.. . M r m.. ,, .rV- EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION i ------t- 53"'' " WTCTnEn REPORT Fair tonight ana Tues day; cooler tonight. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 22. C ALL LABORERS T Delegates of Trades Unions Decide to Join Car Strikers' in Sympathy. DECISION WILD AFFECT 125,000 WORKINGMEN Bj t'luuiimoua Action Different Unions of Philadelphia Agree to Call Sympathetic Strike on Satur day If Rapid Trantfit Comimny lias 'Not Como to Terms With Present Strikers More Rioting and Fatali ties Yesterday. Philadelphia, Feb. 28. After a ses sion of more thnn six hours the Cen tral Labor union delegates last night Toted to call a sympathetic strike .of 140 trades unions In the organization AVALAN WILL WALK 00 b..,..,..r calumny, mo aoio- which was misplaced by a rioter A tatea claim 126,000 men will respond motorman was stabbed and a boy fa to he cal1- tally nhot by the police and many oth- - This action of the Central Labor j ers were Injured. Two men were ar union is fraught with momentous con- rested for conspiracy to blow tip cars sequences, the union officials say. Tho j hy dynamite, decision was made at a secret session i of 700 delegates In Labor Lyceum hall. There apparently was no ques tion but that the delegates would vote to strike, the split being on whether or not the strike would be started Im mediately. The more conservative prevailed, however, and the walkout was put off until next Saturday. Meanwhile, there Is hope that the street railway strike will be arbltrat- ed despite the repeated declaration of the transit company, controlling all the lines in the city, that "there is nothing to arbitrate." Nobody doubts that last night's ac tlon of the Central Labor union makes j the situation very grave. There is a! strong feeling, especially among busl- j ness people that the strike should be settled speedily as all lines of busl- j ness suffer from the Interference with'' traffic. Consequently there Is much sympathy for the move for arbitra tion, made by clorgymcn of all de nominations early In the week. An at tempt will be made to Induce the city council to interfere. , Unanlmong for Strike. There was surprise at the unanlm Ity In favor of a general sympathetic strike. Tho meeting had been dis cussed previously and there was a mixed sentiment as to the wisdom of calling out all classes of workmen. Leaders of various trades unions said they were opposed to a general strike because It Involved broken trade ' agreements. Others doubted their ability to order all workmen to lay, down their tools and have the order obeyed. . As the gathering was secret, little of on authoritative nature can he learned of what transpired behind th.i barred doors. That there was much oratory Is evident "as the meeting lastoil from a little after 2 o'clock until 8:30. The great crowd gathered outside the hall would occasionally hear loud cheering and a responsive cheer would go up from the outsiders. Finally, when the meeting broke, up and the announcement was made that unless the Philadelphia Rapid Transit com pany enme to an agreement with Its striking employes by next Friday, the greatest strike In the history of Phil adelphia will bo Inaugurated, there was a cheer and the crowd dispersed. Not only members of unions affiliated with flip Central Labor union and the Allied Building Trades Council, but of every labor organization In tho city In anyway connected with the Ameri can Federation of Labor panlclpated In the meeting. Fight Is I.ahop Versus Capital. Two separato meetings were held. Tho delegates to the Central Labor union met on ono floor of the build ing, while the president and business agents 9 the other organ'zatlons met on the next floor. Declaring the car strike here had ANNUAL CONVENT! OREGON Pendleton Is to be honored through having this year's session of the state bankers' association. The convention la to be held here on June 24 and 15 and practically all the banking houses of the state will be represented at the meeting. Newt that thla Important conven tion la 4o be held here thla year was , SXOW SlilDE BLOCKS ALL N. P. THAI-TIC Seattle, Feb. 28. A snowsllde at Easton early today has en- tlrely blocked traffic on the Northern Pacific again. A force of men is working at top speed and 'the company expects to clear the track before dark. A snow plow Is buried In the new slide. The . Milwaukee line Is still hopelessly blocked. J become a battle between capital and labor, the members of the Central La- bor union unanimously adopted a re olutlon, tha( every union, man and. wo I man b1od work oil next Saturday If, in me meantime tne striking carmen have not reached an agreement with . the Philadelphia Rapid Transit corn- pany. I When this resolution was forward ' ed to the other meeting It was r- celved enthusiastically, but was ! amended so that the strike, would be gin on Tuesday. Thlg amendment was sent to the Central Labor Union, where It was de bated several hours, but it was de termined finally to abide by the or iginal resolution. Dozens of riots occurred yesterday. A man and boy were killed and four Injured when a car Jumped a swlt"h MINISTER OF GOSPEL ! PREVENTS A WRECK ' RKV. GEORGE SPRATTLER ) DISCOVERS A WASHOUT ! ' Driving Along Near Myrlck Station. German Lutheran Evangelical Preacher Discovers Treclierons Spot In Track anil Flags Train. A train wreck which might have re sulted in the loss of life as well as In the destruction of propertywas avert ed this morning, one mile north of Myrlck station on the line of the Northern Pacific, by the timely action of Rev, George Sprattlcr, the German Lutheran Evangelical minister. Sprat tier was drlvlnglong the wagon road whlrh parallels the railroad at that point when he discovered that the wa ter caused by the melting snow had come down a gully with such force that It washed the grade out from under the rails, leaving them sus pended. On examining the spot the minis ter noticed that the dirt had been washed away In such a manner that the treacherous spot could not be detected by the engineer or fireman until It would be too late to prevent the train plunging Into the washout. Knowing the train was due In a few minutes and that he would not have time to drive to Helix, he proceeded to wait until It came In sight and then flagged it. Tho train was brought to a stop and jifter a few hours work on the part of the crew, a temporary trestle was put in which enabled the train to pass over In safety. It arrived In Pendle ton about two hours late. .1IRS.-ROOSEVELT and DAUGHTER IX NAPLES Naples, Feb. 18. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and daughter Ethel arrived here from New York today. They will depart Friday from r'ort Said whence they will proceed to Khart oum to meet Col. Roosevelt about March seventh. Teddy U Feted. C.ondokoro. Feb. 2S. The - Roose velt's left today for Mongollt. where a great reception awn Its them. The party dined last evening ith the district commissioner here. The Col onel refused to discuss politics. Miss Belle Phillips of Stanfield Is tho guest of friends In this city. brought from Portland by W. L. Thompson, of the American national bank. Mr. Thompson Is a member of the executive committee of the bank ers association and at the session of the committee Saturday he presented an Invitation In behalf of this place. The Invitation was extended by the two banking houses of this city and in the 'name of the Commercial as PENDLETON, OifECJON, Little Minirg Town of Mace Lies Beneath Tons of Snow and Ice, FAMILIES SWEPT AWAY IV GRINDING AVALANCHE Inhabitants Disregard Warning and Meet Death In Terrible Snowsllde Estimated 100 People are Vic tims Three ?Box Cars Containing Fifty N. P. Section Men Hurled Snow is Thirty Feet Deep Rescu ers at Work. Wallace, Idaho, Feb. 28. With a thundrous roar that was plainly heard by residents of this city, an avalanche overwhelmed the little town of Mace at 11:30 last night burying 25 families, including probably 75 per sons, under tons of snow and debris. The Chinook winds which have been blowing were the direct cause of the catastrophe. They are all believed to have per ished. Rescue parties have gone from this city to the scene which Is five miles distant. At daylight twelve bodies had been recovered from the snow slide. The latest estimate places the number killed at a hundred. Twenty injured - persons were brought here on a spe - city train. Ttundreds or rescuers are working to recover the bodies.- Three boxcarg containing fifty Northern Pacific section men were sLiiuling on sidetracks when the slide came. All are supposed to -have been killed. At the Mace boarding house, the snow Is thirty feet deep and all flats from there to the end of the town towards Burke are burled beneath the slide. warmngs were issued yesterday to the canyon towns that conditions were favorable for avalanches, but no : m10 na,e pa;a an n"n- ."'ii iu mem. Estimates of the dead run as high as 150. although it is not believed that j more than a hundred lost their lives, j News from tho buried town is meager j because of the wires being down. Town In Narrow Canyon. j Crowded Into a narrow canyon of i the Coeur d'Alt ne mountains, just be- j low Burke, the little mining town of j Mace Is Isolated from the outside i world, except for an ore railroad that I winds nn the mountain eradn to Wal. ' lare. Burke Is at the end of a spur which extends up the canyon and ln days when the old miners federation ho!,l undisputed sway there, many ex- citing Incidents were enacted. It was down this gorge that thetstolen train carrying a thousand men and two tons of dynamite was run on tho day when the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mills were blown up at Wardner. Typical Mining Camp. Mace wa.s a typical western mining i amp with a line of straggling cabins perched (long the base of the moun tain. A Uirgi- percentage of the mi ners wore foreigners. In recent years. however, mine officials had Imported many married men from the mining , districts of Missouri In an effort to J obtain more reliable and sober help. : These men built cabins far up on the mountain side and It Is likely their j lamilies have been wiped out. A partial list of the dead follows: Mrs. George Farwcll, Mrs. Fennel, Mrs. Carrie Hoopers, Edward K'ttrell, wife and two babies, A. J. Lacid and wife, Pick Merrill, Edgar Pascoe, Ines Tiiscoe, II. A. rnscoe and wife are missing and are believed to be dead. j Joe H. Parkes, Justice of the peace' for the Pendieton district, and W. A. j Brown, manager of tho Hotel Pen- dleton, have returned from Portland . where they had been to attend the Shriner festivities. - j no mi 101 I OVER 100 ARE SECOND SLIDE !i j UNDER SNOW BURIES BORKEl 1 BANKERS' ASSOCIATION TO sociation. The invitation wa.? accep ted although Portland, too, was In the field to secure the meeting. In the state bankers' association there about 160 bankers, representing nearly all the banks of Oregon. Many of the members are attended by their wives and other relatives at their an nual meetings and so the convention will draw a considerable body of peo ple to the city In June. Then the JTL- Z- . MONDAY, FEJilltJAIJY 28, 8 While Rescuers Are Working to Uncover Mace, Second Avalanche Sweeps Down. MEN SEE THEIR HOMES AND FAMILIES PERISH With Coming of Day Snow Above Burke Loosens and Tons and Tons of Roc ks, Trees, Ice. Snow and Earth Are Precipitated Upon Little Town Third Avalanche Is Feared Kciortft of Number of Death are Very Conflicting' Probably Fifty. Wallace, Idaho, Feb. 28. With the ' towns of Mace and Burke burled deep ' under a double avalanche of snow, ' ice and debris and thirty dead bodies ' already recovered, hundreds of res- ' cuera are working desperately this ' afternoon in the hopes of saving the lives of scores Imprisoned beneath the collapsed houses who may still be alive. There is a constant danger of a third slide. After the first avalanche had smothered the town of Mne and ! crushed the structures like they had beeu made of pasteboard, scores of persons from adjoining towns began the work of rescue, continuing their j labors through the night. At day - ; light the great mass of snow that had ' menaced the town of Burke gave way ; and with a. roar, swept - down the mountainside, burving the camp un- der tons of rocks, trees, earth and stone. Most of the men of Burke had ! responded to the call for volunteers when Mace was buried, and these bo- held the destruction of their "homes and the probable death of theii wivt-s and children. Reports this afternoon as to the number of deaths are very conflict- ing. One report places the number ! at 32 2, while another, apparently an- authoritative, says that eighteen lost " ana m.?. are - . t-uuui.i.'u lor. unpervauve mininir men say the total deaths probably will be under fifty -at the two camps. T TAFT APPEAR AT INVESTIGAT Washington Feb. 2S. Shall Taffs I private utterances on conservation be ' j divulged to the Ballinger-Pinchot ' I committee? Attorney Vertrecs, rep- I resenting Ballineer. raised 'thi.'nmw. - j tlon when he objected to Plnchot !n- ! troducing tfte subject of his conver sation with the president on Apri: 20 last year. The committee today is pondering on this new phase of the case which may force them to draw the president into the muddle. A de cision in the matter is expected to morrow when the investigation com mittee reassembles. It Is freely as fcrtcd here that the committee will have no option but lo summon the chief executive. It is held that Taft ha-1-- already rendered himself liable to a summons before the comm'ftee by engaging In the controversy. Many contend, however, that his official sta- tion safeguards him from being qucs- tioned in the matter. I.lstwclghts Rest for Rattle. i San Francisco, Fern. 28 Owen . Moran and Harlem Tommy Murphy 'are resting today for tonight's twon ! ty round battle at Dreamland. The ,isllt .oiBntg (jn, tner work gun day nfternoon. Betting Is lively with moran the favorite at ton to nine. Mrs. William Leathers returned to her home in Hernvston this morning after a visit of a few days jn this city. character of the men ln attendance will be such as to make It one of the most Important gatherings ever held here. While they, are here the. visiting financial men will be the guests of the local bank men and business men In general. Suitable entertainment will be arranged for them ao aa to make their stay ln the city as pleasant as possible. The entertainment features 1910. BEIT ROOSEVELT DENIES HE ILD SEVERE ACCIDENT London, Feb. 28. A false ru mor was circulated today that Roosevelt had met with a seri ous accident on the Nile. Lat er the report was denied by pa pers publishing the story. In reply to' a message from the American Ambassador, Roose velt wired: "Preposterous. Never in better health. Xo ac cident." J j RUSSIA ALARMED AT I V. S. AND GERMAN NAVIES ' Washington, Feb. 28. Confidential j dispatches received here say that ' Russia Is alarmed at the increase or i the navies of the United States and I Germany, and has under way plans ' j for a new navy to cost- 500,000,000. j Fear for her commercial supremacy j In the far . east prompts tne action. The Czar has rejected the proposal of , American ship builders to build the ! battle ships. ALL BUT ONE G. N. TRAIN RUN BLOCKADE Everett, Wash., Feb. 28. All hut one of the passenger trains stalled in the Cascades on the Great Northern ran the blockade todayi The remain- ing train has been stalled near Well- Jngton for four days. Snow in th ' mountain3 ceased today and rotaries ' ...nrkinr n cir th main AT HI AHU MELTED MUCH ' - ! WARM WIND SUNDAY AND ALL LAST NIGHT 1 i Temperature This Morning and Snow Falls Intermittently Pioneer Section Foreman Fears High Water Most Snow Since '03. - . , . . v Jf,PeC1LC0;rlSP0enCTe;) . nooked hard here all dav vesterday ' onri r.;.-,,! fv.rM.o-Kn.,f v, ir,v , mtAon nn. . . ' , .: ";;! .., wut . auni this morning is somewhat colder and it snows a little occasionally. Unless the weather again turns to chinook lng the correspondent believes there is no immediate danger of floods from j the Umatilla. - I Kamela Weather Record. ?An accurate account of the snow and rainfall at Kamela Is kept by N. Seaman, O. R & N. agent and posU master. According to the reports of ! Mr. Seaman the snowfall at Kamela by months has been as follows: October, 4 5 inches. . November, 24 inches. December, 26 inches. January, 39 Inches. February, 67 Inches. Total, 160. 5 inches, or 13.37 feet. Within the past few days much of this snow has disappeared. However, the thawing weather has never con tinued lrng enough at one time to really cause a break-up. I C. A. Norden. section foreman at Kamela, has been In the service of the railroad on the mountain division for many years. He has seen many hard winters at the summit but declares that the present winter has been the most severe since the big winter of 93-94. It is the opinion of Mr. Nor den that floods and washouts this spring are almost inevitable. APACHE RUNS AMUCK WITH MURDEROUS KNIFE Globe. Ariz., Feb. 28. The sheriff and deputies are today pursuing Tom Hanson, an Apache Indian who ran nmurk In an Indian camp at Tono Basin and slashed a dozen redtnen and stampeded their stock. Six Indians will probably die. He became pos sessed of a murderous mania while seated with his family and relatives at the evening meal. Drawing a knife he ran from tepee to tepee assault ing every buck who appeared. will be arranged by the Commercial association. Vhat form of entertainment will be provided for the convention has not I yet been determined. However there i is a strong local sentiment In favor of showing proper courtesies to the bankers and this Insures that every thing possible will be done to make the convention a memorable one. I The following are the member of BE HELD IN PENDLETON III 24-25 Calling cards, weJ ding stationery, com mercial stationery and job printing to trier at the East Oregnl'an CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. NO 6837 L STOP IN HIT Idaho Men Acquitted of Charges Saturday Spend Day in Pendleton. PARTY IS VERY HAPPY AT OUTCOME OF TRIAL . Kettcnbach, Dwyer and Kestor, With Wives. Witnesses and Attorney Be in; RTeld Here by Blocked Traflls Men Wen- Acquitted in Four H iites Case Five Years Old Politic Was at Bottom of Case Jury Wa Most Representative, Says Attorney. Mr. bach. and Mrs. William F. Ketten Mr. and Mrs. William Dwrer. f3eor8e H. Kestor and Attorney W. , Tannahlll. all of Lewiston, Idaho, and comPrising about the happiest bunch j of Ia"aho residents alive, are speneUof the day ln Pendleton. Kettenbaeh. ,1Jwyer ana are tne tnree ae- ! fendant in the famous Idaho timber i land fraud cases which were ended ! Saturday aftrnoon when the Jury . brought In a verdict of acquittal aX ter deliberating but four minutes. Just i long. enough to take one ballot j Others of the party here today axe I J. B. West, Fred W. Emery, William B. Benton," of Lewiston, and Thomas Mullen of Coeur d'Alene, all witnesses ; for the defense. The Pullman car In which the party Is traveling haa 1 been held here since yesterday by rev j son of the washouts on th Washing ton division of the Q. R. & N. and -will probably remain In the local yard until .'muui w n aiivrauun, I Pile A la VI ira Vmm rt.f j The timber conspiracy charge of which these defendants were tried,' five 'ears oId- The trial lasted two ; weeks and a half and the verdict wu 1 returned in four minutes. The de- Ifendants were charged with consplrtn. , feloniously to defraud the Kovern- th PiPflr-atT. nv- ieaai 'acre, of which they acaulred title. It funds of ..- Lqnb were used to buy up dummy entrynien to exercise their right under the timber and stone act and then deed the land back to the defendant for a consideration of from $100 to $150. Blame Politics. J. B. West of Lewiston, who was one of the principal witnesses for the de fense, stated this morning that there was never anythin to the case but politics, while George W. Tannahlll. who acted as attorney for the accused men. said the Jury was conceded to be the most representative body of busl-, ness men that ever sat In an Idaho Jury box. He said there were two men in the jury who were million aires and that all the others wcr men of wealth or large business In terests. According to the men here today, there was the heartiest kind of a dem onstration, following the announce of the verdict. It was looked upon as a complete vindication and seemed to meet with the favor of the popu lace, not only in Boise, but from the other parts of the state. Ends Land Fraud Case. While this ends the trial of the land fraud case against these mea there are some other charges pen.llng. Kester and Dwyer are under Indict ment for subornation of perjury, while three of the witnesses for the' defense. Emery. Colby and Benson, are charged with perjury for swearing falsely before the officials In the Lewiston Land office when filing on their t'mber lands. Kttenhneh. Kester and Robneft are under Indictment and will stand trial before Judge TVItHch w th'n t:; next few months for embezzling ) 137. 000 of the funds or the Lewiston Na tional bank. The indictments wer returned last fnl at Moscow bv the federal grand jury. (Continued the executive committee of the stats association: E. A. Wyld. Portland. Frank Patton, Astoria. W. L. Thomp son. Pendleton, Leslie Butler, Hood River, and E. O. Caufleld nn.n City. Two years ago the session of the state association was held In Salem. Last year the meeting waa held at Se attle ln conjunction with the national bankers' gathering. 5 S on page 8.) ! ' v