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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.