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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON, OH EG ON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1911.
NO. 7 1 17
GOOD ROADS
Iff TUESDAY
Better Highway , Advocates,
Led by Judge Webster, Will
, Take Senate by Storm,
BRANCH ASYLUM MEN
HERE NEXT FRIDAY
Committee Win Invite Experts to Ac
coniiHuiy Thetiv BUI Vp To In
creasy Salaries or Circuit Judges
Aluco Will Seek to IIuvo Oregon
System Endorsed.
Salem, Ore.. Jan. 21. Tuesday the
legislature will be stormed by boost
ers for good reads throughout Ore
gon. Three highway bills will come
before the senate, and the senate will
resolve Itself into a committee of the
whole to listen .to explanations as to
the purposes of the bills. The dis
cussion will be Jed by Judge Lionel
Webster, chairman of the executive
committee Oregon good roads asso
ciation. The association is advocating
the passage of five bills.
Governor West today strongly en
dorsed the good roads movement in
an Interview. He caunseled econo
my and a definite, uniform system of
construction. The legislature ad
Jouned yesterday .until Monday.
Committee Here Friday.
Salem, Ore., Jan. 21 Thursday next
the legislative committee named at
the governor's request will leave Sa
Jem for Pendleton to view the site se
lected by Dowerman for the branch
Mj'.ora, The committee will un
doubtedly Invite the committee . of
medical experts to nccompany them
They will select such engineering
and medical experts asare deemed
advisable to advise them relative to
the site. The purpose of the Junket
Is to advise the leglalntre whether the
Ite -chosen Is suitable or whether
more lands should be purchased.
Would IiifrcaMe Salaries.
Sulum. Ore, Jan. 21. All circuit
Judge in the state of Oregon will re
ceive $4000 a year salary to be paid
them by the state, if a bill Introduc
ed In the house yesterday afternoon
by W. Iir Thompson of Crook, Grant
Klamath and Lake Is enacted. At
present the state pays lu circuit Judg
es $3000 and Its supremo Justices
$4500.
Sonic counties now pay circuit Judg
es a salary In addition to the 13000
paid them ly the state. Such Is the
case In Multnomah county, where
circuit Judges now draw down $4000
a year, $301(0 from the state and J 1600
additional from the county of Mult
nomah. A bill to pay the circuit Judge of
the eighth Judicial district. Baker
county, an additional $1000. enacted i
by the legislative session of 1909 was
referred to the people and unmerci
fully defeated by the voters nt the
general election In November last.
A bill has also been Introduced this
ession Including the pay of the two
circuit Judges In the fifth district,
which Is comprised of Columbia,
Clatsop, Clackamas and Washington
counties, to $4000. Each of the coun
ties is to pay each of the Judges $150
In addition to the $3000 received from
the state, If this bill introduced by
Miller of Columbia is adopted.
Flro in Atlicnn.
According to S. F. Wilson, the
Athena attorney and banker, the res
idents of that town were aroused early
this morning by the clanging of the
fire bell. It teems that the Methodist
minister had arisen early, started a
fire and then crawled back beneath
the covers until the room wns warm
ed. For some reason the fire did not
tay within its proper confines and
oon had the room in a blaze. The
fire department responded quickly
and quelled the flames before much
damage was done.
Eighth Grade Exams.
Eighth grade examinations were
conducted throughout the county
Thursday and Friday and the manu
scripts are pouring Into the office of
County School Superintendent Welles
today. . The examination board, con
sisting of Mrs. Mary Harvey and Mrs.
Frank K. Welles will pass upon the
papers Monday.
HAYTI AND DOMINGO
MAY HAVE WAR
Port Au Prince, Jan, 81. A
battle Is expected at or near
Saltrou, Hnytl within a few
hours between a force from
Santo Domingo which crossed
the border at Grand Qrosoler
and is making toward Saltrou,
and Haytlan troops. It looks
like the two republics are going
to have war. The trouble has
been brewing some ' - time.
British and German residents
are trying to prevent trouble.
GRAND JURY RETURNS
' THREE INDICT
Three more indictments were re
turned yesterduy afternoon at 4
o'clock by the grand Jury, one against
it. W. Jlllett for obtaining money
under false pretenses, one against
Thomas Kerwin for 'receiving toien
goods, but the third person Indicted
is not made known for the reason
that he hus not yet been arrested.
Jlllett and Kerwin were arraigned last
evening and the latter pleaded not
guilty this morning. Jlllett, who says
he was a railroad engineer running
out of this city 22 years ago, was al
lowed until Monday to secure an at
torney. He is charged with having
passed a check on H. F. Peters on
Jan. 5 for $30.20 drawn upon the
American National bank and with the,
signature of Twohy Bros, forged. The
check was made out in favor of C.
V. White and that was the name that
Jlllett Is alleged to have endorsed
upon the back.
Attorney S. A. Newberry was this
morning appointed by the court to de
fend William Reno, charged with
sodomy, and the trial was set for
Tuesday morning. Robert McCumber
who was indicted for stealing a cow,
Pleaded not guilty and was allowed
his liberty on $1500 bonds. He as well
as Kerwin' is being represented by
Attorney Wm. Peterson.
Demurrer Is Filed.
Attorney James A. Fee represent
ing Ralph Nolen and H. H. Nolen this
afternoon filed a demurrer in the
damage suit in which Mrs. Mamie
Nolen Is the plaintiff. The court al
lows thirty days in which the attor
neys may file their briefs. Raley &
Raley and D. .W. Bailey are represent
ing Mrs. Nolen
The grand Jury was excused this'fxed to carry the mone products to
afternoon until Monday morning.
k an WILL NOT
GO UPON II STAND
DEFENSE ATTORNEYS HAVE
CARD UP THEIR SLEEVE
District Attorney Threatened With
Call as Witness Says If Called He
Will Give Testimony Injurious to
Woman,
Wheeling, Jan. 21. Without a
chance to hear from the lips of Mrs.
Schenk her version of the poison af
fair or a refutation of charges she
administered arsenic and lear to lier
husband, the defense this afterr.ion
rested Its care. 1
Wheeling, Jan. 21. When the
Schenk poisoning case was rei.umcd
today it was predicted the defense had
an ace up their sleeve. It was. n- j
nounced that Mrs. Schenk would tiotimau'J hy the committee that the state,
tako the stand. Attorney O'Brien'1"19 lost $12,000,000 through the past
said the woman would not plead in-
sanity and that Albert Schenk. a bro
mor ui otm-nn would not be put on
me stana in an effort to prove Mrs
Schenk a victim of a family conspir
acy, nevertheless the plea of a con
spiracy agninst her Is to be a defense.
District Attorney Handlan today de
clared the attorneys for the defense
had threatened to call him to the
stand. He said he was willing to tes
tify, but warned the defense he would
tell all he knew and said pointedly
the defendant had made damaging
admissions the night of her nrrest.
During th0 early part of today's trial
a long lino of experts was Introduced
to show that Schenk could have been
suffering from natural ailments hav
ing the same symptoms as poison
ing. .
Mrs. Hedges a ranchman wife test
ified for the defense saying Albert
Schenk showed an Intense dislike for
Mrs. Schenk. One time Albert said
"John got Laura an aur I wish
every time she rides she'll break her
neck. The cross examination produc
ed nothing new.
CROOKS TRIED TO BUNCO
SIB THOMAS LIPTON
London, Jan. 21. Only his adroit
ness saved Sir Thomas Llpton. the
yatchman from the hands of a dan
gerous crook today. The man called
over the telephone saying a man from
Scotland yards wanted to speak pri
vately. Later the man arrived In a
small boat alone and demanded mon
ey saying he would get It. Upton left
and telephoned for the police who ar
rested the fellow who Is believed a
maniac.
METHODIST CHURCHES MAY
AT LAST BE UNITED
Cincinnati, Jan. 21. The amalga
mation of the Methodist Episcopal
church south, with the Methodist
Protestant churches is predicted hero
today following the adjournment of
a sub-committee of three members
of each organization who have been
working out a plan for action. The
committee will make a final report In
May. Bishop . Cranston admitted a
working agreement has been reached
but declined to give details.
J. M. Crawford of Walla Walla is a
guest of one of the local hotels.
MINERS ASK
FOR TROOPS:
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j American Interests Threatened
by Mexican Insurrectos and
Call Goes for Aid.
ONE THOVSAVT ARE
A I) VAXCIXG N ORTH W A R D
V. S. Cavalrymen Arrcsrt Pliomincnt
Mexican Caught Smuggling Anas
Across the Border Fined $100 and
Given Jail Sentence.
Douglas, Ariz., Jan. 21. The ex-
ritpment nrmme1 In tit. iha
reports that at least 1.000 Insurrectors
are rapidly advancing northward
through Sonora, has crossed the bor-
der and affected American mine own -
era, who called on the war depart-
ment today to Increase the federal
forces now in this district. It Is feared
that the rebels marching northward
from Oaxaca will take the Necozarl
railroad, which is depended upon to
transport ores from the American suggests a mass meeting of successful
mines In Sonora. Shipments from and unsuccessful candidate in the re
these mines amount to about $500,000 cent campaign be held at which those
a month. who sold out agree to confess. A
The working of these mines. Is al--Pan'c has struck the politicians. More
ready hampered by the wholesale de- than of them have been summon
sertions of workingmen, who are leav- ed- 11 is expected many will confess
ing In largo numbers and Invariably Monday to the grand Jury,
take with them the mules and burros I
the railroad.
United States cavalrymen arrested
; sunzar tannines here today while be
was engaged in smuggling arms and
ammunition across the border. Can-
tilles was taken before a municipal
Judge here, who fined him $100 and
sentenced him to serve ten days in
Jail. After completing this term :e
Mexican will be arrested by the fed-
eral authorities on a cnarge of vi-
olating the neutrality law.
In response to urgent appeals of
I.aborio Vas(juez, commissarlo of
j Agua Prht, 40 citizens soldiers ar-
j rived from Fronteras to protect the
j Mexican custom bouse Just across the
border from this city.
With a force of 50 federalists and
j 200 citizens volunteers, Mayor Chiapas
j of Moctezuma is on his way south-
j ward to engage the rebel which cap
tured tne town or Sahuarlpa some
days ago.
WASHINGTON MAY CRUISE
ALL SCHOOL LAND
Olympia, Jan. 21. A bill will be in-
troduced during the coming week by
the committee on school lands ask-
'"K for a complete cruise of all the '
hinds owned by the state. It is esti-
methods or handling these lands. The
committee estimates that there Is still
$30,000,000 worth of timber on the
school lands or sufficient to support
all schools and do away with school
taxes,
.MOTHER BURNED WHILE
SHIELDING HER CHILDREN
Los Angeles, Jan. 21. With the
Trenton, Ont., Jan. 21. Mrs. Percy i coast from the Mexican line to Mon
Brooks, wife of Jhe manager of the teroy closely guarded the United
Fairbanks Scales company of Toron- States revenue cutters Orient and Bear
to, and her four children were burn- with sailors heavily armed, are search
ed to death early today. A servant ing southern California waters for a
girl, Violet Martin was badly burned smuggling craft bearing contraband
and wns taken to a hospital. The, Chinese and opium which it Is known
home was practically destroped. A ' is making for an unfrequented part
defective flue was responsible. The of the coast, presumably between San
woman's body Is almost unrecognlz- its. Barbara 'and San Luis O'Bispo.
able and Indicates she used herself to .
shield br two young children from : Paul Morton Hurled,
the flames. Brooks Is visiting in Chi- Now York, Jan. 21. Without pomp
rnS- or ceremony the Morton funeral was
' ' l held this afternoon at the Enlseonnl
B. Henry of Adams has been In ;
the city today.
WONDER STORE VISITED BY
SMALL FIRE THIS MORNING
What might have ben a disastrous
blaze was prevented vhis morning by
the quick response of the volunteer
fire department to the alarm. As it
was Despaln & Bonney, proprietors of
the Wonder Store at the corner of
Main and Court streets, are the losers,
of a considerable amount of clothing
by fire, smoke and water.
At about 8:30 o'clock the proprie
tors suddenly discovered that a table
of women's goods which sat near the
etovo had caught on flro and the al
arm was Immediately sounded, but be
fore the hose cart had arrived, the
blaze had gained considerable head
way. The firemen carried the nozzle
through the smoke directly to the fire
and soon had the flames subdued.
Then they signalled for the water to
be shut off which act of good Judg
ment undoubtedly prevented the de
struction of many dollars worth of
AFTER CORRUPT
VOTE GETTERS
Uncle Joe's District is Scene
of Sensational
Disclosures,
Political
I ATTORNEY CONFESSES HE
1 SOUGHT MANY VOTES
Would Call Mass Meeting of Success-
ful and Unsuccessful Candidates and
Lay luttn Hare Grand Jury Is In
vestigating ami Politicians Tremble.
Danville, 111., Jan. 21. Election cor-
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rupiion upa Dnoery aeclarea to ex-
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l3t ,n Cannon 8 bailiwick. Vermillion
count'. promises to be bared to a
' grand Jury that is investigating a
statement sent today to a newspaper
by a prominent attorney in which he
confessed buying votes in previous
elections. He says he kept records for
a long time but recently burned them,
He says he is willing to testify, and
AUTHORS JOIN" MOVE
I AGAINST LEGAL- HANGINGS
iierkeley, Calif., Jan. 21. "I have
seen men legally hanged. It was sad
hut as comical as hell Itself. We
might as well execute a physically sick
man as a man who has gone wrong
mentally and spiritually."
: With this characteristic idea of its
object by Jack London the anti-capl-
punishment league of California to-
"lay started a campaign to push the
Catteil bill now before the legislature
to a successful issue. Joaquin Miller
rui(1 Klbert Hubbard are among the
league backers. Miller telegraphed:
"The whitest plume in the lara of
California is the fact that she has
"ever taken the life of a woman and
a man Is no vor.--e than a woman.'
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"IRE AT CLARKSBURG
DESTROYED ONE LITE
Clarksburg. W. Va., Jan. 21. One
person Is believed to have met death
under falling walls and a financial
loss of $300,000 caused In a fire which
destroyed last night the Traders' ho-
tel "lock and the Grand opera house.
"he fire started in a servant's room
of the Traders'
i,,l'- When the
hotel and spread rap-
A Kl'lTl it.no .1 ! ..
ed- the fire department was fighting
a small fire in another section of the
ceiore apparatus arrived at the
'fire 11 had gained serious headway.
I Tlu walls of the hotel collapsed
! and at 1ast one employe Is thought
1 to have been caught in the debris,
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j REVENUE CUTTERS SEARCH
FOR SMUGGLING CRAFT
church. Immense crowds viewed th
remains.
goods.
The owners of the store are unable
as yet to estimate their loss but f.gure
that it will amount to a good sum in
asmuch ns many women's suits and
coats were destroyed. However they
are very much pleased with the man
ner in which the fire boys handled It.
They are at a loss to account for the
origin of the fire unless a gas explos
ion In the stove was responsible.
While engaged in fighting the fire,
Charles Bonney. one of the proprie
tors, had both of his hands burned,
the right one so severely that skin
grafting may be necessary. The burns
were dressed Immediately by Dr. I.
U. Temple who says tnat it cannot
yet. be determined wnetber the skin
is dead. Charles Despnln, who Is
working in the store, was so badly
overcome with smoke that it was nec
cessary to lead him from the building.
ROUNDUP IN HAVE
SECURED $11,000
The Round-up association will soon
be ready to commence construction
activities on their newly acquired tract
In the west end of town. Consider
able delay has been caused in the
making of the deed and abstract be
cause of the fact that the ground is
an old piece which has been In the po
ssession of W. F. Matlock for many
years and it was necessary to do con
siderable survey work in order that
no mistakes be made In the descrip
tion of the property. Within the next
few days the last proceeding of the
transfer will have been finished and
the association have a clear title to the
tract.
The subscription committee has not
been very active during the past week
owing to the illness of Secretary
Gwinn but enough additional amounts
have been pledged to raise the total
to nearly $11,000. The remainder , of
the $12,000 will be secured without
any great difficulty in the opinion of
the directors.
BATTLESHIP EXPLOSION"
INJURED ARE ENSIGN
New Orleans, Jan. 21. yi explo
sion of gas In the bunkers of the bat
tleship Kansas, now at Portland, Eng
land, Is reported by private cable to
day. Ensign Theodore Wilkenson was
severly injured. Eight sailors were
testing the bunkers when the explo
sion occured. All were burned
slightly, but the vessel was not dam
aged. SHIP AFIRE HAD
DYNAMITE OX BOARD
Vancouver, B. C. Jan. 21. Consid,
erable exe'tement was caused on the
water front today when a fire was dis
covered in the hold of the ship Ham
bline, carrying thirty tons of dyna
mite, enough to blow up the city.
Risking their lives the entire fire
department turned out and extinguish
ed the blaze.
SECRETARY NORTON
SEEKS RETIREMENT
MARTIN EGAN WILL
, BE HIS SUCCESSOR
President Would Handle Press
Through Services of Former Jour
nalist Egan Has Just Returned
From The Philippines.
Washington. Jan. 21. Tho tat
that Charles D. nrtnn sr.iKr., t ,
the president, would retire from that I
position in the near future and re
turn to private business in Chicago,
was disclosed today in connection with
the proposal to increase the salary of
the position from $6,000 to $10,000 a
year.
It was said in the subcommittee of
the senate committee on finance, that
while Mr. Norton strongly urged the
increase in connection with the re
organization of the White House staff
he had declared that he would not
himself get the benefit of the In
crease. Egan as Successor.
Sacramento, Jan. 21. MarUn Egan
mentioned in the" Washington dis
patches as a probable successor to
Norton, as private secretary to the
president Is a former San Francisco
newspaper man. He arrived five days
ago from Manila, where he was edi
tor of the Manila Times. He came
at the urgent request of the president.
Egan was much associated with Taft.
Norton wants to return to private life.
Taft wants particularly to handle
press through Egan who accupled a
number of high Journalistic positions
and Is popular. He is 3S years old.
n. F. Shoemaker is Dead.
County Recorder Burroughs this
morning received a telegram from
Fred H. Shoemaker from Hood River
stating that his father, B. F. Shoe
maker had passed away in that city
a: midnight. The deceased man, In
partnership with his brother, J. H.
Shoemaker, was formerly In business
In Pendleton and had many friends
here who will mourn his death.
CAPTAIN OF SLOCUM
MAY BE PAROLED
New York, Jan. 21. A parole may
be granted to Captain Vanchack, the
famous ex-master of the Steamer Slo
cum which sunk near New York with
a thousand excursionists aboard six
years ago. The president of the pa
role board In Washington is interest
ing himself In the case.
Imports Increase.
New York, Jan. 21. Imports of
merchandise and dry goods at the port
of New York for the week ending
January 14, were valued at $16,169,
520. Imports of specie for the port of
New York for the week ending today
were $116,145 silver and $562,590
gold.
Exports of specie for the week were
$940,694 silver and $10,950 gold, i
SHEEHAN CAN
IKE NO 01
New York Senatorial Dead
lock is Still on and End is
Not Yet in Sight,
PARKER WOULD AID
IN SHEEHAN'S ELECTION
Former Democratic Presidential Can
. didato Tries to Throw Strength to
His Law Partner But Legislators
Refuse to be Delivered.
Albany, X. Y Jan. 21. The third.
Joint ballot for United States senator
today showed practically no change
In the rival camps into which the
fight to elect William F. Sheehan had.
split the democratic majority.
Put to the test of spending an un
expected week end in Albany, Mr
Sheehan's friends remained and voted,
except when able to arrange "pairs'
which left his position uninjured.
But Mr. Sheehan did not gain a
single vote, although Alton B. Par
ker, his law partner, in a personal
letter to Assemblyman Saunders, so
licited for him the aid of the seven
assemblymen who previously voted
for Parker.
Sixty out of the 201 members of th
legislature were absent today and It
is expected more will take advantage
of the "pair" system to go before the
fourth ballot.
Mr. Sheehf n returned to New York,
last night but will be back Monday.
His departure emphasizes the general
belief that the truce will last over to
day's session.
Before he departed re paid his sec
ond visit to the executive chamber
and made another effort to enlist Gov
ernor Dix's aid. All the governor
would say about his conference waa
that Mr. Sheehan showed him a copy
of the letter written In his behalf by
Mr. Parker. The governor added that
I his position on the senatorship was
unchanged. He believed it his duty
to keep hands off.
The number of democratic candi
dates was increased to ten on today's
ballot by votes for Martin H. Glynn,
former state comptroller and Simeon
W. Rosendale, former state attorney
general. Mr. Glynn quickly declared
himself not a candidate.
The result of today's ballot follows:
Whole number of votes HI; neces
sary to a choice 71. William F. Shee
han 60; Edward M. Shepard 11; John
D. Kernan 4; Alton B. Parker 3: D.
c&i7 Herrlck 3; James W. Gerard 8:
SIartln f. Glynn 2; Martin W. Little-
ton 2; Simeon W. Rosendaln 1: Mor
gan J. O'Brien 1; Chauncey M. De
pew (republican) 5i..
Assemblyman Saunders sent a re
ply last night to the letter received by
him from Judge Parker. In this he
said in part:
"I regret that you have thus ex
pressed yourself and beg to state that
it is not possible for me to act In
accordance with your advice. I speak
for myself only, although I have no
doubt many of my colleagues will
also fall to accept your view of the
matter."
Light Vote Today
Albany, Ore., Jan. 21. In the be
lief they cannot break the deadlock
the legislative members are general
ly absented themselves toduy. The
vote for senator today showed Sheehan
IS; Shepard 11; Parker 2; Glynn2;
Littleton 3; Herrick 3; Kernan 4;
Obdien 1; Depew 1.
NICARAGUA WILL MAKE
AMENDS FOR MURDER
New Orleans, Jan. 21. News that
the Nicaraguan government In expi
ation for the execution of Leroy Can
non, an American filibuster, will b&
stow a large pension on his relatives
comes from Nicaragua by Colonel
Paul Mason, of New York, who ar
rived in this city today. Mason said
prompt action will be taken in this,
matter.
Reading Sells Bonds.
Philadelphia, Jan. 21. From semi,
official sources it was learned today
that the Reading company had sold
$20 000,000 of its general mortgage
four per cent bonds to New York
bankers to provide for the maturing
of $1S,811,000 of six and seven per
cent aonds which mature In June.
U. S. AND CANADA
TO HAVE RECIPROCITY
Washington, Jan. 21. Reci
procity between Canada and the
United States has been agreed
upon. The state department to
day announced a satisfactory
agreement has been reached.
The terms will be given out
simultaneously at Washington
and Ottawa probably Thursday.
The negotiations have been underway-
several months.
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