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VOL. 24.
PENDLETON. OREGON, Fill DAY, MAKCIMO, 1911.
NO. 7157
DCH. WILL RESEWT iwterferekge m obi
m mm fm iNTFRUFNTinM SCHOOL BUlLDinG IS WISCONSIN
iwpiPTP . d V f im CONDEMNED n COMMIT (EE IT EXPLOSION
IlldlGIG IVM1V10ILII Liivmniuuii
WILL SHOOT AMERICAN SOLDIERS, SAYS REBEL
President Taft Admits That Troops May Be Used to Supress
the Rebellion in Mexico.
Tlii Is a Fight Between Mexicans,"
I,ovver California luHiiirectos, Wl
Their Cause I nslstH Tliat Wall
German Paiier Declare Monroe.
In Europe and Intimates Tliat C
New York, March .10. Taking di
rect issue with Taft, Llmantour, the
Mexican minister of finance, toduy
declared there existed no excuse for
American Intervention in Mexico. He
said Mexico, under no circumstances,
would consent to Interference.
In his statement he said conditions
In Mexico during the last two days
have Improved. He denied that Diaz
Is as sick as reported. He said Mex
ico will protect all foreign Interests
and thnt the prenrr.ee of American
troops will have a salutary effect on
the revolutionists.
Hand Off, Rny Rebels.
Irfia Angeles, Calif.. March 10. "If
the United States Insists upon Inter
fering tviilmir fight Infcilco. we
will shoot its soldiers the same as we
would Mexicans," said Llbrado Rivera,
Chief director of rebels who Is direct
ing the Lower California4 revol from
this side of the bordep.
"This Is a fight between Mexicans
and every one of our army In Lower
California will die before they will
give up a fight so nobly begun.
He said that big business Interests
and Wall street are prompting the
United Slates to, move against the
revolutionists.
Berlin, Germany, March 10. De
claring the Monroe doctrine Is not
recognized by European powers, the
Tageblatt, the principal government
organ, said today that the United
Btntes would not have cause for com
plaint should Germany take measures
to protect Its Interests In Mexico.
Ijomlon RcNentx Action.
Glenn Ellen, Calif., March 10.
The peoplo of the United States
should resent this action of the gov
ernment,-but I fear they will not,
aid Jack London, the author, today,
In discussing the mobilization of
troops and the administration's de
termination to aid Diaz.
"The action of the United States
Is logical. The government has re
gard for dollars and opposes democ
racy. Dollars are Invested in Mexico,
Isn't it logical that the .United States
should send troops to protect Its dol
lars." Money Interference Denied.
Indianapolis, Ind , March 10. Hen
ry Wilson, nmbasasdor to Mexico,
when Interviewed this afternoon de
clared he did not believe that Wall
street had anything to do toward the
hasty mobilization of troops.
Galveston, Tex., March to. Artil
lerymen from the gulf forts of Ala
bama, and Florida, detrained hero to
day. Brigadier General Mills took
command. By Sunday there will be
four thousand troops here. The
IK THE GRABBER APPEARS IN
PENDLETON
Is Pendleton to be terrorized by a
"Jack tha Grabber" as Eugene and
a number of other cities have been
during the past few years. Is there
some fiend lurking In hiding during
tho day and prowling about dark
streets at night, lying In wait for wo
men who wander out alone? '
Occurrences of the past two nights
Indicate that ono of these diabolical
creatures Is practicing his nefarious
calling in the city and all women are
warned against appearing alone on
the street after nightfall. Two well
known young ladles of the city, one
a high school student and the other
a school teacher, both of whom ask
that their names bo withheld, have
been attacked by some ruffian, the
former on Wednesday night and the
latter last night.
The high school girl was not actu
ally attacked as she proved too rteet
of foot and dashed Into a neighbor's
Declare Lltenido Rivera Says
11 Die. Before- Tliey Will Surrender
Street lias Prompted Taft to Act
Doctrine Is No Longer Recognized
ountry May Take a Hand.
scout cruisers Salem, and Chester ar
rived lu.st night enroute to Tamplco.
Major Carter to tlio Front.
St. Louis, March 10. Major Gen
eral Carter with his staff, passed
through here late last night enroute
to San Antonio. Carter sal J he be-
' lk vcd that the trooyS will remain on
the Mexican border for three months.
Aboard President Taft's Private
Car, Mount Airy, Ga., March 10. The
' forces of the United States standing
army are ready to invade Mexico at
; the "first necessary cause for action."
! The army will check any secesslonary
movements by the people of Lower
i California and will prevent the de
I stpuctlon of American property; pre-
"tit filibustering and pajrol the Jor
I der, and lnstly will practice both land
I and sea maneuvers.
, ' (Continued on page eight.)
FLOOD LOSS AIUNTS
TO FIVE MILLIONS
San Francisco, Calif., March 10.
Five millions is considered a conser
vative estimate today for the loss
caused by floods and storms which
have prevailed In all parts of the
state. More rains are predicted Tor
tonight.
In the Santa Barbara district the
loss Is a million, the rich bottom lands
having been swept Into the sea by the
flood. In Los Angeles and vicinity the
loss to alfalfa, garden and truck alone
If $100,000. Heavy damage has been
sustained by the bridges across the
San Gabriel river and owned by the
Salt Lake Railroad.
At Colusa a score of houses are In
undated and several Southern Pacific
brides have gone out in various sec
tions. To Suppress Baseball Gambling.
Cincinnati O., March 10." There
will be no organized gambling or
"future books" on baseball if the Na
tional Commission can prevent It, and
the commission Is sure that It can,
according to a statement given out
today after a meeting to discuss the
matter. Plans have been decided on,
It Is said, that will effectually squelch
the baseball future gamblers who
hove opened up for business at New
port, Ky., Just across the river from
this city.
house after being pursued for some
distance. The teacher, however, was
seized and thrown to the ground but
managed to scream once before her
assailant clapped his hand over her
mouth. Approaching footsteps caus
ed tho ruffian to release her and dis
appear. Both Incidents occurred on Bluff
street near the O.-W. round house
less thnn four blocks from Main
stieet with tho full moon and a near
by arc light making the street like
day. and both also happened early
in the evening, indicating consider
able boldness.
Tho officers have been notified of
tho operations of this fiend and are
on the lookout for him. Both young
ladles boliove they can Identify him.
and from their description, It is be
lieved that the fellow is a Greek or
some other foreigner.
TEACHER
ATTACKED
Present Structure Qeciared to -be Inadequate, Unsanitary and
a Fire-trap Recommend Prompt Action,
Condemning the 'present high
school as Inadequate for the purpose
for which It Is used or for any school
purposes, branding It as a fire trap
and unsanitary through lack of prop
er heating- and ventilating facilities,
and advocating that it "be torn down
and a new, modern high school build
ing be erected In its place, the com
mittee of ten prominent business men
will make their report to the Com
mercial n i sorliitlon toniirht at a mass
meeting which will be held for the j
purpos,- of discussing the high school
situation. The report was drawn up
by a sub-committee consisting of W.
L. Thompson, Leon Cohen and T.
Taj lor yesterday afternoon and was
tinned by the other members of the
general committee.
The full report as it will be made
tonight follows:
Pendleton, Ore., March 9, 1911.
To the Officers and Members of the
Pendleton Commercial Association.
Gentlemen:
We, your committee to whom was
referred the matter of a high school
building, beg to report as follows:
ymler th? -call -.of the' chairman, 6.
M. Rice, we uxnmlncd the nigh school
building Wednesday afternoon. We
were accompanied by four experienc
e.i contractors and builders. Messrs.
Litton, Hale, Haun and La Dow.
In the opinion of your committee,
the present building is not In any
s' nse adequate for the purposes It re
used, or for any other school purpos
es. The general condition of the build
ing is such that it would not be ad
visable to expend any further money
upon It for repairs. Your commit
tee does not consider the building In
MINING CAMPS ARE
WIPED OFF THE MAP
AVALAXCIIKS SWEEP TWO
MILLS DOWX MOUNTAIN SIDE
I.undy, Mono, and Jordan In Nevada
Are Demolished Alaska Town De
stroyed by lire.
DOUGLASS, ALASKA
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Junoau, Alaska, March 10.
With the entire business section
wiped out by fire which has been
burning since yesterday, the
Trendwell mines are closed to
day at Douglass and the entire
force of 2000 men have turned
to the work of saving the rest
of the town. It has a popula
tion of four thousand. A high
wind Is raging and it Is Impos
sible to send help to the island
from here until the wind abates.
The thermometer Is below zero
and it looks like the entire town
will go.
Carson, Nev., March 10. Avalan
ches traveling in each Instance as
much as two miles, gathering, momen
tum and bulk as they thundered down
the mountainside, swept the mining
camps of Lundy, Mono and Jordan,
In Mono county Wednesday night.
Messengers from tho hmitten district
must make the perilous trip on snow
shoes, and rescue parties are going
into the mountains In the same way.
Tho death list is growing and the full
toll will probably never be known. At
Jordan where tho hydro-electric plant
v as swept awny last night, the follow
ing are known to have been killed.
R. HAMSON AND WIFE.
H. M. WEIR, Pasndcnn, Cal., elec
trician. P. M. PEACOCK, assistant electri
cian, Sncrnmento, Cal.
C. S. TRUMBOLT.
BENJAMIN PESSIN.
HAROLD HARDY.
R. H MASON.
JOHN SULLIVAN.
The body of Sullivan was the only
(Continued on page eight)
IEN WILL MAKE THEIR REPORT
any danger of colfapse but we do be
lieve that with the present arrange
ment of its stairways and the loca
tion of the furnace. Immediately un
derneath the stairs, and in the very
center of the building, that there is
a serious menace to the lives of the
pupils In the event of a fire.
The condition of the roof and ehlm
:ii ;. is very bad. The roof, being
o ,rly supported, has a tendency to
w. alien the construction of the bulld
:g. The present system of heating and
v litilation 's not adequate to provide
for the number of students that the
ouilding Is called upon to accommo
date. ,
The assembly and study room Is
now called upon to accommodate two
hundred students. In order to do so,
the students are compelled to sit two
in a seat, the latter being single
seats.
Your committee is of the opinion
that the present location Is ideal for
h'gh school purposes. Owing to the
rapid Increase in the number of stu-fle-.i-s
attending our schools, ,the In
crease In students being one nun-
f-ik-ed and forty during the past year,
there is an urpent need for larger,
more commodious and better equip
t -d school buildings.
It is the unanimous opinion of your
committee that the district needs a
P'-v high school. The cost of ac
oi'fring the necessary grounds. In the
event the present building is retain
ed ant", repaired for a ward school
would more than offset the saving
made thereby.
Therefore, we do approve the ac
tion of the school board in asking the
district to Vote a bond issue for a
new high school building.
FINANCIAL PLAN IS
FIRST MOVE OF CLUB
SCHEME FOR GETTING
MONEY TO BE DEVISED
Commercial Club Managers Had First
Luncheon jmd Discussed Various
Subjects General Club Banquet to
Be Given Soon.
To get the Commercial club upon a
sound financial basis and to provide
sufficient funds with which to carry
on the work of the organization ic ro
be the first step under the new ad
ministration. At the first luncheon of the new
managing board held at the Quelle
today the subject of the association's
affairs was discussed pro and con
and the finance committee was In
structed to draft a financial plan at
once and to report the same at the
next meeting. In devising ways and
means of financing the organization
the finance committee will call in the
assistance ci the membership and
house committees. J. P. Winter is
the chairman of the finance commit
tee and will take the lead in this
work.
A General Banquet.
It was also voted today to hold a
general banquet of all tho members
of the Commercial club and prospec
tive members week after next. The
entertainment committee, of which
Royal Sawtelle is chairman, was In
structed to ascertain when and where
such a banquet could be held and a
report will be made at the next meet
ing of the board. It Is the" Intention
during the coming year to have a
bnnquet for tho entire membership
of the club once each month. The
board of managers will meet at lunch
eon each Friday.
Tho question of employing a paid
secretary was also discussed at the
meeting today and tho sentiment of
every' member present was that a
paid secretary should be employed.
It was suggested that the subject of
a paid secretary be made an order of
business at the first monthly ban
quet and this will probably be done.
Rev. Aked says he sees no hope in
his big New Y'ork Rockefeller church.
Perhaps the church was baptized in
oil.
T01
HUNDREDS MIRACULOUSLY ESCAPE DEATH
Hotel and Theatre Patrons In Chicago Are Thrown into
Panic Towns Shaken Hundred Miles Away.
Only Two Men Mm Death in Disaster Remarkable for Destruction of
Property and Radius of Influence Demolition of Powder Manufactur
ing Plant and Town in Which 1 1 Is I,ocated Is Complete Cause Is
Unknown Hundreds of Cattle a i"l Horses Reported Killed Hurled
Through Barns.
WASHINGTON'S LEGISLATURE
AS BAD AS OREGON'S
Olympia, March 10. Following
adjournment at three this morning,
the King county delegation of the
legislature this afternoon presented
a petition to Governor Hay requesting
an extra session to consider business
not finished at the regular session.
The legislature adjourned without
taking action on reapportionment or
state roads.
Two Red Men In Court.
Charles Switzler and Charley Whirl,
wind, both old offenders, made their
tegular contribution to the city's ex
chequer this morning when each for
feited live dollars bail for being drunH.
ELKS HAD BIG TIE
AT SOCIAL SESSION
With a fine attendance and a Jolly
good time for all who came. Pendle
ton lodge No. 2SS B. P. O. E. did the
right thing by Gus C. Moser, deputy
grand exalted ruler, who was here
last evening upon an official visit. In
return for the courtesies extended him
Mr. Moser made a brief talk upon the
subject o elkdom that was appreci
ated and enjoyed by all who heard
him. He told much concerning the
progress of the order throughout the
country and of the intention of Port
land t) land the grand lodge of 1912.
He complimented Pendleton lodge
very highly for the enthusiasm the
membership is showing and for the
progress the lodge is making.
The feature of the meeting last
i vening whs the social session which
v.-is held following the regular work
an'! Initiation. Most of the amuse
ment was provided during the ses
sion of a "court of Russian jurisdic
tion," with Attorney J. M. Skrable on
the bench. The various malefactors
who were brought before the court
were treated ns befitted their offences
and with the same meter justice was
also meted unto "his honor."
Other features upon the program
consisted of singing by Jack Keefe of
Weston, and three brief burlesque
bouts between well known young
members, some of whom appeared
incog.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK
T
La Grande, Ore., March 10. Two
passenger trains were menaced with
destruction and large sums of money
and valuables carried In a treasury
safe by the American Express com
pany on the second section of No. B.
passing through Pendleton yesterday
morning Is safe because it Is believed
a plot to rob the safe by derailing the
train carrying it was nipped in the
n'.ck of time Wednesday night at Dur
kee. A piece of heavy chain had boon
laid across the tracks and fastened in
a frog of the Durkee siding after the
first section of No. 6 had passed
there. It was discovered by a help
er of the engine crew as the locomo
tive was slowly backing In on the
switch.
Tho engine was moving so slowly
that no derailment occurred, but act
ing on well defined evidence of an
attempted holdup the crew reported
the facts to the railroad authorities.
RAIN THWARTED AT DURE
T
IS WRECKED
OF
.
Kenosha, Wis., March 10. Only a
few buildings are left standing In the ,
town of Pleasant Prairie today as a
result of the explosion of 150 tons of
dynamite at the Dupont DeXemours
Powder company's plant. Engineer
Joe Flynn and an unidentified man
were the only ones killed. The plant
was closed down at the time ana no
cause for the explosion is known.
Many houses in Bristol and Rainey
were demolished by the blast. Deputy .
sheriffs are patrolling the ruined town
of Pleasant Prairie today with orders
to shoot vandals oh sight.
The plant, which covers 190 acres
of ground, has been wrecked, only
one building remaining. This !s one
of the magazines, and it also is filled
with dynamite.
The first explosion took one or the
n.uguzine buildings and in quick suc
cession four others followed, the ex
plosions following so quickly, how
ever, that it seemed to be but one.
The force of the concussion was
terrific. Houses, barns and outbur,o
ings in the immediate neighborhood
were swept from their foundations as
though struck by a tornado. It has
been reported that hundreds of cat
tle and horses were killed, a telephone
report from there stating that some
of them were hurled entirely through
barns and residences.
Special trains were hastily de
spatched from Kenosha carrying ev
ery available nurse and physician.
Several of the injured have been re
ceived in this city, though none of
them sustained more than minor in
juries. Plant Was Closed.
Chicago, March 10. J. D. Wood,
Chicago manager of Dupont Nemours
company, which controls the plant at
Pleasant Prairie said:
"The plant was closed a day or two
ago for n short time and that fact
undoubtedly saved many lives. The
town, has a population of about 700,
largely composed of persons employed
in the powder mill. Of the cause of
the accident we know nothing at pres
ent" The glare from the explosion was
seen in all the northern and western
suburbs of Chicago. The vibration
was felt from end to end of the city
and the force of the concussion came
with a roar like that of a heavy wind.
Hotel Guests In Panic.
Windows were broken by the thou
sands all through the suburbs north
of Chicago and the business section.
The vibration rocked the heaviest
granite buildings and threw several
(Continued on page eight.)
and a special secret service agent was
sent from Huntington on the second
section of No. 5, which carried the
treasury safe.
When the agent reached Duritee
there was no evidence of the suspects
seen. Earlier In the evening there
were three men. well dressed and
hanging about the station as though
decidedly "out of place." Common re
port has it that the men were "tipped
c-ff to the fact that a big shipment
of cash on the express car and had se
lected Durkee as a suitable site at
which to consumate the daring roo
bery. Not alone was n valuable shipment
apparently in danger, but passengers
on No. 18. passing through Pendle
ton Wednesday evening, were due
shortly and had not the helper en
gine found the chain, the passenger
train would have been derailed with
terrible results as the train would have
been running at a lively clip down the
hill to Durkee.
DYNAMITE
AND