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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9. 1910.
NO 6845
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HITS ELECTRIC
Salt Lake Engine Crashes
Into Oak Knoll Car at Los
Angeles.
THIRTY-SIX PEOPLE ARE
INJURED, SOME BADLY
As Car Starts Across Tracks, Freight
Engine Dears Down Upon It, Hurl
ing it From Rails Oar Was
Crowded and Passengers Thrown
Through "Windows Some Pinned
Beneath Car Several So Seriously
Injured That Tmey May Not Rocov-
Los Angeles, Cal., Mar. 9. An un
identified man Is dying today and 43
persons are suffering from injuries
resulting from a collision between a
railroad train and a Pasadena elec
tric car at midnight. The motorman
believed the track was clear and ran
directly in front of a freight train.
. Passengers were thrown in all di
rections. The electric car was crowded with,
people returning to their homes from
the theaters. The car had been
brought to a stop at the crossing of
the Salt Lake tracks on Allso street,
and then was started up again and
was half over the crossing when the
freight train crashed Into the rear end
f it, throwing it on itaelde. and hurl
ing the occupants through the win
dows and against the sides and roof
of the car. Some were pinned under.
Death the car.
Among the injured are:
J. C. Austin, architect, Los Angeles,
badly cut about the head.
Charles E. Lewis, superintendent
postal telegraph company, bruised and
cut.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Hamerid, South
Pasadena, both cut about head.
H. D. Palmer, Pasadena, scalp
wounds.
A. S. Forman, South Pasadena, arm
broken, head cut
W. C. Brannahan, traveling man.
New York: head cut.
George Stone, South Pasadena, leg
broken.
Mrs. W. Snyder, Pasadena, dying of
fracture of the skull.
H. A. Halig, Los Angeles, arm and
iback cut
Walter R. Brown, Pasadena, nose
broken.
Rev. F. W. Oakes, Denver, hip
'bruised.
E. C. Kent architect, Pasadena, arm
broken.
W. A. Munshell, Los Angeles, se
verely ' bruised on body and cuts on
head.
T. Lowenguth,. Los Angeles; body
badly bruised.
Mrs. Nellie W. Stevens, Pasadena.
AU these were taken to hospitals in
Pasadena or to their homes. Those
brought to the receiving hoepi'tal In
this city are:
A. Aborelll, skull fractured; cannot
Jive.
George Hopkins, Pasadena, skull
fractured.
Mrs. H. Smith, Pasadena, cut on
forehead and neck.
Tho cars of the freight train were
loaded with lumber and when the
i train came to a sudden stop, follow
' ing the Impact, the lumber on the
forward cars was thrown forward and
piled in a mass.
It was reported at first that three
persons had been crushed to death
beneath this heap of lumber, but
search failed to reveal any bodies.
Conductor Pillket says that the
motorman started the car across the
tracks before getting the usual sig
nal to go ahead. Passengers agree
that no warning whistle from the en
gine of the freight train was heard,
and it was Impossible to see the head
light because of a curve. There are
no gates at the crossing.
Pioneer Editor Diea.
Victoria, B. C, March 8. John
Houston, pioneer editor of Fort George
Tribune and at one time well known
in the United States, where he worked
his way across the continent as a
tramp printer, is dead at Quesnal, B.
C.
SCHOOL OF MONSTER
TURTLES IMPEDE SHIP
Galveston, Mar. 9. Accord-
Ing to Captain Evans of the
steamship Brazos, that vessel
had a narrow escape from ser-
ious damage while enroute from
New York when a school of
monster turtles was encounter-
ed. Many of them weighed
thousands of pounds. The Tea- 4
sel started to plow' Its way
through the turtles, but after
striking many of the armored 4
reptiles was forced to alow 4
down and finally steer around 4
the mass. 4
FAKE WRESTLER AND
PROMOTERS PLEAD GUILTY
Council Bluffs, Iowa, Mar. 9. Bert
Shores a wrestler, W. F. Harris and
George Marsh, accused of swindling
in connection with the fixed boxing
boats and wrestling contests of tho
so-called Maybray gang, pleaded
guilty today and ten others pleaded
not guilty. The operations of the
gang extended from the Pacific to the
Atlantic. Eighty-five men belonged
to the organization.
It Is asserted by authorities that the
gang swindled many wealthy men of
hundreds of 'thousands of dollars by
"fixing" events.
FRENCH OFFICIAL WAS
EMBEZZLER OF MILLIONS
Paris, March 9. The alleged defal
cations of Edmund Duez, who was
employed as government liquidator In
the sale of confiscated church prop
erty are growing, according to gov
ernment officials today. It Is now
estimated that Duez embezzled two
millions instead of half that sum and
It Is a possibility that he stole four
millions from the government. Duez
confessed today he lost the money in
speculation.
EMERYVILLE RACE TRACK
TO BE SCENE OF FIGHT
San Francisco, March 9. The Em
eryville race track enclosure has fi
nally been decided upon as the place
for holding the big fight. This an
nouncement followed the meeting of
Rlckard, Gleason and Tom Williams
in the tatter's office last night
Within a day or two architects will
begin laying plans for the great arena
to be constructed at the race track.
The plan comprehends a seating ca
pacity of 50,000
CORONER WILL PROBE
CAUSE OF AVALANCHE
SURVIVORS, G. N. OFFICIALS
AND TRAINMEN SUBPOENAED
Will Seek to Ascertain Cause of Fatal
Slide and Also Why Passengers
Were Caught Sixty-two Ikxrlrg
Recovered.
Seattle, March 9. The cause of the
Wellington avalanche and why It
caught the passengers in Its path,
will be probed by Coroner Snyder next
week. Practically all of the surviv
ors. Great Northern officials and
trainmen will be subpoenaed. The
first thing, according to Snyder, will
be an inquiry Into the meeting held
the night before the avalanche by the
passengers who renuested rnlcles to
(Jake them down the mountain and
were refused.
Sixty-two Bodies Found.
Wellington. March 9. A total of
62 bodies have been recovered.
Twelve were taken out yesterday and
two this morning. The line is expect
ed to be opened tonight
DYING NEGRO PREACHER
IS LYNCnED BY MOD
Greenwood, Miss., Mar. 0. Al
though most dead from a gunshot
wound inflicted by on officer in a
duel Inst nlrht. Parson Wnllnra. n
negro preacher, was lynched by a mob
ai noon louny. allure was taken
front Jnll.
MINE OPERATORS REFUSE
DEMANDS OF EMPLOYES
Cincinnati, Mar. 9. The mine op
erators of the eastern and middle
states today refused the demands of
the miners for an Increase In wages
and an eight-hour day. A strike Is
expected to result
Trans-Andlne Tunnel.
Buenoe Ayres, March 9. One of
the most marvelous engineering feats
of the century reached completion to
day with the formal opening of the
Trans-Andlne tunnel. Tho big bore
is a total of 3000 metres in length and
places Valparaiso and Santiago, Chile,
In direct rail communication with
Buenos Ayres.
Wolfram Arrives Home.
Cadillac, Mich., March 8. Ad Wol
gast, lightweight champion of the
world, arrived at his home here to
day. He was welcomed by a band
and about 2000 Cadillac citizens. An
affectionate scene of greeting took
place at the station. A big reception
was tendered him at tho opera house.
Bucket- Shop Men Indicted.
Atlanta. Ga.. March 8. Charged
with violating Georgia's anti-bucket
shop laws, five prominent Atlanta
brokers were indicted todav and bench
warrants were Issued for their ar
rests.
Stock Prices nit High Mark.
St. Louis, March 9. One result of
the "meat strike" which was started
to lower the price of meats, came to
day In an announcement from the
stockyards that the best grade of hogs
had set a new record at $10.36 per
hundred weight. Lambs also made a
new record at $9.85.
STANDARD OIL
FILES PROTEST
Octopus Company Presents
Brief Against Dissolution of
That Organization
COMPANIES IN MERGER
WERE NON-COMPETING
Different Corporations Consolidated
In 1890 Were Owned by Same Men
Asserts Counsel for John D. and
liOwer Court's Dissolution Order
Would Be Blow at Organized Bus
iness Case Will Be Argued Mon
day. Washington, March 9. Basing its
case largely on Its claim that the cor
porations merged with the Standard
Oil compnny of New Jersey in 1899
were non-competing at that time, and
.on the allegation that the Interpreta
tion given to the Sherman anti-trust
law -by the lower court would strike
down organized business, the Stand
ard Oil company yesterday filed In the
supreme court of the' United States
its brief against the dissolution of
that organization.
This dissolution was ordered by the
circuit court of the United States for
the eastern district of Missouri on a
petition filed by the government in
1906. Whether the decree of disso
lution shall stand will come up Mon
day for nn oral argument
Frank B. Kellogg is now putting the
finishing touches on the brief of the
government, while Attorney General
Wlckersham is understood to be pre
paring an oral argument of the case.
Owned by Same People.
The argument of counsel for the
Standard Oil" In support of the con
tention that the support of the con
tention that the corporation whose
stocks were exchanged in 1S99 for
mock In the Staadard Oil com
pany of New Jersey,'' were non-competitors,
Is based on the assertion that
they were all owned at that time in
the same proportion and by the same
people who owned the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey.
It is claimed that the method of or
ganization In 1899 was dictated by
economic reasons, and that the busi
ness created by the individual defend
ants, John D. Rockefeller, William
Rockefeller, John D. Archbold, Oliver
T. Payne, Henry M. Flagler, Charles
M. Pratt and H. H. Roger was a
lawful one, the success of which It is
asserted was the legitimate reward of
what is described as unusual risk, en
ergy, skill and plenty of capital.
Methods Only Changed.
Point after point is made by coun
sel, in nn attempt to prove that the
st-ven individual defendants did noth
ing more than change their method
of business in 1899.
The counsel for the Standard Oil
contend that competition Is the striv
ing of two or more persons, or cor
porations, for trade The ownership
of properties, it is contended In the
brief, is wholly under the laws of the
state and congress cannot, and docs
not, pretend to regulate their acquisi
tion. Yet, It is urged by counsel for the
Standard Oil, that this rule of the clr
cult court would broaden the Sher
man act bo that federal law would
regulate land titles In the state.
The objections to the decree are
summed up In the statements that it
Is too general, too vague, too broad:
"It denleB to each Individual the
right of holding his property as he
chooses," says counsel, "either by le
gal or equitable title."
The case will be argued Monday.
Ice Gorges Raise Missouri.
Townsend, Mont, March 8. Ice
gorges along the Missouri river have
raised the crest of the stream 25 feet
In some places. The town of Cantell
is reported flooded.
ORGANIZE
The Umatilla County Baseball
league will be formally organized in
this city next Friday evening. A meet
ing has been called and will be held
in the parlors of the commercial asso
ciation to perfect the , organization,
which has been in course of prepara
tion for several months. Represen
tatives from Athena, as well as Wes
ton and Pilot Rock will be In attend
ance. All the necessary steps will be
taken to perfect the league and ar
range for the season's games.
According to reports received from
tho other towns In the league, the
county's fans can count on some good
baseball this year. Weston and Pilot
Rock are already In the field with
FAVOR
WID
E STRIKE
State Federation of Labor in
Pennsylvania Adopts Reso
lution to That Effect.
PRESIDENT MAHON SAYS
COURSE IS ONLY REMEDY
Labor Union Men of Keystone State
Spring Surprise When They Vote
for National Strike In Sympathy
Willi Quaker City Car Men Baclt
Ihhic of Sympathy Strike Broken
.More Rioting Lust Night But Quiet
Today.
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Newcastle, Pa., March 9. The state
federation of labor today passed a
resolution favoring a nation wide
strike of union men In sympathy
with the Philadelphia strikers.
A state wide strike was expected
but the resolution favoring a national
strike came as a surprise. The reso
lution was adopted following a state
ment by President Mahon of the
street car men that a national strike
was the only remedy.
General Strike a Failure.
Philadelphia, Mar. 9. Only the
most radical union leaders today re
fuse to concede the general strike Is
a failure. The primary cause of the
failure is attributed to the disincli
nation of conservative unions to vio
late their agreements with employ
ers by striking.
Many special police were with
drawn from duty today. This indi
cates that the city officials believe the
crisis is passed. In spite of the riot
started by strikebreakers last night
In which five men and a girl were
shot the authorities today do not an
ticipate any further serious disorders.
This outbreak followed the stoning
of cars along Frankfort avenue after
an uneventful dsy.
A stone thrown by one of the crowd
injured a strikebreaking motorman.
Infuriated at this, 15 of his comrades
took out a car, all, of the windows
of which they broke v'with their clubs.
As this ic.ar, loaded with strikebretk
era, sped down the avenue, bullets
were rained at the Jeering crowd.
Helen May, aged 14, was struck in
tlte leg Ty a bullet. John Maloney,
aged 18, and Michael Osborn, aged 24
were also shot in the legs, and Frank
Bromiley, aged 23, received a bullet
in the Xot.
After reaching Allegheny avenue
the car 'was switched to the north
bound track by its crew and tbe dash
back to the barn begun. So swiftly
was it driven that before the crowd
realized that It was coming Track It
had sped past them and into the
barn.
The shooting of inoffensive by
standers worked the crowd to a high
pitch of excitement and as other car
came down the street the mob
wrecked several, leaving only the.
trucks on the rails. About a dozen ar
rests were made.
There were a few minor outbreaks
In the down town district last last
night. '
More Men Join Strike.
Philadelnhln. 1nr 9 Twrlr hnn.
dred employes of the Baldwin loco
motive works struck this afternoon.
The strike leaders declare the entire
force of twelve thousand will be out
by night.
Gompors to Scono of Strike.
Washington. March 9. It wa
learned today that Samuel Gotnpers
will go to Philadelphia Immediately jj
on his return from Chicago. Whether
he will take charge of the strike or
not depends on developments.
If William Pcnn could see Phila
delphia now, and had it to do ever
again, he might give it a " different
name.
LEAGUE FRIDAY
good strong aggregations and the
Pendleton and Athena teams will
take up practice the first of the week.
Indeed some of the more enthusias
tic of the local amateurs have already
been out limbering up their wings
nnd otherwise getting Into condition
for the workout which is sure to come.
The local fans expect great things
of the Pendleton team for the rea
son that In addition to having
strong list of high school and other
players to choose from, a number of
the old stars have signified their In
tention of once more appearing on the
diamond. The beautiful weather of
the past several days has served to
set the baseball bug to working in
good shape.
WILL
TAFT FAILS TO KEEP
DATE WITH "UNCLE JOE"
Washington, Far. 9. Members of
Taft's official family are laughing to
day over the misunderstanding be
tween Taft and Speaker Cannon yes
terday. The president called Cannon
over the telephone and said he would
pass the capital building in "about
ten minutes" to take the speaker for
an automobile ride. Cannon was .on
the steps at the appointed time. He
was there 25 minutes later but the
president hadn't appeared. The
speaker then became slightly peeved
and went away. Taft didn't put in
an appearance and the mistake has
not been explained.
"BIG TIM" WON'T STAND '
FOR ANY FAKE IN FIGHT
New York, March 9. "Big Tim"
Sullivan, stakeholder for the Jeffries
Johnson fight, who will have a total
of one hundred and twenty-one thou
sand dollars in his possession when
the fighters enter the ring, declared
today if there is anything crooked In
the battle the fighter will have to go
to the courts to get it. "If I feel
there is anything crooked about the
fight, I will denounce It publicly,"
said Tim. "Then I will call all bets
off and they will have to go to the
courts to get their money."
I.EWISTON IS IX CENTER
OF LOCAL OPTION VOTING
Lewlston, Idaho, March 9. A local
option election Is in. progress in Nez
Perce county today. The weather Is
fine, but the coudition of the coun
try roads does not favor a heavy poll
In the majority of the precincts. Both
sides claim victory, but the result is
doubtful.
REBELS WANT UNCLE
SAM TO INTERVENE
REVOLUTIONISTS FORWARD
REQUEST TO WASHINGTON
Name Several Conditions In Request
Want U. S. to Name Provisional
President Who is to be Neither
Madriz or Estrada.
Washington, Mar. 9. Nicaraguan
revolutionary officials today for
warded a request to the United
States government for an interven
tion. The following conditions were set
forth in the request: That Nicaragua
be chosen a provisional president and
aeither Madriz or Estrada be select
ed. That a free election be held soon
at which neither Madriz or Estrada
will be candidates. That the revolu
tionist movement be recognized as
warranted by justice and the rights
of men.
That the United States guarantee a
fair election.
Plnnt Biggest Onchard.
San Antonio, Texas. Texas
is rapidly coming to the front as a
fruit-producing state, and win soon
have the biggest orchard in the coun
try, it not rn the world. The great
tract Is now being laid out in La. Salle
county, and "will comprise 4800 acres,
or more than seven square miles In
extent. The chief promoters of this
great plan are expected to meet in a
day or two in interest of its further
development.
A great variety of fruits will be
grown, among them apples, pears,
peaones. ntnges, limes, lemons and
figs. Of the latter nearly a thousand
acres will be set out, the fruit having
been shown to be a great success In
these parts. About six hundred acres
of the land -will be used for the rais
ing f berries and vegetables.
Observe Forrest Birthday.
Philadelphia, March 9. Memories
or Efiwin Forrest, the great American
tragedian, were again recalled today
wnen the managers and inmates of
the Forrest Home for Actors, at
Holmsburg, eelebrated the birthday
of the distinguished actor. Forrest
svas born in 1806.
Remembers First Emperor.
Berlin, March 9. ImoresalvA m
mortal services attended by the kaiser
and other members of the imperial
i;imiiy were held today in honor of
William I, the first emperor of Ger
many, who died twenty-two years ago
today;
S. P. Llne Soon to Open.
Ogvlen, Utah, March 9 The South
ern Pacific main line is expected to
be open tomorrow, according to dis
patches reached here today from of
ficials of the comoanv. No fiirtho-
trouble on the Oregon Short Line In
taano is expected as the high water
is receding.
Militia Out for Strike Duty.
Saratoga. Mar. 9. Two cnmnnnlDt
of state militia were disDatohed tn
Corinth today for strike dutv. A ren.
eral strike order was issued by labor
leaders arrecting eighty-two mills of
the International Paper comiunv
Strike breakers have been taken to the
riant by Nthe company.
So far no rich philanthropist has
provided for pensioning superannuated
pugilists and baseball players.
S PEARY
House Sub-Committee Unani
mously Votes to Withhold
Reward.
MUST GIVE ACTUAL PROOF
OR REMAIN UNHONORED
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Under Leadership of Representative)
Macon of Arkansas, Committee Re
fuses to Grant Recognition to Ex
plorer's Claims Macon Says
Peary's Narrative la Stretch of Ins
agination Impossible to Travey 2T
Miles a Day Over Rough Ice. .'
Washington, March 9. The houM
sub-committee on naval affairs voted
unanimously today not to take any
action on tne measures for rewarding
and honoring Commander Peary for
the discovery of the pole until actual
proofs were submitted.
This action followed a critical anal
ysis of Peary's narrative of the expe
dition in which Representative Macon
of Arkansas put Peary in the Cook
class. He stamped the narrative as a
stretch of the imagination. Macon
thought the remarkable distance
Peary claimed to have traveled each
day after he left - Captain Bartlett
needed more proof than the explor
er's statement. He claimed he mad
an average of twenty-six miles a day
over rough ice. This, Macon said.
was utterly Impossible. He Quoted
from Arctic authorities showing that
seven miles is considered good speed.
WILBUR WRIGHT TO COMBINE
BUSINESS WITH PLKASUR
Newport, R. I., Mar. 9. Wilbur
Wright is today planning to combine
business and pleasure. He will erect
a shop for the construction and re
pair of aerial flyers and incidentally
be near the attractions of a summer
colony. Wright has contracted to sell
several aeroplanes to wealtffy devo
tees of the snort .
NEW BATTLESHIP IS
INJIftED BY FIRK
Kiel, Mar. 9. The new battleship
Posen was damaged by fire which,
broke out in the store room last
night. The steel walls of the maga
zine were warped out of position. The
warship will be able to undergo a
trial trip within a short time.
GOSSIP SAYS PREMIER
ASQurrn wants divorce
London, Mar.9. It is common gos
sip today that Premier Asquith and
his wife seek a separation. It is
strongly intimated by friends that the
prime minister will resign the lead
ership of the liberal forces and 'retire
from the premiership. The king la
expected to elevate Asquith to a
peerage.
BUT ONE SURVIVOR OF
BIG POWDER EXPLOSION"
Juneau, Alaska, Mar. 9. Ha Der
etich. wearing the Indentificatlon tag
number thirteen Is the only survivor
of the powder magazine explosion in
the Treadwell mine last Wednesday
when thirty-seven were killed. Dere
tieh Is badly injured but will recover,
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Consumptive Takes Poison.
San Diego. Cal., March 8. Work
men found the dead body of an un
known man in the city park this af
ternoon. By its side was a bottle and
nearby an unsigned note saying that
the writer had consumption, was pen
niless and had decided to take poison.
It Is believed that the man was a Ger
man. In a pocket was found a metal
tag, evidently made at the Portland
fair In 1909, and Inscribed "T. J. Net
tleton, New Zealand." .
Slayer of Indians Surrenders.
Aberdeen, Wash., Mar. 9. Fred
Pope, who shot and killed several
Qulntalt Indians voluntarily surren
dered to Indian Agent Archer today
and fenr of a tribal feud Is over.
Rejects Prohibition Bill.
Richmond, Va.. . March 8 The
state-wide prohibition measure was
uefeated today, 49 to 45
SEATTLE vrvrrss vi
Seattle. Mar. 9 ni- t
Gill, running on n "M.
town platform, was elected
mayor by eighteen hundred
plurality yesterday. Republl- 4
cans lost thousands of dollars
on the result as GUI was a
strong favorite and practically
4 all of the bettlnt? rn k-
majority. Charter amendments
giving' Seattle a
Blon form of government were
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