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PENDLETON. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMIJEK 7, 1910.
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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.
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