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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OHKGON, TUESDAY. NOVEMDEIi 2kJ, llo.
NO 7065
i.
OREGON
0. A. C.
Students at Agricultural Col
lege Sever Athletic Relations
With University.
PENDLETON GRADUATES
EXPRESS THEMSELVES
Statement In Press Which O. A. C.
'Student Characterize as Malicious
Cause Itrcach hi Rclatlonrfjlp Lo
cal Alumni or Both Institutions De
plore Situation and Divide Blame
Express themselves for Publica
tion. CorvalllB, Ore., Nov. 22 (Special
to the East Oregonlan). O. A. C.
has severed athletic relations with
the university of Oregon by a unani
mous vote of the student body. This
action was prompted by malicious
statements made In the press.
The above message Tecelved here
this morning shows the action taken
at Corvallis by O. A. C. students yes
terday and showB the extent to which
the controversy has disrupted the re
lations between the two big slate
schools. '
Owing to the fact that Pendleton
has many U. of O. and O. A. C. gradu
ates and former students the affair
has awakened mush Interest here.
The following brief interviews with a
few representatives of the two schools
how something of the local feeling:
The O. A. C. Side,
Kenneth L. Cooper, proprietor of
the Hotel Bowman Is an O. A. C. man
and was a member of the football
team. He said:
"It Is all the university's doing.
While the Oregonlan had articles from
both towns regarding the riot O. A.
C. was given the worst of the deal.
The university has never stood back
when it came to using the press. I
believe that both sides were to blame
for the fuss."
Ross Weimer, of the Sawtelle Jew
lery store, O. A. C. graduate had the
following to offer: .
"I thought there would be a big
time and I am sorry I was not there.
The rivalry Is very strong between
the two schools. But from what I
have read I believe that both sides
were to blame for the trouble. Such
things as that come up often In the
schools but usually there is not so
much notoriety."
"We got ahead of them once," said
Charles Despaln with glee as he read
the telegram telling of the action
taken by O. A. C. students. Young
Despaln has Just returned from Cor
vallis, having been called by the ill
ness of his father, and has fervent
Ideas regarding the controversy that
has been on. He has always contend,
ed that both sides were to blame for
thetrouble but insists that U. of O.
men started It According to Despaln
the Oregonlan story telling of the ri
ot was entirely unjust to O. A. C.
Among other local O. A. C. men are
Dr. F. W. Vincent, O. I. LaDow, Will
Ingram, Fred Stelwcr, Messrs Wagon
ner and Brewster of the Tallman
drug store, the Cresswell brothers,
the Porter brothers, and E. B. Aldrlch
editor of the East Oregonlan, who la
also president of the O. A. C. alumni
association.
As might be expected all O. A. C.
men uphold their school yet most of
them take a good natured view of the
affair and say that the thing has been
greatly exaggerated. They regret
that so much notoriety has been cre
ated over the trouble and hold that
if students are to have squabbles they
ahould not rush Into print every time
.someone gets slapped on the wrist.
The Oregon Side.
The alumni and ex-studonta of the
University of Oregon also deplore the
"late unpleasantness" and are Inclin
ed to the belief that the culpability
can be divided between the two stu
dent bodies. Quite naturally they
argue that the major portion of the
blame rests on the Aggiea and cite In
stances of past history to bear out
their contention that there has always
been an clement at O. A. C. ready to
tart trouble on the slightest provo-
(Contlaaei hi
SUFFRAGETTES ASSAULT
PKEMIEK ASQUITDI
London, Nov. II. A large
crowd of suffragettes In the
house of commons today as- v
saulted Premier Asqulth and he
was saved from rough handling
only by the arrival of a strong
body of police. Asqulth ' has
yielded to the Importunities of
the suffragettes and announced
today In the house that, should
he be in power at the next ies-
slon of parliament, the govern-
ment will give facilities for the
consideration of the "votes for
women" proposition.
BREAK
0. R. & N. OFFICIALS
ON INSPECTION TOUR
General Manager J. P. O'Brien and
other high officials of the O. R. & N.
company, traveling by spet-lui train
will arrive in Pendleton at 6 o'clock
this afternoon. They are making the
annual tour of inspection of the road
and for that reason there is much
hustle and bustle In every depot and
along every section from Portland to
Huntington. .
As a result of this tour prizes will
be awarded by the company to the
depot agents keeping their stations In
the best shape and prizes will also
be awarded to the section foreman
presenting the best line of track.
With the general superintendent
will be officials from the Washington
division of the O. R. & N. and from
the Southern Pacific as It Is always
customary to have the officials of
the different divisions pass out the
awards for the employes of divisions
other than their own so that no
charges of favoritism can be made.
Conductor Casey who formerly had
the motor car run for a few weeks,
but who has recently been on the
Wallowa branch, arrived today from
La Grande and will take the General
Superintendent's special from here to
Huntington, then back to La Grande,
then to Joseph and finally back to
this city. )
HAD WW ESCAPE
ma HECTRUGurioH
V. E. BOWLSBY RECEIVES
NEARLY 2000 VOLTS IN BODY
Wire Netting on Porch Became
'Charged From Wires on Eaves of
House Hired Girl Rescues Man
from Predicament.
W. K. Bowlsby, proprietor of the
second hand store and pawn shop on
West Webb street, had a miraculous
escape from electrocution at his
home, Jll Aura street, a few minutes
before ( o'clock this morning. He
is now under the care of a physician
but other than a badly burned hand
and toe he has no serious Injuries.
It seems that Mr. Bowlsby had
arisen early this morning to assist
his wife in putting out the washing.
He had token hold of a wire netting
placed beside the v.-ashlng machine
for flowers to run up on and without
an instant of warning something be
tween 800 and 2200 volts of electric
ity were hurled through his body. He
was immediately rendered uncon
scious but the noise which resulted
from the shock attracted the atten
tion of Mrs. Bowlsby and the hired
girl came running to the rescue. Mrs.
Bowlsby who first tried to pull him
loose from the charged wire was her
self hurled away, but he was finally
rescued by the hired girl, who caught
him by the tall of his coat and pulled
him loose.
A physician, Dr. C. J. Smith, was
hurriedly called, though It was at
first thought that the man was dead.
When the doctor arrived he found
that the charge of electricity had en
tered the body by means of the hand
and passed out at the great toe, leav
ing exceedingly painful burns on the
hand and toe. The man was also
greatly shocked but the physician
does not fear any serious conse
quences. When It Is remembered that ordi
narily 1000 volts is sufficient to cause
death It will be understood what a
mlracalous escape the local man had
when it Is possible that twice that
many were sent through his body.
According to John Vaughan, the
electrician, the wire netting had be
come Charged with electricity from
a wire carrying 2200 volts of electric
ity along the eaves of the Bowlsby
house. The wire had vbeen there for
a long time and the Insulation had
been worn off, permitting the elec
tricity to escape to the other wires In
that vicinity.
Dr. Smith says the injuries sustain
ed by Mr. Bowlsby are almost exactly
similar to those received by persons
struck by lightning. x
SMALLEST GIHL IN THE
WORLD DIES IN OREGON
Canyonvlllo, Ore., Nov. 22 Prob
ably the smallest girl In the world for
her age died In this city yesterday
morning In the person of Minnie Pick
ett, daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. William
Pickett. She was aped IS years and
4 months, and weighed 14 pounds.
Pigeon Club Show.
Oakland, Cal Nov. 22 With en
tries from some of the leading fan
ciers of this country and Canada, the
California Pigeon Club opened its
fifth annual exhibit at Piedmont pa
vilion today. Besides a grand chal
lenge cup, worth several hundred dol
lars, fifteen solid silver trophies will
be awarded the successful exhibitors.
The real blow will descend 'upon
Colonel Roosevelt when all the edi
tors vagree always to run him on an
Inside page. Ohio State Journal.
CRIPPEN luES
A CONFESSION
London Times Says Con
demned Doctor Has Lett
Document Admittii g Deed.
POISONED HER SO HE COULD
LIVE WITH MISS LENEVE
Times Declares Document Is Thrilling
In Cold ana Callous Details of
Crime Declare Mrs. Crlppen
Knew of Ills Relationship With
Mls Lr-nrro Yet WoulJ Not Get
Divorce and That Doctor Poisoned
Her to Get Her Out of Way Crip
Ien Denies He Has Made Confes
sion and Protects Innocence.
London, Nov. 22. Contrary
to expectations the Times to-
night did not print the details
of Crippen's confession. It is
understood the document of
four thousand words was pre-
pared after Crlppen entered the
death cell and was sold to the
Times on condition that it be
not published until after his
death.
London, Nov. 22. Dr. Hawley
Crlppen made a complete confession
of the murder of his wife, according
to the London Times today. The
Times says the confession is a thrill
ing human document, replete with the
cold and callous details of the crime
which will be expiated on the gal
lows tomorrow.
According to the Times, Crlppen
sold his confession to that paper in
order to leave Ethel Leneve a
certain sum of money for her and her
unborn child. Crlppen, it is said, in
sists Miss Leneve did not know any
thing of the murder. The Times says
Crippen poisoned his wife after a
number of quarrels.
In January Crlppen quarreled and
Mrs. Crlppen said she Intended to
complain to the authorities regarding
the relations between Miss Leneve and
Crlppen. As a result of this and a
knowledge that his wife would not
get a divorce so he could marry his
typist, Crlppen poisoned her, buried
her body and started the rumor that
she died in America.
Crlppen Denies Confession.
London, Nov. 22. Resigned to his
fate, but protesting his Innocence,
Dr. Hawley Crlppen spent probably
his last day on earth In the con
demned row of the Pentonvllle pris
on today. Unless something unfor
seen occurs he will hang tomorrow
(Continued oa page eight.)
NORTHWEST RIVERS
BADLY SWOLLEN
Portland, Nov. 22. With rivers in
the interior and along the Oregon
and Washington coast swollen and
some, flooding the lowlnnds, trains
are delayed and shipping crippled in
the ports of the northwest today. The
storm is taking a respite today but
Is preparing for another gale, believ
ed to be coming from the north. The
weather bureau predicted storm sig
nals will be displayed this afternoon.
In western Washington. western
Montana and Idaho trains are delay
ed by a number of washouts due to
heavy rains. The worst damage oc
curred yesterday when the wind at
sea was seventy miles an hour. No
loss of life has been reported.
DOES PENDLETON WANT TO
TRY COMMISSION GOVERNMENT?
That Pendleton should adopt the
commission plan of government Is the
firm belief of T. G. Montgomery,
cashier of the American National
bank and a member of the present
city council. In speaking of the sub
ject today Mr. Montgomery said:
"Upon my recent trip through the
south and the middle states I heard
much about the commission plan and
I believe It is the right thing. I have
not Investigated the subject particu
larly close but I would like to have
local people look Into the matter to
ascertain if it would not be well for
Pendleton to adopt the commission
plan.
SUCKER LIST
Grand Jury Elicits Evidence
That Burr Brothers Had
Names ot Easy Marks
BOTH MEN IN JAIL
AWAITING BAIL MONEY
Twenjy Girls and a Dozen Boys Tes
tify1 Before New York Grand Jury
in Itlg Fifty Million Dollar Swin
dle Case Postmaster General
Hitchcock Still Conducting Inves
tigation Number of Arrests of
Prominent Persons Will Follow.
New York, Nov. 22. "The Sucker
list," bearing the names of persons
likely' to subscribe to any sort of get
rich scheme was the most import
ant item In the Burr Brothers brok
erage firm's files, according to the
evidence of twenty girls and a dozen
youths before the grand Jury today
in the latest alleged fifty million
dollar swindle Trtatmaafoi nana.a1
! Hitchcock continued to handle the
'nvestigatlon personally.' It is under
stood that there will be a number of
arrests made in the various parts of
this country before the Jury adjourns.
The prosecution would give no names
but admitted that warrants are al
ready out. Eugene and Sheldon
Burr are still in Jail awaiting bail
money.
S. B. Calderhead, general freight
and passenger agent for the Pendleton-Pasco
branch of the Northern
Pacific, has been In the city today.
SOCIALIST CONGRESSMAN
: ANSWERS ARCHBISHOP
St. Louis, X0. 22. Archbishop
Glennon's attack on socialism in a
sermon before many leaders of the
American Federation of Labor receiv
ed a come back today from Victor
Berger, the socialist congressman-elect
from Wisconsin. He said: '.'The
archbishop says socialism Is the
philosophy of the beer mug.- That
statement Is unfair, and shows a lack
of learning. I might with equal jus
tice say that the archbishop's religi
on is the religion of the whiskey bot
tle." He said that Glennon's con
tention that the church wBuld solve
the labor problem was hardly tenable
as the conditions of workmen in the
Catholic countries of Europe are
worse than In protestant countries."
MORE REDUCTIONS IN
CHICAGO MEAT PRICES
Chicago, Nov. 22. A reduction in
the prices of beef, pork and mutton
was announced today by Chicago
packers. Beef ribs dropped a cent
and a half.
TAfT HAD NARROW
ESCAPE AT SEA
Hamcon Roads, Nov. 22. When
the cruiser Tennessee, with President
Taft aboard arrived here today from
Panama, the sailors told of the nar
row escape the vessel had from col
liding with an unkonwn steamer at
sea Friday. The cruiser was steam
ing behind the convoy Montana off
Cuba when a steamer was seen dead
ahead. It steered clear just In time.
During the journey Taft dictated
most of his annual message. The pres
ident left for Richmond this after
noon. He returns to Washington to
morrow. A. Buckley, assistant superintend
ent of the O. R. & N., spent last night
In Pendleton.
( "Right now we have much heavy
I business to attend to and there Is
much improvement work to be done.
Who is going to get out without sal
ary and devote his time and attention
j iu mcoe tilings we ao an we can for
the city but unpaid councilmen nev
, er work hard enough. If we had a
commission composed of three men
and these men were paid salaries of
say $1000 or $1500 a year, they could
handle affairs In a business like man
ner. They would not need to give
up all their time to the work, but
they should give to their duties all
the time and attention that la neces
sary." .
SWITCHMAN LOSES
ONE OE HIS TOES
Frank Rogers, brakeman on a west
bound extra freight train, narrowly
missed losing a foot In an accident in
the local yards early this morning. As
it is he Is minus a great toe and ha
a foot crushed so badly that he will
be compelled to go about on crutches
for some time and may be perma
nently lamed.
The train was pulling out of the
yards and as is the custom the brake
man had closed the last switch and
ran to catch the train that was run
ning slowly for him. In attempting
to swing onto the steps of the caboose
his feet slipped and one of them
went in front of the wheel. Before
he could Jerk It away the wheel
caught the member and crushed It
against the rail. Dr. E. B. W,affle
was summoned and dressed the in
juries, after which the Injured man
was taken on to Portland for further
treatment.
J. P. MORGAN ALARMED
AT MEXICAN TROUBLE
Washington, Nov. 22. J. Plerpont
Morgan came to this city today from
New York, and it Is believed his visit
Is In' connection with the movement
to preserve American Interests In
Mexico. Morgan Is heavily interest
ed In Mexican properties and his
firm has gigantic concessions from
Diaz,
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
WILL GATHER HERE
PENDLETON TO BE SCENE
OF DISTRICT CONVENTION
Plans I Id Last Night for Meeting
District Includes An Lodges in
' Umatilla County.
Pendleton is to be the -scene of a
district convention of the Knights of
Pythias on December 17. The pre
liminary arrangements were made at
the regular meeting of the local lodge
last evening and the details will be
completed by a special committee ap
pointed for that purpose.
Alva A. Shumway of Milton, dep
uty district grand chancellor for the
order, was present at the meeting
last evening and laid his plans before
the lodge. He was then appointed
chairman of the committee to com
plete arrangements. The other mem
bers of the comlttee are J. W. Ma
loney and James Gwinn.
This district of the order includes
all of the lodges In Umatilla county
and practically the entire county
membership of the order will attend
the convention. These events were
formerly held annually and were
very popular and successful affairs.
During the past few year, however,
none have been held.
The Knights of Pythias Is one of
the strongest orders In the county and
their conventions are about the most
largely attended.
ATTELL-MOORE MATCH
SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT
New York, Nov. 22. Abe Attell,
featherweight champion of the world
who came mighty near losing to
Frankie Conley at New Orleans nine
days ago, will again put his title In
Jeopardy when he meets Pal Moore,
the clever Quaker City scrapper, be
fore the Fairmont Athletic club to
night. Moore was the sensation of
the New York clubs last spring and
summer, and he Is expected to make
Abey extend himself to the limit. The
weight will be 133 pounds at the ring
side, Instead of 128 popnds. This ar
rangement will benefit Moore more
than the featherweight champion, but
Attell says It doesn't matter how
heavy Moore may he. If Moore
Moore should show up better In the
ten rounds, he will have little claim
to the title held by Attell, as the
weight conditions prove that the
Philadelphlan Is a lightweight pure
and simple.
Basketball Ix-ngiie.
Boston, Nov. 22 Professional
basketball nromisea tn henm nnn.
ular sport In Massachusetts, the Bay
State League having been organized
with a six-club circuit and will be
gin Its season this evening. The
teams of the league represent Attle
horo, Charleston, Qulncy. Hyde
Park, Brockton and Randolph.
Auto Killing Case.
New York. Nov. 21. Charged with
manslaughter due to an automobile
accident, John H. Tyson of Stamford,
Conn., will be placed on trial here to
day. It Is alleged that Tyson run
over and killed Olaf Gunderaon, a
yacht club employe, in Columbus ave
nue on February IS, 1908. The long
delay was ; owing to the absence of
the principal witnesses.
At New York's annual horse show
next week the democratic mule Is
manifestly entitled to one of the blue
ribbon stalls. Anaconda Standard.
REBELS TIE
THREE T
Mexican Revolutionists After
Severe Fighting Capture
Strongho'ds,
PRESIDENT DIAZ TAKES
COMMAND OF TROOP
Insurrection in Southern Republic
Now Fully Under Way Fighting
Begins In Many Place Four Towns
Now In Hands of Rebel No Am
ericans Injured Revolutionists are
Repulsed in Several places U. 8.
Ready for Action.
Montlova, Mexico, Nov. 22. After
considerable fighting three Mexican
towns defended by government troops
surrendered to the insurgents today.
Severe losses are reported on botlk
sides. Torreon, Gomez, Palachlo and
Lerdo, with a total population of
seventy-five thousand, are in the rev
olutionists hands according to rail
road men arriving here. The heaviest
fighting was at Torreon, where mil
lions of dollars in American capital
are invested in smelters and in th
International Rubber company's fac
tory. No Americans are reported
killed but the factories were damaged
by artillery fire. In the state of Dap
rango the fighting still continues bat-,
the government is reported in control. .
Revolutionists Repulsed.
Laredo, Tex., Nov. 22. Reports to-- -day
of a battle at Acambaro, Guana- -juato,
state that twenty-seven revo- -lutionists
were killed and several
loyalists wounded. This is the first:
fight 'of the revolution. Three hun
dred revolutionists were put to flight
after pillaging the town and holding
it six hours against the infantry.
The report that General Reyes .is
in Mexico secretly directing the move,
ments of the revolutionists has beeo.
denied by the government. Reports,
here say 100 political prisoners wers
released from the Jails by the revo
lutionists. The scores of refuges,
pouring into this city tell of skirm
ishes at isolated towns.
Counsel Freeman at Du rango teie
gTaphed no Americans hurt. I J.
Kenna, consul at Chihuahua reported
revolutionists captured three towns
in western part of the province.
Insurgents Defeated.
El Paso, Nov. 22. After air night
fighting near Parrel, a score of revo
lutionists were defeated by troops ac
cording to unofficial news here, and
the insurgents are fleeing. The loss
es are slight.
Madero sympathizers have received
cipher dispatches indicating that the
revolutionists are massing to attack
Chihuahua. They predict that Pueb
la will fall. It is reports , the in
surgents have captured Torreon anS
Gomes and Palachlo.
Diaz in the Field.
Mexico City, Nov. 22. President
Diaz today assumed personal com
mand of the Mexican forces In the
field. He was summoned from a
health resort at Corrall following a,
rumor that Francisco Madero had
been seen heading a large revolution
ary party south of Cuidad, Prottre,i
Uncle Sam is Prepared.
Eagle Pass, Tex., Nov. 22. Two
troops of United States cavalry arriv
ed here today to enforce the neutral
ity treay between the Unied States
and Mexico. The soldiers are under
Instructed to break up all gather-.
Ings of armed men and, if necessary,
to arrest anyone trying to enter Mex
Ico Involving the neutrality laws. It
is reported there has been much riot
ing along the border during tke
night The entire garrison at Fort
Sam Houston Is held In readiness and
trains are ready with steam up to mo
to the boundary- if trouble starts.
THOUSAND NATIVES ARE
VICTIMS OF FIOOD
Saigon, French Indo, Clilnn. Nov.
22. More than a thousand natives
arc dead or mioslng as a result of
sudden flood at Kwnnk Mvnl aad
A una res province. The property loss
Is enormous. Four hundred boatt
with merchandise are reported lost.
NOBLES AND PEASANTS
MOURN TOLSTOrS DEATH
St. Petersburg, Nov. ?
greeted by thousands of sorrow
ing nobles and peasants, t le
body of Count Tolstoi arrived
here today. The body was ta
ken to the count's home, from
whence It was scheduled for bu
rial this afternoon. The action
of the Greek church In refining
to perform funeral rites after
Tolstoi had declined reconcilia
tion has caused much un"" r
able comment.
OWNS