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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 0. li
NO TOO'J
TW N
0. UN. WRECK
No. 6, Eastbound, This Morn
ing Runs Into Open Switch
With Fatal Results.
WRECK OCCURRED 60 MILES
THIS SIDE OF PORTLAND
Unofficial Report of Catastrophe Giro
Two Dead and One InjuredDead
Said to Be Unknown Tramp and
Express Messenger- Engine and
Two Coaches Turn Or or and Two
Other. Coaches Derailed Mystery
Connecting. Open Switch Tempo
rary Track- Built.
Two are dead and one Injured as a
result of the wrecking of O. R. & N.
train No. 6 about 10 o'clock last night,
according to unofficial reports reach
ing this city today. The wreck oc
curred at Wyeth, '60 miles east of
Portland and was caused by the train
running into an open switch.
The dead are said to be an un
kown tramp and the express messen
ger. The engineer was scalded but
will recover, while the fireman Jumped
and escaped without serious injury.
The tramp was killed outright, but the
messenger did not die. until this after
noon, both legs having been cut off
when the train, was wrecked.
The engine and two coaches were
turned over, while two more were
derailed when the train crashed into
some box cars which were standing
on the siding. A temporary track has
been laid around the wreck and an
extra train which was made up at
Portland is expected to arrive In
Pendleton about 5 o'clock - this eve
ning. Who left the switch open and for
what purpose has not been learned
here. It Is understood that the switch
was not only open but locked as well.
No. ( Is the . eastbound train due to
arrive in iPendleton at 6 o'clock this
morning. Many of the passengers
were undoubtedly residents of this
city and county and there was great
uneasiness among local people when
it was learned that the train had
been wrecked. Fortunately none of
the passengers were Injured at all,
according to the reports which have
been received here.
Try Army Aeroplanes.
Paris, Sept. 9. Aeroplanes and air
ships will take part In this year's
grand manoeuvers of the French ar
my, which commenced today In the
region between Rouen and Amiens.
The operations will continue nine
days and are under the direction of
the generalissimo, General Tremeau.
General Michel of the army council
Is acting as chief umpire.
The troops engaged today are the
second army corps under the com
mand of General Plcquart and the
third army corps under General Meu
nier, together with three battalions of
chasseurs, the Paris couave regiments,
the fifth colonial brigade and the first
and third cavalry divisions.
The composition of the two army
corps engaged is on the basis of thir
teen battalions of infantry and thirty
batteries' of artillery to each corps.
Every appliance of modern scientific
warfare will be employed, - and the
aeroplanes will be used In scouting
and bomb-dropping tactics.
Rockefeller Family Reunion.
Newburg, N. Y., Sept. 9. A reun
ion of nil the Rockefellers was com
menced here this morning and was at
tended by many members of the old
family which Includes the "oil king'1
In its muter of distinguished names.
The American branch of the Rock
efellers Is descended from Johann Pe
ter Rockefeller, who came to this
country In 1723. A history of the warn,
lly has been written and traces Its
genealogy back to the year S00 or
thereabouts. .
A Severe Earthquake.
Cleveland, Sept. 9. A severe earth
quake was registered at St. Ignatius
college. The disturbance was shortly
before 9 o'clock last night and was
about five thousand miles away.
WILL SEARCH FOR
TREASURE ISLAND
Victoria, Sept. 9. A treasure
hunting expedition Is soon to
r start from British Columbia with
Captain Fred Hackett In com-
niand, to search for a treasure
buried In Cocos Island off the
Mexican coast. It Is said that
there Is sixty million dollars In
gold, silver and Jewels which
Benito, the pirate burled there.
There have been a number of
expeditions which sailed from
San -Francisco, Tokohama, Lly-
A erpool and Sidney.
XAVY DEPARTMENT WILL
INVESTIGATE EXPIOSION8
Washington, Sept. 9. A thorough '
Mip-iBaLiuii vi nil; ill ua. nuut .i;-
cldent yesterday will be started by
the navy department and will prob
ably be followed by probing into the
whole question of naval accidents.
During the year there have been
three explosions which leadti to the
opinion among experts that some
thing Is wrong. Admiral Schroeder
reported that he believes the men
are blameless and doesn't know what
caused the explosion whlrh killed the
three men, and Injured seven others.
GREAT STRIKE OF COAL
MIXERS IS CALLED OFF
Chicago, Sept. . The long strike
In the Illinois coal fields wax ended
today when forty-four thousand mi
ners returned to work. The settlement
was on the bads of ait eight per cent
wage increase. It is estimated that
the struggle will cost the operators
eighteen million dollars and the mi
ners twelve millions.. The coal nhort
age la estimated at twenty million tons
as tiie result of the long shut down.
MORGAN'S DAUGHTER WILL
AID SEEKERS AFTER FAME
New York, Sept. 9. Stirred by the
attempted suicide of Vera Fitch, the
California girl, recently In the Astor
Hotel, because of her failure In the
literary field, Anna Morgan, daugh
ter of J. Plerpont, is said to be con
sidering the establishment of a bu
reau which will give ambltous young
women and men advice along the
chosen lines of their endeavor. It Is
understood the bureau will be made
up of competent critics who would
tell the fame seekers whether their
work would be worth anything. It Is
believed the plan would save much
misery.
LLOYD T. BOWERS
CALLED BY DEATH
PROMINENT V. 8. SOLICITOR
DIES FROM BRONCHITIS
Had Been Mentioned as Candidate for
Supreme Bench Left Position As
Chief Counsel for Railroad Bo-
cause He Wished to Curb Power
of Interest.
Boston, Sept 9. Lloyd T. Bowers,
United States solicitor, died today at
the Hotel Tout-nine from complicated
bronchitis. Bowers was recently
mentioned prominently for the Unit
ed States supreme bench. He con
tracted a cold several weeks ago
which developed into bronchitis. He
was born in Springfield, Mass., sixty
one years ago and was a graduate
from Yale In 1879 and from Columbia
University in 1882. He was admitted
to the bar the same year. For many
years he was chief counsel for the
Chicago & Northwestern but left that
position for the government position
paying not half so much because he
wanted to curb the powers of the In
terests. The death of the solicitor opens up
the matter of appointments to the
supreme court. Taft had planned to
appoint Hughes chief Justice and
name Bowers associate Justice and
Judge Francis Swayse of New Jer
sey to succeed Justice Brewer and
Justice Moody who plans to retire.
Taft Affected.
Beverly. Sept 9. President Taft
was deeply affected by the news of
the death of Bowers. He heard the
news while on the golf links. Taft
and Bowers were close personal
frlefids, having been classmates at
Yale. ,
ATTEMPT MADE TO WRECK
LOS ANGELES BUILDING
Los Angeles, Cat., Sept. 9. The po
lice today found two sticks of dyna
mite with caps attached under the
Hall of Records building under course
of construction. The building when
completed will cost five million dol
lars. Authorities believe the hall with
surrounding buildings would have
been wrecked had the explosion oc
curred. The work is attributed to the
striking metal workers who are said
to be incensed against the employ
ment of strikebreakers on the work.
At midnight some man telephoned
the police and said an attempt to dy
namite the building would be made.
Officers hastened to the building and
kept watch and one suspect was ar
rested. PACIFIC MAIL WILL
HAVE RIVAL ON SE
San Francisco, Sept. 9. A rival to
the Pacific .Mail Steamship company
Is soon to enter the field. Steamships
under the charter of Bates and
Cheesebrough will begin plying be
tween the Isthmus and San Francisco
with freight for New York and Eu
rope, starting October 1. Passengers
will not be carried.
It la said, probably with some ex
anreratlon, that Aldrich'a rubber
boots sold to his dear fellow citizens
at 4 a pair, sell abroad for 49 cents.
WILL
FORTIFY
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Strongly Intimated that Pres
ent Administration Will
Proceed With Plans.
WILL RlSItEGAKD OPPOSITION
OF EUROPEAN POWERS
Known That ITenident Taft Has Con
sidered Subject and it Is Relieved
he Will Ask for Appropriation
Consultation With Foreign Powers
Would End Force of Monroe Doc
trine Which Sacrifice Will Not be
Made.
Beverly, Sept. 8. Jt Is strongly in
timated today that the administration
Is going ahead with the fortification
plans for the Panama canal despite
the opposition on the part of Euro
pean powers. It Is known that Taft
has considered the subject in all Its
phases and has determined that when
the proper time comes he will ask for
an appropriation to build forts. It Is
held that any consultation with the
powers over the matter would recog
nize the right of foreign countries to
interfere in American affairs and end
the force of the Monroe doctrine,
something undeslred.
CONSERVATION CONGRESS
ENDS WITHOUT FIGHT
St. Paul. Sept. 9. Delegates to the
National Conservation congress left
St. Paul today for their homes, and
most of them were departed by noon.
Their work was completed far ahead
of the schedule and adjournment came
last night after the adoption of a
platform and the election of officers,
Henry Wallace of Des Moines, was
elected president; Thomas R. Rhlpp,
of Indianapolis, secretary; I). A. Lat
shaw of Kansas City, treasurer. Pin
chot would not allow his name to be
before the convention for the presi
dency. A fight over the platform was
threatened when rival factions tried
to link the names of Taft and Roose
vtlt as friends of conservation. This
was avoided when Roosevelt's name
was stricken from the document.
EAKLE SAYS ROOSEVELT
MISREPRESENTS FACTS
New York, Sept. 9. George Earle,
former receiver for the Pcnn Sugar
company, in his second article in the
World today asserts Roosevelt mis
represented facts when he declared th
the decision In the Knight case pre
vented a successful prosecution of the
sugar trust.
ROOSEVELT VISITS AT .
HOME OF DAUGHTER
Cincinnati, Sept. 9. Colonel Roos-
evelt is visiting at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Lnngworth informallv
today. Shortly before noon. Roosevelt
visited the Ohio Valley exposition and
was the honor guest at a luncheon.
Flslilng Boat Missing.
Ashtabula. Ohio. Sent. 9. Th fish
ing tug Clscoe. carrying six men and
Captain Mclver, Is missing and it Is
feared sank in a storm which swept
Lake Erie last night.
FIVE THOUSAND
PEOPLE FOR EACH DAY
"There will be 5,000 people
4 attending the 'Round-up' each
of the three days." declared Wll-
llam McMurray, general passen-
ger agent for the Harriman
roads In Oregon. The state-
ment was made this morning
when that official was told by
President Raley of the Frontier
celebration committee that seats
have already been provided for
2,600 people. "You have Just
half enough," was the railroad
man's comment. McMurray and
Traveling Passenger Agent O'-
Nelll are here today In the for-
mer's private car to confer with
the "Round-up" committee re-
garding plans for advertising the
big show throughout the north-
west. 4
Newt Jones, one of the most famous
riders In the west, has sent word to
Sheriff Taylor through D. C. Gurdane
that he will be at the Round-up with
four horses guaranteed to buck aa
long and often as desired.
PANAMA
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FAMOUS RIDER WITH STRING
OF BAD HORSES IS COMING
NT
HUNGER
FACTION
Members of Committee Who
Support Secretary Refuse
to Attend Meeting.
HOS'ITLE, MEMBERS CAN
NOT SECURE QUORUM
First Attempt Today to Hold Meet
ing to Draw Up Report on Official
Actions of Secretary of Interior
Meets With Failure live Anti
Ballcngerites on Hand Chairman
Nelson Calls Afternoon Meeting Off
and Orders Committee to Meet in
Chicago Tuesday.
Minneapolis, Sept. 9. Chairman
Nelson of the Balllnger committee
called off the meeting for this after
noon and Instructed the members to
meet at the Auditorium Annex hotel
of Chicago next Tuesday morning.
The anti-Ballinger members say they
will disregard the order ana continue
In session here. This action makes it
probable that the committee will meet
In two sections and make two reports.
It Is of great importance to have a
full .attendance. The antl-Balllnger-Ites
asked Nelson to arrest Sutherland,
McCnll and Denby and a United
States Marshal waited outside the
door of the committee room ready to
carry out the orders If Nelson Issued
them. This the chairman refused to
do saying he had no authority to Is
sue such orders.
Later Nelson left the room ostensi
bly to be gone a short time. At the
end nf half an hour he had not re
turned. An hour afterwards Secre
tary Sleman handed the minority
members a notice that the meeting
was adjourned to Chicago. The mem
bers waited another half hour to es
tablish Nelson's intentional absence.
then Representative James of Ken
tucky, arose and declared Nelson had
no authority to declare an adjourn
ment. They decided then to contin
ue the meeting. Representative
Graham then submitted a report
which is being held In abeyance. The
report contains 15000 words and de
clares Ballinser has been unfaithful
and recommends his removal.
No Meeting This Morning.
Minneapolis, Sept. 9. With five
anti-Balllngerltes on hand and four
supporters of the secretary of the in
terior In town today, the first effort
to hold meeting resulted In "no quor
um." Representatives Denby and
McCall and Senator Sutherland re
fusing to attend. When Chairman
Nelson called the Investigators, Sena
tors Flint and Root were not in the
city. Representative Olmstead Is due
tonight. The anti-Balllngerites threat
en to send a sergeant of arms out af
ter the absent members and compel
their presence. At present neither side
is able to secure a quorum.
Balllnger Wont Talk.
Seattle, Sept. 9. Secretary R. A.
Ballinger announced today he expects
to leave in a few days for Washing
ton to attend the first meeting of the
cabinet on September 26th. following
the vacations. Ballinger declines to
talk concerning the probable action
Jones lives near Herrner and is
known throughout the entire state
and that he will make the best riders
look to their laurels is a sufficient
guarantee to insure a good exhibition.
This latest contribution to his string
of "bad" horses Is gladly welcomed
by Sheriff Taylor who is scouring the
northwest for the worst outlaws that
are to be had. Several are to be
brought from the state of Washing
ton, some are expected from the John
Day and Harney countries and riders
are now scouring the Wallowa coun
ty ranges In search of some animals
that are expected to put up exhibi
tions of bucking that will make the
famous "Steamboat" and Then lore
Roosevelt" sit up and take notice.
Rill llanley for Judge.
William llanley, the kingpin stock
man of Harney and Malheur counties,
has been decided upon by the com
mittee for one of the judges. He has
been notified of his selection and ur
gent invitation to accept has been for
warded to him. That he win accept
is believed by his many friends in this
city.
Every rider in the west either
knows Hanley personally or has
heard of him and his name on the list
of Judges would be sufficient guar
antee for a "square deal" to all comers.
of the congressional committee Inves
tigating his administration.
FOLK PRESIDENTIAL
BOOM IS INAUGURATED
Jefferson City, Co., Sept. 9. Organ
ization of the Folk-for-President
club will be completed at today's
democratic convention in Jefferson
City and the campaign for securing
the democratic presidential nomina
tion for the former Missouri governor
in 1912 will be pushed all over the
country. Influential backers of Folk
have recently visited cities all over
the country and declare that Folk
sentiment exists from Boston to San
Francisco and from Duluth to Gal
veston. This sentiment, they assert,
needs only to be fostered and organ
ized to become a powerful force that
will win the plum for Folk without a
struggle in the convention.
Folk boosters will likely complete
arrangements today for a national
conference of Folk men to consider
methods of procedure. The gathering
will likely be held in Chicago late
this month or early- In October. Al
ready Folk clubs have been started in
nearly all of the 114 counties of Mis
souri. It is considered certain that today's
convention of Missouri democratic
candidates for United States senator
are glad to have Folk out of the way,
as a senatorial rival. Former Gover
nor David R. Francis, and former
Mayor James A. Reed of Kansas City
are both ambitious to go to the United
States senate, and' both are thankful
to Folk for not entering the lists
against them.
Much of Folk's strength in Missouri
will go to Mr. Francis, although a
part of it will go to Reed, despite the
antipathy that has existed between
Folk and the Kansas City man. i
RECEPTION PLEASED
ARMY ENGINEERS
MOST SATISFACTORY
YET ACCORDED THEM
General Passenger Agent McMurray
Says Army Men Pleased Not Only
with Banquet But With Line of Ar
gument They Received.
That the reception tendered the
army engineers at Hermiston night
before last was the most cordial and
satisfactory affair of the sort to
which the board has been treated is
the declaration made today by Wil
liam McMurray, general passenger
agent for the O. R. & N-, who return
ed this morning from southern Idaho.
Accompanied by J. H. O'Neill, travel
ing passenger agent, Mr. McMurray
accompanied the army men and re
clamation engineers as far east as
Boise. Last evening the party was at
Nampa and at that point the two rail
road officials left them to return to
this state.
"The army engineers were frank In
declaring the Hermiston reception to
have been the most satisfactory yet
accorded them," said Mr. McMurray
This morning. "Not only was a splen
did banquet given but the program
was most fitting. Some excellent ar
guments were made before the board
and the extemoraneous talks made by
practical irrigationlsts living near
Hermiston was just what the members
of the board wanted.
Praise For The Rottnd-up.
While here Mr. McMurray also
showed himself an enthusiastic boost
er for the Round-up. He predicts
that the affair will be a big success
and that it will become an annual
event similar in many respects to the
Portland rose show. At this time the
O. R. & N. company is lending every
assistance possible to the management
of the Round-up. The company Is
running display advertisements in all
newspapers with in the field affected
and special rates have been granted
to those who will come to Pendleton
for the show. It is the belief of Mr.
McMurray that Pendleton will re
ceive more advertising from the
Round-up than it has received from
any other source In years.
Put Ban on "Buffs"
New York, Sept. 9. "Buffs" will be
under the ban in New York after to
day. All of the 4000 badges Issued
by the fire department, permitting
the owners to enter the fire lines dur
ing a conflagration, will be taken up
today and a limited number of new
badges issued to bona fide newspaper
reporters, city officials having actual
business within fire lnes and repre
sentatives of service corporations
whose wires, cars, telephones and oth
er property require attention during
tne progress of a biaxe. The thou
sand or two politicians and other per
sons with "pulls" who now own badges
many of whom run to big fires merely
for the fun of the thing, will have to
slay outside of the fre lines, like
common people.
The new Issue of badges Is to be
limited to 1000, a quarter the present
number. At recent big fires there
have been from a hundred to a thou
sand people within the lines who had
no possible business there and have
greatly hampered the work of the
firemen and police.
"Dr. Cook is headed north." says a
dispatch. Is he going to the pole
again T
DOIT WORK ON
COfOTE CUTOFF
Working Crews Have Been
Called in and Sent to Other
Places.
NO EXPLANATION OF
ORDER IS VOUCBSAFMD
Entire Gang of Men and all of Equip
ment of Camps Ordered Dispatched
to Other Places by Head O. R. A If .
Officials No Reason for Order s
Given and Much Speculation is Rif.
Some Think Extension of Umatil
la Project is Cause of Order.
(Special Correspondence.)
Hermiston, Ore., Sept. 9. Much in
terest has been aroused in this tow
today by the news that the working
crews on the Coyote-Stanfield cutoff
have been called in and sent to other
places. In response to orders receiv
ed from head O. R. St N. officials all
work on the cutoff has been discon
tinued and the various crews were laid
off last evening. The men and equip
ment will be sent to other places
where construction work is now on.
The news of the stopping of worll
on the cutoff has caused much spec
ulation here,' The reason for the or
der has not been given and it Is not
known whether it is a retrench mnt
order or not. At first it was presum
ed that the order was issued because
of the probability that the Umatilla .
project will be extended to the west
side of the river. However, It is.un- 1
derstood that the cutoff plans wosli
not interfere with the extension or-
with the proposed reservoir site. ,
FISH MAGNATE ALMOST
MURDERED BY THUGS
Tacoma, Sept. 9. With his throat
cut and almost dead. Captain J. B.
Blom, president of the Blom Cod
Fish company, was found at the en
trance of Wright Park this morning
and taken to the hospital. There sj
little hope of recovery. A wallet with
valuable papers and his watch are
missing. Blom returned from Bering;
sea two days ago with his schooner
and sold & cargo of fish at a good fig
ure. It Is believed the robbers as
saulted him under the belief that he
had the money on him.
$20,000 STRUCTURE FOR
USE ONLY ONE NK.HT
Burlingame, Calif.. Sept. 9. A
twenty thousand dollar structure la
for sale cheap today. It served its)
purpose last night when it was the
scene for the coming out ball of Miss
Ethel Croker. Workmen are tear
ing it down today. More than 259
guests from the swelldom of Calitfvr
r.ia were present at the brilliant fes
tivities. Several fortunes were spent
In gowns worn by the women.
20 Sink With Ferry.
Ludington, Mich., Sept. 9. Twenty
members of the crew of Pere Mar
qi'ette ferry Number 18 were drown
ed when the vessel foundered off She
boygan. Wisconsin early today. Ferry
Number 17 sent a wireless that she
lind rescued 52 members of FJpb teen's
crew and three passengers.. The snip
sank In 500 feet of water. Her wireless)
summoned aid before she sank. The
boat was valued at $400,000 and was
loaded with oars valued at $100,000.
Catskill Auto Tour.
New York. Sept. 9. Under the aus
pices of the Motor Contest associa
tion, a reliability tour to the Catskilla
will be started tomorrow, with a large
number of cars In line. The tour will
end with a hill climb and other con
tests, for which suitable prizes are tt
fered. Remember Flodden Field.
Edinburgh, Sept. 9. Three yeara
from today will be the 400th anniver
sary of the battle of Flodden Field, la
which King James IV. thirty nobles
and 10.000 men were slain, and It Is
proposed to commemorate the event
with national memorial services.
The reason so many men make love
to a girl is she says they do.
TEDDY'S ACTION MAT
WIDEN THE BREACH
Chicago, Sept. 9. The fact
that Roosevelt refused to sit at
resented facts when he declared
Hamilton banquet last night
which resulted in the withdraw-
al of the Invitation to Lorlmer,
threatens to have a far reach- -
Ing political effect. Every mor- 4
ning paper commends Roose-
velt's stand except the Inter-
Ocean. Newspapers predict al-
most unanimously that the in- 4J
cldent will result In the widen- 4
Ing of the breach already x- 4)
isting in republican ranks. 4)
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