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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OREGON, TJIUHSDAY, APRIL 2l, 1910.
NO G882
REBEL AGIST
IE RATES
City Council Voices General
Indignation Over New Tele
phone Tariff.
NEW COMPANY WILL
PROBABLY BE INVITED
Dissatisfied Over Outrageous Increase
in K-iileM and Inefficiency of Service
Onuses City Fathers to Wax Ex
ceeding Wroth Earnings of Com
pany Will Bo Almost 100 Per Cent.
Home Cininny May He Given
lYanclilso.
The recent action of the Pacific
Telephone company in Increasing the
rate for the four party line phone
from $1.25 to $100 per month will
probably result in the Installation of
a new telephone compony In Pendle
ton. This became evident at last
night's meeting of the council when
the dissatisfaction of the citizens
which has been smouldering for some
time, was voiced by members of the
city council. It was declared that
In view of the already enormous earn
ings of the company and the very un
satisfactory service rendered that the
recent Increase and Installation of
new regulations are decidedly outra
geous. No definite action was taken
last evening but it was the unanimous
opinion of those present that some
thing should be done to protect the
penpl,. of the city from what was
termed the "hold-up" methods of the
telephone company.
May Invite Home Company.
One of the plans of relief suggest
ed was the granting of a franchise to
the Home Tclrphone company of
Portland. This company has had an
application for a franchise before the
council for some time and It was sug
gested last night that the application
be taken up and granted.
According to figures furnished the
council last night, the physical In
vestment of the company In this city
Is but $ 10.00(1, while the gross earn
ings of the local office are $16,000 an
nually and the net earnings are be
tween $7000 and $8000. These are the
earnings under the old rates. Under
tho new rate the earnings will bo
$200 per month more. To further add
to the Indignation of the council It
was pointed out that for two years
the telephone company had refused
to pay any taxes to either the city or
county.
New Rule Criticised.
Another oction of the telephone
company is the inauguration of a new
set of rules for subscribers. Under
these rules an applicant for a tele
phone must make a deposit of $5
which the company keeps for one
year, claiming to pay 6 per cent In
terest thereon It -was suggested by
one councilman last evening that If
the telephone company was In such
straightened circumstances It must
compel loans In this manner 'that It
might be Just as well to give the com
pany's officials the right to arm"
themselves with guns and go out to
compel the people to make loans to
them.
In addition to the deposit of $5,
the subscribers must pay J2.R0 for
the installation of the telephone and
then pay one month In adVance, mak
ing a total of $9 which the subscrib
er must pay to the company before
he. can get a telephone Installed In
his home.
The Indignation expressed Inst eve
ning seemed to he genuine and the
mayor and the members of the coun
cil all seemed to bo of one mind.
They could not agree upon tho best
action to be taken at present, but the
matter was left In the hands of the
city attorney for Investigation and he
will make a report at the next meet
ing. Not the least of the criticism
heard last night wns that concerning
the quality of the service rendered. It
wag declared to be the worst the city
has ever experienced and far below
the standard of that maintained in
most other cities of the northwest.
Street Sprinkling Bids.
The only other business of Import
ance transacted last evening was the
(Continued on PHge Eight.)
HIGH PRICES SLUMP
IN OLD NEW YORK
New York, April 21. The
high cost of living took a slump
here today when retailers an
nounced reductions In the prices
of food stuffs. Until today, al
though wholesalers had an
nounced reductions the retailers
kept up the prices. Among the
commodities affected are flour
potatoes, eggs, nnd , canned
goods. Salted meats are slated
for a drop before the end of the
week.
MONSTER OIL TANK
in mi mi i ii rt taimii;
lb BUKNINIi IUUAT
San Pablo, Culif., Airil 21. One
of tho largest oil tankH In the world.
with a capacity of four hundred thou-
sand barrels Is afire here today. The
tank was brim full of oil and It will
probably be several days before tho
flra Is extinguished. Standard Oil
employes und firemen ure fighting
the flames, but are compelled to con
fine their efforts to saving the sur
rounding property. A dense cloud of
black smoke is rolling upward and
spreading over the bay region. '
Review of Alrsliips.
Merlin, April 21. The first Imperial
review of airships belonging to the
army took place today. The emperor
ordered the three aerial cruisers
which recently engaged In maneuvers
at Cologne, to proceed In squadron
formation to Hamburg where his ma
jesty held a review. The airships are
the Zeppelin II, the Parseval II, and
the Oros I, constructed on different
systems. They left Cologne before
daylight, so as to arrive at Homburg
at 11 o'clock.
FIVE CONVICTS MAKE
SENSATIONAL ESCAPE
FEDERAL PRISONERS SEIZE
WORK ENGINE IN YARDS
Convicts lit Leavenworth, Kansas, So
euro Arum ami Force Engineer to
Use Engine to Hatter Down Uates
Ekohh Into Country Two Re
captured. Lonvenwuitli, Kansas, April 21.
Five convicts of the federal prison
here today overpowered a crew of a
switch engine In the prison yards, and
ferced the engineer to run the loco
motive Into the country, where they
escaped.
Two have been recaptured, but the
others got away and they are armed, i
One of them Is Frank Grlgware, a j
train robber, sentenced from Omaha.
He wns captured In Idaho following '
bis robbery. The convicts told the
engineer they would fight to the
death.
It Is believed the fugitives got their
aims from ex-convicts. The escape
from the prison' yard was one of the
most spectacular ever recorded here.
The convicts compelled the engineer
t use his locomotive as a buttering
rum in breaking down the prison
gates At first the engineer refused
but when three of the prisoners drew
revolvers and threatened to shoot
him, he consented. After smashing
the gates, the engin went a distance
of four miles, where it was stopped
by a broken bridge.
DEPEW HAS NOT YET
ENOUGH OF POLITICS
New York. April 21. Senator
Chauncey M. DepVw. on his arrival
here last night from Washington, set
at rest a rumor that he intended to re
sign. When asked .directly if he in
tended to announce now or in the fu
ture that he would not seek reelection,
the senator replied he would devote
his time nnd all the money he can
spare to aid In the election of a re
publican state ticket and legislature
this fall. He added:
"If the legislature Is democratic, of
course. I will not care about being a
candidate. If it Is republican well,
we shall see after the elections not
before.
"Why should I announce my retire
ment because Senator Aldrlch and
Senator Hale have done so? Senator
Aldrlch is far from-well and the same
is true. I understand, of Senator Hale.
As for me, I shall be 76 on Saturday,
but I never felt better In my life."
Go Ruck to Work.
Philadelphia, April 21. All the
motormen and conductors who have
boon on strike were ordered last night
by their leaders to report for work
tills morning nt the various barns of
tho Philadelphia Rapid Transit com
pany. The leaders of the car men said
they had received satisfactory as
surances the men would receive fair
treatment by the company.
Rllly Blunt Dead.
Cincinnati, April 21. An Illness
extending over a period of, several
months terminated last night in the
death of Charles T. O'Hara, 38 years
old, widely known as a sporting
writer. Mr. O'Hara, writing under
tho pen name of "Billy Blunt," was
employed at various times on papers
of this city and was a contributor to
publications throughout the country.
Can't Fix Scale.
Altoona, Pa., April 21. Operators
and miners of the central bituminous
district were unable to agree on a
wago scnlo today. If no result is
reached tomorrow It Is probable that
a strike will be declared that will
keep 40,000 mine workers Idle Indefi
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Fowler Introduces Resolution
That Would Make Speaker
Powerless.
WOl I.I) CREATE COMMITTEE
TO APPOINT COMMITTEES
New Jersey HcprcHtmtatlvc Picks Vp
Gauntlet I lul led hy "Uncle Joe" by
Introducing Resolution Taking
Power of ApiMilutlng Standing Com
mittees Out of Ills Hands Would
Create Tho Committees, One From
Majority and Ono From Minority.
Washington, D. C, April 21. Ac-;
o pung cannon s cnaiienge. uepresen- , iJt-lieveU today that all of the 40 mi
tative Fowler of New Jersey, todav I . . , , ,, , , ,
introduced a resolution which if j nerH tomh th Mulga mine of
adopted will strip the speaker of all lhe Birmingham Railway and Coal
powers except that of a mere presid- company are dead. Ttescuers who
ing officer. "It's final step Is to in- worked all night attempting to re
sure the absolute freedom of the move the twisted iron cages which j
house," Fowler declared. block the shaft decjare that gases 1
The resolution creates two com- permeate every crevice of the mine,
mittees of the members of the house, 1 in which an exnlosion occurred late I
one from the minority and one from
the majority, empowered to select all
members of standing committees. The
census bureau is instructed to draw
six parallel lines dividing the coun
try into seven sections, each with a
population approximately the same
as mat oi me otner. iiemuers or me'
house within each section will select 1
one or tin ir number as a member or j
democratic congressmen .will thus se
lect the deocratic members of the
st.md ng committees and seven re
puhlienns will select the republican
members of their committees.
The greatest confusion followed the
pnseiitatlon of the resolution. After
the opening- parliamentary skirmish
Fowler said he would not insist on
imine Hate consideration.
MUNICIPAL ROW IX ABERDEEN
City Attorney Critlciz-cn Police nnd Is
Ousted from Offk-c.
Aberdeen. Wash.. April 21. City
Attorney A. M. Wade was removed
from office by a vote of the city coun
cil late last night on the recommen-
lath.,, of Mayor Bennett. This ac-
Mo,, resulted from the controversy
between Wade and the police depart
ment during which the city attorney
caustically criticised the methods of
the police. Several days ago a man
was arrested for theft and held with
out bail Before the case was called
in court, however, the prisoner was
released hy the officer In charge of
the police station, who declared he
had been ordered to do so over the
telephone and supposed he was Wade.
Wade denied issuing the order and
made uncomplimentary remarks about
the police. The mayor then took a
hand and the removal of Wade fol
lowed. NEW YORK SUN SAYS
HUGHES WILL RE JUSTICE
New York. April 21 A-or,IinS to today. "The Rlngsider." one of the ; been .blamed in any way, as the holy
lhe New York S,,n President Taft i sreatost of ring authorities, com- fee does not consider he has created
has decided to offer lhe vncni.cv on I menis on the contrast displayed by any incident by paying a call of cour
iho supreme bench caused by the ! the big fighter while at work and tesy on Ambassalod Kerens when he
death of Justice. Brewer, lo Governor j afterwards, which he says Is causing , could not help but meet Mr. Roose-
Hushes of New Y'ork.
Whole Family in Auto Accident.
Tacoma. Wash.. April 21. L. G.
Wallace, mother, wife, infant child
and niece were Injured in collision
between their automobile and a street
car today. The automobile was thrown
forty feet, and Wallace's mother was
probably fatally hurt. The other oc
cupants of the machine were not seri
ously Injured.
iiiiii-r iimiinni nniinrnr i-n
r nn imiiinnii" I'linii'i m i i 11
iimi i ilium wtm m
OPENING ran ROADS
Instructions have been received by ment at Washington and while used I one has lvu1 nny Doneflt- The ral!
Major Swnrtzlander, agent upon the ' for the benefit of the Indians those roads. having property not taxable.
Umatilla reservation, to circulate pe-j upon the reservation receive no di-! nave heen content to hold the lands
titlons among the Indians asking for reet benefit from thn rhnr. ! f"r natural increases In value.
the abolition of the toll charges now
exacted when white men drive stock
across the reservation. If a majority
of the male adults of the reservation ; roads the highways fill be Improved Twain is weaker this morning al
wlll sign such a petition the Indian j and the Indians, being the principal though he Is resting comfortably,
department will approve of opening 1 users of the roads, will benefit more
the roads across the reservation.
Though the task before him seems
a difficult one Major Swartzlander Is
entering upon the same with energy
and he hopes to meet with success. ,
He has already discussed the subject j
with some of the Indians and has call- '
ed a council for next Wednesdny to
discuss the proposition. '
Some of the Indians are taking a I
stand against the opening of ii.e roads
because they think they secure the
money that Is charged as toll. How
ever the money goes to the depart
FORTY MINERS
Explosion in Mine Near Bir
mingham, Alabama, En
tombs Nearly Fitty.
HEM EVER TH AT ALL
IMPRISONED MEN ARE DEAD
Mulga Mill of Birmingham Railway &
Coal CoiiiMiiiy Scene of Terrible
Disaster Explosion Mocks All Ex
its a'kl Fire Breaks Out Feared
Gases Have Iroved Fatal, Although
Air Has Rccu Pmiicd In Fifteen
Are White and 25 Are Negroes.
P.irmlngham, Ala., April ?1. It is i
yesterday. Fifteen of the men are j
white and the balance are negroes. ;
Following he explosion, flames shot !
up the mine shaft 400 feet and the
ground was covered with charred tim- j
bers which were blown up from the I
; bottom of a 350-foot shaft by the ex-
pision. Every window In the little
mining village was broken.
After the explosion timbers were;
I piaceu over me mouin oi ine snait
. to prevent a draft as it was feared j
the Interior of the mine might be on '
i fire but as far as known there has
beeip no fire and as air was at once
, pumped into the mine, the families
of the entonitied men are still hope
ful that some, if not all. will be tes
cued alive. The hospital car of the
Tennessee Mining company, contain
ing gas helmets and all other neces
sary paraphernalia, has been sent to
the scene.
Mulga has only one telegraph wire
to Ensley. the nearest town, over
which communication Is almost Im- "stmeu concerning me aeam oi im
possible and details of the catastrophe onel Moss Hunton, one time, named
are meagre. The cause of the explo- . a executor of the Swope estate,
siop is unknown. ' i she continued her description of
James Bonnlman of Birmingham,
! general manager of the Birmingham
Coal & Iron eompanv. left for Mul-
ga shortly after midnight to take per-
sonal charge of the rescue work. Mul-
ga is about 12 miles northwest of BIr.
mlngham.
Several parties of rescuers attempt,
ed to enter the mine today but each
time were driven out by the gas
fumes before trace of the entombed
men could be found. Rescuers have
now decided to set machinery to work
t clear the shaft of gas. Xo hope
for any of the men survives.
PUZZLER FOR FIGHT FAN'S
Jeff Is Full of Vigor When in Action
Rut TiCllinrgy Follows.
San Francisco. Anril 21 In his oMs-
n:itch from the Jeffries training enmn-
speculntion bordering on anxiety. The
vigor displayed by Jeff In training Is
really remarkable and every action
bespeaks wonderful athletic power.
Put nfter his work is over reaction
sets in. Jeffries moves about unstead
ily with apparent effort and a falter
ing gait suggests n very weary man.
All of this disappears, however, as
soon us he resumes his work. What
Is responsible for this apparent lassi
tude no one has been able to explain.
Then It Is urged UDon the Tndlnns
that if the roads are taken over and ;
maintained bv the countv as nubile
than nnyone else. Indians will be
! protected from depredations from
stock by the fact that they will be
i able to obtain damages from stock-
men for any injuries inflicted.
It seems that Commissioner Val-
entlne, of the Indinn bureau, consld-
ers that the government Is under
agreement with the Indians, such
agreement being made in 1908, to
; charge toll for stock that crosses the
reservation. Accordingly he does not
wish to open the roads unless the In-
dlans consent to the arrangement.
COLD SNAP IN EAST
CAUSES GREAT LOSS
Cincinnati, April 21. Damage ag
gregating five millions of dollars has
been done by a cold wave which swept
Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and
southern Indiana, during the last five
days. Berry and small fruit crops
are practically destroyed. Many truck
gardens and small farmers have been
ruined. In northern Kentucky the
snow still stands on the ground which
a week ago was covered with grow
ing things.
FLOODS GRIP SEICVIA.
Torrential Rains Raise Streams Out
of Their Banks.
Belgrade, Srvia. Servla is again in
the grip of floods, a result of torren
tial rains. At Kragujevatz 12 deaths
have occurred and the damage to
property is enormous.
The whole country from Kraguje
vatz to Lapovo, a distance of 20 miles
resembles a vast lake. Several vil
lages have been inundated. It is
feared a large number of persons and
thousands of sheep and cattle have
been drowned.
ANOTHER DEFEAT EOR
HYDE'S ATTORNEYS
DENIED PRIVILEGE OF
INTRODUCING LETTERS
Judge Ilatchow Again Rules Against
Counsel for Defense Pearl Kellar
Tells of Bleeding Operation Says
Hyde Was Warned by Tvryman.
Kansas City. April 21. Judge Lat
shaw again ruled in favor of the pros
ecution today when he decided the
attorneys for Dr. Hyde were not en
titled to have produced In court, cer
tain letters written by Chicago toxl
cologists to Attorney Paxton, admin
trator of the estate of Colonel Swupe.
The letters are said to have an
important bearing on the poison the
ory of the prosecution.
Pearl Kellar, Colonel Swope's nurse,
was again on the witness stand and
the bleeding operation penormed d
' r. Hyde and said Dr. Twyman. the
'. Swope ramily physician, had warned
Hyde he was drawing too much blood
! and that he knew of a man who bled
i to death from a similar treatment,
I Prosecutor Conkling announced to-.
day that he had set detectives at work
to discover how the record of the
grand jury proceedings came to be in
the hands of the defense.
REPORT OF RECALL OF
PAPAL NUNCIO UNFOUNDED
Rome. April 21. Tho report that
Monsignor Granito di Belmonte Pig
natelli. the papal nuncio at Vienna,
has been recalled, is declared by the
Vatican to be absolutely unfounded. It
: is added that not only has the nuncio
, not been recalled, but he has not even
, veiu wne oi me mhii-hu umt.aia
the papal nuncio would noi leave vi-
enna until the next consistory, when
he would be created a cardinal and the
consistory is not likely to be held be
fore the end of the year.
' RAILROAD LANDS
! ARE TO BE TAXED
i
I Washington, April 21. The senate
committee on public lands purposes
' to make unpatented railroad grant
1 lands which lie within forest reserves
! eiiVtfnnt in tnvfltton SIon.ntOT- TTtltfhes
yesterday reported to the senate the
Vl. Kill hth .n,.t.o V. ..II.
1 roids to supply the money for resur-
veylng of such lanfls.
There are between four and five
million acres of the railroad grant
I lands in the United States, of which
! about 2.000.000 acres are in Montana
and S00.000 acres in Oregon. The
I states could not tax the lands and no
Mark Twain Weaker,
Redding. Conn., April 21. Mark
RrldiroEToom Not Careful.
Tncoma Wash. Attorneys for the
Northern Pacific railway have set up
as a defense In the suit of Lafayette
P.ortlc for M!sn for the death of h:s
spn. that the young man was nervous
' on account of the fact that he was to
I be married the next day and that he
j therefore not as careful as he
should have been,
j Toung Bortle was employed by the
! company and was rrushed between
an engine tender and a pile of wood
beside the track.
TEDDY ARRIVES
N E
Roosevelt and Family Reach
French Capital and Are
Warmly Greeted.
CALLS I 'POX PRESIDENT
AND FOREIGN MINISTER
Roth lYencli Officials Return Visit
and Show Great Respect to Ameri
can Statesman American Business
Men will Banquet Colonel Scned
uled for Icetiire Saturday Paper
Extend Him Warm Welcome For
rim 'Minister Eulogizes Mm.
Paris, April 21. A great throng
greeted Colonel Roosevelt today whe
he arrived from Budapest The Rooa
evelts went to the home of America
Ambassador Eacon and later Ot
American statesman called on Pre
ident Fallieres at the palace and up
on Foreign Minister Pinchon. Botk
Fallieres and Pinchon returned tho
visit. American business men In Par
is will give a reception to Roosevelt
at the embassy and President Fal
lieres will tender him a banquet. On
Saturday Roosevelt will lecture at Sor
bonne. f
Papers Welcome Him.
The Paris morning newspapers unit
in warm expressions of welcome to
ex-President Roosevelt. The Matin
prints a message of eulogy from M.
Pinchon. the foreign minister, who
j says Mr. Roosevelt ever was foremost
in the cause of peace.
! "We French have more cause to
j remember this than any one." say
the foreign minister, "for Mr. Rooso-
velt is surely a faithful friend to
, .France. He has manifested friendship
to us under all circumstances, witn.
perfect dislnterstedness. He has acted,
as a statesman who understands that
the two great republics owe eaca.
other support, since they obey tho
sme principles and carry out tho
same ideals. It is a friend we aro
going to receive, a friend sincere, Just
and tenacious. Let us honor him.
"Theodore Roosevelt appears to mo
as a man without fear who consults
only his own conscience and make
willing sacrifices to the inspiration
thereof, notwithstanding the conse
quences which might follow his ac
tion." EGYPTIAN ASSASSIN
COMES UP FOR TKIAI
Cairo. April 21. The trial of R
rahim Wardani. charged with the as
sassination of Premier Boutrous Path
began today. .International interest
attaches to the affair because of tho
prominence given it in Roosevelt's
speeches here when he denounced Um
assassination and roused the anger
of the Egyptian nationalists. Soldlero
are held in readiness at the barrack
here to put down any demonstration
that may result from the trial.
SAYS ROOSEVELT WILL
ENDORSE ADMINISTRATION
j Washington. D. C, April SJ.
"Roosevelt upon his return to Ameri
ca will support the present admin(s-
tratlon from the ground up."
This is the positive statement to
day made by one of the most promi
nent of the Taft advisers and Is tho
latest sensation In political circle
here.
The statement coming after the an
nouncement that Senator Root is sooa
to derart for Europe and will so
Roosevelt has increased interest.
McMIUen a Candidate.
Nashville. Tenn., April 21. Benton
McMlllen, former governor of Ten
nessee and for several terms demo
cratic leader in the national house of
representatives last night announced
himself as a candidate for the United
j States senate, subject to the action of
the democratic primary of June 4, to
succeed James B. Frazer. whose term
expires on March 4. Senator Fraier
has declared that he would not be a,
candidate.
Weston In Palmyra.
Palymra. N. T . April 21 Edward
Payson Weston arrived here at 9.SS
o'clock last night from Rochester.
FOOD PRICES FALLING
OX THE COAST AI-SO
Portland. April 21. The
prices of foodstuffs today show
a general tailing off in this and
other Pacific coast cities The
largest reduction has been
made In flour, which is sixty
cents per barrel cheaper today
than It as three weeks ago.
Even meat shows an average re-
duction of a cent a pound.