EVENING EDITIOH EVENING EDIT10I1 MATHER KEIMIC'I. Calling cards, wed ding stationery, com mercial stationery and Job priming to order at the East Oregonlan. Rain or snow; warmer tonight and WJediies. lny. COUNTl OFFIVIA L PAVER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. L'2 PENDLETON, OKECON, TUKSDAY. DECEM1JEII 7, UVM. NO. G75 C N7 C ' . PRESIDENT I H Tl SECOND SESSION Of HIS IB! r ON NATIONAL PROBLEMS Discusses Nicaraguan Situation, Sugar Frauds, Oriental Re lations', Tariff and Other Leading Questions. MUe I'liiln Ills Attitude Regarding Insult to Country by Zelaya Rec OBiiiii'iiil Establishment of Po& till Savings Ranks Dm I oh That .la pan U Endeavoring to Secure a .Moimk1.v In Manchuria Advises Admission of New Mexico and Arizona to Statehood Military Estl niatCN Are. Doing Cut Down. Washington, Dee.' 7. President Taft'g first regular annual message to congress was sent to that body to day. It consists of about 20,000 words and at that leaves for subse quent discussion in special messages the Important subjects of anti-trust and Interstate commerce legislation as well as legislation for further laws to promote the conservation of the natural resources. These questions are mostly referred to Incidentally In 'he present message. With regard to Nicaragua, Presi dent Taft refers to the "sad tale of the unspeakable barbarities and op pression alleged to have been com mitted by the Zelaya governr.ent," on to the fact that two American were recently put to death by order of Zelaya himself and says that this government is proceeding "with de liberate circumspection" to determlno the exnet truth and the course to be pursued "must consistent with its dignity, its duty to American interests and Its moral obligations to Central America." The message exonerates Japan from the charge of seeking a monopoly in Manchuria and says that1 our relations with that country con- 1 tintie cordial as usual. It points out I that the successful efforts that have i 1 iM-en nuiue u uinig annul economy 111 government expenses, the estimates for government expenses having been i cut out, $5,r.,OOO.0o0. The president recommends that the deficit In the treasury shall lie met by the issue of Panama bonds. Legislation to produce expedition in legal procedure is asked for as well as a law to prevent the Issuance of in junctions without notice. The pres ident recommends the establishment of postal savings banks and the pas sage of a ship subsidy bill looking to the establishment of lines to South America. Ch nn, Japan and the Phil ippine! lie urged the admission as separate slates of New Mexico and Arizona and suggests the appointment of an executive council fnrAlask i. but strongly deprecates' the hlca of the election of a territorial legisla ture for that district. Referring to the frauds discover ed at the New York customs house of which the sugar trust was the beneficiary, the president says that the government has recovered from the trust all that it Is shown to have j been defrauded of from undcnvcigl ts and that the treasury department j anil department of Justice are exerting every effoit to discover the wrong doers, "including the off.cers and employer.-" of, the trust with a view to cr. initial prosecution. The ires. ilea', adds that It seems' to him that a congressional investigation of the frauds nt this t.me might, by (riving imiouiiity .in.l otherwise, prove an emliarr.i.-siiient in securing convic tions ol' the guilty parties. I'Miacis "!' tli,- Mi'ssii're. ! '1 hi ini..4ik ' in part is as follow . I 'Negotiations lor an int. mnt'onal : conference to consoler ami reacn ."i ngreemi in piovidng for the preser vation and protect. on of the fur i-e.lis in the .""ilh Pacific are in progress with lie go.ci nuicnt.4 of Great Rrit ain. .lap;. n ,nd KusV a. The attitude of the gneiniii nis inlcrc.-tcil lea Is in., lo l. , lor lllcht of tills i;ll out. onto "f I lie "The ollesii'M I il. 41.1 II II II II. . 11 till Si He Ol the a .-at isfnetory setlle i st on n.-i ihe Hit imate negotiations, i arising out of the inn of the indepcnJ- Congo which has so long and earnestly preoccupied the attention of the government and eri listcd the sympathy of our best eiti i:eiin is still open but In n more hope ful stage. The announced programs of reforms whii. striking at many of the evils known to exist, are an nu guiy ... lii':1 i bins. Till., attitude of the fired States is one of be nevolent encouragement, coupled with a hopeful inist that the good work, i e.-poii! ability undertaken and z, aloi.-'ly perfected to the accomplish ment of the .results so ardently de sired. v II soon justify the wisdom that inspires tlicni and will satisfy the demands of humane, sentiment throughout the world." Roftni'ding Nli'itra gun. Tilting up the Central American situation the president says: The Pun-Am. rican policy of this country has long been fixed in Its . TUFT SUBMITS principles and remains unchanged. With the changed circumstances of the United States and of the republics to the south of us, most of which have great natural resources, stable gov ernment and progressive Ideals, the apprehension which gave rise to the Monroe doctrine may be said to have nearly disappeared and neither the doctrine, as It exists, nor any other doctrine of American policy should bo permitted to perpetuate Irrespon sible governments, the escape of Just obligations or the insidious allegation of domination of ambitions on the part of the United States. "Reside the fundamental 'doctrine of our Pan-American policy there have grown up a realization of po litical interests community of Insti tutions and Ideals and a flourishing commerce. All these bonds will be greatly strengthened as time goes on and Increased facilities such as Hi-. great banks soon to be established in l.atln-Amerlca. supply the means .'or building up the colossal lnter-cont :'. neiit.il e inimerce of the future. Since the Washington .'inventions of l'.iOT were cotninunic.it.' i to tlie government of the United States i- .. consulting and advising pa.-tv this governfnent has been almost c n. (bili ously called upon by one or another and In turn by all of the five, ci nt-il American republics to exert it- If ."or tho maintenance of th mv u'ioiis. Nearly every complain has bei n against the Zelaya gov rnine.it of Nicaragua which has sept Central America In constant '. i.-i u. or tur moil The responses in a le to the representations of Central American republics as du. from ihe United Slates on account of Its relaxation to ihe Washington conventions have been at all times conservative and have avoided, so far as possible, any semblance of Interference, a' though it Is very apparent that the" onsider ations of geographic proximity to the canal zone and m the very substan tial American Interests In Central American interests in Central Ameri ca give to the' United States a special pos.tlon in the .'.one of these repub lics and the Caribbean sea. May Necessitate SukMhI -Message. "I need not rein-arse here the pa ticnt efforts of this government t i promote peace and welfare among the republics, efforts which are fiu !v appreciated by the majority of them who are loal to their true ia- terests. Tt would be less unneccs ! -:i;t to r hearse her. the sad tale if unspeakable barbarities mil op- I presslons alb ged to hav,. been c nn-; j m'tted by the Zelayan governtn. lit. !;eecntly two Amercans were put to j I ih oy order or l'rc-'lile,r ;',,'., h'msclf. They were the organized I '.'one of a revolution which hail con-j ! t lined for many weeks, and was In , ' , ..or f -ibeut half of tin' republic. 1 r.d as .Mich, according to lie" r.iod.i u nllehtened practice of cl''i!lzd n.i-1 : tions, they were entitled to be deair j j i il ii a;; prisoners of hit. j " t the date whin this me u:e i j . inteil tills !:", ernm -nt i i limited dipioniai ic relati '.o!a a government, for r I i .nbl ie iii a communicnl o I nier Nicaraguan charge n i -tin i - ois sen t ' the d'affair I : i 1 1 1 s illlelidiili' lo lake Mil h ht ! will be found most consistent w ps nil 'dignity, its duty to Anic" i an im .-is and its moral oinigauoiis to ti'.il America, and to civ lii.anon. later laay be nece.'"-'iiry for in li-inc this subject to the atlcniion it to of congress in a special message." i The Oriental Situation. j On the relations of the United j States with the Orient the president j says: j "in the Par Wast this governtn. nt j preserves Its policy of supporMm. the j in ineiple of e.iiality of opportunity I and scrupulous re.-pert far the '-nieg- my of I In.. Chinese empire, to w n.cli policy lire pledged tin Interest I powers of both inst mid Wes'. When il nppeareil that Chinese revenue? were to lie hypoiheoated to for i n bairkcrs in connection with l great railway project. It was envious that the governments whose nations bad this loan would have a certain object In the carrying out. by china .f the reforms in ituestlon. ileeause (Continued on page 2.) MESSAGE lilifll CONGRESS; spends six days lx lidVCMt virnmi'T iyuhi! Taconia, Dec. 7. After lying six days in a box car without food, Al fred Webb, a .gas fitter, Is slowly re covering In the county hospital. Webb was discovered on a siding in the Northern Pacific yards, south of Ta conia, at 4:.'in yesterday afternoon by. two boys who opened the car in search of coal. He was found hud dled up In a corner of the car njn der a ragged blanket. The boys sup posed him dead and notified the po lice. Webb said he crawled Into the car last Tuesday because he was ill, and had no place to go. He gave his age as 3K and said be left England two years ago. CALIIOI X A( ti:PTi:i) AS MIMSTKIt TO CIII.V. ' Washington, Dec. 7. William Cal houn the Chicago attorney wag yes terday accepted as minister to Chi na. His appointhment, according to information from the state depart ment, has been declared satisfactory to the Chinese government and Cal houn is regarded here as one of the most successful of the country's prac ticing attorneys. For years he has been retained as counsel by many of the country's largest railroads and It Is said he drew an annual salary that Is surpassed by but few men in his profession. AltsF.XCK OF MOI OKS .MAKF.S DAYTON PUOSIM IKU S Dayton, Wash., Dec. 7. For the first time in the history of Dayton I'll ry business block on Main street is occupied and buildings are in de mand. This condition is due, accord ing t leading business men and city officials t i the tact that Dayton is now a "dry town " A restaurant pro prietor was ousted yesterday from his iii irtei by the expiration of his lease on his building. He is forced out of nusiness because lie, eannot anotbj' budding. nr. sTis ;f, MAN'S 1SODY FOUND XF.AU SiltF.IVr I lead Crushed Com. Pulled limes May Willi Heavy Club and Up Over Unci' Prulal Have. P.ei-ii Committed by Snii'o Persons. From ' ., up d'AIi nc. Idaho, comes a story of a murder which In detail is so nearly like the one recently lomm tied near Umatilla as to be startling. The victim's head was crushed with a heavy club and then .t coat was pulled up over it. These '.vere the leading features of the Uma tilla murder and it is not Improbable both wore conim'tted by the saim man or men. The following is the Idaho dispatch which was received th.s afternoon: Cm lir d'Ati lie, body of John H. ered In a cluni street last night. Idaho, Dec. The Hillings was iis of bush, s on Investigation by Otll the sheriff h, oa.d niuri a re in i 11. ; as three deep head. Ihe skull g:.-lus . ' : o" ir e ' !' l .-.ag a ccc.. of scan' Ijicr four ) I il,. si reel beside the body dy-,a in 1 con , Ynil'eii o or A i' tter from his daughter h.s he; and sis-tor were found A workman's pass in showed lo had been ccnliy by the Parker puny in Spokane. lb here. in his pocket. his pocket employed r -Carnival c.om- i IIEXEV SI l-S FOIl CROCKER l.ir.lil.Ol S LETTER San Honey ."ra nejsco, Dec 7 nnnounei'd todav I'lMlIf that he brougt suit Olid' ilamagi famatlon of 1 1 . Crocker. National ba result of a ill New York f, s alleging a l.l.el character agaiii'o pi esidein of t he nk of San Fi nn' letter s gue.l by r JL'.M' -and b -Willi :ai Crock.-, sco. tin Crocker printed in th Not Vovk Vixen- Post. December had employi d in i on '.net njr t 'n alleging Iba' criminal melh gral't pr isecn- II. n ' r aci .day. d .with p: pels ill York t. RESIDENTS MESSAGE IKlEsVi' INTEREST MEMRERs Washington. Dec. 7.-- Roth bun a : adjourned until Friday morning aftei hearing the president'., in ssaire. Tlicr. was a fairly large assembly of mem bees !i lo !i houses this morning The gallery was crowded, hut as the rending of the message pvogresse, the number of legislators In both lions. gradually dwindled until only n feyc " re left at adjournment. CiH.ll WW K ovi:i: kntiki: couvntv Denver, Dec. 7. A record breaking cold wave is sweeping the west and south tui...y. Six inc lies of snow has fallen at St. Douis and it is still snowing. Chicago is in the grip of the fiercest snow storm this winter and car tinffi, is badly crip pled. lake navigation Is suspended. The train service throughout the west is demoralized. For the last three days the weather has been exceptionally cold, and the Colorado mercury ims twice been 12 below zero. Snow is re ported in southern Arizona and is considered a freak. A bliz zard is raging In Montana. The train service of Wyoming is . in terrupted by a severe storm. The Texas panhandle Is snow bound. Snows are reported In Kansas and Oklahoma unusu ally heavy. PIIF.PAKF. TO DIXIDE Ilt. COOK'S CLAIMS Copenhagen. Dec. 7. With the ar rival today of the north pole records of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, no time will be los't by the University of Co penhagen .scientists in deciding his claims. The committee for the con sideration of the records ha been or ganized, with Prof. Ellis Stromgren director of the Astronomical Obser vatory, as the chairman, Walter Lonsdale, secretary to Dr. Cook, was custodian of the records on the trip across the Atlantic, and looked after them as carefully as If they had been Jewels of untold value. Dr.. Cook's report, as has been de clared, is a voluminous document containing some 300.000 words. Mr. Lonsdale said that the documents are in complete form and ready for the scientific scrutiny. The report and the records were under lock and key In tin strong r1om of the steamer, while she was .at sea. The secretary expects that the Copenhagen univer sity oiuthoriticH will make public their op iiinii of the records by the first of the new year. There have been rumors in circu lation that the Cook records are not i". possess on of Mr. Lonsdale, and that they wetv sent on another steamer, because of an alleged plot hatched by Cook's enemies to secure and destroy them. No credence Is placed in this report. COXPEMN WILD AX X UAL OKGY OF AI.DEKMEX Chicago, Dec. 7. Resolutions con demning the "First Ward Hall." the annual orwy conducted by Alderman "ilinkey Dink" McKenna and "Hath House" John O.ughliii were circu lated today. McKenna and Coughlin were grilled last night by fellow members of the board of aldermen and the opposition tins year is more likely to prove effective than ever before. (.lis I'ltAXf HiSE OVER ALL COV X TV ROADS Ho.miani. Wash.. Dec. 7. At a meeting of the county commissioners yesterday a franchise was grunted to Eldridge Whccb-r and associates for an electric line over every public road in the county. The backers an thought to be eastern capitalists. All protests were ignored. The decision was made at a secret session and tin fa is given- to the public today. AS TOR'S GRANDSON KII LED IX XFW VORK New York. Drayton, a g Dec. iiiiil-i1 William' Ast ir of John Jacob i ted and lcf sidewalk Mdav Aster. lllle. ill. " b ! , fivers him k.ia. tii. e murdi a th-- ,., ly Strike Dec. I r. nf- W .'IK 'tig I'laek I d hi. ii nihil. v. N a k-ani .nil br Hiv, c tod a v. . . 1 x i'i- ,!' and hoi the f the lo- null in pa I.oconi str ke in ii M OF IXCEX DI Mill s WORKING IX R lvl il; ! I I Pevelopmt n;s eiitliuiotis inv S'ovemberM SI h made in th" 1 1 1' rni Ai-'hi MllM'l Oil Upi- l orkers the rah iv-- of hav. thct oil an.' ! to three nr: :eoii V bo di ut thai ii oi whole Rifli ind'gt'.at .si. r, r ,- there 1 h' tali! r II tig due il-.a formed ! A- ,i f il, i a 111 people II state ofl'i for the ( such nn at ion ha a total i vietio., , tn't- i , du g il '.I tin Tit for act p. ii it.- pani, s loi,. t.'.i'a n w ar,!. 'i' , ; row ard of S ! :.i ... one eoiuui'ttii; the slate nssoei a rs a si. in. be,; ipt in e of ., : .flense and luided $.11111(1 1 loo. which make v. ward for ihe eon- EACH MS AND LOSES BATTLE Both Zelaya and Estrada Win Bloody Engagement and Lose Another. lililiUI, CAKTIUDGKS I0 NOT FIT GfXS Jtcporls from Nicaragua Tell of Two Illoody Kiigiig-enicnts.-Oiie of Which is Won by Either Party Consul at Xew Orleans jarns That Kemington Cartridges and Mauser Guns Were Sent to Revolutionists. Xew Orleans, Dec. ".Dispatches from Manauga via a wireless to Port Limon today says that General Vas quez, heading the party of Zelaya forces has won a decided victory in an engagement north of Rama. Two hundred were killed in the battle. Tne fighting Is reported to have been hand to hand. Zelaya Defeated. New Orleans, Dec. 7. The forces of President Zelaya under General Vasquez were defeated In a bloody en gagement today by revolutionists un der provisional President Estrada who is encamped In the vicinity of Rama. (Two hundred are reported killed. (.or WltOXti CAKTIilltKES FOIl IXSUrtGEXT RIFLES New Orleans. Dec. 7. The Signal for the biggest, and presumably the decisive battle In the Nicaraguan rev olution was cabled from here by Consul Altschul to Zelaya today. Altschul cabled that he had learned that the rifles taken the revolution ists two weeks ago by the steamer Utstein were Mausers while the can- i ridges were" Remingtons. The Ut- i stein immediately after the arrival at 1 riuefields was dispatched to get i Maused cartridges, and in the mean- I time the rebels are badly handicapped. PHOIIIS DENOUNCE CAXXOX AMI HIS'CI.IQUF Chicago. Dec. 7. Speaker Cannon and his friends were denounced this afternoon at the anti-saloon league's national convention when William Anderson, acting national executive, read his annual report. The report detailed the troubles of the legisla tive agents of the league in sndeavor ing to p t prohibition laws enacted. GREAT INCREASE IX FALL WHEAT SEEDING Washington. Dec. 7. The depart ment of agriculture's crop report to day estimates that the winter wheat in the newly seeded area is 7.9 per nt over the revised estimate of the area sown in the fall ow 1K0S and equivalent to an ncrease of 2 1 . 4 4 . -000 acres, and ndicated the total area as being 33.-IS3.000 acres. WOTIII.H OH, ESCAPES MAGNATE LAW'S CLUTCHES u.-tin. Tex.. Dec. 7. Judge Cal- '-"'ay sustained the immunity '( a nate sw ea turn or 11. Clay Fierce, the oil mas charge with perjury for I'aNe ring and ordered the jury to re a verdict of acquittal. I '.u t'ieci's Talk Shop. ". w Vo.k . 11 7.---Mechanical ex perts from all over the country are In attendance at the thirtieth annui! me. t'nr. the American S'oci.-tv of Mi ii 'j al Engin. ts convened !': Pap. r-i fession necr'ng- soei, ('vcring all jd1; will be road. J building-. , of the pr. Sicn.i'cr tiiu ground. i - -Tile s lavs out for th s and iii. ;an V is, o. Dei s, Icon j San p. M fro. and bound i PI CK-VI Pi's SF I ' I I E PI 111 WITH IM' (.INS Siier ft" Rand d word t'i s "gilt between in whi h th was shot ',, ,-tlng ocurre ! at I ' lop in tl 1 i !.au ling i'IV tli, right de hi, r. et. i, . ti . si ri us i" - i Th -tieo! :i; barber,,! be.w ' il ' nger his a M'.ti: ipate I. '.'cur. ndg, i the le o men fo in t . t is nn. r some bee:, officers a rrcsis ii c.cirt n dispute th htm- .'bollt it. perty an. peace ib'. Pille in. id. ! 11 the wiil aid to cess; i'Otne U I the cas. -P.iker He; Mr, ipeut . Y. last C. Hlalock night in P. of Walla 'lldleton. Walla HORPUr GETS BIG flUff In Mayoralty Conteet Wins Over D". Swinburne by Decisive Vote. KM. DEFEATS WIECOX IS THIRD WARD Clos of Election CoiiU'ki i v-Miim Largest Vote in Four Years PoII l Ilallot for Major Is 487 for Murphy and 210 for Sulnbarne. .Major Moorhonse Leads Ticket HrownHeld Elected from Firs Ward. UHOM MAYO It MIKPHV, I feel deeply grateful to the people of Pendleton for h confideneo th- ..i , .... j a; BI1UWI1 111 me by re-electing me as mayor by such a handsome vote. ' Tt was a great victory. I want to thank all my friends who work ed so earnestly for my success any especially the East Orego nlan for its influence in m be- oaii. i win strive to srve ihi people of Pendleton to the very best of my abilit' 12. J. JICRPHT. E. J. Murphy is to be continued as mayor of Pendleton for another two years. This was the decision of the voters of the city, announced yester day at the polls by th overwhelming -majority of 487 to 216. The total vote polled was the larg est recorded in a Pendleton city elec tion in four years. It would probably have been still heavier yesterday had not those who were e-ettinc nut th Murphy voters realized early in the j day that victory was theirs "and had I not the Swinburne forces- realized be j fore the voting started that there was ' . no hope for their candidate, j As has been stated before, practi i cally all interest centered in the may- oralty contest. There was one no , table exception to his, however, that j being the contest for councilman In the Third ward. In that precinct the vote for councilman exceeded that cast for mayor by six ballots. Joe Ell. i the present incumbent, defeating his j opponent. It. H. Wilcox. 142 to 7. j There were no published candidates I in ward 1, the voters writing in the i name of the man they desired for this i position. J. Mumm, the present In- cumoent, had declined to allow his name to be used again, but 22 of hi friends wrote it on the ballot. Charles W. Brownfield was elected, however. , his name having been written in. 51 j times. There were a number of other scattering complimentary votes, W. : P. Temple with his three votes being ! next to Mumm. the others all receiv j ing one apiece. ; I he total number of votes cast was about .'0, jf which 03 were for the ; two candidates for mayor. Major ; Lee Moe-rhouse, candidate for re-elec- ; tion as city trc.i5urer. lead the ticket ;ith fi! votes. (-,. T. LaDowj candi date for water commissioner, was sec ond, while Mayor Murphy wi.s third with -IST. despite li s opposition. Moorhens., received more votes than were cist ;,r all the candidates for councilman. , The voting on mayor, treasurer im,l water commissioner, by wards was as follows: 1 2 i! 4 Total 134 1 47 133 4-w 1 M' .". 216 17 1 17T. If.', BIS IB.". It5 4 15.". 5X1 rs will t.ik ilicir meet ". g of. tile iu v. as full..'v.-: Mayor .-.isurer Mo .ri.ou.--o Murphy . . , Sw Hi nt : n, , M oorboiis, 'La Dow ... The new seats at lb, year and w . 7:1 1 t la,; . loo o . f i, , first il be Murphy and will succeed will succeed themselves I. I. Dow ,Ia met F e as w.t r eomm sis :i,t solutely ri fu the d to h.i mg ah his i:.', in.- ti be used again, w! succeed Mumm a. f rst ward; W. E ltf wnlie d VMM the U.S cup., iui.m ti I'.r.ick. with Mi'Coi inma.'i votes v, i'l succeed the second, will in the third and J. 159 will succeed J. fourth. succeed L. S'.Ui'. r. h n'!. him.-c ui i TRANSPORTS TR ANSI "1 RRI .1) FROM. GROUXD1 D PR MRU. Philadeli ha dred m .fines Dec. 7 bound S' ' for r. yl. w here they will be held in r..c!'" to be s.-nt to N.eirigai. -liioiii i :'. presence there be d .'Hied n'csnavv were trans'errcd from th- gr.un !. ,1 transport pnirie t the f.i'i-p,g; Dia e -r!'.- y -terd.i. Tile D xie itu inedaite'v put to . ., A nt!:er t i suceeasful a t- nipt was mad to f eat the Prairie from the mud flats of the Delaware ri.r. where she is ground ed. .It is feared a drelger aiu-t ee einpaiyed to raise the ship f; !, positbOi.