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PENDLETON. OREGON, Fill DAY, DECEMBER 80, 11)10.
NO. 7098
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REBELS LOSE.
STRONG CITY
Mexican Federalist Troops
Capture Stronghold of Rev
olutionists. GENERAL GUZAN, ONE
REBEL LEAD Kit, KILLED
Defeated Inmirrectos Flee to Moun
tains Pursued by Government
Troops Reirtcd That Insurgents
re I)lHK-rslii(f Hcforo Advance of
Diaz Troops Cordoba Expects At
tack Before Morning First Stage
of War Ended.
Galveston, Texas, Dec. 30. Dis
patches received here today confirm
the report that Malo Paso, the revo
lutionists' stronghold in Mexico has
been caDtured bv federalists, also
th reDort that General Gtizan has
been killed. The federalists are pur- j therefore It Is uncertain which of the
ulng the rebels who fled to the gentlemen will receive the honor. Had
mountains. ' Governor Benson been able to have
General Luques force was said to j Performed the duties of the office
b&Ve succeeded in Joining that of which he inherited when Chamberlain
General Navarro without any encoun-! was elected to the senate, apparently
ter with the insurreetos, by a route to the appointment would have been
the south of Mai Paso canyon, but as ! made Immediately upon the reslgna
to the future conduct of the campaign j tlon of Judge Bean and Mr. Winter
Information was refused on the would be the man to assume the office
ground that to give It would be pre-: on the first of January. What will
tudlelnl to its success. : be the result now Is a part of the
Reports that have reached here
through unofficial channels from Chi-
huahua say scouts from General Lu- i
que's command who have been ex-'
plorlng the country in the last two
days between Pedernales and Guer
rero, brought news that the Insurgents
were dispersing and that it was prob- :
able that when the combined armies
of Luque and Navarro reach Guerre- ;
ro, they will find the city deserted by
the rebels.
Stories have appeared In newspa
pers of Merlda, Yucatan, that upris
ings had occurred In Tabasco and
Chiapas. At the war department t-
day. sub-secretary General Salamanca
said there nnl been no irouoio wnui-
ever In Chiapas, but that a company
of federal troops had routed a num- :
ber of bandits In Tabasco. 1
Cordoba Eeots Attack.
Mexico City. Dee. 30. A special to hng B0S 5 persons to the square mile,
the Mexican Herald from Cordoba, 1 ,huSi ccorning to census bureau fig
stato of Vera Cruz, said an attack on urP!Ii ca(jinK the list of states In the
that city was expected before morn- ! nlatter of denslty of population.
ln?. I Nevada, with only seven-tenths of
j a person to the mile, finds a place
First Stage Ended. - at the lower end of the table giving
Chihuahua, Mexico, Dec. 30. Offl- I tj,so fncts.
clal reports which seem to .bo eon-! g;.con(J jn the denslh' llst.Mnssachu.
firmed by developments, Indicate t..at SpUs Bupport(, 418.8 ppr3ons to the
the first stage of the Insurrection In , s(,unre n,I(1. New jPr8Cy. 337.7; Con-
western i ninuanua is over m.u
second has begun. The government :
believes mat me . msurrecios louB"1 1
thelr last organised battle at Peder
rales two weeks ago and that they
have split Into small bands, which It
will take months to catch and subdue.
These reports are confirmed by the
(Continued on page flve.)
WHOLE VILLAGES
LEVELED III GREECE
Athens, Greece, Dec. JO. Whole braska, with 1B.B. Washington ex
vlllagea In Ells province have been ceeds ner neighbor. Oregon, with Bev
leveled by yesterday's earthquake and era( persons to the mile, by more
many were killed, according to re-,
porta reaching this etty today. Only
a few details have thus far been re
ceived by a roundabout way as the
telegraph lines throughout the prov
ince are prostrated.
Many of the reports are alarming,
but most of them are reassuring and
to the fact that most of the damage
was done In small towns. The cities
scaped demolition as the first re
ports Indicated.
The beginning of the new year will
see the commencement of the last
part of the million and a quarter Im
provement work which the W.-O. R.
5fc N. Is doing between this city and
Yoakum, which work will eliminate
several curves, reduce several grades
and shorten the distance between this
city and Portland by two miles. Ac
cording to a statement made by Local
Agent T. F. O'Brien (his morning the
grade is all completed, the rails are
delivered and the work of laying them
will be begun immediately.
Mr. O'Brien also stated that trains
on the new North Coast road will
oemmence to run between North
LAYING OF RAILS ON REBUILT
OOAD TO COMMENCE AI ONCE
ONE KILLED AND
ONE INJURED.
Chehalis, Wash., Dec. 30.
S. M. Hanley, a brakeman.wag
killed and J. B. McMillan, a
brakeman, was Injured, In a rear
end collision between an extra
and freight train this morning
near this city. Hanley was
ground to death beneath the
wheels after he was knocked
from the top of a car. An In-
quest will be held this after-
noon. Hanley leaves a widow
and a daughter, who reside at
Elma.
LOCAL JUDGESHIP
SEEMS IN TANGLE
Sulcm, Ore., Dec. 30. Advices from
the capltol In the matter of the suc
cessor to Judge H. J. Bean In this
district are to the effect that Gover
nor Benson has requested the acting
governor to appoint John P. Winter,
but that, on the other hand certain
political influences are at work for
the appointment of G
W. P.ieip.
game of politics, and we shall see
wnat we snail see
OREGON HAS SEVEN
PERSONS TO MILE
CENSUS BUREAL TELLS OP
GROWTH IN DENSITY
1
R104l? islnnd Has More reoplc Per
Square Mile Than Any Other State
In I'n Ion Nevada at Foot of List
Oregon's showing Creditable,
Washington. Dec. 30. Rhode Island
nectcut 231.3. and New York, 191. Z.
Tnp 0,hPr gtntes possegSn(r more than
100 to the mile are:
I Pennsylvania. 171; Maryland, 130.3;
Ohio. 117: Delaware. 103. and Illi
nois, 100.7.
Wyoming, boasting 1 ' 1-J persons
to the mile, more than doubles Ne
vada, while Arizona, with 1.8 stands
third from the bottom. Montana, New
Mexico, Idaho, Utah, Oregon, South
Dakota, Colorado and North Dakota,
all have fewer persons than 10 to the
mile.
Of the states of large population,
Washington takes the lead In the
growth of density, having advanced
from 7.8 to 17.1 per square mile In
the last 10 years, thus taking a place
between Kansas, with 10.6 and Ne-
tnan 10l and even gurpasses Califor-
nla with 1E.2.
Idaho Increased from 1.9 to 3.9
and Oklahoma from 11.4 to 23.9.
The figures for other states are;
Indiana, 75. S; Kentucky. 67 0; Ten
nessee, 62.4; Virginia, 61.2; West Vir
ginia, 60.8; South Carolina, 49.7;
Michigan, 48.9; Missouri, 47.9; New
Hampshire, 47.7; North Carolina,
(Continued on page five.)
Yakima and Attalia immediately af
ter the first of the year which will
mark tho conclusion of one of the
most Important pieces of railroad de
velopment work which the Harrlmnn
system has undertaken In recent years
In the northwest.
But though the work of track lay
ing is soon to commence on the recon
structed line west of this city, It Is not
probable that trains will be running
through the famous Coe tunnel and
over the new grade before Bprlng. The
company does not seem to be In any
hurry to make use of Its new roadbed
and will be sure that everything Is In
order before the change Is mad).
PLAN TO END
LONG
Contention Over Clc sing of
Streets. May Be Ended by
Adoption of Compromise.
SC HEME BROACHED BY
BOARD OP MANAGERS
At First Luncheon in Many Months
Commercial Association Board Gets
Buny Will Discuss Road Plans
Next Week and Then Question of
City Improvement Districts.
If a plan that was suggested at a
luncheon of the Commercial associa
tion managers today can be carried
out an end will be reached to the long
standing question regarding the clos
ing of Aura and Lilleth streets so as
to give the O.-W. R. & N. company
J needed grounds for their local yards.
At the meeting of the managers to
day this subject was one among
many discussed with interest. The
plan suggested Is that a conference
be held between representatives of the
city and the railroad people with a
view to adjusting the matter by a
compromise. It was suggested tha
in return for the closing of the two
streets the railroad be asked to Im
prove Bluff street, to provide drive
ways along either side of their track
jown t0 Webb street an that an un
dershot be constructed at Webb street
so as to permit the traffic there to go
underground instead of across the
track as at present. In order to pro
vide an outlet down the south side of
the truck it would be necessary to
move the Standard Oil company s
tank Several of the managers today
predicted that if such a plan as this
could be carried out the property
owners in that vicinity would cease
objecting to the closing of the two
thoroughfares.
To Talk of Roads.
The subjects of the district road
law, the Tuttle act, and of the propos
ed plan for improvement districts
within the city were also discussed
today. Upon motion It was decided
to ask the members of the incoming
county court t mPe wKn- the mana
gers at luncheon next Friday noon for
the purpose of discussing the Tuttle
law. Dr. Smith Is to have a paper ex
plaining the provisions of that act.
At some subsequent meeting It Is
the plan to have the mayor and other
representatives of the council at the
luncheon to discuss the plan for a
charter amendment to provide local
Improvement districts.
At the meeting today a committee
was named to investigate the advisa
bility of Pendleton's Intervening In
the rate case brought by Baker City
before the interstate commerce com
mission. Messrs. Charles Bond, Harry
Gray and W. E. Brock were named
upon this committee.
Today was the first time the Com
mercial association managers have
been together since last summer' and
the luncheon proved a very pleasant
and Interesting affair. It waB presid
ed over by W. L. Thompson, president
(Continued on page five.)
CHINESE TONGS SIGN
PEACE PACT-END WAR
New York, Dec. 30. Peace has
been declared between the Chinese
Tongs of the United States. The
compact was sealed last night in the
presence of officials of the Chinese
legation of Washington and by load
ers of the "Four Brothers" and "On
Leongs." The peace agreement Is be
ing circulated today.
Under the peace terms the pact ex
tends throughout the United States
and the local police will be called In
by the Tongs whenever a murder oc
curs, instead of tong wars being de
clared. Whenever a tong member
kills a member of another tong. un
der the new treaty, the death will be
paid for in coin and no war will be
started.
Tho peace agreement ends the
oldest feud between warring tongs In
tho United States. These two tongs
have engaged In fights in the Chinese
quarters here and in other cities, not
ably Snn Francisco, ever since the
Chinese Immigration to this country
has obtained.
$10,000 FOR A BALL PLAYER.
Uncle of Former Texas Leaguer Gives
Him Christinas Gift.
Fort Smith. Ork., Dec. 30. This
was a happy Christmas f or James
Fernandex, formerly a Texas League
baseball player, and more recently a
policeman. Eugene S. Scales, better
known as "Cotton King," presented
Fernandei with a check for $10,000.
Fcrnandes Is a nephew of Scales.
10 RECLAIM
9000 ACRES
Hermiston People See Much
Cause tor Rejoicing in Re
cent Appropriation.
MARGINAL LAND TRIBUTARY
TO HERMISTON INCLUDED
Appropriation More Tlian Sufficient
to Complete "Fourth" Unit and Ini-imi-tant
Extension Work is Entcr
pretntlon Placed Upon Action
Turning Down of West Umatilla
Extension Taken Philosophically in
West End.
(Special Correspondence.)
Hermiston, Ore., Dec. 29 That
the United States government has
appropriated $325,000 for the com
pletion of the Umatilla Irrigation pro
ject at this place, has encouraged the
people of Hermiston and the. many
settlers here, notwithstanding the fact
that the army engineers have turned
down the west side extension, the
lands which lie from two to twenty
miles west of Hermiston. And while
It seems very strange that such a
splendid field of operation as the west
side extension offers should be left as
a hopeless desert and the state of
Oregon deprived of such a great op
portunity to Increase its wealth and
population, still the citizens of Her
miston are divided as to the benef't
that would accrue to the Umatilla
project, the majority believing that we
are uninjured by the unlooked for ac
tion of the government.
The appropriation of $325,000 Is
not needed to complete the so-called
fourth unit of the Umatilla project.
which includes only about 3000 acres
of lan.1 out of the entire 20,000 acres
in th ,roJect. Many of the ditches,
pip lines arid flumes have nlready
been completed in this unit and it is
'mprssible to spina the entire $325.-
ono on such a small tr.ict of land.
Besides, to add this to the present cost
of the water right would make the to
tal cost at least $160 per acre, which
is out of the question. As the three
units now under water have already
been contracted with the United
dates government at S price of $60 i
per acre the cost on 17,000 acres can
not be Increased. It is therefore ta
ken for granted that the government
will not attempt to Impose such an
enormous burden on the fourth unit
land owners, which would mean con
fiscation and the probable loss of the
money appropriated under the bond
issue.
Include Marginal Lands.
According to such information as
can be gathered the course will be
to include lands lying along the edges
of this project. Surveys have been
made, contour maps prepared ana
plans for irrigating adopted by local
government engineers for approxi
mately 6000 acres of marginal lands,
the larger part of which lie wttntn
two miles of Hermiston, above the
feed canal that supplies the Cold
Springs reservoir and between the
feed canal and the laterals of the
(Continued on page eight.)
ARCH HOXSEY FLIES
OVER MOUNT WILSON
Aviation Field, Los Angeles, Dec.
30. Adding to the laurels he has al
ready won at the present meet, Arch
Hoxsey, holder of the present world's
altitude record of 11,474 feet, flew
yesterday over Mount Wilson, the
highest peak of the mountain range
which rims the valley In which Los
Angeles, Pasadena and the towns of
the orange belt lie. Under ideal
weather conditions he soared 10,005
feet into the sky and cleared the crest
of Mount Wilson with 4,200 feet to
spare.
Lieutenant Vernon Boiler and sev
eral other army officers here were j
quick to observe in Hoxey's perfor
mance a new way of transporting!
armies across mountain ranges. Lieu
tenant Boiler, wfib came here from
Fort Whipple, Ariz., said that a thou
sand biplanes could transport an army
of lO.OO'V) men across mountains as
high as tho Alps in a day.
Hoxsey used a heavy Wright
biplane, equipped for passenger ser
vice, and he mnde the Journey from
the field to a point beyond the moun
tains In one hour and 23 minutes. The'
distance traveled Is estimated at 34
miles. He was out of sight of the
crowd before he made the attempt at
topping the peak, but prior to start
ing he had announced Ms intention to
do so.
The news of his success was flash
ed to the aviation field by telephone
from the Carnegie solar observatory
on Mount Wilson directly above which
the aviator soared. j
AVIATOR BREAKING
TWO RECORDS.
Paris, Dec. 30. Flying 375
miles in seven hours and forty
minutes, Aviotor Tadateau today
set a new record for the Mich-
elin prize of $4000. At 3:20
this afternoon, the birdman was
still In the air reeling off miles
and threatening to eclipse the
duration record of eight hours
and sixteen minutes held by
Henry Farman. He ascended
at 7:20 this morning.
WHOLE TOWNSHIP
West Union, Ohio, Dec. 30. With
every voter In Jefferson township of
Adams county disfranchised for five
years because they sold their votes,
the residents are wondering how the
officers are to be filled during the
next few years. The situation is un
paralleled in the history of the coun
try. If indictments continue to be turn
ed out as rapidly as now, soon other
townships will be in thesame fix.
Judge Blair, who is sentencing the
men, will be asked to consider the
case provide some form of legal gov
ernment until disfranchisement ex
pires or new voters move in. Over
1,000 indicted so far, most of hem
pleaded guilty.
MYSTERY MARKS
MILITARY
AUTHORITIES
NO LONGER ASK AID
Civilian Officers Not Consulted in In
vocation of Japanese Situation
Early Reports of Japanese Activity
Are Beig Confirmed by Invcstign
lion. Manila, P. I , Dec. 30. Unusual se
crecy cloaks the movements of the
military authorities investigating the
activity of Japanese in the Philip
pines. Civil authorities are ho long
tr called on to aid as heretofore.
Every effort is being made to guard
the movements of the officials who
are Investigating the conditions at
Corrigedor Island where the alleged
Japanese spies were found with maps
of the fortifications of Manila and
the data concerning them.
Some bitterness between the mili
tary and civilians has developed as a
result of the search and contradic
tory reports have been given out con
cerning Just what has been found by
the military. It is understood, how
ever, that Jap spies were found and
one wireless operator deported, as at
first reported.
OLDFIELD AND JEFFRIES
PLAY TAG WITH DEATH
San Diego, Calif., Dec. 30. Barney
Oldfleld and James Jeffries narrowly
escaped death this morning when
the connecting rod on Oldfield's Knox
car broke. The car went Into a ditch.
They were driving forty miles an
hour. Both weTe hurled from the
car but escaped with only slight in
juries. They were starting on a hunt
ing trip, ,
ENGLAND MAY PROSECUTE
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
London, England, Dec. 30. AgitS'
tion to start a suit against the Stand
ard Oil in England is being urged by
London Truth. The paper charges
the company, through its subsidiaries
the American OH company, and the
Vacuum OH Co , has been evading
the income tax. Truth urges the
commencement of a suit to compel
them to divulge theor earnings so the
tax can be collected.
LOCAL COWBOYS
TO
"Buffalo" Vernon, who was o;e of
the bic features at the Roundup last
fall will not have a monopoly on the
OUTDO
"bull-dogging" stunt at tho next wild range, he s;iys, they discard their lar
west exhibition, according to Clarence ! 'ats entirely except In cases whe-e the
Adams, one of the entrees In the animal Is an extra large one. R.diag
bucking contest who Is In the city , alongside of the selected steer, they
from his ranch at Ukiah. There will leap from their mount and In true
be "bull-doggers" ..a-plenty, he says, I Vernon style grasp the horns of the
and they will not be importations, but I animal and throw him by the most
a strictly home-grown article. ! approved "bull-dog" methods.
Since Vernon's exhibitions here last If such be the ease, the 1911
year, which excited so much admlra
tlon, many of the cowboys In attend
ance have decided to emulate the man
from Cheyenneand. according to Ad
ams' statement, they are practicing
GREAT WAR
GAME IS ON
Ships of Atlantic Fleet Engage
in Most Extensive Conflict
of its Kind.
SIXTEEN VESSELS FORM
THE ATTACKING ENEMX
Seven Forming Scouting Fleet Will
Endeavor to Prevent Hostile Boats
From Approaching- Within Striking
Distance of Shore Without Warn
ings Wireless Will bo Given Thor
ough Working Test Whereabouts
of licet Unknown.
Washington, Dec. 30. Sixteen bat
tleships of the Atlantic fleet passed
out of Hampton Roads today and be
cam,e..the "enemy" in the most exten
sive war game ever played by the na
vy. Simultaneously a scout fleet of
seven vessels started defending the
nation against the invaders.
Until the vessels report at Guanta
noma for the winter target practice (
they will endeavor to keep their
whereabouts secret. They will en
deavor to appear within range of some
part of the coast without It's presence .
being reported by the scout fleet.
Rear-Admiral Schroeder command
the enemy. The home fleet is com
manded by Rear-Admiral Stanton.
Elaborate plans for testing the ad
aptability of the wireless during the
game have been made. The ships
under Schroeder are expected to use-(
a code of their own. thus necessitat
ing the actual sighting of them by
the defenders before their where
abouts will be known.
Admiral Stanton is expected to
head of the fleet enroute to Guanta
namo by establishing a patrol line in
a lane through which the battleships
must pass. Once the enemy is sight
ed the wireless will be called to their
aid and the remainder of the scouts
will be notified.
During the game the whereabouts
of the fleets will be unknown to the
navy department and the commander
Is given carte blanche as to where
he goes.
WEALTHY BROTHERS
MURDERED AND BURNED
Portsmouth. Ohio, Dec. 30. That
Minor and Oliver Piatt, wealthy bach
elor brothers, were- murdered before
their bodies were burned in the de
struction of their house yesterday was
made apparent at the sheriffs in
vestigation today. It is probable that
arrests will be made within the next
24 hours. ..
MRS. EDDY WILL
RISE FROM TOMB
Boston, Mass.. Dec. 30. "State
ments that Mrs. Eddy will rise from -the
dead, said to have been made by
Mrs. Augusta Stetson, will be ignored
by the Christian Science church," said
Alfred Farlow, chairman of the pub
licity board of the church, today.
"i and the other Scientists can
make nothing of Mrs. Stetson's state
ments published today except to clas
sify them as a lot of speculation."
Mrs. Stetson is quoted as having
said: "Mrs. Eddy surely will rise
from the tomb to demonstrate her
everlasting life."
Eugene Cox, head of the committee
on publicity for the church In New
York, declared the statement attrib
uted to Mrs. Stetson was In direct op
position to the teachings of Christian
Science.
(Continued on page eight.)
WILL TOY
j the foat daily,
with pleasure.
combining business
When they wish to
' throw a steer for any purpose on the
Roundup will provide competition In
an event which was put on before as
an exhibition and It Is safe to predict
there will be a few more thrills added
to the show thereby. . .
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