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L'EXDLETOX, ORJSUOX, MOXJJAY, DECHMIiEIi 0, l!K)!l.
NO. 676
GREAT SHE
IMMINENT
Railway Trainmen Leave De
cision (0 Grand Master and
Vice President.
nm-Tvo roads
MAY HE AFFECTED
Weather Irovei IiiiMirlant Factor In
Switchman's Strlko Snow A(11b to
Difficulty of Railroad n Moving
Freight Switchmen's Strlko May
Extend East of Chicago Am Far as
Buffalo. .
' New York Dec. 6. At a conference
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men today Grand Master Leo and
First Vice President Murdock were
named as a committee to decide
whether the men shall go out or re
main at work" In case the demand
they soon will present to 52 eastern
railroads for a ten per cent increase
In pay Is refused.
It la expected that the final
schedule of grievances will be In the
hands of the railroad managers
Thursday or Friday.
The following' statement was Is
sued at the close of the conference:
"Before a general strike can be
ordered U muHt have the official
sanction of the grand master. In
event of the refusal of Mho demands
a poll will be taken to re-endorse the
demands that the general strlko,
when called, may be unanimous and
effective. The demand has been en
dorsed only by more than a two-thirds
voto of the membership.
"The movement planned will have
noth'.ng In common with the general
strlko being conducted at present by
tho Switchmen's Union of North Am
erica, which Is distinctly a rival and
an enemy of the Brotherhood of Hall
way Trainmen.
"This statement represents 101,000
switchmen and trainmen."
Weather a Factor.
SI. Paul, lec. 6. Th switchmen's
strike s.tuatlnn has been complicated
by cold and snowy weather, which
lias seriously affected traffic on the
Northern Pacific and some parts of
the flre.it Northern, according to
statements by tho general managers
of those roads tonight.
General Manager Slade of the
Northern Pnclflc said freight was
more or less tied up along tho sys
tem on account of the snow and es
pecially k in northern Minnesota and
North Dakota. Passenger trains are
being run with two engines. All
trains from the north und west ar
rived four hours late In St. Paul last
night
It is t-aid that the Northern Pacific
has all the men here that It needs,
nnd that new arrivals are being ship
ped west. Thirteen engines were
working at Tacoma and work Is be
ing opened up at Seattle, according to
Mr. Slade.
General Manager Gruber said that
lht. Great Northern had moved be
tween CO and 100 cars of wheat Into
Minneapolis today and that freight
was handled at tho Minnesota Trans
fer today for tho first time since tho
strike began. He said that heavy
snows at Sioux City, Grand Forks
and Devils Lake are Interfering with
traffic, and that the work of switch
ing I necessarily slow. Snow delay
ed traffic In Montana, he said. One
hundred and fifty men arrived today
from Chicago and St. Louis, most of
them being pent to western points.
President Hawlcy of the Switch
men's union sid ho bad received word
from several eastern points today
that switchmen there are ready to
strike nt moment s notice.
Hiiffaln. N. V.. Dec. 6. Authority
to call a strike of all Union switch
men between Buffalo and Chicago, if
such u course Is deemed necessary.
Is vested in n committee of th Dillon,
which will iro to Chicago today to ne
gotiate with the general managers of
the 19 railroads for a settlement of
certain demands.
A referendum vote to obtain the
sentiment of the organization and to
give the committee a free hand, was
taken some time ago, according to
Grand Vice President Burt.
The district enst of Chicago in
cludes net only Toledo, Fort Wayne,
Detroit and other Important centers,
but also takes In points os far south
as Pittsburg, so that the ranks of
the strikers will be Increased by be
tween 12,000 and 15,000 men If ne
gotiations at Chicago fall.
The demands to bo submitted at
Chicago will be for an overage In
woges of 6 cents nn hour, time and a
half for overtime, exceeding a ten
hour day, double time for Sundays
nnd holidays and a modification of
tho physical test. Notice of these de
mands were sent to general managers
of tho linos In Chicago on November
6, so that the 30 days' limit In which
a reply must be made expires today.
Vice President Burt toduy received
a telegram . from President Huwley
thut the situation In tho northwest
is satisfactory to union officials.
POSSES SEARCH FOIl
WOMAN'S MCKDEHEH
Munson, L. I., Dec. 6. Uobbery and
ussault are believed to have been tho
motive for the murder today of Mrs.
Julia Wallace, wife of a wealthy far
mer living near here, who was found
murdered on the bank of a bayou.
Posses have been formed this eve
ning to pursue the murderer, whoso
Identity remains undiscovered. It Is
believed that the woman, while on
her wuy to visit a neighbor, was as
saulted and robbed on tho highway
and then struck on the head and
thrown Into a pond by her assailant,
being left for dead. She evidently
gained the bank, but died soon after
wurd. AGREEMENT ARRIVED
AT" ON HATE CASKS
Washington, Dec. 6. A final agree
ment was reached today between
counsel for both 'sides In the lumber
rate cases. Argument will bo heard
either hero or at Chicago. Thej-oads
attack Importance to the cases, Judg
ing from the attention they give. It
Is evident the real meaning of the
cases Is more an attack on the powers
of the commission than the question
of rates, although ostensibly rates
constitute the chief Issue.
T AMERI
MAY BE BROILED
MAY HAVE FA LI. FN
VICTIMS OF CANNII1ALS
Mexican Government Asked to Send
Soldiers to Rescue lvx-ditloii to
Tiburon Islnnds n Gulf of Cali
fornia. Kl Paso, Dec. 6. Americans at
Nogales. are preparing a petition to
the governor of Soiiora to send a reg
iment of soldiers aboard a gunboat to
the Tiburon Islands in the gulf of
California, where a prospecting party
of eight Americans and fifty Mexl
enn soldiers are believed to have been
captured by the cannibals who killed
Professor Thomas Grlndell several
years ago when that scientist headed
an expedition party to the Islands.
The cannibals are a remnant of the
Seri Indian renegades who were dr v-
- 1. 1..1.....1 TV.,, n,.(lu-,r
I en ironi ioc iiiuiiimuti. i ,n- (, ..........
(xpedltion left Dlsbce, Mexico, over
a month ago provisioned for 20 days.
They expected to filler" rich mines.
They sailed in a sloop. The weath
er has been calm and It is deemed
impossible thiy perished In a senrm.
SI.FI HITS TELEGRAPH POLE
Results n Ono Killed. One Fatally In
Jureil and Six Hurt.
Portland, Ore. Dee. 5 The dan
gerous Hall street "Incline" which al
most every year that there Is any
snow fall In Portland takes Its toll
of human life from members of coast,
ing parties, late Saturday caused the
death of Anita Serrn, a 17 year old
girl and fatally Injured Frank Smith.
Besides these James Wilson. Wagda
ina Weber. Marie Tynan, Jennie C.
Boehmer. Miss Boohmor's young bro
ther and the small son of William H.
1'randos were seriously but not dang
erously Injured. The dead and Injur
ed were members of a party of 13
and were coasting on n big "double
bob sled" down the sidewalk when
the uccldent happened. The sled bad
pone about two blocks and was travel
ing at a terrific speed. This caused
the after-bob to collapse and the reai
end of the sled was thrown toward
the outer edge of the sidewalk and
'r.io a teloerrtph pole which wa tiruok
with n.iiiekeniiitt crash that was heard
f.,t several Mocks. The half . dozen
P rsons In the forward pert of the
sled escaped with a few scratches, but
those on the portion which hit the
polo were elher killed or h.idiy hurt,
FATHER KIDNAPPF.lt
!R F.STFD AT VANCOCVER
j Vancouver, Vn Dec. . Harold
; Warnock, who kidnapped a two year
old child from the home of its mother
In Portland Friday night was arrest
ed at Wasbongal yesterday nnl
brought to this city today. Warnock
w:s walking the streets of Wnshougal.
The chil l was coatless and shivering
from cold. This excited suspicion and
Warnock was arrested. At the stn
jtlon hpusp he ndmltted bis Identity.
Warnock went to the home of his wife
Friday, from whom he bad been sep
arated eighteen months, under the
guise of effecting a reconciliation with
her. He kidnapped the child and fled
in a waiting automobile.
( Al.HOVN WILL UK
MIXISTF.lt TO CHINA
Washington, Dec. 6. William J.
Calhoun, the Chicago attorney, has
accepted the Chinese ministership,
according to an announcement of the
state department today.
FOWLER HITS KING WINTER
STAHIli RULES SUPREME
Has Bill Providing for Crea
tion of Tariff Commission
to Fix Schedules.
ALDRICH AND CANNON
M EX ACE II EPLBLICA N I s.M
New Jersey CoiigrcNsiiian Sa Re
publican Party Must Break Away
From Scnute unci House Leaders or
(Jo Down in Defeat Outline of
ConiiiilHSlon P!a'n.
Washington, Dec. 6. Representa
tive Charles W. Fowler of New Jer
sey, lust night gave out a statement
outlining the tariff commission bill
which he will introduce In the house
tomorrow.
The bill as described by Mr. Fowler
provides that congress shall fix the
maximum and minimum tariff sched
ules, or rutcs, and that the commis
sion, consisting of 15 members shall,
with the approval of the president,
fix the actual rates to be paid at some
point between the maximum and
minimum rates so established by con
gress. But no rate so fixed and approved
shall become effective or operative
for 18 months after having been pro
mulgated by the president that every
industry affected by tariff changes
may have ample time to adjust itself
to new conditions.
"If any one should suggest," said
Mr. Fowler lust night, "that such a
tonim'ssion could not constitutionally
fix the tariff rates at any point be
tween the maximum and minimum
rates extablished by congress because
that would be an exercise of legisla
tive power, let him ask himself
whether the power as that given to
I he Interstate commerce commission
and approved by the supreme court
permitting It to fix n reasonable rail
road rate."
Mr. Fowler declares it to be per
fectly clear "that unless the republi
can nartv gets rid of Aldrichism and
Canuonism. the people will get rid of
I the repuuhlican party."
Mto-t Stop Thief He Siiyx.
! He asserts that the people's hopes
h:iv.. heen turned to disgust and their
faith to resentment and he says be
does not believe that they wiil per
mit Mr. Aldrich to "pick their pock
ets through, the legerdemain of
words." He" prophesies, a "thunder
bolt of r.ghteous indignation anil pun
itive wrath" ns about to "strike, shat
ter and paralyze the republican party
unless it utterly repudiates Alderich
ism and its subservient Implement.
Cannonlsni."
Impending defeat and the loss of
the next house of representatives, Mr.
Fowler says, can be avoided only "by
emhlaz nlng on our party banners the
! ledges:
"First, we are against Aldrichism
and Cannonism.
"Second, we demand tariff revision
hereafter by evolution.
Third, we demand tariff revision
based on oscertalned facts and not '
upon selfish trades and corrupt ;
agreements. '
"Fourth, we demand a permanent, '
broad and responsible tariff commis-
sion which shall ascertain the facts,
obviate trade wars and assist in se
curing and retaining the good will
and friendship of all nations by wise. 1
just and advantageous t'-ade treaties."
P.I.IZZAUD SWFFPS NOKTHWF.ST
Willi' COMMUNICATION OFF
Minneapolis, Minn., Dee. 6. A
snowstorm with a blizzard wh.ch
swept the Dukotas to the Montana
bordi r. is lessen ng to. lay. Wire
communications are badly Interrupt
ed throughout the northwest.
With voters being sworn In by tho
hundreds and a. large .numh'er of bal
lots already cast, it Is evident that
one of tho largest votes over polled
In Hie history of Pendleton city elec
tions is being cast today. All inter
est is ccntoting on tho mayoralty
contest and Judging by the number
who are sworn in at the Murphy
headquarters throughout the city it
eems apparent that Mayor Murphy
will be re-elected by a substantial ma
jority. Tho mayor, himself, estimates his
majority nt 200 while others who
have been supporting him during the
campaign estimate his majority nt
'r. in 100 to 300.
Pr Swinburne Is out of the city,
but the most hopeful of the Swin-
SPITED RECTI! 01-
Entire Northwest is. Held in
Grip of Storm Two Above
Zero Last Night.
SI.KK.il BELLS JINGLE
ON STREETS TODAY
llcuy Fall of Snow and Severe Cold
Itt'ixii'tctl from All Sections of tlio
Northwewl and n Northern Califor
nia First Counting Accident Oc
curred in Portland Yewterduy.
Summary of Storm. 4
Baker City Snow falls an
inch an hour. Heavy fall ex-
pected.
Astoria Ten degrees below
freezing. Blizzard and snow.
La Grande Eight degrees t
above zero; light snow and bllz-
zard. s
Albany Six Inches snow;
weather cold; farmers prepared.
Hood River Sleighing excel-
lent; continuous snowfall; fruit
safe.
Eugene Three inches snow;-
flood danger remote; rain falls
.in afternoon. 4
Medford Three inches snow;
mercury drops to 28 above; no
damage. 4
Spokane Grows colder stead-
ily; two inches snow; no dam-
age.
Aberdeen. Wash. Half inch
snow; floods cut off towns from
railroad.
Olympia, Wash. First snow;
' three Inches In four hours.
C'halis. Wash Thirty above
zero; snow continues. 4
Tacoma, Wash. Seven inches
snow; more predicted.
For the first time tiiis season sleigh
bells were heard upon the streets of
Pendleton yesterday afternoon. They
are still in evidence today, but owing
to the fact that the ground is only
covered to a depth of about four
inches, sleighing is only possible up
on the pavement or smoothest streets.
Tlie sl'ght amount of snow which
has been covering the ground for the
past several days was augmented yes
terday by a light fall which started
in before daylight and continued un
til dark. While the. flakes were ex
ceedingly small and not very numer
ous, everyone was like a crystal of ice
and all remained on the ground.
The thermometer also registered
lower last night than It has any time
s nee the November cold spell when
the mercury registered one below
zero. Last night it was within two
points of the zero mark, while five
above was the next coldest.
According to reports the fall of
snow is general throughout the coun
ty and th's part of eastern Oregon,
being much heavier In most places
than in tills city. The first snow that
fell a few days ago only reached west
as far as St.infleld, but the present
fail is general. Two feet of snow Is
reported at Meacham and throughout
the county It Is said to vary from
i hi-' e to seven Inches.
Reports from the northwest show
(he storm is general.
Over nt Redding.
R 1'i ii '. I'u!., Dee. 5.- A phenom
enal snowstorm ceased at midnight
last n i rl-. t iifter ten hours duration
The storm extended from Chico on the
'ouiii to Ashland. Ore., on the north.
Depths reported are. Chico one inch:
SEE1S II MER
j l ni ne forces do not claim so much as
,a hundred majority, while the greater
I number of them concede his defeat.
Others say the result will be close.
The voting began early In all the
wards th s morning, a thing almost
unprecedented in a local city election.
This in considered all the more re
111:11 k: h'.e because of the snow and
I old. condition that under ordinary
circumstances would cut down the
vote nritei't.illy.
In ward No. 3, 20 ballots were de
posited in the box during the first
hour 1 hat the polls were open, while
in No. 2. the number of votes cast at
II o'clock was 5!. The number of
those who are he'ng compelled to
(Continued on rsge I.)
Red Bluff five; Redding 14; Dun.imulr
24; Yreka 18; Ashland three.
A heavy wet snow clung to the
wires, putting telephone and both tel
egraph companies out of commission.
Last night Redding had no outside
communication whatever. All day not
a wire was working south, but every
thlngwas "O. K." north.
The snow does not Interfere with
the movement of trains materially, but
wire trouble causes considerable ae
lay. It was a remarkable storm for
this early in the season and was fol
lowed by a cold snap of two days.
Ice has formed throughout Shasta
county, which is something unusual
The lowest temperature recorded here
was 29 degrees. In Weaverville It was
18 degrees above and the Ice formed
tbre inches thick.
WIf.D ANIMALS IMF.
WIIKV ZOO IS IJI KNKD
Colorado Springs, Col., Dec. 5. A
full grown male Hon, two lionesses,
two lion cubs and a leopard were burn
ed to death today when cages In
local zoo took fire from an overheated
stove. The keepers feared to open
many of the burning cage and lib
erate the beasts, as they had no means
of preventing their escape. Queenie,
a lioness with cubs, was liberated, but
Jumped back into the cage when she
heard the cries of her cubs. Her
trainer attempted to drive her from
the cage, but she refused to abandon
the cubs and died with them.
UNG GOEY IS BEING
HELD IN SEATTLE
LOCAL CHINKSK SEEKING
TO Itirri'HN TO PENDLETON
Immigration Officials Trying; to Prove
Former Local Chinese Lender is
Only HcMtauraiit Keeper and Not
FjiiIiIihI to Return to America,
Ung Goey, leader in Pendleton's
Chinatown affairs, restaurant keeper
and merchant, who left for China sev
eral months ago, is being held on the
detention ship in Seattle and may not
he permitted to return to this city.
Tiiis fact was made known today by
a government inspector in the immi
gration service who is here for the
purpose of making an investigation
relative to Goey's slandti..
It seems there is a provision in the
Immigration laws which make it pos
sible for n Chinese merchant in this
country to go to China and then re
turn to this country but that a restaur
ant keeper Is denied this privilege. Ac
cording to the federal inspector now
here, Goey is seeking to return to Am
rica as a merchant whereas the Im
migration officials are endeavoring to
prove that he is nothing more than a
restaurant keeper.
The well-known Chinaman has al
ready been detained on the ship at
Seattle for several days, but as he is
still proprietor of the store on West
Alt.i street, as well as the noodle house
adjoining, it is probable that he will
finally be permitted to come to Pen
dleton.
If so, his arrival in tiiis city will be
awaited with interest. It will be re
membered that soon after his depart
ure for China that it was reported he
had deserted his wife and gone back to
his native land to reivtiin permanently.
Hardly had he landed upon China soil
before Mrs. Goev was arrested and
thrown in jail on the charge of steal
ing money belonging to the other
Chinamen and there has been open
war between her and the remainder
f the residents of Chinatown for sev-
ral months. Nearly all the crimes
in the catalogue have been laid at her
door bv tho other residents of China
town while she has been fully as gen- j
er 'iis w ith his opponents. Goey's at-
titude relative to the situation will he I
matched with interest.
7.FL.WA TO ESCAPE
TO HONDI'R AN TOWN
Xew Orle ins. Dec 6. Private ca
blegrams received today state that
President Zelnya is planning to es
ape from Nicaragua late today on a
Pa. !':, mail liner from Corinth. The
cable states the dictator plans to flee
with his family to Salima, Cnn or
t Amalpabi. Honduras It Is further
Tei'ovted VPs secretary. Julian Iress.
will be left to prosecute Zelaya's
Nicaragua plans.
SOITIIF.HN COMMERCIAL
CONGRESS IS VNDFRWAY
W'wliinetilll flue A Til. second
southern commercial congress, com
posed of representatives from all
states south, opened this morning in
the large assembly room of the new
WlP-ivi! Tlolel. Th. eomrress which
continues over tomorrow has for its
oeolfic object the discussion of eol
.nvntion a irrieiill uro manufactur
ing, good roads and other subjects re
lating to tlie development or tlie re-
Biiiipiia nml ill, In at rl.a nt the sontli
With this purpose in view nearly
00 delegates ore present.
I. W. Durrlll of Echo, camo up
from his home In the west end of
the county Saturday evening.
IN SESSION
Brief Ceremonies Attend For
mal Opening of Second
Session of 66th Congress.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
EXPECTED TOMORROW
I'ntll Document Is Formally Presented
Leaders of Both Factions Remala
Silent "Insurgents' of House Will
Back Ixuig for Speaker Hot Fight
A n t lei m ted N lea ra gua n Situation
of Interest.
Washington, Dec. 6. With a gentle
tapping ivory knock in the senate,
and the resounding thump of the
speaker's gavel, Vice President Sher
man and Speaker Cannon today open
ed the second session of the sixty-
sixth congress which is expected to
continue until May or June and to de.
velop some of the liveliest legislative
tilts ever seen at the eapltol. The
ceremonies today were brief consisting;
of the formal appolntmtnt of commit
tees to notify the president that con
gress is in sessiop. The first day Is
set aside as a time to pay respects te
the memory of members who died dur
ing vacation period.
Message Tomorrow.
Washington, Dec. 6. The message
from President Taft is expected to be
read tomorrow. The leaders are not
taking any decisive steps until then.
Though there Is a general idea what
may be expected in the presidential
communication as Taft outlined his
policies thoroughly in public utter
ances yet statesmen are inclined to
await the official reception of the mes
f.'.ge before making comment or de
finite predictions what the session
may bring forth. The insurgents have
lined up their batteries for Long and
a hot contest is expected. They will
endeavor to make the most powerful
fight they ever launched,
Nicaragua!! Situation.
Much interest is felt in the Nicara
guan situation, but the general dis
position is to permit the executive
branch to deal with it without inter
ference. The attitude of Canada toward the
provisions of the tariff law relative
to print paper and wood pulp Is giv
ing some concern.
Early efforts before this to remedy
this situation will be made but there
is no certainty of the outcotno.
While the corporation tax was un
d. r consideration In the extra session.
Senator Aldrich expressed the opinion
that it might not be of long life, but
he probably will take no steps to ab
rogate It until the full effect of the
tariff as a. revenue producer can be
ascertained.
Representative Campbell of Kansas
on Monday will introduce a resolution
asking for an investigation of the su
gar trust.
The opinion is quite general that
New Mexlca and Arizona will attain te
statehood before the close of the ses
sion. The president has promised that
they shall come In separately. While
many members regard the two terri
tories as unprepared for statehood the
probabilities are these members will
yield.
Postal Hanks.
Efforts will be made to get through
a po.-ta) s-aviings bill and a merchant
marine b;1!. but both will be opposed.
J'oth houses probably will adjourn
nlniost immediately after convening on
Monday; the senate on occount of the
dent'n of Senator Johnson of North
Dakota and the house because of the
deaths of Representatives DeArmond
of Missouri an! Lassiter of Viiginia,
nil of who have oecured in the recess.
Mr. Thompson who succeed Sena
tor Johnson, will be sworn in. as wiil
.be Mr. McCrcdic and Mr. Hawley. the
one the successor of the late Repre
sentative Cushman of Washington, and
tho other of William Iu-imer of Illi
nois, elevated to the senate.
War Willi Nicaragua.
Washington, Deo. fi. Representa
tive Sulzer Introduced a resolution to
day declaring war on Nicaragua The
resolution introduced in tho house
proposes that the president use the
land and naval forces to restore order
and peace and to protect American
life and property in Nicaragua. 1;
demands the arrest, trfal a i.I ', un
ishment of Zeltya for ni ml rmc
American pr'soners and demands
damages ami tho cstablislim-.n, or a
republican form of government. No
action was taken on the re Viu;on t"-dr-.
ATI' COCOAXFT PIE
TS DANGFROl Sl.Y II. L
Tacoma. Dec. 6 After eating a
copoanut plo left at the government
dock last night by an unknown per
son, Mathew MeCuly. nlghtwatchmar.
lies dangerously ill at a local hospital.