EVENING EDITION
WEATHER REPORT
Rain or snow tonight
end Sunday; warm
er tonight.
Ca.il. ng cards, wel
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merelal stationery u l
Job printing to or.-.r
at the East Oregonlan.
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VOL. 22.
PENDLETON, OIJE(ON, SATURDAY, JANUAItY 15, HMO.
NO 6709
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EAST IN GRIP
Middle and East Swept by
Severe Storm and . People
are Suffering.
CHICAGO THREATENED BY
COAL AXI MILK FAMINK
Windy City Cut Off from World
Coal an( Milk Supplies Almost Ex
hausted nnd IVople Are Suffering
Hospital ami Insane Asylum In
mates Threatened Railroads Kept
Clear for Incoming Freights
Trnffle In Minnesota Rlocked.
Chicago, .Jan. 15. Chicago is like
a city besieged today. A blizzard
which has swept Illinois for several
days continued today and caused much
suffering here. The coal' supply Is
nearly exhausted and milk Is being
delivered only to families having ba
bies. Many trains due to leave this
city for other points are sidetracked,
and the roads kept as clear as pos
sible for the Incoming freight trains
bearing coal and milk. Hospitals'
milk supplies are low and it Is feared
that deaths will result from this
cause In several institutions unless
conditions are relieved before to
morrow. The fuel supply will be ex
hausted at the Elgin state insane asy
lum before the day ends. There are
fifteen hundred patients confined in
the hospital and it Is feared that
gre.it suffering will fallow If coal or
wood is not secured Immediately.
Traffic I'.lockixl n Minnesota.
Minneapolis, Jan. 15. Rail traffic
and wire communication throughout
M nn--s"ta. is demoralized today as the
result of a storm that is raging In the
upper Mississippi valley All trains
from tho south anil east are from
three to seventeen hours late. Sched
ules on every road are Interrupted.
The storm continued throughout the
night without abating.
lilizxard Hits New York.
New York. Jan. 15. This city is In
the grip of the worst blizzard experi
enced in years. Five deaths and many
accidents are already reported and It
is feared the list will be greatly In
creased unless the cessation of the
storm comes before nightfall.
Three iost in Alaska.
Fairbanks; Alaska. Jan. 15. Three
lives have been lest In the past three
days in a terrible blizzard that has
raged along the Valdez Fairbanks
trail for a week, mid it is feared oth
ers have perished. Rescue parties
from the United Stales signal stations
arc patrolling the trail in search of
travelers who may have been lost In
the snow storm or overcome by the
biting artic cold.
Pasenger Trains Stalled.
La Crosse, Wis., Jan. 15. Snow
plows today were sent tothe rescue
of two passenger trains stalled In
great1 snow drifts piled up by the
blizzard that has swept this section
during the Tnst 24 hours. One train
compensating advantages to them
Reno, Minn., on the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul road, and the
second is on the Chicago. Northwest
ern line, west of La Crosse.
Joe Scott, one of tlie prominent
grain growers of the county, camo
down this morning-from his home in
Athena, to attend the meeting of far
mers which was held at the commer
cial association rooms this aftcnoon.
James Johns, president of the j
Hartman Abstract company, who re-
turned yesterday, from an extended I
trip1 through the middle west, Is op
timistic over the possibilities of Irrl-'
gation in the close vicinity of Pen
dleton. In the opinion of Mr. Johns'
It will, bo feasible to Irrigate many i
thousands of acres of land through j
. water taken from McKay or Birch ;
I creeks. Furthermore, he says that
money for financing such work can '
bo had. '
"Irrigation bonds are now sought J
after by Investors In the east and II
am satisfied that I could place a bond .
Issue in the event a project should be
undertaken here." ,
At this time Mr, Johns is anxious
to have a survey made: for tho pur
pose of ascertaining tho possibilities
of Irrigating lands from water stored
on McKay creek. He has already fil
ed upon a reservoir site at the fork"
JAMES JOHNS OPTIMISTIC EOO
LOCAL HCflTl PROJECT
IXSCRGEXTS COMBINE
ARMIES roil ATTACK
Blucflolds, Nicaragua, Jan. 15.
Generate C'hamorro and Mcna
of the revolutionary forces ef-
fected a union Of their armies
near Acoyapa today. An im-
mediate attack upon the city is
expected. Conflicting reports
concerning the movements og
Oeneral Vusquez, In command of
the government forces at Aco
yapa, have arrived here. One
report has it that Vasquez has
fallen back to tho outskirts of
Managua, preferring to risk an
engagement there.
HERMANN'S FATE IN
WOLVERTON'S HANDS
.11 IX.i: MIST DECIDE
AX IMPORTANT POINT
Rattle to Connect Former Commis
sioner of Lands With Conspiracy
Takes Divisive Turn Defense and
Prosecution Argue Against and for
Introduction of Certain Testimony.
Portland. Jan. 15. Judge Wolver
t i in of the United .States court has
come to a point in the Ringer Her
mann trial where he must turn the
hinge of the ease for or against the
defendant. All during the session of
the court this morning, the judge lis
tened to tho reasons presented by
Attorney Worthington, why he siiouid
not turn the hinge against the defend
ant and "p-ii the gate of evidence
against him and to other reasons pre
sented by Prosecutor Heney why he
.liiuuid let loose the flood of. lest. -many
which the prosecution expects
will connect the ox-commissioner of
the land office with the conspiracy
of Mays and Jones in the Blue moun
tain forest reserve. When the court
adjourned at noon until Monday
Wortflington had not finished his re
ply to Heney. and it will he noon
Monday before the Judge w li have had
Jan opportunity! to hand down his
decision, which will be vital to the
. further conduct of the trial. The con
troversy which Is raging between the
attorneys concerns the testimony of
Hun Tarpley. Horace C. McKlnley,
George Sorcnson and S. A. D. Puter.
regarding a conversation, or conver
sations had with F. P. Mays regard
ing tlie operations of men In secur
, log the school land lands in the F.Iuo
mountain forest region prior to the
time of the creation of the reserve,
or the withdrawal of lands from set
tlement. It is expected by the prose
cution that this testimony will link
Hermann with the conspiracy of Mays
, and Jones in the creation of the forest
I reserve, and the illegal plan to se
, cure school lands, prior to the cren
i tion.
DENVER WITHOUT XKWS
TIIKOIGH PKESSMEX'S STRIKE
Denver, Jan. 15. Up to noon to
day the Denver Express was the only
newspaper published in this city slice
yesterday morning as a result of a
dispute with the pressmen's union.
The Kxpress had already signed an
agreement with tlie union, but tho
other papers refused, to publish, al
though they had until 12 tonight to
negotiate with flie pressmen. The
pressmen ask for seven hours a day,
with an increase of from three, four
and five dollars per day, to four, five
and six dollars.
F. A. Sikes. president of the state
, o: ganizatlon of the Farmers' (,'o-op-e.al.ve
and Educational Union of
A nn rka, is among the piiiminent
, grain growers in the city today.
of McKay and likewise has a f l ug on
Birch creek. Although he has never
had a survey made he Is of the belief
that it will bo feasible to water many
thousands of acres of land from the
stored water of these two streams.
Though he has not fully worked
out his plans yet, Mr. Johns has In
mind to bring the subject shortly be
fore the board of, managers of the
Commercial association In hopes that
steps can be taken toward having a
hydrographic survey made. Then,
should the Investigation hov a pro
ject to be feasible a company could
be formed, a bond issuo floated and
the work undertaker
As a result of his trip through the
middle west, Mr. Johns predicts a
great rush of settlers Into Oregon and
Washington during tho coming sum
mer. He says th people of the mid
dle west are now more Interested In
this section than he has ever found
before. ,
OLD MEN FIGHT
DUEL TO DEATH
Rivals in Same Employ Settle
Long Nursed Hatred With
Revolvers.
ti;;i:iv is enacted
in read of k;mt
Climax to Eighteen Years of Hatred
Kindled hy Taunt, 1'n unci by .Night
Limit (Jiiurrcl, and Ends With Fa
tal Hue! Fires of Hussion Maze
l-'lerevly in Aged Enemies Old
War Veteran ( liallenges to Save Ills
Honor, and is shot to Heath.
i Xew York, Jan. 15. --Two old men
vim had arrived at the age when a
; peaceful end was near, fought a duel
to death early today. John Ferris,
56 years old, had a steadier hand than
his opponent, William Wood, aged 72,
: who fell dead with five bullets in his
body. The battle" took place in the
; basement of a big grocery store on
Broadway and Twenty First streets
where Ferris had worked for thirty
i seven years.
Eighteen years ago Wood entered
, the employ of the firm. Ferris re
ignrded him as an Interloper! and since
that time has looked upon him as a
new corner. L'si night Woods, feeble
with age, was delayed by the blizzard
that swept Xew York and came to
work little fate. Ferris greeted him
with the boast that an "Old tinier"
to.ilil beat any "new comer" in get
to sweep out, end the 'older man re
fused. Old Veteran Challenges.
The enemies quarreled until buig
past midnight, their remarks growing
more heated and finally containing
threats. In reply to a taunt Woods at
JjaiaUi-iJoiiitcd to a G. A. R. 'nodal
on liis !:eat and declared: "I fought
through the civil War for my country.
I was no coward then, anil I am no
coward now. I am prepared to fight
for my honor." Ferris accepted the
challenge, and the men. securing two
revolvers, adjourned to the engine
room in the basement. There the aged
e in'iat lilts, by this time almost In-s-iiie
with rage, stepped off the dis
tance and arranged the final details.
There were no witnesses to the early
morning duel to death, anil only Fer-lli-
was left to tell the tale. According
to his story he won the duel because
he was a bi tter shot and through
superior prowess. It is supposed that
both men-fired about the same time,
and the 'fact that Woods was shot
five times indicates that Ferris proh-'
ably in the fury of his hatred, con
tinued to fire at his enemy after he
had fallen.
When Woods was dead Ferris wrote
a letter to the police headquarters
"tilling of the deed, put a special dc
!iery stamp on it, went out to the
nearest mall box, and posted it. Then
he returned to the basement and sat
down to await the coming of the offi
ei rs. Near the engine room is the
liquor department, and the-old man,
feillng exhauted from his terrible
night's work, secured a bottle of whis
kiv and i&U drinking as he waited
for a reply to his letter. V'
MOTHER LOSES THREE
.niEN iii fiffi
?.ilo. k. Wash . Jan. ' 15. Tlie
three ini'ant children of Oscar Back
man were burned to death in a fire
th:.t. ilcs;r y.l the Baeknian home
south of this city last night. Mrs.
i'.acUnian sent her two older boys,
a iv i (1 i nn. 2 years, on an errand to a
neighbor's, and then left the year old
baby in a cradle In the kitchen while
she went I f r.er mother's home a few
hundred 'feet distant . She was gone
but a few minutes when the house
burst into flames.
The fire had apparently started in
the kitchen. With Warner Backman.
an uncle of the children, Mrs. Back
man rushed into the burning house,
and attempted to rescue tho children.
, but the two were unable to get Into
tile kitchen. Backman then broke in
to the front door of the house. No
one kn6w the two boys had returned
to the house until the charred re
mains were found. Backman effected
, an entrance Into the room where the
hoys met death, ibttt owing to the
: smoke did not sec them. Tho bodies
of the children were Incinerated. It
' Is not known how the fire started, but
jit is. supposed the boys were playing
with matches. From the position of
the bodies it appears as if their
j dollies caught fire and they climbed
into lied. The four year old boy had
' his arms around his 2 year old broth
vv and was apparently trying to pro
tect him. Tho baby's remains were
; found near the bed.
BRIEF LULL IN
IIS TURMOIL
Republican Insurgents and
Regulars Frame up Tem
porary Armbtice.
IM'i i: TO XO.MIXATK
IWF.STIOATINO CO.MM ITTKF.
Waring lilenuats at Washington Form
Temporary Agreement Reach an
I'lKlcrstanding to Hold Caucus to
Nominate Committee to Investigate
Rallinger Charges Republicans
Forjret Contritions In Party Loyalty
Democrats Hold Caucus.
Washington. Jan. 15. The dove of
peace succeeded in getting reason
ably near a perch yesterday on the
field occupied by the warring repub
ilciin factions of the house. When
Representative Hayes of California,
mediator for the insurgents returned
to tin.- house after one of his frequent
calls upon President Taft, the news
circulated rapidly that a truce had
been arranged and a more or less
permanent peace in the republican
ranks was about to be announced.
This was considered confirmed
when a statement issued from the
while house and another from tho re
publican whip, Representative
Dwie'nt, announcing details of the
armistice. Tills pronuncinniento prov
ed premature, however, for Represen
tative Hayes, between numerous con
ferences with his associates, announc
e ' -o a ;-;roe:v, "t Iwl he'n ripen
ed and that thi matter would go over
until tomorrow-. At th;s juncture the
insurgents, gathend in the room of
Representative Gardiner of Massachu--it:s.
issued another stati ment saying
ti'.at "an understanding had beep
reached."
The statement, which was given
ou. by Representative Hayes follows:
Insurgents ( .Attend.
"It is true thai an understanding
has lu en reached that we shall attend
I he caucus about to be held fur the
choice of the republican members of
the investigating committee. The
question of future conferences, how
ever, is one of which there has been
no agreement. In fact. I had no au
thority from my associates to enter
into tlutt question.. Of course, this
agreement in no way affects the con
trol from the house of representa
tives." Democrats of the house announced
today that they would hold a cau
cus Saturday night to nominate mi
nority members of the committee to
investigate the Ba'llinger-Pinchot af
fair. . Representatives OUie James of
Kentucky, SJaydcn of Texas and Pal
mer of Pennsylvania were mentioned
as possible nominees. The demo
crats insist upon their right to name
minority members of the committee,
and if tlie majority declines to allow
it. there is a prospect of democratic
republican insurgent alliance upon
the question. Insurgents say they are
contending merely for a fair commit
tee and care not who are its mem
bers. The statement of Representative
Dwight, republican whip, concerning
the 'reported understanding between
the regulars and Insurgents follows:
"The questions of the past have
been forgotten. The tariff bill is no
longer a matter of discussion. The
speakership fight Is ended. The ques
tion of the rules is not now an issue
r.re o. n 'v n'.ed with the problem
of redeeming the pledges of the re
publican party to the people.
"Bast Friday there was a vote in tlie
house which caused a republican di-
ision."
tMr. D.vit;ht here referred to the
vole on tlie Norris amendment, tak
ing the appointment of the Ballinger
P nchot in est icatlon committee out
of the hands of Speaker Cannon and
placing it i;h the house itself.
"That was a natter of no conse
quence and a small subject In which
the people could have but little in
terest," continued Mr. Dwight. "It
showed a d'viston in the party. The
next "lay I saw President Taft and
'aid the matter before him.
"I told the president that the so-
ailed itisir.-gcnts were represented as
belmr friends and supporters of the
administration and nady to lu ip in
act his recommendations into law. I
assured the president that the regit. ar
republicans of the house were ready
to do likewise. We were prepared
also to go into caucus upon any prop
osition and abide by tlie result. We to
the insurgents ready to do the same?
"For the last two days conferences
have been jo progress arid those who
differed from us last Friday are now
leady to enter the eauctis and abide
by the decision reached there."
Mr. Dw ight was asked If the in
surgents had been given any definite
assurances as to the treatment they
would receive in caucus.
"No." replied he. '"except that they
have been assured of fair treatment
Tiny will not be discriminated
against.
SKA CI VMS W FIRST
VICTIM Ol' WRFX'K.
Marshfield, Ore., Jan. 15.
The sea today gave up the first
victim of tho Czarina wreck in
which 24 lives were lost, when
the body of a man was washed
ashore this morning. Nothing
was found on his clothing to
lead to his identity and identi
fication wi'. be impossible un
til First Assistant Engineer
Kentzel recovers sufficiently
from his experience of two hours
in the water to go to tho
morgue. This is the first body
recovered.
NEW TRAIN SCHEDULE
GOES INTO EFFECT
CIIAXCK IN ROTH ORKCOX
AM) WASHINGTON DIVISIONS
IVndleton-Porlland Local Leaves 10
Minutes Later in Morning Spokane
Train No. 8 Will Leave This City
at 7:30 In Morning.
NFAV TRAIN TIME
CARD ON O. R. .X. X.
, Westbound Main Line trains:
No. 1 S:50 a. m.
No. 51:30 a. m.
No. 7 12:15 p. ni. v
No. 9 1:13 a. m.
Eastbound Main line Trains:
No. 2 5:0a p. m.
No. 6 5:0m a. ni.
No. S 5:15 p. m.
Vn, in 12-2 n. m.
Washington division. North
bound. No. g 7:3H a. m.
No. 46 5:30 p. m.
Washington division, smith
bound. No. 75:00 p. in.
No. 45 :40 a. in.
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New time cards on both the Ore
gon and Washington divisions of the
O. R. & N. go into effect tomorrow
morning. The Poriland-Pendleton lo
cal will continue to run as before
with this city as the terminus, In
stead of Salt Lake, lty it, will leave
here at S:50 in the morning Instead
of 8:40.
Train No. 11, the fast mail west
has been taken off and in its place,
trains No. 9 and 10 will be run as fast
mails both east and west. With the
exceptions of trains No. 7 and 8. the
time of arriving and departing of the
other trains .on the main line of the
O. R. & N. 'are changed.
On the Washington division the
only change is that of Spokane train
No. 8 which will leave here at 7:30
In the morning, instead of 12:30 in
the afternoon as heretofore. This ar
rangement will give Pendleton the
hist train service on the Spokane
branch that it has ever enjoyed for it
will give the people of Walla -Walla
and way points in this county a
chance to come down on the morning
train to do their 'shopping and re
turn in the evening, if they so desire.
Or they can come down from Walla
Walla. Milton. Freewater. Weston.
Athena and Adams, in the evening,
attend the theatre or other evening
events and return home the next m r
ning in time to take up their day's
work.
Under tlie new time the .train will
arrive in Spokane at 0 o'clock in til"
ovi'L'i::. in of li nYlofh. as at
present.
LIEOTEIfl
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Through the resignation of First
Lieutenant Lee P. Prake, company L,
third regiment, O. N. O , has- once
more lost its commanding officer.
Tile resignation of Lieutenant Prake
is now In the hands of Adjutant Gen
eral W. F. Finzer ami while it has
not been formally accepted. Mr. Drake
expects to have such action taken and
is preparing to turn the company over
to the next, ranking officer. Second
Lieutenant P. B. Ralley.
According to Mr. Drake he has re
luctantly severed his connection with
the national guard. He was prompt
ed to do so because of his duties as
advertising manager of the East Ore
gonian and a desire to devote his en
tire attention to his Interests In this
paper.
Lieutenant Drake became a mem
ber of company L when that com
mand was formed three years ago.
At that time ho was made third ser
geant, lty his ability and attention
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NlUlil LUUIIL I
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i SHIP SUBSIDY
ii IS CONDEMNED
Farmers of County Hold Mass
Meeting and Unanimously
Adopt Resolutions,
WANT IIEPE.IL OF TARIFF OX
SniPRCILDIXG MATERIAL
Farmers Ascribe Degeneration of the
Merchant Marine to High Tariff
and Navigation Laws Oppose
Ship Subsidy Plan As Working a
Hardship on Farming Element
Want Reclamation Service to Ex
tend Cmatilla Project.
A strong condemnation of the ship
subsidy plan and a demand for a re
peal of the tariff on shipbuilding ma
terials are contained In the resolu
tions adopted this morning without a
dissenting vate at the mass meeting
of farmers of the county and this af
ternoon at the meeting of the county
organization of the- farmers' union.
The resolutions declare the high
tariff and navigation laws of the
country are responsible for the decline
of thiy American merchant marine.
They also declare that the burden of
the proposed fhip subsidy plan would
fall upon the backs of the producers
find more particularly upon the
growers of grain.
The mass meeting of farmers was
planned hy J. T. Hinkle of Adama
and was called together by him. He
explained the purpose oT the meeting
and then C. A. Barrett was named a
chairman and F. A. Sikes of Milton
was elected secretary.
In addition to the ship subsidy res
olutions the secretary and the chair
man were instructed to sign a reso
lution calling upon the reclamation
service to adopt the proposed exten
sion of the Umatilla project for the
object of the next expenditure of rec
lamation money in this state.
The resolutions relative to the ship
subsidy proposition, in fuli, are as
follows:
Whereas, under the high tariff and
navigation laws of many years past
the American merchant marine has
steadily declined, until less than eight
per cent of American commerce la
carried in American bottoms;
Whereas, this decline is due prin
cipally to the refusal of our govern
ment to allow registry to foreign built
ships, and to excessive duties on all
ship materials, so that it costs more
than fifty per cent more to build
ships in this country than abroad,
and
Whereas, extreme duties tend
restrict imports and also exports and
are a heavy handicap on commerce,
and
Whereas, all other commercial na
tions -admit all ship building mate
rials and supplies free of .duty, and
Whereas, government subsidies to
in contrarersion of the doctrines of
ir. contraversion of tho dostrines of
equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none, and ship subsidies
would lead to the formation and op
eration of another great trust con
stantly growing by the' increased sub
sidies it was fed on, and
Whereas, the subsidies would have
to be paid by the taxpayers and pro
ducers, especially tho farmers and
p:i-t!eu!arly wheat growers with no
compensating advantges to them
whatever, but would be a constant and
growing burden upon them for the
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to duty he rose rapidly to be succes
sively quartermaster sergeant first
sergeant, second lieutenant, and then
f rst lieutenant. At this time tho
captaincy is open to h tu should he
remain in the company. Few mem
: bers of company L have rendered the
company better service than has Lieu
tenant Drake. He has been credited
. as ono of the best officers the com
pany has had and also won much dls-
Unction as a member of the company'
, rifle team. He has been a member
j of the team for three season's and
I has won many medals, the mest
prized being a silver medal he won
at the state rifle) tournament in 1908
when he won the state individual
championship t slow fire. He was
I twice chosen to go cast with the state
rifle team, but for business reasons
I declined the honor.
As a result of Mr. Drake's resigna
tion promotions will be In order for
other members of the company, two
commistsons now being vacant.