EVENING EDITION EVENING EDITION W'KATI I ITR REPORT. Fair tonight and Wed nesday. Calling cards, wi iiing stationery, ct'in rnerclal stationery fo Job printing to ''Jt.r at the East Orfig"; n COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER 67 2T OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL 24 PENDLETON, OHEGON, TUESDAY, 31AHCH 28. 1911 NO. 7172 SEVERE STORM -SWEEP5 EAST Philadelphia and Other Cities in Grasp of Electrical and Cyc'onic Disturbances. CYCLONE IN ALABAMA LEAVES DEATH IN WAKE Railroads Ar Tied Up nnd Trolley Lines Are Out of Bervleer-RulldliiBs Aro Demolished Telegraph ami Telephone Conininnlcntion la Cut Off mid Many Cities Arc In Dark news as Result. Philadelphia, March 27. A severe electrical storm accompanied by a high wind, which at times blew with cyclonic force, swept over the north ern section of this city shortly after 6 o'clock tonight, leaving destruction in its wake. Rulldlngs were demolished, houses unroofed nnd the New York division of the Pennsylvania railroad was placed out of commission by the de molition of its tower at Holmesburg and its station at Tacony. New York trains are being routed via Trenton cutoff, which was not In the path of the high winds. Tacony, the section where the greatest damage was done, was com pletely cut off from the rest of the city. Telegraph, telephone and trol ley wins were blown to the ground. The police station was demolished. At the Tacony station of the Pennsyl vania railroad an unidentified man was killed. Many houses in this sec tion were unroofed or demolished. In tlir manufacturing section of Kensington In the northeast, toward Tr.cony, several factories were de stroyed, trolley wires were blown down nnd roofs of houses were ho.l ed to the center of the streets. In the fashionable section of Oer ni:int.i. th f'' r-n also caused hav oc. The cupola of pt. Michael's church was blown off. Jones hall lost its roof, ns did the factory of the Am erican Metal company. Telegraph and telephone communication was al so destroyed, but up to a late hour no lives had been reported lost. So completely was the Pennsylva nia line tonight tied up that no trains were sent over the New York division from here, and no tickets to Philadel phia were obtainable at the New York end of any line. Damage In Ohio. Pittsburg. March 27. A wind storm throughout northeastern Ohio, a portion of West Vlrglnln and west ern Pennsylvania late today caused at least one futallty, Injured several persons and resulted In heavy finan cial loss. Trains Tied Up. New York, March 27. Pennsyl vania railroad officials declined to ac cept passengers for Philadelphia on the express leaving here at 8:04 to night, Through trains for the west, officials said, were operated over cut offs. The tall end of the storm whisked over upper Manhattan with spectneu lar electrical effects and downpour of hall. Itli.iinl In Washington. Washington, Penn., March 27. A blizzard swept Washington county to day and tonight and the thermometer dropped 30 degrees ill eight hours, 84 oil derricks at McDonald were lev eled, causing a loss of $25,000. At Wnynesburg, tombstones were picked up by the wind and carried from a (Centlnved oa pare eight) THIEVERY. WAS Walter Gilmnn was last night lodg-j cd behind the bars of the county Jail charged with stealing two horses and a colt from William Joshun, a full blood Indian, and a peculiar feature of the case is that he. is the foreman of a ranch belonging to Will M. Peter ion, the most prominent criminal lawyer In the county, and that one of the Btolen animals was loeateM on the Mcachnm ranch of Circuit Judge G. W. Thelps. The theft occured last July and the officers have Just suc ceeded In locating the animals after tracing them through Bcvernl hands back to GUmnn. Tho arrest was made last night but the man was released on ba 1 today through the efforts of Attorney Peterson who needs his ser vices badly In getting his tract of land at Cayuse to fruit trees. Tho officers claim they will have no difficulty In proving that Oilman had tho animals in his possession shortly after they were stolen but tho accused man declares he purchased thorn from some Immigrants pnsslng STRONG MAN WITH OREGON HANK WRECKER GOES TO PRISON. Salem, Ore., March 28. Ban ker Cooper Morris, found guilty of the embezzlement of $"5,000 In connection with the failure of the Oregon Trust & Savings bank In Portland, must serve five years In the penitentiary. The supreme court today af firmed the case on an appeal from the circuit court. EMPANELING JURY IN COAL LANDS TRIAL Seattle, March 2S. The task of empaneling a Jury In the trial of Munday, Shields, Stracey and "Selgley, Indicted by the federal grand Jury on the charge of defrauding the govern ment coal lands in Alaska, valued at ten million dollars, began this morn ing In the United States district court. Over 100 witnesses will be called by the defense. The trial will last a long time. TWO STEAMERS COLLIDE IN NEW YORK RAY New York, March 28. The steam er Cedrlc collided today In the lower bay with the steamer Maroquljne. from Trinidad and smashed the Maro (liiljne's port quarter. A panic was averted by prompt action by the of ficers. FRESH DIFFICULTIES FEARED IN CHINA CHINA GRANTS ALL RUSSIAN DEMANDS EXCElT ONE Will SntlsTy Rustin Temporarily Rut Oilier Coniidiealloim May Arise 0er Russian Syndicate Mining In Southeastern China. London, 'March 28. Pekln dis- ; patches sny that China bns granted . every Russian demand save the estab- , lishiiient of the Rusiian consulate at Kolxlo. These concessions It is ex pected, will satisfy Russia temporar ily but fresh difficulties are antici pated as a result of the Russian syn dicates mining In southeastern Chi- , na. The Times today says that It be lieves Japan and Russia will soon ; Jointly present to Manchuria demands which will result in an armed clajh. I KNOWS NOTHING CONCERNING PEACE NEGOTIATIONS St. Louis, March 2S. Ambassador Do I .a Pnrra of Mexico, today declar ed that he knew nothing of tho re ported peace negotiations with Made ro. MANY CANDIDATES FOR POSITION IN RACE Albany, N. Y. March, 28. Follow ing last night's democratic caucus, when Pheehan candidate, was elimi nated for senator, a half score of can didates are today Jockeying for a po sition in the race. The caucus recon venes tonight, when tne candidates will probably be chosen. The legis lative Insurgents today notified the regulars that they must support Her man Ridder. Isacor Strauss or Martin Glynn. In the event of their refusal Insurgents will ask republicans to combine with them to elect one of tho three. Governor Johnson said the legisla ture had been satisfactory and pro gressive. Senator Depew today telegraphed thnt he released all republicans pledg ed to vote for him. SENT TO IRK through tho country overland nnd traded them off soon afterwards. Oilman, though white himself, has a wife who has Borne red blood In her and who is an allottee on the reservation. For some time past he has been tho foreman of Attorney Peterson and Is declared by him to be exceptionally capable. He is a man of great physical strength and energy nnd many stories are told of his prodigious deeds. Farmers In the neighborhood of tho Peterson ranch declare ho can do more work In one day than any two men In tho county. One man claims that ho has known the mnn to saw wood all night aCter doing a day's work on the ranch find Mr. Peterson himself says thnt many times ho walks from Cnyusc to Pen dleton, a d'stanco of 16 miles, nt night after working nil day and re turn to his labors on the rnnch before daybreak. Ho has returned to his work to nwult the action of tho grand jury at tho April term of court . E ST Million Dollar Co-mbine to Draw fire of the Depar'men of Justice. MOST POWERFUL FINANCIERS OP COUNTRY IMPLICATED Criminal Prosecutions Will Re Com menced Against I radius Interest on WaH Street Combine- It Fath ered by Pennsylvania Though Oth ers Aro Implicated Coiniicitlllon Smothered. Washington, D. C, March 28. As a result of a long Investigation by the department of Justice which has de clared the biggest trust in the world, it was announced today that criminal prosecutions of half a dozen of the most powerful financier In the Unit ed States would be begun sonn by the federal government. Secret agents reported they had found evidence showing a billion dollar combine ex bts, fathered by the Pennsylvania railroad and organized to control the output of anthracite coal throughout the country. The government, it Is said, will try to show that this gigan tic combination has fur years secret ly used Its power to extort enormous profits from the coal trade. Tt is alleged to have throttled all competition by withholding cars from concerns not In the trust, while enor mous coal land holdings were pur chased and small railroads subsidiz ed. Officials assert that the Pennsyl vania Baltimore & Ohio, Norfolk & Wesiern are the most prominent in tile trust. Government officials admitted this afternoon that their agents were try ing to connect big Wall stret finan ciers with the evidence secured against the billion dollar trust. Mexico City, March 2s. It was learned today that General Reyes left Rome last night for Paris and will hi here in two weeks. 1K will not t::kc n cabinet position but will be come tile active head of the Mexican army in chihuahua. Excepting tho minister i f foreign affairs and of the Interior the new cabinet was sworn ii. today. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS THIS MORNING Sacramento, March 2S. After one of the lengthiest and most progressive ! sessions the California legislature ad journed early this morning. WAR VESSELS HUNT FOR DERELICT TARGET San Diego, March 2S. Practically every vessel of the Pacific naval fleet here, except the cruisers, were today ordered out to hunt the derelict tar get vessel lost by the collier Glacier Friday while weathering the storm between San Francisco and San Di ego. OUTDOOR SPORT FOR GIRLS. New System .Being Adopted at Uni versity of Oregon. University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore., March 2S. Two hundred and twenty freshmen and sophomore girls at the university are now regularly taking compulsory outdoor sport. Tennis Is the chief health giver. Quite a num ber of girls are learning also the art of handling the canoe under the tute lage of Dr. Bertha Stuart, tho physical director of Women. Dr. Stuart Is now working hard on tho problem of securing an athletic field for women. Six months of the college year are good for outdoor sports and Just ns soon ns an athletic field can be secured, Dr. Stuart plans to have the girls work out regularly at baseball, basketball, field hockey, volley bal, tether ball and tennis. The girls already have access to eight of tho university tennis courts. It Is hoped thnt the athletic field will he available next year. Dr. Stuart's work with the girls Is proving most satisfactory. Their physical condition is much better than It has ever been before, which ac counts largely for the fact that their scholastic standing Is now set at a higher mark. Fifty of the girls nre receiving special corrective treatment. Dr. Stuart has secured for her cor rective laboratory the Lovott Table and the Lorenz Roller, which nre two appliances for the treatment of cur vatures. They are the first correc tive appllnnces of tho kind on the Pa cific COSBt. J. o. Bryan of La Grande. is among tho out of town people In tho city today. 1 BIGGEST REVOLUTIONIST CONFER TODAY Many See Peace Negotiations as Near Development Senor De La Baua ArVes FEDERALS AND REBELS -CLASH IN COA1IUILA KoIh-1-4 Rack Federals and Captain Duntn Is Wounded and Later Shot Ut D-nth Body Found by Friends Mexican Government Is Said to Have Agreed to Negotiations. Ran Antonio, March 2 8. Gustave Madero arrived today and immediate ly conferred with his brothers, Al fonso and Julio and other Mexicans identified with the resolution. It is regarded as significant that Ambas sador De lAt Barra will arrive here tomorrow. Many see peace negotia tions as near development. Fran cisco Madero, .sr., father of the rebel leader, predicted peace in Mexico within thirty days, nnd says if may be sooner. He said that the Mexican government had agreed to negotia tions. El Paso March 28. News of a battle between the Mexican federals and rebels at Azufrero ranch In Coa hulla, reached here today. The reb els entrenched, drove back the rebels and for several hours the fighting continued. Captain Duran was wounded, was captured and shot to death. The body was later found by his friends. El Paso, March 2S. The reports that Vlnz had resigned emanating from Pan Antonio, were characterized a.; ridiculous here today by revolu tionists and federals. Madero said that the insurgents will demand that Diaz resign within ' months after peace Is deelarc-d. a' so Corral De La Barra will become rrevisonril president until election, which will be held soon after Rarra takes the presidency. Some army of ficials profess to believe that Diaz has decided to resign but will keep the United States army here until the new government Is firmlv In the sad dle'. RED CROSS IONATIONS ARRIVE AT SAN DIEGO .An Diego, March 2S. The Red Cross donations which amount to J2, 000. arrived here for the refugees from Tecarte and will be dispensed immediately. Many of the rebels are deserting the revolution and creeping back to the United States. FOR ALBERT HALL Albert D. Hall, formerly bootblack at the Humphrey barber shop on Court street and master - of many tongues, lids fair to find employment more suitable to a man of his singu lar ability than the polishing of men's footgear. He returned this morning from Pasco where he has been re cently and reports that he has been offered u position as interpreter by the American Life and Accident In hurunce company of Portland of which Lionel R. Webster is president. His statement Is verified by a letter from the secretary of that company asking him to name his terms for traveling continuously with their so licitors ns interpreter. He has writ ten them hh terms of acceptance and is now awaiting nn answer. Some few weeks ago the East Oro Bonian published a news story telling of Hall's adventurous career as a sol dier of fortune since he left his home In the West Indies at the age of ten years. It was stated that in his trav els he mastered the tongues of eight different countries and was able to express himself in a half dozen others. Thisrtiiie was seen by the Portland insurance company and the offer fol lowed. 1 EST ANTI-TREAT1NG ORDINANCES IN COURTS Tneoma, Wash., March 2S. That the constitutionality of the nntl-treat-ing ordinance may be put to a test In the courts Is intimated here today by three saloon men, arrested for violat ing the laws, should they be convict ed, It is understood the Royal Arch, which conducted a vigorous campaign against the ratification of the ordi nance by the people at the election last week will publish charges that Mayor Fawcett had promised not to push the enforcement of the ordinance pro vided be would get the saloon vote. Mayor Fnwcett safd today that the snloonmen will be watched, arrested and tried, whenever they break the ordinance. "That's my answer to the charges," said he. MILLION DOLLAR SWINDLER ARRESTED Pittsburg, Pa., March 28. Charles Sheldon, a broker, was today arrested here on the ! charge of obtaining over a mil- lion dollars through a blind pool operated in Montreal. He fears violence if returned to Canada and Is being guarded to prevent suicide. CHICAGO JEWELRY STORE ROBBED IN EARLY EVENING Chicago, March 28. Two thieves hurled a padded brick through a win dow of a Jewelry store near one of the busiest corners last night and es caped with Jewelry worth $500, while ! they held a crowd back with revol vers. Four persons were in the store when the robbery was committed. BODY OF WRECKED STEAMER VICTIM FOUND BY TUG Victoria, B. C, March 28. With the recovery of the body of John I Henderson by the tug Lome, it Is be- "Few' towns have greater opportun lieved other bodies will soon be found ; iues for doing work along the line of as Henderson's was supported by a L , .. . preserver, indicating that the other' beauUfkaUon tha" Pe"let." aboard the Sechelt were warned be- ; sai(i Howard Evarts Weed In his lec fore she sank. Wreckage Is drifting ture before the civic club at tha In. Passengers who disembarked at ' Christian church last evening and he William Head said there were about ' , ,., ,,. , i. aboard the vessel when It sank. LABOR UNIONS PLAN WILL PROTEST AGAINST FIRE TRAP CONDITIONS All Work Will be Siimmmw!ci li.irin Fnneral of Victims Bis Procession Will Follow to Grave Remain Unidentified. Twcnty-ci-'lit Ilated after spending yesterday drlv- JJw Tork. March'2S. -The ".."-or.ing about the c'ty timing which time unions of New York are today plan- he visited the Roundup grounds, the ning a bl demonstration as to a pro-'city cemclery and other points of In fest against the fire trap conditions terest. such as ccused the loss of 1)3 lives; Would Oust tile Poles, in the fire at the Triangle Shirt j Commenting upon the appearance Waist company's plant. All work of Main street the lecturer praised will be suspended during the funerals : the city for its paving work but ex of the victims and Thursday and ; pressed great regret that when the Friday w hen the bodies of the uni- j work was done the electric and tele dentified dead are buried a big pro- , phone poles were not ordered re cession will follow to the grave. After- ' moved. He held that the wires should ward a mass meeting wiil be held and be placed underground so as to allow demands made that factories be safe-'an unobstructed view of the street and guarded. The funeral of 35 victims I also so as to remove a scource of will be held today. Only 23 bodies re-'danger in times of fire, riain unidentified. The streets in the residence section The bodies of the five girls whose also came in for a grilling because relatives are destitute were buried to- of the manner in which they have day from the union headquarters. All been neglected. He declared it would the streets through which the bodies be a vast improvement even to grade passed were crowded. This afternoon ' the streets that are unpaved. In only 20 unidentified victims remain, making permanent improvements in ; the residence section he advised that SEND IMMIGRANTS TO UTAH. Mormon-; in Europe S.triving to Over come Anti-Mortiion Vote. London, March 2S Mormons Europe are striving to send immi grants to Utah in order to overcome the growing anti-mormon vote in Utah, declared H. P. Freese today, j of international reform bureau of. Washington, who is in charge of the' work of driving Mormon missionaries from Europe. Every Mormon woman after a year's residence becomes a! voter. A large number of Mormon converts nre expected soon to leave Denmark, Holland and Germany for Utah. Murder Stispeet Innoeont. Portland. Ore.. March 28. George Brown, arrested nt Salem and sus pected of murdering Barbara Holtz man. was released from jail today. Ho is Innocent, OCCUR 1 Two daring daylight robberies have been reported to the police ln the last few days and indications are that they have been committed by the same man. Yesterday afternoon the burglar boldly entered the resi dence of A. W. Nye nt 502 Water street, ransacked the rooms of Miss Frankie Stevens, a clerk of the Peo ples Warehouse, and Douglas Leffing well. the insurance man. and calmly walked out the front door carrying Mr. T.effingwell's new overcoat on his arm. Last Saturday afternoon a similar entrance was made to the residence of Mrs. Tom Means at 400 West Alta street, tho trunk and bu reau of Miss Charlotte Ogllvy. an other clerk nt thp Peoples Warehouse, were rifled and a number of pieces of jewelry and money taken. The burglary nt the Nye residence was not discovered until this morn ing, when Mr. Leffingwell went to TWO DHL CRT ROBBERIES CITY BEAUTIFUL n Tiiriir W HtMt Civic Club Lecturer Made Many Pointed Suggestions tor Local People. POLES AND WIRES SHOULD GO FROM MAIN' STREET Repot Grounds May He Converted In- to Splendid '-Front Gate" For Town North Side Cemetery Should be Made Into Park and Levee Into Promenade Roundup Grounds Of- -fers Possibilities Many People Spoil Their Lawns Through Lack of Knowledge. II.... 1,11.1.1 w v iuuiij ,uaiaii,D where improvements may be made i that will greatly improve the appear ' c nee of the city. j The lecturer was Introduced by Mrs. James A. Fee, president of the civic and library club, and he spoke : for nearly two hours. He covered the general subject of landscape ar chitecture and by means of stereopti can views explained his points. The views were' gathered from the vari ous cities of the United States and M',ne frm the old world. They added j much to the interest of the lecture ' and at the same time graphically 11- lustrated the ideas of the speaker. Toward the close of his address Mr. , Weed came down to local problems , and mad suggestions he had formu- a strip of parking be left on either ! side of the street and that trees be I planted in this parking. He deplored (the practice of "butchering" trees by lnthe trimming process but recommend ed inai ine lower iimos ye inmineu away sufficiently to allow of the traf fic beneath. The "Front Gate." At some length the speaker discuss. ed the subject of improving the de pot grounds which is a live subject since the O.-W. company officials have asked for suggestions from the civic club as to how to Improve their grounds. The speaker advised that the depot parks be converted into grassy plats, devoid of any shrubbery and that a background of trees and massed shrubberv be provided so aa ! to shut off the view of the dilapidated j shacks ln the rear of the Hotel Bow man. He advised that the street be ide the hotel be closed and a drlve- (Contlnued on page eight.) CITY RECENTLY got his overcoat. He reported his lose to Mrs. Nye, who thereupon remem bered hearing a man ln his room yesterday afternoon and later of see ing him leave the house carrying the "overcoat, but at the time she Judred him to be an employe of one of the cleaning shops sent by Mr. Leffing well to get his coat. She describes the man as being medium sized and wearing a brown suit. Miss Stevens discovered that her room had been ransacked last evening but has not missel anything yet. Saturday's robbery occurred be tween 1 p. m. and 7, at which latter hour Miss Ogllvy returned to her room to discover the visit which had been paid her. A search revealed the loss or two pins, a gold necklace, two gold nuggets, a pair of cuff links and several dollars. Members of the Means family were nt home all after noon but heard no sound to indicate the presence of an unwelcome visitor.