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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OKE(iON, WEDNESDAY, MAKCII .J0. 1910.
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Boy and Girl Elope, But Are
Captured at Pistol's Point
After Long Chase.
ESCAPE IX AUTO AND
THEN TAKE TO BRUSH
San Diego Youtli and Muiil, Aged lto-Bjw-ctivoly
17 and 15 Years, Make
Vain Attempt to Thwart Will of
Parent Hoy, Heavily Armed,
Take Deputy Prisoner But Turn
Him Loose Posse Ca.pl ores Them
at Nightfall -Parent May Relent,
in Time.
San Diego, Cal., March JO. After
a night elopement In an automobile,
the second within a week, and a flight
of 15 miles through the chapparal
and sagebrush, 17-year-old John Fore
man and 15-year-old Gertrude Selfert,
both of San Diego, were found in a
canyon, six miles from Des Canso
early last night and forced to sur
render at a pistol's point. The cap
ture was made only when deputy
sheriffs stalked the camp of the
elopers, guided by the light of .their
camp fire.
Foreman, who was heavily armed,
had withstood a previous attempt at
capture, with drawn revolvers, taking
Deputy Sheriff Charles Ellis captive,
and later releasing him.
The couple eloped from San Diego
Monday night In a hired automobile,
the girl escaping from her room in
the second story of her father's house
by knotting yio sheets of her bed In
to a rope. The glrl'a absence waa dis
covered soon after she escaped, and
a posse sent in pursuit, Foreman hav
ing tn(j friends he would head for
Death Valley, where he hoped to elude
capture in the desert.
Flew Through Chapparal.
At Pes Canso the road was block
ed by snow, and. finding It necessary
to abandon the machine, the boy and
the girl began their desperate flight
through the chapparal, after securing
provisions at Des Canso,
Deputy Sheriff Kills caught sight
of the couple a few miles from Des
Canso at 8 o'clock last night. He
trailed them around a boulder, but
when he confronted the pair the boy
covered him with a gun. Ellis tried
to argue and coax but. young Fore
man was obdurate. He forced the
deputy to walk on ahead and then
disappeared in the brush with the
girl. Reinforced by Jake Swyacffer,
an expert trailer, Ellis took up the
pursuit anew. After going some dis
tance he saw a flr'o in a canyon,
where the fugitives were In camp un
der an overhanging rock. The dep
uties covered them with guns and or
dered "Hands up.". At first young
Foreman refused to surrender, but af
ter some parley he nnd his compan
ion gve themselves up. They were
taken to the hotel nt Des Canso, where
1he girl was given into the custody
of John Selfert, her father.-and to
Mrs. Chambers, matron of the police
station Joseph Foreman, who was
also there, took charge of his son.
In PI liable Plight.
The fugitives were In a pitiable
plight as a result of their rough trip
after their automobile broke down.
Toung Foreman's face was badly
irratched by the bushes and his cloth
ing was In tatters. The girl had not
fared so badly, her companion hav
ing gone first through the underbrush.
Foreman when taken had a small ar
senal of firearms on his person. He
declared .that he would yet marry
Miss. Selfert. He declared that their
relations had been entirely proper. He
aid that they had talked matters
over In camp and decided that she
should return home for two years and
obey her parents on condition that
ho be not compelled to go to Europe
with them and that she be permitted
to correspond with young Foreman.
The latter, according to the plan,
was to go back to school and prepare
to support his bride of the future.
Miss Selfert In a talk with one of
the officers said that she was willing
to go back to her parents. She ad
mitted that she had not treated her
mother right, but she Insisted that she
would yet marry her youthful lover.
She said that their original plan was
to stay secreted In camp until the
pursuit ended, when they would go
omewhere and be married. The ap
pearance of the deputies thwarted
that design.
Mr. Foreman, sr., during a confer
ence at the hotel after the capture,
suggested that probably the best plan
would be to lot his son and Miss Sel
fert have their wish and be married.
He thought they showed courage and
determination, and that they deserv
ed to win their fight for matrimony.
But Mr. Selfert was obdurate. He de
clared that his daughter should come
home and obey her parents. ' He he
jectnd with some heat and with very
energetic language the suggestion that
there had been a marriage.
EOT
PLANS
STANDARD OIL PLANT BURNS.
Knoxvillo Oil Tank Destroyed by Fire
of Incendiary Origin.
Knoxvillo, Tenn., Mar. 30. The en
tire plunt of the Standard Oil com
pany with the exception of one 80,000
gallon oil tank, was destroyed by tire
last night. The fire was of Incendiary
origin, It l believed. The flames
caught upon and consumed a number
of little cottages near by. The Stand
ard's loss is $150,000.
The Southern railway lust u num
ber of freight cars and the Knoxville
Railway & Light company Ih a heavy
loser.
CORONER'S JURY CHARGES
WOLTER WITH MI RDir.
New Tork X. Y., March 30. The
coroner's Jury, without leaving its box,
toilay returned a verdict charging Al
bert Wolter with the murder of Ruth
Wheeler,' a part of whose mutilated
body was found In the grate of Wal
ter's room. Authorities are deter
mined to begin the trial early next
week. Tlio defense will fight against
what It terms "Indecent haste." and
will Bsk for a continuance.
NO BONES BROKEN, JEFF
WILL BEGIN TRAINING
Los Angeles, March SO. '.'If Jef
fries doesn't break his arm" or some
other unforseen catastrophe doesn't
Interfere, he will start Friday for
Rowardennan to begin training for
the Johnson battle. Jeffries arrived
from a hunting trip about midnight
in gooil spirits and with no broken
bones.
ROOSEVELT TAKES
FAREWELL OE AFRICA
PARTY LEAVES CAUtO
BOUND FOR NAPLES
Colonel Considers Yesterday's Dem
onstration "In I cresting Incident of
Most Interesting . Visit" Due in
Naples Saturday.
Cairo. March 30. Theodore Roose
velt and party left early this morn
ing for Alexandria, from where they
will sail for Naples. The station was
crowded with the former president's
friends, who gave him a hearty fare
well. Ho Is due at Naples Saturday.
Roosevelt made licht of vesterdnv's
demonstration by the nat.onalists and
said he considered it "an interesting
Incident of a most Interesting vist."
SOCIETY FORMS TO STOP
SLAUGHTER OF ELEPHANTS
Paris. March 30. "The Elephants"
Friends" Is the name of a newly form
ed society here for the purpose of
checking the wanton slaughter of
Pachyderms In Africa and Asia. The
formation of the society on the eve
of Roosevelt's entry iiilo Paris from
his African hunt. Is causing com
ment. The society believes the ele
phant is threatened with extinction
unless some action is taken to pre
vent it. Secretary Tournler declared
"that Roosevelts, great and small."
take pleasure in exterminating an av
erage of forty thousand elephants each
year. .
Sell Dreamland nt Auction.
New York, Mar. 30. Dreamland.
Coney Island, one of the world's most
famous amusement resorts, was sold
at auction today and bought In by the
former owners. The sale resulted
from friendly proceedings instituted
to obtain a reorganization of the cor
poration that controls the pleasure
resort. The action was caused by
Eugene D. Wood and Joseph Huber,
two of the largest stockholders.
Samuel Whltehouse, counsel for the
Dreamland company, said that, the
sale of the park would make no dif
ference In Its management. The
stockholders desired, he said, to get
rid of nn Issue of $760,000 debenture
bonds and to raise money by another
mortgage, wo the present proceedings
were began. .i.ti
Dreamland came into existence in
mot and the corporation controlling
li was capitalized at $150,000,000.
Spokane 1ends Howlers.
San Francisco, March 29. Spokane
led the five teams in competition to
night at the bowling congress now In
progress here. Six five-men teams
were entered and Spokane finished
with a score for tho three games of
2734. The Yosemlte team of San
Francisco was next with 2717 and the
others finished In the following or
der: San Francisco 2620; Morleys.
Los Angeles 1619; Glbbs Special, San
Francisco 2592; Santa Cruz 2681.
Carncglo In Trinidad.
Trinidad. Col., March 29. Andrew
Carnegie passed through Trinidad to
night en route from Pasadena to
Pittsburg. Aa Mr. Carnegie alighted
from his private car he was greeted
by Mrs. M. W. Kabcock, whose fath
er, David Dennett, was a boyhood
friend of the steel magnate. Mr. Car
negie recalled the fact that Mr. Ben
nett gave him his first position as a
weaver's assistant at a wage of $2.50
a month.
A wise man knows Just how far to
go in an argument with a woman.
CITY IN PATH WAGE INCREASE
OF LAVA FLOili I A WALKOUT
Catania is Threatened by New
Stream of Molten Rock
Frcm Aetna.
CITIZENS ARE' TERRIFIED
BY APPROACHING DANGER
Violent Eruption of Volcano Contin
ue All Nljrht and Showers of Alli
es Rain Over Country Crisis Is
Approaching Government Engi
neers Set-kill;; to Divert Stream
Thirty-Five Craters Now Aetle
GrralcM Catastrophe of Years.
Catania. March 30. A vioient erup
tion of Mount Aetna through the
night filled Catania's streets with ash
es and cinders to the de'pth of. a half
foot. The volcano. twenty miles
away, is scattering volcanic dust over
a great area to the southward, ruin
ing vineyards ami orchards and show
ing every Indication of an approach
ing crisis. A huge stream of molten
lava Is slowly moving ' toward this
city and people are becoming terri
fied. Fresh craters are appearing to
day. Prof. RIcco estimates that thirty-five
craters in the volcano old and
new, are now active.
The assurances of the authorities
that the lavatlc stream will prob
ably lie diverted calmed the more ln
li lligcnt of tlie people, but thousands
of peasants pass through the ash
strewn streets praying for deliverance.
The heavy coat of ashes has choked
all vegit.ilion for miles and the
country has taken on n desolate ap
ptnrance. An impalpable dust from
the craters fills the air to such an ex
tent that breathing is unpleasant.
During the day, the sun's rfiys causes
the floating particles to become illu
minated with beautiful colors while at
night the fires of the volcano presents
an inspiring but terrifying sight. Gov
eminent engineers are digging ditches
and building dams to htop the mnm
lava stream, which averages a depth
of twenty feet by a thousand feet In
width. A population of a half million
l affected by the eruption, which
promises to be the greatest of modern
times.
WALLA WALLA LOSES.
State Supreme Court.
iilympia. Wash., March 29. The
state supreme court has granted De
ment r.rothers company judgment
auainst the city of Walla Walla for
about $7ano damages because the city
Willi its water system had diverted
the waters of Mill creek, to which
the plaintiff, had a prior claim for
power purposes for Its mill.
The title of the milling company
to the waters of the creek is affirm
ed but In view of the fact that the city
will absolutely need the water for its
system, the decision gives the city the
right within 90 days to begin suit to
condemn nnd take over the water
rights of the plaintiffs.
TENDER L( I N DEN MZENS
ARE ON THE WARPATH
rittshurg. Mar. 30. Word was car-!
ried to Mayor Magee today that unless
his order wiping out the "Redlight"
district Is countermanded within
twenty four hours, two thousand wo
men from that section will Invade the
city hall and demand that the coun
cil furnish them with other means
of livelihood. It is hinted today that
politicians nnd others Interested In
the maintenance of the district, organ
ised the women for the demonstra
tion. They will march through the
streets carrying banners and placards.
F
TO
Not only , are Umatilla county's
prospects for n bumper wheat crop j
good but from present Indications the I
. l . I
largest iruir. crop tne growers nave
ever had will be harvested this sea
son. These are the reports received
from the Milton nnd Frecwnter coun
try as well as from the Pilot Rock
and west end sections.
It was feared by some that the
slight, frosts of last week were suffi
cient to raise havoc with the budding'
fruit, especially the peaches, but It J
bcoiiio uii mese lears were noi wen
founded, A letter received this morn
ing from Mrs. It. F. Williams of "The
Maples" poultry farm of Milton, states
that the prospects arc tho best for the
largest crop they have ever had. She
says that within another week the
peach orchards of that section will
present a beautiful appearance.
Reports from other sections of the
UMATILLA
T
GENERA
Bituminous Coal Miners Sub
mit an Ultimatum to Mine
Owners,
TERMS WILL ADMIT
OF NO COMPROMISE
.Miners in Coal Fields Demand In.
(Tense of 5 Cents Ton on Pick
Mined Screen Coal, With Like Ad
vance for Other Methods National
Hoard Cannot Modify Wage Demand
Agreements May be Made by
Districts.
Cincinnati, Mar. 30. Only immedi
ately Increases in wages will prevent
numerous and , widespread strikes In
the bituminous coal mines, according
to action taken by a special committee
of the United Mine Workers here late
yesterday following the final disagree
ment and dissolution of the joint con
ference of the central competitive
field. The terms proposed by the
miners for the continuation of work
after the expiration of the present
agreements at midnight Thursday will
admit of no compromise so far as
wages are concerned. On other ques
tions, there is room for agreement
and the general trend of Opinion to
night Is that no lengthy suspension
will be the result except in a few
fields.
The most threatening aspect over
shadowy Pennsylvania and Illinois
sections.
Briefly, the miners' demands are
that all operators agree to pay In
creased" wages of 5 cents a ton on
pick mined screen coal, with propor
tionate advances for other methods
of mining and outside labor as a pro-requislti-
to negotiations on the other
questions.
WTlth the advance in pay assured,
work may be continued in the mines
affec ted pending solution of the min
or points, provided the national ex
ecutive board of the union approves
action to this effect by district offi
cers. Cannot Modify Wage Demands.
The national board Is made the fi
nal power so far as the unjon is con
cerned, but ll is expressly forbidden
toniodify the wage demands.
A provision is made that agree
ments may be signed by state, districts
or groups of districts. This may have
a beneficial effect in Ohio and Indi
ana. Only a few operators In these
states, it is thought, will hold out
against the advance. The provision
may also work beneficially in the
southwestern fields.
Most of the operators have left the
city except the Pennsylvania men and
those that remained tonight express
ed satisfaction with the outlook.
The Ohio and Indiana operators
believe each district will reach an
agreement.
Tlie international executive board of
the Mine Workers will take up its
work. In Indianapolis tomorrow.
Lewis Predicts Peace.
Iite tonight President Lewis is
sued a signed statement reviewing the
outlook nnd predicting peace except
iti a few Instances.
He said in part:
"The failure to reach an agreement
In the trl-state Joint convention which
lias been In session for three weeks,
will have no serious effect on the
mining industry of the country". There
may he, temporary suspensions In
some of the districts until we are able
t' reach the operators and explain
the outcome.
'"The larger part of the tonnage
represented by the Ohio operators
win be signed up within a week. The
situation In Illinois and western
I
Milton-FreeWater country, the princi
pal (rult section of tho county at the
present time, are to the same general
effect. It is said that the frost did
not kill enough of the buds for unless
another frost comes It will be neces
sary o thin out the fruit as soon as
it begins to grow, to prevent the
breaking down of the trees and to
permit of the proper development of
the fruit.
Pilot Rock growers of fruit, especi
ally apples, are also looking forward
to harvesting a large crop, while for
tlie first time In two years, the grow,
ers along the river west of Pendleton
have good prospects for a normal
yield.
The favorable conditions are due
to the long hard winter which kept
back the buds and to the absence of
killing frosts during the month of
March, the time when the damage la
usually done.
Will
T
Pennsylvania may be somewhat com
plicated for a couple of weeks or
longer, but I am satisfied that every
thing will be straightened out with
out any further serious trouble.
"Stock gamblers in coal will be
most disappointed of all the men who
tried to bring about a strike effecting
the entire country. I hope they will
pay the penalty of their own folly."
Preparing for Shut Down.
Pittsburg, Mar. 30. Industrial In
terests here expect the coal strike and
are hoarding un enough coal to with
stand at least a month's shut down of
the mines.
John H. Johns of the Pittsburg
Buffalo Coal company admitted that
he feared a strike. Fifty thousand
men are at work in the soft coal mines
of this district.
Iowa Mines Affected.
Des Moines, Iowa, Mar. 30. Iowa
mines will suspend onerations at 4
o'clock Thursday afternoon. This
was announced by the mine workers
on receipt of word that the Cincinnati
conference had been adjourned.
OREGON SENATORS REQUEST
WARSIirPS FOR G. A. R CAMP
Washington, March 30. Oregon
senators today requested the secre
tary of the navy to send one or two
warships to Astoria for the annual
encampment of the G. A. R. of Ore
gon June 21st. They were assured
the request would be granted If pos
sible. IS
MOBBED BY STUDENTS
BREAK THROUGH POLICE
GUARD IN ENTHUSIASM
Two Thousand High School Students
and Teachers in Desire to Shake
Tnffs Hand, Canse Wild Scene
Dignitaries Leave by Rear Win
dows, i
Washington. D. C, March 30.
President Taft today was in danger
of being mobbed by two thousand
men. women and children, who broke
through the police lines and stormed
the executive offices. The police fi
nally restored order. Several women
fainted in the crush which waa so
great that certain dignified states
men who had called on Taft were
compelled to leave through the rear
windows. The crowd waa composed
mostly of high school students and
teacrrers of New England who had as
sembled to shake the president's
hand. When order was restored. Taft
shook ha'nds with eighteen hundred
of the visitors.
IX)RGET BAI.LINGER
IN INVESTIGATING SYNDICATE
Washington, March 30. The ap
parent object of the Ballinger Inves
tigation promised today to be set aside
while the congressional committee en
ters upon an investigation of the ac
tivities of the Morgan Guggenheim
syndicate in Alaska. The committee
has called for further detailed docu
mentary evidence from the interior
department's archives and It Is be
lieved the Inquiry will develop into
a question of whether the vast wealth
of Alaska has fallen Into the hands
of the syndicate.
DEFENSE IN SAYLOH
TRIAL SCORES POINT
Watseka. 111.. Mar. 30. Defense In
the Saylor murder trial scored a point
today when Judge Dibble ruled the
prosecution could not use the state
ments of the defendants made before
the coroner shortlv after Saylor was
killed.
Much of the state's case, it is de
clared, rested on the statement made
by the defendants at the Inquest. The
balance of the state's case is entirely
circumstantial.
MANY SOLDIERS PERISH
IN RAILROAD COLLISION
Berlin. Mar. 30. Between twenty
and fifty soldiers were killed In a
railrond collision near Muelheim to
day. Ten bodies have been recovered
and others can be seen under wreck
age! The troop train collided with
an express.
The former was made up of light
wooden cars, while the express con
sisted of heavy steel coaches. The
cars of the troop train were shatter
ed by the impact of the heavy express
carriages and the soldiers were bur
led under a mass of wreckage.
Pittsburg Grafter to Pen.
Pittsburg. March 30. Ex-Councilman
Johnny Klein, whose confession
revealed the extent of the municipal
graft today started to serve a sen
tence of three and a half years in the
penitentiary. The grand Jury Is still
Investigating the graft.
Fifteen Gypsies Drown.
Luga Province of St. Petersburg,
March SO. Fifteen gypsies drowned
today In Lake Ilmen, near here. The
wagons In which they were crossing
the lake broke through the Ice.
FINES POllfl IN
CITV COFFERS
Near Beer Dispensers and
Cigar Store Merchants Do
nate Liberally.
Ifl PERSONS ARRAIGNED IN
COURT THIS MORXIXQ "
Eight Enter Pleas of Guilty and Pay
Fine of S"J5 and S50 Freewater
and Pendleton .Men Pay for Allow
ing Minors to Play Pool Two Lo
cal Men Pay $.-0 Each for Selling
Near Beer One Will Fight Case-
The sum of $250 was collected la
fines in the circuit court today and If
all those indicted by the recent grand
jury follow the example set by those
arraigned this afternoon, the recent
session of the grand jury will net ths
county more than $2,000.
Xinetet n persons appeared in court
either in person or by attorney today.
All of them waived the reading of the
indictment and the most of them gave
bonds in the sum of $200 to appear
in court next Saturday to plead. Eight
entered pleas of guilty to the charge
preferred against them and paid
fines of $25 or $50 each.
V. O. KeUey and Ed White of Free-
water, this morning entered pleas of
guilty to the charge of permitting
minors to play games of chance la
their places of business and each waa
lined $25. The same fine was Im
posed this afternoon against R. Hen
ntman and James H. Estes for per
mitting minors to play pool and bil
liards in their pool rooms.'
F. E. Welch, the cigar store pro
prietor, was fined $50 for permitting
gambling in his place of business,
while John Do and Richard Roe,
supposed to be George Darveau of tha
Hotel St. George and W. A. Browa
of the Hotel Pendleton, appeared by
Attorney J. H. Raley, and entered
pleas or guiity to the charge of sell
ing near beer that was too near the
real article to conform to the require
ments of the local option law. A fin
of $50 was assessed against each, thla
being the minimum.
As there were 34 men indicted on
this count and as it is presumed that
they will follow the lead set by these
two, a total f $1 700 will he collected
for violations of tlie local option law.
To this sum there is to be added the
$150 collected for violations of the
laws reftiting to minors and permitting
gambling and the fines yet to be col
lected from those Indicted on tha
charge of g-.unbling. It Is therefore1
evident that the recent session of tha
grand jury will have been a profltabla
one from the county's standpoint.
Among those arraigned this morn
ing and giving bonds to appear Satur
day were William Hoch. Thomas
Merril. James Doty. J. H. Taylor.
Paul Hemelgarn. Herman Peters.
Martin Anderson, J. M. Klein of Wes
ton; L. Xordean of Weston; Orvllle
Duncan of Weston, T. S. Tillson of
Umatilla, F. W. Kline of Umatilla,
Antone Nolte. H. F. Peters and V. O.
Kelley of Freewater. Bradburn
Brothers of Pilot Rock, will come in
this afternoon and will be arraigned
tomorrow. The other indicted men
have not yet been arrested, but they
will be brought In now as fast as they
can be served.
Attorney J. P. Neal of Freewater,
representing V. O. Kelley. announced
this afternoon that his client would
fight the case, but it Is not known
what action the other defendants will
take.
GOVERNOR HUGHES MAY
GO TO SUPREME BENCH
New York. March 30. A rumor
emanating from Washington that
Governor Hughes may be proffered
the justiceship on the supreme bench
today caused much interest here. The
death of Justice Brewer leaves a va
cancy Just at the time when Hughes
term has almost expired.
SUPREME JURGES WILL NOT
ATTEND BREWER'S BURIAL
Washington, Mar. 30. Justices of
the supreme court today decided not
to accompany the .body of Justice
Brewer to his old home In Leaven
worth, Kansas. Tho members at first
rlanned to take the trip but decided
i: would require too long an absence
from the bench. Brief funeral ser
vices will be held at the Brewer rest
dence here Thursday afternoon. The
funeral train will arrive In Leaven
worth Saturday.
GENERAL GORDON AND HIS
RECRUITS MAY BE nFT.D
New Orleans. March 30 ttepre
sentatlves of the MaJrls government
today sought aid of the federal gov
ernment to prevent General Gordon,
the Texas commander of Estrada's
artillery, from sailing with several
hundred Americans to assist the wan
ing fortunes of the Nlcaraguan revo
lutionists. Gordon will be summoned
before a federal grand Jury.