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VOL. 24
PENDLETOX, OREGOX, WEDNESDAY, AY :5, 1011.
XO. 7203
DEATH THREATENS AMERICANS
AND GERMANS IN MEXICO
REBELS ARE
iT ALL
Foreigners Are Banded To
gether But Can't Hold Out
Much Longer Against Foe.
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT ASKED
TO GO TO THEIR RELIEF
Cover niiMtit Replica That They Have
Not Enough Troops to Relieve 0e
Foreigners An Appeal Will Be
Made to Washington Immediately
for Protection.
Mexico City, May Duplicate Pe
tition by courier, mcoBcngcr and tel
egraph from 100 Gorman ami Ameri
can citizens who are In danger of
death at Ouemavaca, Mexico, today
caused Ambaiwador Wilson to notify
Ute Mexican government tliat some
thing mux be done for their relief.
The petition nald that the rebels are
aroused against all foreigner and
that the foreigners have banded to
gether. They are armed but can't
hold out much longer. The Mexican
government Informed .Wilson that
they did not have troops enough to
aend to the relief of the beleaguered
persona. An appeal will be made Im
mediately to Washington.
Guerrilla Warfare Rages.
San Diego, May I. Guerrilla war
fare la raging over In Lower Calfor
nia north of Santa Catrlna, according
to reports received here today. The
rebels that Berthold once command
ed are divided Into groups and are
wandering at will, terrorising the
small settlements. Eight towns In
cluding San Tuentln, Santa Tomas,
St. Elmo, Alamo and Santa Catrlna,
have been visited by bands and much
property was taken or destroyed.
Americans In Danger.
Nngales, Ariz., May 3. Whatever
the prospects of peace at El Paso and
Juarez, there are no peaceful signs
along the western coast of Mexico.
News that dribbled Into Nogales to
day from the various quarters of the
states of Slnaloa and Sonora tell of
scenes of disorder and almost con
tinuous fighting. There were reports
of skirmishes and fights with atten
dant loss of life from several points.
It Is apparent that sedition and
strife In these states is on the rapid
increase and last night Americans in
this city familiar with the conditions
across the border regard the situa
tion as very grave. Not only Is the
political welfare of the western Mex
ican states affected, but American In
terests are involved and In danger.
Even the llVTO of Americans, hither
to held sacred by federals and rebels,
are ho longer regarded safe , In the
interior of Mexico.
EMPEROR WILLIAM
TO VISIT ENGLAND
Berlin, May 3. Arrangements were
completed today for the visit of Em
peror William to England this month.
He will bo accompanied by the Em
press Augusts Victoria and the royal
pair will be the guests of King George
and Queen Mary during their stay In
England. . The visit Is for the pur
pose of attending the unveiling of
the British national memorial Co
Queen Victoria, which will take place
In front of Buckingham Palace on
the sixteenth' of this month,
POLK SMITH ALIVE
AT ASTORIA, OREGON
That Polk Smith, formerly of this
city, had been killed in Montana, has
been persistently reported about the
city since Jast evening. However, the
story Is apparently untrue since the
relatives of the man have heord no
' news of his death and say furthermore
that he has not been in Montana.
Called by 'phono today J. K. Smith
of Pilot Rock, father of Polk Smith,
said he had heard no word of any
thing hnppened to his son. Less
than a week ago ho heard from Polk
and the letter was written from As
toria, Oregon. The young man has
not been In Montana to the know
ledge of his father. J. K. Smith's
other son, Ed Smith. Is living near
La Grande.
While men say It takes tho Indians
along time to become civilized. Some
, white men are a. lltWe Blow about It,
too.
JOHN DIETZ' TRIAL
COMMENCES TODAY
Hayward, Wis., May 3. Insisting
that It Is impossible for the deputies
who attacked John Dietz' cabin to
hav killed Oscar Harp, District. At
torney Williams today addressed the'
Jury at the formal opening of thei
Diets trial. He said the state did not
want to hound Dletz but asserted that
he broke the law and must be punish
ed. OHIO LEGISLATURE
HOUSE STEERING COMMITTEE
RESIGNS IN A BODY
Only Chairman Nye Remains Action
Occurs When It Is Learned That
Nye Did Not Report Bribery Until
Two Weeks Later.
Columbus, May 3. Predictions of
some startling developments to come j
in the legislative boodling Inquiry
here are partly Justified today in the :
resignation in a body of six members ,
of the house steering committee,
leaving Chairman Nye the only re
maining member. They resigned
when they learned that Nye, who
said he accepted a bribe to trap the
bribers, did not report the bribe un-'
two weeks later and the money he
gave Vlning was not the original '
marked bills he received from the de
tectives. The resignations are not
accepted as yet.
Legislators Are Panicky.
It is suspected that legislators are
panicky as a score appeared and ask-
ed to testify before the grand Jury. '
One peculiar effect of the exposure is
the way it Is affecting the progressive
. legislation. Reactionary democrats
! who have been blocking all reforms
are now vigorously pushing all meas
' ures which they hitherto have oppos-
ed. All the lobbyists have fled.
MATERIAL ON WAY FOR
CROOKED RIVER BRIDGE
Portland. Ore., May 3. Material is
now on the way to Oregon for the
building of the railroad bridge across
Crooked river, which will be the great-
jest feat ever attempted, in the history
:0f western railroad construction. The
bridge will consist of a single cantl-
lever arch, spanning the Big Box
I canyon of Crooked river and the rail
road track will be 325 feet above the
water. The gorge Is 340 feet across.
I
O. A. C. STUDENT TO
TEACH IX BUSINESS COLLEGE
Corvallls, Ore., May 3. Miss Cora
A. Clausen of Boyd, Wasco county,
a student in the commerce depart
ment at the Oregon agricultural col
lege, has received appointment to a
position with the Portland business
college.
Laundry work and home nursing
are among the subjects to be taught
at the coming summer session at the
Oregon agricultural college.
MANY STRIKEBREAKERS j
ARRIVE AT PITTSBURG
Pittsburg, Pa. May 3. With the
arrival today of the strikebreakers,
the Pennsylvania railroad shops
I strike assumed threatening propor
tions. News rrom i'ltcalrn and Al
toona where the large shops are lo
.ftted. say that strikebreakers are ar
riving in large numbers. Strikers are
sullen and quiet. It is feared that
there is trouble brewing.
cor.ir.nr club
FOR ILIPROVEMENTS
By action taken last night the Pen
dleton commercial club went on rec
ord as favoring the charter amend
ments that will be voted on May 9
and a committee is to be named to
assist in making the meaning of the
various amendments clear to the vot
ers of the city. A motion to this ef
fect was carried last evening but up
to this afternoon President Smythe
hnd not decided upon the personnel
of tho committee.
In a short talk last evening Mayor
E. J. Murphy discussed the street Im
provement charter change and called
attention to the fact that sotno people
aro opposing that change out of a
misunderstanding or for other rea
sons. He asked that the club assist
In making tho meaning ot tho amend
ment clear to voters and ln develop
ing the Bcntlmcnt for street Improve
ments In tho city. His remarks were
heartily cheered by those present.
EASTERN AXD WESTERN
SI UPPERS IN CONTEST.
v
Taeoma, May 3. Railway of-
f IoIhIs attending the rate hear-
Ing before the state railway J
commission stem to be getting
a great deal of satisfaction aver
the sharp contest for po.nts be-
Ing waged between shippers
of the western part of the state
and shippers of the eastern side.
The hearing has resolved Itself
into a fight of this character
with the state commission as
the referee, say the railroad
men the commission now be-
Ing in the position which the
railroads have occupied for
years.
CASTAWAY CHINAMEN ARE
RESCUED FROM ISLAND
San Diego, May 3. The Chinese
castaways numbering 10 on the Cor-
. anado Island were taken from the
island today and returned to Ensen-
ada, from which point the would-be
smugglera attempted to land .them in
the United States only to wreck their
. boat on the island where they de
serted the Chinese.
FIGHT EXPECTED IN
SENATE TOMORROW
Washington, May 3. By an action
In approving resolution covering ex
penses of such an inquiry the senate
committee on contingent expenses to
day provided for a renewal of the
Lorimer investigation. The report
comes up In the senate tomorrow. A
fight Is expected.
HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSES
FAVORABLY ON RESOLUTION
Washington, D. C, May 3. The
resolution introduced by Congressman
Stanley, democrat of Kentucky, call
ing for Investigation as to whether
the United States Steel Corporation
had violated the Sherman anti-trust
law was favorably reported today by
the house committee on rules. The
resolution is to be slightly amended
before it Is returned to the house.
HER IS
Fowler, Ind., May 3. John Poole,
a wealthy farmer today confessed
that he murdered Joseph Kemper, a
farm hand, nearly a year ago. He
was arrested on the instance of his
son Emory. The body was found bu
rled In a field and terribly hacked.
The suspected farm rivals that of the
famous murder farm sf Mrs. Gun
nes. Scores have been put to work
by thei authorities search. ag for the
bodies of Charles Mack and Charles
Clark, two farm hands who likewise
disappeared while working for Poole.
The son suspected the crime some
time ago but waited till he had some
proof before he had his father ar
rested. The family, composed of a
son, wife and daughter, have been in
terror of the man for a year.
The body was terribly hacked, the
head was cut off and the legs muti
lated. After Kemper's disappearance
the son says his father began wear
ing Kemper's clothing and while at
work always carried a tiatchet with
which It Is believed he slew Kemp
er. Poole says he shot Kempers acci
dentally and then later buried the
body. He denies the killing of the
other missing men.
Explaining the mangled condition
of Kem pets' body, Poole sa'.d it was
frozen after he had left It in the
barn for six days, so he cut It up to
bury It. Previously he slaughtered
hogs in the kitchen of his home,
then burled his body in the hog of
fal. TAFT PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
AT PEACE CONFERENCE
Baltimore, May 8. The third na
tional peace congress assembled here
this afternoon. Cardinal Gibbons and
Carnegie were among the notables
gathered. Taft was the principal
speaker at the opening session, and
spoke cn peace movement.
ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
LEAVES GERMANY TODAY
Berlin, May S. The German Ant
arctic expedition with Lieutenant
Filohner commanding, left Hamburg
today- aboard the Deutschland for
Buenos Ayres. From Argentine the
party proceeds south for general ex
plorations. They won't soy whether
or not they will attempt to reach the
south pole.
ANNIVERSARY OF
LINCOLN'S SECOND CALL
Washington, May 3. Today is the
semi-centennial anniversary of Lin
coln's second call fur troops. Eighty
three thousand men were called for to
servo for "throe years or the war."
Seventy-five thousand three-month
men hnd boon called out ln April,
before the president realized the
deadly seriousness of the situation.
BURNS TRAILS
HE SUSPECTS
Noted Detective Expects to
Land Accomplices in Dyna
miting Plot
DEFENSE WANTS TESTIMONY
TAKEN II Y GRAND JURY
J McNnniara's Attorneys Are Handl-
cactf Through Ijick of Knowl
edge of the State's Case Prosccu
tion Is Keeping Quiet Defendants
Will lie Arraigned Within a Few
Days.
I.os Angeles, May 3. Arraignment
of tlie McXamaras will be held either
tomorrow afternoon or Friday. The
men are not to lie charged with the
nctiiul destruction of the Times hut
will be el urged wl(h some crime supplementary-
to the explosion, accord
ing to Attorney Fredericks' announce
ment today-." Fredericks says he will
confer witli Judge Bordwcll who will
try the esse and the xact date of the
arraignment Ik settled.
Los Angeles, May 3. Handicap
ped through a lack of knowledge of
the state's case against the McNa
maras, the attorneys for the defense
today are making every effort to ob
tain from Fredericks a copy of the
testimony taken by the grand jury
after the Times disaster. The prose
cution is not tipping its hand, how
ever, knowing that there is no way
in which the defendants can obtain
a transcript until the prisoners have
been arraigned on Indictments, which
it is believed won't take place for
some time, as it Is said that Burns'
agents are reported to be on the trail
of other suspects and they want to
land them before opening the cases.
HEW LIGHT PLANT
FOR THE AGENCY
All the buildings at the Umatilla
agency on the reservation are to be
lighted from a central acetyline light
pla-t and Major E. S. Avartzlander is
now looking for bidders on the in
stallation of the same. In discussing
the matter this morning he said:
"The government will provide the
gi iterator and also for the housing of
the same. However, it is desired to let
all of the other work by contract and
within a short time bids will be ask
ed on the work of laying the piping
sjstem Jnd otherwise putting the
lighting plant Into use. All the agen
cy buildings will be illuminated hy
acetylene and there will be a suffi
cient number of lights In front of the
various buildings so as to illuminate
the grounds between the buildings."
Paying Rent Money.
Today the payment of the tent
money to the Indians was resumed
and In the neighborhood of $16,000
was paid out. A similar sum was paid
Monday but no payments were made
yesterday. All told about $35,000 is
tc he paid at this time.
CIVIC ENGINEER
TO ADDRESS STUDENTS
Corvallls, Ore., May 3. Tonight
Robert J. Dleck of Portland, will ad
dress the students of the Oregon ag
ricultural college, describing the many
difficult feats of civil engineering he
assisted in performing during his
term ot office as city engineer of Ma
nila, P. I., under Taft when he was
secretary of tho war department.
Mr. Dleck Is a member of the Am
erican Society of Civil Engineers, a
graduate of the University of Penn
sylvania ln the class of 189S, and
traveled much ln Europe, studying
engineering problems, before his six
years In the Philippines.
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY
PLAYS ILLINOIS TODAY
Chicago, May 3. Chicago and Illi
nois, ancient rivals on the diamond,
will play the first game of the 1911
series on Marshall Field this after
noon. Other games will be played
between the two universities here on
May 13 and 19 and at Champaign on
May 30. Tho Japanese players from
Waseda University will be here Sat
urday fo a game with the University
of chihago. When the local players
visited Japan they defeated the Wa
seda men In all contests played, but
by very close margins and the little
.laps are thirsting for revenge. The
visitors from Nippon will be elabo
rately entertained by tho University
of Chicago, ln return for the great
courtesy nnd hospitality extended to
the Chlcagoans while In Japan.
Postpone I.mnlM-r Mooting.
Chicago, May 3. The annual meot-
'ng of the National Lumber M,anufao
tuivrs' association, which was origi
naily sot for today and tomorrow, has
boon postponed to May 21 and 25
O
SITUATION IN CANTON
GROWS MORE .SERIOUS.
London, May 3. Fierce fight-
ing between Woo Chow and
Canton is reported today ln Chi-
-nese dispatches to the Evening
News. The troops are being
hard pressed and reinforce-
ments have been ordered from
North China. Should the gov-
ernment soldiers be . beated
there is every reason to believe
that an attack on the foreign f
concession of Shamion near
Canton will follow and Ameri-
can, British, French and Ger-
man bluejackets will be forced
to take a hand.
STUDENTS TO DEBATE
WITH HOOD RIVER
HIGH SCHOOLS CLASH
HERE ON MAY 17T1I
Will Argue Question of Whether Gov
ernment Control of Natural Re
sources is Superior to State Control.
The Pendleton high school will de
bate with Hood River high school ln
this city on Wednesday, May 17, in
all probability, according to the an
nouncement of Superintendent J.' S.
Landers this morning. The question
which will be argued Is: "Resolved,
That government control of natural
resources is superior to state control,"
and the local team will defend the
negative.
It was originally announced that
the debate would be held in Hood
River but a communication has . been
received from the high school in that
city expressing a desire to have it
held here as the school there has al
ready financed three home debates
and is considerably behind in funds.
As Pendleton has had but one debate
here this year, the request will prob
ably be granted.
The fact that the members of the
local team are participants in school
activities other than debate is prov
ing a difficulty both ln the arranging
of a satisfactory date for the debate
and in the preparation of the ques
tion. Hartwell has been selected to
represent Pendleton in the oratorical
contest at the Eastern Oregon meet
in Ontario next Saturday. Fee and
Hampton are both on the ten man
team which will represent Pendleton
In the Whitman lnterscholastic track
meet Friday and Saturday and must
be absent. Fee will also probably be
selected to go to Eugene May 12 to
the track meet at the University of
Oregon. That was the date selected
originally for the debate but on ac
count of the meet it was postponed
until the 19th. That date, however.
Is the one on which the O. A. C. ln
terscholastic meet will be held so it
will be necessary to select a mid week
date and May 17 will probably be de
cided upon.
Under the direction of Coach
Hampton, the boys have now out
lined their argument and divided it
among themselves and have Just about
completed their first draft of their
speeches. As Hood River has had
some time on which to work on the
question, the boys will spend all of
their spare time In digging Into the
matter before them.
TACOMA TO UNDERGO
ANOTHER RECALL ELECTION
Tacoma, May 2. This election rid
den city must undergo one more re
call election. None of the candidates
of yesterday's recall election of city
commissioners got a majority so the
election is in effect merely a primary.
lie final election will be May 16.
W'.-J. League Opens.
Chicago, May 3. The Wisconsin-
Illinois league begins Its pennant race
today. The schedule includes 126
games, ending September 10.
HOPE FOR PEACE IS
SEEN IN CONFERENCE
EI Paso, May 3. Hope for peace
Is seen in the conference between the
insurrectos and Diaz representatives
which will take place this afternoon.
Judge Carbajal, the Diaz representa
tive, Is here and spent the morning
in conferlng with his advisers.
It is believed that the outcome of
the negotiations will depend on the
probable time of Diaz' retirement
The rebels want assurance that Diaz
will soon retire and that a new elec
tion wilt be called. While peace is
being talked, however, the revolu
tion Is extending especially near the
capital and west coast and grave
doubts are felt that Madero can con
trol the rebels even if peace Is de
clared. When game was plentiful, guns
wore muzzle-loaders and flintlocks.
Now that there is no name, what
beautiful repeating shotguns and
rifles wo have.
CELEBRATION
IS LEFT OPEN
Eagle Will Scream if Business-
Men are Willing to Finance
Cslebration
ODD FELLOWS INVITED
HERE FOR 1912 MEETING
J. J. Sayer, Field Secretary for
Portland Commercial Club Ad
dressed Gathering Paid Secretary
Keefe Is Coming June 1 New
Members Elected.
Pendleton will celebrate the Fourth,
of July if local business men who
stand In line to reap the chief bene
fits from such a celebration Bhow a
willingness to contribute properly to
the celebration fund. If they do not
show such a readiness no celebration
will be held.
At the meeting of the Commercial
club laBt evening the question of cel
ebrating or not celebrating was the
chief subject of discussion. At the
opening of the meeting G. I. Ladow
moved that It be the sense of the
meeting that no celebration be held.
Want to Celebrate,
However, the motion aroused a
storm of opposition from those who
want to have the eagle scream. Mayor
Murphy led the assault with a fiery
speech in which he declared that the
Fourth of July was the one day of
the year which he truly wished to
celebrate. He thinks Pendleton
should show some patriotism and not
allow another fourth to pass without
observance.
Others who spoke favorable to a
celebration were J. V. Tallman, R.
Alexander, Leon Cohen, George Hart
man, Jr., Dr. I. U. Temple, W. E.
Brock and E. B. Aldrlch. J. H.
Gwlnn, secretary of the Creditmen'a
association said that at a meeting of
the association the members had ex
pressed themselves unanimously as
favoring a celebration but desired
that before final action be taken a
canvass be made of business men to
see how willingly they will contribute
to the fund.
At this Juncture Mr. Ladow with
drew his motion that no celebration
be held and substituted a motion that
a committee be named to canvass the
town and ascertain the sentiment of
business men with reference to con
tributing to the fund. The motion
carried unanimously.
Investigating Committee.
Following the close of the meeting.
President Smythe named Leon Co
hen, E. J. Murphy, Will Moore, Clark.
Nelson and W. A. Brown as members)
of the investigating committee. A
special meeting will be members of
held next Tuesday to receive the com
mittee's report.
Want I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge.
At the Instance of R. Alexander
the club voted to officially invite the
grand lodge of Oregon, I. 'o. O. F.,
to hold its 1912 session in this city.
Mr. Alexander, who Is a past grand
master of the Odd Fellows, explained
that considerable headway has al
ready been made towards bringing
the grand lodge here next year. All
the lodges of the state have been so
licited in behalf of Pendleton and
when the grand lodge meets In Port
land this spring the Pendleton dele
gation will go down hopeful of land
ing the grand lodge for this city next
year.
Paid Manager Coming.
That J. E. Keefe, secretary elect
for the club, will be here and assume
the duties of his office June X wa
announced by President Smythe. He
outlined the nature of the work the
paid secretary will do and asked fo-
(Continued on page five.)
WEST END ROAD
r
Residents of the west end of the
county to the number of about twen
ty are threshing out their road disa
greements before the county court to
day and they will probably not fin
ish before tomorrow. The cause of
their disagreement is not so much
over the location of proposed roads
bjit whether or not they shall be es
tablished at all. A large number ot
settlers on the project desire more
roads to connect up different com--munitios
and prepared petitions to
that effect. To block these petitions
another element, which does not cure
to have the land out up by highways.
Immediately prepared remonstrances;
and both the petitions and remon
strances are being considered by the
court. Each faction has sent strong
delegates to urge their claims and
the discussion is anything but tam.
The court is also considering today
the improvement of the road up Mc
Kay creek.