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NO BENEFIT TO
poor coon
Decline in Prices of Food
Stuffs Raises False Hopes,
Say Wholesalers.
RETAILER WItL BE
PARTY WHO PROFITS
Proml nciit Wholesaler Doclure Re
tailers Will Not Lower Tliclr Prices
Until Forced to do bo J. Ogden
Armour Says Ieellne Will lie Grad
ual and Consumer Will Eventually
bo Benefitted Corn Crop is Cause
of Decline.
Chicago, Nov. 16. That false hopes
have been raised and that the retail
er and not the consumer will be bene
fitted by the decline In the price of
foodstuffs is the belief expressed here
today by wholesalers. J. Ogden Ar
mour gave It as his opinion that the
decline would be a gradual one, the
consumer only benefitting slightly for
aeveral months. Another prominent
wholesaler said that retailers would
not reduce their prices until compell
ed to do so.
"The packers prices to the retail-.
ers are based entirely on what we
have to pay for the live animals," said
Mr. Armour. "Generally speaking,
prices are lower and I believe they
aro working towards a still lower
level. The present situation Is the
result of the enormous corn crop and
of previous high prices that stimu
lated everbody to raise livestock.
The public is getting the benefit
" of political conditions and should get
further benefit as the increased sup
ply of livestock reaches the market.
"The recent high price of meats
and packing house products cannot
be attributed in any way to the pack
ers nor to any combination of per
sons or firms engaged in the packing
house Industry. It has been due to
conditions that developed from a scar,
city and a high price for corn, which
Is the basis of the supply of livestock.
"Conditions in livestock raising are
bigger than any packer or set of
packers. The packers welcome lower
prices. Our prices are based on what
we have to pay for livestock and the
sooner the people and the world at
large realize that ,the better It will
be for everybody."
"Blue Laws" Conference.
Philadelphia, Nov. 16. Sumptuary
statutes resembling the ancient "blue
laws' are urged by some of the dele
rates to the World's Christian Citizen
ship Conference, opened today in
Philadelphia. The gathering is non
eectarlan and is under the auspices
of the National Reform association,
Delegates representing nearly every
tate, Canada and several foreign
nations are here today and will re
main for five days.
More stringent Sunday laws, capital
and labor, prohibition., the suppres
sion of vice, crime and political cor
ruptlon, divorce, the Bible and rell-
gloue Instruction In the public
chools and the aboltlon of war are
among the themes to be discussed
Col. Roosevelt has declined an invi
tation to speak.
Commuters' Day.
New York, Nov. 16. Every dog
lias his day, and the rule applies even
to the lowly and 'humble commuters,
who are being given a hearing today
by the Interstate commerce commls
Ion. The Jerseyltes have many
grievances to pour into the sympa
thetic ears of the commissioners.
chief of which Is the big increase In
commutation rates from all New Jer
sey points to New York, put Into ef
feet last June by all the railroads In
the territory affected. The rates
heretofore prevailing had been in ef
fect from twenty to forty years, and
the sudden and severe increase has
aroused the Jerseyltes to a frenzy.
Dry Farmers Meet.
Pierre, S. D., Nov. 16. A state dry
farming congress was convened here
today, attracting many mtrested dele
gates, and will continue three days.
Kenneth G. Warner, the well known
Sheepman from the upper Butter
creek country, left for the ranch this
morning after having . spent several
days in Pendleton.
WASHINGTON REFUSES
TO MEET OREGON.
' University of Washington,
Seattle, Nov. 18. The Unlver-
slty of Washington will not
; meet the University of Oregon
football team in season or out
of season this year, according
to Graduate Manager Victor
Zednlck today. This la his ana-
wer to Oregon's challenge to
Washington to meet them In
. Portland next Saturday,
APPLE PACKING CONTEST
AT SPOKANE SHOW
Spokane, Wash., Nov. 16. With ex
perts from the Atlantic to the Pacific
contending, a free-for-all apple pack
ing contest for the cnampionshlp of
the world was commenced this after
noon at the. National Apple Show.
The participants are required to pack
the fruit diagonally or in alternate
rows in the standard boxes, which
have a capacity of a little more than
a Winchester bushel.- Each contest
ant Is required to pack four such
boxes within forty minutes to score
twenty points for speed, and each ad
ditional minute consumed will re
duce the score two points. If not fin
ished within an hour, the packer will
be ruled out. The winner will receive
$100 Jn gold and a watch charm em
blematic of the championship.
AMERICAN FLEET
SAILS IT THAMES
London, Nov. 16. The third divi
sion of the American battleship fleet
consisting of the Georgia, Virginia,
Rhode Island and Nebraska, arrived
off Gravesend today and cast an
chor further up the Thames than an
American war vessel ever before ven
tured The run up the river was a
triumphal procession, with fluttering
flags and salutes. The squadron will
remain In port until December 7,
when the fourth division arrives and
the third sails.
Brazil Is Twenty-one.
Rio de Janeiro, May 16. Brazil is
an adult among rations now, today
being the twenty-first birthday of the
republic. Festivities and rejoicing
marked the anniversary of the down
fall of Dom Pedro's empire. Brazil
has a territory larger than that of
the United States and patriotic
speakers today declared that within
a century this nation will be the most
populous and richest of the New
World.
Governor's Daughter Weds.
' Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 16.
wedding which has attracted the at
tention of the society of the entire
south and of Canada took place to
day, when Miss Eva Comer; daugh
ter of Governor Braxton Bragg Co
mer, became the bride of Edward
Drummond Fraser of Toronto, Can
ada. The ceremony was performed
at the home of Governor and Mrs.
Comer in this city.
Resume Graft Inquiry.
New York. Nov. 16. Investigation
Into the half-million dollar boodle
fund altered to have been subscrib
ed by the trace-track Interests In 1908
to defeat the Hughes anti-gambling
bills, was resumed today by the legis
lative committee.
Methodist Brotherhood.
New York, Nov. 16. Members of
the managing board of the Methodist
Brotherhood, an organization of the
men and bovs of the Methodist Epis
copal church, held Its semi-annual
session in New York today.
CASE OF INFANTILE
PARALYSIS IN CITY
. Pendleton has a case of the much
talked about and greatly to bo dread
ed infantile paralysis. The victim Is
Madge Nelson, the little 10-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James liev
son. the Butter creek ranchers.
The child has been 111 for about
ten days and is now under the. care
of Dr. C. J. Smith at St. Anthony's
hospital. Though her condition Is
still serious her physician has hopes
of her ultimate recovery. Her appe
tlte is good and she Is said to eat as
much as she ever did but strength
comes to her very slowly.
This Is the fifth case to come to
the attention of local physicians and
the only one to orlgnate In Pendleton.
The disease claimed two victims at
Hermlston, one of them being Roy
Saxton, the well known government
engineer. Then two children from
a Castle Rock' family were brought
to Pendleton for treatment and both
recovered. If the present case Is sue.
cessfully coped with a good reputa
tion will have been established by the
local physicians since the disease Is
considered fatal more often than oth
erwise.
Plan Baby Savins Crosndo.
Attoona, Pa,, Nov. H Prevention
of Infant mortality, which was the
object of a national campaign launch
ed today In Baltimore, will occupy
much of the attention of the Pennsyl
vania State Conference on Charities
and Corrections during the annual
convention opened today. Exhibits
from the Baltimore conference have
been sent here.
League Basketball.
Philadelphia, Nov. 16. Beginning
a schedule that will continue to April
1, the Eastern League of Basketball
clubs opens its season today- with
Reading at Camden.
John Stevenson who has been em
ployed by the Hamley ft Son harness
company for some time, left today for
Heppner where he will visit with' his
mother before going on to Portland
where he has a position waiting for
him. . v. .. .
ALE IS QUIET
Threatened Invasion ot Texas
by Mexicans Does Not Ma
terialize. MEXICANS MAY IiOYCOTT
ALL AMERICAN GOODS
Reported Tliat Prominent Officlnls of
Mexico are SupWrtin)f Movement
ElPa so Receives Scare When
Firing is Heard ITovcs to lc
Drunken Revelry of Mexicans
"Hying Squadron" Can Not Find
tlio EnemyCowboys Relieve Clash
Imminent.
El Paso, Nov. 16. Reports today
indicate that everything is quiet In
Mexico. A general boycott of Am
erican goods as a result of the recent
unpleasantness is threatened. Prom
inent Mexican officials are said to be
supporting the movement.
The town was given a good scare
this morning when firing was heard
In the direction of the border line. A
hastily gathered party was formed but
found later that the gun fighters were
drunken Mexicans having a good
time. Governor Campbell is constant
ly conferring with Adjutant General
Newton and Is keeping In close com
munication with the rangers at Rock
Springs to prevent any clashes be
tween Mexicans and cowboys along
the border.
No Sljrn of Invaders.
Rock Springs, Nov. 16. Fears of
an Invasion by 300 Mexicans were
somewhat dispelled when members of
the "flying squadron" that left yes
terday to intercept the band of Mexi
cans reported to be marching across
the border, returned today without
coming on the Invaders. The armed
men which are in the town refuse to
be convinced that a clash with the
Mexicans Is not Imminent, and they
profess to believe that the Mexicans
reconsidered the matter and recrossed
the line to await reinforcements be
fore attempting to revenge Rodrl
gues' death.
Red Sox Chief Weds.
Boston, Nov. 16. Patrick J. Dono
van, manager of the Red Sox, and
Miss Theresa Agnes Mahoney, were
married today at Lawrence. The
bride Is a talented musician and well
known as a soprano singer. . Don
ovan was born In Lawrence and play
ed his first baseball with the back
lot nines of that city.
TITLED SOHS-IN-LAVY
E
Chicago, Nov. 16. The wordy war
being waged between Martin Kilgal
len, the steel magnate, and his son
In-law, Count De Beaufort, is caus
ing much amusement among local so
ciety folk. Kllgallen said today that
blueblood son-in-laws were useless
and expensive. He said: "They
come high, so high they are beyond
the reach of moBt millionaires. Give
them cash and more cash they de
mand. Your little girl may be will
ing to slave for her titled husband.
Then he breaks her heart, and then
threatens to drag your family secrets
before the public unless his appetite
for money is appeased."
GRAHAM-WHITE WILL
STIR VP STINK
New York, Nov. 16. True to his
promise, Claude Graham White, the
English avlotor, will stir up a fight
because ho was not given a second
chance to win the $10,000 prize offer
ed by Thomas Ryan for the fastest
flight around the Statue of Liberty
and return at the recent Belmont
Park meet. White filed a protest
against awarding It to Johnny Mols
sant, the American who won It. He
alleges the American Judges were bi
ased In favor of the American con
testant.
SOCIALISTS WTLL ULTIMATELY
CONTROL LABOR FEDERATION
St. Lotfls, Nov. 16. Ultimate donv
Inatlon of American Federation of
Labor by socialists was predicted to.
day by Max Hays, leader of the so.
clnllsts at the convention of the fed
ration here. He would not sny the
socialists would control this conven
tlon but declnred that ultimate coa
trol was merely a matter of time. In
1900 only two socialists were among
the delegate and this year there are
85.
Indiana's Population.
Washington, Nov. 16. The popula
tion of Indiana Is J, 500, 876, accord'
Ing to census figures given out to
day.
EIGHTY-THREE
ARE STRANDED
Passengers and Crew o the
Steamer Portland Held on
Little bland.
OOl) SFPPLIES SHORT
AND FAMINE THREATENED
Strenuous Efforts Being Made to
Reach Stranded Party Food Is
Grouinjr Scarce and Storm Is Rag
liiK Ktoiiiicr Alameda Makes
ViiMitiVMiful Attempt to Enter
Harbor Government Has Been
Apculed to.
Cordova, Alaska, Nov. 16. Efforts
to reach the eishty-three passengers
and crew of th doomed .steamer
Portlund. who are now stranded on
Katallu island were made today. Food
supplies are small, and the fisher
men have not enough to provide for
the whip wrecked victims. The storm
13 growing intense and it is hardly
likely that the steamer Alameda will
be able to enter the harbor. An ap
peal was made to the government
today to send a revenue cutter to the
Island with supplies. The Portland
is a total loss.
The storm which broke soon after
ihe passengers were landed from the
wrecked vessel is raging with in
creased fury and all efforts to go to
the aid of the marooned passengers
have so far proved unsuccessful.
There are few people living on the
sland and the food supply is small.
It is feared that if the passengers and
crew of the Portland are not taken
off soon they will be forced to under
go great hardships owing to the fail
ure of the food supply.
Ihe steamship Alameda tried for
12 hours to enter the stormswept har
bor yesterday but was finally compel!'
ed to give up the attempt and turn
back. The telephone line, the sole
means of communication with the Is
land, went down late yesterday and
the stranded passengers are entirely
cut off from the outside world.
.Another Marooned Party.
Selkirk, Man.. Nov. 16. Sixty-six
passengers and the crew of fourteen
of the steamer Wolverine were report-
ea marooned on a desolate Island In
Lake innlpeg by an .Indian runner
oday. The Wolverine foundered
three weeks ago, and It was believed
it sank. It Is unknown whether all
of the passengers reached shore safe
ly. Unless rescued they will be com
pelled to remain until the lee Is thick
enough to walk ashore.
TWO ARE KILLED
IN 0. S. L. WRECK
Boise, Ida., Nov. 16. A collision
of two freights on the Oregon Short
Line this morning near Payette re
suited in the death of Fireman Frye
and Brakeman William Lynhorst An
eastbound was pulling Into a siding
when a westbound struck the caboose
which was on the main track. The
engine was overturned and ten cars
ditched. All traffic was stopped till
this evening.
WAYMAN REFUSES TO
HAVE CHARGES DROPPED
Chicago, Nov. 16. The grievance
committee of the Chicago Bar asso
elation heard the charges preferred
against States Attorney Wayman by
Attorney Erbsteln today. Attorney
Brady, counsel for Erbsteln. after
reading the charges, asked that they
be dropped. Wayman was indignant
and refused to accept the proposi
tion, demanding vindication. Erb
steln declared that he was unable to
Induce his most Important witnesses
to appear because they feared Way
man would retaliate on them. Erb
steln charged that Wayman years ago
bribed a Jury. Erbsteln was indicted
on Wayman's information recently on
the same charge.
BOY OF 21 GIVEN
BACK WIFE OF 72
Hartford, Conn. A decision of the
Connecticut supreme court frees Mrs.
Luctnda M. Cuchman Treat Goodard,
72 years old, of her conservator and
gives her the right to live as the wife
of Charles M. Goddard, the 21-year-old
Yale law student, who married
her two years ago.
Her son protested that she was
mentally Incapable of managing her
affairs. He said his mother dressed
In a youthful fashion, wearing low
neck dresses and merry widow hats
and used paints and cosmetics on her
face.
The best preparation for tomorrow
Is today's work completed and laid
aside.
STRONG MAN PIES.
Charles Orrln Breed Drops Dead of
Heart Failure.
Lynn, Mass., Nov. 16. Charles f r
rin Breed of this city, formerly
world's amateur champion strong man
and a leading Methodist Episcopal
layman, dropped head from heart dis
ease. Three years ago Mr. Breed was ex
amined by Dr. Sargent of Harvard
and pronounced perfect Sj far as phy
sical proportions were concerned.
Sir. Breed was 54 years old. As a
young man ho became famous for
his extraordinary strength and trav
eled throughout the country giving
exhibitions of muscular prowess,
meeting strong men everywhere and
never once being defeated.
REBELLIONS COMMANDANT
OF AMPALA SURRENDERS
Tegucigal, Pa., Honduras, Nov. 16.
Former Commandant of Ampala Val
ladares. officially surrendered today
to Honduran officials and started on
his Journey to Nicaragua to stand trial
for inciting a rebellion. Valladares'
surrender marks the end of a revolt
that threatened to involve America
and Great Britain in Honduran af
lairs. CONDEMNS FARMERS FOR
STAND STILL POLICY
Washington, Nov. 16. Dr. Wiley,
the government pure food expert, in
an address here today said: '.'The
farmer bas stood still for fifty years.
He ought to outdistance the subur
banite in years, strength and vitality,
but he does not, because he is blind
to scientific knowledge. The condi
tion of the cities Is bad enough but
those of the country are worse.
To Try Accused Juror.
New York, Nov. 16. George T.
Yeandle, who, as a Juror in a mur
der case, is alleged to have tried to
secure a bribe from a wealthy de
fendant, was placed on trial today.
Yeandle was chosen to sit on the Jury
which was to try Edward T. Rosen
heimer, a millionaire, for homicide al
leged to have resulted from the care
less driving of an automobile. Yean
dle, through a representative, is said
to have approached James W. Os
borne, of Rosenheimer's counsel, of
fering to hold out for acquittal, re
gardless of the evidence, if paid $2,
500. Osborne informed the trial
Judge of the proposal and Yeandle
was arrested. Rosenheimer was ac
quitted. I
Discuss Care of Children.
Cleveland, O., Nov 16. A meeting
known as the Western Reserve Con
ference on the Care of Dependent
Children, attracted many philan
thropists and heads of institutions
from several states to this city to
day. The sessions will extend through
three days and will be marked by
many Interesting addresses and pa
pers by experts of hospitals and oth
er institutions charged with the wel
fare of orphans, cripples, defectives
and other young depenudencles.
AFTER SUPPLY OF
YOUNG EVERGREENS
A new use has been found for the
young forests In the Blue mountains
Just east of Pendleton. They are to
provide Christmas trees for the young
sters in the homes of Twin Falls, Buhl
and other southern Idaho towns, and
they areals o to provide evergreen
shade for lawns at city and farm
homes.
S. A. Dickey, a nurseryman of Buhl,
Idaho, arrived in Pendleton last eve
ning for the purpose of securing large
shipments of young fir and hemlock
trees. The young trees will be tak
en up by the roots and will be trans
ferred to the Idaho town by the car
loads.
Mr. Dickey first aims to supply the
Christmas trade and after that Is done
he will stock his nursery with the
young evergreen trees so that they
can be supplied to the city residents
and farmers as they are wanted. He
thinks It will require several carloads
to supply Christmas trees.
MONTANA WILL HAVE
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR
Helena, Nov. 16. A democrat will
succeed Senator Carter In the U. S.
senate. The canvass Just completed
gives the democrats a gain of one
member in the house and one in the
senate, which gives them 64 votes
on the Joint ballot, enough to elect a
senator. While former Senator Clark
said he would not be a candidate for
the toga, It Is generally believed he
will reconsider his decision If he
has any chance. T. J. Walsh, chief
counsel of the Amalgamated Copper
company, and W. G. Conrad, the mil
lionaire Helena banker, are also men
tioned. SWOLLEN SEINE FALLS
AND PEOPLE REJOICE
Paris, Nov. 16. The Seine whloh
reached a dangerous stage began to
subside today and it Is believed the
crisis Is passed and a flood averted.
The people joyfully watched the wa
ters drop today.
WITHOUT FOOD
MINERS PERISH
Report Reaches Montreal that
Scores Are Dead and Many
Dying.
SNOW ROUND, HUNDREDS
WATCH ECH OTHER DIK
W. R. McLean Appeals to Government
to Send Relief Expedition to Por
cupine Gold Camps Hundreds of
Pro-peotors Lured There by Ricb
Strike and are Now Imprisoned by
Winter One Party Attempts te
Reach Civilization.
Monteal, Nov. 16. Scores of pros
pectors are dead and many are dying
on the trail, south of the Porcupine
gold camjis in northwestern Ontario
according to W. R. McLean, a min
ing expert, who arrived here today.
He declared the men had died of ex
posure and starvation. Dominion
governments and agents are powerless
owing to a shortage of provisions and
all appeals for aid have failed to
reach civilization. McLean urges the
government to send a relief expedi
tion immediately.
According to McLean, when gold
was reported, prospectors flocked to
Porcurin and the price of foodstuff
soared. With the snow and winter, it
became impossible to Import any more-
supplies and a famine followed. Mc
Lean said twenty had died of star
vation and 100 were dying when ha
left. With no prospect of relief, the
condition is frightful, he said.
A party of miners foreseeing death;
if they remained, attempted to leave
the camp. The roads were then ob
literated and many of them were lost
in a trackless waste. Two of the
party fell into a swamp and drowned
before the eyes of their friends. The
remainder of this first party reached
civilization.
No Relief Expedition.
Ottawa. Nov. 16. Government of
ficials this afternoon announced they
will not send a relief expedition to
the Porcupine district until McLean's
story is confirmed.
DIANA WILL HIDE HER
FACE THIS EVENING
Washington, Nov. 16. An eclipse
of the mooii, visible throughout that
part of the United States east of Den
ver, will take place this evening. The
period of total eclipse will begin here
at 6:47, in Chicago at 6:58, in Boston
at 7:11, in Charleston at 6:36. In
Cincinnati at 6:17, in Chicago at t.lt
and in St. Louis at 5:64. At Hoas
ton the eclipse will begin before the
moon rises, but the period of totality
will not have elapsed before the orb
appears. The total eclipse will have
ended before the moon appears to the)
people of Denver and Colorado, bat
they will be able to witness the phe
nomenon of the moon leaving the
shadow.
Astronomers will find much of in
terest in this eclipse, as it corner at a
time when the moon Is nearest the
earth. On this account the moon 1m
of maximum site, exceeding that of
the sun. The time of totality Is some
what shorter than usual, being less
than an hour. The path of the moon
throughthe shadow will be In north
easterly direction. The lower left
hand part of the moon's edge will be
first to show the darkening shadow
of the eclipse, and the right hani y
part will be the last to resume Its
brightness at the conclusion of the
phenomenon. Where weather condi
tions are favorable, the eclipse will
be the most conspicuous and Interest
ing witnessed In years.
GRAND JURY TO PROBE
SCIIENK POISON AFFAIR
Wheeling, W. Va., Nov. 16. A
special grand Jury to consider the
evidence against Mrs. Schenk suspect
ed of having attempted to poison her
husband, will meet next Friday. Sosse
sensational developments are ex
pected. Commodore Underwood Retiree.
Vallejo, Calif., Nov. 16. After for
ty years of active service Commo
dore Edmund B. Underwood retired
from active service In the navy today.
ETHEL BARRYMORE
DENIES ESTRANGEMENT.
New Orleans, Nov. 16.
When asked today regarding the
rumor that she and her hue-
band, Russel G. Colt, have be-
come estranged, Ethel Barry-
more, the actress, became hye-
terical and denied It. Colt Is
the son of the millionaire' fire-
arms manufacturer and Is here
but does not accompany his wife
to or from the theater.