EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITIOIl ii. i I.II.H n,. mmmjk m m gggg WEATHER REPORT Fair tonight and Sun Calling cards, wed ding stationery, com mercial stationery and Job printing to order at the East Oregonla.i. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 23. PENDLETON, OKEOON, S AT U I? DAY, MARCH 12. 1910. NO 6848 Vaqyo i D. FITZGE HAS RESIGNED Traction Company Will Have New Manager Soon, Says Local Rumor. JOHN SMITH SAYS RESIGNATION ACCEPTED Director of Traction Company Says Company Propose to Carry Out Its Enterprise Fitz Gerald Left for Walla Walla Today After Denying His Reported Resignation -Max BaumciHtcr in Charge of Office. D.' Fltz Gerald has resigned as the manager for the Washington-Oregon traction company, according to the statement of John Smith, one of the directors of that corporation. This statement was made to the East Ore gonlan yesterday afternoon over the long distance 'phone.' Further than to state that the resignation had been accepted Mr. Smith refused to com mit himself save to say that the com pany proposes to carry out Its enter prise and build its traction system here during the life of its present franchise. Today the office of the traction company Is being looked after by Max E. Bnumelster who states that he Is under Instructions to keep the office oppn and to remain in charge until otherwise -ordered. Mr. Fits Gerald left this morning for Walla Walla, presumably to meet with members of the company In that city. Before leav ing he stated to one local man that he expected to return to Pendleton In about two weeks. To the East Ore gon Ian yesterday Mr. Fitzgerald de nied he had severed his position with the traction company. On the other hand he said ho was still with the company but might resign soon. As to who will take charge of the company's business here hns not been disclosed by the traction people. When interviewed yesterdny John Smith de clined to make a statement upon this point. However It Is rumored locally that the company has another man who will be here shortly to look over the situation with a view to carrying out Mr. FltzOerald's unfinished work. Night before Inst a meeting of the directors of the traction company was held here. Members present were Samuel Drumheller. John Smith, E. S. Isaacs and Mrs. Baumelster. It Is understood that Mr. Fltz Herald's resignation was tendered at thnt time. VICTIM OF CUDAIIY'S KNIFE LEAVES HOSPITAL Kansas City, March 12. Hanker Jere Llllls. who was disfigured for life by Jack Cudnhy. was removed to his home last night and according to his physician will be able to be out In a few rjays. Prosecutor Conklln an nounced today there will be no prose cution of Cudnhy unless Llllls him self files a complaint. The aftermath of the quarrel be came known today when It was an nounced thnt Cudahy had resigned from n swell country club here and that the club had expelled Llllls. Llllls was notified of the action today. TAFTS CABINET ENJOYS COTTONSEED FLOnt PASTRY Washington, March 12. Members of Taft's cabinet who ate cookies and pastry made from cottonseed flour yesterday, were unanimous today In asserting the confections were "just as good" as anything they had tasted where wheat flour was used. The feast was provided by Secretary Dickinson, the unique banquet being given with ti view to showing that cottonseed flour could be used In place of wheat flour, FORMER GOVERNOR FRANCIS ARRESTED AND GIVES RAIL St. Louis, March' 12. Former Gov ernor Francis capitulated today and furnished bond for appearance In court following "his arrest yesterday on a charge of failure to make a re turn of personal taxes. Other mil lionaires were arrested at the same time furnished bail and were releas ed. ANOTHER HEIRESS FALLS VICTIM TO NOBLE TITLE New York, March 12. Ex tensive preparations for the marriage of Harriet Daly, daughter of the late Marcus Daly, and Count Anton Slgray are In progress today. The count is a scion of one of the oldest families in the Hungarian nobility. Miss Daly lias a for tune of several millions of dol lars. The marriage takes place shortly after Lent. FORMER PENDLETON MEN RUN RAILWAY HOSPITAL The following interesting article from the Portland Oregon of recent date Is of especial Interest to Pen dleton for the reason that the hospital referred to Is the receiving hospital for all accidents and cases of sick ness occurring in construction camps of the Deschutes railroad and Is un der the management of Dr. Eldred B. Waffle, formerly of Pendleton, as Medical superintendent of the Ore gon Railway hospital service, und J. D. Boyd, well-known in this city, where ho Is a member of Co. L, O. N. G., In the nurse In charge: The Deschutes road has at Gross Valley a well equipped hospital, with 80 beds, nurses and a resident doctor, besides two doctors who make weekly visits to the camps. The maximum number that the hos pital has held at one time up to the present Is 22.. For the most part the cases have been those of men blown up through their own carelessness by blasts or Btruck with flying rocks. In many of the later Instances, curiously enough, the rocks that have done the damage have been thrown from shots on the opposite side of the river. In regard to this an amusing in stance Is related of an exchange of damage bills between contractors whose camps lay opposite. An Oregon Trunk blast, It seems sent a shower of small stones across the Deschutes and through the tents there situated. Immediately a bill for $100 damage was paid. The next day, however, a "coyote shot" on the Harriman sMe, slightly overcharged, dropped a ton or two of boulders upon the cook shack of the Great Northern camp. Thereupon the debtors of the pre vious occasion turned the tables by presenting a damage bill for $160. How that $60 balance will be evened up remains to be seen. GEORGE PALMER PUTNAM. 1. 1 in ur HIS MIGHTY BOB KX-PHESIDENT IS HOST TO NEWSPAPERMEN Dines Correspondents Aboard Steam er and Plies Tliciii With Questions Until Woo Sma' Hours Says He Is Through With Hunting. Rabak. Soudan. Marrh 12. Colonel Roosevelt last night gave a banquet aboard the steamer Dal In honor of the five newspaper correspondents, who came up the Nile to meet him. The dinner lasted far into the night. Roosevelt spent most of the time questioning his guests faster than they could reply. He announced he was through with hunting. He said he had accomplished all he had set out to do, and had had a good time and is now content to lay down his gun. The steamer is duu at Khartoum tomorrow. Methodist Bishop Dies. Trenton, March 12. Bishop Henry Spellmeyer of the Methodist Episco pal rhurch of St. Louis, was found dead in the apartments of his hotel here today of heart disease. He came here to preside over the sessions of the New Jersey confrence. Ho was born in New York in 1847. Hogs Smnxli Records. Chicago, March 12. The price of hogs continued to advance today. A new record was set at $11 a hundred. Portland. March 12. Hogs sold In the local market today at $11.10 per hundred, the highest on record. Cl'SS WORDS OX LINKS SHOCKS AMELIA BARR New York. Ever since Mrs. Ame lia Bnrr, novelist, heard the tall end of a golf foursome blaspheming up on St. Andrew's links, In Bonnie Scot land, she has been unalterably oppos ed to athletic sports for women. Mrs. Barr thinks a game which provokes in a loser the words which she heard on St. Andrew's historic course is no game for a woman. So, at the age of 79, Mrs. Barr Is sues a warning to young American women against overindulgence in athletic sports. "If America has a national fault," said Mrs. Barr, "It lies In the fact that Americans carry everything to extremes. Overindulg ence In athletic sport brutalizes a wo man. It robs her of the fine bloom of woman hood. More than any one thing, I believe, this craze for ath letics Is responsible for passing of the old-fashioned woman, the sort of woman the average man wishes to marry. "Women never were meant to be athletic. They were meant to be mothers and home-makers." Mrs. Wiseman Dead. Mrs. AniVe Wiseman, a sister of Mrs.' G. W. Beddow of this city, died at her home In Huntington, Oregon, at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The remains will be brought here for bu rial, the body coming on train No. 5 tonight. The funeral will bo held at the Catholic church at 10:30 tomor row forenoon. Mrs, Wiseman former ly lived here and has many friends who regret her death. She was mar ried in this city about one year ago. ANOTHER RAP AT ILIER A. P, Davis, Chief Engineer of Reclamation Service, Takes Stand at Investigation. RELATES INTERVIEWS WITH SECRETARY OF INTERIOR Says He Defended Reclamation Ser vice from Criticisms Applied ' by llulliiigicr Socrctnry Reprimanded Newell for Dismissing Special Agent Perkins Said It Was His Own Personal Matter Little Inter est Today by Public. Washington, March 12. Chief En gineer A, P, Davis of the reclamation service, continued his testimony to bay before the Balllnger congressional committee. He related Interviews he had with Balllnger wherein he defend ed the reclamation service from the criticism of the secretary. The at tendance at today's hearing is small, and little interest is manifested. E. P. Perkins, a special agent and lecturer, engaged in publicity work for the reclamation service, received five hundred dollars a month from the Harriman railroads In addition to his salary from the government, accord ing to Davis. Director Newell de manded Perkins" resignation when he learned of the matter. Davis said that In his presence Ballinger reprimanded Newell for interfering In a matter that "he knew he (Ballinger) was handling personally." Perkins Showed Favoritism. .Attorney Pepper, representing Pin chot, presented certain correspond ence which Included a complaint from James J. Hill, who objected to Perkins' methods in "boosting" only those projects along the Harriman lines. "After all these things about Per kins coming to light, does Ballinger still retain him at Chicago?" was asked. "Yes," replied Davis. Davis said Perkins had always In sisted he was under the secretary's jurisdiction and not under the au thority of the reclamation service of ficial's. Kit II POLISHING CAUSE OF DREADED DISEASE Manila, March 12'. Many medical men in attendance at the conference here today have advanced the opin ion that Berideri, the much feared dis ease of the island. Is due to the prac tice of polishing rice. Polishing Is the outer covering which contains phosporous. The disease is said not to be infectuous. BRlIKiET SWALLOWED TABLE FORK: OPERATION SAVES HER San Francisco, March 12. -Bridget Brady Is recovering from an opera tion for the removal from her stom ich of a table fork which she swal lowed Wednesday. She was suffer ing from a sore throat and placed the handle of the fork in her throat in an effort to examine her tonsils. The muscles gripped the handle of the fork and It slipped down her esopha gus. G. N. Resumes Operations. Seattle. Mar. 12. The Great Nor thern resumed operations over its main line today after a lapse of 16 days. A through train to St. Paul went out on time and the oriental lim ited will leave as scheduled this eve ning. Fairbanks to Re-enter Politics. London, Mar. 12. rFormer Vice President Fairbanks, who sailed for America today, declared before leav ing thnt he may reenter politics at no distant date. He declined to state what particular field of politics he Is considering. IS RUN AFTER TWO TEARS A man for whom Sheriff T. D. Taylor has been searching since June 1908, was arrested yesterday after noon at Hermiston by Deputy Sheriff Ross Newport on instructions from Taylor. His name Is A. C. Smith and he la charged with hnving forged four checks In this city, the first three In June, 1909, and the last onev last month. His crimes netted him more than $100. Signing the name of E. C. Brown, Smith appeared In Pendleton in June, 1908, passed three checks of $38.75 BATTLE Survivors of Steamer Reach Haven After a Struggle of 63 Days. '.BOAT SUNK BY WEIGHT OF ICE COAT Six .Men Who Fx-apcd from Wreck of sieimier Farall on January 7, Have Harrowing Experiences Land 0n Island anil Exist on Whale Oil and Dried Flsli Suffer Great Hardships Searching Tug Boat Finally Finds 'Hum. Seward. March 12. After a 63-days battle with ice, blizzards and hunger, four of the six men who rowed away from the wreck of the steamer Farall on January 7, are safe in Seward to day, and the remaining two are safe at Kodiak. The four men were brought her by the revenue tug Ta homa. which has been searching for them for a month. They are Gus Swunson, Charles Peterson, Albert Bfilley and Otto Nelson. The surviv ors were found at Afognak in the Karaluk straits. On the second day after leaving the Farrall their boat sank under the weight of the Ice with which it was coated, but the men managed to reach Kodiak island terribly frost bit ten. Here they found a camp of a trapper whey they stayed, living on whale oil and dried fish. They suf fered incredible hardships. P.HKV MCFARLAND WILL MEET FREDDIE WEI.CII Chicago. March 12. A letter from Packy McFarland. now abroad, indi cates the stockyards light weight and Freddie Welch may meet in England fW'u battle soon. According to Mc Farland. the Mountain Ash club of Wales has offered a ten thousand dol lar purse for the fight and the Na- j tional Sporting club of London, has offered fifteen thousand. Welch Is expected to sign articles immediately and the match, seems assured. SALES DAY SYSTEM NAUGURATED TODAY The general sales days to be held in j tli is city each month under the aus ; pices of the farmers' union and for the benefit of every one In the county I with anything to sell, were successfully ; inaugurated this afternoon. At the i conclusion of the sale the manage- ment announced that the next sale would be held at the district fair pa- villion the fourth Saturday in April. There were not as many buyers ' present as had been anticipated or as j will be when the sales days become ' permanently established. Nearly 20 j head of animals; horses, mules and i hogs, were put up and nearly every thing changed hand at fair prices. The fact that a number of horsebuy ; ers had visited this section resently j and picked up many of the animals . during the week that had been listed for the sale cut down the offerings ; somewhat. It was so much of a success, how ever, that the promoters became con vinced that it wiii pay to make the , proposition permanent. BROTHER -1 X-I.AW OF TAFT TO FILL SUICIDE'S GRAVE Pittsburg, Mar. 12. Thomas Mc Laughlin, brother-in-law of President Taft. committed suicide by shooting, according to the coroner today. Laughlin's death occurred yesterday and physicians reported "cerebral hemmorrhage" as the cause McLaugh lin had been ill for several months. TO E T each on The Peoples Warehouse, Bond Brothers and Wcssel and made his escape. Last month he appeared at the Clark grocery and left a worth less chock for $H1 50. the namo sign ed nt that time being A. J. Jones. The man arrested last evening has been under Suspicion for some time and the sheriff feels he has made no mistake. He went to Hermiston last evening, returning this morning on the early train with his prisoner. Smith stoutly denies his guilt and will be given a preliminary hearing before Justice Joe H, Parkes. A Willi ELEM NTS T BROKEN JOURNAL CAUSES FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILMENT The committee of Investigation makes the following report on the de railment of three freight cars, about two miles west of Meacham Thurs day: "Extra 366 west, consisting of 44 cars, 1500 tons. Conductor Regan, Engineer Thornburg, had three cars derailed two miles west of Meacham, damaging equipment to the extent of $1000, track $10 and eqitents $50. No one Injured and no other trains de layed. "Investigation shows derailment was caused by broken journal on the forward wheel of front truck on A. R. L. 5725, which caused derailment of the following two cars. Two-thirds of the surface of the broken Journal shows old flaws; journal had not been overheated. Contents of cars was canned meats, destination San Francisco. W. BOLLONS. Superintendent. A. BUCKLEY. Asst. Superintendent. J. H. WATSON, Division Foreman. E. L. ACKLEY, Editor La Grande Star. JOE WOODS, Proprietor Livery Stable. FIFTEEN FIREMEN HAVE NARROW ESCAPE IN SEATTLE Seattle. March 12. Fifteen fire men had a narrow escape from death today when the burning six story Mi nor hotel collapsed and they were caught beneath the falling walls.. For tunately the ruins in falling struck the sides of another building, this holding the blazing timbers above the Imperiled men. The hotel was an old unoccupied frame building and had been con demned by the city authorities. TWO BURGLARS LOOT STORE AT HERMISTON STEAL 8100 WORTH OF CLOTHING FROM MERCHANT First Burglary in Many Months Oc curred Last Night Robbers Were Judges of Good Quality Clothing. (Special Corresponrence.) Hermiston, Ore., Mar. 12. The first burglary in many months occured here last evening when robbers en tered the store of J. F. Scarborough, a local merchant, und removed $100 worth of clothing. It Is believed that there were at least two to enter the store but further than that, there Is no clue. Entrance to the store had been gained by means of the back door. According to the appearance of the rear of the building, one fellow had been working on the window and one on the door at the same time. The man at the door affected an entrance first and the window route was ab andoned. , That they were capable of telling good clothes from poor is indicated by the fact that only the best shoes and clothing carried in stock were taken. Almost the entire stock of clothing had been handled but all the cheap stuff was laid to one side. The officers In the surrounding towns have been notfied and it is be lieved thnt the burglars will be ap prehended within a few hours. IRRIGATION DAM BREAKS LITTLE TOWN DESTROYER Julesbur. Colo., Mar. 12. Floods, resulting from the breaking of the ir rigation dam at Ovid are reported to ccding today. The town of Ovid was destroyed and this city is threatened with destruction. Heavy damage has been done to the Union Pacific tracks but they are fast being repaired. NAMES OF OTHER INDICTED OFFICIALS ARE GIVEN OIT Portland. Mar. 12. The Indictment of eastern Oregon lumbermen return ed Thursday include In addition to the three men already arrested here, Da vid Eccles. the millionaire of Salt Lake who today Is reported on Ills way to Portland to surrender and Frank M. Slmrtlcrf. Fred W. Atkinson and W. M. Green, all officers of the Oregon Lumber company. TURNER STREET RESIDENT WANTS NEW SIDEWALKS That he is not satisfied with the sidewalks in the east end of the city; that he Is willing to do his share of the work of building new walks and wants others to do the same Is the emphatic declaration of J. B. Grubb. Mr. Grubb lives at 900 Turner street above St. Anthony's hospital. He says that at the present time his premises are without sidewalk accommodations and he had to walk a Mock and a quarter through the mud and snow of the winter. This was. especially In convenient this winter as he has chil dren who are attending school. According to Mr. Grubb he has four lots In that section and In the event a sidewalk is ordered he Is ready and anxious to have a walk built along this property. He believes the walk should be ordered and that In other parts of town also new sidewalks and cross walks should be provided. IN GOVERNMENT LIES ONLY HOPE Federal Intervention May Be Resorted to in Order to Settle Strike. LABOR LEADERS THREATEN A STATE WIDE STRTCE Situation in Ptiiladeipiiia Shows No Progress toward Adjustment of Dif ficulties All Efforts at Amicable Settlement Fails Labor Commis sioner May Investigate and Repot to Washington Strikers'' Deliver Ultimatum to Company. Philadelphia. March 12. Federal intervention in the street car and gen eral strike Is considered the only hope of peace. Every effort to have the question settled amicably appears to have failed. Charles P. Neill, com missioner of labor, is expected to ar rive soon to investigate and report t Washington.' Strike leaders last night sent out their ultimatum that unless the street car company consents t arbitration In 4 8 hours, that every union man in Pennsylvania will bs called out. High Price 4 f feet Strikers. Retail prices of meats here today range from five to 10 cents a pound above normal and thousands of strik ers' families are suffering. Dealers predict another advance Monday and other commodities are expected to follow. The strike leaders announc ed that a number of men at the Dlra ton Saw works at Tacony went out today. They claimed the plant will be closed by night. Minor disorder occurred throughout the day. Several cars have been stoned. SEN. MONEY'S N EURALGLA SERVES AS ALARM CLOCK Washington. Neuralgic pains that strike him in the Jaw punctually at I a. m. daily are responsible for tte fact that Senator Money of Mississip pi is the earliest riser In his branch of the national legislature and that his secretary is the most enterprising; stenographer about Capitol H1IL Every morning by breakfast time UM senator's correspondence is out of tho way and his secretary has practically all the rest of the day to himself. TL hardest work he has to do is to "keep office" during the remaining govern mental hours. What is particularly remarkable as well as agonizing about Senator Mon ey's peculiar style of neuralgia Is tlt fact that it has been visiting him reg ularly at the same hour every day for 14 years. All sorts of prescriptions have been tried in vain to ward off t ' attacks, and all sorts of drugs, and rubs, and shocks, have been resorted to for relief from the pain while It lasts. In spite of all the. remedies and treatments Mr. Neuralgia bobs up se renely every morning at 5, remains for a little less than two hours, and departs as suddenly as he arrives. Finding that close attention to work caused him to forget the pain, tho senator got Into the habit of plunging into his correspondence as soon as ths neuralgia was felt. His secretary soon adapted his hours to those of his chief, and, as a result, the Mississlp pian"? letters are always tn the local postoffice nearly a half day ahead of of those sent home by other sentors. WOMEN ANGRY AT PLAT. "The Snffrngettes" Calls Forth a Turbulent Protest. Lemberg. Kronllnskl's four-act tragic comedy. "The Suffragettes." met with a very hostile reception from Polish women students in the Stadt theater, and when, in the second act. the principal actress said, "If tho English suffragettes only had the op portunity to get married there would be no women's question in England any more," there was a perfect storm of protests. Women In boxes, stalls and balconies united in angry dem onstrations, while the students in the gallery whistled and shouted so vo ciferously that the actors were forced to break off the dialogue. Most men Imagine that running a wife or nn automobile is merely a matter of procuring a license; that's why marriages, like Joy rides, nearly always end In a smashup. WANTS INTERNATIONAL RACE IXR SOUTH POI.E London. March 12. English explorers welcome the decision of the German geographical so- ciety to send out an expedition in search of the south pole. Noth- ing would please the promoters of the Captain Scott expedition better than German. English and American expeditions all starting at the same time