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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1910.
NO 7028
91 MINERS ARE
ALIVE
Explosion in Colorado Mine
Shuts Off Avenue of Escape
to Inmates.
DESPERATE EFFORTS AT
RESCUE BEING MADE
Only One Chance In Million That
Entombed Men Can Escape Allvo
and Morgue is I lelng Prcared
Relative Look on Preparations
Stocially After Damp Emperlls
Lived of Hewcuers Effort Being
Made to Roach Men by Abandoned
Tunnel.
Trinidad, Oct. 10. Fifty-one min
ers are In a living tomb today at
Starkvllle with one chance In a mil
lion of escaping alive. Scores of
workmen are frantically tearing at the
masonery of an old tunnel In an ef
fort to reach the prisoners In the main
shafts. At daybreak the workmen
were trying hard to penetrate the
main sho,ft, but were compelled to
stop because their lives were em
periled by the after-damp. Although
the men Inside are alive, the ma
chine shop of the Colorado Mine &
Fuel company Is being transformed
into a morgue while the women and
relatives of the entombed men watch
the preparations dully, hardly com
prehending their significance. The
explosion occurred Saturday night
presumably from fire damp.
The prisoners' only hope Is to force
their way through the clogged and
gas filled main tunnel or to malt
their way to an old tunnel leading to
the Englevllle mine which adjoins the
Starkvllle workings. During a fire
years ago this tunnel was walled up
but now scores of workmen are tear
ing the masonery down in the faint
nope or saving the lives or those with
in. One theory of the explosion Is that
a miner opened his lnmp causing the
collected coal dust to explode. The
mine was considered safe as powder
was not used, the coal being easily
dislodged with a pick.
No Gas Pockets.
Theories advanced, such as the
presence of gas pockets, dust and
other combustible material, are not
accepted by officials of the Colorado
Fuel ft Iron company, as having
caused the explosion. ,
Although every thing In the range
of human effort was done, all day and
night to rescue the Imprisoned men,
the difficulty of overcoming the
spread of the afterdamp told plainly
upon the temper of the reseaers, who
were visibly discouraged, but contin
ued at work.
It was learned that the helmet men
had a narrow escape from death and
were rescued by miners who had no
helmets. v
The helmet men had entered the
mine and failing to emerge, another
party was sent in and found the hel
met men lying prone upon the floor
of the short cut, or west entry, over
come by gas. The oxygen In the hel
mets had become exhausted.
The most authoritative explanation
of the cause of the tragedy yet secur
ed was obtained from State Mine In
spector John D. Jones, when he came
into the camp to forward some tele
grams. He said the Starkvllle mine
had been Inspected officially by In
spector Frank Oberdlng, three months
ago and found In excellent condition
and that it had been worked ever
since Its opening In 1892 with open
lamps because of the absence of gas.
He was of the opinion that the mine
was not properly sprinkled to keep
down the dURt and said he could ac
count for the explosion In no other
way. He said that when Inspected
three months ago the mine was notice
ably free of dust.
According to a statement given out
officially by the coroner, there are
known to be Iri the mine 18 Poles,
three Russians, five Americans, .four
Mexicans and one Servian. These
nationalities represented in the list
of the entombed were classified after
a careful house to house canvass of
the camp, made by a mine clerk and
the town marshal.
While this list only totals 4, the
coroner says that he Is positive that
there are 61 men Inside the mine, and
explains the difference in figures by
Baying that the nationalities of some
of tho men believed to be among the
missing are not known and no attempt
was made to classify them.
Some who are familiar with the
working conditions of the Starkvllle
mine express the belief that the to
tal number estimated by the coroner
Is too conservative, and they freely
state their opinion to be that when
the list Is completed, It will number
nearer 80 than 50.
Hardened by previous experiences
and sights surrounding explosions in
mines, the residents of Starkvllle, In
most Instances, silently watched res
cuers as they entered the mine and as
they were later dragged to the open
air for resuscitation. Tragic scenes
usually seen at the mouths of mines
where lives are lost by gas explos
ions were not In evidence.
SOCIETY GAMBLERS WORSE
THAN WHISKY SAYS WOMAN
Seattle, Oct. 10. More than a score
of members of the Purity league are
touring the west Investigating vice
conditions and the white slave traf
flc. They spoke at a special meeting
of the churches yesterday. Mrs. A. S.
Sim, who styles herself a reformed
whist player, declared that society
gamlbling between women is doing
more injury than all of the whiskey
consumed. She said: "Eighty-five
per cent of the fashionable society
gamblers are church people, that Is
they are members of some church
Card playing among church members
If the beginning of the undermining
of their faith In Christianity. Other
sins follow, so by it we are betrayed."
HONDURAS SOLDIERS ARE
GUARDING AMERICANS
New Orleans, Oct. 10. Honduran
soldiers are today guarding American
property in the island of Amapala ac
cording to private cablegrams. It Is
expected the gunboat Princeton will
soon arrive and land marines to re
gain properties. The soldiers took
charge on the order of the command-
ante of Amapala who Is radically antl-
forelgn. The lives of the Americans
are believed to be safe.
IS
UP BY PRISONERS
DARING J AIIJ1REAK IX
SANTA ANNA. CALIF
Two I nma les Listen to Services by
Mfcvrtonary, After Which - They
Knock Officer Down, Iock Him In
Cell and Fxiyc,
Santa, Anna, Calif., Oct. 10. Pos
ses are searching i.ie foothills for
RoBario Sains and Alejo Mairis, prls
oners of the county jail, who es
caped after overpowering Sheriff
Lacy and locking him in a cell with
Miss Christine Kerl, a missionary
worker who was conducting services
In the bastlle. Sains Is charged with
murder and Mairis with forgery. Miss
Kerl had concluded her services and
the sheriff had unlocked the cell.
when the prisoners struck him be
tween the eyes, tossed him Into the
cell and locked the door. They se
cured a rifle and revolver from the
Jail office and escaped on stolen bl
cycles.
Great Apple Show.
Watsonvllle. Cal., Oct. 10 Jajaro
valley, the home of the Bellflower
and the delicious Newton Pippin. Is
the scene of the largest state apple
show ever held In the United States,
the big exhibition opening today to
continue through the week. Scores
of carloads of fruit are on display In
one of the largest pavilions ever erect
ed In the west, the city of Watson
vllle Issuing bonds to pay for the
structure. Next year It Is proposed
to mnke the show a national affair.
Northern California Is rapidly making
as great a name for Its apples as
southern California for Its oranges,
and buyers from Europe, as well as
from all the large cities of the east
and central west, are here today. In
this vicinity thee are a million trees
bearing, with a half million more
coming Into bearing next year.
Register in New York.
New York, Oct. 10. Registration
of voters In all boroughs of New York
city, commenced with a rush this mor
ning and will continue, between the
hours of 7 a. m.' and 10 p. in. tomor
row, Saturday and next Monday. Reg
istration In all other cities In the state
and In villages of more than 5,000 in
habitants will begin Friday. In ham
lets and country districts, registration
will begin Saturday. The period for
the filing of party certificates of nom
inations with the secretary of state at
Albany expires today, but Independent
certificates may be filed up to Friday.
The Tammany congressional conven
tions In this city will be held Thurs
day. Labor Men In Polities.
Worcester, Mass., Oct. 10. Massa
chusetts labor organizations will take
an active part in politics this fall, ac
cording to some of the delegates to the
annual state convention of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, opened hi";e
today. The union loaders will vigor
ously oppose those whom they hold
responsible for the failure of Import
ant labor legislation. The matter of
postal savings banks will also be dis
cussed during the convention, and
several other matters of Interest to
organized labor will be acted upon.
Passenger Men In Pallas.
Dallas, Tex., Oct. 10. Members of
the American Association of Travel
ing Passenger agents, representing all
the leading railroad systems of the
United States, Connda and Mexico, be
gan their annual business meeting here
today. The deliberations will be con
cluded tomorrow, and the remainder
of the week will be spent In touring
tho Lone Star state. The delegates
will return to Dallas next Saturday
to attend the opening of the Texas
state fair.
FIB TAKE
TERRIBLE TOLL
Forest Fires in Minnesota and
Canada Make Thousands
Homeless.
SEVEN TOWNS DESTROYED,
DEATH LIST APPALLING
Worst Fires) In History Sweeping Away
Million of Dollars Worth of Tini
Iht, Devesting Towns, and Driving
People to Seek Safety--Estlniated
2000 Persons are Missing Sixty
Hodle Have Ilecn Recovered Wa
gons Iittuded Willi Bodies Enter
WllllliH?g.
Winnipeg, Oct. 10. Seven towns,
Baudette, Spooner, Graceton, Pitt, Ce
dar Spur, Swift and Roosevelt have
been destroyed by forest fires in this
vicinity. Five hundred people are
missing and the death list will prob
ably total a thousand. Lumbermen
declare the loss of standing timber
runs Into the millions. Reports from
Kainy River are that the dead are
being brought in by wagon loads from
outlying districts. Rainy River citi
zens have formed a vigilance commit
tee, fifty men guarding against the
activities of thieves and ghouls. It Is
known that seventy are dead and la
ter reports indicate that two thousand
are missing. Sixty bodies have been
reclyered. The majority of the miss
ing are believed to have taken refuge
In Isolated villages.
The towns of War Road, Minn and
Sprague, Manitoba are threatened
with destruction. Fire Is within seven
miles of Sprague. The Canadian
Northern railway has dispatched spec
lal trains bearing apparatus and fire
fighters toward the War Road, which
is reported surrounded by flames.
Railroad saves Many.
The work of relief carried on by
the Canadian Northern railroad saved
thousands of lives. Including practi
cally all the Inhabitants or Spooner,
Beaudette and Pitt, who escaped by
the special trains that the company
provided. The people had become so
accustomed to the haze In the sky
caused by the burning timber that
they could not be made to realize that
the situation was becoming dangerous.
The Canadian Northern railroad has
been running relief trains In every di
rection, stopping at every point where
frantic people were to be found along
th track. Several trains have been
run through suffocating smoke and
over burning bridges, regardless of
danger to the crews. Among the most
dramatic Incidents was the escape of
2000 persons In a long train of box
cars. The throng of men, women and
children awaited the train while their
homes burned.
Lumbermen Incinerated.
War Road, Minn., Oct. 10. Cour
iers today say scores of lumbermen
were caught by the forest fires along
the border and Incinerated. The de
struction of seven towns means con-Bi-rvatlvely
750 dead they say. The
fire zone Is 80 miles long extending
from Gravel Pit spur to Stratton,
Ontario. Minnesota Is rushing fire
fighters to the scene by special trains.
Herbert Strohm. well known young
mnn of Hermlston, was a visitor In
the city yesterday.
'S
TO
A boomerang la a peculiar missle
used by natives of Australia. When
a native throws it from him It de
scribes several flip flops In the air
and finally comes back to the throw
er. It will hit the native in the eye
if he is not careful.
T. P. Giliiland, who is seeking des
perately to retain the county judge
ship, has thrown a boomerang. In
a local paper which is supporting
Judge Giliiland, the following appear
ed yesterday morning:
"Yes, this county collected the
sum of $441,665 In taxes and of which
Judge Giliiland paid $114. How
much did Jim Maloney payT
Never did a benighted bushman
act more foolishly than did Judge
Giliiland when he sent that paragraph
forward, or was It some fool friend
who did It? It Is a boomerang and
here It comes back straight to the
eye:
Investigation of the county records
with reference to the taxes paid by
Messrs. Maloney and Giliiland show
the following:
For the year Mr. Maloney paid a
total of $141.75 In taxes. Of this
amount the sum of $128.10 was upon
bank stock owned by Mr. Maloney and
mm
BOOMERANG
BACK
M
ELT GOMES TO
EARTH TWICE
Aviator Trying for $30,000
Prize Experiences Hard
Luck on Trip.
FIRST DESCENT MADE 12
MINUTES A ITER RISING
Forced to Land by Carburetter After
Traveling 11 Miles Repairs Made
During Night ami Sccoiid Ascent
Made Tills Morning' Falls Aguin
After Going Short Distance Field
of Eight Entries Dwindles to One.
Chicago, Oct. 10. Aviator Ely, at
tempting a flight from Chicago to
New York for a $30,000 prize met
with the second accident of his trip
today shortly after he ascended from
the Beverly Golf links, where he spent
most of the night fixing his aeroplane,
broken when he first fell. He as
cended a Bhort distance and then fell.
Unhurt, he set about repairing his
machine again.
He started on the record-breaking
test yesterday afternoon, but remained
In the air only 12 minutes. In that
time, however, he traveled 11 miles.
The aviator descended because of a
clogged carburetter. The repairs were
a matter of a few minutes, but
in the rapidly gathering dusk Ely In
trying to again start ran the machine
upon a rock and the front running
wheel was torn away. A new wheel
was brought up and the force of me
chanics began work while Ely went
to Geary to spend the night.
Owing to the chill of the air and a
smart northwest wind, only a small
crowd igathered at the Hawthorne
race track to see the start of the trial
which, despite the fact that a field of
eight starters originally counted on
dwindled to one, it is still the most
ambitious flight yet attempted In the
United States. Willard and Curtis
made technical starts, flying over the
race course, but as previously an
nounced, it was not their intention
to make a race of it. Their machines
were quickly taken apart and ship
ped to Gary, Ind., to be ready to sup
ply any parts which lily might need.
It was from one of these machines
that the spare running wheel, needed
by the "Boston racer," was secured.
Two hours after the start Curttes.
Willard, McCurdy, Ely and a number
of mechanicans went over the biplane
In the most careful way. The pro
peller developed a thrust of 820
pounds, worn wires were replaced and
nuts and screws tightened. To make
assurance doubly sure. Curtlss made
a trial flight of a few monents and
upon alighting pronounced the ma
chine ready for the start. There were
20 gallons of gasoline in the tank to
feed the 60 horsepower, eight cylin
der engine, and lubricating oil In pro
portion enough to have carried the
flyer 150 miles.
Ely was garbed from head to foot
In light brown leather. On his right
wrist a compass was strapped and
In front of him attached to the ma
chine was a watch. The latter Indi
cated precisely 4U1 o'clock when the
propeller began whirring. In nine
seconds the aviator left the earth.
A snappy wind was on his quarter
nlniost at his back. That it was a
great accelerate of his speed is shown
A
which ownership is shown upon the
records at the court house. The re
maining $13.65 was charged to L.
Hodgens & Co. and which sum Mr.
Maloney paid personally, he being
now the sole owner of the property
of thnt company,
Mr. Maloney paid $141.75 this year
as his share towards maintaining the
expenses of this county. This is a
truthful answer to the question, "How
much did Jim Maloney pay?" Anyone
desiring to do so may verify the state
ment. Now as to Judge Gilliland's taxes.
The tax records show that he paid
(axes this year as follows: Personal,
$10.92; real estate, $63; total, $74.92.
This Is shown by the record. Look
It up if you care to.
Why did Judge Giliiland, or his
foolish friends, bring up this sub
ject? They knew Mr. Maloney was a
heavier taxpayer than Judge Gilii
land or could easily have found It
out. But they thought they would
be sharp and give out the false Im
pression that Mr. Maloney does not
pay taxes, it was dirty politics and
such tactics can only hurt Giliiland.
It is a beautiful case of the boom
erang. The striker himself is hit and
he deserves the biff.
COMES
IT
W
by the fact that in the 12 finutes he
was In flight he covered 11 miles.
SPAIN TESTS LOYALTY
OF RESERVE TROOPS
Madrid, Oct. 10. There Is Increas
ing turbulence throughout Spain and
outside agents of the revolutionists
are smuggling arms Into Barcelona,
and other border towns. The Span
ish government is taking stringent
measures and the leaders admit an
uprising is Imminent. The govern
ment called its first reserves of the
aimy to colors today and it is believ
er it did so to test the loyalty of the
troops. The republicans openly claim
the troops will desert when the up
rising starts.
SfMJSEVELT TAKES SLOW
TRAIN THROUGII ARKANSAS
Hot Springs, Oct 10. Colonel
Roosevelt arrived at Hot Springs to
day and opened the Arkansas state
fair with an address, after being for
mally received at the station.' Before
opening the fair Roosevelt watched a
picturesque ceremony typifying the
Arkansas desire for peace in which
one little girl In blue and another In
bray released two- white doves. Gov
ernor Donaghey Introduced the Colon
el. It was announced Roosevelt would
spend four days In the southwest to
make speeches defending the position
he has taken on the tariff question.
POLICE BATTLE WITH
ITALIANS AT DEPOT
NEAR-RIOT ENSUES WHEN
OFFICER'S ORDER IS IGNORED
Nightwatchman Armstrong and Glenn
Uiishee Injured In Rattle With Da
goes who Wished to Make Beds
Down in Ladies Waiting Room.
A near riot occured in the O. R. &
N. passenger depot last night when
Special Officer John Armstrong ob
jected to the plans of a party of Da
gos to make a sleeping apartment out
of the women's waiting room. Both
men and women were in the party
and all became involved In a general
imbroglio when the officer insisted on
enforcing his demands.
When the battle became too warm
for the officer he called for assist
ance and soon, night operator, night
ticket clerk and night baggagemen
all Joined in an effort to quell the
disturbance which is said to have
lasted more or less seriously for the
better part of two hours. Night Of
ficer John Kearney finally arrived on
the scene and also joined in the
scrimmage.
One of the women is said to have
drawn a knife but was prevented from
using it.
.Officer Armstrong is nursing a bad
cut over one eye while Glenn Bushee,
one of the night baggagemen was
struck back of the ear with some In
strument in the hands of one of the
belligerent amazons.
No arrests were made, the bellig
erent party being allowed to .take
their train out when it arrived.
MONKS AND VUXS
ARRESTED WHOLESALE
Lisbon, Oct.. 10. The arrest of
monks and nuns continued through
out Portugal today, accompanied by
looting by uncontrolled mobs. Gov
ernment is at a loss where to send
the priests condemned to exile. Car
dinal Netto, former patriarch of Lis
bon and Bishop Vasconiellos of Beja
were escorted across the frontier Into
Spain today. Children of parochial
schools have returned to their homes.
Abstainers meet.
Springfield, Mass., Oct. 10 A dio
cesan convention of the Catholic To
tal Abstinence, Union was opened here
today. William J. Larkin, secretary
of the union for nearly a quarter of
a century, will voluntarily recire at
the present session.
Lutheran Convention.
Charlerol, Pa., Oct. 10. Delegates
from 128 churches are represented In
today's convention of the Lutheran
church synod. The sessions will con
tinue through the week.
Stationers in Baltimore.
Baltimore, Md., Oct. 10. Baltimore
will entertain this week the 'annual
convention of the National Association
of Stainers and Manufacturers.
Photo Is Cupid's Weapon.
Logansport, lnd. Falling in love
with the picture of Miss Carrie Loser,
which as a graduate of the Indiana
Commercial college, appeared in sev
eral papers about the state. Forest
Graves, druggist and city clerk of
New Ross and a graduate of this in
stitution, wrote to the girl. She was
impressed with the letter and answer
ed it. Correspondence continued and
the romance which developed will
culminate Friday In marriage Miss
Loser Is now a resident of Craw
fordsvllle and the marriage will be
performed at her home.
More than 5,330,000 horsepower Is
developed by the harnessed waters of
the United States, the average per
wheel being about 100 horsepower.
AT
L
Rumored That Combine Has
Been Formed to Reap Big.
Profits From Ditch.
TAFT WILL PERSONALLY
INVESTIGATE CHARGES -
Despite Secreecy Information Relative
to Hugo Graft Scheme Leaks Out
Revocation of Taft's Decision Re
gardlng Trip to Panama Taken as
Substantiation of Report Will
Leave Soon to Investigate Com
bines Would Have Monopoly.
Beverly, Oct. 10. Information that'
combinations have been formed to
reap a big graft at the Panama canal
have been received here, according to
a rumor. This Information was guard
ed with the utmost secrecy but the an
nouncement that President Taft has
revoked his decision not to visit Ja
nama until March, but will go at once
is taken to mean that the information
Is credible. According to his present
plans, Taft will leave for Panama the
first week in November and It is said,
he will go to learn of the alleged
graft at first hand. Supplying coal
to ships passing through canal at mo
nopoly rates Is said to be one of the
activities planned by the combine.
nOMER PIGEONS KILLED
BY SHOCK OF WIRELESS
London. Wireless telegraphy is de
clared to be responsible for the ever'
Increasing loss of homing pigeons,
and experts declare that the ether
waves entirely upset the homing in
stincts of the birds. Captain Fraser,
mayor of Move, a well known breeder
of homing pigeons, declares his con
viction that the increased loss of his
birds during recent years is due to
the new electrical influence.
Wireless telegraphy, he says, in
terferes with birds in flight, disturb
ing that mysterious sense determining
the direction In which they wish to
fly. It is possible, he adds, that the
ether may even kill the birds. Any--way,
the fact remains that within
the last few years the percentage of
losses has Increased from some half-"
dozen to 60.
TRAM CAR IS FIFTY YEARS OLD.
Senil-Centennlal of First One Operat
ed Celebrated In England.
London. Recently there was cele
brated the semi-centennial anniver
sary oX the introduction of the first
tram car In Europe. It was run at'
Bukenhead by the late George Fran
cis Train. Mr. Train had an office
boy named Clifton Robinson, now
grown Into the English tramway
king. Sir Clifton Robinson on the
tramways' jubilee day, described the -
modest beginnings of the splendid
system of tramways which is to be
found In most towns in this country.
Speaking of the future of tramways
In England, Sir Clifton thought it lay
In the direction of combined tram
ways, tubes and railways, under one .
management.
WORLD'S BIG CHEESE
Bunvr ox flat car
Appleton, Wis. The biggest cheese
the world has ever known has been
completed here. The cheese weighs
4029 pounds net, contains the Fri
day's milk from 5000 cows, amount
ing to 40.2S0 pounds, and required
the services of seven cheese makers
two days to build. The cheese will be
on display at the national dairy show
l. Chicago. It has already been sold
to a Chicago retail house for $1409.80.
It was built on a flat car.
Raps Student Tactics.
Washington State College, Pullman.
In a talk to the student body. Miss
Grey, dean of women at the Belling
ham normal, caused no little comment
by her remarks as regards the civic
morals of the student body here.
"I do not wish to come here with
criticism," said Miss Grey, "but I do
wish to speak of the terrible marks
and signs that I see painted all over
the town.
"I have taught In many schools in my
career, but even in my experience in
Chicago, I failed to find this roush
and rowdy spirit and the small boy
tactics of spreading paint In the tene
ment districts by the rougner element
there."
Dublin Offenders Are Illiterate. .
Dublin. Of 5696 males arrested in
this city during the year, 502 could
neither read nor write; 5130 could
read only or read and write Imper
fectly. Has Heart Stitched Up.
Vienna. A man who had his heart
stitched up at a hospital at Schaer
ding. Austria, seven weeks ago after
he had been stabbed, has left the hos
pital In excellent health.