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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1911.
NO. 7125
7()L 2.3.
FIVE VILLAGES DESTROYED BY
EARTHQUAKE
HUNDREDS ARE KIUEB
Volcanic Eruption Followed by
Convulsions Many Smothered With Ashes.-
.., TTutimJitra ilnrv Viimlxr of Dead at l'i wards of Six Hundred
Vegetation 0n Island Practically
vlvors of Terrible Catastrophe Relief Heine Sent to I-nrgcr of Stricken
Villages Twelve Foot Wave Sweeps Island and Those who Had Xot
Fled to Higher Ground Perish
crlcang lAMte Their Llvea.
Manila p t Jan. l. The villages
- f oninmhn T.m- !
i lui.rny. 4....u... v....- ,
ercy and Taal have been destroyed by
an earthuuake and tidal wave, fol- i.
lowlnn- the eruDtlon or the volcano!
riii rrnrdinir to reoorts reaching
her today. It Is estimated that six!
iimireil mostly natives, have per-,
i.h,i Vpuetailon on the island has
-.Minntiu h.n destroyed. Relief .
ha. heen sent to the larger villages. ,
., . v...rin.i I
vnnlia Jan SI. Latest govern-,
went reports confirm the previous re- ,
ports thHt 600 persons were killed by
..- ..,n,nn.v. and eruption of .
u.ini Taal. No Americans are
-m,.n .ho number
t. i. imnoKititiin tn estimate how
native on the west shore were !
buried In the ashes but it la known
MINERS BURIED IN
AVALANCHE OF SNOW
Sail Lake, Utah, Jan. 31. Three
men arc known to be dead and an un
confirmed report says that twelve
more were killed when an avaiantho
of snow and rock struck the shaft of
tvio vtnh Coalatlon mine at Park
City today
Hescuers began work at
once.
The number working in the shaft
which Is covered several hundred feet
deep, is unknown.
CHAVNCY DEPEW TO
HE SACRIFICED HY PARTY
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 31. Chanucy
Depew, the republican senior senator
from New York Is to be sacrificed
to beat William Shcehan, the choice
of the democratic caucus for senator,
It plans sprung today following a mid
tiieht reuubllcan caucus, are carriei
. .
are carried
out. It is said Depew will be dropped
In favor of some independent ueuiu
crat who can command his party and
the Insurgents. John Mitchell, presi
dent of the board of aldermen is
mentioned prominently.
IMMidlock Unbroken.
New York, Jan. 31. The senator
ial deadlock remained unbroken to
day. CHAMP REFUSES TO
DISCCSS TARTY RUPTURE
Washington, D. C. Jan. 31. Champ MINE WORKERS WOULD
Clnrk today refused to comment con- j DRIVE MITCHELL OCT
cernlng the division In the democratic ,
ranks over the house tariff commls-' Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 31. The con
.lon hill which passed at mdnlght. ; ventlon of United Mine Workers to-
Clark and 32 other democrats sup-,
n,i oi voted aganst. The
dlssentlng democrats are charging the ed to amend the constitution provld
MWsourl congressman with flirting ing that members of tho federation
with Payne and other high protection- ! should forfeit their membership In
i.i. Thn naureents voiea souuiy iur ,
the bill.
ABUSE OF YOUNG GIRU3
AT REFORM SCHOOL CHARGED
Olympla, Wash., Jan. 31. A bill
was Introduced In the senate today
looking for the immediate Investiga
tion of the state training school at
Centrolla, It Is alleged a number of
young girls have been treated to In
dignities and abused. The fight Is
being led by the Centralla Chronicle.
!
DEMAND PACIFIC
A NAVAL) lHUHIWlsii;
Olympla, Wash, Jan. 81.
4 Washington proposes, through
its legislature, to make a forcl-
ble demand otj the federal gov-
ernment for more naval forces
on the Pacific coast. A me-
4 mortal introduced by Repre-
scntatlve Cannon, directs a re-
quest to Taft and asks the cbo-
operation of Oregon, California.
a fnho. Montana, and other
a wAtern states in the demand.
AND TIDAL
1
OH ISLAND Of IMl
Disastrous Earth and Sea
Destroyed and Starvation races Sur
Most of Dead Arc Native No Am
that 21 were suffocated and five fa-
ty burned.
The orKanUed relief expedition now
hag char of tne BitUution. A major-
v 0 ih. inhabitants fled or were
driven to safety on Friday and Sat
urday.
Five villages were obliterated and
three partially destroyed by a 12 foo
wave which followed the early shocks,
Coincident with this a superheated
blast from the volcano practically
! cremated those who erenped drown
Ing. Lemery and Taal are believed
to have been destroyed. Many mem
bers of the constabulary were pros
trated while attempting to rescue na.
Uvea. Many deep fissures have open
ed on the north shore and preliminary
soundings Indicate that the lake bot
torn Is sinking.
The volcano Is mildly active and
earth shocks continue frequently.
JURY OF WOMEN
FREE ACCUSED MAI
Tacomn. Wash.. .Inn. 31. Before
Police Judge Arntsun today six prom
inent Tacoma women, constituting a
Jury, found Karl ltctschart not guil
ty of assnut. IK- drew a revolver on
Arthur Borchart because he was ccn-
sured for not delivering a bottle of
The women at first were nervous,
They were very attentive to the law-
ycrs.
Among the Jurors were Mrs. John
Mason, vice president of the national
council of women voters, and Miss
Ester Allstrum, food inspector of Tu
coma. NEW MEXICAN BANDITS
CA PTC RED RY OFFICERS
El Tuso, Texas, Jan. 31. A posse
consisting of officers and customs Ill-
.
spectors,
overtook the three Howe
broth
ers, New Mexican desperadoes,
who killed Inspector O'Connor near
Fort Hancock yesterday at Sierra
Blanco late yesterday afternoon. A
regular battle ensued. In which Guy
Howe, aged 27, was shot in the leg
and shoulder by customs Inspector
Thomas Duncan of this city, and cap
tured. The other two Howes are
surrounded and It expected they will
be killed or captured tonight.
'Sierra Blanco Is 10S miles east of
this city but located In El Puso coun
ty. day took drastic action against the
national civic federation when It vot-
u.i,.,
head of the miners and now vice
president of the American Federation
of labor, Is chairman of the trades
department of the federation. He
will have to resign or quit the feder
ation. The vote was 446 to 344.
PARLIAMENT ASSEMnLES
AGAIN AT NOON TODAY
London, Eng., Jan. 81. Parlia
ment reassembled at noon today for
the first time since the elections and
between now and next Monday when
King George opens the sessions In
state, 670 members of tho commons
will be given scats and 600 lords will
bo sworn In.
The routine of swearing In occu
pied the day among the commons.
ALLEGED SLANDERER OF
KING TO STAND TRIAL
London, Eng., Jan. 81. The case
of Edward Myllus charged with pub
lishing an article libeling King George
will be tried tomorrow. Ifyllua r
fuses to retract the statement which
said the king was morganltleally mar
ried to a daughter or Admiral Sey
mour at Malta In 1890. Re said they
used assumed names. The trial will be
public
DAYS ARE OVER
Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 31. Followi
ng hs fight last night with Tommy
Kilbake who won the decision on a
technicality, It Is feared the fighting
days of Abe Attell, the champion
featherweight, are over. Abe In a
linen, fractured his funny bone at
he elbow. His physicians state It
will probably be of little use here
after. xmtmeh siianiko man
siicides in salt take
Suit Luke City, Jan. 31. Dead
from chloroform, self administered,
he body of George Macy of Oregon,
was found in his room at the home
of his mother-in-law, Mrs. M. E.
Marsh in this city yesterday. Macy
married Mrs. Marsh's daughter Ce-,
cila at Cordova, Alaska, six years
igo. It is understood that the couple
separated in December and that Mrs.
Macy Is now In Wallace, Idaho. This
separation, added to difficulties In
disposing of some telephone patents.
preyed upon Macy's mind.
He had been In Salt Lake but a few
days. Before taking the chloroform.
Macy began a letter addressed to Miss
Lois Macy, Harrisburg, Ore., whom
he called "My dear daughter." Macy
belonged to the Masonic lodge at
Newport, Ore., and to a Spokane
camp of the Woodmen of the World.
His age was 44. He was formerly In
business at Shanlko, Ore.
it ;"U STOPS TOR
OF CHINA'S CROWN PRINCE
London, Eng., Jan. 31. Owing to
the prevalence of the bubonic plague
in China and Manchuria, the visit of
the crown prince has been postponed,
according to a dispatch received by
will not make the tour immediately
leturning t.; Iterlin from Calcutta.
LOWER JIOl'SE GIVES
RAY CITY
M.J
ORITY
Roosters For Rival Exposition Cities
Put ill U;:nl Forenoon GimhI NcVs
Sets Frisco Wild.
WasliiiiK'-i'i:, l. C, Jan. 31. .;iii
Kr.iiuisi-o won ihe preliminary vote
11: the world's fair fight this after
noon whin the house decided to take
up, the K.ihn resolution for immedi
ate consideration. The vote was San
Francisco, 1SS; New Orleans, 15.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 31. San
Francisco and New Orleans boosters
put in a hard morning today, tho
final work before the congressmen
vote this afternoon on the site of the I
Panama fair. A rain of telegrams
struck Washington from the West.
Both sides claimed they had a major
ity. Big crowds gathered around the
capital and sought seats in the gal
leries. The vote In the house is only
hulf the fight. The final test comes
when the senate votes on the matter.
It Is believed the senate will follow
the house.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 31. In the
house today the world's fair question
had precedence over al' other matters.
The program called for a reading of
lite eatopinal bill and the Kuhu reso
lution directly after the house con
vened. A debate of an hour on each
side will be allowed. The vote is
scheduled to take place at four o'clock.
The estopinal bill provides for
a world's fair at New Orleans and a
government appropriation of a mil
lion dollars. The Knhn resolution In
vites foreign nations to participate in
the world's fair at San Francisco In
1915 and no appropriation Is asked.
Both messages hnvc been reported fa
vorably by the committees.
City Goes Wild.
San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 31.
This city went crazy when tho Wash
ington news was received. Market
street was solidly lined with people
who danced and sang. Whistles blew,
Impromptu pr rades wero formed and
the wireless flashed tho news to sea.
California Sends Thanks.
Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 81. Tho
thnnks of California to congress for
Its selection of San Francisco as the
site of the Panama fair received ex
pression today In the legislature by
joint resolution of the senate and
house of representatives, to be tele-
praphed to Washington Immediately.
Washington, D. C, Jan. SI. The
hnuso this nfternoon passed tho Kahn
resolution by a vole of 259 to 43. This
practically Insures tho fair to San
Francisco.
Many Speches Made.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 31. Before
the vote was taken a number of
speeches were made for the rival cit
ies. Chairman Rodenberg of Illinois
(Continued on page eight.)
"I AM PROGRESSIVE,"
SAYS ROOSEVELT
Jersey City, X. J., Jan. 31. "1 am
a progressive. I could not be any
thing else for a progressive is oni
who really believes In the people," is
the message which Roosevelt sent to
the New idea Republicans at Jersey
City last night.
Today the leaders are discussing
the letter which the colonel sent In
answer to an invitation to speak. In
It Roosevelt said he was sorry he could
not talk but urged the members to
fight for popular government.
KELLAIIER AIMS BLOW
AT PORTLAND GAS CO.
Rill Would Revoke Franchise for Al
leged Violations and Seeks Reg
ulation of Meter Charges.
Salem, Ore., Jan. 31. Senator Dan
Kellaher is on the trail of the Port
land Gas & Coke Co. Today he in
troduced a bill to revoke the gas cor
poration franchise which was granted
to H. D. Green In 1859.
"This franchise has been violated
repeatedly," said Kellaher in an In
terview, "because of transfers from
one hand to another without securing
consent to transfers from the state,
which granted it. Now it has passed
into the hands of the Standard Oil
company.
"Now, we want to regulate this gas
company in such matters as its rates
and perpetual meter charges. Two
years ago a bill to reform the rates
was killed by the legislature. I think
we should revoke the franchise and
uiiuiliiU fcy tne city, mis can
be done either by the city council or
by a city public service commission."
The Kellaher bill simply revokes
the gas franchise on the ground It
has been violated. Kellaher says there
will be no effort so far as he is con
cerned to secure regulation by tho
U ,:-'... ;u:., !.av:r.j that entirely to the
city if the franchise Is cancelled.
GIVERS AND TAKERS
Of T PS 10 SUFFWix-r-z's srr a,u7
Ul III w I V w Ji t .vii- tho'IJ- & N. l,a'd J71.904; the Northern
!mand completely routed, while tne ,' ... ' ...
. , . , Pacific, $10,035; the Pacific express
federal loss was one k led ana four
,J - company, J7.50; the Pacific Telephone
I T' !v VI'OR FRAMING HILL j
TO Plr AN END TO EVIL
Peterson's pill for Abolition of Capital
Punishment Indefinitely Postponed ;
Spenker Rusk Culled n Czar.
Salem, ore., .l.ui. 31. Dlmick's Chiapas dispatched scouts to Sahua-eliilii-hoiir
Mil piiM-d 'c senate this j ripa and these finding the town ap
:ln'i noon.
Saii-;n. Ci".. jail. 31 K'veivers of
t'ps and thos, who tip will be vio
lators of the law if a bill which is be
ing prepared by Representative Bige
btw pass- s. I' makes tipping a crime.
The Peterson measure for the abo
!.t i n of capital pun'shnient was In
definitely postponed.
A big scrap is on over the Dimick
eight hour law. Big employrs are
trying to have It killed in tne senate.
Representative Neuner of Douglas
county caused some excitement today
by accusing Speaker Husk of being
a czar. Neuner was one of the ab
sentees Saturday and he resented be
n;: fined for his absence.
"Ve have got enough of this Joe
Cannon business. I won't stand for
it," he shouted. But he did.
YOUNG WOMAN SAYS
FAST RESTORES HER VISION
McKeesport, Pa., Jan. 31. Insist
ing that her sight is partly restored
and that she can distinguish the fig
ures of persons and that full vision
will return. Miss Margaret Shipley,
aged 25, and blind since her birth
today is recovering from an eight
days fast, and five days trance which
she self conducted, declaring a mes
sage from heaven told her to do. The
woman's case Is attracting widespread
attention among physicians. ,
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT
TO IMPROVE HARBORS
Mexico City. Jan. 31. President
Diaz today approved an appropriation
of $10,000,000 for the improvement of
Mexican harbors along the gulf and
Pacific coasts.
LARGER FLEET ON
COAST IS REQUESTED
Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 81. A larg
er Pacific coast fleet and fortifica
tion of the Panama canal Is asked In
a resolution adopted today by the
state assembly. A request will be sent
to congress Immediately.
ARCHBISHOP RYAN'S
CONDITION I5IPROVED
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 30. The
condition of Archbishop Ryan, re
ported to be dying of heart trouble.
Is Improved today.
Norway Minister Sails.
New York, Jan. 31. The United
States minister to Norway and Mrs.
H. H. V. Pierce sailed today for
Christiana. They have been spend
ing several months at Washington.
RELAX MEXICAN
Federal Authorities Exhibit
Telegrams Denying Reports
of Rbel V;cories.
DECLARES INSl'RRECTOS
ARE AI-MOST ANNIHILATED
Private Letters Give Out Contradic
tory ReiKirts Arrival of Mexican
Regulars Gives Lie to Published
Telegrams Relieved That Federal
Troops Marched Into Trap.
Douglas, Ariz., Jan. 31. The Mexi
can officials along the border relax
ed their censorship last night and
showed preps correspondents tele
grams which not only denied all re
ports of insurrecto successes but de
clared that the rebel forces In Sonora
had been practically annihilated and
their principal leader, Severiano Tal
mantes, a former government com
mander, killed.
At the same time letters from Moc-
tezuma to a mine company official
here gave information of exactly the
opposite tenor, while the hurried ar
rival of more Mexican regulars at
Augua Pnrta Hist nrgm w"uia mui
cate there still exists lively apprehen
sion of a rebel attack at that point.
The first telegram shown the cor
respondents was from General Tor
res, commander of the military dis
trict of Sonora, to Laboria Vasquez,
commissario at Augua Prieta. Ac-
rnnVnT in fii'-s mpps.nffp the 350 men
under Jefe Chiapas of Moctezuma ties Umatilla, that have much
f .rmed a junction wltn rederal regu- j mileage, and it would Inure to. the
lars dispatched up the Yaqui at To- J benefit of Multnomah."
nlehi. Thence the combined forces Corporations Pay Much,
marched upon Sahuaripa, the town To illustrate Mr. Strain a point It
ie,-tlv captured bv Talamantes. and!may be cited that at this time Uma
'. . ... " t .witilla county collects approximately
wounded.
The version of the battle received
,urr - "" v. i , ,fitai
in a letter today by a mining official,
has the government troops practical
ly annihilated and Colonel Ojida, com
mander ol Ithe combined forces, fleeing
for his life
According to this version, Ojida and
parently nesenea causen me govern
ment troops to inarch straight into a
trnp.
When the federals entered the ap
parently deserted town every window
and every roof spat forth bullets fired
by hidden rebels, and the hapless fed
erals were slaughtered. Chiapas'
horse was shot dead and It is not
known whether he was captured, kill
ed or is now hiding: while OJIda's
horse bolted and unchecked, fled
with him out of the shower of death
dealing lead.
A message from Governor Cubil
las to Vasquez confirms the statements
of General Torres, and adds:
"Purchase no more arms In Doug
las. It Is not necessary, since all the
rebels to the number of 500, surrend
ered In Sahuaripa, with all arms,
horses, cartridges and money."
The report that Colonel Kosterlisky
had been killed or wounded is not
true. Telegrams were received here
from him today.
Battle Rcrtorted.
Mexico City. Jan. 30. A battle be
tween federals and revolutionists in
the streets of Sahuaripa is reported
in special dispatches from Moctezuma,
Sonora, to have occurred January 25,
Colonel OJlda, commander of the reg
ulars, and Severanio Talmantes, lead
er of the rebels, are said to have been
killed.
No details of the fight were given
further than the troops occupied the
town.
Abandon Camp.
El Centro, Cal., Jan. 31. The In
surgent band which withdrew from
Mexican yesterday after having levied
$2000 tribute upon the merchants
and other citizens of the place, are
preparing tonight to abandon the
camp they had pitched upon the ranch
of the Mexican Land & Cattle com
pany, again occupy the border town.
The Mexican custom house and mu
nicipal officials declare they will fight
before surrendering this place.
There was more or less serious
rioting In Mexican today following the
departure of the rebel band under
"El General" Levya and the Ameri
can socialist, Simon Berthold.
Telephone messages from Tla Ju
ana tonight state that tne border
town Is nearly deserted by Its Inhabi
tants. All people who could get away
have gone. Those who remain have
sent their money and valuables to San
Diego for safe keeping. The mayor.
Barroque, Is In command of IS men
who are patrollng the place. The
messages add that while all Is quiet
there Is much apprehension. The
Mexican authorities, according to the
(Continued on page eight.)
ITLA
MAY
LOSE HEAVILY
Proposed Change in Tax Sys
tem Contains Dangerous
"Nigger in Woodpile."
STATE MAY COLLECT
CORPORATION TAXES
If Adopted Change Would Work An
nual Loss of $00,000 to Umatilla
County In View of Judge Maloney
Would Aid Multnomah and Inter
ior Counties.
That there Is a "nigger In the wood
pile" in the move that Is fostered by
the senate committee on taxation to
have the people vote upon a general
tax amendment to the constitution 1
the belief of local county officials..
The particular Ethiopian in this case
lies in the fact that the amendment
if adopted may place the taxation of
public service coporations directly in.
the hands of the state instead of with,
the counties as at present
Was Voted Down.
"The amendment proposed in the
senate is very similar to one of tha
amendments the people voted down
last November," said Assessor Strain
today. At the time few people real
ized the fact but that amendment
No. 312 on the ballot, would have
made it possible for the state to take
the taxation of the corporations away
from the counties. Such a course
would work a great Injustice on coun-
I& Telegraph company, $1438.91; the
Pullman company. $364.05; the West-
.nc.
ern Union, $503.83;
Interstate Tele-
phone company, $1
10.79; the Walla
Walla Traction company, $478; and
i pac!f,e Llght & Povv'er COIpslnyi
$3151.
Should the state instead of the
county collect this money Umatilla
county would suffer thereby. Of
course the state taxes would be low
ered as a result of the state's collect
ing the corporation money. But even
should Umatilla county be entirely
excused from payment of state taxes
this county would still be loser. This
year Umatilla county's total state
tax amounts to only $64,395.
Mnlcmey Gives Warning.
"It is my opinion," said County
Judge Maloney today, "that such a
change In the system of taxation
would mean a loss of approximately
$60,000 per year to Umatilla county.
It would mean a similar loss to other
counties having considerable railroad
mileage as has this county. The
change would work to our injury and
for the benefit of counties like Mult
nomah and the Interior counties that
have little or no mileage."
To Fight Change.
Active steps towards opposirlg the.
proposed change have already been
taken at the Instance of Judge Ma
loney and others. President W. L.
Thompson of the Commercial associ
ation, has written members of the
Umatilla delegation calling their at
tention to the danger to Umatilla
county lurking in the proposed meas
ure and he has asked the senators
and representatives to take notice of
the same.
If the resolution Is passed by the
senate the matter will again be sub
mitted to the people at the next gen
eral election. However, It Is evident
that the resolution. If successful, will
have to overcome the opposition of
delegations from Umatilla and many
other counties that have much rail
road mileage.
TWO RESCUERS LOSE
LIVES IN HIGH WATER
San Luis Obispo, Calif., Jan. 81.
In an effort n rescue two men caught
by a sudden rise In the Salinas river
on a small Island, Joe Robles, a Mex
ican, and John Porter, colored, put
out In a rowboat. which capsized and
they were dtow-ned.
REVOLUTIONISTS
MOVE ON CAPITAL
San Juan, Del Sor, Nicara
gua, Jan. 81. General Duren
with 900 revolutionists Is pre
pared today to march on Tegu
cigalpa, the capital of Honduras.
The rebels have already Invaded
the department of Cholutrca.
A second body of revolution
ists Is operating near Campa
pete and will probably Join Duron.