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EVENING EDITIOB
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. heavy froat; Friday
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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
VOL, 24.
PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, AI'ML-13, 1011.
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TORNADO HITS THREE STATES
25 ARE KILLED, 118 INJURED
DAMAGE IS
HALF MILLION
Storm JSwesps Over Kansas,
Missouri and Oklahoma
Wrecking Fourteen Towns
WHITING IS ENTIRELY
DESTROYED BY GALE
Eight Persons Are Killed at. Bit;
Heart, Oklahoma and Forty Injur
J Telephone anl Telegraph Wires
Arc Down and It Is Feared Many
Fatalities Are Yet to Bo Reported
Forty are Injured at Moskogee
Tornado was Aecompanled by Driv
ing Rain and Swept Everything In
Iw Falli Relief Trains to the Res
cue. Kansas Cily, April 13. Twenty
flvc are dead, one hundred and fif
teen injured and more Uian half
million dollar worth of property Is
destroyed a a reniilt of the tornado
lat night tlint wrecked fourteen
towns in Kansns, Missouri and Okla
homa. -
Tlie more serious cases follow:
Rig llenrt, Okla., 8 dead, 40 In
jured. Mocker, Ol.ln. dead 2.
Miikffee, Okla., injured 40.
Nelauka, Okla., Injured 8.
llinuaUia, Kans., dead S.
Ijuvrenee, Kans., dead 3j injured
10.
Maiivillo, Kans., dead 1.
Pouliattan, Kans., dead 6; injured
1.
Whiting. Kans., dead 1; Injured 30,
Joplin, Mo., dead 1; Injured 4.
Webb City, Mo., Injured 4.
EfikfTidge, Mo., Injure,! 30 school
children.
Whiting Completely Destroyed.
The town of Whiting Is entirely
gone. Sixty buildings were' leveled to
the ground.
FewIouscs Remain.
Rig Heart, Okla., April 13. Eight
persons were killed and forty injur
ed In a tornndo whlrh struck Big
Jleart at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon, leaving but few houses stand
ing. The tornado was accompanied by &
driving rain and swept svcrythlng in
its path. Houses were blown from
their foundations and the occupants
whirled through the air.
This town was demoralised and
telegraph communications cut off. As
soon as communication could be es
tablished with nearby towns reUlcf
trains were started from Avant and
PawkahUBt.
Big Heart has a population of 400.
Four Dead In Meeker.
Meeker, Okla.,' April 13. Four per
sons were killed In a tornado that
visited this city yesterday. A score
of houses were wrecked. Many miles
of telephone and telegraph wires were
blown down.
Two Dead in Lawrence.
Lawrence, Kas., April 13. A tona
do which struck Lawrence shortly af
ter 8 o'clock last night killed three
persons, Injured ten and did damage
estimated at about $175,000. The
storm cut a clean path through the
town from the southwest to the
northeast. .
One the surrounding farms many
parsons were hurt and It was on a
farm that one .of two persons killed
lived. The other vlctlf was Mrs. Jo-,
seph Sullivan of Lawrence. Of the
10 persons Injured It Is said at least
four will die.
Grand Island Depot Wrecked.
St. Joseph, Mo., April 13. The St.
Joseph and Grand Island depot and
box cars at Manvllle, Kansas, were
blown over by a tornado yesterday
afternoon. A farm house was also
wrecked and one child killed, accord
ing to Information received by the
Grand Island officers received bere.
Two Killed.
Choolah, Okla., April 13. One man
and one child were killed In a torna-
. do two miles south of Checoah yes
erday evening.
Injured are Removed.
Muskogee. Okla., April 13. The
forty injured In the hurricane at Big
Heart were taken to Tulsa today In
stock cars for treatment.
Ralph R. Cronlse. formerly a well
known student of the University of
Oregon, but now traveling In the In
terests of the Statesman Publishing
company of Salem, came In last eve-
nlng and will spend a week In the
county. . ,
BIDS ARE OPENED
FOR BUILDING BRIDGE
At the regular meeting of the coun
cil last night, the sealed bids for the
contract of constructing a new Main
street bridge were opened, most of the
companies making bids having a rep
resentative present. The bids were re-
fered to the street committee and a
special meeting of that committee has
been callc ' .r the latter part of the
week to counider the bids and to con
fer with the city engineer.
Following are the bids received:
O. H. Stratton of Spokane, $12.50 per
cu. yd. for the concrete work, 6 and
1-2 cents per lb for the steel super
structure and 14500 for the walks and
flooring; C. E. Lum of North Yakima,
$13 90 per cu. yd. for concrete work,
6 and 11-100 cents per lb. for steel,
and 55 cents a square foot for floor
ing, the bridge to be completed by
Sept. 15.; Minnesota Steel Co. by W.
W. Roberts, $10 per cu. yd. for con
crete, 5 and 6-100 cents per lb. for
steel, $4000 for walks, a total of $31,-
5N8.62, the bridge to be completed by
Kept. 15; A. Valk, $12 per cu. yd.
for concrete. $17,475 for the super
structure, $2745 for concrete walks
and flooring or $1280 for wood walks
and flooring, work to be finished by
Aug. 15 and traffic guaranteed not
to be stopped over thirty days; Cen
tral State Bridge company $11.51 per
cu. yd. for concrete. 5 and 24-100 cts.
per lb. for steel, and $3200 for walks.
work to be finished by Aug. 15; Coast
Bridge Co. of Portland. $10 per cu.
yd. for concrete, 6 and 65-100 cts. per
lb. for steel and $3800 for walks.
In addition to these, bids were made
on the concrete work separately. E.
A. May agrees to do the work for $11
per cu. yd., the Washington Co. for
$12.50 per cu. yd, and C. E. Lum for
$13.90.
Other DiisIiicks.
Hesides the report of the treasurer
and the report of the special commit
tee on carpet and chairs, notice of
which appears in other pnrts of those
column.", there was hut little business I
dune. The recorder made his month- '
ly report and several claims were al- I
lowed by the council. The petition of I
Hose Company No. 3 for new nozzles j
wiin mil praiueti oil euun it'ucion
are supposed to come through the fire
chief. The petition was, therefore
recommended to Mr. Vaughan.
Two resolutions for the improve
ment of west Court street were read
and adopted after which the bids on
the Main street bridge were opened.
RECIPROCITY DEBATE
BEGINS TOMORROW
REPORT FAVORABLY OX
UXDERWOOD'S MEASURES
In Discussing Monroe Doctrine Sena
tor Kayiicr Said lie Believed Mob
ilization was for Best Interest of
Country.
Washington, April 13. The. house
ways and means committee today fa
vorably reported Representative Un
derwood's measures providing for
Canadian reciprocity and the "farm
ers' free list." The general debate
on reciprocity begins In the house
probably tomorrow.
Amid loud applause from both sides
Underwood presented his bills soon
after the house met. It then devel
oped that the committee had not tak
en a formal vote on the measure but
Dalzell and Fordney had asked to be
recorded against It.
Bill on Montclnry Commission.
Senator Cummins today Introduced
a bill requiring the monetary com
mission to submit a final report on
or before December 4.
President Taft today sent to
the senate the names of Curtis Guild,
Jr., former governor of Massachus
etts, to bo ambassador to Russia and
William Rockhlll, present ambassa
dor to Russ'a, to be ambassador to
Turkey.
Rayner on Mobilization.
In discussing the Monroe doctrine,
Senator Rayner, democrat, In the sen
ate today said that he was willing to
admit that if Japan was negotiating
with Mexico for a concession such as
coaling stations or military bases, the
United States had a right to know
about It. He said that ho was satis
fled that the mobilization ordered by
the president was for the best Inter
ests of the country.
live Drunk tn Court.
Five drunks were sentenced by Po
lice Judge Fits Gerald to spend throe
days In the city jail this morning.
They were Frank Bishop, James Mack,
Georpo Smith, Jim O'Neill and Bill
Barnhart, the latter an Indian.
LANDSCAPE ARTIST DIES
AT HOME IX' BERKELEY
Oakland, Calif, April 13. William
Keith, the famous landscape artist,
died today at his home in Berkeley.
He had been suffering from sciatica
for several years. He was a notable
figure in the world for 25 years. He
was born in Scotland. i
PEHDIETOH 11 MEET
Pendleton will meet her old ene
my, Athena, Sunday on the baseball MEMBERS OF DIAZ FAMILY
diamond and great preparations are ARE EX ROUTE TO FRANCE
being made to prevent a repetition of
Inst Sunday's performance when Wes- Missionary Who Has Ilocn Doing
ton took the scalps of Nelson's men Work in Mexico Says More Than
ill !"!f 8"atfe8t- Weakness of the j Tu) TllllUMlld avo Iwn KUIed
niuu oinnia .- ant:iiut:u OB UIC laUAC
of that defeat, hut Pendleton will be
materially strengthened in this de
partment when Athena is met. Hoi-'
lis, bookkeeper at the scouring mills, I
whose duties would not allow him to
practice regurlarly heretofore has '
made arrangements whereby he can ,
warm up every evening and Pendleton '
fans are happy, as he is considered'
an exceptionally clever twirler. The
array of sluggers will also be
strengthened Sunday by the ern""--ance
of George Strand In a sui. .al
together, if the god of luck will hut
play fair, the local players thin:: '-
will take the Athena Millers into
camp.
To Ojm'ii School of Music.
Dean Charles Ovlde Blakeslee,
founder of the Doyal College of Por-
pora, is how ,,, f..e city and purposes
t establish a school of music in this
city. He has been at Nampn, Idaho,
but now Intends locating here and
will remain for a year at least. He
I;- accompanied by John Rothlesberg-er-Braden,
violinist, who will be as
sociated with him In the school of
music t6 be established here.
IS FOUND GUILTY
Found guilty of the larceny of a
cow and a calf but recommended to
the mercy of the court, Robert Mc- 1
Cumber, the young Milton boy will '
receive sentence next Monday. The
jury in the case was instructed and
sent out at 11 o'clock and shortly be
fore 2 returned with the above ver
dict. Attorney Will M. Peterson, who
(friended young MeCumher, stated af
ter the verdict had been read that by ',
next Monday he would llfive prepar- ',
ed a motion for a new trial, I
McCumber was Indicted by Hid
grand jury which, sat .lining the son-'
sion'of the adjourned January term!
of court along with Mat Hart, who
yesterday morning pleaded guilty to
the charge and today took the stand
against McCumber. Another strong
witness for the state was a young lady
school teacher who testified that she
had overheard a conversation between
Hart and McCumber In which they
planned to steal the cow and calf. Her
character, however, was attacked by
the defense by evidence to the effect
that she had had Illicit relations with
Hart.
STORM IS THREATENED AT
MEETING OF CITY. COUNCIL
The peace and tranquility which
usually marks the meetings of the
city fathers was disturbed last night
by a ripple which threatened for a
time to be lashed Into an angry wave
by contrary winds. Happily such an
unfortunate occurrence was averted
by the timely Intervention of the may
or. The trouble arose when Recorder
Fitz Gerald was called upon to read
the report of the special committee
to which the bids on cork carpet and
opera chairs for the city hall were re
ferred. It was found then that the
committee was divided among Itself.
Chairman T. G. Montgomery submit
ted a minority report recommending
the acceptance of the bid of C. H.
Penlnnd, trustee, to furnish 160 op
era chairs at $1.60 each, and that ot
the Davls-Kalser company of Walla
WalUi to lay the stipulated cork car
pet for $216. Councilmen Dyer and
Ell submitted a majority report rec
ommending that all bids on carpet
be rejected. Councilman Rtroble
thereupon moved that the majority
report be accepted and the motion
was seconded by Councilman Strain.
Reasons Are Dcmnndod.
It was at this Juncture that the
turbulence was threatened. Council
man Montgomery demanded that, bo
fore the motion was put to a voto,
the other members, of the committee
state the reasons ior their recom
mendation. Replying, Councilman
Dyer declared that. In his opinion' the
contracts for such materials shcfuld
GENERAL MAYOT
IS
General Bliss Makes Com
plaint to Mexican Consul
Concerning Disturbances
During Revolution Been Fifteen
I-'.i stagcim-nts " WIiImi ler fa n noil"
lo lie Used by RoIm'Ih In Ojinaga
Attack Piece Was Recently Stolen
from Public Square in El Paso
lijrurod In Civil War.
Calexlco, April 13. General Bliss,
commanding the department of Cal
Ifoinla made a formal complaint to
the Mexican consul here today con-
-S failure of the Mexican troops
to quell the border disturbances and
. pillaging by insurgents of
.- wagons goods of the Am
i eiican residents of Imperial Valley.
Mexican: General Mayot was remind
ed that he has been encamped seven
days at Little Ranch and has made
no practical effort to drive out the
insurrectos or furnish protection for
the government dam of the Colorado
liver.
Diaz Family to France.
New York, April 13. A dispatch to
the Sun from Vera Cruz, Mexico, says
mat Paris advices state that several
members of the Diaz family are
aboard the steamship Espegne en
route for France. The dispatch also
b'.utes that Diaz Is anxious to leave
Mexico but fears capture by the rev
olutionists. TnA 3lmusuud Been Killed.
San Diego, April 13. Dr. David
Watkins. who has been doing mission
ary work in Mexico, says that since
toe revolution began more than two
thousand have beeii killed in battle
near Mexico C'ty. He said there has
iiviti fiiteen engagements. The news
i; always suppressed.
Condition at Alamo.
San Diego, April 13. The passen
bers arriving from Knsenda today say
that conditions at Alamo are not as
bad as reported. The passengers de
clared that Americans are held pris
oners there by the rebels but are not
being particularly ill-treated. They say
hat American Consul Schumucker
'has done all he can to help the Am-;r.-ans
jn southern California.
To l"se "Wlilstler Cannon."
Agua Pricta. Mexico. April 13.
(Via Douglas, Ariz.) Interesting In
formation has been received here re
lating to the movements of the "blue
whistler" cannon which is en route
from Juarez to Ojinga, where Gener
al Jose Sanchez is preparing to at
tack the besieged forces of General
I.uque Saturday.
This cannon is one of 12 captured
by the federal forces from the rebels
at Valverde, X. M., during the Am-
(Continued on page eight.)
be let to local firms, providing the
difference In the bids was not great.
He also stated as an additional rea
son for objecting to the Davis-Kaiser
bid, that that company had not speci
fied a No. 1 grade of carpet in its
bid.
Strohlo Only Iooal Bidder.
From the ensuing discussion, it was
learned that but one local man had
made a bid to furnish the carpet, that
man being V. Strohlo, a member of
th" council, and that his bid was
somewhat above that of the Walla
Walla company. Mr. Stroble, In ex
plaining his reason for moving that
the majority report be accepted,
stated that Pendleton would be made
the laughing stock of the state if a
Walla Walla, company was allowed
to come in and take the contract away
from a local firm.
Here It was that Mayor Murphy
took a hand In the matter. Inter
nipt ng Councilman Stroble, he sum
marily called him to order, stating
that such objection as he voiced was
unreasonable In view of the fact that
bids were advertised for and .all com
panies, local and foreign, are thus
given an equal chance and are sup
posed to be granted fair play. There
upon he put an end to the discussion
by refusing to put the motion to a
vote and declaring that bids would
again bo advertised for.
Inasmuch as all members of the
committee on agreed on recommend
ing the bid of C. H. Fenland, trustee,
for opera chairs, that port of the re
port was accepted. .
REMNDED
LO RIMER INVESTIGATION
IS RESUMED TODAY
Springfield, April 13. The Inves
tigation Into the alleged corruption
in the election of Lorlmer was re
sumed today by the state senate com
mittee. William Tliden, president of
the National Packing company, who
It Is alleged, aided In the collection
of the $100,000 slush fund, which was
distributed In the legislature, was the
the first witness. This afternoon he
was called to the Btand a second
time.
BIC RAILROAD 1101
WERE HERE TODAY
James P. O'Brien, vice president
and general manager of the Harrl
man lines In Oregon, together with a
number of other prominent officials
made a half hour visit in Pendleton
today and while here discussed with
local people the subject of the closing
ui Aura and Lllleth streets. Aside
from Mr. O'Brien those in the visit
ing party were J. D. Stack, assistant
general manager, who Is accompanied
on the trip by Mrs. Stack; J. F. Gra
ham, assistant general manager; J. F.
Meyer, car accountant and William
Bollons, division superintendent. '
Learning of the coming of the rail
road officials President Dan P.
Smythe of the Commercial club, gath
ered a small committee together for
the purpose of meeting them. Among
those at the train were, T. C. Taylor,
Dan P. Smythe, W. E. Brock, Lee
Teutsch, J. H. Gwinn, T. F. O'Brien,
E. B. Aldrich and others.
Though no statements for publica
tion were made by Mr. O'Brien or oth
er officials those who were present
are hopeful that in the near future
an adjustment of the controversy
over me ciobing oi me streets may
be reached.
The party of officials is traveling in ; to secure a club home, advocated He
Mr. O'Brien's private car, which Is, 'curing such a home as soon as pos
attached to the first section of Xo. I sihle. n t nW marie An pnrnAcrit
17 today.
j
; TOWNSITE PROMOTER
RAISES BAIL OF $215,000 that he would be willing to do with-
I out chewing tobacco in order to pro
Seattle, April 13. Hillman, the con-( vide his part of the money for fl-
! victed townsite promoter, succeeded : nancing the enterprise. Dr. C. J.
j in raising $215, 0U0 for a cash bail re- Smith, chairman of the committee
ouired pending his 'appeal on the that is investigating the subject of
charge of conspiracy to defraud. He. suitable quarters for the club report
! h: in jail today however. Just before ed the committee had been hard at
the big trial he was convicted and , work upon the matter but had not.
given 20 days In jail for tampering yet formulated a report.
iWith t ie jury and is now serving his Chapman Made Suggestion.
1 tenth day His brother went his At the request of President Smith
bonds.
CITY FINANCES IN
RKI
'OUT OF TREASURER
SHOWS A LARGE BALANCE
- - formation.
Present Administration Puts City on , That the social features of a corn
Prosperous Footing Little Over'' mercial club are a great asset was de
vour Ago Treasury Was PracUcaUyclarel bv Mr- Chapman who hold.
m. 'that much of the success of the Port-
Empty Money Restored to Sewer anJ c,ub lg due to ,u soclal feature.
Fund.
;
That the city of Pendleton Is enjoy-
lng a business itke administration was
attested last night at the meeting of
the cliy council when Recorder Fitz
Gerald read the monthly report of
Treasurer Lee Moorhouse which shows
that the city is more than $100,000 ,
above the board, $70 000 of this1
amount being in actual cash, $S100
in bills receivable and the remainder
being due from various sources. This
balance on hand is significant when
it is remembered that no longer ago '
than January, 1910, the city coffers !
were practically empty, all of the ;
reserve funds having .been used to
meet expenss. The sewer fund at '
I that time contained not a dollar, the
money having been drawn out to , the eforfts of some Portland people
meet other needs, but It will be not- to duplicate the Roundup at the live
Iced by the report below that this ! stock show held there,
money has been restored and that "The greatest compliment the
there is now over $9000 in the sewer , Portland commercial club was ever
fund. pa'd came from Pendleton," said Mr.
The following report shows how the i Chapman. "It was when the people
cash of the city is distributed among ! of this city went to us for assistance
the various funds: ; in preventing the Imposition that
Distribution of Cash.
, , , ... 1 dleton had the Roundup been stolen
General fund $51,276.05.. .f
General sinking fund ...
Contingent fund
Sewer fund .
Street intersections
Library fund
Ash St. Im. fund . .
High St. Imp. fund
Lincoln St. Imp. Fund ....
Impounded stock ; . .
W. AHa Mac. Bond Stock.
K. Court Mac. Rond Stock
Main and Court Streets
Paving Band fund
Cemetery fund
Park fund
2.914.21
2.000.00
9,293.56
1,679.24
287.09
87.60
2.86
55.00
108.50
844.00
121 10
920.62
190.40
600.00
$70,3S0.23
l ewis, Patent
and Church
Streets Impr.
Fund O. D. ' ,
City Hall
Fund O D .
.$146.10
. 129.73
275.85
$70,104.38
IS
Second Monthly Commercia
Club Luncheon Proved Suc
cess in Attendance
STRONG SPIRIT FOR
SECURING GOOD QUARTERS
Local Men Endorse Move for Club
House and Portland Man Gives
Suggestions as to Arrangements
Outside Seakers Tell of Promotion
Work and Laud Pendleton Milton
Froevtatcr Fruit Leads Northwest.
With C. C. Chapman, manager of
the Portland Commercial club, as tha
principal guest and speaker the sec
ond monthly luncheon by the Commer
cial club v. as held last evening and
the affair proved an unbounded suc
cess. An Interesting and enthusiastic
talk along the line of the commercial,
club work was given by Mr. Chap-,
man while other outsiders to talk
were Messrs. Meacham and Whltlng
of Walla Walla, Captain W. S. Bu-.
chanan, of the Open River Transpor-.
tatlon company, and H. D. Lamb,
head of the Mllton-Freewater hortl-.
cultural union. (
Want Club Budding. .
Though the committee appointed,
some time ago to Investigate the sub
ject of new Commercial club quar
ters did - not have a final report to
submit the subject of new club quar
ters was discussed with considerable
. Interest. President Dan P. Smythe,
I who has lippn tho lonrior in tha mrtva
J tak jn which he advocated the se-
j curing of good, commodious club
I quarters. He wound up by declaring
j Mr. Chapman made a special talk
updn the subject of commercial club
: quarters and pointed out the benefits
( to be derived from the maintenance
1 of a suitable club house. He sug-
gested that when new quarters are
provided the entrance to the club
1 rooms and also to the convention hall
be through an exhibit room which,
i should always be open to the public.
He advised that the secretary have
i his office in the exhibit room so as
to be easily accessable to i eople view-
lng the exhibits and inquiring for ln-
: and to the practice on the part of
business men of eating lunch each
aay at the club rooms. However he
advised that the soclal rooms of the
club be sufficiently removed from the,
exhibit room so as to not force the
social features upon people who
might not appreciate the same,
is Roundup's Friend,
ja tne course of his principal talk
Mr. Chapman outlined the policy of
the Portland commercial club and
told at some length of the work that
organization is do'ng for the welfara
0f the state. It is working for tha
advancement of Portland through,
bringing about the development of
the rest of the state. In compliance
with this doUcv the club took Drompt
and decisive action last fall to squelch
would have been worked upon Pen-
mercial club took action in your be-
half then It set a precedent, which I
' think 't wll always follow, of pro
tecting any town within this state in
: any show which it originates and
features."
Chapman's reference to the Round
up brought forth applause that was
exceeded only by that which greeted
a high compliment he paid the lad'es
of the Methodist church who served
: the home cooked luncheon.
I In Introducing Mr. Chapman Presi
dent Smythe told of the early strug
gles of the speaker while he was a
j Chicago newsboy and lauded the
work he nas been doing for the Port-
' land commercial club.
A Great Fruit Country.
j One of the most Interesting talks
I last evening was that by H. D. Lamb,
head of the Horticultural union in the
Mllton-Freewater district. In the
(Continued on page eight.)
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