appropriat ed $30,000 and the Stand ard Oil company "-contributes $5000. 0 III PEIlETi Republican Leader of Idaho Talks of the Northwest States. t i NORTHWEST FARED WELL TEXAS HAS A SEVERE CLOUDBURST. El Paso, Texan, July 3. Tills city is suffering today from the worst cloud burst tliat ever visited this section of Texan. It occurred lam night. Two are known to Itave been drowned and five aro reported nilwdng. It la be lieved they peristied In the raging IN THE LAST CONGRESS The East Now Recognizes the Mag nitude and Importance of the Northwest and It Will Never Again . Be Necessary to Beg for What I Needed Special Session of Con gress May Be Called Next Fall to Revise Tariff Schedules. HIFLE TEAM IS COMPANY L SnOOTERS BODY OF MURDERED MAN IS FOUND. Hood River, Ore.. July 3. A body, believed to be H. Edwards, of Rich land, Ore., was found at the bottom of the Columbia river near Wyeth, with stones tied to his hands and feet. The hands were also strapped to gether. It Is unquestionably a mur der and the police are working on this theory. Bishop Potter Dying. Cooperstown, July 3. Bishop Pot ter Is weaker today than at any time since he was stricken. He la con scious, but it Is apparent that he Is near death. BOURNE'S PERSISTENCY WAS DISASTROUS Causes a Friend to Lose a Good Po sition Worked With Woman. Washington, July 3. The persist ency of Senator Bourne and Mrs. Symons, wife of Col. Thomas Symons, It Is learned today, cost the colonel the position of chief of engineers to which Colonel W. L. Marshall was appointed. When he sought a successor to General MacKenzie the president looked favorably upon Colonel Sym ons. The latter's wife thought It would be well to clinch the matter by enlisting Bourne and she com menced a bombardment of the white house. Although the president inti mated that he would appreciate peaceful Symons boomers, they kept up a continuous fire and as a result Marshall got the position. W, E. Borah of Idaho, who is at once one of the youngest and yet one waters rushing through the streets and ' of tne most influential members of overflowing the lower parts of the gena h HIV. I u ... ... t,..., The roadbeds of three railroads) Bite.111' 1,118 ""'. ' l waslicd out and street car tracks were dent Montie B. Gwinn, of Pendleton also wafhed out. The loss in unertl- Savings bank, on his way to northern mated. I Idaho on a busines trip, Senator Borah has leaped Into na tional prominence In a remarkably short time and the announcement within the past few days that he la to be the spokesman for the Taft ad ministration In the senate, comes as a peculiar honor to himself and to his state, Idaho, the Gem state of the northwest. "The northwest fared well in the recent session of congress," said Sen ator Borah to the East Oregonlan thla mnm no, "nn ,1 tViorA fa o irrntL'Intir WILL GO TO SALEM t,ment ,n fflvor Qf g(ylng ug what I we need and demand without so much, Oliver, Drake, Blanchctte, Bailey and quibbling and discussion as have char Map Will Uphold Reputation of'acterized western appropriations in ' the past Pendleton and Company L on State, Many northWMt cltle9 lncludlng Range mi-ee were .tiemoers w Pendleton, La Grande, Boise, Walla Last Year's Team. Walla and others, have been favored with appropriations for federal build ings which have long been needed and from thla time henceforth it will Roland Oliver, L. D. Drake, Eu- Y1nMnt.A Tl t Hatl an1 V.A w. u";.: LZ: r"r 7. rmT aiWult to secure recognition . T . h-'of the needs of the northwest in con team to represent company L in the gres. Our great states They are simply are growing national guard state rifle tournament to be held at Salem, July 15. Fntm 9 thoOa fnAr) vlll A 11 Q f 1 f 1 1 1 P X-UUl Ul v. via ana vVi In rr tha latAot MnMeMnal haaaoi the team, while the fifth will he tne . , f t , M . lpnnlnaT forward. nr m m An flnff " In wealth, poulatfon and prominence so rapidly that It keeps one busy to keep pace with this wonderful growth. four men making the highest records abQut more rapidly alternate. The team will try out tor places on the range at Salem and the at that time will represent the com petitlve shoot, while the extra man wlir be the alternate. Three of the team members, Oliver, Drake and Blanchet. made the team last year, though Blanchet was un able to attend the shoot, which was than any other section of the United States today. Their vast Idle deserts will soon have been reclaimed and millions of happy people will swarm over our now Idle wildernesses. "Within the past few years the held at Roseburg. In view of their J... 71 ha mon hnriA ta ""' e-oP added experience the men make a better showing than they did last year and to this end they will do as much practice shooting as they can between now and the time of the shoot. When the team goes to Salem It Will UC UUJIUUttllucu uj, ocisraui. vir , , , . . ..... that a special sess on of congress will ver, wno is secona ueuienani-eieci oi . ... .... . , " magnitude of the northwest. Thla section has taken Its rightful place In the considerations of congress and no more will It be necessary to beg for recognition." May Be Special Session. It Is the opinion of Senator Borah the company. Aside from competing for state hon ors In the coming tournament the be called this fall for the purpose of revising the tariff schedules. It Is the desire of the dominating element of the republican party to revise the men iw vv...Fviv iv,. .cwo tar.iff anA oa .L. ,t - nntlnna1 lnn. " '" 10 tUIlllllll- ment which Is to again be held at Camp Perry, Ohio. The national shoot is to be held in September. ' Roosevelts Will Celefcrate. ted to this revision, it Is almost cer tain that the work will be done thla fall, while the present membership of congress holds office. Senator Borah Is a close personal iriena or President Roosevelt and Earth Trembles. Los Angeles, July 8. An earth quake shock of considerable force was felt In southern California at 5 o'clock this morning. Chlnaware was shaken from the shelves and Jn some sections of Los Angeles it alarmed the resi dents, but no other damage was done. Two shocks were felt .at Pasadena, each lasting more than a minute. The walls were stripped of bric-a-brac and pictures. Undo Renins HI. Atlanta, Ga., July 3. Joel Chand ler Harris, the author and widely known under the pseudonym "Uncle Remus" is critically III at his home In this city. Mr. Harris has been in poor health for the past month but has only been confined to his bed for the past 10 days. He is nearly 60 years old. Robbers In noly Land. Samara, Syria, July 3. Robbers to day held up the train between Ufa and Selatoust and secured a sum re ported to be $180,000 from the cash ier of the Satinskl Iron works. The bandits escaped with the booty. Oyster Bay. July 3. A large assort- Bt001 for tne nomInatlon of Rooseve,t ment of fireworks arrived at Saga- as ,ong fls u was conslstent and ,s nQw. more Hill today. The Roosevelt boys Taft . d . th orthw.at . re planning an elaborate celebration. 1 feel8 that th reDubllcan tlpkpt .,. Guests are assembling at the presi- be elected by an 0Verwhelm,nK pIur. dent's summer home, and the Fourth allty and that th; RooseveIt program will be vigorously and. faithfully car- of July will be made the event of the year. Tne ramiues or w. mmien ana J. West Roosevelt wll be guests. Commander Robert Perry and wife will also be Invited to luncheon. Returned from IdalK). Charles Cole, the well known con tractor of this city, ha9 Just return ed from Wallace and other northern Idaho points, where he looked over business conditions for a few w?eks. He returns home with the belief that Pendleton Is the best city In the northwest. ried out. ne Don't Like Us. Wellington, New Zealand, July 3. Senator Wilfrid Generall. who Is con demned today for his speech In par liament In which he objected to the entertainment planned by New Zea land for the American fleet, based his objections upon the tariff nnd navigation laws of the United States which he declared were hostile to this country. However, the arrangements are going on. RECEPTION FOB HUH ELLIS In honor of Congressman W. R. Ellis, an Informal public reception will be held In the rooms of the Com mercial association next Tuesday eve ning. It will be held from 7 until 9 o'clock In the evening and all people. Irrespective of party, religious creed, age or sex are Invited to attend. ShorUy before Judge Ellis 'return from the east the proposition of ten terlng him a reception waa proposed and It was the Intention to hold the affair Immediately after hia return. But that being impossible, it was post poned temporarily and next Tuesday night the Pendleton congressman will be shown the appreciation which his constituents feel towards him for his success in securing a federal build ing and for other work which he did; during the past session. The committee In charge of the re ception Is composed of Dr. F. W. Vin cent, Leon Cohen and G. W. Phelps. According to Mr. Phelps the affair will be strictly Informal. Music will be provided for the occasion and this together with remarks from promi nent onea present will constitute the program of the evening.