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PENDLETON, 0 15 EG ON, I'HUItSDAY, JUNE 30. U)10.
NO C942
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TEDDY H
L
Human Sphinx Makes First
Political Utterance since His
Return.
COMKS OCT IN FAVOR
or direct primaries
Roosevelt Drop loml Into Ranks
of Opposition to Cobb Direct Nom
lnuUon Rill by Sending Message
Expressing IIo That Act Will
Ueeomo Ijiiw Addresses Telegram
to Chairman of X. Y. Republican
County Committee.
New York, June 30. Theodore
Roosevelt yesterday made his first
public utterance on a political sub
ject since his return from Europe
June 18. In a telegram from Cam
bridge, Mass., he advocates the en
actment with certain amendments, of
the so-called Cobb direct nomination
bill now before the New York legis
lature. The telegram, addressed to
Lloyd C. Orlsrom, chairman of tho re
publican county committee of New
York county and sponsor for the
amendment follows:
"During the Inst week great num
bers of republicans and of Independ
ent voters from all over the state
havo written mo urging the principle
of direct primary legislation. I have
seen Governor Hughes and have
learned your views from your repre
.aentative. It seems to me that the
Cobb bill with the amendments pro
posed by you meets the needs of the
situation. I believe the people de
mand It. I most earnestly hope It will
be enacted into law.
(Signed.)
"THEOPOKE ROOSEVELT."
Mr Griscom received the telegram
Inte yesterday afternoon and almost
Immediately made It public, with nn
appended statement explaining the
proposed amendments to the Cobb
bill. The bill 1b now before the Ju
diciary committee of the assembly.
The amendments probably will be In
troduced In the senate today.
Comes Like Bomb.
Albany, N. Y., June 30. Theodore
Roosevelt's message to Lloyd C. Oris
com endorsing the Cobb direct noml- '.
nations hill fell like a bombshell in
the camp of the opposition to the
measure.
Albnny Is feverishly discussing the,
probably effects of the message In the '
face of an adverse report on the bill
decided upon at a meeting of the as
sembly Judiciary committee yesterday
afternoon.
Speaker Wadsworth and the assem
bly leaders had planned to put the
measure to a vote today, confident
of their ability to defeat It. hut Colonel
Roosevelts message has decidedly up- '
set things. News of It reached Al
.bany after the judiciary committee
had adjourned. j
QUEEN OF ROFMANIA
IS NEAR DEATH'S DOOR
Bucharest, June 30. Queen Eliza
beth of Roumanla. is dying today fol
lowing a relapse. She had appendi
citis nnd physicians entertain little
hope.
Stop Night Work.
Paris. June 30. Hy order of the
seamstresses and other working girls
minister of labor, night work for
seamstresses and other working girls
I prohibited, the decree becoming ef
fective today The sweating system
In France and especially In Paris has
resulted in great abuses. In many of
the fashionable establishments the
girls have been In the hnblt of work
ing until 10 and 11 nclnck at night
and during the rush of tho American
season they were often retained all
night, working four hour shifts.
Too Many Watches.
Boston, June 30. Owing to an over
production of timepieces the plant
of the Waltham Watch company clos
es toilay until July 25, Involving en
forced Idleness for the 3500 employes.
The factory has closed five times since
last December and many of tho-working
men are in desperate financial
straits.
PATTEN RETIRES FOR
FIFTEENTH TIME.
Chicago. June 30. Patten,
the wheat king, will retire for
the fifteenth time, according to
his announcement. Five opera-
tors that will inrlude H. J.
Patten, tho speculator's young-
est brother, will succeed him In
his business. Whenever Pat-
ten retires, street operators be-
gin to sniff for another corner.
Wl BE HANGED
Canyon City, Die., June 30. Jost ph
Casedy, deputy Sheriff was today con
victed of murder in the first degree
for the death of Ollle Snyder, who
was lynched and shot to death near
Hamilton last December. Casedy
heard tlic verdict without emotion.
Casedy is the second of six defend
ants to he tried, lien Hinton, already
convicted of murder In the second
degree, testified against the official.
Casedy had the murdered man in
cnarge and the evidence shows a con.
spiracy was formed to kill Snyder hy
friends of a sheep herder named
Green, whom Snyder had killed pre
viously near Heppner, Ore., in a quar
rel over a dog fight.
CONVICTS MORALS LOW;
IS CHASER FROM CAMP
Walla Walla, Wash. The escape of
Convict No. 5253 from the I,yle stock
ado is one of the most interesting
Incidents in tho history of criminol
ology, according to the statement of
; Samuel Hill. The convict was em
ployed on road work there, and es
caped several months ago. He was the
only one who ever successfully got
away from the road camp. He dis
appeared completely, and it was sup
j posed he merely wanted to quit work.
However, a letter from another
'member of the camp to Samuel Hill
, gives a different light. He says the
! man had such a low moral standard
I the convicts would not tolerate him,
1 and it was either escape or be killed.
: II ey warned him of his Impending
I fate, and he escaped from what he
I claimed was sure death.
: Hill says that the letter is one of
the most remarkable documents ever
written, showing that convicts have
I morals that compare favorably with
) most outsiders. In the course of his
i address given at the Commercial
i Club luncheon he lauded convicts In
the road work, saying they are doing
more work, man for man, than paid
' laborers. In February, the Lylo camp
paid $1.55 a day to each man; March.
, 1.66. and April. $2.60. These fig
ures are taken from a comparison
with the cost of building the North
Hank. It costs 22 cents a day to feed
; the men. Hill told of one convict who
spent the night weeping when told he
must return to the penitentiary on
account of consumption, which made
him unfit for work. Ho says convict
, lr bor Is a great success, and the solu
tion of the good roads movement.
Colonel Williams Retires
i Washington June 30. Col. John
I R. Williams. Coast artillery, was plac
' ed on the retired list today on his own
- application. He will continue In ne
1 live duty at the Army War college.
Relief It for Powers' Widow.
Philadelphia, June 30. A baseball
game for the benefit of the widow of
"Mike" Powers will be played today,
many of the star players of the Am
erican league taking part.
T
DOES BRUTAL DEED
: MARRY I'RENNAN 11 EATS
! FARMER UNTIL INSENS1IU.F.
, With Another E.scacd Convict, At
tacks Rancher, Kidnaps Children
i mill Steals Buggy Posse of Farm
ers in Pursuit of Asasllants.
I Salem. Ore., June 30. Warden
jCiwtls said todnyhc would probably
send a posse after the two men who
, yesterday afternoon beat Henry Starr,
, a farm hand. Into Insensibility, and
, kidnapped Starr's small son and
drove away toward Albany In his
buggy. It Is believed the assailants
were Harry Rrennan an, John
j Wortnsdorff. th convicts who escap
ed from .the penitentiary Saturday.
Rrennan, who is serving two years,
I is a Umatilla county horsethief, a ml
I the other is from Multnomah county.
I Starr lives at Huena Vista. He was
near home when the men appeared
I and told him they wanted his buggy
jaud then assaulted him und tosseil his
i body Into the road when he refused.
Tho farmers hereabouts say they will
pursue the convicts.
CURTIS CONDUCTS WAR
TESTS WITH AIRSHIP
Hammonds Port, N. Y., June 30.
A test to determine the value of air
; ships In war Is being conducted by
Curtis, the aviator over lake Kcuka
, today. He will continue the experl
; incuts to the end of the present week.
I A target Is placed on lake Erie the
j size of the deck plan of a modern
.battleship, Curtis' object being to drop
- balls the size of bombs on various
points while speeding nbove to as
. certain whether ho can hit them.
Maine Kpworth Ijengue.
' ' Lewlston. Me, June 30. All of the
! td.nl t.nnn I. ... n . T7 1. I
!,"vcii uiniii uro VI I iiv filinoi III ieiiut"
In the state have sent delegations to
T nil-lotmi I . .1 .1 . . V .nnAH..l ..nn
ventlon.
I
Big Stick and Pacifying Smile
will Meet at Beverly This
Afternoon,
CROWDS GATHER To
SEE THE MEETING
Great Number of People Crowd
Around Executive Mansion In Wit
ness M rati ni; Which May Become
Historic Predicted Ojieii Rupture
May Follow Conference. Relieved
Roosevelt Will Declare Himself
Positively.
Beverly, June 30. Colonel Itoose
velt and President Taft will meet here
this- afternoon. As soon as this news
was made public great crowds gath
ered In front of the Taft residence
awaiting the colonel's coming. It Is
known that Roosevelt does not en
dorse Taft's official acts. Politicians
predict the meeting may cause an
open rupture between them. It Is be
l'eved the New York political situa
tion will be discussed among other
j thing". Roosevelt, it is reported, will
msst that federal interference with
Hughes' policies must stop, particu
larly regarding, the primary election
laws if they want Roosevelt to assist
the republicans. Taft is not the
least perturbed by the prospective
visit of Roosevelt.
LODGE. ROOSEVELT AXI
TAFT WILL CONFER
.Valiant. Mass., June HO. Senator
Lodge announced that he with Col
onel Roosevelt would this afternoon
; confer with President Taft at Hever
ly. After the meeting Roosevelt ill
ten, Is to spend the night here.
SENATOR T. M. PATTERSON'
SELLS THE DENVER TIMES
i Denver. Ce
I issue of the
j will be the'
i management
In.. June 30. Today's
Denver Evening Times
last under the editorial
of former United States
Senator T. M. Patterson. The prop
1 city will be taken over tomorrow by
Jared Newell Husted, a Colorado capi-
talist. Senator Patterson will con
ilinue as editor and owner of the Rocky
I Mountain News, a morning newspa
1 1" r.
j Under the new ownership, the
'Times will be edited by Hugh O'Neill
lone of the best known newspaper men
! in the Rocky Mountain district. Wal
j lace P. Doty, for years business man
jager of the Denver Post, will be the
' business manager of the reorganized
Evening Time.
I An entire new plant of presses, lino
! type machines and other machinery
I will be installed by the Times, which
j under Patterson's ownership was
: printed at the News plant.
Senator Patterson gives the follow
ing reasons for selling the Times:
"I consider that the battle between
the people nnd the interests here In
Denver has been practically won by
the people. With the defeat of the
j water franchise and the adoption of
I the charter amendments Denver has
; been made a free city, and the most
(offensive phase of the rule of the cor
poration bosses has been ended. If
J the people w ill use the recall and
j Initiative and referendum wisely and
I fearlessly they can enforce n cleaner.
J more economical, and at the same
, time more efficient administration of
Denver's affairs than they have on
I joyed for many years.
"I found the exacting duties of two
! daily newspapers more than a man of
! my years should burden himself with.
'Mr. Husted wanted The Times, and
he agreed to pay the price I named.
I Wherefore with the battle of the poo
I pie won. the sale gives me the op.
portunity to concentrate my best en
! oleics en the News which is my
! first love In the newspaper world,
i anyway T parted with It.
i
T
At the monthly meeting of the
Commercial club to be held next Tues
day evening the event of Importance
will he a report from the comnvttee
on county division. In view of the
fact thai the report has long been
awaited and that with much interest
it may be safely predicted that the
meeting Tuesday will he a big one.
During the past month or longer
the question of Pendleton's course
with respects to the county division
fight has been In the hands of a
committee of which Col. J. H. Raley
Is the chairman Other members of
the committee are O. M. Rice, W. L.
u
T
MEET 1
COUNTY COMMITTEE
I MAY
THE REFEREE
Believed Tex Rickard Will
Step Down in Favor of
Emergency Official.
JEFF'S SHOWING HAS
EFFECT ON I JETTING
California Hear Spars for Moving
Picture- and Docs Not Impress
Witnesses (Kids lire Now 10 to 7
in Ills I uxor ltickard Will Prob
ably Not he Third Man in Ring
Jeff Feeling Mile Today .Johnson
U Ileal Sprightly.
Moana Springs. June 30. Charlie
White has accepted the position of
emergency referee and many predict
that Kickard will withdraw at the last
moment and that White will act in
the ring. White will arrive today
with Tim Sullivan, the stake holder,
from the east. Sheriff Ferrel said all
spectators will be searched before en
tering the arena and their weapons
checked at the door. He Is going to
have peace at any price.
Secret Sessions.
Reno, June 30. It Is rumored that
Jeff's optimistic view of the fight's
outcome is based on his secret sparr
ing sessions which no one witnesses.
Camp followers deny there is any
secret work, but some wise ones re
fuse to believe it. Jeffries probably
will wear springs in his heels when
he enters the ring to make his foot
work easier. Tex Rickard, the referee
has a premonition that he wont be
in the ring. Charlie White of New
Yoj-u, has been selected as an emer
gency referee. Jeff and Johnson both
went through stunts for moving pic
tures yesterday.
Jeft' was up early and ate a hearty
breakfast. He seemed happy and
said h" felt in fine shape. The trouble
with his arm has disappeared. He
lounged about the camp chatting this
morning, but said he might spar a
little this afternoon.
It Is believed Jeff's work before
the moving pictures yesterday had
some effect ii the betting. He was
far from being impressive and began
to wind earlier than usual. some
thing which caused much comment.
Odds Tighten.
Reno. June 30. The betting is
tightening up. the odds today being
10 to 7 in favor of Jeffries. A good
slice of Johnson money came In from
San Francisco and Chicago. John
son and his camp at',, holding out for
longer odds.
I.angford's Mnnairer Ousted.
Ricks Training Camp. .Tune SO.
Jack Johnson, today hurst into the
limelight for the moving pictures,
.lumped the rope, chased an imaginary
Jeff around the ring, and shadow box
ed. Joe Woodman. Sam Tangford's
manager, who had a falling out with
Johnson, was ejected from camp to
day. Johnson told him to leave and
he did sn. Johnson says he Is not
worrying about the outcome or his
condition.
Produce (Smelt Drnnui.
Pan Francisco. June 30. Margar
et Anglin will appear in a perform
once of Sophocles' "Antigone" at the
Creek theater of the University of
California this evening. College men
from several universities. including
Harvard and the University of Chica
go are here to witness the drama.
Ireserve no Tons Cherries.
Eugene. Ore. The Eugene Fruit
i ': rowers' association has received an
other car load of barrels to preserve
the Royal Ann cherry crop. As each
barrel will hold about 300 pounds of
fruit. It will mean they will handle
about ISO.Onn pounds of cherries or
o 0 tons.
Thompson, Mayor E. J. Murphy, J.
R. Dickson. Leon Cohen U. Alexand
er. K W. McComas and E. R. Ald
rlch. At a meeting of the committee held
last evening In the office of Col. Ra
ley a line of action was agreed upon
and it was decided to submit a re
port to the Commercial club at the
coming monthly meeting. It was also
voted to invite citizens of Athena,
Weston. Helix, Adams. Echo, Stnn
field, llernilston, Umatilla, Pilot Rock
and other sections to attend the meet
ing and cooperate In the work at
hand.
NOT
CITY HEMMED III
6Y FIRE GORDON
Levallee. Ont., June 30. Fort
Francis Devlin and its Inhabitants
are surrounded by a great forest fire.
Refore wires went down frantic calls
for help Here received here. This
city is unable to help as it is likewise
surrounded by a ring of fire. Wo
men and children haVe fled but the
men here are fighting to save this
city from destruction.
The last word received from Deve
lin, was that thousands of acres of
timber had been destroyed and that
fire surrounded the town. Three
men broke through the cordon of fire
and brought the news. They said
the men were back firing at the fort
to save the, town.
PROGRESSIVES AND REGU
LARS IN ALASKA CONVENE
Juneau, June 30. The progressive
republicans are holding convention
here today and will nominate an
Alaskan congressional delegate. The
regulars met yesterday and nominat
ed Edward Orr, former mayor of Ta
coma, now of Valdez to succeed dele
gate Wlckersham. The convention
adopted a plank favoring home rule
when the proper time arrives and
opposes conservation as not practiced
in Alaska. It also adopted resolu
tions lauding President Taft.
Savings in Postal Service.
Washington, June 30. Although
the quarter ending today will likely
show a deficit, Postmaster-General
Hitchcock predicts that the postal re
ceipts will show a decrease of over
$10,000,000 in the deficit of $17,480,
000 carried over from the preceding
year.
During one quarter of the fiscal
year ending today, that ending De
cember 31, the postal service gave an
actual profit of $2,115,000, the larg
est during any three months In the
history of the department.
Roswell on Water Wagon.
Roswell, N. M., June 30. Roswells
last day as a "wet" town was ush
ered in this morning and before the
clocks strike the hour of midnight it
is expected that the last of the avail
ngle supply of red liquor will have
vanished down the throats of cele
brants. Prohibition goes into effect
tomorrow, the "drys" having won a
close victory over the "wets" in the
recent election. Roswell is the first
city in the new state to go "dry."
1UI5I.E IS HARRED FROM
ILLINOIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Chicago. Ills.. June 30. The de
cision of the Illinois supreme court
to bar the Bible from the public
schools will not affect Chicago as the
Bible was already prohibited in local
schools. The court held it is impos
sible to teach all creeds and if one Is
taught nnd the other ignored it would
violate the educational and religious
liberty.
TELEPHONE RATES
NOT JUSTIFIABLE
SO REPORTS SPECIAL
COUNCIL COMMITTEE
liHostliratintr Aldermen Report That
Van lloutte Had Failed to Show
Any Justification .for .Increase
Recommend Council Consider Ap
plications for Other Franchises.
The Increase , in telephone rates in
Pendleton Is not jutifiable. according
to the report of the special Investi
gating committee of the city council,
made last evening. The report not
only stated that District Manager Van
Houtte had utterly failed to show that
the company was justified in making
the increase in the rates charged for
the four party line service, but rec
ommended that the city council con
sider applications from other com
panies for a franchise. The report
was Immediately and unanimously
adopted.
The special committee consists of
C. P. "Strain. John Dyer and L. Shar on.
The committee has spent several
weeks In a careful Investigation of
conditions here and In other c-ties
and of the figures submitted by the
district manager.
Among other business transacted
Inst evening was the reading of the
monthly salary- list nnd the adop
tion of a resolution making It incum
bent upon the city to care for three
lots in Olney cemetery belonging to
the Sarah Flgg-Thompson estate. This
was the condition upon which the
i
$3000 bequest of Mrs. Thompson was
left for the beautifying of the ceme
tery. The street committee to whom had
been referred the petition for the
construction of a sidewalk on Calvin
street, recommended that the peti
tion be disallowed and such wss the
disposition made of it.
FROM OLD El I
r: n t:
UIIHI3UH uaiaiiicii nic y to
torious in Two Events on
the Thames.
ITNISII OF VARSITY FOUR
OARED RACE PUNISniXQ
iiii-iiiru jfimu i mi 1 1 imiui rjiemj
Over Tho .Mile Courser Qlmaon .
Freshmen Wilt Eight Oared Oon-
i--i hiiu wrsny rour msreu juioo
Also Goes to Wearers of II Yale
Men Collapse as Uut Shoots Over
Finish Big Event this Afternoon
New London, Conn., June 30. Har
vard scored two clean victories on th ,
Thames today over Yale in the fresh--
inan trifciii kti eu tiiiu inu luur
oared events. The day was IdeaL
The Freshmen went S seconds ahead
of the Yale varsity and had a clear
lead of several honts1 W-nptht TTi
time was 13:57, while Yale's was
14:19 over a distance of 2 miles.
The Harvard freshmen lead all th
way. The time was 11:64 for twe
miles. The finish of the varsity four
oared was punishing. Those in the
Yale boat collapsed as the shell shot
over the finish. Yale started In th
lead and kept it for the first mile and
then the men men began splashing;
and the crimson rowers shot ahead.
The Varsity eight oared races are
scheduled for four this afternoon.
THIRD FATAL EXPLOSIOX
IN DUPONT POWDER WORKS
Tueonia. June 30. A terriffio ex
plosion occurred in the Dupont pow
der works this morning, and part of
tlie plant was wrecked. James Smith,
I Thomas Rlake nnd George Strous
were) blown to atoms. Tills Is the
third fatal blow up within four
mouths, two men having been killed
each time before. 1
Charlton Will Be Tried.
New York. June 30. Word- was
received from Italy today that Charl
ton will be tried for murder whether
he goes to Italy or not. If not ex
tradited or tried by proxy, he wilT
be in danger of arrest if he evetr
crosses to Europe. It is believed here
he will not be extradited.
MME. GENEE, THE DANCER.
WEDS DI KE'S SOLICITOR.
London. The marriage of Adeline
Oenee to Frank Isitt, the family sy
licitor of the Duke of Newcastle, at
All Paints' church, when the dufce
gave the dainty Danish dancer away
and Queen Alexandra sent a diamond!
brooch, recalls one of the bride's ear
lier dances In London.
Back in 1903 Oenee was appearing
at the Empire in "The Mill'ner
Duchess." She was Coquette, a sim
ple country girl, who entered the em
ployment of a smart dresmaker. Co
quette soon threw off her gauchy
country' ways and developed into a
fluffy, appealing little coquette. Sh
captured the Tinnd of the Marquis
Maltravers, who, when he saw her
wearing a hat of her own creation,
became her slave and asked her to
wear his coronet.
To be sure Genee's husband Isn't a
marquis, but he's very near to a duke
and in good society. He has been
vcrv devoted, too. during the
two years that he has known the
dancer. Indeed, a year ago when.
Cenee was traveling In the States he
crossed the ocean, and although he
was just recovering from an attack
of typhoid he visited many cities In
which the star was appearing. He Is
middle-aged :nd prosperous
Returned from Mexico.
As i H. Thomson, wite ana uaugnier.
have returned from Mexico where
they went a few weeks ago, expecting
to reside permanently. They arrived
last night and are registered at the
Hotel Pendleton as from Echo.
PFOP1.K DANCE WITH
PEVTH BENEATH THEM.
Philadelphia Junne 30.
While the crew of the liner C.rt -cian
was engaged in a race w th
death by fire In an oil laden
hold, SO passengers, not know
ing the dinger. dance,! t.l'
dawn. The only woman who
Vnn-- the rduckv wife of th-
captain, who volunteered to play
the piano thus averting a pn
Ic. The fire was discovered
while outward bound and imme
diately the vessel was turned
baek to port. The people be
came alarmed but the woman
quieted them by saying there
was a slight accident and then
reassured them by playing
Twelve firemen were overcome
by smoke.
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