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VOL. 24
PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, 31 AY 2, 11)11.
XO. 7202
WESTON FIRE
CHS VICTIM
Eph Williams Dies from In
juries Received by Jumping
from Building
PROPRIETOR OF HOTEL
IS A HEAVY IiOSER
J. X. KIclii Stilton That II 1m Lows Will
1W $7000 Only Ilirtlully Covered
Ily Iniuiraiicc Proprietor Will
Continue RuHlnotts A the Mursliall
IIouhc.
Dying at the county poor farm yes
terday from the result of Injuries sus
tained while escaping from the burn
ing Hotel Royal early Sunday morn
ing, Eph Williams today lies a corpse
ln the Folsom undertaking parlors.
Wllllums waa asleep in his room at
the time the fire broke out and when
he was awakened every avenue of
escape was cut off except the win
down. Hastily tying two sheets togeth
er he began lowering himself down
but the sheets became untied from
the strain and he was precipitated to
the ground with the result that his
hip was broken and his head badly
bruised. He waa brought to the poor
farm out from this city, but medical
science could not save him.
Klein IxiHt Heavily.
According to J. N. Klein, proprie
tor of the burned Hotel Royal, he Is
a clear loser by the fire to the extent
of about $S600. He valued his hotel
And furniture at $7000 and he had
It Insured for but half that sum. Con
sequently he is a heavy sufferer.
At this time Landlord Klein Is pre
paring to conduct his hotel business
in the Marshall house, the brick
building farther up the street which
he has had leased as an annex to his
hotel. He does not own that build
ing but owns the furniture therein.
Klein personally owned the Hotel
Royal building a well as the con
tents. Origin a Mystery.
At the time of the fire Mr. Klein,
his wife and their younger child were
all Bslecp in the room on the first
floor of the hotel building. He was
awakened by the noise of falling glass
and rushing to the office found that
the entire room was a mass of flames.
Quickly getting his wife and child
out of danger the landlord then strove
to get the others to safety. His old
er son was sleeping In a room on the
second floor and there were two
guests on that floor. Other regular
roomers at the hotel were at Walla
Walla that evening, having gone over
to the aviation meet.
So fiercely was the building burn
ing that Klein could not get to the
second floor, but he shouted himself
hoarse In his efforts to rouse the
sleepers. He was afterwards Inform
ed that they did not hear him at all.
However, they all awoke and made
their escape, though all three were
more or less injuured In doing so.
Hid Xot I'bo Ropes.
According to the landlord he had
provided each room on the second
floor with a rope that could have
been use in making the descent to
the ground. But so excited dlJ his
on and the guests become that they
did not think to use the ropes. His
son Improvised a rope by using a
sheet, but It broke or slipped and let
him fall.
JUWNESE EXPEDITION FAILS
TO REACH SOUTH POLE
Toklo, May 2. Lieut. Shirase, the
leader of the Japanese expedition for
the South -pole who swore to succeed
or die, has failed and Is alive. DIs
patches from Sidney today tell of the
return of the party, who expect to
leave soon for Japan. The expediti
on reached 74 degrees and turned
back on account of cold on March 10.
Captain Scltt, English, Rael Amund
son, Norwegian, and Captain Mayson,
an Austrian, are now racing to the
pole.
ROYAL PETROLEITM COMPANY
TO COMPETE WITH STAXDARD
San Francisco, May 2. With oil
wells In every section of the world,
capitalized at half a billion, the Royal
Petroleum company, a Dutch cor
poration, will enter th local field In
competition with the Standard oil
company. It has successfully fought
the Standard In Europe and now pro
poses to carry the fight Into the
United States. It will soon open of
fices nere and at New York also.
DECISION IX STANDARD
CASE MAY HOLD OVER
Washington, May 2. With only
two days remaining of the present
term It seems unlikely that tho su
preme court wilt announce decisions
In tho Standard Oil and American
Tobacco company cases. If it goes
over there will be no decisions until
court convenes next October.
O
TEX THOUSAND STIUKE
OX PEXXSYLVAXIA ROAD
Pittsburg, May 2. With from
seven to ten thousand already
out additional walkouts arc ex-
pected by the Pennsylvania rail-
road offlclulB who are preparing
for a bitter struggle with the
shop men. Tho union officials
charge the railroad began sys-
tematlcal fl; agalnt organ.
Ittctt labor by dropping the un-
loll men whenever convenient.
General Manager Long denies
this. Strikebreakers are being
Imported to the PIttcaIrn shops
also to Altourn.
STOCKMAN WILL
BUILD COSTLY LEVEE
JOE VEY PLANS TO
FARM RICH LAND TRACT
Ily uhc of Tactlou Engine lie is
Clearing Land of Trees and Brush
Ivy Will Hold Out Waters of
Umatilla River.
While the United States govern
ment and a numberof private com
panies ure spending fortunes to re
claim thousands of acres of Umatilla
county land by directing the waters of
the .river over a thirsty area, Joe Vey,
well known stockman of this county,
is spending a part of his accumulated
wealth In reclaiming a tract of land
near this city by building a levee to
divert tho waters of the river from
tho land. Recently he purchased the
McKay tract about a mile east of the
city limits from O. M. Rice and Im
mediately set to work to make til
lable land which has heretofore only
served as pasture.
T.nere are about 200 acres In l;
tract and it is rich bottom land but it
has been so covered with large balm
trees and dense undergrowth of al
ders, crabapple thorn and other
brush that clearing of It has always
seemed too difficult for undertaking.
Vey, howevcr, thought he knew an
expedient way in which to remove the
trees and brush. Securing a large
traction engine and a strong cable he
set to work, and has been clearing
the land at the rate of an acre a day.
The cable Is fastened about trees and
brush and the engine tears them out,
roots and all.
HulkU Costly Levee.
The undergrowth on the land, how
ever, has not been the only obstacle in
the way of tilling the soli. Every win
ter the Umatilla river rises above Ita
hanks and all of this land is over
flown and Inundated as It lies In a
bend of the stream. To overcome this
Mr. Vey has let the contract to Mon
terastelll Brothers of this city for the
construction of levee which prevents
this overflow.
This undertaking will cost several
thousand dollars but Mr. Vey consid
ers the expenditure of the money a
good investment for he asserts, when
(Continued on-page eight.)
YOUNG LADY SEEKS
TD
The unusual case of a young lady
seeking admission to the practice of
law came to the notice of the supreme
court yesterday In this city. Miss
Wayfe Hackett, stenographer to At
torney Jay Bowerman of Condon, was
the young lady In question -and she
looks to be scarcely out of her teens.
Her examination was made by As
sociate Justice Moore but It haa not
yet been announced whether or not
she was successful in her efforts to
gain entrance into a field which Is
almost monopolized by men.
There are six other applicants for
admission to the bar and these are
being given a rigorous examination by
the committee consisting of Stephen
A. Lowell, Sam Van Vactor and C. E.
Cochran. The applicants are C. P.
Judge of Portland, George E. Allen
of Sumpter, Harold H. Clifford of
Baker, W. T. Miller or Wallowa. Roh
ert Service of Baker and W. J. Grlf
fen of Wallowa. Argalus W. Gray of
Stanfleld Is seeking admission to prac
tice on a certificate from North Da
kota. A number of cases have come up
before tho supreme court today. The
Union county case of tho State of Ore
gon vs. Dell Kennedy et al, and the
Grant county case of William Hanley
company vs. J. Dy Combs were con
tinued for the term.
The Union county case of Anna Ol
iver vs. Fred Synhorst was argued and
submitted as were the cases of State
of Oregon vs. P. D. McDonald and
tho O. R. & N. company vs. Coolldge
from the same county and tho Wal
lowa county case of the State of Ore
gon vs. 15. T. Schleur.
Tho court yesterday mado a new
ruling to the effect thnt no case would
Iw considered In which call of th
luiefs wore not filed. Heretofore, at
torneys hnve boon permitted to nr
Mio their cane and file their briefs af
terward. This ruling will probably
nuoci several oi mo cases ponding,
BOTH HOUSES
ARE CORRUPT
Burns Says Ohio Legislators
Are Biggest Grafters He
Ever Encountered.
DETECTIVES TESTIFY
BEFORE GRAND JURY TODAY
Ohio Senutors Declare They Took
. .Money for the Purioso of Bring
ing the KtiMM'd Lobhlsts to Jus
tice mid With no Other End in
View Thin Will be Defense.
Columbus, May 2. Following the
arrests of thre Burns' detectives for
attempts to bribe members of tho
statu legislature the impression is
general today that the eagerness of
the sleuths to clinch a case has be
trayed them.' Senators Andrews, Cen
tone and Huffman are among those
who admitted taking the money. They
declare they did it for the purpose of
bringing the supposed lobbists to Jus
tice and with no other end In view.
This, it Is said, will be the plea of all
the members who accepted the de
tectives coin.
Both Houses Corrupt.
Detective Burns who arrived today
said that the legislators involved were
the biggest grafters he has ever en
countered. Both houses, he stated,
are most corrupt he haH ever investi
gated. Burns detectives testified be
fore the grand jury today. They
claim to have cases cinched against
legislators. ,
BREAK OUT AFRESH
San Diego, Cal., May 2. Hostilities
have broken out afresh along the
bi.rder and In the last brush near To
carte three Federals were killed, and
the rebel commander who came up
on six federals unexpeted was shot In
th throat probably fatally. He calls
himself Jack Mosby. The other three
federals escaped on horses. Later
rebels were attacked by some federals
who came to their aid. The latest re
ports are that 20 rebels are at Te
carte while the federals are gathering
at Tla Juana to attack them.
El Paso. Owing to delay of the ar
rival of Judge Carbajal, the Mexican'
peace envoy, negotiations probably
won't start for several days. Madero
seems to be In no hurry though the
rebel activity Is Increasing dally In
the Senoru and Coahulla states. Oth
ers fear that there will be a continu
ation of the war If something Is not
done In a hurry. '
OHIO WANTS DIRECT
ELECTION OF SEXATORS
Columbia, Ohio, May 2. The state
senate today by a vote of IS to 16
passed the bill for the direct election
of United States senators. The bill
hag already passed the house. It Is
believed the bribery scandal has
frightened the senators Into voting
for the measure.
M'YEAGII FACES
$100,000 LIBEL SUIT
Chicago, May 1. A suit for $100.
000 for libel was filed here today
against Secretary-Treasurer McVeagh
by Charles Leach, former collector of
customs at Cleveland. He alleges Mc
Veagh removed him from office
through an accusation that Leach had
permitted goods from being removed
from custom house without payment.
WAS BREEZY
Quite a number of local people were
at Umatilla yesterday to attend tho
Redmen's May day picnic and they
report that the affair was a big suc
cess and very enjoyable despite a wind
late In the day. Among those who
were down from Pendleton were
James Devlin, a high official In the
Redmon; L. D. Drake, advertising
manngcr of the East Oregonlan; W.
L. Thompson, president of the Ameri
can national bank; J. U. Raley, city
attorney, and Charles Bond of Bond
Bros. Many were also present from
Echo, stnnfleld and Hermlston.
Hud River Ride.
The picnic was hold at the Swltzler
ranch on the Washington side of tho
Columbia whore there Is a beautiful
grove. The ride ncross the river was
made on the ferry bout Umntlllii ond
all on board entered Into tho spirit of
tho festival day. At tho Swltjiler place
a ball game' was pulled off In which
1 PICNIC
the contesting teams wore picked from
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ILL TRY CASE
ON HITS
Dele
nse of the McNamaras'
W
of
ill Not Ask For a Change
Venue in Case.
PROSECUTION HELD LONG
CONFERENCE LAST NIGHT
Attorney lYevrlcks Says He Will
Look l'in Cuse an (ireat Criminal
Charge Without Thinking of the
Labor or Capitalistic Side.
Los Angeles, May 2. With both
sides practically conceding that pub
lic op nion is fair, tho Indications are
that t'.'.c defence of the McNamaras
won't ask for a change of venue.
Fredericks said he would try the case
on its merits, and look upon it as a
great criminal case without thinking
of the labor or capitalistic side, al
though veniremen's opposition to Otis,
the Times or labor, would be made
a basis for challenge of the prosecu
tion. The prosecution held a long
conference last night following the
arrival of Attorney Leo Rapport from
Ind'anapolls.
Happaport Makes Statement.
Lee Rappaport, who will be an
assistant in the defens of the Mc
Namaras, today gave out his first ln
tervie in which he said it was merely
a cr mlnal case, that unon labor was.
not affected by It and that he believ
ed the men would be found not guilty.
SEEKS TO DISMISS
MABEL WARNER CASE
!
There was another development In
the famousi Mabel Warner case this
morn ng which may prevent its ter
mination at the present session of the
supreme court. Attorney D. W. Bai
ley this morning filed with Deputy
Clerk Moorhouse a motion to dismiss
the appeal which Attorneys Fee, Sla
ter and Stciwer, representing the heirs
of James Young, deceased, made from
the decree of Judge Bean in favor of
Mabel Warner.
Attorney Bailey bases his motion
on two points. First he alleges that
the notice of appeal does not suffi
ciently describe the decree appealed
from or any decree upon which ap
peal is sought to be taken and second
that said notice of appeal is not sign
the decree was rendered inasmuch
the decree was rendered in asmuch '
as Caroline Phillips, one of the par
ties, was dead before the appeal was
taken and that no substitution has'
been made. j
The motion is accompanied by affi
davits, one of which is from Mabel
Warner, to the effect that Caroline
Phillips was dead before the appeal
was taken. The court will probably
pass upon the motion tomorrow. I
CII1EP OF POLICE COX
TENDERS HIS RESIGNATION
Portland, May 1. Chief of Police
Cox tendered his resignation to the
police commissioners today. They re-'
fused It on the ground that Cox has
not been proven guilty of the charge
of malfeseance In office as the In-1
dlctment charges. Therefore the board
has no grounds to act. Cox says the'
charges are the result of politics and
he is made to suffer for the actions
of higher officials.
AT
BUT SUCCESSFUL
i
the Uedmen lodges of Umatilla and
Hermlston. Victory went to Umatilla
though an accurate score of the game
was not kept. A big lunch was then
served to all present and the par
ticular feature of this lunch was a
mammoth kettle of beans of which all
who were present partook and con
cerning which . remembrances will
long be held.
After the lunch the picnickers were
taken on the ferry boat again and a
trip was mado to a ranch just above
Plymouth where a buekaroo program
was pulled off. Bucking horses and
calves were ridden and some good ex
hibitions were given.
In the evening a war dance was hold
at Umatilla and following the same a
gtncrnl dancing party win given In tho!
hall at Umatilla, tho dancing being
managed by Shownwny tribe. Red
men. Music was furnished by the'
Pendleton orchetr i and the dancing '
litsted until 2 o'clock.
UMATILLA
CREW OF SCHOONER IS
THOUGHT TO HE LOST
Milwaukee, May 2. A two-
masted schooner believed to be
a trader capsized off Whltefish
Bay, half a mile out in Lake
Michigan. It Is feared that hcjr
crew of at least five rn.en have
perished, Life savers have been
trying to reach the wreck but
thu heavy sea thus far has pre-
vented. A large number of
lake craft were blown about by
last night's storm and many did
not dock until this morning. . .
RESIGNS HIS OFFICE
W. C. E. PRUITT IS NEW
DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Steiwer Forced to Give up Position by
Demands of Private Practice Has
Been- Caiable Officer New Deputy
is Well Known Man of County.
Deputy District Attorney Frederick
Steiwer is deputy district attorney no
longer and that title is now worn by
W. C. E. Prultt. Mr. Steiwer resign
ed the office last night and while his
resignation was being written out,
District Attorney Van Vactor was pre
paring the appointment of Mr. Pruitt.
The news of this change in deputies
comes as a surprise to the public but
Mr. Steiwer has been contemplating
the step he has Just taken for some
j time Inasmuch as his private practice
, uemanus an oi nis time and energies.
He signified his desire to District At-
i torney Van Vactor some time ago but
'. was Induced to remain In office for a
'while longer. Mr. Steiwer has held
the posltton for three years, having
been appointed by Judge G. W. Phelps
who was then district attorney. Upon
Mr. Phelps' appointment to the cir
cuit Judgeship and the appointment
of S. S. Van Vactor of Heppner, dlst-
, rict attorney, he was retained as dep
uty. During his incumbency he has
proven himself a capable attorney and
an able prosecuting officer.
W. C. E. Prultt. who succeeds Mr.
Steiwer, Is well known all over the
county, having been engaged in public
work for a number of years. For the
past two years he has been assisting
in the county clerk's office but prior
to that time was engaged in the prac
tice of law in this city. Before his
admission to the bar, Mr. Prultt was
a newspaper man of wide experience,
having at different times been on the
staff of the Portland Telegram, city
editor of the Pendleton Tribune and
editor and half owner of the Baker
City Herald. Mr. Pruitt is both ener
getic and capable and should fill his
new position with credit to himself
and to the man who selected him.
For tho next few days Deputy Dist
rict Attorney Pruin will have his of
fices with Raley & Raley, but will ;
soon move Into an office of his own.
BILL TO BENEFIT
(Special Corresponence.)
Hermlston, Ore., May 2. The bill
that has been introduced in the house
of representatives by Hon A. W. Laf
ferty, and which the desert land
holders of the Umatilla project are
so much interested in, reads as fol
lows: 62d Congress First Session.
H. R. 7038.
In the House of Representatives.
Be It enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the Unit
ed States of America in congres as
sembled. That persons who have val
id desert-land entries within reclama
tion projects and who have complied
with the provisions of the acts of
congress approved June twenty sev- j
enth, 1906. and June seventeenth,
1902, by relinquishing all land em
braced within their respective desert
land entries in excess of one hundred
and sixty acres may assign such en
tries, or any part thereof, by legal
subdivisions or in tracts not less than
five acres In area to other persons,
and such assignees upon submitting
proof of the reclamation of the lands
and upon the payment of the charges
apportioned against the same, as pro
vided In the said acts of June 27th,
1900. and June 17. 1902, may receive
from the United States government a
patent for the lands. That such an
assignment and the filing of n, water
right by the assignee shall relieve the
assignor from any obligation for wa
ter right payment upon the land so
assigned, but the assignee or assignees
shall take all assignments made un
der the provisions of this net, sub
ject to the limitations, charges, terms
and conditions of the said acts of
June' 27, 1906. and Juno 17, 1902.
See; ion 2. That if a survey shall
(Continued on page five.)
n STORM
SWEEPS EAST
Two Persons are Killed and
Much Damag3 Done to
Property.
HOST PREDICTED TONIGHT
IN GREAT LAKES REGIOK
Forecast Predicts Drop of Forty De
greesHeavy Damage to Fruit and
Crops Is Feared Heavy Electrical
Storm Strikes New York State Last
Xight.
Washington, May 2. Frost is pre
dicted tonight In the great lakes re
gion, the Ohio valley and Middle At
lantic and New England states. The
forecast predicts a drop of 40 degrees.
It Is feared heavy damage will result
to the fruit and crops. It Is estimated
that yesterday's storm in Illinois, In
diana and the northwest states east
of the Rockies ran Into thousands of
dollars. In the great lakes region
there were heavy winds and thunder
storms. In Kentucky and Indiana
there were rains and in Nebraska and
Colorado there was some snow.
Young tilrl Killed.
Scranton, Pa., May 2. In an elec
trical and wind storm that swept this
city last night Mary Finots, 15 year
old, was killed by lightning and an
unidentified boy had his skull frac
tured by a falling sign.
Four houses were blown from their
foundations, a score of persons injur
ed by flying glass and dozens of plat
glass windows in 'the business section
were shattered.
A machine show was demolished by
lightning, hundreds of trees were up
rooted in all sections of the city,
electric wires and trolley cables were
blown down and at least 100 homes
and business places damaged by wind
or lightning. The property damage,
it is estimated, will exceed 1100,000
Somerset, Penn., May 2. A ter
rific wind which accompanied a thun
der storm late yesterday afternoon
shattered windows, moved houses and
barns from their foundations, wreck
ed machinery, uprooted trees and lift
ed cattle from the fields, depositing;
them in a heap a hundred feet or
more away. Hunreds of acres of tim
ber and orchards were leveled.
Many windows In tw-o school hous
es were blown in, causing a stampede
of the children, but they were quited
by the teachers.
Storm n Xew York.
New Tork, May 2. A severe elec
trical storm made playthings of tele
phone and telegraph wires throughout
New Tork state last night. The local
weather bureau predicts continued
high winds for the next 24 hours and
It is likely that communication by
wire will be badly crippled.
At Ithaca a hail storm caused dam
age to property and the loss of one
life. At Syracuse several houses were
blown down and the city was in dark
ness all night.
In southwestern New York the
wind attained hurricane violence and
wires are down in all directions to
day. The property loss will be very
heavy. The St. James hotel at Cuba,
N. Y., was unroofed and one man kill
ed. BAKERS' STRIKE CAUSES
RIOT IN NEW YORK
Xew York. May 2. The Doliee "re
serves rushed to a half dozen east
side points today to quell disturbanc
es between the union and non-union
Kosher bakers. Indications are that
a serious bread famine will result If
strike continues longer. There Is a
shortage of 75,000 loaves of bread
daily.
AMUND SON AND SCOTT
RACE TO SOUTH POLE
San Francisco, Cal , May 2. Delay,
ed In transmission from Chr'st, New
Zealand where it was filed April 1,
Henry Iund, the Norwegian consul
general here today received a tela.
gram from Amundson which tells of
his meeting in the far Antartlc seal
with an English expedition headed by
Scott. They met at Whale Bay in
Ross Sea. The parties are now sup.
posed to be chasing for the pole on
separate routes.
MANY WAR VESSELS
ARE IN CANTON HARBOR
Hong Kong, May 2. British blue
Jackets and marines with rapid fire
guns landed In Canton from four
warships today to quell the Chinese
rioters If outbreak occurs again. No
foreigners have suffered yet, but some
fear for the missionaries scattered
through the provinces. Four British
and two French wurshlps and two
American and one Gorman gunboat
are In the harbor.
MRS. OlSTIE M'MAMGAL
SI l l'l HS NERVOUS COLLAPSE
Chicago. May' 2. Mrs. Ortle Mc.
Manipal has suffered a nervous col
lapse on account of her husband's ar
rest In Los Angeles.