EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITIOli WEATHER REPORT Showers tun'ght or Thursday; cooler. Calling cards, wed ding stationery, com mercial gtar-'onery and Job printing to order at the East Oregonlan. IT COUXTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. 23. PENDLETOX. OTSEttON, V K I XESI) AY. JULY 'JO. 1910. NO G95 GREAT FIGHT 5 FINISHED Union Labor and Buck Stove Company End Long and Bit ter Contest. OFFICIALS OF A. F. L. WILL. PROBABLY ESCAPE PRISON Death of .1. V. Van Cleave Decide Duck Stove Company to Drop Fight Against Union Labor Will Conduct Open Shop Hereafter Cases Against (ioniM'r, Mitchell and Mor rison Will Probably Re Dropicd Rests with Wkkersham. St. Louis, July 20. Officials of the Buck Stove company, wnose sensa tional fight against union labor five years ago culminated In Jail senten ces against Samuel Gompers, presi dent of the American Federation of Labor; John Mitchell, vice president, and Secretary Frank Morrison, admit today they have given up the long fight. Hereafter an open shop will be adhered to and union men will be em ployed. The change of policy follows the death of J. W. Van Cleave, formerly president, of the company, and who as head of the National Manufactur ers' association, made a country wide fight against employing union ists. Tho unionists and the stove com pany, through Its representatives here announced their wltndrawal from the prosecutions against President Gomp ers, Vice President Mitchell and Sec retary Morrison uf the federation of lahor In the contempt case now pend ing against them. While the prose cutions hanging over Messrs. Gomp ers. Mitchell and Morrison of the fed eration of lubor have passed out of the hands of the stove company, which Instituted them and are now pending In the United States supreme court, representatives of the stove company and of tho National Defense associa tion by articles signed yesterday, agree to withdraw their attorneys from the case. Whether the appeal of the three men from Jail sentences Imposed up on them for alleged violation of an Injunction shall be rught to a finish In the supreme court. It is said to rest now with Attorney General Wokersham. . The rve articles of the agreement are as follows: J A conference to be held by offi cers of the labor organizations in volved and Mr. Van Cleave of the stove company within 30 days at St. Louis. 2 The agreement In regard to wa date, bnsed on wages and conditions ment shall take effect 90 days from date, based on wages and condilons existing In shops of competitors in tho city of St. Louis operating union hops, 3 xhe labor unions will make known that the difficulties between the two organizations have been sat isfactorily adjusted. 4 The Buck Stove and Range com- 'pany will withdraw all sutts now pend ing "against the labor organizations. 5 A copy of agreement will be published in the Journals of the labor organizations and displayed In the labor departments of the stove com pany. The controversy between the Am erican Federation of Labor and the Buck Stove and Range company be gan about two years ago, when tho late James W. Van Cleave, president of the stove company, sought an In junction against Gompers and others restraining them from placing his company on the "unfair" list. Upon an alleged violation of this Injunction, jail sentences were pro nounced upon Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison. Mr. Van Cleave died some months ago. His death, it In said, was due to worry over the long fight In tho courts. The memorandum accom panying the agrement signed today declares that the company recently reorganized with Lee Van Cleave as RAILROAD PRESIDENT KILLED BY BURGLARS Chicago, July 20. I. G. Rawn president of the Chicago, In- dlanapolis and Louisville rail- road was shot and killed by a burglar in his home today In the fashionable suburb, Win- netka. The police have arrest- ed a number of negro suspects. Rawn was killed In his dining room. Ho Tiad heard a noise and on investigating found tho thief working. He rushed him and in the scrimmage was killed. Bloodstains were found on the sidewalk and one cartridge fired from Rawn's revolver. It Is believed the burglar Is wound- ed and is hiding nearby and will soon be caught. Its head and that those now In charge earnestly desire peace with the labor organizations. Gompers Say "Xo Jail Now." Cincinnati, July 20. The agree ment settling the Ruck Stove and Range company's fight against organ ized labor in nowise affects the case ugalnst Gompers, Mitchell and Mor r.son, uccording to Gompers today. All are under jail sentence for vi olation of a federal injunction' which prohibited them from publishing the name, of the liuck concern In the un fair list. Gompers Intimated there wont be any Jail sentence now for him as the company will probably drop the case now. CO X SERVATI OX1 STS A D JUST ALL THEIR DIFFICULTIES Chicago, July 20. The national con servation congress will be held In St. Paul In September. Officials an nounced today that all disagreements have been settled regarding the program.- President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt will both Be speakers. At torney Brandcig who represented Gla vls at the recent Investigation will not make an address. Congressmen Stephens and Senators Clapp and Nelson will be among the speakers. Cows In Butter Con tot. t. Grand Forks. X. D., July 20. Shortly after the prize cocks at the fair grounds had commenced their Chantccler sunrlslng act this morn ing, several merry milkmen repaired to the stalls of the meek-faced bossies to begin a contest which will mak" the winner the proudest cow in North Dakota. It is a forty-eight hour but ter competition and the cow giving the highest percentage of butter fat between 6 o'clock this morning and 6 o'clock tomorrow night will win for her owner a silver trophy offered by a Duluth, Minn., newspaper. The cows were milked dry at 6 last evening and w ill he milked twice daily today and tomorrow. The milk will be weighed and the standard tests for butter fat applied. POPULAR ORCHESTRA H CONCERT TONIGHT IX USUALLY FIXE PROGRAM HAS BEEN PREPARED j Director Carruth Says Tonight's Con cert In Fair ravlllon Will he Rot of Series Three Especially Good Numbers Arranged. Part I. March For the Flag. .Lampe Overture Light Cavalry, Suppe String Quintet Forget Mo Not Macbeth March From Tiivate to Gener al Boehnleln PART II. Humorcsque stilt Dance .... Keith Grand March from Tanhouser . Wagner . Atherton ... Hearn Walt z S h a d o w la n d March Under Fire Tho regular weekly concert by the United Orchestra will be given in the fair pavilion this evening at 8 o'clock. According to Director Frank Carruth this is to be the best yet given In the series and this is saying a great deal. From all sides nothing but words tif praise for the organization and the class of music rendered has been heard, and If tonight's program is to be better than Its predecessors It will be well worth going to hear. According to Director Carruth there will be three especially striking fea tures of the program. -These will be. the string quintet, the grand march from Tanhauscr and the light cavalry overture. The concerts arc proving exception ally popular especially for those who are unable to go to the mountains length of time. For several hundred or the coast for any considerable residents of Pendleton the weekly concerts arc practically the only am usement and recreation they will have during the summer. Assesses Copper Stock. New York, July 20. Shareholders of the Davis Daly Copper company, controlled by F. Augustus Hclnzc and associates, were called upon today to pay an assessment of 60 cents per share. They must also pay another 50-crnt assessment on September 20. President Henze states that the mon ey obtained by the assessment will be used to construct some necessary transportation facilities and to de velop the company's mines. It has no bonded Indebtedness of any kind, no preferred stock, and has 74 832 shares of Its own stock In Its treas ury. Prolio Jnry System. Baltimore, July 20. An Investiga tion into the Jury system of Maryland was commenced today at a meting of Governor Crothors1 cabinet. Attor ney General Straus presented a report. INSURGENTS Uncle Joe" Declares They are Guerillas and Should be Despised All. THINKS KANSAS CAMPAIGN WILI E-ELECT REGULARS Speaker Closes His Tour Through the Sunflower State unit Is Satisfied Never Too Tlrel to Takj Sliot at 'Insurgents" Siiys They Would Be Shot In Wur Time Declares All Manly Denmcrats Despise Tlicni Says He Believes In Two Parties. Kansas City. July 20. Declaring his belief that his campaign in Kan sas has assured the reelection of Congressmen Miller, Campbell, Reed- er, aiuernead ana oniony, all reg-, ulars. Speaker Cannon a rf rived here today. He looked tired but enthu- siastically took a few shots at the In- surgents. "I don't want the lnsur- 1 gents shot," said Cannon. "This is a ' campaign of iace. In war the In surgents would be shot for they are ; Guerillas who fight on boUi sides. They aided the democrats, yet cveij. manly democrat hates them. They should be condemned and despised by even-body." I believe In two parties," he con- tlnued. "Hell, we can't all think alike. Ideas and principles are dif- ferent and this new party for demo- , crats and republicans you hear makes mo tired. The insurgents voting against the Payne tariff bill all voted in favor of a high tariff." Speaker Cannon's speech last night differed little in substance from his other Kansas speeches. He referred to the fight on him as the "czar of the house." "The speaker has power." he said, "only as he is backed by a majority of the house. Without a majority back of him, the speaker would be as powerless as a cat without claws." I Speaker Cannon praised all of the Kansas congressmen except Murdock and Madison. SECOND TRIAL OF BROWNE WILL COMMENCE AUG. Chicago, July 20. The trial of Lee O'Neill Browne, charges with bribery In connection with Lorinier's election will begin August 1. Judge Hersten will preside. The case has been taken from Judge McSurcly's court where the jury disagreed. SCOTLAND YARH II As LOCATED DR. CRIPI'EX London, July 20. Scotland Yard announced todav that Dr. Crinncn Is located In England, and that he would fmke from forest fires in the viein be arrested tonight. They sav theyi,,y of Lake Washington which are have been watching him for some time """ ning principally on logged off to assure themselves of his Identity. I '"nds. A special from Hoquiam says ' jthe Camp Mack Logging company Mnntt to Europe. I ,H,rn last night. Fires there are Valparnlse. Chile., July 20. Presl- burning fiercely. lent Montt of Chile, accompanied by his wlf, and physician, sailed today for Europe on board the cruiser Es- ' . ; , , ' ' tutionai permit to leave the country. He makes th." trip because of ill 1. n n 1 1. Olierlin Head Itetiirmnir. TI..K. l.'.Mi T..1.. on .1 ....i X u t" ' """V ""about the twentieth time in the last Km of Oberlin I ntversity. who hn.)twj (hat ,ho a been mak.ng an educat onal and lec- jon f th(1 garden destgned bv ure tour of Chin, and Japan, sails SiinfurJ wh!to h:lp ,., ru;nored " today for Honolulu. He will reach San Francisco August 26. President, Kaiph Weaver, formerly of this King heads an association which will v it v. but now of tho first national establish in (n:na a college modeled as closely as possible upon Oberlin. i That there will be good music for the district fair in Pendleton this fall is assured from the number of ap plications which have ocen received from noted northwest musical organ izations. There have been six appli cations and the best organizations In the northwest are numbered In the list the music will no doubt be better than ever before, though this feature of tho fair has always been among the most pleasing. Among the organizations applying arc the famous Frazler band of Se attle, the Ruzzi band of Portland, the Journal band of Portland, the Brown band of Portland, the Willis McElrov MANY MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS MED PLAY FOR LOCAL FAIR FOREST FIRES EAT IIP TOWNS Reports From British Colum bia Say Several Towns Burned and More Doomed, SITUATION" IS WORST IX NUMBER OF YEARS Towns of Three Forks, Bayne's Lake. Jnffray and Whitewater Reported Destroyed by Ravaging Flames Great Efforts Made to Subdue Eire Government Orders Forest Department and Railroads to Pre ent Spread of Flames. Nelson, B. C. July 20. Reports to day here say the town of Three Forks has been totally destroyed by forest fires and that residents of the etriolt- en istrict have fled to the mountain peaks to escape the flames. An un confirmed report says the town of Handon is surroiin.tert nn.i nniA ; r.ayncs Lake and Jaffray in the Crow district are reported burned. The fires which menaced Nelson have been temporarily diverted by the gov ernment foresters. Edward Lucas, a mis.-ing miner was found dead In the shaft of the Lucky Jim mine to day, where he suffocated with 4 oth ers on Saturday. Kaslo reports say the firO is Mllfe:! ft i Vl rr frt.l fr&..r b(r ThifI mc.,ns tlle fres;ers can top it. The situation is the worst in years, ," Government I-sues Orders. Vit .ria, July 20. The government today issued orders to the forest de partment and railroads to take all precautions to prevent the spread of forest fires in the heart of British Cc'.Mnbia near Kaslo and Nelson. In K.'tenia there are a nmiiher of fires but the Kaslo district is probably suf- fering the worst. The town of White, water is destroyed and 2'''0 miners' families are homeless and camping at Kaslo. Numbers are in a local hos- pitul suffering from exposure, burns and smoke. The K. R. S. branch of the Great Northern is nothing but twisted steel at Salmo and Tmid. The forest fires have destroyed millions of feet of timber. Tire in Idaho. Wallace. Ida.. July 20. The Pine Creek fire is still burning uncontroll ed. A whole township near here is coin?, although a great force is fight ing it. Twelve miles nf trenches have been ,ilir p.nd the five is practically ex tinguished on the north side. It may be controlled soon. Deputy Warden Davis says if the drought continues there wont be enough timber In the country to build a cnbin. Seattle Under Smoke. Seattle. July 2'''. This citv is "mothering under a heavy pall '"f Bis Garden Not Sold. New Tork. July 20. Recent re icpt sol.l to a svndicate of capitalists approximate 4. oo i and " would be turned over todav are ap parently without foundat'on. It was stated that the big show place woul 1 Hi torn down to make wav for a twent v-stir- nffie. K,,il.li,i.r Tl,: ; ' . . . ''IS I. bank of Vale, Is the guest of Pendle ton friends State Fair band and Driseoll's band, also of Portland. L. Ruzzl, director of the Ruzzi band Is here today on his way to Portland from Walla Walla. Ills organ ration is to play at the Walla Walla fair which will be held tho week before the Pendleton fair and he Is there fore anxious to close up n contract with the local board of managers. As his organization is considered among the best In the northwest It Is possi ble that he and the fair board will come to terms. Willis McElroy, d rector of the state fair band, was also here a few .ia.vs ago at'-.l met with members of the fair board, but so far no definite ar rangements have been made with any of them. RUSSIW AGENT MAKES ' " DEXIVL OF ALLEGATION'S ; "Washington, Juiy 13. An agent of thy Ru!an government who has In vestigated the charges of bad treat ment of Russian peasants on the su gar plantations of Hawaii, does not f-ustain the allegations of poor pay and persecution made to this govern ment. M. Kerberge, councillor of state. In a lengthy report the gist of which has been transmitted to the state department, declares the charges of Insufficient wages, difficult work and cruel treatment are unreasonable. He reported that professional agitators were responsible for the disturbances and that they even prevented the Russians from returning to work.' The agent reported the peasants had no desire to return to Russia but ex pected the American government to pay the money anticipated from the su gar planters after they planned to move to California or Canada. Croud Taxes Theater. San Francisco, July 19. So large was the crowd that went to hear Gif ford Pinchot speak in behalf of Hi ram Johnson, the Lincoln-Roosevelt league candidate for governor here tonight, that Central theater would not accommodate It. The result was that Pinchot made two addresses, one in the building and the other from an automobile outdoors. Mr. Pinchot made no direct mention of Secretary Eailinger. but frequently referred to "the man whose name I do not use in public addresses." He said in part: "The one question which overshad ows all others, gives color to all the rest, is 'shall the people rule?" The special interests must be put out of politics." Another Aviator Killed. Rome, July 20. Harment, the avi ator, is dying as a result of an acci dent to his aeroplane today. He was fiyir. high when his engine became disabled and dropped.. Physicians say there Is no chance of recovery. THREE GIRLS VICTIMS OF NEGRO PREACHER TWO ARE DYING AND OXE IS NEARLY INSANE Leader of Fanatics Has .Great .In fluence Over Girls One Inflicts Puiiisluiienl on Herself to Free Im prisoned Xegro. Washington, July 20. Police today Kok charge of three white girls two of whom are dying and the third nearly insane. They are alleged vic tims of the mysterious machinations of Reverend Jiturdevant, a negro now serving a term in jail at Baltimore for bigamy. Hilda Johnson, a Norwe gian, whom the negro recentiy mar ried and who recently became a moth et, is dying at the hospital. Gertrude Monson, also a Norwegian, was found living in a Georgetown hospital. Ad- die Codding.'nearly insane from hun- gor w as found dying us x result of i long fasting, stmilLre iiie.'int:iti.iii irel! punishments self inflicted, in the be- uef that her eftorts would result in sfturdevant's liberation. The police say SturJcvant is the leader of re ligious fanatics and it is said he has followers in a number of eastern cit ies. The girls were found by friends of the Johnson girl who have been searching for her. When arrested Miss Codding de fended the negro, she said that he had a revelation that she would fol low him. SON MURDERED, MOTHER GRIEVES AND HIES Cleveland, O., July 20. Mrs. Thom as Prosser, mother of Reese Prosser whom his divorce,! wife shot and killed aboard a train recently is dead, it is said she died of n broken heart. Since the killing of her son, she has l been inconsolable, and prostrattd. Mrs. Vera Prosser, the slayer, is now in Jail at Libby, Montana, charged with murder. GAYNOR VISITS NIGHT HAUNTS; REVOKES LICENSES New York, July 20. Developments today indicate that Mayor Gaynor's revocation of all night licenses of a number of restaurants and cafes on Proadwny resulted from n personal investigation. The experience satis fied the mayor that the best Interests of the city demanded this action. In one place a woman approached the mayor and spoke endearingly. At another place Jolly an nighters Invited llaytior to j,in them. Rich Find of Iron Ore. Victoria. July 20. A rich find of iron ore Is reported from Bugaboo d;strict, near the famed Bugaboo property. Both the Hematite and Magncte have been located. One vein of Hematite is over 100 feet wide. It is one of the biggest finds In the dis trict and far outclasses anything yet on the coast. Bar Harbor. Maine. July 20. Pres ident Taft, aboard the ' Mayflower, reached here today. A number of yachts met him and fired the presi dential salute from small rAnnnn n (he approached. OFFICERS ID CHINESE FIGHT San Francisco Chinatown is Scene of Another Gambling Battle. OFFICERS RAH) JOINT AND TROUBLE ENSURES PolJccmtii Disguises lUmself as Ori ental and Gains Admission to Gambling Game Summons Assist ance and Narrowly Escapes Ar oused Celestials One Oilnamu .Shot When Officers Arrive om Scene. San Francisco, July 20. In a bat tic between Chinese and police dur ing a raid on an alleged gambling house in Chinatown last night Won Dick was fatally shot, policemen wer knocked down, kicked and beaten and many orientals clubbed. More than 200 Chinese were arrestM charged with gambling. About 50 alleged gamblers escaped from the club. Th shooting came as a culmination to a legal battle of severay week's dura tion between the club owners and th poiice. Recently the ciub obtained an In junction preventing the officers from entering the place. The injunction was dissolved yesterday. Disguised as a Chinaman, J. E. Holmes, a policeman, obtained en trance to a game. When money ww placed on the table, he blew his whistle, summoning aid. Several Chi nese assaulted him, forcing his star and club from him. The policeman thrati-md to shoot and thus he es caped. Meanwhile, other policemen started through a side door of the club rooms and were met by a horde of Chinese. A general battle ensued: After James McEachren. an officer had been beat en and thrown to the floor he drew his revolver and shot Wong Dick. Frightened by the shooting the Chi- ' nese quickly surrendered. Charged With Murder. Wayne. Neb., July 19. Waj-n Flegle was arrested tonight charged with the murder of his s'ster. Miss Flegle, on June 30. The arrest fol lowed a confession by a hired man, who accused Flegle of murdering his sister because she opposed his mar riage to another-girl. William Elch eneamp. aged 15. tho ntrel man. Is also under arro-st pend ng an investi gation of his story. On the day of the murder, it was stated. Eicheneamo had found the girl's body near the Flegle home. Several detectives were rut on the case and young Flegle contributed $500 of a $2500 reward for the nrrest of hc-r nmrdoroi. TTft j has been active in ai ling the detec- tives. According to Eieheneamp's story, he was forced by Flegle on the threat of death to tell the story of f'ndlns; the body. GOYERNOR OF MICHIGAN IS INDICTED FOR LIBEIi Des Moines. July 20. Governor Carroll was today indicted on a charge of criminal libel by the Polk j county grand Jury. John Crownie, a I progress ve. and former chairman of the board of control of state Institu- Hons very prominent politically, was recently removed by Carroll, who charged immorality and mismanage- ment. The charges against Carroll are j the outgrowth of this. His tr'al will j probably be 'n September. I'RXXK GOULD'S WIFE TO APPEAR ON STAGE Parts. July 20. Broadwny will probab'y see another wife of an Am erican millionaire on the stage this season. It is reported that Edith Kelly Could wife of Frank Gould, will appear n the comedy. "The La dy an! Viscount." Count Hollender will support Mrs. Gould in the mu-i-cal skit. 1 MDRI7. ORDERS Al l. REVOLUTIONISTS SHOT New Orleans, July 20. Presi dent Madriz has ordered all rev olut'onary prisoners shot, ac cording to a telegram purport ing to have been sent by htm to Genenl Gonzales. Gonzales (commands -roops at San Fbnl- do and has many prisoners. In part the message reads: "Shoot without fear or consideration the revolutionists wnom you may capture by attack and the prisoners you have." A copy was sent to the prov slonal government's headquarters and aiso to the American state d- pnrtmcnt.