EVENING EDITION WEATHER REPORT. Calling: card, wed ding stationery, com mercial stationery and Job printing to order at the East Oregonlan. Fnlr tonight and Thurs day. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL. PENDLETON. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMIJEK 7, 1910. NO 7078 II II i r ijjmusaayq 1 1 cssses COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. SSXpfS o ' TIFT CONSULTS PROGRESSIVES Senattor Cummins Given List of Prospective Appointees to Supreme Court. PRESIDENT RECOGNIZES STRENGTH OP INSURGENCY Congressman Sterling of Illinois Intro duces Anti-Trust Resolution Would Give Congress Power Over Inter state Commerce Also Move Would Require Adoption of Constitutional Amendment. Washington, D. C Doc. 7. The first attempt of Uie democrats to bring about a revision of the tariff law came today when Congressman Sut ler, of New York, Introduced a bill proposing the reduction of the tariff on meat and cattle. Sulrer said: "Dealers are selling American meats from eight to fifteen cents lower In London tluui similar meats are sold In America." Washington, D. C, Dec. 7. A con ference of Insurgents In the senate and a probable consultation between them and loaders of the house progressives Is expected today over the appoint ments to the supreme bench of the United States. Senator Cummins, leader of the senate progressives, was given a list of men considered by the president for positions yesterday. Cummins will consult his colleagues and advise Taft If the list Is consider ed acceptable by the progressives. Taft evidently wishes that the Insur gents have n voice in the selection of Judges as he recognizes their strength and wants to harmonize the two fac tions of his party. It Is understood the Insurgents want George Pepper, Who defended Plnchot, and Hughes appointed as Judge. Washington, D. C, Dec. 7. In an effort to give congress the power to curb monopolies, Congressman Sterling of Illinois, today introduced a Joint resolution providing for submission of a constitution amendment empower ing congress to suppress trusts. The resolution provides that congress be empowered to prevent and suppress monopolies throughout the United States, through appropriate legisla tion. Sterling, who Is the ranking mem ber of the house committee on Judi ciary, wants an amendment to give congress the power not only to regu late Interstate but lntratastete com merce also In certain cases. Comments V'pon Message. New York, Dec. 7. New York publications In commenting today on the president's message call It restful "after the procedure practiced In pre vious administrations." The World finds the message "conciliatory but strangely unresponsive to the needs of the country." It sums up the document as a standpat message. The Sun is satisfied. It sums up by saying, "Look before you legislate." The Herald finds the message one of "rest and peace." Others find It a straight for ward business document showing careful thought and preparation. TAC0T.1A STOPS THE TREATING PRACTICE Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 7. "Have one on me" will be obsolete In Tacoma af. ter December It and any bartender who Is foolish enough to allow treat ing will be subject to a hundred dol lar fine. The city commissioners to day passed an ordinance prohibiting treating In saloons and unless the sa loons obey their licenses will be re voked. Saloonmen declare fully a hundred saloons will be put out of business by the ordinance. ITALIANS DYNAMITE HOUSE! OF THEIR SEATTLE CONSUL Seattle, Wash., Dee. 7. In revenge for some fancied wrong two men, be lieved to have been Italians, dynamit ed the garage In the rear of the resi dence of Dr. A. J. Ghlgllont, Italian consul here early today. The explo sion did a thousand dollars worth of damage to the Ghlglitnl home and mashed window panes within the ra dius of the block. None were Injured. The consul says no black hand gang Is concerned but private revenge was ought There Is no trace of the men whom he says he believes he knows. ' Indian Fund Up. Washington, Dec. 7. In the United States supreme court today the court of claims to directed to show cause why It should not distribute the $4, 000,000 Cherokee Indian fund In ac cordance with a recent decision of the supreme court "LITTLE BOB" SHOWS E Washington, Dec. 7. Senator La Follette has stirred up much talk on uccount of his refusal to meet the president at the president's solicita tion, to discuss appointments to the supreme court. Through Secretary Norton, the president Invited the Wis consin senator to call at the white house yesterday. Instead LaFollclte sent him a note saying that he had only one suggestion to offer that be ing that' only that men should be selected who would be certain to con strue Die constitution and the law with regard to the interests of the peo ple mill not those whose connections would bias their minds in favor of special Interests. WORK ON PANAMA CANAL STOPPED BY HEAVY RAINS Colon, Dec. 7. The government railroad through the canal zone Is In undated today by an overflow of the Charges river caused by heavy ruin fall which still continues. Work on the canal has been halted temporar ily by the heavy rains. ROBERT SHANK WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT MET DEATH WHILE RETURNING FROM HUNT Meager Details of Accident hlmw Young Man Was Thrown From Horse and Gun Discharged Was Purtner of Sam Illttner. Still another accidental shooting with fatal consequences has been writ ten Into the history of Umatilla coun ty tragedy. Word was brought to this city this morning that Robert Shank, well known In this city where he was formerly employed, had been found dead near Cayuse. Details of the sad affair are lack ing but from the best accounts obtain ed up until the time of going to press, it seems that the deceased man in company with Earl Kirkpatrick, a son of It. F. Kirkpatrick, well known reservation farmer, had started on a hunting expedition of a few days on Squaw creek. Further than that his gun was accidentally discharged while he was mounted, nothing has been learned, but, as he was riding an out law cayuse, the general supposition is that the animal became fractious and began bucking when Shank mounted Into the saddle and that the gun was discharged at that time and from that cause. Shank came to this city about three years ago from Ohio and secured em ployment with the O. R. & N. com pany. Later he went to work for John Dyer In the East End grocery which position he retained for over a year and was considered by Mr. Dyer as an extremely valuable man. It was while employed here that he became acquainted with Sam Blttner, the Cayuse rancher, and sometime ago he formed a partnership with Blt tner and has since lived on the ranch. He was about 24 years of age at the time of his sudden death and was the lost member of his immediate family. His only relative in this part of the country Is C. C. Rasor, a cousin, who was employed on the same ranch. Coroner Ralph Folsom drove to Ca yuse this morning to bring the body back to this city. Further particulars of Shank's death were brought to the city this af ternoon by Coroner Folsom and R. F. Kirkpatrick. These particulars show that young Kirkpatrick and Shank were out hunting yesterday but that Kirkpatrick left Shank at the Blttner Shank ranch. Shank had ridden out Into a wheat field to look at the mois ture In the soil. Examination of the ground showed plainly, so It Is said that he was accidentally shot while trying to mount his fractious horse. He carried a 26-20 rifle and an empty shell was found In the gun. He was shot through the forehead and lay on the ground all night His body was discovered this morning by X. V. Hus ton an employe on the Blttner-Shank ranch. Huston became alarmed when he found Shank's riderless horse In the field this morning. HARDWOOD SEEDS SOUGHT. University of Washington to Experi ment on Devastated Areas. University of Washington, Seattle. The board of regents has Instructed Dean Miller of tne forestry depart ment of the University of Washing ton to open negotiations with the fed eral department to secure hardwood seeds for the purpose of using them In experimenting on the devastated areas of Washington as well as about the University of Washington. The methods and seeds themselves will be studied by the forestry students of Washington, Soon the short course in forestry will open Its doors to students from every part of the state. Together with the forestry course those now In the practical work In lumbering sections will be offered the chance to study under Washington's professors. SMUGGLERS ARE BALLMER IS CAUGHT II MET EXONERATED American-Chinese Ring is Bringing Chinese Men and Women to This Country. WOMEN USED FOR IMMORAL PURPOSES RIime Has Been Making S 10,000 Upon Enoh Cargo Smuggled Into San Francisco Hinted Immigration Of ficials Are Involved In Plot. San Francisco, Cat, Doc. 7. Fol lowing the discovery of a number of Chinese coolies and slave girls cooped up In a little fourteen foot enclosure in the hold of the liner Manchuria, It is expected the government officials will soon arrest the ring smugglers here and In China, composed of whites and Chinese. It Is learned through authoritative sources that the gang netted practically 140,000 with the arrival of every liner from the orient. Many girls were lured to the steamer on pretexts. Some were kid napped. Sensational disclosures are expected. The traffic primarily Is In smug gling coolies across. For this the smugglers got a fee ranging from five to ten hundred dollars. The second and more profitable activity of the gang centered In supplying the China towns of various cities with girls. The prices for them ranged from twenty five hundred to five thousand each. The last consignment of girls and men was found in a dark little lock er where they existed for twenty three days on tea water and bread and were not allowed to leave the compartment. It is not known when the Immigration officials learned of the traffic. It is believed the scheme has been working for some time, how ever. It Is Intimated even some Im migration officials are involved in the smuggling scheme. GOVERNMENT WILL TRY TO BREAK UP STEEL TRUST Cleveland. Dec. 7. What nurnorts to be the first step in a plan to break the steel trust will be starter! hir in. morrow when the government files a suit against the Great Lakes Towing company, according to semi-official statements today by E. P. Chamber lain, special counsel for the govern ment. Chamberlain asserts his inves tigations have developed enough evi dence on which to base a suit for dis solution of the steel merger. PORK AND PORK PRODUCTS GOING UP IN CIHCAGO Chicago, Dec. 7. The price of pork and pork products Is tending upward following a small decline in the last few days. Packers admit prices are again due to soar. Although there has been no advance In Chlcako yet It Is bound to come In a few days, they say. NORTH DAKOTA GETS ONE MORE CONGRESSMAN Washington, D. C, Dec. 7. The population of North Dakota Is 677, 606, an increase of 80.0 per cent That state gets one more congress man. South Dakota has 583,888, an Increase of 45 per cent It eeta no additional congressman. ATHENA COUNCILU FAVOR E (Special Correspondence.) . Athena, Ore., Dec, T. After a ses sion that lasted until after 12 o'clock at night the councilmen of this city, were at last able to come to a mutual agreement far enough to draft an or dinance for the licensing and regu lation of the saloons or this city. It appears that the ordinance as It was passed Is the strictest one of Its kind that has ever been Introduced before the Athena council, and It Is the opin ion of some of the leading men In this city that it Is the best license ordi nance that could have been gotten up. Some of the salient characteristics of the drafted document are: That the amount of the license shall be 1600; that a bond of $1000 must be given to the city of Athena, said bond to be given by a reputable surety company; there shall be no gaming of any kind, no shaking of dice nor shall there be any muslo of any kind; that the place of business shall not be opened on 8unday; that all windows and glass doors of places where in toxicating liquors are to be sold shall be of plain glass without painting or frosting thereon and the bar shall be T Majority Report Submitted to Congress Today Minority Reports Submits d. CHARGES MADE WERE NOT SUBSTANTIATED Majority Report Pictures Secretary a Able, Competent, Faithful and Hon orable Official Who Does His Duty by the Public. Washington. Dec. 7. Absolutely exonerating Rall'nger of the charges which resulted In the congressional Investigation, the majority report of the investigating committee was pre sented to congress at noon. The findings of the committee are summed up as follows: "Balllnger Is not an enemy nor Is he hostile to a reasonable Judicial policy of conser vation. No grounds whatever have been shown Justifying the opinion that he Is unfaithful or Inefficient as a public officer. The report said the charges against Ballinger In connection with the Cun ningham claims were unjustified. The report was filed by Cha'rman Nelson. Two minority reports were presented, one signed by four democrats and one republican. The other by Congress man Madison. The committee reported In part that "The evidence presented related mainly to charges against Secretary Ballinger and are chiefly from two sources Lou's R Glavls and Gifford Pinchot. They apparently originated from a strong animosity resulting from supposed difference of policy respecting conservation. "On the evidence the accusers wholly failed to make out a case. Neither was any fact proved nor were all facts taken tngetner able to ex h'bit Ballinger as anything but an able, competent and honorable gen tleman. honestly and faithfully per forming the duties of his high office with an eye single to the public in terest." JOURNALISTS IN CABINET. Ten Out of 16 Members nave Been Newspaper Men In French Capital. The new French cabinet Is describ ed as a '"Cabinet of Journalists." Out of 1? members, 10 have graduated In the Fourth Estate. M. Plchon, the foreign minister, was on the staff of "Justice"; M. Puech and Nolyens wrote for the "Au rore;" M. Andre Lefevre for the "Pe tite Republlque"; M. Lafferre for the "Action;" M. Theodore Girard for the "Petite Gironde"; and M. Maurice Faure has written for the "Figaro" and many other papers. M. Klotz. the minister of finance was founder and managing editor of the "Voltaire" and M. Jean Dupuy Is editor and director of the "Petit Parlsien." School for Hotel Keepers. A school of hotel-k has Just been Inaugurated in Paris by M. Cruppi, ex-MInlster of Commerce, has been started bv thn General Rvn. dlcate of the Hotel Trade In order to enable Frenchmen to mnln their hold In this important lucrative bus iness, the biggest share of which Is now In the hands of fnraftrnnr xhlnflv Germans, Austrians and Swiss. so situated as to be in plain view from the outside: that all places and hous es where such liquors are to be sold shall consist of but one room, with outany partitions, blinds or screens in which no chairs, lunch tables or card tables shall be permitted; that they shall be allowed to remain open on week days from 6 a. m. to 10 p. m., provided that on Saturday such places may remain open until 11 o'clock p. m., when they shall remain closed un til the following Monday morning at 6 a. m.; that any person or persons furnishing evidence sufficient to lead to the conviction of any one violating the terms and provisions of this ordi nance, shall be entitled to 26 per cent of the fine Imposed by the court for such offense; that the punishment for any violation shall be fines ranging from '$50 to $250, or Imprisonment from five to thirty days, and on sec ond offence the violator shall forfeit his license and the bond company will be required to pay said bond. The citizens of this community are well pleased with the aoove ardlnance and It Is hoped by all that It will meet with the desired results. REGULATION WILL Abdul GET TIE EIVE MILLION? Berlin, Dec. 7. The Imperial su preme court ordered the Imperial bank of Berlin to pay Abdul Hamid, depos ed sultan of Turkey, five million dol lars deposited by the ruler several years ago. It Is believed tho young Turks worked political wires to pro cure an order from court so that when the money Is returned to Abdul they can seize it. Previously the bank re fused to pay Abdul on the grounds that the Young Turks compelled him to demand It. RIVERS AND HARBOR MEN IN SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING Washington, Dec. 7. The seventh annual meeting of the rivers and har bors congress opened today with 3500 delegates in attendance. The prin cipal object of the organization Is to secure a regular system of appropri ations for carrying .on .government work on the principal rivers and har bors of the country. In the course of the morning session the delegates were addressed by President Taft. LABOR LEADER SHOT BY STRIKEBREAKER UNION IRON WORKS STRIKE THE CAUSE Slayer Captured in Hiding on Water Front Sold Did Not Know Strike Was on and Applied for Work Shot In Self Defense. San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 7. Dom ingo Navarro, president of the ship scalers union was shot and instantly killed here today V the Union Iron works. The slayer escaped. It Is re ported the shooting was the result of a quarrel centering over the strike which the scalers considered calling. San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 7. (Later) It was learned Augustine Arevalo, a Spaniard, shot Navarro. According to Arevalo he did not know the strike was on and seeing that men were wanted he started to apply for a Job when a number of men, Including Na varro set upon him and struck him several times when he pulled a re volver and fired. The crowd scatter ed. Arevalo was arrested while hid ing on the water front. EGYPT COTTON CROP GOOD. Vigorous Campaign to Destroy Pests Has Been More Than Satis Factory. From the returns available there appears to be every prospect of a rec ord cotton crop In Egypt this year. Warned by the .disastrous ravages of the cotton worm and boll worm last year, the government organized a vig orous campaign against these pests; stringent regulations were Issued that the cultivators must have their crops thoroughly searched and all eggs and grubs carefully picked off, and the local authorities were required to sat isfy themselves that this was being done In the district under theld su pervision. English Inspectors with native as sistants were appointed to patrol the Delta and the cotton growing por tions of Upper Egypt The results have been excellent and the damage to the crops from this cause has been practically negligible. MAY MOVE IiAIGLO?TS BODY. Efforts Being Made to Take Remains of Napoleon's Son to His Tomb. A strong effort Is being made In France to secure the consent or Aus tria for the removal of the casket con taining the remains of the "King of Kome," -TAigion," or the Due de Relchstadt, the son of Napoleon Bonaparte. It la proposed that the body be placed in the Invaltdea. where Napoleon's ashes rest Frederick Masson, the historian, who has specialized on the Napoleon era, opposes the plan. Emlle Mas- sard, recently returned from Vienna, says he advanced the Idea there and It was met with silence. Bdmond Rostand, whose play, TAlglon.'' as played by Sarah Bernhardt, has done more to keep alive the memory of the "child of tragedy" than anything else, says the body evidently does not be long to Austria, but that the plan to bring It to France, he believes, is not practical. Poet and dramatist that he Is, however, he hopes for the final happy reunion of father and son that is to say their bodies In Lee Inva lids, at Parts. A society has teen formed with this object in view and an effort will be made to place the body of TAlglon In the Invalldes In 1(11. William G. Frltts and wife of Her mlston were among the west end res idents who came up to Pendleton this morning. S. T. Phillips of Weston Is a busi ness visitor In the city today. IS Third Successive Deteat of Unionists Causes Followers to Demand Ousting. LIBERALS INCREASING THEIR PREVIOUS LEAD Returns Today Show Conservatives to Have 147 But Majority Will Rest With Coalition of Liberals, Na tionalists and Laborites Latter Elect 20 Members. London, ec. 7. Arthur Balfour was today dubbed the "Bryan of English politics," owing to the third succes sive defeat of the unionists under his leadership. Efforts are being already made to force him out of the party. There are indications today that the government coalition is Increasing its majority by at least one district over its representation In the last parlia ment. Election returns thus far show as follows: Conservatives, 147; lib erals, 106; nationalists, 26; laborites. UNIVERSITY ARRANGES FOR COMMONWEALTH DAY University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore, Dec. 6. (Special) Plans for holding; the third annual commonwealth con ference, which commemorates re gon's admission to the Union as a state, are well under way, and the event will be celebrated on January 12 and 13, iSll, by a gigantic citizens conference at the University of Ore gon in Eugene. Questions of vital public interest will be discussed by promlnet citizens who have given the subject serious thought and study. Speakers are already being secured to fill the program and those In charge expect to have the best talent of the northwest represented. These conferences are being held annually for the purpose of promoting the highest intelligence of citizenship, and to this end such questions as the improvement of country life conditi ons, the necessity for greater protec tion of the public health, and the se curing of the largest promptest and most economic justice through the state's laws and courts will be dis cussed. A new departure will also be at tempted this year. That is to endeav or on the part of the University to co operate with the various civic and social clubs throughout the state for the study of problems of social and civic welfare. Much interest is being manifested in this movement in University circles a great deal more than was evinced at the last two conferences and a rec ord breaking attendance Is expected. Holidays will be declared at the Uni versity, and the students will attend, In a body. Europe's First Skyscraper. Europe's first "skyscraper" after the American model is to be erected In Milan. It Is a consequence of the en ormously Increased value of land la the city, which like New York is now. expanding heavenword. The build ing will be 150 feet high, having 14 stories and seven elevators. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR TO HAVE SOCIAL AFFAIR Friday night is to be a big night for Knights Templar In this county. The local commandery No. 7. has sent out Invitations to all members and all other Knights Templar In this vi cinity to repair to their hall on that night together with their wives, chil dren, mothers and sweethearts to wit ness the annual Installation of their officers-elect Right Emmlnent Past Grand Commander Thomas C Tay lor will be in charge of the ceremo nies and he will be assisted by tho other officers of the lodge. W. JiL Brock, J. F. Robinson and J. R. Rick son constitute the committee which has the affair in charge and they arw making great preparatons for the en tertainment of members ana visitors. Refreshments and music have been provided for and a profitable evenring is assured all who attend. The following are the officers-elect who are to be Installed: William L. Thompson, emminent commander; Cliff J. Bellli.ger. generalissimo; James A. Best captain general; Bea Ambrose, prelate; Till D. Taylor, se nior warden; Will R. Wyrick. junior warden; John R. Dickson, treasurer; Joe H. Parkes, recorder; Guy S. Hols Ington, warder; Clinton E. Roosevelt, sentinel. J. B. Despaln, who has been suffer ing from a protracted Illness, la bow slowly recovering. 1 O