't, ",'H Mm EVENING EDITION PE.DLETO.V, OREGON, 1 J II DAY, FVFHINI! FMTinK' Jr.,.? i - .. h :s&? ::-r iixj:' COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. Vjp o CVTy OFFICIAL PAPER. Al'JfJL 21, 1911. 7193 ' REPLY Portions of the Massage the Mexican President Tatt is Withdrawn. ot to AMICAM.K SETTLEMENT OF TKOl'HLE ASSl'HEI) Minister of Foreign Arfnlrs Do I Hurra Kcporu t Chanilicr A llo viwcil Mexican Itoply to Toffs De inunds It KxiMvtitl Hourly Dim Dili Not Minn Offence, Says Min ister. Washington, April 21. In tele-j grains to the Mate department today the Mexican foreign office withdrew portions of Diaz reply to Taft that gave an offense here. Last night De , La Hurra told President Taft that ; Mexico desired no intervention and did not Intend to he offensive. A re vised M. xlean reply to Taft's demands la expected hourly. It Is believed part of Diaz" nnswer was intended for homo consumption and that It was inserted with a full intention of withdrawing It as soon as the Mexican people had time to digest the inde pent "piny" of Diaz. Rebels Not RecogTllixl. Mexico City, April 21. In the ne gotiations relative to the Incidents growing out uf the battle of Agua Prieta, there Is nothing that can re sult In any friction between the Mex lean and American governments. 1 They, lire being conducted by both governments in u spirit of cordiality and friendship and, although delicate, ; an amicable agreement should bet reached. ' j Th !s the substance of the mes-' age delivered to the chamber of dep uties yesterday afternoon by Minister of Fori ign Affairs de la Rami. At the request uf that body he ap peared before it imd made an ex haustive report on the international relations affecting Mexico and the United States. He said practically nothing regard ing negotiations being conducted to re-establish peace, because, as he privately explained, the Mexican gov ernment does not recognize the exist ence of the rebels: officially, there have been no n gotlatlons. I'oiiecrnlii': the ixohango of notes by the two g iv rniv nts over the Agua I'retia incident, he told the dep utes little inure than they knew. The chamber's request that he de liver bis rcooiv was Mn invitation that he tak.i th.,t b nly into his confidence,. and if h- did. nothing h:i 1 n lopt from the public. He reviewed the niolcliz ition of the American army, repeated President Taft's explanation, spoke of the Rlatt Convi rs Incident and in the mildest manner possible Injected occasionally a word of criticism for "minor Am- MOD F ED erlcau authorities." Hut with the cx- ( the fund that was used for do' rayim; cepthin of the last part of his report; tin- expenses of the initiative nrgu It was characterized by optimism. j incut for the brunch asylum bill. It Few Meinliciw Absent. ! was originally the understanding for In com hiding, he told the deputies ! Raker, Union and Pendleton to sliar" that he rhnuld not hide from them-j equally In the expense but since I'en' nelves the fact that a grent nrmy Isjdleton has landed the Institution it Is yet camped upon the frontb i and that Intimated this city should pay the conditions now unforseen might have I 'Hire account. Hy action of the board a disastrous result. I today the club pays its pro rata por- Few members of the chamber wc.e j l"n of the expense and the matter absent. Roth galleries were filled and of making the- complete payment Is everv foot of available standing room ' ferred to the committee on public occupied Afternoon papers bearing the state- ment of Madero that he would fight first nnd talk of an armistice later, (Continued on page ten.) Ralph Coon, 13d Stickler and Frank Neagle are today mourning the loss of n pair of trousers each, while a man nnd woman, names unknown, are la menting the loss of an overcoat and pongee coat respectively becuise of the successful ope itloit of n burglar or burglars who entered the rear of, the Pendleton Steam Cleaning &! Dyeing works on Alta street last night and removed therefrom the articles of apparel mentioned. The loss was discovered by Dick Sullivan, the pro prietor, this morning when he open ed up his shop, and the county and city officers are now searching for the responsible person or porsonB. Entrance was effected into the building through n rear window which hnd been pried up. The thief or thieves, however, did not take any chances of detection by operntlng in tho front room where a light is kept burning throughout the night nnd where nil of tho denned and pressed clothes are hung. Fortunately, most of the work em hand was finished up PRESSING US i BURGLARS DURING THE NIGHT MRS. SCOTT ELKCTED PUISIDENT OP G. A. It Washington, April 21. Tha reelection of Mrs. Matthew Scott of Illinois, as president of the General Daughters of the American Revolution by a Btnull majority la conceded by Miss Poe, the press agent for Mrs. William Story of New York, who is her opponent. 1XKOPE MAY BE INVOLVED IX WAR r) 2 1 . A r Madrid, AprnJ? 21.. Apprehensive of the gravest sort that Europe may become Involved In war through the clashing of French and Spanish claims In Morocco is felt here. France l. known to be seriously considering sending an army to the Gates of Fez and Spain thereby will be compelled to oppose Buch an encroachment. The danger of an European war grows out of Germany's attitude. Germany prac tically blocked the las'. French at tempt for African aggression. Now It Is believed that England is backing France. ONfiWOHTH MAY P.E ! AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY ! I Washington, April 21. It s report ed in official circles that Congress man I.ongworth can have th post of ambassador to Germany, succeeding Hill, if he wants it. SHALL PENDLETON" CELEBRATE JULY 4 Sl'IMECT WILL COME IP AT CLVB MEETING I'.oord of .Managers lii-cit-s Matter And Ask Views of Mercliants Baker Would Like Aliini .Money. Ioes Pendleton want to celebrate tin- fourth of July this year? The 'u'lject was broached at the weekly luncheon of the Commercial club man agers today and it was decided to make the question the special order of the day lor the regular nnnnh'.y dub meeting to be held the first Tti' s. day Iti May. In the discussion by the manai.'cis toilcy :;oile of t'le in e 11! i lei' i X ; ires-e 1 thi-mselvs as favorable to celebrat ing tr. fourth till- year since no ci le l iatii'ii was held last year. others faon .l omitting a i (deb-ati on and of milng the cxei'i ises to be held else-- here throughout the county and of onceidrat ing all local i f forts on th.' Roundup. A compromise ! y agreeing to t a::a!n a; monthly 111 tile llleailtimi dly Intvivsts of was fin: ke tli 111. ell," ; the co lly reached tnatt.r up of the , bio. Il.'llittee on which T Mont- ::. in.Tv is el ;'. "i mal ca in ; ii.nan will s among n make an In i rchants and other businessmen t. s; mini, nts upon the The Haker comnicr warded a claim in asci i tain their subject. ial club has f,.r connection xvith, i policy, of which W. L. Thompson la j j chairman, for a recommendation. A. Hill explained to the mating-) i f" a plan for a Columbia basin de-I , velopnient league and the subject was , referred to the publicity committee. yi sterday afternoon and there were but a few pieces left In tho back room, j Had the front room been raided, the j burglars could have had their pick of j a large number of suits nnd other nr- : i. les of clothing. . Mr. Sullivan stated Ui!s morning I 1 hat the three pairs of trousers and) the two coats are the only articles! which he has missed, but thnt It Is possible that more has been taken. The pongee coat was a handsome nnd , an expensive one and Is the greatest loss, although the other articles wero practically new. Mr. Sullivan states or reimburse the owners for their loss so that his customers will not suf fer. Ralph Coon, the well known clerk In the Alexander grocery department, heard of his loss early this morning nnd rushed madly to the looted sbop where Mr. Sullivan confirmed the re port. And now "Connie" is lament ing long nnd loudly for he declares he will have to g,i to Milton to the bnll game Sunday in a rain barrel. VOTE TODAY RECIPROCITY Ch:ir.Ti3n Ur.dcrwocd Final Hour in Important Dd bate This Afternoon. B1TTEK WORDS PASSED IN IIOl'SE YKSTKRDAY Democrats Denounce Democrats for SupMirtin R-iiiblii an Protective Principle and Republicans CHllci.e Kcpiioiicnns for Working Willi Democrats. Washington, April 21 The final de note in the house on the reciprocity bill began today. McCall, republican, r Massachusetts, who fathered the measure and passed in the hquse of tho lH"1 '""sress defended Vnd.-r- wood's identical measure today. Rnl- ' zell, dcputillcim, attacked It. rair- man I'nderwood occupied the final , hour of the debate. Tin vol.- on the I measure v. Ill be taken this afternoon. ! I'lirtt' I Iiiihj Iti-ol. e Male ami party alltlialioiis were brcken repeatedly yesterday in Hie ) house, in the concluding hours of t!iv I fight Dtmocrats denounced fellow! di mocrats for sujiporting u republican protective principle, and republicans ! 1 hurled criticism against felio-.v repu'i- ' i licans for marching with democrats I i toward the free trade goal. j During tile seven hours of debate j IN men Kpuke on the measuic. Two I ",.(... 1 ..I.. ..1 t e i... .1. r .. . .... 1 i loniii in. in-- iie,i ini ii ueje;n, i(l po mis nuriiu'T were two ii"mo rats j from North Carolina, ami republicans iioin m my northern states. Most critb l. ins of tl.e hill were from ' ngiicultural sections and were based' on the position that reciprocity with Canada under the ugreement would injure the ngi icultural interests of the ' United Sires. : Tdlf. rences in the North Carolina delegation, all democrats, wc-e vig orously nircd on the floor. Ueprc i nt.i'.iv Wclib sail Claude Kitcbin, I 111'- ;c ipic ity fight las; I :! I.i y m i no u t: i t to criticise -Uim ... other ir.i'mi.rrs of the stale dele gation who proposed to vote against the redproiliy agreement. The pre-i.litig officer, Mr. Shirley :' Keiitucl.y. broujh: from .Mr. WYbi. i i. r.tateeo-rt that he had no person .1 fei IP; ; .r-t Mr. Kit( bi:i. but that four m- is ot stale . loh-ts-. lins: the In Hi veil it ilic ideas, i.ni Irok ity. i. pr. ! til. ;!!.! in. .' nib-r-op,i..s. d it. shoiei1 a g..:ion proposed t' r.greem-nt beemjs. va opp, j. ail The .Vinncsoi.it on the rocks of sentative Nye spol : t.p . ivi-st'v.-s s .1. tin d-m.i dele r . ip ' Her -on. iuvis and oiMoad The Mi aiccn delegation like division. R. pn -eidat :,d'oi ating th- bill .in.'. .1. M. ep posing ftcprc-. lit ii. From !' 1 1 i ves I ! iwiiiann i',s passage and i.s H a :ii... and r.irr R.'presen- aiivocated its o.'iive I'oclit denouti From Californiti d it. Rcprcscniativ N. "dhani spoke for the bill and Rep nsoiitaiive Kahn against it Repn si ntatlve Hobs.oi of Alabama. :,d Murray and Curley of MussTtchust tts. advocated Its subject; and Ropresen tntive Ooode and Prouty of Iowa: Morgan f Oklahoma: Purke or South. Dakota: Helgeson of Xoi t:i D.-.k t French of Idaho, Young of K:nsa! and l.aKoIlette of Washington spoke a -alnst it. JAHNS WAS HANGED . TODAY AT SUNRISE! Walla Walla, Wash., April 21. With the execution of Frederick Wil- I Hai l .lahns. alias James F T.ogan t J i". tile s'ate penitentiary at sunrise Hi's morning, the perpetrator of one j of the most sensational crimes ever , committed In this siato received his just i "w ard. Ji'.'nns was convicted of killing his i ii rnian housekeeper, and afterwards. burning toe body In a funeral pyre of pitch pine logs. at. midnight on a lonely deserted mountain ranch near j lti-scll, October 2l. l'.'Oil. Tile crime vfis almost Identical with that of J "llinl" Parties in this county, and the ; eiuire country around liissell was, thrown into intense excitement. The evidence was almost all circunistan- j t al 'lmt proved without a shadow of j doubt that Julius was the guilty per ! ion. lie is a!s. suspected of having J kill.'. I two other men, although this . may never be known, unless the man- I um ript which be Is said to have writ-j ten wliile in tho Stevens county Jail. will pive the details. The manuscript was written in u nameless hand, nnd Jalins said that while no one could decipher the writing, yet he will leave a key among his belongings In case he should hang. Whe'ber Ills story will contain a confession of his crime remains to be seen if the papers can ever be read. WILL ATTACK JUAREZ TODAY Msdcro Gives Navarro Until Three D'c'ock This Af'er noon to Surrender, AMERICAN TROOPS KEEP C ITIZENS HACK ITtOM LINE rOtcdx-N AtUiek Juurez from Buuelic Siilei ISullcts Are Certain to Strike EI Puso Kc-idcnlH Are Excited and If Any Americans Are Injured They Will Return the Fire. El Paso. April 21. The town Is on (ilir,- tislay, uuuitin for :i o'clock when Madero said lie would attack Inure., unless Diaz alslicates, or Na vano surn-iMlrnnl. The rel)els' buttle I line-. -pica tiiroimh the hills west a'd south f Jmiie. Opinion is en i:;l liiat a baitle will lie I'onlit. 1 he j Aii.i-rii :m trotios lire iirawln; up a j ili.ttMo cciidon to prevent the Ameri I ( -in riticu., iron i -ctliiit; into the , i'. r, or .one. The eiiief Hitireo of np ! piehcn-ion thiit the Amerieuns inuy Is? Lnrt. is I lie four that the relx-ls j inny attack .Inure from the Hunc-lie I side. It is ulmo-t certain Hit bullets I will strike i:i Pu-o under these eir i cum tanis's. Th,. fi-elim; s iiigli liere. . If nr.yone Is liurt. proliably the Aukt- a ;' 11 !. f . .Ilia. wil Irctiiiii the fire. I'aMi, April 21. The iinnenient 0 relsls frmi the hills touurd r. at msiii today marked what is dj,f('l to lie (he beginning of the eve ieticn- ii-ecedlii:x the attack on Inure.. There was u council of war HI .'tt'.lcro's headquarter this fore- nci::i. There ;s liule fear that shells from oth-r directions will fall in this city as ir- -t of the firing will be directed at r ght angles of the town. Inure, to lie Reinforced. Douglas, April 2!. Colonel Chipa pas with five hundred federals left Agua Prieta this forenoon to go over la'M to th,- reiief of Juarez. Colonel Diaz announced that Chiapas' force ha- gone to Cienzas, 3d miles, east of this city to engage the rebels. Cien zas reports that no .-ebels arc there. To Attack Agua Prieta. Iiiuu-las. April 21. Disonietlng ru tha: Agua Pri ta wi!l again be .le :i conl'.i It is Xaeo. Ai- :o::e Ajo t disturbed Do t. u t; d bv Ji:: c.i .ril nrM c ch are .id tr o;,s. r. o t '.'11. : I i u is i:i ' ti i i T:i iMi.v;:vi' c N it le or; ing ii n i.-ti h ! lit of H tioil to p ' C1-; wif. . Ml 'I'"!'. r t o nr.i - .i illllillt e'lemin lier to mi the dor f bis M is left here son :slie s testify ih; night he V. ';!- : i, d hi-ag,, refused alb e was v. it'ii l.ir.i o accused of killin Ids Is mi i.- si. tli.it he com- ' mitted tin ime. Mr.--. S. '. . i.'.t said I he nut Cleminsou during lU iricl with her husband. mmeiiting on Chicago. April 1. C the St. Louis story of Mrs. Assistant .states Attorney X said he believed it was a frame ii won't save Cleminsou. He ing a life sentence. hmidi. irthrup up but s serv - ENGINE EXPLODES; KILLS I, INJURES i Shoshone, Idaho. April 20. the worst Oregon Short Line One of accidents ii. years took place near here late yesterday afternoon when tile engine , hawing special freight. No. 1022. liiew up, killing the engineer, licit Chapman, whose body was buried be in aili the wreikai'.e; scalding and tcr ii'.ly mangling both legs of A. V. N'ehols, the fireman and scalding li.ahcmaii 11. A.. Mi-Daniels, S .von freight cars are off the track, I blown from tin- rails by the explo sion, and the wreckage of the engine and the tender blocked traffic until today. A special tram was rushed to the scene and i lie two injured men were carried to l'ocalcllo as fast as possible. The wrecker irom liiinns Kerry was on the scene two hours ut'ier the- explosion, and at once lu gan lifting the hundreds of tons of s i.l and iron which bin. id the body o. ,. n ;, t : ci ' I'll::! Il.ll 11. KKVt'Cl !v M i.KO lA M m.D. Mob Hangs William Poller Who Mas Accused of Murdering Frank Mitchell. I.ivci'iiiore, Ky.. April L't. Ac ils d ..f having murdered l'rank M. L hell, who is w hite, William Poller a n.-, ' was lynched at Stage Center t'.ien'.i-i last night where be was ca :..!.'. a mob. The body is bullet ri idled. RECRt'ITING OFFICERS BESEIGED BY APPI.ICAN'I'S San Francisco, Cal., April 21. Anticipating an American In tervention in Me-xico, the re cruiting office is besieged here with applications for enlist ment. There are similar re ports from throughout this part of the country. liO.MI! PARTIALLY DAMAGES OAKLAND LODGING HOUSE Oakland, Cal'f., April 21. An at tempt was made this morning to blow up a lodging house on fifth street bv a crude bomb. It exploded on the1 porch and partically wrecked it.! Twenty persons were sleeping but none were injured. The motive is unknown. i PHYSICIANS VACCINATE ALASKA PASSENGER Seattle, April 21. On account of the smallpox at Juneau, Alaska, the government physicians are vaccinat ing all passengers bound for Alas ka. The mining men and tourists on the steamships Dolphin and Ber tha were vaccinated despite their protest- before the vessels sailed last nigh. STATE ENTERS SUIT TO OBTAIN PROPERTY HENDRICKS LAND WANTED FOR ASYLUM GROUNDS Comicmnuiion Proceedings This Afternoon to Secure sion of the Ten Acre Truet A?ked Exorbitant Price. SturtiHl Owner Condemnation proceedings were started this afternoon by the state to secure possession of the ten acre tract of land just west of the city owned by C. C. Hendricks which tract 'i wanted as an addition to the land already purchased by the state for the site of the brareh asylum. A mm was instituted in the local court through Attorney General A. M. Crawford and Assistant Attorney Gen eral J. H. Van Winkle, in which the ft:-. t. board, consisting of Governor Oswald Wist, .Secretary of State lien W. iiicc.t an Treasurer Tom D. Kay. in 'ing as triis;. -s of the asylum, are the pl'intilis, and C. C. Hendricks, L. Dickenson end u. 1'. Bowman are t!:- defendants. Tile complaint alleges that for sev c.ai months the stun- has b.-en at tempting to secure possession of tile liendticks tract, as th..- l.ii.d is necc-.--si'-.-y loir asy'u ii put o-e-. ! i u t tii.it 1: reasonable terms i u l r.a.le with t wr.er. i On- tii . .: a..v; doihiis is aiioge,; t,.i he a rcas on.itlo figure for ti -- piop.r y !y the boajj, Ihi'.dricks claims that A. L. Dick fon holds a mortgage on the land for $4hiii ;-.r.d that . 1'. Riuvman lias a judgment of $4s against it and these pi rsons are. accordingly, made pa.tiis to the suit. While it is not so alege.i in the complaint, it has been quite current.)- reported for some time that Hendricks has been placing encum- . hrances on the land so that the state ! would have difficulty in condemning j it it is also reported that Hendricks has been trying to force the state to i pay him an exh orbitant price for the land. i The , state a-ks for an assessment ! of the'property and. further, that the j land be dondemned and the damages based upon the assessment. 2 OFFICER SUR I.a-t night seems to chosen one by gentry have been the who piy their trc.de whih add ion to honest people sleep. In the pilfering of the Pen- dhi'oii Cleaning Dyeing Works, an att-iiipt was made to burglarize the Scliaefir jewelry store and the at tempt would have .succeeded had it not been for th.-- igi'ance of Night officer Sh"i r. The thief was en- l-avoring to dig his way into the b.'s-i ment of the jewelry store and the Rod C'r o-s drug store when the sound f tr- labors net the ear of the p- 11.11! Ti ;.u i burglar, approach after an however. Hid made exc t ng ITS has. 't was ,.,.:iy ;n -h evening when burglary was attempted. Some betwei n the hours of :l and 10, I I ice i 11 shier was m.iKiug !us be.it utoiiwo..,! street when' he '! iv. 1 sounds emanating from the ar of :he stores mentioned. The al ; 'v.-ie 'cry dark and. In stealing i.aioii-ly nearer th- sound, he made I'l ht n s-. whvh ivas heard by the ,n a; work. The patrolman saw li-ii as he ran i'.nvii the alley betwee'n "razier's book store and Ab't.and- r's and hastened after him. FROM SHEFER JEWELRY TORE iGOAL CHARGES i ARE DISCUSSED l a i Ti Cabinet Members Hold Con sultation Tod3y Over Gug genheim Alaska Interests. REPORTED THAT HE IS ON PRESIDENT TAFT'S LIST It Is Expected tliat Taft Will Prepare An Answer and Will Contend That Guggenheim Was Not Granted MeiH)Kly. Washington, April -21. It 1s under stood that the cabinet today discuss ed the charges that Guggenheim has been allowed to seize the Churgach forest right of way to Controller bay leading from the Alaska coal fields and that the administration's answer will be a general disclaimer of the charges. It is expected that Taft will personally prepare an answer and will contend that Guggenheim was not er.n.t.-d any monopoly. It is reported that he is on Taft's list. EMPEROR WILLIAM SUFFERS ATTACK OF THROAT TROUBLE Vienna, April 21. Emperor Wil liam is suffering an acute attack of throat trouble. The physicians to day deemed it advisable to cancel all bis audiences for the next thirty days. Hi condition is causing some anxiety. BALL CARTRIDGES RECEIVED AT ARE AUSTIN, TEX. Austin, Tex., April 21. More than a quarter of a million ball cartridges and 100,000 revolver cartridges were unloaded at the capitol today. They were stored In the basement. They were shipped from the Frankfort arsenal. MAY MEET PEST SCHOOL MEN AT O. A. C. Corvallis, Oi e., April 21. Opportu nity to meet some of the most influ ential and active school men in the state will be given teachers who at tend the summer session of the Ore gon Agricultural College, which opens June 19 and closes July 28. Waldo Hall, the girls' dormitory, will be the resilience hall for both men and women attending the sum ir.i r course-', so there will be frequent chance for becoming acemainted. both in the dining hall and tne parlors. A s.-ri. f and ! ci rts picnr of r-ce; tb.ns, dances, concerts -' tuiis. with even ng band con on the open campus, are being d to add to the social attrac ...f th-'Se six weeks. In addition t.oiis .. there- will be fmiuent picnics along the banks of th.. Willamette and Mary's rivers, where canoeing is a popular sport, and cross country trips to Mary's Peak and other points of interest in this part of the valley, which is one of tb most beautiful districts in the state. Besides the aim to make these weeks of study as pleasant as possible those in charge of the program have another and more serious object In view. Often, through a chance meet ing at one of these social gatherings, a superintendent or principal finds Just the teacher to fill a position re quiring certain qualifications; and as often a teacher discovers an opening more opportunity for advancement and development in her work. CHASES BURGLAR The ni.in dashed a and up the stairway Hardware building. ross Main street in the Taylor Sheer, following him, encountered Officer Stansherry on his way hum E. D. and the two pursued tho man up the stairs. Mere they runted mat lies, but the tiny flames faucd to reveal anyone lurking in 'h, shadow. of th- halls. Leaving Sheer on guard. Stansherry hastened to the city hall and soon re Pi: oe, I w th a searchlight but no btir glar could be found by Its rays. It a a inallv discovered that the man had gone .nit a window and mad., his wav ,'..wn the fire escape. An i Nomination .f the rear of the store showed that the would-be bur-can- had been making good pr -gross nt his work. With a sharp iron bar be' had made a hole in the ear'h clear through to the cellar and a few more strokes would have enabled I, in to "'. ik- an e'ori-iee sufficiently large to admit h.s body. Tho S. haef. r store s. ems to be es pecially marked by thiives as it has only In en a few weeks sine Ivan Rlngdahl smnshed the plate glass window and stole soin- Jewelry for which deed he is now serving a two year sentence in the penitentiary. j (I i Li.' A