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PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY. MARCH If, 1911.
NO. 7158
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STREET DEMANDS THAT
DIAZ RESIGN. SAY REPORTS
LIMANTOUR TO
BE SUCCESSOR
Move to Prevent Anarchy is
Plea ot Financial Interests
In New York
MEXICAN' ALLIANCE WITH
JAPAN DENIED BY MINISTER
n Financial Representative of Southern
Republic I twists There Is No Pos
sible Excuse for American Inva
sion Declares Report That Japan
Is Financing Insurrection Is Ab
surd. Washington, March 12. 11. The
reports that Wall street financial in
tercuts liave decided tlial Diax must
retire in order to prevent anarchy in
Mexico were given strength Unlay by
the simultaneous apearance of Am
bassador De La Hurra and Attorney
General Wlckcrsliam licre. It is stat
ed that a conference lias been called
in the hopo or settling the Mexican
troubles by selecting Yves Liniantour,
the Mexican mlnlsiT of finance, as
Diax' successor.
Liniantour Makes Statement.
New York, March 11. Insisting
his government had not formed any
alliance with Japan and that there
could not be any cause for possible
American invasion, Llmantour, the
Mexican minister of finance, issued
a statement saying the report that
Japan is financing the Insurrection
Is absurd.
Llmantour paid In ..part: "As I set
forth In my statement yesterday, my
government does not for a moment
consider intervention. I think the
United Slates has no Intention or In
tervening. Naturally Mexico desires
the United States to prevent the smug
gling of arms and recruits from the
United States. That Is what the Am
erican troops expect to do.
Promisee Reimbursement.
San Francisco, March 11. Any
losses sustained by American ranch
or mine owners In Mexico through
revolutionary activities will be met by
the Mexican government, according
to private advices received here.
Ruliels Deny Diaz Assertions.
Washington, D. C. March 11. Re
volutionary leaders here today Issued
a statement saying that despite the
official denials that Mexico would not
countenance Intervention, that Diaz
really would welcome It.
Private Messages for Taft.
Augusta, Ca March 11. Taft la
settled In his temporary headquarters
here today. He received dispatches
from the Mexican frontier by a pri
vate telegraph operator.
Galveston, Tex., March 11. The
scout cruiser Chester steamed away
during the night. It is reported she
went to Tamplco, Mexico.
Commanders in the Dark.
San Diego, March 11. The tor
pedo boat destroyer Lawrence arriv
ed from Mare Island today and tne
expectation is that the smaller boats
will soon receive some orders to move.
Ten companies of the tenth infantry
arrived today also, on the transport
Buffalo with 500 marines aboard.
The gunboat Yorktown Is already
here.
General Taaker Bliss, commanding
here, says he knows nothing of why
the troops are being mobilised and
that he would like to know. Be
said the men are chafing at the delay.
Practically 400 troops of marines are
here.
Admiral Thomas, commanding the
vessels here, said the same as Bliss.
He said, "I am In the dark The
cruisers are here with fires under
their boilers and the word to move
can't come to me too soon. We are
ready to strike anywhere the gov
ernment says."
Investigate Japs.
Washington, D. C, March 11 Au
thoritative Information says the Unit
ed States will soon begin the Investi
gation of a number of Japanese em
MILLIONAIRE IIILLMAN
IS FOUND GUILTY.
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Seattle, Wash., March 11.
At liberty under 1100,000 ball,
Clarence HUlman, the million-
aire townslte promoter, wound
guilty of using the mails to de-
aire townslte promoter, found
cary his case to the higher
courts. He was convicted on
thirteen counts. The trial last-
ed six weeks. v
ployed in Mexico, a greater number
of whom are In mines. The deter
mination to Inquire was reached after
It was learned that overtures for the
establishment of a naval base at Mag
dalena Bay had bcun made to Japn
by Diaz. It is said Japan received
the suggestion but did not act on It.
The report of a secret treaty for of
fense and defense between Japan and
Mexico is not credited.
Hiillroud Are Criticized.
San Antonio, Tex., March 11. Ar
my officers here criticize the railroads
today. They say the alertness of the
troops in quitting the garrisons has
been retarded materially by the slow
ness of the railroads. Only 11 troops
of cavalry and 17 of infantry have
arrived here in 108 hours after or
ders were Issued. The eleventh ar
rived this morning, also the tenrs
regiment. The troops will continue
arriving until Tuesday when the di
vision will be mobilized.
Even the troops arriving are unable
to take the field. The eleventh cav
alry is without horses as five sections
of the train carrying their mounts
have not arrived. The fifteenth in
fnntry from Fort Douglas, arrived
with a whole batalllon missing. They
got switched off somewhere.
Pontoon Bridgea for Itlo Grande.
San Antonio, Tex., Marcn 11. Two
companies of engineers with pontoon
equipment, sufficient to throw the
entire first division across the Rio
Grande, arrived today from Leaven
worth. The officers admit that such
unwelldly equipment precludes its use
for ordinary maneuvers. Thirty flat
cars are necessary to transport the
pontoons.
PLANS FOR ROUND-UP
GRANDSTAND MADE
PORTLAND ARCHITECTS TAKE
INTEREST IN BIG SHOW
Present Association Willi Complete
I'huiH for Structure Work on Track
Progressing Rapidly Citizens In
vited to Park.
Work on the new Round-up track
Is progressing rapidly and the as
sociation will soon be ready for the
next step in their preparation of a
stadium which will have few equals
on the Pacific coast. Swingle & Wells,
the well known Portland firm of ar
chitects, have presented the directors
with the complete set of plans and
specifications for a grandstand and,
with a few alterations, these will be
accepted. Bids for the lumber for
this structure have already been asked
and as soon as these are all in the
contract will be let.
According to the plans, the grand
stand will be 300 feet long, will extend
along the complete south straightaway
and will be flanked on either aide by
150 foot bleachers which will follow
the curve of the track. The grand
stand will be twenty seats high and
will have a capacity of almost 5000
people. Box seats with a capacity of
250 will be built along the front.
The work on the track was delay
ed somewhat by the recent cold
weather but the directors predict that
the whole w'U be completed within
another week. The soil for surfac
ing it is proving to be exceptionally
good for that purpose and indications
are that the track will be one of the
fastest In the northwest. An invita
tion is extended to all 'n the city to
visit the grounds tomorrow and to in
spect the work being done.
PRESIDENT IN ATLANTA.
Taft Given Tremendous Ovation
Pleads for Closer Relations.
Atlanta, Ga., March 11. Pres. Taft
arrived In Atlanta yesterday and was
escorted by a citizens' committee
through streets lined with cheering
people to the hall where the Southern
Commercial congress Is in session. The
appearance of the president berore
the assemblage representing the bus
iness Interests ot Dixie was the signal
for a tremendous ovation. Seldom be
fore has President Taft received a
greater tribute to his position and his
popularity than was manifested In
Atlanta today. All partisan and sec
tional differences were forgotten, and
every sentence of the president's
speech a masterly plea for closer
relations between north and south
was greeted with applause.
Following the convention session the
president was the guest of honor at
a' luncheon given by the Capital City
Club and the local chamber of com
merce. Later he visited the executive
mansion, where a reception was giv
en in his honor by the governor.
The program of the day Is rounded
out with an address to the negroes of
Atlanta, a dinner with the other dis
tinguished guests of the congress at
the Piedmont Driving club, and an
address before the congress on "A
Greater Nation Through a Greater
South."
TOF
Commercial Association Goes
On Record Condemning
High School Building
NEW STRUCTURE DECLARED
TO nn A NECESSITY
Tax-payers at Meeting Instruct School
Hoard Not to Attempt to Enforce
Law ITovldlng for Collection of Tu
ition From Outside Student May
Enlarge District.
Without a single dissenting voice
the report of the committee of ten
prominent business men and taxpay
ers, condemning the high school
building was unanimously adopted by
the Commercial association last night
and the sentiments of the report were
expressed as the sentiments of the as
sociation. The report declared the present
building to be Inadequate lor .school
purposes, a veritable lire trap and
unsan'tary because of luck oi' proper
heating and ventilating tuii'.uUs. The
tearing down of the present structure
and the erection of a new one on the
same ground was also the recommen
dation carried in the report which en
dorsed the action of the school board
in calling a special election to vote
$100,000 in bonds to construct the
building and complete the Lincoln
school building.
While the attendance at the meet
ing lust .light was not as large as had
been anticipated it was a thoroughly
representative gathering of all class
es, the number of heavy taxpayers
present be'ng especially gratifying.
The members of the investigating
committee who all signed the report
were: G. M. Rice, W. L. Thompson,
James Johns, Leon Cohen; T. C. Tay
lor, R. Alexander, Elmer Snyder, C.
M. Bishop, E. J. Murphy and G. I.
LnDow.
Tuition Cliurgc Not Favored.
The matter of complying with the
! strict letter of the law and compelling
pupils enumerated in other districts to
pay tu'tion when uttending the local
schools was called up last evening by
Dr. C. J. Smith. The quest'on had
been brought to the attention of the
board in a report from County School
Superintendent Welles in which he
made a number of suggestions and
recommendations concerning the
schools of this district. This report.
'says Mr. Wells, was made in com
pilance with the school laws.
Dr. Smith explained that for sever
al years the school board has been 'g
noring this section of the school laws
for the reason that they had found it
unprof'table to attempt to collect this
tuition. He said the board was anxi
ous to have an expression from the
taxpayers present and upon motion of
R. Alexander, the board was directed
to pay no attention to that part ot the
superintendent's report recommending
that the district compel outside stu
dents to pay tu'tion, unless It be ab
solutely necessary.
May Enlarge District.
The question of enlarging the school
district so as to Include Riverside ad
dition was brought up by T. C. Tay
lor and upon his motion the school
board was directed to take the matter
up with the county school superin
tendent and take the necessary steps
to bring this settlement into the dist
rict. It was intimated that if neces
sary the city charter be so amended
that this territory could be included
within the city limits.
Special Meeting,
President Dan P. Smythe called a
special meeting of the Commercial
association for next Tuesday evening
to consider proposed charter changes.
HIS TV0 SISTERS
Healdsburg, Cal., Mar. 11. Tempo
rary Insanity is the cause assign
ed by some today In explanation as
to why Fred Schwara, a wealthy young
rancher, killed his two sisters Lou'se
and Lena, in their home, with a shot
gun. The authorities today say he
had trouble with the women over the
division of a $10,000 estate left by
their parents. He shot down the girls
and was reloading when his brother
Charles rushed in and in a desperate
struggle disarmed him and turned
him over to the authorities. The man
this afternoon collapsed when he re
alized the enormity of his offense.
G. H. Upthegrove secretary of the
Umatilla County Water Users associ
ation, is up from Hermlston on bus
iness today.
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Thomas came
up from Hermlston on the local this
morning.
TEN T
T
IS
War Bureau Fails to Take
Secretary Knox into Con
fidence SECOND AND TIIIIID DIVISIONS
-OF ARMY MAY HE CALLED
War Department Acting as Though
Trouble Is Certain Pacific Coast
National Guard May Ho Ordered to
tlio Front Recruiting Stations
Busy.
MEXICANS WILL
RESENT INVASION
"
Mexico City, Mex., March 11.
Mexican troops will be rush-
ed to the border and encamp
opposite the American troops,
preparatory to resist invasion.
If martial law is declared In
Chihuahua and Coahulla, Sun-
day, oy the Mexican congress
convened in extraordinary ses-
sion here it is probable the Mex-
leans will encamp near Juarez.
RcIm-Is Will Ixst City.
El Paso, Tex., March 11.
The arrival of a second courier
from C;isa Grandes with the
word that the federal reverses
had bitn announced at the in-
surgent Junta that Madero re-
captured Casa Grandes Wed-
nesday r.lght and that Colonel
Cuellar, with his force, had
surrendered. The Junta lead-
ers declare 7000 Insurgents are
in the field and that a large
force is assembling under Ma-
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dero for an attack on Chlhua-
hua.
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Washington, March 11. That the
war department has usurped the rune
tlons of the state department In the
Mexican situation was seen today rn
the fact that Secretary of State Knox
hadn't been consulted previous to the
issuance of orders for the mobiliza
tion. Army officers predict now that the
second and third divisions of the ar
my will be called into service upon the
dispatching of the first Into Mexico.
The war department Is proceeding as
though trouble were certain. The
occupation of the border is planned
for a year.
Should the troops now en route bor
derward advance Into Mexico and
Lower California, the second division
of 15,000 regulars will be mobilized
on the border and if It advances, the
third division, comprising the militia
of Pacific and southwestern states will
be called out.
Los Angeles, March 11. Special or
ders have been issued by the navy de
partment to all recruiting officers on
the Pacific, urging them to increase
their naval enlistments.
Fortress Monroe, March 11. Twenty-four
companies of coast artillery
sailed for Galveston today on board
the transports Sumner, Kilpatrick and
MeClellan.
Recruiting National Guards.
Olympia, Wash., March 11. On or
ders received from Washington the
national guard In the principal cities
are recruiting and bringing their
companies up to a war standard, and
also Increasing their drilling to three
times weekly.
H. Moore of Echo, is a Pendleton
visitor today.
TWO ARE MURDERED
San Rafael, Calif. John Lafranchl
and his nephew Augustine Albertine
were shot and killed, while Mrs. La
Franchl as seriously wounded in
the legs by an Italian this morning
when the Lnfranchts rose to milk
the cows. As the men entered the
house for breakfast the assassin kill
ed them in the doorway and then shot
the woman as she leaped through the
window. She feigned death. He
looked at her and then ran.
The murderer escaped, and posses
are searching Lucas valley this af
ternoon. The woman crawled two
miles, wounded, and summoned aid.
She says there was no motive for
the crime. She denied they had ever
had trouble in Italy.
Unable to walk, the woman reach
ed the roadway where she lay four
hours before she regained strength
enough to drag herself to the home
of County Supervisor Pacheo. Sher
iff Keating found a soft felt hat left
by the murderer, who has a good
start of his pursuers. . .
DEPARTMEN
USURPER
STdms ON CUYOTE
ECHQ COT-OFF JUNE FIRST
NEW TORPEDO BOAT
DESTROYERS TO BE TRIED
Washington, March 11. The tor
pedo boat destroyers Roe, Paulding
and Perry, recently added to the navy
will be given their final acceptance
trial off the Virginia capes during t.ie
latter part of March or early in
April.
COLLIER JUPITER WILL COST
MORE THAN A MILLION
Mare Island, Calif., March 11. Or
ders to begin construction of a new
collier, to be called "Jupiter" and
to cost 11,200.000 have Just been re
ceived here from Washington. Com
mandante Caterhaus of the Mare Is
land navy yard, immediately Issued
orders for beginning the construction
of the vessel. Plans for the big ship
were prepared last year, but actual
work on the vessel was held up by
the na department.
BRAKEMAN MURDERED
Robbers Crush His Skull and Loot
Box Car of Merchandise.
St. Louis. Mo.. March 11. The
third train robbery with murder as
an adjunct within recent months was
discovered early today when the K.
K. & T. train reached Lorimer sta
tion Brakeman T. J. Cahill was
found dead with his skull crushed in
a box car which had been pried open.
Valuable goods are missing.
"WAR" NEWS MAKES
GUARDSMEN GLAD
CAPTAIN KERN APPLIES
FOR "MANEUVER" DUTY
Adjutant General Recommends
Twenty Oregon Officers But Keeps
Names Secret Local Officers and
Ex-Officers Would Like to Go.
Captain M. S. Kern, former com
mander of company L of this city
and now a member of the regimental
staff, in the third Infantry, O, N. G
would like to go down to the, Mexi
can border and take part in the "ma
neuvers" that are to be held. So
would some other local guard officers
and ex-officers. But wnether or not
any will be allowed to go seems
doubtful.
At the request of the war depart
ment. Adjutant General W. E. Fin
zer has forwarded a list of 20 guard
officers for duty In Mexico should
they be desired. He has refused to
divulge the names of those recom
mended. However In the Portland
evening papers the name of Captain
Kern appears among the list of those
who have applied for such duty.
Of the other guard officers In Pen
dleton none have made special appli
cation to go but the idea of such ser
vice would appeal strongly to them.
At this time Captain Ferguson is at
Klamath Falls on a business trip. First
Lieutenant Charles Vlnier said today
he had not spoken to the adjutant
general but would be glad to do so
if he thought it would do any good.
The other company officer is Elmer
Storie, second lieutenant.
The "war news" is also causing
members of the old Second Oregon to
think of the days they spent in the
Philippines, while the militiamen are
likewise becoming excited. Thus far
no orders have been given for the
mobilization of any guard regiments
but such an order may come at any
time. Should any of the guard be
called out it is generally believed that
Pacific coast regiments would be ta
ken in which event the Pendleton mi
litiamen would get to go. The local
company is part of the third regi
ment, which would be the first Ore
gon command to take the field from
this state In the event of need.
IXJRMER POLICE CHIEF
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Seattle, Wash., March 11. Former
chief of police Wappensteln, indict
ed for accepting a bribe of $2500, was
arraigned today and entered a plea
of not guilty.
CALIFORNIA MAY ELECT
SENATORS ON OREGON PLAN
Sacramento, Calif., March 11. The
assembly today unanimously passed
an amended primary luw providing for
the nomination of United States sen
ators on the Oregon plan. The
measure has not passed the senate.
ROOSEVELT TALKS TO
PEOPLE OF MISSISSIPPI
Jackson, Miss., March 11. Roose
velt arrived here today and breakfast
ed with Governor Noel. He address
ed the people at the capitol grounds
at noon and departed for New Orleans.
NT
COMPLETE
No Official Announcement
Made but Information is
Reliable
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THE LONG-CONTEMPLATED
IMPROVEMENT TO BE MADE
Contract Let to Twohy Brothers Con
struction Company Which Is Now
Ready to Start Operations Eight
Miles of "Track to Be Eliminated
Will Cost Nearly One Million of
lars. Work on the construction of the
Coyote-Echo cutoff will be started
June 1 if nothing unforseen arises to
cause a change in the plans of the
O.-W. company officials. This is the
word passed around in railroad cir
cles, though no official announce
ment of the matter has been made.
From sources known to be reli
able the East Oregonian learned to
day that practically all preparation
are now made for the beginning or
work on the above mentioned date.
The contract for the work has al
ready been let to Twohy Bros, and It
is understood they are ready o begin
operations whenever orders to do so
arrive from General Manager James
P. O'Brien. They are now prepar
ing to begin work the first of June.
The Coyote-Echo cutoff calls for
the construction of an additional
track from Coyote, on the Columbia
river, cross country to Echo. The
cutoff will eliminate eight miles of
the present distance between those
two points. However, the present
main line track will be continued in
use so as to provide a double track
for the road. Just how the trains will
be routed after the cutoff is made
has not been announced. It is the
supposition of Hermiston people that
all westbound trains will proceed
over the . present track, while east
bound trains, save perhaps the local,
will pass over the cutoff.
The work of building the Coyote
Echo cutoff will cost slightly less
than a million dollars and the build
ing of the road will add much to tne
activity of this section of Oregon
during the coming summer.
MRS. EDDY WEALTHY.
Estates In New Hampshire Valued as
More Hum Two Million.
Concord, Mass.. March 1 1 ti,.
states of Mrs. Eddv in v u..
shire are valued at $2,512,146, ac-
coramg to the appraisers' report made
today. Henrv Baker. i,tA.
Christian Science founder, has esti
mated that her Massachusetts prop
erty is worth $250,000 additional.
Copyrights are her lartrest item Th
are appraised at $1,400,000.
TIMES DYNAMITER SUSPECT
ARRIVES AT ELCENTRO
Calexico, Mex.. March 1 1 . Sii.anAj.t-
ed of being J. A. Brvi nn nt k.
three men charged with dynamiting
the Los Angeles Times, a man giving
the name of Smith Jackson, Is under
arrest at Elcentro. Constable Crane
arrested him while trying to cross tha
border.
CALIFORNIA WEATHER IS
CLEARING, FLOODS SUBSIDING"
San Francisco, Calif, March 11.
With the weather clearing today It
expected that traffic will be re
sumed soon and that the floods which,
have heavily damaged parts of the
state will subside.
P. C. Nelson of Echo, Is In the city
today transacting business with the
court
FIFTEEN HUNDRED
DRIVERS OX STRIKE.
New York, March 11. FIf-
teen hundred drivers and help-
ers for the Adams Express com-
pany struck this afternoon.
They claim the company has not
fulfilled the terms which set-
tied the last strike. No wagons
are moving here, in Hoboken
or Jersey City. The company
is recruiting strikebreaker
The men demand the recognl-
v tion of the union.