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EVENING EDITION - EVENING EDITION Calling card, wed ding stationery, com mercial stationery and Job printing to order at the East Oregonian. WEATHER REPORT. Fair tonight and Fri day. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. NO 7043 VOL. 23. PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1910. t I CHAMBERLAIN MAKES DENIAL Declares- Emphatically There is No Chamberlain- Bourne West Alliance. LIFE OP OREGON SYSTEM IS ISSUE HE ASSERTS United States Senator Brands Cliargo That TIkto la Combination Between Himself and Bourne to Elect West As Absolutely False Says Only Thing lie Has in Common With the Senior Senator Is Support of Direct primary and Kindred Measures. While In thcClty last evening for a few minutes Senator George E. Chamberlain, who is to speak at the court house here tonight, reiterated Ms denial of the existence of any so called Bourne-Chamberlain - West machine. He said: "In order to cloud the real Issue In this campaign, which Is conventlon Ism, disguised under the name of as tembly!sm, It lias been charged by the enemies of the Oregon system, that there Is a combination between Senator Bourne, Oswald West and myself to defeat Mr. Bowerman and to elect Mr. West. It Is charged that this combination has for Its object not only the defeat of Mr. Bower man but In some remote way to as sist the alleged candidacy of Senator Bourne, two years hence, and the al leged candidacy of myself four years hence. "Those who make this charge know that It Is false, .and the people are beginning to understand that It to made purposely and deliberately to draw voters away from the issues of conventlonism. - - -r "I have made no combination with Mr. Bourne, or Ellis, or nawley or any of them, to further the candidacy of them or any of them. "I have one thing In common with Senator Bourne. If this be treason, then two-thirds of the voters of the state are equally guilty with Senator Bourne and myself. That thing which Senator Bourne and myself have In common, and which two-thirds of the voters of the state have In common with m, Is the defense of 'the initia tive and referendum, the direct pri mary law In Its full Integrity and purpose and Statement No. 1, the corrupt practices act, the recall and all of the legislation which has been enacted by the people under the in itiative and referendum. "The life of the Oregon system Is now the issue. It is trembling In the balance. "The election of Mr. Bowerman and those who with him have been nom inated under the so-called assembly mathod of nomination means the de feat of this system, and I am ready to unite with Senator Bourne, as I am undertaking to unite with two thirds of the voters of this state, In advising the people at the coming election to vote against every man, whether democrat or republican, who has received his nomination In any way or manner than by submitting his candidacy in an open primary, without any suggestion of assembly Ism or conventlonism, to the voters of the district, or county, or state, as the case may be. "I deny as positively as it Is posy Ible for me to deny the charge that there Is any combination or alliance' or understanding between Senator Bourne and myself or between Sen ator Bourne, Mr. West and myself, and I state with equal posltlveness that Senator Bourne and I have not conferred at any time with reference to the candidacy of Mr. West, and I believe as firmly as I believe any thing that Mr. West himself has nev er conferred with Senator Bourne at any time with reference to his can didacy for the position for which he Is now a candidate. "The charge comes from those who are the recognised friends of the as sembly system and who have always opposed the direct primary law and Statement No. 1, and Its purpose Is so palpably to mislead the voters and to draw their attention away from BRAVE CAPTAIN STATS BY SHIP Galveston, Tex., Oct. 27. Al most dead from hunger and ex posure, Captain Wells of the schooner Holllswood was rescued after helplessly drifting for 84 hours on his ship which had been abandoned by all but him self. The Holllswood sprung a leak two weeks ago and the crew took to the boats, taking the water supply. Wells re fused to leave and remained aboard until picked up by the steamer Parkwood and brought to this city. the main Issues in this campaign that no one will be deceived or humbug ged by it.' WRIGHTS ARE FAVORITES. In Coup Internationale Walter Chris tie Has Now Machine. Btlmont Park, Oct. 27. The Wright entries are the favorites in the betting on the result of the coup In ternationale. The elimination on tests for the big race started today. Six Wright aeroplanes entered the contest. The French aviators decid ed to enter the elimination contests after all. Hubert Latham will drive his 100 horsepower Antoinette which arrived today. Besides the elimina tion contests, altitude endurance and distance contests are scheduled for this afternoon. The new machine of Walter Chris tie, the veteran trainer of the Uni versity ;oJf Ca!llJrnia, arrived hersj today. It has two engines, one driv ing a propellor in front and another behind. OREGON NEWLYWEDS ARE KILLED IN PiniJPPINES Seattle, Oct. 27. Dispatches were received here today which Bay Phil ippine tribes have killed Earl V. Geer and his wife, both of whom are well known in Oregon and Washing ton. Mrs. Geer was formerly Vashil Crocker, was only 18 years old and was married last fall. They sailed Immediately for Davao. Geer came to Seattle from Newberg, Oregon, a year ago and was a relative of for mer Governor Geer. DR. CRD?PEN'S ATTORNEYS APPEAL FOR REHEARING London, Oct. 27. Dr. Crlppen's at torneys today filed an appeal for re hearing the case In which Dr. Crlp pen was sentenced to death. BIG DEMOCRATS WILL SPEAK HERE TONIGHT SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN AND JOHN MANNING IN CITY Many People Will go to Court House to Hear Campaign Addresses nave Been in East End During Day. Senator George E. Chamberlain and John Manning, candidate for con gress will complete their political speaking tour of Umatilla county by addressing the meeting at the court house this evening. Owing to the prominence of the speakers and the amount of Interest being manifested In the present campaign It is believed that tonight's meeting will be one of the largest and moat enthusiastic ever held In the city. Pendleton's Round-up Cowboy band will furnish music on the street be fore the meeting which will be call ed to order at 8 o'clock. Senator Chamberlain, who la ex ceedingly popular in Umatilla county, held two rousing meetings today, ac cording to telephonic Information from the east ini of the county. The first was held at Valley and though this Is a farming community, scores of tillers of the soil stopped their work long enough to turn out for the meeting. From Valley, Senator Chamberlain was taken to Milton for a 1:30 meet ing which proved to be the largest yet held on his tour of the county. Manning addressed a 1 ilr sized au dience at Athena at 1:80 and both men will come to Pendleton on the evening Spokane train. Manning's theme will probably be the high cost of living while Chamber lain is expected to speak on the '"Ore gon System." With the eye of the entire country on Oregon and with the East regarding the present campaign as a fight between progressives and reactionaries, the thoughts to be ad vanced by the Oregon senator are being looked forward to with much Interest. CUPALO OF FOUND ARY IS WRECKED BY DYNAMITE Pasadena, Oct. 27. It is believed by Chief of Police Weed that dyna mite wrecked the cupalo of the Pas adena foundry last night. The dnm sge will not exceed two hundred dol lars. There Is no clew but some be lieve a discharged employee Is re sponsible for the deed. DAILY SACRIFICE TO GOD OF AERONAUTICS Rome, Oct. 27. An aeroplane In which Lieutenant Saglaette was ma neuvering fell today, carrying him to death. He was starting earthward when the machine overturned, falling and crushing him beneath It. MIDDLE WEST STATES EXPERIENCE COLD WEATHER Chicago, Oct 27. Freeslng wenth er held sway In the Mississippi valley today. For the first time this fall, snow fell for two hours, the storm ex tending over Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Colorado. Can't keep It to yourself your selfishness. DEATH RIDE ON VICTORIA HAS RUNAWAY CAR I Five Greek Workmen Die in Portland Railroad Disas ter, CONSTRUCTION CAR PLUNGES DOWN GRADE Three Other Men Fatally Injured and Twenty Suffer Minor Injuries In Crawli Near Tulatln Hill Engine Left Construction Car by Itself at Top of Grade Becoming Free, It Plunges to Bottom Crashing Into Freight Car. Portland, Ore., Oct. 27. Five work men, Thomas Ualorls, John Kalkas, Nick Arllc'k, M. Mustakus and George Jimature, all Greeks, are dead, three men, Including Brakeman C. C. Prultt are fatally Injured and twenty five are suffering from minor In juries as a result of a wild plunge down a grade and a collision with a flat car standing on the track, last night. The accident occured near Tualatin hill on the Burlington ex tension of the United Railways, Just outside of this city. The injured re turned to St. Vincent's and the Good Samaritan hospitals. A construction car had been left standing on the top of the grade while the engine which was to draw It to a new construction camp switched a fiat car. With thirty-five men aboard the car got away and dashed down the hill, crashing Into a flat car standing at the bottom. DYING DOG SAVES FAMILY IN HOTEL New York. After killing two dogs, one a big mastiff, which guarded White's Hotel, in Dundee Lake, N. J., burghtrs broke Into the place, chlor oformed all the inmates and got away with quantities of whisky, wine and cigars, and about $20 In cash. Besides Mrs. White, who owns the hotel, her brother, William Davidson; her daughter, Alice, 18 years old, and her daughter In law, Mrs. William White, were asleep In the hotel. All four persons had a narrow escape from suffocation. Mrs. White was awakened by the dying growls of the mastiff, which, with the other dog, had been chloro formed. She was almost overcome by the fumes of chloroform which had been spread throughout the sleep ing rooms of the hotel, and half stum bled down stairs. The noise she made frightened away the burglars, who were at work rifling the cash register In the barroom. Mrs. White, Who is a widow, called her brother, and, receiving no ans wer, went to Investigate. She found him unconscious in his room. 8he dragged him out of bed and to the window and he revived as soon as he felt the cold air. The two then went Into the other sleeping rooms. The daughter and daughter in law were more under the Influence of the drug than either Mrs. White or her brother had been and they were revived with the greatest difficulty. When they finally were brought to their senses Mrs. White and 'her brother started on an inspection of the hotel. On the barroom floor they found the mastiff and the othen dog dead. There was plenty of evldenoe that the bar had been rifled thoroughly. The burglars apparently had saved the cash register for the last, and from it they had obtained only 1 20. The fact that several eases of wine and whisky, besides a quantity of cigars, were stolen, led the police, who had been notified, to believe that the bur glars had used a wagon In carrying away their plunder. LAST NIT COLDEST OCTOBER NIGHT IN LAST TWENTY YEARS With the mercury In the official thermometer registering but 17 de grees above zero last night was the coldest October night ever recorded In Pendleton. There may have been colder nights before the coming of the white man or the establishment of the local office of the weather ob servatory, but so far as the govern ment records show, the temperature went three degrees lower Inst night than It has ever gone before in 20 years. This Is the length of time the weather observations have been ' of ficially recorded here. The next lowest temperature In October was recorded, October 17, 1905, when the thermometer register ed but 20 above. Next to that was S3 above, while 26 was registered on several occasions. The mean mini mum temperature for the past 20 GREAT BLAZE Estimated That Damage From Fire Will Be a Million Dol lars. . ENTIRE BUSINESS BLOCK, GOES UP IN SMOKE Hitch Wind Quickly Spreads Confla gration to Other Buildings and Fine Office Buildings Are I Id in Ruins Firemen and Soldiers Do Heroic AVork Damage Is Covered by In suranceOrigin of Fire Unknown. Victoria, B. C, Oct. 27. It Is es timated today that damage to the ex tent of a million dollars was done by a fire which started in this city last night and entirely destroyed a busi ness block In the heart of the city. The burned district is bounded by Government, Broad and East streets and Trounce alley. The fire started In Spencers depart ment store and was quickly spread to adjacent buildings by the high wind which was blowing at the time. The Western Union's new office 'building the Three Sisters building which was the largest office building in Victoria, the Victoria book store, Young's de partment store, the Savannah art gallery, and a number of smaller bus inesses were destroyed totally and the Victoria Times building was only saved after a hard fight. As It was. it was badly injured by water and smoke. In addition to these damages fifteen hundred telephones are out of commission. All of the burned build ings were fully Insured. Both firemen and soldiers fought valiantly to prevent the spread of the flames and'.It was largely due to their effective work that a much more se rious conflagration was prevented. Up until the present-time no sat isfactory explanation has been offer ed as to the origin of the fire. GRAND JURY BEGINS TAKING OF TESTIMONY Los Angeles, Oct. 27. The grand Jury Investigating the Times dyna miting assembled today for the pur pose of hearing testimony. Among the witnesses called at the early ses sion was W. H. Mulholland, chief en gineer of the Los Angeles acqueduct, who was a member of the commission that reported the Times was dyna mited. Deputy District Attorney Mc Comas will examine the witnesses. As sembled In the court house were scores of relatives of those killed by the explosion. STEAMER UMATILLA BRINGS LAST LOAD FROM ALASKA Seattle, Oct. 27. The steamer Umatilla la the last vessel to arrive from Alaska this year, is In port with a heavy passenger list and $126,000 in gold aboard. The passengers Include actors, laborers, merchants' families and musicians. COMPLETE NEW CENSUS OF TACOMA IS ORDERED Washington, Oct. 27. Following a second conference with the Tacoma commercial representatives here. Di rector Durand of the census bureau announced that a complete new cen sus of Tacbma will be taken. Yesterday's Scores. Portland 1, Los Angeles 0. Twelve Innings. Oakland 4. Vernon 2. Eleven in nings. Sacramento 2, San Francisco 1. years has been somewhere between 26 and 34. Though the weather of the last two nights has been far from seasonable It Is not believed that any damage has been done. The growth of grass and the sprouting f seeded grain have both been undoubtedly tempor arily retarded. But no permanent In Jury has as yet been sustained. Hnlurnll Is Short. The rainfall for the month of Oc tober Is .29 of an inch below the nor mal for this month and there Is small prospect of the deficiency being wiped out. Rain fell Tuesday In the Grande Ronde valley. In Walla Walla and In a few sections of Umatilla county, but Pendleton was passed up. The total amount of rainfall for the month thus far Is but .90 of an Inch while the normal precipitation la 1.19 Inches. VICTOR ON SCEVi - King of Italy Inspects Devastation Observatories Unharmed. Naples, Oct. 27. King Victor today Inspected the relief work undertaken in the provinces of Naples and Saler no where the homeless, hungry vic tims of Wednesday's volcanic erup tion, tidal wave and earthquake are In need. Accompanied byofficlals the king visited a number of places along the Gulf of Salerno. The dead were burled In trenches. Martial law end ed today and the civil authorities are policing the cities The scientists who returned to their observatories at the summit of Vesu vius today found that the lava had missed their buildings and that noth ing was hurt at the observatories. The work of local authorities Is being praised. It Is probable the govern ment will now confine its efforts to aiding the distressed and appropriat ing money to build homes and reim burse the farmers who lost their crops. BOTH SIDES IN NEW YORK CLAIM VICTORY New York, Oct. 27. With both sides claiming victory, leaders of the democrats and republicans are plan ning a brilliant finish for the New York campaign. Cabinet officers will follow former President Roosevelt on the stump for the republicans and Congressman Champ Clark of Mis souri will lead a number of demo crats. Roosevelt confidently assert ed that he believed "We have Tam many and Wall street on the run." He declares Stimson's election is cer tain. The state chairman of the dem ocrats predicted Dix would be the next governor and that the next sen ator will likewise be a democratic successor to Chauncey Depew. VALLEY PRECINCT IS t ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT VINCENT HALL Senator Smith, Cheered for Advocate of Initiative and Referendum and Direct Primary Open Scorn for Burgess Because of "Flop. At Vincent hall in Valley precinct last night a good sized audience was addressed by Senator C. J. Smith and other candidates. The enthusiasm displayed showed plainly the feelings of those In attendance to be entirely with the speakers. In Valley pre cinct as well as in other parts of the east end there is a strong progressive spirit and this was made manifest last night. The Valley meeting was presided over by Fred Hodgens and the prin cipal talk was by Senator Smith. In an able and Interesting manner the senator told of the political events that led up to the adoption of the initiative and referendum In Oregon and of the adoption of the direct primary law under the Initiative. He then gave some vivid Illustrations of the splen did effects of the direct primary and especially of the statement No. 1 feature. He boldly stated that the present Oregon railroad law could never have been passed with the old method of electing senators still in vogue. Aside from Senator Smith other speakers were Ben F. Hill, J. B. Say lor and T. J. Tweedy. Ben Sill, candidate for Joint representative, ably presented his attitude In favor ing of statement No. 1. Mr. Hill Is making the race for Joint represen tative mainly upon the statement No. 1 plank, his opponent T. J. Mahoney of Heppner, being an anti-statement man. J. B. Saylor, candidate for county commissioner. Is a resident of the east end and his popularity in that section was fully made known during the day yesterday. In the present campaign he Is the running mate for J. W. Ma loney, democratic candidate for coun ty Judge. Residents of Valley precinct are showing open scorn for J. N. Bur gess because of his eleventh hour advocacy of statement No. 1. It la the general Impression that Burgess "flopped" in hopes of catching the statement vote of the east end, but numerous expressions made yesterday indicate his sudden conversion Will be in vain. Senator Smith and other democrat ic candidates will speak at Hermls ton this evening. EXPRESSMEN .TOUT Hf NEW JERSEY STRIKE New Jersey, Oct. 27. Employes of the Wells-Fargo and Adams Exrress companies struck today, following the example of the wagon helpers of the American Express company yester day. Small riots occurred during the day when the companies attempted to move their wagons A general strike of teamsters Is threatened un less the companies accede to the men's demands. Will Make Headquarters Here. C. A. Larsen, district foreman for the block signal service of the O. R. & N., who has had his headquarters In Baker City, will be located In Pen dleton ho. after. His district now ex tends from Pendleton to The Dalles. II Missing Pilots of Lost Balleon Report Success of Their Flight. FOUGHT WAY THROUGH FOREST FOR 4 DAYST- Hawley and Post Harrying to St. Louis With Affidavits That They Landed 1355 Miles from that City Snow Storm Kept Them from Reselling Labrador Landed la Forest and took Them Four Day to Reach Civilization. Record Is Credited. ' St. Louis, Oct. 27. The Amer ica II was officially declared the winner of the international balloon race today and likewise holder of the worlds record. The credited distance Is 1365 miles, which Is 162 miles over the former record. Pilot Hawley and his aide to day sent the following telegram to the headquarters of the Aero Club of America: "Land ed on Parlbonka river. Lake Chilogana, Wednesday night" Paribonka Is 125 m lies from Kiskislnk, where the German balloon Dusseldorf came to earth, beating the previous world's record of 1192 miles by 38 miles. Chlcoutimi, Quebec, Oct 27. Arm ed with affidavits showing they real ly broke all records by landing 1365 v miles frord St Louis, Hawley and Post the crew of the America II. left here today for Quebec and thence to St. Louis. The balloon landed near Lake Ashtshtigama and the men. fought their way through the forest for. four days before they reached the camp of Jack Matthias at St Am brose, living on short rations mean while. They hoped to reach Labra dor in their balloon but a snow storm. Wednesday night was too much for them so they landed and spent tha night in the balloon basket. The America II gets the first pris of a thousand dollars and the JamesK Gorden Bennett cup. The Duseldorf gets the same sum, likewise the Ger main la. The Helvetia finished fourth and gets $500, while the Hamburg HI ended fifth and gets $250. Montreal. Oct 27. "The weather was the coldest I have ever experi enced," said Hawley, the aeronaut, today, telegraphing his experiences to a Montreal paper. "I knew nothing; of the country around us. We were -. hampered on our tramp back to civ- illzation by heavy blankets and pro visions. Many times we waded Icy streams and our clothing frote. W cried for Joy when trappers found ua j three days later." ENGLAND PREPARES FOR: OUTBREK IN EGYPT London, Oct. 27. Preparations for meeting with arms a wide-spread re-. volt In Egypt are being made quiet ly by the foreign office. They do not conceal their fears that the re volt will come soon. All leaves of ab sence of officers of the British and. Egyptian army were cancelled a week ago and the officers were ordered back to their commands. It Is be lieved that the holy war preached by -the Mohammedans will be the signal . for an outbreak. Bartender's Jaw Broken. Bert Painter, bartender in the near been saloon at Adams was called from the saloon to the street yesterday by a man by the name of Green. No sooner had Painter reached the street than Green knocked him down and kicked him in the face breaking his lower Jaw. Painter was brought to St. Anthony's hospital for treatment, while Green was arrested and fined In the police court at Adams. FIRE DRILL SAVES PORTLAND CHILDREN Tortland. Oct. 27. While the fire burned on the roof of the Sellwood school today, S00 chll- dren marched out In perfect or- der within fifty seconds. Many . of them thought it was merely a drill, but the older students on the top floor saw the smoke and fire streaming Into the upper passageways. Several shouted. "It's a real fire," but none lost their nerve. The fire- men responded and within twenty minutes had the bios controlled. 4) 1 D