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...i.H.4r,k'.s 1 . ' 1 . EVENING EDITION evbiingeditioii TO ADVERTISERS. Don't tit down In tha meado and watt for the cow to back up and be milked go al ter the cow. WEATHER REPORT. Fair tonight and Sun day; continued warm. VOL. 21. PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 18. 1908. NO. 0337 FIRE DESTROYS I I Pastime Dismantled in a Few Minutes When Film Catches Fire. FIFTY PEOPLE ESCAPE FROM HOl'SE IN SAFETY the plant today. There wag evidence of a fearful struggle all through the basement nnd out to where the body was found. Two pieces of pipe, each two feet long, and one covered with hair and blood, show the manner In which the crime was committed. A cut on Hange's head shows a knife wag also used. His pockets were turned wrong side out. The wounds on the head In dicate the murderers pounded the head sometime after the victim fell for the last time. Iron Boxes Required Installed Few- Weeks Ago by City Council Pre vents Serious Conflagration and PoHHlble Iwh of Life Ilrst After noon Performance Wan JuM Start . lug When Accident Happened Will Trites Huh Narrow Etcapo MoHtly Women and Children In the Building. In a fire that might have been much more serious than it was, the Pastime picture show, owned by Cass Matlock and Jesse Sellers, was dis mantled shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon. At that hour the show was starting on Its afternoon's performance and Will Trltes was serving as operator. About SO people, largely ladles and children, were in the house. A spark from the picture machine ignited one of ,the celluloid films and almost be fore the operator could grasp the sit uation the little steel box room was a mass of flames. Quickly pulling the wire that low ered the doors of the steel room Trltes jumped out of the place Just In time to avoid being scorched him elf. Meanwhile those In the audience became frightened when the doors of the box were closed and they all made a hurried exit In safety. Damage to the extent of $400 or $500 was inflicted by the fire. The picture machine Itself was valued at 1176, a graphaphone at $50, while two reels of films burned are said to have been worth $300. Steel Box Useful. Had the picture machine not been enclosed in a steel room, as required by the city council and fire depart ment, there would likely have been bad fire at the Pastime. Owing to the rapidity with which the film be came Ignited it is probable the entire front of the show shop would have been ablaze before the people could escape had the steel box not saved the day. In the opinion of Fire Chief John Vaughan there would have been some lives lost had it not been for the steel box and it is safe to say the rules regarding the housing of pic ture machines will be closely observ ed hereafter. All of the picture shows have their machines Inclosed In steel rooms and consequently there is little danger from fires because the boxes will hold a blase long enough for the people to scape. STEVE ADAMS RETURNS TO LIVE AT BAKER CITY Baker City, July 18. (Special) Steve Adams, who was acquitted of the murder of Superintendent Collins of a Tellurlde mine at Grand Junction this week, has arrived here to remain permanently. He announced today that he intended to reside on his farm near Haines where he was captured by Harvey K. Brown when first placed under arrest in connection with the Steunenberg murder two years ago He owns a small farm near Haines and before becoming In volved In the Western Federation troubles was a resident of this county HEARST A MODERN ANANLVS, SAYS GOMPERS I.alMr Leader Declared He Did Not Auk Hearst to Support Democratic Party Erie,, Pa., July 18. Hearst has been proposed for membership In the Ananias club by Oompers, who says Hearst misrepresented the labor lead er when he Intimated that Gomper wired him to endorse the democratic party because of the attitude of the bourbons toward labor. "I never sent any message of that kind touching the present national political situation to Hearst," said Gompers today. "I caryiot discuss Hearst's answer to a message I never sent, because I have more important things to do." hub AGIST Pacific Coast Jobbers Declare San Francisco is Discrimi nated Against, AFTER YOUNG WIFE. Only -Au- Flogged Into Marring When 14 Years Old. San Bernardino, Cal., July 18. thorltles from Oregon are seeking Mrs. Goldle R. Ellis, aged 18, a de tective having arrived here today with a warrant for her arrest. Through her guardian, Mrs. Ada E. Kennedy, the girl has brought suit for an annulment of her marriage. It Is alleged she was flogged into mar riage with Joseph Ellis when she was H. It Is declared that her husband and Oregon relatives have planned to have her kidnaped and that the warrant Xor her arrest ia a part of the scheme. STRIKE GilS 11 ATTACH UNION MINERS BECOME COLD BLOODED MURDERERS SAY PORTLAND, OAKLAND AND SACRAMENTO FAVORED Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Clwrge 92.50 Car Terminal Switching Jobbers and Manufacturers Allege Charge Is Illegal n Tliat It Is Not Required in Other Cities Commis slon rruinjHCS t Investigate Ask That Rate lie Reduced to One IX1 lar. Washington, July 18. Declaring the charge of $2 50 a car for ter mlnal switching enacted by the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe is 11 legal, the Pacific coast Jobers and manufacturers' association , today filed a complaint with the interstate commerce commission seeking to have the rates declared Illegal. The petition asks that the rate be reduced to one dollar if It Is found that the railroads have a right to Im pose a switching charge. The complaint recites that the ter minal switching charge exacted In San Francisco Is a discrimination against that city in favor of Portland, Oakland, Sacramento and other coast cities which do not have to pay this charge because they are not rated as terminal points. The commlsison will investigate. HEAD CRUSHED TO PULP. Fiend Mi Work of Rohhorii In Alame da Victim Made Fierce Strug gle. Oakland, Cal., July 18. With the head crushed to a pulp, the body of Henry Bange, for 20 years watchman for the Pacific Coast, Borax plant, In Alameda, was found In the yard of Deputy Sheriff Fatally Wounded In Alabama and Many Miners) Wound ed Strikers Had Threatened . to KIU the Imported Miner If They Attempted to Go to Work. Birmingham, Ala., July 18. Rob ert Gardner, a deputy sheriff, was fa tally wounded and at least a doien miners were more or less seriously hurt as the result of an attack on a train bearing strike-breakers to take the place of striking union miners at Jefferson, near here, last evening. The train was In charge of 13 depu ties and was en route to Ashevllle. It Is said that the union miners attempted to Induce the strlke-break- rs to leave the train and threatened to kill them if they went to work. Governor Conner has ordered a com pany of cavalry from Montgomery to the scene and troops already on the ground are "under arms and will pa trol the district tonight, preventing further disorder. Deputy Gardner, mortally wounded, was brought to Birmingham tonight. Deputy George Smith, accompanying him, estimates that no less than 1000 shots were fired by both sides in the ttack at Jefferson. . Threatened to Shoot. According to Smith the engage ment was opened when a train bear ing B0 strikebreakers attempted to leave Jefferson for Ashevllle. Prior to this a number of union miners had made overtures to the strike breakers to Join their ranks, threat ening at the same time to kill them In case they attempted to work the mines for the operators. In this emergency deputies attempted to have the train run out of Jefferson under fire if necessary. An open switch, however, brought the engine to a stop and In this predicament the deputies and strikebreakers were fired upon. RAILROADS WOULD JUGGLE THE RATES. Ask Permission to Grant Steamship Companies Special Privileges San Francisco, July 18. Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and Pacific Mail Steamship companies are preparing to have a hearing before the Inter state commerce commission on the question of transcontinental rates for goods shipped over the Pacific ocean. The commission's rules compel the railroads to charge the same price for these goods as for others, where as It has been customary for roads to make a cheaper rate to the steam ship companies. The plea Is to be made to the commission that the steamers traveling through the Suez canal will get the trade If the trans continental roads are not allowed to Juggle with the rates as they please. E GLAND IN OLYMPIC Americans Not Disheartened and Say They Will Yet Win the Championship. REVOLUTIONISTS ACTIVE IN CAPTURE OF PORTS Honduras Otic Falling nlto Hands of Lawbreakers Prisoners Are Captured San Salvador, July 17. Official re ports received here regarding the pro gress of the revolutionary movement In Honduras give sequence to the oc currences of the last seven days. On July 10 Choluteca .was captured bj the insuragents and on the 14th In stant they took possession of the town of Nacaome; On this date Gen eral Gutlerres, commanding the gov ernment forces occupied Llmon. It Is reported that there have been many desertions from his command. BAKER Mill KILLED III AUTO ACCIDENT Baker City, July 18. (Special to the East -Oregonlan.) J. ' Muller, proprietor of the Kentucky Liquor store ,and a prominent citizen of the city, was Instantly killed In an auto mobile accident last evening at Unl Ity, 25 miles east of here. . Mr. Mutler, his wife and Harry Blgham, were en route to BolRe on an automobile pleasure trip and in going down a steep grade at Unity the steering gear became unmanage able and In missing a culvert the ma chine plied down a steep embank ment, breaking Muller's neck and critically injuring his wife. She sus tained a broken shoulder, a broken arm and Internn Injuries and is now In St. Elisabeth's hospital In a criti cal condition! Blgham escaped unin jured." . , The big machine landed bottom up In a gulch at the bottom of the bank with Miller pinned underneath and a passing freight train was stopped to get help In lifting the machine from the body. Mrs. Miller was brought to Baker City on O. R. & N. train No. 5 last night. They have a grown daughter In Montana. To Arrest Dynamiters. San Francisco, July 18. The .first real arrest In connection with the confession of John Claudlanes that he' blew up the Gallagher houses In Oakland Is expected today. A warT rant was secured this morning for Felix Paduverus, charged with com plicity. Detective Burns Is looking for the' man. It Is thought Felix knows the whereabouts of Peter Claudlanes, who was Implicated In his brother's confession. Bryan Pleased Labor. Lincoln, Neb., July 18. Bryan Is receiving congratulations today on his speech delivered last night to a delegation of labor leaders. He re fused to discuss the messages re ceived. Bryan declljies to sny any thing about the report that labor lenders will take the stump to advo cate his election. It Is reported that Governor Johnson will be here to see Bryan soon. , Mrs. Teogle Dies. Pasadena, Cal., July 18. Mrs. Teo gle, wife of Walter O. Teagle. the Standard Oil magnate of Cleveland, Ohio., who Bhot herself In the brain Wednesday, on account of Illness, died today. Reports from the east Indicate there was an estrangement between husband and wife. . RESENT BEING EUCHERED OUT OF TUG OF WAR England Has 63, America 40, Swe den 15, Germany 8JJ, France Greece 3, Norway, 3, Finland, Can ada and Australia 1 cadi Sheridan Wins Greek Discus for United States While Briton's Athletes Take Steeple Chase, Bicycle Race and Swimming Contest. London, July 18. The English team boasts of a lead of 22 points over America In the Olympic games, but the American athletes are not dls heartened and declare that If they are given fair treatment they will be able to take the championship home. The loss of the tug of war yester day was a hard blow1. Today the Americans are inclined to resent the arbitrary ruling of the committee, which refused to allow their protest. According to America's system of scoring England leads with 63 poinU, America has 40, Sweden 15, Ger many 8. France 6, Greece S, Nor way 8, Finland 1, Canada 1, Austra lia, 1. Sheridan, of America, won first place In the finals in the discus throw, Greek style, his mark being 124 feet 8 Inches. Horr of America, was setond. lie threw 122 feet 6 Va Inches. Jarvlnan, of Finland, - was third, with 119 feet 8 1-4 Inches. Robertson of England, was second In the 8200-meter steeple chase. The 5000-meter cycle race was won by Jones of England. Schills o France, was" second, Auffray oi France, third. In the- 200-meter breast stroke swim, Holman of England won; Han son of Sweden, was second. Zorner of Germany, won the finals in the fancy dlvfng contest with a score of 85. Behrens of Germany, was second, 85 S-10. Walz of Germa ny, and Goedzelk of America, tied for third place, each with 80 4-5. London, July 18. Russell of Eng land, won the final heat In 3200 me ter steeple chase today, his time be ing 10 minutes 37 4-5 seconds. Eizele of America, finished third in this event, his friends being elated, as all the places In the event had been con ceded to the Britons after the excel lent showing they made yesterday in the preliminaries. America has been particularly dis couraged by the failure of Lightbody, of Chicago, to qualify. An Injury to his knee cap kept him from winning his heat England was given a good healthy lead over America -today when two more first places were added to her list of victories. Jones took the fi nal In the 5000 meter cycling race in eight minutes 3 1-5 seconds for the United Kingdom and Holman of Eng land, won the final In the 200 meter breast stroke swim. Time three minutes 9 3-6 seconds. A. K. Dearborn of America, won his section In the preliminaries for the discus throw, Greek style, today qualifying for entry In the finals. He threw the discus 116 feet 11 inches THREE MILLION DOLLAR- SHRINKAGE IN A MONTH. San Francisco, July 18. A e shrinkage of more than three e million dollars In one month's business Is shown today in the report of the Southern Pacific e company for May. Gross earnings this year were $11,231,606. Although the net earnings are unavailable, It Is believed here that the profits will be about the mime as in the past. The reports of the gross earn- Ings of the Santa Fe shows the same conditions prevailing, the amount this year being nearly two million less than In May last year. E enow s BOURNE WOULD PLAY TAFT. Third Term Boomer Arrives at Hot Springs With lite Band Boxes. Hot Springs, Va., July 18. Accom panted by a wagon load of trunks and golf clubs, Senator Bourne of Ore gon, arrived here today, proclaiming He denied he was here to confer with Taft on the pollttcaj situation "I hope to have a chance to meet Taft in a match game before I leave," he said. Taft said he hopes to complete his speech of acceptance before night LL I E IS in C. PIERCE, SECTION . FOREMAN, IS Ef J All. Buncoed O. R. & N. Company by Drawing Pay for Greek Who Does Not Exist Capture Effected Through Activity of O. R. ft X. De tective E. B. Wood Bail Fixed at 25. CHARGES AGAINST A. O. U. W. CIUEFTAINS Wisconsin Brings Suit Against Su preme Lodge Involving $1,000, OOO. Desmolnes, July 18. Illegal trans actions, shady business deals and vio lation of trusts were charged against the supreme Lodge of the A. O. U. W. by the grand lodge of Wisconsin in a lawfcuit involving a million dollors, filed in the district court here. In a report of the Fidelity Trust company of the grand lodge of Wis consin Is filed the petition, which charges that the supreme lodge has failed to pay claims amounting to $63,966, and that it has also made away with a guarantee fund amount- Ing to $427,973 The grand lodge asks that the su preme lodge be ordered to pay the $63,968 in claims and that it be held accountable for the guarantee fund Of $427,973. ' Lnrllne Wins Honolulu, Hawaii, July 18. The Lurllne,' a schooner yacht, entered from Los Angeles, won the trans-Pa-clflc yacht race which started from San Pedro July 4. The Lurllne, which is favorite here despite the fact that Hawaii has a local entry, was given a reception when she arrived. SIX AUTOISTS KILLED. Fort Wayne, Ind., July 18. Six pcrwnn riding In an auto wvrc killed tills afternoon when the car was de molished by a' fast Pennsylvania train at a crossing near Columbia City. Will Prosecute Paper Trust. Oyster Bay, July 18. Attorney General Bonaparte Is here today hold ing a conference with Roosevelt on the prosecution of the paper trust. A. C. Pierce, former section fore man for the O. R. A N. company at Umatilla, now languishes In the county Jail charged with having pad ded his payroll and thereby buncoed the railroad people out of various sums of money. Pierce was arrested at Umatilla yesterday by E. B. Wood, O. R. & N. detective. He was brought here on the evening train and when brought before Judge Gllllland, the only mag istrate In the city then, his ball was set at $250. This morning Pierce aived preliminary examination and he will now be held for the grand Jury. To Detective Wood and to the O. R. N. paymaster Pierce admitted his ullt yesterday and If he could be arraigned at once he would doubtless plead guilty. But under the provis ions of the grand Jury law now In force he cannot be Indicted except by grand Jury and consequently he must wait until September before he can plead. Worked Old-Time Gume. The scheme worked by Pierce was a familiar one In this country years ago, but It evidently does not oper ate as successfully now as In the palmy days of old. Under the scheme the foreman had fictitious names up on his roll and by working some of his Greeks to draw the checks he drew down the money for himself. The particular charge against Pierce Is that he buncoed the com pany by claiming that a George Ha nls was one of his crew when such a man does not exist or If he does Is not upon the Umatilla section gang. A Greek was Induced to sign for Ha nls' pay. Becoming suspicions that all was Council Will Adopt Far Reach ing Ordinance to Protect City's Milk Supply. TEST FOR TUBERCULOSIS ONLY ONE OF MANY Sanitary Measures will be Prescribed for Observance by Dairymen Milk Cans Not Properly Scalded Bottles Sliould Xot Be Left at House Containing Sufferers from .Conta gious Diseases Burns Must B Kept Clean and Metlioda 0f "Milk Maids" Will Be Investigated. (Continued on Page 6.) Now that the campaign against tu bercular cows has been started there is good possibility that at last Pen dleton will obtain a thorough, far reaching ordinance for the protection of the town's food supply. At the last meeting of the council the task of drawing an ordinance reg ulating dairies was left with City At torney J. R. Raley, Dr. W. G. Cola and S. W. McClure. Up to this tlma the ordinance has not been drafted, but the subject is being given muck attention and it will be presented la due time. Aside from barring dairy cows hav ing tuberculosis it Is now proposed t further protect the milk supply of tba' city by prescribing certain sanitary measures for the dairymen. At pres ent no cream may be had of the lo cal dairies and patrons asking for the same are told by the dalryme that the cream sours on them. i Milk Shouldn't Sour. According to Dr. McClure ana other authorities neither cream nor ordinary milk ehould sour If the milk cans are properly scalded and care for. Likewise it ia held, that dairy men should not leave their own milk bottles or cans at houses where ty phoid, scarlet fever or other Infec tious diseases prevail, for there la na better media than milk for the trans mission of disease germs. It is also probable that the ordi nance will have something to say re garding the sanitary condition of 'he barns or corrals In which dairy cowa are milked. Then the methods of the man who does the milking is also said to be of vast Importance for if he does not have a proper Idea of cleanliness the dairy's patrons suffer. According to the doctors, milk Is not frt for use If when lert standing a dirt sediment forms at the bottom of the battle. Taboo for "Ueax" Milk. Furthermore the quality f the milk sold may be regulated, as is now done in nearly all progressive citiea At Present a dairyman may sell skimmed milk for milk if he wishes to and his patrons will stand for suoa treatment. In many places milk sold by dairies is required to measure up to a certain standard, under the Bab- cock test, and the forthcoming ordi nance may have a provision to this effect. Since the agitation for the regula tion of the dairies was started a short time ago the public has become much Interested in the subject and there Is now a widespread demand for the matter to be sifted to the bottom. Many have been heard to declare that If any of the local dairy cows have tu berculosis the fact should be discov ered. It is held that the children of the city should not be fed upon milk from afflicted cows and in the work of enforcing the ordinance, when It has been passed, the authorities will be fully sustained by the public. Dave Lavender of Weston, Is county seat visitor today. LA DOW GETS NEW RECTORY CUTDICJ A beautiful nine-room cottage cost ing $3200, and equipped with every modern convenience, will grace the site of the old rectory of the Church of the Redeemer at the corner of Al ta and Johnson streets. At a meeting of the vestry of the church last evening Contractor G. I. Ln Dow was awarded the contract for erecting the new rectory and this morning the work of excavating for the basement was started. For the past two months the work of raising funds for the new rectory has been In progress In charge of a special committee and the beginning of the work Is highly satisfactory to the congregation. It Is expected that the new rectory will be completed and ready for occupancy by Septem ber 16, perhaps. The cottage will be built on the style of the Church of the Redeemer, which is one of the most artistic buildings in eastern Oregon. The basement and foundation wall will be of moss covered stone and will extend about four feet above the ground. A portion of the lower story will then be shingled and the roof will be Ip keeping with the church building and when completed it will be one of the neatest and most attractive In the city and the Church of the Redeem er will be Justly proud of it. The building will be two full stories and a basement nnd will be equipped with every modern convenience and will be provided with a room for the parish aid society In addition .to Its excellent accommodations for living purposes. The old parish house, which now stands near the church, win be sold and moved off the ground and the church and rectory property will be put ln good condition when the new building Is complete. While work on the new rectory is in progress Rev. Charles Qulnncy and family will oc cupy the old rectory on the corner of Alta and Thompson streets. i
