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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON. OKEGON, SATURDAY, JANUAKY
NO. 7123
REVOLUTION IS THREATENING
THRONE OF ALFONSO AND El
Premier Canalijas is to Be
Death Will Endanger
ltodiigo Soriano, Newspaper Editor
fluential Republican In Spain. Will Demand Rehearing of Famous
Ferrer Trlul and Execution Exiiected to Start Scandal Which Will
Overthrow Already Tottering Government King Accused of Cheating
Uo Country ly Protending to
(By Charles P. Stewart, European
Manager of the United Press.)
Madrid, Jan. 28. Their minds at
last definitely made up that under
Its present so-called liberal govern
ment their country Is making no
more progress than under the old con
servative regime, Spanish republi
cans are getting ready to eliminate
Premier Canalejas, who Is frequently
referred to as King Alfonso's last
Chance. Premier Canalejas' elimina
tion therefore means a long step in
the elimination of Don Alfonso. In
fact, it Is hardly possible that Senor
Canalejas can be politically killed
without endangering the monarch.
Rodrigo Soriano is the republican
chosen to fire the first shot in the
revolution. Senor Soriano Is owner
of the radical Madrid newspaper
"Espana Nueva." He is a member of
the chamber of deputies from the
Spanish capital. And sinco Alejan
dre Lcrroux has suffered In credit
by the mal-ndmlnlstratlon of the re
publican municipal government of
his home city of Barcelona, Senor
Soriano is the most Influential re
publican In Spain. If the revolution
should occur very soon he would
probably be president. In fact, it is
not unlikely that he wM be president,
in any case.
Will Make Demand.
Senor Soriano's attack upon Pre
mier Cannlejas will take tho form of
a demand for a revision of the hear
ing of Francisco Ferrer, who was put
to death in the summer of 1909 after
a military court had convicted him of
participating In the Barcelona riots
of that year. A revision of the case
will certainly mean a decision that
Ferrer was Judicially murdered. This
will do Ferrer no good but It is bound
to start such an outcry against King
Alfonso's government as, In Its pres
ent unstable condition, It simply can
not stand.
Premier Canalejas commands a ma
jority of tho chamber of deputies and
can prevent Deputy Soriano's demand
for the Ferrer revision If he likes, but
If he does this he will have to con
cede that he wishes to shield Former
Premier Maura, under whose admin
istration Ferrer was killed In short,
that he is as much of a reactionary
as the ultra-reactionary Maura him
self. Would Vjset Throne.
Whichever way it goes, the repub
licans will be satisfied. If the Fer
rer revision is granted they count on
a scandal which will upset the throne.
If it Is refused. King Alfonso will be
convicted of cheating tho country by
pretending to give It a liberal govern
ment which Is really reactionary. And
they do not think the throne can long
survive that, either.
It is true that the republicans
want the Ferrer records overhauled,
but they would not have Insisted on
It If Premier Canalejas had convinced
them that he meant business in his
"Church and State" campaign. But
they are satisfied that he does not,
and for his lack of good faith in the
"Church and State" matter, they are
making a weapon of the Ferrer case
to kill him.
To Limit Power of Church.
"I believe the premier would really
like to do something toward limiting
the church's power," said Senor Sori
ano, In an interview to the United
Press, "but King Alfonso and the
Clericals back of him will not allow
it. At any rate, he Is accomplishing
and will accomplish nothing. Every
thing he has done has been Ineffec
tive. It Is bound to continue so."
"And do you consider the King al
so responsible for Ferrer's death," I
wanted to know.
"No," said Senor Soriano, "not for
Ferrer's death. That was Maura
and Minister of the Interior Clerva.
But for the failure of the fight agalst
the church, the king is responsible
yes." "Well, what," I said, "is to be gain
ed by a reversal of tho death sentence
against Ferrer since It has already
been executed for a year and a half."
"Nothing will be gained for Fer
rer," answered tho republican leader,
"but It will bo a Spanish Dreyfus case
and the present Spanish government
Is not strong enough to survive a
thing like that."
"What will happen T"
"It will drive Canalejas out of of
fice at once,"
"Why won't he Immediately be suc
ceeded by some one elseT"
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Eliminated First His Political
Country's Monarch.
Chosen to Fire First Gun Most In
Give it Liberal Government.
"He will but no one else can last
There are only two men in Spain who
can lead the two monarchlal parties
Maura, the conservatives, and Can
nlejas the liberals. Maura Is already
Impossible. If there is any question
about it this Ferrer scandal will set
tle it. That leaves only Canalejas.
When the Ferrer scandal has finish
ed him, too, there will be no one
left at ail."
"And what then?"
"A governmental overturning a
Republic."
"How soon?"
"I don't know, but not long. The
crisis is very near."
"Will Spain be ready for a repub
lic, If it comes so soon?"
Spain Republican at Henri.
"Spain Is republican, though not a
republic now. We control the mu
nlcipal administrations of the big cit
ies, we nave majorities everywhere.
A large majority of Spaniards are al
ready republicans, In short."
"They don't win elections every
where, however. But that Is because
the conservatives and liberal election
officials don't count their votes."
"And will Premier Cannlejas agree
to the Ferrer revision or not. The
premier seems to have answered that
question himself some time ago. If
I had been In Senor Maura's place.'
he said, "the verdict against Ferrer
would have been the same. But
whether I should have exercised
clemency is another matter. Perhaps
I should, 1 in not sure."
One of the most surprising things
nhout Senor Soriano is the boldness
with which he talks propheslssing
revolutions, the upsetting of govern
ments and the fall of thrones. Most
Spaniards are very cautious about
this while tho present regime endures.
But Senor Soriano thinks the present
government so hard pressed and the
republicans) strong that he does not
believe the former will dare to pre
cipitate trouble by acting until it Is
literally driven Into doing so.
POLICE
DEXY DOROTHY
ARNOLD IS KIDNAPPED
New York. Jan. 28. Denvlnir that
Dorothy Arnold, the missing daughter
of tho millionaire, has been kl'inap
ned and asserting she Is hiding in
New York. Tho police today withdrew
from the case. Arnold declares the
girl Is kidnapped and says he will
"ontinue to employ private detectives
to find her or learn her fate.
KANSAS DUE FOR
Kansas City., Mo., Jan. .28. Kan
sas Is next due for a political house
cleaning. More than 800 names are
affixed to the ten petitions placed to
day In the hands of District Judge
Fisher, demanding that the Wyandotte
county grand Jury Investigate tho
charges that during the last few years
large sums of money were paid for
votes. It Is said the conditions are
worse than either In Adams county,
Ohio or Vermillion county, Illinois. If
half tho signers are bonaflde taxpay
ers the Investigation will bo started.
.MYSTERY OF GUNBOAT
" IS STILL UNSOLVED
Washington, D. C, Jan. 28. The
government Is still unable to verify
the reports of the explosion aboard
the Eunboat Whcelinn. loaded with
ammunition.. She Is due to arrive at
liuanianamo, uuDa, tonignt. coming
has been heard of her for a week.
Wheeling Arrives.
Washington, Jan. 2S. The gun
boat Wheeling Is reported to have ar
rived at Guantanamo today.
SLAYER OF FATHER
PRONOUNCED INSANE
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 28. Coroner
Bortwlek has decided that John Dorst,
slayer of his father, and wounder of
his Bister at North Bend, Is Insane.
Ho will probably not be tried for the
crime but will be sent to the asylum.
DR. BURKE FOUND
GUILTY OF CRIME
ATTEMPTED TO DYNAMITIC
M'RKE AND HER CHILD
Jury Returns Verdict in Sensational
California Case -Woman Formerly
Resided in Pendleton.
Santa Rosa, Cal., Jan. 28. Dr.
Willard P. Burke, the aged proprietor
of the Burke sanitarium,- was found
guilty last night of having dynamited
a tent house in which a former em
ploye, Lu Etta Smith, and her infant
child lay sleeping on the night of
February 5 last.
The trial has been one of the long
est and most sensational in Califor
nia criminal procedure. Lu Etta
Smith, a single woman, said Burke
was the father of her child, and the
motive urged by the prosecution was
desire to get rid of her and her baby.
The technical charge on which the
trial was based was "exploding dy
namite in a residence inhabited by
a human being."
District Attorney Lea concluded his
argument at 8 o'clock, and Judge Sea
well began the charge to the jury.
Its reading lusted 40 minutes, and
was regarded as favorable to the de
fense. The jury retired at 8:45 and at 9:10
sent out a request for the dynamite
and fuse which the defense had in
troduced in evidence as that secured
at his mine by the defendant, and
which the state claimed had been
substituted for the original lot used
in the explosion. At 9:45 nothing
more had been heard from the jury
room and Judge Seawell ordered them
locked up for the night.
. At 11 o'clock the judge was sum
moned back to the court room and 15
minutes later the verdict was read by
the foreman. The attorneys for the
defense gave notice of appeal, and
then there ensued a long wrangle over
the court's order remanding Burke to
the custody of the sheriff. When the
verdict was returned Dr. Burke tug
ged hard at his long bard, but turn
ed with a reassuring smile to his wif
The case was decided wholly upon
i frcumstantlal evidence, one of the
strongest features of which was the
claim that Lu Etta Smith was spir
itid away to Japan, the prosecution
maintaining that money for her ex
penses in leaving and remaining nwav
from the country was furnished bv
Burke.
Miss Smith formerly lived in Pen
dleton and is well known to all tlv
older residents.
LT
ARE AGAIN
Shaffer, Tex. Jan. 28. Following
the reports yesterday of a rebel vic
tory near Ojlnaga, news reached here
today of a second engagement be
tween a large force of revolutionists
and 130 federal troops in which the
government soldiers were routed.
The main body of federalists Is re
ported to be surrounded by Insur
gents In the mountains near Ojinaga,
Mex.
MILLIONAIRE AVIATOR
TO GIVE UP SPORT
New York, Jan. 2S. Impressed by
the deaths of noted aviators recently,
J. Armstrong Drexcl, the millionaire
Philadelphia aviator today announced
he had decided to quit aviation. Drex
el is here for the wedding of Mss Vi
vian Gould to Lord Dccies.
RESIDENTS
Caught In an Icy blizzard which
swooped down upon them without any
warning whllo they were seeking their
sheep, three of the four children of
R. E. Grosseheming. a former Uma
tilla rancher were frozen to death and
tho mother and fourth child wero so
badly frozen that each will probably
lose one of their legs by amputation.
This terrible tragedy occured In Sas
katchiwan, Canada, where Mr. Grosse
heming had taken up land after sell
ing his farm in Coombs' Canyon, and
tho news of it was brought to this
city by a tetter from L. A. VoglCj al
so a former Umatilla rancher who
moved to that country and lives but
two miles from the Grossehemlg
place.
According to the letter, Mrs.
Grossehemlg, with her four young
children, two sons and two daughters,
started out last Wednesday afternoon
to get some of their sheep which had
strayed some distance from the house.
The day was clear and bright and
there were no signs of an Impending
storm. But within' an hour or so,
a raging blizzard descended upon the
HER UMATILLA C
LONE BANDIT ROBS
SPECIAL OFFICERS ON
i BOARD MAKES CAPTURE
Well Dressed Young- Man Makes Dar
ing Attempt N!ur Puebltt Money
And Jewels Recovered.
Pueblo, Colo., Jan. 28. A lone ban
dit, who gave his name as Al Belt
ley, held up the passengers of the Col
orado and Southern passenger train
No. 2. southbound, a few minutes af
ter It left the Union depot here, at
4:30 yesterday afternoon.
fter securing $117 and some Jew
elry from the passengers, he leaped
from the train.
When Special Agent William Mc
Cafferty of the Rio Grande, who was
on the train, was informed that the
tyindit was at work in the rear coach
he started back and reached the rear
platform just in time to see the hold
up Jump from the train and run. Mc
Cafferty followed and opened fire,
Beltley returning it. Beltley was shot
through the right wrist and when his
revolver dropped from his hand, he
surrendered. All the money and val
ables were recovered.
Beltley Is supposed to have boarded
the train at the Union depot here.
When It reached Bessemer, a southern
suburb, he pulled the bell cord, stop
ping the train. Then, revolver In
hand, he commanded all the passen
gers to hold up their hands and "dig
up."
Beltley is a well dressed young man
of about 25 years of age. He refused
to talk about the holdup or his past
record.
The holdup said his right name was
Al Pane, alias Al Beltley. He gave
his home as Athol, Kas., where he
said his parents and wife resided. He
said he was formerly a Santa Fe en
gineer. Bane claimed that he was intoxicat
ed when he held up the train.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS j
WIN FIRST VICTORY
New York, Jan. 2S. Christian Sci
entists are jubilant, over the failure
Uf the police to convict Willis Cole, a
"healer" of infringement of the medi
cal laws of the state. Cole was ar
rested at the instance of the police
matron who went for treatment and
was told to sit still fifteen minutes.
She was then informed she was much
better, whereupon the healer collect
ed two dollars.
EIGHT THOUSAND
1 MEN MAY STRIKE
Chicago, 111., Jan. 2S. In an effort
to prevent the threatened strike of
eight thousand street car men. Mayor
P.usse today called a conference of
the presidents of the traction lines for
Monday when he will urge that con
cessions be granted the men.
The trouble Is due to a dispute re
garding the Interpretation of a clause
in the agreement between the Chicago
City Railway company and the Chi
cago Railways company and their em
ployes. The unions claim that men
on extra runs should be paid for a full
eight-hour day.
The clause reads that the minimum
work shall consist of nine hours with
a maximum of eleven hours.
Prof. Odessa Stirling, Instructor in
piano at Whitman college, cam; over
from Walla Walla this morning to
meet his pupils in this city.
DIE IN BLIZZARD
family and tho mother and girls
quickly became separated from the
boys who stayed with the band of
sheep.
With true motherly sacrifice, Mrs.
Grossehemig drew her small daugh
t rs to her and placed her outer gar
ments about them in an endeavor to
keep them warm. They were finally
found by a searching party and ta
ken home, but the exposure had been
too severe for the youngest girl who
died within a few hours after the, res
cue. The mother and eldest dau
ghter will probably recover but one
of the legs of each was. so badly fro
zen that amputation will probably be
necessary.
Another searching party set out to
find the boys and, three miles from
the house, they came upon their bod
ies, lying stiff and frozen and with
every spark of life extinct.
The tragedy has east a pall of sad
ness over the entire community up
there and the many friends of the
family In this county will hear with
great sorrow the news of the terrible
calamity.
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Members of House Enter
Conspiracy to Prevent Ses
sion Today.
REPRESENTATIVES REMAIN
AWAY FROM CAPITAL CITY
Speaker Declares Session Necessary
Since Only Three Weeks Remain
and Little lias Been Accompllslied
Bill introduced Establishing Pa
role Board Indeterminate Sen
tences. Salem, Ore., Jan. 28.-r-It developed
today that the assemblymen conspir
e"d yesterday afternoon to prevent a
session today when they agreed to
remain away from Salem, after Rusk
had said that it seemed necessary to
hold a session today as only three
weeks remain and not much had been
accomplished. Among those missing
is Mann of Umatilla.
For the first time in fourteen years
the house sergeant was dispatched to
Portland today to arrest and return
to the capitol the eight members of
the Multnomah delegation who failed
to "report when the house session be
gan today. The speaker said he would
have a quorum and he lacked two.
The house finally adjourned shortly
before noon until Monday.
Want Parole Board.
Following the recommendation In
Governor West's message, Senator
McCulloch has Introduced a bill es
tablishing a parole board and making
indeterminate sentences mandatory in
all cases except those of life impris
onment or death. For instance, where
the law says the penalty shall not ue
less than one or more than 10 years,
the new law would require the sen
tence to be Indeterminate, running
from one to 10 years.
At the expiration of the "minimum
term, the bill provides, the case may
be considered by the parole board.
This board is to consist of the warden
of the penitentiary and two others to
be appointed by the governor, the
board to serve without salary.
SCHENK FILES SUIT
FOR LEGAL SEPARATION
Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 28.
Schenk today filed a suit for divorce
against Mrs. Schenk. Attorney Hand
land, who prosecuted the woman for
the alleged poisoning of her husband,
and his partner, Ross Reyman, rep
resented the millionaire. The exact
grounds for divorce will be stated in
a bill of particulars to be filed later.
Mrs. Selienk Pleased.
As Mrs. Schenk was released from
Jail today she wept. "Thank God I
am out. I can't say any more now."
She was released on her own recog
nizance. It is believed she will never
be tried again.
Judge Harvey granted an Injunction
against Mrs. Schenk today which will
prevent her seeing her children r.iw
being carde for by Schenk.
NEW JAP TREATY
AROUSES A STORM
Sacramenta, Cal., Jan. 2S. A pro
test against the reported change in
the United States treaty with Japan
whereby the coolie clause will be elimi
nated was made today in a resolution
presented in the assembly by Harry
Polsley of Red Bluff. The language
was so strong that Speaker Hewitt
declined to submit it to the house but
instead telegraphed tho resolution to
Taft and congress. Polsley says that
Monday he will Insist on Its presen
tation. Senator Sanford of Ukiah, will sub
mit another like it In the senate Mon
day. It predicts war if the clause is
eliminated anft Japanese coolies are
allowed to immigrate unrestricted to
the United States.
'Frlsco Sees Victory.
Washington, Jan. 2S. San Fran
cisco believes It has won the fair. It
was learend that Taft has declared
himself openly In favor of Pan Fran
cisco. Victoria Alarmed.
Victoria. B. C. Jan. 2S. Members
of tho British Columbia parliament
In discussing the reciprocity treaty
with the United States are almost un
animous In expressing alarm that the
tfVaty would Injure British Colum
bian Industries. Premier McBrlde
said he didn't want to be an alarm
ist but he saw much danger If there
was no modification of the treaty
that would admit free, fruits, lum
ber and dairy products which are the
principal products of Northwest Canada.
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TAFT'S TREATY
DUE TO DIE
Two Places of Interment Al
ready Provided for Reci
procity Agreement.
SENATE AND HOUSE
COMMITTEES ARE OPPOSED
Not a Single Friend Can Be Found In
Congress President Xot Alarmed
By Criticism Very Much In Ear
nest and Will Make Hard Fight for
Life of Ills Measure.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 28. Taft'
reciprocity agreement with Canada,
according to the opinions of most of
the legislators here today is dead.
There are two places of interment for
it, it is said. These will be found to
be the senate finance committee and
the house committee on ways and
means. It Is believed there is no
doubt the committees will pigeonhole
the agreement. It is reported they
are all against it. Even the demo
crats won't rally to the agreement's
defense. It looks like It won't go
through and be ratified by congress.
Snags Appear.
Washington, Jan. 28. Snags began
to loom up In the pathway of the Ca
nadian reciprocity agreement today
before It had been in the hands o?
congress 24 hours, and confident pre--dictions
of its failure were made by
pillars of the protective tariff fakh.
It was said that even snould the
house accept the terms of the ar
rangement (which republican high
tariff advocates did not concede for
a moment), it could not pass the sen
ate, These phophecies were carried to
the white house . today by members
who visited the president, ostensibly
on other business, but Instead of cre
ating a pessimistic feeling there, Mr.
Taft, it Is said, received them with
smiles, which indicated mat one de
feat would not turn him from his
purpose.
If his own party, before surrender
ing control of the house of represen
tatives, failed to seize the opportu
nity of putting in this reciprocity
agreement, the president. It is believ
ed, will nt hesitate to submit his pro
gram to the democrats, perhaps even
In an extra session of congress.
Will Die Hard.
One man in the confidence of tbe
president, who has been the adminis
tration mouthpiece on more than one
occasion, came from the white house
today with the declaration that the
proposed Canadian arrangement
would not die an easy death while Mr.
Taft was In the white house.
Borah Sees No Chance.
Washington, Jan. 28. Senator Bor
ah, of Idaho, said today that he does
not believe there is any chance for the
ratification of the Canadian agree
ment at this session.
Agreement is "Rotten."
One Northwestern insurgent whoca
name is not quoted, said the Cana
dian agreement is rotten.
Senator Curtiss of Kansas, Is non
committal. He said that on general
principles he has always been oppos
ed to reciprocity with Canada.
North Dakota Condemns.
Washington, Jan. 28. Senator
Cumber of North Dakota, flatly con
demned the treaty saying It would
put the western farmers at the mercy
of Canadian competition with no ad
vantage. He said the northwest
would protest acainst the admission
of free lumber from Canada.
UNIVERSITY EXPECTS
BIQ AFPROPRI ATION-
University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.,
Jan. 28. (Special.) As a result of
the visit of the legislature Wednes
day, the university will undoubtedly
receive the additional appropriation
for which it Is asking. The ways and
means committee from both houses in
spected the campus and buildings
very thoroughly and gave out as their
opinion that the university badly
needed everything asked for. Several
members even went so far as to ex
press themselves as being favorable to
a further additional appropriation for
the construction of a new fireproof li
brary. Such a building Is badly need
ed, as the present one is cramped and
is not a safe repository for the books
and valuable collections of the uni
versity. The members of the legislature,
their wives and clerks to the number
of 250, reached Eugene at 11:30 by
special train from the capital city
and were Immediately taken to the
gymnasium, where an elaborate lunch .
was served. The afternoon until 4
o'clock was spent in Inspecting the
campus, and then a student assembly v
was called, where several able talks
were made by the visiting solons. At
6 o'clock a banquet w-as tendered the
visiting legislators by the Eugene
Commercial club, Immediately after
which they returned to Salem.