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PENDLETON, OllEGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1910.
NO 6832
VOL. 22.
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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. ' . ' " - 0
STRIKERS ARE
MORE VIOLENT
Mobs in Philadelphia Still
Battling With Police Riots
Frequent.
MAT BE GENERAL
STRIKE OF UNIONISTS
National Organise Pratt In Jail on
Charge of Inciting Riots Much In
dignation ' Among Strikers Mor
phj Denies he Announced General
Strike Will be Called First Fatal
ity Reported Man y Seriously Hurt.
Philadelphia, Feb 22. A general
strike of all union men in Phlladel
phla will be called today, according
to President Murphy of the Central
Labor Counsel, but other labor lead
ers declare no such, action jvlll be
taken by the unions. ' Murphy pre
viously announced his Intention to go
to Washington to consult with Gonv
oers but did not leave the city, how.
ever. Murphy disappeared after his
announcement 'and It W rumored he
was arrested for inciting riots.
With the appearance of the first car
rioting was resumed today. The mob
disDersed after a brisk clash with the
nnllre. Four hundred additional
pedal policemen have been sworn in
today.
A car became stalled in the Ken
Inrton district and In riot which fol
lowed, Frank Kalb and Walter Stead
both boys, were seriously injured anu
Kalb will probably die.
Union men are Incensed at the ar
rest of Organizer Pratt of the car
men's union, who Is charged with in
citing riot, and threaten both crimi
nal and civil action against those re
sponsible for his detention.
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit
company today Issued a . statement
saying the company Is operating 725
cars .out of a normal two thousand
and can put two hundred more In
operation as soon as afforded police
protection.
Strikers assert the company Is only
operating 122 cars and these Irregu
larly. Police Tako Initiative,
Philadelphia, Feb. 22. Police offi
cials took the Initiative last night in
the war being waged between the
striking carmen and the officials of
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit com
pany when they arrested Clarence O.
Pratt the national organizer of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employes on a
warrant charging him with "conspir
ing to Incite riot."
The warrant was served on Pratt
aa lie was leaving in an automobile af
ter he hail attended a mass meeting
of the union car men. He was lock
ed up In tho city hall and neid to
await a hearing today.
It Is rumored that warrants have
been Issued for other labor leaders as
a result of a conference late yester
day between District Attorney Bolan,
Director of Public Safety Clay and
Magistrate Beaton.
An attack was made late last night
on the elevated railroad. It was the
first time that this line of travel has
been Interfered with. As the train
approached the Forty-sixth street sta
tion In West Philadelphia, three bul
lets were fired through the windows
of the foremost car. No one was In
jured. V
First Fatality Occurs.
. The first fatality of the rioting oc
curred when an unidentified man died
at a hospital. He was. Injured yes
terday In a clash between a mob and
the police. Knocked down' and tram
pled upon, he was found lying uncon
scious after the street had been clear
ed. Policeman Fred Tyson, whose skull
was fractured In a riot, probably will
die.
Mnmliv Denies Announcement.
Philadelphia, Feb. 22. Murphy
appeared at the strike headquarters
this afternoon and denied he had
called a general strike. He said the
misconception arose when he sent let
ters to the unions asking their views
on a general strike.
Scores of rioters were beaten by the
police In a great riot this afternoon
e,
MOB LEADERS WILL
NOT BE PROSECUTED
Cairo, Feb. 22. It is report-
ed today that no attempt will
bo made to Indict the loaders of
the mob thnt stormed the Jail
where negroes were Imprisoned
and who precipitated a riot.
The sheriff Is said to be In pos-
session of the nnmes of the
leaders, but doesn't care to
make them known. Feeling Is
Intense today and It Is feared
another outbreak Is Imminent
4 4 4 4
In front of the postofflce. Revolver
shots were exchanged and two wo
men were injured. State troops rout
ed the mob earlier.
FRANZ JOSEPH WANTS .
GEORGE ON THE THRONE
Vienna, Feb. 22. -The emperor to
day order d the Austrian minister at
Athens to urge King George not to
abdicate. The emperor fears the down
fall of the present dynasty and a pe
riod of anarchy In Greece as the re
sult of the International difficulties
caused by the army and navy Imbrog
lio. Bulgaria is ' concentrating her
troops along the frontier. The move
Is believed to indicate that she may at
tempt to seize Macedonia In the event
of further trouble in Greece.
ATTEMPT MADE TO KILL
FORMER PRESIDENT ZELAYA
Port Llmon, Costa Rica, Feb. 22.
A San Jose newspaper prints a story
today of an attempt made to kill for
mer President Zelaya of Nicaragua,
when about to embark on a steamer
for Belgium. A young Nlcaraguan,
whose father's estates were confis
cated, tried to stab Zelaya, but the
latter saved himself by shooting the
assailant through the arm. The af
fair was suppressed by the authorities.
BIG LIGHTWEIGHT
BATTLE IN PROGRESS
BATTLING NELSON AND
AND WOLGAST FIGHTING
Two Lltllo Scrappers Are Battling for
the Championship Odds Two to
One In Favor of Nelson Fans Ar
rive Early.
San Francisco, Feb. 22. Promoter
Hester announced today that rain or
shine Nelson and Wolgast will fight
for the lightweight championship this
afternoon. Predictions are for a heavy
rain. Wolgast said It would take more
than rain to stop him. He snows a
remarkable confidence to whip the
Dane.
At nine this morning the first spe
cial train bearing fight fans to the
battleground arrived. By noon Rich
mond was thronged. The wagering
on the outcome Is light, no change
prevailing in the odds, they being two
to one with Nelson the favorite.
BATTLING FOR BANTAM
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
Los Angeles, Feb. 22. With betting
even Monte Attell and Frank Coniey
are ready for their 4 5 round bout for
the, bantam weight championship this
afternoon. The fight promises to be a
close and hard one.
Another Fight for Langfnrd.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 22. Cheyenne
sports will celebrate the Immortal
George's natal day with a boxing
match In which Sam . Langford, the
clever negro, and Nat Dewey will be
the opponents.
Langford has two fights on for next
month. He Is matched to meet Tony
Ross In a six-round bout before the
National Sporting Club of Pittsburg,
on March 3. On March 17 he will go
forty-five rounds with Jim Flynn at
Vernon, near Los Angeles. Langford
recently fought Flynn ten rounds In
Los Angeles, as a result of which
Flynn gained a newspaper decision.
The colored boxer Is confident he can
put the Pueblo man to sleep In , a
longer battle.
CHOPS HER HEAD OFF.
Craxnl Farmhand Murders Wife of
Farmer.
Marathon, Iowa, Feb. 21- Mrs.
Guy Roberts, wife of a prosperous
farmer living near here, was murder
ed at her homo today. Henry John
son, who was arrested charged With
the crime, is mentally deranged. He
confessed his guilt this afternoon,
saying he killed Mrs. Roberts to pre
vent her killing her children. He
nrobablv will bo pent to an Insane
asvlum tomorrow.
The murderer cut his victim's head
to pieces with an axe.
Johnson had been employed on the
RoBerts farm for a year and he had
shown no signs of Insanity.
Mrs. Roberts had gone to a sum
mer k'tchen to prepare the family
clothes for the wash and while there
she was attacked.
Roberts was In the house and when
his wife did not return he went and
found her lifeless body.
nonor for Depew.
Washington, Feb. 22. Vice Presi
dent Sherman has contributed a mite
toward the reelection of United States
Senator Depew of New York by hon
orlng him as Washington birthday or
ator In the senate. Mr. Depew will
read Washington's farewell address to
the upper house.
Bis Gift for U. of P.
Philadelphia, Ta., Feb. 22. More
than usual Interest attaches to the
celebration of "University Day" by
the University of Pennsylvania today
because of the promise of the trus
tees to announce particulars of a girt
of $100,000 which has been made re-
centiy to tne university.
ASQUtTH'S FILL
IS
All Parties Doom Premier Un
less He Meets Demand of
His Party.
IS
ACCUSED OF TRICKING .
OWN AND OTHER PARTIES
England's ITemler Finds Himself In
Serious Predicament Because of
Promiscuous Promises He Has
Made Impossible for 1dm to Keep
Them Alt Nationalists Hold Bal
ance of Power in Tber Hands
ljbori(es Join Royalists.
London. Feb. 22. The dowrifall of
Premier Asquith is predicted even by
the liberal press today unless he ac
quiesces to the demands of the par
ty who were his erstwhile allies in
the legislative program. Asqulth is
aryusi'd of tricking both his own par
ty and the nationalists and laborltes.
It is charged that hU promises re
garding the order of consideration to
which important legislation will be
subletted cannot all be kept. It is
apparent today the nationalists will
not support tho liberals In the legis
lative program unless they agree Im
mediately to home rule for Ireland
and the abolition of the veto power
or the house of lords. The national
ists apparently have the future of the
present parliament within the hollow
of their hands.
The forty members of the labor
party today joined with the royalists
in opposing the liberals and the pro
gram outlined by Asqulth. Leader
Barnes declared In the house of Lords
that the laborltes would demand a
limitation of the house of lords and
taking up the ve to bill before consid
eration of the budget.
WVORD IS RATIFIED.
it.,..iw . ,mtii ,! win Pv.
Indemnity of S12.O00.0OO.
Paris, Feb. 22. The Mnrocan en
voy today announced to M. Plchon,
minister of foreign affairs, that- he
had received a letter from the sultan
ratifying the accord.
Tills action follows an ultimatum
delivered a few days ago demanding
a ratification of the accord within 24
hours. The ultimatum was sent to
Mulai Hafid by a special courier and
set forth the peremptory demand that
the Moroccan loan recently arranged
receive the sultan's signature. The
financial accord obligates Morocco to
pay in indemnity and the damages
arising from the Case Blanca affair,
amounting to $1,000,000.
Feast for Newsboys.
New York, Feb. 22. Over two
thousand newsboys from Manhattan
and Brooklyn sat down to a turkey
and "fixings" dinner at the Newsboys'
Home, No. 14 New Chambers street,
this afternoon.
The dinner was given to the boys
by Mrs. Randolph auggenneimer n
continuance of the custom establlshsd
by her late husband. Every year
during his life Mr. Guggenhelmcr
made a practice of giving the news
boys of New York a bountiful dinner
on Washington's birthday.
Must Explain Uqnld Eggs. J
New York, Feb. 22. Unless the
Merchants' Refrigerating Company
can prove to the satisfaction of Pure
Food Inspectors Duff and Llnd that
273 cans of the meat of broken eggs.
frozen, Is fit for food, the eggs, which
were recently seized by the govern
ment, will be destroyed . today. The
raid and its results will have an im
portant bearing upon a question which
means much to the cold storage trade.
With i.pparent certain conviction
and terms in the penitentiary staring
them in the ;'ace, Anthony Bloom,
aged 60 years, and Peter Bloom, aged
27 years, father and son, are lodged
In tho county Jail. They were arrest
ed yesterday afternoon by Sheriff T.
D. Taylor and Deputy Sheriff Joe
Blakely at their "homes In Coombs
rnnvon and are charced with bur
glarizing the cabin on tho Henry
Scales place. This Is now being farm
ed by E'.wer and Van Stultz, who have
been spending a great part of tho
winter in town.
It seems tho cabin had been brok
en Into and various things taken
therefrom on two or three occasions.
The first things were taken about
February 13 and the others about
T
FATHER AND SDH PLUNDER
HI; NOW BEHIND BARS
ZELAYA GROWS
VERY BITTER
Former President of Nicaragua
Declares He Will Expose
United States.
SAYS WE WANT TO MAKE
NICARAGUA ANOTHER CUBA
Claims Uncle Sam Wants to Convert
His Country Into a Toy Says That
Is Reason Why Our Country Has
Always Opposed Conclusion of
Treaties Bween Nicaragua and
European Powers Claims Ameri
cans Turned Rebels.
Madrid. Feb. 22. Ex-President
Zelaya of Nicaragua, after a week'i
stay here, will leave for Paris and
thence to Brussels to Join his wife. He
Intends to remain Indefinitely In Brus
sels unless recalled to Nicaragua. He
announced that In the meanwhile he
will publish a book Justifying himself
and proving by documents the evil de
signs of the United States.
"The real case of the attitude of
the United States toward Nicaragua,"
said the ex-president, "Is the ques
tion of the inter-oceanlc canal which
the-United States wl'uue to dig across
my country for its own use to the ut
ter exclusion of other world powers.
I always opposed the realization of
this scheme, which would make Nica
ragua forever a toy of the United
states,
"There is no doubt that for this rea
son the government at wasnington
always opposed conclusion of treaties
between Nicaragua and the powers of
Europe and Asia and it was to over
come their resistance that the hate of i
the United States was directed against
me and that the United States foment
ed a revolution against Nicaragua of
; which Hautemala, in the person of Ca-
hrera js serving as an instrument.
I "BeslJes the United State? wishes
'Nicaragua to be another Cuba. This
would have been another way to ruin
my country, which could never shake
off such a yoke. This Is the explana
tion of the actual situation In Nle
arapua. "More than 400 American soldier
styling themselves deserters or vol
unteers fought for the revolutionists.
Ity difficult for me to predict the
future but if the revolutionists win
there is an end to both the liberty and
independence of my country and to
the, union of the Central American
republics, which constitutes the only
barrtier to foreign cupidities,
!arier to
Rebels Cross River Tipitapa.
, I San Juan Del Sur. Nicaragua, Feb.
22. The revolutionary forces under
General Massls crossed the river
Tlpltnpa, at a point called Pasoda
Panaloya, yesterday, and drove Gen
eral Dodan out of the district. The
government, however, dispatched for
ces from Masaya, checking the revo
lutionists and the situation, as far as
fighting Is concerned Is quiet.
Hardware Men Meet
' St Paul, Feb. 22. The Minnesota
Retail Hardware Association, one
thousand strong, opened Its annual
convention here today In the Audi
iorUim in connection with a large
Jiardware exposition. Speeches by
prominent men on subjects relating
to the trade will be a feature of the
convention and exposition,
v
Spokane Has $125,000 Fire,
Spokane, Feb. 22. Fire destroyed
the grocery of the Greenough Bros,
early today. The loss Is one hundred
ttfenty-flve thousand dollars. Spon
taneous combustion or defective fur
nape was the cause of the conflagra
tion. Ji
Thursday or Friday. The Blooms had
been suspected of the thefts and so
when the cabin was broken into the
last time a search warrant was se
cured and the Bloom house was
searched yesterday by the two offi
cers. Every nook and corner was
looked Into without avail and then
the floor was torn up- with the result
that a suit case, some shoes, a ham,
some canned goods and other stolen
plunder was discovered. The arrests
followed. The suit case and the shoes
were identified by the Shultz brothers.
The ham and some of the canned
goods were also claimed by them, but
many things cached beneath the floor
of the dwelling, while evidently stol
en, were not the property of these
men. An Investigation will probably
reveal the true owners
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
Miss Mildred Carter and English Vis
count Will Tie Up Soon.
London, Feb. 22. The engagement
is announced of Miss Mildred Carter,
daughter of John Rldgley Carter, for
merly first secretary of the Ameri
can embassy here, and now minister
to Roumanla, to Viscount Acheson,
late lieutenant of the Coldstream
guards, and a veteran of the South
African war.
Miss Carter Is one of the most pop.
ula Americans in London society. She
remained In London after the depar
ture of her father for Bucharest. Vis
count Acheson Is the eldest son of the
fourth earl of Gosford. He was born
in 1877.
GREAT NORTHERN WILL
ADVERTISE NORTHWEST
Portland. Feb. 22. The Great'
Northern railroad announced a plan
to advertise Oregon, Washington and
other north Pacific states by send
ing a car fitted up with western pro
ducts over the eastern railroads next
year. A thousand cities and towns
will be viBlted. TJie plan Is expected
to assist In the colonization of the
western states.
COAL TRUST DEALS
EXPOSED TO PUBLIC
GOVERNMENT CHARGES
ILLEGAL COMBINATION
Assistant U. S. Attorney General Un
folds Alleged Iniquities of Big An-1
thradte Companies Stifle Trade
and Competition.
Philadelphia, Feb. 22. Standing in
the United States circuit court five
hours yesterday, James C. McRey
nolds, special assistant to the Unit
ed States attorney general, unfolded
the alleged iniquities of the so-called
anthracite coal trust and charged that
seven of the nine coal carrying rail
roads entering the hard coal fields of
Pennsylvania are in a conspiracy to
stifle trade.
On behalf of the government he ask
ed the court to Issue an Injunction to
break up the alleged inonopolistic
control of fuel and also pleaded that
the acquisition by some of the rail
roads of stock'in competing railroads
and coal companies be declared In vio
lation of the Sherman anti-trust law.
Mr. McReynolds laid great stress
upon the part the Temple Iron com
pany has played in the coal fields, de
claring that, its organization clearly
showed a conspiracy among the coal
roads to control the anthracite trade
to tidewater at New York. When In
dependent mining companies, tiring
of high freight rates, proposed build
ing an Independent railroad to New
York, government counsel said the
Temple Iron 'company, a small concern
with a limitless charter In Pennsyl
vania, was purchased by the anthra
cite coal carrying roads, they tailing
stock in proportion to the quantity of
coal handed by them.
PROMINENT SALEM WOMEN
HAVE VIOLENT TROUBLES
Salem. Ore., Feb. 22. Mrs. W. I.
Staley, wife of the president of the
Capital business college, was arrest
ed late yesterday charged with assault
and battery sworn out by Mrs. Hallle
Hinges, wife of a prominent business
man. Mrs. Hinges says her hostess
knocked her down and dragged her
out of the house by the hair. The af
fair will be threshed out in Justice
Webster's court.
PORTLAND MAY HAVE
POWELL-MEM SIC BOUT
Portland, Feb. 22. Offers are be
ing made by Manager Grant of the
Rose City Athletic club to match Lew
Powell and George Memstc for a 10
round bout here In the latter part of
March, or the first of April. Towell
recently secured a newspaper decision
over Memstc at Los Angeles.
SEATTLE DANCE HALLS "
WILL ALL BE CLOSED
Seattle. Fob. 22 -T'rder the Inter
pretation of law passed by the, legis
lature last year n'. .l down by
Attorney General It.., c..y dance
hall In Seattle will likely be closed.
Judge Ronald has instructed the
grand Jurv to carefully Investigate
these resorts.
TAXIDERMIST IS NEITHER
ARTIST OR SCIENTIST
Olympla, Feb. 22. Licenses to kill
birds for scientific purposes will not
be Issued hereafter to taxidermists.
The attorney general ruled that taxl
dermlstrv Is not an art or science.
Abdul Hamttl Dead.-
Vienna. Fob. 22. Rumors that Ab
dul H.imld, the deposed sultan of Tur
key, died yesterday In Salonika, are
pers!stent here today. Offlc'al denials
have been posted but these failed to
convlnco the public that the ex-sultan
Is stlil alive.
Cynicism Is a pain due to attempt
!i g to eat all life's fruits too early In
the season,.
COULD SAVE '
$300,000,000
Senator Aldrich Declares He
Could Run Government
Much' More Economically.
SAVS PRESENT METHODS
EMPLOYED ARE OBSOLETE
Asserts That Under Present Way of
Management Government Loses
Annually $100,000,000 Speak
Relative to Commission to Reform
. Government Business Senator
Dolllver Opposes Bill Much De
bate In Senate.
Washington. Feb. 22. Senator
Aldrich said yesterday that If per
mitted to do so, he would undertake
to run the government of the United
States on $300,000,000 a year leas a
than it now costs. He was not pre
senting a formal proposition, but waa
making a speech to the senate on the
question of creating a commission to
reform the business methods of the
government
He said the methods were obsolete
and involved the annual loss of at
least $100,000,000. At his instance the '
bill was so amended as to provide that
the commission should be composed
entirely of members of congress five
senators and five representative!.
Mr. Aldrich spoke in reply to Sen
ator Dolllver, who opposed the bill 0
the ground that It would create sus
picion In the minds of the public as .
to the methods of conducting the gov
ernment's business.
Mr. Dolliver said he feared the com
mission would accomplish no gooo.
but .much evil. He regarded the bill
as a proposition to enter upon -"blanket
disparagement of the gov
ernment" He declared the commis
sion would cost not less than $300,00
and he said he thought there were
too many committees already.
"I know that the executive depart
ments lire taking much Interest In us
these days," he said. "We have fal
len on times when much Interest Is
taken by the department In the de
tails of legislation, but I do not know
whether the object of the pending
hill Is retaliation or reciprocity."
Aldrich Favors Commission.
Mr. Aldrich said he did not desire
to serve on the proposed commission.
He spoke at length of the duplication
of the work of the various depart
ments. ' He did not doubt that ten
per cent of the present expenditure
could be saved by a commission.
Mr. Money regarded as most ser
ious Mr. Aldrich's admission that
$300,000,000 a year was being wasted.
He agreed that there should be a
commission, but he did not believe it
should be composed oi memoers l
congress, for he had mue laitn m
mixed commissions.
tlc- farter traced tne present
largely to the ambition of department
officials. As going to snow xne iuu-
quate methods of the uepanme-i-,
said that the .postal commission waa
unable to ascertain from xne uu-
of the postoffice department the cost
-..inr Oik second CUM" MU-
"I J O M
when it endeavored to ao so -
years ago.
Mr Ncwianas avui.n- "
sion to be appointed by the president
Mr. Brlstow expressed the opinion
that the commission on public ex
penditures should do the work which
it Is proposed to Impose on a com
mission. He said that It looked a
though the commission were anxi
ous to avoid the duty for which It
had been created. He did not believe
any practical results would follow tna
Investigation.
The senate did not conclude con
sideration of the bill.
One Killed, 17 Injured.
St. Louis. Feb. 22. A Park avenne
street car dashed a quarter of a mile
down a steep ' Incline last night. 17
were Injured, seven seriously, and two
carriages were demolished. The car
was completely wrecked. John Voyce,
54 years old, was thrown beneath the
wheels of the car when it struck his
carriage at Park avenue and Grand
avenue. He was crushed to death
"FRESH RANCH EGGS'
WERE SIX YEARS Oip.
Seattle, Feb. 22. William
Wooley of Oreen lake, recently
bought a dozen "fresh ranch
eggs." Ite noticed a rubber
stamp Impression on one read
ing: "Mary Beehe. Abergen
die, Ta." He wrote, requesting
the early history of the egg
Today he received a reply say
ing the esss were sold six
years ago. They have evident
ly been In cold storage ever
since.
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