EVENING EDITION
EVENING EDITION
WEATHER REPORT.
Fair and warmer to
night; Thursday fair
Calling cards, wed
ding stationery, com
mercial stationer and
Job printing to order
at the East Oregonlan.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PA
VOL. 2i .
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
PENDLETON, OREGON, WKDXKSDAV, JI.'LY 1I1 1 .
NO.
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
CAUSES TWENTY-FDUfi DEATHS
SMALLEST LIST IN THE COUNTRY S HISTORY
"Sane and Safe" Towns, Record Very Few Accidents, During
Observance of Nation's Birthday.
Oilro, Illinois, Roixirts Largest List or Kill-l, Willi Xcw York Ranking
Second Nineteen Oilier Towns llao One I'litulity Iiaeli Total I-'ire
Loss Not us Large us ITcvloiis Years Two Small Towns Ahno-t Coin
dotely Destroyed ly Plumes Caused by Fireworks I ilglil Hundred
Arc Injured. ;
Chicago, July 5. Dispatches re
ceived here from all over the country
and published today, describe the
Fourth casualitles as the (smallest in
the history of the country. In prac
tically every town where a "Sane and
Safe Fourth" wns celebrated few ac
cidents occurred.
Cairo, Illinois, heads the "Insane
Fourth" towns, with three people
dead. New York ranks second with
two. Nineteen other towns report
one dead each. Fireworks killed
twelve; firearms, 7; gunpowder, two,
and toy pistols three. The known
injured number 881. The fire loss is
estimated at J344.000.
Eight Injured. '
Ijmcaster, Ohio, July 5. Eight
persons were seriously injured and
others suffered minor hurts late last
night, when n box of skyrockets ig
nited by spark from other fireworks
exploded In the public square, caus
ing a panic among the thousands of
spectators of the display given by the
local lodge of Elks.
15 Hurt In Ic Moines.
Den Moines, Iowa, July 5. Keports
show that 15 persons suffered injur
ies yesterday due t" fireworks In spite
of the 'act that Pes Moines cele
brated a "safe and sane" fourth. Sam
uel Sv.anson, aged 4 0, probably will
be blinded for life by the prematura
explosion of a firecracker. B. J.
Nichols, a prominent citizen, lighted
a cannon crucker and turned t
speak to a friend. Two fingers were
torn from his left hand.
Boy I own Flngvrp.
Toronto, ., July 5 This city, the
originator of the sane fourth, regis
tered only one slight accident yester
day, when William Hardman, 18 years
old, shot off the tip of a finger.
Three Injured.
Kokomo, Ind., July 5. Three men
were seriously Injured last night by
the explosion of an old park cannon.
They were attempting to clear the
gun of a charge of powder, nails and
stone rammed home by three boys.
The buys were arrested.
Injured by Explosion.
Dubuque, Iowa, July 5. Charles
Kane, aged 4 3 and two children,
four and five years old, were fatally
Injured yesterday afternoon by the
explosion of a box of dynamite enps.
riroernokcr Starts Eire.
Newcastle, ,Neb., July 5. The busi
ness portion of Newcastle was al
most completely wiped out by fire
last night, entailing a loss of J100,-
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BRITISH ASPIRANT TO LIGHTWEIGHT HONORS
KN0CKE0-0UT IN THIRTEENTH BY WOLGAST
Shi Francisco, July 5. Stiff and
sore today after losing his battle with
Ad W'.-lgast, lightweight champion,
who knocked him out In the thirteenth
round yesterday, Owen Moran, the
Britisher, claims it wns a low left
foul to the stomach which did the
business. He says he only wants an-otli-'i-
chance to "lick the Michigan
wlli: :i" Wolgast only laughed at
Moran's claim and says Tie had Mo
ran going from the eleventh round
nnd was always sure of the result.
It was a clean knockout and the de
cisive victory was cleanly earned by
the rugged strength and terrific pun
ishing power of the champion.
Right upperculs to the stomach
followed by a left hook to the Jaw
forced the game little English fighter
to take the count for the first time
In his 11 years In the ring. Moran
come up undlstressed for the unlucky
13th round although It wns plain he
wan tiring. Wolgast met him with
a well timed rush nnd forced his way
to close quarters. Moran checked him
with a left Jab, but was backed
against the ropes In his own corner.
Suddenly Wolgast whipped his right
arm free from the clinch and, swing
ing from his hip, sent his glove crash
ing three times to the pit of Moran's
stomach,
Mornn'r face whitened and twisted
with agony under the smeur of blood
from his cut lips. He groped blindly
to smother the smashing blows; then
his knees gnve under him and he
lipptfd from Wolgast m grasp to the
brown canvas that covered the ring.
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NUMBER OF HEAT
I'RUIT AND GRAIN CHOPS
ARE DYING l-'JCOM DROUTH
Infant Mortality in I .urge Cities is
Appalling Weather Bureau Pre
dict Kelief for Eew Slates.
New York, N. Y., July
-The
temperature stood 90 degrees here at
9 o'clock this morning and scores of
' " '"""'"6
persons were prostrated. Yesterday
louw ui xiaiy-iour ior wie pasi cure
days. Of these, twenty perished ' at i
various beaches while swimming.
Ten deaths occurred today before
1:30. .
infants Die By Scores.
Chicago, 111., July 5. -Today, the
sixth of excessive heat, found the
mercury standing ut 93 degrees at
it o'clock. This afternoon It will
probably reach 104. One hundred
and twenty deaths have occured to
date. The Infant mortality is appall
pastures are as dry its powder kilns,
morning.
. Die at Toronto.
Toronto, Canada. July 5. Crops
are dying from the excessive heat in
this country, but rain is promised
soon. Forty three children have died
during the last three days from heat.
IYult Burning I p.
Des Moines, Iowa, July 5. Becord
breaklng temperature Is expected
here today. It was 90 degrees at 9
o'clock this morning and small fruits
have been destroyed by the sun an 1
Ing. Nine deaths occurred this
Eight Victims nt Omaha.
Omaha, Neb., July 5. Eight deaths
have occured here In the eight suc
cessive days of blistering heat.
Some Belief predicted.
Washington, July 5. The weather
bureau today promised material re
lief from the heat throughout the
middle and northern states. Over
the eastern half of the country no
change is predicted.
The champion whipped over a left
hook to the jaw as Owen fell, but It
was not needed.
Mornn rolled on his side nnd his
leps scrambled for a footing, but his
mouth was open and his eyes rolled
hai k and the shouts of the seconds
brought no meaning to his deadened
senses, it was several minutes before
ho regained consciousness.
As Wolgast turned to his corner
more firmly planted than ever on the
l.Rlitwelght throne, a grin flashed
across his bleeding lips and he pluck
Vd with his gloved hands at the Am
eilcau flag he wore about his waist.
In a second he was smothered In
the throng of admirers who surged
into the ring, untied the battle scared
flag and waved It over Wolgast's
toasted , head. "Some battle for the
Fourth of July," ho panted us the
photographers fought through the
crowd to get his picture.
. I 'on I .Claim Disallowed.'
Moran's seconds entered a claim of
f ul but the blows, in question were
piainiy seen from the ringside and
the protest was disallowed.
Never for a moment during tha
battle was the .terrific puce slackened.
The American carried the fight to
his opponent from the first tap of the
gong, and Moran was never able 10
Vvcp him at long range. It was in
the clinches that the champion show
ed to best advantage. Moran was un
able to perfoct a defense ngi:nst the
short ripping right uppercuts Wol
enst worked to his ribs and tho "ljop
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TUUNMEN KILLED
j.-V COLLISION,
tl
Superior, YK, J'ulv 5. Three
trainmen were reported killed
In a hend-on collision that oo-.
furred between two ballast
trains have left this city and v
bridge. Both engines were !
badly wrecked. Several relief
trains have lest this city and j
other towns for the scene. lie- t
pom are very mcagi
user and the
railroad officials hero have re
ceived little Information.
TRUST BEING FORMED
Brussels, Belgium, July 5. An ln
ti rnatiotia iron and steel "institute,"
covering in i!s ramifications ail
parts of the world and candidly de
signed to "prevent destructive fluc
tuation of steel prices," was propos
ed today at a meeting of the leading
U-el fin'im iers of the globe. While j
toe session)- of the magnates today
were being held behind closed doors,
It Is known that such a proposal is
before the meeting and that it will
probably be adopted at tomorrow's
sjssion. The world-wide combination
will be modelled along the lines of
the American Iron and Steel Insti
tute, In which the United States Steel
Corporation is the controlling factor.
According to the admissions of El
bert H. Oary, chairman of the Ameri
can steel "trust," the prime purpose
of the American "institute" is to
preserve " business equilibrium" and
to prevent "ruinous competition ami
price eu'Ung." The same object led
t the gathering here today
barons of Do. world
of the
Several
Kuropean
visits! th.
manufacturers recently
I'nited States to investi-
gate American methods, and their
report formed the basis of today's
discussions. In addition to Judge
Oary, several directors of the Am
eiican Iron ad Steel Institute are In
attendance tit thn first world con
gress of Ironmasters.
I'Xfil.AXD I ROWNS UPOX
GERMANY'S WARMK1-: ACTION'
London, July 5. It wns reported
here today that the British ambassa
dor at Berlin has informed Germany
that (treat Britain disapproved of the
presence of German warships at
Agadir and as a result It is believed
Germany's attempt to grab Morocco
territory will be frowned upon.
FLING AT DIPLOMATS
P- Wil-;tll 1111 ,H .lnlv r.
austically
denouncing the American
dollar di
plomacy" and sarcastically condoling
with American girls, who have mar
ried for foreign titles, Representative
Henry, Democrat of Texas, today
spoke before the house, supporting
his resolution asking the secretary of
state for Information as to what
purchases of embassy sites have been
made since the authorization of the
last session.
He urged that the government .own
itr i.. a y ;,uil ':i:..-;s so the "poor
may have an equal chance with the
rieh in the diplomatic service."
lie discussed the "international
n.arviaue glitter of modern American
diplomacy slitter uf modern American
ably, to Whltelaw Bold John Hays
Hammond, Charlc'iian---e Tower and
other rich American diplomats.
BIRDMEN START
BACK TO FRANCE
London, July 5. The flock of en
trants in the International Aviation
race, who crossed the English chan
nel Monday, started on their return
to France today.
Conneau. the winner, ascended
first at Hendon nnd went to Sliore
luini. where he registered and then
continued his flight.
Vendrlne started 'fourth, of the nine
who followed Conneau, but arrived
first, thereby winning the $1000 prize
for the fastest Mendon-Shoeham
flight. They will recross the channel
tomorrow.
Arrive at Hover.
Dover, July 6. All the aviators
who started from Hendon have ar
rived safely here, save four who de
scended on account of engine trouble.
Atwood Taking Rest.
Atlantic City, July 6. Wearied by
his hard flight from New York,
Aviator Alwood decided not to con
tinue his trip to Washtngtonu this uf
ternoon. The Masonic temple at Astoria
to be raised to street grade.
FOURTH UEUE
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T t'fiU ItHUll Idllb iHlU I llUUbilllUS
ot Visitors as Guests of City
Enjoy Pleasures
parade, sports, dancing
and games were features
KoiiikI-i.ii Talk Dedicated by Largest
Gathering iif People Ecr Assem
bled in ily on Birthday of Nation
Committee Praised.
The on,- hundred and thirty-fifth
anniversary of the day on which the
I'nited Stiles was born us a free and
independent nation is no more and
will pass down along with Its many
pi cdeces.-ors in the memories of the
niilhcns win, joined in celebrating its
transient existence. Here in Pendle
ton one of thu largest crowds that
has ever gathered participated in the
festii'lies which lasted from early
morning until the hands on the dial
announced the pas-age of the day in
to history.
The celebration of the occasion was
a grand success and the thousanus
who were the guests of the local bus
iness men thoroughly enjoyed them
selves. To the mcmoers of the com
mittee who labored so assiduously to
bring about this success tnere is much
praise due.
An Afternoon or Sports.
The program of sports at Bound
up Park yesterday arternoon was
without- doubt the most enjoyable
feature, of the celebration. The great
M'andalund, which has a capacity of
nearly five thousand, was tided to
overflowing and many of the late com-
' el's haJ to till.l seats on llie hleneh-
cis. Very few left until the last in
ning of tuc ball game was over, for
every event proved interesting if not
exciting.
Winners of Events.
The I'irt race tnat was pulled off
was a 1 ud-yard dash in which six or
eisilt racers sped down tile straight
away in front oi the grandstand. Will
-Vi r Dean of Weston broke the tape
fiist, but was pushed hard by Chester
Gordon, the local high school sprint
er, who would uielouotedly nave won
lu.d iie not been touled near the fin
is!;. The fir.-t motor cycle race ever
i ulled off in Pendleton was the sec
ond event, H. Schwichenberg taking
iir.-t with Joe Cox second. Tne chug
ging wheels were sent around the
truck four times and the contest was
exciting.
The climbing of the grease i pole
proved to be one of the best of the
'uiigh provokers, the principal par
ticipants being the members of the
Pendleton and Weston, ball teams.
.v. ne could accomplish the diffi-iit
U-fck until Shal'ier, assisted by a pyra
mid o i his fellows made the usoc.H
and drew down the money.
Blpmgreii proved to be the best
s-ck racer ol the many entrees, O -liana
taking second.
The greased pig chase was some
thing ot a failure as the little animal
did not prove very elusive. The crfas
ers all started before the signal was
given and the squealer was downed
iii lore he had niovcct. The "catch
was aliowed, however, and oil the
second attempt, lJlomjren of Weston
bin-led the bacon.
in the potato race, Dickson ran
away trom the field, boxing his tubers
in record time.
The yard .'.ash was ;l ta.t event
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CLIENTS' RELEASE
Los Angeles, July 5. Flushed with
victory, in the Connors, MapTo and
Bender case, Atty. Darrow and other
defense attorneys today anticipate lit
tle difficulty in having the indict
ments against the McNamnra broth
els quashed, when the men plead to
morrow. Since the return of Darrow from
the east, thirty-eight reasons the de
fense says, have been prepared to
show why the indictments should be
quashed. It is likely that Mrs. Mc
Monical's contempt hearing will be
put over for another day. It is sched
uled for tomorow.
The nttoneys say that each of the
thirty-eight reasons are sufficient to
quash the Indictments.
While Mr. Darrow would not give
out either of them, it was learned that
one of the chief reasons to be pre
sented is that three or four of the
grand jurors were prejudiced.
It is also believed the alleged kid
napping of John McNamnra will fig
ure largely in the reasons.
Attorney Darrow trntd today that
Mrs. McManigal is not liable for con
tempt and was within her rights when
she refused to testify to anything
that might Incriminate her husband.
IS 10
dowager oi i:i:n
PORTUGAL
OI
IS DEAR
Rome, July 5. Maria Pla,
dowager queen of Portugal and
mother of deposed King Man
uel, died today at Stupinigl
Castle where sme has lived since
the overthrow of tho monarchy.
She has been falling for
months, largely because of the
fall of the family fortune, both
soei.'tliv and financially.
GURDANE IS STILL
CHIEF OF POLICE
TEX DEB! 1) RESIGNATION BUT
r.ATEIt WITHDRAWS ACTION
Trouble Between Mayor and Police
H'-ad Arose Over Enforcement or
Anti-I'ireerackcr Ordinance
As a result of a difficulty that arose
last evening between Mayor E. J
Murphy and Chief of Police Tom Gur
dane, it looked for aitime today that
the city would be without a police
chief. However, matters were ami
cably adjusted this afternoon and
Gurdane is on duty as usual.
The trouble arose over instructions
given by the mayor relative to the
enforcement of the ordinance against
shooting firecrackers on the streets.
It is understood that the orders were
of a contradictory nature and the af
fair came to a crisis after the mayor
and chief met following the release
from arrest of Tom Means, upon the
mayor's orders, after Means had been
arrested by Chief Gurdane. During
the altercation the chief of police ver
bally tendered his resignation.
Today mutual friends of the two
men brought them together and as a
result Gurdane withdrew his resigna
tion. At 2:30 this afternoon Gurdane
stated to the East Oregonlan that he
had withdrawn his resignation and
would continue to perrorm the. duties
of his position.
SEATTI.F: POLICEMAN" KILLED
BY UNKNOWN THUG
.Seattle, Wash., July 5. Fatally
wounded by an assassin near the cor
ner of Occidental and Washington
streets, Patrolman Harris died last
night, half an hour afterwards. Th
slayer escaped. It Is believed he was
a crook. Harris is the third Se
attle policeman to be killed in the
hut five months by rougns.
NEW OFFICER HAS
HIS NOSE BROKEN
Charles Myers, who yesterday as
sumed the duties of day officer on
the police force vice Ed Stansberry
resigned, had rather a strenuous in
itiation into the service and as a re
sult has his face swathed In bandages
today. In an encounter with two
drunks whom he had arrested, he
had his nose broken and one eye
badly gouged.
Two men, one of vreom was Clifi
Dunning, hnd been imbibing qui'
freely and started a "roughhouse" in
the Office saloon, assaulting the pro
prietor, A. Schneiter, and several
others, officer Myers was summon
ed and placid both men under ar
rest. They went quietly with him
until the steps of til c:ty hall was
re. idled when tii-.y both clinched with
him. While tcuflling with the larger.
Dunning, the smaller, swung on him,
striking him .a ten iide blow on the
noso and eye and disabling him tem
porarily. The two men ran but Dun
ning was later found and this morn
ing was sentenced by Judge Fitz Ger
ald to pay a fine of fifty dollars and
spend ten days in jail (
MISCREANTS WITH MANIA FOR MUTILATING
ANIMALS, SEVERS EARS OF TWO MULES
Upon hearing of tho Inhuman
act this afternoon, the county
court just before its afternoon
session, declared its intention
of of fci ing a substantial rew ard
for the arrest of tho miser. ant.
As the result of a fiendish act last
nieht. the hi driving mmes of T.
D. Eaton, who is farming the Hamp
ton place a mile and a half from
Pendleton, are minus ono ear each
today. During the early hours of the
night some person, possessed with a
malicious deviltry or n diabolical ma
nia, stole up to where the team was
hitched near the Neagle blacksmith
shop and with some sharp Instrument,
presumably a knife or a razor, com
pletely severed one of the long ears
from each of the animals.
The mutiliation was discovered at
10:30 last night when Jesse B. Cald-
um HUT mm
DIILHI llrillUH
MAY BE FOUNDED
(South American Republics
Plan m B3rd Together and
Launch a New World Power
i'EPBI-.SENTATIYES Ol' FIVE
CO UNTIES ABE CONUIiBRIXa
rJraiMl Colombia'' Is Name Selected
for ProtK'scd New Power, Which
Is Boinj; Discussed by Venezuela,
Colombia. Ecuador, Peru ami Bo.
II via Celebrate Independence.
Caracas, Venezuela, July 5. A
great new nation, a South American
world-power, may be formed as the
icsult of a conference commenced to
day between official representatives
of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Pe
ru and Boliva. This announcement
was made in connection with the
celebration here today of the cen
tennial of Venezuela's independence,
which has attracted to Caracas the
leading public men of all the Latin
American republics. It is even hinted
that the federation of the five states
may be the nucleus of an even great
er, r.r.klanl , U .. I ft A t - . ,, . l
h'-fj'- uiiiiiutiLiuii oi an ins
Komh America into one big republic.
Scenes Are Gay.
Never before in the history of Ven
ezuela's gay capital have such scenes
of wild enthusiasm and patriotic de
votion been witnessed as In today's
commemoration of the one hundredth
ar.nhersary of the throwing off of the
.Spanish yoke. An exposition of the
tremendous natural resources of the
republic ,a review of troops and a
magn'.licent parade through streets
bwaiiitd in flags and bunting were
but a few of the features of a day
if univtrsay rejoicing. The United
States was represented by a special
embassy headed by Thomas C. Daw
son, .iiiierkan minister to Panama,
ti.e paity coming to La Guayra on
boai d the armored cruiser North Car
olina. Captain Marsh, commander
ut the North Carolina, represented
tl'e I i ited States navy, and the army
delegate is Captain Frank Parker of
the Eleventh infantry. Hugh Knox,
son cf the American secretary of state
i.s -'ecietary of the party.
Named Grand Colombia.
If the project for a federation of
Venezuela with Colombia, Peru, Bo
livia and Ecuador is carried out, it is
probable that the new nation will be
known as Grand Colombia. Great se
crecy has attached to the plans, as
the nations interested do not desire
to attract the attention of the United
States and Europe until the scheme
is well under way. There is a belief
prevalent among coutii American
diplomats whether well founded or
not that Great Britain, the United
States, Germany and France are de
sirous of continuing the present Soutn
American regime of small rival coun
tries, without standing or Influence
among the world powers. A South
American federation, if successful,
would become a power to be reckoned
with, and, so far as undeveloped but
rich natural resources are concerned,
would have the ni"st promising lu
tcie of any nation en eartn.
cue of the impei ing nasnns for a
fe leration at this time is to form a
celensive alliance against the inter
ference of the United States. Uncle
s'mu is the bugaboo of South Ameri
can statesmanship, as it is the general
belief that the day is coming and com.
it.tj soon when the United States will
attempt to gobble up all South Am
erica. Astoria fuel dealers have decided
to do business henceforth on the
sirietlj spot cash basis.
well, who drove the team In. went for
it to start back to the r:m,-h A r-
port was made immediatclv to th
officers but they had but little bn
I which to w,,iU. one if t ic ears was
found near the wagon l.it night and
the other was picked up by Walter
, Wells this morning.
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' """els umuiUU I -if awtuie this
i ""' " " ' '" " a r-lew to the
i I"'rPetl ator of the deed but It ended
in nothing. They will continue their
efforts, however, and a reward will
probably be offered before the day
is over.
Mr. Eaton and many others are of
the opinion that the act must have
been done by an insane person and
they think it very probable that it
was the same person who, within the
past few months, has made repeated
efforts to mutiliate stallions. Mr.
Eaton is positive that it could not
have been don., rhroiifrh nnv .. i
B.a , avrtlCM
enmity.