EVENING EDITION WEATHER REPOUT Snow tonight and Fri day; warmer to- night; briHk south-' erly winds. Calling cards, wed ding stationery, com mercial stationery and Job printing to order at the East Oregonlan COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 22. PENDLETON, OliEGON, Til UltSDAY, BIXEMUEIi 30, 190) NO. 6785 EVENING EDITION FROZEN FOG Electricity Current Off Last Evening Because of Un usual Difficulty. O. A. C. RECEPTION WILL BE HELD TONIGHT Continued Aocnmulatlon of Fog on Wires Near . Weston Broke North western Company's Line Elec tricity "Promised for Tonight Pres ident Kerr and Other O. A. C. Peo ple Remain Extra Day In Pendle ton Attend Social AJTuir This Eve ning. 4 O. 'A. C. Reception' Tonight. Owtng to the absence of elec- trlclty the O. A. C. alumni re- ' ceptlon and dance) scheduled for last evening was postponed until tonight. It will be held this evening, commencing at 9 4 o'clock. Should the electric current be off : tonight the Eagles hall will lie lighted by means of Japanese lanterns. Owing to the breaVIng of the wires on the "High line" near Weston, Pendleton's electric current was off for several hours last -night and the city was forced to rely upon candles, lamps, etc., fy lighting purposes. The trouble last Tiight was due to the continued accumulation of frost on the wires between Weston a-nd Milton. The weather tn that section has been severe and by last evening the frozen fog, or frost had accumu lated upon the wires -until they were several Inches thick. The heavy strain canned the wires to break, shutting off the current. An attempt was then made to supply Pendleton with electricity over 'the reserve wires but they too broke under the weight o? the frozen fog and the city was left in darkness until about midnight. In order to repair-the broken wires i a crew was ent out from Walla Walla 'by a special car. They succeeded lu rrepalrlng the line within a few hours. IHowcver, some further work was done en the line during the forenoon to day, thus shutting off "the current for i time. That the lights will "be on as usual -tonight is confidently predicted by tr. F. W. Vincent, manager for the Northwestern eompany. , Rewpaon Postponed. A regretable feature of the lack of lights last evening was ithe fact ithat It interfered with the holding of the O. A. C. reception and dance. This event a host of local people were pre paring to attend and -many had ar rived on the ewnlng trains from other places In eastern Oregon to at tend the affair. Xr. W. J. Kerr, president of O. A. C was among the out of town people to arrive during the evenlag. But while disappointment was keen In the O. A. C. camp last night the graduates and students accepted the situation gracefully and began to pre. TRAGEY BATTLE FOB The legal battle to save the life of George Tracey, charged with the bru tal murder of Andy Rabeal near Uma tilla on the evening of Nov. 23, is about to start Lot L. Feltham, an at torney of Weiser, Idaho, has been em ployed as attorney and arrived last night to take up the case. He had a consultation with the accused man at the county jail and later announced that he would take up with tho Jus tice of the peace the matter of a pre liminary hearing. The arrangements for thlB have not yet been completed but it Is probable that they will be soon and that Tracy will be given a hearing late this afternoon or to morrow morning. Tracy was given the opportunity of securing an attorney and being given a preliminary hearing, immediately following his arrest. Up until the present, however, he neglected to avail himself of the opportunity offer ed. This was due principally to the seeming reluctance of relatives to eome to his rescue. It will be remembered that Jack Rowland, brother-in-law of the ac cused man, was In Pendleton from his home in Weiser, about ten days go. He said at that time that he pare to hold the reception this even ing. Dr. F. W. "Vincent, who Is presi dent of the local alumni association, made arrangements to' secure the Eagles-Woodmen hall from the Elks tonight. This evening the reception will be given Just us planned for last night. Should the light fail this eve ning the hall will be Illuminated by means of Japanese lanterns. WILL ASCEND MT, M'KINLEY BY RALLOON ARRANGEMENT New York, Dec. 30. With the aid of a large balloon minus a "basket and designed to assist In climbing, Col onel II. P. Shirley of Nashville, Tenni an experienced aeronaut, Is planning to, scale Mount McKlnley. The balloon, 20 feet In dlamettr, and holding Just enough gas to lift a man off his feet, is ready for ship ment.' Shirley says he will attach himself to the balloon by a harness and bolt. This will leave him free to climb and yet give htm the buoyancy of the gas filled bag. Hit by Street Car; Dies. San Francisco, Dec. 30. Whllo running to catch a boitt last night at the ferry building, John Rohme, third officer of the steamer Lurllne, Matson Navigation company, was struck by a street car and so badly Injured that he died within an hour. Rohme was a resident of Oakland and leaves a wife and two children. FOUR PERISH IN CHICAGO COLD SNAP POLICE REIHHtT TJIMS OF FALLEN THERMOMETER Hoy Walks Many Hour But Sink Exhausted to Freeze .dan Dies Short Distance From Home An other Klips on Walk and Frwrtumt Skull. . ' Chicago, Dec. 80. Intense cold pre vailing throughout the middle west resulted In four deaths in this ity Inst night according to police reports today. Henry Jolly, aged 12, after tramping about the city for many hours, became exhausted and fell in the street where Te "froze to death. Charles A. Johnson fell to the pave ment within a short distance of hi own home last night. His dead body, rigid from cold, was found this mor ning. Jacob Kotz slipped on the Icy sidewalk and fractured his skull. He died from the injury. A fourth vic tim, unidentified was found frozen to death on the sidewalk. The ther mometer registered six degrees below zero today. Many trains were de layed. Indiana. Suffers. Indianapolis, Dec. 30. The entire state of Indiana la shivering In the bitter cold weather that has prevailed the past few days. Telegraph and telephone wires have snapped and communication la seriously interrupt ed. ALABAMA HAS COLDEST WEATHER IV HISTORY Birmingham, Dec. 30. Albama is today experiencing the coldest weath er in its history, according to the lo cal station of the gevernroont weath er bureau. The thermometer at the station registered twelve degrees he low zero today. The cold wave is re ported general throughout itoe south and suffering Is Intense. COMMENCES HIS LIFE was here to investigate the charges agalnBt his relative and that if the re sult of these Investigations convinced him that there was a possibility of Tracey being Innocent that he would do all he could to save him but that If he became convinced of the guilt of the accused man that he would do nothing. His arrival last night in company with the Idaho attorney would seem to Indicate that he thinks his brother-in-law Innocent of the grave crime with which he Is charged. Tracy's attorney Is probably de manding the preliminary hearing In the hopes of being able to get a line on the evidence to be used against the accused man. It is probable, however, that barely enough of this will be presented to insure his being held to the grand Jury. It is believed that the small amount of the evi dence secured by Sheriff Taylor and his deputies which has already been given to tho general pulilic will be sufficient to hold the accused man. As the grand Jury will tike up the case against him Monday there Is ap parently very little to bo gained by Tracy or his attorney by a prelimi nary hearing, unless they can force? the prosecution to divulge some more of the evidence against the prisoner. ESTRADASENDS HIS ULTIMATUM Demands Choosing of Presi dent by Revolutionists or by General Election. INSURGENTS WOULD RE TAIN ARMS Dl'UIXG KLECTION Considered Improbable That Madriz Will Accept Either Alternative Revolutionist Would Not Select Hint, and If Permitted to Retain Arm During Election, Would Vir tually Control Vote Madriz Anx ious for Peace. Managua, Dec. 30. General Estra da today sent an ultimatum to Pres ident Madriz, according to a current rumor, agreeing to suspend hostilities and abandon his march against Man agua upon 'either one of two condi tions. Estrada demands that Mad- friz consents to the selection of a president by the revolutionists, or call a general election to choose a" chief executive. Should the latter alterna tive be accepted, the revolutionists would retain their arms daring the election. ' It Is not considered possible here that Madriz will accept either prop osition. It la certain If the insur gents should select a president the mantle will not fall upon Madriz, and It appears to be equally certain If they retained their arms they would con trol the election. Madriz has ap pointed th"e commissioners to con fer with the revolutionary leaders in an Bitempt to secure peace. Zrlaya Mccta Diaz, -MWctqg tHt?V Mex.. Dec. 3l Form er Pre lent Zelaya " of Nicnragua, called informally upon President Di az today. After Zelaya's departure the statement was given out that the matter of. politics was' not discussed nor the Xicaragnau situation touched upon during the call. to mm pmm Washington, Doc.. 30. The officials of the Interior department, under the personal direction of Secretary Bal llnger today are preparing evidence which the secretary will introduce at the coming congressional Investigation of the covulled Balllnger-Flnchot controversy. This' evidence, it is stat ed, not only will cover the official acts of Secretary Hal linger and his subor dinates In their administration of the public land laws, bat will probe thor oughly Into the affairs of-the forestry service. One point of attack upon GlCford Pinchot that Ballinger will probably make will be a charge against the chief forester to the effect that he went outside the limits of the law by Including within the national forest ry reserve a tract of 117,000 acres of alleged grazing land which was bounded on one side by a strip of for est covering only two per cent of Its aera. It will bo alleged that this land was not turned over or deforested and was not chiefly valuable as forest land according to the intent of the law. A Joint resolution providing for congressional investigation will be In troduced simultaneously in . both houses of congress, probably next Wednesday. RIG FIRE HAKES AliONG GALVESTON WATER FRONT Galveston. Tex., Doc. 30. Fire which has already caused damage ag gregating $225,000 Is raging among the wharves of the Galveston water front. There are great quantities of cotton etored ,ln warehouses alonjg the wharves and If the flames are not controlled before the warehouses are reached, the loss" will be enor mous. lire I'mler Control. Galveston, Tex., Dec. 30. After de stroying 3,000 bales of cotton and Citusing damages aggregating $225, 000, the fire thnt threatened to con sume many of the warehouses and wharves on the Galveston water front was controlled late this afternoon. Several buildings directly In the path of the flames were blown up with dynamite by firemen. . NEW AEROPLANE RECOKD ESTABLISHED IN FRANCE Juvlsy, France, Dec. 30. Leon Do La Grange today established a new aeroplane record by driving his mon oplane 12" miles in two hours and thirty minutes. The previous record was held by Bleriot, who flew across the English' channel. MUP TO DATE Los Angeles Man Secured Bride on Eve of Her Mar 'riage With Another. .MAX WHO U)ST OCT HAILS FROM SPOKANE Couolit of James G. Blaine Travels to California to Bring Back Bride, Itut (Jay Southerner Claims Her As His Own Arranges for Nuptial Knot in Fifteen Minutes Bereaved Lover Will Hide His Sorrows in South America, Los Angeles, Dec. 30 While Charles Blaine, cousin of James G. Blaine, is Journeying back to his home in Spokane today, Goodwin C. Chase, who "stole" Blaine's fiancee from under his very nose, Is laughing in his sleeve. He said: "Yes, I think Blaine is unfortunate and I'm really sorry for him, but you see," and he pointed to his bride, who until Sunday evening was Miss Louise Croethwaite of Lexington, Ky., "we were much In love so we got mar-ried?'- That's all there is to it." Mrs. Chase is a daughter of a weal thy southerner. Three years ago she became engaged to Blaine in Lexing ton. Several months ago she met Chase, and for a month before this marriage here, they were secretly en gaged. In the meanwhile her lover in Spo kanoi became anxious to claim his bride He arrived in Los Angeles iber 23 and every preparation lade for a wedding in the Page ary, where the girl was study uslc. They were to be married December 29. "On December 26 Mr. Blaine invited me to go to the auto mobile races at Ascot park," said Mr. Chase today. "Then I telephoned to ! Mr. Chase that my wedding with Blaine was getting uncomfortably close. He laughed and hung up the telephone. I went to the races with Mr. Blaine, while Mr. Chase hunted up the county clerk and got a mar riage license. He asked me if I would marry him within fifteen min utes. Until then I did not know I was to be a bride before 7 o'clock. However, I said yes,, and we were married by Rev. C. C. Pierce, who is a fraternity brother of Mr. Chase. When. Blaine heard of It, he seemed very much put out. He told me he would go to South America, because he did not want to face the people of Spokane after announcing he Intended to bring me back with him." The couple will remain in Los An geles, where Mr. Chase Is assistant manager of the California builders' supply company. He came here a short time ago from his home in Nashville, Tenn. TAFT'S NIECE WEDDED TO SEATTLE LUMBERMAN New York, Dec. 30. A remark able company of guests, representing the upper social and official life of the nation, assembled today at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waters fa ft for the wedding of Miss Louise Taft and George Hogg Snowden. Prominent among those present were President Taft. son and daughter, Robert and Miss Helen. Mrs. Taft was absent because of ill health. George Hogg Snowden is a wealthy lumberman of Seattle, prominent In several clubs and well known In New York. Mr. and Mrs. Snowden will live in Seattje after an extend ed European trip and a visit to Egypt. lin uKM MAYOR BEGINS WAR ON GAMBLERS Lewlston, Idaho, Dec. 30. Aroused by published charges of open gambl ing permitted by the police. Mayor Tweedy today announced he will call upon Judge Steele of the district court, to summon a grand Jury to In vestigate. Tweedy was elected on the reform ticket but It Is charged the p lice commissioner and officers open ly disregard his orders. . Sensational disclosures are anticipated If the Jury Is summoned. Search For Man Fraltlens. McAlester. Okla., Dec. 29. A search throughout the day for John Brown, superintendent of the Bolton Darnel mines, who entered the mine ir. which yesterday's explosion occur red, at 4 o'clock, this morning has been fruitless. The body of Angelo Aslnnor, a shot firer entombed In the explosion, has not been found. Sutolll Is Unconscious. Home, Dec. 30. Cardinal Satollt, who Is suffering from blood poison M unconscious today. Physicians look momentarily for the end. The pre late has been In a comatoe condi tion for two days. WANTS TARIFF REFORMED. Chamberlain Advocates Revision to West Birmingham Electors. London, Dec. 29. Joseph Cham berlain today issued on address to the electors of West Birmingham, advo cating tariff reform and ' reciprocity with the colonies and attacking the budget as placing a heavy burden of taxation upon the people and at the same time increasing the number of unemployed. The address asserted that home rule for Ireland as promised by the liber als not only would injure the friends of England there whose interests were safeguarded by the present control. but the danger to all would be greater since Great Britain was now threat ened by foreign nations as never be fore. After alleging .that the liberals desire a single chamber rule, the ad dress concluded with a criticism of the government's lack of preparation for the national defense. FRACTURED SKULL LV GAME OF RUGBY Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 30. Basil Sawyers, star fullback of the vic torious Vancouver Rugby team, who sustained a fractured skull in the match with Berkeley for the Keith cup, for the, championship of the Pacific coast yesterday, is progress ing well today following an opera tion. It is expected he will recover. PICKPOCKETS CAUSE FATAL THEATER PANIC EXPIXDE CANNON CRACKERS AND PLY THEIR TRADE People in Crowded Moving Picture Show Trample Each Other Under Feet, Killing Five and Injuring Many Oilier Crooks Ply Trade at Exits. Lemburg, Austria, Dec. . 30. The police force of this city Is on a man hi,-,;, today in an effort" to ruh down the ' desperate pickpocket who ex ploded fireworks in a moving pic ture show last night, when five were killed and twenty-one seriously In jured In the panic which followed. The pickpocket's plan was entirely successful, scores being robbed as they fled through the exits. It is supposed the criminals had men sta tioned at the doors, while the lead era stood in the back of the house with lighted fuses attached to a num ber of cannon crackers which had been concealed under their feet. Men, women and children trampled upon each other in a frenzy when the ex plosion occurred, and some one cried "Fire." The exits were soon blocked by the fighting masses and In the panic the pickpockets plied their trade at will. RcnIriis Because of HI Heauth. New York, Dec. 30. Charles C. Dickinson resigned the presidency of the Carnegie Trust company yester day because of poor health and a de sire to devote himself to personal business. Joseph B. Reichman was elected to succeed him. Mr. Dickin son remains a member of 'the board of directors. Duma Passes Reorganization. St. Petersburg, Dec. SO. The duma last night unanimously passed both readings of the bill granting $5,000, 000 for the reorganization of the as sembly. LED LIKE LAMB Declaring that she will not accom pany the Vancouver sheriff even as far as Portland, without extradition papers, Mrs. Maud Baney or Mrs. Myrtle Johnson, is still being held at the county Jail. The one year old boy, whom she claims as her son, but whom the Seattle authorities al lege is an incubator baby, is keeping her company. Sheriff E. W. Sapplngton of Van couver, Washington, arrived this morning on the 4 o'clock train, ex pecting to return on the Portland lo cal with the woman In his custody, the case against her In the local courts having been dismissed yester day afternoon at the instance of Dis trict Attorney Phelps. When the officer from the Washington town called at the office of Sheriff Taylor this morning, armed only with the warrant of arrest, he was promptly Informed by the accused woman that if he took her he would have to shackle her and take her by main force. After a consultation with District Attorney Phelps, Sheriff Sapplngton decided to secure extradition papers and to that end telephoned back to Vancouver for the officials there to take' tho necessary steps. Governor Benson Is in Portland today and the IS Tin DEAD DURING SHE Switchmen's Walkout Has Resulted in L ro Number ot Accidental Fatalities. DEATHS AMONG RANKS OF THE UNEXPERIENCED Governor of Minnesota Makes Report Showing Big Strike Has Had Other Disastrous Results Than Tieap of Freight Traffic Deaths Hare All Occurred in Railroad Tarda Little Change in Strike Situation Lead ers Are Stubborn. Minneapolis, Dec. 30. Since the beginning of the switchmen's strike that has demoralized the freight traf fic of the northwest for nearly a month, 30 men have lost their live in the various railroad yards affect ed, according to a report made by the governor today. The fatalities for the most part are said to have been among the inexperienced switch men, who have been . working as strikebreakers. Accidental deaths have averaged almost one each day., since the beginning of the strike. There Is little change in the strike -situation today. Railroad officials declare that so far as they are con cerned, the strike is over. The strike leaders, however, are emphatic in . their declaration that they will fight to the end. Switchmen Are Impatient. ing Impatient over the long drawn oat: negotiations to which their demands are being submitted and threats of a general strike unless .prompt - action is takerf by railroad officials are be ing expressed today. Strike Broken in Butte. Butte, Dec. 30. All striking North ern Pacific .switchmen today return ed to work in the local yards. Theh action practically breaks the strike in this locality, since Great Northern employes have already resumed their places. TURKEY WILL HAVE NEW MINISTRY AND CABINET Constantinople, Turkey, Dec. 30. A dispatch from Rome today says that Hakkl Bey, the Turkish ambas sador to Italy has accepted the of fice made vacant yesterday by the resignation of Hilmi Pasha Hakkt Bey will leave Italy soon and will re turn to this country to organize a new cabinet The entire Turkish cabinet resigned following Hilmi Pasha's res ignation. Telegraphers Will Not Strike. Cincinnati, Dec. 30. It was an nounced today that the differences between the telegraphers employed on the Big Four railroad and road officials have been settled, and the proposed telegraphers strike will not bp called. Bryan Off for Jamaica. Santiago, Cuba, Dec. 30. William. J. Bryan sailed yesterday for Jamaica. BE TO SLAUGHTER best that can be hoped by the Wash ington authorities is to secure the necessary papers and have them for warded to Pendleton tomorrow. It is quite possible that at least another day will elapse before they reach here. In the meantime the so-called "queen of swindlers" through her at torney. Judge James A. Fee, has be gun habeas corpus proceedings to secure her release. Judge Fee will al so take the matter up with Governor Benson and endeavor to induce him not to honor the requisition papers from the state of Washington on the ground that tho Washington authori ties had the "--n In tharsta(e once and allowed her to escape into Ore gon. In addition to being wanted in Van. couver. the woman is also wanted In San Francisco, where she will be placed on trial on the charge of de frauding a railroad company out of a considerable sum of money by means of a fake damage suit. The habeas corpus proceedings will come up for a hearing before Circuit Judge Bean tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The arguments of the at torneys will be heard at that time, but the Judge may not render his decision win NOT at once.