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PEXDLETOX, OKEGOV TTTEPDAV, APRIL 4, 1011.
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DEMOCRATS STOHM CAPITAL
IN OPENING QF CONGRESS TODAY
our am mm mm if house
Democrats Will Hav3 Majority Over Republicans in The
Hcuse by 66 Senate, Republicans by 8
Holdover Senators Are Dazed by th Number 0 Strange Men In Cliamhcr
MoHt of Thoin Are Unknown Polltl.nl Warriors Col. Alex McDow
ell, Clerk of Last House, Calls Meinlxrs to Or(er Promptly at
Noon Republicans Nominated Munii as SM-aker Galleries Are
Crowded.
House (innlerKliip.
New democratic members. . 81
New republican inembera... 45
New socialist member 1
Total number new members. 127
Seven new democratic and
two new republicans served in
former congresses.
Total number of democrats. 228
Total number republicans. . 160 v
.. Total socialist number .... 1
Democratic majority over re-
publican 68
. Vacancies In the second Penn-
sylvunia and ninth Iowa dls-
trlcts will be filled with republl-
cans, making the democratic
' majority over the republicans,
" 66. ,.
. Senate.
;.'V ;eW democrats 11
..-Wpw republicans &
Total number new members. 16
Total number republicans. .. B0
Total number of democrats. 4 1
Republican majority 1(1
Vacancies In New York and
Colorado will be filled with
democrats, making the republi-
can majority S.
Washington. April 4. Legions ofl'iounced the name of his choice for
nnppy democrats today stormed tne
house end of the iaplt... the .riz-
of their November victory.
Stalwart Champ Clark was the star
feature or the occasion Kn Joyous to' A conimltt-e was appointed to no-
his party brethren. As he sank grace- ' tiTy the Missouri leader of the honor
fully onto the hlghback chair, the 'given him. The commitee accom-
,iinii.in inroiie. me ci mux or partyi
triumiih seemeii to have been reach-1
ed and the acclamation of the demo-
crnts on the floor and in the balcon
ies was without bounds.
Since March 4. 189.'., when Chas.
F. Crisp of Georgia, laid aside the
gnvei there had been no democrat In
the spenker's chair.
On the senate wing of the house of .
government there had been a large
shrinkage In th" republican majority
but no change In party control and j
so there was no demonstration to mar!
the dignity of the opening ceremonies.
Holdover senators were almost dazed
by the number of strange men In
thelr midst, mostly unknown nnd un-
sung political warriors, nppearing as
successors of battle-scarred veterans
who had bossed the state for years.
On the dot of twelve, gavel taps
at both ends of the capltol signaled
for order and the special session was
under way. President Taft had mob
lllzed the statesmen to get Into ac
tion on his reciprocity trade agree
ment with Canada, which was passed
by the Inst house but neatly smother
ed by the senate.
Democrats to Revise Tariff.
Democrats in the house expect to
reach the subject by and by and, It
the meantime, will try their hands at
a revision of features of the Payne
Aldrlch tariff law. Reduced rates on
wool. Schedule K, will be their first
offering. Predictions of members .as
to the length of the session range ln
time from July to September.
Interest centered In the house be
cause of the turnover In control. Men
were willing to give high prices for
the privilege of seeing "Uncle Joe"
Cannon with the minority bn the floor
and the valiant Mlssourlan, with the
national flag as a background and
the terrible mace at his side, reforee
the doings In the pit.
Galleries Are Crowded.
Thero wns an awful Jam. Folk
who were children when the democrats
last held the house and It seemed
there could not bo any speakers ex
cept "Tom" Reed and "Joe" Cannon,
marched In columns to the capltol,
hours before the time for opening the
session. TKey packed the hallways
and patiently faced locked doors, bid
ing the time when they should be ad
mitted. With the opening of the way
to the seats trede followed a rush and
a cramble and the galleries were
filled.
Women,, radiant ln the bright hues
of spring finery, composed at least
half the audience. Diplomats filled
their reservation and President Taft,
It wns shown, had Invited guests to
the capacity of the gallery placed un
der his. control by the house,
McDowell Calls House to Order.
As a new house Is without form
and void, It devolved upon Col. Alex.
McDowell, clerk of the last house, to
call the members to order. This he
did, standing at his own desk ln front
of and below the vacant chair pro-
vided for the speaker. He called up
on the chaplain for prayer, the first
prayer of of a session which always
in printed In the Congressional Rec
ord. McDowell directed the reading of
President Taffs proclamation calling
the f pec-hi I session. Then the roll
was called alphabetically by states to
record the names of the' members
present. Word passed among the
members that 127 substitute names
for those of members present t the
session that opened last December
appeared on the roll.
Clark Elected Speaker.
Then came the great event of the
day, the election of the speaker. Of
course, th; result was not in doubt
but the realization that in a few min
utes would see Champ Clark'B giant
form passing up the marble steps to
the speaker's station keyed members
niul spectators to a state of wild ex
citement. Clark was modestly ab
sent during the operation, "but It was
prove, i Inter that he was not far
away.
McDowell name,! a democrat and
a republican as tellers and they took
their places at the clerk's desk. Each
member, as his name was called an
nounced the name of his choice for
I speaker. The democrats piled up
their majority for Clark and a roar
i of approval rumbled through the long
. corridors of the capltol.
ro.-ood me i.isk in a few minutes
1 when they returned the new1
speaker, smiling and han:v. wn irri.
id with another burst of aPDlause.
Clark made a speech expressing his
deep appreciation of the honor and
his realization of the responsibility
devolving upon him. He took the oath
of offi.-e and proceeded in turn to
administer It to the members. They
were called In groups to the clear
space between the seats and the
clerk's desk and with upraised hands
subscribed to the oath ns nronounced
by the speaker.
Then followed the election of the
clerk, sergennt-at-arms the doorkeep-
er and postmaster of the house
iie ciitk was ordered to notify 'lie
president nnd the senate that the
house had completed its organization.
A committee was appointed to act with
a committee of senators to Inform
the president that congress wns ready
to receive any communication he
might be pleased to make.
Republicans Nominate Mann.
(Continued on page eight.)
TEODyjOLMNO'S
E
Reno. Nev.. April 4 Reno's di
vorce colony wns the object of Theo
dore Roosevelt's fire yesterday during
his principal address of the day, de
livered to a crowd of several thousand
grouped about tho court .house steps.
"It Is one colony of which you want
to rid yourselves," said Mr. Roose
velt. "I don't enre what you do with
those of your own state who seek di
vorce, but keep citizens of other states
who want divorces out of Nevada.
Don't allow yourselves to be deceived
by the argument that such a colony
brings money to your city. You can't
afford to hnve that kind of money
brought here. Keep that whole col
ony out."
Mr. Roosevelt declared that the
divorce seekers, who came to Nevada
were endeavoring to evade their duty,
and that such citizens could be of no
benefit to this state.
WOMEN FIGHT TO
DEFEAT SOCIALIST
Milwaukee, April 4. Braving the
rain Milwaukee's women voters are
streaming to the polls today In nn ef
fort ta defeat the socialist domination
ln the educational and Judicial
branches of the city government. More
than ton thousand women wore ex
pected to vote.
The efforts of the women were
prompted In part by the deunuclation
of socialism by the priests nnd Lu
theran clergymen, who for weeks
hnve been pouring hot shot nrona-
unndu from the pulpits.
DYXAM1TE EXPLOSIOX
. CAUSES $10,000 LOSS.
.Springfield, Mass.. April 4.
A dynamite explosion undrr the
tower -of the new Million dollar
group of municipal buildings
caused a loss of ten thousand
dollars today. None were in,
jured. The police are investi
gating. -
duxcax is elected
MAYOR Or Ill'TTE
Rutte, Mont., April 4. rtev. h L.
Duncan, as results show today, was
elected mayor by 1800 votes. He is a
Unitarian minister and socialist. The
socialists also elected the city treas
urer, five out of nine aldermen anl
11 of the police judges.
IN GIGANTIC FRAUDS
FORMER PEXDLETOX MAX
IX TROrm.E AT VANCOUVER
C. W. ..(-lining, at One Time City Edi
tor on iriinme is Arrested on j
Charge of Conducting Swindling
Game Sold Stock In Fraudulent
Company. '
A former Pendleton man, C. W.
Jennlng, Is implicated in one of the
most gigantic frauds ever committed
I" British Columbia and was placed
under arrest last Saturday in Van
couver, H. C, Just us he was about to
have th.it city. Jennlng was city ed
itor of the Pendleton Trlbunt ten or
twelve years ago and is .veil rcmem
b"Ted by oil times in the citv. bv a
number of merchants to their sorrow j
a:-, when he departed for Seattle, lie
loft quite a number of unpaid bills
behind him.
The particular swindling camel
which Jennlng has been playing is
the selling of stock In a fraudulent
company. This company was called
company. This company was calle.
the Hudson Pay Mutual Fire Insnr
!"'' Hudson Pay Mutual Fire Insnr-
I ",:"i any, the name being very
fl'"",,r l" '"at of a high standing
(Company. This concern was capit al-
1 r 1 ' ' "on and sol stock f.r!falT,l!v will sail from Vera Cruz on
1 ""1ro ,lliin 2on.oou while, according ' April 12.
! ,he "'"Udalnt. the only assetts are : M re" than ordinary Interest was
i ... i .wn. nine lurniiu.'-e
1 "" nils " selling
Stock, has also been placed under
the
iir-
ar-
rest and warrants are out for tlx
rest of a number of others.
MEETS THIS EVENING
This is the evening for the regular
monthly meeting of the Commercial
cub anj in view of the many sub- l 1 of wns obtiinnhle. It was said unof
Jects now being considered by the or-1 fieia'dy that It was probable that with
ganization the session promises to be ! in a short time grounds upon which
nn Interesting one. President Smythe
Is anxious to have a good attendance
at the meeting this evening.
Under instructions from the asso
ciation the members of the board of
managers are now seeking a paid sec
retary for the club and a special meet,
ing of the board will be held at 5
o'clock this even'ng for the purpose
of considering this subject. There
ere many applicants for the post.
ROOSEVELT ARRIVES AT
SACRAMENTO THIS MORNING
Sacramento, April 4. Colonel
Roosevelt arrived this morning and
addressed a large crowd at the state
capltol. He received a great ovation
Hundreds of Jaiiane.se joined in the
cheering.
Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakely Is
the east end of the county today.
In!
A TEST OE YOUR
T
Klsewhere in today's paper is published the "Knowledge Compe
tition." It is worthy op the careful perusal of every render. Da, in
nnd day out our readers have been reading the advertisements of Pen
dleton business men. They ought to be sufficiently familiar with these
descriptive sketches to be able to Identify the personality without hesi
tation. It will be ascertained in this contest how much knowledge has
been gathered by our renders.
There is no guess work nbout tho proposition. It is a matter of
absolutely knowing. There are certain clues in each one which if fol
lowed out will lend to unmistakable identification. Follow them out
and herenfter you will almost be familiar with tho distinctive features
belonging to these business institutions.
The prizes offered are going to be given to the rightful winners.
Rend the Instructions carefully nnd send, or bring your answer to the
business office of the East Oregonlnn before Saturday night.
In Tuesdny's issue of next week the subject matter of the compe
tition will be reprinted and the correct answers given. The winners
f the prizes will nlun be announced nt that time.
The "Knowledge Competition" is published In both the daily nnd
semi-weekly, nnd the contest Is open to every one who rends It except
the employes of the paper nnd their relative.
DUS PEACE
x.
Father 'of Provisbna1. Presi
dent Wan's Diaz to Guaran
tee Safety tor His Son.
vki; President caurol
. j will visit Germany
i 1
I Mcxleoioffleial Petitions Congress for
An B'llcflnite Ixare of Absence
Xot intention to Resign Present
McriAtn Congress to Act on Meas
u res.
Et Pso, April 4. The father of
Prorislial President Madero today
nought ito seeuro from Diaz a guar
an tee that the federal troops would
safeguard his son If the latter comes
to El Paso to discuss peace terms with
the representatives of the Mexican
president. It Is learned that tile in
surgents have npproachi'il American
cff'cials secure a snsciislon con
Kp'rucy warrant which will allow Ma
dero to ime to El Paso.
Mexico City April 4. Ramon Cor
ral, vice president cf Mexico, yester
day p.fternoon petitioned congress for
an Indefinite leave of absence. As a
rrnson he said he considered it ad
visable for him to leave the country
.... a u.ue oecause oi nr. in neai.n.
was named as his destl-
r.a'inn. It is known that he expects
to on'-nd some time at Carlsbad. The
petition, will come up for Its second
reading today. That congress will
grnnt the request is almost certain.
The budget was presented thin af
ternoon, but aside from this, and the
presentation of Mr. Corral's applica
tion f r a leae of absence, onlv rou-
t'ne business was transacted.
By ask'fi.-r congress for a leave of,loasr' on bonds of $25,000.
Maosenee. the vice nresIFIent oiceted
1 rhe rumors that be intemla Hm
; so. .p. if he resigns at all. it will not punishment too severe for an affense
; ho for manv months, and on gno,i au- I in this C'as( but that he had no choice
; thoritv P is said he has no intention'"1 t!,e matter and could no nothing
I ,if .lojnir He ami n nort'nn of his : ,ess than sentence the defendants to
i ,!,,, jM t,
first day's work of con- '
gre-s. ;ty a few was considered I
possible that one or more reforms ad- i
j oca'cl by President P:az micht be
j proposed in the shape of a bill.
I That the present congress will take
j action on a few. if not all, of the'
I measures, is believed probable and It
Is not unlikely that the revision of
the electoral laws and the "no re-!
election" feature will come up early'
In thu session.
A note of confidence was more than
eer noticeable in official circles here
that an early termination of the rev
olution was In sight.
While no definite basis for such be-
peace dominions could be bulit would
be found.
Washington, April 4. As a result
of a shot from an ambush a' a ranch
near Tuxpam, George Critchfield of
New Jersey, a politician, is dying to
day, according to a word received by
the state department from Tamplco,
Mexico. The government is investi
gating. Details are not given but it
Is supposed the shot was made by
Mexican soldiers. Critchfield was re
cently a candidate for election to con
gress on the republican ticket.
Cniiglit Monster Trout.
At the w indow of the Iji low it
Peterson hardware store a fine big
trout wns displayed yesterday. The
wish was caught Just below the city
Sunday by "Bum" Humnhrev and If
neighed seven pounds nnd measured
29 inches in length.
KNOWLEDGE
PENDLETON FIRMS
TWO IXfHES Of SNOW
AT WALLA WALLA.
Walla Walla, April 4. Two
Inches of snow fell h"re today.
The fruit will not be hurt un-
less it turns colder. The wheat
is benefited.
Sctmdies for Missing Wife.
J. H. Orr, formerly of this city, ar
rived here two weeks ago with two
small children and is now using every
effort to find the mother of his babes,
who deserted him and them in Kal
irpell, Montana, two months ago. He
is of the opinion that she is now In
Portland and has accepted employ
ment as a waiter. Orr Is now con
ducting an upholstering shop here
to proide for his children, as he says
he search for his wife has broke
him.
BANK OFFICIALS GET
SENTENCE IN PEN
CONVICT I.EWISTOX MEN
OX FIVE CCUXTS
Motion for N'eiv Trial Is Overruled
Judge Thought Sentence Was Se
vere Rut Stated Ho Had Xo Choice
in the Mattel. Case Is Appealed to
Higher Court.
Boise, April 4. William F. Ketten-
bach
and George H. Kester, former
r,rt.stent and cashier respectively of
the Lewiston National bank, who were
convicted last night on five counts on
an indictment charging falsification
of reports to the comptroller of cur
rency and were each sentenced to
five years in the federal penitentiary
on each count, the sentence to run
concurrently. The motion for a new
, I trial was overruled,
j tice of an appeal.
iney gave no-
They were re -
: ln pionouncmg the sentence the
t Judge stated that he considered the
the minimum term of fiev years. This
statement by the presiding Judge will i
be used as a basis for a petition fori
pardon in case the sentence of the
lower court is sustained by the Unit- !
ed States.
TO HOLD BIG LABOR
j the result will probably be close. Prof
Xew York. April 4,-Permits for a i 'J3' -Merlil". the republican nomi
parade of protest against working '?' as been f cL1 in "me quar
crnditions In Xew York which will be j IZl? n u," 7 afflU,atIo-
the greatest in history was granted 'th P"itton party, and the
today by the municipal authorities. I ?f T, r0"." . IT element
The parade tomorrow will be under I rh"S "? hl; ,
the auspices of the unions. LJhe r,eno,w ned Hlnkey Dink Kenna,
An enormous turnout of lnW
will participate. Banners and
mourning devices for victims of the
triangle fire will be the principal fea-
tures. The suffragettes have asked
for a place in the demonstration.
While the parade is on the bodies of
.h. ;,,
.C .....V UllltlVlllllllll lllllll!? Will III."
buried. The bodies will not be borne
in the parade.
TWO ARE DEAD IN
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Cleveland. April 4. Annie Xeum
istcr, IS nnd John Ott 22. her half
brother, are both dead here today
because they discovered their rela-
, i .innl. I.. 1 . I
ii"ueoii jufi Mevious io ineir mar-,,:"" inomiuu in;u h ne is euc-
riage. The girl jumped In lake Erie J fossful ho will start a boom for the
and wns drowned. Ott drank poison, j nomination of Heart for president
Ott came to Cleveland and by chance next year. In other quarters it is as
took lodging at the home of 'his step- ' st,rted that Mr. Harrison Is himself a
father, whom he had never seen. Re- !
counting his career Ott was led to the
discovery that Xeumister had married
his mother.
Returns With Alleged Burglar.
Chief 3urdane returned last evening
from rllot Rock having in his custody
n.man who gives the name of Jimmy
Florty nnd who is charged with com
mitting Hin Yio rirl'i H.id M.t..A c?..n .i..
,t.vl u.. ....... t .1 . . , , . J
n. (.in. jie miii. iiicneu up oy me cmet
and Deputy Sheriff Blakely near
Sparks station, and as a bottle of
whisky and a package of cartridges
were found In his possession, he wns
arrested. Taken back to Pilot Rock,
his shoes were found to fit the tracks
found near the burglarized buildings
even to three large tacks and the of
ficers believe they have the right man.
The report thnt second man had been
caught in Pilot Rock proved to be
false.
Two girls have been licensed to op
erate elevators in Milwaukee. They
nro employed at tho T. W. C. A., and
are pronounced among the best in the
city.
HOT ELECTION
Harrison is Favorite in May
oralty Race In Windy City
Today.
BOTH CANDIDATES ARE
MAKING HITTER EIGHT
Light Vote in Merriam's Territory In
dicate a Victory for Harrison
Nearly 450.000 Voters Have Regis
tered for Today's Election Heavy
Kaln Prevents Early Voting at
Polls.
Chlcago, Illinois, April 4. With
Carter H. Harrison, the dem
ocratic entry, a slight favorite over
Charles B. Merriam, who Is riding the
G. O. P. elephant, the race for the
Chicago mayoralty stakes will be de
cided today.
A light voting in the fashionable
residential districts of the city where
Merriam Is the strongest early today
nA.ke It seem probable that Harrison
will win. A downpour of rain pre
vented an early voting, injuring Mer
riam's prospects. The polls of the
first ward are guarded to prevent any
lashes
Nearly 450,000 voters registered for
today's election, and while a rig'd
revision
by the election commission
1 rfct'uctd lhe totaI by many thousands
it 13 expected -nai a vote or over
400,000 will be rolled up before the
polls close this evening!
Later in the day the voting in
creased in the residential wards, and
the hope of the Merrlamites revived.
Many minor distrubanees are report
ed in several precincts but were
, on'.-klv onelled.
. The candidates tlii ve.ir ,v,.r nom
inated for the first time by a direct
primary election. Harrison secured
i. plurality of only 1.697 over former
Mayor Edward P. Dunne and Andrew
J. Grab im, the Sullivan candidate,
who also aspired to the democratic
mavoralitv nominntion Morrlnm fha
' republican nominee, swent the ' rit
with a plurality of over 2S.O0O
Harrison's platform calls for the
strict regulation of gas, telephone and
other public utilities which r. al.
l leged to have filched millions from
I the pockets of Chicago people by
' charging extortionate rates. The re-
duction of the price of gas from 85
cents to 70 cents per 1,000 feet Is one
j of the boons promised the public by
the Harrison adherents.
While the political wiseacres hold
that Harrison Is almost certain to be
! elected, it Is generally admitted that
""-" lu.i.uus r .rsi. ward aider-
" ' 'H,u'"lule Ior re-eiecuon,
1' by, an V.er"
" " .Jf, The campaign which
I ?ff' ltn. today - election has been
. ,u'"uu"1 u,lt '"arKea
b 'enn,s fights and stabbing and
snooting
ft rays. A greatly increased
j force of police, detectives, deputy
sheriffs and special officers are on
guard at the polls today.
Harrison, the democratic candi
date. Is the son of Carter Henry Har
rison, who was five times mayor of
Chicago and who was killed by an as
sassin in 1S93. He has already serv
ed four terms as mayor, between 1897
and 1905, and if elected today will
come up to the record of his father.
He is a Yale graduate, a lawyer, and
for several years was editor and pub
lisher of the Chicago Times. In the
present .campaign he has had the un
qualified support of William Ran
dolph Hearst's Chicago papers, and it
tlDO lwi.1 In.ln.nt. . . . ... .
receptive candidate for the democrat-
Ic presidential nomination.
It is rented out that with Harrison
in tho mayor's chair the democrats
of Cook county, controlling one-half
tho delegates to the state convention
would be able to capture most. If not
all. of the delegates to the national
convention next year.
Charles Edward Merriam, the re
publican standard-bearer In today's
election 's a professor In th,. Univer
sity of Chicago and alderman (mm
the Seventh ward. He was born In
Hopkinton, la.. In 1S74, nnd Is a grad
uate of the University of Iowa, and
Columbia University, and studied two
years ln Berlin and Paris. He is the
author of several works on political
economy and municipal affairs, and a
year ago was nppointed a member of
the Illinois tax commission.
The most notable monuments In
Elmwood cemetery Memphis. wre
erected in honor of Mattle Stepm ns.i
and Emily Sutton, who opened rhe'r
doors to homeless victims of yellow
fever ln 1872 and nursed thc.r. until
they both succumbed to the disease.
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