East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, July 19, 1910, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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    EVENING EDITIQIl
EVENING EDITION
WEATH12R REPORT
Fair tonight and Wed
nesday; continued
warm.
Calling card, fl
dlng stationery, com
mercial stationery and
job printing to order
at the East Oregonlan.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
('ITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OTJEGON, TUESDAY. JUL.
1910.
NO 6958
.
GREAT STRIKE
.OF
Thousands ot Men in Emplov
of Canadian Railroad Join
in Walkou.
4500 MILES OF RAILROAD
TIED IP IJY TTIE STRIKE
Yardmen, Trainmen nnil Shopmen to
Number of 0000 Strike on Grand
Trunk Line in Canada Road Coin
plelcly Tlel up Million Dollar De
fense Tiind For Fight Mall Trains
Allowed to Run Company Will
Import Strike Breakers.
Toronto, Ont., July 19. Thousands
of men went out today In one of the
biggest railroad strikes in the history
of Canada. No trains are running
over 4500 miles of the main line of
the Grand Trunk. The men struck
simultaneously and the road Is com
pletely tied up. Yardmen and shop
men quit. They have a defense fund
of more than a million dollars per
month so are ready, they say, to
fight to the finish. Approximately
4,000 yardmen, conductors and train
men went out and 5,000 shopmen.
A few malls trains were allowed to
leave, the trainmen saying they will
not interfere with mall trains but will
not allow any others to be moved. No
violence is reported. The company
snys they nre Intending to import
strike breakers.
The Central Vermont which is con
trolled by the Grand Trunk, made
an effort to prevent Its men going
out by appealing to Washington un
der the terms of the Erdman act.
Vice President Murdock of the train
men yesterday afternoon received a
telegram signed by Martin A. Knapi
chairman of the interstate commerce
commission, and Chnrles P. Nelll,
commissioner of labor, expressing
their willingness to use their offices.
To this Mr. Murdock replied:
"The situation Is such, considering
the attitude of the companies as to
Have small hope for settlement as
a result of mediation. Men leave the
service this evening."
The order closing the shops all al
ong the line of the Grand Trunk will
affect 6000 men, of whom about 700
nre in Montreal. It is understood that
a considerable number will be offer
ed a chanrp to take the places of
striking conductors and trainmen. The
only passenger train scheduled to
leave Bonavcnture depot after the
strike order went into effect, the To
ronto express and locnl, pulled out
without any delay duo to the strike.
The express was manned by a crew
of French Canadians, old employes of
the company, not members of the
brotherhood.
The strike was called shortly before
ten o'clock last night after a confer
ence with officials at Montreal. Mem
bers of the employes committee left
the hall hearing sealed envelopes
which they were told to open that
night unless telegraph orders not to
were received. There were no orders
so the envelopes were opened and
orders to strike were found therein.
The strike aTfccts the Crand Trunk
and Central Vermont railroads.
Company Will Go Slow.
Detroit. July 19. At the Grand
Trunk offices here today, it is ndmlt
ted that the line will be tied up for
three days at least on account of the
strike. If the company tries to handle
freight through their yards other,
than a general strike of switchmen
might result. For this reason offici
als will go slow.
Lino ! Tied Up.
Toronto. Ont., July 19. Reports
from Detroit. Chicago and Canadian
points Indicate that the great walk
out of employees this morning has
tied tip the Grand Trunk. Over 10,
000 men. yardmen, conductors, etc..
nre out along the line, and more are
Joining. Strikers demand n standard
scale Identical with that enforced by
the Baltimore & Ohio. The company
refused this although offering nn ad
vance of IS per cent. Pome trains
are operated In Michigan by strike
breakers guarded by armed men.
Serious trouble Is almost certain.
WOMN KILLED BABES
AND DEVOURED THEM
"
Puerto Plata. Santo Domingo,
July 19. Newspapers nre de-
mandlng capital punishment for
the woman, who. it Is asserted
confessed to having killed nnd
eaten several Infants. Accord-
ing to locnl papers today the
woman was a devotee of an
African cult which commands
infanticide nnd cannibalism. It
Is said the murders covered
several years, 4
TRAINMEN
LEONARD WOOD SUCCEEDS
TO COMMAND OF ARMY
Washington, July 19. Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood today became chief
of staff of the army, second in com
mand only to the president. He suc
ceeds Major General FranKlin Bell,
who held the position for years. Re
forms arc expected us he wants more
rigid physical tests nnd closer rela
tionship between the army and na
tional guards.
Army circles are much Interested
In Woods' appointment. He has long
had reform tendencies and it Is re
ported that he will attempt to put
his Ideas into practice without much
loss of time.
ROBBERS OF CHINA-JAPAN
FAST MAIL CAPTURED
Sacramento, Calif., July 19. After
Identifying them as the robbers of the
China-Japan fast mall, Sheriff M'Don
ald today left for Fairfield- with
Charles Dunbar and James Brown.
Southern Pacific agents identified the
prisoners. The train wns held up at
Goodcar In April. The two men were
arrested Saturday by Constable Mike
Judge who believed them robbers.
Judge hopes to collect the six thous
and dollars reward offered.
To Treat Poor Free.
Denver, Colo., July 19. Some of
the most famous surgeons and dent
ists of the country will perform ope
rations free of charge at the clinics
to be held In connection of the Na
tional Dental association, opened In
Denver today.
The convention will also provide
public lectures. In which the Import
ance of the teeth In their relation to
general health will be Impressed up
on the listeners. A large proportion
of stomach and Intestinal disorders,
It Is alleged, could be cured or greatly
relieved by paying proper attention
to the teeth,
UNKNOWN TO WREST
TITLE FROM NEGRO
J. J. CORBETT PICKS UP
COMING CHAMPION
Willing to Post Forfeit or 93,000 for
Heavy Weight Fiiiht Hugh .Mcin
tosh is Ready to Stage Affair Bout
Must he Over 20 Rounds.
New York, July 19. James J. Cor
bett has an "unknown" under cover
who, he hopes, will show himself fit
to win the title Jim Jeffries lost to
Jack Johnson at Reno.
Hugh Mcintosh has been suffici
ently Impressed to put out a challenge
In behalf of the unknown, backed by
1 5.000 forfeit to be used later as a
side. If Johnson decllnes the offer
la open to any other man worthy to be
considered a candidate for heavy
weight honors. Corbctt refused to
make known the Identity of his pro
tege. Mcintosh, who Is In New York, says
in Ills challenge:
"The unknown will lie nnmn.i iw
James J. Corbctt and will also be I
.. i. : n 1 1 1.1 . 1 ... . . I
...n.,, ,i i,y nun, mc ngm to take
place In the United States, England
or Australia, and I agree to offer a
purse greater than that offered by any
other person. As an evidence of good
faith, I nm willing trf deposit $5,000
as a guarantee with Timothy Sulllvnn
or nny other responsible person. The
same deposit will go as a side bet if
desired. The only stipulation I make
vls that the fight will he 20 rounds or
over."
Texas to Han Fight Pictures.
Austin. Tex.. July 19. Governor
Camphell today submitted to fhe state
legislature, which convene, In spe-1
cini session, a recommendation for n
law prohibiting moving picture exhibi
tions of the Johnson-Jeffries fight.
Tt Is probable that the measure will
seek to debar the exhibition of all
kinds of pugilistic encounters.
The governor says the display of
the fight pictures would excite race
feeling and probably result In dis
turbances. The special session begins its work
only four days before the democratic
primnrles, which will be held next
Saturday throughout the state, ns the
culmination of a spirited and bitter
campaign.
The specific purpose of the special
session as named In the call Is to re
peal the fire insurance rating board
law. It Is charged by nntt-prohlbl-tlon
lenders that ti1P governor's real
object Is to forestall the possible elec
tion of O. B. Colquitt, the candidate
of the antl-prohibitlon faction for
governor by raising and bringing
about the enactment of restrictive leg
islation that will practically put the
saloons out of business in Texas.
Trap Shooters n Spokane.
Spokane, Wash., July 19. Sev
eral of tho foremost trap shots of the
world are participating today In the
annual shooting tournament of the
Washington State Sportsmen's Asso
ciation. The shoot will be concluded
tomorrow, when the marksmen will go
to Nelson. B. C. for the Pacific In
dian tournament next week. The
shooters will then return to Wash
ington for the Pacific coast handi
cap at Seattle August 1-4.
FOREST EIRE
Two in Montana and Five in
Canada Fall Victims to
Ravaging Flames.
VAST AREAS SWEIT
BY SHEETS OF FLAME
Northwestern Washington, Idaho and
Montana Fighting Worst Fires in
Years School Teacher ami Baby
Were Cuuglit by lire While on
Homestead Farmer Arrested for
Starting Fire Five Suffocate in
Mine Pail of Smoke Over Seattle.
Spokane, July 19. Two lives were
lo.t, several people are missing and
hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of timber is burned as the re
sult of forest fires raging in north
eastern Washington, the Idaho Pan
handle and in Montana. The dead are
Miss Pearl Brewen, aged 22, a school
teacher, and her one year old niece,
a daughter of Hon. J. S. Wyman, of
Plains, Mont. The woman with her
baby was caught and burned to death
in the fire on Mill creek where she
had a homestead. It is believed it
was started by a neighbor In clearing
his brush. W. A. Trowbridge, a, far
mer Is arrested charged with start
ing the fire and will be brought to
this city today. In the Coeur d'Alenes
many places nre a seething sea of
I'lre. This condition obtains near
Wardncr, Kellogg, In the Priest river
reservation. Rain Is the only hop tfl
prevent a general conflagration.
Five Are Suffocated.
Vancouver. R. C., July 19. Reports
today from Kasl.t state five are dead
in a forest fire. They were suffocat
ed at the mouth of the Luck Jim
mine where they had taken refuge.
Fighters To Scene.
Stevenson, July .' 19. Rcinfui
menls have been rushed to Cooks to
day to assist in the fight against the
fire In the Rainer forest reserve. The
finmes are advancing despite tiie
lighters
Wort Fires lit Years.
Seattle, July 19. Smoke is thick
over Seattle today on account of for
est fires. Conditions are believed to
he worse than In years. The long
dry spell makes the forest like tinder.
Five hundred thousand feet of logs
ready for delivery near Telt were
burned. The fire Is enting its way
Info standing timber.
To Beciii Campaign.
Now York, July 19. Work
commenced today In fitting up
rooms In the St. James building
gaged for the headquarters of the
publican congressional campaign,
offices will bo formally opened in
weeks, when Representative H
Loudenslager. with a force of l'
agents and clerks, will undertake
task of maintaining the G. O. P.
nnce in the national congress,
slogan of the campaign will
"stand pat." and "progressives"
receive scant comfort from h
quarters.
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River Rising.
El Paso, Tex., July 19. Owing to
heavy rains over southern Arizona the
tin l'cdro river is out of its banks
and causing much damage. The en
tire valley for a distance of sixty
miles has been swept, the greatest
loss being near St. David, where a
cloudburst took place. The rains
broke a, destructive drought of a
year's duration.
Land Men In Session.
St. Louis, July 19. Missouri farm
land agents and brokers met here
today to form an' organization for
booming Missouri and bringing to the
state a desirable class of Immigrants
from other states and foreign countries.
IK
ANOTHER
IN BEMERT ISLAND CASE
Another chapter has been written
In the famous Dave Beavert or little
Swltzler island case. The latest
chapter has Just been written by
Judge R. S. Bean of the United States
court in which he holds that the
Earnharts are in contempt of court
for having disobeyed the Injunction
issued by the United States court.
The defendents are thereforeorder
ed to purge themselves of the con
tempt by vacating the Island at once
and remaining off of It until the
matter of the Island's ownership Is
BUMPER CROP
Of
Political Situation in County
Grows More Interesting
Day By Day.
T. V. TAYLOR MAY RUN
FOR STATE TREASURER
Col. .1. H. Haley Mentioned :i Dentil
en He Candidate fur Attorney Gen
eral S. l Wilson of Athena Would
Step lino Cole's Shoes W. L.
Thompson May Be Candidate for
Joint Senator or Representative
.Tames Joints Not After Judgeship.
As the time for the filing of nom
inating petitions draws closer so the
conditions of things political begin
to become more Interesting. It Is
now quite apparent that the crop of
candidates, like that of wheat, Is to
be a big one, for hardly a day pass
es that does not bring some new can
didate into the field, if any credence
Is to be placed in the reports of dame
rumor.
As usual, Pendleton will have one
or more candidates for state offices
a1! well as for county offices. It Is
said that T. C. Taylor, the pioneer
hardware merchant and former presi
dent of the senate, will be a candidate
for the republican nomination for the
of:ee of state treasurer. Taylor Is
known as a "regular" republican
and therefore it is presumed that he
will not make the race unless assured
flint ho can have the tiomtnat'on.
Col. James 11. Raley, who at one
time aspired to he attorney general
of Oregon, is again being urged by his
democratic friends In different parts
of eastern Oregon to make the rice.
The colonel, however, is said to not
look upon the proposition with favor
Would IV Joint Senator.
Among the latest aspirants for po
litical honors is Attorney S. F. Wilson
who is the Athena member of the firm
of p. t. is .n & Y."iis..n He desires to
we tr the sliee.s (-.-t off by Joint Sen
ator W. G. Col,-. p"1 for that purpose
has been over in Union county in an
effort to construct some fences. He
is a young republican who came to
Oregon from the Carolina.1? three and
one-half years airo.
Among Wilson's opponents will
probably lie Representative C A.
Barrett of the sa'ne. town. He is a
Statement No. 1 lepublieun and has
t Ice bein eleit.-.i on that platform,
huvh.g U ,i t'...- ... B.-.U;:vo ticket at
the !r.t on( t:en. In addition to be
ing a Statement No. 1 man. Barrett
is also against the assembly idea and
will therefore pr.-bably be regarded as
the insurgent or progressive candi
date. W. L. Thompson, president of the
American Naiioi.al bank and also
president of the Pendleton Commer
cial association, is also said to be a
receptive candidate for the republican
nomination for this office or that of
joint representative.
Joe N. Scott of Athena, who made
an unsuccessful race against Joint
Representative Ma.honey of Heppncr,
last year, will probably bear the dem
ocratic standard in this fight a second
time.
CauilidntcH for Representative,
in addition to L. L. Mann, the pres
ent encumbent, and Col. H. G. New
port of Hermiston. Mayor N. A. Davis
of Milton, will probably be a cand -date
for the repub! can nomination
for representative. Davis is cashier
of the First National bank of Milton
and is regarded as one of the prom
inent 1 1 sidents of the east end of the
county.
The only democratic possibility
mentioned for representative thus far
Is A. S. Pearson, the well known Free
water real estate merchant. Pearson
has been both recorder and mayor of
the town of Freewater and apparently
enjoys the confidence of the citizens
of that end of the county.
It Is said that the democrats will
also have a candidate for the position
definitely settled In the United States
j court. Failing to obey this order tlie
will be arrested and fined or placed
in jail or hoth.
I The fight for the possession of this
. Island In the Columbia river has been
In progress for nearly two years and
i from present Indication?,. several
times the value of the small bit of
I land will bo expended before posses
sion Is determined. John B. Swltzler,
the pioneer Umatilla resident Is the
; man from whom Frank and Fred
; Earnhart are trying to wrest the island.
mm
of Joint senator from Unfatllra, Mor
row rmd Union counties. ;n the per
son of State Senator Turner Oliver of
La Grande.
Two Candidates for Judgeship.
Though James Johns has declared
that he will nor be a -candidate for
the democratic nomination for county
judge, two other democrat'? possibili
ty? are said to ha-e sprung up. These
are T. J. Tweedy of this el'y and D.
C. Brownell of Umatilla. Tweedy
made the race for county Judge at one
time and was only defeated by a small
margin. Brownell Is one cf the pio
neer residents of the west end of the
county and is prominent and well
known beyond the confines of his own
section.
Pome of the leading democrats In
this city are also rustling fnr candi
date? for some of the other offices.
It is understood that no attempt will
he made to secure the office of re
corder or treasurer and It Is possible
that W. D. Chamberlain will be in
duced to run for state representative
instead of clerk. The democrats also
expect to re-elect State Senator Smith
and Sheriff Taylor without opposition.
Other Democratle Aspirants.
Mayor Louis Seho of Echo. Is said
to have been placed In training to
make the race against John W. Kim
brell for the position of county sur
veyor, while James Price of Weston
may be Induced to make the run for
county commissioner to take the place
to be made vacant by the expiration
of Commissioner Lee's term of office.
Mack Cockburn of Milton will prob
ably be the republican candidate. It
is conceded that Lee's successor should
come from the east end of the coun
ty. From present Indications Ralph
Folsom will be reelected coroner,
without democratic or republican op
position, though City Physician Mc
Faul's name has been mentioned as a
possible opponent for the republican
nomination.
UNCLE JOE WILL BE
E
CVXNON INTIMATES HE
WILL RUN FOR SPEAKER
In Speech Yesterday Declare He Will
Not Lie Down Because of Muck
raking Magazines Murdock Will
Answer Cannon's Speech.
BurlTngame, Kan.. July 19. Jo
seph G. Cannon will not abandon the
race for the speakership of the next
house of representatives. This he
made plain near the conclusion of his
speech at Emporia, yesterday after
noon. He said he would abide by the
will of the republican caucus if the
republicans control the next congress,
but that no "muckraking magazines"
could make him say he would not be a
candidate. In other words, he said he
would not unke nn effort to win the
speakership, yet the emphasis with
which he spoke, made it plain that
if the republican caucus should nom
inate him he would be willing to serve.
Speaker Cannon's remarks on the
speakership were made just before he i
left the platform at Emporia to catch j
a train for Burllngame.
Representative Murdock will ans
wer Cannon's speech of yesterday in
wti:cli he charged that Senator Bris
tow was mistaken in his facts regard
ing the framing of the rubber sched
ules of the tariff law tw Alrlrlnh
Bristow charged that Aldrlch con- j
trived to keep crude rubber on the
free list, while a h gh tariff was !
charged the refined product. Bris
tow declared that Aldrich and his son !
were interested in the so-called rubber j
trust and Cannon yesterday denied all j
this. Murd.Kk will speak this af-
ti moon
EMPLOYES WIN VICTORY
OVER PENNSYLVANIA R. II.
Philadelphia, July 19. Following
an agreement reached late yesterday,
officials and employes cf the Penn
sylvania lines are today working out
the dt tails of the agreement which
averted a big strike. The railroad
adopted the N. y. c. standard for
payment of employes.. Th.s is great
ly to the benefit of '.Tie men. Here
tofore they were paid on the trip
l.a.-is and not on m lcage.The principal
victory was a minimum ten hour day
Wlunevtr called out tven for afew
tmuutis thoy git fu'.l pay.
I
SPAIN PKEPAI5ES FOR i
SERIOUS REBELLION i
Bilbao, Spain, July 19. With strike
agitators active throughout t!i oun
:iy corking to paraiize industry and
!. of r-'ociii-n grow'.ns the,
t-ovcrr-im lit today took furdtr steps
to prevent what threatens to be a
si rious revolt. Tiie rebellion In some
l ia-e; is shown openly, nnd In others!
conspirators are working secretly j
owing to the vigilance of the secret
service. The government refused to 1
grant a pe-'t:on of industrial firms to
declare martial law, as they fear such I
a step would add fuel to the flames
of rerolt. An urn.y of loyal veternns
is P. ing concentrated here, and held
In readiness to act In case of emergency.
TEDDY REFUSES
El
Roosevelt Declares He Will
Not Recommend Any Man
For Office This Year.
EXPRESSES HOPES FOR
PROGRESSIVE PLATFORM
After Conference With Judge Kincald
of Ohio, Colonel States He Has Not
Recommended Any Man for Of
fice and Does Not Intend To Be
lieved He May Endorse Candidates
After Noininatlon--Belleved Ho to
Willi Insurgents at Heart.
New York, July 19. "I never rec
ommended any man for office, and I
don't intend to do so this year,"
said Colonel Roosevelt today, after
Judge Kincald of Ohio, candidate fo
the republican nomination for gover
nor, had called. "I hope a progres
sive platform will be adopted by the
various republican state convention
this fall," added the Colonel. This to
considered one of the most important
statements Roosevelt has made sine
his return. Politicians declare this)
means that he will fight for Insur
gent's principle though not backing
any candidate.
There is possibility that Roosevelt
may support candidates after they
have been nominated. The Colonel
said bis talk with Kincald was gen
eral and that no politics was discussed.
Among others who visited the Colonel
at the Outlook office today was Pres
ident David Starr Jordan of Stanford
University. He congratulated Roose
velt on his safe return from Africa.
A delegation of friendly sons of St.
Patrick likewise called and present
ed Roosevelt with resolutions of con
gratulations upon his return. Other
callers were Jacob Riis. Congressmen
Slemp, Socks and Foolker.
JACK JOHNSON FINDS
ROASTING COSTS MONEY
Chicago, July 19. Champion Jack
Johnson will have to turn some $700
over to Cook county as a result of
boasts following a recent controversy
with George Little that he had $30,
000 In bank, a valuable automobile
an-1 diamonds worth IIS.OOO.
The statement was printed and a
copy retained by the county board
of assessors. Now he will be assessed
on this amount of personal property.
His profit of the fight of July 4 are
not subject to the tax under the Illi
nois law. having been acquired since
April- 1.
BIG BALLOON FAILS
TO BREAK RECORD
Mount Pleasant. July 19. The
balloon Drifter which ascended from
HamlHon Oh:o. last night. with
George Howard and Walter Collin,
well known aeronauts, failed in It
attempt to remain aloft two days and
two nights to break the 44 hour rec
ord. The Drifter landed near here
this morning.
To Try Tammany Man.
New York. July 19. Walter Her
bert, the colored Tammany leader,
faced trial for the third time today
on an indictment charging vlniotkn
of the election laws.
The jury at the first trial disagree;!.
The second trial was ended abruptly
by Justice Bianehard upon the te
quest of Deputy Attorney General
Prentice who reported to the court
that two of the Jurors had beer. ap
proaebed by fri-nds of the accused.
California Shippers Score.
Washington. July 19. The inter
state commerce commission today Is
sued an order making San Pedro,
California, a terminal point. Th:.'- Is
considered a great victory by south
ern California shippers as heretofore
Los Angeles was called the term nul,
and the railroad charged local rates
from there to the sea.
New England Chautauqua.
South Farmmgham, Mass., Ju'.y 19.
With some of the leading educators
and clergymen of the country on tho
program the annual meeting of the
New England a emhty opens :od.ty
at Montwait, to continue ten days.
TAUT I-; Gl I X
GREAT OVATION
Eistport. Maine, July 19
President Taft was heartily re-
celved here today when he ar-
rived ! th Mayflower. A big
crowd wis at the waterfront
wh-n h essei arrved and
cheered warmly ns the president
enter-.: h.s auto for the hotel
There he wsij met by a commit-
tee m ule up of the state repub-
lican ped-rs