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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
NO. 706
VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMJiEU 13, 1910.
POULTRY SHOW
5
Tn TU
icii i iiuuoauu uuiiaio iuiiii
of Chickens on Exhibit in
The Armory.
cm u offers high
pkai.sk fok display
Show Formally 0Xiul Till Aftcr
noon United Orcliestra to PI".V
Tonight Armory Well Arranged
for Convenience of Kiiectators Wil
liam In I-nrgcst ExliI75ltor.
Ten thousand dollars worth of
chickens are crowing and cackling In
armory hall on Court street, where
the second annual exhibition of the
Umatilla-Morrow county poultry as
sociation opened Its doors at 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
"That Is a mighty fine bunch of
birds," declared Judge Elmer Glmlln
of Illinois, as he sauntered about the
hall this morning. "You have a
plendld hall here and I like your ar
rangement of coops," continued the
wan who Is to place the awards.
The work of scoring the birds was
started this afternoon and the first
ribbons will be hung up this evening
o that visitors will have a chance to
gaze at the winners. The show was
already for the opening, thereby set
ting a northwest record. There has
not been a particle of confusion and
there Is plenty of room for spectators.
The chickens also show up much bet
ter In the new'coops purchased by the
association, than they did last year
In the old style coops.
PliraxanM Attract.
The first thing that attracted the
attention of the opening day crowd
was the exhibit of China pheasants at
the head of the armory stairs. These
beautiful birds are owned by Dr.
John Grlswold of Helix and they
promise to be one of the attractive
features of the big show.
Varieties Represented.
Among the different varieties rep
resented at the show are the follow
ing: Mottled Anconas, Barred Plymouth
Rocks. Duff Plymouth Rocks, Colum
bian Plymouth Rocks, Ruff Orping
tons, Rlack Orpingtons, White Or
pingtons, Japanese Silkies, Rose Comb
White Leghorns, Rrown Leghorns,
Silver Spnngled Hamburgs, Black
Jnvns, Rhode Island Reds, White
Wyandotte, Silver Laced Wyandottes,
Buff Cochin Bantams, White Cochin
Bantams. White Guineas. Black Lnng
hans, Black Minorcas, White Indian
Runner Ducks, Fawn Colored Indian
Runnrr Ducks, Pit Games, Homing
Pigeons, Red Caps. '
Williams l iArgest Exhibitor.
Earl A. Williams, the Milton man
who Introduced the Columbian Ply
mouth Rocks In the northwest. Is the
largest exhibitor 'of any one breed at
the show. He has 29 of his favorites
on exhibition. B. F. Williams, the
Milton breeder of Bluff Plymouth
-Rocks and B. F. Averlll, of this city,
who makes a specialty of Buff Or
pingtons, tie for second place with 25
birds each. N. A. Humphrey with 20
Black Minorcas is third man.
Concert Tills Evening.
Following the opening of the doors
this evening, there will be a concert
by the United Orchestra. The doors
will open at 7:30 and the concert will
begin soon after. Everything has been
arranged for the con fort of those who
wish to llBtcn to the series of eon-
The program for this evening will
be as follows:
1. March In a Nutshell Rosey
I. Characteristic Piece Cupid's
Dream Dehrno
8. Cgardas Danse Styrlnne Mlchlels
4. Walts Jolly Fellows VollstsUt
I "Bewitching Beauty" . .
L, P. Laurendeau
6. Selection Faust Ouonod
T Indian Characteristic Piece
Tomahawk Dance t
Andrew Herman
t. March Men of Harvard .... Grey
SEATTLE MINISTER
THREATEN ED FOR STAND
Seattle, Wash., Dec. IS. The postal
authorities today began a search for
the person who sent a death threat
In malls to Reverend Adna Wright,
pastor of tho First Methodist church
of Seattle. Sunday the minister at
tacked tho, city administration. Yes
terday hegot a letter telling him to
desist or he would bo killed. Wright
la not worried and says only a cow
ard would send an ononymous mis
sive. HEAVY EARTHQUAKE
RECORDED LAST NIGHT
Washington, D. C, Dec. IS. A
heavy earthquake of more than an
hour's duration was recorded by the
seismograph of the weather bureau
today. The shock occurred about five
thousand miles distant It began At
even minutes of two this morning.
The movement was east and west.
1
OREGON MAN WAS
KILLED IN CHICAGO
Chicago, 111., Doc. 13. In a blood
stained letter written by Nathan li.
Hyde, former federal commissioner
for southern Oregon, as he was
struck and killed by a crowbar, the
police today believe they hold a clew
to the murderer. Tho detectives are
seeking Kmll Mnthias In connection
with the crime. It Is believed Hyde
was writing the letter for Mathlas.
Tho body -was discovered when blood
seeped through the floor to the room
below which Mathias .occupied.
Al'STRALIAN WOMEN HAVE
SAME WAGES AS MEN'
Mplbourne, Australia, Dec. 13. By
a decision of the arbitration court In
Sydney women, under the Industrial
laws, are now entitled to the same
wages as men. The decision was made
today. This so far from benefiting
women will lead In many cases to
their supercesslon by men In facto
ries and shops.
WALL STREET LIKES
NEW CHIEF JUSTICE
SAY COl'KT IS NOW
MORE CONSERVATIVE
lawyers Align White, Day, Holme,
Lurum ami Hughes as Conserva
tives Ilarlund and Vandevanter
ai Radicals; Ijimar and McKcnna
as Uncertain.
New York, N. Y., Dec. 13. Wall
street believes that the new supreme
court as rounded out by the appoint
ments of Taft Is conservative. The
New York News Bureau, a recognized
Wall street organ, commenting on
tho court appointments today, says:
"The members of the bar who have
been endeavoring to classify the prob
ablo attitude of the supreme court
have concluded It Is more conservative
than when the Standard Oil case and
American Tobacco case were last
heard by them. Lawyers align the
membership in about the following
fashion: Conservatives: Chief Jus
tlco White; Justices Day. Holmes,
Lurton and Hughes, Radicals; Har
lan and Vandevanter; uncertain, La
mar and McKenna.
COLUMBIA ICE COVERED;
MAY RE TOTAL IOSS
Valdcs, Dec. 13. Alaska, Dec. 13.
Completely sheathed In Ice, with a
holo torn In her hull amidships and
with from 25 to 28 feet of water In all
her compartments, tho Alaska Steam
ship company's liner Olympia, lies
like a stranded Iceberg on the reef of
dreary Bllgh Island, Prince William
Sound, and Is expected to become a
total loss, vth her cargo, part of
which had been salved from the same
company's steamship Northwestern,
when she was sunk at False Bay, Pu
get Sound, recently. Of the 726 per
sons on board the Olympia when she
struck, all were saved and taken to
Valdez and Ellamar,' with the excep
tion of three members of the crew,
who are are standing by the ship.
SAN FRANCISCO WANTS
TO FORCE EARLY VOTE
Washington, D. C, Dec. 13. Confi
dent they have sufficient rotes for
San Francisco for the Panama exposi
tion, members of the California dele
gation today concentrated their ef
forts toward getting an early vote on
the question of the fair site. They
hope for an agreoment In the house
which will permit voting on the bill
either Thursday or Friday of this
week.
SHOT NIECE WHO HAD
CALLED HIM TO BREAKFAST
Albuquerque, N. M.. Dee. IS. A. W.
Gray, who shot and killed his niece,
Mary Williamson, thinking her a bur
glar, probably will be exonerated by
the coroner's Jury today. Tho man
is completely unnerved. He declared
today he was half asleep when he
shot. He did not know what he was
doing until the report fully awakened
him. She was calling him to break
fast when ho rose from his bed and
fired. He was not arrested.
ELLEN8BURG HAS 4200
WENATCIIKE HAS 4050
Washington, D, C, Dec. IS. The
census bureau has announced the pop
ulation of Ellensburg, Washington at
4209 and Wenatchee, Washington, at
4060.
AUNT OF MRS. TAFT
IS DEAD AT DECATUR
Decatur, Ills., Dec. IS. Mrs. Han
na Jock, an aunt of Mrs. Taft, wife of
the president, died here today. She
was 90. Death was caused by pneu
monia.
W. R. Taylor of Athena Is in the
city today.
BATTLE ON
if III
Report Says Engagement Has
Been Under Way Sir.ce
Sunday.
DIAZ SENDS FOR
MAN II EEXILER
Northbound Tralim from Fighting
Zone Bring Women nml Children
Refugee! Mexican FcdcrallKis Ar
rest Woman for Aiding Cause of
Mndcro.
El Paso, Texas, Dec. 13. A battle
twenty miles from Pedernales In the
state of Chihuahua, ' which began
Sunday, Is reported still In progress
with heavy losses on both sides. Trains
moving northward on the Mexican
Northwestern railroad filled with
with women and children, refugees
from the fighting zone.
Has Sent for Reyes.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 13. Gen
eral Reyes who was practically ban
ished from Mexico because his name
was mentioned In connection wth the
vice presidency a little more than a
year ago Is to return to his own
country. Reports received here from
authentic sources say Diaz has sum
moned him back and decided to make
him an understudy for the president
Reyes Is reported returning now
from Europe.
Mexican Woman Arrowed.
Douglas. Ariz., Doc. 13. A woman
Is now figuring prominently in the
situation in Mexico. And her efforts
up to the time of her arrest were In
behalf of the revolutionists.
Senora Dolores Medrano is believed
to be the one woman In Mexico who
knows the whereabouts of Madero, the
head of the revolutln. She has Just
been arrested In Torreon, together
with the whole Junta that has been
operating with her In behalf of Ma
dero. According to the information re
ceived. Madero has been writing her
letters, and the, in turn, has passed
them by couriers to Insurrocto chiefs
In the northern part of Chihuahua
and Coahulla. The following were ar
rested with her and are now In the
state prison at Torreon.
Jesus de la Torre. Francisco Sar
nana, Gregorio Oxiedo, Norberto Ri
vera, RIcardo de la Torre, Carlos Vela
Martinez, Ursulo Medrano, Manuel
Hernandez and Servero Ovideo.
FARMER BLAMED FOR
HIGH LIVING COST
Chicago, 111., Dec. 13. The high
cost of living la blamed partially on
farmers today. Sir Horace Plunkett,
president of the Irish agricultural so
ciety, is here today touring the coun
try for the purpose of studying con
ditions. "Unless the American far
mer organizes and distributes his own
products there cannot be a reduction
In the high living cost either here or
abroad," he said. "In this way the far
mer would reduce the portion of the
middleman's profits and thus make
more money."
CHID REN'S HOME BURNED
ONE BOY LOST LIFE
Springfield, Mo., Dec. IS. Fire de
stroyed the ,hlldren's home here
early today. Ralph Barnes, aged sev
en, was burned to death. The child
was in the elck ward and was forgot
ten In the excitement. Several other
children were burned but not serious
ly while being rescued.
AHXIOUS OHIO MOTHER SEEKS
NEWS
At S o'clock this afternoon H. E.
Williams, tle minting man, was lo
cated by Mr. Stroble, through the as
ttlctance of n local clergyman.
Does anyone know of the where
abouts of Harry E. Williams, former
resident of Pendleton, but who has
not been heard from during the past
year? Parties having news of Wil
liams and especially anything that
will show his present location may
confer a great favor upon the mother
of the missing man by giving any In
formation they may have to Council
man V. Stroble.
As secretary of the Pendleton aerie
of the Order of Eagles, Mr. Stroble
has Just received a communication
from young Williams' mother who
lives at Logan, Ohio. .Her name Is
Mrs. T. W. Rochester and In her let
ter of Inquiry she says she Is greatly
alarmed over her failure to find any
CUMMINS FOR
revision m
Introduces Resolution Calling
for Schedule by Schedule
Revision.
DEFENDS PLAN WHEN
SAAlE IS CRITICISED
Iowa Senator Says Country ExiMcts
Some Changes in Tariff Schedule
Would Prevent Houne From Pre
senting Hill Calling for Revision of
Entire Tariff.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 13. De
fending a resolution he introduced
yesterday for the modification of the
rules to permit a schedule by sched
ule revision of the tariff from charg
es that It was "revolutionary and
drastic" Senator Cummins, In the sen
ate said today: "It is not my pur
pose to precipitate "a tariff debate. 1
believe however, some portions of the
tariff law are indefensible. I gave
close attention to the recent political
contest and found It the sentiment
throughout the country that some
schedules are too high. Unless the
rules are modified the present tariff
law will continue in effect until those
believing in high protection think a
new act Is necessary or those oppos
ing high protection wage a success
ful war."
Cummins explained the effect of the
proposed change by saying the am
endments would be limited to the
items of the schedules the bill car
ried. He admitted it would bar the
house from presenting a bill revising
the entire tariff.
HOUSE IS CONSIDERING
PENSION BILLS TODAY
Washington, D. C, Dec. 13. The
pension bill carrying an appropria
tion of $153,668,000 is being consid
ered in the house of representatives
today. A report accompanying the
bill asserts the government has al
ready paid out more than four bil
lions for pensions. It Is expected the
bill will be attacked In some quarters
and efforts made to reduce the
amount.
ACQl'ITTAL OF MISS LE BLANC
IS FREELY PREDICTED
Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 13. An ac
quittal was freely predicted today for
Hattie Leblanc, who Is charged with
having murdered Clarence Glover, af
ter the attorneys for the defense con
cluded their final plea. The case
goes to the Jury' tonight. Miss Le
blanc is unperturbed. The suggestion
that Mrs. Glover might have gtlled
her husband was played upon strong
ly by the defense.
JACK JOHNSON BOXES
FIRST TIME SINCE RENO
Chicago, 111., Dec. 13. For the
first time since he stepped out of the
ring at Reno Johnson today boxed.
Walter Monahan, a San Francisco
youth, who was one of his sparring
partners at Reno, worked him out
today. Johnson denied he agreed to
fight the winner of the Langford
Jeanette fight in Paris.
LYNCH WILL BE CHOSEN
AS LEAGUE HEAD AGAIN
New York, N. Y., Dec. IS. Little
opposition for the reelection of Lynch
as president was expected when the
national league directors met this af
ternoon to select officers and draw up
a schedule of games for next season.
OF H. E. I
trace of her missing son. Williams
last wrote to her from this city early
In the fall of 1909. At that time he
was staying at the Arnold hotel in this
city. He had been working for a
rancher named Burgeon (evidently
meant for Bergevln), seven miles out
from Adams.
According to the missing man's
mother he wrote her he Intended go
ing to Walla Wnlla. Since that time
she has had no trace of him whatso
ever. Consequently she has become
alarmed lest he has met with trouble
in some form.
An investigation of the records of
Pendleton Aerie F. O. E., was made
by Mr. Stroble this morning. It re
veals that Williams formerly belonged
to the local aerie but has been sus
pended for non-payment of dues.
Nevertheless Mr. Stroble will do his
utmost to locate the missing man for
the accommodation of the anxious
mother In Ohio.
ADAMS MAN STABBED
IN FIGHT OVER GIRL
(Special Correspondence.)
Adams, Ore , Dec. 13. Considerable
excitement has been aroused in Ad
ams over a stabbing affray which oc
curred Sunday evening in which Joe
McBean, a well known young man of
the town was severely cut In the
arm. Louis Lacourse, another well
known young man, was the assailant
in the affair which, it Is said, arose
over a young lady with whom both
were infatuated. At the time of the
quarrel the two men had been drink
ing heavily and hot words soon led
to an exchange of blows. Lacourse
drew a knife and struck his rival in
the fleshy part of the right arm. In
flicting a wound several inches In
length and severing the main artery
so that the wounded man almost
bled to death before medical aid
could be summoned.
Lacourse went to his home after
the affair and the officers made no at
tempt to arrest him until today when
a warrant was gotten out and they
are now looking for him.
RAILROADS MAY
COM3IERCE COMMISSION
RULES AGAINST SHIPPERS
Private Cars May Be Handled by
Roads Same As Other Cars Ship
pers Must Pay Demurrage If Left
Loaded on Side Tracks.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 13. Rail
roads have the right to impose such
demurrage charges on private cars as
they see fit, according to a decision
given today by the Interstate com
merce commission. The finding was
given in a case brought by Proctor &
Gamble, soap manufacturers of Cin
cinnati, against the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton and Dayton railroad. The man
ufacturers objected because the rail
road assessed them for not unloading
their private cars on their own tracks.
The railroad argued that the cars
were used as a favor to the owners
and insisted that as soon as they were
taken by the roads for transportation
of goods they ceased to be private and
were hauled subject to sales condi
tions the same as any other cars. The
commission held that the railroads
are not forced to haul private cars
and therefore could impose such
conditions as they saw fit.
RICH SENATOR ELKINS
DYING OF STARVATION
Washington. D. C. Dec. 13. Sur
rounded by luxury but starving to
death because of Inability to assimi
late food. United States Senator El
kins of West Virginia, Is near death,
according to a report current here to
day. It Is Asserted he has lost so
much flesh his friends don't recog
nize him. No one Is allowed to Bee
him. Last night It was announced
at his home there is no cause for
alarm.
CITY MAN'S EARNINGS
HAVE REMAINED THE SAME
Washington, Dec. IS. The earn
ings of the average city worker re
mained stationary during the last de-
'cade, while the purchasing power of
the farmer Increased over fifty per
cent against a twelve per cent In
crease In the cost of necessities, ac
cording to a statement contained In
the annunl report of Victor Olmstead,
chief of the bureau of statistics filed
today.
DOCTOR DENIES GUnT
AND FURNISHES BAIL
Dr. M. R. Stapp, who has been re
leased from Jail at Montesano, Wash.,
upon giving ball for J5000, denies the
charge of manslaughter for which he
was arrested. His arrest was In con
nection with the death of Miss Mary
Bauer of Satsup who died from the ef
fects of an operation which It was
charged was performed by Dr. Stapp.
In his statement he says he never
knew of the girl an1 has no knowledge
of the case.
TOYS ENJOYED BY
CHILDREN OF 6IAM
Slam has a large Juvenile popula
tion. With Siamese children, as with
those of other lands, toys are very
popular, but they are usually the
crude work of local manufacturers
and consist of rag dolls and dogs, or
animals, wagons, etc., made of palm
leaves, or else they are Imported from
China and Japan; and occasionally
some mechanical toys from Germany
find their way to the local market.
No bazaar Is complete here without
Its toy stand. Teddy bears and dolls
would find a ready sale, as would
cheap tin toys, carts, wagons, boats,
guns, military equipments and fur
niture, and also the cheaper mechan
ical toys, such as automobiles and
"rickshaws" drawn by men.
ROADS PREPARE
EOR J STRIKE
Western Railroads Assem
bling Extra Men at Division.'
Points.
TU INMEN DO NOT
EXPECT A STRIKE
Il'loft from Winnipeg Says S8,(M'
Engineers Will Go Out Unless De
mands Are Granted Tacoma Engi
neers Say Matter Will Be Adjusted
by Arbltration,
Portland, Ore., Dec. 13. From
sources considered well Informed
concerning railroad matters. It is re
ported today that the railroads In the
northwest have been quietly placing
reserve engineers at Important divi
sion points such as Portland, Spokane,.
Tacoma, Seattle, Poeatello and"
Butte, in anticipation of a strike of'
locomotive engineers. This is merely
a precaution so the railroads wOl
kn v Aa A Ia nncrofn o !na n I f Vi nut -" -
lay. It Is said there Is a general feel
ing that there will be no strike bat
both sides are preparrns.
Winnipeg. Dec. 13. The leading -engine
drivers on the railways run
ning out of Winnipeg are preparing
the great engineers' strike affecttn--
the Canadian and American lines In .
the west will be called December 23:
unless the demands of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, sub
mitted to the railroads at Chicago yes
terday for an increase be granted.
About 36.000 engineers are affected.
Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 13. The en
gineers here eipress the opinion (here
will be no strike but that arbitration
will prevent a general strike of en
gineers on the western lines.
RUBBER FOREST SATO
TO HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED
In the widespread public inter-
shown in the announcement of the
discovery' of a fortune In wild rubber
In an explored forest on a 15.08S
acre estate in British Gulnana, owned
by the Bartica company, a corpora
tion with offices in New York, there
Is a vivid suggestion of the furore
created last spring in London when
several of the East Indian rubber
companies announced dividends of
more than 200 per cent. The discov
er' which Is attributed to Henry
Pearson, editor of the Indian Rubber
World, who found specifnens of wild
rubber trees growing on the outskirts
of the forest when he visited the
property in March last, and suggest
ed an exploration of the whole tract,,
looks to be the biggest thing of Its
kind reported In some years. An av
erage of 20 trees to the acre has been
foundx indicating some 280,000 on the
whole area. They range all the way
from 20 to 90 inches in circumfer
ence and some are believed to be 100
years old. It is believed they wUt
yield on an average of five pounds
of dry rubber to the tree in the first
year of tapping or an indicated ag
gregate of 1,400,000 pounds to- the
whole forest Samples of the latex
extracted from some of the trees on
the prperty sent here for analysis are
reported to have a market value two--thirds
that of Para rubber and here
fore worth from $J to SI. 50 a pound.
TWO WHITE WOMEN
CLAIM JAP HUSBAND.
The rather unusual spectacle of two-,
women claiming a diminutive Japan
ese as their liege lord and sovereign
master was presented In trie supreme
court of New York this week when
John IT. Sassa was brought to court
to show cause why he should not pay
Jennie Sasa some $4 she says Is
due her for her support. When the
cherry blossoms were In full bloom
and exallng their sweetest fragrance
In 1S97 Sassa and his wife, who was
a Mrs. Jennie Coakley, were married.
They have four little children. The
couplo lived together until 190, whan
Sassa left his wife. Subsequently he
fell in love with Elizabeth Ackerson.
a former Sunday school teacher, and
went to live with her. Both women
were in court, vowing that they loved
the Jap and that life without hlaa
would be a hopeless void.
Springfield to Vote on Saloon.
Eugene, Ore. The city of Spring
field will probably be the first in Ore
gon to hold a special election under
the new "home rule" law to decide
whether or not the city shall have
saloons. As the city gave a majority
against prohibition at the November
general election, It is firmly believed
that saloons will be voted for at the
special election. A city election was
held Monday at which the "wet" can
didates for councllmen were elected,
and the council now has a majority
of members of that persuasion. The
councllmen elected are John M.
Matthews and Welby Stevens, who won
over Mel Fenwlck and D. S. Jordan.