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VOL. 24.
PENDLETON, OB EG ON, THURSDAY. MAKCII 2, 1911.
NO. 7150
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LORIB VOTE
IS
Chicago Tribune Declares
Quality 6 Vindicaling votes
wipes out his Majority
. .
"MOST "COSTLY VICTOItY
INTERESTS EVER WON
Solemn Warning IhhiiciI by Senator
lloot Is Recalled Fupcr Intimates
Tliat Iuriiuor Decision Will Itcsu
In Direct. Elcctiun of Senulors and
Overthrow of Bosbcs.
Chicago, March 2. The Tribune
which started the fight against Lor
Imer today denounced the vote In the
senate exonerating Lorimer. It rafd
"The vote when corrected leaves
Lorimer a majority of four. This is
the mathematical measure of his vin
dication. The quality of votes cast
for him will more than wipe out this
majority in the sense of the nation.
If Lorimer is proud of tho event ho
Is welcome to his pride. They won
a glorious victory, but it will prove
the most costly victory ever won In
history by the big interests."
'One of the greatest lawyers in
the country, Senator Hoot, solemnly
warned the senators thaf If ' tney
would preserve the government of tne
fathers they were not at liberty fo
reject the -testimony showing that a
seat in the senate had been filled as
the result of corruption, Yesterday,
it senators rejected It and this .
clslon, by the biggest deliberative
body In the land, strikes straight at
our republican form of government.
Let them go on. Let them use their
votes against reciprocity as thev htve
against the republican method cf
having senators t-lffcled thr mgli a
direct vote."
CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS
ON GOVERNMENT GRILL
Scranton, Pa., March 2. Argu
ments will be heard tomorrow In the
government's suit against the corres
pondence Institute of America for al
leged use of the mails to defraud, af
ter which Commissioner Searle will
give a decision. There is little doubt
that this will be In favor of the in
stitute, as investigation has shown
that the charges were largely the re
sult of false testimony given by a
discharged employe.
The Institute professes to team
drawing and illustrating by malt. A
large number of students testified
that the course was valuable, and
similar testimony was given by Supt.
Howell of the Scranton schools, Miss
Alice Morse, art Instructor at the
Scranton high school and other edu
cators. The government action h.u
o far caused the loss of about $10.
000 to the owners of the institute, and
has deprived about one hundred peo
ple of employment.
PANAMA RAILWAY RATE
DISPUTES TO BE ARGUED
Washington, D. C, March 2. Sec
retary of War Dickinson today call
ed a meeting for March 6 of all par
ties Interested In the rates on fve'ght
handled via the Panama railway from
the Pacific to the Atlantic. It is ex
pected something . will be donn to
straighten out the rate war between
the Pacific Mall Steamship company
owned by the Southern Pacific Rail
road, and the California and Atlan
tic company, independent. Tho in
dependent company asserts the
Southern- Pacific is attempting to
freeze It out and thus create a mo
nopoly. San Francisco shippers, aid
ing the Independents, have appealed
to Dickinson.
MONTANA MAY BE
SHORT ONE SENATOR
Helena, Montana, March 2. Unless
a United States senator la elected
here today the Montana legislature
will expire by constitutional limita
tions, leaving the office vacant. It
has been deadlocked. It is reported
that if no choice Is made on the firth
ballot Walsh and Conrad will with
draw, throwing their support to for
mer Congressman Hartman, which
would elect Mm. -
ITALIAN LADY IN
WAITING MURDERED
Rome, Italy, March 2. Mur
der today cost Queen Helena
one of her ladies In waiting
when Countess Glulla DI Trl-
gena was killed in a small hotel
here by Lieutenant Patterno, of
the cavalry. The tragedy has
caused a great sensation. It
was learned that he strangled
her, then shot her. The gov-
eminent has suppressed the de-
tails so no explanation Is given.
ABIDE BY DECISION
Washington, D. C, March 2. In
terstate Commerce Commissioner Lane
today predicted that the railroadH
would fully submit to the recent rate
decision of the commission within a
week. "Representatives of Kagtern
and Western railroads," he said, "al
ready have Informally notified the
commission they will comply with the
decision and I believe the rest will fol-
n a
It'
le w su
MILLIONAIRE SOCIALIST
, SQUIRMS UNDER FIRE
New York, March 2 William Wal
ing, the millionaire socialist who is
being Bued for $100,000 for breach of
promise by Anna Grunspan Bpent sev
eral unfavorable hours on the witness
stand while belng'cross examined by
the plaintiff's lawyers today. Attor
ney Ptrlckler freely Intimated that
Walling had perjured himself and also
attempted to show that Walling was
a lawyer and realized the legal aspect
of his relations with the woman while
traveling around Europe with her.
Walling csserted he had never men
tioned marriage In any word or letter
to her.
SIXTY HENS LAY J009
EGGS IV FEBRUARY
Tarrytown, N. Y., March 2. By a
strong an.l well-timed finish, the 60
liens of Marcus Johnson of Glenvll'.e,
won a $500 "wager for him during t.iu
! month of February. Johnson's bet
was that his 60 hens would lay 1000
! eggs durmg Tlebruaxy. It waa a
i close' call, but "every hen laid on egg
i the last ilny, making 1009 for tho 28
days.
JACK JOHNSON GRAZES
TEN -BAY SENTENCE
San Frpnelsco, March 2. Jack
Johnson, the pugilist, came near go
! lug to Jail today for auto speeding.
i Ho grazed a ten day sentence wnen
Police Judge Conlan permitted him
the alternative of a $100 fine. Tho
Judge fined him $200, but Johnson,
who Is' something of a lawyer, point
ed out that the maximum fine is
$100, and the Judge changed the fine
accordingly.
Democratic Meeting.
Harrlslmrg, Pa., March 2. To con
sider plans for the reorganization of
the democratic party in Pennsylvania,
the stato central committee convened
this afternoon In the Board of Trade
building. Party leaders declare there
li a chance to put Pennsylvania In
the democratic column next vear if a
! n-in sAit nil ant'ttawTnnnlnita namnalrrn
vuiilti auu lint iiiuiiiuuo jci p, t
is started immediately.
AFRICAN GAME FOR
THE UNITED STATES
MOVE TO RESTOCK FORESTS
AND INCREASE FOOD SUPPLY
Incidentally Blow Is Aimed at Leath
er Trust Expedition Under Iieader
slilp of Biirnliain leaves for Dark
Continent. .
New York, March 2. To restock
the United States with game, thus in
creasing the food supply and Inci
dentally striking a blow at the leath
er trust, Is the purpose of an expedi
tion which set out for South Africa
today under the leadership of Major
Frederick Russell Burnham. Among
those interested in tho project of Im
porting animals, fish and fowl to Am
erica are said to be former Chief For
ester Gifford Pinehot, John Hays
Hammond and Congressman R. F.
Broussard of Louisiana.
A bill has been introduced in con
gress authorizing the secretary of
agriculture t expend $500,000 in the
Importation of wild animals, but as It
wilt not become a law this seasslon,
the men behind the project provided
the funds for the preliminary . expe
dition of Major Burnham. ,
"In the semi-arid regions of Afri
ca," explained Major Burnham,
"there are many varieties of animals
that thrive under conditions that
would bo impossible to the ordinary
domestic animals. They can live in
the rough country and are hardier
than goats. Their meat Is excellent
as food.
"For Instance, the bush buck would
thrive In the foothill regions and
seml-arld deserts of the southwestern
section of the United States and
would become a source of profit. This
is a browsing animal, about the size
of a deer. ' Its flesh Ib of a fine fla
vor and its hide makes one of the
best and strongest leathers known.
It Is commonly used by the Boers to
make forelashes on their exceedingly
long ox and stage whips.
"It is the purpose of my expedi
tion to secure and bring to America
some of the smaller and more useful
animals, send them to one of our
ranches In the west and when they
have become domesticated to .distrib
ute them throughout the country."
NO HOPE OF RUSSIA FEARS
COMPROMISE CHINA PLAGUE
President Talt Forced to Call
an Extra Session ot Con
gress ALL NIGHT FIGHT ON"
OVER THE TARIFF BOARD
Only PtiHsaRo of Canadian Reciprocity
Treaty Will Forenlall Extra Meet
and This Is Imjiowdblc Not Likely
That Question Will Even Bo Voted
On Now.
Washington, March 2. Republi
cans In the senate today abandoned
all hope of a compromise with the
democrats on the tariff board bill ana
have determined to fight to a finish
even if an all night session" Is iiecea
sary. This decision was reached af
ter the democrats evasively answer
ed the overtures of Hale for an agree
ment to vote on the bill tomorrow
noon.
Tft Is Determined.
Washington, March 2. On authoi
ity from the white house of a person
close to the president, the Unfted
Press is able to day to announce un
qualifiedly that only the passage of
the Canadian reciprocity treaty wi I
prevent an extra session of congrei'.
Taft understands a story Is being cir
culated that he will be satisfied if he
gels a vote on reciprocl'y, even if .he
proposition is defeated but this Is now
authoritatively contradicted. There'll
be no compromise.
Extra Session to lie Held.
Washington, D. C, March 2.
When the senate met today practical
ly all hope of forestalling an extra
session was gone. Heyburn, Halo and
Stone are attempting by dilatory tap-
tics to prevent u vote on the tariff
board bill and intimate they will not
permit a vote on anything but ap
propriations. There Is no chance that
a vote will be taken on the reciprocity
agreement.
Washington, D. C, March ! A
confession that a senatorial agree
ment existed whereby Taft's tariff
commission bill is believed to be
doomed- to defeat at this session was
made today by Smoot, during debate.
FOR THE BOER WAR
London, March 2. That the ma
chinations of English politicians were
responsible for the Boer war Is the
startling charge. In the autob'ography
of Sir William Butler, given out to
day for publication. He we.s com
manding in South Africa before the
war and declares he repeatediv warn
ed the government that war was Im
minent but that the warnings wore
disregarded because ie insucel on
blaming the English for the trouble.
Pccause he refused to cooperate in a
plan to to force the fighting he says
he was recalled.
Laymen's Meeting.
Hanover, Pa., March 2. A laymen's
conference of the Gettysburg classic
of the Reformed Church was com
menced here today, with a number of
distinguished clergymen and educators
of the denomination on the roll of
speakers.
Roller Skating Race.
New York, March 2. Professional
roller skaters from several cities will
contest for the five-mile eastern
championship at the Metropolitan1 rink
tonight.
BAKER POSSES ON
MURDERERS' TRAIL
Baker, Ore., March 2. Three pos
sees are scouring tho ' country for a
traco of two men who Tuesday held
up the Stockmen's Exchange saloon
at Haines and klllod Edward McCul
lough In cold blood. The men fled
Immediately after the' shooting and
had a start of only a few minutes be
fore pursuers were after them. The
murderers headed toward Baker and
bloodhounds are being used in an
attempt to trail them.
A posse left Haines yesterday
morning on the trail and another
posse left Baker at 10 o'clock to in
tercept tho men before they reached
here. No trace of them hns been
found yet, but It is believed they will
be captured soon.
Desperate work necessary to
prevent spread ot disease
into Ejrcpe
WHOLE VILLAGES WIPED
OUT IN MANCHURIA
Population of Country Will Bo Re
duced One-Third to One-Half
Tlirco Thousand Said to Be Dying
Daily and No One Can Foretell Ex
tent of Devastating Scourge.
St. Petersburg, Russia, March 2.
It will take "desperate" work to pre
vent the spread of the plague from
China into Europe and the western
world, according to Professor Julius
Beckmann of Vienna, who has just
arrived from the Manchurian plague
district. He said:
"People of the Occident cannot im
agine how terrible the epidemic is.
In Manchuria whole villages have
been swept away not a survivor left.
The epidemic will reduce the population-
of the country one-third to
one-half. . .Sometimes a village has
been left without an inhabitant in
five hours. That Is what bubonic Is
like.
"Xo one can answer whether the
epidemic will spread to Europe. It
is spreading like wildfire in Manchu
ria and it will require desperate work
to keep It from reaching Russia and
maybe further west."
Three Thousand Die Daily.
Shanghai. China, March 2. It is
estimated that three thousand natives
are dying daily in the Chinese plague
and famine districts, according to re
lief ,"vof!uers who have just reached
here from the interior.
JOHN MITCHELL HAS
NO PLANS FOR FUTURE
New York, March 2. John Mitch
ell, vice president of the American
Federation of Labor, today declared
he had made no plans for the future,
following his resignation from the
civic federation.
"Because the United !Mine Work
ers demanded It," said Mitchell, "I
resigned and will leave New York as
soon as I can arrange the business of
my office."
IS AGED SEVENTY
Spokane, Wash, March 2. Mrs.
W. C. Trice, 70 years of age, widow
of a veteran of the civil war, will be
graduated with a class of young men
and women In a local commercial col
lege this spring, her diploma show
ing she is a competent stenographer
and typist. She began her studies
last September, attending school five
days a week, and up to today she has
been absent from only one session.
At the home of her son, Wray R.
Price, 2018 Cleveland avenue. Mrs.
Price said she will take up a home
stead in Oregon after graduating and
expects to open an office in a neign
borlng town, making a specialty of
stenographic work and collecting to
support her while acquiring 160
ncres of land.
Mrs. Trice has been identified with
the equal suffrage movement since
18S0 and was the second woman to
register in Spokane when the ballot
was given to the women of Washing
ton, She is opposed to the tactics
employed by the militant element in
England and elsewhere, believing the
method is wrong.
CONTINUE ATTACKS
ON POSTAL PEOPLE
Denver, Colo., March 2. Pending a
hearing before the United States Com
missioner on March 7, Urban Walter,
editor of the Harpoon wbf was arrest
ed by federal authorities for his at
tacks on President Taft and Postmast
er General Hitchcock is today out on
bail. Walter declares the postal au
thorities invokedHechnicalltles to ar
rest him in an attempt to stop the
paper's campaign for better and safer
conditions for railway mall clerks.
"They simply worked gng rule
against me in a futile endeavor to save
that very rule," said Walter, who as
serted tho Harpoon will continue its
campaign.
David Still of Walla Walla, came
over from that place last evening.
GOVERU BUSY ON
From the nature of the preliminary
work now being done' by the govern
ment there can be no doubt that It Is
the intention of the reclamation ser
vice to go ahead with the extension
of the Umatilla project.
"The government now has about
100 men at work and there are sur
veying crews here and there all over
the extension," said Dr. M. S. Kern
this morning. "The surveyors are
not only working on the plans for the
reservoir but are also cross section
ing the project and digging test pits
here and there to test the water hold
ing qualities of the soil. All those
tests have resulted favorably."
According to Dr. Kern, the govern
ment has already purchased ten car
loads of lumber in' connection with
its work on the extension. Much of
the lumber is used for matting houses
for the working crews, while a large
amount is also used for boarding up
the test pits.
GALLOWAY WILL BE
NAMED COMMISSIONER
Salem, Or., March 2. Tax Commis
sioner Charles V. Galloway will with
out doubt be reappointed tax com
missioner by the state board today.
Mr. Galloway's term expires today,
his appointment having ljfen mawe
by the old board two years ajo for
the short term. The terms for which
he will be named next time will be
four years. The other tax commis
sioner Is J. B. Eaton of Lane county,
whose term does not expire for two
years.
WASHINGTON TO HAVE
A COLONIST DAY ALSO
Olympia, March 2. Colonist day
for Washington is sot for March the
fifth by Governor Hay. Those back
ing the movement are urging all citi
zens of the state to write letters to
l eastern fri'-nds and tell them of the
advantages of Washington and tne
northwest for homeseekers. Oregon
held a colonist day on March 1 and
thousands of boosting letters were
sent east.
LEVINSON TAKES OVER
THE FRESNO HERALD
Fresn'o Cal., March 2. The owner
ship of the Fresno Herald yesterday
passed into the hands of X. J. Levin
son, who has bought all the stock of
the Fresno Publishing company,
which includes the Herald. Mr. Lev
inson f.r many years was of the edi
torial staff of the Portlaul Oregon
ian. T
"JOKERS" IN BILLS
SEES PLOT TO KILL
NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE
Former Chief Forester Declures Carter
and Heyburn are Chief Plotters
Lumber Merchants Stirred to Ac
tion. Washington, D. C, March 2. Urg
ing lumbermen to bring all the pres
sure they can to defeat the "jokers"
Plnchot. former chief forester today
charged that Senators Heyburn of
Idaho, and Carter of Montana, were
the chief movers in the plot to kill
the national forestry service through
jokers in the agricultural appropri
ation bill. He spoke at a convention
of lumber merchants.
Pinehot said the Heyburn and Car
ter amendments would cause a com
plete abrogation of the country's for
estry policy. He said the Heyburn
amendment, which provides that all
land where the Is growing less than
4,000 feet of merchantible timber in
contlglous areas of 160 acres, shall be
excluded from the national forests,
would prevent the practice of fores
try. Stirred by PInchot's appeal the
lumbermen unanimously adopted a
resolution asking President Taft to ve
to the entire bill. The bill Is now In
conference.
DUNNE AND HARRISON
WILL BOTH MAKE RACE
Chicago, March 2. The official
canvass of the mayoralty primary be
gan today. Former Mayor Dutnc al
leges that the police returns were
crooked and expects a canvass will
show him nominated by the' demo
crats over Harrison. If Dunne wins,
Harrison will probably run as an in
dependent. Dunne will pursue the
siiine course If Harrison wins.
JEANETTE AND BARRY
WILL MEET ONCE MORE
Boston, March 2. Joe Jeanette,
the black heavyweight and Jim Bar
ry of Chicago are going to mix it
again. They will meet for 12 rounds
March 7 In an endeavor to give an
other meaning to the six round draw
they fought recently In Philadelphia.
DOUBLE TRACK
STARTS SOOII
Rate Decision not likely to
effect Portland-HunMngton
line Imprcvermnts
OFFICIALS PREPARE REPORT
FOR PRESIDENT LOVETT
Head of Ilarriman System and Other
High Officials Due to Arrive In
Portland Latter Part of Week
Epectel That Orders for Starting
Work W ill Be Issued at Once.
.Acting General Manager . M. J.
Buckley and a" number of operating
officials of the O.-W R. & N. are on
a tour of Inspection of the system for
the purpose of preparing a report to
President R. S. Lovett and Vice Pres
ident Kruttschnitt when they shall ar
rive in Portland, probably the latter
part of the week. It Is understood
that the principal report submitted to
the head of the Harriman system will
have to do with the double-tracking
of the main line from Portland to
Huntington, which betterment al
ready has been approved and is a
part of the $75,000,000 Union Pacific
Southern Pacific budget recently an
nounced. While there Is some belief that the
recent rate decision by the Interstate
commerce commission might have
the efiVct of curtailing expenses and
blocking all proposed extensions and
'mj-r 'jvements. it is not anticipated
that the decision will have any se
rious effect on projects already voted
on and approved.
The double-tracking which is like
ly to be ordered started at once after
President Lovett has had a confer
ence with local Harriman officials
will involve an expenditure of over
$5,000,000 during the year 1911, and
something like that sum for each of
the next five years during which the
Harriman system expects to spend the
$75,000,000.
The local officials on their present
tour have covered practically all of
the principal lines involved in the re
cent O.-W. R. &. X., the Oregon
Washington and the North Coast, or
"Strahorn" road, on which it is pro
posed to spend about $8,000,000 in
the next two years in cutting the dis
tance between Portland and Spokane
54 miles. This is another project
which will probably be taken up early
this spring.
Acting Manager Buckley hopes to
be able to persuade President Lovett
and Director Kruttschnitt to take a
trip up over the Deschutes railroad,
which is now completed to Crooked
river, in case these officials have the
time to give for such a slde,-trip dur
ing their stay in this territory.
While no definite information has
been received at Harriman head
quarters as to the time of the arrival
of the Lovett special from California
It is anticipated that the party wiU
reach Portland by the end of tho
week.
Vice President and General Mana
ger J. P. O'Brien, who has been on
a leave of absence for the past month,
may return to Portland with the par
ty, although the latest word received
from him was that he would not reach
Portland before March 7 or 8.
Since the Missouri Pacific has pass
ed into control of the Harriman "Pa
cifies" there have been many ' ru
mors that it would bo reorganized
and the system put into the hands of
some of the present higher-ups of
the Harriman coterie. In this con
nection, rumors have been spread
abroad to the effect that some changes
would be made in the executive de
partment of the roads in this terri
tory, but these reports cannot be
traced to any authoritative origin.
JAPAN WILL CONTINUE
TO RESTRICT EMM1G RATION
Tokio, Japan, March 2. A public
declaration that Japan would continue
the policy of restricting Japanese
emigration to the United States was
made here today by Foreign Minister
Komura in a speech before the lower
house of the national diet. He said
Japan had not any Intention of de
parting from the policy of checking
emigration despite the omission of the
immigration provision in the new
treaty with the United States,
REBELLION IN
MORROCCO THREATENED
Fez, Morrocco, March 2.
Consuls of foreign nations to-
day warned their countrymen to
leave Morrocco owing to the
threatened rebellion against
Mulai Hafid, the Sultan. He
is moblizlng an army to prevent
it and an interlclne war Is ex-
pected.